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that's</c><00:10:30.179><c> fellowship.</c> 00:10:33.720 --> 00:10:35.299 So<00:10:33.879><c> that</c><00:10:34.019><c> people</c><00:10:34.340><c> see</c><00:10:34.620><c> you</c><00:10:34.879><c> and</c><00:10:34.960><c> they</c><00:10:35.159><c> say,</c> 00:10:35.639 --> 00:10:37.500 you<00:10:35.820><c> remind</c><00:10:36.240><c> me</c><00:10:36.500><c> of</c><00:10:36.700><c> someone.</c> 00:10:38.700 --> 00:10:40.059 They<00:10:38.860><c> said</c><00:10:39.019><c> to</c><00:10:39.360><c> the</c><00:10:39.639><c> apostles,</c> 00:10:40.559 --> 00:10:41.879 what<00:10:40.720><c> would</c><00:10:40.899><c> you</c><00:10:41.019><c> give,</c><00:10:41.240><c> brethren</c><00:10:41.419><c> and</c><00:10:41.620><c> sisters,</c> 00:10:42.039 --> 00:10:43.019 to<00:10:42.120><c> have</c><00:10:42.240><c> that</c><00:10:42.440><c> set</c><00:10:42.539><c> of</c><00:10:42.740><c> you?</c> 00:10:43.019 --> 00:10:46.059 They<00:10:43.480><c> took</c><00:10:43.740><c> note</c><00:10:43.960><c> that</c><00:10:44.120><c> they</c><00:10:44.240><c> had</c><00:10:44.460><c> been</c><00:10:44.600><c> with</c><00:10:44.820><c> Jesus.</c> 00:10:48.039 --> 00:10:50.620 If<00:10:48.559><c> that</c><00:10:49.080><c> could</c><00:10:49.279><c> be</c><00:10:49.500><c> said</c><00:10:49.679><c> of</c><00:10:49.919><c> me,</c> 00:10:51.440 --> 00:10:53.039 it's<00:10:51.960><c> not</c><00:10:52.080><c> mine</c><00:10:52.220><c> to</c><00:10:52.460><c> give</c><00:10:52.639><c> up,</c> 00:10:53.279 --> 00:10:55.179 would<00:10:53.419><c> you</c><00:10:53.539><c> give</c><00:10:53.659><c> 40</c><00:10:54.000><c> years</c><00:10:54.259><c> of</c><00:10:54.440><c> your</c><00:10:54.620><c> life</c> 00:10:55.179 --> 00:10:56.860 to<00:10:55.860><c> have</c><00:10:55.980><c> that</c><00:10:56.220><c> set</c><00:10:56.340><c> of</c><00:10:56.539><c> you?</c> 00:10:57.259 --> 00:11:00.139 They<00:10:57.600><c> took</c><00:10:57.919><c> note</c><00:10:58.200><c> that</c><00:10:58.340><c> they</c><00:10:58.539><c> had</c><00:10:58.759><c> been</c><00:10:58.899><c> with</c><00:10:59.120><c> Jesus.</c> 00:11:00.960 --> 00:11:03.080 They<00:11:01.360><c> spoke</c><00:11:01.620><c> like</c><00:11:01.919><c> him.</c> 00:11:04.039 --> 00:11:05.940 They<00:11:04.559><c> behaved</c><00:11:04.919><c> like</c><00:11:05.179><c> him.</c> 00:11:06.379 --> 00:11:08.159 His<00:11:06.559><c> ambition</c><00:11:07.000><c> was</c><00:11:07.299><c> theirs.</c> 00:11:08.620 --> 00:11:11.379 His<00:11:09.259><c> way</c><00:11:09.500><c> of</c><00:11:09.740><c> life</c><00:11:09.899><c> was</c><00:11:10.200><c> theirs.</c> 00:11:13.700 --> 00:11:15.840 Take<00:11:13.919><c> me,</c><00:11:14.240><c> he</c><00:11:14.460><c> says,</c><00:11:14.759><c> Jesus,</c> 00:11:16.299 --> 00:11:20.580 so<00:11:16.539><c> that</c><00:11:17.019><c> I</c><00:11:17.460><c> occupy</c><00:11:18.159><c> every</c><00:11:19.000><c> part</c><00:11:19.299><c> of</c><00:11:19.500><c> your</c><00:11:19.659><c> body.</c> 00:11:20.679 --> 00:11:23.259 No<00:11:20.940><c> doors</c><00:11:21.340><c> which</c><00:11:21.720><c> have</c><00:11:22.120><c> private</c><00:11:22.519><c> written</c><00:11:22.840><c> on.</c> 00:11:23.720 --> 00:11:26.360 No<00:11:23.960><c> admittance</c><00:11:24.440><c> for</c><00:11:24.639><c> the</c><00:11:24.740><c> Lord</c><00:11:24.940><c> Jesus</c><00:11:25.340><c> Christ.</c> 00:11:26.740 --> 00:11:28.360 Take<00:11:26.960><c> him</c><00:11:27.179><c> down.</c> 00:11:28.860 --> 00:11:30.759 Admit<00:11:29.139><c> him</c><00:11:29.259><c> to</c><00:11:29.460><c> every</c><00:11:29.799><c> part</c><00:11:30.139><c> of</c><00:11:30.340><c> our</c><00:11:30.519><c> life</c> 00:11:30.759 --> 00:11:32.440 so<00:11:31.080><c> that</c><00:11:31.419><c> every</c><00:11:31.700><c> decision</c> 00:11:32.440 --> 00:11:36.600 is<00:11:33.360><c> consciously</c><00:11:34.179><c> made</c><00:11:34.580><c> with</c><00:11:34.799><c> 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child's</c><00:12:32.559><c> soul</c><00:12:32.720><c> came</c><00:12:33.080><c> again</c><00:12:33.480><c> to</c><00:12:33.779><c> him.</c> 00:12:35.960 --> 00:12:37.659 There's<00:12:36.120><c> another</c><00:12:36.320><c> one</c><00:12:36.500><c> as</c><00:12:36.740><c> well.</c> 00:12:38.100 --> 00:12:41.440 Do<00:12:38.220><c> you</c><00:12:38.259><c> remember</c><00:12:38.460><c> when</c><00:12:39.740><c> Elijah</c><00:12:40.179><c> was</c><00:12:40.799><c> on</c><00:12:41.159><c> Carmel?</c> 00:12:41.460 --> 00:12:43.659 Of<00:12:41.720><c> course</c><00:12:41.879><c> you</c><00:12:42.080><c> do,</c><00:12:42.240><c> you're</c><00:12:42.419><c> well</c><00:12:42.759><c> taught.</c> 00:12:47.500 --> 00:12:50.960 I<00:12:47.500><c> was</c><00:12:48.019><c> talking</c><00:12:49.419><c> to</c><00:12:49.759><c> an</c><00:12:50.139><c> old</c><00:12:50.500><c> brother</c> 00:12:50.960 --> 00:12:53.500 in<00:12:51.460><c> England</c><00:12:51.980><c> recently,</c> 00:12:54.299 --> 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gravel</c><00:13:07.379><c> in</c><00:13:07.559><c> the</c><00:13:07.720><c> one,</c> 00:13:09.039 --> 00:13:11.100 and<00:13:09.159><c> I</c><00:13:09.399><c> pushed</c><00:13:09.539><c> the</c><00:13:09.720><c> other</c><00:13:09.860><c> one</c><00:13:10.000><c> open,</c> 00:13:11.259 --> 00:13:14.360 and<00:13:11.340><c> there</c><00:13:11.500><c> was</c><00:13:12.480><c> gravel</c><00:13:12.779><c> in</c><00:13:12.879><c> that</c><00:13:13.059><c> one</c><00:13:13.179><c> as</c><00:13:13.299><c> well.</c> 00:13:14.700 --> 00:13:17.379 It's<00:13:15.059><c> a</c><00:13:15.419><c> sharp</c><00:13:16.019><c> flinty</c><00:13:16.639><c> stone.</c> 00:13:18.179 --> 00:13:18.799 And<00:13:18.419><c> he</c><00:13:18.539><c> said,</c> 00:13:19.080 --> 00:13:20.299 don't<00:13:19.259><c> mix</c><00:13:19.379><c> them</c><00:13:19.519><c> up,</c><00:13:19.639><c> whatever</c><00:13:19.840><c> you</c><00:13:20.080><c> do.</c> 00:13:20.620 --> 00:13:22.799 This<00:13:20.940><c> 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00:15:26.480 Then<00:15:24.259><c> the</c><00:15:24.419><c> fire</c><00:15:24.639><c> of</c><00:15:24.779><c> the</c><00:15:24.919><c> Lord</c><00:15:25.059><c> fell</c><00:15:25.299><c> and</c><00:15:25.539><c> consumed.</c> 00:15:26.980 --> 00:15:29.639 Now<00:15:27.039><c> watch,</c><00:15:27.840><c> say</c><00:15:28.580><c> it</c><00:15:28.779><c> slowly.</c> 00:15:30.279 --> 00:15:32.360 Watch<00:15:30.779><c> which</c><00:15:31.279><c> way,</c><00:15:31.700><c> that's</c><00:15:32.039><c> it,</c> 00:15:32.759 --> 00:15:34.039 the<00:15:32.940><c> fire</c><00:15:33.200><c> fell.</c> 00:15:34.440 --> 00:15:37.159 Then<00:15:34.720><c> the</c><00:15:34.879><c> fire</c><00:15:35.080><c> of</c><00:15:35.259><c> the</c><00:15:35.379><c> Lord</c><00:15:35.519><c> fell</c><00:15:35.720><c> and</c><00:15:36.039><c> consumed</c> 00:15:37.299 --> 00:15:40.440 the<00:15:37.919><c> burnt</c><00:15:38.200><c> sacrifice,</c><00:15:38.799><c> that</c><00:15:38.940><c> was</c><00:15:39.100><c> 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go</c><00:17:24.859><c> at</c><00:17:25.039><c> the</c><00:17:25.200><c> sacrifice.</c> 00:17:25.700 --> 00:17:29.140 And<00:17:26.740><c> they</c><00:17:27.299><c> prance</c><00:17:27.660><c> and</c><00:17:27.839><c> dance</c><00:17:28.099><c> around.</c> 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:30.619 450<00:17:30.119><c> of</c><00:17:30.380><c> them,</c> 00:17:30.700 --> 00:17:32.900 there<00:17:30.839><c> were</c><00:17:30.980><c> actually</c><00:17:31.259><c> 850</c><00:17:32.119><c> prophets</c><00:17:32.519><c> of</c><00:17:32.700><c> Baal,</c> 00:17:33.220 --> 00:17:35.759 but<00:17:33.359><c> 400</c><00:17:33.799><c> were</c><00:17:34.079><c> at</c><00:17:34.240><c> home</c><00:17:34.420><c> with</c><00:17:34.680><c> Jezebel.</c> 00:17:35.980 --> 00:17:38.440 That's<00:17:36.539><c> right,</c><00:17:36.880><c> 400</c><00:17:37.299><c> were</c><00:17:37.559><c> at</c><00:17:37.640><c> home</c><00:17:37.759><c> with</c><00:17:37.960><c> Jezebel.</c> 00:17:38.779 --> 00:17:43.019 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outnumbered</c><00:18:00.380><c> before,</c> 00:18:01.599 --> 00:18:03.380 450<00:18:02.000><c> to</c><00:18:02.299><c> 1</c><00:18:02.480><c> and</c><00:18:02.640><c> been</c><00:18:02.819><c> successful?</c> 00:18:03.640 --> 00:18:04.680 And<00:18:03.759><c> because</c><00:18:04.079><c> he</c><00:18:04.220><c> knew</c><00:18:04.319><c> his</c><00:18:04.500><c> book,</c> 00:18:04.740 --> 00:18:06.079 he<00:18:04.779><c> said,</c><00:18:04.960><c> yes,</c><00:18:05.180><c> of</c><00:18:05.400><c> course</c><00:18:05.599><c> it</c><00:18:05.819><c> has.</c> 00:18:06.440 --> 00:18:08.279 I'll<00:18:06.579><c> tell</c><00:18:06.579><c> you</c><00:18:06.779><c> exactly</c><00:18:07.160><c> where</c><00:18:07.359><c> it</c><00:18:07.599><c> was,</c><00:18:07.799><c> no</c><00:18:07.980><c> problem.</c> 00:18:08.660 --> 00:18:10.000 And<00:18:08.839><c> because</c><00:18:09.099><c> he</c><00:18:09.220><c> knew</c><00:18:09.319><c> it</c><00:18:09.420><c> had</c><00:18:09.559><c> happened</c><00:18:09.720><c> before,</c> 00:18:10.059 --> 00:18:12.720 he<00:18:10.079><c> said,</c><00:18:10.240><c> Lord,</c><00:18:10.680><c> these</c><00:18:10.940><c> 450</c><00:18:11.500><c> are</c><00:18:11.660><c> no</c><00:18:11.900><c> problem.</c> 00:18:14.119 --> 00:18:16.160 Please,<00:18:14.559><c> let</c><00:18:14.640><c> me</c><00:18:14.799><c> defeat</c><00:18:15.079><c> them.</c> 00:18:16.359 --> 00:18:19.200 And<00:18:16.619><c> they</c><00:18:16.819><c> were,</c><00:18:17.019><c> and</c><00:18:17.240><c> every</c><00:18:17.420><c> one</c><00:18:17.559><c> of</c><00:18:17.680><c> them</c><00:18:17.859><c> was</c><00:18:18.140><c> slain.</c> 00:18:20.319 --> 00:18:21.359 Of<00:18:20.500><c> course,</c><00:18:20.640><c> the</c><00:18:20.720><c> problem</c><00:18:21.000><c> for</c><00:18:21.200><c> us</c> 00:18:21.359 --> 00:18:23.259 is<00:18:21.640><c> finding</c><00:18:21.859><c> where</c><00:18:22.660><c> somebody</c><00:18:22.980><c> else</c> 00:18:23.259 --> 00:18:26.480 was<00:18:23.480><c> outnumbered</c><00:18:23.940><c> 450</c><00:18:24.579><c> to</c><00:18:24.779><c> 1</c><00:18:24.920><c> before</c><00:18:25.200><c> the</c><00:18:25.339><c> days</c><00:18:25.480><c> of</c><00:18:25.640><c> Elijah.</c> 00:18:29.240 --> 00:18:30.900 And<00:18:29.380><c> I</c><00:18:29.440><c> was</c><00:18:29.539><c> going</c><00:18:29.740><c> to</c><00:18:29.980><c> say,</c> 00:18:31.039 --> 00:18:32.240 because<00:18:31.420><c> you</c><00:18:31.539><c> know</c><00:18:31.700><c> your</c><00:18:31.839><c> books</c><00:18:32.059><c> well,</c> 00:18:32.279 --> 00:18:35.519 you<00:18:32.339><c> won't</c><00:18:32.539><c> need</c><00:18:32.740><c> me</c><00:18:33.400><c> to</c><00:18:33.660><c> tell</c><00:18:33.779><c> you</c><00:18:33.880><c> where</c><00:18:34.019><c> it</c><00:18:34.160><c> is.</c> 00:18:36.819 --> 00:18:38.579 But<00:18:37.119><c> I</c><00:18:37.339><c> won't</c><00:18:37.480><c> say</c><00:18:37.740><c> that.</c> 00:18:38.920 --> 00:18:42.599 I'll<00:18:39.140><c> say,</c><00:18:39.440><c> come</c><00:18:39.440><c> with</c><00:18:39.660><c> me</c><00:18:39.779><c> to</c><00:18:39.920><c> the</c><00:18:40.039><c> book</c><00:18:40.180><c> of</c><00:18:40.359><c> Judges,</c><00:18:40.619><c> Chapter</c><00:18:40.900><c> 8.</c> 00:18:52.480 --> 00:18:59.259 We're<00:18:53.380><c> right</c><00:18:53.660><c> in</c><00:18:53.960><c> the</c><00:18:54.180><c> time</c><00:18:54.440><c> of</c><00:18:57.599><c> Gideon,</c> 00:18:59.299 --> 00:19:04.920 when<00:18:59.339><c> he,</c><00:19:00.440><c> and</c><00:19:00.799><c> another</c><00:19:01.279><c> superb</c><00:19:02.660><c> Bible</c><00:19:03.839><c> story,</c> 00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:13.299 Gideon,<00:19:08.400><c> when</c><00:19:08.579><c> he</c><00:19:08.779><c> fights</c><00:19:09.579><c> against</c><00:19:10.660><c> the</c><00:19:11.480><c> three</c><00:19:11.700><c> lots</c><00:19:12.119><c> of</c><00:19:12.420><c> enemies,</c> 00:19:13.480 --> 00:19:17.799 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Now,<00:19:31.720><c> Zeba</c><00:19:31.859><c> and</c><00:19:32.119><c> Zalmunna</c><00:19:32.619><c> were</c><00:19:32.839><c> in</c><00:19:33.140><c> Kharkhor,</c> 00:19:33.900 --> 00:19:36.920 and<00:19:34.039><c> their</c><00:19:34.160><c> hosts</c><00:19:34.480><c> with</c><00:19:34.759><c> them,</c><00:19:35.279><c> about</c><00:19:35.619><c> 15</c><00:19:36.160><c>,000</c><00:19:36.640><c> men,</c> 00:19:36.960 --> 00:19:38.940 all<00:19:37.279><c> that</c><00:19:37.460><c> were</c><00:19:37.640><c> left</c><00:19:37.859><c> of</c><00:19:38.000><c> the</c><00:19:38.220><c> children</c><00:19:38.480><c> of</c><00:19:38.640><c> the</c><00:19:38.759><c> host</c> 00:19:38.940 --> 00:19:40.099 of<00:19:39.079><c> the</c><00:19:39.259><c> children</c><00:19:39.500><c> of</c><00:19:39.720><c> the</c><00:19:39.859><c> East,</c> 00:19:40.099 --> 00:19:44.240 for<00:19:40.539><c> there</c><00:19:40.779><c> fell</c><00:19:40.940><c> 120</c><00:19:41.720><c>,000</c><00:19:42.299><c> men</c><00:19:42.579><c> that</c><00:19:42.880><c> drew</c><00:19:43.079><c> sword.</c> 00:19:52.799 --> 00:20:00.099 What<00:19:53.279><c> we</c><00:19:53.759><c> need</c><00:19:53.940><c> to</c><00:19:54.200><c> find</c><00:19:54.440><c> out</c><00:19:55.099><c> is</c><00:19:55.440><c> how</c><00:19:55.640><c> many</c><00:19:55.980><c> men</c><00:19:57.220><c> started</c><00:19:59.559><c> the</c><00:19:59.880><c> army.</c> 00:20:00.279 --> 00:20:02.720 How<00:20:00.400><c> many</c><00:20:00.579><c> men</c><00:20:00.980><c> were</c><00:20:01.240><c> there</c><00:20:01.480><c> like</c><00:20:01.680><c> at</c><00:20:01.839><c> the</c><00:20:01.900><c> beginning</c><00:20:02.099><c> of</c><00:20:02.299><c> the</c><00:20:02.400><c> day?</c> 00:20:02.859 --> 00:20:04.339 We<00:20:02.880><c> just</c><00:20:03.019><c> have</c><00:20:03.099><c> to</c><00:20:03.240><c> work</c><00:20:03.359><c> it</c><00:20:03.559><c> out.</c> 00:20:04.440 --> 00:20:07.339 There<00:20:04.619><c> were</c><00:20:04.799><c> 15</c><00:20:05.220><c>,000</c><00:20:05.599><c> men</c><00:20:05.839><c> still</c><00:20:06.140><c> left,</c> 00:20:07.680 --> 00:20:11.099 and<00:20:08.240><c> they</c><00:20:08.740><c> died</c><00:20:09.480><c> 120</c><00:20:10.299><c>,000</c><00:20:10.880><c> men,</c> 00:20:11.099 --> 00:20:13.940 so<00:20:11.259><c> you</c><00:20:11.339><c> don't</c><00:20:11.519><c> have</c><00:20:11.680><c> to</c><00:20:11.799><c> be</c><00:20:11.960><c> a</c><00:20:12.059><c> genius</c><00:20:12.440><c> to</c><00:20:12.980><c> see</c><00:20:13.200><c> that</c><00:20:13.619><c> at</c><00:20:13.819><c> the</c> 00:20:13.940 --> 00:20:14.519 beginning<00:20:14.140><c> of</c><00:20:14.319><c> the</c><00:20:14.400><c> day</c> 00:20:14.519 --> 00:20:19.700 there<00:20:14.640><c> were</c><00:20:14.900><c> 135</c><00:20:15.660><c>,000</c><00:20:16.799><c> soldiers</c><00:20:17.480><c> committed</c><00:20:18.319><c> into</c><00:20:18.599><c> the</c><00:20:18.759><c> battle.