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right.</c> 00:14:30.960 --> 00:14:34.419 Micaiah<00:14:31.440><c> confidently</c><00:14:31.919><c> asserts</c><00:14:32.539><c> God's</c><00:14:32.899><c> words</c><00:14:33.139><c> and</c><00:14:33.279><c> he's</c><00:14:33.600><c> dragged</c><00:14:33.879><c> out</c> 00:14:34.419 --> 00:14:35.659 from<00:14:34.659><c> that</c><00:14:34.879><c> particular</c><00:14:35.299><c> assembly.</c> 00:14:36.120 --> 00:14:37.940 And<00:14:36.240><c> what</c><00:14:36.340><c> does</c><00:14:36.500><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:14:37.039><c> say?</c> 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:42.480 What<00:14:39.480><c> does</c><00:14:39.600><c> he</c><00:14:39.779><c> say</c><00:14:39.980><c> through</c><00:14:40.279><c> all</c><00:14:40.580><c> this</c><00:14:40.820><c> particular</c><00:14:41.480><c> activity</c> 00:14:42.480 --> 00:14:43.940 that's<00:14:42.759><c> going</c><00:14:42.940><c> on</c><00:14:43.080><c> in</c><00:14:43.220><c> the</c><00:14:43.220><c> last</c><00:14:43.460><c> few</c><00:14:43.620><c> verses?</c> 00:14:44.059 --> 00:14:46.519 He's<00:14:44.299><c> watched</c><00:14:44.480><c> this</c><00:14:44.740><c> man</c><00:14:44.899><c> get</c><00:14:45.100><c> up</c><00:14:45.360><c> and</c><00:14:45.679><c> outline</c><00:14:46.000><c> the</c><00:14:46.240><c> prophecy.</c> 00:14:46.759 --> 00:14:48.460 He's<00:14:46.960><c> watched</c><00:14:47.139><c> him</c><00:14:47.419><c> stand</c><00:14:47.759><c> up</c><00:14:47.940><c> for</c><00:14:48.100><c> God.</c> 00:14:48.679 --> 00:14:50.620 And<00:14:48.799><c> he's</c><00:14:49.039><c> a</c><00:14:49.179><c> godly</c><00:14:49.379><c> man</c><00:14:49.539><c> himself.</c> 00:14:50.879 --> 00:14:52.620 And<00:14:51.139><c> Micaiah</c><00:14:51.460><c> would</c><00:14:51.620><c> have</c><00:14:51.820><c> appealed</c><00:14:52.179><c> to</c><00:14:52.399><c> him.</c> 00:14:52.620 --> 00:14:54.759 I<00:14:52.779><c> know</c><00:14:53.080><c> you're</c><00:14:53.320><c> a</c><00:14:53.440><c> godly</c><00:14:53.700><c> man.</c> 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God?</c> 00:15:16.879 --> 00:15:21.399 Well,<00:15:18.340><c> we've</c><00:15:18.539><c> seen</c><00:15:18.759><c> as</c><00:15:18.940><c> we</c><00:15:19.080><c> looked</c><00:15:19.340><c> this</c><00:15:19.620><c> morning</c><00:15:19.879><c> that</c><00:15:20.879><c> he's</c> 00:15:21.399 --> 00:15:22.559 been<00:15:21.620><c> through</c><00:15:21.779><c> these</c><00:15:21.960><c> steps,</c><00:15:22.220><c> hasn't</c><00:15:22.440><c> he,</c> 00:15:22.559 --> 00:15:24.120 that's<00:15:22.779><c> brought</c><00:15:22.919><c> him</c><00:15:23.059><c> to</c><00:15:23.159><c> this</c><00:15:23.379><c> point.</c> 00:15:25.600 --> 00:15:29.360 He<00:15:26.200><c> made</c><00:15:26.480><c> close</c><00:15:26.840><c> friendships</c><00:15:27.559><c> and</c><00:15:27.820><c> alliances</c><00:15:28.139><c> with</c><00:15:28.440><c> Ahab.</c> 00:15:30.259 --> 00:15:32.100 A<00:15:30.679><c> family</c><00:15:30.960><c> relationship.</c> 00:15:33.840 --> 00:15:35.879 He<00:15:33.980><c> goes</c><00:15:34.240><c> to</c><00:15:34.460><c> Ahab's</c><00:15:34.940><c> territory.</c> 00:15:37.179 --> 00:15:39.320 He<00:15:37.440><c> joins</c><00:15:37.799><c> in</c><00:15:38.059><c> Ahab's</c><00:15:38.519><c> war.</c> 00:15:40.679 --> 00:15:45.440 He<00:15:40.919><c> fails</c><00:15:41.360><c> to</c><00:15:41.679><c> say</c><00:15:41.899><c> a</c><00:15:42.240><c> word</c><00:15:42.600><c> when</c><00:15:42.919><c> God's</c><00:15:43.480><c> prophets</c><00:15:43.799><c> are</c><00:15:44.179><c> mocked.</c> 00:15:45.440 --> 00:15:48.960 And<00:15:45.940><c> he</c><00:15:46.059><c> goes</c><00:15:46.419><c> with</c><00:15:46.759><c> Ahab</c><00:15:47.019><c> to</c><00:15:47.200><c> the</c><00:15:47.399><c> battle</c><00:15:47.740><c> despite</c><00:15:48.460><c> the</c><00:15:48.759><c> words</c> 00:15:48.960 --> 00:15:49.539 of<00:15:49.139><c> the</c><00:15:49.299><c> king.</c> 00:15:49.639 --> 00:15:53.080 So<00:15:49.779><c> it</c><00:15:49.799><c> was</c><00:15:50.279><c> a</c><00:15:50.500><c> process</c><00:15:50.879><c> of</c><00:15:51.220><c> steps</c><00:15:51.519><c> by</c><00:15:51.759><c> which</c><00:15:51.940><c> this</c><00:15:52.179><c> man</c><00:15:52.539><c> found</c> 00:15:53.080 --> 00:15:54.100 himself<00:15:53.460><c> in</c><00:15:53.639><c> this</c><00:15:53.759><c> position.</c> 00:15:54.159 --> 00:15:56.379 And<00:15:54.279><c> now</c><00:15:54.559><c> he</c><00:15:54.840><c> feels</c><00:15:55.279><c> bound.</c> 00:15:56.980 --> 00:15:59.500 He's<00:15:57.500><c> already</c><00:15:57.799><c> committed</c><00:15:58.220><c> to</c><00:15:58.419><c> the</c><00:15:58.639><c> troops.</c> 00:16:00.559 --> 00:16:03.360 He<00:16:01.080><c> hasn't</c><00:16:01.419><c> stood</c><00:16:01.620><c> up</c><00:16:01.840><c> to</c><00:16:01.980><c> Ahab</c><00:16:02.259><c> earlier</c><00:16:02.600><c> like</c><00:16:02.799><c> he</c><00:16:03.000><c> should</c><00:16:03.139><c> have.</c> 00:16:03.519 --> 00:16:05.559 He's<00:16:03.759><c> got</c><00:16:03.879><c> this</c><00:16:04.039><c> connection</c><00:16:04.500><c> with</c><00:16:04.679><c> him</c><00:16:04.779><c> by</c><00:16:05.000><c> family</c><00:16:05.320><c> now.</c> 00:16:05.620 --> 00:16:08.200 And<00:16:05.779><c> Ahab</c><00:16:06.039><c> says,</c><00:16:06.700><c> we're</c><00:16:06.820><c> going,</c><00:16:07.080><c> aren't</c><00:16:07.299><c> we?</c> 00:16:08.519 --> 00:16:12.940 And<00:16:08.820><c> he</c><00:16:08.919><c> finds</c><00:16:09.080><c> it</c><00:16:09.379><c> incredibly</c><00:16:09.860><c> hard</c><00:16:10.519><c> to</c><00:16:11.519><c> say</c><00:16:11.779><c> no</c><00:16:12.320><c> to</c><00:16:12.620><c> this</c> 00:16:12.940 --> 00:16:14.120 particular<00:16:13.480><c> situation.</c> 00:16:14.120 --> 00:16:17.139 He<00:16:15.100><c> failed</c><00:16:15.580><c> to</c><00:16:15.799><c> listen</c><00:16:16.059><c> early.</c> 00:16:17.480 --> 00:16:20.700 I<00:16:17.559><c> suppose</c><00:16:17.779><c> the</c><00:16:18.000><c> lesson</c><00:16:18.399><c> initially</c><00:16:18.899><c> from</c><00:16:19.159><c> this</c><00:16:19.379><c> story</c><00:16:19.639><c> is,</c> 00:16:21.100 --> 00:16:24.039 you've<00:16:21.340><c> got</c><00:16:21.460><c> to</c><00:16:21.659><c> stand</c><00:16:21.940><c> up</c><00:16:22.159><c> early</c><00:16:22.440><c> in</c><00:16:22.559><c> your</c><00:16:22.779><c> life</c><00:16:23.279><c> when</c><00:16:23.799><c> these</c> 00:16:24.039 --> 00:16:24.879 situations<00:16:24.519><c> happen.</c> 00:16:25.000 --> 00:16:28.700 Because<00:16:25.220><c> before</c><00:16:25.500><c> you</c><00:16:25.639><c> know</c><00:16:25.820><c> it,</c><00:16:27.080><c> you're</c><00:16:27.279><c> going</c><00:16:27.360><c> to</c><00:16:27.460><c> be</c><00:16:27.559><c> in</c><00:16:27.639><c> this</c><00:16:27.879><c> type</c><00:16:28.080><c> of</c><00:16:28.279><c> situation</c> 00:16:28.700 --> 00:16:32.379 where<00:16:28.860><c> it's</c><00:16:29.080><c> almost</c><00:16:29.360><c> impossible</c><00:16:30.139><c> to</c><00:16:30.740><c> make</c><00:16:30.919><c> the</c><00:16:31.120><c> right</c><00:16:31.399><c> choice.</c> 00:16:32.759 --> 00:16:35.120 I'm<00:16:33.019><c> sure</c><00:16:33.179><c> you</c><00:16:33.299><c> can</c><00:16:33.539><c> relate</c><00:16:33.820><c> to</c><00:16:34.000><c> the</c><00:16:34.179><c> situation</c><00:16:34.559><c> this</c><00:16:34.799><c> man</c><00:16:34.940><c> has</c> 00:16:35.120 --> 00:16:35.639 been<00:16:35.299><c> in.</c> 00:16:36.019 --> 00:16:39.980 When<00:16:36.240><c> you</c><00:16:36.399><c> know</c><00:16:36.759><c> something</c><00:16:37.039><c> is</c><00:16:37.299><c> wrong,</c><00:16:38.700><c> when</c><00:16:38.820><c> you</c><00:16:39.120><c> absolutely</c> 00:16:39.980 --> 00:16:41.580 know<00:16:40.580><c> something</c><00:16:40.940><c> is</c><00:16:41.259><c> wrong,</c> 00:16:41.580 --> 00:16:45.259 you're<00:16:42.240><c> very</c><00:16:42.700><c> clear</c><00:16:42.899><c> in</c><00:16:43.019><c> your</c><00:16:43.240><c> mind</c><00:16:43.759><c> that</c><00:16:44.580><c> you</c><00:16:44.759><c> shouldn't</c><00:16:45.000><c> be</c> 00:16:45.259 --> 00:16:46.740 doing<00:16:45.440><c> it.</c> 00:16:46.840 --> 00:16:50.200 But<00:16:47.019><c> you</c><00:16:47.220><c> put</c><00:16:47.340><c> yourself</c><00:16:47.679><c> in</c><00:16:47.860><c> a</c><00:16:47.960><c> situation</c><00:16:48.700><c> where</c><00:16:49.539><c> it's</c><00:16:49.779><c> almost</c> 00:16:50.200 --> 00:16:52.080 impossible<00:16:50.840><c> to</c><00:16:51.039><c> make</c><00:16:51.139><c> the</c><00:16:51.299><c> right</c><00:16:51.519><c> choice.</c> 00:16:52.580 --> 00:16:54.860 Even<00:16:52.820><c> if</c><00:16:53.000><c> your</c><00:16:53.220><c> conscience</c><00:16:53.519><c> is</c><00:16:53.919><c> yelling</c><00:16:54.240><c> out</c><00:16:54.519><c> at</c><00:16:54.679><c> you.</c> 00:16:54.919 --> 00:16:57.480 And<00:16:55.080><c> I</c><00:16:55.159><c> can</c><00:16:55.279><c> imagine</c><00:16:55.580><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:16:56.059><c> as</c><00:16:56.200><c> he</c><00:16:56.340><c> watched</c><00:16:56.539><c> that</c><00:16:57.019><c> man,</c><00:16:57.480><c> Michael,</c> 00:16:57.480 --> 00:17:01.039 his<00:16:57.960><c> conscience</c><00:16:58.419><c> would</c><00:16:58.580><c> have</c><00:16:58.679><c> said,</c><00:16:59.340><c> listen</c><00:16:59.740><c> to</c><00:17:00.000><c> the</c><00:17:00.179><c> man.</c> 00:17:02.220 --> 00:17:04.320 But<00:17:02.500><c> he</c><00:17:02.600><c> doesn't</c><00:17:02.860><c> do</c><00:17:03.059><c> it.</c> 00:17:05.039 --> 00:17:06.660 He<00:17:05.279><c> says</c><00:17:05.500><c> nothing.</c> 00:17:07.220 --> 00:17:11.400 And<00:17:07.700><c> he</c><00:17:07.859><c> agrees</c><00:17:08.140><c> to</c><00:17:08.339><c> go</c><00:17:08.460><c> with</c><00:17:08.680><c> Ahab</c><00:17:09.220><c> and</c><00:17:10.200><c> go</c><00:17:10.400><c> to</c><00:17:10.559><c> war.</c> 00:17:12.339 --> 00:17:13.579 He<00:17:12.380><c> makes</c><00:17:12.619><c> a</c><00:17:12.799><c> big</c><00:17:13.160><c> mistake.</c> 00:17:13.640 --> 00:17:15.559 He<00:17:13.759><c> could</c><00:17:14.000><c> have</c><00:17:14.200><c> bailed</c><00:17:14.500><c> out</c><00:17:14.720><c> right</c><00:17:14.900><c> at</c><00:17:15.019><c> this</c><00:17:15.140><c> last</c><00:17:15.380><c> minute,</c> 00:17:15.579 --> 00:17:16.400 couldn't<00:17:15.759><c> he?</c> 00:17:16.900 --> 00:17:19.180 But<00:17:17.220><c> he</c><00:17:17.319><c> didn't.</c><00:17:17.799><c> He</c><00:17:17.920><c> goes</c><00:17:18.180><c> along</c><00:17:18.500><c> with</c><00:17:18.859><c> Ahab.</c> 00:17:19.420 --> 00:17:22.240 So,<00:17:20.079><c> from</c><00:17:20.180><c> verse</c><00:17:20.380><c> 28</c><00:17:20.700><c> to</c><00:17:20.839><c> the</c><00:17:20.920><c> end</c><00:17:21.000><c> of</c><00:17:21.079><c> the</c><00:17:21.160><c> chapter,</c><00:17:21.819><c> we</c><00:17:21.900><c> have</c> 00:17:22.240 --> 00:17:23.940 the<00:17:22.480><c> battle</c><00:17:22.779><c> that</c><00:17:23.140><c> happens.</c> 00:17:25.920 --> 00:17:29.220 So,<00:17:27.359><c> the</c><00:17:27.400><c> king</c><00:17:27.579><c> of</c><00:17:27.700><c> Israel,</c><00:17:28.279><c> Andrew</c><00:17:28.400><c> Jehoshaphat,</c><00:17:28.940><c> the</c><00:17:29.019><c> king</c> 00:17:29.220 --> 00:17:29.640 of<00:17:29.400><c> Judah,</c> 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:31.720 went<00:17:30.380><c> up</c><00:17:30.720><c> to</c><00:17:30.900><c> Ramoth</c><00:17:31.240><c> Gilead.</c> 00:17:31.720 --> 00:17:33.799 Here<00:17:32.519><c> we</c><00:17:32.660><c> go</c><00:17:32.839><c> here.</c> 00:17:33.839 --> 00:17:36.900 Got<00:17:33.940><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:17:34.359><c> so</c><00:17:34.500><c> he's</c><00:17:34.700><c> made</c><00:17:34.799><c> his</c><00:17:35.180><c> way</c><00:17:35.339><c> up</c><00:17:35.460><c> to</c><00:17:35.619><c> Samaria</c><00:17:35.960><c> here.</c> 00:17:36.940 --> 00:17:40.519 And<00:17:37.039><c> they're</c><00:17:37.220><c> going</c><00:17:37.339><c> to</c><00:17:37.440><c> make</c><00:17:37.559><c> their</c><00:17:37.720><c> way</c><00:17:37.960><c> over</c><00:17:38.400><c> here</c><00:17:38.839><c> to</c><00:17:39.019><c> Ramoth</c><00:17:39.440><c> Gilead</c><00:17:40.019><c> to</c> 00:17:40.519 --> 00:17:41.160 this<00:17:40.839><c> battle,</c> 00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:43.640 which<00:17:41.579><c> the</c><00:17:41.839><c> prophets</c><00:17:41.960><c> already</c><00:17:42.240><c> said</c><00:17:42.559><c> is</c><00:17:42.920><c> a</c><00:17:43.000><c> waste</c><00:17:43.200><c> of</c><00:17:43.380><c> time.</c> 00:17:43.759 --> 00:17:45.299 You're<00:17:44.079><c> absolutely</c><00:17:44.759><c> doomed.</c> 00:17:45.500 --> 00:17:47.380 There's<00:17:45.599><c> no</c><00:17:45.819><c> way</c><00:17:46.019><c> you're</c><00:17:46.220><c> going</c><00:17:46.319><c> to</c><00:17:46.500><c> succeed.</c> 00:17:47.539 --> 00:17:49.140 But<00:17:47.759><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:17:48.180><c> goes.</c> 00:17:49.299 --> 00:17:52.660 Now,<00:17:49.599><c> it's</c><00:17:49.819><c> interesting</c><00:17:50.059><c> in</c><00:17:50.220><c> verse</c><00:17:50.380><c> 29.</c> 00:17:53.279 --> 00:17:55.660 It<00:17:53.420><c> sort</c><00:17:53.539><c> of</c><00:17:53.680><c> shows</c><00:17:54.119><c> the</c><00:17:54.539><c> way</c><00:17:54.880><c> Ahab</c><00:17:55.119><c> was</c><00:17:55.359><c> thinking.</c> 00:17:55.980 --> 00:17:58.599 He<00:17:56.160><c> was</c><00:17:56.839><c> a</c><00:17:57.160><c> little</c><00:17:57.319><c> bit</c><00:17:57.480><c> nervous</c><00:17:57.779><c> about</c><00:17:58.019><c> the</c><00:17:58.200><c> situation,</c> 00:17:58.680 --> 00:18:00.579 even<00:17:58.880><c> though</c><00:17:59.160><c> he</c><00:17:59.160><c> said</c><00:17:59.700><c> he</c><00:17:59.799><c> was</c><00:17:59.980><c> quite</c><00:18:00.220><c> confident.</c> 00:18:00.579 --> 00:18:01.539 He's<00:18:00.839><c> a</c><00:18:00.920><c> little</c><00:18:01.079><c> bit</c><00:18:01.240><c> nervous.</c> 00:18:01.660 --> 00:18:03.200 And<00:18:01.700><c> verse</c><00:18:01.859><c> 29</c><00:18:02.220><c> says,</c> 00:18:03.279 --> 00:18:04.759 The<00:18:03.279><c> king</c><00:18:03.480><c> of</c><00:18:03.579><c> Israel</c><00:18:03.880><c> said</c><00:18:04.059><c> unto</c><00:18:04.259><c> Jehoshaphat,</c> 00:18:04.819 --> 00:18:06.059 so<00:18:04.900><c> they're</c><00:18:05.059><c> getting</c><00:18:05.259><c> ready</c><00:18:05.480><c> for</c><00:18:05.660><c> the</c><00:18:05.819><c> war.</c> 00:18:06.200 --> 00:18:07.819 They're<00:18:06.339><c> getting</c><00:18:06.519><c> their</c><00:18:06.680><c> gear</c><00:18:06.920><c> on.</c> 00:18:08.200 --> 00:18:10.420 The<00:18:08.299><c> king</c><00:18:08.460><c> of</c><00:18:08.539><c> Israel</c><00:18:08.799><c> said</c><00:18:08.980><c> to</c><00:18:09.099><c> Jehoshaphat,</c> 00:18:10.880 --> 00:18:13.440 What<00:18:11.000><c> I've</c><00:18:11.119><c> decided</c><00:18:11.359><c> to</c><00:18:11.519><c> do</c><00:18:11.599><c> is</c><00:18:11.759><c> I'm</c><00:18:12.059><c> going</c><00:18:12.220><c> to</c><00:18:12.440><c> disguise</c><00:18:12.799><c> myself,</c> 00:18:13.619 --> 00:18:15.500 and<00:18:13.859><c> I</c><00:18:14.000><c> will</c><00:18:14.160><c> go</c><00:18:14.359><c> to</c><00:18:14.500><c> the</c><00:18:14.660><c> battle,</c> 00:18:15.640 --> 00:18:18.259 but<00:18:16.039><c> put</c><00:18:16.440><c> you</c><00:18:16.680><c> on</c><00:18:16.920><c> therefore</c><00:18:17.240><c> your</c><00:18:17.559><c> robes,</c> 00:18:18.279 --> 00:18:19.859 so<00:18:18.420><c> the</c><00:18:18.500><c> king</c><00:18:18.700><c> of</c><00:18:18.779><c> Israel</c><00:18:19.039><c> disguised</c><00:18:19.480><c> himself,</c> 00:18:19.900 --> 00:18:21.200 and<00:18:20.019><c> they</c><00:18:20.180><c> went</c><00:18:20.279><c> to</c><00:18:20.460><c> battle.</c> 00:18:21.339 --> 00:18:22.859 So,<00:18:21.480><c> Ahab</c><00:18:21.720><c> thinks</c><00:18:21.960><c> to</c><00:18:22.059><c> himself,</c> 00:18:23.240 --> 00:18:24.539 Oh,<00:18:23.380><c> I'm</c><00:18:23.519><c> a</c><00:18:23.680><c> little</c><00:18:23.779><c> bit</c><00:18:23.960><c> nervous</c><00:18:24.160><c> about</c><00:18:24.380><c> this.</c> 00:18:24.559 --> 00:18:29.220 What<00:18:24.680><c> I</c><00:18:24.819><c> might</c><00:18:24.940><c> do</c><00:18:25.259><c> is</c><00:18:25.519><c> just</c><00:18:26.759><c> dress</c><00:18:27.059><c> in</c><00:18:27.259><c> some</c><00:18:27.539><c> quite</c><00:18:27.819><c> camouflaged</c><00:18:28.700><c> gear</c> 00:18:29.220 --> 00:18:32.140 and<00:18:29.559><c> not</c><00:18:30.359><c> dress</c><00:18:30.680><c> up</c><00:18:31.000><c> as</c><00:18:31.420><c> the</c><00:18:31.579><c> king</c><00:18:31.740><c> of</c><00:18:31.880><c> Israel.</c> 00:18:32.299 --> 00:18:33.019 But<00:18:32.460><c> he</c><00:18:32.539><c> says</c><00:18:32.700><c> to</c><00:18:32.799><c> Jehoshaphat,</c> 00:18:33.119 --> 00:18:35.940 I<00:18:33.240><c> think</c><00:18:33.500><c> that</c><00:18:33.720><c> you</c><00:18:33.920><c> should</c><00:18:34.259><c> dress</c><00:18:34.519><c> up</c><00:18:34.740><c> in</c><00:18:34.920><c> your</c><00:18:35.240><c> kingly</c><00:18:35.559><c> garments,</c> 00:18:36.039 --> 00:18:39.160 but<00:18:36.720><c> I'm</c><00:18:36.960><c> just</c><00:18:37.200><c> going</c><00:18:37.460><c> to</c><00:18:37.559><c> wear</c><00:18:37.740><c> this</c><00:18:38.019><c> other</c><00:18:38.319><c> camouflaged</c><00:18:38.920><c> stuff</c> 00:18:39.160 --> 00:18:41.359 and<00:18:39.440><c> disappear</c><00:18:40.039><c> into</c><00:18:40.299><c> the</c><00:18:40.480><c> background.</c> 00:18:41.680 --> 00:18:44.680 Now,<00:18:41.900><c> that</c><00:18:42.019><c> would</c><00:18:42.200><c> be</c><00:18:42.420><c> like</c><00:18:43.259><c> me</c><00:18:43.720><c> going</c><00:18:44.099><c> to</c><00:18:44.420><c> war,</c> 00:18:44.680 --> 00:18:47.519 say<00:18:44.920><c> with</c><00:18:45.140><c> Nathan</c><00:18:45.599><c> Skipper,</c><00:18:46.200><c> going</c><00:18:46.359><c> to</c><00:18:46.599><c> Vietnam.