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WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.719 --> 00:00:03.750 align:start position:0% and<00:00:01.280><c> the</c><00:00:01.520><c> solution</c><00:00:02.159><c> to</c><00:00:02.320><c> this</c><00:00:02.639><c> great</c><00:00:02.960><c> promise</c> 00:00:03.750 --> 00:00:03.760 align:start position:0% and the solution to this great promise 00:00:03.760 --> 00:00:05.349 align:start position:0% and the solution to this great promise this<00:00:04.080><c> great</c><00:00:04.400><c> problem</c> 00:00:05.349 --> 00:00:05.359 align:start position:0% this great problem 00:00:05.359 --> 00:00:07.990 align:start position:0% this great problem was<00:00:05.759><c> that</c><00:00:06.080><c> there</c><00:00:06.399><c> should</c><00:00:06.560><c> be</c><00:00:06.960><c> a</c><00:00:07.440><c> communal</c> 00:00:07.990 --> 00:00:08.000 align:start position:0% was that there should be a communal 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:10.870 align:start position:0% was that there should be a communal 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align:start position:0% ruth we see it in many other examples of 00:08:46.959 --> 00:08:49.670 align:start position:0% ruth we see it in many other examples of women<00:08:47.360><c> and</c><00:08:47.519><c> scriptures</c><00:08:48.560><c> who</c><00:08:48.720><c> were</c><00:08:49.040><c> outside</c> 00:08:49.670 --> 00:08:49.680 align:start position:0% women and scriptures who were outside 00:08:49.680 --> 00:08:52.310 align:start position:0% women and scriptures who were outside the<00:08:50.160><c> hope</c><00:08:50.399><c> of</c><00:08:50.560><c> israel</c><00:08:51.440><c> and</c><00:08:51.600><c> who</c><00:08:51.839><c> were</c><00:08:52.000><c> brought</c> 00:08:52.310 --> 00:08:52.320 align:start position:0% the hope of israel and who were brought 00:08:52.320 --> 00:08:53.350 align:start position:0% the hope of israel and who were brought in 00:08:53.350 --> 00:08:53.360 align:start position:0% in 00:08:53.360 --> 00:08:55.430 align:start position:0% in and<00:08:53.440><c> 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interesting to think about is the fact that<00:10:48.720><c> this</c><00:10:48.959><c> was</c><00:10:49.279><c> a</c><00:10:49.519><c> national</c><00:10:50.079><c> crisis</c><00:10:50.640><c> that</c> 00:10:50.790 --> 00:10:50.800 align:start position:0% that this was a national crisis that 00:10:50.800 --> 00:10:52.389 align:start position:0% that this was a national crisis that required<00:10:51.360><c> everybody</c><00:10:51.760><c> to</c><00:10:51.920><c> show</c><00:10:52.160><c> up</c> 00:10:52.389 --> 00:10:52.399 align:start position:0% required everybody to show up 00:10:52.399 --> 00:10:54.230 align:start position:0% required everybody to show up immediately 00:10:54.230 --> 00:10:54.240 align:start position:0% immediately 00:10:54.240 --> 00:10:56.790 align:start position:0% immediately for<00:10:54.480><c> fear</c><00:10:54.720><c> of</c><00:10:54.880><c> losing</c><00:10:55.279><c> their</c><00:10:55.519><c> property</c> 00:10:56.790 --> 00:10:56.800 align:start position:0% for fear of losing their property 00:10:56.800 --> 00:10:58.470 align:start position:0% for fear of losing their property and<00:10:56.959><c> then</c><00:10:57.120><c> the</c><00:10:57.279><c> end</c><00:10:57.440><c> of</c><00:10:57.600><c> ezra</c><00:10:57.920><c> tells</c><00:10:58.240><c> us</c><00:10:58.320><c> that</c> 00:10:58.470 --> 00:10:58.480 align:start position:0% and then the end of ezra tells us that 00:10:58.480 --> 00:11:02.069 align:start position:0% and then the end of ezra tells us that there<00:10:58.640><c> were</c><00:10:58.880><c> only</c><00:10:59.200><c> something</c><00:10:59.440><c> like</c><00:10:59.680><c> 110</c><00:11:00.640><c> men</c> 00:11:02.069 --> 00:11:02.079 align:start position:0% there were only something like 110 men 00:11:02.079 --> 00:11:04.389 align:start position:0% there were only something like 110 men who<00:11:02.720><c> were</c><00:11:02.959><c> required</c><00:11:03.440><c> to</c><00:11:03.600><c> put</c><00:11:03.839><c> away</c><00:11:04.160><c> these</c> 00:11:04.389 --> 00:11:04.399 align:start position:0% who were required to put away these 00:11:04.399 --> 00:11:05.910 align:start position:0% who were required to put away these women 00:11:05.910 --> 00:11:05.920 align:start position:0% women 00:11:05.920 --> 00:11:08.389 align:start position:0% women and<00:11:06.079><c> so</c><00:11:06.399><c> does</c><00:11:06.640><c> that</c><00:11:06.880><c> not</c><00:11:07.200><c> seem</c><00:11:07.519><c> a</c><00:11:07.680><c> little</c> 00:11:08.389 --> 00:11:08.399 align:start position:0% and so does that not seem a little 00:11:08.399 --> 00:11:11.030 align:start position:0% and so does that not seem a little you<00:11:08.480><c> know</c><00:11:08.959><c> disproportionate</c><00:11:10.399><c> if</c><00:11:10.560><c> it</c><00:11:10.640><c> was</c><00:11:10.800><c> such</c> 00:11:11.030 --> 00:11:11.040 align:start position:0% you know disproportionate if it was such 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00:11:19.519 align:start position:0% that's a little bit different from how i 00:11:19.519 --> 00:11:21.030 align:start position:0% that's a little bit different from how i usually<00:11:19.839><c> present</c><00:11:20.240><c> things</c><00:11:20.560><c> because</c><00:11:20.880><c> i'm</c> 00:11:21.030 --> 00:11:21.040 align:start position:0% usually present things because i'm 00:11:21.040 --> 00:11:23.110 align:start position:0% usually present things because i'm uncertain<00:11:21.600><c> about</c><00:11:21.920><c> it</c><00:11:22.079><c> so</c><00:11:22.399><c> uh</c><00:11:22.640><c> you</c><00:11:22.720><c> know</c><00:11:22.880><c> maybe</c> 00:11:23.110 --> 00:11:23.120 align:start position:0% uncertain about it so uh you know maybe 00:11:23.120 --> 00:11:25.509 align:start position:0% uncertain about it so uh you know maybe i'm<00:11:23.279><c> throwing</c><00:11:23.600><c> it</c><00:11:23.760><c> out</c><00:11:23.920><c> as</c><00:11:24.079><c> a</c><00:11:24.160><c> trial</c><00:11:24.560><c> balloon</c> 00:11:25.509 --> 00:11:25.519 align:start position:0% i'm throwing it out as a trial balloon 00:11:25.519 --> 00:11:31.190 align:start position:0% i'm throwing it out as a trial balloon um 00:11:31.190 --> 00:11:31.200 align:start position:0% 00:11:31.200 --> 00:11:32.790 align:start position:0% or<00:11:31.360><c> gets</c><00:11:31.600><c> confused</c><00:11:32.079><c> the</c><00:11:32.160><c> most</c><00:11:32.399><c> the</c><00:11:32.480><c> more</c><00:11:32.720><c> i</c> 00:11:32.790 --> 00:11:32.800 align:start position:0% or gets confused the most the more i 00:11:32.800 --> 00:11:35.350 align:start position:0% or gets confused the most the more i know<00:11:32.959><c> the</c><00:11:33.120><c> more</c><00:11:33.279><c> i</c><00:11:33.440><c> get</c><00:11:33.680><c> more</c><00:11:33.920><c> i</c><00:11:34.000><c> don't</c><00:11:34.160><c> know</c> 00:11:35.350 --> 00:11:35.360 align:start position:0% know the more i get more i don't know 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along in the study we're<00:11:46.720><c> talking</c><00:11:46.959><c> about</c><00:11:47.120><c> the</c><00:11:47.279><c> return</c><00:11:47.680><c> of</c><00:11:47.760><c> the</c> 00:11:47.910 --> 00:11:47.920 align:start position:0% we're talking about the return of the 00:11:47.920 --> 00:11:51.269 align:start position:0% we're talking about the return of the exiles<00:11:48.720><c> we</c><00:11:49.120><c> saw</c><00:11:49.600><c> in</c><00:11:49.760><c> the</c><00:11:49.920><c> book</c><00:11:50.160><c> of</c><00:11:50.320><c> ezra</c><00:11:50.880><c> two</c> 00:11:51.269 --> 00:11:51.279 align:start position:0% exiles we saw in the book of ezra two 00:11:51.279 --> 00:11:53.509 align:start position:0% exiles we saw in the book of ezra two waves<00:11:51.760><c> of</c><00:11:51.920><c> exiles</c><00:11:52.560><c> that</c><00:11:52.720><c> returned</c><00:11:53.279><c> from</c> 00:11:53.509 --> 00:11:53.519 align:start position:0% waves of exiles that returned from 00:11:53.519 --> 00:11:55.110 align:start position:0% waves of exiles that returned from babylon 00:11:55.110 --> 00:11:55.120 align:start position:0% babylon 00:11:55.120 --> 00:11:57.190 align:start position:0% babylon this<00:11:55.440><c> now</c><00:11:55.839><c> in</c><00:11:56.000><c> the</c><00:11:56.079><c> book</c><00:11:56.320><c> of</c><00:11:56.480><c> nehemiah</c><00:11:57.040><c> we're</c> 00:11:57.190 --> 00:11:57.200 align:start position:0% this now in the book of nehemiah we're 00:11:57.200 --> 00:12:00.870 align:start position:0% this now in the book of nehemiah we're going<00:11:57.440><c> to</c><00:11:57.600><c> read</c><00:11:57.920><c> about</c><00:11:58.480><c> further</c><00:11:59.040><c> returns</c><00:11:59.920><c> from</c> 00:12:00.870 --> 00:12:00.880 align:start position:0% going to read about further returns from 00:12:00.880 --> 00:12:03.990 align:start position:0% going to read about further returns from that<00:12:01.279><c> great</c><00:12:01.680><c> city</c><00:12:02.000><c> of</c><00:12:02.160><c> babylon</c><00:12:03.279><c> and</c><00:12:03.440><c> it</c><00:12:03.600><c> starts</c> 00:12:03.990 --> 00:12:04.000 align:start position:0% that great city of babylon and it starts 00:12:04.000 --> 00:12:07.030 align:start position:0% that great city of babylon and it starts with<00:12:04.160><c> the</c><00:12:04.320><c> story</c><00:12:04.720><c> of</c><00:12:04.959><c> nebuchadnezzar</c><00:12:05.920><c> of</c><00:12:06.160><c> uh</c> 00:12:07.030 --> 00:12:07.040 align:start position:0% with the story of nebuchadnezzar of uh 00:12:07.040 --> 00:12:09.269 align:start position:0% with the story of nebuchadnezzar of uh nehemiah<00:12:07.680><c> who</c><00:12:07.839><c> was</c><00:12:08.079><c> a</c><00:12:08.240><c> cup</c><00:12:08.560><c> bearer</c><00:12:08.959><c> to</c><00:12:09.120><c> the</c> 00:12:09.269 --> 00:12:09.279 align:start position:0% nehemiah who was a cup bearer to the 00:12:09.279 --> 00:12:11.509 align:start position:0% nehemiah who was a cup bearer to the king 00:12:11.509 --> 00:12:11.519 align:start position:0% king 00:12:11.519 --> 00:12:15.750 align:start position:0% king this<00:12:11.839><c> was</c><00:12:12.320><c> a</c><00:12:12.639><c> very</c><00:12:13.120><c> trusted</c><00:12:13.680><c> position</c> 00:12:15.750 --> 00:12:15.760 align:start position:0% this was a very trusted position 00:12:15.760 --> 00:12:19.110 align:start position:0% this was a very trusted position anybody<00:12:16.160><c> know</c><00:12:16.399><c> why</c> 00:12:19.110 --> 00:12:19.120 align:start position:0% 00:12:19.120 --> 00:12:21.350 align:start position:0% yeah<00:12:19.360><c> exactly</c><00:12:20.240><c> exactly</c> 00:12:21.350 --> 00:12:21.360 align:start position:0% yeah exactly exactly 00:12:21.360 --> 00:12:22.710 align:start position:0% yeah exactly exactly so<00:12:21.680><c> um</c> 00:12:22.710 --> 00:12:22.720 align:start position:0% so um 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:24.150 align:start position:0% so um you<00:12:22.880><c> know</c><00:12:22.959><c> it</c><00:12:23.120><c> was</c><00:12:23.200><c> one</c><00:12:23.360><c> way</c><00:12:23.519><c> to</c><00:12:23.680><c> find</c><00:12:24.000><c> out</c> 00:12:24.150 --> 00:12:24.160 align:start position:0% you know it was one way to find out 00:12:24.160 --> 00:12:28.150 align:start position:0% you know it was one way to find out whether<00:12:24.480><c> your</c><00:12:24.800><c> food</c><00:12:25.040><c> was</c><00:12:25.200><c> safe</c><00:12:25.440><c> to</c><00:12:25.600><c> eat</c><00:12:26.079><c> right</c> 00:12:28.150 --> 00:12:28.160 align:start position:0% whether your food was safe to eat right 00:12:28.160 --> 00:12:29.590 align:start position:0% whether your food was safe to eat right yeah<00:12:28.320><c> i</c><00:12:28.399><c> always</c><00:12:28.639><c> wonder</c><00:12:28.959><c> you</c><00:12:29.040><c> know</c><00:12:29.279><c> it's</c><00:12:29.360><c> like</c> 00:12:29.590 --> 00:12:29.600 align:start position:0% yeah i always wonder you know it's like 00:12:29.600 --> 00:12:31.110 align:start position:0% yeah i always wonder you know it's like you<00:12:29.680><c> know</c><00:12:29.839><c> if</c><00:12:29.920><c> you</c><00:12:30.000><c> have</c><00:12:30.160><c> food</c><00:12:30.399><c> poisoning</c><00:12:30.959><c> in</c><00:12:31.040><c> a</c> 00:12:31.110 --> 00:12:31.120 align:start position:0% you know if you have food poisoning in a 00:12:31.120 --> 00:12:32.870 align:start position:0% you know if you have food poisoning in a restaurant<00:12:31.600><c> it</c><00:12:31.680><c> usually</c><00:12:32.079><c> takes</c><00:12:32.320><c> a</c><00:12:32.399><c> couple</c><00:12:32.720><c> of</c> 00:12:32.870 --> 00:12:32.880 align:start position:0% restaurant it usually takes a couple of 00:12:32.880 --> 00:12:34.870 align:start position:0% restaurant it usually takes a couple of hours<00:12:33.200><c> for</c><00:12:33.360><c> it</c><00:12:33.440><c> to</c><00:12:33.600><c> sink</c><00:12:33.920><c> in</c><00:12:34.160><c> so</c><00:12:34.399><c> you</c><00:12:34.560><c> wonder</c> 00:12:34.870 --> 00:12:34.880 align:start position:0% hours for it to sink in so you wonder 00:12:34.880 --> 00:12:36.470 align:start position:0% hours for it to sink in so you wonder about<00:12:35.120><c> you</c><00:12:35.279><c> know</c><00:12:35.440><c> the</c><00:12:35.600><c> process</c><00:12:36.079><c> behind</c><00:12:36.399><c> the</c> 00:12:36.470 --> 00:12:36.480 align:start position:0% about you know the process behind the 00:12:36.480 --> 00:12:39.910 align:start position:0% about you know the process behind the thing<00:12:37.120><c> but</c><00:12:37.360><c> it</c><00:12:37.440><c> was</c><00:12:37.839><c> a</c><00:12:38.160><c> trusted</c><00:12:38.720><c> position</c> 00:12:39.910 --> 00:12:39.920 align:start position:0% thing but it was a trusted position 00:12:39.920 --> 00:12:41.430 align:start position:0% thing but it was a trusted position and 00:12:41.430 --> 00:12:41.440 align:start position:0% and 00:12:41.440 --> 00:12:43.110 align:start position:0% and nehemiah<00:12:42.240><c> then</c> 00:12:43.110 --> 00:12:43.120 align:start position:0% nehemiah then 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:45.190 align:start position:0% nehemiah then had<00:12:43.360><c> a</c><00:12:43.519><c> relationship</c> 00:12:45.190 --> 00:12:45.200 align:start position:0% had a relationship 00:12:45.200 --> 00:12:47.350 align:start position:0% had a relationship with<00:12:45.440><c> this</c><00:12:45.839><c> king</c> 00:12:47.350 --> 00:12:47.360 align:start position:0% with this king 00:12:47.360 --> 00:12:49.590 align:start position:0% with this king which<00:12:47.600><c> is</c><00:12:47.760><c> really</c><00:12:48.079><c> quite</c><00:12:48.399><c> remarkable</c> 00:12:49.590 --> 00:12:49.600 align:start position:0% which is really quite remarkable 00:12:49.600 --> 00:12:52.550 align:start position:0% which is really quite remarkable 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who</c><00:12:56.720><c> was</c><00:12:56.880><c> in</c><00:12:57.040><c> captivity</c><00:12:57.680><c> for</c><00:12:57.920><c> all</c><00:12:58.079><c> of</c> 00:12:58.230 --> 00:12:58.240 align:start position:0% jew who was in captivity for all of 00:12:58.240 --> 00:13:01.190 align:start position:0% jew who was in captivity for all of these<00:12:58.480><c> years</c><00:12:59.120><c> could</c><00:12:59.519><c> rise</c><00:13:00.000><c> to</c><00:13:00.240><c> a</c><00:13:00.399><c> position</c><00:13:01.040><c> of</c> 00:13:01.190 --> 00:13:01.200 align:start position:0% these years could rise to a position of 00:13:01.200 --> 00:13:02.629 align:start position:0% these years could rise to a position of such 00:13:02.629 --> 00:13:02.639 align:start position:0% such 00:13:02.639 --> 00:13:04.230 align:start position:0% such prestige 00:13:04.230 --> 00:13:04.240 align:start position:0% prestige 00:13:04.240 --> 00:13:06.389 align:start position:0% prestige and<00:13:04.399><c> i</c><00:13:04.480><c> think</c><00:13:04.639><c> the</c><00:13:04.880><c> answer</c><00:13:05.279><c> to</c><00:13:05.440><c> that</c><00:13:05.760><c> is</c><00:13:06.079><c> found</c> 00:13:06.389 --> 00:13:06.399 align:start position:0% and i think the answer to that is found 00:13:06.399 --> 00:13:08.230 align:start position:0% and i think the answer to that is found in<00:13:06.560><c> the</c><00:13:06.639><c> book</c><00:13:06.880><c> of</c><00:13:07.040><c> esther</c> 00:13:08.230 --> 00:13:08.240 align:start position:0% in the book of esther 00:13:08.240 --> 00:13:10.230 align:start position:0% in the book of esther because<00:13:08.560><c> remember</c><00:13:09.040><c> in</c><00:13:09.200><c> our</c><00:13:09.360><c> classes</c><00:13:10.000><c> in</c><00:13:10.160><c> you</c> 00:13:10.230 --> 00:13:10.240 align:start position:0% because remember in our classes in you 00:13:10.240 --> 00:13:12.069 align:start position:0% because remember in our classes in you 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position:0% and the book of esther takes place 00:13:17.760 --> 00:13:20.710 align:start position:0% and the book of esther takes place towards<00:13:18.160><c> the</c><00:13:18.399><c> end</c><00:13:18.959><c> of</c><00:13:19.200><c> ezra</c><00:13:20.000><c> and</c><00:13:20.240><c> before</c> 00:13:20.710 --> 00:13:20.720 align:start position:0% towards the end of ezra and before 00:13:20.720 --> 00:13:22.310 align:start position:0% towards the end of ezra and before nehemiah 00:13:22.310 --> 00:13:22.320 align:start position:0% nehemiah 00:13:22.320 --> 00:13:25.829 align:start position:0% nehemiah all<00:13:22.560><c> in</c><00:13:22.720><c> the</c><00:13:22.800><c> same</c><00:13:23.200><c> place</c><00:13:23.680><c> susa</c><00:13:24.160><c> or</c><00:13:24.320><c> shushan</c> 00:13:25.829 --> 00:13:25.839 align:start position:0% all in the same place susa or shushan 00:13:25.839 --> 00:13:28.389 align:start position:0% all in the same place susa or shushan and<00:13:26.000><c> we</c><00:13:26.240><c> read</c><00:13:26.480><c> at</c><00:13:26.560><c> the</c><00:13:26.800><c> end</c><00:13:27.040><c> of</c><00:13:27.279><c> esther</c><00:13:28.000><c> about</c> 00:13:28.389 --> 00:13:28.399 align:start position:0% and we read at the end of esther about 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:31.350 align:start position:0% and we read at the end of esther about mordecai<00:13:29.760><c> so</c><00:13:30.000><c> let's</c><00:13:30.160><c> just</c><00:13:30.399><c> turn</c><00:13:30.720><c> to</c><00:13:30.880><c> esther</c> 00:13:31.350 --> 00:13:31.360 align:start position:0% mordecai so let's just turn to esther 00:13:31.360 --> 00:13:33.590 align:start position:0% mordecai so let's just turn to esther chapter<00:13:31.839><c> 10</c> 00:13:33.590 --> 00:13:33.600 align:start position:0% chapter 10 00:13:33.600 --> 00:13:35.110 align:start position:0% chapter 10 and<00:13:33.680><c> the</c><00:13:33.920><c> last</c><00:13:34.240><c> you</c><00:13:34.320><c> know</c><00:13:34.399><c> it's</c><00:13:34.560><c> a</c><00:13:34.639><c> very</c><00:13:35.040><c> i</c> 00:13:35.110 --> 00:13:35.120 align:start position:0% and the last you know it's a very i 00:13:35.120 --> 00:13:36.550 align:start position:0% and the last you know it's a very i think<00:13:35.279><c> it</c><00:13:35.440><c> must</c><00:13:35.600><c> be</c><00:13:35.680><c> one</c><00:13:35.839><c> of</c><00:13:35.920><c> the</c><00:13:36.079><c> shortest</c> 00:13:36.550 --> 00:13:36.560 align:start position:0% think it must be one of the shortest 00:13:36.560 --> 00:13:38.069 align:start position:0% think it must be one of the shortest chapters<00:13:37.040><c> in</c><00:13:37.120><c> the</c><00:13:37.200><c> bible</c><00:13:37.519><c> i</c><00:13:37.600><c> think</c><00:13:37.760><c> it's</c><00:13:37.920><c> only</c> 00:13:38.069 --> 00:13:38.079 align:start position:0% chapters in the bible i think it's only 00:13:38.079 --> 00:13:47.350 align:start position:0% chapters in the bible i think it's only three<00:13:38.320><c> verses</c><00:13:38.800><c> long</c> 00:13:47.350 --> 00:13:47.360 align:start position:0% 00:13:47.360 --> 00:13:52.790 align:start position:0% who's<00:13:47.600><c> got</c><00:13:47.839><c> it</c> 00:13:52.790 --> 00:13:52.800 align:start position:0% 00:13:52.800 --> 00:13:57.509 align:start position:0% esther<00:13:53.279><c> chapter</c><00:13:53.760><c> 10.</c> 00:13:57.509 --> 00:13:57.519 align:start position:0% 00:13:57.519 --> 00:14:10.949 align:start position:0% you<00:13:57.680><c> want</c><00:13:57.839><c> to</c><00:13:57.920><c> read</c><00:13:58.560><c> just</c><00:13:58.720><c> the</c><00:13:58.880><c> last</c><00:13:59.279><c> verse</c> 00:14:10.949 --> 00:14:10.959 align:start position:0% 00:14:10.959 --> 00:14:13.750 align:start position:0% and<00:14:11.279><c> great</c><00:14:11.519><c> among</c><00:14:11.839><c> the</c><00:14:12.000><c> jews</c><00:14:12.560><c> and</c><00:14:12.800><c> accepted</c><00:14:13.600><c> of</c> 00:14:13.750 --> 00:14:13.760 align:start position:0% and great among the jews and accepted of 00:14:13.760 --> 00:14:16.470 align:start position:0% and great among the jews and accepted of the<00:14:13.920><c> multitude</c><00:14:14.560><c> of</c><00:14:14.720><c> his</c><00:14:14.880><c> brethren</c><00:14:16.079><c> seeking</c> 00:14:16.470 --> 00:14:16.480 align:start position:0% the multitude of his brethren seeking 00:14:16.480 --> 00:14:18.870 align:start position:0% the multitude of his brethren seeking the<00:14:16.639><c> wealth</c><00:14:17.040><c> of</c><00:14:17.199><c> his</c><00:14:17.360><c> people</c><00:14:17.920><c> and</c><00:14:18.160><c> speaking</c> 00:14:18.870 --> 00:14:18.880 align:start position:0% the wealth of his people and speaking 00:14:18.880 --> 00:14:21.910 align:start position:0% the wealth of his people and speaking peace<00:14:19.279><c> to</c><00:14:19.600><c> all</c><00:14:19.920><c> his</c><00:14:20.240><c> seed</c><00:14:21.040><c> okay</c> 00:14:21.910 --> 00:14:21.920 align:start position:0% peace to all his seed okay 00:14:21.920 --> 00:14:24.629 align:start position:0% peace to all his seed okay so<00:14:22.160><c> here's</c><00:14:22.399><c> more</c><00:14:22.560><c> to</c><00:14:22.720><c> chaos</c><00:14:23.600><c> he</c><00:14:23.760><c> was</c><00:14:24.000><c> second</c><00:14:24.480><c> in</c> 00:14:24.629 --> 00:14:24.639 align:start position:0% so here's more to chaos he was second in 00:14:24.639 --> 00:14:26.629 align:start position:0% so here's more to chaos he was second in command<00:14:25.120><c> to</c><00:14:25.360><c> the</c><00:14:25.519><c> king</c> 00:14:26.629 --> 00:14:26.639 align:start position:0% command to the king 00:14:26.639 --> 00:14:29.670 align:start position:0% command to the king and<00:14:26.800><c> then</c><00:14:27.120><c> shortly</c><00:14:27.519><c> thereafter</c><00:14:28.240><c> we</c><00:14:28.560><c> find</c><00:14:29.360><c> this</c> 00:14:29.670 --> 00:14:29.680 align:start position:0% and then shortly thereafter we find this 00:14:29.680 --> 00:14:30.389 align:start position:0% and then shortly thereafter we find this man 00:14:30.389 --> 00:14:30.399 align:start position:0% man 00:14:30.399 --> 00:14:33.350 align:start position:0% man nehemiah<00:14:31.519><c> in</c><00:14:31.680><c> a</c><00:14:31.760><c> position</c><00:14:32.240><c> of</c><00:14:32.399><c> authority</c><00:14:33.199><c> and</c> 00:14:33.350 --> 00:14:33.360 align:start position:0% nehemiah in a position of authority and 00:14:33.360 --> 00:14:35.030 align:start position:0% nehemiah in a position of authority and it's<00:14:33.600><c> as</c><00:14:33.760><c> though</c><00:14:34.000><c> he's</c><00:14:34.320><c> following</c><00:14:34.800><c> in</c><00:14:34.880><c> the</c> 00:14:35.030 --> 00:14:35.040 align:start position:0% it's as though he's following in the 00:14:35.040 --> 00:14:38.389 align:start position:0% it's as though he's following in the footsteps<00:14:35.680><c> of</c><00:14:36.320><c> of</c><00:14:36.560><c> this</c><00:14:37.120><c> great</c><00:14:37.600><c> jew</c><00:14:38.000><c> more</c><00:14:38.160><c> to</c> 00:14:38.389 --> 00:14:38.399 align:start position:0% footsteps of of this great jew more to 00:14:38.399 --> 00:14:39.430 align:start position:0% footsteps of of this great jew more to chaos 00:14:39.430 --> 00:14:39.440 align:start position:0% chaos 00:14:39.440 --> 00:14:42.550 align:start position:0% chaos and<00:14:39.680><c> now</c><00:14:40.079><c> he</c><00:14:40.320><c> has</c><00:14:40.880><c> not</c><00:14:41.120><c> only</c><00:14:41.600><c> access</c><00:14:42.160><c> to</c><00:14:42.320><c> the</c> 00:14:42.550 --> 00:14:42.560 align:start position:0% and now he has not only access to the 00:14:42.560 --> 00:14:45.590 align:start position:0% and now he has not only access to the king<00:14:43.279><c> but</c><00:14:43.519><c> the</c><00:14:43.680><c> reputation</c><00:14:44.560><c> of</c><00:14:44.720><c> the</c><00:14:44.959><c> jews</c><00:14:45.440><c> is</c> 00:14:45.590 --> 00:14:45.600 align:start position:0% king but the reputation of the jews is 00:14:45.600 --> 00:14:49.030 align:start position:0% king but the reputation of the jews is such<00:14:46.320><c> that</c><00:14:46.480><c> the</c><00:14:46.639><c> king</c><00:14:46.959><c> can</c><00:14:47.279><c> trust</c><00:14:47.600><c> him</c> 00:14:49.030 --> 00:14:49.040 align:start position:0% such that the king can trust him 00:14:49.040 --> 00:14:50.629 align:start position:0% such that the king can trust him and<00:14:49.199><c> i</c><00:14:49.279><c> think</c><00:14:49.440><c> that</c><00:14:49.680><c> says</c><00:14:49.920><c> a</c><00:14:50.000><c> lot</c><00:14:50.240><c> about</c><00:14:50.480><c> the</c> 00:14:50.629 --> 00:14:50.639 align:start position:0% and i think that says a lot about the 00:14:50.639 --> 00:14:51.829 align:start position:0% and i think that says a lot about the man 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man nehemiah living in babylon 00:14:58.720 --> 00:15:01.829 align:start position:0% this man nehemiah living in babylon while<00:14:59.120><c> all</c><00:14:59.440><c> his</c><00:15:00.000><c> or</c><00:15:00.240><c> many</c><00:15:00.560><c> of</c><00:15:00.720><c> his</c><00:15:01.040><c> peers</c><00:15:01.519><c> had</c> 00:15:01.829 --> 00:15:01.839 align:start position:0% while all his or many of his peers had 00:15:01.839 --> 00:15:03.269 align:start position:0% while all his or many of his peers had returned 00:15:03.269 --> 00:15:03.279 align:start position:0% returned 00:15:03.279 --> 00:15:06.470 align:start position:0% returned from<00:15:03.600><c> captivity</c><00:15:04.720><c> to</c><00:15:05.120><c> the</c><00:15:05.360><c> city</c><00:15:05.600><c> of</c><00:15:05.760><c> jerusalem</c> 00:15:06.470 --> 00:15:06.480 align:start position:0% from captivity to the city of jerusalem 00:15:06.480 --> 00:15:09.670 align:start position:0% from captivity to the city of jerusalem how<00:15:06.639><c> many</c><00:15:06.800><c> miles</c><00:15:07.120><c> away</c><00:15:07.440><c> anybody</c><00:15:07.839><c> remember</c> 00:15:09.670 --> 00:15:09.680 align:start position:0% how many miles away anybody remember 