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And<00:14:27.759><c> another</c><00:14:28.019><c> angel</c><00:14:28.799><c> came</c><00:14:29.539><c> and</c><00:14:29.820><c> stood</c><00:14:29.980><c> at</c><00:14:30.320><c> the</c><00:14:30.500><c> altar</c><00:14:30.720><c> having</c>

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a<00:14:31.659><c> golden</c><00:14:31.980><c> censer,</c>

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and<00:14:32.889><c> there</c><00:14:33.049><c> was</c><00:14:33.330><c> given</c><00:14:33.470><c> unto</c><00:14:33.669><c> him</c><00:14:33.850><c> much</c><00:14:34.169><c> incense,</c>

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that<00:14:36.049><c> he</c><00:14:36.230><c> should</c><00:14:36.429><c> offer</c><00:14:36.750><c> it</c><00:14:36.990><c> with</c><00:14:37.230><c> the</c><00:14:37.450><c> prayers</c><00:14:37.669><c> of</c><00:14:37.870><c> all</c><00:14:38.029><c> the</c><00:14:38.230><c> saints</c>

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upon<00:14:39.250><c> the</c><00:14:39.710><c> golden</c><00:14:40.029><c> altar,</c><00:14:40.470><c> which</c><00:14:40.629><c> is</c><00:14:40.850><c> before</c><00:14:41.129><c> the</c><00:14:41.370><c> throne.</c>

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And<00:14:43.289><c> the</c><00:14:43.509><c> smoke</c><00:14:43.649><c> of</c><00:14:43.850><c> the</c><00:14:44.049><c> incense,</c><00:14:44.470><c> which</c><00:14:44.690><c> came</c><00:14:44.909><c> up</c><00:14:45.169><c> with</c><00:14:45.409><c> the</c>

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prayers<00:14:45.830><c> of</c><00:14:46.029><c> the</c><00:14:46.190><c> saints,</c>

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ascended<00:14:47.529><c> up</c><00:14:47.750><c> before</c><00:14:48.029><c> God</c><00:14:48.269><c> out</c><00:14:48.409><c> of</c><00:14:48.529><c> the</c><00:14:48.669><c> angel's</c><00:14:48.990><c> hand.</c>

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Coming<00:14:53.009><c> back</c><00:14:53.330><c> to</c><00:14:53.529><c> Exodus</c><00:14:53.830><c> 30,</c><00:14:55.769><c> we</c><00:14:55.889><c> are</c><00:14:56.009><c> told</c><00:14:56.129><c> in</c><00:14:56.309><c> verse</c><00:14:56.830><c> 34</c>

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what<00:14:57.789><c> ingredients</c><00:14:58.350><c> were</c><00:14:58.529><c> to</c><00:14:58.610><c> be</c><00:14:58.830><c> used</c><00:14:59.049><c> in</c><00:14:59.470><c> making</c><00:14:59.870><c> incense.</c>

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We<00:15:02.210><c> read</c><00:15:02.429><c> of</c><00:15:02.629><c> there</c><00:15:02.789><c> being</c><00:15:03.090><c> sweet</c><00:15:03.409><c> spices,</c><00:15:04.490><c> stacti,</c><00:15:05.009><c> onica,</c>

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galbanum,<00:15:06.190><c> and</c><00:15:06.389><c> frankincense</c><00:15:07.049><c> in</c><00:15:07.850><c> all</c><00:15:08.110><c> equal</c><00:15:08.330><c> parts.</c>

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Stacti<00:15:11.090><c> is</c><00:15:11.490><c> a</c><00:15:11.649><c> kind</c><00:15:11.909><c> of</c><00:15:12.309><c> myrrh</c><00:15:12.889><c> obtained</c><00:15:13.169><c> by</c><00:15:13.470><c> inserting</c><00:15:13.769><c> a</c>

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deep<00:15:14.529><c> gash</c>

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in<00:15:15.149><c> the</c><00:15:16.090><c> stem</c><00:15:16.289><c> of</c><00:15:16.490><c> the</c><00:15:16.610><c> myrrh</c><00:15:16.889><c> tree,</c>

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and<00:15:18.429><c> it</c><00:15:18.590><c> can</c><00:15:18.769><c> be</c><00:15:18.990><c> figurative</c><00:15:19.350><c> of</c><00:15:19.590><c> sacrifice.</c>