</c> 00:18:47.799 --> 00:18:49.180 The<00:18:48.279><c> jungles</c><00:18:48.640><c> of</c><00:18:48.839><c> Vietnam.</c> 00:18:49.440 --> 00:18:50.279 And<00:18:49.440><c> I</c><00:18:49.680><c> say</c><00:18:49.859><c> to</c><00:18:50.079><c> Nathan,</c> 00:18:50.400 --> 00:18:52.740 Now,<00:18:50.579><c> what</c><00:18:50.680><c> I'm</c><00:18:50.880><c> thinking</c><00:18:51.240><c> as</c><00:18:51.539><c> we</c><00:18:51.700><c> go</c><00:18:51.819><c> out</c><00:18:51.940><c> to</c><00:18:52.099><c> battle</c><00:18:52.339><c> today,</c> 00:18:53.039 --> 00:18:56.859 I'm<00:18:53.400><c> going</c><00:18:53.500><c> to</c><00:18:53.640><c> wear</c><00:18:53.779><c> quite</c><00:18:54.420><c> a</c><00:18:54.799><c> camouflaged</c><00:18:56.279><c> outfit</c> 00:18:56.859 --> 00:19:00.440 that's<00:18:57.500><c> going</c><00:18:57.640><c> to</c><00:18:57.839><c> disguise</c><00:18:58.180><c> you</c><00:18:58.380><c> from</c><00:18:58.599><c> the</c><00:18:59.680><c> enemy.</c> 00:19:00.559 --> 00:19:02.839 But<00:19:00.660><c> what</c><00:19:00.779><c> I've</c><00:19:00.900><c> got</c><00:19:01.000><c> for</c><00:19:01.160><c> you</c><00:19:01.259><c> is</c><00:19:01.380><c> this</c><00:19:01.640><c> fluorescent</c><00:19:02.259><c> yellow</c> 00:19:02.839 --> 00:19:03.539 suit<00:19:03.160><c> here.</c> 00:19:03.740 --> 00:19:05.660 And<00:19:03.980><c> I'm</c><00:19:04.099><c> thinking</c><00:19:04.359><c> that</c><00:19:04.619><c> perhaps</c><00:19:04.880><c> that</c><00:19:05.079><c> would</c><00:19:05.220><c> be</c><00:19:05.400><c> really</c> 00:19:05.660 --> 00:19:06.339 good<00:19:05.799><c> for</c><00:19:06.019><c> you</c> 00:19:06.339 --> 00:19:07.460 to<00:19:06.559><c> take</c><00:19:06.819><c> out</c><00:19:06.980><c> into</c><00:19:07.119><c> battle.</c> 00:19:07.799 --> 00:19:09.299 That's<00:19:08.160><c> going</c><00:19:08.319><c> to</c><00:19:08.319><c> really</c><00:19:08.519><c> help</c><00:19:08.700><c> you</c><00:19:08.859><c> in</c><00:19:08.940><c> the</c><00:19:09.099><c> battle.</c> 00:19:09.700 --> 00:19:11.160 And<00:19:09.880><c> Nathan,</c><00:19:10.119><c> being</c><00:19:10.319><c> a</c><00:19:10.460><c> very</c><00:19:10.700><c> gullible</c><00:19:10.900><c> person,</c> 00:19:11.180 --> 00:19:13.220 Yeah,<00:19:11.480><c> that</c><00:19:11.619><c> sounds</c><00:19:11.819><c> like</c><00:19:12.039><c> a</c><00:19:12.180><c> great</c><00:19:12.319><c> idea.</c> 00:19:14.000 --> 00:19:15.680 And<00:19:14.240><c> he</c><00:19:14.380><c> takes</c><00:19:14.640><c> that</c><00:19:14.880><c> and</c><00:19:14.940><c> goes</c><00:19:15.160><c> out</c><00:19:15.359><c> into</c><00:19:15.519><c> battle.</c> 00:19:15.740 --> 00:19:16.720 It<00:19:15.740><c> was</c><00:19:15.900><c> crazy,</c><00:19:16.359><c> wasn't</c><00:19:16.579><c> it?</c> 00:19:16.740 --> 00:19:18.019 And<00:19:16.920><c> you</c><00:19:17.039><c> look</c><00:19:17.180><c> at</c><00:19:17.299><c> this</c><00:19:17.680><c> situation,</c> 00:19:18.119 --> 00:19:20.660 why<00:19:18.440><c> on</c><00:19:18.740><c> earth</c><00:19:18.740><c> did</c><00:19:18.940><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:19:19.299><c> agree</c><00:19:19.619><c> to</c><00:19:19.759><c> that?</c> 00:19:21.279 --> 00:19:23.799 And<00:19:21.480><c> I</c><00:19:21.579><c> think</c><00:19:21.799><c> that</c><00:19:22.000><c> the</c><00:19:22.079><c> only</c><00:19:22.299><c> answer</c><00:19:23.059><c> I</c><00:19:23.160><c> can</c><00:19:23.299><c> come</c><00:19:23.480><c> up</c><00:19:23.559><c> with</c><00:19:23.660><c> is</c> 00:19:23.799 --> 00:19:25.500 perhaps<00:19:24.059><c> this</c><00:19:24.299><c> man's</c><00:19:24.579><c> just</c><00:19:24.720><c> a</c><00:19:24.759><c> little</c><00:19:24.960><c> bit</c><00:19:25.160><c> gullible.</c> 00:19:25.500 --> 00:19:27.420 He<00:19:25.779><c> was</c><00:19:25.900><c> like,</c><00:19:26.099><c> Yeah,</c><00:19:26.299><c> yeah,</c><00:19:26.559><c> that</c><00:19:26.839><c> sounds</c><00:19:27.079><c> fine.</c> 00:19:27.559 --> 00:19:28.740 I'll<00:19:28.000><c> go</c><00:19:28.160><c> along</c><00:19:28.279><c> with</c><00:19:28.440><c> it.</c> 00:19:28.880 --> 00:19:29.940 No<00:19:29.059><c> problem.</c> 00:19:30.220 --> 00:19:31.299 So<00:19:30.359><c> they</c><00:19:30.500><c> go</c><00:19:30.619><c> out</c><00:19:30.779><c> to</c><00:19:30.940><c> battle.</c> 00:19:31.619 --> 00:19:33.420 And<00:19:31.660><c> Jehoshaphat's</c><00:19:32.200><c> in</c><00:19:32.299><c> the</c><00:19:32.480><c> forefront</c><00:19:32.720><c> of</c><00:19:32.960><c> the</c><00:19:33.099><c> army,</c> 00:19:33.660 --> 00:19:37.480 dressed<00:19:33.920><c> in</c><00:19:34.119><c> his</c><00:19:34.339><c> kingly</c><00:19:36.480><c> attire,</c> 00:19:37.579 --> 00:19:39.940 and<00:19:37.720><c> Ahab's</c><00:19:38.099><c> right</c><00:19:38.299><c> down</c><00:19:38.579><c> there</c><00:19:38.740><c> in</c><00:19:38.799><c> the</c><00:19:38.960><c> back,</c> 00:19:40.440 --> 00:19:44.039 hiding<00:19:40.880><c> away</c><00:19:41.319><c> in</c><00:19:42.599><c> the</c><00:19:42.759><c> rest</c><00:19:42.900><c> of</c><00:19:43.099><c> the</c><00:19:43.259><c> troops.</c> 00:19:44.980 --> 00:19:47.400 And<00:19:45.099><c> then</c><00:19:45.259><c> it</c><00:19:45.380><c> says,</c><00:19:45.579><c> to</c><00:19:45.619><c> make</c><00:19:45.799><c> things</c><00:19:46.039><c> worse,</c> 00:19:48.559 --> 00:19:49.940 verse<00:19:49.000><c> 30,</c> 00:19:50.400 --> 00:19:52.740 Now,<00:19:50.680><c> the</c><00:19:50.740><c> king</c><00:19:50.920><c> of</c><00:19:51.119><c> Syria</c><00:19:51.380><c> had</c><00:19:51.619><c> commanded</c><00:19:51.900><c> the</c><00:19:52.180><c> captains</c><00:19:52.519><c> of</c> 00:19:52.740 --> 00:19:53.420 the<00:19:52.940><c> chariots</c> 00:19:53.420 --> 00:19:55.059 that<00:19:53.740><c> they</c><00:19:53.980><c> were</c><00:19:54.220><c> saying,</c> 00:19:55.680 --> 00:19:56.480 with<00:19:56.000><c> him</c><00:19:56.240><c> saying,</c> 00:19:56.680 --> 00:19:58.500 Fight<00:19:56.980><c> ye,</c><00:19:57.440><c> not</c><00:19:57.640><c> with</c><00:19:57.859><c> small</c><00:19:58.079><c> or</c><00:19:58.279><c> great,</c> 00:19:58.660 --> 00:20:00.539 save<00:19:58.819><c> only</c><00:19:59.220><c> the</c><00:19:59.339><c> king</c><00:19:59.519><c> of</c><00:19:59.700><c> Israel.</c> 00:20:01.319 --> 00:20:04.039 So<00:20:01.759><c> he</c><00:20:02.200><c> speaks</c><00:20:02.539><c> to</c><00:20:02.700><c> his</c><00:20:02.880><c> troops</c><00:20:03.079><c> before</c><00:20:03.339><c> they</c><00:20:03.539><c> go</c><00:20:03.640><c> out</c><00:20:03.740><c> to</c><00:20:03.880><c> battle,</c> 00:20:04.119 --> 00:20:04.920 and<00:20:04.180><c> he</c><00:20:04.259><c> says,</c> 00:20:04.940 --> 00:20:06.460 Now,<00:20:04.960><c> what</c><00:20:05.160><c> I</c><00:20:05.220><c> want</c><00:20:05.339><c> you</c><00:20:05.500><c> to</c><00:20:05.900><c> do,</c><00:20:06.359><c> guys,</c> 00:20:06.640 --> 00:20:09.279 is<00:20:07.039><c> don't</c><00:20:07.519><c> worry</c><00:20:07.920><c> about</c><00:20:08.180><c> trying</c><00:20:08.380><c> to</c><00:20:08.460><c> get</c><00:20:08.619><c> all</c><00:20:08.900><c> the</c><00:20:08.980><c> rest</c><00:20:09.140><c> of</c> 00:20:09.279 --> 00:20:09.720 the<00:20:09.480><c> troops.</c> 00:20:10.079 --> 00:20:13.099 Let's<00:20:10.500><c> just</c><00:20:10.799><c> focus</c><00:20:11.180><c> on</c><00:20:11.440><c> the</c><00:20:11.660><c> king,</c><00:20:12.299><c> the</c><00:20:12.460><c> king</c><00:20:12.660><c> of</c><00:20:12.880><c> Israel.</c> 00:20:13.160 --> 00:20:14.079 Now,<00:20:13.319><c> why</c><00:20:13.500><c> did</c><00:20:13.599><c> he</c><00:20:13.680><c> do</c><00:20:13.859><c> that?</c> 00:20:14.099 --> 00:20:17.740 One,<00:20:14.859><c> he</c><00:20:15.319><c> hated</c><00:20:15.680><c> the</c><00:20:15.839><c> king</c><00:20:16.220><c> of</c><00:20:16.380><c> Israel,</c><00:20:17.200><c> Ahab,</c> 00:20:17.859 --> 00:20:19.579 and<00:20:18.000><c> he</c><00:20:18.140><c> had</c><00:20:18.240><c> a</c><00:20:18.400><c> personal</c><00:20:18.740><c> vendetta</c><00:20:19.180><c> against</c><00:20:19.440><c> him</c> 00:20:19.579 --> 00:20:20.819 that<00:20:19.700><c> he</c><00:20:19.819><c> wanted</c><00:20:19.940><c> him</c><00:20:20.180><c> taken</c><00:20:20.400><c> down.</c> 00:20:20.819 --> 00:20:25.579 And<00:20:21.160><c> number</c><00:20:21.599><c> two,</c><00:20:22.660><c> if</c><00:20:22.799><c> you</c><00:20:22.920><c> get</c><00:20:23.019><c> the</c><00:20:23.259><c> king,</c><00:20:23.900><c> you</c><00:20:24.000><c> get</c><00:20:24.140><c> the</c><00:20:24.339><c> army,</c><00:20:24.640><c> don't</c><00:20:24.720><c> you?</c> 00:20:26.019 --> 00:20:28.940 So<00:20:26.440><c> he's</c><00:20:26.920><c> like,</c><00:20:27.500><c> let's</c><00:20:27.920><c> just</c><00:20:28.140><c> go</c><00:20:28.359><c> after</c><00:20:28.539><c> the</c><00:20:28.759><c> king.</c> 00:20:28.980 --> 00:20:31.359 Now,<00:20:29.140><c> this</c><00:20:29.240><c> puts</c><00:20:29.500><c> Joshua</c><00:20:29.819><c> in</c><00:20:29.960><c> a</c><00:20:30.119><c> bad</c><00:20:30.400><c> situation,</c><00:20:31.039><c> doesn't</c><00:20:31.180><c> it?</c> 00:20:31.480 --> 00:20:33.720 Because<00:20:31.720><c> he's</c><00:20:32.079><c> the</c><00:20:32.279><c> only</c><00:20:32.579><c> one</c><00:20:32.759><c> on</c><00:20:32.900><c> the</c><00:20:33.019><c> other</c><00:20:33.259><c> side</c> 00:20:33.720 --> 00:20:36.920 that's<00:20:34.319><c> dressed</c><00:20:34.759><c> like</c><00:20:35.660><c> a</c><00:20:36.079><c> king.</c> 00:20:37.099 --> 00:20:39.519 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30</c><00:20:52.220><c> says,</c><00:20:53.400><c> sorry,</c><00:20:53.680><c> verse</c><00:20:53.819><c> 31</c><00:20:54.160><c> says,</c> 00:20:55.059 --> 00:20:57.640 And<00:20:55.059><c> it</c><00:20:55.079><c> came</c><00:20:55.380><c> to</c><00:20:55.619><c> pass</c><00:20:55.980><c> when</c><00:20:56.500><c> the</c><00:20:56.720><c> captains</c><00:20:56.960><c> of</c><00:20:57.099><c> the</c><00:20:57.299><c> chariots</c> 00:20:57.640 --> 00:20:59.759 saw<00:20:57.980><c> Jehoshaphat,</c><00:20:59.119><c> that</c><00:20:59.259><c> they</c><00:20:59.500><c> said,</c> 00:20:59.960 --> 00:21:01.619 It<00:21:00.000><c> is</c><00:21:00.180><c> the</c><00:21:00.299><c> king</c><00:21:00.440><c> of</c><00:21:00.619><c> Israel.</c> 00:21:01.660 --> 00:21:04.220 Therefore<00:21:02.000><c> they</c><00:21:02.259><c> compassed</c><00:21:02.700><c> about</c><00:21:02.900><c> him</c><00:21:03.079><c> to</c><00:21:03.359><c> fight.</c> 00:21:04.819 --> 00:21:08.180 So<00:21:05.299><c> the</c><00:21:05.779><c> battle</c><00:21:05.940><c> starts,</c><00:21:06.680><c> and</c><00:21:06.680><c> they're</c><00:21:07.579><c> running</c><00:21:07.799><c> into</c><00:21:08.000><c> battle,</c> 00:21:08.180 --> 00:21:10.099 and<00:21:08.319><c> they</c><00:21:08.599><c> see</c><00:21:09.000><c> Jehoshaphat,</c><00:21:09.660><c> and</c><00:21:09.759><c> they</c><00:21:09.960><c> think,</c> 00:21:10.279 --> 00:21:11.180 It's<00:21:10.400><c> the</c><00:21:10.500><c> king</c><00:21:10.640><c> of</c><00:21:10.859><c> Israel.</c> 00:21:11.460 --> 00:21:14.480 That's<00:21:11.759><c> who</c><00:21:12.160><c> the</c><00:21:12.400><c> captain</c><00:21:12.599><c> told</c><00:21:14.059><c> us</c><00:21:14.180><c> to</c><00:21:14.339><c> get.</c> 00:21:14.480 --> 00:21:16.759 So<00:21:14.599><c> they</c><00:21:14.779><c> all</c><00:21:15.279><c> go</c><00:21:15.640><c> after</c><00:21:15.940><c> the</c><00:21:16.079><c> king</c><00:21:16.220><c> of</c><00:21:16.400><c> Israel.</c> 00:21:17.200 --> 00:21:22.039 And<00:21:17.339><c> then</c><00:21:17.819><c> firing</c><00:21:18.240><c> after</c><00:21:19.000><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:21:19.619><c> in</c><00:21:20.559><c> their</c><00:21:20.779><c> chariots.</c> 00:21:22.220 --> 00:21:23.839 And<00:21:22.400><c> Jehoshaphat's</c><00:21:22.920><c> thinking,</c><00:21:23.099><c> Oh</c><00:21:23.319><c> my</c><00:21:23.440><c> goodness.</c> 00:21:24.099 --> 00:21:25.460 What<00:21:24.259><c> is</c><00:21:24.440><c> going</c><00:21:24.640><c> on?</c> 00:21:25.940 --> 00:21:28.039 The<00:21:26.180><c> whole</c><00:21:26.460><c> army's</c><00:21:26.900><c> following</c><00:21:27.099><c> me.</c> 00:21:28.579 --> 00:21:29.900 I'm<00:21:28.839><c> finished.</c> 00:21:30.720 --> 00:21:32.140 I'm<00:21:30.960><c> in</c><00:21:31.039><c> a</c><00:21:31.160><c> terrible</c><00:21:31.519><c> situation.</c> 00:21:32.380 --> 00:21:34.519 And<00:21:32.500><c> look</c><00:21:32.619><c> what</c><00:21:32.700><c> he</c><00:21:32.839><c> does,</c><00:21:33.240><c> verse</c><00:21:33.500><c> 30,</c><00:21:33.980><c> 31.</c> 00:21:34.779 --> 00:21:36.720 Therefore<00:21:35.180><c> they</c><00:21:35.500><c> compassed</c><00:21:36.059><c> about</c><00:21:36.200><c> him</c><00:21:36.380><c> to</c><00:21:36.559><c> fight.</c> 00:21:36.759 --> 00:21:41.880 But<00:21:36.980><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:21:39.440><c> cries</c><00:21:40.099><c> out</c><00:21:40.539><c> to</c><00:21:40.740><c> God,</c> 00:21:42.559 --> 00:21:44.539 And<00:21:43.160><c> Yahweh</c><00:21:43.440><c> helped</c><00:21:43.700><c> him.</c> 00:21:44.960 --> 00:21:47.460 And<00:21:45.099><c> God</c><00:21:45.299><c> moved</c><00:21:45.579><c> them</c><00:21:45.779><c> to</c><00:21:45.960><c> depart</c><00:21:46.279><c> from</c><00:21:46.539><c> him.</c> 00:21:47.940 --> 00:21:51.779 So<00:21:48.140><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:21:48.519><c> is</c><00:21:50.119><c> charging</c><00:21:50.559><c> through</c><00:21:50.819><c> the</c><00:21:50.960><c> battle.</c> 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the</c><00:22:06.920><c> moment</c><00:22:07.220><c> of</c><00:22:07.579><c> truth,</c> 00:22:09.240 --> 00:22:11.339 he<00:22:09.680><c> cries</c><00:22:10.059><c> out</c><00:22:10.319><c> to</c><00:22:10.420><c> his</c><00:22:10.599><c> God.</c> 00:22:12.079 --> 00:22:12.900 He<00:22:12.079><c> looks</c><00:22:12.299><c> behind.</c> 00:22:13.299 --> 00:22:14.799 And<00:22:13.460><c> all</c><00:22:13.599><c> the</c><00:22:13.799><c> bad</c><00:22:14.000><c> mistakes</c><00:22:14.420><c> he's</c><00:22:14.660><c> made,</c> 00:22:14.900 --> 00:22:16.500 all<00:22:15.079><c> the</c><00:22:15.259><c> stupid</c><00:22:15.599><c> decisions</c><00:22:15.980><c> he's</c><00:22:16.259><c> made,</c> 00:22:16.619 --> 00:22:18.359 in<00:22:16.759><c> the</c><00:22:16.920><c> moment</c><00:22:17.059><c> of</c><00:22:17.299><c> truth</c><00:22:17.420><c> he</c><00:22:17.599><c> cries</c><00:22:17.960><c> to</c><00:22:18.180><c> God,</c> 00:22:18.440 --> 00:22:20.240 God<00:22:18.680><c> help</c><00:22:19.000><c> me.</c> 00:22:20.740 --> 00:22:22.799 And<00:22:21.019><c> God</c><00:22:21.160><c> helps</c><00:22:21.400><c> him</c><00:22:21.619><c> straight</c><00:22:21.839><c> away.</c> 00:22:23.759 --> 00:22:26.579 God<00:22:24.039><c> instantly</c><00:22:24.579><c> helps</c><00:22:24.880><c> that</c><00:22:25.079><c> man</c><00:22:25.299><c> and</c><00:22:25.539><c> saves</c><00:22:25.799><c> him.</c> 00:22:26.700 --> 00:22:27.720 Straight<00:22:27.140><c> away.</c> 00:22:27.940 --> 00:22:29.339 Now<00:22:28.119><c> that</c><00:22:28.259><c> is</c><00:22:28.460><c> awesome,</c><00:22:28.859><c> isn't</c><00:22:28.940><c> it?</c> 00:22:29.599 --> 00:22:30.279 That<00:22:29.779><c> is</c><00:22:29.960><c> brilliant.</c> 00:22:30.339 --> 00:22:32.279 That<00:22:30.500><c> tells</c><00:22:30.799><c> us</c><00:22:31.019><c> so</c><00:22:31.319><c> much</c><00:22:31.579><c> about</c><00:22:31.859><c> our</c><00:22:32.079><c> God.</c> 00:22:32.519 --> 00:22:34.079 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where</c><00:22:41.519><c> there's</c><00:22:41.720><c> no</c><00:22:41.920><c> way</c><00:22:42.119><c> out.</c> 00:22:44.099 --> 00:22:45.819 And<00:22:44.279><c> God,</c><00:22:44.640><c> in</c><00:22:44.700><c> an</c><00:22:44.720><c> instant,</c> 00:22:46.240 --> 00:22:47.480 when<00:22:46.339><c> he</c><00:22:46.579><c> cries</c><00:22:46.799><c> to</c><00:22:47.019><c> him,</c> 00:22:47.940 --> 00:22:49.480 he<00:22:48.140><c> helps</c><00:22:48.339><c> him.</c> 00:22:50.180 --> 00:22:51.920 That's<00:22:50.559><c> what</c><00:22:50.680><c> our</c><00:22:50.839><c> God</c><00:22:50.960><c> is</c><00:22:51.140><c> like.</c> 00:22:52.240 --> 00:22:55.440 When<00:22:52.400><c> we</c><00:22:52.539><c> get</c><00:22:52.660><c> in</c><00:22:53.039><c> situations</c><00:22:53.839><c> in</c><00:22:54.259><c> our</c><00:22:54.460><c> life,</c> 00:22:55.640 --> 00:22:56.900 usually<00:22:55.960><c> of</c><00:22:56.160><c> our</c><00:22:56.380><c> own</c><00:22:56.519><c> making,</c> 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in</c><00:23:09.339><c> this</c><00:23:09.559><c> story,</c> 00:23:10.279 --> 00:23:12.460 if<00:23:10.480><c> you</c><00:23:10.740><c> cry</c><00:23:11.059><c> to</c><00:23:11.319><c> me,</c> 00:23:12.980 --> 00:23:15.000 I'll<00:23:13.279><c> help</c><00:23:13.500><c> you</c><00:23:13.799><c> in</c><00:23:13.880><c> an</c><00:23:14.079><c> instant.</c> 00:23:15.619 --> 00:23:17.559 I'll<00:23:15.880><c> help</c><00:23:16.099><c> you</c><00:23:16.359><c> in</c><00:23:16.519><c> a</c><00:23:16.700><c> flash.</c> 00:23:18.099 --> 00:23:19.880 We<00:23:18.279><c> wouldn't</c><00:23:18.460><c> do</c><00:23:18.660><c> that,</c><00:23:18.900><c> do</c><00:23:19.019><c> we?</c> 00:23:20.279 --> 00:23:21.740 We're<00:23:20.440><c> not</c><00:23:20.619><c> like</c><00:23:20.859><c> that.