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| 1 | Old Testament Books | History | Esther | Esther 01 Introduction | 3213 | Esther is the greatest book in the Bible on the providence of God. God is ruling behind the scenes to preserve His people that said no to coming out of Babylon (bondage and worldliness). The legalist and the worldly Christian would be destroyed if it weren't for the invisible God ruling the affairs of men. | Ed Miller | Esther_01Intro.mp3 | Esther 1 - 10 | ||||||
| 2 | Old Testament Books | History | Esther | Esther 02 The Providence Of God | 3213 | "The providence of God," assures Ed, "is designed to give every Christian the utmost confidence in the utmost danger in the darkest hour." God can accomplish His ends by very insignificant means, such as King Ahasuerus having a sleepless night--that preserved not only Mordecai from hanging on the gallows but a nation and the Messianic line. | Ed Miller | Esther_02TheProvidenceOfGod.mp3 | Esther 1 - 6 | ||||||
| 3 | Old Testament Books | History | Esther | Esther 03 The God of Providence | 3213 | God rules the good and overrules the evil to rescue His people from themselves and to destroy the enemy. God is in charge of every decision, whether it be the fickle king or compromising saints. Mordecai and Esther made unwise decisions but God turned them for His own sovereign purposes. | Ed Miller | Esther_03.mp3 | Esther 1 - 2 | ||||||
| 4 | Old Testament Books | History | Esther | Esther 04 Chapter 01-06 The Providence Of God | 3213 | Even when God's people sin, God is still in control. Mordecai's disrespect for civil authority (Haman) stirred up a plot to exterminate all the Jews--including the remnant in Jerusalem. Haman the Agagite goes back to the ungodly line of Esau and pictures flesh versus the spirit, but the "elder" (the flesh) shall serve the "younger" (the spirit) at the end. | Ed Miller | Esther_04Chap0106TheProvidenceOfGod.mp3 | Esther 2 - 3 | ||||||
| 5 | Old Testament Books | History | Esther | Esther 05 Chapter 01-06 Conclusion | 3213 | God overrules the evil nature of man, as seen by Haman suddenly getting self-control when he saw his hated enemy Mordecai. Knowing that the Lord can restrain sinners from doing what they want to do brings a real rest. Ed's prayer is: "Lord, make the providence of God a mighty factor in my life." | Ed Miller | Esther_05Chap0106_Conclusion.mp3 | Esther 1 - 6 | ||||||
| 6 | Old Testament Books | History | Esther | Esther 06 The Feast Of Esther | 3213 | God is the God who engineers delays for His people as well as for the heathen. Even with wicked Haman God was delaying and trying to bring him to the end of himself. How God turned the curse onto a blessing was seen in sackcloth and ashes, fasting and "faith", but the people returned only to the picture and not to the Lord. | Ed Miller | Esther_06TheFeastOfEsther.mp3 | Esther 4 - 6 | ||||||
| 7 | Old Testament Books | History | Esther | Esther 07 Warfare Conclusion | 3213 | God has three principles of victory to those who say no: 1) self-defense against the enemy, 2) God putting fear on the nations, and 3) gaining the plunder from the enemy. The feast of Purim is a worldly celebration centered in man, characterized by reviling the enemy, party time, and deliberately leaving God out. | Ed Miller | Esther_07Warefaare_Conclusion.mp3 | Esther 8 - 10 | ||||||
| 8 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 01) Introduction Pt. 1 | 3209 | Ezra serves as a foundational book for the final 100 years of the Old Testament known as the "restoration years". The historical setting of a remnant coming out of Babylonian captivity is a story that carries a timeless spiritual message. How does God restore His people that have failed to enter into His rest? God is always looking for a people right with Him (the temple) and surrounded by the knowledge of God (the walls). | Ed Miller | Ezra_01Intro.mp3 | Ezra | ||||||
| 9 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 02) Introduction Pt. 2 | 3209 | Ezra gives the story of 3 revivals and serves as the greatest summary of revival in the whole Bible. There are no spectacular miracles but is filled with the supernatural as we see God reigning on His throne. Revival #1 is deliverance from Babylonian captivity, where it seems like a dream--almost being born again again! Revival #2 is how to go forward in the Lord (building upon the foundation). Revival #3 climaxes with the need to see Jesus in this Book. | Ed Miller | Ezra_02IntroToEzra.mp3 | Ezra | ||||||
