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following<00:19:22.619><c> chapter.</c>

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his<00:19:34.059><c> mother's</c><00:19:34.740><c> relatives</c><00:19:35.059><c> and</c><00:19:35.259><c> said</c>

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to<00:19:35.940><c> them,</c><00:19:36.400><c> and</c><00:19:36.599><c> to</c><00:19:36.740><c> the</c><00:19:36.839><c> whole</c><00:19:37.099><c> clan</c><00:19:37.299><c> of</c><00:19:37.420><c> his</c><00:19:37.599><c> mother's</c><00:19:38.019><c> family,</c><00:19:38.880><c> say</c><00:19:38.980><c> in</c>

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you,<00:19:47.019><c> or</c><00:19:47.099><c> that</c><00:19:47.400><c> one</c><00:19:47.660><c> rule</c><00:19:47.859><c> over</c><00:19:48.119><c> you.</c>

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Remember<00:19:49.180><c> that</c><00:19:49.460><c> I</c><00:19:49.779><c> am</c><00:19:49.920><c> your</c><00:19:50.079><c> bone</c><00:19:50.299><c> and</c><00:19:50.480><c> your</c><00:19:50.720><c> flesh,</c><00:19:51.500><c> and</c><00:19:51.720><c> his</c>

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mother's<00:19:52.480><c> relatives</c><00:19:52.759><c> spoke</c><00:19:53.160><c> all</c><00:19:53.539><c> these</c>

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words<00:19:54.099><c> on</c><00:19:54.420><c> his</c><00:19:54.880><c> behalf</c><00:19:55.299><c> in</c><00:19:55.480><c> the</c><00:19:55.660><c> ears</c><00:19:56.299><c> of</c><00:19:56.779><c> all</c><00:19:57.079><c> the</c><00:19:57.259><c> leaders</c><00:19:57.900><c> of</c>

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Shechem,<00:19:59.599><c> and</c><00:19:59.920><c> their</c><00:20:00.099><c> hearts</c><00:20:00.500><c> inclined</c>

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to<00:20:01.519><c> follow</c><00:20:01.799><c> Abimelek,</c><00:20:02.880><c> for</c><00:20:03.039><c> they</c><00:20:03.240><c> said,</c><00:20:03.500><c> He</c><00:20:03.579><c> is</c><00:20:03.740><c> our</c><00:20:03.920><c> brother,</c>

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and<00:20:05.119><c> they</c><00:20:05.359><c> gave</c><00:20:05.619><c> him</c><00:20:06.000><c> seventy</c><00:20:06.460><c> pieces</c>

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of<00:20:07.460><c> silver</c><00:20:08.220><c> out</c><00:20:08.619><c> of</c><00:20:08.740><c> the</c><00:20:08.759><c> house</c><00:20:09.140><c> of</c><00:20:09.400><c> Baal</c><00:20:09.660><c> Barath,</c><00:20:10.759><c> with</c><00:20:10.940><c> which</c>

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Abimelek<00:20:11.640><c> hired</c><00:20:12.059><c> worthless</c><00:20:12.619><c> and</c><00:20:12.900><c> reckless</c>

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fellows<00:20:13.740><c> and</c><00:20:14.420><c> followed</c><00:20:14.920><c> him,</c><00:20:16.420><c> and</c><00:20:16.680><c> he</c><00:20:16.740><c> went</c><00:20:16.900><c> to</c><00:20:17.000><c> his</c><00:20:17.140><c> father's</c>

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house<00:20:17.779><c> at</c><00:20:18.019><c> Ophrah</c><00:20:18.700><c> and</c><00:20:19.119><c> killed</c><00:20:19.619><c> his</c><00:20:19.940><c> brothers,</c>

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the<00:20:21.099><c> sons</c><00:20:21.440><c> of</c><00:20:21.700><c> Jeroboel,</c><00:20:22.400><c> seventy</c><00:20:22.880><c> men</c><00:20:23.660><c> on</c><00:20:24.480><c> one</c><00:20:24.880><c> stone.</c>

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But<00:20:26.220><c> Jotham,</c><00:20:27.460><c> the</c><00:20:27.539><c> youngest</c><00:20:27.859><c> son</c><00:20:28.160><c> of</c><00:20:28.380><c> Jeroboel,</c><00:20:29.099><c> was</c><00:20:29.259><c> left,</c>

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for<00:20:30.220><c> he</c><00:20:30.339><c> hid</c><00:20:30.519><c> himself,</c><00:20:31.380><c> and</c><00:20:31.539><c> all</c><00:20:32.000><c> the</c><00:20:32.279><c> leaders</c>

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of<00:20:32.779><c> Shechem</c><00:20:33.099><c> came</c><00:20:33.460><c> together,</c><00:20:34.539><c> and</c><00:20:34.900><c> all</c><00:20:35.559><c> beth</c><00:20:35.960><c>-milo,</c><00:20:36.880><c> and</c><00:20:36.960><c> they</c>

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went<00:20:37.640><c> and</c><00:20:37.779><c> made</c><00:20:38.019><c> Abimelek</c><00:20:38.519><c> king</c><00:20:39.019><c> by</c><00:20:39.500><c> the</c>

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oak<00:20:40.240><c> of</c><00:20:40.799><c> the</c><00:20:40.980><c> pillar</c><00:20:41.579><c> at</c><00:20:42.019><c> Shechem.</c>

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Abimelek<00:20:44.740><c> ruled</c><00:20:45.160><c> over</c><00:20:45.539><c> Israel</c><00:20:45.940><c> three</c><00:20:46.380><c> years.</c>

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Now<00:20:49.740><c> we're</c><00:20:50.000><c> starting</c><00:20:50.279><c> to</c><00:20:50.700><c> see</c><00:20:50.839><c> the</c><00:20:51.119><c> downfall</c><00:20:51.640><c> of</c><00:20:51.740><c> the</c><00:20:51.900><c> household</c><00:20:52.200><c> of</c><00:20:52.400><c> Jeroboel</c><00:20:52.960><c> and</c>

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how<00:20:53.759><c> the</c><00:20:54.140><c> children</c>

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of<00:20:54.819><c> Israel</c><00:20:55.019><c> did</c><00:20:55.759><c> not</c><00:20:56.140><c> show</c><00:20:56.440><c> steadfast</c><00:20:56.960><c> love</c><00:20:57.240><c> towards</c><00:20:57.579><c> his</c><00:20:57.779><c> household.</c>

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were<00:21:02.839><c> still</c><00:21:03.200><c> looking</c><00:21:03.440><c> to</c><00:21:03.619><c> have</c><00:21:03.759><c> the</c>

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that<00:21:07.599><c> God</c><00:21:07.980><c> was</c><00:21:08.279><c> to</c><00:21:08.440><c> rule</c><00:21:08.640><c> over</c><00:21:08.900><c> Israel,</c>

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and<00:21:10.000><c> Abimelek</c><00:21:10.680><c> took</c><00:21:11.339><c> this</c><00:21:11.859><c> yearning</c><00:21:12.440><c> with</c><00:21:12.640><c> his</c><00:21:12.940><c> own</c><00:21:13.299><c> hands,</c>

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seeking<00:21:14.319><c> out</c><00:21:14.720><c> something</c><00:21:15.099><c> his</c><00:21:15.500><c> half</c><00:21:15.839><c>-brothers</c>

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did<00:21:16.440><c> not</c><00:21:16.700><c> have,</c><00:21:18.000><c> more</c><00:21:18.599><c> influence</c><00:21:19.319><c> outside</c><00:21:20.220><c> of</c><00:21:20.500><c> Ophrah.</c>

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Now<00:21:26.859><c> I</c><00:21:26.980><c> don't</c><00:21:27.240><c> believe</c><00:21:27.619><c> that</c><00:21:27.900><c> Abimelek</c><00:21:28.220><c> actually</c><00:21:28.619><c> lived</c><00:21:28.920><c> in</c>

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Shechem<00:21:29.420><c> either,</c><00:21:29.819><c> perhaps</c><00:21:30.200><c> he</c><00:21:30.599><c> actually</c>

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lived<00:21:31.420><c> in</c><00:21:31.900><c> Ophrah</c><00:21:32.279><c> with</c><00:21:32.460><c> the</c><00:21:32.680><c> other</c><00:21:32.960><c> sons,</c><00:21:33.200><c> seeing</c><00:21:33.480><c> how</c><00:21:33.960><c> he</c><00:21:34.319><c> went</c><00:21:34.640><c> to</c>

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Shechem<00:21:35.200><c> to</c><00:21:35.420><c> his</c><00:21:35.619><c> mother's</c><00:21:36.039><c> relatives,</c>

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which<00:21:36.779><c> is</c><00:21:37.000><c> where</c><00:21:37.220><c> his</c><00:21:37.500><c> mother</c><00:21:37.759><c> also</c><00:21:38.200><c> resided,</c><00:21:39.180><c> as</c><00:21:39.480><c> we</c><00:21:39.700><c> read</c><00:21:39.819><c> in</c>

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the<00:21:40.380><c> passage.</c>

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Now<00:21:41.740><c> each</c><00:21:42.140><c> piece</c><00:21:42.400><c> of</c><00:21:42.640><c> silver</c><00:21:43.099><c> at</c><00:21:43.460><c> that</c><00:21:43.779><c> time</c><00:21:44.059><c> equated</c><00:21:44.480><c> to</c><00:21:44.900><c> a</c>

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worker's<00:21:45.700><c> full</c><00:21:45.859><c> day's</c><00:21:46.240><c> wages.</c>

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So<00:21:47.460><c> Abimelek</c><00:21:48.099><c> took</c><00:21:48.480><c> seventy</c><00:21:49.019><c> days'</c><00:21:49.839><c> worth</c><00:21:49.839><c> of</c><00:21:50.099><c> wages</c><00:21:50.539><c> from</c><00:21:51.119><c> the</c><00:21:51.259><c> house</c><00:21:51.700><c> of</c>

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Baal<00:21:52.380><c> Barath,</c><00:21:53.440><c> which</c><00:21:53.720><c> further</c>

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indicated<00:21:54.720><c> just</c><00:21:55.240><c> how</c><00:21:55.700><c> he</c><00:21:55.859><c> had</c><00:21:56.160><c> stooped</c><00:21:56.500><c> so</c><00:21:57.019><c> low</c><00:21:57.319><c> from</c><00:21:57.539><c> his</c>

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father's<00:21:58.299><c> desires,</c><00:21:59.440><c> utilizing</c><00:21:59.980><c> wages</c><00:22:00.480><c> from</c>

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the<00:22:00.920><c> house</c><00:22:01.140><c> of</c><00:22:01.440><c> idol</c><00:22:01.680><c> worship.</c>

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Yet<00:22:03.619><c> one</c><00:22:03.880><c> of</c><00:22:04.000><c> Gideon's</c><00:22:04.619><c> sons</c><00:22:05.019><c> escaped,</c><00:22:06.460><c> who</c><00:22:06.660><c> will</c><00:22:06.759><c> bring</c><00:22:07.140><c> everything</c><00:22:07.740><c> around</c><00:22:08.140><c> full</c><00:22:08.400><c> circle.</c>

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And<00:22:10.599><c> Abimelek</c><00:22:11.079><c> slayed</c><00:22:11.539><c> his</c><00:22:11.859><c> brothers</c><00:22:12.319><c> on</c><00:22:13.440><c> one</c><00:22:14.079><c> stone,</c><00:22:15.500><c> there</c>

