Month: May 2023

1 Samuel 2:22-4:22, John 5:24-47, Psalm 106:1-12, Proverbs 14:30-31

Today is the eighth day of May, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I’m Brian, it’s great to be here with you today as we gather, yet again, around the Global Campfire, and move forward together. We have transitioned into the Book of First Samuel and so, we’re taking that journey now and learning about Samuel and his life and how he became the final judge of Israel. And then, before were done with…with First Samuel, we will be introduced to Israel’s first king, but that’s a little bit later in Samuel. Right now, we are learning about his life. And so, let’s dive in, we’re reading from the New English Translation this week, First Samuel chapter 2 verse 22 through 4 verse 22.

Commentary:

Today, okay so, in the book of First Samuel today, we now get a pretty good glimpse of how Samuel grew up and how he would become a leader. So, we knew about his mom Hannah and her dedication to the Lord and her prayers for Samuel in her dedication of Samuel to the Lord so that he would be raised at the Tabernacle in Shiloh, under the high priest Eli. So, we watch that all happen. We also learned about Eli, his sons Hophni and Phineas, and the kinds of goings-on that they were involved in, and that it was evil in the Lord site. And so, the first prophetic word that Samuel receives is about judgment on the high priest’s house, which we subsequently saw happen. The children of Israel went into battle with the Philistines, they were losing, they got the ark of the covenant, along with Hophni and Phineas to kind of guard it. The ark was captured by the Philistines, Hophni and Phineas were killed, the Israelite army was routed, and they’ve all fled the Philistines. Word got back to Shiloh, the high priest Eli was waiting, he was a big man. He was an older man and a heavy man and when he got the news about his sons and then that the ark of the covenant had been lost, he fell over and broke his neck and died. And we will see Samuel leading forward.

Then we flip over into the Gospel of John and Jesus says a couple of really important things today. The first one really encapsulates the Gospel from the lips of the Savior, in one sentence. I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me, has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life. That is the good news, that those of us who hear Jesus words and believe in the God who sent his Son, will not be condemned for sin, like ever. That is good news, that is what we are to be living in our lives as believers and that is what we are to be revealing through our thoughts, words and deeds into this world. So, Jesus is saying this to the elite scholars of the time, the teachers of religious law, the scribes, the Pharisees who have been antagonistic toward Him and he says another thing directly to them that is poignant. And so, I quote Jesus, “you study the Scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life and it is these same Scriptures that testify about me, but you are not willing to come to me, so that you may have life. So, what is Jesus saying here? You can’t hold God in your mind, nor can you figure Him out on your own, in your own understanding, you can pour over the Scriptures and turn them into your own idle thinking that your faith in those Scriptures is what will bring you eternal life. We can do the dance and jump through the hoops and do everything that we think that we know, short of actually coming to Jesus. When it is the Scriptures introduce us to Jesus, but through faith we step into that relationship. A relationship informed by the Scriptures, but a relationship that becomes a dynamic part of our lives. Think of it like this. If you have a spouse and I know everybody doesn’t have a spouse, but we know what a spouse is. And so, imagine that you can have a book delivered to you, that is the book of your spouse and it's…it’s all the details. Maybe it’s even bigger than the Bible. It’s all the childhood details. It’s all the adolescent details, it’s all the college years, it’s all the young adulthood, it’s all that exists and its thorough and it’s full and you study this book. That wouldn’t be the same as being in a relationship with the person that the book is about. And so, once again, we get clues to what God is like, through Jesus, by understanding that it is relationship, it is. And we are made this way, we are made for relationship, and it is a relationship that God seeks because this is what He is like. And please don’t get me wrong here. There is no way that I’m saying that the Scriptures aren’t valuable in our lives, they’ve changed my life utterly and that is why every day we are coming around the Global Campfire to take the next step forward. The Bible teaches us so much about God, but it teaches us so much about ourselves. And one of the things that the Bible is showing us today, from the lips of Jesus, is that relationship with God is not only possible but necessary. And a relationship doesn’t boil down to scholarship about the one with whom you are in love and the Scriptures reveal what God is like and who He is that we might love Him. And so, that gives us some things to think about today in terms of our relationship, that we, we’re trying to study from a distance the subject that we want to become an expert in or are we trying to learn what we need to know that we might step into a first-person, always on, never off, actual relationship.

Prayer:

Father, even as we contemplate that, we must begin by, by just acknowledging that that You would even want to be in a relationship with us is a remarkable thing, that is goodness beyond words. We don’t deserve this, that the God of all, that the Most High, even has an awareness of who we are, is mind blowing. And that this most high God, who knows who we are and knows our names and sees us, would like to guide us through life on an adventure called a relationship in such a way where you get to show us the hidden things in this world, that we get to be on mission and on adventure with you to enjoy your creation and to enjoy our brothers and sisters and to reveal You. This is good news. Help this good news sink into the soil of our hearts, yielding the fruit of the spirit necessary for us to navigate this life revealing You to our brothers and sisters around us. Come, Holy Spirit, we pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Announcements:

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And that’s it for today, I’m Brian, I love you and I’ll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

Prayer and Encouragements:

Hello, DABers, this is Brandon from Texas and I want to pray for all the incarcerated DABers. And Lord, I just ask that You be with these men and women, and I ask for Your blessing on them, I ask for Your peace on them. And Lord, I ask that You grant them favor with You, favor amongst the guards, the prison officials, the prison employees and the other inmates, Lord. And I ask that Your love and wisdom, flowing through them, would flow through in such a powerful way that it would draw others in, Lord. And I just ask that You’d bring revival through these men and women. And just bring revival that starts behind the walls of those prisons and flows out through the entire country, Lord. And just ask for Your protection on these men and women and that Your hand just be on them, Lord. It’s in the name of Jesus I pray.

