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It<00:11:25.590><c> was</c><00:11:25.850><c> about</c><00:11:26.149><c> the</c><00:11:26.450><c> goods</c><00:11:26.929><c> that</c><00:11:27.769><c> Lot</c><00:11:27.909><c> had</c><00:11:28.289><c> accumulated</c><00:11:28.990><c> for</c><00:11:29.710><c> himself.</c>

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And<00:11:34.610><c> we</c><00:11:34.789><c> notice</c><00:11:35.090><c> that</c><00:11:35.929><c> Lot</c><00:11:36.830><c> dwelt</c><00:11:37.470><c> in</c><00:11:37.830><c> Sodom</c><00:11:38.049><c> in</c><00:11:38.230><c> verse</c><00:11:38.529><c> 12.</c>

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They<00:11:39.110><c> took</c><00:11:39.409><c> Lot</c><00:11:39.649><c> as</c><00:11:39.990><c> well,</c><00:11:41.169><c> Abram's</c><00:11:41.590><c> brother's</c><00:11:42.370><c> son,</c><00:11:44.090><c> who</c><00:11:44.289><c> dwelt</c><00:11:44.990><c> in</c><00:11:45.529><c> Sodom.</c>

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And<00:11:45.870><c> that</c><00:11:46.210><c> word</c><00:11:46.450><c> dwelt</c><00:11:46.750><c> is</c><00:11:46.929><c> quite</c><00:11:47.149><c> interesting</c><00:11:47.610><c> too</c><00:11:47.950><c> when</c><00:11:48.110><c> we</c>

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As<00:11:54.129><c> we</c><00:11:54.330><c> saw</c><00:11:54.490><c> in</c><00:11:54.669><c> chapter</c><00:11:54.889><c> 13,</c><00:11:55.289><c> it's</c><00:11:55.529><c> here</c><00:11:55.690><c> again</c><00:11:56.029><c> between</c><00:11:56.789><c> verse</c><00:11:57.330><c> 12</c>

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The<00:11:59.169><c> contrast</c><00:11:59.710><c> again</c><00:12:00.029><c> is</c><00:12:00.250><c> between</c><00:12:00.710><c> Lot</c><00:12:01.029><c> and</c><00:12:01.850><c> Abram.</c>

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Lot<00:12:03.370><c> dwelt</c><00:12:03.850><c> in</c><00:12:04.269><c> Sodom</c><00:12:04.509><c> and</c><00:12:04.649><c> it's</c><00:12:04.889><c> the</c><00:12:05.049><c> Hebrew</c><00:12:05.269><c> word</c><00:12:05.889><c> yashab</c><00:12:06.450><c> and</c><00:12:06.549><c> it</c>

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It's<00:12:12.129><c> used</c><00:12:12.330><c> to</c><00:12:12.590><c> marry,</c><00:12:12.850><c> a</c><00:12:12.970><c> very</c><00:12:13.250><c> congenial</c><00:12:13.970><c> association.</c>

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And<00:12:14.850><c> Lot</c><00:12:14.990><c> found</c><00:12:15.330><c> it</c><00:12:15.990><c> quite</c><00:12:16.269><c> easy</c><00:12:16.610><c> to</c><00:12:16.769><c> sit</c><00:12:16.990><c> down</c><00:12:17.330><c> there</c><00:12:17.610><c> and</c><00:12:17.750><c> to</c>

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enjoy<00:12:18.909><c> the</c><00:12:19.210><c> goods</c><00:12:19.509><c> of</c><00:12:19.909><c> Sodom.</c>

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He<00:12:20.929><c> was</c><00:12:21.110><c> very</c><00:12:21.389><c> content</c><00:12:21.870><c> with</c><00:12:22.070><c> the</c><00:12:22.330><c> pride</c><00:12:22.769><c> and</c><00:12:23.389><c> the</c><00:12:23.669><c> abundance</c>

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and<00:12:25.250><c> the</c><00:12:25.509><c> fullness</c><00:12:25.789><c> of</c><00:12:26.289><c> idleness</c><00:12:26.629><c> as</c><00:12:26.889><c> another</c><00:12:27.129><c> prophet</c><00:12:27.950><c> speaks</c><00:12:28.870><c> about</c><00:12:29.370><c> Sodom.</c>

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And<00:12:31.490><c> that</c><00:12:31.850><c> contrast</c><00:12:32.490><c> is</c><00:12:32.710><c> given</c><00:12:32.909><c> to</c><00:12:33.149><c> us</c><00:12:33.529><c> in</c><00:12:33.889><c> verse</c><00:12:34.230><c> 13.</c>

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Here's<00:12:35.669><c> a</c><00:12:35.789><c> man</c><00:12:35.990><c> who</c><00:12:36.190><c> had</c><00:12:36.409><c> a</c><00:12:36.789><c> completely</c><00:12:37.110><c> different</c><00:12:37.870><c> viewpoint</c>

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of<00:12:38.649><c> the</c><00:12:38.950><c> truth.</c>

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And<00:12:40.590><c> there</c><00:12:40.850><c> came</c><00:12:41.090><c> one</c><00:12:41.350><c> that</c><00:12:41.450><c> had</c><00:12:41.889><c> escaped</c><00:12:42.129><c> and</c><00:12:42.210><c> told</c><00:12:42.690><c> Abram</c>

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the<00:12:43.370><c> Hebrew,</c>

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for<00:12:44.230><c> he</c><00:12:44.690><c> dwelt</c><00:12:45.990><c> in</c><00:12:46.409><c> the</c><00:12:47.049><c> oak</c><00:12:47.250><c> of</c><00:12:47.490><c> Amorite</c><00:12:47.730><c> or</c><00:12:47.809><c> by</c><00:12:48.129><c> the</c><00:12:48.269><c> oak</c><00:12:48.429><c> of</c><00:12:48.629><c> Amorite,</c>

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the<00:12:51.250><c> Amorite</c><00:12:52.370><c> brother</c><00:12:52.870><c> of</c><00:12:53.149><c> Eshkol</c><00:12:53.570><c> and</c><00:12:53.730><c> brother</c><00:12:54.049><c> of</c><00:12:54.289><c> Anor</c><00:12:54.470><c> and</c>

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these<00:12:54.909><c> were</c><00:12:55.190><c> confederate</c><00:12:55.750><c> with</c><00:12:56.190><c> Abram.</c>

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He<00:12:58.250><c> wasn't</c><00:12:58.570><c> in</c><00:12:58.929><c> Sodom</c><00:12:59.149><c> but</c><00:12:59.309><c> again</c><00:12:59.649><c> he</c><00:12:59.809><c> was</c><00:13:00.029><c> dwelling</c><00:13:00.309><c> by</c><00:13:00.649><c> that</c><00:13:00.929><c> oak</c>

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and<00:13:05.370><c> strength</c><00:13:05.690><c> and</c><00:13:05.990><c> vigor.</c>

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And<00:13:07.049><c> you</c><00:13:07.210><c> know</c><00:13:07.409><c> in</c><00:13:07.490><c> this</c><00:13:07.730><c> verse</c><00:13:07.970><c> we</c><00:13:08.070><c> have</c><00:13:08.289><c> the</c><00:13:08.370><c> first</c><00:13:08.710><c> occurrence</c><00:13:09.070><c> of</c><00:13:09.210><c> the</c>

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word<00:13:14.429><c> Hebrew.</c>

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And<00:13:15.830><c> we</c><00:13:16.049><c> know</c><00:13:16.269><c> that</c><00:13:16.450><c> that</c><00:13:16.669><c> word</c><00:13:16.870><c> means</c><00:13:17.830><c> a</c><00:13:18.389><c> crosser</c><00:13:18.769><c> over.</c>

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Abram<00:13:21.090><c> was</c><00:13:21.330><c> a</c><00:13:21.549><c> crosser</c><00:13:21.909><c> over,</c><00:13:22.129><c> he</c><00:13:22.330><c> couldn't</c><00:13:22.750><c> afford</c><00:13:23.330><c> to</c><00:13:24.149><c> dwell</c>

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by<00:13:24.710><c> the</c><00:13:24.870><c> perimeter</c><00:13:25.269><c> of</c><00:13:25.629><c> Sodom.</c>

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He<00:13:26.990><c> crossed</c><00:13:27.330><c> over</c><00:13:27.909><c> and</c><00:13:28.470><c> dwelt</c><00:13:28.730><c> in</c><00:13:28.929><c> the</c><00:13:29.169><c> area</c><00:13:29.429><c> of</c><00:13:29.769><c> Hebron</c><00:13:30.110><c> in</c><00:13:30.470><c> fellowship</c><00:13:31.110><c> with</c><00:13:31.809><c> men</c><00:13:32.370><c> that</c><00:13:32.610><c> were</c><00:13:32.809><c> of</c>

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And<00:13:40.169><c> Abraham</c><00:13:40.649><c> wasn't</c><00:13:41.169><c> one</c><00:13:41.509><c> who</c><00:13:41.649><c> could</c><00:13:41.950><c> sit</c><00:13:42.269><c> down</c><00:13:42.789><c> but</c><00:13:43.909><c> he</c>

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actively<00:13:44.649><c> separated</c><00:13:45.309><c> himself.</c>

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He<00:13:46.330><c> crossed</c><00:13:46.710><c> over</c><00:13:47.070><c> from</c><00:13:47.269><c> the</c><00:13:47.490><c> world</c><00:13:47.870><c> because</c><00:13:48.570><c> he</c><00:13:48.870><c> understood</c>

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that<00:13:53.389><c> he</c><00:13:53.509><c> was</c><00:13:53.769><c> a</c><00:13:54.070><c> stranger</c><00:13:54.470><c> and</c><00:13:54.850><c> a</c><00:13:55.090><c> pilgrim</c><00:13:55.450><c> in</c><00:13:55.590><c> this</c><00:13:55.830><c> life.</c>

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association<00:14:01.389><c> of</c><00:14:01.750><c> Sodom</c><00:14:02.269><c> and</c><00:14:02.690><c> Gomorrah.</c>

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And<00:14:03.990><c> again</c><00:14:04.309><c> that</c><00:14:04.610><c> contrast</c><00:14:05.149><c> is</c><00:14:05.450><c> emphasized</c><00:14:06.429><c> to</c><00:14:06.649><c> us</c><00:14:07.049><c> with</c><00:14:07.370><c> the</c>

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word<00:14:07.809><c> dwelt.</c>

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It's<00:14:08.370><c> a</c><00:14:08.529><c> different</c><00:14:08.789><c> Hebrew</c><00:14:09.190><c> word</c><00:14:09.570><c> in</c><00:14:09.750><c> this</c><00:14:10.250><c> verse</c><00:14:10.450><c> 13</c><00:14:11.090><c> between</c>

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where<00:14:14.450><c> Lot</c><00:14:14.769><c> sat</c><00:14:15.129><c> down</c><00:14:15.710><c> and</c><00:14:15.850><c> he</c><00:14:16.470><c> reposed</c><00:14:17.049><c> and</c><00:14:17.230><c> he</c><00:14:17.529><c> married</c><00:14:18.210><c> Sodom.</c>

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Here<00:14:19.950><c> it's</c><00:14:20.190><c> the</c><00:14:20.330><c> Hebrew</c><00:14:20.629><c> word</c><00:14:21.029><c> shaken</c><00:14:21.549><c> and</c><00:14:22.750><c> you</c><00:14:22.870><c> might</c><00:14:23.090><c> recognize</c><00:14:23.690><c> the</c>

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word<00:14:24.350><c> tabernacle</c><00:14:24.870><c> comes</c><00:14:25.169><c> from</c><00:14:25.490><c> that.</c>

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Mishkan<00:14:27.549><c> and</c><00:14:28.950><c> it</c><00:14:29.230><c> means</c><00:14:29.789><c> a</c><00:14:30.649><c> temporary</c><00:14:31.309><c> abode.</c>

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It<00:14:32.690><c> wasn't</c><00:14:33.169><c> anything</c><00:14:33.809><c> permanent,</c><00:14:34.990><c> it</c><00:14:35.169><c> was</c><00:14:35.570><c> very</c><00:14:36.190><c> much</c><00:14:36.529><c> a</c>

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temporary<00:14:37.789><c> abode.</c>

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Mamri,<00:14:45.309><c> Eshkol</c><00:14:45.850><c> and</c><00:14:46.769><c> Einah.</c>

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And<00:14:48.250><c> those</c><00:14:48.549><c> words</c><00:14:48.990><c> are</c><00:14:49.269><c> very</c><00:14:49.529><c> beautiful,</c><00:14:49.970><c> the</c><00:14:50.029><c> meaning</c><00:14:50.250><c> of</c>

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those<00:14:50.730><c> words.</c>

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One<00:14:52.450><c> of</c><00:14:52.549><c> them</c><00:14:52.710><c> means</c><00:14:52.929><c> cluster,</c><00:14:53.529><c> the</c><00:14:53.629><c> other</c><00:14:53.789><c> means</c><00:14:54.110><c> waterfall</c>

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and<00:14:55.809><c> the</c><00:14:55.909><c> other</c><00:14:56.110><c> means</c><00:14:56.409><c> strength.</c>

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And<00:14:58.190><c> they're</c><00:14:58.690><c> all</c><00:14:58.950><c> titles</c><00:14:59.269><c> of</c><00:14:59.509><c> peace</c><00:14:59.870><c> and</c><00:15:00.509><c> serenity</c><00:15:01.049><c> even</c><00:15:01.269><c> though</c><00:15:01.549><c> they're</c><00:15:01.750><c> roughly</c><00:15:02.070><c> around</c><00:15:02.409><c> about</c><00:15:02.690><c> 15</c><00:15:03.169><c> kilometers</c>

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I'm<00:15:07.230><c> still</c><00:15:07.409><c> in</c><00:15:07.590><c> metric.</c>

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Only<00:15:09.450><c> 15</c><00:15:09.909><c> kilometers</c><00:15:10.370><c> from</c><00:15:10.750><c> Sodom</c><00:15:11.070><c> and</c><00:15:11.210><c> Gomorrah.</c>

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But<00:15:11.710><c> there</c><00:15:11.970><c> was</c><00:15:12.210><c> Abraham</c><00:15:12.690><c> dwelling</c><00:15:13.070><c> and</c><00:15:13.450><c> fellowshipping</c><00:15:13.929><c> with</c><00:15:14.169><c> these</c><00:15:14.350><c> men</c>

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and<00:15:14.629><c> there</c><00:15:14.750><c> was</c><00:15:14.970><c> peace</c><00:15:15.289><c> and</c><00:15:16.009><c> serenity</c><00:15:16.610><c> and</c><00:15:16.950><c> fellowship</c><00:15:17.490><c> with</c><00:15:18.230><c> him.</c>

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But<00:15:20.549><c> one</c><00:15:20.710><c> of</c><00:15:20.830><c> the</c><00:15:20.970><c> interesting</c><00:15:21.350><c> things</c><00:15:21.750><c> you</c><00:15:22.750><c> might</c><00:15:22.970><c> have</c><00:15:23.250><c> noticed</c><00:15:23.570><c> is</c>

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that<00:15:24.309><c> these</c><00:15:24.629><c> men</c><00:15:24.870><c> were</c><00:15:25.169><c> Amorites.</c>

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They<00:15:26.809><c> dwelt</c><00:15:27.049><c> by</c><00:15:27.330><c> the</c><00:15:27.509><c> oak</c><00:15:27.669><c> of</c><00:15:27.970><c> Mamri,</c><00:15:29.190><c> the</c><00:15:29.629><c> Amorite</c><00:15:30.149><c> and</c><00:15:30.570><c> with</c>

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him<00:15:31.190><c> were</c><00:15:31.409><c> his</c><00:15:31.710><c> brethren.</c>

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We<00:15:33.570><c> might</c><00:15:33.809><c> ask</c><00:15:34.029><c> the</c><00:15:34.250><c> question,</c><00:15:34.710><c> why</c><00:15:35.429><c> was</c><00:15:35.909><c> Abraham</c><00:15:36.190><c> dwelling</c>

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with<00:15:37.370><c> Amorites?</c>

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They<00:15:38.110><c> were</c><00:15:38.289><c> descendants</c><00:15:38.889><c> from</c><00:15:39.669><c> back</c><00:15:39.889><c> in</c><00:15:40.049><c> chapter</c><00:15:40.269><c> 10</c><00:15:40.549><c> and</c><00:15:40.690><c> verse</c><00:15:40.889><c> 15</c>

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from<00:15:41.649><c> Canaan.</c>

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Why<00:15:43.230><c> was</c><00:15:43.429><c> he</c><00:15:43.590><c> dwelling</c><00:15:43.889><c> with</c><00:15:44.269><c> these</c><00:15:45.149><c> Amorites?</c>

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Well,<00:15:48.610><c> the</c><00:15:48.649><c> answer</c><00:15:49.210><c> really</c><00:15:50.029><c> is</c><00:15:50.370><c> quite</c><00:15:50.610><c> interesting</c><00:15:51.330><c> because</c>

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Abraham<00:15:54.129><c> wasn't</c><00:15:54.730><c> dwelling</c><00:15:55.129><c> with</c><00:15:55.509><c> them</c>

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but<00:15:57.389><c> they</c><00:15:58.309><c> were</c><00:15:58.889><c> dwelling</c><00:15:59.190><c> with</c><00:15:59.610><c> Abram.</c>

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And<00:15:59.970><c> you</c><00:16:00.149><c> see</c><00:16:00.309><c> that</c><00:16:00.549><c> toward</c><00:16:00.830><c> the</c><00:16:00.909><c> end</c><00:16:01.090><c> of</c><00:16:01.250><c> the</c><00:16:01.350><c> verse.</c>

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These<00:16:03.309><c> were</c><00:16:03.970><c> confederate</c><00:16:06.049><c> with</c><00:16:06.809><c> Abram</c><00:16:07.830><c> and</c><00:16:08.629><c> that</c><00:16:09.490><c> confederate</c><00:16:10.190><c> with</c><00:16:10.409><c> Abram</c>

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is<00:16:10.950><c> two</c><00:16:11.230><c> Hebrew</c><00:16:11.590><c> words.</c>

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Balaam<00:16:13.389><c> bereth.</c><00:16:15.110><c> Balaam</c><00:16:15.769><c> being</c><00:16:16.190><c> lords</c><00:16:17.090><c> and</c><00:16:17.610><c> bereth,</c><00:16:18.850><c> covenant.</c>

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They<00:16:20.549><c> were</c><00:16:20.850><c> lords</c><00:16:21.370><c> of</c><00:16:21.769><c> the</c><00:16:22.090><c> covenant</c><00:16:22.590><c> with</c><00:16:23.350><c> Abraham.</c>

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They<00:16:24.129><c> had</c><00:16:24.370><c> the</c><00:16:24.710><c> same</c><00:16:25.049><c> hope</c><00:16:25.529><c> and</c><00:16:26.090><c> the</c><00:16:26.330><c> same</c><00:16:26.590><c> attitude</c><00:16:27.049><c> towards</c>

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the<00:16:27.769><c> truth</c><00:16:28.129><c> and</c><00:16:28.730><c> they</c><00:16:29.169><c> dwelt</c><00:16:30.029><c> with</c><00:16:30.750><c> Abram.</c>

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And<00:16:32.230><c> you</c><00:16:32.409><c> know,</c><00:16:32.629><c> those</c><00:16:32.990><c> Amorites</c><00:16:33.570><c> will</c><00:16:33.850><c> inherit</c><00:16:34.230><c> the</c><00:16:34.470><c> promise</c>

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of<00:16:34.950><c> Abraham.</c>

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When<00:16:35.710><c> you</c><00:16:35.830><c> have</c><00:16:35.970><c> a</c><00:16:36.029><c> look</c><00:16:36.149><c> at</c><00:16:36.690><c> chapter</c><00:16:36.909><c> 15</c><00:16:37.629><c> and</c><00:16:38.169><c> verse</c><00:16:38.529><c> 21,</c><00:16:39.190><c> well,</c><00:16:39.649><c> verse</c><00:16:40.049><c> 18</c>

