#262 (1996-1998 Study) 2 Sam 12:1
1. learn the differences of grace and discipline:
a. when we are disciplined, God is treating us in Grace.
b. we always want it easy and get mad or blame God when things go badly,
but God is showing His love by keeping us in line.
c. we sometimes may think as we grow, that we will not face discipline anymore and get shocked when we face it.
2. Instead on concentrating on the message, we concentrate on the personality, people in the pews expect more out of their Pastor than from themselves, they have eyes on people and not on B-D.
3. Don't be so hyper-sensitive when learning B-D, be open and objective and not subjective, LEARN the Word and apply it.
4. Why Prophets in the OT?
A. their were the Priests and the Prophets
B. Priests carried out Levitical functions, Prophets spoke a word of the Lord to leaders and people, they carried a special message.
5. Many people get involved into Church organizations to find a mate and not for B-D.
a. A Church is not a marriage market or a lonely hearts club, but a place to learn doctrine, we need to cut the crap and keep our focus on B-D!
6. Don't get shocked by some offensive language from the Bible OR A PREACHER, BE IN TOUCH WITH LIFE, ITS NOT ALL SWEETNESS AND LIFE, but "real".
7. David after Bathsheba is out of fellowship and God is sending a messenger (Nathan) to challenge David to get back into fellowship, to rebound and get moving again.
8. The power is in the Word of God and not in the communicator!
9. Look at the message and not the communicator, he is not perfect but a sinful person as you and I, LEARN God's Word, that's what it's all about!
10. God cannot use your gift if you're arrogant, no matter how great your gift, if you have no authority or grace orientation.
a. Nathan approaches David and doesn't say "you jerk.." Nathan respected David's authority as King, he was King over
11. Don't depend on personality for a ministry, but put B-D first, working in the flesh is weakness. Make B-D your strength.
11. Only 1 prophet was prepared for the confrontation to the King, it took humility and professionalism, Nathan uses a parable and David passes judgment on himself, instead of preaching AT him. A Pastor should teach the Word and let the Spirit convict instead of the pastor passing judgment and being a baby-sitter and developing a higher archy.
a. we must judge ourselves based on B-D, the pastor is a communicator of doctrine, not one to pass judgment or be a baby sitter.
b. let the Bible do the talking, let the Word judge and convict us, just teach the Word and LET THE SPIRIT TAKE OVER.
#263
1. A Pastor is needed because the average person will not have the self-discipline to study topics on his own in which he has little interest in the subject, but under authority, the person learns under his right pastor ALL of God's word.
2. David comes out of Reversionism by judging himself through Nathan's parable, if Nathan came to David and said "You're a sinner...ect" he would have reacted like anyone of us would do, but for us to realize our own flaws in an objective way leads to recovery much easier.
3. No one EVER gets away with anything, no matter who you are, God always presides!
#264 2 SAMUEL 12:5 Nathan's Parable
1. Never think you are more important than Doctrine!
2. One reason DAVID does not die sun unto death is he will make restitution, and he will pay it 4 to 1 back.
3. David answered Nathan's parable correctly, by dying and paying back 4 to 1, before David dies, he will make restitution 4 to 1.
4. David is quoting from the Mosaic law about the penalties for death to Nathan, David was carnal, caught up in a moment of sin but NOT REVERSIONISTIC!
a. being given this dish--David woke up...sometimes good comes out of sorrow.
5. It takes a long time to reach SuperGrace, but once there--we are always vulnerable, David got lazy in sugergrace by neglecting or lack of testing and he stumbles with Bathsheeba...then woke up when the consequences came and David repented..David's heart was for God, he never rejected God--just neglected at times.
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#266 (at)
1. Rebound is not an excuse to sin, no one needs help in that dept. We Need to understand Grace! and how God operates and not be playing into traditions or live on "feelings".
2. What causes one to wonder from Doctrine? Because the lust or evil they think "what can do something for me"
a) A man who says I love you and really means "You can do something for me" Or "you can make me happy" That love is not of the other person but directed toward self.
b) You can get distracted by money, approbation lust, Power lust, etc.. and the
main ingredient is always ARROGANCE!
3. Arrogance turns David into an honorable man into a selfish beast! But David when he gets in too deep--he repents and gets back to basics.
4. Criminal arrogance is not limited, the criminal will commit any type of crime when the situation hits and they are influenced by arrogance. When out of fellowship, our weakness' dominates our soul and we can do many things we normally wouldn't.
#267 2 SAMUEL 12:8-9 1. True capacity for life when you have no B-D in your soul and/or have a wrong scale of values. You'll never find or enjoy happiness when your searching to satisfy self.
2. Power demands humility! No matter how qualified you are, you will distort the power if you have no integrity, B-D produces the most genuine Integrity and Honor.
a) David had great honor, and it came from his sincere love for God.
3. Love is thinking, Love is thought.(Not lust) Liking someone based on looks. Love requires thought, true love is based on compatibility, their scale of values, etc.. Based on your scales.
4. Arrogance can wipe you out, and do it so suttlely and so quickly! David was almost wiped out, it snuck up on him, David repented before it was too late, but as discipline, he had trouble for the rest of his life due from Uriah murder.
5. Arrogance is when people also "Play God" Govt. who tries to run your life, not protecting freedom any longer, a preacher who tells you how to live and meddle in peoples life Instead of teaching B-D and letting people use their own volition.
a) You can be a leader and make sure they do their job, but YOU cannot tell them how to run their lives! That's "Playing God" and it's very arrogant, thinking YOU know how to runs peoples lives better than they do, be it a politician, DR, Lawyer, Preacher, Foreman, etc.. Just do your job, set good examples and give people freedom and privacy!!
#268 2 SAMUEL 12:10 Nathan sticks to details
1. Usually in rebound, the discipline is diminished or done away with, but for David--the discipline would be put into 4 installments over the next 10 years, so he could bare it.
2. Once you rebound, your discipline will never be stronger than what you can bare.
3. FOR in which more is given, more is expected, David's punishment was high, for David's responsibility to God was great to lead His nation
4. Nathan in V.11 tells David of the last installment of discipline, that Absalom will take David's wives, David took Uriah's wife in private, David's wives will be raped openly.
A) Notice Nathan's precise details of prophecy---a true prophet, no vague nonsense.
5. By Absalom taking his wives for sex, he is saying I Have all my fathers authority--I have all he posses'. (2 Samuel 16:20)
6. If you are Objective in your thinking--you will be objective in your Business affairs, personal life, counseling, etc.. Remain FREE from arrogance.
a) When you think YOU are something or your opinion is valid-then you've become arrogant and that arrogance will spread over into other areas of your life and soon you'll be a total bore and an ass to be around, you'll seek to control people be dominance or by a pity-party, a real baby with no capacity for life and GOD is far away from you until you rebound.
#269 (at) 2 SAMUEL 12:10-13
1. No one can rule honorably by forsaking the laws of Divine establishment...David temporarily went that way, Absalom ended up that way, it can happen to anyone who starts off very innocently neglecting Doctrine!
2. You cannot be a politician and BE a responsible leader at the same time, unless you reached the office and don't care for re-election or party affiliation (rare).
3.Weak people take bad advice! Strong people take good advice and constructive criticism.
A) Weak ruler also reject good sound advice, only want to please self FIRST.
4 Common sense resides in objectivity.
A) spend time in Doctrine and not gimmicks of people.
B) stop looking to man for success, but keep trusting in God and seek his counsel.
5. We all enter arrogance by our own volition, take responsibility for all your actions.
a) in rebound, just state the facts and move on, not worrying of finding fault.
6. Weakness' does not mean failure, but our own volition is!
#270 2 SAMUEL 12:13 God Judges
1. A Strong Foreign policy is a Strong Military! To be able to back up what you say and believe, otherwise, being weak you must cater and give concessions and patsy to the strong.
2. David rebounds and is forgiven, he doesn't try to make it up with everyone, go tell everyone he's sorry. David knew he sinned against God and God was all he was accountable to (and to take care of Bathsheeba for murdering her husband). That's grace.
3. When you are bitter towards someone--you are saying "God isn't in control of my enemies, so I'll take care of it!"
A) God will judge those who wrong you! Put your faith in God! Not trying to do it all yourself and getting so uptight and worrying about your ego and vain things. TrustGOD!
4. David continued on this earth--but he paid in full for his sins. We NEVER get away with anything! We will always get disciplined for our sins, and so will those who wrong you!
5. Why didn't David rebound earlier? He was in arrogance (blind, crusader, criminal arrogance.ect) It took Nathan's word from the Lord to get him to come around.
a) God will do whatever it takes to reach us. We may seem to have fun for a bit, but it all catches up to us sooner or later. Then at that point you must choose--come back to doctrine or not??
6. Nathan says David's SIN was forgiven--he committed many, but it was all lumped together.
#271 (at) 2 SAMUEL 12:14 David Rebounds
1. David rebounded and God instantly put him back into fellowship.
a) better to spend a time out from fellowship in a binge of sinning, than to be out of fellowship for a year or two as David was. (neither is good).
b) When coming back to God after a year or two, one has to re-learn B-D.
2. A sin gets you out of fellowship--but entering Interlocking Systems of Arrogance, keeps you out of fellowship and warps your thinking and capacity. Sin them dominates your soul.
3.All Divine Discipline is designed for Cursing turned to blessings or for testing.
a( I CORI 10:13--No testing or discipline will overcome you from the Lord.
God may not relieve our discipline, but will give us the power to be able to endure.
4. All Believers in I.L.S.of arrogance or totaling Subjective, Nathan had to use a Story to get David to be rational and Objective and trap David by his own words to admit his failure, otherwise, to come straight out with judgment, David would have reacted, David had sunken deep into I.L.S.of Arrogance.
#272 2 SAMUEL 12:14 (at) Hyper Sensitive people
1. David did not enter sexual arrogance by accident nor does anyone, we enter by our own volition. Need to dwell on past or blame someone, just Rebound and keep Moving.
2. Sin+Human Good=Evil. Human Good+Arrogance=Evil.
3. God allowed David to sin but did not sponsor David's sin. God gives us free will.
4. Unbearable suffering is being inside Int L.S.of arrogance, without rebound, you'll eventually crack UP--ITS BOUND TO HAPPEN.
a) To take the heat off one's self--we look for a scapegoat--find a patsy.
b) The first step to recovery is to be objective and take responsibility for yourself and quit passing the buck to someone else.
5. When in authority--we take responsibility--even when it's not your fault, that a part of growing up and be objective and knowing your place in authority, forgetting your EGO but doing an honorable job and not Trying to look good as so many do (vain).
6. Hyper-Sensitivity is arrogance. (Over estimating yourself is arrogance.)
a) Hyper sensitive people are ones who say "don't talk to me like that" and try to pull rank or something Instead of paying attention to the problem at hand, they are sensitive and wear their feelings on their sleeves--don't want to look bad in front of people--they always make an issue of self.
7. Any one can be People Smart--But Arrogance will lower your people smart to ZERO.
a) Arrogant people are pre-occupied with self and do not care for the feelings of others and treat people like trash basically.
8. Many people quip "well he's smart but not people smart!" Well he's arrgant that's why.
a) Arrogance cannot think but emotes and is focused on self, can Never take criticism, always feels threatened when someone does a better job, Always want to show everyone up and be known as Top Dog.
9. Arrogance destroys capacity for life. Arrogant people are unhappy people, they make themselves unhappy long before the Lord touch's them with divine discipline.
#273 (at) PSALM 38/PSALM 32
1. You cannot solve your problems when you are blaming someone else.
a) Finding a scapegoat doesn't change anything, but in arrogance you try t. make yourself look good to fellow man, buy making someone else look bad. People like this are vain, egocentric and are not trusting in GOD to provide their needs.
b) To be mature is to take responsibility for your actions--whether you make you look good or not, forget opinion of man!
2. God is not fighting your battles for you when you are in Arrogance!
3. In arrogance David cannot handle his enemies or his suffering.
a) Suffering doesn't let up until Rebound occurs.
b) There's nothing no one can do for you until you Rebound.
4. Installment Discipline is to stretch it out over several years so you can take it.
a) David's sins were great that he couldn't pay for it all at one time so God gave it to him in 4 installments.
5. David waited a while before rebounding and he was miserable (Psalm 32)
#274 PSALM 32:5
1. The most important thing you can posses is B-D.
2. God is our Hiding place in every circumstance of life.
3. The best plans are worthless when you leave out B-D!
4. If you neglect B-D in times of prosperity, in adversity. you'll be grasping at straws and desperate and too late to learn Doctrine then.
a) Make B-D No.1 priority NOW--while you have time to learn.
b) Don't let anything come before you and doctrine, Nothing is more important.
#275 (at) PSALM 32:8-9
1. With installment discipline, you must have breathing space, Doctrine will prepare you for the stages as they come.
2. David become great from doctrine that he learned in-between his installments.
3. When you combine Sin + arrogance=you have EviL.
#276 (at) PSALM 32:8-11(end)/PSALM 51
1.David made it through all his sins by getting out of Interlocking systems and got back on track with B-D and God gave the discipline to David in 4 installments, that's Grace.
2. A relaxed mental attitude is all it takes for success in life, you get that by B-D.
a) w/o it you find excuses for your failures.
b) don't let a handi-cap hold you back, when you allow arrogance become an issue--you enter into in-ordinate ambition.
c) The Arrogant always make an issue, be it race or handi-caps, environment, etc..
3. Doesn't make a difference your skin color, what side of tracks you came from...only thing that matters is YOUR relationship with God!
a) stop looking to man or self for promotion--wait on God.
4. ---> VERSE 10 "Many sorrows for the wicked, but he that trusts in the Lord--mercy shall surround him".
5. ---> Verse 11 says "Rejoice in the lord..." without God, it's impossible to truly enjoy and have capacity or life.
6.--->Psalm 51:3 David confesses his sin, and GOD forgave and in Grace gave 4 installments.
#277 (at) PROVERBS 31 Virtuious Woman
1. David's sons many didn't inherent the thrown because of their arrogance.
2. David because of polygamy was a strong man and leader BUT a weak father.
3. Many of the wives in David's harem were competitive and arrogance, they all wanted their sons(s) to be next King.
4. Abigail and Bathsheba had class. Abigail's son (Killiab) is never mentioned to give David any trouble.
a) David's polygamy might have been fun in his youth, but his children quickly turned his hair grey---You reap what you show.
5. B-D intake can help one over come the traps and pitfalls of Arrogance.
a) Arrogance makes a weak father and a dominating mother.
6. ---> Dissertation on virtuous woman (Proverbs 31).
a) Better to be Alone, than to be with woman who cares less for God and B-D!
#279 FASTING "Trusting in God--letting Him rule" "Life when it's over"
1. People shouldn't use gimmicks for ministries--if you have to beg then God's not in it or there's NO motivation.
a) Leave the ministry in God's hands, not playing on peoples emotions--thta is not scriptural but criminal.
2. No believer can handle suffering if being occupied with self.
a) That's why in arrogance its UN bearable.
3. FASTING:not just not eating but ceasing from many functions to focus on God or your cause, to abstain from food, sex, shaving,work--keeping a clear focus on God.
a) David Fasted for his child that was struck ill as punishment for David's sins.
b) Setting aside the routines of life to concentrate on God.
4. David was helpless in his 1st installment of discipline and depended on God, David has rebounded and fully trusted God, David wasn't bitter but realized God's grace just for him to remain alive after all he had done.
5. David left the whole situation in the lords hands.
6. Learn your limitations and be content with your place in life--Trust God and not keep trying to find fame and success. (If it's of GOD--it will happen).
7. Have Doctrinal motivation--not human success.
8. Enjoy the humble place in life--let God lead and be in control--He will promote and Bless.
9. What did your life gain you? What does it mean? When you come face to face with death, when you got to the top apart from God, have no true friends but those who use you, what life did you live when it's over?????????????
10. For 7 days, David fasted to hope to persuade God's will to save the child born from the sin. David has rebounded, Trusted God, wasn't mad or bitter--knew God was just and fair in discipline.
11. In Discipline, God knows how to get us where it hurts and to keep us in line, it isn't worth it to stay out of fellowship for prolong periods of time.
a) God removes those from us that Distracts us from B-D.
b) whatever you put more than B-D--if you don't put it out, God eventually will or take you out.
#280 (at-love/romance)
1. Arrogant people who use you--will live to dispies you!
#281 2 SAMUEL 12:18 David's fasting & trust in the Lord (not emotional)
1. David kept praying for the first born from Bathseba--he didn't get mad or bitter-but Knew the Grace of God and was humble.
a) David kept getting a NO, he kept praying until last minute.
b) don't be discouraged if prayer is answered NO--but rather know God is faithful!
2. The staff didn't ant to tell David the child had died, for they had seen David in arrogance (but maybe they didn't know it was that-only saw David unstable) and thought by telling David that he might kill himself or something.
a) The world cannot understand Christians, David had rebounded and was back on sold ground, a quick mental recovery, but his staff views David still as unstable.
b) Many people who come back to God--others say "How long will it last this time?" And often it doesn't if it's based on emotion and no B-D, but David's faith was solid and based on Doctrine, and He recovered.
c) So when David rose from fasting after the child had died--he knew God's Grace has overrulled his will, David has bitter, didn't react, but went about his business , now a stronger man. Whereas his staff hadn't yet realized David's repentance.
#282 2 SAMUEL 12:18
1. In Arrogance, no matter what you own, what you've attained--you lack capacity to enjoy it.
2.No tragedy in life is greater than Bible-Doctrine!!
3. Giving is a form of worship--not how much you give, but your attitude for giving, not out of guilt or ulterior motives, but thanksgiving.
4. Worship is concentration No.1--not emotion or singing but concentration oh Him.
Spiritual food before physical food--Doctrine before entertainment.
a) David got up from fasting, cleaned himself then he went into the tabernacle THEN his home.
#283
1. Be clean when you can, not a bum.
#284 2 SAMUEL 12:20
1. Loyalty does not maintain integrity--but Integrity maintains loyalty.
2. People with no integrity but loyalty is one who kisses up to the one who pays the wages or the only one who can fire him, but cheats, loafs and dis-respects others in the company.
a) That person has loyalty BUT no integrity.
b) Integrity ALWAYS has loyalty!
#285 (at) 2 SAMUEL 12:22 David prays for son to live 1. The son was taken home to Heaven, for David lost NOTHING that was given to him by God's Grace, this son was done while in Interlocking systems of Arrogance.
a) God's gifts are from His justice and we have capacity for it, but when we make a mess of things ourselves, we want God to fix it and let us keep things we acquired in sin,
b) Sometimes we can keep them, but things attained apart from Grace is Fleeting.
2. David was Graced out for all his sins, God's grace is Endless.
3. David got 4 installments over a 10 year period, then afterwards he also had another 10 years to live.
a) David's installments was to turn cursing into blessing, and given to David a little at a time so he could handle all the punishment.
4. Arrogance Hangover: Just recovering, Grace definition is blurred, David prayed for the son to live because David wanted it, not realizing it's his punishment, and David remained alive because of God's grace, sincere motive but selfish and APART of God's will.
a) We think "God will cancel our discipline if we be a good little boy" NO WAY, God's Grace and judgment is supreme. God does "give in" by emotions.
b) If God lets you get by with sin, then God is sponsoring Sin, no one is above the law--we all get our deserved discipline! No one gets away with anything, God punishes sin.
5. Grace is not subordinated to the whims and desires of the believer, but Grace is subordinated to the Justice of God.
a) David wanted God to do what David wanted God to do.
b) Grace is not to be abused or distorted by man.
6. God invented Grace--not David (or anyone of us). God blesses us w/o compromising His attributes.
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#287 (at) 2 SAMUEL 12:24-25
1. David named new son (Solomon) would be next King. (1 Kings 1:7)
a) David promised at sometime that Solomon would be next King and not the oldest son of David (Adonijah).
2. The true orientation of authority is to rid of the troublemakers.
3. You must be ruthless to troublemakers for the sake of others.
4. when Solomon took throne, he rid of all potential troublemakers from the get go.
5. Sooner or later, troublemakers destroy themselves.
a) They are smart in conspiracy matters but stupid in matters of destroying self.
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#288 2 SAMUEL 12:26- 28 (Content Joab-taking Rabbah)
1. Joab was a true soldier and had NO political aspirations.
a) Many great potential soldiers have played it safe for future political reasons.
2. Joab was humble and didn't care to take the credit for capturing Rabbah--he had nothing to prove and David knew his abilities and treated him well. Joab was content and had no power-lust motives, he wasn't looking with any new hills to conquer.
a) Joab didn't need to be praised and wined and dined, Joab was content!
3. When you are successful in ANYTHING--theres always a con-artist in the background, someone who wants to exploit you!
a) Joab Refused to take credit for all he has done--he was in corruptible in the field of success! He didn't care for fame or the limelight.
#289 (Joab takes no credit) (Trust God OR praise from Man?) (Max Hoffman -middle)
1. No one looses when they let someone else take the credit.
a) Never worry about who takes the credit--live your life as unto God.
b) God sees all and promotes. You may go un-noticed in the world, but gain Honor in God's eyes.
c) To give credit to the superior in charge is honorable, only the arrogant wants to take the credit to be seen in the eyes of man.
2. No one ever looses by letting someone else take the credit. God sees all.
a) Joab wasn't thinking of personal advance, but wanting to restore David and his Army.
a) Discipline and Authority takes precedence over personal gain.
b) A staff is to make their boss look good.
3. It takes Faith to trust in God and to trust in Him for blessings and promotions--for all come from him.
a) Are you going to have faith and honor OR want the praise of man?
#290 (JESUS CHRIST CONTROLS HISTORY) (EVIL COMPANIONS)
2 SAMUEL 12:29-31
1. No Matter what a great Victory--the victory is always the Lord. In DUET 20:12 It says "The Lord has delivered into your hand..".
a) The credit always goes to God--never Us for our victories--be it personal or team.
2. Samuel 12:31 David put to death the men of Rabbath.
a) Evil people must be destroyed, not popular in this politically correct society--but the people of Rabbath would have led
b) Just as Solomon's wives led him astray to serve after their false God's and idols.
c) Evil companions corrupt good desires.
#291 (at) 2 SAMUEL 13:1
1. Absalom WAS A GENIUS AND WOULD HAVE MADE A great King after David--but one thing ruined him--arrogance.
2. God will never put more on us than we can bear. David's discipline was so great that God had to slice it up into installments.
a) Installments that never hindered David's Spiritual growth.
#292 (at)
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#293 (at) 2 SAMUEL 13:1-3 (Mutual Arrogant weakness-Amnon & Jonahdad)
1. Arrogant people who use you--they dispies you!
a) When Amnon rapes Tamar--he wants nothing to do with her again.
b) He didn't love her, but liked the challenge.
2. Arrogance always dispies what arrogance can always conquer!
a) Tamar was good for one rape, then Amnon could care less for her.
3. Weak arrogant people always take bad advice.
a) Give them a choice between good and bad advice and they take the Bad advice, because their weak! Weak people gravitate to bad advice.
4. Jonahdad gives BAD advice to Amnon--and he takes it.
5. Arrogant people always have bad friends--you attract your own kind!
6. Jonahdad was evil and like his father Shimea--was rejected by God.
a) Jonahdad was cousin of Amnon and son of Shimea (David's brother--and Samuel passed over him when at Jesse's searching for next crown King).
7. When likes (not opposites) attract and they are both arrogant--one is uses the other or both. They only seek to satisfy self.
#294 2 SAMUEL 13:5 (Jonahdad gives Amnon bad advice)
1. David was duped by hi son Amnon, David ordered Tamar to go over to Amnon and feed him. a) David was so pre-occupied with Amnon and his needs, that he brought in vulnerable Tamar to be raped.
b) Incestrial rape is one of the worst kind and that's what happened to Tamar.
