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A<00:12:32.059><c> good</c><00:12:32.460><c> tree</c><00:12:32.759><c> cannot</c><00:12:33.039><c> bring</c><00:12:33.320><c> forth</c><00:12:33.659><c> evil</c><00:12:34.059><c> fruit,</c><00:12:34.600><c> neither</c><00:12:34.879><c> can</c><00:12:35.120><c> a</c>

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corrupt<00:12:35.799><c> tree</c><00:12:36.100><c> bring</c><00:12:36.340><c> forth</c><00:12:36.679><c> good</c><00:12:36.960><c> fruit.</c>

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Every<00:12:37.960><c> tree</c><00:12:38.360><c> that</c><00:12:40.299><c> bringeth</c><00:12:40.820><c> not</c><00:12:41.100><c> forth</c><00:12:41.340><c> good</c><00:12:41.659><c> fruit</c><00:12:41.860><c> is</c><00:12:42.080><c> hewn</c>

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down<00:12:42.559><c> and</c><00:12:42.759><c> cast</c><00:12:43.000><c> into</c><00:12:43.179><c> the</c><00:12:43.399><c> fire.</c>

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Wherefore,<00:12:45.639><c> by</c><00:12:45.980><c> their</c><00:12:46.379><c> fruits</c><00:12:47.000><c> shall</c><00:12:47.580><c> ye</c><00:12:47.759><c> know</c><00:12:47.960><c> them.</c>

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writers<00:12:52.580><c> are</c><00:12:52.779><c> going</c><00:12:52.940><c> to</c><00:12:53.200><c> expound</c><00:12:53.659><c> later</c><00:12:53.980><c> on</c>

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and<00:12:54.779><c> describe</c><00:12:55.240><c> as</c><00:12:55.500><c> the</c><00:12:55.860><c> fruits</c><00:12:56.080><c> of</c><00:12:56.259><c> the</c><00:12:56.460><c> Spirit.</c>

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John<00:12:57.820><c> the</c><00:12:57.980><c> Baptist</c><00:12:58.240><c> talked</c><00:12:58.539><c> about</c><00:12:58.840><c> it</c><00:12:59.259><c> when</c><00:12:59.600><c> he</c><00:12:59.899><c> castigated</c>

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the<00:13:00.700><c> Pharisees</c><00:13:01.059><c> when</c><00:13:01.159><c> they</c><00:13:01.299><c> came</c><00:13:01.519><c> to</c><00:13:01.700><c> be</c><00:13:02.000><c> baptized</c>

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in<00:13:02.639><c> Matthew</c><00:13:02.899><c> chapter</c><00:13:03.159><c> 3.</c>

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Bring<00:13:04.419><c> forth</c><00:13:04.799><c> fruits</c><00:13:05.139><c> worthy</c><00:13:05.720><c> of</c><00:13:05.940><c> repentance,</c><00:13:06.700><c> he</c><00:13:06.799><c> said.</c>

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But<00:13:08.399><c> they</c><00:13:08.559><c> didn't.</c>

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They<00:13:09.740><c> carried</c><00:13:10.039><c> on</c><00:13:10.399><c> and</c><00:13:10.600><c> they</c><00:13:11.639><c> received</c><00:13:12.059><c> condemnation</c><00:13:12.899><c> from</c>

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our<00:13:13.360><c> Lord</c><00:13:13.539><c> Jesus</c><00:13:13.940><c> in</c><00:13:14.120><c> Matthew</c><00:13:14.419><c> 23.</c>

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And<00:13:17.519><c> verse</c><00:13:17.720><c> 21.</c>

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Not<00:13:19.259><c> every</c><00:13:19.580><c> one</c><00:13:19.720><c> that</c><00:13:19.919><c> saith</c><00:13:20.019><c> unto</c><00:13:20.220><c> me,</c><00:13:20.740><c> Lord,</c><00:13:20.840><c> Lord,</c><00:13:23.139><c> shall</c>

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enter<00:13:23.480><c> into</c><00:13:23.639><c> the</c><00:13:23.779><c> kingdom</c><00:13:24.000><c> of</c><00:13:24.200><c> heaven.</c>

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But<00:13:25.879><c> he</c><00:13:26.120><c> that</c><00:13:26.320><c> doeth</c><00:13:26.620><c> the</c><00:13:26.879><c> will</c><00:13:27.100><c> of</c><00:13:27.320><c> my</c><00:13:27.580><c> Father</c><00:13:28.080><c> which</c><00:13:29.240><c> is</c><00:13:29.440><c> in</c><00:13:29.580><c> heaven.</c>

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So<00:13:34.179><c> is</c><00:13:34.320><c> that</c><00:13:34.500><c> perhaps</c><00:13:35.799><c> a</c><00:13:36.100><c> little</c><00:13:36.259><c> warning</c><00:13:36.480><c> to</c><00:13:36.720><c> us?</c>

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Not<00:13:37.960><c> to</c><00:13:38.120><c> be</c><00:13:38.299><c> worried</c><00:13:38.559><c> about</c><00:13:38.860><c> the</c><00:13:39.080><c> crowds</c><00:13:39.399><c> that</c><00:13:39.659><c> come</c><00:13:39.879><c> to</c><00:13:40.120><c> the</c>

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and<00:13:42.779><c> might</c><00:13:43.299><c> say</c><00:13:43.559><c> these</c><00:13:43.879><c> things</c><00:13:44.279><c> and</c><00:13:44.539><c> claim</c><00:13:44.779><c> to</c><00:13:44.980><c> do</c><00:13:45.120><c> wonders.</c>

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Don't<00:13:47.460><c> be</c><00:13:47.759><c> disturbed</c><00:13:48.080><c> by</c><00:13:48.399><c> them.</c>

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The<00:13:50.000><c> wise</c><00:13:50.360><c> man</c><00:13:50.799><c> is</c><00:13:51.019><c> the</c><00:13:51.179><c> one</c><00:13:51.360><c> who's</c><00:13:51.659><c> built</c><00:13:52.059><c> his</c><00:13:52.360><c> house.</c>

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On<00:13:55.240><c> the</c><00:13:55.600><c> sayings</c><00:13:56.480><c> and</c><00:13:57.000><c> the</c><00:13:57.220><c> life</c><00:13:57.500><c> of</c><00:13:57.720><c> the</c><00:13:57.860><c> Lord</c><00:13:58.120><c> Jesus</c><00:13:58.559><c> Christ.</c>

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So<00:14:00.919><c> it's</c><00:14:01.320><c> searching</c><00:14:01.759><c> the</c><00:14:02.960><c> heart.</c>

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Let's<00:14:03.720><c> go</c><00:14:03.879><c> back</c><00:14:04.019><c> to</c><00:14:04.220><c> Malachi.</c>

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Always<00:14:05.379><c> useful</c><00:14:05.600><c> to</c><00:14:05.799><c> keep</c><00:14:05.919><c> a</c><00:14:06.100><c> marker.</c>

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If<00:14:06.340><c> you</c><00:14:06.480><c> haven't</c><00:14:06.620><c> got</c><00:14:06.820><c> one,</c><00:14:07.100><c> Brother</c><00:14:07.159><c> Arnold</c><00:14:07.379><c> Robinson</c><00:14:07.759><c> will</c>

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give<00:14:08.100><c> you</c><00:14:08.279><c> a</c><00:14:08.379><c> ruler</c>

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and<00:14:08.639><c> you</c><00:14:08.659><c> can</c><00:14:08.840><c> put</c><00:14:08.940><c> it</c><00:14:09.059><c> in</c><00:14:09.200><c> Malachi</c><00:14:09.740><c> and</c><00:14:10.299><c> in</c><00:14:10.480><c> Peter</c><00:14:10.840><c> and</c><00:14:11.820><c> in</c><00:14:12.240><c> the</c>

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Maybe<00:14:14.200><c> he's</c><00:14:14.360><c> got</c><00:14:14.480><c> enough</c><00:14:14.679><c> for</c><00:14:14.840><c> all</c><00:14:15.000><c> of</c><00:14:15.120><c> you.</c>

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Thank<00:14:17.200><c> you,</c><00:14:17.340><c> Brother</c><00:14:17.519><c> Arnold.</c>

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So<00:14:18.399><c> Malachi</c><00:14:18.759><c> chapter</c><00:14:19.100><c> 2.</c>

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Precisely<00:14:23.779><c> what</c><00:14:24.279><c> Malachi</c><00:14:24.799><c> said</c><00:14:25.059><c> to</c><00:14:25.279><c> these</c><00:14:25.639><c> priests.</c>

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Verse<00:14:26.899><c> 2.</c>

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If<00:14:27.460><c> he</c><00:14:27.700><c> will</c><00:14:27.960><c> not</c><00:14:28.220><c> lay</c><00:14:28.460><c> it</c><00:14:29.139><c> to</c><00:14:29.700><c> heart.</c>

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So<00:14:31.840><c> that's</c><00:14:32.059><c> the</c><00:14:32.220><c> secret,</c><00:14:32.500><c> isn't</c><00:14:32.600><c> it?</c>

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It's<00:14:34.480><c> not</c><00:14:34.620><c> a</c><00:14:34.700><c> matter</c><00:14:34.919><c> of</c><00:14:35.100><c> being</c><00:14:35.519><c> a</c><00:14:36.179><c> robot.</c>

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Anybody<00:14:37.340><c> can</c><00:14:37.539><c> do</c><00:14:37.720><c> that.</c>

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There<00:14:38.659><c> are</c><00:14:38.659><c> countless</c><00:14:38.980><c> people</c><00:14:39.279><c> who've</c><00:14:39.500><c> got</c><00:14:39.639><c> daily</c><00:14:40.000><c> jobs</c><00:14:40.340><c> at</c><00:14:40.519><c> a</c><00:14:40.759><c> mechanical</c>

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Assembling<00:14:44.539><c> bits</c><00:14:44.799><c> and</c><00:14:45.340><c> pieces</c><00:14:45.720><c> on</c><00:14:46.120><c> a</c><00:14:46.320><c> conveyor</c><00:14:46.720><c> belt</c>

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or<00:14:48.039><c> looking</c><00:14:48.320><c> through</c><00:14:48.600><c> figures</c><00:14:49.019><c> and</c><00:14:49.320><c> adding</c><00:14:49.480><c> them</c><00:14:49.679><c> up</c><00:14:49.840><c> and</c>

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thinking<00:14:50.179><c> about</c><00:14:50.480><c> something</c><00:14:50.840><c> else.</c>

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Anyone<00:14:52.000><c> can</c><00:14:52.259><c> do</c><00:14:52.460><c> that.</c>

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But<00:14:54.220><c> somebody</c><00:14:54.799><c> who</c><00:14:55.899><c> has</c><00:14:56.120><c> got</c><00:14:56.940><c> the</c><00:14:57.879><c> needs,</c>

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We<00:15:05.320><c> can</c><00:15:05.500><c> be</c><00:15:05.759><c> sure</c><00:15:05.960><c> of</c><00:15:06.139><c> that.</c>

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Jeremiah<00:15:10.059><c> had</c><00:15:10.620><c> struck</c><00:15:10.759><c> this</c><00:15:11.039><c> lesson</c><00:15:11.279><c> home</c><00:15:11.620><c> a</c><00:15:11.779><c> little</c><00:15:11.899><c> earlier.</c>

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Worth<00:15:13.399><c> having</c><00:15:13.659><c> a</c><00:15:13.759><c> look</c><00:15:13.879><c> at</c><00:15:14.059><c> it.</c>

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Chapter<00:15:14.639><c> 17.</c>

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Got<00:15:19.639><c> that</c><00:15:19.860><c> well</c><00:15:20.059><c>-known</c><00:15:20.220><c> verse</c><00:15:20.480><c> in.</c>

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But<00:15:22.580><c> just</c><00:15:22.740><c> look</c><00:15:22.899><c> how</c><00:15:23.200><c> he</c><00:15:24.080><c> describes</c><00:15:24.940><c> the</c><00:15:25.440><c> sin</c><00:15:25.700><c> that</c><00:15:25.879><c> had</c><00:15:25.980><c> been</c>

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Verse<00:15:36.100><c> 1</c><00:15:36.320><c> of</c><00:15:36.600><c> Jeremiah</c><00:15:37.000><c> 17.</c>

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The<00:15:37.740><c> sin</c><00:15:37.960><c> of</c><00:15:38.240><c> Judah</c><00:15:38.399><c> is</c><00:15:38.639><c> written</c><00:15:38.820><c> with</c><00:15:39.039><c> a</c><00:15:39.340><c> pen</c><00:15:39.440><c> of</c><00:15:39.779><c> iron</c><00:15:40.120><c> and</c><00:15:40.480><c> with</c><00:15:40.659><c> the</c><00:15:40.899><c> point</c><00:15:41.039><c> of</c>

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It<00:15:42.159><c> is</c><00:15:42.480><c> graven</c><00:15:42.700><c> upon</c><00:15:42.940><c> the</c><00:15:43.179><c> table</c><00:15:43.440><c> of</c><00:15:43.700><c> their</c><00:15:45.320><c> heart.</c>

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It's<00:15:48.539><c> terrible,</c><00:15:48.899><c> isn't</c><00:15:49.039><c> it?</c>

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Their<00:15:50.259><c> sins</c><00:15:50.840><c> were</c><00:15:51.120><c> their</c><00:15:51.279><c> way</c><00:15:51.440><c> of</c><00:15:51.720><c> life.</c>

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And<00:15:52.659><c> what</c><00:15:52.799><c> were</c><00:15:52.960><c> their</c><00:15:53.200><c> sins?</c>

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They<00:15:54.100><c> were</c><00:15:54.259><c> that</c><00:15:54.379><c> they</c><00:15:54.539><c> had</c><00:15:54.799><c> neglected</c><00:15:55.240><c> God</c>

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whenever<00:16:00.059><c> they</c><00:16:00.360><c> wanted.</c>

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Whilst<00:16:02.360><c> their</c><00:16:02.639><c> children</c><00:16:02.879><c> remember</c><00:16:03.279><c> their</c><00:16:03.559><c> otters</c>

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and<00:16:04.059><c> their</c><00:16:04.340><c> groves</c><00:16:04.620><c> by</c><00:16:04.840><c> the</c><00:16:05.000><c> green</c><00:16:05.259><c> trees</c><00:16:05.559><c> upon</c><00:16:05.840><c> the</c><00:16:06.059><c> high</c><00:16:06.279><c> hills.</c>

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There's<00:16:08.080><c> something</c><00:16:08.240><c> we'll</c><00:16:08.480><c> come</c><00:16:08.700><c> to</c><00:16:08.799><c> in</c><00:16:08.980><c> a</c><00:16:09.039><c> moment</c><00:16:09.279><c> in</c><00:16:09.440><c> Malachi.</c>

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They<00:16:10.720><c> were</c><00:16:10.899><c> committing</c><00:16:11.240><c> idolatry.</c>

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Turned<00:16:13.399><c> their</c><00:16:13.480><c> back</c><00:16:13.799><c> on</c><00:16:14.019><c> the</c><00:16:14.159><c> creator</c><00:16:14.580><c> of</c><00:16:14.759><c> heaven</c><00:16:14.980><c> and</c><00:16:15.159><c> earth</c>

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and<00:16:16.379><c> worshipped</c><00:16:16.960><c> the</c><00:16:17.220><c> creature</c><00:16:17.799><c> or</c><00:16:18.580><c> the</c><00:16:18.779><c> created</c><00:16:19.100><c> thing</c>

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rather<00:16:20.580><c> than</c><00:16:21.419><c> the</c><00:16:21.639><c> God</c><00:16:21.860><c> of</c><00:16:22.059><c> heaven.</c>

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Verse<00:16:25.159><c> 5.</c>

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Thus<00:16:26.460><c> saith</c><00:16:26.720><c> the</c><00:16:26.940><c> Lord,</c><00:16:27.779><c> Cursed</c><00:16:27.860><c> be</c><00:16:28.080><c> the</c><00:16:28.279><c> man</c><00:16:28.500><c> that</c><00:16:28.840><c> trusteth</c>

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in<00:16:29.620><c> man</c>

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and<00:16:30.360><c> make</c><00:16:30.539><c> it</c><00:16:30.840><c> flesh</c><00:16:31.080><c> his</c><00:16:31.379><c> arm</c><00:16:31.820><c> whose</c><00:16:32.379><c> heart</c><00:16:33.639><c> departeth</c><00:16:34.399><c> from</c>

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the<00:16:34.840><c> Lord.</c>

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Okay,<00:16:36.899><c> so</c><00:16:37.059><c> once</c><00:16:37.279><c> we</c><00:16:37.519><c> rely</c><00:16:37.740><c> on</c><00:16:37.899><c> our</c><00:16:38.039><c> own</c><00:16:38.360><c> strength,</c>

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our<00:16:39.500><c> own</c><00:16:39.899><c> confidence,</c>

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our<00:16:41.639><c> own</c><00:16:41.940><c> brain</c><00:16:42.360><c> power</c><00:16:42.779><c> or</c><00:16:43.080><c> brawn,</c>

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then<00:16:46.240><c> our</c><00:16:46.779><c> heart</c><00:16:47.000><c> has</c><00:16:47.179><c> left</c><00:16:47.500><c> the</c><00:16:47.759><c> Lord.</c>

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For<00:16:50.039><c> he</c><00:16:50.259><c> shall</c><00:16:50.419><c> be</c><00:16:50.700><c> like,</c>

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and<00:16:52.399><c> here's</c><00:16:52.620><c> that</c><00:16:52.799><c> little</c><00:16:52.980><c> analogy</c><00:16:53.340><c> of</c><00:16:53.539><c> the</c><00:16:53.740><c> sand</c><00:16:54.000><c> coming</c><00:16:54.279><c> back.</c>

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He'll<00:16:55.580><c> be</c><00:16:55.759><c> like</c><00:16:56.000><c> the</c><00:16:56.220><c> heath</c><00:16:56.440><c> in</c><00:16:56.620><c> the</c><00:16:56.820><c> desert</c>

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and<00:16:57.740><c> shall</c><00:16:57.919><c> not</c><00:16:58.279><c> see</c><00:16:58.500><c> when</c><00:16:58.700><c> the</c><00:16:58.860><c> good</c><00:16:59.019><c> cometh</c>

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but<00:16:59.940><c> shall</c><00:17:00.139><c> inhabit</c><00:17:00.460><c> the</c><00:17:00.840><c> parched</c><00:17:01.240><c> place</c><00:17:01.620><c> in</c><00:17:01.820><c> the</c><00:17:01.960><c> wilderness</c>

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in<00:17:02.720><c> a</c><00:17:02.980><c> salt</c><00:17:03.179><c> land</c><00:17:03.620><c> and</c><00:17:04.039><c> not</c><00:17:04.240><c> inhabited.</c>

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So<00:17:05.619><c> that</c><00:17:06.019><c> dry</c><00:17:06.420><c> place,</c><00:17:08.079><c> totally</c><00:17:08.539><c> desolate,</c>

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can't<00:17:10.539><c> nurture</c><00:17:10.920><c> anything</c><00:17:11.359><c> because</c><00:17:11.779><c> there</c><00:17:11.960><c> is</c><00:17:12.119><c> no</c><00:17:12.319><c> water</c><00:17:12.640><c> there.</c>

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That's<00:17:14.799><c> what</c><00:17:14.940><c> that</c><00:17:15.220><c> person's</c><00:17:15.819><c> heart</c><00:17:16.339><c> is</c><00:17:16.680><c> like</c>

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when<00:17:18.400><c> he</c><00:17:18.640><c> or</c><00:17:18.859><c> she</c><00:17:19.160><c> has</c><00:17:19.480><c> deserted</c><00:17:19.880><c> the</c><00:17:20.160><c> Lord.</c>

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But,<00:17:21.380><c> verse</c><00:17:21.579><c> 7,</c><00:17:22.279><c> blessed</c><00:17:22.539><c> is</c><00:17:22.759><c> the</c><00:17:22.940><c> man</c><00:17:23.660><c> that</c><00:17:24.299><c> trusteth</c><00:17:24.720><c> in</c><00:17:24.900><c> the</c><00:17:25.039><c> Lord</c>

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and<00:17:25.559><c> whose</c><00:17:25.880><c> hope</c><00:17:26.140><c> the</c><00:17:26.339><c> Lord</c><00:17:26.539><c> is.</c>

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For<00:17:27.180><c> he</c><00:17:27.339><c> shall</c><00:17:27.440><c> be</c><00:17:27.559><c> like</c><00:17:27.720><c> a</c><00:17:27.940><c> tree</c><00:17:28.099><c> planted</c><00:17:28.420><c> by</c><00:17:28.660><c> the</c><00:17:28.819><c> waters</c>

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that<00:17:29.740><c> spreadeth</c><00:17:30.140><c> out</c><00:17:30.259><c> her</c><00:17:30.460><c> roots</c><00:17:30.700><c> by</c><00:17:30.920><c> the</c><00:17:31.099><c> river</c>

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and<00:17:31.539><c> shall</c><00:17:31.759><c> not</c><00:17:32.079><c> fear</c><00:17:32.339><c> when</c><00:17:32.539><c> the</c><00:17:32.680><c> heat</c><00:17:32.839><c> cometh</c>

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but<00:17:33.980><c> her</c><00:17:34.200><c> leaf</c><00:17:34.380><c> shall</c><00:17:34.559><c> be</c><00:17:34.839><c> green</c>

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and<00:17:35.619><c> shall</c><00:17:35.740><c> not</c><00:17:35.880><c> be</c><00:17:36.079><c> careful</c><00:17:36.279><c> in</c><00:17:36.420><c> the</c><00:17:36.559><c> year</c><00:17:36.700><c> of</c><00:17:36.900><c> drought</c>

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neither<00:17:38.019><c> shall</c><00:17:38.240><c> cease</c><00:17:38.680><c> from</c><00:17:39.019><c> yielding</c><00:17:39.480><c> fruit.</c>

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So<00:17:41.180><c> that's</c><00:17:41.420><c> the</c><00:17:41.599><c> secret,</c><00:17:42.019><c> isn't</c><00:17:42.059><c> it?</c>

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To<00:17:43.019><c> get</c><00:17:43.220><c> our</c><00:17:43.599><c> roots</c><00:17:44.220><c> into</c><00:17:45.279><c> the</c><00:17:45.519><c> word</c><00:17:45.660><c> of</c><00:17:45.940><c> God</c>

