The Bible by David Alley

The Bible by David Alley

por David Alley
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1 Kings 6 - Solomon's Other Activities | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 6, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 6 we find possibly the most important scripture for dating the exodus. Because the building of the temple is fixed in history and its date well accorded. We are able to conclude the earlier dates based on this. It said that construction on the the temple was commenced 480 years after the exodus. This is 12 forties, so is a highly meaningful number. Temple construction occurred at 974BC. According to Coffman this places the Exodus at 1446BC. According to the Associates for Biblical Research this is also right. The temple was a building about 26 metres long, 13 metres high, and about 8 metres wide. So not huge, but very elaborate. It was described as a being like a Faberge egg, but the size of a building. Here we are talking of the most elaborate goldwork in the ancient world. And it was in a chamber that none other than God could see, except one high priest one time per year. There was no expense spared. When you think of the elaborate beauty of Pharaoh Tutankhamun's death mask, and then imagine the same beauty covering in and out a building 26 metres long by Here we have a project that involved 150000 slaves for 7 years, plus another 10,000 forced conscripted laborers (30,000 who worked one month on and two months off) plus another 3300 supervistors. This is a total of 163300 people at work for an entire 7 years. Paid an average daily wage of $200 working 6 days a week, we put the total labor cost in today’s terms in AUD at $71,329,440,000. If we add onto this the capital costs paid to HIram of Tyre feeding his royal house for 7 straight years, plus the cost of all the gold, we have a building worth in excess of 100 Billion dollars. This makes the temple a highly elaborate structure, representing the glory of God. God makes a promise for all who are concerned for God’s house, which is his people. He will put and establish his word in them and keep his promises to them. You see this promise in this chapter in verses 11-13.
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11 ene 2023
13:03

1 Kings 5 -God's Promise and Warning to Solomon | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 5, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 5 Solomon makes a deal with Hiram of Tyre. Tyre is a part of Phonecia. The Phonecians worshipped other gods, and later produced the terrible Jezebel. Phoenicia is also supposed to have produced the first or oldest alphabet. Interestingly the Canaanite alphabet, phonecian alphabet and the paleo-hebrew alphabet are basically the same. In other words, the oldest alphabet in the world is the biblical one, although Dr Douglas Petrovich is now a leading expert in an even older version of Hebrew coming out of Egypt, which may be older than the Phonecian. Solomon’s deal with HIram was for materials to build a temple for God, and a palace for himself and for the Pharaoh’s daughter, his wife. Solomon assumed in all o othis, that he was the son of David who would build God a house. Solomon may have been wise, but he had no idea that he was not the son that God was referring to. Christ was the son who would build a temple without hands, and also reign on an eternal throne. Solomon conscripted not just slaves, but also regular Israelites in the building of the temple. It was a big project. He conscriptured 30,000 non slaves, who worked in shifts one month on, and two months off. In addition he had 150,000 slaves and 3300 supervisors. How exactly did stone cutting happen in ancient times? Hre is an unfinished obelisk from ancient Egypt still in the process of being cut out. This explains why 150000 workers were needed to build a temple of stone which was only about 30 meters long. And why it took 7 years. 80000 of them were just to cut the stone, and 70000 to transport the stone. What a blessing concrete is today.
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10 ene 2023
12:04

