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Exposed: The Compromised Priesthood

You don’t lose the Presence of God overnight.

It is usually a long process of consistent disobedience to Yahweh’s plan.

So it was in the days of ancient Israel. Following the days of Joshua’s great conquest, with Israel firmly planted in their promised land, they were in a constant cycle of idolatry, adversaries, repentance, and deliverance.

Israel was living in a time much like our nation today when “everyone did what seemed right to them” (Judges 21:25 VOICE). Yet, in the book of 1 Samuel, we find that it wasn’t just the people who were doing what they thought was right—they were being led by a compromised priesthood who did whatever they wanted.

This compromised priesthood consisted of a father, Eli, and his two corrupt sons, Hophni and Phinehas. Eli served for 40 years as a judge for Israel and a priest in Shiloh. He was fat, nearly blind, and while he enjoyed the position he had, he could not discern the desperation and birthing of a new thing in Israel. The Bible speaks clearly to the failings of Eli as a father, naming his sons “worthless men” (1 Sam. 2:12 ESV). It was Eli who, through failing as a father, began this cycle of destructive leadership in Israel by not correcting his sons and cleaning out the house of the Lord.

The sons of Eli were considered morally corrupt and worthless men. They did not know the Lord and didn’t walk in the lifestyle expected of a priest. They oozed with the sin of ambition and greed. They made up their own rules in a time when their priestly duties were laid out plainly. If that wasn’t enough, these men operated in sexual perversion, sleeping with the women who served at the entrance of the tent of meeting, leading the nation into perversion and greed.

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Today we see the spirits of Hophni and Phinehas alive in this compromised priesthood that has infiltrated the Western church through the guise of gifts and talents, titles, and positions. We have all read the stories of senior pastors sleeping with students in their youth ministries, church leaders committing adultery with their assistants, and charismatic celebrity church leaders sleeping with their “fans” and offering them the morning-after pill. Where is the fear of the Lord?

Unfortunately, it’s easy to find the root of this rebellion. After decades of scandals, especially among the Pentecostal/Charismatic world, we have become numb to the almost daily stories of ministers being exposed in compromised choices and lifestyles. We have allowed men to take positions without the fruit of devotion to Jesus.

Because we have dishonored the gift of the apostle in our day, we are dealing with a fatherless epidemic among church leaders. The fear of the Lord has been replaced with greed and ambition. Because we lost the love of His Presence, we lost our ultimate source of contentment and began to pursue money instead of Him.

Hebrews 13:5 warns us, “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you’” (NIV). Our greatest inheritance is not the wealth received. The Presence of the One who promised to never forsake us stands with us to provide for our each and every step of the way.

Because we have so few fathers in the American church, many church leaders have become a law unto themselves. They never learned the experiential knowledge of God gained in intimacy, understood the fear of the Lord, or learned to live vulnerably or allow someone to hold them accountable to the standards of New Testament leadership.

Today, we see both men and women in church leadership oozing with ambition who have traded their intimacy with God for business strategies. We have lost the knowledge of God for a complete indoctrination of Babylon. Church leadership was expected to carry on orthodoxy, study theology, and know God intimately. Today you are more likely to find their libraries full of business and marketing books to leverage their influence and gain self-help productivity hacks.

The Kingdom of God’s idea of significance was traded for Babylon’s idea of success. When that happened, we lost the fear of the Lord, and people became nothing more than numbers and tithe checks.

The compromised priesthood says, “How can we leverage our position and titles for personal gain or sexual pleasure?” Again, this didn’t happen overnight. It started with unsubmitted leaders functioning in small acts of compromise over an extended period of time.

Entertainment standards have caused us to value positions, titles, gifts, and talents more than inspecting the fruit of a leader’s character. As long as church leaders played their role on the platform and put on a good show for us once a week, we ignored their compromise.

Yet, if Eli had truly confronted his sons’ sins as a father, this vicious cycle of destructive leadership and subsequent loss of the Presence of God could have been thwarted. God spoke to Eli saying, “You have honored your sons more than me, by making yourselves fat with the best part of all of the offerings of my people Israel” (1 Samuel 2:29 CSB).

The Presence of God was lost in a nation. Not primarily because of the sons’ sins, but the unwillingness of a father to confront and correct his sons. Sadly, we know that Eli did not fully deal with his sons because he benefited from their compromise.

Eli not only grew fat from their greed, but God also said that he honored his sons more than Him. Maybe we don’t realize it, but the compromised priesthood honors what we helped create more than we honor Yahweh.

We must be careful not to create, build, or value something above the ways of God especially when Yahweh is asking for us to make Him the center of it all!

How often do we see the Presence of God being shoved out of the room so that our vision can be displayed? Today’s act of adultery among the priesthood is far greater than Hophni and Phinehas because we ask the Bride of Christ to take their gaze off of the Groom and onto ourselves.

Pastors who once led the flock are now leading their groupies, fans, and partners to worship their gift instead of the Presence of the One who called us. We see “kingdoms” being built in the name of personalities, not realizing the Presence of God is no longer being honored in His own house.

We need fathers today to warn their sons, as the apostle Paul did to his spiritual son Timothy in 1 Timothy 6:9, that “those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction” (ESV). He continues by saying, “Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs” (1 Timothy 6:10 NIV).

Please listen. Money, buildings, and good causes are not the real issue. The primary pursuit of it distracts and eventually leads to the absence of devotion to Jesus. Leaders now treat ministry like business contracts. They don’t pray about where they should be, but they look for the more advantageous opportunity for personal gain.

Young men leave seminary prepared to start an enterprise and are ill-equipped theologically for the ministry. Pastors are spending more time recruiting and fleecing their flocks with the latest multi-level marketing schemes instead of teaching them that God gives us the power to create wealth (see Deuteronomy 8:18). Offerings are more about the vision of the church than true honor for the Lord.

For years we have blamed the nation’s condition on sinners, yet how will a city or country know how to live if they have no example? Maybe we should put down our rocks of religion that we aim at the world and realize it is always the compromise of the priesthood that leads to the perversion of a nation.

Nations are no different today. As the body of Christ, we are now the ambassadors who are to represent the Kingdom of God to the world. We are to be image-bearers, kings, and priests unto God, carriers of His Presence standing before a culture desperate for His Presence, true identity, and purpose. If we fail to acknowledge His Presence, we lose our most valuable possession that makes cultural transformation possible.

This is how Israel lost His Presence. When Israel needed Yahweh the most, the compromised priesthood led the people into a battle they could not win without His Presence being the priority. What was the cost in their day? Thirty thousand men, the elimination of the priesthood, and their most prized possession, the Ark of His Presence, in the hands of their enemies.

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cthylla-rlyeh · 4 years

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I saw @jennystahl use this picrew & thought it was cool

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Willas Fontaine

Siobhan Victoria

Ruby Marino

Niko Jónás

Val

Shiloh Esposito

Faith Rose

Gigi Maxwell

#ocs #vampire the masquerade #ch: Gigi Maxwell #ch: Faith Rose #ch: Willas Fontaine #ch: Val #ch: Shiloh Esposito #ch: Siobhan Victoria #ch: Niko Jónás #ch: Ruby Marino #Toreador #Ventrue #Malkavian #Brujah #Tremere #Setite #Followers of Set #The Ministry

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iammot100 · 5 years

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#LONDON come #Fellowship #Saturday #SHILOH BAPTIST #MINISTRY #POWER #LOVE #JOY #OBEDIENCE #PEACE #CHRISTIAN #JESUSCHRIST #TRUTH #WORLDWIDE #Holy #Temple #Lifestyle #key #LOVE https://www.instagram.com/mighty_ave/p/BvgUj6VhCht/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=64gfkg2fy1eh

#london #fellowship #saturday #shiloh #ministry #power #love #joy #obedience #peace #christian #jesuschrist #truth #worldwide #holy #temple #lifestyle #key

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atentativa · 4 years

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[may Toni bloom in heaven]

“Toni L. Cross was born November 2, 1953 to the late Edward and Bernice Cross in Hudson, New York.

On Monday, April 20, 2020, God walked through His garden at Columbia Memorial Hospital and plucked one of His finest flowers. He saw that Sis. Toni was ready and ripe for the picking and took her home with Him.

Toni received her formal education in the Hudson City School District where she graduated from Hudson High school in 1973. She also attended Hudson Valley and Columbia Greene Community College where she finished in 1984.

Toni accepted Christ and joined the Shiloh Baptist Church under the Rev. W. J Ridley. She supported her church as well as worked in many ministries. She served in the choir, the hospitality ministry, women’s ministry, she was a Deaconess, Superintendent of Sunday School and of course a Youth Advisor.