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which<00:17:46.859><c> is</c><00:17:47.140><c> seek</c><00:17:47.420><c> the</c><00:17:47.619><c> Lord,</c><00:17:47.940><c> his</c><00:17:48.079><c> mouth</c><00:17:48.319><c> is</c><00:17:48.519><c> no</c><00:17:48.680><c> other</c><00:17:48.900><c> place</c>

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for<00:17:49.359><c> it</c>

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but<00:17:50.200><c> from</c><00:17:50.440><c> the</c><00:17:50.579><c> mouth</c><00:17:50.759><c> of</c><00:17:50.960><c> the</c><00:17:51.099><c> Lord</c>

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and<00:17:52.400><c> from</c><00:17:52.619><c> his</c><00:17:52.940><c> son,</c><00:17:53.339><c> our</c><00:17:53.460><c> Lord</c><00:17:53.660><c> Jesus</c><00:17:54.039><c> Christ</c>

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and<00:17:54.660><c> those</c><00:17:54.859><c> of</c><00:17:55.000><c> his</c><00:17:55.279><c> servants</c><00:17:55.579><c> who</c><00:17:55.819><c> throughout</c><00:17:56.099><c> history</c>

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have<00:17:57.119><c> been</c><00:17:57.400><c> faithful</c><00:17:57.779><c> to</c><00:17:57.980><c> this</c><00:17:58.220><c> work.</c>

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So<00:18:01.160><c> just</c><00:18:01.400><c> as</c><00:18:01.519><c> all</c><00:18:01.700><c> these</c><00:18:01.920><c> trees</c><00:18:02.259><c> around</c><00:18:02.660><c> here,</c>

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the<00:18:04.700><c> moisture</c><00:18:05.119><c> disappears</c><00:18:05.720><c> from</c><00:18:05.940><c> the</c><00:18:06.180><c> soil</c>

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as<00:18:06.460><c> it</c><00:18:06.640><c> has</c><00:18:06.779><c> in</c><00:18:06.940><c> many</c><00:18:07.200><c> places.</c>

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It's<00:18:07.819><c> only</c><00:18:08.039><c> those</c><00:18:08.359><c> that</c><00:18:08.559><c> are</c><00:18:08.660><c> by</c><00:18:09.200><c> the</c><00:18:09.440><c> Manatee</c><00:18:09.859><c> River</c>

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that<00:18:10.240><c> are</c><00:18:10.400><c> going</c><00:18:10.500><c> to</c><00:18:10.740><c> survive,</c><00:18:11.099><c> that</c><00:18:11.140><c> can</c><00:18:11.279><c> get</c><00:18:11.440><c> their</c><00:18:11.619><c> roots</c><00:18:11.819><c> down</c>

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and<00:18:12.619><c> draw</c><00:18:12.819><c> up</c><00:18:13.079><c> some</c><00:18:13.559><c> sustenance.</c>

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Verse<00:18:16.339><c> 9,</c><00:18:18.160><c> the</c><00:18:18.279><c> heart</c><00:18:18.779><c> is</c><00:18:20.380><c> deceitful</c>

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above<00:18:22.359><c> all</c><00:18:22.740><c> things</c><00:18:22.960><c> and</c><00:18:23.359><c> desperately</c><00:18:23.900><c> wicked.</c>

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Who<00:18:24.339><c> can</c><00:18:24.599><c> know</c><00:18:24.759><c> it?</c>

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I<00:18:27.380><c> the</c><00:18:27.519><c> Lord</c><00:18:27.799><c> search</c><00:18:28.099><c> the</c><00:18:28.380><c> heart,</c><00:18:29.420><c> I</c><00:18:29.680><c> try</c><00:18:29.940><c> the</c><00:18:30.180><c> reins</c>

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even<00:18:32.019><c> to</c><00:18:32.200><c> give</c><00:18:32.339><c> every</c><00:18:32.660><c> man</c><00:18:32.859><c> according</c><00:18:33.279><c> to</c><00:18:33.480><c> his</c><00:18:33.660><c> ways</c>

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and<00:18:34.299><c> according</c><00:18:34.640><c> to</c><00:18:34.839><c> the</c><00:18:35.059><c> fruit</c><00:18:35.220><c> of</c><00:18:35.400><c> his</c><00:18:35.579><c> doings.</c>

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So<00:18:37.259><c> that's</c><00:18:37.480><c> just</c><00:18:37.660><c> what</c><00:18:37.900><c> Malachi</c><00:18:38.220><c> said.</c>

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You<00:18:40.279><c> priests,</c><00:18:41.279><c> let's</c><00:18:41.440><c> go</c><00:18:41.680><c> back</c><00:18:41.880><c> there</c><00:18:42.099><c> now.</c>

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You<00:18:43.859><c> priests,</c><00:18:44.359><c> you</c><00:18:44.359><c> can't</c><00:18:44.960><c> deceive</c><00:18:45.500><c> God.</c>

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God<00:18:47.059><c> searches</c><00:18:47.519><c> the</c><00:18:47.859><c> hearts</c>

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and<00:18:48.740><c> he</c><00:18:49.000><c> knows</c><00:18:49.380><c> whether</c><00:18:49.619><c> the</c><00:18:49.859><c> heart</c><00:18:50.039><c> is</c><00:18:50.220><c> in</c><00:18:50.259><c> the</c><00:18:50.420><c> right</c><00:18:50.599><c> place</c>

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or<00:18:51.119><c> not</c>

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by<00:18:52.660><c> the</c><00:18:53.200><c> quality</c><00:18:53.579><c> of</c><00:18:53.799><c> the</c><00:18:54.039><c> life</c><00:18:54.359><c> that</c><00:18:54.539><c> is</c><00:18:54.819><c> lived</c>

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or<00:18:55.640><c> the</c><00:18:55.859><c> lives</c><00:18:56.279><c> that</c><00:18:56.539><c> are</c><00:18:56.740><c> lived.</c>

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So<00:19:03.900><c> perhaps</c><00:19:04.460><c> there</c><00:19:06.720><c> may</c><00:19:07.000><c> be</c><00:19:07.180><c> times</c>

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when<00:19:08.759><c> even</c><00:19:09.220><c> the</c><00:19:09.500><c> follower</c><00:19:09.740><c> of</c><00:19:09.960><c> the</c><00:19:10.079><c> Lord</c><00:19:10.259><c> Jesus</c><00:19:10.720><c> Christ</c>

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doesn't<00:19:12.559><c> place</c><00:19:13.259><c> his</c><00:19:13.640><c> or</c><00:19:13.920><c> her</c><00:19:15.559><c> footsteps</c>

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carefully<00:19:17.140><c> in</c><00:19:17.380><c> the</c><00:19:17.559><c> footprints</c><00:19:18.059><c> of</c><00:19:18.299><c> the</c><00:19:18.460><c> Master</c>

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but<00:19:18.940><c> just</c><00:19:19.259><c> wanders</c><00:19:19.619><c> a</c><00:19:19.759><c> bit</c><00:19:19.839><c> to</c><00:19:20.039><c> the</c><00:19:20.180><c> side</c>

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and<00:19:21.920><c> maybe</c><00:19:22.240><c> doubts</c><00:19:22.579><c> just</c><00:19:22.960><c> a</c><00:19:23.140><c> little</c>

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and<00:19:25.500><c> at</c><00:19:25.599><c> that</c><00:19:25.839><c> time</c><00:19:26.480><c> can</c><00:19:27.099><c> realise</c><00:19:27.519><c> the</c><00:19:27.740><c> feelings</c>

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that<00:19:28.900><c> Jeremiah</c><00:19:29.319><c> and</c><00:19:29.599><c> Malachi</c><00:19:30.180><c> and</c><00:19:30.819><c> Hosea</c><00:19:31.220><c> are</c><00:19:31.420><c> speaking</c><00:19:31.720><c> about.</c>

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So<00:19:34.160><c> for</c><00:19:34.380><c> us,</c><00:19:34.720><c> my</c><00:19:34.720><c> dear</c><00:19:34.859><c> brothers</c><00:19:35.099><c> and</c><00:19:35.359><c> sisters,</c>

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this<00:19:36.259><c> truth</c><00:19:36.819><c> must</c><00:19:37.579><c> be</c><00:19:38.160><c> in</c><00:19:38.680><c> our</c><00:19:39.180><c> hearts</c>

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as<00:19:40.779><c> well</c><00:19:41.039><c> as</c><00:19:41.160><c> in</c><00:19:41.339><c> our</c><00:19:41.619><c> heads.</c>

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And<00:19:42.200><c> this</c><00:19:42.259><c> is</c><00:19:42.359><c> what</c><00:19:42.779><c> Elijah</c><00:19:43.240><c> at</c><00:19:43.460><c> the</c><00:19:43.579><c> end</c><00:19:43.740><c> of</c><00:19:43.859><c> this</c><00:19:44.059><c> book</c><00:19:44.359><c> is</c>

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all<00:19:44.960><c> about.</c>

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He<00:19:45.500><c> is</c><00:19:45.619><c> turning</c><00:19:45.819><c> the</c><00:19:46.099><c> hearts</c><00:19:46.420><c> of</c><00:19:46.619><c> the</c><00:19:46.799><c> fathers.</c>

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Just<00:19:47.900><c> have</c><00:19:48.019><c> a</c><00:19:48.119><c> quick</c><00:19:48.220><c> look</c><00:19:48.359><c> at</c><00:19:48.500><c> that</c><00:19:48.680><c> verse.</c>

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We're<00:19:49.119><c> going</c><00:19:49.180><c> to</c><00:19:49.359><c> consider</c><00:19:49.519><c> it</c><00:19:49.700><c> in</c><00:19:49.980><c> more</c><00:19:50.119><c> detail</c><00:19:50.400><c> later.</c>

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Malachi<00:19:51.880><c> 4</c><00:19:52.160><c>.6.</c>

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He<00:19:52.799><c> shall</c><00:19:53.000><c> turn</c><00:19:53.220><c> the</c><00:19:53.400><c> heart</c><00:19:53.559><c> of</c><00:19:53.700><c> the</c><00:19:53.859><c> fathers</c><00:19:54.079><c> to</c><00:19:54.240><c> the</c><00:19:54.460><c> children</c>

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and<00:19:55.160><c> the</c><00:19:55.299><c> heart</c><00:19:55.400><c> of</c><00:19:55.519><c> the</c><00:19:55.700><c> children</c><00:19:55.880><c> to</c><00:19:56.039><c> their</c><00:19:56.220><c> fathers</c>

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lest<00:19:57.079><c> I</c><00:19:57.339><c> come</c><00:19:57.599><c> and</c><00:19:57.900><c> smite</c><00:19:58.119><c> the</c><00:19:58.279><c> earth</c><00:19:58.400><c> with</c><00:19:58.640><c> a</c><00:19:58.759><c> curse.</c>

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So<00:19:59.900><c> that's</c><00:20:00.180><c> the</c><00:20:00.380><c> purpose</c><00:20:00.859><c> of</c><00:20:01.279><c> God's</c><00:20:02.059><c> faithful</c><00:20:02.480><c> servants.</c>

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Malachi<00:20:04.279><c> as</c><00:20:04.440><c> God's</c><00:20:04.819><c> messenger,</c><00:20:05.500><c> speaking</c><00:20:05.819><c> forth</c><00:20:06.140><c> God's</c><00:20:06.599><c> word,</c>

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was<00:20:07.680><c> doing</c><00:20:07.980><c> this,</c><00:20:08.700><c> trying</c><00:20:09.019><c> to</c><00:20:09.339><c> turn</c>

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and<00:20:11.039><c> get</c><00:20:11.480><c> these</c><00:20:11.880><c> priests</c><00:20:12.339><c> to</c><00:20:12.660><c> reform</c>

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because<00:20:15.859><c> their</c><00:20:16.180><c> work</c><00:20:16.500><c> was</c><00:20:16.680><c> very</c><00:20:17.059><c> serious.</c>

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If<00:20:19.880><c> they</c><00:20:20.059><c> hadn't</c><00:20:20.279><c> got</c><00:20:20.420><c> it</c><00:20:20.680><c> right,</c>

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the<00:20:22.160><c> people</c><00:20:22.480><c> themselves</c><00:20:23.380><c> had</c><00:20:24.059><c> no</c><00:20:24.359><c> chance</c><00:20:24.740><c> whatsoever.</c>

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So<00:20:27.420><c> God</c><00:20:27.599><c> would</c><00:20:28.420><c> curse</c><00:20:28.680><c> the</c><00:20:28.920><c> ground,</c>

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which<00:20:32.559><c> was</c><00:20:32.779><c> not</c><00:20:33.859><c> properly</c><00:20:34.500><c> fruitful.</c>

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The<00:20:37.339><c> priests</c><00:20:37.599><c> already</c><00:20:38.099><c> had</c><00:20:38.319><c> been</c><00:20:39.680><c> intermarrying</c>

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with<00:20:40.720><c> the</c><00:20:40.859><c> surrounding</c><00:20:41.420><c> heathen</c><00:20:41.900><c> people.</c>

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Remember<00:20:43.420><c> how</c><00:20:43.740><c> Nehemiah</c><00:20:44.700><c> talks</c><00:20:45.039><c> about</c><00:20:45.319><c> this?</c>

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He<00:20:47.720><c> said</c><00:20:48.180><c> when</c><00:20:48.859><c> he</c><00:20:49.099><c> was</c><00:20:49.299><c> going</c><00:20:49.559><c> around</c>

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that<00:20:50.559><c> in</c><00:20:50.759><c> the</c><00:20:51.059><c> temple</c><00:20:51.819><c> buildings</c><00:20:52.579><c> at</c><00:20:52.839><c> the</c><00:20:53.099><c> side,</c>

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those<00:20:54.039><c> storerooms</c><00:20:54.720><c> along</c><00:20:55.019><c> the</c><00:20:55.299><c> side</c><00:20:55.819><c> of</c><00:20:56.000><c> Sir</c><00:20:56.160><c> Robert's</c><00:20:56.460><c> temple,</c>

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which<00:20:57.079><c> was</c><00:20:57.440><c> a</c><00:20:58.299><c> very</c><00:20:58.640><c> poor</c><00:20:58.940><c> replica</c><00:20:59.339><c> of</c><00:20:59.640><c> Solomon's,</c>

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in<00:21:00.660><c> those</c><00:21:01.000><c> storerooms</c><00:21:01.559><c> he</c><00:21:01.799><c> found</c><00:21:02.420><c> some</c><00:21:03.000><c> belongings</c>

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of<00:21:03.680><c> Tobiah</c><00:21:04.140><c> the</c><00:21:04.339><c> Ammonite,</c>

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something<00:21:06.940><c> that</c><00:21:07.039><c> was</c><00:21:07.339><c> stored</c><00:21:07.559><c> up</c><00:21:08.039><c> there</c><00:21:08.660><c> by</c><00:21:09.059><c> the</c><00:21:09.319><c> Jews</c>

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for<00:21:10.299><c> a</c><00:21:10.440><c> heathen</c><00:21:10.700><c> person</c><00:21:10.960><c> in</c><00:21:11.119><c> God's</c><00:21:11.480><c> temple.</c>

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It's<00:21:12.359><c> unimaginable,</c><00:21:12.900><c> isn't</c><00:21:13.099><c> it?</c>

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Or<00:21:16.680><c> is</c><00:21:16.900><c> it?</c>

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Is<00:21:19.980><c> it</c><00:21:20.099><c> possible</c><00:21:20.539><c> that</c><00:21:21.400><c> we</c><00:21:21.759><c> could</c><00:21:22.099><c> store</c><00:21:22.400><c> anything</c>

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that<00:21:24.259><c> belongs</c><00:21:24.700><c> to</c><00:21:24.920><c> the</c><00:21:25.039><c> heathen</c><00:21:25.380><c> world</c><00:21:25.660><c> outside</c>

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in<00:21:28.059><c> our</c><00:21:28.319><c> hearts</c><00:21:28.940><c> alongside</c><00:21:30.460><c> the</c><00:21:30.680><c> law</c><00:21:30.799><c> of</c><00:21:31.000><c> God?</c>

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Well,<00:21:33.740><c> I</c><00:21:34.319><c> believe</c><00:21:34.539><c> it</c><00:21:34.779><c> is.</c>

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And<00:21:35.400><c> that's</c><00:21:35.599><c> why</c><00:21:35.819><c> we</c><00:21:36.140><c> constantly</c><00:21:36.680><c> need</c><00:21:36.920><c> to</c><00:21:37.079><c> come</c><00:21:37.339><c> back</c>

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to<00:21:38.559><c> our</c><00:21:38.740><c> Lord</c><00:21:38.940><c> Jesus</c>

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for<00:21:41.220><c> self</c><00:21:41.480><c>-examination,</c>

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for<00:21:44.240><c> confession</c><00:21:44.619><c> and</c><00:21:44.940><c> forgiveness</c>

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of<00:21:46.299><c> our</c><00:21:46.500><c> Father</c><00:21:46.819><c> who</c><00:21:46.960><c> is</c><00:21:47.140><c> in</c><00:21:47.359><c> heaven</c>

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as<00:21:48.519><c> we</c><00:21:49.000><c> desire</c><00:21:49.559><c> to</c><00:21:49.759><c> be</c><00:21:49.940><c> His</c><00:21:50.259><c> children.</c>

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So<00:21:53.099><c> if</c><00:21:53.220><c> we</c><00:21:53.380><c> don't</c><00:21:53.660><c> regularly</c><00:21:54.160><c> communicate</c>

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with<00:21:55.579><c> the</c><00:21:55.759><c> Word</c><00:21:55.920><c> of</c><00:21:56.180><c> God,</c>

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absorbing<00:21:57.859><c> its</c><00:21:58.420><c> wisdom,</c><00:21:59.740><c> its</c><00:21:59.960><c> exhortation</c><00:22:00.579><c> and</c><00:22:00.920><c> comfort,</c>

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whether<00:22:02.019><c> we</c><00:22:02.220><c> are</c><00:22:02.339><c> in</c><00:22:02.440><c> a</c><00:22:02.619><c> large</c><00:22:02.880><c> meeting</c><00:22:03.220><c> or</c><00:22:03.420><c> in</c><00:22:03.599><c> isolation,</c>

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as<00:22:04.240><c> a</c><00:22:04.359><c> number</c><00:22:04.559><c> of</c><00:22:04.700><c> you</c><00:22:04.859><c> are</c><00:22:05.039><c> here</c><00:22:05.240><c> in</c><00:22:05.400><c> Florida,</c><00:22:05.980><c> I</c><00:22:05.980><c> know,</c>

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unless<00:22:07.140><c> we</c><00:22:07.400><c> do</c><00:22:07.619><c> that</c><00:22:07.880><c> regularly,</c>

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it's<00:22:10.039><c> like</c><00:22:10.180><c> forgetting</c><00:22:10.500><c> to</c><00:22:10.740><c> water</c><00:22:10.920><c> the</c><00:22:11.119><c> plants</c>

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when<00:22:11.500><c> you</c><00:22:11.640><c> go</c><00:22:11.759><c> on</c><00:22:11.940><c> holiday.</c>

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They'll<00:22:13.480><c> just</c><00:22:13.920><c> curl</c><00:22:14.099><c> up</c><00:22:14.880><c> and</c><00:22:15.119><c> wither.</c>

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So<00:22:19.680><c> we</c><00:22:19.859><c> all</c><00:22:20.019><c> need</c><00:22:20.160><c> to</c><00:22:20.279><c> do</c><00:22:20.420><c> it.</c>

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There's<00:22:21.299><c> no</c><00:22:21.500><c> other</c><00:22:21.680><c> way.</c>

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Verse<00:22:24.319><c> 3,</c><00:22:25.059><c> Malachi</c><00:22:25.460><c> 2.</c>

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This<00:22:28.099><c> is</c><00:22:28.319><c> what</c><00:22:28.500><c> was</c><00:22:28.700><c> happening</c><00:22:29.059><c> to</c><00:22:29.279><c> those</c>

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that<00:22:30.579><c> were</c><00:22:30.819><c> not</c><00:22:31.119><c> laying</c><00:22:31.440><c> this</c><00:22:31.799><c> message</c><00:22:32.180><c> to</c><00:22:32.539><c> heart.</c>

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Behold,<00:22:33.500><c> I</c><00:22:33.759><c> will</c><00:22:34.079><c> corrupt</c><00:22:34.599><c> your</c><00:22:35.519><c> seed</c>

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and<00:22:36.740><c> will</c><00:22:37.019><c> spread</c><00:22:37.359><c> dung</c><00:22:37.680><c> upon</c><00:22:37.940><c> your</c><00:22:38.279><c> faces,</c>

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even<00:22:38.740><c> the</c><00:22:38.940><c> dung</c><00:22:39.079><c> of</c><00:22:39.240><c> your</c><00:22:39.640><c> sacrifices,</c>

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and<00:22:40.960><c> you</c><00:22:41.119><c> shall</c><00:22:41.220><c> be</c><00:22:41.480><c> taken</c><00:22:41.700><c> away</c><00:22:42.160><c> with</c><00:22:42.400><c> it.</c>

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This<00:22:44.519><c> was</c><00:22:44.740><c> the</c><00:22:44.940><c> refuse</c><00:22:45.339><c> of</c><00:22:45.660><c> those</c><00:22:46.099><c> sacrifices</c>

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that<00:22:46.779><c> were</c><00:22:46.980><c> burnt</c><00:22:47.220><c> on</c><00:22:47.420><c> the</c><00:22:47.599><c> altar.</c>

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It<00:22:48.980><c> was</c><00:22:49.180><c> normally</c><00:22:49.460><c> taken</c><00:22:49.740><c> outside</c><00:22:50.160><c> the</c><00:22:50.500><c> camp.</c>

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It<00:22:51.460><c> represented</c><00:22:51.900><c> that</c><00:22:52.119><c> which</c><00:22:52.319><c> was</c><00:22:52.720><c> sinful</c>

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and<00:22:53.980><c> was</c><00:22:54.099><c> to</c><00:22:54.279><c> be</c><00:22:54.500><c> repudiated</c><00:22:55.059><c> and</c><00:22:55.240><c> destroyed.</c>

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That's<00:22:55.960><c> why</c><00:22:56.059><c> it</c><00:22:56.180><c> was</c><00:22:56.319><c> taken</c><00:22:56.519><c> outside</c><00:22:57.019><c> the</c><00:22:57.279><c> camp</c>

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to<00:22:59.480><c> a</c><00:22:59.579><c> special</c><00:22:59.900><c> place</c><00:23:00.339><c> designated</c><00:23:01.000><c> for</c><00:23:01.339><c> it.</c>

