Okay, so this one is very similar to the last problem. It says give the full or complete electron configuration and condense the electron configuration of each of these atoms. So again, you just look at the periodic table. So you know, aluminum's got 13 electrons in it.   So noble gas before that, remember it is neon, so neon 3s2, and so this is the full one next to aluminum, so about aluminum, so it holds actually 3 orbitals, right, so they can each hold 2 electrons. To count them, you could a couple more of these after we talk about the transition metals and things below that.


In the 1990s, a hard-line coup failed in Moscow and the Soviet Union dissolved within a year. Around the same time, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission revised their standards for protection against radiation and the Code of Federal Regulations. This was the first major update of the Radiation Safety Regulations in nearly 30 years. In science, the first hybrid Positron Emission Tomography, Computed Tomography Scanner, or PET-CT scanner, was introduced in 1998. This scanner is capable of imaging the body's anatomy, while also showing metabolic processes happening within the body. Time magazine declared it the scientific invention of the year for 2000. By 2009, the National Council on Radiation Protection reported that the annual exposure to the average U.S. citizen was about 620 mrem per year, a significant increase since the 1980s. This higher amount of radiation exposure comes mostly as an increase in the number of diagnostic medical tests that involve radiation. Shortly thereafter, the image gently and image wisely campaigns began to raise awareness of excessive exposures to children and adults and to recommend measures for making imaging procedures safer, such as the reducing of radiation dose. In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued recommendations to keep x-ray doses to patients as low as can be achievable without interfering with the quality of patient care. Their guidance report titled, Radiation Protection Guidance for Diagnostic and Interventional X-ray Procedures, is issued to federal facilities that use x-ray equipment to perform medical tests and treatments.


Ravens kind of have a big game coming up against the Bengals this Sunday And it is a must-win game for Baltimore Because right now the way the standings are set up. They find themselves on the outside looking in But to talk about this game to talk about the different aspect the different viewpoint of the Cincinnati Bengals I had to bring in an expert because I'm certainly no expert on the Cincinnati Bengals I mean I'm no expert on anything really so shout out to our special guests who we have coming on and let's hear what he Has to say his viewpoint his perspective on this bingles Ravens matchup So you two team keep it clean got a very special guest in the building To talk about this upcoming bingles game this Sunday It's my guy Anthony from the orange and black inside of bingles podcast Appreciate you joining us today. How you doing? I'm good man a little starstruck being on your being on your channel here. You are you are the man I appreciate you having me on though. This is a big one to talk about big game to talk about so I'm doing all right man. How are you? I'm good. I'm good. I appreciate you asking and Little concerned because today we're recording this on Thursday Thursday afternoon And it just came out again that Lamar Jackson did not practice, but um, we will we'll talk about that shortly first Where can everybody find you at Twitter? YouTube Podcasts websites all that good stuff I'm on Twitter at CJ Anthony CUI I am one of the hosts of the orange and black in center bangles podcast as you mentioned That's on Twitter at bangles obi. It's on Available on all audio platforms iTunes stitchers Spotify Google All I heart radio all that stuff and then we've got a YouTube channel as well So all that stuff and then it's housed on sincey jungle calm, which is part of the espionation sports blog network All right, cool. Appreciate you letting everybody know how often do you post how often do you get videos and everything like that? Yeah, so we do In season we're doing something almost kind of every day of the week It's it's you know We got kind of a headlines around the league type of show We've got our own kind of deep dive analysis show midweek We do some fantasy football stuff some post game stuff. So You know, we're bringing we're bringing stuff throughout the throughout the regular season a lot of days during the week And then, you know draft season we're doing draft profiles prospect profiles all kinds of different stuff as well So kind of trying to keep it fresh doing different stuff. Yeah, I feel you now. How did you become a bangles fan? Well, I became a bangles fan because of my older brother And when when he was I'm probably dating myself here But when he was a little bit of a young guy the bangles went to a couple Super Bowls in the 1980s He got into him. He had no previous affiliation. We're from Southern California. So we're not from the Cincinnati area We're not from Ohio and he liked the helmets. He liked that they were good at the time and Guy got me into him because he had a little brother And then he's like I'm gonna I'm gonna feed the obsession with this guy And then he actually was the one who encouraged me to start doing kind of some writing and podcasting and stuff Yeah, yeah, so that was kind of the the deal and then that now podcast and writing just takes it to a whole nother level But that's that's another story for another time. I guess Okay, and now what has been your absolute favorite moment as a bangles fan? Oh Man, there's so many heartbreaking moments. It's hard to pick out a good one, you know, um, I Will say my favorite moment of a man as being a bangles fan 2015 was it was a pretty pretty fun season I will say though going back to 2005 when the bangles really seemed to kind of arrive under Marvin Lewis And they were winning games and Carson Palmer looked like the real deal and at that point it had been such a long stretch That since they were even competitive So I mean 2003 they had a decent year and then 2005 was just a really really fun year It's hard to pick out a singular moment there But the 2005 season for me was just kind of like hey This is this is probably gonna be the start of something special and it sort of was for a little bit But a little bit short-lived unfortunately Yeah, it happens now with no pressure I know you couldn't quite pick an exact greatest moment as a bingles fan, but who has been your favorite bingles player You know, I'll go first. Okay. Oh Joe single Yeah, yeah Yeah, that's a biggie, you know, I really even though I caught my watching football watching Time caught the latter part of his career. I really really like and respect Anthony Munoz That's a pretty easy answer the team's only Hall of Fame player But he's been on my show a couple times and he does a lot of stuff in the community and He still kind of does all kinds of different stuff revolving around the team and even when they were terrible He was always a good You know kind of Diplomat for the team, I guess if you will and so yeah, I mean that was and of course my name is Anthony So, you know, there's So, I mean, I guess I would say easy answer Anthony Munoz. I mean Chad's in there for sure You know, there are a few others kind of more obscure references of players, but yeah, I'll go easy on that one Cool. So this game Ravens bingles, of course last time we