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Christ</c><00:10:19.200><c> is</c><00:10:20.659><c> priceless.</c><00:10:22.799><c> You</c> 00:10:22.799 --> 00:10:24.480 cannot,<00:10:23.480><c> whether</c><00:10:24.179><c> you've</c><00:10:24.340><c> got</c> 00:10:24.480 --> 00:10:27.019 millions<00:10:24.799><c> of</c><00:10:25.039><c> dollars,</c><00:10:25.419><c> tens</c><00:10:25.679><c> of</c><00:10:25.879><c> millions,</c><00:10:26.240><c> hundreds</c><00:10:26.440><c> of</c><00:10:26.620><c> millions</c><00:10:26.860><c> of</c> 00:10:27.019 --> 00:10:28.080 dollars,<00:10:27.279><c> billions</c><00:10:27.539><c> of</c><00:10:27.740><c> dollars,</c> 00:10:28.440 --> 00:10:32.919 Bill<00:10:28.639><c> Gates</c><00:10:28.940><c> can't</c><00:10:29.419><c> buy</c><00:10:30.360><c> the</c><00:10:31.139><c> kingdom.</c><00:10:32.120><c> He</c><00:10:32.159><c> can't.</c><00:10:32.419><c> He</c><00:10:32.500><c> can</c><00:10:32.659><c> buy</c><00:10:32.799><c> a</c> 00:10:32.919 --> 00:10:33.919 lot<00:10:33.019><c> 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previous</c><00:14:34.210><c> verse,</c><00:14:34.590><c> honourable</c><00:14:34.769><c> men</c><00:14:34.970><c> love</c> 00:14:35.169 --> 00:14:36.230 the<00:14:35.370><c> brotherhood,</c><00:14:35.789><c> fear</c> 00:14:36.230 --> 00:14:39.950 God,<00:14:37.149><c> honour</c><00:14:37.269><c> the</c><00:14:37.470><c> king.</c><00:14:38.649><c> In</c><00:14:38.809><c> chapter</c><00:14:39.029><c> 3</c><00:14:39.309><c> verse</c><00:14:39.509><c> 2,</c><00:14:39.809><c> you'll</c> 00:14:39.950 --> 00:14:42.149 notice<00:14:40.129><c> this,</c><00:14:41.029><c> he's</c><00:14:41.169><c> talking</c><00:14:41.470><c> now,</c><00:14:41.929><c> not</c> 00:14:42.149 --> 00:14:44.850 to<00:14:42.490><c> servants</c><00:14:42.590><c> and</c><00:14:42.769><c> masters,</c><00:14:43.230><c> but</c><00:14:43.350><c> to</c><00:14:43.549><c> wives</c><00:14:43.809><c> and</c><00:14:44.269><c> wives</c><00:14:44.690><c> to</c> 00:14:44.850 --> 00:14:47.529 their<00:14:45.029><c> husbands.</c><00:14:46.710><c> Likewise,</c><00:14:47.169><c> you</c><00:14:47.269><c> wives</c> 00:14:47.529 --> 00:14:54.809 be<00:14:47.690><c> in</c><00:14:47.830><c> subjection</c><00:14:48.350><c> to</c><00:14:48.470><c> your</c><00:14:48.649><c> own</c><00:14:48.870><c> husbands,</c><00:14:50.970><c> that</c><00:14:51.049><c> if</c><00:14:51.190><c> any</c><00:14:51.409><c> obey</c><00:14:51.690><c> not</c><00:14:51.929><c> the</c><00:14:52.169><c> word,</c><00:14:53.190><c> they</c><00:14:53.409><c> may</c><00:14:53.850><c> also</c><00:14:54.230><c> be</c> 00:14:54.809 --> 00:14:58.649 without<00:14:55.049><c> a</c><00:14:55.309><c> word,</c><00:14:55.909><c> won</c><00:14:56.090><c> by</c><00:14:56.309><c> the</c><00:14:56.870><c> conversation</c><00:14:57.669><c> or</c><00:14:58.070><c> conduct,</c> 00:14:58.750 --> 00:15:00.970 that's<00:14:59.070><c> that</c><00:14:59.230><c> same</c><00:14:59.450><c> word</c><00:14:59.730><c> we</c><00:15:00.470><c> 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here,</c><00:16:11.409><c> verse</c><00:16:11.570><c> 13,</c><00:16:14.049><c> who</c><00:16:14.230><c> is</c><00:16:14.490><c> he</c><00:16:14.629><c> that</c> 00:16:14.769 --> 00:16:16.090 will<00:16:15.009><c> harm</c><00:16:15.190><c> you</c><00:16:15.389><c> if</c><00:16:15.529><c> you</c><00:16:15.669><c> be</c><00:16:15.830><c> followers</c> 00:16:16.090 --> 00:16:20.850 of<00:16:16.210><c> that</c><00:16:16.370><c> which</c><00:16:16.509><c> is</c><00:16:16.690><c> good,</c><00:16:17.289><c> but</c><00:16:17.389><c> if</c><00:16:17.549><c> you</c><00:16:17.750><c> suffer</c><00:16:17.990><c> for</c><00:16:18.230><c> righteousness</c><00:16:18.590><c> sake,</c><00:16:19.009><c> happy</c><00:16:19.309><c> are</c><00:16:19.549><c> you,</c><00:16:20.190><c> be</c><00:16:20.509><c> not</c> 00:16:20.850 --> 00:16:27.450 afraid<00:16:21.690><c> of</c><00:16:23.669><c> their</c><00:16:24.090><c> terror.</c><00:16:25.450><c> You</c><00:16:25.690><c> can</c><00:16:25.950><c> 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1</c><00:28:06.329><c> Samuel</c><00:28:06.569><c> 21?</c><00:28:10.009><c> Does</c><00:28:10.109><c> anyone</c><00:28:10.289><c> know</c> 00:28:10.509 --> 00:28:11.130 why<00:28:10.650><c> we're</c><00:28:10.730><c> going</c><00:28:10.890><c> back</c><00:28:11.109><c> to</c> 00:28:11.130 --> 00:28:16.710 1<00:28:11.309><c> Samuel</c><00:28:11.589><c> 21?</c><00:28:14.369><c> Before</c><00:28:14.589><c> we're</c><00:28:14.910><c> going</c><00:28:14.910><c> to</c><00:28:15.089><c> Psalm</c><00:28:15.230><c> 34,</c><00:28:15.710><c> sorry?</c> 00:28:21.210 --> 00:28:29.250 Thank<00:28:21.230><c> you.</c><00:28:26.369><c> So</c><00:28:26.630><c> Psalm</c><00:28:26.829><c> 34</c><00:28:27.670><c> is</c><00:28:28.250><c> written</c><00:28:28.710><c> after</c> 00:28:29.250 --> 00:28:34.250 the<00:28:29.950><c> experiences</c><00:28:29.950><c> of</c><00:28:30.190><c> 1</c><00:28:30.390><c> Samuel</c><00:28:30.650><c> 21.</c><00:28:32.710><c> That's</c><00:28:33.089><c> exactly</c><00:28:33.410><c> right.</c> 00:28:34.410 --> 00:28:37.710 So<00:28:34.630><c> we</c><00:28:34.769><c> want</c><00:28:34.930><c> to</c><00:28:35.150><c> know</c><00:28:35.869><c> what</c><00:28:36.309><c> David</c><00:28:36.750><c> was</c><00:28:37.170><c> experiencing</c> 00:28:37.710 --> 00:28:41.329 when<00:28:38.109><c> he</c><00:28:38.349><c> wrote</c><00:28:38.609><c> Psalm</c><00:28:38.890><c> 34</c><00:28:39.549><c> so</c><00:28:40.150><c> we</c><00:28:40.289><c> understand</c><00:28:40.690><c> why</c><00:28:40.930><c> he</c><00:28:41.089><c> wrote</c> 00:28:41.329 --> 00:28:44.089 Psalm<00:28:41.630><c> 34.</c><00:28:42.809><c> So</c><00:28:43.130><c> we</c><00:28:43.309><c> go</c><00:28:43.470><c> into</c><00:28:43.630><c> 1</c><00:28:43.869><c> Samuel</c> 00:28:44.089 --> 00:28:50.390 21<00:28:44.450><c> for</c><00:28:44.569><c> that</c><00:28:44.750><c> reason.</c><00:28:46.190><c> Then</c><00:28:46.589><c> came</c><00:28:47.109><c> David</c><00:28:47.549><c> to</c><00:28:47.910><c> Nob,</c><00:28:49.289><c> to</c><00:28:49.490><c> Abimelek</c><00:28:50.009><c> the</c> 00:28:50.390 --> 00:28:52.509 priest<00:28:50.990><c> and</c><00:28:51.470><c> Abimelek</c><00:28:51.950><c> was</c><00:28:52.150><c> afraid</c> 00:28:52.509 --> 00:28:55.470 at<00:28:52.650><c> the</c><00:28:52.730><c> meeting</c><00:28:52.910><c> of</c><00:28:53.150><c> David.