</c> 00:23:22.220 --> 00:23:25.000 Often<00:23:22.500><c> if</c><00:23:22.720><c> someone</c><00:23:23.259><c> does</c><00:23:23.799><c> something</c><00:23:24.099><c> wrong</c><00:23:24.380><c> against</c><00:23:24.740><c> us,</c> 00:23:25.380 --> 00:23:27.779 or<00:23:25.519><c> doesn't</c><00:23:25.859><c> stand</c><00:23:26.180><c> up</c><00:23:26.339><c> for</c><00:23:26.539><c> us,</c> 00:23:27.880 --> 00:23:30.019 and<00:23:28.099><c> then</c><00:23:28.259><c> in</c><00:23:28.339><c> the</c><00:23:28.500><c> moment</c><00:23:28.720><c> of</c><00:23:29.660><c> help,</c> 00:23:30.359 --> 00:23:31.519 when<00:23:30.519><c> they</c><00:23:30.740><c> cry</c><00:23:31.000><c> to</c><00:23:31.160><c> us</c><00:23:31.240><c> for</c><00:23:31.400><c> help,</c> 00:23:31.680 --> 00:23:33.440 we<00:23:31.680><c> say,</c><00:23:31.940><c> well,</c><00:23:32.259><c> you</c><00:23:32.420><c> got</c><00:23:32.579><c> yourself</c><00:23:32.859><c> in</c><00:23:33.000><c> it,</c><00:23:33.220><c> mate.</c> 00:23:33.440 --> 00:23:35.420 I<00:23:34.180><c> was</c><00:23:34.380><c> there</c><00:23:34.579><c> earlier</c><00:23:34.859><c> for</c><00:23:35.119><c> you.</c> 00:23:35.779 --> 00:23:36.819 I<00:23:35.920><c> could</c><00:23:36.099><c> have</c><00:23:36.220><c> helped</c><00:23:36.400><c> earlier,</c> 00:23:36.940 --> 00:23:38.180 but<00:23:37.059><c> you</c><00:23:37.200><c> didn't</c><00:23:37.380><c> call</c><00:23:37.680><c> to</c><00:23:37.920><c> me,</c> 00:23:38.299 --> 00:23:41.000 so<00:23:38.480><c> you</c><00:23:39.599><c> sorted</c><00:23:39.720><c> it</c><00:23:39.880><c> out</c><00:23:39.920><c> for</c><00:23:40.099><c> yourself.</c> 00:23:41.640 --> 00:23:43.220 God<00:23:41.799><c> doesn't</c><00:23:42.019><c> say</c><00:23:42.259><c> that.</c> 00:23:43.740 --> 00:23:45.200 God<00:23:43.940><c> helped</c><00:23:44.200><c> him</c><00:23:44.420><c> in</c><00:23:44.579><c> an</c><00:23:44.779><c> instant,</c> 00:23:45.500 --> 00:23:47.160 and<00:23:45.559><c> that's</c><00:23:45.740><c> what</c><00:23:45.880><c> our</c><00:23:46.039><c> God</c><00:23:46.140><c> is</c><00:23:46.359><c> like.</c> 00:23:47.700 --> 00:23:49.519 If<00:23:47.880><c> we</c><00:23:48.099><c> cry</c><00:23:48.339><c> to</c><00:23:48.500><c> him,</c> 00:23:49.700 --> 00:23:51.359 he<00:23:49.920><c> will</c><00:23:50.079><c> help</c><00:23:50.299><c> us.</c> 00:23:53.779 --> 00:23:55.160 Then,<00:23:54.220><c> miraculously,</c> 00:23:55.200 --> 00:23:57.599 it<00:23:55.240><c> says,</c><00:23:56.200><c> verse</c><00:23:56.380><c> 32,</c> 00:23:58.819 --> 00:24:00.039 it<00:23:58.900><c> came</c><00:23:59.119><c> to</c><00:23:59.319><c> pass,</c> 00:24:00.559 --> 00:24:03.039 that<00:24:00.599><c> when</c><00:24:00.779><c> the</c><00:24:00.940><c> captains</c><00:24:01.200><c> of</c><00:24:02.519><c> the</c><00:24:02.700><c> chariots</c> 00:24:03.039 --> 00:24:06.660 perceived<00:24:03.680><c> it</c><00:24:05.480><c> was</c><00:24:05.759><c> not</c><00:24:05.960><c> the</c><00:24:06.039><c> king</c><00:24:06.220><c> of</c><00:24:06.400><c> Israel,</c> 00:24:06.759 --> 00:24:08.960 that<00:24:06.900><c> they</c><00:24:07.160><c> turned</c><00:24:07.400><c> back</c><00:24:07.660><c> again</c><00:24:08.039><c> from</c><00:24:08.319><c> pursuing</c><00:24:08.519><c> after</c><00:24:08.839><c> him.</c> 00:24:09.000 --> 00:24:10.480 So<00:24:09.279><c> they</c><00:24:09.440><c> were</c><00:24:09.700><c> following</c><00:24:09.880><c> after</c><00:24:10.160><c> him,</c> 00:24:10.839 --> 00:24:12.380 and<00:24:10.960><c> miraculously</c><00:24:11.500><c> God</c><00:24:11.779><c> intervenes,</c> 00:24:12.539 --> 00:24:13.599 and<00:24:12.559><c> somehow</c><00:24:12.940><c> they</c><00:24:13.099><c> looked</c><00:24:13.279><c> at</c><00:24:13.339><c> him</c><00:24:13.440><c> and</c><00:24:13.460><c> thought,</c> 00:24:13.680 --> 00:24:15.819 no,<00:24:13.980><c> that's</c><00:24:14.299><c> not</c><00:24:14.519><c> the</c><00:24:14.599><c> king</c><00:24:14.759><c> of</c><00:24:14.940><c> Israel.</c> 00:24:16.700 --> 00:24:18.160 And<00:24:16.839><c> so</c><00:24:16.980><c> they</c><00:24:17.019><c> say,</c><00:24:17.299><c> no,</c><00:24:17.400><c> that's</c><00:24:17.680><c> the</c><00:24:17.799><c> wrong</c><00:24:17.920><c> man,</c> 00:24:18.160 --> 00:24:20.700 and<00:24:18.299><c> they</c><00:24:18.740><c> go</c><00:24:18.980><c> off</c><00:24:19.200><c> in</c><00:24:19.319><c> a</c><00:24:19.480><c> different</c><00:24:19.759><c> direction,</c> 00:24:20.799 --> 00:24:22.559 and<00:24:20.920><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:24:21.380><c> is</c><00:24:21.619><c> saved.</c> 00:24:23.220 --> 00:24:25.460 He<00:24:23.440><c> wouldn't</c><00:24:23.599><c> have</c><00:24:23.740><c> been</c><00:24:23.819><c> able</c><00:24:23.980><c> to</c><00:24:24.140><c> believe</c><00:24:24.380><c> it.</c> 00:24:25.759 --> 00:24:28.240 And<00:24:25.900><c> then</c><00:24:26.079><c> the</c><00:24:26.240><c> battle</c><00:24:26.400><c> goes</c><00:24:26.660><c> on</c><00:24:26.819><c> in</c><00:24:26.940><c> verse</c><00:24:27.160><c> 33,</c> 00:24:28.339 --> 00:24:28.799 and<00:24:28.519><c> it</c><00:24:28.640><c> says,</c> 00:24:28.799 --> 00:24:32.099 And<00:24:28.880><c> a</c><00:24:29.119><c> certain</c><00:24:29.400><c> man</c><00:24:29.940><c> drew</c><00:24:30.279><c> a</c><00:24:30.440><c> bow</c><00:24:30.779><c> at</c><00:24:31.099><c> a</c><00:24:31.240><c> venture,</c> 00:24:32.119 --> 00:24:33.680 and<00:24:32.380><c> smote</c><00:24:32.720><c> the</c><00:24:32.859><c> king</c><00:24:33.099><c> of</c><00:24:33.220><c> Israel</c> 00:24:33.680 --> 00:24:36.000 between<00:24:34.420><c> the</c><00:24:34.720><c> joints</c><00:24:35.059><c> and</c><00:24:35.420><c> the</c><00:24:35.619><c> harness.</c> 00:24:36.500 --> 00:24:39.259 Therefore<00:24:36.920><c> he</c><00:24:37.119><c> said</c><00:24:37.359><c> to</c><00:24:37.559><c> his</c><00:24:37.839><c> chariot</c><00:24:38.160><c> man,</c> 00:24:39.700 --> 00:24:42.740 Turn<00:24:39.920><c> thine</c><00:24:40.160><c> hand,</c><00:24:40.759><c> that</c><00:24:40.859><c> thou</c><00:24:41.039><c> mayest</c><00:24:41.420><c> carry</c><00:24:41.660><c> me</c><00:24:41.940><c> out</c><00:24:42.099><c> of</c><00:24:42.279><c> the</c><00:24:42.380><c> host,</c> 00:24:42.960 --> 00:24:43.759 for<00:24:43.119><c> I</c><00:24:43.339><c> am</c><00:24:43.420><c> wounded.</c> 00:24:43.940 --> 00:24:45.799 So<00:24:44.240><c> the</c><00:24:44.500><c> battle</c><00:24:44.740><c> goes</c><00:24:45.039><c> on</c><00:24:45.319><c> that</c><00:24:45.500><c> day,</c> 00:24:45.980 --> 00:24:48.720 and<00:24:46.220><c> Ahab</c><00:24:46.619><c> is</c><00:24:47.000><c> hiding</c><00:24:47.319><c> down</c><00:24:47.579><c> the</c><00:24:47.720><c> back</c><00:24:47.880><c> there</c><00:24:48.019><c> with</c><00:24:48.180><c> his</c><00:24:48.420><c> troops,</c> 00:24:48.839 --> 00:24:50.579 thinking,<00:24:49.160><c> I</c><00:24:49.500><c> am</c><00:24:49.799><c> safe</c><00:24:50.079><c> here,</c><00:24:50.319><c> okay,</c> 00:24:50.619 --> 00:24:51.640 they've<00:24:50.799><c> gone</c><00:24:50.980><c> after</c><00:24:51.220><c> Jehoshaphat,</c> 00:24:51.700 --> 00:24:52.920 this<00:24:51.839><c> is</c><00:24:51.980><c> all</c><00:24:52.160><c> working</c><00:24:52.400><c> perfectly,</c> 00:24:53.279 --> 00:24:55.140 we're<00:24:53.579><c> going</c><00:24:53.680><c> to</c><00:24:53.759><c> get</c><00:24:53.900><c> away</c><00:24:54.059><c> with</c><00:24:54.259><c> this.</c> 00:24:55.619 --> 00:24:58.200 But<00:24:55.859><c> that's</c><00:24:56.240><c> not</c><00:24:56.559><c> how</c><00:24:56.819><c> it</c><00:24:56.940><c> was</c><00:24:57.079><c> going</c><00:24:57.220><c> to</c><00:24:57.339><c> work</c><00:24:57.579><c> out</c><00:24:57.720><c> that</c><00:24:57.920><c> day.</c> 00:24:58.200 --> 00:25:00.779 And<00:24:58.720><c> God</c><00:24:59.079><c> had</c><00:24:59.420><c> decided</c><00:24:59.819><c> how</c><00:25:00.079><c> it</c><00:25:00.180><c> was</c><00:25:00.299><c> going</c><00:25:00.420><c> to</c><00:25:00.579><c> work,</c> 00:25:00.819 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remember</c><00:25:23.880><c> when</c><00:25:24.019><c> I</c><00:25:24.160><c> was</c><00:25:24.519><c> in</c><00:25:25.319><c> grade</c><00:25:25.500><c> three,</c> 00:25:25.960 --> 00:25:28.400 I<00:25:26.140><c> had</c><00:25:26.279><c> to</c><00:25:26.640><c> learn</c><00:25:27.039><c> the</c><00:25:27.259><c> recorder,</c><00:25:28.000><c> okay?</c> 00:25:28.579 --> 00:25:30.779 Does<00:25:28.779><c> everyone</c><00:25:29.339><c> remember</c><00:25:29.759><c> doing</c><00:25:29.980><c> that?</c> 00:25:31.319 --> 00:25:33.480 I<00:25:31.759><c> learned</c><00:25:31.940><c> the</c><00:25:32.140><c> recorder</c><00:25:32.359><c> for</c><00:25:32.599><c> a</c><00:25:32.700><c> year,</c> 00:25:35.039 --> 00:25:36.900 and<00:25:35.039><c> I</c><00:25:35.319><c> was</c><00:25:35.480><c> absolutely</c><00:25:35.900><c> horrendous</c><00:25:36.380><c> at</c><00:25:36.500><c> the</c><00:25:36.680><c> recorder,</c> 00:25:37.200 --> 00:25:38.480 like<00:25:37.420><c> absolutely</c><00:25:38.000><c> terrible.</c> 00:25:38.740 --> 00:25:40.200 And<00:25:38.920><c> I</c><00:25:39.019><c> can</c><00:25:39.140><c> remember</c><00:25:39.279><c> when</c><00:25:39.420><c> it</c><00:25:39.579><c> came</c><00:25:39.700><c> to</c><00:25:39.819><c> the</c><00:25:39.960><c> end</c><00:25:40.059><c> of</c><00:25:40.180><c> the</c> 00:25:40.200 --> 00:25:41.279 year<00:25:40.359><c> concert,</c> 00:25:41.559 --> 00:25:43.859 I<00:25:41.779><c> couldn't</c><00:25:42.039><c> even</c><00:25:42.339><c> blow</c><00:25:42.480><c> into</c><00:25:42.680><c> the</c><00:25:42.819><c> thing</c><00:25:42.920><c> properly,</c> 00:25:43.940 --> 00:25:45.559 okay,<00:25:44.240><c> let</c><00:25:44.359><c> alone</c><00:25:44.579><c> platoon.</c> 00:25:45.700 --> 00:25:47.259 So<00:25:45.960><c> I</c><00:25:46.140><c> decided</c><00:25:46.460><c> what</c><00:25:46.619><c> I</c><00:25:46.740><c> was</c><00:25:46.859><c> going</c><00:25:46.960><c> to</c><00:25:47.059><c> do</c> 00:25:47.259 --> 00:25:51.700 is<00:25:47.460><c> sit</c><00:25:47.779><c> right</c><00:25:48.299><c> down</c><00:25:48.740><c> the</c><00:25:48.980><c> back</c><00:25:49.460><c> of</c><00:25:50.599><c> the</c><00:25:50.799><c> concert,</c> 00:25:51.779 --> 00:25:53.180 and<00:25:51.880><c> I</c><00:25:52.019><c> was</c><00:25:52.099><c> just</c><00:25:52.279><c> going</c><00:25:52.420><c> to</c><00:25:52.660><c> play,</c> 00:25:53.500 --> 00:25:55.099 well,<00:25:53.720><c> I'm</c><00:25:53.839><c> not</c><00:25:53.859><c> going</c><00:25:53.920><c> to</c><00:25:53.960><c> play</c><00:25:54.180><c> anything,</c><00:25:54.839><c> okay?</c> 00:25:55.099 --> 00:25:56.660 I'm<00:25:55.099><c> not</c><00:25:55.099><c> going</c><00:25:55.200><c> to</c><00:25:55.200><c> just</c><00:25:55.420><c> blow</c><00:25:55.640><c> in,</c><00:25:56.019><c> not</c><00:25:56.220><c> even</c><00:25:56.500><c> blow,</c> 00:25:56.819 --> 00:25:58.980 just<00:25:57.079><c> play</c><00:25:57.299><c> the</c><00:25:57.539><c> tune,</c><00:25:58.160><c> whatever</c><00:25:58.420><c> came</c><00:25:58.740><c> out,</c> 00:25:59.160 --> 00:26:01.619 I'd<00:25:59.279><c> be</c><00:25:59.400><c> hidden</c><00:25:59.660><c> in</c><00:25:59.960><c> the</c><00:26:00.140><c> back</c><00:26:00.380><c> of</c><00:26:00.559><c> the</c><00:26:00.740><c> audience,</c><00:26:01.619><c> okay?</c> 00:26:01.819 --> 00:26:03.359 Hidden<00:26:01.980><c> in</c><00:26:02.160><c> the</c><00:26:02.240><c> back</c><00:26:02.400><c> of</c><00:26:02.839><c> the</c><00:26:03.039><c> choir.</c> 00:26:03.859 --> 00:26:05.059 Now,<00:26:04.019><c> that's</c><00:26:04.180><c> what</c><00:26:04.319><c> this</c><00:26:04.579><c> man's</c><00:26:04.920><c> doing,</c> 00:26:05.539 --> 00:26:07.420 this<00:26:05.940><c> archer</c><00:26:06.319><c> that's</c><00:26:06.640><c> chosen</c><00:26:06.920><c> at</c><00:26:07.180><c> random.</c> 00:26:07.819 --> 00:26:10.099 He's<00:26:08.200><c> like</c><00:26:08.359><c> the</c><00:26:08.539><c> worst,</c><00:26:09.079><c> probably</c><00:26:09.220><c> the</c><00:26:09.480><c> worst</c><00:26:09.720><c> archer</c> 00:26:10.099 --> 00:26:11.519 in<00:26:10.200><c> the</c><00:26:10.339><c> whole</c><00:26:10.799><c> entire</c><00:26:11.200><c> army,</c> 00:26:11.740 --> 00:26:13.940 and<00:26:11.779><c> he's</c><00:26:12.039><c> right</c><00:26:12.339><c> at</c><00:26:13.140><c> the</c><00:26:13.299><c> back</c><00:26:13.460><c> of</c><00:26:13.599><c> the</c><00:26:13.759><c> army,</c> 00:26:14.119 --> 00:26:16.180 and<00:26:14.240><c> it</c><00:26:14.339><c> says</c><00:26:14.440><c> he's</c><00:26:14.720><c> just</c><00:26:14.960><c> firing</c><00:26:15.319><c> arrows</c><00:26:15.759><c> like</c><00:26:16.019><c> this,</c> 00:26:16.279 --> 00:26:16.819 right<00:26:16.400><c> at</c><00:26:16.619><c> random.</c> 00:26:17.000 --> 00:26:17.960 He's<00:26:17.099><c> just</c><00:26:17.160><c> like,</c><00:26:17.480><c> what's</c><00:26:17.720><c> going</c><00:26:17.839><c> on?</c> 00:26:18.019 --> 00:26:19.000 All<00:26:18.240><c> he's</c><00:26:18.359><c> thinking</c><00:26:18.619><c> about</c><00:26:18.819><c> is,</c> 00:26:19.160 --> 00:26:21.259 I<00:26:19.200><c> just</c><00:26:19.359><c> want</c><00:26:19.460><c> to</c><00:26:19.519><c> get</c><00:26:19.700><c> home</c><00:26:20.039><c> to</c><00:26:20.180><c> my</c><00:26:20.420><c> family,</c><00:26:21.019><c> all</c><00:26:21.119><c> right?</c> 00:26:21.420 --> 00:26:22.839 Firing<00:26:21.819><c> out</c><00:26:22.160><c> arrows</c><00:26:22.319><c> like</c><00:26:22.579><c> this.</c> 00:26:22.839 --> 00:26:25.359 And<00:26:23.400><c> God</c><00:26:23.660><c> says,</c><00:26:24.059><c> I'm</c><00:26:24.160><c> going</c><00:26:24.200><c> to</c><00:26:24.359><c> choose</c><00:26:24.539><c> that</c><00:26:24.880><c> man,</c> 00:26:25.660 --> 00:26:26.660 and<00:26:25.819><c> that</c><00:26:26.019><c> man's</c><00:26:26.420><c> arrow,</c> 00:26:26.920 --> 00:26:28.440 and<00:26:27.059><c> he</c><00:26:27.200><c> takes</c><00:26:27.519><c> that</c><00:26:27.740><c> man's</c><00:26:28.140><c> arrow,</c> 00:26:28.700 --> 00:26:30.720 and<00:26:28.839><c> he</c><00:26:28.980><c> takes</c><00:26:29.220><c> it</c><00:26:29.380><c> through</c><00:26:29.599><c> the</c><00:26:29.839><c> sky,</c><00:26:30.579><c> right?</c> 00:26:30.759 --> 00:26:32.400 The<00:26:30.940><c> battle's</c><00:26:31.299><c> going</c><00:26:31.440><c> on,</c><00:26:31.619><c> there's</c><00:26:31.839><c> chaos</c><00:26:32.059><c> everywhere,</c> 00:26:32.619 --> 00:26:34.160 and<00:26:32.680><c> God</c><00:26:32.900><c> takes</c><00:26:33.299><c> that</c><00:26:33.539><c> particular</c><00:26:33.960><c> arrow,</c> 00:26:34.420 --> 00:26:36.420 and<00:26:34.420><c> he</c><00:26:34.720><c> takes</c><00:26:35.059><c> it</c><00:26:35.359><c> through</c><00:26:35.920><c> the</c><00:26:36.200><c> army,</c> 00:26:36.680 --> 00:26:40.440 and<00:26:36.799><c> he</c><00:26:37.000><c> finds</c><00:26:37.299><c> one</c><00:26:38.079><c> little</c><00:26:38.380><c> spot</c><00:26:38.859><c> in</c><00:26:39.839><c> Ahab's</c><00:26:40.319><c> armour,</c> 00:26:40.599 --> 00:26:44.359 one<00:26:41.079><c> tiny</c><00:26:41.460><c> little</c><00:26:41.720><c> spot</c><00:26:41.940><c> that</c><00:26:42.099><c> he</c><00:26:42.240><c> forgot</c><00:26:42.500><c> to</c><00:26:42.940><c> strap</c><00:26:43.140><c> that</c><00:26:43.480><c> morning,</c> 00:26:44.599 --> 00:26:46.839 and<00:26:44.759><c> the</c><00:26:44.900><c> arrow</c><00:26:45.019><c> goes</c><00:26:45.259><c> right</c><00:26:45.759><c> through</c><00:26:45.940><c> that</c><00:26:46.160><c> particular</c><00:26:46.500><c> spot,</c> 00:26:47.200 --> 00:26:49.099 and<00:26:47.460><c> smites</c><00:26:47.759><c> that</c><00:26:47.980><c> man</c><00:26:48.220><c> Ahab,</c> 00:26:49.099 --> 00:26:52.720 and<00:26:49.400><c> he's</c><00:26:50.039><c> wounded,</c><00:26:50.880><c> mortally</c><00:26:51.200><c> wounded</c><00:26:51.640><c> to</c><00:26:51.900><c> death.</c> 00:26:53.119 --> 00:26:54.359 Now,<00:26:53.279><c> doesn't</c><00:26:53.579><c> that</c><00:26:53.799><c> say</c><00:26:54.039><c> to</c><00:26:54.180><c> you,</c> 00:26:54.380 --> 00:26:56.119 I<00:26:54.640><c> love</c><00:26:55.099><c> that</c><00:26:55.299><c> particular</c><00:26:55.720><c> story,</c> 00:26:56.400 --> 00:26:58.920 because<00:26:56.539><c> what</c><00:26:56.779><c> it</c><00:26:57.039><c> says</c><00:26:57.200><c> to</c><00:26:57.480><c> me</c><00:26:57.700><c> is</c><00:26:57.859><c> it</c><00:26:58.039><c> shows</c><00:26:58.380><c> to</c><00:26:58.680><c> me</c> 00:26:58.920 --> 00:27:01.880 the<00:26:59.339><c> power</c><00:26:59.680><c> and</c><00:26:59.960><c> control</c><00:27:00.440><c> of</c><00:27:00.640><c> our</c><00:27:00.839><c> God,</c><00:27:01.480><c> all</c><00:27:01.660><c> right?</c> 00:27:02.339 --> 00:27:05.400 God<00:27:02.599><c> is</c><00:27:02.920><c> in</c><00:27:03.099><c> complete</c><00:27:03.700><c> control,</c><00:27:04.519><c> absolute</c><00:27:04.980><c> control,</c> 00:27:05.440 --> 00:27:07.440 that<00:27:05.539><c> he</c><00:27:05.640><c> can</c><00:27:05.819><c> take</c><00:27:06.039><c> that</c><00:27:06.460><c> tiny</c><00:27:06.799><c> little</c><00:27:07.079><c> arrow</c> 00:27:07.440 --> 00:27:10.259 from<00:27:07.779><c> that</c><00:27:08.099><c> dodgy</c><00:27:08.500><c> little</c><00:27:09.720><c> archer,</c> 00:27:10.420 --> 00:27:13.519 and<00:27:10.500><c> he</c><00:27:10.619><c> can</c><00:27:10.839><c> put</c><00:27:10.980><c> it</c><00:27:11.200><c> exactly</c><00:27:11.920><c> where</c><00:27:12.119><c> he</c><00:27:12.240><c> wants</c><00:27:12.500><c> to,</c> 00:27:13.839 --> 00:27:15.220 to<00:27:14.039><c> my</c><00:27:14.339><c> new</c><00:27:14.660><c> detail,</c> 00:27:15.619 --> 00:27:16.980 and<00:27:15.839><c> that's</c><00:27:16.099><c> what,</c><00:27:16.359><c> brethren</c><00:27:16.579><c> and</c><00:27:16.859><c> sisters,</c> 00:27:17.019 --> 00:27:18.220 he<00:27:17.259><c> does</c><00:27:17.519><c> in</c><00:27:17.759><c> our</c><00:27:18.000><c> life,</c> 00:27:18.220 --> 00:27:20.240 and<00:27:18.420><c> that's</c><00:27:18.500><c> what</c><00:27:18.599><c> he's</c><00:27:18.819><c> doing</c><00:27:19.000><c> in</c><00:27:19.140><c> the</c><00:27:19.319><c> world.</c> 00:27:20.380 --> 00:27:21.740 He<00:27:20.480><c> is</c><00:27:20.700><c> in</c><00:27:20.859><c> complete</c><00:27:21.319><c> control,</c> 00:27:21.759 --> 00:27:24.519 and<00:27:21.980><c> often</c><00:27:22.220><c> in</c><00:27:22.420><c> our</c><00:27:22.599><c> lives,</c><00:27:23.099><c> we</c><00:27:23.259><c> feel</c><00:27:23.480><c> like</c><00:27:23.680><c> Jehoshaphat,</c><00:27:24.180><c> don't</c><00:27:24.319><c> we?