The Bible by David Alley

The Bible by David Alley

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2 Kings 25 -Jehoiachin and Zedekiah Reign in Judah|Bible Podcast, David Alley,Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Kings Chapter 25, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Kings Chapter 25 Nebuchadnezzar comes a third time to Jerusalem without patience and the city is utterly destroyed according to the words of Jeremiah and other prophets. Why did it take 20 years for Nebuchadnazzer to destroy Jerusalem - why didn't he do it properly ten years earlier? Could it have been that Daniel was highly influential in Babylon? Or Did Daniel influence a later King Evil-Merodach to care for Jehoiachin? This entire series of events is a clear fulfilment of Deuteronomy 28. Josephus reports an interesting conjunction of prophecy. Jeremiah had told King Zedekiah that Nebuchadnezzar would carry him off to Babylon. And Ezekiel had predicted that Zedekiah would not see Babylon. Zedekiah had taken these apparent conflicting prophecies as a reason to disregard them. But they were both literally fulfilled. Jerusalem’s fall occurred on Tish-B’av - the same day on the Jewish Calendar that Jerusalme was destroyed by the Roman Empire in AD70. This is known as the saddest day for Jews, and can hardly be a coincidence in the grand plan of God. This chapter and book ends with a strange mention that Jehoiachin is cared for well by Nebuchadnezzar’s successor, Evil-Merodach. The question as to what would happen to the line of David is answered here - against all odds, the life of Jehoiachin is not only spared but blessed. This fact seems so unlikely and yet, we have cuneiform tables to confirm it, housed in the Pergamon museum in Berlin.
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20 feb 2023
14:47

2 Kings 24 -Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim Reign in Judah |Bible Podcast, David Alley,Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Kings Chapter 24, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Kings Chapter 24 is the first time Nebuchadnazzer came against Judah was here in 605 BC and he took away key people. This was the beginning of the 70 years prophesied by Jeremiah, which Daniel who was in the first round of exiles counted from. Jeremiah 25:11 “This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.” Nebuchadnazzer came three times - these dates are only approximately correct. 605 BC during the reign of Jehoiakim - exile of Daniel 597 BC during the reign of Jehoiachin - exile of Ezekiel & Jehoiachin 586 BC during the reign of Zedekiah - exile of Zedekiah There has been a giant long and very patient process by the Lord to redeem his people, but finally they are punished for their sins. And yet somehow through the process God still is at work in salvation history. Of the mystery of God!!
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19 feb 2023
15:28

2 Kings 23 - Hezekiah's Good Reign in Judah | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Kings Chapter 23, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
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18 feb 2023
14:38

2 King 21- Judah's Kings After Amaziah | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Kings Chapter 21, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Kings Chapter 21 Manasseh is the 14th monarch and the 13th king of Judah. Despite having a wonderful name - one of the twelve tribes of Israel - he is a terrible king. Manasseh was worse than the Amorites… worse than “all the nations’ before. He filled Jerusalem with blood… one phrase that speaks volumes. Jewish tradition tells us that he sawed the prophet Isaiah in half. This is something alluded to in Hebrews 11:37 - they were stoned, they were sawed in two…. The Chronicler (book of Chronicles) says that Manasseh repented in his last days. It mentions his punishment, his repentance and his restoration by the Lord in 2 Chronicles 33:11-13. Elsewhere we have the prayer of Manasseh included in some old versions of the Bible, but not believed by most scholars to be a true part of the Bible. It this video we read and comment on a section of the repentance prayer of Manasseh which used to be considered a part of scripture but was removed in the reformation.
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17 feb 2023
13:32

2 Kings 20 - Jonah's Message to Nineveh | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Kings Chapter 20, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Kings Chapter 20 Hezekiah knows he is dying and goes to prayer. As we have learned from other places in the Bible, you can challenge the Lord, and he even likes it. Not challenged by disobedience as some do, but a challenge by taking him on with fasting and prayer and surrender - the things he loves. It's a wrestling with God as Jacob did. So Hezekiah goes to wrestle with God. This is what is called supplication - a deep and earnest petition of God. How few people knew the length of their days - Hezekiah did, and the Lord did. Does it make a difference as to how you spend them? Not necessarily as all people know their days are numbered but many are not wise in accounting for them. In this chapter we also have the combination of medicine and healing working together. The Lord uses both… as is evidenced here, and in Acts and in the presence of the church on earth who started hospitals. Both are great miracles. Finally we cover the amazing miracle of time going backwards in this chapter. How does that work? How can God do such a thing?
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16 feb 2023
17:45

