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them,</c><00:11:20.259><c> even</c><00:11:20.480><c> eternal</c><00:11:21.019><c> life.</c> 00:11:23.460 --> 00:11:25.159 In<00:11:23.700><c> the</c><00:11:23.980><c> beginning</c><00:11:24.299><c> was</c><00:11:24.659><c> the</c><00:11:24.879><c> light.</c> 00:11:25.639 --> 00:11:29.980 And<00:11:25.840><c> it</c><00:11:26.080><c> is</c><00:11:26.379><c> so,</c><00:11:26.659><c> isn't</c><00:11:26.840><c> it,</c><00:11:27.120><c> that</c><00:11:27.740><c> it</c><00:11:28.440><c> was</c><00:11:28.820><c> at</c><00:11:29.080><c> the</c><00:11:29.419><c> start,</c><00:11:29.820><c> as</c> 00:11:29.980 --> 00:11:32.019 we've<00:11:30.279><c> said,</c><00:11:30.440><c> it</c><00:11:30.600><c> had</c><00:11:30.860><c> to</c><00:11:31.139><c> be</c><00:11:31.240><c> at</c><00:11:31.440><c> the</c><00:11:31.679><c> beginning.</c> 00:11:32.019 --> 00:11:35.720 All<00:11:32.659><c> these</c><00:11:32.980><c> things</c><00:11:33.259><c> were</c><00:11:33.519><c> made</c><00:11:33.799><c> 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and</c><00:14:21.200><c> he</c><00:14:21.299><c> says,</c> 00:14:21.759 --> 00:14:24.179 God<00:14:21.860><c> saved</c><00:14:22.299><c> eight</c><00:14:22.639><c> people</c><00:14:23.080><c> by</c><00:14:23.419><c> it.</c> 00:14:24.740 --> 00:14:27.299 That<00:14:24.940><c> was</c><00:14:25.139><c> his</c><00:14:25.379><c> priority</c><00:14:25.879><c> about</c><00:14:26.200><c> the</c><00:14:26.460><c> flood.</c> 00:14:27.700 --> 00:14:31.779 God<00:14:28.200><c> saved</c><00:14:29.059><c> eight</c><00:14:29.940><c> people</c><00:14:30.500><c> by</c><00:14:30.820><c> it.</c> 00:14:32.419 --> 00:14:38.720 It<00:14:32.620><c> was</c><00:14:32.879><c> the</c><00:14:33.279><c> division</c><00:14:33.779><c> by</c><00:14:34.200><c> water</c><00:14:34.820><c> of</c><00:14:36.440><c> the</c><00:14:37.259><c> righteous</c><00:14:37.879><c> from</c> 00:14:38.720 --> 00:14:40.919 the<00:14:38.960><c> unrighteous.</c> 00:14:42.139 --> 00:14:45.500 The<00:14:43.019><c> second</c><00:14:43.539><c> millennium</c><00:14:44.139><c> was</c><00:14:44.360><c> the</c><00:14:44.580><c> flood.</c> 00:14:45.919 --> 00:14:50.279 The<00:14:46.000><c> second</c><00:14:46.600><c> item</c><00:14:47.259><c> in</c><00:14:47.779><c> God's</c><00:14:48.200><c> agenda</c><00:14:48.639><c> for</c><00:14:48.940><c> natural</c><00:14:49.419><c> creation</c> 00:14:50.279 --> 00:14:53.379 involved<00:14:51.779><c> a</c><00:14:52.120><c> division</c><00:14:52.460><c> by</c><00:14:52.799><c> water</c> 00:14:53.379 --> 00:14:57.000 which<00:14:53.940><c> involved</c><00:14:54.360><c> the</c><00:14:54.639><c> heavens</c><00:14:55.059><c> and</c><00:14:55.720><c> the</c><00:14:55.960><c> earth.</c> 00:14:57.519 --> 00:14:59.919 What<00:14:57.720><c> about</c><00:14:57.840><c> the</c><00:14:58.179><c> third</c><00:14:58.500><c> millennium</c><00:14:59.019><c> then?</c> 00:15:00.840 --> 00:15:03.960 What<00:15:01.120><c> happened</c><00:15:01.559><c> on</c><00:15:02.259><c> the</c><00:15:02.500><c> 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just</c><00:15:18.120><c> read</c><00:15:18.279><c> what</c><00:15:18.480><c> happened</c><00:15:18.700><c> on</c><00:15:18.879><c> the</c><00:15:19.039><c> third</c><00:15:19.240><c> day.</c> 00:15:22.460 --> 00:15:24.000 Verse<00:15:22.980><c> nine.</c> 00:15:25.299 --> 00:15:29.879 And<00:15:25.659><c> God</c><00:15:26.000><c> said,</c><00:15:26.360><c> Let</c><00:15:26.519><c> the</c><00:15:26.799><c> waters</c><00:15:27.279><c> under</c><00:15:27.879><c> the</c><00:15:28.179><c> heaven</c><00:15:28.500><c> be</c><00:15:28.820><c> gathered</c><00:15:29.080><c> together</c><00:15:29.600><c> unto</c> 00:15:29.879 --> 00:15:30.519 one<00:15:30.220><c> place</c> 00:15:30.519 --> 00:15:32.860 and<00:15:30.639><c> let</c><00:15:30.799><c> the</c><00:15:31.080><c> dry</c><00:15:31.240><c> land</c><00:15:31.460><c> appear,</c><00:15:31.860><c> and</c><00:15:32.000><c> it</c><00:15:32.139><c> was</c><00:15:32.440><c> so.</c> 00:15:32.860 --> 00:15:36.840 And<00:15:33.440><c> 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earth</c><00:16:17.679><c> brought</c><00:16:18.059><c> forth</c><00:16:18.480><c> grass</c><00:16:18.860><c> and</c><00:16:19.179><c> herb</c><00:16:19.480><c> yielding</c> 00:16:20.120 --> 00:16:21.259 seed<00:16:20.399><c> after</c><00:16:20.700><c> his</c><00:16:21.000><c> kind,</c> 00:16:21.259 --> 00:16:24.860 and<00:16:21.440><c> the</c><00:16:21.679><c> tree</c><00:16:21.840><c> yielding</c><00:16:22.379><c> fruit,</c><00:16:22.980><c> whose</c><00:16:23.320><c> seed</c><00:16:23.799><c> was</c><00:16:24.080><c> in</c><00:16:24.240><c> itself</c> 00:16:24.860 --> 00:16:26.320 after<00:16:25.639><c> his</c><00:16:26.000><c> kind.</c> 00:16:26.340 --> 00:16:29.320 And<00:16:26.519><c> God</c><00:16:26.840><c> saw</c><00:16:27.220><c> that</c><00:16:27.379><c> it</c><00:16:27.559><c> was</c><00:16:27.840><c> good,</c><00:16:28.179><c> and</c><00:16:28.360><c> the</c><00:16:28.580><c> evening</c><00:16:28.899><c> and</c><00:16:29.080><c> the</c> 00:16:29.320 --> 00:16:31.059 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had</c><00:17:02.299><c> separated</c><00:17:02.940><c> it</c><00:17:03.259><c> from</c><00:17:03.559><c> the</c><00:17:04.440><c> seas.</c> 00:17:06.259 --> 00:17:10.720 And<00:17:06.420><c> God</c><00:17:06.779><c> separated</c><00:17:07.480><c> Abraham</c><00:17:08.019><c> from</c><00:17:08.299><c> the</c><00:17:08.539><c> nations</c><00:17:08.980><c> and</c><00:17:09.279><c> started</c><00:17:09.640><c> talking</c><00:17:10.079><c> to</c><00:17:10.420><c> him</c> 00:17:10.720 --> 00:17:12.700 about<00:17:11.279><c> seed.</c> 00:17:14.279 --> 00:17:17.420 The<00:17:14.619><c> seed</c><00:17:14.880><c> that</c><00:17:15.140><c> only</c><00:17:15.380><c> once</c><00:17:15.740><c> been</c><00:17:15.980><c> mentioned</c><00:17:16.400><c> before,</c><00:17:17.019><c> so</c><00:17:17.240><c> far</c> 00:17:17.420 --> 00:17:18.779 as<00:17:17.579><c> we</c><00:17:17.839><c> know.</c> 00:17:19.119 --> 00:17:23.859 And<00:17:19.640><c> that,</c><00:17:20.500><c> as</c><00:17:20.660><c> we</c><00:17:20.799><c> shall</c><00:17:21.000><c> see</c><00:17:21.200><c> in</c><00:17:21.380><c> a</c><00:17:21.500><c> moment,</c><00:17:22.900><c> to</c><00:17:23.119><c> Adam</c><00:17:23.420><c> and</c><00:17:23.660><c> to</c> 00:17:23.859 --> 00:17:25.640 Eve<00:17:24.079><c> and</c><00:17:24.299><c> to</c><00:17:24.480><c> the</c><00:17:24.660><c> serpent.