00:15:09.680 --> 00:15:10.870 align:start position:0% how many miles away anybody remember how<00:15:09.839><c> many</c> 00:15:10.870 --> 00:15:10.880 align:start position:0% how many 00:15:10.880 --> 00:15:11.670 align:start position:0% how many yeah 00:15:11.670 --> 00:15:11.680 align:start position:0% yeah 00:15:11.680 --> 00:15:13.670 align:start position:0% yeah anywhere<00:15:12.079><c> between</c><00:15:12.480><c> 800</c><00:15:12.959><c> and</c><00:15:13.120><c> a</c><00:15:13.279><c> thousand</c> 00:15:13.670 --> 00:15:13.680 align:start position:0% anywhere between 800 and a thousand 00:15:13.680 --> 00:15:16.069 align:start position:0% anywhere between 800 and a thousand miles<00:15:14.000><c> away</c><00:15:14.480><c> on</c><00:15:14.880><c> foot</c> 00:15:16.069 --> 00:15:16.079 align:start position:0% miles away on foot 00:15:16.079 --> 00:15:18.310 align:start position:0% miles away on foot okay<00:15:16.639><c> that</c><00:15:16.880><c> is</c><00:15:17.040><c> a</c><00:15:17.199><c> long</c><00:15:17.519><c> way</c><00:15:17.839><c> that's</c><00:15:18.079><c> like</c> 00:15:18.310 --> 00:15:18.320 align:start position:0% okay that is a long way that's like 00:15:18.320 --> 00:15:21.110 align:start position:0% okay that is a long way that's like walking<00:15:18.720><c> from</c><00:15:18.880><c> north</c><00:15:19.199><c> carolina</c><00:15:20.000><c> home</c> 00:15:21.110 --> 00:15:21.120 align:start position:0% walking from north carolina home 00:15:21.120 --> 00:15:24.829 align:start position:0% walking from north carolina home so<00:15:21.680><c> they</c><00:15:22.000><c> they</c><00:15:22.160><c> were</c><00:15:22.480><c> gone</c><00:15:22.959><c> a</c><00:15:23.199><c> long</c><00:15:23.519><c> time</c> 00:15:24.829 --> 00:15:24.839 align:start position:0% so they they were gone a long time 00:15:24.839 --> 00:15:26.550 align:start position:0% so they they were gone a long time now 00:15:26.550 --> 00:15:26.560 align:start position:0% now 00:15:26.560 --> 00:15:29.189 align:start position:0% now what<00:15:26.720><c> we</c><00:15:26.880><c> see</c><00:15:27.199><c> is</c><00:15:27.519><c> is</c><00:15:27.760><c> nehemiah</c><00:15:28.320><c> being</c><00:15:28.720><c> shocked</c> 00:15:29.189 --> 00:15:29.199 align:start position:0% what we see is is nehemiah being shocked 00:15:29.199 --> 00:15:31.030 align:start position:0% what we see is is nehemiah being shocked when<00:15:29.360><c> he</c><00:15:29.440><c> hears</c><00:15:29.759><c> about</c><00:15:30.000><c> the</c><00:15:30.240><c> condition</c><00:15:30.720><c> of</c><00:15:30.880><c> his</c> 00:15:31.030 --> 00:15:31.040 align:start position:0% when he hears about the condition of his 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align:start position:0% with you know rose-colored glasses the you<00:15:41.279><c> know</c><00:15:41.440><c> that</c><00:15:42.000><c> you</c><00:15:42.160><c> see</c><00:15:42.320><c> it</c><00:15:42.560><c> on</c><00:15:42.880><c> social</c><00:15:43.279><c> media</c> 00:15:43.829 --> 00:15:43.839 align:start position:0% you know that you see it on social media 00:15:43.839 --> 00:15:45.910 align:start position:0% you know that you see it on social media all<00:15:44.000><c> the</c><00:15:44.160><c> time</c><00:15:44.720><c> okay</c><00:15:45.040><c> so</c><00:15:45.199><c> if</c><00:15:45.360><c> those</c><00:15:45.600><c> of</c><00:15:45.680><c> you</c><00:15:45.839><c> who</c> 00:15:45.910 --> 00:15:45.920 align:start position:0% all the time okay so if those of you who 00:15:45.920 --> 00:15:48.069 align:start position:0% all the time okay so if those of you who are<00:15:46.079><c> on</c><00:15:46.240><c> facebook</c><00:15:46.880><c> or</c><00:15:46.959><c> those</c><00:15:47.199><c> of</c><00:15:47.279><c> you</c><00:15:47.440><c> who</c><00:15:48.000><c> you</c> 00:15:48.069 --> 00:15:48.079 align:start position:0% are on facebook or those of you who you 00:15:48.079 --> 00:15:50.230 align:start position:0% are on facebook or those of you who you know<00:15:48.240><c> look</c><00:15:48.480><c> at</c><00:15:48.639><c> social</c><00:15:48.959><c> media</c><00:15:49.759><c> what</c><00:15:49.920><c> do</c><00:15:50.000><c> you</c> 00:15:50.230 --> 00:15:50.240 align:start position:0% know look at social media what do you 00:15:50.240 --> 00:15:51.269 align:start position:0% know look at social media what do you see<00:15:50.480><c> there</c> 00:15:51.269 --> 00:15:51.279 align:start position:0% see there 00:15:51.279 --> 00:15:53.430 align:start position:0% see there you<00:15:51.440><c> see</c><00:15:51.680><c> the</c><00:15:51.920><c> highlights</c><00:15:52.480><c> of</c><00:15:52.639><c> people's</c><00:15:53.120><c> day</c> 00:15:53.430 --> 00:15:53.440 align:start position:0% you see the highlights of people's day 00:15:53.440 --> 00:15:55.829 align:start position:0% you see the highlights of people's day you<00:15:53.600><c> see</c><00:15:53.920><c> you</c><00:15:54.000><c> know</c><00:15:54.480><c> this</c><00:15:54.800><c> this</c><00:15:55.199><c> great</c> 00:15:55.829 --> 00:15:55.839 align:start position:0% you see you know this this great 00:15:55.839 --> 00:15:58.230 align:start position:0% you see you know this this great scenario<00:15:56.720><c> you</c><00:15:56.800><c> know</c><00:15:56.959><c> this</c><00:15:57.199><c> is</c><00:15:57.360><c> my</c><00:15:57.680><c> family</c><00:15:58.079><c> on</c> 00:15:58.230 --> 00:15:58.240 align:start position:0% scenario you know this is my family on 00:15:58.240 --> 00:16:00.470 align:start position:0% scenario you know this is my family on vacation<00:15:58.880><c> and</c><00:15:59.279><c> here's</c><00:15:59.600><c> a</c><00:15:59.680><c> picture</c><00:16:00.000><c> of</c><00:16:00.079><c> me</c><00:16:00.240><c> with</c> 00:16:00.470 --> 00:16:00.480 align:start position:0% vacation and here's a picture of me with 00:16:00.480 --> 00:16:02.870 align:start position:0% vacation and here's a picture of me with a<00:16:00.560><c> smile</c><00:16:01.120><c> and</c><00:16:01.360><c> everything</c><00:16:01.839><c> is</c><00:16:01.920><c> going</c><00:16:02.240><c> great</c> 00:16:02.870 --> 00:16:02.880 align:start position:0% a smile and everything is going great 00:16:02.880 --> 00:16:06.230 align:start position:0% a smile and everything is going great and<00:16:03.040><c> it</c><00:16:03.120><c> can</c><00:16:03.360><c> sometimes</c><00:16:04.480><c> skew</c><00:16:05.120><c> the</c><00:16:05.360><c> reality</c><00:16:06.079><c> of</c> 00:16:06.230 --> 00:16:06.240 align:start position:0% and it can sometimes skew the reality of 00:16:06.240 --> 00:16:08.150 align:start position:0% and it can sometimes skew the reality of life 00:16:08.150 --> 00:16:08.160 align:start position:0% life 00:16:08.160 --> 00:16:09.829 align:start position:0% life and<00:16:08.320><c> i</c><00:16:08.399><c> think</c><00:16:08.560><c> we</c><00:16:08.720><c> have</c><00:16:08.800><c> to</c><00:16:08.959><c> be</c><00:16:09.279><c> we</c><00:16:09.440><c> have</c><00:16:09.519><c> to</c><00:16:09.680><c> be</c> 00:16:09.829 --> 00:16:09.839 align:start position:0% and i think we have to be we have to be 00:16:09.839 --> 00:16:11.670 align:start position:0% and i think we have to be we have to be careful<00:16:10.320><c> about</c><00:16:10.639><c> that</c> 00:16:11.670 --> 00:16:11.680 align:start position:0% careful about that 00:16:11.680 --> 00:16:13.990 align:start position:0% careful about that because<00:16:12.079><c> people's</c><00:16:12.560><c> lives</c><00:16:12.959><c> aren't</c><00:16:13.360><c> always</c> 00:16:13.990 --> 00:16:14.000 align:start position:0% because people's lives aren't always 00:16:14.000 --> 00:16:15.509 align:start position:0% because people's lives aren't always perfect 00:16:15.509 --> 00:16:15.519 align:start position:0% perfect 00:16:15.519 --> 00:16:17.269 align:start position:0% perfect but<00:16:15.759><c> in</c><00:16:15.839><c> the</c><00:16:16.000><c> case</c><00:16:16.240><c> of</c><00:16:16.399><c> nehemiah</c><00:16:17.040><c> i</c><00:16:17.120><c> think</c> 00:16:17.269 --> 00:16:17.279 align:start position:0% but in the case of nehemiah i think 00:16:17.279 --> 00:16:19.670 align:start position:0% but in the case of nehemiah i think what's<00:16:17.600><c> happening</c><00:16:18.000><c> is</c><00:16:18.240><c> nehemiah</c><00:16:19.279><c> doesn't</c> 00:16:19.670 --> 00:16:19.680 align:start position:0% what's happening is nehemiah doesn't 00:16:19.680 --> 00:16:21.590 align:start position:0% what's happening is nehemiah doesn't have<00:16:20.079><c> you</c><00:16:20.240><c> know</c><00:16:20.399><c> the</c><00:16:20.560><c> ability</c><00:16:20.959><c> to</c><00:16:21.120><c> see</c><00:16:21.360><c> how</c> 00:16:21.590 --> 00:16:21.600 align:start position:0% have you know the ability to see how 00:16:21.600 --> 00:16:23.110 align:start position:0% have you know the ability to see how things<00:16:21.920><c> are</c><00:16:22.079><c> going</c> 00:16:23.110 --> 00:16:23.120 align:start position:0% things are going 00:16:23.120 --> 00:16:25.350 align:start position:0% things are going and<00:16:23.279><c> he's</c><00:16:23.600><c> imagining</c><00:16:24.480><c> that</c><00:16:24.720><c> everything</c><00:16:25.120><c> is</c> 00:16:25.350 --> 00:16:25.360 align:start position:0% and he's imagining that everything is 00:16:25.360 --> 00:16:27.509 align:start position:0% and he's imagining that everything is greener<00:16:25.839><c> the</c><00:16:26.000><c> grass</c><00:16:26.399><c> is</c><00:16:26.560><c> greener</c><00:16:27.040><c> somewhere</c> 00:16:27.509 --> 00:16:27.519 align:start position:0% greener the grass is greener somewhere 00:16:27.519 --> 00:16:30.069 align:start position:0% greener the grass is greener somewhere else<00:16:28.079><c> how</c><00:16:28.399><c> wonderful</c><00:16:28.959><c> it</c><00:16:29.040><c> must</c><00:16:29.279><c> be</c><00:16:29.600><c> back</c><00:16:29.920><c> in</c> 00:16:30.069 --> 00:16:30.079 align:start position:0% else how wonderful it must be back in 00:16:30.079 --> 00:16:32.470 align:start position:0% else how wonderful it must be back in jerusalem<00:16:30.720><c> the</c><00:16:30.959><c> great</c><00:16:31.440><c> city</c> 00:16:32.470 --> 00:16:32.480 align:start position:0% jerusalem the great city 00:16:32.480 --> 00:16:34.230 align:start position:0% jerusalem the great city these<00:16:32.720><c> people</c><00:16:33.040><c> are</c><00:16:33.120><c> so</c><00:16:33.440><c> fortunate</c><00:16:33.920><c> they</c><00:16:34.079><c> were</c> 00:16:34.230 --> 00:16:34.240 align:start position:0% these people are so fortunate they were 00:16:34.240 --> 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this</c><00:16:40.560><c> report</c> 00:16:42.389 --> 00:16:42.399 align:start position:0% and he gives this report 00:16:42.399 --> 00:16:44.389 align:start position:0% and he gives this report so<00:16:42.560><c> let's</c><00:16:42.800><c> look</c><00:16:42.959><c> at</c><00:16:43.040><c> that</c><00:16:43.360><c> nehemiah</c><00:16:44.000><c> chapter</c> 00:16:44.389 --> 00:16:44.399 align:start position:0% so let's look at that nehemiah chapter 00:16:44.399 --> 00:16:46.310 align:start position:0% so let's look at that nehemiah chapter one<00:16:44.720><c> the</c><00:16:44.800><c> first</c><00:16:45.120><c> four</c><00:16:45.440><c> verses</c><00:16:45.839><c> would</c><00:16:46.000><c> someone</c> 00:16:46.310 --> 00:16:46.320 align:start position:0% one the first four verses would someone 00:16:46.320 --> 00:16:47.829 align:start position:0% one the first four verses would someone read<00:16:46.560><c> that</c> 00:16:47.829 --> 00:16:47.839 align:start position:0% read that 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align:start position:0% i questioned them about the jewish remnant<00:17:06.480><c> and</c><00:17:06.640><c> had</c><00:17:06.880><c> survived</c><00:17:07.280><c> the</c><00:17:07.439><c> exile</c><00:17:08.000><c> and</c> 00:17:08.150 --> 00:17:08.160 align:start position:0% remnant and had survived the exile and 00:17:08.160 --> 00:17:09.990 align:start position:0% remnant and had survived the exile and also<00:17:08.480><c> about</c><00:17:08.720><c> jerusalem</c> 00:17:09.990 --> 00:17:10.000 align:start position:0% also about jerusalem 00:17:10.000 --> 00:17:11.750 align:start position:0% also about jerusalem they<00:17:10.160><c> said</c><00:17:10.319><c> to</c><00:17:10.480><c> me</c><00:17:10.720><c> those</c><00:17:11.039><c> who</c><00:17:11.199><c> survived</c><00:17:11.600><c> the</c> 00:17:11.750 --> 00:17:11.760 align:start position:0% they said to me those who survived the 00:17:11.760 --> 00:17:14.150 align:start position:0% they said to me those who survived the exile<00:17:12.240><c> and</c><00:17:12.400><c> now</c><00:17:12.559><c> are</c><00:17:12.720><c> back</c><00:17:13.439><c> in</c><00:17:13.520><c> the</c><00:17:13.679><c> province</c> 00:17:14.150 --> 00:17:14.160 align:start position:0% exile and now are back in the province 00:17:14.160 --> 00:17:16.230 align:start position:0% exile and now are back in the province are<00:17:14.240><c> in</c><00:17:14.480><c> great</c><00:17:14.720><c> trouble</c><00:17:15.120><c> and</c><00:17:15.199><c> disgrace</c> 00:17:16.230 --> 00:17:16.240 align:start position:0% are in great trouble and disgrace 00:17:16.240 --> 00:17:18.390 align:start position:0% are in great trouble and disgrace the<00:17:16.400><c> wall</c><00:17:16.640><c> of</c><00:17:16.720><c> jerusalem</c><00:17:17.439><c> is</c><00:17:17.600><c> broken</c><00:17:17.919><c> down</c><00:17:18.240><c> and</c> 00:17:18.390 --> 00:17:18.400 align:start position:0% the wall of jerusalem is broken down and 00:17:18.400 --> 00:17:20.789 align:start position:0% the wall of jerusalem is broken down and its<00:17:18.559><c> gates</c><00:17:18.880><c> have</c><00:17:19.039><c> been</c><00:17:19.280><c> burned</c><00:17:19.520><c> with</c><00:17:19.760><c> fire</c> 00:17:20.789 --> 00:17:20.799 align:start position:0% its gates have been burned with fire 00:17:20.799 --> 00:17:22.710 align:start position:0% its gates have been burned with fire when<00:17:20.959><c> i</c><00:17:21.039><c> heard</c><00:17:21.280><c> these</c><00:17:21.520><c> things</c><00:17:21.919><c> i</c><00:17:22.079><c> sat</c><00:17:22.319><c> down</c><00:17:22.559><c> and</c> 00:17:22.710 --> 00:17:22.720 align:start position:0% when i heard these things i sat down and 00:17:22.720 --> 00:17:25.429 align:start position:0% when i heard these things i sat down and wept<00:17:23.199><c> for</c><00:17:23.360><c> some</c><00:17:23.600><c> days</c><00:17:23.919><c> i</c><00:17:24.160><c> mourned</c><00:17:24.480><c> and</c><00:17:24.640><c> fasted</c> 00:17:25.429 --> 00:17:25.439 align:start position:0% wept for some days i mourned and fasted 00:17:25.439 --> 00:17:28.390 align:start position:0% wept for some days i mourned and fasted and<00:17:25.679><c> prayed</c><00:17:26.000><c> before</c><00:17:26.319><c> the</c><00:17:26.480><c> god</c><00:17:26.720><c> of</c><00:17:26.799><c> heaven</c> 00:17:28.390 --> 00:17:28.400 align:start position:0% and prayed before the god of heaven 00:17:28.400 --> 00:17:30.230 align:start position:0% and prayed before the god of heaven okay<00:17:28.720><c> so</c><00:17:28.880><c> thanks</c><00:17:29.200><c> for</c><00:17:29.280><c> that</c> 00:17:30.230 --> 00:17:30.240 align:start position:0% okay so thanks for that 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:32.470 align:start position:0% okay so thanks for that so<00:17:30.880><c> his</c><00:17:31.120><c> brother</c><00:17:31.440><c> comes</c><00:17:31.760><c> to</c><00:17:31.840><c> him</c><00:17:32.080><c> chapter</c> 00:17:32.470 --> 00:17:32.480 align:start position:0% so his brother comes to him chapter 00:17:32.480 --> 00:17:34.710 align:start position:0% so his brother comes to him chapter seven<00:17:32.799><c> verse</c><00:17:33.120><c> two</c><00:17:33.440><c> explains</c><00:17:34.000><c> that</c><00:17:34.160><c> this</c><00:17:34.400><c> man</c> 00:17:34.710 --> 00:17:34.720 align:start position:0% seven verse two explains that this man 00:17:34.720 --> 00:17:37.669 align:start position:0% seven verse two explains that this man hannah<00:17:35.039><c> and</c><00:17:35.120><c> i</c><00:17:35.760><c> or</c><00:17:35.919><c> hannah</c><00:17:36.320><c> nye</c><00:17:36.720><c> uh</c><00:17:37.360><c> was</c> 00:17:37.669 --> 00:17:37.679 align:start position:0% hannah and i or hannah nye uh was 00:17:37.679 --> 00:17:39.750 align:start position:0% hannah and i or hannah nye uh was actually<00:17:38.080><c> his</c><00:17:38.240><c> brother</c> 00:17:39.750 --> 00:17:39.760 align:start position:0% actually his brother 00:17:39.760 --> 00:17:41.430 align:start position:0% actually his brother so<00:17:39.919><c> he</c><00:17:40.160><c> comes</c><00:17:40.480><c> and</c><00:17:40.720><c> and</c><00:17:40.880><c> you</c><00:17:40.960><c> imagine</c> 00:17:41.430 --> 00:17:41.440 align:start position:0% so he comes and and you imagine 00:17:41.440 --> 00:17:43.190 align:start position:0% so he comes and and you imagine brother's<00:17:41.840><c> meeting</c><00:17:42.240><c> after</c><00:17:42.480><c> a</c><00:17:42.559><c> long</c><00:17:42.880><c> period</c><00:17:43.120><c> of</c> 00:17:43.190 --> 00:17:43.200 align:start position:0% brother's meeting after a long period of 00:17:43.200 --> 00:17:45.350 align:start position:0% brother's meeting after a long period of time<00:17:43.440><c> how</c><00:17:43.679><c> are</c><00:17:43.760><c> things</c><00:17:44.080><c> going</c><00:17:44.880><c> and</c><00:17:45.039><c> he</c><00:17:45.120><c> says</c> 00:17:45.350 --> 00:17:45.360 align:start position:0% time how are things going and he says 00:17:45.360 --> 00:17:47.270 align:start position:0% time how are things going and he says well<00:17:45.520><c> the</c><00:17:45.679><c> walls</c><00:17:46.080><c> are</c><00:17:46.160><c> broken</c><00:17:46.480><c> down</c><00:17:46.799><c> the</c><00:17:46.960><c> city</c> 00:17:47.270 --> 00:17:47.280 align:start position:0% well the walls are broken down the city 00:17:47.280 --> 00:17:49.270 align:start position:0% well the walls are broken down the city was<00:17:47.440><c> burned</c><00:17:47.760><c> with</c><00:17:47.919><c> fire</c><00:17:48.240><c> and</c><00:17:48.400><c> he's</c><00:17:48.960><c> and</c><00:17:49.120><c> he</c> 00:17:49.270 --> 00:17:49.280 align:start position:0% was burned with fire and he's and he 00:17:49.280 --> 00:17:51.669 align:start position:0% was burned with fire and he's and he expresses<00:17:49.840><c> this</c><00:17:50.160><c> shock</c> 00:17:51.669 --> 00:17:51.679 align:start position:0% expresses this shock 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the<00:17:58.640><c> story</c><00:17:58.960><c> you</c><00:17:59.039><c> know</c><00:17:59.200><c> the</c><00:17:59.360><c> the</c><00:17:59.679><c> juice</c><00:18:00.400><c> wept</c><00:18:00.720><c> by</c> 00:18:00.870 --> 00:18:00.880 align:start position:0% the story you know the the juice wept by 00:18:00.880 --> 00:18:02.630 align:start position:0% the story you know the the juice wept by the<00:18:00.960><c> rivers</c><00:18:01.280><c> of</c><00:18:01.440><c> high</c><00:18:01.600><c> monty</c> 00:18:02.630 --> 00:18:02.640 align:start position:0% the rivers of high monty 00:18:02.640 --> 00:18:06.150 align:start position:0% the rivers of high monty wept<00:18:02.880><c> by</c><00:18:03.120><c> the</c><00:18:03.200><c> reserve</c><00:18:04.080><c> rivers</c><00:18:04.480><c> of</c><00:18:04.640><c> babylon</c> 00:18:06.150 --> 00:18:06.160 align:start position:0% wept by the reserve rivers of babylon 00:18:06.160 --> 00:18:07.590 align:start position:0% wept by the reserve rivers of babylon i<00:18:06.240><c> mean</c><00:18:06.400><c> this</c><00:18:06.559><c> is</c><00:18:06.720><c> something</c><00:18:07.039><c> that</c><00:18:07.280><c> shouldn't</c> 00:18:07.590 --> 00:18:07.600 align:start position:0% i mean this is something that shouldn't 00:18:07.600 --> 00:18:11.190 align:start position:0% i mean this is something that shouldn't have<00:18:07.679><c> surprised</c><00:18:08.799><c> him</c><00:18:09.039><c> i</c><00:18:09.120><c> wouldn't</c><00:18:09.520><c> think</c> 00:18:11.190 --> 00:18:11.200 align:start position:0% have surprised him i wouldn't think 00:18:11.200 --> 00:18:14.230 align:start position:0% have surprised him i wouldn't think so<00:18:11.440><c> why</c><00:18:11.760><c> is</c><00:18:11.919><c> it</c> 00:18:14.230 --> 00:18:14.240 align:start position:0% so why is it 00:18:14.240 --> 00:18:15.830 align:start position:0% so why is it my<00:18:14.480><c> only</c><00:18:14.720><c> guess</c><00:18:15.039><c> is</c><00:18:15.200><c> that</c><00:18:15.280><c> he's</c><00:18:15.520><c> just</c> 00:18:15.830 --> 00:18:15.840 align:start position:0% my only guess is that he's just 00:18:15.840 --> 00:18:17.909 align:start position:0% my only guess is that he's just imagining<00:18:16.480><c> that</c><00:18:16.720><c> things</c><00:18:17.039><c> are</c><00:18:17.200><c> so</c><00:18:17.360><c> much</c><00:18:17.600><c> better</c> 00:18:17.909 --> 00:18:17.919 align:start position:0% imagining that things are so much better 00:18:17.919 --> 00:18:19.350 align:start position:0% imagining that things are so much better someplace<00:18:18.559><c> else</c> 00:18:19.350 --> 00:18:19.360 align:start position:0% someplace else 00:18:19.360 --> 00:18:21.430 align:start position:0% someplace else and<00:18:19.600><c> i</c><00:18:19.679><c> think</c><00:18:19.840><c> the</c><00:18:20.160><c> exhortation</c><00:18:20.880><c> to</c><00:18:21.120><c> us</c><00:18:21.360><c> is</c> 00:18:21.430 --> 00:18:21.440 align:start position:0% and i think the exhortation to us is 00:18:21.440 --> 00:18:23.590 align:start position:0% and i think the exhortation to us is that<00:18:21.600><c> we</c><00:18:21.679><c> need</c><00:18:21.919><c> to</c><00:18:22.080><c> learn</c><00:18:22.400><c> from</c><00:18:22.640><c> that</c> 00:18:23.590 --> 00:18:23.600 align:start position:0% that we need to learn from that 00:18:23.600 --> 00:18:26.230 align:start position:0% that we need to learn from that that<00:18:23.760><c> we</c><00:18:23.840><c> need</c><00:18:24.080><c> to</c><00:18:24.240><c> pray</c><00:18:24.559><c> for</c><00:18:24.880><c> those</c><00:18:25.760><c> even</c><00:18:26.080><c> when</c> 00:18:26.230 --> 00:18:26.240 align:start position:0% that we need to pray for those even when 00:18:26.240 --> 00:18:28.230 align:start position:0% that we need to pray for those even when we<00:18:26.400><c> think</c><00:18:26.640><c> that</c><00:18:26.799><c> their</c><00:18:27.039><c> lives</c><00:18:27.360><c> are</c><00:18:27.520><c> perfect</c> 00:18:28.230 --> 00:18:28.240 align:start position:0% we think that their lives are perfect 00:18:28.240 --> 00:18:31.270 align:start position:0% we think that their lives are perfect because<00:18:28.480><c> nobody's</c><00:18:28.960><c> life</c><00:18:29.200><c> is</c><00:18:29.360><c> perfect</c> 00:18:31.270 --> 00:18:31.280 align:start position:0% because nobody's life is perfect 00:18:31.280 --> 00:18:32.710 align:start position:0% because nobody's life is perfect comments<00:18:31.679><c> or</c><00:18:31.840><c> questions</c><00:18:32.320><c> we'll</c><00:18:32.480><c> accept</c> 00:18:32.710 --> 00:18:32.720 align:start position:0% comments or questions we'll accept 00:18:32.720 --> 00:18:33.990 align:start position:0% comments or questions we'll accept daniel<00:18:33.039><c> styles</c> 00:18:33.990 --> 00:18:34.000 align:start position:0% daniel styles 00:18:34.000 --> 00:18:39.830 align:start position:0% daniel styles dance<00:18:34.320><c> time</c> 00:18:39.830 --> 00:18:39.840 align:start position:0% 00:18:39.840 --> 00:18:41.669 align:start position:0% oh<00:18:40.080><c> danielle</c><00:18:40.640><c> styles</c><00:18:41.039><c> i</c><00:18:41.200><c> thought</c><00:18:41.360><c> you</c><00:18:41.440><c> said</c> 00:18:41.669 --> 00:18:41.679 align:start position:0% oh danielle styles i thought you said 00:18:41.679 --> 00:18:43.590 align:start position:0% oh danielle styles i thought you said dan 00:18:43.590 --> 00:18:43.600 align:start position:0% dan 00:18:43.600 --> 00:18:47.669 align:start position:0% dan but<00:18:44.240><c> that's</c><00:18:44.400><c> pretty</c><00:18:44.640><c> good</c> 00:18:47.669 --> 00:18:47.679 align:start position:0% 00:18:47.679 --> 00:18:48.710 align:start position:0% just<00:18:47.840><c> because</c><00:18:48.080><c> if</c><00:18:48.160><c> you</c><00:18:48.320><c> follow</c><00:18:48.480><c> her</c><00:18:48.640><c> on</c> 00:18:48.710 --> 00:18:48.720 align:start position:0% just because if you follow her on 00:18:48.720 --> 00:18:53.190 align:start position:0% just because if you follow her on facebook<00:18:49.120><c> she's</c><00:18:49.520><c> always</c><00:18:50.400><c> somewhere</c><00:18:50.799><c> else</c> 00:18:53.190 --> 00:18:53.200 align:start position:0% 00:18:53.200 --> 00:18:55.350 align:start position:0% okay 00:18:55.350 --> 00:18:55.360 align:start position:0% okay 00:18:55.360 --> 00:18:58.630 align:start position:0% okay any any<00:18:55.919><c> comments</c><00:18:56.240><c> or</c><00:18:56.400><c> questions</c><00:18:56.720><c> so</c><00:18:56.880><c> far</c> 00:18:58.630 --> 00:18:58.640 align:start position:0% any any comments or questions so far 00:18:58.640 --> 00:19:00.630 align:start position:0% any any comments or questions so far so<00:18:58.960><c> nehemiah</c><00:18:59.440><c> is</c><00:18:59.600><c> presented</c><00:19:00.000><c> with</c><00:19:00.160><c> this</c><00:19:00.400><c> issue</c> 00:19:00.630 --> 00:19:00.640 align:start position:0% so nehemiah is presented with this issue 00:19:00.640 --> 00:19:02.630 align:start position:0% so nehemiah is presented with this issue you<00:19:00.720><c> know</c><00:19:01.039><c> the</c><00:19:01.360><c> city</c><00:19:01.679><c> is</c><00:19:01.840><c> in</c><00:19:02.000><c> trouble</c><00:19:02.480><c> he</c> 00:19:02.630 --> 00:19:02.640 align:start position:0% you know the city is in trouble he 00:19:02.640 --> 00:19:05.750 align:start position:0% you know the city is in trouble he expresses<00:19:03.280><c> justice</c><00:19:04.000><c> dismay</c><00:19:05.039><c> when</c><00:19:05.200><c> i</c><00:19:05.360><c> heard</c> 00:19:05.750 --> 00:19:05.760 align:start position:0% expresses justice dismay when i heard 00:19:05.760 --> 00:19:09.110 align:start position:0% expresses justice dismay when i heard these<00:19:06.080><c> things</c><00:19:06.480><c> i</c><00:19:06.960><c> i</c><00:19:07.200><c> sat</c><00:19:07.600><c> down</c><00:19:07.919><c> and</c><00:19:08.160><c> wept</c> 00:19:09.110 --> 00:19:09.120 align:start position:0% these things i i sat down and wept 00:19:09.120 --> 00:19:12.549 align:start position:0% these things i i sat down and wept and<00:19:09.280><c> for</c><00:19:09.520><c> some</c><00:19:09.919><c> days</c><00:19:10.880><c> some</c><00:19:11.360><c> days</c> 00:19:12.549 --> 00:19:12.559 align:start position:0% and for some days some days 00:19:12.559 --> 00:19:13.990 align:start position:0% and for some days some days i<00:19:12.880><c> mourned</c> 00:19:13.990 --> 00:19:14.000 align:start position:0% i mourned 00:19:14.000 --> 00:19:16.630 align:start position:0% i mourned and<00:19:14.320><c> fasted</c> 00:19:16.630 --> 00:19:16.640 align:start position:0% and fasted 00:19:16.640 --> 00:19:19.990 align:start position:0% and fasted and<00:19:17.039><c> prayed</c><00:19:17.919><c> before</c><00:19:18.320><c> the</c><00:19:18.480><c> god</c><00:19:18.720><c> of</c><00:19:18.799><c> heaven</c> 00:19:19.990 --> 00:19:20.000 align:start position:0% and prayed before the god of heaven 00:19:20.000 --> 00:19:22.390 align:start position:0% and prayed before the god of heaven so<00:19:20.160><c> what</c><00:19:20.320><c> did</c><00:19:20.480><c> nehe</c><00:19:20.799><c> pray</c><00:19:21.039><c> about</c> 00:19:22.390 --> 00:19:22.400 align:start position:0% so what did nehe pray about 00:19:22.400 --> 00:19:24.870 align:start position:0% so what did nehe pray about we<00:19:22.559><c> see</c><00:19:22.799><c> nehemiah's</c><00:19:23.520><c> prayer</c><00:19:24.000><c> here</c> 00:19:24.870 --> 00:19:24.880 align:start position:0% we see nehemiah's prayer here 00:19:24.880 --> 00:19:27.270 align:start position:0% we see nehemiah's prayer here in<00:19:25.039><c> verses</c><00:19:25.600><c> 5</c><00:19:26.000><c> through</c><00:19:26.240><c> 11.