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out</c><00:10:42.159><c> too</c><00:10:42.419><c> much</c><00:10:42.659><c> flame</c><00:10:42.840><c> on</c><00:10:43.179><c> these</c><00:10:43.419><c> people.</c> 00:10:45.220 --> 00:10:47.340 But<00:10:45.379><c> never</c><00:10:45.620><c> let</c><00:10:45.759><c> us</c><00:10:45.919><c> forget</c><00:10:46.139><c> the</c><00:10:46.379><c> principle,</c><00:10:46.879><c> brethren</c><00:10:47.039><c> and</c> 00:10:47.340 --> 00:10:49.000 sisters,<00:10:47.500><c> that</c><00:10:47.679><c> the</c><00:10:47.940><c> circumstances</c><00:10:48.379><c> existed,</c> 00:10:49.159 --> 00:10:51.379 whether<00:10:49.379><c> they</c><00:10:49.659><c> were</c><00:10:49.879><c> exploited</c><00:10:50.259><c> or</c><00:10:50.539><c> allowed</c><00:10:50.879><c> themselves</c><00:10:51.159><c> to</c> 00:10:51.379 --> 00:10:51.980 be<00:10:51.639><c> exploited,</c> 00:10:52.360 --> 00:10:54.399 there<00:10:52.620><c> they</c><00:10:52.879><c> were</c><00:10:53.139><c> in</c><00:10:53.419><c> those</c><00:10:53.820><c> circumstances.</c> 00:10:54.399 --> 00:10:57.500 What<00:10:55.259><c> sort</c><00:10:55.480><c> of</c><00:10:55.639><c> a</c><00:10:55.779><c> warbitch</c><00:10:55.960><c> have</c><00:10:56.059><c> you</c><00:10:56.100><c> got</c><00:10:56.240><c> in</c><00:10:56.340><c> your</c><00:10:56.580><c> house?</c> 00:10:58.039 --> 00:10:59.779 Well,<00:10:58.200><c> we've</c><00:10:58.399><c> all</c><00:10:58.480><c> got</c><00:10:58.580><c> to</c><00:10:58.799><c> carry</c><00:10:58.899><c> a</c><00:10:59.100><c> warbitch,</c><00:10:59.600><c> I</c><00:10:59.600><c> suppose,</c> 00:10:59.879 --> 00:11:01.419 through<00:11:00.019><c> part</c><00:11:00.220><c> of</c><00:11:00.379><c> our</c><00:11:00.559><c> lives.</c> 00:11:02.299 --> 00:11:04.259 Can't<00:11:02.559><c> avoid</c><00:11:02.820><c> that,</c><00:11:03.019><c> there's</c><00:11:03.240><c> no</c><00:11:03.519><c> sin</c><00:11:03.659><c> in</c><00:11:03.820><c> that,</c><00:11:04.259><c> brethren</c> 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brethren</c><00:11:50.419><c> and</c><00:11:50.919><c> sisters,</c> 00:11:51.279 --> 00:11:54.700 who<00:11:51.340><c> were</c><00:11:51.519><c> even</c><00:11:51.679><c> in</c><00:11:51.860><c> a</c><00:11:52.120><c> worse</c><00:11:52.340><c> situation,</c><00:11:53.460><c> they</c><00:11:53.580><c> were</c><00:11:53.919><c> borrowing</c><00:11:54.179><c> money</c> 00:11:54.700 --> 00:11:56.460 to<00:11:55.059><c> pay</c><00:11:55.399><c> tax.</c> 00:11:58.960 --> 00:12:02.019 Here<00:11:59.159><c> were</c><00:11:59.320><c> people</c><00:11:59.620><c> borrowing</c><00:12:00.019><c> money</c><00:12:00.379><c> to</c><00:12:00.600><c> pay</c><00:12:00.919><c> tax.</c> 00:12:02.679 --> 00:12:04.519 In<00:12:02.740><c> other</c><00:12:02.899><c> words,</c><00:12:03.179><c> you</c><00:12:03.320><c> borrow</c><00:12:03.500><c> money</c><00:12:03.759><c> with</c><00:12:03.960><c> the</c><00:12:04.059><c> left</c><00:12:04.340><c> hand,</c> 00:12:04.659 --> 00:12:06.539 it<00:12:04.659><c> 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electricity,</c><00:12:38.159><c> water,</c><00:12:38.419><c> whatever,</c> 00:12:39.100 --> 00:12:41.299 and<00:12:39.259><c> I</c><00:12:39.379><c> know</c><00:12:39.460><c> people</c><00:12:39.740><c> who</c><00:12:39.940><c> borrow</c><00:12:40.120><c> money</c><00:12:40.399><c> for</c><00:12:40.600><c> that,</c><00:12:40.759><c> and</c><00:12:41.000><c> you</c> 00:12:41.299 --> 00:12:43.179 want<00:12:41.480><c> to</c><00:12:41.639><c> see</c><00:12:41.759><c> how</c><00:12:42.100><c> they</c><00:12:42.360><c> live.</c> 00:12:46.340 --> 00:12:48.860 But<00:12:46.779><c> they</c><00:12:47.179><c> can't</c><00:12:47.559><c> get</c><00:12:47.659><c> into</c><00:12:47.799><c> the</c><00:12:47.960><c> work</c><00:12:48.059><c> of</c><00:12:48.220><c> the</c><00:12:48.379><c> truth</c><00:12:48.539><c> because</c> 00:12:48.860 --> 00:12:50.580 they've<00:12:49.240><c> got</c><00:12:49.299><c> to</c><00:12:49.500><c> work.</c> 00:12:51.500 --> 00:12:53.059 They're<00:12:51.940><c> crazy,</c><00:12:52.379><c> that's</c><00:12:52.899><c> the</c><00:12:52.919><c> thing.</c> 00:12:53.480 --> 00:12:55.440 And<00:12:53.620><c> this</c><00:12:53.860><c> was</c><00:12:54.080><c> the</c><00:12:54.259><c> situation.</c> 00:12:56.220 --> 00:12:59.279 So<00:12:56.320><c> their</c><00:12:56.539><c> economy's</c><00:12:57.259><c> busted,</c><00:12:58.019><c> and</c><00:12:58.159><c> more</c><00:12:58.320><c> of</c><00:12:58.419><c> it</c><00:12:58.519><c> is</c><00:12:58.720><c> weighing</c><00:12:58.940><c> up,</c> 00:12:59.419 --> 00:13:01.759 and<00:12:59.600><c> they're</c><00:12:59.840><c> the</c><00:13:00.000><c> borrowing</c><00:13:00.240><c> money</c><00:13:00.419><c> to</c><00:13:00.639><c> pay</c><00:13:00.840><c> taxes.</c> 00:13:02.879 --> 00:13:06.279 What<00:13:03.139><c> an</c><00:13:03.480><c> incredible</c><00:13:03.820><c> situation</c><00:13:04.460><c> that</c><00:13:04.759><c> was,</c><00:13:05.320><c> brethren</c><00:13:05.320><c> and</c><00:13:05.519><c> sisters.</c> 00:13:07.220 --> 00:13:11.220 But<00:13:07.379><c> you</c><00:13:07.519><c> know,</c><00:13:08.759><c> if</c><00:13:08.940><c> anything</c><00:13:09.159><c> could</c><00:13:09.419><c> be</c><00:13:09.639><c> worse,</c><00:13:10.840><c> it</c><00:13:10.879><c> was</c><00:13:11.100><c> the</c> 00:13:11.220 --> 00:13:12.419 next<00:13:11.399><c> complaint.</c> 00:13:13.559 --> 00:13:15.639 Verse<00:13:14.080><c> 5</c><00:13:14.480><c> says,</c> 00:13:16.419 --> 00:13:21.080 Yet<00:13:16.559><c> now</c><00:13:17.000><c> our</c><00:13:17.299><c> flesh</c><00:13:17.879><c> is</c><00:13:19.299><c> as</c><00:13:19.460><c> the</c><00:13:19.639><c> flesh</c><00:13:19.799><c> of</c><00:13:20.000><c> our</c><00:13:20.179><c> brethren,</c> 00:13:22.620 --> 00:13:26.460 our<00:13:23.139><c> children</c><00:13:23.659><c> as</c><00:13:24.799><c> their</c><00:13:25.080><c> children.</c> 00:13:26.980 --> 00:13:30.720 And<00:13:27.120><c> lo,</c><00:13:27.320><c> we</c><00:13:27.500><c> 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our</c><00:13:38.039><c> vineyards.</c> 00:13:38.500 --> 00:13:40.580 They're<00:13:38.759><c> not</c><00:13:38.919><c> talking</c><00:13:39.159><c> about</c><00:13:39.500><c> Gentiles,</c><00:13:40.080><c> they're</c><00:13:40.419><c> talking</c> 00:13:40.580 --> 00:13:42.039 about<00:13:40.820><c> other</c><00:13:41.139><c> brethren.</c> 00:13:42.860 --> 00:13:46.539 You<00:13:43.340><c> know,</c><00:13:43.879><c> it</c><00:13:43.879><c> was</c><00:13:44.139><c> a</c><00:13:44.240><c> pathetic</c><00:13:44.679><c> appeal,</c><00:13:45.299><c> brethren</c><00:13:45.419><c> and</c><00:13:45.679><c> sisters,</c> 00:13:46.940 --> 00:13:49.639 one<00:13:47.200><c> that</c><00:13:47.340><c> would</c><00:13:47.600><c> surely</c><00:13:47.940><c> touch</c><00:13:48.279><c> the</c><00:13:48.480><c> heart</c><00:13:48.659><c> of</c><00:13:48.899><c> Nehemiah.</c> 00:13:49.879 --> 00:13:53.100 You<00:13:50.000><c> look</c><00:13:50.120><c> at</c><00:13:50.220><c> the</c><00:13:50.360><c> appeal</c><00:13:50.840><c> of</c><00:13:52.019><c> a</c><00:13:52.259><c> poor</c><00:13:52.399><c> brother</c><00:13:52.700><c> and</c><00:13:52.940><c> sister</c> 00:13:53.100 --> 00:13:54.480 who<00:13:53.320><c> were</c><00:13:53.539><c> exploited.</c> 00:13:55.360 --> 00:13:59.320 As<00:13:55.620><c> I</c><00:13:55.840><c> say,</c><00:13:56.100><c> we</c><00:13:56.379><c> spare</c><00:13:56.759><c> them</c><00:13:57.059><c> the</c><00:13:57.220><c> criticism</c><00:13:57.480><c> we</c><00:13:57.720><c> make</c><00:13:57.940><c> of</c><00:13:58.080><c> ourselves</c><00:13:58.399><c> because</c><00:13:58.700><c> there's</c><00:13:58.980><c> no</c> 00:13:59.320 --> 00:14:00.740 need<00:13:59.539><c> to</c><00:13:59.879><c> date.</c> 00:14:01.419 --> 00:14:03.179 Scarefully<00:14:01.840><c> need</c><00:14:02.039><c> to</c><00:14:02.279><c> date,</c><00:14:02.559><c> believe</c><00:14:02.860><c> me.</c> 00:14:03.279 --> 00:14:05.519 No<00:14:03.559><c> need</c><00:14:03.779><c> to</c><00:14:03.860><c> date</c><00:14:03.960><c> when</c><00:14:04.139><c> you're</c><00:14:04.320><c> borrowing</c><00:14:04.519><c> money</c><00:14:04.759><c> to</c><00:14:05.000><c> pay</c><00:14:05.139><c> a</c><00:14:05.320><c> count.