WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.800 --> 00:00:03.720 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 --> 00:00:13.119 practical ways. Hey, everybody, welcome to the Bible Guys. 4 00:00:13.160 --> 00:00:14.679 I'm Chris Kyle. 5 00:00:14.880 --> 00:00:17.879 This is Kyle and today we're the Bible Guys because 6 00:00:17.960 --> 00:00:21.199 Jeff's out of town. So Kyle is a favorite, a 7 00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:24.960 fan favorite of you know. It's it's I don't know 8 00:00:24.960 --> 00:00:25.600 how they rank. 9 00:00:25.800 --> 00:00:26.320 I don't know either. 10 00:00:26.359 --> 00:00:30.359 It's probably probably Chris and Jeff. Yeah, definitely, It's definitely 11 00:00:30.440 --> 00:00:32.560 christ and Jeff, and then probably and. 12 00:00:33.719 --> 00:00:36.079 Then probably Quinn because that one time got on there, 13 00:00:36.759 --> 00:00:38.200 that one time you like Quinn on there. 14 00:00:39.600 --> 00:00:40.960 He still doesn't let that down, by the. 15 00:00:40.920 --> 00:00:43.560 Way, it's so funny. Yeah, and by the way, for 16 00:00:43.880 --> 00:00:46.359 our listeners, I h Quinn. I said, hey, is this 17 00:00:46.399 --> 00:00:47.960 the first time you get on the Guys? He goes, 18 00:00:48.320 --> 00:00:49.600 I've been on twice before you. 19 00:00:49.840 --> 00:00:52.119 This is my third time. It was good. 20 00:00:52.159 --> 00:00:54.240 It's terrible you're greeting it was It was funny because 21 00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:56.439 you were so genuinely like thinking it was you were 22 00:00:56.439 --> 00:00:57.320 greeting the first time. 23 00:00:57.479 --> 00:01:03.560 Oh yeah, terrible. Anyway, we have a great story happening 24 00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:08.959 with Nehemiah and Nehemiah is we're about to see that 25 00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:11.000 he's about to approach the king and he's going to 26 00:01:11.040 --> 00:01:13.959 ask him whether or not he has permission to go 27 00:01:14.040 --> 00:01:16.239 back to Jerusalem and build the wall. And it's going 28 00:01:16.280 --> 00:01:20.159 to be an incredible journey. But before we get into that, 29 00:01:20.239 --> 00:01:25.159 we have a segment, and the segment is the Babylon Bee. 30 00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:29.000 Because we are committed to the finest news. Have you 31 00:01:29.000 --> 00:01:31.799 ever heard Jeff say that? Yes, he he's insistent about 32 00:01:31.799 --> 00:01:33.959 saying it. He goes, we are just committed to your 33 00:01:34.040 --> 00:01:37.400 listeners to bringing the best source of news. And of 34 00:01:37.400 --> 00:01:40.680 course Babylon Bee's a satire. And here's how this one reads. 35 00:01:40.719 --> 00:01:44.239 It says, oh no, Phil Robertson greeted in Heaven by 36 00:01:44.319 --> 00:01:50.120 twelve million angry ducks, which is hilarious the Duck Dynasty guy. Yeah, okay, 37 00:01:50.159 --> 00:01:52.200 so it says it's Look, it starts off with location 38 00:01:52.319 --> 00:01:57.560 Heaven Church elder and Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson came 39 00:01:57.599 --> 00:02:01.480 face to face with consequences this after he caught up 40 00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:04.439 to Paradise. After he was caught to Paradise where twelve 41 00:02:04.480 --> 00:02:08.520 million angry ducks awaited him, Robertson the Christian founder of 42 00:02:08.599 --> 00:02:17.080 duck commander, a store specializing in gear for it, says, 43 00:02:17.080 --> 00:02:22.159 the store specializing in gear for duck murder was found 44 00:02:22.199 --> 00:02:25.479 dead following a battle with Alzheimer's disease at the age 45 00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:28.400 of seventy nine. In his life, he had allegedly murdered 46 00:02:28.479 --> 00:02:32.879 millions of ducks. Oh, my goodness, have mercy. I'm sorry. 