</c> 00:19:27.270 --> 00:19:27.280 align:start position:0% in verses 5 through 11. 00:19:27.280 --> 00:19:29.350 align:start position:0% in verses 5 through 11. and<00:19:27.360><c> we're</c><00:19:27.520><c> going</c><00:19:27.600><c> to</c><00:19:27.760><c> read</c><00:19:28.000><c> it</c><00:19:28.160><c> in</c><00:19:28.320><c> a</c><00:19:28.480><c> second</c> 00:19:29.350 --> 00:19:29.360 align:start position:0% and we're going to read it in a second 00:19:29.360 --> 00:19:31.510 align:start position:0% and we're going to read it in a second but<00:19:29.679><c> as</c><00:19:29.919><c> we</c><00:19:30.160><c> read</c><00:19:30.400><c> it</c><00:19:30.559><c> i</c><00:19:30.720><c> want</c><00:19:30.880><c> to</c><00:19:31.120><c> i</c><00:19:31.200><c> want</c><00:19:31.440><c> to</c> 00:19:31.510 --> 00:19:31.520 align:start position:0% but as we read it i want to i want to 00:19:31.520 --> 00:19:34.310 align:start position:0% but as we read it i want to i want to point<00:19:31.919><c> out</c><00:19:32.480><c> four</c><00:19:32.880><c> different</c><00:19:33.280><c> components</c><00:19:34.080><c> to</c> 00:19:34.310 --> 00:19:34.320 align:start position:0% point out four different components to 00:19:34.320 --> 00:19:35.990 align:start position:0% point out four different components to this<00:19:34.559><c> prayer</c> 00:19:35.990 --> 00:19:36.000 align:start position:0% this prayer 00:19:36.000 --> 00:19:39.110 align:start position:0% this prayer like<00:19:36.240><c> the</c><00:19:36.400><c> lord's</c><00:19:36.840><c> prayer</c><00:19:37.840><c> nehemiah</c><00:19:38.559><c> begins</c> 00:19:39.110 --> 00:19:39.120 align:start position:0% like the lord's prayer nehemiah begins 00:19:39.120 --> 00:19:41.430 align:start position:0% like the lord's prayer nehemiah begins his<00:19:39.440><c> prayer</c><00:19:40.000><c> with</c><00:19:40.320><c> praise</c> 00:19:41.430 --> 00:19:41.440 align:start position:0% his prayer with praise 00:19:41.440 --> 00:19:44.150 align:start position:0% his prayer with praise i<00:19:41.600><c> think</c><00:19:41.840><c> a</c><00:19:41.919><c> very</c><00:19:42.320><c> appropriate</c><00:19:43.120><c> way</c><00:19:43.520><c> for</c><00:19:43.840><c> us</c><00:19:44.000><c> to</c> 00:19:44.150 --> 00:19:44.160 align:start position:0% i think a very appropriate way for us to 00:19:44.160 --> 00:19:47.590 align:start position:0% i think a very appropriate way for us to begin<00:19:44.720><c> our</c><00:19:44.960><c> own</c><00:19:45.280><c> prayers</c><00:19:46.080><c> we</c><00:19:46.320><c> pray</c><00:19:46.720><c> to</c><00:19:46.960><c> god</c><00:19:47.440><c> and</c> 00:19:47.590 --> 00:19:47.600 align:start position:0% begin our own prayers we pray to god and 00:19:47.600 --> 00:19:49.750 align:start position:0% begin our own prayers we pray to god and offer<00:19:48.000><c> him</c><00:19:48.400><c> praise</c> 00:19:49.750 --> 00:19:49.760 align:start position:0% offer him praise 00:19:49.760 --> 00:19:51.430 align:start position:0% offer him praise as<00:19:50.080><c> the</c><00:19:50.320><c> creator</c> 00:19:51.430 --> 00:19:51.440 align:start position:0% as the creator 00:19:51.440 --> 00:19:53.270 align:start position:0% as the creator as<00:19:51.679><c> the</c><00:19:51.919><c> sustainer</c> 00:19:53.270 --> 00:19:53.280 align:start position:0% as the sustainer 00:19:53.280 --> 00:19:55.750 align:start position:0% as the sustainer as<00:19:53.520><c> the</c><00:19:53.760><c> god</c><00:19:54.080><c> in</c><00:19:54.240><c> heaven</c><00:19:54.559><c> the</c><00:19:54.799><c> only</c><00:19:55.200><c> true</c><00:19:55.600><c> and</c> 00:19:55.750 --> 00:19:55.760 align:start position:0% as the god in heaven the only true and 00:19:55.760 --> 00:19:57.190 align:start position:0% as the god in heaven the only true and wise<00:19:56.240><c> god</c> 00:19:57.190 --> 00:19:57.200 align:start position:0% wise god 00:19:57.200 --> 00:19:58.710 align:start position:0% wise god and<00:19:57.360><c> that's</c><00:19:57.600><c> why</c><00:19:57.919><c> when</c><00:19:58.080><c> we</c><00:19:58.240><c> begin</c><00:19:58.559><c> our</c> 00:19:58.710 --> 00:19:58.720 align:start position:0% and that's why when we begin our 00:19:58.720 --> 00:20:01.110 align:start position:0% and that's why when we begin our memorial<00:19:59.280><c> services</c><00:19:59.840><c> for</c><00:20:00.000><c> example</c><00:20:00.480><c> on</c><00:20:00.720><c> sunday</c> 00:20:01.110 --> 00:20:01.120 align:start position:0% memorial services for example on sunday 00:20:01.120 --> 00:20:02.950 align:start position:0% memorial services for example on sunday mornings<00:20:01.840><c> one</c><00:20:02.000><c> of</c><00:20:02.080><c> the</c><00:20:02.159><c> things</c><00:20:02.400><c> that</c><00:20:02.480><c> we</c><00:20:02.640><c> most</c> 00:20:02.950 --> 00:20:02.960 align:start position:0% mornings one of the things that we most 00:20:02.960 --> 00:20:05.510 align:start position:0% mornings one of the things that we most often<00:20:03.280><c> do</c><00:20:03.520><c> is</c><00:20:03.760><c> begin</c><00:20:04.400><c> our</c><00:20:04.559><c> memorial</c><00:20:05.200><c> service</c> 00:20:05.510 --> 00:20:05.520 align:start position:0% often do is begin our memorial service 00:20:05.520 --> 00:20:08.230 align:start position:0% often do is begin our memorial service with<00:20:05.760><c> what</c><00:20:06.320><c> a</c><00:20:06.480><c> hymn</c><00:20:06.799><c> of</c><00:20:06.960><c> praise</c><00:20:07.840><c> it's</c><00:20:07.919><c> for</c><00:20:08.080><c> the</c> 00:20:08.230 --> 00:20:08.240 align:start position:0% with what a hymn of praise it's for the 00:20:08.240 --> 00:20:11.350 align:start position:0% with what a hymn of praise it's for the sa<00:20:08.400><c> it's</c><00:20:08.559><c> the</c><00:20:08.720><c> same</c><00:20:09.039><c> idea</c><00:20:09.919><c> so</c><00:20:10.159><c> he</c><00:20:10.400><c> begins</c><00:20:10.880><c> first</c> 00:20:11.350 --> 00:20:11.360 align:start position:0% sa it's the same idea so he begins first 00:20:11.360 --> 00:20:13.830 align:start position:0% sa it's the same idea so he begins first with<00:20:11.919><c> words</c><00:20:12.240><c> of</c><00:20:12.480><c> praise</c> 00:20:13.830 --> 00:20:13.840 align:start position:0% with words of praise 00:20:13.840 --> 00:20:15.430 align:start position:0% with words of praise and<00:20:14.000><c> then</c><00:20:14.159><c> he</c><00:20:14.400><c> offers</c> 00:20:15.430 --> 00:20:15.440 align:start position:0% and then he offers 00:20:15.440 --> 00:20:18.830 align:start position:0% and then he offers a<00:20:15.600><c> confession</c> 00:20:18.830 --> 00:20:18.840 align:start position:0% 00:20:18.840 --> 00:20:22.230 align:start position:0% thirdly<00:20:20.320><c> we're</c><00:20:20.559><c> going</c><00:20:20.720><c> to</c><00:20:20.960><c> see</c><00:20:21.200><c> that</c><00:20:21.440><c> nehemiah</c> 00:20:22.230 --> 00:20:22.240 align:start position:0% thirdly we're going to see that nehemiah 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said</c> 00:20:31.510 --> 00:20:31.520 align:start position:0% it's not just his own will as jesus said 00:20:31.520 --> 00:20:34.470 align:start position:0% it's not just his own will as jesus said thy<00:20:31.840><c> will</c><00:20:32.080><c> be</c><00:20:32.240><c> done</c><00:20:32.960><c> nehemiah</c><00:20:33.679><c> is</c><00:20:33.919><c> inferring</c> 00:20:34.470 --> 00:20:34.480 align:start position:0% thy will be done nehemiah is inferring 00:20:34.480 --> 00:20:37.110 align:start position:0% thy will be done nehemiah is inferring the<00:20:34.640><c> same</c><00:20:35.039><c> thing</c><00:20:35.440><c> because</c><00:20:35.760><c> in</c><00:20:36.000><c> his</c><00:20:36.240><c> prayer</c><00:20:36.960><c> he</c> 00:20:37.110 --> 00:20:37.120 align:start position:0% the same thing because in his prayer he 00:20:37.120 --> 00:20:40.149 align:start position:0% the same thing because in his prayer he makes<00:20:37.440><c> specific</c><00:20:38.320><c> mention</c><00:20:38.720><c> to</c><00:20:39.120><c> the</c><00:20:39.520><c> promises</c> 00:20:40.149 --> 00:20:40.159 align:start position:0% makes specific mention to the promises 00:20:40.159 --> 00:20:43.270 align:start position:0% makes specific mention to the promises that<00:20:40.480><c> god</c><00:20:40.799><c> has</c><00:20:41.120><c> previously</c><00:20:41.760><c> made</c> 00:20:43.270 --> 00:20:43.280 align:start position:0% that god has previously made 00:20:43.280 --> 00:20:45.270 align:start position:0% that god has previously made and<00:20:43.440><c> then</c><00:20:43.600><c> the</c><00:20:43.840><c> last</c><00:20:44.159><c> thing</c><00:20:44.400><c> he</c><00:20:44.640><c> does</c><00:20:44.960><c> is</c><00:20:45.120><c> he</c> 00:20:45.270 --> 00:20:45.280 align:start position:0% and then the last thing he does is he 00:20:45.280 --> 00:20:47.350 align:start position:0% and then the last thing he does is he makes<00:20:45.520><c> his</c><00:20:45.760><c> request</c><00:20:46.480><c> known</c> 00:20:47.350 --> 00:20:47.360 align:start position:0% makes his request known 00:20:47.360 --> 00:20:49.669 align:start position:0% makes his request known so<00:20:47.520><c> let's</c><00:20:47.760><c> take</c><00:20:47.919><c> a</c><00:20:48.080><c> look</c><00:20:48.240><c> at</c><00:20:48.400><c> this</c><00:20:48.640><c> prayer</c><00:20:49.520><c> and</c> 00:20:49.669 --> 00:20:49.679 align:start position:0% so let's take a look at this prayer and 00:20:49.679 --> 00:20:51.590 align:start position:0% so let's take a look at this prayer and we're<00:20:49.840><c> going</c><00:20:49.919><c> to</c><00:20:50.080><c> see</c><00:20:50.240><c> it</c><00:20:50.799><c> in</c><00:20:50.960><c> nehemiah</c> 00:20:51.590 --> 00:20:51.600 align:start position:0% we're going to see it in nehemiah 00:20:51.600 --> 00:20:54.149 align:start position:0% we're going to see it in nehemiah chapter<00:20:52.080><c> 1</c><00:20:52.400><c> verses</c><00:20:52.960><c> 5</c><00:20:53.280><c> through</c><00:20:53.520><c> 11</c><00:20:53.919><c> and</c><00:20:54.000><c> i'm</c> 00:20:54.149 --> 00:20:54.159 align:start position:0% chapter 1 verses 5 through 11 and i'm 00:20:54.159 --> 00:20:57.510 align:start position:0% chapter 1 verses 5 through 11 and i'm going<00:20:54.240><c> to</c><00:20:54.400><c> i'll</c><00:20:54.640><c> read</c><00:20:54.880><c> it</c><00:20:54.960><c> this</c><00:20:55.200><c> time</c> 00:20:57.510 --> 00:20:57.520 align:start position:0% 00:20:57.520 --> 00:20:59.669 align:start position:0% oh<00:20:57.760><c> lord</c><00:20:58.159><c> god</c><00:20:58.400><c> of</c><00:20:58.559><c> heaven</c> 00:20:59.669 --> 00:20:59.679 align:start position:0% oh lord god of heaven 00:20:59.679 --> 00:21:03.110 align:start position:0% oh lord god of heaven the<00:20:59.919><c> great</c><00:21:00.799><c> and</c><00:21:01.120><c> awesome</c><00:21:01.600><c> god</c><00:21:02.080><c> who</c><00:21:02.400><c> keeps</c><00:21:02.799><c> his</c> 00:21:03.110 --> 00:21:03.120 align:start position:0% the great and awesome god who keeps his 00:21:03.120 --> 00:21:04.710 align:start position:0% the great and awesome god who keeps his covenant<00:21:03.600><c> of</c><00:21:03.760><c> love</c> 00:21:04.710 --> 00:21:04.720 align:start position:0% covenant of love 00:21:04.720 --> 00:21:06.950 align:start position:0% covenant of love with<00:21:04.960><c> those</c><00:21:05.200><c> who</c><00:21:05.440><c> love</c><00:21:05.840><c> and</c><00:21:06.000><c> obey</c><00:21:06.640><c> his</c> 00:21:06.950 --> 00:21:06.960 align:start position:0% with those who love and obey his 00:21:06.960 --> 00:21:09.110 align:start position:0% with those who love and obey his commands 00:21:09.110 --> 00:21:09.120 align:start position:0% commands 00:21:09.120 --> 00:21:11.270 align:start position:0% commands first<00:21:09.360><c> thing</c><00:21:09.600><c> he</c><00:21:09.760><c> does</c><00:21:10.000><c> now</c><00:21:10.320><c> as</c><00:21:10.400><c> we</c><00:21:10.640><c> say</c><00:21:10.880><c> is</c><00:21:11.039><c> he</c> 00:21:11.270 --> 00:21:11.280 align:start position:0% first thing he does now as we say is he 00:21:11.280 --> 00:21:15.110 align:start position:0% first thing he does now as we say is he prays<00:21:12.080><c> he</c><00:21:12.400><c> offers</c><00:21:12.960><c> praise</c><00:21:13.440><c> to</c><00:21:13.679><c> god</c> 00:21:15.110 --> 00:21:15.120 align:start position:0% prays he offers praise to god 00:21:15.120 --> 00:21:17.510 align:start position:0% prays he offers praise to god but<00:21:15.360><c> right</c><00:21:15.600><c> away</c><00:21:16.000><c> we</c><00:21:16.240><c> see</c><00:21:16.480><c> that</c><00:21:16.640><c> the</c><00:21:16.960><c> problem</c> 00:21:17.510 --> 00:21:17.520 align:start position:0% but right away we see that the problem 00:21:17.520 --> 00:21:20.149 align:start position:0% but right away we see that the problem 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position:0% just picked up i've read it a couple of 00:21:35.120 --> 00:21:37.110 align:start position:0% just picked up i've read it a couple of times<00:21:35.440><c> and</c><00:21:35.600><c> i</c><00:21:35.760><c> got</c><00:21:35.919><c> a</c><00:21:36.000><c> couple</c><00:21:36.320><c> extra</c><00:21:36.559><c> copies</c><00:21:36.960><c> to</c> 00:21:37.110 --> 00:21:37.120 align:start position:0% times and i got a couple extra copies to 00:21:37.120 --> 00:21:38.710 align:start position:0% times and i got a couple extra copies to give<00:21:37.360><c> away</c><00:21:37.840><c> it's</c><00:21:38.000><c> a</c><00:21:38.080><c> book</c><00:21:38.320><c> that</c><00:21:38.480><c> john</c> 00:21:38.710 --> 00:21:38.720 align:start position:0% give away it's a book that john 00:21:38.720 --> 00:21:41.590 align:start position:0% give away it's a book that john longsberry<00:21:39.360><c> wrote</c><00:21:39.840><c> it's</c><00:21:40.000><c> called</c><00:21:40.400><c> change</c><00:21:40.720><c> us</c> 00:21:41.590 --> 00:21:41.600 align:start position:0% longsberry wrote it's called change us 00:21:41.600 --> 00:21:42.789 align:start position:0% longsberry wrote it's called change us not<00:21:41.919><c> god</c> 00:21:42.789 --> 00:21:42.799 align:start position:0% not god 00:21:42.799 --> 00:21:44.950 align:start position:0% not god the<00:21:43.039><c> problem</c><00:21:43.440><c> is</c><00:21:43.600><c> never</c><00:21:43.919><c> with</c><00:21:44.159><c> god</c><00:21:44.720><c> the</c> 00:21:44.950 --> 00:21:44.960 align:start position:0% the problem is never with god the 00:21:44.960 --> 00:21:47.190 align:start position:0% the problem is never with god the problem<00:21:45.360><c> is</c><00:21:45.600><c> always</c><00:21:46.000><c> with</c><00:21:46.320><c> us</c> 00:21:47.190 --> 00:21:47.200 align:start position:0% problem is always with us 00:21:47.200 --> 00:21:49.430 align:start position:0% problem is always with us and<00:21:47.360><c> that</c><00:21:47.600><c> i</c><00:21:47.760><c> think</c><00:21:48.159><c> is</c><00:21:48.320><c> what</c><00:21:48.559><c> we</c><00:21:48.799><c> see</c> 00:21:49.430 --> 00:21:49.440 align:start position:0% and that i think is what we see 00:21:49.440 --> 00:21:51.190 align:start position:0% and that i think is what we see happening<00:21:50.080><c> here</c> 00:21:51.190 --> 00:21:51.200 align:start position:0% happening here 00:21:51.200 --> 00:21:54.149 align:start position:0% happening here we<00:21:51.360><c> see</c><00:21:51.600><c> nehemiah</c><00:21:52.799><c> explaining</c><00:21:53.520><c> that</c><00:21:53.760><c> no</c><00:21:54.000><c> it's</c> 00:21:54.149 --> 00:21:54.159 align:start position:0% we see nehemiah explaining that no it's 00:21:54.159 --> 00:21:58.149 align:start position:0% we see nehemiah explaining that no it's not<00:21:54.400><c> god's</c><00:21:54.799><c> problem</c><00:21:55.440><c> god</c><00:21:55.919><c> keeps</c><00:21:56.240><c> 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and</c><00:22:25.760><c> night</c> 00:22:26.710 --> 00:22:26.720 align:start position:0% nehemiah prayed day and night 00:22:26.720 --> 00:22:28.070 align:start position:0% nehemiah prayed day and night i<00:22:26.880><c> don't</c><00:22:26.960><c> know</c><00:22:27.200><c> brothers</c><00:22:27.520><c> and</c><00:22:27.600><c> sisters</c><00:22:28.000><c> if</c> 00:22:28.070 --> 00:22:28.080 align:start position:0% i don't know brothers and sisters if 00:22:28.080 --> 00:22:31.830 align:start position:0% i don't know brothers and sisters if you're<00:22:28.320><c> like</c><00:22:28.559><c> me</c><00:22:28.799><c> you</c><00:22:28.880><c> know</c> 00:22:31.830 --> 00:22:31.840 align:start position:0% 00:22:31.840 --> 00:22:35.029 align:start position:0% you<00:22:32.080><c> have</c><00:22:32.720><c> things</c><00:22:32.960><c> that</c><00:22:33.120><c> happen</c><00:22:33.520><c> in</c><00:22:33.600><c> your</c><00:22:33.760><c> life</c> 00:22:35.029 --> 00:22:35.039 align:start 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nehemiah</c> 00:22:53.669 --> 00:22:53.679 align:start position:0% but you see the passion that nehemiah 00:22:53.679 --> 00:22:55.830 align:start position:0% but you see the passion that nehemiah you<00:22:53.840><c> know</c><00:22:54.159><c> nehemiah's</c><00:22:54.960><c> passion</c><00:22:55.360><c> was</c><00:22:55.520><c> such</c> 00:22:55.830 --> 00:22:55.840 align:start position:0% you know nehemiah's passion was such 00:22:55.840 --> 00:22:59.110 align:start position:0% you know nehemiah's passion was such that<00:22:56.400><c> he</c><00:22:56.640><c> was</c><00:22:57.039><c> praying</c><00:22:57.679><c> consistently</c><00:22:58.720><c> night</c> 00:22:59.110 --> 00:22:59.120 align:start position:0% that he was praying consistently night 00:22:59.120 --> 00:23:00.390 align:start position:0% that he was praying consistently night and<00:22:59.360><c> day</c> 00:23:00.390 --> 00:23:00.400 align:start position:0% and day 00:23:00.400 --> 00:23:02.470 align:start position:0% and 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position:0% of the apostle paul 00:23:16.159 --> 00:23:19.110 align:start position:0% of the apostle paul where<00:23:16.400><c> he</c><00:23:16.559><c> says</c><00:23:16.880><c> i</c><00:23:17.360><c> always</c><00:23:18.080><c> give</c><00:23:18.400><c> thanks</c><00:23:18.880><c> to</c> 00:23:19.110 --> 00:23:19.120 align:start position:0% where he says i always give thanks to 00:23:19.120 --> 00:23:19.990 align:start position:0% where he says i always give thanks to god 00:23:19.990 --> 00:23:20.000 align:start position:0% god 00:23:20.000 --> 00:23:22.149 align:start position:0% god if<00:23:20.159><c> you</c><00:23:20.320><c> read</c><00:23:20.640><c> paul's</c><00:23:21.039><c> letters</c><00:23:21.679><c> it's</c><00:23:21.919><c> one</c><00:23:22.080><c> of</c> 00:23:22.149 --> 00:23:22.159 align:start position:0% if you read paul's letters it's one of 00:23:22.159 --> 00:23:24.149 align:start position:0% if you read paul's letters it's one of the<00:23:22.240><c> consistent</c><00:23:22.960><c> themes</c><00:23:23.360><c> that</c><00:23:23.520><c> we</c><00:23:23.760><c> see</c><00:23:23.919><c> in</c><00:23:24.000><c> the</c> 00:23:24.149 --> 00:23:24.159 align:start position:0% the consistent themes that we see in the 00:23:24.159 --> 00:23:25.909 align:start position:0% the consistent themes that we see in the beginnings<00:23:24.720><c> of</c><00:23:24.799><c> his</c><00:23:25.039><c> letters</c> 00:23:25.909 --> 00:23:25.919 align:start position:0% beginnings of his letters 00:23:25.919 --> 00:23:29.029 align:start position:0% beginnings of his letters he<00:23:26.159><c> mentions</c><00:23:26.799><c> time</c><00:23:27.120><c> and</c><00:23:27.280><c> again</c><00:23:27.600><c> how</c><00:23:27.840><c> he</c><00:23:28.480><c> always</c> 00:23:29.029 --> 00:23:29.039 align:start position:0% he mentions time and again how he always 00:23:29.039 --> 00:23:31.669 align:start position:0% he mentions time and again how he always 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night</c><00:23:36.480><c> and</c><00:23:36.640><c> day</c> 00:23:37.750 --> 00:23:37.760 align:start position:0% he was praying night and day 00:23:37.760 --> 00:23:40.310 align:start position:0% he was praying night and day that's<00:23:38.080><c> the</c><00:23:38.320><c> passion</c><00:23:38.799><c> that</c><00:23:38.960><c> we</c><00:23:39.280><c> need</c> 00:23:40.310 --> 00:23:40.320 align:start position:0% that's the passion that we need 00:23:40.320 --> 00:23:41.110 align:start position:0% that's the passion that we need as 00:23:41.110 --> 00:23:41.120 align:start position:0% as 00:23:41.120 --> 00:23:43.190 align:start position:0% as christ<00:23:41.600><c> brothers</c><00:23:42.000><c> and</c><00:23:42.159><c> sisters</c> 00:23:43.190 --> 00:23:43.200 align:start position:0% christ brothers and sisters 00:23:43.200 --> 00:23:44.470 align:start position:0% christ brothers and sisters to<00:23:43.440><c> develop</c> 00:23:44.470 --> 00:23:44.480 align:start position:0% to 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that we would make our prayers 00:23:50.159 --> 00:23:52.070 align:start position:0% ourselves that we would make our prayers not<00:23:50.400><c> just</c><00:23:50.640><c> about</c><00:23:51.039><c> us</c> 00:23:52.070 --> 00:23:52.080 align:start position:0% not just about us 00:23:52.080 --> 00:23:54.470 align:start position:0% not just about us but<00:23:52.240><c> about</c><00:23:52.559><c> those</c><00:23:52.880><c> who</c><00:23:53.120><c> are</c><00:23:53.279><c> in</c><00:23:53.440><c> need</c> 00:23:54.470 --> 00:23:54.480 align:start position:0% but about those who are in need 00:23:54.480 --> 00:23:57.029 align:start position:0% but about those who are in need and<00:23:54.640><c> he</c><00:23:54.799><c> did</c><00:23:54.960><c> that</c><00:23:55.200><c> consistently</c> 00:23:57.029 --> 00:23:57.039 align:start position:0% and he did that consistently 00:23:57.039 --> 00:24:04.870 align:start position:0% and he did that consistently comments 00:24:04.870 --> 00:24:04.880 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align:start position:0% it's here where he takes ownership of the<00:24:12.720><c> problem</c> 00:24:13.830 --> 00:24:13.840 align:start position:0% the problem 00:24:13.840 --> 00:24:16.310 align:start position:0% the problem it's<00:24:14.080><c> here</c><00:24:14.400><c> where</c><00:24:14.640><c> he</c><00:24:14.880><c> provides</c><00:24:15.919><c> great</c> 00:24:16.310 --> 00:24:16.320 align:start position:0% it's here where he provides great 00:24:16.320 --> 00:24:17.990 align:start position:0% it's here where he provides great responsibility 00:24:17.990 --> 00:24:18.000 align:start position:0% responsibility 00:24:18.000 --> 00:24:19.590 align:start position:0% responsibility and<00:24:18.240><c> leadership</c> 00:24:19.590 --> 00:24:19.600 align:start position:0% and leadership 00:24:19.600 --> 00:24:22.310 align:start position:0% and leadership and<00:24:19.679><c> he</c><00:24:19.840><c> does</c><00:24:20.080><c> that</c><00:24:20.320><c> by</c><00:24:20.720><c> acknowledging</c><00:24:21.520><c> that</c> 00:24:22.310 --> 00:24:22.320 align:start position:0% and he does that by acknowledging that 00:24:22.320 --> 00:24:24.390 align:start position:0% and he does that by acknowledging that this<00:24:22.559><c> isn't</c><00:24:22.799><c> just</c><00:24:23.120><c> the</c><00:24:23.279><c> problem</c><00:24:24.000><c> of</c><00:24:24.159><c> the</c> 00:24:24.390 --> 00:24:24.400 align:start position:0% this isn't just the problem of the 00:24:24.400 --> 00:24:27.350 align:start position:0% this isn't just the problem of the people 00:24:27.350 --> 00:24:27.360 align:start position:0% 00:24:27.360 --> 00:24:30.710 align:start position:0% he's<00:24:27.679><c> accepting</c><00:24:28.159><c> blame</c><00:24:28.559><c> himself</c> 00:24:30.710 --> 00:24:30.720 align:start position:0% he's accepting blame himself 00:24:30.720 --> 00:24:32.549 align:start position:0% he's accepting blame himself let's<00:24:30.960><c> look</c><00:24:31.200><c> at</c><00:24:31.279><c> what</c><00:24:31.440><c> it</c><00:24:31.600><c> says</c><00:24:31.919><c> versus</c><00:24:32.400><c> the</c> 00:24:32.549 --> 00:24:32.559 align:start position:0% let's look at what it says versus the 00:24:32.559 --> 00:24:34.789 align:start position:0% let's look at what it says versus the end<00:24:32.720><c> of</c><00:24:32.880><c> six</c><00:24:33.279><c> it</c><00:24:33.440><c> says</c><00:24:33.760><c> your</c><00:24:34.080><c> servant</c><00:24:34.640><c> is</c> 00:24:34.789 --> 00:24:34.799 align:start position:0% end of six it says your servant is 00:24:34.799 --> 00:24:36.549 align:start position:0% end of six it says your servant is praying<00:24:35.200><c> before</c><00:24:35.600><c> you</c><00:24:35.840><c> day</c><00:24:36.080><c> and</c><00:24:36.159><c> night</c><00:24:36.400><c> for</c> 00:24:36.549 --> 00:24:36.559 align:start position:0% praying before you day and night for 00:24:36.559 --> 00:24:38.870 align:start position:0% praying before you day and night for your<00:24:36.799><c> servants</c><00:24:37.200><c> the</c><00:24:37.360><c> people</c><00:24:37.600><c> of</c><00:24:37.760><c> israel</c> 00:24:38.870 --> 00:24:38.880 align:start position:0% your servants the people of israel 00:24:38.880 --> 00:24:40.149 align:start position:0% your servants the people of israel and<00:24:38.960><c> then</c><00:24:39.200><c> it</c><00:24:39.279><c> says</c> 00:24:40.149 --> 00:24:40.159 align:start position:0% and then it says 00:24:40.159 --> 00:24:41.110 align:start position:0% and then it says i 00:24:41.110 --> 00:24:41.120 align:start position:0% i 00:24:41.120 --> 00:24:42.310 align:start position:0% i confess 00:24:42.310 --> 00:24:42.320 align:start position:0% confess 00:24:42.320 --> 00:24:43.830 align:start position:0% confess the<00:24:42.559><c> sins</c> 00:24:43.830 --> 00:24:43.840 align:start position:0% the sins 00:24:43.840 --> 00:24:46.070 align:start position:0% the sins we<00:24:44.159><c> israelites</c> 00:24:46.070 --> 00:24:46.080 align:start position:0% we israelites 00:24:46.080 --> 00:24:48.149 align:start position:0% we israelites including<00:24:46.720><c> myself</c> 