played the ring bingles absolutely just Demolished us at our own crib too So how are you feeling about the bingles heading into this game with the Ravens? I Have a lot of mixed emotions I mean, there's a side of me where I feel pretty confident because of what happened in the first game I feel pretty confident because the Ravens have such a battered roster at this point for a variety of reasons injuries or coven Whatever So I mean and right now The bangles have been up and down but they're coming off of a win a tough game in Denver And so, you know, they've been a streaky team So you like to think maybe they're kind of catching one of their hot streaks at the end of the year Maybe they match up well against Baltimore, but I've said this before When does Baltimore lose four games in a row? never never and so I You know, I trust, you know, I like the direction that the bangles are headed as an organization I like what the management has done over the past couple of seasons not only in free agency But really kind of upping the fan experience and doing the things that normal organizations do But right now if you kind of look at kind of maybe it's me being a cynical bangles guy that have watched There's watched too much bangles football But for me, you know, what organization do you trust more what organization has a better track record of success? What what team usually shows up a little bit more in bigger games that usually is the Ravens that being said The bangles have brought in a lot of guys to try and change that culture and have started to do so And I thought that starts with Joe Burrow and some of the free agency acquisitions. So mixed bag for me on this one Understood now Pro Bowl the the official Pro Bowl and now Ross as they came out And I didn't see Joe Burrow's name. How do you feel about that? You know on on a lot a lot of levels. I was a little disappointed I feel like he was a guy that is deserving And I feel That he's getting slighted a bit in a number of different ways I think he's not really being talked about his comeback player of the year I think he's not really being talked about as a potential MVP candidate and of course He's he's an alternate as a pro bowler, but I mean, it's okay. Well, thanks, but I So, you know, I mean it's I feel like there's a little bit of a snub there going on with him And there are three games to play out if this team gets into the postseason I think maybe that chatter will pick up a little bit more But Joe Burrow is the heart and soul of this team and and you know, I know Jamar Chase has brought a nice dimension The defense is playing a lot better than it has been but Joe Burrow this team really rallies around him I wish he would have gotten a little more recognition, but that's also Joe Burrow, right? I mean, he's the guy if you can look back to his college career He was slighted at Ohio State and he moved and transferred LSU didn't have the greatest first year as a starter at LSU then goes and breaks records Then he's the Heisman guy and he gets hurt as it first year's pro Is he gonna come back and play well and lo and behold he does so it's kind of for me It's it's it stinks that he doesn't get the recognition But that Joe Burrow constantly has a chip on his shoulder and I think this just builds it more and more he and Just to kind of play devil's advocate from the bangleside of things I also he is up there in the league leaders and interceptions So, I mean, I understand that as well that that may play against him in terms of Pro Bowl voting, but Yeah, I mean, I don't know because Lamar he has I believe 13 interceptions and Yeah, he got in there. Yeah Yeah, I always talk about with the Pro Bowl. It's fun It's fun when you see some of your favorite players get voted in And then you see some players that are deserving that don't get in But it definitely is a popularity contest for sure But it also does talk about it does speak volumes to the respect that because it's not just all about the fan voting It's also about players and coaches too and it talks about the respect that They have for the players that they vote into the Pro Bowl It's not definitely not the indoor be all just because somebody makes or doesn't make the Pro Bowl It doesn't mean okay Well, this this person is certified now since they made it or this person is not certified now since they didn't make it But it's just just a fun little conversation For us to have as people that watch and for NFL to have for people who watch now Joe Burrow this season He's been doing this thing y'all are sitting at eight and six right now What has been sort of the biggest difference From and I know we only got the sample size last year But what has been one of the biggest differences from Joe Burrow that you saw last year compared to the Joe Burrow right here right now the deep ball the deep ball and The and it's not just you know deep or passes that are short passes that turn into yards after catch There is a lot of air yards Joe Burrow is I believe he's tops in the NFL in terms of you know Long ball passing this year and so that was a big criticism as a rookie Does he have the arm strength can he push the ball down the field? Well, in fact, they just needed a different dimension to their offense and Jamar chase and it was it's not just chased He Higgins is catching a few deep balls here and there so is Tyler Boyd CJ Osama is making some big plays So I mean there are a number of different weapons that he has used and really has brought about a deeper passing attack with It does come increased chances that he's taken and with that comes the interceptions that I mentioned before but It also comes with the big plays and it comes with some big wins and some big near wins When you look at the Green Bay game that they lost in overtime and all kinds of different things So you know that to me is the biggest difference in Joe Burrow is a guy where He has been making some mistakes in terms of forcing passes or you know Maybe taking a shot downfield where it may not be there But he just wants to pop the big play, but he's a guy that doesn't make the same mistake twice So it's very rare that you see him commit stupid throws or You know, hey that that's bad play and that one repeats itself a couple of games later He really tries to learn from his mistakes and learns from learns from his successes as well And I think that's what makes him a budding star in the league And and that's definitely a good thing when I'm in a quarterback, especially so young they can learn so much Now you talked about with him the deep ball improving and it's led to some big wins and also some big almost wins and that just reminded me of Raven saying that became very popular in 2019 and that was big trust now There's been a certain bingo player Who who mocked that last time the bingos came beat down the Ravens? That being Mr. Eli Apple and Eli he was on Twitter and he's been going back and forth with Raven's fans and And he even said that he's looking forward to Lamar Jackson being generous in This game even though right now it's not looking like Lamar Jackson's even gonna play But do you feel like Eli Apple? You feel like he sort of put not even necessarily an extra target on his back But he he's given the Ravens any extra motivation with the trash talk Potentially potentially, but I think If you look back at Eli Apple and his not only his career as a whole and the guy was a mid middle of a first round Pick pretty high-pick pretty big disappointment in most of his career He's actually playing is what I feel is his