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looking<00:19:44.559><c> forward</c><00:19:45.180><c> to</c><00:19:45.640><c> Jesus.</c><00:19:46.859><c> We</c><00:19:47.119><c> know</c><00:19:47.339><c> from</c><00:19:47.539><c> passages</c><00:19:47.920><c> like</c>

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Jerusalem<00:19:54.980><c> even</c><00:19:55.259><c> though</c><00:19:55.400><c> people</c><00:19:56.200><c> saw</c><00:19:56.460><c> his</c><00:19:56.720><c> life.</c>

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David<00:19:59.500><c> seems</c><00:19:59.859><c> nonplussed,</c><00:20:00.559><c> though,</c><00:20:01.759><c> by</c><00:20:01.980><c> his</c><00:20:02.240><c> brother</c><00:20:02.859><c> being</c>

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so<00:20:03.640><c> cutting</c><00:20:03.960><c> towards</c><00:20:04.279><c> him.</c>

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Basically,<00:20:06.579><c> he</c><00:20:06.799><c> ignores</c><00:20:07.200><c> Elijah</c><00:20:07.599><c> and</c><00:20:08.779><c> continues</c><00:20:09.640><c> to</c><00:20:10.339><c> get</c><00:20:10.539><c> more</c><00:20:10.880><c> information</c><00:20:11.700><c> about</c><00:20:12.720><c> why</c>

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people<00:20:13.440><c> have</c><00:20:13.759><c> not</c>

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addressed<00:20:14.740><c> this</c><00:20:15.339><c> person</c><00:20:15.680><c> who</c><00:20:15.819><c> is</c><00:20:15.940><c> profaning</c><00:20:16.460><c> the</c><00:20:16.619><c> God</c><00:20:16.700><c> of</c><00:20:16.819><c> Israel.</c><00:20:19.279><c> So</c>

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David<00:20:19.839><c> makes</c><00:20:20.160><c> such</c><00:20:20.539><c> a</c><00:20:21.359><c> stir</c><00:20:21.599><c> that</c><00:20:22.599><c> Saul</c><00:20:23.619><c> calls</c>

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for<00:20:24.900><c> David.</c><00:20:26.920><c> David</c><00:20:27.259><c> said</c><00:20:27.480><c> to</c><00:20:27.720><c> Saul,</c><00:20:28.220><c> let</c><00:20:28.440><c> no</c><00:20:28.759><c> man's</c><00:20:29.140><c> heart</c><00:20:29.279><c> fail</c><00:20:29.799><c> because</c><00:20:30.299><c> of</c>

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him.<00:20:30.660><c> Your</c><00:20:30.960><c> servant</c><00:20:31.299><c> will</c><00:20:31.539><c> go</c><00:20:31.779><c> and</c>

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fight<00:20:32.400><c> the</c><00:20:33.299><c> Philistine.</c><00:20:35.799><c> So</c><00:20:36.400><c> the</c><00:20:37.960><c> first</c><00:20:38.519><c> thing</c><00:20:39.000><c> that</c><00:20:39.819><c> Saul</c><00:20:40.279><c> objects</c><00:20:40.759><c> to</c>

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is<00:20:42.039><c> training.</c><00:20:43.440><c> So</c><00:20:43.700><c> Saul</c><00:20:43.859><c> really</c><00:20:44.299><c> sees</c>

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two<00:20:45.000><c> issues</c><00:20:45.480><c> with</c><00:20:45.740><c> David.</c><00:20:46.740><c> One,</c><00:20:47.720><c> you're</c><00:20:47.960><c> not</c><00:20:48.200><c> trained,</c><00:20:48.700><c> and</c>

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two,<00:20:49.859><c> you</c><00:20:50.059><c> don't</c><00:20:50.259><c> have</c><00:20:50.420><c> the</c><00:20:50.619><c> right</c><00:20:50.819><c> weapons.</c>

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So<00:20:53.339><c> let's</c><00:20:53.559><c> see</c><00:20:53.759><c> how</c><00:20:53.920><c> that</c><00:20:54.299><c> evolves.</c><00:20:56.859><c> We</c><00:20:57.000><c> read</c><00:20:57.200><c> in</c><00:20:57.359><c> 1</c><00:20:57.559><c> Samuel</c><00:20:57.779><c> 17</c>

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you<00:20:59.759><c> are</c><00:21:00.259><c> not</c><00:21:00.440><c> able</c><00:21:00.720><c> to</c><00:21:00.920><c> go</c><00:21:01.039><c> up</c><00:21:01.200><c> against</c><00:21:01.440><c> the</c><00:21:01.700><c> Philistine</c><00:21:01.980><c> to</c><00:21:02.200><c> fight</c><00:21:02.400><c> with</c><00:21:02.599><c> him,</c><00:21:02.819><c> for</c><00:21:02.920><c> you</c><00:21:03.140><c> are</c><00:21:03.380><c> a</c><00:21:03.500><c> youth,</c>

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and<00:21:04.359><c> he</c><00:21:04.559><c> a</c><00:21:04.579><c> man</c><00:21:04.779><c> of</c><00:21:05.079><c> war</c><00:21:05.519><c> from</c><00:21:05.940><c> his</c><00:21:06.259><c> youth.</c><00:21:08.500><c> And</c><00:21:08.859><c> we</c><00:21:09.160><c> see</c><00:21:09.400><c> how</c><00:21:10.539><c> David</c><00:21:11.079><c> said</c><00:21:11.339><c> no.</c><00:21:12.859><c> This</c><00:21:12.960><c> is</c>

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a<00:21:13.319><c> moment</c><00:21:13.480><c> that</c><00:21:13.680><c> I</c><00:21:13.819><c> have</c>

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victorious<00:21:20.339><c> being</c><00:21:20.660><c> unprepared.</c><00:21:21.579><c> I've</c><00:21:22.019><c> trained,</c>

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I've<00:21:23.059><c> prepared.</c><00:21:23.740><c> The</c><00:21:23.880><c> Lord</c><00:21:24.000><c> has</c><00:21:24.160><c> been</c><00:21:24.279><c> with</c><00:21:24.500><c> me,</c><00:21:25.039><c> but</c><00:21:25.279><c> I've</c><00:21:25.500><c> put</c><00:21:25.599><c> in</c>

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the<00:21:25.940><c> hours.</c><00:21:27.400><c> He</c><00:21:27.720><c> says</c><00:21:27.940><c> to</c><00:21:28.259><c> Saul,</c>

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your<00:21:29.000><c> servant</c><00:21:29.480><c> used</c><00:21:29.759><c> to</c><00:21:30.000><c> keep</c><00:21:30.160><c> his</c><00:21:30.440><c> father's</c><00:21:31.019><c> sheep,</c><00:21:31.619><c> and</c><00:21:31.720><c> when</c><00:21:31.940><c> a</c><00:21:32.099><c> lion</c><00:21:32.299><c> or</c><00:21:32.519><c> bear</c><00:21:32.720><c> came</c><00:21:33.059><c> and</c><00:21:33.140><c> took</c><00:21:33.359><c> a</c>

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lamb<00:21:33.660><c> out</c><00:21:33.839><c> of</c>

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the<00:21:34.140><c> flock,</c><00:21:34.440><c> I</c><00:21:34.519><c> went</c><00:21:34.700><c> out</c><00:21:34.980><c> after</c><00:21:35.240><c> it</c><00:21:35.440><c> and</c><00:21:35.599><c> struck</c><00:21:35.799><c> it</c><00:21:36.119><c> and</c><00:21:36.640><c> delivered</c><00:21:37.000><c> the</c>

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lamb<00:21:37.400><c> from</c><00:21:37.579><c> its</c><00:21:37.839><c> mouth.</c><00:21:38.660><c> And</c><00:21:38.920><c> when</c><00:21:39.079><c> it</c>

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arose<00:21:39.480><c> against</c><00:21:39.900><c> me,</c><00:21:40.160><c> I</c><00:21:40.220><c> cut</c><00:21:40.420><c> it</c><00:21:40.519><c> by</c><00:21:40.700><c> its</c><00:21:40.900><c> beard</c><00:21:41.019><c> and</c><00:21:41.299><c> struck</c><00:21:41.539><c> it</c>

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and<00:21:41.819><c> killed</c><00:21:42.099><c> it.</c><00:21:42.640><c> Your</c><00:21:43.019><c> servant</c><00:21:43.299><c> has</c><00:21:43.640><c> killed</c><00:21:43.839><c> both</c>

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lion<00:21:44.500><c> and</c><00:21:44.740><c> bear,</c><00:21:45.539><c> and</c><00:21:45.720><c> this</c><00:21:46.019><c> uncircumcised</c><00:21:46.920><c> Philistine</c><00:21:47.500><c> will</c>

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be<00:21:47.819><c> like</c><00:21:48.019><c> one</c><00:21:48.240><c> of</c><00:21:48.440><c> them,</c><00:21:49.259><c> seeing</c><00:21:49.400><c> he</c><00:21:49.599><c> has</c><00:21:49.779><c> defied</c>

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the<00:21:50.640><c> armies</c><00:21:50.940><c> of</c><00:21:51.200><c> the</c><00:21:51.359><c> living</c><00:21:51.559><c> God.</c><00:21:52.839><c> And</c><00:21:53.119><c> David</c><00:21:53.380><c> said,</c><00:21:53.700><c> the</c><00:21:53.900><c> Lord,</c><00:21:54.700><c> you</c>

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delivered<00:21:55.279><c> me</c><00:21:55.599><c> from</c><00:21:55.799><c> the</c><00:21:56.160><c> paw</c><00:21:56.359><c> of</c><00:21:56.599><c> the</c><00:21:56.599><c> lion</c>

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and<00:21:57.180><c> from</c><00:21:57.180><c> the</c><00:21:57.480><c> paw</c><00:21:57.640><c> of</c><00:21:57.819><c> the</c><00:21:57.900><c> bear.</c><00:21:58.700><c> He</c><00:21:58.700><c> will</c><00:21:58.859><c> deliver</c><00:21:59.220><c> me</c><00:21:59.519><c> from</c>

