Participants: Cecily Harker (Host), Natalee McLean (Host), Braedan Entermann, Dr John Hammond
Series Code: DWK
Program Code: DWK000045A
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00:02 Hello there, happy Sabbath. Come on in.
00:04 We're about to meet with the King. 00:51 Hello, I'm Aunty Cecily. 00:53 And I'm Aunty Nat. 00:54 We're so glad you have come back 00:56 to join us in our worship time. 00:58 Aunty Nat, do you have someone to say hello to today? 01:01 I sure do. 01:02 I'd like to say hello to Jireh in New Zealand. 01:06 Hello, Jireh. Hi, Jireh. 01:08 We miss having you here with us in our lounge room, Jireh. 01:11 Now, we can't forget to say hello to Teddy, 01:14 and we have Lilly visiting with us today too. 01:18 Do you know Lilly is Teddy's very best friend? 01:22 Hope you're nice and comfy there, you two. 01:25 Amber, would you like to say a prayer for us 01:27 to open our worship time together? 01:29 Yes. 01:31 Dear Father, we praise You 01:32 and thank You for bringing us safely through another week. 01:36 Thank You for the Sabbath day. 01:39 In Jesus' name, amen. 01:41 Amen. Amen. 01:42 That was beautiful. Thank you, Amber. 01:44 Do you remember what number key we're up to? 01:47 Number six. 01:49 Yes, it is. 01:50 Aunty Cecily, what have you got for us today? 01:53 Well, let's have a look at our gift box and find out. 01:56 Chemiah, would you like to open our gift box, 01:59 and tell us what our key to the kingdom says this week? 02:05 Follow Jesus. Follow Jesus. 02:07 And what does the text say on the other side of the tag? 02:12 1 Peter 2:21-22. 02:17 Thanks, Chemiah. 02:19 Abi, could you read that text to us 02:20 from the Bible please? 02:23 "For to this you were called, 02:25 because Christ also suffered for us, 02:27 leaving us an example, 02:29 that you should follow His steps: 02:31 'Who committed no sin, 02:33 Nor was deceit found in His mouth.'" 02:36 Thanks, Abi. 02:38 Jesus left us an example to follow. 02:41 We are to follow in His steps and should become like Him. 02:45 In fact, the word Christian means a follower of Christ. 02:49 Christ is another name for Jesus. 02:52 So we cannot be a Christian 02:54 unless we follow Christ's example of 02:56 how to live, 02:57 and to be a witness to others. 03:00 Being a follower of Jesus means to obey Him 03:03 because He says in John 14:15, 03:06 "If you love me, keep My commandments." 03:10 We'll avoid lots of trouble in our lives if we obey God. 03:14 Later, we're going to learn that when Solomon turned away 03:18 from following God, life got very messy, 03:21 and he brought a lot of unnecessary pain on himself 03:24 and heartache for others as well. 03:28 Now we cannot obey God on our own. 03:30 We need the Holy Spirit to give us a new heart, 03:33 so that we want to obey God's laws. 03:37 In Psalm 40:8, it says, 03:40 "I delight to do Your will, O my God, 03:43 and Your law is within my heart." 03:46 In Hebrews 10:16, this is God's promise, 03:50 "I will put My laws in their hearts, 03:53 and in their minds I will write them." 03:57 If we're to obey God, 03:59 we'll need to have God's laws written in our heart, 04:02 so that we'll want to do them. 04:04 That's the secret to following Jesus. 04:08 Abi, what's one way 04:09 you could follow Jesus' example? 04:11 Being kind to others. 04:13 Yes, that's one thing that Jesus did 04:16 that we can all do. 04:18 Do you know I have some other examples here, 04:20 of a boy who is helping his sister who can't walk. 04:23 So he's taking her for a ride out in the sunshine. 04:27 And we've got another boy, 04:29 he is showing his appreciation for mom 04:32 by taking her a flower and giving her a flower. 04:34 And we've got another boy, 04:37 he's following Jesus' example of just taking responsibility 04:40 for his own pet lamb. 04:43 And he cares for that lamb and feeds it each day. 04:46 So as we spend time with the King this Sabbath, 04:49 let's think about our sixth key to the kingdom, 04:52 and ask Jesus to help us to follow Him. 04:56 Thanks, Aunty Cecily. 