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Verse<00:23:03.539><c> 4,</c><00:23:05.119><c> and</c><00:23:05.279><c> ye</c><00:23:05.460><c> shall</c><00:23:05.579><c> know</c>

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that<00:23:06.000><c> I</c><00:23:06.160><c> have</c><00:23:06.359><c> sent</c><00:23:06.519><c> this</c><00:23:06.900><c> commandment</c><00:23:07.380><c> unto</c><00:23:07.579><c> you,</c>

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that<00:23:08.460><c> my</c><00:23:08.740><c> covenant</c><00:23:09.059><c> might</c><00:23:09.319><c> be</c><00:23:09.539><c> with</c><00:23:09.839><c> Levi,</c>

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saith<00:23:10.359><c> the</c><00:23:10.519><c> Lord</c><00:23:10.700><c> of</c><00:23:10.900><c> hosts.</c>

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So<00:23:13.779><c> just</c><00:23:14.079><c> as</c><00:23:14.279><c> these</c><00:23:14.680><c> punishments</c><00:23:15.319><c> were</c><00:23:15.579><c> fulfilled,</c>

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the<00:23:18.579><c> people</c><00:23:18.819><c> would</c><00:23:19.180><c> know</c><00:23:19.759><c> that</c><00:23:20.180><c> they</c><00:23:20.359><c> came</c><00:23:20.539><c> from</c><00:23:20.839><c> God.</c>

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That's<00:23:24.680><c> what</c><00:23:24.859><c> happened</c><00:23:25.039><c> to</c><00:23:25.220><c> the</c><00:23:25.359><c> faithful</c><00:23:25.759><c> in</c><00:23:26.339><c> Babylon.</c>

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Daniel<00:23:28.259><c> looked</c><00:23:28.859><c> towards</c><00:23:29.819><c> Jerusalem</c>

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and<00:23:31.279><c> prayed</c><00:23:31.859><c> towards</c><00:23:32.859><c> the</c><00:23:33.099><c> temple</c>

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to<00:23:34.819><c> his</c><00:23:35.039><c> Lord</c><00:23:35.359><c> and</c><00:23:35.640><c> God,</c>

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because<00:23:36.680><c> that's</c><00:23:37.000><c> where</c><00:23:37.220><c> his</c><00:23:37.519><c> heart</c><00:23:37.799><c> was.</c>

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But<00:23:39.680><c> look</c><00:23:39.880><c> here,</c><00:23:41.099><c> Malachi</c><00:23:41.400><c> is</c><00:23:41.619><c> saying,</c>

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my<00:23:42.119><c> covenant</c><00:23:42.480><c> was</c><00:23:42.700><c> with</c><00:23:42.980><c> Levi.</c>

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He's<00:23:45.799><c> talking</c><00:23:45.960><c> to</c><00:23:46.200><c> priests</c><00:23:46.440><c> here.</c>

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Verse<00:23:47.559><c> 5,</c><00:23:47.839><c> my</c><00:23:48.059><c> covenant</c><00:23:48.359><c> was</c><00:23:48.579><c> with</c><00:23:48.740><c> him</c>

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of<00:23:49.180><c> life</c><00:23:49.640><c> and</c><00:23:50.119><c> of</c><00:23:50.319><c> peace,</c>

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and<00:23:51.279><c> I</c><00:23:51.420><c> gave</c><00:23:52.019><c> them</c><00:23:52.460><c> to</c><00:23:52.720><c> him</c><00:23:53.220><c> that</c><00:23:53.640><c> he</c><00:23:53.960><c> might</c><00:23:54.279><c> fear,</c>

00:23:55.339 --> 00:23:58.500
and<00:23:55.700><c> he</c><00:23:55.960><c> feared</c><00:23:56.140><c> me</c><00:23:56.400><c> and</c><00:23:56.720><c> stood</c><00:23:56.960><c> in</c><00:23:57.160><c> awe</c><00:23:57.240><c> of</c><00:23:57.420><c> my</c><00:23:57.640><c> name.</c>

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So<00:23:59.859><c> what</c><00:23:59.980><c> does</c><00:24:00.079><c> this</c><00:24:00.279><c> mean?</c>

00:24:00.960 --> 00:24:03.160
We've<00:24:01.160><c> got</c><00:24:01.220><c> to</c><00:24:01.359><c> do</c><00:24:01.359><c> a</c><00:24:01.440><c> little</c><00:24:01.539><c> bit</c><00:24:01.680><c> of</c><00:24:01.759><c> research</c><00:24:02.079><c> here.</c>

00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:06.259
The<00:24:03.519><c> Lord</c><00:24:03.680><c> God's</c><00:24:04.039><c> covenant</c><00:24:04.279><c> was</c><00:24:04.940><c> with</c><00:24:05.799><c> Levi,</c>

00:24:06.759 --> 00:24:08.819
and<00:24:06.900><c> we</c><00:24:07.000><c> know</c><00:24:07.220><c> what</c><00:24:07.559><c> Levi</c><00:24:08.059><c> means.</c>

00:24:08.900 --> 00:24:11.299
The<00:24:09.119><c> name</c><00:24:09.440><c> means</c><00:24:10.039><c> joining.</c>

00:24:12.220 --> 00:24:15.460
So<00:24:12.380><c> that</c><00:24:12.660><c> third</c><00:24:13.079><c> son</c><00:24:13.400><c> of</c><00:24:13.700><c> Leah,</c><00:24:14.019><c> who</c><00:24:14.220><c> was</c><00:24:14.480><c> born,</c>

00:24:16.720 --> 00:24:19.380
she<00:24:16.980><c> hoped</c><00:24:17.299><c> that</c><00:24:17.619><c> a</c><00:24:17.940><c> new</c><00:24:18.200><c> link</c><00:24:18.559><c> would</c><00:24:18.819><c> be</c><00:24:19.059><c> forged</c>

00:24:19.380 --> 00:24:23.819
between<00:24:20.279><c> her</c><00:24:20.599><c> and</c><00:24:20.759><c> her</c><00:24:20.960><c> husband</c><00:24:21.539><c> because</c><00:24:22.339><c> of</c><00:24:22.519><c> this</c><00:24:22.740><c> son.</c>

00:24:25.140 --> 00:24:27.299
Maybe<00:24:25.660><c> it</c><00:24:25.940><c> was,</c><00:24:26.420><c> slightly,</c>

00:24:28.180 --> 00:24:31.880
but<00:24:28.700><c> the</c><00:24:29.220><c> blessing</c><00:24:29.579><c> of</c><00:24:29.799><c> the</c><00:24:30.200><c> strong</c><00:24:30.519><c> relationship</c>

00:24:32.420 --> 00:24:34.880
was<00:24:32.940><c> to</c><00:24:33.099><c> be</c><00:24:33.259><c> a</c><00:24:33.299><c> little</c><00:24:33.500><c> further</c><00:24:33.859><c> ahead</c><00:24:34.200><c> in</c><00:24:34.359><c> the</c><00:24:34.519><c> future.</c>

00:24:35.140 --> 00:24:37.599
There<00:24:35.299><c> are</c><00:24:35.420><c> two</c><00:24:35.579><c> notable</c><00:24:35.859><c> incidents</c><00:24:36.240><c> when</c><00:24:36.440><c> this</c><00:24:36.640><c> happens.</c>

00:24:37.960 --> 00:24:39.980
The<00:24:38.039><c> one's</c><00:24:38.160><c> in</c><00:24:38.279><c> Exodus</c><00:24:38.460><c> 32.</c><00:24:39.000><c> You</c><00:24:39.140><c> know</c><00:24:39.240><c> it</c><00:24:39.380><c> very</c><00:24:39.619><c> well.</c>

00:24:40.279 --> 00:24:41.200
We<00:24:40.420><c> won't</c><00:24:40.539><c> look</c><00:24:40.759><c> at</c><00:24:40.900><c> that.</c>

00:24:41.519 --> 00:24:44.759
Just<00:24:41.740><c> to</c><00:24:41.779><c> remind</c><00:24:42.079><c> you,</c><00:24:42.240><c> it</c><00:24:42.299><c> was</c><00:24:42.420><c> where</c><00:24:43.339><c> the</c><00:24:43.640><c> golden</c><00:24:43.859><c> calf</c><00:24:44.180><c> was</c><00:24:44.420><c> made</c>

00:24:44.759 --> 00:24:47.299
while<00:24:45.200><c> Moses</c><00:24:45.500><c> was</c><00:24:45.660><c> in</c><00:24:45.759><c> the</c><00:24:45.940><c> mount</c><00:24:46.240><c> receiving</c><00:24:46.720><c> the</c><00:24:46.980><c> law.</c>

00:24:47.299 --> 00:24:49.339
And<00:24:47.680><c> when</c><00:24:47.819><c> he</c><00:24:47.960><c> descends,</c>

00:24:49.619 --> 00:24:52.140
he<00:24:49.799><c> sees</c><00:24:50.119><c> the</c><00:24:50.359><c> unfaithfulness</c><00:24:50.880><c> of</c><00:24:51.039><c> the</c><00:24:51.180><c> people,</c>

00:24:52.279 --> 00:24:54.140
and<00:24:52.519><c> we</c><00:24:52.680><c> all</c><00:24:52.839><c> know</c><00:24:52.940><c> what</c><00:24:53.180><c> happened.</c>

00:24:54.180 --> 00:24:56.619
The<00:24:54.400><c> cry</c><00:24:54.619><c> goes</c><00:24:54.880><c> out,</c><00:24:55.140><c> who</c><00:24:55.319><c> is</c><00:24:55.500><c> on</c><00:24:55.640><c> the</c><00:24:55.799><c> Lord's</c><00:24:56.319><c> side?</c>

00:24:57.079 --> 00:25:00.099
And<00:24:57.299><c> it</c><00:24:57.380><c> was</c><00:24:57.539><c> the</c><00:24:57.759><c> Levites</c><00:24:58.220><c> who</c><00:24:58.480><c> stand</c><00:24:58.740><c> up</c><00:24:59.079><c> and</c><00:24:59.339><c> say,</c>

00:25:00.140 --> 00:25:02.920
we<00:25:00.339><c> are,</c><00:25:01.339><c> and</c><00:25:01.539><c> 3000</c><00:25:02.140><c> are</c><00:25:02.500><c> slain.</c>

00:25:03.200 --> 00:25:05.960
But<00:25:03.440><c> the</c><00:25:03.720><c> second</c><00:25:03.940><c> incident</c><00:25:04.500><c> where</c><00:25:04.779><c> Levi</c><00:25:05.180><c> is</c><00:25:05.759><c> noted</c>

00:25:05.960 --> 00:25:09.099
is<00:25:06.220><c> in</c><00:25:06.400><c> Numbers</c><00:25:06.680><c> 25,</c><00:25:07.279><c> and</c><00:25:07.380><c> it's</c><00:25:07.519><c> worth</c><00:25:07.680><c> having</c><00:25:07.920><c> a</c><00:25:08.039><c> look</c><00:25:08.140><c> at</c><00:25:08.319><c> that.</c>

00:25:09.359 --> 00:25:11.880
Book<00:25:09.519><c> of</c><00:25:09.619><c> Numbers,</c><00:25:10.299><c> chapter</c><00:25:10.420><c> 25.</c>

00:25:19.079 --> 00:25:21.880
Even<00:25:19.640><c> so,</c><00:25:20.099><c> early</c><00:25:20.380><c> on</c><00:25:20.680><c> in</c><00:25:20.900><c> their</c><00:25:21.099><c> history,</c>

00:25:22.200 --> 00:25:23.799
this<00:25:22.420><c> was</c><00:25:22.660><c> happening.</c>

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Israel<00:25:25.279><c> abode</c><00:25:25.859><c> in</c><00:25:26.160><c> Shittim,</c>

00:25:27.019 --> 00:25:29.099
and<00:25:27.220><c> the</c><00:25:27.420><c> people</c><00:25:27.680><c> began</c><00:25:28.160><c> to</c><00:25:28.420><c> commit</c><00:25:28.579><c> whoredom</c>

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with<00:25:29.279><c> the</c><00:25:29.480><c> daughters</c><00:25:29.819><c> of</c><00:25:30.200><c> Moab.</c>

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Right,<00:25:34.420><c> that's</c><00:25:34.579><c> what</c><00:25:34.660><c> they</c><00:25:34.799><c> were</c><00:25:34.940><c> doing.</c>

00:25:36.220 --> 00:25:38.099
They<00:25:36.420><c> called</c><00:25:36.640><c> the</c><00:25:36.819><c> people</c><00:25:37.019><c> unto</c><00:25:37.180><c> their</c><00:25:37.500><c> sacrifices,</c>

00:25:38.220 --> 00:25:39.960
of<00:25:38.359><c> their</c><00:25:38.660><c> gods,</c><00:25:39.099><c> and</c><00:25:39.220><c> the</c><00:25:39.359><c> people</c><00:25:39.519><c> did</c><00:25:39.740><c> eat,</c>

00:25:40.019 --> 00:25:42.200
and<00:25:40.140><c> they</c><00:25:40.299><c> bowed</c><00:25:40.519><c> down</c><00:25:40.799><c> to</c><00:25:40.960><c> their</c><00:25:41.240><c> gods,</c>

00:25:42.660 --> 00:25:45.640
and<00:25:42.880><c> Israel</c><00:25:43.299><c> joined</c><00:25:44.000><c> himself</c><00:25:44.700><c> to</c><00:25:45.000><c> Baal</c><00:25:45.319><c>-Pir.</c>

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If<00:25:46.279><c> you've</c><00:25:46.460><c> got</c><00:25:46.579><c> a</c><00:25:46.740><c> margin,</c>

00:25:47.880 --> 00:25:50.420
it's<00:25:47.980><c> almost</c><00:25:48.220><c> certainly</c><00:25:48.619><c> got</c><00:25:48.859><c> the</c><00:25:49.039><c> meaning</c><00:25:49.299><c> there.</c>

00:25:50.559 --> 00:25:53.720
That<00:25:51.019><c> word,</c><00:25:52.059><c> joined</c><00:25:52.640><c> or</c><00:25:53.019><c> yoked,</c>

00:25:54.079 --> 00:25:56.119
is<00:25:54.319><c> a</c><00:25:54.480><c> play</c><00:25:54.579><c> on</c><00:25:54.759><c> the</c><00:25:54.880><c> word</c><00:25:55.119><c> Levi.</c>

00:25:56.579 --> 00:25:58.380
So<00:25:56.759><c> instead</c><00:25:57.039><c> of</c><00:25:57.140><c> being</c><00:25:57.440><c> joined</c><00:25:57.740><c> to</c><00:25:58.019><c> God,</c>

00:25:58.440 --> 00:26:00.539
they<00:25:58.579><c> were</c><00:25:58.740><c> being</c><00:25:58.980><c> joined</c><00:25:59.140><c> to</c><00:25:59.380><c> idolatry,</c>

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to<00:26:01.039><c> these</c><00:26:01.579><c> heathen</c><00:26:02.019><c> people.</c>

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As<00:26:04.279><c> the</c><00:26:04.660><c> record</c><00:26:04.900><c> says</c><00:26:05.200><c> here,</c>

00:26:07.200 --> 00:26:09.079
the<00:26:07.299><c> people</c><00:26:07.500><c> of</c><00:26:07.660><c> them</c><00:26:07.819><c> called,</c>

00:26:09.759 --> 00:26:12.140
just<00:26:09.940><c> as</c><00:26:10.079><c> the</c><00:26:10.299><c> world</c><00:26:10.579><c> will</c><00:26:10.900><c> call.</c>

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And<00:26:13.220><c> as</c><00:26:13.500><c> we</c><00:26:13.880><c> heard,</c>

00:26:15.859 --> 00:26:17.859
the<00:26:15.980><c> man</c><00:26:16.160><c> without</c><00:26:16.500><c> understanding,</c>

00:26:18.160 --> 00:26:20.000
who<00:26:18.299><c> was</c><00:26:18.400><c> in</c><00:26:18.480><c> the</c><00:26:18.599><c> wrong</c><00:26:18.759><c> place,</c>

00:26:21.180 --> 00:26:22.960
at<00:26:21.319><c> the</c><00:26:21.480><c> wrong</c><00:26:21.700><c> time,</c>

00:26:23.420 --> 00:26:25.779
was<00:26:23.559><c> led</c><00:26:23.759><c> like</c><00:26:24.059><c> a</c><00:26:24.279><c> sheep</c><00:26:24.480><c> to</c><00:26:24.680><c> the</c><00:26:24.900><c> slaughter,</c>

00:26:26.220 --> 00:26:28.920
to<00:26:26.380><c> the</c><00:26:26.559><c> house</c><00:26:27.180><c> of</c><00:26:27.539><c> the</c><00:26:27.720><c> prostitute.</c>

00:26:31.380 --> 00:26:35.140
And<00:26:31.700><c> these</c><00:26:31.880><c> people</c><00:26:32.940><c> committed</c><00:26:33.960><c> idolatry</c>

00:26:35.200 --> 00:26:39.579
with<00:26:35.779><c> the</c><00:26:36.000><c> gods</c><00:26:36.420><c> of</c><00:26:37.660><c> those</c><00:26:38.019><c> people</c><00:26:38.420><c> there.</c>

00:26:39.880 --> 00:26:41.140
They<00:26:40.279><c> went.</c>

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They<00:26:41.500><c> didn't</c><00:26:41.700><c> say,</c>

00:26:42.119 --> 00:26:43.200
no,<00:26:42.259><c> we</c><00:26:42.299><c> won't</c><00:26:42.500><c> have</c><00:26:42.539><c> anything</c><00:26:42.680><c> to</c><00:26:42.819><c> do</c><00:26:42.920><c> with</c><00:26:43.059><c> it.</c>

00:26:43.220 --> 00:26:44.900
God<00:26:43.500><c> is</c><00:26:43.779><c> our</c><00:26:44.000><c> king.</c>

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They<00:26:46.119><c> went.</c>

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Verse<00:26:50.779><c> five.</c>

00:26:51.799 --> 00:26:53.460
And<00:26:51.819><c> Moses</c><00:26:52.119><c> said</c><00:26:52.299><c> unto</c><00:26:52.460><c> the</c><00:26:52.640><c> judges</c><00:26:52.900><c> of</c><00:26:53.059><c> Israel,</c>

00:26:53.720 --> 00:26:57.359
slay<00:26:54.160><c> ye</c><00:26:54.339><c> every</c><00:26:54.579><c> one</c><00:26:54.740><c> of</c><00:26:54.839><c> his</c><00:26:54.980><c> men</c><00:26:55.200><c> that</c><00:26:55.400><c> will</c><00:26:55.660><c> join</c><00:26:56.099><c> unto</c><00:26:56.619><c> Baal</c><00:26:57.019><c>-Pir.</c>

00:26:57.480 --> 00:26:59.480
Another<00:26:57.700><c> play</c><00:26:57.940><c> on</c><00:26:58.099><c> that</c><00:26:58.299><c> name,</c><00:26:58.680><c> Levi.</c>

00:26:59.779 --> 00:27:01.559
And<00:26:59.940><c> behold,</c><00:27:00.700><c> one</c><00:27:00.839><c> of</c><00:27:00.900><c> the</c><00:27:01.000><c> children</c><00:27:01.160><c> of</c><00:27:01.279><c> Israel</c>

00:27:01.559 --> 00:27:03.039
came<00:27:01.839><c> and</c><00:27:02.059><c> brought</c><00:27:02.319><c> unto</c><00:27:02.599><c> his</c><00:27:02.839><c> brethren,</c>

00:27:03.119 --> 00:27:04.779
a<00:27:03.259><c> Midianite</c><00:27:03.640><c>-ish</c><00:27:03.720><c> woman</c><00:27:03.920><c> in</c><00:27:04.099><c> the</c><00:27:04.220><c> sight</c><00:27:04.339><c> of</c><00:27:04.519><c> Moses,</c>

00:27:04.900 --> 00:27:06.279
and<00:27:05.019><c> in</c><00:27:05.160><c> the</c><00:27:05.259><c> sight</c><00:27:05.359><c> of</c><00:27:05.539><c> all</c><00:27:05.720><c> the</c><00:27:05.900><c> congregation</c>

00:27:06.279 --> 00:27:07.720
the<00:27:06.420><c> children</c><00:27:06.660><c> of</c><00:27:06.819><c> Israel</c><00:27:07.079><c> who</c><00:27:07.220><c> were</c><00:27:07.400><c> weeping</c>

00:27:07.720 --> 00:27:09.779
before<00:27:08.039><c> the</c><00:27:08.200><c> door</c><00:27:08.359><c> of</c><00:27:08.539><c> the</c><00:27:08.680><c> tapernacle</c><00:27:09.019><c> of</c><00:27:09.180><c> the</c><00:27:09.319><c> congregation.</c>

00:27:10.180 --> 00:27:11.980
And<00:27:10.240><c> when</c><00:27:10.619><c> Phineas,</c><00:27:11.279><c> the</c><00:27:11.319><c> son</c><00:27:11.500><c> of</c><00:27:11.619><c> Eliezer,</c>

00:27:11.980 --> 00:27:13.500
the<00:27:12.059><c> son</c><00:27:12.180><c> of</c><00:27:12.299><c> Aaron,</c><00:27:12.539><c> the</c><00:27:12.619><c> priest,</c><00:27:13.140><c> saw</c><00:27:13.180><c> it,</c>

00:27:13.740 --> 00:27:15.660
he<00:27:13.960><c> rose</c><00:27:14.259><c> up</c><00:27:14.519><c> from</c><00:27:14.740><c> among</c><00:27:14.900><c> the</c><00:27:15.140><c> congregation</c>

00:27:15.660 --> 00:27:17.339
and<00:27:16.019><c> took</c><00:27:16.200><c> a</c><00:27:16.460><c> javelin</c><00:27:16.759><c> in</c><00:27:16.880><c> his</c><00:27:17.119><c> hand,</c>

00:27:17.359 --> 00:27:19.660
and<00:27:17.480><c> he</c><00:27:17.660><c> went</c><00:27:17.839><c> after</c><00:27:18.039><c> the</c><00:27:18.160><c> man</c><00:27:18.279><c> of</c><00:27:18.440><c> Israel</c><00:27:18.759><c> into</c><00:27:19.240><c> the</c><00:27:19.519><c> tent</c>

00:27:19.660 --> 00:27:22.220
and<00:27:19.920><c> thrust</c><00:27:20.140><c> both</c><00:27:20.519><c> of</c><00:27:20.660><c> them</c><00:27:20.819><c> through</c><00:27:21.259><c> the</c><00:27:21.559><c> man</c><00:27:21.759><c> of</c><00:27:21.960><c> Israel</c>