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the<00:22:00.000><c> hand</c><00:22:00.279><c> of</c><00:22:00.480><c> this</c><00:22:00.740><c> Philistine.</c>

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So<00:22:04.400><c> David,</c><00:22:06.059><c> despite</c><00:22:06.400><c> these</c><00:22:06.599><c> miraculous</c><00:22:07.200><c> feats,</c><00:22:07.720><c> gives</c><00:22:08.039><c> all</c>

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glory<00:22:08.779><c> to</c><00:22:09.019><c> God.</c><00:22:09.299><c> None</c><00:22:09.819><c> does</c><00:22:10.140><c> he</c><00:22:10.279><c> take</c><00:22:10.480><c> for</c><00:22:10.599><c> himself,</c>

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but<00:22:12.380><c> he</c><00:22:12.619><c> says,</c><00:22:12.940><c> I've</c><00:22:13.119><c> trained,</c><00:22:13.940><c> I've</c><00:22:14.259><c> prepared,</c><00:22:15.000><c> I'm</c><00:22:15.339><c> ready,</c>

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and<00:22:16.619><c> God</c><00:22:16.839><c> will</c><00:22:17.079><c> keep</c><00:22:17.200><c> me</c><00:22:17.519><c> safe</c><00:22:17.759><c> just</c><00:22:18.039><c> as</c><00:22:18.220><c> he</c>

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has<00:22:18.460><c> done</c><00:22:18.599><c> in</c><00:22:18.819><c> the</c><00:22:18.940><c> past.</c><00:22:20.200><c> And</c><00:22:20.380><c> we</c><00:22:20.500><c> know</c><00:22:20.599><c> that</c><00:22:20.839><c> this</c><00:22:21.099><c> is</c><00:22:21.359><c> something</c><00:22:21.880><c> that</c>

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David<00:22:22.779><c> meditated</c><00:22:23.779><c> upon</c><00:22:24.019><c> his</c><00:22:24.279><c> whole</c>

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life<00:22:24.759><c> in</c><00:22:25.420><c> a</c><00:22:25.579><c> professional</c><00:22:26.019><c> warrior</c><00:22:26.359><c> that</c><00:22:26.519><c> he</c><00:22:26.700><c> was.</c><00:22:28.279><c> He</c><00:22:28.480><c> says</c>

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in<00:22:28.799><c> Psalm</c><00:22:29.079><c> 144,</c><00:22:30.039><c> 1,</c><00:22:30.900><c> blessed</c><00:22:31.160><c> be</c><00:22:31.440><c> the</c><00:22:31.599><c> Lord,</c><00:22:31.940><c> my</c><00:22:32.160><c> rock,</c>

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who<00:22:33.599><c> trains</c><00:22:33.799><c> my</c><00:22:34.220><c> hands</c><00:22:34.539><c> for</c><00:22:34.839><c> war</c><00:22:35.480><c> and</c><00:22:36.299><c> my</c><00:22:36.579><c> fingers</c><00:22:36.960><c> for</c><00:22:37.259><c> battle.</c>

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So<00:22:40.400><c> David</c><00:22:40.660><c> answers</c><00:22:41.059><c> Saul's</c><00:22:41.539><c> first</c><00:22:41.740><c> objection,</c>

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I'm<00:22:44.380><c> prepared,</c><00:22:44.720><c> I'm</c><00:22:44.920><c> ready,</c><00:22:45.359><c> I've</c><00:22:45.680><c> trained.</c><00:22:46.880><c> So</c><00:22:47.059><c> then</c><00:22:47.259><c> Saul</c><00:22:47.500><c> says,</c><00:22:48.579><c> well,</c><00:22:48.680><c> we</c><00:22:48.839><c> have</c><00:22:48.980><c> a</c>

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weapons<00:22:49.500><c> problem.</c>

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huge<00:22:54.059><c> weapons</c><00:22:54.460><c> advantage.</c>

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He<00:22:56.559><c> spent</c><00:22:56.779><c> so</c><00:22:57.000><c> much</c><00:22:57.160><c> time</c><00:22:57.359><c> focusing</c><00:22:57.799><c> on</c><00:22:58.240><c> Goliath's</c><00:22:58.940><c> weapon,</c>

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that<00:22:59.539><c> incredible</c><00:23:00.079><c> detail</c><00:23:00.500><c> that</c><00:23:00.660><c> we</c><00:23:00.819><c> get</c>

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of<00:23:01.339><c> what</c><00:23:01.579><c> his</c><00:23:01.799><c> weapons</c><00:23:02.099><c> were.</c><00:23:04.240><c> So</c><00:23:04.579><c> Saul</c><00:23:04.819><c> thinks</c><00:23:05.420><c> that</c><00:23:05.759><c> giving</c>

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David<00:23:06.400><c> the</c><00:23:06.619><c> king's</c><00:23:07.039><c> armor</c><00:23:07.319><c> is</c><00:23:08.160><c> the</c><00:23:08.319><c> solution.</c>

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David<00:23:16.700><c> tries</c><00:23:17.180><c> it</c><00:23:17.460><c> on</c><00:23:17.640><c> and</c><00:23:17.940><c> says,</c><00:23:18.720><c> I</c><00:23:18.740><c> haven't</c><00:23:19.099><c> tried</c>

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it,<00:23:19.819><c> so</c><00:23:20.259><c> I'm</c><00:23:20.299><c> not</c><00:23:20.500><c> going</c><00:23:20.619><c> to</c><00:23:20.720><c> use</c><00:23:20.900><c> it.</c><00:23:21.440><c> But</c><00:23:21.720><c> David</c><00:23:22.019><c> wasn't</c><00:23:22.819><c> adverse</c><00:23:23.500><c> to</c><00:23:24.660><c> taking</c><00:23:25.299><c> the</c><00:23:25.619><c> armor</c><00:23:25.940><c> if</c><00:23:27.339><c> it</c><00:23:27.559><c> had</c><00:23:27.720><c> a</c><00:23:28.019><c> more</c>

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appropriate<00:23:28.859><c> context.</c><00:23:30.940><c> So</c><00:23:31.180><c> we</c><00:23:31.359><c> know</c><00:23:31.619><c> that</c><00:23:32.079><c> just</c><00:23:32.460><c> a</c><00:23:32.960><c> little</c><00:23:33.140><c> bit</c><00:23:33.400><c> later</c><00:23:33.759><c> in</c>

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the<00:23:34.160><c> narrative,</c><00:23:35.380><c> Jonathan</c><00:23:36.000><c> gives</c><00:23:37.240><c> David</c>

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his<00:23:37.839><c> armor</c><00:23:38.279><c> and</c><00:23:38.839><c> a</c><00:23:39.059><c> sword.</c><00:23:40.660><c> So</c><00:23:40.859><c> it's</c><00:23:41.000><c> not</c><00:23:41.160><c> that</c><00:23:41.319><c> David</c><00:23:41.519><c> was</c><00:23:41.839><c> objecting</c><00:23:43.000><c> to</c>

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getting<00:23:43.720><c> armor,</c><00:23:45.380><c> it</c><00:23:45.720><c> was</c><00:23:46.079><c> he</c><00:23:46.440><c> recognized</c>

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it<00:23:47.200><c> wasn't</c><00:23:47.500><c> the</c><00:23:47.759><c> time</c><00:23:47.940><c> or</c><00:23:48.119><c> the</c><00:23:48.299><c> place</c><00:23:48.539><c> for</c><00:23:48.839><c> them.</c><00:23:54.400><c> So</c><00:23:54.839><c> Saul</c><00:23:55.619><c> clothed</c><00:23:56.160><c> David</c><00:23:56.460><c> with</c><00:23:56.640><c> his</c>

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armor<00:23:57.259><c> and</c><00:23:57.799><c> he</c><00:23:57.960><c> put</c><00:23:58.059><c> a</c><00:23:58.299><c> bronze</c>

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helmet<00:23:58.859><c> on</c><00:23:59.019><c> his</c><00:23:59.339><c> head</c><00:23:59.779><c> and</c><00:24:00.000><c> he</c><00:24:00.240><c> clothed</c><00:24:00.539><c> them</c><00:24:00.839><c> with</c><00:24:01.140><c> a</c><00:24:01.299><c> coat</c><00:24:01.420><c> of</c>

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mail.<00:24:02.220><c> Again,</c><00:24:02.380><c> that's</c><00:24:02.720><c> a</c><00:24:02.859><c> different</c><00:24:03.119><c> word</c><00:24:03.819><c> than</c>

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used<00:24:04.519><c> to</c><00:24:04.740><c> describe</c><00:24:05.519><c> Goliath's</c><00:24:06.920><c> coat.</c><00:24:08.980><c> So</c><00:24:09.500><c> here</c><00:24:10.200><c> is</c><00:24:10.359><c> one</c><00:24:10.519><c> of</c><00:24:10.619><c> my</c>

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pet<00:24:11.099><c> peeves.</c><00:24:13.039><c> How</c><00:24:13.339><c> many</c><00:24:13.519><c> of</c><00:24:13.660><c> you</c><00:24:13.880><c> picture</c><00:24:14.220><c> this?</c>

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No,<00:24:16.400><c> none</c><00:24:16.460><c> of</c><00:24:16.700><c> you</c><00:24:16.880><c> because</c><00:24:17.160><c> you're</c><00:24:17.420><c> awesome</c><00:24:17.740><c> Bible</c><00:24:18.079><c> students.</c><00:24:19.640><c> It</c><00:24:19.819><c> makes</c>

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zero<00:24:20.720><c> sense</c><00:24:21.700><c> that</c>

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David<00:24:24.420><c> would</c><00:24:24.579><c> be</c><00:24:24.960><c> trying</c><00:24:25.240><c> on</c><00:24:26.299><c> Saul's</c><00:24:27.079><c> armor</c><00:24:27.420><c> like</c><00:24:27.940><c> it</c><00:24:28.180><c> was</c><00:24:28.519><c> a</c>