| 10 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 03) Revival #1 | 3209 | A restored temple is a picture of a restored union with the Lord. Just getting out of Babylon (Revival #1) is new life! King Cyrus is vital to Revival #1. Cyrus is the one who has victory over Babylon and anointed to proclaim liberty to the captives, and as such, prefigures Christ. The principle of Cyrus' decree is pure, unadulterated grace: all are welcome to return but nobody has to go. God stirs up a remnant through His messengers proclaiming His word. | Ed Miller | Ezra_03Revival.mp3 | Ezra 1 | ||||||
| 11 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 04) Chapters 1-2: Revival From Captivity Pt. 1 | 3209 | The "remnant" are those who responded to King Cyrus' emancipation decree to "escape" from Babylon. God calls the remnant--those who are true and faithful to the LORD--His treasure. The main revelation of Christ in Revival #1 is the faithfulness of God. | Ed Miller | Ezra_04Chap0102_RevivalFromCapativity.mp3 | Ezra 1-2 | ||||||
| 12 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 05) Chapters 1-2: Revival From Captivity Pt. 2 | 3209 | Zerubbabel shows the faith of the parents, who called him "stranger in Babylon". The first revival is led by Zerubbabel, one who is disconnected from this world. In chapter 2 the list of names of the remnant that returned shows how "remnant-conscious" God is. The chapter ends with Levites who dropped the LORD as their inheritance for the inheritance of Barzillai whose hope was in supernatural recognition through the priest's Urim and Thummim. | Ed Miller | Ezra_05Chap0102_RevivalFromCapativity.mp3 | Ezra 1-2 | ||||||
| 13 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 06) Chapter 3: Introduction to Revival 2: The Altar | 3209 | The spiritual message of Revival #2 is that we live again when we learn to rebuild the temple. The rebuilding of the temple begins with rebuilding the altar (the cross), coming back to the place where Jesus paid it all. Christ is the One who has "paid the price" for revival! | Ed Miller | Ezra_06Chap03_IntroRevival2TheAltar.mp3 | Ezra 3 | ||||||
| 14 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 07) Chapters 3-4: Revival #2: Haggai & Zechariah | 3209 | The altar (cross) is the objective proof of new life; the temple (Christian life) is the subjective proof. The objective must be recognized before the subjective can be realized. How does God use the old prophet (Haggai) and the young prophet (Zechariah) to awaken His people from a 15-year spiritual coma? | Ed Miller | Ezra_07Revival2_Haggai_Zechariah.mp3 | Ezra 4-5 | ||||||
| 15 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 08) Causes For An Incomplete Temple | 3209 | A major reason for an incomplete temple is self-sufficiency, as expressed by the words from the lips of the escaped remnant, "We ourselves will do it." Not only did they exclude the despised Samaritans but also the LORD Himself. The force of arms by the government to halt temple work provided what seemed to be a reasonable excuse to have an incomplete temple. Discouragement, fear and frustration (Ezra 4:4-5) is an apt description of the years of a Christian with an incomplete temple. | Ed Miller | Ezra_08CausesForAnIncompleteTemple.mp3 | Ezra 4-5 | ||||||
| 16 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 09) Chapter 4: But By My Spirit | 3209 | Why do Christians stop going on with the Lord? One key reason is self-confidence (legalism). Self-confidence is death to a completed temple. God must show us the human impossibility of building the temple (growing in the Lord) apart from His Spirit. We can't do it and He won't do it without us, but together we can do it! | Ed Miller | Ezra_09Chap04_ButByMySpirit.mp3 | Ezra 4-5; Haggai 1; Zechariah 4; 6:11-13 | ||||||
| 17 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 10) Shouting of Grace | 3209 | The causes of an incomplete temple are the helplessness of man to do the impossible. God's cure is the Spirit of God. Another cause for an incomplete temple is insurmountable obstacles. God has promised in Zechariah 4 that anything standing in the way of a completed temple ("great mountain") He will level. God's cure for all these problems is grace (what He does, not what I do). | Ed Miller | Ezra_10ShoutingOfGrace.mp3 | Ezra 4-5; Zechariah 4 | ||||||
| 18 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 11) Revival 2: No Condemnation | 3209 | An incomplete temple dishonors the Lord. The enemies of the remnant dug up crud from long ago that caused the people of God to quit. This spiritual principle of condemnation is addressed by the young prophet Zechariah in his vision of Joshua the high priest standing before the LORD in dirty clothes. What encourages us to rebuild the temple is knowing how thorough our cleansing is in Jesus Christ, such that if the totality of God's vision looked at us, He would find not even a trace of sin! | Ed Miller | Ezra_11Revival2_NoRedemnation.mp3 | Ezra 4; Zechariah 3 | ||||||
