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candy<00:26:34.390><c> store</c><00:26:34.690><c> somewhere</c><00:26:35.289><c> in</c><00:26:36.509><c> Great</c>

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candy<00:26:42.990><c> store</c><00:26:43.470><c> worker</c><00:26:43.970><c> and</c><00:26:45.470><c> they</c><00:26:45.670><c> have</c>

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result<00:26:51.690><c> of</c><00:26:51.869><c> that</c><00:26:52.089><c> candy</c>

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my<00:27:06.410><c> own</c><00:27:06.690><c> mother</c><00:27:07.009><c> when</c><00:27:07.930><c> she</c><00:27:08.210><c> left</c>

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a<00:27:08.950><c> major</c><00:27:09.789><c> Protestant</c><00:27:10.609><c> denomination</c><00:27:11.450><c> when</c><00:27:11.730><c> I</c><00:27:11.910><c> was</c><00:27:12.089><c> a</c><00:27:12.210><c> teenager</c>

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into<00:27:19.089><c> the</c><00:27:19.329><c> truth</c><00:27:19.490><c> because</c><00:27:19.849><c> she</c><00:27:20.170><c> did</c><00:27:20.509><c> that.</c>

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know<00:27:27.609><c> who</c>

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you'll<00:27:33.329><c> pardon</c><00:27:33.490><c> me.</c><00:27:33.970><c> You</c><00:27:34.150><c> all</c>

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know<00:27:34.490><c> Bill</c><00:27:34.769><c> with</c><00:27:34.930><c> that</c><00:27:35.170><c> fancy</c><00:27:35.549><c> shirt.</c><00:27:37.970><c> I</c><00:27:38.210><c> think</c><00:27:38.369><c> it</c><00:27:38.490><c> was</c><00:27:38.670><c> about</c>

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eight<00:27:39.549><c> years</c><00:27:39.990><c> if</c><00:27:40.369><c> I</c><00:27:40.609><c> remember</c><00:27:40.869><c> correctly</c>

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Bill<00:27:41.470><c> told</c><00:27:41.730><c> me.</c><00:27:42.509><c> Howard</c><00:27:42.509><c> Slicker,</c><00:27:43.809><c> brother</c><00:27:44.009><c> Howard</c><00:27:44.349><c> Slicker</c>

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and<00:27:45.309><c> brother</c><00:27:45.609><c> Bill</c><00:27:45.869><c> worked</c><00:27:46.170><c> together</c><00:27:46.849><c> and</c>

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it<00:27:48.089><c> took</c><00:27:48.210><c> about</c><00:27:48.470><c> eight</c><00:27:48.690><c> years</c><00:27:49.210><c> for</c><00:27:49.609><c> Howard</c><00:27:49.990><c> to</c><00:27:50.589><c> break</c><00:27:51.569><c> through</c>

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that<00:27:52.410><c> armor</c><00:27:52.829><c> that</c><00:27:53.269><c> Bill</c><00:27:53.490><c> had.</c><00:27:56.049><c> But</c><00:27:56.170><c> it</c><00:27:56.230><c> was</c>

00:27:56.490 --> 00:28:03.269
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broke<00:28:03.509><c> the</c><00:28:03.829><c> armor</c><00:28:04.109><c> in</c><00:28:04.390><c> Bill's</c>

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contrite<00:28:06.450><c> humble</c><00:28:06.930><c> attitude</c><00:28:07.410><c> and</c><00:28:07.730><c> what</c><00:28:07.970><c> happened</c><00:28:08.289><c> as</c><00:28:08.509><c> a</c><00:28:08.549><c> result?</c><00:28:08.950><c> You</c>

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worked<00:28:20.529><c> through</c><00:28:20.789><c> that</c><00:28:22.029><c> element.</c><00:28:24.049><c> Jimmy,</c><00:28:24.769><c> brother</c><00:28:24.950><c> Jim</c><00:28:25.250><c> Harper</c><00:28:25.869><c> Saturday</c><00:28:27.089><c> night</c>

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their<00:28:50.130><c> children.</c>

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truth<00:29:10.549><c> and</c><00:29:11.829><c> you</c>

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truth.<00:29:19.730><c> That</c><00:29:19.990><c> pebble</c><00:29:20.390><c> in</c><00:29:22.029><c> the</c><00:29:22.269><c> pond,</c><00:29:23.450><c> the</c><00:29:23.650><c> pebble</c><00:29:23.910><c> in</c><00:29:24.089><c> the</c><00:29:24.309><c> pond,</c><00:29:25.089><c> the</c>

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pebble<00:29:25.609><c> in</c><00:29:25.829><c> the</c><00:29:25.990><c> pond,</c><00:29:27.150><c> every</c>

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had<00:29:37.569><c> the</c><00:29:37.690><c> good</c><00:29:37.890><c> fortune</c><00:29:38.210><c> of</c><00:29:38.369><c> meeting</c>

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good<00:29:45.750><c> wife</c><00:29:45.970><c> was</c><00:29:46.210><c> immersed</c><00:29:46.430><c> four</c>

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but<00:29:52.490><c> the</c><00:29:52.769><c> point</c><00:29:52.930><c> is</c><00:29:53.210><c> this,</c><00:29:53.990><c> that</c><00:29:54.089><c> it's</c><00:29:54.289><c> his</c><00:29:54.549><c> purpose</c><00:29:54.950><c> and</c><00:29:55.210><c> not</c>

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why<00:29:59.750><c> me</c><00:30:00.250><c> and</c><00:30:00.569><c> we</c><00:30:00.789><c> praise</c><00:30:01.009><c> God</c><00:30:01.369><c> for</c><00:30:01.690><c> it,</c><00:30:04.630><c> let's</c><00:30:05.130><c> understand</c><00:30:06.109><c> with</c><00:30:09.549><c> rare</c><00:30:09.869><c> exceptions</c><00:30:10.690><c> that</c><00:30:12.750><c> it's</c><00:30:13.829><c> his</c><00:30:14.130><c> doing.</c>

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course<00:30:31.410><c> we</c><00:30:31.569><c> all</c><00:30:31.809><c> know</c><00:30:32.029><c> the</c>

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story<00:30:32.430><c> of</c><00:30:32.569><c> Joseph,</c><00:30:33.029><c> how</c><00:30:33.250><c> he</c><00:30:33.430><c> was</c><00:30:33.970><c> sold</c><00:30:34.130><c> into</c><00:30:34.329><c> Egypt</c><00:30:34.710><c> and</c><00:30:34.950><c> how</c>

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he<00:30:35.690><c> very</c><00:30:35.890><c> successfully</c><00:30:36.630><c> managed</c><00:30:37.710><c> the</c><00:30:37.950><c> situation</c>

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there,<00:30:39.569><c> how</c><00:30:39.849><c> his</c><00:30:40.049><c> brethren</c><00:30:40.369><c> came</c><00:30:40.710><c> down</c><00:30:41.309><c> because</c><00:30:41.710><c> of</c><00:30:41.890><c> the</c><00:30:42.089><c> famine</c><00:30:42.309><c> and</c>

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what<00:30:42.769><c> have</c><00:30:42.950><c> you.</c><00:30:43.069><c> In</c><00:30:43.210><c> the</c><00:30:43.390><c> 45th</c>

