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leaders</c><00:16:51.509><c> of</c><00:16:51.649><c> the</c><00:16:51.809><c> Ecclesia</c> 00:16:53.029 --> 00:16:56.870 need<00:16:53.470><c> to</c><00:16:53.590><c> be</c><00:16:53.870><c> singled</c><00:16:54.129><c> out</c><00:16:54.450><c> and</c><00:16:54.769><c> mentored</c><00:16:55.289><c> in</c><00:16:55.549><c> such</c><00:16:55.730><c> a</c><00:16:55.889><c> way</c><00:16:56.070><c> that</c><00:16:56.210><c> they</c><00:16:56.450><c> grow</c><00:16:56.629><c> up</c> 00:16:56.870 --> 00:16:58.909 to<00:16:57.009><c> be</c><00:16:57.269><c> effective</c><00:16:57.850><c> leaders.</c> 00:17:01.370 --> 00:17:03.529 Samuel<00:17:01.809><c> knows</c><00:17:02.250><c> all</c><00:17:02.529><c> this.</c> 00:17:04.410 --> 00:17:07.390 But<00:17:04.589><c> then</c><00:17:04.690><c> we</c><00:17:04.869><c> come</c><00:17:05.089><c> to</c><00:17:05.269><c> chapter</c><00:17:05.549><c> eight,</c><00:17:05.970><c> brothers</c><00:17:06.049><c> and</c><00:17:06.269><c> sisters.</c> 00:17:09.369 --> 00:17:10.829 And<00:17:09.809><c> there's</c><00:17:09.990><c> a</c><00:17:10.190><c> turning</c><00:17:10.369><c> point.</c> 00:17:11.150 --> 00:17:12.289 It's<00:17:11.329><c> quite</c><00:17:11.450><c> a</c><00:17:11.650><c> sad</c><00:17:11.829><c> chapter.</c> 00:17:12.450 --> 00:17:14.069 In<00:17:12.950><c> chapter</c><00:17:13.289><c> eight.</c> 00:17:15.369 --> 00:17:18.529 And<00:17:15.490><c> it's</c><00:17:15.690><c> interesting</c><00:17:16.190><c> that</c><00:17:16.569><c> Samuel's</c><00:17:17.230><c> great</c><00:17:17.509><c> works</c> 00:17:19.289 --> 00:17:23.950 are<00:17:19.849><c> not</c><00:17:20.190><c> really</c><00:17:20.769><c> recorded</c><00:17:21.410><c> until</c><00:17:22.289><c> he's</c><00:17:22.509><c> an</c><00:17:22.650><c> old</c><00:17:22.869><c> man</c><00:17:23.130><c> of</c><00:17:23.670><c> 50</c> 00:17:23.950 --> 00:17:25.130 to<00:17:24.130><c> 60.</c> 00:17:26.269 --> 00:17:29.849 We<00:17:26.529><c> read</c><00:17:26.730><c> nothing</c><00:17:27.009><c> much</c><00:17:27.369><c> of</c><00:17:27.549><c> his</c><00:17:27.789><c> work</c><00:17:27.990><c> in</c><00:17:28.230><c> setting</c><00:17:28.349><c> up</c><00:17:28.609><c> those</c><00:17:28.950><c> schools</c> 00:17:29.890 --> 00:17:31.450 or<00:17:30.250><c> acting</c><00:17:30.589><c> as</c><00:17:30.910><c> the</c><00:17:31.170><c> judge.</c> 00:17:31.750 --> 00:17:33.069 Scripture<00:17:32.089><c> is</c><00:17:32.410><c> pretty</c><00:17:32.670><c> silent.</c> 00:17:33.150 --> 00:17:35.250 You've<00:17:33.289><c> just</c><00:17:33.490><c> got</c><00:17:33.670><c> those</c><00:17:34.069><c> three</c><00:17:34.309><c> verses</c><00:17:34.670><c> at</c><00:17:34.869><c> the</c><00:17:34.930><c> end</c><00:17:35.089><c> of</c> 00:17:35.250 --> 00:17:36.509 chapter<00:17:35.450><c> seven.</c> 00:17:36.690 --> 00:17:37.970 All<00:17:37.130><c> of</c><00:17:37.309><c> those</c><00:17:37.589><c> years.</c> 00:17:37.970 --> 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own.</c> 00:18:03.210 --> 00:18:07.089 Probably<00:18:03.529><c> the</c><00:18:03.829><c> higher</c><00:18:04.049><c> end,</c><00:18:04.309><c> probably</c><00:18:04.589><c> 12,</c><00:18:05.450><c> maybe</c><00:18:05.809><c> a</c><00:18:06.049><c> bit</c><00:18:06.349><c> more,</c><00:18:06.670><c> 15.</c> 00:18:07.089 --> 00:18:10.490 But<00:18:07.250><c> to</c><00:18:07.490><c> fit</c><00:18:07.589><c> it</c><00:18:07.789><c> into</c><00:18:08.009><c> the</c><00:18:08.289><c> structure</c><00:18:08.690><c> of</c><00:18:09.109><c> the</c><00:18:09.309><c> time</c><00:18:09.509><c> period,</c> 00:18:11.089 --> 00:18:16.089 we've<00:18:11.230><c> got</c><00:18:11.369><c> about</c><00:18:11.630><c> a</c><00:18:12.250><c> 12</c><00:18:12.470><c> year</c><00:18:12.829><c> period</c><00:18:13.549><c> of</c><00:18:14.250><c> Samuel</c><00:18:14.769><c> acting</c><00:18:15.789><c> on</c> 00:18:16.089 --> 00:18:17.509 his<00:18:16.450><c> own.</c> 00:18:18.369 --> 00:18:21.529 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Now,<00:18:38.529><c> this</c><00:18:38.730><c> is</c><00:18:39.230><c> rather</c><00:18:39.650><c> a</c><00:18:39.950><c> highly</c><00:18:40.430><c> unusual</c><00:18:41.349><c> thing</c><00:18:41.750><c> to</c><00:18:41.990><c> do.</c> 00:18:43.529 --> 00:18:45.910 For<00:18:43.750><c> Samuel</c><00:18:44.029><c> in</c><00:18:44.289><c> particular</c><00:18:44.750><c> to</c><00:18:45.109><c> do.</c> 00:18:46.789 --> 00:18:50.609 Normally,<00:18:47.809><c> Yahweh</c><00:18:48.170><c> chose</c><00:18:48.849><c> the</c><00:18:49.109><c> next</c><00:18:49.529><c> judge.</c> 00:18:52.910 --> 00:18:57.609 And<00:18:53.089><c> yet</c><00:18:53.210><c> he</c><00:18:53.390><c> does</c><00:18:53.609><c> it</c><00:18:53.890><c> here</c><00:18:54.230><c> himself</c><00:18:54.970><c> when</c><00:18:55.650><c> he's</c><00:18:56.490><c> old.</c> 00:18:58.049 --> 00:19:03.029 Which<00:18:58.329><c> is,</c><00:18:58.789><c> I've</c><00:18:59.150><c> calculated,</c><00:18:59.950><c> at</c><00:19:00.089><c> about</c><00:19:00.930><c> 55</c><00:19:01.470><c> years</c><00:19:01.809><c> of</c><00:19:02.009><c> age.</c> 00:19:08.329 --> 00:19:16.450 Now,<00:19:12.569><c> the</c><00:19:12.690><c> succession</c><00:19:13.150><c> plan</c><00:19:13.809><c> hasn't</c><00:19:14.730><c> been</c><00:19:15.150><c> all</c><00:19:15.490><c> that</c><00:19:16.150><c> thought</c> 00:19:16.450 --> 00:19:18.609 out<00:19:17.089><c> by</c><00:19:17.630><c> Samuel.</c> 00:19:19.490 --> 00:19:22.230 He<00:19:19.670><c> hasn't</c><00:19:19.930><c> received</c><00:19:20.269><c> any</c><00:19:20.710><c> directive</c><00:19:21.150><c> from</c><00:19:21.509><c> God</c><00:19:21.769><c> about</c><00:19:22.049><c> the</c> 00:19:22.230 --> 00:19:23.630 next<00:19:22.630><c> judge.</c> 00:19:24.329 --> 00:19:28.069 And<00:19:24.609><c> for</c><00:19:24.769><c> whatever</c><00:19:25.089><c> reason,</c><00:19:25.549><c> he</c><00:19:25.650><c> puts</c><00:19:25.849><c> his</c><00:19:26.089><c> own</c><00:19:26.490><c> sons</c><00:19:26.769><c> in</c><00:19:27.009><c> positions</c><00:19:27.410><c> of</c><00:19:27.690><c> power.</c> 00:19:28.410 --> 00:19:33.809 It<00:19:28.569><c> says</c><00:19:29.470><c> that</c><00:19:30.210><c> they</c><00:19:30.369><c> were</c><00:19:30.650><c> judges</c><00:19:31.289><c> over</c><00:19:32.369><c> Israel.</c> 00:19:35.170 --> 00:19:38.970 But<00:19:35.690><c> down</c><00:19:35.950><c> in</c><00:19:36.069><c> verse</c><00:19:36.549><c> two,</c><00:19:37.650><c> it</c><00:19:37.650><c> says,</c><00:19:38.109><c> now,</c><00:19:38.329><c> the</c><00:19:38.329><c> name</c><00:19:38.589><c> of</c><00:19:38.730><c> his</c> 00:19:38.970 --> 00:19:40.130 firstborn<00:19:39.369><c> was</c><00:19:39.730><c> Joel,</c> 00:19:40.490 --> 00:19:42.049 and<00:19:40.569><c> the</c><00:19:40.650><c> name</c><00:19:40.829><c> of</c><00:19:40.950><c> his</c><00:19:41.190><c> second</c><00:19:41.369><c> was</c><00:19:41.589><c> Abiah.</c> 00:19:42.369 --> 00:19:42.970 Faithful<00:19:42.650><c> names.</c> 00:19:43.190 --> 00:19:48.210 Samuel,<00:19:44.089><c> obviously,</c><00:19:44.529><c> was</c><00:19:44.750><c> encouraging</c><00:19:45.369><c> them</c><00:19:45.630><c> to</c><00:19:46.630><c> live</c><00:19:47.509><c> the</c><00:19:47.809><c> truth</c> 00:19:48.210 --> 00:19:50.029 and<00:19:48.869><c> be</c><00:19:49.130><c> examples</c><00:19:49.529><c> of</c><00:19:49.690><c> the</c><00:19:49.890><c> truth.</c> 00:19:50.049 --> 00:19:53.829 So<00:19:50.210><c> he</c><00:19:50.269><c> gives</c><00:19:50.470><c> them</c><00:19:50.730><c> biblical</c><00:19:51.109><c> names,</c><00:19:52.329><c> names</c><00:19:52.589><c> that</c><00:19:52.890><c> incorporate</c><00:19:53.369><c> the</c><00:19:53.650><c> name</c> 00:19:53.829 --> 00:19:55.069 of<00:19:54.089><c> God.</c> 00:19:55.849 --> 00:19:59.930 And<00:19:56.009><c> then</c><00:19:56.130><c> it</c><00:19:56.349><c> says</c><00:19:56.549><c> they</c><00:19:56.809><c> were</c><00:19:57.109><c> judges</c><00:19:57.690><c> in</c><00:19:58.410><c> Beersheba.</c> 00:20:00.049 --> 00:20:02.549 Now,<00:20:01.069><c> you</c><00:20:01.369><c> know</c><00:20:01.470><c> where</c><00:20:01.630><c> Beersheba</c><00:20:02.269><c> is,</c> 00:20:02.549 --> 00:20:05.630 because<00:20:03.190><c> whenever</c><00:20:03.769><c> it</c><00:20:04.029><c> talks</c><00:20:04.349><c> about</c><00:20:04.609><c> the</c><00:20:04.730><c> nation</c><00:20:05.049><c> of</c><00:20:05.289><c> Israel,</c> 00:20:05.769 --> 00:20:09.589 it<00:20:05.769><c> says</c><00:20:06.009><c> the</c><00:20:06.130><c> nation</c><00:20:06.450><c> of</c><00:20:06.589><c> Israel</c><00:20:06.970><c> goes</c><00:20:07.289><c> from</c><00:20:07.789><c> Dan</c><00:20:08.289><c> in</c><00:20:08.569><c> the</c><00:20:08.730><c> north</c><00:20:09.089><c> to</c> 00:20:09.589 --> 00:20:11.289 Beersheba<00:20:10.609><c> in</c><00:20:10.910><c> the</c><00:20:11.089><c> south.</c> 00:20:11.410 --> 00:20:14.910 So<00:20:11.569><c> Beersheba</c><00:20:12.329><c> is</c><00:20:12.750><c> the</c><00:20:13.130><c> southernmost</c><00:20:13.750><c> town</c><00:20:14.210><c> of</c><00:20:14.410><c> the</c><00:20:14.569><c> nation</c> 00:20:14.910 --> 00:20:16.150 of<00:20:15.089><c> Israel.</c> 00:20:17.369 --> 00:20:19.509 Right<00:20:17.710><c> down</c><00:20:17.970><c> on</c><00:20:18.170><c> the</c><00:20:18.250><c> south</c><00:20:18.569><c> border.</c> 00:20:19.690 --> 00:20:22.369 Now,<00:20:19.849><c> you</c><00:20:19.930><c> can</c><00:20:20.230><c> hardly</c><00:20:20.470><c> have</c><00:20:20.630><c> your</c><00:20:20.829><c> finger</c><00:20:21.009><c> on</c><00:20:21.190><c> the</c><00:20:21.369><c> pulse</c> 00:20:22.470 --> 00:20:26.049 when<00:20:22.750><c> you're</c><00:20:22.910><c> on</c><00:20:23.089><c> the</c><00:20:23.329><c> border,</c><00:20:23.950><c> when</c><00:20:24.109><c> you're</c><00:20:24.329><c> so</c><00:20:24.769><c> far</c><00:20:25.089><c> away.</c> 00:20:27.890 --> 00:20:29.829 And<00:20:28.309><c> it's</c><00:20:28.430><c> not</c><00:20:28.509><c> that</c><00:20:28.670><c> I</c><00:20:28.809><c> believe</c><00:20:28.990><c> that</c><00:20:29.230><c> Samuel</c><00:20:29.430><c> didn't</c><00:20:29.650><c> bring</c> 00:20:29.829 --> 00:20:30.549 his<00:20:30.109><c> boys</c><00:20:30.250><c> up</c> 00:20:30.549 --> 00:20:33.589 letting<00:20:30.769><c> them</c><00:20:31.009><c> do</c><00:20:31.170><c> as</c><00:20:31.390><c> they</c><00:20:31.670><c> please,</c><00:20:32.329><c> like</c><00:20:32.430><c> Eli</c><00:20:32.789><c> did.</c> 00:20:34.390 --> 00:20:36.910 Samuel's<00:20:34.809><c> a</c><00:20:35.190><c> faithful</c><00:20:35.710><c> man.</c> 00:20:37.690 --> 00:20:41.210 He's<00:20:37.890><c> described</c><00:20:38.410><c> as,</c><00:20:39.009><c> I</c><00:20:39.009><c> will</c><00:20:39.210><c> raise</c><00:20:39.490><c> me</c><00:20:39.710><c> up,</c><00:20:39.950><c> a</c><00:20:40.269><c> faithful</c><00:20:40.789><c> priest.