</c> 00:27:24.619 --> 00:27:28.319 We<00:27:24.799><c> put</c><00:27:24.980><c> ourselves</c><00:27:25.359><c> in</c><00:27:25.619><c> situations</c><00:27:26.299><c> where</c><00:27:26.619><c> we're</c><00:27:26.799><c> out</c><00:27:27.059><c> of</c><00:27:27.180><c> control,</c> 00:27:28.460 --> 00:27:29.940 and<00:27:28.700><c> it's</c><00:27:28.880><c> all</c><00:27:29.059><c> from</c><00:27:29.259><c> our</c><00:27:29.420><c> own</c><00:27:29.619><c> doing,</c> 00:27:30.339 --> 00:27:33.019 because<00:27:30.599><c> stupid</c><00:27:31.099><c> things</c><00:27:31.400><c> we</c><00:27:31.660><c> said,</c><00:27:32.000><c> or</c><00:27:32.200><c> stupid</c><00:27:32.519><c> things,</c> 00:27:33.279 --> 00:27:34.960 and<00:27:33.500><c> decisions</c><00:27:33.819><c> we</c><00:27:34.079><c> made,</c> 00:27:35.299 --> 00:27:37.259 and<00:27:35.480><c> God</c><00:27:35.619><c> says,</c><00:27:35.960><c> I'm</c><00:27:36.039><c> in</c><00:27:36.259><c> control.</c> 00:27:37.859 --> 00:27:39.220 Just<00:27:38.240><c> look</c><00:27:38.480><c> to</c><00:27:38.660><c> me.</c> 00:27:39.539 --> 00:27:40.779 Just<00:27:39.980><c> trust</c><00:27:40.319><c> in</c><00:27:40.460><c> me.</c> 00:27:41.180 --> 00:27:44.160 I've<00:27:41.599><c> got</c><00:27:41.740><c> the</c><00:27:41.940><c> precision</c><00:27:42.440><c> and</c><00:27:42.799><c> control</c><00:27:43.339><c> and</c><00:27:43.599><c> power</c><00:27:43.940><c> over</c> 00:27:44.160 --> 00:27:44.779 this<00:27:44.400><c> world,</c> 00:27:45.240 --> 00:27:47.920 and<00:27:45.480><c> I'm</c><00:27:45.680><c> bringing</c><00:27:45.940><c> about</c><00:27:46.339><c> exactly</c><00:27:47.079><c> what</c><00:27:47.299><c> I</c><00:27:47.480><c> want</c><00:27:47.579><c> to</c><00:27:47.720><c> do,</c> 00:27:47.920 --> 00:27:49.460 and<00:27:48.200><c> you</c><00:27:48.400><c> can't</c><00:27:48.660><c> be</c><00:27:48.859><c> like</c><00:27:49.059><c> Ahab.</c> 00:27:49.880 --> 00:27:51.420 You<00:27:50.019><c> can't</c><00:27:50.339><c> hide</c><00:27:50.640><c> from</c><00:27:50.880><c> me.</c> 00:27:51.839 --> 00:27:53.859 You<00:27:51.980><c> can't</c><00:27:52.420><c> pretend</c><00:27:52.759><c> to</c><00:27:52.920><c> be</c><00:27:53.039><c> someone</c><00:27:53.299><c> you're</c><00:27:53.539><c> not.</c> 00:27:54.339 --> 00:27:56.599 I<00:27:54.920><c> will</c><00:27:55.160><c> find</c><00:27:55.480><c> you,</c> 00:27:56.640 --> 00:28:00.640 and<00:27:56.740><c> I</c><00:27:56.859><c> will</c><00:27:57.019><c> make</c><00:27:57.220><c> it</c><00:27:57.519><c> happen</c><00:27:57.700><c> exactly</c><00:27:58.619><c> as</c><00:27:58.920><c> my</c><00:27:59.200><c> plan</c><00:27:59.420><c> has</c><00:27:59.700><c> made,</c> 00:28:00.839 --> 00:28:04.000 and<00:28:01.039><c> God</c><00:28:01.339><c> strikes</c><00:28:01.900><c> that</c><00:28:02.160><c> man</c><00:28:02.559><c> in</c><00:28:02.960><c> the</c><00:28:03.019><c> heart,</c> 00:28:04.119 --> 00:28:08.019 and<00:28:04.240><c> he</c><00:28:04.400><c> is</c><00:28:04.599><c> in</c><00:28:04.779><c> complete</c><00:28:05.440><c> control</c><00:28:06.299><c> of</c><00:28:06.740><c> the</c><00:28:06.920><c> situation,</c> 00:28:08.500 --> 00:28:10.640 and<00:28:09.079><c> Ahab</c><00:28:09.359><c> is</c><00:28:09.599><c> hit.</c> 00:28:11.720 --> 00:28:12.940 He's<00:28:12.119><c> mortally</c><00:28:12.440><c> wounded,</c> 00:28:13.039 --> 00:28:14.859 and<00:28:13.920><c> he</c><00:28:14.039><c> says</c><00:28:14.240><c> to</c><00:28:14.400><c> his</c><00:28:14.579><c> chariot</c><00:28:14.720><c> men,</c> 00:28:14.859 --> 00:28:16.759 take<00:28:15.400><c> me</c><00:28:15.559><c> out</c><00:28:15.680><c> of</c><00:28:15.759><c> the</c><00:28:15.900><c> battle.</c> 00:28:17.740 --> 00:28:19.200 Get<00:28:17.920><c> me</c><00:28:18.099><c> out</c><00:28:18.200><c> of</c><00:28:18.319><c> here.</c> 00:28:20.359 --> 00:28:23.440 And<00:28:20.460><c> so</c><00:28:20.640><c> the</c><00:28:20.759><c> man</c><00:28:21.619><c> took</c><00:28:22.140><c> Ahab</c><00:28:22.380><c> away,</c> 00:28:24.460 --> 00:28:25.519 and<00:28:24.579><c> verse</c><00:28:24.779><c> 34</c><00:28:25.180><c> says,</c> 00:28:25.680 --> 00:28:28.400 and<00:28:25.680><c> the</c><00:28:25.819><c> battle</c><00:28:26.099><c> increased</c><00:28:26.779><c> that</c><00:28:27.099><c> day,</c> 00:28:29.339 --> 00:28:30.539 howbeit<00:28:29.599><c> the</c><00:28:29.759><c> king</c><00:28:29.940><c> of</c><00:28:30.079><c> Israel</c> 00:28:30.539 --> 00:28:34.039 stayed<00:28:31.079><c> himself</c><00:28:31.819><c> upon</c><00:28:32.519><c> his</c><00:28:32.839><c> chariot</c><00:28:33.140><c> against</c><00:28:33.539><c> the</c><00:28:33.779><c> Syrians.</c> 00:28:34.339 --> 00:28:37.559 The<00:28:34.539><c> one</c><00:28:34.759><c> thing</c><00:28:34.920><c> at</c><00:28:34.980><c> least</c><00:28:35.279><c> Ahab</c><00:28:35.519><c> did</c><00:28:35.920><c> was</c><00:28:36.220><c> he</c><00:28:36.359><c> stuck</c><00:28:36.519><c> around.</c> 00:28:38.680 --> 00:28:40.920 He<00:28:38.839><c> probably</c><00:28:39.140><c> knew</c><00:28:39.299><c> he</c><00:28:39.440><c> was</c><00:28:39.599><c> about</c><00:28:39.779><c> to</c><00:28:40.000><c> die,</c> 00:28:41.579 --> 00:28:43.119 and<00:28:41.839><c> he</c><00:28:41.960><c> sat</c><00:28:42.119><c> on</c><00:28:42.180><c> his</c><00:28:42.519><c> chariot,</c> 00:28:43.119 --> 00:28:46.000 and<00:28:44.000><c> he</c><00:28:44.180><c> watched</c><00:28:44.579><c> it</c><00:28:44.740><c> all</c><00:28:44.900><c> happen,</c> 00:28:46.859 --> 00:28:49.480 and<00:28:47.000><c> about</c><00:28:47.259><c> the</c><00:28:47.519><c> time</c><00:28:47.759><c> of</c><00:28:47.920><c> the</c><00:28:48.059><c> sun</c><00:28:48.240><c> going</c><00:28:48.539><c> down,</c><00:28:48.980><c> he</c><00:28:49.039><c> died.</c> 00:28:49.859 --> 00:28:51.759 So<00:28:50.039><c> he</c><00:28:50.259><c> stayed</c><00:28:50.519><c> the</c><00:28:50.640><c> whole</c><00:28:50.839><c> day,</c> 00:28:52.119 --> 00:28:53.460 and<00:28:52.240><c> what</c><00:28:52.380><c> did</c><00:28:52.460><c> he</c><00:28:52.599><c> see?</c> 00:28:54.319 --> 00:28:58.400 He<00:28:54.480><c> saw</c><00:28:54.740><c> sheep</c><00:28:55.579><c> scattered</c><00:28:57.019><c> across</c><00:28:57.319><c> the</c><00:28:57.519><c> battlefield</c> 00:28:58.779 --> 00:29:00.519 with<00:28:59.299><c> no</c><00:28:59.559><c> leader.</c> 00:29:01.200 --> 00:29:03.259 Exactly<00:29:01.700><c> what</c><00:29:01.940><c> the</c><00:29:02.160><c> prophet</c><00:29:02.339><c> had</c><00:29:02.579><c> said.</c> 00:29:04.160 --> 00:29:05.759 But<00:29:04.319><c> see,</c><00:29:04.420><c> the</c><00:29:04.539><c> difference</c><00:29:04.940><c> with</c><00:29:05.200><c> this</c><00:29:05.440><c> man</c> 00:29:05.759 --> 00:29:08.259 and<00:29:06.079><c> between</c><00:29:06.400><c> him</c><00:29:06.839><c> and</c><00:29:07.039><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:29:07.640><c> is</c> 00:29:08.259 --> 00:29:10.720 he<00:29:09.140><c> doesn't</c><00:29:09.460><c> cry</c><00:29:09.680><c> to</c><00:29:09.799><c> God.</c> 00:29:11.779 --> 00:29:14.180 He<00:29:12.339><c> doesn't</c><00:29:12.680><c> cry</c><00:29:12.960><c> out</c><00:29:13.079><c> to</c><00:29:13.160><c> God</c> 00:29:14.359 --> 00:29:17.019 because<00:29:14.920><c> he</c><00:29:15.059><c> didn't</c><00:29:15.240><c> have</c><00:29:15.440><c> a</c><00:29:15.579><c> relationship</c><00:29:16.000><c> with</c><00:29:16.180><c> God.</c> 00:29:17.559 --> 00:29:19.759 He<00:29:17.779><c> didn't</c><00:29:18.059><c> really</c><00:29:18.440><c> have</c><00:29:18.640><c> a</c><00:29:18.839><c> relationship</c><00:29:19.259><c> with</c><00:29:19.440><c> God,</c> 00:29:19.859 --> 00:29:21.859 and<00:29:20.000><c> in</c><00:29:20.140><c> his</c><00:29:20.299><c> moment</c><00:29:20.519><c> of</c><00:29:20.799><c> truth,</c> 00:29:22.680 --> 00:29:24.680 he<00:29:22.940><c> saw</c><00:29:23.099><c> the</c><00:29:23.279><c> writing</c><00:29:23.420><c> on</c><00:29:23.559><c> the</c><00:29:23.720><c> wall,</c> 00:29:24.940 --> 00:29:27.799 and<00:29:25.400><c> he</c><00:29:25.539><c> watched</c><00:29:25.799><c> his</c><00:29:26.119><c> life</c><00:29:26.440><c> ebb</c><00:29:26.799><c> away,</c> 00:29:27.880 --> 00:29:29.599 and<00:29:28.440><c> he</c><00:29:28.640><c> died.</c> 00:29:30.299 --> 00:29:31.819 And<00:29:30.619><c> that</c><00:29:30.680><c> was</c><00:29:30.839><c> it.</c> 00:29:32.319 --> 00:29:33.980 His<00:29:32.619><c> life</c><00:29:32.819><c> was</c><00:29:33.079><c> over.</c> 00:29:34.400 --> 00:29:35.579 The<00:29:34.619><c> decisions</c><00:29:34.940><c> he</c><00:29:35.160><c> made,</c> 00:29:36.000 --> 00:29:37.380 the<00:29:36.259><c> decisions</c><00:29:36.579><c> he</c><00:29:36.720><c> should</c><00:29:36.900><c> have</c><00:29:37.099><c> made</c> 00:29:37.380 --> 00:29:39.960 and<00:29:37.559><c> could</c><00:29:37.700><c> have</c><00:29:37.900><c> made</c><00:29:38.339><c> and</c><00:29:38.559><c> should</c><00:29:38.759><c> have</c><00:29:38.960><c> made,</c> 00:29:40.640 --> 00:29:42.319 his<00:29:40.859><c> time</c><00:29:41.059><c> was</c><00:29:41.220><c> finished,</c> 00:29:42.759 --> 00:29:44.380 and<00:29:43.279><c> he</c><00:29:43.500><c> died.</c> 00:29:45.160 --> 00:29:47.160 And<00:29:45.400><c> that</c><00:29:45.500><c> was</c><00:29:45.740><c> the</c><00:29:45.900><c> end</c><00:29:46.440><c> of</c><00:29:46.740><c> Ahab,</c> 00:29:47.420 --> 00:29:48.900 king<00:29:47.700><c> of</c><00:29:47.920><c> Israel.</c> 00:29:51.980 --> 00:29:54.200 And<00:29:52.200><c> then</c><00:29:52.380><c> verse</c><00:29:52.539><c> 19</c><00:29:53.039><c> says,</c> 00:29:55.500 --> 00:29:57.740 sorry,<00:29:55.759><c> verse</c><00:29:56.039><c> 1</c><00:29:56.240><c> of</c><00:29:56.359><c> chapter</c><00:29:56.599><c> 19,</c> 00:29:58.319 --> 00:30:00.279 and<00:29:58.460><c> Jehoshaphat,</c><00:29:59.000><c> the</c><00:29:59.160><c> king</c><00:29:59.279><c> of</c><00:29:59.500><c> Judah,</c> 00:30:00.859 --> 00:30:02.799 returned<00:30:01.099><c> to</c><00:30:01.299><c> his</c><00:30:01.500><c> house</c><00:30:01.940><c> in</c><00:30:02.319><c> peace.</c> 00:30:03.279 --> 00:30:04.980 So<00:30:03.539><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:30:04.279><c> got</c><00:30:04.559><c> away.</c> 00:30:04.980 --> 00:30:08.619 And<00:30:05.400><c> we</c><00:30:06.519><c> can</c><00:30:06.700><c> imagine</c><00:30:06.960><c> the</c><00:30:07.140><c> picture,</c><00:30:07.420><c> can't</c><00:30:07.700><c> we,</c> 00:30:08.940 --> 00:30:11.920 of<00:30:09.160><c> this</c><00:30:09.420><c> man</c><00:30:10.200><c> leaving</c><00:30:11.240><c> that</c><00:30:11.579><c> battle,</c> 00:30:12.259 --> 00:30:13.940 war<00:30:12.519><c>-torn</c><00:30:12.779><c> and</c><00:30:13.059><c> weary,</c> 00:30:14.339 --> 00:30:18.019 after<00:30:14.420><c> being</c><00:30:15.599><c> absolutely</c><00:30:16.339><c> decimated</c><00:30:16.819><c> by</c><00:30:17.059><c> the</c><00:30:17.200><c> enemy.</c> 00:30:18.579 --> 00:30:20.259 He's<00:30:18.779><c> on</c><00:30:18.920><c> his</c><00:30:19.160><c> horse.</c> 00:30:20.759 --> 00:30:22.079 He<00:30:20.920><c> makes</c><00:30:21.200><c> his</c><00:30:21.400><c> way</c><00:30:21.619><c> home,</c> 00:30:22.380 --> 00:30:25.059 quietly<00:30:22.819><c> and</c><00:30:24.019><c> sadly,</c> 00:30:25.319 --> 00:30:27.720 back<00:30:25.539><c> on</c><00:30:25.700><c> that</c><00:30:25.940><c> road</c><00:30:26.259><c> towards</c><00:30:26.680><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:30:28.500 --> 00:30:29.660 What<00:30:28.619><c> do</c><00:30:28.700><c> you</c><00:30:28.700><c> reckon</c><00:30:28.880><c> he</c><00:30:28.980><c> was</c><00:30:29.119><c> thinking</c> 00:30:29.660 --> 00:30:33.480 as<00:30:30.259><c> he</c><00:30:30.400><c> made</c><00:30:30.579><c> his</c><00:30:30.759><c> way</c><00:30:30.920><c> home</c><00:30:31.640><c> on</c><00:30:32.299><c> that</c><00:30:32.579><c> track?</c> 00:30:34.539 --> 00:30:35.440 Probably<00:30:34.980><c> would</c><00:30:35.180><c> have</c><00:30:35.299><c> thought,</c> 00:30:35.480 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that</c> 00:31:04.420 --> 00:31:05.640 I'm<00:31:04.579><c> here.</c> 00:31:07.539 --> 00:31:11.220 I<00:31:07.980><c> should</c><00:31:08.180><c> never</c><00:31:08.420><c> have</c><00:31:08.660><c> agreed</c><00:31:09.200><c> to</c><00:31:10.140><c> go</c><00:31:10.299><c> to</c><00:31:10.480><c> battle.</c> 00:31:11.640 --> 00:31:12.859 I<00:31:11.859><c> should</c><00:31:12.059><c> never</c><00:31:12.339><c> have</c><00:31:12.619><c> agreed,</c> 00:31:12.880 --> 00:31:15.380 I<00:31:13.079><c> should</c><00:31:13.160><c> have</c><00:31:13.339><c> listened</c><00:31:13.779><c> to</c><00:31:14.019><c> what</c><00:31:14.299><c> Micah</c><00:31:14.660><c> Iah</c><00:31:14.920><c> said.</c> 00:31:15.819 --> 00:31:17.539 He<00:31:16.000><c> would</c><00:31:16.180><c> have</c><00:31:16.319><c> contemplated</c><00:31:16.920><c> the</c><00:31:17.180><c> vision</c> 00:31:17.539 --> 00:31:20.019 that<00:31:17.819><c> Micah</c><00:31:18.180><c> Iah</c><00:31:18.440><c> had</c><00:31:18.619><c> so</c><00:31:18.920><c> vividly</c><00:31:19.440><c> described</c><00:31:19.660><c> for</c><00:31:19.880><c> him</c> 00:31:20.019 --> 00:31:22.500 of<00:31:20.240><c> God</c><00:31:20.519><c> in</c><00:31:20.819><c> control</c><00:31:21.119><c> of</c><00:31:21.279><c> the</c><00:31:21.420><c> situation.</c> 00:31:23.839 --> 00:31:25.640 And<00:31:23.980><c> he</c><00:31:24.039><c> would</c><00:31:24.200><c> have</c><00:31:24.240><c> said,</c><00:31:24.400><c> I</c><00:31:24.440><c> should</c><00:31:24.619><c> have</c><00:31:24.779><c> listened.</c> 00:31:26.440 --> 00:31:29.099 I<00:31:26.740><c> should</c><00:31:26.940><c> have</c><00:31:27.079><c> seen</c><00:31:27.319><c> that</c><00:31:27.519><c> God</c><00:31:27.700><c> was</c><00:31:27.980><c> 100</c><00:31:28.640><c>%</c> 00:31:29.099 --> 00:31:31.720 in<00:31:29.420><c> control</c><00:31:29.839><c> of</c><00:31:30.119><c> the</c><00:31:30.259><c> affairs</c><00:31:30.559><c> of</c><00:31:30.819><c> man.</c> 00:31:32.839 --> 00:31:35.000 I<00:31:33.059><c> went</c><00:31:33.220><c> to</c><00:31:33.440><c> try</c><00:31:33.579><c> and</c><00:31:33.759><c> help</c><00:31:33.940><c> this</c><00:31:34.200><c> man.</c> 00:31:35.559 --> 00:31:38.119 I<00:31:35.700><c> went</c><00:31:35.880><c> to</c><00:31:36.140><c> try</c><00:31:36.319><c> and</c><00:31:36.799><c> help</c><00:31:37.039><c> the</c><00:31:37.259><c> king</c><00:31:37.460><c> of</c><00:31:37.680><c> Israel</c> 00:31:38.119 --> 00:31:40.359 in<00:31:38.539><c> the</c><00:31:38.700><c> way</c><00:31:38.859><c> that</c><00:31:39.019><c> I</c><00:31:39.180><c> thought</c><00:31:39.339><c> best.</c> 00:31:40.700 --> 00:31:43.859 But<00:31:40.819><c> it's</c><00:31:41.059><c> completely</c><00:31:41.640><c> blown</c><00:31:42.059><c> out</c><00:31:42.359><c> in</c><00:31:42.519><c> my</c><00:31:42.720><c> face.</c> 00:31:44.759 --> 00:31:48.240 Perhaps<00:31:45.000><c> I</c><00:31:45.140><c> should</c><00:31:45.519><c> never</c><00:31:45.980><c> have</c><00:31:46.279><c> made</c><00:31:46.480><c> an</c><00:31:46.680><c> association</c><00:31:47.180><c> with</c><00:31:47.420><c> Ahab.</c> 00:31:48.259 --> 00:31:50.799 Perhaps<00:31:48.480><c> that</c><00:31:48.619><c> was</c><00:31:48.779><c> just</c><00:31:49.000><c> a</c><00:31:49.200><c> terrible</c><00:31:49.839><c> idea.</c> 00:31:52.059 --> 00:31:54.799 In<00:31:52.339><c> hindsight,</c><00:31:53.039><c> he</c><00:31:53.200><c> saw</c><00:31:53.380><c> all</c><00:31:53.660><c> these</c><00:31:53.859><c> things.</c> 00:31:55.319 --> 00:31:57.740 He<00:31:55.480><c> saw</c><00:31:55.640><c> all</c><00:31:55.940><c> the</c><00:31:56.059><c> bad</c><00:31:56.259><c> choices</c><00:31:56.700><c> that</c><00:31:56.839><c> he'd</c><00:31:57.099><c> made.</c> 00:31:57.740 --> 00:32:01.039 Lit<00:31:58.500><c> up</c><00:31:59.079><c> before</c><00:31:59.400><c> his</c><00:31:59.619><c> eyes.</c> 00:32:02.039 --> 00:32:05.140 And<00:32:02.099><c> then</c><00:32:02.220><c> he</c><00:32:02.299><c> sees</c><00:32:02.480><c> a</c><00:32:02.660><c> man</c><00:32:02.880><c> riding</c><00:32:03.160><c> towards</c><00:32:03.519><c> him.</c> 00:32:05.480 --> 00:32:07.640 Verse<00:32:05.599><c> 2.</c> 00:32:08.119 --> 00:32:10.539 And<00:32:08.119><c> Jehu</c><00:32:08.500><c> the</c><00:32:08.640><c> son</c><00:32:08.839><c> of</c><00:32:09.039><c> Hananiah,</c><00:32:09.660><c> the</c><00:32:09.900><c> seer,</c> 00:32:10.940 --> 00:32:13.480 went<00:32:11.200><c> out</c><00:32:11.759><c> to</c><00:32:12.019><c> meet</c><00:32:12.160><c> him,</c> 00:32:13.700 --> 00:32:16.019 and<00:32:13.880><c> said</c><00:32:14.039><c> to</c><00:32:14.180><c> King</c><00:32:14.400><c> Jehoshaphat,</c> 00:32:17.160 --> 00:32:20.480 Shouldest<00:32:17.619><c> thou</c><00:32:18.140><c> help</c><00:32:18.859><c> the</c><00:32:19.299><c> ungodly,</c> 00:32:20.960 --> 00:32:23.380 and<00:32:21.180><c> love</c><00:32:21.480><c> them</c><00:32:21.819><c> that</c><00:32:22.119><c> hate</c><00:32:22.440><c> Yahweh,</c> 00:32:23.759 --> 00:32:25.380 therefore<00:32:24.160><c> is</c><00:32:24.539><c> wrath</c><00:32:24.740><c> upon</c><00:32:25.160><c> thee.</c> 00:32:25.380 --> 00:32:27.359 So<00:32:25.539><c> God</c><00:32:25.799><c> sends</c><00:32:26.079><c> a</c><00:32:26.339><c> prophet</c><00:32:26.539><c> to</c><00:32:26.740><c> this</c><00:32:26.960><c> man</c> 00:32:27.359 --> 00:32:28.539 to<00:32:27.700><c> meet</c><00:32:27.880><c> him</c><00:32:28.019><c> in</c><00:32:28.140><c> the</c><00:32:28.279><c> way,</c> 00:32:28.839 --> 00:32:31.500 as<00:32:28.940><c> he's</c><00:32:29.140><c> making</c><00:32:29.440><c> his</c><00:32:29.660><c> way</c><00:32:30.019><c> back</c><00:32:30.380><c> to</c><00:32:30.539><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:32:31.640 --> 00:32:34.019 To<00:32:31.859><c> tell</c><00:32:32.160><c> this</c><00:32:32.480><c> man</c><00:32:32.720><c> what</c><00:32:32.960><c> God</c><00:32:33.339><c> had</c><00:32:33.700><c> thought</c> 00:32:34.019 --> 00:32:36.140 of<00:32:34.500><c> the</c><00:32:34.779><c> previous</c><00:32:35.160><c> chapter.