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Lo<00:16:05.320><c> means</c><00:16:05.659><c> not</c><00:16:06.200><c> or</c><00:16:06.460><c> no.</c>

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So<00:16:07.320><c> they're</c><00:16:07.519><c> gonna</c><00:16:07.700><c> become</c><00:16:08.139><c> God's</c><00:16:08.600><c> people.</c>

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And<00:16:08.960><c> your</c><00:16:09.120><c> sister,</c><00:16:09.799><c> instead</c><00:16:10.139><c> of</c><00:16:10.360><c> lo</c><00:16:10.519><c> rukhama,</c>

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she's<00:16:11.580><c> now</c><00:16:11.840><c> called</c><00:16:12.440><c> rukhama,</c><00:16:13.799><c> my</c><00:16:14.059><c> loved</c><00:16:14.360><c> one.</c>

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I'm<00:16:19.179><c> gonna</c><00:16:19.360><c> bring</c><00:16:19.659><c> the</c><00:16:19.899><c> people</c><00:16:20.080><c> back</c>

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and<00:16:23.659><c> I'm</c><00:16:23.879><c> gonna</c><00:16:24.019><c> have</c><00:16:24.320><c> compassion</c><00:16:24.860><c> on</c><00:16:25.100><c> you.</c>

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And<00:16:31.139><c> compassion,</c><00:16:31.700><c> it</c><00:16:31.700><c> comes</c><00:16:31.980><c> throughout</c><00:16:32.700><c> this</c><00:16:34.100><c> book</c>

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that<00:16:42.139><c> Brother</c><00:16:42.360><c> Rich</c><00:16:42.539><c> read</c><00:16:42.759><c> for</c><00:16:43.059><c> us,</c>

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who<00:17:00.100><c> had</c><00:17:00.279><c> not</c><00:17:00.500><c> received</c><00:17:00.759><c> compassion.</c>

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So<00:17:33.539><c> Hosea</c><00:17:33.940><c> here</c><00:17:34.420><c> is</c><00:17:36.319><c> keying</c><00:17:37.460><c> in</c><00:17:37.980><c> to</c><00:17:38.380><c> the</c><00:17:39.160><c> description</c>

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that<00:17:40.059><c> God</c><00:17:40.359><c> gave</c><00:17:40.660><c> of</c><00:17:40.859><c> himself.</c>

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And<00:17:41.420><c> he's</c><00:17:42.940><c> playing</c><00:17:43.259><c> off</c><00:17:43.539><c> of</c><00:17:43.740><c> that</c><00:17:44.119><c> key</c><00:17:44.559><c> word</c><00:17:44.980><c> rahum</c><00:17:45.619><c> or</c><00:17:46.440><c> raham,</c>

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the<00:17:48.319><c> compassion</c><00:17:48.920><c> of</c><00:17:49.099><c> God.</c>

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And<00:18:03.539><c> he</c><00:18:03.720><c> said,</c><00:18:03.859><c> I'm</c><00:18:04.099><c> gonna</c><00:18:04.259><c> show</c><00:18:04.460><c> you</c><00:18:04.640><c> my</c><00:18:04.900><c> glory</c>

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So<00:18:24.159><c> David,</c><00:18:24.980><c> like</c><00:18:25.119><c> Hosea,</c><00:18:25.619><c> was</c><00:18:25.900><c> very</c><00:18:26.299><c> familiar</c><00:18:26.640><c> with</c><00:18:26.839><c> the</c><00:18:27.039><c> Torah</c><00:18:27.279><c> of</c><00:18:27.440><c> God</c>

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that<00:18:39.440><c> David</c><00:18:39.740><c> meditated</c><00:18:40.299><c> on</c><00:18:40.519><c> this</c><00:18:40.740><c> passage</c><00:18:41.279><c> often</c>

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that<00:18:47.299><c> that</c><00:18:47.680><c> provided</c><00:18:48.519><c> for</c><00:18:49.279><c> him</c><00:18:49.519><c> and</c><00:18:49.680><c> his</c><00:18:49.940><c> life</c>

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and<00:18:50.440><c> for</c><00:18:50.640><c> the</c><00:18:50.799><c> life</c><00:18:50.940><c> of</c><00:18:51.119><c> God's</c><00:18:51.519><c> people.</c>

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very,<00:18:59.460><c> very</c><00:19:00.220><c> beloved</c><00:19:00.859><c> Psalm</c><00:19:01.359><c> as</c><00:19:01.779><c> well.</c>

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Psalm<00:19:04.559><c> 103,</c><00:19:06.500><c> bless</c><00:19:06.640><c> the</c><00:19:06.940><c> Lord,</c><00:19:07.700><c> oh</c><00:19:07.900><c> my</c><00:19:08.240><c> soul,</c>

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and<00:19:09.559><c> all</c><00:19:10.019><c> that</c><00:19:10.180><c> is</c><00:19:10.380><c> within</c><00:19:10.640><c> me,</c><00:19:11.460><c> bless</c><00:19:11.980><c> his</c><00:19:12.319><c> holy</c><00:19:12.619><c> name.</c>

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Bless<00:19:14.420><c> the</c><00:19:14.660><c> Lord,</c><00:19:14.900><c> oh</c><00:19:15.019><c> my</c><00:19:15.240><c> soul,</c><00:19:16.099><c> and</c><00:19:16.440><c> forget</c><00:19:16.720><c> not</c><00:19:17.240><c> his</c><00:19:17.579><c> benefits.</c>

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and<00:19:26.519><c> in</c><00:19:26.680><c> Hebrew,</c><00:19:26.880><c> I</c><00:19:26.880><c> think</c><00:19:27.039><c> it's</c><00:19:27.259><c> even</c><00:19:27.500><c> more</c><00:19:27.839><c> powerful</c>

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because<00:19:28.579><c> they're</c><00:19:28.940><c> actually</c><00:19:29.359><c> participle.</c>

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The<00:19:29.980><c> word</c><00:19:30.200><c> who</c><00:19:30.420><c> isn't</c><00:19:30.640><c> really</c><00:19:30.920><c> in</c><00:19:31.099><c> the</c><00:19:31.259><c> Hebrew.</c>

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God<00:19:33.940><c> is</c><00:19:34.200><c> described</c><00:19:34.680><c> as</c><00:19:35.519><c> the</c><00:19:35.839><c> healer,</c><00:19:37.299><c> or</c><00:19:37.440><c> the</c><00:19:37.660><c> forgiver,</c>

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the<00:19:38.940><c> healer,</c><00:19:39.880><c> the</c><00:19:40.079><c> redeemer,</c><00:19:41.420><c> and</c><00:19:41.619><c> although</c><00:19:41.839><c> this</c><00:19:42.019><c> doesn't</c><00:19:42.240><c> work</c>

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quite<00:19:42.680><c> as</c><00:19:42.819><c> well</c><00:19:42.940><c> in</c><00:19:43.059><c> English,</c><00:19:43.299><c> the</c><00:19:43.579><c> crowner</c><00:19:44.099><c> and</c><00:19:44.299><c> the</c><00:19:44.599><c> satisfier.</c>

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There's<00:19:46.380><c> no</c><00:19:46.559><c> word</c><00:19:46.720><c> who,</c><00:19:47.039><c> but</c><00:19:47.119><c> there's</c><00:19:47.359><c> a</c><00:19:47.460><c> word</c><00:19:47.660><c> the</c>

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that<00:20:48.759><c> I</c><00:20:48.920><c> put</c><00:20:49.000><c> on</c><00:20:49.160><c> the</c><00:20:49.380><c> Egyptians,</c><00:20:49.880><c> for</c><00:20:50.099><c> I</c><00:20:50.380><c> am</c><00:20:50.519><c> the</c><00:20:50.759><c> Lord,</c><00:20:51.519><c> your</c><00:20:51.880><c> healer.</c>