Toni worked for NYS in many departments for over 20 years until her retirement. She enjoyed spending time with her family, church family, the seniors at the senior center, crocheting, cooking and watching the food network. “

#houses #old houses #history is luxury #neighbors #neigborhood #toni #flowers are true rebels #kind rebels #building poetry #buildings #architecture #proud black woman #black lives matter

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lvmosmaxima · 3 years

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character summary:

ϟ. → jurnee smollett : demi woman : she/them : hit wix : oh, maker by janelle monae ϟ did you see shiloh shacklebolt ? you know , 29 year old half-blood who was formerly in ravenclaw . some say shiloh can be quite versed but are known to be stoic. they have publicly declared they are aligned with the order . maybe that’s why they remind me of the patter of raindrops on glass windows, a sad song playing on repeat, screams echoed in a vacant forest, tired eyes & always in a rush . ϟ

basics.

name: shiloh shacklebolt

nickname: lolo ( very few people are allowed to call her this ) & shacklebolt, shiloh isn't that fond of nicknames.

age: twenty-nine

gender: demi woman

ethnicity: african-american & ashkenazi jewish

nationality: british

pronouns: she / them

education: hogwarts + auror / hit wix training

occupation: hit wix

hometown: london, england

current location: richmond, london

affiliation: the order, of course

blood status: half blood

family members: kiara shacklebolt ( mother ), kingsley shacklebolt (uncle), kenzie shacklebolt ( aunt )

appearance.

face claim: jurnee smollett

height: 5ft.6in / 1.66m

hair colour: always changing

eye colour: hazel

dominant hand: ambidextrous

distinguishing features: a scar along their lower abdomen that magic has yet to be able to heal, though potions have helped in easing the pain.

backstory/headcanons.

KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT - sole guardian, a transgender man, 45 years old.

the niece of kingsley shacklebolt, their mother was killed in the line of duty as an auror and their father is unknown, but kingsley didn’t hesitate to take shiloh in. it may have been a lot for him, especially given his position in the ministry, but she is family and he wouldn’t have had it any other way.

was raised in a very loving household despite this, their mother’s twin also a constant in their life. both of them, helped in their upbringing and made sure they knew who their mother was.

there’s a curiosity where her father is, but it’s nothing beyond that, as she never felt like she missed out on not knowing him. after all, kingsley became like a father to her and uncle all in one. she is so lucky.

was a quidditch captain for the ravenclaw team and a beater, also likely a prefect, due to her namesake. possibly head girl, don’t know if there’s a gender neutral term for that.

always had dreams of becoming an auror, but it turned out after their training she was better suited for the role of a hit wix, and loves it. they love being out in the field, even if it’s hard work.

lives in a not so great apartment in london, likely has a roommate or two, but they have to enjoy dogs as they have two.

more to be added, as it comes to me.

wanted connections.

work partner !

someone they trained with

a mentor

people that they know through kingsley

an older brother

an ex - any gender !

a best friend

roommates

#cruciatus.intro #intro: shiloh #c: shiloh shacklebolt

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toomuchquidditch · 4 years

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Shiloh Morgan

Year of Graduation from Hogwarts:1998

House: Slytherin

Blood Status: Pureblood

Place of Birth: London, England

Career Path: department of magical games and sports

Sport: Chaser (Quidditch)

Likes: tea, music, muggle music, flying, laughing, winning, knitting, sewing, pressed flowers, rainbows, cold showers, rain, running

Dislikes: soggy paper, prejudiced people, cheese, peeves, Marcus Flint, honey, trolls

Classes she likes:Potions, Charms, Astronomy, Care of Magical Creatures, DATD

Physical Quirks/Scars: scar running along her jaw from a dragon encounter as a child, calloused and scarred hands from working with dragons with her family.

Speech: slight stutter, higher pitched voice

Wand: Cedar, Dragon, 13 1/2", Quite Bendy

Patronus: dragon

School Pet: barn owl

Family: Patroclus Morgan (father, ministry employee), Antoinette Morgan(mother, works at st.mungos), Turner Morgan(5 year’s older, Slytherin), Yunice Morgan(3 years older, Ravenclaw), Camp Kelso(cousin, slytherin, 3 years older)

Friends: Griselda Garrow(OC), Camp Kelso(OC), Susan Bones, Blaise Zabini, Annie Finnigan(OC)

Love Interest: Blaise Zabini

Personality: lots of people often wonder how in the world Shiloh even made it into slytherin, let alone the Quidditch team. She’s wicked sharp and a bit sly. She seems all peppy and innocent outwardly, but she’s good at using it to her advantage(don’t bet her in anything, you’ll lose). She genuinely cares for most people, and dreams of being a Quidditch coach someday. She laughs at the dumbest things and is hard to startle. She sleeps like the dead and sleeps a LOT.

Playlist:

#oc: shiloh morgan #ocappreciation #harry potter oc #ginny weasley x oc #oc: annabelle finnigan #oc: camp kelso #oc: griselda garrow #blaise zabini #ginny weasley #susan bones

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waterloou · 3 years

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wbw for shiloh?

B A S I C S

full name: Shiloh Anyanka Christina Morgan

gender: Female

sexuality: Pansexual

pronouns: she/her

O T H E R S

family: Patroclus Morgan (father, ministry employee), Antoinette Morgan(mother, works at st.mungos), Turner Morgan(5 year’s older, Slytherin), Yunice Morgan(3 years older, Ravenclaw), Camp Kelso(cousin, slytherin, 3 years older)

birthplace: London, England

job: Quidditch Agent/Manager

phobias: spiders, claustrophobia

guilty pleasures: Muggle entertainment

M O R A L S

morality alignment?: neutral good

sins - lust/greed/gluttony/sloth/pride/envy/wrath

virtues - chastity/charity/diligence/humility/kindness/patience/justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

introvert/extrovert:

organized/disorganized:

close minded/open-minded:

calm/anxious: lil of both

disagreeable/agreeable:

cautious/reckless:

patient/impatient:

outspoken/reserved:

leader/follower:

empathetic/unemphatic:

optimistic/pessimistic:

traditional/modern:

hard-working/lazy:

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otp: shiloh x blaise

ot3: blaise x shiloh x eero

brotp: shiloh & grizzy & eero

notp: shiloh x draco

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“Meteor Showers” David and Jack sleep curled up in bed. Morning light shines over them, and outside their window, Shiloh wakes up. David opens his eyes and looks out over the scene. He takes it in for a moment, and then turns to Jack. He kisses him gently on the forehead. Jack opens his eyes and looks up at David. David grins at him, “Good morning.” Jack grins back, and kisses David on the lips. They enjoy a long, slow kiss, and David moves to get on top of Jack. There’s a knock at the door, and David rolls off. Thomasina’s voice, “Sir, you have a meeting in ten minutes!” David rubs his face, “Okay, thank you!” He looks back over at Jack, “Sorry. I have to go do king shit.”

David pulls a sweater over a button-down shirt and a clean pair of blue jeans. He adjusts his collar as Jack looks on. David, “Not the most kingly outfit in the world, but it’ll have to do until I get some fancier clothes.” Jack, “Sexy!” He smack’s David’s ass. David laughs and looks at Jack for a moment. He goes over and kneels down so he can be eye to eye with Jack, “I really wish I could do to therapy with you today like we planned.” Jack, “Okay.” David, “Listen, if you need me, don’t hesitate at all. I’ll come to you, no matter what else is going on.” Jack, “Don’t worry.” David kisses Jack’s forehead, “I love you.”

Thomasina waits outside the door. The door opens and David steps out. Thomasina, “Good morning, your majesty.” David, “Oh, Jesus, don’t call me that.” Thomasina, “It’s your title. You should get used to it.” David, “Sorry.” Thomasina, “Don’t apologize, either.” David, “S- I…” he sighs in defeat, “Okay.” Thomasina, “Ms. Hatch, Rabbi Levinson, General Mendoza, and Ms. Broadnax are in the council chamber, waiting for you, as you requested.” David, “Thanks.” Thomasina, “Is there anything else you need?” David, “Uh, I’m good, I-” he thinks for a moment, “Well, I… There’s one thing.” Thomasina, “Yes?” David, “I have to be able to take care of Jack. I mean, he’s going really well with his recovery, but… he needs me, sometimes. I need to be able to go to him. No questions asked, just drop everything and go to him.” Thomasina, “That can be tricky, but it can be done. King Silas would do the same when Princess Michelle was sick.” David, “Good! That’s great! I’m really glad!” He smiles brightly at Thomasina, and she gives him a small smile back. David, “I really appreciate this. I mean, scheduling a coup can’t be easy, but you’re doing it.” Thomasina, “I’m serving my country, sir.”