</c> 00:14:05.799 --> 00:14:07.120 Surely<00:14:06.279><c> not.</c> 00:14:08.059 --> 00:14:11.200 But<00:14:08.279><c> there</c><00:14:08.539><c> was,</c><00:14:09.059><c> in</c><00:14:09.299><c> these</c><00:14:09.480><c> days,</c><00:14:10.240><c> exploitation</c><00:14:10.820><c> of</c><00:14:11.100><c> poor.</c> 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:12.759 We<00:14:11.480><c> spare</c><00:14:11.840><c> them</c><00:14:12.019><c> that</c><00:14:12.240><c> criticism.</c> 00:14:12.879 --> 00:14:14.559 We<00:14:12.980><c> make</c><00:14:13.259><c> it</c><00:14:13.360><c> up</c><00:14:13.460><c> ourselves.</c> 00:14:15.080 --> 00:14:17.220 But<00:14:15.159><c> look</c><00:14:15.259><c> at</c><00:14:15.340><c> the</c><00:14:15.559><c> pathetic</c><00:14:15.860><c> appeal</c><00:14:16.120><c> here,</c><00:14:16.759><c> brethren</c><00:14:16.759><c> and</c><00:14:17.000><c> sisters.</c> 00:14:17.559 --> 00:14:19.440 Imagine<00:14:17.860><c> a</c><00:14:18.019><c> man</c><00:14:18.200><c> facing</c><00:14:18.539><c> up</c><00:14:18.759><c> to</c><00:14:18.820><c> you</c><00:14:18.980><c> and</c><00:14:19.179><c> saying,</c> 00:14:19.799 --> 00:14:20.779 look,<00:14:19.919><c> I'm</c><00:14:20.059><c> very</c><00:14:20.460><c> poor.</c> 00:14:21.039 --> 00:14:22.700 I've<00:14:21.220><c> got</c><00:14:21.360><c> no</c><00:14:21.580><c> bank</c><00:14:21.779><c> account.</c> 00:14:23.259 --> 00:14:25.279 I've<00:14:23.519><c> got</c><00:14:23.620><c> a</c><00:14:23.659><c> big</c><00:14:23.899><c> motor</c><00:14:24.259><c> car.</c> 00:14:25.399 --> 00:14:27.179 And<00:14:25.539><c> we've</c><00:14:25.659><c> got</c><00:14:25.779><c> nothing</c><00:14:25.940><c> in</c><00:14:26.179><c> our</c><00:14:26.360><c> house.</c> 00:14:28.080 --> 00:14:31.720 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love</c><00:14:50.480><c> him</c><00:14:50.820><c> as</c><00:14:51.080><c> you</c><00:14:51.340><c> love</c><00:14:51.580><c> the</c><00:14:51.779><c> other</c><00:14:51.980><c> child?</c> 00:14:53.700 --> 00:14:54.720 Rubbish. 00:14:55.039 --> 00:14:57.559 We<00:14:55.279><c> love</c><00:14:55.519><c> our</c><00:14:55.799><c> children</c><00:14:56.059><c> as</c><00:14:56.340><c> they</c><00:14:56.600><c> love</c><00:14:56.820><c> their</c><00:14:57.139><c> children.</c> 00:14:57.820 --> 00:14:59.059 It's<00:14:58.200><c> true.</c> 00:14:59.659 --> 00:15:02.460 But<00:14:59.759><c> they</c><00:14:59.899><c> couldn't</c><00:15:00.200><c> keep</c><00:15:00.460><c> up</c><00:15:00.620><c> with</c><00:15:00.799><c> the</c><00:15:00.919><c> juniors.</c> 00:15:03.120 --> 00:15:05.179 And<00:15:03.299><c> their</c><00:15:03.480><c> child</c><00:15:03.820><c> was</c><00:15:04.080><c> suffering,</c><00:15:04.860><c> brethren</c><00:15:04.860><c> and</c><00:15:05.059><c> sisters.</c> 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brethren</c><00:33:15.380><c> and</c><00:33:15.619><c> sisters?</c> 00:33:17.259 --> 00:33:17.900 We<00:33:17.579><c> increased</c> 00:33:17.900 --> 00:33:20.140 the<00:33:18.160><c> size</c><00:33:18.319><c> of</c><00:33:18.480><c> our</c><00:33:18.720><c> cadres</c><00:33:19.000><c> in</c><00:33:19.240><c> government.</c> 00:33:20.259 --> 00:33:21.740 Because<00:33:20.759><c> somebody</c><00:33:21.160><c> is</c><00:33:21.339><c> related</c><00:33:21.539><c> to</c> 00:33:21.740 --> 00:33:23.579 somebody.<00:33:23.299><c> And</c><00:33:23.359><c> we</c> 00:33:23.579 --> 00:33:25.859 pay<00:33:23.839><c> for</c><00:33:24.160><c> it.</c> 00:33:26.140 --> 00:33:27.480 We<00:33:26.279><c> could</c><00:33:26.480><c> hire</c><00:33:26.660><c> taxors</c> 00:33:27.480 --> 00:33:29.180 for<00:33:28.000><c> bigger</c><00:33:28.180><c> governance.</c> 00:33:30.000 --> 00:33:31.779 They<00:33:30.220><c> weren't</c><00:33:30.500><c> beyond</c><00:33:30.839><c> doing</c><00:33:31.099><c> 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you're</c><00:34:14.940><c> either</c> 00:34:15.079 --> 00:34:17.369 a<00:34:15.159><c> very</c><00:34:15.800><c> wonderful,</c><00:34:16.539><c> incredible</c><00:34:17.039><c> person</c> 00:34:17.659 --> 00:34:19.519 or<00:34:18.099><c> a</c><00:34:18.219><c> big</c><00:34:18.480><c> fool.</c> 00:34:20.739 --> 00:34:22.500 He<00:34:21.039><c> feared</c><00:34:21.340><c> God.</c> 00:34:23.800 --> 00:34:25.119 And<00:34:24.019><c> Malachi's</c><00:34:24.659><c> prophecy</c> 00:34:25.119 --> 00:34:28.039 about<00:34:25.880><c> fifteen</c><00:34:26.619><c> times</c> 00:34:28.500 --> 00:34:29.800 warned<00:34:29.159><c> the</c><00:34:29.440><c> people</c> 00:34:29.800 --> 00:34:32.039 about<00:34:30.159><c> the</c><00:34:30.500><c> fear</c><00:34:30.719><c> of</c><00:34:31.039><c> God.</c> 00:34:33.639 --> 00:34:35.139 And<00:34:33.960><c> he</c><00:34:34.079><c> spoke</c><00:34:34.300><c> about</c><00:34:34.699><c> Sinnehaz</c> 00:34:35.139 --> 00:34:37.019 in<00:34:35.300><c> ages</c><00:34:35.639><c> past.</c><00:34:36.599><c> And</c><00:34:36.599><c> you</c> 00:34:37.019 --> 00:34:39.139 talk<00:34:37.320><c> about</c><00:34:37.579><c> Sinnehaz</c><00:34:38.059><c> and</c><00:34:38.219><c> what</c><00:34:38.320><c> he</c><00:34:38.440><c> did,</c><00:34:38.619><c> and</c><00:34:38.780><c> Malachi</c> 00:34:39.139 --> 00:34:41.079 talked<00:34:39.460><c> about</c><00:34:39.719><c> him.</c><00:34:40.179><c> And</c><00:34:40.300><c> people</c><00:34:40.500><c> say</c><00:34:40.659><c> he</c><00:34:40.900><c> showed</c> 00:34:41.079 --> 00:34:42.800 wonderful<00:34:41.639><c> courage.</c> 00:34:43.239 --> 00:34:45.699 Malachi<00:34:43.739><c> says</c><00:34:43.940><c> three</c><00:34:44.360><c> times</c> 00:34:46.360 --> 00:34:48.460 he<00:34:46.860><c> was</c><00:34:47.199><c> frightened</c> 00:34:48.760 --> 00:34:50.500 for<00:34:49.260><c> the</c><00:34:49.619><c> fear</c> 00:34:50.500 --> 00:34:52.889 when<00:34:51.199><c> he</c><00:34:51.500><c> 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from</c><00:35:07.119><c> the</c><00:35:07.320><c> awareness</c><00:35:07.599><c> of</c><00:35:07.880><c> God.</c> 00:35:08.179 --> 00:35:10.320 And<00:35:08.380><c> you</c><00:35:08.599><c> ask</c><00:35:08.840><c> yourself,</c><00:35:09.199><c> why</c><00:35:09.500><c> don't</c><00:35:09.659><c> you</c><00:35:09.860><c> fear</c><00:35:10.099><c> God</c> 00:35:10.320 --> 00:35:12.420 like<00:35:10.460><c> that?</c><00:35:10.900><c> Why</c><00:35:11.119><c> don't</c><00:35:11.360><c> I</c><00:35:11.579><c> fear</c><00:35:11.760><c> God</c><00:35:11.940><c> like</c><00:35:12.260><c> that?</c> 00:35:12.500 --> 00:35:14.460 It's<00:35:12.820><c> because,</c><00:35:13.400><c> brethren</c><00:35:13.579><c> and</c><00:35:13.900><c> sisters,</c><00:35:14.000><c> we</c><00:35:14.159><c> don't</c> 00:35:14.460 --> 00:35:16.840 really<00:35:14.880><c> believe</c><00:35:15.360><c> that</c><00:35:15.619><c> God</c><00:35:15.860><c> is.</c> 00:35:17.300 --> 00:35:18.760 We<00:35:17.699><c> believe</c><00:35:18.039><c> it</c><00:35:18.159><c> is</c><00:35:18.280><c> a</c><00:35:18.440><c> doctrine.</c> 00:35:19.039 --> 00:35:20.460 We<00:35:19.199><c> ascribe</c><00:35:19.659><c> it</c><00:35:19.800><c> as</c><00:35:20.000><c> a</c><00:35:20.139><c> spiritual</c> 00:35:20.460 --> 00:35:22.940 principle.<00:35:22.059><c> But</c><00:35:22.260><c> in</c><00:35:22.500><c> reality</c> 00:35:22.940 --> 00:35:24.679 we<00:35:23.340><c> walk</c><00:35:23.559><c> as</c><00:35:23.780><c> if</c><00:35:23.840><c> there</c><00:35:24.059><c> were</c><00:35:24.320><c> no</c> 00:35:24.679 --> 00:35:26.699 God.<00:35:25.179><c> But</c><00:35:25.320><c> if</c><00:35:25.480><c> we</c><00:35:25.699><c> believed</c><00:35:26.059><c> him</c><00:35:26.280><c> and</c><00:35:26.400><c> saw</c> 00:35:26.699 --> 00:35:28.420 him<00:35:26.880><c> who</c><00:35:27.079><c> was</c><00:35:27.260><c> invincible,</c><00:35:27.599><c> brethren</c><00:35:27.940><c> and</c><00:35:28.260><c> sisters,</c> 00:35:28.579 --> 00:35:31.219 we<00:35:28.800><c> would</c><00:35:29.320><c> fear</c><00:35:29.539><c> every</c><00:35:29.920><c> step</c><00:35:30.139><c> we</c><00:35:30.360><c> took.</c> 00:35:31.780 --> 00:35:32.619 That's<00:35:32.059><c> how</c><00:35:32.179><c> Nehemiah</c> 00:35:32.619 --> 00:35:33.800 saw<00:35:32.820><c> him.