47 00:02:32.919 --> 00:02:36.319 It was just a harmless hobby, Robertson reported, and yelled 48 00:02:36.360 --> 00:02:39.599 as he ran from a great ducks that s rolled 49 00:02:39.599 --> 00:02:42.759 all around him. Don't hold against me. You're delicious and 50 00:02:42.840 --> 00:02:48.439 fun to shoes, so funny. We are not so merciful, commander, 51 00:02:48.560 --> 00:02:54.280 said John Mallard. A duck gifted with tongues. Ducks attack. Oh, 52 00:02:54.319 --> 00:02:57.800 this is ridiculous. According to witnesses, a mighty flock of 53 00:02:57.879 --> 00:03:01.960 ducks appeared like a seat of locusts and descended upon him, 54 00:03:02.080 --> 00:03:05.520 just as Paul the Apostle was beginning the orientation tour, 55 00:03:06.280 --> 00:03:09.759 and he chased away his own mansion. He chased away. Oh, 56 00:03:09.759 --> 00:03:12.039 he was chased away to his own mansion and forced 57 00:03:12.039 --> 00:03:15.840 to barricade himself indoors as ducks circled overhead. 58 00:03:16.120 --> 00:03:16.800 We can do this. 59 00:03:16.759 --> 00:03:21.759 All day, Commander Mallard. Quacky ducks don't get tired in heaven. 60 00:03:22.240 --> 00:03:26.560 The dramatic event was witnessed by former American Presidents Abraham 61 00:03:26.599 --> 00:03:31.039 Lincoln and James A. Garfield. At publishing time, Phil Robertson 62 00:03:31.400 --> 00:03:33.919 had arrived at the wedding feast of the Lamb with 63 00:03:34.080 --> 00:03:41.759 enough duck duck al lrange for everyone. Oh my goodness, gracious, 64 00:03:41.919 --> 00:03:44.319 that is ridiculous. By the way, why did they say 65 00:03:45.120 --> 00:03:48.560 former American Presidents Abraham Lincoln and James Dark hunters? Maybe 66 00:03:48.680 --> 00:03:50.199 Dan if Jeff was here, he would have told them. 67 00:03:50.319 --> 00:03:50.879 He would totally. 68 00:03:51.000 --> 00:03:53.520 You would have been like, the duck unders has to 69 00:03:53.520 --> 00:03:54.039 be a connection. 70 00:03:54.400 --> 00:03:55.759 Okay, that is so. 71 00:03:57.639 --> 00:03:58.520 Glad. That got you too. 72 00:03:59.199 --> 00:04:03.039 He's in his story specializing indur for Dug murder. It 73 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:05.719 is so funny. That's great. 74 00:04:05.840 --> 00:04:08.680 Yeah, that's good. Rest in peace, Phil Robertson. 75 00:04:08.400 --> 00:04:13.199 Yeah, no kidding. And I've never once seen an episode Doug, so. 76 00:04:13.159 --> 00:04:14.840 I know that, Like since the show has come on, 77 00:04:14.879 --> 00:04:16.639 it's definitely been like a It was a cult classic 78 00:04:16.680 --> 00:04:18.920 for sure, and then a lot of their their family 79 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:22.279 members members have done like spin offs. Sadie Robertson is 80 00:04:22.279 --> 00:04:25.680 actually like an influencer if you have teenage girls or 81 00:04:25.720 --> 00:04:27.879 I guess twenty something girls. That's a great person for 82 00:04:27.959 --> 00:04:29.639 them to follow. She's she's pretty solid. 83 00:04:29.959 --> 00:04:32.079 But yeah, I don't know. It's really sad, sad story, 84 00:04:32.120 --> 00:04:35.279 but I love that met by twelve million ducks. That's Now. 85 00:04:35.319 --> 00:04:36.639 Have you ever gone hunting? 86 00:04:37.480 --> 00:04:38.040 Yeah? Once? 87 00:04:38.680 --> 00:04:40.160 And what did you hunt? It was? 88 00:04:40.240 --> 00:04:42.079 It was going deer hunting a long time ago. It 89 00:04:42.120 --> 00:04:43.199 was I just it's not for me. 90 00:04:43.800 --> 00:04:45.079 Yeah, sitting still? 91 00:04:45.839 --> 00:04:48.040 Nope, Well yeah I didn't hit anything, but yeah, I 92 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:49.759 my impatience got to me. 93 00:04:50.040 --> 00:04:52.480 Yeah, so what what What did you not like about it? 94 00:04:52.519 --> 00:04:54.319 Because it's sitting it's probably the same. 95 00:04:54.199 --> 00:04:55.199 Thing sitting still. 96 00:04:57.000 --> 00:04:58.839 It's the patie, it's the way. I just it was 97 00:04:58.879 --> 00:05:00.040 just a lot of it. And I think if I 98 00:05:00.079 --> 00:05:03.079 what have like, that's the thing people like, go duck hunting. 