</c><00:28:54.329><c> Now</c><00:28:54.589><c> do</c><00:28:54.690><c> you</c><00:28:54.769><c> know</c><00:28:54.930><c> this</c><00:28:55.150><c> story</c> 00:28:55.470 --> 00:28:58.369 that<00:28:55.609><c> David</c><00:28:55.950><c> was</c><00:28:56.230><c> fleeing</c><00:28:56.470><c> from</c><00:28:56.809><c> Saul</c><00:28:57.230><c> and</c> 00:28:58.369 --> 00:29:02.750 he<00:28:58.609><c> arrived</c><00:28:58.869><c> at</c><00:28:59.109><c> Nob</c><00:29:00.269><c> and</c><00:29:00.910><c> he</c><00:29:01.109><c> meets</c><00:29:01.349><c> Abimelek</c><00:29:01.730><c> the</c><00:29:01.950><c> priest</c><00:29:02.369><c> and</c><00:29:02.630><c> he</c> 00:29:02.750 --> 00:29:04.369 actually<00:29:03.150><c> takes,</c><00:29:03.930><c> he</c><00:29:04.109><c> says</c><00:29:04.289><c> have</c> 00:29:04.369 --> 00:29:06.630 you<00:29:04.470><c> got</c><00:29:04.589><c> any</c><00:29:04.789><c> food</c><00:29:04.990><c> and</c><00:29:05.109><c> Abimelek</c><00:29:05.410><c> says</c><00:29:05.690><c> I've</c><00:29:06.049><c> only</c><00:29:06.269><c> got</c><00:29:06.430><c> the</c> 00:29:06.630 --> 00:29:08.089 showbread<00:29:07.049><c> and</c><00:29:07.329><c> David</c><00:29:07.509><c> says</c><00:29:07.710><c> that's</c><00:29:07.930><c> fine</c> 00:29:08.089 --> 00:29:12.170 I'll<00:29:08.269><c> eat</c><00:29:08.410><c> that,</c><00:29:08.670><c> thanks.</c><00:29:09.789><c> And</c><00:29:09.970><c> he</c><00:29:10.069><c> eats</c><00:29:10.250><c> that</c><00:29:10.809><c> and</c><00:29:11.569><c> that's</c><00:29:12.089><c> a</c> 00:29:12.170 --> 00:29:13.349 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statements</c><00:34:44.150><c> in</c><00:34:44.369><c> the</c><00:34:44.449><c> Bible,</c><00:34:45.429><c> have</c><00:34:45.610><c> I</c><00:34:45.849><c> need</c><00:34:46.010><c> of</c> 00:34:46.210 --> 00:34:47.210 madmen<00:34:46.530><c> that</c><00:34:46.670><c> you've</c><00:34:46.909><c> brought</c><00:34:46.969><c> this</c> 00:34:47.210 --> 00:34:50.510 fellow<00:34:47.409><c> to</c><00:34:47.829><c> play</c><00:34:48.010><c> the</c><00:34:48.190><c> madman</c><00:34:48.489><c> in</c><00:34:48.610><c> my</c><00:34:48.769><c> presence?</c><00:34:49.070><c> In</c><00:34:49.110><c> other</c><00:34:49.269><c> words</c><00:34:49.409><c> he's</c><00:34:49.550><c> saying</c><00:34:49.909><c> haven't</c><00:34:50.389><c> I</c> 00:34:50.510 --> 00:34:50.929 got<00:34:50.690><c> enough</c> 00:34:50.929 --> 00:34:56.409 madmen<00:34:51.329><c> around</c><00:34:51.550><c> the</c><00:34:51.730><c> place</c><00:34:51.889><c> already</c><00:34:52.190><c> without</c><00:34:52.369><c> this</c><00:34:52.610><c> one?</c><00:34:53.550><c> Shall</c><00:34:53.690><c> this</c><00:34:54.030><c> fellow</c><00:34:54.650><c> come</c><00:34:54.949><c> into</c><00:34:55.150><c> my</c><00:34:55.409><c> house?</c> 00:34:56.710 --> 00:34:59.730 You<00:34:56.710><c> know</c><00:34:56.929><c> David,</c><00:34:58.809><c> and</c><00:34:58.929><c> verse</c><00:34:59.110><c> one</c><00:34:59.269><c> of</c><00:34:59.389><c> the</c><00:34:59.409><c> next</c><00:34:59.570><c> chapter,</c> 00:34:59.809 --> 00:35:01.170 David<00:35:00.070><c> departed</c><00:35:00.489><c> thence</c><00:35:00.809><c> and</c><00:35:00.969><c> escaped</c> 00:35:01.170 --> 00:35:04.550 to<00:35:01.329><c> the</c><00:35:01.429><c> cave</c><00:35:01.550><c> of</c><00:35:01.670><c> Adalim.</c><00:35:02.849><c> He</c><00:35:03.050><c> got</c><00:35:03.309><c> out</c><00:35:03.550><c> of</c><00:35:03.690><c> there</c><00:35:03.849><c> by</c><00:35:04.050><c> the</c><00:35:04.289><c> skin</c><00:35:04.469><c> of</c> 00:35:04.550 --> 00:35:08.909 his<00:35:04.809><c> teeth.</c><00:35:07.429><c> Now</c><00:35:07.869><c> David</c><00:35:08.570><c> feared</c> 00:35:08.909 --> 00:35:12.010 first<00:35:09.269><c> of</c><00:35:09.409><c> all</c><00:35:09.610><c> Saul.</c><00:35:10.469><c> It</c><00:35:10.489><c> drove</c><00:35:10.670><c> him</c><00:35:10.829><c> to</c><00:35:10.989><c> take</c><00:35:11.250><c> a</c><00:35:11.409><c> life</c><00:35:11.610><c> sword.</c> 00:35:12.429 --> 00:35:14.869 It<00:35:12.710><c> drove</c><00:35:13.210><c> him</c><00:35:13.429><c> to</c><00:35:13.769><c> seek</c><00:35:14.150><c> protection</c> 00:35:14.869 --> 00:35:21.530 from<00:35:15.429><c> his</c><00:35:15.889><c> enemy,</c><00:35:19.130><c> the</c><00:35:19.250><c> king</c><00:35:19.449><c> of</c><00:35:19.789><c> death.</c><00:35:20.829><c> And</c><00:35:20.969><c> then</c><00:35:21.150><c> he</c><00:35:21.349><c> feared</c> 00:35:21.530 --> 00:35:24.389 him<00:35:22.090><c> and</c><00:35:22.550><c> he</c><00:35:22.909><c> ran</c><00:35:23.110><c> for</c><00:35:23.269><c> his</c><00:35:23.429><c> life.</c><00:35:24.090><c> David</c> 00:35:24.389 --> 00:35:26.389 woke<00:35:24.630><c> up</c><00:35:24.849><c> though</c><00:35:25.050><c> to</c><00:35:25.230><c> the</c><00:35:25.349><c> folly</c><00:35:25.530><c> of</c><00:35:25.670><c> his</c><00:35:25.769><c> actions</c><00:35:26.030><c> and</c><00:35:26.190><c> wrote</c> 00:35:26.389 --> 00:35:27.929 about<00:35:26.630><c> this</c><00:35:26.789><c> in</c><00:35:26.949><c> Psalm</c><00:35:27.090><c> 34.</c><00:35:27.650><c> So</c><00:35:27.670><c> let's</c> 00:35:27.929 --> 00:35:31.190 go<00:35:28.170><c> to</c><00:35:28.309><c> Psalm</c><00:35:28.449><c> 34,</c><00:35:28.829><c> which</c><00:35:29.030><c> is</c><00:35:29.190><c> the</c><00:35:29.389><c> Psalm</c><00:35:29.650><c> that</c><00:35:29.949><c> Peter</c><00:35:30.170><c> quotes.</c> 00:35:31.389 --> 00:35:33.269 But<00:35:31.550><c> you</c><00:35:31.670><c> don't</c><00:35:31.909><c> understand</c><00:35:32.289><c> Psalm</c><00:35:32.530><c> 34</c> 00:35:33.269 --> 00:35:38.250 without<00:35:33.869><c> seeing</c><00:35:34.289><c> that</c><00:35:34.929><c> background.</c><00:35:37.570><c> And</c><00:35:37.670><c> so</c><00:35:37.829><c> when</c><00:35:37.989><c> we</c><00:35:38.110><c> come</c> 00:35:38.250 --> 00:35:41.409 to<00:35:38.409><c> Psalm</c><00:35:38.550><c> 34,</c><00:35:39.949><c> the</c><00:35:40.110><c> psalmist</c><00:35:40.469><c> David</c><00:35:40.869><c> writes,</c> 00:35:41.789 --> 00:35:44.929 and<00:35:41.949><c> you</c><00:35:42.070><c> might</c><00:35:42.250><c> notice</c><00:35:42.550><c> in</c><00:35:42.730><c> the</c><00:35:42.889><c> superscription</c><00:35:43.389><c> of</c><00:35:43.570><c> the</c><00:35:43.809><c> psalm,</c><00:35:44.610><c> which</c><00:35:44.750><c> is</c> 00:35:44.929 --> 00:35:45.849 the<00:35:45.070><c> little</c><00:35:45.429><c> words</c><00:35:45.670><c> there</c> 00:35:45.849 --> 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here,</c><00:36:00.949><c> and</c><00:36:01.090><c> this</c><00:36:01.269><c> is</c><00:36:01.590><c> David</c><00:36:01.829><c> writing</c><00:36:02.210><c> on</c> 00:36:02.769 --> 00:36:06.869 reflection,<00:36:04.150><c> on</c><00:36:04.449><c> relief</c><00:36:05.110><c> at</c><00:36:05.630><c> his</c><00:36:05.849><c> escape,</c> 00:36:07.150 --> 00:36:10.750 I<00:36:07.369><c> will</c><00:36:07.570><c> bless</c><00:36:07.789><c> Yahweh</c><00:36:08.110><c> at</c><00:36:08.329><c> all</c><00:36:08.510><c> times.</c><00:36:09.670><c> His</c><00:36:10.010><c> praise</c><00:36:10.329><c> shall</c><00:36:10.489><c> be</c> 00:36:10.750 --> 00:36:12.929 continually<00:36:11.030><c> in</c><00:36:11.250><c> my</c><00:36:11.369><c> mouth.</c><00:36:12.190><c> My</c><00:36:12.610><c> soul</c> 00:36:12.929 --> 00:36:18.630 shall<00:36:13.170><c> make</c><00:36:13.389><c> her</c><00:36:13.590><c> boast</c><00:36:13.869><c> in</c><00:36:14.010><c> the</c><00:36:14.170><c> Lord.