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oh,<00:22:13.359><c> I'm</c><00:22:13.500><c> sorry,</c><00:22:13.700><c> chesed,</c><00:22:14.519><c> the</c><00:22:14.839><c> loyal</c><00:22:15.200><c> love</c><00:22:15.440><c> of</c><00:22:15.680><c> God.</c>

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So,<00:22:26.799><c> David</c><00:22:27.480><c> is</c><00:22:27.799><c> like</c><00:22:28.059><c> working</c><00:22:28.319><c> in</c><00:22:28.720><c> these</c><00:22:28.980><c> attributes</c><00:22:29.480><c> of</c><00:22:29.740><c> God</c>

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which<00:22:49.319><c> brings</c><00:22:49.900><c> my</c><00:22:50.220><c> mind</c><00:22:50.440><c> to</c><00:22:50.599><c> that</c><00:22:50.740><c> beautiful</c><00:22:52.319><c> passage</c><00:22:52.799><c> in</c><00:22:53.299><c> Psalm,</c>

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those<00:22:58.200><c> that</c><00:22:58.539><c> wait</c><00:22:58.680><c> upon</c><00:22:58.940><c> the</c><00:22:59.160><c> Lord,</c>

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they<00:23:01.640><c> shall</c><00:23:01.880><c> mount</c><00:23:02.240><c> up</c><00:23:02.779><c> with</c><00:23:03.160><c> wings</c><00:23:03.579><c> like</c><00:23:03.900><c> eagles.</c>

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Continuing,<00:23:13.460><c> verse</c><00:23:13.599><c> six,</c><00:23:14.279><c> the</c><00:23:14.420><c> Lord</c><00:23:14.759><c> works</c><00:23:15.079><c> righteousness</c>

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And<00:23:21.000><c> a</c><00:23:21.240><c> perfect</c><00:23:21.480><c> example</c><00:23:21.960><c> of</c><00:23:22.180><c> that,</c>

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David's<00:23:23.140><c> about</c><00:23:23.420><c> to</c><00:23:23.660><c> share</c><00:23:23.839><c> with</c><00:23:24.059><c> us</c><00:23:24.660><c> the</c><00:23:25.480><c> oppression</c>

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that<00:23:26.599><c> his</c><00:23:26.900><c> people</c><00:23:27.839><c> received</c><00:23:28.579><c> as</c><00:23:30.059><c> slaves</c><00:23:30.440><c> in</c><00:23:30.720><c> Egypt.</c>

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In<00:23:31.740><c> verse</c><00:23:31.880><c> seven,</c><00:23:32.380><c> he</c><00:23:32.380><c> made</c><00:23:32.619><c> known</c><00:23:34.619><c> his</c><00:23:35.000><c> ways</c><00:23:35.539><c> to</c><00:23:36.119><c> Moses.</c>

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of<00:23:43.720><c> his</c><00:23:44.000><c> people</c><00:23:44.559><c> from</c><00:23:45.500><c> Egypt.</c>

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His<00:23:47.619><c> ways</c><00:23:47.940><c> to</c><00:23:48.119><c> Moses,</c><00:23:48.539><c> his</c><00:23:48.779><c> acts</c><00:23:49.240><c> to</c><00:23:49.559><c> the</c><00:23:49.740><c> people</c><00:23:49.980><c> of</c><00:23:50.160><c> Israel.</c>

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The<00:23:50.920><c> Lord</c><00:23:51.220><c> is</c><00:23:51.539><c> merciful</c><00:23:52.180><c> and</c><00:23:52.819><c> gracious,</c><00:23:54.019><c> slow</c><00:23:54.140><c> to</c><00:23:54.420><c> anger,</c>

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and<00:23:55.440><c> abounding</c><00:23:56.680><c> in</c><00:23:57.019><c> steadfast</c><00:23:57.500><c> love.</c>

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He's<00:24:01.200><c> basically</c><00:24:01.799><c> paraphrasing</c><00:24:02.859><c> this</c><00:24:03.460><c> verse.</c>

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He<00:24:04.519><c> will</c><00:24:04.759><c> not</c><00:24:04.900><c> always</c><00:24:05.319><c> chide,</c>

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he<00:24:05.740><c> will</c><00:24:06.180><c> not</c><00:24:06.460><c> keep</c><00:24:06.680><c> his</c><00:24:07.079><c> anger</c><00:24:07.420><c> forever,</c>

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he<00:24:08.380><c> will</c><00:24:08.619><c> not</c><00:24:09.000><c> deal</c><00:24:09.279><c> with</c><00:24:09.519><c> us</c><00:24:10.079><c> according</c><00:24:10.420><c> to</c><00:24:10.660><c> our</c><00:24:10.900><c> sins,</c>

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nor<00:24:11.400><c> will</c><00:24:11.859><c> he</c><00:24:11.980><c> repay</c><00:24:12.160><c> us</c><00:24:12.460><c> according</c><00:24:12.759><c> to</c><00:24:12.960><c> our</c><00:24:13.119><c> iniquities.</c>

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For<00:24:14.380><c> as</c><00:24:14.619><c> high</c><00:24:14.920><c> as</c><00:24:15.119><c> the</c><00:24:15.400><c> heavens</c><00:24:15.680><c> are</c><00:24:16.099><c> above</c><00:24:16.400><c> the</c><00:24:16.660><c> earth,</c>

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so<00:24:17.920><c> great</c><00:24:18.619><c> is</c><00:24:19.400><c> his</c><00:24:19.720><c> steadfast</c><00:24:20.240><c> love,</c>

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his<00:24:20.940><c> chesed</c><00:24:21.380><c> towards</c><00:24:21.700><c> those</c><00:24:22.339><c> who</c><00:24:22.859><c> fear</c><00:24:23.039><c> him.</c>

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As<00:24:23.940><c> far</c><00:24:24.119><c> as</c><00:24:24.299><c> the</c><00:24:24.539><c> east</c><00:24:24.799><c> is</c><00:24:25.099><c> from</c><00:24:25.299><c> the</c><00:24:25.480><c> west,</c>

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so<00:24:26.859><c> far</c><00:24:27.480><c> does</c><00:24:27.799><c> he</c><00:24:28.019><c> remove</c><00:24:28.480><c> our</c><00:24:29.240><c> transgressions</c><00:24:29.779><c> from</c><00:24:30.039><c> us.</c>

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Beautiful,<00:24:33.140><c> beautiful</c><00:24:33.559><c> words</c><00:24:33.940><c> and</c><00:24:34.640><c> that,</c>

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I've<00:24:35.799><c> heard</c><00:24:35.960><c> many</c><00:24:36.259><c> a</c><00:24:36.380><c> brother</c><00:24:36.519><c> talk</c><00:24:36.799><c> about</c><00:24:37.059><c> that,</c>

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the<00:24:37.799><c> east</c><00:24:38.039><c> and</c><00:24:38.259><c> west</c><00:24:38.500><c> separation</c><00:24:39.220><c> and</c><00:24:40.259><c> make</c><00:24:40.839><c> the</c><00:24:41.079><c> point</c>

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that<00:24:41.900><c> if</c><00:24:42.339><c> you</c><00:24:42.579><c> travel</c><00:24:43.740><c> north,</c>

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you'll<00:24:46.419><c> eventually,</c><00:24:47.059><c> if</c><00:24:47.339><c> you</c><00:24:47.339><c> keep</c><00:24:47.480><c> going</c><00:24:47.700><c> north,</c>

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you'll<00:24:48.319><c> eventually</c><00:24:48.559><c> get</c><00:24:48.700><c> to</c><00:24:48.839><c> the</c><00:24:49.000><c> north</c><00:24:49.180><c> pole</c>

