Podcasts about Gibeon

"Now it came to pass, when Adonizedec king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them; That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty. Wherefore Adonizedec king of Jerusalem, sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel. Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it. And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us. So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour. And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night. And the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lordhearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel. And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah. And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them: And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand. And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities. And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel. Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave. And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon." Joshua 10:1-23

 "And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy. And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you? And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye? And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth. Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us. This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy: And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey. And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord. And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them. And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them. And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim. And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them. And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing. And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not." Joshua 9: 1-26

In the tenth chapter of the book of Joshua, we read how, as Israel fought for occupation of the Promised Land at Gibeon, Joshua asked the Lord to stop the sun so that Israel could finish its battle. According to Joshua 10:13, the sun stopped in mid‑sky and did not set for nearly an entire day. According to the most accurate dating, this was about 1400 BC.Our modern scientific age knows that the earth, which weighs billions of tons, revolves around the sun while turning on its axis. In order for the sun to stand still in its apparent movement across the sky, the earth would have to stop spinning. The earth spins at a speed of about 1,000 miles per hour. If it were to suddenly stop, the force would rip the earth apart. All of this is what science tells us. And from these facts, science therefore concludes that the sun could not have stopped in its path across the sky. But this final conclusion is not scientific, even if all the other facts are true.Joshua 10 tells us that God made the sun stop in its apparent path. Science admits that it cannot tell us what God can or cannot do. Science can only tell us that it would be very unlikely for the sun to stand still in the sky. But Joshua 10:14 tells us this and more—this had never happened before and had not happened again at the time Joshua was written.It's not surprising, then, to learn that, according to Aztec lore from Mexico, virtually on the other side of the world, the sun failed to rise for an entire day in the City of the Gods around 1400 BC.Joshua 10:13"And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day."Prayer: Dear Lord, our age is a materialistic age where we deny what we cannot understand. I confess that I cannot understand how the sun could appear to stop in the sky, but I know that Your Word says that You did this great miracle. Grant me your Holy Spirit so that I may not be infected with the doubt that so permeates the world. Amen.REF.: Sitchin, Zecharia. How Jericho fell. The Christian News. Image: The Sun and the Moon Stand Still, Camden Press, CC0, Wikimedia Commons + Aztec calendar stone, Boston Public Library, PD, Wikimedia. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29?v=20251111

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If our faith is only shaped by our _____________ we stop reaching for the _____________________.[Psalm 13:1-2] O LORD, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way? [2] How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand?Over time our faith can shift from _____________________ to _____________________.[Joshua 9:14-15] So the Israelites examined their food, but they did not consult the LORD. [15] Then Joshua made a peace treaty with them and guaranteed their safety, and the leaders of the community ratified their agreement with a binding oath.Even if our faith starts _____________________, God is not _____________________.[Joshua 10:5] So these five Amorite kings combined their armies for a united attack. They moved all their troops into place and attacked Gibeon.God can _____________________ even the parts of our story that started _____________________.[Joshua 10:12-14] On the day the LORD gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the LORD in front of all the people of Israel. He said, "Let the sun stand still over Gibeon, and the moon over the valley of Aijalon." [13] So the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies. Is this event not recorded in [The Book of Jashar]? The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and it did not set as on a normal day. [14] There has never been a day like this one before or since, when the LORD answered such a prayer. Surely the LORD fought for Israel that day!The God who created _____________________ is not _____________________ by it.[Ephesians 3:20-21] Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. [21] Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.Unanswered prayers don't mean God is ________________.

Dibawakan oleh Suster Yolastri MCFSM dan Suster Tania MCFSM dari Komunitas Suster MCFSM Santa Teresa Kalkuta Bekasi di Keuskupan Agung Jakarta, Indonesia. 1 Raja-Raja 3: 4-13; Mazmur tg 119: 9.10.11.12.13.14; Markus 6: 30-34.CHAS ENERGI  Renungan kita pada hari ini bertema: Chas Energi. Ada banyak kesaksian baik secara langsung maupunmelalui media sosial tentang bahaya memakai hp atau telpon seluler saat sedangdi-chas. Orang-orang saling memberikan peringatan untuk tidak menelpon atauberaktivitas dengan hp ketika sedang di-chas. Katanya hp bisa terbakar ataumeledak. Sudah ada banyak bukti tentang ini dan disebarkan secara viral untukdiperhatikan oleh banyak orang. Maksudnya, hp itu harus dalam keadaan diam atau istirahatsehingga proses penambahan energi listrik ke dalam baterainya, tidak terganggudengan penggunaan energi yang sama untuk proses komunikasi. Pertimbangan ituada benarnya, karena baterai itu seperti gudang. Ia menerima dahulu energi,lalu nanti selesai baru ia menyalurkan keluar untuk berbagai pemakaian. Iabukan selang yang menerima dan langsung mengalirkan energinya. Pengalaman chas energi secara rohani digambarkan olehbacaan-bacaan kita pada hari ini. Raja Salomo mewariskan kerajaan yang begitubesar dan kuat dari bapaknya Daud. Tapi ia berhenti sejenak untuk pergi kebukit persembahan yang paling besar, namanya Gibeon. Di sana ia berdoa danmembuat persembahan kepada Allah. Sebagai jawabannya, ia mendapat kebijaksanaandari Tuhan setelah ia disuruh untuk membuat satu permintaan yang terbaik bagidia dan kerajaannya. Sebuah energi baru akan membantu untuk suatu pekerjaanbaru. Yesus dan para rasul menyempatkan suasana sepi untukmereka sendiri dalam istirahat, berdoa, dan memperkuat persekutuan di antaramereka di tengah-tengah kesibukan pelayanan mereka terhadap begitu banyakorang. Namun kenyataannya orang banyak tidak surut keinginannya untukmendengarkan dan mendapatkan penyembuhan dari Tuhan. Mereka mengikuti terus kemana pun tempat menyepinya Yesus dan para rasul. Setelah proses chas kembalienergi itu, kekuatan dan semangat baru bangkit dengan passion, bela rasa, gerakan hati, kobaran semangat, yaitu“tergeraklah hati-Nya oleh belas kasihan kepada mereka, karena mereka sepertidomba yang tidak mempunyai gembala.” Chas energi yang baru atau menambah dan memperkuat yangsudah ada sangat penting untuk tugas selanjutnya, tantangan baru, perjuanganyang berkelanjutan, dan kesulitan-kesulitan yang bakal dihadapi. Kita memilikisaat-saat pemeriksaan batin, pengakuan dosa, ekaristi harian dan mingguan,puasa, rekoleksi, dan retret; semua ini adalah kesempatan chas kembali energirohani. Ini bukan sekedar kegiatan-kegiatan rohani, karena nantinyamenghasilkan orang-orang seperti selang: terima chas energi langsung menguap dankeluar. Ini adalah cara kita mengisi gudang rohani kita, supaya padasaat-saatnya kita menyalurkannya dalam aneka kegunaannya. Marilah kita berdoa. Dalam nama Bapa... Ya Yesus Kristus,perkuatkanlah kami dalam memberikan kesaksian yang benar tentang Dikau.Kemuliaan kepada Bapa dan Putra dan Roh Kudus ... Dalam nama Bapa ...

