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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 7:00

2 Samuel 12 is about the LORD's restoration of David from his low ebb of wilful sin against his Heavenly Father to the time of David's resuming full and free fellowship with God. The prophet Nathan is sent to king David with a parable that was designed to wake the king from his state of selfishness and stir him into a recognition of what he had done. Only true repentance could restore him and the lesson learnt becomes an impetus for each of us to turn to the LORD to find healing. Nathan tells a parable about a wealthy arrogant and self centred man who takes from the poor man a precious ewe lamb, that was like a daughter to that man. How typical it is for some wealthy individuals to believe that the destitute exist for them to be exploited. This, however, was not characteristic of David. And so David was enraged at the lack of pity which the rich man had shown. Sin was the traveller who came to David and who caused David to behave uncharacteristically. The king commanded the death of the rich man and compensation of four times the loss be paid to the poor man. This was of course what the Law had demanded for a trespass offering. This offering spoke of restitution for deceit in relation to the holy things. Nathan dramatically says to David: You are the man. David fully understands his guilt, deception and lack of pity. David is condemned by his own mouth and is worthy to die. No offering could cover his sin. All he could do was to throw himself upon the mercy of the Almighty. The prophet says that the sword would not depart from David's house. David was to pay with the loss of four sons - the child that was born of his adultery with Bathsheba, Absalom, Amnon and Adonijah. As king David had done with Uriah's wife Bathsheba, so would David's son - Absalom - do with the wives of his father David - but openly before all Israel. Nathan tells the king that Yahweh has put away David's transgression. Our sins will be forgiven if we repent and turn our hearts to our Sovereign. That doesn't mean that there will not be consequences flowing from our wrongs. Verses 16-23 tells us that the child born to Bathsheba became sick and died. David entreated his Maker to allow the child to live. The king was full of contrition and afflicted himself with fasting and not allowing music in his presence. When his son died David's servants were frightened to tell him lest he do something regrettable. But David rose up and washed putting on fresh clothes. They asked him why? He said he had hoped that God would show mercy to the child, but now the child had died entreating was pointless. David would, when he died, join his son in the unconscious sleep of death. Consolation was given to David and Bathsheba in the birth of another son who was born in a manner that pleased their Heavenly Father. Verse 26 records that Yahweh loved this child who was given the epithet - Jedidiah meaning "loved of Yah" and that child was later named Solomon meaning "peaceful". After being forgiven David wrote Psalms 32 and 51 to celebrate the mercy and loving kindness of the LORD God Almighty and to teach others about turning to their loving Father in the time of their need - see also Paul's comments in Romans 4 verses 5-8. 2 Samuel 12 finishes by describing the fall of Rabbah to Joab and the army and Joab's summoning David to be there as the city fell. It also describes David being crowned with the crown of the king of Rabbah and the great treasure taken. The Ammonites were then put to rigorous work by David. Jeremiah 16 verses 1-4 tell of the LORD commanding Jeremiah not to marry because of the nearing judgments of God on Judah. The nation would be destroyed through famine, warfare and diseases leaving their carcasses as unburied dung on the ground. Verses 5-9 speak of the vast extent of the destruction. There would be no time to mourn the dead because of the uproar and chaos that rapidly spread over Judah. Normal life would be suspended as the exiles were dragged away with hooks through their bodies. In verses 10-13 the nation would bemoan their condition and protest that they did not deserve such treatment. Verses 14-21 foretell their restoration by their Almighty Sovereign. At that time Yahweh would be known for His deliverance of His people from the northern captivity rather than when He had earlier gained a Name for delivering His nation from Egypt. Verses 16-18 reveal that prior to this time of restoring GOD would save them from life threatening destruction. Modern Israel came through great pogroms and near extinction during the Nazi holocaust. The Nazis were the "hunters" whereas the Zionists - such as Theodore Hertzl - were the "fishers" who sought to entice Jewish people to return to their ancestral homeland - Israel: see Ezekiel 37-38, Deuteronomy 28 verses 64-68. Verses 19-21 say that eventually Israel would acknowledge their sins and idolatry and finally return to the true and living God. In that day Israel will know their God by experience and not just theoretically: Ezekiel 37:28; 38 verse 23, Joel 3 verses 14-21; Romans 11 verses 13-24. Matthew 27 starts with Judas hanging himself when he saw that Jesus would not take his kingdom then, but would wrongfully suffer and submit to death. Then follow six sham trials - three before Jewish authorities and three before Roman officials. The marvel of our Lord's submission, his care and compassion for others is evident in the brief record of his crucifixion. Our Lord Jesus was totally in control of his mind despite being brutally scourged by the Romans - scourging was called the intermediate death for many a man died under the flaying of his flesh. Pilate may have hoped that the Jews would have pity on Jesus when he said: "Behold the man". But sadly they did not. Then our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified. On the stake he spoke seven wonderful sayings - each of these from the holy Scriptures. Note our Lord Jesus' incredible submission to his wrongful treatment and contemplate the lessons that Peter draws for us in 1 Peter 2 verses18-25. That Jesus had mastery over himself as well as triumphing over his foes the Apostle Paul tells us: Colossians 2 verses 11-15. Jesus was buried in the unused tomb of Joseph of Aramithea, in fulfilment of the prophecy of Isaiah 53 verse 9. A guard of four temple soldiers was placed at the mouth of his tomb. This would contribute to the incontrovertible evidence that would accompany our Lord Jesus' resurrection.

Ep. 127: Nicola Griffith, Ammonite

SCIFI SNAK

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 74:07

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Thursday with Tabitha - Zephaniah

Partakers Church Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 10:40

Thursday with Tabitha 7. Zephaniah by Tabitha Smith This week in our series on the minor prophets we are looking at the book of Zephaniah. Zephaniah was a contemporary of Jeremiah, Nahum and possibly Habakkuk and his prophecy was written during the reign of king Josiah of Judah. Josiah reigned between 640–609 BC. The prophecy includes reference to the future destruction of Nineveh, capital of Assyria, so it was likely written before the date of this event, which was 612 BC. The little territory of Judah was the only surviving part of the original people of Israel. The northern kingdom of Israel had been overthrown and Judah was under the control of the Assyrians. King Josiah was a good king who undertook significant religious reform in Judah, trying to turn the people back from worshipping idols to worshipping their God. Josiah's father, Amon, had been a wicked king, and his grandfather, Manasseh, was one of the worst kings in the history of Judah, doing evil in God's sight and turning the people away from God. The king before Manasseh was called Hezekiah. We read his story in the book of Isaiah. Zephaniah 1:1 provides us with Zephaniah's family history. This is traced back as far as his great, great grandfather, Hezekiah. It is possible that this was the same king Hezekiah, meaning that Zephaniah came from a royal family. One of the main themes of the book is the coming of the Day of the Lord. This is a phrase that appears many times in the Bible, referring to a day of judgment that would bring terror for God's enemies and blessings for those who belong to God. Many prophetic oracles in the Bible have an element of immediate historical fulfilment in the day they were written, and another more distant application in a time yet to come. Zephaniah's writings are no exception. In Zephaniah 1, the prophecy launches straight into a devastating description of coming judgement. This is portrayed as an apocalyptic event, reversing the very order of creation and sweeping away both man and beast. But the focus zooms in very quickly to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, and in Zephaniah 1:4 we learn about some of the things the people of Judah were doing to incur such judgment: they were worshipping Baal, worshipping the heavenly bodies, pretending to worship God but trusting instead in the pagan god Milcom. They were turning away from God and ignoring him entirely. God levels two main accusations against his people. The first is one of syncretism. This means mixing acts of service to God with pagan religious elements. In chapter 1 verse 8 the king's sons and officials are described as wearing foreign clothes, probably associated with other religions, and in verse 9 the curious reference to people ‘leaping over the threshold' probably refers to another pagan custom. You can read about the possible background to this practice in 1 Samuel 5:1-5. The second accusation of God against his people is that they have become complacent in sin. The Judeans had started to think that God didn't really involve himself in their daily lives, so it didn't really matter how they lived. They had reduced God in their minds to a distant, impotent deity. The prophecy describes God going through Jerusalem personally, with search lamps, to find these complacent people and punish them. The second half of Zephaniah 1 contains a fearsome description of the Day of the Lord as a day of great darkness, distress, wrath and ruin. Nothing will be able to protect human beings, not all the wealth they have collected. They will be reduced to nothing. Thankfully, the book doesn't end there! In Zephaniah 2 the people of Judah are told that repentance is still possible. This is surely good news after the terrible picture painted in chapter 1. The people are warned that the day of judgement will come quickly so they need to gather together and repent, to humble themselves and seek God. Zephaniah 2:3 proclaims: “Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the Lord.” The word ‘perhaps' might initially suggest that Zephaniah has doubts about whether God can indeed forgive any of the people. But in fact, this statement shows that Zephaniah understands and respects God's sovereignty. God is able to forgive, but whether he does or not is entirely up to him. Any mercy he shows to the repentant is still entirely undeserved grace. The rest of Zephaniah 2 contains a series of oracles of judgment against the nations that surround Judah, the enemies of God's people. The cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod and Ekron are Philistine cities to the west, along the Mediterranean coast. Moab and the Ammonite territory lie to the east. The Cushites originate from Ethopia and Egypt in the south, and Assyria lies to the north. The comprehensive description of judgment extending to the four corners of the known world includes the promise that God will return parts of these lands back to Judah and there is a hint of restoration to come. However, before the people get too complacent again, Zephaniah 3 contains a hard-hitting denouncement of the city of Jerusalem, the capital of Judah. The people of God need to learn that they are not immune from God's judgment of sin and they are just as accountable, if not more, than the pagan nations around them. The charges against the judges, officials, prophets and priests of Judah are pretty damning. They are corrupt, polluted, defiled. Zephaniah 3:5 proclaims that: “The Lord within her is righteous; he does no injustice; every morning he shows forth his justice; each dawn he does not fail.” So judgment is inevitable and unavoidable. God must be just and repay sin with punishment. But there is good news to come. Zephaniah 3:9 suddenly introduces a startling promise of hope. God says that there will be a day when he will change the speech of his people and make it pure again. The people will call out to God once more, they will serve him and he will restore them. A picture of unity, peace and holiness follows. The last 6 verses of the book contain the most glorious and beautiful image of God delighting and rejoicing over his restored people. The judgement is finished, the shame is gone and restoration is possible. God does not delight in judgment, he delights in being in the midst of his people. Zephaniah 3:17: The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. This final prophecy seems to refer to a future time of unity and peace for God's people. In the short term, Judah was punished and judged when the Babylonians overthrew the Assyrians. Jerusalem was taken, and many of the people were carried off into captivity. After the exile, there was a degree of restoration and some of the exiles returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the city and its walls. But the picture of complete peace and restoration was not yet fulfilled. The gathering of all God's people, the salvation of those who are lame and broken, and the rehoming of the outcast, is something we can still look forward to. So what do we take away from the book of Zephaniah? We are reminded of the reality of the Day of the Lord that is still to come. Jesus warned that this day of final judgment would come suddenly, like a thief in the night, and many will be unprepared. We don't want to be like the complacent Judeans, thinking that God wouldn't involve himself in the reality of human affairs. Jesus is coming back! The humble people amongst the remnant of Judah hoped that their repentance might not be too late. They threw themselves upon God's mercy. For us, living in the light of Jesus' cross, it is because of Jesus that we can know with assurance that we do not need to fear this coming Day of the Lord. If you have believed and trusted in Jesus, there is no “perhaps” about it. Jesus has taken upon himself the judgment that would have been yours and mine and we can be certain that there is no more condemnation. The Day of the Lord will be a day of stark contrasts. This day will be terrible for those who have lived lives separated from God, in denial of him or in opposition to him. But for those who have humbled themselves and chosen to live under his authority, it will be a day of great joy, when God comes to dwell in the midst of his people. God will sing to us, his people! He will rejoice over us. What an amazing thought! The choices we make now have eternal consequences. I'll finish with the words that James writes in his New Testament letter: "You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, 'He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us?' But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, 'God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.' Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you!" (James 4:4-10 ESV) Right Mouse click or tap here to download this episode as an audio mp3 file