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through<00:16:40.730><c> to</c><00:16:40.929><c> 21</c><00:16:41.289><c> really,</c>

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there's<00:16:43.350><c> one</c><00:16:43.529><c> of</c><00:16:43.610><c> the</c><00:16:43.750><c> promises</c><00:16:44.169><c> to</c><00:16:44.429><c> Abraham</c><00:16:44.830><c> showing</c><00:16:45.230><c> him</c><00:16:45.470><c> that</c><00:16:45.590><c> all</c><00:16:45.870><c> these</c><00:16:46.129><c> peoples</c><00:16:46.509><c> are</c><00:16:46.610><c> going</c><00:16:46.750><c> to</c>

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be<00:16:47.070><c> removed</c>

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from<00:16:47.789><c> the</c><00:16:47.909><c> land</c><00:16:48.110><c> of</c><00:16:48.370><c> Canaan</c><00:16:48.830><c> to</c><00:16:49.769><c> make</c><00:16:50.090><c> way</c><00:16:50.509><c> for</c><00:16:51.070><c> the</c><00:16:51.429><c> seed</c><00:16:51.669><c> of</c><00:16:51.929><c> Abraham.</c>

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See<00:16:53.250><c> that</c><00:16:53.429><c> in</c><00:16:53.549><c> verse</c><00:16:53.789><c> 18,</c><00:16:54.309><c> unto</c><00:16:54.509><c> thy</c><00:16:54.889><c> seed</c><00:16:55.210><c> have</c><00:16:55.350><c> I</c><00:16:55.470><c> given</c><00:16:55.629><c> this</c><00:16:55.909><c> land.</c>

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And<00:16:57.009><c> he</c><00:16:57.210><c> says,</c><00:16:57.649><c> here</c><00:16:57.850><c> he</c><00:16:58.009><c> lists</c><00:16:58.230><c> the</c><00:16:58.470><c> tribes</c><00:16:58.830><c> that</c><00:16:58.950><c> were</c><00:16:59.129><c> in</c><00:16:59.250><c> the</c><00:16:59.389><c> land</c><00:16:59.549><c> of</c>

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Canaan<00:17:00.029><c> that</c><00:17:00.169><c> would</c><00:17:00.389><c> make</c><00:17:00.710><c> way</c>

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and<00:17:01.250><c> be</c><00:17:01.490><c> removed</c><00:17:01.990><c> for</c><00:17:02.289><c> Abraham.</c>

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Verse<00:17:03.549><c> 19,</c><00:17:04.009><c> the</c><00:17:04.210><c> Kenites,</c><00:17:04.650><c> the</c><00:17:04.789><c> Kenazites,</c><00:17:05.349><c> the</c><00:17:05.529><c> Kadmonites,</c>

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the<00:17:06.589><c> Hivites,</c>

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and<00:17:07.130><c> you</c><00:17:07.170><c> get</c><00:17:07.309><c> down</c><00:17:07.470><c> to</c><00:17:07.549><c> verse</c><00:17:07.769><c> 21,</c><00:17:08.990><c> and</c><00:17:09.250><c> the</c><00:17:09.430><c> Amorites.</c>

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The<00:17:10.890><c> Amorites</c><00:17:11.369><c> are</c><00:17:11.509><c> going</c><00:17:11.589><c> to</c><00:17:11.690><c> be</c><00:17:11.849><c> removed</c><00:17:12.250><c> from</c><00:17:12.430><c> this</c><00:17:12.670><c> area</c>

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eventually<00:17:13.809><c> to</c><00:17:14.470><c> make</c><00:17:14.710><c> way</c><00:17:14.990><c> for</c><00:17:15.170><c> the</c><00:17:15.450><c> promise</c>

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and<00:17:15.849><c> the</c><00:17:15.990><c> fulfilment</c><00:17:16.690><c> of</c><00:17:17.250><c> that</c><00:17:17.470><c> which</c><00:17:17.609><c> was</c><00:17:17.829><c> given</c><00:17:18.029><c> to</c><00:17:18.309><c> Abraham.</c>

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But<00:17:19.569><c> there's</c><00:17:19.970><c> going</c><00:17:20.210><c> to</c><00:17:20.509><c> be</c><00:17:21.250><c> faithful</c><00:17:21.829><c> Amorites</c><00:17:22.589><c> with</c><00:17:22.869><c> Abraham</c><00:17:23.390><c> that</c>

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are<00:17:23.829><c> going</c><00:17:24.049><c> to</c><00:17:24.329><c> be</c><00:17:24.690><c> inheritors</c><00:17:25.349><c> of</c><00:17:26.109><c> that</c><00:17:26.410><c> promise.</c>

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They<00:17:28.170><c> were</c><00:17:28.450><c> lords</c><00:17:28.890><c> of</c><00:17:29.289><c> the</c><00:17:29.549><c> covenant</c><00:17:29.809><c> with</c><00:17:30.230><c> Abraham</c><00:17:30.869><c> and</c><00:17:31.630><c> they</c>

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will<00:17:32.269><c> inherit</c><00:17:32.910><c> the</c><00:17:33.730><c> promises</c><00:17:34.250><c> of</c><00:17:34.970><c> Abraham.</c>

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They<00:17:35.529><c> were</c><00:17:35.750><c> Gentiles</c><00:17:37.250><c> who</c><00:17:37.549><c> abandoned</c><00:17:38.470><c> their</c><00:17:39.329><c> tribes,</c><00:17:40.230><c> their</c>

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national<00:17:41.329><c> ancestry</c>

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and<00:17:42.990><c> identified</c><00:17:43.849><c> themselves</c><00:17:44.609><c> with</c><00:17:45.349><c> the</c><00:17:45.730><c> covenant</c><00:17:46.190><c> that</c><00:17:46.869><c> was</c>

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given<00:17:47.390><c> to</c><00:17:47.970><c> Abraham.</c>

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And<00:17:48.950><c> you</c><00:17:49.089><c> know,</c><00:17:49.250><c> when</c><00:17:49.329><c> you</c><00:17:49.470><c> have</c><00:17:49.589><c> a</c><00:17:49.630><c> look</c><00:17:49.750><c> back</c><00:17:49.970><c> at</c><00:17:50.130><c> verse</c><00:17:50.329><c> 7,</c>

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it's<00:17:50.809><c> quite</c><00:17:51.009><c> interesting</c>

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because<00:17:51.670><c> there</c><00:17:51.930><c> are</c><00:17:52.130><c> Amorites</c><00:17:52.730><c> that</c><00:17:53.190><c> were</c><00:17:53.490><c> destroyed</c><00:17:54.190><c> in</c>

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that<00:17:54.650><c> verse,</c>

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but<00:17:56.150><c> those</c><00:17:56.529><c> who</c><00:17:56.730><c> were</c><00:17:56.829><c> with</c><00:17:57.130><c> Abraham</c><00:17:57.390><c> were</c><00:17:57.710><c> saved.</c>

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You<00:17:58.930><c> see</c><00:17:59.130><c> in</c><00:17:59.250><c> verse</c><00:17:59.529><c> 7,</c><00:18:00.210><c> about</c><00:18:00.369><c> halfway</c><00:18:00.670><c> through</c><00:18:01.269><c> the</c><00:18:02.309><c> verse,</c>

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smote<00:18:03.150><c> all</c><00:18:03.369><c> the</c><00:18:03.490><c> country</c><00:18:03.809><c> of</c><00:18:03.970><c> the</c><00:18:04.509><c> Amalekites</c><00:18:05.250><c> and</c><00:18:05.470><c> also</c><00:18:06.230><c> the</c>

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Amorites<00:18:07.410><c> that</c><00:18:07.730><c> dwell</c><00:18:07.990><c> in</c><00:18:08.450><c> Gedi.</c>

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So<00:18:10.269><c> those</c><00:18:10.710><c> Amorites</c><00:18:11.269><c> were</c><00:18:11.470><c> destroyed.</c>

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The<00:18:12.990><c> ones</c><00:18:13.450><c> who</c><00:18:13.730><c> were</c><00:18:14.470><c> lords</c><00:18:14.869><c> of</c><00:18:15.069><c> the</c><00:18:15.309><c> covenant</c><00:18:15.609><c> with</c><00:18:15.970><c> Abraham</c>

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were<00:18:16.650><c> saved</c>

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and<00:18:17.289><c> ultimately</c><00:18:17.849><c> they</c><00:18:18.450><c> will</c><00:18:18.710><c> be</c><00:18:18.930><c> partakers</c><00:18:19.470><c> of</c><00:18:19.690><c> that</c><00:18:19.890><c> great</c><00:18:20.609><c> promise</c>

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when<00:18:22.190><c> the</c><00:18:22.329><c> Lord</c><00:18:22.490><c> Jesus</c><00:18:22.950><c> Christ</c><00:18:23.250><c> returns.</c>

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The<00:18:27.369><c> brother</c><00:18:27.750><c> of</c><00:18:28.210><c> Ishkol,</c><00:18:30.230><c> the</c><00:18:30.369><c> oak</c><00:18:30.589><c> of</c><00:18:30.829><c> memory,</c><00:18:31.210><c> the</c><00:18:31.390><c> Amorite,</c>

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the<00:18:32.130><c> brother</c><00:18:32.430><c> of</c><00:18:32.930><c> Ishkol</c><00:18:33.490><c> in</c><00:18:34.309><c> the</c><00:18:34.529><c> area</c><00:18:34.930><c> of</c><00:18:35.309><c> Hebron.</c>

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Does<00:18:37.269><c> that</c><00:18:37.450><c> sound</c><00:18:37.750><c> familiar?</c>

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Can<00:18:39.349><c> you</c><00:18:39.529><c> think</c><00:18:39.829><c> of</c><00:18:40.349><c> Ishkol,</c><00:18:41.910><c> the</c><00:18:42.170><c> area</c><00:18:42.490><c> of</c><00:18:42.849><c> Hebron,</c>

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and<00:18:43.509><c> a</c><00:18:43.750><c> situation</c><00:18:44.309><c> that</c><00:18:44.589><c> occurred</c><00:18:45.230><c> a</c><00:18:45.609><c> little</c><00:18:45.750><c> bit</c><00:18:45.950><c> later</c><00:18:46.190><c> in</c>

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Israel's<00:18:46.849><c> history</c>

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and<00:18:47.309><c> one</c><00:18:47.509><c> which</c><00:18:47.970><c> parallels</c><00:18:48.410><c> very</c><00:18:48.910><c> tightly</c><00:18:49.190><c> with</c><00:18:49.390><c> this</c><00:18:49.589><c> one</c><00:18:49.769><c> here.</c>

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I'll<00:18:51.450><c> read</c><00:18:51.569><c> you</c><00:18:51.710><c> the</c><00:18:51.890><c> quote.</c>

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They<00:18:54.029><c> came</c><00:18:54.369><c> to</c><00:18:54.569><c> Hebron</c><00:18:55.549><c> and</c><00:18:56.289><c> to</c><00:18:56.470><c> the</c><00:18:56.769><c> valley</c><00:18:57.049><c> of</c><00:18:57.369><c> Ishkol</c>

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and<00:18:59.269><c> they</c><00:18:59.410><c> cut</c><00:18:59.670><c> a</c><00:18:59.769><c> cluster</c><00:19:00.109><c> of</c><00:19:00.309><c> grapes</c><00:19:00.829><c> and</c><00:19:01.569><c> it</c><00:19:01.690><c> was</c><00:19:01.869><c> carried</c>

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by<00:19:02.410><c> two</c><00:19:02.730><c> men</c>

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and<00:19:04.150><c> one</c><00:19:04.369><c> of</c><00:19:04.450><c> them</c><00:19:04.509><c> was</c><00:19:04.690><c> a</c><00:19:04.769><c> Gentile.</c>

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There<00:19:06.430><c> were</c><00:19:06.569><c> two</c><00:19:06.809><c> men</c><00:19:07.049><c> that</c><00:19:07.130><c> were</c><00:19:07.450><c> associated</c><00:19:07.869><c> together,</c>

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lords<00:19:09.789><c> of</c><00:19:09.970><c> the</c><00:19:10.190><c> covenant</c><00:19:10.410><c> themselves,</c><00:19:11.089><c> Joshua</c><00:19:11.809><c> and</c><00:19:13.049><c> Caleb,</c>

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two<00:19:14.589><c> faithful</c><00:19:15.049><c> men</c><00:19:15.349><c> and</c><00:19:15.410><c> they</c><00:19:15.609><c> go</c><00:19:15.930><c> to</c><00:19:16.210><c> exactly</c><00:19:16.849><c> the</c><00:19:17.150><c> same</c><00:19:17.529><c> place</c>

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as<00:19:19.210><c> Abraham</c><00:19:19.630><c> and</c><00:19:20.170><c> the</c><00:19:20.430><c> Amorites</c><00:19:20.869><c> are</c><00:19:21.150><c> joined</c><00:19:21.369><c> together.</c>

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They<00:19:23.009><c> come</c><00:19:23.710><c> to</c><00:19:24.210><c> Hebron</c><00:19:24.930><c> and</c><00:19:25.430><c> right</c><00:19:25.670><c> to</c><00:19:25.890><c> the</c><00:19:26.170><c> same</c><00:19:26.529><c> valley,</c>

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the<00:19:28.049><c> valley</c><00:19:28.470><c> of</c><00:19:28.690><c> Ishkol</c><00:19:29.150><c> and</c><00:19:29.190><c> they</c><00:19:29.529><c> cut</c><00:19:29.670><c> a</c><00:19:30.970><c> bunch</c><00:19:31.250><c> of</c><00:19:31.490><c> grapes</c>

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and<00:19:31.990><c> two</c><00:19:32.250><c> men</c><00:19:32.509><c> carried</c><00:19:32.849><c> them,</c><00:19:33.650><c> Joshua</c><00:19:34.309><c> and</c><00:19:34.930><c> Caleb,</c>

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and<00:19:36.549><c> here's</c><00:19:37.150><c> exactly</c><00:19:37.710><c> the</c><00:19:37.950><c> same</c><00:19:38.289><c> situation.</c>

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There's<00:19:41.549><c> a</c><00:19:41.690><c> Gentile</c><00:19:42.250><c> that's</c><00:19:42.589><c> joined</c><00:19:42.829><c> with</c><00:19:43.069><c> a</c><00:19:43.250><c> Hebrew,</c>

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the<00:19:44.710><c> same</c><00:19:45.009><c> promise</c><00:19:45.369><c> and</c><00:19:45.490><c> I'm</c><00:19:45.670><c> sure</c><00:19:45.849><c> they</c><00:19:45.970><c> would</c><00:19:46.130><c> have</c><00:19:46.250><c> been</c><00:19:46.410><c> encouraged</c>

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if<00:19:47.430><c> they</c><00:19:47.630><c> knew</c><00:19:47.789><c> their</c><00:19:47.990><c> history,</c><00:19:49.109><c> the</c><00:19:49.289><c> example</c><00:19:49.630><c> of</c><00:19:49.849><c> Abraham</c>

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and<00:19:50.349><c> those</c><00:19:50.630><c> faithful</c><00:19:50.990><c> Amorites.</c>

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There's<00:19:53.509><c> a</c><00:19:53.650><c> Hebrew,</c><00:19:54.509><c> Abraham,</c><00:19:56.710><c> it</c><00:19:56.710><c> was</c><00:19:57.369><c> Joshua,</c>

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who<00:19:58.809><c> fellowshiped</c><00:19:59.609><c> with</c><00:19:59.890><c> Caleb,</c><00:20:00.450><c> a</c><00:20:00.809><c> Gentile,</c>

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in<00:20:01.750><c> spite</c><00:20:02.150><c> of</c><00:20:03.329><c> the</c><00:20:03.829><c> faithlessness</c><00:20:05.210><c> of</c><00:20:06.150><c> those</c><00:20:06.390><c> other</c><00:20:06.690><c> ten</c><00:20:07.049><c> spies</c>

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that<00:20:07.609><c> we</c><00:20:07.869><c> see</c><00:20:08.509><c> exemplified</c><00:20:09.289><c> in</c><00:20:09.549><c> Lot</c><00:20:09.670><c> really.</c>

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And<00:20:11.890><c> not</c><00:20:12.089><c> only</c><00:20:12.309><c> that,</c><00:20:12.549><c> it</c><00:20:12.630><c> goes</c><00:20:12.910><c> further</c><00:20:13.269><c> than</c><00:20:13.470><c> that,</c>

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Caleb<00:20:14.069><c> was</c><00:20:14.309><c> actually</c><00:20:14.789><c> a</c><00:20:15.069><c> Kenazite.</c>

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And<00:20:17.049><c> if</c><00:20:17.190><c> you</c><00:20:17.349><c> have</c><00:20:17.509><c> a</c><00:20:17.609><c> look</c><00:20:17.730><c> again</c><00:20:18.089><c> across</c><00:20:18.490><c> to</c><00:20:18.670><c> chapter</c><00:20:18.910><c> 15</c>

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and<00:20:20.269><c> verse</c><00:20:20.569><c> 19,</c><00:20:22.750><c> Caleb's</c><00:20:23.670><c> tribe</c><00:20:23.970><c> is</c><00:20:24.190><c> mentioned</c><00:20:24.589><c> as</c><00:20:25.109><c> being</c><00:20:25.569><c> pushed</c>

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out<00:20:26.170><c> of</c><00:20:26.230><c> the</c><00:20:26.309><c> land</c><00:20:26.529><c> of</c><00:20:26.670><c> Israel</c><00:20:27.029><c> to</c><00:20:27.190><c> make</c><00:20:27.430><c> way</c><00:20:27.670><c> for</c><00:20:27.829><c> the</c><00:20:27.990><c> seed</c><00:20:28.170><c> of</c><00:20:28.369><c> Abraham.</c>

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Verse<00:20:29.630><c> 19,</c><00:20:30.250><c> the</c><00:20:30.369><c> Kenites</c><00:20:30.990><c> and</c><00:20:31.950><c> the</c><00:20:32.329><c> Kenazites.</c>

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There's<00:20:33.269><c> Caleb,</c><00:20:34.690><c> he's</c><00:20:35.150><c> going</c><00:20:35.289><c> to</c><00:20:35.430><c> be</c><00:20:35.589><c> an</c><00:20:35.829><c> inheritor</c>

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of<00:20:36.529><c> the</c><00:20:36.789><c> promises</c><00:20:37.230><c> to</c><00:20:37.869><c> Abraham</c><00:20:38.509><c> as</c><00:20:38.970><c> well.</c>

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There's<00:20:40.109><c> a</c><00:20:40.309><c> Kenazite</c><00:20:41.029><c> with</c><00:20:41.509><c> the</c><00:20:41.769><c> Amorites,</c><00:20:42.569><c> faithful</c><00:20:42.990><c> men</c>

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that<00:20:44.529><c> were</c><00:20:44.730><c> lords</c><00:20:45.210><c> of</c><00:20:45.390><c> the</c><00:20:45.630><c> covenant</c><00:20:46.109><c> and</c><00:20:46.630><c> they</c><00:20:46.970><c> joined</c><00:20:47.210><c> together</c>

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with<00:20:47.750><c> those</c><00:20:48.089><c> faithful</c><00:20:48.589><c> Hebrew</c><00:20:49.069><c> brethren.</c>

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They<00:20:50.670><c> separated</c><00:20:51.210><c> from</c><00:20:51.470><c> their</c><00:20:51.710><c> unfaithful</c><00:20:52.250><c> brethren</c>

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and<00:20:52.710><c> they</c><00:20:52.970><c> will</c><00:20:53.670><c> be</c><00:20:54.029><c> incorporated</c><00:20:54.630><c> in</c><00:20:55.130><c> the</c><00:20:55.369><c> kingdom</c><00:20:55.670><c> of</c><00:20:55.869><c> God</c>

