WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.800 --> 00:00:03.680 You're listening to the Bible guys, a podcast where a 2 00:00:03.720 --> 00:00:06.440 couple of friends talk about the Bible in fun, in 3 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:16.960 practical ways. Hey, everybody, welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Sunday, Sunday, Sunday. 4 00:00:17.760 --> 00:00:21.440 By the way, Uh, I think that everything should have 5 00:00:22.440 --> 00:00:26.320 that man's voice, you know, like in a world yes, right, 6 00:00:26.440 --> 00:00:29.280 Like I just I love that idea. 7 00:00:29.480 --> 00:00:31.559 I think that every preview should have that. 8 00:00:31.920 --> 00:00:34.640 Every time we do like a church like trailer of 9 00:00:34.759 --> 00:00:37.719 something coming up, I envision I hear in my mind 10 00:00:38.240 --> 00:00:41.960 that man promoting our next series. Right, we have a 11 00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:46.640 series coming up called what is it? Uh, oh my goodness, 12 00:00:46.679 --> 00:00:47.280 what is it called? 13 00:00:47.439 --> 00:00:47.799 I don't know. 14 00:00:50.000 --> 00:00:52.399 Something about why, oh. 15 00:00:52.240 --> 00:00:55.240 My goodness, I can't remember the titleist anyway, that forget 16 00:00:55.280 --> 00:01:00.280 that boxed illustration. So this is why, this is, this 17 00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:02.640 is why, this is why. Yeah, I picture this guy 18 00:01:02.679 --> 00:01:05.920 promoting that. Okay, so let's just right there, you go. 19 00:01:06.040 --> 00:01:08.519 Let's move on. So welcome to the Bible, guys. We 20 00:01:08.560 --> 00:01:10.359 have a segment at the very beginning that we have 21 00:01:10.439 --> 00:01:13.319 not done in a pretty good while, I would say, 22 00:01:13.599 --> 00:01:16.680 and this is called stump the pastor. So we get 23 00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:19.599 yes and we get these questions from people who actually 24 00:01:19.680 --> 00:01:22.400 write in, and sometimes they write in for the purpose 25 00:01:22.439 --> 00:01:25.239 of stump the pastor I think, and sometimes they just 26 00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:27.879 write in because they're absolutely just curious and they want 27 00:01:27.879 --> 00:01:30.159 to know if we would discuss it, which I guess 28 00:01:30.200 --> 00:01:33.959 is the same thing. So this one's from Brian d 29 00:01:34.439 --> 00:01:38.040 Hi Brian, and Brian says this, what are your thoughts 30 00:01:38.120 --> 00:01:41.319 on where slash how demons originated? 31 00:01:41.920 --> 00:01:42.719 It is a great question. 32 00:01:42.840 --> 00:01:50.200 Yeah, So, first of all, demons. We believe that demons 33 00:01:50.280 --> 00:01:54.879 are active in the world. We believe that demons live 34 00:01:54.879 --> 00:01:58.920 in the supernatural and the Bible clearly says that there 35 00:01:59.000 --> 00:02:04.920 is a super natural world that takes place right now 36 00:02:05.040 --> 00:02:07.799 as we're sitting here. There is a there's an unseen 37 00:02:08.680 --> 00:02:11.400 battle between angels and demons. 38 00:02:11.479 --> 00:02:12.719 Yes, yeah, yeah, that's right. 39 00:02:12.919 --> 00:02:16.800 Yeah, the spiritual warfare, right, is how the Bible describe that. 40 00:02:17.240 --> 00:02:24.599 Within theology, there are ten twelve, fourteen different like buckets 41 00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:28.879 of study, and one of those is angelology. Right, that's 42 00:02:28.919 --> 00:02:31.840 one of those things, and it's it's the spiritual realm, 43 00:02:32.000 --> 00:02:35.439 really is what that study is all about. So, and 44 00:02:35.479 --> 00:02:39.159 that's where you'd also include then the spiritual warfare, demons, 45 00:02:39.199 --> 00:02:39.599 all those. 46 00:02:39.560 --> 00:02:40.080 Kinds of things. 47 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:42.479 So what do you say, what are your thoughts on 48 00:02:42.520 --> 00:02:43.960 where and how demons originated? 