</c> 00:35:34.380 --> 00:35:36.019 And<00:35:34.539><c> he</c><00:35:34.659><c> said,</c><00:35:34.840><c> I</c><00:35:34.960><c> didn't</c><00:35:35.159><c> take</c><00:35:35.440><c> to</c><00:35:35.539><c> myself</c> 00:35:36.019 --> 00:35:37.739 or<00:35:36.739><c> myself.</c> 00:35:38.099 --> 00:35:39.760 And<00:35:38.500><c> in</c><00:35:38.800><c> verse</c><00:35:39.059><c> 16</c> 00:35:41.179 --> 00:35:42.039 he<00:35:41.579><c> points</c><00:35:41.840><c> out</c> 00:35:42.039 --> 00:35:43.559 another<00:35:42.300><c> reason</c><00:35:42.619><c> why</c><00:35:42.860><c> he</c><00:35:42.960><c> didn't</c><00:35:43.300><c> involve</c> 00:35:43.559 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suppose</c><00:36:08.800><c> that's</c><00:36:09.119><c> right.</c> 00:36:10.460 --> 00:36:11.539 I<00:36:10.599><c> think</c><00:36:10.699><c> that</c><00:36:10.840><c> this</c><00:36:11.019><c> is</c><00:36:11.280><c> a</c><00:36:11.360><c> point,</c> 00:36:11.739 --> 00:36:13.780 brethren<00:36:11.840><c> and</c><00:36:12.260><c> sisters,</c><00:36:12.559><c> where</c><00:36:12.739><c> we</c><00:36:12.840><c> get</c><00:36:13.079><c> so</c> 00:36:13.880 --> 00:36:15.380 preoccupied<00:36:14.320><c> with</c><00:36:14.559><c> providing</c><00:36:15.039><c> luck</c> 00:36:15.380 --> 00:36:17.360 to<00:36:15.559><c> our</c><00:36:15.699><c> own</c><00:36:16.219><c> that</c><00:36:16.679><c> we</c><00:36:16.880><c> are</c><00:36:17.000><c> not</c><00:36:17.139><c> having</c> 00:36:17.360 --> 00:36:19.719 enough<00:36:17.639><c> time</c><00:36:17.800><c> for</c><00:36:17.940><c> the</c><00:36:18.079><c> work</c><00:36:18.219><c> of</c><00:36:18.380><c> the</c><00:36:18.519><c> truth.</c><00:36:19.280><c> Nehemiah's</c> 00:36:19.719 --> 00:36:21.460 point<00:36:19.860><c> about</c><00:36:20.179><c> that</c><00:36:20.440><c> was,</c><00:36:20.840><c> I</c><00:36:21.099><c> didn't</c><00:36:21.340><c> get</c> 00:36:21.460 --> 00:36:23.440 a<00:36:21.599><c> lot</c><00:36:21.659><c> of</c><00:36:21.739><c> money</c><00:36:22.000><c> and</c><00:36:22.199><c> I</c><00:36:22.380><c> didn't</c><00:36:22.800><c> partake</c><00:36:23.199><c> of</c><00:36:23.320><c> all</c> 00:36:23.440 --> 00:36:25.579 these<00:36:23.679><c> things</c><00:36:23.900><c> because</c><00:36:24.340><c> I</c><00:36:24.559><c> was</c><00:36:24.920><c> preoccupied</c> 00:36:25.579 --> 00:36:26.860 with<00:36:25.880><c> this</c><00:36:26.380><c> wall.</c> 00:36:27.199 --> 00:36:29.460 This<00:36:27.619><c> wall.</c><00:36:28.239><c> There</c><00:36:28.400><c> were</c><00:36:28.619><c> hundreds</c><00:36:29.019><c> of</c><00:36:29.239><c> other</c> 00:36:29.460 --> 00:36:31.119 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--> 00:36:45.800 And<00:36:43.800><c> there</c><00:36:44.039><c> wasn't</c><00:36:44.400><c> preoccupation.</c> 00:36:47.159 --> 00:36:47.480 You<00:36:47.340><c> know,</c> 00:36:47.539 --> 00:36:49.780 there<00:36:47.659><c> are</c><00:36:47.780><c> wonderful</c><00:36:48.179><c> people</c><00:36:48.460><c> in</c><00:36:48.619><c> this</c><00:36:48.820><c> world.</c> 00:36:51.159 --> 00:36:51.900 Some<00:36:51.360><c> people</c> 00:36:51.900 --> 00:36:53.760 absolutely<00:36:52.420><c> amaze</c><00:36:52.940><c> me.</c> 00:36:54.579 --> 00:36:55.400 We<00:36:54.780><c> talk</c><00:36:54.980><c> a</c><00:36:55.099><c> lot</c><00:36:55.179><c> about</c> 00:36:55.400 --> 00:36:57.300 the<00:36:55.539><c> negative,</c><00:36:55.800><c> but</c><00:36:55.940><c> there</c><00:36:56.139><c> are</c><00:36:56.500><c> positive</c><00:36:56.780><c> things</c><00:36:57.000><c> in</c><00:36:57.139><c> this</c> 00:36:57.300 --> 00:36:59.260 world,<00:36:57.800><c> brethren</c><00:36:57.800><c> and</c><00:36:58.000><c> sisters,</c><00:36:58.219><c> and</c><00:36:58.639><c> there</c><00:36:58.780><c> are</c><00:36:58.980><c> people</c> 00:36:59.260 --> 00:37:01.420 I've<00:36:59.679><c> seen</c><00:36:59.880><c> that</c><00:37:00.059><c> are</c><00:37:00.300><c> so</c><00:37:00.559><c> amazing</c><00:37:00.980><c> in</c><00:37:01.179><c> their</c> 00:37:01.420 --> 00:37:03.239 preoccupation<00:37:02.099><c> with</c><00:37:02.300><c> the</c><00:37:02.440><c> truth.</c> 00:37:03.500 --> 00:37:06.039 It's<00:37:03.780><c> literally</c><00:37:04.019><c> incredible</c><00:37:04.800><c> to</c><00:37:05.039><c> see</c><00:37:05.139><c> it.</c> 00:37:06.820 --> 00:37:07.559 There<00:37:06.900><c> are</c><00:37:07.000><c> people</c><00:37:07.239><c> who</c><00:37:07.400><c> don't</c> 00:37:07.559 --> 00:37:09.460 even<00:37:07.900><c> know</c><00:37:08.099><c> what's</c><00:37:08.480><c> going</c><00:37:08.599><c> on</c><00:37:08.739><c> in</c><00:37:08.860><c> the</c><00:37:09.000><c> world</c><00:37:09.159><c> about</c> 00:37:09.460 --> 00:37:11.519 that.<00:37:10.539><c> You</c><00:37:10.800><c> talk</c><00:37:11.099><c> to</c><00:37:11.099><c> them</c><00:37:11.239><c> about</c> 00:37:11.519 --> 00:37:13.599 things<00:37:11.780><c> you</c><00:37:11.960><c> see</c><00:37:12.119><c> here</c><00:37:12.260><c> in</c><00:37:12.380><c> the</c><00:37:12.539><c> paper,</c><00:37:13.099><c> and</c><00:37:13.239><c> they're</c> 00:37:13.599 --> 00:37:15.599 bewildered.<00:37:14.579><c> They're</c><00:37:14.920><c> absolutely</c> 00:37:15.599 --> 00:37:17.599 bewildered.<00:37:16.559><c> They</c><00:37:16.579><c> don't</c><00:37:16.599><c> know</c><00:37:16.739><c> what</c><00:37:17.039><c> you're</c><00:37:17.260><c> talking</c> 00:37:17.599 --> 00:37:19.800 about.<00:37:18.039><c> They</c><00:37:18.219><c> are</c><00:37:18.800><c> absolutely</c> 00:37:19.800 --> 00:37:21.639 and<00:37:20.300><c> totally</c><00:37:20.860><c> preoccupied</c> 00:37:21.639 --> 00:37:23.440 with<00:37:21.780><c> the</c><00:37:22.000><c> truth.</c><00:37:22.599><c> I</c><00:37:23.039><c> stand</c> 00:37:23.440 --> 00:37:25.500 in<00:37:23.639><c> awe</c><00:37:23.760><c> of</c><00:37:23.920><c> those</c><00:37:24.099><c> people.</c><00:37:24.780><c> Nehemiah</c><00:37:25.219><c> was</c> 00:37:25.500 --> 00:37:27.480 one<00:37:25.619><c> of</c><00:37:25.699><c> them.</c><00:37:25.960><c> He</c><00:37:26.039><c> said,</c><00:37:26.300><c> I'm</c><00:37:26.480><c> preoccupied</c><00:37:26.980><c> with</c><00:37:27.119><c> this</c><00:37:27.340><c> wall</c> 00:37:27.480 --> 00:37:29.340 here.<00:37:28.039><c> Not</c><00:37:28.199><c> that</c><00:37:28.340><c> one</c><00:37:28.519><c> out</c><00:37:28.739><c> there</c><00:37:28.920><c> where</c><00:37:29.099><c> you</c><00:37:29.199><c> were</c> 00:37:29.340 --> 00:37:31.059 preoccupied<00:37:29.380><c> with</c><00:37:29.500><c> this</c><00:37:29.599><c> one.</c> 00:37:31.260 --> 00:37:32.699 And<00:37:31.420><c> why</c><00:37:31.539><c> wasn't</c><00:37:31.679><c> he</c><00:37:31.820><c> preoccupied</c><00:37:32.360><c> with</c><00:37:32.460><c> it?</c> 00:37:33.039 --> 00:37:35.239 They<00:37:33.380><c> never</c><00:37:33.679><c> saw</c><00:37:33.880><c> him</c><00:37:34.119><c> on</c><00:37:34.219><c> it.</c><00:37:34.500><c> He</c><00:37:34.539><c> didn't</c><00:37:34.760><c> ever</c><00:37:35.019><c> appear</c> 00:37:35.239 --> 00:37:37.380 asleep<00:37:35.920><c> as</c><00:37:36.679><c> he</c><00:37:36.920><c> walked</c><00:37:37.079><c> about</c> 00:37:37.380 --> 00:37:38.579 that<00:37:37.719><c> wall.</c> 00:37:39.340 --> 00:37:41.480 And<00:37:39.420><c> he</c><00:37:39.519><c> says,</c><00:37:39.900><c> all</c><00:37:40.019><c> my</c><00:37:40.380><c> servants</c><00:37:40.659><c> are</c><00:37:40.900><c> the</c><00:37:41.059><c> same</c> 00:37:41.480 --> 00:37:43.280 since<00:37:41.800><c> the</c><00:37:41.820><c> end</c><00:37:42.039><c> of</c><00:37:42.139><c> verse</c><00:37:42.260><c> 16.</c><00:37:42.900><c> I</c><00:37:43.000><c> don't</c> 00:37:43.280 --> 00:37:45.239 take<00:37:43.519><c> 40</c><00:37:43.880><c> kettles.</c><00:37:44.500><c> I</c><00:37:44.659><c> don't</c><00:37:44.940><c> take</c> 00:37:45.239 --> 00:37:47.519 the<00:37:45.719><c> tribute</c><00:37:46.099><c> class</c><00:37:46.840><c> for</c><00:37:47.239><c> my</c> 00:37:47.519 --> 00:37:49.260 servants.<00:37:48.059><c> My</c><00:37:48.340><c> servants</c><00:37:48.519><c> are</c><00:37:48.679><c> all</c><00:37:48.820><c> the</c><00:37:49.019><c> same.