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hired,<00:22:19.839><c> and</c><00:22:22.240><c> then</c><00:22:22.460><c> went</c><00:22:22.599><c> back</c><00:22:22.940><c> to</c><00:22:23.200><c> Shechem,</c><00:22:23.779><c> where</c><00:22:23.960><c> he</c><00:22:24.079><c> was</c>

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made<00:22:24.599><c> king.</c>

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And<00:22:27.220><c> if</c><00:22:27.339><c> you</c><00:22:27.440><c> look</c><00:22:27.660><c> closely,</c><00:22:28.400><c> where</c><00:22:28.900><c> exactly</c><00:22:29.859><c> was</c><00:22:30.319><c> that</c><00:22:30.539><c> performed</c><00:22:30.900><c> where</c>

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he<00:22:31.180><c> was</c><00:22:31.380><c> made</c><00:22:31.640><c> king?</c>

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By<00:22:34.299><c> the</c><00:22:34.599><c> oak</c><00:22:35.079><c> of</c><00:22:35.660><c> the</c><00:22:35.900><c> pillar</c><00:22:36.339><c> at</c><00:22:37.400><c> Shechem.</c>

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At<00:22:50.220><c> multiple</c><00:22:50.579><c> junctures,</c><00:22:51.079><c> both</c><00:22:51.319><c> are</c><00:22:51.660><c> used</c><00:22:51.980><c> interchangeably</c>

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depending<00:22:53.359><c> on</c><00:22:53.740><c> the</c><00:22:53.900><c> version</c><00:22:54.180><c> of</c>

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scripture<00:22:54.759><c> one</c><00:22:54.940><c> is</c><00:22:55.160><c> reading.</c>

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It's<00:22:56.740><c> an</c><00:22:57.000><c> important</c><00:22:57.279><c> landmark</c><00:22:57.940><c> in</c><00:22:58.299><c> Shechem,</c><00:22:59.299><c> which</c><00:22:59.480><c> we've</c><00:22:59.759><c> read</c><00:22:59.960><c> through</c><00:23:00.240><c> on</c>

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many<00:23:00.759><c> occasions.</c>

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Everything<00:23:44.099><c> done</c><00:23:44.559><c> here</c><00:23:45.039><c> was</c><00:23:45.480><c> to</c><00:23:45.740><c> do</c><00:23:45.859><c> with</c><00:23:46.019><c> the</c><00:23:46.259><c> covenant</c><00:23:46.500><c> of</c>

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over<00:25:13.759><c> us.</c>

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over<00:25:36.880><c> the</c><00:25:37.160><c> trees?</c>

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reign<00:25:43.440><c> over</c><00:25:43.740><c> us.</c>

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you<00:25:49.420><c> are</c><00:25:50.059><c> anointing</c><00:25:50.720><c> me</c><00:25:51.299><c> king</c><00:25:51.619><c> over</c><00:25:51.960><c> you,</c>

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then<00:25:53.259><c> come</c><00:25:53.880><c> and</c><00:25:54.220><c> take</c><00:25:54.599><c> refuge</c><00:25:55.240><c> in</c><00:25:55.759><c> my</c><00:25:56.079><c> shade.</c>

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But<00:25:57.339><c> if</c><00:25:57.579><c> not,</c><00:25:59.180><c> let</c><00:25:59.420><c> fire</c><00:26:00.059><c> come</c><00:26:00.480><c> out</c><00:26:00.859><c> of</c><00:26:01.000><c> the</c><00:26:01.200><c> bramble</c><00:26:02.059><c> and</c><00:26:02.440><c> devour</c><00:26:02.779><c> the</c>

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cedars<00:26:03.960><c> of</c><00:26:04.299><c> Lebanon.</c>

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Now<00:26:08.500><c> therefore,</c><00:26:08.920><c> if</c><00:26:09.140><c> you</c><00:26:09.420><c> acted</c><00:26:09.799><c> in</c><00:26:10.039><c> good</c><00:26:10.339><c> faith</c><00:26:10.539><c> and</c><00:26:10.799><c> integrity</c><00:26:11.339><c> when</c><00:26:11.819><c> you</c><00:26:12.059><c> made</c><00:26:12.259><c> a</c>

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Bimalek<00:26:12.980><c> king,</c>

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and<00:26:13.960><c> if</c><00:26:14.039><c> you</c><00:26:14.180><c> have</c><00:26:14.380><c> dealt</c><00:26:14.700><c> well</c><00:26:15.200><c> with</c><00:26:15.460><c> Jeroboel</c><00:26:16.279><c> and</c><00:26:16.599><c> his</c><00:26:16.839><c> house</c><00:26:17.140><c> and</c>

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delivered<00:26:25.279><c> you</c><00:26:25.500><c> from</c><00:26:25.680><c> the</c><00:26:25.839><c> hand</c><00:26:26.079><c> of</c><00:26:26.299><c> Midian,</c>

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and<00:26:27.759><c> you</c><00:26:27.940><c> have</c><00:26:28.279><c> risen</c><00:26:28.559><c> up</c><00:26:28.839><c> against</c><00:26:29.119><c> my</c><00:26:29.380><c> father's</c><00:26:29.759><c> house</c><00:26:30.019><c> this</c>

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day<00:26:30.799><c> and</c><00:26:31.200><c> have</c><00:26:31.500><c> killed</c><00:26:31.700><c> his</c><00:26:32.079><c> son,</c>

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seventy<00:26:32.799><c> men</c><00:26:33.319><c> on</c><00:26:33.680><c> one</c><00:26:34.039><c> stone,</c><00:26:35.200><c> and</c><00:26:35.500><c> have</c><00:26:35.660><c> made</c><00:26:35.880><c> a</c><00:26:36.180><c> Bimalek</c><00:26:37.039><c> the</c>

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son<00:26:37.740><c> of</c><00:26:38.000><c> his</c><00:26:38.240><c> female</c><00:26:38.759><c> servant,</c>

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king<00:26:40.460><c> over</c><00:26:40.859><c> the</c><00:26:41.099><c> leaders</c><00:26:41.380><c> of</c><00:26:41.640><c> Shechem,</c><00:26:42.519><c> because</c><00:26:42.920><c> he</c><00:26:43.240><c> is</c><00:26:43.420><c> your</c><00:26:43.740><c> relative,</c>

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if<00:26:45.720><c> you</c><00:26:46.039><c> then</c><00:26:47.200><c> have</c><00:26:47.599><c> acted</c><00:26:47.880><c> in</c><00:26:48.160><c> good</c><00:26:48.420><c> faith</c><00:26:48.740><c> and</c><00:26:49.119><c> integrity</c>

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with<00:26:50.319><c> Jeroboel</c><00:26:51.200><c> and</c><00:26:51.660><c> with</c><00:26:51.900><c> his</c><00:26:52.140><c> house</c><00:26:52.440><c> this</c><00:26:52.779><c> day,</c>

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then<00:26:54.240><c> rejoice</c><00:26:54.660><c> in</c><00:26:54.839><c> a</c><00:26:54.859><c> Bimalek</c><00:26:55.900><c> and</c><00:26:56.339><c> let</c><00:26:56.559><c> him</c><00:26:56.880><c> also</c><00:26:57.339><c> rejoice</c><00:26:57.839><c> in</c><00:26:58.079><c> you.</c>

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leaders<00:27:04.680><c> of</c><00:27:04.940><c> Shechem</c><00:27:05.460><c> and</c><00:27:06.039><c> Bethmelo,</c>

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and<00:27:07.299><c> let</c><00:27:07.500><c> fire</c><00:27:08.059><c> come</c><00:27:08.680><c> out</c><00:27:08.920><c> from</c><00:27:09.099><c> the</c><00:27:09.299><c> leaders</c><00:27:09.519><c> of</c><00:27:09.759><c> Shechem</c><00:27:10.200><c> and</c>

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from<00:27:10.839><c> Bethmelo</c><00:27:11.440><c> and</c><00:27:11.700><c> devour</c><00:27:12.180><c> a</c><00:27:12.400><c> Bimalek,</c>

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and<00:27:13.680><c> Jotham</c><00:27:13.920><c> ran</c><00:27:14.180><c> away</c><00:27:14.720><c> and</c><00:27:15.140><c> fled</c><00:27:15.380><c> and</c><00:27:15.539><c> went</c><00:27:15.799><c> to</c><00:27:16.119><c> Beer</c><00:27:16.359><c> and</c><00:27:16.779><c> lived</c><00:27:16.940><c> there</c><00:27:17.279><c> because</c><00:27:17.640><c> of</c>

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a<00:27:17.880><c> Bimalek,</c><00:27:18.420><c> his</c><00:27:18.500><c> brother.</c>

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Jotham,<00:27:21.799><c> whose</c><00:27:21.980><c> name</c><00:27:22.279><c> means</c><00:27:22.720><c> perfection,</c><00:27:24.240><c> or</c><00:27:24.319><c> Jehovah,</c><00:27:25.920><c> goes</c>

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to<00:27:26.559><c> the</c><00:27:26.640><c> top</c><00:27:26.880><c> of</c><00:27:27.119><c> Mount</c><00:27:27.400><c> Gerizim</c>

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and<00:27:28.319><c> speaks</c><00:27:28.660><c> a</c><00:27:28.980><c> parable,</c><00:27:30.880><c> then</c><00:27:31.240><c> places</c><00:27:31.599><c> a</c><00:27:31.940><c> curse</c><00:27:32.299><c> on</c><00:27:33.140><c> a</c><00:27:33.319><c> Bimalek</c><00:27:33.720><c> and</c>

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his<00:27:34.119><c> supporters.</c>

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As<00:27:37.599><c> we</c><00:27:37.900><c> read,</c><00:27:39.119><c> the</c><00:27:39.380><c> trees</c><00:27:39.779><c> represent</c><00:27:40.279><c> Israel</c><00:27:40.700><c> seeking</c><00:27:41.039><c> out</c><00:27:41.299><c> a</c>

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king,<00:27:41.960><c> someone</c><00:27:42.180><c> to</c><00:27:42.440><c> rule</c><00:27:42.640><c> over</c><00:27:42.920><c> them.</c>

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And<00:27:44.960><c> I</c><00:27:45.079><c> won't</c><00:27:45.220><c> be</c><00:27:45.420><c> going</c><00:27:46.019><c> too</c><00:27:47.019><c> deep</c><00:27:47.259><c> into</c><00:27:47.539><c> this</c><00:27:47.779><c> symbology,</c><00:27:48.640><c> but</c><00:27:49.259><c> what</c><00:27:49.599><c> we</c>

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can<00:27:49.960><c> take</c><00:27:50.200><c> away</c><00:27:50.500><c> from</c><00:27:50.680><c> them</c><00:27:50.960><c> today</c><00:27:51.400><c> is</c><00:27:51.700><c> that</c>

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their<00:27:52.180><c> representation</c><00:27:53.400><c> of</c><00:27:53.660><c> being</c><00:27:54.400><c> contented</c><00:27:55.539><c> with</c><00:27:55.700><c> what</c><00:27:55.960><c> has</c>

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been<00:27:56.440><c> given</c><00:27:56.640><c> to</c><00:27:56.839><c> him.</c>

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The<00:27:59.559><c> olive,</c><00:27:59.980><c> the</c><00:28:00.240><c> fig,</c><00:28:00.559><c> the</c><00:28:00.779><c> vine,</c><00:28:01.279><c> all</c><00:28:01.740><c> declined</c><00:28:02.440><c> the</c><00:28:03.279><c> offer</c>