</c> 00:20:20.619 --> 00:20:23.180 Now,<00:20:20.940><c> how</c><00:20:21.039><c> many</c><00:20:21.200><c> men</c><00:20:21.420><c> came</c><00:20:21.700><c> against</c><00:20:22.119><c> them?</c> 00:20:23.400 --> 00:20:25.299 How<00:20:23.599><c> many</c><00:20:23.819><c> men</c><00:20:24.380><c> fought</c><00:20:24.779><c> them?</c> 00:20:25.539 --> 00:20:27.000 There<00:20:25.619><c> were</c><00:20:25.880><c> 300.</c> 00:20:27.359 --> 00:20:32.460 Divide<00:20:27.920><c> 135</c><00:20:28.480><c>,000</c><00:20:29.019><c> by</c><00:20:29.240><c> 300,</c><00:20:30.940><c> and</c><00:20:30.980><c> they</c><00:20:31.180><c> were</c><00:20:31.299><c> outnumbered</c><00:20:31.779><c> 450</c> 00:20:32.460 --> 00:20:33.359 to<00:20:32.720><c> 1,</c> 00:20:33.359 --> 00:20:39.420 and<00:20:34.099><c> Gideon</c><00:20:35.859><c> was</c><00:20:36.039><c> victorious,</c><00:20:37.660><c> and</c><00:20:38.039><c> Elijah</c><00:20:38.359><c> knew</c><00:20:38.559><c> it.</c> 00:20:39.900 --> 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to</c><00:20:54.839><c> him,</c><00:20:55.740><c> go</c><00:20:55.819><c> and</c><00:20:56.019><c> stay</c><00:20:56.319><c> by</c><00:20:56.819><c> the</c><00:20:56.940><c> brook</c><00:20:57.200><c> Kerith.</c> 00:20:58.880 --> 00:21:00.240 So<00:20:59.039><c> he</c><00:20:59.119><c> goes</c><00:20:59.220><c> by</c><00:20:59.400><c> the</c><00:20:59.539><c> brook</c><00:20:59.740><c> Kerith,</c> 00:21:00.240 --> 00:21:02.819 and<00:21:01.119><c> I'll</c><00:21:01.380><c> give</c><00:21:01.460><c> you</c><00:21:01.700><c> bread</c><00:21:01.859><c> on</c><00:21:02.059><c> a</c><00:21:02.200><c> daily</c><00:21:02.400><c> basis.</c> 00:21:02.819 --> 00:21:05.099 Give<00:21:03.079><c> us</c><00:21:03.339><c> this</c><00:21:03.539><c> day</c><00:21:03.720><c> our</c><00:21:03.880><c> daily</c><00:21:04.180><c> bread.</c> 00:21:05.839 --> 00:21:08.480 And<00:21:05.940><c> on</c><00:21:06.140><c> a</c><00:21:06.220><c> regular</c><00:21:06.460><c> basis,</c><00:21:06.980><c> ravens,</c><00:21:07.720><c> unclean</c><00:21:08.119><c> birds,</c> 00:21:08.819 --> 00:21:10.980 brought<00:21:08.920><c> over</c><00:21:09.119><c> the</c><00:21:09.319><c> food</c><00:21:09.460><c> and</c><00:21:09.640><c> gave</c><00:21:09.819><c> it</c><00:21:10.000><c> to</c><00:21:10.140><c> Elijah.</c> 00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:12.640 On<00:21:11.660><c> a</c><00:21:11.839><c> daily</c><00:21:12.079><c> basis.</c> 00:21:13.119 --> 00:21:15.019 He<00:21:13.119><c> didn't</c><00:21:13.319><c> have</c><00:21:13.460><c> a</c><00:21:13.619><c> Kelvinator,</c><00:21:14.140><c> which</c><00:21:14.259><c> he'd</c><00:21:14.519><c> plug</c><00:21:14.680><c> into</c><00:21:14.880><c> the</c> 00:21:15.019 --> 00:21:15.700 local<00:21:15.400><c> tree</c> 00:21:15.700 --> 00:21:18.339 and<00:21:16.059><c> say,</c><00:21:16.240><c> I'll</c><00:21:16.319><c> keep</c><00:21:16.480><c> that</c><00:21:16.720><c> food</c><00:21:17.039><c> until</c><00:21:17.400><c> tomorrow.</c> 00:21:18.680 --> 00:21:22.400 He<00:21:19.119><c> had</c><00:21:19.319><c> to</c><00:21:19.500><c> wait</c><00:21:19.799><c> until</c><00:21:20.119><c> the</c><00:21:20.299><c> next</c><00:21:20.539><c> day</c><00:21:20.740><c> for</c><00:21:20.940><c> today's</c><00:21:21.420><c> food.</c> 00:21:24.339 --> 00:21:27.359 And<00:21:24.640><c> when</c><00:21:24.799><c> the</c><00:21:24.980><c> brook</c><00:21:25.240><c> dried</c><00:21:25.460><c> up,</c><00:21:25.740><c> God</c><00:21:25.960><c> said,</c> 00:21:28.740 --> 00:21:32.079 go<00:21:29.180><c> up</c><00:21:29.579><c> to</c><00:21:30.779><c> Zarephath.</c> 00:21:32.599 --> 00:21:36.839 I<00:21:32.880><c> have</c><00:21:33.059><c> commanded</c><00:21:33.400><c> a</c><00:21:33.599><c> widow</c><00:21:33.759><c> woman</c><00:21:34.019><c> there</c><00:21:34.279><c> to</c><00:21:34.480><c> sustain</c><00:21:34.900><c> me.</c> 00:21:37.900 --> 00:21:40.920 What<00:21:38.099><c> would</c><00:21:38.240><c> you</c><00:21:38.380><c> have</c><00:21:38.539><c> said?</c><00:21:39.519><c> Had</c><00:21:39.619><c> you</c><00:21:39.779><c> been</c><00:21:39.960><c> Elijah?</c> 00:21:41.779 --> 00:21:42.940 Let<00:21:41.960><c> me</c><00:21:42.059><c> tell</c><00:21:42.180><c> you</c><00:21:42.220><c> what</c><00:21:42.339><c> I</c><00:21:42.559><c> would</c><00:21:42.680><c> have</c><00:21:42.799><c> said.</c> 00:21:43.039 --> 00:21:46.859 I<00:21:43.039><c> would</c><00:21:43.220><c> have</c><00:21:43.359><c> said,</c><00:21:44.259><c> anyway,</c><00:21:44.880><c> Lord,</c><00:21:45.079><c> but</c><00:21:45.200><c> not</c><00:21:45.359><c> Zarephath.</c> 00:21:47.339 --> 00:21:50.819 Please,<00:21:48.460><c> please,</c><00:21:48.920><c> anywhere</c><00:21:49.259><c> but</c><00:21:49.440><c> not</c><00:21:49.640><c> there.</c><00:21:49.880><c> Why?</c> 00:21:50.960 --> 00:21:54.920 Well,<00:21:51.240><c> I</c><00:21:51.720><c> happen</c><00:21:51.920><c> to</c><00:21:52.099><c> know</c><00:21:52.319><c> that</c><00:21:53.259><c> Jezebel</c><00:21:53.619><c> came</c><00:21:53.859><c> from</c><00:21:54.099><c> there.</c> 00:21:55.339 --> 00:21:57.619 I'd<00:21:55.700><c> like</c><00:21:55.839><c> to</c><00:21:55.960><c> go</c><00:21:56.059><c> to</c><00:21:56.160><c> anywhere</c><00:21:56.519><c> but</c><00:21:56.759><c> there.</c> 00:21:59.259 --> 00:22:00.500 But<00:21:59.480><c> he</c><00:21:59.599><c> doesn't.</c> 00:22:00.880 --> 00:22:03.579 God<00:22:01.079><c> says</c><00:22:01.220><c> go</c><00:22:01.400><c> to</c><00:22:01.660><c> Zarephath,</c><00:22:02.039><c> so</c><00:22:02.140><c> he</c><00:22:02.259><c> goes</c><00:22:02.819><c> up</c><00:22:03.000><c> to</c><00:22:03.140><c> Zarephath.</c> 00:22:03.720 --> 00:22:05.799 I've<00:22:03.980><c> commanded</c><00:22:04.240><c> a</c><00:22:04.460><c> widow</c><00:22:04.619><c> woman</c><00:22:04.839><c> there</c><00:22:05.059><c> to</c><00:22:05.299><c> sustain</c><00:22:05.619><c> me.</c> 00:22:06.019 --> 00:22:07.940 And<00:22:06.180><c> as</c><00:22:06.259><c> he's</c><00:22:06.400><c> walking</c><00:22:06.700><c> up</c><00:22:06.859><c> to</c><00:22:07.039><c> Zarephath,</c><00:22:07.519><c> he's</c><00:22:07.599><c> thinking,</c> 00:22:08.220 --> 00:22:10.000 how<00:22:08.420><c> on</c><00:22:08.500><c> earth</c><00:22:08.599><c> am</c><00:22:08.759><c> I</c><00:22:08.859><c> going</c><00:22:09.019><c> to</c><00:22:09.279><c> find</c><00:22:09.380><c> a</c><00:22:09.559><c> widow</c><00:22:09.740><c> woman</c> 00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:11.440 who's<00:22:10.539><c> going</c><00:22:10.700><c> to</c><00:22:10.839><c> look</c><00:22:10.940><c> after</c><00:22:11.180><c> me?</c> 00:22:11.799 --> 00:22:13.259 That's<00:22:12.140><c> a</c><00:22:12.160><c> fair</c><00:22:12.240><c> question.</c> 00:22:14.039 --> 00:22:15.920 He<00:22:14.400><c> was</c><00:22:14.599><c> a</c><00:22:14.720><c> normal</c><00:22:14.980><c> man.</c> 00:22:16.420 --> 00:22:19.619 That's<00:22:16.619><c> what</c><00:22:16.779><c> you</c><00:22:16.960><c> would</c><00:22:17.079><c> have</c><00:22:17.200><c> been</c><00:22:17.400><c> thinking,</c><00:22:18.240><c> I</c><00:22:18.640><c> dare</c><00:22:18.799><c> say.</c> 00:22:19.920 --> 00:22:21.140 How<00:22:20.119><c> am</c><00:22:20.240><c> I</c><00:22:20.240><c> going</c><00:22:20.339><c> to</c><00:22:20.519><c> find</c><00:22:20.599><c> a</c><00:22:20.740><c> widow</c><00:22:20.920><c> woman?</c> 00:22:21.259 --> 00:22:22.460 I<00:22:21.400><c> was</c><00:22:21.539><c> supposed</c><00:22:21.740><c> to</c><00:22:21.900><c> knock</c><00:22:21.980><c> on</c><00:22:22.140><c> the</c><00:22:22.259><c> door.</c> 00:22:22.460 --> 00:22:24.740 Good<00:22:23.079><c> morning.</c><00:22:23.440><c> My</c><00:22:23.660><c> name's</c><00:22:23.900><c> Elijah.</c> 00:22:24.819 --> 00:22:26.940 Has<00:22:25.220><c> the</c><00:22:25.380><c> Lord</c><00:22:25.519><c> spoken</c><00:22:25.819><c> to</c><00:22:26.019><c> you</c><00:22:26.160><c> lately?</c> 00:22:27.240 --> 00:22:28.559 No,<00:22:27.539><c> I'll</c><00:22:27.859><c> try</c><00:22:28.000><c> somewhere</c><00:22:28.240><c> else.</c> 00:22:28.920 --> 00:22:30.799 Good<00:22:29.079><c> morning.</c><00:22:29.640><c> My</c><00:22:29.680><c> name's</c><00:22:29.960><c> Elijah.</c> 00:22:31.440 --> 00:22:34.059 Has<00:22:31.619><c> the</c><00:22:31.859><c> Lord</c><00:22:32.059><c> spoken</c><00:22:32.380><c> to</c><00:22:32.559><c> you</c><00:22:32.759><c> and</c><00:22:32.799><c> told</c><00:22:32.960><c> you</c><00:22:33.099><c> to</c><00:22:33.220><c> look</c><00:22:33.380><c> after</c><00:22:33.579><c> me?</c> 00:22:34.200 --> 00:22:35.880 Pardon?<00:22:34.980><c> No.</c> 00:22:36.380 --> 00:22:37.700 Try<00:22:36.539><c> somewhere</c><00:22:36.779><c> else.</c> 00:22:38.059 --> 00:22:38.839 Hello. 00:22:41.319 --> 00:22:43.660 Well,<00:22:42.319><c> you</c><00:22:42.319><c> tell</c><00:22:42.579><c> me.</c> 00:22:44.200 --> 00:22:45.140 What's<00:22:44.420><c> he</c><00:22:44.539><c> supposed</c><00:22:44.839><c> to</c><00:22:45.000><c> do?</c> 00:22:45.259 --> 00:22:46.779 Sit<00:22:45.319><c> and</c><00:22:45.500><c> twiddle</c><00:22:45.700><c> his</c><00:22:45.859><c> thumbs</c><00:22:46.019><c> in</c><00:22:46.220><c> the</c><00:22:46.299><c> village</c><00:22:46.500><c> square</c> 00:22:46.779 --> 00:22:48.980 and<00:22:46.900><c> wait</c><00:22:46.980><c> for</c><00:22:47.160><c> somebody</c><00:22:47.359><c> to</c><00:22:47.539><c> come</c><00:22:47.680><c> to</c><00:22:47.819><c> him?</c> 00:22:50.779 --> 00:22:53.799 Is<00:22:51.259><c> the</c><00:22:51.599><c> woman</c><00:22:51.779><c> going</c><00:22:52.019><c> to</c><00:22:52.259><c> say,</c><00:22:52.960><c> when</c><00:22:53.079><c> he</c><00:22:53.220><c> walks</c><00:22:53.519><c> in,</c> 00:22:53.880 --> 00:22:56.880 oh,<00:22:54.160><c> hello,</c><00:22:54.380><c> you're</c><00:22:54.579><c> Elijah.</c><00:22:54.799><c> I've</c><00:22:54.980><c> been</c><00:22:55.079><c> waiting</c><00:22:55.319><c> for</c><00:22:55.559><c> you.</c> 00:22:57.519 --> 00:22:58.799 What's<00:22:58.000><c> he</c><00:22:58.099><c> supposed</c><00:22:58.380><c> to</c><00:22:58.559><c> do?</c> 00:22:59.079 --> 00:23:02.500 So<00:22:59.259><c> he</c><00:22:59.400><c> says,</c><00:23:00.900><c> has</c><00:23:01.000><c> it</c><00:23:01.180><c> happened</c><00:23:01.420><c> before?</c> 00:23:03.839 --> 00:23:05.519 And<00:23:04.140><c> the</c><00:23:04.240><c> answer</c><00:23:04.440><c> is</c><00:23:04.619><c> yes,</c><00:23:04.740><c> of</c><00:23:04.980><c> course</c><00:23:05.180><c> it</c><00:23:05.380><c> has.</c> 00:23:05.599 --> 00:23:07.420 I'll<00:23:05.819><c> do</c><00:23:05.940><c> the</c><00:23:06.059><c> same</c><00:23:06.160><c> again</c><00:23:06.400><c> then.</c> 00:23:08.740 --> 00:23:12.059 And<00:23:08.920><c> so</c><00:23:09.640><c> as</c><00:23:09.960><c> he's</c><00:23:10.140><c> walking</c><00:23:10.519><c> north,</c><00:23:10.880><c> he's</c><00:23:11.140><c> thinking</c><00:23:11.380><c> about</c><00:23:11.640><c> this,</c> 00:23:12.339 --> 00:23:16.220 going<00:23:12.539><c> up</c><00:23:12.799><c> to</c><00:23:13.579><c> Zarephath,</c><00:23:14.900><c> and</c><00:23:15.900><c> he</c><00:23:16.039><c> thinks,</c> 00:23:16.220 --> 00:23:18.500 what<00:23:16.420><c> I</c><00:23:16.599><c> have</c><00:23:16.759><c> to</c><00:23:16.900><c> do</c><00:23:17.440><c> is</c><00:23:17.779><c> ask</c><00:23:18.140><c> somebody,</c> 00:23:18.559 --> 00:23:19.940 we're<00:23:18.720><c> not</c><00:23:18.859><c> getting</c><00:23:19.099><c> to</c><00:23:19.339><c> Zarephath,</c> 00:23:20.160 --> 00:23:22.119 to<00:23:20.339><c> do</c><00:23:20.500><c> that</c><00:23:20.720><c> which</c><00:23:20.859><c> is</c><00:23:21.099><c> impossible.</c> 00:23:23.680 --> 00:23:27.279 Do<00:23:24.160><c> that</c><00:23:24.400><c> which</c><00:23:24.660><c> is</c><00:23:25.339><c> outrageously</c><00:23:26.079><c> impossible.</c> 00:23:29.579 --> 00:23:33.019 Just<00:23:30.059><c> as</c><00:23:30.539><c> the</c><00:23:30.960><c> servant</c><00:23:31.240><c> of</c><00:23:31.500><c> Abraham</c><00:23:31.940><c> did</c> 00:23:33.140 --> 00:23:37.720 when<00:23:33.619><c> he</c><00:23:33.859><c> was</c><00:23:34.099><c> sent</c><00:23:34.299><c> to</c><00:23:34.539><c> find</c><00:23:34.759><c> a</c><00:23:34.980><c> wife</c><00:23:35.539><c> for</c><00:23:36.240><c> Isaac.</c> 00:23:38.079 --> 00:23:40.480 Poor<00:23:38.259><c> chap.</c><00:23:39.119><c> Servant,</c><00:23:39.519><c> not</c><00:23:39.640><c> Isaac.</c> 00:23:41.460 --> 00:23:44.000 He<00:23:41.680><c> was</c><00:23:41.859><c> on</c><00:23:42.019><c> a</c><00:23:42.099><c> loser</c><00:23:42.279><c> to</c><00:23:42.440><c> nothing,</c><00:23:42.759><c> you</c><00:23:42.799><c> know</c><00:23:42.920><c> that</c><00:23:43.099><c> man.</c> 00:23:45.099 --> 00:23:47.019 When<00:23:45.539><c> Abraham</c><00:23:45.779><c> said,</c><00:23:46.180><c> put</c><00:23:46.200><c> your</c><00:23:46.359><c> hand</c><00:23:46.460><c> on</c><00:23:46.640><c> my</c><00:23:46.880><c> thigh</c> 00:23:47.019 --> 00:23:49.799 and<00:23:47.240><c> swear</c><00:23:47.400><c> to</c><00:23:47.619><c> me</c><00:23:47.700><c> by</c><00:23:47.940><c> God</c><00:23:48.160><c> that</c><00:23:48.640><c> you'll</c><00:23:48.980><c> go</c><00:23:49.279><c> back</c> 00:23:49.799 --> 00:23:52.539 and<00:23:50.099><c> bring</c><00:23:50.220><c> a</c><00:23:50.420><c> wife</c><00:23:50.740><c> for</c><00:23:51.880><c> my</c><00:23:52.099><c> son</c><00:23:52.259><c> Isaac.</c> 00:23:52.720 --> 00:23:55.259 Don't<00:23:52.880><c> take</c><00:23:53.119><c> her</c><00:23:53.299><c> from,</c><00:23:54.319><c> if</c><00:23:54.559><c> she</c><00:23:54.740><c> won't</c><00:23:54.940><c> come,</c> 00:23:55.400 --> 00:23:57.740 not<00:23:55.519><c> under</c><00:23:55.720><c> any</c><00:23:56.119><c> circumstances</c><00:23:56.640><c> must</c><00:23:56.920><c> you</c><00:23:57.059><c> go</c><00:23:57.319><c> back,</c> 00:23:57.900 --> 00:24:01.420 nor<00:23:58.079><c> must</c><00:23:58.299><c> you</c><00:23:58.559><c> bring</c><00:23:59.079><c> a</c><00:24:00.119><c> wife</c><00:24:00.500><c> for</c><00:24:00.980><c> my</c><00:24:01.200><c> servant,</c> 00:24:01.680 --> 00:24:03.740 for<00:24:01.859><c> my</c><00:24:02.039><c> son</c><00:24:02.160><c> Isaac,</c><00:24:02.759><c> from</c><00:24:02.940><c> local</c><00:24:03.259><c> women.</c> 00:24:04.019 --> 00:24:08.019 You<00:24:04.039><c> must</c><00:24:04.859><c> go</c><00:24:06.440><c> away</c><00:24:06.640><c> and</c><00:24:06.740><c> get</c><00:24:06.900><c> her.</c> 00:24:08.920 --> 00:24:11.000 And<00:24:09.140><c> the</c><00:24:09.299><c> servant</c><00:24:09.480><c> says,</c><00:24:10.460><c> how</c><00:24:10.579><c> on</c><00:24:10.700><c> earth,</c> 00:24:11.119 --> 00:24:12.099 how<00:24:11.339><c> on</c><00:24:11.460><c> earth</c><00:24:11.559><c> am</c><00:24:11.700><c> I</c><00:24:11.779><c> going</c><00:24:11.900><c> to</c><00:24:12.039><c> find,</c> 00:24:12.099 --> 00:24:14.359 he's<00:24:12.099><c> got</c><00:24:12.400><c> ten</c><00:24:12.660><c> camels</c><00:24:12.980><c> with</c><00:24:13.140><c> him.