00:27:22.220 --> 00:27:23.660
and<00:27:22.539><c> the</c><00:27:22.660><c> woman</c><00:27:22.920><c> through</c><00:27:23.200><c> her</c><00:27:23.460><c> belly.</c>

00:27:24.079 --> 00:27:26.819
And<00:27:24.420><c> so</c><00:27:24.619><c> the</c><00:27:24.859><c> plague</c><00:27:25.079><c> was</c><00:27:25.480><c> stayed</c><00:27:25.700><c> from</c><00:27:25.859><c> the</c><00:27:26.059><c> children</c><00:27:26.279><c> of</c><00:27:26.559><c> Israel.</c>

00:27:27.019 --> 00:27:30.799
So<00:27:27.240><c> that's</c><00:27:27.500><c> the</c><00:27:27.720><c> second</c><00:27:27.940><c> incident</c><00:27:28.400><c> where</c><00:27:28.940><c> a</c><00:27:29.319><c> Levite,</c><00:27:30.079><c> Phineas,</c>

00:27:31.519 --> 00:27:36.099
was<00:27:31.960><c> faithful</c><00:27:32.400><c> in</c><00:27:33.500><c> establishing</c><00:27:34.180><c> a</c><00:27:35.200><c> judgment</c><00:27:35.500><c> of</c><00:27:35.799><c> God</c>

00:27:36.099 --> 00:27:37.880
upon<00:27:36.460><c> those</c><00:27:36.980><c> sinful</c><00:27:37.359><c> people.</c>

00:27:38.140 --> 00:27:39.980
But<00:27:38.319><c> at</c><00:27:38.500><c> this</c><00:27:38.759><c> time,</c>

00:27:40.359 --> 00:27:43.559
24<00:27:40.619><c>,000</c><00:27:41.119><c> people</c><00:27:41.519><c> died</c><00:27:41.839><c> as</c><00:27:42.019><c> a</c><00:27:42.140><c> result</c><00:27:42.339><c> of</c><00:27:42.500><c> this</c><00:27:42.700><c> sin.</c>

00:27:44.220 --> 00:27:45.500
They're<00:27:44.539><c> grouped</c><00:27:44.740><c> in</c><00:27:45.000><c> two</c><00:27:45.180><c> numbers.</c>

00:27:45.559 --> 00:27:48.779
There<00:27:45.700><c> were</c><00:27:46.079><c> 1</c><00:27:46.339><c>,000</c><00:27:46.839><c> who</c><00:27:47.140><c> had</c><00:27:47.400><c> probably</c><00:27:47.720><c> already</c><00:27:48.059><c> been</c><00:27:48.380><c> hanged</c>

00:27:48.779 --> 00:27:51.660
and<00:27:49.140><c> 23</c><00:27:49.660><c>,000</c><00:27:50.140><c> who</c><00:27:50.380><c> died</c><00:27:50.539><c> of</c><00:27:50.680><c> the</c><00:27:50.859><c> plague.</c>

00:27:51.740 --> 00:27:54.880
That's<00:27:52.140><c> the</c><00:27:52.319><c> record</c><00:27:52.640><c> in</c><00:27:52.799><c> 1</c><00:27:53.000><c> Corinthians</c><00:27:53.420><c> 10,</c>

00:27:55.019 --> 00:27:58.220
where<00:27:55.500><c> the</c><00:27:57.119><c> Apostle</c><00:27:57.480><c> Paul</c><00:27:57.880><c> says,</c>

00:27:58.400 --> 00:28:02.160
and<00:27:58.599><c> 23</c><00:27:59.380><c>,000</c><00:28:00.039><c> died</c><00:28:00.519><c> by</c><00:28:01.019><c> the</c><00:28:01.299><c> plague.</c>

00:28:04.839 --> 00:28:09.140
So<00:28:05.400><c> the</c><00:28:05.660><c> covenant</c><00:28:06.079><c> in</c><00:28:07.700><c> verses</c><00:28:08.019><c> 12</c><00:28:08.400><c> and</c><00:28:08.539><c> 13,</c>

00:28:09.380 --> 00:28:10.259
wherefore<00:28:09.799><c> say,</c>

00:28:10.559 --> 00:28:13.619
Behold,<00:28:11.160><c> I</c><00:28:11.380><c> give</c><00:28:11.519><c> unto</c><00:28:11.740><c> him</c><00:28:11.940><c> my</c><00:28:12.299><c> covenant</c><00:28:12.680><c> of</c><00:28:13.119><c> peace,</c>

00:28:13.980 --> 00:28:16.720
and<00:28:14.160><c> he</c><00:28:14.720><c> shall</c><00:28:14.920><c> have</c><00:28:15.119><c> it,</c><00:28:15.599><c> and</c><00:28:15.839><c> his</c><00:28:16.099><c> seed</c><00:28:16.259><c> after</c><00:28:16.519><c> him,</c>

00:28:16.759 --> 00:28:19.319
even<00:28:17.019><c> the</c><00:28:17.279><c> covenant</c><00:28:17.579><c> of</c><00:28:17.880><c> an</c><00:28:18.119><c> everlasting</c><00:28:18.539><c> priesthood,</c>

00:28:19.440 --> 00:28:21.259
because<00:28:19.660><c> he</c><00:28:19.839><c> was</c><00:28:20.039><c> jealous</c><00:28:20.380><c> for</c><00:28:20.619><c> his</c><00:28:20.900><c> God</c>

00:28:21.259 --> 00:28:23.940
and<00:28:22.000><c> made</c><00:28:22.259><c> atonement</c><00:28:22.759><c> for</c><00:28:22.940><c> the</c><00:28:23.140><c> children</c><00:28:23.359><c> of</c><00:28:23.599><c> Israel.</c>

00:28:24.220 --> 00:28:28.900
So<00:28:24.539><c> that</c><00:28:24.779><c> was</c><00:28:25.039><c> God's</c><00:28:25.720><c> promise</c><00:28:26.279><c> to</c><00:28:27.059><c> faithful</c><00:28:27.519><c> Phineas</c><00:28:28.039><c> the</c><00:28:28.259><c> Levite</c>

00:28:28.900 --> 00:28:31.160
that<00:28:29.359><c> Malachi</c><00:28:29.859><c> takes</c><00:28:30.180><c> up</c><00:28:30.359><c> that</c><00:28:30.480><c> we've</c><00:28:30.640><c> just</c><00:28:30.880><c> read</c>

00:28:31.160 --> 00:28:33.660
in<00:28:31.460><c> chapter</c><00:28:31.839><c> two</c><00:28:32.119><c> and</c><00:28:32.319><c> verse</c><00:28:32.539><c> five.</c>

00:28:35.539 --> 00:28:38.759
So<00:28:35.720><c> just</c><00:28:36.319><c> remember</c><00:28:37.059><c> the</c><00:28:37.279><c> language</c><00:28:37.680><c> that's</c><00:28:38.099><c> used</c><00:28:38.319><c> there.</c>

00:28:39.140 --> 00:28:41.140
We<00:28:39.180><c> can</c><00:28:39.339><c> either</c><00:28:39.519><c> be</c><00:28:39.859><c> joined</c><00:28:40.240><c> to</c><00:28:40.440><c> the</c><00:28:40.700><c> world,</c>

00:28:41.319 --> 00:28:44.319
which<00:28:41.339><c> is</c><00:28:41.680><c> Baal,</c><00:28:41.900><c> idolatry,</c><00:28:42.539><c> or</c><00:28:42.640><c> whatever</c><00:28:42.779><c> you</c><00:28:42.980><c> want</c><00:28:43.079><c> to</c><00:28:43.299><c> call</c><00:28:43.440><c> it,</c>

00:28:44.640 --> 00:28:47.119
or<00:28:45.079><c> joined</c><00:28:45.700><c> to</c><00:28:46.220><c> God.</c>

00:28:47.460 --> 00:28:51.099
And<00:28:47.680><c> the</c><00:28:47.859><c> Levites</c><00:28:48.700><c> are</c><00:28:49.640><c> the</c><00:28:49.920><c> catalyst.</c>

00:28:51.799 --> 00:28:56.920
They<00:28:51.980><c> are</c><00:28:52.160><c> those</c><00:28:52.420><c> people</c><00:28:52.960><c> who</c><00:28:53.539><c> assist</c><00:28:54.200><c> in</c><00:28:54.519><c> this</c><00:28:55.559><c> link</c><00:28:55.980><c>-making.</c>

00:28:59.359 --> 00:29:02.759
And<00:28:59.839><c> we</c><00:29:00.319><c> haven't</c><00:29:00.539><c> got</c><00:29:00.680><c> to</c><00:29:00.839><c> think</c><00:29:01.000><c> that,</c><00:29:02.200><c> well,</c>

00:29:02.759 --> 00:29:04.500
it's<00:29:02.940><c> just</c><00:29:03.140><c> up</c><00:29:03.259><c> to</c><00:29:03.400><c> a</c><00:29:03.519><c> few</c><00:29:03.660><c> brethren</c><00:29:03.920><c> or</c><00:29:04.160><c> sisters</c>

00:29:04.500 --> 00:29:05.980
who<00:29:04.720><c> know</c><00:29:04.880><c> a</c><00:29:04.980><c> bit</c><00:29:05.059><c> more</c><00:29:05.240><c> than</c><00:29:05.420><c> the</c><00:29:05.579><c> others.</c>

00:29:06.440 --> 00:29:07.920
It's<00:29:06.660><c> not</c><00:29:06.819><c> at</c><00:29:07.099><c> all.</c>

00:29:08.460 --> 00:29:10.599
Because<00:29:08.700><c> when</c><00:29:09.160><c> in</c><00:29:09.380><c> Exodus</c><00:29:09.640><c> 19,</c>

00:29:10.779 --> 00:29:13.420
God,<00:29:11.339><c> through</c><00:29:11.640><c> Moses,</c><00:29:12.039><c> was</c><00:29:12.339><c> speaking</c><00:29:12.680><c> to</c><00:29:12.859><c> the</c><00:29:13.059><c> people,</c>

00:29:13.680 --> 00:29:17.900
he<00:29:13.900><c> said</c><00:29:14.059><c> that</c><00:29:14.279><c> they</c><00:29:14.579><c> were</c><00:29:14.819><c> a</c><00:29:15.000><c> kingdom</c><00:29:15.240><c> of</c><00:29:15.559><c> priests</c><00:29:15.839><c> and</c><00:29:16.299><c> holy</c><00:29:16.660><c> people,</c>

00:29:18.599 --> 00:29:20.099
separate<00:29:18.880><c> to</c><00:29:19.099><c> the</c><00:29:19.279><c> Lord.</c>

00:29:20.640 --> 00:29:22.940
So<00:29:20.920><c> the</c><00:29:21.119><c> covenant</c><00:29:21.420><c> involved</c><00:29:21.779><c> them</c><00:29:22.019><c> all.</c>

00:29:23.200 --> 00:29:25.500
The<00:29:23.420><c> Levites</c><00:29:23.779><c> were</c><00:29:24.000><c> just</c><00:29:24.579><c> a</c><00:29:24.819><c> picture</c><00:29:25.119><c> of</c><00:29:25.339><c> that.</c>

00:29:25.559 --> 00:29:26.400
Those<00:29:25.799><c> who</c><00:29:26.000><c> were,</c><00:29:26.400><c> you</c><00:29:26.400><c> know,</c>

00:29:26.400 --> 00:29:27.920
a<00:29:26.559><c> bit</c><00:29:26.640><c> more</c><00:29:26.920><c> faithful.</c>

00:29:31.059 --> 00:29:33.180
So<00:29:31.359><c> there</c><00:29:31.559><c> was</c><00:29:31.779><c> a</c><00:29:32.019><c> choice.</c>

00:29:34.259 --> 00:29:35.039
If<00:29:34.400><c> you</c><00:29:34.420><c> want</c><00:29:34.539><c> to</c><00:29:34.660><c> make</c><00:29:34.799><c> a</c><00:29:34.900><c> note,</c>

00:29:35.140 --> 00:29:36.680
something<00:29:35.319><c> you</c><00:29:35.400><c> can</c><00:29:35.559><c> look</c><00:29:35.740><c> at</c><00:29:35.880><c> in</c><00:29:36.000><c> your</c><00:29:36.180><c> own</c><00:29:36.420><c> time,</c>

00:29:36.799 --> 00:29:39.839
Deuteronomy<00:29:37.319><c> 30,</c><00:29:38.480><c> verse</c><00:29:38.640><c> 15</c><00:29:39.160><c> to</c><00:29:39.339><c> 20.</c>

00:29:40.140 --> 00:29:40.960
A<00:29:40.319><c> similar</c><00:29:40.599><c> incident.</c>

00:29:41.039 --> 00:29:44.619
There<00:29:41.140><c> was</c><00:29:41.339><c> a</c><00:29:41.619><c> choice</c><00:29:42.019><c> between</c><00:29:42.440><c> life</c><00:29:43.079><c> and</c><00:29:44.000><c> death,</c>

00:29:44.759 --> 00:29:47.319
between<00:29:45.160><c> good</c><00:29:45.619><c> and</c><00:29:46.420><c> evil.</c>

00:29:47.579 --> 00:29:50.339
And<00:29:48.099><c> it's</c><00:29:48.319><c> all</c><00:29:48.579><c> a</c><00:29:48.680><c> matter</c><00:29:48.859><c> of</c><00:29:49.039><c> the</c><00:29:49.339><c> heart.</c>

00:29:50.440 --> 00:29:53.660
It's<00:29:50.819><c> choosing</c><00:29:51.220><c> life</c><00:29:52.099><c> and</c><00:29:53.039><c> not</c><00:29:53.279><c> death.</c>

00:29:53.660 --> 00:29:55.799
That<00:29:54.519><c> they</c><00:29:54.680><c> might</c><00:29:55.019><c> cleave</c><00:29:55.539><c> to</c><00:29:55.660><c> him</c>

00:29:55.799 --> 00:29:59.000
and<00:29:55.940><c> be</c><00:29:56.279><c> joined</c><00:29:56.720><c> to</c><00:29:57.220><c> that</c><00:29:57.940><c> way</c><00:29:58.380><c> of</c><00:29:58.680><c> God,</c>

00:29:59.339 --> 00:30:01.680
to<00:29:59.480><c> walk</c><00:29:59.819><c> in</c><00:30:00.140><c> his</c><00:30:00.559><c> steps.</c>

00:30:03.839 --> 00:30:06.380
So<00:30:03.960><c> just</c><00:30:04.220><c> as</c><00:30:04.819><c> earlier</c><00:30:05.140><c> on</c><00:30:05.339><c> in</c><00:30:05.460><c> the</c><00:30:05.559><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:30:06.000><c> record,</c>

00:30:06.500 --> 00:30:08.400
the<00:30:06.599><c> people</c><00:30:06.859><c> had</c><00:30:07.420><c> feared</c><00:30:07.819><c> and</c><00:30:08.200><c> quaked</c>

00:30:08.400 --> 00:30:10.519
as<00:30:08.539><c> they</c><00:30:08.740><c> heard</c><00:30:08.940><c> the</c><00:30:09.180><c> thunder</c><00:30:09.400><c> and</c><00:30:09.559><c> the</c><00:30:09.759><c> sound</c><00:30:09.880><c> of</c><00:30:10.019><c> the</c><00:30:10.200><c> trumpet</c>

00:30:10.519 --> 00:30:11.740
when<00:30:10.980><c> the</c><00:30:11.180><c> laws</c><00:30:11.380><c> were</c><00:30:11.599><c> given,</c>

00:30:11.759 --> 00:30:14.799
and<00:30:11.880><c> they</c><00:30:12.099><c> said,</c><00:30:12.420><c> all</c><00:30:12.420><c> that</c><00:30:12.559><c> the</c><00:30:12.660><c> Lord</c><00:30:12.759><c> had</c><00:30:12.980><c> spoken</c><00:30:13.240><c> we</c><00:30:13.460><c> will</c><00:30:13.680><c> do.</c>

00:30:17.880 --> 00:30:21.519
It<00:30:18.099><c> wasn't</c><00:30:18.380><c> long</c><00:30:19.079><c> before</c><00:30:19.960><c> they</c><00:30:20.160><c> weren't</c><00:30:20.359><c> doing</c><00:30:20.660><c> it.</c>

00:30:21.519 --> 00:30:24.839
And<00:30:22.059><c> they</c><00:30:22.339><c> turned</c><00:30:22.579><c> their</c><00:30:22.960><c> backs</c><00:30:23.279><c> on</c><00:30:23.519><c> what</c><00:30:23.740><c> they</c><00:30:23.920><c> had</c><00:30:24.220><c> promised.</c>

00:30:25.220 --> 00:30:27.079
They<00:30:25.359><c> were</c><00:30:25.539><c> just</c><00:30:25.740><c> words</c><00:30:26.039><c> from</c><00:30:26.240><c> their</c><00:30:26.519><c> lips</c>

00:30:27.079 --> 00:30:30.779
which<00:30:28.039><c> were</c><00:30:28.299><c> not</c><00:30:28.579><c> lodged</c><00:30:28.900><c> in</c><00:30:29.099><c> their</c><00:30:29.420><c> hearts.</c>

00:30:32.579 --> 00:30:35.019
Now<00:30:32.799><c> Malachi</c><00:30:33.259><c> 2</c><00:30:33.559><c> and</c><00:30:33.759><c> verse</c><00:30:34.039><c> 6.</c>

00:30:35.920 --> 00:30:37.220
Here<00:30:36.279><c> is</c><00:30:36.500><c> the</c><00:30:36.759><c> picture.</c>

00:30:37.660 --> 00:30:39.859
The<00:30:38.019><c> portrait</c><00:30:38.440><c> of</c><00:30:38.640><c> the</c><00:30:38.980><c> godly</c><00:30:39.460><c> person.</c>

00:30:40.160 --> 00:30:42.480
This<00:30:40.319><c> is</c><00:30:40.559><c> beautiful.</c><00:30:41.279><c> Have</c><00:30:41.460><c> a</c><00:30:41.559><c> look</c><00:30:41.640><c> at</c><00:30:41.799><c> it.</c>

00:30:42.920 --> 00:30:48.460
The<00:30:42.960><c> Lord's</c><00:30:45.319><c> iniquity</c><00:30:46.079><c> was</c><00:30:46.259><c> not</c><00:30:46.579><c> found</c><00:30:46.859><c> in</c><00:30:47.019><c> his</c><00:30:47.380><c> lips.</c>

00:30:48.640 --> 00:30:52.359
He<00:30:49.140><c> walked</c><00:30:49.480><c> with</c><00:30:49.660><c> me</c><00:30:49.819><c> in</c><00:30:50.160><c> peace</c><00:30:50.720><c> and</c><00:30:51.339><c> equity</c>

00:30:52.579 --> 00:30:56.559
and<00:30:53.079><c> did</c><00:30:53.339><c> turn</c><00:30:53.660><c> many</c><00:30:53.980><c> away</c><00:30:54.480><c> from</c><00:30:54.819><c> iniquity.</c>

00:30:58.440 --> 00:31:00.299
Beautiful,<00:30:59.039><c> isn't</c><00:30:59.140><c> it?</c>

00:31:00.319 --> 00:31:02.279
But<00:31:00.599><c> that's</c><00:31:00.839><c> what</c><00:31:01.000><c> the</c><00:31:01.240><c> priest</c><00:31:01.400><c> should</c><00:31:01.599><c> have</c><00:31:01.720><c> been</c><00:31:01.839><c> doing</c><00:31:02.000><c> all</c>

00:31:02.279 --> 00:31:03.380
the<00:31:02.460><c> time.</c>

00:31:03.980 --> 00:31:05.619
The<00:31:04.140><c> law</c><00:31:04.299><c> of</c><00:31:04.480><c> truth</c><00:31:04.579><c> should</c><00:31:04.759><c> be</c><00:31:04.980><c> there,</c>

00:31:05.920 --> 00:31:07.180
ready<00:31:06.099><c> to</c><00:31:06.279><c> be</c><00:31:06.619><c> expounded,</c>

00:31:07.579 --> 00:31:09.460
ready<00:31:07.779><c> to</c><00:31:07.940><c> give</c><00:31:08.039><c> an</c><00:31:08.220><c> answer,</c><00:31:08.519><c> as</c><00:31:08.640><c> the</c><00:31:08.799><c> Apostle</c><00:31:09.079><c> says</c><00:31:09.259><c> in</c><00:31:09.400><c> the</c>

00:31:09.460 --> 00:31:10.259
New<00:31:09.619><c> Testament,</c>

00:31:10.700 --> 00:31:12.480
to<00:31:10.880><c> any</c><00:31:11.180><c> question.</c>

00:31:14.980 --> 00:31:18.940
Iniquity,<00:31:15.599><c> unrighteousness</c><00:31:16.220><c> was</c><00:31:16.420><c> not</c><00:31:16.680><c> found</c><00:31:17.000><c> in</c><00:31:17.160><c> his</c><00:31:17.500><c> lips.</c>

00:31:20.140 --> 00:31:22.660
Jesus<00:31:20.279><c> says,</c><00:31:20.779><c> out</c><00:31:20.920><c> of</c><00:31:21.019><c> the</c><00:31:21.200><c> heart</c><00:31:21.400><c> of</c><00:31:21.619><c> man</c>

00:31:22.880 --> 00:31:28.240
proceed<00:31:23.500><c> either</c><00:31:23.900><c> evil</c><00:31:24.140><c> thoughts</c><00:31:24.859><c> or</c><00:31:26.319><c> the</c><00:31:27.079><c> good</c><00:31:27.259><c> treasure.</c>

00:31:28.940 --> 00:31:31.299
The<00:31:29.200><c> good</c><00:31:29.359><c> man</c><00:31:29.559><c> out</c><00:31:29.720><c> of</c><00:31:29.819><c> the</c><00:31:30.059><c> good</c><00:31:30.279><c> treasure</c><00:31:30.599><c> of</c><00:31:30.720><c> his</c><00:31:31.099><c> heart</c>

00:31:31.299 --> 00:31:33.460
brings<00:31:31.599><c> forth</c><00:31:32.059><c> good</c><00:31:32.380><c> things.</c>

00:31:34.140 --> 00:31:38.619
So<00:31:34.420><c> what</c><00:31:34.599><c> is</c><00:31:35.720><c> the</c><00:31:36.500><c> character</c><00:31:37.039><c> of</c><00:31:37.599><c> this</c><00:31:37.839><c> godly</c><00:31:38.240><c> person?</c>