| 19 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 12) Christ the Glory of the Temple | 3209 | Why do people quit (i.e. have an incomplete temple)? It's because they don't see Christ as the glory of the temple. Focusing on glory that's not glory (doctrinal correctness, spiritual gifts, church size, etc.) is a hindrance to a completed temple (mature Christian life). God shakes things up so that you can learn what true glory is. | Ed Miller | Ezra_12ChristTheGloryOfTheTemple.mp3 | Ezra 5 & 6; Haggai 2:6-9 | ||||||
| 20 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 13) Revival 2: Conclusion | 3209 | God's cures for an incomplete temple (immature church or Christian) are His Spirit, His grace, how He sees you perfect, and His Son. If I embrace God's cures, what will my life look like? I will have peace in my heart, have a life of blessing, and have the mark of God on my life that impresses upon others. The evidences of a completed temple (maturity) are dedication to the Lord, unity in the Body of Christ, and supernatural joy (no longer mixed with weeping)! | Ed Miller | Ezra_13Conclusion.mp3 | Ezra 6:16-22; Zechariah 3-4; Haggai 2 | ||||||
| 21 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 14) Revival 3: Introduction | 3209 | Revival #3 focuses on how to produce fruit--life in the completed temple. Ezra is one of the most unique books in the Bible in that it is indispensibly dependent upon other books in order to understand its message. So the "old covenant" vow that ends the book of Ezra in frustration and inability to perform is best explained in light of the qualitatively different "new covenant" vow made in Nehemiah. Revival #3 testifies that I live again when I learn how to see the Lord in this Book. | Ed Miller | Ezra_14IntroRevival3.mp3 | Ezra 7 - Nehemiah 10 | ||||||
| 22 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 15) Revival 3: More Than A Good Heart | 3209 | Revival #3 emphasizes learning the Word of God, as Ezra emerges as a Bible teacher. The secret of moving from an old covenant vow to a new covenant vow is illustrated by the building of the wall. The remnant were not backsliders, as some might think, but loved the Lord in the way they volunteered, lived by faith, kept a careful testimony, and repented in humility. | Ed Miller | Ezra_15Revival3_MoreThanAGoodHeart.mp3 | Ezra 7-10 | ||||||
| 23 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 16) Revival 3: The Spirit of Life in Christ | 3209 | Ezra 7-10 tells in story form what Romans 7 tells as doctrine: hating sin, loving God, and unable to perform. The only victory over the law of sin if bringing in a greater law: the law of the Spirit of life in Christ. God's rain on the remnant's old covenent repentance was both a blessing (acknowledging their heart's direction toward Him) and disapproval (the old covenant won't work). | Ed Miller | Ezra_16TheSpiritOfLifeInChrist.mp3 | Ezra 7-10; Romans 7 | ||||||
| 24 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 17) Revival 3: The New Covenant Vow | 3209 | The root of every spiritual problem is always my knowledge of God; the solution is to go forward in the knowledge of God, as illustrated by the rebuilding of the wall. After the wall was built, the frustration of the old covenant vow at the end of Ezra gives way to the pure gladness and joy that comes from a heart knowledge of the Word of God. The new covenant vow to devote myself to this Book, rest and surrender is qualitatively different than the old covenant vow to quit sinning. | Ed Miller | Ezra_17TheNewCovenantVow.mp3 | Ezra 9-10; Nehemiah 8-9 | ||||||
| 25 | Old Testament Books | History | Ezra | (Ezra 18) Revival 3: Life Behind the Wall | 3209 | Life behind the completed wall is a life that is lived in the light. Towards the world we're guarded; towards the Lord we're praising. Life lived "behind the wall" is an eager desire to be taught the Word of God, going beyond the letter, and desiring to dwell with the people of God. The last message in the Old Testament is the dedication of the wall with the sound of joy and rejoicing. Joy becomes your greatest testimony! | Ed Miller | Ezra_18LifeBehindTheWall.mp3 | Nehemiah 8-12 | ||||||
| 26 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 01) Introduction | 3207 | The major contribution of 1 & 2 Samuel is illustrating the kingship of Christ through human kings. One overarching theme is God calling attention to the internal, not external. A second significant theme is its Christ-centeredness, showing through the conflict of Saul how David (picturing Christ) comes to rule the entirety of our lives! | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_01Intro.mp3 | 1 Samuel; 2 Samuel | ||||||