</c> 00:24:14.579 --> 00:24:15.720 And<00:24:14.700><c> he</c><00:24:14.740><c> said,</c><00:24:14.980><c> I</c><00:24:14.980><c> don't</c><00:24:15.079><c> know</c><00:24:15.140><c> what</c><00:24:15.240><c> I'll</c><00:24:15.420><c> do.</c> 00:24:15.980 --> 00:24:18.640 When<00:24:16.099><c> I</c><00:24:16.359><c> get</c><00:24:16.700><c> to</c><00:24:17.200><c> the</c><00:24:17.500><c> town,</c><00:24:17.700><c> this</c><00:24:17.839><c> is</c><00:24:18.000><c> Abraham's</c><00:24:18.440><c> servant,</c> 00:24:18.960 --> 00:24:20.720 he<00:24:19.059><c> said,</c><00:24:19.099><c> when</c><00:24:19.220><c> I</c><00:24:19.299><c> get</c><00:24:19.480><c> to</c><00:24:19.599><c> the</c><00:24:19.799><c> town,</c> 00:24:20.960 --> 00:24:23.440 I'll<00:24:21.359><c> wait</c><00:24:21.599><c> for</c><00:24:21.819><c> a</c><00:24:21.900><c> lady</c><00:24:22.079><c> to</c><00:24:22.259><c> come</c><00:24:22.359><c> with</c><00:24:22.500><c> a</c><00:24:22.599><c> picture</c><00:24:22.740><c> on</c><00:24:22.900><c> her</c><00:24:23.039><c> head,</c> 00:24:23.599 --> 00:24:25.500 and<00:24:23.740><c> I'll</c><00:24:23.960><c> say,</c><00:24:24.660><c> excuse</c><00:24:24.940><c> me</c><00:24:25.140><c> please,</c> 00:24:25.680 --> 00:24:27.640 would<00:24:25.779><c> you</c><00:24:25.880><c> mind</c><00:24:26.000><c> getting</c><00:24:26.180><c> me</c><00:24:26.380><c> a</c><00:24:26.440><c> drink</c><00:24:26.559><c> of</c><00:24:26.759><c> water?</c> 00:24:27.940 --> 00:24:30.579 And<00:24:28.200><c> if</c><00:24:28.359><c> she</c><00:24:28.599><c> says,</c><00:24:29.019><c> yes</c><00:24:29.359><c> I</c><00:24:29.640><c> will,</c> 00:24:31.359 --> 00:24:33.640 and<00:24:31.519><c> I'll</c><00:24:31.640><c> also</c><00:24:31.920><c> get</c><00:24:32.099><c> water</c><00:24:32.380><c> for</c><00:24:32.539><c> your</c><00:24:32.720><c> camels</c><00:24:32.980><c> while</c><00:24:33.240><c> I'm</c><00:24:33.440><c> on,</c> 00:24:33.880 --> 00:24:36.059 she's<00:24:34.220><c> the</c><00:24:34.339><c> woman,</c><00:24:34.660><c> unusual</c><00:24:35.119><c> lady.</c> 00:24:36.099 --> 00:24:38.799 Very<00:24:36.400><c> unusual.</c><00:24:37.099><c> Do</c><00:24:37.259><c> you</c><00:24:37.259><c> know</c><00:24:37.319><c> how</c><00:24:37.440><c> much</c><00:24:37.619><c> camels</c><00:24:37.920><c> drink?</c> 00:24:40.079 --> 00:24:43.160 And<00:24:40.599><c> she</c><00:24:40.779><c> got</c><00:24:40.940><c> ten</c><00:24:41.160><c> of</c><00:24:41.339><c> them,</c><00:24:42.180><c> he</c><00:24:42.380><c> got</c><00:24:42.539><c> ten</c><00:24:42.759><c> of</c><00:24:42.920><c> them,</c> 00:24:43.160 --> 00:24:44.680 and<00:24:43.299><c> she</c><00:24:43.460><c> got</c><00:24:43.599><c> one</c><00:24:43.859><c> bucket.</c> 00:24:46.859 --> 00:24:51.160 So,<00:24:48.380><c> five</c><00:24:48.619><c> hours</c><00:24:48.880><c> later,</c><00:24:49.859><c> when</c><00:24:50.019><c> she</c><00:24:50.200><c> emptied</c><00:24:50.559><c> the</c><00:24:50.700><c> last</c><00:24:50.859><c> bucket</c> 00:24:51.160 --> 00:24:53.519 and<00:24:52.039><c> the</c><00:24:52.160><c> last</c><00:24:52.380><c> of</c><00:24:52.579><c> the</c><00:24:52.700><c> camels</c><00:24:52.900><c> drank</c><00:24:53.180><c> it</c><00:24:53.319><c> up,</c> 00:24:53.640 --> 00:24:56.500 he<00:24:53.839><c> said,</c><00:24:54.460><c> you're</c><00:24:54.839><c> a</c><00:24:54.960><c> very</c><00:24:55.140><c> unusual</c><00:24:55.500><c> lady.</c> 00:24:59.299 --> 00:25:02.960 This<00:24:59.819><c> is</c><00:25:00.339><c> the</c><00:25:00.599><c> lady</c><00:25:01.160><c> that</c><00:25:01.920><c> the</c><00:25:02.059><c> Lord</c><00:25:02.259><c> has</c><00:25:02.579><c> chosen</c> 00:25:02.960 --> 00:25:04.759 for<00:25:03.779><c> my</c><00:25:03.960><c> master's</c><00:25:04.440><c> son.</c> 00:25:04.759 --> 00:25:06.720 And<00:25:05.539><c> it</c><00:25:05.720><c> was.</c> 00:25:08.940 --> 00:25:11.920 And<00:25:09.039><c> so</c><00:25:09.140><c> as</c><00:25:09.339><c> Elijah</c><00:25:09.640><c> goes</c><00:25:09.920><c> north,</c><00:25:10.859><c> he's</c><00:25:10.980><c> thinking,</c> 00:25:12.079 --> 00:25:16.140 ah,<00:25:13.380><c> he</c><00:25:13.579><c> did</c><00:25:13.779><c> it,</c><00:25:14.559><c> I'll</c><00:25:14.759><c> do</c><00:25:14.940><c> it.</c> 00:25:16.640 --> 00:25:18.359 He<00:25:16.740><c> hasn't</c><00:25:16.740><c> got</c><00:25:16.859><c> any</c><00:25:17.000><c> camels</c><00:25:17.200><c> with</c><00:25:17.359><c> him.</c> 00:25:18.480 --> 00:25:20.240 So<00:25:18.720><c> he</c><00:25:18.920><c> sits,</c><00:25:19.480><c> gets</c><00:25:19.640><c> to</c><00:25:19.819><c> the</c><00:25:19.920><c> village,</c> 00:25:20.599 --> 00:25:22.640 and<00:25:20.700><c> he</c><00:25:20.799><c> says</c><00:25:20.900><c> to</c><00:25:21.059><c> a</c><00:25:21.119><c> lady</c><00:25:21.319><c> who</c><00:25:21.519><c> walks</c><00:25:21.720><c> by,</c> 00:25:23.059 --> 00:25:24.900 would<00:25:23.119><c> you</c><00:25:23.200><c> make</c><00:25:23.339><c> me</c><00:25:23.480><c> a</c><00:25:23.559><c> little</c><00:25:23.740><c> cake</c><00:25:23.960><c> please?</c> 00:25:25.940 --> 00:25:28.579 And<00:25:26.220><c> she</c><00:25:26.400><c> says,</c><00:25:27.480><c> yes</c><00:25:27.680><c> I</c><00:25:27.799><c> will.</c> 00:25:28.779 --> 00:25:31.619 There'd<00:25:28.960><c> been</c><00:25:29.160><c> a</c><00:25:29.400><c> drought</c><00:25:29.599><c> for</c><00:25:29.819><c> I</c><00:25:29.920><c> don't</c><00:25:30.019><c> know</c><00:25:30.099><c> how</c><00:25:30.259><c> many</c><00:25:30.519><c> years,</c> 00:25:31.740 --> 00:25:32.920 three<00:25:32.039><c> years,</c><00:25:32.579><c> no</c><00:25:32.579><c> water.</c> 00:25:32.920 --> 00:25:36.880 This<00:25:33.380><c> lady</c><00:25:33.640><c> had</c><00:25:33.859><c> got</c><00:25:34.059><c> nothing</c><00:25:34.500><c> to</c><00:25:34.759><c> drink</c><00:25:35.119><c> and</c><00:25:35.480><c> nothing</c><00:25:35.680><c> to</c><00:25:35.920><c> eat.</c> 00:25:37.240 --> 00:25:39.660 So<00:25:37.359><c> what</c><00:25:37.619><c> Elijah</c><00:25:37.940><c> was</c><00:25:38.220><c> saying</c><00:25:38.380><c> to</c><00:25:38.559><c> her</c><00:25:38.740><c> was</c><00:25:38.980><c> the</c><00:25:39.259><c> equivalent</c> 00:25:39.660 --> 00:25:44.480 of<00:25:40.079><c> what</c><00:25:40.279><c> Abraham's</c><00:25:41.019><c> servant</c><00:25:41.480><c> said</c><00:25:42.799><c> to</c><00:25:43.000><c> Rebekah.</c> 00:25:46.099 --> 00:25:49.400 And<00:25:46.539><c> she</c><00:25:46.700><c> said,</c><00:25:46.980><c> yes</c><00:25:47.140><c> I</c><00:25:47.279><c> will,</c><00:25:48.039><c> I'll</c><00:25:48.240><c> get</c><00:25:48.359><c> you</c><00:25:48.480><c> a</c><00:25:48.619><c> drink.</c> 00:25:50.039 --> 00:25:51.660 They<00:25:50.259><c> had</c><00:25:50.400><c> no</c><00:25:50.619><c> water.</c> 00:25:52.039 --> 00:25:52.940 And<00:25:52.200><c> he</c><00:25:52.240><c> said,</c><00:25:52.420><c> well</c><00:25:52.559><c> while</c><00:25:52.640><c> you're</c><00:25:52.819><c> going,</c> 00:25:53.079 --> 00:25:54.400 make<00:25:53.160><c> me</c><00:25:53.339><c> a</c><00:25:53.359><c> little</c><00:25:53.559><c> cake,</c><00:25:53.880><c> will</c><00:25:54.019><c> you?</c> 00:25:54.500 --> 00:25:56.339 I<00:25:54.819><c> will,</c><00:25:55.200><c> she</c><00:25:55.519><c> says.</c> 00:25:57.640 --> 00:26:00.160 And<00:25:57.759><c> the</c><00:25:57.859><c> barrel</c><00:25:58.079><c> of</c><00:25:59.039><c> flour</c><00:25:59.240><c> didn't</c><00:25:59.559><c> waste</c><00:25:59.900><c> away</c> 00:26:00.160 --> 00:26:05.480 in<00:26:00.339><c> a</c><00:26:00.460><c> cruise</c><00:26:00.640><c> of</c><00:26:00.819><c> oil</c><00:26:01.680><c> throughout</c><00:26:02.680><c> the</c><00:26:02.920><c> days</c><00:26:03.700><c> of</c><00:26:04.559><c> the</c><00:26:04.700><c> drought.</c> 00:26:06.079 --> 00:26:09.539 You<00:26:06.259><c> see,</c><00:26:08.119><c> has</c><00:26:08.319><c> it</c><00:26:08.480><c> happened</c><00:26:08.759><c> before?</c> 00:26:10.000 --> 00:26:14.299 He<00:26:10.160><c> said,</c><00:26:12.259><c> just</c><00:26:12.500><c> as</c><00:26:12.839><c> a</c><00:26:13.099><c> little</c><00:26:13.339><c> side</c><00:26:13.539><c> effect</c><00:26:13.799><c> to</c><00:26:14.000><c> that,</c> 00:26:14.559 --> 00:26:19.740 you<00:26:14.579><c> might</c><00:26:14.819><c> like</c><00:26:15.019><c> to</c><00:26:15.220><c> consider</c><00:26:15.579><c> that</c><00:26:17.200><c> Elijah</c> 00:26:19.740 --> 00:26:22.299 surely<00:26:20.640><c> is</c><00:26:20.839><c> the</c><00:26:20.960><c> Old</c><00:26:21.220><c> Testament</c><00:26:21.700><c> equivalent</c> 00:26:22.299 --> 00:26:24.099 of<00:26:22.519><c> John</c><00:26:22.759><c> Baptist,</c><00:26:23.200><c> just</c><00:26:23.440><c> has</c><00:26:23.720><c> to</c><00:26:23.859><c> be.</c> 00:26:24.559 --> 00:26:27.579 They<00:26:24.859><c> dressed</c><00:26:25.140><c> the</c><00:26:25.420><c> same,</c><00:26:26.279><c> their</c><00:26:26.480><c> diet</c><00:26:26.740><c> was</c><00:26:27.000><c> the</c><00:26:27.200><c> same,</c> 00:26:27.920 --> 00:26:29.099 their<00:26:28.140><c> enemies</c><00:26:28.420><c> were</c><00:26:28.660><c> the</c><00:26:28.880><c> same,</c> 00:26:29.099 --> 00:26:31.059 their<00:26:29.400><c> message</c><00:26:29.740><c> was</c><00:26:30.039><c> the</c><00:26:30.240><c> same.</c> 00:26:31.559 --> 00:26:34.599 Prepare,<00:26:32.339><c> prepare</c><00:26:32.859><c> and</c><00:26:33.279><c> hear</c><00:26:33.500><c> the</c><00:26:33.640><c> word</c><00:26:33.819><c> of</c><00:26:34.019><c> God.</c> 00:26:35.099 --> 00:26:39.019 Oh<00:26:35.460><c> yes,</c><00:26:35.920><c> Elijah</c><00:26:36.180><c> was</c><00:26:36.440><c> the</c><00:26:36.640><c> Old</c><00:26:36.880><c> Testament</c><00:26:37.579><c> John</c><00:26:38.019><c> Baptist.</c> 00:26:39.940 --> 00:26:43.779 Who<00:26:40.140><c> succeeded</c><00:26:40.660><c> Elijah?</c><00:26:41.420><c> Well,</c><00:26:41.720><c> Elisha.</c> 00:26:44.460 --> 00:26:49.119 Who<00:26:44.640><c> succeeded</c><00:26:45.740><c> John</c><00:26:46.640><c> Baptist?</c><00:26:47.660><c> Jesus</c><00:26:48.019><c> Christ.</c> 00:26:49.480 --> 00:26:53.819 Who<00:26:49.720><c> performed</c><00:26:50.420><c> miracles</c><00:26:51.059><c> in</c><00:26:51.319><c> abundance</c><00:26:51.799><c> as</c><00:26:52.240><c> did</c><00:26:52.420><c> Elisha.</c> 00:26:54.900 --> 00:26:57.019 Who<00:26:55.279><c> succeeded</c><00:26:55.799><c> Elisha?</c> 00:26:57.819 --> 00:26:59.720 Well,<00:26:58.539><c> there</c><00:26:58.740><c> is</c><00:26:58.960><c> a</c><00:26:59.119><c> question</c><00:26:59.460><c> mark,</c> 00:26:59.980 --> 00:27:02.900 but<00:26:59.980><c> there's</c><00:27:00.359><c> a</c><00:27:00.519><c> Jewish,</c><00:27:00.920><c> I'm</c><00:27:01.160><c> not</c><00:27:01.259><c> much</c><00:27:01.480><c> given</c><00:27:01.660><c> to</c><00:27:01.980><c> Jewish</c><00:27:02.339><c> traditions,</c> 00:27:03.220 --> 00:27:04.759 most<00:27:03.500><c> of</c><00:27:03.660><c> them</c><00:27:03.779><c> are</c><00:27:03.920><c> old</c><00:27:04.140><c> wives'</c><00:27:04.720><c> tales,</c> 00:27:05.240 --> 00:27:06.960 but<00:27:05.240><c> there's</c><00:27:05.660><c> one</c><00:27:05.819><c> which</c><00:27:05.960><c> I</c><00:27:06.200><c> particularly</c><00:27:06.599><c> like</c> 00:27:06.960 --> 00:27:12.039 about<00:27:07.859><c> the</c><00:27:08.200><c> successor</c><00:27:08.599><c> of</c><00:27:10.119><c> Elisha.</c> 00:27:14.200 --> 00:27:18.980 Hebrew<00:27:14.440><c> tradition</c><00:27:14.920><c> says</c><00:27:15.240><c> that</c><00:27:15.500><c> it</c><00:27:15.700><c> was</c><00:27:16.140><c> the</c><00:27:17.220><c> widow</c><00:27:17.680><c> woman's</c> 00:27:18.980 --> 00:27:22.339 son<00:27:19.519><c> of</c><00:27:20.500><c> Zarephath</c> 00:27:22.519 --> 00:27:25.000 who<00:27:22.940><c> came</c><00:27:23.160><c> after</c><00:27:23.480><c> Elisha.</c> 00:27:25.299 --> 00:27:31.019 And<00:27:25.779><c> that</c><00:27:25.980><c> his</c><00:27:26.200><c> name</c><00:27:27.299><c> was</c><00:27:28.859><c> Jonah,</c><00:27:29.579><c> the</c><00:27:29.740><c> prophet.</c> 00:27:32.779 --> 00:27:35.519 So<00:27:32.980><c> if</c><00:27:33.180><c> that's</c><00:27:33.440><c> true,</c><00:27:33.799><c> it</c><00:27:33.799><c> goes,</c><00:27:34.220><c> Elijah,</c><00:27:34.480><c> Elisha,</c><00:27:35.039><c> Jonah,</c> 00:27:36.019 --> 00:27:38.099 may<00:27:36.339><c> not</c><00:27:36.559><c> be,</c><00:27:37.059><c> this</c><00:27:37.259><c> is</c><00:27:37.460><c> Hebrew</c><00:27:37.680><c> tradition,</c> 00:27:38.299 --> 00:27:39.859 you<00:27:38.440><c> cannot</c><00:27:38.640><c> support</c><00:27:38.940><c> this</c><00:27:39.140><c> from</c><00:27:39.319><c> the</c><00:27:39.400><c> word</c><00:27:39.500><c> of</c><00:27:39.680><c> God,</c> 00:27:40.079 --> 00:27:42.400 but<00:27:40.200><c> neither</c><00:27:40.380><c> can</c><00:27:40.660><c> you</c><00:27:41.079><c> argue</c><00:27:41.400><c> against</c><00:27:41.799><c> it.</c> 00:27:42.859 --> 00:27:45.640 Elijah,<00:27:43.180><c> Elisha,</c><00:27:43.700><c> Jonah,</c><00:27:44.420><c> what</c><00:27:44.599><c> was</c><00:27:44.779><c> Jonah</c><00:27:45.039><c> famous</c><00:27:45.400><c> for?</c> 00:27:45.779 --> 00:27:50.220 He<00:27:45.900><c> was</c><00:27:46.140><c> famous</c><00:27:46.539><c> for</c><00:27:48.140><c> preaching</c><00:27:48.579><c> to</c><00:27:48.819><c> the</c><00:27:48.960><c> Gentiles.</c> 00:27:50.349 --> 00:27:57.980 And<00:27:50.920><c> such</c><00:27:51.299><c> was</c><00:27:51.680><c> his</c><00:27:51.940><c> preaching</c><00:27:52.440><c> that</c><00:27:52.980><c> everybody</c><00:27:53.839><c> repented</c><00:27:55.140><c> in</c><00:27:55.539><c> Nineveh.</c> 00:27:59.140 --> 00:28:01.859 Who<00:27:59.279><c> succeeded</c><00:28:00.119><c> Jesus</c><00:28:00.660><c> Christ?</c> 00:28:03.059 --> 00:28:06.420 John<00:28:03.220><c> Baptist,</c><00:28:04.400><c> Jesus</c><00:28:04.799><c> Christ,</c> 00:28:06.839 --> 00:28:12.380 by<00:28:06.920><c> the</c><00:28:07.119><c> Apostle</c><00:28:07.640><c> Paul</c><00:28:08.279><c> as</c><00:28:09.380><c> the</c><00:28:09.640><c> great</c><00:28:10.759><c> prophet</c><00:28:11.339><c> and</c><00:28:11.900><c> apostle</c> 00:28:12.380 --> 00:28:15.079 to<00:28:13.380><c> the</c><00:28:13.519><c> Gentiles.</c> 00:28:15.579 --> 00:28:21.940 And<00:28:16.039><c> so</c><00:28:16.420><c> great</c><00:28:16.700><c> is</c><00:28:16.920><c> his</c><00:28:17.180><c> preaching</c><00:28:17.920><c> that</c><00:28:19.440><c> you</c><00:28:19.619><c> and</c><00:28:19.799><c> I</c><00:28:19.920><c> are</c><00:28:20.059><c> here</c><00:28:20.259><c> today.