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Spirit</c><00:12:11.960><c> of</c><00:12:12.120><c> the</c><00:12:12.259><c> Lord</c><00:12:12.519><c> guardeth</c><00:12:13.019><c> upon</c><00:12:13.419><c> me,</c><00:12:13.899><c> because</c><00:12:14.320><c> the</c> 00:12:14.679 --> 00:12:18.139 Lord<00:12:14.980><c> hath</c><00:12:15.299><c> anointed</c><00:12:15.740><c> me</c><00:12:16.080><c> to</c><00:12:16.360><c> preach</c><00:12:16.659><c> good</c><00:12:17.019><c> tidings</c><00:12:17.519><c> unto</c><00:12:17.799><c> me.</c> 00:12:18.379 --> 00:12:22.360 He<00:12:18.580><c> hath</c><00:12:18.759><c> sent</c><00:12:19.019><c> me</c><00:12:19.220><c> to</c><00:12:19.500><c> bind</c><00:12:19.799><c> up</c><00:12:20.039><c> the</c><00:12:20.259><c> brokenhearted,</c><00:12:21.080><c> to</c><00:12:21.279><c> proclaim</c><00:12:21.639><c> liberty</c><00:12:22.139><c> to</c> 00:12:22.360 --> 00:12:23.120 the<00:12:22.539><c> captives,</c> 00:12:23.120 --> 00:12:27.919 and<00:12:23.379><c> the</c><00:12:23.519><c> 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the</c><00:12:39.340><c> northern</c><00:12:39.820><c> kingdom</c> 00:12:40.200 --> 00:12:42.100 of<00:12:40.340><c> Israel</c><00:12:40.840><c> to</c><00:12:41.100><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:12:43.340 --> 00:12:45.960 Spending<00:12:43.600><c> out</c><00:12:43.960><c> the</c><00:12:44.120><c> messengers</c><00:12:44.659><c> with</c><00:12:44.940><c> the</c><00:12:45.120><c> invitation</c><00:12:45.700><c> of</c> 00:12:45.960 --> 00:12:47.240 the<00:12:46.179><c> Passover.</c> 00:12:47.600 --> 00:12:53.519 Bringing<00:12:48.379><c> home</c><00:12:49.000><c> those</c><00:12:49.360><c> who</c><00:12:49.679><c> were</c><00:12:50.379><c> outcasts,</c><00:12:52.340><c> captive</c><00:12:52.639><c> to</c><00:12:53.039><c> sin</c> 00:12:53.519 --> 00:12:55.559 and<00:12:54.120><c> death.</c> 00:12:56.299 --> 00:13:03.899 And<00:12:56.500><c> indeed,</c><00:12:57.960><c> we</c><00:12:58.000><c> are</c><00:12:58.259><c> told</c><00:12:58.639><c> of</c><00:12:58.899><c> Hezekiah</c><00:12:59.539><c> that</c><00:13:00.159><c> he</c><00:13:00.980><c> was</c><00:13:01.440><c> so</c><00:13:02.019><c> faithful</c><00:13:02.519><c> that</c><00:13:02.899><c> there</c><00:13:03.159><c> was</c><00:13:03.460><c> no</c> 00:13:03.899 --> 00:13:06.840 king<00:13:04.279><c> like</c><00:13:04.720><c> him</c><00:13:05.399><c> in</c><00:13:05.820><c> Judah.</c> 00:13:07.360 --> 00:13:10.440 And<00:13:07.659><c> he</c><00:13:07.820><c> was</c><00:13:08.080><c> certainly</c><00:13:08.480><c> destined</c><00:13:09.059><c> to</c><00:13:09.419><c> show</c><00:13:09.620><c> God's</c><00:13:10.100><c> judgment</c> 00:13:10.440 --> 00:13:13.799 to<00:13:10.700><c> the</c><00:13:10.799><c> Gentiles,</c><00:13:11.559><c> as</c><00:13:11.659><c> the</c><00:13:11.799><c> end</c><00:13:12.019><c> of</c><00:13:12.159><c> the</c><00:13:12.220><c> first</c><00:13:12.460><c> one</c><00:13:12.820><c> says.</c> 00:13:15.159 --> 00:13:21.700 God<00:13:15.960><c> judged</c><00:13:16.620><c> the</c><00:13:17.039><c> Assyrians</c><00:13:18.019><c> there</c><00:13:19.399><c> outside</c><00:13:19.899><c> the</c><00:13:20.159><c> walls</c><00:13:20.360><c> of</c><00:13:20.620><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:13:21.940 --> 00:13:25.960 And<00:13:22.299><c> all</c><00:13:22.559><c> the</c><00:13:22.799><c> Gentiles</c><00:13:23.580><c> heard</c><00:13:24.220><c> the</c><00:13:24.639><c> judgment</c><00:13:25.039><c> that</c><00:13:25.320><c> had</c><00:13:25.600><c> come</c> 00:13:25.960 --> 00:13:29.399 forth<00:13:26.799><c> from</c><00:13:28.200><c> Judah.</c> 00:13:30.259 --> 00:13:36.340 That<00:13:30.580><c> which</c><00:13:31.200><c> God</c><00:13:31.759><c> had</c><00:13:32.120><c> brought</c><00:13:32.759><c> there</c><00:13:33.820><c> in</c><00:13:34.659><c> their</c><00:13:35.059><c> experience.</c> 00:13:37.279 --> 00:13:39.840 And<00:13:37.480><c> at</c><00:13:37.659><c> price</c><00:13:37.919><c> it</c><00:13:38.120><c> was</c><00:13:38.299><c> even</c><00:13:38.700><c> more</c><00:13:39.059><c> so,</c><00:13:39.440><c> wasn't</c><00:13:39.659><c> it?</c> 00:13:39.840 --> 00:13:44.440 Of<00:13:40.059><c> course,</c><00:13:40.779><c> these</c><00:13:40.799><c> verses</c><00:13:41.279><c> are</c><00:13:41.940><c> much</c><00:13:42.480><c> more</c><00:13:43.039><c> true</c><00:13:43.460><c> even</c><00:13:44.000><c> of</c> 00:13:44.440 --> 00:13:47.080 our<00:13:44.659><c> Lord</c><00:13:44.860><c> Jesus</c><00:13:45.320><c> Christ.</c> 00:13:47.179 --> 00:13:51.840 Chapter<00:13:47.240><c> 3</c><00:13:47.919><c> tells</c><00:13:48.320><c> us</c><00:13:48.799><c> how</c><00:13:49.100><c> the</c><00:13:49.480><c> Spirit</c><00:13:49.779><c> came</c><00:13:50.100><c> down</c><00:13:50.440><c> upon</c><00:13:50.799><c> Him.</c> 00:13:51.899 --> 00:13:55.580 The<00:13:51.980><c> Holy</c><00:13:52.299><c> Spirit</c><00:13:52.799><c> descending</c><00:13:53.299><c> in</c><00:13:53.639><c> a</c><00:13:53.799><c> bodily</c><00:13:54.139><c> shape</c><00:13:54.820><c> like</c><00:13:55.240><c> a</c> 00:13:55.580 --> 00:13:57.639 dove<00:13:56.019><c> upon</c><00:13:56.639><c> Him.</c> 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:01.340 Brother<00:13:58.580><c> Peter</c><00:13:58.860><c> has</c><00:13:59.120><c> taken</c><00:13:59.279><c> us</c><00:13:59.460><c> this</c><00:13:59.659><c> week</c><00:13:59.919><c> to</c><00:14:00.519><c> the</c><00:14:00.879><c> incident</c> 00:14:01.340 --> 00:14:04.960 in<00:14:02.059><c> the</c><00:14:02.500><c> synagogue</c><00:14:03.080><c> at</c><00:14:03.600><c> Capernaum.</c> 00:14:04.960 --> 00:14:07.519 When<00:14:05.259><c> he</c><00:14:05.500><c> had</c><00:14:05.720><c> opened</c><00:14:05.860><c> the</c><00:14:06.059><c> book,</c><00:14:06.440><c> he</c><00:14:06.460><c> found</c><00:14:06.779><c> the</c><00:14:07.019><c> place</c><00:14:07.299><c> where</c> 00:14:07.519 --> 00:14:07.980 it<00:14:07.559><c> was</c><00:14:07.740><c> written,</c> 00:14:08.259 --> 00:14:11.440 the<00:14:08.279><c> Spirit</c><00:14:08.600><c> 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to</c><00:14:36.759><c> bring</c><00:14:37.059><c> forth</c><00:14:37.440><c> judgment</c><00:14:37.940><c> to</c> 00:14:38.500 --> 00:14:39.480 the<00:14:38.659><c> Gentiles.</c> 00:14:39.960 --> 00:14:43.259 We<00:14:40.179><c> know</c><00:14:40.460><c> well</c><00:14:40.860><c> the</c><00:14:41.139><c> prophecies</c><00:14:41.620><c> that</c><00:14:42.100><c> speak</c><00:14:42.320><c> of</c><00:14:42.639><c> that.</c> 00:14:43.460 --> 00:14:46.399 The<00:14:43.659><c> monstrum</c><00:14:44.100><c> perhaps</c><00:14:44.600><c> is</c><00:14:44.840><c> sexually</c><00:14:45.399><c> strong</c><00:14:46.019><c> too.</c> 00:14:46.799 --> 00:14:49.820 Massively,<00:14:47.500><c> and</c><00:14:47.639><c> I</c><00:14:47.799><c> shall</c><00:14:48.019><c> give</c><00:14:48.259><c> thee</c><00:14:48.799><c> the</c><00:14:49.019><c> heathen</c><00:14:49.379><c> or</c><00:14:49.519><c> the</c> 00:14:49.820 --> 00:14:51.340 nations<00:14:50.240><c> for</c><00:14:50.519><c> 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O</c><00:15:01.700><c> ye</c><00:15:01.820><c> kings.</c> 00:15:02.799 --> 00:15:05.899 Be<00:15:03.139><c> instructive,</c><00:15:04.019><c> ye</c><00:15:04.220><c> judges</c><00:15:04.620><c> of</c><00:15:04.899><c> the</c><00:15:05.080><c> earth.</c> 00:15:07.860 --> 00:15:11.919 Everything<00:15:08.340><c> that</c><00:15:08.659><c> was</c><00:15:08.940><c> ever</c><00:15:09.159><c> written</c><00:15:09.440><c> in</c><00:15:09.639><c> Ezekiah</c><00:15:10.860><c> has</c><00:15:11.480><c> much</c> 00:15:11.919 --> 00:15:15.419 greater<00:15:12.340><c> fulfilment,</c><00:15:13.019><c> of</c><00:15:13.279><c> course,</c><00:15:14.019><c> in</c><00:15:14.379><c> Christ.</c> 00:15:15.879 --> 00:15:19.340 But<00:15:16.059><c> back</c><00:15:16.299><c> in</c><00:15:16.460><c> chapter</c><00:15:16.759><c> 42,</c><00:15:17.419><c> verses</c><00:15:17.740><c> 2</c><00:15:18.039><c> and</c><00:15:18.200><c> 3</c><00:15:18.440><c> are</c><00:15:18.779><c> again,</c> 00:15:19.600 --> 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in</c><00:19:38.700><c> his</c><00:19:39.000><c> application</c><00:19:39.519><c> of</c><00:19:39.799><c> it</c><00:19:40.079><c> to</c><00:19:40.339><c> our</c> 00:19:40.519 --> 00:19:42.500 Lord<00:19:40.680><c> Jesus</c><00:19:41.059><c> Christ.