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chapter<00:30:44.369><c> of</c><00:30:45.670><c> Genesis</c><00:30:46.069><c> we</c><00:30:46.289><c> find</c><00:30:46.690><c> this</c><00:30:47.190><c> exchange</c><00:30:47.769><c> beginning</c><00:30:48.309><c> at</c>

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verse<00:30:49.069><c> 4.</c><00:30:56.390><c> And</c><00:30:56.430><c> Joseph</c><00:30:57.029><c> said</c><00:30:57.569><c> unto</c>

00:30:57.809 --> 00:31:06.089
his<00:30:58.089><c> brethren,</c><00:31:00.849><c> come</c><00:31:01.230><c> near</c><00:31:01.529><c> to</c><00:31:01.750><c> me,</c><00:31:02.170><c> I</c><00:31:02.369><c> pray</c><00:31:02.609><c> you.</c><00:31:03.990><c> They</c><00:31:04.430><c> didn't</c><00:31:04.630><c> really</c><00:31:05.029><c> recognize</c><00:31:05.549><c> him</c>

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and<00:31:07.890><c> they</c>

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came<00:31:08.269><c> near</c><00:31:08.809><c> and</c><00:31:11.329><c> he</c><00:31:11.369><c> said,</c><00:31:11.690><c> I</c><00:31:11.690><c> am</c><00:31:11.849><c> Joseph</c><00:31:12.210><c> your</c><00:31:12.509><c> brother</c><00:31:12.910><c> whom</c>

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ye<00:31:13.890><c> sold</c><00:31:14.390><c> into</c><00:31:14.710><c> Egypt.</c><00:31:17.289><c> Just</c><00:31:17.529><c> in</c><00:31:17.789><c> passing</c>

00:31:18.049 --> 00:31:21.210
you<00:31:18.190><c> might</c><00:31:18.470><c> note</c><00:31:18.750><c> that</c><00:31:18.910><c> he</c><00:31:19.049><c> didn't</c><00:31:19.329><c> mention</c><00:31:19.609><c> any</c><00:31:19.849><c> words</c><00:31:20.190><c> here.</c>

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He<00:31:21.430><c> makes</c><00:31:21.609><c> it</c><00:31:21.829><c> very</c><00:31:22.029><c> clear,</c><00:31:22.210><c> you</c><00:31:22.390><c> did</c>

00:31:22.650 --> 00:31:26.210
it,<00:31:23.410><c> you</c><00:31:23.650><c> sold</c><00:31:23.930><c> me</c><00:31:24.150><c> into</c><00:31:24.309><c> Egypt.</c><00:31:24.869><c> He</c><00:31:24.990><c> didn't</c><00:31:25.210><c> say</c><00:31:25.490><c> I</c><00:31:25.789><c> got</c><00:31:25.990><c> down</c>

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here<00:31:27.210><c> another</c><00:31:27.509><c> way.</c><00:31:27.849><c> He</c><00:31:27.849><c> said,</c><00:31:27.990><c> I</c><00:31:28.210><c> am</c>

00:31:28.369 --> 00:31:32.670
your<00:31:28.670><c> brother</c><00:31:29.170><c> whom</c><00:31:29.589><c> you</c><00:31:30.109><c> sold</c><00:31:30.589><c> into</c><00:31:30.869><c> Egypt.</c><00:31:31.849><c> By</c><00:31:32.089><c> the</c><00:31:32.269><c> way</c><00:31:32.410><c> whether</c><00:31:32.589><c> you</c>

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look<00:31:32.829><c> at</c><00:31:32.990><c> the</c><00:31:33.190><c> RSV</c><00:31:33.529><c> or</c><00:31:33.670><c> the</c>

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authorized<00:31:34.329><c> or</c><00:31:34.529><c> the</c><00:31:34.690><c> NIV</c><00:31:35.109><c> or</c><00:31:35.269><c> the</c><00:31:35.509><c> RV,</c><00:31:35.890><c> it's</c><00:31:36.150><c> all</c><00:31:36.369><c> very</c><00:31:36.750><c> plain.</c>

00:31:37.490 --> 00:31:40.450
Joseph<00:31:38.150><c> accuses</c><00:31:39.470><c> them</c><00:31:39.690><c> in</c><00:31:39.890><c> a</c><00:31:40.089><c> passive</c>

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way<00:31:41.190><c> of</c><00:31:42.730><c> selling</c><00:31:43.150><c> him</c><00:31:43.690><c> into</c><00:31:44.470><c> Egypt.</c><00:31:46.769><c> And</c><00:31:46.869><c> he</c><00:31:46.950><c> goes</c><00:31:47.130><c> on</c><00:31:47.309><c> to</c><00:31:47.529><c> say,</c>

00:31:48.029 --> 00:31:53.049
now<00:31:48.609><c> therefore</c><00:31:49.569><c> be</c><00:31:50.549><c> not</c><00:31:51.009><c> grieved</c><00:31:51.890><c> nor</c>

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angry<00:31:53.430><c> with</c><00:31:53.710><c> yourselves.</c><00:31:54.190><c> You</c><00:31:54.470><c> did</c><00:31:54.690><c> it</c><00:31:54.910><c> but</c><00:31:55.029><c> don't</c><00:31:55.410><c> be</c><00:31:55.730><c> grieved</c><00:31:55.990><c> or</c>

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angry<00:31:56.529><c> with</c><00:31:56.789><c> yourselves</c><00:31:57.730><c> that</c>

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you<00:31:58.890><c> sold</c><00:31:59.210><c> me</c><00:31:59.470><c> hither.</c><00:32:01.349><c> For</c><00:32:01.630><c> God</c><00:32:02.369><c> did</c><00:32:03.150><c> send</c><00:32:03.369><c> me</c><00:32:03.650><c> before</c><00:32:04.130><c> you</c><00:32:04.910><c> to</c>

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preserve<00:32:05.890><c> life.</c><00:32:07.349><c> Now</c><00:32:07.569><c> hold</c><00:32:07.710><c> on</c><00:32:07.869><c> to</c><00:32:07.950><c> that</c>

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for<00:32:08.269><c> just</c><00:32:08.529><c> a</c><00:32:08.690><c> moment.</c><00:32:10.430><c> He</c><00:32:10.450><c> says,</c><00:32:10.809><c> for</c><00:32:10.809><c> these</c><00:32:11.269><c> two</c><00:32:11.609><c> years</c><00:32:12.009><c> hath</c>

00:32:12.269 --> 00:32:14.269
the<00:32:12.609><c> famine</c><00:32:12.950><c> been</c><00:32:13.470><c> in</c><00:32:13.670><c> the</c><00:32:13.829><c> land</c><00:32:14.109><c> and</c>

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yet<00:32:14.509><c> there</c><00:32:14.789><c> are</c><00:32:15.049><c> five</c><00:32:15.430><c> years</c><00:32:15.789><c> in</c><00:32:16.009><c> which</c><00:32:16.349><c> there</c><00:32:16.650><c> shall</c><00:32:16.970><c> neither</c>