Thoughts on the Bible Readings 2 Samuel 11, Jeremiah 15 and Matthew 26) for July25th

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 5:55

2 Samuel 11 verses1 tells us that David had affectively abandoned his kingly duties. In this restless state David falls into sin as he beholds an attractive woman - Bathsheba - washing herself. King David commands her presence in his royal chambers. Sin came as a traveller to David as the prophet Nathan explains in chapter 12. Bathsheba was a woman married to David's faithful warrior. This adulterous liaison between David and Bathsheba resulted in her being with child. Uriah was given leave from the war against the Ammonites. David was trying to hide what he had done. The king tried to have his faithful servant visit Bathsheba, Uriah's wife, so that Uriah might believe that the child to be born would be his. Uriah refused to do this while the army of Israel was camped in difficult circumstances in the open fields. David tries having Uriah to take a large draft of alcohol in the hope that Uriah would then go to his wife. When this failed David sank to a new low by writing a letter to Joab arranging for Uriah to be slain in the battle. Uriah carried his own death warrant to his army captain Joab. David's despicable action also meant that once again the king was abandoning his moral compass and effectively transferring an immense amount of power to Joab. When Uriah's assassination was reported to David, the king said somewhat disingenuously that this happens in warfare and Joab needs to intensify his efforts to capture the city. The chapter finishes by saying that Bathsheba mourns her husband's death before David took her as his wife. The chapter shows a spiralling decline in the life of king David. His actions are compounded by adultery, deceit and murder. Despite the gravity of what David has done we will see that principally it is against Yahweh that king David has sinned. The telling words that close the chapter: "But the thing David had done displeased Yahweh" - suggests to us that serious matters will follow. Jeremiah 14 verses 1-6 provide a word picture of the great drought that the LORD had brought to Judah. We notice that when Judah came to its cisterns they were empty. The physical state of the Land mirrored their spiritual condition: Jeremiah 2 verses 13. The animals' throats were parched. All suffer when God's people sin. In verse 7 Jeremiah acknowledges the waywardness of his nation. Verses 8-9 declare that the only hope of their Sovereign's children is to repent and cast themselves on His mercy. Verse 10 expresses Judah's reluctance to rely on God. And so in verses 11-12 the prophet is commanded by his Maker to not pray for Judah. Verses 13-18 speak of the lying prophets mouthing the words Judah wants to hear. For that reason the leaders and the people deserve the judgments of Yahweh. In verses 19-22 Jeremiah asks God if He has utterly rejected the nation. The prophet personally pleads to his Omnipotent Creator to humble Judah and bring them to repentance that the LORD may once again have pity on His children. If this happens and Judah forsakes the baals then Jeremiah is confident that Judah can be restored. Matthew 26 begins with ongoing plots from the High Priest to destroy our Lord Jesus Christ. Next, comes the anointing of Jesus' feet by Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, with the precious ointment- which became the catalyst for greedy Judas to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. Following this is the record of the Lord's Supper being kept in what thereafter would be a memorial of his sacrifice by sharing bread and wine. Luke says that Jesus had prepared to eat this memorial supper with his Apostles with an intense and fervent desire: Luke 22 verses 15-16. Preparations had been made in secret so that nothing, or nobody, could thwart this vital time to steel and fortify his disciples for the trials that would soon confront them. Our Lord then prophesied of his betrayal by Peter, which in turn was a citation of the words of Zechariah 13 foretelling this. After these events came Jesus' intense personal struggle in the Garden of Gethsemane; where three times he prayed and was strengthened having subjected his own will to that of his Father's. It was here that our Lord's greatest trial and his greatest triumph occurred. In his great agony Jesus sweat as it were great drops of blood. Having completely subjected his own will to that of His Father the victory on the stake was ensured. The Apostle Paul comments on this in Hebrews 5:7-8. The temptation of our Lord Jesus was sharp and intense and real. Despite being tried to the limit Jesus was perfectly obedient. He has become the captain of our salvation and is able to succour us in our trials. Our Lord's betrayal came next. Here, one of the twelve named Judas Iscariot, led the heavily armed band of thugs sent from the temple to arrest the meekest man to have ever walked upon the earth. How tragic that Judas betrayed his Master with a kiss. There was a short ensuing resistance led courageously by Peter, who was rebuked by Jesus. The Master miraculously heals Malchus and passively surrenders himself to be led away to the High Priest's palace awaiting the sentence of death by a process that was illegal in every detail. Note the adjuration of the High Priest in verse 63 was contrary to divine law. Jesus answered citing Daniel 7 verses 13-14 in verse 64, which indicated that the High Priest was knowingly defying God and would incur coming judgment as a result. Peter's pathetic threefold denial and intense remorse close the record.

Thoughts on the Bible Readings (2 Samuel 10, Jeremiah 14 and Matthew 25) for July 24th

Bethel Community Church Orlando

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 4:13

2 Samuel 10 verses 1-5 tell of David's kindness being spurned by Hanun who becomes king after the death of his father. David from a genuine attempt to promote harmony between Israel and Ammon sends ambassadors to comfort Hanun following his father's death. Hanun's advisors suspect that the mission of Israel's emissaries is to spy out the strength of Ammon. And so the ambassadors are shamefully treated by the Ammonites. David gives those ambassadors time at Jericho to regrow their beards before they return home. Verses 6-8 says that Hanun belatedly saw his mistake and is certain that retribution will come to Ammon and so he prepares for war by hiring a massive Syrian army. Verses 9-14 tell of the battle from Israel's tactics in the face of a huge confederacy arraigned against Israel. Joab and Abishai discuss the battle plan for the pincer strategy that has been devised against Israel. They will fight in different divisions, but near enough to each other to give support if the battle progresses badly for either Joab or Abishai. Verse 12 is the faithful rallying call for the Israeli warriors. Verses 15-19 describe the defeat of the mighty enemy host and their extensive losses after David and the remainder of Israel's army enter the fray. Jeremiah 14 verses 1-6 speaks of famine, the sword and the pestilence being brought to the land of Judah. The word pictures show us the great suffering incurred by man and beast. The land becomes desolate and the dwelling place of wild beasts. Verses 7-9 contains a plea for the LORD is in His tender loving kindness to show mercy to His people. In verses 11-12 the prophet is commanded not to pray on behalf of his hypocritical nation. In verses 13-18 we have a description of the desolation. These verses tell us that the lying prophets have Judah had said that the nation would experience peace and not judgement. But the Almighty has a principle that says: there can be no peace to the wicked - Isaiah 57 verse 21. There must be righteousness before there can be peace: James 3 verses 13-18. Judah's prophets and priests had sadly choked the knowledge of their Sovereign from the Land. Verses 19-22 speaks of Jeremiah questioning God's dealings with His children. The prophet says that they acknowledge their wrongdoing. He claims that the nation has been humbled and that none of the false gods can deliver Judah. Matthew 25 commenced with the parable of the ten virgins. Five were WISE and five were foolish. It illustrates the wisdom of being always prepared. Procrastination invariably catches up with those who are prone to it. That all ten virgins slept tells us that at the time of the end comparatively few of our Lord Jesus Christ's followers will be ready. Then follows the parable of the talents, and the keynote of the parable is faithfulness. We each have been given abilities and responsibilities that differ. What is important is that we fully utilise what we have been given; according to the principle to whom much is given, much is expected. Interestingly it was the one talent individual who totally misjudged our Lord Jesus Christ believing that he/she was not good enough for the Kingdom. What an entirely wrong perception for we are all only saved by grace and are no way worthy (of course there will be vast numbers of multi-talented individuals who have failed also). We must understand the gracious gift that is the good pleasure of our Heavenly Father to give His children the Kingdom. Perception is important and we must judge matters according to God's Word. The final judgment will be on the basis of our understanding of our Omnipotent Creator and his inestimable Son and so living. It is love-based rather than mere academic head knowledge. Read verses 34-46 aloud and consider if our actions measure up. Compare also Jeremiah's comments on what Josiah demonstrated in the knowing of his God in chapter 22 verses 15-16 of that prophecy.