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four<00:24:29.519><c>-year</c><00:24:29.799><c>-old</c><00:24:31.019><c> kid</c><00:24:31.420><c> trying</c><00:24:31.700><c> on</c><00:24:31.920><c> dad's</c><00:24:32.980><c> shoes.</c>

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If<00:24:34.460><c> you</c><00:24:34.759><c> can</c><00:24:34.980><c> remember,</c><00:24:35.660><c> Kathy</c><00:24:35.819><c> and</c><00:24:35.980><c> I</c><00:24:36.039><c> have</c><00:24:36.140><c> been</c><00:24:36.299><c> blessed</c><00:24:36.480><c> with</c><00:24:36.940><c> two</c><00:24:37.200><c> boys</c><00:24:37.400><c> and</c><00:24:37.559><c> two</c><00:24:37.740><c> girls.</c><00:24:38.119><c> When</c><00:24:38.259><c> I</c>

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get<00:24:38.519><c> home</c><00:24:38.680><c> from</c><00:24:38.880><c> work,</c><00:24:39.180><c> my</c><00:24:39.279><c> oldest</c><00:24:39.539><c> son,</c><00:24:40.559><c> I</c><00:24:40.740><c> remember</c><00:24:41.039><c> him</c><00:24:41.200><c> being</c><00:24:41.279><c> about</c><00:24:41.619><c> four</c><00:24:42.200><c> and</c>

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I'd<00:24:43.000><c> take</c><00:24:43.099><c> off</c><00:24:43.339><c> my</c><00:24:43.519><c> big</c>

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12<00:24:44.339><c> shoes</c><00:24:45.079><c> and</c><00:24:45.500><c> put</c><00:24:45.859><c> his</c><00:24:46.359><c> feet</c><00:24:46.480><c> in</c><00:24:46.660><c> them</c><00:24:46.779><c> and</c><00:24:46.940><c> kind</c><00:24:47.039><c> of</c><00:24:47.279><c> scuffle</c>

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around.<00:24:48.420><c> That</c><00:24:48.779><c> isn't</c><00:24:48.960><c> what</c><00:24:49.140><c> was</c><00:24:49.400><c> happening.</c>

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So<00:24:50.740><c> what</c><00:24:50.920><c> can</c><00:24:51.119><c> we</c><00:24:51.259><c> infer</c><00:24:51.680><c> from</c><00:24:51.900><c> the</c><00:24:52.140><c> narrative?</c><00:24:53.059><c> Well,</c><00:24:53.339><c> we</c><00:24:53.539><c> can</c>

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infer<00:24:54.160><c> that</c><00:24:55.059><c> David</c><00:24:55.500><c> was</c><00:24:55.759><c> obviously</c><00:24:56.279><c> a</c><00:24:56.559><c> pretty</c>

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physically<00:24:57.220><c> imposing</c><00:24:57.599><c> guy.</c><00:24:58.680><c> If</c><00:24:58.900><c> Saul</c><00:24:59.180><c> was</c><00:24:59.579><c> physically</c><00:25:00.000><c> imposing,</c><00:25:01.900><c> David</c>

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would<00:25:02.519><c> have</c><00:25:02.660><c> been</c><00:25:02.819><c> pretty</c><00:25:03.140><c> physically</c>

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imposing.<00:25:05.980><c> So</c><00:25:06.599><c> the</c><00:25:07.279><c> solution</c><00:25:08.079><c> we</c><00:25:08.920><c> see</c><00:25:09.720><c> in</c><00:25:10.359><c> David's</c><00:25:10.779><c> next</c><00:25:11.480><c> statement,</c>

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he<00:25:14.779><c> says</c><00:25:15.319><c> after</c><00:25:16.279><c> he</c><00:25:16.579><c> fastens</c><00:25:16.940><c> the</c><00:25:17.160><c> sword</c><00:25:17.339><c> to</c><00:25:17.500><c> the</c><00:25:17.619><c> armor</c><00:25:17.799><c> and</c>

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tries<00:25:18.160><c> to</c><00:25:18.480><c> walk,</c>

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he<00:25:20.019><c> said,</c><00:25:20.259><c> I</c><00:25:20.259><c> cannot</c><00:25:20.599><c> walk</c><00:25:21.039><c> with</c><00:25:21.279><c> these</c><00:25:21.500><c> for</c><00:25:21.720><c> I</c><00:25:21.980><c> have</c><00:25:22.200><c> not</c><00:25:22.640><c> tested</c><00:25:23.059><c> them.</c><00:25:24.539><c> So</c>

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David<00:25:25.039><c> took</c><00:25:25.259><c> them</c><00:25:25.519><c> off.</c>

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Tested<00:25:27.319><c> is</c><00:25:27.460><c> an</c><00:25:27.700><c> interesting</c><00:25:28.019><c> word.</c><00:25:28.460><c> It's</c><00:25:28.519><c> usually</c><00:25:28.900><c> translated</c><00:25:29.359><c> as</c><00:25:29.759><c> tried</c>

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or<00:25:30.480><c> tempted</c><00:25:30.980><c> throughout</c><00:25:32.539><c> the</c>

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Testament.<00:25:33.359><c> A</c><00:25:33.359><c> good</c><00:25:33.519><c> example</c><00:25:33.980><c> is</c><00:25:34.400><c> in</c><00:25:34.619><c> Psalm</c><00:25:34.799><c> 26</c><00:25:35.299><c> to</c><00:25:35.599><c> examine</c><00:25:36.119><c> me,</c><00:25:36.380><c> O</c>

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Lord,<00:25:36.940><c> and</c><00:25:37.059><c> prove</c><00:25:37.319><c> me</c><00:25:38.359><c> trying</c><00:25:38.700><c> my</c>

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reins<00:25:39.299><c> and</c><00:25:39.500><c> my</c><00:25:39.799><c> heart.</c><00:25:40.680><c> So</c><00:25:40.880><c> it's</c><00:25:41.059><c> the</c><00:25:41.200><c> idea</c><00:25:41.539><c> that</c><00:25:41.680><c> he</c><00:25:41.880><c> has</c><00:25:42.099><c> not</c>

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proved<00:25:42.920><c> them.</c><00:25:44.779><c> So</c><00:25:45.099><c> he</c><00:25:45.319><c> understands</c><00:25:45.920><c> preparation</c>

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and<00:25:47.079><c> training.</c><00:25:47.900><c> He's</c><00:25:48.380><c> not</c><00:25:48.559><c> going</c><00:25:48.700><c> to</c><00:25:48.900><c> use</c><00:25:49.119><c> something</c><00:25:49.480><c> that</c><00:25:49.720><c> he</c>

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hasn't<00:25:50.500><c> proved.</c><00:25:52.819><c> He</c><00:25:53.259><c> recognizes</c><00:25:53.859><c> that</c><00:25:54.460><c> he</c>

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does<00:25:55.019><c> not</c><00:25:55.339><c> need</c><00:25:55.599><c> them</c><00:25:56.440><c> because</c><00:25:57.460><c> he</c><00:25:57.619><c> has</c><00:25:57.799><c> the</c><00:25:57.980><c> God</c><00:25:58.140><c> of</c><00:25:58.380><c> Israel.</c>

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Now,<00:26:00.680><c> what</c><00:26:00.900><c> are</c><00:26:01.140><c> David's</c><00:26:01.539><c> weapons?</c>

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He<00:26:04.839><c> took</c><00:26:05.160><c> his</c><00:26:05.599><c> staff</c><00:26:05.980><c> in</c><00:26:06.480><c> his</c><00:26:06.759><c> hand</c><00:26:07.200><c> and</c><00:26:07.599><c> he</c><00:26:07.859><c> chose</c><00:26:08.079><c> for</c><00:26:08.259><c> himself</c><00:26:08.640><c> five</c>

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smooth<00:26:09.660><c> stones</c><00:26:10.119><c> from</c><00:26:10.359><c> the</c><00:26:10.579><c> brook</c>

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and<00:26:11.900><c> put</c><00:26:12.039><c> them</c><00:26:12.160><c> in</c><00:26:12.319><c> a</c><00:26:12.500><c> shepherd's</c><00:26:12.980><c> bag</c><00:26:13.180><c> and</c><00:26:13.339><c> a</c><00:26:13.559><c> pouch</c><00:26:13.740><c> which</c><00:26:13.940><c> he</c>

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had<00:26:14.440><c> and</c><00:26:14.640><c> his</c><00:26:14.839><c> sling</c><00:26:15.000><c> was</c><00:26:15.160><c> in</c><00:26:15.279><c> his</c><00:26:15.460><c> hand.</c>

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Now,<00:26:17.420><c> it's</c><00:26:17.759><c> interesting.</c><00:26:19.059><c> The</c><00:26:19.400><c> staff</c><00:26:19.680><c> there,</c><00:26:21.859><c> I'm</c><00:26:21.980><c> not</c><00:26:22.200><c> going</c>

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to<00:26:22.500><c> use</c><00:26:22.720><c> my</c><00:26:22.960><c> cursor.</c><00:26:24.420><c> This</c><00:26:24.980><c> crip</c><00:26:25.319><c> staff</c><00:26:25.720><c> here</c>

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is<00:26:27.119><c> a</c><00:26:27.460><c> staff</c><00:26:27.779><c> like</c><00:26:28.200><c> we</c><00:26:28.480><c> think</c><00:26:28.700><c> about</c><00:26:28.980><c> in</c><00:26:29.220><c> Psalm</c><00:26:29.420><c> 23,</c><00:26:30.119><c> thy</c><00:26:30.339><c> rod</c>

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and<00:26:30.740><c> thy</c><00:26:31.019><c> staff</c><00:26:31.259><c> thy</c><00:26:31.440><c> comfort.</c>

