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status.<00:23:11.069><c> But</c><00:23:11.269><c> included</c><00:23:11.630><c> in</c><00:23:11.849><c> this</c><00:23:12.170><c> list</c><00:23:12.509><c> are</c><00:23:13.349><c> the</c><00:23:13.809><c> stewards</c>

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were<00:23:25.710><c> important</c><00:23:26.029><c> people.</c>

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talked<00:23:34.569><c> about</c><00:23:34.769><c> earlier.</c><00:23:35.029><c> They</c><00:23:35.150><c> need</c><00:23:35.390><c> to</c><00:23:35.589><c> know</c><00:23:36.130><c> what</c><00:23:36.390><c> the</c><00:23:36.630><c> king</c>

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had<00:23:36.970><c> in</c><00:23:37.150><c> mind</c><00:23:37.349><c> so</c><00:23:37.509><c> they</c><00:23:37.670><c> could</c><00:23:37.950><c> follow</c><00:23:38.210><c> out</c>

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the<00:23:38.589><c> wishes</c><00:23:38.789><c> of</c><00:23:39.009><c> the</c><00:23:39.170><c> king.</c><00:23:40.569><c> And</c><00:23:40.930><c> it</c><00:23:42.049><c> drives</c>

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home<00:23:42.670><c> again</c><00:23:43.009><c> an</c><00:23:43.529><c> important</c><00:23:44.210><c> point</c><00:23:44.789><c> for</c><00:23:45.029><c> us.</c><00:23:45.289><c> If</c><00:23:45.289><c> we're</c><00:23:45.430><c> going</c>

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to<00:23:45.690><c> do</c><00:23:45.849><c> what</c><00:23:46.109><c> God</c>

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wants<00:23:46.750><c> in</c><00:23:46.930><c> this</c><00:23:47.150><c> matter</c><00:23:47.369><c> of</c><00:23:47.589><c> stewardship,</c><00:23:48.369><c> we</c><00:23:48.529><c> better</c><00:23:48.890><c> know</c>

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what<00:23:49.789><c> the</c><00:23:50.029><c> wishes</c><00:23:50.289><c> of</c>

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the<00:23:50.650><c> king</c><00:23:50.869><c> is,</c><00:23:51.410><c> what</c><00:23:51.730><c> the</c><00:23:51.970><c> wishes</c><00:23:52.269><c> of</c><00:23:52.470><c> our</c><00:23:52.630><c> master</c><00:23:52.990><c> is.</c>

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And<00:23:54.750><c> that's</c><00:23:54.930><c> our</c><00:23:55.069><c> job</c><00:23:55.269><c> to</c><00:23:55.509><c> find</c><00:23:55.750><c> out.</c><00:23:57.230><c> So</c><00:23:57.410><c> that's</c>

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just<00:23:59.589><c> a</c><00:23:59.710><c> very</c><00:23:59.950><c> simple</c><00:24:00.369><c> message</c><00:24:00.769><c> that</c><00:24:00.970><c> includes</c><00:24:01.410><c> the</c><00:24:02.089><c> word</c>

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steward,<00:24:02.890><c> these</c><00:24:03.170><c> people</c><00:24:03.549><c> stewards,</c><00:24:04.710><c> and</c><00:24:04.970><c> shows</c><00:24:05.230><c> a</c><00:24:05.390><c> very</c><00:24:05.769><c> important</c>

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assembly<00:24:06.970><c> at</c><00:24:07.490><c> a</c><00:24:07.609><c> very</c><00:24:07.869><c> critical</c><00:24:08.150><c> time</c><00:24:08.490><c> in</c><00:24:08.690><c> Israel's</c><00:24:09.170><c> history.</c>

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Well<00:24:10.730><c> can</c><00:24:10.869><c> we</c><00:24:10.970><c> go</c><00:24:11.210><c> back</c><00:24:11.509><c> to</c><00:24:11.890><c> Genesis</c><00:24:12.390><c> chapter</c><00:24:12.869><c> 15?</c>

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And<00:24:16.670><c> we</c><00:24:16.809><c> want</c><00:24:17.009><c> to</c><00:24:17.250><c> look</c><00:24:17.529><c> at</c>

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the<00:24:20.910><c> example</c>

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of<00:24:22.349><c> stewardship</c><00:24:22.769><c> in</c><00:24:23.329><c> the</c><00:24:24.250><c> life</c><00:24:24.750><c> of</c><00:24:25.470><c> Abraham</c>

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and<00:24:27.529><c> a</c><00:24:27.710><c> very</c><00:24:28.009><c> important</c><00:24:29.190><c> matter</c>

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that<00:24:30.210><c> developed</c><00:24:30.750><c> for</c><00:24:33.390><c> Abraham</c>

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that<00:24:34.309><c> he</c><00:24:34.549><c> had</c><00:24:34.829><c> handled</c><00:24:35.210><c> through</c><00:24:36.210><c> a</c><00:24:36.809><c> steward.</c>

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In<00:24:38.690><c> Genesis</c><00:24:39.109><c> 15</c><00:24:39.890><c> verse</c><00:24:40.730><c> 1</c>

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After<00:24:43.910><c> these</c><00:24:44.250><c> things</c><00:24:44.609><c> the</c><00:24:44.849><c> word</c><00:24:44.990><c> of</c><00:24:45.150><c> the</c><00:24:45.289><c> Lord</c>

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came<00:24:45.730><c> unto</c><00:24:46.069><c> Abraham</c><00:24:46.490><c> in</c><00:24:47.130><c> a</c><00:24:47.329><c> vision</c><00:24:47.609><c> saying,</c><00:24:48.890><c> fear</c><00:24:48.890><c> not</c>

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Abraham,<00:24:50.289><c> I</c><00:24:50.529><c> am</c><00:24:50.730><c> thy</c><00:24:50.950><c> shield</c><00:24:51.529><c> and</c><00:24:52.109><c> thy</c><00:24:52.509><c> exceeding</c><00:24:53.210><c> great</c>

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reward.<00:24:55.069><c> And</c><00:24:55.289><c> Abraham</c><00:24:55.549><c> said,</c><00:24:56.329><c> Lord</c><00:24:56.670><c> God</c>

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what<00:24:58.289><c> wilt</c><00:24:58.609><c> thou,</c><00:24:59.069><c> what</c><00:24:59.269><c> wilt</c><00:24:59.549><c> thou</c><00:24:59.690><c> give</c><00:24:59.890><c> me</c><00:25:00.190><c> seeing</c><00:25:00.569><c> I</c><00:25:00.930><c> go</c>

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childless?<00:25:02.349><c> And</c><00:25:02.769><c> the</c><00:25:03.130><c> steward</c><00:25:03.369><c> of</c><00:25:03.509><c> my</c><00:25:03.829><c> house</c><00:25:04.470><c> is</c><00:25:04.950><c> this</c>

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Eliezer<00:25:06.369><c> of</c><00:25:06.910><c> Damascus.</c><00:25:08.589><c> And</c><00:25:08.869><c> so</c><00:25:09.250><c> we're</c><00:25:09.730><c> familiar</c>