04:57 We certainly are building up our keys to the kingdom. 05:00 I'm looking forward to finding out 05:02 what the seventh key will be next Sabbath. 05:04 We can see that Braedan has just snuck in the door. 05:08 Thanks, Braedan, for coming 05:09 and sharing your talent with us. 05:11 Thanks, Aunty Nat. 05:12 Hi, boys and girls, let's sing, 05:14 "We Will Gather to Meet with the King." 05:17 On Friday eve when the sun goes down 05:22 A special day of the week comes 'round 05:26 On Friday eve when the sun goes down 05:30 We will gather to meet with the King 05:34 On Friday eve when the sun goes down 05:38 When all of our work and our play is done 05:42 On Friday eve when the sun goes down 05:46 We will joyfully worship the King 05:51 Braedan, can we please sing, 05:53 "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus?" 05:55 We certainly can. 05:58 I have decided to follow Jesus 06:04 I have decided 06:07 To follow Jesus 06:09 I have decided to follow Jesus 06:15 No turning back, no turning back 06:20 The world behind me, the cross before me 06:25 The world behind me 06:28 The cross before me 06:30 The world behind me, the cross before me 06:36 No turning back No turning back 06:44 Braedan, can we please sing "Praise Him Praise Him?" 06:47 I love that song. Let's sing it together. 06:54 Praise Him, praise Him All ye little children 06:58 God is love, God is love 07:02 Praise Him, praise Him All ye little children 07:07 God is love, God is love 07:12 Serve Him, serve Him All ye little children 07:16 God is love, God is love 07:20 Serve Him, serve Him All ye little children 07:25 God is love, God is love. 07:29 Thanks, Braedan. 07:31 Singing praises to God 07:32 is such an enjoyable part of our worship. 07:35 And having stories 07:37 is an enjoyable part of our worship too, 07:39 isn't it? 07:40 And Dr. John has another story to share with us. 07:43 Let's go and listen. 07:45 Hello, boys and girls, 07:46 it's wonderful to be back here with you. 07:49 And I want to say 07:50 hello to all the boys and girls in England 07:52 because this story happened here 07:55 in England, many years ago. 07:57 And there was a little boy called Joseph. 08:00 Joseph Merrick born in the city of Leicester. 08:05 And unfortunately, 08:06 when he got through about five or six years of age, 08:10 and here is a painting of him, 08:12 he didn't look quite normal. 08:16 What's the problem here? 08:18 Yeah. 08:19 His lip started to grow, 08:21 top lip and bottom lip. 08:24 And it got worse and worse 08:26 until one day at school 08:28 one unkind kid said, 08:31 "Here's the elephant boy." 08:34 And for the rest of his life, 08:35 he was to be called the elephant boy. 08:38 He was so ugly, 08:40 he had to leave school and leave home. 08:43 And he joined the circus. 08:45 And they would put him in a tent with a big sign, 08:49 "Pay one penny and come and see the Elephant Man." 08:53 Do you think he was happy in his work? 08:56 He was so miserable 08:58 and he was abandoned. 09:00 They stole his money. 09:02 And he ended up in the waiting room 09:05 of a railway station, 09:07 sobbing and crying. 09:08 And a big crowd of people laughing and pointing, 09:13 "It's the Elephant Man." 09:15 And at that moment, a big tall gentleman walked in. 09:19 His name was Dr. Treves, Dr. Frederick Treves. 09:23 He said, "What's going on here?" 09:27 "It's the Elephant Man." They were all laughing. 09:29 He said, "This is not funny." 09:32 He didn't see a man with a long nose 09:34 and they've been chopping it off all the time, 09:36 kept on growing. 09:38 He saw a man who was desperately unhappy. 09:42 He had one of the rarest diseases 09:44 in the whole world 09:45 that didn't even have a name for it. 09:48 He said, "Come with me. 09:50 I will take you over to the hospital, 09:52 I will examine you. 09:53 I'll see if there's something we can do for you. 09:56 But better than that, 09:57 I got a room for you underneath in the basement, 10:01 and that will be your home. 10:04 And you can live there as long as you wish. 10:06 You know, he took him over to the hospital. 