</c> 00:17:26.839 --> 00:17:30.019 I<00:17:27.039><c> think</c><00:17:27.240><c> these</c><00:17:27.559><c> things,</c><00:17:28.000><c> brethren</c><00:17:28.119><c> and</c><00:17:28.400><c> sisters,</c><00:17:28.759><c> are</c><00:17:29.119><c> thrilling.</c> 00:17:31.200 --> 00:17:33.460 Man<00:17:31.460><c> couldn't</c><00:17:31.819><c> write</c><00:17:32.240><c> a</c><00:17:32.380><c> book</c><00:17:32.579><c> like</c><00:17:32.880><c> this,</c><00:17:33.160><c> could</c><00:17:33.299><c> they?</c> 00:17:33.519 --> 00:17:34.859 We've<00:17:33.759><c> all</c><00:17:34.000><c> met</c><00:17:34.259><c> them.</c> 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never</c><00:17:54.519><c> man</c><00:17:55.019><c> spake</c><00:17:55.599><c> like</c><00:17:55.960><c> this</c><00:17:56.279><c> man.</c> 00:17:58.019 --> 00:17:59.799 And<00:17:58.319><c> no</c><00:17:58.480><c> one</c><00:17:58.660><c> ever</c><00:17:58.940><c> has</c><00:17:59.259><c> sinned.</c> 00:18:00.099 --> 00:18:02.180 These<00:18:00.539><c> are</c><00:18:00.880><c> the</c><00:18:01.019><c> words</c><00:18:01.339><c> of</c><00:18:01.559><c> the</c><00:18:01.680><c> living</c><00:18:01.920><c> God.</c> 00:18:02.259 --> 00:18:08.579 This<00:18:02.519><c> is</c><00:18:02.799><c> that</c><00:18:03.000><c> which</c><00:18:03.240><c> can</c><00:18:04.039><c> fill</c><00:18:04.200><c> us</c><00:18:04.440><c> with</c><00:18:04.779><c> enthusiasm</c><00:18:05.380><c> and</c><00:18:05.740><c> assurance</c><00:18:06.220><c> that</c><00:18:06.480><c> this</c><00:18:06.779><c> is</c><00:18:07.200><c> true.</c> 00:18:09.740 --> 00:18:15.680 And<00:18:10.500><c> that</c><00:18:10.700><c> 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you</c><00:25:42.859><c> how</c><00:25:43.079><c> to</c><00:25:43.240><c> live</c><00:25:43.460><c> forever.</c> 00:25:45.880 --> 00:25:50.460 You've<00:25:46.079><c> got</c><00:25:46.160><c> to</c><00:25:46.299><c> be</c><00:25:46.480><c> born</c><00:25:46.660><c> again</c><00:25:47.240><c> by</c><00:25:47.759><c> water,</c><00:25:48.799><c> by</c><00:25:49.039><c> the</c><00:25:49.359><c> spirit</c> 00:25:51.039 --> 00:25:56.019 and<00:25:51.759><c> Nicodemus</c><00:25:52.480><c> has</c><00:25:53.119><c> no</c><00:25:53.700><c> idea</c><00:25:54.579><c> what</c><00:25:54.940><c> the</c><00:25:55.119><c> Lord</c><00:25:55.319><c> Jesus</c><00:25:55.720><c> Christ</c> 00:25:56.019 --> 00:25:57.039 is<00:25:56.240><c> talking</c><00:25:56.519><c> about.</c> 00:25:57.039 --> 00:26:03.039 Do<00:25:57.859><c> you</c><00:25:57.980><c> know</c><00:25:58.059><c> I've</c><00:25:58.160><c> never</c><00:25:58.440><c> noticed</c><00:25:59.180><c> that</c><00:26:01.960><c> Jesus</c><00:26:02.460><c> thought</c><00:26:02.859><c> he</c> 00:26:03.039 --> 00:26:04.819 should<00:26:03.279><c> have</c><00:26:03.500><c> had.</c> 00:26:05.380 --> 00:26:07.839 Are<00:26:05.579><c> thou</c><00:26:05.859><c> a</c><00:26:05.980><c> ruler</c><00:26:06.259><c> in</c><00:26:06.480><c> Israel</c><00:26:07.059><c> Nicodemus?</c> 00:26:07.980 --> 00:26:09.759 No<00:26:08.200><c> it's</c><00:26:08.500><c> not</c><00:26:08.740><c> these</c><00:26:09.000><c> things.</c> 00:26:10.079 --> 00:26:14.039 You're<00:26:10.400><c> a</c><00:26:10.579><c> religious</c><00:26:10.880><c> authority</c><00:26:11.640><c> and</c><00:26:11.880><c> you</c><00:26:12.140><c> don't</c><00:26:12.819><c> know</c><00:26:13.359><c> Nicodemus</c> 00:26:14.039 --> 00:26:16.619 while<00:26:14.259><c> I'm</c><00:26:14.619><c> talking</c><00:26:15.019><c> about</c><00:26:15.380><c> being</c><00:26:15.779><c> born</c><00:26:16.079><c> by</c><00:26:16.400><c> water.</c> 00:26:16.839 --> 00:26:18.799 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about.</c> 00:27:26.319 --> 00:27:29.980 Verse<00:27:26.539><c> 14,</c><00:27:28.140><c> because</c><00:27:28.400><c> you</c><00:27:28.559><c> know</c><00:27:28.700><c> the</c><00:27:28.960><c> text.</c> 00:27:30.480 --> 00:27:33.720 Then<00:27:30.619><c> went</c><00:27:30.960><c> Naaman</c><00:27:31.380><c> down</c><00:27:31.819><c> and</c><00:27:32.019><c> dipped</c><00:27:32.240><c> himself</c><00:27:32.799><c> seven</c><00:27:33.279><c> times</c> 00:27:33.720 --> 00:27:34.279 in<00:27:34.019><c> Jordan</c> 00:27:34.279 --> 00:27:37.519 according<00:27:34.740><c> to</c><00:27:35.039><c> the</c><00:27:35.140><c> saying</c><00:27:35.319><c> of</c><00:27:35.480><c> the</c><00:27:35.599><c> man</c><00:27:35.740><c> of</c><00:27:35.960><c> God</c><00:27:36.400><c> his</c><00:27:37.240><c> flesh</c> 00:27:37.519 --> 00:27:38.720 came<00:27:37.839><c> again.</c> 00:27:38.859 --> 00:27:40.960 And<00:27:38.980><c> you</c><00:27:39.059><c> know</c><00:27:39.140><c> I</c><00:27:39.180><c> 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is</c><00:28:01.119><c> saying</c><00:28:01.400><c> to</c><00:28:01.599><c> Nicodemus,</c> 00:28:02.319 --> 00:28:05.039 as<00:28:02.359><c> you</c><00:28:02.519><c> never</c><00:28:02.819><c> read</c><00:28:03.079><c> your</c><00:28:03.319><c> Bible</c><00:28:03.599><c> you've</c><00:28:04.000><c> got</c><00:28:04.119><c> the</c><00:28:04.500><c> mandate</c> 00:28:05.039 --> 00:28:07.480 for<00:28:05.359><c> the</c><00:28:05.519><c> whole</c><00:28:05.859><c> truth</c><00:28:06.240><c> in</c><00:28:06.480><c> the</c><00:28:06.660><c> Bible.</c> 00:28:07.759 --> 00:28:10.420 Baptism,<00:28:08.619><c> what</c><00:28:08.680><c> John's</c><00:28:09.099><c> doing</c><00:28:09.299><c> on</c><00:28:09.519><c> the</c><00:28:09.680><c> banks</c><00:28:09.880><c> of</c><00:28:10.079><c> the</c><00:28:10.240><c> Jordan,</c> 00:28:10.559 --> 00:28:12.000 what<00:28:11.160><c> I'm</c><00:28:11.559><c> doing,</c> 00:28:12.000 --> 00:28:15.180 my<00:28:12.960><c> disciples</c><00:28:13.579><c> on</c><00:28:13.819><c> my</c><00:28:14.079><c> behalf.</c> 00:28:16.279 --> 00:28:20.359 You're<00:28:16.500><c> born</c><00:28:16.720><c> again</c><00:28:17.500><c> that</c><00:28:18.859><c> way.</c> 00:28:20.940 --> 00:28:24.019 And<00:28:21.059><c> by</c><00:28:21.299><c> the</c><00:28:21.519><c> power</c><00:28:21.819><c> of</c><00:28:22.200><c> God</c><00:28:22.400><c> you'll</c><00:28:22.799><c> live</c><00:28:22.980><c> forever.</c> 00:28:24.359 --> 00:28:27.579 Do<00:28:24.420><c> you</c><00:28:24.519><c> want</c><00:28:24.720><c> to</c><00:28:24.940><c> see</c><00:28:25.079><c> the</c><00:28:25.240><c> greatest</c><00:28:25.619><c> miracle</c><00:28:26.019><c> of</c><00:28:26.220><c> all</c><00:28:26.400><c> Nicodemus?</c> 00:28:27.779 --> 00:28:30.619 You<00:28:28.039><c> will</c><00:28:28.660><c> if</c><00:28:28.940><c> you</c><00:28:29.180><c> read</c><00:28:29.359><c> your</c><00:28:29.599><c> Bible.</c> 00:28:31.599 --> 00:28:33.839 Understand<00:28:32.119><c> your</c><00:28:32.339><c> Old</c><00:28:32.619><c> Testament.