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I<00:25:10.269><c> think</c><00:25:10.630><c> with</c><00:25:10.930><c> the</c><00:25:11.289><c> general</c><00:25:11.690><c> flaw</c><00:25:11.990><c> of</c><00:25:12.230><c> argument</c><00:25:12.470><c> here.</c>

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Abram<00:25:14.250><c> and</c><00:25:14.789><c> Sarah</c><00:25:15.109><c> are</c><00:25:15.910><c> childless</c><00:25:16.289><c> at</c><00:25:16.470><c> this</c><00:25:16.750><c> point</c><00:25:17.049><c> and</c><00:25:17.289><c> Abram</c><00:25:17.589><c> is</c>

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uncertain.<00:25:18.710><c> The</c><00:25:18.890><c> most</c><00:25:19.410><c> senior</c><00:25:19.789><c> person,</c><00:25:20.309><c> the</c><00:25:20.450><c> most</c><00:25:20.670><c> logical</c>

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person<00:25:21.470><c> in</c><00:25:21.650><c> which</c>

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to<00:25:22.549><c> pass</c><00:25:23.009><c> on</c><00:25:24.349><c> belongings</c><00:25:24.890><c> and</c><00:25:25.309><c> responsibility</c>

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for<00:25:26.309><c> this</c><00:25:26.650><c> clan</c><00:25:27.150><c> following</c><00:25:28.190><c> Abram's</c><00:25:29.390><c> death</c>

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is<00:25:30.029><c> this</c><00:25:30.369><c> steward</c><00:25:30.809><c> Eliezer.</c><00:25:32.670><c> And</c><00:25:33.430><c> the</c>

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chapter<00:25:33.930><c> goes</c><00:25:34.210><c> on</c><00:25:34.470><c> to</c><00:25:34.690><c> explain</c><00:25:34.950><c> that</c><00:25:35.150><c> that's</c><00:25:35.369><c> not</c><00:25:35.569><c> to</c><00:25:35.690><c> be</c><00:25:35.869><c> the</c>

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case,<00:25:36.309><c> that</c><00:25:36.690><c> Abram</c><00:25:36.950><c> will</c><00:25:37.269><c> have</c>

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his<00:25:38.130><c> own</c><00:25:38.450><c> son</c><00:25:38.829><c> and</c><00:25:39.369><c> that</c><00:25:39.549><c> the</c><00:25:39.670><c> matter</c><00:25:39.849><c> will</c><00:25:40.069><c> be</c><00:25:40.230><c> taken</c><00:25:40.390><c> of,</c><00:25:41.069><c> taken</c><00:25:41.390><c> care</c><00:25:41.710><c> of</c>

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surely<00:25:42.089><c> by</c><00:25:42.390><c> God.</c><00:25:43.309><c> But</c><00:25:43.470><c> we're</c><00:25:43.670><c> introduced</c><00:25:44.150><c> to</c><00:25:44.450><c> this</c><00:25:44.809><c> man</c>

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Eliezer,<00:25:47.309><c> the</c><00:25:47.710><c> steward</c><00:25:48.250><c> of</c><00:25:49.150><c> Abram's</c>

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house.<00:25:50.349><c> And</c><00:25:50.589><c> we</c><00:25:50.710><c> know</c><00:25:50.970><c> from</c><00:25:51.529><c> reading</c><00:25:52.009><c> these</c><00:25:52.289><c> early</c><00:25:52.529><c> chapters</c>

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in<00:25:53.089><c> Genesis</c><00:25:53.410><c> that</c><00:25:53.650><c> this</c>

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was<00:25:54.430><c> a</c><00:25:54.910><c> house</c><00:25:55.210><c> of</c><00:25:55.470><c> some</c><00:25:55.829><c> size</c><00:25:56.210><c> and</c><00:25:56.549><c> substance.</c><00:25:57.269><c> There</c><00:25:57.269><c> were</c>

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a<00:25:58.190><c> lot</c><00:25:58.509><c> of</c><00:25:59.210><c> servants</c><00:25:59.490><c> in</c><00:25:59.670><c> this</c><00:25:59.910><c> house.</c><00:26:00.210><c> There</c><00:26:00.329><c> was</c><00:26:00.509><c> a</c><00:26:00.630><c> lot</c><00:26:00.750><c> of</c><00:26:01.029><c> belongings,</c><00:26:01.509><c> a</c>

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lot<00:26:01.789><c> of</c>

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stuff,<00:26:04.410><c> and</c><00:26:04.930><c> a</c><00:26:05.690><c> large</c><00:26:05.970><c> family</c><00:26:06.509><c> and</c><00:26:06.769><c> retinue</c><00:26:07.109><c> of</c><00:26:07.309><c> people</c>

00:26:07.569 --> 00:26:11.809
that<00:26:07.970><c> had</c><00:26:08.289><c> to</c><00:26:08.450><c> be</c><00:26:08.630><c> cared</c><00:26:08.829><c> for.</c><00:26:10.750><c> But</c><00:26:10.970><c> the</c><00:26:11.109><c> matter</c><00:26:11.329><c> that</c><00:26:11.549><c> now</c>

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comes<00:26:12.029><c> to</c><00:26:12.269><c> our</c><00:26:12.450><c> attention</c><00:26:12.809><c> takes</c><00:26:13.150><c> place</c><00:26:13.990><c> in</c><00:26:14.349><c> chapter</c><00:26:14.730><c> 24.</c>

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And<00:26:21.089><c> we</c><00:26:21.730><c> again</c><00:26:22.109><c> are</c><00:26:22.369><c> aware</c><00:26:22.630><c> of</c><00:26:22.789><c> this</c><00:26:22.970><c> beautiful</c>

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story<00:26:24.470><c> and</c><00:26:25.269><c> account</c><00:26:25.869><c> of</c><00:26:26.269><c> Abram's</c>

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concern<00:26:28.309><c> for</c><00:26:29.710><c> Isaac</c><00:26:30.349><c> to</c><00:26:30.990><c> have</c><00:26:31.369><c> an</c>

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inappropriate<00:26:32.250><c> wife.</c><00:26:33.750><c> And</c><00:26:33.970><c> so</c><00:26:34.130><c> we</c><00:26:34.309><c> read</c><00:26:34.450><c> at</c><00:26:34.630><c> verse</c><00:26:34.890><c> 1,</c><00:26:35.309><c> Genesis</c>

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24,<00:26:37.029><c> Abram</c><00:26:37.650><c> was</c><00:26:37.950><c> old</c><00:26:38.549><c> and</c><00:26:38.930><c> well</c><00:26:39.210><c>-stricken</c><00:26:39.589><c> in</c>

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age,<00:26:40.910><c> and</c><00:26:41.009><c> the</c><00:26:41.170><c> Lord</c><00:26:41.430><c> had</c><00:26:41.750><c> blessed</c><00:26:42.109><c> Abram</c><00:26:42.829><c> in</c><00:26:43.069><c> all</c><00:26:43.369><c> things.</c>