</c><00:36:14.769><c> The</c><00:36:14.989><c> humble</c><00:36:16.090><c> shall</c><00:36:16.809><c> hear</c><00:36:17.250><c> thereof</c><00:36:17.809><c> and</c><00:36:18.409><c> be</c> 00:36:18.630 --> 00:36:20.369 glad.<00:36:19.710><c> O</c><00:36:19.949><c> magnify</c> 00:36:20.369 --> 00:36:25.230 Yahweh<00:36:20.750><c> with</c><00:36:20.969><c> me.</c><00:36:21.170><c> Let</c><00:36:21.289><c> us</c><00:36:21.489><c> exalt</c><00:36:21.769><c> his</c><00:36:21.969><c> name</c><00:36:22.090><c> together.</c><00:36:23.250><c> I</c><00:36:23.670><c> sought</c><00:36:24.010><c> Yahweh</c><00:36:24.849><c> and</c> 00:36:25.230 --> 00:36:27.670 he<00:36:25.449><c> heard</c><00:36:25.710><c> me</c><00:36:26.610><c> and</c><00:36:27.110><c> he</c><00:36:27.429><c> delivered</c> 00:36:27.670 --> 00:36:33.670 me<00:36:28.070><c> from</c><00:36:28.730><c> all</c><00:36:29.369><c> my</c><00:36:30.010><c> fears.</c><00:36:32.170><c> I</c><00:36:32.550><c> sought</c><00:36:32.769><c> Yahweh.</c><00:36:33.110><c> When</c><00:36:33.269><c> did</c><00:36:33.409><c> he</c><00:36:33.489><c> do</c> 00:36:33.670 --> 00:36:35.389 that?<00:36:34.449><c> He</c><00:36:34.650><c> didn't</c><00:36:34.849><c> do</c><00:36:34.929><c> it</c><00:36:35.030><c> when</c><00:36:35.150><c> he</c><00:36:35.190><c> took</c> 00:36:35.389 --> 00:36:39.289 Goliath's<00:36:35.889><c> sword</c><00:36:36.090><c> in</c><00:36:36.429><c> Nob.</c><00:36:37.570><c> He</c><00:36:37.730><c> didn't</c><00:36:37.949><c> do</c><00:36:38.090><c> it</c><00:36:38.210><c> when</c><00:36:38.829><c> he</c><00:36:38.969><c> fled</c> 00:36:39.289 --> 00:36:42.210 to<00:36:40.250><c> Gath</c><00:36:40.590><c> and</c><00:36:41.010><c> tried</c><00:36:41.329><c> to</c><00:36:41.650><c> get</c><00:36:41.829><c> protection</c> 00:36:42.210 --> 00:36:47.269 from<00:36:42.449><c> Akish,</c><00:36:42.769><c> the</c><00:36:42.929><c> king</c><00:36:43.110><c> there.</c><00:36:45.489><c> When</c><00:36:45.670><c> 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God.</c><00:36:59.130><c> That's</c><00:36:59.409><c> what</c><00:36:59.710><c> verse</c><00:36:59.989><c> four</c><00:37:00.210><c> is</c> 00:37:00.369 --> 00:37:02.250 talking<00:37:00.590><c> about.</c><00:37:01.530><c> I</c><00:37:01.750><c> in</c><00:37:01.929><c> that</c> 00:37:02.250 --> 00:37:06.809 low<00:37:02.489><c> point</c><00:37:02.730><c> of</c><00:37:02.889><c> my</c><00:37:03.110><c> life</c><00:37:03.690><c> sought</c><00:37:04.170><c> Yahweh</c><00:37:04.750><c> and</c><00:37:05.269><c> he</c><00:37:05.469><c> heard</c><00:37:05.650><c> me</c><00:37:06.130><c> and</c><00:37:06.349><c> delivered</c><00:37:06.610><c> me</c> 00:37:06.809 --> 00:37:08.349 from<00:37:07.050><c> all</c><00:37:07.250><c> my</c><00:37:07.489><c> fears,</c> 00:37:08.630 --> 00:37:12.550 all<00:37:08.750><c> my</c><00:37:09.010><c> phobias,</c><00:37:10.050><c> all</c><00:37:10.230><c> my</c><00:37:10.469><c> anxieties.</c><00:37:11.650><c> I</c><00:37:11.869><c> had</c><00:37:12.050><c> 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Yahweh</c><00:46:41.949><c> spoke</c><00:46:42.289><c> thus</c><00:46:42.550><c> to</c><00:46:42.670><c> me</c><00:46:42.829><c> with</c><00:46:43.030><c> a</c> 00:46:43.150 --> 00:46:44.289 strong<00:46:43.329><c> hand</c><00:46:43.550><c> and</c><00:46:43.670><c> instructed</c><00:46:44.070><c> me</c> 00:46:44.289 --> 00:46:48.170 that<00:46:44.369><c> I</c><00:46:44.489><c> should</c><00:46:44.750><c> not</c><00:46:44.949><c> walk</c><00:46:45.150><c> in</c><00:46:45.269><c> the</c><00:46:45.349><c> way</c><00:46:45.449><c> of</c><00:46:45.530><c> this</c><00:46:45.710><c> people,</c><00:46:47.050><c> saying,</c><00:46:48.110><c> say</c> 00:46:48.170 --> 00:46:49.789 ye<00:46:48.329><c> not</c><00:46:48.449><c> a</c><00:46:48.670><c> confederacy</c><00:46:49.429><c> to</c> 00:46:49.789 --> 00:46:53.190 all<00:46:50.170><c> them</c><00:46:50.610><c> to</c><00:46:50.809><c> whom</c><00:46:50.909><c> this</c><00:46:51.190><c> people</c><00:46:51.530><c> shall</c><00:46:51.730><c> say</c><00:46:51.969><c> a</c><00:46:52.170><c> confederacy.</c> 00:46:53.329 --> 00:46:55.690 Now<00:46:53.769><c> let</c><00:46:53.909><c> me</c><00:46:54.030><c> just</c><00:46:54.250><c> explain.</c><00:46:55.050><c> You</c><00:46:55.150><c> might</c><00:46:55.369><c> notice</c> 00:46:55.690 --> 00:47:00.230 in<00:46:55.929><c> say</c><00:46:56.130><c> verse</c><00:46:56.349><c> 6,</c><00:46:57.349><c> for</c><00:46:57.510><c> as</c><00:46:57.670><c> much</c><00:46:57.829><c> as</c><00:46:57.989><c> this</c><00:46:58.150><c> people</c><00:46:58.409><c> refuses</c><00:46:58.929><c> the</c><00:46:59.590><c> waters</c><00:46:59.969><c> of</c> 00:47:00.230 --> 00:47:01.230 Shiloh<00:47:00.510><c> that</c><00:47:00.650><c> go</c><00:47:00.929><c> softly</c> 00:47:01.230 --> 00:47:04.469 and<00:47:01.449><c> rejoice</c><00:47:01.750><c> in</c><00:47:01.969><c> Resin</c><00:47:02.250><c> and</c><00:47:02.429><c> Remaliah's</c><00:47:03.010><c> son,</c><00:47:03.570><c> now</c><00:47:03.789><c> therefore</c><00:47:04.090><c> behold</c> 00:47:04.469 --> 00:47:05.469 the<00:47:04.610><c> Lord</c><00:47:04.809><c> brings</c><00:47:05.090><c> up</c><00:47:05.289><c> upon</c> 00:47:05.469 --> 00:47:07.829 them<00:47:05.630><c> the</c><00:47:05.769><c> waters</c><00:47:05.989><c> of</c><00:47:06.150><c> the</c><00:47:06.289><c> river,</c><00:47:06.570><c> strong</c><00:47:06.789><c> and</c><00:47:06.969><c> mighty,</c><00:47:07.550><c> even</c> 00:47:07.829 --> 00:47:10.190 the<00:47:07.989><c> king</c><00:47:08.190><c> of</c><00:47:08.409><c> Assyria</c><00:47:09.030><c> and</c><00:47:09.510><c> all</c><00:47:09.690><c> his</c><00:47:09.889><c> glory.</c> 00:47:10.190 --> 00:47:12.030 And<00:47:10.289><c> he</c><00:47:10.469><c> shall</c><00:47:10.610><c> come</c><00:47:10.829><c> up</c><00:47:10.989><c> over</c><00:47:11.170><c> all</c><00:47:11.349><c> their</c><00:47:11.510><c> channels</c><00:47:11.750><c> and</c><00:47:11.909><c> go</c> 00:47:12.030 --> 00:47:14.329 over<00:47:12.190><c> all</c><00:47:12.349><c> their</c><00:47:12.510><c> banks.</c><00:47:13.090><c> Let</c><00:47:13.309><c> me</c><00:47:13.429><c> just</c><00:47:13.670><c> give</c> 00:47:14.630 --> 00:47:18.329 you<00:47:15.070><c> a</c><00:47:15.369><c> brief</c><00:47:15.510><c> summary</c><00:47:15.809><c> of</c><00:47:15.969><c> what</c><00:47:16.190><c> Isaiah</c><00:47:16.449><c> wrote</c><00:47:16.570><c> is</c><00:47:16.750><c> about.</c><00:47:18.110><c> In</c> 00:47:18.329 --> 00:47:20.469 Isaiah's<00:47:18.989><c> time,</c><00:47:19.590><c> King</c><00:47:19.769><c> Ahaz</c><00:47:19.989><c> was</c><00:47:20.170><c> on</c> 00:47:20.469 --> 00:47:26.190 the<00:47:20.550><c> throne.</c><00:47:22.329><c> That's</c><00:47:22.769><c> the</c><00:47:22.909><c> father</c><00:47:23.150><c> of</c><00:47:23.329><c> Hezekiah.