</c> 00:28:34.599 --> 00:28:36.819 Respond<00:28:35.119><c> to</c><00:28:35.299><c> my</c><00:28:35.660><c> teaching.</c> 00:28:37.880 --> 00:28:40.019 And<00:28:38.200><c> this</c><00:28:38.339><c> is</c><00:28:38.579><c> the</c><00:28:38.740><c> same</c><00:28:38.940><c> lesson</c><00:28:39.299><c> isn't</c><00:28:39.519><c> it</c><00:28:39.700><c> you</c><00:28:39.900><c> see?</c> 00:28:40.019 --> 00:28:43.940 It's<00:28:40.339><c> the</c><00:28:40.500><c> same</c><00:28:40.880><c> lesson</c><00:28:41.339><c> as</c><00:28:41.559><c> is</c><00:28:41.740><c> here</c><00:28:41.900><c> in</c><00:28:42.119><c> Genesis</c><00:28:42.500><c> chapter</c><00:28:42.920><c> one.</c> 00:28:44.440 --> 00:28:46.579 And<00:28:44.539><c> the</c><00:28:44.819><c> fifth</c><00:28:45.160><c> day,</c> 00:28:46.599 --> 00:28:49.660 the<00:28:46.980><c> period</c><00:28:47.460><c> of</c><00:28:47.779><c> time</c><00:28:48.000><c> after</c><00:28:48.359><c> the</c><00:28:48.599><c> appearance</c><00:28:49.119><c> of</c><00:28:49.339><c> the</c><00:28:49.460><c> Lord</c> 00:28:49.660 --> 00:28:50.500 Jesus<00:28:50.099><c> Christ</c> 00:28:50.500 --> 00:28:54.680 brought<00:28:51.000><c> about</c><00:28:51.619><c> the</c><00:28:52.539><c> things</c><00:28:52.819><c> which</c><00:28:53.079><c> were</c><00:28:53.319><c> prefigured</c><00:28:53.960><c> earlier</c> 00:28:54.680 --> 00:28:58.299 so<00:28:55.660><c> that</c><00:28:55.779><c> for</c><00:28:55.980><c> those</c><00:28:56.259><c> who</c><00:28:56.519><c> wished</c><00:28:56.740><c> to</c><00:28:57.079><c> live</c> 00:28:58.619 --> 00:29:03.039 life<00:28:59.319><c> must</c><00:28:59.859><c> now</c><00:29:00.319><c> come</c><00:29:00.920><c> out</c><00:29:01.660><c> of</c><00:29:01.819><c> the</c><00:29:02.039><c> water.</c> 00:29:05.059 --> 00:29:07.759 And<00:29:05.700><c> it</c><00:29:05.759><c> didn't</c><00:29:06.079><c> end</c><00:29:06.319><c> there</c><00:29:06.559><c> did</c><00:29:06.779><c> it?</c> 00:29:08.259 --> 00:29:11.460 We<00:29:08.680><c> haven't</c><00:29:09.220><c> reached</c><00:29:09.819><c> the</c><00:29:09.980><c> end</c><00:29:10.279><c> of</c><00:29:10.500><c> this</c><00:29:10.799><c> story</c><00:29:11.099><c> yet</c> 00:29:11.460 --> 00:29:13.460 but<00:29:11.720><c> we</c><00:29:12.079><c> will</c><00:29:12.359><c> brethren</c><00:29:12.759><c> and</c><00:29:13.079><c> sisters.</c> 00:29:13.559 --> 00:29:20.440 We<00:29:13.960><c> will</c><00:29:14.759><c> because</c><00:29:16.579><c> the</c><00:29:16.940><c> sixth</c><00:29:17.400><c> day</c><00:29:17.839><c> brings</c><00:29:18.299><c> a</c><00:29:18.700><c> wonderful</c><00:29:19.200><c> assurance.</c> 00:29:20.960 --> 00:29:25.339 You<00:29:21.200><c> see</c><00:29:21.319><c> the</c><00:29:21.500><c> way</c><00:29:21.680><c> God</c><00:29:22.339><c> sums</c><00:29:22.980><c> it</c><00:29:23.220><c> up</c><00:29:23.400><c> for</c><00:29:23.640><c> us.</c> 00:29:27.259 --> 00:29:30.240 Verse<00:29:28.039><c> 24</c><00:29:28.740><c> God</c><00:29:29.119><c> said,</c> 00:29:30.759 --> 00:29:35.599 Let<00:29:31.319><c> the</c><00:29:31.599><c> earth</c><00:29:32.180><c> bring</c><00:29:33.599><c> forth</c><00:29:34.000><c> the</c><00:29:34.240><c> living</c><00:29:34.559><c> creature</c><00:29:35.220><c> after</c> 00:29:35.599 --> 00:29:37.380 his<00:29:36.000><c> kind,</c> 00:29:38.460 --> 00:29:42.819 cattle<00:29:38.599><c> and</c><00:29:38.960><c> creeping</c><00:29:39.359><c> thing</c><00:29:39.839><c> and</c><00:29:40.119><c> beast</c><00:29:40.460><c> of</c><00:29:40.700><c> the</c><00:29:40.859><c> earth</c><00:29:41.079><c> after</c><00:29:41.380><c> his</c><00:29:41.779><c> kind.</c> 00:29:43.019 --> 00:29:46.279 And<00:29:43.480><c> God</c><00:29:43.740><c> made</c><00:29:44.019><c> the</c><00:29:44.339><c> beast</c><00:29:44.619><c> of</c><00:29:44.839><c> the</c><00:29:45.019><c> earth</c><00:29:45.299><c> after</c><00:29:45.579><c> his</c><00:29:45.960><c> kind</c> 00:29:46.279 --> 00:29:47.779 and<00:29:46.480><c> cattle</c><00:29:46.819><c> after</c><00:29:47.140><c> their</c><00:29:47.500><c> kind</c> 00:29:47.779 --> 00:29:50.200 and<00:29:47.960><c> every</c><00:29:48.200><c> living</c><00:29:48.460><c> thing</c><00:29:48.740><c> that</c><00:29:49.019><c> creepeth</c><00:29:49.319><c> upon</c><00:29:49.579><c> the</c><00:29:49.799><c> earth</c> 00:29:50.200 --> 00:29:51.559 after<00:29:50.839><c> his</c><00:29:51.259><c> kind.</c> 00:29:51.700 --> 00:29:53.799 And<00:29:51.779><c> God</c><00:29:52.059><c> saw</c><00:29:52.359><c> that</c><00:29:52.539><c> it</c><00:29:52.680><c> was</c><00:29:52.920><c> good.</c> 00:29:53.819 --> 00:29:56.740 And<00:29:53.920><c> God</c><00:29:54.180><c> said</c><00:29:54.339><c> let</c><00:29:54.480><c> us</c><00:29:54.660><c> make</c><00:29:54.920><c> man</c><00:29:55.180><c> in</c><00:29:55.359><c> our</c><00:29:55.579><c> image</c><00:29:55.819><c> after</c><00:29:56.140><c> our</c><00:29:56.380><c> likeness</c> 00:29:56.740 --> 00:29:59.000 and<00:29:56.880><c> let</c><00:29:56.980><c> them</c><00:29:57.140><c> have</c><00:29:57.400><c> dominion</c><00:29:57.839><c> over</c><00:29:58.119><c> the</c><00:29:58.259><c> fish</c><00:29:58.420><c> of</c><00:29:58.599><c> the</c><00:29:58.819><c> sea</c> 00:29:59.000 --> 00:30:01.000 and<00:29:59.240><c> over</c><00:29:59.279><c> the</c><00:29:59.519><c> fowl</c><00:29:59.819><c> of</c><00:29:59.960><c> the</c><00:30:00.099><c> air</c><00:30:00.240><c> and</c><00:30:00.359><c> over</c><00:30:00.519><c> the</c><00:30:00.779><c> cattle</c> 00:30:01.000 --> 00:30:02.880 and<00:30:01.200><c> over</c><00:30:01.359><c> all</c><00:30:01.720><c> the</c><00:30:02.039><c> earth,</c> 00:30:02.940 --> 00:30:06.339 over<00:30:03.339><c> every</c><00:30:03.960><c> living</c><00:30:04.279><c> thing</c><00:30:04.759><c> that</c><00:30:05.220><c> creepeth</c><00:30:05.619><c> upon</c><00:30:05.900><c> the</c><00:30:06.119><c> earth.</c> 00:30:06.440 --> 00:30:10.720 So<00:30:06.779><c> God</c><00:30:07.180><c> created</c><00:30:07.799><c> man</c><00:30:08.339><c> in</c><00:30:09.279><c> his</c><00:30:09.539><c> own</c><00:30:09.759><c> image.</c> 00:30:11.119 --> 00:30:13.079 In<00:30:11.220><c> the</c><00:30:11.440><c> image</c><00:30:11.599><c> of</c><00:30:11.779><c> God</c><00:30:12.059><c> created</c><00:30:12.559><c> he</c><00:30:12.880><c> him,</c> 00:30:13.160 --> 00:30:16.119 male<00:30:13.460><c> and</c><00:30:13.819><c> female</c><00:30:14.359><c> created</c><00:30:15.380><c> he</c><00:30:15.779><c> them.