BROKEN SAVIORS // Jephthah

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 35:50

Judges 10-11 tells the unsettling story of Jephthah, a rejected warrior raised to deliver Israel from Ammonite oppression. Israel, having abandoned God for seven foreign gods, is enslaved, and their idolatry deepens as they seek deliverance from false gods. Jephthah, influenced by pagan culture, makes a rash vow to sacrifice whatever comes out of his house for victory. Tragically, his only daughter greets him, and he fulfills the vow, revealing a faith mixed with cultural idolatry, misunderstanding God's grace.

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The Book of Judges Chapter 12

Calvary Chapel Naples

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 46:42

This week we dive deep into the story of Jephthah, a man scorned by his community for being the son of a prostitute but recognized by God as a mighty man of valor. The narrative explores themes of judgment, redemption, and the resilience of faith against adversity. As Israel turns away from God, worshiping multiple false gods, they face prolonged oppression from the Ammonites. In a twist of fate, Jephthah is called upon to lead the Israelites into battle against their oppressors, despite being previously cast out. The latter part of the episode transitions to the rule of several subsequent judges, highlighting the cyclical nature of Israel's faithfulness and rebellion against God. Finally, we are introduced to the birth of Samson and the beginnings of his tumultuous journey as a Nazirite. Interspersed with personal reflections, the episode calls listeners to examine their own faith journeys, encouraging them to seek God's truth and embrace true repentance. 00:00 Introduction to Jephthah: The Gileadite 01:21 Israel's Rebellion and God's Response 02:33 Jephthah's Leadership and Negotiation 03:47 The Ammonite Conflict and Spiritual Lessons 05:15 Personal Reflections on Faith and Salvation 07:54 A Prayer for Salvation 09:35 The Consequences of Victory and Obedience 11:47 The Ephraimite Confrontation 17:17 The Test of Dialect and Speech 21:17 Quiet Faithfulness of Israel's Judges 23:13 The Quiet Life of Service 24:30 Review of Judges and Transition to Samson 25:00 Introduction to Samson's Birth 28:18 The Nazarite Vow and Its Significance 33:46 Manoah's Encounter with the Angel of the Lord 44:47 Samson's Birth and Early Life 45:06 Preview of Samson's Story

Take the Lesson into Your Own Heart Before You Cast Judgement

Chats with Chaplain Anthony

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 7:06

Even King David wasn't perfect. He had a major public failure but God still forgave Him. There were consequences but there was still grace. But make sure when we think someone else needs to learn a lesson, stop and look in the mirror first. 2 Samuel 12:1-14 1 And the Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds, 3 but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms,[a] and it was like a daughter to him. 4 Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest who had come to him, but he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.” 5 Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die, 6 and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”7 Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. 8 And I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if this were too little, I would add to you as much more. 9 Why have you despised the word of the Lord, to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your wife and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.' 11 Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house. And I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.'” 13 David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. 14 Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord,[b] the child who is born to you shall die.”Following Jesus and enjoying life are not mutually exclusive. Let's connect to learn more about how that can look in your own life.Let's connect on⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

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3 Kings: Ten Messy Lessons from David's Mess

Gateway Franklin Church

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025

Three good questions to ask in regard to the God of the Bible.“Why does God choose messy people? “Why does God show us so much of that mess?” “Why doesn't people's mess undermine God's reputation and derail His purposes?”Three good answers in regard to the God of the Bible.God doesn't choose messy people, He chooses ordinary people. It just turns out that ordinary people are messy and He already knows that.God doesn't hide people's mess because the Bible it isn't a story about people, it's a story about Him. God chooses to write His story in conjunction with ordinary people to highlight His power and grace. Our mess doesn't derail God's purposes because He isn't dependent on us, we are dependent on Him.2 Samuel 11:1 (NIV) In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king's men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.2 Samuel 11:2-5 (NIV) 2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” 4 Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her monthly uncleanness.) Then she went back home. 5 The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”Messy Lesson #1 Be where you are supposed to be when you are supposed to be there. Messy Lesson #2 The more power and authority you carry the more trouble you can cause.Messy Lesson #3 Cover ups are costly.2 Samuel 11:14-17 (NIV) 14 In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. 15 In it he wrote, “Put Uriah out in front where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and die.” 16 So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were. 17 When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of the men in David's army fell; moreover, Uriah the Hittite died.Messy Lesson #4 God doesn't miss anything. Thank God!Messy Lesson #5. The only way to clean up your mess is to confess your mess.2 Samuel 12:13 13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.”Messy Lesson #6 God redeems all repentances.2 Samuel 12:21-25 (NIV) 21 His attendants asked him, “Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat! 22 He answered, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.' 23 But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.” 24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. The Lord loved him; 25 and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.Messy Lesson #7 Redemption takes away the sin but often leaves a limp. No one is exempt from temptation or failure or sin and yet there isn't anyone or any circumstance God can't redeem when we and it are submitted to Him. Messy Lesson #8 Don't hide your limp. Your limp testifies to God's redemptive power and grace. Psalm 51 (NIV) Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so, you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. 5 Surely, I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. 6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place. 7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. 9 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity. 10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. 13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you. 14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God my Savior, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness. 15 Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise. 16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. 17 My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. 18 May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous, in burnt offerings offered whole; then bulls will be offered on your altar.Messy Lesson #9 You can live with a limp because God's hesed is never ending.Messy Lesson #10Learn the first lesson the first time.Be watchful. Messy seasons can come out of nowhere.Confess your mess. God will redeem it.Keep limping forward. God can do amazing things through leaders with a limp!

4. Nehemiah: Building Unity Brick by Brick - Opposing Forces - 2025/07/13

Mitchell Berean Church - Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 51:43

The power of opposition is intense. History has proved again and again how empires have fallen when facing internal weakness and external pressure. From the Persians seeing Alexander the Great sweep across the known world, to the Inca and Aztec’s falling to Spanish conquistadors, and the Western Roman Empire collapsing under the attacks of small Germanic tribes, it is amazing how opposition exploits weaknesses. Nehemiah and the people were making great progress on the walls, but Sanballat, Tobiah the Ammonite, the Arabs, and men of Ashdod were not ok with Jerusalem coming back to power. They began use weapons of mass disruption by taunting the workers and ridiculing their efforts. Sadly, this would likely be enough to deter many today from the Lord’s work. The people held strong through prayer, but then faced the threat of physical attack. This was no longer a group of bullies, but a real life threatening situation with enemies on all sides growing impatient, and putting their destruction. This brought on the natural discouragement of doing hard work under pressure, and the constant fear of attack and failure. For each of us today these same things plague our lives. From ridicule and threat, to discouragement and fear we all constantly see opposition from outside and within. There is a reality of an enemy who hates us. There is the sinful flesh that distracts us. Both of these desire to destroy us. How do we battle them and keep walking in obedience to God’s call? By doing what Ephesians 6 tells us, and armoring up! Join us for one of our worship services this weekend and MBC as we continue in the book of Nehemiah! - Pastor Ben Key Verse - Nehemiah 4:9 - "But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat." For Scripture, notes, upcoming events, & more: http://bible.com/events/49450999

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When I Am Afraid

Center Christian Church

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 42:23

1 After this the Moabites and Ammonites, and with them some of the Meunites, came against Jehoshaphat for battle. 2 Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A great multitude is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, Engedi). 3 Then Jehoshaphat…

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Whose Kingdom Are We Building?