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And<00:26:44.569><c> Abram</c><00:26:45.210><c> said</c><00:26:45.730><c> unto</c><00:26:46.329><c> his</c><00:26:46.750><c> eldest</c><00:26:47.210><c> servant</c>

00:26:47.769 --> 00:26:51.789
of<00:26:48.309><c> his</c><00:26:48.589><c> house,</c><00:26:49.589><c> that</c><00:26:49.930><c> ruled</c><00:26:50.470><c> over</c><00:26:51.289><c> all</c><00:26:51.650><c> that</c>

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he<00:26:52.049><c> had,</c><00:26:53.230><c> put,</c><00:26:53.769><c> I</c><00:26:53.829><c> pray</c><00:26:54.069><c> thee,</c><00:26:54.430><c> thy</c><00:26:54.609><c> hand</c><00:26:55.390><c> under</c>

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my<00:26:56.349><c> thigh,</c><00:26:57.329><c> and</c><00:26:57.690><c> I</c><00:26:57.849><c> will</c><00:26:58.009><c> make</c><00:26:58.230><c> thee</c><00:26:58.569><c> swear</c><00:26:58.930><c> by</c><00:26:59.289><c> the</c><00:26:59.509><c> Lord</c>

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the<00:27:00.230><c> God</c><00:27:00.549><c> of</c><00:27:00.710><c> heaven</c><00:27:01.170><c> and</c><00:27:01.829><c> the</c><00:27:02.009><c> God</c><00:27:02.210><c> of</c><00:27:02.390><c> the</c><00:27:02.569><c> earth,</c><00:27:03.410><c> that</c><00:27:03.470><c> thou</c><00:27:03.710><c> shalt</c>

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not<00:27:04.789><c> take</c><00:27:05.089><c> a</c><00:27:05.269><c> wife</c><00:27:05.470><c> unto</c><00:27:05.690><c> my</c><00:27:06.049><c> son</c><00:27:06.309><c> of</c><00:27:06.509><c> the</c><00:27:06.650><c> daughters</c><00:27:06.950><c> of</c><00:27:07.170><c> the</c><00:27:07.329><c> Canaanites</c>

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among<00:27:08.470><c> whom</c><00:27:08.869><c> I</c><00:27:09.289><c> dwell,</c><00:27:10.230><c> but</c><00:27:10.390><c> thou</c><00:27:10.650><c> shalt</c><00:27:10.829><c> go</c><00:27:11.109><c> unto</c><00:27:11.369><c> my</c><00:27:11.710><c> country</c>

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and<00:27:12.829><c> to</c><00:27:13.069><c> my</c><00:27:13.329><c> kindred,</c><00:27:14.210><c> and</c><00:27:14.349><c> take</c><00:27:14.569><c> a</c><00:27:14.789><c> wife</c><00:27:15.329><c> unto</c>

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my<00:27:16.750><c> son</c><00:27:17.170><c> Isaac.</c><00:27:19.089><c> Now</c><00:27:19.650><c> we</c><00:27:19.809><c> don't</c><00:27:20.089><c> know</c>

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that<00:27:20.390><c> this</c><00:27:20.569><c> is</c><00:27:20.769><c> Eliezer,</c><00:27:22.390><c> but</c><00:27:22.650><c> we</c><00:27:22.789><c> do</c><00:27:23.069><c> know</c><00:27:23.329><c> that</c><00:27:23.470><c> this</c><00:27:23.690><c> is</c>

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the<00:27:24.269><c> eldest</c><00:27:24.569><c> servant</c><00:27:24.890><c> of</c><00:27:25.069><c> the</c><00:27:25.250><c> house</c><00:27:25.569><c> that</c><00:27:25.910><c> ruled</c><00:27:26.369><c> over</c><00:27:27.130><c> all</c>

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that<00:27:27.950><c> he</c>

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had.<00:27:28.609><c> This</c><00:27:28.849><c> is</c><00:27:29.609><c> a</c><00:27:29.890><c> man</c><00:27:30.410><c> of</c><00:27:31.049><c> senior</c><00:27:31.430><c> responsibility.</c>

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This<00:27:33.009><c> man</c><00:27:34.069><c> has</c><00:27:34.930><c> duties</c><00:27:35.430><c> described</c>

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as<00:27:36.950><c> those</c><00:27:37.430><c> of</c><00:27:37.769><c> a</c><00:27:38.109><c> steward.</c><00:27:39.390><c> And</c><00:27:39.569><c> I</c><00:27:39.690><c> think</c><00:27:39.869><c> we'll</c><00:27:40.130><c> see</c>

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in<00:27:40.410><c> this</c><00:27:40.650><c> chapter</c><00:27:40.970><c> a</c><00:27:41.029><c> man</c><00:27:41.329><c> who</c><00:27:41.829><c> is</c><00:27:42.349><c> quite</c><00:27:42.670><c> clearly</c><00:27:43.009><c> a</c><00:27:43.450><c> steward</c>

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and<00:27:43.970><c> behaves</c>

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as<00:27:44.970><c> a</c><00:27:45.210><c> steward,</c><00:27:45.529><c> believes</c><00:27:45.829><c> himself</c><00:27:46.230><c> to</c><00:27:46.410><c> be</c><00:27:46.529><c> a</c><00:27:46.809><c> steward,</c><00:27:47.910><c> and</c>

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carries<00:27:49.150><c> out</c><00:27:49.470><c> his</c><00:27:49.750><c> duties</c><00:27:50.210><c> as</c><00:27:50.950><c> we</c><00:27:51.309><c> saw</c><00:27:51.450><c> described</c>

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in<00:27:53.109><c> our</c><00:27:53.549><c> little</c><00:27:53.829><c> chart</c><00:27:54.190><c> which</c><00:27:54.450><c> showed</c><00:27:54.670><c> the</c><00:27:54.930><c> elements</c><00:27:55.390><c> of</c>

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a<00:27:56.849><c> faithful</c><00:27:57.029><c> steward.</c><00:27:58.650><c> So</c><00:27:58.890><c> this</c><00:27:59.210><c> eldest</c><00:27:59.829><c> servant</c><00:28:00.230><c> then</c>

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in<00:28:00.690><c> verse</c><00:28:00.970><c> two</c><00:28:01.950><c> that</c><00:28:02.470><c> rules</c><00:28:02.930><c> over</c><00:28:03.609><c> all</c><00:28:04.349><c> the</c>

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house<00:28:05.269><c> of</c><00:28:05.750><c> Abraham</c><00:28:06.349><c> is</c><00:28:07.329><c> clearly</c><00:28:07.650><c> a</c><00:28:07.910><c> man</c><00:28:08.069><c> who</c><00:28:08.230><c> is</c>

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trustworthy.<00:28:09.230><c> And</c><00:28:09.349><c> I'm</c><00:28:09.450><c> going</c><00:28:09.670><c> back</c><00:28:09.990><c> now</c><00:28:10.230><c> to</c><00:28:10.369><c> page</c><00:28:10.569><c> three</c><00:28:10.809><c> of</c>