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But<00:26:33.180><c> the</c><00:26:33.400><c> word</c><00:26:33.599><c> used</c><00:26:34.000><c> here</c><00:26:34.619><c> is</c><00:26:35.099><c> really</c><00:26:35.660><c> this,</c><00:26:37.099><c> like</c><00:26:37.359><c> a</c><00:26:37.619><c> fighting</c><00:26:38.000><c> stick</c>

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or<00:26:38.660><c> quarter</c><00:26:39.039><c> staff.</c>

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And<00:26:41.039><c> that's</c><00:26:41.420><c> what</c><00:26:42.920><c> Goliath</c><00:26:44.359><c> responds</c><00:26:44.900><c> to.</c><00:26:45.599><c> He</c><00:26:45.720><c> says,</c><00:26:46.019><c> am</c><00:26:46.079><c> I</c><00:26:46.220><c> a</c>

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dog<00:26:46.640><c> that</c><00:26:46.819><c> you</c><00:26:47.000><c> come</c><00:26:47.160><c> to</c><00:26:47.380><c> me</c><00:26:47.539><c> with</c>

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sticks?<00:26:50.259><c> Now,</c><00:26:50.500><c> it's</c><00:26:50.640><c> very</c><00:26:50.880><c> interesting</c><00:26:51.480><c> because</c><00:26:52.039><c> the</c><00:26:52.480><c> stick,</c>

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a<00:26:53.579><c> long</c><00:26:53.799><c> stick</c><00:26:54.039><c> is</c><00:26:54.220><c> a</c><00:26:54.480><c> very,</c><00:26:54.700><c> very</c><00:26:54.920><c> powerful</c>

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weapon.<00:26:56.680><c> We</c><00:26:57.039><c> know</c><00:26:57.220><c> that</c><00:26:57.400><c> at</c><00:26:57.559><c> medieval</c><00:26:57.799><c> times,</c><00:27:00.119><c> a</c><00:27:00.279><c> peasant</c><00:27:00.579><c> with</c><00:27:00.759><c> a</c>

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quarter<00:27:01.240><c> staff</c><00:27:01.599><c> was</c><00:27:01.799><c> an</c><00:27:02.019><c> equal</c><00:27:02.160><c> match</c><00:27:02.500><c> for</c><00:27:02.700><c> an</c>

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knight<00:27:02.900><c> with</c><00:27:03.079><c> a</c><00:27:03.319><c> sword,</c><00:27:05.220><c> as</c><00:27:05.460><c> long</c><00:27:05.799><c> as</c><00:27:06.059><c> the</c><00:27:06.279><c> knight</c><00:27:06.500><c> was</c><00:27:06.819><c> not</c><00:27:07.200><c> armored.</c><00:27:09.079><c> If</c>

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the<00:27:09.460><c> knight</c><00:27:09.519><c> was</c><00:27:09.779><c> armored,</c><00:27:10.180><c> the</c><00:27:10.380><c> stick</c>

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was<00:27:10.779><c> rendered</c><00:27:11.279><c> useless.</c><00:27:12.140><c> But</c><00:27:12.339><c> we</c><00:27:12.519><c> know</c><00:27:12.700><c> in</c><00:27:12.980><c> unarmored</c><00:27:13.759><c> situations,</c><00:27:14.559><c> the</c><00:27:14.799><c> stick</c><00:27:14.980><c> was</c><00:27:15.180><c> a</c>

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powerful<00:27:15.680><c> weapon.</c>

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There's<00:27:16.700><c> a</c><00:27:16.839><c> famous</c><00:27:17.339><c> samurai</c><00:27:18.140><c> in</c><00:27:18.480><c> medieval</c><00:27:18.779><c> Japan</c><00:27:19.200><c> named</c><00:27:19.660><c> Miyamoto</c><00:27:20.079><c> Musashi</c><00:27:20.619><c> who</c>

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used<00:27:22.140><c> a</c><00:27:22.440><c> wooden</c><00:27:22.740><c> stick,</c><00:27:23.319><c> a</c><00:27:23.420><c> boken,</c>

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and<00:27:24.619><c> went</c><00:27:24.720><c> up</c><00:27:24.880><c> against</c><00:27:25.140><c> swordsmen</c><00:27:25.599><c> and</c><00:27:25.779><c> beat</c><00:27:25.880><c> them</c><00:27:26.099><c> all.</c><00:27:27.960><c> So,</c>

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David's<00:27:29.299><c> using</c><00:27:29.420><c> a</c><00:27:29.720><c> fighting</c><00:27:30.039><c> stick.</c><00:27:30.460><c> It's</c><00:27:30.740><c> a</c>

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formidable<00:27:31.299><c> one,</c><00:27:32.680><c> but</c><00:27:32.799><c> Goliath</c><00:27:33.279><c> doesn't</c><00:27:33.599><c> recognize</c><00:27:34.119><c> it</c><00:27:34.319><c> as</c>

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such.<00:27:38.059><c> Now,</c><00:27:39.640><c> part</c><00:27:39.960><c> two.</c><00:27:41.799><c> David</c><00:27:41.940><c> chose</c><00:27:42.259><c> for</c><00:27:42.380><c> himself</c>

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five<00:27:43.279><c> smooth</c><00:27:43.599><c> stones</c><00:27:43.920><c> from</c><00:27:44.140><c> the</c><00:27:44.299><c> brook</c><00:27:44.700><c> and</c><00:27:45.079><c> put</c><00:27:45.259><c> them</c><00:27:45.339><c> in</c><00:27:45.480><c> his</c>

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shepherd's<00:27:46.140><c> bag.</c><00:27:46.920><c> Now,</c><00:27:47.140><c> Malcolm</c><00:27:47.519><c> Gladwell</c>

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wrote<00:27:48.680><c> a</c><00:27:48.839><c> book</c><00:27:49.039><c> about</c><00:27:49.400><c> the</c><00:27:49.559><c> story</c><00:27:49.779><c> of</c><00:27:49.819><c> David</c><00:27:50.059><c> and</c><00:27:50.220><c> Goliath,</c><00:27:51.279><c> and</c><00:27:51.460><c> he</c>

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found<00:27:52.119><c> that</c><00:27:52.400><c> the</c><00:27:52.640><c> valley</c><00:27:52.859><c> of</c><00:27:53.099><c> Elah,</c><00:27:53.880><c> in</c><00:27:54.380><c> that</c><00:27:54.640><c> area,</c>

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the<00:27:55.559><c> stones</c><00:27:56.000><c> there</c><00:27:56.359><c> are</c><00:27:56.599><c> composed</c><00:27:57.319><c> of</c><00:27:57.779><c> barium</c><00:27:58.160><c> sulfate,</c><00:27:59.460><c> a</c>

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mineral<00:28:00.000><c> that</c><00:28:00.299><c> makes</c><00:28:00.500><c> them</c><00:28:00.799><c> unusually</c><00:28:01.819><c> dense.</c>

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And<00:28:04.099><c> there's</c><00:28:04.220><c> some</c><00:28:04.460><c> really</c><00:28:04.880><c> cool</c><00:28:05.980><c> videos</c><00:28:07.000><c> and</c><00:28:08.299><c> kind</c><00:28:08.460><c> of</c><00:28:08.579><c> forensic</c><00:28:09.299><c> explanations</c><00:28:10.140><c> that</c><00:28:10.559><c> demonstrate</c>

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that<00:28:12.279><c> the</c><00:28:13.000><c> rock,</c><00:28:14.539><c> that</c><00:28:15.019><c> the</c><00:28:15.359><c> stone</c><00:28:15.700><c> that</c><00:28:16.140><c> David</c><00:28:16.559><c> chose</c><00:28:17.160><c> from</c>

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the<00:28:18.440><c> brook</c>

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in<00:28:20.819><c> the</c><00:28:21.119><c> hands</c><00:28:21.380><c> of</c><00:28:21.640><c> a</c><00:28:21.900><c> skilled</c><00:28:22.319><c> slinger</c><00:28:23.000><c> had</c><00:28:24.579><c> the</c><00:28:25.039><c> impact,</c><00:28:25.819><c> the</c>

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stopping<00:28:26.680><c> power,</c><00:28:27.640><c> roughly</c><00:28:27.940><c> equivalent</c><00:28:28.599><c> to</c><00:28:29.079><c> a</c><00:28:29.279><c> 45</c>

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caliber<00:28:30.140><c> handgun,</c><00:28:32.200><c> which</c><00:28:32.480><c> is</c><00:28:32.680><c> amazing.</c><00:28:35.140><c> So,</c><00:28:35.859><c> let's</c><00:28:36.119><c> talk</c>

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about<00:28:36.779><c> slings.</c>

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I<00:28:41.359><c> didn't</c><00:28:41.579><c> really</c><00:28:41.839><c> appreciate</c><00:28:42.279><c> this.</c><00:28:43.160><c> I</c><00:28:43.420><c> thought,</c><00:28:44.220><c> how</c><00:28:44.579><c> hard</c>

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is<00:28:45.039><c> it</c><00:28:45.160><c> to</c><00:28:45.339><c> use</c><00:28:45.500><c> a</c><00:28:45.759><c> sling?</c>

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Well,<00:28:49.420><c> turns</c><00:28:49.640><c> out,</c><00:28:50.500><c> pretty</c><00:28:50.579><c> hard.</c><00:28:51.940><c> I</c><00:28:52.119><c> always</c><00:28:52.380><c> just</c><00:28:52.599><c> kind</c><00:28:52.740><c> of</c><00:28:52.960><c> imagined,</c><00:28:54.140><c> yeah,</c><00:28:54.259><c> you</c><00:28:54.420><c> know,</c><00:28:54.700><c> I</c>

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could<00:28:55.039><c> pick</c><00:28:55.259><c> up</c><00:28:55.460><c> a</c>