</c> 00:30:16.579 --> 00:30:18.700 Man<00:30:16.980><c> was</c><00:30:17.160><c> to</c><00:30:17.319><c> have</c><00:30:17.500><c> dominion</c><00:30:17.920><c> over</c><00:30:18.180><c> the</c><00:30:18.420><c> beasts</c> 00:30:18.700 --> 00:30:22.119 but<00:30:18.960><c> because</c><00:30:19.299><c> he</c><00:30:19.539><c> came</c><00:30:20.259><c> like</c><00:30:21.079><c> them,</c> 00:30:22.720 --> 00:30:26.740 his<00:30:22.920><c> descendants</c><00:30:23.660><c> became</c><00:30:25.019><c> the</c><00:30:25.359><c> nations</c><00:30:25.799><c> that</c><00:30:26.059><c> were</c><00:30:26.299><c> referred</c> 00:30:26.740 --> 00:30:27.640 to<00:30:27.039><c> as</c><00:30:27.299><c> beasts.</c> 00:30:27.640 --> 00:30:29.799 In<00:30:27.819><c> Daniel,</c><00:30:28.460><c> in</c><00:30:28.539><c> Revelation,</c> 00:30:30.019 --> 00:30:34.900 in<00:30:30.279><c> the</c><00:30:30.539><c> temptation</c><00:30:31.160><c> of</c><00:30:31.420><c> the</c><00:30:31.500><c> Lord</c><00:30:31.720><c> Jesus</c><00:30:32.279><c> Christ</c><00:30:32.819><c> by</c><00:30:33.440><c> implication,</c> 00:30:36.119 --> 00:30:39.880 the<00:30:36.299><c> nations,</c><00:30:37.019><c> the</c><00:30:37.180><c> descendants</c><00:30:37.599><c> of</c><00:30:37.859><c> Adam</c><00:30:38.059><c> became</c><00:30:38.579><c> beasts.</c> 00:30:40.799 --> 00:30:46.339 But<00:30:40.960><c> one</c><00:30:41.279><c> day</c><00:30:41.599><c> man</c><00:30:41.819><c> will</c><00:30:42.079><c> have</c><00:30:42.420><c> authority</c><00:30:42.980><c> over</c><00:30:43.440><c> these</c><00:30:44.680><c> nations</c><00:30:45.400><c> of</c><00:30:45.859><c> beasts,</c> 00:30:46.519 --> 00:30:48.160 these<00:30:47.019><c> beastly</c><00:30:47.599><c> nations.</c> 00:30:48.380 --> 00:30:50.200 One<00:30:48.680><c> day</c><00:30:49.079><c> man</c><00:30:49.319><c> will</c><00:30:49.519><c> have</c><00:30:49.700><c> authority.</c> 00:30:50.400 --> 00:30:53.079 And<00:30:50.680><c> you</c><00:30:50.880><c> see</c><00:30:51.059><c> on</c><00:30:51.319><c> the</c><00:30:51.660><c> sixth</c><00:30:52.099><c> day,</c> 00:30:53.079 --> 00:31:00.180 the<00:30:54.140><c> sixth</c><00:30:54.839><c> day</c><00:30:55.500><c> God</c><00:30:55.859><c> said</c><00:30:56.500><c> let</c><00:30:57.460><c> us</c><00:30:57.700><c> make</c><00:30:58.019><c> man</c><00:30:58.299><c> in</c><00:30:59.140><c> our</c><00:30:59.619><c> image</c> 00:31:00.180 --> 00:31:03.119 and<00:31:01.220><c> in</c><00:31:01.480><c> our</c><00:31:01.819><c> likeness</c> 00:31:03.119 --> 00:31:06.039 and<00:31:03.880><c> he</c><00:31:04.200><c> created</c><00:31:04.779><c> man</c><00:31:05.079><c> in</c><00:31:05.220><c> his</c><00:31:05.440><c> own</c><00:31:05.640><c> image.</c> 00:31:06.519 --> 00:31:08.740 In<00:31:06.519><c> the</c><00:31:06.640><c> image</c><00:31:06.759><c> of</c><00:31:06.920><c> God</c><00:31:07.160><c> created</c><00:31:07.740><c> he</c><00:31:08.220><c> him,</c> 00:31:09.079 --> 00:31:11.779 male<00:31:09.500><c> and</c><00:31:10.599><c> female.</c> 00:31:12.680 --> 00:31:16.819 There<00:31:12.960><c> was</c><00:31:13.380><c> the</c><00:31:14.000><c> bridegroom</c><00:31:14.720><c> and</c><00:31:15.400><c> the</c><00:31:15.680><c> bride.</c> 00:31:18.299 --> 00:31:20.759 And<00:31:18.599><c> that's</c><00:31:18.880><c> what</c><00:31:19.039><c> we're</c><00:31:19.259><c> waiting</c><00:31:19.680><c> for.</c> 00:31:20.799 --> 00:31:22.880 And<00:31:21.319><c> it's</c><00:31:21.599><c> the</c><00:31:21.819><c> Apostle</c><00:31:22.200><c> Paul,</c><00:31:22.539><c> isn't</c><00:31:22.720><c> it,</c> 00:31:22.880 --> 00:31:28.119 who<00:31:23.099><c> reminds</c><00:31:23.440><c> us</c><00:31:23.759><c> that</c><00:31:24.019><c> the</c><00:31:25.160><c> new</c><00:31:25.680><c> creation</c><00:31:26.339><c> is</c><00:31:26.759><c> groaning</c><00:31:27.299><c> and</c><00:31:27.619><c> traveling.</c> 00:31:28.279 --> 00:31:29.980 Oh,<00:31:28.579><c> it</c><00:31:28.660><c> says</c><00:31:28.759><c> the</c><00:31:29.119><c> creature</c><00:31:29.519><c> in</c><00:31:29.799><c> the</c><00:31:29.880><c> text.</c> 00:31:30.119 --> 00:31:32.140 But<00:31:30.299><c> it's</c><00:31:30.539><c> the</c><00:31:30.779><c> new</c><00:31:31.099><c> creation,</c><00:31:31.680><c> isn't</c><00:31:31.880><c> it,</c> 00:31:32.319 --> 00:31:35.980 waiting<00:31:32.759><c> for</c><00:31:33.099><c> the</c><00:31:33.359><c> manifestation</c><00:31:34.119><c> of</c><00:31:34.319><c> the</c><00:31:34.460><c> sons</c><00:31:34.640><c> of</c><00:31:34.900><c> God.</c> 00:31:37.700 --> 00:31:40.000 That's<00:31:37.779><c> how</c><00:31:37.980><c> you</c><00:31:38.200><c> feel,</c><00:31:38.700><c> brethren</c><00:31:38.920><c> and</c><00:31:39.180><c> sisters,</c> 00:31:40.019 --> 00:31:43.019 urgently<00:31:40.500><c> waiting</c><00:31:41.039><c> for</c><00:31:41.359><c> the</c><00:31:41.519><c> coming</c><00:31:41.779><c> of</c><00:31:41.980><c> the</c><00:31:42.059><c> Lord</c><00:31:42.220><c> Jesus</c><00:31:42.660><c> Christ,</c> 00:31:43.200 --> 00:31:45.819 for<00:31:43.359><c> this</c><00:31:43.619><c> glorious</c><00:31:44.140><c> day</c><00:31:44.539><c> to</c><00:31:44.799><c> dawn.</c> 00:31:46.140 --> 00:31:52.579 We<00:31:46.819><c> who</c><00:31:47.220><c> have</c><00:31:48.200><c> responded</c><00:31:49.299><c> and</c><00:31:50.460><c> acknowledged</c><00:31:51.079><c> that</c><00:31:51.500><c> life</c><00:31:51.920><c> for</c><00:31:52.240><c> us</c> 00:31:52.579 --> 00:31:56.960 can<00:31:52.819><c> only</c><00:31:53.160><c> come</c><00:31:53.339><c> out</c><00:31:53.720><c> of</c><00:31:53.900><c> the</c><00:31:54.160><c> water</c><00:31:54.700><c> by</c><00:31:55.200><c> the</c><00:31:55.460><c> power</c><00:31:55.720><c> of</c><00:31:55.960><c> God,</c> 00:31:58.359 --> 00:32:01.720 are<00:31:58.500><c> we</c><00:31:59.380><c> looking</c><00:31:59.720><c> forward</c><00:32:00.259><c> steadfastly</c><00:32:01.059><c> and</c><00:32:01.279><c> earnestly</c> 00:32:01.720 --> 00:32:05.740 to<00:32:01.920><c> the</c><00:32:02.059><c> day</c><00:32:02.240><c> when</c><00:32:02.559><c> the</c><00:32:03.240><c> nations,</c><00:32:04.079><c> the</c><00:32:04.519><c> beasts</c><00:32:04.920><c> are</c><00:32:05.140><c> subdued</c> 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it</c><00:34:54.719><c> ending.</c> 00:34:56.480 --> 00:34:58.460 There<00:34:56.659><c> was</c><00:34:56.659><c> no</c><00:34:57.000><c> night</c><00:34:57.320><c> there,</c><00:34:57.760><c> was</c><00:34:58.019><c> there?</c> 00:34:58.460 --> 00:35:02.219 No<00:34:59.360><c> night</c><00:34:59.820><c> there</c><00:35:00.159><c> on</c><00:35:00.360><c> the</c><00:35:00.559><c> seventh</c><00:35:00.880><c> day.</c> 00:35:02.619 --> 00:35:04.380 David<00:35:03.139><c> understood</c><00:35:03.639><c> this,</c><00:35:04.119><c> didn't</c><00:35:04.119><c> he?