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our<00:28:11.109><c> chart</c><00:28:11.309><c> looking</c><00:28:11.589><c> at</c><00:28:11.789><c> those</c><00:28:12.029><c> terms.</c>

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Here's<00:28:13.130><c> a</c><00:28:13.349><c> man</c><00:28:13.670><c> who</c><00:28:14.029><c> is</c><00:28:14.390><c> trustworthy</c><00:28:15.150><c> in</c><00:28:15.789><c> character.</c>

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Abraham<00:28:17.089><c> was</c><00:28:17.289><c> a</c><00:28:17.549><c> smart</c><00:28:17.730><c> man.</c><00:28:18.369><c> He</c><00:28:18.490><c> was</c><00:28:18.730><c> a</c><00:28:18.890><c> godly</c><00:28:19.230><c> man.</c><00:28:19.609><c> He</c><00:28:19.750><c> was</c>

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an<00:28:20.269><c> experienced</c>

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man.<00:28:21.329><c> He</c><00:28:21.529><c> would</c><00:28:21.849><c> not</c><00:28:22.130><c> have</c><00:28:22.329><c> committed</c><00:28:22.869><c> all</c><00:28:23.450><c> that</c><00:28:23.569><c> he</c><00:28:23.849><c> had</c>

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into<00:28:24.710><c> the</c><00:28:25.549><c> hands</c><00:28:25.970><c> of</c><00:28:26.309><c> an</c><00:28:26.490><c> untrustworthy</c><00:28:27.329><c> or</c><00:28:28.089><c> an</c>

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incompetent<00:28:29.150><c> individual.</c><00:28:31.069><c> So</c><00:28:31.529><c> this</c><00:28:31.950><c> servant</c>

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is<00:28:32.589><c> sent</c><00:28:33.130><c> to</c><00:28:34.269><c> find</c><00:28:34.789><c> a</c><00:28:35.109><c> wife</c><00:28:35.650><c> for</c>

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Isaac.<00:28:39.289><c> And</c><00:28:39.750><c> the</c><00:28:39.970><c> story</c>

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unfolds.<00:28:40.809><c> We</c><00:28:40.930><c> won't</c><00:28:41.029><c> read</c><00:28:41.269><c> all</c><00:28:41.450><c> of</c><00:28:41.609><c> Genesis</c><00:28:41.849><c> twenty</c><00:28:42.269><c>-four,</c><00:28:42.470><c> but</c><00:28:42.569><c> we'll</c><00:28:42.710><c> pick</c><00:28:42.890><c> it</c><00:28:43.029><c> up</c>

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at<00:28:44.849><c> verse</c><00:28:45.130><c> ten.</c><00:28:47.490><c> The</c><00:28:47.910><c> servant</c>

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took<00:28:49.349><c> ten</c><00:28:50.269><c> camels,</c><00:28:51.109><c> the</c><00:28:51.289><c> camels</c><00:28:51.630><c> of</c><00:28:51.789><c> his</c><00:28:51.950><c> master,</c>

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and<00:28:52.490><c> departed</c><00:28:52.970><c> for</c><00:28:54.009><c> all</c><00:28:54.349><c> the</c><00:28:54.529><c> goods</c><00:28:54.730><c> of</c><00:28:54.910><c> his</c><00:28:55.109><c> master</c><00:28:55.549><c> were</c><00:28:55.910><c> in</c>

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his<00:28:56.390><c> hand</c>

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and<00:28:57.029><c> he</c><00:28:57.230><c> arose</c><00:28:57.730><c> and</c><00:28:58.309><c> went</c><00:28:58.569><c> to</c><00:28:58.789><c> Mesopotamia</c><00:28:59.930><c> unto</c>

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the<00:29:00.769><c> city</c><00:29:01.029><c> of</c><00:29:01.269><c> Nahor.</c><00:29:02.589><c> And</c><00:29:02.710><c> he</c><00:29:02.829><c> made</c><00:29:03.009><c> his</c><00:29:03.329><c> camels</c><00:29:03.750><c> to</c><00:29:04.089><c> kneel</c><00:29:04.349><c> down</c>

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without<00:29:05.369><c> the</c><00:29:05.650><c> city</c><00:29:05.970><c> by</c><00:29:06.269><c> a</c><00:29:06.450><c> well</c><00:29:06.529><c> of</c><00:29:06.789><c> water</c><00:29:07.109><c> at</c><00:29:07.509><c> the</c><00:29:07.690><c> time</c><00:29:07.849><c> of</c>

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the<00:29:08.190><c> evening</c>

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even<00:29:09.329><c> the</c><00:29:09.630><c> time</c><00:29:10.049><c> that</c><00:29:10.450><c> women</c><00:29:10.750><c> go</c><00:29:10.990><c> out</c><00:29:11.269><c> to</c><00:29:11.490><c> draw</c><00:29:11.670><c> water.</c>

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And<00:29:13.029><c> he</c><00:29:13.329><c> said,</c><00:29:14.869><c> O</c><00:29:15.049><c> Lord</c><00:29:15.569><c> God</c>

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of<00:29:16.769><c> my</c><00:29:17.049><c> master</c><00:29:17.750><c> Abraham,</c><00:29:19.569><c> I</c><00:29:19.769><c> pray</c><00:29:20.250><c> thee</c>

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send<00:29:21.509><c> me</c><00:29:21.890><c> good</c><00:29:22.190><c> speed</c><00:29:22.609><c> this</c><00:29:23.029><c> day</c><00:29:23.470><c> and</c><00:29:23.750><c> show</c><00:29:24.049><c> kindness</c>

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unto<00:29:25.849><c> my</c><00:29:26.289><c> master</c><00:29:26.970><c> Abraham.</c>

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Now<00:29:32.789><c> this</c><00:29:32.970><c> is</c><00:29:33.150><c> a</c><00:29:33.470><c> steward.</c><00:29:34.490><c> This</c><00:29:34.609><c> is</c><00:29:35.609><c> the</c><00:29:35.950><c> eldest</c>

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servant<00:29:36.930><c> of</c><00:29:37.190><c> Abraham.</c><00:29:39.390><c> Look</c><00:29:39.650><c> at</c><00:29:39.809><c> the</c><00:29:39.990><c> attitude</c>

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which<00:29:40.630><c> he</c><00:29:40.789><c> has.</c><00:29:42.589><c> And</c><00:29:42.890><c> can</c><00:29:43.029><c> it</c><00:29:43.170><c> be</c><00:29:43.410><c> described</c>

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as<00:29:44.910><c> a</c><00:29:45.289><c> man</c><00:29:45.490><c> who</c><00:29:45.670><c> is</c><00:29:45.970><c> a</c><00:29:46.849><c> faithful</c><00:29:47.410><c> steward?</c>