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as<00:20:56.349><c> the</c><00:20:56.730><c> true</c><00:20:57.029><c> seed</c><00:20:57.410><c> of</c><00:20:57.630><c> Abraham.</c>

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And<00:21:00.410><c> so</c><00:21:00.710><c> in</c><00:21:00.869><c> verse</c><00:21:01.190><c> 14,</c><00:21:03.109><c> Abraham</c><00:21:03.829><c> hears</c><00:21:04.369><c> that</c><00:21:04.890><c> Lot</c><00:21:05.009><c> was</c><00:21:05.309><c> taken</c>

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away<00:21:06.049><c> captive.</c>

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You<00:21:08.049><c> know,</c><00:21:08.269><c> perhaps</c><00:21:08.549><c> the</c><00:21:08.789><c> last</c><00:21:09.089><c> view</c><00:21:09.329><c> that</c><00:21:09.690><c> Abraham</c><00:21:10.250><c> had</c><00:21:10.589><c> of</c><00:21:10.809><c> Lot</c>

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was<00:21:12.190><c> of</c><00:21:12.430><c> him</c><00:21:12.710><c> driving</c><00:21:13.170><c> his</c><00:21:13.490><c> flocks</c><00:21:13.869><c> and</c><00:21:13.970><c> his</c><00:21:14.289><c> sheep</c><00:21:14.569><c> and</c><00:21:14.710><c> his</c><00:21:15.089><c> herd</c>

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down<00:21:16.710><c> into</c><00:21:16.970><c> the</c><00:21:17.190><c> plains</c><00:21:17.450><c> of</c><00:21:17.690><c> Jordan</c><00:21:18.150><c> with</c><00:21:18.730><c> his</c><00:21:18.990><c> family,</c>

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with<00:21:20.690><c> his</c><00:21:20.950><c> family,</c><00:21:21.630><c> and</c><00:21:21.630><c> he</c><00:21:21.750><c> went</c><00:21:21.910><c> from</c><00:21:22.170><c> Bethel,</c><00:21:22.690><c> the</c><00:21:22.849><c> house</c>

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of<00:21:23.329><c> God,</c>

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and<00:21:24.910><c> now</c><00:21:25.170><c> he</c><00:21:25.329><c> finds</c><00:21:25.690><c> he's</c><00:21:26.049><c> dwelling</c><00:21:26.369><c> in</c><00:21:26.809><c> Sodom</c><00:21:27.049><c> with</c><00:21:27.309><c> all</c><00:21:27.650><c> his</c><00:21:27.869><c> goods.</c>

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And<00:21:30.670><c> Abraham</c><00:21:31.069><c> heard</c><00:21:31.410><c> that</c><00:21:31.569><c> he'd</c><00:21:31.690><c> been</c><00:21:31.970><c> taken</c><00:21:32.309><c> captive</c><00:21:32.950><c> from</c><00:21:33.589><c> Sodom.</c>

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Possibly<00:21:37.710><c> Abraham</c><00:21:38.210><c> could</c><00:21:38.450><c> have</c><00:21:38.609><c> said,</c>

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well,<00:21:39.990><c> if</c><00:21:40.230><c> he's</c><00:21:40.450><c> got</c><00:21:40.569><c> an</c><00:21:40.730><c> attitude</c><00:21:41.089><c> like</c><00:21:41.349><c> that</c><00:21:41.569><c> toward</c><00:21:41.849><c> the</c><00:21:42.089><c> truth,</c>

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he<00:21:42.349><c> deserves</c><00:21:42.769><c> to</c><00:21:42.930><c> be</c><00:21:43.109><c> taken</c><00:21:43.410><c> captive.</c>

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I'm<00:21:44.390><c> not</c><00:21:44.690><c> entering</c><00:21:45.009><c> into</c><00:21:45.289><c> this.</c>

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He<00:21:45.750><c> was</c><00:21:46.009><c> asking</c><00:21:46.390><c> for</c><00:21:46.690><c> it.</c>

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And<00:21:47.670><c> now</c><00:21:47.950><c> he</c><00:21:48.269><c> suffered</c><00:21:48.569><c> the</c><00:21:48.890><c> consequences</c><00:21:49.710><c> of</c><00:21:50.410><c> his</c><00:21:50.769><c> decision.</c>

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Washed<00:21:53.269><c> his</c><00:21:53.529><c> hands</c><00:21:53.789><c> and</c><00:21:53.950><c> said,</c><00:21:54.210><c> well,</c><00:21:54.690><c> there's</c><00:21:54.910><c> nothing</c><00:21:55.170><c> I</c>

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can<00:21:55.609><c> do.</c>

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I'm<00:21:57.069><c> only</c><00:21:57.309><c> a</c><00:21:57.529><c> stranger</c><00:21:57.789><c> and</c><00:21:57.930><c> a</c><00:21:58.130><c> sojourner</c><00:21:58.529><c> here.</c>

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I'm<00:21:59.049><c> not</c><00:21:59.809><c> armed</c><00:22:00.109><c> and</c><00:22:00.250><c> I</c><00:22:00.390><c> don't</c><00:22:00.509><c> have</c><00:22:00.630><c> the</c><00:22:00.829><c> experience</c><00:22:01.210><c> to</c><00:22:01.470><c> tangle</c>

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with<00:22:01.910><c> this</c><00:22:02.150><c> sort</c><00:22:02.289><c> of</c><00:22:02.509><c> force.</c>

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Could<00:22:04.509><c> lose</c><00:22:04.769><c> my</c><00:22:05.049><c> own</c><00:22:05.250><c> life</c><00:22:05.450><c> and</c><00:22:05.589><c> the</c><00:22:05.750><c> life</c><00:22:05.890><c> of</c><00:22:06.109><c> my</c><00:22:06.349><c> family.</c>

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I'm<00:22:06.750><c> just</c><00:22:06.970><c> going</c><00:22:07.170><c> to</c><00:22:07.450><c> let</c><00:22:07.650><c> things</c><00:22:07.950><c> go.</c>

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Could<00:22:10.069><c> have</c><00:22:10.190><c> done</c><00:22:10.369><c> that.</c>

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But<00:22:12.829><c> he</c><00:22:12.990><c> was</c><00:22:13.190><c> a</c><00:22:13.390><c> man,</c><00:22:13.789><c> as</c><00:22:13.869><c> we</c><00:22:14.130><c> said,</c><00:22:15.109><c> who</c><00:22:15.269><c> understood</c><00:22:16.069><c> that</c><00:22:17.289><c> battling</c>

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for<00:22:18.009><c> the</c><00:22:18.289><c> truth</c><00:22:18.549><c> involves</c><00:22:19.250><c> not</c><00:22:19.509><c> only</c><00:22:19.769><c> fighting</c><00:22:20.190><c> for</c><00:22:20.470><c> ourselves,</c>

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but<00:22:22.789><c> assisting</c><00:22:23.250><c> the</c><00:22:23.630><c> wounded</c><00:22:23.930><c> and</c><00:22:24.089><c> the</c><00:22:24.369><c> fallen</c><00:22:24.650><c> as</c><00:22:25.029><c> well.</c>

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Fighting<00:22:26.789><c> and</c><00:22:27.250><c> supporting</c><00:22:27.769><c> and</c><00:22:28.269><c> participating</c><00:22:29.130><c> with</c><00:22:29.789><c> our</c><00:22:30.250><c> brethren</c>

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and<00:22:30.869><c> sisters</c><00:22:31.190><c> so</c><00:22:31.529><c> that</c><00:22:31.730><c> we</c><00:22:31.910><c> all</c><00:22:32.130><c> make</c><00:22:32.390><c> it</c><00:22:32.549><c> to</c><00:22:32.670><c> the</c><00:22:32.869><c> kingdom.</c>

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Because<00:22:34.710><c> I</c><00:22:34.849><c> don't</c><00:22:35.109><c> think</c><00:22:35.190><c> we'll</c><00:22:35.390><c> have</c><00:22:35.509><c> much</c><00:22:35.789><c> joy</c><00:22:36.029><c> if</c><00:22:36.130><c> we're</c>

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the<00:22:36.430><c> only</c>

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one<00:22:36.869><c> there</c><00:22:37.089><c> and</c><00:22:37.130><c> we</c><00:22:37.349><c> find</c><00:22:37.589><c> that</c><00:22:37.710><c> the</c><00:22:37.809><c> rest</c><00:22:37.990><c> of</c><00:22:38.109><c> our</c><00:22:38.349><c> Ecclesia</c>

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has<00:22:38.869><c> not</c><00:22:39.109><c> been</c><00:22:39.369><c> accepted</c><00:22:39.730><c> into</c><00:22:39.970><c> the</c><00:22:40.190><c> kingdom.</c>

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Just<00:22:41.309><c> imagine</c><00:22:41.769><c> the</c><00:22:41.910><c> joy,</c><00:22:42.390><c> brethren</c><00:22:42.509><c> and</c><00:22:42.769><c> sisters,</c>

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of<00:22:43.509><c> having</c><00:22:43.769><c> the</c><00:22:44.109><c> whole</c><00:22:44.369><c> of</c><00:22:44.569><c> your</c><00:22:44.789><c> family</c><00:22:45.130><c> and</c><00:22:45.309><c> Ecclesia</c>

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in<00:22:45.910><c> the</c><00:22:46.109><c> kingdom</c><00:22:46.309><c> with</c><00:22:46.569><c> you.</c>

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So<00:22:47.569><c> battling</c><00:22:48.009><c> for</c><00:22:48.269><c> the</c><00:22:48.490><c> truth</c><00:22:48.650><c> is</c><00:22:48.849><c> not</c><00:22:49.049><c> washing</c><00:22:49.369><c> our</c><00:22:49.730><c> hands</c>

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and<00:22:50.250><c> saying,</c><00:22:50.970><c> well,</c><00:22:51.289><c> I'm</c><00:22:51.569><c> sorry</c><00:22:51.849><c> Lot,</c><00:22:52.049><c> but</c><00:22:52.210><c> you</c><00:22:52.529><c> ask</c><00:22:52.750><c> for</c><00:22:52.950><c> it</c><00:22:53.150><c> anyway.</c>

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It's<00:22:54.869><c> participating</c><00:22:55.410><c> together</c><00:22:56.230><c> and</c><00:22:56.789><c> fighting</c><00:22:57.230><c> for</c><00:22:57.930><c> one</c><00:22:58.170><c> another.</c>

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And<00:22:59.650><c> you</c><00:22:59.809><c> see</c><00:22:59.910><c> that</c><00:23:00.049><c> beautiful</c><00:23:00.470><c> term</c><00:23:00.750><c> he</c><00:23:00.950><c> uses</c><00:23:01.269><c> there.</c>

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When<00:23:02.769><c> he</c><00:23:02.930><c> heard</c><00:23:03.230><c> his</c><00:23:03.950><c> brother.</c>

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Lot<00:23:05.690><c> wasn't</c><00:23:06.009><c> his</c><00:23:06.210><c> brother.</c>

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It<00:23:08.349><c> doesn't</c><00:23:09.210><c> say</c><00:23:09.490><c> when</c><00:23:09.650><c> he</c><00:23:09.869><c> heard</c><00:23:10.029><c> his</c><00:23:10.250><c> nephew</c><00:23:10.650><c> or</c><00:23:10.849><c> when</c><00:23:11.029><c> he</c>

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heard<00:23:11.349><c> his</c>

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brother's<00:23:12.329><c> son.</c>

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It<00:23:14.089><c> says</c><00:23:14.430><c> when</c><00:23:14.710><c> he</c><00:23:15.049><c> heard</c><00:23:15.349><c> his</c><00:23:15.930><c> brother.</c>

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And<00:23:16.309><c> that's</c><00:23:16.630><c> repeated</c><00:23:16.970><c> again</c><00:23:17.349><c> in</c><00:23:17.589><c> verse</c><00:23:18.230><c> 16.</c>

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He<00:23:18.990><c> brought</c><00:23:19.269><c> back</c><00:23:19.589><c> again</c><00:23:20.210><c> his</c><00:23:21.190><c> brother</c><00:23:21.569><c> Lot.</c>

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You<00:23:23.970><c> see,</c><00:23:24.170><c> he</c><00:23:24.390><c> never</c><00:23:24.869><c> harbored</c><00:23:25.910><c> any</c><00:23:26.670><c> bitterness</c><00:23:27.130><c> or</c><00:23:27.630><c> revenge</c>

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for<00:23:28.349><c> the</c><00:23:28.509><c> previous</c><00:23:29.210><c> strife</c><00:23:30.230><c> that</c><00:23:30.549><c> existed</c><00:23:30.950><c> between</c><00:23:31.430><c> him</c><00:23:31.730><c> and</c><00:23:31.809><c> his</c>

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herdmen<00:23:32.829><c> when</c><00:23:33.210><c> Lot</c><00:23:33.390><c> made</c><00:23:33.670><c> that</c><00:23:33.910><c> decision</c><00:23:34.250><c> to</c><00:23:34.390><c> go</c><00:23:34.650><c> down</c><00:23:35.049><c> to</c><00:23:35.369><c> Sodom.</c>

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He<00:23:36.569><c> never</c><00:23:37.130><c> harbored</c><00:23:37.750><c> that</c><00:23:38.130><c> anger</c><00:23:38.430><c> and</c><00:23:38.609><c> that</c><00:23:38.890><c> bitterness</c>

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and<00:23:40.390><c> that</c><00:23:40.869><c> strife.</c>

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He<00:23:43.309><c> was</c><00:23:43.529><c> prepared</c><00:23:43.789><c> to</c><00:23:44.069><c> support</c><00:23:44.410><c> a</c><00:23:44.589><c> brother</c><00:23:44.789><c> who'd</c><00:23:45.009><c> made</c><00:23:45.210><c> a</c><00:23:45.349><c> mistake.</c>

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And<00:23:47.769><c> sometimes</c><00:23:48.170><c> we</c><00:23:48.390><c> spend</c><00:23:48.650><c> more</c><00:23:48.970><c> time</c><00:23:49.269><c> battling</c><00:23:49.549><c> with</c><00:23:49.869><c> our</c><00:23:50.049><c> brethren,</c>

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don't<00:23:50.490><c> we?</c>

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Battling<00:23:52.089><c> with</c><00:23:52.450><c> them</c><00:23:53.150><c> than</c><00:23:53.509><c> battling</c><00:23:53.970><c> for</c><00:23:54.390><c> them.</c>

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And<00:23:55.789><c> we</c><00:23:55.930><c> get</c><00:23:56.130><c> engaged</c><00:23:56.589><c> in</c><00:23:56.789><c> conversation</c><00:23:57.529><c> and</c><00:23:57.670><c> anger</c><00:23:58.109><c> and</c><00:23:58.410><c> strife</c>

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is<00:23:59.390><c> between</c><00:23:59.869><c> us</c><00:24:00.430><c> and</c><00:24:00.650><c> we're</c><00:24:00.910><c> so</c><00:24:01.230><c> busy</c><00:24:01.529><c> battling</c><00:24:01.869><c> with</c><00:24:02.109><c> one</c><00:24:02.329><c> another</c>

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that<00:24:02.849><c> we</c><00:24:03.130><c> fail</c><00:24:03.390><c> to</c><00:24:03.650><c> see</c><00:24:04.130><c> that</c><00:24:04.710><c> great</c><00:24:05.089><c> confederacy</c><00:24:05.849><c> that</c><00:24:06.009><c> is</c><00:24:06.230><c> rising</c>

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outside<00:24:07.430><c> and</c><00:24:07.970><c> sometimes</c><00:24:08.650><c> grasps</c><00:24:09.289><c> those</c><00:24:09.569><c> away</c><00:24:10.009><c> from</c><00:24:10.230><c> alongside</c><00:24:10.730><c> of</c><00:24:10.970><c> us.</c>

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It's<00:24:11.650><c> too</c><00:24:11.930><c> late.</c>

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So<00:24:13.750><c> we</c><00:24:13.910><c> need</c><00:24:14.109><c> to</c><00:24:14.390><c> emulate</c><00:24:14.730><c> the</c><00:24:14.970><c> attitude</c><00:24:15.390><c> of</c><00:24:15.650><c> Abraham</c><00:24:16.230><c> who</c><00:24:16.470><c> recognized</c>

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Lot<00:24:17.630><c> not</c><00:24:17.809><c> as</c><00:24:17.950><c> his</c><00:24:18.130><c> nephew</c><00:24:18.450><c> or</c><00:24:18.650><c> his</c><00:24:18.869><c> brother's</c><00:24:19.329><c> son,</c><00:24:20.190><c> but</c><00:24:20.390><c> as</c>

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his<00:24:21.069><c> brother.</c>

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And<00:24:22.569><c> there's</c><00:24:22.910><c> the</c><00:24:23.029><c> true</c><00:24:23.349><c> spirit</c><00:24:23.769><c> of</c><00:24:23.930><c> a</c><00:24:24.109><c> warrior</c><00:24:24.369><c> who</c><00:24:24.490><c> is</c><00:24:24.769><c> fighting</c>

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alongside<00:24:26.890><c> his</c><00:24:27.450><c> brethren</c><00:24:27.890><c> and</c><00:24:28.589><c> not</c><00:24:28.869><c> against</c><00:24:29.269><c> them.</c>

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And<00:24:31.069><c> that's</c><00:24:31.289><c> the</c><00:24:31.490><c> principle,</c><00:24:31.970><c> isn't</c><00:24:32.230><c> it,</c><00:24:32.349><c> that</c><00:24:32.490><c> the</c><00:24:32.630><c> Lord</c>

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taught<00:24:33.089><c> Peter.</c>

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He<00:24:34.589><c> said,</c><00:24:34.809><c> how</c><00:24:35.029><c> many</c><00:24:35.369><c> times</c><00:24:35.789><c> do</c><00:24:35.950><c> I</c><00:24:36.069><c> have</c><00:24:36.329><c> to</c><00:24:36.490><c> forgive</c><00:24:36.750><c> my</c><00:24:36.990><c> brother?</c>

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I've<00:24:38.269><c> been</c><00:24:38.549><c> engaged</c><00:24:39.009><c> in</c><00:24:39.349><c> strife</c><00:24:39.690><c> with</c><00:24:39.829><c> him</c><00:24:40.029><c> so</c><00:24:40.309><c> many</c><00:24:40.589><c> times</c>

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and<00:24:41.069><c> I'm</c><00:24:41.190><c> just</c><00:24:41.450><c> about</c><00:24:41.690><c> up</c><00:24:41.930><c> to</c><00:24:42.150><c> here.</c>

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How<00:24:43.730><c> many</c><00:24:44.049><c> times?</c>

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And<00:24:47.089><c> the</c><00:24:47.230><c> Lord</c><00:24:47.390><c> told</c><00:24:47.690><c> him</c><00:24:47.809><c> how</c><00:24:47.990><c> many</c><00:24:48.190><c> times,</c><00:24:48.609><c> didn't</c><00:24:48.769><c> He?</c>

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He<00:24:49.750><c> said,</c><00:24:50.009><c> you've</c><00:24:50.170><c> got</c><00:24:50.230><c> to</c><00:24:50.369><c> bring</c><00:24:50.490><c> your</c><00:24:50.650><c> brother</c><00:24:50.849><c> alongside</c>

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of<00:24:51.589><c> you</c>

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and<00:24:52.349><c> you've</c><00:24:52.589><c> got</c><00:24:52.670><c> to</c><00:24:52.849><c> walk</c><00:24:53.009><c> to</c><00:24:53.190><c> the</c><00:24:53.369><c> kingdom</c><00:24:53.650><c> together,</c>

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not<00:24:54.609><c> against</c><00:24:55.609><c> one</c><00:24:56.009><c> another.</c>

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And<00:24:58.210><c> so</c><00:24:58.470><c> that</c><00:24:58.670><c> was</c><00:24:58.869><c> the</c><00:24:59.029><c> attitude</c><00:24:59.329><c> of</c><00:24:59.589><c> Abraham</c>