</c><00:47:25.570><c> King</c><00:47:25.829><c> Ahaz</c> 00:47:26.190 --> 00:47:30.269 was<00:47:27.110><c> ruling</c><00:47:27.389><c> in</c><00:47:27.650><c> Jerusalem</c><00:47:28.110><c> on</c><00:47:28.610><c> David's</c> 00:47:30.269 --> 00:47:33.989 side<00:47:30.530><c> over</c><00:47:30.530><c> Judah.</c><00:47:32.110><c> In</c><00:47:32.369><c> the</c><00:47:32.550><c> northern</c><00:47:32.889><c> kingdom,</c><00:47:33.730><c> there</c><00:47:33.730><c> was</c> 00:47:33.989 --> 00:47:35.929 Pekah,<00:47:34.789><c> Remaliah's</c><00:47:35.429><c> son,</c><00:47:35.650><c> who</c><00:47:35.670><c> was</c><00:47:35.809><c> on</c> 00:47:35.929 --> 00:47:41.170 the<00:47:36.110><c> throne.</c><00:47:38.309><c> And</c><00:47:38.489><c> in</c><00:47:39.349><c> Damascus,</c><00:47:40.170><c> there</c><00:47:40.210><c> was</c><00:47:40.429><c> a</c><00:47:40.449><c> man</c><00:47:40.750><c> called</c> 00:47:41.170 --> 00:47:43.510 Resin,<00:47:42.110><c> who's</c><00:47:42.269><c> also</c><00:47:42.570><c> mentioned</c><00:47:42.889><c> there</c><00:47:43.269><c> in</c> 00:47:43.510 --> 00:47:47.010 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down</c><00:47:59.230><c> eventually</c><00:47:59.949><c> and</c><00:48:00.789><c> wipe</c> 00:48:01.030 --> 00:48:03.250 out<00:48:01.250><c> the</c><00:48:01.389><c> Middle</c><00:48:01.630><c> East,</c><00:48:02.510><c> besiege</c><00:48:02.869><c> cities,</c> 00:48:03.389 --> 00:48:08.469 destroy<00:48:03.769><c> cities,</c><00:48:04.550><c> rape</c><00:48:04.789><c> and</c><00:48:05.030><c> pillage,</c><00:48:05.670><c> burn</c><00:48:05.909><c> people</c><00:48:06.429><c> to</c><00:48:06.710><c> death,</c><00:48:08.090><c> mount</c><00:48:08.269><c> up</c> 00:48:08.469 --> 00:48:09.710 their<00:48:08.730><c> skulls</c><00:48:09.070><c> outside</c><00:48:09.469><c> the</c> 00:48:09.710 --> 00:48:12.570 city<00:48:09.949><c> and</c><00:48:10.510><c> carry</c><00:48:10.849><c> people</c><00:48:11.110><c> away</c><00:48:11.349><c> with</c><00:48:11.610><c> fishhooks</c><00:48:12.289><c> in</c><00:48:12.369><c> their</c> 00:48:12.570 --> 00:48:14.690 mouths<00:48:12.929><c> after</c><00:48:13.289><c> they'd</c><00:48:13.449><c> been</c><00:48:13.670><c> tortured.</c> 00:48:16.289 --> 00:48:21.929 This<00:48:16.590><c> generation</c><00:48:17.389><c> was</c><00:48:17.829><c> confronting</c><00:48:18.369><c> the</c><00:48:18.670><c> reality</c><00:48:19.309><c> of</c><00:48:21.309><c> scary,</c> 00:48:22.130 --> 00:48:24.929 scary<00:48:22.429><c> dictator</c><00:48:22.909><c> Tiglath</c><00:48:23.369><c>-Pelisa,</c><00:48:24.670><c> and</c> 00:48:24.929 --> 00:48:31.349 they<00:48:25.070><c> were</c><00:48:25.289><c> scared</c><00:48:25.570><c> stiff.</c><00:48:27.389><c> Now,</c><00:48:27.829><c> the</c><00:48:27.969><c> northern</c><00:48:28.289><c> kingdom</c><00:48:29.309><c> sought</c><00:48:31.070><c> an</c> 00:48:31.349 --> 00:48:32.630 alliance<00:48:31.769><c> with</c><00:48:32.170><c> Assyria.</c> 00:48:32.829 --> 00:48:35.349 They<00:48:33.170><c> said,</c><00:48:33.469><c> well,</c><00:48:33.670><c> we're</c><00:48:33.849><c> going</c><00:48:33.929><c> to</c><00:48:33.989><c> get</c><00:48:34.090><c> our</c><00:48:34.230><c> protection</c><00:48:34.610><c> from</c><00:48:34.869><c> having</c><00:48:35.090><c> a</c> 00:48:35.349 --> 00:48:37.550 bit<00:48:35.469><c> of</c><00:48:35.610><c> an</c><00:48:35.809><c> alliance,</c><00:48:36.969><c> and</c><00:48:37.090><c> in</c><00:48:37.309><c> fact,</c> 00:48:37.789 --> 00:48:41.690 we<00:48:37.809><c> want</c><00:48:38.409><c> Judah</c><00:48:38.869><c> to</c><00:48:39.150><c> come</c><00:48:39.349><c> into</c><00:48:39.809><c> this</c><00:48:40.070><c> alliance</c><00:48:40.429><c> as</c><00:48:40.690><c> well,</c><00:48:40.829><c> because</c><00:48:40.929><c> we're</c><00:48:41.190><c> scared</c><00:48:41.489><c> of</c> 00:48:41.690 --> 00:48:42.690 Assyria<00:48:42.090><c> bearing</c> 00:48:42.690 --> 00:48:45.690 down<00:48:42.969><c> upon</c><00:48:43.170><c> us.</c><00:48:43.750><c> And</c><00:48:43.869><c> so</c><00:48:44.010><c> rather</c><00:48:44.349><c> than</c><00:48:44.630><c> seek</c><00:48:44.809><c> help</c><00:48:44.969><c> from</c><00:48:45.250><c> God,</c> 00:48:46.010 --> 00:48:47.730 they<00:48:46.269><c> made</c><00:48:46.489><c> an</c><00:48:46.750><c> alliance</c><00:48:47.030><c> with</c><00:48:47.230><c> the</c><00:48:47.349><c> surrounding</c> 00:48:47.730 --> 00:48:52.869 nation.<00:48:49.489><c> And</c><00:48:49.650><c> Isaiah</c><00:48:50.130><c> is</c><00:48:50.570><c> pleading</c><00:48:50.929><c> with</c><00:48:51.190><c> King</c><00:48:51.530><c> Ahaz</c><00:48:51.969><c> not</c><00:48:52.469><c> to</c> 00:48:52.869 --> 00:48:54.809 do<00:48:53.289><c> that.</c><00:48:54.289><c> He's</c><00:48:54.309><c> pleading</c><00:48:54.349><c> with</c><00:48:54.349><c> King</c><00:48:54.349><c> Ahaz</c> 00:48:54.929 --> 00:49:01.750 not<00:48:55.449><c> to</c><00:48:55.789><c> seek</c><00:48:56.429><c> an</c><00:48:57.090><c> alliance.</c><00:48:59.269><c> You</c><00:48:59.309><c> know,</c><00:49:00.949><c> this</c><00:49:01.110><c> is</c><00:49:01.250><c> what</c><00:49:01.369><c> happened.</c><00:49:01.610><c> This</c> 00:49:01.750 --> 00:49:03.389 is<00:49:01.929><c> how</c><00:49:02.190><c> stupid</c><00:49:02.389><c> this</c><00:49:02.570><c> was.</c> 00:49:03.449 --> 00:49:08.190 So<00:49:03.670><c> the</c><00:49:03.829><c> northern</c><00:49:04.110><c> kingdom,</c><00:49:06.010><c> Israel,</c><00:49:07.530><c> created</c><00:49:07.610><c> an</c><00:49:07.909><c> alliance</c> 00:49:08.190 --> 00:49:10.230 with<00:49:08.469><c> Syria,</c><00:49:09.050><c> not</c><00:49:09.250><c> Assyria,</c><00:49:10.010><c> which</c><00:49:10.050><c> is</c> 00:49:10.230 --> 00:49:12.949 for<00:49:10.329><c> the</c><00:49:10.429><c> north.</c><00:49:10.650><c> Syria,</c><00:49:11.809><c> well,</c><00:49:11.949><c> you</c><00:49:11.989><c> know</c><00:49:12.130><c> Damascus,</c><00:49:12.690><c> what's</c> 00:49:12.949 --> 00:49:14.550 currently<00:49:13.190><c> going</c><00:49:13.389><c> on</c><00:49:13.550><c> there.</c><00:49:13.730><c> The</c><00:49:13.829><c> crazy</c> 00:49:14.550 --> 00:49:17.969 people<00:49:14.809><c> still</c><00:49:15.070><c> live</c><00:49:15.150><c> there.</c><00:49:16.090><c> So</c><00:49:16.369><c> you've</c><00:49:16.530><c> got</c><00:49:16.610><c> these</c><00:49:16.849><c> two</c><00:49:17.050><c> nations,</c><00:49:17.849><c> and</c> 00:49:17.969 --> 00:49:19.610 they<00:49:18.489><c> actually</c><00:49:18.969><c> are</c><00:49:19.210><c> going</c><00:49:19.409><c> to</c> 00:49:19.610 --> 00:49:22.690 invade<00:49:19.909><c> Judah</c><00:49:20.210><c> to</c><00:49:20.510><c> force</c><00:49:20.849><c> them</c><00:49:21.090><c> to</c><00:49:21.210><c> be</c><00:49:21.369><c> their</c><00:49:21.570><c> allies.