Delivered by Celine from tha Parish of Santo Marinus Yohanes in the Diocese of Surabaya, Indonesia. 1 Kings 3: 4-13; Rs psalm 119: 9.10.11.12.13.14; Mark 6: 30-34.RECHARGING ENERGY Our meditation today isentitled: Recharging Energy. There are many testimonies both directly from theperson and through social media about the danger of using a cellphone whilebeing recharged. People give warnings to one another not to make or receivecalls when the mobile phone is being recharged. They say that the cellphone canbe burnt or explode. There is already a lot of evidences about this and goneviral on the digital globe. The best advicepeople always give is that the cellphone must be idle or rested, therefore, theprocess of adding electrical energy to the battery is not interrupted by theuse of the same energy for our communication activities. That consideration hasa point, because the battery is like a warehouse. It receives the energy first,then later distributing it for various uses. The battery is not like the hosethat receives water and distributing it at once. The experience ofrecharging energy is spiritually illustrated by our readings today. KingSolomon was graced with such a great and strong kingdom from his father David.But he left behind for a moment the work of governing the kingdom and went tothe mountain of sacrifice, called Gibeon. There he prayed and made offerings toGod. In response, he received wisdom from God after he was told to make thebest wishes for him and his kingdom. A new energy really helps for a new job. Jesus and theapostles took available times for resting, praying, and strengtheningfellowship among them in the midst of their busy ministries to so many people.But in reality the people did not stop their desire to listen and askinghealing from the Lord. They continued following Jesus wherever he and theapostles went. After some moments of recharging energy, a renewed strength andenthusiasm obtained, with great  love ofa Shepherd Jesus exclaimed that He was "moved by compassion for them,because they are like sheep without a shepherd." Recharging energy or addinga renewed strength to the existing ones is very important for us in the processof assuming next task, new challenge, ongoing struggle, and various kinds ofdifficulty that may come any time in our lives. As believers, we have times forexamination of conscience, confession, daily and weekly eucharist, fasting,recollection, and retreat; all these are opportunities for us of regaining ourspiritual growth. If these are just spiritual activities in our routine style,we might find ourselves like a water hose: accepting energy and let it go atonce. It is better for us to fill up our spiritual storehouse with God's powerand love, and at an appropriate time we share it to a particular need. Let's pray. In the name of the Father... O Lord Jesus Christ, fill us with the same compassion as You always havefor the flock who needs a good shepherd . Glory to the Father and to the Sonand to the Holy Spirit ... In the name of the Father ...

We are following some crazy, but true stories for you today that serve to remind us of just where we are on the end times timeline. First, United States Marines in a restricted military training area near the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) training town in Quantico, Virginia have come forward with a report that they saw a Bigfoot in wild at night last summer. Then we travel to the state of Minnesota where we see something even more unusual, overt satanism at the highest levels of government that seems to be resulting in chaos, confusion and death in cities like Minneapolis. What on Earth is going on? Glad you asked, today we tell you all about it.“For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.” Isaiah 28:21 (KJB)

Chciałbym wam dzisiaj opowiedzieć o arcykapłanie Cadoku. Historia tego człowieka przeplata się z historią innego kapłana. Przez prawie cały czas byli oni nierozdzielni i Biblia mówi o nich zawsze razem. Zachodzi też pytanie, który z nich był arcykapłanem w tamtym okresie, a może było ich dwóch. Imię Cadok nosiło około siedmiu osób opisanych w Biblii. Większość z nich pochodziła z rodu kapłańskiego czyli byli potomkami Aarona, brata Mojżesza. W różnych przekładach imię to jest oddawane jako Cadok lub Sadok. Imię to znaczy prawy lub usprawiedliwiony. Współcześnie cadykami czyli sprawiedliwymi nazywa się charyzmatycznych przywódców chasydyzmu, odłamu judaizmu.W odcinku 41 mówiłem o Benajaszu, synu kapłana Jehojady. Ci potomkowie Aarona przybyli aby poprzeć wojskowo króla Dawida. Jest to opisane w 1 Kronik rozdziale 12. Zaraz kolejny werset wymienia Cadoka. W 1 Kronik 12:29 (lub 28) czytamy: “I Sadok, młody dzielny rycerz, ze swoją rodziną liczącą dwudziestu dwóch książąt”. Czyli Benajasz nie był jedynym kapłanem, który chciał walczyć. Jak już wspomniałem Cadok to popularne imię, ale Józef Flawiusz twierdzi, że ten Cadok, który chciał walczyć to ten sam, który później został arcykapłanem.Dawid nazwał go widzącym o czy czytamy w 2 Samuela 15:27. Król zapytał wtedy kapłana: “Czy nie jesteś widzącym?” Wcześniejszy fragment z 1 Samuela 9:9 wyjaśnia, że dawniej proroka nazywano widzącym. Widzącym nazywano kogoś kto potrafił dostrzec rzeczy zakryte dla innych. Innymi słowy kogoś mądrego. Król uważał tego kapłana za bardzo mądrego. Biblia nigdzie nie mówi, żeby zapowiadał proroctwa. Później Cadok jest wymieniany jako kapłan wraz z prorokiem Natanem. Tak więc Cadok był widzącym co znaczyło chyba coś innego niż prorok.Cadok jest często wymieniany wraz z Abiatarem. Np. w 2 Samuela 20:25 czytamy: “Sadok i Ebiatar kapłanami”. Cadok pochodził z rodu Eleazara, jego przyjaciel Abiatar (Ebiatar) pochodził z rodu Itamara. Wspólnie asystowali Dawidowi przy przeniesieniu arki do Jerozolimy. W 1 Kronik 15:11 czytamy: “Potem przywołał Dawid Sadoka i Ebiatara, kapłanów, oraz Lewitów”. Później zostali chyba rozdzieleni. W 1 Kronik 16:39 czytamy: “Kapłana Sadoka z jego braćmi kapłanami pozostawił przed przybytkiem Pana na podwyższeniu, które było w Gibeonie”. To była dziwna sytuacja. Arka była w Jerozolimie, ale przybytek czyli np. ołtarz były w Gibeonie. Tam właśnie znajdował się Cadok. Być może Abiatar był wtedy w Jerozolimie przy arce.Gdy doszło do buntu Absaloma Cadok i Abiatar ponownie byli razem. W 2 Samuela 15:24 czytamy: “Był także wśród nich Sadok wraz ze wszystkimi Lewitami, noszącymi Skrzynię Przymierza Bożego, Ebiatar zaś złożył ofiarę całopalną i postawili Skrzynię Bożą, dopóki nie wyszedł z miasta cały lud”. Cadok i Abiatar przynieśli arkę, ale król Dawid kazał ją odnieść do Jerozolimy. Miał plan dla tych dwóch kapłanów. W 2 Samuela 15:27 czytamy: “Nadto rzekł król do Sadoka, kapłana: Baczcie! Powróćcie, ty i Ebiatar, spokojnie do miasta, również Achimaas, twój syn, i Jonatan, syn Ebiatara, obaj wasi synowie wraz z wami”. Cadok i Abiatar mieli zebrać informacje o planach Absaloma i przesłać je poprzez swoich synów. Tak jak Cadok współpracował z Abiatarem tak ich synowie Achimaac i Jonatan razem przekazywali wszystko Dawidowi.Ale ich zadanie nie polegało wyłącznie na szpiegowaniu. W 2 Samuela 19:11 czytamy: “Król Dawid zaś posłał do Sadoka i do Ebiatara, kapłanów, takie wezwanie: Porozmawiajcie ze starszymi judzkimi i zapytajcie ich: Dlaczego wy macie być ostatnimi z tych, którzy chcą króla sprowadzić z powrotem do jego domu, skoro odnośne słowo całego Izraela doszło już do króla, do jego domu?”. Dawid posłużył się nimi aby pojednać się z ludem, który poparł buntownika.Historia Cadoka i Abiatara niestety poszła w dwóch różnych kierunkach pod koniec życia króla Dawida. Zachodziło pytanie, kto ma zostać następcą. W 1 Królewskiej 1:7 czytamy: “Był on w zmowie z Joabem, synem Serui, i z Ebiatarem, kapłanem, którzy popierali Adoniasza”. Adoniasz był chyba wtedy najstarszym żyjącym synem Dawida. Poparł go kapłan Abiatar, ale jak mówi kolejny werset nie zrobił tego Cadok. Czytamy tam: “Natomiast kapłan Sadok i Benaja, syn Jehojady, i prorok Natan, i Szymei, i Rei oraz rycerstwo Dawidowe nie byli za Adoniaszem”.Dawid dowiedział się o tym podziale i zadecydował, że królem będzie Salomon. W 1 Królewskiej 1:34 czytamy o dyspozycjach, które wydał Dawid: “Tam namaści go Sadok, kapłan, i Natan, prorok, na króla nad Izraelem; potem każcie zadąć w rogi i zawołajcie; Niech żyje król Salomon!”. Jak pewnie wiecie tak się stało, Salomon został królem. Abiatar został pozbawiony stanowiska. Pytanie tylko jakiego stanowiska?Biblia nie nazywa ani Abiatara, ani Cadoka arcykapłanami. Wydaje się jednak, że arcykapłanem był początkowo właśnie Abiatar syn arcykapłana Achimelecha. Później jednak król Salomon pozbawił go urzędu kapłańskiego. W 1 Królów 2:27 czytamy: “Tak to pozbawił Salomon Ebiatara godności kapłana Pańskiego, spełniając słowo Pana, jakie wypowiedział odnośnie do domu Heliego w Sylo”. Zauważcie, że nie użyto terminu arcykapłan. Tradycja jednak mówi, że arcykapłanem został wtedy Cadok.W 1 Kronik 24:6 czytamy: “Spisywał ich zaś Szemajasz, syn Netanaela, pisarz, spośród Lewitów, wobec króla, książąt i kapłana Sadoka, i Achimelecha, syna Ebiatara, naczelników rodów kapłańskich i lewickich, biorąc na przemian raz ród Eleazara, to znów ród Itamara”. Mowa tutaj o 24 kapłanach, którzy na zmianę mieli składać ofiary w świątyni. Wybierali ich Cadok oraz Achimelech syn Abiatara. Wygląda na to, że syn zastąpił ojca odsuniętego od służby kapłańskiej. Niektórzy sugerują, że Abiatar i Cadok byli razem arcykapłanami, a potem arcykapłanem był Cadok i syn Abiatara.Warto tutaj zauważyć, że było dwóch Achimelechów. Więcej może powiem o tym kiedyś w audycji dotyczącej kapłana Abiatara. Tymczasem tylko takie krótkie wyjaśnienie. Achimelech nieświadomie pomógł Dawidowi, który uciekał przed królem Saulem. Później został zabity przez Edomitę Doeag na rozkaz króla Saula. Z jego rodu uratował się tylko syn Abiatar, o którym dzisiaj mówiłem, że zawsze pojawia się wraz z Cadokiem. Na koniec jednak Abiatar został odsunięty od służby kapłańskiej przez króla Salomona, a jego rolę przejął jego syn Achimelech. Tak więc Abiatar miał ojca Achimelecha, który zginął zabity przez Doega oraz syna o tym samym imieniu.Dlaczego być może było wtedy dwóch arcykapłanów? Należy pamiętać, że były dwie linie rodowe. Gdy wybierano kapłanów do 24 grup służących na zmianę w świątyni wybierały to głowy tych dwóch rodów, a więc Cadok z rodu Eleazara i Achimelech, syn Abiatara z rodu Itamara. Wydaje się, że w tamtym okresie nie było jednego głównego kapłana i może właśnie z tego powodu nie pada określenie arcykapłan choć późniejsza tradycja tak nazywa Cadoka. Józef Flawiusz twierdzi, że Cadok był pierwszym kapłanem w świątyni zbudowanej przez Salomona. Później Ezechiel w wizji opisuje świątynię, w której usługują wyłącznie potomkowie Cadoka. Sam prorok Ezechiel był kapłanem pochodzącym prawdopodobnie właśnie od Cadoka.I Sadok, młody dzielny rycerz, ze swoją rodziną liczącą dwudziestu dwóch książąt;http://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/1-Ksiega-Kronik/12/29Szewa pisarzem, Sadok i Ebiatar kapłanami.https://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/2-Ksiega-Samuela/20/25Potem przywołał Dawid Sadoka i Ebiatara, kapłanów, oraz Lewitów: Uriela, Asajasza, Joela, Szemajasza, Eliela i Amminadabahttps://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/1-Ksiega-Kronik/15/11Kapłana Sadoka z jego braćmi kapłanami pozostawił przed przybytkiem Pana na podwyższeniu, które było w Gibeoniehttps://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/1-Ksiega-Kronik/16/39Był także wśród nich Sadok wraz ze wszystkimi Lewitami, noszącymi Skrzynię Przymierza Bożego, Ebiatar zaś złożył ofiarę całopalną i postawili Skrzynię Bożą, dopóki nie wyszedł z miasta cały lud.https://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/2-Ksiega-Samuela/15/24Nadto rzekł król do Sadoka, kapłana: Baczcie! Powróćcie, ty i Ebiatar, spokojnie do miasta, również Achimaas, twój syn, i Jonatan, syn Ebiatara, obaj wasi synowie wraz z wami;https://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/2-Ksiega-Samuela/15/27Król Dawid zaś posłał do Sadoka i do Ebiatara, kapłanów, takie wezwanie: Porozmawiajcie ze starszymi judzkimi i zapytajcie ich: Dlaczego wy macie być ostatnimi z tych, którzy chcą króla sprowadzić z powrotem do jego domu, skoro odnośne słowo całego Izraela doszło już do króla, do jego domu?https://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/2-Ksiega-Samuela/19/11Był on w zmowie z Joabem, synem Serui, i z Ebiatarem, kapłanem, którzy popierali Adoniasza.https://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/1-Ksiega-Krolewska/1/7Natomiast kapłan Sadok i Benaja, syn Jehojady, i prorok Natan, i Szymei, i Rei oraz rycerstwo Dawidowe nie byli za Adoniaszem.https://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/1-Ksiega-Krolewska/1/8Tam namaści go Sadok, kapłan, i Natan, prorok, na króla nad Izraelem; potem każcie zadąć w rogi i zawołajcie; Niech żyje król Salomon!https://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/1-Ksiega-Krolewska/1/34Tak to pozbawił Salomon Ebiatara godności kapłana Pańskiego, spełniając słowo Pana, jakie wypowiedział odnośnie do domu Heliego w Sylo.https://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/1-Ksiega-Krolewska/2/27