</c> 00:32:36.799 --> 00:32:39.519 And<00:32:36.960><c> the</c><00:32:37.240><c> news</c><00:32:37.519><c> that</c><00:32:37.660><c> he</c><00:32:37.839><c> comes</c><00:32:38.319><c> bearing</c><00:32:38.759><c> is,</c> 00:32:39.579 --> 00:32:41.579 he<00:32:39.779><c> says</c><00:32:40.220><c> to</c><00:32:40.500><c> this</c><00:32:40.759><c> man,</c> 00:32:41.680 --> 00:32:44.680 Should<00:32:41.960><c> you</c><00:32:42.279><c> have</c><00:32:42.640><c> done</c><00:32:42.920><c> what</c><00:32:43.200><c> you've</c><00:32:43.460><c> just</c><00:32:43.740><c> done?</c> 00:32:45.500 --> 00:32:49.359 Should<00:32:45.720><c> you</c><00:32:46.099><c> have</c><00:32:46.359><c> gone</c><00:32:46.700><c> and</c><00:32:47.200><c> helped</c><00:32:47.500><c> the</c><00:32:48.180><c> ungodly,</c> 00:32:49.619 --> 00:32:52.640 and<00:32:49.980><c> loved</c><00:32:50.279><c> them</c><00:32:50.859><c> that</c><00:32:51.740><c> hate</c><00:32:52.099><c> Yahweh?</c> 00:32:52.640 --> 00:32:54.519 The<00:32:53.339><c> NET</c><00:32:54.019><c> says,</c> 00:32:54.779 --> 00:32:56.940 Is<00:32:54.839><c> it</c><00:32:55.039><c> right</c><00:32:55.420><c> for</c><00:32:55.740><c> you,</c><00:32:55.920><c> this</c><00:32:56.079><c> is</c><00:32:56.160><c> what</c><00:32:56.279><c> the</c><00:32:56.480><c> prophet</c><00:32:56.619><c> says,</c> 00:32:57.160 --> 00:33:00.799 Was<00:32:57.299><c> it</c><00:32:57.519><c> right</c><00:32:57.779><c> for</c><00:32:58.000><c> you</c><00:32:58.619><c> to</c><00:32:59.400><c> help</c><00:32:59.720><c> the</c><00:33:00.000><c> ungodly,</c> 00:33:01.259 --> 00:33:03.160 and<00:33:01.420><c> love</c><00:33:01.740><c> them</c><00:33:02.039><c> that</c><00:33:02.319><c> hate</c><00:33:02.599><c> Yahweh?</c> 00:33:03.480 --> 00:33:06.339 Now<00:33:03.640><c> the</c><00:33:03.779><c> ungodly</c><00:33:04.400><c> there,</c><00:33:04.640><c> the</c><00:33:04.740><c> word</c><00:33:04.940><c> means</c><00:33:05.339><c> the</c><00:33:05.619><c> wicked.</c> 00:33:08.660 --> 00:33:09.980 The<00:33:09.220><c> morally</c><00:33:09.579><c> wrong.</c> 00:33:10.480 --> 00:33:13.339 The<00:33:10.779><c> actively</c><00:33:11.119><c> bad</c><00:33:11.480><c> person,</c><00:33:11.960><c> in</c><00:33:12.059><c> this</c><00:33:12.259><c> case</c><00:33:12.640><c> was</c><00:33:12.960><c> Ahab.</c> 00:33:13.779 --> 00:33:16.299 Was<00:33:13.980><c> it</c><00:33:14.220><c> right</c><00:33:14.480><c> for</c><00:33:14.660><c> you</c><00:33:14.900><c> to</c><00:33:15.039><c> go</c><00:33:15.200><c> and</c><00:33:15.400><c> help</c><00:33:15.599><c> that</c><00:33:15.900><c> person?</c> 00:33:16.660 --> 00:33:20.420 Help<00:33:16.900><c> means</c><00:33:17.259><c> to</c><00:33:17.680><c> surround,</c><00:33:18.539><c> to</c><00:33:18.779><c> protect,</c><00:33:19.460><c> to</c><00:33:19.660><c> aid.</c> 00:33:20.519 --> 00:33:22.119 Was<00:33:21.000><c> it</c><00:33:21.220><c> right</c><00:33:21.420><c> for</c><00:33:21.599><c> you</c><00:33:21.700><c> to</c><00:33:21.819><c> do</c><00:33:21.920><c> that?</c> 00:33:22.240 --> 00:33:23.640 Was<00:33:22.380><c> it</c><00:33:22.519><c> right</c><00:33:22.660><c> for</c><00:33:22.799><c> you</c><00:33:22.900><c> to</c><00:33:23.220><c> love?</c> 00:33:24.079 --> 00:33:28.079 And<00:33:24.519><c> that</c><00:33:24.700><c> word</c><00:33:24.859><c> means</c><00:33:25.160><c> to</c><00:33:26.059><c> have</c><00:33:26.119><c> a</c><00:33:26.779><c> fond</c><00:33:27.099><c> affection</c><00:33:27.740><c> for.</c> 00:33:28.319 --> 00:33:31.259 Was<00:33:28.519><c> it</c><00:33:28.700><c> right</c><00:33:28.859><c> for</c><00:33:29.000><c> you</c><00:33:29.099><c> to</c><00:33:29.259><c> have</c><00:33:29.400><c> a</c><00:33:29.660><c> fond</c><00:33:29.980><c> affection</c> 00:33:31.420 --> 00:33:34.299 for<00:33:31.900><c> those</c><00:33:32.259><c> people</c><00:33:32.740><c> that</c><00:33:33.279><c> hate</c><00:33:33.740><c> Yahweh?</c> 00:33:34.440 --> 00:33:37.319 And<00:33:34.619><c> we</c><00:33:34.740><c> know</c><00:33:35.200><c> that</c><00:33:35.579><c> Ahab,</c><00:33:36.059><c> it</c><00:33:36.279><c> was</c><00:33:36.500><c> said,</c> 00:33:37.380 --> 00:33:38.599 hated<00:33:37.599><c> the</c><00:33:37.900><c> prophets</c><00:33:38.079><c> of</c><00:33:38.319><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:33:38.880 --> 00:33:41.019 Was<00:33:39.079><c> it</c><00:33:39.319><c> right</c><00:33:39.480><c> for</c><00:33:39.660><c> you,</c><00:33:39.880><c> says</c><00:33:40.000><c> the</c><00:33:40.240><c> prophet,</c> 00:33:41.180 --> 00:33:46.640 to<00:33:41.420><c> have</c><00:33:41.660><c> a</c><00:33:41.960><c> fond</c><00:33:42.380><c> affection</c><00:33:43.140><c> of</c><00:33:43.619><c> that</c><00:33:43.880><c> man</c><00:33:44.299><c> that</c><00:33:44.759><c> hated</c><00:33:45.200><c> Yahweh?</c> 00:33:47.019 --> 00:33:50.380 That's<00:33:47.579><c> what</c><00:33:47.700><c> the</c><00:33:47.980><c> prophet</c><00:33:48.119><c> says</c><00:33:48.440><c> to</c><00:33:48.599><c> this</c><00:33:48.759><c> man</c><00:33:48.940><c> Jehoshaphat.</c> 00:33:51.579 --> 00:33:54.380 Shouldn't<00:33:52.140><c> you,</c><00:33:52.799><c> should</c><00:33:53.119><c> you</c><00:33:53.359><c> help</c><00:33:53.700><c> the</c><00:33:53.980><c> ungodly?</c> 00:33:54.460 --> 00:33:58.339 Now,<00:33:55.400><c> when</c><00:33:55.619><c> I</c><00:33:56.039><c> first</c><00:33:56.279><c> read</c><00:33:56.480><c> this</c><00:33:56.720><c> story,</c><00:33:57.079><c> okay,</c> 00:33:59.299 --> 00:34:02.440 of<00:33:59.440><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:33:59.980><c> going</c><00:34:00.180><c> to</c><00:34:00.359><c> battle,</c><00:34:00.740><c> and</c><00:34:00.940><c> then</c><00:34:01.220><c> what</c><00:34:01.460><c> happened,</c> 00:34:02.460 --> 00:34:04.740 and<00:34:02.660><c> then</c><00:34:02.819><c> that</c><00:34:03.119><c> prophet</c><00:34:03.339><c> coming</c><00:34:03.680><c> towards</c><00:34:04.079><c> him</c><00:34:04.299><c> and</c><00:34:04.559><c> saying,</c> 00:34:04.920 --> 00:34:07.359 Should<00:34:05.220><c> you</c><00:34:05.500><c> have</c><00:34:05.759><c> gone</c><00:34:06.019><c> to</c><00:34:06.259><c> help</c><00:34:06.559><c> the</c><00:34:06.839><c> ungodly?</c> 00:34:07.599 --> 00:34:10.900 It<00:34:08.019><c> struck</c><00:34:08.360><c> in</c><00:34:08.639><c> my</c><00:34:08.840><c> mind</c><00:34:09.159><c> that</c><00:34:09.320><c> that</c><00:34:09.619><c> sounded</c><00:34:09.880><c> wrong.</c> 00:34:11.960 --> 00:34:13.539 Because<00:34:12.420><c> I</c><00:34:12.699><c> thought</c><00:34:12.900><c> to</c><00:34:13.079><c> myself,</c> 00:34:13.539 --> 00:34:16.440 isn't<00:34:14.460><c> that</c><00:34:14.699><c> what</c><00:34:14.780><c> we're</c><00:34:14.980><c> supposed</c><00:34:15.239><c> to</c><00:34:15.440><c> do?</c> 00:34:17.719 --> 00:34:19.480 Isn't<00:34:17.880><c> that</c><00:34:18.059><c> what</c><00:34:18.179><c> the</c><00:34:18.400><c> Father</c><00:34:18.619><c> wants</c><00:34:18.920><c> me</c><00:34:19.119><c> to</c><00:34:19.280><c> do,</c> 00:34:19.579 --> 00:34:21.880 to<00:34:19.760><c> go</c><00:34:19.940><c> and</c><00:34:20.199><c> help</c><00:34:20.360><c> the</c><00:34:20.599><c> ungodly?</c> 00:34:23.340 --> 00:34:26.719 To<00:34:23.639><c> try</c><00:34:23.880><c> and</c><00:34:24.059><c> help</c><00:34:24.239><c> them</c><00:34:24.599><c> that</c><00:34:24.860><c> have</c><00:34:25.179><c> strayed</c><00:34:25.440><c> from</c><00:34:25.659><c> God?</c> 00:34:27.880 --> 00:34:31.340 Doesn't<00:34:28.159><c> Jesus</c><00:34:28.519><c> say</c><00:34:29.039><c> that</c><00:34:29.340><c> I</c><00:34:29.460><c> should</c><00:34:29.860><c> love</c><00:34:30.139><c> my</c><00:34:30.400><c> enemies,</c> 00:34:32.420 --> 00:34:36.000 and<00:34:32.619><c> love</c><00:34:32.840><c> those</c><00:34:33.099><c> that</c><00:34:33.360><c> hate</c><00:34:33.519><c> him,</c><00:34:34.619><c> and</c><00:34:34.820><c> hate</c><00:34:35.000><c> me?</c> 00:34:36.480 --> 00:34:37.900 Isn't<00:34:36.639><c> that</c><00:34:36.800><c> what</c><00:34:36.880><c> Jesus</c><00:34:37.159><c> said?</c> 00:34:38.320 --> 00:34:44.780 So<00:34:38.880><c> why</c><00:34:39.440><c> is</c><00:34:40.239><c> this</c><00:34:40.599><c> man</c><00:34:40.940><c> told</c><00:34:41.639><c> that</c><00:34:42.900><c> he</c><00:34:43.039><c> should</c><00:34:43.340><c> not</c><00:34:43.900><c> have</c><00:34:44.340><c> loved</c> 00:34:44.780 --> 00:34:46.579 the<00:34:45.360><c> ungodly?</c> 00:34:47.019 --> 00:34:49.739 It<00:34:47.239><c> does</c><00:34:47.519><c> say</c><00:34:47.760><c> that,</c><00:34:48.139><c> doesn't</c><00:34:48.260><c> it,</c><00:34:48.380><c> the</c><00:34:48.480><c> message</c><00:34:48.739><c> of</c><00:34:48.880><c> the</c><00:34:49.000><c> Bible?</c> 00:34:50.519 --> 00:34:52.760 Jesus<00:34:50.840><c> did</c><00:34:51.119><c> say</c><00:34:51.420><c> that</c><00:34:51.539><c> we</c><00:34:51.659><c> should</c><00:34:51.820><c> love</c><00:34:52.219><c> our</c><00:34:52.480><c> enemies,</c> 00:34:52.940 --> 00:34:55.219 and<00:34:53.039><c> love</c><00:34:53.239><c> those</c><00:34:53.659><c> that</c><00:34:53.980><c> hate</c><00:34:54.139><c> us.</c> 00:34:55.380 --> 00:34:58.400 But<00:34:55.699><c> God</c><00:34:55.900><c> did</c><00:34:56.119><c> not</c><00:34:56.360><c> say</c><00:34:56.639><c> that</c><00:34:56.760><c> we</c><00:34:56.900><c> should</c><00:34:57.019><c> have</c><00:34:57.179><c> a</c><00:34:57.460><c> friendly</c><00:34:57.800><c> affection</c> 00:34:58.400 --> 00:35:01.920 for<00:34:58.900><c> those</c><00:34:59.199><c> that</c><00:34:59.480><c> hate</c><00:34:59.679><c> him</c><00:35:00.360><c> and</c><00:35:00.780><c> his</c><00:35:01.039><c> Father.</c> 00:35:02.320 --> 00:35:04.800 And<00:35:02.579><c> what</c><00:35:02.760><c> we</c><00:35:03.059><c> find,</c><00:35:03.300><c> and</c><00:35:03.460><c> as</c><00:35:03.579><c> we</c><00:35:03.800><c> talked</c><00:35:03.980><c> about</c><00:35:04.179><c> this</c><00:35:04.440><c> morning,</c> 00:35:04.800 --> 00:35:07.239 and<00:35:04.920><c> I</c><00:35:05.019><c> want</c><00:35:05.199><c> to</c><00:35:05.260><c> talk</c><00:35:05.460><c> about</c><00:35:05.619><c> this</c><00:35:05.800><c> for</c><00:35:05.960><c> a</c><00:35:06.059><c> minute</c><00:35:06.179><c> now,</c> 00:35:08.039 --> 00:35:13.380 the<00:35:08.300><c> motive</c><00:35:08.840><c> that</c><00:35:09.099><c> this</c><00:35:09.360><c> man</c><00:35:09.519><c> had</c><00:35:09.920><c> in</c><00:35:10.219><c> going</c><00:35:10.500><c> to</c><00:35:12.619><c> help</c><00:35:12.860><c> Ahab</c> 00:35:13.380 --> 00:35:17.340 and<00:35:13.659><c> his</c><00:35:13.940><c> ungodly</c><00:35:14.360><c> family</c><00:35:14.860><c> was</c><00:35:15.519><c> correct</c><00:35:15.980><c> and</c><00:35:16.300><c> right.</c> 00:35:17.800 --> 00:35:19.980 And<00:35:17.960><c> God</c><00:35:18.059><c> would</c><00:35:18.219><c> have</c><00:35:18.420><c> loved</c><00:35:18.619><c> that</c><00:35:18.820><c> in</c><00:35:18.960><c> that</c><00:35:19.139><c> man.</c> 00:35:20.920 --> 00:35:25.940 But<00:35:21.079><c> the</c><00:35:21.320><c> method</c><00:35:21.800><c> by</c><00:35:22.119><c> which</c><00:35:22.340><c> this</c><00:35:22.599><c> man</c><00:35:22.980><c> chose</c><00:35:23.460><c> to</c><00:35:23.719><c> do</c><00:35:23.900><c> it</c><00:35:24.440><c> was</c><00:35:24.900><c> wrong.</c> 00:35:26.659 --> 00:35:28.039 And<00:35:26.900><c> it</c><00:35:27.139><c> led</c><00:35:27.300><c> to</c><00:35:27.599><c> disaster.</c> 00:35:28.179 --> 00:35:30.320 And<00:35:28.300><c> there's</c><00:35:28.559><c> a</c><00:35:28.800><c> lot,</c><00:35:29.800><c> brethren</c><00:35:29.900><c> and</c><00:35:30.179><c> sisters,</c> 00:35:30.340 --> 00:35:33.900 that<00:35:30.480><c> we</c><00:35:30.619><c> can</c><00:35:30.820><c> learn</c><00:35:31.039><c> from</c><00:35:31.260><c> this</c><00:35:31.739><c> about</c><00:35:32.099><c> helping</c><00:35:32.539><c> the</c><00:35:32.900><c> ungodly.</c> 00:35:34.219 --> 00:35:37.480 We<00:35:34.659><c> should</c><00:35:35.019><c> not,</c><00:35:35.579><c> as</c><00:35:36.380><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:35:37.000><c> did,</c> 00:35:37.980 --> 00:35:42.519 we<00:35:38.099><c> should</c><00:35:38.440><c> not</c><00:35:38.920><c> make</c><00:35:39.780><c> permanent</c><00:35:40.559><c> binding</c><00:35:41.559><c> relationships</c> 00:35:42.519 --> 00:35:44.719 with<00:35:43.039><c> ungodly</c><00:35:43.699><c> people,</c> 00:35:45.300 --> 00:35:49.900 which<00:35:45.519><c> may</c><00:35:45.960><c> result</c><00:35:46.400><c> in</c><00:35:46.679><c> us</c><00:35:47.460><c> having</c><00:35:48.019><c> to</c><00:35:48.340><c> make</c><00:35:49.239><c> choices</c> 00:35:49.900 --> 00:35:55.320 between<00:35:51.260><c> serving</c><00:35:51.719><c> God</c><00:35:52.300><c> and</c><00:35:53.679><c> breaking</c><00:35:54.019><c> and</c><00:35:54.300><c> disturbing</c><00:35:54.619><c> that</c><00:35:54.880><c> relationship.</c> 00:35:55.380 --> 00:35:57.719 That's<00:35:55.599><c> why</c><00:35:55.760><c> God</c><00:35:56.000><c> says</c><00:35:56.219><c> don't</c><00:35:56.519><c> marry</c><00:35:56.900><c> someone</c><00:35:57.320><c> who</c><00:35:57.500><c> doesn't</c> 00:35:57.719 --> 00:35:58.980 love<00:35:57.980><c> me,</c><00:35:58.199><c> doesn't</c><00:35:58.460><c> he?</c> 00:35:58.980 --> 00:36:01.079 Because<00:35:59.320><c> he</c><00:35:59.480><c> knows</c><00:35:59.760><c> that</c><00:35:59.940><c> that's</c><00:36:00.059><c> going</c><00:36:00.300><c> to</c><00:36:00.440><c> lead</c><00:36:00.659><c> for</c><00:36:00.860><c> you,</c> 00:36:01.320 --> 00:36:03.900 mean<00:36:01.539><c> for</c><00:36:01.760><c> you</c><00:36:02.000><c> a</c><00:36:02.179><c> life</c><00:36:02.539><c> of</c><00:36:02.880><c> conflict.</c> 00:36:04.500 --> 00:36:07.079 When<00:36:04.599><c> you</c><00:36:04.880><c> see</c><00:36:05.179><c> what</c><00:36:05.420><c> God</c><00:36:05.659><c> wants</c><00:36:06.099><c> and</c><00:36:06.460><c> what</c><00:36:06.639><c> is</c><00:36:06.880><c> right</c> 00:36:07.079 --> 00:36:08.519 and<00:36:07.239><c> you</c><00:36:07.420><c> have</c><00:36:07.619><c> to</c><00:36:07.780><c> make</c><00:36:07.940><c> a</c><00:36:08.159><c> decision,</c> 00:36:08.699 --> 00:36:11.239 and<00:36:08.860><c> you're</c><00:36:09.119><c> married</c><00:36:09.340><c> to</c><00:36:09.639><c> someone</c><00:36:09.900><c> who</c><00:36:10.159><c> doesn't</c><00:36:10.400><c> agree</c><00:36:10.719><c> with</c><00:36:10.940><c> that,</c> 00:36:11.699 --> 00:36:14.599 it's<00:36:12.000><c> going</c><00:36:12.099><c> to</c><00:36:12.219><c> make</c><00:36:12.360><c> your</c><00:36:12.860><c> choice</c><00:36:13.239><c> and</c><00:36:13.460><c> your</c><00:36:13.679><c> decision</c><00:36:14.000><c> so</c> 00:36:14.599 --> 00:36:15.760 much<00:36:14.880><c> harder.</c> 00:36:16.039 --> 00:36:19.639 So<00:36:16.239><c> God</c><00:36:16.400><c> says</c><00:36:16.619><c> don't</c><00:36:17.219><c> make</c><00:36:17.559><c> permanent</c><00:36:18.000><c> binding</c><00:36:18.360><c> relationships</c> 00:36:19.960 --> 00:36:23.320 with<00:36:20.440><c> people</c><00:36:20.780><c> who</c><00:36:20.960><c> have</c><00:36:22.019><c> a</c><00:36:22.199><c> different</c><00:36:22.539><c> outlook</c><00:36:22.900><c> to</c><00:36:23.119><c> you</c> 00:36:23.320 --> 00:36:25.079 and<00:36:23.440><c> do</c><00:36:23.760><c> not</c><00:36:24.039><c> believe</c><00:36:24.519><c> in</c><00:36:24.800><c> God.</c> 00:36:25.079 --> 00:36:29.420 Because<00:36:25.599><c> it's</c><00:36:25.880><c> going</c><00:36:26.059><c> to</c><00:36:26.239><c> alter</c><00:36:26.920><c> and</c><00:36:28.139><c> affect</c><00:36:28.679><c> the</c><00:36:29.019><c> decisions</c> 00:36:29.420 --> 00:36:31.300 that<00:36:29.599><c> you</c><00:36:29.719><c> try</c><00:36:29.940><c> to</c><00:36:30.139><c> make.</c> 00:36:33.280 --> 00:36:35.480 Also,<00:36:33.960><c> the</c><00:36:34.119><c> other</c><00:36:34.280><c> thing</c><00:36:34.440><c> that</c><00:36:34.559><c> we</c><00:36:34.619><c> should</c><00:36:34.800><c> not</c><00:36:35.000><c> do</c> 00:36:35.480 --> 00:36:39.019 is<00:36:36.079><c> if</c><00:36:36.239><c> we</c><00:36:36.420><c> are</c><00:36:36.639><c> trying</c><00:36:36.900><c> to</c><00:36:37.179><c> help</c><00:36:37.400><c> someone</c><00:36:37.920><c> come</c><00:36:38.360><c> back</c><00:36:38.579><c> to</c><00:36:38.760><c> God,</c> 00:36:39.300 --> 00:36:41.940 like<00:36:39.440><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:36:40.000><c> was</c><00:36:40.219><c> doing</c><00:36:40.519><c> with</c><00:36:40.940><c> Ahab</c><00:36:41.199><c> and</c><00:36:41.340><c> his</c><00:36:41.480><c> family,</c> 00:36:42.320 --> 00:36:46.579 we<00:36:42.519><c> should</c><00:36:42.840><c> not</c><00:36:43.500><c> go</c><00:36:45.000><c> where</c><00:36:45.199><c> they</c><00:36:45.480><c> go,</c> 00:36:47.099 --> 00:36:48.679 do<00:36:47.280><c> as</c><00:36:47.440><c> they</c><00:36:47.719><c> do,</c> 00:36:49.000 --> 00:36:53.519 and<00:36:49.199><c> put</c><00:36:49.420><c> ourselves</c><00:36:50.039><c> in</c><00:36:50.539><c> potentially</c><00:36:51.400><c> compromising</c><00:36:52.320><c> positions,</c> 00:36:53.639 --> 00:36:56.360 which<00:36:54.079><c> is</c><00:36:54.280><c> often</c><00:36:54.579><c> a</c><00:36:54.800><c> gradual</c><00:36:55.079><c> process,</c> 00:36:57.599 --> 00:36:59.880 that<00:36:57.699><c> can</c><00:36:57.860><c> take</c><00:36:58.179><c> ourselves</c><00:36:58.559><c> away</c><00:36:58.840><c> from</c><00:36:59.000><c> God.