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and<00:24:50.220><c> then</c><00:24:50.380><c> you're</c><00:24:50.519><c> gonna</c><00:24:50.599><c> start</c><00:24:50.839><c> going</c><00:24:51.099><c> south</c><00:24:51.440><c> again.</c>

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x
So<00:24:53.259><c> north</c><00:24:53.819><c> and</c><00:24:54.019><c> south</c><00:24:54.319><c> are</c><00:24:54.559><c> in</c><00:24:54.779><c> a</c><00:24:54.900><c> way,</c>

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I<00:24:55.099><c> mean</c><00:24:55.279><c> you'll</c><00:24:55.539><c> go</c><00:24:55.700><c> north</c><00:24:56.039><c> and,</c>

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I<00:24:56.440><c> mean</c><00:24:56.779><c> if</c><00:24:56.980><c> you're</c><00:24:57.160><c> standing</c><00:24:57.400><c> one</c><00:24:57.740><c> foot</c><00:24:57.880><c> away</c><00:24:58.039><c> from</c><00:24:58.160><c> the</c>

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north<00:24:58.460><c> pole,</c>

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north<00:24:59.119><c> versus</c><00:24:59.440><c> south</c><00:24:59.799><c> is</c><00:25:00.019><c> actually</c><00:25:00.299><c> just</c><00:25:00.579><c> two</c><00:25:00.759><c> steps</c><00:25:01.019><c> different</c>

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or<00:25:02.099><c> half</c><00:25:02.359><c> a</c><00:25:02.500><c> step,</c><00:25:02.579><c> maybe</c><00:25:02.779><c> one</c><00:25:03.039><c> step</c><00:25:03.220><c> different</c>

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if<00:25:03.619><c> you</c><00:25:03.859><c> step</c><00:25:04.119><c> right</c><00:25:04.319><c> over</c><00:25:04.619><c> the</c><00:25:04.759><c> pole.</c>

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x
But<00:25:07.259><c> east</c><00:25:07.500><c> and</c><00:25:07.680><c> west,</c><00:25:08.160><c> if</c><00:25:08.299><c> you</c><00:25:08.440><c> go</c><00:25:08.579><c> east,</c>

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you're<00:25:10.799><c> never</c><00:25:11.039><c> ever</c><00:25:11.480><c> gonna</c><00:25:11.759><c> go</c><00:25:11.980><c> west,</c>

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you<00:25:12.279><c> can</c><00:25:12.440><c> just</c><00:25:12.619><c> keep</c><00:25:12.759><c> going</c><00:25:13.000><c> east</c><00:25:13.539><c> around</c><00:25:13.960><c> the</c><00:25:14.140><c> entire</c><00:25:14.420><c> world,</c>

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so<00:25:14.859><c> east</c><00:25:15.140><c> and</c><00:25:15.319><c> west</c><00:25:15.700><c> never</c><00:25:16.359><c> meet</c><00:25:16.740><c> the</c><00:25:16.980><c> way</c><00:25:17.140><c> that</c><00:25:17.339><c> north</c><00:25:17.519><c> and</c>

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south<00:25:18.039><c> do.</c>

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Now,<00:25:20.859><c> that's</c><00:25:21.200><c> taking</c><00:25:21.440><c> a</c><00:25:21.619><c> modern</c><00:25:22.200><c> understanding</c><00:25:22.839><c> of</c><00:25:23.559><c> the</c><00:25:24.019><c> globe</c>

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that<00:25:25.559><c> David</c><00:25:26.400><c> wouldn't</c><00:25:26.900><c> have</c><00:25:27.140><c> known,</c><00:25:28.039><c> I'm</c><00:25:28.440><c> pretty</c><00:25:28.700><c> confident.</c>

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In<00:25:30.420><c> David's</c><00:25:30.859><c> view,</c><00:25:32.180><c> I</c><00:25:32.279><c> think</c><00:25:32.460><c> there's</c><00:25:33.140><c> another</c><00:25:33.440><c> beautiful</c><00:25:33.900><c> picture</c>

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though,<00:25:35.420><c> I</c><00:25:35.859><c> think</c><00:25:36.259><c> there</c><00:25:36.720><c> is</c><00:25:37.039><c> the</c><00:25:37.240><c> beauty</c>

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in<00:25:37.980><c> looking</c><00:25:38.259><c> at</c><00:25:38.460><c> it</c><00:25:38.579><c> through</c><00:25:38.740><c> our</c><00:25:38.940><c> modern</c><00:25:39.140><c> eyes,</c>

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but<00:25:39.920><c> I</c><00:25:40.700><c> think</c><00:25:41.180><c> that</c><00:25:41.640><c> David</c><00:25:41.859><c> had</c><00:25:42.180><c> something</c><00:25:42.500><c> else</c><00:25:42.799><c> in</c><00:25:43.000><c> view.</c>

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When<00:25:43.940><c> the</c><00:25:44.420><c> Israelites</c><00:25:44.839><c> think</c><00:25:45.180><c> of</c><00:25:45.359><c> the</c><00:25:45.599><c> directions,</c>

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east<00:25:48.279><c> was</c><00:25:48.759><c> the</c><00:25:48.940><c> way</c><00:25:49.099><c> that</c><00:25:49.319><c> you</c><00:25:49.579><c> face</c>

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and<00:25:52.019><c> face</c><00:25:52.500><c> towards</c><00:25:53.039><c> the</c><00:25:53.299><c> rising</c><00:25:53.559><c> of</c><00:25:53.819><c> the</c><00:25:54.019><c> sun</c><00:25:54.400><c> at</c><00:25:54.940><c> the</c><00:25:55.099><c> new</c><00:25:55.279><c> day.</c>

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The<00:25:58.460><c> word</c><00:25:58.700><c> for</c><00:25:59.039><c> north</c><00:25:59.500><c> is</c><00:26:00.259><c> actually</c><00:26:00.980><c> related</c><00:26:01.660><c> to</c><00:26:01.940><c> the,</c>

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one<00:26:02.940><c> of</c><00:26:03.059><c> the</c><00:26:03.059><c> words,</c><00:26:03.240><c> there's</c><00:26:03.440><c> multiple</c><00:26:03.759><c> words</c><00:26:03.980><c> that</c><00:26:04.119><c> are</c><00:26:04.240><c> used,</c>

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but<00:26:04.579><c> it's</c><00:26:04.740><c> related</c><00:26:04.940><c> to</c><00:26:05.019><c> the</c><00:26:05.119><c> word</c><00:26:05.180><c> for</c><00:26:05.359><c> the</c><00:26:05.559><c> left</c><00:26:05.779><c> hand</c>

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and<00:26:06.059><c> the</c><00:26:06.160><c> word</c><00:26:06.299><c> south</c><00:26:06.640><c> is</c><00:26:06.880><c> related</c><00:26:07.099><c> to</c><00:26:07.200><c> the</c><00:26:07.279><c> word</c><00:26:07.339><c> for</c><00:26:07.440><c> the</c>

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right<00:26:07.680><c> hand</c>

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because<00:26:07.920><c> when</c><00:26:08.019><c> you're</c><00:26:08.240><c> facing</c><00:26:08.559><c> east,</c>

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north<00:26:09.299><c> and</c><00:26:09.539><c> south</c><00:26:09.720><c> are</c><00:26:09.839><c> those</c><00:26:10.039><c> directions,</c>

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and<00:26:11.700><c> west</c><00:26:12.180><c> is</c><00:26:12.960><c> behind</c><00:26:13.400><c> you</c><00:26:13.960><c> and</c><00:26:14.980><c> if</c><00:26:16.099><c> you</c><00:26:16.319><c> think</c><00:26:16.519><c> about</c><00:26:16.839><c> that</c>

