{"podcast":{"title":"Unshaken Saints","slug":"unshaken-saints-1365811","podcast_index_feed_id":1365811,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/unshaken/feed.xml","website_url":"https://unshaken.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7855161/Unshaken_logo_new__dar43b.jpg","author":"Jared Halverson","episode_count":402,"summary":"Seismic shifts in the religious and secular landscapes are destabilizing the faith of millions. Join religion scholar Jared Halverson as he explores restored scripture, doctrine, history, and practice; examines patterns and pitfalls in navigating faith crisis; and wrestles with ways to make your faith unshaken.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T10:17:22.741715+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unshaken-saints-1365811"},"episode":{"title":"2 Samuel 11-1 Kings 11 - The Fall of David and the Wisdom of Solomon","slug":"2-samuel-11-1-kings-11-the-fall-of-david-and-the-wisdom-of-solomon","published_at":"2026-06-26T16:27:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unshaken-saints-1365811/2-samuel-11-1-kings-11-the-fall-of-david-and-the-wisdom-of-solomon","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unshaken-saints-1365811","url":"https://unshaken.podbean.com/e/2-samuel-11-1-kings-11-the-fall-of-david-and-the-wisdom-of-solomon/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nva42x5wqubsk6mj/2_Sam_11-1K11_audio_enhancedb5uuf.mp3","summary":"He was a man after God’s own heart, a conqueror of giants, and the builder of an empire. Yet, a single evening on a rooftop changed everything. If Israel’s most brilliant and wise kings could fall so completely to the flesh and the world, what does it take for us to stand steady today? Summary: In this heavy but necessary episode, we dive into the tragic and cautionary text of 2 Samuel 11 through 1 Kings 11. We analyze the United Kingdom of Israel at its absolute peak of wealth, wisdom, and power, and dissect the exact vulnerabilities that fractured a golden age. The Rooftop Blueprint: We map the micro-steps of David's tragedy—from staying home when he should have been at war, to seeing, looking, inquiring, and taking. We learn why the Savior raised the bar to the level of the heart to stop this momentum before it kills us spiritually. The Cost of the Cover-Up: We uncover the horrific length David went to in order to hide his sin, culminating in the calculated sacrifice of the fiercely loyal Uriah. Thou Art the Man: We break down Nathan’s masterful parable of the ewe lamb and analyze why David was so blind to his own hypocrisy until the prophet held up the mirror. The Sins of the Children: We witness the agonizing reality of the law of the harvest as David reaps the whirlwind within his own family tree—exploring the tragedy of Amnon and Tamar, and the heartbreaking rebellion of Absalom. The Wisdom and Wealth of Solomon: We transition to 1 Kings to study Solomon's blank check from God. We celebrate his request for an \"understanding heart\" to judge with empathy rather than cold calculation, but trace how wealth, materialism, and political alliances slowly sapped his spiritual strength. The Temple vs. The Palace: We contrast the seven years spent building the House of the…","meta_description":"He was a man after God’s own heart, a conqueror of giants, and the builder of an empire. Yet, a single evening on a rooftop changed everything. If Israel’…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":18976,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unshaken-saints-1365811/episodes/2-samuel-11-1-kings-11-the-fall-of-david-and-the-wisdom-of-solomon/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unshaken-saints-1365811/2-samuel-11-1-kings-11-the-fall-of-david-and-the-wisdom-of-solomon.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}