00:32:17.230 --> 00:32:21.589
be<00:32:18.009><c> earring</c><00:32:18.769><c> nor</c><00:32:19.170><c> harvest.</c><00:32:21.089><c> And</c><00:32:21.329><c> he</c><00:32:21.410><c> comes</c>

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right<00:32:21.890><c> back</c><00:32:22.130><c> again</c><00:32:22.470><c> and</c><00:32:22.589><c> says,</c><00:32:22.930><c> and</c><00:32:23.150><c> God</c><00:32:23.630><c> sent</c><00:32:23.930><c> me</c><00:32:24.450><c> before</c><00:32:24.910><c> you.</c><00:32:27.349><c> Now</c>

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watch<00:32:27.930><c> this</c><00:32:28.230><c> brothers</c><00:32:28.470><c> and</c><00:32:28.710><c> sisters</c>

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and<00:32:29.069><c> I'm</c><00:32:29.309><c> sure</c><00:32:29.529><c> you've</c><00:32:29.849><c> thought</c><00:32:30.069><c> about</c><00:32:30.269><c> it</c><00:32:30.470><c> before</c><00:32:30.769><c> and</c><00:32:31.029><c> I'm</c>

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simply<00:32:31.509><c> re</c><00:32:31.789><c>-emphasizing,</c><00:32:32.670><c> reminding</c>

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as<00:32:33.430><c> Brother</c><00:32:34.150><c> Maurice</c><00:32:34.549><c> indicated</c><00:32:35.269><c> the</c><00:32:35.549><c> other</c><00:32:35.690><c> night</c><00:32:36.069><c> would</c><00:32:36.329><c> be</c>

00:32:36.609 --> 00:32:41.890
our<00:32:37.170><c> role</c><00:32:37.529><c> here</c><00:32:38.049><c> at</c><00:32:38.430><c> Bible</c><00:32:38.829><c> School.</c><00:32:41.589><c> To</c>

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preserve<00:32:42.569><c> you</c><00:32:43.329><c> a</c><00:32:43.690><c> posterity</c><00:32:44.490><c> in</c><00:32:44.769><c> the</c><00:32:44.990><c> earth</c><00:32:45.269><c> and</c><00:32:45.789><c> to</c><00:32:46.109><c> save</c><00:32:46.589><c> your</c><00:32:47.230><c> lives</c><00:32:48.269><c> by</c>

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a<00:32:49.930><c> great</c><00:32:51.210><c> deliverance.</c>

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So<00:32:53.329><c> now</c><00:32:54.029><c> it</c><00:32:54.930><c> was</c><00:32:55.250><c> not</c><00:32:55.650><c> you</c><00:32:56.849><c> that</c><00:32:58.650><c> sent</c><00:32:58.849><c> me</c><00:32:59.089><c> hither</c><00:32:59.910><c> but</c><00:33:01.309><c> God.</c><00:33:02.170><c> And</c><00:33:02.230><c> he</c>

00:33:02.329 --> 00:33:03.289
goes<00:33:02.490><c> on</c><00:33:02.670><c> to</c><00:33:02.809><c> say,</c><00:33:03.009><c> he's</c><00:33:03.089><c> made</c>

00:33:03.289 --> 00:33:12.910
me<00:33:03.589><c> a</c><00:33:03.750><c> father</c><00:33:03.950><c> into</c><00:33:04.230><c> Pharaoh,</c><00:33:04.750><c> etc.</c><00:33:07.150><c> Now</c><00:33:07.309><c> brothers</c><00:33:07.450><c> and</c><00:33:07.690><c> sisters</c><00:33:07.950><c> we</c><00:33:08.269><c> know</c><00:33:08.890><c> that</c><00:33:09.250><c> God's</c><00:33:10.029><c> Israel</c><00:33:10.589><c> is</c>

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the<00:33:13.269><c> particular</c><00:33:13.789><c> care</c><00:33:14.230><c> of</c><00:33:14.609><c> his</c><00:33:15.789><c> watchful</c><00:33:16.390><c> eye.</c><00:33:18.109><c> And</c><00:33:18.869><c> that</c><00:33:19.029><c> is</c>

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equally<00:33:19.730><c> true</c><00:33:20.210><c> of</c><00:33:20.529><c> his</c><00:33:21.289><c> spiritual</c><00:33:21.930><c> Israel.</c>

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And<00:33:22.470><c> we</c><00:33:22.650><c> believe</c><00:33:23.109><c> that</c><00:33:23.349><c> we're</c><00:33:23.569><c> there.</c><00:33:25.109><c> Final</c><00:33:25.470><c> decision</c><00:33:26.049><c> will</c>

00:33:26.250 --> 00:33:28.990
be<00:33:26.450><c> made</c><00:33:26.650><c> by</c><00:33:26.930><c> somebody</c><00:33:27.269><c> other</c><00:33:27.569><c> than</c><00:33:27.750><c> us.</c><00:33:28.809><c> But</c>

00:33:28.990 --> 00:33:34.130
we<00:33:29.250><c> believe</c><00:33:29.990><c> that</c><00:33:30.589><c> we</c><00:33:31.029><c> are</c><00:33:31.369><c> spiritual</c><00:33:31.849><c> Israel</c><00:33:32.309><c> with</c><00:33:32.869><c> good</c><00:33:33.549><c> and</c>

00:33:34.130 --> 00:33:36.930
proper<00:33:34.509><c> reason.</c><00:33:35.470><c> And</c><00:33:35.650><c> in</c><00:33:35.829><c> this</c><00:33:36.009><c> incident</c>

00:33:38.470 --> 00:33:46.450
it's<00:33:38.910><c> clear</c><00:33:39.329><c> that</c><00:33:40.230><c> Joseph</c><00:33:40.890><c> had</c><00:33:42.130><c> come</c><00:33:42.509><c> to</c><00:33:42.849><c> understand</c><00:33:43.829><c> that</c><00:33:44.809><c> his</c><00:33:45.250><c> high</c><00:33:45.710><c> advancement</c><00:33:46.150><c> in</c>

00:33:46.450 --> 00:33:48.710
Egypt<00:33:46.869><c> was</c><00:33:48.089><c> not</c>

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really<00:33:49.289><c> designed</c><00:33:50.250><c> to</c><00:33:51.490><c> save</c><00:33:51.690><c> a</c><00:33:51.970><c> whole</c><00:33:52.250><c> nation</c><00:33:52.609><c> of</c><00:33:52.950><c> Egyptians,</c>

00:33:58.430 --> 00:34:04.269
but<00:33:58.829><c> rather</c><00:33:59.410><c> to</c><00:34:00.869><c> save</c><00:34:01.130><c> a</c><00:34:01.849><c> small</c><00:34:02.869><c> family</c>

00:34:04.430 --> 00:34:10.889
of<00:34:05.049><c> true</c><00:34:06.210><c> Israelites.</c><00:34:08.489><c> Always</c><00:34:09.150><c> in</c><00:34:09.389><c> the</c><00:34:09.670><c> distinct</c><00:34:09.989><c> minority</c>

00:34:10.889 --> 00:34:16.170
then,<00:34:13.789><c> has</c><00:34:14.050><c> been</c><00:34:14.489><c> through</c><00:34:14.869><c> the</c><00:34:15.090><c> ages,</c>