David goes into the council chamber, wearing a sweater and blue jeans. The gallery is empty, except for Rose. Abby, Asher, Shay and Monique sit around the center table, all dressed rather casually. David, “Good morning. Uh, I know I should probably be dressed a little bit nicer, but uh, the only nice suit I have right now is my uniform, and it’s starting to smell kinda funky.” Monique, “First of all, that’s what dry cleaners are for, and secondly, I already have a team of tailors set to work.” David, “Oh, sweet. So, what’s on the agenda?” Asher, “We need to fill the rest of the ministry positions.” David, “What else is there to fill?” Asher, “Minister of defense, Minister of health, Minister of infrastructure, Minister of education, Minister of Treasury, Minister of communications, minister of agriculture, minister of land, minister of energy, and…” he pauses, “There’s the whole issue with Joel.” David, “Okay, well, I guess I don’t need to fix what isn’t broken, so set up meetings with the old ministers from under Silas, if I think they’ll do good, they can keep their position.” Abby speaks up, “There’s also this.” She raises a remote and turns on a TV. The old Minister of State, Claude Sorenson, talks on a news channel, “NEPOTISM! I’ve diligently served Gilboa for nearly twenty years, I have negotiated countless deals and treaties for King Silas and King Linus, and now, suddenly, I’ve been replaced by a little girl with almost no experience!” David, “What? That’s bullshit, I wouldn’t have appointed any of you if I didn’t know that you’re good at what you do. And, I don’t know this guy, I have no relationship with him, he doesn’t know how I work or what I want, but Abby does!” Monique, “The minister of communication would be the one to say all this.” David, “Do you want to be the minister of communication?” Monique, “I can’t run two ministries at once, and I’d rather be in arts and culture.” David sighs heavily, “Okay, well, I guess that’s the first position I’ll try to fill.” David looks back up at Sorenson on the TV, and sighs, “Can I also say that with Gilboa being almost constantly at war for over twenty years, Sorenson was doing a pretty shitty job?” Rose speaks up, “You don’t want to use those exact words, but you can say as much, easily.” David looks up at her, eyebrows raised in surprised. Rose goes on, “And you’re right to choose Abby over Claude. He’s a moron.” David, “Thanks.” He turns back to everyone else, “Okay, what’s next?” Shay speaks up, “How the fuck are we gonna integrate the AFG into the army?” David, “Ooooh, yeah, that’s gonna be tough. I guess we should put our AFG veterans as priority number one, until everything’s integrated, at least. I want AFG vets given preference in leadership positions.” Shay, “We’re gonna get a lot of bitching from old army soldiers if we do that.” David, “Well, they shoulda thought about that when they stayed on Silas’s side!” Rose, “Do not say that.” David sighs, “Well, am I wrong for not wanting the army to lead a coup?! My AFG soldiers have stuck with me through some shit, I want to reward them for that.” Asher, “Rewarding loyalty is a quick way to ensure that everyone just gives you what they think you want rather than what you need.” David, “This is different, and you know it is. You know what the AFG’s been through, what we’ve sacrificed. And…” he sighs, “It won’t be straight-up favoritism. If the old army officers can prove that they deserve their positions more than my AFG officers, they can keep them. But I’m not bad for not wanting a coup, okay?” Shay, “Okay, that’s fair. It’s still gonna be a bitch of a job, but I’ll see what I can do. Is there anything else you want me to cover?” Asher, “I think just focus on filling in those minister positions.” David, slightly hesitant, “Actually… I do kind of have an idea about who to appoint as minister of defense until Jack can take it over.” Asher, “Who?” David, “Caesar Reinhardt.” Asher, “…Are you serious? David, “I know it seems crazy but… I did kind of get to know him when we were roomies, okay? He’s actually smart, and he knows what he’s doing.” Shay, sarcastically, “Yeah, what were you saying about not wanting a coup? No way Reinhardt doesn’t try to kill you two weeks after you appoint him.” David, “It’s temporary! Like I said, it’s only until Jack is recovered enough to take the job over!” Asher, “When is recovered enough?” David, “I don’t know, Dr. Hussein said that we should have an idea of what his abilities will end up being at about a year after the injury, so another six months?” Abby, “David, recovery can take years. Dr. Hussein also said that his recovery can stop at any time. We don’t know how much he’s going to recover.” David, “Well, as long as he’s still making progress, I intend to give him that position, okay? You all know that he’d be good at it! In the meantime, Reinhardt, at least, I know respects me, and will be respected by the old army men, and can maybe even help us end both of these wars without a complete surrender.” Asher, Abby, and Shay exchange looks. Asher, “You’re the king, man.” David, “I’ll talk to him, at least, okay? Is there anything else to discuss right now?” Asher, “What are you going to do about Joel?” David, quietly, “I don’t know. I’ve still got to think about it.” He looks up at Thomasina, “Schedule appointments with Reinhardt and all the old ministers, I’d like to talk to them today and tomorrow, if that’s doable.” Thomasina, “Right away, sir.” Abby, “Shaw wants to talk to you today.” David, “What?” Abby, “Shaw wants to talk to you. If you’re serious about the whole peace with Gath thing, you need to talk to him.” David, trying to push his anger away, “Alright, alright. I’ll talk to him. What about Warner? Does he want to talk?” Abby, “I think he’d rather just keep fighting. We’ll probably have to be the ones who insist on talking.” David, “Okay.” Thomasina, “You have some coronation gifts you might want to take a look at, and there’s someone you should meet today.” David, “Who?” Thomasina, “You’ll know who they are when you meet them.”

In the palace garage sits a shiny, bright red vintage convertible. David enters with Asher and Thomasina. Immediately his eyes widen in delight, “YES!” He runs up to the car, “Oh, this is nice!” Thomasina, “It’s a coronation gift from Dwight Garner.” David hugs the hood, “I like being king!” Asher sighs disapprovingly, “David, this is a bribe.” David shoots up, “No! This is too nice to be a bribe!” Asher, “You have to give it back.” David, “NO!” Asher, “If you keep it, it’ll look like you’re for sale.” David, “I’m not for sale! I just like getting nice cars!” Asher, “So when Dwight Garner asks you for a political favor, are you going to say no?” David, “Of course!” Asher, “Are you sure?” David, “I’m sure!” Asher, not convinced, “Give it back.” David, “I deserve a nice car! I’ve earned it!” Asher, “Give it back.” David, “Oh, come on! Please?!” Asher, “Give it back.”

Thomasina leads David down into the dungeons. David looks around and shudders, “Ugh, I remember this place.” Thomasina, “There’s someone in here for you to meet.” She unlocks the door to Vesper’s cell. David goes in, and stops when he sees Vesper, “Oh, shit.” Vesper, “Hello, your majesty. Do I need to introduce myself?” David points at him, dumbstruck, “You’re the guy I was talking to when I was in here.” Vesper smiles, “I seem to remember a certain young man bravely facing his death. I knew that if I ever spoke to him again, he would be king.” Bewildered, David sits down, “I knew I’d have to deal with some weird shit being king, but I honestly had no idea how weird.” Vesper, “I promise you, it only gets weirder from here.” David sits and stares at him. Vesper, “Do you play chess at all?” He moves the board towards David. David, “I know how to play but I’m not that good.” Vesper, “You out-witted both Silas and Linus, I’d venture to say you’re good.” David, “Silas killed himself so Shaw wouldn’t kill him, and Joel Bronikov was the one who got Abner. I didn’t do any of that.” Vesper, “Don’t fool yourself, David, none of that would have happened if it weren’t for you.” David, chagrined, “A lot of awful shit wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for me.” Vesper, “I’ve had fifteen years to sit in a cell and ruminate over my bitterness and regret. I have a lot more things to regret than you, so believe me when I tell you, dwelling on a past you can’t change won’t do you any good.” David, “I’ve inherited Silas’s war with Ammon, and it’s not going well.” Vesper, “The night I arrived here, I warned Silas that Warner won’t rest until Carmel is his. Kings are inherently greedy bastards. Warner’s self-righteousness only makes him worse.” David, “Yeah, no shit.” Vesper, “The things you learned about me in school were true: I was an absolutely terrible king. I believed I was doing God’s work, but I ended up doing things I can only describe as unholy. I can’t tell you what to do, but I can tell you what not to do. Silas seemed to take heed of the advice I gave him, but, you saw what happened to him.” David, “I have no idea what the fuck I’m doing. At this point, even bad advice is better than nothing.” Vesper, “Well, then, you know where I’ll be.” David, “I’m gonna send my minister of state in to talk to you. I think she’ll have a better idea of what to do with you.”