49 00:02:44.039 --> 00:02:45.840 Well, I'm going to back up two steps and say 50 00:02:45.879 --> 00:02:48.879 they came from God because God created angels, and then 51 00:02:48.960 --> 00:02:50.680 demons are fallen angels. 52 00:02:51.039 --> 00:02:53.840 Okay, that's it. Okay, all right, let's move on. Good, 53 00:02:53.960 --> 00:02:54.719 all right, thank you. 54 00:02:55.000 --> 00:02:55.599 Thanks a lot. 55 00:02:57.120 --> 00:03:01.599 No, No, the So the scripture gives us detail about this, right, 56 00:03:02.520 --> 00:03:04.759 so so a little bit, yeah, so it gives us 57 00:03:04.759 --> 00:03:06.319 a little that is exactly right. 58 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:07.319 You know. 59 00:03:07.520 --> 00:03:11.199 It talks about a third of the angels rebelled against 60 00:03:11.439 --> 00:03:15.719 God and the angel that was the most beautiful of 61 00:03:15.759 --> 00:03:21.120 all is Lucifer, who So the original sin before Adam 62 00:03:21.159 --> 00:03:25.319 and Eve, before earth, you know, mankind, the original sin 63 00:03:25.680 --> 00:03:29.639 was pride, right, the original sin was pride by Lucifer, 64 00:03:30.039 --> 00:03:35.039 who wanted to usurp God's throne and wanted to take 65 00:03:35.080 --> 00:03:36.680 the king kingdom for himself. 66 00:03:37.000 --> 00:03:38.199 He rebelled against God. 67 00:03:38.680 --> 00:03:41.919 He had literally a third of the angels that followed him, 68 00:03:42.400 --> 00:03:47.319 and they were cast away from heaven and they became demons. 69 00:03:47.919 --> 00:03:50.639 And the Bible says there was war in heaven. 70 00:03:50.800 --> 00:03:54.439 Yes, yes, yes, there was war in heaven. Yes. 71 00:03:55.400 --> 00:03:57.560 And now the big question that you and I talked 72 00:03:57.560 --> 00:04:00.240 about right before. We only talked about it for one says, 73 00:04:00.719 --> 00:04:05.599 but the question is did their appearance change? Did angels 74 00:04:05.599 --> 00:04:11.199 appearances change from beautiful beings of light and now that 75 00:04:11.240 --> 00:04:16.120 they become demons, maybe their countenance has changed, but have 76 00:04:16.279 --> 00:04:20.120 their actual physical appearance changes. Their evidence that they've become 77 00:04:20.279 --> 00:04:27.040 these shadowy black things that we see in movies, right, so, 78 00:04:27.199 --> 00:04:29.639 you know we see them in shadows or you know, 79 00:04:29.800 --> 00:04:33.000 evil beings. You know there's the cartoon devil with the 80 00:04:33.079 --> 00:04:34.439 red pitchfork kind of thing. 81 00:04:34.600 --> 00:04:37.800 Yeah, certainly he's not, you know, the devil's not run 82 00:04:37.839 --> 00:04:50.959 around and red pajamas. No, no cape, twisty mustache like pitchfork. Yeah. So, 83 00:04:50.959 --> 00:04:53.560 so to go back to the Lucifer thing first, So 84 00:04:53.600 --> 00:04:56.120 the Bible says that Lucifer was the covering cherub over 85 00:04:56.160 --> 00:04:59.360 the throne of God. He led all of heaven and worship. 86 00:04:59.480 --> 00:05:04.120 His body is a is a musical instrument, and so 87 00:05:04.199 --> 00:05:07.439 he was perpetually, always and only in the presence of God. 88 00:05:08.079 --> 00:05:10.959 And then he decides, I'm I'm going to rise above God. 89 00:05:10.959 --> 00:05:14.639 I'm gonna set my throne above God's throne and his beauty, 90 00:05:14.879 --> 00:05:18.959 his his power, his influence over the other angels, whatever, 91 00:05:19.199 --> 00:05:21.920 drove this pride thing. So then God cast him out, 92 00:05:22.199 --> 00:05:25.800 and one third of all of the angels in heaven believed. 93 00:05:26.959 --> 00:05:31.879 I think Lucifer can beat Jehovah. Right, that's you want 94 00:05:31.879 --> 00:05:34.560 to know how powerful our enemy is. That's that's pretty significant. 95 00:05:35.000 --> 00:05:36.800 A third of the angels. I don't know how many 96 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:38.079 that is, but I think it's a lot. 97 00:05:38.439 --> 00:05:42.800 Well, we assume it's millions based. 