</c> 00:28:26.859 --> 00:28:33.579 Oh,<00:28:27.619><c> these</c><00:28:28.380><c> great</c><00:28:29.039><c> men</c><00:28:29.880><c> of</c><00:28:30.140><c> old,</c><00:28:31.339><c> brethren</c><00:28:32.180><c> and</c><00:28:32.460><c> sisters,</c> 00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:38.819 really<00:28:36.839><c> do</c><00:28:37.140><c> demand</c><00:28:37.519><c> our</c><00:28:37.799><c> attention.</c> 00:28:39.359 --> 00:28:44.859 And<00:28:39.960><c> when</c><00:28:40.220><c> Elisha</c><00:28:40.660><c> comes</c><00:28:40.960><c> across</c><00:28:41.339><c> and</c><00:28:41.680><c> he</c><00:28:41.920><c> takes</c><00:28:42.220><c> over</c><00:28:42.579><c> from</c><00:28:43.619><c> Elijah,</c> 00:28:47.039 --> 00:28:53.079 do<00:28:47.160><c> you</c><00:28:47.180><c> notice</c><00:28:47.460><c> how</c><00:28:47.700><c> the</c><00:28:47.779><c> Lord</c><00:28:47.960><c> Jesus</c><00:28:48.400><c> Christ</c><00:28:49.700><c> picks</c><00:28:51.220><c> up</c><00:28:51.500><c> Elisha's</c><00:28:52.599><c> life</c> 00:28:53.079 --> 00:28:56.680 without<00:28:53.880><c> telling</c><00:28:54.339><c> people</c><00:28:54.759><c> that</c><00:28:54.940><c> it</c><00:28:55.039><c> was</c><00:28:55.220><c> Elisha?</c> 00:28:57.859 --> 00:29:00.900 There<00:28:57.980><c> comes</c><00:28:58.200><c> one</c><00:28:58.420><c> to</c><00:28:58.559><c> him</c><00:28:58.680><c> and</c><00:28:58.779><c> he</c><00:28:58.940><c> says,</c><00:28:59.480><c> I'll</c><00:28:59.599><c> be</c><00:28:59.660><c> your</c><00:28:59.940><c> servant.</c> 00:29:01.859 --> 00:29:07.200 And<00:29:02.059><c> Jesus</c><00:29:02.359><c> says,</c><00:29:04.539><c> birds</c><00:29:04.660><c> of</c><00:29:04.839><c> the</c><00:29:05.019><c> air</c><00:29:05.579><c> have</c><00:29:05.940><c> nests,</c> 00:29:07.759 --> 00:29:11.220 foxes<00:29:08.200><c> have</c><00:29:08.420><c> holes,</c><00:29:09.779><c> but</c><00:29:09.980><c> the</c><00:29:10.079><c> son</c><00:29:10.220><c> of</c><00:29:10.299><c> man</c><00:29:10.519><c> has</c><00:29:10.720><c> not</c><00:29:10.920><c> where</c><00:29:11.059><c> to</c> 00:29:11.220 --> 00:29:11.880 lay<00:29:11.380><c> his</c><00:29:11.519><c> head.</c> 00:29:12.279 --> 00:29:15.519 A<00:29:12.400><c> bird</c><00:29:12.660><c> owns</c><00:29:13.099><c> something,</c><00:29:13.559><c> that's</c><00:29:13.960><c> mine,</c><00:29:14.220><c> she</c><00:29:14.420><c> can</c><00:29:14.700><c> say.</c> 00:29:16.180 --> 00:29:18.420 A<00:29:16.319><c> fox</c><00:29:16.559><c> says,</c><00:29:16.920><c> hey,</c><00:29:17.099><c> that's</c><00:29:17.339><c> my</c><00:29:17.559><c> hole.</c> 00:29:18.539 --> 00:29:20.960 It<00:29:18.619><c> may</c><00:29:18.640><c> not</c><00:29:18.759><c> be</c><00:29:18.839><c> much</c><00:29:19.059><c> of</c><00:29:19.200><c> a</c><00:29:19.299><c> hole,</c><00:29:19.400><c> but</c><00:29:19.539><c> it's</c><00:29:19.660><c> my</c><00:29:19.900><c> hole.</c> 00:29:23.160 --> 00:29:25.819 Jesus<00:29:23.579><c> Christ</c><00:29:24.019><c> couldn't</c><00:29:24.359><c> say</c><00:29:24.640><c> it</c><00:29:24.740><c> of</c><00:29:24.859><c> anything.</c> 00:29:28.420 --> 00:29:31.259 And<00:29:28.660><c> then</c><00:29:28.799><c> the</c><00:29:28.980><c> clever</c><00:29:29.220><c> man</c><00:29:29.559><c> at</c><00:29:29.759><c> the</c><00:29:29.920><c> end</c><00:29:30.140><c> says,</c> 00:29:31.539 --> 00:29:37.000 Lord,<00:29:33.799><c> suffer</c><00:29:33.940><c> me</c><00:29:34.220><c> first</c><00:29:34.480><c> to</c><00:29:34.700><c> say</c><00:29:34.839><c> goodbye</c><00:29:35.200><c> to</c><00:29:35.480><c> my</c><00:29:35.960><c> mother</c><00:29:36.240><c> and</c><00:29:36.420><c> father</c> 00:29:37.000 --> 00:29:39.099 and<00:29:37.579><c> I'll</c><00:29:37.720><c> come</c><00:29:37.900><c> and</c><00:29:38.099><c> follow</c><00:29:38.299><c> you.</c> 00:29:39.440 --> 00:29:41.319 Do<00:29:39.619><c> you</c><00:29:39.619><c> remember</c><00:29:39.799><c> the</c><00:29:39.960><c> reply</c><00:29:40.240><c> of</c><00:29:40.380><c> Jesus?</c> 00:29:41.859 --> 00:29:46.579 Oh,<00:29:43.200><c> this</c><00:29:43.200><c> man,</c><00:29:45.380><c> brethren</c><00:29:45.519><c> and</c><00:29:45.779><c> sisters,</c> 00:29:47.099 --> 00:29:51.359 our<00:29:47.539><c> priest</c><00:29:48.059><c> and</c><00:29:48.319><c> our</c><00:29:48.680><c> king</c><00:29:48.940><c> were</c><00:29:49.779><c> such</c><00:29:50.140><c> a</c><00:29:50.579><c> wonder</c><00:29:50.799><c> with</c><00:29:51.039><c> words.</c> 00:29:51.680 --> 00:29:53.839 You<00:29:51.859><c> see,</c><00:29:51.960><c> he</c><00:29:52.140><c> was</c><00:29:52.640><c> steeped</c><00:29:53.000><c> in</c><00:29:53.059><c> the</c><00:29:53.220><c> word</c><00:29:53.339><c> of</c><00:29:53.579><c> God</c> 00:29:53.839 --> 00:29:57.079 so<00:29:54.319><c> that</c><00:29:54.460><c> whenever</c><00:29:55.579><c> anybody</c><00:29:55.980><c> said</c><00:29:56.319><c> anything</c><00:29:56.720><c> to</c><00:29:56.940><c> him,</c> 00:29:57.279 --> 00:29:59.980 he<00:29:57.460><c> triggered</c><00:29:57.680><c> off</c><00:29:57.920><c> a</c><00:29:58.079><c> thought,</c><00:29:58.539><c> a</c><00:29:58.799><c> scriptural</c><00:29:59.200><c> one</c><00:29:59.380><c> in</c><00:29:59.519><c> his</c><00:29:59.759><c> mind,</c> 00:29:59.980 --> 00:30:01.960 so<00:30:00.400><c> that</c><00:30:00.500><c> when</c><00:30:00.640><c> the</c><00:30:00.759><c> man</c><00:30:00.880><c> comes</c><00:30:01.220><c> to</c><00:30:01.400><c> him</c><00:30:01.519><c> and</c><00:30:01.579><c> says,</c> 00:30:02.259 --> 00:30:06.579 Lord,<00:30:02.359><c> suffer</c><00:30:02.480><c> me</c><00:30:02.720><c> first</c><00:30:03.140><c> to</c><00:30:03.460><c> go</c><00:30:03.660><c> and</c><00:30:04.059><c> bury</c><00:30:04.220><c> my</c><00:30:04.500><c> father</c><00:30:04.960><c> and</c><00:30:05.380><c> my</c><00:30:05.599><c> mother,</c> 00:30:08.099 --> 00:30:13.059 he's<00:30:08.579><c> only</c><00:30:09.019><c> saying</c><00:30:09.519><c> what</c><00:30:10.119><c> Elijah</c><00:30:10.660><c> said</c><00:30:11.220><c> to</c><00:30:11.960><c> Elijah.</c> 00:30:13.359 --> 00:30:16.480 Elijah<00:30:13.779><c> took</c><00:30:13.960><c> his</c><00:30:14.200><c> coat</c><00:30:14.440><c> off,</c><00:30:15.079><c> threw</c><00:30:15.200><c> it</c><00:30:15.339><c> at</c><00:30:15.480><c> the</c><00:30:15.640><c> feet</c><00:30:15.819><c> of</c><00:30:16.119><c> Elijah.</c> 00:30:16.640 --> 00:30:18.599 That<00:30:16.799><c> was</c><00:30:17.000><c> an</c><00:30:17.180><c> invitation</c><00:30:17.700><c> for</c><00:30:17.940><c> him</c><00:30:18.039><c> to</c><00:30:18.220><c> follow</c><00:30:18.359><c> him,</c> 00:30:18.819 --> 00:30:21.440 pick<00:30:19.000><c> up</c><00:30:19.200><c> the</c><00:30:19.380><c> mantle</c><00:30:19.700><c> and</c><00:30:20.059><c> follow</c><00:30:20.259><c> me.</c> 00:30:22.380 --> 00:30:26.339 And<00:30:22.559><c> Elijah</c><00:30:22.900><c> said,</c><00:30:23.380><c> hang</c><00:30:23.619><c> on,</c><00:30:24.039><c> I</c><00:30:24.220><c> will,</c><00:30:24.960><c> yes,</c><00:30:25.599><c> I'm</c><00:30:25.980><c> coming,</c> 00:30:26.339 --> 00:30:29.599 but<00:30:27.079><c> I'll</c><00:30:27.279><c> just</c><00:30:27.440><c> go</c><00:30:27.619><c> and</c><00:30:27.759><c> say</c><00:30:27.880><c> goodbye</c><00:30:28.119><c> to</c><00:30:28.299><c> my</c><00:30:28.420><c> mom</c><00:30:28.559><c> and</c><00:30:28.700><c> dad.</c> 00:30:31.079 --> 00:30:33.640 And<00:30:31.240><c> Elijah</c><00:30:31.579><c> said,</c><00:30:31.819><c> what's</c><00:30:32.039><c> that</c><00:30:32.140><c> got</c><00:30:32.259><c> to</c><00:30:32.400><c> do</c><00:30:32.440><c> with</c><00:30:32.619><c> me?</c> 00:30:34.079 --> 00:30:35.900 By<00:30:34.259><c> the</c><00:30:34.400><c> time</c><00:30:34.519><c> you've</c><00:30:34.759><c> said</c><00:30:34.839><c> goodbye</c><00:30:35.099><c> to</c><00:30:35.240><c> your</c><00:30:35.339><c> mother</c><00:30:35.480><c> and</c><00:30:35.680><c> father,</c> 00:30:35.940 --> 00:30:37.259 which<00:30:36.099><c> is</c><00:30:36.259><c> likely</c><00:30:36.440><c> to</c><00:30:36.680><c> take</c><00:30:36.880><c> a</c><00:30:37.039><c> week,</c> 00:30:37.579 --> 00:30:41.039 I<00:30:37.720><c> shall</c><00:30:37.859><c> be</c><00:30:38.000><c> long</c><00:30:38.299><c> since</c><00:30:38.660><c> gone</c><00:30:38.900><c> and</c><00:30:39.220><c> your</c><00:30:39.420><c> opportunity</c><00:30:39.980><c> is</c><00:30:40.200><c> lost.</c> 00:30:43.059 --> 00:30:44.680 What<00:30:43.259><c> did</c><00:30:43.420><c> Jesus</c><00:30:43.799><c> say?</c> 00:30:44.779 --> 00:30:47.000 When<00:30:44.880><c> the</c><00:30:44.980><c> man</c><00:30:45.119><c> said,</c><00:30:45.279><c> Lord,</c><00:30:45.480><c> I</c><00:30:45.680><c> will</c><00:30:45.980><c> follow</c><00:30:46.319><c> you,</c> 00:30:47.160 --> 00:30:48.859 I'm<00:30:47.559><c> committed</c><00:30:47.960><c> to</c><00:30:48.240><c> following</c><00:30:48.519><c> you,</c> 00:30:48.980 --> 00:30:50.980 I'll<00:30:49.619><c> just</c><00:30:49.720><c> go</c><00:30:49.859><c> and</c><00:30:49.960><c> bury</c><00:30:50.039><c> my</c><00:30:50.220><c> mom</c><00:30:50.400><c> and</c><00:30:50.559><c> dad</c><00:30:50.720><c> first.</c> 00:30:51.180 --> 00:30:52.779 His<00:30:51.380><c> dad</c><00:30:51.559><c> wasn't</c><00:30:51.940><c> dead,</c><00:30:52.200><c> you</c><00:30:52.400><c> know.</c> 00:30:53.279 --> 00:30:54.940 He<00:30:53.559><c> was</c><00:30:53.640><c> waiting</c><00:30:53.940><c> for</c><00:30:54.119><c> his</c><00:30:54.319><c> father</c><00:30:54.559><c> to</c><00:30:54.799><c> die</c> 00:30:54.940 --> 00:30:56.500 to<00:30:55.119><c> see</c><00:30:55.279><c> how</c><00:30:55.480><c> much</c><00:30:55.680><c> loot</c><00:30:55.839><c> he</c><00:30:55.940><c> could</c><00:30:56.119><c> handle,</c> 00:30:56.759 --> 00:30:58.259 and<00:30:56.920><c> upon</c><00:30:57.160><c> that</c><00:30:57.420><c> he</c><00:30:57.480><c> would</c><00:30:57.660><c> make</c><00:30:57.839><c> a</c><00:30:58.039><c> decision</c> 00:30:58.259 --> 00:30:59.839 whether<00:30:58.440><c> to</c><00:30:58.599><c> be</c><00:30:58.740><c> a</c><00:30:58.880><c> disciple</c><00:30:59.259><c> or</c><00:30:59.519><c> not.</c> 00:31:00.299 --> 00:31:01.839 And<00:31:00.480><c> Jesus</c><00:31:00.700><c> knew</c><00:31:00.900><c> it.</c> 00:31:02.240 --> 00:31:05.220 And<00:31:02.420><c> he</c><00:31:02.599><c> said,</c><00:31:03.740><c> on</c><00:31:03.859><c> one</c><00:31:04.019><c> occasion,</c><00:31:04.299><c> let</c><00:31:04.380><c> the</c><00:31:04.599><c> dead</c><00:31:04.720><c> bury</c><00:31:04.920><c> their</c><00:31:05.140><c> dead,</c> 00:31:05.319 --> 00:31:14.180 but<00:31:05.400><c> now,</c><00:31:09.279><c> he</c><00:31:09.579><c> that</c><00:31:09.920><c> puts</c><00:31:10.220><c> his</c><00:31:10.559><c> hand</c><00:31:11.500><c> to</c><00:31:12.799><c> the</c><00:31:13.019><c> yoke</c> 00:31:14.359 --> 00:31:19.000 and<00:31:14.799><c> turns</c><00:31:15.220><c> back</c><00:31:15.880><c> is</c><00:31:16.940><c> not</c><00:31:17.259><c> fit</c><00:31:17.440><c> for</c><00:31:17.619><c> the</c><00:31:17.759><c> kingdom</c><00:31:18.019><c> of</c><00:31:18.279><c> God.</c> 00:31:19.140 --> 00:31:21.640 You<00:31:19.440><c> see,</c><00:31:19.599><c> the</c><00:31:19.720><c> man</c><00:31:19.940><c> quoted</c><00:31:20.319><c> what</c><00:31:20.599><c> Elijah</c><00:31:21.039><c> said,</c> 00:31:21.640 --> 00:31:24.779 so<00:31:22.319><c> Jesus</c><00:31:22.759><c> quoted</c><00:31:23.160><c> what</c><00:31:23.400><c> Elijah</c><00:31:23.779><c> did.</c> 00:31:25.279 --> 00:31:29.779 And<00:31:25.339><c> Elijah</c><00:31:26.240><c> took</c><00:31:26.700><c> his</c><00:31:26.920><c> yoke,</c><00:31:28.599><c> broke</c><00:31:28.799><c> it</c><00:31:29.019><c> up,</c> 00:31:30.180 --> 00:31:31.839 slew<00:31:30.319><c> the</c><00:31:30.559><c> oxen</c><00:31:30.779><c> that</c><00:31:30.819><c> were</c><00:31:31.019><c> pulling</c><00:31:31.220><c> it,</c> 00:31:32.140 --> 00:31:34.079 and<00:31:32.240><c> offered</c><00:31:32.359><c> a</c><00:31:32.579><c> sacrifice</c><00:31:33.000><c> to</c><00:31:33.180><c> God.</c> 00:31:34.240 --> 00:31:37.220 Burned<00:31:34.460><c> his</c><00:31:34.640><c> yoke</c><00:31:35.119><c> in</c><00:31:35.440><c> mud</c><00:31:35.660><c> and</c><00:31:35.900><c> parlance.</c> 00:31:37.640 --> 00:31:38.599 Burned<00:31:37.940><c> his</c><00:31:38.160><c> plough.</c> 00:31:38.900 --> 00:31:40.660 Couldn't<00:31:39.119><c> go</c><00:31:39.440><c> back</c><00:31:39.680><c> to</c><00:31:39.900><c> ploughing</c><00:31:40.119><c> on</c><00:31:40.339><c> the</c><00:31:40.460><c> land.</c> 00:31:40.859 --> 00:31:43.259 Got<00:31:41.039><c> nothing</c><00:31:41.319><c> with</c><00:31:41.559><c> which</c><00:31:41.720><c> to</c><00:31:42.000><c> plough.</c> 00:31:44.519 --> 00:31:47.259 Have<00:31:44.660><c> an</c><00:31:44.819><c> awful</c><00:31:45.160><c> job</c><00:31:46.160><c> explaining</c><00:31:46.680><c> to</c><00:31:46.920><c> his</c><00:31:47.119><c> dad</c> 00:31:47.259 --> 00:31:48.960 if<00:31:47.400><c> he'd</c><00:31:47.519><c> gone</c><00:31:47.680><c> back</c><00:31:47.920><c> home</c><00:31:48.039><c> where</c><00:31:48.180><c> the</c><00:31:48.359><c> oxen</c><00:31:48.680><c> were.</c> 00:31:49.299 --> 00:31:50.799 Where<00:31:49.480><c> are</c><00:31:49.559><c> the</c><00:31:49.720><c> oxen,</c><00:31:50.160><c> boy?</c> 00:31:51.119 --> 00:31:53.839 Well,<00:31:52.160><c> there</c><00:31:52.240><c> was</c><00:31:52.400><c> this</c><00:31:52.619><c> man.</c> 00:31:56.440 --> 00:31:58.160 But<00:31:56.579><c> he</c><00:31:56.759><c> burned</c><00:31:56.960><c> them,</c><00:31:57.160><c> you</c><00:31:57.339><c> see.</c> 00:31:58.759 --> 00:32:01.460 And<00:31:58.920><c> that's</c><00:31:59.480><c> what</c><00:31:59.680><c> the</c><00:31:59.819><c> Master</c><00:32:00.039><c> wants,</c><00:32:00.400><c> commitment.</c> 00:32:01.740 --> 00:32:03.440 Don't<00:32:02.000><c> go</c><00:32:02.359><c> back.</c> 00:32:04.779 --> 00:32:06.059 Go<00:32:05.079><c> forward.</c> 00:32:07.019 --> 00:32:09.140 And<00:32:07.119><c> if</c><00:32:07.359><c> Elijah's</c><00:32:07.900><c> life,</c><00:32:08.140><c> brethren</c><00:32:08.420><c> and</c><00:32:08.700><c> sisters,</c> 00:32:09.559 --> 00:32:13.380 was<00:32:09.640><c> dictated</c><00:32:10.380><c> by,</c><00:32:11.299><c> has</c><00:32:11.500><c> it</c><00:32:11.680><c> happened</c><00:32:11.940><c> before?</c> 00:32:13.680 --> 00:32:16.619 Elijah's<00:32:14.200><c> life</c><00:32:14.339><c> was</c><00:32:14.559><c> dictated</c><00:32:15.019><c> by,</c><00:32:15.460><c> has</c><00:32:15.619><c> it</c><00:32:15.799><c> happened</c><00:32:16.019><c> before?</c> 00:32:16.619 --> 00:32:21.980 It<00:32:17.279><c> was</c><00:32:17.519><c> also</c><00:32:19.019><c> dictated</c><00:32:19.940><c> by</c><00:32:20.140><c> this</c><00:32:20.319><c> one</c><00:32:20.579><c> thing,</c><00:32:20.960><c> his</c><00:32:21.059><c> ambition.</c> 00:32:22.140 --> 00:32:25.599 His<00:32:22.339><c> ambition</c><00:32:22.980><c> was</c><00:32:23.319><c> to</c><00:32:24.160><c> convert</c><00:32:24.559><c> the</c><00:32:24.779><c> king.