By God's hand, Joshua subdues the land from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from Goshen to Gibeon. Other Canaanite kings retaliate, and Joshua defeats them too. God tells them to allocate to the Israelites, even land not yet conquered. Joshua 10:29-43;11:1-21;12:1-24;13:1-33. #everydaychristians

Wednesday, 24 December 2025   Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” Matthew 15:15   “And Peter, having answered, he said to Him, ‘You expound to us this parable'” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus noted that if the blind-conductors are also blind, they will both fall into a pit. Having finished His words, Matthew notes, “And Peter, having answered, he said to Him.”   Peter heard something that needed clarification from Jesus' words. Therefore, he continues, “You expound to us this parable.”   Here is a new word, phrazó. It is found only here in the New Testament. It means to indicate by word or act. Thus, it is rightly defined as “expound,” which signifies to explain the meaning in a detailed manner. Peter goes back to Jesus' words of verse 15:11, not knowing the meaning of the parable –   “Not the ‘entering into the mouth' it profanes the man, but the ‘proceeding from the mouth,' this, it profanes the man.”   The problem with Peter's words is that Jesus wasn't speaking in a parable at that time. Hence, he misunderstood the intent of Jesus' words. For this, he will receive a rather stern rebuke, followed by a more detailed explanation of Jesus' intent.   Life application: It is not always easy to know when something in the Bible is being spoken literally, metaphorically, in parable, or in some other way. It is also difficult to determine if what is being spoken of is one thing rather than another.   A good example of this is found in Joshua –   Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon; And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” 13 So the sun stood still, And the moon stopped, Till the people had revenge Upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. 14 And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the Lord heeded the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel.   Translations generally assume that Joshua's words indicate that the sun and moon literally stood still in the heavens. This is then bolstered by the words of verses 13 and 14. However, the words are poetic, having been included in the Book of Jasher. The way it properly reads and what is happening is as follows –   “Then, he will speak, Joshua to Yehovah, in day gave Yehovah the Amorite to faces sons Israel, and he said to eyes Israel:   ‘Sun, in Gibeon, you must be silent. And moon in depth Aijalon.' And is muted, the sun. And moon stood. Until he will avenge nation – his hatings.   Not it written upon scroll the Upright (One)? And it stood, the sun, in the half the heavens and not it hastened to go, according to day complete. And not it was according to day, the it, to its faces and after it, to hearken, Yehovah, in voice man, for Yehovah being fought to Israel.” (CG)   Notice the structure:   V.12 – [Then, he will speak, Joshua to Yehovah, in day gave Yehovah the Amorite to faces sons Israel, and he said to eyes Israel].   V.13 Until he will avenge nation [Israel] – his hatings.   V.15 - And not it was according to day, the it, to its faces and after it, [to hearken, Yehovah, in voice man, for Yehovah being fought to Israel].   The bracketing thoughts explain what the exceptional thing was. It wasn't that the sun and moon stood still in the skies. Rather, it was that the Lord listened to the voice of a man and fought for Israel.   As you read the Bible, understand that what you are reading has been translated by man. A translator comes to the text with biases and presuppositions. If he is only a translator, he is also trying to make sense out of very difficult language. Therefore, it is natural to make assumptions based on a lack of study.   Even scholars will start with presuppositions, reading a translation first and then working with that picture in their minds. Because of this, be careful to stop and contemplate what you are reading from other perspectives. You may find that what you thought was correct was not.   In the end, you will get out of the word as much as you put in.   O God, may we be willing to carefully consider all things Your word tells us. Help us not to get caught up in sensationalism or “going with the pack” mentality. May we first and foremost consider what You are telling us and why. Help us in this so that our time of study will be methodical and filled with proper insights concerning Your word. Amen.  