</c> 00:20:41.250 --> 00:20:44.390 In<00:20:41.349><c> the</c><00:20:41.549><c> first</c><00:20:41.829><c> instance,</c><00:20:42.250><c> I</c><00:20:42.529><c> believe</c><00:20:42.750><c> that's</c><00:20:43.289><c> Samuel.</c> 00:20:45.450 --> 00:20:50.630 And<00:20:45.710><c> he</c><00:20:45.829><c> was</c><00:20:46.230><c> faithful,</c><00:20:47.269><c> and</c><00:20:47.549><c> he</c><00:20:47.690><c> named</c><00:20:47.769><c> his</c><00:20:48.089><c> boys</c><00:20:48.809><c> faithfully.</c> 00:20:51.730 --> 00:20:56.069 It's<00:20:52.069><c> when</c><00:20:52.329><c> these</c><00:20:52.730><c> boys</c><00:20:53.089><c> left</c><00:20:53.470><c> home</c><00:20:53.930><c> to</c><00:20:54.130><c> go</c><00:20:54.309><c> to</c><00:20:54.549><c> Beersheba,</c> 00:20:56.609 --> 00:20:58.990 probably<00:20:56.869><c> because</c><00:20:57.170><c> down</c><00:20:57.470><c> there,</c><00:20:58.230><c> this</c><00:20:58.390><c> was</c><00:20:58.630><c> territory</c> 00:20:58.990 --> 00:21:00.869 that<00:20:59.089><c> was</c><00:20:59.250><c> newly</c><00:20:59.529><c> taken</c><00:20:59.809><c> back</c><00:21:00.049><c> from</c><00:21:00.230><c> the</c><00:21:00.410><c> Philistines.</c> 00:21:00.950 --> 00:21:04.589 The<00:21:01.089><c> Philistines</c><00:21:01.529><c> had</c><00:21:02.029><c> sort</c><00:21:02.190><c> of</c><00:21:02.750><c> encroached</c><00:21:03.250><c> on</c><00:21:03.390><c> all</c><00:21:03.509><c> of</c><00:21:03.609><c> that</c><00:21:03.750><c> territory,</c> 00:21:04.690 --> 00:21:06.869 so<00:21:04.829><c> reestablishing</c><00:21:05.450><c> leadership</c><00:21:05.930><c> back</c><00:21:06.250><c> down</c><00:21:06.390><c> in</c><00:21:06.529><c> the</c><00:21:06.630><c> newly</c> 00:21:06.869 --> 00:21:07.450 taken<00:21:07.170><c> area.</c> 00:21:07.630 --> 00:21:09.009 They've<00:21:07.769><c> gone</c><00:21:07.910><c> down</c><00:21:08.210><c> there,</c> 00:21:09.630 --> 00:21:13.569 that<00:21:09.630><c> away</c><00:21:09.869><c> from</c><00:21:10.049><c> the</c><00:21:10.329><c> solid</c><00:21:10.670><c> environment</c><00:21:11.210><c> of</c><00:21:11.509><c> Samuel's</c><00:21:11.950><c> guidance</c><00:21:12.250><c> and</c><00:21:12.569><c> instruction,</c> 00:21:13.950 --> 00:21:16.809 and<00:21:14.109><c> possessing</c><00:21:14.569><c> the</c><00:21:14.750><c> same</c><00:21:15.250><c> devious</c><00:21:15.710><c> human</c><00:21:15.990><c> nature</c><00:21:16.369><c> that</c><00:21:16.630><c> you</c> 00:21:16.809 --> 00:21:18.410 and<00:21:16.970><c> I</c><00:21:17.109><c> all</c><00:21:17.369><c> possess,</c> 00:21:19.529 --> 00:21:23.970 they<00:21:19.890><c> succumb</c><00:21:20.349><c> to</c><00:21:20.710><c> the</c><00:21:20.910><c> temptations</c><00:21:21.589><c> of</c><00:21:21.930><c> lining</c><00:21:22.190><c> their</c><00:21:22.509><c> own</c><00:21:22.869><c> pockets.</c> 00:21:28.009 --> 00:21:30.750 And,<00:21:28.410><c> of</c><00:21:28.809><c> course,</c><00:21:29.490><c> when</c><00:21:29.630><c> you</c><00:21:29.690><c> start</c><00:21:30.009><c> to</c><00:21:30.210><c> do</c><00:21:30.349><c> that,</c><00:21:30.589><c> brothers,</c> 00:21:30.869 --> 00:21:34.170 when<00:21:31.130><c> money</c><00:21:31.470><c> starts</c><00:21:31.849><c> to</c><00:21:32.049><c> play</c><00:21:32.210><c> a</c><00:21:32.369><c> role</c><00:21:32.529><c> in</c><00:21:32.670><c> your</c><00:21:32.950><c> life,</c> 00:21:35.690 --> 00:21:38.369 it<00:21:35.750><c> can</c><00:21:36.029><c> mean</c><00:21:36.289><c> having</c><00:21:36.509><c> to</c><00:21:36.730><c> tell</c><00:21:36.849><c> a</c><00:21:36.970><c> few</c><00:21:37.170><c> porkies.</c> 00:21:39.710 --> 00:21:43.009 And<00:21:39.890><c> these</c><00:21:40.130><c> boys,</c><00:21:41.390><c> their</c><00:21:41.509><c> eyes</c><00:21:41.730><c> were</c><00:21:41.950><c> enlightened</c><00:21:42.349><c> to</c><00:21:42.650><c> wealth</c> 00:21:43.009 --> 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lining</c><00:21:53.170><c> their</c><00:21:53.450><c> pockets,</c> 00:21:53.450 --> 00:21:55.809 but<00:21:53.809><c> it</c><00:21:53.970><c> meant</c><00:21:54.190><c> having</c><00:21:54.410><c> to</c><00:21:54.609><c> say</c><00:21:54.710><c> a</c><00:21:54.869><c> few</c><00:21:55.009><c> porkies</c><00:21:55.349><c> here</c><00:21:55.529><c> and</c><00:21:55.650><c> there,</c> 00:21:55.910 --> 00:21:58.549 and,<00:21:55.930><c> of</c><00:21:56.130><c> course,</c><00:21:56.549><c> it</c><00:21:56.710><c> started</c><00:21:56.990><c> to</c><00:21:57.250><c> grow</c><00:21:57.410><c> out</c><00:21:57.670><c> of</c><00:21:57.829><c> hand.</c> 00:21:59.190 --> 00:22:03.250 Until<00:21:59.390><c> such</c><00:21:59.710><c> time,</c><00:22:00.809><c> it</c><00:22:00.970><c> says</c><00:22:01.230><c> that</c><00:22:01.450><c> they</c><00:22:01.650><c> perverted</c><00:22:02.410><c> judgment</c> 00:22:03.250 --> 00:22:04.049 in<00:22:03.609><c> verse</c><00:22:03.890><c> 3.</c> 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no</c><00:22:20.829><c> one</c><00:22:20.990><c> to</c><00:22:21.349><c> correct</c><00:22:21.529><c> it,</c> 00:22:21.910 --> 00:22:24.690 no<00:22:22.250><c> one</c><00:22:22.410><c> to</c><00:22:22.650><c> oversee</c><00:22:23.029><c> them,</c><00:22:23.390><c> no</c><00:22:23.470><c> one</c><00:22:23.670><c> to</c><00:22:23.769><c> say,</c><00:22:24.130><c> hang</c><00:22:24.190><c> on</c><00:22:24.369><c> a</c><00:22:24.529><c> minute,</c> 00:22:24.769 --> 00:22:27.710 just<00:22:24.950><c> come</c><00:22:25.150><c> here</c><00:22:25.329><c> a</c><00:22:25.450><c> minute,</c><00:22:25.650><c> and</c><00:22:25.730><c> let's</c><00:22:25.890><c> just</c><00:22:26.190><c> talk</c><00:22:26.329><c> about</c><00:22:26.569><c> this,</c> 00:22:27.890 --> 00:22:29.430 and<00:22:28.250><c> to</c><00:22:28.450><c> guide</c><00:22:28.710><c> them.</c> 00:22:30.390 --> 00:22:34.109 And<00:22:30.589><c> so</c><00:22:30.809><c> it</c><00:22:31.170><c> all</c><00:22:32.150><c> got</c><00:22:32.529><c> out</c><00:22:32.750><c> of</c><00:22:32.970><c> hand,</c> 00:22:34.230 --> 00:22:36.609 and<00:22:34.309><c> everything</c><00:22:34.549><c> that</c><00:22:34.710><c> they</c><00:22:34.869><c> were</c><00:22:35.069><c> taught</c><00:22:35.190><c> by</c><00:22:35.390><c> their</c><00:22:35.730><c> faithful</c><00:22:36.109><c> father</c> 00:22:36.609 --> 00:22:39.549 had<00:22:37.309><c> suddenly</c><00:22:37.670><c> gone</c><00:22:38.089><c> out</c><00:22:38.369><c> of</c><00:22:38.470><c> the</c><00:22:38.630><c> window.</c> 00:22:40.930 --> 00:22:43.369 You<00:22:40.930><c> know,</c><00:22:41.289><c> ecclesial</c><00:22:41.829><c> succession,</c><00:22:42.650><c> brothers</c><00:22:42.769><c> and</c><00:22:43.009><c> sisters,</c> 00:22:43.589 --> 00:22:45.609 is<00:22:43.789><c> so</c><00:22:44.509><c> important.</c> 00:22:46.029 --> 00:22:49.109 Who's<00:22:46.470><c> going</c><00:22:46.690><c> to</c><00:22:46.910><c> lead</c><00:22:47.089><c> the</c><00:22:47.430><c> ecclesia</c><00:22:47.869><c> after</c><00:22:48.390><c> you?</c> 00:22:50.750 --> 00:22:56.890 But<00:22:51.309><c> be</c><00:22:51.569><c> warned,</c><00:22:53.970><c> nepotism</c><00:22:54.630><c> is</c><00:22:54.990><c> not</c><00:22:55.549><c> the</c><00:22:55.809><c> answer.</c> 00:22:57.549 --> 00:22:59.950 Now,<00:22:57.769><c> I've</c><00:22:58.009><c> seen</c><00:22:58.369><c> nepotism</c><00:22:59.009><c> at</c><00:22:59.210><c> play,</c><00:22:59.509><c> brothers</c><00:22:59.670><c> and</c><00:22:59.769><c> sisters,</c> 00:23:00.029 --> 00:23:03.390 in<00:23:00.170><c> ecclesial</c><00:23:00.470><c> life,</c><00:23:00.950><c> and</c><00:23:00.950><c> it</c><00:23:01.269><c> rarely</c><00:23:01.670><c> turns</c><00:23:02.069><c> out</c><00:23:02.289><c> good.</c> 00:23:05.089 --> 00:23:07.210 The<00:23:05.230><c> father</c><00:23:05.509><c> has</c><00:23:05.789><c> the</c><00:23:06.009><c> capabilities,</c> 00:23:07.369 --> 00:23:11.970 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the</c><00:23:23.309><c> problems</c> 00:23:23.609 --> 00:23:24.130 in<00:23:23.769><c> the</c><00:23:23.970><c> son</c> 00:23:24.130 --> 00:23:27.250 enough<00:23:24.670><c> to</c><00:23:24.809><c> step</c><00:23:25.049><c> in</c><00:23:25.230><c> and</c><00:23:25.369><c> say,</c><00:23:25.529><c> hey,</c><00:23:25.730><c> this</c><00:23:25.890><c> isn't</c><00:23:26.150><c> working,</c> 00:23:27.349 --> 00:23:29.329 son,<00:23:27.470><c> you</c><00:23:27.630><c> need</c><00:23:27.750><c> to</c><00:23:27.930><c> step</c><00:23:28.109><c> down.</c> 00:23:30.309 --> 00:23:31.829 And<00:23:30.430><c> suddenly</c><00:23:30.690><c> the</c><00:23:30.930><c> ecclesia</c><00:23:31.250><c> is</c><00:23:31.490><c> imploding,</c> 00:23:31.930 --> 00:23:35.329 and<00:23:31.970><c> people</c><00:23:32.170><c> are</c><00:23:32.369><c> leaving,</c><00:23:32.730><c> left,</c><00:23:33.730><c> right,</c><00:23:34.210><c> and</c><00:23:34.450><c> centre.</c> 00:23:36.329 --> 00:23:39.309 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when</c><00:23:50.470><c> it</c><00:23:50.529><c> was</c><00:23:50.750><c> 85</c><00:23:51.250><c> members,</c> 00:23:53.190 --> 00:23:55.490 and<00:23:53.430><c> when</c><00:23:53.509><c> we</c><00:23:53.630><c> went</c><00:23:53.690><c> and</c><00:23:53.930><c> recently</c><00:23:54.210><c> visited</c><00:23:54.549><c> it</c><00:23:55.069><c> last</c><00:23:55.309><c> year,</c> 00:23:55.509 --> 00:23:56.970 it's<00:23:55.650><c> down</c><00:23:55.769><c> to</c><00:23:55.990><c> 25.</c> 00:23:57.630 --> 00:23:59.109 Have<00:23:57.970><c> they</c><00:23:58.109><c> all</c><00:23:58.230><c> left</c><00:23:58.349><c> the</c><00:23:58.589><c> truth?</c><00:23:58.769><c> Have</c><00:23:58.829><c> they</c><00:23:58.990><c> left?</c> 00:23:59.210 --> 00:24:00.410 No,<00:23:59.430><c> they've</c><00:23:59.630><c> gone</c><00:23:59.769><c> to</c><00:23:59.869><c> other</c><00:24:00.069><c> ecclesias.</c> 00:24:00.470 --> 00:24:02.910 We<00:24:00.589><c> went</c><00:24:00.670><c> to</c><00:24:00.769><c> the</c><00:24:00.910><c> other</c><00:24:01.049><c> ecclesias,</c><00:24:01.369><c> and</c><00:24:01.470><c> they've</c><00:24:01.769><c> expanded.</c> 00:24:03.829 --> 00:24:06.269 It's<00:24:04.250><c> nice</c><00:24:04.430><c> to</c><00:24:04.650><c> see</c><00:24:04.769><c> that</c><00:24:04.950><c> they're</c><00:24:05.289><c> rebuilding.</c> 00:24:06.529 --> 00:24:08.890 The<00:24:06.730><c> ecclesias</c><00:24:06.990><c> that</c><00:24:07.150><c> we</c><00:24:07.509><c> belong</c><00:24:07.650><c> to</c><00:24:07.849><c> there</c><00:24:08.089><c> are</c><00:24:08.509><c> rebuilding.</c> 00:24:09.009 --> 00:24:14.069 New<00:24:09.150><c> families</c><00:24:09.390><c> come</c><00:24:09.589><c> along,</c><00:24:09.849><c> but</c><00:24:09.990><c> these</c><00:24:10.210><c> families,</c><00:24:10.890><c> they</c><00:24:11.250><c> don't</c><00:24:11.549><c> know</c><00:24:12.309><c> the</c><00:24:12.970><c> history.