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It<00:15:21.269><c> had</c><00:15:21.490><c> a</c><00:15:21.789><c> pleasant</c><00:15:22.029><c> odor,</c><00:15:23.250><c> highly</c><00:15:23.490><c> valued</c><00:15:23.809><c> for</c><00:15:24.009><c> medicinal</c><00:15:24.429><c> purposes.</c>

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Onica<00:15:26.830><c> was</c><00:15:27.289><c> obtained</c><00:15:27.669><c> from</c><00:15:27.889><c> a</c><00:15:28.070><c> white</c><00:15:28.309><c> seashell</c>

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found<00:15:29.070><c> on</c><00:15:29.309><c> the</c><00:15:29.450><c> shore</c><00:15:29.570><c> of</c><00:15:29.730><c> the</c><00:15:29.769><c> Red</c><00:15:30.049><c> Sea,</c>

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perhaps<00:15:31.850><c> to</c><00:15:32.090><c> remind</c><00:15:32.289><c> them</c><00:15:32.470><c> of</c><00:15:32.610><c> their</c><00:15:32.850><c> deliverance</c><00:15:33.149><c> from</c><00:15:33.350><c> the</c><00:15:33.570><c> Egyptians.</c>

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It<00:15:35.190><c> also</c><00:15:35.470><c> had</c><00:15:35.610><c> the</c><00:15:36.149><c> important</c><00:15:36.429><c> medicinal</c><00:15:36.870><c> purpose,</c>

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and<00:15:38.090><c> when</c><00:15:38.210><c> it</c><00:15:38.389><c> was</c><00:15:38.649><c> burned,</c><00:15:39.370><c> gave</c><00:15:39.529><c> a</c><00:15:39.730><c> pleasant</c><00:15:39.970><c> odor.</c>

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Galbanum<00:15:42.490><c> was</c><00:15:42.710><c> a</c><00:15:42.889><c> tree</c><00:15:43.070><c> resin</c><00:15:43.370><c> used</c><00:15:43.649><c> as</c><00:15:44.590><c> a</c><00:15:44.750><c> cure</c><00:15:44.870><c> for</c><00:15:45.129><c> snakebite,</c>

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so<00:15:45.990><c> there</c><00:15:46.149><c> was</c><00:15:46.289><c> its</c><00:15:46.470><c> medicinal</c><00:15:46.870><c> purpose.</c>

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When<00:15:48.769><c> burned,</c><00:15:49.049><c> it</c><00:15:49.230><c> produced</c><00:15:49.529><c> an</c><00:15:50.070><c> unpleasant,</c><00:15:50.850><c> pungent</c><00:15:51.129><c> odor</c>

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that<00:15:52.370><c> helps</c><00:15:52.590><c> to</c><00:15:53.049><c> keep</c><00:15:53.210><c> snakes</c><00:15:53.529><c> away,</c><00:15:53.830><c> according</c><00:15:54.129><c> to</c><00:15:54.330><c> one</c><00:15:54.509><c> historian.</c>

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It's<00:15:57.009><c> interesting</c><00:15:57.309><c> that</c><00:15:57.570><c> snakes</c><00:15:57.769><c> are</c><00:15:58.049><c> associated</c><00:15:58.389><c> with</c><00:15:58.629><c> that</c><00:15:58.929><c> resin</c>

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because<00:15:59.750><c> we</c><00:16:00.269><c> know</c><00:16:00.409><c> there's</c><00:16:00.669><c> a</c><00:16:00.909><c> common</c><00:16:01.070><c> connection</c>

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between<00:16:01.990><c> snakes</c><00:16:02.710><c> and</c><00:16:03.529><c> sin</c><00:16:03.710><c> in</c><00:16:03.970><c> Scripture.</c>

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It<00:16:06.529><c> also</c><00:16:06.710><c> admits</c><00:16:06.909><c> the</c><00:16:07.190><c> other</c><00:16:07.409><c> ingredients</c><00:16:07.809><c> that</c><00:16:08.110><c> smell</c><00:16:08.269><c> nice.</c>

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This<00:16:09.049><c> was</c><00:16:09.230><c> one</c><00:16:09.409><c> that</c><00:16:09.649><c> didn't</c><00:16:09.809><c> seem</c><00:16:10.029><c> to</c><00:16:10.269><c> fit,</c>