10:09 And he took some photographs. 10:13 He would have to be the ugliest person 10:17 you have ever seen. 10:19 He examined him closely. 10:22 And his whole body was disfigured. 10:26 He was okay on the left side, 10:27 but on the right side he was terrible. 10:30 Imagine if you were like that? 10:33 It would be dreadful. 10:35 Well, Joseph Merrick had one wish. 10:41 He only had one wish, and that was to see the queen. 10:45 The Queen, Princess Alexandra, 10:48 whose husband was the king of England. 10:51 And he knew he could never see her 10:53 because he was too ugly. 10:56 He went for a holiday one day, and he went to a country home, 11:00 and he was doing what he loved most, 11:02 he was kneeling down 11:04 and he was weeding the garden 11:05 amongst the beautiful flowers. 11:07 He was so concentrating on his work, 11:10 he didn't hear someone coming up behind, 11:12 until he saw the feet and he thought, 11:15 "Those are expensive shoes." 11:16 And he turned around. 11:19 And to his absolute amazement, 11:22 it was the queen. 11:24 You know what she did? 11:27 No one had ever done this, she reached out, 11:30 and she touched him. 11:33 And no one ever touched the Elephant Man. 11:35 He was so ugly, he had to wear a hat 11:38 whenever he went out in public. 11:40 And he was now 11:41 the happiest person in the world. 11:42 He lived in a hospital for a couple of years, 11:45 but he died one night 11:47 because he had to sit in a chair to sleep 11:49 because his head was too heavy. 11:52 And he decided to be a normal human being 11:54 and he slept in the bed, 11:56 and he suffocated during the night. 11:58 But, you know, that man, his wish was granted, 12:02 he saw the king and my biggest wish... 12:05 He didn't see the king, he saw the queen, 12:07 but my greatest wish is to see the King. 12:10 And our program is called A Day with the King. 12:15 And I think that's the cutest, 12:17 most wonderful name for a kids' program. 12:20 One day, we're going to change 12:23 that from a day with the King 12:24 to a million years with the King, 12:29 a trillion years with the King. 12:31 And we will live with Him forever. 12:33 In fact, when Jesus meets you, 12:35 He's gonna go for a walk with you. 12:37 And the Book of Revelation says, 12:39 He gonna give you a secret name 12:41 that you and He will be the only ones 12:43 who will know that name. 12:44 Are you looking forward to that? 12:46 I certainly am. Thank you, boys and girls. 12:49 Come on in and join us for our Bible study. 12:51 Don't forget to grab your Bible, 12:52 so you can follow along with us. 12:54 Erin, can you please say a prayer for us 12:56 before we commence our study? 12:58 Dear Father, please send us Your Holy Spirit 13:00 to help us understand 13:02 what we are reading in our Bibles. 13:04 May these words change our hearts, 13:06 in Jesus' name, amen. 13:08 Thanks, Erin. 13:09 Now, Mia, 13:10 what did we study about last Sabbath? 13:12 Solomon's temple. 13:13 Yes, he built it, didn't he with all that help 13:15 and all the workers? 13:17 And did God's presence fill the temple 13:18 after he dedicated it? 13:20 Yes, it did. 13:22 So today, we're going to look at the life of Solomon, 13:25 and what happened 13:26 that changed the course of history for the Israelites. 13:29 God appeared to Solomon for the second time 13:32 and we're now going to read about that. 13:33 Erin, can you please read 1 Kings 9:4, 5? 13:39 "Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, 13:42 in integrity of heart and in uprightness, 13:46 to do according to all that I have commanded you, 13:49 and if you keep My statutes and My judgments, 13:53 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom 13:55 over Israel forever, 13:57 as I promised David your father, saying, 13:59 You shall not fail to have a man 14:01 on the throne of Israel." 14:03 Thanks, Erin. 14:04 So God reminded Solomon 14:06 just as He had reminded David and the leaders before him 14:09 that if he kept God's commandments, 14:11 then all would go well. 14:13 Caleb, can you please read 1 Kings 9:6, 7? 