Woodland Christian Church Sermons | Biblical Teaching

2 Samuel 1:17-27

17) And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son,

18) and he said it should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar. He said:

19) "Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!

20) Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

21) "You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you, nor fields of offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

22) "From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.

23) "Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! In life and in death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions.

24) "You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet, who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.

25) "How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! "Jonathan lies slain on your high places.

26) I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant have you been to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.

27) "How the mighty have fallen, and the weapons of war perished!"

2 Samuel 1: 1-16

1) After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag.

2) And on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul's camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage.

3) David said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."

4) And David said to him, "How did it go? Tell me." And he answered, "The people fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead."

5) Then David said to the young man who told him, "How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?"

6) And the young man who told him said, "By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear, and behold, the chariots and the horsemen were close upon him.

7) And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, 'Here I am.'

8) And he said to me, 'Who are you?' I answered him, 'I am an Amalekite.'

9) And he said to me 'Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.'

10) So I stood beside him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown that was on his head and the armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord."

11) Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him.

12) And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the LORD and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

13) And David said to the young man who told him, "Where do you come from?" And he answered, "I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite."

14) David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?"

15) Then David called one of the young men and said, "Go, execute him." And he struck him down so that he died.

16) And David said to him, "Your blood be on your head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the LORD's anointed.'"

Acts 2:42-47

42) And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

43) And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.

44) And all who believed were together and had all things in common.

45) And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.

46) And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,

47) praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

2 Chronicles 26:1-9

1) And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

2) He built Eloth and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers.

3) Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

4) And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

5) He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper.

6) He went out and made war against the Philistines and broke through the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in the territory of Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines.

7) God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabians who lived in Gurbaal and against the Meunites.

8) The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread even to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong.

9) Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and at the Valley Gate and at the Angle, and fortified them.

2 Chronicles 16

1) In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might permit no one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

2) Then Asa took silver and gold from the treasures of the house of the LORD and the king's house and sent them to Ben-hadad king of Syria, who lived in Damascus, saying,

3) "There is a covenant between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I am sending to you silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me."

4) And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and they conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

5) And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah and let his work cease.

6) Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.

7) At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, "Because you relied on the king of Syria, and did not rely on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped you.

8) Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, he gave them into your hand.

9) For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars."

10) Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in the stocks in prison, for he was in a rage with him because of this. And Asa inflicted cruelties upon some of the people at the same time.

11) The acts of Asa, from first to last, are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

12) In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet, and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease he did not seek the LORD, but sought help from physicians.

13) And Asa slept with his fathers, dying in the forty-first year of his reign.

14) They buried him in the tomb that he had cut for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier that had been filled with various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumer's art, and they made a very great fire in his honor.

2 Chronicles 15:1-19

1) The Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded,

2) and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

3) For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without law,

4) but when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.

5) In those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for great disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands.

6) They were broken in pieces. Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress.

7) But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded."

8) As soon as Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded, he took courage and put away the detestable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities that he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that was in front of the vestibule of the house of the LORD.

9) And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were residing with them, for great numbers had deserted to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

10) They were gathered at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

11) They sacrificed to the LORD on that day from the spoil that they had brought 700 oxen and 7,000 sheep.

12) And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul,

13) but that whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

14) They swore an oath to the LORD with a loud voice and with shouting and with trumpets and with horns.

15) And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and the LORD gave them rest all around.

16) Even Maacah, his mother, King Asa removed from being queen mother because she had made a detestable image for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron.

17) But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true all his days.

18) And he brought into the house of God the sacred gifts of his father and his own sacred gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels.

19) And there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.

2 Chronicles 14: 1-15

1) Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land had rest for ten years.

2) And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

3) He took away the foreign altars and the high places and broke down the pillars and cut down the Asherim

4) and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to keep the law and the commandment.

5) He also took out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under him.

6) He built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest. He had no war in those years, for the LORD gave him peace.

7) And he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought him, and he has given us peace on every side." So they built and prospered.

8) And Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, armed with large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin that carried shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.

9) Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.

10) And Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up their lines of battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

11) And Asa cried to the LORD his God, "O LORD, there is none like you to help, between the mighty and the weak. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, you are our God; let not man prevail against you."

12) So the LORD defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.

13) Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until none remained alive, for they were broken before the LORD and his army. The men of Judah carried away very much spoil.

14) And they attacked all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the LORD was upon them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.

15) And they struck down the tents of those who had livestock and carried away sheep in abundance and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

Luke 17:11-19

11) On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee.

12) And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance

13) and lifted up their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."

14) When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed.

15) Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice;

16) and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.

17) Then Jesus answered, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?

18) Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"

19) And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."

2 Chronicles 25:10-28

10) Then Amaziah discharged the army that had come to him from Ephraim to go home again. And they became very angry with Judah and returned home in fierce anger.

11) But Amaziah took courage and led out his people and went to the Valley of Salt and struck down 10,000 men of Seir.

12) The men of Judah captured another 10,000 alive and took them to the top of a rock and threw them down from the top of the rock, and they were all dashed to pieces.

13) But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, not letting them go with him to battle, raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon, and struck down 3,000 people in them and took much spoil.

14) After Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, he brought the gods of the men of Seir and set them up as his gods and worshiped them, making offerings to them.

15) Therefore the LORD was angry with Amaziah and sent to him a prophet, who said to him, "Why have you sought the gods of a people who did not deliver their own people from your hand?"

16) But as he was speaking, the king said to him, "Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?" So the prophet stopped, but said, "I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel."

17) Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us look one another in the face."

18) And Joash the king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, "A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son for a wife,' and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle.

19) You say, 'See, I have struck down Edom,' and your heart has lifted you up in boastfulness. But now stay at home. Why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?"

20) But Amaziah would not listen, for it was of God, in order that he might give them into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought the gods of Edom.

21) So Joash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah.

22) And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his home.

23) And Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for 400 cubits, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.

24) And he seized all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God, in the care of Obed-edom. He seized also the treasuries of the king's house, also hostages, and he returned to Samaria.

25) Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.

26) Now the rest of the deeds of Amaziah, from first to last, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?

27) From the time when he turned away from the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent after him to Lachish and put him to death there.

28) And they brought him upon horses, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of David.

1 Chronicles 25:1-9

1) David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:

2) Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

3) Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the LORD.

4) Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

5) All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

6) They were all under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king.

7) The number of them along with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the LORD, all who were skillful, was 288.

8) And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike.

9) The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him and his brothers and his sons, twelve;