#295 2 SAMUEL 13:5-6 (Amnon rapes Tamar) (Happy David caught off guard)
1. TWO Things to make a good leader or one in authority...
a) Honor:Integrity plus loyalty. Great sense of responsibility for that Authority.
2. When you have power, be careful because someone will want to exploit it and use you for their gain.
3. David was no naive to see through his son's request for Tamar to feed him (Amnon).
a) David was caught off guard and was used in the rape by ordering Tamar to go over to see Amnon.
b) This is the 2nd installment of David's discipline.
4. If David was people smart in this situation, David would have disciplined and sent him off to the
a) David has embarrassed by being used by Amnon for the rape of Tamar.
5. David was in a period of prosperity and was caught off guard...
a) Extremely Happy People loose their awareness!!!!!!
b) When we are extremely happy--that is our most weakest moment for un-reality and being caught off guard by people's evils.
6. David was a poor father--he knows nothing about his eldest son, he wasn't even suspicious of his son's request.
7. Once arrogant people use you--then they dispies you, want nothing more to do with you.
8. If you fake an illness to get your way or sympathy--you're EVIL!
#296 2 SAMUEL 13:6-12 (Keep your guard up!) (Amnon Rapes Tamar)
1. It is better to be suspicious than sorry.
a) Tamar suspected nothing to Amnon's scheme.
2. Amnon got up and told Tamar to feed him in the bedroom--the only hint that something was wrong.
a) Sheltered women take too much for granite! Many people who have lived in pleasant environment have their guards down often and easily taken in by a jerk.
b) Always keep your guard up, it's sad but we live in Satan's world.
3. Arrogant people are weak people, and weak people always take bad advice.
4. Amnon cared less for Tamar's feelings--Amonon wanted to conquest her and show his superiority over her. Probably she had been ignoring him and this bothered him and wanted attention and wanted to command his dominance over her.
a) Amnon tries to satisfy his ego by dominating her and wants to take away her virginity, as revenge for all the years of ignoring him.
b) Arrogant people love attention and gets bent out of shape when ignored.
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#297 2 SAMUEL 13:3 (Amnon--Criminal mind)
1. The criminal doesn't put themselves in their victims situation--nor does he care for Tamar's feelings.
a) Criminals only care for self and have no conscience and no fear of God or establishment.
b) The criminal only understands force, he sucks-up to those with more power or can overtake him--but Bully's the weaker people in his area.
2. Criminals have no sense of guilt--and you cannot rationalize with them but overpower them or run away.
3. A Criminal won't bend--Tamar tries to reason with Amnon, but Amnon was immeshed into himself and won't heed her voice.
a) Amnon is a total ass involved with no one but himself.
b) Amnon gets off to hear Tamar plead to him, he enjoys the power and her begging, he likes taking control over her by force. Amnon has NO Honor Nor Integrity.
c) Punishment must be severe--not counseling or a playhouse jail cell.
#298 (Amnon a power mad jerk) 1. Know your limitations you have and be content.
a) Earn your power
2. Amnon was jealous of Tamar for her beauty and her popularity and he wanted to destroy her because he was arrogant and got no attention like she did or because she saw what a jerk he was and ignored him.
3. To avoid being a zero, Amnon feels he must prove himself, he is irrational and unkind to her feelings.
#299 (rape book reading intro) (Prison rape--middle)
1. The arrogance recognize no authority--unles it threatens them.
2. Know the limitations of your power--and find happiness in that, but not going over them. a) Many people want all the power and have no capacity for it.
b) You don't have to have power to be happy.
3. Amnon's rape was similar to David's of Bathsheba, in installments discipline, we can see our selves objectively.
4. Arrogance makes one unstable--not environment, alcohol,etc, but arrogance in the soul.
5. Arrogance people dispeises what that use. The conquest is over, now they care less to have them around.
a) Amnon hated Tamar right after the rape--why?
#300 (Arrogant mentality) (People don't change apart from Doctrine) (Love vs Lust)
1. People who have integrity are not changed by attained power, authority, success and love. They remain the same for they have their Priorities staright--knwoing all things pass away.
2. Cinderella for exapmle-never changed--same girl with a nice gown and in rags.
a) Criminals (true criminal mind) is not rehabilitated with out B-D--still the same criminal. A jerk put in a nice clothes is still a jerk.
b) Amnon was arrogant and Tamar's talk to him to stop was in vain.
3. The arrogant wants to take something from you--your name, your job, your wife, your beauty, etc. By doing so he feels he is now No.1. This type lives for the vanity of life and looks to man for his strength, has no priorities.
a) When the arrogant is impressed it's a competition thing and he wants to take away the others persons strength, feels threatened if someone else gets all the glory or fun.
4. Love can exist w/o sex.
Lust can exist w/o love. (Lust then is meaningless--has no virture--all physical)
5. When Lust is satisfied--the object is discarded. (You go from love to hatred)
When Love is satisfied--the object grows in affection and is sustained.
6. Tamar was used for Amnons evil desires, now he has used her--he has no need for her ans boots her out of his home, very coldly.
a) He has no feelings about the rape, a very cold person.
7. Sin + Arrogance = Evil.
#301 2 SAMUEL 13:16 (Amnon tries to blame Tamar for Rape) (Why things happen?)
1. As soon as Amnon raped Tamar, he threw her outside.
a) By law, for violating her, he was obligated to take her as a wife.
(Duet 22:23-24)
b) But by throwing her out, he tries to make it look like Tamar came on to him, and by throwing her outside, Amnon is saying "I am innocent and threw out this evil woman!"
2. Amnon is like many Arrognat people----they make a bad decision and then PASS the blame to someone else.
a) You haven't lived until you get with someone and everything is ALL your fault.
OR a leader who gives you an order, you follow it though and it backfires, so he balmes you for the bad decision.
b) Too many people are politicians and just want to C.Y.A. it through life.
3. Amnon after doing such an evil, tries to shift the blame on Tamar, He doesn't take responsibility for his actions (No Honor) and also tried to further destroy Tamar by the law.
4. Arrogane always rejects the appeals to reason and to mercy.
a) Arrogance is thoughtless to others. You can't be arrogant n thoughtful to others.
b) You can go through arrogant spells where you are thoughtless to someone, but the Arrogant in soul is constanly care-less about people, uses people for his gain, seeks attention.
5. Tamar seemed to have gottn a bad rap and many would blame God for letting this happen.
a) We don't know all the facts or Tamar's life. Was this discipline, testing, ?
One thing to remember is GOD IS ALWAYS JUSTICE........
God does nothing cruel or in vain, and God knows what he is doing. Sometimes bad things happen for many reasons, one is also to build character.
#302 (Tamar went on to be a great lady) 1. All David's children grew up in Royalty, none came up from the wrong side of the tracks--so environment is not an issue, Amnon raped Tamar his sister.
2. You are either suffering for discipline or for blessing.
a) Once you rebound, it's cursing turned into blessings.
3. Whatever reason for Tamar's rape, we must look that God will turn it into Blessing.
4. I Chron 3:9 says....and Tamar their sister." Implying that she never Married.
a) God gave her peace in single-bliss and she became a woman of virtue and to be respected.
b) Tamar recovered from the rape scene (took 2 years). Her greatness is documented
in that one sentence at end of 1 Chron 3:9.
5. Arrogant people are weak people and they always blame people for their failures,
after they have taken bad advice to begin with or made a mistake themselves.
6. When arrogant people hate, they seek to destroy the object of their hatred.
#303 2 SAMUEL 13:16-19 (Tamar leaves in disgrace/Absalom comforts his her)
1. Amnon is so Arrogant and not capable at all to rule
2. Tamar was sent out and she ripped off her Robe that signifies virginity, she went crying aloud back to her palace.
3. Absalom finds her crying and simply asks "has your brother Amnon been with you?"
a) Absalom doesn't cuss or say "Have you been raped..etc" She has been through enough already and Absalom tries to comfort her. Making more a scene would be wrong.
4. Absalom tells Tamar to do nothing in seeking revenge "for he is your brother" he tells her. Great advice, putting it in the lords hands and in the Courts.
a) Only after David did NOTHING did Absalom take matters into his own hands.
b) David failed in letting the matter pass, he was angry but took no action.
5. Tamar went on to be a magnificent lady, never married and was great.
#304 (summary of rape scene)
1. Rape will always reach the body--but may not reach the soul unless the victim uses their volition to permit it. By reaction, hatred, anger, revenge tactics, fragmentation, etc.
#305 (David does nothing)
1. David did not punish Amnon because he loved him so much.
a) David was very loyal to his son, but Integrity must come before loyalty--Daivd did not follow the law on what to do with Amnon (which was execution).
2. David perhaps did nothing to Amnon because he thought it would be hypocritical since he took Bathsheba in similar fashion.
#306 2 SAMUEL 13:22 (Absalom fakes out Amnon)
1. Absalom for 2 years faked out Amnon not saying anything good or bad about the rape of his sister Tamar.
a) Amnon thought he may have gotten away with Rape.
b) Absalom Hated Amnon and wanted him dead and slowly but surely plotted it.
c) It's not easy, but he should have put it in the hands of the Lord--God would have punished.
2. These all were men that had great potential but ruined by Arrogance, and David had a lapse of it.
3. People get away with NOTHING! God is still God and disciplines. He needs no help!
#307 2 SAMUEL 13: (Loyalty vs Integrity)
1. Integrity feeds loyalty.
a) Loyalty is secondary. Loyalty itself can have no integrity.
b) A Boss who's a jerk--you owe him loyalty (authority). Whereas a friend has great integrity, you don't owe him any loyalty necessarily.
2. There is loyalty as a virtue AND loyalty as an evil.
3. When you have authority, you must fulfill your authority to it's fullest as unto the Lord.
a) When Loyalty becomes evil--you must part.
b) You have a friend--but he conspires against the pastor, you must chose to leave your friend!
c) You owe your Boss loyalty, you don't have to like him, he has the authority. You respect him--but if he wants you to steal or lie on reports--you have to make a choice---Loyalty to him or use Integrity!?
d) As a Boss--they don't have to like you, you fulfill your authority as unto the Lord--YOUR Loyalty is to management!
4. Heaven doesn't always administrate justice at once--But Justice does come!
a) It's hard at times when we see people prosper who have done us wrong--but we must TRUST God and let Him take vengeance (Faith).
5. While parents must love their children, they must not withhold discipline from them.
6. Past failure should have hindered The Kings justice (but it did).
a) David was angry and did nothing, Absalom was angry and killed Amnon--both were wrong and both anger's were a waste.
7. You can be up to your ears in blessing and things that make you happy, but once you forget the source--you're in trouble!
A) don't GET CARRIED AWAY WITH THE SOURCE!
8. David had 2 full years between installments and was enjoying life and got soft!
a) When you forget the source in prosperity--you will certainly fail in adversity.
b) Prosperity can become a great distraction.--don't loose track of the source.
9. Times of prosperity must always be times to prepare for adversity, and not get all caught up in the good times that you get soft and forget the source.
#308
1.
#309 (Absalom plots to kill Amnon)
1. Absalom is going to kill Amnon like David killed Uriah.
a) Absalom will have his servants kill Amnon when he could have killed him himself.
b) The installment discipline's are very similar to David's sins.
#310 (arrogance in USA-intro) 2 SAMUEL 13:28-29
1. When Absalom told his servants to kill Amnon--right there at a party hosted by Absalom--not one of his brothers stood up for Amnon, but ALL got up and left.
a) Amnon was a powerful man and a jerk, probably no one cared for him.
b) Amnon was rich poor, no true friends, people who said they were friends probably just used him for his power and wealth.
2. Fear is lack of thought under pressure.
#311
1.
#312 2 SAMUEL 13:26-32 (Johnahdad is quick to tell David that Abslom killed Amnon)
1. Genes didn't make Jonahdad, Amnon & Absalom losers but volition!
a) Environment is not the cause but our own volition.
2. Some speculation is that Jonahdad told David about the killing of Amnon before all of David's sons even got back home---like Jonahdad knew of the plot.
#313 2 SAMUEL 13:26-32
1.
#314 (at) 2 SAMUEL 13:32
1. All David's sons quickly came to him palace and cried over Amnon.
a) David might have thought he has a bunch of coward kids, no one stood up for Amnon but ran and cried.
#315
1.
#316 (AT) (Arrogance)
1. You cannot have National Arrogance without personal arrogance.
2. You are not arrogant by what you do--but by what you think (it's a mental attitude).
3. Arrogance is rejecting B-D and/or Laws of Divine establishment.
4. All arrogance is a thought. Arrogance begins in the soul. It was Satan's original sin.
5. We live in a time of National Arrogance, cuz so many people reject B-D and believe the lie.
6. Arrogance ruined Satan's life and will ruin yours.
a) It will ruin your marriage, asocial life, profession, etc.
7. Arrogant people want to be liked and only respond to people he/she likes.
a) The woman who quits her job or smarts off tot he boss because she doesn't like him, totally ignores his authority. This is arrogance plain and simple and this woman is no good to have in a job, she only does a good job if she likes you or likes the job she's working on. b) They say in effect, I don't like this or you--I'm what matters, please me.
8. Arrogance resents people who are superior to them or just as good, the arrogant wants the glory and the credit and is petty because someone else gets recognized instead of him-lives for people and not to God.
a) Arrogant people live on emotion (positive or negative).
#317 (AT) (Arrogance gates #2-4)
1. Many people get a job and are well trained, the
a) When you just kick aside some
2. Many people get their ways Not through honest & Integrity means, but by manipulating people, by giving them a sense of guilt.
3. There is no such thing to have Honor without Humility.
a) As soon as arrogance enters in--out goes Honor & integrity (selfishness now rules).
#318 (AT--Arrognace) (Gate 5) (Vampire analogy)
(When you believe your own Lies or talent)
1.
The Arrogant always want you to see them in a good light, they want to be well-seen by man of their good deeds.
a) Whereas they are petty, and many are fake and just use you and have a phony outward appearance--politicians to unhappily married people to fundi Christians.
2. Young Christians may get arrogant by saying I don't do this or that" etc. This is arrogant--some are sincere (some are not) but they look in the mirror and they say "I am better, I have achieved" they want their great deeds to be well seen, they compare to fellow man, and create false standards for the CWL.
a) Who cares if your in Super Grace or new in CWL? You live your life as unto God, just keep learning and growing--what people think of you (good or bad) is of no issue.
b) You may never get any credit (rightly or wrongly so) BIG DEAL.
c) Only the arrogant seeks attention or approbation.
3. The arrogant unbeliever ( or backslider) says "Why should I accept Christ--I am better than those hypocrites in that church, at least I'm real. (again comparing)
a) The arrogant always find someone or something to compare too and say "I am better".
b) The drunk says "Well at least I don't judge and malign people as those fakes do--I'm honest with myself, I just get drunk, etc..
II. So one comes to him and says "you're no good--you drink", then he comes back "I'm better than you cuz you judge me" he's quick---but what's the point???!
III. The arrogant keeps a stone in his hand and never wants to be proven wrong in his own backyard--the I 'm better than you mentality---or he has no sense of humor when someone is cutting him down, he doesn't want people to take it seriously, so he gets uptight or mad or comes back with a cut-down to the other person.
3. Each person must live his own life unto the Lord and allow others the privacy to do the same.
a) Someone who cares less for B-D and is a Holy-Roller--we want to straighten them out or run them down--"I am better than that jackass emotional so and so"..
II. If people want Doctrine--God will provide, we are not to judge but live our life as into God, we got no time to judge AND We get disciplined for it.
4. The Plan of God doesn't depend on us...the Plan of God depends on GOD!
a) But the arrogant assumes that his morality, his experiences what he does, etc. makes him such a strong and great Christian. Thus many try to force it down peoples thoughts.
II. Many women say "You must quit drinking, etc." to go to Heaven. to get their husband in line.
a) Just as some preachers won't preach Eternal Security or Rebound----they have the Government mentality (we more than you--than you know yourself).
II. We don't manipulate people--but Teach the truth and let people make their own decisions based on their volition. Not to Bully or teach by emotions and Legalism--going along with what the group believes (often cuz they know No doctrine but taboos).
5. God doesn't need our help to fulfill the CWL--nothing WE do, but we need GOD!!!!!!
6. In arrogance you have a Dominator or a Manipulator.
a) Talented ones seeks all the attention by taking charge (be it in a group, a church, job, etc.) He is a great speaker, handsome, etc. and people play right into his hand.
b) Less talented people but very much arrogant seek to manipulate people, they run down so and so, expose ones "feet of clay" a quiet rebel rouser, to get people to dis-like someone. and thus feels he is controlling people by smooth lying politics-winning attention by saying in effect "look at me, I'm way better than that SOB!)
7. Having a dominating or unusual personality is fine--just as long as the person is not in Arrogance and seeks the attention and flattery of others, and is glorifying self--a high for him.
a) Not every Dominating personality is ARROGANT. Not every gifted or very handsome person is arrogant. (but many would assume so--thats there problem then--no need to run around trying to convince that you're not) Live your life unto the Lord!
8.-------> MATT 20:11-13 (Labor union crowd vs non-union and boss paying wages)
#319
1. Arrogant and in-adequit
a) The Arrogant resents authority cuz he thinks he is better than the authority that already exists.
b) The in-adequit thinks he is over looked for his talents and greatness.
so both form a conspiracy toward someone who has achieved or has the authority.
#320 (at) (Emotional Arrogance)
1. When the courts recognize promisuity--we lose our freedoms.
a) Today you shack up with someone for a year, and the the courts say she is entitled to what you own --thats arrogance! You didn't get married, you should be OUT!
b) When the courts recognize sinning and give people rights for their lack of Integrity, we have lost it.
2.We must not look at life as a racial issue--but an Old Sin Nature issue!
#321
1. Absalom fled to Geshur for 3 years after he killed Amnon)--he had plenty of time to recover from arrogance, but does not. He had such great potential and it was ruined by arrogance.
2. Absalom went into arrogance as a mature believer and never recovered and thus also entered in Reversonism.
a) David never entered Reversionism--he was never Negative towards B-D.
3. In the 3 years of time--David grew more in grace and when the Absalom revolution comes, he will be prepared (unlike the first Absalom scheme).
4. David graced out Absalom and almost lost his kingdom, by placing the entire nation in jeopardy.
a) David has embarrassed by his own failures and was easy on Absalom and also driven by emotion.
b) David gave Absalom a pardon.
He let one criminal live (Absalom) and a revolution stared.
5. David made the wrong decision, he should have stayed with the law, and he let his Arrogant son back in the Land, AND PAID DEARLY FOR HIS NICE PERSONALITY AND SOFTNESS.
6. There's a place for grace and a place for following the Laws of Divine Establishment.
a) David was a weak judge of Character for his family and women, but he mellowed in later years through experience and Doctrine, David could have enjoyed more great years of life in his youth if not for Arrogance.
7. Absalom could have been a great King, better than David, but he lacked the Doctrine that his father had, and as a result--Absalom was an arrogant ass.
#322 (at) (Hosea and Gomer/Hosea overview)
1. the Northern kingdom which Hosea was in is much like the
a) Northern Kingdom was destroyed, only by the grace of God is the
b)
#323 (at) (PUT GOD 1st in LIFE)
1. If doctrine isn't No.1 in your life--then Jesus Christ isn't No.1 in your life!
a) there should be Nothing more important than God to you!
2. The lord can take your success today and turn it into ruins tomorrow!
a) Don't put anything before God!
II. Never put the gifts Above the giver! and if they didn't come from God, their fleeting anyways.
3. One of the greatest mistakes David ever made was NOT to execute Absalom for his murder of Amnon (David obviously had a soft spot for his sons).
#324 (at) (Integrity) (look for a place with honor Not just Pay)
1. Once you try to settle a wrong with a wrong--you have lost your Integrity.
a) Absalom tried to settle the wrong by Amnon--but he was wrong!
2. Have integrity in all you do. Looking for a job, go with a company that will train you and invest you!
a) So often people just go for the money and go to some fly by night organization, and you have lost your integrity if you up and leave a company that invested in you.
b) It's hard to find a company that will invest in you and train you and has a good organization and has things in the future for you--but when you find that--Money is secondary. Work should be as pleasant as possible and to work with a good crew or a good company is a Blessing--anyone can give a high salary and can care squat for you.
#325 2 Samuel 14:1-2 ("The Woman from Tekoa" play)
1. Arrogant people can only learn or be objective by learning from a Parable or a illustration.
a) David makes a judgment to let Absalom return by Joabs parable (which was a wrong decision)
b) David also learned his mistake in Uriah incident through Nathan's parable.
2. You must learn all Doctrines and bring recall to mind the pertinent doctrines when the situation calls for it. So don't be just interested in the B-D that you need right now.
#326 2 Samuel 14:3
1. Subjective arrogant people will listen and understand as long as they are entertained, they temporarily separate their arrogance and they won't get all petty when you try to talk to them about a problem.
#327 (Teenage classes-intro) (Women playing on men's emotions)
1. Having special classes is silly and a Baptist gimmick.
a) What we need is Bible Doctrine! (not special attention, or being one's crutch).
2. Stop desiring counseling, But start applying Doctrine that who have learned to the situations to your life.
3. Woman from Tekoa (actress hired by Joab) was made to look helpless or in great distress, and thus played on David's emotion. BEWARE of women who seem helpless and hopeless and make you out to be some Hero or rescuer.
4. An arrogant man cannot stand arrogance in someone else's (especially a woman)
but likes her very humble and submissive.
5. Many arrogant men will not heed advice from a woman, gets to his manhood--so he thinks.
6. Arrogance hinders blessing as well as capacity for Blessing.
#328 (at) (Woman from Tekoa using parable analogy)
1. Absaloms killing of Amnon was first degree murder, he ignored the law, even though Amnon's crime was punishable by death, but David never had him tried.
2. Absalom took the law into his own hands when he should have put it in the Lord's hands, since David did nothing about it (and David was the only one who could--law of the land).
#329,330
1. Arrogant Leaders only think of themselves, they want to retain that power and not what is good for the nation.
#331,332 (Woman from Tekoa parable-story-play) (Joab goes out of way for Absalom)
2 Samuel 14:6-7
1. The Parable the woman from Tekoa gave--her son should have been executed, he was guilty of murder. The family line was secondary in such a case (for executing her son would end the line).
a) David was taken in by emotion.
b) A good law can be twisted as was the case here.
2. Joab went way out his way to bring Absalom back into the land, he must have thought he would have made the best King after David or David's others sons were all losers, but what he didn't se was the evil and arrogance in Absaloms soul.
a) Later on Absalom shows his thanks by burning down one of Joabs ranches
once a criminal--always a criminal when Reversionism dominates the soul.
3. To forgive without punishment is a miscarriage of justice.
4. Rebound--God punishes our sins, and we are forgiven, no need for guilt or penance.
a) Our sins were already judged on the cross.
5. Once you Pardon someone--you must forgive them and forget it--David did not!
David distorted Grace.
6. How can you rehabilitate a criminal if you always hold his past against him??
7. David 1-should have executed Absalom
2-Once he pardoned Absalom, he shouldn't have kept treating him as a criminal.
8. Love is Thought that express' emotion. Love that's just emotion and based on no thought is superficial and never lasts.
9. David chooses social action law (let woman keep her blood line), he then ignores criminal law.
#333 2 Samuel 14:7
1. David agrees to protect a murderer by keeping the blood line going rather than execute for murder.
2. David rendered an emotional decision which said in effect (family line is more important that punishment for crimes).
3. The crusader + the criminal=revolution.
#334
1. Absalom was to be handled over to Joabs custody. Thus Joab in the revolution was the only one who could go against the kings orders to kill Absalom, and did and was not punished for it--but that's coming attractions.