'n Groep gegriefde boere het Dinsdag in Gibeon betoog teen die toestaan van borgtog aan veediefstal-beskuldigdes. Die verdagtes het na bewering 66 beeste met 'n geraamde waarde van 1,4 miljoen Namibiese dollar gesteel. Christiaan Swartbooi, 'n verteenwoordiger van die Gibeon Boerevereniging, is aan die woord.

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This chapter highlights God speaking to Solomon at Gibeon.

Bring out those five kings- Joshua did not let up in his pursuit of the enemies of Israel after their victory at Gibeon. Why did Joshua execute the five Amorite kings so ruthlessly? Was he too harsh in his treatment of them? Is there sin hiding in your life that you have yet to deal with?

The sun stood still- Joshua and the children of Israel marched all night long to fight at Gibeon and see the victory that God had already promised. Are you willing to do whatever it takes to arrive at a place of true repentance and see sin defeated in your life? If so, God is willing to do the impossible.

When self-righteousness is king- An enemy alliance led by Adoni-Zedek, the king of Jerusalem, threatened Gibeon and Israel. When self-righteousness is on the throne of our hearts it leads to all kinds of problems in our lives.

When compromise comes- The people of Gibeon thought better than to engage with Israel in war, so they came disguised as travelers to try and make a treaty. God has given us discernment by His Spirit to recognize the strategies our enemy uses to tempt us.

2533 - Retracing Joshua's conquest through ancient Gibeon, present day al-Jib, continues. At Samuel's tomb God's supernatural intervention in defeating five Amorite Kings is considered. Satan's plan of conquest through the Babylonian Empire is discussed.

Send us a textFive kings join forces to attack Gibeon, and Joshua rushes to help after praying for God's guidance. God promises to be with Israel. Joshua leads a nighttime march for a surprise attack, and God sends a storm with giant hailstones that scatter the enemy. When Joshua sees the battle will last past sunset, he prays a bold prayer. God makes the sun stand still over Gibeon and the moon pause so Israel can finish the fight. It becomes a day unlike any other because God listened to a leader who trusted Him. Kids will learn to pray first, act with courage, and remember that God keeps His promises.Talk about it:Why did the five kings attack Gibeon, and how did Joshua respond?What did God do to help Israel during the battle?Why did Joshua ask God to make the sun stand still?What is one brave prayer you can pray when you need God's help?Visit our website: kathyskidsstorytime.orgWe'd love to hear from you.To reach us quickly, click the “Send us a text” link at the top of the episode description.Or write to us by mail:Kathy's Kids StorytimePO Box 44270Charlotte, NC 28215-0043

As the Israelites are called to defend their treaty with Gibeon, they come against a powerful enemy. As he has done before, God moves the resources of heaven to defend and fight for his people. He has also done the same for you in Christ. From Joshua 10.

Theme: Covenant Renewal and the Danger of Compromise Pastor Matthew continued the Joshua series, focusing on Joshua chapters 9 and 10—the story of the Gibeonite deception and Israel's response. The message explored how deception, presumption, and failure to seek God's direction lead to spiritual compromise, but also how God's mercy and power still prevail through covenant faithfulness. The Gibeonite Deception (Joshua 9) After the miraculous victories at Jericho and Ai, news spread throughout Canaan about Israel's power under God's command. While other kings prepared for war, the Gibeonites chose deception: they disguised themselves as distant travelers, wearing old clothes and carrying moldy bread to make Israel believe they came from far away. “The devil doesn't always come at you head-on. Sometimes he comes dressed as something harmless, familiar, or even friendly.” Israel's leaders failed to consult the Lord before making a covenant with them. “They examined the evidence but didn't pray. That's where the failure happened.” Lesson: “Not everything that looks right is right. When you stop seeking God's counsel, you open yourself up to deception.” The Power and Permanence of Covenant Once the truth was revealed—that the Gibeonites were local inhabitants—Israel wanted to destroy them, but Joshua refused, because they had sworn an oath before the Lord. “You don't break covenant just because it's inconvenient. When you give your word before God, He expects you to honor it.” Joshua made the Gibeonites servants in the house of God, cutting wood and drawing water for the altar. “Even in discipline, God gives a place of grace. The Gibeonites ended up serving in the temple—better to be a servant in God's house than a warrior outside of it.” Application: Keep your word, integrity matters. God honors covenant even when we fail to discern perfectly. His mercy can redeem our mistakes and bring them into His purpose. Spiritual Warning — The Cost of Presumption Pastor reminded that Israel's misstep came not from rebellion but assumption: “They assumed they knew what to do because it looked obvious. But assumption is the enemy of revelation.” He linked this to modern believers: People presume God's approval because of success or blessing. Churches presume direction because of tradition. “We don't pray about things anymore because we think we already know the answer. That's dangerous ground.” Joshua 10 — When the Enemy Attacks Your Covenant Five Amorite kings formed an alliance to destroy Gibeon for aligning with Israel. The Gibeonites cried out to Joshua for help—and Joshua honored the covenant, marching all night from Gilgal to defend them. “When you make covenant before God, He'll expect you to keep it even when it costs you sleep, comfort, or convenience.” God honored Joshua's obedience with supernatural victory: The enemy was thrown into confusion. Large hailstones fell from heaven, killing more than the sword. The sun stood still over Gibeon as Joshua prayed for extended daylight. “When you honor covenant, God honors you. Heaven will move time itself to fulfill His word through a faithful servant.” The Sun Stands Still — God's Power in Partnership Pastor emphasized that God didn't act until Joshua spoke in faith: “The miracle didn't happen until Joshua opened his mouth. Faith is voice-activated.” This battle revealed divine partnership—God works through people who trust His covenant and speak His promises. “God didn't tell Joshua to pray for the sun to stand still—he just believed big enough to ask. That's faith that moves creation.” Application: Don't wait for the perfect conditions to believe in miracles. When you walk in covenant obedience, heaven backs your faith. God Finishes What He Starts Joshua captured the five kings and had them brought before Israel. He instructed his commanders to place their feet on the necks of the defeated kings. “That's a picture of what Christ does through us. He lets us stand in His victory.” Pastor tied this to Romans 16:20: “The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.” Spiritual Principle: “God gives you victory not just to end a battle—but to establish dominion. When you stand in covenant authority, the enemy is beneath your feet.” Closing Reflections Never stop seeking God's direction, even after victories. Keep covenant—your word matters to heaven. Faith speaks boldly—God moves through the believing voice. Victory comes through obedience, not shortcuts. Don't mistake mercy for approval—learn from Gibeon's deception but walk in Joshua's faith. Bro. Matthew concluded with a call to vigilance and worship: “We're living in days of deception. Don't trust what looks right—trust what God says. Stay prayed up, stay in the Word, and you'll see the sun stand still in your life too.”