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x
in<00:26:17.339><c> terms</c><00:26:17.680><c> of</c><00:26:17.980><c> God</c><00:26:18.319><c> separating</c><00:26:18.920><c> our</c><00:26:19.440><c> sins</c>

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x
as<00:26:20.279><c> far</c><00:26:20.460><c> as</c><00:26:20.579><c> the</c><00:26:20.799><c> east</c><00:26:21.039><c> is</c><00:26:21.240><c> from</c><00:26:21.440><c> the</c><00:26:21.619><c> west,</c>

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think<00:26:22.920><c> about</c><00:26:23.160><c> the</c><00:26:23.400><c> message</c><00:26:23.859><c> that</c><00:26:24.180><c> I</c><00:26:24.259><c> think</c>

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David<00:26:24.779><c> was</c><00:26:25.039><c> trying</c><00:26:25.279><c> to</c><00:26:25.460><c> get</c><00:26:25.599><c> across,</c>

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that<00:26:28.000><c> in</c><00:26:28.539><c> the</c><00:26:28.720><c> east</c><00:26:29.119><c> is</c><00:26:30.079><c> the</c><00:26:30.339><c> rising</c><00:26:30.579><c> of</c><00:26:30.779><c> the</c><00:26:30.980><c> sun,</c>

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the<00:26:31.380><c> new</c><00:26:31.640><c> day,</c><00:26:32.200><c> that's</c><00:26:32.599><c> the</c><00:26:32.880><c> direction</c><00:26:33.220><c> we're</c><00:26:33.599><c> facing</c>

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and<00:26:34.119><c> we're</c><00:26:34.420><c> heading,</c><00:26:35.759><c> as</c><00:26:36.279><c> far</c><00:26:36.579><c> as</c><00:26:36.660><c> that</c><00:26:36.980><c> is</c><00:26:37.880><c> from</c><00:26:38.500><c> the</c><00:26:38.920><c> west,</c>

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x
that<00:26:39.599><c> which</c><00:26:39.759><c> is</c><00:26:40.000><c> behind</c><00:26:40.400><c> us</c><00:26:40.920><c> and</c><00:26:41.400><c> you</c><00:26:41.519><c> think</c><00:26:41.640><c> of</c><00:26:41.819><c> the</c><00:26:42.039><c> setting</c><00:26:42.240><c> sun</c>

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x
going<00:26:43.220><c> beyond</c><00:26:43.740><c> that</c><00:26:44.119><c> horizon</c><00:26:44.579><c> and</c><00:26:45.000><c> never</c><00:26:45.180><c> to</c><00:26:45.359><c> be</c><00:26:45.500><c> seen</c><00:26:45.680><c> again,</c>

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x
that's<00:26:47.119><c> how</c><00:26:47.420><c> far</c><00:26:48.319><c> God</c><00:26:48.619><c> has</c><00:26:48.859><c> separated</c><00:26:49.160><c> our</c><00:26:49.460><c> sins</c><00:26:49.660><c> from</c><00:26:49.880><c> us,</c>

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x
that<00:26:50.380><c> is</c><00:26:50.720><c> the</c><00:26:50.940><c> forgiveness</c><00:26:51.279><c> of</c><00:26:51.539><c> our</c><00:26:51.700><c> father,</c>

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x
he's<00:26:53.140><c> separated</c><00:26:53.599><c> our</c><00:26:54.039><c> sins</c><00:26:54.220><c> from</c><00:26:54.480><c> us,</c>

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x
we're<00:26:55.240><c> going</c><00:26:55.900><c> in</c><00:26:56.559><c> another</c><00:26:56.779><c> direction</c>

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x
towards<00:26:57.579><c> the</c><00:26:57.799><c> new</c><00:26:58.019><c> day</c><00:26:58.400><c> of</c><00:26:58.599><c> the</c><00:26:58.779><c> kingdom</c>

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x
and<00:26:59.640><c> our</c><00:26:59.880><c> sins</c><00:27:00.279><c> are</c><00:27:01.220><c> setting</c><00:27:01.440><c> with</c><00:27:01.640><c> that</c><00:27:01.940><c> sun</c><00:27:02.200><c> behind</c><00:27:02.619><c> us,</c>

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x
never<00:27:03.900><c> to</c><00:27:04.099><c> be</c><00:27:04.200><c> seen</c><00:27:04.400><c> again,</c><00:27:05.259><c> that's</c><00:27:06.140><c> God's</c><00:27:06.619><c> forgiveness</c><00:27:06.960><c> for</c><00:27:07.259><c> us,</c>

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x
that's<00:27:08.539><c> the</c><00:27:08.779><c> compassion</c><00:27:09.240><c> of</c><00:27:09.440><c> our</c><00:27:09.619><c> father</c>

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x
that<00:27:10.180><c> David</c><00:27:10.480><c> mentions</c><00:27:10.880><c> in</c><00:27:11.099><c> verse</c><00:27:11.319><c> 13,</c>

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x
as<00:27:12.359><c> a</c><00:27:12.619><c> father</c><00:27:12.940><c> shows</c><00:27:13.240><c> compassion</c><00:27:14.220><c> to</c><00:27:14.839><c> his</c><00:27:15.099><c> children,</c>

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x
again<00:27:15.940><c> our</c><00:27:16.220><c> word,</c><00:27:17.200><c> so</c><00:27:17.519><c> the</c><00:27:17.740><c> Lord</c><00:27:18.000><c> shows</c><00:27:18.279><c> compassion</c>

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to<00:27:19.319><c> those</c><00:27:19.859><c> who</c><00:27:20.519><c> fear</c><00:27:20.700><c> him.</c>

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David<00:27:22.460><c> uses</c><00:27:22.759><c> the</c><00:27:22.980><c> beautiful</c><00:27:23.259><c> picture</c><00:27:23.539><c> of</c><00:27:23.740><c> a</c><00:27:23.940><c> parent</c>

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having<00:27:24.480><c> compassion</c><00:27:25.240><c> on</c><00:27:25.720><c> their</c><00:27:25.920><c> child</c>

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and<00:27:28.240><c> in</c><00:27:28.839><c> our</c><00:27:29.160><c> class</c><00:27:29.480><c> last</c><00:27:30.059><c> spring,</c>

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we<00:27:30.819><c> talked</c><00:27:31.059><c> about</c><00:27:31.440><c> that</c><00:27:31.940><c> word</c><00:27:32.339><c> is</c><00:27:32.680><c> actually,</c>

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compassion<00:27:33.460><c> is</c><00:27:33.700><c> related,</c><00:27:34.019><c> the</c><00:27:34.200><c> same</c><00:27:34.480><c> three</c><00:27:34.720><c> letter</c><00:27:34.900><c> root</c>

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describes<00:27:36.480><c> the</c><00:27:37.099><c> womb</c><00:27:37.420><c> of</c><00:27:37.940><c> a</c><00:27:38.079><c> mother</c>

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who<00:27:39.779><c> holds</c><00:27:40.420><c> that</c><00:27:40.960><c> child</c><00:27:41.500><c> in</c><00:27:42.940><c> her</c><00:27:43.359><c> belly</c><00:27:43.619><c> for</c><00:27:44.339><c> nine</c><00:27:44.700><c> months</c>

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caring<00:27:45.519><c> for</c><00:27:45.819><c> that</c><00:27:46.079><c> baby,</c><00:27:47.019><c> feeding,</c><00:27:47.839><c> breathing</c><00:27:48.099><c> for</c><00:27:48.359><c> the</c><00:27:48.539><c> baby,</c>

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cradling<00:27:49.900><c> and</c><00:27:50.079><c> protecting</c><00:27:50.559><c> that</c><00:27:50.920><c> baby</c><00:27:51.140><c> inside</c><00:27:51.539><c> of</c><00:27:51.720><c> her</c><00:27:51.859><c> womb</c>