</c> 00:19:48.960 --> 00:19:50.920 Matthew<00:19:49.299><c> chapter</c><00:19:49.619><c> 12.</c> 00:19:54.740 --> 00:19:59.759 And<00:19:55.319><c> just</c><00:19:55.660><c> notice</c><00:19:56.220><c> again</c><00:19:56.759><c> the</c><00:19:57.440><c> clamor</c><00:19:58.000><c> of</c><00:19:58.220><c> voices</c><00:19:58.559><c> here,</c><00:19:59.119><c> exactly</c><00:19:59.539><c> as</c> 00:19:59.759 --> 00:20:01.059 we<00:20:00.019><c> saw</c><00:20:00.200><c> in</c><00:20:00.420><c> the</c><00:20:00.640><c> prophecy</c> 00:20:01.059 --> 00:20:03.539 back<00:20:01.759><c> in</c><00:20:01.960><c> chapter</c><00:20:02.299><c> 41.</c> 00:20:03.740 --> 00:20:07.339 So<00:20:04.059><c> here,</c><00:20:05.259><c> Matthew</c><00:20:05.319><c> presents</c><00:20:05.980><c> again,</c><00:20:06.599><c> as</c><00:20:06.799><c> we</c><00:20:06.920><c> were</c><00:20:07.119><c> saying</c> 00:20:07.339 --> 00:20:07.940 the<00:20:07.539><c> other</c><00:20:07.759><c> day,</c> 00:20:08.039 --> 00:20:11.599 not<00:20:08.160><c> just</c><00:20:08.380><c> a</c><00:20:08.720><c> verse,</c><00:20:09.400><c> certainly</c><00:20:09.779><c> not</c><00:20:10.099><c> a</c><00:20:10.220><c> verse</c><00:20:10.460><c> out</c><00:20:10.839><c> of</c><00:20:11.079><c> context,</c> 00:20:12.019 --> 00:20:15.779 but<00:20:12.180><c> the</c><00:20:12.319><c> whole</c><00:20:12.559><c> context</c><00:20:13.259><c> of</c><00:20:13.539><c> the</c><00:20:13.740><c> chapter</c><00:20:14.099><c> there</c><00:20:14.500><c> reminds</c><00:20:14.900><c> us.</c> 00:20:16.279 --> 00:20:18.500 Verse<00:20:16.700><c> 14</c><00:20:17.359><c> of</c><00:20:17.599><c> Matthew</c><00:20:18.039><c> 12.</c> 00:20:18.500 --> 00:20:23.160 Then<00:20:19.680><c> the</c><00:20:20.000><c> Pharisees</c><00:20:20.740><c> went</c><00:20:21.000><c> out</c><00:20:21.359><c> and</c><00:20:21.500><c> held</c><00:20:21.660><c> a</c><00:20:21.940><c> council</c><00:20:22.359><c> against</c><00:20:22.839><c> him,</c> 00:20:23.240 --> 00:20:25.400 how<00:20:23.400><c> they</c><00:20:23.539><c> might</c><00:20:23.759><c> destroy</c><00:20:24.539><c> him.</c> 00:20:26.039 --> 00:20:29.900 There's<00:20:26.460><c> the</c><00:20:26.720><c> clamor,</c><00:20:27.480><c> there's</c><00:20:27.740><c> the</c><00:20:28.059><c> hassle,</c><00:20:28.799><c> there's</c><00:20:29.079><c> the</c><00:20:29.420><c> pressure,</c> 00:20:30.220 --> 00:20:33.500 there<00:20:30.359><c> are</c><00:20:30.539><c> the</c><00:20:30.700><c> voices</c><00:20:31.279><c> of</c><00:20:31.579><c> the</c><00:20:31.759><c> Pharisees</c><00:20:32.319><c> crying</c><00:20:32.819><c> against</c> 00:20:33.500 --> 00:20:34.059 the<00:20:33.799><c> word,</c> 00:20:34.160 --> 00:20:36.119 the<00:20:34.339><c> voice</c><00:20:34.720><c> of</c><00:20:34.980><c> the</c><00:20:35.160><c> Lord.</c> 00:20:36.160 --> 00:20:39.599 Behold,<00:20:36.759><c> behold,</c><00:20:37.900><c> behold</c><00:20:38.220><c> here,</c><00:20:38.759><c> behold</c><00:20:39.019><c> there,</c> 00:20:40.039 --> 00:20:42.940 they<00:20:40.420><c> were</c><00:20:40.640><c> the</c><00:20:40.799><c> teachers,</c><00:20:41.319><c> they</c><00:20:41.740><c> were</c><00:20:42.000><c> the</c><00:20:42.099><c> ones</c><00:20:42.299><c> responsible,</c> 00:20:43.099 --> 00:20:45.019 they<00:20:43.380><c> were</c><00:20:43.640><c> the</c><00:20:43.759><c> ones</c><00:20:44.079><c> who</c><00:20:44.259><c> should</c><00:20:44.380><c> be</c><00:20:44.700><c> heard,</c> 00:20:45.019 --> 00:20:47.779 and<00:20:45.339><c> who</c><00:20:45.579><c> swished</c><00:20:46.000><c> about</c><00:20:46.240><c> in</c><00:20:46.440><c> their</c><00:20:46.640><c> long</c><00:20:46.900><c> robes</c><00:20:47.220><c> of</c><00:20:47.480><c> purple</c> 00:20:47.779 --> 00:20:48.680 and<00:20:48.119><c> scarlet</c> 00:20:48.680 --> 00:20:52.180 with<00:20:49.079><c> their</c><00:20:49.400><c> long</c><00:20:49.799><c> prayers</c><00:20:50.240><c> and</c><00:20:50.599><c> pretense</c><00:20:51.099><c> of</c><00:20:51.359><c> the</c><00:20:51.599><c> street</c><00:20:51.819><c> corners</c> 00:20:52.180 --> 00:20:53.900 and<00:20:52.420><c> in</c><00:20:52.599><c> the</c><00:20:52.819><c> marketplace.</c> 00:20:57.500 --> 00:21:01.920 Amidst<00:20:58.140><c> all</c><00:20:58.440><c> that</c><00:20:58.779><c> clamor,</c><00:21:00.299><c> the</c><00:21:00.559><c> work</c><00:21:00.799><c> of</c><00:21:00.980><c> the</c><00:21:01.119><c> Lord.</c> 00:21:02.920 --> 00:21:07.700 But<00:21:03.259><c> when</c><00:21:03.559><c> Jesus</c><00:21:03.920><c> knew</c><00:21:04.140><c> it,</c><00:21:04.980><c> he</c><00:21:05.299><c> withdrew</c><00:21:05.660><c> himself</c><00:21:06.299><c> from</c><00:21:06.700><c> banks,</c> 00:21:08.299 --> 00:21:13.180 and<00:21:08.480><c> great</c><00:21:08.759><c> multitudes</c><00:21:09.480><c> followed</c><00:21:09.960><c> him</c><00:21:11.079><c> and</c><00:21:11.400><c> he</c><00:21:11.859><c> healed</c><00:21:12.180><c> them</c><00:21:12.519><c> all</c> 00:21:13.180 --> 00:21:17.700 and<00:21:13.740><c> charged</c><00:21:14.359><c> them</c><00:21:14.900><c> that</c><00:21:15.400><c> they</c><00:21:15.700><c> should</c><00:21:16.039><c> not</c><00:21:16.259><c> make</c><00:21:16.500><c> him</c><00:21:16.740><c> known,</c> 00:21:18.000 --> 00:21:21.079 that<00:21:18.240><c> it</c><00:21:18.400><c> might</c><00:21:18.640><c> be</c><00:21:18.920><c> fulfilled,</c><00:21:19.579><c> which</c><00:21:19.700><c> was</c><00:21:20.000><c> spoken</c><00:21:20.299><c> by</c><00:21:20.640><c> Isaiah</c><00:21:20.920><c> as</c> 00:21:21.079 --> 00:21:21.539 the<00:21:21.319><c> prophet,</c> 00:21:21.799 --> 00:21:24.839 saying,<00:21:22.440><c> 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cry,</c> 00:21:35.660 --> 00:21:38.440 neither<00:21:35.880><c> shall</c><00:21:35.980><c> any</c><00:21:36.200><c> man</c><00:21:36.440><c> hear</c><00:21:36.619><c> his</c><00:21:36.819><c> voice</c><00:21:37.019><c> in</c><00:21:37.319><c> the</c><00:21:37.460><c> streets.</c> 00:21:38.640 --> 00:21:40.740 A<00:21:38.819><c> bruised</c><00:21:39.220><c> ridge</c><00:21:39.500><c> shall</c><00:21:39.740><c> he</c><00:21:40.019><c> not</c><00:21:40.319><c> break,</c> 00:21:40.740 --> 00:21:43.640 and<00:21:41.240><c> smoking</c><00:21:41.759><c> flax</c><00:21:42.240><c> shall</c><00:21:42.460><c> he</c><00:21:42.720><c> not</c><00:21:43.079><c> quench,</c> 00:21:43.839 --> 00:21:47.480 till<00:21:44.039><c> he</c><00:21:44.339><c> send</c><00:21:44.559><c> forth</c><00:21:45.019><c> judgment</c><00:21:45.599><c> under</c><00:21:45.980><c> victory.</c> 00:21:48.259 --> 00:21:52.099 So<00:21:48.660><c> there</c><00:21:48.920><c> now,</c><00:21:49.640><c> in</c><00:21:49.779><c> Matthew's</c><00:21:51.000><c> rendering</c><00:21:51.400><c> of</c><00:21:51.680><c> this,</c> 00:21:52.359 --> 00:21:56.940 we<00:21:52.619><c> see</c><00:21:52.880><c> him</c><00:21:53.160><c> bringing</c><00:21:53.420><c> out</c><00:21:54.000><c> the</c><00:21:54.880><c> quietness</c><00:21:55.759><c> by</c><00:21:56.200><c> contrast</c> 00:21:56.940 --> 00:22:00.640 of<00:21:57.759><c> this</c><00:21:58.160><c> righteous</c><00:21:58.720><c> servant</c><00:21:59.220><c> of</c><00:21:59.579><c> God.</c> 00:22:01.019 --> 00:22:04.019 The<00:22:01.279><c> Pharisees</c><00:22:01.680><c> went</c><00:22:01.880><c> about</c><00:22:02.240><c> to</c><00:22:02.420><c> kill</c><00:22:02.779><c> Jesus.</c> 00:22:04.140 --> 00:22:07.039 They<00:22:04.400><c> were</c><00:22:04.539><c> all</c><00:22:04.859><c> vanity,</c><00:22:05.640><c> that</c><00:22:05.759><c> there</c><00:22:05.960><c> was</c><00:22:06.220><c> no</c><00:22:06.599><c> man</c> 00:22:07.039 --> 00:22:08.960 in<00:22:07.240><c> whom</c><00:22:07.420><c> there</c><00:22:07.619><c> was</c><00:22:08.059><c> any</c><00:22:08.059><c> righteousness.