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Here<00:29:48.849><c> is</c><00:29:49.089><c> a</c><00:29:49.250><c> man</c><00:29:49.470><c> who</c><00:29:49.869><c> is</c><00:29:50.170><c> aligned</c><00:29:50.890><c> with</c><00:29:51.549><c> the</c><00:29:51.730><c> purpose</c>

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of<00:29:52.710><c> his</c><00:29:53.009><c> master.</c><00:29:53.750><c> He</c><00:29:53.970><c> prays</c><00:29:54.470><c> to</c><00:29:54.650><c> the</c><00:29:54.769><c> God</c><00:29:54.950><c> of</c><00:29:55.089><c> his</c><00:29:55.289><c> master.</c><00:29:56.009><c> He</c><00:29:56.150><c> believes</c>

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in<00:29:57.109><c> the</c><00:29:57.289><c> God</c><00:29:57.470><c> of</c><00:29:57.589><c> his</c><00:29:57.789><c> master.</c><00:29:59.829><c> He</c><00:30:00.269><c> implores</c>

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and<00:30:01.269><c> seeks</c><00:30:01.589><c> guidance</c><00:30:02.210><c> and</c><00:30:02.990><c> blessing</c><00:30:03.470><c> from</c><00:30:04.369><c> the</c>

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God<00:30:05.369><c> of</c><00:30:06.029><c> his</c><00:30:06.329><c> master.</c><00:30:07.349><c> Here's</c><00:30:07.609><c> a</c><00:30:07.769><c> man</c><00:30:07.910><c> who</c><00:30:08.069><c> is</c><00:30:08.349><c> completely</c>

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aligned.<00:30:09.170><c> He</c><00:30:09.289><c> can</c><00:30:09.529><c> act</c><00:30:09.829><c> consistently</c><00:30:10.609><c> with</c><00:30:11.009><c> complete</c><00:30:11.450><c> congruence</c>

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to<00:30:12.750><c> the</c><00:30:12.990><c> purpose</c><00:30:13.390><c> of</c><00:30:13.589><c> his</c><00:30:13.829><c> master</c><00:30:14.230><c> in</c><00:30:14.490><c> this</c><00:30:14.809><c> mission.</c><00:30:15.589><c> It's</c><00:30:16.009><c> a</c><00:30:16.250><c> wonderful</c>

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characteristic<00:30:18.029><c> to</c><00:30:18.769><c> see</c><00:30:19.410><c> that</c><00:30:20.269><c> he</c><00:30:20.509><c> can</c><00:30:20.769><c> work</c>

00:30:21.529 --> 00:30:24.670
so<00:30:22.130><c> closely</c><00:30:22.509><c> with</c><00:30:22.849><c> the</c><00:30:23.130><c> intentions</c><00:30:23.670><c> and</c><00:30:24.069><c> the</c><00:30:24.369><c> desires</c>

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of<00:30:24.950><c> his</c><00:30:25.109><c> master.</c><00:30:25.950><c> So</c><00:30:26.009><c> quite</c><00:30:26.390><c> clearly</c><00:30:26.809><c> he</c><00:30:27.430><c> is</c><00:30:27.950><c> faithful.</c><00:30:28.509><c> And</c><00:30:28.630><c> the</c>

00:30:28.750 --> 00:30:33.029
story<00:30:29.049><c> runs</c><00:30:29.430><c> through</c><00:30:29.789><c> how</c><00:30:30.049><c> he</c><00:30:30.690><c> finds</c><00:30:31.390><c> Rebekah</c>

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through<00:30:33.450><c> this</c><00:30:33.710><c> process.</c><00:30:34.509><c> God's</c><00:30:34.970><c> blessing</c><00:30:35.250><c> is</c><00:30:35.769><c> with</c><00:30:36.150><c> him.</c>

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And<00:30:37.130><c> they</c><00:30:37.349><c> identify</c><00:30:38.109><c> that</c><00:30:38.589><c> it</c><00:30:38.750><c> is</c><00:30:38.970><c> Rachel</c><00:30:39.490><c> to</c><00:30:40.309><c> be</c><00:30:40.529><c> the</c><00:30:40.690><c> one</c>

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who<00:30:41.549><c> comes</c><00:30:41.950><c> and</c><00:30:42.950><c> will</c><00:30:43.349><c> be</c><00:30:43.470><c> the</c><00:30:43.609><c> wife</c><00:30:43.789><c> of</c><00:30:44.069><c> Isaac.</c>

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Now<00:30:45.690><c> in</c><00:30:45.890><c> a</c><00:30:45.970><c> later</c><00:30:46.190><c> section</c><00:30:46.529><c> of</c><00:30:46.690><c> the</c><00:30:46.809><c> chapter</c><00:30:47.250><c> we</c><00:30:48.049><c> find</c><00:30:48.329><c> this</c>

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very<00:30:48.809><c> interesting</c><00:30:49.670><c> negotiation</c><00:30:50.509><c> that</c><00:30:50.990><c> begins</c><00:30:51.349><c> to</c><00:30:51.650><c> take</c>

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place<00:30:52.130><c> about</c>

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the<00:30:53.150><c> time</c><00:30:53.589><c> of</c><00:30:54.089><c> departure</c><00:30:54.750><c> and</c><00:30:55.890><c> when</c><00:30:56.190><c> that</c><00:30:56.450><c> should</c>

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happen.<00:30:58.230><c> And</c><00:30:58.450><c> so</c><00:30:58.549><c> we</c><00:30:58.710><c> want</c><00:30:58.829><c> to</c><00:30:59.009><c> pick</c><00:30:59.450><c> the</c><00:30:59.990><c> reading</c><00:31:00.210><c> up</c>

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now

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at<00:31:06.769><c> verse</c><00:31:07.369><c> 54.</c>

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And<00:31:09.549><c> they</c><00:31:09.690><c> did</c><00:31:09.890><c> eat</c><00:31:10.089><c> and</c><00:31:10.309><c> drink,</c><00:31:10.809><c> he</c><00:31:11.109><c> and</c><00:31:11.210><c> the</c><00:31:11.369><c> men</c><00:31:11.529><c> that</c><00:31:11.710><c> were</c>

00:31:11.890 --> 00:31:12.369
with<00:31:12.130><c> him,</c>

00:31:12.369 --> 00:31:15.250
and<00:31:12.609><c> carried</c><00:31:12.789><c> all</c><00:31:13.130><c> night</c><00:31:13.369><c> and</c><00:31:13.509><c> they</c><00:31:13.710><c> rose</c><00:31:13.829><c> up</c><00:31:14.009><c> in</c><00:31:14.150><c> the</c><00:31:14.309><c> morning,</c><00:31:14.849><c> and</c><00:31:15.089><c> he</c>

00:31:15.250 --> 00:31:16.509
said,<00:31:15.509><c> send</c><00:31:15.769><c> me</c><00:31:16.089><c> away</c>

00:31:16.509 --> 00:31:20.369
unto<00:31:16.970><c> my</c><00:31:17.250><c> master.</c><00:31:18.450><c> And</c><00:31:18.589><c> her</c><00:31:18.789><c> brother</c><00:31:19.210><c> and</c><00:31:19.549><c> her</c><00:31:19.750><c> mother</c><00:31:19.970><c> said,</c>

