Here's First Fruits Ministries sermon for the Sabbath on 1/11/2025, called: "Community, Part 10: Money Matters": https://firstfruits.cc/blog/20....25/01/11/community-p
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Holy, Holy, Holy Yah
By Dr Garth Grenache
and his Uncanny Valley Orchestra
2025:1:12
Holy, holy, holy Yah,
Our Father God Almighty
Who was, who is, and yet shall come,
The Father of eternity!
To Yah who sits upon His throne,
And to thy Son Yeshu alone
Be blessing, honor, glory's might,
Resounding through eonic light
Question 60: Why was David a man after YHVH’s own Heart?
Answer:
This question has often been asked, both by scoffers and the serious. David, it is true, had fallen into deep sin many times; but his struggles, his remorse, his repentance, his efforts at reparation -- these also must be considered. He lived in a rude and warlike age. His whole life, as one biographer says, was "the faithful struggle of an earnest human soul toward what was good and best -- a struggle often baffled, yet never ended." This was the character of the man who was illustrious as soldier, shepherd, poet, king, prophet; who kindled patriotism, united Israel and made it a great nation and who drove out the worship of strange gods in the land. In view of all the blessings that came to the Hebrew race through David's reign; in view also of "the oath sworn unto David" and of the many evidences of his repentance and his trust in YHVH, as expressed in the Psalms, his career must be regarded as a whole rather than judged of by specific acts, if we would try to find out how David in any degree merited the commendation which the sacred historians accord him.
Question 59: Who were king David’s wives?
Answer:
He had a number of wives, but those that are known chiefly to history are Abigail of Carmel (1 Chronicles 3:1); Michal, the daughter of Saul (2 Samuel 3:13) and Bathsheba (1 Chronicles 3:5).
Question 58: Were Daniel’s companions his brothers?
Answer:
In Daniel 1:6 the companions and Daniel are spoken of as the children of Judah. This means of the tribe of Judah. There is no evidence that they were brothers in the sense of blood relationship. Shadrach was the Chaldee name of Hananiah, the chief of the "three children" or young men of the tribe of Judah, who were Daniel's companions. He was taken captive with Daniel and a number of others at the first invasion of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar about B. C. 606. All four were young men of kingly bearing of the royal tribe of Judah and of superior understanding or education. Meshach was the Chaldee name given by the Babylonian court to Mishael and Abednego was the name similarly bestowed on Azariah.
Question 57: Was David justified in ordering Solomon to have Joab and Shimei executed?
Answer:
Dean Stanley, strange to say, avers that in the order given to Solomon. (1 Kings 2:5-9) King David "bequeathed a dark legacy of long cherished vengeance." Dr Terry's view seems more probable, that "this dying charge was not the offspring of personal revenge, but a measure of administrative wisdom." "David," says Wordsworth, "does not mention among Joab's sins that which caused him personally the most poignant grief, the murder of Absalom." He dwells on the fact that Joab had treacherously slain Abner and had also assassinated Amasa, shedding the blood of war in peace. Shimei had blasphemously insulted the royal majesty of Israel. David it is true, had sworn to spare Shimei, but this oath was not binding on Solomon. David seems to feel that he had been too lax in punishing crime. His own guilt, though repented of, may have made him feel that the son of Zeruiah in particular, was too strong for him. Hence this charge to Solomon as keeper of YHVH's Law and guardian of the kingdom's safety. In one sense, the execution of these men may be looked upon as an act of retributive justice (they being the enemies of the king), yet in the view of some commentators, the personal vindictiveness that David cherished in the matter and the absence of a disinterested purpose to secure justice and the welfare and security of Israel, his kingdom, call for condemnation of David in his instructions to his son.
Frequently asked questions and answers:
Question 56: What time was consumed in the work of the Creation?
Answer:
Many have asked: "How long did it take YHVH to create the world and what was the order in which the various beings and things were brought forth?" There are many theories propounded concerning Creation. Some interpreters contend that the Bible account should be taken as meaning literal days, while others, remembering that a day is as a thousand years in YHVH's sight, interpret them as meaning periods of indefinite duration. This problem has been a theme of endless discussion and science is powerless to decide it. The first three days of Creation comprise the inorganic era and the last three days the organic era. The first two chapters of Genesis are repetitive of the story of Creation, the first seven verses of chapter 2 reciting more briefly what was already stated in the first chapter in a somewhat different literary form. As to the order in which Creation proceeded, we have nothing else to guide us than Genesis and the order there given is: first day, light (general); second day, earth and water divided; third day, land and water outlined and vegetation created; fourth day, light (direct); fifth day, lower animals created; sixth day, mammals and man created; seventh day, rest as to the length of time between the Creation of Adam and of Eve, that is one of the disputed points on which no one can speak conclusively. Theorizing is futile and traditions.
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