98 00:05:41.639 --> 00:05:45.040 On or billions or whatever. Yeah, but then there's war 99 00:05:45.079 --> 00:05:47.920 in heaven. We know Michael the archangel, he's a warrior 100 00:05:47.959 --> 00:05:50.560 for God. Right, You've got these others. There's these battles 101 00:05:50.600 --> 00:05:52.720 that are mentioned a couple different times, and then they're 102 00:05:52.720 --> 00:05:57.319 cast out of heaven into uh, you know, out into creation. 103 00:05:57.920 --> 00:06:02.519 And Satan hates God. So Lucifer falls. God begins to 104 00:06:02.560 --> 00:06:05.199 refer to him as Satan, the father of lies. But 105 00:06:05.279 --> 00:06:07.879 it also says that he's an angel of light. Right, 106 00:06:08.319 --> 00:06:11.120 So in the garden, Adam and Eve weren't you know, 107 00:06:11.600 --> 00:06:15.480 terrified of him in the form of a serpent. Right, 108 00:06:15.560 --> 00:06:18.160 it was just kind of a normal thing. I guess 109 00:06:18.279 --> 00:06:20.279 talking to snakes, I don't know. 110 00:06:20.480 --> 00:06:23.319 Well, I mean they seem, I mean to be fair, 111 00:06:23.480 --> 00:06:25.079 probably saw some pretty magical things. 112 00:06:25.199 --> 00:06:28.720 Yeah, yeah, everything seemed normal. When you don't know anything, 113 00:06:28.879 --> 00:06:33.720 then I guess everything seems normal. But then it is interesting. 114 00:06:33.879 --> 00:06:36.120 Every time a person has an encounter in the Bible 115 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:38.279 with an angel, the angel has to say fear not. 116 00:06:39.399 --> 00:06:43.399 But there seems to be a terror of people engaging 117 00:06:43.439 --> 00:06:46.519 with demons. Right. There seems to be a difference between 118 00:06:46.720 --> 00:06:48.560 like a healthy Bible says was supposed to have the 119 00:06:48.560 --> 00:06:51.199 fear of God, fear God's beginning of wisdom. Right, So 120 00:06:51.279 --> 00:06:53.600 having a healthy fear of God is different than terror. 121 00:06:54.560 --> 00:06:59.319 So something about the demon, the demonic thing is brings 122 00:06:59.439 --> 00:07:02.439 eventually hair, but I think he presents himself and and 123 00:07:02.439 --> 00:07:06.000 and probably demons present themselves initially is something attractive, not 124 00:07:06.079 --> 00:07:08.839 as something repulsive, right, as angels of light? 125 00:07:09.279 --> 00:07:12.560 Right, Yeah, so that's a stab at saying like, we 126 00:07:12.600 --> 00:07:16.439 don't really know about their physical countenance, but but they're 127 00:07:16.439 --> 00:07:19.240 not going to come at you with something to be 128 00:07:19.279 --> 00:07:20.639 afraid of, probably. 129 00:07:20.240 --> 00:07:22.680 Not at the beginning, yeah right, right, And most of 130 00:07:22.680 --> 00:07:24.920 the time, whenever I've talked with like witch doctors or 131 00:07:25.040 --> 00:07:29.360 people deep that had been deeply embedded in witchcraft, they'll 132 00:07:29.399 --> 00:07:35.680 usually say it begins really gently and beautiful and turns 133 00:07:35.680 --> 00:07:39.240 into a nightmare. Yeah, right, and that's always one kid 134 00:07:39.240 --> 00:07:41.680 say be careful with ouiji boards, don't don't play with 135 00:07:41.720 --> 00:07:44.680 those things. It's it's cute. But that's how the devil does, right. 136 00:07:45.680 --> 00:07:49.959 He brings us in with with cute things, pretty things, 137 00:07:50.000 --> 00:07:54.519 beautiful things, comfortable things, and eventually flips because he's a father, 138 00:07:54.639 --> 00:07:57.199 he's lying from the very beginning, so he flips into 139 00:07:57.240 --> 00:08:01.319 this terror and horror. Right, yeah, but we don't have 140 00:08:01.319 --> 00:08:02.720 to be afraid. Greater is he that is in me 141 00:08:02.800 --> 00:08:05.759 than he that is in the world, the Bible says. So, yeah, 142 00:08:05.879 --> 00:08:06.920 that's something that's right. 143 00:08:06.959 --> 00:08:09.959 Anything else, no, I was just going to actually end 144 00:08:10.000 --> 00:08:10.680 with that exact thought. 145 00:08:10.720 --> 00:08:12.519 It's so funny you said that greater is he that 146 00:08:12.600 --> 00:08:14.800 is in me that is in the world, the Bible says. 147 00:08:14.920 --> 00:08:17.920 I was going to say, James says, resist sending yourself 148 00:08:18.079 --> 00:08:18.800 therefore to God. 149 00:08:19.160 --> 00:08:20.800 Resist the devil, and he's going to flee from you. 150 00:08:20.839 --> 00:08:21.160 That's right. 