</c> 00:22:09.460 --> 00:22:14.160 But<00:22:09.960><c> behold,</c><00:22:11.039><c> my</c><00:22:11.039><c> servant,</c><00:22:12.640><c> withdrawing</c><00:22:13.359><c> himself,</c> 00:22:14.640 --> 00:22:17.660 making<00:22:15.039><c> the</c><00:22:15.319><c> demands</c><00:22:15.839><c> upon</c><00:22:16.160><c> the</c><00:22:16.359><c> people</c><00:22:16.819><c> that</c><00:22:17.099><c> they</c><00:22:17.319><c> should</c> 00:22:17.660 --> 00:22:19.000 separate<00:22:18.180><c> themselves</c> 00:22:19.000 --> 00:22:22.619 and<00:22:19.680><c> follow</c><00:22:19.880><c> after</c><00:22:20.400><c> him</c><00:22:21.059><c> if</c><00:22:21.400><c> they</c><00:22:21.640><c> would</c><00:22:21.920><c> be,</c> 00:22:23.259 --> 00:22:27.799 then<00:22:23.980><c> quietly</c><00:22:25.140><c> bidding</c><00:22:26.119><c> them</c><00:22:26.380><c> to</c><00:22:26.599><c> say</c><00:22:26.799><c> nothing.</c> 00:22:28.420 --> 00:22:31.599 And<00:22:28.700><c> with</c><00:22:28.960><c> gentleness</c><00:22:29.559><c> and</c><00:22:30.059><c> mercy</c><00:22:30.619><c> and</c><00:22:30.960><c> meekness</c> 00:22:31.599 --> 00:22:34.180 he<00:22:31.960><c> brought</c><00:22:32.259><c> salvation</c><00:22:33.160><c> to</c><00:22:33.460><c> these</c><00:22:33.700><c> people,</c> 00:22:34.180 --> 00:22:37.640 and<00:22:34.740><c> healing</c><00:22:34.740><c> which</c><00:22:35.279><c> betokened</c><00:22:35.900><c> the</c><00:22:36.259><c> spiritual</c><00:22:37.039><c> healing</c> 00:22:37.640 --> 00:22:41.460 that<00:22:38.019><c> Jesus</c><00:22:38.440><c> could</c><00:22:38.799><c> bring</c><00:22:39.299><c> and</c><00:22:39.700><c> could</c><00:22:40.039><c> give.</c> 00:22:42.259 --> 00:22:46.380 So<00:22:42.480><c> that,</c><00:22:44.339><c> verse</c><00:22:44.539><c> twenty,</c> 00:22:47.380 --> 00:22:49.220 a<00:22:47.619><c> 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cast</c><00:26:42.099><c> out</c><00:26:42.400><c> devils,</c> 00:26:42.960 --> 00:26:44.460 but<00:26:43.099><c> by</c><00:26:43.460><c> Baal</c><00:26:43.900><c>-Seban,</c> 00:26:44.839 --> 00:26:47.500 the<00:26:45.099><c> prince</c><00:26:45.859><c> of</c><00:26:46.140><c> the</c><00:26:46.319><c> devils.</c> 00:26:48.460 --> 00:26:51.460 I<00:26:49.259><c> will</c><00:26:49.559><c> not</c><00:26:49.819><c> give</c><00:26:50.019><c> my</c><00:26:50.299><c> glory</c><00:26:50.599><c> to</c><00:26:50.859><c> another,</c> 00:26:51.940 --> 00:26:53.140 said<00:26:52.079><c> God.</c> 00:26:53.519 --> 00:26:58.480 And<00:26:53.720><c> that's</c><00:26:54.140><c> why</c><00:26:54.680><c> Jesus</c><00:26:55.660><c> so</c><00:26:56.240><c> harshly</c><00:26:56.960><c> condemned</c><00:26:57.599><c> these</c><00:26:58.079><c> men</c> 00:26:58.480 --> 00:27:01.400 and<00:26:58.920><c> spoke</c><00:26:59.259><c> about</c><00:26:59.559><c> their</c><00:26:59.920><c> blasphemy</c><00:27:00.779><c> against</c><00:27:01.240><c> them,</c> 00:27:01.400 --> 00:27:04.539 his<00:27:01.660><c> spirit</c><00:27:02.059><c> powerful,</c><00:27:03.079><c> so</c><00:27:03.319><c> it</c><00:27:03.619><c> was.</c> 00:27:04.640 --> 00:27:07.779 That's<00:27:05.259><c> why</c><00:27:05.680><c> he</c><00:27:05.960><c> revealed</c><00:27:06.619><c> to</c><00:27:06.819><c> the</c><00:27:06.980><c> crowd</c> 00:27:07.779 --> 00:27:12.819 that<00:27:08.579><c> God</c><00:27:08.980><c> would</c><00:27:09.440><c> miserably</c><00:27:10.259><c> destroy</c><00:27:11.039><c> those</c><00:27:11.579><c> wicked</c><00:27:11.940><c> men</c> 00:27:12.819 --> 00:27:15.319 and<00:27:13.640><c> provoke</c><00:27:13.960><c> them</c><00:27:14.380><c> to</c><00:27:14.599><c> jealousy</c> 00:27:15.319 --> 00:27:18.500 by<00:27:16.160><c> those</c><00:27:16.660><c> who</c><00:27:16.880><c> were</c><00:27:17.700><c> no</c><00:27:17.980><c> people,</c> 00:27:18.920 --> 00:27:20.700 who<00:27:19.160><c> were</c><00:27:19.319><c> not</c><00:27:19.579><c> in</c><00:27:19.700><c> their</c><00:27:19.940><c> sheep.</c> 00:27:21.519 --> 00:27:24.480 The<00:27:21.880><c> Isles</c><00:27:22.440><c> shall</c><00:27:22.759><c> wait</c><00:27:23.079><c> for</c><00:27:23.220><c> his</c><00:27:23.480><c> Lord,</c> 00:27:24.599 --> 00:27:27.380 and<00:27:24.779><c> the</c><00:27:24.859><c> Gentiles</c><00:27:25.640><c> rejoice</c><00:27:26.359><c> in</c><00:27:26.579><c> the</c><00:27:26.819><c> gospel</c> 00:27:27.380 --> 00:27:31.660 when<00:27:28.500><c> these</c><00:27:28.839><c> wicked</c><00:27:29.180><c> men</c><00:27:29.940><c> were</c><00:27:30.380><c> destroyed.</c> 00:27:35.779 --> 00:27:38.880 The<00:27:36.539><c> work</c><00:27:36.900><c> of</c><00:27:37.279><c> the</c><00:27:37.480><c> servant</c><00:27:37.960><c> of</c><00:27:38.259><c> Isaiah</c> 00:27:38.880 --> 00:27:42.799 was<00:27:39.460><c> of</c><00:27:39.460><c> course</c><00:27:39.980><c> to</c><00:27:40.559><c> declare</c><00:27:41.279><c> God's</c><00:27:42.799><c> righteousness</c> 00:27:42.799 --> 00:27:46.319 and<00:27:43.619><c> to</c><00:27:43.900><c> glorify</c><00:27:44.599><c> God's</c><00:27:45.319><c> name.</c> 00:27:47.140 --> 00:27:49.579 May<00:27:47.400><c> I</c><00:27:47.460><c> ask</c><00:27:47.500><c> you</c><00:27:47.579><c> to</c><00:27:47.740><c> turn</c><00:27:47.900><c> now</c><00:27:48.140><c> to</c><00:27:48.319><c> Isaiah</c><00:27:48.680><c> 49</c> 00:27:49.579 --> 00:27:52.880 and<00:27:50.279><c> just</c><00:27:50.539><c> look</c><00:27:50.720><c> with</c><00:27:50.880><c> me</c><00:27:51.140><c> at</c><00:27:51.460><c> that</c><00:27:51.779><c> passage,</c> 00:27:54.079 --> 00:27:58.779 which<00:27:54.079><c> just</c><00:27:54.799><c> takes</c><00:27:54.980><c> us</c><00:27:55.220><c> a</c><00:27:55.339><c> step</c><00:27:55.579><c> further</c><00:27:56.200><c> from</c><00:27:57.000><c> Isaiah</c><00:27:57.579><c> 42.</c> 00:27:59.279 --> 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49,</c><00:28:18.180><c> the</c><00:28:18.240><c> beginning</c><00:28:18.500><c> of</c><00:28:18.740><c> the</c><00:28:18.920><c> chapter.</c> 00:28:20.359 --> 00:28:21.779 Listen,<00:28:20.839><c> O</c><00:28:20.859><c> Isles</c><00:28:21.200><c> under</c><00:28:21.400><c> me,</c> 00:28:22.180 --> 00:28:24.480 hearken<00:28:22.779><c> ye</c><00:28:23.200><c> people,</c> 00:28:27.059 --> 00:28:30.140 the<00:28:27.660><c> Lord</c><00:28:28.240><c> hath</c><00:28:28.579><c> called</c><00:28:28.920><c> me</c><00:28:29.220><c> from</c><00:28:29.460><c> the</c><00:28:29.819><c> womb,</c> 00:28:30.319 --> 00:28:31.880 from<00:28:30.500><c> the</c><00:28:30.740><c> bowels</c><00:28:31.140><c> of</c><00:28:31.339><c> my</c><00:28:31.579><c> mother</c> 00:28:31.880 --> 00:28:33.960 hath<00:28:32.160><c> he</c><00:28:32.339><c> made</c><00:28:32.579><c> mention</c><00:28:32.960><c> of</c><00:28:33.240><c> my</c><00:28:33.519><c> name,</c> 00:28:34.460 --> 00:28:37.980 and<00:28:34.740><c> he</c><00:28:35.119><c> hath</c><00:28:35.380><c> made</c><00:28:35.700><c> my</c><00:28:36.099><c> mouth</c><00:28:36.319><c> like</c><00:28:36.640><c> a</c><00:28:36.960><c> sharp</c><00:28:37.359><c> sword,</c> 00:28:38.359 --> 00:28:41.380 in<00:28:38.480><c> the</c><00:28:38.680><c> shadow</c><00:28:38.920><c> of</c><00:28:39.180><c> his</c><00:28:39.599><c> hand</c><00:28:40.240><c> hath</c><00:28:40.660><c> he</c><00:28:40.859><c> hid</c><00:28:41.119><c> me</c> 00:28:41.380 --> 00:28:43.819 and<00:28:41.680><c> made</c><00:28:42.099><c> me</c><00:28:42.440><c> a</c><00:28:42.559><c> polished</c><00:28:43.099><c> shaft.</c> 00:28:44.299 --> 00:28:47.039 In<00:28:44.500><c> his</c><00:28:44.759><c> quiver</c><00:28:45.059><c> hath</c><00:28:45.339><c> he</c><00:28:45.500><c> hid</c><00:28:45.700><c> me</c><00:28:45.960><c> and</c><00:28:46.200><c> said</c><00:28:46.380><c> unto</c><00:28:46.619><c> me,</c> 00:28:47.099 --> 00:28:49.480 Thou<00:28:47.279><c> art</c><00:28:47.619><c> my</c><00:28:48.099><c> servant,</c><00:28:48.819><c> O</c><00:28:48.900><c> Israel,</c> 00:28:49.740 --> 00:28:52.960 in<00:28:50.140><c> whom</c><00:28:50.380><c> I</c><00:28:50.819><c> will</c><00:28:51.180><c> be</c><00:28:51.480><c> glorified.</c> 00:28:53.460 --> 00:28:56.900 And<00:28:54.000><c> of</c><00:28:54.200><c> course</c><00:28:54.440><c> ultimately</c><00:28:55.000><c> Israel</c><00:28:55.319><c> will</c><00:28:55.740><c> glorify</c><00:28:56.359><c> God,</c> 00:28:57.339 --> 00:29:01.660 but<00:28:57.440><c> only</c><00:28:57.720><c> by</c><00:28:57.980><c> God's</c><00:28:58.380><c> power</c><00:28:58.839><c> and</c><00:28:59.119><c> his</c><00:28:59.339><c> judgments</c><00:28:59.700><c> upon</c><00:29:00.059><c> them</c><00:29:00.359><c> sadly.