2 Kings 19 - Jeroboam II Reigns in Israel | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Kings Chapter 19, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Kings Chapter 19 Hezekiah goes to the Lord concerned about the Assyrian siege. His father Ahaz, and later his son Manasseh go toward the Assyrian gods. It was a common misconception that the gods of the strongest nations were the strongest gods, but there was plenty of Israelite history to demonstrate that the Lord was the strongest God (and only God) and he didn’t exercise his strength when he wasn’t followed. Isaiah the prophet receives and incredible prophecy which comes to pass, and the Assyrians are vanquished miraculously. This miracle is hard to explain by historians who don’t want to trust what the Bible records. Even ancient Egyptian traditions explain this as a miracle. This video goes over the prophecy of Isaiah, the incredible miracle and the great engineering feat that was Hezekiah’s tunnel.
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15 feb 2023
21:50

2 Kings 18 - Jehoash and Amaziah Go to War | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Kings Chapter 18, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Kings Chapter 18 we meet Hezekiah, the 13th monarch and 12th king of Judah. He doesn’t just follow the Lord, he trusts the Lord. This is why he breaks with paying tribute to Assyria. The Assyrians seem to have been forcing Ahaz (his Dad) to pay tribute and along with that worship their gods. So to break with one thing (the idolatry) for the sake of God, he breaks with the tribute too, and his trust is entirely in the Lord. This results in an incredible deliverance for Jerusalem, although not for all the cities of Judah. We discuss some of the politics of the time, and the incredibly risky, and yet profoundly safe move Hezekiah takes for the Lord.
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14 feb 2023
15:13

2 Kings 17 - Amaziah Reigns in Judah | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Kings Chapter 17, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Kings Chapter 17 we meet Hoshea, the 19th and the last king of Israel. He is also from a new dynasty or family line, representing a ninth “dynasty.” Technically these “one king lines” are not dynasties, but what else can you call them? The “promises” of Deuteronomy 28 are now in full swing. The Lord is taking the Israelites away, and they are being scattered throughout the world. This is called the dispersion, and Israel is exiled all over the place. In the place of the Isrelites, the Assyrians put people from other nations who have been conquered, and they bring their own religions with them. THey make an attempt to worship Yahweh who they see as the god of the area, but its a syncretistic attempt. This is the historic background to the Samaritans of Jesus’ day.
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13 feb 2023
17:26

2 Kings 16 - Jehoash Reigns in Israel | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Kings Chapter 16, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Kings Chapter 16 we have the chapter about King Ahaz. Ahaz was the 12th monarch and 11th king of Judah. Ahaz is also the king that Isaiah gives his famous sign to in Isaiah 7:1-10. Ahaz refuses to believe that God wants to deliver Judah, and he instead turns to other gods to trust them. The sign is the “Emmanuel sign” which we hear of each Christmas, but it’s local application was that Isaiah’s wife would have a child as a sign that his words were correct. Listen as the local and the far explanation for prophecy is explained, and the emmanuel sign groiunded in its historical context. This video also explains the pressure that Ahaz was under to conform to Assyria, and he even worships their gods and shuts the temple. He sacrifices one of his children to a false god. Contrastingly, God gives his son for us.
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12 feb 2023
14:24

2 Kings 15 - Elisha's Final Miracles | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Kings Chapter 15, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Kings Chapter 15 we have the chapter of seven kings. Here they are: Uzziah, also known as Azariah, 10th Monarch of Judah Zechariah, 14th king of Israel Shallum, 15th king of Israel Menahem, 16th king of Israel Pekahiah, 17th king of Israel Pekah, 18th king of Israel Jothan, 11th monarch of Judah In this chapter we discuss not only these kings, but the growing Assyrian force in the north, and mention the ministry of Jonah which occurred at the beginning of this period, plus the meaning of some of the names of these men.
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11 feb 2023
17:11
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