best football with the Bengals this year Started off on a really bad foot the first month or so of the year The defense was playing really well and if you looked at kind of how the defense was playing He was kind of the highlighted weak link of the defense But he was also put in a position where he wasn't supposed to be a starting cornerback for this team He was supposed to be about fourth or fifth down the depth chart and you know now you look at it And he's put into a starting role because Trey Waynes has been out Who is a starting boundary corner and Chidobi? Woosie has been in and out of the lineup. So he's had to be Had to take on a bigger role than initially expected had some real tough times at the beginning of it and then you know middle of the season started hitting a stride a little bit and Start playing better down the stretch. You know, he he talked about last week when he went up against Denver And he was partially responsible and covering Jerry Judy who was blanked on the stat sheet So and he let people know about it. So, you know, he's he's kind of feeling it. He's kind of Talking and and I think he feels that he's playing some of his best football There are people that probably don't like it from the Raven side from the Bangal side. I understand that But the bottom line is if he's gonna put that out there he needs he needs to play well and He's been playing well of late, but you know And things can change week to week and like you said if there is a target on his back That's a guy that they, you know, if there is a play that is made on him That will be made known for sure. Oh, yeah, it certainly will be because it sort of reminds me of um I believe his name was Jermaine Pratt. Yep from from last year. Yeah, that didn't quite work out so well But hey, that's why the game got to be played man. We got to see what what goes down, right? Um now Speaking of bingles defense last year You all had a an excellent up-and-coming defensive in slash outside lying back I'm not sure exactly which position he was on edge. I just say that to be safe Carl Lawson And it was looking like the bingles they may hold on to him I know a lot of bingles fans wanted to hold on to him, but he ended up going to I think the New York Jets I believe And unfortunately he ended up tan his ACL want to say yeah either that or it's Achilles or something Pretty bad. Yeah, so that ended his season, but um on the flip side the bingles signed a guy from the New Orleans Saints Trayy Hendrickson and he has absolutely been killing it How has he looked to you and what has he done for this bingles defense this year? dominant effort effort effort and this was a guy that when bingles fans saw Carl Lawson go bye-bye because of a Little bit of a disagreement on guaranteed money and the bangles went right away at Tray Hendrickson. They bangles fans Were freaking out in a negative way. They thought that this was a terrible move Tray Hendrickson had a lot of sacks last year, but a lot of folks looked at it and said This was a guy that had a lot of cleanup sacks Coverage sacks wasn't really a guy who had a lot of moves and was kind of the benefactor of other players around him Essentially, that's why his stats were so gaudy last Last year and he has come in here and shut everyone up He is among the league leaders and pressures. He is among the league leaders and sacks He got a Pro Bowl nod rightfully So he set a franchise record for a sack or at least a half sack in 10 straight games And he's he's just playing outstanding and he's a guy who's a movable piece a little bit They move him around a tiny bit, but he he actually what they've done is they've I every time I look at the snap counts throughout the week I'm thinking he's gonna be upwards of 90 to 100 percent of the snaps and it's more like in the high 60s into the 70s Maybe close to 80 percent. They actually just do a lot of different things up front. Let him play fresh. Let him stay fresh and basically Maximize his snaps and and it allows him to create pressures. I mean it's I Haven't seen a bangles defensive end play that well in a really long time And so he's a guy that has been a big force for them But it's also been some of the additions they made in free agency over the past two off seasons in the interior of the defensive line So they're playing really well and then all of that leads to Sam Hubbard the other edge player Have it who's who's a nice a nice supplemental piece And and he's playing some of the best football. I've seen him play So the defensive line is a big reason why I mean it's Joe Burrow It's Jamar Chase, but this defensive line is really a big reason why they're playing well this year Yeah, for sure. I just remember them wrecking Raven's game last time And I can't believe I forgot about that name Sam Hubbard, but thank you for the friendly reminder Now stay staying on the defensive side speaking of trays Trey Wayne How has be how has he been at cornerback for the Bengals this year when he's played Well when he's played is the is the operative phrase there. Yeah, I mean it's like it's been barely at all this this Unfortunately for all the stuff we can talk about Trey hundreds and great free agency signing Larry Ogan Joe be great free agency So, you know all these guys you look at Wayne's who was signed last year in the contract He signed and even at the time before he took a snap for the team everybody was like you sure about that You sure you want to pay that guy that much money And so but they felt that they made a good signing and it was gonna be an upgrade Even if a marginal one from Drake Kirk Patrick and others that they had on the team and unfortunately just injuries He's been a pretty healthy guy at least he was on the Vikings And you know when he came to Cincinnati all of a sudden he can't get on the field and so Hasn't played well when he's been out there. He was he led up a big play I believe it was to LaVisca Chanel in the Thursday night game in week four against the Jaguars That was like his first game back and then was kind of didn't do much of anything of note against Green Bay Then he went on IR again just came back last week and And then this week against Denver He had a miss tackle for loss that ended up netting a lot of yards and you know another another play where he kind of got Pushed around a little bit on a touchdown to Tim Patrick. So It hasn't been good when Trey Wings is in there He'll probably they'll probably ease him back into the lineup a little bit to see how it goes He's an important piece and he needs to play well for this team going forward But it doesn't look good when he's been in there at least this year so Speaking of secondaries with flip-flop to the Raven secondary because They've obviously been without Marcus Peters for the whole year, but Marlon Humphrey. He's also out for the year They lost their starting free safety to Sean Elliott for the year Chuck Clark He could play in this game if he comes off the covert listen time But basically the the Raven secondary it is physically in shambles Tavon young they're starting slot corner. He has been dealing with a concussion. So we'll see if he plays But with your big three, I mean you throw in a zoomer in there, too No, I know I said his last name wrong. How do you pronounce his last name again the tight end? He's armor. I think I'm a there. Yeah. Yeah.  