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 --> 00:00:07.480 practical ways. 4 00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:14.320 It's Friday. It's Friday. 5 00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:17.440 Hey, good, good one. We are the Bible guys. We 6 00:00:17.480 --> 00:00:18.399 want to welcome you here. 7 00:00:18.440 --> 00:00:21.079 And if you're listening, uh, you know every day, then 8 00:00:21.120 --> 00:00:22.000 you already. 9 00:00:21.679 --> 00:00:25.480 Know today is Friday and we are not doing what 10 00:00:25.559 --> 00:00:26.559 made Chris mad today. 11 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:28.879 We are not. This is an exciting one. 12 00:00:29.239 --> 00:00:29.920 Is it exciting? 13 00:00:30.079 --> 00:00:33.759 It kind of is, yeah, because it's new, new things, right. 14 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:37.399 I definitely like new. So but I was gonna laugh and. 15 00:00:37.320 --> 00:00:40.960 Go here's here's what does says that says. 16 00:00:42.200 --> 00:00:44.000 I know this might show you guys for a loop, 17 00:00:44.039 --> 00:00:47.119 but let's be nice this Friday. You will each take 18 00:00:47.159 --> 00:00:49.520 turns giving each other the most ridiculous and over the 19 00:00:49.520 --> 00:00:51.079 top compliments possible. 20 00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:54.479 This is a compliment battle. That's what we've got going on. 21 00:00:54.679 --> 00:01:00.359 Is this a compliment? This goes against our friendship? Friendship? 22 00:01:01.840 --> 00:01:05.519 It feels uncomfortable, it does. Let's just not make. 23 00:01:05.400 --> 00:01:10.719 That contact contact. Hey, but we've done this before. We've 24 00:01:10.799 --> 00:01:12.239 definitely given each other love. 25 00:01:12.159 --> 00:01:15.680 Right, sure, sure we have, we have we have, yes, come. 26 00:01:15.560 --> 00:01:19.040 On, but but yeah, but it is funny though, so 27 00:01:19.359 --> 00:01:22.799 sometimes it does feel unnatural to do it. 28 00:01:22.879 --> 00:01:25.319 So anyway, so yeah, we're gonna do it. So who's 29 00:01:25.319 --> 00:01:26.439 gonna start? Holy cow? 30 00:01:26.719 --> 00:01:30.239 Okay, so I'm not good at these. Yeah, so I 31 00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:32.359 typed into chat. GPT you did. 32 00:01:33.079 --> 00:01:36.040 I knew you did. That's so great? All right, all star. 33 00:01:36.239 --> 00:01:40.560 You're the kind of person who makes the sun jealous. Honestly, 34 00:01:40.719 --> 00:01:43.599 you light up every room way better than it ever. 35 00:01:43.799 --> 00:01:47.680 I was gonna shoot for real compliments. You're gonna do 36 00:01:47.760 --> 00:01:49.640 poetry about the sun. 37 00:01:49.799 --> 00:01:51.280 Well it's over the top, dude. 38 00:01:51.519 --> 00:01:52.719 Well that is true. 39 00:01:52.799 --> 00:01:55.400 That's right. You make you make the sun jealous because 40 00:01:55.400 --> 00:01:59.519 of the light it exudes from you fill everywhere. Ye yeah, 41 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:01.519 that that is beautiful. 42 00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:02.799 Yeah, that's really great. 43 00:02:02.879 --> 00:02:04.680 What a sentiment, Jeff. 44 00:02:07.400 --> 00:02:11.400 We're reading about Solomon, and everybody who grew up in 45 00:02:11.479 --> 00:02:15.360 church knows that Solomon, declared by God, was the wisest 46 00:02:15.439 --> 00:02:18.879 men who ever lived. But after a five hundred Bible 47 00:02:18.960 --> 00:02:20.800 Guys episodes with you, I'm not so. 48 00:02:20.879 --> 00:02:21.879 Sure this is. 49 00:02:23.360 --> 00:02:24.759 This is episode. 50 00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:26.919 Hey, I'm not so sure, Jeff. 51 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:28.000 Yeah, I'm a wise guy. 52 00:02:28.240 --> 00:02:29.599 You are. 53 00:02:30.319 --> 00:02:32.800 You are like Solomon of Bold Wow. 54 00:02:33.680 --> 00:02:36.319 Yeah, thank you that is nice. Well you said over 55 00:02:36.360 --> 00:02:41.080 the top, over the top. That's it's ridiculous, this absurd, absurd. Okay, 56 00:02:41.759 --> 00:02:46.639 if awesomeness we're a kingdom, you would be the supreme ruler. 