The Bible by David Alley

The Bible by David Alley

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1 Samuel 31 - The Death of Saul | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Samuel Chapter 31, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Samuel Chapter 31 King Saul and three of his sons die in battle against the Philistines at Mt Gilboa in the north of Israel. Saul is left with only one remaining son Here in 1st Samuel it says Saul killed himself when he lost hope, but in 2 Samuel an Amalekite falsely claims to have done it. Then in 1 Chronicles in the retelling of this event it says “the Lord put him to death.” Such is the nature of the Lord’s work, it is often not recognised by people because it seems to them to be the hand of a human. For example later in the Bible when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem they have no idea that God says he was sending them. Also, Cyrus the king of Persia is described by God as a shepherd, and he rebuilds Jerusalme and the temple. God often uses people and they have no realisation that God is working through them. So God often does things through people, and this is how he puts Saul to death. In the battle, there was an intervening day here when the battle was still going, but the dead were not stripped yet. It is in this period that scavengers can take advantage. In this period of time, the Amalekite visited the battle and saw the dead body of Saul, and took his crown, which he presented to David in 2 Samule 1. After the battle the Philistines and Saul’s body are on the wall at Beth Shan, but brave men of Jabesh Gilead take it down and bury it. Saul’s very first battle as king many years earlier was to rescue the people of Jabesh Gilead from the Ammonites. So this response of thiers makes a lot of sense. They always had affection towards Saul for his help.
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28 nov 2022
12:51

1 Samuel 30 - David Destroys the Amalekites | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Samuel Chapter 30, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Samuel Chapter 30 David’s family is kidnapped from Ziklag. Ziklag is a town only recently unearthed in archaeology, since 2015 and contains the burn layer that matches the biblical story. This is a chapter about great disappointment for David, for his soldiers and for their families who were undoubtedly terrified in captivity. The Amalekite raiders were taking them south to the Egyptian slave markets, along with great plunder. David enquires of the Lord, gets the green light, and pursues them. At the brook Besor, about twenty kilometres south west, two hundred of the soldiers are too exhausted to continue, so they are left behind. After all is recovered they are rewarded equally despite not participating in the battle, marking a turning point in how war remuneration was conducted. In this incredible chapter David is symbolic of Christ in a number of ways. In David Guzik’s enduring word commentary he makes these five points: We are like David’s men, David is like Jesus. · We are like the weary ones left behind, David is like Jesus. We are like the Egyptian slave, David is like Jesus. We are like the spoil David recovered, David is like Jesus. We are like the elders of Judah, and David is like Jesus. Finally there is the promise of recovery for all of those who have been attacked by the enemy. Some have lost loved ones, or health, or many calamities, but in Christ we are able to find hope, restoration, salvation, and much. All is in Christ.
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27 nov 2022
15:01

1 Samuel 29 - David Sent Back to Ziklag | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Samuel Chapter 29, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Samuel Chapter 29 David is summoned to war with the Philistines who are going to attack Israel in the north. We don't know how long David and his men were mercenaries for Achish up to this point, but it was at least for two years minimum. Though Achish trusts David, some of the Philistines commanders have doubts, so they push for David to be left behind. The Lord is very gracious to David and delivers him from his dilemma of being a double agent. It's no wonder David later writes in the Psalms that the Lord delivers the righteous from all their troubles. (Psalm 34:19) David isn’t really wanting to go to war, but has to be annoyed to support his position of double agent. But the Lord is so gracious to him here for multiple reasons. Not only is he saved from his position as double agent, but his home town of ziklag has been raided, and God is freeing him to go save his family. The Lord is always in the detail. Having said that... if David went to war, what would he actually have done? Undoubtedly he would have turned and fought the Philistines, and the Lord didn’t want that to happen either. God wanted to put Saul to death. In our trickiest moments of life, the Lord is in the detail, and we must trust Him.
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26 nov 2022
9:28

1 Samuel 28 - Saul and the Medium of Endor | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Samuel Chapter 28, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Samuel Chapter 28 the Philistines are mobilising for full scale war against Israel and David is asked to join them. David and his men are now in a very tricky position. They have played the double agent for years, and now the rubber hits the road where their loyalty will surely be exposed. We will see how the Lord helps David through in the chapters after this. Meanwhile Saul is terrified and enquires of the Lord, who ignores him. Saul had treated the Lord so badly, killing the priests and chasing the one anointed to be king, is it any wonder God wouldn’t talk to him. However the real reason is that Saul was rejected by God and the Lord was in the process of putting him to death as advised in 1 Chronicles 10:13. So Saul turns to the witch of Endor, a medium, proving he had no regard for God. The Lord outlawed mediums and the like in Deuteronomy 18:10-12. In Leviticus they were commanded to be put to death. In the New Testament the same prohibition is found in Galatians 5:19-21 where it lists witchcraft as a fruit of the flesh. Paul says that anyone who lives like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. The second death is the eternal death and thus the real death, and with this in mind the sin of witchcraft still carries with it the same penalty. This video will discuss whether the witch of endor actually brings up Samuel, or pretends? This video will also discuss why is it wrong to consult a medium instead of consulting the Lord? Finally, who else in the Bible does God put to death because he is displeased with them? Watch the video and find out.
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25 nov 2022
18:08

