The House of David | Historical Books | 1 Samuel 30:16-30

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🗓️ 26 May 2025

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Is the New Testament better than the Old Testament? Are you building your house like Saul or David? Are you generous? In today's episode, Keith shares how 1 Samuel 30:16-30 encourages us to follow David, building our house on God's generosity. If you're listening on Spotify, tell us about yourself and where you're listening from! Read the Bible with us in 2025! This year, we’re exploring the Historical Books—Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings. Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: 1 Samuel 30:16-30

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:09.1	In the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.8	I'm Keith Simon.
0:12.4	A lot of people say they much prefer to read the New Testament than the Old Testament.
0:16.5	And frankly, I don't really get it.
0:19.2	I mean, both Testaments, of course, are equally the word of God.
0:22.4	And I think it's possible to love both equally. I think one reason I'm drawn to the Old Testament
0:27.8	is because of the powerful stories it tells. Those stories help flesh out truth we find in the New
0:33.2	Testament. For example, in the sermon on the Mount, Jesus says we have to choose between two roads,
0:39.1	a narrow road and a broad one. The narrow one leads to life and the broad road leads to destruction.
0:45.6	Jesus says we have a choice between two houses, one built on rock and the other on sand. You might
0:51.5	wonder what do those lives look like? How does the life on the narrow road look
0:55.9	compared to the life on the broad road? How does the life built on the rock differ from the life built on the
1:01.3	sand? Well, we've been in First Samuel here on TMBT, and I think the contrast between King Saul and David
1:08.2	helps us see how Jesus is teaching play out in real people's lives. The contrast between King Saul and David helps us see how Jesus is teaching play out in real people's lives.
1:12.8	The contrast between King Saul and David is coming to a climax in the final chapters of 1st Samuel.
1:19.1	Saul and David lay out two different paths of how we can live our life.
1:23.1	I don't think it's a stretch to say Saul represents the broad road and the house built on the sand,
1:28.2	while David represents the narrow road and the house built on the rock.
1:32.3	Before we jump in, let's pray.
1:34.8	God, I pray that you would help us to live the life that you want us to live.
1:40.7	That we would follow the narrow road that leads to life.
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