| 27 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 02) 1 Samuel Chapters 1-8 Overview | 3207 | Chapters 1 - 3 highlight God's burden to make Himself known and the people's response of neglect. God did everything He could to make His presense known through the Ark of the Covenant, the tribe of priests, and the Nazirites, but the people only saw the pictures, not the invisible God. In chapters 4 - 8, by allowing the Ark to be stolen, God communicated that since the people didn't want Him, He'd be leaving. Outward form means nothing to the Lord without inward reality. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_02Chap0108_Overview.mp3 | 1 Samuel 1 - 8 | ||||||
| 28 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 03) 1 Samuel Chapters 1-8 Overview Cont. | 3207 | An invisible King cannot stay among a people who do not want Him. To trace the Ark is to trace the heart of God. The Ark's missionary journey in the land of the Philistines showed the triumph over the heathen gods and futility of it. The idol Dagon falling before the Ark proclaims, "I am the King; Mine is the throne!" The return of the Ark (chap.6) to a priestly town conveys, "I can't stay away from you." The victory at Mitzpah over the Philistines show that victory through the lamb comes to a people seeking the Lord Himself, not the pictures of Him. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_03Chap0108.mp3 | 1 Samuel 1 - 8 | ||||||
| 29 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 04) 1 Samuel Chapters 8-12 | 3207 | Chapter 8 highlights the rejection of the invisible King. At the core of living by sight is a rejection of the lordship of Jesus Christ. Chapter 9 reveals God as the Sovereign One; God will not give up on me because I've given up on Him. Saul as king becomes a personification of the spiritual corruptions of the nation Israel. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_04Chap08_12.mp3 | 1 Samuel 8-12 | ||||||
| 30 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 05) 1 Samuel Chapters 10-11 | 3207 | Through the signs given to Saul, God revealed Himself as the One who stands behind the scenes guiding every detail of his life and stands ready to provide all of his needs. Though God is rejected as King, He still stands ready to guide, provide, and transform life. Saul's first victory as king against Nahash ("serpent") underscores the bigger battle over the devil, the serpent of old. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_05Chap10_11.mp3 | 1 Samuel 10-11 | ||||||
| 31 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 06) 1 Samuel Chapters 13-15 | 3207 | The 8 stories about King Saul in chapters 13 through 15 point to a single overarching revelation of God. Saul, the religious man who has work to do for God, is contrasted with his son Jonathan, a spiritual man who trusts in the work the Lord will do. God is the One who delights in a direction of your heart (i.e. obedience) rather than in what you give Him (i.e. sacrifice). | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_06Chap13_15.mp3 | 1 Samuel 13-15 | ||||||
| 32 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 07) 1 Samuel Chapters 16-27 | 3207 | Chapters 16 through 27 introduce us to the 12 turbulent years of David's life from his anointing under Samuel to being hunted by King Saul. Some general observations of the section as a whole are God's honesty about His flawed people, His sovereignty, guidance and testing/trial. God was making David ready to take the throne through all of his trying experiences of life. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_07Chap16-27.mp3 | 1 Samuel 16-27 | ||||||
| 33 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 08) 1 Samuel Chapters 16-27 - David & Jonathan | 3207 | In chapters 16 through 27 David pictures Christ in 3 ways: 1) In his union with Jonathan, 2) In his rejection and humiliation, and 3) In his victory over Goliath. Jonathan had to learn that union with David means enmity with Saul; we cannot be popular where Jesus Christ is unpopular. David was a rejected shepherd-king without a throne; someone else (Saul) occupied his throne. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_08Chap16-27DavidJonathan.mp3 | 1 Samuel 16-27 | ||||||