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and<00:25:00.029><c> you</c><00:25:00.269><c> see</c><00:25:00.410><c> this</c><00:25:00.609><c> wonderful</c><00:25:01.130><c> response.</c>

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When<00:25:02.250><c> he</c><00:25:02.509><c> heard</c><00:25:02.769><c> his</c><00:25:02.990><c> brother</c><00:25:03.190><c> was</c><00:25:03.470><c> taken</c><00:25:03.769><c> captive</c><00:25:04.210><c> in</c><00:25:04.410><c> verse</c><00:25:04.710><c> 14,</c>

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he<00:25:06.390><c> armed</c><00:25:07.029><c> his</c><00:25:08.009><c> trained</c><00:25:08.650><c> servants.</c>

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Abraham<00:25:11.730><c> didn't</c><00:25:11.910><c> have</c><00:25:12.089><c> an</c><00:25:12.289><c> army</c><00:25:12.450><c> that</c><00:25:12.750><c> specialized</c><00:25:13.230><c> in</c><00:25:13.529><c> war.</c>

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He<00:25:14.910><c> had</c><00:25:15.130><c> every</c><00:25:15.430><c> excuse</c><00:25:15.970><c> to</c><00:25:16.430><c> procrastinate</c><00:25:17.250><c> and</c><00:25:17.430><c> to</c><00:25:17.670><c> say,</c>

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well,<00:25:18.430><c> listen,</c><00:25:18.990><c> I've</c><00:25:19.190><c> only</c><00:25:19.390><c> got</c><00:25:19.630><c> domestic</c><00:25:20.130><c> servants.</c>

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These<00:25:22.609><c> fellows</c><00:25:22.910><c> aren't</c><00:25:23.210><c> really</c><00:25:23.589><c> trained</c><00:25:23.890><c> for</c><00:25:24.190><c> war.</c>

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And<00:25:25.430><c> when</c><00:25:25.950><c> that</c><00:25:26.210><c> northern</c><00:25:26.569><c> confederacy</c><00:25:27.170><c> comes</c><00:25:27.509><c> to</c><00:25:27.630><c> all</c><00:25:27.730><c> of</c><00:25:27.750><c> them,</c>

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takes<00:25:28.109><c> these</c><00:25:28.430><c> giants</c><00:25:28.869><c> and</c><00:25:29.910><c> they're</c><00:25:30.269><c> off</c><00:25:30.430><c> back</c><00:25:30.650><c> into</c><00:25:30.869><c> the</c><00:25:31.049><c> north,</c>

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I've<00:25:31.910><c> only</c><00:25:32.130><c> just</c><00:25:32.349><c> got</c><00:25:32.490><c> ordinary</c><00:25:32.849><c> domestic</c><00:25:33.369><c> servants.</c>

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There's<00:25:34.089><c> no</c><00:25:34.289><c> way</c><00:25:34.470><c> I'm</c><00:25:34.730><c> going</c><00:25:34.910><c> to</c><00:25:35.509><c> become</c><00:25:35.789><c> involved</c>

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and<00:25:36.950><c> support</c><00:25:37.609><c> that</c><00:25:38.150><c> sort</c><00:25:38.369><c> of</c><00:25:38.750><c> an</c><00:25:39.049><c> engagement.</c>

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He<00:25:41.509><c> could</c><00:25:41.690><c> have</c><00:25:41.829><c> done</c><00:25:42.049><c> that,</c><00:25:42.329><c> couldn't</c><00:25:42.490><c> he,</c><00:25:42.650><c> brethren</c><00:25:42.829><c> and</c><00:25:43.009><c> sisters?</c>

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He<00:25:43.869><c> shrugged</c><00:25:44.309><c> his</c><00:25:44.390><c> shoulders</c><00:25:44.730><c> and</c><00:25:44.809><c> said,</c><00:25:45.170><c> well,</c><00:25:45.430><c> what</c><00:25:45.450><c> can</c><00:25:45.630><c> I</c><00:25:45.869><c> do?</c>

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But<00:25:47.829><c> he</c><00:25:47.950><c> didn't.</c>

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And<00:25:49.470><c> that's</c><00:25:49.710><c> the</c><00:25:49.829><c> sort</c><00:25:49.950><c> of</c><00:25:50.109><c> attitude</c><00:25:50.430><c> we</c><00:25:50.569><c> want</c><00:25:50.769><c> to</c><00:25:50.970><c> emulate</c><00:25:51.329><c> in</c>

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our<00:25:51.769><c> own</c><00:25:51.990><c> lives.</c>

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Having<00:25:53.349><c> brethren</c><00:25:53.789><c> alongside</c><00:25:54.869><c> of</c><00:25:55.069><c> us</c><00:25:55.190><c> is</c><00:25:55.309><c> really</c><00:25:55.569><c> a</c><00:25:55.750><c> privilege</c>

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and<00:25:56.210><c> a</c><00:25:56.410><c> joy.</c>

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It's<00:25:58.529><c> a</c><00:25:58.650><c> privilege</c><00:25:58.910><c> and</c><00:25:59.049><c> a</c><00:25:59.230><c> joy</c><00:25:59.349><c> and</c><00:25:59.470><c> we</c><00:25:59.589><c> should</c><00:25:59.869><c> never,</c><00:26:00.130><c> ever</c>

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lose<00:26:00.769><c> sight</c><00:26:01.029><c> of</c><00:26:01.250><c> that.</c>

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Do<00:26:02.509><c> you</c><00:26:02.609><c> really</c><00:26:02.869><c> think</c><00:26:03.029><c> you're</c><00:26:03.170><c> going</c><00:26:03.269><c> to</c><00:26:03.410><c> make</c><00:26:03.549><c> it</c><00:26:03.690><c> to</c><00:26:03.829><c> the</c><00:26:03.990><c> kingdom</c><00:26:04.210><c> on</c>

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your<00:26:04.609><c> own?</c>

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By<00:26:05.930><c> no</c><00:26:06.190><c> means.</c>

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We<00:26:06.630><c> always</c><00:26:07.109><c> need</c><00:26:07.430><c> the</c><00:26:07.769><c> support</c><00:26:07.970><c> and</c><00:26:08.170><c> the</c><00:26:08.369><c> encouragement</c>

00:26:08.730 --> 00:26:11.869
of<00:26:08.930><c> the</c><00:26:09.170><c> joy</c><00:26:09.369><c> that</c><00:26:09.529><c> our</c><00:26:09.730><c> other</c><00:26:09.930><c> brethren</c><00:26:10.150><c> and</c><00:26:10.390><c> sisters</c><00:26:10.569><c> can</c><00:26:10.849><c> give</c><00:26:11.049><c> to</c><00:26:11.390><c> us</c>

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to<00:26:12.190><c> help</c><00:26:12.450><c> us</c><00:26:12.829><c> lay</c><00:26:13.190><c> a</c><00:26:13.349><c> hold</c><00:26:13.769><c> on</c><00:26:14.450><c> eternal</c><00:26:14.910><c> life.</c>

00:26:16.029 --> 00:26:17.930
And<00:26:16.029><c> that's</c><00:26:16.390><c> the</c><00:26:16.410><c> spirit</c><00:26:16.769><c> of</c><00:26:16.910><c> Abraham.</c>

00:26:18.349 --> 00:26:22.349
You<00:26:18.349><c> know,</c><00:26:18.609><c> the</c><00:26:18.670><c> disciples</c><00:26:19.210><c> came</c><00:26:19.769><c> to</c><00:26:20.109><c> Christ</c><00:26:20.509><c> once</c><00:26:21.109><c> and</c><00:26:21.849><c> they</c><00:26:22.130><c> said,</c>

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listen,<00:26:22.930><c> we've</c><00:26:23.349><c> given</c><00:26:23.529><c> up</c><00:26:23.829><c> all</c><00:26:24.029><c> for</c><00:26:24.210><c> the</c><00:26:24.410><c> kingdom.</c>

00:26:25.430 --> 00:26:27.329
We've<00:26:25.569><c> been</c><00:26:25.769><c> following</c><00:26:26.069><c> you</c><00:26:26.289><c> for</c><00:26:26.529><c> some</c><00:26:26.890><c> time.</c>

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We've<00:26:28.150><c> given</c><00:26:28.349><c> up</c><00:26:28.630><c> everything.</c>

00:26:29.630 --> 00:26:31.789
Fishing<00:26:29.990><c> business,</c><00:26:30.890><c> all</c><00:26:31.130><c> that</c><00:26:31.369><c> sort</c><00:26:31.549><c> of</c><00:26:31.690><c> thing.</c>

00:26:31.869 --> 00:26:32.910
We've<00:26:32.069><c> given</c><00:26:32.210><c> it</c><00:26:32.450><c> all</c><00:26:32.650><c> up.</c>

00:26:33.170 --> 00:26:35.069
What<00:26:33.430><c> are</c><00:26:33.670><c> we</c><00:26:33.869><c> going</c><00:26:34.029><c> to</c><00:26:34.250><c> get?</c>

00:26:36.930 --> 00:26:43.529
And<00:26:37.410><c> the</c><00:26:37.549><c> Lord</c><00:26:37.829><c> said,</c><00:26:40.250><c> you</c><00:26:40.250><c> will</c><00:26:40.650><c> receive</c><00:26:40.990><c> now</c><00:26:41.710><c> in</c><00:26:42.309><c> this</c><00:26:42.710><c> time</c>

00:26:43.529 --> 00:26:46.170
brethren<00:26:44.509><c> and</c><00:26:45.430><c> sisters</c>

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and<00:26:47.089><c> fathers</c><00:26:47.569><c> and</c><00:26:47.730><c> mothers.</c>

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Isn't<00:26:48.289><c> that</c><00:26:48.470><c> a</c><00:26:48.549><c> beautiful</c><00:26:48.930><c> answer?</c>

00:26:50.410 --> 00:26:53.490
It's<00:26:50.430><c> in</c><00:26:50.609><c> Mark</c><00:26:50.869><c> 10</c><00:26:51.130><c> verse</c><00:26:51.369><c> 29</c><00:26:51.809><c> if</c><00:26:51.930><c> you</c><00:26:52.029><c> want</c><00:26:52.170><c> to</c><00:26:52.349><c> jot</c><00:26:52.369><c> it</c><00:26:52.609><c> down.</c>

00:26:54.289 --> 00:26:55.309
They<00:26:54.309><c> said,</c><00:26:54.650><c> we've</c><00:26:54.750><c> given</c><00:26:54.910><c> up</c><00:26:55.230><c> all.</c>

00:26:55.430 --> 00:26:58.130
We've<00:26:55.609><c> left</c><00:26:55.849><c> all</c><00:26:56.069><c> the</c><00:26:56.230><c> goods</c><00:26:56.410><c> of</c><00:26:56.750><c> Sodom</c><00:26:56.990><c> behind.</c>

00:26:58.369 --> 00:26:59.730
We've<00:26:58.630><c> been</c><00:26:58.869><c> faithful</c><00:26:59.269><c> to</c><00:26:59.450><c> you,</c><00:26:59.609><c> Lord.</c>

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What's<00:27:00.069><c> the</c><00:27:00.210><c> blessing</c><00:27:00.490><c> we're</c><00:27:00.789><c> going</c><00:27:00.890><c> to</c><00:27:01.089><c> get?</c>

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We<00:27:01.809><c> want</c><00:27:02.029><c> something</c><00:27:02.349><c> out</c><00:27:02.609><c> of</c><00:27:02.690><c> it.</c>

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And<00:27:03.750><c> He</c><00:27:03.910><c> said,</c><00:27:04.190><c> you'll</c><00:27:04.329><c> get</c><00:27:04.410><c> something</c><00:27:04.710><c> out</c><00:27:04.930><c> of</c><00:27:04.950><c> it</c><00:27:05.150><c> all</c><00:27:05.250><c> right.</c>

00:27:06.609 --> 00:27:09.970
You'll<00:27:06.809><c> get</c><00:27:06.930><c> brethren</c><00:27:07.289><c> and</c><00:27:07.470><c> sisters</c><00:27:08.009><c> and</c><00:27:08.269><c> mothers</c><00:27:08.630><c> and</c><00:27:08.890><c> fathers.</c>

00:27:10.529 --> 00:27:15.549
And<00:27:10.670><c> some</c><00:27:10.950><c> of</c><00:27:11.109><c> us</c><00:27:11.289><c> have</c><00:27:11.410><c> had</c><00:27:11.650><c> to</c><00:27:11.789><c> leave</c><00:27:12.150><c> behind</c><00:27:13.130><c> brethren</c><00:27:14.150><c> and</c><00:27:14.430><c> sisters,</c>

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fathers,<00:27:16.609><c> mothers,</c><00:27:18.250><c> and</c><00:27:18.529><c> we</c><00:27:18.710><c> perhaps</c><00:27:18.970><c> gain</c><00:27:19.250><c> better.</c>

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Brethren,<00:27:22.690><c> sisters,</c><00:27:23.609><c> mothers</c><00:27:23.869><c> and</c><00:27:24.109><c> fathers</c><00:27:24.549><c> that</c><00:27:24.769><c> can</c><00:27:24.970><c> give</c>

00:27:25.109 --> 00:27:26.549
us<00:27:25.569><c> wise</c><00:27:25.849><c> advice</c>

00:27:26.549 --> 00:27:30.890
and<00:27:27.170><c> support</c><00:27:27.829><c> and</c><00:27:28.509><c> direction</c><00:27:29.009><c> as</c><00:27:29.529><c> we</c><00:27:29.710><c> head</c><00:27:29.849><c> off</c><00:27:30.029><c> toward</c><00:27:30.349><c> the</c><00:27:30.589><c> kingdom.</c>

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That's<00:27:31.509><c> what</c><00:27:31.630><c> we</c><00:27:31.849><c> get.</c>

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And<00:27:33.569><c> what</c><00:27:33.809><c> sort</c><00:27:33.970><c> of</c><00:27:34.170><c> price</c><00:27:34.410><c> do</c><00:27:34.569><c> we</c><00:27:34.730><c> put</c><00:27:35.109><c> on</c><00:27:36.150><c> brethren</c><00:27:36.490><c> and</c><00:27:36.769><c> sisters</c>

00:27:37.049 --> 00:27:40.450
who<00:27:37.170><c> are</c><00:27:37.390><c> prepared</c><00:27:37.930><c> to</c><00:27:38.150><c> do</c><00:27:38.410><c> anything</c><00:27:38.750><c> for</c><00:27:39.009><c> us</c><00:27:39.170><c> like</c><00:27:39.430><c> Abraham?</c>

00:27:41.089 --> 00:27:44.289
He<00:27:41.289><c> didn't</c><00:27:41.490><c> have</c><00:27:41.650><c> an</c><00:27:41.890><c> army</c><00:27:42.049><c> that</c><00:27:42.210><c> he</c><00:27:42.309><c> could</c><00:27:42.789><c> support</c><00:27:43.190><c> lot</c><00:27:43.390><c> with,</c>

00:27:44.410 --> 00:27:46.250
but<00:27:44.450><c> whatever</c><00:27:44.789><c> he</c><00:27:45.049><c> had</c><00:27:45.170><c> he</c><00:27:45.269><c> was</c><00:27:45.470><c> going</c><00:27:45.589><c> to</c><00:27:45.769><c> use</c><00:27:45.910><c> it.</c>

00:27:46.450 --> 00:27:48.069
And<00:27:46.450><c> you</c><00:27:46.589><c> know</c><00:27:46.730><c> there's</c><00:27:46.910><c> brethren</c><00:27:47.170><c> and</c><00:27:47.369><c> sisters</c><00:27:47.549><c> like</c><00:27:47.869><c> that</c>

00:27:48.069 --> 00:27:50.009
and<00:27:48.230><c> perhaps</c><00:27:48.410><c> you've</c><00:27:48.730><c> experienced</c><00:27:49.069><c> in</c><00:27:49.289><c> your</c><00:27:49.549><c> own</c><00:27:49.750><c> life</c>

00:27:50.009 --> 00:27:52.109
where<00:27:50.170><c> you've</c><00:27:50.349><c> come</c><00:27:50.470><c> into</c><00:27:50.650><c> a</c><00:27:50.869><c> situation</c>

00:27:52.289 --> 00:27:54.190
and<00:27:52.730><c> perhaps</c><00:27:53.029><c> there's</c><00:27:53.250><c> a</c><00:27:53.410><c> brother</c><00:27:53.569><c> or</c><00:27:53.769><c> a</c><00:27:53.950><c> sister</c>

00:27:54.190 --> 00:27:58.390
who<00:27:54.990><c> doesn't</c><00:27:55.450><c> really</c><00:27:55.849><c> have</c><00:27:56.150><c> all</c><00:27:56.509><c> the</c><00:27:57.049><c> means</c><00:27:57.549><c> to</c><00:27:57.890><c> support</c><00:27:58.190><c> you,</c>

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but<00:27:58.450><c> they're</c><00:27:59.009><c> going</c><00:27:59.170><c> to</c><00:27:59.289><c> do</c><00:27:59.450><c> what</c><00:27:59.589><c> they</c><00:27:59.869><c> can</c><00:28:00.509><c> to</c><00:28:00.990><c> help</c><00:28:01.269><c> you</c><00:28:01.509><c> get</c>

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to<00:28:01.930><c> the</c><00:28:02.109><c> kingdom.</c>

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And<00:28:04.369><c> like</c><00:28:04.690><c> lot</c><00:28:04.809><c> we</c><00:28:04.950><c> can't</c><00:28:05.250><c> always</c><00:28:05.609><c> fight</c><00:28:06.029><c> the</c><00:28:06.349><c> battles</c><00:28:06.609><c> of</c><00:28:06.829><c> life</c><00:28:07.089><c> on</c>

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our<00:28:07.529><c> own.</c>

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There<00:28:08.269><c> sometimes</c><00:28:08.910><c> comes</c><00:28:09.369><c> upon</c><00:28:09.670><c> us</c><00:28:09.930><c> situations</c><00:28:10.710><c> that</c><00:28:10.930><c> the</c><00:28:11.109><c> Lord</c><00:28:11.309><c> brings</c><00:28:11.630><c> upon</c><00:28:11.930><c> us</c>

00:28:12.869 --> 00:28:15.690
to<00:28:13.190><c> teach</c><00:28:13.529><c> us</c><00:28:13.829><c> that</c><00:28:13.890><c> we're</c><00:28:14.130><c> not</c><00:28:14.470><c> single</c><00:28:14.849><c> individuals</c><00:28:15.410><c> heading</c>

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toward<00:28:16.029><c> the</c><00:28:16.269><c> kingdom.</c>

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We're<00:28:17.369><c> not</c><00:28:17.529><c> as</c><00:28:17.990><c> strong</c><00:28:18.210><c> as</c><00:28:18.349><c> what</c><00:28:18.509><c> we</c><00:28:18.750><c> sometimes</c><00:28:19.289><c> think</c><00:28:19.609><c> we</c><00:28:19.849><c> are,</c>

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but<00:28:20.750><c> we</c><00:28:20.930><c> need</c><00:28:21.089><c> the</c><00:28:21.430><c> support</c><00:28:21.670><c> of</c><00:28:22.190><c> one</c><00:28:22.369><c> another.</c>

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Sometimes<00:28:25.630><c> we</c><00:28:25.769><c> look</c><00:28:25.910><c> at</c><00:28:26.049><c> our</c><00:28:26.230><c> lives</c><00:28:26.490><c> though</c><00:28:26.670><c> and</c><00:28:26.769><c> we</c><00:28:26.849><c> get</c><00:28:26.990><c> depressed</c>

00:28:27.390 --> 00:28:29.930
because<00:28:27.809><c> we've</c><00:28:28.150><c> got</c><00:28:28.250><c> a</c><00:28:28.289><c> few</c><00:28:28.509><c> problems</c><00:28:28.910><c> and</c><00:28:29.029><c> no</c><00:28:29.269><c> one</c><00:28:29.369><c> else</c><00:28:29.569><c> seems</c><00:28:29.789><c> to</c>