57 00:02:47.479 --> 00:02:55.599 Wow, this is uncomfortable. I was gonna shoot for real compliments. 58 00:02:55.840 --> 00:02:57.039 All right, how about this one? 59 00:02:58.879 --> 00:02:59.240 All right? 60 00:03:02.000 --> 00:03:04.039 If you want to go the most outrageous thing in 61 00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:07.879 the world, how about this, Jeff, I think you might 62 00:03:07.960 --> 00:03:16.319 be not only the sharpest pasture I've ever been around, 63 00:03:16.960 --> 00:03:18.639 but possibly the best looking. 64 00:03:21.599 --> 00:03:25.000 Oh no, you don't make eye content. 65 00:03:27.479 --> 00:03:31.199 That's terrible. That's great, it's terrible. I'm also I'm actually 66 00:03:31.199 --> 00:03:32.039 loving this at this point. 67 00:03:32.080 --> 00:03:33.439 Okay, No, this is awful. 68 00:03:33.919 --> 00:03:42.680 Yeah, everyone lucky enough presence awful is basking in pure 69 00:03:42.879 --> 00:03:44.080 light and genius? 70 00:03:44.360 --> 00:03:47.080 Well you've already said I'm better than the sun. Is jealous, I. 71 00:03:47.120 --> 00:03:49.719 Know, but I meaning in your presence. Now, that's what 72 00:03:49.800 --> 00:03:51.280 we're that's what you're saying. 73 00:03:51.120 --> 00:03:54.800 All right, basking in my presence, those around me, basking 74 00:03:55.280 --> 00:03:56.759 the presence of your light and genius. 75 00:03:56.840 --> 00:03:59.599 Yes, that's pretty good. All right? How about this One's 76 00:03:59.599 --> 00:04:05.840 this terrible? This is terrible? How about this one? She 77 00:04:05.960 --> 00:04:07.319 whiz uh. 78 00:04:10.680 --> 00:04:18.439 Everyone everybody on your staff wakes up every day and 79 00:04:19.279 --> 00:04:24.600 in order, they thank God for life, and then just 80 00:04:24.800 --> 00:04:29.439 below that, they think they think they're lucky stars and God. 81 00:04:29.519 --> 00:04:33.519 Above that, they're able to work with Jeff Forrester, and 82 00:04:33.560 --> 00:04:34.639 they have you as a boss. 83 00:04:34.879 --> 00:04:37.079 See. I feel like that's tongue in cheek. I don't 84 00:04:37.079 --> 00:04:38.000 know if I think that's true. 85 00:04:39.079 --> 00:04:40.319 Well, everything's sort of tongue. 86 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:45.279 No, I'm trying to think of like, you know what 87 00:04:45.360 --> 00:04:47.600 remind me of that is there's a clip by mad Men. 88 00:04:47.680 --> 00:04:49.759 Didn't I show you this where he goes, he goes. 89 00:04:49.800 --> 00:04:51.399 You should he goes every day when you wake up, 90 00:04:51.439 --> 00:04:55.800 you should thank me and God forgiving you the opportunity. 91 00:04:55.839 --> 00:04:57.160 That's that's where I got that from. 92 00:04:57.240 --> 00:04:59.560 Okay, are we done with this one? I think do 93 00:04:59.639 --> 00:05:00.240 you think? Yeah? 94 00:05:00.319 --> 00:05:00.480 Yeah? 95 00:05:01.399 --> 00:05:03.839 You know, honestly, Chris, I think you're. 96 00:05:03.680 --> 00:05:06.879 Okay, Yes, thank you, thank you? I think you're okay 97 00:05:06.959 --> 00:05:07.360 to a. 98 00:05:07.839 --> 00:05:08.360 Good Is that? 99 00:05:08.560 --> 00:05:09.120 Is that good enough? 100 00:05:09.160 --> 00:05:09.839 It feels good to me? 101 00:05:13.519 --> 00:05:13.600 Now. 102 00:05:13.680 --> 00:05:14.680 I want to go take a shower. 103 00:05:14.800 --> 00:05:15.199 I could. 