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the<00:34:03.529><c> servants</c><00:34:03.789><c> who</c><00:34:04.190><c> sit</c><00:34:04.470><c> in</c><00:34:04.710><c> the</c><00:34:04.930><c> king's</c>

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gate<00:34:05.549><c> we</c><00:34:05.690><c> find</c><00:34:05.990><c> in</c><00:34:06.150><c> verse</c><00:34:06.750><c> 21</c><00:34:07.589><c> and</c><00:34:08.929><c> every</c><00:34:09.690><c> day</c><00:34:10.110><c> brothers</c><00:34:10.409><c> and</c>

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sisters<00:34:11.809><c> without</c><00:34:12.650><c> fail</c><00:34:13.690><c> Mordecai</c><00:34:15.090><c> would</c><00:34:16.230><c> walk</c>

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a<00:34:21.369><c> lovely</c><00:34:21.929><c> lovely</c><00:34:22.369><c> type</c><00:34:22.690><c> of</c><00:34:23.429><c> our</c><00:34:23.730><c> lord</c>

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Jesus<00:34:24.269><c> Christ</c><00:34:25.789><c> revelation</c><00:34:26.570><c> chapter</c><00:34:26.889><c> two</c><00:34:27.269><c> in</c><00:34:27.469><c> verse</c><00:34:27.670><c> one</c><00:34:28.010><c> says</c>

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that<00:34:29.230><c> our</c><00:34:29.449><c> lord</c><00:34:29.610><c> Jesus</c><00:34:29.949><c> Christ</c><00:34:30.630><c> walks</c>

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in<00:34:31.610><c> the</c><00:34:31.889><c> midst</c><00:34:32.210><c> of</c><00:34:32.610><c> the</c><00:34:32.789><c> ecclesias</c><00:34:33.510><c> in</c><00:34:33.769><c> the</c><00:34:33.989><c> midst</c><00:34:34.250><c> of</c><00:34:34.449><c> the</c><00:34:34.730><c> seven</c><00:34:35.070><c> golden</c><00:34:36.170><c> lampstands</c><00:34:37.590><c> he</c>

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walks<00:34:38.050><c> amongst</c>

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us<00:34:38.670><c> every</c><00:34:39.010><c> day</c><00:34:39.269><c> brothers</c><00:34:39.510><c> and</c><00:34:39.730><c> sisters</c><00:34:39.929><c> he's</c><00:34:40.289><c> concerned</c><00:34:40.889><c> about</c><00:34:41.530><c> our</c>

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welfare<00:34:42.389><c> he's</c><00:34:43.349><c> concerned</c><00:34:43.690><c> about</c><00:34:43.929><c> our</c>

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progress<00:34:44.690><c> he's</c><00:34:45.170><c> not</c><00:34:45.289><c> going</c><00:34:45.429><c> to</c><00:34:45.630><c> leave</c><00:34:45.750><c> us</c><00:34:46.250><c> in</c><00:34:47.110><c> someone</c><00:34:47.489><c> else's</c>

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hands<00:34:49.050><c> our</c><00:34:50.610><c> lord</c><00:34:50.829><c> Jesus</c><00:34:51.130><c> Christ</c><00:34:51.570><c> is</c><00:34:51.969><c> our</c>

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bridegroom<00:34:53.570><c> and</c><00:34:55.030><c> look</c><00:34:55.130><c> what</c><00:34:55.230><c> it</c><00:34:55.449><c> says</c><00:34:55.610><c> in</c><00:34:55.750><c> the</c><00:34:56.010><c> margin</c><00:34:56.449><c> in</c><00:34:57.130><c> verse</c><00:34:57.510><c> 11</c>

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it<00:34:58.769><c> says</c><00:34:58.889><c> that</c><00:34:59.050><c> he</c><00:34:59.170><c> walked</c><00:34:59.389><c> before</c>

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the<00:35:00.130><c> court</c><00:35:00.130><c> each</c><00:35:00.590><c> day</c><00:35:01.110><c> to</c><00:35:01.710><c> know</c><00:35:02.650><c> the</c><00:35:03.510><c> peace</c><00:35:04.349><c> of</c><00:35:04.829><c> Esther</c><00:35:05.190><c> and</c><00:35:05.849><c> it</c>

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refers<00:35:06.409><c> us</c><00:35:06.630><c> doesn't</c><00:35:06.829><c> it</c><00:35:07.010><c> to</c><00:35:07.190><c> Genesis</c><00:35:07.550><c> 37</c>

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strange<00:35:13.050><c> land</c><00:35:13.510><c> and</c><00:35:14.090><c> you</c><00:35:14.269><c> remember</c>

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that<00:35:14.730><c> Joseph</c><00:35:15.070><c> was</c><00:35:15.429><c> seeking</c><00:35:15.670><c> his</c><00:35:16.010><c> brethren</c><00:35:16.269><c> and</c><00:35:16.489><c> it</c><00:35:16.650><c> says</c><00:35:16.889><c> that</c>