New City Church Tampa

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 42:23

This week, we continue our series, Quest for a King, in the book of 1 Samuel. In chapters 9-11, we are introduced to Saul, whom God has chosen as king for His people. Saul embarks on a journey to find his father's donkeys but ends up meeting Samuel, who anoints Saul as king. The Spirit of God rushes upon King Saul, and his humble beginning as Israel's new king starts with defeating the Ammonites. Pastor Eric helps us to consider whose kingdom we are building by summarizing today's text into three points: Chapter 9: The call of Saul Chapter 10: The anointing and confirmation of King Saul Chapter 11: Saul's early success

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Thursday with Tabitha - Amos

Partakers Church Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 10:23

Thursday with Tabitha 3. Amos Amos was a prophet during the time of King Uzziah of Judah and King Jeroboam of Israel. His prophecy came somewhere roundabout the year 760 BC, give or take a few decades! At this time Israel and Judah were enjoying an unusual spell of prosperity and political stability. This was especially the case in Israel, where the land was very fertile and abundant crops were growing. The threat from the kingdom of Assyria seemed to have lessened, at least for the time being, so life was pretty good. Unfortunately the people of Israel and Judah had wandered far from the standards of holiness that God had intended for them. Idolatry was rampant, the rich were getting richer and more corrupt by the day and the wealthy were exploiting the poor. The Israelites falsely concluded that their prosperity was a sign of God's obvious blessing. They were looking forward to “the Day of the Lord” when God would finally crush their enemies. It is into this environment that Amos was called to prophesy. We're told that Amos came from Tekoa, a small village in Judah, south-east of Bethlehem. He is identified as a shepherd or maybe a sheep breeder. A rather unlikely choice for a prophet on the face of things! Amos begins his message in chapter 1 with a series of proclamations of God's judgement on the neighbours of the Israelites. He has words of judgement for Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, the Ammonites and the people of Moab. These people groups were enemies of the Israelites. The charges against them relate to their violence, cruelty and abuse of other human beings, particularly during times of war and conquest. The Israelites would probably have been nodding along happily until the beginning of chapter 2. At this point Amos suddenly turns his attention to Judah and then to Israel. The judgements leveled against God's people are of a different order altogether. God accuses them of violating the terms of his covenant with them - they are called to a higher standard of moral and spiritual living than the pagan nations around them. Amos doesn't hold back! The sins of the Israelites include oppression and exploitation of the poor, sexual sins, idolatry, misuse of God's temple, abuse and silencing of the prophets, and empty, ritualistic worship. God had patiently tried to warn his people, by sending them prophets and providing examples of holiness in the form of people like the Nazirites, who took vows of holiness and of abstinence from wine. But God's people had not listened and now God would judge them. The main message in the book of Amos is this: God's judgement is universal; Israel and Judah are not immune. Chapters 3 to 6 expand on the initial judgements outlined in the first two chapters. Even the women of Israel are exposed as people who oppress the poor - God likens them to the fat cows that graze in the fields of Bashan! God is appalled at the nature of the people's idolatrous worship. The people had started to offer sacrifices in places other than the temple in Jerusalem and they had appointed priests who were not Levites. These things were deviations from the instructions that God had provided for worship. They had even turned to worshipping golden calves and other idols. The Israelites thought that they were offering worship that was pleasing to God but it was actually detestable to him. In chapter 4 God summarises a series of warning shots that he gave to the people, which were intended to bring them back to him, but the tragic refrain is repeated over and over again: “yet you did not return to me”. In chapter 5 Amos entreats the people to turn back to God, telling them that it's perhaps not too late. God laments over Israel like a father whose virgin daughter has been raped or become a prostitute. In chapter 5 God declares the following: “I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings of your fattened animals, I will not look upon them. Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen. But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. (Amos 5:21-24 ESV) God calls the people to repent and come back to him and seek justice. In chapter 6 further sins are described which include the complacency of the people in the self-indulgence of the rich at the expense of the poor. Chapter 7 to 9 contain a series of visions which Amos has. These visions declare that God's judgement is unavoidable if God is to be just, which he must. The judgement is imminent. The final vision pictures God standing by the altar of the temple shaking it to its foundations. This is a prophecy about the final downfall of Israel. The prophecy was fulfilled very soon after this. Assyria gained power again and conquered Israel in 722 BC. After all the serious judgements and the terrifying reality of the impending downfall of Israel, the book of Amos ends on a tantalizing note of hope. Despite the people's willful disobedience and the depth of their depravity and sin, God is a God of mercy and deliverance. There is a promise of future restoration of the Israelites. God promises to repair the dwellings of David and preserve a remnant of his people for the future. So what can we learn from the book of Amos? Firstly, we learn that God is always just. God is a God of love and he is mercifully patient but he has to judge sin, otherwise he is not really loving at all. Despite appearances to the contrary, nobody is getting away with anything. Every human being who has ever lived or who will ever live must stand before God to be judged. And the truth is that none of us can stand before him with a perfect account, with an unblemished record of our own. However, the message of hope at the end of Amos hints at the salvation that would eventually come through Jesus. God never meant his judgements on Israel and Judah to be the last word. In mercy he preserved a remnant through the line of David through which the Messiah would come. Through Jesus, God has provided the means of our deliverance and restoration. Those who've trusted in Jesus' perfect, sinless record and accepted his payment for their sin (the sacrifice of his own life) will be able to stand before God without fear. Amos's message also shows us that the knowledge of God comes with responsibility. Those who know more of God and his standards of holiness will be held more accountable than those who have never heard about him. God chose the people of Israel out of all the peoples of the earth, but not because they were better or more numerous or more powerful. Quite the opposite in fact! They were chosen by grace alone. God made his covenant with the people of Israel and gave them clear boundaries of ethical and moral conduct and instructions for their spiritual worship. These were for their own protection and their own benefit. Today, as the new covenant people of God we are no longer required to keep all the requirements of the original old Testament law that God gave to Moses. However, Jesus did not come abolish the law but to fulfill it (Matt 5:17). Just because we have been freed from the demands of the law we are not simply free to do whatever we want. In fact as Jesus pointed out we are called to go above and beyond the requirements that the old law demanded. Rather than restraining ourselves to proportional revenge on our enemies we are called to love them. Instead of simply giving the bare minimum required we are called to give extravagantly. Jesus teaches us that the standard of holiness we are called to is so much higher than we would think. We should view sin with such seriousness that hating somebody should feel as bad as murder and lusting after another person should be regarded as adultery in the heart. Amos' words need to speak to us today, reminding us that God's standard of holiness is so much higher than we realize. Instead of passing our own judgement on the sinful Israelites we need to look honestly at our own lives and realize just how similar to them we can be. God calls his people to do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with him (Micah 6:8). Are we doing that? Do we actively look for opportunities to defend the rights of the poor in our society and our world? Do we think carefully about how we worship God? God is so merciful and patient with us – he calls us to come back to him, to abide in his love, to learn from him and to be his hands and feet in the world we live in. 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Finishing Strong

Center Christian Church

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2025 47:55

18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 1 Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, 2 from the nations concerning which…

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1897 Look To God

BIG Life Devotional | Daily Devotional for Women

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 21:27

2 Chronicles 20 After this, the armies of the Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites[a] declared war on Jehoshaphat.2 Messengers came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army from Edom[b] is marching against you from beyond the Dead Sea.[c] They are already at Hazazon-tamar.” (This was another name for En-gedi.) 3 Jehoshaphat was terrified by […]

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Part 3: Wounded Leaders - Book of Judges

City Church Tulsa Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025

BOOK OF JUDGES Wounded Leaders 6.15.25 Judges 11:1-3 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah. 2 And Gilead's wife also bore him sons. And when his wife's sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You shall not have an inheritance in our father's house, for you are the son of another woman.” 3 Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob, and worthless fellows collected around Jephthah and went out with him. Judges 11:29-33 Then the Spirit of the Lord was upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh and passed on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the Ammonites. 30 And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will give the Ammonites into my hand, 31 then whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites shall be the Lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.” 32 So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the Lord gave them into his hand. 33 And he struck them from Aroer to the neighborhood of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim, with a great blow. So the Ammonites were subdued before the people of Israel. Judges 11:34-35 Then Jephthah came to his home at Mizpah. And behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances. She was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter. 35 And as soon as he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you have become the cause of great trouble to me. For I have opened my mouth to the Lord, and I cannot take back my vow.” Passion or zeal for God, if not rooted in the truth of God's character and the authority of Scripture, can lead to disastrous outcomes. Jephthah reasons with God like a warrior, not a worshipper. Jephthah shows us the consequences of operating in our own wisdom and strength rather than trusting God's character and faithfulness. When a leader carries deep insecurities and unhealed hurt, that pain doesn't remain internal. It leaks into their decisions, relationships, and the culture they create. God's Spirit may empower someone, but that doesn't mean all their actions are good or Spirit-led.