00:28:29.930 --> 00:28:31.569
be<00:28:30.109><c> helping</c><00:28:30.369><c> us.</c>

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Well<00:28:33.450><c> we're</c><00:28:33.710><c> human</c><00:28:33.990><c> and</c><00:28:34.089><c> we</c><00:28:34.230><c> don't</c><00:28:34.410><c> always</c><00:28:34.750><c> perceive</c><00:28:35.170><c> one</c><00:28:35.390><c> another's</c><00:28:35.910><c> hearts</c><00:28:36.170><c> and</c><00:28:36.349><c> difficulties.</c>

00:28:37.930 --> 00:28:40.329
It<00:28:37.930><c> was</c><00:28:38.109><c> actually</c><00:28:38.349><c> a</c><00:28:38.609><c> servant</c><00:28:38.869><c> that</c><00:28:39.089><c> informed</c><00:28:39.470><c> Abraham</c><00:28:39.970><c> of</c><00:28:40.150><c> this.</c>

00:28:40.450 --> 00:28:44.190
He<00:28:40.450><c> didn't</c><00:28:40.670><c> know</c><00:28:40.869><c> what</c><00:28:41.029><c> was</c><00:28:41.269><c> going</c><00:28:41.529><c> on</c><00:28:41.990><c> as</c><00:28:42.410><c> far</c><00:28:42.589><c> as</c><00:28:42.769><c> lot</c><00:28:42.809><c> was</c><00:28:43.109><c> concerned.</c>

00:28:45.069 --> 00:28:47.289
But<00:28:45.190><c> you</c><00:28:45.269><c> know</c><00:28:45.349><c> the</c><00:28:45.490><c> exciting</c><00:28:45.869><c> thing</c><00:28:46.130><c> is</c><00:28:46.250><c> we've</c><00:28:46.509><c> got</c><00:28:46.650><c> a</c><00:28:46.869><c> brother</c>

00:28:47.289 --> 00:28:52.109
who<00:28:48.150><c> will</c><00:28:48.450><c> always</c><00:28:49.470><c> listen</c><00:28:50.150><c> to</c><00:28:50.390><c> us</c><00:28:50.529><c> and</c><00:28:50.650><c> support</c><00:28:51.009><c> us</c><00:28:51.230><c> with</c><00:28:51.490><c> everything</c><00:28:51.910><c> that</c>

00:28:52.109 --> 00:28:53.029
he<00:28:52.289><c> can.</c>

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And<00:28:53.289><c> Paul</c><00:28:53.529><c> writes</c><00:28:53.789><c> about</c><00:28:54.049><c> him</c><00:28:54.269><c> in</c><00:28:54.349><c> Hebrews</c><00:28:54.650><c> chapter</c><00:28:55.009><c> 2,</c><00:28:55.369><c> doesn't</c><00:28:55.609><c> he?</c>

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Hebrews<00:28:56.630><c> 2</c><00:28:57.089><c> verses</c><00:28:57.470><c> 11</c><00:28:57.789><c> to</c><00:28:57.910><c> 20</c><00:28:58.210><c> says,</c>

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We're<00:28:58.789><c> all</c><00:28:59.049><c> one,</c><00:29:00.009><c> we're</c><00:29:00.230><c> all</c><00:29:00.490><c> brethren,</c>

00:29:01.509 --> 00:29:04.309
and<00:29:01.549><c> the</c><00:29:01.690><c> Lord</c><00:29:01.930><c> Jesus</c><00:29:02.329><c> Christ</c><00:29:02.690><c> was</c><00:29:02.869><c> made</c><00:29:03.250><c> the</c><00:29:03.450><c> same</c><00:29:03.890><c> way,</c>

00:29:04.549 --> 00:29:09.230
same<00:29:05.049><c> flesh</c><00:29:05.549><c> nature,</c><00:29:06.730><c> same</c><00:29:07.049><c> body,</c><00:29:08.069><c> same</c><00:29:08.509><c> testings.</c>

00:29:09.670 --> 00:29:11.769
He's<00:29:09.829><c> a</c><00:29:10.049><c> brother</c><00:29:10.309><c> to</c><00:29:10.589><c> us</c><00:29:10.809><c> all.</c>

00:29:11.930 --> 00:29:14.809
And<00:29:11.930><c> the</c><00:29:12.109><c> reason</c><00:29:12.450><c> he</c><00:29:12.549><c> was</c><00:29:12.769><c> made</c><00:29:12.990><c> like</c><00:29:13.289><c> that</c><00:29:13.670><c> is</c><00:29:14.190><c> so</c><00:29:14.410><c> he</c><00:29:14.569><c> could</c>

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deliver<00:29:15.250><c> them</c>

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who<00:29:16.690><c> through</c><00:29:17.049><c> fear</c><00:29:17.450><c> of</c><00:29:17.730><c> bondage,</c><00:29:18.130><c> just</c><00:29:18.329><c> like</c><00:29:18.609><c> lot</c><00:29:18.789><c> was</c><00:29:19.069><c> captured,</c>

00:29:21.009 --> 00:29:23.829
who<00:29:21.230><c> through</c><00:29:21.509><c> fear</c><00:29:21.869><c> of</c><00:29:22.089><c> bondage</c><00:29:22.569><c> were</c><00:29:22.750><c> subject</c><00:29:23.130><c> to</c><00:29:23.390><c> death,</c><00:29:23.670><c> he</c>

00:29:23.829 --> 00:29:24.829
could<00:29:24.029><c> deliver</c><00:29:24.309><c> them.</c>

00:29:24.829 --> 00:29:29.970
And<00:29:25.589><c> he</c><00:29:25.710><c> knows</c><00:29:25.990><c> how</c><00:29:26.210><c> to</c><00:29:26.369><c> deliver</c><00:29:26.509><c> us</c><00:29:26.730><c> because</c><00:29:27.049><c> he</c><00:29:27.170><c> walks</c><00:29:27.490><c> alongside</c><00:29:28.089><c> of</c><00:29:28.309><c> each</c><00:29:28.529><c> one</c><00:29:28.730><c> of</c><00:29:28.849><c> us.</c>

00:29:30.029 --> 00:29:32.910
He<00:29:30.029><c> is</c><00:29:30.250><c> a</c><00:29:30.490><c> faithful</c><00:29:30.930><c> and</c><00:29:31.269><c> a</c><00:29:31.369><c> merciful</c><00:29:31.809><c> high</c><00:29:32.309><c> priest</c>

00:29:32.910 --> 00:29:37.869
who<00:29:33.809><c> will</c><00:29:34.150><c> run</c><00:29:34.509><c> to</c><00:29:34.829><c> help</c><00:29:35.049><c> us,</c><00:29:35.450><c> who</c><00:29:35.589><c> will</c><00:29:35.970><c> succour</c><00:29:36.250><c> us</c><00:29:37.329><c> whenever</c>

00:29:37.869 --> 00:29:39.950
we<00:29:38.190><c> cry</c><00:29:38.430><c> to</c><00:29:38.549><c> him</c><00:29:38.730><c> for</c><00:29:38.930><c> support.</c>

00:29:41.269 --> 00:29:44.369
So<00:29:41.329><c> we're</c><00:29:41.549><c> not</c><00:29:41.690><c> bereft</c><00:29:42.329><c> of</c><00:29:42.769><c> a</c><00:29:42.970><c> brother</c><00:29:43.210><c> who</c><00:29:43.509><c> cannot</c><00:29:43.789><c> support</c><00:29:44.210><c> us.</c>

00:29:44.390 --> 00:29:50.150
He's<00:29:44.730><c> always</c><00:29:45.309><c> there</c><00:29:45.950><c> and</c><00:29:46.849><c> we</c><00:29:47.029><c> can</c><00:29:47.250><c> be</c><00:29:47.930><c> encouraged</c><00:29:48.769><c> by</c><00:29:49.769><c> the</c>

00:29:50.150 --> 00:29:51.170
Lord<00:29:50.309><c> Jesus</c><00:29:50.710><c> Christ.</c>

00:29:51.170 --> 00:29:57.150
He<00:29:51.309><c> says,</c><00:29:52.710><c> I</c><00:29:52.710><c> will</c><00:29:53.029><c> never,</c><00:29:54.170><c> never</c><00:29:54.789><c> leave</c><00:29:55.490><c> or</c><00:29:55.849><c> forsake</c><00:29:56.289><c> you.</c>

00:29:57.630 --> 00:30:00.710
There's<00:29:57.890><c> a</c><00:29:58.069><c> brother</c><00:29:58.309><c> who</c><00:29:58.509><c> will</c><00:29:58.809><c> always</c><00:29:59.309><c> be</c><00:29:59.609><c> alongside</c><00:30:00.089><c> of</c><00:30:00.329><c> us</c>

00:30:00.710 --> 00:30:05.170
in<00:30:01.190><c> spite</c><00:30:01.369><c> of</c><00:30:01.509><c> the</c><00:30:01.730><c> difficulties</c><00:30:02.829><c> that</c><00:30:03.750><c> we</c><00:30:04.029><c> go</c><00:30:04.269><c> through.</c>

00:30:06.369 --> 00:30:09.950
And<00:30:06.509><c> that</c><00:30:06.769><c> same</c><00:30:07.130><c> spirit</c><00:30:07.410><c> needs</c><00:30:07.630><c> to</c><00:30:07.789><c> be</c><00:30:07.950><c> manifested</c><00:30:08.369><c> by</c><00:30:08.730><c> all</c><00:30:08.950><c> of</c><00:30:09.069><c> us.</c>

00:30:10.529 --> 00:30:15.009
Now<00:30:10.710><c> we</c><00:30:10.769><c> read</c><00:30:11.089><c> this</c><00:30:11.430><c> morning</c><00:30:11.730><c> in</c><00:30:12.029><c> the</c><00:30:12.210><c> daily</c><00:30:12.490><c> readings</c><00:30:13.009><c> of</c><00:30:13.789><c> two</c><00:30:14.009><c> brethren,</c>

00:30:15.670 --> 00:30:16.670
Jonathan<00:30:15.930><c> and</c><00:30:16.150><c> David,</c>

00:30:16.670 --> 00:30:19.789
and<00:30:17.509><c> they</c><00:30:17.690><c> were</c><00:30:17.869><c> very</c><00:30:18.170><c> supportive</c><00:30:18.730><c> of</c><00:30:18.849><c> one</c><00:30:19.089><c> another</c><00:30:19.369><c> through</c>

00:30:19.789 --> 00:30:23.910
extremely<00:30:20.670><c> difficult</c><00:30:21.829><c> trying</c><00:30:22.630><c> times.</c>

00:30:24.130 --> 00:30:28.509
And<00:30:24.170><c> later,</c><00:30:24.769><c> at</c><00:30:24.910><c> Jonathan's</c><00:30:25.609><c> death,</c><00:30:26.829><c> David</c><00:30:27.130><c> said</c><00:30:27.410><c> this,</c>

00:30:28.529 --> 00:30:33.450
I<00:30:28.710><c> am</c><00:30:29.009><c> distressed</c><00:30:29.849><c> for</c><00:30:30.150><c> thee,</c><00:30:31.230><c> my</c><00:30:31.730><c> brother</c><00:30:32.390><c> Jonathan.</c>

00:30:34.089 --> 00:30:39.170
Very<00:30:34.470><c> pleasant</c><00:30:34.950><c> hast</c><00:30:35.250><c> thou</c><00:30:35.410><c> been</c><00:30:35.670><c> to</c><00:30:35.950><c> me,</c><00:30:36.289><c> thy</c><00:30:36.430><c> love</c><00:30:37.230><c> was</c><00:30:38.029><c> wonderful.</c>

00:30:40.390 --> 00:30:44.769
Jonathan<00:30:41.190><c> wasn't</c><00:30:41.990><c> his</c><00:30:42.210><c> brother</c><00:30:42.710><c> in</c><00:30:43.630><c> the</c><00:30:43.849><c> flesh,</c><00:30:44.289><c> but</c><00:30:44.390><c> he</c><00:30:44.549><c> was</c>

00:30:44.769 --> 00:30:45.549
in<00:30:44.910><c> the</c><00:30:45.150><c> spirit.</c>

00:30:45.549 --> 00:30:49.589
And<00:30:46.289><c> at</c><00:30:46.450><c> his</c><00:30:46.750><c> death,</c><00:30:47.970><c> David</c><00:30:47.990><c> would</c><00:30:48.150><c> have</c><00:30:48.349><c> been</c><00:30:48.549><c> incredibly</c><00:30:49.130><c> sad</c>

00:30:49.589 --> 00:30:52.069
that<00:30:49.690><c> he'd</c><00:30:50.009><c> lost</c><00:30:50.210><c> the</c><00:30:50.470><c> companionship</c><00:30:51.049><c> toward</c><00:30:51.369><c> the</c><00:30:51.569><c> kingdom</c>

00:30:52.069 --> 00:30:56.549
of<00:30:53.150><c> a</c><00:30:53.450><c> brother</c><00:30:53.849><c> that</c><00:30:54.089><c> supported</c><00:30:54.569><c> him</c><00:30:54.789><c> in</c><00:30:54.950><c> times</c><00:30:55.269><c> of</c><00:30:55.569><c> difficulty.</c>

00:30:57.190 --> 00:30:59.990
And<00:30:57.250><c> come</c><00:30:57.490><c> across</c><00:30:57.789><c> to</c><00:30:58.009><c> Acts</c><00:30:58.170><c> chapter</c><00:30:58.509><c> 22,</c>

00:31:01.069 --> 00:31:05.349
here's<00:31:01.650><c> a</c><00:31:01.950><c> particularly</c><00:31:02.329><c> interesting</c><00:31:03.410><c> scenario</c><00:31:04.170><c> here</c>

00:31:05.650 --> 00:31:10.630
where<00:31:06.309><c> we</c><00:31:06.549><c> read</c><00:31:06.789><c> of</c><00:31:07.750><c> a</c><00:31:08.529><c> man</c><00:31:08.750><c> who</c><00:31:08.869><c> had</c><00:31:09.029><c> a</c><00:31:09.109><c> very</c><00:31:09.450><c> intense</c><00:31:10.069><c> battle</c>

00:31:10.630 --> 00:31:12.809
for<00:31:11.750><c> three</c><00:31:12.089><c> days.</c>

00:31:12.809 --> 00:31:15.710
Acts<00:31:13.569><c> 22</c><00:31:14.210><c> verse</c><00:31:14.589><c> 12.</c>

00:31:16.269 --> 00:31:19.369
His<00:31:16.269><c> world</c><00:31:16.750><c> was</c><00:31:17.029><c> full</c><00:31:17.329><c> of</c><00:31:17.589><c> blackness</c><00:31:18.150><c> and</c><00:31:18.430><c> gloom.</c>

00:31:19.529 --> 00:31:21.329
He'd<00:31:19.849><c> murdered</c><00:31:20.250><c> people.</c>

00:31:21.589 --> 00:31:23.990
He'd<00:31:21.829><c> been</c><00:31:22.109><c> oppressive</c><00:31:22.869><c> to</c><00:31:23.130><c> other</c><00:31:23.430><c> people.</c>

00:31:24.450 --> 00:31:27.849
And<00:31:24.509><c> then</c><00:31:24.710><c> all</c><00:31:24.930><c> of</c><00:31:25.190><c> a</c><00:31:25.309><c> sudden,</c><00:31:26.170><c> his</c><00:31:26.170><c> whole</c><00:31:26.750><c> world</c><00:31:27.130><c> was</c><00:31:27.450><c> turned</c>

00:31:27.849 --> 00:31:29.130
upside<00:31:28.789><c> down</c>

00:31:29.130 --> 00:31:31.049
and<00:31:29.230><c> he</c><00:31:29.369><c> was</c><00:31:29.829><c> thrown</c><00:31:30.190><c> onto</c><00:31:30.430><c> the</c><00:31:30.710><c> ground</c>

00:31:31.049 --> 00:31:34.390
and<00:31:31.529><c> there</c><00:31:31.690><c> was</c><00:31:31.970><c> blackness</c><00:31:32.589><c> and</c><00:31:32.970><c> gloom</c><00:31:33.430><c> throughout</c><00:31:33.809><c> his</c><00:31:34.130><c> mind.</c>

00:31:34.809 --> 00:31:36.829
He<00:31:34.890><c> was</c><00:31:35.170><c> upside</c><00:31:35.829><c> down.</c>

00:31:36.890 --> 00:31:40.569
And<00:31:37.089><c> he's</c><00:31:37.369><c> writing</c><00:31:37.690><c> about</c><00:31:37.990><c> this</c><00:31:38.210><c> experience</c><00:31:38.690><c> 20</c><00:31:39.369><c> years</c><00:31:39.829><c> later,</c><00:31:40.210><c> okay?</c>

00:31:40.569 --> 00:31:42.670
So<00:31:40.750><c> it's</c><00:31:41.069><c> vivid</c><00:31:41.269><c> in</c><00:31:41.410><c> his</c><00:31:41.710><c> mind.</c>

00:31:43.130 --> 00:31:45.910
He'd<00:31:43.369><c> been</c><00:31:43.589><c> out</c><00:31:44.130><c> oppressing</c><00:31:44.710><c> people,</c><00:31:45.390><c> murdering</c><00:31:45.710><c> people,</c>

00:31:46.069 --> 00:31:47.490
thinking<00:31:46.210><c> he</c><00:31:46.349><c> was</c><00:31:46.509><c> going</c><00:31:46.730><c> in</c><00:31:46.869><c> the</c><00:31:46.910><c> right</c><00:31:47.170><c> direction</c>

00:31:47.490 --> 00:31:49.490
and<00:31:47.569><c> then</c><00:31:47.769><c> all</c><00:31:47.910><c> of</c><00:31:48.109><c> a</c><00:31:48.109><c> sudden</c><00:31:48.309><c> God</c><00:31:48.549><c> took</c><00:31:48.769><c> him</c><00:31:48.930><c> and</c><00:31:49.069><c> threw</c><00:31:49.309><c> him</c>

00:31:49.490 --> 00:31:50.509
down<00:31:49.710><c> upside</c><00:31:50.150><c> down.</c>

00:31:50.970 --> 00:31:54.569
His<00:31:51.130><c> world</c><00:31:51.509><c> was</c><00:31:51.809><c> black</c><00:31:52.109><c> for</c><00:31:52.369><c> three</c><00:31:52.769><c> days</c><00:31:53.130><c> as</c><00:31:53.269><c> he</c><00:31:53.670><c> contemplated</c>

00:31:54.569 --> 00:31:57.730
the<00:31:55.369><c> horrific</c><00:31:56.009><c> attitude</c><00:31:56.529><c> that</c><00:31:56.710><c> he</c><00:31:56.970><c> had.</c>

00:31:58.950 --> 00:32:04.650
And<00:31:59.029><c> 20</c><00:31:59.309><c> years</c><00:31:59.630><c> later</c><00:31:59.970><c> he</c><00:32:00.130><c> writes</c><00:32:00.490><c> this</c><00:32:01.509><c> in</c><00:32:02.170><c> Acts</c><00:32:02.430><c> 22</c><00:32:03.009><c> and</c><00:32:03.210><c> verse</c><00:32:03.470><c> 12.</c>

00:32:04.829 --> 00:32:07.210
And<00:32:04.849><c> one</c><00:32:05.150><c> Ananias,</c><00:32:05.730><c> a</c><00:32:05.869><c> devout</c><00:32:06.109><c> man,</c><00:32:06.509><c> according</c><00:32:06.750><c> to</c><00:32:06.930><c> the</c><00:32:07.089><c> law,</c>

00:32:07.329 --> 00:32:09.470
having<00:32:07.430><c> good</c><00:32:07.710><c> report</c><00:32:08.069><c> of</c><00:32:08.210><c> all</c><00:32:08.390><c> the</c><00:32:08.529><c> Jews</c><00:32:08.670><c> which</c><00:32:09.009><c> dwelt</c><00:32:09.230><c> there,</c>