00:34:16.909 --> 00:34:22.610
and<00:34:17.429><c> still</c><00:34:17.949><c> is.</c><00:34:19.869><c> So</c><00:34:20.070><c> when</c><00:34:20.329><c> we</c><00:34:20.550><c> ponder</c><00:34:20.869><c> the</c><00:34:21.170><c> question,</c><00:34:21.730><c> why</c><00:34:21.989><c> me,</c>

00:34:23.010 --> 00:34:25.250
we've<00:34:23.429><c> got</c><00:34:23.750><c> to</c><00:34:24.110><c> clearly</c><00:34:24.409><c> understand</c><00:34:25.090><c> as</c>

00:34:25.250 --> 00:34:30.789
I<00:34:25.449><c> told</c><00:34:25.730><c> the</c><00:34:25.909><c> youngsters</c><00:34:26.210><c> just</c><00:34:27.190><c> last</c><00:34:27.789><c> period.</c><00:34:29.070><c> When</c><00:34:29.170><c> Jesus</c><00:34:29.550><c> said</c><00:34:29.809><c> straight</c><00:34:30.130><c> and</c><00:34:30.349><c> narrow</c><00:34:30.570><c> is</c>

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the<00:34:30.909><c> way</c>

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and<00:34:31.409><c> few</c><00:34:31.530><c> there</c><00:34:31.690><c> be</c><00:34:31.809><c> that</c><00:34:32.050><c> find</c><00:34:32.170><c> it,</c><00:34:32.289><c> he</c><00:34:32.489><c> wasn't</c><00:34:32.949><c> kidding.</c><00:34:35.130><c> When</c><00:34:35.329><c> I</c><00:34:35.449><c> was</c><00:34:35.630><c> a</c>

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young<00:34:35.929><c> man,</c><00:34:36.849><c> and</c><00:34:37.050><c> I</c><00:34:37.190><c> used</c><00:34:37.349><c> to</c><00:34:37.570><c> really</c>

00:34:37.789 --> 00:34:42.269
get<00:34:37.969><c> into</c><00:34:38.230><c> debates</c><00:34:38.690><c> with</c><00:34:39.130><c> people</c><00:34:39.789><c> much</c><00:34:40.050><c> more</c><00:34:40.329><c> so</c><00:34:40.849><c> than</c><00:34:41.269><c> I</c><00:34:41.530><c> do</c><00:34:41.730><c> now,</c><00:34:42.150><c> I</c>

00:34:42.269 --> 00:34:43.769
try<00:34:42.349><c> to</c><00:34:42.469><c> be</c><00:34:42.570><c> a</c><00:34:42.590><c> little</c><00:34:42.750><c> more</c><00:34:43.130><c> circumspect</c>

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and<00:34:43.909><c> respectful.</c><00:34:44.989><c> But</c><00:34:45.170><c> I</c><00:34:45.269><c> used</c><00:34:45.449><c> to</c><00:34:45.610><c> come</c><00:34:45.769><c> on</c><00:34:46.030><c> like</c><00:34:46.449><c> gangbusters.</c><00:34:47.469><c> And</c><00:34:47.590><c> one</c><00:34:47.690><c> of</c>

00:34:47.809 --> 00:34:48.389
the<00:34:47.909><c> first</c><00:34:48.030><c> things</c><00:34:48.230><c> that</c>

00:34:48.389 --> 00:34:50.849
I<00:34:48.570><c> would</c><00:34:48.690><c> always</c><00:34:48.989><c> say</c><00:34:49.210><c> to</c><00:34:49.349><c> them</c><00:34:49.630><c> is,</c><00:34:50.010><c> look,</c><00:34:50.030><c> I'd</c><00:34:50.250><c> be</c><00:34:50.489><c> scared</c><00:34:50.670><c> to</c>

00:34:50.849 --> 00:34:51.929
death<00:34:50.969><c> to</c><00:34:51.110><c> be</c><00:34:51.250><c> a</c><00:34:51.329><c> member</c><00:34:51.449><c> of</c><00:34:51.610><c> your</c><00:34:51.730><c> big</c>

00:34:51.929 --> 00:35:00.409
church.<00:34:53.469><c> The</c><00:34:53.750><c> bigger</c><00:34:53.989><c> the</c><00:34:54.250><c> church,</c><00:34:54.829><c> the</c><00:34:55.030><c> worse</c><00:34:55.269><c> off</c><00:34:55.429><c> it</c><00:34:55.670><c> is</c><00:34:56.349><c> because</c><00:34:57.489><c> straight</c><00:34:57.869><c> and</c><00:34:58.090><c> narrow</c><00:34:58.829><c> is</c>

00:35:00.409 --> 00:35:00.869
the<00:35:00.630><c> path</c>

00:35:00.869 --> 00:35:04.090
and<00:35:01.090><c> few</c><00:35:01.269><c> there</c><00:35:01.449><c> be</c><00:35:01.590><c> that</c><00:35:01.809><c> find</c><00:35:01.949><c> it.</c><00:35:02.050><c> And</c><00:35:02.170><c> if</c><00:35:02.269><c> I'm</c><00:35:02.429><c> in</c><00:35:02.570><c> a</c><00:35:02.670><c> big</c><00:35:02.829><c> church,</c><00:35:03.510><c> I'm</c><00:35:03.809><c> not</c><00:35:03.949><c> in</c>

00:35:04.090 --> 00:35:05.389
a<00:35:04.250><c> few.</c><00:35:05.050><c> Of</c><00:35:05.289><c> course</c>

00:35:05.389 --> 00:35:08.650
they<00:35:05.550><c> come</c><00:35:05.789><c> back</c><00:35:06.110><c> with</c><00:35:06.349><c> their</c><00:35:06.510><c> 800</c><00:35:06.789><c> million</c><00:35:07.630><c> Muslims</c><00:35:08.250><c> in</c><00:35:08.409><c> the</c>

00:35:08.650 --> 00:35:11.170
world.<00:35:10.090><c> But</c><00:35:10.210><c> you</c><00:35:10.289><c> know</c><00:35:10.389><c> their</c><00:35:10.530><c> 800</c><00:35:10.869><c> million</c>

00:35:11.170 --> 00:35:19.769
Roman<00:35:11.469><c> Catholics</c><00:35:11.889><c> in</c><00:35:12.070><c> the</c><00:35:12.210><c> world?</c><00:35:16.329><c> Now</c><00:35:16.489><c> that's</c><00:35:16.730><c> a</c><00:35:16.849><c> rather</c><00:35:17.670><c> brash</c><00:35:18.230><c> confrontational</c><00:35:18.989><c> approach,</c><00:35:19.530><c> but</c>

00:35:19.769 --> 00:35:27.590
it<00:35:20.050><c> is</c><00:35:20.269><c> true.</c><00:35:22.489><c> It</c><00:35:22.969><c> scared</c><00:35:23.389><c> me</c><00:35:23.650><c> to</c><00:35:23.909><c> death</c><00:35:24.710><c> to</c><00:35:26.190><c> concern</c><00:35:26.510><c> myself</c><00:35:27.030><c> with</c><00:35:27.170><c> being</c><00:35:27.449><c> a</c>