104 00:05:15.560 --> 00:05:19.439 I could come up with real compliments. I could too, 105 00:05:19.560 --> 00:05:21.560 I could. Okay, Okay, but. 106 00:05:22.160 --> 00:05:24.480 We've talked about that before, right that as busy as 107 00:05:24.560 --> 00:05:26.680 we are and as much as we do, we just 108 00:05:26.759 --> 00:05:27.040 have to be. 109 00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:29.079 With people we like, otherwise we're going to be miserable 110 00:05:29.079 --> 00:05:29.519 all the time. 111 00:05:29.759 --> 00:05:29.959 Yeah. 112 00:05:30.040 --> 00:05:32.240 And by the way, that would be a good way 113 00:05:32.279 --> 00:05:35.000 to cap off this segment. Well, when you hire somebody 114 00:05:35.040 --> 00:05:38.600 at Heritage, you always gave the same speech and you say, we. 115 00:05:39.519 --> 00:05:40.720 Choose you to be a part of this team. 116 00:05:40.759 --> 00:05:43.079 Yeah, we don't hire people to do work. We choose 117 00:05:43.079 --> 00:05:45.279 people to be on our team, right, And we choose 118 00:05:45.279 --> 00:05:45.800 people we like. 119 00:05:46.079 --> 00:05:50.279 Right because because life is too short to work with 120 00:05:50.399 --> 00:05:51.879 somebody on a really high level. 121 00:05:52.480 --> 00:05:54.759 Uh, you know that you don't enjoy being around? 122 00:05:54.879 --> 00:05:58.759 Yeah, absolutely, why would you just stay miserable? Uh So 123 00:05:59.439 --> 00:06:01.839 obviously you know there it's more than just choosing people 124 00:06:01.879 --> 00:06:06.000 we like. But the likability factor really helps build a 125 00:06:06.079 --> 00:06:07.040 good culture. 126 00:06:06.879 --> 00:06:09.560 Right if everybody gets along likes each other. So character 127 00:06:09.720 --> 00:06:10.680 is incredibly important. 128 00:06:10.680 --> 00:06:13.000 So the first thing we look at character and then 129 00:06:14.160 --> 00:06:16.959 you know, are they compatible with the team and is 130 00:06:17.000 --> 00:06:17.800 this going to work well? 131 00:06:18.279 --> 00:06:20.120 And then competency obviously. 132 00:06:19.879 --> 00:06:21.560 So there's lots of things you have to look at, 133 00:06:21.759 --> 00:06:24.560 but that do we like you or not is super important. 134 00:06:24.800 --> 00:06:28.839 Chemistry is super important. So yeah, okay, well you know, 135 00:06:29.000 --> 00:06:32.800 so talking about chemistry and building teams, it reminds me 136 00:06:32.879 --> 00:06:36.120 of David really got committed to building the temple and. 137 00:06:38.360 --> 00:06:42.399 You stuck with it. Good for you. I forget all. 138 00:06:46.079 --> 00:06:48.839 So we're trying if you're a new listener, we just 139 00:06:48.920 --> 00:06:50.720 recently decided we want to try to start having like 140 00:06:50.759 --> 00:06:54.279 the worst transitions ever, because it's weird to go from 141 00:06:54.360 --> 00:06:58.199 this dumb game every every day to talking about the Bible. 142 00:06:58.279 --> 00:07:01.480 So we just decided instead of fine real transitions. 143 00:07:01.040 --> 00:07:04.199 Especially when the game is so goofy, and then let's 144 00:07:04.240 --> 00:07:07.639 just say, like you're reading a scripture that's like so heavy, right, Yeah, 145 00:07:07.920 --> 00:07:10.279 So there's really no great transition no matter what you do. 146 00:07:10.800 --> 00:07:15.720 So the last two days we've talked about Solomon becoming king, yes, right, 147 00:07:15.920 --> 00:07:19.000 and all of the intrigue around that, and add and 148 00:07:19.079 --> 00:07:22.839 Igen try to steal the throne right before that, We're 149 00:07:22.839 --> 00:07:25.959 going to jump back a little bit because what's about 150 00:07:26.000 --> 00:07:26.759 to happen and. 151 00:07:28.560 --> 00:07:29.319 What David did. 152 00:07:29.360 --> 00:07:32.040 He kind of sets the table for Solomon before Salomon 153 00:07:32.079 --> 00:07:35.040 becomes king. And this is the first time David promises 154 00:07:35.079 --> 00:07:36.600 and not the first time, but the first time he 155 00:07:36.680 --> 00:07:38.560 announces that Solomon's going to become king. 156 00:07:38.680 --> 00:07:39.399 So here's what it says. 157 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:44.439 David has up to this point been twenty nine. Yeah, 158 00:07:44.480 --> 00:07:47.000 David up to this point has been bringing in the officials. 