00:31:20.710 --> 00:31:24.329
let<00:31:20.910><c> the</c><00:31:21.230><c> damsel</c><00:31:21.730><c> abide</c><00:31:22.170><c> with</c><00:31:22.490><c> us</c><00:31:22.690><c> a</c><00:31:22.910><c> few</c><00:31:23.049><c> days</c>

00:31:24.369 --> 00:31:29.009
at<00:31:25.089><c> the</c><00:31:25.289><c> least</c><00:31:25.549><c> ten.</c><00:31:26.450><c> After</c><00:31:26.869><c> that</c><00:31:27.410><c> she</c><00:31:27.789><c> shall</c><00:31:27.950><c> go.</c>

00:31:29.849 --> 00:31:32.509
And<00:31:30.049><c> he</c><00:31:30.170><c> said</c><00:31:30.289><c> unto</c><00:31:30.549><c> them,</c><00:31:31.150><c> that's</c><00:31:31.650><c> the</c><00:31:31.990><c> steward,</c>

00:31:32.809 --> 00:31:36.269
he<00:31:32.890><c> said</c><00:31:33.009><c> unto</c><00:31:33.269><c> them,</c><00:31:34.190><c> hinder</c><00:31:34.509><c> me</c><00:31:34.829><c> not,</c><00:31:35.950><c> seeing</c>

00:31:36.269 --> 00:31:40.549
the<00:31:36.750><c> Lord</c><00:31:37.109><c> hath</c><00:31:37.509><c> prospered</c><00:31:38.089><c> my</c><00:31:38.450><c> way,</c><00:31:39.410><c> send</c><00:31:39.549><c> me</c><00:31:39.849><c> away</c><00:31:40.150><c> that</c><00:31:40.369><c> I</c>

00:31:40.549 --> 00:31:44.750
may<00:31:40.609><c> go</c><00:31:40.869><c> to</c><00:31:41.109><c> my</c><00:31:41.269><c> master.</c><00:31:42.910><c> And</c><00:31:43.089><c> they</c><00:31:43.309><c> said,</c><00:31:43.589><c> we</c><00:31:43.650><c> will</c><00:31:43.890><c> call</c><00:31:44.150><c> the</c><00:31:44.329><c> damsel</c>

00:31:44.750 --> 00:31:48.529
and<00:31:45.109><c> inquire</c><00:31:45.690><c> at</c><00:31:45.910><c> her</c><00:31:46.130><c> mouth.</c><00:31:47.210><c> And</c><00:31:47.410><c> they</c><00:31:47.589><c> called</c><00:31:47.809><c> Rebekah</c>

00:31:48.529 --> 00:31:51.769
and<00:31:48.789><c> said</c><00:31:48.990><c> unto</c><00:31:49.190><c> her,</c><00:31:49.910><c> wilt</c><00:31:50.089><c> thou</c><00:31:50.250><c> go</c><00:31:50.450><c> with</c><00:31:50.650><c> this</c><00:31:50.930><c> man?</c><00:31:51.569><c> And</c>

00:31:51.769 --> 00:31:52.289
she<00:31:51.950><c> said,</c>

00:31:52.309 --> 00:31:57.190
I<00:31:52.549><c> will</c><00:31:52.789><c> go.</c><00:31:53.730><c> And</c><00:31:53.950><c> they</c><00:31:54.250><c> sent</c><00:31:54.490><c> away</c><00:31:54.829><c> Rebekah,</c><00:31:56.190><c> their</c><00:31:56.430><c> sister,</c>

00:31:57.430 --> 00:32:00.670
and<00:31:57.670><c> her</c><00:31:57.869><c> nurse,</c><00:31:58.789><c> and</c><00:31:58.990><c> Abraham's</c><00:31:59.670><c> servant,</c><00:32:00.150><c> and</c><00:32:00.410><c> his</c>

00:32:00.670 --> 00:32:04.410
men.<00:32:02.190><c> Now</c><00:32:02.509><c> what</c><00:32:02.730><c> that</c><00:32:03.029><c> little</c><00:32:03.250><c> section</c><00:32:03.609><c> shows</c><00:32:03.930><c> to</c><00:32:04.190><c> me</c>

00:32:04.410 --> 00:32:10.529
is<00:32:05.289><c> that</c><00:32:05.670><c> this</c><00:32:07.750><c> servant,</c><00:32:10.529><c> this</c>

00:32:10.529 --> 00:32:12.849
he<00:32:10.529><c> was</c><00:32:10.650><c> not</c><00:32:10.829><c> going</c><00:32:10.990><c> to</c><00:32:11.109><c> be</c><00:32:11.289><c> distracted</c><00:32:11.849><c> in</c><00:32:12.089><c> any</c><00:32:12.349><c> way,</c><00:32:12.750><c> he</c><00:32:12.769><c> was</c>

00:32:12.849 --> 00:32:15.029
not<00:32:13.029><c> going</c><00:32:13.230><c> to</c><00:32:13.390><c> allow</c><00:32:13.769><c> this</c>

00:32:16.910 --> 00:32:18.769
negotiation<00:32:17.430><c> to</c><00:32:17.710><c> be</c><00:32:17.930><c> a</c><00:32:18.049><c> protracted</c>

00:32:18.769 --> 00:32:23.450
process<00:32:19.269><c> where</c><00:32:19.990><c> the</c><00:32:20.309><c> family,</c><00:32:21.009><c> the</c><00:32:21.130><c> home</c><00:32:21.369><c> family</c><00:32:21.650><c> was</c><00:32:21.869><c> reluctant</c><00:32:22.329><c> to</c><00:32:22.690><c> see</c>

00:32:23.450 --> 00:32:26.289
a<00:32:23.789><c> family</c><00:32:24.049><c> member</c><00:32:24.390><c> leave</c><00:32:24.809><c> and</c><00:32:24.930><c> they</c><00:32:25.190><c> try</c><00:32:25.349><c> to</c><00:32:25.569><c> negotiate</c><00:32:26.009><c> this</c>

00:32:26.289 --> 00:32:26.690
and<00:32:26.470><c> drag</c>

00:32:26.690 --> 00:32:30.490
it<00:32:26.849><c> on.</c><00:32:27.170><c> He</c><00:32:27.410><c> was</c><00:32:27.670><c> there</c><00:32:28.089><c> for</c><00:32:28.450><c> a</c><00:32:28.630><c> purpose,</c><00:32:29.150><c> a</c><00:32:29.230><c> very</c><00:32:29.509><c> specific</c><00:32:29.990><c> purpose,</c>

00:32:30.690 --> 00:32:34.710
and<00:32:30.890><c> he</c><00:32:30.990><c> was</c><00:32:31.190><c> going</c><00:32:31.329><c> to</c><00:32:31.569><c> act</c><00:32:31.769><c> with</c><00:32:32.130><c> dispatch.</c><00:32:33.430><c> And</c><00:32:33.849><c> he</c><00:32:33.950><c> was</c><00:32:34.170><c> going</c><00:32:34.349><c> to</c>