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SPÉCIAL Céphalopodes 1/4 : Y'a un os... ou pas ? L'album de famille (PPDP)

Baleine sous Gravillon (BSG)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 9:38

Cet épisode est une rediffusion de Petit Poisson deviendra Podcast. Avec Combats et Nomen, PPDP est l'un des 4 petits frères de Baleine sous Gravillon. Nous diffusons cette série Céphalopodes du petit frangin chez le grand à l'occasion de la journée mondiale de l'océan, le 8 juin de chaque année._______On connaît tous la Pieuvre, mais qu'en est-il du Nautile ou de l'Argonaute ? La classification des Céphalopodes est pleine de surprises et de tentacules.“Céphalopode” désigne une classe de mollusques marins regroupant les différentes espèces de Poulpes, Seiches, Calmars, Nautiles… Elles sont caractérisées par des bras attachés à la tête, selon l'espèce elles peuvent avoir de 8 à plus de… 90 bras !Saviez-vous que les noms “Pieuvre” et “Poulpe” désignent les mêmes animaux ? C'est Victor Hugo qui a popularisé le terme Pieuvre, en l'utilisant dans son livre Les Travailleurs de la mer paru en 1866. Ce nom était utilisé par des pêcheurs de Guernesey.La classe des Céphalopodes comprend 3 sous classes, les Ammonites (éteintes depuis 66 millions d'années), les Nautiloïdes (les Nautiles) et les Coléoïformes (l'immense majorité). Ces derniers n'ont pas de coquille externe mais certains ont une structure interne rigide. Les Seiches ont un sépion et les Calmars une plume. Enfin les Poulpes n'ont rien de rigide, à part leur bec.Les espèces de ce taxon vivent dans tous les océans du monde et même dans des conditions extrêmes. La Pieuvre dumbo se déplace dans les abysses alors que Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis vit près des volcans sous-marins.Les Poulpes ont 9 cerveaux ! Chacun de leurs 8 bras contient un système nerveux périphérique.Du Kraken, au sous-marin Nautilus du Capitaine Némo, en passant par la gastronomie, les Céphalopodes nourrissent l'imaginaire et la culture.______

Judaïca #2 Une origine mystérieuse - 5/5

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 3:48

Pour vous abonner et écouter l'émission en une fois, sans publicité :https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Pendant longtemps, on a cru que les Israélites étaient un peuple venu d'Égypte, libéré par Moïse, qui aurait conquis la Terre promise sous la conduite de Josué. Mais les découvertes archéologiques récentes racontent une tout autre histoire. Ce que l'on voit, ce n'est pas une invasion brutale, mais l'installation progressive de petits groupes de nomades dans les montagnes de Canaan, à partir du XIIe siècle avant notre ère. Ces nomades vivaient auparavant dans le désert, entre transhumance et agriculture saisonnière. Peu à peu, ils défrichent, cultivent, construisent des maisons de pierre, élèvent du bétail, fondent des villages, et deviennent sédentaires.L'archéologie montre que ces villages sont très modestes : pas de palais, pas de temples, pas de fortifications, aucune trace d'armes ou de luxe. Juste des maisons sobres, de la vaisselle utilitaire, des silos à grains et des outils agricoles. Une société rurale, égalitaire, pacifique. Rien ne correspond à l'idée d'un peuple conquérant. En fait, ces nouveaux arrivants sont sans doute des Cananéens eux-mêmes, fuyant les cités de la plaine devenues trop dures, trop inégalitaires, trop taxées. Ils se réfugient dans les hauteurs et se reconstruisent, loin du pouvoir. Ce sont eux, les premiers Israélites.Ces populations passent par plusieurs cycles : parfois sédentaires, parfois de nouveau nomades en cas de crise. Et malgré des ressemblances très fortes avec leurs voisins – les Moabites, les Ammonites, les Édomites – un détail va les distinguer : ils ne mangent pas de porc. C'est la seule trace claire d'une identité culturelle partagée dans cette société en formation. Bien avant le monothéisme, bien avant les récits de l'Exode, c'est cette pratique alimentaire qui forge peu à peu une conscience collective.Mais cette société naissante ne vit pas en paix très longtemps. Elle doit faire face aux Cananéens, puis aux Madianites venus de l'est, et enfin aux redoutables Philistins venus de la mer Égée. Ces derniers, armés de technologies nouvelles, imposent leur domination sur toute la région. Face à eux, les tribus israélites, dispersées et sans chef, sont impuissantes. C'est cette menace qui les pousse à s'unir. Ils élisent un roi : Saül. C'est le début de la royauté israélite.L'histoire que racontent les fouilles est donc très différente de celle que l'on lit dans la Bible. Pas de conquête miraculeuse, mais un enracinement lent, pragmatique, douloureux parfois. Un peuple qui naît non dans l'héroïsme des batailles, mais dans l'effort patient de la terre et la résistance quotidienne aux puissants. L'épopée d'Israël commence dans le silence des collines. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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Judaïca #2 Une origine mystérieuse - 4/5

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 7:21

Pour vous abonner et écouter l'émission en une fois, sans publicité :https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Pendant longtemps, on a cru que les Israélites étaient un peuple venu d'Égypte, libéré par Moïse, qui aurait conquis la Terre promise sous la conduite de Josué. Mais les découvertes archéologiques récentes racontent une tout autre histoire. Ce que l'on voit, ce n'est pas une invasion brutale, mais l'installation progressive de petits groupes de nomades dans les montagnes de Canaan, à partir du XIIe siècle avant notre ère. Ces nomades vivaient auparavant dans le désert, entre transhumance et agriculture saisonnière. Peu à peu, ils défrichent, cultivent, construisent des maisons de pierre, élèvent du bétail, fondent des villages, et deviennent sédentaires.L'archéologie montre que ces villages sont très modestes : pas de palais, pas de temples, pas de fortifications, aucune trace d'armes ou de luxe. Juste des maisons sobres, de la vaisselle utilitaire, des silos à grains et des outils agricoles. Une société rurale, égalitaire, pacifique. Rien ne correspond à l'idée d'un peuple conquérant. En fait, ces nouveaux arrivants sont sans doute des Cananéens eux-mêmes, fuyant les cités de la plaine devenues trop dures, trop inégalitaires, trop taxées. Ils se réfugient dans les hauteurs et se reconstruisent, loin du pouvoir. Ce sont eux, les premiers Israélites.Ces populations passent par plusieurs cycles : parfois sédentaires, parfois de nouveau nomades en cas de crise. Et malgré des ressemblances très fortes avec leurs voisins – les Moabites, les Ammonites, les Édomites – un détail va les distinguer : ils ne mangent pas de porc. C'est la seule trace claire d'une identité culturelle partagée dans cette société en formation. Bien avant le monothéisme, bien avant les récits de l'Exode, c'est cette pratique alimentaire qui forge peu à peu une conscience collective.Mais cette société naissante ne vit pas en paix très longtemps. Elle doit faire face aux Cananéens, puis aux Madianites venus de l'est, et enfin aux redoutables Philistins venus de la mer Égée. Ces derniers, armés de technologies nouvelles, imposent leur domination sur toute la région. Face à eux, les tribus israélites, dispersées et sans chef, sont impuissantes. C'est cette menace qui les pousse à s'unir. Ils élisent un roi : Saül. C'est le début de la royauté israélite.L'histoire que racontent les fouilles est donc très différente de celle que l'on lit dans la Bible. Pas de conquête miraculeuse, mais un enracinement lent, pragmatique, douloureux parfois. Un peuple qui naît non dans l'héroïsme des batailles, mais dans l'effort patient de la terre et la résistance quotidienne aux puissants. L'épopée d'Israël commence dans le silence des collines. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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Judaïca #2 Une origine mystérieuse - 3/5

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 7:18

Pour vous abonner et écouter l'émission en une fois, sans publicité :https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Pendant longtemps, on a cru que les Israélites étaient un peuple venu d'Égypte, libéré par Moïse, qui aurait conquis la Terre promise sous la conduite de Josué. Mais les découvertes archéologiques récentes racontent une tout autre histoire. Ce que l'on voit, ce n'est pas une invasion brutale, mais l'installation progressive de petits groupes de nomades dans les montagnes de Canaan, à partir du XIIe siècle avant notre ère. Ces nomades vivaient auparavant dans le désert, entre transhumance et agriculture saisonnière. Peu à peu, ils défrichent, cultivent, construisent des maisons de pierre, élèvent du bétail, fondent des villages, et deviennent sédentaires.L'archéologie montre que ces villages sont très modestes : pas de palais, pas de temples, pas de fortifications, aucune trace d'armes ou de luxe. Juste des maisons sobres, de la vaisselle utilitaire, des silos à grains et des outils agricoles. Une société rurale, égalitaire, pacifique. Rien ne correspond à l'idée d'un peuple conquérant. En fait, ces nouveaux arrivants sont sans doute des Cananéens eux-mêmes, fuyant les cités de la plaine devenues trop dures, trop inégalitaires, trop taxées. Ils se réfugient dans les hauteurs et se reconstruisent, loin du pouvoir. Ce sont eux, les premiers Israélites.Ces populations passent par plusieurs cycles : parfois sédentaires, parfois de nouveau nomades en cas de crise. Et malgré des ressemblances très fortes avec leurs voisins – les Moabites, les Ammonites, les Édomites – un détail va les distinguer : ils ne mangent pas de porc. C'est la seule trace claire d'une identité culturelle partagée dans cette société en formation. Bien avant le monothéisme, bien avant les récits de l'Exode, c'est cette pratique alimentaire qui forge peu à peu une conscience collective.Mais cette société naissante ne vit pas en paix très longtemps. Elle doit faire face aux Cananéens, puis aux Madianites venus de l'est, et enfin aux redoutables Philistins venus de la mer Égée. Ces derniers, armés de technologies nouvelles, imposent leur domination sur toute la région. Face à eux, les tribus israélites, dispersées et sans chef, sont impuissantes. C'est cette menace qui les pousse à s'unir. Ils élisent un roi : Saül. C'est le début de la royauté israélite.L'histoire que racontent les fouilles est donc très différente de celle que l'on lit dans la Bible. Pas de conquête miraculeuse, mais un enracinement lent, pragmatique, douloureux parfois. Un peuple qui naît non dans l'héroïsme des batailles, mais dans l'effort patient de la terre et la résistance quotidienne aux puissants. L'épopée d'Israël commence dans le silence des collines. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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Resistance Meets Resistance