00:35:27.590 --> 00:35:28.389
member<00:35:27.809><c> of</c><00:35:27.989><c> a</c><00:35:28.110><c> big</c><00:35:28.289><c> church.</c>

00:35:28.409 --> 00:35:32.769
I<00:35:28.530><c> didn't</c><00:35:28.710><c> always</c><00:35:28.989><c> feel</c><00:35:29.190><c> that</c><00:35:29.449><c> way,</c><00:35:29.869><c> but</c><00:35:30.030><c> once</c><00:35:30.329><c> I</c><00:35:30.650><c> learned</c><00:35:30.969><c> that,</c><00:35:31.710><c> once</c><00:35:32.010><c> it</c>

00:35:32.769 --> 00:35:34.369
became<00:35:33.230><c> apparent</c><00:35:34.050><c> that</c>

00:35:34.369 --> 00:35:37.849
that<00:35:34.510><c> was</c><00:35:34.769><c> truth,</c><00:35:35.969><c> man,</c><00:35:36.190><c> I</c><00:35:36.309><c> was</c><00:35:36.530><c> like</c><00:35:36.710><c> gangbusters</c><00:35:37.309><c> with</c><00:35:37.570><c> it.</c>

00:35:37.949 --> 00:35:39.530
Well,<00:35:38.250><c> I'm</c><00:35:38.349><c> not</c><00:35:38.489><c> quite</c><00:35:38.829><c> that</c><00:35:39.070><c> heavy</c><00:35:39.269><c> handed</c>

00:35:39.530 --> 00:35:48.909
now,<00:35:40.829><c> except</c><00:35:41.230><c> when</c><00:35:41.369><c> I'm</c><00:35:41.510><c> teaching</c><00:35:41.829><c> at</c><00:35:42.070><c> Bible</c><00:35:42.349><c> school.</c><00:35:47.469><c> Joseph's</c><00:35:48.389><c> role</c>

00:35:48.909 --> 00:35:53.550
in<00:35:49.289><c> Egypt</c><00:35:49.829><c> was</c><00:35:51.050><c> to</c><00:35:51.409><c> preserve</c><00:35:52.809><c> true</c>

00:35:53.550 --> 00:36:03.849
Israel,<00:35:56.210><c> not</c><00:35:56.570><c> to</c><00:35:56.829><c> take</c><00:35:56.989><c> care</c><00:35:57.190><c> of</c><00:35:57.389><c> Egypt.</c><00:36:03.170><c> So</c><00:36:03.449><c> then,</c><00:36:03.789><c> brothers</c>

00:36:03.849 --> 00:36:09.510
and<00:36:04.090><c> sisters,</c><00:36:06.190><c> we</c><00:36:06.650><c> acknowledge</c><00:36:07.510><c> that</c>

00:36:09.530 --> 00:36:15.889
and<00:36:09.630><c> are</c><00:36:10.010><c> blessed</c><00:36:10.590><c> beyond</c><00:36:11.389><c> our</c><00:36:11.969><c> ability</c><00:36:12.510><c> to</c><00:36:13.010><c> adequately</c><00:36:13.550><c> express</c><00:36:14.050><c> it,</c>

00:36:16.110 --> 00:36:18.949
but<00:36:16.309><c> we</c><00:36:16.610><c> are,</c><00:36:17.809><c> I</c><00:36:18.010><c> would</c><00:36:18.210><c> suggest,</c><00:36:18.769><c> as</c>

00:36:18.949 --> 00:36:27.110
the<00:36:19.150><c> Master</c><00:36:19.489><c> puts</c><00:36:19.789><c> it</c><00:36:20.590><c> in</c><00:36:20.909><c> Matthew</c><00:36:21.530><c> chapter</c><00:36:22.250><c> 13.</c><00:36:26.369><c> Here</c><00:36:26.750><c> he</c><00:36:26.889><c> was</c>

00:36:27.110 --> 00:36:29.889
dealing<00:36:27.389><c> with</c><00:36:28.250><c> his</c><00:36:28.730><c> disciples</c><00:36:29.309><c> as</c>

00:36:29.889 --> 00:36:39.510
well<00:36:30.090><c> as</c><00:36:30.329><c> the</c><00:36:30.510><c> multitude,</c><00:36:32.050><c> and</c><00:36:33.909><c> you</c><00:36:34.030><c> can</c><00:36:34.230><c> almost</c><00:36:34.510><c> put</c><00:36:34.789><c> yourself</c><00:36:35.329><c> in</c><00:36:35.789><c> their</c><00:36:36.110><c> shoes,</c><00:36:36.949><c> and</c>

00:36:39.510 --> 00:36:39.510
you<00:36:39.510><c> can</c><00:36:39.510><c> almost</c>

00:36:39.530 --> 00:36:44.650
have<00:36:39.929><c> the</c><00:36:40.329><c> metal</c><00:36:40.769><c> wheels</c><00:36:41.150><c> spin</c><00:36:41.809><c> like</c><00:36:42.829><c> they</c><00:36:43.150><c> do.</c><00:36:43.769><c> Let's</c><00:36:44.250><c> try</c><00:36:44.489><c> to</c>

00:36:44.650 --> 00:36:47.110
do<00:36:44.789><c> that,</c><00:36:45.650><c> because</c><00:36:46.030><c> in</c><00:36:46.190><c> this</c><00:36:46.409><c> context</c><00:36:46.909><c> I</c>

00:36:47.110 --> 00:36:54.210
believe<00:36:47.429><c> it's</c><00:36:47.690><c> important.</c><00:36:49.690><c> You</c><00:36:49.849><c> see,</c><00:36:50.590><c> we</c><00:36:50.809><c> are,</c><00:36:51.369><c> we</c><00:36:51.710><c> are</c><00:36:52.769><c> in</c>

00:36:54.210 --> 00:36:57.829
the<00:36:54.369><c> waimi</c><00:36:54.750><c> status,</c><00:36:57.110><c> and</c><00:36:57.289><c> pardon</c><00:36:57.489><c> the</c><00:36:57.630><c> use</c>

00:36:57.829 --> 00:37:03.610
of<00:36:57.969><c> the</c><00:36:58.070><c> word,</c><00:36:58.329><c> in</c><00:36:58.369><c> this</c><00:36:58.650><c> exclusive</c><00:36:59.710><c> group.</c><00:37:02.250><c> We</c><00:37:02.809><c> are,</c><00:37:03.190><c> as</c><00:37:03.409><c> the</c>

00:37:03.610 --> 00:37:08.489
Master<00:37:04.349><c> puts</c><00:37:04.989><c> it</c><00:37:05.210><c> here.</c><00:37:07.650><c> But</c><00:37:07.869><c> think</c><00:37:08.070><c> in</c><00:37:08.170><c> terms</c>

00:37:08.489 --> 00:37:12.610
of<00:37:08.590><c> the</c><00:37:08.769><c> arena</c><00:37:09.190><c> in</c><00:37:09.409><c> which</c><00:37:09.650><c> he</c><00:37:10.090><c> set</c><00:37:10.289><c> it,</c><00:37:11.869><c> and</c><00:37:11.929><c> think</c><00:37:12.170><c> in</c><00:37:12.289><c> terms</c>