00:32:34.710 --> 00:32:38.210
negotiate<00:32:35.170><c> very</c><00:32:35.670><c> clearly</c><00:32:36.009><c> and</c><00:32:36.410><c> precisely</c><00:32:37.009><c> and</c><00:32:37.630><c> deliberately</c>

00:32:38.210 --> 00:32:42.609
to<00:32:38.809><c> get</c><00:32:39.730><c> to</c><00:32:39.930><c> the</c><00:32:40.150><c> outcome</c><00:32:40.730><c> for</c><00:32:41.769><c> the</c><00:32:41.930><c> purpose</c><00:32:42.170><c> of</c><00:32:42.369><c> his</c>

00:32:42.609 --> 00:32:46.569
mission.<00:32:43.490><c> So</c><00:32:44.049><c> this</c><00:32:44.470><c> man</c><00:32:44.789><c> is</c><00:32:45.049><c> an</c><00:32:45.250><c> attentive</c><00:32:45.490><c> man.</c><00:32:45.930><c> He's</c><00:32:46.089><c> faithful</c>

00:32:46.569 --> 00:32:51.309
but<00:32:46.950><c> he's</c><00:32:47.269><c> attentive.</c><00:32:47.769><c> He</c><00:32:47.990><c> acts</c><00:32:48.329><c> with</c><00:32:48.990><c> dispatch</c><00:32:49.650><c> and</c><00:32:50.230><c> purpose.</c>

00:32:51.509 --> 00:32:54.390
And<00:32:51.869><c> finally,</c><00:32:52.529><c> when</c><00:32:52.690><c> he</c><00:32:52.809><c> gets</c><00:32:53.029><c> home,</c><00:32:53.750><c> after</c><00:32:54.029><c> the</c><00:32:54.269><c> trip</c>

00:32:54.390 --> 00:32:57.529
is<00:32:54.670><c> completed</c><00:32:54.970><c> and</c><00:32:55.109><c> he</c><00:32:55.210><c> gets</c><00:32:55.410><c> home,</c><00:32:56.150><c> verse</c><00:32:56.390><c> 63</c><00:32:56.990><c> we</c><00:32:57.250><c> have</c><00:32:57.369><c> the</c>

00:32:57.529 --> 00:32:58.349
simple<00:32:57.869><c> statement</c>

00:32:58.349 --> 00:33:02.009
and<00:32:58.990><c> the</c><00:32:59.210><c> servant</c><00:32:59.609><c> told</c><00:33:00.109><c> Isaac</c><00:33:00.650><c> all</c><00:33:01.450><c> things</c>

00:33:02.009 --> 00:33:06.089
that<00:33:02.529><c> he</c><00:33:02.750><c> had</c><00:33:02.990><c> done.</c><00:33:04.730><c> Here</c><00:33:05.130><c> is</c><00:33:05.390><c> accountability.</c>

00:33:06.089 --> 00:33:10.410
Here<00:33:07.150><c> is</c><00:33:07.529><c> a</c><00:33:08.509><c> giving</c><00:33:09.009><c> of</c><00:33:09.349><c> a</c><00:33:09.650><c> complete</c><00:33:09.829><c> report.</c>

00:33:10.490 --> 00:33:14.410
We<00:33:10.630><c> talked</c><00:33:10.910><c> about,</c><00:33:11.769><c> do</c><00:33:11.769><c> our</c><00:33:12.009><c> actions</c><00:33:12.410><c> bear</c><00:33:12.730><c> scrutiny?</c><00:33:13.910><c> Complete</c>

00:33:14.410 --> 00:33:18.210
scrutiny,<00:33:15.210><c> exact</c><00:33:15.450><c> scrutiny.</c><00:33:16.210><c> They</c><00:33:16.450><c> do.</c><00:33:16.730><c> This</c><00:33:16.950><c> man</c><00:33:17.150><c> could</c><00:33:17.430><c> come</c><00:33:17.769><c> and</c>

00:33:18.210 --> 00:33:22.230
explain<00:33:18.589><c> what</c><00:33:18.869><c> happened</c><00:33:19.150><c> from</c><00:33:19.410><c> day</c><00:33:19.750><c> one</c><00:33:20.170><c> right</c><00:33:20.549><c> through.</c><00:33:21.309><c> Here's</c><00:33:21.450><c> what</c><00:33:21.650><c> I</c><00:33:21.930><c> said.</c>

00:33:22.470 --> 00:33:25.869
Here's<00:33:22.750><c> where</c><00:33:23.250><c> I</c><00:33:23.509><c> went.</c><00:33:24.130><c> Here's</c><00:33:24.369><c> what</c><00:33:24.529><c> I</c><00:33:24.710><c> did</c><00:33:24.829><c> when</c><00:33:25.009><c> I</c><00:33:25.250><c> got</c><00:33:25.430><c> there.</c>

00:33:26.309 --> 00:33:29.289
Here's<00:33:26.869><c> what</c><00:33:27.049><c> we</c><00:33:27.309><c> gave</c><00:33:27.529><c> them.</c><00:33:28.210><c> Here</c><00:33:28.390><c> is</c><00:33:28.569><c> our</c><00:33:28.750><c> trip</c><00:33:28.970><c> home.</c>

00:33:29.609 --> 00:33:30.349
Every<00:33:29.950><c> aspect</c>

00:33:30.349 --> 00:33:32.710
of<00:33:30.529><c> the</c><00:33:30.710><c> trip</c><00:33:30.849><c> could</c><00:33:31.029><c> be</c><00:33:31.349><c> described.</c><00:33:31.930><c> There</c><00:33:32.009><c> was</c><00:33:32.269><c> nothing</c><00:33:32.529><c> to</c>

00:33:32.710 --> 00:33:34.269
be<00:33:32.890><c> ashamed</c><00:33:33.190><c> of.</c><00:33:33.670><c> He</c><00:33:33.950><c> had</c>

00:33:34.269 --> 00:33:38.950
acted<00:33:34.569><c> on</c><00:33:34.750><c> his</c><00:33:35.069><c> master's</c><00:33:35.549><c> behalf</c><00:33:36.029><c> and</c><00:33:36.529><c> his</c><00:33:36.730><c> mission</c><00:33:37.150><c> was</c><00:33:37.710><c> accomplished.</c>

00:33:40.109 --> 00:33:42.589
Now<00:33:40.250><c> that's</c><00:33:40.930><c> a</c><00:33:41.029><c> wonderful</c>

00:33:43.470 --> 00:33:46.150
conclusion<00:33:44.109><c> to</c><00:33:44.750><c> this</c><00:33:45.009><c> episode.</c>

00:33:46.829 --> 00:33:49.309
And<00:33:47.029><c> it</c><00:33:47.369><c> brings</c><00:33:47.650><c> in</c><00:33:47.890><c> the</c><00:33:48.069><c> other</c><00:33:48.329><c> term</c><00:33:48.529><c> that's</c><00:33:48.809><c> on</c><00:33:48.950><c> our</c><00:33:49.069><c> little</c>