151 00:08:21.720 --> 00:08:26.160 It says that you believe in God, you do well. 152 00:08:26.759 --> 00:08:29.839 Even the demons believe and tremble. That's right, right, which 153 00:08:29.839 --> 00:08:32.159 means they tremble, they shudder at the name of God. 154 00:08:32.440 --> 00:08:35.600 And then it also says that that that if you 155 00:08:35.799 --> 00:08:38.559 that if you call out on the name of Jesus, 156 00:08:38.960 --> 00:08:43.320 then you can repel or cast out or overcome demons 157 00:08:43.360 --> 00:08:47.039 as well, so that even the name of Jesus has 158 00:08:47.159 --> 00:08:51.080 power over demons. So I if you are a person 159 00:08:51.159 --> 00:08:54.559 who is a very very much a spiritual warfare person, 160 00:08:54.879 --> 00:08:56.679 and what I mean by that is there are people 161 00:08:56.759 --> 00:09:00.000 that are just fascinated with that, or there are people 162 00:09:00.159 --> 00:09:03.440 actually have experience with spiritual warfare. 163 00:09:03.120 --> 00:09:03.840 In a negative way. 164 00:09:03.919 --> 00:09:06.039 Right have you ever have you ever had anybody ask 165 00:09:06.120 --> 00:09:07.600 you to come over and pray over their house because 166 00:09:07.600 --> 00:09:08.360 they feel like there's. 167 00:09:08.159 --> 00:09:08.960 A demonic presence. 168 00:09:09.559 --> 00:09:11.639 So if you know, if you're wondering about that and 169 00:09:11.720 --> 00:09:17.120 you feel frightened, just know that nobody, nobody can overcome 170 00:09:17.240 --> 00:09:19.000 even the name of Jesus Christ. 171 00:09:19.679 --> 00:09:22.080 So as you know, I used to tell my son. 172 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:22.799 Every need will boy out. 173 00:09:22.840 --> 00:09:23.840 The Bible says that's right. 174 00:09:24.159 --> 00:09:26.039 I used to tell my son, I say turn on 175 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:29.360 the light and then just literally shot out loud in 176 00:09:29.440 --> 00:09:32.559 the name of Jesus Christ. I command you to be gone, 177 00:09:32.759 --> 00:09:35.919 like leave. So if you ever feel like there's anything 178 00:09:36.399 --> 00:09:39.759 dark or demonic that is around you, then just do that, 179 00:09:40.279 --> 00:09:42.440 because you know, and that may seem silly to some 180 00:09:42.480 --> 00:09:47.000 people who are not necessarily fully bought into spiritual warfare. 181 00:09:47.360 --> 00:09:49.519 They say, do you really believe that you really believe that. 182 00:09:49.480 --> 00:09:51.960 There's you know, something in your house that you're going 183 00:09:52.039 --> 00:09:53.639 to call you know, you're going to call out to 184 00:09:53.720 --> 00:09:57.039 something invisible? But if you believe what the Bible says, 185 00:09:57.519 --> 00:09:59.840 then absolutely, yeah, yep. 186 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:00.440 It's good. 187 00:10:01.000 --> 00:10:01.159 Yep. 188 00:10:01.279 --> 00:10:05.039 So essentially angels are I mean, demons are fallen angels. 189 00:10:05.080 --> 00:10:05.519 That's right. 190 00:10:05.679 --> 00:10:08.879 So God created them as angels. He didn't create them 191 00:10:08.919 --> 00:10:13.519 as demons, but sin, the consequence of sin, sin infected 192 00:10:13.559 --> 00:10:17.360 them and they became demons. That's right, they're fallen angels. 193 00:10:17.519 --> 00:10:20.120 That's right. There you go, all right, very good, good question, 194 00:10:20.200 --> 00:10:21.279 Brian Deep and. 195 00:10:21.240 --> 00:10:24.600 Their voice went from like something that beautiful, like a song, 196 00:10:24.759 --> 00:10:28.200 like a musical instrument, to my name is leg Yeah. 197 00:10:28.000 --> 00:10:30.320 I don't know. It starts off beautiful and goes ye 198 00:10:30.720 --> 00:10:34.320 give you that. Okay, Well we are now picking up 199 00:10:34.360 --> 00:10:38.840 with Solomon, so he's finding his own voice. Yes, at 200 00:10:38.840 --> 00:10:41.240 this point, and that's my cheesy transition. 