Hi, my name is Mary. I’m calling in for a sister who called on May 2nd. And I’m just calling to encourage you and to pray for you, pray with you, dear sister. And you did not leave your name, but you did mention that you’re 65, completely lost and just at your wits end because you just don’t know what to pray for anymore. And the very fact that you called in is, in itself, crying out for help. That is, you, asking for help. So, don’t know about not knowing what to say, sis. Jesus knows what you need. Please pray with me. Father God, it is Jesus name I come before You, along with my brothers and sisters, to ask that Your truth, wisdom and love, meet our sister and her state of uncertainty. Lord, I ask that You send her the reassurance as she needs it. Let Your presence be known to her and let her be guided through this trial that she’s facing. May Your love and Your grace reach her even where she is. And as she seeks Lord, I’m sure she shall find. I just pray that Your love and Your grace will meet her, and we will continue to pray for her and her peace of mind. Dear sister, you are going to be okay. May your tears be dried by the Lord, Jesus Christ. Be encouraged, be encouraged really. You know this is going to pass through. I’m so sorry that you’re going through this but I’m also so sure that the Lord will send you answers. Be encouraged. Love you.

Good morning, family, this is Christine from North Carolina. It is May 2nd, and this is somewhat of a impromptu prayer request in that, I wasn’t expecting to call and ask for prayer about this. But it is definitely something that I’ve been needing to ask for prayer about for quite a while. So, just a little context about me. I’m a mom of 5 and new to the faith. I’ve called in, I believe, once before. So, my voice might be familiar but about a year and a half, I think is when I first accepting Jesus into my life and my heart. And so, I wasn’t raised with any sort of religious context, background, anything. So, everything is just very new and I’m just starting to just become more and more aware and wanting to implement the power of prayer in my daily life. So, here goes. And as a community as well, I know how important it is to lift each other up. So, specifically I’m asking for prayer with my relationship, my marriage, my relationship with my husband. And for prayer around not falling back into old habits that are destructive to our marriage. I’m learning fresh about how to be a godly wife. Having to tear down years of feminism, contextual thinking and my husband is also not walking with Jesus. So, that makes things complicated. Sometimes I get stuck in a self-righteous place and often times my anger can be that. So, thank you for your prayers. Bye.

Good morning, everybody, this is God’s Smile here. This has been going through my heart for the last couple of hours and I feel strongly that I should call it in. I want to pray for those people who listen. Those people who are lonely. Those people who are, for whatever reason, cannot call in, whether they’re fearful of responses or being judged or worried about how they’d be perceived or misunderstood. People who are lonely in life, in the church, in their family, in sickness and in pain. Father God, You see, You hold and I would, oh Lord, pain is an awful enemy of any sort. And I would ask Lord, that Your Holy Spirit, would flow through. This community, to those who are listening who need a friend, who need a gentle arm around their shoulders, who need a hug and a smile. And Father, allow this community to be that to them. Father, we pray for them, and we hold them and we ask, Lord, that Your will be done, and Your kingdom come, into their lives, as it is in heaven. Father, encourage them this day, this week, this year, that they may call in and just share what the Lord has done in response to His love and His grace and mercy. And time is ticking away. Kiss, kiss.

I’m Kurt and I’m calling to pray for the woman that called in, I don’t believe she left her name, but she did say she was 65 years old and didn’t know what to do. Needed help but didn’t know what to do or where to turn. So, I’m just gonna lift you up right now. I thank You, Holy Ghost, that You remind her, You show her, that You are her helper, You are her comforter, just as You said Jesus in John 16, 15, 16, 17 that You would send the helper, that You would send the comforter, or the Message Translation says You would send the friend to come. He comes along side us; He goes before us. So, I thank You, whoever you are, lady, that you receive the Holy Ghost as your helper, as your comforter, as your guide. He comes along beside you; He goes before you. To receive Him, cause He’s the only one that can truly help you. And remember that Jesus loves you more than anything in the creation. You are His favorite. You are His favorite. So, just remember that. Ask Him to show you, ask Him to guide you and He will. Thank you in Jesus name. Amen.

Good morning, DABers. Today’s May 2nd, 2023. This is Alyssa Marie Proverbs 31 Woman. I heard a woman coming on there on May 2nd her prayer request was played, and she is in much distress. She is at the end of herself. She didn’t say her name, she’s 65, she doesn’t have any parents, no children. She’s tired of doing things on her own, she spoke about pride and I immediately, my heart went out to you, sister. I don’t know who you are, but God knows you, God is hearing you, God see’s you and He wants you to look up to Him. Look up to the hills where your help comes from, Psalms 121. Your help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. He will not allow you to slip and fall. Run to Him, run to the word. Your answers are found in Jesus. I was once where you are at and many years ago. I’m now 62 but God came to my rescue, and He turned my life around. And so, He can do the same thing for you, sister. So, read Psalms 121, Isaiah 54 came to mind because in there, God taught me that He is my maker, for He is my maker, my husband, the Lord Almighty is His name. That’s Isaiah 54:5. And so, I started, I immediately started praying for you, covering you with the blood of Jesus. I’m asking Holy Spirit, to lead you to a good body of believers that will be able to instruct you in the word of the Lord and in the ways of Jesus and I’m asking that God will bring you a godly woman whose heart can instruct you and be by your side during this time. There is hope. A lot of people are praying for you. And so, just surrender, surrender it all because we cannot do it on our own. Surrender it all. Sister, in Jesus mighty name. Amen.

1 Samuel 1:1-2:21, John 5:1-23, Psalms 105:37-45, Proverbs 14:28-29

Today is the 7^th day of May welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I’m Brian it is a joy to greet a brand-new shiny sparkly week around the Global Campfire together as we move forward, move forward into this new week. Looking out over it, it’s a beautiful Vista from here. And we can go down into this week and make it the depths or we can walk through this week in wisdom. And one of the ways that we do that is orienting ourselves to God through His word each and every day. And, so, that’s what we come to do, step into the new week together, step into the next step in the Scriptures, and that next step leads us into some new territory. So, we…we navigated our way through the book of Judges and then we came to the book of Ruth, which is a breath of fresh air and a beautiful story that also comes from the time of the judges.