#335,336,337 2 Samuel 14:13
1. Absaloms freedom was done by a distortion of the law.
2. The woman from Tekoa tricked David by saying the king has stumbled at his own deeds, by not restoring Absalom after he said to the woman he would let his son not be put to death in her parable.
#338,339 (IKE intro)
1. A leader doesn't play around like the kids, but must act like the leader and let the people qualified to do the job to do it.
#340 (Ike-intro/on his death) 2 Samuel 14:14 (Once Pardoned--forget his past)
1. Whats a pretty face without some thought behind it?
a) To desire someones company because they are famous and just their image, you are just as silly as they are (who seek attention and praised as an actor).
2. The worst thing you can desire is to be loved for acting or signing--it's vain!
a) Enjoy their talent, but like people for their doctrine and intelligence.
3. How we Die depends on the Lord, we may or may not have an easy out.
4. We need to take in Doctrine so we will be prepaired for death as we are for life.
5. Death is an extension of life, We will die well if we have lived well.
6. ----->"For we shall surely die(verse 14) Joab wrote this line for the woman from tekoa, and he has long since passed awa, all that remains is just a name.
7. The woman implied that life is shor and david should make his decision as soon as possible. The woman tries to stimulate David's emotion, and nothing does it better to a man than a pretty wise woman (notice Joab who wrote this whole play did not get a man for the actor).
8. Judges are human and can be played on by ther emotions--as was david here.
9. The woman plays on his emtions saying it's God's will, this is what God would do, God is merciful, etc.
10. Rmemebr we are dealing with a murderer, not some light thing.
11. The womn uses short life analogy in a way to say, "Come on David, life is short, don't have any regrets--do this now".
12. The woman uses "grace analogy" where it dosn't belong, Absalom is a criminal.
a) She is playing on the Kings emtion and love for God, and his love for his son still too.
13. David did 2 blunders.....ONE he first pardoned Absalom, then SECOND , once he did, David didn't forgive and forget. David should have restored him and put it behind him, but he would not speak to Absalom and as a result a Revolution started up.
14. Absalom wasn't given the freedom to move on----his crime was never really put behind him by David.
a) Would Absalom have been rehabilitated if he was given a real chance? We will never really know.
b) Once someone has done their time, that's it done with, we shouldn't hold it against them. Now if they commit another crime--then throw the book at them.
#341 (5 cycles--intro / Jere 24:26) 2 Samuel 14:14
1. The Lord Jesus Christ controls history.
2. David got out of Interlocking Systems of Arrogance, but Absalom did not recover and it was his down fall and intensified until his death (early death).
#342(Ike--intro)#343 (Ike--intro, book reading)
1. Ike's greatness, he wore it in his soul and didn't boast his victories, and he tolerated people like Monty for the cause of winning the war. A Man with Honor doesn't care for Glory from man but does his job as unto the Lord!
a) Whereas Patton wore his greatness on his sleeve, and Monty wasn't great but Arrogant and would boast on twisted truths for self-glory.
b) It's one thing to brag on your victories--it's another thing to lie about your so-so performance, and to want to take the credit---wanting to be well seen by man.
2. We face many injustices but instead of complaining "Why me" it is often is a test of our character. Ike took all kinds of guff, and people who thought he was stupid, etc. But he didn't choke under pressure but kept his cool and went on to greatness. Ike for years dealt with problems, unfair conditions but he stead-fast in his duties.
a) Ike's greatness may never be seen but it doesn't need to be, Ike caught on to Humility.
3. No mater what talent you have if you lack integrity in your soul--it amounts to nothing.
#344
1. The only way people come around to the truth is 1. Through intake of B-D or 2. National Disaster to wake us up and appreciate our Freedom.
2. ---->"You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32).
3. Happiness can never be achieved with scar-tissue on the soul or when arrogance dominates the soul and Doctrine is neglected.
4. Flattery + poor thought=policy. David was taken in by this pretty flattering woman from Tekoa. David made wrong applications and was thinking based on emotion.
#345 2 Samuel 14:17-18 (David catches on to Joabs scheme/"Woman" is smart in flattery)
("Woman" takes no credit when David catches on to Joabs authorship)
1. A man in arrogance will believe almost anything a pretty woman says to him, and Joab tried to play on David with the woman from Tekoa.
2. When you are in authority, cross-examine your people before you make a decision, David now cross-examines the woman from Tekoa---all her flattery to him was too much, David knew he had been a jackass lately and she was laying it on too thick, then he knew Joab was up to this scheme.
3. Absalom was forgiven (Pardoned) from his murder of Amnon and is free to live in the land, but will be responsible for future crimes.
4. When David asks her if Joab set her up to this, she says "yes" in a long way and also throws in more slick flattery by saying in essence, "yes, you hit it on the head that Joab set me up to this but ALL your decisions were also right (so what difference does it make?)
a) The woman gets caught and still weasels her way out to not get David or Joab mad at her or at each other, she was a smart woman and understood men and how to get what she wants out of a man by use of flattery and setting aside her overt ego and give it to the man (building him up) by secretly pulling his strings.
5.----> The woman from Tekoa once caught that it was Joab's scheme, she BLAMES it all on Joab! (verse 14) she is willing to take the credit but says when it looks not so good..."Joab Commanded me to do this.." a sign of weakness and I'm sure made David loose respect for her, people who look for patsy's only make themselves look weak.
#346 (Book reading-Ancient History) 2 Samuel 14:19 (Woman from Tekoa weak and blames Joab while still use fake flattery to get out a jam)
1. A Client Nation is to end Missionaries for they are the Spiritual leader for the world, when the pivot shrinks, the Missionaries stop and so goes the rest of the nation Spiritually until the 5th cycle.
2.(FALL of Rome) When you read a essay about Rome before the fall, you would think it was the USA until you find out it's Rome, the old sin nature hasn't changed and when God is neglected, man goes after lusts, no compassion, self-seeking, crime goes rampant and liberals rise up showing mercy to those who are not deserving of it (Criminals, etc.) people demand others provide their needs (Govt.) they look for the Law not just protect them but to solve all their social problems, people cease to take responsibility for their own actions but find excuses, environment, childhood, etc. weak people and can care less for Bible Doctrine.
3. The woman from Tekoa by shifting all the blame to Joab now looks like an Arrogant actress instead of this wise beautiful lady.
a) She is never mentioned again, I bet Joab dropped her like a hot rock.
b) One who goes along with you, but turns their back in rough times is NO friend to have.
4. The woman from Tekoa is typical of many actors, they love the fame but stumble when not reading their lines. Many seek such a profession for glory or to make up for a lack of self-esteem. To praise these people is silly. The are well paid and are applauded for their work, and that should be as far as it goes!
5. Respect peoples talent but not the ridiculous things they say.
6. The less integrity you have, the greater you flatter people, your a phony.
a) When in trouble, the Woman from Tekoa flatters and shifts blame (to Joab) saying to David "He commanded innocent me to do this awful thing, etc.".
#347 2 Samuel 14:20 David taken in because of his own arrogance
David made wrong decision but sticks by it because he made the oath unto God
1.----> I Peter 5:5 "God makes war against the arrogant, but gives Grace to the humble."
2. Arrogance destroys people, it destroyed Satan, the greatest being with the best talents--if arrogance corrupted Satan with all his greatness and superior to, then we are all suceptable.
3. If you walk round with arrogance, you will be taken to the cleaners and people who are not so smart will be able to play on your arrogance by flattery or whatever means.
a) David got taken by the Woman from Tekoa and David made a Jackass decision!
4. God created us to solve our own problems from Bible Doctrine resident in our souls!
a) Don't be week and seek a crutch and just look for someone to blame when it all blows up.
5. Only suffering can destroy subjectivity and replace it with objectivity when Arrogance is involved, that's what it takes often to wake people up!
a) Arrogance means :Self centeredness, lack of authority orientation, bitterness, etc.
6. You get into arrogance and trouble by your own volition and you get out by your own decisions (If you want to; by rebound).
7. When David caught on to Joabs play, David sees his arrogance and how he has been taken in and says to himself in effect "I'm a jackass, I better wake up" David knew God was No.1 and had no self pride and rebounded at this time (during that last scene of the play".
8. David realized his mistake in Pardoning Absalom so then says that he will never see Absaloms face. David was duped and caught it and gave a half-right decision, which meant ALL wrong. He should have banished him completely , executed him or gave him a full Pardon.
9 David was Duped by woman from Tekoa but His decision he made to the woman from Tekoa ALSO applies to Absalom and David now Rebounded is a man of Honor and Keeps his oath, which he made unto God.
A) David must have been pissed at Joab but David keeps his word (Honor) David knows his decision is wrong and must now stick by a wrong decision and this is why avid says "Don't let him ever see my face"
10. David resents his Pardon but sticks by his oath.
#348 (at) 2 Samuel 14:20-21 Joab all excited that Absalom is returning
1. When a Judge lets a criminal go, that Judge is responsible.
a) David made a bad decision and he lost his kingdom for a short spell from Absalom's revolution.
2. When David said "let the young man Absalom return" (verse 21) he doesn't call him Prince or recognize him as the Heir, he realized he made enough mistakes for the day.
3. Joab was so happy when David granted this, thinking the country is saved.
4. Joab was all excited when David finally gave in to his request to let Absalom come back (tricked of course) David was a greater man than Joab, but Joab realizes his error soon enough (Absalom burns his field in time).
#349 (at) (Thieme chew out-intro) 2 Samuel 14:22
1. No one can use their freedom properly unless they are under a system of authority.
2. The genius of Joab short-circuited David's policy to deal with dis-contented people, and Joab helped in destroying freedom and under minded Authority of David because he disagreed with the king. Joab was arrogant in this action and he paid the price for it.
a) You reap what you show.
3. Joab now gives David a bunch of Flattery, it shows when you make a dumb decision that pleases people, they are ALL for you, your buddy, etc. (until you cross him).
I. Joab is loyal to David because he has done what he wanted him to do, loyal only until you cross him or disagree.
a) Joab thinks he found grace from David from David based on his decision.
b) Joab is all happy, but not realizing he has just undermined and trick the king David and soon both will have to pay for it through their noses by a Revolution Absalom will start.
#350 (Buddy Dano syndrome) People using you for self-advancement
1. Absalom has great personality and inspires them, when you can inspire people, you motivate them and you can twist them by having power over people, propoganda, using this to your evil schemes (as Absalom did).
2. Absalom has ill-ligitamite power and uses it to over-throw his father David to be King in the land.
3. Buddy Dano syndrome... Pleasant Personality + Inspires people (He doesn't have authority) = Undermines authority.
4. Today they are "Your Loyal Subject" We're all for ya! Thats today--what about tomorrow? Loyalty that com,es from you Kissing their feet and giving them what they want-is NO Loyalty!!!!
a) Loyalty MUST be based on Doctrine and Divine establishment!
b) This is how revolutions get started, this is how an organization goes to Hell.
Someone comes along with a great personality, gets the blessing of the leaders so everything thinks you are ok becuase so and so recognize you, then you slowly tear him to shreads.
5. Grace is God's policy, not when you get what you want by being slick (Joab).
a) People talk about being Graced out when they get what they want (apart from God's will). Thats not Grace. Joab was all happy and thought David showed grace towrd him--soon Job will see what a Jackass he was to sponsor Absalom.
6. When you associate or sponsor those people who are out of line-they ALWAYS come back to haunt you! These people are using you!
a) You're famous, people give you gifts so you can publically say thanks and mention their name (it's not a gift, but them USING your reputation for self-advancement).
b) Then people say "So and so is Ok becuase they hang with David, etc."
Now they have a platform and can tear you to shreads or influence people for their gain.
7. The source of God's Grace is from His Justice! (not His Love--Justice).
8. Joab has blind arrogance, thinking bring back Absalom will make everything alright.
a) Many people think in quick fix's. Everything will be great if you give power to this person or if you get rid of that person, etc.
b) Bible Doctrine changes mankind and restores a nation, not putting trust into a man.
9. When Joab returned with Absalom, David makes a declaration that Absalom will not be allowed in the Palace to see David.
a) David gave a Pardon, but not the spirit of the pardon, this just put more fuel on the fire towards Absalom, David did NOT provide the perfect opportunity for Absalom.
#351 The Love of God
1. God never falls in love, He knew all about us Thousands and thousands of years ago.
2. Many blame God when things go bad and say, "How can a loving God do this to me?"
3. You cannot understand the Integrity of God without first understanding the Love of God and it's function.
4. The love of God cannot be directed towards sin. God can only love us because we have His righteiousness imputed to us.
5. God's love is not based on physical atrractiveness or persoanlity of the object.
6. God doesn't love you because you give, because you're attrcative, etc. People love you for that, but not God. We don' please God by our talents and energy of the flesh by our works and deeds.
7. God's love must depend on God on not on you!
8. God blesses us not because we earn nor desrve it, stop treing to please God by your works, just Learn and Apply Bible Doctrine and quit looking for gimmicks.
9. God doesn't need our help--we need God's help!
a) We accept His help by intake of Bible Doctrine.
#352 2 Samuel 14:24 David would not let Absalom see his face (Meaning of a full Pardon)
1. If you cannot concentrate, you cannot sustain thought, without thought, you live on emotion.
2. Society pardoned Absalom, they wanted him back in the land and free. David did not forgive Absalom, he remembered Amnon when he should have forgave and forgot it because he gave a full pardon.
3. Two wrongs never make a right.
4. Forgive means to forget, the crime has been paid for--if not----Don't pardon if you can't live up to your decision.
5. Half forgiveness is no forgiveness at all, it means "save for future fights".
6. David was wrong, but Absalom was wrong in being bitter. He made David's problems his problems by wanting to see him, and getting all bent out of shape when David did not want to. After all, he gave him a pardon-some people are never satisfied, even after being spared from death!
7. God forgives us our sins and doesn't bring them back up when we get into another jam!
We should try to reflex his Grace.
8. Absalom said in effect "Yes sir, I will obey the Kings command not to se him"
but in his soul, he was angry. Absalom was noble in his actions and could have been truly great, but his soul was bitter, he got a raw deal and instead of putting it in the Lords hands--he was angry.
9. Bitterness was Absalom's problem. Half-Forgivness was David's problems.
10. David had great authority orientation and faith, but sadly he never passed it on to his son.
11. Just like kids overtly inside the church but inside Not wanting Doctrine.
Absalom overtly obeyed the King but his soul was not with him.
12. David's action planted the seed of bitterness in Absalom, and Absalom never recovered but lived the rest of his life in bitterness and revolt.
#353 (at) (Berachah gun club-intro) Proverbs 33:3-4 2 Samuel 14:25-26
Absalom arrogant because of his beauty and long hair
1. David was still treating Absalom as a criminal, whereas no one else was. A Pardon should have made David forgive AND forget (or not grant the Pardon).
2. Cursing will not be turned into Blessing because David failed to apply Grace to Absalom.
3.------>(verses 25-26) Absalom was praised for his beauty, it doesn't say his soul or greatness or Doctrine in his soul, but his beauty and his long hair, silly women dug him and he gave into their silliness.
4. Beauty of face and body is gift from the grace of God (nothing to brag or boast about, but be thankful).
a) Beauty is in the soul-not in the features! (That's doctrine)
b) Pride or arrogance over how we look is Vain. Beauty fades in time.
#354 (at) (Echo-Narcisus love story) Humility vs Arrogance for our Talents
1. Physical beauty is not virtue, Absalom assumes this and also likes the approbation.
2. The source of arrogance is the soul and it's volition.
3. Flattery doesn't have to destroy anyone--our arrogance does!
4. Arrogance is when YOU let your beauty or traits to be a distraction to you.
a) Having great features is the grace of god and is to be used correctly not a Narcissist.
5. Humility of soul is objective about self, and sensitive to others (whereas Arrogant people are just the opposite and cold to people!).
6. The potential of the soul is destroyed by the distraction of the beauty from arrogance.
7. Love does not compete with your partner (that's a sign of arrogance)
a) rather love is gentle & Thoughtful--You don't have to compete with them and get all jealous when she talks to someone, etc., that's not love but insecure kids stuff!!
b) Jealousy takes away Human freedom, it is selfish and un thoughtful.
8. Having great beauty doesn't imply happiness, being the life of a party, having everyone hit on you and admire you--thats Vanity. Popularity is not happiness Bible Doctrine is the basis for happiness.
a) Being admired for your beauty---what have you won? What do you have?
If you have nothing in your soul, you have attracted Nothing to yourself.
b) All you get is someone wanting to take you to bed.
9. Long hair on a man has something to say about his Soul (not his looks, but his soul).
10. Absalom got a hair cut once a year and it weighed 5 lb. by the Kings scales (which means about 1/2 a lb--these scales we're used to figure tithing).
a) Absalom had lost his authority orientation to life and to God.
11. The long haired male is more interested in his own beauty and it's impact towards others.
#355 (at) (book intro on "Fame" Judy Garland) Long Hair in the male
1. Arrogant people are totally ungrateful, they turn against you the first time you quit petting. You bend over backwards for someone and they use you--have absolutely NO appreciation.
2. Absalom will later blame David for everything, but we make our own decisions, we can put it in God's hands or sulk in our own dis-illusions.
3. Humility keeps his mouth shut-arrognace screams! They want attention and scream "Injustice".
4. The only excuse for a man to have long hair:
a) The Nazarite Vow (Numbers 6:1-10)
This vow was a special service for God, they would set themselves apart from women.
The long Hair on the Nazirite is a special crown, from his special vow to God.
5. Absalom wasn't a hippy----but a conspire, by letting his hair grow long he wanted people to think he was on a vow and so Holy.
a) Just as many go to Church to use the people, for self-gain, politics, express their contemporaries, looking for a mate, etc. Not there for God.
6. Absalom was impressing the people how "Spiritual" he was. Trying to win them over for his evil ambitions.
7. The Nazirtie Vow entailed: (Total service to God)
A. No Alcohol at all. B. Can't Shave your head for length of your vow. C. Can't touch a corpse. D. Cannot touch a woman (kissing, sex, etc.).
8. Samuel had a lifetime vow (1 Samuel 1:6)
9.----> 1 Corinthians 11:14 "does not nature itself teach you that it is a shame for a man to have long hair..."
#356 2 Samuel 14:27 David and Absalom's failures--Arrogance
1. W/O authority orientation it is impossible to reach maturity and fulfill the plan of God.
2. Absalom did not take a Nazarite vow (He had 4 children--verse 27), but he just wanted the approbation and respect from the fickle people of the land.
3. Absalom had 4 kids, but only the daughter is mentioned by name (Tamar--after his sister).
a) 2 Samuel 18:18 says his sons did not survive him, therefore his son's names are never given.
4. Pardon is paramount to Grace treatment of the criminal, David failed here, because in David's arrogance, but Absalom used this as an excuse for his revolution 2 years later, both men were dead wrong! Two wrongs do not make a right!
#357 (
1. Jimmy Carter was Honorable, he made the decision to go in with the rescue, it failed and he took Full responsibility for it-thats being a man, that's Honor!
2. ----> Psalm 22:26 God protects the Humble in times of adversity.
3. David gave the Pardon with his lips, but did not in his mind--this was David's arrogance hangover. He never forgave Absalom.
#358 2 Samuel 14:28-29 Absalom uses people by deceit
1. David had no right to treat Absalom as a criminal and yet he did after his pardon.
2. Half forgiveness is No forgiveness!
a) David had no right to treat Absalom as a criminal after he gave a full pardon.
3. David will be punished for his failure but Absalom had no right to use it as an excuse.
a) So many today are looking for excuses for their actions wanting others to take responsibility for their faults----thats arrogance!
4.-----> Two full years pass and Joab grows up and sees his mistake, then Absalom sent for Joab in order that he can represent the King for him, but Joab would not come to see him (VERSE 29). Absalom sent for him twice and twice Joab refused to see him.
a) For two years Joab has been watching Absalom and sees him hang with the wrong crowd and realizes he made a mistake in sponsoring Absalom.
b) Joab is now dis-illusioned about Absalom, and dis-enchantment set in, but he has wised up and wants nothing to do with arrogant Absalom.
5. Unless Absalom can be seen with the King, the Revolution has stalled. Absalom must be seen with the King to deceive the people, Absalom wants the people to se the King smile down on Absalom. Absalom USES people, he used Joab then his father David for his gain.
6. Until Absalom goes over and shakes hands with the king, he will never get the general Public behind him:
Just as a political candidate gets on the Platform with Billy Graham, etc., they want people to see their buddies and share same views, so they try to steal people by association.
b) Just because you see me talking with someone doesn't mean I back them and their political views or investment schemes.
7. Don't follow man but Bible Doctrine and make your decisions on doctrine and not by emotion or slick talk because you see someone with someone you view as respectable, like Absalom--they hang with respectable people to USE them for self gain!
8. Hero worship is always followed by dis-enchantment. Joab looked at Absalom as the Hero, a great guy, he looked to man rather than let God lead and provide the next King, plus he under estimated David's ability to be a good judge of character.
#359 2 Samuel 14:30 Absalom has Criminal mentality/ Bitterness
1. Joab really bent over backwards for Absalom, he never would have come back to
a) Someday you'll meet someone who you have real compassion for, help out and they show their appreciation by turning on you, in Absalom's case, he burned down one of Joab's filed of barley--just set it on fire, that's a criminal act.
2. Although Absalom has been pardoned, he is still a criminal in his soul, by his own volition. 3. No one can afford even for a second to react to someone in bitterness!
a) Bitterness is arrogance, selfishness, not applying doctrine to the situation and starts a downhill slide if not rebounded.
4. Instead of being objective and learning from David's own failure and wait upon the Lord, Absalom reacted in bitterness and made no advancement spiritually.
5. Arrogance is our enemy, and it's too easy to enter arrogance.
a) Satan fell because of arrogance, we lessor creatures are much more in danger then.
6. Absalom faced some injustices by David's treatment, but Absalom reacted out of bitterness---Absalom has no excuse nor justification for his actions
7. Arrogance and criminality are incapable of gratitude.
8. Absalom had free will and could have chose the route of greatness but he was ruined by his own bad decisions of bitterness. Absalom had all the makings to be great, except hatred.
9. The criminal is an animal and once you cross him, he forgets about all past favors, he will destroy you, he thinks only of self.
10. Bitterness is one of the greatest temptations of life.
a) Like the old saying "The dog that bites the hand that feeds him".
11. Absalom was saying when he first got back to
#360 (at) (marriage-middle) The Four Divine Institutions
1. Integrity makes a marriage work, you are bringing together two people with two old sin natures. To trust and respect your mate is honor, but to say when you go dancing "No one can dance with you but me!" that's being a jackass, worried she'll do something she shouldn't. That man is intense and is with a woman he cannot trust, that will never work!
2. If you can't get along with people in general, you won't make it with a spouse--don't try it. a) Failure in marriage means failure in life to begin with.
b) Marriages fail because people fail.
3. Bible doctrine is the key to life.
#361 2 Samuel 14:30 Absalom stays a criminal by His volition!
(10 commandments--middle)
1. Absalom had two years as a law abiding citizen ,but refused to apply doctrine but used the two years to fix his character and to chrystalize his criminality.
a) Absalom did not want to change, he did not appreciate his second chance and he stayed a criminal.
2. Absalom had tons of Doctrine available to him(10 Commandments, etc) to change and he could have learned from David once he was established back to him, but he did not.
#362
1. Absalom had two years of grace and did not use it, but it's no different than most people in the
2. Criminals are not grateful people and has no appreciation, unless they want to change.
a) The criminal has no capacity for love, life , friends, freedom, etc.
#363 2 Samuel 14:32 Absalom makes a Bold (but Safe) Statement
1. Maltreatment from others does not mean maltreatment to others! Nor does it justify retaliation from the one treating you unjustly.