The Bible: 1 Kings Chapter 4

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 4, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 4 Solomon develops a national system to run the country of Israel. It meant he didn’t have to worry about making things happen, he only had to make sure the right people were in place. He had 12 administrators. Two features of his kingdom was his administrations daily consumption of 30 cors of fine flour. This is about 6900 litres of flour, estimated conservatively. Plus a great amount of other meats and products. His Kingdom was peaceful the entire duration of his reign. To live in peace was an unusual thing in ancient times. This is why Solomon is a picture of Christ. He is the only one of the kings of Israel and Judah who gave peace to the entire nation the entire time he lived. Solomon had forty thousand horses, and twelve thousand riders. This is ratio of 3.33 horses per rider. Often chariots did have 2 horses per chariot. Either way there were many horses. Earlier in scripture, in Deuteronomy 17:6 the Lord said “you shall not multiply horses to yourself.” So even in the midst of wonderous achievement, we see reason for alarm. Horses were equated with military might, and Israel was to trust the Lord, not in military power. Earlier, King David said in Psalm 20:7 says “Some trust in horses, and some in chariots, but we will trust in the name of the Lord.” David hamstrung horses and didn’t multiply them. Here we find it mentioned that Solomon wrote 3000 proverbs. The book of Proverbs has about 800 proverbs, but not all of them were written by Solomon. So the majority of his proverbs are no longer with us. It also mentions he wrote 1005 songs, but of his 1005 songs, we only have four, the Song of Solomon, or the Song of Songs, plus Psalms 72, 127 and 132. Life in Israel at that time was unparalleled in the world up until then. Solomon was a picture of Christ and what will happen, when the world places itself under his rightful leadership.
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9 ene 2023
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1 Kings 3 - Solomon Builds the Temple | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 3, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 3 Solomon marries Pharaoh’s daughter, which was probably not a loving marriage, but a political one. This was about ensuring peace and an effective economy. The Pharaoh was probably Psusennes II - and Pharaoh’s daughter’s name is unknown. Solomon goes up to offer sacrifices at Gibeon, a high place. At this point God seems to overlook the use of the high places, because of no temple, and because it was towards him. Solomon himself sacrifices at Gibeon in verse 4. After this Solomon has a dream where God tells him he can have anything he asks for, and he asks for wisdom. The he gets wealth and fame thrown in. Solomon has a lucid dream - he is able to interact with the Lord while asleep. This is rare, but not unheard of. In my own dreams at times I have been presented with temptations which I have chosen against. Some level of human will does seem to make its way into our dreams. Having been conditioned as a child through this story, I always wanted to ask for wisdom. But the sad truth is that the request for wisdom in my own mind was motivated by obtaining the other things as a byproduct. As I have aged, I have realised that I do want the other things, but my true request would be to know Christ, who is wisdom in person. Solomon’s request for wisdom was within a context. He wanted to be able to govern the Lord’s people well. This should be the prayer of all leaders, ministers and parents, to have wisdom for the tasks the Lord has given. An example of Solomon’s wisdom is given with the story of the two prostitutes and their babies. This is a remarkable story, even today. The NT writer James tells us that in James 1:5 that “if any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault.” What many don’t realise is that God has made the same offer to all, not just to Solomon. IN Christ’s own words we can “ask anything in his name” and it will be done. We don’t feel close enough to God, or lack faith, or feel we are not heard, oor many other reasons. But we should explore these things, and begin by seeking wisdom.
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8 ene 2023
15:12

1 Kings 2 - Solomon's Wisdom and Wealth | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 2, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 2 David dies, but not before giving Solomon some advice. He reminds him of the Messiaanic promise, and the need to follow God. He also advises about certain people that need to be removed. It sounds like David is seeking revenge, but he is exercising great wisdom. If these people were lawless when David was alive, what now when he is dead? These people are Joab, and Shimei. Adonijah is also someone Solomon has his eye on. Adonijah then asks Bathsheba, to ask Solomon for Abishag from Shunem as a wife. There was no technical reason why he couldn’t marry her, she wasn’t a concubine of the king, but only a nurse. If there was any suspicious reason, Bathsheba would have picked it up. Solomon says no, and commands his death. Solomon’s reaction seems out of all proportion. But there is a way of seeing Adonijah’s request as a claim to the throne, because he wanted a king’s consort to be his wife, even if she wasn’t a real consort. Some commentators think that Abishag the Shunemite had been added to Solomon’s harem by this point, so he was asking for something treasonous. Some also think that the Shulamite woman in the Song of Songs is Abishag the shunammite. In this chapter all of Solomon’s opponents are dead, and his reign is established.
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7 ene 2023
17:45

1 Kings 1 - Solomon Becomes King | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 1, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 1 we cover the remaining 38 kings, and 1 queen of the nations of Israel and Judah. Samuel focussed on the first three kings, but now we are going to cover the rest. Ultimately through it all we are going to see that no human king is perfect, and hardly any of them are good, only seven. The book starts with David being elderly and Adonijah, his oldest remaining son, aspiring to be king. When someone says “I will be king” they are on dangerous ground. This is what Lucifer said and plunged all creation into chaos. Christ IS the king of kings and yet he came to serve. It is the Lord who exalts. Adonijah is David’s fourth son - and his name means “My Lord is God.” For David this was true, but Adonijah doesn’t seem to have walked in the same strict sense of doing things the Lord’s way. It must have been somewhat common knowledge that David wanted Solomon to be king, because Nathan knew it, and Adonijah didn’t invite Solomon to the ‘coronation’ event. Encouraged by Nathan the prophet and BAthsheba, David elevates Solomon while still alive, and this causes panic, and all of Adonijah’s help evaporates. Solomon extends mercy to him for the moment. David and Solomon are technically king at the same time. David doesn’t seem to give the impression of a great father, but in the case of Solomon we know he took an interest because of things recorded in the book of Proverbs. With so many wives and so many children it would not be possible to spend quality time with them all, but he seems to spend time with Solomon - perhaps in an endeavor to ensure good things for the future.
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5 ene 2023
19:24