</c> 00:29:02.819 --> 00:29:05.819 It<00:29:02.839><c> takes</c><00:29:03.319><c> his</c><00:29:03.700><c> judgments,</c><00:29:04.740><c> it</c><00:29:04.740><c> takes</c><00:29:05.420><c> 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00:29:25.240 --> 00:29:28.180 And<00:29:25.380><c> so,</c><00:29:25.839><c> brother,</c><00:29:26.099><c> this</c><00:29:26.140><c> isn't</c><00:29:26.299><c> in</c><00:29:26.579><c> any</c><00:29:26.819><c> sort</c><00:29:27.059><c> of</c><00:29:27.400><c> willing</c><00:29:27.640><c> way</c> 00:29:28.180 --> 00:29:32.140 this<00:29:28.559><c> passage</c><00:29:29.099><c> has</c><00:29:29.779><c> to</c><00:29:30.039><c> be</c><00:29:30.220><c> about</c><00:29:30.619><c> Christ,</c><00:29:31.500><c> has</c><00:29:31.519><c> it?</c> 00:29:32.259 --> 00:29:33.839 Even<00:29:32.559><c> though</c><00:29:32.839><c> it</c><00:29:33.019><c> says,</c><00:29:33.240><c> O</c><00:29:33.500><c> Israel,</c> 00:29:33.920 --> 00:29:35.859 and<00:29:34.059><c> is</c><00:29:34.299><c> ultimately</c><00:29:34.759><c> true</c><00:29:35.160><c> of</c><00:29:35.359><c> Israel,</c> 00:29:36.359 --> 00:29:39.759 it's<00:29:36.819><c> really</c><00:29:37.180><c> again</c><00:29:37.819><c> about</c><00:29:38.240><c> our</c><00:29:38.460><c> Lord</c><00:29:38.579><c> Jesus</c><00:29:38.980><c> Christ,</c><00:29:39.480><c> isn't</c><00:29:39.619><c> it?</c> 00:29:39.779 --> 00:29:42.160 The<00:29:40.200><c> polished</c><00:29:40.799><c> shaft,</c> 00:29:43.319 --> 00:29:46.019 the<00:29:43.480><c> one</c><00:29:43.640><c> in</c><00:29:43.740><c> whom</c><00:29:43.799><c> he</c><00:29:44.039><c> really</c><00:29:44.319><c> had</c><00:29:44.539><c> delight,</c> 00:29:46.400 --> 00:29:51.059 and<00:29:47.259><c> this</c><00:29:47.579><c> declaration</c><00:29:48.519><c> of</c><00:29:49.299><c> God's</c><00:29:50.160><c> righteousness</c> 00:29:52.779 --> 00:29:56.799 would<00:29:53.640><c> involve</c><00:29:54.500><c> a</c><00:29:55.359><c> servant's</c><00:29:55.839><c> death.</c> 00:29:57.980 --> 00:30:00.940 There<00:29:58.059><c> is</c><00:29:58.299><c> no</c><00:29:58.599><c> way,</c><00:29:58.880><c> is</c><00:29:59.119><c> there,</c><00:29:59.299><c> 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will</c><00:33:35.849><c> that</c><00:33:36.009><c> I</c><00:33:36.210><c> should</c><00:33:36.369><c> do?</c> 00:33:39.170 --> 00:33:44.289 It's<00:33:39.650><c> that</c><00:33:39.650><c> one</c><00:33:40.930><c> hundred</c><00:33:41.309><c> percent</c><00:33:42.630><c> compliance,</c> 00:33:45.609 --> 00:33:49.589 that<00:33:45.869><c> amazing</c><00:33:46.509><c> obedience</c><00:33:47.490><c> being</c><00:33:48.410><c> held</c><00:33:48.769><c> up</c><00:33:49.069><c> again</c> 00:33:49.589 --> 00:33:52.329 for<00:33:49.789><c> us</c><00:33:50.069><c> to</c><00:33:50.450><c> scrutinise.</c> 00:33:53.109 --> 00:33:56.369 And<00:33:53.390><c> it's</c><00:33:53.730><c> the</c><00:33:53.869><c> obedient</c><00:33:54.369><c> servant</c><00:33:54.789><c> of</c><00:33:55.150><c> this</c><00:33:55.529><c> passage,</c> 00:33:56.470 --> 00:33:59.630 Isaiah<00:33:56.930><c> 52,</c><00:33:57.589><c> 53,</c><00:33:58.089><c> which</c><00:33:58.309><c> again</c><00:33:58.569><c> really</c><00:33:58.849><c> is</c><00:33:59.049><c> all</c><00:33:59.289><c> one,</c> 00:33:59.930 --> 00:34:03.750 that<00:34:00.009><c> the</c><00:34:00.190><c> Apostle</c><00:34:00.569><c> Paul</c><00:34:01.009><c> picks</c><00:34:01.390><c> up</c><00:34:02.009><c> in</c><00:34:02.250><c> writing</c><00:34:02.450><c> to</c><00:34:02.750><c> the</c><00:34:02.869><c> Philippians.</c> 00:34:04.250 --> 00:34:06.589 I<00:34:04.470><c> ask</c><00:34:04.589><c> you</c><00:34:04.750><c> to</c><00:34:04.910><c> keep</c><00:34:05.009><c> a</c><00:34:05.170><c> finger</c><00:34:05.349><c> in</c><00:34:05.490><c> Isaiah</c><00:34:05.809><c> 52</c> 00:34:06.589 --> 00:34:10.449 and<00:34:07.250><c> turn</c><00:34:07.690><c> to</c><00:34:08.050><c> Philippians</c><00:34:08.690><c> chapter</c><00:34:09.110><c> 2,</c> 00:34:10.590 --> 00:34:13.650 a<00:34:10.610><c> passage</c><00:34:11.070><c> that</c><00:34:12.190><c> you</c><00:34:12.389><c> know</c><00:34:12.610><c> well.</c> 00:34:14.130 --> 00:34:16.289 You<00:34:14.409><c> perhaps</c><00:34:14.829><c> may</c><00:34:15.170><c> not</c><00:34:15.309><c> have</c><00:34:15.469><c> noticed</c><00:34:15.869><c> quite</c> 00:34:16.289 --> 00:34:21.429 how<00:34:17.050><c> the</c><00:34:17.769><c> Apostle</c><00:34:18.309><c> here</c><00:34:18.829><c> is</c><00:34:19.590><c> working</c><00:34:19.989><c> on</c><00:34:20.329><c> Isaiah</c><00:34:20.750><c> 52</c> 00:34:21.429 --> 00:34:25.030 as<00:34:22.030><c> he</c><00:34:22.329><c> writes</c><00:34:22.789><c> these</c><00:34:23.190><c> things</c><00:34:23.570><c> about</c><00:34:23.969><c> our</c><00:34:24.190><c> Lord</c><00:34:24.409><c> Jesus</c><00:34:24.730><c> Christ.</c> 00:34:25.130 --> 00:34:27.889 And<00:34:25.250><c> again,</c><00:34:25.730><c> it's</c><00:34:25.869><c> the</c><00:34:26.010><c> whole</c><00:34:26.289><c> context</c><00:34:26.989><c> of</c><00:34:27.190><c> his</c><00:34:27.510><c> work</c> 00:34:27.889 --> 00:34:32.349 which<00:34:28.130><c> the</c><00:34:28.349><c> Apostle</c><00:34:28.610><c> has</c><00:34:28.849><c> in</c><00:34:29.090><c> mind,</c><00:34:30.110><c> which</c><00:34:30.309><c> he's</c><00:34:30.610><c> developing</c><00:34:31.110><c> here.</c> 00:34:32.809 --> 00:34:36.610 It's<00:34:32.909><c> not</c><00:34:33.150><c> just</c><00:34:33.670><c> a</c><00:34:34.409><c> phrase</c><00:34:34.809><c> out</c><00:34:35.090><c> of</c><00:34:35.230><c> context.</c> 00:34:37.130 --> 00:34:41.269 Notice<00:34:37.429><c> first</c><00:34:37.730><c> of</c><00:34:37.849><c> all</c><00:34:37.989><c> how</c><00:34:38.469><c> in</c><00:34:38.610><c> Philippians</c><00:34:39.030><c> chapter</c><00:34:39.369><c> 2,</c><00:34:39.789><c> verse</c><00:34:39.969><c> 1,</c> 00:34:41.630 --> 00:34:44.829 if<00:34:42.269><c> there</c><00:34:42.769><c> be</c><00:34:43.010><c> therefore</c><00:34:43.530><c> any</c><00:34:43.949><c> consolation,</c> 00:34:44.949 --> 00:34:47.030 that<00:34:45.010><c> is</c><00:34:45.210><c> to</c><00:34:45.369><c> say,</c><00:34:45.750><c> any</c><00:34:45.750><c> comfort</c><00:34:46.170><c> in</c><00:34:46.489><c> Christ,</c> 00:34:47.469 --> 00:34:50.150 if<00:34:47.590><c> any</c><00:34:47.889><c> comfort</c><00:34:48.329><c> or</c><00:34:48.590><c> consolation</c><00:34:49.230><c> of</c><00:34:49.510><c> love,</c> 00:34:50.650 --> 00:34:52.409 if<00:34:50.710><c> any</c><00:34:51.090><c> fellowship</c><00:34:51.550><c> of</c><00:34:51.789><c> the</c><00:34:52.110><c> Spirit,</c> 00:34:52.550 --> 00:34:55.949 if<00:34:52.650><c> any</c><00:34:52.929><c> bowels</c><00:34:53.409><c> and</c><00:34:53.610><c> mercies</c><00:34:54.190><c> fulfill</c><00:34:54.889><c> me</c><00:34:55.110><c> my</c><00:34:55.349><c> joy</c> 00:34:55.949 --> 00:34:59.010 that<00:34:56.210><c> ye</c><00:34:56.349><c> be</c><00:34:56.550><c> like</c><00:34:57.030><c>-minded,</c><00:34:57.929><c> having</c><00:34:58.090><c> the</c><00:34:58.409><c> same</c><00:34:58.710><c> love,</c> 00:34:59.449 --> 00:35:02.929 being<00:34:59.769><c> of</c><00:35:00.010><c> one</c><00:35:00.210><c> at</c><00:35:00.530><c> all,</c><00:35:01.130><c> of</c><00:35:01.409><c> one</c><00:35:01.869><c> mind.</c> 00:35:03.650 --> 00:35:08.690 And<00:35:03.969><c> again,</c><00:35:04.170><c> if</c><00:35:04.329><c> we</c><00:35:04.449><c> had</c><00:35:04.570><c> time</c><00:35:04.829><c> to</c><00:35:05.670><c> visit</c><00:35:06.269><c> the</c><00:35:07.170><c> context</c><00:35:07.690><c> of</c><00:35:07.909><c> Isaiah</c><00:35:08.170><c> 52,</c> 00:35:09.190 --> 00:35:12.789 those<00:35:09.670><c> twin</c><00:35:10.050><c> ideas</c><00:35:10.590><c> of</c><00:35:10.909><c> comfort</c><00:35:11.429><c> and</c><00:35:11.949><c> of</c><00:35:12.090><c> the</c><00:35:12.449><c> joy</c> 00:35:12.789 --> 00:35:16.610 that<00:35:13.090><c> arises</c><00:35:13.710><c> from</c><00:35:14.329><c> the</c><00:35:14.630><c> comfort</c><00:35:14.889><c> and</c><00:35:15.070><c> the</c><00:35:15.250><c> love</c><00:35:15.349><c> of</c><00:35:15.469><c> one</c><00:35:15.630><c> another,</c> 00:35:16.809 --> 00:35:19.150 they're<00:35:16.929><c> there</c><00:35:17.269><c> in</c><00:35:17.449><c> Isaiah</c><00:35:17.809><c> 52,</c><00:35:18.369><c> in</c><00:35:18.489><c> verse</c><00:35:18.650><c> 9.