It could be a big four, but going against the secondary Chase boy Higgins How can they take advantage of just this beat-up Raven secondary What are some things that they need to keep doing as a unit or one of some things that they may need to improve on? To really maximize the most of this opportunity There are a lot of different things you can you can look at here. I think The bangles need to get into a rhythm Early and they have been notoriously sluggish Even in games where they pulled away the Ravens game the Steelers games all the you know those were tight games for a while and those were games that the bangles really weren't making a lot of Moves early in the game the thing here's here's what I would like to see if you're the bangles offense I think they need a little bit of some semblance of offensive balance where they're able to get some timely runs from Joe Mixon and company there, but I do think they need to exploit some of the injuries that that the Ravens had unfortunately I The name escapes me of the cornerback who was covering T. Higgins in the first game from Baltimore, but the first couple of quarters You know Anthony Avery probably yes. Thank you. Anthony Avery. Yes He played very I was pretty impressed at what he was doing against T. Higgins early in that game and so T. Higgins has since really emerged he had three straight 100 yard games out of the bye week and has played pretty well So, you know, I think he needs to have a bounce back game of sorts based on what happened the first time in that game And of course, there's going to be attention paid to chase I'm sure but you know being able to just kind of keep the Baltimore Ravens defense guessing a little bit Offensive balance being able to get some semblance of a run game going spreading the ball around a little bit getting getting up early on the on the team and then there's one thing that The Bengals were doing early in the season that they aren't doing as well this this time of year That's getting points on that last possession right before halftime And then if you're receiving the ball right out of halftime getting points again And so kind of sandwiching drives around halftime We were able to get points and the points again and that just really puts a team in a corner Those are just a few of the facets on offense. I think that are that are key Okay, and as we wrap this up Give me one thing from each team that they will need to take advantage of in order to get the win Hold something that the Bengals would need to take advantage of and what would be something that the Ravens could take advantage of to get a win Over the Bengals. I don't know for the Bengals. I don't know if it's taking advantage of a certain situation I will say that the Bengals, you know for all the things I'm talking about that they need to execute on offense The bottom line is that offensive line needs to hold up They need they need to they need to not let burrow get three sacked three to five times and not get hit a bunch of times And pressured a bunch of times. They need to keep that at a minimum I believe that was the case in the first first game there and Because with those hits sometimes burrow puts it on himself by running into pressure or kind of playing backyard football a little bit But when that happens there tends to be the sack fumble there tends to be all that kind of stuff So the offensive line just needs to hold up and be able to create opportunities for that balanced attack on offense and for the Ravens I think it's just kind of the the the opposite of that. They need to be able to get some kind of play on defense that that gives them With with all the absences gives them some hope a big play an interception for a touchdown a fumble recovery or Something where they can say, you know what we can we can still be in this game We can still win this game despite all the absences that may be going on on the roster Get those big plays on defense that have been such a trademark of so many different Baltimore Ravens teams over the years If they're able to do that, I think I think it's Then it's gonna be an interesting and close close game. So those are those are a couple of facets there again I don't know if it's necessarily taking advantage, but Those are a couple areas that I think Want to work on. Yeah Cool. Well, I appreciate you coming on. Thank you for joining us and We'll see how this thing goes one more time before you get out of here Let everybody know what they can find you it all the stuffs on sincey jungle calm part of the espionation network Orange and black insider bangles podcast that's on YouTube and on on all major audio streamers I'm on Twitter at CJ Anthony CUI To a show Twitter's at bangles obi and thank you for having me on I've been a fan of what you do for a really long time Seriously, I admire what you do in your channel and Appreciate how you've been a good friend to our show as well. So thanks for having me appreciate it Oh, no, no problem. No problem at all. Appreciate you having on in may the best team Like I made it


Nigerian women have urged both the National and States Assembly to pass laws instituting policies that will create an enabling environment for them to participate actively in politics. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of a three-day National Women's Conference organized by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, Kaoso our Lagos State House correspondent Love Ekoku Oyedokun reports. It has been three days of reinsuming and cross-fertilization of ideas, learning new ways and approaches to awaken women to the new realities of the 21st century. Reflecting on their positions, the women argued that they are not enough in the hems of affairs. In their recommendations, they called for legislations to enable them to realize their full potentials politically and otherwise. The National and States Assembly should pass gender equality legislation that will guarantee quick and effective justice for crimes and violence against women, enable women leadership and empowerment trainings, access to education and medical treatment for physically and mentally challenged women, and create an enabling environment for women to participate in politics. Kaoso Chairman Dr Ibijukesa Wulu said in line with the theme of the conference a week, designed to bring women in tune with modern realities and opportunities. Air Force was strategically directed at empowerment. She emphasized on the need for gender equality, stressing that it was paramount to give them a rightful place in leadership. The deliberations at this conference have been directed at positively changing the narrative about the issue of women empowerment and equal opportunity to cooperate with the country. With the conclusion that women must be accorded a rightful place in leadership positions. The hosts of the conference and governor of Lagos State, Baba Yidesa Wulu, assured that his government will pay critical attention to the recommendations emanating from the conference. The governor used the forum to remind residents of the possible fourth wave of COVID-19 on the score and the need for vaccination. To appeal to all of you that have not taken the vaccine, that for Monday the vaccine will be available in over 800 locations. Right now it's just in about 100 locations. By one day we're proceeding into parallel to all of the new central to all public hospitals so that everybody can have access. In his closing remarks, a state governor, Godwin Obaseki, represented by the states Antonin General and Commissioner for Justice, Wulu Wole Iyamo, applauded the philanthropic disposition of the committee towards development courses charging them not to become weary. From Lagos, Love Ikuku Uyidukum for PLASTV, Africa.