00:37:12.610 --> 00:37:14.909
of<00:37:12.869><c> why</c><00:37:13.309><c> they</c><00:37:13.630><c> would</c><00:37:13.869><c> raise</c><00:37:14.289><c> this</c><00:37:14.650><c> kind</c>

00:37:14.909 --> 00:37:22.489
of<00:37:15.110><c> question.</c><00:37:17.130><c> Matthew</c><00:37:17.630><c> chapter</c><00:37:18.050><c> 13,</c><00:37:19.590><c> beginning</c><00:37:19.989><c> at</c><00:37:21.030><c> verse</c><00:37:21.630><c> 10.</c>

00:37:28.190 --> 00:37:33.269
And<00:37:28.190><c> the</c><00:37:28.349><c> disciples</c><00:37:28.710><c> came</c><00:37:29.070><c> and</c><00:37:29.269><c> said</c><00:37:29.389><c> unto</c><00:37:29.650><c> him,</c><00:37:31.389><c> Why</c><00:37:31.769><c> speakest</c><00:37:32.329><c> thou</c><00:37:32.449><c> unto</c><00:37:32.730><c> them</c><00:37:32.949><c> in</c>

00:37:33.269 --> 00:37:37.590
parables?<00:37:36.869><c> Well,</c>

00:37:37.590 --> 00:37:42.590
it<00:37:37.590><c> was</c><00:37:38.010><c> the</c><00:37:38.150><c> multitude</c><00:37:38.610><c> of</c><00:37:39.289><c> Jews</c><00:37:39.610><c> or</c><00:37:39.869><c> Gentiles.</c><00:37:41.489><c> His</c><00:37:41.929><c> closest</c>

00:37:42.590 --> 00:37:46.250
disciples<00:37:43.329><c> said,</c><00:37:44.969><c> Master,</c><00:37:45.769><c> why</c><00:37:46.070><c> in</c>

00:37:46.250 --> 00:37:51.369
the<00:37:46.389><c> world</c><00:37:46.650><c> do</c><00:37:46.829><c> you</c><00:37:47.030><c> speak</c><00:37:47.349><c> to</c><00:37:47.570><c> them</c><00:37:47.789><c> in</c><00:37:48.110><c> parables?</c><00:37:50.030><c> And</c><00:37:50.269><c> I</c><00:37:50.449><c> suspect,</c><00:37:51.030><c> brothers</c><00:37:51.110><c> and</c>

00:37:51.369 --> 00:37:51.809
sisters,<00:37:51.670><c> that</c>

00:37:51.809 --> 00:37:57.110
if<00:37:51.929><c> we'd</c><00:37:52.110><c> been</c><00:37:52.329><c> there</c><00:37:53.190><c> under</c><00:37:53.530><c> the</c><00:37:53.769><c> same</c><00:37:54.010><c> circumstance,</c><00:37:54.750><c> we</c><00:37:55.230><c> would</c><00:37:55.409><c> say</c><00:37:55.769><c> the</c><00:37:56.010><c> same</c><00:37:56.269><c> thing</c><00:37:56.730><c> or</c>

00:37:57.110 --> 00:37:57.849
something<00:37:57.409><c> similar.</c>

00:37:58.110 --> 00:38:00.329
Why<00:37:58.449><c> don't</c><00:37:58.610><c> you</c><00:37:58.750><c> tell</c><00:37:58.909><c> them</c><00:37:59.150><c> plainly</c><00:37:59.469><c> what</c><00:37:59.610><c> we</c><00:37:59.949><c> understand</c>

00:38:00.329 --> 00:38:03.869
and<00:38:00.590><c> know?</c><00:38:02.130><c> Now</c><00:38:02.369><c> that's</c><00:38:02.570><c> the</c><00:38:02.750><c> background</c><00:38:03.289><c> for</c><00:38:03.630><c> this</c>

00:38:03.869 --> 00:38:11.630
exchange.<00:38:07.090><c> He</c><00:38:07.090><c> answered</c><00:38:07.409><c> and</c><00:38:07.590><c> said</c><00:38:07.750><c> unto</c><00:38:07.969><c> them,</c><00:38:09.650><c> Because,</c><00:38:11.110><c> this</c><00:38:11.429><c> is</c>

00:38:11.630 --> 00:38:13.510
the<00:38:11.769><c> reason,</c><00:38:12.469><c> because</c><00:38:13.030><c> it</c><00:38:13.210><c> is</c>

00:38:13.510 --> 00:38:17.110
given<00:38:13.710><c> unto</c><00:38:14.050><c> you</c><00:38:14.809><c> to</c><00:38:15.409><c> know</c><00:38:15.690><c> the</c><00:38:15.949><c> mysteries</c><00:38:16.349><c> of</c><00:38:16.570><c> the</c><00:38:16.710><c> kingdom</c>

00:38:17.110 --> 00:38:23.590
of<00:38:17.349><c> heaven,</c><00:38:18.389><c> but</c><00:38:18.630><c> to</c><00:38:18.929><c> them</c><00:38:19.550><c> it</c><00:38:20.590><c> is</c><00:38:21.630><c> not</c><00:38:22.690><c> given.</c>

00:38:26.130 --> 00:38:29.389
Now<00:38:26.469><c> what</c><00:38:26.670><c> Jesus</c><00:38:27.110><c> was</c><00:38:27.329><c> saying</c><00:38:27.630><c> here,</c><00:38:28.190><c> very</c><00:38:28.449><c> plainly,</c><00:38:29.110><c> brothers</c><00:38:29.150><c> and</c>

00:38:29.389 --> 00:38:31.210
sisters,<00:38:29.869><c> without</c><00:38:30.269><c> equivocation,</c>

00:38:31.210 --> 00:38:36.489
he<00:38:32.190><c> says,</c><00:38:32.389><c> You</c><00:38:32.889><c> are</c><00:38:33.309><c> my</c><00:38:33.670><c> disciples</c><00:38:34.550><c> who</c><00:38:35.369><c> have</c><00:38:35.670><c> heard</c><00:38:35.989><c> what</c><00:38:36.230><c> I</c>

00:38:36.489 --> 00:38:40.389
had<00:38:36.670><c> to</c><00:38:36.989><c> say,</c><00:38:37.969><c> and</c><00:38:38.050><c> you</c><00:38:38.329><c> have</c><00:38:38.650><c> sufficiently</c>

00:38:41.309 --> 00:38:47.750
accepted<00:38:41.989><c> it,</c><00:38:43.150><c> acquiesced</c><00:38:43.690><c> in</c><00:38:43.929><c> it,</c><00:38:44.750><c> comprehended</c><00:38:45.349><c> it,</c><00:38:47.610><c> that</c>

00:38:47.750 --> 00:38:49.869
it<00:38:47.909><c> is</c><00:38:47.909><c> given</c><00:38:48.130><c> to</c><00:38:48.369><c> you</c><00:38:48.630><c> to</c><00:38:48.809><c> know</c><00:38:49.170><c> the</c><00:38:49.469><c> mysteries</c>