</c> 00:37:49.460 --> 00:37:51.480 They're<00:37:49.940><c> preoccupied</c><00:37:50.800><c> with</c><00:37:50.940><c> the</c><00:37:51.179><c> work</c> 00:37:51.480 --> 00:37:52.599 too. 00:37:53.860 --> 00:37:55.300 You<00:37:54.079><c> know,</c><00:37:54.139><c> you</c><00:37:54.199><c> might</c><00:37:54.460><c> point</c><00:37:54.679><c> to</c><00:37:54.840><c> Nehemiah</c> 00:37:55.300 --> 00:37:57.260 and<00:37:55.360><c> say,</c><00:37:55.619><c> well,</c><00:37:56.159><c> he's</c><00:37:56.380><c> a</c><00:37:56.480><c> pretty</c><00:37:56.659><c> wonderful</c><00:37:57.019><c> brother.</c> 00:37:57.260 --> 00:37:59.280 But<00:37:57.260><c> yes,</c><00:37:57.679><c> he's</c><00:37:57.840><c> preoccupied</c><00:37:58.340><c> with</c><00:37:58.500><c> the</c><00:37:58.639><c> work.</c><00:37:59.000><c> But</c><00:37:59.159><c> what</c> 00:37:59.280 --> 00:38:01.059 about<00:37:59.400><c> the</c><00:37:59.579><c> people</c><00:37:59.760><c> who</c><00:37:59.940><c> go</c><00:38:00.039><c> with</c><00:38:00.239><c> him?</c><00:38:00.599><c> He</c><00:38:00.679><c> doesn't</c><00:38:00.940><c> seem</c> 00:38:01.059 --> 00:38:02.860 to<00:38:01.179><c> have</c><00:38:01.179><c> any</c><00:38:01.360><c> control</c><00:38:01.699><c> over</c><00:38:01.940><c> them.</c><00:38:02.099><c> But</c><00:38:02.360><c> he</c><00:38:02.579><c> did,</c> 00:38:03.039 --> 00:38:04.699 brothers<00:38:03.179><c> and</c><00:38:03.420><c> sisters.</c><00:38:03.840><c> You</c><00:38:04.000><c> see,</c><00:38:04.480><c> nobody</c> 00:38:04.699 --> 00:38:06.920 points<00:38:05.079><c> to</c><00:38:05.260><c> Nehemiah's</c><00:38:05.860><c> crown</c><00:38:05.980><c> and</c><00:38:06.119><c> says,</c><00:38:06.260><c> oh,</c><00:38:06.559><c> yes,</c><00:38:06.760><c> it's</c> 00:38:06.920 --> 00:38:07.139 all<00:38:07.000><c> right</c> 00:38:07.139 --> 00:38:09.039 for<00:38:07.239><c> him,</c><00:38:07.480><c> but</c><00:38:07.480><c> he</c><00:38:07.699><c> doesn't</c><00:38:08.099><c> give</c><00:38:08.280><c> his</c><00:38:08.519><c> brethren</c><00:38:08.760><c> anything.</c> 00:38:09.059 --> 00:38:10.639 They<00:38:09.400><c> did</c><00:38:09.679><c> do</c><00:38:09.820><c> it.</c> 00:38:11.719 --> 00:38:13.360 They<00:38:11.960><c> were</c><00:38:12.179><c> all</c><00:38:12.400><c> preoccupied</c><00:38:13.000><c> on</c><00:38:13.119><c> that</c> 00:38:13.360 --> 00:38:14.119 wall. 00:38:15.000 --> 00:38:17.539 He<00:38:15.380><c> displayed</c><00:38:15.699><c> before</c><00:38:16.039><c> them,</c><00:38:16.280><c> brothers</c><00:38:16.460><c> and</c><00:38:16.699><c> sisters,</c> 00:38:17.639 --> 00:38:19.440 a<00:38:17.820><c> preoccupation</c><00:38:18.639><c> with</c><00:38:18.960><c> himself</c> 00:38:19.440 --> 00:38:21.179 and<00:38:19.840><c> everyone</c><00:38:20.300><c> associated</c><00:38:20.860><c> with</c><00:38:21.039><c> him</c> 00:38:21.179 --> 00:38:22.539 on<00:38:21.380><c> that</c><00:38:21.659><c> wall.</c> 00:38:24.639 --> 00:38:25.380 There<00:38:24.780><c> was</c><00:38:24.960><c> another</c><00:38:25.159><c> man</c> 00:38:25.380 --> 00:38:27.760 like<00:38:25.500><c> that,</c><00:38:25.840><c> wasn't</c><00:38:26.139><c> there?</c> 00:38:28.980 --> 00:38:29.380 And,<00:38:29.119><c> of</c><00:38:29.260><c> course,</c> 00:38:29.460 --> 00:38:31.039 he's<00:38:29.659><c> up</c><00:38:29.760><c> in</c><00:38:29.900><c> the</c><00:38:30.039><c> New</c><00:38:30.179><c> Testament.</c> 00:38:31.980 --> 00:38:33.280 We're<00:38:32.119><c> not</c><00:38:32.300><c> talking</c><00:38:32.440><c> about</c><00:38:32.619><c> the</c><00:38:32.760><c> Lord</c><00:38:32.880><c> Jesus</c> 00:38:33.280 --> 00:38:36.000 crying,<00:38:33.760><c> he's</c><00:38:34.039><c> preeminent</c><00:38:34.460><c> above</c><00:38:34.739><c> all</c><00:38:35.019><c> of</c><00:38:35.099><c> us.</c> 00:38:36.619 --> 00:38:37.699 But<00:38:36.760><c> later</c><00:38:36.940><c> on,</c><00:38:37.260><c> we're</c><00:38:37.400><c> going</c><00:38:37.400><c> to</c><00:38:37.519><c> look</c> 00:38:37.699 --> 00:38:39.079 at<00:38:37.800><c> what</c><00:38:37.900><c> the</c><00:38:38.059><c> apostle</c><00:38:38.340><c> was</c><00:38:38.500><c> to</c><00:38:38.659><c> say</c><00:38:38.780><c> about</c> 00:38:39.079 --> 00:38:40.079 himself. 00:38:42.059 --> 00:38:43.739 Nehemiah<00:38:42.460><c> continues</c><00:38:42.860><c> in</c><00:38:43.059><c> verse</c><00:38:43.320><c> 17</c> 00:38:43.739 --> 00:38:45.079 and<00:38:43.940><c> he</c><00:38:44.099><c> says,</c> 00:38:45.619 --> 00:38:47.380 look,<00:38:45.980><c> he</c><00:38:45.980><c> says,</c><00:38:47.039><c> I</c><00:38:47.219><c> have</c> 00:38:47.380 --> 00:38:49.960 at<00:38:47.599><c> my</c><00:38:47.880><c> table</c><00:38:48.280><c> 150</c> 00:38:50.559 --> 00:38:51.920 of<00:38:50.960><c> the</c><00:38:51.219><c> Jews</c> 00:38:52.219 --> 00:38:53.519 and<00:38:52.619><c> rulers</c> 00:38:55.280 --> 00:38:56.900 and<00:38:55.840><c> rulers</c> 00:38:57.820 --> 00:39:00.380 I've<00:38:58.380><c> said</c><00:38:58.619><c> some</c><00:38:58.920><c> of</c><00:38:59.099><c> you</c> 00:39:01.619 --> 00:39:03.559 he<00:39:02.179><c> was</c><00:39:02.639><c> feeding</c><00:39:02.920><c> the</c><00:39:03.159><c> people,</c> 00:39:03.719 --> 00:39:05.059 brothers<00:39:03.920><c> and</c><00:39:04.119><c> sisters,</c><00:39:04.719><c> that</c><00:39:04.719><c> were</c> 00:39:05.059 --> 00:39:07.519 filting<00:39:05.420><c> the</c><00:39:05.780><c> poor.</c> 00:39:08.679 --> 00:39:09.239 150 00:39:09.239 --> 00:39:11.659 at<00:39:09.500><c> a</c><00:39:09.780><c> time.</c> 00:39:12.880 --> 00:39:13.420 And<00:39:13.059><c> sometimes</c> 00:39:13.420 --> 00:39:15.579 a<00:39:13.659><c> visiting</c><00:39:13.860><c> speaker</c><00:39:14.320><c> will</c><00:39:14.559><c> come</c><00:39:14.719><c> to</c><00:39:14.880><c> our</c> 00:39:15.719 --> 00:39:17.239 accretion<00:39:16.280><c> and</c><00:39:16.820><c> go</c><00:39:16.980><c> home</c> 00:39:17.239 --> 00:39:19.000 to<00:39:17.360><c> his</c><00:39:17.480><c> own</c><00:39:17.679><c> house</c><00:39:17.960><c> for</c><00:39:18.199><c> dinner</c><00:39:18.380><c> because</c> 00:39:19.000 --> 00:39:21.639 a<00:39:19.280><c> couple</c><00:39:19.440><c> of</c><00:39:19.539><c> hundred</c><00:39:19.840><c> people</c><00:39:20.340><c> have</c><00:39:20.619><c> forgotten</c> 00:39:22.400 --> 00:39:23.780 that<00:39:22.800><c> he</c><00:39:22.840><c> didn't</c><00:39:23.019><c> belong</c><00:39:23.460><c> to</c> 00:39:23.780 --> 00:39:25.239 our<00:39:23.980><c> accretion</c><00:39:24.739><c> and</c><00:39:25.000><c> before</c> 00:39:25.239 --> 00:39:27.860 they've<00:39:25.579><c> woken</c><00:39:25.719><c> up</c><00:39:25.880><c> the</c><00:39:26.059><c> fact</c><00:39:26.199><c> he</c><00:39:26.340><c> slipped</c><00:39:26.639><c> away.</c> 00:39:28.519 --> 00:39:29.519 When<00:39:28.539><c> they</c><00:39:28.760><c> probably</c><00:39:28.980><c> think</c><00:39:29.199><c> about</c><00:39:29.440><c> it</c> 00:39:29.519 --> 00:39:31.059 they<00:39:29.679><c> say,</c><00:39:29.780><c> oh,</c><00:39:30.019><c> well,</c><00:39:30.300><c> you</c><00:39:30.300><c> know,</c><00:39:30.500><c> he's</c><00:39:30.659><c> got</c><00:39:30.719><c> about</c> 00:39:31.059 --> 00:39:33.980 six<00:39:31.619><c> children.</c><00:39:32.360><c> Would</c><00:39:32.519><c> have</c><00:39:32.599><c> been</c><00:39:32.760><c> rather</c><00:39:33.099><c> awkward.</c> 00:39:34.820 --> 00:39:37.239 at<00:39:35.539><c> a</c><00:39:35.699><c> time.</c> 00:39:38.480 --> 00:39:39.519 And<00:39:38.579><c> he's</c><00:39:38.760><c> only</c> 00:39:40.079 --> 00:39:40.980 sped. 00:39:41.440 --> 00:39:43.219 Not<00:39:41.659><c> a</c><00:39:41.820><c> bad</c><00:39:41.960><c> effort.</c><00:39:42.820><c> And</c><00:39:43.000><c> those</c> 00:39:43.219 --> 00:39:45.559 he<00:39:43.420><c> said</c><00:39:43.559><c> that</c><00:39:43.820><c> come</c><00:39:44.000><c> to</c><00:39:44.099><c> us</c><00:39:44.260><c> from</c><00:39:44.420><c> under</c><00:39:44.619><c> heaven.</c> 00:39:46.559 --> 00:39:47.280 There<00:39:46.639><c> were</c><00:39:46.719><c> people</c><00:39:47.000><c> coming</c> 00:39:47.280 --> 00:39:49.139 into<00:39:47.400><c> that</c><00:39:47.699><c> wall.</c><00:39:48.139><c> They</c><00:39:48.300><c> were</c><00:39:48.400><c> coming</c><00:39:48.599><c> from</c> 00:39:49.139 --> 00:39:51.260 remember,<00:39:49.760><c> they</c><00:39:49.920><c> were</c><00:39:50.079><c> coming</c><00:39:50.300><c> down</c><00:39:50.539><c> from</c><00:39:50.699><c> the</c><00:39:50.820><c> Valley</c><00:39:50.980><c> of</c><00:39:51.099><c> the</c> 00:39:51.260 --> 00:39:53.320 Jordan.