201 00:10:41.600 --> 00:10:44.360 Oh, he's finding his own voice. 202 00:10:44.440 --> 00:10:47.559 That's right. As the king. Yes, we're working really hard 203 00:10:47.559 --> 00:10:49.120 to find cheesy transition realized. 204 00:10:49.399 --> 00:10:51.879 Ever since I said that last week I'm trying. You've 205 00:10:51.919 --> 00:10:53.120 done every single transition. 206 00:10:53.120 --> 00:10:53.559 I'm trying. 207 00:10:53.679 --> 00:10:57.360 Man, think what tomorrow, I'll do it on the spot. 208 00:10:57.440 --> 00:11:00.200 Okay, you gotta do it all right. So Solomon and 209 00:11:00.240 --> 00:11:03.519 takes the throne, and he's finding his voice as the ruler, 210 00:11:03.600 --> 00:11:06.480 the leader. He establishes his rule here in First Kings, 211 00:11:06.519 --> 00:11:10.440 chapter two says one day at Anaijah, whose mother was Hagath, 212 00:11:11.000 --> 00:11:13.480 came to see Bethsheba, Salomon's mother. Have you come with 213 00:11:13.559 --> 00:11:17.480 peaceful intentions? She asked him, Yes, he said, Remember he 214 00:11:17.559 --> 00:11:21.320 tried to have a coup. Yes, So did you come 215 00:11:21.320 --> 00:11:24.519 with peaceful intentions? It's kind of an important question, yes, 216 00:11:24.559 --> 00:11:26.000 he said, I come in peace. In fact, I have 217 00:11:26.039 --> 00:11:28.000 a favor to ask of you. What is it, she asked, 218 00:11:28.919 --> 00:11:31.200 He replied, as you know, the kingdom was rightfully mine. 219 00:11:31.360 --> 00:11:33.440 All Israel wanted me to be the next king, but 220 00:11:33.519 --> 00:11:35.200 the tables were turned and the kingdom went to my 221 00:11:35.240 --> 00:11:37.519 brother instead, for that is the way the Lord wanted it. 222 00:11:37.840 --> 00:11:40.120 So now I have just one favor to ask of you. 223 00:11:40.159 --> 00:11:42.960 Please don't turn me down. What is it, she asked, 224 00:11:43.240 --> 00:11:45.639 He replied, speak to King Solomon on behalf, for I 225 00:11:45.720 --> 00:11:48.200 know he'll do anything you request. And ask him to 226 00:11:48.279 --> 00:11:51.519 let me marry Abhishak, the girl from Shunham. All right, 227 00:11:51.600 --> 00:11:53.960 Bethsheba replied, I will speak to the king for you. 228 00:11:54.039 --> 00:11:56.360 So Besheba went to King Solomon to speak on ad 229 00:11:56.399 --> 00:11:59.159 and Ij's behalf, and the king rose from his throne 230 00:11:59.200 --> 00:12:01.720 to meet her, and he bowed down before her. And 231 00:12:01.799 --> 00:12:03.679 when he sat down on his throne again, the king 232 00:12:03.840 --> 00:12:05.960 ordered that a throne be brought for his mother, and 233 00:12:06.000 --> 00:12:08.440 she sat at his right hand. I have one small 234 00:12:08.440 --> 00:12:10.480 request to make of you, he said. I hope you 235 00:12:10.480 --> 00:12:13.360 won't turn me down. What is it, My mother, he asked, 236 00:12:13.600 --> 00:12:15.639 you know I won't refuse you. Then let your brother 237 00:12:15.679 --> 00:12:20.039 Adanijah marry Abishag, the girl from Shunam. She replied, how 238 00:12:20.039 --> 00:12:23.200 can you possibly ask me to give Abishag Adanaija. King 239 00:12:23.240 --> 00:12:25.600 Solomon demanded, you might as well ask me to give 240 00:12:25.639 --> 00:12:27.720 the give him the kingdom. You know that he is 241 00:12:27.759 --> 00:12:30.720 my older brother, and that he has Abiathar the priest 242 00:12:30.720 --> 00:12:33.600 and Joeab's son of Zariah on his side. Then King 243 00:12:33.639 --> 00:12:35.679 Solomon made a vow before the Lord. May God strike 244 00:12:35.720 --> 00:12:38.000 me and even kill me. If Adanijah has not sealed 245 00:12:38.000 --> 00:12:40.840 his fate with this request, The Lord has confirmed me 246 00:12:40.960 --> 00:12:43.000 and placed me on the throne of my father David. 247 00:12:43.240 --> 00:12:46.120 He's established my dynasty as he promised. So as surely 248 00:12:46.159 --> 00:12:48.960 as the Lord lives, Adanaijah will die this very day. 249 00:12:49.360 --> 00:12:52.000 So King Solomon ordered bena Ayah, son of Johiedah, to 250 00:12:52.039 --> 00:12:54.679 execute him, and Adenija was put to death. 