</c> 00:35:04.579 --> 00:35:07.920 That<00:35:05.039><c> there</c><00:35:05.179><c> was</c><00:35:05.400><c> a</c><00:35:05.599><c> morning</c><00:35:05.900><c> without</c><00:35:06.400><c> clouds.</c> 00:35:09.840 --> 00:35:12.380 And<00:35:09.940><c> the</c><00:35:10.019><c> son</c><00:35:10.219><c> of</c><00:35:10.440><c> righteousness</c><00:35:11.039><c> will</c><00:35:11.360><c> be</c><00:35:11.539><c> 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the</c><00:36:48.059><c> garden?</c> 00:36:49.039 --> 00:36:53.239 The<00:36:49.480><c> woman</c><00:36:49.780><c> said,</c><00:36:50.659><c> well</c><00:36:50.980><c> we</c><00:36:51.139><c> may</c><00:36:51.440><c> eat</c><00:36:52.179><c> of</c><00:36:52.579><c> the</c><00:36:52.780><c> fruit</c><00:36:52.920><c> of</c><00:36:53.079><c> the</c> 00:36:53.239 --> 00:36:53.940 trees<00:36:53.380><c> of</c><00:36:53.519><c> the</c><00:36:53.659><c> garden</c> 00:36:53.940 --> 00:36:56.820 but<00:36:54.119><c> of</c><00:36:54.280><c> the</c><00:36:54.539><c> fruit</c><00:36:54.820><c> of</c><00:36:55.420><c> the</c><00:36:55.739><c> tree</c><00:36:55.920><c> which</c><00:36:56.139><c> is</c><00:36:56.340><c> in</c><00:36:56.480><c> the</c><00:36:56.619><c> middle</c> 00:36:56.820 --> 00:36:57.519 of<00:36:57.000><c> the</c><00:36:57.159><c> garden</c> 00:36:57.519 --> 00:36:59.900 God<00:36:57.800><c> has</c><00:36:57.980><c> said</c><00:36:58.099><c> you</c><00:36:58.239><c> shall</c><00:36:58.420><c> not</c><00:36:58.599><c> eat</c><00:36:58.760><c> of</c><00:36:58.860><c> it,</c><00:36:59.619><c> neither</c><00:36:59.739><c> shall</c> 00:36:59.900 --> 00:37:01.500 you<00:37:00.059><c> touch</c><00:37:00.300><c> it</c> 00:37:01.500 --> 00:37:02.239 lest<00:37:01.800><c> ye</c><00:37:02.059><c> die.</c> 00:37:02.559 --> 00:37:04.500 I<00:37:02.820><c> don't</c><00:37:02.960><c> think</c><00:37:03.079><c> God</c><00:37:03.300><c> had</c><00:37:03.460><c> actually</c><00:37:03.960><c> said</c><00:37:04.219><c> that.</c> 00:37:04.559 --> 00:37:05.619 It's<00:37:04.579><c> not</c><00:37:04.800><c> recorded,</c><00:37:05.380><c> is</c><00:37:05.460><c> it?</c> 00:37:06.000 --> 00:37:08.199 But<00:37:06.400><c> she's</c><00:37:06.900><c> got</c><00:37:07.019><c> the</c><00:37:07.239><c> right</c><00:37:07.480><c> idea</c><00:37:07.900><c> though.</c> 00:37:08.380 --> 00:37:10.360 Keep<00:37:08.699><c> away</c><00:37:09.179><c> from</c><00:37:09.480><c> it.</c> 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of</c><00:37:55.119><c> us.</c> 00:37:57.219 --> 00:38:00.300 Different<00:37:57.659><c> things</c><00:37:58.199><c> have</c><00:37:58.559><c> touched</c><00:37:58.860><c> us</c><00:37:59.139><c> in</c><00:37:59.400><c> different</c><00:37:59.800><c> ways</c> 00:38:00.300 --> 00:38:02.719 and<00:38:00.559><c> afterwards</c><00:38:01.119><c> we've</c><00:38:01.719><c> said</c> 00:38:03.579 --> 00:38:07.880 and<00:38:03.980><c> did</c><00:38:04.119><c> it</c><00:38:04.340><c> and</c><00:38:04.460><c> God</c><00:38:04.780><c> said,</c><00:38:06.119><c> don't</c><00:38:06.480><c> do</c><00:38:06.739><c> it.</c> 00:38:10.179 --> 00:38:12.260 Oh<00:38:10.619><c> the</c><00:38:10.940><c> serpent.</c> 00:38:13.659 --> 00:38:17.500 God<00:38:13.920><c> doth</c><00:38:14.179><c> know,</c><00:38:14.539><c> verse</c><00:38:14.800><c> five,</c><00:38:15.159><c> that</c><00:38:15.320><c> in</c><00:38:15.559><c> the</c><00:38:15.880><c> day</c><00:38:16.159><c> ye</c><00:38:16.579><c> eat</c><00:38:16.840><c> thereof</c> 00:38:17.500 --> 00:38:20.800 then<00:38:18.260><c> your</c><00:38:18.519><c> eyes</c><00:38:18.800><c> shall</c><00:38:19.000><c> be</c><00:38:19.199><c> opened</c><00:38:19.460><c> and</c><00:38:19.599><c> ye</c><00:38:19.800><c> shall</c><00:38:20.000><c> be</c><00:38:20.260><c> as</c><00:38:20.559><c> gods</c> 00:38:20.800 --> 00:38:22.679 knowing<00:38:21.199><c> good</c><00:38:21.519><c> and</c><00:38:21.760><c> evil.</c> 00:38:23.059 --> 00:38:25.280 And<00:38:23.219><c> when</c><00:38:23.380><c> the</c><00:38:23.500><c> woman</c><00:38:23.719><c> saw</c><00:38:23.980><c> that</c><00:38:24.179><c> tree</c><00:38:24.360><c> was</c><00:38:24.619><c> good</c><00:38:24.840><c> for</c><00:38:25.059><c> food</c> 00:38:25.280 --> 00:38:27.599 and<00:38:25.400><c> it</c><00:38:25.519><c> was</c><00:38:25.659><c> pleasant</c><00:38:25.900><c> to</c><00:38:26.099><c> the</c><00:38:26.260><c> eyes</c><00:38:26.440><c> and</c><00:38:26.579><c> a</c><00:38:26.719><c> tree</c><00:38:26.820><c> to</c><00:38:26.960><c> be</c><00:38:27.119><c> desired</c><00:38:27.420><c> to</c> 00:38:27.599 --> 00:38:28.239 make<00:38:27.800><c> one</c><00:38:28.019><c> wise</c> 00:38:28.239 --> 00:38:30.800 she<00:38:28.440><c> took</c><00:38:28.639><c> of</c><00:38:28.780><c> the</c><00:38:28.960><c> fruit</c><00:38:29.119><c> thereof</c><00:38:29.739><c> and</c><00:38:30.280><c> did</c><00:38:30.440><c> eat</c> 00:38:30.800 --> 00:38:33.639 and<00:38:31.079><c> gave</c><00:38:31.320><c> also</c><00:38:31.619><c> unto</c><00:38:31.840><c> her</c><00:38:31.960><c> husband</c><00:38:32.239><c> with</c><00:38:32.440><c> her</c><00:38:32.599><c> and</c><00:38:32.699><c> he</c><00:38:32.860><c> did</c><00:38:33.000><c> eat.</c> 00:38:33.880 --> 00:38:35.860 And<00:38:34.079><c> the</c><00:38:34.239><c> eyes</c><00:38:34.420><c> of</c><00:38:34.500><c> them</c><00:38:34.639><c> both</c><00:38:34.860><c> were</c><00:38:35.059><c> open,</c><00:38:35.320><c> they</c><00:38:35.480><c> knew</c><00:38:35.679><c> they</c> 00:38:35.860 --> 00:38:36.260 were<00:38:35.980><c> naked</c> 00:38:36.260 --> 00:38:42.099 they<00:38:36.500><c> sewed</c><00:38:36.920><c> fig</c><00:38:37.079><c> leaves</c><00:38:37.280><c> together</c><00:38:37.639><c> and</c><00:38:37.780><c> they</c><00:38:37.980><c> made</c><00:38:38.119><c> themselves</c><00:38:38.619><c> aprons.</c> 00:38:42.179 --> 00:38:46.039 Eve<00:38:42.420><c> really</c><00:38:43.420><c> believed</c><00:38:43.920><c> the</c><00:38:44.260><c> serpent</c><00:38:44.539><c> was</c><00:38:44.780><c> right,</c><00:38:45.179><c> you</c><00:38:45.260><c> know.</c> 00:38:46.500 --> 00:38:48.360 Paul<00:38:46.699><c> tells</c><00:38:46.960><c> us</c><00:38:47.260><c> that.</c> 00:38:49.599 --> 00:38:51.300 Adam<00:38:50.199><c> didn't.</c> 00:38:51.440 --> 00:38:54.820 I<00:38:51.440><c> think</c><00:38:51.599><c> that's</c><00:38:51.860><c> why</c><00:38:52.480><c> Adam</c><00:38:52.880><c> had</c><00:38:53.099><c> no</c><00:38:53.619><c> part</c><00:38:54.099><c> in</c><00:38:54.320><c> the</c> 00:38:54.820 --> 00:38:56.840 coming<00:38:55.119><c> into</c><00:38:55.420><c> the</c><00:38:55.639><c> world</c><00:38:55.840><c> of</c><00:38:56.000><c> the</c><00:38:56.079><c> Lord</c><00:38:56.280><c> Jesus</c><00:38:56.619><c> Christ.