00:32:09.470 --> 00:32:12.970
came<00:32:09.690><c> unto</c><00:32:09.970><c> me</c><00:32:10.650><c> and</c><00:32:10.750><c> stood</c><00:32:11.069><c> and</c><00:32:11.289><c> said</c><00:32:11.430><c> unto</c><00:32:11.690><c> me,</c>

00:32:14.329 --> 00:32:18.029
Brother<00:32:14.329><c> Saul,</c><00:32:16.210><c> receive</c><00:32:16.630><c> your</c><00:32:16.930><c> sight.</c>

00:32:19.130 --> 00:32:21.349
And<00:32:19.130><c> he</c><00:32:19.410><c> remembers</c><00:32:19.890><c> that</c><00:32:20.089><c> little</c><00:32:20.410><c> word</c><00:32:20.710><c> brother</c>

00:32:21.349 --> 00:32:24.910
and<00:32:22.410><c> it's</c><00:32:22.609><c> in</c><00:32:22.750><c> another</c><00:32:23.009><c> record</c><00:32:23.369><c> as</c><00:32:23.630><c> well</c><00:32:23.750><c> in</c><00:32:24.009><c> Acts.</c>

00:32:25.309 --> 00:32:28.349
And<00:32:25.309><c> despite</c><00:32:25.849><c> being</c><00:32:26.269><c> turned</c><00:32:26.690><c> upside</c><00:32:27.369><c> down,</c>

00:32:28.710 --> 00:32:33.309
20<00:32:29.210><c> years</c><00:32:29.690><c> later</c><00:32:30.269><c> the</c><00:32:31.190><c> apostle</c><00:32:31.609><c> Paul</c><00:32:32.089><c> remembers</c><00:32:32.630><c> that</c><00:32:32.970><c> hand</c>

00:32:33.309 --> 00:32:34.630
coming<00:32:33.549><c> on</c><00:32:33.769><c> his</c><00:32:34.049><c> shoulder</c>

00:32:34.630 --> 00:32:38.369
and<00:32:35.690><c> saying,</c><00:32:36.829><c> Brother</c><00:32:37.349><c> Saul.</c>

00:32:38.509 --> 00:32:46.829
And<00:32:39.109><c> perhaps</c><00:32:39.630><c> for</c><00:32:39.829><c> the</c><00:32:40.049><c> first</c><00:32:40.529><c> time</c><00:32:41.490><c> in</c><00:32:42.410><c> his</c><00:32:42.990><c> zealously</c><00:32:43.789><c> individual</c><00:32:44.670><c> independent</c><00:32:45.529><c> life,</c>

00:32:48.430 --> 00:32:52.609
Saul<00:32:49.029><c> came</c><00:32:49.630><c> to</c><00:32:49.930><c> learn</c><00:32:50.210><c> what</c><00:32:50.549><c> fellowship</c><00:32:51.329><c> and</c><00:32:51.730><c> companionship</c>

00:32:52.609 --> 00:32:54.009
was<00:32:52.789><c> all</c><00:32:53.130><c> about.</c>

00:32:54.569 --> 00:32:58.150
He<00:32:54.569><c> was</c><00:32:54.890><c> so</c><00:32:55.329><c> forthright</c><00:32:55.990><c> in</c><00:32:56.450><c> his</c><00:32:56.710><c> determination</c><00:32:57.410><c> to</c><00:32:57.690><c> wipe</c><00:32:57.930><c> out</c>

00:32:58.150 --> 00:32:58.950
the<00:32:58.309><c> early</c><00:32:58.569><c> Christians</c>

00:32:58.950 --> 00:33:01.069
that<00:32:59.089><c> I'm</c><00:32:59.309><c> sure</c><00:32:59.549><c> as</c><00:32:59.710><c> he</c><00:32:59.910><c> marched</c><00:33:00.130><c> on</c><00:33:00.329><c> the</c><00:33:00.430><c> way</c><00:33:00.589><c> to</c><00:33:00.769><c> Damascus</c>

00:33:01.410 --> 00:33:04.430
he<00:33:01.789><c> was</c><00:33:02.029><c> probably</c><00:33:02.309><c> about</c><00:33:02.589><c> a</c><00:33:02.750><c> mile</c><00:33:03.009><c> in</c><00:33:03.289><c> front</c><00:33:03.430><c> of</c><00:33:03.630><c> everyone</c><00:33:03.890><c> else.</c>

00:33:04.829 --> 00:33:05.910
Off<00:33:04.930><c> he</c><00:33:05.049><c> was</c><00:33:05.309><c> marching.</c>

00:33:05.910 --> 00:33:13.250
And<00:33:07.430><c> he</c><00:33:07.589><c> learnt</c><00:33:07.809><c> the</c><00:33:08.009><c> lesson</c><00:33:08.789><c> about</c><00:33:09.970><c> brethren</c><00:33:10.789><c> and</c><00:33:11.730><c> companionship</c><00:33:12.950><c> and</c>

00:33:13.250 --> 00:33:14.710
walking<00:33:13.630><c> together.</c>

00:33:14.750 --> 00:33:19.089
And<00:33:14.769><c> he</c><00:33:14.970><c> took</c><00:33:15.190><c> great</c><00:33:15.670><c> joy</c><00:33:16.309><c> in</c><00:33:17.910><c> companionship</c><00:33:18.529><c> and</c><00:33:18.690><c> fellowship</c>

00:33:19.089 --> 00:33:22.190
as<00:33:19.309><c> he</c><00:33:19.470><c> went</c><00:33:19.569><c> about</c><00:33:19.890><c> his</c><00:33:20.410><c> later</c><00:33:20.730><c> missionary</c><00:33:21.150><c> journeys.</c>

00:33:22.910 --> 00:33:25.589
And<00:33:22.990><c> that's</c><00:33:23.269><c> the</c><00:33:23.470><c> spirit</c><00:33:23.670><c> of</c><00:33:23.950><c> Abraham</c><00:33:24.430><c> as</c><00:33:24.910><c> we</c><00:33:25.069><c> come</c><00:33:25.210><c> back</c><00:33:25.450><c> to</c>

00:33:25.589 --> 00:33:27.269
Genesis<00:33:26.029><c> chapter</c><00:33:26.609><c> 14.</c>

00:33:27.710 --> 00:33:30.609
And<00:33:27.930><c> he</c><00:33:28.210><c> armed</c><00:33:28.390><c> his</c><00:33:28.769><c> trained</c><00:33:29.349><c> servants.</c>

00:33:31.650 --> 00:33:34.750
He<00:33:32.250><c> didn't</c><00:33:32.589><c> arm</c><00:33:32.970><c> them</c><00:33:33.130><c> with</c><00:33:33.390><c> swords,</c>

00:33:36.289 --> 00:33:40.670
but<00:33:36.710><c> that</c><00:33:37.309><c> word</c><00:33:37.569><c> armed</c><00:33:37.990><c> there</c><00:33:38.410><c> is</c><00:33:38.549><c> the</c><00:33:38.769><c> Hebrew</c><00:33:39.049><c> word</c><00:33:39.490><c> rik.</c>

00:33:40.789 --> 00:33:42.670
And<00:33:40.829><c> if</c><00:33:40.970><c> you</c><00:33:41.109><c> have</c><00:33:41.369><c> a</c><00:33:41.509><c> look</c><00:33:41.630><c> at</c><00:33:41.730><c> your</c><00:33:41.950><c> margin,</c><00:33:42.269><c> if</c><00:33:42.349><c> you've</c><00:33:42.549><c> got</c>

00:33:42.670 --> 00:33:44.369
the<00:33:42.869><c> authorised</c><00:33:43.369><c> version,</c>

00:33:44.750 --> 00:33:47.710
you'll<00:33:44.950><c> see</c><00:33:45.130><c> that</c><00:33:45.269><c> it</c><00:33:45.490><c> says</c><00:33:45.730><c> he</c><00:33:46.009><c> led</c><00:33:46.349><c> them</c><00:33:46.750><c> forth.</c>

00:33:48.450 --> 00:33:52.630
He<00:33:48.490><c> wasn't</c><00:33:48.890><c> arming</c><00:33:49.269><c> them</c><00:33:49.509><c> with</c><00:33:50.029><c> swords,</c><00:33:50.609><c> but</c><00:33:50.750><c> he</c><00:33:50.970><c> was</c><00:33:52.089><c> leading</c>

00:33:52.630 --> 00:33:54.529
forth<00:33:53.190><c> his</c><00:33:53.549><c> trained</c><00:33:53.950><c> servants.</c>

00:33:54.829 --> 00:33:58.430
And<00:33:54.930><c> that</c><00:33:55.230><c> Hebrew</c><00:33:55.549><c> word</c><00:33:55.769><c> means</c><00:33:56.130><c> to</c><00:33:56.450><c> empty</c><00:33:56.829><c> and</c><00:33:57.029><c> to</c><00:33:57.250><c> pour</c><00:33:57.470><c> out.</c>

00:33:58.509 --> 00:34:00.390
It<00:33:58.990><c> wasn't</c><00:33:59.329><c> a</c><00:33:59.569><c> half</c><00:33:59.789><c>-hearted</c><00:34:00.049><c> effort.</c>

00:34:00.670 --> 00:34:02.710
Abraham<00:34:00.829><c> didn't</c><00:34:01.089><c> say,</c><00:34:01.410><c> well,</c><00:34:01.589><c> look,</c><00:34:01.789><c> Lot's</c><00:34:01.869><c> in</c><00:34:01.970><c> a</c><00:34:02.009><c> bit</c><00:34:02.170><c> of</c><00:34:02.329><c> trouble.</c>

00:34:03.170 --> 00:34:06.869
I<00:34:03.430><c> really</c><00:34:03.769><c> don't</c><00:34:04.750><c> want</c><00:34:05.069><c> to</c><00:34:05.309><c> commit</c><00:34:05.470><c> myself</c><00:34:05.970><c> wholeheartedly</c>

00:34:06.869 --> 00:34:08.510
to<00:34:07.230><c> supporting</c><00:34:07.509><c> him.</c>

00:34:08.769 --> 00:34:11.849
So<00:34:08.969><c> perhaps</c><00:34:09.349><c> I'll</c><00:34:10.369><c> just</c><00:34:10.590><c> get</c><00:34:10.730><c> a</c><00:34:10.869><c> couple</c><00:34:11.050><c> of</c><00:34:11.309><c> fellows,</c><00:34:11.590><c> three</c>

00:34:11.849 --> 00:34:12.269
or<00:34:12.070><c> four,</c>

00:34:12.289 --> 00:34:15.650
and<00:34:12.369><c> we'll</c><00:34:12.510><c> do</c><00:34:12.670><c> a</c><00:34:12.769><c> bit</c><00:34:12.869><c> of</c><00:34:13.670><c> a</c><00:34:13.869><c> reconnaissance</c><00:34:14.309><c> of</c><00:34:14.489><c> the</c><00:34:14.730><c> area</c><00:34:14.929><c> and</c><00:34:15.090><c> see</c><00:34:15.289><c> what</c><00:34:15.429><c> we</c>

00:34:15.650 --> 00:34:16.789
can<00:34:15.849><c> do.</c>

00:34:17.449 --> 00:34:22.010
No,<00:34:17.690><c> it</c><00:34:17.809><c> says</c><00:34:17.969><c> he</c><00:34:18.210><c> emptied</c><00:34:18.809><c> out</c><00:34:19.909><c> his</c><00:34:20.510><c> trained</c><00:34:20.969><c> servants.</c>

00:34:22.630 --> 00:34:26.010
Not<00:34:22.869><c> a</c><00:34:23.210><c> half</c><00:34:23.489><c>-hearted</c><00:34:23.769><c> effort,</c><00:34:24.929><c> not</c><00:34:25.170><c> a</c><00:34:25.409><c> façade,</c>

00:34:26.010 --> 00:34:29.170
but<00:34:26.469><c> Abraham</c><00:34:26.969><c> was</c><00:34:27.130><c> going</c><00:34:27.349><c> to</c><00:34:27.489><c> put</c><00:34:27.630><c> everything</c><00:34:28.130><c> into</c><00:34:28.449><c> this.</c>

00:34:29.530 --> 00:34:33.010
One,<00:34:30.110><c> two,</c><00:34:30.690><c> three,</c><00:34:31.409><c> four,</c><00:34:32.090><c> five,</c><00:34:32.670><c> six.</c>

00:34:33.030 --> 00:34:33.969
He's<00:34:33.230><c> counting</c><00:34:33.469><c> them</c><00:34:33.730><c> off.</c>

00:34:34.289 --> 00:34:35.010
Every<00:34:34.650><c> servant.</c>

00:34:35.090 --> 00:34:37.150
And<00:34:35.230><c> you</c><00:34:35.349><c> see</c><00:34:35.409><c> how</c><00:34:35.530><c> many</c><00:34:35.670><c> he</c><00:34:35.869><c> counts</c><00:34:36.070><c> up</c><00:34:36.349><c> to?</c>

00:34:37.530 --> 00:34:39.610
Three<00:34:37.929><c> hundred</c><00:34:38.389><c> and</c><00:34:38.630><c> eighteen.</c>

00:34:39.929 --> 00:34:41.309
That's<00:34:40.250><c> why</c><00:34:40.449><c> that</c><00:34:40.630><c> number's</c><00:34:40.969><c> there.</c>

00:34:41.650 --> 00:34:45.130
It's<00:34:41.909><c> to</c><00:34:42.090><c> tell</c><00:34:42.269><c> you</c><00:34:42.769><c> that</c><00:34:43.110><c> Abraham</c><00:34:43.550><c> got</c><00:34:43.789><c> every</c><00:34:44.170><c> single</c><00:34:44.610><c> servant</c><00:34:44.949><c> that</c>

00:34:45.130 --> 00:34:46.210
he<00:34:45.269><c> had</c><00:34:45.409><c> out.</c>

00:34:46.829 --> 00:34:48.789
Not<00:34:46.949><c> a</c><00:34:47.070><c> couple</c><00:34:47.230><c> of</c><00:34:47.469><c> servants,</c><00:34:47.670><c> not</c><00:34:47.869><c> a</c><00:34:48.050><c> few.</c>

00:34:49.269 --> 00:34:51.849
Three<00:34:49.750><c> hundred</c><00:34:50.130><c> and</c><00:34:50.409><c> eighteen,</c><00:34:50.829><c> every</c><00:34:51.289><c> single</c><00:34:51.650><c> one.</c>

00:34:51.849 --> 00:34:54.909
He<00:34:51.969><c> was</c><00:34:52.130><c> going</c><00:34:52.329><c> to</c><00:34:52.489><c> pour</c><00:34:52.730><c> out</c><00:34:53.070><c> everything</c><00:34:53.670><c> to</c><00:34:54.150><c> help</c><00:34:54.489><c> and</c><00:34:54.670><c> to</c>

00:34:54.909 --> 00:34:58.150
support<00:34:55.610><c> his</c><00:34:56.690><c> brother</c><00:34:57.309><c> Lot.</c>

00:34:58.610 --> 00:35:01.090
And<00:34:58.730><c> it's</c><00:34:58.949><c> the</c><00:34:59.130><c> same</c><00:34:59.429><c> for</c><00:34:59.670><c> ourselves</c><00:35:00.250><c> as</c><00:35:00.389><c> we</c><00:35:00.570><c> look</c><00:35:00.690><c> at</c><00:35:00.750><c> some</c><00:35:00.969><c> of</c>

00:35:01.090 --> 00:35:03.130
the<00:35:01.230><c> Scriptures</c><00:35:01.610><c> in</c><00:35:01.769><c> the</c><00:35:01.849><c> New</c><00:35:02.110><c> Testament.</c>

00:35:03.429 --> 00:35:06.210
The<00:35:03.429><c> Apostle</c><00:35:04.010><c> Paul</c><00:35:04.269><c> manifested</c><00:35:04.789><c> the</c><00:35:05.070><c> same</c><00:35:05.309><c> attitude.</c>

00:35:06.230 --> 00:35:08.130
He<00:35:06.289><c> poured</c><00:35:06.670><c> everything</c><00:35:07.150><c> out.</c>

00:35:08.429 --> 00:35:11.190
He<00:35:08.429><c> writes</c><00:35:08.690><c> to</c><00:35:08.909><c> the</c><00:35:09.070><c> Thessalonians</c><00:35:09.690><c> that</c><00:35:09.849><c> he</c><00:35:10.070><c> wrought</c><00:35:10.710><c> with</c>

00:35:11.190 --> 00:35:15.510
labor<00:35:11.590><c> and</c><00:35:11.969><c> travail</c><00:35:12.530><c> night</c><00:35:13.690><c> and</c><00:35:14.110><c> day.</c>

00:35:15.730 --> 00:35:19.369
Epaphroditus,<00:35:16.389><c> for</c><00:35:16.570><c> the</c><00:35:16.769><c> work</c><00:35:16.989><c> of</c><00:35:17.269><c> Christ,</c><00:35:18.409><c> he</c><00:35:18.590><c> was</c><00:35:19.010><c> nigh</c>

00:35:19.369 --> 00:35:19.969
unto<00:35:19.690><c> death.</c>

00:35:19.969 --> 00:35:21.750
He<00:35:20.150><c> poured</c><00:35:20.449><c> everything</c><00:35:20.909><c> out.</c>

00:35:21.969 --> 00:35:26.230
Christ,<00:35:22.889><c> when</c><00:35:23.110><c> he</c><00:35:23.289><c> knew</c><00:35:23.530><c> his</c><00:35:23.949><c> hour</c><00:35:24.250><c> was</c><00:35:24.630><c> come,</c><00:35:25.469><c> having</c><00:35:25.769><c> loved</c>

00:35:26.230 --> 00:35:29.230
his<00:35:26.730><c> own,</c><00:35:28.030><c> which</c><00:35:28.289><c> were</c><00:35:28.469><c> in</c><00:35:28.570><c> the</c><00:35:28.829><c> world,</c>

00:35:29.630 --> 00:35:32.250
he<00:35:30.090><c> loved</c><00:35:30.329><c> them</c><00:35:30.650><c> to</c><00:35:30.929><c> the</c><00:35:31.130><c> uttermost.</c>

00:35:32.650 --> 00:35:33.809
He<00:35:32.829><c> loved</c><00:35:33.070><c> them</c><00:35:33.269><c> to</c><00:35:33.469><c> the</c><00:35:33.650><c> end.</c>

00:35:33.989 --> 00:35:41.369
He<00:35:34.070><c> poured</c><00:35:34.489><c> everything</c><00:35:35.190><c> out</c><00:35:35.809><c> to</c><00:35:36.469><c> those</c><00:35:37.110><c> brethren</c><00:35:37.570><c> who</c><00:35:38.650><c> were</c><00:35:38.829><c> going</c><00:35:39.050><c> to</c><00:35:39.369><c> betray</c><00:35:39.730><c> him</c><00:35:40.510><c> just</c><00:35:41.170><c> a</c>

00:35:41.369 --> 00:35:43.449
few<00:35:41.570><c> hours</c><00:35:42.090><c> from</c><00:35:42.510><c> hence.</c>

00:35:44.190 --> 00:35:45.570
But<00:35:44.469><c> that</c><00:35:44.670><c> didn't</c><00:35:44.909><c> concern</c><00:35:45.389><c> him.</c>

00:35:45.650 --> 00:35:47.150
He<00:35:45.789><c> poured</c><00:35:46.070><c> everything</c><00:35:46.510><c> out.</c>

00:35:47.150 --> 00:35:53.269
And<00:35:47.489><c> for</c><00:35:47.750><c> ourselves,</c><00:35:49.710><c> as</c><00:35:49.949><c> the</c><00:35:50.909><c> Apostle</c><00:35:51.769><c> John</c><00:35:52.090><c> comments,</c>

