Ep 2 - ABISHAG - DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES OF THE BIBLE - TOSIN BABALOLA #WhenSinglesPray

yes so today is a woman that you may know you may not know abish she's desperate to win abish Shack she's desperate to win so I'm just going to get right into the conversation according to the writer Robert Strand and then we would draw other lessons from it I hope you had a great Sunday I hope you are doing fine whatever part of the world you're joining from by the way my name is do babala I am your host at when s go spray so very little is about this charming and gorgeous lady her name means my father wonders or perhaps my father causes wonders like w a n d e r s okay interesting name for a girl she was a shites from the area of isaka her claim to fame was nothing more than she was beautiful and would make a good practical noise for an aging King so now I guess you're beginning to guess the story apparently this strategy didn't work too well because King David died soon after this cute nurse had taken her rightful duties so this story can be found in the scriptures and it's from First Kings chapter 1 verse 1-4 if I if I recall it's the story of how David was about to die and um they were looking for how to keep the king alive and also chapter 2 from verse 15 from verse 13 to 25 which now turns out to be another very dramatic and interesting part an interesting part so let's get into the conversation she's giving us her own side of the story and I want you to come along so she's saying yes go ahead and say it I became the world's first human hot water bottle well maybe one maybe not the first but perhaps the most famous human hot water bottle hold on I'm getting a bit of myself I was born in a normal family who happened to live in an area called shun so I'm sure you are familiar with that name the shunamite woman that God used to minister to Elijah at the time when there was fing who also lost her son okay so um anyways I was raised like any good Jewish girl I learned how to do all the expected things how to be a good wife daughter cook Sim and much more it was a humble beginning but all that changed with the beauty contest wow so hardly do you know or hardly do you and I know that it wasn't only Esther who went through a beauty contest abish shag also went through a beauty contest it was a sad time for all of us because we knew our wonderful King was dying he was old so old he he couldn't keep warm even in our warm climate so old they couldn't find enough covers to keep him warm so they announced this beauty contest for all the Young and Beautiful virgins of Israel sure the thought crossed my mind that I'd like to be selected as Miss Israel but so did every other girl in our country I mean I'm like this is King that is old already they are looking for how to keep him warm and every girl is still interested in joining him just look at how much we as humans can do or how far we as humans can go in order to be famous in order to be known right so she's saying here the dates were announced the judges Chosen and the venue was set we practiced our posture fixed our hair and made up and and our clothes okay so everything kept going on and on their mothers prepared them everybody in the city knew that oh a test was going to happen then I must admit I was nervous when the grand prize was announced to become a hot water bottle to a King women women women so desperate to win I mean like the king is about to die and every girl is still very fantasized right every girl is still looking forward to that Prestige that Noble role and poster the Royal and position Noble position and the royalty the Royal Fame the girls still wanted it please let me ask you would you do anything to become a hot water bottle for a king who is about to die okay let's continue reading so she's saying there was nothing sexual about this so to make it legal the winner would also be married to the king in a quiet ceremony it was the most fabulous prize ever offered in the Miss Israel's context T the judges had put us through our paces and then they gathered around the table lots of noise some shouting a bit of finger pointing more more more writing and and tabulation it seemed on to take forever finally they were ready to announce the winner B who is going to win this contest hey the judge took the time clearing his throat Shuff in his papers putting on his reading glasses like me and then taking them off and cleaning them wow that level of suspense to announce human hot water bottle okay the crowd was poised on the front of each chair oh this was too much he cleared his throat and looked around and began it is with great pleasure of mine to introduce to you Miss Israel of 19 96 61 BC I present to you the lovely beautiful and talented Miss abish Miss Israel of 961 awesome there was thunderous Applause I was floored I couldn't believe it everybody was jumping and shouting and crying and celebrating all at the same time things happened very quickly I said goodbye to my parents and gathered a few things hm they told me I would have a brand new wardrobe I it all designer things I okay and put me in a fast charot and I was on my way to Jerusalem I guess this was what it was all about the the fancy stuff the luxury Lifestyle the designer outfits a new wardrobe fast Chariot everything leaving at home going to Israel being separated from the normal life that she has been used to okay let's just go ahead on on the way to the Palace there were people lining the sidewalks to get a look at the reigning Miss Israel it was well fresh bath new clothes new hair do perfume quick run through the protocol with the King what I could and could not do as is a nurse human ought water bottle I looked at myself in the mirror and had to admit that it was quite transformation quite a transformation from being Little Miss nothing to becoming Miss Israel and the next wife of the king when we entered the chamber he raised himself on one elbow and for a moment or two there was Flash there was the flash of the Old King he was excited alive approving of what he saw at least he'd like to think I'd like to think so there was a quick ceremony just to make things legal by the prophet Nathan and then I was led to the bed to lay and warm up the king I really didn't know what to do but there was an older nurse nearby who was coaching me on how to do my job it seemed it seemed to work for a while it was fun but what a different lifestyle it is to live in a palace and be the wife of the king I was only a queen and the last and youngest of he therein oh yes some of his old wives were a bit upset set at me and the newcomer warming him up time quickly passed after a while I couldn't even