David walks down a hallway, mulling over what just happened. He reaches a door, opens it, and goes into the waiting area outside of the king’s office- now his office. Liam and Adam are waiting for him. They both stand up. Liam, “Your majesty!” David smiles sheepishly at him, “Yeah, that’s what people are calling me these days.” Liam, “Come on, man, we’ve kind of earned the right to say it.” David, “Yeah, okay, you have. Let’s talk in… well, fuck, now I guess it’s my office.” He opens the door and leads them in. Nothing has been touched since Abner last stepped foot in it. David goes over to the desk and sees the papers still stacked there, “Ah, fuck, someone’s gonna have to sort this shit up.” Adam looks up at the skull on the book shelf, “Is that thing real?” David looks up, “Uh, yeah, actually, it is. It’s not just real it’s Nicholas Achison.” Liam, “Are you fucking kidding me?” David, “Silas was a sick fuck, what can I say?” Liam, “Wonder what he did with Vesper Abbadon.” David, “Trust me, you don’t want to know. Anyway, sit.” He sits down at the desk. Liam and Adam sit across from him. David wiggles the seat a little bit, “Shit, this is still really weird. I spent plenty of time in you guys’s spot, and when I was there, I honestly never once thought that I’d be sitting on the other side.” Adam, softly, “What are we here for?” David gets a little bit more serious, “Look, I’ve got a lot of positions that I’ve gotta fill, and I honestly have no idea who’s gonna fill most of them. However, when I started thinking about who should be working where, right away, I knew who my first appointments would be. Adam, I want you working as my spokesman for the army. My old job.” Adam, nervously, “Seriously?” David, “Yeah. Liam, You’re gonna be doing something similar, except instead of speaking for the whole army, you’re gonna be speaking for the AFG.” Liam, “Yeah, I can do that!” Adam, “Wait, what- what is this job, and why do you want us to do it?” David, “Like I said, it’s my old job. You go in front of a TV camera, you represent the army, tell people what’s going on.” Adam, “Like, on TV?” David, “Yeah. You don’t have to do it, but… it’s a good fucking job. I mean it. I’m not just putting you guys there so you can be there indefinitely, it opens you up to connections and possibilities you didn’t even know were out there. I mean, fuck, look what it did for me.” Liam, “I’m in!” David, “Awesome!” Liam, “I just got one question, why does Adam get the bigger job?” David, “Well, if I have to be brutally honest, Adam has a few more hero points. He did blow up a tank, right? That seems to be the biggest qualifier for this job.” Liam laughs, “Yeah, okay, man, sounds good.” David glances at Adam, “What do you think?” Adam, “It’s… a lot.” David, “You don’t have to decide right away. I can give you a week or two to think it over.” Adam, “No, no, I appreciate this. I really do. This is a huge favor for me, and It’d be really stupid of me to turn it down.” David, “Hey, I just thought you’d be a good fit because the hero shit made you pretty popular. If you don’t want to do it, I can easily find you another really good job you’re better suited to.” Adam, “No, I- I’m willing to do this. I can do it, I just…” David, “What?” Adam, “I’m not gonna have to lie to people, am I?” David, confused, “What? No. All along, I’ve said that I won’t lie like Silas did. You’ll probably have to report some difficult stuff, but, it’ll be the truth.” Adam nods apprehensively, “Okay.” David, “But, hey if you want something else, it’s no problem.” Adam, “I’ll do it. I’m glad to serve my king.” David grins ear to ear, “You have no idea how happy that makes me. Really. I wanted something good for you guys, and this is it. This is gonna take you to amazing places. Just don’t end up trying to overthrow me, okay?” He stands up. Liam and Adam both stand. Liam, “It’s an honor!”

David leads Liam and Adam out of his office. Reinhardt sits in the waiting room. Adam sees him and halts, his smile faltering. Liam spots him, too, and says to David, “What the fuck is he doing here?” Reinhardt, “Nothing like a warm welcome.” David, “Don’t worry about it, I’m just exploring some possibilities, okay?” Liam, “Seriously, man?” David, “You guys don’t have to worry about it, okay? I’ll see you later.” Liam and Adam exchange glances, shrug, and the leave, saying, “See you.” Once the door closes, Reinhardt says, “So is this a job interview, or am I on trial?” David, “We’ll talk about it in my office."

Int he office, Reinhardt sits down across from David, “You’re gonna re-decorate, right?” He glances over at a framed photos on the desk: one of Emma and one of young Silas and Abner as buddies in the army. David grabs the photos and stuffs them into a drawer, “Yeah, but, I’ve kind of got a few more pressing issues to deal with.” Reinhardt, “You keep saying that, you’ll never get around to changing anything.” David, “You’re aware that I have a lot of people saying you should be hanged, right?” Reinhardt, “Yes.” David, “I don’t entirely disagree with them. It’d be kind of fucked up if you get away without consequence.” Reinhardt, “Is that’s why I’m here? You wanted to give me a death sentence in person?” David, “I’m not handing down death sentences. All citizens of Gilboa are going to be guaranteed the right to a fair trial.” Reinhardt, “So am I charged with anything, then?” David, “I’m gonna give you a chance to redeem yourself.” Reinhardt, “Oh?” David, “I want you to be my minister of defense, at least until Jack’s recovered enough that he can take it over. If you go a good job and help me get out of Silas’s wars… I’ll let your past slide.” Reinhardt, “Seriously?” David, “This government’s killed enough people. I don’t want to keep spreading misery.” Reinhardt, “Well, you’re king, and your word is law.” David, “So, will you take the position?” Reinhardt, “Can’t really turn it down, can I?” David, “I guess you can’t.” David’s phone buzzes. He takes it out of his pocket, sees the call is from Abby. David, “I should probably take this.” Reinhardt, “Go ahead.” David answers, “Yes?” Abby, outside of Vesper’s cell, “VESPER FUCKING Abbadon?!” David, “Okay, first of all, this is Silas’s fault, and secondly, can we use him as leverage?” Abby, “You could have at least fucking warned me before you sent me to talk to a genocidal psychopath!” David, “I’ve talked to him a few times, and he’s actually kind of chill?” Abby, “What part of genocidal psychopath did you not understand?!” David, “It’s your job to figure out what to do with him.” Abby, “No, fuck you, you are not passing this off on to me! You’re the one taking on Silas’s problems, and this is a massive fucking problem!” David, “I’m giving it to you because you’re the one who’s going to know what to do. If we want to get out of war with Ammon without handing over all of Carmel, we should consider using him as a bargaining chip.” Abby sighs and rubs her face, “Oh, fuck.” David, “You didn’t actually think this whole minister of state would be easy, did you?” Abby, “No, but it would have been nice to at least have gotten a fucking warning before you sprang this shit on me.” David, “I didn’t get a warning, either.” Abby, “All right, I’ll talk to him, try to figure something out. Are there any other weird Silas secrets that I need to know?” David, “Probably, but I don’t know what they are, either. I’ll talk to you later.” He ends the conversation. Reinhardt, “Oooh, you just found out about Abbadon, didn’t you?!” David, “What?” Reinhardt, “Right after I rescued all those soldiers, Silas invited me up to the residence for some drinks, and he ended up telling me a bunch of shit that he probably shouldn’t have. That was when I knew that he liked me.” David, “He invited me up for drinks once, but he just ended up yelling at me about art, and then made me play the piano.” Reinhardt, “Ha, see, he didn’t like you.” David, “He brought me out to meet Seth. Did he do that with you?” Reinhardt, “Seth was still an infant when I was going through my hero phase, I don’t think he’d let anyone meet him at that point.” David, “Yeah, sure, you keep telling yourself that.” Reinhardt rolls his eyes, “Is there anything you want me to get started on as your minister of defense?” David, “I’m meeting with Shaw in a little while. Might be a good thing if you were there.” Reinhardt, “All right.”

David stands out on the back balcony of the palace, looking out over the landscaping, deep in thought. Abby approaches. He looks over at her, “Hi.” Abby leans against the wall, “I’m officially terrified of what else Silas might have been hiding.” David, “I told Thomasina to take Auclaire’s skull out of my office. I couldn’t do any work with it staring at me.” Abby, “I’m sure Shaw would love to have it back. We just can’t act like we’re desperate to get rid of it.” David, “Good idea.” He leans his head back and sighs, “I’ve been dreading this meeting.” Abby, “You already faced Shaw at Council. This we can at least do over video conference.” David, “I know, but it doesn’t get any easier. I listen to Jack speaking, and I know he wants to tell me things, but he can’t. He gets so frustrated, and when I see it, all I want to do is make Shaw pay.” Abby, “Well, considering Gath is currently kicking Gilboa’s ass, he kind of has the upper hand.” David, “He’s gonna rub it in our faces, too. He’s nothing if not petty as fuck. Which is kind of why I want Reinhardt for minister of defense. Shaw hasn’t hurt him, he can’t pick at him like he can with me.” Abby, “You’re king, David. You can do whatever you want.” David, “I want to take Jack and get the fuck out of this place, that’s what I want to do.”