00:38:49.869 --> 00:38:55.449
of<00:38:50.269><c> the</c><00:38:50.389><c> kingdom</c><00:38:50.670><c> of</c><00:38:50.849><c> heaven,</c><00:38:51.010><c> but</c><00:38:51.130><c> to</c><00:38:51.329><c> those</c><00:38:51.650><c> who</c><00:38:52.070><c> do</c><00:38:52.369><c> not</c><00:38:52.670><c> comprehend,</c><00:38:54.329><c> those</c><00:38:54.769><c> who</c>

00:38:55.449 --> 00:38:56.949
for<00:38:56.110><c> reasons</c><00:38:56.590><c> best</c>

00:38:56.949 --> 00:39:00.670
known<00:38:57.090><c> to</c><00:38:57.309><c> their</c><00:38:57.510><c> own</c><00:38:57.789><c> thought</c><00:38:58.030><c> process</c><00:38:58.570><c> reject</c><00:38:59.190><c> it,</c><00:39:00.230><c> I'm</c><00:39:00.489><c> going</c><00:39:00.550><c> to</c>

00:39:00.670 --> 00:39:02.409
speak<00:39:00.750><c> to</c><00:39:00.829><c> them</c><00:39:01.030><c> in</c><00:39:01.269><c> parables.</c>

00:39:04.329 --> 00:39:08.409
And<00:39:04.670><c> he</c><00:39:04.750><c> goes</c><00:39:04.929><c> on</c><00:39:05.050><c> to</c><00:39:05.190><c> say</c><00:39:05.329><c> this,</c><00:39:06.429><c> For</c><00:39:06.670><c> whosoever</c><00:39:07.610><c> hath</c><00:39:07.949><c> to</c><00:39:08.190><c> him</c>

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shall<00:39:08.690><c> be</c><00:39:08.909><c> given,</c><00:39:10.469><c> and</c><00:39:10.610><c> he</c><00:39:10.789><c> shall</c><00:39:10.929><c> have</c>

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no<00:39:11.409><c> more</c><00:39:11.710><c> abundance,</c><00:39:13.449><c> pardon</c><00:39:13.750><c> me,</c><00:39:13.989><c> but</c><00:39:14.070><c> he</c><00:39:14.269><c> shall</c><00:39:14.409><c> have</c><00:39:14.650><c> more</c>

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abundance,<00:39:16.070><c> but</c><00:39:16.289><c> whosoever</c><00:39:16.789><c> hath</c><00:39:16.929><c> not</c>

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from<00:39:17.409><c> him</c><00:39:17.610><c> shall</c><00:39:17.769><c> be</c><00:39:17.989><c> taken</c><00:39:18.170><c> away</c><00:39:18.429><c> even</c><00:39:18.690><c> that</c><00:39:18.869><c> he</c><00:39:19.130><c> hath.</c><00:39:20.650><c> Therefore</c><00:39:21.130><c> I</c><00:39:22.289><c> speak</c><00:39:22.550><c> to</c>

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them<00:39:23.110><c> in</c><00:39:23.469><c> parables,</c>

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because<00:39:27.309><c> they</c><00:39:27.989><c> seeing</c><00:39:28.489><c> see</c><00:39:29.010><c> not.</c><00:39:32.909><c> You</c><00:39:33.590><c> see,</c><00:39:36.329><c> let's</c><00:39:36.969><c> put</c><00:39:37.090><c> it</c>

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this<00:39:37.309><c> way,</c><00:39:37.670><c> you</c><00:39:38.010><c> saw</c><00:39:38.449><c> and</c><00:39:38.829><c> you</c><00:39:39.110><c> see.</c><00:39:42.550><c> You</c>

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saw<00:39:43.230><c> and</c><00:39:43.389><c> you</c><00:39:43.630><c> see.</c><00:39:45.730><c> But</c><00:39:45.889><c> he</c><00:39:45.929><c> says,</c><00:39:46.130><c> I'm</c><00:39:46.210><c> going</c><00:39:46.369><c> to</c><00:39:46.449><c> use</c><00:39:46.610><c> parables</c><00:39:46.989><c> on</c><00:39:47.190><c> them</c><00:39:47.369><c> because</c><00:39:47.889><c> seeing</c><00:39:48.369><c> they</c><00:39:48.710><c> see</c>

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not<00:39:49.550><c> and</c><00:39:50.010><c> hearing</c><00:39:50.510><c> they</c><00:39:50.989><c> hear</c><00:39:51.269><c> not.</c><00:39:55.389><c> You</c><00:39:55.849><c> heard</c><00:39:56.590><c> and</c><00:39:57.570><c> you</c><00:39:57.829><c> heard.</c><00:40:03.369><c> He</c>

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says,<00:40:03.690><c> neither</c><00:40:03.909><c> do</c><00:40:04.469><c> they</c><00:40:04.670><c> understand.</c>

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And<00:40:06.530><c> brothers</c><00:40:06.690><c> and</c><00:40:06.929><c> sisters,</c><00:40:07.190><c> you</c><00:40:07.469><c> do.</c><00:40:08.769><c> You</c><00:40:09.050><c> do.</c><00:40:09.690><c> And</c><00:40:09.869><c> that's</c>

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one<00:40:11.289><c> of</c><00:40:11.409><c> the</c><00:40:11.670><c> key</c><00:40:12.170><c> responses</c><00:40:12.849><c> to</c><00:40:13.150><c> the</c>

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parable.<00:40:18.010><c> Therefore,</c><00:40:19.710><c> no</c><00:40:21.090><c> parable</c><00:40:21.550><c> for</c><00:40:21.769><c> you.</c><00:40:24.250><c> But</c><00:40:24.730><c> he</c><00:40:24.849><c> wasn't</c>

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through<00:40:25.489><c> with</c><00:40:25.650><c> what</c><00:40:25.829><c> he</c><00:40:25.969><c> had</c><00:40:26.190><c> to</c><00:40:26.429><c> say.</c>

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And<00:40:29.849><c> in</c><00:40:30.090><c> them</c><00:40:30.269><c> is</c><00:40:30.510><c> fulfilled</c><00:40:30.989><c> the</c><00:40:31.349><c> prophecy</c><00:40:31.670><c> of</c><00:40:31.909><c> Isaiah,</c><00:40:32.469><c> which</c><00:40:32.710><c> saith,</c><00:40:32.989><c> By</c>

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hearing<00:40:33.590><c> you</c><00:40:33.869><c> shall</c><00:40:34.150><c> hear</c><00:40:34.730><c> and</c>

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shall<00:40:35.510><c> not</c><00:40:35.889><c> understand,</c><00:40:36.849><c> and</c><00:40:37.090><c> seeing</c><00:40:37.369><c> you</c><00:40:37.670><c> shall</c><00:40:37.929><c> see</c><00:40:38.969><c> and</c><00:40:39.670><c> shall</c><00:40:39.889><c> not</c><00:40:40.130><c> perceive.</c><00:40:42.750><c> Now</c><00:40:43.210><c> here</c><00:40:43.329><c> we</c><00:40:43.530><c> come.</c>