00:31:38.619 --> 00:31:42.759
Well,<00:31:39.859><c> firstly,</c><00:31:40.380><c> it's</c><00:31:40.779><c> a</c><00:31:40.920><c> god</c><00:31:41.359><c>-fearing</c><00:31:41.920><c> state</c><00:31:42.299><c> of</c><00:31:42.519><c> mind.</c>

00:31:42.920 --> 00:31:44.460
That's<00:31:43.059><c> the</c><00:31:43.200><c> first</c><00:31:43.420><c> thing.</c>

00:31:45.279 --> 00:31:49.240
Secondly,<00:31:46.799><c> because</c><00:31:47.099><c> the</c><00:31:47.339><c> priest</c><00:31:47.619><c> was</c><00:31:48.220><c> supposed</c><00:31:48.720><c> to</c><00:31:48.900><c> be</c><00:31:49.039><c> the</c>

00:31:49.240 --> 00:31:50.680
faithful<00:31:49.599><c> messenger,</c>

00:31:51.039 --> 00:31:56.579
he<00:31:51.240><c> was</c><00:31:51.500><c> taking</c><00:31:51.920><c> the</c><00:31:52.440><c> message</c><00:31:52.700><c> of</c><00:31:53.099><c> truth,</c><00:31:53.660><c> of</c><00:31:53.900><c> God,</c><00:31:55.000><c> to</c><00:31:55.140><c> the</c><00:31:55.319><c> people.</c>

00:32:00.119 --> 00:32:06.440
And<00:32:00.660><c> his</c><00:32:00.859><c> purpose</c><00:32:01.200><c> in</c><00:32:01.539><c> life</c><00:32:02.200><c> was</c><00:32:03.720><c> to</c><00:32:04.019><c> walk</c><00:32:04.519><c> in</c><00:32:05.359><c> the</c><00:32:05.539><c> way</c><00:32:05.720><c> of</c><00:32:06.059><c> righteousness.</c>

00:32:06.440 --> 00:32:11.720
All<00:32:06.700><c> these</c><00:32:06.920><c> qualities</c><00:32:07.259><c> here</c><00:32:07.619><c> in</c><00:32:07.819><c> verses</c><00:32:08.480><c> 6</c><00:32:09.700><c> and</c><00:32:10.259><c> 7.</c>

00:32:12.500 --> 00:32:16.480
And<00:32:12.720><c> 7</c><00:32:13.440><c> actually</c><00:32:14.160><c> crystallises</c><00:32:15.000><c> what</c><00:32:15.259><c> the</c><00:32:15.420><c> work</c><00:32:15.559><c> of</c><00:32:15.720><c> the</c><00:32:15.880><c> priest</c><00:32:16.079><c> is.</c>

00:32:16.579 --> 00:32:19.180
For<00:32:16.599><c> the</c><00:32:16.880><c> priest's</c><00:32:17.420><c> lips</c><00:32:17.779><c> should</c><00:32:18.259><c> keep</c><00:32:18.700><c> knowledge,</c>

00:32:19.420 --> 00:32:21.859
and<00:32:19.519><c> they</c><00:32:19.680><c> should</c><00:32:20.000><c> seek</c><00:32:20.460><c> the</c><00:32:20.839><c> law</c><00:32:21.119><c> at</c><00:32:21.420><c> his</c><00:32:21.619><c> mouth.</c>

00:32:22.039 --> 00:32:23.559
That's<00:32:22.259><c> our</c><00:32:22.359><c> subject</c><00:32:22.579><c> for</c><00:32:22.740><c> today.</c>

00:32:24.259 --> 00:32:29.480
So<00:32:24.420><c> the</c><00:32:24.539><c> ideal</c><00:32:24.819><c> of</c><00:32:25.059><c> the</c><00:32:25.140><c> function</c><00:32:25.380><c> of</c><00:32:25.579><c> the</c><00:32:25.799><c> priests</c><00:32:26.240><c> is</c><00:32:27.019><c> keeping</c><00:32:27.519><c> the</c><00:32:28.640><c> truth.</c>

00:32:30.000 --> 00:32:33.900
Jesus<00:32:30.400><c> castigates</c><00:32:31.079><c> the</c><00:32:31.579><c> scribes</c><00:32:31.940><c> and</c><00:32:32.019><c> the</c><00:32:32.180><c> lawyers</c><00:32:32.319><c> in</c><00:32:33.000><c> his</c><00:32:33.460><c> time</c>

00:32:33.900 --> 00:32:37.720
because<00:32:34.440><c> they</c><00:32:35.299><c> didn't</c><00:32:35.759><c> give</c><00:32:36.019><c> the</c><00:32:36.140><c> key</c><00:32:36.339><c> of</c><00:32:36.599><c> knowledge</c><00:32:37.039><c> to</c><00:32:37.579><c> the</c>

00:32:37.720 --> 00:32:39.200
people<00:32:38.000><c> in</c><00:32:38.380><c> his</c><00:32:38.660><c> day,</c>

00:32:39.660 --> 00:32:43.759
just<00:32:39.779><c> as</c><00:32:39.980><c> Jesus</c><00:32:40.359><c> did</c><00:32:40.680><c> and</c><00:32:40.900><c> opened</c><00:32:41.079><c> up</c><00:32:41.279><c> the</c><00:32:41.420><c> scriptures</c><00:32:41.920><c> to</c><00:32:42.660><c> them.</c>

00:32:44.160 --> 00:32:47.400
The<00:32:44.299><c> Pharisees</c><00:32:44.720><c> were</c><00:32:44.900><c> not</c><00:32:45.140><c> doing</c><00:32:45.420><c> it.</c>

00:32:47.539 --> 00:32:53.019
So<00:32:48.059><c> people</c><00:32:48.359><c> should</c><00:32:48.539><c> be</c><00:32:48.720><c> able</c><00:32:48.880><c> to</c><00:32:49.180><c> come</c><00:32:49.599><c> to</c><00:32:50.539><c> these</c><00:32:51.240><c> godly</c><00:32:51.920><c> people</c>

00:32:53.180 --> 00:32:55.720
for<00:32:53.740><c> an</c><00:32:53.980><c> insight</c><00:32:54.279><c> into</c><00:32:54.500><c> the</c><00:32:54.660><c> wisdom</c><00:32:54.859><c> of</c><00:32:55.039><c> the</c><00:32:55.160><c> Lord</c><00:32:55.380><c> God,</c>

00:32:56.200 --> 00:32:59.640
for<00:32:56.299><c> a</c><00:32:56.400><c> little</c><00:32:56.660><c> help</c><00:32:56.940><c> in</c><00:32:57.099><c> the</c><00:32:57.380><c> direction</c><00:32:57.859><c> to</c><00:32:58.160><c> the</c><00:32:58.240><c> way</c><00:32:58.420><c> to</c><00:32:58.579><c> the</c><00:32:58.779><c> kingdom.</c>

00:33:00.019 --> 00:33:03.000
And<00:33:00.160><c> it</c><00:33:00.319><c> involves</c><00:33:00.700><c> faithfulness</c><00:33:01.619><c> on</c><00:33:02.000><c> the</c><00:33:02.160><c> part</c><00:33:02.299><c> of</c><00:33:02.460><c> the</c><00:33:02.660><c> priest.</c>

00:33:03.000 --> 00:33:06.240
There's<00:33:03.420><c> always</c><00:33:03.660><c> been</c><00:33:03.940><c> a</c><00:33:04.059><c> small</c><00:33:04.519><c> servant</c><00:33:04.819><c> who,</c><00:33:05.819><c> as</c><00:33:06.039><c> Brother</c>

00:33:06.240 --> 00:33:06.700
Ken<00:33:06.440><c> says,</c>

00:33:06.779 --> 00:33:10.839
has<00:33:06.900><c> been</c><00:33:07.140><c> on</c><00:33:07.480><c> duty</c><00:33:07.880><c> throughout</c><00:33:08.440><c> history,</c><00:33:09.480><c> just</c><00:33:09.660><c> as</c><00:33:09.819><c> Jesus</c><00:33:10.079><c> was</c><00:33:10.220><c> on</c><00:33:10.440><c> duty.</c>

00:33:11.180 --> 00:33:13.960
So<00:33:11.319><c> that</c><00:33:11.599><c> lamp</c><00:33:11.799><c> of</c><00:33:11.960><c> God</c><00:33:12.140><c> has</c><00:33:12.400><c> never</c><00:33:12.660><c> completely</c><00:33:13.160><c> been</c><00:33:13.440><c> extinguished.</c>

00:33:14.140 --> 00:33:18.180
There's<00:33:14.299><c> always</c><00:33:14.640><c> been</c><00:33:15.119><c> a</c><00:33:15.420><c> little</c><00:33:15.960><c> core</c><00:33:16.299><c> of</c><00:33:16.640><c> truth</c><00:33:17.180><c> somewhere</c>

00:33:18.180 --> 00:33:20.079
kept<00:33:18.819><c> alive.</c>

00:33:22.880 --> 00:33:25.200
But<00:33:23.019><c> let's</c><00:33:23.180><c> be</c><00:33:23.359><c> sure</c><00:33:23.579><c> about</c><00:33:23.839><c> this</c><00:33:24.039><c> record,</c><00:33:24.740><c> my</c><00:33:24.839><c> dear</c><00:33:24.960><c> brothers</c>

00:33:25.200 --> 00:33:25.759
and<00:33:25.460><c> sisters,</c>

00:33:25.799 --> 00:33:29.740
because<00:33:26.460><c> there's</c><00:33:27.099><c> a</c><00:33:27.279><c> dual</c><00:33:27.599><c> responsibility</c><00:33:28.559><c> here.</c>

00:33:30.400 --> 00:33:32.299
The<00:33:30.660><c> priest</c><00:33:30.940><c> is</c><00:33:31.160><c> a</c><00:33:31.339><c> godfearer.</c>

00:33:32.299 --> 00:33:33.339
He<00:33:32.660><c> has</c><00:33:32.980><c> wisdom.</c>

00:33:33.400 --> 00:33:37.240
He's<00:33:33.619><c> watching</c><00:33:34.059><c> carefully</c><00:33:34.900><c> for</c><00:33:36.019><c> his</c><00:33:36.299><c> own</c><00:33:36.680><c> progress</c>

00:33:37.240 --> 00:33:41.700
and<00:33:37.940><c> for</c><00:33:38.119><c> the</c><00:33:38.359><c> progress</c><00:33:38.859><c> of</c><00:33:39.660><c> his</c><00:33:39.880><c> fellow</c><00:33:40.140><c> priests</c><00:33:40.700><c> and</c><00:33:41.380><c> fellow</c>

00:33:41.700 --> 00:33:43.859
travellers<00:33:42.319><c> in</c><00:33:42.660><c> the</c><00:33:42.799><c> way</c><00:33:42.920><c> of</c><00:33:43.119><c> life.</c>

00:33:44.279 --> 00:33:48.579
As<00:33:44.460><c> this</c><00:33:44.940><c> record</c><00:33:45.279><c> here</c><00:33:45.660><c> says,</c><00:33:46.059><c> he's</c><00:33:46.500><c> actively</c><00:33:46.900><c> seeking</c><00:33:47.220><c> out</c><00:33:47.519><c> any</c><00:33:47.720><c> who</c><00:33:47.839><c> might</c><00:33:48.259><c> be</c><00:33:48.539><c> a</c>

00:33:48.579 --> 00:33:49.299
little<00:33:48.839><c> wayward</c>

00:33:49.299 --> 00:33:51.960
and<00:33:49.819><c> helping</c><00:33:50.059><c> them</c><00:33:50.380><c> back,</c><00:33:51.160><c> caring</c><00:33:51.440><c> for</c><00:33:51.720><c> them.</c>

00:33:52.339 --> 00:33:54.819
And<00:33:52.480><c> this</c><00:33:52.539><c> is</c><00:33:52.660><c> the</c><00:33:52.759><c> duty</c><00:33:52.980><c> of</c><00:33:53.500><c> those</c><00:33:53.759><c> in</c><00:33:53.920><c> the</c><00:33:54.220><c> truth</c><00:33:54.400><c> who</c><00:33:54.579><c> have</c><00:33:54.700><c> a</c>

00:33:54.819 --> 00:33:55.549
little<00:33:54.980><c> more</c><00:33:55.259><c> experience</c>

00:33:55.940 --> 00:34:00.140
than<00:33:56.259><c> some</c><00:33:56.559><c> others</c><00:33:56.740><c> of</c><00:33:56.900><c> us</c><00:33:57.579><c> to</c><00:33:58.079><c> help,</c><00:33:58.900><c> to</c><00:33:59.099><c> guide</c><00:33:59.519><c> in</c><00:33:59.880><c> the</c><00:34:00.019><c> way</c>

00:34:00.140 --> 00:34:01.220
of<00:34:00.380><c> life.</c>

00:34:01.640 --> 00:34:04.400
But<00:34:02.200><c> the</c><00:34:02.440><c> other</c><00:34:02.680><c> part</c><00:34:02.900><c> of</c><00:34:03.059><c> the</c><00:34:03.200><c> responsibility,</c>

00:34:05.460 --> 00:34:09.460
as<00:34:05.539><c> well</c><00:34:05.720><c> as</c><00:34:05.839><c> those</c><00:34:06.140><c> who</c><00:34:07.019><c> we</c><00:34:07.380><c> might</c><00:34:07.579><c> say</c><00:34:07.839><c> are</c><00:34:08.179><c> parents</c><00:34:08.619><c> or</c><00:34:08.900><c> mothers</c><00:34:09.219><c> or</c>

00:34:09.460 --> 00:34:10.960
fathers<00:34:09.780><c> in</c><00:34:09.960><c> Israel,</c>

00:34:11.480 --> 00:34:17.079
is<00:34:11.679><c> for</c><00:34:12.239><c> the</c><00:34:12.579><c> rest</c><00:34:12.900><c> of</c><00:34:13.039><c> us</c><00:34:13.179><c> to</c><00:34:13.480><c> realise</c><00:34:14.179><c> that</c><00:34:14.800><c> at</c><00:34:15.079><c> times</c><00:34:15.599><c> we</c><00:34:16.780><c> all</c>

00:34:17.079 --> 00:34:18.440
have<00:34:17.280><c> needs.</c>

00:34:19.519 --> 00:34:22.900
And<00:34:20.000><c> not</c><00:34:20.280><c> to</c><00:34:20.420><c> be</c><00:34:20.480><c> too</c><00:34:20.840><c> proud</c><00:34:21.099><c> to</c><00:34:21.239><c> go</c><00:34:21.400><c> to</c><00:34:21.619><c> someone</c><00:34:21.800><c> and</c><00:34:22.000><c> say,</c>

00:34:23.420 --> 00:34:27.059
I've<00:34:23.519><c> got</c><00:34:23.599><c> a</c><00:34:23.800><c> problem,</c><00:34:24.739><c> I'd</c><00:34:25.139><c> like</c><00:34:25.159><c> to</c><00:34:25.340><c> talk</c><00:34:25.500><c> about</c><00:34:25.760><c> it.</c>

00:34:28.420 --> 00:34:31.619
We<00:34:28.920><c> all</c><00:34:29.260><c> have</c><00:34:29.460><c> treasure</c><00:34:29.780><c> in</c><00:34:30.019><c> earthen</c><00:34:30.400><c> vessels.</c>

00:34:33.320 --> 00:34:36.340
And<00:34:33.420><c> just</c><00:34:33.519><c> as</c><00:34:33.639><c> the</c><00:34:33.860><c> ground</c><00:34:34.159><c> here</c><00:34:34.639><c> soaks</c><00:34:34.900><c> up</c><00:34:35.139><c> the</c><00:34:35.300><c> water</c><00:34:35.760><c> and</c>

00:34:36.340 --> 00:34:37.800
it's<00:34:36.519><c> gone,</c>

00:34:39.260 --> 00:34:46.639
so<00:34:39.480><c> our</c><00:34:39.780><c> own</c><00:34:40.780><c> minds</c><00:34:41.539><c> need</c><00:34:43.039><c> to</c><00:34:43.239><c> be</c><00:34:43.420><c> constantly</c><00:34:43.960><c> replenished</c><00:34:44.940><c> with</c><00:34:45.380><c> the</c><00:34:45.539><c> word</c><00:34:45.679><c> of</c><00:34:45.900><c> God.</c>

00:34:46.980 --> 00:34:47.780
How<00:34:47.320><c> is</c><00:34:47.480><c> this</c><00:34:47.619><c> done?</c>

00:34:47.860 --> 00:34:49.800
Well,<00:34:48.019><c> it's</c><00:34:48.219><c> done</c><00:34:48.320><c> by</c><00:34:48.780><c> reading.</c>

00:34:49.880 --> 00:34:51.239
It's<00:34:50.380><c> not</c><00:34:50.599><c> difficult.</c>

00:34:51.559 --> 00:34:53.199
You<00:34:51.780><c> all</c><00:34:52.199><c> know</c><00:34:52.340><c> how</c><00:34:52.539><c> to</c><00:34:52.679><c> do</c><00:34:52.780><c> it.</c>

00:34:53.360 --> 00:34:55.599
We<00:34:53.679><c> all</c><00:34:53.980><c> know</c><00:34:54.119><c> how</c><00:34:54.320><c> to</c><00:34:54.460><c> do</c><00:34:54.599><c> it.</c>

00:34:55.920 --> 00:34:59.139
We<00:34:56.199><c> need</c><00:34:56.440><c> to</c><00:34:56.659><c> think</c><00:34:57.019><c> constantly</c><00:34:58.360><c> about</c><00:34:58.780><c> it.</c>

00:34:59.179 --> 00:35:01.960
And<00:34:59.340><c> as</c><00:34:59.440><c> we</c><00:34:59.699><c> read</c><00:34:59.980><c> the</c><00:35:00.179><c> word,</c><00:35:00.559><c> we</c><00:35:00.579><c> need</c><00:35:00.800><c> to</c><00:35:01.099><c> communicate</c><00:35:01.639><c> with</c>

00:35:01.960 --> 00:35:03.360
the<00:35:02.420><c> author</c><00:35:02.780><c> of</c><00:35:03.059><c> life,</c>

00:35:03.360 --> 00:35:05.519
our<00:35:03.739><c> Father,</c><00:35:04.280><c> in</c><00:35:04.639><c> prayer.</c>

00:35:05.800 --> 00:35:08.300
We<00:35:05.900><c> need</c><00:35:06.079><c> to</c><00:35:06.280><c> seek</c><00:35:06.440><c> answers</c><00:35:06.820><c> to</c><00:35:07.079><c> our</c><00:35:07.280><c> problems</c><00:35:07.699><c> from</c><00:35:08.000><c> the</c><00:35:08.179><c> word</c>

00:35:08.300 --> 00:35:08.659
of<00:35:08.500><c> God</c>

00:35:08.659 --> 00:35:11.960
and<00:35:08.800><c> from</c><00:35:09.420><c> those</c><00:35:09.699><c> who</c><00:35:09.980><c> love</c><00:35:10.099><c> it</c><00:35:10.559><c> by</c><00:35:10.900><c> sharing</c><00:35:11.340><c> those</c><00:35:11.659><c> problems</c>

00:35:11.960 --> 00:35:13.059
with<00:35:12.139><c> others</c><00:35:12.320><c> in</c><00:35:12.480><c> the</c><00:35:12.679><c> faith,</c>

00:35:13.559 --> 00:35:17.179
by<00:35:13.800><c> regular</c><00:35:14.280><c> attendance</c><00:35:14.800><c> at</c><00:35:15.079><c> our</c><00:35:15.639><c> meetings,</c><00:35:16.699><c> whenever</c><00:35:17.000><c> that</c>

00:35:17.179 --> 00:35:18.340
is<00:35:17.400><c> possible.</c>

00:35:20.579 --> 00:35:22.579
You<00:35:20.739><c> could</c><00:35:20.900><c> see</c><00:35:21.019><c> how</c><00:35:21.179><c> things</c><00:35:21.360><c> went</c><00:35:21.559><c> wrong,</c><00:35:21.900><c> verse</c><00:35:22.119><c> 8.</c>

00:35:22.579 --> 00:35:24.880
But<00:35:23.119><c> ye</c><00:35:23.380><c> are</c><00:35:23.559><c> turned</c><00:35:23.800><c> aside</c><00:35:24.219><c> out</c><00:35:24.420><c> of</c><00:35:24.519><c> the</c><00:35:24.659><c> way.</c>

00:35:25.099 --> 00:35:26.940
Ye<00:35:25.179><c> have</c><00:35:25.360><c> caused</c><00:35:25.559><c> many</c><00:35:25.800><c> to</c><00:35:26.059><c> stumble</c><00:35:26.320><c> at</c><00:35:26.460><c> the</c><00:35:26.659><c> law.</c>

00:35:27.219 --> 00:35:29.320
Ye<00:35:27.320><c> have</c><00:35:27.519><c> corrupted</c><00:35:27.820><c> the</c><00:35:28.059><c> covenant</c><00:35:28.280><c> of</c><00:35:28.539><c> Levi.</c>

00:35:30.880 --> 00:35:35.860
That<00:35:31.400><c> word</c><00:35:31.920><c> way</c><00:35:32.420><c> there</c><00:35:33.440><c> in</c><00:35:34.340><c> the</c><00:35:34.460><c> middle</c><00:35:34.619><c> of</c><00:35:34.820><c> verse</c><00:35:35.039><c> 8,</c>

00:35:36.199 --> 00:35:37.780
worth<00:35:36.260><c> putting</c><00:35:36.539><c> a</c><00:35:36.659><c> little</c><00:35:36.880><c> note</c><00:35:37.039><c> in</c><00:35:37.179><c> your</c><00:35:37.460><c> margin,</c>

00:35:37.820 --> 00:35:41.260
it's<00:35:38.059><c> the</c><00:35:38.400><c> well</c><00:35:39.340><c> trodden</c><00:35:40.320><c> way.</c>

00:35:41.420 --> 00:35:44.159
It's<00:35:41.780><c> the</c><00:35:41.940><c> way</c><00:35:42.179><c> that</c><00:35:42.360><c> the</c><00:35:42.719><c> faithful</c><00:35:43.059><c> have</c><00:35:43.260><c> been</c><00:35:43.440><c> walking</c><00:35:43.780><c> down</c>