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much<00:16:11.429><c> like</c><00:16:11.710><c> sinful</c><00:16:12.149><c> behavior</c><00:16:12.850><c> in</c><00:16:13.350><c> the</c><00:16:13.549><c> life</c><00:16:13.730><c> of</c><00:16:13.929><c> a</c><00:16:14.110><c> believer.</c>

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The<00:16:17.029><c> last</c><00:16:17.389><c> ingredient</c><00:16:17.850><c> was</c><00:16:18.110><c> frankincense.</c>

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Throughout<00:16:20.350><c> Scripture,</c><00:16:20.789><c> frankincense</c><00:16:21.549><c> is</c><00:16:21.830><c> used</c>

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as<00:16:22.309><c> a</c><00:16:22.470><c> symbol</c><00:16:22.669><c> of</c><00:16:22.990><c> praise</c><00:16:23.230><c> and</c><00:16:23.470><c> thanksgiving.</c>

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Frankincense<00:16:25.629><c> was</c><00:16:25.830><c> also</c><00:16:26.149><c> a</c><00:16:26.370><c> tree</c><00:16:26.610><c> sap</c><00:16:26.809><c> that</c><00:16:26.970><c> had</c><00:16:27.149><c> a</c><00:16:27.309><c> fragrant</c><00:16:27.549><c> odor.</c>

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when<00:16:31.629><c> it</c><00:16:31.769><c> was</c><00:16:31.970><c> just</c><00:16:32.789><c> lightly</c><00:16:33.090><c> scratched,</c>

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and<00:16:34.909><c> turning</c><00:16:35.330><c> white</c><00:16:35.990><c> well</c><00:16:36.250><c> represents</c><00:16:36.889><c> purity</c><00:16:37.509><c> and</c><00:16:37.970><c> righteousness.</c>

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Reacting<00:16:39.929><c> so</c><00:16:40.230><c> quickly</c><00:16:40.529><c> when</c><00:16:40.870><c> touched,</c>

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it<00:16:41.769><c> can</c><00:16:41.929><c> be</c><00:16:42.129><c> said</c><00:16:42.230><c> to</c><00:16:43.230><c> represent</c><00:16:43.610><c> how</c><00:16:43.929><c> quickly,</c><00:16:44.470><c> perhaps,</c>

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we<00:16:44.909><c> should</c><00:16:45.110><c> react</c><00:16:45.470><c> with</c><00:16:45.750><c> praise</c><00:16:46.250><c> and</c><00:16:47.070><c> thanksgiving.</c>

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Much<00:16:49.669><c> like</c><00:16:50.509><c> the</c><00:16:51.070><c> psalmist</c><00:16:51.389><c> records</c><00:16:51.830><c> in</c><00:16:52.129><c> Psalm</c><00:16:52.370><c> 34</c>

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how<00:16:53.350><c> praise</c><00:16:53.629><c> should</c><00:16:53.929><c> continually</c><00:16:54.289><c> be</c><00:16:54.710><c> in</c><00:16:54.909><c> our</c><00:16:55.090><c> mouth.</c>

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These<00:16:58.470><c> ingredients</c><00:16:59.110><c> can</c><00:17:00.350><c> typify</c><00:17:01.110><c> sacrifice</c><00:17:01.929><c> of</c><00:17:02.210><c> self</c><00:17:02.509><c>-will,</c>

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deliverance<00:17:03.389><c> of</c><00:17:03.629><c> evil,</c><00:17:04.529><c> wholehearted</c><00:17:04.910><c> service,</c><00:17:05.509><c> and</c><00:17:05.690><c> godly</c><00:17:06.009><c> praise.</c>

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These<00:17:07.390><c> should</c><00:17:07.589><c> be</c><00:17:07.789><c> the</c><00:17:07.990><c> themes</c><00:17:08.549><c> that</c><00:17:09.069><c> ought</c><00:17:09.190><c> to</c><00:17:09.329><c> circulate</c><00:17:09.710><c> in</c>

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our<00:17:10.069><c> mind</c>

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when<00:17:10.849><c> prayer</c><00:17:11.190><c> is</c><00:17:11.529><c> offered</c><00:17:11.910><c> since</c><00:17:12.509><c> we</c><00:17:12.730><c> want</c><00:17:12.849><c> our</c><00:17:13.069><c> prayers</c>