Introduction to the book of first Samuel:

And now we are moving into the book of first Samuel. And we are still kind of in the time of the judges. Samuel is the final judge of that era. And, so, during the books of Samuel we will…well…actually during the book of first Samuel we will transition from judges and be introduced to the very first monarch, the very first king of Israel, which…which brings about a new era in the lives of the children of Israel and we’ll get to know about that plenty as we continue the story forward. But since we’re kind of navigating into a new era we should orient ourselves a little bit. As we begin the books of Samuel, we’ll meet Samuel and it’s a remarkable story. And it’s a story once again of a barren woman longing for a child, and God giving the child and this child will be Samuel who will grow up literally under the shadow of the most-high. And Samuel’s leadership will then lead us to Israel’s first king, King Saul. And we will begin to understand Saul’s story in relationship to Samuel and then Saul’s story out of relationship with Samuel. And Saul will be a bit of a mirror into our own souls as we understand his story. A great deal of challenging parallels start to surface and we start looking at ourselves. And then a little bit later before we get through the books of Samuel we’ll meet another man named David. And of course, the book of Ruth told us that Ruth and Boaz’s marriage produced a son named Obed. And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David. And this is the David of David and Goliath fame, who will become Israel’s second king. And we will get to know him quite well also and he will have an awful lot to teach us about ourselves also. We have been getting to know David through his poetry and lyrics. So many found in the book of Psalms. But as we move through Samuel, second Samuel in particular we’ll get to know David as a person and understand his story. And since we’ll be settling in here and kinda camping out for a while in these stories, it’s a good time to just understand a bit of context, a little bit of historical context. Originally first and second Samuel were not broken apart into separate text. They were grouped together with the books of first and second Kings. So, first and second Samuel and then first and second Kings all together as one continuous text. And then when the…when the Old Testament, the Hebrew Scriptures were translated into Greek, this is known as the Septuagint. The books then were divided into four separate texts, and they were at that time known as the books of the kingdoms. And then later after that when the Old Testament was translated into Latin, which is called the Vulgate, they became the books of the Kings. And, so, during that time there were four books of Kings in the Bible. First, second, third and fourth Kings in the Bible which is kinda confusing because at that time what we know as first Samuel was called first Kings. And what we know of as second Samuel’s called second Kings and what we now know of as first Kings was third Kings and what we now know as second Kings was fourth Kings. This all changed to what we now know as first and second Samuel and first and second Kings when the translators created the King James Bible. And that happened in the year 1611. Go back to Samuel. We will see he was a very influential prophetic voice in the life of Israel and the final judge of Israel, but he was also a prophet of God. And, so, he was able to serve before the Lord as a priest, not just a judge, as a priestly judge. But during his life, as we learned over and over from the book of Judges, everybody was doing what was right in their own eyes. And then Samuel comes along and steps into the breach as a prophet of God, which kind of settled the anarchy down because Samuel was speaking directly for God, a prophetic leader. And that was something that was more historically understandable by the children of Israel because they had been led by Moses and we’ll be able to see that in the text. We’ll see the respect for Samuel in ways that we didn’t see with the other judges. Anyway, that’s let's…let’s dive in. We’re in for a great ride. This is gonna be a season of transition in the story of the children of Israel but a fantastic opportunity for self-reflection as we continue forward. So, here we go. We got a brand-new week. We’ll read from the New English translation this week. First Samuel chapter 1 verse 1 through 2 verse 21.

Prayer:

Father, we thank you for your word. We thank you for this brand-new territory and this brand-new era that we are transitioning into as we continue to move through the Old Testament. And as we get to know Samuel as we get to know Saul and then as we get to know David, we’re inviting your Holy Spirit to instruct us and as we ask so often to lead us into the truth, the truth about ourselves, the truth about who you are. We love you. We are eager to grow where you have planted us as you continue to enrich and nourish us through your word. Come Holy Spirit, we pray, in the name of Jesus we ask. Amen.

Community Prayer and Praise:

This is glee filled Bridget from New York City. I’m calling to give you guys an update for those that haven’t heard. The shooter, Michael, was found guilty today. Whoo…this is so heavy. I’m crying because I’m happy that justice was served, right? But I’m also sad because someone’s life has changed forever, obviously. I believe this is God’s mercy on this young man and he can still repent. But his children, you know, won’t have a father like my granddaughter. Anyway, thank you for all your prayers. Thank you for embracing my family and walking through this for the last five years with us. June 18^th will be the fifth-year anniversary and I’m just thankful. Thank you, guys. Thank you. I’m so thankful. I pray for anyone that is dealing with anything that is unresolved. When there’s no closure Lord, so many cases that exist with no closure. I just pray father that You would bring closure to hearts this year. Thank you again guys. In Jesus’ name i pray. Amen.

Hello Daily Audio Bible family this is Starting Over Sister. And my husband and I are still starting over after two years having moved when we lost our business. And we are still rebuilding our lives and our livelihood in Texas and just working at it. Appreciate your prayers. I love this community. I’m so thankful for Daily Audio Bible and I wanted to shout out to Daniel Johnson junior today because I really appreciate every time you call. I love everybody’s calls and pray for you all, but Daniel, you’ve always encouraged me and I pray that God will help you choose wholesome godly ways of dealing with struggles. It’s hard for all of us to do that but may he strengthen you. Please pray for our community. Our one of our pastors took his own life about two weeks ago and he was a very godly man, a great pastor, a biblical scholar. And at his memorial service it was said that he failed that day, but he would ask us all to forgive him. And i thought that was the perfect thing, that we all are capable of failure, but God forgives all our sins. Jesus’ blood covers all our sins and when we fail, God will forgive us, and we must forgive one another. And it was a reminder to me of how fragile we all are in trying to live for Christ in this difficult world. I pray that we can all be lights and just be a little more kind to one another and generous and forgiving. I love you, family. God bless you.