159 00:07:47.319 --> 00:07:49.959 He's he's collected a bunch of resources, all these things, 160 00:07:50.560 --> 00:07:52.800 and then he kind of establishes with his officials, I 161 00:07:52.920 --> 00:07:56.920 really want Solomon to be the king. And David even 162 00:07:57.120 --> 00:08:02.160 designed the new temple, because in chapter twenty eight he 163 00:08:02.240 --> 00:08:05.879 actually gives the instructions and he gives the design to Solomon, 164 00:08:05.959 --> 00:08:07.839 the plans that he'd had made, and then he says, Hey, 165 00:08:07.920 --> 00:08:09.600 I've collected all this stuff for you, and it's. 166 00:08:09.480 --> 00:08:11.240 Supposed to look like this. It's gonna be incredible. 167 00:08:11.319 --> 00:08:14.439 Hey, I don't think I've ever done this, but I 168 00:08:14.519 --> 00:08:16.720 want to reference first Chunter is twenty eight something we 169 00:08:16.800 --> 00:08:17.399 skipped over it. 170 00:08:17.480 --> 00:08:18.680 This is such a great thing. 171 00:08:19.120 --> 00:08:21.879 Look at versu over nine, he says, and Solomon, my son, 172 00:08:22.519 --> 00:08:26.720 learn to know the God of your ancestors. Intimately, worship 173 00:08:26.839 --> 00:08:28.920 and serve him with your whole heart and with a 174 00:08:28.959 --> 00:08:31.480 willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows 175 00:08:31.600 --> 00:08:34.120 every plan and thought. And if you seek him, you'll 176 00:08:34.200 --> 00:08:36.799 find him. That's a very famous scripture. Yeah, and if 177 00:08:36.879 --> 00:08:39.799 you forsake him, he'll reject you forever. So take this seriously. 178 00:08:40.360 --> 00:08:42.320 The Lord has chosen you to build the temple in 179 00:08:42.360 --> 00:08:44.720 the sanctuary. So be strong and do the work. 180 00:08:45.240 --> 00:08:45.440 Great. 181 00:08:45.639 --> 00:08:50.039 He's giving him such great advice. And what a fantastic 182 00:08:50.679 --> 00:08:56.120 intentional moment for a son to say, love God, sir, father, yes, 183 00:08:56.360 --> 00:08:56.720 very sorry. 184 00:08:56.799 --> 00:08:56.960 Yeah. 185 00:08:57.039 --> 00:08:58.600 Yeah, for a father to say to his son, and 186 00:08:58.759 --> 00:09:00.840 a king to a subject, but more importantly father to 187 00:09:00.919 --> 00:09:03.639 his son and say this is what you do, search 188 00:09:04.080 --> 00:09:05.399 and get to know God intimately. 189 00:09:06.039 --> 00:09:08.600 Take this seriously. That's one of the best moments. 190 00:09:08.600 --> 00:09:09.200 It's fantastic. 191 00:09:09.320 --> 00:09:12.559 Ever yeah, ever, I just happened to glance at it. 192 00:09:12.639 --> 00:09:14.519 Good job, David, Yeah, good, noes's great. 193 00:09:14.879 --> 00:09:17.559 So then he lays it all out and then he 194 00:09:17.759 --> 00:09:20.159 ends that chapter verse twenty says, be strong and courageous 195 00:09:20.159 --> 00:09:21.320 and do the work right. 196 00:09:21.399 --> 00:09:24.559 Don't be afraid to discourage for the Lord God. My 197 00:09:24.720 --> 00:09:26.519 God is with you, which is fantastic. 198 00:09:26.600 --> 00:09:29.759 So anyways, verse chapter twenty nine, verse one, he says, 199 00:09:29.799 --> 00:09:33.519 Then King David turned to the entire assembly and said, 200 00:09:33.919 --> 00:09:36.360 my son Solomon, whom God has clearly chosen as the 201 00:09:36.360 --> 00:09:39.159 next king of Israel, is still young and inexperienced. 202 00:09:39.840 --> 00:09:42.720 The work ahead of him is enormous. For the temple 203 00:09:42.759 --> 00:09:45.320 he will build is not for mere mortals. It is 204 00:09:45.399 --> 00:09:46.720 for the Lord God himself. 205 00:09:47.679 --> 00:09:50.759 Using every resource at my command, I've gathered as much 206 00:09:50.799 --> 00:09:52.639 as I could for building the Temple of my God. 207 00:09:53.080 --> 00:09:56.159 Now there is enough gold and silver, bronze and iron 208 00:09:56.240 --> 00:09:59.120 and wood, as well as great quantities of onyx and 209 00:09:59.240 --> 00:10:01.879 other precious owns, costly jewels. 