00:35:44.159 --> 00:35:45.659
throughout<00:35:44.460><c> history.</c>

00:35:46.420 --> 00:35:50.380
It's<00:35:46.619><c> the</c><00:35:46.760><c> way</c><00:35:46.940><c> in</c><00:35:47.099><c> which</c><00:35:47.840><c> our</c><00:35:48.099><c> Lord</c><00:35:48.300><c> Jesus</c><00:35:48.780><c> Christ</c><00:35:49.300><c> walked</c>

00:35:50.719 --> 00:35:53.380
with<00:35:51.239><c> his</c><00:35:51.500><c> face</c><00:35:52.500><c> steadfast,</c>

00:35:54.039 --> 00:35:57.260
set<00:35:54.179><c> as</c><00:35:54.360><c> a</c><00:35:54.519><c> flint</c><00:35:54.920><c> to</c><00:35:55.619><c> walk</c><00:35:55.880><c> to</c><00:35:56.139><c> Jerusalem,</c>

00:35:57.420 --> 00:36:00.739
knowing<00:35:57.800><c> that</c><00:35:58.000><c> his</c><00:35:58.239><c> mission</c><00:35:58.760><c> was</c><00:35:59.539><c> the</c><00:35:59.719><c> ultimate</c><00:36:00.159><c> yielding</c><00:36:00.619><c> of</c>

00:36:00.739 --> 00:36:02.119
his<00:36:00.980><c> life.</c>

00:36:04.940 --> 00:36:09.139
And<00:36:05.460><c> those</c><00:36:05.659><c> unfaithful</c><00:36:06.139><c> ones</c><00:36:06.579><c> had</c><00:36:07.659><c> left</c><00:36:08.079><c> the</c><00:36:08.280><c> way.</c>

00:36:09.619 --> 00:36:11.760
And<00:36:09.800><c> worse</c><00:36:09.920><c> than</c><00:36:10.159><c> that,</c><00:36:10.699><c> as</c><00:36:10.780><c> Brother</c><00:36:10.980><c> Art</c><00:36:11.099><c> said</c><00:36:11.280><c> yesterday</c>

00:36:11.760 --> 00:36:13.579
when<00:36:12.019><c> he</c><00:36:12.199><c> took</c><00:36:12.320><c> that</c><00:36:12.579><c> quotation</c><00:36:12.960><c> from</c><00:36:13.320><c> Proverbs,</c>

00:36:13.639 --> 00:36:15.320
there<00:36:13.679><c> are</c><00:36:13.860><c> seven</c><00:36:14.119><c> things</c><00:36:14.400><c> which</c><00:36:14.639><c> the</c><00:36:14.780><c> Lord</c><00:36:14.940><c> hates.</c>

00:36:15.679 --> 00:36:18.159
Those<00:36:16.019><c> priests</c><00:36:16.280><c> were</c><00:36:16.460><c> putting</c><00:36:16.760><c> stumbling</c><00:36:17.179><c> blocks</c><00:36:17.539><c> in</c><00:36:17.739><c> the</c><00:36:17.860><c> way</c>

00:36:18.159 --> 00:36:21.179
of<00:36:18.420><c> those</c><00:36:18.699><c> poor</c><00:36:19.500><c> people</c><00:36:19.840><c> who</c><00:36:19.940><c> were</c><00:36:20.059><c> trying</c><00:36:20.300><c> to</c><00:36:20.559><c> make</c><00:36:20.800><c> progress</c>

00:36:21.179 --> 00:36:22.679
towards<00:36:21.599><c> God.</c>

00:36:24.440 --> 00:36:26.199
And<00:36:24.599><c> that's</c><00:36:24.719><c> very</c><00:36:24.980><c> serious.</c>

00:36:29.460 --> 00:36:32.800
We<00:36:29.579><c> have</c><00:36:29.719><c> to</c><00:36:29.840><c> be</c><00:36:30.059><c> sure</c><00:36:30.340><c> that</c><00:36:31.139><c> we</c><00:36:31.380><c> are</c><00:36:31.480><c> not</c><00:36:31.659><c> putting</c><00:36:31.980><c> stumbling</c><00:36:32.360><c> blocks</c>

00:36:32.800 --> 00:36:36.699
in<00:36:33.000><c> the</c><00:36:33.159><c> path</c><00:36:33.380><c> of</c><00:36:33.599><c> our</c><00:36:33.780><c> fellow</c><00:36:34.280><c> brothers</c><00:36:35.199><c> and</c><00:36:35.500><c> sisters.</c>

00:36:38.139 --> 00:36:40.820
The<00:36:38.260><c> Apostle</c><00:36:38.559><c> John</c><00:36:38.840><c> in</c><00:36:39.119><c> his</c><00:36:39.539><c> first</c><00:36:39.760><c> letter</c><00:36:40.039><c> and</c><00:36:40.179><c> second</c><00:36:40.480><c> chapter,</c>

00:36:40.840 --> 00:36:42.880
we<00:36:40.980><c> haven't</c><00:36:41.139><c> time</c><00:36:41.400><c> to</c><00:36:41.440><c> look</c><00:36:41.599><c> at</c><00:36:41.699><c> it</c><00:36:41.860><c> now,</c>

00:36:43.840 --> 00:36:47.280
but<00:36:44.119><c> he</c><00:36:44.400><c> talks</c><00:36:44.739><c> about</c><00:36:45.219><c> walking</c><00:36:45.699><c> in</c><00:36:45.920><c> the</c><00:36:46.179><c> light.</c>

00:36:47.579 --> 00:36:50.719
He<00:36:48.139><c> also</c><00:36:48.400><c> talks</c><00:36:48.639><c> about</c><00:36:48.960><c> the</c><00:36:49.280><c> deceitfulness</c><00:36:49.739><c> of</c><00:36:49.960><c> the</c><00:36:50.239><c> heart</c>

00:36:50.719 --> 00:36:53.300
that<00:36:51.460><c> the</c><00:36:51.639><c> person</c><00:36:51.860><c> who</c><00:36:52.159><c> thinks</c><00:36:52.320><c> he's</c><00:36:52.599><c> walking</c><00:36:52.820><c> in</c><00:36:53.059><c> light</c><00:36:53.179><c> but</c>

00:36:53.300 --> 00:36:54.159
is<00:36:53.440><c> in</c><00:36:53.599><c> darkness</c>

00:36:54.159 --> 00:36:56.780
is<00:36:54.960><c> really</c><00:36:55.260><c> causing</c><00:36:55.519><c> a</c><00:36:55.639><c> lot</c><00:36:55.739><c> of</c><00:36:56.000><c> trouble</c>

00:36:56.780 --> 00:37:02.980
and<00:36:57.679><c> causing</c><00:36:58.239><c> his</c><00:36:59.639><c> brother</c><00:36:59.940><c> to</c><00:37:00.159><c> be</c><00:37:00.400><c> offended</c><00:37:00.840><c> or</c><00:37:01.420><c> to</c><00:37:02.019><c> stumble.</c>

00:37:03.460 --> 00:37:05.500
Worth<00:37:03.800><c> checking</c><00:37:04.159><c> that</c><00:37:04.460><c> out.</c>

00:37:07.320 --> 00:37:10.380
What<00:37:07.519><c> can</c><00:37:07.599><c> that</c><00:37:07.860><c> mean</c><00:37:07.980><c> in</c><00:37:08.420><c> our</c><00:37:08.699><c> present</c><00:37:09.000><c> day</c><00:37:09.280><c> and</c><00:37:09.420><c> age?</c>

00:37:11.860 --> 00:37:14.920
Well<00:37:12.039><c> it</c><00:37:12.239><c> may</c><00:37:12.639><c> be,</c><00:37:12.920><c> for</c><00:37:13.179><c> example,</c><00:37:13.679><c> that</c><00:37:13.900><c> somebody</c><00:37:14.219><c> who</c><00:37:14.460><c> has</c><00:37:14.480><c> made</c><00:37:14.659><c> a</c>

00:37:14.920 --> 00:37:16.260
real<00:37:15.239><c> effort</c>

00:37:16.440 --> 00:37:19.340
to<00:37:16.880><c> reduce</c><00:37:17.280><c> the</c><00:37:17.559><c> time</c><00:37:17.840><c> sitting</c><00:37:18.099><c> in</c><00:37:18.320><c> front</c><00:37:18.519><c> of</c><00:37:18.679><c> the</c><00:37:18.820><c> goggle</c><00:37:19.099><c> box,</c>

00:37:19.440 --> 00:37:21.320
the<00:37:19.500><c> one</c><00:37:19.719><c>-eyed</c><00:37:19.940><c> babysitter.</c>

00:37:21.960 --> 00:37:23.760
If<00:37:22.059><c> you</c><00:37:22.119><c> go</c><00:37:22.300><c> to</c><00:37:22.380><c> them</c><00:37:22.460><c> after</c><00:37:22.639><c> the</c><00:37:22.739><c> Sunday</c><00:37:22.980><c> morning</c><00:37:23.239><c> meeting</c>

00:37:23.760 --> 00:37:30.860
and<00:37:24.380><c> say,</c><00:37:25.019><c> oh,</c><00:37:25.239><c> did</c><00:37:25.400><c> you</c><00:37:26.019><c> see</c><00:37:26.219><c> the</c><00:37:27.800><c> last</c><00:37:27.800><c> serial</c><00:37:28.739><c> of</c><00:37:29.440><c> the</c><00:37:29.599><c> latest</c><00:37:29.940><c> soap?</c>

00:37:31.539 --> 00:37:34.760
They<00:37:31.719><c> say,</c><00:37:31.900><c> no,</c><00:37:32.119><c> no,</c><00:37:32.340><c> I</c><00:37:32.900><c> tried</c><00:37:33.099><c> not</c><00:37:33.239><c> to</c><00:37:33.380><c> watch</c><00:37:33.480><c> it</c><00:37:33.599><c> this</c><00:37:33.780><c> week.</c>

00:37:35.960 --> 00:37:39.739
And<00:37:36.400><c> you've</c><00:37:36.539><c> already</c><00:37:36.920><c> helped</c><00:37:37.300><c> them</c><00:37:37.619><c> back</c><00:37:38.179><c> to</c><00:37:38.860><c> spend</c><00:37:39.119><c> more</c><00:37:39.440><c> time</c>

00:37:39.739 --> 00:37:41.820
in<00:37:39.940><c> front</c><00:37:40.079><c> of</c><00:37:40.280><c> something</c><00:37:40.519><c> that's</c><00:37:40.880><c> worthless</c>

00:37:42.059 --> 00:37:43.920
instead<00:37:42.500><c> of</c><00:37:42.659><c> in</c><00:37:42.800><c> front</c><00:37:42.980><c> of</c><00:37:43.139><c> the</c><00:37:43.280><c> Word</c><00:37:43.360><c> of</c><00:37:43.599><c> God.</c>

00:37:43.920 --> 00:37:47.119
There<00:37:44.460><c> are</c><00:37:44.639><c> countless</c><00:37:45.000><c> other</c><00:37:45.239><c> ways,</c><00:37:45.539><c> you</c><00:37:45.880><c> can</c><00:37:46.239><c> think</c><00:37:46.400><c> of</c><00:37:46.420><c> them</c><00:37:46.579><c> yourselves,</c>

00:37:47.159 --> 00:37:50.619
but<00:37:47.280><c> we've</c><00:37:47.519><c> got</c><00:37:47.599><c> to</c><00:37:47.719><c> be</c><00:37:47.940><c> careful</c><00:37:48.539><c> and</c><00:37:49.320><c> to</c><00:37:49.800><c> make</c><00:37:50.059><c> sure</c>

00:37:50.619 --> 00:37:54.440
that<00:37:50.960><c> we</c><00:37:51.139><c> are</c><00:37:51.460><c> encouraging</c><00:37:51.980><c> people</c><00:37:52.519><c> in</c><00:37:52.880><c> the</c><00:37:53.019><c> way</c><00:37:53.139><c> of</c><00:37:53.440><c> life</c>

00:37:54.760 --> 00:37:57.179
and<00:37:55.260><c> not</c><00:37:55.420><c> in</c><00:37:55.599><c> the</c><00:37:55.719><c> way</c><00:37:55.920><c> of</c><00:37:56.159><c> death.</c>

00:38:00.039 --> 00:38:04.179
So<00:38:00.179><c> the</c><00:38:00.340><c> priests</c><00:38:00.579><c> of</c><00:38:00.820><c> Malachi's</c><00:38:01.579><c> day</c><00:38:01.840><c> had</c><00:38:02.139><c> neglected</c><00:38:02.699><c> their</c><00:38:03.099><c> duties.</c>

00:38:04.840 --> 00:38:07.340
There<00:38:05.019><c> was</c><00:38:05.219><c> little</c><00:38:05.440><c> or</c><00:38:05.639><c> no</c><00:38:05.880><c> teaching</c><00:38:06.219><c> of</c><00:38:06.360><c> the</c><00:38:06.539><c> people</c><00:38:06.719><c> going</c><00:38:07.039><c> on.</c>

00:38:07.480 --> 00:38:10.719
There<00:38:07.579><c> was</c><00:38:07.800><c> no</c><00:38:08.139><c> feeding</c><00:38:08.460><c> or</c><00:38:08.780><c> guiding</c><00:38:09.139><c> of</c><00:38:09.360><c> the</c><00:38:09.500><c> flock</c><00:38:09.639><c> of</c><00:38:09.940><c> God.</c>

00:38:10.880 --> 00:38:13.820
And<00:38:11.059><c> the</c><00:38:11.239><c> law</c><00:38:11.460><c> which</c><00:38:11.800><c> involved</c><00:38:12.159><c> precepts</c>

00:38:14.139 --> 00:38:15.840
was<00:38:14.619><c> not</c><00:38:14.840><c> being</c><00:38:15.099><c> obeyed.</c>

00:38:16.079 --> 00:38:21.619
And<00:38:16.199><c> the</c><00:38:16.300><c> word</c><00:38:16.619><c> law</c><00:38:17.199><c> literally</c><00:38:18.280><c> means</c><00:38:18.880><c> that</c><00:38:19.539><c> which</c><00:38:19.940><c> flows</c><00:38:20.380><c> as</c><00:38:20.679><c> water.</c>

00:38:22.079 --> 00:38:25.239
So<00:38:22.179><c> God</c><00:38:22.440><c> wanted</c><00:38:22.880><c> His</c><00:38:23.239><c> law</c><00:38:23.599><c> to</c><00:38:24.420><c> flow,</c>

00:38:25.380 --> 00:38:28.400
and<00:38:25.480><c> it</c><00:38:25.559><c> was</c><00:38:25.739><c> supposed</c><00:38:25.980><c> to</c><00:38:26.300><c> flow</c><00:38:26.539><c> out</c><00:38:26.739><c> of</c><00:38:26.840><c> the</c><00:38:26.980><c> mouth</c><00:38:27.119><c> of</c><00:38:27.320><c> the</c><00:38:27.500><c> priests.</c>

00:38:28.780 --> 00:38:31.679
Seek<00:38:29.159><c> ye</c><00:38:29.320><c> the</c><00:38:29.559><c> law</c><00:38:30.039><c> at</c><00:38:30.480><c> His</c><00:38:30.739><c> lips.</c>

00:38:32.300 --> 00:38:34.000
That's<00:38:32.500><c> what</c><00:38:32.559><c> it</c><00:38:32.679><c> was</c><00:38:32.739><c> all</c><00:38:32.920><c> about.</c>

00:38:34.420 --> 00:38:36.539
So<00:38:34.599><c> the</c><00:38:34.659><c> law</c><00:38:34.780><c> of</c><00:38:34.920><c> God</c><00:38:35.079><c> was</c><00:38:35.199><c> never</c><00:38:35.440><c> supposed</c><00:38:35.659><c> to</c><00:38:35.800><c> be</c><00:38:36.039><c> stationary.</c>

00:38:36.719 --> 00:38:39.440
It<00:38:36.840><c> was</c><00:38:37.000><c> always</c><00:38:37.260><c> on</c><00:38:37.420><c> the</c><00:38:37.639><c> move,</c><00:38:38.059><c> going</c><00:38:38.320><c> through</c><00:38:38.519><c> people's</c><00:38:39.019><c> lives,</c>

00:38:39.780 --> 00:38:40.460
helping<00:38:40.079><c> them.</c>

00:38:40.460 --> 00:38:44.380
As<00:38:40.780><c> we</c><00:38:40.940><c> all</c><00:38:41.219><c> know,</c><00:38:41.519><c> the</c><00:38:41.599><c> law</c><00:38:41.780><c> of</c><00:38:41.940><c> Moses</c><00:38:42.199><c> has</c><00:38:43.119><c> great</c><00:38:43.619><c> benefit</c>

00:38:44.380 --> 00:38:47.300
for<00:38:44.739><c> the</c><00:38:44.940><c> health</c><00:38:45.099><c> of</c><00:38:45.300><c> the</c><00:38:45.440><c> people,</c><00:38:45.739><c> their</c><00:38:45.860><c> physical</c><00:38:46.340><c> health,</c>

00:38:47.480 --> 00:38:50.340
as<00:38:47.699><c> well</c><00:38:47.880><c> as</c><00:38:48.019><c> those</c><00:38:48.179><c> who</c><00:38:48.280><c> were</c><00:38:48.480><c> able</c><00:38:48.599><c> to</c><00:38:48.719><c> look</c><00:38:48.920><c> beyond</c><00:38:49.539><c> the</c><00:38:49.980><c> ritual</c>

00:38:50.340 --> 00:38:53.300
to<00:38:50.579><c> see</c><00:38:50.780><c> the</c><00:38:51.019><c> spiritual</c><00:38:51.420><c> meaning</c><00:38:51.659><c> that</c><00:38:51.860><c> God</c><00:38:52.059><c> had</c><00:38:52.380><c> there.</c>

00:38:54.039 --> 00:38:56.679
So<00:38:54.480><c> when</c><00:38:54.920><c> the</c><00:38:55.059><c> Lord</c><00:38:55.239><c> Jesus,</c><00:38:55.639><c> as</c><00:38:55.820><c> we</c><00:38:55.940><c> read</c><00:38:56.079><c> a</c><00:38:56.219><c> couple</c><00:38:56.380><c> of</c><00:38:56.519><c> days</c>

00:38:56.679 --> 00:38:57.960
ago<00:38:56.920><c> in</c><00:38:57.099><c> John</c><00:38:57.460><c> 7,</c>

00:38:58.420 --> 00:39:01.840
said,<00:38:58.780><c> out</c><00:38:59.000><c> of</c><00:38:59.159><c> His</c><00:38:59.460><c> belly</c><00:38:59.719><c> shall</c><00:39:00.079><c> flow</c><00:39:00.880><c> living</c><00:39:01.260><c> water,</c>

00:39:02.119 --> 00:39:03.960
or<00:39:02.239><c> rivers</c><00:39:02.500><c> of</c><00:39:02.739><c> living</c><00:39:02.960><c> water,</c>

00:39:04.639 --> 00:39:07.320
originally<00:39:05.039><c> this</c><00:39:05.380><c> work</c><00:39:05.559><c> was</c><00:39:05.719><c> to</c><00:39:05.820><c> be</c><00:39:05.940><c> part</c><00:39:06.119><c> of</c><00:39:06.239><c> the</c><00:39:06.420><c> priests.</c>

00:39:07.619 --> 00:39:11.840
They<00:39:08.099><c> were</c><00:39:08.340><c> to</c><00:39:08.460><c> be</c><00:39:08.760><c> distributing</c><00:39:09.179><c> the</c><00:39:09.420><c> word</c><00:39:09.599><c> of</c><00:39:09.760><c> God</c><00:39:10.179><c> for</c><00:39:10.820><c> Him,</c>

00:39:11.860 --> 00:39:14.760
being<00:39:12.119><c> that</c><00:39:12.500><c> link</c><00:39:12.780><c> to</c><00:39:12.980><c> bring</c><00:39:13.139><c> the</c><00:39:13.340><c> people</c><00:39:13.639><c> to</c><00:39:13.880><c> God.</c>

00:39:15.260 --> 00:39:18.039
And<00:39:15.400><c> then</c><00:39:15.519><c> it</c><00:39:15.619><c> was</c><00:39:16.119><c> up</c><00:39:16.360><c> to</c><00:39:16.539><c> other</c><00:39:16.860><c> faithful</c><00:39:17.420><c> prophets</c>

00:39:18.039 --> 00:39:19.500
and<00:39:18.460><c> ministers</c><00:39:18.780><c> of</c><00:39:19.000><c> the</c><00:39:19.199><c> word.</c>

00:39:19.820 --> 00:39:22.559
And<00:39:19.940><c> then</c><00:39:20.079><c> the</c><00:39:20.179><c> Lord</c><00:39:20.320><c> Jesus</c><00:39:20.719><c> fulfilled</c><00:39:21.119><c> it</c><00:39:21.460><c> completely</c><00:39:21.880><c> and</c><00:39:22.239><c> beautifully</c>

00:39:22.559 --> 00:39:25.780
as<00:39:22.719><c> He</c><00:39:22.880><c> takes</c><00:39:23.099><c> the</c><00:39:23.340><c> words</c><00:39:23.519><c> Himself,</c><00:39:24.079><c> as</c><00:39:24.239><c> He</c><00:39:24.699><c> stands</c><00:39:25.059><c> in</c><00:39:25.280><c> the</c><00:39:25.460><c> temple,</c>

00:39:25.940 --> 00:39:29.480
as<00:39:26.099><c> we'll</c><00:39:26.300><c> see</c><00:39:26.639><c> later</c><00:39:26.920><c> this</c><00:39:27.139><c> week,</c><00:39:27.320><c> as</c><00:39:27.400><c> the</c><00:39:27.639><c> messenger</c><00:39:27.940><c> of</c><00:39:28.179><c> the</c><00:39:28.320><c> covenant,</c>

00:39:30.679 --> 00:39:32.260
speaking<00:39:30.940><c> God's</c><00:39:31.440><c> law.</c>

00:39:33.300 --> 00:39:35.699
So<00:39:33.619><c> it</c><00:39:33.760><c> can</c><00:39:33.900><c> only</c><00:39:34.260><c> work,</c><00:39:34.760><c> my</c><00:39:34.840><c> dear</c><00:39:35.000><c> brothers</c><00:39:35.199><c> and</c><00:39:35.460><c> sisters,</c>

00:39:35.699 --> 00:39:38.659
if<00:39:35.880><c> this</c><00:39:36.320><c> truth</c><00:39:36.840><c> is</c><00:39:37.320><c> at</c><00:39:37.480><c> the</c><00:39:37.760><c> core</c><00:39:38.019><c> of</c><00:39:38.260><c> our</c><00:39:38.460><c> lives,</c>