Hey this is Jerry calling from Duluth MN. I was listening to the community prayer line and Matt from New Hampshire, your call and mentioning your son Josiah who’s been in the psych unit for 4 ½ weeks and coming home for perhaps the ECT treatments really touched my heart and I want you to know that I’m praying for you. It was four years ago last week that my son was on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis and called his sister to tell her goodbye. Fortunately, Melissa, who’s also a bipolar was able to talk him down and get his coordinates and we were able to get him to the hospital. But still a struggle. He’s one who chooses not to have…use medications for his struggles. So, continue to pray for Steve. And I’d appreciate your prayers greatly too. Mental health has really been on my mind recently because I’m a part of a program called leadership Duluth and I’m gonna be leading during the month of May a mental health awareness campaign and I just need wisdom and just need God. And He already has an incredible ways. Wish I could share it with you all but times a tickin’ away. And God bless you. Thank you so much.

Hi this is Victoria Soldier just calling to pray for some of the DABbers. I wanted to pray for Early…Early Bird and the challenges that she’s going through. I wanna pray for the 18-year-old son of…the 18-year-old son of that is…that is going through it as…in…in…in the…I forget which…about her 18-year-old son that’s Early Bid’s son. I also wanna pray for Jay in Victoria Louisiana. I also want to pray for Tom and Texas and the…and the challenges that he’s going through. And I wanted to…to pray for…for Brian and Jill and…and telling them thanks for the podcast. And I wanna pray for Lisa the Encourager and the precious lady that lost her mother and the…I think it was too precious ladies that lost their mother and the one…the two automobile accidents. I want to pray for those and the family of the ones that didn’t make it and I want to pray for the one that…that we don’t know that whether they made it but them and their family. Gracious Father we just ask You to have Your way in the name of Jesus. Lord, You deliver. You set the captives free. You give life in favor. You are still working miracles. You’re still doing great things. O Lord You eit those that don't…that don’t feel the word, let em’ know that there’s an empty spot in every man and woman that can only be filled with the personality of Jesus Christ. Lord, I ask that You would ignite that spirit Father of those that have accepted You and that they have joy and peace and…and…and…and look to You Lord for the joy and the peace and for the victory. We are more than conquerors __. And Lord, we give You the glory and the honor and the praise in Jesus’ name. I love you all DABbers. Bye-bye.

Hey, my name is Madeleine I’m a mother of a son called Joshua and I just got a post on the Daily Audio wall, a prayer so you might know, But my son Joshua for whatever reason that is in God’s control, I know, but I would be entirely grateful for prayer because we are in court with him now after just having him. It…it took a while for us to get pregnant, me and my husband, and I’m in a wheelchair. And, so, he does the physical…physical stuff with Joshua and I do the…the emotional and encouraging and stuff like that. Sometimes I get insecure, and I don’t know always feel like I am a mother and I’m the best mother because he stays with my mom at night and I’m very very insecure about it. But it doesn’t stop me from how I am with my son. I’m his…I’m his cheerleader in everything he does. I love him so much. But loving him so much and no one understanding how it feels to be in a wheelchair and see your son grow up and learn to walk and things like that and go to other people and say…learn how to say Mama.

Hey Daily Audio Bible family this is John calling from Westminster MA currently in my car making my way into Boston. Daniel Johnson junior from beautiful Cincinnati OH I’m calling in for you. I heard your call. It aired about the 1st.

of May and first of all I just want to say I love you brother. I’ve heard your voice on this program for years now and I’ve never called in to say how much I appreciate you, how much I appreciate your enthusiasm, and how much I appreciate your…your honesty, and especially after your call yesterday, your confession really of how you’re just not handling or hadn’t been handling, you know, not really…you said it was your job loss, I guess, or, you know, being out of work and, you know, being the provider for your family and just not handling all that kind of loss, I guess is the best way to put it. And what I’m just going to say to you brother as a brother is like you’re not alone in that. I’m gonna just…I’m just gonna sum all that up you’ve been going through to our…our pride, right? At the end of the day…at the end of the day our pride is rooted, and pride leads to all sorts of stuff that’s not healthy for us ultimately. But listen. The bottom line is that you’re talking about it. We’re hearing you. You’ve got brothers and sisters that are praying for you and God has got you, has always had you, will always have you, and you know that as well as I know that. So, I wanted to let you know that I love you. I’m super thankful that you called in and that you kind of made that confession and just told us what’s going on. Know that you’re loved, know that you’re prayed for and know that Jesus has got you. You’re stepping into a new time and new provision, and he’s got you my man and so do we. Love you Daniel Johnson junior from beautiful Cincinnati OH. You make it a great day. Cheers everybody. We’ll talk soon. Bye.

Ruth 2:1-4:22, John 4:43-54, Psalm 105:16-36, Proverbs 14:26-27

Today is the sixth day of May, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is wonderful to be here with you today, as we take the next step forward and approach the end of another one of our weeks together. Yesterday, we transitioned out of the Book of Judges and into the book of Ruth, and we talked about that yesterday. Today, we will complete, conclude the book of Ruth. It’s just a short book and then tomorrow we will transition ourselves again into the Books of Samuel, but we’ll talk about that tomorrow. We’re here now and we’re here to continue our journey by taking the next step forward and that is going to be Ruth chapters 2, 3 and 4 today.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for Your word, we thank You for every word of Your word, we thank You for everything that it does inside of us, challenging all of the places in us that need to be challenge and touching and comforting, all that we need to be comforted inside of us. We are grateful for Your word. And what a fitting way to end another week together by moving through the book of Ruth, watching that character matters, that doing things the right way matters and that You bless what is done with integrity. So, Holy Spirit, come. Continue to develop character and integrity in us. Show us the places where we are still hiding in the shadows that we might come into the light and be truly free, we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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And that’s it for today, I’m Brian, I love you and I’ll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

Prayer and Encouragements:

Hey, DAB Family, would you join me in prayer for Junk to Treasure? She’s asked me to call in on her behalf. Her son’s wife and newborn baby died in a car wreck. The son heard the wreck, it was down the street from him, and he ran to her and his precious baby and they’re dead. And as you can imagine, Junk to Treasure is just beside herself for her son. She can’t even imagine what he’s thinking right now. Father God, we just come to You, right now, and we ask that You would just surround Junk to Treasure and her son and the entire family as they grieve this loss. This most horrible loss, Lord God, that we take comfort that this baby and this mother are in Your arms instantly, Lord God. But Father, would You come and just be there for Junk to Treasure and her son and the family as they go through this time of severe pain and grieving, Father God. We just sit and shiva next to her with really no words to speak Lord, of this terrible moment in time. How do we process this kind of pain? How did Job? How did Job do it, Lord God. Only by Your grace and mercy. And Father, we just ask that You would come, Holy Spirit, come, pour into this situation right now. And be there holding them as they process, Lord God. And as her son I’m sure, is reliving this moment over and over and over in his mind. Would You come and just be, be there for him as they process. And just give Junk to Treasure the space and the time and the wisdom as to what to say and how to be there. In Jesus name. Amen.

Greetings, Daily Audio Bible Family. For this a day in which the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. This is Sherlock on the Case, and I’m just calling just to thank Brian for this awesome ministry bringing us the word, each and every day. I’ve been doing this now since 2010. I was just so pleased at one point in time. I just needed to find a source that I could enjoy the Bible. And with Brian, when I found his voice just captured, captivated and I have been listening since. And this family is such a powerful, powerful family. Especially with all the prayer warriors in which we have and call in and they pray for others. Well, today, I’m in need of prayer for my friend Bill, who is going through surgery today, which is the 27th of April. But I know that prayer transcends all time. And I know that the way that the Lord works, He is a way maker, miracle worker, promise keeper, He is light in the darkness. So, I’m just asking for each and every one, just so if you could pray for my friend Bill. And for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery. So, thank you guys so much for your help today. Truly, truly appreciate it. I don’t call enough but I know that if there is a need, you family are always there to carry out that need. So, I just thank you again in advance for your help and your prayers.

Greetings. I won’t bother you with who I am because I have a lot to say in this short amount of time. My wife and I have been married for 30 years and I’m calling in reference to the young lady who called in on the 18th of April in reference to invitro fertilization. My wife and I have gone through that same process a couple of times. One of which was when we were overseas, and it turned out to be a scam. And hopefully the doctor that did the scamming is still in jail till this day. This happened back in 1993 or so. Anyway, we then came to the states and went to a prominent military hospital where we could get invitro fertilization. And it didn’t take then either. It was then that our prayer was to have a girl. And then, our prayer changed upon the gumption of the Holy Spirit that we would have twins. And so, back then we have a prophecy told to us by a young lady, that this time next year we would have a child. And then, the first lady of our church, came and told us that God is about to bless you all double for your trouble. And in 2006 God blessed us with twin girls, three months old, through adoption. And here we are, 17 years later. They went to their prom on this past Friday. All we know is that God is able to do exceeding and abundantly above all we could ask or think.

Hello, Daily Audio Bible Family. I am a long-time listener, first-time caller. And I’m gonna call myself Keeper of Men. That’s because my actual name really means that. And I’m a married woman with 3 grown sons. And my husband and I are small business owners and 15 of my 16 employees are men. So, it’s appropriate. Actually, that’s one of the reasons I’m calling in. We have an employee by the name of Angel, who had a, had a sickness, a very bad illness as a child. And is kind of still suffering from that, effects of it. And he’s in the hospital more often than not. He’s really a young man, he’s only about 30 and even today, he’s gone back into the hospital with stomach pains and low blood cell levels. And I would love it if you guys could pray for Angel to be healed of his lingering effects of meningitis from when he was a child and everything that plaguing him now. And strengthen his body. And my second prayer request is for a friend of mine named Deana, who is a breast cancer survivor but she’s suffering with multiple myeloma, which kind of throws out tumors in various places on your body. And she is going through radiation, I believe right now. And has a fentanyl patch and satan Tylenol and they just can’t get the pain really under control. So, if you could pray for the Lord, salvation for both of them, if they need it. I’m not sure about that and healing and pain relief for both of them. Because I know they need that, they need the healing. Thank you very much for all your prayers and all. And I really enjoy listening to everybody call in their prayers. And I pray all the time for you guys and listen to it all. Just again, thank you and God bless. Bye.

Hi, this is Donna from California. And today is April 28th. Wanted to call in a response to a couple of prayer, prayers that came in. The first two, actually, today. First was Early Bird, who is a new listener and just wanna say, give you a warm welcome and we’re so glad you’re here with us. I can certainly relate to leaving a stressful job without really having a solid backup plan in place. Just, I can completely relate to that. And also, to your love for animals, rescuing them. God bless you for that. I will definitely be praying for resources to come. Maybe even you can find work, working with animals. And then for your sleep, I have found that Brian Hardin’s resource Sleep, which he released, I think, within the past year, I think it was toward the end of last year. Has been very helpful. You can find it on whatever device you or whatever type of music you use. And then secondly, there was a gentleman who called for the first time. The second caller who called and confessed that he had committed adultery and just wanted to say that your honestly, your transparency that’s where it begins. And you’ve laid it out before God, you are taking ownership of this and if you keep turning to God and keep seeking him, keep asking, He will help you through this. The consequences are very painful for obviously you noted for your family, your wife especially and for you. Just wanted to say, so glad you are back walking with the Lord.