Vessel Orlando

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 42:27

Nehemiah 4 NIV4 [a]Sanballat was very angry when he learned that we were rebuilding the wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews, 2 saying in front of his friends and the Samarian army officers, “What does this bunch of poor, feeble Jews think they're doing? Do they think they can build the wall in a single day by just offering a few sacrifices?[b] Do they actually think they can make something of stones from a rubbish heap—and charred ones at that?”3 Tobiah the Ammonite, who was standing beside him, remarked, “That stone wall would collapse if even a fox walked along the top of it!”4 Then I prayed, “Hear us, our God, for we are being mocked. May their scoffing fall back on their own heads, and may they themselves become captives in a foreign land! 5 Do not ignore their guilt. Do not blot out their sins, for they have provoked you to anger here in front of[c] the builders.”6 At last the wall was completed to half its height around the entire city, for the people had worked with enthusiasm.7 [d]But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites heard that the work was going ahead and that the gaps in the wall of Jerusalem were being repaired, they were furious. 8 They all made plans to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw us into confusion. 9 But we prayed to our God and guarded the city day and night to protect ourselves.10 Then the people of Judah began to complain, “The workers are getting tired, and there is so much rubble to be moved. We will never be able to build the wall by ourselves.”11 Meanwhile, our enemies were saying, “Before they know what's happening, we will swoop down on them and kill them and end their work.”12 The Jews who lived near the enemy came and told us again and again, “They will come from all directions and attack us!”[e] 13 So I placed armed guards behind the lowest parts of the wall in the exposed areas. I stationed the people to stand guard by families, armed with swords, spears, and bows.14 Then as I looked over the situation, I called together the nobles and the rest of the people and said to them, “Don't be afraid of the enemy! Remember the Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes!”15 When our enemies heard that we knew of their plans and that God had frustrated them, we all returned to our work on the wall. 16 But from then on, only half my men worked while the other half stood guard with spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. The leaders stationed themselves behind the people of Judah 17 who were building the wall. The laborers carried on their work with one hand supporting their load and one hand holding a weapon. 18 All the builders had a sword belted to their side. The trumpeter stayed with me to sound the alarm.19 Then I explained to the nobles and officials and all the people, “The work is very spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall. 20 When you hear the blast of the trumpet, rush to wherever it is sounding. Then our God will fight for us!”21 We worked early and late, from sunrise to sunset. And half the men were always on guard. 22 I also told everyone living outside the walls to stay in Jerusalem. That way they and their servants could help with guard duty at night and work during the day. 23 During this time, none of us—not I, nor my relatives, nor my servants, nor the guards who were with me—ever took off our clothes. We carried our weapons with us at all times, even when we went for water.[f]

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Judaïca #2 Une origine mystérieuse - 2/5

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2025 7:54

Pour vous abonner et écouter l'émission en une fois, sans publicité :https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Pendant longtemps, on a cru que les Israélites étaient un peuple venu d'Égypte, libéré par Moïse, qui aurait conquis la Terre promise sous la conduite de Josué. Mais les découvertes archéologiques récentes racontent une tout autre histoire. Ce que l'on voit, ce n'est pas une invasion brutale, mais l'installation progressive de petits groupes de nomades dans les montagnes de Canaan, à partir du XIIe siècle avant notre ère. Ces nomades vivaient auparavant dans le désert, entre transhumance et agriculture saisonnière. Peu à peu, ils défrichent, cultivent, construisent des maisons de pierre, élèvent du bétail, fondent des villages, et deviennent sédentaires.L'archéologie montre que ces villages sont très modestes : pas de palais, pas de temples, pas de fortifications, aucune trace d'armes ou de luxe. Juste des maisons sobres, de la vaisselle utilitaire, des silos à grains et des outils agricoles. Une société rurale, égalitaire, pacifique. Rien ne correspond à l'idée d'un peuple conquérant. En fait, ces nouveaux arrivants sont sans doute des Cananéens eux-mêmes, fuyant les cités de la plaine devenues trop dures, trop inégalitaires, trop taxées. Ils se réfugient dans les hauteurs et se reconstruisent, loin du pouvoir. Ce sont eux, les premiers Israélites.Ces populations passent par plusieurs cycles : parfois sédentaires, parfois de nouveau nomades en cas de crise. Et malgré des ressemblances très fortes avec leurs voisins – les Moabites, les Ammonites, les Édomites – un détail va les distinguer : ils ne mangent pas de porc. C'est la seule trace claire d'une identité culturelle partagée dans cette société en formation. Bien avant le monothéisme, bien avant les récits de l'Exode, c'est cette pratique alimentaire qui forge peu à peu une conscience collective.Mais cette société naissante ne vit pas en paix très longtemps. Elle doit faire face aux Cananéens, puis aux Madianites venus de l'est, et enfin aux redoutables Philistins venus de la mer Égée. Ces derniers, armés de technologies nouvelles, imposent leur domination sur toute la région. Face à eux, les tribus israélites, dispersées et sans chef, sont impuissantes. C'est cette menace qui les pousse à s'unir. Ils élisent un roi : Saül. C'est le début de la royauté israélite.L'histoire que racontent les fouilles est donc très différente de celle que l'on lit dans la Bible. Pas de conquête miraculeuse, mais un enracinement lent, pragmatique, douloureux parfois. Un peuple qui naît non dans l'héroïsme des batailles, mais dans l'effort patient de la terre et la résistance quotidienne aux puissants. L'épopée d'Israël commence dans le silence des collines. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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Judaïca #2 Une origine mystérieuse - 1/5

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 7:08

Pour vous abonner et écouter l'émission en une fois, sans publicité :https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Pendant longtemps, on a cru que les Israélites étaient un peuple venu d'Égypte, libéré par Moïse, qui aurait conquis la Terre promise sous la conduite de Josué. Mais les découvertes archéologiques récentes racontent une tout autre histoire. Ce que l'on voit, ce n'est pas une invasion brutale, mais l'installation progressive de petits groupes de nomades dans les montagnes de Canaan, à partir du XIIe siècle avant notre ère. Ces nomades vivaient auparavant dans le désert, entre transhumance et agriculture saisonnière. Peu à peu, ils défrichent, cultivent, construisent des maisons de pierre, élèvent du bétail, fondent des villages, et deviennent sédentaires.L'archéologie montre que ces villages sont très modestes : pas de palais, pas de temples, pas de fortifications, aucune trace d'armes ou de luxe. Juste des maisons sobres, de la vaisselle utilitaire, des silos à grains et des outils agricoles. Une société rurale, égalitaire, pacifique. Rien ne correspond à l'idée d'un peuple conquérant. En fait, ces nouveaux arrivants sont sans doute des Cananéens eux-mêmes, fuyant les cités de la plaine devenues trop dures, trop inégalitaires, trop taxées. Ils se réfugient dans les hauteurs et se reconstruisent, loin du pouvoir. Ce sont eux, les premiers Israélites.Ces populations passent par plusieurs cycles : parfois sédentaires, parfois de nouveau nomades en cas de crise. Et malgré des ressemblances très fortes avec leurs voisins – les Moabites, les Ammonites, les Édomites – un détail va les distinguer : ils ne mangent pas de porc. C'est la seule trace claire d'une identité culturelle partagée dans cette société en formation. Bien avant le monothéisme, bien avant les récits de l'Exode, c'est cette pratique alimentaire qui forge peu à peu une conscience collective.Mais cette société naissante ne vit pas en paix très longtemps. Elle doit faire face aux Cananéens, puis aux Madianites venus de l'est, et enfin aux redoutables Philistins venus de la mer Égée. Ces derniers, armés de technologies nouvelles, imposent leur domination sur toute la région. Face à eux, les tribus israélites, dispersées et sans chef, sont impuissantes. C'est cette menace qui les pousse à s'unir. Ils élisent un roi : Saül. C'est le début de la royauté israélite.L'histoire que racontent les fouilles est donc très différente de celle que l'on lit dans la Bible. Pas de conquête miraculeuse, mais un enracinement lent, pragmatique, douloureux parfois. Un peuple qui naît non dans l'héroïsme des batailles, mais dans l'effort patient de la terre et la résistance quotidienne aux puissants. L'épopée d'Israël commence dans le silence des collines. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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Episode 488: Saul Defeats the Ammonites and the Kingdom Renewed

Ogletown Baptist Church

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 37:34

Daily Mitzvah, Day 92: Intermarriage, Marriage with an Ammonite or Moabite etc. & Castration

Daily Mitzvah (Audio) - by Mendel Kaplan

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 40:08

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God Can Do It in 24 Hours

Morning Prayer with Pastor Sean Pinder

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 21:19

In this epic biblical story, we dive into the courageous rescue of Jabesh-gilead by King Saul, the first king of Israel. The Ammonites had besieged Jabesh-gilead, and its people were in dire need of help. King Saul, driven by the Spirit of God, rallied his people and bravely led the charge against the Ammonites, ultimately saving the city from destruction. Join us as we explore this pivotal moment in biblical history and discover the bravery, faith, and leadership of King Saul.