00:24:48.149 --> 00:24:48.159 align:start position:0% including myself 00:24:48.159 --> 00:24:50.710 align:start position:0% including myself and<00:24:48.320><c> my</c><00:24:48.640><c> father's</c><00:24:49.120><c> house</c> 00:24:50.710 --> 00:24:50.720 align:start position:0% and my father's house 00:24:50.720 --> 00:24:56.149 align:start position:0% and my father's house have<00:24:50.960><c> committed</c><00:24:51.600><c> against</c><00:24:52.159><c> you</c> 00:24:56.149 --> 00:24:56.159 align:start position:0% 00:24:56.159 --> 00:24:58.230 align:start position:0% when<00:24:56.320><c> we</c><00:24:56.559><c> sin</c><00:24:56.880><c> brothers</c><00:24:57.279><c> and</c><00:24:57.440><c> sisters</c><00:24:58.000><c> our</c> 00:24:58.230 --> 00:24:58.240 align:start position:0% when we sin brothers and sisters our 00:24:58.240 --> 00:25:03.110 align:start position:0% when we sin brothers and sisters our sins<00:24:58.799><c> first</c><00:24:59.200><c> and</c><00:24:59.360><c> foremost</c><00:25:00.080><c> are</c><00:25:00.320><c> against</c><00:25:00.960><c> god</c> 00:25:03.110 --> 00:25:03.120 align:start position:0% sins first and foremost are against god 00:25:03.120 --> 00:25:05.269 align:start position:0% sins first and foremost are against god do<00:25:03.279><c> you</c><00:25:03.360><c> remember</c><00:25:03.679><c> how</c><00:25:03.919><c> david</c><00:25:04.320><c> responded</c><00:25:04.960><c> when</c> 00:25:05.269 --> 00:25:05.279 align:start position:0% do you remember how david responded when 00:25:05.279 --> 00:25:06.470 align:start position:0% do you remember how david responded when he<00:25:05.440><c> was</c><00:25:05.679><c> a</c> 00:25:06.470 --> 00:25:06.480 align:start position:0% he was a 00:25:06.480 --> 00:25:08.789 align:start position:0% he was a you<00:25:06.559><c> know</c><00:25:06.720><c> when</c><00:25:06.960><c> samuel</c><00:25:07.520><c> came</c><00:25:07.760><c> to</c><00:25:07.919><c> him</c> 00:25:08.789 --> 00:25:08.799 align:start position:0% you know when samuel came to him 00:25:08.799 --> 00:25:09.909 align:start position:0% you know when samuel came to him and<00:25:09.120><c> and</c> 00:25:09.909 --> 00:25:09.919 align:start position:0% and and 00:25:09.919 --> 00:25:10.789 align:start position:0% and and you<00:25:10.000><c> know</c> 00:25:10.789 --> 00:25:10.799 align:start position:0% you know 00:25:10.799 --> 00:25:12.950 align:start position:0% you know brought<00:25:11.120><c> forth</c><00:25:11.440><c> the</c><00:25:11.600><c> idea</c><00:25:12.080><c> that</c><00:25:12.320><c> he</c><00:25:12.559><c> had</c><00:25:12.720><c> been</c> 00:25:12.950 --> 00:25:12.960 align:start position:0% brought forth the idea that he had been 00:25:12.960 --> 00:25:15.990 align:start position:0% brought forth the idea that he had been exposed<00:25:14.320><c> that</c><00:25:14.480><c> his</c><00:25:14.720><c> sin</c><00:25:15.039><c> with</c><00:25:15.200><c> bathsheba</c><00:25:15.919><c> and</c> 00:25:15.990 --> 00:25:16.000 align:start position:0% exposed that his sin with bathsheba and 00:25:16.000 --> 00:25:17.750 align:start position:0% exposed that his sin with bathsheba and uriah<00:25:16.559><c> had</c><00:25:16.720><c> been</c><00:25:16.880><c> exposed</c><00:25:17.279><c> how</c><00:25:17.440><c> did</c><00:25:17.600><c> he</c> 00:25:17.750 --> 00:25:17.760 align:start position:0% uriah had been exposed how did he 00:25:17.760 --> 00:25:19.110 align:start position:0% uriah had been exposed how did he respond 00:25:19.110 --> 00:25:19.120 align:start position:0% respond 00:25:19.120 --> 00:25:21.510 align:start position:0% respond against<00:25:19.600><c> you</c><00:25:19.840><c> and</c><00:25:19.919><c> you</c><00:25:20.159><c> only</c><00:25:20.480><c> have</c><00:25:20.720><c> i</c><00:25:20.799><c> said</c> 00:25:21.510 --> 00:25:21.520 align:start position:0% against you and you only have i said 00:25:21.520 --> 00:25:23.750 align:start position:0% against you and you only have i said yeah<00:25:22.080><c> speaking</c><00:25:22.480><c> praying</c><00:25:22.799><c> to</c><00:25:22.960><c> god</c> 00:25:23.750 --> 00:25:23.760 align:start position:0% yeah speaking praying to god 00:25:23.760 --> 00:25:26.630 align:start position:0% yeah speaking praying to god against<00:25:24.240><c> you</c><00:25:24.720><c> and</c><00:25:24.880><c> you</c><00:25:25.200><c> only</c><00:25:25.600><c> have</c><00:25:25.840><c> i</c><00:25:26.000><c> sinned</c> 00:25:26.630 --> 00:25:26.640 align:start position:0% against you and you only have i sinned 00:25:26.640 --> 00:25:30.390 align:start position:0% against you and you only have i sinned so<00:25:26.880><c> sure</c><00:25:27.360><c> our</c><00:25:27.679><c> sins</c><00:25:28.080><c> can</c><00:25:28.240><c> have</c><00:25:28.480><c> an</c><00:25:28.799><c> impact</c><00:25:29.360><c> on</c> 00:25:30.390 --> 00:25:30.400 align:start position:0% so sure our sins can have an impact on 00:25:30.400 --> 00:25:32.310 align:start position:0% so sure our sins can have an impact on individuals 00:25:32.310 --> 00:25:32.320 align:start position:0% individuals 00:25:32.320 --> 00:25:35.269 align:start position:0% individuals our<00:25:32.559><c> sins</c><00:25:32.880><c> have</c><00:25:33.200><c> consequences</c><00:25:34.159><c> when</c><00:25:34.400><c> i</c><00:25:34.640><c> lie</c><00:25:35.039><c> to</c> 00:25:35.269 --> 00:25:35.279 align:start position:0% our sins have consequences when i lie to 00:25:35.279 --> 00:25:37.750 align:start position:0% our sins have consequences when i lie to someone<00:25:35.919><c> i</c><00:25:36.159><c> break</c><00:25:36.480><c> trust</c><00:25:36.799><c> with</c><00:25:36.960><c> that</c><00:25:37.200><c> person</c><00:25:37.520><c> i</c> 00:25:37.750 --> 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whom i've lied the<00:25:43.760><c> sin</c><00:25:44.000><c> is</c><00:25:44.159><c> against</c><00:25:44.559><c> god</c> 00:25:46.390 --> 00:25:46.400 align:start position:0% the sin is against god 00:25:46.400 --> 00:25:49.110 align:start position:0% the sin is against god we<00:25:46.720><c> have</c><00:25:46.880><c> to</c><00:25:47.120><c> do</c><00:25:47.440><c> all</c><00:25:47.760><c> we</c><00:25:48.000><c> can</c> 00:25:49.110 --> 00:25:49.120 align:start position:0% we have to do all we can 00:25:49.120 --> 00:25:52.149 align:start position:0% we have to do all we can to<00:25:49.360><c> repair</c><00:25:50.159><c> the</c><00:25:50.320><c> consequences</c><00:25:51.279><c> of</c><00:25:51.440><c> our</c><00:25:51.679><c> sins</c> 00:25:52.149 --> 00:25:52.159 align:start position:0% to repair the consequences of our sins 00:25:52.159 --> 00:25:54.630 align:start position:0% to repair the consequences of our sins after<00:25:52.480><c> we've</c><00:25:52.799><c> prayed</c><00:25:53.120><c> for</c><00:25:53.360><c> forgiveness</c> 00:25:54.630 --> 00:25:54.640 align:start position:0% after we've prayed for forgiveness 00:25:54.640 --> 00:25:57.750 align:start position:0% after we've prayed for forgiveness but<00:25:54.880><c> first</c><00:25:55.200><c> and</c><00:25:55.360><c> foremost</c><00:25:55.840><c> as</c><00:25:56.080><c> nehemiah</c><00:25:56.720><c> says</c> 00:25:57.750 --> 00:25:57.760 align:start position:0% but first and foremost as nehemiah says 00:25:57.760 --> 00:26:01.190 align:start position:0% but first and foremost as nehemiah says it's<00:25:58.000><c> a</c><00:25:58.159><c> sin</c><00:25:58.400><c> against</c><00:25:58.880><c> god</c> 00:26:01.190 --> 00:26:01.200 align:start position:0% it's a sin against god 00:26:01.200 --> 00:26:03.269 align:start position:0% it's a sin against god your<00:26:01.440><c> servant</c><00:26:01.840><c> is</c><00:26:02.000><c> praying</c><00:26:02.400><c> uh</c> 00:26:03.269 --> 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similar</c><00:26:25.840><c> isn't</c><00:26:26.080><c> it</c> 00:26:26.710 --> 00:26:26.720 align:start position:0% yeah yeah very similar isn't it 00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:29.190 align:start position:0% yeah yeah very similar isn't it yeah 00:26:29.190 --> 00:26:29.200 align:start position:0% 00:26:29.200 --> 00:26:31.269 align:start position:0% i<00:26:29.440><c> like</c><00:26:29.600><c> to</c><00:26:29.760><c> think</c><00:26:29.919><c> that</c><00:26:30.159><c> jesus</c> 00:26:31.269 --> 00:26:31.279 align:start position:0% i like to think that jesus 00:26:31.279 --> 00:26:32.870 align:start position:0% i like to think that jesus i<00:26:31.440><c> like</c><00:26:31.600><c> to</c><00:26:31.760><c> think</c><00:26:32.000><c> but</c> 00:26:32.870 --> 00:26:32.880 align:start position:0% i like to think but 00:26:32.880 --> 00:26:34.630 align:start position:0% i like to think but i<00:26:33.120><c> sometimes</c><00:26:33.679><c> use</c><00:26:33.919><c> the</c><00:26:34.000><c> expression</c><00:26:34.480><c> that</c> 00:26:34.630 --> 00:26:34.640 align:start position:0% i sometimes use the expression that 00:26:34.640 --> 00:26:37.029 align:start position:0% i sometimes use the expression that jesus<00:26:35.120><c> takes</c><00:26:35.440><c> it</c><00:26:35.520><c> very</c><00:26:35.919><c> personally</c> 00:26:37.029 --> 00:26:37.039 align:start position:0% jesus takes it very personally 00:26:37.039 --> 00:26:39.830 align:start position:0% jesus takes it very personally how<00:26:37.279><c> we</c><00:26:37.520><c> treat</c><00:26:37.840><c> one</c><00:26:38.080><c> another</c> 00:26:39.830 --> 00:26:39.840 align:start position:0% how we treat one another 00:26:39.840 --> 00:26:40.950 align:start position:0% how we treat one another right 00:26:40.950 --> 00:26:40.960 align:start position:0% right 00:26:40.960 --> 00:26:42.470 align:start position:0% right if<00:26:41.039><c> you've</c><00:26:41.279><c> done</c><00:26:41.520><c> it</c> 00:26:42.470 --> 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00:27:00.400 align:start position:0% you if i sin oh lord 00:27:00.400 --> 00:27:01.350 align:start position:0% you if i sin oh lord okay 00:27:01.350 --> 00:27:01.360 align:start position:0% okay 00:27:01.360 --> 00:27:02.549 align:start position:0% okay so 00:27:02.549 --> 00:27:02.559 align:start position:0% so 00:27:02.559 --> 00:27:06.230 align:start position:0% so nehemiah<00:27:03.279><c> did</c><00:27:03.520><c> not</c><00:27:03.840><c> play</c><00:27:04.159><c> the</c><00:27:04.400><c> blame</c><00:27:04.880><c> game</c><00:27:06.080><c> he</c> 00:27:06.230 --> 00:27:06.240 align:start position:0% nehemiah did not play the blame game he 00:27:06.240 --> 00:27:09.350 align:start position:0% nehemiah did not play the blame game he did<00:27:06.480><c> not</c><00:27:06.880><c> say</c><00:27:07.520><c> these</c><00:27:07.919><c> israelites</c><00:27:08.640><c> have</c><00:27:08.799><c> sinned</c> 00:27:09.350 --> 00:27:09.360 align:start position:0% did not say these israelites have sinned 00:27:09.360 --> 00:27:11.269 align:start position:0% did not say these israelites have sinned they<00:27:09.520><c> are</c><00:27:09.760><c> terrible</c><00:27:10.240><c> people</c> 00:27:11.269 --> 00:27:11.279 align:start position:0% they are terrible people 00:27:11.279 --> 00:27:13.269 align:start position:0% they are terrible people if<00:27:11.520><c> i</c><00:27:11.760><c> were</c><00:27:12.000><c> there</c><00:27:12.559><c> things</c><00:27:12.960><c> would</c><00:27:13.120><c> be</c> 00:27:13.269 --> 00:27:13.279 align:start position:0% if i were there things would be 00:27:13.279 --> 00:27:15.590 align:start position:0% if i were there things would be different 00:27:15.590 --> 00:27:15.600 align:start position:0% different 00:27:15.600 --> 00:27:17.510 align:start position:0% different and<00:27:15.760><c> i</c><00:27:15.840><c> think</c><00:27:16.080><c> that's</c><00:27:16.320><c> a</c><00:27:16.559><c> great</c><00:27:16.880><c> lesson</c><00:27:17.279><c> in</c> 00:27:17.510 --> 00:27:17.520 align:start position:0% and i think that's a great lesson in 00:27:17.520 --> 00:27:20.549 align:start position:0% and i think that's a great lesson in leadership 00:27:20.549 --> 00:27:20.559 align:start position:0% 00:27:20.559 --> 00:27:22.389 align:start position:0% and<00:27:20.799><c> it's</c><00:27:21.039><c> it's</c><00:27:21.279><c> a</c><00:27:21.520><c> hard</c><00:27:21.840><c> thing</c><00:27:22.000><c> to</c><00:27:22.159><c> do</c> 00:27:22.389 --> 00:27:22.399 align:start position:0% and it's it's a hard thing to do 00:27:22.399 --> 00:27:26.070 align:start position:0% and it's it's a hard thing to do sometimes 00:27:26.070 --> 00:27:26.080 align:start position:0% 00:27:26.080 --> 00:27:39.830 align:start position:0% you<00:27:26.320><c> do</c><00:27:26.559><c> it</c> 00:27:39.830 --> 00:27:39.840 align:start position:0% 00:27:39.840 --> 00:27:42.910 align:start position:0% we<00:27:40.000><c> can</c><00:27:40.240><c> be</c><00:27:40.399><c> very</c><00:27:40.720><c> critical</c><00:27:41.279><c> right</c> 00:27:42.910 --> 00:27:42.920 align:start position:0% we can be very critical right 00:27:42.920 --> 00:27:52.870 align:start position:0% we can be very critical right [Laughter] 00:27:52.870 --> 00:27:52.880 align:start position:0% 00:27:52.880 --> 00:27:54.070 align:start position:0% yeah 00:27:54.070 --> 00:27:54.080 align:start position:0% yeah 00:27:54.080 --> 00:27:55.669 align:start position:0% yeah but<00:27:54.240><c> isn't</c><00:27:54.480><c> that</c><00:27:54.559><c> the</c><00:27:54.720><c> truth</c> 00:27:55.669 --> 00:27:55.679 align:start position:0% but isn't that the truth 00:27:55.679 --> 00:27:57.669 align:start position:0% but isn't that the truth i<00:27:55.760><c> mean</c><00:27:55.919><c> we</c><00:27:56.080><c> can</c><00:27:56.480><c> we</c><00:27:56.640><c> can</c><00:27:56.880><c> point</c><00:27:57.200><c> our</c><00:27:57.279><c> fingers</c> 00:27:57.669 --> 00:27:57.679 align:start position:0% i mean we can we can point our fingers 00:27:57.679 --> 00:27:59.669 align:start position:0% i mean we can we can point our fingers at<00:27:57.840><c> other</c><00:27:58.080><c> people</c><00:27:58.480><c> at</c><00:27:58.640><c> other</c><00:27:58.880><c> equations</c><00:27:59.520><c> at</c> 00:27:59.669 --> 00:27:59.679 align:start position:0% at other people at other equations at 00:27:59.679 --> 00:28:01.669 align:start position:0% at other people at other equations at the<00:27:59.760><c> way</c><00:28:00.000><c> they</c><00:28:00.240><c> do</c><00:28:00.480><c> things</c> 00:28:01.669 --> 00:28:01.679 align:start position:0% the way they do things 00:28:01.679 --> 00:28:03.669 align:start position:0% the way they do things but<00:28:01.840><c> brothers</c><00:28:02.159><c> and</c><00:28:02.240><c> sisters</c><00:28:02.640><c> we</c><00:28:02.880><c> are</c><00:28:03.120><c> one</c><00:28:03.440><c> we</c> 00:28:03.669 --> 00:28:03.679 align:start position:0% but brothers and sisters we are one we 00:28:03.679 --> 00:28:06.950 align:start position:0% but brothers and sisters we are one we are<00:28:04.000><c> the</c><00:28:04.240><c> one</c><00:28:04.559><c> body</c><00:28:04.880><c> of</c><00:28:05.039><c> christ</c> 00:28:06.950 --> 00:28:06.960 align:start position:0% are the one body of christ 00:28:06.960 --> 00:28:09.909 align:start position:0% are the one body of christ and<00:28:07.200><c> and</c><00:28:07.360><c> we</c><00:28:07.760><c> we</c><00:28:08.000><c> have</c><00:28:08.159><c> to</c><00:28:08.399><c> remember</c><00:28:09.039><c> that</c><00:28:09.360><c> it's</c> 00:28:09.909 --> 00:28:09.919 align:start position:0% and and we we have to remember that it's 00:28:09.919 --> 00:28:12.470 align:start position:0% and and we we have to remember that it's together 00:28:12.470 --> 00:28:12.480 align:start position:0% together 00:28:12.480 --> 00:28:14.830 align:start position:0% together you<00:28:12.640><c> know</c><00:28:12.720><c> we're</c><00:28:12.960><c> in</c><00:28:13.120><c> this</c> 00:28:14.830 --> 00:28:14.840 align:start position:0% you know we're in this 00:28:14.840 --> 00:28:17.430 align:start position:0% you know we're in this together<00:28:15.919><c> so</c><00:28:16.320><c> nehemiah</c><00:28:17.039><c> takes</c><00:28:17.279><c> the</c> 00:28:17.430 --> 00:28:17.440 align:start position:0% together so nehemiah takes the 00:28:17.440 --> 00:28:22.230 align:start position:0% together so nehemiah takes the responsibility 00:28:22.230 --> 00:28:22.240 align:start position:0% 00:28:22.240 --> 00:28:24.950 align:start position:0% verses<00:28:22.640><c> 8</c><00:28:22.880><c> through</c><00:28:23.120><c> 10.</c> 00:28:24.950 --> 00:28:24.960 align:start position:0% verses 8 through 10. 00:28:24.960 --> 00:28:26.149 align:start position:0% verses 8 through 10. remember<00:28:25.200><c> what</c><00:28:25.360><c> he</c><00:28:25.520><c> says</c><00:28:25.760><c> at</c><00:28:25.840><c> the</c><00:28:25.919><c> end</c><00:28:26.080><c> of</c> 00:28:26.149 --> 00:28:26.159 align:start position:0% remember what he says at the end of 00:28:26.159 --> 00:28:28.070 align:start position:0% remember what he says at the end of verse<00:28:26.480><c> 7</c> 00:28:28.070 --> 00:28:28.080 align:start position:0% verse 7 00:28:28.080 --> 00:28:30.149 align:start position:0% verse 7 he<00:28:28.240><c> says</c><00:28:28.480><c> we've</c><00:28:28.720><c> not</c><00:28:29.039><c> obeyed</c><00:28:29.440><c> the</c><00:28:29.600><c> commands</c> 00:28:30.149 --> 00:28:30.159 align:start position:0% he says we've not obeyed the commands 00:28:30.159 --> 00:28:33.029 align:start position:0% he says we've not obeyed the commands decrees<00:28:30.799><c> and</c><00:28:30.960><c> laws</c><00:28:31.679><c> you</c><00:28:31.840><c> gave</c><00:28:32.159><c> your</c><00:28:32.480><c> servant</c> 00:28:33.029 --> 00:28:33.039 align:start position:0% decrees and laws you gave your servant 00:28:33.039 --> 00:28:34.149 align:start position:0% decrees and laws you gave your servant moses 00:28:34.149 --> 00:28:34.159 align:start position:0% moses 00:28:34.159 --> 00:28:36.549 align:start position:0% moses now<00:28:34.320><c> these</c><00:28:34.559><c> people</c><00:28:35.200><c> i</c><00:28:35.360><c> mean</c><00:28:35.919><c> nehemiah</c><00:28:36.480><c> has</c> 00:28:36.549 --> 00:28:36.559 align:start position:0% now these people i mean nehemiah has 00:28:36.559 --> 00:28:37.990 align:start position:0% now these people i mean nehemiah has been<00:28:36.720><c> in</c><00:28:36.880><c> babylon</c> 00:28:37.990 --> 00:28:38.000 align:start position:0% been in babylon 00:28:38.000 --> 00:28:40.630 align:start position:0% been in babylon probably<00:28:38.320><c> all</c><00:28:38.480><c> his</c><00:28:38.640><c> life</c> 00:28:40.630 --> 00:28:40.640 align:start position:0% probably all his life 00:28:40.640 --> 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--> 00:28:55.830 align:start position:0% i mean they didn't have access to the temple 00:28:55.830 --> 00:28:55.840 align:start position:0% temple 00:28:55.840 --> 00:28:58.549 align:start position:0% temple who<00:28:56.080><c> knows</c><00:28:56.399><c> how</c><00:28:56.559><c> many</c><00:28:56.960><c> scrolls</c><00:28:57.440><c> were</c><00:28:57.679><c> left</c> 00:28:58.549 --> 00:28:58.559 align:start position:0% who knows how many scrolls were left 00:28:58.559 --> 00:29:00.630 align:start position:0% who knows how many scrolls were left it<00:28:58.640><c> was</c><00:28:58.880><c> an</c><00:28:59.039><c> oral</c><00:28:59.440><c> tradition</c><00:28:59.840><c> they</c><00:29:00.080><c> met</c><00:29:00.320><c> by</c><00:29:00.480><c> the</c> 00:29:00.630 --> 00:29:00.640 align:start position:0% it was an oral tradition they met by the 00:29:00.640 --> 00:29:03.669 align:start position:0% it was an oral tradition they met by the rivers<00:29:00.960><c> of</c><00:29:01.120><c> babylon</c><00:29:01.679><c> they</c><00:29:02.240><c> they</c><00:29:02.480><c> met</c><00:29:02.799><c> in</c><00:29:02.960><c> these</c> 00:29:03.669 --> 00:29:03.679 align:start position:0% rivers of babylon they they met in these 00:29:03.679 --> 00:29:06.549 align:start position:0% rivers of babylon they they met in these these<00:29:04.000><c> synagogues</c> 00:29:06.549 --> 00:29:06.559 align:start position:0% these synagogues 00:29:06.559 --> 00:29:08.710 align:start position:0% these synagogues that<00:29:06.720><c> were</c><00:29:06.960><c> created</c><00:29:07.840><c> because</c><00:29:08.159><c> the</c><00:29:08.320><c> temple</c> 00:29:08.710 --> 00:29:08.720 align:start position:0% that were created because the temple 00:29:08.720 --> 00:29:10.710 align:start position:0% that were created because the temple wasn't<00:29:09.039><c> accessible</c> 00:29:10.710 --> 00:29:10.720 align:start position:0% wasn't accessible 00:29:10.720 --> 00:29:12.710 align:start position:0% wasn't accessible and<00:29:10.880><c> it</c><00:29:10.960><c> was</c><00:29:11.200><c> through</c><00:29:11.600><c> that</c><00:29:11.919><c> interaction</c><00:29:12.559><c> that</c> 00:29:12.710 --> 00:29:12.720 align:start position:0% and it was through that interaction that 00:29:12.720 --> 00:29:15.990 align:start position:0% and it was through that interaction that they<00:29:13.039><c> shared</c><00:29:13.919><c> the</c><00:29:14.159><c> information</c><00:29:14.880><c> but</c> 00:29:15.990 --> 00:29:16.000 align:start position:0% they shared the information but 00:29:16.000 --> 00:29:18.389 align:start position:0% they shared the information but did<00:29:16.159><c> they</c><00:29:16.399><c> understand</c><00:29:17.039><c> it</c> 00:29:18.389 --> 00:29:18.399 align:start position:0% did they understand it 00:29:18.399 --> 00:29:20.549 align:start position:0% did they understand it we're<00:29:18.559><c> going</c><00:29:18.640><c> to</c><00:29:18.720><c> see</c><00:29:18.960><c> later</c><00:29:19.279><c> on</c><00:29:19.520><c> in</c><00:29:19.600><c> nehemiah</c> 00:29:20.549 --> 00:29:20.559 align:start position:0% we're going to see later on in nehemiah 00:29:20.559 --> 00:29:23.190 align:start position:0% we're going to see later on in nehemiah that<00:29:20.960><c> nehemiah</c><00:29:21.840><c> gathers</c><00:29:22.320><c> the</c><00:29:22.480><c> people</c><00:29:22.799><c> once</c><00:29:23.039><c> he</c> 00:29:23.190 --> 00:29:23.200 align:start position:0% that nehemiah gathers the people once he 00:29:23.200 --> 00:29:25.269 align:start position:0% that nehemiah gathers the people once he returns<00:29:23.600><c> to</c><00:29:23.760><c> jerusalem</c><00:29:24.320><c> gathers</c><00:29:24.799><c> the</c><00:29:24.880><c> people</c> 00:29:25.269 --> 00:29:25.279 align:start position:0% returns to jerusalem gathers the people 00:29:25.279 --> 00:29:27.990 align:start position:0% returns to jerusalem gathers the people 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the</c><00:29:34.320><c> people</c> 00:29:36.470 --> 00:29:36.480 align:start position:0% so that he can speak out to the people 00:29:36.480 --> 00:29:37.990 align:start position:0% so that he can speak out to the people and<00:29:36.799><c> teach</c><00:29:37.200><c> them</c> 00:29:37.990 --> 00:29:38.000 align:start position:0% and teach them 00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:41.029 align:start position:0% and teach them the<00:29:38.159><c> words</c><00:29:38.480><c> of</c><00:29:38.640><c> scripture</c><00:29:40.080><c> in</c><00:29:40.240><c> the</c><00:29:40.480><c> language</c> 00:29:41.029 --> 00:29:41.039 align:start position:0% the words of scripture in the language 00:29:41.039 --> 00:29:43.029 align:start position:0% the words of scripture in the language that<00:29:41.200><c> they</c><00:29:41.440><c> understood</c><00:29:42.559><c> how</c><00:29:42.720><c> many</c><00:29:42.880><c> of</c><00:29:42.960><c> the</c> 00:29:43.029 --> 00:29:43.039 align:start position:0% that they understood how many of the 00:29:43.039 --> 00:29:45.350 align:start position:0% that they understood how many of the people<00:29:43.360><c> that</c><00:29:43.600><c> returned</c><00:29:44.159><c> from</c><00:29:44.399><c> babylon</c><00:29:44.960><c> after</c> 00:29:45.350 --> 00:29:45.360 align:start position:0% people that returned from babylon after 00:29:45.360 --> 00:29:47.750 align:start position:0% people that returned from babylon after 70<00:29:45.760><c> years</c><00:29:46.000><c> in</c><00:29:46.159><c> captivity</c> 00:29:47.750 --> 00:29:47.760 align:start position:0% 70 years in captivity 00:29:47.760 --> 00:29:49.830 align:start position:0% 70 years in captivity understood<00:29:48.240><c> the</c><00:29:48.399><c> jewish</c><00:29:48.799><c> language</c> 00:29:49.830 --> 00:29:49.840 align:start position:0% understood the jewish language 00:29:49.840 --> 00:29:52.710 align:start position:0% understood the jewish language i<00:29:49.919><c> don't</c><00:29:50.159><c> know</c><00:29:50.799><c> maybe</c><00:29:51.120><c> they</c><00:29:51.279><c> all</c><00:29:51.520><c> did</c> 00:29:52.710 --> 00:29:52.720 align:start position:0% i don't know maybe they all did 00:29:52.720 --> 00:29:55.190 align:start position:0% i don't know maybe they all did but<00:29:52.880><c> perhaps</c><00:29:53.360><c> not</c><00:29:53.679><c> because</c><00:29:54.320><c> it</c><00:29:54.480><c> tells</c><00:29:54.799><c> us</c><00:29:55.039><c> in</c> 00:29:55.190 --> 00:29:55.200 align:start position:0% but perhaps not because it tells us in 00:29:55.200 --> 00:29:57.510 align:start position:0% but perhaps not because it tells us in nehemiah<00:29:55.679><c> i</c><00:29:55.840><c> think</c><00:29:55.919><c> it's</c><00:29:56.080><c> chapter</c><00:29:56.559><c> 9</c><00:29:57.360><c> that</c> 00:29:57.510 --> 00:29:57.520 align:start position:0% nehemiah i think it's chapter 9 that 00:29:57.520 --> 00:29:59.909 align:start position:0% nehemiah i think it's chapter 9 that they<00:29:57.919><c> spoke</c><00:29:58.720><c> so</c><00:29:58.880><c> that</c><00:29:59.039><c> the</c><00:29:59.200><c> people</c><00:29:59.520><c> would</c> 00:29:59.909 --> 00:29:59.919 align:start position:0% they spoke so that the people would 00:29:59.919 --> 00:30:03.350 align:start position:0% they spoke so that the people would understand<00:30:01.279><c> what</c><00:30:01.440><c> was</c><00:30:01.679><c> being</c><00:30:02.000><c> read</c> 00:30:03.350 --> 00:30:03.360 align:start position:0% understand what was being read 00:30:03.360 --> 00:30:05.269 align:start position:0% understand what was being read means<00:30:03.760><c> translated</c> 00:30:05.269 --> 00:30:05.279 align:start position:0% means translated 00:30:05.279 --> 00:30:07.190 align:start position:0% means translated anyway 00:30:07.190 --> 00:30:07.200 align:start position:0% anyway 00:30:07.200 --> 00:30:10.149 align:start position:0% anyway nehemiah<00:30:07.840><c> though</c><00:30:08.480><c> he</c><00:30:08.640><c> knew</c><00:30:08.880><c> the</c><00:30:09.039><c> scriptures</c> 00:30:10.149 --> 00:30:10.159 align:start position:0% nehemiah though he knew the scriptures 00:30:10.159 --> 00:30:13.350 align:start position:0% nehemiah though he knew the scriptures look<00:30:10.399><c> at</c><00:30:10.480><c> what</c><00:30:10.640><c> we</c><00:30:10.720><c> see</c><00:30:10.960><c> in</c><00:30:11.039><c> verse</c><00:30:11.360><c> 8.</c> 00:30:13.350 --> 00:30:13.360 align:start position:0% look at what we see in verse 8. 