But, you know, the story of Mephibosheth is one of my favorite stories out of the life of King David. And in my view, it's really one of those stories you don't hear a lot about.  It doesn't have the same scandalous appeal as David and his sin with Bathsheba. You know, it's not as epic as David uniting the Southern and the Northern Kingdom together as Israel into one nation. Doesn't have as much, you know, sizzle as God making his covenant with David to put a king through the, through David's throne, through his lineage for eternity. But the life of Mephibosheth is probably one of the most powerful stories of God's grace in the Old Testament. So, I want to look at it tonight. And so, let's look at 2 Samuel, chapter 4, and we're going to look at verse 4. And first of all, we're going to ask, who is Mephibosheth? Who is Mephibosheth?  He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. And his nurse took him up and fled, and it happened as she made haste to flee that he fell and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth. So we read here that Mephibosheth was the son of David's best friend, Jonathan. And his name actually wasn't originally Mephibosheth. That wasn't what he was called at birth. What he was called at birth was Marie Baal, which means the enemy of Baal. That's initially what Mephibosheth went by, and his name indicates that his dad had high hopes for him. I mean, if you remember, Jonathan was a warrior, right? He was a mighty warrior. Saul was a warrior.  He's going to be a warrior too. He's going to be an enemy of Baal.  He was going to be a fighter of Baal, just like his dad and his granddad. But we read that when he was five years old, he was tragically injured. You know, at this time, his dad, Jonathan and Saul, were killed in the battle on Mount Gilboa. And when the news of their death arrived, fear gripped the hearts of everyone that was there in the home, and they packed their belongings up as quickly as they could, when they ran for their lives.  You know, a lot of times we don't want to change anything until we're afraid we're going to lose something.  They're going to wipe out the entire lineage, and of course, who was next in line? Mephiboshev. He would have been the next in line, and so they're going to come after the heir to the throne. And so, her fight or flight response kicked in, and she picks up little Mephiboshev to get out of there. And how many of you have seen a little five-year-old run?  But when you're trying to run and dash out of something, they don't run very fast, do they? They're not the quickest on their feet.  And in one moment, his life changes. He goes from being Mary Baal the enemy of Baal to being Mephiboshev, which means the son of shame.  It's amazing how one moment can change our lives. Next, we find Mephiboshev in 2 Samuel chapter 9. And he's living with Makir, the son of Amiel, who's a close family friend and a descendant of Joseph, you know, the same Joseph that was second in command of Egypt. And he's living in a land called Lodavar. And Lodavar in Hebrew can mean one of two things. It can either mean no pastor or baron. So it's a baron land, or it could mean no word.  And he's living in a baron land where there is no word from God. It's a picture of hopelessness.  Now, you have to ask yourself, why was the nurse really so afraid of the Philistines? You know, that she would pick little Mephiboshev up and run and drop him and hurt him the way she did.  He killed Goliath. The Israelites defeated the Philistines in battle. But in 1 Samuel 31, the Philistines are in hot pursuit of King Saul and his sons. They end up killing them in battle. And you have to ask yourself, where's David? Where's David, the mighty David, the mighty warrior? Where is he at this time? Well, at this time, David is fighting for the Philistines. We read about that in 1 Samuel 29. You know, it was well known that Saul was trying to kill David, so what does David do? He defects. He goes and he lives with the Philistines. And when news of Saul and his son's death came to the nurse, she wasn't just running from the Philistines. Who do you think she was running from? David. She was running from David. Oh, no. Saul has been after David. Now Saul's been killed. David's going to come back, and he's going to get vengeance on the house of Saul. And he's going to take down Saul's heirs, including Mephiboshep. But what she didn't know was that David had made a covenant with Jonathan. And we read about that covenant in 1 Samuel chapter 20. And I'm going to read verses 14 through 17.  No, not when the Lord has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth. So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, let the Lord require it at the hand of David's enemies. And now Jonathan, again, caused David to vow because he loved him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul. Now if you notice here, the covenant that David makes with Jonathan is not a covenant that's based on the law or obedience to the law. It's a covenant that is based on what? Love. It was a covenant that was based on his love between Jonathan and David. It says here, for he loved him as he loved his own soul. But you see, the nurse didn't know this. The nurse that was running with Mephiboshef, running from the Philistines, running from David, didn't know that David had made this covenant with Jonathan. So she was filled with fear, and her fear ended up crippling Mephiboshef. And she takes him to the land of Lodobar, where it's barren, no word. And when she gets him there, this is what she tells him. She says, listen, don't let anyone know who you are. Don't tell anybody that you're the son of the king.   So you keep it a secret.  And so Mephiboshef lives under the weight of fear, believing that David, his enemy, is out to kill him. Is out to kill him. There are many today who live in a place of barrenness, where there's no word from God. They live in a state of fear, a constant state of fear, believing lies that others have spoken over them. They're filled with anxiety. Looking over their shoulder, you believe that God is against you, that He's not really for you. And so you're so careful to keep the law. You're so careful to do all the right things. You're afraid that if you mess up just a little bit, something bad's going to happen to you. And so often, even when we're driving on the freeway and we get a ticket, we think, oh, see, I deserve that. It must have been the argument I had with my wife earlier. Well, my wife and I, we don't argue. We just have intense times of fellowship. But maybe that's why God is punishing me for something I did. And we don't realize that God has made a new covenant with man. And it's not a covenant that's based on law. It's not a covenant that's based on obedience to the law. It's a covenant that's based on love, the love that God has for His people.  