<00:39:51.539><c> Remember,</c><00:39:51.940><c> who</c><00:39:52.199><c> led</c><00:39:52.440><c> them?</c> 00:39:53.519 --> 00:39:54.840 Who<00:39:53.800><c> had</c><00:39:54.079><c> the</c><00:39:54.300><c> forethought,</c> 00:39:55.219 --> 00:39:57.400 the<00:39:55.539><c> kindness,</c><00:39:56.119><c> the</c><00:39:56.340><c> love,</c><00:39:56.599><c> the</c><00:39:56.800><c> consideration</c> 00:39:57.400 --> 00:39:59.300 to<00:39:57.780><c> provide</c><00:39:58.219><c> love</c><00:39:58.579><c> that</c><00:39:58.960><c> day</c> 00:39:59.300 --> 00:40:01.619 for<00:39:59.599><c> everybody</c><00:39:59.900><c> coming</c><00:40:00.139><c> out</c><00:40:00.340><c> from</c><00:40:00.480><c> the</c><00:40:00.639><c> country?</c> 00:40:02.039 --> 00:40:02.940 Why? 00:40:03.119 --> 00:40:05.880 Always<00:40:03.519><c> the</c><00:40:03.780><c> brother</c><00:40:03.940><c> who's</c><00:40:04.300><c> busy</c><00:40:04.500><c> and</c><00:40:04.639><c> everything</c><00:40:04.860><c> else?</c> 00:40:07.760 --> 00:40:09.639 You<00:40:07.820><c> know,</c><00:40:07.900><c> people</c><00:40:08.079><c> come</c><00:40:08.260><c> to</c><00:40:08.460><c> me</c><00:40:08.559><c> and</c><00:40:08.659><c> they</c><00:40:08.880><c> say</c> 00:40:09.800 --> 00:40:10.800 ah,<00:40:10.300><c> let's</c><00:40:10.480><c> be</c><00:40:10.619><c> civil,</c> 00:40:10.880 --> 00:40:13.400 let's<00:40:11.079><c> go</c><00:40:11.280><c> to</c><00:40:11.480><c> this</c><00:40:11.639><c> brother's</c><00:40:11.960><c> place</c><00:40:12.000><c> or</c><00:40:12.139><c> that</c><00:40:12.300><c> brother's</c><00:40:12.719><c> place.</c> 00:40:13.679 --> 00:40:14.760 We<00:40:13.980><c> never</c><00:40:14.179><c> seem</c><00:40:14.340><c> to</c><00:40:14.480><c> get</c><00:40:14.559><c> them.</c> 00:40:15.039 --> 00:40:16.599 No,<00:40:15.300><c> they</c><00:40:15.440><c> won't</c><00:40:15.639><c> ask</c><00:40:15.960><c> him.</c> 00:40:17.059 --> 00:40:18.980 You<00:40:17.440><c> think</c><00:40:17.780><c> we're</c><00:40:18.159><c> so</c><00:40:18.280><c> sure</c><00:40:18.519><c> that</c><00:40:18.679><c> the</c><00:40:18.820><c> Valley</c> 00:40:18.980 --> 00:40:21.059 of<00:40:19.159><c> the</c><00:40:19.239><c> Jordan</c><00:40:19.500><c> has</c><00:40:19.900><c> run</c><00:40:20.179><c> around</c><00:40:20.360><c> a</c><00:40:20.760><c> week</c> 00:40:21.059 --> 00:40:22.519 before<00:40:21.460><c> you</c><00:40:21.719><c> have?</c> 00:40:22.900 --> 00:40:24.239 They<00:40:23.119><c> didn't</c><00:40:23.260><c> even</c><00:40:23.559><c> decide</c><00:40:23.679><c> it</c><00:40:23.800><c> 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never</c><00:46:04.840><c> forget</c><00:46:05.139><c> being</c><00:46:05.440><c> in</c><00:46:05.579><c> the</c> 00:46:05.780 --> 00:46:07.760 presence<00:46:05.960><c> of</c><00:46:06.179><c> a</c><00:46:06.320><c> brother</c><00:46:07.019><c> who's</c><00:46:07.440><c> working</c> 00:46:07.760 --> 00:46:09.940 the<00:46:08.039><c> truth,</c><00:46:08.340><c> who's</c><00:46:08.519><c> monumental.</c> 00:46:11.079 --> 00:46:11.800 And<00:46:11.159><c> having</c><00:46:11.320><c> a</c><00:46:11.559><c> discussion</c> 00:46:11.800 --> 00:46:13.960 with<00:46:11.960><c> him</c><00:46:12.099><c> over</c><00:46:12.280><c> a</c><00:46:12.440><c> cup</c><00:46:12.539><c> of</c><00:46:12.699><c> coffee,</c><00:46:13.000><c> he</c><00:46:13.000><c> said</c><00:46:13.179><c> to</c><00:46:13.360><c> me,</c> 00:46:14.320 --> 00:46:15.579 you<00:46:14.380><c> know,</c><00:46:14.780><c> Johnny,</c><00:46:15.039><c> did</c><00:46:15.179><c> I</c> 00:46:15.579 --> 00:46:17.659 very<00:46:16.019><c> 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because</c><00:48:48.460><c> he</c><00:48:48.599><c> had</c> 00:48:48.780 --> 00:48:51.199 a<00:48:48.880><c> very</c><00:48:49.579><c> simple</c><00:48:50.019><c> conception</c><00:48:50.559><c> of</c><00:48:50.800><c> the</c><00:48:50.920><c> truth.</c> 00:48:51.559 --> 00:48:53.559 You're<00:48:51.719><c> either</c><00:48:52.059><c> a</c><00:48:52.300><c> builder</c><00:48:52.500><c> or</c><00:48:52.820><c> a</c><00:48:53.199><c> destroyer.</c> 00:48:53.699 --> 00:48:55.420 There<00:48:53.699><c> was</c><00:48:54.019><c> no</c><00:48:54.300><c> middle</c><00:48:54.539><c> course.</c> 00:48:56.360 --> 00:48:56.760 He<00:48:56.599><c> saw</c> 00:48:56.760 --> 00:48:58.719 no<00:48:57.099><c> middle</c><00:48:57.519><c> course.</c><00:48:57.860><c> There</c><00:48:57.860><c> was</c><00:48:58.079><c> no</c><00:48:58.239><c> standing</c> 00:48:58.719 --> 00:49:00.820 in<00:48:58.900><c> the</c><00:48:58.960><c> middle</c><00:48:59.099><c> of</c><00:48:59.300><c> the</c><00:48:59.340><c> road.</c><00:48:59.599><c> You're</c><00:48:59.679><c> either</c><00:49:00.099><c> that</c><00:49:00.500><c> side</c> 00:49:00.820 --> 00:49:02.840 or<00:49:01.119><c> you're</c><00:49:01.500><c> that</c><00:49:01.820><c> side.</c><00:49:02.280><c> And</c><00:49:02.480><c> the</c><00:49:02.679><c> way</c> 00:49:02.840 --> 00:49:04.900 that<00:49:03.039><c> he</c><00:49:03.139><c> saw</c><00:49:03.260><c> it</c><00:49:03.340><c> was</c><00:49:03.739><c> so</c><00:49:04.059><c> wonderful.</c> 00:49:05.019 --> 00:49:06.639 So<00:49:05.340><c> first</c><00:49:05.639><c> of</c><00:49:05.780><c> all</c><00:49:05.940><c> in</c><00:49:06.139><c> verse</c><00:49:06.380><c> two,</c> 00:49:06.639 --> 00:49:08.400 the<00:49:07.019><c> sand</c><00:49:07.019><c> ballot</c><00:49:07.239><c> and</c><00:49:07.500><c> geisha</c><00:49:07.800><c> get</c><00:49:08.019><c> together.</c> 00:49:08.519 --> 00:49:10.699 Now<00:49:08.699><c> I</c><00:49:08.860><c> want</c><00:49:09.139><c> you</c><00:49:09.380><c> to</c><00:49:09.519><c> notice,</c><00:49:09.820><c> brethren</c><00:49:10.179><c> and</c><00:49:10.440><c> sisters,</c> 00:49:11.019 --> 00:49:13.340 that<00:49:11.159><c> Tobiah's</c><00:49:11.800><c> not</c><00:49:11.980><c> in</c><00:49:12.179><c> this</c><00:49:12.500><c> scheme.</c> 00:49:14.920 --> 00:49:17.019 And<00:49:15.119><c> later</c><00:49:15.440><c> on,</c><00:49:16.199><c> although</c><00:49:16.519><c> Tobiah</c> 00:49:17.019 --> 00:49:19.000 is<00:49:17.320><c> called</c><00:49:17.500><c> the</c><00:49:17.880><c> servant</c><00:49:18.159><c> of</c><00:49:18.460><c> sand</c><00:49:18.719><c> ballot,</c> 00:49:19.179 --> 00:49:20.880 he<00:49:19.340><c> was</c><00:49:19.539><c> obviously</c><00:49:20.099><c> the</c><00:49:20.380><c> inferior</c> 00:49:20.880 --> 00:49:22.480 to<00:49:21.099><c> sand</c><00:49:21.320><c> ballot</c><00:49:21.460><c> in</c><00:49:21.719><c> certain</c><00:49:21.940><c> political</c> 00:49:22.480 --> 00:49:24.719 respects.<00:49:23.320><c> I</c><00:49:23.460><c> want</c><00:49:23.699><c> you</c><00:49:23.800><c> to</c><00:49:23.880><c> notice</c><00:49:24.159><c> that</c><00:49:24.420><c> he's</c> 00:49:24.719 --> 00:49:26.539 not<00:49:24.980><c> in</c><00:49:25.119><c> the</c><00:49:25.380><c> scheme</c><00:49:25.619><c> to</c><00:49:25.820><c> get</c><00:49:26.019><c> Nehemiah</c> 00:49:26.539 --> 00:49:28.380 outside<00:49:27.179><c> the</c><00:49:27.559><c> wall.</c> 00:49:30.400 --> 00:49:32.659 But<00:49:30.639><c> when</c><00:49:30.900><c> the</c><00:49:31.159><c> time</c><00:49:31.420><c> came</c><00:49:31.880><c> to</c><00:49:32.199><c> undermine</c> 00:49:32.659 --> 00:49:34.539 Nehemiah<00:49:33.480><c> inside</c><00:49:34.019><c> the</c><00:49:34.320><c> wall,</c> 00:49:34.539 --> 00:49:36.280 we<00:49:34.780><c> never</c><00:49:35.079><c> hear</c><00:49:35.340><c> of</c><00:49:35.519><c> sand</c><00:49:35.719><c> ballot</c><00:49:35.880><c> again,</c> 00:49:36.500 --> 00:49:38.380 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going</c><00:49:47.019><c> to</c><00:49:47.219><c> risk</c><00:49:47.420><c> with</c><00:49:47.679><c> this</c><00:49:47.960><c> scheme.</c> 00:49:49.699 --> 00:49:50.760 So<00:49:49.900><c> sand</c><00:49:50.159><c> ballot</c><00:49:50.360><c> and</c><00:49:50.559><c> geisha</c> 00:49:50.760 --> 00:49:51.820 get<00:49:50.920><c> together.</c> 00:49:52.679 --> 00:49:54.119 Let's<00:49:52.980><c> have</c><00:49:53.079><c> a</c><00:49:53.219><c> meeting.</c> 00:49:56.800 --> 00:49:57.940 A<00:49:57.000><c> conference.</c> 00:49:59.719 --> 00:50:00.659 Let's<00:50:00.039><c> get</c><00:50:00.219><c> delegates</c> 00:50:00.659 --> 00:50:01.639 together. 