</c> 00:32:26.180 --> 00:32:29.700 That<00:32:26.319><c> was</c><00:32:27.039><c> his</c><00:32:27.640><c> driving</c><00:32:28.579><c> ambition.</c> 00:32:30.160 --> 00:32:32.039 Because<00:32:30.680><c> his</c><00:32:31.200><c> thoughts</c><00:32:31.420><c> would</c><00:32:31.680><c> go,</c> 00:32:32.539 --> 00:32:34.140 if<00:32:32.660><c> I</c><00:32:32.900><c> can</c><00:32:33.180><c> convert</c><00:32:33.559><c> the</c><00:32:33.799><c> king,</c> 00:32:34.519 --> 00:32:37.779 he'll<00:32:34.839><c> convert</c><00:32:35.220><c> the</c><00:32:35.440><c> people</c><00:32:35.819><c> and</c><00:32:36.119><c> they'll</c><00:32:36.299><c> become</c><00:32:36.519><c> godly.</c> 00:32:38.420 --> 00:32:40.019 Strange,<00:32:38.880><c> isn't</c><00:32:38.980><c> it,</c><00:32:39.160><c> that</c><00:32:39.339><c> the</c><00:32:39.420><c> school</c><00:32:39.519><c> of</c><00:32:39.700><c> the</c><00:32:39.880><c> prophets</c> 00:32:40.019 --> 00:32:42.099 was<00:32:40.220><c> in</c><00:32:40.359><c> the</c><00:32:40.460><c> north,</c><00:32:40.700><c> not</c><00:32:40.839><c> in</c><00:32:41.079><c> the</c><00:32:41.160><c> south?</c> 00:32:42.140 --> 00:32:43.980 Strange<00:32:42.599><c> that</c><00:32:43.000><c> the</c><00:32:43.220><c> school</c><00:32:43.359><c> of</c><00:32:43.559><c> the</c><00:32:43.759><c> prophets</c> 00:32:43.980 --> 00:32:46.240 was<00:32:44.319><c> in</c><00:32:44.779><c> the</c><00:32:44.960><c> kingdom</c><00:32:45.259><c> which</c><00:32:45.519><c> never</c><00:32:45.779><c> produced</c> 00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:49.759 a<00:32:46.579><c> single</c><00:32:46.740><c> good</c><00:32:47.039><c> king</c><00:32:47.500><c> rather</c><00:32:48.859><c> than</c><00:32:49.059><c> in</c><00:32:49.259><c> the</c><00:32:49.420><c> south,</c> 00:32:50.019 --> 00:32:51.220 where<00:32:50.099><c> some</c><00:32:50.319><c> of</c><00:32:50.480><c> the</c><00:32:50.579><c> kings</c><00:32:50.740><c> were</c><00:32:50.980><c> wicked,</c> 00:32:51.599 --> 00:32:52.660 but<00:32:51.599><c> sometimes</c><00:32:52.079><c> they</c><00:32:52.220><c> were</c><00:32:52.380><c> good.</c> 00:32:52.900 --> 00:32:54.779 And<00:32:53.079><c> anyway,</c><00:32:53.259><c> they</c><00:32:53.380><c> had</c><00:32:53.500><c> the</c><00:32:53.700><c> temple</c><00:32:53.940><c> there.</c> 00:32:55.019 --> 00:32:56.720 And<00:32:55.019><c> the</c><00:32:55.240><c> school</c><00:32:55.420><c> of</c><00:32:55.599><c> the</c><00:32:55.799><c> prophets</c><00:32:55.940><c> was</c><00:32:56.140><c> in</c><00:32:56.279><c> the</c><00:32:56.420><c> north,</c> 00:32:57.079 --> 00:32:57.640 not<00:32:57.180><c> in</c><00:32:57.380><c> the</c><00:32:57.500><c> south.</c> 00:32:57.759 --> 00:32:59.500 There's<00:32:57.799><c> a</c><00:32:57.900><c> good</c><00:32:58.039><c> reason</c><00:32:58.319><c> for</c><00:32:58.539><c> that.</c> 00:33:01.480 --> 00:33:04.339 Persecution<00:33:01.880><c> always</c><00:33:02.279><c> brings</c><00:33:02.579><c> out</c><00:33:02.799><c> the</c><00:33:02.960><c> best</c><00:33:03.180><c> in</c><00:33:03.359><c> people.</c> 00:33:05.099 --> 00:33:06.720 Persecution<00:33:05.500><c> will</c><00:33:05.700><c> do</c><00:33:05.819><c> one</c><00:33:06.019><c> of</c><00:33:06.160><c> two</c><00:33:06.359><c> things.</c> 00:33:06.880 --> 00:33:09.339 It<00:33:07.019><c> will</c><00:33:07.200><c> either</c><00:33:07.339><c> drive</c><00:33:07.740><c> a</c><00:33:08.339><c> disciple</c><00:33:08.799><c> away</c> 00:33:09.339 --> 00:33:12.579 and<00:33:09.720><c> he'll</c><00:33:10.119><c> want</c><00:33:10.279><c> to</c><00:33:10.500><c> know</c><00:33:10.519><c> the</c><00:33:11.359><c> law</c><00:33:11.440><c> of</c><00:33:11.579><c> the</c><00:33:11.680><c> Lord</c><00:33:11.839><c> no</c><00:33:12.140><c> more,</c> 00:33:12.579 --> 00:33:16.920 or<00:33:12.980><c> else</c><00:33:13.559><c> he</c><00:33:14.039><c> will</c><00:33:14.359><c> cleave</c><00:33:14.700><c> even</c><00:33:15.160><c> harder</c><00:33:15.640><c> to</c><00:33:16.160><c> the</c><00:33:16.299><c> things</c><00:33:16.519><c> of</c><00:33:16.799><c> God.</c> 00:33:16.980 --> 00:33:19.019 That's<00:33:17.200><c> what</c><00:33:17.279><c> persecution</c><00:33:17.920><c> does.</c> 00:33:22.859 --> 00:33:23.619 It<00:33:22.960><c> doesn't</c><00:33:23.039><c> happen</c><00:33:23.319><c> to</c><00:33:23.519><c> that.</c> 00:33:23.680 --> 00:33:25.000 Well,<00:33:23.819><c> not</c><00:33:24.000><c> in</c><00:33:24.140><c> England</c><00:33:24.420><c> it</c><00:33:24.599><c> doesn't.</c> 00:33:25.039 --> 00:33:26.680 It<00:33:25.220><c> doesn't</c><00:33:25.380><c> happen</c><00:33:25.579><c> to</c><00:33:25.759><c> us.</c> 00:33:27.160 --> 00:33:29.519 You<00:33:27.259><c> look</c><00:33:27.440><c> around</c><00:33:27.700><c> Bible</c><00:33:28.039><c> class</c><00:33:28.279><c> nights</c> 00:33:29.720 --> 00:33:32.980 and<00:33:30.279><c> see</c><00:33:30.740><c> notable</c><00:33:31.359><c> absences,</c> 00:33:35.180 --> 00:33:37.759 37<00:33:35.740><c>%</c><00:33:36.299><c> attendance.</c> 00:33:40.519 --> 00:33:42.299 You<00:33:41.000><c> ask</c><00:33:41.259><c> yourself,</c> 00:33:42.680 --> 00:33:45.680 why<00:33:42.700><c> aren't</c><00:33:43.000><c> people</c><00:33:43.400><c> keen</c><00:33:43.720><c> to</c><00:33:44.019><c> hear</c><00:33:44.200><c> the</c><00:33:44.420><c> word</c><00:33:44.579><c> of</c><00:33:44.859><c> God?</c> 00:33:46.339 --> 00:33:47.900 Where<00:33:46.740><c> are</c><00:33:47.099><c> they?</c> 00:33:48.900 --> 00:33:50.519 And<00:33:49.140><c> you</c><00:33:49.259><c> can</c><00:33:49.420><c> be</c><00:33:49.660><c> sure</c><00:33:49.799><c> of</c><00:33:50.019><c> one</c><00:33:50.279><c> thing,</c> 00:33:50.720 --> 00:33:51.440 brethren<00:33:50.859><c> and</c><00:33:51.119><c> sisters,</c> 00:33:51.660 --> 00:33:54.740 it<00:33:51.839><c> isn't</c><00:33:52.180><c> persecution</c><00:33:52.980><c> that's</c><00:33:53.319><c> keeping</c><00:33:53.559><c> them</c><00:33:53.799><c> away.</c> 00:33:55.799 --> 00:34:00.640 It<00:33:55.819><c> was</c><00:33:56.180><c> in,</c><00:33:57.359><c> as</c><00:33:58.140><c> recently</c><00:33:58.619><c> as</c><00:33:58.779><c> my</c><00:33:58.940><c> father's</c><00:33:59.400><c> day,</c> 00:34:01.079 --> 00:34:02.680 whereas<00:34:01.240><c> children</c><00:34:01.660><c> would</c><00:34:01.940><c> be</c><00:34:02.279><c> in</c><00:34:02.440><c> the</c><00:34:02.559><c> house</c> 00:34:02.680 --> 00:34:04.119 and<00:34:02.839><c> the</c><00:34:02.920><c> house</c><00:34:03.079><c> where</c><00:34:03.200><c> he</c><00:34:03.220><c> came</c><00:34:03.420><c> through</c><00:34:03.640><c> the</c><00:34:03.779><c> window</c> 00:34:04.119 --> 00:34:05.380 with<00:34:04.420><c> a</c><00:34:04.559><c> note</c><00:34:04.740><c> wrapped</c><00:34:04.940><c> around</c><00:34:05.160><c> it,</c> 00:34:05.380 --> 00:34:08.119 all<00:34:05.700><c> conscientious</c><00:34:06.200><c> objections</c><00:34:06.660><c> should</c><00:34:06.880><c> be</c><00:34:07.119><c> shut.</c> 00:34:08.440 --> 00:34:09.539 And<00:34:08.579><c> if</c><00:34:08.679><c> you</c><00:34:08.820><c> come</c><00:34:08.980><c> out</c><00:34:09.159><c> of</c><00:34:09.300><c> your</c><00:34:09.420><c> house,</c> 00:34:09.599 --> 00:34:11.119 you're<00:34:09.739><c> in</c><00:34:09.840><c> big</c><00:34:10.039><c> trouble.</c> 00:34:13.320 --> 00:34:17.059 This<00:34:13.719><c> persecution</c><00:34:14.119><c> does</c><00:34:15.440><c> one</c><00:34:15.619><c> of</c><00:34:15.679><c> two</c><00:34:15.880><c> things.</c> 00:34:17.139 --> 00:34:18.780 It<00:34:17.179><c> drives</c><00:34:17.380><c> you</c><00:34:17.599><c> away,</c><00:34:17.880><c> you</c><00:34:17.900><c> don't</c><00:34:18.019><c> go</c><00:34:18.219><c> out.</c> 00:34:18.920 --> 00:34:21.079 Or<00:34:19.119><c> you</c><00:34:19.260><c> say,</c><00:34:19.480><c> I'm</c><00:34:19.500><c> in</c><00:34:19.639><c> the</c><00:34:19.719><c> hand</c><00:34:19.800><c> of</c><00:34:19.980><c> the</c><00:34:20.039><c> Lord</c><00:34:20.179><c> and</c><00:34:20.400><c> go.</c> 00:34:21.579 --> 00:34:23.960 No,<00:34:22.239><c> persecution</c><00:34:22.519><c> doesn't</c><00:34:22.840><c> keep</c><00:34:23.079><c> people</c><00:34:23.260><c> away</c><00:34:23.539><c> today.</c> 00:34:24.199 --> 00:34:25.300 The<00:34:24.360><c> good</c><00:34:24.519><c> things</c><00:34:24.739><c> of</c><00:34:25.000><c> life</c><00:34:25.139><c> do.</c> 00:34:25.440 --> 00:34:26.659 That's<00:34:25.739><c> the</c><00:34:25.920><c> killer.</c> 00:34:27.840 --> 00:34:30.500 It's<00:34:28.239><c> a</c><00:34:28.300><c> good</c><00:34:28.460><c> life</c><00:34:28.760><c> that</c><00:34:29.000><c> keeps</c><00:34:29.179><c> people</c><00:34:29.460><c> away.</c> 00:34:31.519 --> 00:34:34.400 Ever<00:34:31.659><c> it</c><00:34:31.760><c> has</c><00:34:31.960><c> been</c><00:34:32.199><c> the</c><00:34:32.420><c> same</c><00:34:32.619><c> in</c><00:34:33.940><c> the</c><00:34:34.139><c> Word,</c> 00:34:34.880 --> 00:34:36.340 ever<00:34:35.320><c> it</c><00:34:35.480><c> has</c><00:34:35.659><c> been</c><00:34:35.800><c> the</c><00:34:36.000><c> same.</c> 00:34:36.519 --> 00:34:38.579 Lot<00:34:36.619><c> is</c><00:34:36.840><c> a</c><00:34:37.059><c> superb</c><00:34:37.400><c> example.</c> 00:34:38.980 --> 00:34:40.539 Find<00:34:39.300><c> him</c><00:34:39.380><c> with</c><00:34:39.599><c> Abraham,</c> 00:34:40.940 --> 00:34:43.559 find<00:34:41.139><c> him</c><00:34:41.400><c> outside</c><00:34:42.179><c> the</c><00:34:42.400><c> city</c><00:34:42.900><c> of</c><00:34:43.139><c> Sodom,</c> 00:34:43.920 --> 00:34:44.920 next<00:34:44.159><c> he's</c><00:34:44.340><c> in</c><00:34:44.539><c> the</c><00:34:44.679><c> city,</c> 00:34:45.019 --> 00:34:47.039 next<00:34:45.199><c> he's</c><00:34:45.380><c> on</c><00:34:45.519><c> the</c><00:34:45.739><c> town</c><00:34:45.960><c> council.</c> 00:34:48.039 --> 00:34:49.400 Good<00:34:48.219><c> life.</c> 00:34:49.820 --> 00:34:51.119 Took<00:34:49.960><c> him</c><00:34:50.119><c> away,</c> 00:34:51.800 --> 00:34:53.539 as<00:34:51.900><c> it</c><00:34:52.139><c> was</c><00:34:52.340><c> in</c><00:34:52.840><c> the</c><00:34:53.039><c> days</c><00:34:53.179><c> of</c><00:34:53.360><c> Noah.</c> 00:34:53.539 --> 00:34:54.980 Noah's<00:34:53.940><c> another</c><00:34:54.099><c> good</c><00:34:54.340><c> example.</c> 00:34:55.340 --> 00:34:56.380 Noah's<00:34:55.780><c> another</c><00:34:56.000><c> good</c><00:34:56.260><c> example.</c> 00:34:56.380 --> 00:34:57.179 What<00:34:56.539><c> time?</c> 00:35:01.260 --> 00:35:03.239 Let's<00:35:01.780><c> see</c><00:35:01.920><c> what</c><00:35:02.119><c> time</c><00:35:02.260><c> we've</c><00:35:02.519><c> stopped.</c> 00:35:04.980 --> 00:35:06.420 Ah,<00:35:05.860><c> that's</c><00:35:06.199><c> good.</c> 00:35:06.539 --> 00:35:08.159 There's<00:35:06.699><c> no</c><00:35:06.860><c> stopping</c><00:35:07.119><c> time.</c> 00:35:13.760 --> 00:35:15.179 Look<00:35:14.280><c> at</c><00:35:14.420><c> this.</c> 00:35:15.460 --> 00:35:16.199 I<00:35:15.559><c> think</c><00:35:15.599><c> that's</c><00:35:15.820><c> a</c><00:35:15.900><c> mistake.</c> 00:35:16.320 --> 00:35:20.940 It<00:35:16.400><c> says</c><00:35:16.539><c> 11</c><00:35:16.980><c> a</c><00:35:17.159><c>.m.</c><00:35:17.920><c> start,</c><00:35:18.860><c> 2</c><00:35:19.199><c> p</c><00:35:19.460><c>.m.</c><00:35:20.280><c> meeting.</c> 00:35:23.719 --> 00:35:26.780 What<00:35:24.440><c> was</c><00:35:24.780><c> that</c><00:35:25.000><c> about,</c><00:35:25.559><c> Sodom?</c> 00:35:29.219 --> 00:35:32.619 I<00:35:29.940><c> won't</c><00:35:30.659><c> detain</c><00:35:31.059><c> you.</c> 00:35:33.079 --> 00:35:36.599 Except<00:35:33.300><c> to</c><00:35:33.519><c> say</c><00:35:33.679><c> that</c><00:35:34.699><c> this</c><00:35:35.039><c> is</c><00:35:35.260><c> a</c><00:35:35.619><c> vital</c><00:35:35.920><c> principle.</c> 00:35:36.960 --> 00:35:38.539 It<00:35:37.119><c> really</c><00:35:37.380><c> is.</c> 00:35:38.579 --> 00:35:41.400 It's<00:35:38.940><c> the</c><00:35:39.159><c> good</c><00:35:39.400><c> things</c><00:35:39.760><c> that</c><00:35:40.019><c> keep</c><00:35:40.159><c> us</c><00:35:40.420><c> away</c><00:35:40.719><c> from</c><00:35:40.940><c> God,</c> 00:35:41.739 --> 00:35:43.760 not<00:35:41.860><c> persecution,</c><00:35:43.360><c> today.</c> 00:35:44.099 --> 00:35:46.400 Times<00:35:44.340><c> might</c><00:35:44.639><c> change.</c> 00:35:47.400 --> 00:35:52.460 And<00:35:48.079><c> if</c><00:35:48.360><c> Elisha's</c><00:35:49.380><c> ambition</c><00:35:49.820><c> was</c><00:35:50.099><c> to</c><00:35:50.320><c> convert</c><00:35:50.679><c> the</c><00:35:50.920><c> king,</c> 00:35:53.179 --> 00:35:56.960 the<00:35:53.280><c> father</c><00:35:53.480><c> grants</c><00:35:53.780><c> us</c><00:35:54.000><c> our</c><00:35:54.219><c> ambition,</c><00:35:54.880><c> and</c><00:35:55.079><c> he</c><00:35:55.219><c> did.</c> 00:35:58.960 --> 00:36:01.760 Elijah,<00:35:59.460><c> we're</c><00:35:59.800><c> going</c><00:35:59.980><c> to</c><00:36:00.119><c> see</c><00:36:00.260><c> him</c><00:36:00.440><c> shortly,</c> 00:36:01.840 --> 00:36:04.179 meets<00:36:02.579><c> Ahab</c><00:36:03.280><c> the</c><00:36:03.400><c> king</c> 00:36:04.179 --> 00:36:09.400 in<00:36:05.340><c> what</c><00:36:05.539><c> was</c><00:36:05.820><c> the</c><00:36:06.039><c> vineyard</c><00:36:06.639><c> of</c><00:36:06.860><c> Nabotham.</c> 00:36:09.800 --> 00:36:12.360 And<00:36:10.159><c> Ahab</c><00:36:10.420><c> comes</c><00:36:10.820><c> quietly.</c> 00:36:12.800 --> 00:36:17.760 It<00:36:13.400><c> means</c><00:36:14.000><c> he</c><00:36:14.599><c> came</c><00:36:15.039><c> in</c><00:36:15.239><c> a</c><00:36:15.380><c> repentant</c><00:36:16.019><c> way.</c> 00:36:19.219 --> 00:36:22.960 And<00:36:19.320><c> Elijah</c><00:36:19.539><c> looks</c><00:36:19.780><c> at</c><00:36:19.960><c> him</c><00:36:20.579><c> and</c><00:36:20.960><c> sees</c><00:36:21.199><c> the</c><00:36:21.440><c> king</c><00:36:21.659><c> weep.</c> 00:36:24.900 --> 00:36:27.360 We<00:36:25.320><c> know,</c><00:36:25.679><c> you</c><00:36:25.900><c> know,</c><00:36:26.139><c> and</c><00:36:26.239><c> I</c><00:36:26.400><c> know</c> 00:36:27.420 --> 00:36:30.059 that<00:36:27.980><c> the</c><00:36:28.119><c> king</c><00:36:28.380><c> reverted</c><00:36:28.860><c> to</c><00:36:29.199><c> time,</c> 00:36:30.579 --> 00:36:32.900 but<00:36:30.739><c> Elijah</c><00:36:31.099><c> never</c><00:36:31.400><c> saw</c><00:36:31.579><c> it.</c> 00:36:34.619 --> 00:36:36.539 So<00:36:34.800><c> last</c><00:36:34.980><c> he</c><00:36:35.099><c> saw</c><00:36:35.280><c> Ahab,</c> 00:36:37.019 --> 00:36:38.920 his<00:36:37.179><c> ambition</c><00:36:37.579><c> was</c><00:36:37.840><c> realized,</c> 00:36:39.099 --> 00:36:40.699 and<00:36:39.280><c> the</c><00:36:39.360><c> king</c><00:36:39.500><c> was</c><00:36:39.760><c> converted.