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he<00:35:17.849><c> went</c><00:35:17.969><c> he</c><00:35:18.230><c> wanted</c><00:35:18.389><c> to</c><00:35:18.650><c> know</c><00:35:18.849><c> the</c><00:35:19.230><c> peace</c>

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exactly<00:35:24.250><c> like</c><00:35:24.710><c> Joseph</c><00:35:25.210><c> he</c><00:35:25.769><c> cares</c><00:35:26.110><c> about</c>

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our<00:35:27.070><c> well</c><00:35:27.349><c>-being</c><00:35:27.590><c> doesn't</c><00:35:27.849><c> he</c><00:35:27.989><c> brothers</c><00:35:28.190><c> and</c><00:35:28.389><c> sisters</c><00:35:28.690><c> he's</c>

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anxious<00:35:29.690><c> to</c><00:35:30.889><c> know</c><00:35:31.130><c> about</c><00:35:31.469><c> our</c><00:35:31.789><c> lives</c><00:35:32.429><c> and</c>

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full<00:35:47.170><c> 12</c><00:35:47.570><c> months</c>

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as<00:35:54.730><c> another</c><00:35:55.289><c> historical</c><00:35:56.590><c> reference</c><00:35:56.590><c> to</c>

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the<00:35:57.469><c> king</c><00:35:57.469><c> as</c><00:35:57.469><c> well</c><00:35:57.469><c> aside</c><00:35:57.610><c> like</c><00:35:58.809><c> we</c><00:35:59.070><c> said</c><00:35:59.590><c> Esther</c><00:36:00.610><c> she</c><00:36:01.829><c> finally</c><00:36:02.309><c> is</c><00:36:02.530><c> going</c><00:36:02.650><c> to</c>

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come<00:36:02.909><c> before</c><00:36:03.329><c> the</c><00:36:03.570><c> king</c>

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in<00:36:03.969><c> his</c><00:36:04.269><c> seventh</c><00:36:04.670><c> year</c><00:36:05.369><c> and</c><00:36:05.989><c> one</c><00:36:06.289><c> of</c><00:36:06.409><c> the</c><00:36:06.630><c> commentators</c><00:36:07.190><c> Davidson</c><00:36:08.050><c> says</c>

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that<00:36:09.309><c> Xerxes</c><00:36:09.769><c> arrived</c><00:36:10.250><c> back</c><00:36:10.670><c> in</c>

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Susa<00:36:11.469><c> from</c><00:36:11.809><c> fighting</c><00:36:12.090><c> the</c><00:36:12.369><c> Greeks</c><00:36:12.769><c> in</c><00:36:14.190><c> September</c><00:36:15.170><c> BC</c><00:36:16.230><c> 479</c><00:36:18.170><c> so</c>

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to<00:36:21.030><c> prepare</c><00:36:21.489><c> it's</c><00:36:22.170><c> quite</c><00:36:22.369><c> a</c><00:36:22.530><c> long</c><00:36:22.710><c> time</c><00:36:22.929><c> isn't</c><00:36:23.110><c> it</c><00:36:23.269><c> 12</c><00:36:23.570><c> months</c>

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to<00:36:24.110><c> get</c><00:36:24.269><c> yourself</c><00:36:24.570><c> ready</c><00:36:24.929><c> but</c><00:36:25.530><c> probably</c>

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it<00:36:26.010><c> was</c><00:36:26.230><c> because</c><00:36:26.989><c> while</c><00:36:27.369><c> the</c><00:36:27.570><c> king</c><00:36:27.710><c> simply</c><00:36:28.050><c> wasn't</c><00:36:28.610><c> quite</c><00:36:29.030><c> home</c><00:36:29.289><c> yet</c>

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he's<00:36:30.429><c> still</c><00:36:30.610><c> fighting</c><00:36:30.909><c> the</c><00:36:31.150><c> Greeks</c>

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we're<00:36:31.510><c> going</c><00:36:31.530><c> to</c><00:36:31.610><c> get</c><00:36:31.690><c> everyone</c><00:36:31.909><c> ready</c><00:36:32.409><c> and</c><00:36:32.929><c> when</c><00:36:33.070><c> he</c><00:36:33.309><c> arrives</c>

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home<00:36:34.409><c> from</c><00:36:34.829><c> fighting</c><00:36:35.190><c> the</c><00:36:35.429><c> Greeks</c><00:36:35.730><c> we</c>

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will<00:36:36.989><c> hold</c><00:36:37.329><c> the</c><00:36:37.610><c> beauty</c><00:36:37.909><c> pageant</c><00:36:39.349><c> well</c><00:36:40.010><c> the</c><00:36:40.309><c> 12</c><00:36:40.489><c> months</c><00:36:40.789><c> was</c>

