The Bible by David Alley

In 1 Kings Chapter 9 This time God doesn’t appear in a dream as far as we know. But this seems more of a warning than before. It's almost a promise of punishment. God promises to preserve if Solomon obeys, but also promises to destroy this magnificent temple if they don’t. God has no loyalty to a building, even if it is the most fabulous thing on earth. Cabul means “good for nothing.” This is a di...

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 8, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 8 we have one of the longest chapters in the Bible. It is all about the dedication of the temple. Apparently, according to Dentan, the opening of the temple was delayed by 11 months so it could coincide with the seventh month, the feast of tabernacles. The symbolism that God has come...

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 7, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 7 we cover the elaborate 5 part palance of Solomon, plus the elaborate temple furnishings. First Solmon’s 5 part palace included a forest of lebanon building. This building wasn’t in Lebanon as it sounds, but in Jerusalem. It was a courtyard made with many pillars resembling a forest...

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 6, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 6 we find possibly the most important scripture for dating the exodus. Because the building of the temple is fixed in history and its date well accorded. We are able to conclude the earlier dates based on this. It said that construction on the the temple was commenced 480 years after...

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 5, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 5 Solomon makes a deal with Hiram of Tyre. Tyre is a part of Phonecia. The Phonecians worshipped other gods, and later produced the terrible Jezebel. Phoenicia is also supposed to have produced the first or oldest alphabet. Interestingly the Canaanite alphabet, phonecian alphabet and...

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 4, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 4 Solomon develops a national system to run the country of Israel. It meant he didn’t have to worry about making things happen, he only had to make sure the right people were in place. He had 12 administrators. Two features of his kingdom was his administrations daily consumption of...

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 3, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 3 Solomon marries Pharaoh’s daughter, which was probably not a loving marriage, but a political one. This was about ensuring peace and an effective economy. The Pharaoh was probably Psusennes II - and Pharaoh’s daughter’s name is unknown. Solomon goes up to offer sacrifices at Gibeon...

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 2, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 2 David dies, but not before giving Solomon some advice. He reminds him of the Messiaanic promise, and the need to follow God. He also advises about certain people that need to be removed. It sounds like David is seeking revenge, but he is exercising great wisdom. If these people wer...

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 1, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 1 we cover the remaining 38 kings, and 1 queen of the nations of Israel and Judah. Samuel focussed on the first three kings, but now we are going to cover the rest. Ultimately through it all we are going to see that no human king is perfect, and hardly any of them are good, only seve...

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 24, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 24 we have a census. Here it says God led him to take a census, but In 1 Chronicles 21 it says in the other telling that “Satan” enticed David to take the census. So who orchestrated it? This is a similar passage to Job where Satan accuses Job, God consents, and then later is is s...

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 23, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 23 we have another psalm to add to the 73 in the book of Psalms. David is not only a significant character, but also a significant writer in scripture. Finally we have here a prophecy, and Acts 2:30 tells us that David was a prophet and we see that in this song, and in others also...

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 22, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 22 we have a song written after David had been delivered from all his enemies. The song here is almost identical to Psalm 18, but there are five phrases here that are not in Psalm 18, and there are four different phrases in Psalm 18 that are not here. The Psalm 18 version also has...

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 21, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 21 we come to the last four chapters of 2 Samuel, where we have a collection of stories which relate back to various moments in his life. Various scholars have analysed the linguistic features, and the chiastic pattern of these stories. Essentially it demonstrates that these stori...

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 20, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 20 Amasa is now the commander of the army - Joab was replaced. This was both a political move by David because Amasa was Absalom’s army commander and it was a connection that showed David was on the side of all Israel. But David also replaced Joab because of his displeasure with J...

In 2 Samuel Chapter 19 David weeps for Absalom, despite a great victory in battle, and all the soldiers are ashamed of their win. Joab has to rebuke David to snap his emotions and restore proper leadership. While weeping for your lost ones is noble, David allowed his emotions to overcome his leadership. Christ does weep for his lost ones, but remains fully in control, fully objective. Christ is en...

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 18, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 18 the battle between David’s army and Absalom’s army happens in the forest of Ephraim across the Jordan. It makes much more sense for a smaller army like David’s to fight in a forest. This makes it hard to mobilise troop movements for the enemy and becomes more like guerilla warf...

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 17, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 17 David has just left the city when Ahithophel gives advice to assemble a lightning strike force of twelve thousand men, and pursue him through the night to kill just the king only and finalise Absalom’s coup. It was smart military and political advice. Ahithophel is the grandfat...

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 16, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 16 we see how David acts while on the run again, but this time he is in charge. We meet three fascinating characters and see how David responds to Ziba, Shimei and Hushai the Arkite. At the end of the chapter Absalom brings his army into Jerusalem as David is leaving with his much...

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 15, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 15 Absalom begins his treachery. For four years he misleads Israel about his intentions, then mounts a coup against David, raising an army, and marches on Jerusalem to take over the throne. It is 30 kilometres from Hebron to David - so David has just one day to make his escape. He...

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 14, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 14 Absalom would have been third in line to the throne, but after murdering Ammon he goes into exile in Geshur. Joab for unknown reason initiates a process to restore Absalom. It takes five years in two stages to bring this about. Absalom’s banishment in Geshur for three years, an...

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 13, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 13 the consequences of David’s sin continue, and the second of his four sons will die. Amnon, first in line to the throne, falls in love with his half sister Tamar, but abuses his position and rapes her. She tries to talk him out of it and gives him a lot of wise advice before he...

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 12, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 12 David is confronted by Nathan the the prophet. He begins with an allegorical story. David judges the offender in that story proclaiming he must die, and payback four times. David actually decided his own judgement here… he must restore/pay fourfold. But the Lord overruled the f...

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 11, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. 2 Samuel Chapter 11 is the start of the bad chapters of David’ life. A series of terrible events begin here with his sinning with Bathsheba, and against her husband. The consequences come back against David’s own family and kingdom. David should have been at war serving God, but instead stayed home....

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 10, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 10 is the account of the battle with the Ammonites, but is actually the backdrop for The next chapter, which is the start of the “bad part” of David's story, that of Bath-sheba. Apparently David already had some treaty with Ammon (according to Coffman) but the new king was looking...

In this video listen to 2 Samuel Chapter 9, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Samuel Chapter 9 David wants to show kindness to his friend Jonathan and finds out that he has a remaining son, Mephibosheth. He calls for him to come. It was customary to put to death potential heirs to the throne from those who preceded a king. So Mephibosheth was probably terrified. But David...