</c> 00:38:56.840 --> 00:38:59.579 It<00:38:56.900><c> was</c><00:38:57.019><c> through</c><00:38:57.300><c> the</c><00:38:57.699><c> child</c><00:38:58.219><c> bearing</c><00:38:58.579><c> of</c><00:38:58.840><c> the</c><00:38:59.039><c> woman</c> 00:38:59.579 --> 00:39:02.000 that<00:39:00.119><c> salvation</c><00:39:00.679><c> would</c><00:39:01.000><c> come.</c> 00:39:02.440 --> 00:39:04.719 Adam<00:39:02.960><c> was</c><00:39:03.179><c> left</c><00:39:03.519><c> out,</c><00:39:03.840><c> it's</c><00:39:03.960><c> Adam's</c><00:39:04.320><c> descent.</c> 00:39:04.880 --> 00:39:08.380 It<00:39:04.900><c> was</c><00:39:05.099><c> the</c><00:39:05.300><c> woman</c><00:39:05.920><c> who</c><00:39:07.059><c> was</c><00:39:07.320><c> in</c><00:39:07.460><c> the</c><00:39:07.659><c> transgression</c> 00:39:08.380 --> 00:39:10.420 but<00:39:09.400><c> Adam</c><00:39:09.719><c> was</c><00:39:09.940><c> left</c><00:39:10.239><c> out.</c> 00:39:10.559 --> 00:39:12.380 Because<00:39:10.739><c> Adam</c><00:39:10.940><c> had</c><00:39:11.099><c> a</c><00:39:11.199><c> difficult</c><00:39:11.559><c> decision,</c><00:39:12.159><c> didn't</c><00:39:12.260><c> he?</c> 00:39:12.420 --> 00:39:17.320 He<00:39:12.539><c> had</c><00:39:12.800><c> a</c><00:39:13.619><c> wife</c><00:39:14.280><c> who</c><00:39:15.260><c> was</c><00:39:15.579><c> now</c><00:39:16.119><c> going</c><00:39:16.519><c> to</c><00:39:16.820><c> die</c> 00:39:17.320 --> 00:39:18.980 and<00:39:17.760><c> he</c><00:39:17.920><c> knew</c><00:39:18.099><c> it</c> 00:39:19.179 --> 00:39:23.599 and<00:39:19.699><c> he</c><00:39:19.880><c> was</c><00:39:20.139><c> still</c><00:39:20.760><c> at</c><00:39:21.099><c> least</c><00:39:21.420><c> potentially</c><00:39:22.179><c> able</c><00:39:22.579><c> to</c><00:39:22.760><c> live</c><00:39:22.940><c> forever</c> 00:39:23.599 --> 00:39:27.280 so<00:39:24.179><c> long</c><00:39:24.380><c> as</c><00:39:24.480><c> he</c><00:39:24.599><c> didn't</c><00:39:24.900><c> take</c><00:39:25.219><c> of</c><00:39:25.380><c> the</c><00:39:25.559><c> fruit</c><00:39:25.699><c> of</c><00:39:25.840><c> the</c><00:39:26.159><c> tree.</c> 00:39:28.760 --> 00:39:31.539 It's<00:39:29.360><c> a</c><00:39:29.599><c> nice</c><00:39:29.880><c> thought,</c><00:39:30.239><c> of</c><00:39:30.460><c> course,</c><00:39:30.760><c> that</c><00:39:30.820><c> he</c><00:39:31.019><c> decided</c><00:39:31.320><c> to</c> 00:39:31.539 --> 00:39:32.840 die<00:39:31.780><c> for</c><00:39:32.000><c> the</c><00:39:32.320><c> bride.</c> 00:39:33.019 --> 00:39:35.360 It's<00:39:33.300><c> a</c><00:39:33.300><c> tempting</c><00:39:33.860><c> sort</c><00:39:34.239><c> of</c><00:39:34.539><c> thought.</c> 00:39:37.239 --> 00:39:41.440 I'm<00:39:37.280><c> not</c><00:39:37.579><c> sure</c><00:39:37.900><c> about</c><00:39:38.219><c> that</c><00:39:38.619><c> but</c><00:39:38.920><c> it's</c><00:39:40.460><c> something</c><00:39:40.820><c> perhaps</c><00:39:41.260><c> we</c> 00:39:41.440 --> 00:39:42.300 should<00:39:41.639><c> consider</c> 00:39:42.300 --> 00:39:44.639 just<00:39:43.360><c> to</c><00:39:43.559><c> mention.</c> 00:39:48.139 --> 00:39:52.000 But<00:39:48.739><c> there</c><00:39:49.000><c> they</c><00:39:49.260><c> are,</c><00:39:50.719><c> they've</c><00:39:50.940><c> done</c><00:39:51.159><c> it</c> 00:39:52.000 --> 00:39:55.820 and<00:39:52.559><c> it's</c><00:39:52.820><c> all</c><00:39:53.079><c> over</c><00:39:53.380><c> in</c><00:39:53.699><c> their</c><00:39:53.960><c> mind,</c><00:39:54.460><c> all</c><00:39:54.840><c> over.</c> 00:39:56.579 --> 00:39:58.039 They<00:39:57.059><c> fled.</c> 00:39:59.059 --> 00:40:00.860 And<00:39:59.159><c> they</c><00:39:59.460><c> flee</c><00:39:59.619><c> now</c><00:39:59.920><c> from</c><00:40:00.099><c> the</c><00:40:00.300><c> presence</c><00:40:00.519><c> of</c><00:40:00.739><c> God.</c> 00:40:01.320 --> 00:40:04.820 But<00:40:01.320><c> let's</c><00:40:01.679><c> just</c><00:40:02.139><c> look</c><00:40:02.519><c> carefully</c><00:40:02.980><c> for</c><00:40:03.219><c> a</c><00:40:03.360><c> moment</c><00:40:03.579><c> or</c><00:40:03.739><c> two</c><00:40:03.860><c> at</c><00:40:04.019><c> this.</c> 00:40:06.559 --> 00:40:07.519 Verse<00:40:07.039><c> 8.</c> 00:40:07.960 --> 00:40:09.599 No,<00:40:08.539><c> yes,</c><00:40:08.920><c> verse</c><00:40:09.119><c> 8.</c> 00:40:09.880 --> 00:40:11.619 They<00:40:09.900><c> heard</c><00:40:10.239><c> the</c><00:40:10.460><c> voice</c><00:40:10.820><c> of</c><00:40:11.039><c> the</c><00:40:11.159><c> Lord</c><00:40:11.380><c> God</c> 00:40:11.619 --> 00:40:13.780 walking<00:40:12.019><c> in</c><00:40:12.260><c> the</c><00:40:12.460><c> garden</c><00:40:12.679><c> in</c><00:40:12.940><c> the</c><00:40:13.079><c> cool</c><00:40:13.219><c> of</c><00:40:13.420><c> the</c><00:40:13.599><c> day</c> 00:40:13.780 --> 00:40:16.059 and<00:40:13.960><c> Adam</c><00:40:14.159><c> and</c><00:40:14.280><c> his</c><00:40:14.440><c> wife</c><00:40:14.619><c> hid</c><00:40:14.800><c> themselves</c><00:40:15.199><c> from</c><00:40:15.380><c> the</c><00:40:15.539><c> presence</c><00:40:15.760><c> of</c><00:40:15.960><c> the</c> 00:40:16.059 --> 00:40:16.440 Lord<00:40:16.199><c> God</c> 00:40:16.440 --> 00:40:18.980 amongst<00:40:16.900><c> the</c><00:40:17.320><c> trees</c><00:40:17.579><c> of</c><00:40:17.820><c> the</c><00:40:18.099><c> garden.</c> 00:40:20.179 --> 00:40:22.039 They<00:40:20.659><c> heard</c><00:40:20.940><c> the</c><00:40:21.420><c> sound.</c> 00:40:22.039 --> 00:40:26.380 I've<00:40:22.860><c> seen</c><00:40:22.980><c> it</c><00:40:23.179><c> translated</c><00:40:23.599><c> in</c><00:40:24.099><c> a</c><00:40:24.440><c> commentary</c><00:40:24.780><c> as</c><00:40:25.019><c> in</c><00:40:25.400><c> treaty.</c> 00:40:27.719 --> 00:40:30.400 Is<00:40:27.780><c> this</c><00:40:28.079><c> the</c><00:40:28.280><c> father</c><00:40:28.639><c> seeking</c><00:40:28.900><c> such</c><00:40:29.219><c> to</c><00:40:29.480><c> worship</c><00:40:29.760><c> him?</c> 00:40:30.719 --> 00:40:31.800 Amazing. 00:40:32.619 --> 00:40:34.139 But<00:40:32.760><c> he</c><00:40:32.940><c> does.</c> 00:40:35.239 --> 00:40:36.400 Sinners. 00:40:37.760 --> 00:40:40.360 The<00:40:37.940><c> young</c><00:40:38.219><c> people,</c><00:40:38.719><c> God</c><00:40:38.800><c> willing,</c><00:40:39.079><c> we're</c><00:40:39.300><c> going</c><00:40:39.340><c> to</c><00:40:39.460><c> be</c><00:40:39.559><c> looking</c><00:40:39.780><c> at</c><00:40:40.059><c> Luke.