99 00:05:03.079 --> 00:05:04.959 They said it's a lot of fun. Pheasant hunting. Apparently 100 00:05:05.000 --> 00:05:06.639 it's a lot of fun. Okay, But when it comes 101 00:05:06.639 --> 00:05:10.360 to sitting in a tree stand and enjoying the scenery, 102 00:05:10.439 --> 00:05:12.079 I think I could do that for about an hour. 103 00:05:12.600 --> 00:05:14.240 But yeah, it was a while ago, and I remember 104 00:05:14.319 --> 00:05:15.279 just being a little bit bored with it. 105 00:05:15.319 --> 00:05:15.720 How about you? 106 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:20.480 Yeah, well I've never been hunting, but people describe it 107 00:05:20.480 --> 00:05:22.759 to me like it's heaven. And like, for instance, like 108 00:05:22.839 --> 00:05:25.319 Jeff as we as most of us know, Jeff's a hunter, right, 109 00:05:25.600 --> 00:05:27.639 And by the way, I'm grateful for hunters. I'm not 110 00:05:27.680 --> 00:05:31.120 anti hunter. I'm very glad. I love my hamburgers and 111 00:05:31.199 --> 00:05:34.360 steaks right, well, not steaks, I mean that's that's pretty 112 00:05:35.360 --> 00:05:38.800 hamburgers and steaks are pretty easy to kill, right, But 113 00:05:38.800 --> 00:05:41.600 but like you know, I'm thankful for everything else, right, 114 00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:45.480 I'm grateful for all that. However, I want to say this, 115 00:05:46.959 --> 00:05:50.079 when people describe it to me like heaven, I literally 116 00:05:50.120 --> 00:05:53.199 think to myself, I can't imagine a more miserable existence. 117 00:05:53.600 --> 00:05:55.680 They're like, dude, man, I was sitting in the tree 118 00:05:55.720 --> 00:05:58.439 for like eight hours. I was just looking at the 119 00:05:58.480 --> 00:06:00.800 woods and I was sitting in the little and I'm like, 120 00:06:00.839 --> 00:06:02.720 you mean that little red cherry that you have, that 121 00:06:02.720 --> 00:06:05.240 that fastens against the tree. Yeah, yeah, that one. I'm like, 122 00:06:05.360 --> 00:06:08.240 you sat in that for eight hours. It's crazy, like 123 00:06:08.240 --> 00:06:10.839 like that would be uncomfortable for one hour. Yeah yeah, 124 00:06:10.959 --> 00:06:13.279 let alone. It's like it wasn't like forty degrees out, 125 00:06:13.319 --> 00:06:14.360 oh yeah, man, it was great. 126 00:06:14.360 --> 00:06:15.199 It's freezing cold. 127 00:06:15.319 --> 00:06:17.079 Yeah yeah, you just dress up warm, you know, And 128 00:06:17.120 --> 00:06:19.759 it was great, and then the duck hunting, even like 129 00:06:19.759 --> 00:06:22.639 you're wading through the you know, the muck and the mire. 130 00:06:22.720 --> 00:06:24.040 You know, it's just I think even a little bit 131 00:06:24.079 --> 00:06:25.439 of movement would be would do well. 132 00:06:25.439 --> 00:06:28.560 But I would also say too, Jeff, he wouldn't enjoy 133 00:06:28.639 --> 00:06:30.920 sitting on a golf course, you know, playing golf right 134 00:06:30.959 --> 00:06:31.399 most of the day. 135 00:06:31.399 --> 00:06:32.839 I know he does golf from Timetown, but it's not 136 00:06:32.920 --> 00:06:34.000 his heaven, right. 137 00:06:34.120 --> 00:06:36.519 But for me, you know that to him sometimes of 138 00:06:36.560 --> 00:06:38.160 going to a golf thing, he's like, oh, I guess 139 00:06:38.319 --> 00:06:38.680 I will. 140 00:06:38.839 --> 00:06:40.120 He will if it's a social thing. 141 00:06:40.519 --> 00:06:42.839 But to me, that's more My speed is going and 142 00:06:42.879 --> 00:06:45.800 doing something where you actually have to you know, it's 143 00:06:45.839 --> 00:06:47.439 just a little bit of variety. Even on a golf 144 00:06:47.439 --> 00:06:49.560 course where things are going slow, that's that That is 145 00:06:49.560 --> 00:06:51.399 like hell on Earth to me is sitting and waiting 146 00:06:51.439 --> 00:06:53.399 super long. But that's also I probably need to work 147 00:06:53.439 --> 00:06:54.920 on patients. Sounds like we both probably do. 148 00:06:55.000 --> 00:06:56.879 Yeah, yeah, yeah, well we're probably wired that way because 149 00:06:56.959 --> 00:06:59.279 because golf is golf, what would be something I would 150 00:06:59.360 --> 00:07:00.759 enjoy for yes, four to five hours. 