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sling<00:28:56.119><c> in</c><00:28:56.839><c> six</c><00:28:57.140><c> months</c><00:28:57.400><c> or</c><00:28:57.599><c> so.</c><00:28:57.720><c> I'd</c><00:28:57.880><c> be</c><00:28:58.000><c> pretty</c><00:28:58.240><c> good.</c><00:28:58.980><c> Probably</c><00:28:59.279><c> not</c><00:28:59.539><c> David</c><00:28:59.819><c> quality,</c><00:29:00.299><c> but</c><00:29:00.460><c> you</c><00:29:00.700><c> know,</c><00:29:01.700><c> I</c><00:29:01.859><c> would</c>

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be,<00:29:02.380><c> I</c><00:29:02.960><c> would</c><00:29:03.200><c> be</c><00:29:03.519><c> average</c><00:29:03.900><c> in</c><00:29:04.279><c> terms</c><00:29:04.539><c> of</c><00:29:04.779><c> slinging</c><00:29:05.059><c> ability.</c>

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Wow,<00:29:08.200><c> that's</c><00:29:08.640><c> wrong.</c>

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Slingers<00:29:13.000><c> were</c><00:29:13.480><c> the</c><00:29:14.420><c> most</c><00:29:15.140><c> trained</c><00:29:15.720><c> people</c><00:29:16.440><c> in</c><00:29:16.799><c> the</c><00:29:16.980><c> ancient</c>

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world<00:29:17.559><c> when</c><00:29:17.700><c> it</c><00:29:17.819><c> came</c><00:29:18.000><c> to</c><00:29:18.200><c> warfare.</c>

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And<00:29:19.460><c> you</c><00:29:19.539><c> know</c><00:29:19.700><c> what?</c><00:29:20.480><c> You</c><00:29:20.660><c> couldn't</c><00:29:20.940><c> pick</c><00:29:21.180><c> it</c><00:29:21.319><c> up</c><00:29:21.440><c> as</c><00:29:21.619><c> an</c><00:29:21.880><c> adult.</c><00:29:22.660><c> You</c>

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had<00:29:23.259><c> to</c><00:29:23.400><c> have</c><00:29:23.660><c> trained</c><00:29:24.099><c> at</c><00:29:24.400><c> it</c><00:29:24.599><c> from</c><00:29:24.940><c> a</c><00:29:25.259><c> child.</c>

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We<00:29:27.559><c> read</c><00:29:28.019><c> the</c><00:29:28.759><c> military</c><00:29:29.200><c> scholar</c><00:29:29.480><c> Eric</c><00:29:29.799><c> Anderson</c><00:29:30.079><c> writes,</c>

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the<00:29:31.079><c> main</c><00:29:31.400><c> reason</c><00:29:31.680><c> that</c><00:29:32.000><c> slingers</c><00:29:32.319><c> were</c><00:29:32.599><c> only</c><00:29:32.960><c> found</c>

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among<00:29:33.559><c> certain</c><00:29:33.900><c> groups</c><00:29:34.440><c> and</c><00:29:35.079><c> fought</c><00:29:35.279><c> a</c><00:29:35.579><c> specialized</c><00:29:36.039><c> war</c><00:29:36.299><c> in</c>

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the<00:29:36.640><c> ancient</c><00:29:36.839><c> world</c><00:29:37.319><c> was</c><00:29:38.220><c> because</c><00:29:38.519><c> the</c><00:29:38.819><c> sling</c>

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required<00:29:39.299><c> a</c><00:29:39.500><c> much</c><00:29:39.799><c> higher</c><00:29:40.039><c> level</c><00:29:40.579><c> of</c><00:29:40.940><c> intensive</c><00:29:41.339><c> training</c>

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than<00:29:42.500><c> any</c><00:29:42.720><c> other</c><00:29:42.960><c> weapon.</c><00:29:43.980><c> Even</c><00:29:44.200><c> the</c><00:29:44.440><c> bow</c>

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with<00:29:44.759><c> its</c><00:29:45.019><c> point</c><00:29:45.240><c> and</c><00:29:45.440><c> shoot</c><00:29:45.599><c> firing</c><00:29:46.000><c> can</c><00:29:46.200><c> be</c><00:29:46.400><c> mastered</c><00:29:46.700><c> over</c>

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a<00:29:47.059><c> matter</c><00:29:47.259><c> of</c><00:29:47.440><c> years</c><00:29:47.559><c> at</c><00:29:47.740><c> almost</c><00:29:47.960><c> any</c><00:29:48.240><c> age,</c>

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while<00:29:49.359><c> the</c><00:29:49.779><c> sling</c><00:29:50.059><c> had</c><00:29:50.220><c> to</c><00:29:50.420><c> be</c><00:29:50.720><c> practiced</c><00:29:51.220><c> from</c><00:29:51.900><c> childhood</c><00:29:52.500><c> to</c>

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achieve<00:29:53.759><c> an</c><00:29:54.140><c> adequate</c><00:29:54.460><c> level</c><00:29:55.119><c> of</c><00:29:55.599><c> proficiency.</c>

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David<00:29:58.720><c> had</c><00:29:58.940><c> been</c><00:29:59.240><c> training</c><00:29:59.539><c> for</c><00:29:59.819><c> this</c><00:30:00.539><c> since</c><00:30:01.299><c> he</c><00:30:01.480><c> was</c><00:30:01.660><c> a</c><00:30:01.900><c> child.</c>

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And<00:30:05.559><c> David</c><00:30:06.200><c> basically</c><00:30:08.119><c> brings</c><00:30:08.960><c> a</c><00:30:09.200><c> gun</c><00:30:09.619><c> to</c><00:30:10.039><c> a</c><00:30:10.140><c> knife</c><00:30:10.400><c> fight,</c><00:30:11.579><c> because</c><00:30:11.900><c> Goliath</c><00:30:12.400><c> wanted</c><00:30:12.680><c> a</c>

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knife<00:30:13.160><c> fight,</c>

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and<00:30:15.140><c> David</c><00:30:15.660><c> used</c><00:30:16.079><c> his</c><00:30:16.440><c> sling</c><00:30:17.019><c> because</c><00:30:17.599><c> he</c><00:30:17.819><c> knows</c><00:30:18.059><c> one</c><00:30:19.039><c> specific</c><00:30:19.640><c> thing,</c>

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and<00:30:21.019><c> that</c><00:30:21.180><c> is</c><00:30:21.339><c> you</c><00:30:21.500><c> never</c><00:30:21.859><c> fight</c><00:30:22.140><c> the</c>

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enemy<00:30:22.859><c> on</c><00:30:23.480><c> the</c><00:30:23.720><c> enemy's</c><00:30:24.240><c> terms.</c><00:30:26.220><c> And</c><00:30:26.440><c> we</c><00:30:26.579><c> can</c><00:30:26.799><c> appreciate</c><00:30:27.220><c> the</c>

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symbolic<00:30:28.059><c> things</c><00:30:28.680><c> with</c><00:30:28.900><c> that</c><00:30:29.019><c> as</c><00:30:29.180><c> we</c><00:30:29.460><c> fight,</c>

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the<00:30:30.740><c> sinful</c><00:30:31.079><c> flesh</c><00:30:31.440><c> that's</c><00:30:31.720><c> our</c><00:30:31.880><c> enemy.</c><00:30:32.720><c> You</c><00:30:32.900><c> can</c><00:30:33.059><c> see</c><00:30:33.160><c> the</c>

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great<00:30:33.500><c> example</c><00:30:34.079><c> that</c><00:30:34.279><c> our</c><00:30:34.480><c> Lord</c><00:30:34.660><c> gave</c>

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of<00:30:36.140><c> making</c><00:30:36.500><c> sure</c><00:30:37.319><c> that</c><00:30:38.039><c> no</c><00:30:38.380><c> kind</c><00:30:38.539><c> of</c><00:30:38.799><c> opening</c><00:30:38.980><c> was</c><00:30:39.259><c> there.</c><00:30:39.440><c> And</c>

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I<00:30:39.660><c> think</c><00:30:39.819><c> of</c><00:30:39.940><c> an</c><00:30:40.160><c> example</c><00:30:40.579><c> of</c><00:30:40.740><c> the</c><00:30:40.880><c> feeding</c><00:30:40.980><c> of</c><00:30:41.140><c> the</c>

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5<00:30:41.559><c>,000,</c><00:30:42.519><c> where</c><00:30:42.720><c> people</c><00:30:42.980><c> wanted</c><00:30:43.220><c> to</c><00:30:43.420><c> make</c><00:30:43.539><c> him</c><00:30:43.660><c> a</c><00:30:43.900><c> king,</c><00:30:44.759><c> and</c>

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Jesus<00:30:45.359><c> sent</c><00:30:45.579><c> the</c><00:30:45.839><c> disciples</c><00:30:46.180><c> ahead,</c>

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because<00:30:48.220><c> he</c><00:30:48.519><c> recognized</c><00:30:49.180><c> that</c><00:30:49.799><c> he</c><00:30:50.559><c> needed</c><00:30:50.819><c> to</c><00:30:51.180><c> ensure</c><00:30:51.700><c> that</c>

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they<00:30:52.180><c> were</c><00:30:52.400><c> not</c><00:30:52.720><c> part</c><00:30:52.900><c> of</c><00:30:53.039><c> the</c><00:30:53.259><c> problem</c>

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of<00:30:54.420><c> encouraging</c><00:30:54.940><c> him</c><00:30:55.559><c> to</c><00:30:55.799><c> set</c><00:30:55.880><c> himself</c><00:30:56.180><c> up</c><00:30:56.400><c> as</c><00:30:56.599><c> a</c><00:30:56.779><c> king</c><00:30:57.339><c> like</c><00:30:57.660><c> them.</c>

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So<00:31:00.139><c> he</c><00:31:00.579><c> didn't</c><00:31:00.819><c> engage</c><00:31:01.140><c> the</c><00:31:01.400><c> enemy</c><00:31:01.539><c> on</c><00:31:01.700><c> the</c><00:31:01.819><c> enemy's</c><00:31:02.259><c> terms.</c>

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was<00:31:21.339><c> your</c><00:31:21.539><c> companion</c><00:31:22.059><c> in</c><00:31:22.359><c> battle.</c><00:31:23.019><c> And</c><00:31:23.180><c> it's</c><00:31:23.380><c> kind</c>