David, Abby, Shay, and Reinhardt sit in the council chamber, video conferencing with Shaw. They’re all exhausted, and the sun is going down outside. David, with his fingers pressed against his forehead, “CrossGen is not going to resume manufacturing in Gath!” Shaw, “And why not?” David, “Because you fucking shot the person who owns it!” Shaw, “You say you want a peace agreement, and these are my terms.” Reinhardt, “If you think that just because we want peace, we aren’t willing to fight, you are very mistaken, Your Excellency. I’ve been on the wrong end of the Army of Free Gilboa before, and believe me, you don’t want to be there.” Quietly, without being noticed, Rose enters. Shaw, “If you wish to keep fighting, that’s your decision.” Abby, “I know you’re willing to make compromises, otherwise you wouldn’t be speaking to us. I’ve made deals with you before, and I can do it again. I know being able to put Premier Auclaire properly to rest means an awful lot to you and your family, and we very much want to give that to you, but we need something in return.” Shaw, “I’ve waited twenty years. I can wait longer.” David leans back, “Oh, for fuck’s sake, stop being such a dick!” Rose hurries up behind David, “Good evening, Gerald. I know how much you love dragging these meeting out, but it’s getting late, and I have dinner waiting. I’m afraid we’ll have to pick this conversation up again later.” Shaw, “Coming to the rescue, Rose?” Rose, “Consider yourself lucky that David believes in peace more than he wants revenge, because he’s not the only person in Gilboa who’d love to see your palace in flames. David doesn’t owe you a single fucking thing, and to act like you’re the one holding all the cards is simply absurd. We’re going to go to dinner now. Good night, Gerald.” She turns the TV off. She looks down at Shay, Reinhardt, and Abby, “You all go home. Abby, I know Michelle is waiting for you.” They all look at David. David, “She’s right, go home. Get some rest.” Shay, “All right. See you tomorrow, David.” Reinhardt, “When are you going to make an announcement about my position?” David, “I dunno, whenever I can. I still need a minister of communications.” Reinhardt, “I’ll be back tomorrow, then.” He leaves. David turns to Abby. Abby, “The fact that nobody’s crying is a good thing. We actually did okay today.” David, “Yeah, I hope.” Abby gives him a big hug, “You really are doing good.” David, “Thanks, Abby.” She steps back, “Go enjoy your dinner. I’ll see you tomorrow.” David, “Okay, see you.”

Rose and David stand in an elevator together. Rose, “You have to shut Gerald off, or else he’ll drag things on forever.” David, “Yeah, I’m starting to realize that.” Rose, “He’s difficult to contend with, but not impossible. Right now, he’s looking for your weaknesses.” David, “He knows my weaknesses. He saw what happened at Council.” Rose, “All the more reason to know when to cut him off.” David, “Do I get to call him Gerald?” Rose, “You can, but Silas did it because he wanted to insult him." The elevator dings open, and they go into the residence. The furniture that was once in their apartment has been moved in, but lots of things are still packed in stacked boxes. Jack sits in the kitchen with a large pizza on the table. He smiles up at David, “Hey, babe.” David, “Oh my god, pizza sounds so good right now.” He kisses Jack on the cheek and then reaches for a slice. David and Jack chow down on pizza while Rose eats a salad. David, “How was speech today?” Jack, “Good.” Rose, “Jack’s making good progress. His therapist says there’s reason to be optimistic.” David, “Finally, some good news.” Jack gestures around to the space behind him, “Stuff came.” Rose, “Everything’s been shipped over from the apartment.” David, “I spent two months building us the perfect apartment and you only got to spend one night in it.” Jack struggles to say what he’s thinking, “Stuff… here.” David, “Yeah, we’ve still got the stuff, but the apartment had a nice open concept and great acoustics.” Rose, “You’re the king. You can knock down a few walls.” David, “Most importantly, I had everything custom-designed to be assessable for Jack. This place has an upstairs and a downstairs, and he can’t handle stairs yet.” Jack, “I will.” David, “Yeah, I know, but I still want to at least get an elevator installed.” Jack, annoyed, “Don’t need.” David, “Yes, you do, even when you can walk again, you still get dizzy spells, remember?” In frustration, Jack tries to change the subject, “You?” David, “What?” Jack, “Your day.” David, “Oh,” he sighs heavily, “It’s been a long one.” Rose, “It’s not going to get easier.” David, “I know. Leading the AFG never got any easier, I don’t expect leading Gilboa to be any different.” Rose, “I know you think the last six months were the worst months of your life. I’ll tell you right now, you’re wrong. The next six months will be. That’s how it was for Silas.” David, “Can I at least enjoy my pizza before you get into how miserable I’m gonna be?” Rose, “You need to hear it.” David, “I know, I know.” Rose, “You need to look out for yourself. You need to know when to say no. You need to know when to lean on those who love you.” David, “Laura said as much to me when I met her.” Rose, “She was right.” David, “I spent all afternoon talking to Shaw. I can’t look him in the face without feeling like I’m back there on Mt. Gilboa…” he drifts off, and then changes the subject, “Sorry. I should probably talk about this with my therapist instead of you two.” Rose, “We both know what happened. There’s no use in pretending it didn’t.” David, “Doing the right thing absolutely fucking sucks.” Rose, “Gerald is testing you, and you stood up to him. He knows that you’re serious about peace, but you won’t just capitulate to his demands.” David groans and rubs his face, “Yeah, I stood up to him today, but it’s not gonna be the last time I have to deal with him. My confirmation Council is coming up.” Rose, “If you’re scheduling things, already, you should decide who you want to do your first interview as king.” David, “What?” Rose, “Journalism is the first draft of history. You have reporters lining up to be the first to interview you, many of whom work for news outlets willing to pay you quite a good bit of money.” David, “I have money.” Rose, “And a palace living space that needs remodeling.” David thinks for a moment, and then says, “Do you want to be my minister of communications?” Rose, “Pardon?” David, “I need one, and you seem to understand this whole being royal business pretty well. Would you be up for the job?” Jack, “Do it!” Rose, “I don’t want to be in the business of flattering you.” David, “I don’t need someone who’s just gonna flatter me, I need someone who’s gonna be able to say what I need to say. You get to be the one who acknowledges it when I fuck up.” Rose, “You can’t fuck up when you’re king.” David, “Silas fucked up plenty of times.” Jack, “Plenty!” Rose, “I’ll consider it.” David, “Well, hurry it up, will you? I need to be seen doing shit.” Rose, “Fine. I’ll take the job.” Jack, “Yes!” David, “It’s good to know I can get at least one thing done.” Rose, “I will take the job on the condition that when I give you advice, you actually listen to me.” David, “Are you gonna be giving me orders?” Rose, “Advice, not orders.” David, “So what more advice do you have?” Rose, “Plenty. I know you’re the self-sacrificing type. You always put yourself last. You won’t last a month as king if you keep doing that. You have an entire country that depends on your well-being, so now you have to take your well-being seriously. Be selfish and know when to step away.” David, “Is it a bribe if I accept a really nice car as a coronation gift?” Rose, “It’s not a bribe if you pay for it.”

A fake press podium is set up on a set draped with AFG flags. An announcer, “And now a word from King David of Gilboa…” The comedian version of David steps up to the podium, and the TV audience cheers with unbridled enthusiasm. Comedian David raises his hand and the cheering stops. Comedian David, “First of all, I would like to apologize to Queen Laura of Moab, you are no longer the hottest North American monarch.” Curled up with David, Jack laughs. Davis makes a face of displeasure, “Jesus, that’s so sexist.” Jack, “Funny!” David rolls his eyes. On the table beside him, his phone buzzes. David, “Shit!” He grabs it and looks at it. Jack, “What?” David, “Oh, it’s nothing. The Perseid meteor shower starts tonight. I set a reminder because I wanted to go watch it with you.” Jack concentrates, “Don’t…” He tries to say the next word, but it doesn’t come. He sighs with frustration. David pulls the cover over the keys, “I’m tired. Are you ready for bed?” Jack, “Yeah.” David gets up, goes over to Jack, and helps him get up, “Let’s get you in there, then. At least we can sleep in our own bed tonight.” Carefully, he leads him towards the stairs. Jack clutches the railing and leans his weight on David as, slowly, shakily, one by one, they mount each step.

David and Jack lay in bed together, Jack curled up in David’s arms. David sticks his nose into Jack’s hair, and strokes his head. Jack puts his hand on David’s arm. David, softly, “Things would be a lot better if I’d at least had a little bit of time with you. Joel could have at least waited a couple of weeks to kill Abner.”

Thomasina once again waits outside David and Jack’s door, this time joined by Abby. The door opens and David comes out. Thomasina, “Good morning, sir.” Abby, “I’ve outlined an entirely new foreign policy towards Gath, you need to look over it.” David, “Did you get any sleep last night?” Abby, “I’ve only been outlining a policy towards Gath in my head since I was twelve.” Thomasina, “Premiere Shaw is ready to speak with you.” David, “Already?” Thomasina, “He hates waiting. General Mendoza and Minister Reinhardt are already speaking to him.” David, “I kind of have a few people I’d like to talk to this morning.” Abby, “Talk to them. With my new policy outline, I can bullshit Gerald for hours!” David, “You do that, then. I already have someone waiting for me.”

