Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David

Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. David is on his deathbed

after a 40-year reign. He calls his son and future King of Israel Solomon to his side. With his final words,

he gives five commands. In today's episode, Paul continues his sermon series on the life of David,

and today Paul examines those five commands and how they continue to apply to the Christian today.

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with this message on the life of David.

The history of scripture, the things that are recorded there are wide and varied,

I guess the best word would be, amazing.

We're given grand sweeping moments like the recording of God's act of creation,

the flood of God's act of creation, the flood of Noah, the parting of the Red Sea, the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ.

And then we're given a window into some of the most intimate and solemn and personal moments

that you could ever imagine.

Tonight we want to look at one of those moments, the words of a dying man to his son.

Think with me for a moment.

If you were on your deathbed, you had your children standing around you.

You knew that life was passing away from you.

That you could no longer ward off death.

You knew you were at the end.

But you had enough vitality to say a few last things to your children.

What would you say?

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