</c> 00:24:14.869 --> 00:24:18.069 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brought</c><00:24:29.730><c> it</c><00:24:29.869><c> up,</c><00:24:29.970><c> but</c><00:24:30.130><c> we</c> 00:24:30.230 --> 00:24:31.910 were<00:24:31.230><c> younger</c><00:24:31.549><c> then,</c> 00:24:31.910 --> 00:24:35.730 and<00:24:32.930><c> we</c><00:24:33.589><c> were</c><00:24:33.809><c> from</c><00:24:33.970><c> the</c><00:24:34.170><c> Logos</c><00:24:34.529><c> group,</c><00:24:35.170><c> labelled,</c> 00:24:35.730 --> 00:24:39.549 and<00:24:35.890><c> we</c><00:24:36.009><c> had</c><00:24:36.109><c> all</c><00:24:36.289><c> these</c><00:24:36.490><c> other</c><00:24:36.829><c> issues</c><00:24:37.210><c> to</c><00:24:37.509><c> sort</c><00:24:37.609><c> of</c><00:24:38.009><c> negotiate</c><00:24:38.410><c> and</c><00:24:38.609><c> get</c><00:24:38.829><c> through,</c> 00:24:39.630 --> 00:24:43.509 and<00:24:39.630><c> we</c><00:24:40.069><c> were</c><00:24:40.230><c> young</c><00:24:40.410><c> upstarts,</c><00:24:42.250><c> blah,</c><00:24:42.569><c> blah,</c><00:24:42.690><c> blah.</c> 00:24:44.269 --> 00:24:49.630 But<00:24:44.710><c> you</c><00:24:45.150><c> could</c><00:24:45.369><c> see</c><00:24:45.569><c> it.</c><00:24:46.450><c> It</c><00:24:46.750><c> wasn't</c><00:24:46.950><c> going</c><00:24:47.130><c> to</c><00:24:47.250><c> end</c><00:24:47.410><c> well,</c><00:24:48.430><c> and</c><00:24:48.750><c> it</c><00:24:48.910><c> didn't.</c> 00:24:50.549 --> 00:24:53.990 And<00:24:50.789><c> we've</c><00:24:51.029><c> got</c><00:24:51.329><c> an</c><00:24:51.509><c> ecclesia</c><00:24:51.890><c> in</c><00:24:52.309><c> our</c><00:24:52.509><c> home</c><00:24:52.690><c> city</c><00:24:52.869><c> now</c><00:24:53.490><c> that</c> 00:24:53.990 --> 00:24:54.930 had<00:24:54.069><c> the</c><00:24:54.250><c> same</c><00:24:54.430><c> problem,</c> 00:24:55.430 --> 00:24:57.509 and<00:24:55.690><c> it</c><00:24:55.829><c> had</c><00:24:55.910><c> the</c><00:24:56.130><c> same</c><00:24:56.470><c> outcome.</c> 00:24:58.069 --> 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truth?</c> 00:25:10.029 --> 00:25:13.650 No,<00:25:10.609><c> they've</c><00:25:10.910><c> all</c><00:25:11.109><c> gone</c><00:25:11.309><c> back</c><00:25:11.630><c> to</c><00:25:12.990><c> the</c><00:25:13.109><c> ecclesias</c><00:25:13.329><c> they</c><00:25:13.430><c> used</c> 00:25:13.650 --> 00:25:14.990 to<00:25:13.769><c> belong</c><00:25:13.990><c> to.</c> 00:25:16.450 --> 00:25:19.450 Just<00:25:16.690><c> because</c><00:25:17.009><c> someone's</c><00:25:17.549><c> brought</c><00:25:17.789><c> up</c><00:25:18.069><c> in</c><00:25:18.190><c> a</c><00:25:18.410><c> good</c><00:25:18.730><c> family</c><00:25:19.130><c> home</c> 00:25:19.450 --> 00:25:22.470 is<00:25:19.769><c> no</c><00:25:20.029><c> guarantee</c><00:25:20.589><c> that</c><00:25:21.029><c> all</c><00:25:21.309><c> your</c><00:25:21.630><c> children</c><00:25:21.970><c> will</c><00:25:22.170><c> come</c><00:25:22.329><c> into</c> 00:25:22.470 --> 00:25:23.589 the<00:25:22.710><c> truth.</c> 00:25:23.710 --> 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he's</c><00:26:03.670><c> made</c><00:26:03.930><c> king</c><00:26:04.089><c> at</c><00:26:04.230><c> the</c><00:26:04.309><c> age</c><00:26:04.529><c> of</c><00:26:04.789><c> seven,</c> 00:26:05.069 --> 00:26:10.369 but<00:26:05.150><c> he's</c><00:26:05.369><c> still</c><00:26:05.849><c> under</c><00:26:06.250><c> the</c><00:26:06.470><c> guidance</c><00:26:06.869><c> of</c><00:26:07.190><c> his</c><00:26:08.369><c> adopted</c><00:26:08.970><c> father,</c> 00:26:11.329 --> 00:26:13.029 and<00:26:11.490><c> yet</c><00:26:11.650><c> he</c><00:26:11.730><c> turns</c><00:26:11.930><c> out</c><00:26:12.130><c> a</c><00:26:12.289><c> rogue.</c> 00:26:14.130 --> 00:26:17.970 He<00:26:14.210><c> kills</c><00:26:14.650><c> the</c><00:26:14.829><c> very</c><00:26:15.230><c> person</c><00:26:15.730><c> that</c><00:26:15.869><c> he</c><00:26:15.970><c> was</c><00:26:16.150><c> brought</c><00:26:16.369><c> up</c><00:26:16.630><c> with,</c><00:26:17.309><c> Zachariah.</c> 00:26:18.390 --> 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turn</c><00:26:33.470><c> your</c><00:26:33.829><c> children</c><00:26:34.069><c> out</c><00:26:34.529><c> to</c><00:26:34.750><c> be</c><00:26:35.869><c> effective</c> 00:26:36.369 --> 00:26:38.170 leaders<00:26:36.710><c> in</c><00:26:36.869><c> the</c><00:26:37.049><c> ecclesia,</c> 00:26:39.910 --> 00:26:43.450 and<00:26:39.970><c> even</c><00:26:40.170><c> if</c><00:26:40.289><c> they</c><00:26:40.549><c> do</c><00:26:40.809><c> grow</c><00:26:41.009><c> up</c><00:26:41.329><c> and</c><00:26:41.569><c> become</c><00:26:41.869><c> and</c><00:26:43.089><c> stay</c><00:26:43.329><c> in</c> 00:26:43.450 --> 00:26:43.769 the<00:26:43.670><c> truth</c> 00:26:43.769 --> 00:26:45.329 and<00:26:43.970><c> become</c><00:26:44.269><c> faithful</c><00:26:44.630><c> brothers</c><00:26:44.910><c> and</c><00:26:45.130><c> sisters,</c> 00:26:45.470 --> 00:26:47.150 it's<00:26:45.529><c> still</c><00:26:45.789><c> no</c><00:26:45.930><c> guarantee</c><00:26:46.309><c> that</c><00:26:46.490><c> they'll</c><00:26:46.710><c> be</c><00:26:46.829><c> able</c><00:26:46.930><c> to</c><00:26:47.049><c> do</c> 00:26:47.150 --> 00:26:49.230 all<00:26:47.410><c> the</c><00:26:47.529><c> things</c><00:26:47.710><c> that</c><00:26:48.029><c> you</c><00:26:48.250><c> can</c><00:26:48.490><c> do.</c> 00:26:50.789 --> 00:26:53.650 Their<00:26:50.910><c> love</c><00:26:51.049><c> for</c><00:26:51.210><c> the</c><00:26:51.430><c> truth</c><00:26:51.690><c> is</c><00:26:51.970><c> the</c><00:26:52.170><c> same,</c><00:26:52.390><c> but</c><00:26:52.549><c> their</c><00:26:52.789><c> capabilities</c><00:26:53.410><c> might</c> 00:26:53.650 --> 00:26:55.049 be<00:26:53.950><c> different.</c> 00:26:56.970 --> 00:26:59.609 Now<00:26:57.349><c> it's</c><00:26:57.569><c> my</c><00:26:57.769><c> belief</c><00:26:58.130><c> that</c><00:26:58.470><c> Samuel,</c><00:26:58.849><c> when</c><00:26:59.009><c> he</c><00:26:59.190><c> heard</c><00:26:59.349><c> about</c> 00:26:59.609 --> 00:27:00.150 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two</c><00:27:12.490><c> later,</c> 00:27:14.670 --> 00:27:17.990 and<00:27:15.150><c> he</c><00:27:15.250><c> doesn't</c><00:27:15.470><c> leave</c><00:27:15.789><c> things</c><00:27:16.130><c> like</c><00:27:16.509><c> Eli,</c><00:27:17.410><c> doesn't</c><00:27:17.609><c> let</c><00:27:17.750><c> it</c> 00:27:17.990 --> 00:27:19.470 fester<00:27:18.269><c> and</c><00:27:18.430><c> go</c><00:27:18.630><c> on</c><00:27:18.910><c> and</c><00:27:19.029><c> on</c><00:27:19.170><c> and</c><00:27:19.289><c> on.</c> 00:27:19.650 --> 00:27:23.349 He<00:27:20.049><c> acts,</c><00:27:20.970><c> and</c><00:27:21.690><c> he</c><00:27:21.809><c> brings</c><00:27:22.009><c> his</c><00:27:22.289><c> sons</c><00:27:22.509><c> and</c><00:27:22.650><c> makes</c><00:27:22.809><c> them</c><00:27:22.970><c> just</c> 00:27:23.349 --> 00:27:24.890 part<00:27:23.809><c> of</c><00:27:24.289><c> the</c><00:27:24.549><c> people.</c> 00:27:25.109 --> 00:27:28.990 They're<00:27:25.309><c> no</c><00:27:25.470><c> longer</c><00:27:25.750><c> elevated,</c><00:27:26.710><c> and</c><00:27:27.029><c> he</c><00:27:27.170><c> sees</c><00:27:27.269><c> the</c><00:27:27.529><c> sense</c><00:27:27.750><c> in</c><00:27:27.990><c> that,</c> 00:27:29.109 --> 00:27:33.069 and<00:27:29.670><c> he</c><00:27:29.829><c> listened</c><00:27:30.349><c> on</c><00:27:30.609><c> that</c><00:27:30.789><c> account</c><00:27:31.230><c> and</c><00:27:32.490><c> didn't</c><00:27:32.690><c> make</c><00:27:32.849><c> the</c> 00:27:33.069 --> 00:27:35.730 blunder<00:27:34.049><c> that</c><00:27:34.410><c> Eli</c><00:27:34.609><c> made.</c> 00:27:36.390 --> 00:27:39.349 But<00:27:36.549><c> at</c><00:27:36.690><c> the</c><00:27:36.750><c> same</c><00:27:36.970><c> time,</c><00:27:37.190><c> that</c><00:27:37.390><c> makes</c><00:27:38.130><c> the</c><00:27:38.670><c> succession</c><00:27:39.009><c> plan</c> 00:27:39.349 --> 00:27:41.329 look<00:27:39.589><c> even</c><00:27:39.990><c> bleaker,</c><00:27:40.390><c> doesn't</c><00:27:40.549><c> it?</c> 00:27:42.750 --> 00:27:47.549 So<00:27:42.950><c> all</c><00:27:43.170><c> Israel</c><00:27:43.509><c> come</c><00:27:43.789><c> to</c><00:27:44.009><c> Samuel</c><00:27:44.789><c> with</c><00:27:45.069><c> a</c><00:27:45.349><c> complaint</c><00:27:45.670><c> and</c><00:27:46.309><c> a</c><00:27:46.650><c> request.</c> 00:27:48.369 --> 00:27:49.890 They<00:27:48.490><c> say</c><00:27:48.670><c> in</c><00:27:48.789><c> verse</c><00:27:49.109><c> five,</c> 00:27:50.549 --> 00:27:55.069 Behold,<00:27:51.009><c> thou</c><00:27:51.190><c> art</c><00:27:51.450><c> old,</c><00:27:52.690><c> and</c><00:27:52.809><c> thy</c><00:27:52.970><c> sons</c><00:27:53.309><c> walk</c><00:27:53.529><c> not</c><00:27:53.750><c> in</c><00:27:53.869><c> thy</c><00:27:54.009><c> ways.</c> 00:27:55.150 --> 00:27:56.049 So<00:27:55.329><c> here's</c><00:27:55.490><c> their</c><00:27:55.650><c> complaint.</c> 00:27:56.049 --> 00:27:57.589 Two<00:27:56.369><c> things.</c> 00:27:58.589 --> 00:28:03.089 You're<00:27:59.029><c> old,</c><00:28:00.029><c> and</c><00:28:00.130><c> your</c><00:28:00.309><c> sons</c><00:28:00.549><c> aren't</c><00:28:00.809><c> doing</c><00:28:01.269><c> the</c><00:28:01.730><c> right</c><00:28:02.069><c> thing.</c> 00:28:03.269 --> 00:28:04.569 We've<00:28:03.450><c> got</c><00:28:03.589><c> a</c><00:28:03.670><c> problem.</c> 00:28:05.410 --> 00:28:06.470 It's<00:28:05.549><c> not</c><00:28:05.630><c> going</c><00:28:05.769><c> to</c><00:28:05.769><c> be</c><00:28:05.849><c> too</c><00:28:05.990><c> much</c><00:28:06.190><c> longer.</c> 00:28:06.490 --> 00:28:08.250 We're<00:28:06.630><c> going</c><00:28:06.769><c> to</c><00:28:06.789><c> need</c><00:28:07.069><c> a</c><00:28:07.190><c> new</c><00:28:07.369><c> leader.</c> 00:28:08.670 --> 00:28:10.069 So<00:28:08.730><c> here's</c><00:28:08.910><c> our</c><00:28:09.089><c> complaint.</c> 00:28:11.910 --> 00:28:13.490 And<00:28:12.029><c> then</c><00:28:12.170><c> their</c><00:28:12.349><c> request</c><00:28:12.769><c> is,</c> 00:28:14.470 --> 00:28:17.990 Now<00:28:14.630><c> make</c><00:28:14.809><c> us</c><00:28:15.029><c> a</c><00:28:15.170><c> king</c><00:28:15.269><c> to</c><00:28:15.490><c> judge</c><00:28:15.710><c> us</c><00:28:16.349><c> like</c><00:28:16.569><c> all</c><00:28:16.809><c> the</c><00:28:16.970><c> nations.</c> 00:28:18.970 --> 00:28:21.829 Now,<00:28:19.190><c> okay,</c><00:28:20.069><c> this</c><00:28:20.430><c> word</c><00:28:20.650><c> old.