Out on a balcony, Jessie sips a cup of coffee and looks out over the city skyline. The weather is grey and overcast. A door opens, and David steps out. Jessie looks over and sees him, “Hi, baby!” David, “Hey, Mom.” He goes over and hugs her. Jessie, “I just got this cup of wonderful coffee.” David, “Yeah, they have good stuff here. I can get those whenever I like.” Jessie laughs, “It’s good to be king!” She looks out over the city, “This view is incredible!” David, “Not many people get to see it.” Jessie, “Thank you so much for inviting me up here!” David, “Hey, Mom, I um, I wanted to ask you something.” Jessie, “What is it?” David, “Do you think you’d like to live here?” Jessie, “Oh, don’t kid with me like that. Me? In a palace?” David, “No more ridiculous than the idea of me in a palace. There’s an empty apartment where Emma Abner used to live, I want you to have it.” Jessie, “I really am fine where I am.” David, “Yeah, well, my security team isn’t. And besides, the king’s mom can’t live in a tiny crappy apartment by herself. You can visit me every day. Have lunch with Jack. I know he’d enjoy that.” Jessie, “That does sound nice. But what would I even do here? You know how much I hate having nothing to do.” David, “The palace needs a hostess. Used to be Rose’s job, but she’s gonna be minister of communications now. You can be in charge of all the fancy dinners and greeting foreign leaders.” Jessie, “Oh, you know I’d be terrible at all that stuff. I’m the least fancy person in the world!” David, “Yeah, but, you’re my mom. Trust me, that earns you a few fancy points.” He smiles. Jessie has to laugh, “Am I going to have to wear a tiara?” David, “Only at state dinners and formal galas.” Jessie, “Are you serious?!” David, “Oh, yeah. Michelle explained it to me a long time ago, there’s a whole protocol for wearing tiaras.” Jessie laughs some more, “You know the last time I wore a dress was the day I married your father.” David, “We’ll have to get you a stylist. Trust me, between Monique and Jack, you will always look good.” Jessie laughs some more, “Oh, David.” She gazes adoringly at her son. David grows more serious, “Besides, I feel awful about everything I put you through. This doesn’t come close to repaying it, but it’s a place to start.” Jessie, “You don’t have to repay anything.” David, completely serious, “I want you to live here, Mom.” Jessie leans against David’s arm, “Okay.” David, smiling, “You will?” Jessie, “Yes, I will.” David, “Oh, thank god!” Jessie, “Can I have lunch with you today?” David, growing serious again, “Uh, I’m busy today. Jack has therapy in the morning and in the afternoon, but I think you can grab some lunch with him. I’ll have Thomasina set it up. Jack will actually be really glad to hear you’re moving in.” Jessie, “What’s got you so busy today?” David, “I, uh- I’m negotiating a cease-fire with Gerald Shaw.” Jessie, “Oh, baby.” David, “It’s okay, Mom. I talked to him yesterday, and I sat across from him at Council. I can handle it.”

Joel sits in David’s office. The door opens, and David enters. He sits down across from Joel without saying anything. Joel, “So am I off the team, or what?” David, “You betrayed my trust. It’s really hard for me to get around that.” Joel, “You want an official resignation, or are you dismissing me?” David, “No. What would I even be dismissing you from? Nothings’ really official yet.” Joel, “So why am I here?” David thinks for a long moment, and says, “Gilboa needs a declaration of rights. It’s one of the most basic things I’ve promised. I don’t know how to write one. I don’t know anyone else who knows how to write one.” Joel, “The University of Shiloh has plenty of legal experts.” David, “Yeah but… none who have fought next to me.” They exchange looks. David, “The Minister of Justice is going to be the most important position in my government. You’re going to be in charge of the police, and the courts, and the prison system. You’re gonna be the one who tells me what I can’t do.” Joel, “David, the only time you need someone telling you no is when you’re standing in front of a tank. You’re a fundamentally good person, and even if someone tried to corrupt you, the’d end up disappointed.” David, softly, “You could have at least waited.” Joel, “I really wish I could have.” David, “I want to see a draft of your declaration of rights, and your ideas on the first legal reforms that need be made.” Joel, “I can do that.” David, “If you ever disobey my orders again, it will be bad for you.” Joel, “I won’t disappoint you. I swear.” David, “I’m gonna try to believe you.”

Shay waits for David outside of a conference room. David approaches, “Sorry I’m so late, I had a few things I had to take care of.” Shay, “Abby’s in there having the time of her life. I honestly think even Shaw’s getting tired of her. If you want a break, she can go for hours.”

Another exhausting afternoon of arguing with Shaw. Outside, the sun is beginning to set. Abby argues passionately, “It’s absurd to demand more territory, you already have the borderlands Silas gave you and the Port of Prosperity, if we gave you any more land, we’d be handing over Shiloh!” Shaw, “If you want peace, you have to pay the price!” David, “The peace itself is the price! Gath and Gilboa won’t lose any more lives over, god, I can’t even remember what the hell this war started with.” Shaw, “Silas demanded I give him your head, and then you ran away before I could give it to him.” David, “Then why the hell are we fighting? This is just war for war’s sake, it’s absurd! How much more suffering are we going to inflict on our people?” Shaw, “It’s funny how quickly war becomes absurd when you’re the one losing.” David, “Fuck this! You don’t want want peace, you don’t want to settle, you just want to argue and make everyone miserable! I’m ending this, and I’m not speaking to you again until you’re ready to make an actual deal! In the meantime, as I don’t want Auclaire’s skull in my office, and as you clearly don’t care about getting it back, I’m going to order it destroyed and disposed of!” Shaw, “Wait! I didn’t say that I didn’t care about it, I just said I was willing to wait for it.” David, “Well I’m not going to let you wait. You either make some sort of deal right now, or I’m having it destroyed.” Shaw takes in a deep, angry breath, “I’ll agree to a cease-fire. It’s not peace, just a cease-fire.” David, “Good. I will return Auclaire’s skull to you when you come here for my confirmation council, after you’ve confirmed me without causing any drama.” Shaw, “You said you wanted peace.” David, “This is part of it. I’m still the one who owns the skull.” Shaw, “Fine. I’ll confirm you.” David, “Good. I will see you then, and I don’t want to see your fucking face until then.” He turns the video feed off and mutters, “Fuck.” Abby, “You just got Shaw to agree to a cease-fire, that’s a fucking diplomatic miracle.” Shay, “We really needed this cease-fire, too. Now I can actually try to integrate the AFG without just throwing everyone into combat together.” Reinhardt, “I have to admit, I’m impressed.” David, “Yeah, we’ll see how long this cease-fire lasts. Go home, get some rest.” Shay, “Can’t, we’ve got a cease-fire to implement.” David, “What do I need to do?” Abby, “You gave the order, we’ll do the work.” Reinhardt, “Go have dinner.”

David enters the residence. Jessie is making dinner while Jack watches TV. Jack, “Hey, babe!” Jessie, “I hope you’re hungry for meatloaf!” Jack, “Hey, babe!” David, “Thank you, Mom. Are you gonna be eating with us?” Jessie, “No, of course not! I want the two of you to have some time together. You need it.” David, “Are you sure?” Jessie, “Are you kidding? I get to order from the restaurant for free! I’m having lobster tonight!” She goes over to David and kisses his cheek, “This is for you and Jack. I want you two to have a nice home-cooked meal. You’ve got a very hard job ahead of you, and you need to be relaxed and well-nourished” David, “Thanks, Mom.” Jack goes over to the dining table. Jessie, “I’ll see you tomorrow, then.” David, “Okay, see you then.” Jessie leaves. David goes over to the table and sits down across from Jack. He looks out at the meal spears out before them, “I guess there’s a few things I still get to enjoy, huh?” They both laugh. David begins serving himself. David, “How have you been?” Jack, also serving himself, “Good.” David, “Great. I promise you, some time soon, I'll be the one making us dinner. I’ve just got so much stuff going on, it's hard to know what’s gonna happen from one day to another.” Jack, “Busy.” David, “Yeah, I know, but when I’m not busy.” Jack, “Always.” David sighs and thinks for a moment. Suddenly he says, “You know what? Fuck it. Eat your dinner, and when you’re done, I’m taking you out. I want to do something fun.”

David and Jack sit in the back seat of the fancy vintage convertible, snuggled up and watching meteors streak across a brilliantly clear country sky. David, “The meteors are what was left behind by the Swift-Tuttle comet. They’re called the Perseids because they go in the same direction as the constellation Perseus.” Jack, “Nerd.” David, “What? This shit’s fascinating!” he points up to the sky, “See, there’s Perseus. He had to deal with a lot of king bullshit, too.” Jack, “King bullshit?” David, “The only way that I know how to describe what both Perseus and I have been through is king bullshit, okay? His grandfather, a king, had this oracle about being killed by his grandson, so when Zeus got his daughter pregnant, he tossed them both in a crate into the sea, and then they got rescued by a fisherman whose brother happened to be another king. The brother king was an asshole who made Perseus go out and bring him back the head of Medusa. So Perseus goes out and kills Medusa, and on the way back home he rescues Andromeda from this terrible sea monster and then marries her, and then he gets back home and accidentally kills his grandfather and becomes the king of Mycenae.” Jack looks at him, confused, “What?” David, “Fuckin’ Greeks, man.” Jack, “Nerd.” David, “Shut up!” Jack lays his head on David’s shoulder, and they watch the meteors in silence for a moment. David strokes his arm and kisses his forehead, “Having you around makes this king bullshit a lot easier.” Jack smiles brightly, and David kisses him. Jack looks up into the bright meteors up above him.