Hey, guys, it’s Spark. I just love to call and pray for everyone. But I know we’ve, it’s amazing. We’ve got long prayer lines. Bear with me if I get emotional. Tom from Texas, my friend. My fellow Texan. I’m gonna tell you dude, you’re not down, you’re right where God wants you to be. Your family left you. Your job left you. You’re searching for faith. In this app, brother, God is setting you up. Hit your knees, brother. I lay down right now with you. Father God, we ask that You be with this man, and we ask that You be with all men. They feel beaten and defeated by this world, God. Lord, You give us strength. You give us amazing strength and You help us dominate everything that comes up in our life. And You beat the enemy when he beats us into this. Lord, I ask that You be with my brother, and I ask that You help him stand up on his two feet and I ask him to call to You right now. Jesus, I ask that You show this man that he has shoulders stronger than anybody he ever knows. And right now, all he needs is You to breathe into his lungs and make his life new. Bring his kids back into his life and help him to guide his life where You are gonna be the one that tells us …  

Judges 21:1- Ruth 1:22, John 4:4-42, Psalms 105:1-15, Proverbs 14:24-25

Today is the 5^th day of May welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I am Brian it is a joy to be here with you today as we gather yet again around the Global Campfire and just be here in this oasis of peace and let God speak through the Scriptures into our lives. And our next step forward leads us to where we left off and that leads us back into the book of Judges. We will conclude the book of Judges today and move forward into the book of Ruth today. We began the final story of the book of Judges yesterday, a story that is a dark one that tells of civil war in Israel where all of the tribes gather together to confront profound injustice and murder. But the Benjaminite’s will not give up the perpetrators. And, so, they stand in the way of justice and that leads to war and a lot of people are destroyed and the tribe of Benjamin is virtually annihilated. And, so, there are 600 Benjaminite’s hiding in a place called the rock of Ramon and that’s all that’s left of them, and that’s where we pick up the story. Judges chapter 21.

Introduction to the book of Ruth:

And that is a fitting way for the book of Judges to end because that is one of the main points that it is trying to communicate to us as we’ve read the book of Judges, which now brings us to chapter 1 of a new book. And this is the book of Ruth, and this couldn’t come at a better time after moving through the book of Judges and all of the back-and-forth and seesawing and extremes and rebellion and the challenging of the leadership and the judges rising at critical moments. Ruth is a totally different kind of story. Let’s look at it is a nice May breeze blowing in and blowing out the clouds and bringing us into new territory. Ruth is predominantly a story about three different people to women and one man who chose to do the right thing despite the bitterness that life and brought their way. And this book shows us that when people who have character make correct decisions, like a very different story than the one we just came out of. When people of character make good choices God’s faithfulness is in it. And Ruth also gives us just one of the most beautiful portraits of valiant women of character that we find in the Bible. So, Ruth is the name of the book. Ruth is one of the characters. Her mother-in-law is named Naomi, and because of their faithfulness, Israel’s second king, king David would be born, and it’s through the line of David that Jesus would come. So, let’s take a deep breath in and let’s let it go out as we begin. Ruth, chapter 1.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for Your word. We thank ou for every day, every moment that we have had together as we have navigated this far into the year and all that You have revealed and shown us. We are grateful. We are thankful and we are eager and looking forward to all that You have yet to do inside of us as transformation takes place. And, so, as we transition from judges and move into Ruth at the time of the judges, Holy Spirit, come, let us drink deeply of this story, and all of the territory that is in front of us we ask in the precious name of Jesus. Amen.

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Community Prayer and Praise:

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Judges 19:1-20:48, John 3:22-4:3, Psalm 104:24-35, Proverbs 14:22-23

Today is the fourth day of May, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is wonderful to be here with you today, around the Global Campfire as we gather and take the next step forward together. And our next step forward leads us back into the Book of Judges. We are very near the end of the Book of Judges; we will conclude the book tomorrow. But that then and this is now. And so, we have another full step forward together in the Book of Judges. And so, let’s dive in, we’re reading from the English Standard Version this week, Judges, chapters 19 and 20.

Commentary:

Okay so, we are in the final story in the Book of Judges, and it is a profoundly dark chapter in the lives of the children of Israel, when Israel had no king, and everyone was doing what was right in their own eyes. Which is something that the Book of Judges repeatedly tells us so that we don’t forget what’s going on here. And this story definitely is a dark one, a story of a man and his…his concubine, sort of like a common-law wife. She was unfaithful to him. He lived in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim. She left and went back to Bethlehem and then several months later he went to speak kindly to her, to see if the relationship could be restored and repaired. And that’s when we meet her father who wants the man to stay, and stay, and stay, and stay. And so, they all stay a lot longer than they were planning to stay, but eventually the guys like not going to be convinced to stay another single day. And so, they leave and as the sun is going down and they need to find shelter there are opportunities for them to find shelter. But the man makes the determination that they’re not going to stay with anybody that’s not from their homeland. They’re not going to stay in the city that’s not an Israeli city. And so, they end up in the Israelite city in the tribe of Benjamin, in the city of Gibeah. So, they’re waiting in the town square, they’re waiting for hospitality. If there’s no hospitality, they stay in the town square. But that seems to be a dangerous thing. And so, when an older man comes in and says where are you going and where have you come from, one of his words of counsel is don’t stay how here in the city, in the city square, come into my house. Which is what happens and then the house is surrounded, and all of a sudden, this story is, it has a lot of resemblance to the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, except for one very distinct thing. These were all Israelites, the people of Sodom and Gomorrah were not, the people of Gibeon knew this story. And they surround the house, and they want the man. And as it turns out, it’s the man’s concubine who gets pushed out the door and there’s like no way to sugar coat what the story is, she is raped and abused to death. And she ends up on the doorstep with her hand touching the door dead. Like there’s no way to make that nice, it’s not supposed to be nice, the Bible isn’t telling us this story so that we feel flowery and great about it, it’s showing us where paths lead and how our choices matter. If we just begin at the beginning of the story, she was unfaithful. That’s where the story starts, she was unfaithful. She goes back to Bethlehem. Her husband goes after her, they reconcile. Had they just gone according to plan and gone on home, they would’ve gotten home. But the father-in-law is keeping pressing them to change their minds and stay longer and stay longer. And so, they end up leaving in the late afternoon, instead of in the morning, they could’ve stayed in Jerusalem. They wanted to stay among their fellow Israelites. So, they go to Gibeah. And then all of this stuff is perpetrated and it’s horrible, it’s absolutely horrible. And the story in the Book of Judges is letting us know, yes, you’re reading a horrible story here. The man takes the body of his concubine back to the hill country of Ephraim and does something pretty grisly. He divides her into 12 parts and sends her to all the different tribes of Israel. That sounds absolutely horrific and it is but it sounds that way, as we contextualize it. This is the equivalent of a message going viral. There wasn’t an Internet, there wasn’t, there wasn’t even a car. There wasn’t mass transportation, there wasn’t mass communication. But this would indeed get the attention of the recipient. If a body part shows up at the tribal headquarters, people are going to want to know what is going on here and that did spread as we would understand it today, virally because 400 thousand people gathered over this incident. So, the Bible is not condoning this incident, what we’re finding is that there is outrage over this, as there should be. So, 400,000 people gather to hear the story of what happened and when they are told what happened their response is appropriate. Nothing like this has ever happened in Israel before. Basically like, how could something like this even happen here? What are we supposed to do? And what they decide to do is bring justice, which sets up a scenario for civil war, because the Israelites approach the Benjaminite’s and say look, here’s what happened, give over the perpetrators, they deserve punishment, justice needs to be served. Only the Benjaminite’s won’t. And so, they gather all of their troops together to defend their tribesmen, even though their tribesmen had committed a atrocities so severe that everybody’s talking about it. And that creates the scenario for a war, a civil war among the people of God in the Book of Judges, where tens of thousands of people die. And as we left the story today, the tribe of Benjamin is all but completely annihilated. We will finish that story tomorrow as we finish the Book of Judges and then we will be moving into new territory in the Bible tomorrow. And this story is one of the darkest stories that we encounter in the Bible. And so, not to be complete spoiler, but I just need to tell parts of the rest of the story and then we’ll read the parts of the rest of the story and then move into new territory tomorrow. What we have right now are about 600 people hiding at the Rock of Ramon. That’s all that is left of an entire tribe of Israel. The tribe is missing, like they’re really, like there’s 11 tribes and 600 people in a tribe that has been destroyed because they stood up for injustice and it caused catastrophe throughout Israel among all of the people. Many people died. And the children of Israel, the rest of the tribes have already determined that they will not, they will not intermarry, like they’re breaking connection with Benjamin. So, they make this promise and then they realize that there’s a tribe missing and it’s a sad scene. And they figure out how to replenish the tribe. But Benjamin will be the smallest tribe now obviously. Very, very soon from now, we will begin starting to transition ourselves toward the children of Israel, especially after things like this happening, deciding that they want a king to unite the tribes, to be a monarch over them, to lead them into battle, to sort of be the figurehead, to keep them solidified as one people. And we will meet that king, his name is Saul. And Saul has a ton of stuff to teach us. But as Saul relates to this story, what we are going to find as a redemptive thread, after all of this mayhem that we’re reading about today, time will pass. The tribe of Benjamin will begin to regrow. And God will choose a king to reign over Israel, as Israel’s first king, King Saul. Saul came from a hometown; the hometown of Saul was Gibeah. The same city where all of this went down. And Saul will say yeah, but I’m from the smallest tribe, from the smallest family, who am I. So, out of these ashes that we are reading about right now, will come Israel’s first king. And we will get to that soon enough.

Prayer:

And Father, we invite Your presence into this. It’s really just, to have lived that would've…would’ve been really, profoundly, traumatic. To read of it is traumatic, to just be, turned inside out about the whole thing, makes us feel very like, this is…this is a story that doesn’t belong in the Bible, probably because it is. Probably because it’s a story that shouldn’t have happened and because it did, we now have it as a cautionary tale to remind us that our choices matter. And when we determine that we are going to stand up for injustice and evil, mayhem and destruction are very, very near us. And yet, as the decades would go by, and as things would continue forward, You chose Israel’s first king from the very spot of these ashes and this destruction. You continue to put things back together that are broken and most of the things are broken because we have a broken then. And we all make mistakes, and we all make choices that are wrong but when we’re not paying attention and we compound one wrong with another wrong, with another wrong, with another wrong, where will the path lead but complete catastrophe. And so, we come to You, Holy Spirit, realizing that although the story that we’re reading is extraordinarily graphic and dark one, our stories don’t reach this level of mayhem, we still know what it looks like to make wrong choices and then chase them with others that lead us down a path that is only going to end poorly. So, we come to You with open hands and open hearts and say, Holy Spirit, show us the path that we are on. Show us the path that we are supposed to be on and show us the route to get there and off any wrong path that we are walking willingly, knowing full well that no matter the ashes of our lives, redemption can come forth, because You put back together, what is broken. You are a Redeemer, You are The Redeemer of our souls and we give ourselves to You, believing fully that You will lead us on the narrow path that leads to life. Come, Holy Spirit, we pray, in the name of Jesus, we ask. Amen.

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And that’s it for today, I’m Brian, I love you and I’ll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

Prayer and Encouragements:

Hello, my DAB Family, this is Lib, I’m calling from the UK. I’ve come to just a give a little bit of encouragement for anyone who is struggling, anyone who thinks that God is far away and is not listening. You know it seems like life is just not happening the way it should. I had something happen yesterday, yesterday evening. Today is the 25th, so it happened on Monday, the 24th of April. My, we locked ourselves out. You know, there was key on the back of the door and my husband rushed out of the house on his way to work and forgot to take his key out. And I was on my way to work and then he called and said, my keys are in the door which means, when you come back you will not be able to come in. And I thought, oh well, as usual I go to my neighbor’s house, this is not the first time it’s happening anyway. And I’ll climb through their balcony and come in through my kitchen door. But then something happened in the evening when I was coming back with the children, and it was raining. And then I remembered, oh I can’t go in and I thought, I said Lord, I can’t climb, it’s raining. All I could see was myself falling off, you know, from that height, trying to climb through. And I went, I can’t climb, it’s raining. You know, and then when I was approaching the door with my boys right beside me and I just kept saying Lord, I can’t climb, I need a miracle. I turned the key the first time, it didn’t work. Turned it a second time, it didn’t work. And I just kept saying, Lord, I need a miracle. I turned it again and the door opened, and I screamed. You know, my greatest joy when that happened was my boys were there. So, for me it was a way, I saw it as building the faith of my children. You know, cause I always tell them anything that you want, ask the Lord, He will do it. So, for anyone who is struggling, ask the Lord.