151 00:07:00.839 --> 00:07:02.279 Yes, it allows you to, Yeah, you have to move 152 00:07:02.279 --> 00:07:02.959 along a little bit. 153 00:07:03.000 --> 00:07:05.319 I mean, it's not a super fast paced event, but 154 00:07:05.480 --> 00:07:07.000 definitely more so than hunting. 155 00:07:07.480 --> 00:07:10.920 Okay. For all the hunters out there, and especially all 156 00:07:10.920 --> 00:07:14.639 of our listeners in my city and surrounding regions, thank 157 00:07:14.680 --> 00:07:17.959 you for what you do. And I love Venison, and 158 00:07:18.000 --> 00:07:18.480 I love. 159 00:07:18.600 --> 00:07:19.279 Thank you for what you do. 160 00:07:19.360 --> 00:07:21.680 Yet and I hope you enjoyed that story about the 161 00:07:21.759 --> 00:07:23.319 ducks fwollow million angry. 162 00:07:23.240 --> 00:07:25.839 Gosh, it's so funny. All right. Well, hey, we're going 163 00:07:25.920 --> 00:07:30.040 to move on to Neamiah chapter two for our listeners. 164 00:07:30.399 --> 00:07:33.399 Neemaiyah is a cup bearer to the king, and he 165 00:07:33.600 --> 00:07:36.120 was moved when he had heard that his people were 166 00:07:36.160 --> 00:07:39.839 defenseless back in his hometown. And so he is about 167 00:07:39.879 --> 00:07:44.120 to approach the king and ask him to quit his job. Yes, 168 00:07:44.120 --> 00:07:47.800 a very comfy, favorable job by the way of prominence, 169 00:07:47.920 --> 00:07:48.199 all right. 170 00:07:48.279 --> 00:07:51.879 Neemiah chapter two says this early the following spring, in 171 00:07:51.920 --> 00:07:55.120 the month of Nissan, during the twentieth year of King 172 00:07:55.199 --> 00:07:57.800 Arctic Service's reign, I was serving the king as wine. 173 00:07:58.199 --> 00:08:01.600 I never before appeared sad and presence. So the king 174 00:08:01.680 --> 00:08:04.319 asked me, why are you looking so sad. You don't 175 00:08:04.319 --> 00:08:07.639 look sick to me. You must be deeply troubled. Then 176 00:08:07.639 --> 00:08:11.160 I was terrified but I replied, long live the King. 177 00:08:11.600 --> 00:08:13.879 How can I not be sad? For the city where 178 00:08:13.879 --> 00:08:16.959 my ancestors are buried is in ruins and the gates 179 00:08:17.000 --> 00:08:20.160 have been destroyed by fire. The King asked, well, how 180 00:08:20.160 --> 00:08:23.319 can I help you with a prayer to the God 181 00:08:23.319 --> 00:08:25.800 of heaven. I replied, if it please, if it yeah, 182 00:08:25.839 --> 00:08:27.839 if it please the King, and if you are pleased 183 00:08:27.839 --> 00:08:30.560 with me your servants, send me to Judah to rebuild 184 00:08:30.560 --> 00:08:34.120 the city where my ancestors are buried. The King, with 185 00:08:34.240 --> 00:08:36.720 the Queen sitting beside him, asked, how long will you 186 00:08:36.759 --> 00:08:39.639 be gone and when will you return? After I told 187 00:08:39.679 --> 00:08:41.840 him how long I would be gone, the King agreed 188 00:08:41.840 --> 00:08:44.679 to my request. I also said to the king, if 189 00:08:44.679 --> 00:08:47.320 it please the King, let me have letters addressed to 190 00:08:47.320 --> 00:08:50.279 the governors of the province west of Euphrates River, instructing 191 00:08:50.279 --> 00:08:53.440 them to let me travel safely through the territories, dressed 192 00:08:53.440 --> 00:08:56.279 to through the territories, I'm a way to Judah, and 193 00:08:56.360 --> 00:08:58.879 please give me a letter addressed to Asaff the manager 194 00:08:58.919 --> 00:09:01.320 of the King's forest, and directing him to give me timber. 195 00:09:01.639 --> 00:09:03.279 I will need it to make beams for the gates 196 00:09:03.279 --> 00:09:05.519 of the temple fortress for the city walls and for 197 00:09:05.559 --> 00:09:08.279 a house for myself, and the King granted these requests 198 00:09:08.320 --> 00:09:11.519 because the gracious hand of God was on me. When 199 00:09:11.519 --> 00:09:13.960 it came to the governors of the province west of 200 00:09:14.000 --> 00:09:16.679 the Euphrates River, I delivered the King's letters to them. 201 00:09:17.159 --> 00:09:19.759 The King, I should add, had sent along army officers 202 00:09:19.759 --> 00:09:22.480 and horsemen to protect me. But when san Balat and 203 00:09:22.559 --> 00:09:26.240 Hahrnit and Tobiah, the