00:30:13.360 --> 00:30:15.430 align:start position:0% look at what we see in verse 8. remember<00:30:13.919><c> the</c><00:30:14.080><c> instruction</c><00:30:14.720><c> you</c><00:30:14.960><c> gave</c><00:30:15.279><c> your</c> 00:30:15.430 --> 00:30:15.440 align:start position:0% remember the instruction you gave your 00:30:15.440 --> 00:30:17.590 align:start position:0% remember the instruction you gave your servant<00:30:16.000><c> moses</c><00:30:16.559><c> saying</c> 00:30:17.590 --> 00:30:17.600 align:start position:0% servant moses saying 00:30:17.600 --> 00:30:21.190 align:start position:0% servant moses saying if<00:30:17.760><c> you're</c><00:30:18.080><c> unfaithful</c><00:30:19.279><c> i</c><00:30:19.520><c> will</c><00:30:19.840><c> scatter</c><00:30:20.399><c> you</c> 00:30:21.190 --> 00:30:21.200 align:start position:0% if you're unfaithful i will scatter you 00:30:21.200 --> 00:30:23.430 align:start position:0% if you're unfaithful i will scatter you among<00:30:21.440><c> the</c><00:30:21.679><c> nations</c> 00:30:23.430 --> 00:30:23.440 align:start position:0% among the nations 00:30:23.440 --> 00:30:25.750 align:start position:0% among the nations nehemiah<00:30:23.919><c> is</c><00:30:24.080><c> referring</c><00:30:24.480><c> to</c><00:30:24.640><c> leviticus</c> 00:30:25.750 --> 00:30:25.760 align:start position:0% nehemiah is referring to leviticus 00:30:25.760 --> 00:30:27.750 align:start position:0% nehemiah is referring to leviticus chapter<00:30:26.240><c> 26</c> 00:30:27.750 --> 00:30:27.760 align:start position:0% chapter 26 00:30:27.760 --> 00:30:29.909 align:start position:0% chapter 26 verse<00:30:28.080><c> 33</c> 00:30:29.909 --> 00:30:29.919 align:start position:0% verse 33 00:30:29.919 --> 00:30:30.870 align:start position:0% verse 33 where 00:30:30.870 --> 00:30:30.880 align:start position:0% where 00:30:30.880 --> 00:30:33.669 align:start position:0% where god<00:30:31.279><c> specifically</c><00:30:32.159><c> says</c><00:30:32.559><c> that</c><00:30:32.799><c> if</c><00:30:33.039><c> the</c><00:30:33.279><c> people</c> 00:30:33.669 --> 00:30:33.679 align:start position:0% god specifically says that if the people 00:30:33.679 --> 00:30:36.470 align:start position:0% god specifically says that if the people if<00:30:33.840><c> the</c><00:30:34.159><c> nation</c><00:30:34.880><c> is</c><00:30:35.200><c> unfaithful</c><00:30:35.919><c> they</c><00:30:36.080><c> will</c><00:30:36.240><c> be</c> 00:30:36.470 --> 00:30:36.480 align:start position:0% if the nation is unfaithful they will be 00:30:36.480 --> 00:30:38.230 align:start position:0% if the nation is unfaithful they will be scattered 00:30:38.230 --> 00:30:38.240 align:start position:0% scattered 00:30:38.240 --> 00:30:41.110 align:start position:0% scattered and<00:30:38.320><c> then</c><00:30:38.480><c> what</c><00:30:38.640><c> he</c><00:30:38.799><c> says</c><00:30:39.120><c> in</c><00:30:39.200><c> this</c><00:30:39.440><c> prayer</c> 00:30:41.110 --> 00:30:41.120 align:start position:0% and then what he says in this prayer 00:30:41.120 --> 00:30:42.870 align:start position:0% and then what he says in this prayer is<00:30:41.279><c> he</c><00:30:41.440><c> says</c><00:30:41.600><c> in</c><00:30:41.760><c> verse</c><00:30:42.080><c> 9</c> 00:30:42.870 --> 00:30:42.880 align:start position:0% is he says in verse 9 00:30:42.880 --> 00:30:45.510 align:start position:0% is he says in verse 9 but<00:30:43.120><c> if</c><00:30:43.360><c> you</c><00:30:43.600><c> return</c><00:30:44.080><c> to</c><00:30:44.320><c> me</c> 00:30:45.510 --> 00:30:45.520 align:start position:0% but if you return to me 00:30:45.520 --> 00:30:47.669 align:start position:0% but if you return to me this<00:30:45.760><c> is</c><00:30:46.000><c> you</c><00:30:46.080><c> know</c><00:30:46.399><c> referring</c><00:30:46.799><c> to</c><00:30:47.039><c> god</c><00:30:47.279><c> god</c><00:30:47.520><c> is</c> 00:30:47.669 --> 00:30:47.679 align:start position:0% this is you know referring to god god is 00:30:47.679 --> 00:30:49.830 align:start position:0% this is you know referring to god god is saying<00:30:47.919><c> if</c><00:30:48.080><c> you</c><00:30:48.240><c> return</c><00:30:48.640><c> to</c><00:30:48.799><c> me</c><00:30:49.039><c> and</c><00:30:49.200><c> obey</c><00:30:49.600><c> my</c> 00:30:49.830 --> 00:30:49.840 align:start position:0% saying if you return to me and obey my 00:30:49.840 --> 00:30:50.950 align:start position:0% saying if you return to me and obey my commands 00:30:50.950 --> 00:30:50.960 align:start position:0% commands 00:30:50.960 --> 00:30:53.909 align:start position:0% commands then<00:30:51.279><c> even</c><00:30:51.600><c> your</c><00:30:51.919><c> exiled</c><00:30:52.559><c> people</c> 00:30:53.909 --> 00:30:53.919 align:start position:0% then even your exiled people 00:30:53.919 --> 00:30:55.990 align:start position:0% then even your exiled people are<00:30:54.080><c> at</c><00:30:54.240><c> the</c><00:30:54.399><c> farthest</c><00:30:54.880><c> horizon</c> 00:30:55.990 --> 00:30:56.000 align:start position:0% are at the farthest horizon 00:30:56.000 --> 00:30:58.630 align:start position:0% are at the farthest horizon i<00:30:56.159><c> will</c><00:30:56.480><c> gather</c><00:30:56.880><c> them</c><00:30:57.200><c> from</c><00:30:57.440><c> there</c><00:30:58.159><c> and</c><00:30:58.399><c> bring</c> 00:30:58.630 --> 00:30:58.640 align:start position:0% i will gather them from there and bring 00:30:58.640 --> 00:31:01.110 align:start position:0% i will gather them from there and bring them<00:30:58.799><c> to</c><00:30:58.960><c> the</c><00:30:59.200><c> place</c><00:30:59.519><c> i</c><00:30:59.679><c> have</c><00:30:59.840><c> chosen</c><00:31:00.799><c> as</c><00:31:00.960><c> a</c> 00:31:01.110 --> 00:31:01.120 align:start position:0% them to the place i have chosen as a 00:31:01.120 --> 00:31:03.029 align:start position:0% them to the place i have chosen as a dwelling<00:31:01.679><c> for</c><00:31:01.840><c> my</c><00:31:02.080><c> name</c> 00:31:03.029 --> 00:31:03.039 align:start position:0% dwelling for my name 00:31:03.039 --> 00:31:06.310 align:start position:0% dwelling for my name and<00:31:03.200><c> the</c><00:31:03.440><c> law</c><00:31:03.840><c> spoke</c><00:31:04.320><c> about</c><00:31:04.640><c> regathering</c><00:31:05.519><c> too</c> 00:31:06.310 --> 00:31:06.320 align:start position:0% and the law spoke about regathering too 00:31:06.320 --> 00:31:11.029 align:start position:0% and the law spoke about regathering too in<00:31:06.480><c> deuteronomy</c><00:31:07.279><c> chapter</c><00:31:07.760><c> 30</c><00:31:08.640><c> verse</c><00:31:08.960><c> 4.</c> 00:31:11.029 --> 00:31:11.039 align:start position:0% in deuteronomy chapter 30 verse 4. 00:31:11.039 --> 00:31:13.590 align:start position:0% in deuteronomy chapter 30 verse 4. nehemiah<00:31:11.760><c> knew</c><00:31:12.000><c> his</c><00:31:12.159><c> scriptures</c> 00:31:13.590 --> 00:31:13.600 align:start position:0% nehemiah knew his scriptures 00:31:13.600 --> 00:31:16.710 align:start position:0% nehemiah knew his scriptures nehemiah<00:31:14.399><c> knew</c><00:31:14.799><c> what</c><00:31:14.960><c> the</c><00:31:15.200><c> will</c><00:31:15.919><c> and</c><00:31:16.159><c> purpose</c> 00:31:16.710 --> 00:31:16.720 align:start position:0% nehemiah knew what the will and purpose 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00:31:28.470 align:start position:0% furthered he<00:31:25.120><c> prayed</c><00:31:25.840><c> that</c><00:31:26.159><c> god's</c><00:31:26.640><c> will</c><00:31:27.279><c> would</c><00:31:27.440><c> be</c><00:31:27.679><c> done</c> 00:31:28.470 --> 00:31:28.480 align:start position:0% he prayed that god's will would be done 00:31:28.480 --> 00:31:31.269 align:start position:0% he prayed that god's will would be done this<00:31:28.720><c> was</c><00:31:28.880><c> not</c><00:31:29.120><c> a</c><00:31:29.279><c> prayer</c><00:31:29.679><c> based</c><00:31:30.000><c> on</c><00:31:30.240><c> his</c> 00:31:31.269 --> 00:31:31.279 align:start position:0% this was not a prayer based on his 00:31:31.279 --> 00:31:32.870 align:start position:0% this was not a prayer based on his emotions 00:31:32.870 --> 00:31:32.880 align:start position:0% emotions 00:31:32.880 --> 00:31:35.990 align:start position:0% emotions wasn't<00:31:33.200><c> based</c><00:31:33.600><c> on</c><00:31:33.760><c> what</c><00:31:34.000><c> he</c><00:31:34.320><c> thought</c><00:31:34.640><c> was</c><00:31:34.960><c> best</c> 00:31:35.990 --> 00:31:36.000 align:start position:0% wasn't based on what he thought was best 00:31:36.000 --> 00:31:39.269 align:start position:0% wasn't based on what he thought was best it<00:31:36.159><c> was</c><00:31:36.399><c> a</c><00:31:36.480><c> prayer</c><00:31:36.880><c> based</c><00:31:37.279><c> on</c><00:31:37.360><c> what</c><00:31:37.600><c> he</c><00:31:37.919><c> knew</c> 00:31:39.269 --> 00:31:39.279 align:start position:0% it was a prayer based on what he knew 00:31:39.279 --> 00:31:42.549 align:start position:0% it was a prayer based on what he knew god<00:31:40.080><c> had</c><00:31:40.399><c> previously</c><00:31:41.360><c> said</c> 00:31:42.549 --> 00:31:42.559 align:start position:0% god had previously said 00:31:42.559 --> 00:31:45.669 align:start position:0% god had previously said he<00:31:42.880><c> understood</c> 00:31:45.669 --> 00:31:45.679 align:start position:0% 00:31:45.679 --> 00:31:52.230 align:start position:0% let's<00:31:45.919><c> continue</c><00:31:46.399><c> reading</c><00:31:46.960><c> uh</c><00:31:47.360><c> we're</c><00:31:47.679><c> in</c> 00:31:52.230 --> 00:31:52.240 align:start position:0% 00:31:52.240 --> 00:31:54.230 align:start position:0% verse<00:31:52.559><c> 10.</c> 00:31:54.230 --> 00:31:54.240 align:start position:0% verse 10. 00:31:54.240 --> 00:31:56.149 align:start position:0% verse 10. again<00:31:54.799><c> this</c><00:31:55.039><c> is</c><00:31:55.200><c> the</c><00:31:55.360><c> understanding</c><00:31:56.000><c> of</c> 00:31:56.149 --> 00:31:56.159 align:start position:0% again this is the understanding of 00:31:56.159 --> 00:31:57.590 align:start position:0% again this is the understanding of nehemiah 00:31:57.590 --> 00:31:57.600 align:start position:0% nehemiah 00:31:57.600 --> 00:31:59.350 align:start position:0% nehemiah speaking<00:31:58.000><c> of</c><00:31:58.080><c> the</c><00:31:58.320><c> people</c> 00:31:59.350 --> 00:31:59.360 align:start position:0% speaking of the people 00:31:59.360 --> 00:32:01.350 align:start position:0% speaking of the people they're<00:31:59.600><c> your</c><00:31:59.919><c> servants</c><00:32:00.480><c> and</c><00:32:00.640><c> your</c><00:32:00.960><c> people</c> 00:32:01.350 --> 00:32:01.360 align:start position:0% they're your servants and your people 00:32:01.360 --> 00:32:04.630 align:start position:0% they're your servants and your people whom<00:32:01.679><c> you</c><00:32:01.919><c> redeemed</c><00:32:02.640><c> by</c><00:32:02.799><c> your</c><00:32:03.120><c> great</c><00:32:03.519><c> strength</c> 00:32:04.630 --> 00:32:04.640 align:start position:0% whom you redeemed by your great strength 00:32:04.640 --> 00:32:06.710 align:start position:0% whom you redeemed by your great strength in<00:32:04.799><c> your</c><00:32:05.039><c> mighty</c><00:32:05.440><c> hand</c> 00:32:06.710 --> 00:32:06.720 align:start position:0% in your mighty hand 00:32:06.720 --> 00:32:10.870 align:start position:0% in your mighty hand he<00:32:07.039><c> knows</c><00:32:07.840><c> god's</c><00:32:08.240><c> purpose</c><00:32:08.640><c> for</c><00:32:08.880><c> these</c><00:32:09.120><c> people</c> 00:32:10.870 --> 00:32:10.880 align:start position:0% he knows god's purpose for these people 00:32:10.880 --> 00:32:12.630 align:start position:0% he knows god's purpose for these people i<00:32:11.039><c> did</c><00:32:11.200><c> not</c><00:32:11.519><c> choose</c><00:32:11.840><c> you</c><00:32:12.000><c> because</c><00:32:12.320><c> you</c><00:32:12.480><c> are</c> 00:32:12.630 --> 00:32:12.640 align:start position:0% i did not choose you because you are 00:32:12.640 --> 00:32:14.549 align:start position:0% i did not choose you because you are more<00:32:12.880><c> numerous</c><00:32:13.360><c> than</c><00:32:13.519><c> the</c><00:32:13.679><c> other</c><00:32:13.919><c> people</c><00:32:14.320><c> i</c> 00:32:14.549 --> 00:32:14.559 align:start position:0% more numerous than the other people i 00:32:14.559 --> 00:32:17.830 align:start position:0% more numerous than the other people i chose<00:32:14.799><c> you</c><00:32:14.960><c> because</c><00:32:15.200><c> i</c><00:32:15.519><c> loved</c><00:32:15.840><c> you</c><00:32:16.159><c> god</c><00:32:16.480><c> said</c> 00:32:17.830 --> 00:32:17.840 align:start position:0% chose you because i loved you god said 00:32:17.840 --> 00:32:19.830 align:start position:0% chose you because i loved you god said to<00:32:18.000><c> the</c><00:32:18.159><c> jews</c> 00:32:19.830 --> 00:32:19.840 align:start position:0% to the jews 00:32:19.840 --> 00:32:23.029 align:start position:0% to the jews and<00:32:20.080><c> now</c><00:32:20.799><c> nehemiah</c><00:32:21.679><c> makes</c><00:32:22.000><c> his</c><00:32:22.159><c> request</c><00:32:22.720><c> known</c> 00:32:23.029 --> 00:32:23.039 align:start position:0% and now nehemiah makes his request 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align:start position:0% to the prayer of this your servant and<00:32:33.760><c> to</c><00:32:33.919><c> the</c><00:32:34.159><c> prayer</c><00:32:34.399><c> of</c><00:32:34.559><c> your</c><00:32:34.880><c> servants</c><00:32:35.279><c> who</c> 00:32:35.509 --> 00:32:35.519 align:start position:0% and to the prayer of your servants who 00:32:35.519 --> 00:32:39.110 align:start position:0% and to the prayer of your servants who delight<00:32:36.320><c> in</c><00:32:36.559><c> revering</c><00:32:37.200><c> your</c><00:32:37.440><c> name</c> 00:32:39.110 --> 00:32:39.120 align:start position:0% delight in revering your name 00:32:39.120 --> 00:32:40.870 align:start position:0% delight in revering your name give<00:32:39.360><c> your</c><00:32:39.760><c> servant</c> 00:32:40.870 --> 00:32:40.880 align:start position:0% give your servant 00:32:40.880 --> 00:32:44.230 align:start position:0% give your servant success<00:32:42.000><c> today</c> 00:32:44.230 --> 00:32:44.240 align:start position:0% success today 00:32:44.240 --> 00:32:46.389 align:start position:0% success today by<00:32:44.480><c> granting</c><00:32:44.960><c> him</c><00:32:45.279><c> favor</c> 00:32:46.389 --> 00:32:46.399 align:start position:0% by granting him favor 00:32:46.399 --> 00:32:47.830 align:start position:0% by granting him favor in<00:32:46.559><c> the</c><00:32:46.720><c> presence</c> 00:32:47.830 --> 00:32:47.840 align:start position:0% in the presence 00:32:47.840 --> 00:32:49.909 align:start position:0% in the presence of<00:32:48.159><c> this</c><00:32:48.399><c> man</c> 00:32:49.909 --> 00:32:49.919 align:start position:0% of this man 00:32:49.919 --> 00:32:52.149 align:start position:0% of this man who's<00:32:50.240><c> the</c><00:32:50.399><c> man</c> 00:32:52.149 --> 00:32:52.159 align:start position:0% who's the man 00:32:52.159 --> 00:32:53.750 align:start position:0% who's the man the<00:32:52.399><c> king</c> 00:32:53.750 --> 00:32:53.760 align:start position:0% the king 00:32:53.760 --> 00:32:56.630 align:start position:0% the king nehemiah<00:32:54.480><c> had</c><00:32:54.720><c> a</c><00:32:54.799><c> plan</c><00:32:55.279><c> in</c><00:32:55.440><c> mind</c> 00:32:56.630 --> 00:32:56.640 align:start position:0% nehemiah had a plan in mind 00:32:56.640 --> 00:32:59.350 align:start position:0% nehemiah had a plan in mind and<00:32:57.360><c> the</c><00:32:57.919><c> the</c><00:32:58.080><c> lesson</c><00:32:58.399><c> that</c><00:32:58.559><c> i</c><00:32:58.799><c> take</c><00:32:58.960><c> from</c><00:32:59.120><c> this</c> 00:32:59.350 --> 00:32:59.360 align:start position:0% and the the lesson that i take from this 00:32:59.360 --> 00:33:01.509 align:start position:0% and the the lesson that i take from this brothers<00:32:59.679><c> and</c><00:32:59.840><c> sisters</c><00:33:00.399><c> is</c><00:33:00.559><c> that</c><00:33:00.960><c> when</c><00:33:01.200><c> we</c> 00:33:01.509 --> 00:33:01.519 align:start position:0% brothers and sisters is that when we 00:33:01.519 --> 00:33:03.590 align:start position:0% brothers and sisters is that when we pray 00:33:03.590 --> 00:33:03.600 align:start position:0% pray 00:33:03.600 --> 00:33:06.230 align:start position:0% pray we<00:33:03.760><c> ought</c><00:33:04.159><c> also</c><00:33:04.640><c> to</c><00:33:04.960><c> follow</c><00:33:05.360><c> those</c><00:33:05.679><c> prayers</c> 00:33:06.230 --> 00:33:06.240 align:start position:0% we ought also to follow those prayers 00:33:06.240 --> 00:33:07.190 align:start position:0% we ought also to follow those prayers through 00:33:07.190 --> 00:33:07.200 align:start position:0% through 00:33:07.200 --> 00:33:09.029 align:start position:0% through with<00:33:07.519><c> action</c> 00:33:09.029 --> 00:33:09.039 align:start position:0% with action 00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:11.590 align:start position:0% with action if<00:33:09.200><c> we</c><00:33:09.440><c> pray</c><00:33:09.840><c> that</c><00:33:10.080><c> god</c><00:33:10.559><c> will</c> 00:33:11.590 --> 00:33:11.600 align:start position:0% if we pray that god will 00:33:11.600 --> 00:33:13.830 align:start position:0% if we pray that god will teach<00:33:12.080><c> others</c><00:33:12.480><c> you</c><00:33:12.640><c> know</c><00:33:12.720><c> that</c><00:33:12.880><c> god</c><00:33:13.120><c> will</c><00:33:13.440><c> call</c> 00:33:13.830 --> 00:33:13.840 align:start position:0% teach others you know that god will call 00:33:13.840 --> 00:33:18.789 align:start position:0% teach others you know that god will call others<00:33:14.399><c> into</c><00:33:14.720><c> the</c><00:33:14.880><c> hope</c><00:33:15.200><c> of</c><00:33:15.360><c> salvation</c> 00:33:18.789 --> 00:33:18.799 align:start position:0% 00:33:18.799 --> 00:33:21.269 align:start position:0% it<00:33:18.960><c> requires</c><00:33:19.600><c> us</c><00:33:19.760><c> to</c><00:33:19.919><c> go</c><00:33:20.159><c> out</c><00:33:20.399><c> then</c> 00:33:21.269 --> 00:33:21.279 align:start position:0% it requires us to go out then 00:33:21.279 --> 00:33:24.149 align:start position:0% it requires us to go out then and<00:33:21.519><c> preach</c><00:33:21.840><c> the</c><00:33:22.080><c> gospel</c> 00:33:24.149 --> 00:33:24.159 align:start position:0% and preach the gospel 00:33:24.159 --> 00:33:26.470 align:start position:0% and preach the gospel if<00:33:24.320><c> we</c><00:33:24.480><c> pray</c><00:33:24.880><c> that</c><00:33:25.120><c> god</c><00:33:25.360><c> will</c><00:33:25.600><c> forgive</c><00:33:26.080><c> us</c><00:33:26.240><c> as</c> 00:33:26.470 --> 00:33:26.480 align:start position:0% if we pray that god will forgive us as 00:33:26.480 --> 00:33:29.430 align:start position:0% if we pray that god will forgive us as we<00:33:26.720><c> forgive</c><00:33:27.120><c> those</c><00:33:27.440><c> who</c><00:33:27.679><c> sin</c><00:33:27.919><c> against</c><00:33:28.399><c> us</c> 00:33:29.430 --> 00:33:29.440 align:start position:0% we forgive those who sin 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align:start position:0% forgiving those who have sinned against us<00:33:38.240><c> we</c><00:33:38.399><c> can't</c><00:33:38.640><c> just</c><00:33:39.039><c> pray</c> 00:33:40.149 --> 00:33:40.159 align:start position:0% us we can't just pray 00:33:40.159 --> 00:33:42.710 align:start position:0% us we can't just pray and<00:33:40.399><c> sit</c><00:33:40.640><c> on</c><00:33:40.880><c> our</c><00:33:41.039><c> hind</c><00:33:41.440><c> quarters</c> 00:33:42.710 --> 00:33:42.720 align:start position:0% and sit on our hind quarters 00:33:42.720 --> 00:33:44.389 align:start position:0% and sit on our hind quarters and<00:33:42.880><c> say</c><00:33:43.120><c> okay</c> 00:33:44.389 --> 00:33:44.399 align:start position:0% and say okay 00:33:44.399 --> 00:33:48.149 align:start position:0% and say okay i'm<00:33:44.640><c> done</c><00:33:45.360><c> i've</c><00:33:45.600><c> done</c><00:33:45.840><c> all</c><00:33:46.000><c> that's</c><00:33:46.320><c> required</c> 00:33:48.149 --> 00:33:48.159 align:start position:0% i'm done i've done all that's required 00:33:48.159 --> 00:33:50.789 align:start position:0% i'm done i've done all that's required the<00:33:48.399><c> prayer</c><00:33:49.279><c> needs</c><00:33:49.600><c> to</c><00:33:49.760><c> be</c><00:33:50.000><c> followed</c><00:33:50.399><c> by</c> 00:33:50.789 --> 00:33:50.799 align:start position:0% the prayer needs to be followed by 00:33:50.799 --> 00:33:52.310 align:start position:0% the prayer needs to be followed by action 00:33:52.310 --> 00:33:52.320 align:start position:0% action 00:33:52.320 --> 00:33:54.470 align:start position:0% action and<00:33:52.559><c> nehemiah</c><00:33:53.200><c> does</c><00:33:53.519><c> that</c><00:33:54.080><c> and</c><00:33:54.240><c> he</c> 00:33:54.470 --> 00:33:54.480 align:start position:0% and nehemiah does that and he 00:33:54.480 --> 00:33:57.029 align:start position:0% and nehemiah does that and he specifically<00:33:55.440><c> says</c> 00:33:57.029 --> 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guilt</c><00:34:25.119><c> or</c> 00:34:26.389 --> 00:34:26.399 align:start position:0% feeling of guilt or 00:34:26.399 --> 00:34:27.510 align:start position:0% feeling of guilt or you<00:34:26.480><c> know</c> 00:34:27.510 --> 00:34:27.520 align:start position:0% you know 00:34:27.520 --> 00:34:29.030 align:start position:0% you know maybe<00:34:27.839><c> that's</c><00:34:28.079><c> why</c><00:34:28.320><c> he</c><00:34:28.560><c> assumed</c><00:34:28.879><c> that</c> 00:34:29.030 --> 00:34:29.040 align:start position:0% maybe that's why he assumed that 00:34:29.040 --> 00:34:30.869 align:start position:0% maybe that's why he assumed that everybody<00:34:29.440><c> was</c><00:34:29.599><c> in</c><00:34:29.760><c> such</c><00:34:30.079><c> you</c><00:34:30.159><c> know</c><00:34:30.639><c> good</c> 00:34:30.869 --> 00:34:30.879 align:start position:0% everybody was in such you know good 00:34:30.879 --> 00:34:32.869 align:start position:0% everybody was in such you know good 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luxury you<00:34:37.440><c> know</c><00:34:37.760><c> king's</c><00:34:38.079><c> second</c><00:34:38.399><c> in</c><00:34:38.480><c> the</c><00:34:38.560><c> command</c> 00:34:39.030 --> 00:34:39.040 align:start position:0% you know king's second in the command 00:34:39.040 --> 00:34:40.869 align:start position:0% you know king's second in the command and<00:34:39.280><c> you</c><00:34:39.359><c> know</c><00:34:39.520><c> maybe</c><00:34:39.760><c> he's</c><00:34:40.000><c> justifying</c><00:34:40.639><c> that</c> 00:34:40.869 --> 00:34:40.879 align:start position:0% and you know maybe he's justifying that 00:34:40.879 --> 00:34:42.230 align:start position:0% and you know maybe he's justifying that by<00:34:41.040><c> saying</c><00:34:41.200><c> well</c><00:34:41.359><c> of</c><00:34:41.440><c> course</c><00:34:41.679><c> everybody's</c> 00:34:42.230 --> 00:34:42.240 align:start position:0% by saying well of course everybody's 00:34:42.240 --> 00:34:44.069 align:start position:0% by saying well of course everybody's fine<00:34:42.480><c> back</c><00:34:42.720><c> there</c><00:34:43.200><c> they're</c><00:34:43.440><c> in</c><00:34:43.520><c> the</c><00:34:43.839><c> you</c><00:34:44.000><c> know</c> 00:34:44.069 --> 00:34:44.079 align:start position:0% fine back there they're in the you know 00:34:44.079 --> 00:34:45.909 align:start position:0% fine back there they're in the you know they're<00:34:44.240><c> in</c><00:34:44.320><c> jerusalem</c> 00:34:45.909 --> 00:34:45.919 align:start position:0% they're in jerusalem 00:34:45.919 --> 00:34:47.349 align:start position:0% they're in jerusalem i<00:34:46.000><c> don't</c><00:34:46.159><c> know</c> 00:34:47.349 --> 00:34:47.359 align:start position:0% i don't know 00:34:47.359 --> 00:34:49.909 align:start position:0% i don't know yeah<00:34:47.839><c> richard</c> 00:34:49.909 --> 00:34:49.919 align:start position:0% yeah richard 00:34:49.919 --> 00:34:51.829 align:start position:0% yeah richard jesus<00:34:50.320><c> came</c><00:34:50.560><c> to</c><00:34:50.639><c> be</c><00:34:50.800><c> baptized</c><00:34:51.280><c> by</c><00:34:51.520><c> john</c><00:34:51.760><c> the</c> 00:34:51.829 --> 00:34:51.839 align:start position:0% jesus came to be baptized by john the 00:34:51.839 --> 00:34:53.030 align:start position:0% jesus came to be baptized by john the baptist 00:34:53.030 --> 00:34:53.040 align:start position:0% baptist 00:34:53.040 --> 00:34:54.550 align:start position:0% baptist and 00:34:54.550 --> 00:34:54.560 align:start position:0% and 00:34:54.560 --> 00:34:56.710 align:start position:0% and john<00:34:54.879><c> the</c><00:34:54.960><c> baptist</c><00:34:55.280><c> said</c><00:34:55.520><c> to</c><00:34:55.679><c> him</c><00:34:56.399><c> i</c><00:34:56.560><c> have</c> 00:34:56.710 --> 00:34:56.720 align:start position:0% john the baptist said to him i have 00:34:56.720 --> 00:34:59.030 align:start position:0% john the baptist said to him i have needed<00:34:57.040><c> to</c><00:34:57.040><c> be</c><00:34:57.200><c> baptized</c><00:34:57.680><c> by</c><00:34:57.920><c> thee</c> 00:34:59.030 --> 00:34:59.040 align:start position:0% needed to be baptized by thee 00:34:59.040 --> 00:35:01.430 align:start position:0% needed to be baptized by thee jesus<00:34:59.520><c> told</c><00:34:59.839><c> him</c><00:35:00.480><c> to</c><00:35:00.640><c> fulfill</c><00:35:01.200><c> all</c> 00:35:01.430 --> 00:35:01.440 align:start position:0% jesus told him to fulfill all 00:35:01.440 --> 00:35:04.550 align:start position:0% jesus told him to fulfill all righteousness<00:35:02.560><c> you</c><00:35:02.880><c> must</c><00:35:03.359><c> baptize</c><00:35:03.920><c> me</c> 00:35:04.550 --> 00:35:04.560 align:start position:0% righteousness you must baptize me 00:35:04.560 --> 00:35:05.430 align:start position:0% righteousness you must baptize me because 00:35:05.430 --> 00:35:05.440 align:start position:0% because 00:35:05.440 --> 00:35:09.430 align:start position:0% because all<00:35:05.760><c> flesh</c><00:35:06.480><c> is</c><00:35:06.640><c> as</c><00:35:06.960><c> grass</c><00:35:07.839><c> and</c><00:35:08.000><c> jesus</c><00:35:08.800><c> included</c> 00:35:09.430 --> 00:35:09.440 align:start position:0% all flesh is as grass and jesus included 00:35:09.440 --> 00:35:12.710 align:start position:0% all flesh is as grass and jesus included himself<00:35:10.400><c> with</c><00:35:10.960><c> humans</c><00:35:11.520><c> with</c><00:35:11.760><c> a</c> 00:35:12.710 --> 00:35:12.720 align:start position:0% himself with humans with a 00:35:12.720 --> 00:35:29.670 align:start position:0% himself with humans with a human<00:35:13.200><c> kind</c><00:35:13.839><c> okay</c> 00:35:29.670 --> 00:35:29.680 align:start position:0% 00:35:29.680 --> 00:35:31.030 align:start position:0% yeah 00:35:31.030 --> 00:35:31.040 align:start position:0% yeah 00:35:31.040 --> 00:35:32.950 align:start position:0% yeah i<00:35:31.119><c> think</c><00:35:31.680><c> what</c><00:35:31.839><c> we</c><00:35:32.000><c> learned</c><00:35:32.240><c> from</c><00:35:32.400><c> daniel</c><00:35:32.800><c> and</c> 