For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. God loves you. And His covenant with you is based on His love for you. It's not even based on your love for Him. It's completely based on His love for you. I had a guy in my church come recently and he said, you know, if you knew what I had done in my past, you wouldn't even let me in the building. And I said, David Zamora, you're welcome here any time, any place, and you can bring David Trujillo with you. But isn't that the way we think sometimes? Isn't that how we really think? Man, God, if you really knew who I was, you wouldn't even let me in the building. And one of my favorite scenes in the Jesus movie is where the woman is caught in adultery. And the Pharisee comes up to Jesus and says, we caught this woman in adultery and the law tells us that we should stone her. And he walks up and he hands her Jesus a rock and he says, what do you say we do? And Jesus takes the rock and he goes to one guy and he goes, he who is without sin cast the first stone. And he walks to each one of the Pharisees and one by one they all turn and leave. And then he goes to the woman and he says, woman, where are your accusers? And she says, they've all left. There's no one here to accuse me. And Jesus says, neither do I accuse you, go and sin no more. Now you have to understand the impact of what Jesus is saying. Who is the only person in that crowd that was without sin? Jesus, who is the only person that was qualified to judge her? Jesus, who wrote the law? Jesus. If there was a righteous judge that could pass righteous judgment on this woman who was found guilty in her sin, it was Jesus. And what does Jesus do? I didn't come to condemn you. I came to love you. Go and sin no more. And he set her free. Don't you love Jesus? I love that. You know, my fibo chef didn't know about David's covenant of love. And so he lived in fear. I'm not an heir to the throne. I'm not a son of the king.  I'm not going to let anybody know. The other thing we know about my fibo chef is that he believed a lie about David.  You say, well, how do you know that? Well, in second Samuel five, we read about how David captures Jerusalem. And as David is approaching the city, the people begin taunting David as he's coming up to conquer the city. And they say, David, you are so lame. You're so powerless.  Our blind people can slay you. You're nothing. And it says here, you know, that David got really irritated and versated. It says, and David said on that day, whoever climbs up by the way of the water shaft and defeats the Jebusites, the lame and the blind who are hated by David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Therefore they say, the blind and the lame shall not come into the house.  You're in a barren place. You're denying everything that you are. There's no word from God. And all of a sudden you get this word.  Not only that, but David says the lame will never even enter into his house. Now was that true? Of course not.  He hated the Jebusites that were taunting him. He didn't like being taunted by the Jebusites. But you know the story. David conquers Jerusalem. He conquers the Philistines, sets up the Tabernacle in Jerusalem, brings the Ark into the city. There's joy and celebration. And after David unites all of Israel and sets up his government, he remembers the covenant that he made with Jonathan. And so we see the story of grace begin in the life of the fibo chef unfold in three parts. And the first part here is that the fibo chef receives the benefit of his father's covenant. In second Samuel chapter nine, if you wanna turn there, second Samuel chapter nine, we're gonna begin reading at verse one. And it says this. Now David said, is there still anyone who has left of the house of Saul that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake? And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Zeba. And so when they had called him to David, the king said to him, are you Zeba? And he said, at your service. And then the king said, is there not still someone of the house of Saul to whom I may show the kindness of God?  And so the king said to him, where is he? And Zeba said to the king indeed, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Amiel in Lodobar. And then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir, the son of Amiel from Lodobar. And now when Mephibo shift the son of Jonathan, the son of David had come to David, he fell on his face and prostrated himself. And then David said Mephibo chef and he answered, here is your servant.  Now notice what David says here. He says, is there anyone left in the house of God that I may show the kindness of God too? Now this word kindness in the Hebrew is the Hebrew word chesed. Can you say that? Chesed? You gotta like clear your throat, chesed. And what's interesting is that this word really doesn't have an English equivalent. The closest word we come to it is in the Greek and it's the word keres that we use to translate into what? Grace. And so when he says here, is there anyone that I can show the kindness of God? He's asking, is there anyone here that I can show the grace of God too? Is there anyone here left of the house of Saul that I can show God's grace and favor upon? And Zebo, one of Saul's servants says, I know that there's still one of Saul's son living. He's the son of Jonathan and you gotta understand here, the fact that Zebo was even there was testimony that David wasn't mad at anybody. He wasn't mad at Saul, he wasn't mad at Jonathan, he wasn't mad at any of the descendants of Saul because Zebo was their servant. But if you notice what Zebo says when he mentions Mephiboshep, what does he say? Well David, there is one, it's Mephiboshep but you gotta understand he's lame. He's lame David.  Don't you like those people that just like to tell all your weaknesses? Most of them marry that person, most of us. You know when you just, you're just around and they just wanna say something to kinda let them know that you're just not all that in a bag of chips. But notice David's response, he says, send for him, go get him, get him out of that barren land. Get him out of that place where there's no word.  And as soon as Mephiboshep enters the room he falls at David's feet and David asks, are you Mephiboshep? Now if you notice here in verse six, listen to how they describe Mephiboshep. They said, now when Mephiboshep, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul had come to David. That's significant, because you would only do that if you were introducing someone of royal lineage, someone of great importance. He would mention who their father and their grandfather was. That's how royalty was introduced. But look at how Mephiboshep describes himself. He falls on his face before David and he says, here is your servant. I'm nobody, David, I'm just a servant. And I want you to see what happens next because it's what God does with every one of us. It's a moment of grace in Mephiboshep's life. David looks at Mephiboshep and he says, Mephiboshep, don't be afraid. Don't be afraid. I'm going to honor my covenant with your dad.  Mephiboshep, you're not a servant, you're royalty. You're not a slave. You're going to be treated like one of my own sons. Now you have to ask yourself, what did Mephiboshep do to deserve this treatment from David? Nothing. He did absolutely nothing. Nothing to earn it, nothing to deserve it. He received it because of the covenant his father made. He was the beneficiary of an agreement his father made. What did you and I do to deserve the grace of God? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. It was a covenant that was made between the father and the son on our behalf. That you and I, a covenant of love that we get to share in. In Hebrews 8, 10 through 12 it says, for this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days says the Lord, I will put my laws in their mind and write on their hearts and I will be their God and they shall be my people and none of them shall teach his neighbor, none his brother saying, know the Lord for all shall know me from the least of them to the greatest of them for I will be merciful to their unrighteousness and their sins and lawless needs. I will remember no more. And tonight I can hear the voice of God saying that over us here in this room. Who is there in this room that I can show my grace to? Who is there amongst these people that I can pour out my favor and my love and my extravagant grace? Who can I pour it out on? And Jesus stands up and says, all of them Lord, I know these that have been living in a far land. They've been living in a barren place. They've been living in a place where there's no word. They've denied the fact that they've been created in the image of God as big, powerful. They don't know that their sons and daughters of the King that they're made for glory, that I have something great for them. They don't know that yet.  And Jesus comes and rescues us right where we're at. We didn't come looking for him, he came looking for us. We weren't hungry for him, he was hungry for us. And he found us, brought us into the family, adopted us and says from this day forward you will dine with me at my table and you will be my sons and my daughters. And in Galatians 4, 6 through 7 it says, because you are my sons, God has sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts crying out Abba Father.  And if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. We are heirs to everything that God has given the son. We get to share in all of that.  You know what I'm saying? I grew up in a trailer in South Carolina.  I know it's hard to imagine. You can take the boy out of the trailer but you can't take the trailer out of the boy.  My wife looks at me and goes, where did you come from? Well, I can tell you. But you know, learning to grow up and walk as a son of God, as a daughter of the king, to leave behind the things that don't matter anymore. That aren't befitting a people of God. The things that so easily beset us, the things that trip us up, the things that keep us from loving him completely. We're now heirs to the throne. Through Jesus Christ. The second thing that happens is Mephiboshef receives the benefit of the king's faithfulness. In 2 Samuel 9, David gives everything that belonged to Saul and his household to Mephiboshef and he appoints Zeba to take care of it. Now, it's interesting because, we really don't know that much about Zeba until he begins to kind of reveal his heart. And then in 2 Samuel 16, Zeba comes to David and begins to accuse Mephiboshef of overthrowing David's throne. And you know, it's interesting because wasn't it Zeba that accused Mephiboshef of being lame to David? The enemy that comes in and tries to accuse us before the father. And in 2 Samuel 16, verses three and four, we read, then the king said, and where is your master's son? And Zeba said to the king, indeed he is staying in Jerusalem for he said, today the house of Israel will restore the kingdom of my father to me. So the king said to Zeba, here all that belongs to Mephiboshef is yours. And Zeba said, I humbly vow before you that I may find favor in your sight, oh my lord and king. And Zeba totally lies to David, but David believed the lie and he gives him everything that belongs to Mephiboshef because David thinks Zeba's telling him the truth. And so David is kind of repaying his kindness. Here, I'll give you everything that belongs to Mephiboshef as a way of saying thank you. But when David returns to Jerusalem, he's baffled because as he's coming back to Jerusalem, guess who's coming out to meet him? Mephiboshef, you know, the guy that's trying to overthrow the kingdom, you know, it's not there trying to stab David in the back, he's welcoming him back. And we read in 2 Samuel 19, verse 24, it says, now Mephiboshef, the son of Saul came down to meet the king and he had not cared for his feet nor trimmed his mustache nor washed his clothes from the day the king departed until the day he returned in peace. And so it was when he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king that the king said to him, why did you not go with me, Mephiboshef? And he answered, my lord, oh king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, I will saddle a donkey for myself that I may ride on it and go to the king because your servant is lame. And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is like the angel of God. Therefore, do what is good in your eyes. For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king. Yet you set your servant among those who eat at your table. Therefore, what right have I still to cry out any more to the king? I mean, think about that. Mephiboshef was the first person that goes out to meet David when he returned. Of all people in the city, it was probably harder for Mephiboshef to get there than anybody else. I mean, think of how a lame man gets around and how he would get to the edge of the city to meet the king. He couldn't walk. He hasn't cared for his lame disfigured feet. He didn't trim his mustache or wash his clothes. He wanted to go with David. No, that's really what he wanted to do, but Zeba stepped in and oh man, you're lame. You can't go with David. You'll slow him down. I'll go and I'll let David know.  He was sick over the way Zeba lied. He was afraid of what David would think because in his mind, he's not convinced fully that David is as kind as he is. He still thinks that David maybe hates lame people a little bit. And I meet many Christians that even though they've experienced God's love and yet maybe God isn't as loving, maybe to other people is loving, but maybe not to me.  And so he's waiting for David to return. And when David asks, why didn't you go with me? Mephiboshef lets him know. My servant ripped me off. He lied to you about me.  It can really mess you up, depress you because you can't do anything about it. But Mephiboshef trusted David. And so he said, David, you've been so good to me. I didn't have any of this stuff before you came into the picture. I was living in the land of Lodovar. I was in a barren place and I had nothing. And then you come into my life and you put me at the king's table and you're giving me an incredible food. You've welcomed me into your family. He gave me all of this. I had none of this stuff before you came into the picture. David, do whatever you want with me. You see, that's faith. That's faith. When you come to that place and your relationship with the Lord, you say, you know what? I had nothing before you, God. I had no hope. I had no purpose. I didn't know what love was. I didn't know who you were. I didn't know anything about what you had for me. I didn't have a future. And Lord, since you came into my life, you've made me your son. You put me at your table.  