Ammonite official, heard of my arrival, 204 00:09:26.440 --> 00:09:29.080 they were veried, displeased that someone had come to help 205 00:09:29.120 --> 00:09:33.799 the people of Israel ont Verse eleven. So I arrived 206 00:09:33.840 --> 00:09:36.679 in Jerusalem three days later. I slipped out during the night, 207 00:09:36.960 --> 00:09:39.080 taking only a few others with me. I had not 208 00:09:39.200 --> 00:09:41.399 told anyone about the plans God to put my heart 209 00:09:41.440 --> 00:09:44.559 for Jerusalem. We took no pack animals with us except 210 00:09:44.600 --> 00:09:47.320 the donkey I was riding. After dark, I went out 211 00:09:47.360 --> 00:09:50.200 through the valley gate, passed the jackals well, and over 212 00:09:50.240 --> 00:09:53.840 to the dung gate dung gate to inspect the broken 213 00:09:53.879 --> 00:09:56.679 walls and burn gates. Then I went to the fountain 214 00:09:57.240 --> 00:09:59.960 gate and to the King's pool, but my donkey couldn't 215 00:10:00.279 --> 00:10:03.200 get through the rubble, so though it was still dark, 216 00:10:03.279 --> 00:10:06.360 I went up to the Kidron Valley instead, inspecting the 217 00:10:06.399 --> 00:10:08.279 wall before I turned back and entered again at the 218 00:10:08.320 --> 00:10:10.840 valley gate. The city officials did not know I had 219 00:10:10.840 --> 00:10:12.879 been there or what I was doing, for I had 220 00:10:12.879 --> 00:10:15.399 not yet said anything to anyone about my plans. I 221 00:10:15.399 --> 00:10:18.000 had not yet spoken to the Jewish leaders, the priests, 222 00:10:18.039 --> 00:10:21.080 the nobles, the officials, or anyone else in the administration. 223 00:10:21.600 --> 00:10:24.120 But now I said to them, you know very well 224 00:10:24.240 --> 00:10:27.519 what trouble we are in Jerusalem lies in ruins, and 225 00:10:27.559 --> 00:10:29.519 its gates have been destroyed by fire. 226 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:31.440 Let us rebuild the Wall. 227 00:10:31.240 --> 00:10:34.519 Of Jerusalem and end this disgrace. Then I told them 228 00:10:34.519 --> 00:10:36.840 about how the gracious hand of God had been on me, 229 00:10:37.120 --> 00:10:41.679 and about my conversation with the king. They replied at once, yes, 230 00:10:41.960 --> 00:10:44.519 let's rebuild the wall. So they began the good work. 231 00:10:45.120 --> 00:10:48.600 But when san Balat Tobaia and Gesshem the Arab heard 232 00:10:48.639 --> 00:10:53.000 of our plan, they scoffed contemptuously. What are you doing? 233 00:10:53.039 --> 00:10:56.000 Are you rebelling against the king, they asked. I replied, 234 00:10:56.200 --> 00:10:58.840 the God of Heaven will help us succeed. We his 235 00:10:58.960 --> 00:11:01.279 servants will start rebuild in this wall. But you have 236 00:11:01.440 --> 00:11:05.159 no share, legal right or historic claim in Jerusalem. 237 00:11:05.919 --> 00:11:09.879 Wow, all right, that is amazing. There's a there's a 238 00:11:09.919 --> 00:11:13.559 graph on the next page where it actually shows all 239 00:11:13.600 --> 00:11:18.919 of the different gates of the old Jerusalem walls, and uh, man, 240 00:11:18.919 --> 00:11:21.279 there's a lot of gates. I mean there's like what 241 00:11:21.679 --> 00:11:25.720 looks like the looks like fifteen gates or so. So 242 00:11:25.919 --> 00:11:28.639 the walls, of course, back then you had to have 243 00:11:28.720 --> 00:11:31.840 city walls to protect the city. Uh And so I 244 00:11:31.840 --> 00:11:38.279 would say most prominent cities of significance especially had walls. 