</c> 00:28:22.269 --> 00:28:27.369 Now,<00:28:22.789><c> I</c><00:28:22.930><c> don't</c><00:28:23.289><c> really</c><00:28:23.809><c> think</c><00:28:24.089><c> that</c><00:28:24.410><c> Samuel</c><00:28:24.630><c> was</c><00:28:25.430><c> that</c><00:28:26.269><c> old.</c> 00:28:27.569 --> 00:28:31.150 In<00:28:27.690><c> fact,</c><00:28:27.869><c> he</c><00:28:27.930><c> went</c><00:28:28.089><c> on</c><00:28:28.309><c> to</c><00:28:28.490><c> live</c><00:28:28.690><c> for</c><00:28:28.970><c> at</c><00:28:29.210><c> least</c><00:28:29.630><c> another</c><00:28:30.049><c> 27</c><00:28:30.690><c> years,</c> 00:28:31.309 --> 00:28:38.170 because<00:28:31.670><c> David</c><00:28:32.589><c> was</c><00:28:33.769><c> chosen</c><00:28:34.190><c> as</c><00:28:34.549><c> king</c><00:28:34.750><c> 27</c><00:28:35.670><c> years</c><00:28:36.349><c> into</c><00:28:37.190><c> Saul's</c><00:28:37.910><c> reign,</c> 00:28:38.450 --> 00:28:40.549 and<00:28:38.630><c> Samuel</c><00:28:38.849><c> was</c><00:28:39.009><c> there</c><00:28:39.170><c> to</c><00:28:39.369><c> anoint</c><00:28:39.609><c> him.</c> 00:28:41.190 --> 00:28:43.470 But<00:28:41.450><c> I</c><00:28:41.569><c> think</c><00:28:41.789><c> that</c><00:28:42.009><c> he</c><00:28:42.210><c> even</c><00:28:42.390><c> went</c><00:28:42.509><c> on</c><00:28:42.789><c> longer</c><00:28:42.950><c> than</c><00:28:43.190><c> that.</c> 00:28:43.650 --> 00:28:47.829 More<00:28:43.910><c> likely,</c><00:28:44.869><c> from</c><00:28:45.049><c> this</c><00:28:45.309><c> point</c><00:28:45.470><c> on,</c><00:28:45.829><c> he</c><00:28:45.950><c> lives</c><00:28:46.089><c> another</c><00:28:46.630><c> 38</c><00:28:47.430><c> years,</c> 00:28:47.829 --> 00:28:51.130 because<00:28:47.990><c> I</c><00:28:48.150><c> think</c><00:28:48.349><c> he</c><00:28:48.630><c> died</c><00:28:49.170><c> about</c><00:28:49.589><c> two</c><00:28:49.890><c> years</c><00:28:50.130><c> before</c><00:28:50.430><c> Saul</c><00:28:50.809><c> died,</c> 00:28:51.130 --> 00:28:53.269 and<00:28:51.289><c> Saul</c><00:28:51.509><c> reigned</c><00:28:51.730><c> for</c><00:28:51.950><c> 40</c><00:28:52.269><c> years.</c> 00:28:53.630 --> 00:28:54.789 So<00:28:53.630><c> let's</c><00:28:54.269><c> just</c><00:28:54.470><c> step</c><00:28:54.630><c> back.</c> 00:28:54.869 --> 00:28:59.609 This<00:28:55.130><c> word</c><00:28:55.450><c> old,</c><00:28:56.289><c> this</c><00:28:56.490><c> is</c><00:28:56.710><c> really</c><00:28:56.990><c> premature</c><00:28:57.809><c> oldness</c><00:28:58.710><c> here.</c> 00:29:00.289 --> 00:29:02.950 So,<00:29:00.509><c> Brother</c><00:29:00.609><c> Rick,</c><00:29:01.009><c> you</c><00:29:01.009><c> can</c><00:29:01.289><c> sigh</c><00:29:01.609><c> a</c><00:29:02.109><c> relief.</c> 00:29:04.170 --> 00:29:04.769 Not<00:29:04.349><c> you,</c><00:29:04.670><c> James.</c> 00:29:04.829 --> 00:29:06.650 I<00:29:04.869><c> think</c><00:29:05.009><c> 59</c><00:29:05.390><c> is</c><00:29:05.529><c> still</c><00:29:05.849><c> old.</c> 00:29:08.109 --> 00:29:11.049 I<00:29:08.549><c> think</c><00:29:08.690><c> this</c><00:29:08.849><c> is</c><00:29:08.970><c> a</c><00:29:08.990><c> bit</c><00:29:09.130><c> of</c><00:29:09.269><c> an</c><00:29:09.490><c> excuse</c><00:29:09.829><c> from</c><00:29:10.009><c> the</c><00:29:10.210><c> people</c><00:29:10.490><c> here.</c> 00:29:11.470 --> 00:29:14.009 I<00:29:11.829><c> don't</c><00:29:12.309><c> think</c><00:29:12.849><c> that</c><00:29:13.210><c> they're</c><00:29:13.710><c> saying,</c> 00:29:14.069 --> 00:29:16.089 Samuel,<00:29:14.390><c> you're</c><00:29:14.589><c> so</c><00:29:14.930><c> old,</c><00:29:15.109><c> you</c><00:29:15.190><c> can't</c><00:29:15.369><c> get</c><00:29:15.529><c> out</c><00:29:15.670><c> of</c><00:29:15.809><c> bed.</c> 00:29:16.470 --> 00:29:18.849 You're<00:29:16.910><c> bedridden</c><00:29:17.210><c> like</c><00:29:17.430><c> David</c><00:29:17.769><c> was</c><00:29:17.990><c> at</c><00:29:18.130><c> the</c><00:29:18.230><c> age</c><00:29:18.369><c> of</c><00:29:18.589><c> 70.</c> 00:29:18.849 --> 00:29:21.829 He's<00:29:19.329><c> not</c><00:29:19.569><c> that</c><00:29:20.809><c> old.</c> 00:29:22.130 --> 00:29:23.150 You're<00:29:22.269><c> getting</c><00:29:22.470><c> on,</c><00:29:22.789><c> they're</c><00:29:22.930><c> saying,</c> 00:29:23.190 --> 00:29:25.130 and<00:29:23.289><c> we</c><00:29:23.329><c> don't</c><00:29:23.509><c> see</c><00:29:23.690><c> anyone</c><00:29:23.950><c> suitable</c><00:29:24.390><c> standing</c><00:29:24.750><c> in</c><00:29:24.970><c> the</c> 00:29:25.130 --> 00:29:26.430 wings,<00:29:25.750><c> Samuel.</c> 00:29:26.529 --> 00:29:29.009 We've<00:29:26.730><c> got</c><00:29:26.809><c> a</c><00:29:26.950><c> problem</c><00:29:27.210><c> that</c><00:29:27.390><c> we</c><00:29:27.549><c> think</c><00:29:27.809><c> is</c><00:29:28.029><c> going</c><00:29:28.769><c> to</c><00:29:28.849><c> come</c> 00:29:29.009 --> 00:29:29.509 upon<00:29:29.269><c> us,</c> 00:29:29.990 --> 00:29:32.789 so<00:29:30.170><c> give</c><00:29:30.490><c> us</c><00:29:30.789><c> a</c><00:29:30.950><c> king</c><00:29:31.150><c> to</c><00:29:31.450><c> judge</c><00:29:31.670><c> us.</c> 00:29:35.049 --> 00:29:38.769 That's<00:29:35.569><c> quite</c><00:29:35.809><c> a</c><00:29:36.089><c> shattering</c><00:29:36.529><c> blow</c><00:29:36.910><c> to</c><00:29:37.289><c> Samuel,</c><00:29:37.730><c> isn't</c><00:29:37.849><c> it?</c> 00:29:39.789 --> 00:29:43.569 He'd<00:29:40.130><c> been</c><00:29:40.289><c> trying</c><00:29:40.549><c> to</c><00:29:40.970><c> educate</c><00:29:41.309><c> them</c><00:29:42.089><c> that</c><00:29:42.609><c> Yahweh</c><00:29:43.150><c> was</c> 00:29:43.569 --> 00:29:44.730 their<00:29:43.970><c> king,</c> 00:29:45.529 --> 00:29:48.990 and<00:29:46.150><c> they're</c><00:29:46.769><c> failing</c><00:29:47.210><c> here</c><00:29:47.549><c> to</c><00:29:47.750><c> appreciate</c><00:29:48.289><c> that</c><00:29:48.650><c> Yahweh</c> 00:29:48.990 --> 00:29:50.109 was<00:29:49.450><c> their</c><00:29:49.750><c> king</c> 00:29:50.109 --> 00:29:52.789 and<00:29:50.670><c> that</c><00:29:50.829><c> he</c><00:29:50.950><c> had</c><00:29:51.230><c> always</c><00:29:51.690><c> given</c><00:29:51.970><c> them</c><00:29:52.309><c> judges.</c> 00:29:52.970 --> 00:29:54.829 Give<00:29:53.109><c> us</c><00:29:53.349><c> a</c><00:29:53.630><c> king</c><00:29:53.950><c> to</c><00:29:54.430><c> judge.</c> 00:29:55.190 --> 00:29:58.509 Well,<00:29:55.450><c> Yahweh's</c><00:29:55.950><c> the</c><00:29:56.170><c> king</c><00:29:56.329><c> and</c><00:29:56.450><c> he</c><00:29:56.650><c> always</c><00:29:56.990><c> provided</c><00:29:57.390><c> a</c><00:29:57.670><c> judge.</c> 00:29:59.430 --> 00:30:02.599 What's<00:29:59.710><c> the</c><00:29:59.930><c> problem</c><00:30:00.490><c> with</c><00:30:01.569><c> the</c><00:30:01.789><c> people?</c> 00:30:04.569 --> 00:30:06.789 We<00:30:04.710><c> see</c><00:30:04.769><c> they</c><00:30:04.910><c> didn't</c><00:30:05.089><c> want</c><00:30:05.309><c> a</c><00:30:05.549><c> judge</c><00:30:05.970><c> to</c><00:30:06.369><c> judge</c><00:30:06.569><c> them.</c> 00:30:06.890 --> 00:30:10.029 They<00:30:07.049><c> wanted</c><00:30:07.289><c> a</c><00:30:07.730><c> king</c><00:30:08.069><c> that</c><00:30:08.309><c> they</c><00:30:08.470><c> could</c><00:30:08.730><c> see</c><00:30:09.170><c> to</c><00:30:09.549><c> judge</c><00:30:09.730><c> them.</c> 00:30:10.529 --> 00:30:13.730 Now,<00:30:11.390><c> put</c><00:30:11.549><c> yourself</c><00:30:11.910><c> in</c><00:30:12.250><c> Samuel's</c><00:30:12.849><c> shoes.</c> 00:30:14.230 --> 00:30:18.730 This<00:30:14.509><c> was,</c><00:30:14.809><c> in</c><00:30:14.970><c> effect,</c><00:30:15.369><c> the</c><00:30:15.509><c> people</c><00:30:16.410><c> giving</c><00:30:17.029><c> Samuel</c><00:30:17.549><c> the</c><00:30:17.890><c> sack.</c> 00:30:19.569 --> 00:30:22.490 We<00:30:20.029><c> don't</c><00:30:20.230><c> want</c><00:30:20.490><c> a</c><00:30:20.789><c> judge</c><00:30:20.970><c> to</c><00:30:21.230><c> judge</c><00:30:21.349><c> us</c><00:30:21.589><c> anymore.</c> 00:30:23.130 --> 00:30:24.990 You're<00:30:23.410><c> redundant,</c><00:30:23.970><c> Samuel.</c> 00:30:26.230 --> 00:30:30.269 But<00:30:26.490><c> the</c><00:30:26.609><c> amazing</c><00:30:27.029><c> thing</c><00:30:27.349><c> is</c><00:30:27.609><c> that</c><00:30:27.789><c> they</c><00:30:28.089><c> still</c><00:30:28.369><c> had</c><00:30:28.509><c> the</c><00:30:28.910><c> highest</c><00:30:29.309><c> regard</c><00:30:29.730><c> for</c><00:30:29.950><c> Samuel</c> 00:30:30.269 --> 00:30:34.109 because<00:30:30.509><c> they</c><00:30:30.710><c> came</c><00:30:30.930><c> to</c><00:30:31.190><c> him</c><00:30:31.730><c> to</c><00:30:32.509><c> tell</c><00:30:32.650><c> him</c><00:30:32.809><c> their</c><00:30:32.990><c> request.</c> 00:30:34.650 --> 00:30:38.769 They<00:30:35.150><c> respected</c><00:30:35.650><c> him</c><00:30:36.029><c> so</c><00:30:36.430><c> much</c><00:30:37.210><c> that</c><00:30:37.769><c> they</c><00:30:37.950><c> came</c><00:30:38.170><c> to</c><00:30:38.349><c> him</c> 00:30:38.769 --> 00:30:42.369 to<00:30:39.049><c> organise</c><00:30:39.529><c> the</c><00:30:40.470><c> succession</c><00:30:40.829><c> plan</c><00:30:41.109><c> for</c><00:30:41.329><c> a</c><00:30:41.529><c> king.</c> 00:30:43.509 --> 00:30:49.690 Now,<00:30:44.329><c> this</c><00:30:44.509><c> says</c><00:30:44.789><c> a</c><00:30:44.950><c> lot</c><00:30:45.690><c> about</c><00:30:47.130><c> what</c><00:30:47.930><c> Samuel</c><00:30:48.150><c> had</c><00:30:48.430><c> already</c><00:30:48.950><c> achieved</c><00:30:49.450><c> in</c> 00:30:49.690 --> 00:30:50.710 the<00:30:49.829><c> nation.</c> 00:30:52.049 --> 00:30:53.930 He<00:30:52.210><c> had</c><00:30:52.589><c> welded</c><00:30:52.970><c> the</c><00:30:53.210><c> nation</c><00:30:53.470><c> together.</c> 00:30:54.029 --> 00:30:55.869 He<00:30:54.170><c> had</c><00:30:54.609><c> unified</c><00:30:55.029><c> them</c><00:30:55.250><c> as</c><00:30:55.589><c> one.</c> 00:30:56.289 --> 00:31:00.829 They<00:30:56.309><c> were</c><00:30:56.529><c> no</c><00:30:56.690><c> longer</c><00:30:57.190><c> independent</c><00:30:57.789><c> tribes</c><00:30:58.230><c> acting</c><00:30:58.910><c> according</c><00:30:59.529><c> to</c><00:30:59.690><c> their</c><00:30:59.910><c> own</c><00:31:00.190><c> aspirations.</c> 00:31:01.250 --> 00:31:04.390 They're<00:31:01.509><c> all</c><00:31:01.890><c> acting</c><00:31:02.250><c> as</c><00:31:02.630><c> one</c><00:31:02.910><c> under</c><00:31:03.309><c> Samuel's</c><00:31:04.069><c> guidance.</c> 00:31:04.529 --> 00:31:08.589 Now,<00:31:04.630><c> that</c><00:31:04.769><c> had</c><00:31:05.089><c> never</c><00:31:05.490><c> happened</c><00:31:06.130><c> in</c><00:31:06.710><c> those</c><00:31:07.150><c> 400</c><00:31:07.529><c> or</c><00:31:07.789><c> so</c><00:31:08.009><c> years</c> 00:31:08.589 --> 00:31:10.930 where<00:31:09.430><c> judges</c><00:31:10.109><c> solely</c><00:31:10.710><c> ruled.