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to<00:28:03.859><c> rule,</c><00:28:04.259><c> just</c><00:28:04.519><c> as</c><00:28:04.720><c> gifts</c><00:28:04.720><c> did.</c>

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Just<00:28:07.099><c> as</c><00:28:07.380><c> what</c><00:28:07.480><c> he</c><00:28:07.619><c> wanted</c><00:28:07.940><c> for</c><00:28:08.220><c> his</c><00:28:08.480><c> sons</c><00:28:08.900><c> to</c><00:28:10.000><c> decline,</c><00:28:10.579><c> he</c><00:28:10.700><c> didn't</c><00:28:10.900><c> want</c><00:28:11.220><c> them</c><00:28:11.619><c> to</c><00:28:11.920><c> rule.</c>

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And<00:28:13.839><c> each</c><00:28:14.099><c> are</c><00:28:14.339><c> contented</c><00:28:15.339><c> with</c><00:28:15.519><c> what</c><00:28:16.079><c> has</c><00:28:16.460><c> been</c><00:28:16.720><c> given</c><00:28:16.900><c> to</c>

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them<00:28:17.500><c> and</c><00:28:17.819><c> their</c><00:28:18.140><c> role.</c>

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They<00:28:19.559><c> are</c><00:28:19.700><c> not</c><00:28:19.960><c> seeking</c><00:28:20.519><c> anything</c><00:28:21.140><c> further</c><00:28:21.579><c> than</c><00:28:21.839><c> the</c><00:28:22.079><c> gifts</c>

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they<00:28:22.539><c> already</c><00:28:22.900><c> have,</c>

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which<00:28:24.460><c> in</c><00:28:24.660><c> itself</c><00:28:25.019><c> is</c><00:28:25.279><c> a</c><00:28:25.440><c> lesson</c><00:28:25.779><c> for</c><00:28:25.900><c> us</c><00:28:26.039><c> to</c><00:28:26.259><c> learn</c><00:28:26.500><c> too.</c>

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At<00:28:28.480><c> this</c><00:28:28.839><c> point</c><00:28:29.140><c> now,</c><00:28:29.759><c> both</c><00:28:30.059><c> Mount</c><00:28:30.420><c> Ebal</c><00:28:30.819><c> and</c><00:28:31.480><c> Mount</c><00:28:31.880><c> Gerizim</c>

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have<00:28:32.980><c> curses</c><00:28:33.619><c> placed</c><00:28:34.039><c> on</c><00:28:34.279><c> them,</c>

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whereas<00:28:35.720><c> before</c><00:28:36.220><c> Mount</c><00:28:36.460><c> Gerizim</c><00:28:36.819><c> had</c><00:28:37.019><c> a</c><00:28:37.200><c> blessing</c><00:28:37.579><c> which</c><00:28:37.799><c> was</c>

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given<00:28:38.200><c> to</c><00:28:38.400><c> the</c><00:28:38.519><c> children</c><00:28:38.799><c> of</c><00:28:38.900><c> Israel.</c>

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Each<00:28:41.259><c> shoulder</c><00:28:41.960><c> of</c><00:28:42.359><c> Shachem</c><00:28:42.779><c> now</c><00:28:43.500><c> is</c><00:28:43.960><c> burdening</c><00:28:44.460><c> the</c><00:28:44.700><c> weight</c>

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of<00:28:45.880><c> these</c><00:28:46.160><c> curses.</c>

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So<00:28:56.460><c> a</c><00:28:56.579><c> Bimalek's</c><00:28:57.119><c> fall</c><00:28:57.279><c> can</c><00:28:57.599><c> be</c><00:28:57.859><c> broken</c><00:28:58.180><c> down</c><00:28:58.700><c> into</c><00:28:59.059><c> five</c><00:28:59.460><c> sections</c><00:28:59.940><c> in</c>

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Judges<00:29:00.559><c> chapter</c><00:29:00.880><c> 9.</c>

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God<00:29:03.799><c> sends</c><00:29:04.099><c> an</c><00:29:04.339><c> evil</c><00:29:04.519><c> spirit</c><00:29:04.799><c> between</c><00:29:05.160><c> a</c><00:29:05.259><c> Bimalek</c><00:29:05.619><c> and</c><00:29:05.859><c> the</c><00:29:06.000><c> leaders</c><00:29:06.220><c> of</c><00:29:06.480><c> Shachem.</c>

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We<00:29:09.839><c> have</c><00:29:09.960><c> the</c><00:29:10.180><c> introduction</c><00:29:10.640><c> of</c><00:29:10.940><c> Gael</c><00:29:11.299><c> of</c><00:29:11.619><c> Ebed,</c>

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a<00:29:14.480><c> Bimalek's</c><00:29:14.980><c> retaliation</c><00:29:15.660><c> of</c><00:29:15.920><c> Gael,</c>

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a<00:29:19.279><c> Bimalek's</c><00:29:19.980><c> going</c><00:29:21.220><c> and</c><00:29:21.539><c> slaughters</c><00:29:21.819><c> Shachem,</c>

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and<00:29:25.960><c> then,</c><00:29:26.720><c> Phoebes</c><00:29:27.039><c> is</c><00:29:27.380><c> besieged</c><00:29:28.359><c> in</c><00:29:28.900><c> a</c><00:29:29.039><c> Bimalek's</c><00:29:29.680><c> ultimate</c><00:29:30.019><c> death.</c>

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And<00:29:37.160><c> we</c><00:29:37.319><c> read</c><00:29:37.500><c> here,</c><00:29:38.200><c> a</c><00:29:38.240><c> Bimalek</c><00:29:38.619><c> ruled</c><00:29:38.920><c> over</c><00:29:39.259><c> Israel</c><00:29:39.599><c> for</c>

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three<00:29:40.160><c> years.</c>

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Now,<00:29:43.660><c> his</c><00:29:43.980><c> reign</c><00:29:44.180><c> was</c><00:29:44.519><c> short,</c><00:29:45.500><c> but</c><00:29:45.720><c> a</c><00:29:45.980><c> legitimate</c><00:29:46.319><c> reign</c><00:29:46.759><c> of</c>

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three<00:29:47.380><c> years</c><00:29:47.660><c> over</c><00:29:47.920><c> Israel.</c>

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And<00:29:50.339><c> God</c><00:29:50.619><c> sent</c><00:29:50.920><c> an</c><00:29:51.220><c> evil</c><00:29:51.500><c> spirit</c><00:29:51.759><c> between</c><00:29:52.140><c> a</c><00:29:52.279><c> Bimalek</c><00:29:52.599><c> and</c><00:29:52.759><c> the</c>

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leaders<00:29:53.099><c> of</c><00:29:53.339><c> Shachem,</c>

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and<00:29:53.819><c> the</c><00:29:54.019><c> leaders</c><00:29:54.220><c> of</c><00:29:54.420><c> Shachem</c><00:29:54.779><c> dealt</c><00:29:55.119><c> treacherously</c><00:29:55.859><c> with</c><00:29:56.099><c> a</c><00:29:56.240><c> Bimalek,</c>

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that<00:29:57.839><c> the</c><00:29:58.039><c> violence</c><00:29:58.380><c> done</c><00:29:58.700><c> to</c><00:29:58.880><c> the</c><00:29:59.079><c> seventy</c><00:29:59.319><c> sons</c><00:29:59.619><c> of</c><00:29:59.859><c> Jeroboel</c><00:30:00.259><c> might</c><00:30:00.640><c> come,</c>

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and<00:30:01.420><c> the</c><00:30:01.420><c> evil</c><00:30:01.420><c> spirit</c><00:30:01.420><c> of</c><00:30:01.420><c> Jeroboel</c><00:30:01.420><c> might</c><00:30:01.420><c> come,</c>

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and<00:30:01.740><c> their</c><00:30:01.940><c> blood</c><00:30:02.220><c> be</c><00:30:02.500><c> laid</c><00:30:02.640><c> on</c><00:30:02.880><c> a</c><00:30:02.880><c> Bimalek,</c><00:30:03.339><c> their</c><00:30:03.460><c> brother</c>

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who<00:30:03.940><c> killed</c><00:30:04.160><c> them,</c>

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and<00:30:05.240><c> on</c><00:30:05.359><c> the</c><00:30:05.539><c> men</c><00:30:05.680><c> of</c><00:30:05.920><c> Shachem,</c><00:30:06.319><c> who</c><00:30:06.519><c> strengthened</c><00:30:06.880><c> his</c><00:30:07.180><c> hands</c>

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to<00:30:07.599><c> kill</c><00:30:07.799><c> his</c><00:30:08.000><c> brothers,</c>

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and<00:30:09.259><c> the</c><00:30:09.440><c> leaders</c><00:30:09.759><c> of</c><00:30:09.960><c> Shachem</c><00:30:10.380><c> put</c><00:30:10.619><c> men</c><00:30:10.920><c> in</c><00:30:11.160><c> ambush</c><00:30:11.359><c> against</c>

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him<00:30:12.119><c> on</c><00:30:12.319><c> the</c><00:30:12.539><c> mountaintops,</c>

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and<00:30:13.900><c> they</c><00:30:14.220><c> robbed</c><00:30:14.420><c> all</c><00:30:14.700><c> who</c><00:30:14.900><c> passed</c><00:30:15.240><c> by</c><00:30:15.559><c> along</c><00:30:15.819><c> them</c><00:30:16.079><c> that</c><00:30:16.380><c> way.</c>

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So<00:30:19.160><c> we</c><00:30:19.380><c> see</c><00:30:19.579><c> the</c><00:30:19.779><c> beginning</c><00:30:20.160><c> of</c><00:30:20.559><c> a</c><00:30:20.680><c> Bimalek's</c><00:30:21.460><c> end,</c>

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as<00:30:22.119><c> God</c><00:30:22.460><c> begins</c><00:30:22.920><c> to</c><00:30:23.200><c> fulfill</c><00:30:23.420><c> the</c><00:30:23.740><c> curse</c><00:30:24.180><c> that</c><00:30:24.740><c> Jotham</c><00:30:25.140><c> had</c><00:30:25.480><c> placed</c><00:30:25.759><c> on</c>

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a<00:30:26.119><c> Bimalek</c><00:30:26.500><c> and</c><00:30:26.640><c> his</c><00:30:26.839><c> followers.</c>

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When<00:30:32.480><c> looking</c><00:30:32.859><c> in</c><00:30:33.099><c> the</c><00:30:33.339><c> strongest</c><00:30:33.619><c> concordance</c><00:30:34.259><c> for</c><00:30:34.640><c> ruled</c>

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over<00:30:35.299><c> or</c><00:30:35.539><c> reigned</c><00:30:35.859><c> over,</c>

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that<00:30:37.039><c> same</c><00:30:37.319><c> word</c><00:30:37.539><c> is</c><00:30:37.839><c> used</c><00:30:38.079><c> in</c><00:30:38.619><c> Hosea</c><00:30:39.519><c> chapter</c><00:30:40.079><c> 8.</c>

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And<00:30:42.480><c> it</c><00:30:43.039><c> means</c><00:30:43.299><c> to</c><00:30:43.619><c> rule,</c><00:30:44.339><c> to</c><00:30:44.339><c> make</c><00:30:44.500><c> princes,</c><00:30:45.539><c> and</c><00:30:45.740><c> have</c><00:30:45.920><c> power</c>

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and<00:30:46.660><c> reign.</c>

