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Sometimes we get lulled into thinking God is only in control in certain situations, but not in others. This is a lie direct from the enemy's playbook. Tauren Wells' new song "Hills and Valleys" reminds us that God is the supreme authority over all terrain in our lives. There was a group of Arameans in 1 Kings 20 that learned this same lesson the hard way.

I know that God is the God of the hills and the valleys and I long to trust him in both.

On this episode I discuss:

• Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
  • Reading in context
  • Ask questions
• The verse that led me to 1 Kings 20 in the first place - 1 Kings 20:28
• Ben Hadad launching an attack on Israel - 1 Kings 20:1
• Learning more about King Ahab - 1 Kings 16:30-33
• God's overall plan for this region and several "players" in it - 1 Kings 19:14-18
• An overview of the story of 1 Kings 20
• Ben Hadad's advisors' false report that Israel's God is a God of the hills, but not of the valleys - 1 Kings 20:23
• Matthew Harmon's book entitled Asking the Right Questions: A Practical Guide to Understand and Applying the Bible
• Some questions to help us understand the Bible
  • What do we learn about God?
  • What do we learn about people?
  • What do we learn about relating to God?
  • What do we learn about relating to people?
• Some questions to help us apply the Bible
  • What does God want me to think or understand?
  • What does God want me to believe?
  • What does God want me to desire?
  • What does God want me to do?

 

  Additional Resources

• Story Behind the Song "Hills and Valleys" by Tauren Wells - New Release Today Article
• Story Behind the Song "Hills and Valleys" by Tauren Wells - YouTube Video
• Lyrics

This Week's Challenge

Read 2 Kings 20. It wouldn’t hurt to read it in context jumping back as far as chapter 15. Read it several times. Try to repeat the details of the story to a friend. Really let it soak in…it’s really quite an epic story. Then ask and answer the questions we asked on today’s episode.

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