Send us a textNews of Israel's victories spreads, and the people of Gibeon hatch a sneaky plan: they dress in worn-out clothes, carry crumbly bread, and pretend to be from far away so Joshua will make peace with them. The leaders look at the evidence, taste the bread—and forget to pray. Three days later, they discover the truth. Because they had promised safety, Israel keeps its word, and the Gibeonites become woodcutters and water carriers for God's house. This story teaches discernment, the importance of asking God for guidance, and why keeping our promises matters. Talk about it:Why did the Gibeonites pretend to be from a faraway country?What important step did Joshua and the leaders forget?Why did Israel keep its promise even after learning the truth?What jobs did the Gibeonites do afterward, and what can we learn from that?Visit our website: kathyskidsstorytime.orgWe'd love to hear from you.To reach us quickly, click the “Send us a text” link at the top of the episode description.Or write to us by mail:Kathy's Kids StorytimePO Box 44270Charlotte, NC 28215-0043

Die LPM is verbied om aan nege suidelike plaaslike owerhede en ander landwyd deel te neem weens beweerde tegniese probleme met die Verkiesingskommissie se aanlyn-portaal. Geraakte dorpe in die Hardap- en Karas-streke sluit in Aranos, Berseba, Bethanie, Gibeon, Rehoboth, Kalkrand, Lüderitz, Tses en Stampriet. Die party is ook uitgesluit van Hentiesbaai, Arandis en Uis in Erongo, en verloor altesaam 21 setels in sy vestings. Dit sal egter steeds in Mariental, Keetmanshoop, Karasburg, Koës, Aroab, Gochas, Oranjemund en Maltahöhe deelneem. In 'n onderhoud met Kosmos 94.1 Nuus het die party se Aranos-kandidaat, Salomon Boois, sy ontevredenheid uitgespreek.

Gibeon lies in the Saddle of Benjamin astride the north- south ridge route as well as the east-west route from the Jordan Valley to the coastal plain. It was a major city in a very strategic location. After the destruction of Ai, the Gibeonites knew that they were next and so planned a deception to get Israel to make a covenant and spare them from destruction. Once that covenant was made, the southern Canaanite kings attacked Gibeon forcing Israel to defend it.

I have no main storyline to bring you today, no one thing that dominates the newsfeeds, but there is something I would very much like to draw your attention to. We are living in strange times, very strange times. Pastors packing guns while they preach in the pulpits, drag queens openly grooming children on live television, $17 dollars for a breakfast sandwich, and perhaps the oddest of them all, President Trump posting an AI video of himself in an F-16 jet fighter, wearing a king's crown, and dropping feces over American citizens down below. What on earth is happening to us? Oh, you know.“For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.” Isaiah 28:21 (KJB)On this episode of the Prophecy News Podcast, we have gotten so used to living at the circus that we no longer see the clowns. Our ‘new normal', brought to us through events like the Pandemic and Operation Warp Speed, have created an “anything goes” and “everything up for grabs” type of existence. The America portrayed in Norman Rockwell paintings, long since over and gone, now seeming like a cruel joke, generates a real “how did we get here?” sense of distorted reality. Sadly, Gen Alpha, the first generation to be born entirely in the 21st century, and having no other reference point, thinks this is normal when it is anything but that. But students of history, and especially students of the Bible know exactly what's going on, and that is the main storyline we bring you today on this edition of the Prophecy News Podcast. Tick, tock, goes the end times clock.

As Joshua leads Israel's southern campaign, 5 Amorite kings united against him. Israel's new alliance with Gibeon was tested. With a strong word of encouragement from the LORD, Joshua routed Israel's enemies in a miraculous way. Join us as we talk about having faith over fear in Joshua 10.

We trace Joshua 10 from five kings attacking Gibeon to God's hail and a halted sun, then pivot to why Scripture says the day was unique: God listened to a man. We rethink prayer habits—short, corporate, faith-filled—and ask God to involve us in the answer.• five kings unite against gibeon• overnight march and panic in the enemy• hailstones fall and tip the battle• sun stands still to complete the victory• kings trapped, feet on their necks• gospel thread from joshua to jesus• prayer as the hinge between god's work and ours• corporate prayer as the biblical norm• faith over fluency, short prayers welcomed• gratitude as a regular practice in prayer• asking to be part of the answer, not just the outcome If you want to learn more about the MidTree story or connect with us, go to our website HERE or text us at 812-MID-TREE.

Today, we're going to be considering one of the most remarkable occurrences in all the Bible.  It happened on a day when an ordinary man asked an extraordinary God for a miracle of the highest order. He asked for the sun to stand still. And it did!In Joshua 10, Joshua and his troops marched all night to come to the aid of their allies, the Gibeonites. A coalition of five kings had marched against Gibeon, seeking to take control of this strategic location before Joshua could occupy it. But Joshua's move surprised the enemy, the Lord threw them into confusion, and the rout was on. However, as night approached, Joshua realized they were running out of time. If these armies escaped to their walled cities, he would have to conquer them one by one, a process that would cost him time and men. So, he offered a shamelessly audacious prayer.  He asked God to make the sun stand still.And, amazingly, God did. Given the extra daylight, the Israelite victory became complete, and the door to southern Canaan was pushed wide open.How this miracle happened, I don't know. But one thing I do know is that if you grant me God, ANYTHING is possible!If you have the audacity to ask, God has the ability to respond.We all face difficult situations that appear to be impossible. It may be financial, emotional, relational, or physical. Whatever it is, God is bigger, and if God is with you in that thing, there is still hope.If the size of your need is too big for you, it's just the right size for God. Prayer is what moved the hand of God.  Prayer was what won the battle. But often we don't see God move like He could or may want to, because we don't ask. (Jms. 4:2) Maybe we don't ask because we're afraid of being disappointed. Or we don't think we matter enough to God to ask big. We can ask for small stuff, but the really big stuff? Yet your prayers matter more than we could ever imagine! And through those prayers, the impossible can happen.God can do more in a moment in time than I can do in a lifetime of effort. Prayer doesn't take the place of action. Joshua still had to fight! But because he prayed first, God moved. While we have every right to pray “sun, stand still” prayers, there are times that the answer isn't what we'd hoped for.  God is not some cosmic genie, and prayer is not some lamp that we can rub to get our three wishes.He is still sovereign, and He still has the last word, and that word may be “no” or “not yet.”Even if the sun doesn't stand still in your situation, the sun can stand still through your situation.God can use your faith and persistence for His glory every bit as much as a miracle.Text: Joshua 10Originally recorded on October 23, 2016, at Fellowship Missionary Church, Fort Wayne, IN 

In chapter 1 of 2 Chronicles Solomon worshipped at Gibeon and later that evening when Yahweh appeared to him, he was told to ask from God whatever he desired. Solomon's response was to ask wisdom to rule the people of the LORD in a wise way (this showed that Solomon had a degree of wisdom in making such a request). In addition to wisdom Solomon was granted great wealth. In chapter 2 Solomon prepares for the building of the temple and commences his rule in great humility. Solomon's start to his reign was remarkable. The king had, perhaps, the greatest potential of any of Israel's monarchs. The king's heart was towards his divine Sovereign but was sadly later misdirected by his marrying of foreign wives who took the king away from God. Chapter 39 of Ezekiel tells of the devastation wrought on Gogue and his hosts. They will fall in their multitudes and be carrion to the birds of prey - those birds who will feed on the slaughtered symbolise many other nations. Gog (Gogue) and his multitude will be given a place of graves east of Jerusalem - and this mausoleum will be called Hamon-Gog. It will take seven months to bury the dead. When Yahweh magnifies Himself in this great victory Israel and all nations will recognise the power that resides in that Great and Holy Name. Our Sovereign will exalt and restore His people Israel to be the head of the nations and will place His spirit within them. John 5 gives the third sign recorded in his account in the healing of the impotent man at the pool of Bethesda (meaning "the house of mercy"). It would seem that the Jews had a superstition about this place - just as surrounds the mythology of Lourdes. Some translations add, 'it was said that an angel ..'. The man was about 38 years old and a symbol of Israel, who for 38 years were powerless and perishing in wilderness. The miracle occurs on the Sabbath day and so this is a continuation of the Jews seek to contentions with our Lord about the Sabbath day. In verses 19-47 Jesus witnesses to his sonship,authority and truth. There was no equality between our Lord and his Father - Jesus' power was derived from his Father and without God Christ could do nothing. But the authority of the Word of Jesus, as he says, extended to raising the dead. The morally dead who listened would be enlightened and enlivened by the saving words of the gospel. This would mean that having now 'heard' the voice of the Son of God; they would be brought to life as they will be called forth to resurrection when Jesus returns to earth. The chapter concludes with Christ outlining the "witnesses" that incontrovertibly prove he was from God. This chapter demonstrates both the spiritual conception i.e. "new birth" in verses 24-27 and physical resurrection which precedes birth to spirit nature verses 28-29.Thanks for joining us - we pray you found these comments helpful in your appreciation of God's words, join again tomorrow

Joshua 9:1 And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;  9:2 That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.  9:3 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,  9:4 They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;  9:5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.  9:6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.  9:7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?  9:8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?  9:9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,  9:10 And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.  9:11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.  9:12 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:  9:13 And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.  9:14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.  9:15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.  9:16 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.  9:17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.  9:18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.  9:19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.  9:20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.  9:21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.  9:22 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?  9:23 Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.  9:24 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.  9:25 And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do....