1 Samuel 27 - David Joins the Philistines | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Samuel Chapter 27, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Samuel Chapter 27 David and his men become mercenaries for the Philistines. He is safe here from Saul because Saul won’t pursue him into enemy territory. This must have seemed a very strange thing to do from an Israelite perspective because he was now working for the enemy. David is playing a very tricky game not wanting to be Philistine, but not being safe in Israel. If God had not been with David this would have probably failed. David had a long history of seeking the Lord before doing things, and even though it isn’t written here, he probably had the Lord’s mind on this decision. Every minute detail shouldn’t have to be explained for us to know that was the case. Much later when David was the king, he was going to defeat the Philistines thoroughly and his time with the Philistines might have helped him with inside information. The WEB text says he served Achich for a year and four months but the Hebrew says “days and four months.” Also, later in 1 Samuel 29 Achish of Gath acknowledges David has served him for years. So this time period was probably longer. David was physically with the Philistines, but his heart was not given to them. Many believers go to the world, but they give their hearts to it. So there was a difference. When Israel first came into its inheritance, God had commanded them to remove the inhabitants of the land, which they had failed to do. David is doing here what God had commanded, and by leaving none alive this had a double purpose in leaving no trace of information that could get back to the Philistines. David then gave false information to the Philistines about his work, and was thus playing a very tricky double role. One interesting issue discussed in this video is how long the period of time was from Sanuels; death to Saul’s death. Josephus says 22 years, but this cannot be right.
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24 nov 2022
12:24

1 Samuel 26 - David Again Spares Saul's Life | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Samuel Chapter 26, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Samuel Chapter 26 David is hiding in the desert but Hachilah is on the edge of the desert, so David actually sends men secretly to see if Saul is really there and he is. What a shock? Despite the previous incident where David spared his life, Saul is still after him. So David embarks on an undercover night mission. Saul would not have been expecting anything like this. David takes Saul’s spear and spares his life in a similar way to what happened before in the caves at En Gedi. Saul is once again sorry and appreciate. David realises that no matter what assurances there are from Saul, that he is going to relent again. Saul has now several times made promises that David’s life is safe but failed to keep them. So David will remain in hiding even after this incident. What this type of incident does though is send a very strong message to all of Saul’s soldiers, and to all of David’s men. It shows he is honourable, he is not self-serving and this attitude is what will bring about God’s will. Later in the book of kings there are many examples of coups and assassinations to take the throne, and in most cases those people had unstable governments and were often assassinated themselves. David’s attitude of honor establishes something permanent and good. Later when the nation splits in two... the southern nation of Judah maintains the same dynasty throughout, descended from David, ultimately leading to Christ. The northern nation goes through many dynasties as blood and controversy follow them all until ultimately the northern tribes cease to exist. Would David’s dynasty have survived if he had killed Saul here? Many people justify themselves in what they do, but few are single heartedly committed to doing what is right in God’s eyes.
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23 nov 2022
15:50

1 Samuel 25 - David Spares Saul's Life | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Samuel Chapter 25, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Samuel Chapter 25 Samuel dies and is buried. At this point Samuel is no longer writing the book of Samuel, and may not have been doing so for the last few chapters. We know that Gad the prophet has been with David and is an eyewitness into what happens in David’s life. The rest of 1 Samuel and all of 2 Samuel are written by Gad and Nathan. David goes to the desert of Paran and we meet Nabal and Abigail. Nabal is probably a nickname, meaning a fool and Abigail is described as beautiful. Only a small number of women are described as beautiful in the scriptures, being Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Tamar, Another Tamar, Abigail, Bath-Sheba, Abishag the Shunammite, Vashti the Queen of Persia, Esther and Job’s daughters. Abigail was a godly woman married to an ungodly man. There are women in churches today who have found themselves in such a situation. The NT provides instructions for this situation in 1 Peter 3. As you are faithful to Him, and loving towards your earthly husband, you may win him to the Lord, but either way, you will win a crown of righteousness that lasts forever. The chapter then describes how David nearly kills all the men of Nabal’s household, but Abigail’s wise intercession saves him from doing so. David had protected Nabal’s property against raiders, and it wasn’t appreciated in return. In the end Abigail saves David from taking things into his own hands, and the Lord gives Nabal a heart attack and puts him to death. In Abigail’s wise words to David she acknowledges that David fights for the Lord saying, “because my Lord fights Yahweh’s battles.” David was someone who took up the cause of the Lord. We saw this right back in 1 Sam 17 where David was bothered about Goliath, not just after rewards. Do you fight the Lord’s battles? So God fights for David too which we saw when he put Nabal to death, and saved David from causing a blood feud in his own tribe of Judah
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22 nov 2022
17:11