251 00:12:55.679 --> 00:12:57.279 Oh wow. 252 00:12:58.200 --> 00:13:00.519 Then the King said to Abiathar, the prince, go back 253 00:13:00.559 --> 00:13:03.799 to your home in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but 254 00:13:03.840 --> 00:13:06.039 I will not kill you now because you carried the 255 00:13:06.120 --> 00:13:08.879 ark of the sovereign Lord for David, my father, and 256 00:13:08.919 --> 00:13:13.159 you shared all his hardships. So Solomon deposed Abiathar from 257 00:13:13.159 --> 00:13:15.320 his position as priest of the Lord, thereby fulfilling the 258 00:13:15.320 --> 00:13:18.480 prophecy the Lord had given at Shiloh concerning the descendants 259 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:22.759 of Eli. Joab had not joined Absalom's earlier rebellion, but 260 00:13:22.799 --> 00:13:26.360 he had joined Adenaija's rebellion. So when Joab heard about 261 00:13:26.320 --> 00:13:28.600 Adamaij's death, he ran to the sacred ten of the 262 00:13:28.600 --> 00:13:30.440 Lord and grabbed on to the horns of the altar. 263 00:13:31.360 --> 00:13:34.240 When this was reported to King Solomon, he sent ben 264 00:13:34.279 --> 00:13:37.000 a Ayah, son of Johoida, to execute him. Ben Ayah 265 00:13:37.240 --> 00:13:38.919 went to the sacred ten of the Lord, and said 266 00:13:38.919 --> 00:13:42.120 the Joeb, the King orders you to come out. Joeib answered, no, 267 00:13:42.320 --> 00:13:44.679 I will die here. So Beniah returned to the king 268 00:13:44.679 --> 00:13:47.200 and told him what Joeb had said. Do as he said. 269 00:13:47.440 --> 00:13:49.480 The King replied, kill him there beside the altar and 270 00:13:49.480 --> 00:13:52.120 bury him. This will remove the guilt of Joebs senseless 271 00:13:52.200 --> 00:13:54.919 murders from me and from my father's family. The Lord 272 00:13:54.919 --> 00:13:56.720 will pay him for the murders of two men who 273 00:13:56.799 --> 00:13:59.159 were more righteous and better than he, For my father 274 00:13:59.240 --> 00:14:01.399 knew nothing about the deaths of Abner, son of Ner, 275 00:14:01.480 --> 00:14:03.679 commander of the Army of Israel, and of a Massive, 276 00:14:03.720 --> 00:14:06.399 son of Jeth, commander of the army of Judah. May 277 00:14:06.440 --> 00:14:08.679 their blood be on Joeab and his descendants forever. And 278 00:14:08.679 --> 00:14:11.679 made the Lord grant peace forever to David, his descendants, 279 00:14:11.720 --> 00:14:14.799 his dynasty, and his throne. So Benaiah, son of Johoida, 280 00:14:14.879 --> 00:14:17.480 returned to the sacred tent, killed Joab and he was 281 00:14:17.519 --> 00:14:20.799 buried at his home in the wilderness. And then the 282 00:14:20.879 --> 00:14:23.559 king appointed ben a Ayah to command the army and 283 00:14:23.600 --> 00:14:26.200 place of Joeb, and he installed Zaidak the priest to 284 00:14:26.240 --> 00:14:28.679 take the place of Abiathar. The King then sent for 285 00:14:28.679 --> 00:14:31.200 SHIMIAI and told him build a house here in Jerusalem 286 00:14:31.240 --> 00:14:33.799 and live there, but don't step outside the city to 287 00:14:33.840 --> 00:14:36.240 go anywhere else. On the day you so much as 288 00:14:36.320 --> 00:14:38.360 crossed the kid Run valley, you will surely die, and 289 00:14:38.360 --> 00:14:41.200 your blood will be on your own head. Shimiyai replied, 290 00:14:41.240 --> 00:14:43.399 your sentence is fair. I'll do whatever my lord, the 291 00:14:43.480 --> 00:14:47.120 King commands. So SHIMIAI lived in Jerusalem for a long time, 292 00:14:47.559 --> 00:14:49.879 but three years later, two of Shimii's slaves ran away 293 00:14:49.919 --> 00:14:53.120 to King Aikish, son of Maka of Gath, and when 294 00:14:53.120 --> 00:14:55.320 Shimyai learned where they were, he saddled his donkey and 295 00:14:55.360 --> 00:14:56.720 went to Gath to search for them, and when he 296 00:14:56.720 --> 00:14:59.480 found them, he brought them back to Jerusalem. Salomon heard 297 00:14:59.480 --> 00:15:01.480 that Shimiyai I had left Jerusalem, had gone to Gath 298 00:15:01.519 --> 00:15:03.720 and returned, so the King sent for Shemi I demanded, 299 00:15:03.720 --> 00:15:05.480 didn't I