Scripture:  1 Kings 3:1, 1 Kings 3:4ff, 1 Kings 3:16ff, 1 Kings 6, 1 Kings 8, 2 Chronicles 5-7, 2 Chronicles 3:1, Genesis 22, 1 Kings 9, 2 Chronicles 7:14, 1 Kings 9:4-5 This study helps us dig deeper into Solomon: Wise Leader     ⁃    Pharaoh's Daughter - 1 Kings 3:1 - Solomon secures a peace treaty with Egypt and a strategic marriage to one of the Pharaoh's daughter's.     ⁃    Sacrifices at Gibeon - 1 Kings 3:4ff - shortly after taking the throne we see Him following his father David's advice. We see Solomon going to Gibeon to offer sacrifices to God and commits his life to God. The Lord appears to Solomon in a dream saying “ask for whatever you want.”  Solomon replies in humility, and asks to be given a discerning heart to distinguish between right and wrong so that he can govern the nation justly and well. He sought God's wisdom and guidance so that he could bless and nurture the children of Israel. The Lord was pleased with Solomon's reply and gave him what he asked for, plus God told him He would give him even more than what he had asked for: wealth and honor.      ⁃    2 Prostitutes - 1 Kings 3:16ff - Two prostitutes come to Solomon. Both have birthed boys but one had rolled over on her son and the child died. But they each claimed the living son as their own. Solomon says, “bring me a sword and cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.” But at that point the real mother says, “oh please don't do that.” And the other woman says, “yes, do it.” Solomon then gives the living child to the one who had asked for the child to be spared because she was the real mother. King Solomon was admired greatly by his people for his wisdom from God in administering justice.  He is recognized as very wise. Solomon: Builder     ⁃    Temple Construction - 1 Kings 6 - in the 4th year of his reign Solomon begins building the Temple of the Lord. ca. 966 BC. It will take 7 years to build this incredible temple. Temple was only for priests, but people would gather in the courtyards around the temple. The temple has 3 sections: The Porch, The Holy Place, and the Holy of Holies. The interior was covered in gold. The Ark of the Covenant was placed in the Holy of Holies where the High Priest went once per year on the Day of Atonement - Yom Kippur. A place of shed blood pointing to the One who is the Lamb of God/The Mercy Seat/The Messiah/Jesus our Savior. In 2 Chronicles 3:1 we read that the Temple was build on Mount Moriah. The place of the story where Abraham had taken his only son Isaac. Pastor shares prophetic likeness to Jesus in this story of Genesis 22. (This will also be the location of the Second Temple).     ⁃    Temple Dedication - 1 Kings 8 & 2 Chronicles 5-7. When the Ark of the Covenant was brought into the Holy of Holies, the glory of the Lord filled the temple!  Solomon shares a sermonette and a powerful prayer. Solomon's heart is to win people to the Living God - that they walk in faith and obedience to God. And when he finished praying a fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnet offering and the sacrifices and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. The people began shouting praises and thanks to God. And a multiple sacrifices were given to God.     ⁃    God appears to Solomon a second time - 1 Kings 9 & 2 Chronicles 7:14 - God speaks to Solomon and tells him that He wants to bring blessing saying, “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”  This too is our prayer  -  it is a prayer for us still today - a prayer for our nations, that we would seek God, turn from our wickedness, because He will hear from heaven and heal our land. God closes His time with Solomon with these words: (1 Kings 9:4-5) “As for you, if you walk before me faithfully with integrity of heart and uprightness….and do all I command …. I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David…”.  God calls Solomon to Himself and God calls each one of us to Himself! Now What? Learn about God at https://www.awakeusnow.com EVERYTHING we offer is FREE. View live or on demand: https://www.awakeusnow.com/tuesday-bible-class Join us Sundays  https://www.awakeusnow.com/sunday-service Watch via our app. Text HELLO to 888-364-4483 to download our app.

Comedian/mathematician/YouTuber/author Matt Parker (@standupmaths) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about his new book Love Triangle: How Trigonometry Shapes the World, his podcast A Problem Squared, his Edinburgh Fringe show Getting Triggy With It, Mathstodon, a hawk that uses traffic patterns to target prey, desire paths, Earth's leaking core, the Gibeon meteor, Matt's comedy tour dates and Andy's Colorado music dates.

In our 1 Kings reading we find Solomon's wonderful beginning as he loved Yahweh his God and offers a thousand cattle at Gibeon as a mark of thanksgiving to Almighty God, Solomon's Sovereign. King Solomon also married Pharaoh's daughter, who he loved deeply as the Song of Solomon shows. It was at Gibeon that the Almighty appeared to Solomon and him to ask from God whatever he desired. Solomon requests wisdom to rule the people of the LORD according to divine ways, indeed a wise choice indicating that Solomon already possessed, to a large extent, wisdom. In the understanding of human behaviour Solomon demonstrates that he was able to discern who was the true mother of the living child. His wisdom became legendary.In Jeremiah 30 we undoubtedly have a prophecy of the unprecedented horrendous time that was to come upon Israel soon - called "the day of Jacob's trouble". This term is an obvious allusion to Genesis 32. This is the time called, in Daniel 12, "a time of trouble such as never was". And Matthew 24 refers to it as "the time of great tribulation". The Jewish People call a time such as this 'The Dire Straits". It will be when the Russian confederacy under Gogue seeks the total destruction of Israel. However, they will be delivered . Read aloud and reflect on verses 8-11. The end result will be blessing in Messiah's Kingdom, verses 18-22. This time will be after the Almighty's wrath has been poured on the persecutors of His people.Mark 4 commences with the most fundamental of all parables - the Sower. We have seen, that it could be called the parable of the Soils. For God's Word tests the calibre of the soil. What type of soil will our Heavenly Father find us to be? Pray God that we may be found to be good soil! Then follows an explanation of why our Lord uses the parabolic method. It was to reveal truths to the responsive and conceal them from the reprobates (Psalm 78 and Isaiah 6). Next follows the parable of the Lampstand, its only purpose, like that of disciples, is to give light, ie testimony. The progress of the Gospel is like seed multiplying. In the parable of the Mustard Seed we learn that small beginnings can have powerful ends. Jesus calms the storm on the sea of Tiberius showing him to be the Son of God - read Psalm 104 verses 23-32. Pause and ponder the power of the message.

Joshua was called by God to lead the 12 tribes of Israel after the death of Moses. Those were pretty big shoes to fill, and the Lord chose Joshua because he was faithful.Joshua knew when he called on God in times of trouble, He would answer.In one powerful example, Joshua asked God to cause the moon and the sun to stand still so that he and his army could continue fighting a difficult battle by daylight.Joshua 10:12–13 says, “On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel: ‘O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.'So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”Joshua went on to lead the fight in many other battles, eventually conquering Canaan and dividing its lands among the 12 tribes.1 Thessalonians 5:17 says, “Pray continually.”As darkness began to fall, Joshua didn't give up the fight, and he didn't turn inward for a solution — he turned to God!Let's pray.God, you led the Israelites to victory against their enemies on behalf of your faithful servant Joshua, and you hear our prayers today. Thank you for the miracles we read about in the Bible, and for those we experience in our own lives. In Jesus' name, amen. Change your shirt, and you can change the world! Save 15% Off your entire purchase of faith-based apparel + gifts at Kerusso.com with code KDD15.

Gibeonite deception rewarded with permanent slavery. Gibeon attacked by five local kings, defeated by God and Joshua during the "longest day" miracle. Five kings killed.