</c><00:49:21.829><c> So</c><00:49:22.130><c> you've</c><00:49:22.369><c> got</c> 00:49:22.690 --> 00:49:24.050 the<00:49:23.130><c> northern</c><00:49:23.409><c> kingdom</c><00:49:23.630><c> and</c><00:49:23.769><c> Syria</c> 00:49:24.050 --> 00:49:28.289 now<00:49:24.329><c> actually</c><00:49:24.929><c> threatening</c><00:49:25.190><c> to</c><00:49:25.429><c> invade</c><00:49:26.030><c> the</c><00:49:26.369><c> nation</c><00:49:26.909><c> of</c><00:49:27.750><c> Judah</c><00:49:27.969><c> to</c> 00:49:28.289 --> 00:49:30.449 force<00:49:28.670><c> them</c><00:49:29.150><c> to</c><00:49:29.329><c> be</c><00:49:29.489><c> their</c><00:49:29.670><c> ally.</c> 00:49:31.690 --> 00:49:37.190 And<00:49:32.210><c> who</c><00:49:32.730><c> do</c><00:49:32.989><c> you</c><00:49:33.030><c> think</c><00:49:33.530><c> the</c><00:49:33.789><c> king</c><00:49:33.989><c> of</c><00:49:34.389><c> Judah</c><00:49:34.849><c> turned</c><00:49:35.389><c> to</c><00:49:36.650><c> as</c> 00:49:37.190 --> 00:49:39.309 an<00:49:37.510><c> ally</c><00:49:37.849><c> against</c><00:49:38.530><c> the</c><00:49:38.809><c> northern</c><00:49:39.030><c> kingdom</c> 00:49:39.309 --> 00:49:42.050 in<00:49:39.550><c> Syria?</c><00:49:40.070><c> I</c><00:49:40.070><c> mean,</c><00:49:40.349><c> just</c><00:49:40.530><c> who</c><00:49:40.630><c> would</c><00:49:40.750><c> be</c><00:49:40.929><c> the</c><00:49:41.070><c> stupidest</c><00:49:41.469><c> person</c><00:49:41.829><c> to</c> 00:49:42.050 --> 00:49:47.070 seek<00:49:42.190><c> an</c><00:49:42.369><c> alliance</c><00:49:42.630><c> from?</c><00:49:46.349><c> The</c><00:49:46.869><c> king</c> 00:49:47.070 --> 00:49:48.670 of<00:49:47.150><c> Assyria</c><00:49:47.469><c> would</c><00:49:47.570><c> be</c><00:49:47.750><c> the</c><00:49:47.849><c> stupidest</c><00:49:48.250><c> person,</c><00:49:48.510><c> wouldn't</c> 00:49:48.670 --> 00:49:50.769 he?<00:49:49.469><c> Well,</c><00:49:49.650><c> that's</c><00:49:49.909><c> exactly</c><00:49:50.309><c> what</c><00:49:50.570><c> Ahaz</c> 00:49:50.769 --> 00:49:56.769 did.<00:49:52.150><c> He</c><00:49:52.389><c> sought</c><00:49:52.630><c> an</c><00:49:52.929><c> alliance</c><00:49:53.510><c> with</c><00:49:54.269><c> the</c><00:49:54.510><c> king</c><00:49:54.829><c> of</c><00:49:55.030><c> Assyria</c> 00:49:56.769 --> 00:49:59.630 to<00:49:57.650><c> protect</c><00:49:58.309><c> him</c><00:49:58.750><c> from</c><00:49:58.969><c> the</c><00:49:59.110><c> northern</c><00:49:59.349><c> kingdom</c> 00:49:59.630 --> 00:50:09.190 and<00:49:59.829><c> Syria.</c><00:50:03.190><c> Isaiah</c><00:50:03.349><c> says,</c><00:50:04.869><c> don't</c><00:50:05.710><c> seek</c><00:50:06.429><c> a</c><00:50:06.750><c> confederacy,</c><00:50:07.590><c> verse</c><00:50:07.829><c> 12.</c> 00:50:09.230 --> 00:50:14.309 Don't<00:50:09.690><c> seek</c><00:50:10.150><c> confederacy.</c><00:50:13.710><c> Neither</c> 00:50:14.309 --> 00:50:24.349 fear<00:50:14.909><c> ye</c><00:50:15.650><c> their</c><00:50:16.530><c> fear,</c><00:50:17.530><c> nor</c><00:50:17.849><c> be</c><00:50:18.309><c> afraid.</c><00:50:20.530><c> But</c><00:50:21.190><c> sanctify</c><00:50:22.469><c> Yahweh.</c><00:50:24.170><c> Now</c> 00:50:24.349 --> 00:50:27.030 what<00:50:24.489><c> that</c><00:50:24.710><c> means</c><00:50:25.050><c> is,</c><00:50:26.369><c> be</c><00:50:26.590><c> scared</c> 00:50:27.030 --> 00:50:32.969 of<00:50:27.250><c> God.</c><00:50:28.469><c> Don't</c><00:50:28.849><c> be</c><00:50:29.269><c> scared</c><00:50:29.530><c> of</c><00:50:30.170><c> the</c><00:50:30.289><c> king</c><00:50:30.550><c> of</c><00:50:30.809><c> Assyria.</c><00:50:32.489><c> Oh,</c><00:50:32.650><c> he's</c><00:50:32.829><c> a</c> 00:50:32.969 --> 00:50:34.869 scary<00:50:33.150><c> man,</c><00:50:33.429><c> I</c><00:50:33.590><c> acknowledge</c><00:50:33.849><c> that.</c> 00:50:36.630 --> 00:50:40.329 He<00:50:36.769><c> says,</c><00:50:37.489><c> let</c><00:50:37.809><c> him,</c><00:50:38.710><c> look</c><00:50:38.909><c> at</c><00:50:39.030><c> verse</c><00:50:39.190><c> 13,</c><00:50:39.650><c> sanctify</c><00:50:39.989><c> Yahweh</c> 00:50:40.329 --> 00:50:43.150 of<00:50:40.469><c> host</c><00:50:40.570><c> himself,</c><00:50:41.650><c> let</c><00:50:41.869><c> him</c><00:50:42.269><c> be</c><00:50:42.510><c> your</c><00:50:42.829><c> fear,</c> 00:50:43.150 --> 00:50:46.730 and<00:50:43.530><c> let</c><00:50:43.789><c> him</c><00:50:44.150><c> be</c><00:50:44.349><c> your</c><00:50:44.610><c> dread.</c><00:50:45.449><c> You</c><00:50:45.670><c> think</c><00:50:45.849><c> Tiglath</c><00:50:46.250><c>-Polisis</c> 00:50:46.730 --> 00:50:50.329 is<00:50:46.969><c> a</c><00:50:47.090><c> scary</c><00:50:47.190><c> man?</c><00:50:47.789><c> You</c><00:50:47.969><c> think</c><00:50:48.550><c> the</c><00:50:49.369><c> other</c><00:50:49.869><c> invading</c> 00:50:50.329 --> 00:50:53.929 nations<00:50:50.630><c> are</c><00:50:50.909><c> scary?</c><00:50:51.449><c> I</c><00:50:51.550><c> can</c><00:50:51.769><c> tell</c><00:50:51.929><c> you</c><00:50:52.030><c> this,</c><00:50:52.829><c> God's</c><00:50:53.630><c> scarier</c> 00:50:53.929 --> 00:50:59.969 than<00:50:54.130><c> them</c><00:50:54.409><c> all.</c><00:50:58.030><c> God</c><00:50:58.269><c> is</c><00:50:58.429><c> more</c><00:50:58.769><c> powerful.</c> 00:51:00.289 --> 00:51:04.329 God<00:51:00.550><c> is</c><00:51:01.349><c> omnipotent.</c><00:51:02.550><c> He's</c><00:51:02.750><c> omniscient</c><00:51:03.449><c> in</c><00:51:03.630><c> all</c><00:51:03.829><c> those</c><00:51:03.989><c> omni</c> 00:51:04.329 --> 00:51:08.369 -words.<00:51:04.929><c> He's</c><00:51:05.190><c> all</c><00:51:05.449><c> those</c><00:51:05.750><c> things.</c><00:51:07.369><c> Be</c><00:51:07.909><c> scared</c> 00:51:08.369 --> 00:51:11.730 of<00:51:08.530><c> him.</c><00:51:09.230><c> Now</c><00:51:09.469><c> if</c><00:51:09.550><c> you</c><00:51:09.750><c> are</c><00:51:09.889><c> more</c><00:51:10.190><c> scared</c><00:51:10.469><c> of</c><00:51:10.630><c> the</c><00:51:10.750><c> king</c><00:51:10.909><c> of</c><00:51:11.090><c> Assyria</c><00:51:11.429><c> than</c><00:51:11.570><c> you</c> 00:51:11.730 --> 00:51:12.949 are<00:51:11.989><c> of</c><00:51:12.150><c> God,</c><00:51:12.710><c> then</c> 00:51:12.949 --> 00:51:16.210 what<00:51:13.130><c> on</c><00:51:13.429><c> earth</c><00:51:13.690><c> are</c><00:51:13.869><c> you</c><00:51:13.989><c> thinking</c><00:51:14.230><c> about</c><00:51:14.469><c> God?</c><00:51:15.349><c> How</c><00:51:15.690><c> you</c><00:51:16.030><c> are</c> 00:51:16.210 --> 00:51:18.710 diminishing<00:51:16.730><c> God.</c><00:51:18.110><c> You</c><00:51:18.250><c> don't</c><00:51:18.409><c> believe</c> 00:51:18.710 --> 00:51:24.349 in<00:51:18.849><c> God</c><00:51:18.989><c> at</c><00:51:19.150><c> all.</c><00:51:21.210><c> And</c><00:51:21.369><c> that</c><00:51:21.510><c> is</c><00:51:21.710><c> the</c><00:51:21.849><c> context</c><00:51:22.230><c> of</c><00:51:22.449><c> Isaiah</c><00:51:22.710><c> 8.</c> 00:51:24.849 --> 00:51:29.449 And<00:51:24.849><c> then</c><00:51:25.449><c> that's</c><00:51:28.650><c> the</c><00:51:28.849><c> section</c><00:51:29.150><c> that's</c> 00:51:29.449 --> 00:51:33.030 quoted.