2. Freedom demands a sense of responsibility.
3. Absalom made the statement in Verse 32 "..if there is anything wrong in me (guilt) then have David execute me". Sounds bold, many would think he's tough and have guts but it was a Jackass statement!!! Absalom understood the law and knew he had a Full Pardon, so he could made a bold (but safe) statement that impresses only the foolish. (Politics).
#364 Timing Ecclesiates 3:1-15
1. David for many years spent time making wrong decisions or right decisions at the right time. a) Learn God's timing.
2. It was wrong Not to see Absalom two years ago, but now it is wrong to see Absalom now--Absalom just wants to see his father the King to move farther into his conspiracy.
3. Without Doctrine your timing will never be right.
4. Bad decisions destroy the value of good timing.
5. Bathsheba might have been David's right woman, but he got her on his timing (wrong timing) and not God's--God would have brought them two together in His time, but David in hi impatience caused much disaster for himself.
6. To be at the right place at the right time in God's time is NOT LUCK!
A) Billy Graham was in the right place at the right time, its a matter of God's grace.
We often get ahead of God and make a mess of things and get out of God's time.
Stay in God's timing--let Him lead and follow him, don't say in affect "Follow me God".
#365
1. Believers who reject B-D are prey for revolution, 2 Thess 2:11 says God sends the apostate believers "Strong Delusion", so they believe the lie, and become suckers.
#366 2 Samuel 15:1-2 Absalom meets people astray at the gate of the Castle
1. Good manners toward all--approval of few! (That's the proper Christian attitude).
2. Absalom would meet people who have a complaint before the castle and would get people on his side, then when David saw Absalom again, Absalom used it as clout to further the revolution.
3. Absalom undermined David his father and deceived people, he had NO integrity at all.
4. Absalom had attractiveness and personality to inspire people, but he had no honor, a tremendous talent all wasted.
5. Be influenced by what they think!--not by how they look or their great overt personality, many people followed Absalom just by his personality and how enjoyable it was to be around him.
a) Hang with people who share your views and what you think--does B-D motivate them? Many people who are evil & selfish on the inside will seem so sweet outwardly.
#367 Loyalty vs Loyalty (How to get the Malcontent to follow you)
1. Loyalty as a Virtue (Loyalty to Bible Doctrine)
a) Perception and application, making decisions based on B-D.
Loyalty as a Evil (putting your trust in a person or cause apart from B-D viewpoint)
2. Sometime in your life you will be attracted to somebody who has an attractive personality and looks who's function is undermining of authority, self-seeking and power hungry.
3. Only perception of B-D can one distinguish between the motives of people, but you must separate yourself from such, many times may be hard because you like them so much (you see their talent and what a great person they can become, or you want to believe them).
4. Many great people of the past has failed the Absalom test:
A) Aaron which he followed the people of
B) Joab-Woman from Tekoa play--underminded David's authority and judgment.
C) People on Mt Carmel when they followed Elijah's command to kill the priests of Baal.
5. Any time a pleasing personality leads you astray from Bible Doctrine, you have failed the Absalom test, you put your Loyalty to evil.
a) The pleasing personality that undermines the authority of the Husband, the Pastor, the Coach, the President, the Manager, etc.
I. This type of person is Absalom like, they seem so sweet but Evil, and those who get sucked in have followed their emotions instead of using B-D to discern their motives.
6. You don't follow authority just for the sake they have authority, but you go by Bible Doctrine, don't go by who you like, etc.
a) You may be in a situation where the authority is arrogant or criminal, you must let B-D rule your soul. You leave or follow the authority you find yourself in based on Divine Establishment principles and B-D-----not by who you like or who seems sincere.
7. integrity + Loyalty = Honor.
a) Integrity for the believer is B-D! For the unbeliever it's Establishment truth's.
b) Poise and Humility often looks like Arrogance, but you don't need to be concerned what others think of you, God knows your heart.
8. People who have a beef are Always complimented by attention of one in authority.
a) Many would be to see the court with a complaint, but Absalom would meet them at the pass, so the person left feeling Absalom "really cares, he's for us, he's our man, etc." This is how revolution started. They like him because he gave them attention and could have been next king, so they liked him and wanted to see Absalom go further in his Royalty.
a) Absalom was looking for the mal-contents, he loved to give the personal touch--which appealed to their arrogance, it's makes them "feel wanted". But he didn't care
9. The malcontent is happy to talk to Absalom.
a) many church's operate the same way, makes you feel special and wanted, but it's all so superficial and petty.
10. Absalom used people with complaints as PAWNS for his selfish ambitions.
a) So evil and cold, but sugar coated on the outside with a nice sweet personality and acted as if he really cared. Vile evil.
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1. Everything happens for a reason--God is totally in control.
a) When things go wrong under weird circumstances, you can say it was not God's will. GOD can raise a man, a ministry, a president who He wants to and we must realize without Him we are a big ZERO!
b) If God made the Heavens and earth, he can provide our needs, daily needs, spiritual needs and job needs, when we work in the flesh, we hinder the Holy Spirit, when things go down in a ministry for example-take it as NOT being God's will, for He will certainly support His disciples, we don't need to beg, or seek a huge crowd but trust in him!!
2. When Absalom was standing around and saying there is a problem with the courts--the people would incline because he was the prince and David recently kissed him in public, and Absalom played on peoples emotions and tried their cases and saying in a indirect way "Down with the system and the King--and up with Absalom".
#369 1 Cori 1:19-2:16 Job of Pastor (Thieme 30th Ann to Berachah)
1. When a Pastor stands on his own ability, he has failed from the start.
2. The Power comes from God the Holy Spirit, all our gifts and talents are from the grace of God!
3. Paul had great authority and B-D in his soul, but he said he came to the Corinthians in weakness, not in superiority of speech, but Humble and letting God guide him.
4. The Pastor was called to Study and teach an not to g around spending much of his time calling on people, visiting the sick, etc. (that any believer can do) which takes precious time away from Studying and teaching.
a) A pastor isn't a good luck charm for people, but should teach us the Word of God--thats what will sustain us in our daily lives--not pep talks!
4. The criminal mind takes kindness as a sign of weakness and does not appreciate kindness.
5. The criminal does not respect Law enforcement or authority, because they keep on committing crimes and getting in and out of jail, the only rehabilitation comes from B-D.
a) Absalom was given freedom from David's pardon, just so he could undermined it.
6. Those who have no respect for the law can never be in the Law (A judge, Police Officer, ect) A) Absalom was faking people out and wanting to be the Law, the next King.
7. Absalom would make a horrible judge because he has no respect for authority.
8. Absalom is a glory-grabber and jealous of David and yet he applies that to David to the people he encounters.
a) Arrogant people assign their weakness' to others and sees no good in the humble great people but seek to undermined them or make them look foolish in front of people.
9. ---> Verse 4, Absalom says he would "give them justice". He is arrogant and incompetent, but alleges he could do a job better than anyone else, this type of arrogance is true in many forms of life as well, one thinks he can play QB better than the starter, one thinks he can run the business better than it is now, one thinks he can be better President,--then when they get in there and face all the pressures and see the need of formal training, they then see what a fool they made of themselves.
10. Absalom had no capacity for love or for authority.
#370 (at) (Billy Graham was promoted, s.1) Remember who's in charge
1. Absalom was trying to use people to promote him, but Only God can promote or Demote you!
2. Abaslom was trying to also Demote David, and there is no way he can demote David, when God promotes a person, there's nothing we can do is to demote him.
3. Trying to demote someone always come out of arrogance;
a) Billy Graham was promoted and brings in the harvest, no man is gonna demote him
b) Many people are jealous by his gatherings or his personality, etc., but they are wasting there time, God promoted him and should support him if anything.
4. If people want to run down Billy Graham or Thieme, that's their thing--God promoted and only God can demote, we need to always remember who's in charge!!!!!
a) God gives gifts and will prosper that gift--HE gets all the glory and God will promote in due time from our faithfulness to Him.
5. IF the Lord doesn't demote you-you are not demoted;
a) Often many people will be against you, hate you, etc., don't worry about making friends but doing His work that He has called you to do.
6. There's a big difference between God spanking a person and demoting a person.
7. God never demoted David, he made him King and he ruled 40 years, now God did severely discipline David, but it was never demotion. The gift to David was never retracted.
8. Don' waste your life trying to do the impossible---trying to demote someone, leave it to God, He doesn't need our help. Don't waste your time.
a) If you get into a ministry, don't make it an issue by running people down.
b) Teach B-D and not be a Fruit Inspector!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9. Only the humble can avoid by being exploiting by the arrogant & ambitious!
10. The malcontent are fertile field for revolution. A leader forms a group and breaks away or tries to overthrow the authority, this happens in Government, Church life, Business life, etc. You can only build on truth that will last, not propaganda--it won't last.
11. You can spot a phony by looking at their soul, we see Absalom as a phony, but he sucked in many to join him because they had a beef with David in the first place and Absalom played on their blind side, not all the time saying "We're all for ya great Absalom" but often because the Hate the person presently in charge.
a) Many people don't win elections, the other guy just lost his that's all.
12. TODAY'S FLATTERY IS TOMORROW'S EXPLOITATION!!!
#371 (at) Leading by Integrity not Politics/ Using People for self Gain
1. Politicians seek to gain favor, Leaders lead people for their good and being fair.
2. You cannot agree with the crowd and lead the crowd.
3. You cannot rule the public and at the same time be ruled by public opinion.
a) Integrity, Honor, Justice & Truth must by used to rule the people, not cow-towing to their every whim. If you don't get to stay in office by your own norms and standards, so be it, if God wants to promote you--HE can!, we d don't need to worry about promotion or a job or a ministry and succumb to gimmicks to coerce people and thus be there in the energy of the flesh.
4. A leader will tell someone or group when they are wrong, but a user, a politician will tell them they are right when they are right or wrong--they just seek to please them.
5. A Politician tells people what they want to hear, the Leader tells them what they Need to hear. a) Politician is a coward and worries about his job, a Leader cares for his people.
6. Arrogance demands attention from others, it doesn't earn it or deserve, but demands respect, many jerk men demand respect and attention from his wife, many social groups demand respect when no one else sees their integrity to respect.
7. Revolutionary propaganda must pump up the general mass to make them think they are just as good or better than the establishment and win their backing (even though in Absalom's mind he thought these people were losers and was using them).
a) Satan implied to the woman on the same basis! Tried to make Eve think she was just as good as God, and was just using her, Satan didn't care for her.
8. Absalom was like a nice-guy leader, wins support by coaxing people.
a) Nice-guy leaders are either a coward and tries to have people mind by puffing them up or they are using them, being nice and inside not liking them. Some may be genuinely nice and simply means they are not cut out to be a leader in many degrees (Pastor, Military leader, etc.).
9. The personality arrogance of Absalom becomes his political arrogance
----> a) "So Absalom stole the hearts of all the men of
10 THE PEOPLE YOU WIN BY ARROGANCE ARE NOT WORTH HAVING!!
11. Blind arrogance is to be deceived by someone else, they people who were influenced by Absalom were arrogant, otherwise they would not have been flattered.
a) Arrogance attracts arrogance.
b) Blind arrogance is to be deceived by the arrogance in others.
12. Arrogant people will only accept an arrogant leader, one who appeals to their emotions.
a) Arrogance is emotional and irrational and so is taken by playing on their emotions.
13. Revolution first occurs in the mind, and it comes from 1. Arrogance and 2. Rejection of authority.
#372 2 Samuel 14:7-9 Absalom tells David he must go to
The Criminals thinking about self
1. After 4 years, Absalom said to David he wanted to go to
2. Absalom has catered to the people of
3. Arrogance is the motivation for Absalom's lying and is a cover for his criminality.
4. He tells David he wants to go pay a vow he made to the lord, knowing David's love for God, Absalom thinks this will impress David and keep him off guard..
5. ---> verse 9, David said "Arise and go in peace" and that was the last time he would see him again.
6. Absalom did not have to revert to criminal means, he was eventually fully restored, but he would not heed back to God, Absalom had 6 years, and he decided criminality.
7. The criminal feels he must be top dog, the best or he is nothing, Absalom wanted to be the King, nothing else would do, he thought he was the best man for the job and sought to take it and did not put it in the Lords hands, Absalom lived for self.
8. The criminal uses anger and lack of self-control to get his way (like when Absalom burned down Joabs barley field).
a) Criminals are bored often and easily, has no capacity for life, happiness nor love.
He is bored even when things are going his way. He desires excitement constantly.
#373 2 Samuel 15:10 Why would a mob choose Absalom over Honorable David?
1. The criminal on a cause always feels he is right.
2. All criminals are liars.
3. The criminal wants to gain all he can by giving as little as possible.
4. Absalom never had David's authority, even though he sat on his throne a short time.
a) God gives the authority, Absalom Never had any authority of
5. Many people join a revolution at the violent stage so they can get even with people and vent out their aggressions.
a) The mob steals, seeks revenge, kills, and some people get off on that.
6.---> There comes a time when the smart person knows when to leave this bunch, Absalom's revolution started off slowly and innocent, then all a sudden when he goes to Hebron, the people were told to yell at the sound of the trumpet "Absalom rules in Hebron!" Verse 10
7. Why would the people of
a) When in a state of arrogance we are subjective, we close our ears to our friends who tell us the truth, we accept the lie, we are in Systems of Arrogance, we have come subjective and inflexible, someone tells you a problem with you and you get mad--won't hear them. When in arrogance, you want to tear down the humble (out of jealousy) because they
have it made as they see them. People with problems want others to feel their problems.
8. We've all mad bad decisions and judgments and marriages, made out of Arrogance!
9. Two things guarantee making Bad decisions 1. Systems of Arrogance 2. Reversionism.
a) A choice between two people, in arrogance they always choose the worst choice,
The arrogant crowd chose Absalom over honorable David.
#374 2 Samuel 15:11 200 Men followed Absalom innocently/Choose friends wisely
1. Revolution is based on arrogance.
a) Our Civil war was based on Truth! Learn how to interpret history.
2. If you're ever gonna get the most out of life, get the capacity first.
a) Wait on the Lord for your right woman and blessings in life AFTER capacity!
make B-D No.1 priority.
3. Never feel inferior when people are more gifted than you, so what, you do the best you can in life and trust in the Lord, you don't have to please man or seek praise from man, it all fades away.
a) It's Arrogance to feel superior to people (Absalom) and also to feel inferior.
4. The 200 men followed Absalom but were suckers and arrogant, they couldn't or could care less to see Absalom's arrogance and flaws.
a) The men were name droppers, wanted to be seen with Absalom (who was very popular) so Absalom uses them, goes to Hebron with a huge crowd (of fools) and the city yells at the sound of the trumpet "Absalom rules Hebron!".
5. The smarter we are, the more selective we are, suckers are name dropping-losers who want to be seen with people for self gain or to win favor from people.
6. For the woman thinking of marriage, there's only one man you'll want to please, so don't get married based on attraction or lonely but because you RESPECT him! Without that, it's all fluff. Love is weak if not based on virtue from your own soul (which brings capacity).
7. Choose your friends wisely, association with the wrong person turns innocence into guilt.
a) The 200 men had no idea that Absalom was up to but they were sucked right into it
8. If you get burned a few times, then realize your not yet that good of judging one's character and maybe you ought to cool it a bit and keep learning B-D!
#375 2 Samuel 15:11 Blind Arrogance follows men not principles
1. Blind arrogance follows the man, not principle.
2. Doctrine will give your discernment and save your neck time after time.
a) Being saved from disaster is not good if you don't learn the lessor or B-D.
3. Many arrogant people in times of prosperity spend all their time in social life and never find the capacity for it or for life, they get so involved with people, that B-D takes 2nd place.
4. Some Church's get too caught up in social life that they fail to emphasize B-D.
5. When Solomon took office,
6. Many people are discerning not because they are smart but because they are humble, having a low I.Q. doesn't mean a thing. a) Just as a High I.Q. arrogant type is nothing.
7. The Revolution is a time when God will make war against the arrogant, and the humble survive. Of the 200 men, some will make it out okay once they realize they were duped and will separate from him, while others will go down.
8. Sometime or another we have been tempted to enter into a conspiracy, to go against the established authority, be it a Church, a Job, etc. If you don't agree with the leader LEAVE don't run down the authority and try to under cut him.
9. When you undercut someone's authority, that's a small revolution and plants seeds or destruction.
a) When you go against direct orders of your boss that's arrogance, many people who form Unions tries to undermine authority.
#376 (at) (Armed Forces Day-intro) 2 Samuel 15:11-12
1. The 200 men who followed Absalom were victims to their own arrogance, they were window-dressers for the conspiracy. They thought also that Absalom was going to Gehsur to pay on a vow to the Lord. They were duped and thought Absalom was a honest great guy.
2. Ignorance is no excuse, God has provided truth for the believer and un-believer, to be ignorant is to be lazy and arrogant (or for a youngster--unlearned).
3. Strong Delusion always accepts what is false.
4. Being married to the wrong one is hell on earth, and in arrogance you'll try to blame everyone for doing it, you'll blame your parents for not warning you about her, etc.
a) The 200 men made their decisions by their own volition.
b) We must learn to take the responsibility for our own decisions good and bad! Forget pride or looking for a scapegoat, it won't change things and it won't change you--so face up to them.
5. The 200 men were influential but had no honor and a bad judge of character, they choose bad associations, friends, they sought after people to hang with to be seen (just as Absalom used the meeting back with David as a way to show folks David gives Absalom his blessings).
6. They committed their faults in ignorance but they wanted to do it, they did it by their own free will and must face the consequences.
7. Psuedo-athority is based on a pleasant personality and superficial and superficial people will follow.
8. Absalom is a fake and a phony.
9.----->(verse 12) Absalom uses animal sacrifices as the last stage to get the revolution underway, Absalom had no fear or love for God, he was using the Church, the Temple as a front for his conspiracy, letting people see and think of him as deeply religious when in fact he could care less.
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#381 Romans 8:28 How to respond to Revolution and pressures
1. You don't solve problems by violence, when you do it becomes evil.
2. It's difficult to loose trouble but always easy to find it.
3. Faith applies what Doctrine you have learned (that is reverse-concentration)
a) You don't run to the Bible when disaster strikes, you won't get anything out of it then.
4. When must be motivated by the plan of God to get cracking and enlarge the Pivot, that's what saves a nation, not violence or mob organization works.
5. God is always in control and is in control of us--we just need to have faith in Him.
6. You can't think under pressure without practice--you must learn the procedures.
a) You will crack up under pressure when there is no B-D to apply.
b) You must gather info first, you can't concentrate under pressure to learn the necessary Doctrines. You cannot apply what you don't know.
7. Under pressure, we want to revert to Human thinking and forget about God and B-D, so we fear an worry, our faith goes out the window---but we should claim Psalm 56:3-4...
"When I am afraid, I will trust in you."
4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid.
8. There are many Bible promises we can claim during a time of pressure.
a) We must enter into His perfect rest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9. You will fail because: 1. You don't know the Bible 2. You neglect and loose your ability to concentrate on Doctrine. (If you can concentrate when learning new Doctrines, we won't be able to concentrate in applying).
a) If you can concentrate in class, you won't concentrate in disaster.
10 You mix Faith with promises and enter into HIS rest, knowing God is in control and has Not left you. ISAIAH 41:10
#382 (at) Romans 8:28 Able to concentrate on Doctrine/ Love
1. If you cannot concentrate under normal circumstances, you can't concentrate under adverse circumstances.
2. Revolution is to be sucked in by propaganders and led by criminals.
3. B-D shapes the mind and is called from memory in disaster.
4. What you really love is what you think about, what you concentrate on.
a) Many claim to love Jesus, but never think of Him nor study the Word.
b) Many men don't concentrate much on their wives on their dog, love flows through their soul and want to be with them and always think of them, you can fool the public, but not your soul.
c) When no love is there, attention is not spent with that person or your dog, you think of self more, but in Love--you think of the other person's feelings above your own--when you love God He is more important than your life, B-D is more important than your life, wife anything.
5. In growing up, you learn to Love, we are not born with the capacity to love, we learn to love and the basis on authority orientation, by forming our norms and standards--not simple lust either
.
#383 Romans 8:28 Love of God
1. God loves a cheerful giver--the attitude of the giver, not the gifts or how much was given.
2. God gives Grace to the humble, not by our overt deeds, but based on our capacity from B-D perception & application.
3. Romans 8:28 says all things work together for good for those who Love God, not all believers love God and this would not be in affect then, God protects His own and blesses, but also disciplines those who are disobedient.
#384 Romans 8:29 Foreknowledge of God
"For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren."
1. God cannot change nor His knowledge changes, and is related to His mercy, righteousness and His Justice. The Bible Doctrines is not for a culture but for all mankind (within Dispensations).
2. God knows all, what was and what will be, but He gives us free-will to choose, but knows the answer (foreknowledge).
3. Nothing is foreknown until it is first decreed.
The Omniscience of God decrees what will come to be and to be foreknown.
Foreknowledge deals with the actual, Omniscience can give the probable as well (what could have been).
4. Foreknowledge means: you will never have any disaster, tragedy, hardship as well as joys that GOD did not know billions of years ago--He knows it all, and has provided the answer for you long ago too!!! So you can relax, God knows what is happening with you.
5. God knew you billions of years ago, He knows all your thought and He still created you, He still had Jesus Christ die on that cross for your sins, God is interested in You! and gives the answers!
6. We can rest in times of trouble because God knew of it then and is in control--God is not surprised by events--we can rest knowing He's there and has never left us (Isaiah 41:10).
#385 Romans 8:29 Foreknowledge & Predestination of God
1. Rom 8:28-32 is the best summery of the Rationales in the Bible, and the basis for relating for disaster anywhere.
2. God's plan for your life goes on and continues, as long as we are alive and breathing, God still has a plan for us--otherwise He would call us Home.
3. God has a plan for our lives, but often we fall out of God's plan and spend our lives under divine Discipline, God trying to get us on track.
4. God knows all our bad decisions that we will make and He provided the discipline in eternity past and He works it all together for Good (Romans 8:28).
5. God recognizes our free-will and does not tamper with our freee-will.
a) We are free to choose for or against God and His plan for our lives.
6. Foreknowledge recognizes only certainty--what will be.
7. In times of trouble you want to take the doctrines and run with it--not saying "well God willed this to happen" but think, "God knew of this situation long ago and knew I would be afraid and He made provisions for me..".
8.----> Jere 33 says in times of trouble God already Knew the problems we have and don't need to pray "Oh God help me know" but apply Doctrinal rationales and be thinking.
a) Emotion cannot think, under pressure, we must be thinking and in control.
b) Many people in times of trouble simply stops thinking.
9. God who He foreknew--He also Predestined (or Fore-ordained) Meaning: God knew would would accept Christ as Savior.
10. If you can concentrate on learning Doctrine, you should be able to apply Doctrine when the crisis comes (faith and claiming the doctrines).
11. The Divine Decrees is what God has done for man, never should we think "what man does for God". We always need Him and His Grace and Bible Doctrines.
12. God is always in control, we learn this from the life of Job, God allows things to happen for: 1. testing of our faith 2. Divine discipline.
a) We need to keep on trusting in Him and realize He is allowing this to happen and everything happens to the believer for a purpose, God never makes any mistakes.
#386 Romans 8:29b-30 Foreknoledge/Predestined/Called
"29b... that He might be the firs/tborn among many brethren.
30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified."
1. God gives us testing in times of peace so we may learn the drill, so in disaster we can apply the same rationales.
2. The believers identity is never lost to God, God knew about us, where we'll be and all we will face long before we were born, so God never leaves us, He's always right there!!!!!!!
a) God has provided for us already all we will need to meet the crisis and we can be assured that He is right there and still in Control of it all! (Hebrews 13:5b)
3. Predestined: Fore-ordianed. God knew those who would accept Jesus Christ as savior.
a) The believer is predestined to be called, not the un-believer.