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And<00:30:48.299><c> we</c><00:30:48.480><c> read</c><00:30:48.660><c> this,</c><00:30:49.859><c> they</c><00:30:50.019><c> have</c><00:30:50.240><c> set</c><00:30:50.440><c> up</c><00:30:50.700><c> kings,</c><00:30:52.440><c> but</c><00:30:52.660><c> not</c><00:30:53.039><c> by</c><00:30:53.420><c> me.</c>

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They<00:30:55.319><c> have</c><00:30:55.440><c> made</c><00:30:55.640><c> princes,</c><00:30:56.259><c> and</c><00:30:57.259><c> I</c><00:30:57.440><c> knew</c><00:30:57.579><c> it</c><00:30:57.880><c> not.</c>

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They<00:31:02.660><c> looked</c><00:31:03.220><c> to</c><00:31:03.900><c> seek</c><00:31:04.200><c> out</c><00:31:04.960><c> something</c><00:31:05.279><c> for</c><00:31:05.519><c> themselves.</c>

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The<00:31:08.000><c> children</c><00:31:08.240><c> of</c><00:31:08.619><c> Israel,</c><00:31:09.400><c> the</c><00:31:09.559><c> children</c><00:31:09.839><c> of</c><00:31:10.079><c> Shachem,</c><00:31:11.019><c> they</c>

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wanted<00:31:12.039><c> that</c><00:31:12.940><c> ruler,</c>

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they<00:31:13.619><c> wanted</c><00:31:13.880><c> to</c><00:31:14.140><c> be</c><00:31:14.240><c> like</c><00:31:14.460><c> the</c><00:31:14.740><c> other</c><00:31:14.940><c> nations,</c><00:31:15.380><c> but</c><00:31:15.559><c> they</c><00:31:16.019><c> approached</c><00:31:16.480><c> it</c>

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the<00:31:17.319><c> wrong</c><00:31:17.700><c> way.</c>

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God<00:31:20.299><c> knew</c><00:31:20.480><c> it</c><00:31:20.759><c> not.</c>

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x
Yet<00:31:22.799><c> they</c><00:31:22.960><c> were</c><00:31:23.220><c> trying</c><00:31:23.480><c> to</c><00:31:23.720><c> set</c><00:31:23.819><c> up</c><00:31:23.940><c> that</c><00:31:24.259><c> king</c><00:31:24.420><c> and</c><00:31:24.680><c> that</c><00:31:24.940><c> ruler,</c>

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constantly<00:31:28.339><c> falling</c><00:31:28.859><c> short</c><00:31:30.119><c> of</c><00:31:30.720><c> following</c><00:31:31.220><c> the</c><00:31:32.160><c> path</c><00:31:32.400><c> that</c>

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Yahweh<00:31:32.880><c> wants</c><00:31:33.200><c> for</c><00:31:33.460><c> them.</c>

00:31:36.900 --> 00:31:39.799
x
And<00:31:37.420><c> now</c><00:31:37.619><c> we</c><00:31:37.880><c> read</c><00:31:38.119><c> here</c><00:31:38.480><c> in</c><00:31:38.640><c> Judges</c><00:31:38.920><c> 9,</c><00:31:39.299><c> the</c><00:31:39.380><c> beginning</c><00:31:39.599><c> of</c>

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another<00:31:40.079><c> coup.</c>

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And<00:31:41.759><c> Gael</c><00:31:41.940><c> the</c><00:31:42.039><c> son</c><00:31:42.279><c> of</c><00:31:42.480><c> Ebed</c><00:31:42.700><c> moved</c><00:31:43.079><c> into</c><00:31:43.380><c> Shachem</c><00:31:43.859><c> with</c><00:31:44.140><c> his</c><00:31:44.319><c> relatives,</c>

00:31:45.380 --> 00:31:47.920
x
and<00:31:45.519><c> the</c><00:31:45.660><c> leaders</c><00:31:45.880><c> of</c><00:31:46.039><c> Shachem</c><00:31:46.440><c> put</c><00:31:46.700><c> confidence</c><00:31:47.240><c> in</c><00:31:47.440><c> him.</c>

00:31:48.160 --> 00:31:50.420
x
And<00:31:48.519><c> they</c><00:31:48.700><c> went</c><00:31:48.900><c> out</c><00:31:49.160><c> into</c><00:31:49.299><c> the</c><00:31:49.480><c> field</c><00:31:49.660><c> and</c><00:31:49.880><c> gathered</c><00:31:50.160><c> the</c>

00:31:50.420 --> 00:31:51.480
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grapes<00:31:50.619><c> from</c><00:31:50.819><c> their</c><00:31:51.099><c> vineyards,</c>

00:31:51.700 --> 00:31:54.599
x
and<00:31:51.859><c> trod</c><00:31:52.079><c> them</c><00:31:52.740><c> and</c><00:31:53.259><c> held</c><00:31:53.440><c> a</c><00:31:53.640><c> festival.</c>

00:31:54.740 --> 00:31:57.579
x
And<00:31:55.039><c> they</c><00:31:55.220><c> went</c><00:31:55.339><c> into</c><00:31:55.579><c> the</c><00:31:55.720><c> house</c><00:31:55.980><c> of</c><00:31:56.140><c> their</c><00:31:56.339><c> god</c><00:31:56.700><c> and</c><00:31:57.220><c> ate</c><00:31:57.400><c> and</c>

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drank<00:31:57.799><c> and</c><00:31:57.960><c> reviled</c><00:31:58.359><c> a</c><00:31:58.539><c> bimlech.</c>

00:31:59.279 --> 00:32:01.000
x
And<00:31:59.579><c> Gael</c><00:31:59.880><c> the</c><00:31:59.980><c> son</c><00:32:00.220><c> of</c><00:32:00.339><c> Ebed</c><00:32:00.599><c> said,</c>

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x
Who<00:32:01.519><c> was</c><00:32:01.720><c> a</c><00:32:01.880><c> bimlech?</c><00:32:02.880><c> And</c><00:32:03.119><c> who</c><00:32:03.299><c> are</c><00:32:03.460><c> we</c><00:32:03.720><c> of</c><00:32:03.980><c> Shachem</c><00:32:04.339><c> that</c><00:32:04.519><c> we</c>

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should<00:32:05.000><c> serve</c><00:32:05.359><c> him?</c>

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Is<00:32:06.839><c> he</c><00:32:07.019><c> not</c><00:32:07.240><c> the</c><00:32:07.299><c> son</c><00:32:07.579><c> of</c><00:32:07.759><c> Jeroboel,</c><00:32:08.859><c> and</c><00:32:09.059><c> is</c><00:32:09.240><c> not</c><00:32:09.579><c> Zebel</c><00:32:09.960><c> his</c><00:32:10.259><c> officer?</c>

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x
Serve<00:32:12.019><c> the</c><00:32:12.140><c> men</c><00:32:12.339><c> of</c><00:32:12.599><c> Habor,</c><00:32:13.180><c> the</c><00:32:13.319><c> father</c><00:32:13.640><c> of</c><00:32:13.740><c> Shachem,</c><00:32:14.400><c> but</c><00:32:14.660><c> why</c><00:32:14.960><c> should</c><00:32:15.140><c> we</c>

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serve<00:32:15.680><c> him?</c>

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x
With<00:32:17.519><c> that,</c><00:32:18.359><c> this</c><00:32:18.500><c> people</c><00:32:18.940><c> were</c><00:32:19.299><c> under</c><00:32:20.000><c> my</c><00:32:20.460><c> hand.</c>

00:32:21.539 --> 00:32:23.740
x
Then<00:32:21.940><c> I</c><00:32:22.339><c> would</c><00:32:22.539><c> remove</c><00:32:22.920><c> a</c><00:32:23.140><c> bimlech.</c>

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I<00:32:24.420><c> would</c><00:32:24.660><c> say</c><00:32:24.859><c> to</c><00:32:25.059><c> the</c><00:32:25.180><c> bimlech,</c><00:32:25.740><c> increase</c><00:32:26.039><c> your</c><00:32:26.359><c> armory</c><00:32:26.740><c> and</c>

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come<00:32:27.319><c> out.</c>

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When<00:32:32.859><c> Zebel,</c><00:32:33.460><c> the</c><00:32:33.599><c> ruler</c><00:32:33.900><c> of</c><00:32:34.119><c> the</c><00:32:34.279><c> city,</c><00:32:34.579><c> heard</c><00:32:34.940><c> the</c><00:32:35.119><c> words</c><00:32:35.400><c> of</c>

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Gael<00:32:35.819><c> the</c><00:32:35.940><c> son</c><00:32:36.079><c> of</c><00:32:36.259><c> Ebed,</c>

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his<00:32:37.579><c> anger</c><00:32:37.940><c> was</c><00:32:38.299><c> kindled,</c><00:32:39.039><c> and</c><00:32:39.180><c> he</c><00:32:39.319><c> sent</c><00:32:39.480><c> messengers</c><00:32:40.099><c> to</c><00:32:40.339><c> the</c><00:32:40.460><c> bimlech,</c>

00:32:40.920 --> 00:32:43.779
x
secretly<00:32:41.220><c> saying,</c><00:32:41.579><c> Behold,</c><00:32:41.980><c> Gael</c><00:32:42.299><c> the</c><00:32:42.400><c> son</c><00:32:42.559><c> of</c><00:32:42.640><c> Ebed</c><00:32:43.099><c> and</c><00:32:43.599><c> his</c>

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relatives<00:32:44.119><c> have</c><00:32:44.400><c> come</c><00:32:44.619><c> to</c><00:32:44.799><c> Shachem,</c>

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and<00:32:45.700><c> they</c><00:32:45.819><c> are</c><00:32:46.059><c> stirring</c><00:32:46.339><c> up</c><00:32:46.559><c> the</c><00:32:46.720><c> city</c><00:32:46.920><c> against</c><00:32:47.259><c> you.</c>

00:32:47.539 --> 00:32:49.579
x
Now,<00:32:47.660><c> therefore,</c><00:32:48.220><c> go</c><00:32:48.519><c> by</c><00:32:48.799><c> night.</c>

00:32:49.740 --> 00:32:51.960
x
You<00:32:50.220><c> and</c><00:32:50.519><c> the</c><00:32:50.640><c> people</c><00:32:50.920><c> who</c><00:32:51.059><c> are</c><00:32:51.200><c> with</c><00:32:51.440><c> you.</c>

00:32:51.960 --> 00:32:54.019
x
And<00:32:52.359><c> set</c><00:32:52.460><c> an</c><00:32:52.779><c> ambush</c><00:32:53.099><c> in</c><00:32:53.299><c> the</c><00:32:53.440><c> field.</c>

00:32:54.359 --> 00:32:57.220
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Then<00:32:54.440><c> in</c><00:32:54.579><c> the</c><00:32:54.700><c> morning,</c><00:32:55.500><c> as</c><00:32:55.660><c> soon</c><00:32:55.880><c> as</c><00:32:56.099><c> the</c><00:32:56.240><c> sun</c><00:32:56.519><c> is</c><00:32:56.880><c> up,</c>

00:32:57.420 --> 00:33:00.859
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rise<00:32:57.799><c> early</c><00:32:58.299><c> and</c><00:32:58.819><c> rush</c><00:32:59.119><c> upon</c><00:32:59.539><c> the</c><00:32:59.819><c> city.</c>

00:33:01.579 --> 00:33:05.140
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When<00:33:01.839><c> he</c><00:33:02.359><c> and</c><00:33:02.519><c> the</c><00:33:02.759><c> people</c><00:33:03.240><c> who</c><00:33:03.440><c> are</c><00:33:03.539><c> with</c><00:33:03.819><c> them</c><00:33:04.519><c> come</c><00:33:04.920><c> out</c>