</c> 00:35:19.530 --> 00:35:21.750 Break<00:35:19.769><c> forth</c><00:35:20.050><c> into</c><00:35:20.250><c> joy,</c><00:35:21.170><c> sin</c><00:35:21.329><c> together,</c> 00:35:21.909 --> 00:35:23.090 ye<00:35:21.989><c> west</c><00:35:22.289><c>-past</c><00:35:22.449><c> in</c><00:35:22.690><c> Jerusalem,</c> 00:35:23.289 --> 00:35:25.329 for<00:35:23.449><c> the</c><00:35:23.630><c> Lord</c><00:35:23.809><c> hath</c><00:35:24.190><c> comforted</c><00:35:24.730><c> his</c><00:35:24.989><c> people.</c> 00:35:25.469 --> 00:35:27.349 He<00:35:25.690><c> hath</c><00:35:26.050><c> redeemed</c><00:35:26.670><c> Jerusalem</c><00:35:27.150><c> there.</c> 00:35:27.429 --> 00:35:30.570 Now,<00:35:27.630><c> I</c><00:35:27.789><c> know</c><00:35:27.969><c> it's</c><00:35:28.329><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:35:29.010><c> it's</c><00:35:29.309><c> Judah</c><00:35:29.489><c> there</c><00:35:29.849><c> particularly,</c> 00:35:30.849 --> 00:35:32.670 and<00:35:30.969><c> it's</c><00:35:31.130><c> not</c><00:35:31.349><c> that</c><00:35:31.510><c> in</c><00:35:31.670><c> Philippians</c><00:35:32.090><c> 2,</c><00:35:32.369><c> obviously,</c> 00:35:32.730 --> 00:35:34.409 but<00:35:32.869><c> it</c><00:35:32.989><c> is</c><00:35:33.190><c> to</c><00:35:33.289><c> me,</c><00:35:33.349><c> it's</c><00:35:33.590><c> the</c><00:35:33.690><c> new</c><00:35:33.889><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:35:34.849 --> 00:35:37.130 It's<00:35:35.210><c> the</c><00:35:35.349><c> ekklesia,</c><00:35:35.909><c> the</c><00:35:36.030><c> telepath.</c> 00:35:37.619 --> 00:35:40.969 And<00:35:37.949><c> it's</c><00:35:38.210><c> not</c><00:35:38.349><c> by</c><00:35:38.590><c> accident</c><00:35:39.090><c> that</c><00:35:39.989><c> those</c><00:35:40.210><c> words</c><00:35:40.510><c> are</c><00:35:40.809><c> there,</c> 00:35:41.050 --> 00:35:42.849 the<00:35:41.210><c> comfort</c><00:35:41.550><c> and</c><00:35:41.769><c> the</c><00:35:41.989><c> joy</c><00:35:42.130><c> of</c><00:35:42.309><c> the</c><00:35:42.429><c> apostate,</c> 00:35:43.110 --> 00:35:44.710 picking<00:35:43.449><c> up</c><00:35:43.670><c> on</c><00:35:43.789><c> the</c><00:35:43.909><c> whole</c><00:35:44.150><c> context</c> 00:35:44.710 --> 00:35:47.630 and<00:35:44.989><c> the</c><00:35:45.110><c> whole</c><00:35:45.550><c> theme</c><00:35:46.110><c> of</c><00:35:46.690><c> Isaiah</c><00:35:47.130><c> here,</c> 00:35:47.969 --> 00:35:49.829 the<00:35:48.150><c> whole</c><00:35:48.449><c> theme</c><00:35:48.630><c> of</c><00:35:48.889><c> the</c><00:35:49.289><c> servant,</c> 00:35:50.170 --> 00:35:54.030 who<00:35:50.269><c> by</c><00:35:50.550><c> his</c><00:35:50.809><c> obedience</c><00:35:51.289><c> will</c><00:35:51.809><c> bring</c><00:35:52.769><c> not</c><00:35:53.150><c> only</c><00:35:53.449><c> comfort</c><00:35:53.789><c> to</c> 00:35:54.030 --> 00:35:55.230 God's<00:35:54.369><c> people,</c> 00:35:55.690 --> 00:36:02.429 but<00:35:55.989><c> joy</c><00:35:56.730><c> to</c><00:35:57.329><c> his</c><00:35:57.730><c> Father,</c><00:35:58.710><c> as</c><00:35:59.030><c> well</c><00:35:59.530><c> as</c><00:35:59.989><c> to</c><00:36:00.110><c> those</c><00:36:00.530><c> who</c><00:36:00.789><c> identify</c><00:36:01.329><c> with</c><00:36:01.710><c> him.</c> 00:36:03.349 --> 00:36:07.409 So<00:36:03.949><c> Isaiah</c><00:36:04.329><c> 52,</c><00:36:04.809><c> 9</c><00:36:05.409><c> is</c><00:36:05.809><c> very</c><00:36:06.210><c> much</c><00:36:06.449><c> in</c><00:36:06.630><c> the</c><00:36:06.789><c> Apostle's</c><00:36:07.250><c> mind,</c> 00:36:07.590 --> 00:36:07.849 he<00:36:07.590><c> suggests,</c> 00:36:07.909 --> 00:36:09.650 and<00:36:08.050><c> Isaiah</c><00:36:08.289><c> 52,</c><00:36:08.710><c> 10</c><00:36:09.210><c> says,</c> 00:36:09.929 --> 00:36:13.150 The<00:36:10.010><c> Lord</c><00:36:10.389><c> hath</c><00:36:10.710><c> made</c><00:36:11.030><c> there</c><00:36:11.449><c> his</c><00:36:11.789><c> holy</c><00:36:12.090><c> arm</c><00:36:12.349><c> in</c><00:36:12.590><c> the</c><00:36:12.730><c> eyes</c><00:36:12.909><c> of</c> 00:36:13.150 --> 00:36:14.010 all<00:36:13.409><c> the</c><00:36:13.570><c> nations,</c> 00:36:14.269 --> 00:36:17.949 and<00:36:14.469><c> all</c><00:36:14.789><c> the</c><00:36:14.989><c> ends</c><00:36:15.210><c> of</c><00:36:15.409><c> the</c><00:36:15.590><c> earth</c><00:36:15.889><c> shall</c><00:36:16.369><c> see</c><00:36:16.829><c> the</c><00:36:17.090><c> salvation</c> 00:36:17.949 --> 00:36:19.889 of<00:36:18.769><c> God.</c> 00:36:21.110 --> 00:36:23.989 Well,<00:36:21.610><c> Philippians</c><00:36:22.050><c> 2</c><00:36:22.329><c> and</c><00:36:22.489><c> verse</c><00:36:22.730><c> 6,</c> 00:36:24.409 --> 00:36:26.849 who<00:36:24.610><c> being</c><00:36:24.889><c> in</c><00:36:25.210><c> the</c><00:36:25.550><c> form</c><00:36:25.769><c> of</c><00:36:26.130><c> God,</c> 00:36:27.190 --> 00:36:30.710 thought<00:36:27.309><c> it</c><00:36:27.530><c> not</c><00:36:27.710><c> robbery</c><00:36:28.090><c> to</c><00:36:28.329><c> be</c><00:36:28.630><c> equal</c><00:36:29.130><c> with</c><00:36:29.570><c> God,</c> 00:36:31.530 --> 00:36:34.489 that's<00:36:32.170><c> where</c><00:36:32.610><c> he's</c><00:36:33.210><c> taken</c><00:36:33.469><c> that</c><00:36:33.789><c> from,</c><00:36:34.389><c> isn't</c><00:36:34.389><c> it?</c> 00:36:34.489 --> 00:36:38.710 The<00:36:34.829><c> Lord</c><00:36:35.429><c> hath</c><00:36:35.750><c> made</c><00:36:36.110><c> there</c><00:36:36.550><c> his</c><00:36:37.110><c> holy</c><00:36:37.769><c> arm.</c> 00:36:38.789 --> 00:36:41.670 Jesus<00:36:39.250><c> is</c><00:36:39.550><c> the</c><00:36:39.929><c> arm</c><00:36:40.269><c> of</c><00:36:40.570><c> God.</c> 00:36:43.409 --> 00:36:44.750 In<00:36:43.550><c> the</c><00:36:43.730><c> eyes</c><00:36:43.989><c> of</c><00:36:44.170><c> all</c><00:36:44.369><c> the</c><00:36:44.530><c> nations,</c> 00:36:44.929 --> 00:36:47.250 all<00:36:45.110><c> the</c><00:36:45.329><c> ends</c><00:36:45.469><c> of</c><00:36:45.530><c> the</c><00:36:45.610><c> earth</c><00:36:45.730><c> shall</c><00:36:45.929><c> see</c><00:36:46.250><c> the</c><00:36:46.469><c> salvation</c><00:36:46.989><c> of</c> 00:36:47.250 --> 00:36:47.889 my<00:36:47.469><c> God.</c> 00:36:48.110 --> 00:36:51.710 That's<00:36:48.530><c> what</c><00:36:48.730><c> we</c><00:36:49.250><c> see,</c><00:36:49.630><c> isn't</c><00:36:49.849><c> it,</c><00:36:50.150><c> in</c><00:36:50.449><c> Jesus.</c> 00:36:51.769 --> 00:36:54.710 There<00:36:51.949><c> in</c><00:36:52.210><c> verse</c><00:36:52.530><c> 6,</c><00:36:53.010><c> Philippians</c><00:36:53.530><c> 2,</c> 00:36:55.289 --> 00:36:57.650 being<00:36:55.550><c> in</c><00:36:55.809><c> the</c><00:36:56.150><c> form</c><00:36:56.349><c> of</c><00:36:56.690><c> God,</c> 00:36:58.210 --> 00:36:59.929 the<00:36:58.809><c> image</c><00:36:59.170><c> of</c><00:36:59.449><c> God,</c> 00:37:00.130 --> 00:37:03.610 calling<00:37:00.349><c> up</c><00:37:00.670><c> robbery</c><00:37:00.869><c> to</c><00:37:01.070><c> be</c><00:37:01.269><c> equal</c><00:37:01.750><c> with</c><00:37:02.170><c> God.</c> 00:37:04.989 --> 00:37:07.989 And<00:37:05.010><c> then</c><00:37:05.809><c> verse</c><00:37:06.110><c> 7</c><00:37:06.349><c> of</c><00:37:06.550><c> Philippians</c><00:37:06.989><c> 2</c><00:37:07.269><c> goes</c><00:37:07.570><c> on,</c> 00:37:08.110 --> 00:37:10.190 He<00:37:08.150><c> made</c><00:37:08.409><c> himself</c><00:37:08.869><c> of</c><00:37:09.170><c> no</c><00:37:09.449><c> reputation,</c> 00:37:10.550 --> 00:37:13.289 took<00:37:10.809><c> upon</c><00:37:11.130><c> him</c><00:37:11.369><c> the</c><00:37:11.590><c> form</c><00:37:11.730><c> of</c><00:37:12.150><c> a</c><00:37:12.309><c> servant,</c> 00:37:13.329 --> 00:37:15.389 and<00:37:13.429><c> was</c><00:37:13.750><c> made</c><00:37:14.090><c> in</c><00:37:14.369><c> the</c><00:37:14.489><c> likeness</c><00:37:14.929><c> of</c><00:37:15.190><c> man.