warm him warm him up enough and he died just imagine that after all the struggle to win after all the how would I put it now the announcements and the change of changing status right after all the uh Fame and then suddenly the king eventually died she said I couldn't warm him up enough do you ever find yourself in such situation like you you you desperate for something and eventually you got it and on getting it all of a sudden it just Ved like it just disappeared just evaporated into the thing here air so let's see what she did let's see what she did she said the king um she said the king died oh yes his last okay his last act before he died was to install his son Solomon as the new king Solomon short didn't have a human water bottle to keep him warm no Solomon Solomon didn't need that after the after the hob hop had died down another king another of King David's son wanted to marry me that's adonijah adona wanted to marry abish his name was adonijah and he used the new King's mother to request my hand in marriage so that's the part of um First Kings chapter 2 13-25 which I promised you was dramatic so she said I didn't understand all that happened behind the scene but adonijah was killed over me because Solomon saw through him it was something called TR it was considered a crime that adona would want to marry his father's secondary wife he might have been okay for me but I didn't want to be another Pawn in the palace intrig so what happened there's no much more I can tell I can say of my life I never married but I sure inherited a whole lot of land and money and made life easier for my mom and dad I remained a virgin for the rest of my life and add an easy lifestyle to my dying day wow wow wow wow so that brings us to the end of the story of abish Shak but what what can we learn the writer says here is the wisdom from abish Shak for the 21st Century living it says be ready to change be ready for change that may come your way unexpectedly you can wake up and any ordinary kind on any ordinary kind of day and in a moment everything can and might change it happens all the time therefore you need something that is constant something you can count on something to be with you through thick and th thin and all the twists and turns of life what is it a personal relationship with the king of all Kings the Lord of all Lords Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday today and forever more wow wow wow wow I am super excited about this story and I am sure you are too Abisha really wanted to win and all of a sudden everything changed let's be ready for change like I am looking for well maybe because I'm naturally adventurous or maybe I used to be but it's just a little bit of adventure wewi around me and I can say that oh yes change is I can't be surprised at change as it were right sudden as it may seem okay but I've noticed that not too many people can easily adjust adapt and amend you know when they experience change because sometimes it could really be difficult especially when it is so sudden so imagine an announcement just goes out and they say now you need to dress up we need to change this we need to change that you need to contest you know all of that can just tamper with your regular routine but you have to be able to adapt and you have to be able to lean strongly on the Rock That Never Fails the rock that never fails so permit me to sing that song The Rock that never fails let me hide in you let me hide in you in you there is power the rock that never fails let me hide in you let me hide in you in you there is power you can put everything that you need in you there is Grace in you there is victory in you there is fire in you there is hope in you there is Beauty in you there is Wellness in you there is healing whatever it is that you want it is in that rock it never moves it's unshakable so you make sure that that rock goes with you everywhere you know like the children of Israel was Cloud by day was it was Pillar of Fire by night it didn't change he is the same yesterday today and forever more Hebrews chap 13 and verse 8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday today and forever more and I don't know who I'm speaking to I don't know who this is blessing right now you may have gone through something that suddenly changed your life maybe the loss of a loved one maybe a turbulent season within your marriage maybe the consequence of a mistake that you have made has suddenly turned things upside down listen to me if you lean on the Rock That Never Fails you will remain standing and solid like abish Shack I don't know what kept this woman but right after the whole drama of winning uh uh struggling through the cont test to win uh getting married to the king in it seeming unceremonious way attempting to keep the king king warm and then nothing happened he still died imagine the the sudden shame and hopelessness whatever it was that happened kept this woman strong and solid well you may say shebe she inherited an estate or this and that is that will that be strong enough to keep you if you were in our shoes to keep you as a virgin till the day of your death and then we actually even hear nothing about you would that be strong enough so I want you to put yourself in our shoes really and let's let's begin to set our priorities right because this is what this uh series is about what are you able to do in order to get the life that God wants you to have how desperate are you to make things right and leave your life to the fullest maximizing your days and your purpose here on Earth so I want you to join me on this journey again tomorrow most likely we'll be back in the afternoon but it seems like the night time is also fun a bit let me know what you think I need your feedbacks maybe my light um is like not sitting well on my makeup maybe I need to talk to amend my makeup whatever it is just let me know my background uh but you guys are going to be seeing this Air Tie a lot maybe in different colors uh just let's let's have it that way for now thank you so much for joining I'll see you tomorrow most likely we'll be discussing Abigail what was she desperate about uh her own story is also quite dramatic and she played the role of you know this very smart smart opportunist but maybe you can't blame her okay remember what we said about Eve as well many people say a lot of stuff about Eve just blaming her for everything but hello you need to hear a side of the story you know before you start to blame so um see you tomorrow please invite somebody just send the flyer to them and let's have a wonderful time together until I come your way again my name is toin and have a wonderful time bye-bye [Music] [Applause] [Music]