</c> 00:36:40.800 --> 00:36:42.539 The<00:36:41.360><c> father,</c><00:36:41.699><c> brethren,</c><00:36:42.159><c> and</c><00:36:42.260><c> sisters</c> 00:36:42.539 --> 00:36:44.920 always<00:36:42.840><c> gives</c><00:36:43.079><c> his</c><00:36:43.320><c> children</c><00:36:43.619><c> that</c><00:36:43.820><c> which</c><00:36:43.940><c> they</c><00:36:44.199><c> want.</c> 00:36:45.599 --> 00:36:47.320 You<00:36:45.679><c> want</c><00:36:45.820><c> a</c><00:36:45.960><c> place</c><00:36:46.119><c> in</c><00:36:46.280><c> the</c><00:36:46.420><c> kingdom?</c> 00:36:47.659 --> 00:36:50.579 Pray<00:36:47.920><c> for</c><00:36:48.199><c> it,</c><00:36:49.099><c> earnestly</c><00:36:49.599><c> and</c><00:36:50.039><c> urgently.</c> 00:36:50.940 --> 00:36:54.619 Of<00:36:51.159><c> course,</c><00:36:51.739><c> your</c><00:36:51.880><c> life</c><00:36:52.400><c> must</c><00:36:52.860><c> leave</c><00:36:53.079><c> out</c><00:36:53.360><c> that</c><00:36:53.539><c> ambition,</c> 00:36:55.679 --> 00:36:58.659 and<00:36:56.239><c> you</c><00:36:56.360><c> will</c><00:36:56.559><c> be</c><00:36:56.679><c> given</c><00:36:56.820><c> it,</c><00:36:56.960><c> not</c><00:36:57.119><c> because</c><00:36:57.340><c> you</c><00:36:57.559><c> deserve</c><00:36:57.900><c> it,</c> 00:36:59.059 --> 00:37:01.139 but<00:36:59.260><c> because</c><00:36:59.519><c> we</c><00:36:59.760><c> worship</c><00:37:00.039><c> a</c><00:37:00.219><c> God</c><00:37:00.340><c> of</c><00:37:00.519><c> grace</c> 00:37:01.139 --> 00:37:04.739 who<00:37:02.179><c> gives</c><00:37:02.460><c> his</c><00:37:02.800><c> children</c><00:37:03.219><c> their</c><00:37:03.659><c> ambition.</c> 00:37:05.519 --> 00:37:08.119 And<00:37:05.679><c> if</c><00:37:05.800><c> this</c><00:37:06.000><c> was</c><00:37:06.679><c> Elijah's</c><00:37:07.340><c> not,</c> 00:37:09.199 --> 00:37:11.159 Elijah's<00:37:09.860><c> was</c><00:37:10.000><c> similar,</c> 00:37:11.619 --> 00:37:14.679 except<00:37:11.960><c> it</c><00:37:12.119><c> was</c><00:37:12.340><c> always</c><00:37:12.639><c> in</c><00:37:12.860><c> the</c><00:37:13.019><c> life</c><00:37:13.320><c> of</c><00:37:13.659><c> Elijah,</c> 00:37:15.579 --> 00:37:18.820 God<00:37:15.980><c> versus</c><00:37:16.739><c> Baal.</c> 00:37:19.000 --> 00:37:21.199 Now<00:37:19.079><c> the</c><00:37:19.260><c> Baal</c><00:37:19.539><c> worshipers</c><00:37:20.119><c> in</c><00:37:20.280><c> the</c><00:37:20.420><c> days</c> 00:37:21.380 --> 00:37:23.239 that<00:37:22.039><c> they</c><00:37:22.239><c> have</c><00:37:22.559><c> in</c><00:37:22.880><c> Elijah,</c> 00:37:23.639 --> 00:37:26.400 weren't<00:37:23.760><c> you</c><00:37:23.900><c> a</c><00:37:24.000><c> bunch</c><00:37:24.159><c> of</c><00:37:24.380><c> crackpots,</c><00:37:24.960><c> you</c><00:37:24.960><c> know?</c> 00:37:26.639 --> 00:37:31.440 Fragments<00:37:27.019><c> of</c><00:37:27.199><c> their</c><00:37:27.460><c> hymn</c><00:37:27.699><c> book</c><00:37:28.000><c> have</c><00:37:28.539><c> been</c><00:37:28.880><c> found</c><00:37:29.239><c> on</c><00:37:29.619><c> Carmel.</c> 00:37:31.500 --> 00:37:33.320 Fragments<00:37:31.880><c> are</c><00:37:32.059><c> in</c><00:37:32.159><c> the</c><00:37:32.320><c> British</c><00:37:32.659><c> Museum</c> 00:37:33.320 --> 00:37:34.940 where<00:37:33.760><c> you</c><00:37:33.940><c> can</c><00:37:34.260><c> read,</c> 00:37:34.940 --> 00:37:37.199 of<00:37:34.940><c> course</c><00:37:35.880><c> you</c><00:37:36.280><c> have</c><00:37:36.400><c> to</c><00:37:36.519><c> have</c><00:37:36.559><c> it</c><00:37:36.739><c> translated,</c> 00:37:37.280 --> 00:37:40.320 it<00:37:37.440><c> isn't</c><00:37:37.659><c> in</c><00:37:38.760><c> English.</c> 00:37:41.059 --> 00:37:42.840 Hear<00:37:41.519><c> us</c><00:37:41.780><c> Baal,</c><00:37:42.079><c> hear</c><00:37:42.219><c> mighty</c><00:37:42.519><c> God,</c> 00:37:43.039 --> 00:37:48.300 rather<00:37:43.320><c> similar</c><00:37:43.659><c> to</c><00:37:43.880><c> the</c><00:37:44.019><c> great</c><00:37:46.260><c> Mendelssohn's</c><00:37:47.960><c> Elijah,</c> 00:37:48.420 --> 00:37:49.659 the<00:37:48.519><c> oratoric,</c> 00:37:50.039 --> 00:37:51.599 straight<00:37:50.300><c> off</c><00:37:50.480><c> their</c><00:37:50.639><c> hymn</c><00:37:50.820><c> book.</c> 00:37:51.699 --> 00:37:53.920 Hear<00:37:51.900><c> us</c><00:37:52.159><c> Baal,</c><00:37:52.440><c> they</c><00:37:52.699><c> sing,</c><00:37:53.219><c> they</c><00:37:53.500><c> sang</c> 00:37:53.920 --> 00:37:55.920 in<00:37:54.559><c> order</c><00:37:54.860><c> round</c><00:37:55.159><c> the</c><00:37:55.400><c> sacrifice.</c> 00:37:56.179 --> 00:37:58.360 They<00:37:56.320><c> weren't</c><00:37:56.539><c> a</c><00:37:56.719><c> bunch</c><00:37:56.900><c> of</c><00:37:57.119><c> idiots</c><00:37:57.320><c> jumping</c><00:37:57.739><c> up</c><00:37:58.000><c> and</c><00:37:58.099><c> down,</c> 00:37:58.559 --> 00:37:59.659 cutting<00:37:58.679><c> themselves</c><00:37:59.139><c> with</c><00:37:59.400><c> knives,</c> 00:37:59.880 --> 00:38:01.599 although<00:38:00.079><c> later</c><00:38:00.360><c> on</c><00:38:00.539><c> they</c><00:38:00.760><c> resorted</c><00:38:01.139><c> to</c><00:38:01.420><c> that.</c> 00:38:01.820 --> 00:38:03.840 And<00:38:02.000><c> in</c><00:38:02.159><c> the</c><00:38:02.260><c> days</c><00:38:02.420><c> of</c><00:38:02.639><c> Elijah</c><00:38:02.900><c> they</c><00:38:03.099><c> were</c><00:38:03.280><c> the</c><00:38:03.500><c> same.</c> 00:38:03.840 --> 00:38:06.699 They<00:38:04.260><c> were</c><00:38:05.219><c> well</c><00:38:05.699><c>-educated</c><00:38:06.320><c> people,</c> 00:38:06.739 --> 00:38:08.780 they<00:38:06.980><c> could</c><00:38:07.179><c> hold</c><00:38:07.360><c> a</c><00:38:07.500><c> good</c><00:38:07.639><c> debate</c><00:38:07.940><c> with</c><00:38:08.199><c> you.</c> 00:38:09.019 --> 00:38:10.000 It<00:38:09.159><c> would</c><00:38:09.320><c> go</c><00:38:09.500><c> like</c><00:38:09.800><c> this,</c> 00:38:10.139 --> 00:38:11.139 tell<00:38:10.320><c> me,</c><00:38:10.400><c> who</c><00:38:10.519><c> do</c><00:38:10.659><c> you</c><00:38:10.840><c> worship?</c> 00:38:11.440 --> 00:38:12.920 Oh,<00:38:11.599><c> I</c><00:38:11.699><c> worship</c><00:38:12.000><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:38:14.380 --> 00:38:16.139 What<00:38:14.860><c> does</c><00:38:15.340><c> he</c><00:38:15.340><c> look</c><00:38:15.579><c> like,</c><00:38:15.780><c> your</c><00:38:15.960><c> God?</c> 00:38:16.440 --> 00:38:17.840 I<00:38:16.920><c> don't</c><00:38:17.340><c> know.</c> 00:38:18.440 --> 00:38:20.219 I<00:38:18.920><c> don't</c><00:38:19.400><c> know</c><00:38:19.440><c> what</c><00:38:19.599><c> he</c><00:38:19.619><c> looks</c><00:38:19.860><c> like,</c> 00:38:20.460 --> 00:38:21.739 you<00:38:20.539><c> see,</c><00:38:20.800><c> nobody's</c><00:38:21.039><c> ever</c><00:38:21.239><c> seen</c><00:38:21.380><c> him.</c> 00:38:21.920 --> 00:38:22.900 What? 00:38:23.019 --> 00:38:25.079 A<00:38:23.300><c> gardener,</c><00:38:23.659><c> nobody's</c><00:38:23.900><c> ever</c><00:38:24.099><c> seen</c><00:38:24.260><c> him.</c> 00:38:26.260 --> 00:38:28.159 What<00:38:26.699><c> exactly</c><00:38:27.139><c> does,</c> 00:38:28.659 --> 00:38:30.639 what<00:38:29.099><c> are</c><00:38:29.239><c> the</c><00:38:29.360><c> laws</c><00:38:29.579><c> of</c><00:38:29.780><c> your</c><00:38:29.980><c> God?</c> 00:38:30.920 --> 00:38:32.139 Talk<00:38:31.400><c> to</c><00:38:31.559><c> us</c><00:38:31.659><c> about</c><00:38:31.900><c> ladies,</c> 00:38:32.139 --> 00:38:35.179 but<00:38:32.380><c> thou</c><00:38:32.679><c> shalt</c><00:38:32.900><c> not</c><00:38:33.099><c> commit</c><00:38:33.360><c> adultery.</c> 00:38:35.219 --> 00:38:36.559 Oh<00:38:35.639><c> dear.</c> 00:38:37.320 --> 00:38:38.139 You<00:38:37.460><c> want</c><00:38:37.619><c> to</c><00:38:37.719><c> get</c><00:38:37.840><c> with</c><00:38:38.039><c> it,</c> 00:38:38.139 --> 00:38:39.940 you<00:38:38.219><c> want</c><00:38:38.400><c> to</c><00:38:38.539><c> live</c><00:38:38.659><c> modern</c><00:38:39.000><c> lives,</c> 00:38:40.059 --> 00:38:44.039 you<00:38:40.480><c> want</c><00:38:40.699><c> to</c><00:38:41.840><c> get</c><00:38:42.139><c> out</c><00:38:42.400><c> of</c><00:38:42.559><c> this</c><00:38:42.840><c> dull</c><00:38:43.139><c> religion</c><00:38:43.539><c> routine,</c> 00:38:44.079 --> 00:38:45.960 you<00:38:44.159><c> want</c><00:38:44.340><c> to</c><00:38:44.760><c> sing</c><00:38:45.000><c> and</c><00:38:45.239><c> clap</c><00:38:45.400><c> and</c><00:38:45.699><c> dance,</c> 00:38:46.159 --> 00:38:47.920 have<00:38:46.300><c> a</c><00:38:46.400><c> good</c><00:38:46.599><c> time,</c><00:38:46.820><c> that's</c><00:38:46.920><c> what</c><00:38:47.159><c> religion's</c><00:38:47.539><c> all</c><00:38:47.719><c> about.</c> 00:38:48.119 --> 00:38:49.500 Just<00:38:48.300><c> like</c><00:38:48.500><c> today,</c> 00:38:49.860 --> 00:38:51.360 people<00:38:50.179><c> tell</c><00:38:50.380><c> me</c><00:38:50.559><c> the</c><00:38:50.699><c> same</c><00:38:50.900><c> today,</c> 00:38:51.619 --> 00:38:53.860 you're<00:38:51.760><c> living</c><00:38:51.960><c> in</c><00:38:52.119><c> the</c><00:38:52.320><c> dark</c><00:38:52.519><c> ages,</c><00:38:52.980><c> Peter,</c><00:38:53.400><c> they</c><00:38:53.679><c> say.</c> 00:38:54.099 --> 00:38:56.179 Your<00:38:54.320><c> religion</c><00:38:54.659><c> should</c><00:38:54.840><c> be</c><00:38:55.119><c> exciting.</c> 00:38:56.719 --> 00:38:58.320 I<00:38:56.860><c> say,</c><00:38:57.019><c> I</c><00:38:57.019><c> don't</c><00:38:57.179><c> know</c><00:38:57.300><c> how</c><00:38:57.400><c> to</c><00:38:57.539><c> make</c><00:38:57.659><c> it</c><00:38:57.760><c> more</c><00:38:58.019><c> exciting.</c> 00:38:58.539 --> 00:39:00.800 I'm<00:38:58.760><c> filled</c><00:38:58.960><c> with</c><00:38:59.300><c> excitement</c><00:38:59.619><c> about</c><00:38:59.920><c> it</c><00:39:00.079><c> as</c><00:39:00.159><c> it</c><00:39:00.380><c> is.</c> 00:39:00.800 --> 00:39:03.260 And<00:39:01.380><c> they</c><00:39:01.579><c> say,</c><00:39:01.880><c> no,</c><00:39:02.000><c> it's</c><00:39:02.139><c> your</c><00:39:02.239><c> worship</c><00:39:02.500><c> I'm</c><00:39:02.719><c> talking</c><00:39:03.039><c> about.</c> 00:39:03.360 --> 00:39:07.039 You<00:39:03.460><c> want</c><00:39:03.579><c> to</c><00:39:03.699><c> dance</c><00:39:04.019><c> and</c><00:39:04.260><c> clap</c><00:39:04.380><c> and</c><00:39:04.539><c> have</c><00:39:04.639><c> a</c><00:39:04.739><c> good</c><00:39:04.900><c> time.</c> 00:39:12.260 --> 00:39:15.280 Baal<00:39:12.659><c> versus,</c><00:39:13.059><c> Baal</c><00:39:13.760><c> versus</c><00:39:14.099><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:39:15.380 --> 00:39:17.260 Always<00:39:15.780><c> been</c><00:39:15.980><c> the</c><00:39:16.219><c> same,</c><00:39:16.480><c> this.</c> 00:39:18.519 --> 00:39:20.500 They<00:39:18.739><c> would</c><00:39:18.940><c> say,</c><00:39:19.719><c> our</c><00:39:19.860><c> God,</c><00:39:20.239><c> you</c><00:39:20.380><c> see,</c> 00:39:20.500 --> 00:39:21.420 he's<00:39:20.619><c> a</c><00:39:20.699><c> God</c><00:39:20.780><c> we</c><00:39:20.940><c> can</c><00:39:21.219><c> see.</c> 00:39:21.920 --> 00:39:23.519 See<00:39:22.139><c> that</c><00:39:22.300><c> great</c><00:39:22.480><c> big</c><00:39:22.699><c> tree</c><00:39:22.900><c> over</c><00:39:23.159><c> there?</c> 00:39:23.880 --> 00:39:25.039 That<00:39:23.980><c> big</c><00:39:24.179><c> tree,</c><00:39:24.480><c> big</c><00:39:24.659><c> oak</c><00:39:24.860><c> tree.</c> 00:39:25.400 --> 00:39:27.320 Look,<00:39:25.659><c> just</c><00:39:25.900><c> look</c><00:39:26.099><c> at</c><00:39:26.199><c> its</c><00:39:26.400><c> branches.</c> 00:39:27.739 --> 00:39:28.900 Do<00:39:27.840><c> you</c><00:39:27.860><c> know</c><00:39:28.000><c> how</c><00:39:28.159><c> many</c><00:39:28.340><c> acorns</c> 00:39:28.900 --> 00:39:30.300 one<00:39:29.139><c> oak</c><00:39:29.420><c> tree</c><00:39:29.559><c> will</c><00:39:29.840><c> produce?</c> 00:39:30.539 --> 00:39:32.679 A<00:39:30.780><c> big</c><00:39:30.980><c> one,</c><00:39:31.420><c> a</c><00:39:31.639><c> big</c><00:39:31.860><c> English</c><00:39:32.260><c> oak,</c> 00:39:33.000 --> 00:39:36.519 probably<00:39:33.260><c> produce</c><00:39:34.000><c> about</c><00:39:34.980><c> half</c><00:39:35.199><c> a</c><00:39:35.360><c> million</c><00:39:35.559><c> acorns.</c> 00:39:36.739 --> 00:39:37.820 One<00:39:36.980><c> tree,</c><00:39:37.400><c> look</c><00:39:37.559><c> at</c><00:39:37.679><c> that.</c> 00:39:38.179 --> 00:39:39.480 They<00:39:38.619><c> say</c><00:39:38.800><c> that's</c><00:39:39.099><c> our</c><00:39:39.300><c> God,</c> 00:39:39.719 --> 00:39:41.179 that's<00:39:39.980><c> a</c><00:39:40.119><c> representation</c><00:39:40.699><c> of</c><00:39:40.920><c> our</c><00:39:41.059><c> God.</c> 00:39:41.400 --> 00:39:42.719 That's<00:39:41.699><c> fruitfulness.</c> 00:39:43.340 --> 00:39:44.840 That's<00:39:43.539><c> what</c><00:39:43.659><c> we</c><00:39:43.940><c> worship.</c> 00:39:46.239 --> 00:39:49.380 The<00:39:46.380><c> God</c><00:39:46.579><c> of</c><00:39:46.780><c> nature,</c><00:39:48.400><c> Baal.</c> 00:39:51.940 --> 00:39:53.539 We<00:39:52.099><c> have</c><00:39:52.780><c> a</c><00:39:53.079><c> sister,</c><00:39:53.420><c> Carolyn,</c> 00:39:53.659 --> 00:39:55.380 I<00:39:53.739><c> have</c><00:39:54.079><c> a</c><00:39:54.300><c> lady</c><00:39:54.500><c> who</c><00:39:54.659><c> lives</c><00:39:54.780><c> next</c><00:39:55.059><c> door</c><00:39:55.219><c> to</c><00:39:55.300><c> us,</c> 00:39:55.440 --> 00:39:56.139 won't<00:39:55.619><c> come</c><00:39:55.719><c> to</c><00:39:55.820><c> our</c><00:39:55.920><c> meeting.</c> 00:39:56.380 --> 00:39:57.500 She<00:39:56.539><c> comes</c><00:39:56.739><c> very</c><00:39:56.980><c> occasionally,</c> 00:39:57.500 --> 00:39:59.320 but<00:39:57.960><c> she</c><00:39:58.199><c> says,</c><00:39:58.440><c> I</c><00:39:58.440><c> don't</c><00:39:58.599><c> have</c><00:39:58.800><c> to</c><00:39:58.960><c> go.</c> 00:39:59.320 --> 00:40:01.480 I<00:39:59.539><c> don't</c><00:39:59.639><c> have</c><00:39:59.800><c> to</c><00:39:59.900><c> go</c><00:40:00.079><c> inside</c><00:40:00.480><c> to</c><00:40:00.699><c> worship.</c> 00:40:01.679 --> 00:40:03.260 I'll<00:40:01.880><c> just</c><00:40:01.920><c> walk</c><00:40:02.139><c> up,</c> 00:40:03.599 --> 00:40:04.500 either<00:40:03.639><c> Hansen</c><00:40:03.920><c> or</c><00:40:04.039><c> one</c><00:40:04.119><c> or</c><00:40:04.159><c> two,</c> 00:40:04.599 --> 00:40:05.719 who<00:40:04.739><c> visit</c><00:40:04.980><c> here,</c><00:40:05.280><c> there's</c><00:40:05.320><c> no,</c> 00:40:05.840 --> 00:40:06.380 about<00:40:06.000><c> where</c><00:40:06.199><c> we</c><00:40:06.300><c> live,</c> 00:40:06.519 --> 00:40:07.780 just<00:40:06.599><c> cross</c><00:40:06.800><c> the</c><00:40:06.960><c> road,</c><00:40:07.099><c> walk</c><00:40:07.280><c> through</c><00:40:07.460><c> the</c><00:40:07.619><c> fields,</c> 00:40:07.820 --> 00:40:08.599 and<00:40:07.900><c> up</c><00:40:08.000><c> into</c><00:40:08.179><c> the</c><00:40:08.340><c> hills,</c> 00:40:08.880 --> 00:40:10.119 and<00:40:09.059><c> there</c><00:40:09.199><c> you</c><00:40:09.300><c> see</c><00:40:09.400><c> some</c><00:40:09.599><c> nice</c><00:40:09.760><c> trees.