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Benaiah, Mighty Man of God P. H. Thompson
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- Religion & Spirituality
What happens when the king’s most obedient soldier is issued a wicked command?
Benaiah is valiant against men and beasts. He is known for three heroic deeds that lead to his appointment in the elite force of David’s Mighty Men: aggressively going down into a pit on a snowy day to kill a lion; fighting two Moabite ariels; and challenging a giant Egyptian, armed with only a staff, and killing him with the man’s own spear.
When David is crowned king, Benaiah is made his chief bodyguard and eventually head of the whole army of Israel under King Solomon.
Reeling from the tragic cost of disobedience when he was young, Benaiah directs his life toward one chief aim: to be found a faithful, loyal, valiant and obedient soldier, servant of the King and follower of Yahweh.
But when “just following orders” leads to his part in adultery, murder and death, he questions his life’s direction. If both obedience and disobedience cause death, how can he ever find redemption?
A novel by P.H. Thompson, read chapter by chapter by the author as an audiobook.
Other podcasts by this author: Bible Companion Series: chapter by chapter study of the Bible.
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Benaiah, Mighty Man of God Audiobook, Author's Note
Benaiah, Mighty Man of God Audiobook, Author's Note, standard for Biblical fiction, what do we know about Benaiah? What don't we know about Benaiah? What's an ariel? So many names starting with A. Go back to the Bible.
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Benaiah, Mighty Man of God Audiobook, Questions for Reflection or Group Study
Benaiah, Mighty Man of God, Audiobook, Questions for Reflection or Group Study, symbols, sovereignty of God, soldiers, Bathsheba: blame or forgiveness, suspicions, consequences of sin, stigma, death of infants, accomplice, guilt, grace, unlawful census, plague, roles, blind obedience.
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Benaiah, Mighty Man of God Audiobook, Epilogue
Benaiah, Mighty Man of God Audiobook, Epilogue, Benaiah and Mariah reminisce and talk about their children, Benaiah compares David and Solomon, shares an example of Solomon's wisdom, discuss God's goodness and His judgments, Benaiah quotes Solomon's proverb.
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Benaiah, Mighty Man of God Audiobook, Chapter Thirty-nine
Benaiah, Mighty Man of God Audiobook, Chapter Thirty-nine, Benaiah confronts Joab in the tabernacle, final battle, Joab executed.
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Benaiah, Mighty Man of God Audiobook, Chapter Thirty-eight
Benaiah, Mighty Man of God Audiobook, Chapter Thirty-eight, Joab learns Solomon is looking for him, says goodbye to Abishai, flees to tabernacle, Benaiah orders him out, refuses, Benaiah returns to Solomon, hesitant to kill him in the tabernacle, no longer obeys without thought, remembers the law.
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Benaiah, Mighty Man of God Audiobook, Chapter Thirty-seven
Benaiah, Mighty Man of God Audiobook, Chapter Thirty-seven, David's dying instructions to Solomon, David and Benaiah friendship, David dies, Bathsheba relays Adonijah's request for Abishag, Benaiah executes him on Solomon's orders, Abiathar removed from priesthood and exiled.
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