00:35:54.070 --> 00:35:58.550
he<00:35:54.309><c> laid</c><00:35:54.630><c> down</c><00:35:55.010><c> his</c><00:35:55.250><c> life</c><00:35:55.610><c> for</c><00:35:55.789><c> us,</c><00:35:57.110><c> and</c><00:35:57.210><c> we</c><00:35:57.469><c> ought</c><00:35:57.690><c> to</c><00:35:57.809><c> lay</c><00:35:58.070><c> down</c><00:35:58.289><c> our</c>

00:35:58.550 --> 00:36:01.469
lives<00:35:58.969><c> for</c><00:35:59.750><c> the</c><00:36:00.429><c> brethren.</c>

00:36:02.230 --> 00:36:06.489
But<00:36:02.230><c> whoso</c><00:36:02.590><c> has</c><00:36:02.929><c> this</c><00:36:03.250><c> world's</c><00:36:03.869><c> goods,</c><00:36:04.789><c> and</c><00:36:05.030><c> seeth</c><00:36:05.250><c> his</c><00:36:05.530><c> brother</c><00:36:05.869><c> have</c><00:36:06.190><c> need,</c>

00:36:06.690 --> 00:36:11.349
and<00:36:06.849><c> shutteth</c><00:36:07.090><c> up</c><00:36:07.289><c> his</c><00:36:07.570><c> boughs</c><00:36:07.829><c> of</c><00:36:08.150><c> compassion,</c><00:36:10.590><c> how</c><00:36:10.829><c> dwells</c>

00:36:11.349 --> 00:36:13.889
the<00:36:11.510><c> love</c><00:36:11.949><c> of</c><00:36:12.190><c> God</c><00:36:12.570><c> in</c><00:36:12.909><c> him?</c>

00:36:15.170 --> 00:36:19.269
And<00:36:15.730><c> there</c><00:36:15.929><c> are</c><00:36:16.090><c> exhortations</c><00:36:16.710><c> that</c><00:36:16.829><c> each</c><00:36:17.070><c> one</c><00:36:17.210><c> of</c><00:36:17.269><c> us</c><00:36:17.429><c> can</c><00:36:17.630><c> take</c><00:36:17.909><c> and</c><00:36:18.030><c> manifest</c><00:36:18.630><c> in</c>

00:36:19.269 --> 00:36:19.750
this<00:36:19.590><c> week</c>

00:36:19.750 --> 00:36:25.090
as<00:36:19.849><c> we</c><00:36:20.110><c> join</c><00:36:20.349><c> together</c><00:36:21.190><c> and</c><00:36:21.650><c> we</c><00:36:22.010><c> progress</c><00:36:22.429><c> toward</c><00:36:22.829><c> the</c><00:36:23.050><c> kingdom,</c><00:36:23.489><c> not</c><00:36:23.510><c> as</c><00:36:23.969><c> individuals,</c>

00:36:25.150 --> 00:36:29.329
but<00:36:25.230><c> as</c><00:36:25.550><c> brethren</c><00:36:25.969><c> and</c><00:36:26.349><c> sisters</c><00:36:26.849><c> of</c><00:36:27.409><c> the</c><00:36:27.530><c> Lord</c><00:36:27.750><c> Jesus</c><00:36:28.210><c> Christ.</c>

00:36:29.769 --> 00:36:32.489
And<00:36:29.869><c> so</c><00:36:30.210><c> he</c><00:36:30.429><c> arms</c><00:36:30.750><c> his</c><00:36:31.090><c> trained</c><00:36:31.449><c> servants.</c>

00:36:32.530 --> 00:36:35.030
And<00:36:32.570><c> we</c><00:36:32.710><c> might</c><00:36:32.929><c> think,</c><00:36:33.409><c> well,</c><00:36:33.429><c> how</c><00:36:33.710><c> on</c><00:36:34.090><c> earth</c><00:36:34.269><c> is</c><00:36:34.550><c> Abram</c><00:36:34.789><c> going</c>

00:36:35.030 --> 00:36:40.590
to<00:36:35.289><c> try</c><00:36:35.530><c> and</c><00:36:35.769><c> win</c><00:36:36.010><c> this</c><00:36:36.369><c> battle</c><00:36:36.929><c> against</c><00:36:38.670><c> experienced</c><00:36:39.829><c> soldiers?</c>

00:36:40.590 --> 00:36:44.210
Is<00:36:41.369><c> it</c><00:36:41.670><c> a</c><00:36:41.929><c> foolish</c><00:36:42.230><c> thing</c><00:36:42.570><c> that</c><00:36:42.690><c> he's</c><00:36:42.929><c> doing</c><00:36:43.190><c> here?</c>

00:36:46.530 --> 00:36:48.369
Well,<00:36:46.750><c> don't</c><00:36:46.969><c> we</c><00:36:47.170><c> hope</c><00:36:47.329><c> to</c><00:36:47.530><c> do</c><00:36:47.650><c> the</c><00:36:47.849><c> same</c><00:36:48.150><c> thing?</c>

00:36:48.429 --> 00:36:51.369
Don't<00:36:48.590><c> we</c><00:36:48.829><c> hope</c><00:36:49.190><c> to</c><00:36:49.690><c> change</c><00:36:50.090><c> this</c><00:36:50.489><c> world?</c>

00:36:53.309 --> 00:36:55.530
And<00:36:53.429><c> God's</c><00:36:53.750><c> Word</c><00:36:53.929><c> doesn't</c><00:36:54.269><c> instruct</c><00:36:54.670><c> us</c><00:36:54.909><c> in</c><00:36:55.010><c> how</c><00:36:55.250><c> we</c><00:36:55.369><c> should</c>

00:36:55.530 --> 00:36:57.489
handle<00:36:55.949><c> submachine</c><00:36:56.550><c> guns,</c>

00:36:58.130 --> 00:37:02.010
but<00:36:58.230><c> we</c><00:36:58.489><c> hope</c><00:36:58.630><c> to</c><00:36:59.130><c> stand</c><00:36:59.469><c> with</c><00:36:59.710><c> Abraham</c><00:37:00.329><c> and</c><00:37:01.309><c> defeat</c><00:37:01.730><c> that</c>

00:37:02.010 --> 00:37:03.289
northern<00:37:02.449><c> confederacy</c>

00:37:03.289 --> 00:37:06.469
and<00:37:03.849><c> to</c><00:37:04.150><c> change</c><00:37:04.429><c> this</c><00:37:04.730><c> whole</c><00:37:05.030><c> world,</c><00:37:05.309><c> don't</c><00:37:05.610><c> we?</c>

00:37:06.889 --> 00:37:11.449
And<00:37:07.230><c> God</c><00:37:07.570><c> is</c><00:37:07.789><c> building</c><00:37:08.150><c> in</c><00:37:08.409><c> our</c><00:37:08.730><c> lives</c><00:37:09.070><c> through</c><00:37:09.650><c> the</c><00:37:09.949><c> experiences</c><00:37:10.449><c> that</c><00:37:10.630><c> we</c><00:37:10.829><c> undertake,</c>

00:37:11.929 --> 00:37:17.449
those<00:37:12.230><c> natural</c><00:37:13.329><c> characteristics</c><00:37:14.230><c> and</c><00:37:14.769><c> those</c><00:37:15.050><c> spiritual</c><00:37:15.610><c> characteristics</c><00:37:16.230><c> that</c><00:37:16.449><c> will</c><00:37:16.650><c> help</c><00:37:16.849><c> us</c>

00:37:17.449 --> 00:37:19.329
to<00:37:17.829><c> achieve</c><00:37:18.190><c> it.</c>

00:37:20.409 --> 00:37:21.750
He<00:37:20.510><c> armed</c><00:37:20.750><c> his</c><00:37:21.110><c> trained</c><00:37:21.449><c> servants.</c>

00:37:21.829 --> 00:37:23.869
The<00:37:21.929><c> word</c><00:37:22.190><c> trained</c><00:37:22.590><c> there</c><00:37:22.789><c> is</c><00:37:22.949><c> the</c><00:37:23.090><c> Hebrew</c><00:37:23.289><c> word</c><00:37:23.510><c> hanek,</c>

00:37:23.909 --> 00:37:27.969
and<00:37:23.969><c> it</c><00:37:24.150><c> means</c><00:37:24.489><c> those</c><00:37:25.190><c> who</c><00:37:25.429><c> are</c><00:37:25.829><c> instructed</c><00:37:26.409><c> and</c><00:37:26.889><c> experienced.</c>

00:37:28.389 --> 00:37:33.110
He<00:37:28.630><c> poured</c><00:37:28.949><c> out</c><00:37:29.670><c> his</c><00:37:30.050><c> instructed</c><00:37:30.789><c> and</c><00:37:31.230><c> his</c><00:37:31.570><c> experienced</c><00:37:32.369><c> servants.</c>

00:37:33.110 --> 00:37:36.309
And<00:37:33.929><c> I</c><00:37:34.030><c> want</c><00:37:34.170><c> you</c><00:37:34.289><c> to</c><00:37:34.449><c> turn</c><00:37:34.670><c> to</c><00:37:34.829><c> chapter</c><00:37:35.070><c> 24</c><00:37:35.610><c> and</c><00:37:35.789><c> verse</c><00:37:36.010><c> 12,</c>

00:37:36.349 --> 00:37:38.929
where<00:37:36.429><c> you're</c><00:37:36.570><c> going</c><00:37:36.630><c> to</c><00:37:36.730><c> see</c><00:37:36.929><c> one</c><00:37:37.110><c> of</c><00:37:37.150><c> those</c><00:37:37.469><c> servants</c><00:37:37.730><c> in</c><00:37:37.989><c> action,</c>

00:37:38.949 --> 00:37:43.269
and<00:37:39.309><c> you'll</c><00:37:39.590><c> see</c><00:37:39.849><c> how</c><00:37:40.610><c> Abraham</c><00:37:41.289><c> has</c><00:37:41.809><c> instructed</c><00:37:42.389><c> them.</c>

00:37:43.769 --> 00:37:49.230
Here's<00:37:44.190><c> one</c><00:37:44.530><c> in</c><00:37:44.869><c> action,</c><00:37:46.789><c> 24</c><00:37:47.329><c> verse</c><00:37:47.769><c> 12.</c>

00:37:49.929 --> 00:37:53.670
He<00:37:49.929><c> says</c><00:37:50.050><c> he</c><00:37:50.269><c> seeks</c><00:37:50.590><c> out</c><00:37:50.889><c> a</c><00:37:51.030><c> wife</c><00:37:51.429><c> for</c><00:37:51.809><c> Isaac,</c><00:37:52.829><c> and</c><00:37:53.050><c> here's</c><00:37:53.409><c> how</c>

00:37:53.670 --> 00:37:54.909
they<00:37:53.909><c> go</c><00:37:54.110><c> into</c><00:37:54.349><c> action.</c>

00:37:55.329 --> 00:37:56.590
A<00:37:55.650><c> servant.</c>

00:37:57.309 --> 00:37:58.250
He<00:37:57.550><c> sends</c><00:37:57.829><c> it</c><00:37:58.050><c> out.</c>

00:37:58.309 --> 00:38:01.150
He<00:37:58.429><c> sends</c><00:37:58.690><c> his</c><00:37:58.969><c> servant</c><00:37:59.150><c> out.</c>

00:38:01.590 --> 00:38:04.329
And<00:38:02.170><c> he</c><00:38:02.289><c> says</c><00:38:02.590><c> in</c><00:38:02.730><c> verse</c><00:38:03.010><c> 12,</c>

00:38:04.369 --> 00:38:07.090
O<00:38:05.389><c> Yahweh</c><00:38:05.789><c> God</c><00:38:06.010><c> of</c><00:38:06.150><c> my</c><00:38:06.349><c> master</c><00:38:06.730><c> Abraham,</c>

00:38:07.530 --> 00:38:09.829
I<00:38:07.670><c> pray</c><00:38:07.969><c> that</c><00:38:08.090><c> you</c><00:38:08.150><c> send</c><00:38:08.329><c> me</c><00:38:08.510><c> good</c><00:38:08.730><c> speed</c><00:38:09.030><c> this</c><00:38:09.289><c> day</c><00:38:09.449><c> and</c><00:38:09.530><c> show</c>

00:38:09.829 --> 00:38:11.710
kindness<00:38:10.250><c> unto</c><00:38:10.510><c> my</c><00:38:10.730><c> master.</c>

00:38:11.889 --> 00:38:15.389
Here<00:38:12.030><c> they</c><00:38:12.349><c> are,</c><00:38:12.849><c> an</c><00:38:13.010><c> experienced</c><00:38:13.670><c> servant</c><00:38:14.210><c> is</c><00:38:14.670><c> in</c><00:38:14.909><c> action.</c>

00:38:15.750 --> 00:38:17.429
Verse<00:38:16.070><c> 48.</c>

00:38:18.829 --> 00:38:20.150
Here's<00:38:18.949><c> his</c><00:38:19.150><c> attitude.</c>

00:38:20.789 --> 00:38:24.530
And<00:38:20.809><c> I</c><00:38:21.070><c> bowed</c><00:38:21.489><c> down</c><00:38:21.969><c> my</c><00:38:22.349><c> head</c><00:38:22.469><c> and</c><00:38:22.670><c> worshiped</c><00:38:23.170><c> Yahweh</c><00:38:23.429><c> and</c><00:38:23.570><c> blessed</c><00:38:23.889><c> Yahweh</c><00:38:24.329><c> God</c>

00:38:24.530 --> 00:38:25.829
of<00:38:24.750><c> my</c><00:38:24.949><c> master</c><00:38:25.349><c> Abraham,</c>

00:38:25.829 --> 00:38:29.730
which<00:38:26.429><c> had</c><00:38:26.769><c> led</c><00:38:26.949><c> me</c><00:38:27.210><c> in</c><00:38:27.250><c> the</c><00:38:27.369><c> right</c><00:38:27.730><c> way</c><00:38:28.269><c> to</c><00:38:28.570><c> take</c><00:38:28.849><c> my</c><00:38:29.130><c> master's</c>

00:38:29.730 --> 00:38:31.869
brother's<00:38:30.090><c> daughter</c><00:38:30.369><c> under</c><00:38:30.610><c> his</c><00:38:30.949><c> son.</c>

00:38:32.150 --> 00:38:33.449
Verse<00:38:32.190><c> 52.</c>

00:38:33.710 --> 00:38:37.690
And<00:38:33.710><c> it</c><00:38:33.949><c> came</c><00:38:34.230><c> to</c><00:38:34.469><c> pass</c><00:38:34.869><c> when</c><00:38:35.070><c> Abram's</c><00:38:35.750><c> servant</c><00:38:36.309><c> heard</c><00:38:37.030><c> these</c><00:38:37.369><c> words,</c>

00:38:37.849 --> 00:38:42.389
he<00:38:37.869><c> worshiped</c><00:38:38.570><c> Yahweh,</c><00:38:39.369><c> bowing</c><00:38:39.809><c> himself</c><00:38:40.469><c> down</c><00:38:41.230><c> to</c><00:38:41.429><c> the</c><00:38:41.590><c> earth.</c>

00:38:42.570 --> 00:38:45.030
So<00:38:42.650><c> you</c><00:38:42.869><c> see,</c><00:38:43.110><c> that's</c><00:38:43.210><c> how</c><00:38:43.489><c> Abram</c><00:38:43.730><c> trained</c><00:38:44.050><c> them.</c>

00:38:45.150 --> 00:38:50.670
He<00:38:45.429><c> trained</c><00:38:45.789><c> them</c><00:38:46.510><c> in</c><00:38:47.150><c> their</c><00:38:48.190><c> reliance</c><00:38:49.429><c> upon</c><00:38:49.929><c> the</c><00:38:50.210><c> power</c><00:38:50.510><c> and</c>

00:38:50.670 --> 00:38:51.889
the<00:38:50.989><c> strength</c><00:38:51.230><c> of</c><00:38:51.469><c> Yahweh,</c>

00:38:52.150 --> 00:38:53.469
the<00:38:52.389><c> power</c><00:38:52.769><c> of</c><00:38:53.130><c> prayer.</c>

00:38:53.469 --> 00:38:56.550
And<00:38:54.030><c> that's</c><00:38:54.230><c> how</c><00:38:54.429><c> we</c><00:38:54.630><c> should</c><00:38:54.789><c> go</c><00:38:55.030><c> through</c><00:38:55.250><c> our</c><00:38:55.510><c> lives.</c>

00:39:00.030 --> 00:39:03.590
When<00:39:00.030><c> we</c><00:39:00.269><c> come</c><00:39:00.730><c> to</c><00:39:01.309><c> the</c><00:39:01.469><c> end</c><00:39:01.710><c> of</c><00:39:01.989><c> this</c><00:39:02.510><c> chapter,</c>

00:39:03.969 --> 00:39:07.010
we<00:39:04.010><c> see</c><00:39:04.269><c> that</c><00:39:04.690><c> Abram</c><00:39:04.969><c> meets</c><00:39:05.250><c> up</c><00:39:05.530><c> with</c><00:39:05.730><c> Melchizedek.</c>

00:39:07.690 --> 00:39:11.269
As<00:39:07.869><c> he</c><00:39:08.150><c> returns</c><00:39:08.670><c> from</c><00:39:09.510><c> the</c><00:39:09.710><c> battle</c><00:39:09.949><c> successful</c><00:39:10.690><c> because</c><00:39:11.110><c> of</c>

00:39:11.269 --> 00:39:14.190
his<00:39:11.489><c> faith</c><00:39:11.750><c> and</c><00:39:12.050><c> trust</c><00:39:12.489><c> in</c><00:39:13.030><c> Yahweh,</c>

00:39:14.369 --> 00:39:18.050
he<00:39:14.570><c> meets</c><00:39:14.869><c> this,</c><00:39:15.369><c> in</c><00:39:15.570><c> verse</c><00:39:15.809><c> 18,</c><00:39:16.210><c> Melchizedek,</c><00:39:17.070><c> King</c><00:39:17.289><c> of</c><00:39:17.829><c> Salem.</c>

00:39:18.210 --> 00:39:20.929
Salem<00:39:18.510><c> is</c><00:39:18.789><c> the</c><00:39:18.949><c> ancient</c><00:39:19.230><c> word</c><00:39:19.510><c> for</c><00:39:19.789><c> Jerusalem.</c>

00:39:21.929 --> 00:39:27.190
And<00:39:22.570><c> in</c><00:39:22.829><c> verse</c><00:39:23.230><c> 18,</c><00:39:23.809><c> there's</c><00:39:24.010><c> another</c><00:39:24.349><c> brotherly</c><00:39:24.849><c> action</c><00:39:25.150><c> between</c><00:39:25.530><c> these</c><00:39:25.849><c> two</c><00:39:26.050><c> men.</c>

00:39:27.289 --> 00:39:32.170
Melchizedek,<00:39:27.769><c> King</c><00:39:27.949><c> of</c><00:39:28.250><c> Salem,</c><00:39:28.630><c> brought</c><00:39:28.869><c> forth</c><00:39:29.750><c> bread</c><00:39:30.510><c> and</c><00:39:31.010><c> wine.</c>

00:39:33.030 --> 00:39:37.030
Tokens<00:39:33.369><c> of</c><00:39:33.530><c> the</c><00:39:33.730><c> covenant</c><00:39:33.969><c> that</c><00:39:34.110><c> we</c><00:39:34.329><c> remember</c><00:39:34.710><c> on</c><00:39:35.190><c> a</c><00:39:35.510><c> Sunday</c><00:39:35.809><c> morning.</c>

00:39:38.150 --> 00:39:40.550
Spiritual<00:39:38.789><c> refreshment</c><00:39:39.429><c> for</c><00:39:39.630><c> Abraham,</c><00:39:40.050><c> that's</c><00:39:40.210><c> what</c><00:39:40.329><c> he</c><00:39:40.449><c> was</c>

00:39:40.550 --> 00:39:41.329
bringing<00:39:40.789><c> out.</c>

00:39:41.670 --> 00:39:43.170
See,<00:39:41.829><c> it's</c><00:39:42.010><c> another</c><00:39:42.329><c> brotherly</c><00:39:42.789><c> action.</c>