00:39:38.820 --> 00:39:42.360
the<00:39:38.820><c> very</c><00:39:39.380><c> centre</c><00:39:39.679><c> of</c><00:39:39.940><c> our</c><00:39:40.099><c> beings,</c><00:39:40.400><c> our</c><00:39:40.480><c> very</c><00:39:40.800><c> purpose</c><00:39:41.139><c> for</c><00:39:41.400><c> living.</c>

00:39:44.599 --> 00:39:50.380
See,<00:39:44.820><c> the</c><00:39:44.940><c> laws</c><00:39:45.360><c> of</c><00:39:46.019><c> God</c><00:39:46.599><c> are</c><00:39:48.039><c> established</c><00:39:48.780><c> firmly</c><00:39:49.219><c> in</c><00:39:49.460><c> your</c><00:39:49.780><c> lives,</c>

00:39:50.840 --> 00:39:53.119
the<00:39:51.000><c> Lord</c><00:39:51.219><c> of</c><00:39:51.380><c> all</c><00:39:51.619><c> the</c><00:39:51.800><c> earth.</c>

00:39:54.800 --> 00:39:57.199
And<00:39:54.980><c> these</c><00:39:55.199><c> faithless</c><00:39:55.619><c> priests</c><00:39:56.219><c> here</c>

00:39:57.199 --> 00:40:00.599
had<00:39:58.239><c> neglected</c><00:39:58.659><c> that</c><00:39:59.079><c> covenant</c><00:39:59.400><c> that</c><00:39:59.639><c> God</c><00:39:59.900><c> made</c><00:40:00.239><c> with</c><00:40:00.440><c> them,</c>

00:40:00.739 --> 00:40:02.960
the<00:40:00.980><c> covenant</c><00:40:01.300><c> of</c><00:40:01.619><c> peace</c><00:40:02.039><c> and</c><00:40:02.340><c> life.</c>

00:40:02.960 --> 00:40:06.739
They<00:40:04.039><c> were</c><00:40:04.199><c> bringing</c><00:40:04.420><c> death</c><00:40:05.039><c> to</c><00:40:05.579><c> the</c><00:40:05.760><c> people.</c>

00:40:07.179 --> 00:40:11.519
And<00:40:07.360><c> when</c><00:40:08.039><c> God</c><00:40:08.380><c> says</c><00:40:08.679><c> here,</c><00:40:08.900><c> behold,</c><00:40:09.280><c> I</c><00:40:09.699><c> corrupt</c><00:40:10.039><c> your</c><00:40:10.519><c> seed,</c>

00:40:12.420 --> 00:40:14.480
that<00:40:12.659><c> happened</c><00:40:12.820><c> in</c><00:40:12.980><c> a</c><00:40:13.079><c> number</c><00:40:13.239><c> of</c><00:40:13.460><c> ways.</c>

00:40:14.780 --> 00:40:19.300
They<00:40:14.980><c> were</c><00:40:15.239><c> cursed</c><00:40:15.639><c> by</c><00:40:17.400><c> being</c><00:40:18.199><c> taken</c><00:40:18.440><c> into</c><00:40:18.679><c> captivity</c>

00:40:19.300 --> 00:40:21.940
and<00:40:19.679><c> being</c><00:40:19.820><c> unable</c><00:40:20.059><c> to</c><00:40:20.280><c> perform</c><00:40:20.539><c> their</c><00:40:20.820><c> duties.</c>

00:40:23.760 --> 00:40:28.760
But<00:40:24.400><c> they</c><00:40:24.579><c> were</c><00:40:24.800><c> supposed</c><00:40:25.179><c> to</c><00:40:25.440><c> be</c><00:40:25.840><c> the</c><00:40:26.260><c> nation</c><00:40:26.639><c> of</c><00:40:26.900><c> the</c><00:40:27.300><c> faithful</c><00:40:27.940><c> seed,</c>

00:40:29.639 --> 00:40:32.900
the<00:40:29.860><c> one</c><00:40:30.079><c> seed</c><00:40:30.239><c> that</c><00:40:30.519><c> started</c><00:40:30.760><c> in</c><00:40:31.239><c> Genesis</c><00:40:31.579><c> 3.</c>

00:40:33.199 --> 00:40:36.659
And<00:40:33.679><c> came</c><00:40:34.139><c> to</c><00:40:34.320><c> its</c><00:40:34.559><c> climax</c><00:40:35.059><c> in</c><00:40:35.420><c> our</c><00:40:35.599><c> Lord</c><00:40:35.820><c> Jesus</c><00:40:36.239><c> Christ,</c>

00:40:36.800 --> 00:40:38.179
the<00:40:36.960><c> seed</c><00:40:37.079><c> of</c><00:40:37.239><c> the</c><00:40:37.360><c> woman.</c>

00:40:38.780 --> 00:40:40.260
Oh<00:40:39.000><c> yes,</c><00:40:39.139><c> that</c><00:40:39.280><c> was</c><00:40:39.440><c> in</c><00:40:39.579><c> a</c><00:40:39.760><c> different</c><00:40:40.000><c> tribe,</c>

00:40:40.440 --> 00:40:43.239
but<00:40:40.599><c> you</c><00:40:40.739><c> know</c><00:40:40.800><c> the</c><00:40:40.960><c> principle</c><00:40:41.360><c> I'm</c><00:40:41.920><c> talking</c><00:40:42.239><c> about.</c>

00:40:44.400 --> 00:40:46.599
And<00:40:44.679><c> the</c><00:40:44.840><c> way</c><00:40:44.980><c> they</c><00:40:45.219><c> had</c><00:40:45.480><c> corrupted</c><00:40:45.780><c> the</c><00:40:46.159><c> seed</c>

00:40:46.599 --> 00:40:49.519
was<00:40:47.420><c> to</c><00:40:47.599><c> take</c><00:40:47.699><c> the</c><00:40:48.019><c> holy</c><00:40:48.340><c> seed</c><00:40:48.599><c> of</c><00:40:48.800><c> God's</c><00:40:49.280><c> nation,</c>

00:40:49.619 --> 00:40:51.260
the<00:40:49.780><c> kingdom</c><00:40:49.980><c> of</c><00:40:50.320><c> priests,</c>

00:40:51.800 --> 00:40:54.739
and<00:40:52.000><c> to</c><00:40:52.219><c> mingle</c><00:40:52.460><c> it</c><00:40:52.599><c> with</c><00:40:52.780><c> the</c><00:40:52.920><c> heathen</c><00:40:53.179><c> around</c><00:40:53.480><c> them.</c>

00:40:57.599 --> 00:41:00.519
So<00:40:58.000><c> now</c><00:40:58.159><c> we</c><00:40:58.360><c> come</c><00:40:58.579><c> to</c><00:40:58.800><c> verse</c><00:40:59.159><c> 10.</c>

00:41:02.400 --> 00:41:05.260
And<00:41:02.599><c> there's</c><00:41:02.800><c> a</c><00:41:02.960><c> lovely</c><00:41:03.179><c> touch</c><00:41:03.539><c> here.</c>

00:41:06.659 --> 00:41:10.360
Just<00:41:06.940><c> as</c><00:41:07.179><c> Daniel</c><00:41:07.760><c> in</c><00:41:08.300><c> chapter</c><00:41:08.659><c> 9</c>

00:41:10.400 --> 00:41:16.039
kneels<00:41:10.920><c> down</c><00:41:11.780><c> and</c><00:41:13.079><c> confesses</c><00:41:14.539><c> his</c><00:41:14.940><c> sin</c>

00:41:17.719 --> 00:41:19.980
and<00:41:18.360><c> the</c><00:41:18.500><c> sin</c><00:41:18.599><c> of</c><00:41:18.760><c> the</c><00:41:18.900><c> people,</c>

00:41:21.320 --> 00:41:22.800
not<00:41:21.539><c> separating</c><00:41:21.920><c> himself</c><00:41:22.300><c> from</c><00:41:22.440><c> the</c><00:41:22.599><c> people</c>

00:41:22.800 --> 00:41:24.000
and<00:41:23.000><c> saying,</c><00:41:23.320><c> well,</c><00:41:23.320><c> it's</c><00:41:23.500><c> their</c><00:41:23.719><c> sin.</c>

00:41:24.400 --> 00:41:25.780
So<00:41:24.639><c> Malachi</c><00:41:25.139><c> here</c><00:41:25.500><c> says,</c>

00:41:25.780 --> 00:41:32.119
Have<00:41:26.780><c> we</c><00:41:28.699><c> not</c><00:41:29.980><c> all</c><00:41:30.539><c> one</c><00:41:31.039><c> Father?</c>

00:41:32.159 --> 00:41:34.079
Hath<00:41:32.300><c> not</c><00:41:32.619><c> one</c><00:41:32.960><c> God</c><00:41:33.340><c> created</c><00:41:33.800><c> us?</c>

00:41:34.260 --> 00:41:36.539
Why<00:41:34.420><c> do</c><00:41:34.559><c> we</c><00:41:34.639><c> deal</c><00:41:34.920><c> treacherously</c><00:41:35.400><c> every</c><00:41:35.599><c> man</c><00:41:35.739><c> against</c><00:41:36.000><c> his</c><00:41:36.320><c> brother</c>

00:41:36.539 --> 00:41:39.820
by<00:41:36.800><c> profaning</c><00:41:37.519><c> the</c><00:41:38.039><c> covenant</c><00:41:38.320><c> of</c><00:41:38.599><c> our</c><00:41:38.860><c> fathers?</c>

00:41:42.380 --> 00:41:46.940
Well,<00:41:42.960><c> this</c><00:41:43.119><c> is</c><00:41:43.280><c> the</c><00:41:43.440><c> time</c><00:41:43.719><c> when</c><00:41:44.599><c> Malachi</c><00:41:45.219><c> talks</c><00:41:46.059><c> to</c><00:41:46.239><c> the</c><00:41:46.460><c> priests</c>

00:41:46.940 --> 00:41:49.960
and<00:41:47.500><c> the</c><00:41:47.719><c> people</c><00:41:48.119><c> about</c><00:41:48.940><c> this</c><00:41:49.320><c> very</c><00:41:49.659><c> problem</c>

00:41:49.960 --> 00:41:53.280
we've<00:41:50.159><c> been</c><00:41:50.300><c> looking</c><00:41:50.480><c> at</c><00:41:51.059><c> of</c><00:41:51.480><c> intermingling</c><00:41:52.119><c> with</c>

00:41:53.440 --> 00:41:54.619
the<00:41:53.739><c> surrounding</c><00:41:54.079><c> people.</c>

00:41:54.619 --> 00:41:57.460
We've<00:41:55.400><c> all</c><00:41:55.519><c> got</c><00:41:55.699><c> one</c><00:41:55.980><c> Father,</c><00:41:56.760><c> Malachi</c><00:41:57.099><c> says.</c>

00:41:57.619 --> 00:41:58.980
He's<00:41:57.880><c> God.</c>

00:41:59.579 --> 00:42:02.019
He's<00:41:59.900><c> delivered</c><00:42:00.139><c> to</c><00:42:00.539><c> us,</c>

00:42:02.820 --> 00:42:06.699
those<00:42:03.119><c> of</c><00:42:03.300><c> us</c><00:42:03.579><c> who</c><00:42:03.699><c> are</c><00:42:04.019><c> faithful</c><00:42:04.480><c> in</c><00:42:05.360><c> the</c><00:42:05.679><c> truth,</c>

00:42:07.699 --> 00:42:10.579
the<00:42:07.980><c> seeds</c><00:42:08.500><c> of</c><00:42:09.360><c> promise,</c>

00:42:11.000 --> 00:42:13.900
which<00:42:11.139><c> is</c><00:42:11.400><c> centered</c><00:42:11.519><c> in</c><00:42:11.739><c> the</c><00:42:11.920><c> one</c><00:42:12.219><c> seed,</c><00:42:12.480><c> our</c><00:42:12.679><c> Lord</c><00:42:12.920><c> Jesus</c><00:42:13.320><c> Christ.</c>

00:42:14.280 --> 00:42:15.659
Surely<00:42:14.619><c> we're</c><00:42:14.780><c> not</c><00:42:14.940><c> going</c><00:42:15.059><c> to</c><00:42:15.219><c> take</c><00:42:15.360><c> that</c>

00:42:15.659 --> 00:42:18.199
and<00:42:16.659><c> spread</c><00:42:16.980><c> it</c><00:42:17.260><c> around</c><00:42:17.559><c> and</c><00:42:17.820><c> lose</c><00:42:18.019><c> it</c>

00:42:18.199 --> 00:42:20.239
and<00:42:18.360><c> corrupt</c><00:42:18.719><c> it</c><00:42:19.139><c> with</c><00:42:19.300><c> the</c><00:42:19.480><c> world</c><00:42:19.639><c> outside,</c>

00:42:20.599 --> 00:42:21.800
just<00:42:20.780><c> as</c><00:42:20.960><c> these</c><00:42:21.179><c> people</c><00:42:21.440><c> were</c><00:42:21.599><c> doing,</c>

00:42:21.960 --> 00:42:23.119
just<00:42:22.119><c> as</c><00:42:22.260><c> the</c><00:42:22.420><c> priests</c><00:42:22.619><c> were</c><00:42:22.880><c> doing,</c>

00:42:23.119 --> 00:42:26.780
and<00:42:23.519><c> literally</c><00:42:24.000><c> taking</c><00:42:24.360><c> their</c><00:42:25.079><c> seed</c><00:42:25.480><c> of</c><00:42:26.340><c> Jews</c>

00:42:26.780 --> 00:42:29.360
and<00:42:27.059><c> mingling</c><00:42:27.380><c> it</c><00:42:27.539><c> with</c><00:42:27.699><c> ammonites</c><00:42:28.119><c> and</c><00:42:28.360><c> moabites</c>

00:42:29.360 --> 00:42:31.940
and<00:42:30.219><c> bringing</c><00:42:30.659><c> up</c><00:42:31.139><c> children</c><00:42:31.460><c> in</c><00:42:31.619><c> the</c><00:42:31.780><c> world</c>

00:42:31.940 --> 00:42:34.260
which<00:42:32.099><c> didn't</c><00:42:32.300><c> know</c><00:42:32.440><c> which</c><00:42:32.659><c> way</c><00:42:32.820><c> they</c><00:42:33.059><c> went.</c>

00:42:35.719 --> 00:42:37.159
That's<00:42:36.019><c> what</c><00:42:36.179><c> happened.</c>

00:42:38.019 --> 00:42:39.199
The<00:42:38.199><c> charge</c><00:42:38.460><c> is</c><00:42:38.719><c> specified.</c>

00:42:39.360 --> 00:42:41.739
Judah<00:42:39.599><c> hath</c><00:42:39.880><c> dealt</c><00:42:40.300><c> treacherously,</c><00:42:41.179><c> verse</c><00:42:41.440><c> 11,</c>

00:42:41.800 --> 00:42:44.559
and<00:42:41.960><c> an</c><00:42:42.159><c> abomination</c><00:42:42.619><c> is</c><00:42:42.880><c> committed</c><00:42:43.139><c> in</c><00:42:43.280><c> Israel</c><00:42:43.679><c> and</c><00:42:43.860><c> in</c><00:42:44.099><c> Jerusalem.</c>

00:42:44.980 --> 00:42:47.460
For<00:42:45.199><c> Judah</c><00:42:45.500><c> hath</c><00:42:45.760><c> profaned</c><00:42:46.300><c> the</c><00:42:46.480><c> holiness</c><00:42:46.800><c> of</c><00:42:47.019><c> the</c><00:42:47.179><c> Lord,</c>

00:42:47.739 --> 00:42:49.920
which<00:42:47.900><c> he</c><00:42:48.239><c> loved</c><00:42:48.420><c> and</c><00:42:48.599><c> hath</c><00:42:48.760><c> married</c><00:42:49.019><c> the</c><00:42:49.260><c> daughter</c><00:42:49.480><c> of</c><00:42:49.659><c> a</c>

00:42:49.920 --> 00:42:51.179
strange<00:42:50.280><c> God.</c>

00:42:51.699 --> 00:42:53.480
That's<00:42:52.300><c> the</c><00:42:52.539><c> charge.</c>

00:42:54.119 --> 00:42:56.139
They<00:42:54.460><c> disregarded</c><00:42:55.260><c> their</c><00:42:55.679><c> purity,</c>

00:42:56.460 --> 00:43:01.739
that<00:42:56.599><c> God</c><00:42:56.780><c> had</c><00:42:57.239><c> chosen</c><00:42:57.579><c> them</c><00:42:58.300><c> specifically</c><00:42:59.400><c> as</c><00:43:00.519><c> a</c><00:43:00.739><c> special</c><00:43:01.000><c> people</c>

00:43:01.739 --> 00:43:03.960
to<00:43:02.760><c> be</c><00:43:03.000><c> faithful</c><00:43:03.320><c> to</c><00:43:03.460><c> him,</c>

00:43:04.340 --> 00:43:05.480
and<00:43:04.559><c> they</c><00:43:04.739><c> turned</c><00:43:04.860><c> their</c><00:43:05.039><c> backs</c><00:43:05.199><c> on</c><00:43:05.340><c> it</c>

00:43:05.480 --> 00:43:08.659
and<00:43:05.579><c> gone</c><00:43:05.780><c> away</c><00:43:05.960><c> into</c><00:43:06.099><c> the</c><00:43:06.320><c> world</c><00:43:06.739><c> and</c><00:43:07.159><c> done</c><00:43:07.239><c> their</c><00:43:07.460><c> own</c><00:43:07.719><c> thing.</c>

00:43:10.059 --> 00:43:12.460
There<00:43:10.199><c> was</c><00:43:10.420><c> a</c><00:43:10.599><c> saying</c><00:43:10.739><c> amongst</c><00:43:11.079><c> the</c><00:43:11.380><c> Jews,</c>

00:43:14.820 --> 00:43:16.300
which<00:43:14.960><c> goes</c><00:43:15.199><c> like</c><00:43:15.500><c> this,</c>

00:43:16.300 --> 00:43:19.039
He<00:43:17.099><c> that</c><00:43:17.400><c> marryeth</c><00:43:17.900><c> a</c><00:43:18.079><c> heathen</c><00:43:18.420><c> woman</c>

00:43:19.039 --> 00:43:24.360
is<00:43:20.179><c> as</c><00:43:20.380><c> if</c><00:43:20.500><c> he</c><00:43:20.659><c> made</c><00:43:20.860><c> himself</c><00:43:21.559><c> son</c><00:43:21.880><c>-in</c><00:43:22.179><c>-law</c><00:43:22.719><c> to</c><00:43:23.280><c> an</c><00:43:23.519><c> idol.</c>

00:43:25.800 --> 00:43:29.179
If<00:43:26.019><c> you</c><00:43:26.159><c> think</c><00:43:26.380><c> about</c><00:43:26.639><c> that</c><00:43:27.199><c> and</c><00:43:27.559><c> its</c><00:43:27.760><c> implications,</c>

00:43:29.699 --> 00:43:31.539
it's<00:43:30.000><c> very</c><00:43:30.300><c> true.</c>

00:43:32.199 --> 00:43:34.059
And<00:43:32.360><c> Jeremiah,</c><00:43:32.880><c> as</c><00:43:33.139><c> we've</c><00:43:33.320><c> already</c><00:43:33.659><c> seen</c>

00:43:34.059 --> 00:43:36.719
in<00:43:34.900><c> another</c><00:43:35.260><c> chapter,</c><00:43:35.619><c> chapter</c><00:43:35.940><c> 3,</c>

00:43:37.219 --> 00:43:41.260
pleads<00:43:37.539><c> with</c><00:43:37.820><c> them</c><00:43:38.340><c> to</c><00:43:39.719><c> look</c><00:43:39.900><c> at</c><00:43:40.039><c> this</c><00:43:40.260><c> problem.</c>

00:43:42.059 --> 00:43:43.719
They<00:43:42.639><c> need</c><00:43:42.900><c> shepherds,</c>

00:43:43.760 --> 00:43:47.000
Sir<00:43:43.920><c> Jeremiah</c><00:43:44.460><c> and</c><00:43:45.820><c> Malachi,</c>

00:43:48.300 --> 00:43:50.679
and<00:43:48.579><c> Nehemiah,</c><00:43:49.119><c> who</c><00:43:49.219><c> was</c><00:43:49.420><c> at</c><00:43:49.500><c> the</c><00:43:49.639><c> same</c><00:43:49.920><c> time</c><00:43:50.139><c> as</c><00:43:50.360><c> this,</c>

00:43:50.719 --> 00:43:52.280
to<00:43:50.900><c> keep</c><00:43:51.099><c> the</c><00:43:51.420><c> Sabbath,</c>

00:43:52.760 --> 00:43:57.340
to<00:43:53.179><c> disperse</c><00:43:53.920><c> all</c><00:43:54.260><c> that</c><00:43:54.420><c> is</c><00:43:54.719><c> unfaithful</c><00:43:55.380><c> from</c><00:43:55.639><c> before</c><00:43:56.139><c> them,</c>

00:43:57.539 --> 00:43:59.219
because<00:43:57.880><c> the</c><00:43:58.119><c> children</c><00:43:58.300><c> that</c><00:43:58.440><c> are</c><00:43:58.519><c> brought</c><00:43:58.760><c> up</c>

00:43:59.219 --> 00:44:00.719
of<00:43:59.480><c> a</c><00:43:59.639><c> mixed</c><00:43:59.940><c> marriage</c>

00:44:00.719 --> 00:44:03.800
won't<00:44:01.699><c> understand</c><00:44:02.579><c> the</c><00:44:03.079><c> way</c><00:44:03.260><c> of</c><00:44:03.519><c> life.</c>

00:44:04.079 --> 00:44:06.599
They<00:44:04.260><c> can't</c><00:44:04.800><c> speak</c><00:44:05.139><c> our</c><00:44:05.420><c> language.</c>

00:44:08.420 --> 00:44:10.420
And<00:44:09.059><c> so,</c><00:44:09.460><c> my</c><00:44:09.460><c> dear</c><00:44:09.619><c> brothers</c><00:44:09.860><c> and</c><00:44:10.099><c> sisters,</c>

00:44:10.559 --> 00:44:13.880
as<00:44:10.659><c> we</c><00:44:11.800><c> consider</c><00:44:12.360><c> this</c><00:44:13.059><c> problem,</c>