245 00:11:38.320 --> 00:11:40.840 And the reason why is because it is very difficult 246 00:11:40.879 --> 00:11:43.759 to infiltrate a city or attack a city when it 247 00:11:43.799 --> 00:11:46.200 has walls. And so we've all seen the old movies 248 00:11:46.279 --> 00:11:49.879 right where you know, like a castle for instance, you 249 00:11:49.919 --> 00:11:52.559 know it's surrounded by a moat. That's one way to 250 00:11:52.559 --> 00:11:55.919 protect the city. And then even even people trying to 251 00:11:55.919 --> 00:11:57.960 climb the climb the walls and then they would pour 252 00:11:58.039 --> 00:12:01.039 down you know, hot tar or you know, you know, 253 00:12:01.080 --> 00:12:03.720 be able to shoot things and drop rocks and all 254 00:12:03.720 --> 00:12:06.679 these different things, and and so yeah, that's that's what 255 00:12:06.720 --> 00:12:08.840 it was needed. And so one of the reasons why 256 00:12:09.159 --> 00:12:12.159 ne andm Iah was so moved is because he realizes 257 00:12:12.240 --> 00:12:16.399 that back in that day, cities would just conquer cities 258 00:12:16.960 --> 00:12:20.799 tribes would conquer tribes. I mean, case in point, the Babylonians, right, 259 00:12:21.399 --> 00:12:24.919 you know, the Persians. King David's whole life was conquering 260 00:12:24.960 --> 00:12:29.080 other people, right, and and so so that was obviously 261 00:12:29.240 --> 00:12:33.679 a very big concern. And so imagine just an entire 262 00:12:33.720 --> 00:12:37.200 city completely in ruins. And so yeah, sure, thanks King 263 00:12:37.279 --> 00:12:39.559 Cyrus for letting all the Jews go back to Jerusalem. 264 00:12:40.000 --> 00:12:42.799 But but but you know, I fear for my people. 265 00:12:42.879 --> 00:12:45.480 That was the Amiah's big thing. I fear for them. 266 00:12:45.759 --> 00:12:48.399 And so and again I love I love his vision 267 00:12:49.159 --> 00:12:51.159 because because what does he say. He says, how can 268 00:12:51.200 --> 00:12:53.919 I not be sad to the king? He says, the 269 00:12:53.960 --> 00:12:57.240 city of my ancestors, right, So he's just I mean, 270 00:12:57.279 --> 00:13:00.240 he's he's such a big thinker. It's it's a great thing. 271 00:13:00.279 --> 00:13:01.519 I think there's a lot to learn about how he 272 00:13:01.559 --> 00:13:05.600 approaches the king. Because it says that he had never 273 00:13:05.639 --> 00:13:07.159 appeared sad in his presence. 274 00:13:07.399 --> 00:13:08.679 So this is somebody who. 275 00:13:09.960 --> 00:13:12.480 Whether he sounds he said, I've never appeared sad, never 276 00:13:12.600 --> 00:13:15.360 it's not didn't say I've never been sad in his present, 277 00:13:15.440 --> 00:13:18.360 never appeared sad. So he definitely knew how to turn 278 00:13:18.399 --> 00:13:20.679 it on, turn it off, and also, you know, look 279 00:13:20.720 --> 00:13:23.360 the part because, like you mentioned in a previous episode, Chris, 280 00:13:23.399 --> 00:13:24.960 there's probably a little bit of fear he had, well, 281 00:13:24.960 --> 00:13:26.399 there's probably a lot of fear that he had of 282 00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:28.840 the king, of the position, of the king's power, maybe 283 00:13:28.840 --> 00:13:31.720 even the queen's power. And so he's going there and 284 00:13:32.000 --> 00:13:34.759 it says he was terrified, and then he responds by saying, 285 00:13:34.799 --> 00:13:36.519 long live the King. And then he just kind of 286 00:13:36.519 --> 00:13:38.759 broke down and was honest there when the king said 287 00:13:38.759 --> 00:13:40.120 what can I help you with? I love that The 288 00:13:40.200 --> 00:13:42.320 king just says, well, how can I help you? Like 289 00:13:42.360 --> 00:13:44.720 that was the king's response, probably not at all what 290 00:13:44.759 --> 00:13:46.639 he was expecting, yeah, to say, how can I help you? 291 00:13:46.799 --> 00:13:48.320 Well, I mean, there's a couple of things about what 292 00:13:48.360 --> 00:13:51.360 you just said. When it says then I was terrified, 293 00:13:51.399 --> 00:13:55.720 it makes me believe that he didn't intend on looking sad. No, Right, 294 00:13:56.039 --> 00:13:59.360 So it's like because it seems like maybe in his 295 00:13:59.480 --> 00:14:02.399 mind he was probably thinking, hey, I'm gonna approach the king, 296 00:14:03.000 --> 00:14:04.960 but all of a sudden he was caught off guard 297 00:14:05.000 --> 00:14:09.159 by this premature conversation because the king said, why do 298 00:14:09.200 --> 00:14:11.960 you look sad? He says, then I was terrified, So 299 00:14:12.120 --> 00:14:13.879 I wonder if that's what it means, or it could 300 00:14:13.919 --> 00:14:15.320 just mean that he planned it. Like you said, he 301 00:14:15.360 --> 00:14:17.799 turned it on and uh and then uh and then 302 00:14:17.840 --> 00:14:19.559 all of a sudden, it's like the reality kicked it. 303 00:14:20.120 --> 00:14:21.039 He kicked in like here comes. 