1 Kings 1:1-53, Acts 4:1-37, Psalms 124:1-8, Proverbs 16:24
Today is the 6th day of June. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian and it’s great to be here with you, just come around the global campfire together, settle in, relax, release and let God’s word speak to us. And we’ll be moving into some new territory today. We finished second Samuel, so the books of Samuel are behind us now and we’re heading into the books of the Kings. So, we’ll begin first Kings in just a second
Introduction to first Kings:
In many ways we’re simply gonna be continuing the story forward from the books of Samuel with some with some nuances. As with other books in the Bible, the books of Kings were broken into two parts. So, first and second Kings. And this was done for ease and the books of Kings share the same history and in a lot of ways mimic the books of Chronicles that will follow after we get through the books of Kings. It’s the same point in history that’s being observed, it’s just being observed from two different vantage points. So, in the books of Kings that we’re about to enter into now more prominence will be given to the Royals and their interaction with some of the key prophetic voices, whereas we get to the books of Chronicles it’ll be the priestly and Levitical offices that will offer their perspective on the same time. So, as we begin first Kings today we’ll witness the end of King David’s reign and the dramatic ascension of his son Solomon to the throne and then we’ll follow Solomon’s reign and Solomon will guide Israel into peace and abundance as they stay faithful and true to the Lord. And we’ll be able to witness the first temple erected as worship and praise take an iconic place in Hebrew culture. Solomon will lead us into Israel’s finest hour. We’re actually heading up to the peak, the pinnacle in the Old Testament. Unfortunately, we’ll also begin to observe things unraveling as Solomon gets older and approaches the end of his reign. And after Solomon’s death Israel will divide actually into two separate factions and these will be known as the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah, and then we’ll begin to interact with the prophets Elijah and Elisha and then we’ll watch military overthrow come to the land as these kingdoms fall. But thankfully, everything won’t be lost. Everything is never lost when God’s people humble themselves and pray and seek His face and turn from their wicked ways. And as with all of the Bible, where gonna find ourselves in this new territory that were heading into, we’ll find our own actions and our own hearts posture here. And like the children of Israel, we’ll find ourselves in the ebb and flow with God. And the books of Kings show us both outcomes when we’re faithful and we’re not faithful. But the Bible will also show us that God is always faithful and always remains true. And, so, we begin. First Kings chapter 1 and we’re reading from the New Living Translation this week.
Prayer:
Father, we thank You for all that You have done in our lives through Your word in this year and we thank You for bringing us into this 6th month of the year. And as we change the complexion and move into the books of Kings we invite Your Holy Spirit to lead us deeper and deeper into the story. And as we continue forward to the book of Acts, we invite You to lead us deeper and deeper into the story that we are living in. Father, we pray along with the Psalms today, what if You hadn’t been on our side? “What if You hadn’t been on our side? We wouldn’t be here. We would have been swallowed alive. The waters would’ve engulfed us. A torrent would’ve overwhelmed us. The raging waters of fury would’ve overwhelmed our very lives.” Thank You, Father, you did not let that happen. We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. The trap is broken and ee are free, our help is from You Lord who made heaven and earth. We declare these things in the name of Jesus our Savior. Amen.
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Community Prayer and Praise:
Hi, this is Victoria Soldier just calling in to pray with some of the DABbers. I want to pray for Much Afraid and the challenges that she’s going through. I want to pray for Smiling with Joy, Kathy. I want to pray for her and I think it was her husband Darren and the blindness and everything. I want to pray for his healing and God to work a miracle. I want to pray for Stacy from Texas. She wanted to pray for her nephew who’s getting out. I want to pray about the stronghold that will try to control him and the people of the past that try to come back and take him back where he is and to give him the peace and let him find himself. I want to pray for Sunny Morning, I want to pray for her for the wisdom and the knowledge in the healing. Gracious Father we praise You today. Lord I praise You and I magnify You. Lord You know what is going on in these men’s lives. We want to pray for these men Lord. Want to pray for their healing, we want to pray for the one with cancer, we want to pray for healing Lord that You heal. We know that You can do anything but fail. We want to pray for Nathan. We want to pray for Nathan when he gets out of jail that You give him, You equip him with what he needs Lord, You give him that piece Lord, You give him that direction that he can be the husband, the Father, and the man that You’re calling him to be. We want to pray for Darren Lord, we want to pray for him Lord. Take away the fear Lord and let him find You and see You work the miracle in his sight, work the miracle in his life. Oh Lord in the name of Jesus. Lord we want to pray for Much Afraid Lord. We want to pay for the challenges that they’re going through in their life, that You work the miracle. We know that You’re a God that can do anything, so we as the women of God, we are touching…
Hi friends my name is Melody and I’m from Illinois. I am just calling. I am eight weeks pregnant and just found out yesterday that one of my hormone levels is relatively low, which can mean my body is threatening miscarriage and I would just like your prayers. This is my first baby and I’m 38 and just…there’s…I know God to do so much. So, if you could please pray for me and my husband and that this baby would thrive, that my body would miraculously start producing the way it’s supposed to produce, that the doctors can do what they need to do to allow this baby to thrive, that no matter what’s going on God is a God of miracles and you can change anything at any time. Thank you. Bye.
Hi, this is White as Snow from Tennessee. I called for the first time about a week ago about my brother Don who is mentally ill, and he was just having a real rough time being real fearful, he wouldn’t leave the house. But amazingly, after my first prayer request was played I ended up taking my brother to the emergency room and he got checked out. Physically everything was fine. They recommended them to another doctor. I tried all week to get an appointment and that didn’t work out. And I just kept praying for wisdom and discernment. And last Friday I took him to a local psychiatric hospital and he ended up being admitted and he’s going to be there for at least a week. Just, it’s a miracle that I was able to get him there. It’s the first time he’s ever allowed me to take him to the hospital. And just want to thank everyone who’s praying for him and I just ask for continued prayer and for wisdom and discernment on what to do and after he gets out, you know, the best treatment, that he’ll continue to see a doctor, but I just thank you, thank you, thank you, for your prayers and just once again ask prayer for my brother Don. Thank you.
Hi this is Anna from the Midwest calling and I just wanted to reach out in regard to the other Anna who called and left a message. Standing in faith and believing that this would be the year that she met her husband, that topic hits close to home to me as it’s super near and dear to my heart. So, I just wanted to let you know I will definitely be praying and standing on faith with you that this will be the year that you meet him. Yeah, God is so good, and His timing is so perfect. So, thanks for sharing that with us all. That was so encouraging. Also, I wanted to say thank you to the guy who had called in and just reminded us to think on the power of God and when we do that God becomes bigger and our problems become smaller. That was so encouraging. I don’t remember your name but thank you so much for saying that.