</c> 00:37:15.489 --> 00:37:19.329 Now,<00:37:15.989><c> very</c><00:37:16.250><c> evidently,</c><00:37:17.409><c> where</c><00:37:17.610><c> we</c><00:37:17.889><c> started</c><00:37:18.269><c> in</c><00:37:18.530><c> Isaiah</c><00:37:18.929><c> 52,</c> 00:37:19.570 --> 00:37:20.170 verse<00:37:19.730><c> 13,</c> 00:37:20.309 --> 00:37:21.190 now<00:37:20.409><c> we've</c><00:37:20.670><c> been</c><00:37:20.869><c> told,</c> 00:37:21.690 --> 00:37:24.949 My<00:37:22.110><c> servant</c><00:37:22.809><c> shall</c><00:37:23.329><c> deal</c><00:37:23.769><c> prudently.</c> 00:37:24.949 --> 00:37:29.650 He<00:37:25.710><c> took</c><00:37:25.929><c> upon</c><00:37:26.289><c> him</c><00:37:26.650><c> the</c><00:37:26.949><c> form</c><00:37:27.530><c> of</c><00:37:28.070><c> a</c><00:37:28.369><c> servant.</c> 00:37:30.110 --> 00:37:32.389 But<00:37:30.289><c> Isaiah</c><00:37:30.650><c> 52,</c><00:37:31.090><c> verse</c><00:37:31.469><c> 14</c><00:37:31.469><c> goes</c><00:37:31.829><c> on,</c> 00:37:32.389 --> 00:37:34.289 As<00:37:32.510><c> many</c><00:37:32.829><c> were</c><00:37:33.090><c> astounded</c><00:37:33.710><c> at</c><00:37:34.070><c> thee,</c> 00:37:34.329 --> 00:37:37.190 his<00:37:34.650><c> visage</c><00:37:34.889><c> was</c><00:37:35.130><c> so</c><00:37:35.750><c> marred,</c><00:37:36.329><c> more</c><00:37:36.570><c> than</c><00:37:36.670><c> any</c><00:37:36.889><c> man,</c> 00:37:37.349 --> 00:37:40.670 and<00:37:37.449><c> his</c><00:37:37.889><c> form</c><00:37:38.130><c> more</c><00:37:38.530><c> than</c><00:37:38.710><c> the</c><00:37:38.989><c> sons</c><00:37:39.389><c> of</c><00:37:39.769><c> men.</c> 00:37:41.190 --> 00:37:43.670 Isn't<00:37:41.409><c> it</c><00:37:41.610><c> that</c><00:37:41.829><c> verse</c><00:37:42.070><c> that</c><00:37:42.250><c> the</c><00:37:42.409><c> apostle</c><00:37:42.710><c> has</c><00:37:42.909><c> in</c><00:37:43.130><c> my</c><00:37:43.369><c> next,</c> 00:37:43.769 --> 00:37:45.309 in<00:37:43.889><c> verse</c><00:37:44.130><c> 8</c><00:37:44.309><c> of</c><00:37:44.469><c> Philippians</c><00:37:44.869><c> 2,</c> 00:37:45.510 --> 00:37:47.670 being<00:37:45.829><c> found</c><00:37:46.090><c> in</c><00:37:46.409><c> fashion</c><00:37:46.909><c> as</c><00:37:47.309><c> a</c><00:37:47.489><c> man,</c> 00:37:47.829 --> 00:37:50.889 when<00:37:47.829><c> he</c><00:37:48.050><c> humbled</c><00:37:48.449><c> himself</c><00:37:49.010><c> and</c><00:37:49.269><c> became</c><00:37:49.510><c> obedient</c><00:37:50.010><c> unto</c><00:37:50.269><c> death,</c> 00:37:50.949 --> 00:37:52.449 even<00:37:51.250><c> the</c><00:37:51.469><c> death</c><00:37:51.650><c> of</c><00:37:51.869><c> the</c><00:37:52.130><c> cross,</c> 00:37:52.449 --> 00:37:55.829 his<00:37:52.710><c> visage</c><00:37:53.110><c> was</c><00:37:53.349><c> more</c><00:37:53.550><c> marred,</c><00:37:54.190><c> more</c><00:37:54.369><c> than</c><00:37:54.570><c> any</c><00:37:54.809><c> man?</c> 00:37:57.610 --> 00:37:58.869 Yes,<00:37:57.869><c> indeed.</c> 00:38:00.849 --> 00:38:03.010 Surely<00:38:01.289><c> many</c><00:38:01.730><c> were</c><00:38:02.090><c> astounded</c> 00:38:03.010 --> 00:38:05.929 at<00:38:03.789><c> the</c><00:38:04.090><c> demands</c><00:38:04.590><c> that</c><00:38:04.869><c> God</c><00:38:05.030><c> made</c><00:38:05.369><c> upon</c><00:38:05.650><c> him,</c> 00:38:06.070 --> 00:38:08.829 that<00:38:06.289><c> this</c><00:38:07.510><c> was</c><00:38:07.809><c> desired</c><00:38:08.449><c> of</c><00:38:08.690><c> him,</c> 00:38:08.929 --> 00:38:10.530 that<00:38:08.969><c> this</c><00:38:09.170><c> was</c><00:38:09.349><c> demanded</c><00:38:09.849><c> of</c><00:38:10.170><c> him,</c> 00:38:10.730 --> 00:38:11.829 that<00:38:10.849><c> this</c><00:38:11.090><c> was</c><00:38:11.309><c> the</c><00:38:11.449><c> will</c><00:38:11.530><c> of</c><00:38:11.769><c> God,</c> 00:38:11.829 --> 00:38:13.550 that<00:38:11.989><c> it</c><00:38:12.250><c> pleased</c><00:38:12.550><c> the</c><00:38:12.789><c> Lord</c><00:38:12.989><c> to</c><00:38:13.210><c> prove</c><00:38:13.389><c> it,</c> 00:38:13.670 --> 00:38:14.809 not<00:38:13.789><c> that</c><00:38:13.909><c> it</c><00:38:13.929><c> gave</c><00:38:14.090><c> him</c><00:38:14.269><c> pleasure,</c> 00:38:14.989 --> 00:38:16.530 but<00:38:15.130><c> that</c><00:38:15.250><c> it</c><00:38:15.309><c> was</c><00:38:15.469><c> his</c><00:38:15.710><c> will.</c> 00:38:17.150 --> 00:38:19.130 It's<00:38:17.329><c> the</c><00:38:17.409><c> use</c><00:38:17.530><c> of</c><00:38:17.730><c> that</c><00:38:17.909><c> word</c><00:38:18.090><c> please</c><00:38:18.429><c> in</c><00:38:18.610><c> the</c><00:38:18.730><c> Old</c><00:38:18.889><c> English,</c> 00:38:19.230 --> 00:38:20.550 it<00:38:19.369><c> isn't</c><00:38:19.710><c> please.</c> 00:38:20.789 --> 00:38:22.190 Pass<00:38:21.309><c> to</c><00:38:21.449><c> the</c><00:38:21.590><c> salt</c><00:38:21.730><c> if</c><00:38:21.909><c> you</c><00:38:22.070><c> please.</c> 00:38:22.429 --> 00:38:24.730 If<00:38:22.530><c> you</c><00:38:22.530><c> will,</c><00:38:23.250><c> if</c><00:38:23.570><c> you're</c><00:38:23.809><c> willing.</c> 00:38:26.170 --> 00:38:28.570 God<00:38:26.369><c> was</c><00:38:26.590><c> not</c><00:38:26.849><c> pleased</c><00:38:27.510><c> to</c><00:38:27.809><c> prove</c><00:38:28.090><c> his</c><00:38:28.349><c> price.</c> 00:38:28.650 --> 00:38:30.030 It<00:38:28.809><c> gave</c><00:38:29.030><c> him</c><00:38:29.309><c> no</c><00:38:29.650><c> pleasure.</c> 00:38:30.150 --> 00:38:32.389 Indeed,<00:38:30.389><c> it</c><00:38:30.550><c> gave</c><00:38:30.750><c> him</c><00:38:30.909><c> much</c><00:38:31.230><c> pain.</c> 00:38:32.769 --> 00:38:35.550 But<00:38:32.889><c> he</c><00:38:33.010><c> was</c><00:38:33.269><c> willing</c><00:38:33.530><c> for</c><00:38:33.889><c> our</c><00:38:34.190><c> sakes</c> 00:38:37.110 --> 00:38:39.369 to<00:38:37.630><c> give</c><00:38:37.829><c> even</c><00:38:38.090><c> his</c><00:38:38.309><c> own</c><00:38:38.590><c> son.</c> 00:38:40.289 --> 00:38:42.210 The<00:38:40.670><c> righteous</c><00:38:40.949><c> servant.</c> 00:38:42.730 --> 00:38:44.889 And<00:38:42.989><c> we</c><00:38:43.309><c> should</c><00:38:43.570><c> be</c><00:38:43.829><c> astonished</c><00:38:44.469><c> at</c><00:38:44.690><c> that.</c> 00:38:44.969 --> 00:38:45.550 We<00:38:45.309><c> should.</c> 00:38:45.670 --> 00:38:47.630 It<00:38:45.829><c> should</c><00:38:46.030><c> astonish</c><00:38:46.670><c> us,</c><00:38:46.929><c> shouldn't</c><00:38:47.190><c> it?</c> 00:38:47.630 --> 00:38:50.710 That<00:38:47.929><c> his</c><00:38:48.289><c> visage</c><00:38:48.710><c> was</c><00:38:49.090><c> so</c><00:38:49.389><c> marred,</c> 00:38:50.969 --> 00:38:53.969 that<00:38:51.130><c> his</c><00:38:51.349><c> obedience</c><00:38:51.849><c> was</c><00:38:52.510><c> so</c><00:38:53.210><c> perfect,</c> 00:38:54.469 --> 00:38:57.150 that<00:38:54.550><c> it</c><00:38:54.650><c> was</c><00:38:55.010><c> even</c><00:38:55.349><c> to</c><00:38:55.530><c> the</c><00:38:55.690><c> death</c><00:38:55.869><c> upon</c><00:38:56.110><c> the</c><00:38:56.369><c> cross,</c> 00:38:58.570 --> 00:39:02.130 despising<00:38:59.130><c> the</c><00:38:59.369><c> shame</c><00:38:59.849><c> and</c><00:39:00.050><c> the</c><00:39:00.210><c> ignominy</c><00:39:01.070><c> thereof.</c> 00:39:06.010 --> 00:39:11.050 And<00:39:06.570><c> so,</c><00:39:07.710><c> Isaiah</c><00:39:07.989><c> 52</c><00:39:08.570><c> and</c><00:39:09.449><c> the</c><00:39:09.670><c> second</c><00:39:09.949><c> half</c><00:39:10.190><c> of</c><00:39:10.369><c> verse</c><00:39:10.570><c> 13</c> 00:39:11.050 --> 00:39:12.269 that<00:39:11.250><c> we</c><00:39:11.389><c> didn't</c><00:39:11.750><c> read</c><00:39:11.869><c> before,</c> 00:39:12.510 --> 00:39:14.090 behold,<00:39:12.769><c> my</c><00:39:12.889><c> servant</c><00:39:13.110><c> shall</c><00:39:13.289><c> be</c><00:39:13.489><c> approvingly,</c> 00:39:14.190 --> 00:39:16.690 he<00:39:14.469><c> shall</c><00:39:14.710><c> be</c><00:39:15.030><c> exalted</c><00:39:15.690><c> and</c><00:39:16.090><c> exalted</c> 00:39:16.690 --> 00:39:18.750 only<00:39:16.969><c> very</c><00:39:17.769><c> high.