304 00:14:21.080 --> 00:14:21.440 But I love it. 305 00:14:21.480 --> 00:14:23.200 And it was mentioned again in the last episode. But 306 00:14:23.240 --> 00:14:25.919 about his prayer life, it's interesting how before when they 307 00:14:26.000 --> 00:14:28.159 when the King asked him, well, how can I help you, 308 00:14:28.639 --> 00:14:30.159 it wasn't like he came up with and well, he 309 00:14:30.200 --> 00:14:31.600 actually did have a plan, which I think was kind 310 00:14:31.600 --> 00:14:32.600 of cool. We can get to that a little bit, 311 00:14:32.600 --> 00:14:34.320 how he actually had already planned out the house how 312 00:14:34.360 --> 00:14:36.440 much Like that's kind of sweet. And that's what's awesome 313 00:14:36.440 --> 00:14:40.879 about about Neami. He's definitely a strategic leader. But I 314 00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:42.559 like how it'd start off by saying with a prayer 315 00:14:43.039 --> 00:14:44.559 to the God of Heaven. It's like he's just like, 316 00:14:45.039 --> 00:14:47.120 it's just this idea that like he's in a wisconstant 317 00:14:47.159 --> 00:14:50.720 state of prayer. It wasn't like, we know, we're pretty confident. 318 00:14:50.720 --> 00:14:52.480 He didn't stop say let me pray before I ask him. 319 00:14:53.279 --> 00:14:55.720 It was just this state. And I think everybody listenings 320 00:14:55.759 --> 00:14:57.159 can relate to a time or maybe you had to 321 00:14:57.200 --> 00:14:59.879 go to a boss or to a friend or fember 322 00:15:00.080 --> 00:15:01.960 something where you know you have to ask for something, 323 00:15:02.039 --> 00:15:03.799 or there's a little bit of fear of trepidation about 324 00:15:03.799 --> 00:15:06.159 what's upcoming. And how often do we just think, man, 325 00:15:06.159 --> 00:15:08.639 I want to make sure I got all my questions 326 00:15:08.679 --> 00:15:09.039 lined up. 327 00:15:09.080 --> 00:15:10.519 I want to make sure that I'm strategic. I want 328 00:15:10.519 --> 00:15:11.559 to make sure that an argument is. 329 00:15:11.559 --> 00:15:14.480 Correct, as opposed to saying I'm gonna pray first, you know, 330 00:15:14.879 --> 00:15:16.840 it's very important. And then I like too how the 331 00:15:16.879 --> 00:15:19.600 response the king says, with the queen sitting behind them 332 00:15:19.919 --> 00:15:21.759 beside him, asked how long a you be gone? 333 00:15:21.799 --> 00:15:22.879 And when we return? 334 00:15:23.519 --> 00:15:25.759 I want to just believe that this was exactly how 335 00:15:25.799 --> 00:15:27.759 the king felt like. I want to believe that that 336 00:15:27.799 --> 00:15:29.960 the king was just like, okay, how long you be gone? 337 00:15:30.240 --> 00:15:32.399 I don't know if that's exactly how I responded, but 338 00:15:32.720 --> 00:15:36.120 it also is a cool indication of the mindset of 339 00:15:36.159 --> 00:15:38.320 this king of king. Art exercees the fact that he 340 00:15:38.440 --> 00:15:40.919 wasn't trying to hold on to the cup bearer, who 341 00:15:41.039 --> 00:15:43.440 is a very important position. It wasn't something that he 342 00:15:43.480 --> 00:15:45.720 felt like he needed to try to restrict him and 343 00:15:45.759 --> 00:15:46.399 hold him back. 344 00:15:46.480 --> 00:15:48.320 Well, you would think you would think that a king's 345 00:15:48.320 --> 00:15:51.399 reaction would be literally the opposite of everything that our 346 00:15:51.440 --> 00:15:55.159 desertions did. Like, for instance, the first thing is, hey, 347 00:15:55.159 --> 00:15:59.000 you look sad. What king that we know in history 348 00:15:59.320 --> 00:16:00.360 would ever care? 349 00:16:00.519 --> 00:16:00.600 That? 350 00:16:00.679 --> 00:16:03.600 Was cup bear looks at yes, right, who cares? He's 351 00:16:03.639 --> 00:16:07.039 a cupbear? Right, It's like, it's like, who cares? Why 352 00:16:07.039 --> 00:16:09.080 would a king even pay attention to that? And the 353 00:16:09.120 --> 00:16:13.759 answer is because our desert sees obviously was a caring person. 