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So<00:31:30.720><c> he</c><00:31:31.119><c> apparently</c><00:31:31.559><c> just</c><00:31:32.480><c> took</c><00:31:33.480><c> out,</c><00:31:34.240><c> he</c><00:31:34.460><c> headed</c><00:31:34.599><c> for</c><00:31:34.819><c> the</c><00:31:34.980><c> hills</c><00:31:35.440><c> when</c><00:31:36.059><c> the</c>

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first<00:31:36.680><c> shot</c><00:31:36.839><c> went</c><00:31:37.039><c> home.</c>

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So<00:31:38.960><c> we</c><00:31:39.259><c> see</c><00:31:39.420><c> that</c><00:31:40.039><c> Goliath</c><00:31:40.599><c> doesn't</c><00:31:40.880><c> take</c><00:31:41.119><c> him</c><00:31:41.339><c> seriously.</c><00:31:41.839><c> He</c>

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And<00:31:47.659><c> David</c><00:31:48.059><c> focuses</c><00:31:48.500><c> on</c><00:31:48.759><c> the</c><00:31:49.000><c> future.</c><00:31:50.740><c> He</c><00:31:51.140><c> says,</c><00:31:51.740><c> I'm</c><00:31:52.259><c> going</c>

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to<00:31:52.619><c> decapitate</c><00:31:53.259><c> you,</c><00:31:53.640><c> Goliath.</c><00:31:54.839><c> And</c><00:31:55.039><c> then</c><00:31:55.220><c> of</c>

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course<00:31:55.460><c> we</c><00:31:55.759><c> see</c><00:31:56.160><c> he</c><00:31:56.599><c> brings</c><00:31:56.839><c> the</c><00:31:57.039><c> head</c><00:31:57.140><c> to</c><00:31:57.359><c> Jerusalem.</c><00:31:58.839><c> David</c>

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come<00:32:04.180><c> to</c><00:32:04.279><c> you</c><00:32:04.380><c> in</c><00:32:04.500><c> the</c><00:32:04.579><c> name</c><00:32:04.720><c> of</c><00:32:04.859><c> the</c><00:32:04.940><c> Lord</c><00:32:05.079><c> of</c><00:32:05.279><c> Hosts,</c>

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the<00:32:06.160><c> God</c><00:32:06.359><c> of</c><00:32:06.519><c> the</c><00:32:06.700><c> armies</c><00:32:06.900><c> of</c><00:32:07.099><c> Israel</c><00:32:07.440><c> whom</c><00:32:07.619><c> you</c><00:32:07.819><c> have</c><00:32:08.000><c> defied.</c>

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my<00:32:10.880><c> hand,</c><00:32:11.019><c> and</c><00:32:11.099><c> I</c><00:32:11.220><c> will</c><00:32:11.460><c> strike</c><00:32:11.720><c> you</c><00:32:11.900><c> and</c><00:32:12.079><c> take</c><00:32:12.220><c> your</c><00:32:12.420><c> head</c><00:32:12.599><c> from</c><00:32:12.880><c> you.</c><00:32:13.880><c> And</c>

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David<00:32:14.279><c> says,</c><00:32:14.279><c> I'm</c><00:32:14.279><c> going</c><00:32:14.279><c> to</c>

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the<00:32:17.700><c> Philistines.</c>

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So<00:32:19.440><c> he</c><00:32:19.619><c> knows</c><00:32:19.960><c> what's</c><00:32:20.240><c> going</c><00:32:20.359><c> to</c><00:32:20.559><c> happen.</c><00:32:21.200><c> He</c><00:32:21.400><c> knows</c><00:32:21.660><c> that</c><00:32:21.859><c> his</c>

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victory<00:32:22.400><c> is</c><00:32:22.740><c> going</c><00:32:22.920><c> to</c><00:32:23.160><c> ignite</c>

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a<00:32:24.859><c> more</c><00:32:25.200><c> substantial</c><00:32:26.059><c> victory.</c><00:32:29.000><c> Then</c><00:32:29.140><c> all</c><00:32:29.319><c> this</c><00:32:29.559><c> assembly</c>

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shall<00:32:30.099><c> know</c><00:32:30.339><c> that</c><00:32:30.539><c> the</c><00:32:30.720><c> Lord</c><00:32:30.880><c> does</c><00:32:31.119><c> not</c>

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about<00:32:34.799><c> the</c><00:32:35.019><c> advantage</c>

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the<00:32:38.799><c> God</c><00:32:38.920><c> of</c><00:32:39.059><c> Israel.</c>

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David<00:32:41.519><c> verbalizes</c><00:32:42.000><c> the</c><00:32:42.279><c> future.</c><00:32:42.900><c> He</c><00:32:43.079><c> didn't</c><00:32:43.240><c> have</c><00:32:43.460><c> a</c><00:32:43.680><c> sword,</c>

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but<00:32:44.559><c> he</c><00:32:44.759><c> knew</c><00:32:45.220><c> that</c><00:32:45.619><c> he</c><00:32:45.720><c> was</c><00:32:45.880><c> going</c><00:32:45.960><c> to</c><00:32:46.039><c> be</c><00:32:46.140><c> able</c><00:32:46.319><c> to</c><00:32:46.440><c> use</c><00:32:46.599><c> Goliath's</c><00:32:48.200><c> sword</c><00:32:48.319><c> rather.</c>

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So<00:32:51.099><c> we</c><00:32:51.400><c> see</c><00:32:51.599><c> that</c><00:32:51.859><c> David</c><00:32:52.099><c> runs</c><00:32:52.799><c> towards</c><00:32:53.079><c> the</c><00:32:53.339><c> battle.</c><00:32:54.200><c> And</c><00:32:54.380><c> of</c>

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course<00:32:54.619><c> he</c><00:32:54.779><c> hurries</c><00:32:55.059><c> and</c><00:32:55.359><c> runs</c><00:32:55.559><c> because</c><00:32:55.839><c> he</c>

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wants<00:32:56.180><c> to</c><00:32:56.380><c> get</c><00:32:56.460><c> that</c><00:32:56.779><c> strategic</c><00:32:57.259><c> distance</c><00:32:57.880><c> where</c><00:32:58.220><c> the</c><00:32:58.539><c> sling</c>

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is<00:32:58.859><c> most</c><00:32:59.140><c> effective.</c><00:33:00.119><c> He</c><00:33:00.279><c> wants</c><00:33:00.480><c> to</c><00:33:00.720><c> get</c><00:33:00.819><c> to</c><00:33:01.059><c> that</c>

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spot.<00:33:02.660><c> He</c><00:33:03.059><c> wants</c><00:33:03.259><c> to</c><00:33:03.460><c> get</c><00:33:03.579><c> to</c><00:33:03.759><c> that</c><00:33:03.980><c> spot</c><00:33:04.420><c> so</c><00:33:04.740><c> that</c><00:33:04.880><c> he</c><00:33:04.980><c> can</c><00:33:05.160><c> employ</c><00:33:05.700><c> the</c>

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sling.<00:33:07.339><c> And</c><00:33:07.680><c> that</c><00:33:07.799><c> is</c><00:33:08.019><c> exactly</c><00:33:08.359><c> what</c><00:33:08.480><c> he</c><00:33:08.660><c> does.</c>

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He<00:33:10.539><c> slings</c><00:33:10.920><c> it</c><00:33:11.079><c> and</c><00:33:11.240><c> the</c><00:33:11.339><c> stone</c><00:33:11.539><c> sank</c><00:33:11.880><c> into</c><00:33:12.039><c> his</c><00:33:12.299><c> forehead.</c><00:33:15.180><c> The</c><00:33:15.180><c> critical</c><00:33:16.740><c> damage</c><00:33:17.200><c> to</c>

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the<00:33:17.599><c> head</c>

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fell<00:33:19.220><c> to</c><00:33:19.480><c> his</c><00:33:19.660><c> face</c><00:33:19.859><c> on</c><00:33:20.039><c> the</c><00:33:20.220><c> earth.</c><00:33:22.039><c> And</c><00:33:22.299><c> David</c><00:33:22.500><c> takes</c><00:33:22.880><c> his</c><00:33:23.160><c> sword.</c><00:33:23.660><c> And</c><00:33:23.779><c> this</c><00:33:23.900><c> is</c>

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another<00:33:24.359><c> example</c><00:33:24.859><c> that</c><00:33:25.039><c> we</c><00:33:25.180><c> can</c>

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picture<00:33:25.640><c> that</c><00:33:25.880><c> David</c><00:33:26.079><c> was</c><00:33:26.259><c> a</c><00:33:26.380><c> pretty</c><00:33:26.579><c> physically</c><00:33:26.940><c> imposing</c>

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guy.<00:33:28.119><c> We</c><00:33:28.240><c> know</c><00:33:28.380><c> that</c><00:33:28.599><c> later</c><00:33:28.859><c> on</c><00:33:29.160><c> he</c><00:33:29.299><c> takes</c>

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the<00:33:29.859><c> sword</c><00:33:30.059><c> with</c><00:33:30.240><c> him</c><00:33:30.359><c> when</c><00:33:30.420><c> he's</c><00:33:30.599><c> on</c><00:33:30.720><c> the</c><00:33:30.880><c> run</c><00:33:30.980><c> from</c><00:33:31.259><c> Saul.</c><00:33:32.319><c> So</c>

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he<00:33:32.759><c> uses</c><00:33:33.119><c> the</c><00:33:33.460><c> sword.</c><00:33:33.759><c> He's</c><00:33:34.039><c> able</c><00:33:34.279><c> to</c><00:33:34.480><c> use</c><00:33:34.579><c> the</c><00:33:34.839><c> sword,</c>

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even<00:33:35.720><c> though</c><00:33:35.920><c> it's</c><00:33:36.220><c> a</c><00:33:36.440><c> very,</c><00:33:37.000><c> very</c><00:33:37.000><c> big</c><00:33:37.640><c> weapon.</c><00:33:38.720><c> So</c><00:33:38.980><c> he</c><00:33:39.079><c> cuts</c>