210 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:03.320 And all kinds of fine stone of marble. 211 00:10:03.440 --> 00:10:06.320 And now, because of my devotion to the Temple of 212 00:10:06.399 --> 00:10:09.399 my God, I'm giving all of my private treasures of 213 00:10:09.519 --> 00:10:11.759 gold and silver to help in the construction. This is 214 00:10:11.799 --> 00:10:13.960 in addition to the building materials I've already collected for 215 00:10:14.039 --> 00:10:17.039 His holy temple. I am donating more than one hundred 216 00:10:17.039 --> 00:10:19.960 and twelve tons of gold from Ophir and two hundred 217 00:10:19.960 --> 00:10:23.480 and sixty tons of refined silver to be used in 218 00:10:23.759 --> 00:10:26.039 overlaying the walls of the buildings, and for the other 219 00:10:26.120 --> 00:10:28.840 gold and silver work to be done by the craftsmen. Now, then, 220 00:10:28.879 --> 00:10:31.519 who will follow my example and give offerings to the 221 00:10:31.559 --> 00:10:32.080 Lord Today? 222 00:10:32.480 --> 00:10:33.480 Then the family. 223 00:10:33.279 --> 00:10:35.559 Leaders, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the generals 224 00:10:35.559 --> 00:10:37.519 and the captains of the army, and the king's administrative 225 00:10:37.559 --> 00:10:40.759 officers all gave willingly for the construction of the Temple 226 00:10:40.799 --> 00:10:42.440 of God. They gave about one hundred and eighty eight 227 00:10:42.519 --> 00:10:45.720 tons of gold, about ten thousand gold coins, three hundred 228 00:10:45.720 --> 00:10:48.360 and seventy five tons of silver, six hundred and seventy 229 00:10:48.440 --> 00:10:50.799 five tons of bronze, and three hundred three thousand, seven 230 00:10:50.840 --> 00:10:53.799 hundred and fifty tons of iron. They also contributed numerous 231 00:10:53.840 --> 00:10:56.000 precious stones, which were deposited in the treasury for the 232 00:10:56.039 --> 00:10:58.240 House of the Lord under the care of Jehiel, a 233 00:10:58.320 --> 00:11:01.120 descendant of Gershon. The people were joiced over the offerings, 234 00:11:01.360 --> 00:11:03.840 for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord, 235 00:11:03.879 --> 00:11:07.799 and King David was filled with joy. Then, David, praise 236 00:11:07.879 --> 00:11:10.360 the Lord and the presence of the whole assembly, Oh Lord, 237 00:11:10.679 --> 00:11:12.440 the God of our ancestor Israel. 238 00:11:12.679 --> 00:11:14.320 May you be praised forever and ever. 239 00:11:14.720 --> 00:11:16.919 Yours, Oh Lord, is the greatness and the power, and 240 00:11:17.000 --> 00:11:19.480 the glory, and the victory and the majesty. Everything in 241 00:11:19.519 --> 00:11:21.679 the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and 242 00:11:21.759 --> 00:11:24.000 this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one 243 00:11:24.039 --> 00:11:26.679 who is over all things. Wealth and honor come from 244 00:11:26.720 --> 00:11:29.879 you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might 245 00:11:30.000 --> 00:11:32.440 are in your hand, and at your discretion people are 246 00:11:32.519 --> 00:11:36.039 made great and given strength. Oh our God, We thank 247 00:11:36.120 --> 00:11:38.720 you and praise your glorious name. But who am I 248 00:11:39.159 --> 00:11:41.559 and who are my people that we could give anything 249 00:11:41.639 --> 00:11:44.519 to you. Everything we have has come from you, and 250 00:11:44.600 --> 00:11:47.399 we give you only what you first gave us. We 251 00:11:47.519 --> 00:11:50.360 are here only for a moment, visitors and strangers in 252 00:11:50.399 --> 00:11:53.159 the land, as our ancestors were before us. Our days 253 00:11:53.200 --> 00:11:56.240 on earth are like a passing shadow, gone as soon 254 00:11:56.639 --> 00:12:00.120 without a trace, O, Lord, our God, even and this 255 00:12:00.200 --> 00:12:02.360 material we've gathered to build a