00:35:32.950 --> 00:35:32.960 align:start position:0% i think what we learned from daniel and 00:35:32.960 --> 00:35:35.589 align:start position:0% i think what we learned from daniel and nebuchadnezzar<00:35:33.760><c> is</c><00:35:33.839><c> that</c><00:35:34.079><c> god</c><00:35:34.720><c> moves</c><00:35:35.119><c> amongst</c> 00:35:35.589 --> 00:35:35.599 align:start position:0% nebuchadnezzar is that god moves amongst 00:35:35.599 --> 00:35:37.670 align:start position:0% nebuchadnezzar is that god moves amongst the<00:35:35.839><c> kingdoms</c><00:35:36.400><c> of</c><00:35:36.560><c> men</c><00:35:36.800><c> and</c><00:35:36.960><c> he</c><00:35:37.119><c> raises</c><00:35:37.520><c> up</c> 00:35:37.670 --> 00:35:37.680 align:start position:0% the kingdoms of men and he raises up 00:35:37.680 --> 00:35:40.310 align:start position:0% the kingdoms of men and he raises up whomsoever<00:35:38.640><c> he</c><00:35:38.800><c> will</c><00:35:39.119><c> right</c> 00:35:40.310 --> 00:35:40.320 align:start position:0% whomsoever he will right 00:35:40.320 --> 00:35:41.349 align:start position:0% whomsoever he will right and 00:35:41.349 --> 00:35:41.359 align:start position:0% and 00:35:41.359 --> 00:35:42.230 align:start position:0% and i<00:35:41.520><c> mean</c> 00:35:42.230 --> 00:35:42.240 align:start position:0% i mean 00:35:42.240 --> 00:35:44.710 align:start position:0% i mean if<00:35:42.400><c> we</c><00:35:42.560><c> look</c><00:35:42.720><c> at</c><00:35:42.800><c> the</c><00:35:42.960><c> beginning</c><00:35:43.440><c> of</c><00:35:43.599><c> ezra</c><00:35:44.320><c> and</c> 00:35:44.710 --> 00:35:44.720 align:start position:0% if we look at the beginning of ezra and 00:35:44.720 --> 00:35:45.670 align:start position:0% if we look at the beginning of ezra and the<00:35:44.960><c> two</c> 00:35:45.670 --> 00:35:45.680 align:start position:0% the two 00:35:45.680 --> 00:35:48.470 align:start position:0% the two as<00:35:45.920><c> you've</c><00:35:46.079><c> said</c><00:35:46.400><c> closely</c><00:35:46.880><c> linked</c> 00:35:48.470 --> 00:35:48.480 align:start position:0% as you've said closely linked 00:35:48.480 --> 00:35:50.390 align:start position:0% as you've said closely linked you've<00:35:48.640><c> got</c><00:35:48.800><c> the</c><00:35:48.960><c> back</c><00:35:49.200><c> end</c><00:35:49.440><c> of</c><00:35:49.599><c> chronicles</c> 00:35:50.390 --> 00:35:50.400 align:start position:0% you've got the back end of chronicles 00:35:50.400 --> 00:35:51.990 align:start position:0% you've got the back end of chronicles where 00:35:51.990 --> 00:35:52.000 align:start position:0% where 00:35:52.000 --> 00:35:53.750 align:start position:0% where and<00:35:52.160><c> i'm</c><00:35:52.240><c> guessing</c><00:35:52.640><c> nehemiah</c><00:35:53.200><c> was</c><00:35:53.359><c> one</c><00:35:53.520><c> of</c><00:35:53.599><c> the</c> 00:35:53.750 --> 00:35:53.760 align:start position:0% and i'm guessing nehemiah was one of the 00:35:53.760 --> 00:35:56.790 align:start position:0% and i'm guessing nehemiah was one of the people<00:35:54.079><c> who</c><00:35:54.240><c> was</c><00:35:54.480><c> taken</c><00:35:54.960><c> from</c><00:35:55.200><c> jerusalem</c><00:35:56.079><c> so</c> 00:35:56.790 --> 00:35:56.800 align:start position:0% people who was taken from jerusalem so 00:35:56.800 --> 00:35:59.109 align:start position:0% people who was taken from jerusalem so at<00:35:56.960><c> the</c><00:35:57.040><c> end</c><00:35:57.280><c> of</c><00:35:57.359><c> jerusalem</c><00:35:58.000><c> you've</c><00:35:58.160><c> got</c><00:35:58.320><c> this</c> 00:35:59.109 --> 00:35:59.119 align:start position:0% at the end of jerusalem you've got this 00:35:59.119 --> 00:36:00.790 align:start position:0% at the end of jerusalem you've got this at<00:35:59.200><c> the</c><00:35:59.359><c> end</c><00:35:59.520><c> of</c><00:35:59.680><c> chronicles</c><00:36:00.320><c> and</c><00:36:00.400><c> verse</c> 00:36:00.790 --> 00:36:00.800 align:start position:0% at the end of chronicles and verse 00:36:00.800 --> 00:36:03.430 align:start position:0% at the end of chronicles and verse chapter<00:36:01.200><c> 36</c><00:36:01.920><c> it's</c><00:36:02.079><c> telling</c><00:36:02.480><c> you</c><00:36:03.040><c> that</c><00:36:03.200><c> they</c> 00:36:03.430 --> 00:36:03.440 align:start position:0% chapter 36 it's telling you that they 00:36:03.440 --> 00:36:05.430 align:start position:0% chapter 36 it's telling you that they burnt<00:36:03.839><c> the</c><00:36:04.079><c> house</c><00:36:04.400><c> of</c><00:36:04.560><c> god</c><00:36:04.800><c> they</c><00:36:05.040><c> broke</c><00:36:05.280><c> down</c> 00:36:05.430 --> 00:36:05.440 align:start position:0% burnt the house of god they broke down 00:36:05.440 --> 00:36:07.190 align:start position:0% burnt the house of god they broke down the<00:36:05.599><c> walls</c><00:36:05.839><c> of</c><00:36:05.920><c> jerusalem</c><00:36:06.560><c> burnt</c><00:36:06.880><c> all</c><00:36:07.040><c> the</c> 00:36:07.190 --> 00:36:07.200 align:start position:0% the walls of jerusalem burnt all the 00:36:07.200 --> 00:36:09.990 align:start position:0% the walls of jerusalem burnt all the palaces<00:36:08.240><c> right</c><00:36:08.720><c> so</c><00:36:08.960><c> i'm</c><00:36:09.359><c> thinking</c><00:36:09.680><c> he's</c><00:36:09.839><c> got</c> 00:36:09.990 --> 00:36:10.000 align:start position:0% palaces right so i'm thinking he's got 00:36:10.000 --> 00:36:11.270 align:start position:0% palaces right so i'm thinking he's got more<00:36:10.320><c> grief</c> 00:36:11.270 --> 00:36:11.280 align:start position:0% more grief 00:36:11.280 --> 00:36:13.270 align:start position:0% more grief than<00:36:11.520><c> necessarily</c><00:36:12.400><c> shock</c><00:36:12.720><c> i</c><00:36:12.880><c> think</c><00:36:13.119><c> he's</c> 00:36:13.270 --> 00:36:13.280 align:start position:0% than necessarily shock i think he's 00:36:13.280 --> 00:36:15.829 align:start position:0% than necessarily shock i think he's grieving<00:36:13.760><c> that</c><00:36:14.000><c> it</c><00:36:14.160><c> is</c><00:36:14.400><c> still</c><00:36:14.800><c> like</c><00:36:15.200><c> that</c> 00:36:15.829 --> 00:36:15.839 align:start position:0% grieving that it is still like that 00:36:15.839 --> 00:36:18.790 align:start position:0% grieving that it is still like that that's<00:36:16.160><c> a</c><00:36:16.160><c> good</c><00:36:16.320><c> point</c><00:36:16.560><c> possibly</c><00:36:17.760><c> he</c><00:36:18.000><c> realizes</c> 00:36:18.790 --> 00:36:18.800 align:start position:0% that's a good point possibly he realizes 00:36:18.800 --> 00:36:20.950 align:start position:0% that's a good point possibly he realizes that<00:36:18.960><c> he's</c><00:36:19.200><c> in</c><00:36:19.359><c> this</c> 00:36:20.950 --> 00:36:20.960 align:start position:0% that he's in this 00:36:20.960 --> 00:36:23.589 align:start position:0% that he's in this ridiculously<00:36:21.760><c> high</c><00:36:22.079><c> position</c> 00:36:23.589 --> 00:36:23.599 align:start position:0% ridiculously high position 00:36:23.599 --> 00:36:24.630 align:start position:0% ridiculously high position because 00:36:24.630 --> 00:36:24.640 align:start position:0% because 00:36:24.640 --> 00:36:26.710 align:start position:0% because actually<00:36:25.200><c> god's</c> 00:36:26.710 --> 00:36:26.720 align:start position:0% actually god's 00:36:26.720 --> 00:36:28.550 align:start position:0% actually god's got<00:36:26.960><c> something</c><00:36:27.280><c> to</c><00:36:27.359><c> do</c><00:36:27.599><c> with</c><00:36:27.760><c> it</c> 00:36:28.550 --> 00:36:28.560 align:start position:0% got something to do with it 00:36:28.560 --> 00:36:30.230 align:start position:0% got something to do with it and<00:36:29.119><c> i</c><00:36:29.200><c> don't</c><00:36:29.359><c> know</c> 00:36:30.230 --> 00:36:30.240 align:start position:0% and i don't know 00:36:30.240 --> 00:36:31.670 align:start position:0% and i don't know i<00:36:30.320><c> think</c><00:36:30.560><c> you</c><00:36:30.720><c> could</c><00:36:30.880><c> play</c><00:36:31.119><c> it</c><00:36:31.280><c> a</c><00:36:31.359><c> number</c><00:36:31.599><c> of</c> 00:36:31.670 --> 00:36:31.680 align:start position:0% i think you could play it a number of 00:36:31.680 --> 00:36:34.069 align:start position:0% i think you could play it a number of ways<00:36:32.000><c> so</c><00:36:32.160><c> instead</c><00:36:32.400><c> of</c><00:36:32.560><c> shock</c><00:36:32.960><c> it's</c><00:36:33.200><c> just</c><00:36:33.520><c> a</c> 00:36:34.069 --> 00:36:34.079 align:start position:0% ways so instead of shock it's just a 00:36:34.079 --> 00:36:36.230 align:start position:0% ways so instead of shock it's just a grief<00:36:34.480><c> and</c><00:36:34.640><c> i</c><00:36:34.720><c> think</c><00:36:34.880><c> i</c><00:36:35.040><c> think</c><00:36:35.520><c> i</c><00:36:35.599><c> think</c><00:36:35.920><c> yeah</c> 00:36:36.230 --> 00:36:36.240 align:start position:0% grief and i think i think i think yeah 00:36:36.240 --> 00:36:37.829 align:start position:0% grief and i think i think i think yeah it<00:36:36.320><c> looks</c><00:36:36.880><c> interesting</c><00:36:37.280><c> to</c><00:36:37.359><c> know</c><00:36:37.599><c> whether</c> 00:36:37.829 --> 00:36:37.839 align:start position:0% it looks interesting to know whether 00:36:37.839 --> 00:36:40.710 align:start position:0% it looks interesting to know whether nehemiah<00:36:38.400><c> was</c><00:36:38.800><c> alive</c><00:36:39.440><c> you</c><00:36:39.520><c> know</c><00:36:40.240><c> and</c><00:36:40.480><c> brought</c> 00:36:40.710 --> 00:36:40.720 align:start position:0% nehemiah was alive you know and brought 00:36:40.720 --> 00:36:43.430 align:start position:0% nehemiah was alive you know and brought in<00:36:40.800><c> together</c><00:36:41.599><c> so</c><00:36:41.839><c> i</c><00:36:41.920><c> think</c><00:36:42.079><c> this</c> 00:36:43.430 --> 00:36:43.440 align:start position:0% in together so i think this 00:36:43.440 --> 00:36:45.270 align:start position:0% in together so i think this yeah<00:36:43.599><c> i</c><00:36:43.680><c> don't</c><00:36:43.760><c> know</c><00:36:43.920><c> the</c><00:36:44.079><c> chronology</c><00:36:44.960><c> i</c><00:36:45.040><c> think</c> 00:36:45.270 --> 00:36:45.280 align:start position:0% yeah i don't know the chronology i think 00:36:45.280 --> 00:36:47.349 align:start position:0% yeah i don't know the chronology i think it<00:36:45.359><c> was</c><00:36:45.520><c> like</c><00:36:45.680><c> 50</c><00:36:46.079><c> years</c><00:36:46.480><c> after</c><00:36:46.960><c> uh</c><00:36:47.200><c> the</c> 00:36:47.349 --> 00:36:47.359 align:start position:0% it was like 50 years after uh the 00:36:47.359 --> 00:36:49.109 align:start position:0% it was like 50 years after uh the completion<00:36:47.839><c> of</c><00:36:47.920><c> the</c><00:36:48.079><c> temple</c><00:36:48.400><c> that</c><00:36:48.640><c> we're</c> 00:36:49.109 --> 00:36:49.119 align:start position:0% completion of the temple that we're 00:36:49.119 --> 00:36:51.270 align:start position:0% completion of the temple that we're reading<00:36:49.520><c> here</c><00:36:50.000><c> but</c><00:36:50.320><c> nevertheless</c><00:36:50.880><c> if</c><00:36:51.040><c> he</c><00:36:51.119><c> were</c> 00:36:51.270 --> 00:36:51.280 align:start position:0% reading here but nevertheless if he were 00:36:51.280 --> 00:36:53.030 align:start position:0% reading here but nevertheless if he were alive<00:36:52.079><c> he</c><00:36:52.240><c> certainly</c><00:36:52.560><c> would</c><00:36:52.720><c> have</c><00:36:52.800><c> known</c> 00:36:53.030 --> 00:36:53.040 align:start position:0% alive he certainly would have known 00:36:53.040 --> 00:36:55.349 align:start position:0% alive he certainly would have known about<00:36:53.280><c> it</c><00:36:53.440><c> even</c><00:36:53.599><c> if</c><00:36:53.760><c> he</c><00:36:53.920><c> weren't</c> 00:36:55.349 --> 00:36:55.359 align:start position:0% about it even if he weren't 00:36:55.359 --> 00:36:58.470 align:start position:0% about it even if he weren't yeah<00:36:55.680><c> richard</c><00:36:56.160><c> i</c><00:36:56.240><c> think</c><00:36:56.560><c> also</c><00:36:56.960><c> that</c><00:36:57.359><c> nehemiah</c> 00:36:58.470 --> 00:36:58.480 align:start position:0% yeah richard i think also that nehemiah 00:36:58.480 --> 00:36:59.829 align:start position:0% yeah richard i think also that nehemiah um 00:36:59.829 --> 00:36:59.839 align:start position:0% um 00:36:59.839 --> 00:37:02.390 align:start position:0% um this<00:37:00.079><c> was</c><00:37:00.240><c> the</c><00:37:00.400><c> place</c><00:37:00.880><c> that</c><00:37:01.119><c> god</c><00:37:01.359><c> had</c><00:37:01.920><c> put</c><00:37:02.160><c> put</c> 00:37:02.390 --> 00:37:02.400 align:start position:0% this was the place that god had put put 00:37:02.400 --> 00:37:04.630 align:start position:0% this was the place that god had put put his<00:37:02.560><c> name</c><00:37:02.880><c> there</c> 00:37:04.630 --> 00:37:04.640 align:start position:0% his name there 00:37:04.640 --> 00:37:06.710 align:start position:0% his name there yeah<00:37:04.880><c> concerned</c><00:37:05.280><c> about</c><00:37:05.520><c> that</c><00:37:05.760><c> yeah</c> 00:37:06.710 --> 00:37:06.720 align:start position:0% yeah concerned about that yeah 00:37:06.720 --> 00:37:09.430 align:start position:0% yeah concerned about that yeah and<00:37:06.880><c> so</c><00:37:07.119><c> now</c><00:37:07.680><c> he's</c><00:37:08.000><c> in</c><00:37:08.160><c> this</c><00:37:08.640><c> ridiculous</c> 00:37:09.430 --> 00:37:09.440 align:start position:0% and so now he's in this ridiculous 00:37:09.440 --> 00:37:11.270 align:start position:0% and so now he's in this ridiculous position<00:37:09.920><c> of</c><00:37:10.079><c> authority</c> 00:37:11.270 --> 00:37:11.280 align:start position:0% position of authority 00:37:11.280 --> 00:37:12.790 align:start position:0% position of authority and<00:37:11.440><c> he's</c><00:37:11.680><c> going</c><00:37:11.760><c> to</c><00:37:11.920><c> do</c><00:37:12.079><c> something</c><00:37:12.400><c> good</c><00:37:12.560><c> with</c> 00:37:12.790 --> 00:37:12.800 align:start position:0% and he's going to do something good with 00:37:12.800 --> 00:37:13.910 align:start position:0% and he's going to do something good with it 00:37:13.910 --> 00:37:13.920 align:start position:0% it 00:37:13.920 --> 00:37:17.190 align:start position:0% it and<00:37:14.400><c> he</c><00:37:14.640><c> prays</c><00:37:15.040><c> specifically</c><00:37:16.400><c> be</c><00:37:16.640><c> with</c><00:37:16.800><c> me</c> 00:37:17.190 --> 00:37:17.200 align:start position:0% and he prays specifically be with me 00:37:17.200 --> 00:37:19.990 align:start position:0% and he prays specifically be with me this<00:37:17.520><c> day</c><00:37:17.920><c> when</c><00:37:18.160><c> i</c><00:37:18.240><c> go</c><00:37:18.400><c> to</c><00:37:18.480><c> speak</c><00:37:18.720><c> to</c><00:37:18.880><c> the</c><00:37:19.040><c> man</c> 00:37:19.990 --> 00:37:20.000 align:start position:0% this day when i go to speak to the man 00:37:20.000 --> 00:37:21.750 align:start position:0% this day when i go to speak to the man and<00:37:20.079><c> that's</c><00:37:20.320><c> what</c><00:37:20.400><c> we</c><00:37:20.560><c> read</c><00:37:20.800><c> about</c><00:37:21.040><c> here</c><00:37:21.599><c> in</c> 00:37:21.750 --> 00:37:21.760 align:start position:0% and that's what we read about here in 00:37:21.760 --> 00:37:23.910 align:start position:0% and that's what we read about here in chapter<00:37:22.240><c> two</c><00:37:22.880><c> so</c><00:37:23.040><c> we're</c><00:37:23.119><c> gonna</c><00:37:23.359><c> finish</c><00:37:23.680><c> yeah</c> 00:37:23.910 --> 00:37:23.920 align:start position:0% chapter two so we're gonna finish yeah 00:37:23.920 --> 00:37:26.470 align:start position:0% chapter two so we're gonna finish yeah go<00:37:24.000><c> ahead</c><00:37:24.320><c> another</c><00:37:24.560><c> question</c><00:37:24.960><c> yeah</c> 00:37:26.470 --> 00:37:26.480 align:start position:0% go ahead another question yeah 00:37:26.480 --> 00:37:27.670 align:start position:0% go ahead another question yeah and<00:37:26.560><c> this</c><00:37:26.880><c> question</c> 00:37:27.670 --> 00:37:27.680 align:start position:0% and this question 00:37:27.680 --> 00:37:29.190 align:start position:0% and this question if<00:37:27.760><c> you</c><00:37:27.839><c> look</c><00:37:28.000><c> at</c><00:37:28.079><c> the</c><00:37:28.240><c> prayers</c><00:37:28.560><c> of</c><00:37:28.640><c> moses</c> 00:37:29.190 --> 00:37:29.200 align:start position:0% if you look at the prayers of moses 00:37:29.200 --> 00:37:31.030 align:start position:0% if you look at the prayers of moses particularly<00:37:29.920><c> after</c><00:37:30.160><c> the</c><00:37:30.240><c> golden</c><00:37:30.640><c> calf</c> 00:37:31.030 --> 00:37:31.040 align:start position:0% particularly after the golden calf 00:37:31.040 --> 00:37:32.390 align:start position:0% particularly after the golden calf incident 00:37:32.390 --> 00:37:32.400 align:start position:0% incident 00:37:32.400 --> 00:37:34.790 align:start position:0% incident he<00:37:32.640><c> pleads</c><00:37:32.960><c> to</c><00:37:33.119><c> god</c><00:37:33.280><c> on</c><00:37:33.440><c> behalf</c><00:37:33.839><c> of</c><00:37:33.920><c> the</c><00:37:34.240><c> nation</c> 00:37:34.790 --> 00:37:34.800 align:start position:0% he pleads to god on behalf of the nation 00:37:34.800 --> 00:37:37.910 align:start position:0% he pleads to god on behalf of the nation of<00:37:34.960><c> israel</c><00:37:35.599><c> right</c><00:37:35.920><c> very</c><00:37:36.240><c> often</c><00:37:36.480><c> when</c><00:37:36.640><c> they</c><00:37:37.119><c> i</c><00:37:37.760><c> i</c> 00:37:37.910 --> 00:37:37.920 align:start position:0% of israel right very often when they i i 00:37:37.920 --> 00:37:39.750 align:start position:0% of israel right very often when they i i wonder<00:37:38.320><c> whether</c> 00:37:39.750 --> 00:37:39.760 align:start position:0% wonder whether 00:37:39.760 --> 00:37:41.270 align:start position:0% wonder whether the<00:37:39.920><c> nation</c><00:37:40.240><c> of</c><00:37:40.320><c> israel</c><00:37:40.720><c> would</c><00:37:40.880><c> have</c><00:37:40.960><c> joined</c> 00:37:41.270 --> 00:37:41.280 align:start position:0% the nation of israel would have joined 00:37:41.280 --> 00:37:44.470 align:start position:0% the nation of israel would have joined moses<00:37:41.680><c> in</c><00:37:41.760><c> the</c><00:37:41.920><c> prayer</c><00:37:42.160><c> that</c><00:37:42.320><c> he</c><00:37:42.480><c> made</c> 00:37:44.470 --> 00:37:44.480 align:start position:0% moses in the prayer that he made 00:37:44.480 --> 00:37:46.790 align:start position:0% moses in the prayer that he made yeah<00:37:44.880><c> and</c><00:37:45.280><c> equally</c><00:37:45.680><c> here</c><00:37:45.920><c> nehemiah</c><00:37:46.560><c> is</c> 00:37:46.790 --> 00:37:46.800 align:start position:0% yeah and equally here nehemiah is 00:37:46.800 --> 00:37:49.430 align:start position:0% yeah and equally here nehemiah is praying<00:37:47.200><c> on</c><00:37:47.359><c> behalf</c><00:37:47.760><c> of</c><00:37:47.920><c> the</c><00:37:48.160><c> people</c><00:37:48.960><c> and</c><00:37:49.280><c> they</c> 00:37:49.430 --> 00:37:49.440 align:start position:0% praying on behalf of the people and they 00:37:49.440 --> 00:37:51.589 align:start position:0% praying on behalf of the people and they have<00:37:49.599><c> the</c><00:37:49.680><c> same</c><00:37:50.000><c> with</c><00:37:50.240><c> ezra</c><00:37:50.720><c> in</c><00:37:50.960><c> the</c><00:37:51.119><c> previous</c> 00:37:51.589 --> 00:37:51.599 align:start position:0% have the same with ezra in the previous 00:37:51.599 --> 00:37:53.750 align:start position:0% have the same with ezra in the previous bit<00:37:52.000><c> right</c><00:37:52.480><c> and</c><00:37:52.640><c> i'm</c><00:37:52.720><c> not</c><00:37:52.880><c> saying</c><00:37:53.200><c> necessarily</c> 00:37:53.750 --> 00:37:53.760 align:start position:0% bit right and i'm not saying necessarily 00:37:53.760 --> 00:37:55.670 align:start position:0% bit right and i'm not saying necessarily the<00:37:54.000><c> people</c><00:37:54.320><c> would</c><00:37:54.560><c> have</c><00:37:54.720><c> all</c><00:37:54.960><c> been</c> 00:37:55.670 --> 00:37:55.680 align:start position:0% the people would have all been 00:37:55.680 --> 00:37:57.589 align:start position:0% the people would have all been able<00:37:56.000><c> to</c><00:37:56.160><c> say</c><00:37:56.400><c> our</c><00:37:56.560><c> men</c><00:37:56.800><c> to</c><00:37:56.960><c> the</c><00:37:57.119><c> prayer</c><00:37:57.440><c> that</c> 00:37:57.589 --> 00:37:57.599 align:start position:0% able to say our men to the prayer that 00:37:57.599 --> 00:37:59.670 align:start position:0% able to say our men to the prayer that was<00:37:57.760><c> made</c><00:37:58.160><c> at</c><00:37:58.400><c> that</c><00:37:58.640><c> time</c><00:37:59.280><c> it's</c><00:37:59.520><c> an</c> 00:37:59.670 --> 00:37:59.680 align:start position:0% was made at that time it's an 00:37:59.680 --> 00:38:01.270 align:start position:0% was made at that time it's an interesting<00:38:00.240><c> concept</c> 00:38:01.270 --> 00:38:01.280 align:start position:0% interesting concept 00:38:01.280 --> 00:38:03.109 align:start position:0% interesting concept especially<00:38:01.680><c> for</c><00:38:01.839><c> both</c><00:38:02.240><c> enough</c><00:38:02.480><c> to</c><00:38:02.640><c> give</c> 00:38:03.109 --> 00:38:03.119 align:start position:0% especially for both enough to give 00:38:03.119 --> 00:38:04.950 align:start position:0% especially for both enough to give prayers<00:38:03.599><c> at</c><00:38:03.760><c> a</c><00:38:03.839><c> meeting</c> 00:38:04.950 --> 00:38:04.960 align:start position:0% prayers at a meeting 00:38:04.960 --> 00:38:07.109 align:start position:0% prayers at a meeting because<00:38:05.520><c> we</c><00:38:05.760><c> have</c><00:38:05.920><c> a</c><00:38:06.079><c> responsibility</c><00:38:06.960><c> to</c> 00:38:07.109 --> 00:38:07.119 align:start position:0% because we have a responsibility to 00:38:07.119 --> 00:38:09.349 align:start position:0% because we have a responsibility to stand<00:38:07.520><c> up</c><00:38:07.680><c> and</c><00:38:07.760><c> say</c><00:38:08.000><c> something</c><00:38:08.320><c> which</c><00:38:08.560><c> is</c> 00:38:09.349 --> 00:38:09.359 align:start position:0% stand up and say something which is 00:38:09.359 --> 00:38:11.910 align:start position:0% stand up and say something which is appropriate<00:38:10.000><c> for</c><00:38:10.160><c> the</c><00:38:10.320><c> group</c><00:38:10.800><c> right</c> 00:38:11.910 --> 00:38:11.920 align:start position:0% appropriate for the group right 00:38:11.920 --> 00:38:13.589 align:start position:0% appropriate for the group right sometimes<00:38:12.320><c> we've</c><00:38:12.480><c> got</c><00:38:12.640><c> a</c><00:38:12.800><c> clue</c><00:38:13.119><c> what's</c><00:38:13.359><c> going</c> 00:38:13.589 --> 00:38:13.599 align:start position:0% sometimes we've got a clue what's going 00:38:13.599 --> 00:38:16.390 align:start position:0% sometimes we've got a clue what's going on<00:38:13.760><c> in</c><00:38:13.920><c> other</c><00:38:14.160><c> people's</c><00:38:14.560><c> heads</c><00:38:15.200><c> right</c><00:38:15.680><c> so</c> 00:38:16.390 --> 00:38:16.400 align:start position:0% on in other people's heads right so 00:38:16.400 --> 00:38:18.150 align:start position:0% on in other people's heads right so i<00:38:16.560><c> just</c><00:38:16.720><c> think</c><00:38:16.960><c> that's</c><00:38:17.280><c> interesting</c><00:38:17.920><c> in</c><00:38:18.000><c> this</c> 00:38:18.150 --> 00:38:18.160 align:start position:0% i just think that's interesting in this 00:38:18.160 --> 00:38:21.190 align:start position:0% i just think that's interesting in this position<00:38:18.720><c> because</c><00:38:19.200><c> so</c><00:38:19.520><c> yeah</c><00:38:20.079><c> when</c><00:38:20.480><c> ezra</c><00:38:20.880><c> prays</c> 00:38:21.190 --> 00:38:21.200 align:start position:0% position because so yeah when ezra prays 00:38:21.200 --> 00:38:22.790 align:start position:0% position because so yeah when ezra prays at<00:38:21.359><c> the</c><00:38:21.440><c> end</c><00:38:21.599><c> of</c><00:38:21.760><c> chapters</c><00:38:22.160><c> or</c><00:38:22.320><c> the</c><00:38:22.480><c> beginning</c> 00:38:22.790 --> 00:38:22.800 align:start position:0% at the end of chapters or the beginning 00:38:22.800 --> 00:38:24.310 align:start position:0% at the end of chapters or the beginning of<00:38:22.880><c> chapter</c><00:38:23.359><c> 10</c> 00:38:24.310 --> 00:38:24.320 align:start position:0% of chapter 10 00:38:24.320 --> 00:38:25.589 align:start position:0% of chapter 10 um 00:38:25.589 --> 00:38:25.599 align:start position:0% um 00:38:25.599 --> 00:38:28.230 align:start position:0% um i<00:38:25.760><c> think</c><00:38:26.000><c> it</c><00:38:26.079><c> talks</c><00:38:26.400><c> about</c><00:38:26.720><c> how</c> 00:38:28.230 --> 00:38:28.240 align:start position:0% i think it talks about how 00:38:28.240 --> 00:38:29.430 align:start position:0% i think it talks about how some<00:38:28.720><c> who</c> 00:38:29.430 --> 00:38:29.440 align:start position:0% some who 00:38:29.440 --> 00:38:31.510 align:start position:0% some who some<00:38:29.760><c> joined</c><00:38:30.079><c> him</c><00:38:30.320><c> in</c><00:38:30.480><c> prayer</c> 00:38:31.510 --> 00:38:31.520 align:start position:0% some joined him in prayer 00:38:31.520 --> 00:38:34.390 align:start position:0% some joined him in prayer which<00:38:31.760><c> infers</c><00:38:32.240><c> it</c><00:38:32.720><c> others</c><00:38:33.119><c> didn't</c><00:38:33.440><c> yeah</c><00:38:33.920><c> right</c> 00:38:34.390 --> 00:38:34.400 align:start position:0% which infers it others didn't yeah right 00:38:34.400 --> 00:38:35.750 align:start position:0% which infers it others didn't yeah right yeah 00:38:35.750 --> 00:38:35.760 align:start position:0% yeah 00:38:35.760 --> 00:38:37.910 align:start position:0% yeah okay<00:38:36.000><c> so</c><00:38:36.160><c> we're</c><00:38:36.320><c> here</c><00:38:36.560><c> in</c><00:38:36.640><c> chapter</c><00:38:37.440><c> we're</c><00:38:37.760><c> here</c> 00:38:37.910 --> 00:38:37.920 align:start position:0% okay so we're here in chapter we're here 00:38:37.920 --> 00:38:40.310 align:start position:0% okay so we're here in chapter we're here in<00:38:38.160><c> uh</c><00:38:38.400><c> nehemiah</c><00:38:38.960><c> chapter</c><00:38:39.440><c> two</c> 00:38:40.310 --> 00:38:40.320 align:start position:0% in uh nehemiah chapter two 00:38:40.320 --> 00:38:41.829 align:start position:0% in uh nehemiah chapter two and<00:38:40.480><c> we're</c><00:38:40.640><c> going</c><00:38:40.720><c> to</c><00:38:40.880><c> see</c><00:38:41.119><c> this</c><00:38:41.359><c> plan</c><00:38:41.680><c> of</c> 00:38:41.829 --> 00:38:41.839 align:start position:0% and we're going to see this plan of 00:38:41.839 --> 00:38:43.670 align:start position:0% and we're going to see this plan of action<00:38:42.560><c> we've</c><00:38:42.720><c> got</c><00:38:42.880><c> the</c><00:38:43.040><c> cup</c><00:38:43.280><c> bearer</c> 