</c> 00:37:00.500 --> 00:37:02.340 I've<00:37:00.780><c> seen</c><00:37:01.019><c> this,</c><00:37:01.239><c> and</c><00:37:01.360><c> I</c><00:37:01.460><c> suppose</c><00:37:01.659><c> it's</c><00:37:01.880><c> particularly</c><00:37:02.179><c> for</c> 00:37:02.340 --> 00:37:02.840 young<00:37:02.599><c> people,</c> 00:37:02.920 --> 00:37:04.619 I've<00:37:03.099><c> seen</c><00:37:03.300><c> this</c><00:37:03.480><c> happen</c><00:37:03.780><c> to</c><00:37:03.960><c> people</c> 00:37:04.619 --> 00:37:07.920 where<00:37:05.440><c> there's</c><00:37:05.619><c> a</c><00:37:05.780><c> motive</c><00:37:06.059><c> to</c><00:37:06.340><c> really</c><00:37:06.679><c> want</c><00:37:06.860><c> to</c><00:37:07.059><c> bring</c><00:37:07.199><c> someone</c><00:37:07.500><c> back</c> 00:37:07.920 --> 00:37:09.199 to<00:37:08.079><c> the</c><00:37:08.239><c> meeting.</c> 00:37:10.659 --> 00:37:12.260 And<00:37:10.760><c> it's</c><00:37:10.880><c> I</c><00:37:11.099><c> want</c><00:37:11.239><c> to</c><00:37:11.360><c> go</c><00:37:11.480><c> and</c><00:37:11.579><c> help</c><00:37:11.719><c> that</c><00:37:11.960><c> person,</c> 00:37:12.320 --> 00:37:14.239 but<00:37:12.460><c> the</c><00:37:12.679><c> way</c><00:37:12.860><c> that</c><00:37:13.059><c> we</c><00:37:13.179><c> go</c><00:37:13.340><c> and</c><00:37:13.460><c> help</c><00:37:13.579><c> that</c><00:37:13.840><c> person</c> 00:37:14.239 --> 00:37:15.840 is<00:37:14.539><c> we</c><00:37:14.679><c> go</c><00:37:14.840><c> and</c><00:37:14.980><c> do</c><00:37:15.099><c> what</c><00:37:15.260><c> they</c><00:37:15.500><c> do</c> 00:37:15.840 --> 00:37:17.619 and<00:37:16.099><c> go</c><00:37:16.340><c> to</c><00:37:16.480><c> the</c><00:37:16.619><c> places</c><00:37:16.840><c> they</c><00:37:17.119><c> go</c><00:37:17.380><c> to</c> 00:37:17.619 --> 00:37:20.000 and<00:37:17.840><c> be</c><00:37:18.119><c> exactly</c><00:37:18.460><c> like</c><00:37:18.719><c> those</c><00:37:18.960><c> people</c> 00:37:19.960 --> 00:37:21.880 in<00:37:20.179><c> order</c><00:37:20.380><c> to</c><00:37:20.559><c> try</c><00:37:20.719><c> and</c><00:37:20.840><c> help</c><00:37:20.980><c> them.</c> 00:37:22.219 --> 00:37:26.019 And<00:37:22.500><c> I've</c><00:37:22.699><c> seen</c><00:37:22.900><c> people</c><00:37:23.960><c> themselves</c><00:37:24.739><c> compromised</c> 00:37:26.559 --> 00:37:28.800 and<00:37:27.119><c> themselves</c><00:37:27.559><c> be</c><00:37:27.800><c> affected</c> 00:37:29.139 --> 00:37:32.219 and<00:37:29.699><c> slowly</c><00:37:30.199><c> leave</c><00:37:30.960><c> the</c><00:37:31.239><c> truth</c> 00:37:32.360 --> 00:37:34.119 and<00:37:32.920><c> fall</c><00:37:33.139><c> away.</c> 00:37:35.239 --> 00:37:37.320 Now,<00:37:36.000><c> as</c><00:37:36.219><c> I</c><00:37:36.420><c> said,</c> 00:37:37.840 --> 00:37:41.559 the<00:37:37.900><c> motive</c><00:37:38.420><c> of</c><00:37:38.960><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:37:39.460><c> wanting</c><00:37:39.659><c> to</c><00:37:39.880><c> help</c><00:37:40.039><c> someone</c><00:37:40.320><c> was</c><00:37:40.579><c> correct,</c> 00:37:41.840 --> 00:37:42.880 but<00:37:42.019><c> the</c><00:37:42.219><c> method</c><00:37:42.380><c> was</c><00:37:42.619><c> wrong.</c> 00:37:43.059 --> 00:37:44.619 But<00:37:43.199><c> I</c><00:37:43.400><c> believe</c><00:37:43.679><c> that</c><00:37:43.840><c> we</c><00:37:44.019><c> are</c><00:37:44.260><c> shown</c> 00:37:44.619 --> 00:37:48.420 the<00:37:44.920><c> method</c><00:37:45.179><c> in</c><00:37:45.320><c> which</c><00:37:45.699><c> God</c><00:37:45.980><c> wants</c><00:37:46.280><c> us</c><00:37:46.460><c> to</c><00:37:46.679><c> help</c><00:37:47.139><c> the</c><00:37:47.500><c> ungodly</c><00:37:47.940><c> people</c> 00:37:48.420 --> 00:37:50.119 in<00:37:49.199><c> the</c><00:37:49.400><c> scripture</c><00:37:49.639><c> as</c><00:37:49.880><c> well.</c> 00:37:50.119 --> 00:37:52.159 There<00:37:50.820><c> was</c><00:37:51.000><c> other</c><00:37:51.219><c> people,</c><00:37:51.579><c> other</c><00:37:51.840><c> kings,</c> 00:37:52.360 --> 00:37:54.920 who<00:37:52.679><c> tried</c><00:37:53.099><c> to</c><00:37:53.400><c> help</c><00:37:53.679><c> the</c><00:37:53.920><c> northern</c><00:37:54.199><c> kingdom</c><00:37:54.480><c> of</c><00:37:54.619><c> Israel.</c> 00:37:55.039 --> 00:37:59.059 In<00:37:55.119><c> fact,</c><00:37:55.400><c> there</c><00:37:55.420><c> was</c><00:37:55.659><c> three</c><00:37:56.219><c> that</c><00:37:56.639><c> tried</c><00:37:57.099><c> to</c><00:37:57.340><c> help</c><00:37:57.539><c> and</c><00:37:57.659><c> had</c><00:37:57.940><c> success.</c> 00:37:59.179 --> 00:38:04.699 Those<00:37:59.500><c> three</c><00:37:59.780><c> kings</c><00:38:00.059><c> were</c><00:38:00.719><c> Rehoboam,</c><00:38:02.300><c> Asa,</c><00:38:03.380><c> and</c><00:38:03.559><c> Hezekiah.</c> 00:38:04.860 --> 00:38:08.280 All<00:38:05.139><c> those</c><00:38:05.440><c> three</c><00:38:05.659><c> kings</c><00:38:06.280><c> managed</c><00:38:06.940><c> to</c><00:38:07.260><c> get</c><00:38:07.460><c> people</c><00:38:07.880><c> from</c><00:38:08.099><c> the</c> 00:38:08.280 --> 00:38:08.860 northern<00:38:08.539><c> kingdom</c> 00:38:08.860 --> 00:38:11.460 who<00:38:09.039><c> had</c><00:38:09.280><c> left</c><00:38:09.460><c> the</c><00:38:09.739><c> truth</c><00:38:09.980><c> and</c><00:38:10.420><c> bring</c><00:38:10.800><c> them</c><00:38:11.000><c> back</c><00:38:11.159><c> to</c><00:38:11.280><c> the</c> 00:38:11.460 --> 00:38:12.679 truth<00:38:11.639><c> again.</c> 00:38:13.500 --> 00:38:16.420 We<00:38:13.820><c> need</c><00:38:14.000><c> to</c><00:38:14.239><c> learn</c><00:38:14.579><c> from</c><00:38:14.880><c> the</c><00:38:14.980><c> way</c><00:38:15.219><c> they</c><00:38:15.480><c> did</c><00:38:15.719><c> it</c> 00:38:16.420 --> 00:38:20.860 to<00:38:16.760><c> help</c><00:38:16.980><c> us</c><00:38:17.699><c> in</c><00:38:18.000><c> helping</c><00:38:18.400><c> bring</c><00:38:19.199><c> back</c><00:38:19.559><c> our</c><00:38:19.840><c> friends</c><00:38:20.179><c> or</c><00:38:20.440><c> family</c> 00:38:20.860 --> 00:38:22.460 that<00:38:21.199><c> may</c><00:38:21.400><c> have</c><00:38:21.519><c> left</c><00:38:21.699><c> the</c><00:38:21.900><c> truth</c><00:38:22.059><c> also.</c> 00:38:22.699 --> 00:38:25.320 Let's<00:38:22.960><c> go</c><00:38:23.159><c> to</c><00:38:23.519><c> have</c><00:38:23.940><c> a</c><00:38:24.039><c> look</c><00:38:24.139><c> at</c><00:38:24.239><c> the</c><00:38:24.360><c> life</c><00:38:24.579><c> of</c><00:38:24.739><c> Hezekiah</c> 00:38:25.320 --> 00:38:29.199 in<00:38:26.239><c> chapter</c><00:38:26.780><c> 30</c><00:38:27.380><c> of</c><00:38:27.719><c> 2</c><00:38:27.880><c> Chronicles.</c> 00:38:30.059 --> 00:38:31.760 Because<00:38:30.340><c> it</c><00:38:30.579><c> shows</c><00:38:30.820><c> us</c><00:38:31.139><c> in</c><00:38:31.280><c> this</c><00:38:31.480><c> chapter</c> 00:38:31.760 --> 00:38:33.500 a<00:38:32.139><c> better</c><00:38:32.380><c> example,</c><00:38:32.920><c> I</c><00:38:33.139><c> believe,</c> 00:38:33.579 --> 00:38:37.000 of<00:38:33.719><c> a</c><00:38:33.860><c> man</c><00:38:34.059><c> who</c><00:38:34.360><c> tried</c><00:38:34.559><c> to</c><00:38:34.800><c> help</c><00:38:34.960><c> people</c><00:38:35.320><c> back</c><00:38:35.579><c> to</c><00:38:35.719><c> the</c><00:38:35.900><c> meeting</c> 00:38:38.099 --> 00:38:39.719 and<00:38:38.619><c> who</c><00:38:38.860><c> had</c><00:38:39.079><c> success</c> 00:38:39.719 --> 00:38:42.440 and<00:38:39.980><c> didn't</c><00:38:40.300><c> at</c><00:38:40.440><c> the</c><00:38:40.619><c> same</c><00:38:40.860><c> time</c><00:38:41.119><c> compromise</c><00:38:41.599><c> his</c><00:38:41.840><c> own</c><00:38:42.119><c> faith</c> 00:38:42.440 --> 00:38:44.320 or<00:38:42.800><c> the</c><00:38:42.960><c> faith</c><00:38:43.119><c> of</c><00:38:43.260><c> his</c><00:38:43.440><c> family.</c> 00:38:47.900 --> 00:38:50.079 Look<00:38:48.340><c> what</c><00:38:48.500><c> Hezekiah</c><00:38:48.960><c> does.</c> 00:38:50.900 --> 00:38:54.000 Hezekiah<00:38:51.340><c> decides</c><00:38:51.780><c> that</c><00:38:52.340><c> he</c><00:38:52.460><c> wants</c><00:38:52.840><c> to</c><00:38:53.159><c> bring</c><00:38:53.360><c> back</c><00:38:53.679><c> people</c> 00:38:54.000 --> 00:38:54.539 from<00:38:54.199><c> the</c><00:38:54.400><c> truth.</c> 00:38:54.739 --> 00:38:57.699 And<00:38:54.820><c> that</c><00:38:56.579><c> motive</c><00:38:56.980><c> is</c><00:38:57.320><c> good.</c> 00:38:57.920 --> 00:38:59.559 And<00:38:58.000><c> I</c><00:38:58.119><c> want</c><00:38:58.320><c> to</c><00:38:58.579><c> stress</c><00:38:58.880><c> that</c><00:38:59.159><c> tonight.</c> 00:39:00.059 --> 00:39:00.940 God<00:39:00.340><c> loves</c><00:39:00.780><c> it.</c> 00:39:00.960 --> 00:39:03.500 If<00:39:01.099><c> we</c><00:39:01.360><c> have</c><00:39:01.480><c> in</c><00:39:01.599><c> our</c><00:39:01.780><c> heart</c><00:39:02.159><c> and</c><00:39:02.579><c> if</c><00:39:02.679><c> we</c><00:39:02.880><c> have</c><00:39:02.980><c> in</c><00:39:03.099><c> our</c><00:39:03.280><c> mind</c> 00:39:03.500 --> 00:39:04.500 and<00:39:03.659><c> we</c><00:39:03.760><c> can</c><00:39:04.000><c> think</c><00:39:04.179><c> of</c><00:39:04.320><c> people,</c> 00:39:04.500 --> 00:39:06.619 I'm<00:39:04.679><c> sure</c><00:39:05.019><c> we</c><00:39:05.159><c> can</c><00:39:05.320><c> all</c><00:39:05.519><c> think</c><00:39:05.639><c> of</c><00:39:05.780><c> someone</c> 00:39:06.780 --> 00:39:10.360 who<00:39:07.219><c> has</c><00:39:07.519><c> left</c><00:39:07.940><c> the</c><00:39:08.280><c> meeting,</c><00:39:08.920><c> who</c><00:39:09.099><c> we</c><00:39:09.360><c> love,</c> 00:39:11.420 --> 00:39:13.320 and<00:39:11.659><c> we</c><00:39:11.820><c> want</c><00:39:11.960><c> to</c><00:39:12.039><c> get</c><00:39:12.260><c> back,</c> 00:39:14.139 --> 00:39:15.559 we<00:39:14.380><c> can</c><00:39:14.539><c> all</c><00:39:14.679><c> think</c><00:39:14.860><c> of</c><00:39:14.900><c> people</c><00:39:15.139><c> like</c><00:39:15.360><c> that.</c> 00:39:15.559 --> 00:39:18.219 And<00:39:15.800><c> God</c><00:39:15.980><c> says,</c><00:39:16.539><c> I</c><00:39:16.539><c> love</c><00:39:16.900><c> the</c><00:39:17.119><c> motive</c><00:39:17.400><c> for</c><00:39:17.639><c> people</c><00:39:17.920><c> who</c><00:39:18.079><c> are</c> 00:39:18.219 --> 00:39:19.619 like<00:39:18.380><c> that.</c> 00:39:19.980 --> 00:39:21.860 And<00:39:20.099><c> Hezekiah</c><00:39:20.519><c> shows</c><00:39:20.800><c> us</c><00:39:20.960><c> how</c><00:39:21.139><c> to</c><00:39:21.260><c> do</c><00:39:21.380><c> it.</c> 00:39:22.159 --> 00:39:24.179 Verse<00:39:22.260><c> 1.</c> 00:39:24.840 --> 00:39:27.579 And<00:39:24.880><c> Hezekiah</c><00:39:25.360><c> sent</c><00:39:25.639><c> all</c><00:39:26.039><c> Israel</c><00:39:26.460><c> and</c><00:39:26.659><c> Judah</c> 00:39:27.920 --> 00:39:31.159 and<00:39:28.480><c> wrote</c><00:39:28.760><c> letters</c><00:39:29.219><c> also</c><00:39:29.699><c> to</c><00:39:29.960><c> Ephraim</c><00:39:30.440><c> and</c><00:39:30.559><c> Manasseh</c> 00:39:31.159 --> 00:39:34.360 that<00:39:31.380><c> they</c><00:39:31.659><c> should</c><00:39:31.880><c> come</c><00:39:32.239><c> to</c><00:39:32.440><c> the</c><00:39:32.619><c> house</c><00:39:32.880><c> of</c><00:39:33.179><c> Yahweh</c><00:39:33.500><c> at</c><00:39:33.780><c> Jerusalem</c> 00:39:34.360 --> 00:39:39.239 to<00:39:34.880><c> keep</c><00:39:35.019><c> the</c><00:39:36.960><c> Passover</c><00:39:37.219><c> unto</c><00:39:37.639><c> Yahweh,</c><00:39:38.460><c> God</c><00:39:38.760><c> of</c><00:39:38.920><c> Israel.</c> 00:39:39.400 --> 00:39:41.960 So<00:39:39.960><c> Hezekiah</c><00:39:40.420><c> decides</c><00:39:41.079><c> what</c><00:39:41.400><c> he's</c><00:39:41.599><c> going</c><00:39:41.699><c> to</c><00:39:41.820><c> do</c> 00:39:41.960 --> 00:39:43.480 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come</c><00:39:54.920><c> back</c><00:39:55.159><c> and</c><00:39:55.440><c> celebrate</c><00:39:55.840><c> the</c><00:39:56.139><c> Passover.</c> 00:39:57.539 --> 00:40:00.139 And<00:39:57.780><c> you</c><00:39:57.840><c> can</c><00:39:57.980><c> imagine</c><00:39:58.260><c> that</c><00:39:58.440><c> that</c><00:39:58.579><c> letter</c><00:39:58.719><c> would</c><00:39:58.920><c> have</c><00:40:00.079><c> been</c> 00:40:00.139 --> 00:40:04.059 a<00:40:00.860><c> plea</c><00:40:01.099><c> to</c><00:40:01.300><c> those</c><00:40:01.639><c> that</c><00:40:01.920><c> had</c><00:40:02.260><c> previously</c><00:40:02.679><c> left</c><00:40:02.960><c> them.</c> 00:40:04.659 --> 00:40:07.820 And<00:40:04.780><c> verse</c><00:40:05.000><c> 5</c><00:40:05.320><c> says</c><00:40:05.679><c> that</c><00:40:05.860><c> the</c><00:40:06.019><c> letters</c><00:40:06.239><c> are</c><00:40:06.480><c> sent</c><00:40:06.659><c> out</c> 00:40:08.059 --> 00:40:10.440 and<00:40:08.619><c> they</c><00:40:08.900><c> established</c><00:40:09.320><c> a</c><00:40:09.480><c> decree</c> 00:40:10.739 --> 00:40:13.800 to<00:40:11.059><c> make</c><00:40:11.360><c> proclamation</c><00:40:12.099><c> throughout</c><00:40:12.500><c> all</c><00:40:12.820><c> Israel</c> 00:40:13.920 --> 00:40:15.820 from<00:40:14.239><c> Beersheba</c><00:40:14.900><c> even</c><00:40:15.239><c> to</c><00:40:15.480><c> Dan</c> 00:40:15.820 --> 00:40:18.619 that<00:40:16.559><c> they</c><00:40:16.800><c> should</c><00:40:17.000><c> come</c><00:40:17.420><c> to</c><00:40:17.699><c> keep</c><00:40:17.900><c> the</c><00:40:18.199><c> Passover</c> 00:40:18.619 --> 00:40:21.440 unto<00:40:19.079><c> Yahweh,</c><00:40:19.619><c> God</c><00:40:19.679><c> of</c><00:40:19.800><c> Israel,</c><00:40:20.199><c> at</c><00:40:20.400><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:40:21.900 --> 00:40:23.500 And<00:40:21.920><c> they</c><00:40:22.099><c> had</c><00:40:22.380><c> not</c><00:40:22.699><c> done</c><00:40:23.039><c> of,</c> 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letters</c><00:40:39.960><c> ask</c><00:40:40.360><c> them</c><00:40:40.519><c> to</c><00:40:40.659><c> come</c><00:40:40.920><c> back.</c> 00:40:41.199 --> 00:40:43.480 Look<00:40:41.300><c> what</c><00:40:41.420><c> it</c><00:40:41.559><c> says</c><00:40:41.699><c> in</c><00:40:41.800><c> verse</c><00:40:42.099><c> 6.</c> 00:40:43.739 --> 00:40:46.320 So<00:40:43.820><c> the</c><00:40:44.000><c> posts</c><00:40:44.460><c> went</c><00:40:45.599><c> with</c><00:40:45.780><c> the</c><00:40:45.900><c> letters</c> 00:40:46.320 --> 00:40:48.960 from<00:40:47.039><c> the</c><00:40:47.159><c> king</c><00:40:47.320><c> and</c><00:40:47.420><c> the</c><00:40:47.599><c> princes</c><00:40:47.940><c> throughout</c><00:40:48.280><c> all</c><00:40:48.639><c> Israel</c> 00:40:48.960 --> 00:40:50.059 and<00:40:49.139><c> Judah.</c> 00:40:50.400 --> 00:40:53.019 And<00:40:50.519><c> according</c><00:40:50.840><c> to</c><00:40:51.039><c> the</c><00:40:51.280><c> commandment</c><00:40:51.619><c> of</c><00:40:51.780><c> the</c><00:40:51.880><c> king</c><00:40:52.320><c> saying,</c> 00:40:53.500 --> 00:40:56.159 Ye<00:40:53.579><c> children</c><00:40:53.960><c> of</c><00:40:54.099><c> Israel,</c><00:40:55.159><c> turn</c><00:40:55.519><c> again</c> 00:40:56.159 --> 00:41:00.059 unto<00:40:57.199><c> Yahweh,</c><00:40:57.760><c> God</c><00:40:57.820><c> of</c><00:40:58.039><c> Abraham,</c><00:40:58.719><c> Isaac,</c><00:40:59.400><c> and</c><00:40:59.639><c> Israel.</c> 00:41:00.500 --> 00:41:03.099 And<00:41:00.739><c> He</c><00:41:00.980><c> will</c><00:41:01.280><c> remember</c><00:41:01.900><c> you</c> 00:41:03.119 --> 00:41:06.280 that<00:41:03.400><c> they</c><00:41:03.780><c> escaped</c><00:41:04.260><c> out</c><00:41:04.480><c> of</c><00:41:04.539><c> the</c><00:41:04.739><c> hand</c><00:41:04.980><c> of</c><00:41:05.179><c> the</c><00:41:05.300><c> kings</c><00:41:05.599><c> of</c><00:41:05.800><c> Assyria.</c> 00:41:06.280 --> 00:41:08.039 So<00:41:07.019><c> that's</c><00:41:07.320><c> what</c><00:41:07.500><c> the</c><00:41:07.659><c> letter</c><00:41:07.800><c> said.</c> 00:41:08.300 --> 00:41:10.460 We<00:41:08.300><c> want</c><00:41:08.619><c> you</c><00:41:09.059><c> to</c><00:41:09.320><c> come</c><00:41:09.559><c> back.</c> 00:41:10.559 --> 00:41:12.639 We<00:41:10.760><c> want</c><00:41:11.039><c> you</c><00:41:11.579><c> to</c><00:41:11.820><c> come.</c> 00:41:13.019 --> 00:41:17.239 Now<00:41:13.280><c> verse</c><00:41:13.579><c> 9</c><00:41:13.940><c> says</c><00:41:14.420><c> that</c><00:41:14.760><c> what</c><00:41:14.900><c> the</c><00:41:15.119><c> letter</c><00:41:15.320><c> contained</c><00:41:15.760><c> was</c><00:41:15.980><c> this.</c> 00:41:17.440 --> 00:41:18.340 Verse<00:41:17.440><c> 9.</c> 00:41:18.739 --> 00:41:21.760 For<00:41:18.760><c> if</c><00:41:19.099><c> you</c><00:41:19.380><c> turn</c><00:41:19.800><c> again</c><00:41:20.320><c> unto</c><00:41:20.639><c> Yahweh,</c> 00:41:22.039 --> 00:41:25.320 your<00:41:22.320><c> brethren</c><00:41:22.780><c> and</c><00:41:23.079><c> your</c><00:41:23.400><c> children</c><00:41:23.800><c> shall</c><00:41:24.119><c> find</c><00:41:24.539><c> compassion</c> 00:41:25.320 --> 00:41:28.360 before<00:41:25.860><c> them</c><00:41:26.340><c> that</c><00:41:26.760><c> lead</c><00:41:27.119><c> them</c><00:41:27.619><c> captive,</c> 00:41:28.800 --> 00:41:32.460 so<00:41:29.219><c> that</c><00:41:29.360><c> they</c><00:41:29.719><c> shall</c><00:41:29.900><c> come</c><00:41:30.260><c> again</c><00:41:30.719><c> into</c><00:41:31.199><c> the</c><00:41:31.440><c> land.</c> 00:41:33.400 --> 00:41:35.599 For<00:41:33.579><c> Yahweh</c><00:41:33.940><c> your</c><00:41:34.119><c> God</c><00:41:34.340><c> is</c><00:41:34.619><c> gracious.</c> 00:41:36.119 --> 00:41:37.579 And<00:41:36.599><c> merciful.</c> 00:41:37.980 --> 00:41:41.300 And<00:41:38.079><c> will</c><00:41:38.300><c> not</c><00:41:38.599><c> turn</c><00:41:38.860><c> his</c><00:41:39.139><c> face</c><00:41:39.420><c> away</c><00:41:39.760><c> from</c><00:41:39.940><c> you</c><00:41:40.320><c> if</c><00:41:40.699><c> you</c><00:41:40.880><c> return.