<00:51:30.429><c> But</c><00:51:30.570><c> there's</c><00:51:30.809><c> another</c><00:51:31.030><c> verse</c><00:51:31.269><c> here</c><00:51:31.449><c> in</c><00:51:31.590><c> Isaiah</c><00:51:31.929><c> 8</c><00:51:32.190><c> that's</c><00:51:32.530><c> quoted</c><00:51:32.730><c> as</c> 00:51:33.030 --> 00:51:34.449 well.<00:51:34.110><c> What</c><00:51:34.230><c> verse</c> 00:51:34.449 --> 00:51:42.230 is<00:51:34.670><c> that?</c><00:51:38.949><c> Well</c><00:51:39.050><c> verse</c><00:51:39.289><c> 14,</c><00:51:39.670><c> the</c><00:51:39.789><c> next</c><00:51:39.949><c> verse.</c><00:51:41.429><c> Fear</c><00:51:41.809><c> God,</c><00:51:42.110><c> and</c> 00:51:42.230 --> 00:51:42.929 then<00:51:42.329><c> verse</c><00:51:42.469><c> 14,</c><00:51:42.769><c> and</c><00:51:42.929><c> have</c><00:51:42.929><c> fear</c><00:51:42.929><c> of</c><00:51:42.929><c> God.</c> 00:51:42.949 --> 00:51:47.909 And<00:51:43.250><c> he</c><00:51:43.250><c> shall</c><00:51:43.489><c> be</c><00:51:43.849><c> for</c><00:51:44.050><c> a</c><00:51:44.369><c> sanctuary</c><00:51:44.989><c> and</c><00:51:46.170><c> for</c><00:51:46.389><c> a</c><00:51:46.789><c> stone</c><00:51:47.070><c> of</c><00:51:47.369><c> stumbling</c><00:51:47.650><c> and</c><00:51:47.789><c> a</c> 00:51:47.909 --> 00:51:48.650 rock<00:51:48.050><c> of</c><00:51:48.210><c> offence</c><00:51:48.469><c> to</c> 00:51:48.650 --> 00:51:51.230 both<00:51:48.889><c> houses</c><00:51:49.190><c> of</c><00:51:49.309><c> Israel.</c><00:51:49.610><c> See</c><00:51:49.789><c> that</c><00:51:49.989><c> phrase,</c><00:51:50.329><c> a</c><00:51:50.469><c> stone</c><00:51:50.670><c> of</c><00:51:50.809><c> stumbling</c><00:51:51.050><c> and</c><00:51:51.150><c> a</c> 00:51:51.230 --> 00:51:52.590 rock<00:51:51.309><c> of</c><00:51:51.429><c> offence?</c> 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and</c><00:52:08.909><c> who</c><00:52:09.150><c> we</c><00:52:09.409><c> fear</c><00:52:09.550><c> the</c><00:52:09.690><c> most.</c><00:52:10.369><c> Now</c><00:52:10.369><c> to</c><00:52:10.889><c> Peter's</c><00:52:11.250><c> readers,</c><00:52:12.949><c> the</c> 00:52:13.110 --> 00:52:13.909 scary<00:52:13.469><c> man</c><00:52:13.670><c> was</c> 00:52:13.909 --> 00:52:18.210 Nero.<00:52:15.409><c> To</c><00:52:15.630><c> Isaiah's</c><00:52:16.630><c> time,</c><00:52:16.989><c> the</c><00:52:17.170><c> scary</c><00:52:17.429><c> man</c><00:52:17.650><c> was</c><00:52:17.829><c> Ticolet</c><00:52:18.050><c> of</c> 00:52:18.210 --> 00:52:21.050 Palesa.<00:52:19.070><c> In</c><00:52:19.349><c> David's</c><00:52:19.789><c> time,</c><00:52:20.510><c> the</c><00:52:20.710><c> scary</c> 00:52:21.050 --> 00:52:26.230 man<00:52:21.630><c> was</c><00:52:21.989><c> Saul,</c><00:52:23.289><c> who</c><00:52:23.329><c> was</c><00:52:23.590><c> forsaking</c><00:52:23.929><c> his</c><00:52:24.170><c> life.</c><00:52:25.329><c> The</c><00:52:25.590><c> lesson</c> 00:52:26.230 --> 00:52:28.690 that<00:52:26.809><c> pertains</c><00:52:27.250><c> to</c><00:52:27.550><c> all</c><00:52:27.789><c> these</c><00:52:28.010><c> generations</c> 00:52:28.690 --> 00:52:34.650 is<00:52:29.269><c> the</c><00:52:29.510><c> same.</c><00:52:31.289><c> Who</c><00:52:31.510><c> do</c><00:52:31.630><c> you</c><00:52:31.769><c> fear</c><00:52:31.869><c> the</c><00:52:32.050><c> most?</c><00:52:33.170><c> Who</c><00:52:33.449><c> looms</c><00:52:33.789><c> largest</c><00:52:34.369><c> in</c> 00:52:34.650 --> 00:52:37.050 your<00:52:34.889><c> minds?</c><00:52:35.710><c> God,</c><00:52:36.550><c> or</c><00:52:36.550><c> the</c><00:52:36.550><c> king</c> 00:52:37.369 --> 00:52:42.269 or<00:52:37.849><c> the</c><00:52:38.050><c> challenges</c><00:52:38.670><c> that</c><00:52:39.289><c> exist</c><00:52:39.550><c> in</c><00:52:39.670><c> your</c><00:52:39.849><c> life?</c><00:52:41.369><c> Just</c><00:52:41.530><c> quickly</c><00:52:41.829><c> go</c><00:52:42.030><c> over</c><00:52:42.190><c> to</c> 00:52:42.269 --> 00:52:43.170 Isaiah<00:52:42.510><c> chapter</c><00:52:42.809><c> 28</c> 00:52:43.170 --> 00:53:00.190 on<00:52:43.369><c> our</c><00:52:43.469><c> way</c><00:52:43.590><c> through</c><00:52:43.809><c> here.</c><00:52:54.570><c> Isaiah</c><00:52:54.809><c> 28</c><00:52:55.210><c> and</c><00:52:55.349><c> verse</c><00:52:55.510><c> 14,</c><00:53:00.050><c> and</c> 00:53:00.190 --> 00:53:02.030 it's<00:53:00.369><c> a</c><00:53:00.489><c> similar</c><00:53:00.769><c> context</c><00:53:01.230><c> here.</c><00:53:01.449><c> The</c><00:53:01.730><c> same</c> 00:53:02.030 --> 00:53:06.369 political<00:53:02.550><c> alliances</c><00:53:03.090><c> are</c><00:53:03.230><c> being</c><00:53:03.590><c> sought.</c><00:53:05.190><c> Verse</c><00:53:05.349><c> 14,</c><00:53:05.889><c> wherefore</c><00:53:06.150><c> hear</c> 00:53:06.369 --> 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who</c><00:53:34.489><c> wanted</c><00:53:34.690><c> to</c><00:53:34.989><c> kill</c><00:53:35.130><c> them.</c><00:53:35.449><c> And</c><00:53:35.610><c> so</c><00:53:35.750><c> it</c> 00:53:35.809 --> 00:53:39.309 was<00:53:36.010><c> like</c><00:53:36.369><c> a</c><00:53:36.590><c> deal</c><00:53:36.829><c> with</c><00:53:37.090><c> death.</c><00:53:39.110><c> We've</c> 00:53:39.309 --> 00:53:42.809 made<00:53:39.489><c> a</c><00:53:39.610><c> deal.</c><00:53:40.809><c> The</c><00:53:40.909><c> Gentile</c><00:53:41.269><c> king</c><00:53:41.409><c> wants</c><00:53:41.610><c> to</c><00:53:41.789><c> kill</c><00:53:41.889><c> us.</c><00:53:42.710><c> And</c> 00:53:42.809 --> 00:53:44.210 by<00:53:42.989><c> the</c><00:53:43.090><c> way</c><00:53:43.269><c> Ahaz,</c><00:53:43.690><c> this</c><00:53:43.869><c> is</c><00:53:43.989><c> the</c><00:53:44.090><c> deal</c> 00:53:44.210 --> 00:53:48.170 he<00:53:44.369><c> made</c><00:53:44.769><c> to</c><00:53:45.449><c> 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all.</c><00:53:54.849><c> Here</c><00:53:54.989><c> you</c><00:53:55.130><c> go.</c><00:53:55.469><c> Take</c><00:53:55.650><c> them.</c> 00:53:56.829 --> 00:54:00.489 Just<00:53:57.070><c> don't</c><00:53:57.349><c> invade</c><00:53:57.610><c> us.</c><00:53:59.250><c> Or</c><00:53:59.369><c> actually,</c><00:53:59.750><c> sorry,</c> 00:54:01.010 --> 00:54:03.750 help<00:54:01.090><c> us</c><00:54:01.690><c> by</c><00:54:02.110><c> protecting</c><00:54:02.469><c> us</c><00:54:02.730><c> against</c><00:54:02.949><c> the</c><00:54:03.170><c> northern</c><00:54:03.389><c> kingdom</c> 00:54:03.750 --> 00:54:06.550 and<00:54:03.969><c> Syria.</c><00:54:04.829><c> Here,</c><00:54:05.949><c> take</c><00:54:06.110><c> all</c><00:54:06.269><c> the</c><00:54:06.389><c> vessels</c> 00:54:06.550 --> 00:54:11.809 out<00:54:06.730><c> of</c><00:54:06.789><c> the</c><00:54:06.949><c> temple.</c><00:54:08.929><c> And</c><00:54:09.130><c> so</c><00:54:09.250><c> they</c><00:54:09.349><c> were</c><00:54:09.449><c> making</c><00:54:09.750><c> a</c><00:54:09.929><c> deal</c><00:54:10.050><c> with</c><00:54:10.269><c> death.