00:44:15.019 --> 00:44:19.099
it<00:44:15.179><c> is</c><00:44:15.900><c> that</c><00:44:16.280><c> we</c><00:44:16.539><c> ourselves</c><00:44:17.340><c> in</c><00:44:17.639><c> our</c><00:44:17.840><c> own</c><00:44:18.239><c> relationships</c>

00:44:19.099 --> 00:44:21.179
must<00:44:19.639><c> be</c><00:44:19.900><c> true</c><00:44:20.079><c> to</c><00:44:20.300><c> God.</c>

00:44:21.699 --> 00:44:26.159
Oh<00:44:21.900><c> yes,</c><00:44:22.000><c> it</c><00:44:22.300><c> applied</c><00:44:22.639><c> to</c><00:44:23.559><c> marrying</c><00:44:23.980><c> of</c><00:44:25.199><c> male</c><00:44:25.539><c> priests</c>

00:44:26.159 --> 00:44:29.059
with<00:44:26.659><c> female</c><00:44:27.300><c> women</c><00:44:27.619><c> from</c><00:44:27.920><c> other</c><00:44:28.320><c> heathen</c><00:44:28.760><c> tribes.</c>

00:44:29.099 --> 00:44:31.059
That's<00:44:29.320><c> what</c><00:44:29.780><c> Malachi</c><00:44:30.099><c> is</c><00:44:30.280><c> talking</c><00:44:30.579><c> about,</c>

00:44:31.179 --> 00:44:33.019
and<00:44:31.320><c> that's</c><00:44:31.440><c> what</c><00:44:31.519><c> he's</c><00:44:31.780><c> particularly</c><00:44:32.320><c> castigating</c>

00:44:33.019 --> 00:44:35.239
and<00:44:33.739><c> describing</c><00:44:34.239><c> the</c><00:44:34.480><c> problems</c><00:44:34.800><c> that</c><00:44:35.059><c> happen</c>

00:44:35.239 --> 00:44:37.039
with<00:44:35.400><c> those</c><00:44:35.719><c> marriages.</c>

00:44:39.099 --> 00:44:43.699
But<00:44:39.739><c> the</c><00:44:40.380><c> truth</c><00:44:40.699><c> for</c><00:44:41.000><c> us</c><00:44:41.719><c> is</c><00:44:42.260><c> just</c><00:44:42.599><c> the</c><00:44:42.780><c> same.</c>

00:44:44.460 --> 00:44:47.619
We<00:44:44.699><c> must</c><00:44:45.159><c> have</c><00:44:45.619><c> regard</c><00:44:46.360><c> to</c><00:44:46.559><c> what</c><00:44:46.820><c> God</c><00:44:47.099><c> wants</c>

00:44:47.619 --> 00:44:49.500
and<00:44:48.139><c> not</c><00:44:48.579><c> join</c><00:44:49.179><c> ourselves,</c>

00:44:49.980 --> 00:44:51.000
that's<00:44:50.360><c> Levi</c><00:44:50.559><c> again,</c>

00:44:51.320 --> 00:44:53.260
with<00:44:51.460><c> the</c><00:44:51.659><c> things</c><00:44:51.900><c> of</c><00:44:52.119><c> the</c><00:44:52.340><c> world.</c>

00:44:53.860 --> 00:44:57.500
In<00:44:54.099><c> the</c><00:44:54.300><c> beginning</c><00:44:54.519><c> there</c><00:44:54.739><c> was</c><00:44:55.039><c> one</c><00:44:55.340><c> man</c><00:44:55.820><c> and</c><00:44:56.860><c> one</c><00:44:57.159><c> woman.</c>

00:44:57.619 --> 00:45:00.280
Adam<00:44:57.940><c> could</c><00:44:58.239><c> choose</c><00:44:58.440><c> no</c><00:44:58.739><c> other</c><00:44:58.920><c> than</c><00:44:59.139><c> Eve,</c>

00:45:01.079 --> 00:45:05.000
and<00:45:01.599><c> we</c><00:45:01.780><c> are</c><00:45:02.179><c> the</c><00:45:02.420><c> bride</c><00:45:03.019><c> of</c><00:45:03.699><c> Christ.</c>

00:45:07.659 --> 00:45:10.440
We<00:45:08.179><c> cannot</c><00:45:08.699><c> divorce</c><00:45:09.440><c> him.</c>

00:45:11.260 --> 00:45:13.400
He<00:45:11.460><c> can</c><00:45:11.639><c> reject</c><00:45:11.920><c> us.</c>

00:45:14.280 --> 00:45:15.500
So,<00:45:14.599><c> my</c><00:45:14.619><c> dear</c><00:45:14.800><c> brothers</c><00:45:15.059><c> and</c><00:45:15.280><c> sisters,</c>

00:45:15.559 --> 00:45:17.739
just<00:45:15.739><c> as</c><00:45:15.860><c> this</c><00:45:16.039><c> is</c><00:45:16.239><c> talking</c><00:45:16.460><c> about</c><00:45:16.860><c> true</c><00:45:17.219><c> marriage</c>

00:45:17.739 --> 00:45:20.900
on<00:45:18.619><c> a</c><00:45:19.079><c> human</c><00:45:19.380><c> plane</c><00:45:19.719><c> and</c><00:45:19.900><c> the</c><00:45:20.079><c> problems</c><00:45:20.280><c> that</c><00:45:20.440><c> can</c><00:45:20.619><c> happen</c>

00:45:20.900 --> 00:45:22.659
of<00:45:21.119><c> marrying</c><00:45:21.340><c> out</c><00:45:21.519><c> of</c><00:45:21.639><c> the</c><00:45:21.920><c> truth,</c>

00:45:23.679 --> 00:45:25.940
that's<00:45:24.199><c> a</c><00:45:24.380><c> very</c><00:45:24.639><c> painful</c><00:45:24.980><c> and</c><00:45:25.300><c> difficult</c><00:45:25.659><c> thing</c>

00:45:25.940 --> 00:45:28.320
as<00:45:26.340><c> many</c><00:45:26.579><c> in</c><00:45:26.739><c> this</c><00:45:27.000><c> room</c><00:45:27.219><c> know.</c>

00:45:28.820 --> 00:45:30.880
It<00:45:29.420><c> applies</c><00:45:29.840><c> to</c><00:45:30.139><c> all</c><00:45:30.400><c> of</c><00:45:30.579><c> us</c>

00:45:30.880 --> 00:45:33.559
that<00:45:31.079><c> we</c><00:45:31.280><c> must</c><00:45:31.900><c> apply</c><00:45:32.579><c> our</c><00:45:33.059><c> hearts</c>

00:45:33.559 --> 00:45:36.340
and<00:45:34.380><c> search</c><00:45:34.800><c> our</c><00:45:35.159><c> hearts</c><00:45:35.579><c> to</c><00:45:35.880><c> make</c><00:45:36.099><c> sure</c>

00:45:36.340 --> 00:45:40.739
that<00:45:36.500><c> we</c><00:45:36.599><c> are</c><00:45:36.960><c> truly</c><00:45:37.340><c> united</c><00:45:38.139><c> with</c><00:45:38.820><c> the</c><00:45:39.119><c> truth</c><00:45:39.460><c> of</c><00:45:39.800><c> God.</c>

00:45:41.199 --> 00:45:43.619
That<00:45:41.340><c> we</c><00:45:41.500><c> don't</c><00:45:41.920><c> enter</c><00:45:42.300><c> into</c><00:45:42.619><c> any</c><00:45:42.840><c> of</c><00:45:43.000><c> these</c><00:45:43.199><c> problems,</c>

00:45:43.699 --> 00:45:44.860
these<00:45:43.980><c> cultural</c><00:45:44.480><c> problems,</c>

00:45:44.960 --> 00:45:47.840
where<00:45:45.019><c> we</c><00:45:45.199><c> try</c><00:45:45.400><c> to</c><00:45:45.519><c> bring</c><00:45:45.559><c> the</c><00:45:45.840><c> world</c><00:45:46.139><c> into</c><00:45:46.440><c> our</c><00:45:46.719><c> lives</c>

00:45:48.659 --> 00:45:52.400
and<00:45:49.260><c> mix</c><00:45:49.780><c> because</c><00:45:50.860><c> it</c><00:45:51.059><c> won't</c><00:45:51.280><c> match.</c>

00:45:54.719 --> 00:45:57.059
There<00:45:55.199><c> was</c><00:45:55.440><c> one</c><00:45:55.699><c> law</c><00:45:55.820><c> for</c><00:45:56.019><c> the</c><00:45:56.239><c> Jew,</c>

00:45:58.159 --> 00:46:01.840
there<00:45:58.219><c> was</c><00:45:58.460><c> one</c><00:45:58.719><c> law</c><00:45:59.519><c> for</c><00:46:00.360><c> the</c><00:46:00.619><c> sojourner,</c>

00:46:02.400 --> 00:46:03.579
the<00:46:02.519><c> one</c><00:46:02.659><c> who</c><00:46:02.780><c> was</c><00:46:02.920><c> to</c><00:46:03.019><c> come</c><00:46:03.219><c> after,</c>

00:46:03.739 --> 00:46:07.360
the<00:46:03.840><c> one</c><00:46:04.019><c> who</c><00:46:04.139><c> was</c><00:46:04.300><c> to</c><00:46:04.460><c> be</c><00:46:05.059><c> spiritual</c><00:46:05.800><c> Israel.</c>

00:46:09.139 --> 00:46:09.619
Verse<00:46:09.260><c> 12,</c>

00:46:09.699 --> 00:46:13.000
The<00:46:09.760><c> Lord</c><00:46:09.980><c> will</c><00:46:10.179><c> cut</c><00:46:10.420><c> off</c><00:46:10.679><c> the</c><00:46:10.900><c> man</c><00:46:11.139><c> that</c><00:46:11.420><c> doeth</c><00:46:11.840><c> this,</c>

00:46:13.460 --> 00:46:15.059
the<00:46:13.800><c> master</c><00:46:14.280><c> and</c><00:46:14.480><c> the</c><00:46:14.820><c> scholar,</c>

00:46:15.199 --> 00:46:16.860
out<00:46:15.400><c> of</c><00:46:15.539><c> the</c><00:46:15.739><c> tabernacles</c><00:46:16.219><c> of</c><00:46:16.539><c> Jacob.</c>

00:46:16.980 --> 00:46:19.480
The<00:46:17.219><c> man</c><00:46:17.599><c> was</c><00:46:18.300><c> a</c><00:46:18.460><c> master</c><00:46:18.780><c> in</c><00:46:18.920><c> his</c><00:46:19.079><c> own</c><00:46:19.260><c> eyes,</c>

00:46:19.480 --> 00:46:24.800
and<00:46:19.480><c> he</c><00:46:19.559><c> was</c><00:46:19.800><c> doing</c><00:46:20.079><c> things</c><00:46:21.059><c> out</c><00:46:22.519><c> of</c><00:46:22.719><c> his</c><00:46:23.059><c> own</c><00:46:23.500><c> strength,</c>

00:46:26.179 --> 00:46:29.059
and<00:46:26.320><c> the</c><00:46:26.539><c> priests</c><00:46:27.019><c> were</c><00:46:27.420><c> teaching</c><00:46:28.019><c> error.</c>

00:46:30.800 --> 00:46:32.099
So<00:46:31.019><c> my</c><00:46:31.219><c> dear</c><00:46:31.380><c> brothers</c><00:46:31.639><c> and</c><00:46:31.900><c> sisters,</c>

00:46:32.139 --> 00:46:35.719
let's<00:46:32.380><c> take</c><00:46:32.679><c> these</c><00:46:33.300><c> painful</c><00:46:33.840><c> and</c><00:46:34.159><c> difficult</c><00:46:34.519><c> lessons</c><00:46:34.980><c> to</c><00:46:35.320><c> heart.</c>

00:46:36.019 --> 00:46:38.079
They<00:46:36.219><c> are</c><00:46:36.900><c> somewhat</c><00:46:37.219><c> painful,</c><00:46:37.619><c> I</c><00:46:37.840><c> know,</c>

00:46:38.159 --> 00:46:40.599
and<00:46:38.280><c> we</c><00:46:38.659><c> move</c><00:46:38.840><c> on</c><00:46:39.059><c> to</c><00:46:39.159><c> that</c><00:46:39.340><c> which</c><00:46:39.519><c> is</c><00:46:40.019><c> a</c><00:46:40.099><c> little</c><00:46:40.219><c> more</c>

00:46:40.599 --> 00:46:41.440
comfortable<00:46:41.039><c> tomorrow,</c>

00:46:41.460 --> 00:46:43.019
but<00:46:41.599><c> we</c><00:46:41.780><c> have</c><00:46:41.960><c> to</c><00:46:42.119><c> deal</c><00:46:42.300><c> with</c><00:46:42.500><c> this.</c>

00:46:43.480 --> 00:46:45.800
It's<00:46:43.619><c> something</c><00:46:43.800><c> we</c><00:46:44.019><c> all</c><00:46:44.260><c> need</c><00:46:44.400><c> to</c><00:46:44.639><c> look</c><00:46:44.800><c> at</c><00:46:44.920><c> in</c><00:46:45.059><c> our</c><00:46:45.239><c> own</c><00:46:45.440><c> lives.</c>

00:46:45.800 --> 00:46:46.840
It's<00:46:46.179><c> not</c><00:46:46.360><c> something</c><00:46:46.539><c> we</c><00:46:46.659><c> can</c><00:46:46.760><c> say,</c>

00:46:46.840 --> 00:46:49.239
oh,<00:46:46.980><c> that</c><00:46:47.119><c> applies</c><00:46:47.400><c> to</c><00:46:48.139><c> so</c><00:46:48.340><c> and</c><00:46:48.460><c> so,</c>

00:46:49.639 --> 00:46:51.579
because<00:46:50.059><c> the</c><00:46:50.360><c> principles</c><00:46:50.679><c> apply</c><00:46:51.079><c> to</c><00:46:51.340><c> us</c>

00:46:51.579 --> 00:46:53.440
and<00:46:51.780><c> our</c><00:46:51.960><c> relationship</c><00:46:52.480><c> with</c><00:46:52.719><c> the</c><00:46:52.860><c> Lord</c><00:46:53.079><c> God</c>

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through<00:46:53.880><c> the</c><00:46:54.059><c> Lord</c><00:46:54.239><c> Jesus</c><00:46:54.599><c> Christ.</c>

00:46:55.119 --> 00:46:58.019
As<00:46:55.300><c> we've</c><00:46:55.500><c> already</c><00:46:55.719><c> seen</c><00:46:55.940><c> from</c><00:46:56.139><c> Ephesians</c><00:46:56.539><c> chapter</c><00:46:56.880><c> 6,</c>

00:46:58.059 --> 00:46:59.699
the<00:46:58.199><c> process</c><00:46:58.639><c> that</c><00:46:58.800><c> we</c><00:46:58.920><c> were</c><00:46:59.059><c> shown</c><00:46:59.320><c> there</c>

00:46:59.699 --> 00:47:01.800
is<00:47:00.019><c> that</c><00:47:00.119><c> we've</c><00:47:00.300><c> got</c><00:47:00.380><c> to</c><00:47:00.719><c> separate</c><00:47:01.059><c> ourselves.</c>

00:47:02.179 --> 00:47:06.440
We've<00:47:02.400><c> got</c><00:47:02.559><c> to</c><00:47:03.000><c> educate</c><00:47:03.500><c> ourselves</c><00:47:04.320><c> and</c><00:47:05.059><c> dedicate</c><00:47:05.559><c> ourselves.</c>

00:47:06.800 --> 00:47:08.019
As<00:47:06.920><c> verse</c><00:47:07.059><c> 15</c><00:47:07.380><c> of</c><00:47:07.500><c> that</c><00:47:07.679><c> chapter</c><00:47:07.880><c> says,</c>

00:47:08.139 --> 00:47:11.059
we've<00:47:08.260><c> got</c><00:47:08.380><c> to</c><00:47:08.599><c> take</c><00:47:08.960><c> heed</c><00:47:09.460><c> to</c><00:47:10.260><c> these</c><00:47:10.579><c> things,</c>

00:47:11.300 --> 00:47:14.199
to<00:47:11.559><c> scrutinise</c><00:47:12.019><c> our</c><00:47:12.320><c> minds</c><00:47:12.820><c> and</c><00:47:13.239><c> to</c><00:47:13.460><c> bring</c><00:47:13.599><c> ourselves</c>

00:47:14.199 --> 00:47:18.079
so<00:47:14.340><c> that</c><00:47:14.519><c> we</c><00:47:14.820><c> too</c><00:47:15.699><c> can</c><00:47:16.219><c> devote</c><00:47:16.739><c> our</c><00:47:17.599><c> lives</c>

00:47:18.079 --> 00:47:19.639
to<00:47:18.400><c> assimilating</c><00:47:18.900><c> the</c><00:47:19.079><c> law</c><00:47:19.219><c> of</c><00:47:19.460><c> truth,</c>

00:47:19.739 --> 00:47:24.260
that<00:47:19.900><c> others</c><00:47:20.219><c> can</c><00:47:20.440><c> come</c><00:47:20.619><c> to</c><00:47:20.840><c> us</c><00:47:21.380><c> and</c><00:47:21.900><c> seek</c><00:47:22.300><c> the</c><00:47:22.659><c> law</c><00:47:23.099><c> at</c><00:47:23.639><c> our</c><00:47:23.880><c> lips.</c>

00:47:24.420 --> 00:47:28.900
The<00:47:24.579><c> Lord</c><00:47:26.039><c> hateth</c><00:47:27.500><c> putting</c><00:47:27.920><c> away.</c>

00:47:29.280 --> 00:47:31.619
So<00:47:29.539><c> let's</c><00:47:29.940><c> take</c><00:47:30.239><c> these</c><00:47:30.539><c> lessons,</c>

00:47:31.679 --> 00:47:33.119
very<00:47:31.920><c> salutary</c><00:47:32.320><c> though</c><00:47:32.480><c> they</c><00:47:32.780><c> are.</c>

00:47:33.440 --> 00:47:38.059
It<00:47:33.679><c> deals</c><00:47:34.019><c> with</c><00:47:34.800><c> the</c><00:47:35.119><c> pureness</c><00:47:35.739><c> of</c><00:47:36.219><c> our</c><00:47:36.440><c> relationship</c><00:47:37.099><c> now.</c>

00:47:38.539 --> 00:47:40.480
Let's<00:47:38.860><c> examine</c><00:47:39.119><c> our</c><00:47:39.440><c> hearts</c><00:47:39.719><c> and</c><00:47:39.940><c> our</c><00:47:40.139><c> motives</c>

00:47:40.480 --> 00:47:45.079
and<00:47:41.119><c> determine</c><00:47:41.760><c> to</c><00:47:42.059><c> drive</c><00:47:42.260><c> out</c><00:47:42.500><c> any</c><00:47:42.960><c> unfaithfulness</c><00:47:43.539><c> that's</c><00:47:43.920><c> therein.</c>

00:47:45.340 --> 00:47:49.199
Having<00:47:45.619><c> discovered</c><00:47:46.360><c> that</c><00:47:47.699><c> there</c><00:47:47.860><c> is</c><00:47:48.099><c> a</c><00:47:48.300><c> problem,</c>

00:47:49.599 --> 00:47:52.420
let's<00:47:49.820><c> come</c><00:47:50.039><c> to</c><00:47:50.219><c> the</c><00:47:50.360><c> Lord</c><00:47:50.579><c> God</c><00:47:50.880><c> and</c><00:47:51.219><c> seek</c><00:47:51.440><c> his</c><00:47:51.719><c> forgiveness</c>

00:47:52.420 --> 00:47:55.619
through<00:47:53.320><c> confession</c><00:47:53.920><c> and</c><00:47:54.159><c> the</c><00:47:54.340><c> work</c><00:47:54.500><c> of</c><00:47:54.679><c> the</c><00:47:54.780><c> Lord</c><00:47:54.960><c> Jesus</c><00:47:55.340><c> Christ,</c>

00:47:55.639 --> 00:47:57.400
the<00:47:55.820><c> wonder</c><00:47:56.039><c> of</c><00:47:56.179><c> his</c><00:47:56.400><c> mercy.</c>

00:47:59.099 --> 00:48:02.679
For<00:47:59.300><c> this</c><00:47:59.599><c> shall</c><00:47:59.840><c> everyone</c><00:48:00.300><c> that</c><00:48:00.440><c> is</c><00:48:00.679><c> godly</c><00:48:01.079><c> pray</c><00:48:01.380><c> unto</c><00:48:01.639><c> thee</c>

00:48:02.780 --> 00:48:06.039
in<00:48:03.300><c> a</c><00:48:03.539><c> time</c><00:48:03.780><c> when</c><00:48:04.000><c> thou</c><00:48:04.199><c> mayest</c><00:48:04.679><c> be</c><00:48:05.019><c> found.</c>

00:48:06.940 --> 00:48:08.539
Surely<00:48:07.219><c> in</c><00:48:07.420><c> the</c><00:48:07.559><c> floods</c><00:48:07.719><c> of</c><00:48:07.980><c> great</c><00:48:08.159><c> waters</c>

00:48:08.539 --> 00:48:12.340
they<00:48:08.760><c> shall</c><00:48:09.039><c> not</c><00:48:09.760><c> come</c><00:48:10.119><c> nigh</c><00:48:10.400><c> unto</c><00:48:10.659><c> me.</c>

00:48:14.280 --> 00:48:15.559
Psalm<00:48:14.480><c> 32.</c>

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Well,<00:48:16.380><c> that's</c><00:48:16.500><c> it</c><00:48:16.619><c> for</c><00:48:16.760><c> this</c><00:48:16.900><c> session.</c>

00:48:17.280 --> 00:48:18.739
A<00:48:17.380><c> little</c><00:48:17.860><c> late,</c><00:48:18.239><c> I'm</c><00:48:18.500><c> sorry.</c>

00:48:19.099 --> 00:48:20.400
But<00:48:19.179><c> in</c><00:48:19.460><c> our</c><00:48:19.579><c> next</c><00:48:19.760><c> session,</c><00:48:20.079><c> God</c><00:48:20.199><c> willing,</c>

00:48:20.460 --> 00:48:24.159
we'll<00:48:20.719><c> consider</c><00:48:21.280><c> the</c><00:48:21.900><c> right</c><00:48:22.059><c> direction</c><00:48:22.519><c> and</c><00:48:22.860><c> two</c><00:48:23.059><c> more</c><00:48:23.260><c> messages.</c>

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Thank<00:48:46.659><c> you.</c>