354 00:16:14.279 --> 00:16:16.120 And then you know there's probably a second answer to that. 355 00:16:16.519 --> 00:16:19.960 And the second answer to that is obviously Nehemiah was 356 00:16:20.399 --> 00:16:21.279 very well loved. 357 00:16:21.360 --> 00:16:24.120 Yes, right, So if like Daniel was like, that's what 358 00:16:24.240 --> 00:16:27.360 school A lot of the characters in the same time frame, 359 00:16:27.519 --> 00:16:31.080 ish were very much they were influential. 360 00:16:30.720 --> 00:16:34.120 Yes, well, they were revered as employees, right, so they 361 00:16:34.120 --> 00:16:36.919 were the most faithful, they were the most uh you know, 362 00:16:37.200 --> 00:16:42.840 uh efficient, dynamic, performing because after all, everything they touched 363 00:16:42.960 --> 00:16:46.759 prospered and they had the favor of God. And so 364 00:16:47.080 --> 00:16:50.759 those who were above them in Daniel's case, with Sharick, 365 00:16:50.759 --> 00:16:53.759 Meshek and Bendio and Daniel, they continued to promote them 366 00:16:54.159 --> 00:16:57.960 because their God favored them and uh and in this 367 00:16:58.000 --> 00:17:02.840 particular case, we obviously they're seeing that Nemiah is Is 368 00:17:03.120 --> 00:17:06.480 is a great and valued person and employee. And you 369 00:17:06.480 --> 00:17:09.559 know what that there's a sermon in there somewhere, and 370 00:17:09.599 --> 00:17:11.559 that is I remember one time hearing one of my 371 00:17:11.599 --> 00:17:15.680 favorite speakers as Andy Stanley. I remember hearing him one time, 372 00:17:15.680 --> 00:17:21.839 and it said Christians should be the best employees. Uh. 373 00:17:22.160 --> 00:17:25.039 That that there, that there could be. So in other words, 374 00:17:25.799 --> 00:17:30.119 every boss should say, man, is that person a Christian? 375 00:17:30.160 --> 00:17:32.640 I want to hire that person? And somebody'd say, why, 376 00:17:32.960 --> 00:17:35.559 WELLY may not necessarily be a Christian, but I want 377 00:17:35.559 --> 00:17:38.039 to hire a Christian because Christians are always on time, 378 00:17:38.240 --> 00:17:41.640 they're always loyal, they're always kind, they're always you know, faithful, 379 00:17:41.680 --> 00:17:44.519 they're always diligent, they're always in all these different kinds 380 00:17:44.519 --> 00:17:46.839 of things. And uh, and if you think about that, 381 00:17:46.839 --> 00:17:49.680 that is a big testimony. I remember when I was 382 00:17:49.720 --> 00:17:53.359 a high school student, I obviously grew up in a 383 00:17:53.359 --> 00:17:56.359 household that had a lot of attitude, a lot of 384 00:17:56.400 --> 00:17:59.119 rebellion in my household, right, And so a lot of 385 00:17:59.160 --> 00:18:02.039 times if we felt like we were being treated unfairly, 386 00:18:02.720 --> 00:18:06.759 or if somebody was not worthy of respect, we would 387 00:18:07.039 --> 00:18:09.920 we would not react to that person kindly. Right, we 388 00:18:09.920 --> 00:18:12.880 would do anything we could to stick it to the 389 00:18:12.920 --> 00:18:15.720 man kind of thing, right. We would just we would 390 00:18:15.759 --> 00:18:19.559 just rebel disrespect. And that was sort of the family 391 00:18:19.759 --> 00:18:21.799 culture that I that I sort of grew up in. 392 00:18:22.160 --> 00:18:24.920 I apologize if that sounds offensive to anybody in my 393 00:18:24.960 --> 00:18:27.519 family who is listening. But the reality of it is, 394 00:18:27.599 --> 00:18:29.799 it is true. It is sort of the mindset that 395 00:18:29.839 --> 00:18:32.400 we had, in fact, the whole neighborhood mindset, right, maybe 396 00:18:32.440 --> 00:18:35.759 even the whole west side Youngstown, I'm not sure, but anyway, 397 00:18:35.799 --> 00:18:40.519 the point is is that I remember hearing that Christians 398 00:18:40.519 --> 00:18:44.079 should be different, and I remember reading and I think 399 00:18:44.079 --> 00:18:47.400 it's in Ephesians, right, that actually says we don't serve 400 00:18:47.440 --> 00:18:51.519 our bosses for our boss's sake. We serve our bosses 401 00:18:51.640 --> 00:18:54.680