</c><00:54:11.010><c> They</c><00:54:11.130><c> were</c><00:54:11.269><c> making</c><00:54:11.429><c> a</c><00:54:11.630><c> covenant</c> 00:54:11.809 --> 00:54:13.449 with<00:54:11.989><c> death</c><00:54:12.250><c> and</c><00:54:12.429><c> with</c><00:54:12.610><c> hell</c><00:54:12.750><c> are</c><00:54:12.829><c> we</c><00:54:12.889><c> in</c><00:54:12.989><c> agreement.</c><00:54:13.250><c> When</c> 00:54:13.449 --> 00:54:15.369 the<00:54:13.730><c> overflowing</c><00:54:14.190><c> scourge</c><00:54:14.630><c> shall</c><00:54:14.809><c> pass</c><00:54:15.070><c> through,</c> 00:54:15.610 --> 00:54:20.150 it<00:54:15.829><c> shall</c><00:54:16.010><c> not</c><00:54:16.230><c> come</c><00:54:16.409><c> unto</c><00:54:16.570><c> us.</c><00:54:17.190><c> We</c><00:54:17.349><c> have</c><00:54:17.429><c> made</c><00:54:17.650><c> a</c><00:54:17.829><c> deal.</c><00:54:20.050><c> You</c> 00:54:20.150 --> 00:54:22.329 know<00:54:20.309><c> what?</c><00:54:20.630><c> Death</c><00:54:20.769><c> that</c><00:54:20.989><c> makes</c><00:54:21.210><c> no</c><00:54:21.469><c> deals.</c> 00:54:26.349 --> 00:54:28.909 And<00:54:26.869><c> what</c><00:54:27.010><c> was</c><00:54:27.190><c> going</c><00:54:27.289><c> to</c><00:54:27.389><c> happen</c><00:54:27.570><c> is</c><00:54:28.230><c> that</c><00:54:28.550><c> they</c><00:54:28.690><c> were</c><00:54:28.789><c> going</c> 00:54:28.909 --> 00:54:32.809 to<00:54:29.010><c> be</c><00:54:29.170><c> overrun</c><00:54:29.449><c> by</c><00:54:29.650><c> the</c><00:54:29.869><c> Syrians.</c><00:54:32.769><c> And</c> 00:54:32.809 --> 00:54:36.369 he<00:54:32.929><c> said</c><00:54:33.090><c> in</c><00:54:33.210><c> verse</c><00:54:33.369><c> 16,</c><00:54:33.949><c> this</c><00:54:33.989><c> is</c><00:54:34.389><c> the</c><00:54:34.630><c> only</c><00:54:35.170><c> sure</c><00:54:35.710><c> deal</c><00:54:36.190><c> that</c> 00:54:36.369 --> 00:54:37.909 you'll<00:54:36.530><c> ever</c><00:54:36.789><c> make</c><00:54:36.929><c> in</c><00:54:37.090><c> your</c><00:54:37.250><c> life.</c><00:54:37.789><c> The</c> 00:54:37.909 --> 00:54:42.110 only<00:54:38.329><c> person</c><00:54:38.789><c> you</c><00:54:38.969><c> can</c><00:54:39.349><c> rely</c><00:54:39.750><c> upon</c><00:54:40.150><c> ever</c><00:54:40.650><c> is</c><00:54:41.409><c> Almighty</c><00:54:41.789><c> God.</c> 00:54:42.329 --> 00:54:44.550 Verse<00:54:42.449><c> 16,</c><00:54:43.349><c> therefore</c><00:54:43.570><c> thus</c><00:54:43.909><c> saith</c><00:54:44.110><c> Yahweh,</c> 00:54:44.650 --> 00:54:49.369 the<00:54:44.789><c> Lord</c><00:54:44.969><c> Yahweh,</c><00:54:45.550><c> behold,</c><00:54:46.570><c> I</c><00:54:46.889><c> lay</c><00:54:47.110><c> in</c><00:54:47.369><c> Zion</c><00:54:47.690><c> a</c><00:54:48.010><c> foundation,</c> 00:54:50.010 --> 00:54:53.489 a<00:54:50.429><c> 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our</c><00:55:06.789><c> lives,</c> 00:55:07.469 --> 00:55:11.590 the<00:55:07.630><c> foundation</c><00:55:08.150><c> of</c><00:55:08.329><c> our</c><00:55:08.530><c> faith.</c><00:55:08.750><c> This</c><00:55:08.849><c> is</c><00:55:09.050><c> Almighty</c><00:55:09.409><c> God</c><00:55:09.670><c> he's</c><00:55:09.829><c> talking</c><00:55:10.050><c> about</c><00:55:10.309><c> here.</c><00:55:11.289><c> He</c> 00:55:11.590 --> 00:55:13.230 that<00:55:12.090><c> believeth</c> 00:55:13.230 --> 00:55:16.690 has<00:55:13.710><c> faith</c><00:55:13.949><c> in</c><00:55:14.150><c> God</c><00:55:14.489><c> shall</c><00:55:14.909><c> not</c><00:55:15.309><c> make</c><00:55:15.670><c> haste.</c><00:55:16.130><c> And</c><00:55:16.170><c> the</c><00:55:16.489><c> word</c> 00:55:16.690 --> 00:55:18.389 make<00:55:17.050><c> haste</c><00:55:17.289><c> really</c><00:55:17.550><c> means</c><00:55:17.769><c> be</c><00:55:17.969><c> embarrassed,</c> 00:55:18.389 --> 00:55:26.150 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things.</c><00:56:18.289><c> Fear</c><00:56:18.530><c> him</c><00:56:18.769><c> more.</c><00:56:19.730><c> Matthew</c><00:56:20.070><c> chapter</c><00:56:20.349><c> 9.</c> 00:56:26.949 --> 00:56:27.710 And<00:56:27.289><c> there's</c><00:56:27.550><c> quite</c> 00:56:27.710 --> 00:56:39.389 a<00:56:27.869><c> few</c><00:56:27.969><c> verses</c><00:56:28.250><c> I'm</c><00:56:28.650><c> interested</c><00:56:28.969><c> in</c><00:56:29.210><c> here.</c><00:56:31.530><c> But</c><00:56:32.030><c> is</c><00:56:33.989><c> it</c><00:56:34.070><c> Matthew</c><00:56:34.309><c> chapter</c><00:56:34.550><c> 9?</c><00:56:38.650><c> Should</c><00:56:38.909><c> have</c><00:56:39.050><c> made</c><00:56:39.170><c> a</c><00:56:39.309><c> note</c> 00:56:39.389 --> 00:56:54.929 of<00:56:39.530><c> this</c><00:56:39.570><c> really</c><00:56:39.869><c> should</c><00:56:40.030><c> not.</c><00:56:43.690><c> Let</c><00:56:44.090><c> me</c><00:56:44.210><c> just</c><00:56:44.409><c> find</c><00:56:44.570><c> it.</c><00:56:54.289><c> So</c><00:56:54.469><c> I</c> 00:56:54.929 --> 00:56:57.710 think<00:56:55.110><c> it's</c><00:56:55.289><c> Matthew</c><00:56:55.550><c> chapter</c><00:56:55.809><c> 10</c><00:56:56.489><c> actually.</c> 00:57:11.210 --> 00:57:19.170 Mark<00:57:11.809><c> 9.</c><00:57:12.849><c> Thank</c><00:57:13.449><c> you.</c><00:57:16.130><c> I</c><00:57:16.150><c> put</c><00:57:16.309><c> Matthew</c><00:57:16.610><c> there</c><00:57:16.809><c> but</c><00:57:16.949><c> I</c><00:57:17.070><c> meant</c><00:57:17.170><c> Mark</c><00:57:17.489><c> 9.</c> 00:57:24.369 --> 00:57:25.610 What<00:57:24.510><c> verse</c><00:57:24.690><c> am</c><00:57:24.849><c> I</c><00:57:24.889><c> looking</c><00:57:25.170><c> for</c> 00:57:25.610 --> 00:57:39.869 brother<00:57:25.969><c> Alan?</c><00:57:34.809><c> Yes,</c><00:57:35.469><c> that's</c><00:57:35.690><c> the</c><00:57:35.809><c> one.</c><00:57:38.769><c> Yes,</c><00:57:39.369><c> that's</c><00:57:39.369><c> the</c><00:57:39.369><c> one.</c> 00:57:40.130 --> 00:57:53.909 Okay,<00:57:41.710><c> so</c><00:57:41.789><c> what</c><00:57:47.309><c> verse</c><00:57:47.550><c> is</c><00:57:47.670><c> that?</c><00:57:50.610><c> Mark</c><00:57:50.809><c> 9.</c><00:57:53.070><c> Oh,</c><00:57:53.210><c> is</c><00:57:53.369><c> it?</c><00:57:53.650><c> I</c><00:57:53.670><c> was</c> 00:57:53.909 --> 00:57:56.690 right.<00:57:55.469><c> Sorry,</c><00:57:55.809><c> Matthew</c><00:57:56.010><c> 10.</c><00:57:56.389><c> Go</c><00:57:56.570><c> back</c> 00:57:56.690 --> 00:58:09.369 to<00:57:56.789><c> Matthew</c><00:57:56.969><c> 10</c><00:57:57.150><c> verse</c><00:57:57.309><c> 28.</c><00:58:05.849><c> Matthew</c><00:58:06.250><c> 10</c><00:58:06.449><c> verse</c><00:58:07.329><c> 28.</c><00:58:09.190><c> Matthew</c> 00:58:09.369 --> 00:58:09.869 10<00:58:09.369><c> verse</c><00:58:09.369><c> 28.