temple to honor your 256 00:12:02.360 --> 00:12:03.399 holy name comes from you. 257 00:12:03.840 --> 00:12:04.759 It all belongs to you. 258 00:12:05.200 --> 00:12:07.600 I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and 259 00:12:07.720 --> 00:12:10.960 rejoice when when you find integrity there. You know I've 260 00:12:11.000 --> 00:12:12.960 done all this with good motives, and I have watched 261 00:12:13.000 --> 00:12:16.519 your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously. Oh Lord, 262 00:12:16.639 --> 00:12:19.759 the God of our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac and Israel, make 263 00:12:19.840 --> 00:12:22.840 your people always want to obey you. See to it 264 00:12:23.000 --> 00:12:26.080 that their love for you never changes. Give my son 265 00:12:26.200 --> 00:12:28.919 Solomon the whole hearted desire to obey all your commands 266 00:12:28.960 --> 00:12:31.600 and laws and decrees, and to do everything necessary to 267 00:12:31.639 --> 00:12:34.000 build this temple for which I have made these preparations. 268 00:12:34.399 --> 00:12:36.919 And then David said to the whole assembly, give praise 269 00:12:37.000 --> 00:12:39.519 to the Lord our God, and the entire assembly praise 270 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:41.840 the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed 271 00:12:41.919 --> 00:12:43.840 low and knelt before the Lord and the King. 272 00:12:44.879 --> 00:12:45.159 Wow. 273 00:12:45.559 --> 00:12:46.480 Yeah, wow. 274 00:12:46.960 --> 00:12:51.759 So you and I probably can't even imagine the amount 275 00:12:51.759 --> 00:12:55.960 of god one hundred and eighty eight tons of gold tons. 276 00:12:56.000 --> 00:12:58.759 Yes, David gave one hundred and twelve tons himself, right, 277 00:12:59.320 --> 00:13:01.039 and then they add at one hundred and eighty eight more. 278 00:13:02.679 --> 00:13:02.879 Yeah. 279 00:13:03.080 --> 00:13:05.600 So I looked it up, and depending on the price 280 00:13:05.639 --> 00:13:08.600 of gold, is somewhere between fifty five and sixty million 281 00:13:08.720 --> 00:13:09.840 dollars per ton. 282 00:13:11.600 --> 00:13:13.360 Whoa say that again? 283 00:13:13.480 --> 00:13:16.600 It's between sixty five or between fifty five and sixty 284 00:13:16.799 --> 00:13:20.480 million dollars per ton in today's value of gold. 285 00:13:21.200 --> 00:13:22.879 So sixty per tons. 286 00:13:23.000 --> 00:13:25.159 Yeah, let's just round it up to sixty. It's going 287 00:13:25.200 --> 00:13:26.879 up anyways, just sixty. And you're talking about it, and 288 00:13:26.919 --> 00:13:29.200 he did six hundred and twelve He did six hundred, 289 00:13:29.440 --> 00:13:31.360 David by himself six hundred and twelve tons. 290 00:13:31.440 --> 00:13:33.759 Oh well, one eighty eight and one twelve It is 291 00:13:33.799 --> 00:13:34.799 two hundred, isn't that right? 292 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:38.360 No, it's three hundred, oh yeah, duh, yeah. But I 293 00:13:38.440 --> 00:13:40.480 was trying to highlight for David's gift. 294 00:13:40.480 --> 00:13:48.519 Three hundred yes, so that's eighteen billion billion. That is incredible. 295 00:13:48.759 --> 00:13:52.919 But if you go just David's no, no, no, no, no, no, 296 00:13:53.159 --> 00:13:54.039 we got to do it, right. 297 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:59.679 It's sixty million times three years, one hundred, sixty million 298 00:13:59.720 --> 00:14:02.799 times three hundred is eighteen thousand million. 299 00:14:04.240 --> 00:14:07.480 Yeah, it's eighteen billion dollars eighteen billion, yeah, yeah, yeah. 300 00:14:07.759 --> 00:14:09.759 But what I was going to highlight first before we 301 00:14:09.879 --> 00:14:13.159 get to the to the total eighteen million sacrifice, yeah, 302 00:14:13.360 --> 00:14:19.720 is David's right. So David gets up and he gives, oh, 303 00:14:19.840 --> 00:14:23.960 I'm sorry, he gives six point seven billion dollars worth 304 00:14:24.000 --> 00:14:25.799 of gold, right from his own money. 