00:38:43.670 --> 00:38:43.680 align:start position:0% action we've got the cup bearer 00:38:43.680 --> 00:38:45.750 align:start position:0% action we've got the cup bearer approaching<00:38:44.240><c> the</c><00:38:44.400><c> king</c><00:38:45.040><c> we've</c><00:38:45.280><c> talked</c><00:38:45.520><c> about</c> 00:38:45.750 --> 00:38:45.760 align:start position:0% approaching the king we've talked about 00:38:45.760 --> 00:38:48.069 align:start position:0% approaching the king we've talked about the<00:38:46.000><c> passion</c><00:38:46.480><c> that</c><00:38:46.640><c> nehemiah</c><00:38:47.359><c> has</c><00:38:47.760><c> for</c><00:38:47.920><c> the</c> 00:38:48.069 --> 00:38:48.079 align:start position:0% the passion that nehemiah has for the 00:38:48.079 --> 00:38:50.470 align:start position:0% the passion that nehemiah has for the people<00:38:48.400><c> of</c><00:38:48.560><c> israel</c><00:38:49.440><c> we're</c><00:38:49.599><c> going</c><00:38:49.760><c> to</c><00:38:49.920><c> see</c><00:38:50.240><c> in</c> 00:38:50.470 --> 00:38:50.480 align:start position:0% people of israel we're going to see in 00:38:50.480 --> 00:38:52.790 align:start position:0% people of israel we're going to see in these<00:38:50.720><c> few</c><00:38:51.040><c> verses</c><00:38:51.839><c> that</c><00:38:52.079><c> nehemiah</c> 00:38:52.790 --> 00:38:52.800 align:start position:0% these few verses that nehemiah 00:38:52.800 --> 00:38:56.310 align:start position:0% these few verses that nehemiah demonstrates<00:38:53.680><c> a</c><00:38:53.839><c> great</c><00:38:54.160><c> deal</c><00:38:54.480><c> of</c><00:38:54.720><c> courage</c> 00:38:56.310 --> 00:38:56.320 align:start position:0% demonstrates a great deal of courage 00:38:56.320 --> 00:38:57.750 align:start position:0% demonstrates a great deal of courage and<00:38:56.480><c> i've</c><00:38:56.560><c> heard</c><00:38:56.720><c> it</c><00:38:56.880><c> said</c><00:38:57.040><c> that</c><00:38:57.280><c> courage</c><00:38:57.680><c> is</c> 00:38:57.750 --> 00:38:57.760 align:start position:0% and i've heard it said that courage is 00:38:57.760 --> 00:39:00.470 align:start position:0% and i've heard it said that courage is not<00:38:57.920><c> the</c><00:38:58.160><c> absence</c><00:38:58.640><c> of</c><00:38:58.800><c> fear</c> 00:39:00.470 --> 00:39:00.480 align:start position:0% not the absence of fear 00:39:00.480 --> 00:39:03.829 align:start position:0% not the absence of fear it's<00:39:00.880><c> action</c><00:39:01.680><c> in</c><00:39:01.920><c> spite</c><00:39:02.240><c> of</c><00:39:02.400><c> fear</c> 00:39:03.829 --> 00:39:03.839 align:start position:0% it's action in spite of fear 00:39:03.839 --> 00:39:04.710 align:start position:0% it's action in spite of fear and 00:39:04.710 --> 00:39:04.720 align:start position:0% and 00:39:04.720 --> 00:39:07.109 align:start position:0% and nehemiah<00:39:05.359><c> was</c><00:39:05.520><c> afraid</c> 00:39:07.109 --> 00:39:07.119 align:start position:0% nehemiah was afraid 00:39:07.119 --> 00:39:09.750 align:start position:0% nehemiah was afraid he<00:39:07.359><c> says</c><00:39:07.599><c> so</c><00:39:08.320><c> and</c><00:39:08.560><c> yet</c><00:39:08.720><c> he</c><00:39:08.960><c> continued</c><00:39:09.520><c> through</c> 00:39:09.750 --> 00:39:09.760 align:start position:0% he says so and yet he continued through 00:39:09.760 --> 00:39:11.030 align:start position:0% he says so and yet he continued through with<00:39:09.920><c> his</c><00:39:10.160><c> plan</c> 00:39:11.030 --> 00:39:11.040 align:start position:0% with his plan 00:39:11.040 --> 00:39:12.790 align:start position:0% with his plan because 00:39:12.790 --> 00:39:12.800 align:start position:0% because 00:39:12.800 --> 00:39:15.670 align:start position:0% because he<00:39:12.960><c> had</c><00:39:13.200><c> confidence</c><00:39:13.760><c> to</c><00:39:14.000><c> do</c><00:39:14.240><c> so</c><00:39:14.560><c> having</c><00:39:15.040><c> prayed</c> 00:39:15.670 --> 00:39:15.680 align:start position:0% he had confidence to do so having prayed 00:39:15.680 --> 00:39:16.790 align:start position:0% he had confidence to do so having prayed to<00:39:15.920><c> god</c> 00:39:16.790 --> 00:39:16.800 align:start position:0% to god 00:39:16.800 --> 00:39:18.150 align:start position:0% to god for<00:39:17.119><c> help</c> 00:39:18.150 --> 00:39:18.160 align:start position:0% for help 00:39:18.160 --> 00:39:20.550 align:start position:0% for help and<00:39:18.320><c> he</c><00:39:18.560><c> trusted</c><00:39:19.119><c> in</c><00:39:19.359><c> god</c> 00:39:20.550 --> 00:39:20.560 align:start position:0% and he trusted in god 00:39:20.560 --> 00:39:21.990 align:start position:0% and he trusted in god and<00:39:20.720><c> i</c><00:39:20.800><c> think</c><00:39:20.960><c> that's</c><00:39:21.200><c> a</c><00:39:21.280><c> great</c><00:39:21.520><c> lesson</c><00:39:21.839><c> for</c><00:39:21.920><c> us</c> 00:39:21.990 --> 00:39:22.000 align:start position:0% and i think that's a great lesson for us 00:39:22.000 --> 00:39:23.990 align:start position:0% and i think that's a great lesson for us so<00:39:22.160><c> he</c><00:39:22.240><c> had</c><00:39:22.320><c> the</c><00:39:22.480><c> courage</c><00:39:22.880><c> to</c><00:39:23.040><c> act</c><00:39:23.280><c> despite</c><00:39:23.760><c> the</c> 00:39:23.990 --> 00:39:24.000 align:start position:0% so he had the courage to act despite the 00:39:24.000 --> 00:39:26.470 align:start position:0% so he had the courage to act despite the fair<00:39:24.480><c> that</c><00:39:24.880><c> despite</c><00:39:25.280><c> the</c><00:39:25.520><c> fear</c><00:39:26.240><c> and</c><00:39:26.320><c> then</c> 00:39:26.470 --> 00:39:26.480 align:start position:0% fair that despite the fear and then 00:39:26.480 --> 00:39:27.670 align:start position:0% fair that despite the fear and then we're<00:39:26.640><c> going</c><00:39:26.720><c> to</c><00:39:26.800><c> see</c><00:39:27.040><c> these</c><00:39:27.280><c> sort</c><00:39:27.520><c> of</c> 00:39:27.670 --> 00:39:27.680 align:start position:0% we're going to see these sort of 00:39:27.680 --> 00:39:30.790 align:start position:0% we're going to see these sort of spontaneous<00:39:28.880><c> spontaneous</c><00:39:29.760><c> prayer</c><00:39:30.560><c> that</c> 00:39:30.790 --> 00:39:30.800 align:start position:0% spontaneous spontaneous prayer that 00:39:30.800 --> 00:39:32.790 align:start position:0% spontaneous spontaneous prayer that nehemiah<00:39:31.520><c> offers</c> 00:39:32.790 --> 00:39:32.800 align:start position:0% nehemiah offers 00:39:32.800 --> 00:39:35.190 align:start position:0% nehemiah offers um<00:39:33.599><c> so</c><00:39:33.760><c> let's</c><00:39:34.000><c> just</c><00:39:34.320><c> let's</c><00:39:34.480><c> just</c><00:39:34.640><c> take</c><00:39:34.880><c> a</c><00:39:34.960><c> look</c> 00:39:35.190 --> 00:39:35.200 align:start position:0% um so let's just let's just take a look 00:39:35.200 --> 00:39:36.790 align:start position:0% um so let's just let's just take a look at<00:39:35.280><c> that</c><00:39:35.440><c> so</c><00:39:35.599><c> we're</c><00:39:35.760><c> nehemiah</c><00:39:36.240><c> chapter</c><00:39:36.560><c> 2</c> 00:39:36.790 --> 00:39:36.800 align:start position:0% at that so we're nehemiah chapter 2 00:39:36.800 --> 00:39:38.150 align:start position:0% at that so we're nehemiah chapter 2 we're<00:39:36.880><c> going</c><00:39:37.040><c> to</c><00:39:37.200><c> end</c><00:39:37.440><c> here</c><00:39:37.680><c> at</c><00:39:37.760><c> the</c><00:39:37.920><c> end</c><00:39:38.079><c> of</c> 00:39:38.150 --> 00:39:38.160 align:start position:0% we're going to end here at the end of 00:39:38.160 --> 00:39:42.870 align:start position:0% we're going to end here at the end of verse<00:39:38.480><c> 9.</c> 00:39:42.870 --> 00:39:42.880 align:start position:0% 00:39:42.880 --> 00:39:45.109 align:start position:0% in<00:39:43.040><c> the</c><00:39:43.119><c> month</c><00:39:43.359><c> of</c><00:39:43.520><c> nissan</c> 00:39:45.109 --> 00:39:45.119 align:start position:0% in the month of nissan 00:39:45.119 --> 00:39:47.589 align:start position:0% in the month of nissan at<00:39:45.280><c> the</c><00:39:45.440><c> 20th</c><00:39:45.920><c> year</c><00:39:46.160><c> of</c><00:39:46.240><c> king</c><00:39:46.480><c> artaxerxes</c><00:39:47.359><c> when</c> 00:39:47.589 --> 00:39:47.599 align:start position:0% at the 20th year of king artaxerxes when 00:39:47.599 --> 00:39:49.990 align:start position:0% at the 20th year of king artaxerxes when the<00:39:47.839><c> wine</c><00:39:48.160><c> was</c><00:39:48.320><c> brought</c><00:39:48.880><c> for</c><00:39:49.119><c> him</c> 00:39:49.990 --> 00:39:50.000 align:start position:0% the wine was brought for him 00:39:50.000 --> 00:39:54.150 align:start position:0% the wine was brought for him i<00:39:50.160><c> took</c><00:39:50.400><c> the</c><00:39:50.560><c> wine</c><00:39:51.280><c> and</c><00:39:51.520><c> gave</c><00:39:51.760><c> it</c><00:39:51.839><c> to</c><00:39:52.000><c> the</c><00:39:52.160><c> king</c> 00:39:54.150 --> 00:39:54.160 align:start position:0% i took the wine and gave it to the king 00:39:54.160 --> 00:39:56.470 align:start position:0% i took the wine and gave it to the king i<00:39:54.400><c> had</c><00:39:54.560><c> not</c><00:39:54.800><c> been</c><00:39:55.119><c> sad</c><00:39:55.599><c> in</c><00:39:55.760><c> his</c><00:39:56.000><c> presence</c> 00:39:56.470 --> 00:39:56.480 align:start position:0% i had not been sad in his presence 00:39:56.480 --> 00:39:57.750 align:start position:0% i had not been sad in his presence before 00:39:57.750 --> 00:39:57.760 align:start position:0% before 00:39:57.760 --> 00:40:00.310 align:start position:0% before so<00:39:57.920><c> the</c><00:39:58.079><c> king</c><00:39:58.400><c> asked</c><00:39:58.640><c> me</c><00:39:58.960><c> why</c><00:39:59.280><c> does</c><00:39:59.520><c> your</c><00:39:59.920><c> face</c> 00:40:00.310 --> 00:40:00.320 align:start position:0% so the king asked me why does your face 00:40:00.320 --> 00:40:03.589 align:start position:0% so the king asked me why does your face look<00:40:00.560><c> so</c><00:40:00.960><c> sad</c><00:40:01.520><c> when</c><00:40:01.680><c> you</c><00:40:01.920><c> are</c><00:40:02.160><c> not</c><00:40:02.400><c> ill</c> 00:40:03.589 --> 00:40:03.599 align:start position:0% look so sad when you are not ill 00:40:03.599 --> 00:40:05.990 align:start position:0% look so sad when you are not ill this<00:40:03.839><c> cannot</c><00:40:04.319><c> be</c><00:40:04.560><c> this</c><00:40:04.800><c> can</c><00:40:05.040><c> be</c><00:40:05.359><c> nothing</c><00:40:05.760><c> but</c> 00:40:05.990 --> 00:40:06.000 align:start position:0% this cannot be this can be nothing but 00:40:06.000 --> 00:40:08.470 align:start position:0% this cannot be this can be nothing but sadness<00:40:06.560><c> of</c><00:40:06.720><c> heart</c> 00:40:08.470 --> 00:40:08.480 align:start position:0% sadness of heart 00:40:08.480 --> 00:40:10.390 align:start position:0% sadness of heart and<00:40:08.560><c> then</c><00:40:08.720><c> nehemiah</c><00:40:09.280><c> says</c><00:40:09.520><c> i</c><00:40:09.680><c> was</c><00:40:09.920><c> very</c><00:40:10.160><c> much</c> 00:40:10.390 --> 00:40:10.400 align:start position:0% and then nehemiah says i was very much 00:40:10.400 --> 00:40:12.630 align:start position:0% and then nehemiah says i was very much afraid 00:40:12.630 --> 00:40:12.640 align:start position:0% afraid 00:40:12.640 --> 00:40:14.470 align:start position:0% afraid nehemiah<00:40:13.119><c> was</c><00:40:13.280><c> afraid</c><00:40:13.680><c> i</c><00:40:13.839><c> think</c><00:40:14.000><c> brothers</c><00:40:14.400><c> and</c> 00:40:14.470 --> 00:40:14.480 align:start position:0% nehemiah was afraid i think brothers and 00:40:14.480 --> 00:40:15.829 align:start position:0% nehemiah was afraid i think brothers and sisters 00:40:15.829 --> 00:40:15.839 align:start position:0% sisters 00:40:15.839 --> 00:40:18.710 align:start position:0% sisters that<00:40:16.000><c> the</c><00:40:16.160><c> king</c><00:40:16.480><c> might</c><00:40:16.640><c> have</c><00:40:16.720><c> been</c><00:40:16.960><c> suspicious</c> 00:40:18.710 --> 00:40:18.720 align:start position:0% that the king might have been suspicious 00:40:18.720 --> 00:40:20.710 align:start position:0% that the king might have been suspicious that<00:40:18.960><c> nehemiah</c><00:40:19.520><c> was</c><00:40:19.760><c> aware</c><00:40:20.079><c> of</c><00:40:20.240><c> a</c><00:40:20.319><c> plot</c> 00:40:20.710 --> 00:40:20.720 align:start position:0% that nehemiah was aware of a plot 00:40:20.720 --> 00:40:22.829 align:start position:0% that nehemiah was aware of a plot against<00:40:21.119><c> him</c> 00:40:22.829 --> 00:40:22.839 align:start position:0% against him 00:40:22.839 --> 00:40:24.630 align:start position:0% against him perhaps 00:40:24.630 --> 00:40:24.640 align:start position:0% perhaps 00:40:24.640 --> 00:40:26.230 align:start position:0% perhaps why<00:40:24.800><c> would</c><00:40:24.960><c> he</c><00:40:25.119><c> be</c><00:40:25.200><c> afraid</c> 00:40:26.230 --> 00:40:26.240 align:start position:0% why would he be afraid 00:40:26.240 --> 00:40:28.870 align:start position:0% why would he be afraid there<00:40:26.400><c> was</c><00:40:26.560><c> something</c><00:40:27.040><c> about</c><00:40:27.440><c> his</c><00:40:27.680><c> demeanor</c> 00:40:28.870 --> 00:40:28.880 align:start position:0% there was something about his demeanor 00:40:28.880 --> 00:40:30.230 align:start position:0% there was something about his demeanor where<00:40:29.200><c> you</c><00:40:29.359><c> know</c><00:40:29.520><c> look</c><00:40:29.760><c> if</c><00:40:29.839><c> you're</c><00:40:30.079><c> in</c><00:40:30.160><c> the</c> 00:40:30.230 --> 00:40:30.240 align:start position:0% where you know look if you're in the 00:40:30.240 --> 00:40:31.270 align:start position:0% where you know look if you're in the presence<00:40:30.640><c> of</c><00:40:30.720><c> the</c><00:40:30.800><c> king</c><00:40:31.040><c> you</c><00:40:31.119><c> know</c> 00:40:31.270 --> 00:40:31.280 align:start position:0% presence of the king you know 00:40:31.280 --> 00:40:33.109 align:start position:0% presence of the king you know everybody's<00:40:31.680><c> gonna</c><00:40:31.839><c> have</c><00:40:31.920><c> a</c><00:40:32.079><c> happy</c><00:40:32.400><c> face</c><00:40:32.720><c> on</c> 00:40:33.109 --> 00:40:33.119 align:start position:0% everybody's gonna have a happy face on 00:40:33.119 --> 00:40:34.630 align:start position:0% everybody's gonna have a happy face on you<00:40:33.200><c> know</c><00:40:33.599><c> can't</c><00:40:33.839><c> get</c><00:40:34.000><c> to</c><00:40:34.079><c> bring</c><00:40:34.240><c> the</c><00:40:34.400><c> king</c> 00:40:34.630 --> 00:40:34.640 align:start position:0% you know can't get to bring the king 00:40:34.640 --> 00:40:35.829 align:start position:0% you know can't get to bring the king down 00:40:35.829 --> 00:40:35.839 align:start position:0% down 00:40:35.839 --> 00:40:37.109 align:start position:0% down maybe<00:40:36.079><c> you're</c><00:40:36.240><c> gonna</c><00:40:36.400><c> lose</c><00:40:36.560><c> you</c><00:40:36.640><c> know</c><00:40:36.800><c> if</c><00:40:36.880><c> oh</c> 00:40:37.109 --> 00:40:37.119 align:start position:0% maybe you're gonna lose you know if oh 00:40:37.119 --> 00:40:38.470 align:start position:0% maybe you're gonna lose you know if oh he's<00:40:37.280><c> a</c><00:40:37.359><c> downer</c><00:40:37.760><c> we're</c><00:40:37.839><c> going</c><00:40:37.920><c> to</c><00:40:38.000><c> get</c><00:40:38.160><c> him</c><00:40:38.400><c> out</c> 00:40:38.470 --> 00:40:38.480 align:start position:0% he's a downer we're going to get him out 00:40:38.480 --> 00:40:41.109 align:start position:0% he's a downer we're going to get him out of<00:40:38.560><c> the</c><00:40:38.640><c> king's</c><00:40:38.960><c> presence</c><00:40:39.599><c> i</c><00:40:39.760><c> don't</c><00:40:39.920><c> know</c> 00:40:41.109 --> 00:40:41.119 align:start position:0% of the king's presence i don't know 00:40:41.119 --> 00:40:43.030 align:start position:0% of the king's presence i don't know but<00:40:41.359><c> he</c><00:40:41.440><c> was</c><00:40:41.599><c> afraid</c> 00:40:43.030 --> 00:40:43.040 align:start position:0% but he was afraid 00:40:43.040 --> 00:40:46.790 align:start position:0% but he was afraid despite<00:40:43.599><c> his</c><00:40:43.839><c> fear</c><00:40:44.640><c> he</c><00:40:44.960><c> acted</c> 00:40:46.790 --> 00:40:46.800 align:start position:0% despite his fear he acted 00:40:46.800 --> 00:40:48.150 align:start position:0% despite his fear he acted verse<00:40:47.119><c> 3</c> 00:40:48.150 --> 00:40:48.160 align:start position:0% verse 3 00:40:48.160 --> 00:40:49.990 align:start position:0% verse 3 but<00:40:48.319><c> i</c><00:40:48.560><c> said</c><00:40:48.720><c> to</c><00:40:48.880><c> the</c><00:40:49.040><c> king</c> 00:40:49.990 --> 00:40:50.000 align:start position:0% but i said to the king 00:40:50.000 --> 00:40:52.790 align:start position:0% but i said to the king may<00:40:50.160><c> the</c><00:40:50.319><c> king</c><00:40:50.560><c> live</c><00:40:50.839><c> forever</c><00:40:52.000><c> why</c><00:40:52.240><c> should</c><00:40:52.480><c> my</c> 00:40:52.790 --> 00:40:52.800 align:start position:0% may the king live forever why should my 00:40:52.800 --> 00:40:53.670 align:start position:0% may the king live forever why should my face 00:40:53.670 --> 00:40:53.680 align:start position:0% face 00:40:53.680 --> 00:40:55.430 align:start position:0% face not<00:40:54.000><c> look</c><00:40:54.240><c> sad</c> 00:40:55.430 --> 00:40:55.440 align:start position:0% not look sad 00:40:55.440 --> 00:40:57.349 align:start position:0% not look sad when<00:40:55.599><c> the</c><00:40:55.839><c> city</c><00:40:56.079><c> where</c><00:40:56.319><c> my</c><00:40:56.640><c> fathers</c><00:40:57.119><c> are</c> 00:40:57.349 --> 00:40:57.359 align:start position:0% when the city where my fathers are 00:40:57.359 --> 00:40:59.349 align:start position:0% when the city where my fathers are buried<00:40:57.760><c> lies</c><00:40:58.160><c> in</c><00:40:58.319><c> ruins</c> 00:40:59.349 --> 00:40:59.359 align:start position:0% buried lies in ruins 00:40:59.359 --> 00:41:01.430 align:start position:0% buried lies in ruins and<00:40:59.520><c> its</c><00:40:59.760><c> gates</c><00:41:00.160><c> have</c><00:41:00.240><c> been</c><00:41:00.480><c> destroyed</c><00:41:01.119><c> by</c> 00:41:01.430 --> 00:41:01.440 align:start position:0% and its gates have been destroyed by 00:41:01.440 --> 00:41:02.790 align:start position:0% and its gates have been destroyed by fire 00:41:02.790 --> 00:41:02.800 align:start position:0% fire 00:41:02.800 --> 00:41:04.710 align:start position:0% fire the<00:41:02.960><c> king</c><00:41:03.200><c> said</c><00:41:03.359><c> to</c><00:41:03.520><c> me</c> 00:41:04.710 --> 00:41:04.720 align:start position:0% the king said to me 00:41:04.720 --> 00:41:06.950 align:start position:0% the king said to me what<00:41:04.960><c> is</c><00:41:05.040><c> it</c><00:41:05.200><c> you</c><00:41:05.359><c> want</c> 00:41:06.950 --> 00:41:06.960 align:start position:0% what is it you want 00:41:06.960 --> 00:41:11.030 align:start position:0% what is it you want then<00:41:07.200><c> i</c><00:41:07.440><c> prayed</c><00:41:07.839><c> to</c><00:41:08.000><c> the</c><00:41:08.079><c> god</c><00:41:08.319><c> of</c><00:41:08.400><c> heaven</c> 00:41:11.030 --> 00:41:11.040 align:start position:0% 00:41:11.040 --> 00:41:12.710 align:start position:0% and<00:41:11.200><c> i</c><00:41:11.359><c> answered</c><00:41:11.680><c> the</c><00:41:11.760><c> king</c><00:41:12.079><c> if</c><00:41:12.240><c> it</c><00:41:12.319><c> pleases</c> 00:41:12.710 --> 00:41:12.720 align:start position:0% and i answered the king if it pleases 00:41:12.720 --> 00:41:14.950 align:start position:0% and i answered the king if it pleases the<00:41:12.880><c> king</c><00:41:13.119><c> your</c><00:41:13.359><c> servant</c><00:41:14.160><c> notice</c><00:41:14.480><c> how</c><00:41:14.720><c> quick</c> 00:41:14.950 --> 00:41:14.960 align:start position:0% the king your servant notice how quick 00:41:14.960 --> 00:41:18.790 align:start position:0% the king your servant notice how quick and<00:41:15.119><c> spontaneous</c><00:41:15.920><c> that</c><00:41:16.079><c> prayer</c><00:41:16.400><c> was</c> 00:41:18.790 --> 00:41:18.800 align:start position:0% 00:41:18.800 --> 00:41:21.829 align:start position:0% he's<00:41:19.119><c> asked</c><00:41:19.359><c> a</c><00:41:19.520><c> question</c> 00:41:21.829 --> 00:41:21.839 align:start position:0% he's asked a question 00:41:21.839 --> 00:41:23.750 align:start position:0% he's asked a question he<00:41:22.079><c> prays</c><00:41:22.480><c> to</c><00:41:22.640><c> god</c> 00:41:23.750 --> 00:41:23.760 align:start position:0% he prays to god 00:41:23.760 --> 00:41:25.510 align:start position:0% he prays to god and<00:41:23.920><c> then</c><00:41:24.079><c> presumably</c><00:41:24.720><c> he</c><00:41:24.960><c> immediately</c> 00:41:25.510 --> 00:41:25.520 align:start position:0% and then presumably he immediately 00:41:25.520 --> 00:41:27.030 align:start position:0% and then presumably he immediately answers<00:41:25.920><c> the</c><00:41:26.000><c> question</c><00:41:26.319><c> that</c><00:41:26.400><c> had</c><00:41:26.560><c> been</c><00:41:26.720><c> asked</c> 00:41:27.030 --> 00:41:27.040 align:start position:0% answers the question that had been asked 00:41:27.040 --> 00:41:28.950 align:start position:0% answers the question that had been asked him 00:41:28.950 --> 00:41:28.960 align:start position:0% him 00:41:28.960 --> 00:41:31.349 align:start position:0% him and<00:41:29.119><c> i</c><00:41:29.200><c> think</c><00:41:29.440><c> that</c><00:41:29.680><c> our</c><00:41:29.920><c> prayers</c><00:41:30.400><c> to</c><00:41:30.640><c> god</c><00:41:31.040><c> can</c> 00:41:31.349 --> 00:41:31.359 align:start position:0% and i think that our prayers to god can 00:41:31.359 --> 00:41:33.589 align:start position:0% and i think that our prayers to god can be<00:41:31.680><c> that</c><00:41:31.920><c> quick</c><00:41:32.240><c> and</c><00:41:32.319><c> that</c><00:41:32.560><c> spontaneous</c><00:41:33.440><c> that</c> 00:41:33.589 --> 00:41:33.599 align:start position:0% be that quick and that spontaneous that 00:41:33.599 --> 00:41:35.270 align:start position:0% be that quick and that spontaneous that we<00:41:33.760><c> are</c><00:41:34.000><c> to</c><00:41:34.240><c> pray</c> 00:41:35.270 --> 00:41:35.280 align:start position:0% we are to pray 00:41:35.280 --> 00:41:38.230 align:start position:0% we are to pray always<00:41:35.920><c> as</c><00:41:36.079><c> it</c><00:41:36.240><c> says</c><00:41:36.480><c> in</c><00:41:36.560><c> one</c><00:41:36.720><c> of</c><00:41:36.800><c> the</c><00:41:36.960><c> letters</c> 00:41:38.230 --> 00:41:38.240 align:start position:0% always as it says in one of the letters 00:41:38.240 --> 00:41:41.190 align:start position:0% always as it says in one of the letters that<00:41:38.480><c> our</c><00:41:38.800><c> thoughts</c><00:41:39.119><c> are</c><00:41:39.280><c> to</c><00:41:39.440><c> be</c><00:41:39.920><c> with</c><00:41:40.160><c> god</c><00:41:40.720><c> all</c> 00:41:41.190 --> 00:41:41.200 align:start position:0% that our thoughts are to be with god all 00:41:41.200 --> 00:41:43.030 align:start position:0% that our thoughts are to be with god all at<00:41:41.440><c> all</c><00:41:41.760><c> times</c> 00:41:43.030 --> 00:41:43.040 align:start position:0% at all times 00:41:43.040 --> 00:41:45.670 align:start position:0% at all times and<00:41:43.200><c> so</c><00:41:43.440><c> he</c><00:41:43.680><c> prays</c><00:41:44.560><c> help</c><00:41:44.800><c> me</c><00:41:44.960><c> with</c><00:41:45.119><c> this</c><00:41:45.359><c> answer</c> 00:41:45.670 --> 00:41:45.680 align:start position:0% and so he prays help me with this answer 00:41:45.680 --> 00:41:48.470 align:start position:0% and so he prays help me with this answer god 00:41:48.470 --> 00:41:48.480 align:start position:0% god 00:41:48.480 --> 00:41:50.710 align:start position:0% god the<00:41:48.640><c> answer</c><00:41:48.960><c> comes</c><00:41:49.359><c> forth</c> 00:41:50.710 --> 00:41:50.720 align:start position:0% the answer comes forth 00:41:50.720 --> 00:41:51.990 align:start position:0% the answer comes forth thoughts<00:41:51.040><c> or</c><00:41:51.119><c> comments</c><00:41:51.520><c> on</c><00:41:51.599><c> that</c><00:41:51.760><c> we're</c><00:41:51.920><c> going</c> 00:41:51.990 --> 00:41:52.000 align:start position:0% thoughts or comments on that we're going 00:41:52.000 --> 00:41:55.270 align:start position:0% thoughts or comments on that we're going to<00:41:52.160><c> finish</c><00:41:52.400><c> in</c><00:41:52.480><c> just</c><00:41:52.640><c> a</c><00:41:52.720><c> couple</c><00:41:52.960><c> minutes</c> 00:41:55.270 --> 00:41:55.280 align:start position:0% to finish in just a couple minutes 00:41:55.280 --> 00:42:01.190 align:start position:0% to finish in just a couple minutes okay 00:42:01.190 --> 00:42:01.200 align:start position:0% 00:42:01.200 --> 00:42:02.950 align:start position:0% what<00:42:01.359><c> is</c><00:42:01.520><c> it</c><00:42:01.599><c> you</c><00:42:01.760><c> want</c><00:42:02.000><c> verse</c><00:42:02.319><c> 4</c><00:42:02.560><c> then</c><00:42:02.800><c> i</c> 00:42:02.950 --> 00:42:02.960 align:start position:0% what is it you want verse 4 then i 00:42:02.960 --> 00:42:04.870 align:start position:0% what is it you want verse 4 then i prayed<00:42:03.280><c> to</c><00:42:03.440><c> the</c><00:42:03.520><c> god</c><00:42:03.760><c> of</c><00:42:03.920><c> heaven</c> 00:42:04.870 --> 00:42:04.880 align:start position:0% prayed to the god of heaven 00:42:04.880 --> 00:42:06.710 align:start position:0% prayed to the god of heaven and<00:42:05.040><c> i</c><00:42:05.200><c> answered</c><00:42:05.520><c> the</c><00:42:05.680><c> king</c> 00:42:06.710 --> 00:42:06.720 align:start position:0% and i answered the king 00:42:06.720 --> 00:42:08.790 align:start position:0% and i answered the king if<00:42:06.880><c> it</c><00:42:07.040><c> pleases</c><00:42:07.520><c> the</c><00:42:07.680><c> king</c><00:42:08.240><c> and</c><00:42:08.480><c> if</c><00:42:08.560><c> your</c> 00:42:08.790 --> 00:42:08.800 align:start position:0% if it pleases the king and if your 00:42:08.800 --> 00:42:11.270 align:start position:0% if it pleases the king and if your servant<00:42:09.119><c> has</c><00:42:09.280><c> found</c><00:42:09.680><c> favor</c><00:42:10.000><c> in</c><00:42:10.160><c> his</c><00:42:10.240><c> sight</c> 00:42:11.270 --> 00:42:11.280 align:start position:0% servant has found favor in his sight 00:42:11.280 --> 00:42:13.510 align:start position:0% servant has found favor in his sight let<00:42:11.440><c> him</c><00:42:11.760><c> send</c><00:42:12.079><c> me</c><00:42:12.319><c> to</c><00:42:12.480><c> the</c><00:42:12.640><c> city</c><00:42:12.960><c> in</c><00:42:13.119><c> judah</c> 00:42:13.510 --> 00:42:13.520 align:start position:0% let him send me to the city in judah 00:42:13.520 --> 00:42:15.430 align:start position:0% let him send me to the city in judah where<00:42:13.760><c> my</c><00:42:13.920><c> fathers</c><00:42:14.319><c> are</c><00:42:14.480><c> buried</c> 