00:33:05.140 --> 00:33:05.920
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against<00:33:05.420><c> you,</c>

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you<00:33:06.420><c> may</c><00:33:06.619><c> do</c><00:33:06.819><c> to</c><00:33:06.980><c> them</c><00:33:07.519><c> as</c><00:33:07.980><c> your</c><00:33:08.279><c> hand</c><00:33:09.019><c> finds</c><00:33:09.420><c> to</c><00:33:09.660><c> do.</c>

00:33:12.380 --> 00:33:14.860
x
So<00:33:12.700><c> bimlech,</c><00:33:13.039><c> with</c><00:33:13.240><c> the</c><00:33:13.380><c> help</c><00:33:13.559><c> of</c><00:33:13.759><c> his</c><00:33:13.940><c> officer,</c>

00:33:15.780 --> 00:33:18.740
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Zebel's<00:33:16.380><c> intel</c><00:33:16.619><c> plots</c><00:33:16.980><c> a</c><00:33:17.279><c> plan</c><00:33:17.440><c> of</c><00:33:17.700><c> attack</c><00:33:17.980><c> against</c><00:33:18.420><c> Gael,</c>

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eventually<00:33:19.259><c> winning</c><00:33:19.539><c> the</c><00:33:19.799><c> battle</c><00:33:20.099><c> and</c><00:33:20.380><c> banishing</c><00:33:20.799><c> Gael</c><00:33:21.079><c> and</c>

00:33:21.220 --> 00:33:23.240
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his<00:33:21.359><c> family</c><00:33:21.799><c> out</c><00:33:22.039><c> of</c><00:33:22.220><c> Shachem.</c>

00:33:25.759 --> 00:33:34.579
x
And<00:33:26.000><c> we</c><00:33:26.119><c> read</c><00:33:26.539><c> that</c><00:33:28.240><c> as</c><00:33:30.099><c> a</c><00:33:30.220><c> bimlech</c><00:33:30.619><c> and</c><00:33:30.799><c> all</c><00:33:31.019><c> the</c><00:33:31.240><c> men</c><00:33:31.640><c> were</c><00:33:31.920><c> with</c><00:33:32.119><c> him,</c><00:33:32.299><c> they</c><00:33:32.420><c> rose</c><00:33:33.099><c> by</c><00:33:33.539><c> night,</c>

00:33:34.880 --> 00:33:37.339
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and<00:33:34.960><c> set</c><00:33:35.059><c> an</c><00:33:35.319><c> ambush</c><00:33:35.619><c> against</c><00:33:36.000><c> Shachem</c><00:33:36.400><c> and</c><00:33:36.599><c> four</c><00:33:36.759><c> companies.</c>

00:33:37.660 --> 00:33:41.720
x
And<00:33:37.900><c> Gael</c><00:33:38.099><c> the</c><00:33:38.220><c> son</c><00:33:38.299><c> of</c><00:33:38.519><c> Ebed</c><00:33:39.000><c> went</c><00:33:39.480><c> out</c><00:33:39.819><c> and</c><00:33:40.119><c> stood</c><00:33:40.279><c> in</c><00:33:40.480><c> the</c><00:33:40.700><c> entrance</c><00:33:41.140><c> of</c>

00:33:41.720 --> 00:33:42.579
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the<00:33:41.920><c> gate</c><00:33:42.059><c> of</c><00:33:42.240><c> the</c><00:33:42.359><c> city,</c>

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and<00:33:42.839><c> a</c><00:33:42.920><c> bimlech</c><00:33:43.259><c> and</c><00:33:43.359><c> the</c><00:33:43.539><c> people</c><00:33:44.200><c> who</c><00:33:44.539><c> were</c><00:33:44.660><c> with</c><00:33:44.900><c> him</c><00:33:45.319><c> rose</c>

00:33:45.940 --> 00:33:48.000
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from<00:33:46.900><c> the</c><00:33:47.180><c> ambush.</c>

00:33:48.100 --> 00:33:51.640
x
And<00:33:48.420><c> when</c><00:33:48.660><c> Gael</c><00:33:48.859><c> saw</c><00:33:49.180><c> the</c><00:33:49.400><c> people,</c><00:33:50.279><c> he</c><00:33:50.319><c> said</c><00:33:50.619><c> to</c><00:33:50.839><c> Zebel,</c>

00:33:51.759 --> 00:33:55.480
x
Look,<00:33:52.339><c> people</c><00:33:52.599><c> are</c><00:33:52.819><c> coming</c><00:33:53.059><c> down</c><00:33:53.680><c> from</c><00:33:54.019><c> the</c><00:33:54.279><c> mountaintops.</c>

00:33:55.599 --> 00:33:57.299
x
And<00:33:55.859><c> Zebel</c><00:33:56.119><c> said</c><00:33:56.359><c> to</c><00:33:56.460><c> them,</c>

00:33:57.539 --> 00:34:00.339
x
You<00:33:57.539><c> mistake</c><00:33:58.140><c> the</c><00:33:58.720><c> shadow</c><00:33:59.039><c> of</c><00:33:59.220><c> the</c><00:33:59.359><c> mountains</c><00:33:59.740><c> for</c><00:34:00.019><c> men.</c>

00:34:00.839 --> 00:34:02.700
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Gael<00:34:01.099><c> spoke</c><00:34:01.400><c> again</c><00:34:01.880><c> and</c><00:34:02.380><c> said,</c>

00:34:03.099 --> 00:34:06.819
x
Look,<00:34:03.819><c> people</c><00:34:04.059><c> are</c><00:34:04.299><c> coming</c><00:34:04.500><c> down</c><00:34:04.819><c> from</c><00:34:05.039><c> the</c><00:34:05.220><c> center</c><00:34:05.539><c> of</c><00:34:05.799><c> the</c><00:34:06.000><c> land,</c>

00:34:06.960 --> 00:34:11.039
x
and<00:34:07.259><c> one</c><00:34:07.640><c> company</c><00:34:08.199><c> is</c><00:34:08.800><c> coming</c><00:34:09.000><c> from</c><00:34:09.260><c> the</c><00:34:09.500><c> direction</c><00:34:10.099><c> of</c><00:34:10.800><c> the</c>

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x
Diviner's<00:34:11.539><c> Oak.</c>

00:34:14.900 --> 00:34:16.760
x
Then<00:34:15.159><c> Zebel</c><00:34:15.519><c> said</c><00:34:15.780><c> to</c><00:34:15.880><c> him,</c>

00:34:16.980 --> 00:34:19.100
x
Where<00:34:17.320><c> is</c><00:34:17.679><c> your</c><00:34:17.860><c> mouth</c><00:34:18.320><c> now?</c>

00:34:19.619 --> 00:34:24.300
x
You<00:34:19.940><c> who</c><00:34:20.219><c> said,</c><00:34:20.840><c> who</c><00:34:20.840><c> is</c><00:34:21.139><c> a</c><00:34:21.219><c> bimlech,</c><00:34:22.179><c> that</c><00:34:22.420><c> we</c><00:34:22.639><c> should</c><00:34:22.860><c> serve</c><00:34:23.219><c> him?</c>

00:34:24.659 --> 00:34:27.239
x
Are<00:34:24.800><c> not</c><00:34:25.039><c> these</c><00:34:25.280><c> the</c><00:34:25.500><c> people</c><00:34:25.840><c> whom</c><00:34:26.059><c> you</c><00:34:26.300><c> despise?</c>

00:34:27.679 --> 00:34:30.519
x
Go<00:34:27.840><c> out</c><00:34:28.079><c> now</c><00:34:28.579><c> and</c><00:34:29.159><c> fight</c><00:34:29.420><c> with</c><00:34:29.699><c> them.</c>

00:34:30.659 --> 00:34:34.460
x
And<00:34:30.960><c> Gael</c><00:34:31.199><c> went</c><00:34:31.519><c> out</c><00:34:32.139><c> at</c><00:34:32.739><c> the</c><00:34:32.940><c> head</c><00:34:33.199><c> of</c><00:34:33.440><c> the</c><00:34:33.539><c> leaders</c><00:34:33.760><c> of</c><00:34:33.980><c> Shachem</c><00:34:34.320><c> and</c>

00:34:34.460 --> 00:34:35.360
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fought<00:34:34.719><c> with</c><00:34:34.960><c> the</c><00:34:35.039><c> bimlech,</c>

00:34:35.440 --> 00:34:38.860
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and<00:34:35.539><c> a</c><00:34:35.639><c> bimlech</c><00:34:35.960><c> chased</c><00:34:36.320><c> him</c><00:34:36.739><c> and</c><00:34:37.199><c> he</c><00:34:37.460><c> fled</c><00:34:37.599><c> before</c><00:34:38.079><c> him,</c>

00:34:38.940 --> 00:34:42.639
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and<00:34:39.260><c> many</c><00:34:39.539><c> fell</c><00:34:39.920><c> wounded</c><00:34:40.519><c> up</c><00:34:41.019><c> to</c><00:34:41.179><c> the</c><00:34:41.340><c> entrance</c><00:34:41.500><c> of</c><00:34:41.719><c> the</c><00:34:41.880><c> gate.</c>

00:34:43.019 --> 00:34:45.500
x
And<00:34:43.360><c> a</c><00:34:43.500><c> bimlech</c><00:34:43.860><c> lived</c><00:34:44.420><c> in</c><00:34:45.019><c> Arama,</c>

00:34:45.719 --> 00:34:51.719
x
and<00:34:46.000><c> Zebel</c><00:34:46.380><c> drove</c><00:34:46.719><c> out</c><00:34:47.099><c> Gael</c><00:34:47.420><c> and</c><00:34:47.760><c> his</c><00:34:48.019><c> relatives</c><00:34:48.599><c> so</c><00:34:49.380><c> that</c><00:34:49.500><c> they</c><00:34:49.599><c> could</c><00:34:49.900><c> not</c><00:34:50.260><c> dwell</c><00:34:50.519><c> in</c><00:34:50.780><c> Shachem.</c>

00:34:54.139 --> 00:34:59.860
x
Now<00:34:54.639><c> if</c><00:34:54.780><c> we</c><00:34:54.920><c> look</c><00:34:55.199><c> here,</c><00:34:56.519><c> we</c><00:34:56.739><c> have</c><00:34:57.179><c> a</c><00:34:57.380><c> bimlech</c><00:34:57.860><c> with</c><00:34:58.139><c> Zebel</c><00:34:58.980><c> working</c><00:34:59.559><c> to</c>

00:34:59.860 --> 00:35:00.760
x
fight<00:35:00.019><c> against</c><00:35:00.300><c> Gael</c>

00:35:00.760 --> 00:35:05.400
x
and<00:35:00.940><c> eventually</c><00:35:01.300><c> winning</c><00:35:01.500><c> the</c><00:35:01.760><c> battle,</c><00:35:02.480><c> and</c><00:35:02.579><c> they</c><00:35:02.780><c> banish</c><00:35:03.019><c> Gael</c><00:35:03.280><c> and</c><00:35:03.440><c> his</c><00:35:03.539><c> family</c><00:35:03.840><c> out</c><00:35:04.099><c> of</c><00:35:04.280><c> Shachem.</c>

00:35:05.880 --> 00:35:10.300
x
But<00:35:06.360><c> we</c><00:35:06.940><c> see</c><00:35:07.199><c> here,</c><00:35:08.480><c> they</c><00:35:08.719><c> were</c><00:35:08.719><c> coming</c><00:35:08.920><c> from</c><00:35:09.139><c> the</c><00:35:09.360><c> Diviner's</c><00:35:09.900><c> Oak,</c>