00:50:02.659 --> 00:50:03.980 And<00:50:03.019><c> we're</c><00:50:03.219><c> going</c><00:50:03.300><c> to</c><00:50:03.440><c> meet</c><00:50:03.519><c> together</c> 00:50:03.980 --> 00:50:05.800 at<00:50:04.179><c> a</c><00:50:04.320><c> place</c><00:50:04.539><c> called</c><00:50:05.119><c> Ono.</c> 00:50:08.079 --> 00:50:09.300 That's<00:50:08.440><c> interesting.</c> 00:50:09.880 --> 00:50:10.739 Ono. 00:50:11.699 --> 00:50:13.119 You<00:50:11.820><c> know</c><00:50:11.960><c> what</c><00:50:12.000><c> that</c><00:50:12.260><c> means,</c><00:50:12.599><c> brethren</c><00:50:12.780><c> and</c><00:50:13.000><c> sisters?</c> 00:50:13.199 --> 00:50:15.119 It<00:50:13.380><c> means</c><00:50:13.800><c> strength.</c><00:50:14.940><c> See?</c> 00:50:15.260 --> 00:50:16.900 It<00:50:15.340><c> means</c><00:50:15.559><c> to</c><00:50:15.699><c> be</c><00:50:15.880><c> strong.</c> 00:50:17.360 --> 00:50:18.519 But<00:50:17.460><c> you</c><00:50:17.559><c> can</c><00:50:17.639><c> look</c><00:50:17.719><c> it</c><00:50:17.840><c> up</c><00:50:17.940><c> if</c><00:50:18.039><c> you've</c><00:50:18.219><c> been</c><00:50:18.360><c> caught,</c> 00:50:18.659 --> 00:50:20.619 and<00:50:18.699><c> you'll</c><00:50:18.900><c> see</c><00:50:19.000><c> that</c><00:50:19.159><c> it's</c><00:50:19.320><c> not</c><00:50:19.619><c> 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no</c><00:53:19.840><c> doubt</c><00:53:19.960><c> about</c><00:53:20.219><c> that.</c> 00:53:21.059 --> 00:53:22.980 Preaching<00:53:21.360><c> the</c><00:53:21.559><c> gospel,</c><00:53:21.840><c> put</c><00:53:22.039><c> on</c><00:53:22.300><c> special</c><00:53:22.599><c> efforts,</c> 00:53:23.300 --> 00:53:25.340 holler<00:53:23.539><c> at</c><00:53:23.920><c> your</c><00:53:25.079><c> halls,</c> 00:53:25.559 --> 00:53:26.960 whatever.<00:53:26.179><c> Do</c><00:53:26.420><c> your</c><00:53:26.659><c> family,</c> 00:53:27.300 --> 00:53:29.199 do<00:53:27.500><c> your</c><00:53:27.719><c> homework,</c><00:53:28.739><c> get</c><00:53:28.960><c> out</c> 00:53:29.199 --> 00:53:30.760 to<00:53:29.380><c> Lincolns,</c><00:53:30.079><c> truck</c><00:53:30.300><c> the</c><00:53:30.579><c> streets,</c> 00:53:30.980 --> 00:53:32.760 put<00:53:31.039><c> on</c><00:53:31.159><c> the</c><00:53:31.280><c> letterboxes,</c><00:53:31.860><c> get</c><00:53:31.940><c> your</c><00:53:32.219><c> friends</c><00:53:32.420><c> in</c><00:53:32.559><c> on</c><00:53:32.639><c> them,</c> 00:53:32.980 --> 00:53:34.900 three<00:53:33.019><c> people</c><00:53:33.420><c> baptised</c><00:53:34.019><c> in</c><00:53:34.119><c> the</c><00:53:34.260><c> Jesus</c><00:53:34.579><c> Christ.</c> 00:53:34.980 --> 00:53:37.539 They're<00:53:35.320><c> asking</c><00:53:35.480><c> you,</c><00:53:35.719><c> who</c><00:53:35.860><c> wants</c><00:53:36.079><c> to</c><00:53:36.340><c> steer</c><00:53:36.539><c> over</c><00:53:36.860><c> that?</c> 00:53:38.960 --> 00:53:40.780 No<00:53:39.420><c> way.</c><00:53:39.980><c> Get</c><00:53:40.139><c> on</c><00:53:40.260><c> with</c><00:53:40.440><c> the</c><00:53:40.559><c> work,</c> 00:53:41.000 --> 00:53:42.139 just<00:53:41.059><c> be</c><00:53:41.159><c> a</c><00:53:41.380><c> mire.</c> 00:53:42.619 --> 00:53:44.579 Practically<00:53:43.099><c> going</c><00:53:43.420><c> through</c><00:53:43.760><c> every</c><00:53:44.199><c> event</c> 00:53:44.579 --> 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00:57:03.599 --> 00:57:05.320 in<00:57:03.780><c> Judah,</c><00:57:04.320><c> and</c><00:57:04.480><c> now</c><00:57:04.699><c> shall</c><00:57:04.800><c> it</c><00:57:04.900><c> be</c><00:57:05.119><c> reported</c> 00:57:05.320 --> 00:57:07.679 to<00:57:05.559><c> the</c><00:57:05.579><c> king</c><00:57:05.820><c> according</c><00:57:06.199><c> to</c><00:57:06.559><c> these</c><00:57:06.760><c> words?</c> 00:57:07.960 --> 00:57:10.099 Come<00:57:08.239><c> on,</c><00:57:08.579><c> let's</c><00:57:08.820><c> have</c><00:57:08.900><c> a</c><00:57:09.159><c> conversation.</c> 00:57:10.380 --> 00:57:11.820 Notice<00:57:10.559><c> the</c><00:57:10.760><c> repetition,</c><00:57:11.340><c> brothers</c><00:57:11.460><c> and</c><00:57:11.699><c> sisters,</c> 00:57:11.860 --> 00:57:13.920 of<00:57:12.039><c> the</c><00:57:12.239><c> word,</c><00:57:12.739><c> according</c><00:57:13.139><c> to</c><00:57:13.360><c> these</c><00:57:13.519><c> words,</c> 00:57:14.239 --> 00:57:15.380 for<00:57:14.440><c> Gisham.</c> 00:57:15.559 --> 00:57:17.139 Because<00:57:15.760><c> I</c><00:57:16.099><c> suggest,</c><00:57:16.500><c> a</c><00:57:16.559><c> bit</c><00:57:16.780><c> secretly,</c> 00:57:17.519 --> 00:57:19.239 up<00:57:17.679><c> here,</c><00:57:18.079><c> you</c><00:57:18.159><c> know,</c><00:57:18.800><c> not</c><00:57:19.019><c> knowing</c> 00:57:19.239 --> 00:57:21.099 is<00:57:19.500><c> being</c><00:57:19.800><c> used</c><00:57:20.239><c> by</c><00:57:20.539><c> Sam</c><00:57:20.840><c> Downer.</c> 00:57:21.280 --> 00:57:23.320 And<00:57:21.440><c> long</c><00:57:21.599><c> comes</c><00:57:21.820><c> this</c><00:57:22.039><c> letter,</c><00:57:22.360><c> and</c><00:57:22.500><c> if</c><00:57:22.599><c> we</c><00:57:22.699><c> were</c><00:57:22.800><c> to</c><00:57:22.960><c> translate</c> 00:57:23.320 --> 00:57:26.059 it<00:57:23.500><c> into</c><00:57:23.619><c> modern</c><00:57:23.880><c> parlance,</c><00:57:24.820><c> dear</c><00:57:25.179><c> Nehemiah,</c> 00:57:26.059 --> 00:57:28.400 my<00:57:26.480><c> beloved</c><00:57:27.099><c> friend,</c> 00:57:28.960 --> 00:57:30.500 now<00:57:29.099><c> that</c><00:57:29.280><c> I</c><00:57:29.420><c> don't</c><00:57:29.559><c> want</c><00:57:29.659><c> to</c><00:57:29.820><c> disturb</c><00:57:30.300><c> you</c> 00:57:30.500 --> 00:57:32.219 at<00:57:30.679><c> all,</c><00:57:31.340><c> but</c><00:57:31.420><c> look,</c> 00:57:32.539 --> 00:57:34.139 you<00:57:32.800><c> know,</c><00:57:34.139><c> brother</c> 00:57:34.139 --> 00:57:35.480 Gisham<00:57:34.880><c> here,</c> 00:57:35.840 --> 00:57:38.159 he's<00:57:36.300><c> saying</c><00:57:36.460><c> things</c><00:57:36.739><c> really</c><00:57:37.239><c> not</c><00:57:37.440><c> in</c><00:57:37.619><c> your</c><00:57:37.900><c> interest.</c> 00:57:38.420 --> 00:57:40.280 Mind<00:57:38.559><c> you,</c><00:57:38.800><c> it's</c><00:57:38.980><c> his</c><00:57:39.159><c> words,</c><00:57:39.320><c> I'm</c><00:57:39.659><c> not</c><00:57:39.880><c> saying</c><00:57:40.019><c> it.</c> 00:57:40.280 --> 00:57:42.119 I'm<00:57:40.480><c> not</c><00:57:40.800><c> necessarily</c><00:57:41.280><c> saying</c><00:57:41.619><c> it,</c> 00:57:42.119 --> 00:57:44.039 it's<00:57:42.420><c> truth.</c><00:57:43.639><c> But</c><00:57:43.780><c> you</c><00:57:43.920><c> know,</c> 00:57:44.059 --> 00:57:46.420 he<00:57:44.360><c> doesn't</c><00:57:44.800><c> say</c><00:57:45.179><c> it</c><00:57:45.480><c> twice.</c> 00:57:48.340 --> 00:57:51.119 Oh,<00:57:49.239><c> what</c><00:57:49.539><c> a</c><00:57:49.860><c> skinny</c><00:57:50.119><c> fellow.</c> 00:57:51.320 --> 00:57:52.699 What<00:57:51.599><c> a</c><00:57:51.880><c> skipper.</c> 00:57:53.340 --> 00:57:54.380 Oh,<00:57:53.739><c> hear</c><00:57:53.900><c> what</c><00:57:54.039><c> he</c><00:57:54.199><c> says,</c> 00:57:54.380 --> 00:57:56.699 what<00:57:54.719><c> Ghastly</c><00:57:56.340><c> is</c><00:57:56.440><c> saying.</c> 00:57:56.980 --> 00:57:58.840 The<00:57:57.179><c> Jews</c><00:57:57.420><c> think</c><00:57:57.699><c> they're</c><00:57:57.900><c> rebels.</c> 00:57:59.900 --> 00:58:00.659 And<00:58:00.019><c> they're</c><00:58:00.380><c> going</c><00:58:00.380><c> to</c><00:58:00.500><c> make</c> 00:58:00.659 --> 00:58:02.860 that<00:58:00.960><c> the</c><00:58:01.239><c> prophets,</c><00:58:01.400><c> they're</c><00:58:01.619><c> a</c><00:58:01.860><c> prophet</c><00:58:02.059><c> among</c><00:58:02.320><c> your</c><00:58:02.579><c> people.</c> 00:58:03.039 --> 00:58:04.659 And<00:58:03.179><c> they're</c><00:58:03.340><c> going</c><00:58:03.480><c> to</c><00:58:03.599><c> say</c><00:58:03.719><c> there's</c><00:58:03.940><c> a</c><00:58:04.119><c> king</c><00:58:04.320><c> in</c><00:58:04.500><c> Judah.</c> 00:58:04.920 --> 00:58:06.820 You<00:58:05.039><c> know,</c><00:58:05.320><c> brother</c><00:58:05.460><c> and</c><00:58:05.659><c> sisters,</c><00:58:05.960><c> that</c><00:58:06.260><c> was</c><00:58:06.519><c> a</c> 00:58:06.820 --> 00:58:08.639 devastating<00:58:07.380><c> ploy.