2 Samuel 24 - David's Sin and the Plague | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 24, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 24 we have a census. Here it says God led him to take a census, but In 1 Chronicles 21 it says in the other telling that “Satan” enticed David to take the census. So who orchestrated it? This is a similar passage to Job where Satan accuses Job, God consents, and then later is is seen as God’s action. God allows it because he knows that ultimate goodo will come from it, but he is not the initiator. Ultimately nothing can happen without God allowing it, but he allows free will and other things because he knows these things are required for ultimate good outcomes. The whole of human history is a similar situation to this. How did evil originate? There will always be people who blame God because without some allowance it could never have gotten started. God knows however that by allowing human free will, we will have error, sin, pain and other things, but ultimately will be achieved a great mystery, the union of God and humanity. True love cannot be arrived at without the possibility of hate. Also, in the Chronicles 21 version of the census it comes back with different numbers. It says that there were 1.1 million men including 470000 men from Judah. This video explains a possible reason why. Finally God gives David a choice of three consequences, and he chooses the quickest one. In the punishment we have here is another example of the layers of reality working together. People are dying, and the cause of death is a spiritual one, an angel, but the corresponding reality is a physical pestilence. This video discusses, free will, sovereignty, differences in biblical stories and the layers of reality
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29 dic 2022
16:19

2 Samuel 23 - David's Mighty Men | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 23, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 23 we have another psalm to add to the 73 in the book of Psalms. David is not only a significant character, but also a significant writer in scripture. Finally we have here a prophecy, and Acts 2:30 tells us that David was a prophet and we see that in this song, and in others also. This is a Messianic Song. After the song we have a list of David’s mighty men, and some of their deeds. There was a time when David’s hometown, Bethlehem, where Jesus was to be later born, was under Philistine occupation. During the time of Saul’s reign, large sections of Israel ended up under Philistine control. Three of Davi’ds mighty men broke through enemy lines to get David water from the well at Bethlehem. This story probably happened when Saul was the king. Also here we have mentioned Bathsheba’s father and grandfather, and here Bathsheba’s husband Uriah. The whole thing of mighty men is an example of discipleship. In the NT Christ called people to follow him, and he had 12, but also had 72. These became well known all through church history. Here in the OT we have the same type of thing. Whoever you follow, you will become like. Its a reminder to leadership to be what you want your followers to become, and a reminder to disciples to follow the one God has placed in your life. This isn’t only about academics, or mental things, but about attitudes, of the heart, about having sonship in the heart.
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28 dic 2022
13:31

2 Samuel 22 - David's Last Words | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 22, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 22 we have a song written after David had been delivered from all his enemies. The song here is almost identical to Psalm 18, but there are five phrases here that are not in Psalm 18, and there are four different phrases in Psalm 18 that are not here. The Psalm 18 version also has a heading “To the Chief Musician.” David wrote songs and handed them over for specific use in worship, but here we see a version that he himself sang which is slightly different. Both versions are a part of God’s word even with their differences. The main theme of this song is how the victory is ascribed to God, who equips David for victory. It is David who wins, but he wins because God trains him, secures, him, strengthens him and everything else. The four additional phrases here are found in verse 3, verse 28, verse 43 and verse 47.
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27 dic 2022
13:07

2 Samuel 21 - David's Song of Deliverance | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 21, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 21 we come to the last four chapters of 2 Samuel, where we have a collection of stories which relate back to various moments in his life. Various scholars have analysed the linguistic features, and the chiastic pattern of these stories. Essentially it demonstrates that these stories are not an afterthought, but a planned inclusion. It also reminds us that every part of the Bible is placed there with Christ’s intention, and there is value in it for us. The first story is of a famine. David sought the Lord and found it had a spiritual cause because Saul had sinned against the Gibeonites. The physical and spiritual layers of reality overlap but this is not often observed, but in this chapter it is clearly seen. In this chapter we discuss the physical and spiritual layers. We will discuss the Gibeonites and how a famine can have been caused. We will briefly consider if climate change and things like it can have spiritual causes? The famine was resolved by taking the blood of seven of Sauls’ descendants. Today we discuss how a spiritual issue like this would be resolved today. We have a better blood available to ous. In this chapter there are also a few textual issues to consider. Does Michal, David’s wife, have 3 husbands? Does she have five sons, or was it her sister? Also is there two Goliath’s? How many giants did David kill?
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26 dic 2022
17:31
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