00:35:10.300 --> 00:35:13.500
x
or<00:35:10.639><c> the</c><00:35:10.820><c> Oak</c><00:35:11.000><c> of</c><00:35:11.239><c> Moray,</c><00:35:11.980><c> or</c><00:35:12.119><c> the</c><00:35:12.400><c> Terebinth</c><00:35:12.920><c> Tree.</c>

00:35:14.000 --> 00:35:18.579
x
Again,<00:35:14.539><c> we</c><00:35:14.579><c> see</c><00:35:14.880><c> this</c><00:35:15.219><c> wonderful</c><00:35:15.739><c> location</c><00:35:16.539><c> that</c><00:35:17.480><c> is</c><00:35:17.860><c> again</c>

00:35:18.579 --> 00:35:20.699
x
defiled<00:35:19.440><c> by</c><00:35:19.940><c> this</c><00:35:20.400><c> coup,</c>

00:35:21.119 --> 00:35:27.340
x
by<00:35:21.300><c> this</c><00:35:21.679><c> plot,</c><00:35:22.159><c> by</c><00:35:22.380><c> this</c><00:35:22.800><c> constant</c><00:35:23.920><c> yearning</c><00:35:24.940><c> for</c><00:35:26.599><c> man</c><00:35:26.920><c> to</c><00:35:27.119><c> be</c>

00:35:27.340 --> 00:35:28.610
x
on<00:35:27.760><c> top.</c>

00:35:34.539 --> 00:35:38.079
x
Now<00:35:35.239><c> the</c><00:35:35.380><c> following</c><00:35:35.739><c> day,</c><00:35:36.400><c> the</c><00:35:36.599><c> people</c><00:35:36.800><c> went</c><00:35:37.019><c> out</c><00:35:37.300><c> into</c><00:35:37.480><c> the</c><00:35:37.699><c> field,</c>

00:35:38.079 --> 00:35:41.619
x
and<00:35:38.719><c> a</c><00:35:38.860><c> bimlech</c><00:35:39.159><c> was</c><00:35:39.400><c> told</c><00:35:39.820><c> he</c><00:35:40.380><c> took</c><00:35:40.599><c> his</c><00:35:40.880><c> people</c><00:35:41.119><c> and</c><00:35:41.360><c> divided</c>

00:35:41.619 --> 00:35:43.059
x
them<00:35:42.059><c> into</c><00:35:42.320><c> three</c><00:35:42.619><c> companies,</c>

00:35:43.340 --> 00:35:45.179
x
and<00:35:43.340><c> set</c><00:35:43.440><c> an</c><00:35:43.679><c> ambush</c><00:35:43.920><c> in</c><00:35:44.139><c> the</c><00:35:44.260><c> fields.</c>

00:35:45.619 --> 00:35:48.059
x
And<00:35:45.820><c> he</c><00:35:45.980><c> looked</c><00:35:46.179><c> and</c><00:35:46.400><c> saw</c><00:35:46.579><c> the</c><00:35:46.800><c> people</c><00:35:46.960><c> coming</c><00:35:47.260><c> out</c><00:35:47.500><c> of</c><00:35:47.639><c> the</c><00:35:47.820><c> city,</c>

00:35:48.280 --> 00:35:50.199
x
so<00:35:48.440><c> he</c><00:35:48.599><c> rose</c><00:35:48.860><c> against</c><00:35:49.159><c> them</c><00:35:49.340><c> and</c><00:35:49.440><c> killed</c><00:35:49.659><c> them.</c>

00:35:50.500 --> 00:35:53.119
x
A<00:35:50.639><c> bimlech</c><00:35:51.079><c> and</c><00:35:51.239><c> the</c><00:35:51.519><c> company</c><00:35:51.940><c> that</c><00:35:52.199><c> was</c><00:35:52.400><c> with</c><00:35:52.619><c> him</c>

00:35:53.119 --> 00:35:55.400
x
rushed<00:35:53.559><c> forward</c><00:35:53.960><c> and</c><00:35:54.260><c> stood</c><00:35:54.420><c> at</c><00:35:54.579><c> the</c><00:35:54.760><c> entrance</c><00:35:54.980><c> of</c><00:35:55.179><c> the</c><00:35:55.300><c> gate</c>

00:35:55.400 --> 00:35:56.519
x
of<00:35:55.559><c> the</c><00:35:55.679><c> city,</c>

00:35:56.559 --> 00:35:59.460
x
while<00:35:56.760><c> the</c><00:35:57.059><c> two</c><00:35:57.320><c> companies</c><00:35:57.699><c> rushed</c><00:35:58.039><c> upon</c><00:35:58.420><c> all</c><00:35:58.940><c> who</c><00:35:59.139><c> were</c><00:35:59.340><c> in</c>

00:35:59.460 --> 00:36:01.699
x
the<00:35:59.639><c> field</c><00:35:59.820><c> and</c><00:36:00.119><c> had</c><00:36:00.420><c> them</c><00:36:00.760><c> killed.</c>

00:36:02.099 --> 00:36:05.400
x
And<00:36:02.280><c> a</c><00:36:02.380><c> bimlech</c><00:36:02.679><c> fought</c><00:36:02.940><c> against</c><00:36:03.199><c> the</c><00:36:03.460><c> city</c><00:36:03.739><c> all</c><00:36:04.199><c> that</c><00:36:04.500><c> day.</c>

00:36:05.460 --> 00:36:08.800
x
He<00:36:05.739><c> captured</c><00:36:06.260><c> the</c><00:36:06.420><c> city</c><00:36:06.880><c> and</c><00:36:07.679><c> killed</c><00:36:07.980><c> the</c><00:36:08.159><c> people</c><00:36:08.480><c> who</c><00:36:08.619><c> were</c>

00:36:08.800 --> 00:36:09.420
x
in<00:36:08.920><c> it,</c>

00:36:09.599 --> 00:36:12.119
x
and<00:36:09.739><c> he</c><00:36:10.059><c> razed</c><00:36:10.420><c> the</c><00:36:10.639><c> city</c><00:36:10.900><c> and</c><00:36:11.199><c> sewed</c><00:36:11.360><c> it</c><00:36:11.500><c> with</c><00:36:11.679><c> salt.</c>

00:36:12.539 --> 00:36:17.119
x
And<00:36:12.800><c> just</c><00:36:12.980><c> as</c><00:36:13.239><c> Jotham</c><00:36:13.559><c> had</c><00:36:13.840><c> mentioned</c><00:36:14.420><c> that</c><00:36:15.860><c> if</c><00:36:16.119><c> all</c><00:36:16.539><c> a</c><00:36:16.639><c> bimlech</c><00:36:17.000><c> and</c>

00:36:17.119 --> 00:36:18.640
x
those<00:36:17.440><c> who</c><00:36:17.719><c> followed</c><00:36:17.880><c> him</c>

00:36:18.739 --> 00:36:21.639
x
did<00:36:19.099><c> not</c><00:36:19.300><c> do</c><00:36:19.480><c> well</c><00:36:19.699><c> to</c><00:36:19.940><c> Drubiel's</c><00:36:20.619><c> house,</c>

00:36:21.940 --> 00:36:27.199
x
that<00:36:22.159><c> fire</c><00:36:22.760><c> would</c><00:36:23.219><c> come</c><00:36:23.480><c> out</c><00:36:23.699><c> of</c><00:36:23.840><c> a</c><00:36:24.000><c> bimlech</c><00:36:24.679><c> and</c><00:36:25.320><c> destroy</c><00:36:25.960><c> Shachem</c><00:36:26.739><c> and</c>

00:36:27.199 --> 00:36:28.699
x
all<00:36:27.480><c> involved.</c>

00:36:29.800 --> 00:36:32.480
x
And<00:36:29.980><c> when</c><00:36:30.139><c> all</c><00:36:30.400><c> the</c><00:36:30.539><c> leaders</c><00:36:30.739><c> of</c><00:36:30.920><c> the</c><00:36:31.119><c> Tower</c><00:36:31.380><c> of</c><00:36:31.519><c> Shachem</c><00:36:31.840><c> heard</c><00:36:32.099><c> of</c><00:36:32.280><c> it,</c>

00:36:32.480 --> 00:36:36.100
x
they<00:36:32.840><c> entered</c><00:36:33.239><c> the</c><00:36:33.599><c> stronghold</c><00:36:34.139><c> of</c><00:36:34.320><c> the</c><00:36:34.480><c> house</c><00:36:34.780><c> of</c><00:36:35.079><c> El</c><00:36:35.300><c> Barath.</c>

00:36:37.059 --> 00:36:42.420
x
A<00:36:37.179><c> bimlech</c><00:36:37.519><c> was</c><00:36:37.800><c> told</c><00:36:38.500><c> that</c><00:36:39.539><c> all</c><00:36:39.980><c> the</c><00:36:40.159><c> leaders</c><00:36:40.840><c> of</c><00:36:41.980><c> the</c><00:36:42.179><c> Tower</c>

00:36:42.420 --> 00:36:44.659
x
of<00:36:42.639><c> Shachem</c><00:36:43.019><c> were</c><00:36:43.320><c> gathered</c><00:36:43.739><c> together.</c>

00:36:45.820 --> 00:36:49.960
x
And<00:36:46.179><c> a</c><00:36:46.380><c> bimlech</c><00:36:46.880><c> took</c><00:36:47.139><c> an</c><00:36:47.480><c> axe</c><00:36:47.659><c> in</c><00:36:47.860><c> his</c><00:36:48.159><c> hands</c><00:36:48.659><c> and</c><00:36:49.199><c> cut</c><00:36:49.420><c> down</c><00:36:49.800><c> a</c>

00:36:49.960 --> 00:36:51.579
x
bundle<00:36:50.219><c> of</c><00:36:50.460><c> brushwood,</c>

00:36:51.679 --> 00:36:54.280
x
and<00:36:51.760><c> took</c><00:36:51.920><c> it</c><00:36:52.099><c> up</c><00:36:52.679><c> and</c><00:36:53.039><c> laid</c><00:36:53.239><c> it</c><00:36:53.380><c> on</c><00:36:53.559><c> his</c><00:36:53.719><c> shoulders.</c>

00:36:54.599 --> 00:36:56.720
x
And<00:36:54.920><c> he</c><00:36:55.139><c> said</c><00:36:55.360><c> to</c><00:36:55.519><c> the</c><00:36:55.719><c> men</c><00:36:55.900><c> who</c><00:36:56.079><c> were</c><00:36:56.239><c> with</c><00:36:56.420><c> him,</c>

00:36:56.719 --> 00:37:01.780
x
What<00:36:57.139><c> you</c><00:36:58.599><c> have</c><00:36:58.820><c> seen</c><00:36:59.059><c> me</c><00:36:59.320><c> do,</c><00:36:59.820><c> hurry</c><00:37:00.139><c> and</c><00:37:00.360><c> do</c><00:37:00.420><c> as</c><00:37:00.619><c> I</c><00:37:00.739><c> have</c><00:37:00.940><c> done.</c>

00:37:01.820 --> 00:37:04.780
x
So<00:37:01.860><c> every</c><00:37:02.199><c> one</c><00:37:02.320><c> of</c><00:37:02.440><c> the</c><00:37:02.619><c> people</c><00:37:02.940><c> cut</c><00:37:03.280><c> down</c><00:37:03.619><c> his</c><00:37:03.860><c> bundle,</c>