</c> 00:58:09.059 --> 00:58:10.619 Imagine<00:58:09.360><c> that</c><00:58:09.639><c> falling</c><00:58:09.880><c> open</c><00:58:10.159><c> in</c><00:58:10.340><c> the</c><00:58:10.500><c> hands</c> 00:58:10.619 --> 00:58:11.840 of<00:58:10.800><c> the</c><00:58:10.960><c> Jews.</c> 00:58:12.619 --> 00:58:14.480 A<00:58:12.780><c> miserable</c><00:58:13.139><c> 50</c><00:58:13.460><c> odd</c><00:58:13.719><c> thousand</c><00:58:14.059><c> of</c><00:58:14.300><c> them.</c> 00:58:14.579 --> 00:58:16.619 There<00:58:14.760><c> is</c><00:58:14.960><c> the</c><00:58:15.139><c> pleasure</c><00:58:15.460><c> of</c><00:58:15.880><c> the</c><00:58:16.159><c> mighty</c> 00:58:16.619 --> 00:58:18.639 power<00:58:17.059><c> of</c><00:58:17.320><c> Persia.</c> 00:58:18.900 --> 00:58:20.460 And<00:58:19.159><c> the</c><00:58:19.440><c> trembling</c><00:58:19.639><c> of</c><00:58:19.840><c> the</c><00:58:19.980><c> hands</c><00:58:20.139><c> as</c><00:58:20.239><c> they</c> 00:58:20.460 --> 00:58:22.239 read<00:58:20.639><c> that.</c><00:58:21.719><c> Oh</c><00:58:22.059><c> dear,</c> 00:58:22.239 --> 00:58:24.420 we've<00:58:22.460><c> got</c><00:58:22.659><c> no</c><00:58:22.900><c> king</c><00:58:23.079><c> but</c><00:58:23.340><c> Cedar.</c> 00:58:26.000 --> 00:58:26.940 You<00:58:26.099><c> know,</c><00:58:26.420><c> brother</c><00:58:26.539><c> and</c><00:58:26.719><c> sisters,</c> 00:58:27.019 --> 00:58:28.460 that<00:58:27.219><c> procured</c><00:58:27.639><c> the</c><00:58:27.840><c> death</c><00:58:28.000><c> of</c><00:58:28.159><c> our</c><00:58:28.300><c> Lord</c> 00:58:28.460 --> 00:58:30.880 Jesus<00:58:28.880><c> Christ,</c><00:58:29.480><c> a</c><00:58:29.519><c> ploy</c><00:58:29.639><c> like</c><00:58:29.940><c> that.</c> 00:58:31.659 --> 00:58:32.619 We've<00:58:32.099><c> got</c><00:58:32.280><c> no</c> 00:58:32.619 --> 00:58:34.480 king<00:58:32.940><c> but</c><00:58:33.239><c> Cedar.</c> 00:58:35.119 --> 00:58:36.119 And<00:58:35.360><c> Pilate</c><00:58:35.719><c> melted</c> 00:58:36.119 --> 00:58:37.699 around<00:58:36.360><c> that</c><00:58:36.579><c> on</c><00:58:36.880><c> the</c><00:58:36.960><c> floor.</c> 00:58:38.400 --> 00:58:40.780 Imagine<00:58:38.659><c> that</c><00:58:38.940><c> being</c><00:58:39.059><c> in</c><00:58:39.219><c> the</c><00:58:39.360><c> hands</c><00:58:39.539><c> of</c><00:58:39.719><c> the</c><00:58:39.880><c> Jews.</c> 00:58:40.860 --> 00:58:42.380 A<00:58:41.039><c> whole</c><00:58:41.440><c> colony</c><00:58:41.780><c> of</c><00:58:41.960><c> Israel</c> 00:58:42.380 --> 00:58:44.219 ravaged,<00:58:42.940><c> brother</c><00:58:43.199><c> and</c><00:58:43.440><c> sisters,</c><00:58:44.099><c> by</c> 00:58:44.219 --> 00:58:46.860 this<00:58:44.519><c> sort</c><00:58:44.619><c> of</c><00:58:44.880><c> gossip</c><00:58:45.099><c> that's</c><00:58:45.360><c> going</c><00:58:45.539><c> around</c><00:58:45.880><c> the</c><00:58:46.099><c> block.</c> 00:58:47.659 --> 00:58:48.599 That's<00:58:47.980><c> what</c><00:58:48.079><c> Nehemiah</c> 00:58:48.599 --> 00:58:49.940 had<00:58:48.760><c> to</c><00:58:48.880><c> put</c><00:58:49.039><c> up</c><00:58:49.239><c> with.</c> 00:58:50.199 --> 00:58:52.219 And<00:58:50.639><c> there</c><00:58:50.820><c> are</c><00:58:51.159><c> prophets,</c><00:58:51.420><c> he</c><00:58:51.539><c> says,</c> 00:58:52.440 --> 00:58:53.619 reporting<00:58:52.440><c> that</c><00:58:52.800><c> they're</c><00:58:52.980><c> going</c><00:58:53.119><c> to</c><00:58:53.239><c> be</c><00:58:53.320><c> a</c><00:58:53.460><c> king.</c> 00:58:53.860 --> 00:58:55.400 And<00:58:53.940><c> he</c><00:58:54.059><c> had</c><00:58:54.219><c> written</c><00:58:54.380><c> in</c><00:58:54.559><c> the</c><00:58:54.679><c> Jerusalem</c><00:58:54.940><c> on</c><00:58:55.179><c> the</c><00:58:55.320><c> earth</c> 00:58:55.400 --> 00:58:57.480 20<00:58:55.780><c> 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and</c><01:17:42.439><c> sisters,</c> 01:17:42.699 --> 01:17:44.699 to<01:17:42.760><c> go</c><01:17:42.859><c> any</c><01:17:43.100><c> further</c><01:17:43.359><c> than</c><01:17:43.520><c> this,</c><01:17:43.720><c> except</c><01:17:44.000><c> to</c><01:17:44.180><c> make</c><01:17:44.260><c> one</c> 01:17:44.699 --> 01:17:46.439 verse<01:17:44.920><c> in</c><01:17:45.159><c> chapter</c><01:17:45.460><c> 7.</c> 01:17:46.859 --> 01:17:47.819 God<01:17:47.340><c> never</c> 01:17:47.819 --> 01:17:49.439 forgets<01:17:48.420><c> his</c><01:17:48.579><c> servants.</c> 01:17:50.060 --> 01:17:51.939 And<01:17:50.060><c> when</c><01:17:50.220><c> the</c><01:17:50.439><c> world</c><01:17:50.619><c> had</c><01:17:51.300><c> been</c><01:17:51.539><c> completed</c> 01:17:51.939 --> 01:17:53.880 and<01:17:52.159><c> Nehemiah</c><01:17:52.539><c> set</c><01:17:52.779><c> up</c><01:17:52.960><c> all</c><01:17:53.159><c> the</c><01:17:53.380><c> portals</c><01:17:53.640><c> and</c><01:17:53.760><c> the</c> 01:17:53.880 --> 01:17:55.779 Levites<01:17:54.220><c> and</c><01:17:54.340><c> everything,</c><01:17:55.640><c> come</c> 01:17:55.779 --> 01:17:57.260 out<01:17:55.899><c> of</c><01:17:56.000><c> their</c><01:17:56.199><c> spot</c> 01:17:57.979 --> 01:18:00.140 and<01:17:58.460><c> my</c><01:17:58.800><c> God</c><01:17:59.319><c> put</c><01:17:59.600><c> into</c><01:17:59.840><c> my</c> 01:18:00.140 --> 01:18:01.800 hand<01:18:00.420><c> to</c><01:18:00.659><c> gather</c><01:18:00.819><c> together</c><01:18:01.319><c> the</c><01:18:01.560><c> nobles</c> 01:18:01.800 --> 01:18:04.039 and<01:18:01.960><c> the</c><01:18:02.100><c> rulers</c><01:18:02.319><c> and</c><01:18:02.500><c> the</c><01:18:02.680><c> people</c><01:18:03.220><c> that</c><01:18:03.619><c> they</c><01:18:03.800><c> might</c> 01:18:04.039 --> 01:18:06.079 be<01:18:04.239><c> reckoned</c><01:18:04.420><c> by</c><01:18:04.760><c> genealogy.</c><01:18:05.659><c> Now</c><01:18:05.779><c> hear</c><01:18:05.880><c> this</c> 01:18:06.079 --> 01:18:08.180 minute,<01:18:07.159><c> why</c><01:18:07.439><c> did</c><01:18:07.539><c> he</c><01:18:07.800><c> say</c> 01:18:08.180 --> 01:18:10.140 my<01:18:08.699><c> God</c><01:18:09.159><c> put</c><01:18:09.439><c> into</c><01:18:09.659><c> my</c><01:18:09.920><c> heart</c> 01:18:10.140 --> 01:18:11.779 because<01:18:10.600><c> you</c><01:18:10.979><c> see,</c><01:18:11.359><c> brothers</c><01:18:11.439><c> and</c><01:18:11.579><c> sisters,</c> 01:18:11.819 --> 01:18:13.880 when<01:18:12.119><c> men</c><01:18:12.460><c> numbered</c><01:18:12.979><c> their</c><01:18:13.380><c> people</c> 01:18:13.880 --> 01:18:15.500 in<01:18:14.159><c> the</c><01:18:14.399><c> days</c><01:18:14.619><c> of</c><01:18:14.800><c> the</c><01:18:14.939><c> children</c><01:18:15.119><c> of</c><01:18:15.319><c> Israel,</c> 01:18:15.739 --> 01:18:18.340 it<01:18:15.819><c> was</c><01:18:16.140><c> invariably</c><01:18:16.899><c> for</c><01:18:17.300><c> pride.</c> 01:18:18.399 --> 01:18:19.800 You<01:18:18.399><c> know,</c><01:18:18.800><c> our</c><01:18:18.920><c> Ecclesiastical</c> 01:18:19.800 --> 01:18:22.060 scientists,<01:18:20.640><c> we</c><01:18:20.720><c> had</c><01:18:20.800><c> a</c><01:18:20.920><c> few</c><01:18:21.060><c> baptisms</c><01:18:21.560><c> last</c><01:18:21.840><c> week</c> 01:18:22.060 --> 01:18:24.529 that<01:18:22.319><c> made</c><01:18:22.500><c> us</c><01:18:22.960><c> step</c><01:18:23.180><c> in</c><01:18:23.520><c> the</c><01:18:23.800><c> Ecclesiastical.</c> 01:18:25.739 --> 01:18:26.659 And<01:18:26.199><c> invariably</c> 01:18:26.659 --> 01:18:28.340 that<01:18:26.939><c> has</c><01:18:27.239><c> its</c><01:18:27.420><c> roots</c><01:18:27.659><c> in</c><01:18:28.000><c> time,</c> 01:18:28.579 --> 01:18:30.060 as<01:18:28.779><c> it</c><01:18:28.899><c> did</c><01:18:29.000><c> in</c><01:18:29.220><c> the</c><01:18:29.220><c> case</c><01:18:29.500><c> of</c><01:18:29.760><c> David.</c> 01:18:30.319 --> 01:18:32.000 But<01:18:30.439><c> you</c><01:18:30.600><c> see,</c><01:18:30.899><c> he</c><01:18:31.100><c> wants</c><01:18:31.399><c> to</c><01:18:31.520><c> number</c><01:18:31.680><c> the</c><01:18:31.880><c> people</c> 01:18:32.000 --> 01:18:33.960 but<01:18:32.279><c> he's</c><01:18:32.859><c> not</c><01:18:33.100><c> going</c><01:18:33.199><c> to</c><01:18:33.319><c> do</c><01:18:33.340><c> it</c><01:18:33.479><c> because</c><01:18:33.659><c> he</c><01:18:33.739><c> wants</c> 01:18:33.960 --> 01:18:36.199 to<01:18:34.100><c> see</c><01:18:34.180><c> how</c><01:18:34.479><c> many</c><01:18:34.739><c> people</c><01:18:34.960><c> he's</c><01:18:35.239><c> got.