00:33:49.309 --> 00:33:50.890
chart<00:33:49.529><c> that</c><00:33:49.690><c> he</c><00:33:49.809><c> was</c><00:33:50.069><c> therefore</c>

00:33:51.170 --> 00:33:54.369
totally<00:33:51.809><c> reliable.</c><00:33:53.230><c> He</c><00:33:53.430><c> had</c><00:33:53.769><c> shown</c>

00:33:54.369 --> 00:33:58.529
a<00:33:55.190><c> reliability</c><00:33:55.630><c> throughout</c><00:33:56.190><c> the</c><00:33:56.509><c> whole</c><00:33:57.390><c> transaction.</c><00:33:58.190><c> There</c><00:33:58.289><c> was</c>

00:33:58.529 --> 00:34:02.430
never<00:33:58.769><c> a</c><00:33:59.029><c> hint</c><00:33:59.450><c> of</c><00:34:00.769><c> weak</c><00:34:01.109><c> stewardship.</c><00:34:01.910><c> We</c><00:34:01.930><c> never</c><00:34:02.130><c> see</c>

00:34:02.430 --> 00:34:06.630
evidence<00:34:02.750><c> that</c><00:34:02.950><c> he</c><00:34:03.190><c> was</c><00:34:03.470><c> in</c><00:34:03.769><c> doubt</c><00:34:04.069><c> and</c><00:34:04.329><c> he</c><00:34:04.569><c> wasn't</c><00:34:04.829><c> quite</c><00:34:05.109><c> sure</c><00:34:05.390><c> what</c><00:34:06.069><c> to</c><00:34:06.329><c> do.</c>

00:34:06.970 --> 00:34:10.150
He<00:34:07.369><c> acted</c><00:34:07.829><c> with</c><00:34:08.650><c> very</c><00:34:09.230><c> clear</c><00:34:09.510><c> purpose</c>

00:34:10.150 --> 00:34:14.289
and<00:34:10.829><c> completed</c><00:34:11.269><c> his</c><00:34:11.630><c> mission</c><00:34:12.010><c> as</c><00:34:12.429><c> given</c><00:34:12.849><c> by</c><00:34:13.610><c> his</c><00:34:13.869><c> master.</c>

00:34:14.650 --> 00:34:17.789
So<00:34:14.829><c> it's</c><00:34:14.989><c> a</c><00:34:15.150><c> wonderful</c><00:34:15.570><c> example</c><00:34:16.070><c> of</c><00:34:16.329><c> stewardship</c><00:34:16.710><c> and</c><00:34:17.050><c> we</c><00:34:17.610><c> can</c>

00:34:17.789 --> 00:34:18.429
take<00:34:18.050><c> those</c>

00:34:18.429 --> 00:34:22.369
principles<00:34:18.929><c> and</c><00:34:19.570><c> the</c><00:34:19.809><c> words</c><00:34:20.070><c> and</c><00:34:20.289><c> apply</c><00:34:20.670><c> them</c><00:34:21.050><c> to</c><00:34:21.489><c> our</c><00:34:21.710><c> own</c><00:34:21.949><c> lives</c>

00:34:22.369 --> 00:34:25.929
and<00:34:22.909><c> situations</c><00:34:23.730><c> in</c><00:34:24.369><c> our</c><00:34:24.469><c> own</c><00:34:24.670><c> experience.</c>

00:34:31.469 --> 00:34:32.969
So<00:34:32.030><c> we're</c><00:34:32.570><c> one</c><00:34:32.809><c> half</c>

00:34:32.969 --> 00:34:35.929
through<00:34:33.210><c> this</c><00:34:33.510><c> lesson</c><00:34:33.929><c> and</c><00:34:34.510><c> it's</c><00:34:34.750><c> time</c><00:34:34.909><c> to</c><00:34:35.150><c> close.</c>

00:34:36.469 --> 00:34:39.670
So<00:34:36.469><c> that's</c><00:34:38.230><c> what</c><00:34:38.510><c> happens.</c><00:34:38.929><c> My</c><00:34:39.170><c> apologies.</c>

00:34:39.710 --> 00:34:43.969
I<00:34:39.989><c> invite</c><00:34:40.250><c> you</c><00:34:40.590><c> to</c><00:34:41.730><c> consider</c><00:34:42.230><c> some</c><00:34:42.530><c> of</c><00:34:42.650><c> the</c><00:34:42.849><c> other</c><00:34:42.989><c> notes</c>

00:34:44.250 --> 00:34:47.429
on<00:34:44.809><c> the</c><00:34:45.369><c> sheet</c><00:34:45.590><c> that</c><00:34:45.789><c> we've</c><00:34:46.070><c> given</c><00:34:46.210><c> out.</c><00:34:46.849><c> I</c><00:34:47.070><c> think</c><00:34:47.230><c> there's</c>

00:34:47.429 --> 00:34:48.150
some<00:34:47.610><c> very</c><00:34:47.829><c> helpful</c>

00:34:48.150 --> 00:34:51.989
ideas<00:34:48.550><c> there.</c><00:34:49.170><c> I</c><00:34:49.409><c> will</c><00:34:49.630><c> come</c><00:34:49.849><c> back</c><00:34:50.170><c> tomorrow</c><00:34:50.809><c> and</c><00:34:51.690><c> just</c>

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conclude<00:34:52.530><c> with</c><00:34:53.630><c> a</c><00:34:54.570><c> brief</c><00:34:54.829><c> look</c><00:34:55.250><c> at</c><00:34:55.409><c> the</c>

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lesson<00:34:55.849><c> in</c><00:34:56.070><c> Luke</c><00:34:56.369><c> chapter</c><00:34:56.769><c> 16</c><00:34:57.309><c> because</c><00:34:57.590><c> there's</c><00:34:57.829><c> a</c><00:34:58.050><c> connection</c><00:34:58.309><c> there</c><00:34:58.550><c> to</c>

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our<00:34:59.010><c> following</c><00:34:59.329><c> lessons.</c>

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So<00:35:01.090><c> apologies</c><00:35:01.469><c> for</c><00:35:01.809><c> not</c><00:35:02.190><c> completing</c><00:35:02.570><c> the</c><00:35:03.150><c> content</c>

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of<00:35:03.769><c> this</c><00:35:03.969><c> lesson</c><00:35:04.269><c> but</c><00:35:04.690><c> I</c><00:35:05.130><c> hope</c><00:35:05.250><c> you</c><00:35:05.469><c> found</c><00:35:05.650><c> that</c><00:35:05.909><c> introduction</c><00:35:06.409><c> useful</c>

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as<00:35:07.929><c> we</c><00:35:08.130><c> think</c><00:35:08.309><c> about</c><00:35:08.670><c> this</c><00:35:09.469><c> guiding</c><00:35:09.849><c> principle</c><00:35:10.530><c> of</c><00:35:11.150><c> stewardship.</c>

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