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and<00:27:52.259><c> then</c><00:27:52.480><c> after</c><00:27:52.799><c> birth,</c><00:27:53.859><c> she</c><00:27:54.099><c> continues</c><00:27:54.700><c> that</c><00:27:55.079><c> care</c>

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and<00:27:55.759><c> compassion</c><00:27:56.299><c> for</c><00:27:56.579><c> that</c><00:27:56.859><c> young,</c><00:27:57.460><c> helpless</c><00:27:57.720><c> child.</c>

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God<00:28:02.019><c> is</c><00:28:02.579><c> connecting</c><00:28:03.000><c> his</c><00:28:03.579><c> compassion</c>

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for<00:28:06.019><c> his</c><00:28:06.279><c> people</c><00:28:06.559><c> as</c><00:28:06.880><c> a</c><00:28:07.079><c> parent,</c><00:28:07.319><c> as</c><00:28:07.559><c> a</c><00:28:07.680><c> father,</c>

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he's<00:28:08.759><c> saying</c><00:28:08.940><c> I</c><00:28:09.160><c> can</c><00:28:09.339><c> have</c><00:28:09.539><c> that</c><00:28:09.799><c> kind</c><00:28:09.920><c> of</c><00:28:10.119><c> compassion</c><00:28:10.440><c> too,</c>

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actually<00:28:10.920><c> even</c><00:28:11.220><c> beyond</c><00:28:11.559><c> that</c><00:28:11.779><c> in</c><00:28:11.960><c> Isaiah,</c><00:28:12.400><c> he</c><00:28:12.519><c> says,</c>

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can<00:28:14.640><c> a</c><00:28:14.900><c> woman</c><00:28:15.119><c> forget</c><00:28:15.440><c> her</c><00:28:15.619><c> nursing</c><00:28:15.859><c> child</c>

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that<00:28:17.880><c> she</c><00:28:18.099><c> should</c><00:28:18.259><c> have</c><00:28:18.460><c> no</c><00:28:18.759><c> compassion</c><00:28:19.400><c> on</c><00:28:19.559><c> the</c><00:28:19.700><c> son</c><00:28:19.819><c> of</c><00:28:19.980><c> her</c><00:28:20.119><c> womb?</c>

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Even<00:28:21.059><c> these</c><00:28:21.400><c> may</c><00:28:21.660><c> forget,</c><00:28:22.019><c> but</c><00:28:22.339><c> I</c><00:28:22.880><c> will</c><00:28:23.160><c> not</c><00:28:23.480><c> forget</c><00:28:23.779><c> you.</c>

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So<00:28:25.180><c> God</c><00:28:25.359><c> has</c><00:28:25.680><c> promised</c><00:28:26.119><c> that</c><00:28:26.420><c> his</c><00:28:27.059><c> compassion</c>

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even<00:28:28.039><c> goes</c><00:28:28.319><c> beyond</c><00:28:28.759><c> that</c><00:28:29.259><c> extraordinary</c><00:28:30.180><c> compassion</c>

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that<00:28:30.960><c> a</c><00:28:31.059><c> mother</c><00:28:31.259><c> feels.</c>

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David<00:28:33.220><c> understands</c><00:28:33.880><c> God's</c><00:28:34.299><c> love</c><00:28:34.460><c> for</c><00:28:34.700><c> us,</c>

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both<00:28:35.480><c> natural</c><00:28:35.819><c> and</c><00:28:36.160><c> spiritual,</c><00:28:36.680><c> ties</c><00:28:36.920><c> in</c><00:28:37.160><c> with</c><00:28:37.400><c> the</c><00:28:37.660><c> womb</c>

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and<00:28:40.519><c> he</c><00:28:41.200><c> reminds</c><00:28:41.519><c> us</c><00:28:42.079><c> in</c><00:28:42.740><c> the</c><00:28:42.779><c> next</c><00:28:43.119><c> verse,</c><00:28:43.400><c> in</c><00:28:43.539><c> verse</c><00:28:43.680><c> 14,</c>

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he<00:28:44.579><c> knows</c><00:28:45.079><c> our</c><00:28:45.599><c> frame,</c><00:28:46.460><c> he</c><00:28:46.740><c> remembers</c><00:28:47.460><c> that</c><00:28:48.200><c> we</c><00:28:48.380><c> are</c><00:28:48.599><c> dust.</c>

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x
He's<00:28:50.640><c> bringing</c><00:28:50.859><c> us</c><00:28:51.119><c> back</c><00:28:51.380><c> to</c><00:28:51.579><c> Genesis</c><00:28:51.980><c> two</c>

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that<00:28:52.779><c> humanity</c><00:28:53.559><c> was</c><00:28:54.799><c> nurtured</c><00:28:55.220><c> and</c><00:28:55.559><c> cared</c><00:28:55.740><c> for</c><00:28:56.319><c> by</c><00:28:56.759><c> God</c>

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as<00:28:57.380><c> he</c><00:28:57.839><c> shaped</c><00:28:58.279><c> and</c><00:28:58.880><c> formed</c><00:28:59.299><c> man</c><00:29:00.200><c> from</c><00:29:00.900><c> the</c><00:29:01.160><c> dust</c><00:29:01.420><c> of</c><00:29:01.599><c> the</c><00:29:01.799><c> ground</c>

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x
and<00:29:03.039><c> brought</c><00:29:03.220><c> him</c><00:29:03.380><c> to</c><00:29:03.619><c> life</c><00:29:03.960><c> with</c><00:29:04.299><c> a</c><00:29:04.519><c> kiss.</c>

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x
So<00:29:08.099><c> this</c><00:29:08.500><c> is</c><00:29:08.779><c> a</c><00:29:08.839><c> song,</c><00:29:10.079><c> going</c><00:29:10.299><c> to</c><00:29:10.500><c> a</c><00:29:10.599><c> more</c><00:29:10.819><c> contemporary</c><00:29:11.420><c> song,</c>

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I'll<00:29:12.740><c> give</c><00:29:12.880><c> credit</c><00:29:13.160><c> to</c><00:29:14.559><c> Burt</c><00:29:15.380><c> Bacharach</c><00:29:16.099><c> and</c><00:29:16.339><c> Hal</c><00:29:16.519><c> David</c>

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who<00:29:17.099><c> apparently</c><00:29:17.400><c> wrote</c><00:29:17.640><c> the</c><00:29:17.940><c> song</c>

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that<00:29:19.039><c> I</c><00:29:19.259><c> really</c><00:29:19.519><c> appreciate</c><00:29:19.859><c> by</c><00:29:20.559><c> Emmylou</c><00:29:20.920><c> Harris,</c>

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when<00:29:23.200><c> she</c><00:29:23.579><c> and</c><00:29:23.799><c> they</c><00:29:24.019><c> are</c><00:29:24.339><c> thinking</c><00:29:24.660><c> about</c><00:29:25.019><c> God's</c><00:29:25.640><c> calling</c><00:29:25.819><c> us</c><00:29:26.160><c> back</c>

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after<00:29:27.180><c> our</c><00:29:27.460><c> sin</c><00:29:27.619><c> and</c><00:29:27.880><c> reflecting</c><00:29:28.240><c> on</c><00:29:28.500><c> the</c><00:29:28.700><c> image</c><00:29:28.859><c> of</c><00:29:29.180><c> creation,</c>

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the<00:29:29.859><c> creation</c><00:29:30.079><c> of</c><00:29:30.420><c> Adam,</c><00:29:31.359><c> has</c><00:29:31.619><c> these</c><00:29:31.960><c> really,</c>

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really<00:29:32.559><c> powerful</c><00:29:32.900><c> words.</c>

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I<00:29:34.359><c> am,</c><00:29:34.660><c> speaking</c><00:29:34.880><c> from</c><00:29:35.119><c> God's</c><00:29:35.720><c> perspective,</c>