This is the Burning Bush that Will Not Be Devoured for the Glory of our God and King. This is my second time recording this, my phone just totally shut down halfway through my prayer request, prayer, I’m sorry. For Darlene, her granddaughter, Sophia who’s struggling with Anorexia. So, right now, we pray in the name of Jesus. Father God, I pray that You hold back the evil that’s causing Sophia to not eat. I pray that in the name of Jesus, she will be healed. Father God, You understand what’s going on in her mind. I pray that You heal her mind and her body, in the name of Jesus. I pray for her spirit, I pray for a full deliverance, in Jesus name. Holy Spirit, I pray for a full restoration, that she will begin to walk in what You’ve called her to be, Father, greatness, Father, we speak greatness over her right now, in the name of Jesus. We praise You, oh God, that Lord, that she will be healed, not only physically but spiritually, Father. I pray that in the name of Jesus that she will be freed, Holy Spirit. I pray that You would send Your angels to protect her right now in Jesus name. Even in the hospital, I pray that You will help her to recover. I pray for a speedy recover, Father God. In the name of Jesus, complete. I pray for Devine healing over her. And I pray for her family. I pray for Darlene. I pray, oh Lord Jesus, that You will give them comfort as they go through this. I pray for wisdom for her parents, in the name of Jesus. And whatever it is, what be it emotional, mental, or even physical that she’s struggling with, Father God. You know. I just pray for healing. You touch her, in the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen. I love you guys. Talk to you later.

Hi, this is Amy in Olympia, Washington. I’ve called in a few times before, but I think I would like to start going by Running for Jesus. But anyway, today I’m calling in for my friend and asking for prayer, on her behalf. Her name is Samantha and she’s in the hospital with COVID pneumonia. And she’s fighting for her life. And she’s only in her 30s and she has a special needs daughter at home and her husband is home with her daughter and they’re out of sick leave and it’s just this really discouraging and this seemingly hopeless situation for their family. And it’s not looking good for my friend. They tried to intubate her, and her lungs are so damaged that even that was too much. And so, she’s on a special machine that’s taking the blood out and oxygenating it and putting it back into her body. And they’re also talking about a possible lunch transplant. So, I’m just asking that, that you as a community will pray with me and help me pray confidently that…that God would heal her lungs. I know that He is a God of healing. But it’s just really hard to not feel scared and discouraged for them. And it’s just really discouraging for me like, I just keep asking like why. Like, how can a mom that’s healthy and so young have this happen to her. But yes, if you could just pray for me that God would heal her lungs and that I’ll be able to call back with good news.

Hi, Daily Audio Bible Family. I have lifted countless prayers for this community. I’m a retired single mom and I can’t, I can’t quote them all right now, but just trust and believe that I am daily tuned in and praying for the needs of so many people in this community. And I need the same in return please for my 20-year-old son who is in college but he’s not reaching his full potential because he is struggling with chemical dependency on marijuana. And it is interrupting his relationships and he’s, his, he has other issues that are causing him to go into these psychosis type moods and it is really, really not only separating him from the love of God but also just interrupting his life in every way. And I cannot reach him. And I’ve tried everything to reach him, and I have prayed every prayer and so has his grandmother. And I just need help lifting up my beautiful son to become what God really created him to be and to pull him out of a life of darkness. He’s overtaken with darkness and he’s often very depressed and on this hopeless and this is the only thing in the world that matters to me right now, is the success and the life, the life and the wellbeing of…of my only child. I just need these prayers. My heart is breaking, and I really need these prayers. And I appreciate this community so much.

This is Tilly from Florida, calling on the 26th of April for The Dude from Florida. Dude, I’m also from Florida. I’m on the east coast by Melbourne, Florida on a beach community. What you said bore witness to me in many ways, particularly when you mentioned how you’re, you wouldn’t want to hang around your siblings, other than that. You know, I have 5 siblings, one of them is already passed way. But fortunately, I still have my twin sister and that’s really the only person out of five that I even communicate with. So, I get it and won’t go into it. It’s generational. Father God, I lift up this gentleman to You. I feel his heart and probably could write his story for him. Dude, you’re lifting up before the Lord by me, a person well acquainted with the things that you’ve gone through and go through every day. And I felt that in his spirit, really strong. Father God, as he goes on his trips and for the rest of his life, give him the grace and the peace to forgive his family members and to walk in wholeness and beauty. Have Your Holy Spirit leading and guiding …

Good morning, this is Dana from South Carolina. Today is April the 26th, I was listening to people praying for Libby in Australia. So, I went back and listened on the 19th to hear her request. Libby, I’m praying for you. I too, as a child, had some things happen to me that didn’t realize I, there was an option of speaking out. That I now know as an adult, that that has affected me in a way that, that if I ask for help or that I feel like I’m weak. I always feel like that I have to always be in control of every situation. And I pray, if that’s the feeling that you’re having, that there, if you feel weak, or feel like you’re not in control because you’re asking for help, I pray that the Holy Spirit would just come in and remove that feeling of…of feeling that you’re weak or shame or guilt, that Holy Spirit would remove that and God would wrap His loving arms around you and there would be such a peace and such a presence that you can cry out and speak out. And I pray that those things that have happened to you, that it would be a testimony to other people around you that would help them to grow and to speak out so they too, could help another person. That that feeling of being alone or being weak or it’s just no longer there. And that you would be strengthened by that, and you could strengthen other people. In Jesus name. And I thank You Lord that You’re doing this for her. Holy Spirit, rest on her today. In Jesus name. Amen.