make you swear by the Lord and mourn 300 00:15:05.559 --> 00:15:08.000 you not to go anywhere else so you would surely die? 301 00:15:08.080 --> 00:15:10.279 He replied, the sentence is fair. I will do as 302 00:15:10.279 --> 00:15:12.759 you say. Then, why haven't you kept your oath to 303 00:15:12.799 --> 00:15:16.399 the Lord and obeyed my command. King also said to SHEMII, 304 00:15:16.600 --> 00:15:18.480 you certainly remember all the wicked things you did to 305 00:15:18.519 --> 00:15:20.919 my father David. May the Lord now bring that evil 306 00:15:20.919 --> 00:15:23.519 on your own head. But may I King Solomon receive 307 00:15:23.559 --> 00:15:26.240 the Lord's blessings, and may one of David's descendants always 308 00:15:26.279 --> 00:15:28.440 sit on this throne in the presence of the Lord. 309 00:15:28.639 --> 00:15:31.279 Then at the King's command, ben I, sen of Johidah 310 00:15:31.320 --> 00:15:33.919 took SHEMIAI outside and killed him. So the kingdom was 311 00:15:33.960 --> 00:15:37.480 now firmly in Solomon's grip. Wow. 312 00:15:37.960 --> 00:15:41.720 Well, so everybody misbehaved, everybody stepped out of line just 313 00:15:41.759 --> 00:15:42.279 a little bit. 314 00:15:42.399 --> 00:15:43.879 And He's like, well, I was going to kill these 315 00:15:43.879 --> 00:15:44.440 guys anyway. 316 00:15:44.600 --> 00:15:47.519 Yeah, there's consequences to your decisions, right right yep. 317 00:15:47.840 --> 00:15:50.559 And so I mean these were the guys on David's list. 318 00:15:50.759 --> 00:15:52.840 Yeah, but he was trying to let them know this 319 00:15:52.879 --> 00:15:54.840 is on you, It's not on me, that's right, right, 320 00:15:54.919 --> 00:15:58.720 as as God's representative on earth here right now. Yeah, 321 00:15:58.799 --> 00:16:01.440 my job is to ex acute justice. That's what That's 322 00:16:01.440 --> 00:16:04.360 what a leader does, is he he is supposed to 323 00:16:04.960 --> 00:16:09.799 firmly and fairly apply justice. He tries to extend mercy 324 00:16:09.840 --> 00:16:13.840 to these guys. Shimmy, I man, David specifically, okay, do 325 00:16:13.919 --> 00:16:17.240 this for me. Don't let him go to Hell in peace, right, 326 00:16:17.360 --> 00:16:20.039 And Salomon goes, listen, just build a house inside the city. 327 00:16:20.039 --> 00:16:21.799 Don't leave the city. You're under house arrest the rest 328 00:16:21.840 --> 00:16:24.600 of your life. That's what he says. He literally puts 329 00:16:24.639 --> 00:16:27.600 it and then shimmy, I breaks the rules, and he goes, Okay, 330 00:16:27.639 --> 00:16:28.679 this is not you, this is not me. 331 00:16:29.039 --> 00:16:32.399 Right, he goes the gaff, which is a Philistine city, right, right, yeah, yeah. 332 00:16:32.840 --> 00:16:33.159 And so. 333 00:16:35.480 --> 00:16:39.039 By the way, you know, sometimes if you don't read 334 00:16:39.080 --> 00:16:41.639 a story in the Old Testament for a while, sometimes 335 00:16:41.679 --> 00:16:44.080 you you'll read it and you go, oh, I remember that, right, 336 00:16:44.279 --> 00:16:45.759 Like I didn't think I remember that, but now that 337 00:16:45.799 --> 00:16:47.840 I read it, like, I remember that, And that's. 338 00:16:48.159 --> 00:16:49.080 A much most of it. 339 00:16:49.200 --> 00:16:49.440 Right. 340 00:16:49.759 --> 00:16:51.720 Then there are some things you read it and you go, oh, 341 00:16:51.840 --> 00:16:54.799 I forgot that right, And that was one of them. 342 00:16:55.440 --> 00:16:57.480 At Anja, when I was reading this, I was like, oh, 343 00:16:57.559 --> 00:16:59.679 I don't really remember how this plays out. And then 344 00:16:59.679 --> 00:17:01.279 you're like blah blah blah blah blah, and you're like, 345 00:17:02.320 --> 00:17:02.919 day and he killed him. 346 00:17:02.960 --> 00:17:05.200 I'm like, oh my gosh, I'm like, wow, I forgot 347 00:17:05.279 --> 00:17:08.720 that completely. Wow that was just that was just out 348 00:17:08.799 --> 00:17:13.599 of nowhere man. And yeah, but you know it ends 349 00:17:13.680 --> 00:17:17.720 the chapter by saying the kingdom was firmly in Solomon's grip. 350 00:17:17.960 --> 00:17:21.519 And again, uh, some of these things are just so brutal. 