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I<00:29:37.200><c> am</c><00:29:37.599><c> the</c><00:29:38.319><c> blood,</c><00:29:39.119><c> I</c><00:29:39.400><c> am</c><00:29:39.660><c> in</c><00:29:39.940><c> the</c><00:29:40.059><c> blood</c><00:29:40.279><c> of</c><00:29:40.440><c> your</c><00:29:40.640><c> heart,</c>

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the<00:29:41.599><c> breath</c><00:29:41.920><c> of</c><00:29:42.140><c> your</c><00:29:42.380><c> lung,</c><00:29:43.920><c> why</c><00:29:44.240><c> do</c><00:29:44.400><c> you</c><00:29:44.559><c> run</c><00:29:44.799><c> for</c><00:29:45.059><c> cover?</c>

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You<00:29:46.480><c> are</c><00:29:46.740><c> the</c><00:29:46.960><c> dirt</c><00:29:47.099><c> of</c><00:29:47.299><c> the</c><00:29:47.500><c> earth</c><00:29:48.019><c> and</c><00:29:49.059><c> the</c><00:29:49.279><c> kiss</c><00:29:49.579><c> of</c><00:29:49.900><c> my</c><00:29:50.099><c> mouth.</c>

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I've<00:29:51.579><c> always</c><00:29:51.940><c> been</c><00:29:52.160><c> your</c><00:29:52.380><c> lover,</c><00:29:53.299><c> here</c><00:29:53.660><c> I</c><00:29:53.920><c> am.</c>

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I<00:29:57.059><c> think</c><00:29:57.599><c> David</c><00:29:58.220><c> here</c><00:29:58.759><c> is</c><00:29:59.259><c> linking</c><00:29:59.480><c> back</c><00:29:59.920><c> to</c><00:30:02.380><c> Genesis</c>

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x
and<00:30:04.000><c> the</c><00:30:04.240><c> creation</c><00:30:04.640><c> of</c><00:30:04.960><c> man.</c>

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He<00:30:05.240><c> knows</c><00:30:05.480><c> our</c><00:30:05.779><c> frame,</c><00:30:06.119><c> he</c><00:30:06.160><c> knows</c><00:30:06.460><c> we're</c><00:30:06.819><c> dust,</c>

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but<00:30:07.680><c> he</c><00:30:07.960><c> brought</c><00:30:08.119><c> us</c><00:30:08.339><c> to</c><00:30:08.599><c> life</c>

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with<00:30:09.440><c> that</c><00:30:09.740><c> kiss</c><00:30:10.119><c> of</c><00:30:10.319><c> the</c><00:30:10.519><c> breath</c><00:30:10.660><c> of</c><00:30:10.920><c> life.</c>

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x
And<00:30:13.019><c> he</c><00:30:13.980><c> formed</c><00:30:14.359><c> us,</c><00:30:14.640><c> he</c><00:30:14.880><c> cares</c><00:30:15.200><c> for</c><00:30:15.440><c> us.</c>

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x
So<00:30:16.000><c> just</c><00:30:16.180><c> like</c><00:30:16.339><c> a</c><00:30:16.579><c> mother</c><00:30:16.900><c> cares</c><00:30:17.339><c> for</c><00:30:17.539><c> the</c><00:30:17.740><c> child</c>

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x
that<00:30:18.180><c> grew</c><00:30:18.319><c> up</c><00:30:18.559><c> in</c><00:30:18.940><c> her,</c><00:30:20.640><c> God</c><00:30:20.940><c> cares</c><00:30:21.279><c> for</c><00:30:21.440><c> his</c><00:30:21.680><c> people</c>

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in<00:30:22.579><c> the</c><00:30:22.740><c> same</c><00:30:22.960><c> way.</c>

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As<00:30:24.000><c> David</c><00:30:24.240><c> said</c><00:30:24.420><c> elsewhere,</c><00:30:24.980><c> you</c><00:30:25.279><c> created</c><00:30:25.720><c> me</c>

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x
in<00:30:26.680><c> my</c><00:30:27.000><c> inmost</c><00:30:27.400><c> being,</c><00:30:27.880><c> you</c><00:30:28.079><c> knit</c><00:30:28.220><c> me</c><00:30:28.500><c> together</c>

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in<00:30:29.160><c> my</c><00:30:29.420><c> mother's</c><00:30:30.000><c> womb.</c>

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I<00:30:31.279><c> praise</c><00:30:31.680><c> you</c><00:30:31.920><c> because</c><00:30:32.140><c> I'm</c><00:30:32.559><c> fearfully</c><00:30:33.180><c> and</c><00:30:33.799><c> wonderfully</c><00:30:34.160><c> made.</c>

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I<00:30:35.500><c> know</c><00:30:35.680><c> that</c><00:30:36.019><c> full</c><00:30:36.200><c> well.</c>

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My<00:30:36.859><c> frame</c><00:30:37.359><c> was</c><00:30:37.980><c> not</c><00:30:38.220><c> hidden</c><00:30:38.380><c> from</c><00:30:38.599><c> you</c>

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x
when<00:30:38.880><c> I</c><00:30:39.000><c> was</c><00:30:39.259><c> made</c><00:30:39.500><c> in</c><00:30:39.660><c> the</c><00:30:39.859><c> secret</c><00:30:40.079><c> place,</c>

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when<00:30:41.319><c> I</c><00:30:41.460><c> was</c><00:30:41.660><c> woven</c><00:30:41.859><c> together</c><00:30:42.559><c> in</c><00:30:43.240><c> the</c><00:30:43.380><c> depths</c><00:30:43.579><c> of</c><00:30:43.799><c> the</c><00:30:43.960><c> earth.</c>

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x
And<00:30:46.720><c> when</c><00:30:46.880><c> I</c><00:30:47.019><c> think</c><00:30:47.140><c> of</c><00:30:47.319><c> those</c><00:30:49.779><c> words,</c>

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I'm<00:30:51.180><c> just</c><00:30:51.579><c> amazed</c><00:30:51.839><c> at</c><00:30:52.680><c> the</c><00:30:53.559><c> different</c><00:30:54.259><c> levels</c>

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x
of<00:30:54.900><c> meaning</c><00:30:55.200><c> that</c><00:30:55.380><c> are</c><00:30:55.579><c> there.</c>

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We<00:30:58.380><c> all</c><00:30:58.940><c> have</c><00:30:59.160><c> been</c><00:30:59.460><c> formed</c><00:30:59.660><c> in</c><00:30:59.799><c> our</c><00:30:59.940><c> mother's</c><00:31:00.279><c> womb</c>

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x
and<00:31:00.519><c> God</c><00:31:00.839><c> knew</c><00:31:01.279><c> about</c><00:31:01.900><c> us</c><00:31:02.200><c> being</c><00:31:02.519><c> formed</c>

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x
even<00:31:03.220><c> before</c><00:31:03.619><c> our</c><00:31:03.819><c> mothers</c><00:31:04.019><c> were</c><00:31:04.339><c> aware</c><00:31:04.640><c> that</c><00:31:04.819><c> we</c><00:31:04.980><c> were</c><00:31:05.180><c> there.</c>

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x
God<00:31:06.259><c> knew</c><00:31:06.519><c> from</c><00:31:06.680><c> the</c><00:31:06.859><c> very</c><00:31:07.180><c> first</c><00:31:07.539><c> cell</c><00:31:07.839><c> formed</c><00:31:08.680><c> on</c>

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x
and<00:31:11.339><c> he</c><00:31:11.579><c> watched</c><00:31:11.859><c> us</c><00:31:12.160><c> grow</c><00:31:12.519><c> and</c><00:31:12.920><c> he</c><00:31:13.140><c> cares</c><00:31:13.359><c> for</c><00:31:13.579><c> us.</c>