</c> 00:31:10.930 --> 00:31:14.789 He's<00:31:11.150><c> the</c><00:31:11.309><c> first</c><00:31:11.609><c> one</c><00:31:11.809><c> to</c><00:31:12.170><c> unify</c><00:31:12.690><c> the</c><00:31:12.829><c> nation</c><00:31:13.190><c> by</c><00:31:13.450><c> that</c><00:31:13.869><c> circuit</c><00:31:14.289><c> that</c> 00:31:14.789 --> 00:31:15.430 he<00:31:14.930><c> went</c><00:31:15.170><c> on.</c> 00:31:15.829 --> 00:31:19.769 Everyone<00:31:16.309><c> knew</c><00:31:16.589><c> about</c><00:31:16.950><c> Samuel</c><00:31:17.230><c> and</c><00:31:17.369><c> there</c><00:31:17.470><c> was</c><00:31:17.730><c> a</c><00:31:17.910><c> centralised</c><00:31:18.990><c> leadership</c> 00:31:19.769 --> 00:31:22.309 recognised<00:31:20.730><c> in</c><00:31:21.369><c> Samuel.</c> 00:31:23.910 --> 00:31:26.890 The<00:31:24.069><c> people</c><00:31:24.369><c> don't</c><00:31:24.690><c> want</c><00:31:24.950><c> to</c><00:31:25.150><c> return</c><00:31:25.509><c> to</c><00:31:25.710><c> those</c><00:31:26.029><c> days,</c><00:31:26.349><c> those</c> 00:31:26.890 --> 00:31:29.269 dark<00:31:27.329><c> days</c><00:31:27.829><c> of</c><00:31:28.569><c> earlier</c><00:31:28.910><c> chaos</c> 00:31:29.269 --> 00:31:33.509 when<00:31:29.490><c> every</c><00:31:29.769><c> man</c><00:31:30.029><c> did</c><00:31:30.190><c> that</c><00:31:30.410><c> which</c><00:31:30.529><c> was</c><00:31:30.809><c> right</c><00:31:30.970><c> in</c><00:31:31.049><c> his</c><00:31:31.250><c> own</c><00:31:31.430><c> eyes</c><00:31:31.609><c> because</c><00:31:31.910><c> there</c><00:31:32.069><c> was</c><00:31:32.289><c> no</c><00:31:32.589><c> king.</c> 00:31:33.609 --> 00:31:35.690 We<00:31:33.789><c> don't</c><00:31:33.950><c> want</c><00:31:34.069><c> to</c><00:31:34.150><c> go</c><00:31:34.410><c> back</c><00:31:34.650><c> to</c><00:31:34.809><c> that,</c><00:31:34.950><c> so</c><00:31:35.089><c> they</c><00:31:35.210><c> come</c><00:31:35.390><c> to</c><00:31:35.529><c> him</c> 00:31:35.690 --> 00:31:36.630 to<00:31:35.930><c> present</c><00:31:36.109><c> their</c><00:31:36.349><c> request.</c> 00:31:36.690 --> 00:31:38.369 Now,<00:31:36.829><c> what</c><00:31:36.930><c> does</c><00:31:37.109><c> Samuel</c><00:31:37.450><c> do?</c> 00:31:38.569 --> 00:31:40.170 Well,<00:31:38.690><c> what</c><00:31:38.769><c> would</c><00:31:38.950><c> you</c><00:31:39.130><c> do?</c> 00:31:42.210 --> 00:31:44.349 Does<00:31:42.750><c> he</c><00:31:42.910><c> defend</c><00:31:43.250><c> himself?</c> 00:31:44.630 --> 00:31:45.829 Does<00:31:44.769><c> he</c><00:31:44.930><c> defend</c><00:31:45.210><c> his</c><00:31:45.529><c> sons?</c> 00:31:45.970 --> 00:31:46.789 Now,<00:31:46.109><c> hang</c><00:31:46.269><c> on</c><00:31:46.450><c> a</c><00:31:46.549><c> minute.</c> 00:31:46.950 --> 00:31:48.490 What<00:31:47.089><c> do</c><00:31:47.230><c> you</c><00:31:47.329><c> think</c><00:31:47.410><c> you're</c><00:31:47.670><c> saying?</c> 00:31:50.529 --> 00:31:55.579 No,<00:31:52.329><c> Samuel</c><00:31:52.470><c> is</c><00:31:52.710><c> unhappy</c><00:31:53.329><c> as</c><00:31:54.369><c> you</c><00:31:54.609><c> would</c><00:31:54.809><c> be.</c> 00:31:57.029 --> 00:31:58.359 But<00:31:57.109><c> look</c><00:31:57.250><c> at</c><00:31:57.410><c> verse</c><00:31:57.589><c> 6.</c> 00:31:58.970 --> 00:32:01.390 But<00:31:59.029><c> the</c><00:31:59.230><c> thing</c><00:31:59.589><c> displeased</c><00:32:00.349><c> Samuel</c><00:32:00.789><c> when</c><00:32:00.950><c> they</c><00:32:01.250><c> said,</c> 00:32:01.569 --> 00:32:03.119 Give<00:32:01.569><c> us</c><00:32:01.769><c> a</c><00:32:01.869><c> king</c><00:32:01.950><c> to</c><00:32:02.170><c> judge</c><00:32:02.349><c> us.</c> 00:32:03.750 --> 00:32:06.269 And<00:32:04.289><c> Samuel</c><00:32:04.829><c> prayed</c><00:32:05.549><c> unto</c><00:32:05.950><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:32:06.289 --> 00:32:11.019 The<00:32:06.569><c> first</c><00:32:07.130><c> thing</c><00:32:07.549><c> he</c><00:32:07.890><c> does</c><00:32:08.569><c> is</c><00:32:10.009><c> he</c><00:32:10.250><c> prays.</c> 00:32:11.349 --> 00:32:14.029 Now,<00:32:11.750><c> you</c><00:32:11.829><c> need</c><00:32:12.069><c> to</c><00:32:12.190><c> colour</c><00:32:12.349><c> that</c><00:32:12.509><c> in,</c><00:32:12.769><c> brothers</c><00:32:12.950><c> and</c><00:32:13.109><c> sisters,</c><00:32:13.329><c> as</c><00:32:13.609><c> a</c><00:32:13.750><c> phrase.</c> 00:32:14.450 --> 00:32:18.690 Just<00:32:14.630><c> as</c><00:32:14.829><c> a</c><00:32:14.990><c> reminder</c><00:32:15.549><c> that</c><00:32:16.029><c> that</c><00:32:16.289><c> should</c><00:32:16.470><c> be</c><00:32:16.670><c> what</c><00:32:16.910><c> you</c><00:32:17.410><c> always</c><00:32:17.910><c> do</c><00:32:18.170><c> first</c> 00:32:18.690 --> 00:32:21.210 when<00:32:19.089><c> you're</c><00:32:19.349><c> faced</c><00:32:19.710><c> with</c><00:32:19.970><c> situations.</c> 00:32:21.349 --> 00:32:24.250 But<00:32:21.450><c> you</c><00:32:21.589><c> know</c><00:32:21.769><c> what</c><00:32:22.289><c> you're</c><00:32:22.849><c> like</c><00:32:23.049><c> because</c><00:32:23.210><c> I</c><00:32:23.329><c> know</c><00:32:23.450><c> what</c><00:32:23.690><c> I'm</c><00:32:24.009><c> like.</c> 00:32:24.589 --> 00:32:26.089 We<00:32:24.990><c> justify</c><00:32:25.609><c> ourselves.</c> 00:32:26.170 --> 00:32:27.390 We<00:32:26.309><c> start</c><00:32:26.549><c> defending</c><00:32:26.930><c> ourselves.</c> 00:32:27.490 --> 00:32:28.750 You<00:32:27.490><c> say,</c><00:32:27.630><c> hang</c><00:32:27.769><c> on</c><00:32:27.950><c> a</c><00:32:28.049><c> minute.</c> 00:32:28.769 --> 00:32:29.910 You're<00:32:29.009><c> going</c><00:32:29.069><c> a</c><00:32:29.150><c> bit</c><00:32:29.269><c> too</c><00:32:29.569><c> far</c><00:32:29.730><c> there.</c> 00:32:29.990 --> 00:32:31.210 Stop<00:32:30.109><c> being</c><00:32:30.329><c> so</c><00:32:30.569><c> heavy</c><00:32:30.750><c> on</c><00:32:30.910><c> that.</c> 00:32:31.450 --> 00:32:33.170 What<00:32:31.589><c> about</c><00:32:31.690><c> all</c><00:32:31.849><c> the</c><00:32:31.970><c> good</c><00:32:32.069><c> I've</c><00:32:32.309><c> done?</c> 00:32:34.829 --> 00:32:37.650 Well,<00:32:35.089><c> Samuel</c><00:32:35.190><c> just</c><00:32:35.470><c> takes</c><00:32:35.630><c> it</c><00:32:35.829><c> straight</c><00:32:36.069><c> to</c><00:32:36.329><c> Yahweh</c><00:32:36.589><c> and</c><00:32:36.789><c> he</c><00:32:37.109><c> prays.</c> 00:32:38.029 --> 00:32:39.569 Just<00:32:38.430><c> take</c><00:32:38.690><c> a</c><00:32:38.829><c> note</c><00:32:38.910><c> of</c><00:32:39.009><c> that,</c><00:32:39.210><c> brothers</c><00:32:39.349><c> and</c><00:32:39.509><c> sisters.</c> 00:32:39.569 --> 00:32:44.750 First<00:32:40.089><c> thing</c><00:32:40.349><c> to</c><00:32:40.549><c> do</c><00:32:40.730><c> in</c><00:32:40.930><c> any</c><00:32:41.230><c> situation,</c><00:32:42.430><c> pray</c><00:32:43.109><c> to</c><00:32:43.789><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:32:46.109 --> 00:32:47.769 Now,<00:32:46.150><c> what</c><00:32:46.230><c> does</c><00:32:46.410><c> Yahweh</c><00:32:46.730><c> say</c><00:32:47.009><c> in</c><00:32:47.210><c> verse</c><00:32:47.470><c> 7?</c> 00:32:47.990 --> 00:32:52.109 Yahweh<00:32:48.230><c> said</c><00:32:48.410><c> unto</c><00:32:48.650><c> Samuel,</c><00:32:49.410><c> Harken</c><00:32:49.789><c> unto</c><00:32:50.130><c> the</c><00:32:50.309><c> voice</c><00:32:50.849><c> of</c><00:32:51.089><c> the</c><00:32:51.269><c> people.</c> 00:32:54.730 --> 00:32:57.990 And<00:32:54.750><c> then</c><00:32:55.309><c> feeling</c><00:32:55.990><c> for</c><00:32:56.250><c> Samuel</c><00:32:56.750><c> here.</c> 00:32:58.690 --> 00:33:01.809 This<00:32:58.849><c> is</c><00:32:59.190><c> Yahweh</c><00:32:59.849><c> knowing</c><00:33:00.650><c> how</c><00:33:00.990><c> Samuel's</c><00:33:01.470><c> reacting.</c> 00:33:02.190 --> 00:33:04.250 He<00:33:02.289><c> gives</c><00:33:02.569><c> Samuel</c><00:33:03.069><c> some</c><00:33:03.589><c> encouragement.</c> 00:33:04.369 --> 00:33:07.410 He<00:33:04.490><c> says,</c><00:33:05.549><c> For</c><00:33:05.690><c> they</c><00:33:05.890><c> have</c><00:33:06.150><c> not</c><00:33:06.450><c> rejected</c><00:33:06.950><c> thee,</c> 00:33:07.410 --> 00:33:09.529 but<00:33:08.089><c> they</c><00:33:08.309><c> have</c><00:33:08.549><c> rejected</c><00:33:09.089><c> me.</c> 00:33:09.569 --> 00:33:11.549 Don't<00:33:09.769><c> take</c><00:33:09.970><c> it</c><00:33:10.109><c> personally,</c><00:33:10.589><c> Samuel.</c> 00:33:12.450 --> 00:33:13.930 Don't<00:33:12.630><c> take</c><00:33:12.809><c> it</c><00:33:13.089><c> hard.</c> 00:33:14.730 --> 00:33:17.009 And<00:33:14.910><c> Yahweh</c><00:33:15.190><c> comes</c><00:33:15.470><c> back</c><00:33:15.769><c> with</c><00:33:15.950><c> a</c><00:33:16.190><c> source</c><00:33:16.390><c> of</c><00:33:16.710><c> comfort</c> 00:33:17.009 --> 00:33:22.349 and<00:33:17.289><c> encouragement</c><00:33:17.730><c> for</c><00:33:18.109><c> Samuel</c><00:33:18.509><c> in</c><00:33:19.430><c> this</c><00:33:19.910><c> desperately</c><00:33:20.470><c> sad</c><00:33:20.950><c> situation</c> 00:33:22.730 --> 00:33:27.750 when<00:33:23.289><c> Samuel</c><00:33:23.849><c> relays</c><00:33:24.470><c> this</c><00:33:24.809><c> to</c><00:33:25.470><c> his</c><00:33:25.769><c> father</c><00:33:26.069><c> in</c><00:33:26.349><c> heaven</c><00:33:26.569><c> in</c><00:33:26.970><c> prayer.</c> 00:33:29.049 --> 00:33:31.849 So<00:33:29.210><c> this</c><00:33:29.410><c> phrase,</c><00:33:30.450><c> Harken</c><00:33:30.670><c> unto</c><00:33:31.150><c> their</c><00:33:31.630><c> voice,</c> 00:33:31.849 --> 00:33:34.049 it<00:33:32.069><c> occurs</c><00:33:32.250><c> three</c><00:33:32.509><c> times</c><00:33:32.750><c> in</c><00:33:32.869><c> this</c><00:33:33.069><c> chapter.</c> 00:33:34.250 --> 00:33:36.910 Verse<00:33:34.490><c> 7,</c><00:33:35.049><c> Harken</c><00:33:35.210><c> unto</c><00:33:35.410><c> the</c><00:33:35.549><c> voice</c><00:33:35.710><c> of</c><00:33:35.869><c> the</c><00:33:36.049><c> people.</c> 00:33:37.089 --> 00:33:40.450 Verse<00:33:37.650><c> 9,</c><00:33:38.109><c> now</c><00:33:38.349><c> therefore</c><00:33:38.849><c> Harken</c><00:33:39.269><c> unto</c><00:33:39.470><c> their</c><00:33:39.670><c> voice.</c> 00:33:40.710 --> 00:33:43.210 Verse<00:33:41.029><c> 22,</c><00:33:42.069><c> and</c><00:33:42.309><c> Yahweh</c><00:33:42.549><c> said</c><00:33:42.710><c> unto</c><00:33:42.849><c> Samuel,</c> 00:33:43.269 --> 00:33:47.950 Harken<00:33:43.789><c> unto</c><00:33:44.049><c> their</c><00:33:45.190><c> voice</c><00:33:45.450><c> and</c><00:33:45.730><c> make</c><00:33:46.029><c> them</c><00:33:46.730><c> a</c><00:33:47.089><c> king.</c> 00:33:50.029 --> 00:33:53.769 In<00:33:50.230><c> fact,</c><00:33:50.410><c> in</c><00:33:50.549><c> verse</c><00:33:50.789><c> 9,</c><00:33:52.369><c> it</c><00:33:52.529><c> goes</c><00:33:52.710><c> even</c><00:33:53.049><c> stronger</c><00:33:53.390><c> than</c><00:33:53.549><c> just</c> 00:33:53.769 --> 00:33:54.230 to<00:33:54.049><c> Harken.