4. God still provides for us, even though we may say 'No' to B-D or to salvation, for Christ died for ALL, even though many many will not accept His gift of eternal life through Justification.
5. Prayer should be thinking and not shouting and screaming for help--God has already given us all we need to get through the crisis, we need to realize that God is near us, He knew of our problem (long ago:Foreknowledge) and we should get cracking with B-D and think instead of emoting and crying and falling all apart, worrying and getting nothing solved.
6. God has a plan for our life and He knew of our plan long ago and has made provisions for us to fulfill it.
7. Those who God Predestined; God Called (or Elected to privilege). God calls the believer and the Holy Spirit draws men to Himself. We choose, but God knew all who would accept Him as savior and we are Called, and God knows we will accept, God also calls some people
to preach or to be a Missionary, ect. He Calls--not us, we take no merit in our salvation.
8. Nothing is unknown to god, He knows it all and Knew it all way back---He is aware of our problems, He knows what we need before we ask Him, so we can relax in our thinking "Where is God?...and instead, get cracking by applying B-D's and think under pressures of life and realize He knew of this and is right there to help us-------we must just exercise our FAITH to believe.
a) We walk by Faith and not by sight. Will we choose to believe God and His word?
9.--->David knew of God's Foreknowledge and that He was always there...
"Psalm 139:1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.
3 You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.
5 You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it."
10 In times of prosperity or adversity, God's plan is the same. We tend to "feel" He has left us in the hard times of life. We don't live by our emotions in the CWL--but by B-D!
#387 (Story of Dog "Guliver" and Jacob Enderly trapped on lifeboat)
1. Things happen to us and we don't understand and we may not like it or wonder why, but He works all things together for good.
a) Jacob Enderly didn't want Guliver to come aboard the life raft, but that Dog ended up saving his life and became best friends.
b) God molds us and brings us through the fire and exposes us to many things so we will be prepared.
2. Romans 8:28...It's funny how events and circumstances in our lives change our views on many things, dogs, people, loved ones, falling in love with someone, etc.
a) With Jacob Enderly--it all worked together for good, though at first, when Guliver came toward him in the lifeboat, he could not think of it as good, but as hell.
b) We may not understand why many things happen to us in life--but God works it for good.
#388 Lamentations 3:20-26 (Logistical Grace)
20 My soul still remembers And sinks within me.
21 This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope.
22 Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, For His grace functions never cease.
23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I confidence in Him!"
25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him.
26 It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the LORD.
1. God is faithful!
2. --->2 Timothy 2:13 God remains faithful even when we become faithless---for He cannot deny Him self (God's Righteousness in us).
3.---> Philippians 4:19 "My God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in Glory of Christ Jesus".
#389 (gift of P-T) Romans 8:30b-31 Glorification
1. Believers have a right to their privacy to learn B-D, what you do for a living, how much you make is no ones business, you are here to learn B-D. Pastors should not bully their flock.
2. Glorified: Those who recieve blessings and rewards at the Judgement Seat of Christ.
3. The mature believer Glorifies God throughout all Eternity.
4. --->31 "What conclusion are we forced? If God is for us, who can be against us?"
a) God knew all about us and our problems in eternity past, He is in control.
5. Knowledge of Doctrine + Testing = Spiritual growth. We grow by testing, when we apply B-D's and mix them with faith.
6. We take in food spiritually, then you convert that food into muscle and strength through excersize. (The little tests day by day).
7. We get tested day by day and we must always remember "God is on my side", and He made provisions for me in Eternity past.
#390 (guy who gets a Great Dame for apt.) Romans 8:32 Isaiah 53:4-7
Christ did the most on the Cross for us enimies, He will not now neglect His family
1. Action without knowledge is folly.
a) If you don't know what you're your doing and doing something, you don't know what you're doing.
2. Faith applies doctrine to the situation through reverse concentration:
1. The Essence of God rationale
2. The Plan of God rationale
3. The Logistical Grace rationale
4. The Judicial Imputation rationale (Eternal Blessings)
3. The key to life is not action.....but thought (thinking).
a) We must be able to face adversity and disaster (as David so often did in his life, and
he passed through them by thought, not by cracking up under emotional revolt of the soul).
4. --->32 " Thee God who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him for Judgement for all of us, how shall He not with Him also Graciously give to us all things?"
5. We remember what Christ did and apply it to adversity!
6. If Jesus Christ did the most for us on the Cross (when we were enimies) what will He do for us now? Can He do less for his family than for His enimies??
a) If He did the most for us on the Cross--we can rest assured He will now provide for us.
7.---> Isaiah 53:4-7.....
"4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our guilt, yet we considered Him stricken by God, smitten by Him, and afflicted (degraded).
5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities(sins); the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to His own way; and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open his mouth; He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open his mouth."
8.--> Rom 8:37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
9. God has obligation to us in times of failure and disaster, He will provide our needs. David in great jams and low, God was always there for Him.
10. David facing the revolution, great disaster, yet he had capsity for life, love, etc, he was at his prime form. David knew the key to life wasn't in things-- but in GOD!!!!!!!!!!
11. Success comes from God-don't forget that, just as He promoted you in the past--He can do it agian, just keep on keeping on trusting in Him.
Psalm 43....David's Psalm facing the revolution...
"1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.
2 You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
4 Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, I shall give thanks to Him, my triumph and my God!"
#391 Psalm 61 & 62
1. In trouble, David doesn't run to some geographical area for safety but to God and B-D!
a) Then he uses good judgment to retreat or stay and fight, but God is his refuge.
2. --->"10 Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
11 One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong,
12 and that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done."
3. David knew Grace and blessing come from the Lord and everything else is fleeting.
#392 2 Samuel 15:14 Why David fled
1. David fled
2. How you handle your failures in the past, often shows how you will handle tests in the present or the future.
3. It takes flexibility to fight in the future, and it meant for David running away so he could regroup and fight a good fight against the revolution.
a) David had the humility and flexibility, and it took moral courage to do that.
b) So
#393 2 Samuel 15:14-18 Dual scale of Values
1. Integrity + Honor=Loyalty
2. We must have 2 scales of values, one for peace time and one for adversity.
a) David fled and left Everything behind! He knew it was all from God and God can replace it again if He wanted to, David knew his priorities and not stifled by materialism.
3. David fled and marched on out and had many fellow soldier follow as well as 600 Gittites.
a) David was organized and marched out calmly and cool.
#394 2 Samuel 15:19 David trusted in he Lord and not got bitter at Absalom
1. David told Itttai the Gettite to stay back in
why did he do that?
a) David knew Absalom was irresponsible and a rebel, but when Absalom came to
b) While David was the legitimate King, he recognized there was no another King, though
not promoted by God, and that people would respond to the new King.
2. David doesn't run n around with hang-ups, he's not mad and bitter and running down Absalom or feel threatened by him, for he knows that God has not demoted David--the prophet Nathan did not say to David "You're finished"
a) David was calm and thinking , and when he said to Ittai "go back to king Absalom for you're a stranger in exile from your own country", he didn't run down Absalom, but he left it in THE LORDS HANDS!!!!!
3. Only God can promote or demote David, David knew God would provide and he trusted in God!
even in the face of this trial and with his son sitting on his throne as the new king.
4. David accepts reality and deals with the problems at hand by applying B-D's!
#395 2 Samuel 15:20 Under great pressure, David still thinks of others
1. David told Ittai the Gittite to go back to
a) David was more interested in people then in having man-power and numbers to solve his own dilemma.
2. ---> David admits to Ittai that he had no idea where he was going, so why tag along?
a) David didn't try to fake people out that he had a grasp on the whole situation.
#396 (at) 2 Samuel 15:19-20 The Will of God
1. The weakness of establishment authority makes it possible for revolution.
2. Divine Guidance
a) Knowledge of B-D is the Will of God, we will make decisions based on B-D.
b) We make our own decisions and failures, we must depend on God and the Word not counseling for our decisions.
3. Knowing the Will of God is based on the B-D present in your soul.
You cannot know the Will of God apart from the Word of God.
4. We counsel ourselves by applying B-D we know to the situations of our life, not leaning on people, a person gives us one answer then we'll be back for another and another and he starts making decisions for us and we can blame him if it falls apart, We need to stand on our own two feet.
5. Ittai replied to David, after David asked him to return to
a) Ittai had B-D in his soul and knew principle, he would not go back and function under Absalom--a regime with no authority or establishment principles.
6. Ittai has a simple rule in life-----He follows authority in good times and in adversity.
7. Ittai knew God made David King, and Absalom would soon be put down, for it was God's will.
8. Just because David is out of the Palace, with little support, it doesn't mean he was demoted by God, and he wasn't, just a temporary set back and Ittai knew that and went with his King.
9. Going out in the desert with David does not cancel the SuperGrace Blessings from God.
a) God can and will still provide for you in times of war or disaster as He does in the privacy of your home when life is going well. He is able.
#397 2 Samuel 15:20-22
1. David and his men were willing to die for their country, "Give me
a) Something not worth dying for isn't worth living for.
2. If you're not willing to die for what god has provided, then you're not ready to live.
a) It is better to be dead than Red (living as a slave isn't worth living for).
3. Ittai was not a fair-weather friend but a true friend and had much honor.
4. Ittai had his family with him as did so many, they all had to move out and had Doctrine!
#398 2 Samuel 15:23 (counter insurgency--honorable)
1. In War you put on another scale of values and kill the enemy, you lie to the enemy, you spy on the enemy and you walk away from it with no regrets!
2. David was in control when he left
#399
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#400 2 Samuel 15:24
1. We must shift gears into another scale of values in time of War, War is to defeat the enemy with as little loss of life on our side, bleeding hearts don't cut it in war.
2. David was a gentleman in peace time, but in war, he shifted gears and did the job as best he could, that being killing the enemy.
3. The whole purpose of Grace is to motivate not to bribe (Tithing gimmick, etc.) God doesn't bless us by our dead works but a sincere heart ...Grace to the Humble...
4. Man is sinful and has an Old Sin Nature, our best is rags in God's sight, he must lean on Him, not our works to please him, being humble and applying His word to our daily lives.
5. In Counter-Insurgency, the lies that has to be told, all the dihonesty--this is not sin, our duty is to our Nation and the people we serve.
a) The lies, the deceptions does not need to be confessed, they are not sin.
6. In such a time of disaster, you must walk away from your home and leave it all behind and enter into a new scale of values.
7. God was with David when he was on the run from Absalom and all the counter-insurgency that was performed to halt the Revolution.
8. Followers of David were two types, those who left with him and those who stayed in
a) We are not to judge others, we don't know people's reasons and it's none of our business, those who stayed behind had their reasons and were still faithful to David.
b) So when the boys return from war, they cannot look down at those who stayed behind but live their life as unto God, we can't live other peoples lives but our own, God will take care of everyone and we never know all the facts pro or con.
9. We must determine in our own soul what we must do so must everyone else.
We must be guided on what we have learned.
10. God's will for people is not the same, don't second guess people but simply live your life as unto the Lord.
a) Some people it is God's will to stay single, to live in another region, etc.
#401
1. In times of war you don't hold to your peacetime values, you kill in war and we must be able to switch our scale of values and think nothing of it as far as it being sin--for it's not.
2. Only God can promote or demote the mature believer--David was not demoted and would be restored, and David had this attitude in verse 25...
--->25 Then the king said to Zadok, "Take the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the Lord's eyes, he will bring me back and let me see it and his dwelling place again.
#402 2 Samuel 15:26 Neglecting means loss of capacity
1. David has had great prosperity, but gradually he became careless about doctrine, he got soft and carried away by the gifts, but when problems came he quickly rebounded and got cracking.
2. When God is out of the picture, all our blessings becomes a bore as we loose capacity for them, when we start to neglect B-D.
a) w/o B-D we have no capacity to truly enjoy life, B-D gives us the capacity.
3. B-D must be at the top of our list in ALL times.
4. When we get so much wealth, we think like a loser (w/o B-D) we worry about how to keep our wealth, or when we loose it all, we fall apart and want Uncle Sam to replace it all, and GOD gets taken out the picture--He gave it to us in the first place and He can do it again.
5. This whole revolution is really out of David's hands-if God wants to demote avid he will be demoted. It all depends on God, not us. David realized this, did the best he could but knew it all depended on God. (verse 26).
6. There's a big difference between discipline and demotion, David was disciplined.
7. David said if God wasn't satisfied with him, that he was ready to receive discipline or demotion, that's understanding grace and God, knowing He is in control and not getting all tensed up about losing everything but trusting in Him, David was truly a humble man of faith!
#403 2 Samuel 15:28 Rely on your staff --- Don't try to do it all
1. To be moral in war is silly, you must think to win! Kill the enemy, get the war over with and have a unconditional surrender, otherwise they will rebuild and fight another day.
2. David didn't fight political wars, saying "We better not be too hard on them or we might get them mad" but he when for the all out victory.
3. David relied on information, he didn't try to do it all, but had a great staff, verse 28 David says he will wait until he receives information...
---> 28 " I will wait at the fords in the desert until word comes from you to inform me."
4. Thieme said he never strung up a Reel-to-reel tape but he runs T&P, he doesn't need to say to his people "I won't ask you to do something I could never do" but he leads and he bases his decisions on what to buy, how things are going, etc. based on Information, he has a good staff.
5. As goes our perception of doctrine, so goes our good decision making skills and people skills.
#404
1. God helps the helpless and gives Grace to the humble. David was helpless and trusted in God.
2. ---> Verse 30
a) Many people want the praise of man by being seen as a Spiritual giant when their an ant!
3. What David did overtly showed what was in his soul----doctrine!
#405 Arrogance of Ignorance
1. Doctine is thought, the mind of Christ.
a) God honors His word, He honors those who learn and apply His word.
2. Arrogance corrupts many things: Business life, sexual life, Spiritual life. Arrogance corrupts.
#406 Psalm 3/Psalm 63/Psalm 64
1. God Promoted and Prospered David, and He can to anyone as He sees fit and can take it away.
2. David knew God was the one who was in total control....(verses 5-8
5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me."5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
6 I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.
7 Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
8 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. Selah
#407 2 Samuel 15:31-32 Forget what you lost--move on!
1. --->31 Now David had been told, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." So David prayed, "O LORD, turn Ahithophel's counsel into foolishness."
2. David's one High Priest defected to David, so David said a prayer against Ahithophel, for he was a genius for Absalom, David's prayer was answered in Verse 32.
3. In facing disaster you must have B-D in the soul, flexibility and humility.
a) He also sets aside instantly his scale of values for things materially and focus at problem
4. Enjoy things and life but realize they come from the Lord and our servant, don't be a slave
to them.
5. To be alert, you can't be wining and mewing over all the things you have left behind, you have to walk away from them and forget them!! Be alert to the situation and not thinking of what they lost.
6. ---> 32 b "Hushai the Arkite was there to meet him, his robe torn and dust on his head."
a) Hushai tore his robe and left the nice things behind and was thinking for David.
#408 2 Samuel 15:33-34 Going Under Cover
1. Hushai hides in the place where no one would look to see him, a place where the Heathen used to offer sacrifices. He is smart and shifts gears in time of disaster, and is not afraid of Heathen places, none of that silly legalistic attitude, he hangs there but is not a part of that function.
2. Many people in the CIA or Police force that goes under cover and looks like a hippie or a bum often cannot go to church for fear of blowing their cover by some self-righteous jackass making an issue of how their dressed. But they are honorable as they lie, cheat, deceive, etc. Just as Hushai!
3. ---> 33 David said to him, "If you go with me, you will be a burden to me.
34 But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, 'I will be your servant, O king; I was your father's servant in the past, but now I will be your servant,' then you can help me by frustrating Ahithophel's advice.
4. David tells Huhai to LIE! Forgot silly legalistic attitudes--this is war.
a) David tells him to lie to gain the favor of Absalom, so David can then gather inside info
5. The counter-intelligence agent must have Integrity and Honor (as did Hushai!!).
6. These honorable people wage war for your freedom.
7. David told Hushai to LIE and we know Lying is a sin-but in times of war and in Counter-insurgency IT IS NOT SIN! and does not need to be confessed, you are honoring your country and your King.
a) The average Fundy may not be able to accept this, they have one scale of values and lack of common sense and will be crushed by the evil enemies in time of war.
b) Hushai was not a liar or immoral but an Honorable man doing Military service for his country
8. ---> 14 Absalom and all the men of
15 Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, "Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of
9. Hushai was successful and Faked out Absalom and thus helped in putting down the Revolution!
#409 (at) Gate #16 Arrogance of Unhappiness
1. No one can make you happy but God. If your happy in your soul, you will respond to the nice things that people do for you, otherwise, whatever people do for you, it won't make you happy.
a) Happiness is a mental attitude and not gained by materialism and attention.
2. Unhappiness gives nothing but demands everything!
3. Nothing makes you happy, the happiness is already there and things just bring out or express the capacity and +H in your soul.
4. You can spend a lifetime trying to make an arrogant person happy--and you never will.
#410 No Capacity
1. Happiness is the state of the soul and not dependent on other people.
2. Absalom always wanted to be King, now he is, and he's still not happy. With no capacity
in your soul NOTHING is gonna make you happy--Nothing!
#411 L.Ron Hubbard-Cult--intro / Psalm 25:1-4
1. B-D in your soul copes with your problems rather than always trying to solve your problems, always trying to find happiness, etc. People always want a quick-fix but can never cope to disaster
2.---> 25:1 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
a) David goes to God in prayer when faced with this great dilemma. God is His refuge.
3.---> 4 Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths;
a) David no matter how big and strong he got always kept relying on God for help(humble).
b) David prays for wisdom, he know w/o God he is nothing.
#412 (at) (book on Happiness--intro) Psalm 25:5
1. We blame people for our feelings often..."You hurt my feelings" when really, We allow our feelings to be hurt by taking too seriously the comment of another person.
a) We find scapegoats in small things and it leads to greater scapegoats (The blame game).
b) A feeling is a physical reaction to a response.
2. We must learn to be in control of the situations by learning and applying B-D and not rely so much on the opinions of man (especially for happiness or approbation).
3.--->5 guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
a) David knows that Doctrine is important and seeks counsel from God's Word, not emotion but the Thinking of God--we must be lead by Bible Doctrine.
b) David also knows that his Hope is only found in the LORD!!!!!!!!!!!
4. First we have perspective then we have application. But it all starts in our soul with B-D!
a) If we are unhappy--NO ONE can make you happy!
5. Days are lost when we reject B-D
(Psalm 90:12) Days have meaning when we put B-D first! (Jere 15:16) (Matt 4:4)
6. Happiness is a state of mind, and only comes from perception & application of B-D.
7. Ephesians 5:14-17.....
14 for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
15 Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise,
16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.
18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. But, be filled with the Spirit.
Proverbs 3:13-17...
13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.
8. Our days only have meaning when we put B-D first, we have our priorities straight.
(Psalm 119:97, Prov 23:17, 2 cori 4:16)
9. When we wake up in the morning, God has given us another day and still is using us in His plan.
#413 Psalm 25:5
1. God helps the helpless, God helps the humble.
#414 Psalm 25:6
1. David is totally dependent on the Lord and is trained in the Lord to get through this tough trial in his life. David realizes now more than ever that he needs God and is Nothing w/o Him!
2. God has the ability to keep us in His plan and can provide for our needs.
#415 David was God's man
1. David was god's man and he paid for all his sins, no one gets away with anything.
2. The Fundy's would say David is unfit to lead Israel, but God did not demote David, David had sin (who doesn't) but he had a sincere heart for God and God honored his faith, and humility.
#416 (at) Psalm 25:8 Only B-D is the answer / Happiness
1. Man will not solve anything, only B-D. So as a Pastor--you should give them Doctrine, not a lot of fluff that amounts to nothing. Social action is a zero, you cannot change people but give them B-D and let them make their own decisions for Christ and to apply B-D.
a) Men play God or act as a Divine messenger, but we are all the same, some have gifts of Study & Teach, others have other gifts, we're all of the family and all important, don't look to man.
2. Man says thy can speak the truth but God says I am the truth!
3. Who delivered the Jews from Slavery in Exodus? Was it a man? NO God did!
a) Man today is playing God and violating freedom for their so-called "good" (Seat belt law, mandatory fire extinguisher in your home, etc).
4. Marriage: True Love copes, never solves! Don't look for a mate to make you happy---!
5. Great Myth: Some "thing" will make you happy. Thats not happiness but Dreaming.
a) Happiness is something you have on the inside or you do not. Comes from B-D!!!!
6. Neither people nor possesions can make you happy but you can enjoy them from your inner-happiness, and the
absence of them doesn't make you Un-Happy. Your Happiness doesn't depend on things but on God and B-D!!!!
7. David is now not Un-happy because he's out of the Palace, they were not the source of his happines, but it was solid on the Rock, and he will never be alone and knwos this life passes away, and what counts is the things eternal...this life is unfair and short and unstable, be stable in Christ, don't be led by greed or attention by keeping your eyes on Heaven.
8. Under God's plan, only the humble find prosperity and happiness.
#417
1. Man owns or is owned. Big Governement, little people is the heart of man.
2. Man can say he speaks the truth, only God can say "I am the truth".
#418 Psalm 25:12-13
1. We must choose daily for doctrine.
2. No matter how great the disaster, his soul will continue in prosperity. Meaning true peace and happiness is not dependent oncircumstances but on B-D.
3. Knowledge is environment for thought, you must do the thinking.
#419 Psalm 25:12-13
1. David carries prosperity in his soul, he left behind all his riches but not his happiness.
2. David walked out and left it all behind and never was a cry-baby or complained but knew where his priorities were.
a) David was left with just God & Doctrine (and that's all you need).
#420 Psalm 25:13 (at) Make choices based on B-D / Rely on good staff people & God
1. Life is unfair, and only God solves problems and our job is to cope with the unfairness and difficulties of life.
2. You cope--let God do the solving.
3. We must make choices that goes along with B-D and God will give us more choices, when we keep making wrong choices we soon run out of choices to make.
---> 15 My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare.
a) David knows ONLY God can deliver him.
---> 16 Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
a) David is on the top and it's lonely, never think it's easy being top dog, much more
pressures, especially when everyone has deserted you.
b) David also asks God to be gracious to Him--always leaning on God!
5. No one ever makes good decisions w/o good information, David doesn't try to do it all, but relied on a great staff.
6. The mind is no better than the information----you are no better than the content of Doctrine resident in your soul!!!!!!! You are Nothing w/o God! All your talents are from him.
7. David knew the situation was useless until he was provided with accurate information.
8. The higher one rises in command, the lonelier they become. (Verse 16 b)
9. David is now to reverse the concentration and Apply Doctrine and to Think under this pressure.
10. David is very prepared but w/o the intervention of the Lord Jesus Christ, he isn't gonna to make it, and David knew this all to well and RELIED on God greatly, for he knew w/o God we are Zero!
11. Jesus Christ controls history! If He doesn't supply a victory-there is no victory!
12. If the Lord doesn't promote you, you are not promoted. When God doesn't give you Victory, then you are defeated!
#421 (at)
1. Problems created by arrogance or ignorance can only be solved by God.
a) David will cope, but God will solve the problem.
2. God solves national problems, not people. It's arrogance to think you or man can solve problems.
3. David was lonely because he had the greatest responsibility of the day, not because he lacked companionship.
a) The Greater the responsibility, the greater the pressure.
4. What can make or break you is determined by... Can you think and what do you think?
5. When David reached the peak of the MT of Olives, where he wrote Psalm 25, the 4th Installment of Discipline was over, David was at the peak of pressure and kept his cool, this is David at his prime. He copes through this disaster and when it finally is over, David will then enjoy a little rest and peace before his life is over. The 4 Installments are great, but never greater than we bear.