00:37:05.000 --> 00:37:08.059
x
and<00:37:05.119><c> following</c><00:37:05.440><c> a</c><00:37:05.659><c> bimlech,</c><00:37:06.320><c> put</c><00:37:06.440><c> it</c><00:37:06.619><c> against</c><00:37:06.860><c> the</c><00:37:07.119><c> stronghold.</c>

00:37:08.239 --> 00:37:11.780
x
And<00:37:08.440><c> they</c><00:37:08.860><c> set</c><00:37:09.079><c> the</c><00:37:09.420><c> stronghold</c><00:37:09.840><c> on</c><00:37:10.199><c> fire</c><00:37:10.619><c> over</c><00:37:11.019><c> them,</c>

00:37:12.000 --> 00:37:15.380
x
so<00:37:12.139><c> that</c><00:37:12.320><c> all</c><00:37:12.539><c> the</c><00:37:12.760><c> people</c><00:37:13.000><c> of</c><00:37:13.260><c> the</c><00:37:13.440><c> Tower</c><00:37:13.699><c> of</c><00:37:13.900><c> Shachem</c><00:37:14.199><c> also</c><00:37:14.639><c> died,</c><00:37:14.980><c> about</c><00:37:15.219><c> a</c>

00:37:15.380 --> 00:37:17.139
x
thousand<00:37:15.699><c> men</c><00:37:15.940><c> and</c><00:37:16.059><c> women.</c>

00:37:20.340 --> 00:37:23.760
x
We're<00:37:20.559><c> finding</c><00:37:20.940><c> the</c><00:37:21.260><c> completion</c><00:37:21.880><c> of</c><00:37:22.539><c> the</c><00:37:22.800><c> curse.</c>

00:37:24.180 --> 00:37:27.079
x
Jotham<00:37:24.780><c> mentioned</c><00:37:25.179><c> that</c><00:37:25.420><c> if</c><00:37:25.559><c> a</c><00:37:25.719><c> bimlech</c><00:37:26.280><c> and</c><00:37:26.519><c> all</c><00:37:26.760><c> those</c><00:37:26.960><c> who</c>

00:37:27.079 --> 00:37:28.659
x
were<00:37:27.280><c> following</c><00:37:27.559><c> him</c>

00:37:28.780 --> 00:37:31.260
x
would<00:37:29.199><c> be</c><00:37:29.320><c> devoured</c><00:37:29.699><c> by</c><00:37:29.960><c> the</c><00:37:30.139><c> fire,</c>

00:37:32.039 --> 00:37:37.739
x
devoured<00:37:32.599><c> by</c><00:37:32.860><c> the</c><00:37:33.159><c> bramble</c><00:37:34.099><c> that</c><00:37:34.780><c> the</c><00:37:35.099><c> trees</c><00:37:35.699><c> so</c><00:37:36.360><c> longingly</c>

00:37:37.739 --> 00:37:41.560
x
sought<00:37:38.320><c> to</c><00:37:39.139><c> set</c><00:37:39.260><c> up</c><00:37:39.420><c> his</c><00:37:39.699><c> king</c><00:37:40.000><c> and</c><00:37:40.300><c> rule</c><00:37:40.460><c> over</c><00:37:40.760><c> them.</c>

00:37:53.639 --> 00:37:57.099
x
Then<00:37:54.159><c> a</c><00:37:54.320><c> bimlech</c><00:37:54.699><c> went</c><00:37:55.039><c> to</c><00:37:55.340><c> Thebes</c><00:37:55.699><c> and</c><00:37:55.960><c> encamped</c><00:37:56.320><c> against</c>

00:37:57.099 --> 00:37:58.699
x
Thebes<00:37:57.659><c> and</c><00:37:57.840><c> captured</c><00:37:58.199><c> it.</c>

00:37:59.119 --> 00:38:01.820
x
But<00:37:59.219><c> there</c><00:37:59.340><c> was</c><00:37:59.579><c> a</c><00:37:59.739><c> strong</c><00:38:00.059><c> tower</c><00:38:00.420><c> within</c><00:38:00.699><c> the</c><00:38:00.980><c> city,</c>

00:38:02.019 --> 00:38:04.500
x
and<00:38:02.139><c> all</c><00:38:02.360><c> the</c><00:38:02.500><c> men</c><00:38:02.679><c> and</c><00:38:02.880><c> women</c><00:38:03.219><c> and</c><00:38:03.579><c> all</c><00:38:03.840><c> the</c><00:38:04.000><c> leaders</c><00:38:04.199><c> of</c><00:38:04.320><c> the</c>

00:38:04.500 --> 00:38:07.800
x
city<00:38:04.780><c> fled</c><00:38:05.139><c> to</c><00:38:05.400><c> it</c><00:38:05.900><c> and</c><00:38:06.260><c> shut</c><00:38:06.519><c> themselves</c><00:38:07.039><c> in.</c>

00:38:08.119 --> 00:38:10.780
x
And<00:38:08.360><c> they</c><00:38:08.559><c> went</c><00:38:08.739><c> up</c><00:38:09.039><c> to</c><00:38:09.239><c> the</c><00:38:09.360><c> roof</c><00:38:09.519><c> of</c><00:38:09.719><c> the</c><00:38:09.920><c> tower,</c>

00:38:11.219 --> 00:38:14.139
x
and<00:38:11.519><c> a</c><00:38:11.659><c> bimlech</c><00:38:11.900><c> came</c><00:38:12.239><c> to</c><00:38:12.400><c> the</c><00:38:12.619><c> tower</c><00:38:12.840><c> and</c><00:38:13.059><c> fought</c><00:38:13.239><c> against</c><00:38:13.639><c> it,</c>

00:38:14.239 --> 00:38:16.679
x
and<00:38:14.440><c> drew</c><00:38:14.619><c> near</c><00:38:14.940><c> to</c><00:38:15.159><c> the</c><00:38:15.320><c> door</c><00:38:15.579><c> of</c><00:38:15.800><c> the</c><00:38:15.980><c> tower</c><00:38:16.159><c> to</c><00:38:16.320><c> burn</c><00:38:16.500><c> it</c>

00:38:16.679 --> 00:38:17.860
x
with<00:38:16.840><c> fire.</c>

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And<00:38:18.500><c> a</c><00:38:18.780><c> certain</c><00:38:19.119><c> woman</c><00:38:19.820><c> threw</c><00:38:20.179><c> an</c><00:38:20.420><c> upper</c><00:38:20.699><c> millstone</c><00:38:21.300><c> on</c><00:38:21.539><c> a</c>

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bimlech's<00:38:22.260><c> head,</c>

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and<00:38:23.159><c> crushed</c><00:38:23.579><c> his</c><00:38:23.960><c> skull.</c>

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Then<00:38:25.880><c> he</c><00:38:26.019><c> called</c><00:38:26.159><c> quickly</c><00:38:26.519><c> to</c><00:38:26.739><c> the</c><00:38:26.840><c> young</c><00:38:27.059><c> man,</c><00:38:27.360><c> his</c><00:38:27.599><c> armor</c><00:38:27.900><c> bearer,</c><00:38:28.219><c> and</c><00:38:28.219><c> said</c><00:38:28.420><c> to</c><00:38:28.480><c> him,</c>

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Draw<00:38:29.460><c> your</c><00:38:29.800><c> sword</c><00:38:30.079><c> and</c><00:38:30.280><c> kill</c><00:38:30.460><c> me,</c><00:38:30.780><c> lest</c><00:38:31.019><c> they</c><00:38:31.179><c> say</c><00:38:31.380><c> to</c><00:38:31.519><c> me</c><00:38:31.659><c> a</c>

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woman<00:38:32.340><c> killed</c><00:38:32.820><c> him.</c>

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And<00:38:34.639><c> his</c><00:38:34.760><c> young</c><00:38:34.960><c> man</c><00:38:35.280><c> thrust</c><00:38:35.739><c> him</c><00:38:36.119><c> through,</c><00:38:36.519><c> and</c><00:38:36.699><c> he</c><00:38:36.920><c> died.</c>

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And<00:38:38.539><c> when</c><00:38:38.739><c> the</c><00:38:38.860><c> men</c><00:38:39.019><c> of</c><00:38:39.119><c> Israel</c><00:38:39.639><c> saw</c><00:38:40.179><c> that</c><00:38:40.480><c> a</c><00:38:40.519><c> bimlech</c><00:38:40.820><c> was</c><00:38:41.099><c> dead,</c><00:38:42.159><c> everyone</c><00:38:42.719><c> departed</c><00:38:43.440><c> to</c>

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his<00:38:43.920><c> home.</c>

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Thus<00:38:45.679><c> God</c><00:38:46.039><c> returned</c><00:38:46.539><c> the</c><00:38:46.800><c> evil</c><00:38:47.079><c> of</c><00:38:47.300><c> a</c><00:38:47.440><c> bimlech,</c>

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which<00:38:48.639><c> he</c><00:38:48.880><c> committed</c><00:38:49.079><c> against</c><00:38:49.500><c> his</c><00:38:49.760><c> father</c><00:38:50.079><c> in</c><00:38:50.440><c> killing</c><00:38:50.699><c> his</c>

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seventy<00:38:51.360><c> brothers,</c>

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and<00:38:52.579><c> God</c><00:38:52.960><c> also</c><00:38:53.820><c> made</c><00:38:54.199><c> all</c><00:38:54.679><c> evil</c><00:38:55.380><c> of</c><00:38:55.800><c> the</c><00:38:55.960><c> men</c><00:38:56.119><c> of</c><00:38:56.260><c> Shechem</c><00:38:56.480><c> return</c><00:38:57.079><c> on</c>

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their<00:38:57.639><c> heads,</c>

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and<00:38:58.219><c> upon</c><00:38:58.639><c> them</c><00:38:59.420><c> came</c><00:38:59.980><c> the</c><00:39:00.179><c> curse</c><00:39:00.480><c> of</c><00:39:00.860><c> Jotham,</c><00:39:01.519><c> the</c><00:39:01.659><c> son</c><00:39:01.880><c> of</c><00:39:02.079><c> Jeroboel.</c>

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With<00:39:04.980><c> poetic</c><00:39:05.480><c> justice,</c><00:39:06.780><c> a</c><00:39:06.860><c> bimlech</c><00:39:07.280><c> was</c><00:39:07.599><c> slain</c><00:39:08.179><c> with</c><00:39:08.559><c> the</c><00:39:08.699><c> use</c>

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of<00:39:09.260><c> a</c><00:39:09.400><c> millstone,</c>

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just<00:39:12.179><c> as</c><00:39:13.099><c> he</c><00:39:13.519><c> had</c><00:39:13.780><c> slain</c><00:39:13.980><c> his</c><00:39:14.300><c> brothers</c><00:39:14.860><c> on</c><00:39:16.000><c> a</c><00:39:16.199><c> certain</c><00:39:16.519><c> stone.</c>

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That<00:39:18.940><c> millstone,</c><00:39:19.739><c> that</c><00:39:20.139><c> cornerstone,</c><00:39:21.219><c> that</c><00:39:21.280><c> was</c><00:39:21.559><c> thrown</c><00:39:22.059><c> on</c>

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a<00:39:22.639><c> bimlech.</c>

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We<00:39:26.300><c> have</c><00:39:26.579><c> Yahweh</c><00:39:27.119><c> intervening</c><00:39:27.840><c> here,</c><00:39:29.320><c> again</c><00:39:29.599><c> taking</c><00:39:30.340><c> down</c>

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and<00:39:32.079><c> crushing</c><00:39:32.599><c> what</c><00:39:34.280><c> man</c><00:39:34.559><c> had</c><00:39:34.860><c> built</c><00:39:35.079><c> up,</c>