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Judges | A Needless War - Season 4, Episode 56

Eastland Baptist Messages

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 41:47

In this message from Judges 12, Pastor Troy Dorrell examines the tragic and unnecessary conflict between Jephthah and the tribe of Ephraim following Israel's victory over the Ammonites. Highlighting the pride, selfishness, and false accusations that drove Ephraim to threaten their own deliverer, Pastor Dorrell shows how internal strife among God's people can be more damaging than battles with external enemies. Drawing from the historical and moral failures of Jephthah and his generation, the sermon exposes the consequences of leadership without godliness and unity without humility, urging believers to learn from Israel's mistakes and pursue peace under God's direction.Eastland is a Place to BelongEastland Baptist Church is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are a welcoming and close-knit family community that loves to care for each other through the Church. We strongly believe in loving and supporting each other and our neighbors. Our members don't just attend our Church; they feel a strong sense of belonging.Join Us Find service times and our location at https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/join. Connect with UsWebsite: https://www.eastlandbaptist.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/eastlandbaptisttulsaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/eastlandbaptistTo support the ministry of Eastland Baptist Church, tap here: https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/give

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David and Bathsheba - The Book of 2 Samuel

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Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 15:37 Transcription Available

In this Bible Story, David remains home from battle to rest. While his men fight on the front lines of the Ammonites, he eventually grows complacent, and sleeps with the wife of one of his mighty men, Uriah. She becomes pregnant, and David sends Uriah to the front lines to be killed to cover up his sins. This story is inspired by 2 Samuel 11. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year.Today's Bible verse is 2 Samuel 11:2 from the King James Version.Episode 102: It was spring, the time when most kings go to war, but David feeling content and desiring some rest sent Joab in his stead. However, this choice would prove fatal. In his ease, David looked out and saw something he should not have, and gave into desire for another man's wife. This sin would not only taint his kingdom, it would also lead to the death of one of his closest friends as well as their child as a result.Hear the Bible come to life as Pastor Jack Graham leads you through the official BibleinaYear.com podcast. This Biblical Audio Experience will help you master wisdom from the world's greatest book. In each episode, you will learn to apply Biblical principles to everyday life. Now understanding the Bible is easier than ever before; enjoy a cinematic audio experience full of inspirational storytelling, orchestral music, and profound commentary from world-renowned Pastor Jack Graham.Also, you can download the Pray.com app for more Christian content, including, Daily Prayers, Inspirational Testimonies, and Bedtime Bible Stories.Visit JackGraham.org for more resources on how to tap into God's power for successful Christian living.Pray.com is the digital destination of faith. With over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible, the Pray.com app has everything you need to keep your focus on the Lord. Make Prayer a priority and download the #1 App for Prayer and Sleep today in the Apple app store or Google Play store.Executive Producers: Steve Gatena & Max BardProducer: Ben GammonHosted by: Pastor Jack GrahamMusic by: Andrew Morgan SmithBible Story narration by: Todd HaberkornSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victory after Victory - The Books of 2 Samuel & 1 Chronicles

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 15:55 Transcription Available

In this Bible Story, we witness the triumph of David over the Syrians and Ammonites. He claims victory after victory in battle, and brings Israel into a place of peace with many surrounding nations. This story is inspired by 2 Samuel 10 & 1 Chronicles 19-20. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year.Today's Bible verse is 2 Samuel 10:12 from the King James Version.Episode 101: David's friend Nahash, king of the Ammonites had died, and his son Hanun took his place. David, wishing to show compassion to Hanun, sent him some servants with gifts to mourn the loss of his father. But Hanun's servants were evil and spoke lies about David's servants in his ears. Believing these lies Hanun shaved the servants, shamed them, and sent them away. This led to a ferocious battle between David and the Ammonites. Many lives were needlessly lost because of the lies Hanun believed.Hear the Bible come to life as Pastor Jack Graham leads you through the official BibleinaYear.com podcast. This Biblical Audio Experience will help you master wisdom from the world's greatest book. In each episode, you will learn to apply Biblical principles to everyday life. Now understanding the Bible is easier than ever before; enjoy a cinematic audio experience full of inspirational storytelling, orchestral music, and profound commentary from world-renowned Pastor Jack Graham.Also, you can download the Pray.com app for more Christian content, including, Daily Prayers, Inspirational Testimonies, and Bedtime Bible Stories.Visit JackGraham.org for more resources on how to tap into God's power for successful Christian living.Pray.com is the digital destination of faith. With over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible, the Pray.com app has everything you need to keep your focus on the Lord. Make Prayer a priority and download the #1 App for Prayer and Sleep today in the Apple app store or Google Play store.Executive Producers: Steve Gatena & Max BardProducer: Ben GammonHosted by: Pastor Jack GrahamMusic by: Andrew Morgan SmithBible Story narration by: Todd HaberkornSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

History of the Nations around Israel #2 'The Neighbours' with Jared Walter

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Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 40:17

A @Christadelphians Video: Description: The history from the times of the patriarchs to the Babylonian exile is outlined. Although the relationships between Jew and Gentile were often hostile, they were not necessarily so. Some Gentiles came to be associated with the promises which God made to Abraham, through their faith. To this day Gentiles can share in these blessings through belief and baptism into the things concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ.# SummaryThis PRESENTATION delves into the history of the nations surrounding Israel, focusing on groups such as the Philistines, Phoenicians, Syrians, Kenites, and the descendants of Abraham, including the Amalekites, Moabites, and Ammonites. It explores their origins, interactions with Israel, and the impact of their relationships on the biblical narrative. The speaker highlights both the conflicts and alliances formed between these nations and Israel, emphasising the overarching theme of redemption and faith in God's plan, exemplified through figures like Ruth and Naaman.

Istrouma Baptist Church, May 11, 2025

Istrouma Baptist Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 40:45

Istrouma Baptist Church (BR) May 11, 2025 ========== May 11 - Anxiety Welcome! We're glad you've joined us today for our Sunday morning worship service! For more information about Istrouma, go to istrouma.org or contact us at info@istrouma.org. We glorify God by making disciples of all nations. ========== Connection Card https://istrouma.org/myinfo May 11, 2025 - Micah Cating "Fight for your Family" Nehemiah 4:14 17 Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.” 18 I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me. They replied, “Let us start rebuilding.” So they began this good work. Nehemiah 2:17–18 NIV 6 So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart. 7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem's walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. 8 They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it. 9 But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat. 11 Also our enemies said, “Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work.” 13 Therefore I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows. Nehemiah 4:6–9, 11, 13 NIV RECOGNIZE THE OPPOSITION BUILD WITH COURAGE 14 After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don't be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.” Nehemiah 4:14 NIV REMEMBER THE LORD · Prayer · The Word · Church FIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families… FIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY · Teach Biblical Truth at Home · Guard the Gates · Stand Firm in a Shifting Culture 15 So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days. 16 When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God. Nehemiah 6:15–16 NIV Want to receive weekly announcements in your inbox each week? https://istrouma.org/email Give Online Text ISTROUMA IBC to 73256 or go to: https://istrouma.org/give Our Website https://istrouma.org

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Matthew Week 92

Central Christian Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 45:55

Matthew week 92 Matthew 14:30 ESV 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” Romans 7:21-23 ESV 21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, 23 but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Matthew 15:13-14 ESV 13 He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. 14 Let them alone; they are blind guides. Matthew 15:21 ESV 21 And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Matthew 15:22 ESV 22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.” Judges 10:6 ESV 6 The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines. And they forsook the Lord and did not serve him. Matthew 15:23 ESV 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying out after us.” Matthew 15:24-28 ESV 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 And he answered, “It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.” 28 Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly. Genesis 12:3 ESV 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” Matthew 5:7 ESV 7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. 1 Timothy 1:13a ESV 13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy 1 Timothy 1:16 ESV 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.

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Tola and Jair: Complacency or Commitment? Part 2

Gospel Daily with Josh Weidmann

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 26:01

Gospel Daily with Josh Weidmann Tola and Jair: Complacency or Commitment? Part 2 Series: Judges Scripture: Judges 10 Episode: 1252 In Judges 10, the story shifts to two lesser-known leaders, Tola and Jair, who serve as judges of Israel and bring brief periods of peace. After their rule, Israel once again falls into idolatry, serving multiple false gods and abandoning the Lord. As a result, God allows them to be oppressed by the Ammonites and Philistines, causing great distress. When the Israelites cry out, God rebukes them for their repeated unfaithfulness. However, after they repent and remove their foreign gods, God's compassion is stirred. Key themes include leadership transitions, Israel's cycle of idolatry, repentance, and God's mercy.

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Tola and Jair: Complacency or Commitment? Part 1

Gospel Daily with Josh Weidmann

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 26:01

Gospel Daily with Josh Weidmann Tola and Jair: Complacency or Commitment? Part 1 Series: Judges Scripture: Judges 10 Episode: 1251 In Judges 10, the story shifts to two lesser-known leaders, Tola and Jair, who serve as judges of Israel and bring brief periods of peace. After their rule, Israel once again falls into idolatry, serving multiple false gods and abandoning the Lord. As a result, God allows them to be oppressed by the Ammonites and Philistines, causing great distress. When the Israelites cry out, God rebukes them for their repeated unfaithfulness. However, after they repent and remove their foreign gods, God's compassion is stirred. Key themes include leadership transitions, Israel's cycle of idolatry, repentance, and God's mercy.