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divided<00:36:41.429><c> into</c><00:36:41.730><c> two</c><00:36:42.030><c> halves</c><00:36:42.550><c> what</c><00:36:43.550><c> do</c><00:36:43.610><c> these</c>

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two<00:36:44.210><c> halves</c><00:36:44.570><c> mean</c><00:36:44.909><c> these</c><00:36:45.349><c> six</c><00:36:45.710><c> months</c><00:36:46.090><c> of</c><00:36:46.929><c> myrrh</c><00:36:47.889><c> the</c><00:36:48.170><c> oil</c><00:36:48.429><c> of</c>

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myrrh<00:36:48.889><c> and</c><00:36:49.130><c> six</c><00:36:49.389><c> months</c><00:36:49.690><c> with</c><00:36:50.130><c> sweet</c>

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loaders<00:36:51.010><c> and</c><00:36:51.150><c> with</c><00:36:51.429><c> other</c><00:36:51.690><c> things</c><00:36:52.269><c> for</c><00:36:52.750><c> the</c><00:36:52.989><c> purifying</c><00:36:53.570><c> of</c><00:36:53.969><c> the</c><00:36:54.130><c> woman</c><00:36:54.449><c> well</c><00:36:56.409><c> it's</c><00:36:57.530><c> difficult</c><00:36:57.849><c> to</c>

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know<00:36:58.269><c> but</c>

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I'm<00:36:58.530><c> going</c><00:36:58.630><c> to</c><00:36:58.690><c> give</c><00:36:58.789><c> you</c><00:36:58.949><c> my</c><00:36:59.309><c> suggestion</c><00:36:59.849><c> as</c><00:37:00.090><c> to</c><00:37:00.210><c> what</c><00:37:00.389><c> these</c>

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two<00:37:01.090><c> six</c><00:37:01.309><c> month</c><00:37:01.550><c> periods</c><00:37:01.909><c> really</c><00:37:02.389><c> speak</c>

00:37:02.590 --> 00:37:08.409
to<00:37:02.769><c> us</c><00:37:02.909><c> about</c><00:37:04.869><c> myrrh</c><00:37:06.110><c> is</c><00:37:06.230><c> an</c><00:37:06.409><c> interesting</c><00:37:06.829><c> thing</c><00:37:07.550><c> and</c><00:37:08.070><c> myrrh</c>

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is<00:37:08.670><c> associated</c><00:37:09.210><c> in</c><00:37:10.230><c> Exodus</c><00:37:10.590><c> 30</c><00:37:11.090><c> and</c><00:37:11.289><c> verse</c>

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bride<00:37:18.670><c> in</c><00:37:18.869><c> the</c><00:37:19.030><c> song</c><00:37:19.250><c> of</c><00:37:19.409><c> Solomon</c><00:37:19.690><c> rejoices</c>

00:37:20.530 --> 00:37:28.869
at<00:37:21.110><c> the</c><00:37:21.449><c> myrrh</c><00:37:22.090><c> that</c><00:37:22.650><c> she</c><00:37:23.110><c> says</c><00:37:23.550><c> drips</c><00:37:25.030><c> from</c><00:37:25.670><c> the</c><00:37:26.030><c> bridegroom's</c><00:37:26.869><c> lips</c><00:37:27.269><c> song</c><00:37:27.690><c> of</c><00:37:27.869><c> Solomon</c><00:37:28.130><c> 5</c><00:37:28.570><c> verse</c>

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13<00:37:29.409><c> and</c><00:37:29.750><c> that</c><00:37:29.929><c> reminds</c><00:37:30.250><c> us</c><00:37:30.429><c> doesn't</c><00:37:30.650><c> it</c><00:37:30.789><c> of</c><00:37:30.969><c> the</c><00:37:31.329><c> lore</c><00:37:31.849><c> that</c><00:37:32.730><c> was</c><00:37:33.190><c> should</c><00:37:33.289><c> have</c><00:37:33.510><c> been</c><00:37:33.630><c> in</c>

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the<00:37:33.949><c> mouth</c><00:37:34.130><c> of</c>

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the<00:37:34.570><c> priests</c><00:37:34.769><c> and</c><00:37:35.230><c> drip</c><00:37:35.510><c> from</c><00:37:35.849><c> his</c><00:37:36.210><c> lips</c><00:37:36.550><c> like</c><00:37:36.869><c> pearls</c><00:37:37.250><c> of</c><00:37:37.550><c> wisdom</c><00:37:38.090><c> so</c>

00:37:38.809 --> 00:37:40.210
myrrh<00:37:39.070><c> really</c><00:37:39.389><c> speaks</c><00:37:39.630><c> to</c><00:37:39.809><c> us</c><00:37:39.949><c> doesn't</c>

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