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off<00:33:40.000><c> the</c><00:33:40.019><c> last</c><00:33:40.319><c> head.</c>

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So<00:33:42.079><c> the</c><00:33:42.339><c> aftermath,</c><00:33:43.839><c> the</c><00:33:43.920><c> Philistines</c><00:33:44.359><c> flee</c><00:33:45.000><c> and</c><00:33:45.680><c> the</c><00:33:45.819><c> Israel</c>

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army<00:33:46.319><c> pursues</c><00:33:46.900><c> them</c><00:33:47.240><c> back</c><00:33:47.539><c> and</c><00:33:47.900><c> plunders</c>

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all<00:33:49.680><c> their</c><00:33:49.839><c> stuff.</c><00:33:51.359><c> And</c><00:33:51.599><c> then</c><00:33:51.900><c> all</c><00:33:52.180><c> of</c><00:33:52.400><c> a</c><00:33:52.460><c> sudden</c><00:33:53.099><c> David</c><00:33:53.900><c> has</c>

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his<00:33:54.339><c> own</c><00:33:54.579><c> tent.</c><00:33:56.019><c> So</c><00:33:56.420><c> he</c><00:33:56.599><c> goes</c><00:33:56.900><c> from</c><00:33:57.299><c> being</c><00:33:57.579><c> an</c><00:33:57.819><c> errand</c>

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boy<00:33:58.680><c> in</c><00:33:59.039><c> the</c><00:33:59.039><c> span</c><00:33:59.240><c> of</c><00:33:59.400><c> a</c><00:33:59.480><c> few</c><00:33:59.619><c> hours</c><00:34:00.039><c> to</c><00:34:00.220><c> having</c><00:34:00.480><c> his</c><00:34:00.700><c> own</c><00:34:01.019><c> tent</c>

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in<00:34:01.799><c> the</c><00:34:01.980><c> camp.</c><00:34:03.200><c> And</c><00:34:03.519><c> significantly</c><00:34:03.980><c> he</c><00:34:04.220><c> brings</c>

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the<00:34:04.799><c> head</c><00:34:04.799><c> to</c><00:34:05.019><c> Jerusalem.</c><00:34:06.940><c> And</c><00:34:07.140><c> people</c><00:34:07.279><c> have</c><00:34:07.500><c> suggested</c><00:34:07.819><c> that</c>

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this<00:34:08.219><c> is</c><00:34:08.480><c> perhaps</c><00:34:08.659><c> the</c><00:34:08.880><c> origin</c><00:34:09.139><c> of</c><00:34:09.539><c> the</c><00:34:09.599><c> al</c><00:34:09.800><c>-Qa</c><00:34:09.960><c>'l</c>

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Jerusalem.<00:34:29.059><c> That</c><00:34:29.280><c> doesn't</c><00:34:29.539><c> happen</c>

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future.<00:34:37.860><c> He</c><00:34:38.119><c> hoped</c><00:34:38.300><c> in</c><00:34:38.480><c> the</c><00:34:38.619><c> future.</c><00:34:39.500><c> And</c><00:34:39.699><c> he</c>

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trust<00:34:40.099><c> in</c><00:34:40.219><c> the</c><00:34:40.380><c> God</c><00:34:40.500><c> of</c><00:34:40.659><c> Israel</c><00:34:41.440><c> that</c><00:34:42.039><c> he</c><00:34:42.139><c> would</c><00:34:42.300><c> have</c><00:34:42.460><c> a</c><00:34:42.619><c> future.</c><00:34:45.099><c> Psalm</c>

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superscription<00:34:49.059><c> which</c><00:34:49.860><c> kind</c><00:34:50.179><c> of</c><00:34:50.360><c> alludes</c><00:34:50.760><c> to,</c><00:34:51.260><c> depending</c><00:34:51.579><c> on</c>

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the<00:34:51.920><c> translation,</c><00:34:52.519><c> the</c><00:34:52.579><c> death</c><00:34:52.739><c> of</c><00:34:52.940><c> the</c><00:34:53.139><c> son</c><00:34:53.239><c> or</c><00:34:53.420><c> the</c>

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death<00:34:53.699><c> of</c><00:34:53.860><c> the</c><00:34:54.039><c> champion.</c><00:34:55.300><c> One</c><00:34:55.519><c> of</c><00:34:55.639><c> the</c><00:34:55.860><c> Targums</c><00:34:56.380><c> reads,</c><00:34:57.699><c> comes</c><00:34:58.019><c> down</c>

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on<00:34:58.420><c> the</c><00:34:58.659><c> side</c><00:34:58.800><c> of</c><00:34:59.000><c> the</c><00:34:59.119><c> death</c><00:34:59.280><c> of</c><00:34:59.460><c> the</c><00:34:59.639><c> champion</c>

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interpreting<00:35:01.000><c> it</c><00:35:01.199><c> as</c><00:35:01.880><c> the</c><00:35:02.059><c> death</c><00:35:02.380><c> of</c><00:35:02.599><c> the</c><00:35:02.760><c> man</c><00:35:03.079><c> who</c><00:35:03.320><c> went</c><00:35:03.420><c> between</c><00:35:04.159><c> the</c>

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camps.<00:35:06.420><c> Thurdle,</c>

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he<00:35:08.800><c> suggests</c><00:35:09.199><c> that</c><00:35:09.380><c> it's</c><00:35:09.599><c> not</c><00:35:09.719><c> really</c><00:35:09.920><c> about</c><00:35:10.179><c> Psalm</c><00:35:10.420><c> 9,</c><00:35:10.699><c> but</c>

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it<00:35:11.380><c> connects</c><00:35:11.719><c> to</c><00:35:12.019><c> Psalm</c><00:35:12.260><c> 9.</c>

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up<00:35:16.840><c> by</c><00:35:17.599><c> seeing</c><00:35:17.980><c> how</c><00:35:18.139><c> these</c><00:35:18.440><c> practicalities</c>

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play<00:35:20.079><c> out</c><00:35:20.260><c> in</c><00:35:20.420><c> the</c><00:35:20.579><c> life</c><00:35:20.780><c> of</c><00:35:20.940><c> the</c><00:35:21.119><c> son</c><00:35:21.239><c> of</c><00:35:21.460><c> David.</c>

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Well,<00:35:24.900><c> there</c><00:35:25.079><c> were</c><00:35:25.280><c> two</c><00:35:25.619><c> warring</c><00:35:25.980><c> nations</c><00:35:26.599><c> in</c><00:35:27.079><c> the</c><00:35:27.320><c> key</c><00:35:27.539><c> elements</c><00:35:27.800><c> of</c>

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this<00:35:28.179><c> narrative.</c>

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sin<00:35:35.099><c> versus</c><00:35:35.460><c> righteousness.</c><00:35:37.440><c> We</c><00:35:37.699><c> know</c><00:35:37.880><c> that</c><00:35:38.059><c> this</c><00:35:38.340><c> battle</c><00:35:38.559><c> happened</c><00:35:38.940><c> at</c>

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a<00:35:39.320><c> vitally</c><00:35:39.619><c> important</c><00:35:40.019><c> time</c>

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that<00:35:49.539><c> the</c><00:35:49.719><c> son</c><00:35:49.940><c> of</c><00:35:50.139><c> David</c><00:35:51.099><c> came</c><00:35:51.639><c> at</c><00:35:51.900><c> the</c><00:35:52.179><c> right</c><00:35:52.440><c> time.</c><00:35:54.300><c> We</c><00:35:54.440><c> know</c>

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being<00:36:07.860><c> outside</c><00:36:08.239><c> the</c><00:36:08.519><c> camp.</c>

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David,<00:36:18.639><c> of</c><00:36:18.960><c> course,</c><00:36:19.579><c> flesh</c><00:36:19.900><c> versus</c><00:36:20.679><c> Jesus,</c><00:36:21.320><c> we</c><00:36:21.380><c> read</c><00:36:21.539><c> about</c>

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in<00:36:22.480><c> Hebrews.</c>

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sends<00:36:27.739><c> the</c><00:36:28.039><c> champion,</c><00:36:28.960><c> Jesse</c><00:36:29.199><c> sends</c><00:36:29.639><c> David,</c>

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and<00:36:31.139><c> God</c><00:36:31.400><c> sends</c><00:36:31.980><c> Jesus.</c><00:36:34.519><c> You</c><00:36:34.760><c> see</c><00:36:34.880><c> that</c><00:36:35.099><c> initially,</c><00:36:35.599><c> God's</c><00:36:36.000><c> champion</c><00:36:36.199><c> is</c><00:36:36.420><c> misunderstood.</c>

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You<00:36:38.980><c> see</c><00:36:39.059><c> that</c><00:36:39.320><c> happens</c><00:36:39.599><c> so</c><00:36:39.960><c> much</c><00:36:40.119><c> with</c><00:36:40.280><c> those</c><00:36:40.519><c> figures</c><00:36:40.739><c> of</c><00:36:41.019><c> Christ,</c><00:36:41.340><c> whether</c><00:36:41.579><c> it's</c><00:36:41.840><c> Moses</c><00:36:42.340><c> or</c><00:36:42.599><c> Joseph,</c>

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or<00:36:45.119><c> David</c><00:36:45.599><c> in</c><00:36:45.760><c> this</c><00:36:46.039><c> case.</c><00:36:46.900><c> And</c><00:36:47.039><c> then,</c><00:36:47.179><c> of</c><00:36:47.320><c> course,</c><00:36:48.159><c> that</c><00:36:48.239><c> greater</c><00:36:48.480><c> fulfillment</c><00:36:49.019><c> of</c>

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that<00:36:49.679><c> son</c><00:36:49.880><c> of</c><00:36:50.099><c> David.</c>