00:39:43.550 --> 00:39:46.829
As<00:39:43.809><c> Abram</c><00:39:44.070><c> comes</c><00:39:44.449><c> down,</c><00:39:44.889><c> he's</c><00:39:45.150><c> met</c><00:39:45.289><c> by</c><00:39:45.550><c> Melchizedek,</c><00:39:46.210><c> who</c><00:39:46.309><c> gives</c><00:39:46.449><c> him</c>

00:39:46.829 --> 00:39:48.809
spiritual<00:39:47.489><c> refreshment.</c>

00:39:49.070 --> 00:39:50.989
Bread<00:39:49.670><c> and</c><00:39:49.929><c> wine.</c>

00:39:51.769 --> 00:39:55.190
And<00:39:51.769><c> those</c><00:39:52.090><c> two</c><00:39:52.369><c> men</c><00:39:52.889><c> were</c><00:39:53.730><c> locked</c><00:39:54.010><c> on</c><00:39:54.190><c> the</c><00:39:54.369><c> same</c><00:39:54.630><c> attitude.</c>

00:39:55.590 --> 00:40:00.230
And<00:39:55.630><c> they</c><00:39:55.929><c> give</c><00:39:56.289><c> their</c><00:39:56.630><c> praise</c><00:39:57.389><c> to</c><00:39:58.650><c> the</c><00:39:58.849><c> one</c><00:39:59.090><c> who</c><00:39:59.269><c> supported</c><00:39:59.750><c> Abraham.</c>

00:40:00.389 --> 00:40:03.070
You<00:40:00.489><c> see</c><00:40:00.750><c> that</c><00:40:01.230><c> in</c><00:40:01.550><c> verse</c><00:40:01.829><c> 19?</c>

00:40:03.130 --> 00:40:04.190
He<00:40:03.130><c> blessed</c><00:40:03.489><c> Abram</c><00:40:03.889><c> and</c><00:40:04.030><c> said,</c>

00:40:04.289 --> 00:40:07.989
Blessed<00:40:04.510><c> be</c><00:40:04.750><c> Abraham</c><00:40:05.429><c> of</c><00:40:06.250><c> the</c><00:40:06.510><c> most</c><00:40:06.969><c> high</c><00:40:07.329><c> God,</c>

00:40:08.230 --> 00:40:09.889
possessor<00:40:08.929><c> of</c><00:40:09.030><c> heaven</c><00:40:09.329><c> and</c><00:40:09.530><c> earth,</c>

00:40:10.309 --> 00:40:12.489
and<00:40:10.670><c> blessed</c><00:40:10.949><c> be</c><00:40:11.289><c> the</c><00:40:11.409><c> most</c><00:40:11.829><c> high</c><00:40:12.090><c> God,</c>

00:40:12.769 --> 00:40:15.630
which<00:40:12.909><c> has</c><00:40:13.230><c> delivered</c><00:40:13.730><c> thine</c><00:40:14.170><c> enemies</c><00:40:14.550><c> into</c><00:40:14.929><c> thine</c><00:40:15.230><c> hand.</c>

00:40:15.809 --> 00:40:17.869
You<00:40:16.050><c> see,</c><00:40:16.230><c> he</c><00:40:16.309><c> doesn't</c><00:40:16.570><c> come</c><00:40:16.769><c> out</c><00:40:16.969><c> and</c><00:40:17.170><c> praise</c><00:40:17.389><c> Abraham.</c>

00:40:17.869 --> 00:40:19.849
Abraham<00:40:18.349><c> wouldn't</c><00:40:18.590><c> have</c><00:40:18.789><c> wanted</c><00:40:19.050><c> that</c><00:40:19.250><c> either.</c>

00:40:20.230 --> 00:40:22.750
But<00:40:20.269><c> together</c><00:40:20.769><c> these</c><00:40:20.989><c> men</c><00:40:21.309><c> join</c><00:40:21.730><c> in</c><00:40:22.070><c> fellowship</c><00:40:22.590><c> and</c>

00:40:22.750 --> 00:40:24.269
spiritual<00:40:23.429><c> refreshment,</c>

00:40:24.690 --> 00:40:29.429
and<00:40:24.690><c> they</c><00:40:25.170><c> praise</c><00:40:25.530><c> El</c><00:40:26.150><c> Elyon,</c><00:40:27.250><c> the</c><00:40:27.429><c> God,</c><00:40:27.869><c> the</c><00:40:27.989><c> possessor</c><00:40:29.150><c> of</c>

00:40:29.429 --> 00:40:31.690
heaven<00:40:29.949><c> and</c><00:40:30.730><c> earth.</c>

00:40:32.610 --> 00:40:34.690
And<00:40:32.610><c> both</c><00:40:32.869><c> these</c><00:40:33.090><c> men</c><00:40:34.210><c> understood.</c>

00:40:34.829 --> 00:40:36.409
That's<00:40:34.909><c> what</c><00:40:35.030><c> the</c><00:40:35.230><c> battles</c><00:40:35.429><c> of</c><00:40:35.650><c> life</c><00:40:35.889><c> are</c><00:40:36.030><c> all</c><00:40:36.230><c> about.</c>

00:40:36.489 --> 00:40:39.630
None<00:40:36.690><c> of</c><00:40:36.849><c> us</c><00:40:37.030><c> are</c><00:40:37.289><c> independent</c><00:40:37.829><c> individuals</c><00:40:38.489><c> who</c><00:40:39.030><c> go</c><00:40:39.309><c> forth</c>

00:40:39.630 --> 00:40:42.010
in<00:40:39.789><c> our</c><00:40:40.010><c> own</c><00:40:40.349><c> power</c><00:40:40.769><c> and</c><00:40:41.309><c> claim</c><00:40:41.550><c> victory.</c>

00:40:42.510 --> 00:40:45.809
But<00:40:42.670><c> we</c><00:40:42.809><c> only</c><00:40:43.030><c> do</c><00:40:43.250><c> it</c><00:40:43.650><c> in</c><00:40:44.130><c> the</c><00:40:44.469><c> strength</c><00:40:44.710><c> and</c><00:40:44.889><c> the</c><00:40:45.090><c> support</c><00:40:45.489><c> of</c>

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El<00:40:46.150><c> Elyon,</c>

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the<00:40:47.409><c> God,</c><00:40:47.710><c> the</c><00:40:47.909><c> possessor</c><00:40:48.650><c> of</c><00:40:48.809><c> heaven</c><00:40:49.389><c> and</c><00:40:49.909><c> earth.</c>

00:40:53.610 --> 00:40:56.190
And<00:40:53.710><c> it's</c><00:40:53.929><c> interesting</c><00:40:54.269><c> in</c><00:40:54.469><c> verse</c><00:40:54.849><c> 21,</c>

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where<00:40:56.929><c> the</c><00:40:57.030><c> king</c><00:40:57.230><c> of</c><00:40:57.489><c> Sodom</c><00:40:57.650><c> makes</c><00:40:57.889><c> a</c><00:40:57.969><c> very</c><00:40:58.269><c> subtle</c><00:40:58.570><c> appeal</c><00:40:58.889><c> to</c><00:40:59.150><c> Abram.</c>

00:41:00.989 --> 00:41:03.090
He<00:41:01.010><c> says,</c><00:41:01.369><c> You've</c><00:41:01.389><c> been</c><00:41:01.690><c> successful,</c>

00:41:03.170 --> 00:41:05.650
take<00:41:03.570><c> these</c><00:41:03.929><c> goods</c><00:41:04.349><c> and</c><00:41:04.789><c> these</c><00:41:05.150><c> possessions.</c>

00:41:05.869 --> 00:41:08.610
Verse<00:41:06.130><c> 21,</c><00:41:06.750><c> Give</c><00:41:06.849><c> me</c><00:41:07.070><c> the</c><00:41:07.250><c> persons,</c><00:41:07.510><c> but</c><00:41:07.630><c> you</c><00:41:07.889><c> take</c><00:41:08.090><c> the</c><00:41:08.329><c> goods</c>

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of<00:41:08.969><c> Sodom,</c><00:41:09.309><c> Abram.</c>

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You've<00:41:10.289><c> been</c><00:41:10.449><c> successful,</c><00:41:11.150><c> here</c><00:41:11.250><c> you</c><00:41:11.369><c> are,</c><00:41:11.530><c> you</c><00:41:11.730><c> take</c><00:41:11.969><c> them</c><00:41:12.210><c> all.</c>

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Makes<00:41:13.309><c> a</c><00:41:13.510><c> very</c><00:41:13.789><c> subtle</c><00:41:14.090><c> suggestion.</c>

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You,<00:41:16.269><c> Abraham,</c><00:41:16.590><c> you</c><00:41:16.969><c> deserve</c><00:41:17.429><c> this.</c>

00:41:18.070 --> 00:41:19.590
Here's<00:41:18.289><c> your</c><00:41:18.570><c> reward,</c><00:41:19.269><c> Abraham.</c>

00:41:19.909 --> 00:41:23.969
Take<00:41:20.250><c> these</c><00:41:20.690><c> goods</c><00:41:21.010><c> and</c><00:41:21.170><c> appeal</c><00:41:21.449><c> to</c><00:41:21.710><c> pride</c><00:41:22.190><c> and</c><00:41:22.730><c> to</c><00:41:22.969><c> possessions.</c>

00:41:25.090 --> 00:41:30.269
But<00:41:25.150><c> Abraham,</c><00:41:26.610><c> who</c><00:41:26.789><c> had</c><00:41:27.070><c> returned</c><00:41:27.829><c> with</c><00:41:28.670><c> those</c><00:41:29.030><c> possessions,</c>

00:41:30.550 --> 00:41:33.769
elevates<00:41:31.090><c> God</c><00:41:31.690><c> as</c><00:41:32.150><c> the</c><00:41:32.550><c> possessor</c><00:41:33.210><c> of</c><00:41:33.389><c> everything.</c>

00:41:33.949 --> 00:41:36.889
In<00:41:33.949><c> verse</c><00:41:34.250><c> 22,</c><00:41:35.469><c> Abraham</c><00:41:35.769><c> said</c><00:41:35.989><c> to</c><00:41:36.110><c> the</c><00:41:36.190><c> king</c><00:41:36.409><c> of</c><00:41:36.630><c> Sodom,</c>

00:41:37.150 --> 00:41:42.929
I've<00:41:37.630><c> lifted</c><00:41:37.769><c> up</c><00:41:37.969><c> my</c><00:41:38.190><c> hand</c><00:41:38.369><c> unto</c><00:41:38.590><c> Yahweh,</c><00:41:39.630><c> who</c><00:41:39.909><c> possesses</c><00:41:41.349><c> heaven</c><00:41:41.690><c> and</c><00:41:41.969><c> earth.</c>

00:41:43.230 --> 00:41:45.670
These<00:41:43.769><c> possessions</c><00:41:44.289><c> are</c><00:41:44.429><c> worth</c><00:41:44.690><c> nothing</c><00:41:45.010><c> to</c><00:41:45.190><c> me.</c>

00:41:45.849 --> 00:41:50.670
I'm<00:41:46.250><c> in</c><00:41:46.469><c> fellowship</c><00:41:47.050><c> with</c><00:41:47.710><c> the</c><00:41:47.909><c> being</c><00:41:48.489><c> who</c><00:41:48.949><c> possesses</c><00:41:49.769><c> the</c><00:41:49.989><c> whole</c><00:41:50.489><c> of</c>

00:41:50.670 --> 00:41:52.210
the<00:41:50.949><c> heavens</c><00:41:51.389><c> and</c><00:41:51.530><c> the</c><00:41:51.789><c> earth.</c>

00:41:52.710 --> 00:41:54.989
I<00:41:52.809><c> locked</c><00:41:53.070><c> into</c><00:41:53.349><c> fellowship</c><00:41:53.829><c> with</c><00:41:54.090><c> him.</c>

00:41:55.269 --> 00:41:57.570
The<00:41:55.349><c> possessions</c><00:41:55.750><c> that</c><00:41:55.889><c> you</c><00:41:56.070><c> are</c><00:41:56.130><c> offering</c><00:41:56.389><c> to</c><00:41:56.650><c> me</c><00:41:57.050><c> are</c>

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absolutely<00:41:58.250><c> worthless.</c>

00:41:58.809 --> 00:42:01.019
And<00:41:58.829><c> he</c><00:41:59.110><c> emphasizes</c><00:41:59.550><c> that</c><00:41:59.849><c> in</c><00:41:59.989><c> verse</c><00:42:00.250><c> 23.</c>

00:42:01.650 --> 00:42:03.170
He<00:42:01.650><c> says,</c><00:42:01.909><c> I</c><00:42:01.909><c> don't</c><00:42:02.070><c> want</c><00:42:02.210><c> a</c><00:42:02.449><c> thread.</c>

00:42:03.329 --> 00:42:07.349
I<00:42:03.329><c> don't</c><00:42:03.489><c> even</c><00:42:03.769><c> want</c><00:42:03.909><c> a</c><00:42:04.250><c> sand</c><00:42:04.510><c> or</c><00:42:04.929><c> strap</c><00:42:05.409><c> of</c><00:42:06.030><c> what</c><00:42:06.190><c> you</c><00:42:06.349><c> can</c><00:42:06.530><c> give</c><00:42:06.710><c> me,</c>

00:42:07.590 --> 00:42:10.809
lest<00:42:07.690><c> you</c><00:42:08.110><c> claim</c><00:42:08.389><c> to</c><00:42:08.590><c> be</c><00:42:08.750><c> the</c><00:42:09.070><c> source</c><00:42:09.309><c> of</c><00:42:09.550><c> my</c><00:42:09.909><c> riches.</c>

00:42:11.329 --> 00:42:15.809
My<00:42:11.809><c> riches,</c><00:42:12.150><c> he</c><00:42:12.329><c> says,</c><00:42:12.590><c> are</c><00:42:12.730><c> in</c><00:42:12.829><c> the</c><00:42:13.730><c> one</c><00:42:14.030><c> who</c><00:42:14.130><c> is</c><00:42:14.349><c> the</c><00:42:14.510><c> possessor</c><00:42:14.949><c> of</c><00:42:14.949><c> heaven</c><00:42:15.210><c> and</c><00:42:15.349><c> earth.</c>

00:42:16.090 --> 00:42:18.869
And<00:42:16.210><c> I</c><00:42:16.429><c> don't</c><00:42:16.550><c> even</c><00:42:16.789><c> want</c><00:42:16.989><c> a</c><00:42:17.409><c> sand</c><00:42:17.690><c> or</c><00:42:17.989><c> strap.</c>

00:42:21.090 --> 00:42:24.889
And<00:42:21.110><c> he</c><00:42:21.230><c> put</c><00:42:21.389><c> the</c><00:42:21.550><c> whole,</c><00:42:22.050><c> the</c><00:42:22.429><c> warfare</c><00:42:22.670><c> of</c><00:42:22.889><c> life</c><00:42:23.110><c> in</c><00:42:23.329><c> perspective,</c><00:42:23.929><c> didn't</c><00:42:24.030><c> he?</c>

00:42:25.309 --> 00:42:28.969
It's<00:42:25.469><c> not</c><00:42:25.670><c> about</c><00:42:25.909><c> material</c><00:42:26.389><c> advantages,</c><00:42:27.909><c> enjoyment</c><00:42:28.250><c> in</c><00:42:28.469><c> this</c><00:42:28.690><c> life,</c>

00:42:29.130 --> 00:42:31.889
saturating<00:42:29.650><c> ourselves</c><00:42:30.130><c> with</c><00:42:30.309><c> the</c><00:42:30.469><c> goods</c><00:42:30.630><c> of</c><00:42:30.949><c> Sodom.</c>

00:42:32.630 --> 00:42:35.309
But<00:42:33.110><c> it's</c><00:42:33.349><c> a</c><00:42:33.469><c> seeking</c><00:42:33.710><c> of</c><00:42:33.969><c> the</c><00:42:34.269><c> strength</c>

00:42:35.409 --> 00:42:39.530
and<00:42:35.989><c> a</c><00:42:36.130><c> fighting</c><00:42:36.530><c> the</c><00:42:36.789><c> battle</c><00:42:37.030><c> of</c><00:42:37.309><c> faith</c><00:42:37.510><c> so</c><00:42:37.750><c> that</c><00:42:37.909><c> we</c><00:42:38.110><c> lay</c><00:42:38.289><c> hold</c><00:42:38.789><c> on</c>

00:42:39.530 --> 00:42:41.070
eternal<00:42:40.030><c> life.</c>

00:42:41.710 --> 00:42:46.329
And<00:42:41.789><c> there</c><00:42:41.969><c> are</c><00:42:42.869><c> many</c><00:42:42.869><c> rewards</c><00:42:43.590><c> in</c><00:42:44.449><c> this</c><00:42:44.769><c> present</c><00:42:45.170><c> age.</c>

00:42:46.630 --> 00:42:49.610
There<00:42:46.710><c> are</c><00:42:46.969><c> many</c><00:42:47.250><c> rewards</c><00:42:47.750><c> that</c><00:42:47.909><c> are</c><00:42:48.110><c> offered</c><00:42:48.269><c> to</c><00:42:48.570><c> us,</c>

00:42:49.969 --> 00:42:53.590
but<00:42:50.349><c> they</c><00:42:50.550><c> should</c><00:42:50.750><c> not</c><00:42:50.949><c> be</c><00:42:51.250><c> sufficient</c><00:42:51.670><c> to</c><00:42:52.070><c> persuade</c><00:42:52.369><c> us</c><00:42:53.050><c> to</c>

00:42:53.590 --> 00:42:55.829
put<00:42:53.829><c> down</c><00:42:54.090><c> the</c><00:42:54.269><c> weapons</c><00:42:54.610><c> of</c><00:42:54.949><c> faith.</c>

00:42:57.750 --> 00:43:00.349
These,<00:42:58.250><c> brethren</c><00:42:58.389><c> and</c><00:42:58.630><c> sisters,</c><00:42:58.929><c> are</c><00:42:59.090><c> some</c><00:42:59.269><c> of</c><00:42:59.369><c> the</c><00:42:59.510><c> wonderful</c><00:42:59.869><c> lessons</c>

00:43:00.349 --> 00:43:01.650
that<00:43:00.590><c> we</c><00:43:00.789><c> learn</c><00:43:01.110><c> of</c>

00:43:01.650 --> 00:43:04.949
and<00:43:02.329><c> that</c><00:43:02.489><c> encourage</c><00:43:03.050><c> each</c><00:43:03.369><c> one</c><00:43:03.610><c> of</c><00:43:03.650><c> us</c><00:43:03.849><c> to</c><00:43:03.969><c> join</c><00:43:04.289><c> together</c><00:43:04.730><c> in</c>

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brotherly<00:43:05.449><c> and</c><00:43:05.670><c> sisterly</c><00:43:06.150><c> fellowship</c>

00:43:06.829 --> 00:43:10.769
as<00:43:07.610><c> we</c><00:43:07.849><c> walk</c><00:43:08.090><c> together</c><00:43:08.570><c> toward</c><00:43:08.949><c> the</c><00:43:09.130><c> kingdom</c><00:43:09.489><c> of</c><00:43:09.690><c> God.</c>

00:43:11.110 --> 00:43:13.789
The<00:43:11.309><c> lessons</c><00:43:11.630><c> that</c><00:43:11.929><c> encourage</c><00:43:12.309><c> us</c><00:43:12.510><c> in</c><00:43:12.670><c> our</c><00:43:12.869><c> warfare</c><00:43:13.190><c> together</c>

00:43:13.789 --> 00:43:19.889
on<00:43:14.650><c> the</c><00:43:14.869><c> day</c><00:43:15.530><c> when</c><00:43:16.170><c> Abraham</c><00:43:16.809><c> heard</c><00:43:17.429><c> that</c><00:43:18.309><c> his</c><00:43:18.550><c> brother</c><00:43:19.030><c> was</c>

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taken<00:43:20.210><c> captive.</c>

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Thank<00:43:34.829><c> you.</c>