Grace and Wrath Podcast
GRACE AND WRATH Podcast is a short format program that aims to encourage you with scriptural truth and equip you with tools, tips and stories to effectively reach others with the Gospel of Jesus. We will also address questions that many people have, and provide answers, facts and apologetic responses that can be helpful when sharing the gospel.
Episodes
November 29, 2022 • 7 mins
David was prepared for war by the time Absalom had gathered a large army and chased after him. People of that area had given him supplies and Joab had organized the army.
David laid out a plan of action to fight the army of Absalom. He said to his men, “I’ll lead you into battle.”
They said, “No! Stay in the city. If one of us dies, no one will care. Half of us could die, and no one would even notice. But you’re worth 10,000 soldie...
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November 30, 2022 • 5 mins
After Absalom was defeated and killed, his army ran from the battlefield and went back to their homes. At that point the people of Israel started remembering all the good things David had done for them through the years. Together they issued a call to David, asking him to once again be their king.
The tribe of Judah wasn’t represented in this call, so David sent them a message. “Why aren’t you asking me to come back? After all, I’m...
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December 1, 2022 • 6 mins
David removed Joab from his command of the army. He replaced him with Amasa, who was also his nephew. He said to Amasa, “Gather my troops in three days so you can hunt down Sheba.”
Amasa started gathering an army, but it took him too long. He wasn’t back in three days. David said to Joab’s brother, “We must act fast if we’re to defeat Sheba. If we give him time, he’ll be a bigger danger then Absalom ever was. Go after him immediate...
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December 2, 2022 • 6 mins
A famine hit the land of Israel. At first, David thought it was a natural event until it lasted for three years. He then realized the famine was from God. So he asked the Lord about it. God said, “It is because of what Saul did to the Gibeonites.”
The Tabernacles of God was at Gibeon. The Ark of God was in Jerusalem, but the Tabernacle was set up in Gibeon. So there were two place of worship.
The Gibeonites made an agreement with I...
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December 5, 2022 • 8 mins
King David called for Joab and said, “Go throughout the land and number all the people.” He did this to see how big of an army he could build.
Joab knew this wasn’t God’s will for David. He said, “Don’t disobey the Lord. God will give you as many people as you need for any situation.” But David insisted, so Joab used his army to go to every part of Israel and count the people. When they were finished, he told David there were over ...
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December 6, 2022 • 6 mins
When David became old and frail, he was always cold. Covering him with blankets didn’t help. Finally they decided to provide him with a nurse that would sleep with him. They found a beautiful virgin and she was his constant nurse. She slept with him, but they didn’t have sex.
Adonijah was the fourth son of David, a younger brother of Absalom. He was just as handsome as his brother. David never disciplined Adonijah, or even correcte...
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December 7, 2022 • 6 mins
Before David died, he gave Solomon instructions on how he should rule as king. He said, “To be successful, you must be strong and brave, and always walk in the ways of God’s commandments.
“Kill Joab when the time is right. He murdered two commanders of Israel – Abner, Saul’s commander, and Amasa, his cousin. He didn’t kill them on the battlefield. Both of these men trusted him because it was a time of peace. Don’t let him grow old ...
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December 8, 2022 • 7 mins
Solomon loved the Lord and tried to follow the example of his father David. One day, he went to Gibeon and sacrificed 1,000 burnt offerings upon the altar. That night God appeared to him in a dream. “What do you want me to give you?”
Without hesitation, he said, “Lord, my father was a great king, but I feel like a child who doesn’t know anything. Give me the wisdom and understanding to rule over your people.”
The Lord was pleased w...
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December 9, 2022 • 6 mins
Solomon knew it was his responsibility to build the Temple of the Lord. Therefore, he gathered a large work force and provided them all the materials they needed. He got cedar from King Hiram of Lebanon, who had been a friend of David, his father.
The entire construction took seven years to complete. During that time, there wasn’t the sound of tools at the Temple site because everything was assembled elsewhere. The inside walls wer...
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December 12, 2022 • 7 mins
The queen of Sheba heard about the great wisdom of King Solomon. She couldn’t believe it was true. So she decided to go and test him with a list of hard questions. She organized a large band of servants to travel with her and selected presents to present to the king. She arrived in Jerusalem with a great caravan of camels loaded with gold, jewels, and spices.
She met with the king and asked him her list of questions. He was able to...