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We<00:36:52.239><c> see</c><00:36:52.340><c> that</c><00:36:52.480><c> there's</c><00:36:52.699><c> victory</c><00:36:53.559><c> through</c><00:36:54.239><c> one</c><00:36:54.539><c> man,</c><00:36:54.920><c> through</c>

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God's<00:36:55.900><c> strength,</c>

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and<00:36:58.320><c> it's</c><00:36:58.480><c> given</c><00:36:58.639><c> by</c><00:36:58.900><c> David.</c><00:37:00.039><c> And</c><00:37:00.280><c> then,</c><00:37:00.400><c> of</c><00:37:00.599><c> course,</c><00:37:00.900><c> the</c><00:37:01.059><c> ultimate</c><00:37:01.280><c> victory</c><00:37:01.780><c> we</c>

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read<00:37:02.119><c> in</c><00:37:02.300><c> Romans</c><00:37:02.500><c> 5</c>

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is<00:37:03.940><c> through</c><00:37:04.079><c> that</c><00:37:04.719><c> son</c><00:37:04.900><c> of</c><00:37:05.119><c> David.</c><00:37:07.579><c> You</c><00:37:07.880><c> see</c><00:37:08.079><c> that</c><00:37:08.380><c> preparation</c><00:37:09.400><c> played</c><00:37:09.880><c> a</c>

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key<00:37:10.320><c> role.</c><00:37:10.679><c> The</c><00:37:10.980><c> lion</c><00:37:11.280><c> and</c><00:37:11.440><c> the</c><00:37:11.639><c> bear</c>

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we<00:37:13.900><c> see</c><00:37:14.500><c> a</c><00:37:15.679><c> vital</c><00:37:15.940><c> role</c><00:37:16.179><c> that</c><00:37:16.420><c> preparation</c><00:37:16.980><c> played</c><00:37:17.460><c> for</c><00:37:18.380><c> our</c><00:37:18.519><c> Lord</c><00:37:18.699><c> Jesus,</c><00:37:20.320><c> a</c>

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body<00:37:20.820><c> thou</c><00:37:21.039><c> hast</c><00:37:21.619><c> prepared.</c>

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We<00:37:24.260><c> see</c><00:37:24.420><c> the</c><00:37:24.699><c> importance</c><00:37:24.940><c> of</c><00:37:25.320><c> practice,</c><00:37:26.659><c> because</c><00:37:26.920><c> the</c><00:37:27.300><c> sling</c>

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demands<00:37:27.900><c> practice</c><00:37:28.480><c> from</c><00:37:28.820><c> childhood,</c>

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and<00:37:30.780><c> David</c><00:37:31.139><c> gave</c><00:37:31.460><c> all</c><00:37:31.980><c> praise</c><00:37:32.480><c> to</c><00:37:32.760><c> God</c><00:37:33.139><c> for</c><00:37:33.500><c> his</c><00:37:33.820><c> skill</c><00:37:34.239><c> in</c><00:37:34.539><c> warfare.</c><00:37:35.019><c> Blessed</c><00:37:35.300><c> is</c>

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the<00:37:35.619><c> Lord</c><00:37:35.780><c> my</c><00:37:36.019><c> God,</c>

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who<00:37:37.019><c> makes</c><00:37:37.239><c> my</c><00:37:37.519><c> fingers</c><00:37:37.820><c> to</c><00:37:38.039><c> war,</c><00:37:38.260><c> my</c><00:37:38.440><c> hands</c><00:37:38.739><c> to</c><00:37:38.960><c> fight.</c><00:37:40.880><c> And</c>

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we<00:37:41.179><c> know</c><00:37:41.340><c> that</c><00:37:41.500><c> there</c><00:37:41.679><c> was</c><00:37:41.920><c> practice.</c>

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things<00:37:47.420><c> that</c><00:37:47.599><c> he</c><00:37:47.780><c> suffered.</c>

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David,<00:38:04.440><c> of</c><00:38:04.639><c> the</c><00:38:04.940><c> rules</c><00:38:05.260><c> of</c>

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man.<00:38:08.360><c> We</c><00:38:08.599><c> see</c><00:38:08.739><c> the</c><00:38:08.940><c> weapons,</c><00:38:09.500><c> the</c><00:38:09.619><c> key</c><00:38:09.820><c> part</c><00:38:10.039><c> of</c><00:38:10.179><c> the</c><00:38:10.360><c> narrative.</c><00:38:11.280><c> You</c><00:38:11.460><c> see</c>

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the<00:38:11.920><c> sling</c><00:38:12.179><c> and</c><00:38:12.300><c> the</c><00:38:12.559><c> stick,</c>

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two<00:38:17.900><c>-edged</c><00:38:18.059><c> sword,</c><00:38:18.840><c> because,</c>

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you<00:38:19.300><c> know,</c><00:38:19.300><c> earlier</c><00:38:19.480><c> in</c><00:38:19.659><c> that</c><00:38:19.860><c> passage</c><00:38:20.280><c> in</c><00:38:20.960><c> Hebrews</c><00:38:21.239><c> 4,</c><00:38:21.619><c> of</c><00:38:21.639><c> course,</c><00:38:21.739><c> he's</c><00:38:21.920><c> talking</c><00:38:22.159><c> all</c><00:38:22.420><c> about</c><00:38:22.679><c> Jesus</c><00:38:23.079><c> as</c>

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our<00:38:23.500><c> priest.</c>

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highest<00:38:29.039><c> point,</c>

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that<00:38:36.059><c> Jesus</c><00:38:36.460><c> was</c><00:38:36.760><c> displayed</c><00:38:37.099><c> at</c><00:38:37.300><c> the</c><00:38:37.559><c> highest</c><00:38:37.820><c> point</c>

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on<00:38:39.019><c> a</c><00:38:39.199><c> Roman</c><00:38:39.539><c> cross.</c><00:38:40.460><c> And</c><00:38:40.659><c> the</c><00:38:40.920><c> average</c><00:38:41.300><c> height</c><00:38:41.539><c> of</c><00:38:41.699><c> a</c><00:38:41.820><c> Roman</c>

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cross,<00:38:42.480><c> according</c><00:38:42.679><c> to</c><00:38:42.980><c> historians,</c><00:38:43.460><c> was</c><00:38:43.599><c> about</c>

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course,<00:38:49.440><c> based</c><00:38:49.679><c> on</c><00:38:49.880><c> materials</c><00:38:50.320><c> and</c><00:38:50.519><c> the</c><00:38:50.659><c> environment,</c>

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the<00:38:54.480><c> Romans</c><00:38:54.699><c> had</c><00:38:54.980><c> that</c><00:38:55.320><c> tragic</c>

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practice<00:38:57.619><c> of</c><00:38:58.139><c> lifting</c><00:38:58.579><c> up</c><00:38:58.820><c> the</c><00:38:59.000><c> crucified</c><00:38:59.579><c> as</c><00:39:00.159><c> a</c><00:39:00.360><c> warning</c><00:39:00.820><c> to</c><00:39:01.320><c> others.</c>

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We<00:39:03.340><c> see</c><00:39:03.599><c> another</c><00:39:03.820><c> key</c><00:39:04.119><c> element</c><00:39:04.539><c> of</c><00:39:04.760><c> the</c><00:39:05.000><c> story</c><00:39:05.900><c> of</c><00:39:06.260><c> David</c><00:39:06.699><c> and</c>

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Goliath,<00:39:07.260><c> as</c><00:39:07.380><c> the</c><00:39:07.579><c> head</c><00:39:07.739><c> is</c><00:39:08.000><c> completely</c><00:39:08.340><c> destroyed,</c>

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and<00:39:09.619><c> David</c><00:39:09.760><c> kills</c><00:39:10.039><c> him</c><00:39:10.179><c> with</c><00:39:10.320><c> a</c><00:39:10.400><c> headshot</c><00:39:10.780><c> and</c><00:39:10.920><c> then</c><00:39:11.099><c> decapitates</c><00:39:11.679><c> him.</c><00:39:12.559><c> And</c>

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then,<00:39:12.900><c> of</c><00:39:13.019><c> course,</c><00:39:13.619><c> we</c><00:39:13.780><c> see</c>

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head,<00:39:14.980><c> Sin's</c><00:39:15.260><c> head,</c><00:39:16.159><c> is</c><00:39:16.360><c> destroyed,</c><00:39:16.840><c> fulfillment</c><00:39:17.360><c> of</c><00:39:18.340><c> Genesis</c><00:39:18.699><c> 3</c><00:39:19.019><c>.15.</c>

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We<00:39:22.980><c> see</c><00:39:23.099><c> the</c><00:39:23.280><c> last</c><00:39:23.639><c> key</c><00:39:23.880><c> element</c><00:39:24.219><c> that,</c><00:39:25.239><c> through</c><00:39:25.440><c> the</c><00:39:25.599><c> champion's</c><00:39:26.739><c> victory,</c><00:39:26.960><c> the</c><00:39:27.239><c> entire</c><00:39:27.559><c> nation</c><00:39:27.960><c> is</c><00:39:28.199><c> victorious.</c>

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victory,<00:39:32.659><c> that</c><00:39:32.739><c> they</c><00:39:32.940><c> pursued</c><00:39:33.219><c> him</c><00:39:33.340><c> as</c><00:39:33.659><c> far</c>

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as<00:39:35.099><c> the</c><00:39:35.440><c> Philistine</c><00:39:35.800><c> homeland.</c><00:39:37.659><c> We</c><00:39:37.780><c> see</c><00:39:37.920><c> that</c><00:39:38.119><c> Jesus'</c><00:39:38.860><c> righteousness</c><00:39:38.940><c> enables</c><00:39:39.360><c> us</c><00:39:39.760><c> as</c>

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spiritual<00:39:40.320><c> Israel</c>

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be<00:39:44.780><c> sin</c><00:39:44.920><c> for</c><00:39:45.179><c> us,</c><00:39:45.440><c> that</c><00:39:45.539><c> we</c><00:39:45.719><c> might</c><00:39:45.880><c> become</c><00:39:46.159><c> the</c>