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Judges 10-12, Psalm 80

Commuter Bible OT

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 19:23

Two judges of Israel follow the death of Abimelech, and we know little about them, except that they each judged Israel for over 20 years with no ruckus to speak of. When Israel turns to idols yet again, they suffer under the Philistines & the Ammonites. They cry out to the Lord, but he rejects their pleas. When they confess sin and burn their idols, God begins to become weary of their misery. Later, God appoints a ne'er-do-well named Jephthah to deliver Israel from the Ammonites. Sadly, Jephthah doesn't truly know the Lord or His commands, and he makes a vow to the Lord that is abominable in the Lord's sight, standing in direct conflict with the statutes handed down through Moses. Thinking that he is being faithful to the Lord, he makes a heartbreaking decision.Judges 10 - 1:02 . Judges 11 - 5:00 . Judges 12 - 13:19 . Psalm 80 - 16:18 . :::Christian Standard Bible translation.All music written and produced by John Burgess Ross.Co-produced by the Christian Standard Bible.facebook.com/commuterbibleinstagram.com/commuter_bibletwitter.com/CommuterPodpatreon.com/commuterbibleadmin@commuterbible.org

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2 Samuel: God Defends His Name

Bethel Baptist Church

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 42:36

Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 12:26-31 With the daily reports of warfare in almost every corner of the world, we may not expect or desire to come to the Bible and read about wars. But the stories of Old Testament Israel are filled with accounts of the fierce fighting between the Israelites and their enemies. This is especially true of the reign of King David, who was described as a “man of war” (1 Chron 28:3). 2 Samuel 12:26-31 describes the battles between Israel and the Ammonites. It was the Ammonites that Israel was fighting when David committed his sin of adultery (2 Sam 11:1). One question for us is this: what are we to learn for our own lives from Old Testament passages like this, recounting the wars of Israel? One truth revealed in this passage is the faithfulness of God to His promises. He had promised, "By the hand of My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and from the hand of all their enemies" (2 Sam 3:18). God's promises and warnings are all true and utterly reliable. God's faithfulness to His word is illustrated in this passage. Second, God's holiness and justice are revealed in this passage. The Ammonites were a detestable, idolatrous people. Their main god was Molech (or Moloch or Milcom) and people offered their children as sacrifices to this god (Lev 18:21; 20:1-5; 2 Kgs 23:10). So when the Israelites defeated the Ammonites in war, this was God's judgment on the wickedness of these idolaters. God used war as an instrument of His justice. These Old Testament stories have relevance to us in that they reveal attributes of the living God who never changes. This is the same God who reigns over his world today. Let us come to know Him and rejoice.

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Judges 10-12, Psalm 74

Commuter Bible

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 20:36

Two judges of Israel follow the death of Abimelech, and we know little about them, except that they each judged Israel for over 20 years with no ruckus to speak of. When Israel turns to idols yet again, they suffer under the Philistines & Ammonites. They cry out to the Lord, but he rejects their pleas. When they confess sin and burn their idols, God begins to become weary of their misery. Later, God appoints a ne'er-do-well named Jephthah to deliver Israel from the Ammonites. Sadly, Jephthah doesn't truly know the Lord or His commands, and he makes a vow to the Lord that is abominable in the Lord's sight, standing in direct conflict with the statutes handed down through Moses. Thinking that he is being faithful to the Lord, he makes a heartbreaking decision.Judges 10 – 1:15 . Judges 11 – 4:56 . Judges 12 – 13:24 . Psalm 74 – 16:27 :::Christian Standard Bible translation.All music written and produced by John Burgess Ross.Co-produced by Bobby Brown, Katelyn Pridgen, Eric Williamson & the Christian Standard Biblefacebook.com/commuterbibleinstagram.com/commuter_bibletwitter.com/CommuterPodpatreon.com/commuterbibleadmin@commuterbible.org

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Saul's Victory over the Ammonites - The Book of 1 Samuel

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 14:08 Transcription Available

In this Bible Story, Saul rises as king. He leads the Israelites into victory over the Ammonites, and all the people rejoice over their new leader. However, a flickering light of pride dwells within Saul's heart. This story is inspired by 1 Samuel 11. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year.Today's Bible verse is 1 Samuel 11:13 from the King James Version.Episode 80: All was well in Jabesh-Gilead, a farming village in Israel, until one day the Ammonites raided them, taking the people captive. The elders of the city begged for a treaty and Nahash, the commander of the Ammonites, gave them an offer of humiliation, pain, and servitude. The elders agreed but requested 7 days for a rescuer to come first. Little did Nahash know that God had given them a King, Saul, who would gather the people and come to their rescue!Hear the Bible come to life as Pastor Jack Graham leads you through the official BibleinaYear.com podcast. This Biblical Audio Experience will help you master wisdom from the world's greatest book. In each episode, you will learn to apply Biblical principles to everyday life. Now understanding the Bible is easier than ever before; enjoy a cinematic audio experience full of inspirational storytelling, orchestral music, and profound commentary from world-renowned Pastor Jack Graham.Also, you can download the Pray.com app for more Christian content, including, Daily Prayers, Inspirational Testimonies, and Bedtime Bible Stories.Visit JackGraham.org for more resources on how to tap into God's power for successful Christian living.Pray.com is the digital destination of faith. With over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible, the Pray.com app has everything you need to keep your focus on the Lord. Make Prayer a priority and download the #1 App for Prayer and Sleep today in the Apple app store or Google Play store.Executive Producers: Steve Gatena & Max BardProducer: Ben GammonHosted by: Pastor Jack GrahamMusic by: Andrew Morgan SmithBible Story narration by: Todd HaberkornSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ammonite & Fossils Meaning | Crystals for Kitchen Witchery & More! [Crystal Confab Podcast]

Love & Light Live Crystal Healing Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 47:13 Transcription Available

Join Adam Barralet, Kyle Perez , Ashley Leavy and Nicholas Pearson in Episode #29 of the Crystal Confab Podcast as they do a deep dive into Ammonite & Fossils meaning, including: Kitchen witchery & Fossils Opal and Fossils combining to make Ammolite Horns of Ammon, Avalon connection and Ammonite Tune in now for a deeper look at Ammonite & Fossils meaning! Podcast Episode Transcript: Crystal Confab Podcast Introduction: Are you just starting with crystals? Or maybe you have a whole collection but aren't sure how to use them? Join four crystal nerds, healers, workers, and lovers for a casual chat about all things crystals. Adam Barralet: Hello, and welcome to this week's episode of crystal confab. Each week, we like to talk about things that are buried in the ground and have been waiting for a long, long time for us to discover them. But today, we're doing something a little bit different because we won't be talking about a crystal. We're gonna be exploring the world of fossils and things like amylenite and ammolite. So I'm gonna be honest with you. Fossils don't really thrill me. So I've set a challenge to the other three to see if they can win me over by the end of the episode. So to dive in and explore these, welcome, Kyle, Nicholas, and Ashley. Kyle, I know you like the ammolites and ammonites. Talk us a little bit through them. Kyle Perez: Well, for me, I am kind of like you in the way that I'm not a huge fossil person, but I know other people around the confab are much much bigger. I will start with fossil light, ammolite. But what I wanna talk about first is what I've seen as an explosion of interest in fossils recently. I don't know if the rest of you have seen this as well, but last year at the gem show that I worked at, people gave no crap about the crystals. I had to learn on the fly about the fossils that we had because that's where a huge amount of interest was. Our ammolite shells, our ammonites, the megalodon teeth, like amber, green ambers, all of these sorts of things were, like, really exciting. Have you seen that sort of thing, or is it maybe just a niche thing that's happening here? Nicholas Pearson: Yeah. I'm pretty much seeing it industry wide, but I would love to say that it's probably people like Ashley and me who might be bringing some more crystal folks to the dark side. I haven't been to any, like, really big trade shows in a hot minute, but I know Ashley frequents them. So she might have some more insight there too. Ashley Leavy: Yeah. I think if I really reflect on it, the fossil boots might have been a little bit busier than they normally are. Usually, I'm one of, like, two or three people shopping at those booths for the store. So maybe that is the case. I haven't noticed it yet trending amongst the crystally people, the healy feelies, like all of us. I feel like I'm always being like the fossil evangelist out there, trying to get people to appreciate them a little bit. I know Nicholas is the same. We actually did an amazing event last year hosted by Anwen Avalon who did, like, a fossil symposium, and it was Anwen, Nicholas, myself, Brett Holyhead, and Moss Matthew. And it was just, like, five days of fossils, and it was super fun. But that is very much not the norm. I think it takes a little, a little bit of special interest to get people going. Are you captivated by the ancient wisdom of fossils? Elemental energies shape the world and guide our spiritual practice. By working with fossils, you can access these ancient forces and bring balance, empowerment, and connection into your life. That's why I created the Fossils for Elemental Magic Course—a beginner-friendly journey into the magic of Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and Spirit. In this course, you'll explore how fossils act as conduits for elemental energy, empowering you to align with nature's forces in your rituals, divination, and healing work.

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Day 107: Samuel's Speech (2025)

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 20:49

As we continue reading from 1 Samuel, Fr. Mike points out how God gave the people a king like they wanted, even though it was not part of his plan. This reveals to us that even when we choose things that God does not want for us, he is still with us. The readings are 1 Samuel 11-12 and Psalm 55. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Day 92: Jephthah's Vow (2025)

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 27:44

Today's readings are Judges 9-11, Ruth 4, and Psalm 137. In the reading from Judges, we hear about the rise and fall of Abimelech, as well as the misguided and heartbreaking vow Jephthah makes to God in return for victory over the Ammonites. We also conclude the book of Ruth with the marriage of Boaz and Ruth. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Jephthah Keeps his Promise - The Book of Judges