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02/27/2020 DAB Transcript

Leviticus 20:22-22:16, Mark 9:1-29, Psalms 43:1-5, Proverbs 10:18

Today is the 27th day of February, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I’m Brian it's great to be here with you today for the first time coming...well not for the first time ever but first time on this journey coming to you from the city of Jerusalem, the holy city. We made our…our ascent up to Jerusalem yesterday and we’re in for a bit of culture shock today. It'll be a very, very different experience than the rest of experiences we’ve had so far because we’re in…Jerusalem as the holy city, right? But it's…it's also a city, a large city here in the Middle East that's…that has everything a city has, and we haven't really been in any big cities. So, things like the crush of traffic and…and all the goes with it. It's something that's beginning to be a part of our experience on this pilgrimage. But we can talk about all that in a little bit at the end. Let's still ourselves and just come in out of the cold and come around the Global Campfire and let God's word speak. We’re reading from the Christian Standard Bible this week. And today Leviticus chapter 20 verse 22 through 22 verse 16.

Commentary:

Alright. Let’s talk about the proverb today. I mean just think about…think about a person in your life right now that you’re just…just not getting on with, right? Like somebody at work or just somebody you know, like it's just…it…things are not going well. Maybe you don't know this persons story, they’re just a coworker or something that they seem to always be after you or on your nerves for something or it is…it’s just not working out or…or maybe there’s somebody in your life that's offended you, they…whether they know it or not they've offended you. And, so, you got a nice healthy weed growing in the soil of your life, this bitterroot inside of the soil of your heart. I…I feel pretty confident that we…we've all had these kinds of experiences before, but what do we do with them? Because a lot of the time we water that weed by just kind of reliving the situation over and over. And sometimes, like we’re replaying the conversation in a way that it never happened or we’re…we’re dreaming of a confrontation that we can have in which we say all the right things to that person, and they are speechless before us. We’re sort of like dreaming how we might have some sort of mini revenge. So, which plants all kinds of dark seeds around that seed of bitterness that we keep watering. And, so, we get pulled into all kinds of places that are not healthy for us and we’re not paying attention that we’re at a crossroads where wisdom can speak. And, so, maybe we just blow right past that crossroads and start blasting that person. Like…like we tell our friends about our day at work about that person that they don't know, or we go out to the coworkers or whatever and they don't know and we’re just shredding them behind their back. But while we work alongside that person, we pretend everything's fine, everything’s good. The proverb says, “the one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.” So, the crossroads here in these kinds of situations is, “okay I'm offended. I'm hurt. I'm angry. I'm mad and I don't think this is going to get any better. I'm…I'm done with this.” Then the crossroads is what we do next. Are we willing to become a liar and a fool over this offense.? I mean, is it really worth that? Are we gonna continue to water this root of bitterness until it's a tree of bitterness in our lives? Are we gonna be foolish? Alandering our brother and sister and, in other words, engaging in gossip about them, that…that's more time consuming and takes a whole lot more energy than just going and having a humble conversation and restoring relationship with the one that we’ve been offended by. And they may not receive this. They may hate you. I don't…I mean who knows the circumstances? But are we willing to be a liar and a fool over it? That's the question at the crossroads. And, you know, I know how this goes because I am a person and I face all these kinds of things too, right? Like, we can bristle up and could be just like, “well, you just don't understand this person. Like you just don't understand how they are.” Proverbs she has such a way, doesn't she? Because it's just a simple question. Okay. Okay son. Okay. Okay daughter. Okay. Okay this has happened. Yes. It's happened. What are you gonna do? Is this worth becoming a liar and a fool over? Let's meditate upon that as we go through all the interactions that we are sure to have today.

Prayer:

Jesus, we invite You into that. We probably have no way of even gauging the amount of trouble we've gotten into from our words. There’s probably no way to even count how many times we have been a liar and a fool according to wisdom's voice in this kind of scenario. But a lot of that has been because we just…it's our culture and it's our ignorance but You have come today and given us the voice of wisdom at the crossroads and it's always there and we’re just…we just often blow through but we’re learning, we’re learning to practice wisdom. And, so, Holy Spirit come, and may the voice of wisdom guide our steps today in all of our thoughts, words and deeds we pray and ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Announcements:

Okay. So, as I mentioned at the beginning we have arrived in Jerusalem. Jerusalem is very, very different than any of the other places that we've been in this country. We’ve been everywhere. We’ve been all over the place. There’s really only one more region in this land that we will encounter. So, we’ve done the coast, we've done all the way down through the wilderness, all the way as far south as we can go. We’ve been as far east as we can go. We’ve been as far north as we can go. We’ve made it back to the coast.

And today we were kind of in the land of Samaria, basically. We left the coast this morning and then came in land before beginning to work our way southward where our first stop was Shiloh or Shiloh. And obviously an important place in the Bible. Sometimes we don't realize how important because we focus so much on the Temple era like when there were kings in Israel and so there's a temple in Jerusalem. But before there was ever a Jerusalem with a temple in it there was Shiloh. This was the first place, the first permanent dwelling for the tabernacle, the first capital, heartbeat, spiritual center for the tribes of Israel as they came into the land. And that went on full almost 4 centuries. So. a very very long time with a very very long story that touches many many different places in the Bible. The prophet Samuel is most notable there. But, I mean the children of Israel lost the Ark of the covenant by taking it from there into battle, which brought an end to the high priest Eli. But Samuel's mother Hannah had prayed for a child that she could dedicate to the Lord and all of that story happens in Shiloh. And it's…it's pretty remarkable to stand there and realize this really, you know, when the children of Israel finally did cross the Jordan and begin moving into this land and building communities in the different areas that they had inherited and that had been divided up and we've read all those different divisions. When this began to happen then Shiloh is the place where they go out to worship God. And, so, it's pretty remarkable to see where the tabernacle would've once stood and understand that, man this is…this where the holy of holies was, this is where the ark of the covenant was. It roots you in these stories. And we had a nice day. The last couple of pilgrimages that we had gone to Shiloh it was…we were battling with the rain and cold…and which makes that place a bit more challenging to navigate but a beautiful day today. So, we were able to just kind of see it at its best and enjoy it.

And it was Ash Wednesday yesterday. So, the…the beginning of the season of Len. And I mean…I talk about lent when we go into lent, this season on the Christian calendar that points our hearts…well it's intention is to prepare us for Easter, to prepare us for what we’re celebrating when we celebrate Easter, the resurrection of Jesus by allowing us to have a season where we understand what it cost to give us our freedom and eternal life through Jesus and to kind of sit for a season with the weight of what our sin does in our lives and how it continually pulls us from God. Like there's no benefit, there’s like no benefit to sin. So, you know, a lot of times people are fasting things if they’re observing Lent. And fasting is part of that story. But a lot of times you’ll hear people they’re fasting candy bars or something like that when…and I told our group…you know the thing that we’re supposed to be fasting here is sin. And what we’re supposed to be doing is understanding that this season is one in which we open our hearts to God, allowing him to take out whatever doesn't belong and to move around whatever He needs to and to put into our lives whatever He wants to as we just move through a season of openness that then allows us to sit with the cost and then move into Good Friday. And like really, really, you now, understand that this Jesus that we love and that we’re learning about, the way His ministry ended was His execution even though this was the plan. It’s…when you fall in love with Jesus then you don't…at least I can't stand it…you know…I hate that this happened, and I rejoice. But it’s supposed to be that way. We’re supposed to sit with that so that as we celebrate the resurrection on Easter then it…it means something. We’ve walked through a season preparing our hearts and we’ve rejoiced with all of our hearts the relief of it all, the release of it all, that Christ is risen indeed, and our sins are dealt with. That's…that's the season. And, so, a lot of times there's an Ash Wednesday service in many different churches and you where ashes, you known, on your hands or on your forehead for the day. We just took an opportunity to…to enter into that tradition as we were getting ready to go to Bethlehem and most…most of us did

And, so, from there some launch, a beautiful lunch at a winery that we like and just preparing our hearts the crush of the urban center that we’re going into and just a very, very different culture and way of doing things. And that's…that…that's Jerusalem and that's Bethlehem, which is just kind of a suburb of Jerusalem.