</c> 00:40:10.539 --> 00:40:12.420 She<00:40:10.900><c> says,</c><00:40:11.159><c> that's</c><00:40:11.280><c> where</c><00:40:11.420><c> I</c><00:40:11.659><c> worship.</c> 00:40:12.800 --> 00:40:14.579 I<00:40:12.940><c> don't</c><00:40:13.079><c> need</c><00:40:13.219><c> to</c><00:40:13.340><c> come</c><00:40:13.480><c> inside</c><00:40:13.760><c> and</c><00:40:14.000><c> sing</c><00:40:14.139><c> hymns.</c> 00:40:14.800 --> 00:40:16.159 Baal<00:40:15.039><c> worshiper.</c> 00:40:17.639 --> 00:40:19.179 You<00:40:17.820><c> see,</c><00:40:18.360><c> this</c><00:40:18.639><c> is</c><00:40:18.840><c> the</c><00:40:19.019><c> rub.</c> 00:40:19.619 --> 00:40:20.780 They<00:40:19.900><c> are</c><00:40:20.320><c> wondrous.</c> 00:40:21.079 --> 00:40:23.500 The<00:40:21.300><c> stars,</c><00:40:22.099><c> the</c><00:40:22.199><c> moon,</c><00:40:22.599><c> the</c><00:40:22.699><c> sun,</c> 00:40:24.079 --> 00:40:25.619 the<00:40:24.320><c> trees,</c><00:40:24.699><c> the</c><00:40:24.800><c> oceans,</c><00:40:25.199><c> the</c><00:40:25.360><c> rivers,</c> 00:40:25.820 --> 00:40:26.840 all<00:40:26.039><c> these</c><00:40:26.239><c> things</c><00:40:26.420><c> are</c><00:40:26.619><c> wondrous</c> 00:40:26.840 --> 00:40:27.980 and<00:40:26.980><c> people</c><00:40:27.159><c> worship</c><00:40:27.599><c> them.</c> 00:40:28.099 --> 00:40:28.679 But<00:40:28.239><c> this</c><00:40:28.360><c> is</c><00:40:28.500><c> the</c><00:40:28.619><c> rub.</c> 00:40:28.699 --> 00:40:30.820 They<00:40:28.820><c> won't</c><00:40:29.019><c> bring</c><00:40:29.219><c> you</c><00:40:29.440><c> salvation,</c><00:40:30.320><c> see.</c> 00:40:31.699 --> 00:40:33.460 I<00:40:31.820><c> mean,</c><00:40:31.820><c> you</c><00:40:31.900><c> can</c><00:40:32.099><c> look</c><00:40:32.239><c> at</c><00:40:32.360><c> a</c><00:40:32.559><c> tree</c><00:40:32.679><c> all</c><00:40:32.900><c> your</c><00:40:33.119><c> life</c> 00:40:33.460 --> 00:40:35.579 and<00:40:33.719><c> you</c><00:40:33.880><c> won't</c><00:40:34.019><c> be</c><00:40:34.199><c> saved</c><00:40:34.519><c> by</c><00:40:34.760><c> it.</c> 00:40:35.739 --> 00:40:38.039 You<00:40:35.920><c> need</c><00:40:36.079><c> Jesus</c><00:40:36.480><c> Christ</c><00:40:36.820><c> for</c><00:40:37.000><c> that.</c> 00:40:39.840 --> 00:40:41.239 And<00:40:40.280><c> that's</c><00:40:40.420><c> what</c><00:40:40.539><c> we</c><00:40:40.679><c> have</c><00:40:40.820><c> to</c><00:40:40.940><c> remember</c> 00:40:41.239 --> 00:40:42.039 to<00:40:41.480><c> tell</c><00:40:41.599><c> these</c><00:40:41.780><c> people.</c> 00:40:42.519 --> 00:40:48.059 And<00:40:42.519><c> so,</c><00:40:45.739><c> Baal</c><00:40:46.360><c> versus</c><00:40:46.960><c> God,</c> 00:40:49.780 --> 00:40:52.300 that<00:40:50.219><c> was</c><00:40:50.519><c> the</c><00:40:51.380><c> dominant</c><00:40:51.860><c> feature</c> 00:40:52.300 --> 00:40:55.159 of<00:40:52.519><c> Elisha's</c><00:40:54.539><c> ministry.</c> 00:40:55.159 --> 00:40:58.000 So<00:40:55.659><c> that</c><00:40:55.840><c> when</c><00:40:56.699><c> the</c><00:40:57.239><c> school</c><00:40:57.480><c> of</c><00:40:57.679><c> the</c><00:40:57.840><c> prophets</c> 00:40:58.000 --> 00:41:00.039 come<00:40:58.239><c> to</c><00:40:58.440><c> Elisha</c><00:40:58.800><c> and</c><00:40:58.960><c> they</c><00:40:59.239><c> say,</c> 00:41:00.079 --> 00:41:04.099 we'd<00:41:00.300><c> like</c><00:41:01.059><c> to</c><00:41:02.219><c> build</c><00:41:02.380><c> a</c><00:41:02.559><c> bigger</c><00:41:02.699><c> meeting</c><00:41:03.039><c> room.</c> 00:41:05.280 --> 00:41:06.559 I<00:41:05.460><c> think</c><00:41:05.639><c> Elisha</c><00:41:06.059><c> should</c><00:41:06.300><c> have</c><00:41:06.420><c> said,</c> 00:41:06.659 --> 00:41:07.900 forget<00:41:06.860><c> it,</c><00:41:07.059><c> stay</c><00:41:07.300><c> here.</c> 00:41:08.380 --> 00:41:09.840 But<00:41:08.559><c> he</c><00:41:08.599><c> didn't.</c><00:41:08.960><c> He</c><00:41:09.019><c> said,</c><00:41:09.840><c> okay.</c> 00:41:10.320 --> 00:41:14.760 So<00:41:10.579><c> they</c><00:41:11.500><c> went</c><00:41:11.900><c> down</c><00:41:12.639><c> to</c><00:41:13.320><c> the</c><00:41:13.460><c> Jordan</c><00:41:13.719><c> Valley</c> 00:41:15.780 --> 00:41:18.280 to<00:41:16.260><c> build</c><00:41:16.539><c> their</c><00:41:17.320><c> bigger</c><00:41:17.519><c> meeting</c><00:41:17.900><c> room</c> 00:41:18.280 --> 00:41:20.420 and<00:41:18.599><c> you</c><00:41:18.719><c> never</c><00:41:18.880><c> hear</c><00:41:19.099><c> of</c><00:41:19.179><c> them</c><00:41:19.320><c> again.</c> 00:41:20.900 --> 00:41:22.719 End<00:41:21.380><c> of</c><00:41:21.539><c> school</c><00:41:21.760><c> of</c><00:41:22.000><c> prophets.</c> 00:41:25.619 --> 00:41:27.119 Because<00:41:26.059><c> of</c><00:41:26.219><c> the</c><00:41:26.360><c> territory.</c> 00:41:27.619 --> 00:41:28.659 Sodom<00:41:27.940><c> and</c><00:41:28.059><c> Gomorrah</c><00:41:28.320><c> were</c><00:41:28.519><c> there.</c> 00:41:28.719 --> 00:41:30.199 Looks<00:41:28.980><c> good.</c> 00:41:31.699 --> 00:41:32.760 Do<00:41:31.960><c> you</c><00:41:32.059><c> remember</c><00:41:32.320><c> the</c><00:41:32.519><c> fellow</c> 00:41:32.760 --> 00:41:34.659 who<00:41:33.280><c> borrowed</c><00:41:33.500><c> the</c><00:41:33.780><c> axe</c><00:41:33.980><c> head?</c> 00:41:35.440 --> 00:41:37.719 And<00:41:35.559><c> he</c><00:41:35.900><c> was</c><00:41:36.119><c> whacking</c><00:41:36.420><c> off</c><00:41:37.099><c> a</c><00:41:37.300><c> branch</c> 00:41:37.719 --> 00:41:40.739 with<00:41:38.099><c> which</c><00:41:38.280><c> to</c><00:41:39.139><c> build</c><00:41:39.139><c> part</c><00:41:39.500><c> of</c><00:41:39.659><c> the</c><00:41:39.860><c> structure</c> 00:41:40.780 --> 00:41:43.380 and<00:41:41.219><c> the</c><00:41:41.380><c> axe</c><00:41:41.599><c> head</c><00:41:41.820><c> flew</c><00:41:42.159><c> off</c><00:41:42.400><c> the</c><00:41:42.599><c> heft.</c> 00:41:45.719 --> 00:41:46.619 Splash<00:41:46.159><c> in</c><00:41:46.320><c> the</c><00:41:46.460><c> river.</c> 00:41:46.780 --> 00:41:47.880 There<00:41:46.820><c> it</c><00:41:46.960><c> is</c><00:41:47.099><c> gone.</c> 00:41:48.000 --> 00:41:48.900 Oh<00:41:48.380><c> dear</c><00:41:48.619><c> me.</c> 00:41:49.320 --> 00:41:50.980 He<00:41:49.460><c> comes</c><00:41:49.579><c> to</c><00:41:49.780><c> Elisha,</c><00:41:50.219><c> he's</c><00:41:50.239><c> not</c><00:41:50.340><c> going</c><00:41:50.480><c> to</c><00:41:50.599><c> be</c><00:41:50.719><c> caught.</c> 00:41:51.400 --> 00:41:52.260 What<00:41:51.559><c> does</c><00:41:51.639><c> that</c><00:41:51.760><c> say</c><00:41:51.880><c> to</c><00:41:51.920><c> Elisha?</c> 00:41:52.360 --> 00:41:53.800 He<00:41:52.360><c> said,</c><00:41:52.619><c> you</c><00:41:52.619><c> know</c><00:41:53.219><c> that</c><00:41:53.400><c> axe</c><00:41:53.679><c> head</c> 00:41:53.800 --> 00:41:56.019 that<00:41:53.820><c> was</c><00:41:54.000><c> on</c><00:41:54.199><c> the</c><00:41:54.300><c> end</c><00:41:54.460><c> of</c><00:41:54.619><c> this.</c> 00:41:56.260 --> 00:41:58.599 It's<00:41:56.760><c> somewhere</c><00:41:57.059><c> in</c><00:41:57.239><c> the</c><00:41:57.380><c> river.</c> 00:41:59.659 --> 00:42:02.260 And<00:42:00.159><c> I</c><00:42:00.659><c> borrowed</c><00:42:00.960><c> it.</c> 00:42:02.659 --> 00:42:03.960 It<00:42:02.760><c> wasn't</c><00:42:03.000><c> mine.</c> 00:42:06.960 --> 00:42:09.260 And<00:42:07.460><c> Elisha</c><00:42:07.960><c> puts</c><00:42:08.800><c> it</c><00:42:09.119><c> down</c> 00:42:09.260 --> 00:42:10.480 to<00:42:09.380><c> some</c><00:42:09.579><c> sort</c><00:42:09.840><c> of</c><00:42:10.039><c> magnetism,</c> 00:42:10.519 --> 00:42:12.059 we<00:42:10.679><c> would</c><00:42:10.860><c> say</c><00:42:11.079><c> today.</c> 00:42:12.119 --> 00:42:13.880 But<00:42:12.300><c> it</c><00:42:12.420><c> was</c><00:42:12.579><c> a</c><00:42:12.639><c> miracle</c><00:42:12.920><c> nonetheless.</c> 00:42:14.840 --> 00:42:15.960 Puts<00:42:15.019><c> a</c><00:42:15.179><c> stick</c><00:42:15.280><c> over</c><00:42:15.480><c> the</c><00:42:15.659><c> water</c> 00:42:15.960 --> 00:42:17.880 and<00:42:16.539><c> the</c><00:42:16.719><c> iron</c><00:42:16.860><c> swims</c> 00:42:18.179 --> 00:42:20.280 up<00:42:18.679><c> to</c><00:42:18.820><c> the</c><00:42:19.039><c> magnetic</c><00:42:19.360><c> stick.</c> 00:42:20.340 --> 00:42:21.519 There's<00:42:20.760><c> the</c><00:42:20.980><c> axe</c><00:42:21.119><c> head.</c> 00:42:21.519 --> 00:42:23.559 Do<00:42:22.079><c> you</c><00:42:22.099><c> know</c><00:42:22.179><c> where</c><00:42:22.320><c> it</c><00:42:22.420><c> had</c><00:42:22.559><c> come</c><00:42:22.699><c> from,</c><00:42:23.000><c> this</c><00:42:23.139><c> axe</c><00:42:23.320><c> head?</c> 00:42:23.840 --> 00:42:27.280 It<00:42:23.940><c> was</c><00:42:24.139><c> part</c><00:42:24.440><c> of</c><00:42:24.639><c> the</c><00:42:25.059><c> Baal</c><00:42:25.980><c> altar.</c> 00:42:28.699 --> 00:42:30.599 Historians<00:42:29.099><c> tell</c><00:42:29.360><c> us.</c> 00:42:32.820 --> 00:42:35.360 And<00:42:33.219><c> the</c><00:42:33.619><c> chap</c><00:42:33.860><c> who</c><00:42:33.980><c> was</c><00:42:34.099><c> going</c><00:42:34.219><c> to</c><00:42:34.360><c> build</c><00:42:34.460><c> the</c><00:42:34.619><c> meeting</c><00:42:34.820><c> room</c> 00:42:35.360 --> 00:42:37.300 said<00:42:35.699><c> to</c><00:42:35.880><c> the</c><00:42:36.000><c> local</c><00:42:36.260><c> Baal</c><00:42:36.659><c> worshipper,</c> 00:42:37.599 --> 00:42:40.260 I<00:42:37.599><c> could</c><00:42:37.900><c> borrow</c><00:42:38.519><c> that</c><00:42:39.360><c> from</c><00:42:39.559><c> off</c><00:42:39.679><c> your</c><00:42:39.860><c> altar.</c> 00:42:40.699 --> 00:42:42.079 There<00:42:40.940><c> you</c><00:42:41.039><c> go,</c><00:42:41.239><c> it's</c><00:42:41.360><c> a</c><00:42:41.460><c> nice</c><00:42:41.619><c> big</c><00:42:41.820><c> one.</c> 00:42:42.260 --> 00:42:42.920 Beautifully<00:42:42.659><c> painted.</c> 00:42:42.960 --> 00:42:44.400 We'll<00:42:43.099><c> look</c><00:42:43.280><c> after</c><00:42:43.500><c> it</c><00:42:43.639><c> won't</c><00:42:43.780><c> we?</c> 00:42:44.900 --> 00:42:46.460 It's<00:42:45.300><c> in</c><00:42:45.440><c> the</c><00:42:45.539><c> river.</c> 00:42:47.940 --> 00:42:49.500 He<00:42:48.300><c> would</c><00:42:48.519><c> have</c><00:42:48.659><c> had</c><00:42:48.780><c> an</c><00:42:48.980><c> awful</c><00:42:49.199><c> job</c> 00:42:49.500 --> 00:42:50.840 explaining<00:42:49.940><c> to</c><00:42:50.159><c> the</c><00:42:50.260><c> Baal</c><00:42:50.519><c> worshipper</c> 00:42:50.840 --> 00:42:51.780 where<00:42:51.039><c> his</c><00:42:51.260><c> god</c><00:42:51.400><c> had</c><00:42:51.599><c> gone.</c> 00:42:52.099 --> 00:42:53.400 Well,<00:42:52.400><c> what</c><00:42:52.519><c> have</c><00:42:52.619><c> you</c><00:42:52.699><c> done</c><00:42:52.760><c> with</c><00:42:52.920><c> my</c><00:42:53.199><c> god?</c> 00:42:53.539 --> 00:42:54.599 It's<00:42:53.579><c> in</c><00:42:53.719><c> the</c><00:42:53.820><c> river.</c> 00:42:56.820 --> 00:42:58.380 Your<00:42:56.940><c> god</c><00:42:57.059><c> can't</c><00:42:57.420><c> swim,</c><00:42:57.880><c> eh?</c> 00:43:01.519 --> 00:43:03.440 That's<00:43:01.920><c> how</c><00:43:02.059><c> it</c><00:43:02.159><c> would</c><00:43:02.340><c> be,</c><00:43:02.599><c> isn't</c><00:43:02.739><c> it?</c> 00:43:03.900 --> 00:43:05.119 I<00:43:03.960><c> mean,</c><00:43:04.239><c> it</c><00:43:04.239><c> is.</c> 00:43:05.440 --> 00:43:07.059 There's<00:43:05.679><c> nothing</c><00:43:05.900><c> wrong</c><00:43:06.179><c> with</c><00:43:07.059><c> that.</c> 00:43:07.079 --> 00:43:09.400 They<00:43:07.260><c> don't</c><00:43:07.360><c> read</c><00:43:07.599><c> the</c><00:43:07.719><c> word</c><00:43:07.900><c> of</c><00:43:08.019><c> god</c><00:43:08.099><c> like</c><00:43:08.380><c> that,</c><00:43:08.539><c> is</c><00:43:08.699><c> there?</c> 00:43:09.599 --> 00:43:12.039 That's<00:43:09.960><c> how</c><00:43:10.079><c> we</c><00:43:10.239><c> should</c><00:43:10.440><c> read</c><00:43:10.639><c> the</c><00:43:10.840><c> word</c><00:43:10.980><c> of</c><00:43:11.219><c> god.</c> 00:43:12.179 --> 00:43:14.079 With<00:43:12.460><c> a</c><00:43:12.619><c> little</c><00:43:12.820><c> imagination.</c> 00:43:14.380 --> 00:43:16.679 And<00:43:14.599><c> put</c><00:43:14.780><c> ourselves</c><00:43:15.219><c> in</c><00:43:15.400><c> their</c><00:43:15.579><c> position.</c> 00:43:17.360 --> 00:43:18.719 It's<00:43:17.579><c> god</c><00:43:17.760><c> versus</c><00:43:18.139><c> Baal.</c> 00:43:18.719 --> 00:43:22.239 And<00:43:19.280><c> Baal</c><00:43:19.460><c> can't</c><00:43:19.739><c> save</c><00:43:20.019><c> himself,</c><00:43:20.480><c> so</c><00:43:20.679><c> Yahweh</c><00:43:21.019><c> does.</c> 00:43:26.260 --> 00:43:30.739 And<00:43:26.300><c> then</c><00:43:26.480><c> the</c><00:43:27.780><c> lady,</c><00:43:29.139><c> that's</c><00:43:29.380><c> principle</c><00:43:29.760><c> is,</c> 00:43:30.760 --> 00:43:31.880 hey,<00:43:30.940><c> we've</c><00:43:31.159><c> used</c><00:43:31.280><c> up</c><00:43:31.440><c> all</c><00:43:31.599><c> the</c><00:43:31.719><c> time</c> 00:43:31.880 --> 00:43:33.480 talking<00:43:32.239><c> about</c><00:43:32.659><c> Elijah</c><00:43:33.000><c> and</c><00:43:33.199><c> Elijah.</c> 00:43:33.780 --> 00:43:35.239 It's<00:43:33.880><c> your</c><00:43:33.920><c> fault.</c> 00:43:38.619 --> 00:43:39.440 It's<00:43:38.860><c> yours.</c> 00:43:42.800 --> 00:43:45.239 And<00:43:43.360><c> it's</c><00:43:43.920><c> incredible,</c><00:43:44.420><c> you</c><00:43:44.420><c> know,</c> 00:43:45.320 --> 00:43:47.079 when<00:43:45.880><c> you</c><00:43:46.360><c> talk</c><00:43:46.579><c> to</c><00:43:46.820><c> sisters</c> 00:43:47.079 --> 00:43:49.159 who've<00:43:47.360><c> had</c><00:43:47.480><c> a</c><00:43:47.659><c> chat</c><00:43:47.820><c> to</c><00:43:48.000><c> you</c><00:43:48.280><c> out</c><00:43:48.519><c> there</c> 00:43:49.159 --> 00:43:50.619 and<00:43:49.780><c> you</c><00:43:49.920><c> look</c><00:43:50.119><c> at</c><00:43:50.300><c> them</c> 00:43:50.619 --> 00:43:53.320 and<00:43:50.860><c> they</c><00:43:51.039><c> think</c><00:43:51.239><c> that</c><00:43:51.639><c> you're</c><00:43:52.320><c> going</c><00:43:52.480><c> to</c><00:43:52.719><c> name</c><00:43:52.980><c> them,</c> 00:43:53.460 --> 00:43:55.219 they<00:43:53.659><c> find</c><00:43:53.880><c> something</c><00:43:54.239><c> very</c><00:43:54.619><c> interesting</c> 00:43:55.219 --> 00:43:57.800 in<00:43:55.940><c> their</c><00:43:56.199><c> fingernails,</c><00:43:57.039><c> aren't</c><00:43:57.039><c> they?</c> 00:43:59.559 --> 00:44:03.340 Hoping<00:44:00.079><c> that</c><00:44:00.599><c> eye</c><00:44:00.840><c> contact</c><00:44:01.320><c> won't</c><00:44:01.780><c> embarrass</c><00:44:02.239><c> them.</c> 00:44:03.559 --> 00:44:05.579 But<00:44:03.739><c> it</c><00:44:03.980><c> doesn't.