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Well,<00:09:58.960><c> Israel</c><00:09:59.379><c> was</c><00:09:59.700><c> supposed</c><00:09:59.919><c> to</c><00:10:00.240><c> receive</c><00:10:00.519><c> these</c><00:10:00.820><c> blessings,</c>

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but<00:10:02.740><c> they</c><00:10:02.879><c> were</c><00:10:03.080><c> conditional</c><00:10:03.460><c> on</c><00:10:03.840><c> obedience.</c>

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So<00:10:06.100><c> whatever</c><00:10:06.919><c> instructions</c><00:10:07.720><c> Obed</c><00:10:08.240><c>-Edom</c><00:10:08.419><c> received</c>

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concerning<00:10:09.740><c> the</c><00:10:10.059><c> ark,</c><00:10:10.320><c> he</c><00:10:10.500><c> followed</c><00:10:10.740><c> them.</c>

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He<00:10:11.259><c> was</c><00:10:11.500><c> obedient</c><00:10:12.000><c> and</c><00:10:12.720><c> God</c><00:10:13.139><c> blessed</c><00:10:13.500><c> him.</c>

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And<00:10:16.820><c> I</c><00:10:16.919><c> think</c><00:10:17.080><c> David</c><00:10:17.399><c> would</c><00:10:17.600><c> have</c><00:10:17.720><c> been</c><00:10:17.879><c> quite</c><00:10:18.059><c> humbled</c><00:10:18.419><c> by</c><00:10:18.700><c> this.</c>

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Now<00:10:20.840><c> the</c><00:10:21.039><c> proud</c><00:10:21.320><c> flesh</c><00:10:21.580><c> would</c><00:10:22.120><c> have</c><00:10:22.259><c> probably</c><00:10:22.500><c> just</c><00:10:22.840><c> given</c><00:10:22.980><c> up</c>

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on<00:10:23.360><c> its</c><00:10:23.539><c> attempt</c><00:10:23.779><c> to</c><00:10:24.019><c> move</c><00:10:24.259><c> the</c><00:10:24.519><c> ark,</c>

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but<00:10:25.299><c> a</c><00:10:25.580><c> humble</c><00:10:25.840><c> David</c><00:10:26.460><c> goes</c><00:10:27.200><c> to</c><00:10:27.500><c> finish</c><00:10:27.740><c> what</c><00:10:27.899><c> he</c><00:10:28.179><c> started</c>

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with<00:10:28.600><c> a</c><00:10:28.740><c> new</c><00:10:28.940><c> attitude</c><00:10:29.639><c> and</c><00:10:30.460><c> joy</c><00:10:30.720><c> in</c><00:10:30.860><c> his</c><00:10:31.059><c> heart,</c><00:10:31.259><c> it</c><00:10:31.460><c> says.</c>

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David<00:10:34.019><c> danced</c><00:10:34.519><c> before</c><00:10:34.879><c> the</c><00:10:35.120><c> Lord</c><00:10:35.500><c> with</c><00:10:36.539><c> all</c><00:10:36.779><c> his</c><00:10:37.019><c> might.</c>

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David<00:10:39.159><c> and</c><00:10:39.419><c> all</c><00:10:39.600><c> the</c><00:10:39.740><c> house</c><00:10:39.940><c> of</c><00:10:40.159><c> Israel</c>

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brought<00:10:41.200><c> up</c><00:10:41.399><c> the</c><00:10:41.600><c> ark</c><00:10:41.759><c> of</c><00:10:41.940><c> the</c><00:10:42.120><c> Lord</c><00:10:42.279><c> with</c><00:10:42.600><c> shouting</c>

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and<00:10:43.220><c> with</c><00:10:43.419><c> the</c><00:10:43.620><c> sound</c><00:10:43.759><c> of</c><00:10:43.960><c> the</c><00:10:44.200><c> trumpet.</c>

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It<00:10:45.100><c> paints</c><00:10:45.259><c> a</c><00:10:45.480><c> beautiful</c><00:10:45.879><c> picture,</c><00:10:46.399><c> doesn't</c><00:10:46.580><c> it?</c>

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Of<00:10:47.299><c> excitement</c><00:10:48.059><c> and</c><00:10:49.080><c> a</c><00:10:49.440><c> joyous</c><00:10:49.919><c> celebration.</c>

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It's<00:10:52.000><c> the</c><00:10:52.200><c> result</c><00:10:52.399><c> of</c><00:10:52.659><c> true</c><00:10:52.840><c> repentance</c>

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being<00:10:54.500><c> right</c><00:10:55.080><c> in</c><00:10:55.899><c> the</c><00:10:56.159><c> eyes</c><00:10:56.559><c> of</c><00:10:56.919><c> God.</c>