</c> 00:33:54.269 --> 00:33:56.910 You'll<00:33:54.490><c> notice</c><00:33:54.690><c> against</c><00:33:55.049><c> the</c><00:33:55.210><c> word</c><00:33:55.390><c> Harken</c><00:33:55.710><c> in</c><00:33:55.890><c> verse</c><00:33:56.210><c> 9</c> 00:33:56.910 --> 00:33:59.769 that<00:33:57.410><c> this</c><00:33:57.690><c> word</c><00:33:57.869><c> means</c><00:33:58.190><c> to</c><00:33:58.609><c> obey.</c> 00:34:00.569 --> 00:34:02.390 And<00:34:00.730><c> that's</c><00:34:00.869><c> what</c><00:34:00.990><c> the</c><00:34:01.130><c> word</c><00:34:01.309><c> Harken</c><00:34:01.809><c> means.</c> 00:34:02.690 --> 00:34:05.970 It<00:34:02.990><c> means</c><00:34:03.150><c> not</c><00:34:03.329><c> to</c><00:34:03.490><c> just</c><00:34:03.750><c> to</c><00:34:04.170><c> listen,</c><00:34:04.549><c> but</c><00:34:04.769><c> to</c><00:34:05.069><c> act.</c> 00:34:06.410 --> 00:34:10.110 So<00:34:06.869><c> this</c><00:34:07.490><c> word</c><00:34:07.750><c> Harken</c><00:34:08.550><c> means</c><00:34:09.429><c> to</c><00:34:09.769><c> obey.</c> 00:34:10.329 --> 00:34:13.010 Obey<00:34:10.929><c> their</c><00:34:11.269><c> voice,</c><00:34:12.110><c> Samuel.</c> 00:34:16.610 --> 00:34:20.289 Yahweh<00:34:17.110><c> is</c><00:34:17.610><c> telling</c><00:34:17.809><c> Samuel</c><00:34:18.429><c> to</c><00:34:18.909><c> obey</c><00:34:19.130><c> the</c><00:34:19.369><c> people.</c> 00:34:20.329 --> 00:34:23.630 Samuel<00:34:20.610><c> has</c><00:34:20.750><c> been</c><00:34:20.949><c> brought</c><00:34:21.170><c> up</c><00:34:21.409><c> to</c><00:34:21.610><c> always</c><00:34:22.170><c> obey</c><00:34:22.550><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:34:24.130 --> 00:34:25.530 But<00:34:24.250><c> now</c><00:34:24.530><c> God's</c><00:34:24.909><c> telling</c><00:34:25.030><c> him,</c> 00:34:25.889 --> 00:34:27.690 you<00:34:25.969><c> need</c><00:34:26.210><c> to</c><00:34:26.269><c> listen</c><00:34:26.510><c> to</c><00:34:26.670><c> the</c><00:34:26.829><c> people</c><00:34:27.030><c> on</c><00:34:27.170><c> this</c><00:34:27.349><c> occasion.</c> 00:34:27.949 --> 00:34:29.690 Obey<00:34:28.630><c> their</c><00:34:29.389><c> voice.</c> 00:34:29.730 --> 00:34:33.070 Now<00:34:29.889><c> the</c><00:34:30.050><c> clear</c><00:34:30.210><c> implication</c><00:34:30.869><c> of</c><00:34:31.750><c> this</c><00:34:32.230><c> is,</c> 00:34:33.489 --> 00:34:37.230 is<00:34:33.849><c> that</c><00:34:34.030><c> although</c><00:34:34.590><c> Yahweh</c><00:34:35.070><c> would</c><00:34:35.329><c> choose</c><00:34:35.670><c> them</c><00:34:36.050><c> this</c><00:34:36.369><c> king,</c> 00:34:38.190 --> 00:34:41.889 this<00:34:38.449><c> king</c><00:34:38.769><c> would</c><00:34:38.969><c> actually</c><00:34:39.349><c> be</c><00:34:39.690><c> the</c><00:34:40.010><c> people's</c><00:34:40.889><c> choice.</c> 00:34:42.869 --> 00:34:45.670 This<00:34:43.230><c> would</c><00:34:43.409><c> be</c><00:34:43.650><c> the</c><00:34:43.929><c> people's</c><00:34:44.809><c> choosing.</c> 00:34:45.750 --> 00:34:47.750 So<00:34:45.889><c> obey</c><00:34:46.309><c> their</c><00:34:46.630><c> voice.</c> 00:34:49.530 --> 00:34:51.150 And<00:34:49.849><c> as</c><00:34:49.989><c> it</c><00:34:50.150><c> turned</c><00:34:50.289><c> out,</c> 00:34:51.969 --> 00:34:56.670 the<00:34:52.070><c> king</c><00:34:52.269><c> became</c><00:34:52.670><c> someone</c><00:34:53.130><c> who</c><00:34:53.469><c> obeyed</c><00:34:54.710><c> the</c><00:34:55.150><c> people's</c><00:34:55.630><c> voice,</c> 00:34:57.230 --> 00:35:00.489 rather<00:34:57.590><c> than</c><00:34:57.829><c> obey</c><00:34:58.570><c> Yahweh's</c><00:34:59.670><c> voice</c><00:34:59.829><c> through</c><00:35:00.030><c> the</c><00:35:00.210><c> prophet.</c> 00:35:00.489 --> 00:35:04.489 Saul<00:35:01.469><c> was</c><00:35:02.030><c> somebody</c><00:35:02.829><c> who</c><00:35:03.289><c> always</c><00:35:04.010><c> listened</c> 00:35:04.489 --> 00:35:07.769 more<00:35:05.130><c> to</c><00:35:05.250><c> the</c><00:35:05.389><c> people</c><00:35:05.909><c> than</c><00:35:06.309><c> he</c><00:35:06.429><c> did</c><00:35:06.610><c> to</c><00:35:06.789><c> God.</c> 00:35:09.809 --> 00:35:15.050 So<00:35:09.889><c> under</c><00:35:11.030><c> Eli,</c><00:35:11.750><c> you</c><00:35:11.750><c> remember</c><00:35:12.550><c> that</c><00:35:12.889><c> it</c><00:35:12.969><c> was</c><00:35:13.469><c> like</c><00:35:13.969><c> priest,</c> 00:35:15.210 --> 00:35:17.809 the<00:35:15.349><c> leader,</c><00:35:16.389><c> like</c><00:35:16.730><c> people.</c> 00:35:18.610 --> 00:35:23.909 Well,<00:35:18.869><c> now</c><00:35:19.429><c> it</c><00:35:19.670><c> was</c><00:35:19.869><c> going</c><00:35:20.030><c> to</c><00:35:20.210><c> be</c><00:35:20.369><c> like</c><00:35:20.769><c> people,</c><00:35:22.449><c> like</c><00:35:22.949><c> king.</c> 00:35:24.550 --> 00:35:28.269 The<00:35:24.869><c> people</c><00:35:25.449><c> would</c><00:35:26.030><c> have</c><00:35:26.210><c> a</c><00:35:26.510><c> king</c><00:35:26.750><c> like</c><00:35:27.050><c> themselves.</c> 00:35:28.610 --> 00:35:32.369 In<00:35:29.170><c> the</c><00:35:29.309><c> days</c><00:35:29.510><c> of</c><00:35:29.789><c> Eli,</c><00:35:30.090><c> the</c><00:35:30.190><c> people</c><00:35:30.590><c> ended</c><00:35:30.929><c> up</c><00:35:31.230><c> being</c><00:35:31.429><c> like</c><00:35:31.809><c> Eli,</c> 00:35:32.750 --> 00:35:34.090 because<00:35:32.889><c> the</c><00:35:33.090><c> leadership</c><00:35:33.409><c> was</c><00:35:33.610><c> so</c><00:35:33.949><c> bad.</c> 00:35:34.590 --> 00:35:36.710 Well,<00:35:34.730><c> here</c><00:35:35.210><c> the</c><00:35:35.570><c> leadership</c><00:35:36.010><c> would</c><00:35:36.210><c> be</c><00:35:36.429><c> governed</c> 00:35:36.710 --> 00:35:39.409 by<00:35:36.989><c> the</c><00:35:37.289><c> instincts</c><00:35:37.869><c> of</c><00:35:38.469><c> the</c><00:35:38.630><c> people.</c> 00:35:44.510 --> 00:35:47.010 Howbeit,<00:35:45.190><c> says</c><00:35:45.369><c> Yahweh</c><00:35:45.750><c> in</c><00:35:45.949><c> verse</c><00:35:46.230><c> 9,</c> 00:35:47.550 --> 00:35:50.590 protest<00:35:47.909><c> solemnly</c><00:35:48.630><c> unto</c><00:35:48.889><c> them</c><00:35:49.230><c> and</c><00:35:49.530><c> show</c><00:35:49.849><c> them</c><00:35:50.090><c> the</c><00:35:50.329><c> manner</c> 00:35:50.590 --> 00:35:53.110 of<00:35:50.829><c> the</c><00:35:50.989><c> king</c><00:35:51.130><c> that</c><00:35:51.349><c> shall</c><00:35:51.510><c> reign</c><00:35:51.809><c> over</c><00:35:52.130><c> them.</c> 00:35:53.210 --> 00:35:56.550 Go<00:35:53.409><c> and</c><00:35:53.630><c> tell</c><00:35:53.710><c> them</c><00:35:53.849><c> the</c><00:35:54.070><c> type</c><00:35:54.269><c> of</c><00:35:54.510><c> king</c><00:35:54.849><c> they</c><00:35:55.769><c> will</c><00:35:56.050><c> get,</c> 00:35:56.550 --> 00:35:59.289 if<00:35:57.130><c> they</c><00:35:57.309><c> get</c><00:35:57.590><c> 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servants.</c> 00:36:20.670 --> 00:36:23.409 He<00:36:20.750><c> would</c><00:36:21.050><c> force</c><00:36:21.510><c> labour</c><00:36:21.849><c> on</c><00:36:22.070><c> his</c><00:36:22.329><c> royal</c><00:36:22.550><c> estates.</c> 00:36:23.409 --> 00:36:27.210 He<00:36:24.010><c> would</c><00:36:24.250><c> have</c><00:36:24.489><c> labour</c><00:36:25.130><c> for</c><00:36:25.429><c> the</c><00:36:25.550><c> manufacture</c><00:36:26.190><c> of</c><00:36:26.469><c> munitions.</c> 00:36:27.650 --> 00:36:29.809 He<00:36:27.690><c> would</c><00:36:27.889><c> get</c><00:36:28.090><c> the</c><00:36:28.349><c> girls</c><00:36:28.630><c> to</c><00:36:28.789><c> be</c><00:36:28.949><c> perfume</c><00:36:29.329><c> makers</c> 00:36:29.809 --> 00:36:32.630 or<00:36:30.409><c> cooks</c><00:36:30.750><c> and</c><00:36:31.110><c> bakers</c><00:36:31.369><c> in</c><00:36:31.530><c> the</c><00:36:31.690><c> kitchens.</c> 00:36:32.670 --> 00:36:36.170 He<00:36:32.789><c> would</c><00:36:33.670><c> claim</c><00:36:34.110><c> your</c><00:36:34.409><c> land</c><00:36:34.690><c> for</c><00:36:34.929><c> personal</c><00:36:35.389><c> royal</c><00:36:35.809><c> use</c> 00:36:36.170 --> 00:36:38.889 and<00:36:36.369><c> there</c><00:36:36.469><c> would</c><00:36:36.610><c> be</c><00:36:36.769><c> a</c><00:36:36.869><c> taxation</c><00:36:37.349><c> on</c><00:36:37.570><c> all</c><00:36:37.710><c> the</c><00:36:37.949><c> products.</c> 00:36:40.710 --> 00:36:43.230 This<00:36:41.010><c> is</c><00:36:41.349><c> the</c><00:36:41.630><c> manner</c><00:36:41.849><c> of</c><00:36:42.150><c> the</c><00:36:42.389><c> king.</c> 00:36:43.929 --> 00:36:47.670 Now<00:36:44.090><c> you'll</c><00:36:44.289><c> notice</c><00:36:44.429><c> the</c><00:36:44.750><c> reoccurring</c><00:36:45.690><c> word</c><00:36:46.389><c> about</c><00:36:46.989><c> this</c><00:36:47.309><c> king</c> 00:36:47.670 --> 00:36:50.889 is<00:36:48.429><c> that</c><00:36:48.570><c> he</c><00:36:48.750><c> would</c><00:36:49.110><c> take</c><00:36:49.630><c> these</c><00:36:50.090><c> things,</c> 00:36:51.269 --> 00:36:54.170 legitimately<00:36:51.949><c> as</c><00:36:52.250><c> the</c><00:36:52.449><c> king,</c><00:36:53.110><c> but</c><00:36:53.110><c> nonetheless</c><00:36:53.670><c> he</c><00:36:53.949><c> would</c> 00:36:54.170 --> 00:36:55.510 still<00:36:54.510><c> take.</c> 00:36:55.570 --> 00:36:58.429 You<00:36:55.730><c> might</c><00:36:55.889><c> want</c><00:36:56.010><c> to</c><00:36:56.110><c> go</c><00:36:56.230><c> through</c><00:36:56.429><c> and</c><00:36:56.670><c> colour</c><00:36:56.809><c> it</c><00:36:56.969><c> in.</c> 00:36:59.030 --> 00:37:04.250 He<00:36:59.710><c> will</c><00:36:59.989><c> take</c><00:37:00.510><c> your</c><00:37:01.230><c> sons</c><00:37:01.809><c> and</c><00:37:02.789><c> appoint</c><00:37:03.010><c> them</c><00:37:03.150><c> for</c><00:37:03.329><c> himself.</c> 00:37:06.389 --> 00:37:09.489 He<00:37:06.510><c> will</c><00:37:06.809><c> take</c><00:37:07.269><c> your</c><00:37:07.750><c> daughters,</c><00:37:08.389><c> your</c><00:37:08.650><c> girls.</c> 00:37:10.809 --> 00:37:13.889 He<00:37:10.949><c> will</c><00:37:11.289><c> take</c><00:37:11.730><c> your</c><00:37:12.269><c> fields</c><00:37:12.650><c> and</c><00:37:12.829><c> your</c><00:37:13.050><c> vineyards.</c> 00:37:14.550 --> 00:37:18.269 He<00:37:15.190><c> will</c><00:37:15.530><c> take</c><00:37:16.250><c> a</c><00:37:16.590><c> tenth</c><00:37:16.849><c> of</c><00:37:17.050><c> your</c><00:37:17.329><c> seed.</c> 00:37:18.769 --> 00:37:23.090 Verse<00:37:19.389><c> 16,</c><00:37:19.809><c> he</c><00:37:19.969><c> will</c><00:37:20.250><c> take</c><00:37:20.670><c> your</c><00:37:21.050><c> men</c><00:37:21.349><c> servants</c><00:37:21.630><c> and</c><00:37:21.789><c> your</c><00:37:21.949><c> maidservants.