</c> 00:41:41.739 --> 00:41:44.659 So<00:41:41.980><c> what</c><00:41:42.199><c> the</c><00:41:42.380><c> letter</c><00:41:42.599><c> stressed</c><00:41:43.280><c> when</c><00:41:43.960><c> they</c><00:41:44.219><c> sent</c><00:41:44.420><c> it</c><00:41:44.539><c> to</c> 00:41:44.659 --> 00:41:45.380 these<00:41:44.840><c> people</c> 00:41:45.380 --> 00:41:47.300 was<00:41:46.000><c> that</c><00:41:46.179><c> if</c><00:41:46.280><c> you</c><00:41:46.500><c> do</c><00:41:46.659><c> come</c><00:41:46.900><c> back,</c> 00:41:47.599 --> 00:41:50.179 which<00:41:47.800><c> we</c><00:41:48.079><c> want</c><00:41:48.300><c> you</c><00:41:49.340><c> to</c><00:41:49.440><c> do,</c> 00:41:50.360 --> 00:41:53.539 you're<00:41:50.500><c> not</c><00:41:50.679><c> going</c><00:41:50.820><c> to</c><00:41:50.920><c> be</c><00:41:51.179><c> greeted</c><00:41:51.400><c> at</c><00:41:51.599><c> the</c><00:41:51.780><c> door</c><00:41:52.099><c> with</c><00:41:52.539><c> criticism.</c> 00:41:53.880 --> 00:41:55.840 You're<00:41:53.980><c> not</c><00:41:54.139><c> going</c><00:41:54.320><c> to</c><00:41:54.320><c> be</c><00:41:54.559><c> greeted</c><00:41:54.820><c> at</c><00:41:55.440><c> the</c><00:41:55.619><c> door</c> 00:41:55.840 --> 00:41:58.659 with<00:41:56.719><c> glaring</c><00:41:57.159><c> eyes</c><00:41:57.639><c> of</c><00:41:57.920><c> scepticism</c> 00:41:58.760 --> 00:42:00.920 about<00:41:59.239><c> your</c><00:41:59.539><c> previous</c><00:41:59.880><c> life</c><00:42:00.139><c> or</c><00:42:00.260><c> what</c><00:42:00.420><c> you've</c><00:42:00.639><c> been</c><00:42:00.760><c> getting</c> 00:42:00.920 --> 00:42:01.260 up<00:42:01.119><c> to</c> 00:42:01.260 --> 00:42:02.500 or<00:42:01.320><c> what</c><00:42:01.460><c> your</c><00:42:01.719><c> family</c><00:42:02.000><c> is</c><00:42:02.260><c> like.</c> 00:42:02.500 --> 00:42:04.500 You'll<00:42:02.980><c> be</c><00:42:03.139><c> greeted</c><00:42:03.260><c> with</c><00:42:03.480><c> love.</c> 00:42:05.480 --> 00:42:07.239 You'll<00:42:05.659><c> be</c><00:42:05.800><c> greeted</c><00:42:05.940><c> with</c><00:42:06.159><c> compassion.</c> 00:42:07.719 --> 00:42:09.800 You'll<00:42:07.900><c> be</c><00:42:08.019><c> greeted</c><00:42:08.440><c> with</c><00:42:08.679><c> joy.</c> 00:42:10.079 --> 00:42:11.880 And<00:42:10.559><c> welcome</c><00:42:10.920><c> back.</c> 00:42:12.460 --> 00:42:14.440 We<00:42:12.719><c> want</c><00:42:13.119><c> you</c><00:42:13.260><c> to</c><00:42:13.440><c> come,</c> 00:42:14.780 --> 00:42:16.460 said<00:42:14.900><c> Hezekiah</c><00:42:15.400><c> in</c><00:42:15.519><c> his</c><00:42:15.699><c> letter.</c> 00:42:17.179 --> 00:42:19.000 You'll<00:42:17.559><c> be</c><00:42:17.739><c> welcomed</c><00:42:17.980><c> back.</c> 00:42:19.219 --> 00:42:21.039 And<00:42:19.420><c> so</c><00:42:19.519><c> the</c><00:42:19.639><c> letters</c><00:42:19.800><c> went</c><00:42:20.019><c> out.</c> 00:42:21.179 --> 00:42:22.780 They<00:42:21.340><c> went</c><00:42:21.500><c> out</c><00:42:21.679><c> to</c><00:42:21.880><c> all</c><00:42:22.099><c> the</c><00:42:22.239><c> northern</c><00:42:22.460><c> kingdoms,</c> 00:42:22.820 --> 00:42:24.139 to<00:42:23.139><c> all</c><00:42:23.320><c> the</c><00:42:23.519><c> different</c><00:42:23.760><c> cities.</c> 00:42:24.300 --> 00:42:24.960 Verse<00:42:24.539><c> 10.</c> 00:42:25.159 --> 00:42:27.599 So<00:42:25.300><c> the</c><00:42:25.599><c> post</c><00:42:26.019><c> posts</c><00:42:26.260><c> from</c><00:42:26.500><c> city</c><00:42:26.760><c> to</c><00:42:26.940><c> city</c> 00:42:27.599 --> 00:42:30.000 throughout<00:42:28.199><c> the</c><00:42:28.480><c> country</c><00:42:28.860><c> of</c><00:42:29.119><c> Ephraim</c><00:42:29.480><c> and</c><00:42:29.579><c> Manasseh,</c> 00:42:30.039 --> 00:42:31.800 even<00:42:30.340><c> unto</c><00:42:30.599><c> Zebulun.</c> 00:42:32.800 --> 00:42:34.519 And<00:42:33.079><c> what</c><00:42:33.219><c> was</c><00:42:33.380><c> the</c><00:42:33.480><c> response?</c> 00:42:35.679 --> 00:42:37.239 What<00:42:35.820><c> was</c><00:42:36.019><c> the</c><00:42:36.159><c> response?</c> 00:42:37.940 --> 00:42:39.079 Verse<00:42:38.139><c> 11</c><00:42:38.500><c> says,</c> 00:42:39.539 --> 00:42:41.980 sorry,<00:42:40.019><c> the</c><00:42:40.099><c> end</c><00:42:40.199><c> of</c><00:42:40.260><c> verse</c><00:42:40.400><c> 10</c><00:42:40.699><c> says</c> 00:42:43.099 --> 00:42:46.219 that<00:42:43.619><c> some</c><00:42:43.880><c> of</c><00:42:44.059><c> them</c><00:42:44.760><c> laugh</c><00:42:45.159><c> them</c><00:42:45.340><c> to</c><00:42:45.539><c> scorn</c> 00:42:46.219 --> 00:42:48.239 and<00:42:47.079><c> mock</c><00:42:47.340><c> them.</c> 00:42:48.699 --> 00:42:50.139 And<00:42:48.960><c> there's</c><00:42:49.099><c> always</c><00:42:49.280><c> going</c><00:42:49.420><c> to</c><00:42:49.480><c> be</c><00:42:49.619><c> those,</c><00:42:49.880><c> isn't</c><00:42:49.960><c> there,</c> 00:42:50.139 --> 00:42:51.400 brethren<00:42:50.380><c> and</c><00:42:50.639><c> sisters</c> 00:42:51.559 --> 00:42:53.760 who<00:42:51.820><c> receive</c><00:42:52.179><c> the</c><00:42:52.380><c> letter</c><00:42:52.659><c> and</c><00:42:53.079><c> are</c><00:42:53.199><c> not</c><00:42:53.380><c> interested.</c> 00:42:54.199 --> 00:42:56.039 And<00:42:54.380><c> in</c><00:42:54.460><c> this</c><00:42:54.659><c> case</c><00:42:54.920><c> they</c><00:42:55.280><c> laugh</c><00:42:55.599><c> them</c><00:42:55.800><c> to</c><00:42:55.940><c> scorn</c> 00:42:56.039 --> 00:42:58.000 as<00:42:56.219><c> if</c><00:42:56.360><c> we</c><00:42:56.460><c> want</c><00:42:56.619><c> to</c><00:42:56.719><c> go</c><00:42:56.840><c> back</c><00:42:56.980><c> there.</c> 00:42:58.380 --> 00:43:00.659 I<00:42:58.699><c> left</c><00:42:58.920><c> that</c><00:42:59.159><c> place</c><00:42:59.340><c> for</c><00:42:59.679><c> a</c><00:42:59.679><c> reason.</c> 00:43:01.480 --> 00:43:03.940 I'm<00:43:01.880><c> quite</c><00:43:02.079><c> happy</c><00:43:02.400><c> with</c><00:43:02.599><c> where</c><00:43:02.739><c> I</c><00:43:02.920><c> am.</c> 00:43:03.960 --> 00:43:05.280 Not<00:43:04.239><c> interested.</c> 00:43:05.739 --> 00:43:07.440 Thank<00:43:05.980><c> you</c><00:43:06.119><c> very</c><00:43:06.320><c> much.</c> 00:43:08.139 --> 00:43:09.320 I'm<00:43:08.380><c> okay.</c> 00:43:10.159 --> 00:43:12.119 But<00:43:10.320><c> verse</c><00:43:10.539><c> 11</c><00:43:10.820><c> says</c> 00:43:12.559 --> 00:43:15.460 that<00:43:13.239><c> nevertheless</c><00:43:13.840><c> many</c> 00:43:15.920 --> 00:43:18.139 of<00:43:16.599><c> Asher</c><00:43:17.059><c> and</c><00:43:17.239><c> Manasseh</c> 00:43:18.139 --> 00:43:20.980 and<00:43:18.260><c> of</c><00:43:18.460><c> Zebulun</c><00:43:19.280><c> humbled</c><00:43:19.820><c> themselves</c> 00:43:21.039 --> 00:43:24.059 and<00:43:21.679><c> came</c><00:43:22.179><c> back</c><00:43:22.760><c> to</c><00:43:23.000><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:43:24.719 --> 00:43:27.199 And<00:43:25.159><c> in</c><00:43:25.599><c> Judah</c><00:43:25.900><c> the</c><00:43:26.300><c> hand</c><00:43:26.559><c> of</c><00:43:26.760><c> God</c> 00:43:27.199 --> 00:43:29.980 was<00:43:27.719><c> to</c><00:43:27.920><c> give</c><00:43:28.059><c> one</c><00:43:28.760><c> heart</c><00:43:29.159><c> to</c><00:43:29.340><c> the</c><00:43:29.519><c> commandment</c> 00:43:29.980 --> 00:43:31.460 of<00:43:30.139><c> the</c><00:43:30.280><c> king</c><00:43:30.639><c> and</c><00:43:30.900><c> of</c><00:43:31.019><c> the</c><00:43:31.159><c> princes</c> 00:43:31.460 --> 00:43:32.480 by<00:43:31.699><c> the</c><00:43:31.840><c> word</c><00:43:31.960><c> of</c><00:43:32.119><c> the</c><00:43:32.260><c> Lord.</c> 00:43:32.940 --> 00:43:35.199 So<00:43:33.079><c> many</c><00:43:33.440><c> of</c><00:43:33.599><c> them</c> 00:43:35.199 --> 00:43:37.159 opened<00:43:35.900><c> the</c><00:43:36.119><c> letter</c> 00:43:37.820 --> 00:43:39.199 and<00:43:38.260><c> said,</c> 00:43:39.519 --> 00:43:40.360 wow,<00:43:39.840><c> look</c><00:43:40.019><c> at</c><00:43:40.079><c> this</c><00:43:40.239><c> letter.</c> 00:43:40.400 --> 00:43:42.119 Have<00:43:40.500><c> you</c><00:43:40.579><c> seen</c><00:43:40.780><c> this</c><00:43:40.980><c> letter,</c><00:43:41.320><c> dear?</c> 00:43:43.239 --> 00:43:45.400 I've<00:43:43.460><c> been</c><00:43:43.679><c> thinking</c><00:43:44.000><c> about</c><00:43:44.420><c> coming</c><00:43:44.719><c> back</c> 00:43:45.400 --> 00:43:47.320 and<00:43:46.019><c> going</c><00:43:46.260><c> to</c><00:43:46.420><c> work</c><00:43:46.559><c> in</c><00:43:46.860><c> Jerusalem</c> 00:43:47.320 --> 00:43:48.639 what<00:43:47.500><c> we</c><00:43:47.679><c> once</c><00:43:47.880><c> did</c><00:43:48.019><c> as</c><00:43:48.199><c> a</c><00:43:48.360><c> family.</c> 00:43:48.940 --> 00:43:51.079 I<00:43:49.239><c> remember</c><00:43:49.519><c> what</c><00:43:49.659><c> it</c><00:43:49.780><c> was</c><00:43:49.980><c> like.</c> 00:43:51.599 --> 00:43:53.699 I<00:43:52.099><c> enjoyed</c><00:43:52.539><c> some</c><00:43:52.880><c> of</c><00:43:53.019><c> those</c><00:43:53.199><c> times</c> 00:43:53.699 --> 00:43:55.400 and<00:43:54.519><c> I</c><00:43:54.639><c> would</c><00:43:54.800><c> love</c><00:43:54.960><c> to</c><00:43:55.099><c> go</c><00:43:55.300><c> back.</c> 00:43:55.420 --> 00:43:56.719 And<00:43:55.599><c> look</c><00:43:55.699><c> at</c><00:43:55.760><c> this</c><00:43:55.940><c> letter.</c> 00:43:57.179 --> 00:43:59.679 It's<00:43:57.500><c> inviting</c><00:43:57.780><c> us</c><00:43:57.960><c> to</c><00:43:58.059><c> go</c><00:43:58.239><c> back</c><00:43:58.380><c> with</c><00:43:58.500><c> our</c><00:43:58.679><c> families.</c> 00:44:00.260 --> 00:44:01.519 And<00:44:00.420><c> so</c><00:44:00.539><c> they</c><00:44:00.679><c> made</c><00:44:00.880><c> their</c><00:44:01.059><c> way</c><00:44:01.239><c> back</c> 00:44:01.519 --> 00:44:02.880 with<00:44:01.659><c> their</c><00:44:01.840><c> families.</c> 00:44:03.059 --> 00:44:04.880 And<00:44:03.179><c> they</c><00:44:03.320><c> were</c><00:44:03.500><c> brought</c><00:44:03.699><c> back</c><00:44:03.980><c> again.</c> 00:44:05.739 --> 00:44:07.239 Now,<00:44:06.059><c> there's</c><00:44:06.320><c> some</c><00:44:06.519><c> important</c><00:44:06.900><c> lessons,</c> 00:44:07.420 --> 00:44:08.210 isn't<00:44:07.460><c> there,</c> 00:44:08.460 --> 00:44:09.860 brethren<00:44:08.699><c> and</c><00:44:09.000><c> sisters,</c> 00:44:10.099 --> 00:44:12.380 about<00:44:10.599><c> the</c><00:44:11.000><c> way</c><00:44:11.579><c> Hezekiah</c> 00:44:12.380 --> 00:44:15.079 approached<00:44:13.139><c> bringing</c><00:44:13.539><c> back</c><00:44:13.840><c> people</c><00:44:14.159><c> to</c><00:44:14.320><c> the</c><00:44:14.500><c> meeting</c> 00:44:15.079 --> 00:44:17.980 versus<00:44:16.079><c> those</c><00:44:16.619><c> of</c><00:44:16.860><c> Jehoshaphat.</c> 00:44:18.199 --> 00:44:20.760 And<00:44:18.800><c> Hezekiah</c><00:44:19.320><c> had</c><00:44:19.559><c> success.</c> 00:44:21.079 --> 00:44:22.699 Hezekiah<00:44:21.599><c> actually,</c><00:44:22.059><c> we've</c><00:44:22.199><c> just</c><00:44:22.440><c> read,</c> 00:44:22.880 --> 00:44:25.179 brought<00:44:23.219><c> people</c><00:44:23.659><c> back</c><00:44:24.039><c> to</c><00:44:24.199><c> the</c><00:44:24.360><c> meeting.</c> 00:44:25.699 --> 00:44:27.460 Absolutely<00:44:26.179><c> he</c><00:44:26.380><c> did.</c> 00:44:27.920 --> 00:44:30.400 And<00:44:28.159><c> he</c><00:44:28.239><c> had</c><00:44:28.480><c> success</c><00:44:28.860><c> in</c><00:44:29.039><c> doing</c><00:44:29.219><c> that.</c> 00:44:34.380 --> 00:44:37.099 So<00:44:34.980><c> how</c><00:44:35.579><c> do</c><00:44:35.699><c> we</c><00:44:35.820><c> help</c><00:44:36.039><c> the</c><00:44:36.219><c> lost</c> 00:44:37.719 --> 00:44:40.519 based<00:44:38.320><c> on</c><00:44:38.519><c> the</c><00:44:38.760><c> two</c><00:44:39.079><c> different</c><00:44:39.380><c> ways,</c> 00:44:40.900 --> 00:44:42.260 the<00:44:40.960><c> way</c><00:44:41.239><c> that</c><00:44:41.420><c> Hezekiah</c><00:44:41.900><c> did</c><00:44:42.119><c> it</c> 00:44:42.260 --> 00:44:44.639 versus<00:44:42.559><c> the</c><00:44:42.679><c> way</c><00:44:42.840><c> that</c><00:44:43.019><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:44:43.460><c> did</c><00:44:43.659><c> it?</c> 00:44:44.920 --> 00:44:47.800 Five<00:44:45.559><c> points</c><00:44:46.199><c> that</c><00:44:46.619><c> we</c><00:44:46.820><c> can</c><00:44:47.019><c> take</c><00:44:47.260><c> away</c> 00:44:47.800 --> 00:44:49.800 from<00:44:48.280><c> the</c><00:44:48.619><c> method</c><00:44:49.039><c> of</c><00:44:49.260><c> Jehoshaphat</c> 00:44:49.800 --> 00:44:52.079 that<00:44:50.059><c> can</c><00:44:50.280><c> help</c><00:44:50.480><c> us.</c> 00:44:53.119 --> 00:44:55.840 The<00:44:53.280><c> motive</c><00:44:53.820><c> and</c><00:44:54.820><c> desire</c> 00:44:56.139 --> 00:44:57.659 to<00:44:56.460><c> save</c><00:44:56.780><c> those</c><00:44:57.159><c> who</c><00:44:57.380><c> are</c><00:44:57.460><c> lost</c> 00:44:57.659 --> 00:45:00.019 is<00:44:58.039><c> extremely</c><00:44:58.639><c> important</c><00:44:59.300><c> and</c><00:44:59.679><c> valued</c> 00:45:00.019 --> 00:45:01.840 in<00:45:00.280><c> both</c><00:45:00.539><c> Hezekiah</c><00:45:01.059><c> and</c><00:45:01.179><c> Jehoshaphat.</c> 00:45:01.960 --> 00:45:03.059 If<00:45:02.199><c> I</c><00:45:02.380><c> said</c><00:45:02.599><c> before,</c> 00:45:03.300 --> 00:45:06.019 if<00:45:03.420><c> you</c><00:45:03.679><c> have</c><00:45:04.099><c> a</c><00:45:04.539><c> person</c><00:45:04.840><c> you</c><00:45:05.139><c> think</c><00:45:05.400><c> of</c> 00:45:06.019 --> 00:45:08.739 who<00:45:06.400><c> you</c><00:45:06.619><c> want</c><00:45:07.059><c> to</c><00:45:07.719><c> come</c><00:45:08.000><c> back</c><00:45:08.239><c> to</c><00:45:08.360><c> the</c><00:45:08.500><c> meeting,</c> 00:45:09.059 --> 00:45:10.840 never<00:45:09.360><c> forget</c><00:45:09.699><c> about</c><00:45:09.920><c> them.</c> 00:45:11.920 --> 00:45:14.139 Always<00:45:12.500><c> remember</c><00:45:13.019><c> them.</c> 00:45:14.659 --> 00:45:15.460 And<00:45:14.719><c> if</c><00:45:14.840><c> you</c><00:45:14.980><c> have</c><00:45:15.119><c> a</c><00:45:15.219><c> motive</c> 00:45:15.460 --> 00:45:16.679 to<00:45:15.619><c> bring</c><00:45:15.800><c> that</c><00:45:15.980><c> person</c><00:45:16.320><c> back,</c> 00:45:16.880 --> 00:45:18.500 Yahweh<00:45:17.059><c> loves</c><00:45:17.380><c> that.</c> 00:45:19.239 --> 00:45:21.440 God<00:45:19.340><c> is</c><00:45:19.559><c> very,</c><00:45:19.920><c> very</c><00:45:20.099><c> happy</c><00:45:20.360><c> with</c><00:45:20.559><c> that.</c> 00:45:22.760 --> 00:45:25.960 It's<00:45:23.059><c> important,</c><00:45:24.760><c> like</c><00:45:25.059><c> Hezekiah</c><00:45:25.579><c> did,</c> 00:45:26.440 --> 00:45:29.719 to<00:45:26.579><c> keep</c><00:45:26.900><c> in</c><00:45:27.260><c> contact</c><00:45:27.719><c> with</c><00:45:27.960><c> those</c><00:45:28.380><c> who</c><00:45:28.619><c> are</c><00:45:28.820><c> lost.</c> 00:45:29.940 --> 00:45:31.119 Don't<00:45:30.239><c> forget</c><00:45:30.579><c> about</c><00:45:30.860><c> them.</c> 00:45:31.340 --> 00:45:33.480 Did<00:45:31.519><c> Hezekiah</c><00:45:32.059><c> forget</c><00:45:32.360><c> about</c><00:45:32.619><c> them?</c> 00:45:33.800 --> 00:45:36.199 It<00:45:34.000><c> was</c><00:45:34.179><c> in</c><00:45:34.280><c> the</c><00:45:34.500><c> forefront</c><00:45:34.719><c> of</c><00:45:34.940><c> his</c><00:45:35.139><c> mind.</c> 00:45:36.820 --> 00:45:38.539 And<00:45:37.059><c> same</c><00:45:37.199><c> with</c><00:45:37.380><c> Jehoshaphat.</c> 00:45:38.659 --> 00:45:40.039 When<00:45:39.139><c> he</c><00:45:39.300><c> looked</c><00:45:39.519><c> at</c><00:45:39.800><c> Ahab</c> 00:45:40.039 --> 00:45:41.239 and<00:45:40.239><c> the</c><00:45:40.400><c> family</c><00:45:40.760><c> of</c><00:45:40.980><c> Ahab</c> 00:45:41.239 --> 00:45:42.480 and<00:45:41.360><c> the</c><00:45:41.519><c> nation</c><00:45:41.820><c> of</c><00:45:42.059><c> Ahab,</c> 00:45:42.719 --> 00:45:43.659 he<00:45:42.820><c> thought</c><00:45:43.079><c> every</c><00:45:43.480><c> day</c> 00:45:43.659 --> 00:45:45.820 about<00:45:43.880><c> how</c><00:45:44.099><c> he</c><00:45:44.199><c> could</c><00:45:44.360><c> bring</c><00:45:44.539><c> them</c><00:45:44.719><c> back.</c> 00:45:46.860 --> 00:45:50.219 He<00:45:47.039><c> kept</c><00:45:47.280><c> up</c><00:45:47.579><c> contact</c><00:45:47.940><c> with</c><00:45:48.139><c> those</c><00:45:48.619><c> who</c><00:45:49.019><c> were</c><00:45:49.199><c> lost.</c> 00:45:50.500 --> 00:45:52.280 And<00:45:50.699><c> we</c><00:45:50.780><c> need</c><00:45:50.920><c> to</c><00:45:51.059><c> do</c><00:45:51.159><c> the</c><00:45:51.320><c> same.</c> 00:45:53.920 --> 00:45:56.139 And<00:45:54.199><c> invite</c><00:45:54.500><c> them</c><00:45:54.960><c> to</c><00:45:55.440><c> be</c><00:45:55.699><c> involved</c> 00:45:56.139 --> 00:45:58.539 in<00:45:56.579><c> activities</c><00:45:57.099><c> of</c><00:45:57.400><c> the</c><00:45:57.559><c> Ecclesia,</c> 00:45:58.880 --> 00:46:00.639 which<00:45:59.059><c> will</c><00:45:59.320><c> help</c><00:45:59.519><c> them</c><00:45:59.760><c> come</c><00:46:00.000><c> back</c><00:46:00.179><c> to</c><00:46:00.340><c> God.</c> 00:46:00.840 --> 00:46:02.679 And<00:46:01.019><c> that's</c><00:46:01.280><c> the</c><00:46:01.500><c> difference,</c><00:46:01.760><c> isn't</c><00:46:01.940><c> it?</c> 00:46:03.199 --> 00:46:06.599 Between<00:46:03.679><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:46:04.159><c> and</c><00:46:04.699><c> between</c><00:46:05.480><c> Hezekiah.</c> 00:46:06.960 --> 00:46:09.579 Jehoshaphat<00:46:07.539><c> went</c><00:46:08.119><c> out</c><00:46:08.420><c> to</c><00:46:08.579><c> them.</c> 00:46:10.440 --> 00:46:13.219 And<00:46:10.559><c> God</c><00:46:10.739><c> says,</c><00:46:11.400><c> bring</c><00:46:11.480><c> them</c><00:46:11.639><c> to</c><00:46:11.860><c> us.</c> 00:46:13.659 --> 00:46:15.460 Invite<00:46:14.000><c> them</c><00:46:14.139><c> back</c><00:46:14.360><c> to</c><00:46:14.480><c> the</c><00:46:14.639><c> Ecclesia.</c> 00:46:15.639 --> 00:46:18.000 Invite<00:46:16.019><c> them</c><00:46:16.159><c> back</c><00:46:16.380><c> to</c><00:46:16.659><c> activities</c><00:46:17.079><c> of</c><00:46:17.480><c> youth</c><00:46:17.739><c> group</c> 00:46:18.000 --> 00:46:20.699 and<00:46:18.800><c> activities</c><00:46:19.300><c> that</c><00:46:19.800><c> they</c><00:46:20.119><c> can</c><00:46:20.260><c> be</c><00:46:20.500><c> involved</c> 00:46:20.699 --> 00:46:22.320 with<00:46:20.920><c> all</c><00:46:21.380><c> different</c><00:46:22.000><c> friends</c> 00:46:22.320 --> 00:46:24.019 and<00:46:22.539><c> family</c><00:46:22.840><c> of</c><00:46:23.019><c> the</c><00:46:23.139><c> Ecclesia.