14:18 "But if you or your sons at all turn from following Me, 14:22 and do not keep My commandments and My statutes 14:24 which I have set before you, 14:26 but go and serve other gods and worship them, 14:29 then I will cut off Israel from the land 14:31 which I have given them, 14:33 and this house 14:34 which I have consecrated for My name 14:38 and I will cast out of My sight. 14:40 Israel will be a proverb 14:41 and a byword among all peoples." 14:44 Thanks, Caleb. 14:45 So God warned Solomon 14:47 that he was not to worship idols. 14:50 And if he did, 14:51 God would dispossess the Israelites from the land. 14:54 A very sobering thought. 14:56 Okay, let's see what happened with King Solomon's reign. 14:59 Bethany, can you please read 1 Kings 9:26-28? 15:05 "King Solomon also built a fleet of ships 15:08 at Ezion Geber, 15:10 which is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, 15:12 in the land of Edom. 15:14 When Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, 15:16 seamen who knew the sea, 15:17 to work with the servants of Solomon. 15:19 And they went to Ophir, 15:20 and acquired 420 talents of gold from there, 15:25 and brought it to the King Solomon." 15:26 Okay, we're going to have a look at our map now 15:29 and show you where Elath is, 15:30 which is at the bottom of Israel there. 15:32 That's where Solomon's ships were, 15:35 and they would make their way down the Red Sea. 15:38 And we have some black dots there on the map 15:40 because we're not sure where Ophir was. 15:43 There's a couple of black dots. 15:45 There's one Saudi Arabia, one down there in Ethiopia, 15:47 one at Yemen, they say, one at Oman, and they say, 15:51 it could have even been India, 15:52 or down further the coast of Africa. 15:55 So we're not sure where Ophir is. 15:56 But that is where, 15:59 that Solomon got his gold from. 16:02 Now, 420 talents of gold 16:06 are worth hundreds of millions of dollars today. 16:09 So it's a lot of gold, isn't it? 16:12 As well as wise, Solomon was a very rich man. 16:16 Okay, Sophie, can you please read 1 Kings 10:1-3. 16:20 "Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon 16:23 concerning the name of the Lord, 16:25 she came to test him with hard questions. 16:27 She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, 16:30 with camels that bore spices, very much gold, 16:33 and precious stones. 16:35 And when she came to Solomon, 16:36 she spoke with him 16:38 about all that was in her heart. 16:40 So Solomon answered all her questions, 16:42 there was nothing so difficult for the king 16:44 that he could not explain it to her." 16:47 Thanks, Sophie. 16:48 Now again, where Queen of Sheba was from 16:50 was also a bit of a mystery. 16:52 Some say that she came from the area of Yemen, 16:55 and some say the area of Ethiopia. 16:59 We're not really sure, 17:00 but it was somewhere down there. 17:02 But wherever she came from, 17:03 she traveled a great distance to hear the Wisdom of Solomon. 17:07 Abigail, can you please read 1 Kings 10:6-7, 9? 17:12 "Then she said to the king, 17:14 'It was a true report which I heard in my own land 17:17 about your words and your wisdom. 17:19 However I did not believe the words 17:21 until I came and saw with my own eyes. 17:23 And indeed the half was not told me. 17:26 Your wisdom and prosperity 17:27 exceed the fame of which I heard. 17:31 Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you, 17:34 setting you on the throne of Israel 17:37 because the Lord has loved Israel forever, 17:40 therefore He made you king, 17:41 to do justice and righteousness." 17:43 Thanks, Abi. 17:45 The Queen of Sheba realized 17:46 that God was the giver of Solomon's riches and wisdom 17:49 and this caused her to praise God. 17:52 It was at this time of Solomon's life 17:54 that he acknowledged God in everything, 17:57 and pointed everyone to the goodness 17:59 and greatness of God. 18:01 It was God's purpose 18:02 that the Israelite kingdom 18:04 would be a spectacle to the world, 18:06 shining God's character, 18:08 and leading them into a relationship with God. 18:11 Okay, Mia, can you please read 1 Kings 10:10? 