</c> 00:37:23.469 --> 00:37:27.050 Verse<00:37:23.750><c> 17,</c><00:37:24.489><c> he</c><00:37:24.650><c> will</c><00:37:24.909><c> take</c><00:37:25.489><c> the</c><00:37:25.869><c> tenth</c><00:37:26.110><c> of</c><00:37:26.289><c> your</c><00:37:26.550><c> sheep</c> 00:37:27.050 --> 00:37:29.590 and<00:37:27.670><c> you</c><00:37:27.829><c> shall</c><00:37:27.949><c> be</c><00:37:28.150><c> his</c><00:37:28.530><c> servants.</c> 00:37:30.730 --> 00:37:33.150 Take,<00:37:31.349><c> take,</c><00:37:32.150><c> take.</c> 00:37:34.530 --> 00:37:36.409 Why<00:37:34.789><c> is</c><00:37:34.989><c> Samuel</c><00:37:35.150><c> doing</c><00:37:35.409><c> this?</c> 00:37:36.969 --> 00:37:38.809 I<00:37:37.210><c> think</c><00:37:37.369><c> it's</c><00:37:37.550><c> very</c><00:37:37.869><c> clear,</c> 00:37:39.050 --> 00:37:41.869 and<00:37:39.329><c> this</c><00:37:39.469><c> should</c><00:37:39.670><c> bring</c><00:37:39.969><c> echoes</c><00:37:40.269><c> back</c><00:37:40.550><c> from</c><00:37:40.710><c> our</c><00:37:40.929><c> exhortation</c><00:37:41.389><c> yesterday.</c> 00:37:42.329 --> 00:37:46.789 Samuel<00:37:42.769><c> was</c><00:37:43.150><c> showing</c><00:37:43.409><c> the</c><00:37:43.730><c> vast</c><00:37:44.070><c> differences</c><00:37:44.550><c> between</c><00:37:45.030><c> himself</c><00:37:45.849><c> and</c> 00:37:46.789 --> 00:37:47.869 the<00:37:47.010><c> king.</c> 00:37:48.010 --> 00:37:53.610 Because<00:37:48.469><c> Samuel</c><00:37:49.030><c> was</c><00:37:49.289><c> all</c><00:37:49.590><c> about</c><00:37:50.269><c> giving,</c><00:37:51.969><c> as</c><00:37:52.210><c> was</c><00:37:52.469><c> his</c><00:37:52.690><c> mother.</c> 00:37:54.010 --> 00:37:55.630 He<00:37:54.110><c> was</c><00:37:54.329><c> a</c><00:37:54.489><c> Nazirite.</c> 00:37:55.809 --> 00:37:58.650 He<00:37:55.869><c> had</c><00:37:56.329><c> given</c><00:37:56.610><c> himself</c><00:37:57.050><c> to</c><00:37:57.329><c> Yahweh</c><00:37:57.650><c> as</c><00:37:57.929><c> a</c><00:37:58.090><c> burnt</c><00:37:58.309><c> offering.</c> 00:37:58.789 --> 00:38:02.469 He<00:37:58.829><c> was</c><00:37:59.030><c> a</c><00:37:59.590><c> living</c><00:37:59.789><c> example</c><00:38:00.349><c> of</c><00:38:00.530><c> someone</c><00:38:00.869><c> who</c><00:38:01.409><c> gives.</c> 00:38:02.650 --> 00:38:05.590 And<00:38:02.750><c> he</c><00:38:02.869><c> was</c><00:38:03.289><c> giving,</c><00:38:04.110><c> giving,</c><00:38:04.630><c> giving.</c> 00:38:07.190 --> 00:38:09.130 But<00:38:07.510><c> a</c><00:38:07.650><c> king</c><00:38:07.829><c> would</c><00:38:08.090><c> not</c><00:38:08.309><c> be.</c> 00:38:09.530 --> 00:38:13.329 A<00:38:09.630><c> king</c><00:38:10.170><c> who</c><00:38:10.670><c> the</c><00:38:10.909><c> people</c><00:38:11.210><c> would</c><00:38:11.510><c> choose</c><00:38:11.909><c> would</c><00:38:12.369><c> not</c><00:38:12.650><c> be.</c> 00:38:13.590 --> 00:38:17.789 Saul<00:38:14.110><c> turned</c><00:38:14.630><c> out</c><00:38:14.989><c> to</c><00:38:15.110><c> be</c><00:38:15.690><c> no</c><00:38:15.989><c> different</c><00:38:16.389><c> to</c><00:38:16.650><c> Hophni</c><00:38:17.010><c> and</c><00:38:17.250><c> Phineas</c><00:38:17.650><c> in</c> 00:38:17.789 --> 00:38:18.269 that<00:38:17.949><c> respect.</c> 00:38:18.429 --> 00:38:21.829 Hophni<00:38:18.730><c> and</c><00:38:18.949><c> Phineas</c><00:38:19.570><c> were</c><00:38:19.769><c> all</c><00:38:19.989><c> about</c><00:38:20.349><c> take,</c><00:38:20.750><c> take,</c><00:38:21.190><c> take.</c> 00:38:22.289 --> 00:38:24.750 They<00:38:22.510><c> had</c><00:38:22.650><c> that</c><00:38:22.909><c> three</c><00:38:23.150><c>-pronged</c><00:38:23.510><c> hook</c><00:38:23.570><c> and</c><00:38:23.690><c> they</c><00:38:23.969><c> took</c><00:38:24.329><c> all</c> 00:38:24.750 --> 00:38:26.389 that<00:38:24.849><c> they</c><00:38:25.110><c> chose.</c> 00:38:26.909 --> 00:38:28.989 They<00:38:26.989><c> were</c><00:38:27.090><c> about</c><00:38:27.329><c> take,</c><00:38:27.829><c> take,</c><00:38:28.230><c> take.</c> 00:38:30.210 --> 00:38:33.610 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between</c><00:38:59.670><c> the</c><00:38:59.889><c> king</c><00:39:00.150><c> that</c> 00:39:00.329 --> 00:39:01.929 the<00:39:00.510><c> people</c><00:39:00.690><c> would</c><00:39:00.989><c> choose</c> 00:39:02.019 --> 00:39:07.670 and<00:39:02.349><c> the</c><00:39:02.550><c> king</c><00:39:02.889><c> who's</c><00:39:03.349><c> coming</c><00:39:03.630><c> who's</c><00:39:04.170><c> going</c><00:39:04.369><c> to</c><00:39:04.670><c> be</c><00:39:04.909><c> a</c><00:39:05.250><c> king</c><00:39:05.670><c> of</c><00:39:06.429><c> righteousness.</c> 00:39:08.510 --> 00:39:13.710 Our<00:39:09.030><c> Lord</c><00:39:09.309><c> Jesus</c><00:39:09.630><c> Christ,</c><00:39:09.929><c> brothers</c><00:39:10.150><c> and</c><00:39:10.409><c> sisters,</c><00:39:11.989><c> will</c><00:39:12.090><c> not</c><00:39:12.489><c> take.</c> 00:39:13.969 --> 00:39:19.030 He'll<00:39:14.150><c> be</c><00:39:14.329><c> a</c><00:39:14.510><c> king,</c><00:39:14.829><c> but</c><00:39:14.889><c> he</c><00:39:14.989><c> won't</c><00:39:15.170><c> be</c><00:39:15.389><c> a</c><00:39:15.530><c> taker.</c> 00:39:20.809 --> 00:39:25.510 Verse<00:39:21.030><c> 12</c><00:39:21.510><c> to</c><00:39:21.670><c> verse</c><00:39:21.969><c> 14,</c><00:39:22.570><c> this</c><00:39:22.710><c> is</c><00:39:22.929><c> the</c><00:39:23.190><c> qualities</c><00:39:23.750><c> of</c><00:39:24.489><c> the</c><00:39:24.730><c> king</c><00:39:25.150><c> of</c> 00:39:25.510 --> 00:39:28.570 righteousness<00:39:26.110><c> still</c><00:39:27.250><c> to</c><00:39:27.510><c> come.</c> 00:39:30.849 --> 00:39:36.929 For<00:39:30.929><c> he</c><00:39:31.170><c> shall</c><00:39:31.469><c> deliver</c><00:39:32.610><c> the</c><00:39:33.289><c> needy</c><00:39:33.550><c> when</c><00:39:33.690><c> he</c><00:39:33.969><c> cryeth,</c><00:39:35.110><c> the</c><00:39:35.349><c> poor</c><00:39:35.530><c> also,</c><00:39:35.889><c> and</c><00:39:36.010><c> him</c><00:39:36.150><c> that</c><00:39:36.389><c> hath</c><00:39:36.510><c> no</c><00:39:36.730><c> helper.</c> 00:39:36.929 --> 00:39:39.130 He's<00:39:37.090><c> going</c><00:39:37.289><c> to</c><00:39:37.469><c> deliver</c><00:39:38.050><c> people.</c> 00:39:39.510 --> 00:39:43.369 He<00:39:39.510><c> shall</c><00:39:39.869><c> spare</c><00:39:40.989><c> the</c><00:39:41.409><c> poor</c><00:39:41.909><c> and</c><00:39:42.889><c> the</c><00:39:43.110><c> needy.</c> 00:39:43.469 --> 00:39:47.250 He<00:39:43.630><c> shall</c><00:39:44.329><c> save</c><00:39:45.110><c> the</c><00:39:45.469><c> souls</c><00:39:45.989><c> of</c><00:39:46.250><c> the</c><00:39:46.449><c> needy.</c> 00:39:47.610 --> 00:39:52.010 Verse<00:39:47.730><c> 14,</c><00:39:48.389><c> he</c><00:39:48.750><c> shall</c><00:39:49.170><c> redeem</c><00:39:50.050><c> their</c><00:39:50.429><c> soul</c><00:39:50.670><c> from</c><00:39:50.909><c> deceit</c><00:39:51.389><c> and</c><00:39:51.670><c> violence,</c> 00:39:52.130 --> 00:39:54.449 and<00:39:52.429><c> precious</c><00:39:52.809><c> shall</c><00:39:53.110><c> their</c><00:39:53.369><c> blood</c><00:39:53.570><c> be</c><00:39:53.909><c> in</c><00:39:54.130><c> his</c><00:39:54.349><c> sight.</c> 00:39:54.449 --> 00:39:58.789 Now,<00:39:54.650><c> that's</c><00:39:54.869><c> quite</c><00:39:55.269><c> different</c><00:39:55.809><c> to</c><00:39:57.070><c> the</c><00:39:57.829><c> king</c><00:39:58.010><c> that</c><00:39:58.250><c> Samuel's</c> 00:39:58.789 --> 00:40:00.269 describing<00:39:59.030><c> back</c><00:39:59.389><c> here.</c> 00:40:00.369 --> 00:40:04.070 This<00:40:00.630><c> king's</c><00:40:00.889><c> going</c><00:40:01.010><c> to</c><00:40:01.289><c> take</c><00:40:01.489><c> them</c><00:40:01.630><c> for</c><00:40:01.809><c> himself</c><00:40:02.210><c> and</c><00:40:02.530><c> use</c><00:40:02.829><c> them</c><00:40:03.210><c> and</c><00:40:03.530><c> force</c><00:40:03.789><c> them</c><00:40:03.929><c> to</c> 00:40:04.070 --> 00:40:04.989 do<00:40:04.210><c> things</c><00:40:04.510><c> that</c><00:40:04.670><c> maybe</c> 00:40:04.989 --> 00:40:08.210 they<00:40:05.389><c> wish</c><00:40:05.590><c> they</c><00:40:06.389><c> didn't</c><00:40:06.869><c> have</c><00:40:07.090><c> to</c><00:40:07.269><c> do.</c> 00:40:08.469 --> 00:40:11.110 The<00:40:08.690><c> king</c><00:40:08.889><c> of</c><00:40:09.130><c> righteousness</c><00:40:09.550><c> is</c><00:40:09.789><c> going</c><00:40:09.889><c> to</c><00:40:10.070><c> reach</c><00:40:10.369><c> out</c><00:40:10.769><c> to</c> 00:40:11.110 --> 00:40:12.329 pick<00:40:11.389><c> people</c><00:40:11.750><c> up,</c> 00:40:12.530 --> 00:40:16.849 to<00:40:12.829><c> comfort</c><00:40:13.130><c> them,</c><00:40:14.070><c> to</c><00:40:14.230><c> support</c><00:40:14.710><c> them,</c><00:40:15.769><c> to</c><00:40:15.889><c> redeem</c><00:40:16.269><c> them,</c><00:40:16.610><c> to</c> 00:40:16.849 --> 00:40:18.929 spare<00:40:17.070><c> them,</c><00:40:17.309><c> to</c><00:40:17.550><c> save</c><00:40:18.130><c> them.</c> 00:40:21.389 --> 00:40:25.510 Vastly<00:40:21.949><c> different</c><00:40:22.389><c> qualities</c><00:40:23.010><c> between</c><00:40:23.690><c> those</c><00:40:24.250><c> two</c><00:40:24.489><c> kings.</c> 00:40:28.369 --> 00:40:30.429 What<00:40:28.670><c> are</c><00:40:28.789><c> you,</c><00:40:29.090><c> brothers</c><00:40:29.150><c> and</c><00:40:29.409><c> sisters?</c> 00:40:31.929 --> 00:40:35.130 Are<00:40:32.070><c> you</c><00:40:32.250><c> a</c><00:40:32.409><c> giver</c><00:40:32.809><c> or</c><00:40:33.650><c> are</c><00:40:33.829><c> you</c><00:40:33.989><c> a</c><00:40:34.210><c> taker?</c> 00:40:41.409 --> 00:40:45.889 Are<00:40:41.849><c> you</c><00:40:42.030><c> preparing</c><00:40:42.329><c> your</c><00:40:42.670><c> role</c><00:40:43.130><c> to</c><00:40:43.829><c> help</c><00:40:44.389><c> in</c><00:40:44.789><c> the</c><00:40:44.989><c> kingdom,</c> 00:40:46.550 --> 00:40:49.090 in<00:40:46.650><c> the</c><00:40:46.829><c> future</c><00:40:47.110><c> work</c><00:40:47.329><c> of</c><00:40:47.489><c> our</c><00:40:47.570><c> Lord</c><00:40:47.690><c> Jesus</c><00:40:47.949><c> Christ</c><00:40:48.250><c> to</c><00:40:48.630><c> give</c> 00:40:49.090 --> 00:40:50.369 of<00:40:49.369><c> yourself,</c> 00:40:50.690 --> 00:40:52.849 to<00:40:50.889><c> help</c><00:40:51.070><c> the</c><00:40:51.250><c> mortal</c><00:40:51.449><c> still</c><00:40:51.690><c> living</c><00:40:51.829><c> in</c><00:40:51.949><c> the</c><00:40:52.090><c> kingdom?</c> 00:40:53.730 --> 00:40:55.489 Are<00:40:53.989><c> you</c><00:40:54.070><c> going</c><00:40:54.130><c> to</c><00:40:54.170><c> be</c><00:40:54.250><c> one</c><00:40:54.369><c> of</c><00:40:54.389><c> those</c><00:40:54.710><c> princes</c><00:40:55.150><c> that</c><00:40:55.329><c> we'll</c> 00:40:55.489 --> 00:40:57.690 talk<00:40:55.690><c> about</c><00:40:55.989><c> on</c><00:40:56.989><c> Wednesday</c><00:40:57.329><c> night,</c> 00:40:57.710 --> 00:40:59.550 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loveth</c><00:41:08.570><c> a</c><00:41:08.889><c> cheerful,</c><00:41:09.829><c> willing</c><00:41:10.150><c> giver.