In the final message of the Three Kings series, Pastor Torry Sheppard closes with the story of Solomon, the king whose reign began with unmatched wisdom and blessing but ended in compromise and sorrow. The sermon, titled “What You Don't Steward, Sours,” explores the danger of mishandled blessings and the call to use God-given resources, influence, and opportunities for kingdom purposes.When Winning Isn't EnoughPastor Torry begins by naming a universal experience: achieving something you deeply wanted—only to discover it doesn't fulfill you. Whether it's a promotion, a major purchase, or even success itself, many of us know the strange letdown of getting what we wanted and still feeling empty. He illustrates this through golfer Scottie Scheffler's candid admission before the British Open that, despite being the world's number one, golf ultimately doesn't satisfy the deepest parts of his heart.This echoes Solomon's haunting words in Ecclesiastes 2:10–11:“I denied myself nothing my eyes desired… Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done… everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind.”If Solomon—the wisest, wealthiest king in history—could admit the futility of pleasure and success, we must wrestle with the same question he and Scheffler asked: “What's the point?”Solomon's Splendor: Humble BeginningsTo understand how Solomon ended up disillusioned, Pastor Torry takes us back to where it began—in humility. In 1 Kings 3, newly crowned Solomon travels to Gibeon, the most sacred worship site in Israel, to seek God's help. In a dream, God invites Solomon to ask for anything he wants. Rather than riches or power, Solomon requests wisdom to lead God's people well.This reveals a profound truth: Solomon saw himself as a steward. He recognized that the kingdom wasn't his—it was God's. And because Solomon sought God's kingdom first, God granted him not only wisdom but also wealth, honor, and peace.For a time, Solomon's priorities were clear: everything he built—especially the temple—pointed to the greatness of Yahweh. Under his leadership, Israel flourished, and even the Queen of Sheba was left breathless at the wisdom, wealth, and glory on display.But as Pastor Torry notes, Solomon's story doesn't end at Gibeon. Over time, his focus drifted. His success became self-serving. The humility that brought him to worship slowly gave way to pride.The Blessing Paradox: A Pattern Through ScriptureThis shift reflects what Pastor Torry calls “The Cycle of Blessing.” It begins with humble dependence on God, which leads to divine empowerment, then to great impact, and eventually to tangible blessing—resources, influence, and success. But often, those very blessings become dangerous when they lead to pride, self-reliance, and ultimately, spiritual drift.This isn't unique to Solomon. Pastor Torry points out that this cycle shows up repeatedly throughout Scripture. We see it in King Saul, who began in humility but ended in rebellion. We see it in David, whose heart for God drifted into sin. And we can see it in ourselves if we're not careful.And this is the paradox: blessings are meant to build God's kingdom, but when misused or hoarded, they sour. From this observation, Pastor Torry provides two guiding truths: Kingdom blessings are for kingdom purposes.What we don't steward, sours.”Crossing the Lines: Solomon's Slow FadeSolomon's decline wasn't sudden—it was a slow, subtle fade. Pastor Torry highlights how Solomon violated the very warnings God gave in Deuteronomy 17: kings must not accumulate excessive wealth, multiply wives, or rely on military power for themselves.Yet Solomon did all of these. He built a palace that cost more and took longer than God's temple. He amassed chariots and gold as symbols of power. He married hundreds of foreign wives who drew his heart toward their gods.The man who once wrote, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,” now lived as though he were the exception to God's commands. This wasn't ignorance—it was willful misalignment.How to Break the Cycle: Gratitude and SurrenderPastor Torry then shifts to Solomon's closing words in Ecclesiastes 12, where the weary king offers hard-earned wisdom:“Remember your Creator… Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.”Two practices emerge:Gratitude – “Remember your Creator.” Gratitude humbles us. It reminds us that everything we have—wealth, influence, opportunity—belongs to God. It anchors us in the Giver rather than the gift.Surrender – “Fear God and keep His commandments.” Worship is more than a song; it's offering back to God what is most precious. Like Abraham in Genesis 22, true worship is openhandedness—a willingness to live generously and obediently with what God entrusts to us.Conclusion: Which Part of the Story Are You Living?Pastor Torry closes with three invitations:To the blessed: If you've been given much, remember your Creator. Use your resources for God's purposes and expand His kingdom.To the striving: If you're chasing “more,” stop. There's no finish line when “more” becomes your purpose. Fulfillment is found in living for something bigger—God's kingdom.To the disappointed: If success has let you down, find hope in surrender. Real purpose begins when you live for the King, not yourself.Wherever we find ourselves, Solomon's hard-won wisdom still rings true: “Remember your Creator. Fear God. Keep His commands.” When we live this way, blessings remain blessings—they don't sour.

he king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.8 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the Lord will do to all the enemies you are going to fight.” 26Then Joshua put the kings to death and exposed their bodies on five poles, and they were left hanging on the poles until evening.27At sunset Joshua gave the order and they took them down from the poles and threw them into the cave where they had been hiding. At the mouth of the cave they placed large rocks, which are there to this day.Southern Cities Conquered28That day Joshua took Makkedah. He put the city and its king to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it. He left no survivors. And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.29Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and attacked it. 30The Lord also gave that city and its king into Israel's hand. The city and everyone in it Joshua put to the sword. He left no survivors there. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.31Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish; he took up positions against it and attacked it. 32The Lord gave Lachish into Israel's hands, and Joshua took it on the second day. The city and everyone in it he put to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah. 33Meanwhile, Horam king of Gezer had come up to help Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his army—until no survivors were left.34Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Lachish to Eglon; they took up positions against it and attacked it. 35They captured it that same day and put it to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it, just as they had done to Lachish.36Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it. 37They took the city and put it to the sword, together with its king, its villages and everyone in it. They left no survivors. Just as at Eglon, they totally destroyed it and everyone in it.38Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned around and attacked Debir. 39They took the city, its king and its villages, and put them to the sword. Everyone in it they totally destroyed. They left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron.40So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded. 41Joshua subdued them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from the whole region of Goshen to Gibeon. 42All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.43Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