</c> 00:46:24.699 --> 00:46:27.239 A<00:46:24.940><c> formal</c><00:46:25.199><c> invitation</c><00:46:25.820><c> may</c><00:46:26.059><c> be</c><00:46:26.159><c> a</c><00:46:26.179><c> good</c><00:46:26.340><c> idea.</c> 00:46:27.340 --> 00:46:28.320 A<00:46:27.480><c> couple</c><00:46:27.679><c> of</c><00:46:27.719><c> years</c><00:46:27.920><c> ago,</c> 00:46:28.460 --> 00:46:32.840 we<00:46:28.619><c> did</c><00:46:28.820><c> this</c><00:46:29.719><c> thing</c><00:46:30.039><c> in</c><00:46:30.420><c> our</c><00:46:31.239><c> young</c><00:46:31.639><c> people's</c><00:46:32.079><c> group.</c> 00:46:35.099 --> 00:46:36.719 We<00:46:35.500><c> wrote</c><00:46:35.780><c> down,</c> 00:46:37.000 --> 00:46:38.820 it<00:46:37.139><c> was</c><00:46:37.420><c> like</c><00:46:37.699><c> four</c><00:46:37.860><c> or</c><00:46:37.980><c> five</c><00:46:38.139><c> of</c><00:46:38.239><c> us</c><00:46:38.340><c> one</c><00:46:38.519><c> night,</c> 00:46:39.059 --> 00:46:41.440 we<00:46:39.139><c> wrote</c><00:46:39.360><c> down</c><00:46:39.679><c> all</c><00:46:39.980><c> the</c><00:46:40.119><c> people</c><00:46:40.300><c> we</c><00:46:40.380><c> could</c><00:46:40.619><c> think</c><00:46:40.820><c> of</c> 00:46:41.440 --> 00:46:43.059 in<00:46:42.119><c> our</c><00:46:42.340><c> young</c><00:46:42.519><c> people's</c><00:46:42.940><c> group</c> 00:46:43.059 --> 00:46:45.380 who<00:46:43.219><c> we</c><00:46:43.420><c> grew</c><00:46:43.559><c> up</c><00:46:43.800><c> with,</c> 00:46:45.820 --> 00:46:47.940 who<00:46:46.219><c> are</c><00:46:46.300><c> no</c><00:46:46.440><c> longer</c><00:46:46.659><c> with</c><00:46:46.860><c> us,</c> 00:46:48.460 --> 00:46:50.239 who<00:46:48.659><c> don't</c><00:46:48.780><c> come</c><00:46:48.980><c> to</c><00:46:49.099><c> the</c><00:46:49.219><c> meeting</c><00:46:49.360><c> anymore,</c> 00:46:51.099 --> 00:46:54.719 who<00:46:51.260><c> don't</c><00:46:51.400><c> have</c><00:46:51.519><c> a</c><00:46:51.599><c> relationship</c><00:46:52.019><c> with</c><00:46:52.199><c> God</c><00:46:52.440><c> as</c><00:46:53.320><c> we</c><00:46:53.440><c> know</c><00:46:53.639><c> it.</c> 00:46:55.579 --> 00:46:57.099 You<00:46:55.699><c> know,</c><00:46:55.860><c> it's</c><00:46:55.980><c> a</c><00:46:56.159><c> really,</c> 00:46:57.340 --> 00:46:59.800 it's<00:46:57.639><c> quite</c><00:46:57.820><c> a</c><00:46:58.039><c> sad</c><00:46:58.179><c> thing</c><00:46:58.380><c> to</c><00:46:58.579><c> do.</c> 00:47:00.820 --> 00:47:02.219 Because<00:47:01.300><c> when</c><00:47:01.500><c> you</c><00:47:01.679><c> sit</c><00:47:01.820><c> down</c><00:47:02.079><c> there</c> 00:47:02.219 --> 00:47:03.940 and<00:47:02.300><c> you</c><00:47:02.500><c> 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to</c><00:47:25.320><c> forget</c><00:47:25.559><c> about</c><00:47:25.800><c> people.</c> 00:47:26.239 --> 00:47:28.099 And<00:47:26.420><c> when</c><00:47:26.519><c> you</c><00:47:26.719><c> write</c><00:47:26.900><c> that</c><00:47:27.139><c> list,</c> 00:47:28.179 --> 00:47:29.019 you<00:47:28.659><c> just</c><00:47:28.860><c> say,</c> 00:47:29.239 --> 00:47:33.239 wow,<00:47:31.500><c> he's</c><00:47:31.840><c> not</c><00:47:32.119><c> there,</c> 00:47:33.860 --> 00:47:35.539 and<00:47:34.079><c> she's</c><00:47:34.440><c> gone,</c> 00:47:36.280 --> 00:47:37.019 and<00:47:36.400><c> he's</c><00:47:36.760><c> gone,</c> 00:47:37.059 --> 00:47:37.800 and<00:47:37.199><c> he's</c><00:47:37.559><c> gone,</c> 00:47:37.820 --> 00:47:39.699 and<00:47:37.940><c> she's</c><00:47:38.300><c> gone,</c> 00:47:40.480 --> 00:47:42.699 and<00:47:40.880><c> they're</c><00:47:41.079><c> no</c><00:47:41.239><c> longer</c><00:47:41.460><c> with</c><00:47:41.699><c> us.</c> 00:47:44.420 --> 00:47:45.400 And<00:47:44.679><c> we</c><00:47:44.800><c> made</c><00:47:44.980><c> that</c><00:47:45.219><c> list,</c> 00:47:45.420 --> 00:47:48.239 and<00:47:45.639><c> we</c><00:47:46.260><c> did</c><00:47:46.440><c> this</c><00:47:46.619><c> thing</c><00:47:46.780><c> called</c><00:47:47.019><c> Operation</c><00:47:47.559><c> Lost</c><00:47:47.840><c> Sheep,</c> 00:47:48.380 --> 00:47:49.300 where<00:47:48.480><c> we</c><00:47:48.480><c> said</c><00:47:48.639><c> we're</c><00:47:48.780><c> going</c><00:47:49.039><c> to</c><00:47:49.159><c> write,</c> 00:47:49.360 --> 00:47:50.280 we're<00:47:49.420><c> going</c><00:47:49.519><c> to</c><00:47:49.599><c> have</c><00:47:49.780><c> an</c><00:47:50.019><c> activity,</c> 00:47:50.400 --> 00:47:51.159 like<00:47:50.559><c> a</c><00:47:50.699><c> barbecue,</c> 00:47:51.539 --> 00:47:53.980 where<00:47:51.619><c> we</c><00:47:51.699><c> invite</c><00:47:52.199><c> all</c><00:47:52.579><c> those</c><00:47:52.800><c> people</c> 00:47:54.380 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come</c><00:48:50.840><c> back,</c> 00:48:51.199 --> 00:48:51.760 brothers<00:48:51.260><c> and</c><00:48:51.500><c> sisters,</c> 00:48:51.940 --> 00:48:54.119 it's<00:48:52.199><c> so</c><00:48:52.639><c> hard</c><00:48:52.880><c> for</c><00:48:53.059><c> them</c><00:48:53.139><c> to</c><00:48:53.300><c> walk</c><00:48:53.480><c> through</c><00:48:53.659><c> that</c><00:48:53.920><c> door.</c> 00:48:54.380 --> 00:48:57.280 Let's<00:48:54.739><c> make</c><00:48:55.019><c> sure</c><00:48:55.239><c> we</c><00:48:55.460><c> greet</c><00:48:55.619><c> them</c><00:48:55.780><c> with</c><00:48:56.000><c> love</c> 00:48:58.000 --> 00:49:00.500 and<00:48:58.480><c> hug</c><00:48:58.840><c> that</c><00:48:59.119><c> person</c> 00:49:01.280 --> 00:49:03.340 and<00:49:01.760><c> say,</c><00:49:02.079><c> welcome</c><00:49:02.380><c> home.</c> 00:49:04.260 --> 00:49:05.960 We<00:49:04.420><c> want</c><00:49:04.599><c> you</c><00:49:04.739><c> to</c><00:49:04.880><c> be</c><00:49:05.039><c> here.</c> 00:49:06.340 --> 00:49:08.239 We<00:49:06.460><c> want</c><00:49:06.599><c> you</c><00:49:06.739><c> to</c><00:49:06.800><c> be</c><00:49:06.980><c> part</c><00:49:07.219><c> of</c><00:49:07.360><c> us.</c> 00:49:08.619 --> 00:49:09.380 We<00:49:08.780><c> love</c><00:49:09.079><c> you,</c> 00:49:09.440 --> 00:49:13.519 and<00:49:10.019><c> we</c><00:49:10.340><c> forgive</c><00:49:10.659><c> you</c><00:49:11.039><c> for</c><00:49:11.340><c> what</c><00:49:11.900><c> you've</c><00:49:12.099><c> done</c><00:49:12.340><c> before.</c> 00:49:13.800 --> 00:49:16.960 And<00:49:14.239><c> we</c><00:49:14.420><c> want</c><00:49:14.539><c> you</c><00:49:14.679><c> to</c><00:49:14.739><c> be</c><00:49:14.860><c> part</c><00:49:15.119><c> of</c><00:49:15.239><c> the</c><00:49:15.440><c> family</c><00:49:15.679><c> of</c><00:49:15.840><c> God</c><00:49:16.000><c> again.</c> 00:49:17.559 --> 00:49:19.079 We've<00:49:17.860><c> got</c><00:49:17.960><c> to</c><00:49:18.219><c> greet</c><00:49:18.380><c> them</c><00:49:18.539><c> with</c><00:49:18.719><c> love,</c> 00:49:19.280 --> 00:49:21.619 not<00:49:19.460><c> with</c><00:49:19.659><c> a</c><00:49:19.940><c> sneering</c><00:49:20.260><c> eye</c><00:49:20.480><c> of</c><00:49:20.699><c> criticism</c> 00:49:22.880 --> 00:49:24.300 or<00:49:23.320><c> a</c><00:49:23.579><c> skeptical</c><00:49:23.980><c> eye</c> 00:49:24.300 --> 00:49:27.539 about<00:49:24.539><c> whether</c><00:49:25.099><c> they've</c><00:49:25.760><c> asked</c><00:49:25.980><c> for</c><00:49:26.179><c> forgiveness</c><00:49:26.460><c> or</c><00:49:26.699><c> not.</c> 00:49:27.579 --> 00:49:29.280 We<00:49:27.900><c> greet</c><00:49:28.139><c> them</c><00:49:28.280><c> with</c><00:49:28.539><c> love,</c> 00:49:29.519 --> 00:49:32.559 and<00:49:30.139><c> we</c><00:49:30.360><c> bring</c><00:49:30.480><c> them</c><00:49:30.679><c> back</c><00:49:30.920><c> into</c><00:49:31.079><c> the</c><00:49:31.280><c> family</c><00:49:31.500><c> of</c><00:49:31.699><c> God.</c> 00:49:33.559 --> 00:49:35.079 That's<00:49:33.860><c> what</c><00:49:34.019><c> the</c><00:49:34.179><c> Father</c><00:49:34.380><c> wants</c><00:49:34.599><c> us</c><00:49:34.800><c> to</c><00:49:34.920><c> do,</c> 00:49:35.179 --> 00:49:36.579 brothers<00:49:35.300><c> and</c><00:49:35.539><c> sisters.</c> 00:49:38.760 --> 00:49:42.340 Some<00:49:39.159><c> may</c><00:49:39.420><c> greet</c><00:49:39.579><c> this</c><00:49:39.840><c> invitation</c><00:49:40.440><c> with</c><00:49:41.460><c> mocking,</c> 00:49:43.800 --> 00:49:45.900 and<00:49:44.199><c> that's</c><00:49:44.380><c> what</c><00:49:44.519><c> will</c><00:49:44.599><c> happen,</c><00:49:44.960><c> won't</c><00:49:45.019><c> they?</c> 00:49:46.420 --> 00:49:47.539 Some<00:49:46.659><c> people</c><00:49:46.980><c> have</c><00:49:47.159><c> left</c><00:49:47.380><c> us,</c> 00:49:47.539 --> 00:49:49.780 have<00:49:47.719><c> left</c><00:49:47.880><c> us</c><00:49:48.039><c> 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into</c><00:50:42.260><c> his</c><00:50:42.460><c> mind,</c><00:50:42.599><c> he</c><00:50:42.619><c> said,</c> 00:50:42.840 --> 00:50:44.739 I<00:50:42.920><c> want</c><00:50:43.039><c> to</c><00:50:43.179><c> go</c><00:50:43.420><c> back</c><00:50:43.599><c> to</c><00:50:43.739><c> the</c><00:50:43.940><c> Father.</c> 00:50:45.980 --> 00:50:48.539 And<00:50:46.300><c> he</c><00:50:46.460><c> thought</c><00:50:46.639><c> about</c><00:50:46.840><c> what</c><00:50:46.960><c> his</c><00:50:47.159><c> father</c><00:50:47.360><c> was</c><00:50:47.619><c> like,</c> 00:50:49.260 --> 00:50:51.679 and<00:50:49.420><c> he</c><00:50:49.480><c> thought</c><00:50:49.659><c> he'd</c><00:50:50.300><c> greet</c><00:50:50.500><c> me</c><00:50:50.619><c> with</c><00:50:50.780><c> love.</c> 00:50:51.739 --> 00:50:54.579 He<00:50:51.960><c> won't</c><00:50:52.179><c> greet</c><00:50:52.380><c> me</c><00:50:52.659><c> with</c><00:50:53.280><c> scorn</c><00:50:53.619><c> and</c><00:50:53.820><c> mocking.</c> 00:50:55.199 --> 00:50:56.559 He'll<00:50:55.579><c> greet</c><00:50:55.699><c> me</c><00:50:55.860><c> with</c><00:50:56.019><c> love.</c> 00:50:56.559 --> 00:51:01.340 And<00:50:57.519><c> people</c><00:50:57.980><c> who</c><00:50:58.400><c> have</c><00:50:58.639><c> left</c><00:50:58.900><c> need</c><00:50:59.579><c> someone</c><00:50:59.980><c> like</c><00:51:00.320><c> that</c> 00:51:01.559 --> 00:51:03.539 who<00:51:02.119><c> keeps</c><00:51:02.360><c> in</c><00:51:02.619><c> contact</c><00:51:02.940><c> with</c><00:51:03.159><c> them</c> 00:51:03.539 --> 00:51:06.639 and<00:51:03.840><c> is</c><00:51:04.199><c> ready</c><00:51:04.440><c> for</c><00:51:04.599><c> them</c><00:51:04.739><c> to</c><00:51:04.940><c> return</c><00:51:05.219><c> at</c><00:51:05.420><c> any</c><00:51:05.599><c> moment.</c> 00:51:07.840 --> 00:51:11.320 And<00:51:08.059><c> finally,</c><00:51:10.039><c> there'll</c><00:51:10.260><c> be</c><00:51:10.420><c> a</c><00:51:10.519><c> better</c><00:51:10.719><c> result</c> 00:51:11.320 --> 00:51:15.480 to<00:51:12.480><c> this</c><00:51:12.780><c> way</c><00:51:13.179><c> of</c><00:51:13.420><c> helping</c><00:51:13.679><c> those</c><00:51:14.119><c> who</c><00:51:14.340><c> have</c><00:51:14.599><c> strayed.</c> 00:51:15.860 --> 00:51:18.579 The<00:51:16.019><c> two</c><00:51:16.219><c> methods</c><00:51:16.760><c> we've</c><00:51:17.199><c> compared</c><00:51:17.519><c> tonight,</c> 00:51:18.719 --> 00:51:22.619 that<00:51:18.880><c> of</c><00:51:19.019><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:51:20.179><c> and</c><00:51:21.099><c> that</c><00:51:21.300><c> of</c><00:51:21.440><c> Hezekiah.</c> 00:51:22.820 --> 00:51:28.099 One<00:51:23.460><c> method</c><00:51:24.099><c> of</c><00:51:24.699><c> compromise</c><00:51:25.440><c> led</c><00:51:26.820><c> to</c><00:51:27.019><c> disaster,</c> 00:51:29.239 --> 00:51:32.500 led<00:51:29.360><c> to</c><00:51:29.960><c> some</c><00:51:30.320><c> and</c><00:51:30.719><c> many</c><00:51:31.059><c> of</c><00:51:31.280><c> the</c><00:51:31.400><c> members</c><00:51:31.659><c> of</c><00:51:31.800><c> his</c><00:51:32.019><c> family</c> 00:51:32.500 --> 00:51:34.619 leaving<00:51:32.980><c> the</c><00:51:33.239><c> truth</c><00:51:33.380><c> as</c><00:51:33.599><c> well.</c> 00:51:35.179 --> 00:51:38.860 But<00:51:35.320><c> the</c><00:51:35.519><c> other</c><00:51:35.699><c> method</c><00:51:36.219><c> of</c><00:51:37.519><c> love</c><00:51:37.960><c> and</c><00:51:38.239><c> invitation</c> 00:51:38.860 --> 00:51:41.019 to<00:51:39.079><c> come</c><00:51:39.420><c> back</c><00:51:39.739><c> to</c><00:51:39.940><c> us</c> 00:51:40.940 --> 00:51:45.340 and<00:51:41.260><c> a</c><00:51:41.539><c> constant</c><00:51:42.179><c> communication</c><00:51:43.179><c> to</c><00:51:43.579><c> come</c><00:51:43.860><c> back</c><00:51:44.159><c> to</c><00:51:44.340><c> us</c> 00:51:45.340 --> 00:51:46.940 led<00:51:45.659><c> to</c><00:51:45.880><c> success.</c> 00:51:47.739 --> 00:51:49.880 And<00:51:47.960><c> that's</c><00:51:48.119><c> what</c><00:51:48.260><c> we</c><00:51:48.440><c> need</c><00:51:48.599><c> to</c><00:51:48.840><c> take</c><00:51:49.039><c> heed</c><00:51:49.179><c> of</c> 00:51:49.880 --> 00:51:53.260 when<00:51:50.239><c> we</c><00:51:50.519><c> think</c><00:51:50.719><c> about</c><00:51:51.019><c> people</c><00:51:51.380><c> who</c><00:51:51.579><c> we</c><00:51:51.800><c> want</c><00:51:51.960><c> to</c><00:51:52.159><c> come</c><00:51:52.400><c> back.</c> 00:51:53.460 --> 00:51:55.139 It's<00:51:53.639><c> a</c><00:51:53.820><c> great</c><00:51:53.980><c> thing</c><00:51:54.159><c> to</c><00:51:54.380><c> think</c><00:51:54.500><c> about,</c><00:51:54.800><c> isn't</c><00:51:54.880><c> it?</c> 00:51:55.260 --> 00:51:57.059 It's<00:51:55.460><c> a</c><00:51:55.539><c> great</c><00:51:55.719><c> thing</c><00:51:55.900><c> to</c><00:51:56.139><c> ponder.</c> 00:51:57.480 --> 00:51:58.960 And<00:51:57.679><c> maybe</c><00:51:57.880><c> we</c><00:51:58.000><c> should</c><00:51:58.139><c> make</c><00:51:58.360><c> a</c><00:51:58.519><c> list</c> 00:51:58.960 --> 00:52:01.179 of<00:51:59.820><c> the</c><00:52:00.019><c> people</c><00:52:00.179><c> that</c><00:52:00.340><c> you</c><00:52:00.579><c> love</c> 00:52:01.179 --> 00:52:03.559 and<00:52:01.780><c> if</c><00:52:01.900><c> you</c><00:52:02.039><c> want</c><00:52:02.199><c> back</c><00:52:02.679><c> in</c><00:52:02.900><c> this</c><00:52:03.139><c> place</c> 00:52:03.559 --> 00:52:06.500 to<00:52:04.159><c> be</c><00:52:04.340><c> a</c><00:52:04.480><c> part</c><00:52:04.579><c> of</c><00:52:04.699><c> God's</c><00:52:05.099><c> wonderful</c><00:52:05.500><c> family</c><00:52:05.920><c> now</c> 00:52:06.500 --> 00:52:08.119 and<00:52:07.019><c> in</c><00:52:07.179><c> the</c><00:52:07.320><c> kingdom.</c> 00:52:09.579 --> 00:52:11.260 So<00:52:09.699><c> I</c><00:52:09.760><c> think</c><00:52:09.880><c> we've</c><00:52:10.099><c> learnt,</c><00:52:10.539><c> hopefully</c><00:52:10.900><c> we've</c><00:52:11.139><c> learnt,</c> 00:52:11.300 --> 00:52:13.460 I<00:52:11.539><c> learnt</c><00:52:11.820><c> certainly</c><00:52:12.300><c> a</c><00:52:12.559><c> lot</c><00:52:12.800><c> from</c><00:52:12.940><c> this</c><00:52:13.159><c> chapter,</c> 00:52:13.500 --> 00:52:15.780 and<00:52:13.659><c> I</c><00:52:13.880><c> love</c><00:52:14.039><c> that</c><00:52:14.300><c> chapter</c><00:52:14.559><c> for</c><00:52:14.739><c> that</c><00:52:14.940><c> reason.</c> 00:52:16.599 --> 00:52:18.079 Hopefully<00:52:16.900><c> we've</c><00:52:17.139><c> learnt</c><00:52:17.239><c> a</c><00:52:17.380><c> lot</c><00:52:17.679><c> about</c> 00:52:18.079 --> 00:52:20.699 how<00:52:18.260><c> we</c><00:52:18.400><c> can</c><00:52:18.579><c> help</c><00:52:18.780><c> our</c><00:52:19.059><c> friends</c><00:52:19.360><c> back</c><00:52:19.619><c> to</c><00:52:19.760><c> the</c><00:52:19.940><c> meeting.</c> 00:52:20.820 --> 00:52:24.079 Tomorrow,<00:52:21.480><c> not</c><00:52:21.659><c> tomorrow,</c><00:52:22.219><c> a</c><00:52:22.320><c> couple</c><00:52:22.480><c> of</c><00:52:22.559><c> days'</c><00:52:22.820><c> time,</c> 00:52:24.739 --> 00:52:27.400 we're<00:52:24.940><c> going</c><00:52:24.980><c> to</c><00:52:25.079><c> see</c><00:52:25.260><c> how</c><00:52:26.260><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:52:26.639><c> responds</c> 00:52:27.400 --> 00:52:28.940 to<00:52:28.139><c> this</c><00:52:28.400><c> telling</c><00:52:28.599><c> off</c> 00:52:28.940 --> 00:52:31.280 because<00:52:29.239><c> he's</c><00:52:29.460><c> been</c><00:52:29.679><c> given</c><00:52:29.840><c> a</c><00:52:30.039><c> pretty</c><00:52:30.519><c> firm</c><00:52:30.719><c> telling</c><00:52:31.000><c> off</c> 00:52:31.280 --> 00:52:33.340 and<00:52:31.380><c> sometimes</c><00:52:31.760><c> that</c><00:52:31.940><c> happens</c><00:52:32.239><c> in</c><00:52:32.440><c> life,</c><00:52:32.659><c> doesn't</c><00:52:32.840><c> it?</c> 00:52:33.699 --> 00:52:36.000 Someone<00:52:34.059><c> identifies</c><00:52:34.960><c> something</c><00:52:35.300><c> in</c><00:52:35.420><c> our</c><00:52:35.679><c> life,</c> 00:52:36.179 --> 00:52:40.079 a<00:52:36.360><c> mistake</c><00:52:36.679><c> we've</c><00:52:36.920><c> made,</c><00:52:37.760><c> and</c><00:52:37.900><c> comes</c><00:52:38.079><c> to</c><00:52:38.300><c> us</c><00:52:38.440><c> and</c><00:52:38.599><c> tells</c><00:52:38.820><c> us</c><00:52:39.079><c> off.</c> 00:52:40.239 --> 00:52:41.780 And<00:52:40.380><c> we're</c><00:52:40.480><c> going</c><00:52:40.539><c> to</c><00:52:40.599><c> see</c><00:52:40.780><c> how</c><00:52:40.900><c> that</c><00:52:41.099><c> man</c><00:52:41.280><c> Jehoshaphat</c> 00:52:41.780 --> 00:52:43.440 responds<00:52:42.239><c> to</c><00:52:42.440><c> this</c><00:52:42.619><c> rebuke</c> 00:52:43.440 --> 00:52:45.280 and<00:52:44.019><c> how</c><00:52:44.219><c> he</c><00:52:44.320><c> does</c><00:52:44.500><c> that</c><00:52:44.699><c> in</c><00:52:44.780><c> his</c><00:52:44.980><c> life.</c> 00:52:45.280 --> 00:52:47.019 Thank<00:52:45.739><c> you.</c>