305 00:14:26.200 --> 00:14:26.399 Yeah. 306 00:14:26.559 --> 00:14:28.159 Then he go he goes beyond that, he gives two 307 00:14:28.200 --> 00:14:31.000 hundred and sixty tons of silver. That's another couple billion 308 00:14:31.039 --> 00:14:34.080 dollars right, right, So dude steps up and gives like 309 00:14:34.360 --> 00:14:38.279 ten billion dollars, right, not including the other treasures, the 310 00:14:38.399 --> 00:14:41.320 iron that he gave, the gems that he gave, all 311 00:14:41.360 --> 00:14:44.960 those things, right, which, by the way, you don't often 312 00:14:45.039 --> 00:14:48.600 when you read David's stories, Hey he came king, you 313 00:14:48.639 --> 00:14:53.080 don't often picture him as being a multi gazillion. 314 00:14:52.679 --> 00:14:55.960 Billion there, yeah right, right right, I don't often see 315 00:14:56.039 --> 00:14:56.759 David that way to you. 316 00:14:56.919 --> 00:14:58.879 Right, No, but you know, they took spoils from every 317 00:15:00.240 --> 00:15:02.159 from every victory and all those kinds of things. 318 00:15:02.200 --> 00:15:04.919 That's that's where he built his wealth. And then tribute 319 00:15:05.200 --> 00:15:07.840 because he had other nations that were bringing tribute to him. 320 00:15:07.919 --> 00:15:10.840 Right So, yeah, But what I think. 321 00:15:10.799 --> 00:15:14.799 Is amazing here is one he's telling his son before 322 00:15:14.840 --> 00:15:16.919 he brags about his money, before he does anything else. 323 00:15:17.080 --> 00:15:20.279 He said, Solomon, there's nothing more important than your walk 324 00:15:20.360 --> 00:15:23.480 with God. Right So, and then he turns to the 325 00:15:23.519 --> 00:15:25.320 people and says, hey, listen, he's got it. He's young, 326 00:15:25.559 --> 00:15:29.480 he doesn't even he has no experience, and he's got 327 00:15:29.559 --> 00:15:33.000 this incredibly important responsibility of building the temple. Nothing's more 328 00:15:33.039 --> 00:15:35.639 important than building this temple. And then David says, I'm 329 00:15:35.679 --> 00:15:37.679 so committed to it. I'm going to give my own wealth. 330 00:15:38.159 --> 00:15:40.879 He doesn't take it from the Kingdom's treasury, he doesn't 331 00:15:40.879 --> 00:15:43.000 take it from he doesn't go collect taxes from maybe 332 00:15:43.039 --> 00:15:45.159 as he goes, this is my wealth, and I'm going 333 00:15:45.200 --> 00:15:50.440 to give ten billion dollars. And then his generosity inspired 334 00:15:50.960 --> 00:15:53.919 all of his officers and his leaders and all these 335 00:15:54.000 --> 00:15:57.600 family people, and they gave, like you said, they added 336 00:15:57.679 --> 00:16:01.720 to it billions upon billion. It's upon billions. Yeah, can 337 00:16:01.759 --> 00:16:04.960 you imagine how magnificent the temple was? Yeah, and how 338 00:16:05.039 --> 00:16:07.840 magnificent it was that all these materials were just for 339 00:16:07.919 --> 00:16:08.879 the for the temple. 340 00:16:08.960 --> 00:16:11.120 Hey, I gotta I gotta throw this in here. So 341 00:16:11.720 --> 00:16:14.639 I got have you ever been to the Vatican? Yes, okay, 342 00:16:14.759 --> 00:16:18.919 so you know you know the significent. Well, right, so 343 00:16:19.519 --> 00:16:23.039 I remember talking to a person who was, you know, 344 00:16:23.600 --> 00:16:26.519 just who loves all that and he's totally devout and 345 00:16:26.720 --> 00:16:29.360 you know, and uh, and I had made a comment 346 00:16:29.399 --> 00:16:32.039 and I said, they had a punch bowl and this 347 00:16:32.200 --> 00:16:34.720 punch bowl was worth it was solid gold, and it 348 00:16:34.840 --> 00:16:38.679 was probably worth three million dollars, right, just this punch bowl. 349 00:16:38.840 --> 00:16:40.519 And it wasn't just a punch bowl like you can 350 00:16:40.559 --> 00:16:43.120 hold in your hands. It was like too big for 351 00:16:43.360 --> 00:16:45.759 you know, you to even lift. Okay, and and and 352 00:16:45.879 --> 00:16:47.759 it was they called it a punch or some kind 353 00:16:47.759 --> 00:16:49.639 of bowl or something, but anyway, it was just made 354 00:16:49.639 --> 00:16:51.080 out of this pure gold, and it was probably worth 355 00:16:51.080 --> 00:16:51.759 three million dollars. 