| 34 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 09) 1 Samuel Chapter 17 - David & Goliath | 3207 | David, the anointed shepherd-king from Bethlehem, prefigures Christ in his victory over Goliath, Israel's impossible enemy. A man after God's own heart recognizes the enemy as God's enemy and the battle as God's battle. As a sinner, David pictures the Christian and how God overrules every one of those sins for His glory. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_09Chap17.mp3 | 1 Samuel 17 | ||||||
| 35 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 10) 1 Samuel Chapters 15-31 - God's Dealings with David | 3207 | Ed shares three stand alone blessings from the lives of Saul and Samuel about weeping, waiting, and withholding judgment. The great revelation of God is that He watches over His wayward child until he's stripped of everything but Himself. The tremendous extremes of David are a warning to us that our hearts are prone to wander and also an encouragement that God still delivers us in our foolishness. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_10Chap27_31GodsDealingsWithDavid.mp3 | 1 Samuel 15-31 | ||||||
| 36 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 11) 1 Samuel Chapters 28-30 - Conclusion | 3207 | Saul disguised as someone else in the witch's house is a picture of Christian at the bottom of the bottom. God in the witch's house to give Saul His last call to repentance is a revelation of God's condescending mercy. The principle of the spoil goes to those who guarded the stuff is that God won the victory not the instruments He used. Fellowship (Jonathan) is a wonderful thing to strengthen you in God, but even if Jonathan isn't there, Jesus is all you need! | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_11Chap28_30Conclusion.mp3 | 1 Samuel 28-30 | ||||||
| 37 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 12) 2 Samuel - Overview | 3207 | The spiritual meaning is under the facts. In order to present the underlying age-abiding principles, Ed gives an overview of the facts of the whole book of 2 Samuel. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_12_Overview.mp3 | 2 Samuel | ||||||
| 38 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 13) 2 Samuel Chapters 1-9 | 3207 | God will establish His kingdom (2 Samuel 1-9) and He will keep it no matter what inward storms (chapters 10-12) or external storms (chapters 13-24) that assail it. How God sets up the kingdom under David is the same way in principle by which the kingdom of Christ is established in your heart. The kingdom of heaven is a spiritual kingdom established progressively (step by step) in the face of overwhelming opposition. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_13Chap01_09.mp3 | 2 Samuel 1-9 | ||||||
| 39 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 14) 2 Samuel Chapters 5-9 - David Is King | 3207 | What happens when God's king reigns over the whole landscape of our existence? The first step is that we go up and take the City of Peace (Jerusalem) and cast out the idols. Don't worry about all the Philistines (sins) in your life; move with God when He draws the sword from His sheath. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_14Chap05_09DavidIsKing.mp3 | 2 Samuel 5-9 | ||||||
| 40 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 15) 2 Samuel Chapter 6 - Sin of Irreverence | 3207 | When the King is carried by a reverent people, blessing and joy result but irreverence brings forth death and barrenness. Irreverence, a low view of God, leads to pride, anger and disobedience. The new carts of man's traditions can obscure the clear Word of God. We need to take off the royal robe, stop trying to rescue God, and let God do the reigning. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_15Chap06_SinOfIrreverence.mp3 | 2 Samuel 6 | ||||||
| 41 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 16) 2 Samuel Chapter 7 - Covenant of Grace | 3207 | God takes a wondrous new step in 2 Samuel 7, one of the key passages in the Old Testament. Why wouldn't let God let David build the temple? The picture would have been incomplete without Solomon; the kingdom of peace (Solomon) had to be established on the kingdom of war (David, foreshadowing the cross). Be very careful of "Nathans" that encourage you to do something for God rather than showing what God is doing for you. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_16Chap07.mp3 | 2 Samuel 7 | ||||||
| 42 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 17) 2 Samuel Chapter 8 - Victory | 3207 | 4 great principles of victory are illustrated by David's conquering of the many surrounding nations. Victory is God's, not man's; God Himself was David's victory. The message of the Gospel is God's full victory in every direction all at once. Victory means liberty so that even God's enemies are fighting for us. Because David had victory, he became a testimony. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_17Chap08.mp3 | 2 Samuel 8 | ||||||