00:42:15.430 --> 00:42:15.440 align:start position:0% where my fathers are buried 00:42:15.440 --> 00:42:17.349 align:start position:0% where my fathers are buried so<00:42:15.599><c> that</c><00:42:15.760><c> i</c><00:42:15.920><c> can</c><00:42:16.079><c> rebuild</c><00:42:16.560><c> it</c> 00:42:17.349 --> 00:42:17.359 align:start position:0% so that i can rebuild it 00:42:17.359 --> 00:42:19.670 align:start position:0% so that i can rebuild it so<00:42:17.599><c> he's</c><00:42:17.760><c> asking</c><00:42:18.000><c> for</c><00:42:18.160><c> a</c><00:42:18.240><c> leave</c><00:42:18.480><c> of</c><00:42:18.640><c> absence</c> 00:42:19.670 --> 00:42:19.680 align:start position:0% so he's asking for a leave of absence 00:42:19.680 --> 00:42:21.829 align:start position:0% so he's asking for a leave of absence he's<00:42:19.920><c> asking</c><00:42:20.240><c> for</c><00:42:20.400><c> a</c><00:42:20.480><c> sabbatical</c> 00:42:21.829 --> 00:42:21.839 align:start position:0% he's asking for a sabbatical 00:42:21.839 --> 00:42:24.309 align:start position:0% he's asking for a sabbatical he's<00:42:22.319><c> one</c><00:42:22.480><c> of</c><00:42:22.640><c> the</c><00:42:22.720><c> king's</c><00:42:23.200><c> trusted</c><00:42:23.599><c> advisors</c> 00:42:24.309 --> 00:42:24.319 align:start position:0% he's one of the king's trusted advisors 00:42:24.319 --> 00:42:26.150 align:start position:0% he's one of the king's trusted advisors and<00:42:24.400><c> he's</c><00:42:24.560><c> saying</c><00:42:24.800><c> look</c><00:42:25.040><c> i</c><00:42:25.119><c> don't</c><00:42:25.280><c> want</c><00:42:25.440><c> to</c><00:42:26.000><c> i</c> 00:42:26.150 --> 00:42:26.160 align:start position:0% and he's saying look i don't want to i 00:42:26.160 --> 00:42:28.230 align:start position:0% and he's saying look i don't want to i appreciate<00:42:26.640><c> the</c><00:42:26.880><c> the</c><00:42:27.040><c> position</c><00:42:27.440><c> here</c> 00:42:28.230 --> 00:42:28.240 align:start position:0% appreciate the the position here 00:42:28.240 --> 00:42:29.910 align:start position:0% appreciate the the position here but<00:42:28.400><c> i</c><00:42:28.480><c> want</c><00:42:28.640><c> to</c><00:42:28.720><c> give</c><00:42:28.880><c> it</c><00:42:29.040><c> all</c><00:42:29.280><c> up</c><00:42:29.440><c> and</c><00:42:29.520><c> go</c><00:42:29.680><c> back</c> 00:42:29.910 --> 00:42:29.920 align:start position:0% but i want to give it all up and go back 00:42:29.920 --> 00:42:32.390 align:start position:0% but i want to give it all up and go back to<00:42:30.079><c> a</c><00:42:30.160><c> city</c><00:42:30.400><c> in</c><00:42:30.560><c> ruin</c><00:42:31.280><c> so</c><00:42:31.520><c> that</c><00:42:31.680><c> i</c><00:42:31.760><c> can</c><00:42:32.000><c> roll</c><00:42:32.240><c> up</c> 00:42:32.390 --> 00:42:32.400 align:start position:0% to a city in ruin so that i can roll up 00:42:32.400 --> 00:42:33.750 align:start position:0% to a city in ruin so that i can roll up my<00:42:32.560><c> sleeves</c> 00:42:33.750 --> 00:42:33.760 align:start position:0% my sleeves 00:42:33.760 --> 00:42:37.109 align:start position:0% my sleeves and<00:42:34.160><c> rebuild</c><00:42:34.720><c> that</c><00:42:34.880><c> place</c> 00:42:37.109 --> 00:42:37.119 align:start position:0% and rebuild that place 00:42:37.119 --> 00:42:38.950 align:start position:0% and rebuild that place the<00:42:37.280><c> king</c><00:42:37.599><c> said</c> 00:42:38.950 --> 00:42:38.960 align:start position:0% the king said 00:42:38.960 --> 00:42:40.950 align:start position:0% the king said with<00:42:39.200><c> the</c><00:42:39.359><c> queen</c><00:42:39.599><c> sitting</c><00:42:39.920><c> beside</c><00:42:40.319><c> him</c><00:42:40.560><c> ask</c><00:42:40.720><c> me</c> 00:42:40.950 --> 00:42:40.960 align:start position:0% with the queen sitting beside him ask me 00:42:40.960 --> 00:42:43.430 align:start position:0% with the queen sitting beside him ask me how<00:42:41.119><c> long</c><00:42:41.359><c> will</c><00:42:41.599><c> your</c><00:42:41.760><c> journey</c><00:42:42.079><c> take</c><00:42:42.400><c> verse</c><00:42:42.640><c> 6</c> 00:42:43.430 --> 00:42:43.440 align:start position:0% how long will your journey take verse 6 00:42:43.440 --> 00:42:45.430 align:start position:0% how long will your journey take verse 6 and<00:42:43.599><c> when</c><00:42:43.839><c> will</c><00:42:44.000><c> you</c><00:42:44.079><c> get</c><00:42:44.319><c> back</c> 00:42:45.430 --> 00:42:45.440 align:start position:0% and when will you get back 00:42:45.440 --> 00:42:47.589 align:start position:0% and when will you get back it<00:42:45.680><c> pleased</c><00:42:46.000><c> the</c><00:42:46.160><c> king</c><00:42:46.480><c> to</c><00:42:46.640><c> send</c><00:42:46.880><c> me</c> 00:42:47.589 --> 00:42:47.599 align:start position:0% it pleased the king to send me 00:42:47.599 --> 00:42:49.349 align:start position:0% it pleased the king to send me so<00:42:47.839><c> i</c><00:42:48.000><c> set</c><00:42:48.240><c> a</c><00:42:48.400><c> time</c> 00:42:49.349 --> 00:42:49.359 align:start position:0% so i set a time 00:42:49.359 --> 00:42:51.349 align:start position:0% so i set a time i<00:42:49.599><c> also</c><00:42:49.839><c> said</c><00:42:50.000><c> to</c><00:42:50.160><c> him</c> 00:42:51.349 --> 00:42:51.359 align:start position:0% i also said to him 00:42:51.359 --> 00:42:52.870 align:start position:0% i also said to him if<00:42:51.520><c> it</c><00:42:51.680><c> pleases</c><00:42:52.079><c> the</c><00:42:52.160><c> king</c><00:42:52.400><c> may</c><00:42:52.560><c> i</c><00:42:52.640><c> have</c> 00:42:52.870 --> 00:42:52.880 align:start position:0% if it pleases the king may i have 00:42:52.880 --> 00:42:54.309 align:start position:0% if it pleases the king may i have letters<00:42:53.200><c> to</c><00:42:53.359><c> the</c><00:42:53.440><c> governors</c><00:42:53.920><c> of</c><00:42:54.000><c> trans</c> 00:42:54.309 --> 00:42:54.319 align:start position:0% letters to the governors of trans 00:42:54.319 --> 00:42:56.870 align:start position:0% letters to the governors of trans euphrates<00:42:54.800><c> so</c><00:42:55.359><c> you</c><00:42:55.440><c> know</c><00:42:55.599><c> the</c><00:42:56.160><c> requests</c><00:42:56.640><c> keep</c> 00:42:56.870 --> 00:42:56.880 align:start position:0% euphrates so you know the requests keep 00:42:56.880 --> 00:42:59.109 align:start position:0% euphrates so you know the requests keep coming<00:42:57.760><c> got</c><00:42:57.920><c> the</c><00:42:58.160><c> got</c><00:42:58.400><c> the</c><00:42:58.480><c> first</c><00:42:58.800><c> answer</c> 00:42:59.109 --> 00:42:59.119 align:start position:0% coming got the got the first answer 00:42:59.119 --> 00:43:00.630 align:start position:0% coming got the got the first answer let's<00:42:59.359><c> go</c><00:42:59.520><c> on</c><00:42:59.680><c> for</c><00:42:59.839><c> more</c> 00:43:00.630 --> 00:43:00.640 align:start position:0% let's go on for more 00:43:00.640 --> 00:43:01.910 align:start position:0% let's go on for more you<00:43:00.800><c> know</c><00:43:00.880><c> can</c><00:43:01.040><c> you</c><00:43:01.119><c> send</c><00:43:01.359><c> me</c><00:43:01.440><c> a</c><00:43:01.520><c> letter</c><00:43:01.760><c> to</c> 00:43:01.910 --> 00:43:01.920 align:start position:0% you know can you send me a letter to 00:43:01.920 --> 00:43:04.069 align:start position:0% you know can you send me a letter to give<00:43:02.079><c> me</c><00:43:02.319><c> uh</c><00:43:02.640><c> approval</c> 00:43:04.069 --> 00:43:04.079 align:start position:0% give me uh approval 00:43:04.079 --> 00:43:06.069 align:start position:0% give me uh approval and<00:43:04.240><c> may</c><00:43:04.400><c> i</c><00:43:04.480><c> have</c><00:43:04.560><c> a</c><00:43:04.640><c> letter</c><00:43:04.960><c> for</c><00:43:05.200><c> asaph</c><00:43:05.839><c> keeper</c> 00:43:06.069 --> 00:43:06.079 align:start position:0% and may i have a letter for asaph keeper 00:43:06.079 --> 00:43:07.589 align:start position:0% and may i have a letter for asaph keeper of<00:43:06.160><c> the</c><00:43:06.240><c> king's</c><00:43:06.640><c> forest</c><00:43:06.960><c> so</c><00:43:07.119><c> he'll</c><00:43:07.280><c> give</c><00:43:07.440><c> me</c> 00:43:07.589 --> 00:43:07.599 align:start position:0% of the king's forest so he'll give me 00:43:07.599 --> 00:43:10.950 align:start position:0% of the king's forest so he'll give me timber<00:43:08.000><c> to</c><00:43:08.160><c> make</c><00:43:08.400><c> beams</c><00:43:08.720><c> for</c><00:43:08.880><c> the</c><00:43:09.040><c> gates</c> 00:43:10.950 --> 00:43:10.960 align:start position:0% timber to make beams for the gates 00:43:10.960 --> 00:43:13.990 align:start position:0% timber to make beams for the gates verse<00:43:11.280><c> uh</c><00:43:12.160><c> end</c><00:43:12.319><c> of</c><00:43:12.480><c> verse</c><00:43:12.720><c> eight</c><00:43:13.359><c> and</c><00:43:13.520><c> because</c> 00:43:13.990 --> 00:43:14.000 align:start position:0% verse uh end of verse eight and because 00:43:14.000 --> 00:43:17.430 align:start position:0% verse uh end of verse eight and because the<00:43:14.160><c> gracious</c><00:43:14.800><c> hand</c><00:43:15.119><c> of</c><00:43:15.280><c> my</c><00:43:15.520><c> god</c><00:43:15.839><c> was</c><00:43:16.079><c> upon</c><00:43:16.400><c> me</c> 00:43:17.430 --> 00:43:17.440 align:start position:0% the gracious hand of my god was upon me 00:43:17.440 --> 00:43:20.630 align:start position:0% the gracious hand of my god was upon me the<00:43:17.680><c> king</c><00:43:18.240><c> granted</c><00:43:18.960><c> my</c><00:43:19.200><c> requests</c><00:43:20.400><c> we're</c><00:43:20.480><c> going</c> 00:43:20.630 --> 00:43:20.640 align:start position:0% the king granted my requests we're going 00:43:20.640 --> 00:43:22.150 align:start position:0% the king granted my requests we're going to<00:43:20.720><c> end</c><00:43:20.880><c> here</c><00:43:21.119><c> because</c><00:43:21.359><c> i</c><00:43:21.520><c> think</c><00:43:21.680><c> that</c><00:43:21.839><c> that's</c> 00:43:22.150 --> 00:43:22.160 align:start position:0% to end here because i think that that's 00:43:22.160 --> 00:43:23.430 align:start position:0% to end here because i think that that's a<00:43:22.400><c> wonderful</c> 00:43:23.430 --> 00:43:23.440 align:start position:0% a wonderful 00:43:23.440 --> 00:43:24.710 align:start position:0% a wonderful attitude 00:43:24.710 --> 00:43:24.720 align:start position:0% attitude 00:43:24.720 --> 00:43:27.670 align:start position:0% attitude that<00:43:24.960><c> we</c><00:43:25.200><c> need</c><00:43:25.440><c> to</c><00:43:25.599><c> develop</c><00:43:26.079><c> in</c><00:43:26.240><c> our</c><00:43:26.480><c> lives</c> 00:43:27.670 --> 00:43:27.680 align:start position:0% that we need to develop in our lives 00:43:27.680 --> 00:43:30.230 align:start position:0% that we need to develop in our lives that<00:43:28.000><c> when</c><00:43:28.240><c> we</c><00:43:28.480><c> experience</c><00:43:29.359><c> any</c><00:43:29.680><c> type</c><00:43:29.920><c> of</c> 00:43:30.230 --> 00:43:30.240 align:start position:0% that when we experience any type of 00:43:30.240 --> 00:43:32.390 align:start position:0% that when we experience any type of success<00:43:30.960><c> in</c><00:43:31.200><c> life</c> 00:43:32.390 --> 00:43:32.400 align:start position:0% success in life 00:43:32.400 --> 00:43:36.390 align:start position:0% success in life it's<00:43:32.720><c> not</c><00:43:33.040><c> as</c><00:43:33.359><c> a</c><00:43:33.440><c> result</c><00:43:34.000><c> of</c><00:43:34.240><c> our</c><00:43:34.720><c> efforts</c> 00:43:36.390 --> 00:43:36.400 align:start position:0% it's not as a result of our efforts 00:43:36.400 --> 00:43:38.550 align:start position:0% it's not as a result of our efforts but<00:43:36.560><c> it's</c><00:43:36.800><c> as</c><00:43:37.119><c> you</c><00:43:37.280><c> know</c><00:43:37.520><c> it's</c><00:43:37.839><c> a</c><00:43:37.920><c> result</c><00:43:38.400><c> of</c> 00:43:38.550 --> 00:43:38.560 align:start position:0% but it's as you know it's a result of 00:43:38.560 --> 00:43:41.510 align:start position:0% but it's as you know it's a result of god's<00:43:38.960><c> blessing</c> 00:43:41.510 --> 00:43:41.520 align:start position:0% god's blessing 00:43:41.520 --> 00:43:43.589 align:start position:0% god's blessing god<00:43:41.839><c> has</c><00:43:42.079><c> blessed</c><00:43:42.560><c> us</c> 00:43:43.589 --> 00:43:43.599 align:start position:0% god has blessed us 00:43:43.599 --> 00:43:46.870 align:start position:0% god has blessed us god<00:43:43.920><c> does</c><00:43:44.319><c> bless</c><00:43:44.720><c> us</c><00:43:45.359><c> we</c><00:43:45.520><c> can</c><00:43:45.760><c> sometimes</c> 00:43:46.870 --> 00:43:46.880 align:start position:0% god does bless us we can sometimes 00:43:46.880 --> 00:43:48.230 align:start position:0% god does bless us we can sometimes you<00:43:47.040><c> know</c> 00:43:48.230 --> 00:43:48.240 align:start position:0% you know 00:43:48.240 --> 00:43:50.230 align:start position:0% you know puff<00:43:48.560><c> out</c><00:43:48.720><c> our</c><00:43:48.880><c> chest</c><00:43:49.280><c> and</c><00:43:49.359><c> think</c><00:43:49.680><c> aren't</c><00:43:50.000><c> i</c> 00:43:50.230 --> 00:43:50.240 align:start position:0% puff out our chest and think aren't i 00:43:50.240 --> 00:43:52.630 align:start position:0% puff out our chest and think aren't i wonderful<00:43:50.640><c> look</c><00:43:50.880><c> what</c><00:43:51.040><c> i</c><00:43:51.200><c> accomplished</c> 00:43:52.630 --> 00:43:52.640 align:start position:0% wonderful look what i accomplished 00:43:52.640 --> 00:43:55.349 align:start position:0% wonderful look what i accomplished look<00:43:52.880><c> at</c><00:43:52.960><c> what</c><00:43:53.119><c> i've</c><00:43:53.440><c> done</c><00:43:53.680><c> for</c><00:43:53.839><c> the</c><00:43:54.000><c> ecclesia</c> 00:43:55.349 --> 00:43:55.359 align:start position:0% look at what i've done for the ecclesia 00:43:55.359 --> 00:43:57.990 align:start position:0% look at what i've done for the ecclesia look<00:43:55.599><c> at</c><00:43:55.760><c> what</c><00:43:56.079><c> you</c><00:43:56.240><c> know</c><00:43:56.800><c> and</c> 00:43:57.990 --> 00:43:58.000 align:start position:0% look at what you know and 00:43:58.000 --> 00:44:00.550 align:start position:0% look at what you know and and<00:43:58.160><c> it's</c><00:43:58.800><c> natural</c><00:43:59.359><c> i</c><00:43:59.520><c> think</c><00:43:59.760><c> for</c><00:43:59.920><c> us</c><00:44:00.079><c> to</c><00:44:00.240><c> try</c> 00:44:00.550 --> 00:44:00.560 align:start position:0% and it's natural i think for us to try 00:44:00.560 --> 00:44:03.270 align:start position:0% and it's natural i think for us to try and<00:44:01.200><c> puff</c><00:44:01.520><c> ourselves</c><00:44:02.079><c> up</c><00:44:02.319><c> and</c> 00:44:03.270 --> 00:44:03.280 align:start position:0% and puff ourselves up and 00:44:03.280 --> 00:44:05.750 align:start position:0% and puff ourselves up and in<00:44:03.760><c> business</c><00:44:04.240><c> today</c><00:44:04.640><c> there's</c><00:44:04.880><c> this</c><00:44:05.200><c> act</c><00:44:05.520><c> of</c> 00:44:05.750 --> 00:44:05.760 align:start position:0% in business today there's this act of 00:44:05.760 --> 00:44:07.510 align:start position:0% in business today there's this act of self-promotion<00:44:06.640><c> which</c><00:44:06.880><c> is</c><00:44:07.119><c> you</c><00:44:07.280><c> know</c> 00:44:07.510 --> 00:44:07.520 align:start position:0% self-promotion which is you know 00:44:07.520 --> 00:44:10.550 align:start position:0% self-promotion which is you know sometimes<00:44:08.160><c> required</c><00:44:08.800><c> in</c><00:44:08.960><c> order</c><00:44:09.280><c> to</c> 00:44:10.550 --> 00:44:10.560 align:start position:0% sometimes required in order to 00:44:10.560 --> 00:44:12.309 align:start position:0% sometimes required in order to progress<00:44:11.119><c> in</c><00:44:11.280><c> business</c> 00:44:12.309 --> 00:44:12.319 align:start position:0% progress in business 00:44:12.319 --> 00:44:15.030 align:start position:0% progress in business but<00:44:12.480><c> we</c><00:44:12.640><c> have</c><00:44:12.720><c> to</c><00:44:13.280><c> strip</c><00:44:13.680><c> that</c><00:44:14.000><c> away</c> 00:44:15.030 --> 00:44:15.040 align:start position:0% but we have to strip that away 00:44:15.040 --> 00:44:17.190 align:start position:0% but we have to strip that away when<00:44:15.280><c> it</c><00:44:15.520><c> when</c><00:44:15.680><c> it</c><00:44:15.760><c> comes</c><00:44:16.079><c> to</c><00:44:16.640><c> working</c><00:44:17.040><c> the</c> 00:44:17.190 --> 00:44:17.200 align:start position:0% when it when it comes to working the 00:44:17.200 --> 00:44:18.390 align:start position:0% when it when it comes to working the truth 00:44:18.390 --> 00:44:18.400 align:start position:0% truth 00:44:18.400 --> 00:44:20.630 align:start position:0% truth that<00:44:18.560><c> this</c><00:44:18.800><c> is</c><00:44:19.040><c> god's</c><00:44:19.440><c> blessing</c> 00:44:20.630 --> 00:44:20.640 align:start position:0% that this is god's blessing 00:44:20.640 --> 00:44:22.470 align:start position:0% that this is god's blessing and<00:44:20.960><c> nehemiah</c> 00:44:22.470 --> 00:44:22.480 align:start position:0% and nehemiah 00:44:22.480 --> 00:44:24.870 align:start position:0% and nehemiah acknowledges<00:44:23.359><c> that</c><00:44:23.599><c> the</c><00:44:23.760><c> success</c><00:44:24.319><c> achieved</c> 00:44:24.870 --> 00:44:24.880 align:start position:0% acknowledges that the success achieved 00:44:24.880 --> 00:44:26.870 align:start position:0% acknowledges that the success achieved was<00:44:25.119><c> a</c><00:44:25.200><c> result</c><00:44:25.680><c> of</c><00:44:25.839><c> god</c> 00:44:26.870 --> 00:44:26.880 align:start position:0% was a result of god 00:44:26.880 --> 00:44:33.109 align:start position:0% was a result of god and<00:44:27.040><c> not</c><00:44:27.280><c> a</c><00:44:27.359><c> result</c><00:44:27.839><c> of</c><00:44:27.920><c> himself</c> 00:44:33.109 --> 00:44:33.119 align:start position:0% 00:44:33.119 --> 00:44:34.630 align:start position:0% have<00:44:33.280><c> you</c><00:44:33.359><c> guys</c><00:44:33.520><c> seen</c><00:44:33.680><c> this</c><00:44:34.160><c> i</c><00:44:34.240><c> wanted</c><00:44:34.400><c> to</c><00:44:34.480><c> put</c> 00:44:34.630 --> 00:44:34.640 align:start position:0% have you guys seen this i wanted to put 00:44:34.640 --> 00:44:36.790 align:start position:0% have you guys seen this i wanted to put this<00:44:34.800><c> up</c><00:44:34.880><c> we're</c><00:44:35.040><c> gonna</c><00:44:35.599><c> we're</c><00:44:36.000><c> done</c> 00:44:36.790 --> 00:44:36.800 align:start position:0% this up we're gonna we're done 00:44:36.800 --> 00:44:37.990 align:start position:0% this up we're gonna we're done but<00:44:37.040><c> i</c><00:44:37.119><c> thought</c><00:44:37.280><c> this</c><00:44:37.440><c> was</c><00:44:37.680><c> really</c> 00:44:37.990 --> 00:44:38.000 align:start position:0% but i thought this was really 00:44:38.000 --> 00:44:39.349 align:start position:0% but i thought this was really interesting 00:44:39.349 --> 00:44:39.359 align:start position:0% interesting 00:44:39.359 --> 00:44:41.589 align:start position:0% interesting on<00:44:39.599><c> the</c><00:44:39.680><c> left</c><00:44:40.000><c> is</c><00:44:40.160><c> the</c><00:44:40.400><c> city</c><00:44:40.720><c> of</c><00:44:40.880><c> jerusalem</c><00:44:41.520><c> in</c> 00:44:41.589 --> 00:44:41.599 align:start position:0% on the left is the city of jerusalem in 00:44:41.599 --> 00:44:44.150 align:start position:0% on the left is the city of jerusalem in the<00:44:41.680><c> time</c><00:44:42.000><c> of</c><00:44:42.160><c> david</c><00:44:43.040><c> you</c><00:44:43.200><c> know</c><00:44:43.359><c> in</c><00:44:43.440><c> the</c><00:44:43.760><c> in</c><00:44:43.839><c> the</c> 00:44:44.150 --> 00:44:44.160 align:start position:0% the time of david you know in the in the 00:44:44.160 --> 00:44:46.790 align:start position:0% the time of david you know in the in the couple<00:44:44.480><c> of</c><00:44:45.040><c> months</c><00:44:45.359><c> ago</c><00:44:45.680><c> we</c><00:44:46.000><c> did</c><00:44:46.240><c> a</c><00:44:46.319><c> series</c><00:44:46.640><c> of</c> 00:44:46.790 --> 00:44:46.800 align:start position:0% couple of months ago we did a series of 00:44:46.800 --> 00:44:49.349 align:start position:0% couple of months ago we did a series of classes<00:44:47.280><c> on</c><00:44:47.599><c> herod's</c><00:44:48.079><c> temple</c> 00:44:49.349 --> 00:44:49.359 align:start position:0% classes on herod's temple 00:44:49.359 --> 00:44:51.589 align:start position:0% classes on herod's temple inherits<00:44:49.839><c> temple</c><00:44:50.240><c> is</c><00:44:50.400><c> up</c><00:44:50.480><c> here</c> 00:44:51.589 --> 00:44:51.599 align:start position:0% inherits temple is up here 00:44:51.599 --> 00:44:52.870 align:start position:0% inherits temple is up here and<00:44:51.760><c> it</c><00:44:51.839><c> was</c><00:44:52.000><c> sort</c><00:44:52.160><c> of</c><00:44:52.319><c> you</c><00:44:52.400><c> know</c><00:44:52.560><c> that</c><00:44:52.720><c> we've</c> 00:44:52.870 --> 00:44:52.880 align:start position:0% and it was sort of you know that we've 00:44:52.880 --> 00:44:54.550 align:start position:0% and it was sort of you know that we've got<00:44:53.040><c> this</c><00:44:53.200><c> big</c><00:44:53.520><c> southern</c><00:44:53.920><c> wall</c><00:44:54.240><c> and</c><00:44:54.319><c> it</c><00:44:54.400><c> was</c> 00:44:54.550 --> 00:44:54.560 align:start position:0% got this big southern wall and it was 00:44:54.560 --> 00:44:55.990 align:start position:0% got this big southern wall and it was all<00:44:54.800><c> back</c><00:44:55.040><c> filled</c> 00:44:55.990 --> 00:44:56.000 align:start position:0% all back filled 00:44:56.000 --> 00:44:58.069 align:start position:0% all back filled but<00:44:56.160><c> this</c><00:44:56.319><c> was</c><00:44:56.480><c> the</c><00:44:56.720><c> this</c><00:44:56.880><c> was</c><00:44:57.119><c> the</c><00:44:57.680><c> city</c><00:44:58.000><c> at</c> 00:44:58.069 --> 00:44:58.079 align:start position:0% but this was the this was the city at 00:44:58.079 --> 00:44:59.829 align:start position:0% but this was the this was the city at the<00:44:58.240><c> time</c><00:44:58.480><c> of</c><00:44:58.640><c> david</c> 00:44:59.829 --> 00:44:59.839 align:start position:0% the time of david 00:44:59.839 --> 00:45:01.750 align:start position:0% the time of david and<00:44:59.920><c> then</c><00:45:00.079><c> in</c><00:45:00.240><c> the</c><00:45:00.319><c> times</c><00:45:00.640><c> of</c><00:45:00.800><c> nehemiah</c><00:45:01.440><c> after</c> 00:45:01.750 --> 00:45:01.760 align:start position:0% and then in the times of nehemiah after 00:45:01.760 --> 00:45:04.550 align:start position:0% and then in the times of nehemiah after solomon<00:45:02.319><c> built</c><00:45:02.560><c> the</c><00:45:02.720><c> temple</c><00:45:03.520><c> we</c><00:45:03.680><c> see</c><00:45:03.920><c> this</c> 00:45:04.550 --> 00:45:04.560 align:start position:0% solomon built the temple we see this 00:45:04.560 --> 00:45:06.790 align:start position:0% solomon built the temple we see this this<00:45:05.200><c> section</c><00:45:05.680><c> up</c><00:45:05.760><c> here</c><00:45:06.079><c> where</c><00:45:06.240><c> the</c><00:45:06.400><c> temple</c> 00:45:06.790 --> 00:45:06.800 align:start position:0% this section up here where the temple 00:45:06.800 --> 00:45:08.950 align:start position:0% this section up here where the temple was<00:45:06.960><c> located</c><00:45:07.920><c> this</c><00:45:08.160><c> is</c><00:45:08.240><c> the</c><00:45:08.400><c> city</c><00:45:08.640><c> where</c><00:45:08.880><c> the</c> 00:45:08.950 --> 00:45:08.960 align:start position:0% was located this is the city where the 00:45:08.960 --> 00:45:11.510 align:start position:0% was located this is the city where the people<00:45:09.280><c> lived</c><00:45:10.000><c> this</c><00:45:10.160><c> was</c><00:45:10.400><c> the</c><00:45:10.560><c> temple</c> 00:45:11.510 --> 00:45:11.520 align:start position:0% people lived this was the temple 00:45:11.520 --> 00:45:14.230 align:start position:0% people lived this was the temple i<00:45:11.760><c> think</c><00:45:11.920><c> sometimes</c><00:45:12.319><c> i</c><00:45:12.480><c> sort</c><00:45:12.640><c> of</c><00:45:12.800><c> forget</c><00:45:13.200><c> about</c> 00:45:14.230 --> 00:45:14.240 align:start position:0% i think sometimes i sort of forget about 00:45:14.240 --> 00:45:16.150 align:start position:0% i think sometimes i sort of forget about what<00:45:14.400><c> the</c><00:45:14.560><c> place</c><00:45:14.800><c> looked</c><00:45:15.040><c> like</c><00:45:15.760><c> when</c><00:45:16.000><c> we're</c> 00:45:16.150 --> 00:45:16.160 align:start position:0% what the place looked like when we're 00:45:16.160 --> 00:45:18.390 align:start position:0% what the place looked like when we're reading<00:45:16.480><c> ezra</c><00:45:17.119><c> in</c><00:45:17.280><c> nehemiah</c> 00:45:18.390 --> 00:45:18.400 align:start position:0% reading ezra in nehemiah 00:45:18.400 --> 00:45:19.829 align:start position:0% reading ezra in nehemiah and<00:45:18.640><c> even</c><00:45:18.880><c> in</c><00:45:18.960><c> the</c><00:45:19.119><c> old</c><00:45:19.280><c> testament</c><00:45:19.680><c> you</c><00:45:19.760><c> know</c> 00:45:19.829 --> 00:45:19.839 align:start position:0% and even in the old testament you know 00:45:19.839 --> 00:45:21.430 align:start position:0% and even in the old testament you know we<00:45:20.000><c> see</c><00:45:20.160><c> pictures</c><00:45:20.560><c> of</c><00:45:20.720><c> the</c><00:45:20.960><c> temple</c><00:45:21.280><c> in</c> 00:45:21.430 --> 00:45:21.440 align:start position:0% we see pictures of the temple in 00:45:21.440 --> 00:45:23.430 align:start position:0% we see pictures of the temple in jerusalem<00:45:22.000><c> today</c><00:45:22.400><c> or</c><00:45:22.480><c> we</c><00:45:22.640><c> think</c><00:45:22.800><c> of</c><00:45:23.040><c> you</c><00:45:23.119><c> know</c> 00:45:23.430 --> 00:45:23.440 align:start position:0% jerusalem today or we think of you know 00:45:23.440 --> 00:45:25.270 align:start position:0% jerusalem today or we think of you know herod's<00:45:23.839><c> temple</c><00:45:24.480><c> and</c><00:45:24.640><c> how</c><00:45:24.880><c> big</c><00:45:25.200><c> and</c> 00:45:25.270 --> 00:45:25.280 align:start position:0% herod's temple and how big and 00:45:25.280 --> 00:45:27.510 align:start position:0% herod's temple and how big and magnificent<00:45:26.079><c> it</c><00:45:26.240><c> was</c><00:45:26.560><c> it</c><00:45:26.640><c> was</c><00:45:26.800><c> very</c><00:45:27.040><c> different</c> 00:45:27.510 --> 00:45:27.520 align:start position:0% magnificent it was it was very different 00:45:27.520 --> 00:45:29.829 align:start position:0% magnificent it was it was very different in<00:45:27.599><c> the</c><00:45:28.000><c> old</c> 00:45:29.829 --> 00:45:29.839 align:start position:0% in the old 00:45:29.839 --> 00:45:32.880 align:start position:0% in the old okay<00:45:30.160><c> that's</c><00:45:30.400><c> it</c><00:45:30.480><c> for</c><00:45:30.640><c> today</c>