</c> 00:39:18.929 --> 00:39:20.829 And<00:39:19.010><c> that's</c><00:39:19.289><c> where</c><00:39:19.369><c> the</c><00:39:19.469><c> Apostle</c><00:39:19.750><c> takes</c><00:39:19.969><c> us</c><00:39:20.150><c> next,</c><00:39:20.409><c> isn't</c><00:39:20.630><c> it?</c> 00:39:20.869 --> 00:39:23.409 You<00:39:21.150><c> see</c><00:39:21.329><c> that</c><00:39:21.489><c> he's</c><00:39:21.750><c> developing</c><00:39:22.289><c> exactly</c><00:39:22.889><c> the</c><00:39:23.130><c> same</c><00:39:23.309><c> thing.</c> 00:39:23.409 --> 00:39:25.789 He's<00:39:23.909><c> expounding</c><00:39:24.409><c> this</c><00:39:24.849><c> for</c><00:39:25.070><c> us,</c><00:39:25.510><c> brothers</c><00:39:25.510><c> and</c><00:39:25.630><c> sisters,</c> 00:39:25.789 --> 00:39:26.090 isn't<00:39:26.010><c> it?</c> 00:39:26.090 --> 00:39:28.230 He's<00:39:26.309><c> not</c><00:39:26.429><c> just</c><00:39:27.309><c> quoting</c><00:39:27.650><c> a</c><00:39:27.969><c> phrase,</c> 00:39:28.230 --> 00:39:30.050 it<00:39:28.510><c> has</c><00:39:28.670><c> to</c><00:39:28.829><c> be</c><00:39:29.010><c> convenient.</c> 00:39:30.650 --> 00:39:33.530 All<00:39:30.789><c> here</c><00:39:31.110><c> to</c><00:39:31.570><c> the</c><00:39:31.769><c> Philippians</c><00:39:32.269><c> is</c><00:39:32.650><c> lifting</c><00:39:33.110><c> up</c> 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in</c><00:39:52.469><c> Philippians,</c><00:39:53.230><c> too.</c> 00:39:54.369 --> 00:39:58.170 Verse<00:39:54.590><c> 9,</c><00:39:54.989><c> wherefore</c><00:39:55.530><c> God</c><00:39:55.869><c> also</c><00:39:56.170><c> hath</c><00:39:56.650><c> highly</c><00:39:57.269><c> exalted</c><00:39:57.789><c> him</c> 00:39:58.170 --> 00:40:01.650 and<00:39:58.630><c> given</c><00:39:58.789><c> him</c><00:39:59.010><c> a</c><00:39:59.150><c> name</c><00:39:59.230><c> which</c><00:39:59.449><c> is</c><00:39:59.550><c> above</c><00:39:59.730><c> every</c><00:40:00.349><c> name.</c> 00:40:02.309 --> 00:40:04.969 The<00:40:02.670><c> name</c><00:40:03.550><c> of</c><00:40:04.010><c> God</c><00:40:04.329><c> himself</c> 00:40:04.969 --> 00:40:07.869 has<00:40:05.210><c> been</c><00:40:05.590><c> conferred</c><00:40:06.230><c> upon</c><00:40:06.489><c> Jesus</c><00:40:06.989><c> Christ,</c> 00:40:08.989 --> 00:40:11.869 that<00:40:09.230><c> the</c><00:40:09.510><c> name</c><00:40:09.969><c> of</c><00:40:10.110><c> Jesus</c><00:40:10.489><c> everything</c><00:40:10.949><c> he</c><00:40:11.309><c> needs</c><00:40:11.489><c> about</c> 00:40:11.869 --> 00:40:14.190 things<00:40:12.190><c> in</c><00:40:12.550><c> heaven</c><00:40:12.630><c> and</c><00:40:12.889><c> things</c><00:40:13.130><c> in</c><00:40:13.369><c> earth</c><00:40:13.550><c> and</c><00:40:13.690><c> things</c><00:40:13.949><c> under</c> 00:40:14.190 --> 00:40:14.550 the<00:40:14.389><c> earth,</c> 00:40:14.690 --> 00:40:18.030 every<00:40:15.269><c> need</c><00:40:15.570><c> should</c><00:40:15.809><c> bow</c><00:40:16.409><c> to</c><00:40:17.050><c> him.</c> 00:40:19.969 --> 00:40:21.349 And<00:40:20.150><c> so,</c><00:40:20.469><c> verse</c><00:40:20.489><c> 10,</c> 00:40:21.690 --> 00:40:25.409 that<00:40:22.030><c> every</c><00:40:22.449><c> tongue</c><00:40:22.750><c> should</c><00:40:23.030><c> confess</c><00:40:23.570><c> that</c><00:40:23.849><c> Jesus</c><00:40:24.269><c> Christ</c><00:40:24.610><c> is</c><00:40:24.869><c> Lord</c> 00:40:25.409 --> 00:40:29.309 to<00:40:26.190><c> the</c><00:40:26.510><c> glory</c><00:40:26.949><c> of</c><00:40:27.309><c> God</c><00:40:27.869><c> the</c><00:40:28.349><c> Father.</c> 00:40:29.690 --> 00:40:31.750 And<00:40:29.929><c> that</c><00:40:30.010><c> takes</c><00:40:30.250><c> us</c><00:40:30.369><c> again</c><00:40:30.570><c> right</c><00:40:30.809><c> back</c><00:40:31.070><c> to</c><00:40:31.269><c> Isaiah.</c> 00:40:32.110 --> 00:40:34.409 And<00:40:32.289><c> that</c><00:40:32.409><c> takes</c><00:40:32.630><c> us</c><00:40:32.789><c> again</c><00:40:32.989><c> right</c><00:40:33.250><c> back</c><00:40:33.489><c> to</c><00:40:33.670><c> Isaiah.</c> 00:40:34.610 --> 00:40:36.789 52,<00:40:35.329><c> in</c><00:40:35.489><c> verse</c><00:40:35.730><c> 7,</c><00:40:36.190><c> for</c><00:40:36.329><c> example,</c> 00:40:37.210 --> 00:40:39.550 How<00:40:37.550><c> beautiful</c><00:40:38.110><c> upon</c><00:40:38.369><c> the</c><00:40:38.570><c> mountains</c><00:40:38.809><c> are</c><00:40:38.989><c> the</c><00:40:39.130><c> feet</c><00:40:39.269><c> of</c><00:40:39.409><c> him</c> 00:40:39.550 --> 00:40:40.769 that<00:40:39.550><c> bringeth</c><00:40:40.050><c> good</c><00:40:40.269><c> tidings,</c> 00:40:40.949 --> 00:40:41.889 that<00:40:41.090><c> publisheth</c><00:40:41.610><c> peace,</c> 00:40:42.170 --> 00:40:44.190 that<00:40:42.230><c> bringeth</c><00:40:42.590><c> good</c><00:40:42.789><c> tidings</c><00:40:43.210><c> of</c><00:40:43.409><c> good,</c> 00:40:44.230 --> 00:40:46.170 that<00:40:44.889><c> publisheth</c><00:40:45.409><c> salvation,</c> 00:40:46.369 --> 00:40:47.329 that<00:40:46.550><c> saith</c><00:40:46.710><c> unto</c><00:40:46.989><c> Zion,</c> 00:40:47.449 --> 00:40:50.230 Thy<00:40:47.730><c> God</c><00:40:48.409><c> reigneth.</c> 00:40:52.170 --> 00:40:53.389 In<00:40:52.409><c> the</c><00:40:52.449><c> name</c><00:40:52.690><c> of</c><00:40:52.829><c> Jesus,</c> 00:40:53.550 --> 00:40:56.969 every<00:40:53.929><c> knee</c><00:40:54.210><c> should</c><00:40:54.449><c> bow</c><00:40:54.889><c> to</c><00:40:55.289><c> the</c><00:40:55.449><c> glory</c><00:40:55.710><c> of</c><00:40:55.949><c> God.</c> 00:40:58.170 --> 00:41:00.869 Every<00:40:58.590><c> tongue</c><00:40:58.789><c> should</c><00:40:58.969><c> confess</c><00:40:59.409><c> that</c><00:40:59.590><c> Jesus</c><00:41:00.010><c> Christ</c><00:41:00.329><c> is</c><00:41:00.530><c> Lord</c> 00:41:00.869 --> 00:41:03.889 to<00:41:01.070><c> the</c><00:41:01.269><c> glory</c><00:41:01.610><c> of</c><00:41:01.809><c> God</c><00:41:02.050><c> the</c><00:41:02.210><c> Father.</c> 00:41:04.869 --> 00:41:08.030 Salvation<00:41:05.449><c> is</c><00:41:05.809><c> published</c><00:41:06.329><c> by</c><00:41:06.670><c> those</c><00:41:07.010><c> beautiful</c><00:41:07.630><c> feet.</c> 00:41:08.030 --> 00:41:10.869 Thy<00:41:08.929><c> God</c><00:41:09.630><c> reigneth.</c> 00:41:11.369 --> 00:41:12.969 Or<00:41:11.590><c> again,</c><00:41:12.110><c> as</c><00:41:12.110><c> we</c><00:41:12.369><c> said</c><00:41:12.570><c> earlier,</c> 00:41:13.050 --> 00:41:16.190 as<00:41:13.230><c> we</c><00:41:13.769><c> found</c><00:41:14.150><c> in</c><00:41:14.389><c> that</c><00:41:14.590><c> verse</c><00:41:14.949><c> in</c><00:41:15.269><c> Isaiah</c><00:41:15.710><c> 42,</c> 00:41:16.369 --> 00:41:17.530 you<00:41:16.489><c> can</c><00:41:16.650><c> turn</c><00:41:16.889><c> back</c><00:41:17.090><c> to</c><00:41:17.190><c> it</c><00:41:17.329><c> now,</c> 00:41:17.690 --> 00:41:19.630 I<00:41:17.909><c> am</c><00:41:18.130><c> the</c><00:41:18.389><c> Lord,</c><00:41:18.789><c> that</c><00:41:18.969><c> is</c><00:41:19.150><c> my</c><00:41:19.389><c> name,</c> 00:41:19.849 --> 00:41:22.090 my<00:41:20.170><c> glory</c><00:41:20.369><c> will</c><00:41:20.550><c> I</c><00:41:20.730><c> not</c><00:41:20.809><c> give</c><00:41:20.949><c> to</c><00:41:21.210><c> another,</c> 00:41:22.250 --> 00:41:24.550 neither<00:41:22.449><c> my</c><00:41:22.730><c> praise</c><00:41:23.050><c> to</c><00:41:23.309><c> great</c><00:41:23.530><c> individuals.</c> 00:41:24.969 --> 00:41:27.369 Here<00:41:25.230><c> is</c><00:41:25.550><c> God</c><00:41:25.989><c> glorifying.</c> 00:41:27.650 --> 00:41:32.050 That<00:41:28.170><c> glory</c><00:41:28.690><c> cannot</c><00:41:29.309><c> be</c><00:41:29.969><c> shared</c><00:41:30.570><c> with</c><00:41:31.190><c> any</c><00:41:31.630><c> other</c> 00:41:32.050 --> 00:41:35.269 although<00:41:32.269><c> it</c><00:41:32.510><c> is</c><00:41:33.050><c> conferred</c><00:41:33.610><c> upon</c><00:41:33.909><c> his</c><00:41:34.369><c> Son</c> 00:41:35.889 --> 00:41:38.929 for<00:41:36.409><c> the</c><00:41:36.630><c> glory</c><00:41:37.570><c> of</c><00:41:38.090><c> God.