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at<00:11:01.200><c> the</c><00:11:01.320><c> house</c><00:11:01.559><c> of</c><00:11:01.779><c> Obed</c><00:11:02.100><c>-Edom,</c><00:11:03.019><c> David</c><00:11:03.200><c> had</c><00:11:03.440><c> time</c><00:11:03.700><c> to</c><00:11:03.960><c> reflect</c>

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on<00:11:04.500><c> the</c><00:11:04.720><c> events</c><00:11:04.919><c> that</c><00:11:05.120><c> had</c><00:11:05.340><c> taken</c><00:11:05.559><c> place.</c>

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And<00:11:07.240><c> he</c><00:11:07.620><c> realizes</c><00:11:08.100><c> something,</c>

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that<00:11:09.360><c> God</c><00:11:09.879><c> must</c><00:11:10.279><c> be</c><00:11:10.580><c> worshiped</c><00:11:11.740><c> in</c><00:11:12.100><c> truth</c><00:11:12.600><c> and</c><00:11:13.500><c> sincerity,</c>

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not<00:11:15.220><c> on</c><00:11:15.419><c> man's</c><00:11:15.899><c> terms,</c><00:11:16.120><c> but</c><00:11:16.279><c> on</c><00:11:16.559><c> God's</c><00:11:17.059><c> terms.</c>

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And<00:11:18.639><c> that</c><00:11:18.740><c> is</c><00:11:18.899><c> what</c><00:11:19.019><c> Jesus</c><00:11:19.360><c> tells</c><00:11:19.620><c> us,</c><00:11:19.820><c> of</c><00:11:20.019><c> course,</c>

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that<00:11:20.299><c> God</c><00:11:20.600><c> seeks</c><00:11:20.980><c> those</c><00:11:21.659><c> who</c><00:11:22.259><c> worship</c><00:11:22.580><c> him</c><00:11:22.899><c> in</c><00:11:23.320><c> truth</c><00:11:23.720><c> and</c><00:11:24.899><c> sincerity.</c>

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Both<00:11:26.139><c> are</c><00:11:26.980><c> necessary</c><00:11:27.419><c> to</c><00:11:27.720><c> stand</c><00:11:27.940><c> before</c><00:11:28.379><c> God.</c>

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David<00:11:30.000><c> was</c><00:11:30.259><c> certainly</c><00:11:30.639><c> sincere</c>

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in<00:11:32.580><c> wanting</c><00:11:32.799><c> to</c><00:11:33.200><c> bring</c><00:11:33.860><c> the</c><00:11:34.100><c> ark</c><00:11:34.259><c> to</c><00:11:34.480><c> Jerusalem,</c>

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but<00:11:35.059><c> that</c><00:11:35.340><c> wasn't</c><00:11:35.659><c> enough.</c>

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It<00:11:36.000><c> doesn't</c><00:11:36.340><c> stand</c><00:11:36.820><c> by</c><00:11:37.100><c> itself,</c><00:11:38.879><c> sincerity.</c>

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Now,<00:11:46.360><c> unfortunately,</c><00:11:47.039><c> brothers</c><00:11:47.159><c> and</c><00:11:47.399><c> sisters,</c>

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we<00:11:47.779><c> know</c><00:11:47.980><c> many</c><00:11:48.340><c> who</c><00:11:48.700><c> sincerely</c><00:11:49.340><c> profess</c><00:11:49.899><c> their</c><00:11:50.200><c> belief</c><00:11:50.500><c> in</c><00:11:50.720><c> Jesus,</c>

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but<00:11:51.299><c> they</c><00:11:51.600><c> don't</c><00:11:51.879><c> know</c><00:11:52.259><c> the</c><00:11:52.679><c> truth</c><00:11:53.340><c> that</c><00:11:53.960><c> is</c><00:11:54.179><c> in</c><00:11:54.379><c> him.</c>

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And<00:11:56.120><c> we</c><00:11:56.240><c> know</c><00:11:56.379><c> the</c><00:11:56.539><c> truth,</c><00:11:56.759><c> it's</c><00:11:57.100><c> not</c><00:11:57.279><c> revealed</c><00:11:57.580><c> to</c><00:11:57.879><c> everyone.</c>

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We<00:12:00.639><c> must</c><00:12:00.879><c> humbly</c><00:12:01.259><c> approach</c><00:12:01.720><c> the</c><00:12:01.980><c> scriptures</c>

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with<00:12:03.480><c> the</c><00:12:03.740><c> mindset</c><00:12:04.059><c> of</c><00:12:04.519><c> teach</c><00:12:04.779><c> me</c><00:12:05.019><c> thy</c><00:12:05.240><c> ways,</c><00:12:05.679><c> oh</c><00:12:05.860><c> Lord.</c>