351 00:17:22.640 --> 00:17:25.640 But we do have to understand that, you know, back 352 00:17:25.680 --> 00:17:28.799 in those ancient days, when you know, even even moving 353 00:17:28.839 --> 00:17:32.200 the kingdom forward, I mean, think about David's entire assignment 354 00:17:32.240 --> 00:17:34.920 throughout his life was to go conquer your enemies and 355 00:17:34.960 --> 00:17:38.799 eliminate those who blasphemed against God. There was so much bloodshed, right, 356 00:17:39.359 --> 00:17:41.880 and so this is I mean, all three of these 357 00:17:41.920 --> 00:17:46.880 things are honestly sort of like ripple effects from from 358 00:17:47.000 --> 00:17:49.640 all of David's reign, Right, all three of them are 359 00:17:50.240 --> 00:17:54.400 and uh, and and so including obviously, uh, Solomon's older 360 00:17:54.440 --> 00:17:59.119 brother who you know who by the way, he approaches 361 00:17:59.160 --> 00:18:01.599 best Sheba and that she agrees. 362 00:18:02.880 --> 00:18:05.599 It's love. Love is love. How do you thwart love? 363 00:18:05.880 --> 00:18:06.160 Yeah? 364 00:18:06.240 --> 00:18:08.720 Right, so he comes and she hears a love story, 365 00:18:08.759 --> 00:18:12.880 and she goes, that's sweet. Yeah, I'll go talk to Solomon. Right, 366 00:18:13.079 --> 00:18:15.079 Solomon sees it exactly the opposite. 367 00:18:15.319 --> 00:18:15.519 Right. 368 00:18:15.720 --> 00:18:20.720 Abishag while still a virgin, was part of David's harem, 369 00:18:22.079 --> 00:18:25.359 So for for Ada and Niga to come and ask 370 00:18:25.559 --> 00:18:29.799 for and to take a woman from David's harem is 371 00:18:30.400 --> 00:18:32.720 like grabbing a part of David's kingdom, grabbing a part 372 00:18:32.720 --> 00:18:36.359 of his throne power. That's it was a power move, right, 373 00:18:36.559 --> 00:18:39.000 So she sees a love story. Solomon goes, that is 374 00:18:39.279 --> 00:18:43.960 not what he's doing, right, and so he's like, he's 375 00:18:43.960 --> 00:18:47.440 still he still desires our father's kingdom. That's what he wants, 376 00:18:47.799 --> 00:18:50.799 and so he wipes him out right. Yeah, yeah, he 377 00:18:50.880 --> 00:18:53.119 sees it for what it is. Yeah, there's a note here, 378 00:18:53.160 --> 00:18:54.799 by the way, so that's not original with me. I 379 00:18:55.400 --> 00:18:58.960 read this. It says that this is not a case. 380 00:18:59.079 --> 00:19:01.960 By the way, get yourself a good study Bible, right, 381 00:19:01.960 --> 00:19:04.559 because there's great notes to give perspective on stuff. Yeah, 382 00:19:04.920 --> 00:19:07.279 and first King's chapter two here in the Life Application 383 00:19:07.319 --> 00:19:10.240 Study Bible says this was not a case of thwarted love. 384 00:19:10.640 --> 00:19:13.599 Adam Nijah had more a mind than was supposed than 385 00:19:13.640 --> 00:19:16.680 his supposed love for Abishag. Although she was still a virgin, 386 00:19:16.839 --> 00:19:20.079 Abershagg was considered part of David's harem. Ada Nijah wanted 387 00:19:20.079 --> 00:19:23.519 Abshag because possessing the king's harem was equivalent to claiming 388 00:19:23.559 --> 00:19:25.960 the throne. Abslom had done the same thing in his 389 00:19:26.079 --> 00:19:28.559 rebellion against David. Remember, ye went and took a bunch 390 00:19:28.599 --> 00:19:31.279 of women from David's Yep, harem right. 391 00:19:31.200 --> 00:19:32.279 And that was also prophesied. 392 00:19:32.319 --> 00:19:35.640 Man, that's right. Solomon well understood what Adam Nija was 393 00:19:35.680 --> 00:19:37.920 trying to do. He was trying to send this because 394 00:19:37.960 --> 00:19:40.160 he comes to beth Sheba says, you know, the people 395 00:19:40.200 --> 00:19:43.200 really liked me. A lot of people are saying really 396 00:19:43.240 --> 00:19:44.160 wonderful things about me. 397 00:19:44.440 --> 00:19:44.599 Yeah. 398 00:19:44.640 --> 00:19:48.720 Well, he says to Solomon's mom, Yes, right, and he says, 399 00:19:48.759 --> 00:19:49.640 who's the they call it. 400 00:19:49.680 --> 00:19:51.880 There's a title for that. There's like the Queen, the queen, yeah, 401 00:19:51.920 --> 00:19:53.000