2 Samuel 11-12; 1 Kings 3; 6-9; 11 Part 1 • Dr. Shon Hopkin • June 22-28 • Come, Follow Me
6/17/20261 hr 8 min
How does a man “after God’s own heart” end up on the wrong roof? Dr. Shon Hopkin examines the devastating fall of David and the architectural glory of Solomon’s temple, tracing the razor’s edge between power and corruption and the merciful God who meets us in our worst moments.
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TIMECODE
- 0:00 - Part 1 - Dr. Shon Hopkin
- 1:31 Introduction
- 3:29 Setting the stage: David, Solomon, and the danger of great starts
- 7:07 Reading character weaknesses magnified by power
- 11:35 Shields up-David as cautionary tale
- 12:49 David’s exaltation (is this the point?)
- 16:52 Judge not
- 18:49 Teaching the balance of warning without shame
- 20:07 Stealing school supplies: Another cautionary tale
- 23:48 Restoration scripture framing David and Solomon
- 25:37 Elder Kearon on Bathsheba
- 29:38 Nathan’s parable
- 34:41 The cover-up: Secrecy as lifeblood to sin
- 36:27 Elder Maxwell on replaying temptation
- 39:22 Wrong place, wrong time
- 43:18 Elder Holland on lust vs. love
- 47:25 David as type of Jesus Christ
- 51:09 President Hinckley: “I don’t entirely trust myself”
- 55:09 The Lord sent Nathan
- 56:27 Solomon’s prayer for an understanding heart
- 58:36 Hebrew insights
- 1:01:34 God blesses us beyond our abilities
- 1:03:09 Watching ordinary people grow in wisdom
- 1:05:06 Watching ordinary people grow in wisdom
- 1:07:54 End of Part 1 - Dr. Shon Hopkin
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First 90 secondsHank Smith· Host0:00
Coming up in this episode on Follow Him.
Shon Hopkin· Guest0:03
Move forward. Your sins don't define you in a universe that has a savior. Trust and walk forward, and keep doing all the good you can, and God will turn the sins that you turn over to Him into these threads woven through your tapestry that give you strength and wisdom and nobility. You would rather never have them, and yet if you turn them over to Christ, He will use them to teach you lessons that will give you incredible wisdom.
Hank Smith· Host0:34
[upbeat music] Hello, my friends. Welcome to another episode of Follow Him. My name is Hank Smith. I'm your host. I'm here with John Bytheway. There is no co-host like thee in heaven above or on Earth beneath. [laughs] John, I'm telling you, I've looked in heaven and on Earth. There is no better co-host.
John Bytheway· Host0:55
I was fired from both locations, so that, that's all right.
Hank Smith· Host0:58
Yeah. [laughs] [laughs] They have not looked under the Earth yet.
John Bytheway· Host1:01
They were downsizing.
Hank Smith· Host1:02
Yeah.
John Bytheway· Host1:03
Yeah, we're going in a different direction.
Shon Hopkin· Guest1:04
[laughs] [laughs] I get excited to see how Hank is going to make John squirm every week.
Hank Smith· Host1:10
[laughs] Yes.
Shon Hopkin· Guest1:10
Like, how is this gonna go? Yeah.
Hank Smith· Host1:12
It's actually pretty fun to go on the hunt for some of those. [laughs] Although in the Book of Judges, it was hard to find a positive adjective.
John Bytheway· Host1:18
[laughs] Wow.
Shon Hopkin· Guest1:19
If he had longer hair, we would've been okay, but yeah.
Hank Smith· Host1:23
Yeah. [laughs] [laughs] John, we've heard that voice before. Dr. Sean Hopkin is back with us today. Sean, welcome back