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So<00:12:07.519><c> I</c><00:12:07.580><c> think</c><00:12:07.720><c> David</c><00:12:08.000><c> humbles</c><00:12:08.379><c> himself,</c><00:12:08.879><c> he</c><00:12:09.019><c> repents</c><00:12:09.440><c> of</c><00:12:09.600><c> his</c><00:12:09.820><c> ways.</c>

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On<00:12:10.620><c> the</c><00:12:10.720><c> way</c><00:12:10.899><c> to</c><00:12:11.120><c> Jerusalem,</c>

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he<00:12:12.220><c> stops</c><00:12:12.539><c> every</c><00:12:13.340><c> six</c><00:12:13.620><c> feet</c><00:12:14.179><c> and</c><00:12:15.600><c> offers</c><00:12:15.860><c> a</c><00:12:16.580><c> sin</c><00:12:16.700><c> offering.</c>

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David<00:12:19.240><c> danced</c><00:12:19.860><c> with</c><00:12:20.940><c> great</c><00:12:21.200><c> excitement</c>

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because<00:12:21.879><c> he</c><00:12:22.039><c> had</c><00:12:22.299><c> received</c><00:12:22.659><c> forgiveness.</c>

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He<00:12:24.500><c> was</c><00:12:24.820><c> right</c><00:12:25.440><c> in</c><00:12:25.899><c> his</c><00:12:26.200><c> standing</c><00:12:26.500><c> with</c><00:12:26.779><c> God.</c>

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Now,<00:12:31.120><c> brothers</c><00:12:31.220><c> and</c><00:12:31.480><c> sisters,</c>

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we<00:12:31.879><c> come</c><00:12:32.120><c> to</c><00:12:32.340><c> partake</c><00:12:32.700><c> of</c><00:12:32.860><c> these</c><00:12:33.120><c> emblems,</c>

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to<00:12:34.659><c> remember</c><00:12:35.039><c> our</c><00:12:35.299><c> Lord</c><00:12:35.519><c> and</c><00:12:35.779><c> Savior</c>

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through<00:12:37.259><c> whom</c><00:12:37.440><c> we</c><00:12:37.779><c> have</c><00:12:38.240><c> forgiveness.</c>

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We<00:12:40.419><c> are</c><00:12:40.879><c> reconciled</c><00:12:41.559><c> through</c><00:12:41.899><c> him</c><00:12:42.539><c> to</c><00:12:43.340><c> our</c><00:12:43.600><c> God.</c>

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Blessings<00:12:46.120><c> await</c><00:12:46.419><c> us,</c><00:12:46.639><c> we</c><00:12:46.820><c> are</c><00:12:47.059><c> heirs</c><00:12:47.519><c> to</c><00:12:47.779><c> the</c><00:12:47.960><c> kingdom</c><00:12:48.200><c> of</c><00:12:48.480><c> God.</c>

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What<00:12:49.519><c> a</c><00:12:49.779><c> blessed</c><00:12:50.019><c> position</c><00:12:50.679><c> to</c><00:12:50.899><c> be</c><00:12:51.080><c> in.</c>

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So<00:12:53.220><c> let's</c><00:12:53.500><c> let</c><00:12:53.679><c> our</c><00:12:53.980><c> hearts</c><00:12:54.240><c> be</c><00:12:54.659><c> filled</c><00:12:55.100><c> with</c><00:12:55.419><c> joy</c>

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and<00:12:56.460><c> with</c><00:12:56.840><c> excitement</c><00:12:57.419><c> that</c><00:12:58.659><c> by</c><00:12:58.960><c> God's</c><00:12:59.379><c> good</c><00:12:59.559><c> grace,</c>

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he<00:13:00.379><c> has</c><00:13:00.700><c> revealed</c><00:13:01.059><c> to</c><00:13:01.299><c> us</c><00:13:01.539><c> his</c><00:13:01.860><c> truth</c>

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so<00:13:03.679><c> that</c><00:13:03.980><c> we</c><00:13:04.200><c> can</c><00:13:04.399><c> come</c><00:13:04.600><c> before</c><00:13:04.980><c> him</c><00:13:05.139><c> and</c><00:13:05.340><c> worship</c><00:13:05.740><c> him</c>

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and<00:13:06.700><c> remember</c><00:13:07.139><c> our</c><00:13:07.399><c> Lord</c><00:13:07.600><c> and</c><00:13:07.879><c> Savior</c><00:13:08.259><c> in</c><00:13:09.000><c> the</c><00:13:09.179><c> appointed</c><00:13:09.519><c> way.</c>

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Amen.