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because<00:39:37.280><c> this</c><00:39:37.619><c> isn't</c><00:39:38.119><c> what</c><00:39:38.380><c> God</c><00:39:38.739><c> had</c><00:39:39.039><c> wanted.</c>

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This<00:39:41.139><c> is</c><00:39:41.320><c> what</c><00:39:41.500><c> man</c><00:39:41.840><c> wanted.</c>

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God<00:39:43.599><c> did</c><00:39:43.880><c> not</c><00:39:44.059><c> choose</c><00:39:44.440><c> a</c><00:39:44.639><c> bimlech</c><00:39:45.039><c> to</c><00:39:45.260><c> rule</c><00:39:45.480><c> over</c><00:39:45.840><c> them,</c><00:39:47.280><c> the</c>

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people<00:39:47.880><c> did.</c>

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And<00:39:51.099><c> we</c><00:39:51.380><c> have</c><00:39:51.559><c> here</c><00:39:52.179><c> the</c><00:39:53.139><c> upper</c><00:39:53.460><c> millstone</c><00:39:54.199><c> was</c><00:39:54.820><c> used</c><00:39:55.360><c> to</c><00:39:55.940><c> take</c>

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out<00:39:56.380><c> this</c><00:39:56.659><c> king,</c>

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to<00:39:58.820><c> take</c><00:39:59.099><c> out</c><00:40:00.199><c> man's</c><00:40:00.880><c> sinful</c><00:40:01.119><c> nature.</c>

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So,<00:40:12.839><c> what</c><00:40:13.679><c> lessons</c><00:40:14.179><c> can</c><00:40:14.460><c> be</c><00:40:14.739><c> learned?</c>

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One,<00:40:20.900><c> the</c><00:40:21.360><c> temptation</c><00:40:21.800><c> to</c><00:40:22.000><c> be</c><00:40:22.199><c> influenced</c><00:40:22.659><c> by</c><00:40:22.900><c> the</c><00:40:23.079><c> world,</c>

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whether<00:40:24.280><c> that's</c><00:40:24.719><c> by</c><00:40:24.960><c> power,</c><00:40:25.860><c> fame,</c><00:40:26.980><c> luxury,</c><00:40:27.780><c> it</c><00:40:28.539><c> can</c><00:40:28.739><c> really</c>

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hinder<00:40:29.440><c> a</c><00:40:29.719><c> person's</c><00:40:30.280><c> judgment.</c>

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When<00:40:32.380><c> we</c><00:40:32.699><c> seek</c><00:40:32.880><c> that</c><00:40:33.199><c> out,</c><00:40:34.500><c> we</c><00:40:34.639><c> tend</c><00:40:35.000><c> to</c><00:40:35.800><c> abandon</c><00:40:36.239><c> the</c><00:40:36.480><c> wisdom</c>

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of<00:40:37.079><c> God,</c>

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for<00:40:37.760><c> human</c><00:40:38.059><c> reasoning</c><00:40:38.679><c> is</c><00:40:39.699><c> a</c><00:40:39.860><c> real</c><00:40:40.039><c> temptation</c><00:40:40.500><c> as</c><00:40:40.760><c> well.</c>

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How<00:40:43.660><c> often</c><00:40:44.300><c> do</c><00:40:44.860><c> we</c><00:40:45.099><c> seek</c><00:40:45.300><c> out</c><00:40:45.519><c> our</c><00:40:45.760><c> own</c><00:40:45.980><c> reasoning</c><00:40:46.619><c> and</c><00:40:47.460><c> place</c>

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God<00:40:47.940><c> on</c><00:40:48.159><c> the</c><00:40:48.320><c> wayside?</c>

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How<00:40:51.780><c> often</c><00:40:52.420><c> do</c><00:40:53.199><c> we</c><00:40:53.519><c> seek</c><00:40:53.800><c> out</c><00:40:54.800><c> a</c><00:40:55.860><c> better</c><00:40:56.159><c> opinion?</c>

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You<00:40:58.539><c> know,</c><00:40:58.900><c> I</c><00:41:00.340><c> think</c><00:41:00.880><c> I'm</c><00:41:02.840><c> going</c><00:41:02.980><c> to</c><00:41:03.300><c> go</c><00:41:03.539><c> out</c><00:41:03.940><c> and</c><00:41:04.800><c> instead</c><00:41:05.699><c> of</c>

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Friday<00:41:06.239><c> night,</c><00:41:07.239><c> I'm</c><00:41:07.679><c> going</c><00:41:07.699><c> to</c><00:41:07.699><c> go</c><00:41:08.059><c> party</c><00:41:08.400><c> it</c><00:41:08.659><c> up.</c>

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And<00:41:10.019><c> I</c><00:41:10.300><c> talk</c><00:41:10.559><c> to</c><00:41:11.519><c> my</c><00:41:12.059><c> friend</c><00:41:12.320><c> at</c><00:41:12.619><c> work</c><00:41:12.820><c> and</c><00:41:12.960><c> they're</c><00:41:13.059><c> like,</c><00:41:13.159><c> yeah,</c><00:41:13.360><c> it's</c><00:41:13.559><c> going</c><00:41:13.619><c> to</c>

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be<00:41:13.900><c> a</c><00:41:14.099><c> good</c><00:41:14.139><c> time.</c>

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It's<00:41:14.659><c> going</c><00:41:14.719><c> to</c><00:41:14.820><c> be</c><00:41:14.980><c> a</c><00:41:15.079><c> good</c><00:41:15.159><c> time.</c><00:41:16.480><c> But</c><00:41:16.980><c> you</c><00:41:17.260><c> have</c><00:41:18.079><c> CYC</c><00:41:18.880><c> or</c>

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some<00:41:19.340><c> other</c><00:41:19.659><c> event,</c>

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but<00:41:22.300><c> you</c><00:41:22.619><c> let</c><00:41:23.219><c> the</c><00:41:25.079><c> temptation,</c><00:41:26.559><c> that</c><00:41:26.719><c> human</c><00:41:27.059><c> reasoning,</c>

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to<00:41:29.380><c> take</c><00:41:29.539><c> you</c><00:41:29.760><c> away</c><00:41:29.940><c> from</c><00:41:30.159><c> that</c><00:41:30.420><c> wisdom</c><00:41:31.260><c> and</c><00:41:32.659><c> that</c><00:41:32.920><c> understanding.</c>

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Finally,<00:41:39.000><c> the</c><00:41:39.199><c> altar,</c><00:41:40.099><c> the</c><00:41:40.360><c> stone,</c><00:41:41.500><c> and</c><00:41:41.639><c> the</c><00:41:41.920><c> terrible</c><00:41:42.159><c> tree,</c>

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they<00:41:43.119><c> work</c><00:41:43.300><c> to</c><00:41:43.679><c> anchor</c><00:41:43.940><c> us</c>

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to<00:41:45.360><c> be</c><00:41:45.519><c> a</c><00:41:45.699><c> reminder</c><00:41:46.079><c> that</c><00:41:46.320><c> there</c><00:41:46.480><c> is</c><00:41:46.699><c> a</c><00:41:46.920><c> covenant</c><00:41:47.300><c> from</c><00:41:47.619><c> God</c><00:41:48.000><c> in</c>

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place<00:41:49.000><c> and</c><00:41:50.099><c> he</c><00:41:50.679><c> will</c><00:41:50.940><c> do</c><00:41:51.199><c> what</c><00:41:51.360><c> is</c><00:41:51.699><c> promised.</c>

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We<00:41:53.619><c> don't</c><00:41:53.860><c> need</c><00:41:54.059><c> to</c><00:41:54.340><c> seek</c><00:41:54.519><c> anything</c><00:41:54.940><c> more</c><00:41:55.280><c> out.</c><00:41:56.619><c> We</c><00:41:56.880><c> have</c><00:41:57.179><c> a</c><00:41:57.420><c> promise.</c><00:41:57.820><c> We</c>

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have<00:41:58.380><c> a</c><00:41:58.619><c> hope.</c>

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The<00:42:00.679><c> altar,</c><00:42:01.260><c> the</c><00:42:01.420><c> stone,</c><00:42:01.719><c> and</c><00:42:01.880><c> the</c><00:42:02.079><c> terrible</c><00:42:02.300><c> tree,</c><00:42:03.239><c> they're</c>

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used<00:42:03.860><c> as</c><00:42:04.320><c> landmarks</c><00:42:05.099><c> or</c><00:42:06.000><c> faith</c><00:42:06.340><c> marks.</c>

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They're<00:42:09.820><c> there</c><00:42:10.480><c> to</c><00:42:10.960><c> help</c><00:42:11.400><c> keep</c><00:42:11.900><c> us,</c><00:42:13.539><c> keep</c><00:42:13.699><c> our</c><00:42:14.000><c> minds</c><00:42:14.300><c> intact.</c>

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They're<00:42:15.219><c> there</c><00:42:15.500><c> as</c><00:42:15.760><c> a</c><00:42:15.900><c> reminder</c>

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of<00:42:17.239><c> the</c><00:42:17.480><c> faith</c><00:42:17.719><c> and</c><00:42:17.960><c> covenant</c><00:42:18.360><c> that</c><00:42:18.800><c> we</c><00:42:19.000><c> made</c><00:42:19.139><c> with</c><00:42:19.360><c> God,</c><00:42:21.380><c> that</c>

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we<00:42:21.719><c> made</c><00:42:21.840><c> with</c><00:42:22.039><c> ourselves</c><00:42:22.820><c> to</c><00:42:23.400><c> God.</c>

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True<00:42:26.280><c> leadership</c><00:42:27.079><c> is</c><00:42:28.000><c> rooted</c><00:42:28.340><c> in</c><00:42:28.840><c> humility</c><00:42:29.380><c> and</c><00:42:29.800><c> righteousness,</c><00:42:31.519><c> not</c><00:42:31.800><c> cruelty</c>

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and<00:42:32.639><c> greed.</c>

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A<00:42:35.159><c> Bimalax</c><00:42:35.659><c> is</c><00:42:35.880><c> a</c><00:42:36.059><c> tale</c><00:42:36.280><c> that</c><00:42:36.559><c> calls</c><00:42:36.940><c> us</c><00:42:37.280><c> to</c><00:42:37.500><c> reflect</c><00:42:37.940><c> on</c><00:42:38.639><c> the</c>

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type<00:42:38.960><c> of</c><00:42:39.179><c> leaders</c><00:42:39.400><c> we</c><00:42:39.739><c> follow</c>

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and<00:42:41.019><c> the</c><00:42:41.179><c> values</c><00:42:41.539><c> we</c><00:42:41.860><c> uphold</c><00:42:42.199><c> in</c><00:42:42.420><c> our</c><00:42:42.659><c> lives.</c>

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Each<00:42:46.599><c> of</c><00:42:46.699><c> us,</c><00:42:48.280><c> we</c><00:42:49.059><c> all</c><00:42:49.500><c> work</c><00:42:49.739><c> as</c><00:42:49.980><c> a</c><00:42:50.139><c> lamp</c><00:42:50.440><c> stand.</c><00:42:51.739><c> Each</c><00:42:52.059><c> of</c><00:42:52.260><c> us</c><00:42:52.659><c> has</c><00:42:53.019><c> the</c><00:42:53.179><c> opportunity</c><00:42:53.820><c> to</c><00:42:54.039><c> be</c><00:42:54.199><c> a</c><00:42:54.380><c> leader.</c>

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