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to<00:17:14.250><c> ascend</c><00:17:14.569><c> to</c><00:17:14.750><c> the</c><00:17:14.930><c> Father</c><00:17:15.130><c> as</c><00:17:15.309><c> a</c><00:17:15.430><c> sweet</c><00:17:15.589><c>-spelling</c><00:17:15.950><c> saver.</c>

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Finally,<00:17:19.769><c> and</c><00:17:19.970><c> perhaps</c><00:17:20.190><c> most</c><00:17:20.589><c> difficult,</c>

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is<00:17:22.490><c> the</c><00:17:22.890><c> fact</c><00:17:23.190><c> that</c><00:17:23.549><c> we</c><00:17:24.410><c> must</c><00:17:24.690><c> have</c><00:17:25.170><c> faith</c><00:17:25.589><c> when</c><00:17:25.809><c> we</c><00:17:26.029><c> pray,</c>

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knowing<00:17:27.809><c> that</c><00:17:27.990><c> God</c><00:17:28.170><c> will</c><00:17:28.410><c> hear</c><00:17:28.750><c> and</c><00:17:29.049><c> will</c><00:17:29.269><c> answer</c>

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as<00:17:29.950><c> He</c><00:17:30.130><c> deems</c><00:17:30.349><c> appropriate.</c>

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Our<00:17:32.970><c> Father</c><00:17:33.230><c> knows</c><00:17:33.549><c> the</c><00:17:33.730><c> needs</c><00:17:33.930><c> of</c><00:17:34.109><c> His</c><00:17:34.289><c> children.</c>

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In<00:17:36.430><c> Matthew</c><00:17:36.789><c> 7,</c><00:17:38.170><c> Jesus</c><00:17:38.509><c> said,</c>

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If<00:17:38.930><c> ye</c><00:17:39.250><c> then,</c><00:17:39.410><c> being</c><00:17:39.710><c> evil,</c><00:17:40.509><c> know</c><00:17:40.630><c> how</c><00:17:40.829><c> to</c><00:17:40.970><c> give</c><00:17:41.109><c> good</c><00:17:41.349><c> gifts</c>

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unto<00:17:42.029><c> your</c><00:17:42.250><c> children,</c>

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how<00:17:43.170><c> much</c><00:17:43.450><c> more</c><00:17:44.049><c> shall</c><00:17:44.369><c> your</c><00:17:44.529><c> heavenly</c><00:17:44.829><c> Father</c>

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give<00:17:45.990><c> the</c><00:17:46.150><c> Holy</c><00:17:46.349><c> Spirit</c><00:17:46.690><c> to</c><00:17:46.849><c> them</c><00:17:47.009><c> that</c><00:17:47.250><c> ask</c><00:17:47.430><c> Him?</c>

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In<00:17:51.089><c> Hebrews</c><00:17:51.509><c> 10,</c><00:17:53.130><c> I</c><00:17:53.269><c> believe</c><00:17:53.410><c> our</c><00:17:53.549><c> brother</c><00:17:53.849><c> Mark</c><00:17:54.089><c> quoted</c><00:17:54.390><c> from,</c>

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we<00:17:56.349><c> have</c><00:17:56.630><c> a</c><00:17:56.809><c> similar</c><00:17:58.109><c> dialogue</c><00:17:58.650><c> regarding</c><00:17:59.509><c> having</c><00:17:59.950><c> faith</c><00:18:00.390><c> in</c><00:18:00.710><c> prayers</c>

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that<00:18:02.289><c> prayers</c><00:18:02.509><c> will</c><00:18:02.710><c> be</c><00:18:02.930><c> answered.</c>

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In<00:18:04.410><c> Hebrews</c><00:18:04.789><c> 11,</c><00:18:05.329><c> verse</c><00:18:05.549><c> 6,</c><00:18:06.130><c> we</c><00:18:06.230><c> read,</c>

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He<00:18:06.509><c> that</c><00:18:06.690><c> cometh</c><00:18:06.950><c> to</c><00:18:07.150><c> God</c><00:18:07.430><c> must</c><00:18:07.690><c> believe</c><00:18:08.049><c> that</c><00:18:08.210><c> he</c><00:18:08.410><c> is,</c>

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