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For<00:40:46.230><c> this</c><00:40:46.510><c> people's</c><00:40:47.030><c> heart</c><00:40:47.909><c> is</c><00:40:49.269><c> wax</c><00:40:49.630><c> gross,</c><00:40:52.369><c> and</c><00:40:52.449><c> their</c><00:40:52.650><c> ears</c>

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are<00:40:53.309><c> dull</c><00:40:53.489><c> of</c><00:40:53.690><c> hearing,</c><00:40:55.789><c> and</c><00:40:56.030><c> their</c>

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eyes<00:40:56.789><c> they</c><00:40:57.070><c> have</c><00:40:57.349><c> closed,</c><00:40:58.909><c> lest</c><00:41:00.250><c> at</c><00:41:00.949><c> any</c><00:41:01.289><c> time</c><00:41:02.269><c> they</c><00:41:03.949><c> should</c>

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see<00:41:04.429><c> with</c><00:41:04.650><c> their</c><00:41:04.909><c> eyes</c><00:41:05.190><c> and</c><00:41:05.349><c> hear</c><00:41:05.530><c> with</c><00:41:05.750><c> their</c>

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ears<00:41:06.469><c> and</c><00:41:06.869><c> should</c><00:41:07.170><c> understand</c><00:41:08.369><c> with</c><00:41:09.190><c> their</c><00:41:09.769><c> heart</c><00:41:10.650><c> and</c><00:41:11.829><c> should</c><00:41:12.010><c> be</c><00:41:12.409><c> converted</c><00:41:12.949><c> and</c><00:41:13.429><c> I</c>

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should<00:41:14.349><c> heal</c>

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them.<00:41:15.409><c> Right</c><00:41:15.869><c> back</c><00:41:16.289><c> to</c><00:41:16.570><c> that</c><00:41:17.510><c> contrite</c><00:41:18.570><c> spirit</c><00:41:19.210><c> and</c><00:41:20.349><c> humble</c>

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heart.<00:41:21.650><c> And</c><00:41:21.809><c> he</c><00:41:21.849><c> says,</c><00:41:22.190><c> they</c><00:41:22.210><c> don't</c><00:41:22.510><c> have</c>

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it.<00:41:24.769><c> And</c><00:41:25.090><c> it's</c><00:41:25.210><c> only</c><00:41:25.389><c> those</c><00:41:25.670><c> who</c><00:41:25.929><c> have</c><00:41:26.070><c> it</c><00:41:27.289><c> that</c><00:41:27.869><c> will</c><00:41:28.110><c> understand,</c><00:41:29.250><c> that</c>

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will<00:41:29.670><c> comprehend,</c><00:41:30.829><c> that</c><00:41:30.909><c> will</c>

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grasp<00:41:31.809><c> and</c><00:41:32.750><c> few</c><00:41:33.730><c> there</c><00:41:34.230><c> be</c><00:41:34.909><c> that</c><00:41:35.349><c> find</c><00:41:35.530><c> it.</c><00:41:36.530><c> Because</c><00:41:36.789><c> what</c><00:41:37.030><c> does</c><00:41:37.170><c> he</c>

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say<00:41:37.610><c> to</c><00:41:37.849><c> you</c><00:41:38.610><c> and</c><00:41:39.610><c> to</c><00:41:39.829><c> me,</c><00:41:40.210><c> brothers</c>

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and<00:41:40.429><c> sisters?</c><00:41:42.829><c> He</c><00:41:42.829><c> said,</c><00:41:43.250><c> but</c><00:41:43.250><c> blessed</c><00:41:44.030><c> are</c><00:41:45.289><c> your</c><00:41:45.670><c> eyes,</c><00:41:47.829><c> for</c>

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they<00:41:48.269><c> see,</c><00:41:50.070><c> and</c><00:41:50.309><c> your</c><00:41:50.610><c> ears,</c><00:41:53.789><c> for</c><00:41:53.989><c> they</c>

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hear.<00:41:58.269><c> We</c><00:41:59.670><c> don't</c><00:41:59.829><c> know</c><00:41:59.949><c> why.</c><00:42:03.989><c> We</c><00:42:05.269><c> don't</c><00:42:05.570><c> know</c><00:42:05.869><c> why.</c><00:42:08.809><c> But</c><00:42:10.210><c> we've</c>

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been<00:42:10.269><c> blessed.</c><00:42:10.269><c> We've</c><00:42:10.269><c> been</c><00:42:10.269><c> blessed.</c>

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Praise<00:42:10.769><c> God</c><00:42:11.110><c> Almighty</c><00:42:11.590><c> with</c><00:42:11.849><c> every</c><00:42:12.289><c> fiber</c><00:42:12.650><c> in</c><00:42:12.869><c> our</c><00:42:13.130><c> being.</c><00:42:19.010><c> When</c><00:42:19.190><c> we</c>

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raise<00:42:19.650><c> the</c><00:42:19.869><c> question,</c><00:42:20.309><c> why</c><00:42:20.550><c> me?</c>

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That<00:42:24.150><c> he</c><00:42:24.389><c> has</c><00:42:24.610><c> seen</c><00:42:24.889><c> fit</c><00:42:25.250><c> to</c><00:42:25.650><c> open</c><00:42:25.949><c> our</c><00:42:26.409><c> eyes</c><00:42:26.929><c> and</c><00:42:27.349><c> our</c><00:42:27.630><c> ears.</c>

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And<00:42:31.230><c> praise</c><00:42:31.409><c> God,</c><00:42:32.150><c> give</c><00:42:32.329><c> us</c><00:42:32.570><c> the</c><00:42:32.889><c> understanding.</c>

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And<00:42:35.389><c> with</c><00:42:36.110><c> that</c><00:42:36.349><c> background,</c><00:42:37.010><c> brothers</c><00:42:37.150><c> and</c><00:42:37.409><c> sisters,</c><00:42:37.750><c> we</c><00:42:37.989><c> intend</c><00:42:38.349><c> to</c>

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approach<00:42:39.989><c> the</c><00:42:40.369><c> wider</c><00:42:40.730><c> context</c><00:42:41.489><c> of</c>

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this<00:42:42.969><c> question</c><00:42:43.289><c> with</c><00:42:43.530><c> its</c><00:42:43.789><c> facets</c><00:42:44.230><c> later</c><00:42:44.769><c> on</c><00:42:45.070><c> this</c><00:42:45.329><c> week.</c><00:42:47.210><c> With</c><00:42:47.329><c> a</c><00:42:47.510><c> Moses,</c><00:42:50.869><c> with</c><00:42:51.090><c> a</c>

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Jeremiah,<00:42:54.489><c> with</c>

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a<00:42:54.949><c> Jonah,</c><00:42:58.550><c> and</c><00:42:59.250><c> sisters,</c><00:42:59.829><c> with</c><00:43:00.030><c> a</c><00:43:00.230><c> Martha.</c><00:43:02.829><c> And</c><00:43:03.550><c> with</c><00:43:03.550><c> that</c><00:43:03.550><c> background,</c><00:43:03.550><c> brothers</c><00:43:03.550><c> and</c><00:43:03.550><c> sisters,</c><00:43:03.550><c> we</c>

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end<00:43:03.909><c> this</c><00:43:03.909><c> session.</c><00:43:03.909><c> Thank</c><00:43:03.909><c> you.</c>