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December 13, 2022 • 6 mins
When Solomon was alive, he promoted one of his servants, named Jeroboam. He had a unique ability of getting things done.
One day Jeroboam met a prophet, who was wearing a new coat. The prophet said, “Here is a message from God.”
He then took off the coat and ripped it into twelve pieces. He handed Jeroboam ten of them and gave him this message from the Lord: “Solomon left me and turned to worshipping idols. Therefore, I’m going to ...
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December 14, 2022 • 5 mins
Jeroboam chose the city of Shechem to be the capital of Israel. He built it up and put his palace there.
He realized his people had a natural tendency to be loyal to the family of David. He said to his advisors, “The people keep going to Jerusalem to worship at the Temple. Eventually, they’ll decide their true loyalty is to the king from the line of David. They’ll kill me and reunite with Judah.”
To solve this problem, he made two ...
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December 15, 2022 • 5 mins
There was an old prophet living at Bethel. His sons told him about the young man of God from Judah, and what he had done at Jeroboam’s altar. The old prophet said, “Which way did he go?”
He then told his sons to saddle his donkey. He rode down the road until he found the man of God sitting under an oak tree.
“Are you the man of God from Judah?”
“Yes, I am”
The old prophet said, “Come home with me and I’ll serve you a meal.”
“No, I ...
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December 16, 2022 • 8 mins
One of the sons of Jeroboam became sick. The king said to his wife, “When I was a servant of Solomon, a prophet told me that I’d become king of the northern ten tribes of Israel. He lives in Shiloh. Take him gifts of food and ask him what will happen to our son. Put on a disguise, so he won’t know you’re my wife.”
The prophet was now old and blind. The Lord said to him, “Jeroboam’s wife is coming wearing a disguise. She’s going to ...
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December 19, 2022 • 7 mins
When Rehoboam died, his son Abijah became king of Judah. Soon afterward, Israel invaded Judah. Jeroboam was still king of Israel at the time.
When the two armies faced one another, Israel’s army was twice as big. Still, Abijah stood and yelled over at the men of Israel. He told them how he trusted the Lord. He compared how Judah worshiped the Lord at the Temple to how Israel worshiped the two golden calves.
While he was talking, Je...
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December 20, 2022 • 7 mins
Israel had many wicked kings. They all followed the example of Jeroboam.
While Asa was still king of Judah, Ahab became king of Israel. He was extremely evil, more than any of the kings that were before him. He married a woman named Jezebel, who worshiped Baal. Through her influence, Ahab built a temple of Baal in the capital city of Samaria.
The prophet Elijah stood before the king and said, “I have a message from God. There will ...
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December 21, 2022 • 10 mins
The famine in Israel was severe and lasted for three years. Finally the Lord said to Elijah, “Go tell King Ahab that I am going to send rain to the land.”
The person in charge of Ahab’s courts was a man named Obadiah. He was faithful to God, and even hid 100 prophets of the LORD when Jezebel was trying to hunt them down.
He and the king went out to find grass for the palace livestock. They went different directions so they could se...
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December 22, 2022 • 6 mins
Ahab told Jezebel what Elijah had done on Mount Carmel. He told her how all the prophets of Baal had been killed. Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah. She said, “I am going to kill you! Mark my word. You’ll be dead before tomorrow night.”
This struck fear in the heart of Elijah. He ran away to save his life. He left Israel and went to the southern part of Judah. He left his servant there and went on into the wilderness. He walked fo...
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December 23, 2022 • 6 mins
The king of Syria invaded Israel and marched his army against Samaria. He sent a message to King Ahab saying, “Give me your silver and gold. I also want your wives and sons.”
Ahab sent a message back. “I’ll give it all to you. I even give myself to you.”
The king of Syria sent another message. “There’s one more thing. Tomorrow, I’m sending people to search your palace and all the best houses. They’ll take everything of value.”
Ahab...
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December 26, 2022 • 6 mins
In the town of Jezreel, a man named Naboth owned a vineyard next to the palace of King Ahab. The king told Naboth he wanted to buy the vineyard and make it into a vegetable garden. He said, “I’ll pay you full value in silver, or if you prefer, I’ll give you a better vineyard someplace else.
Naboth said, “No. I couldn’t sell this vineyard. It has been owned by our family for several hundred years.”
At first, this made the king angry...
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