And, so, we went to Bethlehem. And man it's usually so crowded that if you want to go down into the grotto and see that star that commemorates, that marks this place, that…that…that believers have come to for centuries and centuries and centuries, you have to kind of wait in line. There’s other believers from all over the world that want to see this place because it's one of the most holy places, like a geographical place. Not that that's what Jesus was after, but it's one of the most holy places to go to say, “this is where the Savior was born in Bethlehem.” That's meaningful. But a lot of times there's like…there’s churches that’ve been built up over these places and then you can go down below into earlier foundations and kind of find bedrock and see how over time, these places have been built up and destroyed and rebuilt and then destroyed again and then built stronger and then challenged again. And that's kind of how a lot of these places are. The Church of the Nativity is like that. So, we did go into the grotto and didn’t have to wait quite as long of a line. It was pretty remarkable. And visit that spot and, then go down below into the caves where you can finally go, “okay. there were caves here. Okay I see. You know this is all built up over the top of all of this.” And we went down there. Haven't been able to get down into their either for a couple of…of tours because just…the crush of people. You just can't move, can't…but today we got a big group, so we take up some space, but we were able to do these things. And, so, it was nice. I haven’t been able to enjoy them myself for a couple of years but it was nice to go down there and sing a Christmas song and understand like we’re in Bethlehem and this is the Christmas story. And, so, we did that before then moving toward Jerusalem, checking into our hotel, and getting some dinner and preparing for a big long day around Jerusalem today. And I'll tell you all about that tomorrow.

And we thank you for your continued prayers over us. We’re kind of on a more intense part of this journey, even as we’re tired and kind of have moved through a lot of travel, a lot of jostling, and a lot of heart work, and a lot of knowledge has been imparted to us, and we've seen a lot. And, so, our hearts are full, our brains are ready to explode. And now we get into like the more intense time of navigating around a lot of other brothers and sisters who have made their journey here from all over the world to have the same kind of experience that…that we are at some of these places. So, thank you for your prayers.

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Community Prayer and Praise:

This is Alex from Hawaii and I’m calling for Harold. Harold I called for you and I prayed for you and I’ve been praying for you and I just heard your call that you accepted the Lord and that this has all been a blessing and I couldn’t help but fall to my knees and I am in tears right now because just thinking of God’s greatness and Christ’s love that is just so beyond our understanding. All of this was written before we even knew. I am so grateful to the Lord that you joined this community. I am so grateful for every single person that has been praying for you. I am so grateful that you have been listening faithfully. Harold, your life is about to go to a tremendous change. Be prepared for all that is to come. Read the word every single day. Don’t just listen to it. Open your Bible and read it. Read it. If you don’t know where to start, start with the gospel of John, start with the Proverbs and I promise you will begin to see just God working in your life even more than you already have. Harold, thank you. Thank you for sharing your testimony. Thank you for faithfully calling in. Lord Jesus I lift Harold up to You. I lift him to You I give You, I give You his life Father God. We put it in Your hands. We know that You have marvelous plans for him. Father God, use him that he may be a testimony his family and to many others Father God. Protect and cover him Father God in Your blood, cover him in Your protection and in Your grace Lord that he may just run this marathon not only the one that he is running physically but the one that he’s gonna be running spiritually Father God. Cover him in Your grace and Your protection. It is in Jesus name we pray. Amen.

Hey DABber family this is Walta, it’s February 19. I just heard a call from Harold. Yes, yes, yes! This is so good. I kid you not. So, I’m driving to work, I’m listening to the reading, started listening to the prayers and it is a reminder when people call in and they talk about requests that they prayed for before that were praying before. And it just reminds…so, you know, I’m going to this whole process again about our dear sister, who passed and then I hear Harold and I’m like, “what?!?” Look at God showing us that He is the resurrection and the life and He can bring positive, He can bring good news in the middle of, you know, whatever sadness that we are going through, that He reminds us that He is still in control, He’s got this. Harold, I am so happy, and I am cheering you on. And man let us know how your marathon goes and I’m just so happy, I know…I know…I sound like I lost my mind now because I’m just babbling but hey, what a great news for a Wednesday aye? Praise the Lord. Okay Harold. Be in touch and we’ll be in touch. And I love you guys. Also praying for Brian. So glad you’re in Israel. I so want to go. I’m living vicariously through you. And Annette Allison my sister, I love you loads and just wanted to shout out to you. All right. Bye guys…

Good morning to my DAB family this is Laura calling from Georgia. I’m new to the DAB family as of January 5th and I’m listening to the prayers from the call ins from February the 12th and Harold, oh my gosh! He was so moved and so overwhelmed by all the calls and prayers for him and his relationship with God. He has trusted in the Lord as his personal Lord and Savior. Hallelujah! I am so overjoyed right now. I…I…I have a little hint of how God feels every time a person gives their life over to Him. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord. Thank you, Jesus. DAB family your awesome. We are touching so many lives. A gentleman by the…who’s a slave for Jesus or Slave of Jesus called in from North Carolina prayed for my ex-husband, T-Carl Honoré who has…had a bout with malaria. He is recovered, he is doing well, he is in South Miami Beach with his family. Thank you for calling in. I don’t know how someone in North Carolina found out about him having malaria that he contracted from Africa, but he is fine. Even the doctor said it was a miracle that he did not leave this earth. It was not his time. God is good. I am so…this is gonna be a terrific day. Oh, I love my DAB family. I love you Brian. I’m praying for you guys in Israel…

Hi DAB family this is Jess, I’m living in Portugal and have been so blessed. I am a new listener just a couple weeks now and just love hearing all the prayer requests and praises. And I’m terrified to call in but thought it was important to do so. And I have struggled with a pain condition for about eight years now. I’m young, I’m only early 30s and I have three young children and life is hard when you have the mask of pain to look through Daily. And I guess I’ve prayed that the Lord would take it away but if it’s His will that I keep it that I would be joyful in the pain or…and that I would carry this burden with added joy and that the glory would be all His. And I would ask that you pray alongside me for that. Pray that if it’s His will for healing that it will be done and if it is not that I would shine His light and joy in each day. I thank the Lord for each of you and that I have so many brothers and sisters all over the world and that we have this ability to connect. Love…

This is praying for my unsaved family. It’s the 19th, Wednesday, the 19th of February and I’m calling in to ask for prayer for the Baxter family in Brisbane. I was driving past this scene this morning of a car on fire. I thought it was just road accident, but it turned out to be much much worse. It turned out to be a man who decided to set his children - six, four, and three I think they were, and his wife alight in the car. And the whole family have perished. Later on, when I was coming out of work, I was just waiting to cross the road when a flatbed truck went past with the remains of the car on it. I feel absolutely sick at the thought of what’s happened to those poor children and their mother. I just am reaching out to DAB family. Please pray because although that poor family have been wiped out by that evil act there are grandparents and aunties, uncles, friends, school friends. The whole school will be traumatized for losing two of those children that attended their school. I’m just incredulous that anybody could think that this is the only way to get through a bad divorce. Please pray for the Baxter family on both sides. It must be dreadful for them. Thank you.

Hi, this is Leeann from California and I’m calling because Arielle, the new Christian, you just started listening to Daily Audio Bible. You really grabbed my attention. Have to say I was pretty consumed in my own worries my actually worrying about how I am sinning by worrying. Worrying about my mother, worrying about the fact that we need to purchase a new car, worrying about so much. At the same time, I’m praying. And God is trying to teach me that I can’t do it all, but I have to depend on Him. And, you know, your call jolted me right out of that state of mind, and…and I thought of you as a new Christian and I’m going to pray for you. Let me say that before time is up, that I’m going to pray for you. That is one of the things to that is God is teaching me. I can’t solve everybody’s problem, but I can pray. I can’t solve my mother’s health issues, but I can pray. And I can claim Jesus and His power, and I can claim the peace that He gives us. But I do have to work at that. So, again, while I won’t say the right things, I know you’re gonna get calls and I know somebody’s gonna say the right thing that’s just going to help you a lot.

Good morning DAB family today is Wednesday, February 19th this is Paula calling from Albuquerque. I am still wiping away the tears Harold. I am so thankful for this family and for how we pray for each other and that you heard that in your Spirit and you’ve received the Lord as your Savior and you’re now part of the family. So, welcome my brother. What a blessing. What an incredible blessing. The angels in heaven are rejoicing. I also just want to reach out to Diana Davis’s boys. We’re rejoicing there too because she’s no longer in pain and suffering, but we continue to pray for you, that the desire of her heart would be granted by God, that you guys would remain together. I am just so grateful for all of you. I love you so much. You all have a blessed and amazing day. Keep sharing the word, keep spreading the news about this podcast and how well we are taught. I...I…I…I just cannot tell you…it’s like…just when I call in or…excuse me...when I listen, Brian you teach the way my pastor does. You just teach the word. You don’t add any manmade stuff in there which I absolutely love. That’s what we need, we need the word we need the truth because the truth will set us free. So, I love…

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