06/15/2021 DAB Transcript

1 Kings 14:1-15:24, Acts 10:1-23, Psalms 133:1-3, Proverbs 17:7-8

Today is the 15th day of June welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I am Brian it’s great to be here with you. Welcome to the middle of the sixth month of the year. We’re crossing through the middle of the month, even as we’re here together moving through the Daily Audio Bible for today. So, I’m excited, excited we can be together, excited for the next step in the story. In the book of First Kings…well…we had this kingdom that we moved from Genesis all the way until just now, working toward this kingdom and now it’s been split into two. Now there are two kingdoms, the northern kingdom of Israel, whose king is Jeroboam and the southern kingdom of Judah whose king is Rehoboam, Solomon’s son. Jeroboam in the north has led 10 of the tribes into idolatry, which is never a good idea in the Bible. And, so, let’s take the next step forward and find out what happens next. First Kings chapters 14 verse 1 through 15 verse 24 today.

Commentary:

Okay. So, we have been transitioning in the book of First Kings and now we’re starting to get the lay of the land. Like, we…we’re…we we’re dealing with this next generation after Solomon so King Rehoboam and King Jeroboam, but as we can see now the book of Kings is about Kings. And, so, we’ll be moving through the different kings of both Israel and Judah. And, so, it’s important for us to just kind of keep track of which king is where. The kings of Israel are in the north, the 10 tribes of the north. The kings of Judah are in the South and that’s where Jerusalem is. And we’ll just notice the slide. And we can already see it. 10 of the tribes have entered into idolatry with…with Jeroboam’s kingship and there’s idolatry happening in Jerusalem. It’s just…there is this constant slide. And then…and then a reforming king eventually comes and for one generation things are restored to God but there’s this steady slide downward until it all falls apart, which will be a while from now and will take a while. It takes a while but this is where we are in the story.

And when we flip into the book of Acts, man this is monumental in the early church what’s happening today. And Peter’s having this vision on top of a roof. He’s in Joppa, which is…well…it’s basically modern-day Tel Aviv area. And, so, he’s there staying at the seashore with Simon the tanner and he has this vision. And in this vision, something like a sheet comes down with what would be considered unclean animals to eat. And Peter is instructed to eat these unclean animals. And he is super perplexed by it, super confused by it. His response in the trance or the vision is like, “I’ve never eaten anything unclean. I’ve never…I’ve never done that. That’s not what we do. And the response in this vision is that “what God has made clean is clean” basically, like God is making clean here. In other words, something’s shifting. Something’s shifting and meanwhile the people sent by Cornelius have arrived and something so profound indeed is shifting. So, Peter leaves to go back to Cornelius’s house and we will pick up that story tomorrow, but what’s happening here…and we’ll talk about it more tomorrow…but what’s happening here is so profound. It’s God doing a new thing in the world and this new thing that God is doing will ultimately turn the Jews against the followers of Jesus completely. Like they’ll be…they will distance themselves completely from the followers of Jesus over this new thing that God is doing in the world and we’ll talk about that tomorrow.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for Your word and we thank You for all of these different stories. Sometimes we can get them in their completion. Sometimes we move through them over the course of a series of days and gives us an opportunity to think and meditate and just take all of it on board and just really really process and invite You to lead us into all truth. And, so, that’s where we are today in…in…the in between in the New Testament of a really really pivotal important story. And, so, as we think about that today and we begin to move forward tomorrow we invite Your Holy Spirit come lead us into all truth, lead us on the narrow path that leads to life, lead us deeper into Jesus, we ask. In His mighty name, we ask. Amen.

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Community Prayer and Praise:

Hello this is Praying for God’s Tree. Tyke, praying for Tyke. Really could reflect on that story. My son also is about 30 and trying to find his way. And Lord I just pray for Tyke. Lord God I pray through these situations, the things in his life Lord, that you would draw him closer to you Lord God and you would show him Lord God that he needs to do Lord God to be successful. I pray for peace and strength over the family Lord. I pray that his dad would not be mad about the truck being recked Lord and I pray Father God that you would just supernaturally bless them Lord God with another vehicle Lord God. Lord I just pray your blessings Lord God. Father you say you shall supply all of our needs according to riches and glory according by Christ Jesus. And we just pray God you will just provide every need and that you move mightily on time and you would rapidly change him Lord God and do a work in him and that he will Lord God will just have prosperity in his life. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Hi, my DAB family this is Julie from Arizona. I’ve been listening for several years but don’t usually call in. I love the DAB. After listening to June 12th, I wanted to call in to pray for Tyle and Chane. Dear Lord, we know how frustrating it is to feel that the deck is stacked against us, and I lift up payers for Tyke, that you would bless him abundantly, give him favor Lord. He needs Your help right now. Also keep the love and understanding of his precious mom and dad. Lord we pray for Tyke. And for Chane Lord please help her to keep calling to us for love and support. Break the bonds of those expectations. We know expectations cause heartache. So, Lord please break those bonds. Help give her parents more understanding and love. Place a friend or a family member in her life that she can ask for help and support. Chane, I want you to know that I was that parent who had expectations and didn’t understand my daughter’s anxiety, but I did love and care for her. So, there is hope. My daughter has persevered and prevailed and is doing well. So, I pray that you would have the hope and the faith and the strength and the love and support that you need. So, Lord we just pray for Chane and Tyke in Jesus’ name. Amen.

This is Pam from Ohio. My husband and I were listening to the Daily Audio Bible on June 12th, and I heard a prayer request of Chane from South Africa. You are obviously in lots of pain and feel like your parents aren’t listening to you. I want you to know that you are valuable to us, to God, and I’m sure to your parents even though it doesn’t feel like it. I have spent many years in depression. I can tell you that it makes you think things that are not necessarily true. I came very close to suicide 20 years ago after the loss of my daughter and I really believe that everyone would be better off without me. I could not stop trying and I just felt I was being a burden to everybody. I took a chance and went to my doctor who was also a believer and he started me on medication that completely changed my life. I believe God sent me there and used that man to help me. And now I look back and I realize that I was not thinking clearly at all. My family definitely would not have been better off without me, and I would have missed out on so much joy. I’m guessing your parents would be so sad to know how bad you really feel. If you feel they won’t listen, be sure to find somebody who will and talk to them - a pastor, a friend, your doctor. Please get some help. It doesn’t matter if you have clinical depression or have depression of the body and mind. It all feels the same and it’s so destructive. Many years ago, in the middle of one of my darkest depressions my husband put a little note on our bathroom mirror that said “just like those friends carried the man to Jesus on a mat and lowered him through the roof of a building I’m doing that with you right now” and that meant so much to me I can’t even tell you. This community is doing that for you right now my friend. We’re taking you to Jesus for His touch. You are very loved.

We hear so many people weeping on here and it breaks my heart and if it breaks my heart then it certainly breaks the Lord’s heart. Here are some promises in the word for you who are weeping. Psalm 56 verse 8. You keep track of all my sorrows, You have collected all my tears in your bottle, You have you recorded each one in your book. Psalm 31 verse 5. Weeping may stay for a night but rejoicing comes in the morning. This may not mean a literal morning, but He will come through for you in Jesus’ name I pray. Genesis 16 verse 13. Hagar Speaking of God. “She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her. You are the God who sees me. I pray that you take these promises and hold on to Jesus. And may he bless you. Amen.

I’m Jonah and I’m Daniel
I’m Thomas, Job, Laban and Nathaniel
I am Peter, I am Paul
I’m Mephibosheth, Onesimus, David, and Saul
I’m all of the above yet I’m still uniquely me struggling every day to be the best that I can be
and just like those above mentioned men
full of power and purpose but still struggling within
every blade of grass is different
just like every leaf on every tree
you’re uniquely you like I’m uniquely me
yet in many ways we’re all the same
trying to get to heaven on the strength of Jesus his name
and every single one of us was created in God’s image
he gave us all a measure of faith and every day we have to scrimmage
fighting hard to do what’s right
surrounded by darkness seeking the light
and sometimes we’re weak and sometimes we’re strong
sometimes we’re right and sometimes we’re wrong
but we still have to struggle every day to do what’s right
God’s word will strengthen us when we fight the good fight
all of us want to hear well done when we finish the race
that’s when we come to the realization that it’s only by grace
blessed assurance Jesus is mine
if we just hold on tightly to that one thought everything else will be fine

blind1016@gmail.com. Like to give a shout out to my brother Big Hearted Ben. I want to say happy birthday to my brother on your 7th birthday. And once again Brian and the Hardin family, thank you for this wonderful podcast for God’s Holy Spirit to flow. Keep it flowing y'all. Alright. Bye-bye.