</c> 00:44:09.760 --> 00:44:12.440 And<00:44:10.280><c> let</c><00:44:10.579><c> me</c><00:44:10.679><c> just</c><00:44:10.880><c> bring</c><00:44:11.019><c> you</c><00:44:11.280><c> to</c><00:44:11.500><c> another</c><00:44:11.940><c> principle</c> 00:44:12.440 --> 00:44:14.219 in<00:44:13.059><c> this</c><00:44:13.420><c> saga,</c><00:44:13.679><c> if</c><00:44:13.880><c> I</c><00:44:14.019><c> may.</c> 00:44:14.460 --> 00:44:16.599 Do<00:44:14.639><c> you</c><00:44:14.719><c> remember</c><00:44:14.920><c> when</c><00:44:15.719><c> the</c><00:44:16.079><c> widow</c><00:44:16.320><c> woman</c> 00:44:16.599 --> 00:44:18.000 comes<00:44:16.880><c> to</c><00:44:17.099><c> Elijah</c><00:44:17.400><c> and</c><00:44:17.639><c> she</c><00:44:17.860><c> says,</c> 00:44:18.199 --> 00:44:20.219 my<00:44:18.219><c> lord,</c><00:44:18.460><c> I</c><00:44:18.619><c> have</c><00:44:18.739><c> a</c><00:44:18.960><c> huge</c><00:44:19.239><c> problem.</c> 00:44:23.519 --> 00:44:25.260 You<00:44:23.960><c> know</c><00:44:24.079><c> I'm</c><00:44:24.260><c> a</c><00:44:24.340><c> widow.</c> 00:44:26.280 --> 00:44:28.559 My<00:44:26.599><c> husband</c><00:44:27.059><c> incurred</c><00:44:27.679><c> debts,</c> 00:44:30.300 --> 00:44:32.920 which<00:44:30.739><c> he</c><00:44:31.179><c> couldn't</c><00:44:31.400><c> pay</c><00:44:31.619><c> before</c><00:44:31.900><c> he</c><00:44:32.079><c> died.</c> 00:44:33.760 --> 00:44:35.559 And<00:44:34.000><c> now</c><00:44:34.139><c> the</c><00:44:34.320><c> creditor</c><00:44:34.679><c> has</c><00:44:34.820><c> come</c><00:44:35.039><c> to</c><00:44:35.280><c> take</c><00:44:35.460><c> away</c> 00:44:35.559 --> 00:44:36.980 all<00:44:35.780><c> that</c><00:44:35.920><c> I</c><00:44:36.119><c> have.</c> 00:44:37.119 --> 00:44:38.900 And<00:44:37.260><c> he'll</c><00:44:37.380><c> take</c><00:44:37.599><c> away</c><00:44:37.760><c> my</c><00:44:38.079><c> sons.</c> 00:44:39.460 --> 00:44:41.440 What<00:44:39.639><c> do</c><00:44:39.739><c> you</c><00:44:39.780><c> have</c><00:44:39.900><c> in</c><00:44:40.039><c> the</c><00:44:40.159><c> house,</c><00:44:40.420><c> says</c><00:44:40.599><c> Elijah?</c> 00:44:42.019 --> 00:44:43.119 What<00:44:42.460><c> have</c><00:44:42.780><c> you</c><00:44:42.960><c> got?</c> 00:44:43.119 --> 00:44:46.920 Oh,<00:44:44.900><c> I</c><00:44:45.059><c> have</c><00:44:45.199><c> a</c><00:44:45.559><c> barrel</c><00:44:45.800><c> of</c><00:44:46.000><c> oil.</c> 00:44:48.960 --> 00:44:50.940 And<00:44:49.480><c> that's</c><00:44:50.000><c> all.</c> 00:44:51.340 --> 00:44:53.239 Abject<00:44:51.739><c> poverty,</c><00:44:52.619><c> which</c><00:44:52.780><c> is</c><00:44:52.980><c> why</c> 00:44:53.239 --> 00:44:56.239 the<00:44:53.340><c> New</c><00:44:53.539><c> Testament</c><00:44:54.159><c> law</c><00:44:55.320><c> is,</c> 00:44:56.440 --> 00:44:57.739 and<00:44:56.800><c> Old</c><00:44:57.039><c> Testament</c><00:44:57.300><c> law</c><00:44:57.480><c> too,</c> 00:44:58.000 --> 00:45:00.500 don't<00:44:58.300><c> oppress</c><00:44:58.579><c> the</c><00:44:58.840><c> widows</c><00:44:59.139><c> and</c><00:44:59.340><c> the</c><00:44:59.579><c> fatherless.</c> 00:45:01.519 --> 00:45:04.519 There<00:45:01.679><c> is</c><00:45:01.920><c> nobody</c><00:45:02.179><c> more</c><00:45:02.699><c> down</c><00:45:03.119><c> than</c><00:45:03.639><c> a</c><00:45:03.780><c> widow.</c> 00:45:04.679 --> 00:45:06.059 There<00:45:04.780><c> is</c><00:45:05.019><c> nobody</c><00:45:05.280><c> more</c><00:45:05.659><c> helpless</c> 00:45:06.059 --> 00:45:07.719 than<00:45:06.320><c> the</c><00:45:06.579><c> fatherless.</c> 00:45:07.760 --> 00:45:09.360 Don't<00:45:08.079><c> oppress</c><00:45:08.400><c> them.</c> 00:45:10.480 --> 00:45:12.119 And<00:45:10.719><c> now</c><00:45:10.840><c> this</c><00:45:11.000><c> widow</c><00:45:11.179><c> woman</c><00:45:11.440><c> comes</c><00:45:11.659><c> to</c><00:45:11.860><c> Elijah</c> 00:45:12.119 --> 00:45:13.800 and<00:45:12.360><c> she</c><00:45:12.460><c> says,</c><00:45:12.900><c> I</c><00:45:12.900><c> have</c><00:45:13.059><c> this</c><00:45:13.260><c> huge</c><00:45:13.519><c> problem.</c> 00:45:14.000 --> 00:45:14.659 I've<00:45:14.179><c> got</c><00:45:14.300><c> a</c><00:45:14.460><c> credit.</c> 00:45:14.820 --> 00:45:16.039 And<00:45:14.940><c> he</c><00:45:14.980><c> would</c><00:45:15.139><c> have</c><00:45:15.320><c> done.</c> 00:45:16.139 --> 00:45:16.780 And<00:45:16.219><c> he</c><00:45:16.280><c> would</c><00:45:16.460><c> have</c><00:45:16.619><c> done.</c> 00:45:17.000 --> 00:45:17.739 Taking<00:45:17.139><c> away</c><00:45:17.400><c> her</c><00:45:17.599><c> sons.</c> 00:45:17.900 --> 00:45:19.679 How<00:45:18.079><c> would</c><00:45:18.219><c> you</c><00:45:18.380><c> like</c><00:45:18.539><c> it,</c><00:45:18.920><c> sisters?</c> 00:45:21.179 --> 00:45:22.980 If<00:45:21.440><c> you're</c><00:45:21.739><c> in</c><00:45:21.980><c> poverty,</c> 00:45:23.519 --> 00:45:25.179 you've<00:45:23.780><c> got</c><00:45:24.139><c> nothing</c><00:45:24.519><c> to</c><00:45:24.880><c> sell,</c> 00:45:25.619 --> 00:45:26.940 you<00:45:25.880><c> cannot</c><00:45:26.139><c> earn</c><00:45:26.420><c> money,</c> 00:45:27.420 --> 00:45:28.719 and<00:45:27.559><c> somebody's</c><00:45:27.880><c> knocking</c><00:45:28.119><c> on</c><00:45:28.320><c> the</c><00:45:28.440><c> door,</c> 00:45:28.900 --> 00:45:30.539 and<00:45:28.980><c> they're</c><00:45:29.139><c> going</c><00:45:29.219><c> to</c><00:45:29.440><c> take</c><00:45:29.559><c> your</c><00:45:29.780><c> sons</c><00:45:29.920><c> into</c><00:45:30.179><c> slavery</c> 00:45:30.539 --> 00:45:31.980 to<00:45:30.739><c> pay</c><00:45:30.920><c> off</c><00:45:31.059><c> your</c><00:45:31.219><c> debts.</c> 00:45:33.599 --> 00:45:35.000 You<00:45:33.900><c> see,</c><00:45:34.039><c> we</c><00:45:34.280><c> read</c><00:45:34.519><c> these</c><00:45:34.760><c> words,</c> 00:45:35.039 --> 00:45:36.559 and<00:45:35.159><c> because</c><00:45:35.400><c> it's</c><00:45:35.619><c> not</c><00:45:35.800><c> applicable</c><00:45:36.179><c> to</c><00:45:36.420><c> us,</c> 00:45:36.639 --> 00:45:37.599 it<00:45:36.780><c> doesn't</c><00:45:37.019><c> mean</c><00:45:37.280><c> anything.</c> 00:45:37.960 --> 00:45:39.780 Put<00:45:38.260><c> yourself</c><00:45:38.659><c> in</c><00:45:38.840><c> their</c><00:45:39.039><c> situation.</c> 00:45:39.780 --> 00:45:42.420 You're<00:45:40.559><c> going</c><00:45:40.719><c> to</c><00:45:40.920><c> lose</c><00:45:41.159><c> your</c><00:45:41.440><c> children,</c> 00:45:42.659 --> 00:45:44.099 and<00:45:42.699><c> they'll</c><00:45:42.900><c> be</c><00:45:43.079><c> sold</c><00:45:43.320><c> to</c><00:45:43.559><c> slavery</c> 00:45:44.099 --> 00:45:46.280 and<00:45:44.900><c> harlotry,</c> 00:45:46.739 --> 00:45:48.480 boys<00:45:47.039><c> and</c><00:45:47.340><c> girls.</c> 00:45:50.599 --> 00:45:52.300 And<00:45:50.760><c> she's</c><00:45:51.000><c> weeping.</c> 00:45:52.920 --> 00:45:54.539 And<00:45:53.000><c> Elijah</c><00:45:53.260><c> says,</c> 00:45:54.679 --> 00:45:56.619 borrow<00:45:54.820><c> as</c><00:45:55.039><c> many</c><00:45:55.260><c> pots</c><00:45:55.480><c> as</c><00:45:55.699><c> you</c><00:45:55.860><c> can.</c> 00:45:57.400 --> 00:45:58.320 Borrow<00:45:57.539><c> as</c><00:45:57.719><c> many</c><00:45:57.900><c> as</c><00:45:57.960><c> you</c><00:45:58.179><c> can.</c> 00:45:58.420 --> 00:45:59.000 Not<00:45:58.559><c> a</c><00:45:58.760><c> few.</c> 00:45:59.460 --> 00:46:00.360 Borrow<00:45:59.739><c> all</c><00:45:59.880><c> you</c><00:46:00.119><c> can.</c> 00:46:00.639 --> 00:46:01.699 And<00:46:00.760><c> when</c><00:46:00.840><c> you</c><00:46:00.920><c> get</c><00:46:01.019><c> inside</c><00:46:01.360><c> your</c><00:46:01.519><c> house,</c> 00:46:01.699 --> 00:46:03.000 lock<00:46:01.900><c> the</c><00:46:02.079><c> doors.</c> 00:46:03.239 --> 00:46:05.039 And<00:46:03.440><c> take</c><00:46:03.559><c> the</c><00:46:03.739><c> barrel</c><00:46:03.920><c> of,</c><00:46:04.019><c> take</c><00:46:04.239><c> the</c><00:46:04.460><c> cruiser</c><00:46:04.699><c> of</c><00:46:04.800><c> oil,</c> 00:46:05.380 --> 00:46:07.960 and<00:46:05.500><c> tip</c><00:46:05.639><c> it</c><00:46:05.800><c> into</c><00:46:06.780><c> the</c><00:46:07.079><c> pots,</c> 00:46:08.079 --> 00:46:08.980 which<00:46:08.340><c> you've</c><00:46:08.739><c> got.</c> 00:46:08.980 --> 00:46:10.739 And<00:46:09.599><c> when</c><00:46:09.739><c> you've</c><00:46:10.059><c> filled</c><00:46:10.159><c> them</c><00:46:10.360><c> all</c><00:46:10.500><c> up,</c> 00:46:10.800 --> 00:46:11.659 go<00:46:10.940><c> and</c><00:46:11.179><c> sell</c><00:46:11.320><c> it,</c> 00:46:11.820 --> 00:46:12.900 it'll<00:46:12.059><c> pay</c><00:46:12.260><c> off</c><00:46:12.440><c> your</c><00:46:12.619><c> debts.</c> 00:46:13.320 --> 00:46:14.559 So<00:46:13.460><c> she</c><00:46:13.679><c> does.</c> 00:46:14.780 --> 00:46:15.739 Borrow<00:46:14.880><c> as</c><00:46:15.039><c> many</c><00:46:15.320><c> pots</c><00:46:15.579><c> as,</c> 00:46:15.739 --> 00:46:16.539 you<00:46:15.900><c> read</c><00:46:16.019><c> the</c><00:46:16.239><c> story,</c> 00:46:16.880 --> 00:46:18.940 borrow<00:46:17.059><c> as</c><00:46:17.239><c> many</c><00:46:17.500><c> pots</c><00:46:17.719><c> as</c><00:46:17.860><c> she</c><00:46:18.119><c> can.</c> 00:46:19.760 --> 00:46:22.340 And<00:46:20.159><c> takes</c><00:46:20.360><c> the</c><00:46:20.599><c> cruiser</c><00:46:20.820><c> of</c><00:46:20.860><c> oil</c><00:46:21.019><c> and</c><00:46:21.219><c> fills</c><00:46:21.460><c> them</c><00:46:21.659><c> all</c><00:46:21.840><c> up,</c> 00:46:22.840 --> 00:46:23.739 and<00:46:22.920><c> the</c><00:46:23.019><c> last</c><00:46:23.179><c> one</c><00:46:23.380><c> comes,</c> 00:46:23.860 --> 00:46:24.760 whoop,<00:46:24.179><c> there</c><00:46:24.380><c> it</c><00:46:24.500><c> is.</c> 00:46:25.099 --> 00:46:26.519 Hey,<00:46:25.300><c> look</c><00:46:25.500><c> at</c><00:46:25.659><c> that.</c> 00:46:27.639 --> 00:46:29.119 Last<00:46:27.820><c> pot,</c><00:46:28.159><c> last</c><00:46:28.340><c> spot.</c> 00:46:29.460 --> 00:46:30.500 No<00:46:29.679><c> more.</c> 00:46:30.619 --> 00:46:31.559 If<00:46:30.820><c> there</c><00:46:30.960><c> had</c><00:46:31.019><c> been</c><00:46:31.179><c> one</c><00:46:31.360><c> more,</c> 00:46:31.579 --> 00:46:33.280 there<00:46:31.659><c> would</c><00:46:31.820><c> have</c><00:46:31.920><c> been</c><00:46:32.019><c> that</c><00:46:32.159><c> much</c><00:46:32.320><c> more</c><00:46:32.500><c> oil.</c> 00:46:33.539 --> 00:46:34.699 If<00:46:33.940><c> there</c><00:46:34.139><c> had</c><00:46:34.179><c> been</c><00:46:34.340><c> one</c><00:46:34.539><c> less,</c> 00:46:34.699 --> 00:46:36.679 it<00:46:34.800><c> would</c><00:46:34.960><c> have</c><00:46:35.159><c> expired</c><00:46:35.500><c> that</c><00:46:35.679><c> much</c><00:46:35.840><c> earlier.</c> 00:46:37.000 --> 00:46:38.860 That's<00:46:37.539><c> the</c><00:46:37.639><c> principle.</c> 00:46:40.159 --> 00:46:41.820 How<00:46:40.320><c> much</c><00:46:40.519><c> do</c><00:46:40.739><c> you</c><00:46:40.800><c> want?</c> 00:46:43.400 --> 00:46:48.980 Because<00:46:43.940><c> the</c><00:46:44.199><c> Father</c><00:46:44.420><c> has</c><00:46:44.739><c> enough</c><00:46:45.739><c> to</c><00:46:47.119><c> fill</c><00:46:47.300><c> you.</c> 00:46:49.940 --> 00:46:51.000 And<00:46:50.320><c> it's</c><00:46:50.440><c> you</c><00:46:50.599><c> who</c><00:46:50.820><c> says,</c> 00:46:51.239 --> 00:46:52.659 stop,<00:46:51.500><c> not</c><00:46:51.500><c> him.</c> 00:46:55.820 --> 00:46:58.929 And<00:46:56.000><c> if</c><00:46:56.260><c> oil</c><00:46:56.639><c> is</c><00:46:57.579><c> and</c><00:46:57.599><c> can</c><00:46:57.840><c> be</c><00:46:58.159><c> equated</c> 00:46:59.099 --> 00:47:01.320 with<00:46:59.599><c> the</c><00:46:59.800><c> things</c><00:47:00.000><c> of</c><00:47:00.280><c> life,</c> 00:47:01.679 --> 00:47:02.940 as<00:47:02.000><c> we</c><00:47:02.199><c> believe</c><00:47:02.460><c> it</c><00:47:02.739><c> can</c> 00:47:02.940 --> 00:47:05.440 because<00:47:03.340><c> of</c><00:47:03.480><c> New</c><00:47:03.699><c> Testament</c><00:47:04.179><c> teaching.</c> 00:47:07.179 --> 00:47:11.659 How<00:47:07.360><c> much</c><00:47:07.579><c> oil</c><00:47:08.159><c> are</c><00:47:09.300><c> you</c><00:47:09.420><c> prepared</c><00:47:09.780><c> to</c><00:47:10.000><c> receive</c><00:47:10.420><c> in</c><00:47:10.579><c> your</c><00:47:10.760><c> life?</c> 00:47:14.039 --> 00:47:17.000 How<00:47:14.420><c> many</c><00:47:14.699><c> pots</c><00:47:14.980><c> are</c><00:47:15.219><c> you</c><00:47:15.460><c> going</c><00:47:15.760><c> to</c><00:47:16.139><c> fill?</c> 00:47:17.440 --> 00:47:18.980 Because<00:47:17.760><c> remember,</c> 00:47:19.360 --> 00:47:20.239 it's<00:47:19.519><c> you</c><00:47:19.719><c> who</c><00:47:19.980><c> says,</c> 00:47:20.699 --> 00:47:21.960 stop,<00:47:20.880><c> not</c><00:47:21.000><c> God.</c> 00:47:23.900 --> 00:47:24.760 Big<00:47:24.099><c> lesson</c><00:47:24.400><c> for</c><00:47:24.619><c> us,</c> 00:47:24.760 --> 00:47:26.159 hey,<00:47:24.980><c> brothers</c><00:47:25.099><c> and</c><00:47:25.239><c> sisters,</c> 00:47:26.659 --> 00:47:28.679 to<00:47:26.880><c> open</c><00:47:27.119><c> the</c><00:47:27.380><c> word</c><00:47:27.619><c> and</c><00:47:27.840><c> read</c><00:47:28.079><c> it,</c> 00:47:28.880 --> 00:47:30.440 and<00:47:28.960><c> let</c><00:47:29.079><c> it</c><00:47:29.420><c> fill</c><00:47:29.599><c> our</c><00:47:29.900><c> lives,</c> 00:47:30.440 --> 00:47:34.260 so<00:47:31.739><c> that</c><00:47:31.900><c> ultimately</c><00:47:32.440><c> the</c><00:47:32.800><c> coming</c><00:47:33.000><c> of</c><00:47:33.219><c> the</c><00:47:33.380><c> King,</c> 00:47:34.599 --> 00:47:36.639 we<00:47:34.800><c> shall</c><00:47:34.960><c> not</c><00:47:35.119><c> be</c><00:47:35.340><c> disappointed.</c> 00:47:41.179 --> 00:47:43.039 Now,<00:47:41.300><c> because</c><00:47:41.539><c> you</c><00:47:41.719><c> are</c><00:47:41.920><c> confronted</c><00:47:42.320><c> with</c><00:47:42.599><c> a</c><00:47:42.780><c> speaker</c> 00:47:43.039 --> 00:47:44.639 who<00:47:43.280><c> is</c><00:47:43.500><c> indisciplined,</c> 00:47:45.280 --> 00:47:49.619 we<00:47:46.000><c> have</c><00:47:46.719><c> one</c><00:47:47.119><c> session</c><00:47:47.980><c> left</c> 00:47:51.400 --> 00:47:55.559 into<00:47:52.119><c> which</c><00:47:52.840><c> we</c><00:47:53.039><c> will</c><00:47:53.400><c> cram</c><00:47:54.119><c> six</c><00:47:54.420><c> sessions.</c> 00:47:56.500 --> 00:47:59.239 So<00:47:57.079><c> don't</c><00:47:57.340><c> eat</c><00:47:57.539><c> too</c><00:47:57.739><c> big</c><00:47:57.840><c> a</c><00:47:58.000><c> lunch.</c> 00:48:01.340 --> 00:48:04.760 And<00:48:01.519><c> Lord</c><00:48:01.659><c> willing,</c><00:48:02.099><c> we'll</c><00:48:03.280><c> conclude</c><00:48:03.659><c> the</c><00:48:04.440><c> series</c> 00:48:04.760 --> 00:48:07.280 with<00:48:05.400><c> a</c><00:48:05.719><c> few</c><00:48:05.800><c> thoughts</c><00:48:06.039><c> this</c><00:48:06.300><c> evening.</c>