</c> 01:18:37.760 --> 01:18:39.960 Because<01:18:38.199><c> he</c><01:18:38.420><c> needs</c><01:18:38.680><c> every</c><01:18:39.220><c> assistant</c><01:18:39.579><c> he</c><01:18:39.800><c> can</c> 01:18:39.960 --> 01:18:42.140 to<01:18:40.159><c> keep</c><01:18:40.319><c> Tobiah</c><01:18:40.819><c> out</c><01:18:41.039><c> of</c><01:18:41.199><c> hell</c><01:18:41.359><c> heaven.</c> 01:18:42.619 --> 01:18:44.960 The<01:18:43.119><c> end</c><01:18:43.319><c> of</c><01:18:43.579><c> that</c><01:18:43.579><c> verse</c><01:18:43.840><c> says,</c> 01:18:45.180 --> 01:18:45.899 I've<01:18:45.359><c> found</c><01:18:45.600><c> the</c> 01:18:45.899 --> 01:18:46.760 register 01:18:47.699 --> 01:18:49.739 of<01:18:48.199><c> the</c><01:18:48.460><c> genealogy</c><01:18:49.399><c> of</c><01:18:49.520><c> them</c> 01:18:49.739 --> 01:18:51.699 that<01:18:49.880><c> came</c><01:18:50.119><c> up</c><01:18:50.279><c> at</c><01:18:50.420><c> the</c><01:18:50.659><c> firm.</c> 01:18:52.800 --> 01:18:54.539 He's<01:18:53.260><c> found</c><01:18:53.439><c> the</c><01:18:53.659><c> original.</c> 01:18:55.979 --> 01:18:57.520 And<01:18:56.159><c> you</c><01:18:56.300><c> imagine</c><01:18:56.520><c> me</c><01:18:56.739><c> about</c><01:18:56.880><c> his</c><01:18:57.199><c> excitement,</c> 01:18:57.619 --> 01:19:00.500 he<01:18:57.920><c> picks</c><01:18:58.180><c> up</c><01:18:58.460><c> the</c><01:18:58.659><c> original</c><01:18:59.359><c> register</c> 01:19:01.920 --> 01:19:03.539 and<01:19:02.420><c> God</c><01:19:02.739><c> has</c><01:19:02.920><c> put</c><01:19:03.000><c> it</c><01:19:03.119><c> in</c><01:19:03.300><c> his</c><01:19:03.399><c> heart</c> 01:19:03.539 --> 01:19:05.119 through<01:19:03.699><c> that</c><01:19:03.920><c> brother</c><01:19:04.140><c> and</c><01:19:04.319><c> sister</c> 01:19:05.359 --> 01:19:07.279 and<01:19:05.859><c> down</c><01:19:06.220><c> the</c><01:19:06.439><c> list,</c> 01:19:07.760 --> 01:19:08.939 no<01:19:07.899><c> Tobiah.</c> 01:19:10.119 --> 01:19:12.319 And<01:19:10.560><c> there</c><01:19:10.699><c> was</c><01:19:10.899><c> a</c><01:19:11.079><c> family,</c><01:19:11.300><c> as</c><01:19:11.399><c> I</c><01:19:11.560><c> said,</c> 01:19:12.600 --> 01:19:14.220 of<01:19:12.840><c> Tobiah,</c><01:19:13.220><c> whether</c><01:19:13.399><c> that</c><01:19:13.659><c> was</c><01:19:13.720><c> our</c><01:19:13.899><c> Tobiah</c> 01:19:14.220 --> 01:19:15.500 was<01:19:14.399><c> known</c><01:19:14.619><c> or</c><01:19:14.699><c> not.</c><01:19:14.779><c> If</c><01:19:14.960><c> it</c><01:19:15.180><c> was,</c> 01:19:15.699 --> 01:19:17.279 it<01:19:15.800><c> was</c><01:19:16.000><c> found</c><01:19:16.279><c> brother</c><01:19:16.520><c> and</c><01:19:16.640><c> sister,</c><01:19:16.840><c> when</c><01:19:17.000><c> they</c> 01:19:17.279 --> 01:19:19.659 searched<01:19:17.520><c> that</c><01:19:17.779><c> genealogy,</c><01:19:19.100><c> they</c><01:19:19.239><c> were</c> 01:19:19.659 --> 01:19:20.880 not<01:19:19.859><c> a</c><01:19:20.039><c> vigilant.</c> 01:19:21.399 --> 01:19:23.100 He's<01:19:21.840><c> found</c><01:19:22.079><c> the</c><01:19:22.500><c> original</c> 01:19:23.100 --> 01:19:24.100 register. 01:19:25.239 --> 01:19:26.760 And<01:19:25.380><c> there</c><01:19:25.600><c> he</c><01:19:25.800><c> had,</c><01:19:26.260><c> if</c><01:19:26.479><c> people</c> 01:19:26.760 --> 01:19:29.039 couldn't<01:19:27.279><c> see</c><01:19:28.100><c> the</c><01:19:28.699><c> principles</c> 01:19:29.039 --> 01:19:30.260 of<01:19:29.239><c> the</c><01:19:29.420><c> truth,</c><01:19:29.899><c> he</c><01:19:30.000><c> had</c><01:19:30.079><c> a</c> 01:19:30.260 --> 01:19:31.539 legal<01:19:30.619><c> list.</c> 01:19:33.119 --> 01:19:34.640 And<01:19:33.319><c> God</c><01:19:33.600><c> helped</c><01:19:33.880><c> him</c> 01:19:34.640 --> 01:19:36.880 and<01:19:35.359><c> put</c><01:19:35.579><c> him</c><01:19:35.739><c> in</c><01:19:35.819><c> his</c><01:19:36.039><c> heart</c><01:19:36.180><c> to</c><01:19:36.340><c> do</c><01:19:36.479><c> that.</c> 01:19:36.880 --> 01:19:39.239 And<01:19:37.600><c> he</c><01:19:37.739><c> listed</c><01:19:38.000><c> it</c><01:19:38.199><c> all</c><01:19:38.399><c> out,</c><01:19:38.800><c> the</c><01:19:38.899><c> original</c> 01:19:39.239 --> 01:19:41.260 register.<01:19:40.539><c> And</c><01:19:40.720><c> endless</c> 01:19:41.260 --> 01:19:42.899 genealogies<01:19:42.039><c> which</c><01:19:42.239><c> could</c><01:19:42.359><c> have</c><01:19:42.500><c> been</c><01:19:42.779><c> shot</c> 01:19:42.899 --> 01:19:45.199 them<01:19:43.060><c> out</c><01:19:43.260><c> by</c><01:19:43.380><c> others</c><01:19:43.699><c> were</c><01:19:44.020><c> of</c><01:19:44.119><c> no</c><01:19:44.340><c> value.</c> 01:19:46.399 --> 01:19:47.279 Wonderful,<01:19:46.840><c> wonderful</c> 01:19:47.279 --> 01:19:48.979 brother<01:19:47.520><c> and</c><01:19:47.680><c> sisters</c><01:19:47.960><c> is</c><01:19:48.180><c> all</c><01:19:48.399><c> that</c><01:19:48.539><c> God</c><01:19:48.739><c> does</c> 01:19:48.979 --> 01:19:51.260 for<01:19:49.180><c> his</c><01:19:49.500><c> people.</c><01:19:50.699><c> He</c><01:19:50.939><c> remembered</c> 01:19:51.260 --> 01:19:52.779 Nehemiah<01:19:51.859><c> for</c><01:19:52.079><c> good.</c> 01:19:53.220 --> 01:19:54.859 And<01:19:53.380><c> let</c><01:19:53.460><c> us</c><01:19:53.560><c> go</c><01:19:53.739><c> away</c><01:19:53.960><c> this</c><01:19:54.180><c> evening</c><01:19:54.359><c> with</c><01:19:54.579><c> chapters</c> 01:19:54.859 --> 01:19:56.739 five<01:19:55.180><c> and</c><01:19:55.399><c> six</c><01:19:55.619><c> in</c><01:19:55.840><c> our</c><01:19:56.140><c> heart</c><01:19:56.279><c> and</c><01:19:56.479><c> mind,</c> 01:19:56.960 --> 01:19:59.039 not<01:19:57.119><c> to</c><01:19:57.380><c> see</c><01:19:57.560><c> all</c><01:19:57.939><c> the</c><01:19:58.180><c> schemes</c><01:19:58.420><c> and</c><01:19:58.640><c> the</c><01:19:58.840><c> ploys</c> 01:19:59.039 --> 01:20:00.859 and<01:19:59.199><c> the</c><01:19:59.380><c> cleverness</c><01:19:59.699><c> of</c><01:19:59.840><c> the</c><01:20:00.000><c> healers,</c> 01:20:01.300 --> 01:20:02.939 but<01:20:01.460><c> to</c><01:20:01.640><c> go</c><01:20:01.819><c> away,</c><01:20:02.100><c> brother</c><01:20:02.319><c> and</c><01:20:02.560><c> sisters,</c> 01:20:03.220 --> 01:20:05.000 proceeding<01:20:03.520><c> in</c><01:20:03.800><c> our</c><01:20:04.020><c> minds</c><01:20:04.199><c> and</c><01:20:04.340><c> in</c><01:20:04.520><c> our</c><01:20:04.659><c> hearts</c> 01:20:05.000 --> 01:20:07.060 a<01:20:05.500><c> very,</c><01:20:05.859><c> very</c><01:20:06.439><c> wonderful,</c> 01:20:07.199 --> 01:20:09.199 a<01:20:07.539><c> wonderful,</c><01:20:08.119><c> wonderful</c><01:20:08.739><c> man</c> 01:20:09.199 --> 01:20:11.039 who<01:20:10.319><c> had</c><01:20:10.479><c> a</c><01:20:10.720><c> single</c> 01:20:11.039 --> 01:20:13.220 mind<01:20:11.300><c> of</c><01:20:11.520><c> determination</c><01:20:12.140><c> to</c><01:20:12.479><c> do</c><01:20:12.659><c> a</c><01:20:12.840><c> work</c> 01:20:13.220 --> 01:20:15.020 and<01:20:14.079><c> a</c><01:20:14.319><c> single</c><01:20:14.640><c> motive</c> 01:20:15.020 --> 01:20:17.100 for<01:20:15.279><c> doing</c><01:20:15.520><c> it.</c><01:20:16.460><c> Because</c><01:20:16.779><c> he</c><01:20:16.939><c> put</c> 01:20:17.100 --> 01:20:19.060 his<01:20:17.380><c> heart</c><01:20:17.560><c> before</c><01:20:17.939><c> his</c><01:20:18.220><c> God</c><01:20:18.359><c> and</c><01:20:18.600><c> searched</c> 01:20:19.060 --> 01:20:20.659 that<01:20:19.420><c> heart</c><01:20:19.640><c> of</c><01:20:19.859><c> God.</c> 01:20:21.000 --> 01:20:22.899 And<01:20:21.140><c> I</c><01:20:21.260><c> ask</c><01:20:21.520><c> you</c><01:20:21.640><c> to</c><01:20:21.840><c> remember</c><01:20:22.119><c> me</c><01:20:22.399><c> for</c><01:20:22.659><c> nothing</c> 01:20:22.899 --> 01:20:25.140 else<01:20:23.479><c> but</c><01:20:24.020><c> for</c><01:20:24.300><c> good.</c> 01:20:25.760 --> 01:20:27.420 For<01:20:26.079><c> all</c><01:20:26.479><c> that</c><01:20:26.659><c> I've</c><01:20:27.000><c> done</c> 01:20:27.420 --> 01:20:29.199 for<01:20:28.220><c> my</c><01:20:28.439><c> people.</c>