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what<00:31:18.380><c> I</c><00:31:19.859><c> shared</c><00:31:20.099><c> in</c><00:31:20.819><c> a</c><00:31:20.920><c> Bible</c><00:31:21.099><c> class</c><00:31:21.339><c> a</c><00:31:21.480><c> few</c><00:31:21.559><c> weeks</c><00:31:21.819><c> ago</c>

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that<00:31:23.099><c> God's</c><00:31:23.779><c> people</c><00:31:24.460><c> were</c><00:31:24.960><c> also</c><00:31:25.779><c> birthed</c><00:31:26.799><c> from</c><00:31:27.079><c> a</c><00:31:27.299><c> womb.</c>

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The<00:31:28.299><c> imagery</c><00:31:28.740><c> of</c><00:31:29.880><c> the</c><00:31:30.259><c> Passover</c>

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is<00:31:31.779><c> really</c><00:31:32.119><c> the</c><00:31:32.319><c> imagery</c><00:31:32.779><c> of</c><00:31:33.440><c> a</c><00:31:33.619><c> womb.</c>

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The<00:31:34.880><c> door</c><00:31:35.220><c> frame</c><00:31:35.660><c> was</c><00:31:36.579><c> an</c><00:31:36.900><c> opening</c><00:31:37.200><c> from</c><00:31:37.880><c> the</c><00:31:38.700><c> dark</c><00:31:39.140><c> night</c>

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that<00:31:39.680><c> they</c><00:31:39.859><c> were</c><00:31:40.119><c> in,</c><00:31:40.299><c> in</c><00:31:40.500><c> those</c><00:31:40.740><c> homes,</c>

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passing<00:31:42.720><c> through</c><00:31:43.079><c> the</c><00:31:43.319><c> opening,</c><00:31:44.059><c> that</c><00:31:44.299><c> opening,</c>

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that<00:31:45.059><c> bloody</c><00:31:45.380><c> opening</c><00:31:45.940><c> into</c><00:31:47.019><c> a</c><00:31:47.579><c> new</c><00:31:47.779><c> life</c><00:31:48.220><c> and</c><00:31:48.700><c> freedom.</c>

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God<00:31:50.019><c> was</c><00:31:50.319><c> birthing</c><00:31:50.640><c> his</c><00:31:50.900><c> people</c>

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and<00:31:51.299><c> he</c><00:31:51.480><c> said,</c><00:31:52.420><c> out</c><00:31:52.420><c> of</c><00:31:52.640><c> Egypt,</c><00:31:53.039><c> I</c><00:31:53.119><c> have</c><00:31:53.440><c> called</c><00:31:53.619><c> my</c><00:31:53.940><c> son.</c>

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This<00:31:55.160><c> people</c><00:31:55.519><c> was</c><00:31:55.880><c> his</c><00:31:56.220><c> child</c><00:31:56.799><c> that</c><00:31:57.319><c> came</c>

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through<00:31:58.279><c> the</c><00:31:58.519><c> birth</c><00:31:58.839><c> of</c><00:31:59.039><c> the</c><00:31:59.200><c> Passover.</c>

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And<00:32:01.339><c> he</c><00:32:01.559><c> cares</c><00:32:01.880><c> for</c><00:32:02.140><c> them</c><00:32:02.279><c> and</c><00:32:02.400><c> he</c><00:32:02.619><c> loves</c><00:32:02.859><c> them.</c>

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And<00:32:04.799><c> this,</c><00:32:06.359><c> you</c><00:32:06.420><c> know,</c><00:32:06.519><c> we</c><00:32:06.740><c> think</c><00:32:06.880><c> about</c><00:32:07.240><c> the</c><00:32:07.480><c> womb</c>

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on<00:32:07.819><c> those</c><00:32:08.019><c> different</c><00:32:08.380><c> levels.</c>

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It's<00:32:08.960><c> just</c><00:32:09.240><c> really,</c><00:32:10.119><c> really</c><00:32:10.940><c> cool</c><00:32:11.119><c> to</c><00:32:11.299><c> think</c><00:32:11.420><c> about.</c>

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And<00:32:12.079><c> also,</c><00:32:14.000><c> verse</c><00:32:14.160><c> 15,</c><00:32:14.640><c> I</c><00:32:14.779><c> think</c><00:32:14.960><c> this</c><00:32:15.140><c> is</c><00:32:15.319><c> a</c><00:32:15.380><c> Hebrew</c><00:32:15.660><c> idiom</c>

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that<00:32:17.240><c> woven</c><00:32:17.799><c> together</c><00:32:18.099><c> in</c><00:32:18.279><c> the</c><00:32:18.440><c> depths</c><00:32:18.660><c> of</c><00:32:18.859><c> the</c><00:32:19.019><c> earth</c>

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was<00:32:19.519><c> apparently</c><00:32:19.980><c> a</c><00:32:20.480><c> idiom</c><00:32:20.740><c> for</c><00:32:21.299><c> the</c><00:32:21.859><c> mother's</c><00:32:22.319><c> womb.</c>

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But<00:32:23.019><c> think</c><00:32:23.220><c> about</c><00:32:24.160><c> the</c><00:32:24.720><c> foreshadowing.</c>

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Jesus<00:32:27.160><c> was</c><00:32:27.519><c> born</c><00:32:27.960><c> from</c><00:32:28.759><c> the</c><00:32:29.000><c> depths</c><00:32:29.200><c> of</c><00:32:29.420><c> the</c><00:32:29.640><c> earth</c>

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when<00:32:30.720><c> he</c><00:32:30.880><c> was</c><00:32:31.099><c> raised</c><00:32:31.400><c> from</c><00:32:31.619><c> the</c><00:32:31.779><c> dead.</c>

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And<00:32:33.019><c> that</c><00:32:33.279><c> beautiful,</c><00:32:34.319><c> beautiful</c><00:32:34.960><c> picture</c><00:32:35.380><c> of</c><00:32:35.559><c> a</c><00:32:35.819><c> new</c><00:32:36.039><c> birth</c>

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to<00:32:37.160><c> eternal</c><00:32:37.480><c> life</c><00:32:37.900><c> that</c><00:32:38.119><c> Jesus</c><00:32:38.539><c> received</c>

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and<00:32:39.900><c> the</c><00:32:40.140><c> fact</c><00:32:40.319><c> that</c><00:32:41.000><c> because</c><00:32:41.640><c> Jesus</c><00:32:42.500><c> has</c><00:32:42.720><c> been</c><00:32:42.960><c> raised,</c>

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so<00:32:44.200><c> we</c><00:32:44.460><c> too</c><00:32:44.700><c> who</c><00:32:44.980><c> belong</c><00:32:45.160><c> to</c><00:32:45.319><c> Christ</c><00:32:45.599><c> will</c><00:32:45.779><c> be</c><00:32:45.980><c> raised.</c>

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That's<00:32:46.460><c> just</c><00:32:46.759><c> a</c><00:32:47.000><c> beautiful</c><00:32:47.299><c> picture</c><00:32:47.660><c> that</c><00:32:47.859><c> God,</c>

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even<00:32:48.880><c> though</c><00:32:49.680><c> we</c><00:32:50.099><c> suffer</c><00:32:50.579><c> and</c><00:32:51.259><c> we</c><00:32:51.539><c> sorrow</c>

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when<00:32:52.880><c> his</c><00:32:53.140><c> beloved</c><00:32:54.140><c> people</c><00:32:54.559><c> die,</c><00:32:55.420><c> there</c><00:32:55.680><c> is</c><00:32:56.140><c> a</c><00:32:56.380><c> new</c><00:32:56.539><c> life</c><00:32:57.000><c> coming.</c>