</c> 00:40:40.360 --> 00:40:43.619 Luke's<00:40:40.800><c> all</c><00:40:41.059><c> about</c><00:40:41.539><c> Jesus</c><00:40:42.119><c> and</c><00:40:42.599><c> sinners.</c> 00:40:45.239 --> 00:40:47.260 He<00:40:45.679><c> wants</c><00:40:46.079><c> sinners.</c> 00:40:47.760 --> 00:40:50.280 Hates<00:40:48.340><c> sin,</c><00:40:48.800><c> loves</c><00:40:49.159><c> sinners.</c> 00:40:50.739 --> 00:40:52.440 Wants<00:40:51.340><c> sinners.</c> 00:40:53.440 --> 00:40:56.900 Father<00:40:54.039><c> seeketh</c><00:40:54.639><c> such</c><00:40:54.920><c> to</c><00:40:55.219><c> worship</c><00:40:55.699><c> him.</c> 00:40:57.059 --> 00:41:02.280 I<00:40:57.199><c> don't</c><00:40:57.420><c> know</c><00:40:57.500><c> whether</c><00:40:57.760><c> Adam</c><00:40:58.019><c> and</c><00:40:58.199><c> Eve</c><00:40:58.340><c> could</c><00:40:59.059><c> comprehend</c><00:40:59.760><c> it,</c><00:41:00.059><c> but</c><00:41:00.199><c> I</c><00:41:00.500><c> can't.</c> 00:41:04.639 --> 00:41:08.320 Walking<00:41:05.239><c> in</c><00:41:05.539><c> the</c><00:41:05.719><c> garden,</c><00:41:06.139><c> pursuing</c><00:41:06.739><c> it's</c><00:41:07.039><c> been</c><00:41:07.320><c> translated</c><00:41:07.860><c> elsewhere.</c> 00:41:08.760 --> 00:41:12.659 It's<00:41:09.179><c> as</c><00:41:09.360><c> though</c><00:41:09.860><c> the</c><00:41:10.420><c> father</c><00:41:10.659><c> is</c><00:41:10.840><c> coming</c><00:41:11.059><c> after</c><00:41:11.380><c> them,</c><00:41:11.739><c> you</c><00:41:11.739><c> see.</c> 00:41:12.800 --> 00:41:14.139 Wants<00:41:13.239><c> them.</c> 00:41:14.500 --> 00:41:17.099 And<00:41:14.760><c> then</c><00:41:14.940><c> we</c><00:41:15.079><c> get</c><00:41:15.219><c> the</c><00:41:15.420><c> first</c><00:41:15.760><c> question</c><00:41:16.239><c> of</c><00:41:16.460><c> the</c><00:41:16.599><c> Old</c><00:41:16.800><c> Testament.</c> 00:41:17.099 --> 00:41:19.219 The<00:41:17.280><c> Lord</c><00:41:17.559><c> God</c><00:41:17.800><c> called</c><00:41:18.059><c> on</c><00:41:18.260><c> to</c><00:41:18.460><c> Adam</c><00:41:18.559><c> and</c><00:41:18.780><c> said</c><00:41:18.960><c> to</c><00:41:19.000><c> him,</c> 00:41:19.539 --> 00:41:19.960 Where<00:41:19.539><c> art</c><00:41:19.780><c> thou?</c> 00:41:20.300 --> 00:41:23.000 You<00:41:20.480><c> know</c><00:41:20.539><c> what</c><00:41:20.579><c> the</c><00:41:20.719><c> first</c><00:41:20.940><c> question</c><00:41:21.239><c> in</c><00:41:21.380><c> the</c><00:41:21.420><c> New</c><00:41:21.579><c> Testament</c><00:41:22.000><c> is?</c> 00:41:23.980 --> 00:41:25.860 Where's<00:41:24.280><c> the</c><00:41:24.440><c> king</c><00:41:24.659><c> of</c><00:41:24.780><c> the</c><00:41:24.980><c> Jews?</c> 00:41:27.679 --> 00:41:30.400 That's<00:41:28.159><c> better,</c><00:41:28.619><c> isn't</c><00:41:28.679><c> it?</c> 00:41:31.599 --> 00:41:33.300 Where's<00:41:32.079><c> the</c><00:41:32.559><c> sinner?</c> 00:41:33.559 --> 00:41:36.880 Where's<00:41:34.039><c> the</c><00:41:34.219><c> sinless</c><00:41:34.579><c> saviour?</c> 00:41:37.139 --> 00:41:38.119 Lovely. 00:41:40.699 --> 00:41:43.239 And<00:41:40.920><c> Adam</c><00:41:41.539><c> said,</c><00:41:41.900><c> I</c><00:41:41.920><c> was</c><00:41:42.199><c> afraid.</c> 00:41:43.860 --> 00:41:46.760 I<00:41:44.340><c> was</c><00:41:44.519><c> afraid</c><00:41:44.880><c> of</c><00:41:45.099><c> you.</c> 00:41:47.239 --> 00:41:48.659 And<00:41:47.440><c> he</c><00:41:47.579><c> was.</c> 00:41:49.880 --> 00:41:52.239 They've<00:41:50.039><c> made</c><00:41:50.320><c> a</c><00:41:50.619><c> covering.</c><00:41:51.039><c> They've</c><00:41:51.280><c> tried</c><00:41:51.519><c> to</c><00:41:51.820><c> cover</c><00:41:52.019><c> up</c> 00:41:52.239 --> 00:41:52.739 what<00:41:52.400><c> they've</c><00:41:52.619><c> done.</c> 00:41:52.780 --> 00:41:56.619 Let<00:41:52.960><c> me</c><00:41:53.079><c> show</c><00:41:53.280><c> you</c><00:41:53.400><c> what</c><00:41:53.539><c> they</c><00:41:53.760><c> made.</c><00:41:54.199><c> It</c><00:41:54.239><c> comes</c><00:41:54.480><c> in</c><00:41:54.679><c> verse</c><00:41:55.099><c> 7.</c> 00:41:58.039 --> 00:42:03.360 They<00:41:58.519><c> sewed</c><00:41:59.000><c> fig</c><00:41:59.219><c> leaves</c><00:41:59.559><c> together</c><00:42:00.019><c> and</c><00:42:00.239><c> made</c><00:42:00.500><c> themselves</c><00:42:01.460><c> aprons.</c> 00:42:04.480 --> 00:42:07.460 Oh,<00:42:04.739><c> they</c><00:42:04.920><c> were</c><00:42:05.119><c> some</c><00:42:05.380><c> sort</c><00:42:05.599><c> of</c><00:42:05.800><c> girdle.</c> 00:42:08.139 --> 00:42:09.780 That's<00:42:08.300><c> what</c><00:42:08.380><c> they</c><00:42:08.599><c> did.</c> 00:42:11.440 --> 00:42:14.599 God<00:42:12.199><c> had</c><00:42:12.440><c> a</c><00:42:12.559><c> much</c><00:42:12.800><c> better</c><00:42:13.179><c> idea.</c> 00:42:15.920 --> 00:42:19.260 Have<00:42:15.980><c> you</c><00:42:16.039><c> ever</c><00:42:16.219><c> noticed</c><00:42:16.480><c> how</c><00:42:16.760><c> much</c><00:42:17.119><c> better</c><00:42:17.460><c> it</c><00:42:17.639><c> actually</c><00:42:18.219><c> is?</c> 00:42:19.320 --> 00:42:21.920 Go<00:42:19.639><c> to</c><00:42:19.760><c> verse</c><00:42:20.019><c> 21.</c> 00:42:25.099 --> 00:42:29.239 And<00:42:25.860><c> unto</c><00:42:26.619><c> Adam</c><00:42:26.900><c> also,</c><00:42:27.380><c> unto</c><00:42:27.679><c> his</c><00:42:27.940><c> wife,</c><00:42:28.440><c> did</c><00:42:28.559><c> the</c><00:42:28.719><c> Lord</c><00:42:28.980><c> God</c> 00:42:29.239 --> 00:42:31.260 make<00:42:30.260><c> coats</c><00:42:30.679><c> of...</c> 00:42:31.260 --> 00:42:33.360 That's<00:42:31.699><c> actually</c><00:42:32.099><c> skin.</c> 00:42:33.679 --> 00:42:37.659 Coats<00:42:34.059><c> of</c><00:42:34.400><c> skin</c><00:42:35.239><c> and</c><00:42:36.059><c> clothed</c><00:42:36.500><c> them.</c> 00:42:38.619 --> 00:42:40.619 I've<00:42:39.019><c> got</c><00:42:39.159><c> a</c><00:42:39.340><c> coat</c><00:42:39.579><c> somewhere</c><00:42:40.019><c> there.</c> 00:42:40.699 --> 00:42:43.800 I<00:42:40.900><c> took</c><00:42:41.019><c> it</c><00:42:41.179><c> off</c><00:42:41.340><c> because</c><00:42:41.679><c> it's</c><00:42:42.519><c> very</c><00:42:42.780><c> comfortable</c><00:42:43.119><c> without</c><00:42:43.500><c> it.</c> 00:42:44.039 --> 00:42:46.179 Some<00:42:44.199><c> of</c><00:42:44.340><c> you</c><00:42:44.460><c> are</c><00:42:44.579><c> wearing</c><00:42:44.800><c> coats</c><00:42:45.219><c> and</c><00:42:45.400><c> some</c><00:42:45.599><c> of</c><00:42:45.739><c> you</c><00:42:45.860><c> are</c><00:42:45.960><c> not.</c> 00:42:46.440 --> 00:42:47.840 And<00:42:46.559><c> some</c><00:42:46.739><c> more</c><00:42:46.880><c> of</c><00:42:46.980><c> us</c><00:42:47.159><c> wear</c><00:42:47.300><c> it</c><00:42:47.300><c> last</c><00:42:47.619><c> night.