18:15 "Then she gave the king 18:17 one hundred and twenty talents of gold, 18:19 spices in great quantity, and precious stones. 18:23 There never again came such abundance of spices 18:27 as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon." 18:30 Thanks, Mia. 18:32 That was some pretty amazing gifts that she gave. 18:35 Do you know what spices back then 18:36 were very precious and worth a lot of money? 18:39 Aunty Cecily, can you please read 1 Kings 10:14-15? 18:44 "The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly 18:48 was 666 talents of gold, 18:51 besides that from the traveling merchants, 18:54 from the income of traders, from all the kings of Arabia, 18:59 and from the governors of the country." 19:02 So one talent of gold is about 33 kilos 19:06 in our measurement today 19:08 and remember the bricks 19:09 that we had on the table a few Sabbaths ago 19:11 all covered in gold, 19:13 remember that's one talent. 19:15 Okay, so 660 talents of gold in today's prices 19:19 are worth over $1 billion. 19:22 King Solomon received that on a yearly basis. 19:26 Besides what his merchants brought in on the ships. 19:30 Verse 23 tells us that King Solomon 19:33 was one of the richest kings of the then known world. 19:37 But something happened that turned him away from God. 19:41 Erin, can you please read 1 Kings 11: 1-3? 19:45 "But King Solomon loved many foreign women, 19:49 as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: 19:51 women from the Moabites, Ammonites, 19:55 Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites. 19:57 From the nations of whom the Lord had said 20:00 to the children of Israel, 20:02 'You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. 20:05 Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.' 20:09 Solomon clung to these in love. 20:12 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, 20:14 and three hundred concubines, 20:17 and his wives turned away his heart." 20:20 Oh, dear. 20:21 So God had warned the Israelites 20:23 not to intermarry, 20:24 meaning not to marry someone who doesn't believe in God. 20:28 As God knew, 20:29 if they did, their hearts would be turned away from Him. 20:33 Now how many wives does a man supposed to have? 20:36 One. One. 20:37 How many did Solomon have? 20:39 Seven hundred. 20:40 He had 700, far too many wives. 20:43 Caleb, can you please read 1 Kings 11:6-8? 20:48 "Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, 20:51 and did not fully follow the Lord, 20:53 as did his father David. 20:55 Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh 20:58 the abomination of Moab, 21:00 on the hill that is east of Jerusalem, 21:02 and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon. 21:07 And he did likewise for all his foreign wives, 21:10 who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods." 21:14 So was Solomon keeping God's commandments? 21:17 No. 21:18 No, he was worshiping the idols and gods of his foreign wives. 21:22 Let's see what God says. 21:23 Bethany, can you please read 1 Kings 11:11-13? 21:28 "Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, 21:30 'Because you have done this, and have not kept My covenant 21:33 and My statutes, which I have commanded you, 21:35 I will surely tear the kingdom away from you 21:37 and give it to your servant. 21:39 Nevertheless I will do it in your days, 21:42 for the sake of your father David 21:43 I will tear it out of the hand of your son. 21:46 However I will not tear away the whole kingdom, 21:48 I will give one tribe to your son 21:50 for the sake of My servant David, 21:52 and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen." 21:55 Thanks, Bethany. 21:56 Because of the sin that Solomon had committed, 21:58 God was going to end Solomon's magnificent kingdom 22:02 and tear it apart 22:03 during the reign of his children. 22:06 This was Solomon's wake up call, 22:08 and he repented 22:09 and he returned his heart to God. 22:11 Let's have a look at this in our torchlight, 22:14 Mrs. White's writings. 