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God<00:32:57.920><c> can</c><00:32:58.460><c> recreate</c><00:32:59.160><c> us</c><00:32:59.480><c> just</c><00:32:59.660><c> as</c><00:32:59.839><c> he</c><00:33:00.539><c> formed</c><00:33:00.720><c> the</c><00:33:00.960><c> dust</c><00:33:01.140><c> of</c><00:33:01.319><c> the</c><00:33:01.500><c> earth</c>

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into<00:33:02.440><c> a</c><00:33:02.680><c> man,</c><00:33:03.180><c> he</c><00:33:03.400><c> can</c><00:33:03.660><c> reform</c><00:33:04.200><c> the</c><00:33:04.539><c> dust</c><00:33:04.759><c> of</c><00:33:04.920><c> the</c><00:33:05.079><c> earth</c>

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that<00:33:05.799><c> we</c><00:33:06.079><c> return</c><00:33:06.400><c> to</c><00:33:06.680><c> at</c><00:33:06.920><c> death</c><00:33:07.299><c> when</c><00:33:07.720><c> Jesus</c><00:33:08.119><c> returns</c>

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and<00:33:09.500><c> give</c><00:33:09.660><c> us</c><00:33:09.880><c> the</c><00:33:10.079><c> breath</c><00:33:10.220><c> of</c><00:33:10.460><c> life</c><00:33:10.640><c> again,</c>

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as<00:33:12.319><c> David</c><00:33:12.680><c> mentions</c><00:33:13.099><c> in</c><00:33:13.299><c> the</c><00:33:13.480><c> next</c><00:33:13.740><c> song.</c>

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So<00:33:15.819><c> we</c><00:33:18.259><c> need</c><00:33:18.440><c> to</c><00:33:18.700><c> bless</c><00:33:18.920><c> the</c><00:33:19.200><c> Lord</c><00:33:19.579><c> with</c><00:33:20.279><c> all</c><00:33:20.599><c> of</c><00:33:20.759><c> our</c><00:33:20.980><c> soul</c>

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as<00:33:21.779><c> David</c><00:33:22.720><c> exhorted</c><00:33:24.140><c> himself</c><00:33:24.740><c> at</c><00:33:25.940><c> the</c><00:33:26.119><c> end</c><00:33:26.339><c> of</c><00:33:26.599><c> Psalm</c><00:33:26.759><c> 103</c>

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when<00:33:27.579><c> we</c><00:33:27.819><c> consider</c><00:33:28.259><c> these</c><00:33:28.680><c> beautiful,</c><00:33:29.579><c> beautiful</c><00:33:30.579><c> lessons</c>

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of<00:33:31.880><c> God's</c><00:33:32.480><c> love</c><00:33:32.779><c> and</c><00:33:33.119><c> compassion</c><00:33:33.900><c> and</c><00:33:34.700><c> graciousness</c><00:33:35.500><c> towards</c><00:33:35.880><c> us.</c>

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As<00:33:38.960><c> we</c><00:33:39.279><c> close,</c><00:33:40.579><c> remember</c><00:33:41.740><c> God's</c><00:33:43.000><c> amazing</c><00:33:43.380><c> love</c><00:33:43.680><c> and</c><00:33:43.880><c> compassion</c>

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for<00:33:44.299><c> us,</c><00:33:45.180><c> his</c><00:33:45.460><c> children.</c>

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We<00:33:46.920><c> like</c><00:33:47.519><c> lo</c><00:33:47.819><c> ami</c><00:33:48.180><c> were</c><00:33:48.940><c> not</c><00:33:49.599><c> God's</c><00:33:50.180><c> people,</c>

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but<00:33:51.359><c> we</c><00:33:51.660><c> became</c><00:33:52.140><c> ami,</c><00:33:53.519><c> my</c><00:33:53.779><c> people.</c>

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We<00:33:54.619><c> were</c><00:33:54.940><c> adopted</c><00:33:55.319><c> into</c><00:33:55.579><c> God's</c><00:33:56.000><c> family</c>

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through<00:33:56.960><c> the</c><00:33:57.160><c> work</c><00:33:57.619><c> of</c><00:33:57.839><c> the</c><00:33:57.980><c> Lord</c><00:33:58.140><c> Jesus.</c>

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Peter<00:33:59.660><c> reflected</c><00:34:00.140><c> on</c><00:34:00.400><c> this</c><00:34:00.799><c> in</c><00:34:01.259><c> 1</c><00:34:01.440><c> Peter</c><00:34:01.859><c> chapter</c><00:34:02.279><c> two</c><00:34:02.579><c> verse</c><00:34:02.819><c> nine.</c>

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You<00:34:04.259><c> are</c><00:34:05.039><c> a</c><00:34:05.119><c> chosen</c><00:34:05.480><c> people,</c><00:34:06.079><c> a</c><00:34:06.319><c> royal</c><00:34:06.599><c> priesthood,</c>

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a<00:34:07.279><c> holy</c><00:34:07.440><c> nation,</c><00:34:08.400><c> a</c><00:34:08.579><c> people</c><00:34:08.860><c> belonging</c><00:34:09.300><c> to</c><00:34:09.619><c> God</c>

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that<00:34:10.500><c> you</c><00:34:10.739><c> may</c><00:34:10.900><c> declare</c><00:34:11.320><c> the</c><00:34:11.639><c> praises</c><00:34:12.860><c> of</c><00:34:13.539><c> him</c>

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who<00:34:14.239><c> called</c><00:34:14.559><c> you</c><00:34:15.219><c> out</c><00:34:15.559><c> of</c><00:34:15.760><c> darkness</c><00:34:16.219><c> into</c><00:34:16.699><c> his</c><00:34:16.900><c> wonderful</c><00:34:17.320><c> light.</c>

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Once<00:34:18.760><c> you</c><00:34:18.940><c> were</c><00:34:19.139><c> not</c><00:34:19.320><c> a</c><00:34:19.519><c> people,</c>

00:34:20.539 --> 00:34:24.079
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but<00:34:20.880><c> now</c><00:34:21.500><c> you</c><00:34:22.179><c> are</c><00:34:22.780><c> the</c><00:34:23.179><c> people</c><00:34:23.460><c> of</c><00:34:23.719><c> God.</c>

00:34:24.559 --> 00:34:28.539
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Once<00:34:25.079><c> you</c><00:34:25.780><c> had</c><00:34:26.059><c> not</c><00:34:26.320><c> received</c><00:34:26.699><c> mercy</c><00:34:27.380><c> or</c><00:34:27.940><c> compassion,</c>

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but<00:34:29.079><c> now</c><00:34:29.639><c> you</c><00:34:30.340><c> have</c><00:34:30.739><c> received</c><00:34:31.199><c> mercy.</c>

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Through<00:34:33.159><c> the</c><00:34:33.340><c> Lord</c><00:34:33.519><c> Jesus,</c><00:34:33.940><c> we</c><00:34:34.179><c> have</c><00:34:34.380><c> been</c><00:34:34.659><c> adopted</c><00:34:35.320><c> into</c><00:34:36.000><c> his</c><00:34:36.340><c> family</c>

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and<00:34:37.719><c> we</c><00:34:38.780><c> receive</c><00:34:39.940><c> the</c><00:34:40.440><c> love,</c><00:34:41.019><c> the</c><00:34:41.280><c> compassion,</c>

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the<00:34:42.199><c> steadfast</c><00:34:42.719><c> love,</c><00:34:43.300><c> the</c><00:34:43.480><c> grace</c><00:34:44.000><c> of</c><00:34:44.760><c> our</c><00:34:44.980><c> heavenly</c><00:34:45.320><c> Father</c>

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through<00:34:46.039><c> our</c><00:34:46.139><c> Lord</c><00:34:46.280><c> Jesus.</c>