</c> 00:42:48.320 --> 00:42:50.260 This<00:42:48.559><c> isn't</c><00:42:48.820><c> that</c><00:42:49.139><c> sort</c><00:42:49.300><c> of</c><00:42:49.460><c> coat.</c> 00:42:50.420 --> 00:42:52.619 All<00:42:50.599><c> that</c><00:42:50.900><c> sort</c><00:42:51.159><c> of</c><00:42:51.320><c> coats</c><00:42:51.519><c> in</c><00:42:51.699><c> the</c><00:42:51.880><c> scripture</c><00:42:52.139><c> from</c><00:42:52.360><c> end</c><00:42:52.559><c> to</c> 00:42:52.619 --> 00:42:53.159 end,<00:42:53.000><c> of</c><00:42:53.000><c> course,</c> 00:42:53.199 --> 00:42:55.440 the<00:42:53.320><c> one</c><00:42:53.400><c> we</c><00:42:53.559><c> put</c><00:42:53.659><c> on</c><00:42:53.840><c> to</c><00:42:54.019><c> keep</c><00:42:54.260><c> warm.</c> 00:42:57.099 --> 00:42:58.380 This<00:42:57.300><c> isn't</c><00:42:57.579><c> that</c><00:42:57.900><c> sort</c><00:42:58.079><c> of</c><00:42:58.219><c> coat.</c> 00:42:58.480 --> 00:43:01.460 You<00:42:58.579><c> look</c><00:42:58.780><c> in</c><00:42:58.900><c> your</c><00:42:59.199><c> Strongs</c><00:42:59.940><c> or</c><00:43:00.239><c> your</c><00:43:00.440><c> Youngs</c><00:43:01.119><c> or</c><00:43:01.260><c> your</c> 00:43:01.460 --> 00:43:02.940 online<00:43:01.780><c> Bibles.</c> 00:43:04.360 --> 00:43:06.780 With<00:43:04.659><c> one</c><00:43:04.900><c> exception,</c><00:43:05.440><c> and</c><00:43:05.579><c> I</c><00:43:05.699><c> don't</c><00:43:05.800><c> think</c><00:43:05.940><c> it</c><00:43:06.039><c> is</c><00:43:06.239><c> an</c><00:43:06.420><c> exception,</c> 00:43:06.780 --> 00:43:11.099 I<00:43:06.940><c> must</c><00:43:07.159><c> be</c><00:43:07.460><c> fair</c><00:43:07.619><c> and</c><00:43:07.880><c> say</c><00:43:08.159><c> possibly</c><00:43:08.780><c> with</c><00:43:09.059><c> one</c><00:43:09.260><c> exception</c><00:43:09.719><c> in</c><00:43:10.119><c> Job,</c> 00:43:12.119 --> 00:43:14.940 this<00:43:12.300><c> is</c><00:43:12.519><c> the</c><00:43:12.679><c> word</c><00:43:12.820><c> that's</c><00:43:13.099><c> used</c><00:43:13.280><c> to</c><00:43:13.420><c> a</c><00:43:13.599><c> priestly</c><00:43:13.920><c> garment.</c> 00:43:16.800 --> 00:43:20.219 And<00:43:16.980><c> how</c><00:43:17.159><c> did</c><00:43:17.320><c> the</c><00:43:17.619><c> Father</c><00:43:18.239><c> make</c><00:43:18.860><c> that?</c> 00:43:21.719 --> 00:43:24.360 By<00:43:22.059><c> the</c><00:43:22.300><c> shedding</c><00:43:22.420><c> of</c><00:43:22.679><c> the</c><00:43:23.000><c> blood</c><00:43:23.179><c> of</c><00:43:23.420><c> the</c><00:43:23.679><c> animal</c><00:43:23.960><c> which</c><00:43:24.199><c> had</c> 00:43:24.360 --> 00:43:26.300 owned<00:43:24.559><c> it.</c> 00:43:27.579 --> 00:43:33.340 He<00:43:28.139><c> brought</c><00:43:28.679><c> them</c><00:43:29.179><c> into</c><00:43:29.679><c> a</c><00:43:30.039><c> priestly</c><00:43:30.440><c> relationship</c><00:43:31.400><c> by</c><00:43:33.099><c> the</c> 00:43:33.340 --> 00:43:34.840 shedding<00:43:33.539><c> of</c><00:43:33.880><c> blood.</c> 00:43:35.679 --> 00:43:37.780 These<00:43:36.480><c> sinners.</c> 00:43:40.260 --> 00:43:42.119 There's<00:43:40.360><c> nothing</c><00:43:40.719><c> greater</c><00:43:41.400><c> than</c><00:43:41.659><c> that,</c><00:43:42.059><c> is</c><00:43:42.059><c> there?</c> 00:43:42.219 --> 00:43:46.099 You<00:43:42.940><c> can't</c><00:43:43.559><c> find</c><00:43:43.960><c> anything</c><00:43:44.260><c> in</c><00:43:44.500><c> the</c><00:43:44.739><c> whole</c><00:43:44.940><c> of</c><00:43:45.199><c> the</c><00:43:45.579><c> scripture</c> 00:43:46.099 --> 00:43:49.440 that<00:43:46.380><c> speaks</c><00:43:46.739><c> more</c><00:43:47.340><c> eloquently</c><00:43:48.039><c> than</c><00:43:48.360><c> that.</c> 00:43:50.260 --> 00:43:55.900 He<00:43:50.639><c> brought</c><00:43:50.940><c> them</c><00:43:51.760><c> into</c><00:43:52.519><c> a</c><00:43:52.900><c> priestly</c><00:43:53.300><c> relationship</c><00:43:54.280><c> with</c><00:43:54.739><c> him.</c> 00:43:57.119 --> 00:44:03.000 By<00:43:57.460><c> the</c><00:43:57.739><c> shedding</c><00:43:57.940><c> of</c><00:43:58.340><c> blood,</c><00:43:58.980><c> God</c><00:43:59.420><c> made</c><00:43:59.940><c> the</c><00:44:00.340><c> first</c><00:44:00.840><c> sacrifice</c><00:44:01.599><c> in</c><00:44:01.880><c> the</c><00:44:02.019><c> scriptures.</c> 00:44:03.619 --> 00:44:07.920 And<00:44:04.219><c> he</c><00:44:04.400><c> made</c><00:44:04.579><c> the</c><00:44:04.739><c> last</c><00:44:05.139><c> one</c><00:44:05.480><c> too,</c><00:44:06.500><c> and</c><00:44:06.579><c> no</c><00:44:06.840><c> one</c><00:44:07.039><c> else</c><00:44:07.579><c> could</c> 00:44:07.920 --> 00:44:10.159 have<00:44:08.039><c> done</c><00:44:08.199><c> it.</c> 00:44:10.760 --> 00:44:12.519 God<00:44:10.960><c> did</c><00:44:11.239><c> it.</c> 00:44:13.760 --> 00:44:16.840 And<00:44:13.960><c> we</c><00:44:14.139><c> benefit</c><00:44:14.519><c> as</c><00:44:14.780><c> Adam</c><00:44:14.920><c> did.</c><00:44:15.579><c> We</c><00:44:15.760><c> benefit.</c> 00:44:18.820 --> 00:44:22.199 Of<00:44:19.420><c> course,</c><00:44:20.000><c> Adam</c><00:44:20.260><c> was</c><00:44:20.460><c> sent</c><00:44:20.699><c> to</c><00:44:20.960><c> dress</c><00:44:21.079><c> the</c><00:44:21.340><c> garden.</c> 00:44:23.800 --> 00:44:30.519 It's<00:44:24.219><c> a</c><00:44:24.300><c> whole</c><00:44:24.619><c> new</c><00:44:24.940><c> story,</c><00:44:25.300><c> of</c><00:44:25.519><c> course,</c><00:44:25.900><c> but</c><00:44:26.400><c> that</c><00:44:28.079><c> word</c><00:44:28.440><c> dress</c><00:44:28.780><c> comes</c><00:44:29.079><c> again</c><00:44:29.380><c> in</c><00:44:29.539><c> numbers.</c> 00:44:31.019 --> 00:44:36.099 And<00:44:31.960><c> again</c><00:44:32.280><c> it's</c><00:44:32.820><c> associated</c><00:44:33.280><c> with</c><00:44:33.719><c> priesthood.</c> 00:44:37.159 --> 00:44:41.639 Adam<00:44:38.199><c> became</c><00:44:39.239><c> God's</c><00:44:41.139><c> priest.</c> 00:44:43.739 --> 00:44:44.780 Sinners. 00:44:44.940 --> 00:44:48.920 Sinners<00:44:45.980><c> called</c><00:44:46.360><c> to</c><00:44:46.579><c> the</c><00:44:46.659><c> very</c><00:44:47.159><c> highest</c><00:44:47.539><c> office</c> 00:44:49.019 --> 00:44:54.659 by<00:44:50.179><c> the</c><00:44:50.460><c> Father</c><00:44:50.760><c> who</c><00:44:51.039><c> pursued</c><00:44:51.679><c> and</c><00:44:52.199><c> cared</c><00:44:52.579><c> and</c><00:44:52.980><c> entreated</c><00:44:53.619><c> and</c><00:44:54.219><c> loved</c> 00:44:54.659 --> 00:44:57.880 and<00:44:56.820><c> provided.</c>