Two Overarching 3 Kings Take-Aways God partners with ordinary people (messy) to accomplish His extraordinary purposes. Ordinary people are capable of mighty acts when we align our mind, heart and hands with God's. Solomon is Different KingPhysicallyBackground SkillsetWisdomThe Hebrew word for wisdom (hokma) means information + insight. The OT concept of wisdom carries a moral, ethical and an applied skill component. The NT word for wisdom (sophia) points to a practical and spiritual understanding of God's will and applying that knowledge to life. “Knowing the greatest goal in any situation and the best way to achieve it.” Pastor John PiperRemarkable Moment. Ordinary Day.1 Kings 3:16-28 (NIV) 16 Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 One of them said, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was there with me. 18 The third day after my child was born, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one in the house but the two of us. 19 “During the night this woman's son died because she lay on him. 20 So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I your servant was asleep. She put him by her breast and put her dead son by my breast. 21 The next morning, I got up to nurse my son—and he was dead! But when I looked at him closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn't the son I had borne.” 22 The other woman said, “No! The living one is my son; the dead one is yours.” But the first one insisted, “No! The dead one is yours; the living one is mine.” And so they argued before the king. 23 The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,' while that one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.'” 24 Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So, they brought a sword for the king. 25 He then gave an order: “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.” 26 The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved out of love for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don't kill him!” But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!” 27 Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother.” 28 When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.1 Kings 4:29 (NIV) “God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.”Question: What was the genesis of Solomon's wisdom? Answer: Godly advice + a Godly ask.Godly Advice is two-fold. 1 Kings 2:1-4 (NIV) When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son. 2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth,” he said. “So be strong, act like a man, 3 and observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go 4 and that the Lord may keep his promise to me: ‘If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.' 1. Be strong, act like a man (NIV)…“show what you are made of” (Message) David is challenging/imploring Solomon to step up to what he was being called into. 2. Observe what the Lord requires. Align your words, will and ways to that of the Lord. It's not possible to lead at this level if you are out of alignment. Out of alignment places an untenable burden – emotional, intellectual, spiritual and physical on our shoulders. Alignment is a synergistic position that employs God's power to accomplish His/our joint purposes.Godly Ask. 2 Kings 3:3-15 (NIV) 3 Solomon showed his love for the Lord by walking according to the instructions given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places. 4 The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” 6 Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day. 7 “Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. 8 Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. 9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?” 10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. 13 Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both wealth and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. 14 And if you walk in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.” 15 Then Solomon awoke—and he realized it had been a dream. “I am only a child” Solomon's ask can from a place of self-awareness. All good leadership comes from a place of self-awareness. “The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this” Why? Because Solomon's was aligning with the Lord's purpose. He was falling in behind the leadership of YHWY – not asking YWHY to fall in behind his leadership! Is God's wisdom accessible to me? Godly Wisdom is neither secretive or elusive but you can only have it if you go for it! And when you “get it and follow it” there is a reward! 3 essentials to obtaining wisdom. Fear God. Trust God. Ask God. Each step comes with its own sets of rewards.Essential #1 Fear God. Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Reverence and Awe are the beginning of wisdom because if we don't hold God in the highest of regard, elevating Him and His counsel above ourselves and others, we won't align our actions with His… simple as that. Proverbs 14:12 (AMP) There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but its end is the way of death. REWARD #1. Proverbs 9:11-12 (NIV) 11 For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life. 12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.Essential #2 Trust God. Proverbs 3:1-8 (Charlie Amplified Version) INSTRUCTION 1My son, do not forget my teaching [these aren't secrets], but keep my commands in your heart [keep a tight grip], REWARD 2 for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. INSTRUCTION 3 Let love and faithfulness [hesed] never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart [keep God's hesed front in center of all emotions and decisions]. REWARD 4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. INSTRUCTION 5 Trust [rely on, have confidence in] in the Lord with all your heart [emotions] and lean not on your own understanding [what seems]; 6 in all your ways [decisions and movement] submit to him [yield], REWARD and he will make your paths straight. INSTRUCTION 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes [seems]; fear the Lord [be in awe] and shun [turn away/ reject] evil.REWARD 8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. Essential #3. Ask God. James 1:2-8 (AMP) 5 If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame… Reward… and it will be given to him. 3 essentails to obtaining wisdom. Fear God. Elevate God over yourself. Trust God. Elevate His path over other's opinion. Ask God. Elevate God to your first and last ask. “Thou, O Christ, who went tempted in all points like we are, yet without sin, make us strong to overcome the desire to be wise and to be reputed wise by others as ignorant as ourselves. We turn from our wisdom as well from our folly and flee to Thee, the wisdom and the power of God. Amen” (AW Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy pg. 59.) “With the goodness of God to desire our highest welfare, the wisdom of God to plan it, and the power of God to achieve it, what do we lack? Surely we are the most favored of all creatures.” (AW Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy pg. 64.)

We delve into the extraordinary events surrounding the day the sun stood still, as described in Joshua Chapter 10. Joshua and the Israelites respond to an urgent plea from Gibeon, marching 20 miles overnight to confront an alliance of five Amorite kings. By God's command, Joshua leads his men to an astounding victory, aided by divine intervention in the form of large hailstones. In a miraculous turn, Joshua prays for the sun and moon to stand still, resulting in an extended day that ensures a complete triumph over their enemies. The captured Amorite kings are executed, serving as a warning to Israel's foes.Support the showRead along with us in the Bible Brief App! Try the Bible Brief book for an offline experience!Get your free Bible Timeline with the 10 Steps: Timeline LinkSupport the show: Tap here to become a monthly supporter!Review the show: Tap here!Want to go deeper?...Download the Bible Brief App!iPhone: App Store LinkAndroid: Play Store LinkWant a physical book? Check out "Bible Brief" by our founder!Amazon: Amazon LinkWebsite: biblebrief.orgInstagram: @biblelitTwitter: @bible_litFacebook: @biblelitEmail the Show: biblebrief@biblelit.org Want to learn the Bible languages (Greek & Hebrew)? Check out ou...

In this chapter, Solomon travels to Gibeon to bring sacrifices there.What is Gibeon? Why is Solomon sacrificing there?How does this play a role in Solomon's life? In the story of the Temple?

In this Bible Story, we peer into the dreams of Solomon where God asks him to request anything and it would be given. Solomon asked for wisdom and a kind heart to lead his people. God grants this to Solomon, and gives him more than he could have ever asked for. This story is inspired by 1 Kings 3-4 & 2 Chronicles 1. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year.Today's Bible verse is 1 Kings 4:29 from the King James Version.Episode 114: Solomon, having big plans for the peace of his country and the temple of his Lord, married Pharaoh's daughter as a sign of political union. After worshiping God at Gibeon, Solomon returned home where he encountered the voice of God in a dream. In this encounter, God grants his request for wisdom to govern the people well. The very next day, he would have an opportunity to experience the wisdom that God said He would give him.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.

Nehemiah 3 NIV 3 Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set its doors in place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and as far as the Tower of Hananel. 2 The men of Jericho built the adjoining section, and Zakkur son of Imri built next to them. 3 The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and put its doors and bolts and bars in place. 4 Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired the next section. Next to him Meshullam son of Berekiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs, and next to him Zadok son of Baana also made repairs. 5 The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.[a]6 The Jeshanah[b] Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. 7 Next to them, repairs were made by men from Gibeon and Mizpah—Melatiah of Gibeon and Jadon of Meronoth—places under the authority of the governor of Trans-Euphrates. 8 Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the next section; and Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, made repairs next to that. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. 9 Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section. 10 Adjoining this, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house, and Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs next to him. 11 Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens. 12 Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section with the help of his daughters.13 The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. They also repaired a thousand cubits[c] of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.14 The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Rekab, ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem. He rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place.15 The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam,[d] by the King's Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David. 16 Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth Zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs[e] of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes.17 Next to him, the repairs were made by the Levites under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him, Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district. 18 Next to him, the repairs were made by their fellow Levites under Binnui[f] son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah. 19 Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section, from a point facing the ascent to the armory as far as the angle of the wall. 20 Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the angle to the entrance of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the entrance of Eliashib's house to the end of it.22 The repairs next to him were made by the priests from the surrounding region. 23 Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house; and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house. 24 Next to him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from Azariah's house to the angle and the corner, 25 and Palal son of Uzai worked opposite the angle and the tower projecting from the upper palace near the court of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh 26 and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower. 27 Next to them, the men of Tekoa repaired another section, from the great projecting tower to the wall of Ophel.28 Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. 29 Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house. Next to him, Shemaiah son of Shekaniah, the guard at the East Gate, made repairs. 30 Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berekiah made repairs opposite his living quarters. 31 Next to him, Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the room above the corner; 32 and between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs. 

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By Richard Schultz - In this sermon Rich looks at how the people of Gibeon deceived Israel into believing they were not among the nations Israel wa told to expel from the land by God and thus Israel made a peace treaty with them. Israel failed to consult God before making this treaty and the consequences of this error

They destroyed Jericho, they annihilated Ai and the next city to fall was the stronghold of Gibeon. What would you do if you were a Gibeonite? The Gibeonites developed a plan of deception to save themselves, but that plan would play out in a way that no one could imagine. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he demonstrates how the Lord used a major error to introduce a people to Himself. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29

Solomon's marriage alliance with Egypt and his allowance of a multitude of high places for worship reveal cracks in the foundation of Solomon's kingdom. However, Solomon's love of the LORD is real, and even more importantly, the LORD's grace to Solomon is real. While Solomon worships at Gibeon, the LORD promises to give Solomon the answer to his prayer. Solomon prays for wisdom, and the LORD promises not only wisdom, but also riches, honor, and long life. The reality that the LORD answered this prayer is revealed quickly in a difficult case in which Solomon's wisdom is displayed in his goodness and preservation of life.  Rev. Harrison Goodman, Executive Director of Mission and Theology for Higher Things, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study 1 Kings 3:1-28.  "A Kingdom Divided” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through 1-2 Kings. The division in the kingdom of Israel in this part of history was greater than a matter of north and south. The biggest division was between the people and their God. Yet even as the people rebelled against the LORD as their King, still He remained faithful to call them back to Himself through His prophets, working through history to send the good and gracious King, Jesus Christ. Sharper Iron, hosted by Rev. Timothy Appel, looks at the text of Holy Scripture both in its broad context and its narrow detail, all for the sake of proclaiming Christ crucified and risen for sinners. Two pastors engage with God's Word to sharpen not only their own faith and knowledge, but the faith and knowledge of all who listen. Submit comments or questions to: listener@kfuo.org