6. Anyone promoted by God has enemies! Satan the ruler of the world is antagonistic.
#422 (at) (Mule laugh) Psalm 25:19-21
1. There is no answer to your unhappiness when you care less for B-D so you keep searching.
#423 (Sun Zoo reading--intro) 2 Samuel 15:31 Counter Insurgency
1. God has a plan for the believer in times of National disaster.
2. National Disaster does not change God's plan for the believer. His plan goes right on, though circumstances may change and he may have to switch to another scale of values for adverse times.
3. B-Doctrine must be FIRST on both scale of values, and always be flexible and objective.
4. W/O humility and flexibility, you will coke up under pressure.
5. Think under pressure, that's the key, not emotion and then charge the enemy.
#424 2 Samuel 15:32 / Psalm 64 reading David & Hushai were Flexible
1. Prejudice is self-righteousness in thought. Hushai hid in the Gentile "Church" where they sacrificed idols and such, and no one caught him as David came up to MT of Olives.
a) Hushai wasn't silly like "I better not go in there.." He picked a great hiding place and knew that Idols were false and the temple meant nothing to him, for his trust was in the Lord.
2. You cannot shift to an emergency scale of values unless you have one! And you must have Doctrine in your soul or else you will be silly and prejudice in war...You won't hide in a
3. Hushai ripped apart his robe and put dust on his head, to show he was mourning for David and was on his side. Hushai left everything, but he still had B-D in his soul. "Things" didn't matter.
4. Hushai acted "phony" with Absalom then and his followers, he knew that's what it would take to penetrate his force and obstruct Absalom's main counselors advice.
a) Forget your PRIDE in times of war or any time, but do what is right.
#425 2 Samuel 15:33-34 Dual scale of values
1. Arrogant people are taken in by sincerity, it puffs their arrogance. So to get to Absalom, Hushai appeals to his arrogance by sincerity and flattery.
2. Western society can't think in a two-scale system (one for peace time and one for war time).
a) Many double-agents have their covers blown by some self-righteous jackass.
3. Fraud is detestable EXCEPT in times of War! We must have a dual scale of values.
4. David asked Hushai to lie, and it was not a sin.
5. Inflexibility always goes with arrogance.
#426 2 Samuel 15:37 & 2 Samuel 16:15-23 Hushai the mole
1. David was a master at conventional warfare and also clandestine warfare.
2. Absalom was destroyed by his own weapon, his revolution was based on a lie and thus, Hushai
infiltrated his organization and would help in putting down the revolution by a lie.
a) Those who live by the lie, die by the lie.
3. Hushai the humble will defeat arrogant Absalom.
a) There is strength in humility and weakness in arrogance. Absalom will be destroyed by his own arrogance, Hushai played on Absalom's arrogance.
b) Arrogance creates it's own destruction.
4. Hushai played on Absalom's arrogance, Absalom destroyed himself.
5. Hushai helped by neutralize the enemy and that is an honorable function!!
---> 37 So David's friend Hushai arrived at
a) God's timing is perfect, Jesus Christ controls history!
b) There are no accidents in the life of the believer.
6. "God makes war against the arrogant, but gives grace to the humble."
7. Ahithophel is the genius behind the revolution and Hushai will try to neutralize his counsel.
Ahithophel is the grandfather of Bathsheba and was no stranger in the court.
---> 16 Then Hushai the Arkite, David's friend, went to Absalom and said to him, "Long live the king! Long live the king!"
a) Here Hushai is humble and bows down to arrogant Absalom. He has no silly pride,
he knows his goal is to frustrate Absalom's counsel for David to move in on him.
b) Many arrogant people couldn't bow down to such a jack-ass, forget your pride!!!
c) The arrogant are weak. Weakness means venerability to destruction.
8. Absalom started the whole revolution on a lie, telling David he was going to
--->17 Absalom asked Hushai, "Is this the love you show your friend? Why didn't you go with your friend?"
a) Absalom calls David Hushai's friend, he won't even call him his father, he is arrogant and now wants to separate himself from the bloodline now that he is King.
b) Absalom shows pettiness to Hushai saying "Where's your friend now (David)"sarcastic.
9. No one saw Hushai sneak back in
#427 2 Samuel 16:17-19 Hushai lays it on Absalom
1. Arrogance creates tunnel vision.
---> 18 Hushai said to Absalom, "No, the one chosen by the LORD, by these people, and by all the men of
19 Furthermore, whom should I serve? Should I not serve the son? Just as I served your father, so I will serve you."
a) Had Absalom not been so arrogant he would have seen through Hushai's excuse for being with him, for God would not over throw David or support a Revolution, and Absalom should have caught that.
b) Absalom did not see through Hushai for he was arrogant and easy to puff up by flattery.
c) Hushai was saying in effect"God was with David but now is with you, so I'm with you!".
#428 Lies
1. The Lord's choice and the people's choice are never the same. Mobs are ruled by emotions.
2. The best lies always have the environment of truth, they pick up on the truth and accept it all.
3. The real unsung hero in the war is Hushai.
4. Absalom is not good w/o Ahithophel, David prayed for God to frustrate Ahithophel, not Absalom, for he knew his genius.
5. Once Absalom looses the services of Ahithophel, he will loose it all, Hushai helped in that.
a) Jesus Christ controls history!
6. A humble man serving an arrogant leader is sooner or later the arrogant leader thinks he did it all and doesn't need any help, so Absalom soon dis-credited Ahithophel's advice.
#429 Iconoclastic Arrogance Gate #17
#430 (at--review Gate #17)
#431 (at--Gate #17) Creating an Idol out of people
1. Everyone has a feet of clay, to idolize someone else is really silly or insanity, we all have OSN.
2. Seeing one's feet of clay turns Admiration into hatred, love into bitterness, respect into
maligning. Arrogance seeks to destroy the image it created when it is shocked because that person
is just as sinful as everyone else.
3. Ahithophel went to Absalom because he saw David's feet of clay (when he took Bathsheba) and hated him and sought to destroy him an used Absalom to carry out his means.
4. Only if God promotes you, you are promoted and if He doesn't demote you, then you're still promoted.
#432 Ahithophel--the man behind the revolution/ Absalom rapes David's mistress's
1. Victory in training (thinking) comes before victory in
2. Revolution cannot separate themselves from violence.
3. Flattery of deceptions always wins over the arrogance of ignorance.
4. Hushai fakes out Absalom by saying in effect "I served your dad when he was in Gods will (and is not anymore) and now I will serve you" and Absalom bought it.
5. Ahithophel tells Absalom what to do, he's the power behind the revolution. Absalom's greatness is neutralized due it his power-hungry arrogance.
a) David knew this and send Hushai to ruin his counsel.
6. Revolution cannot succeed without intimidation.
a) Absalom rapes his fathers 10 mistress's, this means: I. No reconciliation of Absalom
II. The people will be intimidated and use violence to scare people into helping.
b) The slaughter of the innocence, reign of terror makes up a Revolution.
7. While this gross injustice was going on, no one came to their rescue, the people were all scared
#433 2 Samuel 16:21
1. By raping David's mistress's, there is no chance for reconciliation, so Absalom is full boar into it
2. Ahithophel ran the revolution and was led by revenge toward David for what he did to Bathsheba. His recommendation for Absalom to rape David's mistress's is taken but the revolution doesn't take up momentum as he had thought it would.
a) Revolution cannot make decisions based on B-D but in strong delusion.
3. You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.
#434 The Mistress's of David Raped
1. Out of 1,000 evangelized only about 4 or 5 advance to Maturity, there is no great interest.
--->2 Samuel 12:11 "This is what the LORD says: 'Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity upon you. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight.
a) Nathan said this would happen, and Absalom fulfilled this act and ended the 4 installment's of discipline.
2. Sensitive in response becomes hyper-sensitive in reaction.
3. A man who does not control the men under him is doomed for defeat. Be it a commander, boss, husband, parent, etc.
4. You cannot rule people by intimidation, but by law, rule and fairness.
5. No one ever receives anything apart from the Justice of God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a) God is in complete control.
6. Nothing is said about the women that Absalom raped, God saw it fit not to mention them anymore. With B-D they will recover or they can become bitter and hate life, men and God.
a) Feeling sorry for self is as worse as what you endured. Everything happens for a purpose and God will never put more on us than we can bare (if we are in His will).
7. Them ladies that were raped was a sign to all other women that the revolution is no good.
a) Absalom was a jack-ass to involve civilian population, the Revolution then takes on violence and fear and any just cause that started it was wiped out!
b) Those women were USED! Anyone who uses women are lowest than the low.
#435 Absalom shows he is evil by raping David's mistress's
1. Ahithophel probably had ulterior motives by advising Absalom to rape his fathers mistress's, it would have dis-credited Absalom as a mobster and Ahithophel could have rose up as the true genius and garnered support for himself.
a) In a Revolution it's every man for himself, for the whole purpose is evil.
2. Ahithophel was a genius, smarter than David perhaps, but his advice was evil, distorted by personal lust for power and revenge.
3. If you loose control of your troops, the cause you are f fighting for is lost.
a) When troops go in and rape the women and are savage beasts--what difference are they then the Govt. that they are replacing?
b) Absalom cut his own throat by raping those women, it was silly and showed his true colors, and anyone who was for him now had second thoughts, and his reign would have been sort lived had he been successful, you cannot rule by intimidation and be good at it--look at Russia (America saved them many times from starvation, plus Russian equipment has always been poor).
4. The only Army that succeeds is a disciplined Army, otherwise, no one will respect you, especially if you're trying to become the new Govt..
#436
#437 2 Samuel 17:1
1. Ahithophel wants to attack David right away and get him while he's weak, but the rest just want to play around
a) If David was killed immediately, the opposition would be put down and all the refugees would be returned back to
2. Ahithophel was the real force behind the revolution, so he must be destroyed first.
3. Ahithophel's plan was great and would work, but when "God doesn't demote you--you are not demoted" David was never demoted by God and God is greater than Ahithophel.
4. Arrogance produces emotion! Humility gives precedence to thought in the soul.
5. Ahithophel's plan called only for the death of David and would have put down his reign.
a) But was rejected by the arrogance of Absalom (J.Christ controls history).
#438
1. Ahithophel offers a plan to Absalom, implying that no one else had a plan but too busy playing around, even the leader Absalom did not know what to do next.
#439
#440 2 Samuel 17:6-7 Hushai offers a bad plan for Absalom
1. The more truth you can throw into a lie, the more believable it becomes, they believe the truth and accept the rest as truth also.
2. J.Christ controls history, Hushai gives a bad plan and it is taken, that's God at work, we under estimate God and look at things to "chance" but God knew in Eternity past about the plan and opened the doors for Hushai to go and deliver it.
3. Ahithophel's plan was great, to take 12,000 men and kill David then all would return home, their leader is gone. David's troops were few and spread out and a great time to attack, but Hushai makes it seem to Absalom that David is mad and in the thousands so he offers a plan to gather the biggest Army possible and go after his Army is smother it, plus Hushai says David right now isn't with his troops, so Ahithophel's plan is doomed.
a) Ahithophel said just kill David, Hushai said kill David and his whole Army.
#441 2 Samuel 17:8-9 Hushai makes David seem strong and ready for Absalom
1. Arrogant people always allow their arrogance to show, they will always reject a good plan if they feel it will hinder their popularity.
a) Absalom rejected Ahithpohel's plan thinking he might have gotten all the credit and would make Absalom look bad or feel Ahithophel would take credit, brag and try to steal the throne. ARROGANT people are unstable people, and always scared of other peoples talents.
2. --->8 You know your father and his men; they are fighters, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Besides, your father is an experienced fighter; he will not spend the night with the troops.
3. Absalom buys this lie from Hushai, he must have thought, "Ya Hushai knows Dad, he just left him and knows what he'd be doing..." Hushai was a great spy for David.
4. Ahithophel had a great plan and it had to be stopped, and only Hushai could stop it, not by killing the author or running him down, but by being sincere about Ahithophel and slowly bring out the flaws in his plan and bring in your plan, not raising any suspicion.
5. Hushai is saying David is fierce and waiting to slaughter Absalom's men and to attack for the first fight and loose, it would look bad for the Revolution and loose momentum, when in reality, David was resting and just regrouping, perfect time for a strike (as Ahithophel suggested).
#442 Great Leaders are not popular nor care to be
1. All Absalom had to do was to kill David and he had a great chance from Ahithophel's plan, but Hushai puts it to rest.
a) Hushai makes it look like they would lose to David if they attacked now, whereas in reality, Hushai is supposed to buy time so David can regroup.
2. The fickle general public wanted to replace David, the greatest man of their day by far and wanted arrogant Absalom to take his place, why? Probably because they were shocked by his Bathsheba incident, people look at their personal lives, and no one is perfect and in reality everyone is a low down skunk with our OSN with different categories of sin.
a) David was a man who could think and manage and lead, but was rejected by Israel until Absalom was put down, if not for the Grace of God, Absalom would have been King, then the people would regret ever speaking Absalom's name.
b) Greatness is not popularity! The best leaders, Presidents, Pastors, ect were not popular but thought of as hard nosed, but you have to be, to take no bull, no compromise.
c) Nice-guy leaders and Pastors are too Crowd-conscience and compromise to please.
3. You as a executive, leader, ect must not be motivated to be liked but to do your job well and to hell with public opinion:
a) A Pastor who compromises is a great SAD loss, it's a total waste and the blood will be on their hands. Doctrine is to important to compromise to please some jack-ass people!!!!!!
4. Today companies, the Army , ect. is interested in image, saying "we're just like you, come join the Army". You can't lead people when you say you're just like him, you have to patsy, persuade, politic, ect to get he job done, you have to appeal to their arrogance to be nice, it may work when times are well as long as you have good people, but get a complainer in there or someone with a chip on their shoulder and you have a headache and can spread like a disease to others in the organization (Then today you try to fire them and the Govt. steps in and says you cannot, our Freedom is going away and replaced by silliness, catering to the minorities in a Democracy).
5. It's much easier to compromise, to be nice, to want to be liked, it's human nature, but you have to put your petty feelings and desires out of the way and DO YOUR JOB! (Pastors)
6. The fickle people wanted to replace great David with arrogant Absalom, they accepted the man because he had a fake-out of being nice but an inner soul of arrogance, whereas David outwardly seemed tough but inwardly had a heart that loved God and cared for his people.
a) Silly women reject a tough Pastor who teaches the Word and pulls no punches, and goes to a nice sweet Pastor who doesn't have a brain for Doctrine, they say he should be more loving, when in reality he loves you MORE, he tells you like it is and not some fake shallow sermon.
#443 2 Samuel 17:8-9
1. Absalom made bad decisions then ran out of choices and died.
#444, 445
1. You can't be great and arrogant at the same time--you can't be both.
a) Arrogance destroys greatness. This was Absalom's downfall.
2. So powerful is arrogance that it's makes us make bad decisions and thus limits our choices.
#446 2 Samuel 17:12 Hushai plays into Absalom's arrogance
1. The things that made David great were the things Absalom ignored. David had great technical Military knowledge, he was mentally Lazy not to mention arrogant.
---> 12 Then we will attack him wherever he may be found, and we will fall on him as dew settles on the ground. Neither he nor any of his men will be left alive.
2. Notice Hushai says "WE" a lot putting Absalom right in there and showing Hushai is also very interested in the Revolution and wants to be in it, where as Ahithophel said let ME take the men and attack, leaving Absalom out and Absalom might have though "Then he will take credit for this victory"........Hushai plays right into Absalom's arrogance!
3. Just as Army supplies it's troops with supplies, the Believer supplies the Pivot to the client Nation and thus brings Blessing from God, when Pivot is gone, so is Client Nation.
#447 2 Samuel 17:14 Jesus Christ controls History
--->14b For the LORD had determined to frustrate the good advice of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
1. The Bible says Ahithophels advice was "good" and it was rejected by Absalom over a plan that was sure to fail, offered by mole Huahai -- Jesus Christ Controls History !!!!!!!
2. The LORD brought disaster to Absalom, God disciplines and we get away with nothing. God knew in Eternity past this Revolution and made a way for it to be put down.
a) David was never demoted by God and thus God protected David.
3. Evil men create their own destruction.
arrogance destroys arrogance--evil destroys evil.
a). The last choice for Ahithpohel was to commit suicide and the last choice for Absalom was to run for his life.
4. Those who create disaster for others always bring disaster on themselves.
They both created misery for many and disaster and it only brought it on themselves.
#448 Spy work
1. Hushai was not sinning in his counter-insurguncy and was not out of fellowship.
2. Hushai falsely advised Absalom but then told Zadok what to do..
--->2 Sam 17:15 Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, "Thus and so Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of
16 "Now therefore, send quickly and tell David, saying, 'Do not spend this night in the plains of the desert, but speedily cross over, lest the King and all the people with him be destroyed.
3. God uses the woman who knows BD as much as the man, but in different ways.
a) Two women will save two of David's couriers.
4. Absalom will make logistics mistakes and David will take advantage of them.
5. Hushai is looking for every way to help out David and has given David great advice and buys him time.
6. Arrogance is characterized by instability and indecisiveness, Absalom could change his mid, so Hushai tells David to Quickly get away.
--->17 "Because they could not risk being seen entering the city, Jonhathon and Ahimaaz stayed at En Rogel, where a female servant would come and inform them, and they would go and tell King David.
7. A genius in battle will not shine without good information to make good decisions.
#449 (WW2 strory-intro) When a Lie isn't a sin
1. The only thing you need and that will prepare you for
2. Any advancing believer will face FTX's.
3. Absalom started the Revolution by a Lie to David, Hushai ends the Revolution by a lie to Absalom. God used often the same means the arrogant use to put them down.
Absalom lied and was arrogant, Hushai lied and was Honorable !
18 But a young man saw them and told Absalom. So the two of them left quickly and went to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
4. This young man was bumming around and spied on them and told to Absalom, he obviously was in arrogance for he was backing Absalom and betrayed David's men.
a) This guy had no integrity and in a bad the bad plan along with Absalom, Arrogance chooses the losing side!
#450 (at) (Review of Arrogance gates) Unhappiness / Iconoclastic
1. Arrogance says "Works" is the means to Spirituality, the Bible teaches it is a result of it!
2. Arr of Unhappiness Gives Nothing and takes everything.
3. Arr people are unhappy people and never will be happy, at best a stimulated body.
4. A Friendly Church will not make you happy, just plays on your arrogance. Only a Church teaching BD will make you happy if you take it in.
5. Only One way to Happiness---BD in your soul !
7. We always blame the object that has shocked us or not lived up to "Our" standards.
8. We judge or critique people when they did not ask for it-we need to just MOVE ON and worry about our own life instead of trying to straighten everyone out.
9. The Arrogance of Dis-illusion, welcome to the real world-no one will be perfect, are you?
10. Gate 18 "Arrogance of Morality" Pre-occupation with false standards of morality, from negative volition arrogance. Closely related to Blind and Crusader arrogance.
11. They put on a false sense of Morality over true Morality.
a) Making Morality the CWL as a means.
12. Morality + Arrogance = Evil.
13. Self-righteous Morality infringe on free will of others, Bully Pastor and Politicians.
14. The Unbeliever often has more integrity because they are not out running around trying to change the Devils world into a system of works and Morality.
15. Morality cannot advance you.
#451 (at) Gate 19 "Emotional Arrogance"
1. Arrogance of Morality is bucking a system, someone at a Christian school and hates the Policies, so he bucks the system. You are their to learn or get out! Your not their to dictate policy, the administration staff, you are a student! Same with your Pastor--don't like him--then leave!
2. You disagree with the policies at work or by your supervisor so you challenge him--you are Arrogant! You are there to work not to take charge when you have No authority there.
3. Discipline and Authority making it Enforced Humility is the cure for emotional arrogance,
when enforced Humility becomes genuine humilty--then you have reached Sp Maturity!
4. Doctrine is environment for decisions, not emotion, emotional decisions limit your future options.
#452 2 Sam 17-19 Honorable Woman Hiding David's Men
1. Jesus Christ controls history, something the Russians and unbelievers never come to realize.
2. The woman that hide David's men in a well (verses 17-19) she could Think.
3. This woman had maximum Doctrine in her soul and God used her.
4. She was in enemy territory at this time, but was completely safe.
5. When you go out to fight you cannot be worried about those at home but to concentrate on the job at hand.
a) In WW2 Japan radio had "
6. David's Army will be about 60,000 and Absalom's will be about 250,000. But numbers are not important when BD is on your side.
7. The woman will tell a lie to Absalom's men and it is NOT a sin!
a) She hid the men in a dry well.
>20 And when Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they said, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" So the woman said to them, "They have gone over the water brook." And when they had searched and could not find them, they returned to
8. No woman is beautiful w/o BD in her soul and emotion is subordinate!
9. This woman did just as much to destroy the revolution as much as Hushai and Joab.
a) She did just as much to save David's Army.
10. FEAR is no more then emotion controlling the soul.
11. When you can get a wife who can think--your going to have great children, she makes a great mother, and a great wife.
a) Emotion and Fear go together.
12. Instead of being a lady in distress, she was a lady for the distress.
#453 (3 women Holy Rollers) Thinking vs Emotion
1. When stress dominates you on the outside then emotion dominates your soul on inside.
2. You are no good when you flood your soul with emotion.
3. Greed is not only a sin but a emotion--and emotion blocks thinking.
a) hatred, fear, cowardice, jealousy, etc Block thinking!
4. Thinking must dominate emotion, and thinking BD must be in your stream of conscienceness.
5. The woman who hid David's men was thinking and she lied beautifully.
a) She had a dual scale of values.
b) She had BD in her soul and she was great.
#454 (Galvaston disaster) 2 Sam 17:22-23 Ahithophel hung himself
1. Discipline is enforced humility (humility is the order of the day).
2. David took the advice of the two men who made it back to camp, and David was flexible and thought in his decision making, not puffed up or swaided by arrogance as Absalom was.
>22 So David and all the people with him set out and crossed the
3. David by crossing over the
4. Bad descisions limit future options.
5. You should be Sp self sustining so you'll have to be able to Think !
6. Ahithophel's advice was not followed by Absalom but he went along with the mole Hushai's advice, He then killed himself...
>23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his house in order and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father's tomb.
7. Before Ahithophel killed himslef he put his house in order, he had a clear mind about things of life yet the doom of his death upon him, what a thinker, a genuis that was rejected by Absalom.
#455 Ahithophel's Suicide
1. Suicide is people who run out of options and make just one last one.
2. Good decisions leads way to future decisions.
3. Suicide is a form of cowardess.
a) Cowardess is negative emotion and Blocks BD thinking and divorces the individual from reality. Thinking relates to reality, negative emotion relates to emotion un-reality.
4. Suicide is a evil decision.
5. Ahithophel was at one time probably a mature believer, but prolonged lag time in the Cosmic system destroyed him.
6. Ahithophel and Absalom recieved intensified discipline to motivate them to rebound, but they did not, whereas David did when he fell so low in his mental attitude sins.
#456 2 Sam 17:24-
>24 David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the
>25a Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab.(Joab was wth David) Amasa was a bastard, the son of a man named Jether, an Ishmalite who had suduced Abigail, the daughter of Nahash(The King of Ammon, a friend of David)half sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
1. Nahash had 2 wives. Wife #1 had a daughter "Abigal". He divorced her, she went over and married Jesse (David's father).
a) David's mother was once the wife of Nahash, and they divorced on good terms.
b) Jesse had 8 sons from Nahash's ex-wife, who gave birth to Abigail and a Zeruiah--who was married to Joab(Zeruraih was Jesse's daughter).
