Baby pig

What kind of backyard is it without a pig? That's right, we got a baby pig. It squeals with delight when we feed it, and it squeals with madness when I try to put a harness on it to take it for a walk. She doesn't like it when I pick her up either, so it is hard to move her from place to place when carrying her. Our pig's name is Bandit but, when I learned that the pig was a girl I started calling it Bandette. We recently moved our pig form our sheep transporting cage to the old chicken enclosure. We also moved the chicken coop and modified it into what I call a chicken duplex. Because it is really tall and it has four stories.

Elisha

Elisha was following Elijah and was told that his master was going to be taken from him. Elijah asked Elisha what he wanted once The Lord took him away. Elisha asked for a double portion of Elijah's spirit. Elisha's request was granted and when the people saw that the spirit of Elijah rested on him they respected him. While walking Elisha was taunted by some men therefore he cursed them. When the prophets were meeting there usual place was too small so they said, Let us make a new meeting place. Well while doing that one of the men lost the head on his ax and said it was borrowed. He asked Elisha to find were it was and get it Elisha tossed a stick in the water and the iron ax head floated.

Elisha helped show how awesome God is really. I mean who can make a iron ax head float that thing was probably 20 to 30 pounds. The lesson is that you should always believe God.

Good and bad Kings

Not many Kings obeyed God or listened to him either. Ahab was married to Jezebel and wasn't very nice to Naboth when Ahab wanted Naboth's vineyard and was rejected he told Jeszebel and she got him killed. Sadly many of the king in Bible times were assasinated or didn't obey God and got killed. Ahab died going to a battle that God told him not to go to. During the time of kings it wasn't really a safe place for any prophets. The prophets of God were hunted by Jezebel and the Prophets of Baal by Elijah and certain military officers. God helped those who listened to him and obeyed him like Elijah, Elisha and Obidiah.

The lesson for today is that if God tells you not to do something or that you won't be able to do it listen to God.

King Solomon the Wise

David made Solomon king and not his other son. While Solomon was King God gave him wisdom and many other things too. Solomon built the Temple of God and while ruling made silver as common as rocks in Israel. His yearly income was 666 talents of gold not counting trade routes or any of the gifts that other kingdoms gave him. The only bad thing was that Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines. Most of those wives where foreigners and worshipped different gods.

The lesson for today is that you should always follow God and listen to him and he will give you Gifts beyond your widest dreams.

Absalom revolts against David

Absalom killed Aamon for what he did to Tamar (Absalom's sister) then Absalom was banished. Joab then conspired a way to get Absalom not banished which was a big mistake. Because after he was back he started turning the people against his father the king. Once Absalom had raised enough men he made his move David fled at once only leaving behind 10 women to keep the castle clean. Then once David and his men had found a safe place they waited and then there was a battle David ordered for Absalom to be kept alive but Joab still killed him and David mourned on the way back to Jerusalem Judah and Israel argued about who was more faithful. When a trouble maker came only Judah stayed with David and Israel revolted yet again. But The men of Judah took care of that quickly.

The lesson for today is that God will always help you even in dire times.

David is King

An Ammonite told David about how he killed King Saul thinking he was going to get a reward. Instead he was killed on the spot for killing The Lord's anointed. Then David went to Judah and was made king over them. Then there was a war between Judah and Israel. When the King of Israel saw that he was going to lose because The Lord was with David and not him the day the war ended 2 men went and killed The king of Israel and brought his head to King David who had them strung up with there fingers and toes cut off. Thus the end of a war between Israelites ended and David was the king.

The lesson for today was that you always need to obey God and do what he says.

Saul chases David

Well after Saul tells David he will not harm him he breaks his word. So Saul chases David and his 400 men everywhere. Then David saves a city but, God tells him that they plan to betray him to Saul so he goes away into the wilderness. Then David is almost caught but, Saul has to go Fend off the Phillistine invasion so David gets away. Then when David talks to Nabal and is friendly Nabal returns it with insults so David puts on his sword and goes to kill every male at Nabal's house. But Nabal's wife saves him from death then becomes David's wife because Nabal dies. David had 2 chances to kill Saul but, didn't take them.

The lesson for today is to always obey God's rules.