</c> 00:58:11.289 --> 00:58:15.730 Okay,<00:58:12.369><c> I</c><00:58:12.750><c> just</c><00:58:12.989><c> want</c><00:58:13.110><c> to</c><00:58:13.429><c> refer</c><00:58:13.769><c> you</c><00:58:14.070><c> to</c><00:58:14.230><c> this</c><00:58:14.469><c> whole</c><00:58:14.750><c> section.</c> 00:58:16.110 --> 00:58:17.550 In<00:58:16.130><c> fact</c><00:58:16.309><c> the</c><00:58:16.389><c> whole</c><00:58:16.630><c> chapter,</c><00:58:17.389><c> Peter</c> 00:58:17.550 --> 00:58:19.269 is<00:58:17.750><c> alluding</c><00:58:17.969><c> to</c><00:58:18.130><c> the</c><00:58:18.230><c> whole</c><00:58:18.369><c> chapter.</c><00:58:18.530><c> Have</c><00:58:18.630><c> a</c><00:58:18.710><c> look</c><00:58:18.769><c> at</c><00:58:18.809><c> verse</c><00:58:18.949><c> 16.</c> 00:58:19.389 --> 00:58:20.469 I<00:58:19.389><c> send</c><00:58:19.670><c> you</c><00:58:19.889><c> forth</c><00:58:20.090><c> as</c><00:58:20.289><c> sheep</c> 00:58:20.469 --> 00:58:23.670 in<00:58:20.630><c> the</c><00:58:20.690><c> midst</c><00:58:20.829><c> of</c><00:58:21.110><c> wolves.</c><00:58:22.190><c> Matthew</c><00:58:22.369><c> 10</c><00:58:22.610><c> verse</c><00:58:22.650><c> 16.</c><00:58:23.250><c> Be</c><00:58:23.250><c> wise</c> 00:58:23.670 --> 00:58:25.630 as<00:58:23.889><c> servants,</c><00:58:24.349><c> harmless</c><00:58:24.610><c> as</c><00:58:24.869><c> doves.</c><00:58:25.510><c> But</c> 00:58:25.630 --> 00:58:29.309 beware<00:58:26.050><c> of</c><00:58:26.190><c> men</c><00:58:26.369><c> for</c><00:58:26.489><c> they</c><00:58:26.710><c> shall</c><00:58:26.829><c> deliver</c><00:58:27.110><c> you</c><00:58:27.230><c> up</c><00:58:27.349><c> to</c><00:58:27.469><c> the</c><00:58:27.650><c> councils.</c><00:58:28.409><c> They</c><00:58:28.570><c> shall</c><00:58:28.769><c> scourge</c><00:58:29.110><c> you</c><00:58:29.230><c> in</c> 00:58:29.309 --> 00:58:32.789 their<00:58:29.489><c> synagogues.</c><00:58:30.510><c> You</c><00:58:30.690><c> shall</c><00:58:30.809><c> be</c><00:58:31.090><c> brought</c><00:58:31.250><c> before</c><00:58:31.590><c> governors</c><00:58:32.030><c> and</c><00:58:32.289><c> kings</c><00:58:32.630><c> for</c> 00:58:32.789 --> 00:58:33.829 my<00:58:33.090><c> sake</c><00:58:33.329><c> and</c><00:58:33.510><c> for</c><00:58:33.730><c> a</c> 00:58:33.829 --> 00:58:37.530 testimony<00:58:34.150><c> against</c><00:58:34.469><c> them</c><00:58:34.650><c> and</c><00:58:34.769><c> the</c><00:58:34.889><c> Gentiles.</c><00:58:35.329><c> You'll</c><00:58:35.570><c> see</c><00:58:35.969><c> all</c><00:58:36.429><c> this</c><00:58:36.690><c> is</c><00:58:36.929><c> like</c><00:58:37.329><c> a</c> 00:58:37.530 --> 00:58:39.530 prophecy<00:58:37.969><c> of</c><00:58:38.789><c> the</c><00:58:39.190><c> trials</c> 00:58:39.530 --> 00:58:42.349 of<00:58:39.730><c> our</c><00:58:39.949><c> brothers</c><00:58:40.170><c> who</c><00:58:40.349><c> were</c><00:58:40.590><c> preaching</c><00:58:41.070><c> when</c><00:58:41.650><c> the</c><00:58:41.889><c> Gentiles</c> 00:58:42.349 --> 00:58:44.670 would<00:58:42.570><c> turn</c><00:58:42.750><c> against</c><00:58:43.090><c> them.</c><00:58:44.190><c> Verse</c><00:58:44.389><c> 19.</c> 00:58:44.809 --> 00:58:46.730 But<00:58:44.809><c> when</c><00:58:44.989><c> they</c><00:58:45.210><c> deliver</c><00:58:45.469><c> you</c><00:58:45.630><c> up,</c><00:58:45.809><c> take</c><00:58:45.989><c> no</c><00:58:46.269><c> thought</c><00:58:46.429><c> and</c><00:58:46.630><c> so</c> 00:58:46.730 --> 00:58:48.449 on<00:58:46.809><c> for</c><00:58:46.949><c> what</c><00:58:47.050><c> you</c><00:58:47.210><c> shall</c><00:58:47.349><c> speak.</c><00:58:48.250><c> Verse</c> 00:58:48.449 --> 00:58:51.530 21.<00:58:49.090><c> Brother</c><00:58:49.230><c> shall</c><00:58:49.489><c> deliver</c><00:58:49.969><c> a</c><00:58:50.510><c> brother</c><00:58:50.710><c> to</c><00:58:50.989><c> death</c><00:58:51.130><c> and</c><00:58:51.289><c> the</c> 00:58:51.530 --> 00:58:52.769 father<00:58:51.750><c> the</c><00:58:52.010><c> child</c><00:58:52.230><c> and</c><00:58:52.369><c> the</c><00:58:52.570><c> children</c> 00:58:52.769 --> 00:58:54.690 shall<00:58:52.949><c> rise</c><00:58:53.170><c> up</c><00:58:53.369><c> against</c><00:58:53.590><c> the</c><00:58:53.829><c> parents</c><00:58:54.030><c> and</c><00:58:54.250><c> cause</c><00:58:54.449><c> them</c><00:58:54.610><c> to</c> 00:58:54.690 --> 00:58:56.909 be<00:58:54.769><c> put</c><00:58:54.929><c> to</c><00:58:55.150><c> death.</c><00:58:55.909><c> Ye</c><00:58:56.110><c> shall</c><00:58:56.289><c> be</c><00:58:56.590><c> hated</c> 00:58:56.909 --> 00:59:00.250 of<00:58:57.150><c> all</c><00:58:57.389><c> men</c><00:58:57.590><c> for</c><00:58:57.789><c> my</c><00:58:58.050><c> name's</c><00:58:58.530><c> sake,</c><00:58:58.989><c> but</c><00:58:59.210><c> he</c><00:58:59.510><c> that</c><00:58:59.690><c> endures</c><00:59:00.050><c> to</c> 00:59:00.250 --> 00:59:04.309 the<00:59:00.369><c> end</c><00:59:00.449><c> shall</c><00:59:00.650><c> be</c><00:59:00.889><c> saved.</c><00:59:03.369><c> There's</c> 00:59:04.289 --> 00:59:10.570 And<00:59:04.590><c> then</c><00:59:05.150><c> he</c><00:59:05.829><c> says</c><00:59:06.170><c> in</c><00:59:06.369><c> verse</c><00:59:06.590><c> 27,</c><00:59:08.070><c> or</c><00:59:08.130><c> verse</c><00:59:08.349><c> 28,</c><00:59:08.949><c> sorry,</c><00:59:09.829><c> fear</c><00:59:09.889><c> not</c> 00:59:10.570 --> 00:59:14.650 them<00:59:11.130><c> which</c><00:59:12.829><c> kill</c><00:59:13.190><c> the</c><00:59:13.429><c> body</c><00:59:13.989><c> but</c> 00:59:14.650 --> 00:59:21.130 are<00:59:14.829><c> not</c><00:59:14.989><c> able</c><00:59:15.190><c> to</c><00:59:15.389><c> kill</c><00:59:15.510><c> the</c><00:59:15.809><c> soul,</c><00:59:18.050><c> but</c><00:59:18.369><c> rather</c><00:59:18.849><c> fear</c><00:59:19.329><c> him</c><00:59:20.070><c> which</c><00:59:20.869><c> is</c> 00:59:21.130 --> 00:59:22.590 able<00:59:21.329><c> to</c><00:59:21.670><c> destroy</c><00:59:21.929><c> both</c><00:59:22.289><c> soul</c> 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What</c><00:59:45.510><c> do</c><00:59:45.710><c> you</c><00:59:45.809><c> think</c><00:59:45.989><c> fear</c><00:59:46.289><c> not</c><00:59:46.570><c> them,</c><00:59:47.230><c> them</c><00:59:47.550><c> which</c><00:59:47.769><c> are</c> 00:59:47.929 --> 00:59:49.130 able<00:59:48.050><c> to</c><00:59:48.190><c> kill</c><00:59:48.269><c> the</c><00:59:48.429><c> body</c><00:59:48.570><c> but</c><00:59:48.809><c> not</c><00:59:48.989><c> able</c> 00:59:49.130 --> 00:59:59.429 to<00:59:49.250><c> kill</c><00:59:49.349><c> the</c><00:59:49.489><c> soul,</c><00:59:49.650><c> who</c><00:59:50.030><c> are</c><00:59:50.150><c> they?</c><00:59:58.449><c> Did</c><00:59:58.809><c> someone</c><00:59:59.050><c> burp</c><00:59:59.269><c> up</c> 00:59:59.429 --> 01:00:00.269 the<00:59:59.570><c> back?</c> 01:00:03.650 --> 01:00:11.130 Men?<01:00:07.130><c> Which</c><01:00:07.329><c> particular</c><01:00:07.809><c> men?</c><01:00:09.309><c> Okay,</c><01:00:10.110><c> so</c><01:00:10.289><c> 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