2. Nahash from Wife #2 had 2 sons (Hanun, who became King and embarassed two of David's men by ripping thier clothes and half shaving off their beards).
Shobi was the younger son and a great mature believer.
3. Amasa was a bastard. (1 Chron 2:17)
Zeruiah had Joab (who is great)
David has Absalom.
**They are all First Cousins.
4. King Nahash was almost like a step-father, and he was friendly to David.
#457
1. David after the Civil war made Amasa his Chief of Staff, showing even in his later years he still had a soft spot which often was taken advantage of.
2. Zeruiah, David's sister had 3 sons of greatness in the Military. (Joab, Abashi, Osahale)
3. Hard work is self-discipline going into action. Hard work is much greater a virtue then ability.
4. When you work hard, you enjoy your leisure much better.
5. People today focus so much on leisure and work less and have no capacity.
a) There is no substitute for hard work, it never ruined anyone, but leaning on ability has.
6. Arrogance is greater or stronger then environment (Adam ad Eve left perfect environment for their arrogance).
a) Arrogance is greater than relationships, true love can be destroyed by arrogance.
7. Arrogance destroys the best things, ruins capacity and is the worst this life has to offer.
8. Absalom is arrogant and it will destroy him.
>26 The Israelites and Absalom camped in the
9. They crossed th Jordan. The battle was fought in the east of the
10. Verse 26 says
11. Just as
#458 2 Sam 17:27-29 Logistical Grace to David
>27 When David came to Mahanaim, King Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Makir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim
>28 brought bedding and bowls and articles of pottery. They also brought wheat and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans and lentils,
>29 honey and curds, sheep, and cheese from cows' milk for David and his people to eat. For they said, "The people have become hungry and tired and thirsty in the desert."
* A Military is no better then it's logostics, w/o food the greatest Army is wiped out.
1. In WW2 America fed the entire Russian troops from 1943-45 and we gave them materials and bent over backwards--and were we appreciated for it?
a) Free Enterprise rises to the occasion always.
2. David was broke when he walked out of
a) God will provide your needs always by all kinds of ways and through people.
3. David did not have any extra clothes, food or logistics, and he was not worried for he knew God would provide and He did!
4. All thr heroes are not on the battlefield, the ones behind the scenes providing logistics are just as important. And a good leader will acknowledge such.
#459 (Chicago fire of 1821) Kindness
1. Theres no substitute for thinking under pressure.
2. David was as it were dependant on th kindness of others, for he had nothing to repay the people back with for their kindness and his troops needed logistics.
3. These people did not give as a marketing gimmick or a way to get power but out of grace.
4. If you make money and loose your integrity--you have falied the test and God will punish you, for God is the one who has provided your prosperity.
#460 (intro to Chpt 18) Scale of Values / Concentration
1. Every believer must have 2 scales of values, one for adversity and one for adversity and BD
must be at the top of both, to be flexible.
2. In Historical adversity, all fun things and possessions must be discarded, do not carry extra baggage in your soul or externally.
a) They are meaningless and has no value in adverse times. Leave it all behind.
b) You must be humble, flexible and objective, not clinging to the past.
3. What matters is what you have in your soul, not how well you have planned and all, but do you have BD to weather the storm of crisis? The best plan will fail if the soul fails first.
a) Nothing to Something = Nothing. w/o BD in your soul, you have nothing.
4. It takes concentration to learn BD and it takes that same concentration to apply that Doctrine.
a) Your prayer life is indicative of your ability to concentrate.
5. It's easy to concentrate on things you enjoy, but it takes concentration on the boring things, for all BD is important and you may not need it now, but one day you will.
6. Changing circumstances does not change blessings from the Justice of God, God can and will bless you in any condition you find yourself in.
Phili 4:11-13
11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.
12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
13 I can do everything through him who keeps pouring the power into me(the Word of God).
7. Happiness is a state of mind.
8. Revolution is started by violence and is destroyed by counter-violence (Counter insurgency).
>James 4:6 God makes war against the arrogant but gives Grace to the humble.
10. Loss of blessings does not mean loss of the Source of those blessings!!
a) Never put the gifts above the giver.
11. The Divine choice and the people's choice are never the same.
12. Hushai distracted Absalom's scheming by flattery, flattery that otherwise would have been ignored, but arrogance is puffed up by flattery, Revolution is started by approbation and power lust to start with.
a) Arrogance is puffed up by arrogance.
LEADERSHIP Principles...
13. Arrogance is stronger then perfect environment or establishment by good government.
a)
14. You must be flexible in your rules, example; if someone is comfortable teaching standing up or sitting down, leave that option to them, not say "You must teach from a pulpit standing".
a) This is how legalism and bullying comes into play, when you start to run peoples life.
b) But do not give people the freedom where it infringes on others, i.e. letting a prep-school teacher cuss to the kids, that is not necessary with kids.
c) You give freedom but also protect privacy and respect for others.
a) A Church is not to run your life for you, to gossip about you, to tell you "do this" and "Do that" but to crank out BD and give you the freewill to accept or reject it.
b) A Church is to let those in who wants BD and respects the pastor as the authority.
c) A Church should Protect the flock, no gossip, no politics and to throw out people,
not who are drunks or hookers but those who distract during the teaching of the Word or makes people in the congregation feel uncomfortable by running them down--That is Not tolerated.
16. As bad as Government is is, it's still not as bad as a Revolution.
a) When violence comes in, then you have lost everything, all freedom.
b) Revolution is propaganda as a "need change" but always resorts to violence and it's very roots are evil. You don't take out legitimate authority, you vote them out.
c) No Revolution left the country better off then it started.
17. Absalom took a bunch of hoodlums and went out to overthrow establishment David, unhappy people will not be happy with a new government, for they had no capacity to begin with.
#461 Thinking Doctrine / Leadership Skills
1. Nothing can make you happy when involved in the interlocking ssystems of arrogance, the arrogant are unhappy by choice.
2. Better to have a unbeliever with humility then to have a Christian with no BD in office.
a) We're choosing leaders not filling a Baptist Church Sunday School.
3. Knowledge is the environment for thinking. You can't think if you don't know anything.
a) You have to have Doctrine, you have to have vocabulary.
b) False knowledge is the basis for false thinking.
c) If you have no knowledge you have no thinking but all emotion, as so many Fundies.
4. Absalom in arrogance could not think, he was carried away by being puffed up, Ahithophel had a plan that would have won, but he ignored it in favor of Hushai's plan, and Hushai was just puffin David up winning his favor then offers him a doomed plan.
5.
and they went along in the revolt with Absalom and they would have been no more happy if it had succeeded, infact they would have been worse off, for they were just pawns of Absalom.
6. Victory in thinking precedes victory in battle.
7. Absalom had no professional Military knowledge and he became the No.1 sucker of his day.
a) No knowledge and no humility = disaster.
8. Evil men create their own punishment and then Blame it on someone else, it's always someone else's fault. they have too much pride for man to think less of them, so they find a scape goat.
9. A person who is prone to listen to Gossip will never make a good leader, and he will destroy careers of those who are far better than himself.
a) A leader must be flexible and objective and pick good men to be under him, a leader is no better then the men he leads. Douglas MacArthur in the first year or so and Robert E. Lee at
a) Col. Thieme gets blasted by his critics for being rough and rude and mean, but he has to protect his flock from legalism and teaches them sound Bible doctrine uncompromising,=Honor.
10. The Humble can think and always beats the arrogant, many better Football teams lost because they were arrogant, many Boxers were outdone by a smaller less fit boxer simply because they were out thought.
#462 (Russian Space Shuttle) 2 Sam 18:1 Authority / Freedom
1. Authority must be established before discipline can be enforced, applies to work, the Military, the local Church, etc. When the authority is recognized then order is in place.
2. Verse 18:1 David appointed men to be commanders for the Absalom campaign, order in place.
3. Business is suffering today for one huge reason--authoirty is not recognized nor defined.
a) When authority is not clearly defined you have chaos, in job, marriage, Church, etc.
4. Authority is the key to Freedom, we talk so much about freedom, but many do not understand it, today we think of Socialism and Sugar daddy Govt. to provide for us.
5. We are all free in USA but with no authority you have everyone looking out for self, if we all did our thing, no one would pay attention to Traffic lights, we are free but bound by authority, that protects the safety of other people and creates order, but when our Freedoms are more and more taken away, that's when our personal choice of how to live
is gone. Freedom protects the privacy of the people not Bully them and tell them how to live.
a) Freedom's taken away is telling you you must wear a seat belt, you must put a smoke detector in your home. When they invade your personal choice of decision and they sugar coat it by calling it "the good for the common person". You protect your people give them Freedom but do not dictate to them in their personal lives how to live, but give them Freedom of Choice and suffer consequences of our actions, today Uncle Sam is taking making our choices.
6. Absalom out numbered David's Army about 10-20 to 1 yet they had no strong leadership
no discipline, just a bunch if free-spirits doing their thing.
a) When you lead by emotion you will only go so far then fail and give up.
b) Nice guy Football coach's who work up his team can only go so far then win they loose a few games, no discipline at all and the team blames each other and does their own thing.
7. Whenever you do something, organize it first, organization defines authorirty.
#463 (Krakotoa) 2 Sam 18:1-2
> 2 b "I myself will surely march out with you." (take Command of the entire operation).
1. If you do not have self-discipline you have No capacity for Love nor life.
2. Why have anything in life w/o the capacity for it?
#464 (Faith rest drill)
1. One of the greatest enemies in life is "interlocking systems of arrogance".
2. We must make decisions based on BD and not from the help of someone else.
>3 But the Army replied, "You must not march out with us; if we are forced to retreate, they(our Officers) won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they(our Officers) won't care; but you are worth 10,000 of us. It would be better now for you to give us support from the city(with a reserve force)."
3. In any business, the requirement of thought, the better it will be, for when you are required to think you develop great self-discipline or you wash-out as mentally lazy.
4. The secret to love is thought, the secret to your happiness is in yor soul, your capacity and ability to think and concentrate, so many just live on emotion.
5. What really counts in life is whats in your soul. In times or boredum, disaster, and prosperity, with no BD in your soul, you have nothing to control your thoughts and you live on emotion.
a) Good times won't carry you in times of trouble or even in boredum times.
#465 (Death in parking lot) 2 Sam 18:3 Men not trusting thier leaders
1. To see people take BD and apply it under pressure is worth much more then a thank you note.
2. A Pastor does not need a note for encouragement but it should be out of appreciattion for his ministy, for his motivation Must come from the Lord and not man, encouragement is for weak.
3. David wanted to go and to fight, but the men knew David was valuable and had a price on his head and David listened to their advice--thats Flexible !
4. Suspicious breeds arrogance, when you become suspicious of authority, your one step away from a conspiracy or gossup. Do your job as unto the Lord and not politcing.
5. The men have no confidence in their Leaders, they never trained with them, David had to throw this Army together very quickly. These men are wrong but that's how they felt.
a) Training is where men get to know each other and have confidence in them.
6. The men felt that if David went along, he is worth 10,000 men and the leaders will be too distracted to care for david and neglect all the men.
7. The Brains of the Army plans the battle the does not go into the
#466 2 Sam 18:4 David re-enters arrogance / Gates 18 - 19
1. David enters Interlocking systems of Arrogance again, distracted by emotion for his son.
>4 The king answered, "I will do whatever seems best to you." So the king stood beside the gate while all the men marched out in units of hundreds and of thousands.
2. This is David's last decision of Humility until the revolution is put down.
3. We are most able for defeat after a great victory!
4. Arrogance of Morality(Gate 18): Pre-occupation with false standards of morality to the exclusion of true morality. Morality can be such a great thing and such a trap.
a) false standards from negative volition arrogance.
5. Tithing---if Church's cut out that gimmick they'd have to close down-----so be it.
a) By Trusting in God you know His will and not your will. God knows how to keep a Ministry going, we need not to be beggars.
b) Tithing then becomes a false system of Morality. It takes a true principle in the Old Testament and abuses it for today.
6. When a believer replaces spirituality with morality, he rejects the Grace of God and puts in his own pre-conceived idea's of the CWL (most sum it as "Don't drink, don't smoke, don't cuss).
7. Arrogance destroys the learning process, know it all's. Humility is the key for learning.
8. Enforced Humility starts (or should start) in the home, children must have a foundation in the home or they will get it by hard knocks of life.
9. Capacity factor, we start out with -H and true capacity comes from only the perception and metabolization of BD, not by counseling or by hearing a Bully pastor.
a) The Pastors job is to communicate Doctrine and protect the privacy and that's it !
10. People go to Church to learn BD and not looking for pal or a love, a business deal or to like the pastor.
a) If you get chewed out, just carry on instead if react or get bent out of shape for he made
a ass out of you (you did it yourself) It's funny how people react and justify when They themselves violated the concentration and privacy of others. People came to hear the Word not your comments.
11. Arrogance can be so subtle, people may think they are so wonderful and great and are too lazy to learn Bible Doctrine and see where you are wrong.
12. When your in a hopeless situation, you always run back to the place of strength, and where is the place of strength? Home. Home is the last place where so many have any reality in life.
13. The CWL is a super natural life and requires a super natural execution
a) Anything the unbeliever can do is not the CWL. Morality is just a part of CWL.
14. Many people just follow a Code and that's not it at all--it requires VIRTUE & BD.
a) Many give a Bragi-mony about how good they are---our Righteousness is ZERO !!!
15. Morality is salvation by works and execution by works. Morality is "I see so ands so over there--he is a hypocrite-- I am better then he!" People make a right observation but wrong application.
a) Unbelievers are so turned off by Church for they see hypocrites but that is no excuse.
16. True Morality can not exist without some form of Humility, otherwise it becomes arrogant.
17. Arrogance is lack of thought, David stopped thinking and emoted about Absalom.
#467 Gate 19 Emotion / One moment and we can be arrogant--David / Joab reprimands David
1. Two kinds of emotion, good and bad, a responder or a domination of the soul and replaces BD.
2. Fear and cowardice is a negative emotion that dominates the soul.
3. We cannot make the details of life our source of +H.
4. You can only become arrogant by your own volition, can't blame anyone else.
5. You cannot have capacity for love and life and be arrogant at the same time.
a) To the extent you entertain arrogance you create your own unhappiness.
6. We all make mistakes, it's our status qou when we do, are we in arrogance? If so they intensify into disaster.
7. God the Holy Spirit has seen fit to record many of David's errors not so we can say "What an ass you are David!" but so we can see what a ass we are and to learn not judge. David was one of the greatest men of all time.
8. What a privilege to serve and fight under David one of the best commanders of all time. David was about 60 years old at this time now.
9. Like all of us-one moment David is in fellowship, the next moment he is out, one moment he is great, the next he is under emotional revolt of the soul.
a) David now will be in the arrogance complex until the remainder of the war.
10. David gives the general order in verse 4 "Deal gently with the young man Absalom for my sake" This reveals a very intense love for Absalom, and David wanted everyone to hear the order.
a) David is putting his love above the well being of the people.
b) David had No right to give such an order, Joab was responsible for Absalom, not David, for when Absalom was let back into
c) David is abusing his authority and is putting his own standards on them.
11. David has no right o put his son before the military!
12. David had a pity-party after Absalom died and Joab had the guts to confront him and helped get David out of his arrogance binge.
2 Sam 19:4-6
4 The king covered his face and cried aloud, "O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!"
5 Then Joab went into the house to the king and said, "Today you have humiliated all your men, who have just saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and the lives of your wives and mistresses.
6 You love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that the commanders and their men mean nothing to you. I see that you would be pleased if Absalom were alive today and all of us were dead.
7 Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the LORD that if you don't go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come upon you from your youth till now."
13. It was good that David did not command in the field for this campaign, although he wanted to, but his men persuaded him.
#468 (1889
1. God has a plan for the believer in times of prosperity and in times of national disaster.
a) You take in BD now for application in abnormal times.
2. If you get emotional or a coward to where you can't think, then it's all over.
3. Life comes down to one real principle: Do you trust God and BD or look at the situation as greater?
a) Never put the gift above the giver, do not put the disaster over God.
4. Isaiah 31:6 The Bible never sponsors revolution.
5. Follow the Bible not people, it will prevent you from Iconoclastic arrogance.
6. We study David as lessons, we study people as lessons but we follow Doctrine, not men.
7. People say look at so and so and many say "look at the hypocrites, Doctrine doesn't work!"
We don't look at people but Doctrine. We see David and we can learn from him and from people
but don't put them on a pedestal, we all have a old sin nature and studying David reveals this.
8. You cannot be a judge and humble, you cannot be vicious of other peoples failures and humble.
#469 (Sun Zoo quotes) 2 Sam 18:6-8
Numbers 32:20,23 (Draft Dodgers)...
20 Then Moses said to them, "If you will do this--if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,
23 "But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the LORD; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.
Psalm 55:21-23...
21 His speech is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.
22 Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
23 But you, O God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.
Job 5:20-23...
20 In famine he will ransom you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
21 You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.
22 You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
1. Offensive brings victory, defensive only prevents defeat.
2. In business and in Military, it's not so much how many men you have but how well you use all them.
3. Verses 6-7 do not give much details about the battle but God felt it was not necessary, it does say 20,000 men died on Absalom's side and that the battle was fought in the
4. Verse 8 says the
a) Many men panicked and didn't know the terrain (snakes, bears, cliffs etc).
5. Victory in battle doesn't resolve problems, but the Govt that works afterward.
#470 2 Sam 18:9 Absalom's last stand / Bad choices
1. Absalom was back in the lines of the battle and thought it was safe, not so.
>9 Now Absalom happened to meet David's men. He was riding his mule, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom's head got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair, while the mule he was riding kept on going.
2. Absalom stumbled on David's men then panicked and fled away, trying to hide under some cover. But his hair got caught in a Oak tree.
3. You must have Doctrine in your soul for capacity.
4. We need self-discipline for daily intake of BD and many for studying what we call "dull" doctrines, it's the Word of God and needs to be covered.
5. Absalom with his long hair was a reaction to the authority of Government and to his father's
authority. The hair was a sign of negative volition arrogance, looking to please man then God.
6. Manliness is a state of the soul, a mental attitude, not growing long hair or lifting weights, etc.
7. It really isn't the length of hair that's the real issue but the character of the soul.
a) Absalom wanted long hair and his soul was filled was arrogance.
>Jere 7:29 Cut off your hair and throw it away; take up a lament on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and abandoned this generation that is under his wrath.
8. Jere was saying that long hair is a sign of a apostate nation. Look to your soul.
a) 1 Cori 11:14 states long hair is a shame, but reflects the soul.
9. Absalom has now run out of choices. If we continually make bad decisions, rejection of BD, authority, etc, that these bad decisions will eventually close all our options and bring on the Sin Unto death.
#471 2 Sam 18:10-12 The Honorable Soldier wouldn't kill Absalom
1. A young soldier of David saw Absalom hanging from the Oak tree but did not kill him but told this to Joab, for he heard David's order.
a) Joab responded by saying "Why didn't you kill him?" And said he would have promoted him with silver and a warriors belt.
2. The soldier placed honor and integrity above personal advancement and decorations.
3. Joab gave him a unfair reprimand. This was a honorable man !
4. This soldier would have been promoted if he bypassed his honor but did not and God the Holy Spirit so honored him by these verses.
5. Will you succumb to arrogance and compromise or take your honorable stand?
6. David's order about Absalom was silly and out of line but it was an order and had to be followed. Honor and integrity is far more valuable then wealth and fame.
a) If God doesn't promote you--you are not promoted.
7. You can live w/o a lot but you cannot live w/o BD and honor and integrity.
8. Joab had the right to kill Absalom for he was put under Joab's custody.
a) I'm sure the soldier wanted to kill Absalom badly for all the harm he had done but he restrained himself to authority and told his commander Joab.
>12 But the man replied, "Even if a thousand shekels were weighed out into my hands, I would not lift my hand against the king's son. In our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, 'Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.'
9. This soldier was incorruptible in his duty, God the Holy Spirit seemed fit to put this in the Bible and we can learn Honor from it.
10. There will be those who are great from BD and those who are bums from arrogance and fail from negative volition. We don't need to be critical of anyone, often we look down at people, but anyone who will give BD a hearing we must never do anything to discourage them.
11. There's hope in every generation.
12. No one is perfect, even the best men like Joab will fail, Joab was wrong to reprimand this guy.
#472 2 Sam 18:11 Loyalty and Honor
1. If the soldier would have killed Absalom he would have been promoted perhaps but would have No honor.
a) He would have placed loyalty to Joab over loyalty to David. He would have put greed over his values, but his soul priorities was Honor to David.
2. We will get tested like this too-----Loyalty to Doctrine or to bend the rules to get advancement.
3. We need to straighten out our loyalties and align them with BD.
4. It must have been very tempting to kill Absalom, it would have placed him above his peers instantly, promotion, reputation and his hatred toward Absalom for all the harm he had caused.
5. Joab off the record would have liked the soldier for killing Absalom, but for the record for disobeying David's orders, he would have been reprimanded and disciplined.
a) There are a lot of people in authority w/o integrity, the soldier was saying, you are chewing me out for not killing Absalom, but you would have chewed me out for killing Absalom too, he saw Joab's double standard, Joab wanted him to do his dirty work.
>13 And if I had put my life in jeopardy --and nothing is hidden from the king--you would have kept your distance from me."
6. This officer was under pressure from Joab but he kept his stand, he was Right !
7. This Soldier is aware that Joab killed Uriah the Hitite and knew Joab was a politician and had mis-placed Loyalty.
a) You can have loyalty mis-placed, for self-gain, to follow on the wrong side(Jonathon following Saul, Joab obeying orders to murder Uriah, ect.)
8. This honorable soldier realizes that if he loses his Honor, he has nothing in life left.
9. This Soldier has been around to know there is much hypocrisy in the Military and knows many practice C.Y.A.
10. If Absalom doesn't die, David has no chance for a future as King.
a) Joab here shows his honor to David by killing Absalom and doing for David what David would never do. The Soldier here reminds Joab of his own Honor and Joab then does his work, and he knew if not David would be ruined.
b) Joab was the only one to have the right to kill Absalom for he was responsible for him.
11. If God doesn't promote you you are not promoted, God would in time promote that honorable soldier but killing Absalom has not the thing for him to do.
#473 2 Sam 18:14b-16 Self-Discipline
1. The great problem is in what people think !
2. You could vote in the best politicians and it won't change a thing---for the thinking is the same, filled with human viewpoint, they think more of pleasure than of B.D.
3. Are your children trained so that when they are own their own they will not fall apart?
4. Self-discipline is the key to life and it's not being excercised.
5. If you do not put restrains on yourself and do not have standards, then you won't have capacity
for life and your life will be a big fat Zero and your life won't be worth a damn.
6. You don't go to Church for "fun" but for Doctrine!
7. By putting restrains on yourself you build capacity. You must make BD #1 and Force yourself often to hear a tape.
8. You should have BD not society restraining you--you know right from wrong!
9. Not everyone who opposes you is your enemy, not everyone who is for you is your friend.
a) The honorable soldier opposed Joab but was right and Joab if had any integrity saw it.
10. Joab throw 3 javelins into Absalom's chests which didn't kill him, so he was hanging there in great pain and alive. He might have been wearing some chest protection so the arrows didn't kill.
11. Then 10 Joab's armour-bearer's then struck him down and killed him.
12. David in interlocking-systems of arrogance was in no shape to handle Absalom.
13. Joab had Absalom killed and he then sounded RECALL, no need to slaughter all of the rebel Army for he knew the war was over now and needed not to complicate it further.
>16 Then Joab sounded the trumpet(gave the order), and the troops stopped pursuing
14. Joab has used great restraint, totally in control of himself and in the Army he commands.
15. Joab used restraint after Victory. Football: The guy scores a TD and does a dance and all, he's inconsistent and lives on emotion and rubs it in, taunts.
a) A great virtue in victory is the restraint of humility.