22:17 "Though the king confessed his sin 22:19 and wrote out for the benefit of after generations 22:23 a record of his folly and repentance, 22:26 he could never hope entirely 22:28 to destroy the baleful influence 22:31 of his wrong deeds." 22:33 Thanks. 22:34 So Solomon wrote the Book of Ecclesiastes, 22:37 as a warning against the folly of sin. 22:40 Solomon wanted to let people know 22:42 that happiness does not come through wealth and power, 22:47 but through having a relationship with God 22:49 and surrendering our hearts to Him. 22:52 Let's have a look at that. 22:53 Let's go to our memory verse in Ecclesiastes 12:13. 22:59 "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter, 23:03 fear God and keep His commandments, 23:06 for this is man's all." 23:09 So the story of Solomon is something 23:11 that we can all learn from. 23:14 Thank you, boys and girls, for reading along with us. 23:16 We have a devotional available that goes into more depth 23:18 on what we studied today. 23:20 Here's how you can get that. 23:22 Hey, boys and girls, as Aunty Nat said, 23:24 you can get your own devotionals. 23:26 Yes, you can download them free from our website 23:28 at adaywiththeking.com. 23:29 And, Anna, we can't forget to tell the kids 23:31 to check out Teddy's blog. 23:33 We have some behind the scene photos 23:35 of filming the program. 23:36 Yes, and we also have some photos of 23:38 Teddy going on his annual visit to the vet. 23:40 We love to hear where on the world 23:42 you're watching the program from, 23:44 so drop us a line and let us know. 23:45 Get a pen and write down our email address now, 23:48 dwk@3abnaustralia.org.au. 23:52 So hop online today! 23:55 Thanks, Kate and Anna. 23:56 Boys and girls, 23:58 we've developed these devotionals 23:59 to help encourage you to read your Bibles every day, 24:03 so you get to know Jesus. 24:05 The more we get to know Jesus, 24:07 the more of a friend He becomes to us. 24:10 Aunty Nat, can you tell us 24:11 what we're going to learn about next week? 24:13 Sure, I'd love to. 24:14 Next Sabbath we are gonna study about 24:16 what happened to the kingdom of Solomon. 24:19 And we're going to look 24:20 at the life of an amazing prophet. 24:22 Make sure you come back next Sabbath 24:24 to find out more 24:26 Aunty Cecily, shall we go over our memory verse 24:28 that we learned in our Bible study today? 24:29 Yes. 24:31 Ready to say it all together, children? 24:32 Ecclesiastes 12:13, 24:36 "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter. 24:40 Fear God and keep His commandments, 24:43 for this is man's all." 24:46 Abi, we've come to the end of another worship time. 24:49 What did you learn from the King today? 24:51 That having lots and lots of money 24:52 doesn't make you happy. 24:54 Yes. 24:55 That's what Solomon eventually found out. 24:57 What did Solomon recommend instead? 24:59 Surrender your heart to God and do things God's way. 25:02 Yes. 25:03 The whole Book of Ecclesiastes tell us, 25:05 tells us about that. 25:06 Aunty Cecily, are we ready to sing 25:08 our blessing song to the children at home? 25:10 Yes, let's turn around 25:12 and sing to the boys and girls at home. 25:20 May God bless you and keep you 25:25 And fill your heart with love 25:30 May God guide and protect you 25:35 And watch you from above 25:40 And Sabbath after Sabbath 25:46 We greet the day of rest 25:51 The day the King of glory 25:56 Has sanctified and blessed 26:01 Goodbye my friend till we meet again 26:06 For another day with the King 26:12 Goodbye! 26:13 See you next Sabbath! 26:21 My favorite story in the Bible was Noah's Ark 26:24 because he obeyed God 26:26 and all the animals were saved in the ark. 26:31 My favorite story in the Bible is about the 12 spies 26:33 and how Caleb and Joshua 26:35 stood up in front of everybody. 26:40 My favorite story in the Bible 26:42 is Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus 26:44 'cause He's the Savior of the world. |
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