I believe there's someone here tonight. You need to surrender to the Lord. You've been fighting the Lord and you need to say that to the Lord. Lord, before you, I had nothing. Do whatever you want with me, Lord. Do whatever you want with me. You know, the accuser accuses us before God day and night. But the Bible tells us that we overcome in revelations 12, 10 through 11, it says, then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, now salvation and strength and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ have come for the accuser of our brethren who accused them before our God day and night has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony and they did not love their lives to the death. And so how do we overcome the accuser? How did they overcome the accuser that would accuse them day and night? First of all, it says we overcome the accuser by the blood of the lamb, by the fact that our sins are forgiven, that when Jesus died on the cross where the penalty for our sin was paid, it was paid once and for all. And there's this very expensive word. You have to buy a very expensive commentary to understand what it is. It's a word called propitiation. And what it means is that at the cross that Jesus was our propitiation. It means that all the anger, all the wrath, all the hatred for all the sin that was ever done by all mankind for all time was poured out on Jesus until it was fully exhausted, until there was none left. And so now with Jesus dying on the cross, when he said it is finished, he meant it, it is finished, it is complete. There's no more payment for sin left once and for all that was done. God is no longer angry at you. You've been forgiven at the cross. And we overcome the accuser of the brethren by the blood of the lamb. Yes, I'm forgiven. And it says by the word of our testimony, what is the word of our testimony? What is the word of our testimony? Most of us think that it's how we came to Christ. And that is our story, our journey of how we came to God. But I love what Paul says in Romans eight, verse 20. He says, there is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. You see, the word of our testimony is this, that there is no condemnation any longer, that I am no longer condemned for my unrighteousness, that in Christ I am now the righteousness of God, according to 2 Corinthians 521, that I am forgiven, that I am washed clean, that I am holy, that I am set apart for Him. That is my testimony. So the next time the accuser comes and tries to accuse you and lays a trip on you by bringing up your past sin or even maybe something you did last night or five minutes ago as you're driving to church, the person that you waved at in that very special way, you look at them and say, you're right. You're absolutely right. I did that. I sinned. But praise God. Jesus died on the cross for all my sins and I am no longer condemned. I'm no longer judged because I am now forgiven by Jesus Christ and He declares me righteous and there is nothing you can say or do that will ever change that. Amen. I may not be where I wanna be, but praise God, I'm not where I used to be and tomorrow I'm gonna be somewhere else. Amen. Because I'm pressing on. I'm pressing on with Jesus. The third thing, Mephibochev responds by loving the King. You know, the response of grace is to fall in love with Jesus. That's the real response of grace. Second Samuel 19, 29 through 30, it says, so the King said to him, why do you speak any more of your matters? I've said you and Zeba divide the land. And Mephibochev says to the King, rather, let him take it all. Inasmuch as my Lord the King has come back in peace to his own house, says, let him have it. I have what I wanted. I wanted you. You came back. That was enough for me. Just to kind of recap, you know, in second Samuel 15, David left Jerusalem because his son rose up against him in second Samuel 16. Zeba lies to David about Mephibochev to make him appear disloyal to David like Absalom. In second Samuel 19, David finally refers to Jerusalem, returns to Jerusalem, and who's the first one to meet him? Mephibochev, the lame guy who couldn't walk. And when David is confused and says, you and Zeba, you guys work out your differences, split the land and the money.  You're the one I care about. I want you in Jerusalem, David. I want you on your throne, David.  I want to be one of your sons, David. You see, that's a heart of a man who has experienced grace.  This world can have it all.    I want you to be the one that I dine with. I want to sit at your table. I want to be one of your sons. I want to be one of your daughters. Nothing else matters to me.  And God takes our lame, disfigured lives out of the barren land where there is no word and he brings us into his palace and he lavishes his love and affection on you and I until our lives overflow with the goodness of God.   When I was learning about the grace of God in my life and I was very busy, I was very active. I wanted to do everything I could.  You know, I was running the youth group. I was doing worship team. I'd worship team practices, midweek service. And in my life, I just wanted to serve the Lord. I wanted to do whatever Jesus wanted me to do. And I thought I was doing it because I loved him. But I was really doing it because I was hoping that he would notice me and that he would love me. I was so busy trying to catch his attention to all these great things for him. And I remember, you know, it even got to the point where I was like, Lord, I don't even need to talk to you. We don't have to talk. We don't have to have a relationship. Just kind of fax me your orders. You know, just kind of give me a little breakdown of what you want me to do and I'll run off and I'll accomplish that and just, hey, if I high five at the end of the day, whatever, you know, that's enough for me, Lord, because I am just a servant. That's all I am. Just a lowly servant, just your servant, Lord. I don't need anything special. And so we were getting ready to go back east to do some conferences and minister and I'm preparing and I'm like, oh, Lord, I wanna be, I wanna just do, I wanna do you well and I wanna do great for you and I'm preparing and all of these things and, Lord, I'm just your servant. I just wanna be a good servant. And as clear as I could hear, I just heard the words, you're like, Trump, you know, you're fired. And I remember starting to weep because I just felt this overwhelming sense of, oh my goodness, I must have really done something wrong that God would fire me. And I was like, Lord, please don't fire me. I'm your servant. I just wanna do, I just wanna serve you. And the Lord again said, you're fired. I was like, Lord, what did I do wrong? And he says, you've done nothing wrong. He goes, but I have no room at my table for servants. I only have room at my table for sons and daughters because you can come as my son, but not as my servant. And that moment changed my life. That moment changed my life. Did I stop serving the Lord? Oh, no, I became more passionate in serving the Lord. But I wasn't serving him because I was trying to earn his attention or his affection. I wasn't trying to get him to notice me. I was serving him because I loved him so much that he made me his son. And he would invite me in and teach me out of his word and reveal himself to me. Just blew my mind.  And you need to accept and believe and receive the truth that you are a son and a daughter of the King. And he invites you to come to his table, to learn of him, to learn his ways, to know Jesus, to be a Jesus people community that gathers around and fellowships and loves one another because he doesn't want people out there doing things out of guilt or obligation. He wants us to do things out of love because we love him and he loves you. He doesn't want you to live any longer as a son or a daughter of shame. But the Bible says he changes our names. He gives us a new name. He gives us his name. The name that is above every other name. He makes us his people. He gives us his spirit, his power to do great and awesome things. Never again live as a son and daughter of shame. You are a child of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.


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