356 00:16:52.320 --> 00:16:54.480 And I was like, are you kidding me? You could 357 00:16:54.960 --> 00:16:55.600 you could take. 358 00:16:55.519 --> 00:16:58.360 That punch bowl and you could you know, melt it 359 00:16:58.440 --> 00:17:01.399 down and you know, feed it entire country, right, Like 360 00:17:01.519 --> 00:17:03.919 that's just ridiculous And then the person who was with 361 00:17:04.079 --> 00:17:08.240 me said, or you could think of it as like 362 00:17:08.319 --> 00:17:11.599 the Old Testament, how God is honored in wealth and 363 00:17:11.680 --> 00:17:13.759 the very best, the best, right, that's the best what 364 00:17:13.839 --> 00:17:15.559 we have. Yeah, And I said, where do you get 365 00:17:15.599 --> 00:17:17.599 that from? And he said, well, when they built the 366 00:17:17.640 --> 00:17:21.240 Temple And I said, yeah, that's when God lived there. 367 00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:25.440 God doesn't live, you know, necessarily just in the Vatican. 368 00:17:25.559 --> 00:17:28.960 He lives everywhere. So yeah, I'm pretty sure that God's 369 00:17:29.000 --> 00:17:31.759 house and his address that would have justified that. Like, 370 00:17:31.920 --> 00:17:33.519 I'm not sure if you know this or not, but 371 00:17:33.640 --> 00:17:35.839 God flooded out of the Holy of Holies and he's 372 00:17:35.880 --> 00:17:38.240 everywhere now, so I'm not sure that the same rules 373 00:17:38.319 --> 00:17:40.759 quite apply. So I had this like argument and this 374 00:17:40.880 --> 00:17:43.960 guy was like totally offended, right, he was like, he 375 00:17:44.039 --> 00:17:45.240 disagree with me entirely. 376 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:47.359 Well, I do, I do believe that the attitude that 377 00:17:47.519 --> 00:17:50.319 David is giving this this over the top generosity that 378 00:17:50.440 --> 00:17:54.119 God deserves my very best, because for sure is we 379 00:17:54.240 --> 00:17:56.000 didn't who am I and. 380 00:17:56.039 --> 00:17:58.680 Who are your people? That we could give you anything? 381 00:17:59.000 --> 00:17:59.119 Right? 382 00:17:59.319 --> 00:18:02.799 Right, we should desire first of all, he said, because 383 00:18:02.799 --> 00:18:05.000 you gave us everything, we didn't give you anything that 384 00:18:05.039 --> 00:18:08.119 you didn't give us first. And that's the attitude of 385 00:18:08.279 --> 00:18:10.759 generosity when we come to God and we go God, 386 00:18:10.839 --> 00:18:13.079 everything I have is yours. The house you gave me 387 00:18:13.200 --> 00:18:15.359 is yours. The car you gave me is yours. Let 388 00:18:15.440 --> 00:18:18.119 me use them for you. The bank account I have, 389 00:18:18.359 --> 00:18:20.599 the resources that I have, these are yours. 390 00:18:21.000 --> 00:18:23.319 One. God's not broke and he's not going to owe 391 00:18:23.359 --> 00:18:25.680 you anything, so you can't outgive him right. And we 392 00:18:25.799 --> 00:18:26.079 find that. 393 00:18:26.480 --> 00:18:31.599 So when several years ago, Heritage decided we were going 394 00:18:31.680 --> 00:18:34.880 to invest heavy in the next generation, and we wanted 395 00:18:34.960 --> 00:18:37.119 to make a world class space for our children, and 396 00:18:37.480 --> 00:18:39.519 we need to raise a bunch of money. And the 397 00:18:39.559 --> 00:18:42.559 economy was a little tight in that moment. It wasn't 398 00:18:42.720 --> 00:18:45.160 it wasn't hard, but it was you know, we had 399 00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:47.160 some people that were struggling a little bit. And so 400 00:18:48.359 --> 00:18:50.079 my wife and I we decided that we were going 401 00:18:50.160 --> 00:18:52.279