</c> 00:41:40.429 --> 00:41:44.090 Here<00:41:40.710><c> is</c><00:41:41.050><c> that</c><00:41:41.469><c> Son</c><00:41:42.010><c> perfectly</c><00:41:43.250><c> obedient</c> 00:41:44.090 --> 00:41:49.929 that<00:41:44.949><c> he</c><00:41:45.230><c> might</c><00:41:46.170><c> bring</c><00:41:47.530><c> that</c><00:41:48.150><c> glory</c><00:41:48.570><c> to</c><00:41:48.869><c> God,</c> 00:41:50.030 --> 00:41:52.690 that<00:41:50.230><c> he</c><00:41:50.309><c> might</c><00:41:50.670><c> declare</c><00:41:51.630><c> the</c><00:41:52.050><c> righteousness</c> 00:41:52.690 --> 00:41:57.909 for<00:41:53.210><c> which</c><00:41:53.690><c> every</c><00:41:54.329><c> servant</c><00:41:54.750><c> is</c><00:41:55.250><c> bought</c><00:41:55.769><c> or</c><00:41:56.829><c> acquired,</c> 00:41:58.130 --> 00:42:01.449 that<00:41:58.690><c> he</c><00:41:58.889><c> might</c><00:41:59.289><c> glorify</c><00:42:00.190><c> his</c><00:42:00.610><c> Father.</c> 00:42:04.789 --> 00:42:07.110 Well,<00:42:05.530><c> to</c><00:42:05.690><c> some</c><00:42:05.929><c> extent,</c><00:42:06.489><c> brothers</c><00:42:06.650><c> and</c><00:42:06.849><c> sisters,</c> 00:42:07.190 --> 00:42:09.889 my<00:42:07.469><c> work</c><00:42:07.730><c> this</c><00:42:08.010><c> morning</c><00:42:08.269><c> has</c><00:42:08.510><c> been</c><00:42:08.869><c> done</c><00:42:09.090><c> for</c><00:42:09.309><c> me</c><00:42:09.489><c> already,</c> 00:42:10.130 --> 00:42:11.030 haven't<00:42:10.190><c> it?</c> 00:42:11.289 --> 00:42:14.889 We've<00:42:11.510><c> been</c><00:42:11.750><c> looking</c><00:42:12.150><c> at</c><00:42:12.570><c> the</c><00:42:13.110><c> 100</c><00:42:13.710><c>%</c><00:42:14.289><c> obedience</c> 00:42:14.889 --> 00:42:20.210 of<00:42:15.230><c> the</c><00:42:15.369><c> Lord</c><00:42:15.590><c> Jesus</c><00:42:15.989><c> Christ</c><00:42:17.710><c> in</c><00:42:18.989><c> his</c><00:42:19.110><c> temptations.</c> 00:42:23.150 --> 00:42:25.590 He<00:42:23.409><c> was</c><00:42:23.650><c> tempted</c><00:42:24.010><c> in</c><00:42:24.309><c> all</c><00:42:24.670><c> points</c><00:42:24.909><c> as</c><00:42:25.150><c> we</c><00:42:25.329><c> are</c> 00:42:25.590 --> 00:42:27.929 and<00:42:25.849><c> yet</c><00:42:26.010><c> was,</c><00:42:26.329><c> we</c><00:42:26.550><c> have</c><00:42:26.789><c> seen,</c> 00:42:28.469 --> 00:42:33.309 resisting<00:42:29.030><c> steadfastly</c><00:42:30.590><c> in</c><00:42:31.250><c> his</c><00:42:31.570><c> obedience</c><00:42:32.090><c> to</c><00:42:32.469><c> God.</c> 00:42:34.309 --> 00:42:36.389 Before<00:42:34.630><c> that,</c><00:42:35.269><c> brother</c><00:42:35.510><c> Anthony,</c> 00:42:36.949 --> 00:42:42.409 we<00:42:37.449><c> heard</c><00:42:37.989><c> about</c><00:42:39.289><c> those</c><00:42:40.070><c> who</c><00:42:40.469><c> are</c><00:42:41.469><c> obedient</c> 00:42:45.010 --> 00:42:51.150 and<00:42:45.989><c> his</c><00:42:46.969><c> servants</c><00:42:47.389><c> we</c><00:42:47.750><c> are</c><00:42:48.949><c> to</c><00:42:49.530><c> whom</c><00:42:49.670><c> we</c><00:42:49.949><c> obey.</c> 00:42:51.489 --> 00:42:55.130 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That's<00:43:06.949><c> all</c><00:43:07.070><c> we're</c><00:43:07.269><c> really</c><00:43:07.590><c> doing,</c><00:43:07.849><c> isn't</c><00:43:08.070><c> it?</c> 00:43:08.670 --> 00:43:12.170 Though<00:43:08.909><c> it</c><00:43:09.030><c> is</c><00:43:09.190><c> another</c><00:43:09.530><c> aspect</c><00:43:10.250><c> of</c><00:43:10.489><c> the</c><00:43:10.730><c> same</c><00:43:11.130><c> thing,</c> 00:43:12.730 --> 00:43:18.889 all<00:43:13.090><c> scripture</c><00:43:13.750><c> combines</c><00:43:14.730><c> to</c><00:43:15.849><c> tell</c><00:43:16.070><c> us</c><00:43:16.349><c> this</c><00:43:16.710><c> glorious</c><00:43:17.550><c> truth.</c> 00:43:21.329 --> 00:43:22.590 Perhaps,<00:43:21.969><c> brothers</c><00:43:22.210><c> and</c><00:43:22.269><c> sisters,</c> 00:43:22.789 --> 00:43:24.230 we<00:43:22.789><c> just</c><00:43:23.110><c> need</c><00:43:23.349><c> to</c><00:43:23.530><c> think</c><00:43:23.670><c> for</c><00:43:23.829><c> a</c><00:43:23.969><c> moment</c> 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that</c><00:43:48.309><c> we've</c><00:43:48.489><c> been</c><00:43:48.670><c> having</c><00:43:48.929><c> this</c><00:43:49.230><c> week</c> 00:43:49.710 --> 00:43:52.730 in<00:43:50.090><c> our</c><00:43:50.369><c> workshops,</c><00:43:51.230><c> in</c><00:43:51.269><c> our</c><00:43:51.570><c> discussion</c><00:43:51.929><c> sessions,</c> 00:43:53.170 --> 00:43:55.070 over<00:43:53.369><c> our</c><00:43:53.590><c> daily</c><00:43:53.889><c> readings,</c> 00:43:56.630 --> 00:43:59.050 they<00:43:56.849><c> sometimes</c><00:43:57.449><c> almost</c><00:43:58.090><c> seem,</c><00:43:58.429><c> brothers</c><00:43:58.670><c> and</c><00:43:58.829><c> sisters,</c> 00:43:59.230 --> 00:44:02.750 as<00:43:59.269><c> though</c><00:43:59.530><c> we</c><00:44:00.369><c> struggle</c><00:44:00.849><c> with</c><00:44:01.309><c> the</c><00:44:01.710><c> various</c><00:44:02.010><c> problems</c><00:44:02.550><c> that</c> 00:44:02.750 --> 00:44:03.230 we<00:44:02.989><c> have</c> 00:44:03.230 --> 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00:44:30.449 --> 00:44:34.130 there<00:44:30.650><c> is</c><00:44:30.949><c> no</c><00:44:31.250><c> life</c><00:44:31.670><c> outside</c><00:44:32.329><c> of</c><00:44:32.590><c> obedience</c><00:44:32.989><c> to</c><00:44:33.269><c> God.</c> 00:44:34.309 --> 00:44:36.809 That's<00:44:34.530><c> what</c><00:44:34.670><c> Moses</c><00:44:34.929><c> told</c><00:44:35.190><c> Israel</c><00:44:35.650><c> concerning</c><00:44:36.369><c> the</c><00:44:36.630><c> Lord,</c> 00:44:36.869 --> 00:44:39.190 that<00:44:36.989><c> he</c><00:44:37.110><c> gave</c><00:44:37.210><c> them,</c><00:44:37.389><c> this</c><00:44:37.570><c> is</c><00:44:37.809><c> your</c><00:44:38.050><c> life,</c> 00:44:40.070 --> 00:44:42.449 in<00:44:40.309><c> every</c><00:44:40.650><c> sense</c><00:44:40.969><c> of</c><00:44:41.190><c> that</c><00:44:41.469><c> expression.</c> 00:44:42.730 --> 00:44:46.210 This<00:44:43.269><c> is</c><00:44:43.510><c> the</c><00:44:43.650><c> life</c><00:44:43.929><c> 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eternal</c><00:45:01.010><c> life</c><00:45:01.409><c> by</c><00:45:01.590><c> our</c><00:45:01.809><c> obedience.</c> 00:45:02.570 --> 00:45:05.369 Please<00:45:02.829><c> don't</c><00:45:03.110><c> imagine</c><00:45:03.550><c> that,</c><00:45:03.989><c> brothers</c><00:45:04.130><c> and</c><00:45:04.369><c> sisters.</c> 00:45:06.190 --> 00:45:10.369 Faith<00:45:06.730><c> is</c><00:45:07.269><c> what</c><00:45:07.409><c> is</c><00:45:07.690><c> needed</c><00:45:07.949><c> there,</c><00:45:08.409><c> isn't</c><00:45:08.690><c> it?</c> 00:45:11.090 --> 00:45:14.289 But<00:45:11.650><c> that</c><00:45:12.190><c> faith</c><00:45:12.449><c> has</c><00:45:12.769><c> to</c><00:45:12.969><c> be</c><00:45:13.130><c> an</c><00:45:13.389><c> effective</c><00:45:13.889><c> faith,</c> 00:45:14.289 --> 00:45:15.610 a<00:45:14.710><c> working</c><00:45:15.130><c> faith,</c> 00:45:15.909 --> 00:45:18.789 not<00:45:16.230><c> by</c><00:45:16.670><c> things</c><00:45:17.010><c> 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sisters,</c><00:45:48.590><c> pure</c><00:45:49.250><c> obedience.</c> 00:45:53.349 --> 00:45:57.530 Sheer,<00:45:54.710><c> simple</c><00:45:55.309><c> obedience.</c> 00:45:58.429 --> 00:46:02.670 No<00:45:58.530><c> ifs</c><00:45:58.929><c> and</c><00:45:58.929><c> buts,</c><00:46:00.170><c> no</c><00:46:00.510><c> squirming</c><00:46:00.889><c> and</c><00:46:01.070><c> wriggling</c><00:46:01.289><c> around</c><00:46:01.610><c> it.</c> 00:46:04.449 --> 00:46:06.909 These<00:46:04.989><c> are</c><00:46:05.210><c> the</c><00:46:05.269><c> words</c><00:46:05.510><c> of</c><00:46:05.750><c> our</c><00:46:05.909><c> Master</c> 00:46:07.409 --> 00:46:09.969 that<00:46:07.949><c> we</c><00:46:08.150><c> need</c><00:46:08.389><c> to</c><00:46:08.590><c> keep.</c> 00:46:10.869 --> 00:46:13.449 Not<00:46:11.010><c> just</c><00:46:11.369><c> take</c><00:46:11.610><c> on</c><00:46:11.909><c> the</c><00:46:11.949><c> board,</c><00:46:12.349><c> would</c><00:46:12.349><c> you?</c> 00:46:13.769 --> 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