1 Samuel 24 - Saul Pursues David | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Samuel Chapter 24, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Samuel Chapter 24 David hides at En Gedi with the wild goats, and spares Saul’s life. These wild goats are actually Ibex that live at En Gedi. The En Gedi system is large enough and represents a mini ecosystem supporting even goats. En Gedi is a fabulous tourist location supporting a million visitors per year. While at En Gedi, Saul seeks him and while relieving himself in a cave, David has a chance to kill him, but saves him. That moment was predicted in a personal prophecy at some point prior. It’s a shame we don’t have a Psalm for this one. David was probably thinking and feeling many things. Here he overcomes temptation, because the death of Saul would have meant they were no longer fugitives and could return home. The personal prophecy could have come from Samuel who David knew or Gad, who was with David at some point, certainly when they were in Moab. This prophecy seemed to give a sense that God was fine with David killing Saul, but David does what seems good.... which is to not harm. David’s move is also beneficial in the future, winning the hearts of all Israel because he was a man of loyalty, wisdom, thought, slow to anger, love towards his enemy and much more. He represents a type of Christ. Warning: If you have ever received personal words or prophecies for your life, do not assume things based on them as to how things will happen, or that you can do whatever you want. You need to allow God to act, and to maintain righteousness in all things. The Lord’s anointed means the one God chose. If you consider that literally, it would be very dumb to go against somebody God chose, and David knew it. Christ is the ultimate ‘anointed one’ the Messiah. Today many people speak against the anointed one, and raise their hand against Him, a very foolish thing to do.
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21 nov 2022
11:04

1 Samuel 23 - David Saves Keilah | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Samuel Chapter 23, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Samuel Chapter 23 David goes to Keilah, where he delivers them from Philistine raids, but they later seek to betray him in return. It doesn’t seem fair. David was someone who enquired of the Lord, and before helping the people of Keilah, he asks the Lord for help twice. After this occurs, Abiathar the priest arrives with the ephod, which was a method of enquiring of the Lord. David is someone who sought the Lord even without an ephod, such as we should do today. God is capable through many methods of making his mind known, we don’t need ephods or any object to aid us. Having said that, the ephod was a tangible sign that God was with David. Saul who seemed to always skip enquiry of the Lord in previous chapters no longer had access to the ephod. But David who enquired of the Lord in all circumstances, now obtained access. This is the way of God... to those who have a heart to know God’s way and mind, he provides. This reminds us of why Christ spoke in parables, so that those who were not seekers would not know. In the desert while in hiding Jonathan visited David. This was the last time Jonathan and David would see each other, but neither of them knew it. Jonathan expected to serve David when he was king in the future. After this, Saul almost has David caught, but a messenger comes and Saul has to race away... The Lord always knows how to deliver as he does in this story. Some have questioned God saying “why didn’t he deliver David completely so he wasn’t being chased at all?” The truth is that God does this type of thing too, but for those who have been completely delivered in advance of their problems, they have no knowledge of it. Such is probably true of you who read this. God has delivered you from many things you know not of. After his escape David hid at En Gedi, a great place to hide, but also a potential trap.
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20 nov 2022
13:42

1 Samuel 22 - Saul Kills the Priests of Nob | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

n this video listen to 1 Samuel Chapter 22, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Samuel Chapter 22 David flees to Adullam where men gather to him. He writes Psalm 34 there. Then he flees to Moab and arranges asylum for his parents who are distantly related to the Moabites via Ruth. After this Saul hears that the priests of Nob had aided David and commands Doeg the Edomite to strike them down - killing 85 of them. Only Abiathar survives and flees to David. This indecent and horrific act is a fulfilment of a prophecy against the house of Eli recorded back in 1 Samuel 2. It is hard three thousand years after the event to see much good in Doeg or Saul after reading a chapter like this one. In a similar way, after hearing of this event, David wrote Psalm 52, of which a few verses are repeated here; Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God? You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor. You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue! (Psalm 52:1-4) Was David speaking of Saul in this Psalm, or of Doeg? It seems of Saul, but perhaps of both. Either way he speaks of all who are like them. Today there are also people who strike down the priests, those who do not hesitate to raise their voice against those the Lord has called to serve in his house. We should not be quick to speak against those the Lord has called. We would be committing the sin of Doeg if we did. What advantage is it to us?
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19 nov 2022
12:18
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