| 43 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 18) 2 Samuel Chapter 9 - Maturity & Missions | 3207 | Mephibosheth, the lame son of Prince Jonathan, wonderfully illustrates redemption going from being a cripple from the fall and exiled from the king to accepted and adopted as one of the king's sons. Mephibosheth also depicts three stages of the Christian life: on your face in the presence of the king; at the king's table as one of the king's sons; and outside the camp in the place of rejection. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_18Chap09_Mephibosheth.mp3 | 2 Samuel 9 | ||||||
| 44 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 19) 2 Samuel Chapters 10-11 | 3207 | In 2 Samuel 10 David has it in his heart to pour out kindness on his enemies. Those who reject the king's kindness, putting his messengers to an open shame, will be judged no matter what alliances they make. Chapters 11 and 12 illustrate 4 great truths: the depravity of man's heart, confession of sin, consequences of sin, and the grace of God. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_19Chap10_11.mp3 | 2 Samuel 10-11 | ||||||
| 45 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 20) 2 Samuel Chapter 12 - True Confession | 3207 | True confession of sin deals not only with sin but the "sin factory" of the heart. Sinning in the light does not, unlike many legalistic methods affirm, put you out of fellowship with God. Walking in darkness is when I say 'no' to the revelation of God. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_20Chap12.mp3 | 2 Samuel 10-11; 1 John 1 | ||||||
| 46 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 21) 2 Samuel Chapters 10-12 - Grace & Government | 3207 | The consequences of David's sin of adultery and murder reaped a 20-year harvest of domestic affliction. Yet this was not punishment for his sin, for in grace the Lord had taken away his sin. We must learn to lay hold of the principle of grace while the wheels of government roll over our soul. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_21GraceGovernment.mp3 | 2 Samuel 10-12 | ||||||
| 47 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 22) 2 Samuel Chapters 10-12 - Evidence of Grace | 3207 | It is a mercy of God to bring the right "Nathans" to you at the right time. No matter how badly you blow it, you may find in your God a great forgiveness. There is no internal storm that shall rage in your breast that can dislodge you from your place in Jesus Christ and what He's done in your life! | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_22Chap10_12EvidenceOfGrace.mp3 | 2 Samuel 10-12 | ||||||
| 48 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 23) 2 Samuel Chapters 13-24 - Internal Conflict & External Conflict | 3207 | David's refusal to go to war with the Ammonites illustrates a spiritual parallel in his heart of spiritual Ammonites. It takes a miracle of God to affect a tremendous attitdue change of hating the "Ammonites" within. The external conflicts in David's life are of the most aggravated form to illustrate that no opposition from the outside can undo the work of God in our souls. The book ends with victory: a psalm, strength of character, and need for the blood of the Sacrifice. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_23Chap13_24InternalConflict_ExternalConflict.mp3 | 2 Samuel 13-24 | ||||||
| 49 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 24) 2 Samuel Chapters 13-20 - Sovereignty of God | 3207 | The great revelation of God in 2 Samuel 13-20 is the sovereignty of God. God is using one war and earthly kingdoms to illustrate another war and spiritual kingdoms. It is another great revelation to learn that Joab and Absalom are your enemies. The varied attacks David as a man after God's own heart experienced are what we can expect in our own lives--overt enemies (Shimei), deceitful traitors (Ahithophel), and divisive brothers (Sheba). | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_24Chap13_20_SoverantyOfGod.mp3 | 2 Samuel 13-20 | ||||||
| 50 | Old Testament Books | History | I and II Samuel | (I & II Samuel 25) 2 Samuel Chapters 13-18 | 3207 | The characters of these sections are representative enemies personifying spiritual principles. David's only hope for the deadly heart attachments to worldly wisdom (Joab) and Absalom (attraction to beautiful things) is God Himself. God's Davids will face outward rejection (Shimei), hypocrisy and betrayal (Athithophel), and Shebas who work towards splitting the people of God. | Ed Miller | Samuel0102_25Chap13_18.mp3 | 2 Samuel 13-18 |