16. War: You are there to defeat the enemy, not to take out vengeance on the people.
a) Joab could have easily slaughtered the rest of the rebel Army, but what would that solve? He had Class---whereas Gen. Sherman in the Civil was did not and caused such a riff your years to come between the North and South.
17. The Rebel Army all fled away for the were led by emotional non-thinking leaders!
a) You are no better than the leaders over you in a unit or a Army.
18. Bad leadership = a bad Army. Emotional leadership = emotional subordinates.
19. Joab executed Absalom professionally, no torture or slow death. Nor did he get emotional and let him go, Joab kept on thinking. For Absalom at one time was a great friend to Joab.
#474 2 Sam 18:16-17 Absalom had to die
1. Joab made 2 great decisons that gave David future options to be a great King.
a) Joab killed Absalom and spared the rest of the rebel Army.
2. As long as Absalom were alive, malcontent people would always flock to him and David would never had any peace. The malcontent you have with you always, having a trouble making punk son to sweet talk and rouse them though is not good.
3. Joab disposed of the corpse at the battlefield, he didn't flaunt the body. He was burried as a criminal and not as a Prince.
>17 They took the corpse of Absalom, threw him into a big pit in the forest and piled up a large heap of rocks over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled to their homes.
4. The throwing of rocks on him was a sign of a traitor a criminal.
5. His site was unknown so no one could make a shrine of it and a place where malcontents can go and meet.
6. Absalom made every decision to be put under that pile of rocks. It's not a shame.
7. Rebel Army fled Home, what does the defeated Army think of now? Rape, luting, rioting, crime? No, they want to go home.
#475 (prayer meeting-s1) 2 Sam 18:18 Absalom's Monument / Fragrance of memory
1. Base your decisions on facts and Divine Viewpoint. Get the facts before your decision.
2. Absalom's monument of arrogance, he wanted man to remember him, whoop-tee-do !
>18 During his lifetime Absalom had taken a pillar and erected it in the King's Valley as a monument to himself, for he thought, "I have no son to perpetuate the memory of my name." He named the pillar after himself, and it is called Absalom's Monument to this day.
3. Absalom lacked enforced Humility in his own life, and constructed a monument to himself to perpetuate his memory in stone so all man can see what a jackass he really was.
a) Who really gives a damn? It's what God thinks, not man!
4. What is not perpetuated in honor, integrity, Doctrine is a monument to human arrogance.
5. Life is meaning w/o the possession of BD resident in the soul.
6. The only memory we leave is what people thought us their soul, we can't force a memory by erecting a monument for if they hated you, that cool looking monument will be a joke.
7. Life is short, how will you be remembered? Will their be a fragrance of memory about you or hatred? You can't build a monument for memory, for it does nothing to the people who see it if they hated you. The only monument you need to leave is the fragrance of memory.
8. How do you remember people? By their neat tombstones? Or by their virtue and honor !
#476
1. Enforced humility begins in the home, it's the parents job to lay down authority.
#477 2 Sam 18:19-23 Race of the Cushite & Ahimaaz
1. Organizational Humilty begins in the home (enforced).
2. Parents set up a policy and make him stick by it.
a) Enforced humility always preceeds genuine humility.
3. Kids today reject their parents authority will tomorrow reject the Police, the Boss, the Coach.
4. Kids think they know it all, who are they, just some young pup and they are all grown up.
5. David had abnormal grief for the death of Absalom. He should have been giving out medals to his Army, but we find him crying and emoting, he was in Gate 19 "Emotional arrogance".
6. When you get involved with psychopathic arrogance and emotional arrogance you loose your humility, David in Chpt 19 looses his humility.
7. W/o humility all our freedom will we destroy ourselves.
8. In life, Freedom isn't the issue-authority is the issue!
9. All of us must be subordinated to authority, for the pastor they are responsible directly to God.
10. we never have to worry about pastors, God takes good care of them good and bad.
a) The pastor gets double discipline, they are held accountable to God.
11. Ahimaaz wanted badly to go and run and tell David the news of Absalom, but he respected his Officer. He asked again if he can go and permission was granted, he had honor and didn't sneak.
>22 Ahimaaz son of Zadok again said to Joab, "Come what may, please sir let me run behind the Cushite." But Joab replied, "My son, why do you want to go? You don't have any news that will bring you a reward."
12. Ahimaaz says "please" not only respects authority but has good manners.
13. Ahimaaz would go on to be High Priest in Solomon's day.
14. Ahimaaz has humility and God use prepared men, he was prepared in heart.
15. Ahimaaz perhaps knew the Cushite would not be tactful in his report to avid (which he was not). Ahimaaz had nothing to gain for this race to David, he had love for David.
16. The Cushite was thinking about himself with the news to David, whereas Ahimaaz was tactful, he was thinking about David.
17. Why have a half chapter for this race? Many see this as pointless, but God the Holy Spirit saw fit to include this and we need to study it.
>23 He said, "Come what may, I want to run." So Joab said, "Run!" Then Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite.
18. The cushite had a huge head start but Ahimaaz was determine to get to David first.
#478 The race / Respect for Authority
1. Verses 24-25 a watchman saw Ahimaaz running toward the castle.
2. The watchman told David the runner was alone and David figured it was good news.
3. David was on border line emotional breakdown and if the Cushite came first he would have given the news in a cold way and mentioned Absalom's death--Ahimaaz made No mention.
4. David is then told of another man approaching the gate (the cushite) David assumed it was more good news. If a bunch of guys came at once, David would know the battle was lost.
5. David is in a state now that any bad news give coldly or boldly would have destroyed him, for he reacted bad enough when heard of Absalom's death.
6. The Officer at the gate recognized Ahimaaz and David said he was a good man (verse 27).
7. Ahimaaz has a good name for himself--he had class ! He has poise and good manners.
8. The cushite did not bow to the King when approached him. The cushite is arrogant.
9. The cushite is one who says "You have to earn my respect"! We see this today, the weak boos feels he must "earn" their repsect-----They HAVE authority and You are out of line to reject authority. People today politic to their flock, to their workers, to their troops, etc. and it's wrong!
a) What you think of your boss is NOT the issue-he is your boss and as unto the Lord
you are Commanded to respect his authority!
10. Verse 21, The cushite Bowed to Joab but in verse 31 he did not bow to David.
a) Joab was a fighter and the cushite respected him---but he had to authority concepts.
11. "F" your wimpy personal feelings over authority. You are a arrogant emotional ass!
12. Arrogance rejects authority by personality. These people you either have to baby or can/fire.
13. Joab was raised by his mother along with two other brothers and all were honorable men who served in the Military.
a) Discipline must be done in the home and it can be done by single moms if need be.
b) You learn to respect the authority no matter who is in charge, a kid, a woman, ect.
14. Authority in life has a purpose, to have stability and order and is ordained by God.
>Heb 13:7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith(not him-but Doctrine, what he teaches!).
15. Setting an example isn't what counts, it's inculcation of BD and discipline.
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#479 Ahimaaz vs The Cushite / David out of line in reacting to Absalom's death
1. The kid who rejects parental authority will reject pastoral authority.
2. Some people are so preoccupied by what they think that they are insensitive to others.
a) Arrogance is occupied with self, honor is respect for others.
b) at church, a concert, a movie,etc people are self-centered, they make noises, talk, distract, give their opinions and show no courtesy for others.
3. Verse 28 Ahimaaz says to David "All is well--Victory" and in Verse 29 when asked about Absalom, Ahimaaz beat around the bush and did not answer, he was tactful and thoughtful.
4. The Cushite should never have been sent-that was Joab's mistake. He wanted a reward and did not care for David or maybe was ignorant of David's love for Absalom.
5. Ahimaaz knew it wasn't his place to break the news of the death of his son, he knew that was for Joab to explain, for David gave the order not to harm Absalom.
6. Job 5:19-27 God will deliver you from 7 things.
7. Bible Doctrine is greater than anything in life-your problems and fears.
8. You must be relaxed under pressure, you cannot think when your not relaxed.
9. David FAILED to realize GOD's timing!!!! The Lord gave the Lord has taken away.
a) When his first son from Bathsheba died he knew it was God's will and timing and that he would be with him in Heaven. David should have had the same attitude with Absalom.
b) David is so pre-occupied with his own opinion and feelings that he cannot think and he is putting them above he will of God, he should have known it was his time to go.
c) Instead David sulked and complained. Normal mourning is great, but he carried it too far and neglected his Army who had just put their lives on the line for him to regain the Throne.
>Job 5:27 "We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself."
#480 (arrogance s2) 2 Sam 18:33-19:1 David mourns Big time over Absalom
1. Your children is never as important as your husband---but whoever said you have true love?
2. Now that the battle is over, the pressure isn't off, David needs to be alert to rebuild the army and the nation, and David is in the worst condition NOW in his whole life.
3. Bathsheba is right there in town and David doesn't go and console her put all he can think about is the death of Absalom, over reacting, Not using Plan of God rationale.
>33 The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: "O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you--O Absalom, my son, my son!"
19:1 Joab was told, "The king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
4. David is so pre-occupied with his son that he is now dis-orientated with life.
5. David is a mature believer in a psychotic condition.
6. Absalom is justifiably dead! With Absalom alive there was no hope for tranquillity.
7. David was blaming himself for he would not see Absalom and must have thought "If only I let him see me, he never would have done this, it's all my fault--wah wah!"
a) David may have also thought "I never got to say good-bye"
8. Normal grief is great, but David went over board and neglected all his other duties.
9. Arrogance is a way of life outside fellowship controlled by OSN.
a) Arrogance is a blame game and inconsistant!
10. Fornication is arrogance, they are not thinking of their mate but it's high time to gradify self.
a) Gays and the such live for gradification and self-centered for they care less for God.
#481 Interlocking Systems of Arrogance #1-8
1. Thought makes or breaks you, wrong thought or no thought will destroy you.
#1 Mental Attitude Sins arrogance (Guilt complex, hatred, jealousy, etc.) Ps 10:2-4
2. Arrogance is a way of thinking and a system, a power that is greater then perfect environment and true love. It was the motivator of Satan in his fall and with Adam & Eve.
3. Arrogance preceedes destruction, we choose our own way.
4. You have to motivated and self-disciplined to learn. Convert gnosis to epignosis.
5. Most of the discipline that comes in life is related to arrogance.
6. Arrogance lives by flattery and believes the lie and is greatest of all enimies to Spiritual growth.
#2 Negative Volition Arrogance (Rejection of Authority) You have no ability to think w/o a vocabulary and open to learn BD.
7. You can't go through life by how you feel!
8. Pharoah heard truth by rejected it flat out.
9. It's not the communicator but the content! Forget personality.
10. Self-Righteousness is converted to Self-pity when the prosperity turns to disaster.
#3 Impulsive Arrogance (Abuse of Authority when one posses it).
11. Elijah on MT Carmel fell into this, by slaughtering the prophets of Baal.
#4 Institutional Arrogance (Rejection of legitimate laws and establishment)
12. Arroagnce comes along and says "I am above the law" or "They are not treating me right so I will not obey" i.e. Children in the home, a Church, a Marriage.
a) They distort success and become arrogant Or the guy who feels he is not getting recognized falls into this.
13. We all belong to organizations and encounter authority-it's how we deal with that authority is the issue.
#5 Blind Arrogance (Ignorance of BD) Matt 20:1-16 (Vinyard wages for diff hours)
14. Tries to fulfill CWL by somethig he does or "feels", Tongues, Tithes, Works, Morailty, etc.
a) He tries to achieve spiritual growth by works and is too lazy or rejects BD.
b) These people may be sincere but do not get with BD.
15. The Managment who invest the money has a right to make the policy, and to be fair!
a) When you takea job and agree to the wages and then a new guy comes in and makes more then you---if you react, you are out of line according to the Bible for you agreed to it.
b) You worry about You and not what everyone else is making.
Matthew 20:13-16...
13 "But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Didn't you agree to work for a denarius?
14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same as I gave you.
15 Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'
16 "So the last will be first, and the first will be last." (The last had a great mental attitude)
16. These men agreed to their days wage and they bitched when they found out the Owber paid everyone the same wage, they were arrogant, they first Demanded a CONTRACT, whereas the other people said in affect "We'll let you decide what is right to pay us".
17. The one who invests the money makes the policy.
18. Arrogance attracts arrogance. Psalm 2:2 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One.
#7 Criminal Arrogance
19. The Criminal rejects all authority but his own and gives lip service to those he seeks to use for the time being for his self-advancement, uses the Church as a fake out the people, etc.
20. Arrogance seeks revenge instead of putting it in the Hands of God or the Police.
#8 Pyscopathic Arrogance
21. Arrogance of thought which can make a change of thinking in your life, which can result in nuerosis or psycosis.
22. The Psycopath presues a false object, a stalker who thinks she really loves him or they are made for each other when in reality she is afraid of him and hates him.
23. A psycopath thinks at times they are above what they are, htey think they are a Apostle or Elijah or Jesus Christ.
#482 Interlocking Systems of Arrogance # / Doc of Happiness
1. We need to know what is normal and what is not, only BD guides us.
a) Abnormal reaction to adversity is from lack of applying BD.
2. We have to carry and function on our daily spiritual lives, David is at his worst now by reaction.
3. We need to carry right on with life though adversities, grieve but not slowed down.
4. Your soul must have humility then arrogance and David here came the closest to losing it all.
#16 Arrogance of Unhappiness
5. Happiness is a state of the soul, not simply pleasant environment.
6. W/o capacity in your soul, when people do things for you-you do not appreciate it, you are pre-occupied with self.
a) Unhappy people in soul always stand around and demand people to make them happy.
b) They give nothing but demand everything.
7. No One can make you happy and No Thing can make you happy. Gifts, people, marriage, etc is NOT happiness, you can have it all but w/o capacity you will not be happy.
8. All the luxuries we have today and American's are not happy as a whole.
9. With BD in yoru soul, people and a area can make you happy, expressing your capacity, but they Cannot make you Unhappy! For your +H is dependant on BD.
10. You can be happy with things and without, as Paul said in Philippians 4:11-13.
11. Arrogance is always a basic cause for unhappiness, and you can never make them happy.
12. Psalm 89 deals with Happiness.
>Psalm 144:15 Happiness are the people of whom this is true; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.
John 17:13 "I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them.
>17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
13. Unhappy people cannot find +H so they try to dominate their environment and enslave everyone near them.
#17 Iconoclastic Arrogance (Role Model Arrogance)
14. The unhappy always look for someone to make them happy, they idolize someone that they think will make them happy. People get married thinking it is the answer to happiness.
15. One day you realize they are like you and you react, you smash your idol then if your still a fool, you go look for another idol. Many women go from man to man, Never happy but never giving up seaching through the vanities of this world as Solomon did.
16. Iconoclasts always Overrate people and that is Your fault, they are innocent victims of your own arrogance, You created a idol--"the perfect man" anything man creates is bound to fail.
17. David had Iconoclastic Arrogance for Absalom but never got to see his feet of clay, he blamed himslef for Absalom's actions and felt He could have made it all better, like we think we can save a marriage and the spouse can care less for you.
18. True Love see the flaws of the object of love and Love's them anyways.
a) Today's love is so superfiscial they leave as soon as they have one arguement.
19. Arrogance is dumb to think someone is perfect or "perfect for them" and they make them out to be perfect, a source to their happiness and when they realize he is just a man, they react and get bitter and do some dumb things.
#18 Arrogance of Morality (Self Righteousness)
20. Pre-occupation with a false standard of Morailty, close to Blind and Crusader Arrogance.
21. Pick and choose Morailty is arrogance, you don't like theTax system so you say "This is wrong I won't pay" You say it's immoral but your arrogamce of Morailty makes you a Crusader.
#19 Arrogance of Emotion (When emotion dominates your soul, Holy Rollers, etc)
#483 2 Sam 19:1-3 David's all time low / David destroys the Army's mood
1. David recovers from his emotional arrogance in 19:1-8
>19:1 It was reported to Joab, "The king continues to weep and mourn for Absalom."
2. When the first Child by Bathsheba died, David picked himself up and comforted his wife.
a) This time he was carrying on with emotion and neglecting all his duties.
3. David has not turned his back on BD, but in arrogance of emotion he is unable to apply BD.
4. Negative emotion dominates the soul and replaces BD.
5. Fear and emotion dominate the soul and destroys thinking, courage is thinking under pressure.
6. Emotional arrogance is vulnerable to flattery. The person is already in unreality and is puffed up with flattery.
7. Joab is gonna walk right in and brash David, whereas he could have easily puffed David up.
a) But Joab also cared for David and for his men!
8. David had a great sense of destiny, even as a shepherd he kept the sheep when the other brothers were out playing.
9. David changes almost over night when he goes into Int Systems of Arrogance, it can happen to all of us. We find David at the lowest spot in his life.
10. The Army's High morale from the victory turn into mourning, for they loved David, they fought for him and are sad to hear he is sad and because they feel neglected by David.
>2 And for the whole army the victory that day was turned into mourning, because on that day the troops heard it said, "The king is grieving for his son."
>3 The men stole into the city that day as men steal in who are ashamed when they flee from battle.
11. The Army started to feel sorry for themselves and feel sort of ashamed with a guilt complex, David has infected his Army by his arrogance.
12. The great triumph at that moment was destroyed, sorta like you have something really great that happened to you and your family brings you down or people at work, whatever, you had your joy coming crashing down because of some arrogant person.
13. Arrogance destroys the perspective of life. On Memorial day, you don't find people remembering them but a day for a BBQ blow out, the thinking today is appalling, all they think about is themselves. The Military and Police Officer is ridiculed today.
14. The Army came back into the city as a losing Army, they came in with a low head for they all heard the King was weeping-------instead of Grateful for saving his skin and all
a) What David did as a professional soldier and leader is inexcusable.
b) For a winning Army to have to sneak back into town is a tragedy.
15. Just as
or to your kids use them as gimmicks to get re-elected and totally NEGLECT the Military! and thus create our own downfall---we are and arrogant Nation.
16. God eventually runs out of patience and will clobbers us.
a) It will shock some people back into reality and humility.
b) Many people get complacent and vain and need a wake up call.
17. David hasn't even got down on his knees and thanked God for the voctory.
a) Arrogant people have no appreciation for anything! They look at gifts with strings or "He gave me this to win me over or feels sorry for me, etc" Just accept the damn gift and shut up!
18. David has no courtecy to his troops and no thanksgiving toward God at this time.
#484 2 Sam 19:4 Complacency / Ungrateful
1. People in arrogance never appreciate anything you do for them and David did not appreciate this great victory that his troops did for him.
2. Beware after a long time of prosperity that you do not let it become a distraction by becoming complacent, fat and happy, putting other things above Doctrine.
3. The last 10 Years of David's life is the greatest.
>4 The king covered his face and cried aloud(tantum, screaming), "O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!"
4. David is alone and weeping, yet so many are around to comfort him.
5. Normal grief is understandable, but David is so pre-occupied with his grief that he has no care for his Army, his family nor
6. David in his arrogance here completely collapses, instead of using volition for self-control and poise, he uses his volition to enter various parts of arrogance.
7. When God spanks us and we know it, we're under the gun---the issue is can we carry on or not?
a) If we fail to carry on, the discipline automatically increases by your lack of poise and ability to carry on.
8. David one thing that happened was he got away from routine, he was fine until he got to Mahanaim, and his life was out of routine and he did not apply doctrine.
a) When the report came back after the battle, all he asked was "How is Absalom".
9. Joab now will take charge of the matter-it's a very unusual situation and Joab brashes David, for David cannot carry on as King in this state and Joab knows it.
10. Only Nathan reprimanded David worse then David, but Nathan had a command from the Lord to rebuke David after Bathsheba and Uriah situation, Joab did this reprimand on his own.
a) Joab's courageous decision to do this saved
>5 Then Joab went into the headquarters of the king and said, "Today you have humiliated all your men, who have just saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and the lives of your wives and mistresses.
11. Joab called it like it was and pulled no punches.
12. Arrogance destroys the ability to be grateful, thankful, and considerate of others.
a) Capacity for life and love Must include what others have done for you.
b) Lack of appreciateion and ungratefulness shows involvement of arrogance.
c) Arrogance leads into degeneracy, and degeneracy has NO thankfulness.
13. David does not even thank GOD for saving his skin----nothing to his men, to the family who lost their loved ones in battle----NOTHING! He thinks of nothing but himself.
#485 2 Sam 19:6-7 Joab chews out David
1. Joab is the real hero in this desperate time.
>6 You love those who hate you(Absalom) and hate those who love you(David's attitude toward the Army). You have made it clear today that the commanders and their troops mean nothing to you. I see that you would be pleased if Absalom were alive today and all of us were dead.
2. Joab was the only thing that shocked David back to reality, this was a great thing Joab did.
>7 Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the LORD that if you don't go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come upon you from your youth till now."(Pretty strong stuff)
#486 2 Sam 19:8/Psalm 33 David Rebounds
1. Joab had honor, he could have tried to steal the throne from David at a couple of occasions, but he had honor, whereas Absalom did not.
2. David was brought back to reality by Joab's harsh words, sweet words and gentleness would not have brought David out of his arrogance.
a) David took a hard thrashing of words from Joab, but he knew he was right (humble).
3. David rebounded. David now rebuilds
>8 So the king got up and took his seat in the gateway. When the men were told, "The king is sitting in the gateway," they all came before him. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled to their homes.
4. David ended up judged a good man, he made many mistakes but his heart was true to God...
> 1 Kings 15:5 because David did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
5. David was the greatest King ever of
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7. David says now it's a new start for
>Ps 33:3 Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy.
#487 Psalm 33:5 Love -Justice of God
1. Humility begins in the home or the hard knocks of life.
2. David had great humility and was very flexible from all his past greatness and failure, no pride.
3. David was under great pressure but recovered from Rebound after Joab's brashing of his mourning over Absalom, David then gives this great message.
4. No capasity for life w/o thought.
>5 He loves righteousness and justice(not people); The earth is full of the grace of the LORD. a) God loves His own integrity.
b) God does not love us by our sinful nature but because we have His +R.
5. Even though David has failed them, God has never failed them, and David is saying that in this Psalm, God never let them down.
6. The Love of God is not our point of contact, but the point of contact (Justice of God) always reveals His love toward us.
7. God doesn't deal with us on love by Justice-Justice is fair.
a) God deals with us in fairness, He judges a nation in fairness.
b) Love is a emotion and fickle, always take a woman's respect over her love.
8. Love is no better then the person who says it to you. Imp Love has virtue but who has that?
9. The greatest relationships in life are those based on integrity not emotions.
10. David started the post war
#488 Ps 33:6-7
1. God is always faithful even when we become faithless and become an ass, God does not get bittter and go against His justice and act in anger to you.
2. Your life must be organized,you can't love or work or life w/o organized, and it starts with BD!
3. If you are mentally disorganized, you have no capasity for life.
#489 Ps 33:9-10 JC controls History
>10 The LORD frustrates the (evil) plans of nations; He neutralizes the plans of nations.
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3. Ps. 33 is David giving a speech to his Army that is about to be disbanded,
4. Arrogance is childish and immaturity and people get down by silliness, your team lost the game--big whoop.
#490 Ps 33:11
>11 The plan of the LORD stands forever(God is perfect, His plan is perfect), The thoughts of His heart (right lobe) to all generations(Bible stands forever).
#491 GAP (gnosis-epignosis)
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#492 Ps 33:12
1. JC still controls history and the solution is the believer taking in Doctrine, not
political, not forming a para-military organization.
>12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.
2. Any time you live in a client nation, you are a chosen people.