</c> 00:41:13.789 --> 00:41:15.929 It's<00:41:14.369><c> quite</c><00:41:14.489><c> a</c><00:41:14.650><c> challenging</c><00:41:14.909><c> thought,</c><00:41:15.230><c> isn't</c><00:41:15.429><c> it?</c> 00:41:16.289 --> 00:41:18.730 When<00:41:16.429><c> you</c><00:41:16.550><c> think</c><00:41:16.690><c> about</c><00:41:17.090><c> on</c><00:41:17.329><c> your</c><00:41:17.530><c> own</c><00:41:17.710><c> life,</c><00:41:18.130><c> what</c><00:41:18.289><c> type</c><00:41:18.530><c> of</c> 00:41:18.730 --> 00:41:20.610 person<00:41:19.190><c> are</c><00:41:19.590><c> you?</c> 00:41:22.530 --> 00:41:25.710 The<00:41:23.110><c> business</c><00:41:23.409><c> world</c><00:41:23.690><c> out</c><00:41:24.010><c> there,</c><00:41:24.230><c> of</c><00:41:24.409><c> which</c><00:41:24.809><c> we</c><00:41:25.150><c> own</c><00:41:25.269><c> our</c><00:41:25.449><c> own</c> 00:41:25.710 --> 00:41:28.150 business,<00:41:26.750><c> it's</c><00:41:27.110><c> ruthless.</c> 00:41:29.090 --> 00:41:34.250 Businesses<00:41:29.650><c> are</c><00:41:29.849><c> built</c><00:41:30.610><c> normally</c><00:41:31.489><c> by</c><00:41:31.769><c> people</c><00:41:32.150><c> who</c><00:41:32.469><c> are</c><00:41:32.969><c> takers,</c> 00:41:34.369 --> 00:41:37.590 and<00:41:34.409><c> they</c><00:41:34.610><c> will</c><00:41:34.889><c> take</c><00:41:35.250><c> everything</c><00:41:35.929><c> and</c><00:41:36.510><c> build</c><00:41:36.809><c> their</c><00:41:37.150><c> empire</c> 00:41:37.590 --> 00:41:39.230 on<00:41:37.849><c> the</c><00:41:38.070><c> backs</c><00:41:38.369><c> of</c><00:41:38.570><c> other</c><00:41:38.750><c> people.</c> 00:41:39.590 --> 00:41:43.949 It's<00:41:39.869><c> a</c><00:41:40.150><c> ruthless</c><00:41:40.650><c> world</c><00:41:41.250><c> out</c><00:41:41.889><c> there</c><00:41:42.230><c> in</c><00:41:42.630><c> the</c><00:41:42.889><c> corporate</c><00:41:43.250><c> society</c><00:41:43.809><c> in</c> 00:41:43.949 --> 00:41:45.170 which<00:41:44.070><c> we</c><00:41:44.269><c> live.</c> 00:41:45.849 --> 00:41:48.329 And<00:41:45.969><c> you've</c><00:41:46.309><c> seen</c><00:41:46.530><c> the</c><00:41:46.750><c> Royal</c><00:41:46.949><c> Commission,</c><00:41:47.510><c> even</c><00:41:47.750><c> the</c><00:41:48.090><c> banks</c> 00:41:48.329 --> 00:41:49.530 who<00:41:48.530><c> you</c><00:41:48.750><c> think</c><00:41:48.889><c> you</c><00:41:49.050><c> can</c><00:41:49.309><c> trust</c> 00:41:49.530 --> 00:41:52.409 because<00:41:49.750><c> you</c><00:41:49.889><c> can</c><00:41:50.030><c> take</c><00:41:50.110><c> your</c><00:41:50.250><c> money</c><00:41:50.409><c> there</c><00:41:50.530><c> and</c><00:41:50.650><c> they'll</c><00:41:50.750><c> look</c><00:41:50.889><c> after</c><00:41:51.190><c> it,</c> 00:41:52.409 --> 00:41:59.909 have<00:41:53.030><c> been</c><00:41:53.250><c> taking,</c><00:41:54.590><c> taking</c><00:41:54.969><c> everything</c><00:41:55.489><c> from</c><00:41:56.510><c> you</c><00:41:57.010><c> until</c><00:41:57.489><c> the</c><00:41:57.670><c> Royal</c><00:41:57.829><c> Commission</c><00:41:58.530><c> found</c><00:41:59.010><c> it</c><00:41:59.190><c> out</c> 00:42:00.170 --> 00:42:02.610 and<00:42:00.610><c> they</c><00:42:00.769><c> got</c><00:42:00.889><c> a</c><00:42:00.969><c> bit</c><00:42:01.050><c> of</c><00:42:01.210><c> a</c><00:42:01.289><c> slap</c><00:42:01.389><c> on</c><00:42:01.550><c> the</c><00:42:01.690><c> wrist.</c> 00:42:02.730 --> 00:42:04.389 So<00:42:02.909><c> they'll</c><00:42:03.110><c> continue</c><00:42:03.369><c> to</c><00:42:03.550><c> do</c><00:42:03.670><c> it.</c> 00:42:04.949 --> 00:42:07.250 We<00:42:05.230><c> live</c><00:42:05.449><c> in</c><00:42:05.550><c> a</c><00:42:05.789><c> world</c><00:42:05.929><c> of</c><00:42:06.329><c> takers,</c><00:42:06.710><c> brothers</c><00:42:06.849><c> and</c><00:42:07.050><c> sisters.</c> 00:42:07.250 --> 00:42:09.550 That's<00:42:07.489><c> how</c><00:42:07.670><c> people</c><00:42:07.989><c> build</c><00:42:08.449><c> their</c><00:42:08.730><c> empires.</c> 00:42:10.809 --> 00:42:13.369 Donald<00:42:11.090><c> Trump's</c><00:42:11.469><c> not</c><00:42:11.650><c> a</c><00:42:11.769><c> giver,</c><00:42:12.110><c> is</c><00:42:12.170><c> he?</c> 00:42:13.869 --> 00:42:15.369 He's<00:42:14.190><c> a</c><00:42:14.309><c> taker.</c> 00:42:15.489 --> 00:42:17.349 What<00:42:15.690><c> type</c><00:42:15.909><c> of</c><00:42:16.090><c> person</c><00:42:16.489><c> are</c><00:42:16.909><c> you?</c> 00:42:17.570 --> 00:42:19.750 If<00:42:17.789><c> you</c><00:42:17.909><c> want</c><00:42:17.989><c> to</c><00:42:18.090><c> be</c><00:42:18.150><c> an</c><00:42:18.329><c> effective</c><00:42:18.670><c> leader</c><00:42:18.929><c> in</c><00:42:19.130><c> your</c><00:42:19.289><c> ecclesia,</c> 00:42:19.750 --> 00:42:24.329 you<00:42:20.230><c> need</c><00:42:20.409><c> to</c><00:42:20.670><c> follow</c><00:42:20.889><c> and</c><00:42:21.269><c> emulate</c><00:42:21.510><c> the</c><00:42:21.829><c> example</c><00:42:22.190><c> of</c><00:42:22.409><c> the</c><00:42:22.590><c> king</c><00:42:22.949><c> of</c><00:42:23.289><c> righteousness.</c> 00:42:24.849 --> 00:42:27.150 Samuel's<00:42:25.369><c> warning</c><00:42:25.630><c> them</c><00:42:25.829><c> about</c><00:42:26.090><c> this,</c><00:42:26.469><c> but</c><00:42:26.510><c> verse</c><00:42:26.750><c> 19,</c> 00:42:27.329 --> 00:42:32.869 nevertheless<00:42:27.630><c> the</c><00:42:27.909><c> people</c><00:42:28.369><c> refused</c><00:42:29.389><c> to</c><00:42:30.489><c> obey</c><00:42:31.030><c> the</c><00:42:31.369><c> voice</c><00:42:31.710><c> of</c><00:42:32.050><c> Samuel.</c> 00:42:33.309 --> 00:42:36.530 Now<00:42:33.550><c> you</c><00:42:33.610><c> probably</c><00:42:34.369><c> have</c><00:42:34.769><c> it</c><00:42:35.309><c> in</c><00:42:35.389><c> your</c><00:42:35.650><c> authorised</c><00:42:36.150><c> version.</c> 00:42:36.570 --> 00:42:41.130 If<00:42:36.650><c> you've</c><00:42:36.809><c> got</c><00:42:36.909><c> an</c><00:42:37.030><c> Oxford</c><00:42:37.230><c> Bible,</c><00:42:37.590><c> you</c><00:42:37.670><c> can</c><00:42:37.929><c> see</c><00:42:38.230><c> on</c><00:42:38.510><c> the</c><00:42:38.690><c> left</c><00:42:38.909><c>-hand</c><00:42:39.170><c> side,</c><00:42:40.170><c> verse</c><00:42:40.329><c> 9,</c> 00:42:41.570 --> 00:42:44.610 Samuel's<00:42:42.050><c> told</c><00:42:42.170><c> to</c><00:42:42.489><c> obey</c><00:42:42.969><c> the</c><00:42:43.210><c> voice</c><00:42:43.389><c> of</c><00:42:43.550><c> the</c><00:42:43.730><c> people.</c> 00:42:44.849 --> 00:42:46.730 On<00:42:45.090><c> the</c><00:42:45.210><c> right</c><00:42:45.429><c>-hand</c><00:42:45.670><c> side,</c><00:42:45.889><c> verse</c><00:42:46.090><c> 19,</c> 00:42:47.070 --> 00:42:49.730 the<00:42:47.230><c> people</c><00:42:47.570><c> refused</c><00:42:48.469><c> to</c><00:42:48.769><c> obey</c><00:42:48.969><c> the</c><00:42:49.150><c> voice</c><00:42:49.329><c> of</c><00:42:49.610><c> Samuel.</c> 00:42:49.750 --> 00:42:51.610 So<00:42:49.949><c> there's</c><00:42:50.170><c> a</c><00:42:50.349><c> direct</c><00:42:50.809><c> contrast</c><00:42:51.369><c> there.</c> 00:42:51.650 --> 00:42:53.710 Draw<00:42:51.829><c> a</c><00:42:51.969><c> line</c><00:42:52.110><c> across</c><00:42:52.409><c> between</c><00:42:52.650><c> those</c><00:42:52.929><c> two.</c> 00:42:53.989 --> 00:42:56.030 Samuel's<00:42:54.289><c> told</c><00:42:54.389><c> to</c><00:42:54.570><c> obey</c><00:42:54.769><c> their</c><00:42:55.090><c> voice,</c><00:42:55.389><c> but</c><00:42:55.510><c> they</c><00:42:55.809><c> refused</c> 00:42:56.030 --> 00:43:01.769 to<00:42:56.230><c> obey</c><00:42:56.429><c> Samuel's</c><00:43:01.269><c> voice.</c> 00:43:05.210 --> 00:43:08.070 Now<00:43:05.769><c> this</c><00:43:05.909><c> was</c><00:43:06.269><c> Saul</c><00:43:06.530><c> down</c><00:43:06.869><c> to</c><00:43:07.070><c> a</c><00:43:07.289><c> T.</c> 00:43:08.170 --> 00:43:12.389 He<00:43:08.409><c> obeyed</c><00:43:08.809><c> the</c><00:43:09.050><c> people's</c><00:43:09.570><c> voice</c><00:43:10.250><c> and</c><00:43:11.530><c> refused</c><00:43:11.909><c> to</c><00:43:12.190><c> obey</c> 00:43:12.389 --> 00:43:13.849 Yahweh's<00:43:13.070><c> voice.</c> 00:43:15.570 --> 00:43:19.090 And<00:43:15.730><c> so</c><00:43:16.110><c> Saul</c><00:43:16.530><c> ends</c><00:43:16.809><c> up</c><00:43:17.110><c> being</c><00:43:17.349><c> exactly</c><00:43:17.989><c> like</c><00:43:18.210><c> the</c><00:43:18.489><c> people</c><00:43:18.889><c> who</c> 00:43:19.090 --> 00:43:19.730 were<00:43:19.309><c> seeking</c> 00:43:19.750 --> 00:43:21.090 for<00:43:20.070><c> him.</c> 00:43:23.869 --> 00:43:25.789 No,<00:43:24.309><c> they</c><00:43:24.429><c> said</c><00:43:24.610><c> in</c><00:43:24.690><c> verse</c><00:43:24.949><c> 20,</c> 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into</c><00:43:39.269><c> battle,</c> 00:43:39.710 --> 00:43:41.329 so<00:43:39.929><c> a</c><00:43:39.989><c> king</c><00:43:40.130><c> that</c><00:43:40.269><c> they</c><00:43:40.369><c> could</c><00:43:40.590><c> see.</c> 00:43:42.070 --> 00:43:46.829 And<00:43:42.250><c> it</c><00:43:42.369><c> may</c><00:43:42.510><c> be</c><00:43:42.690><c> that</c><00:43:42.869><c> they</c><00:43:43.090><c> were</c><00:43:43.530><c> reflecting</c><00:43:44.210><c> on</c><00:43:46.090><c> the</c><00:43:46.489><c> art</c> 00:43:46.829 --> 00:43:48.409 that<00:43:47.070><c> led</c><00:43:47.230><c> them</c><00:43:47.389><c> into</c><00:43:47.670><c> battle,</c> 00:43:48.409 --> 00:43:52.909 which<00:43:49.070><c> represented</c><00:43:49.809><c> before</c><00:43:50.670><c> them</c><00:43:50.969><c> a</c><00:43:51.349><c> king</c><00:43:51.670><c> they</c><00:43:52.050><c> couldn't</c><00:43:52.489><c> see.</c> 00:43:53.110 --> 00:43:55.269 And<00:43:53.269><c> remember</c><00:43:53.489><c> in</c><00:43:53.610><c> 1</c><00:43:53.769><c> Samuel</c><00:43:54.030><c> 4,</c><00:43:54.389><c> the</c><00:43:54.489><c> art</c><00:43:54.590><c> came</c><00:43:54.869><c> out</c> 00:43:55.269 --> 00:43:57.929 and<00:43:55.710><c> it</c><00:43:55.809><c> was</c><00:43:55.969><c> supposed</c><00:43:56.190><c> to</c><00:43:56.409><c> represent</c><00:43:56.730><c> God</c><00:43:57.030><c> as</c><00:43:57.210><c> their</c><00:43:57.510><c> king</c> 00:43:57.929 --> 00:43:59.389 and<00:43:58.469><c> they</c><00:43:58.590><c> couldn't</c><00:43:58.829><c> see</c><00:43:59.090><c> him.</c> 00:43:59.429 --> 00:44:02.989 In<00:43:59.530><c> fact,</c><00:43:59.710><c> at</c><00:43:59.849><c> that</c><00:43:59.989><c> time,</c><00:44:00.130><c> they</c><00:44:00.269><c> couldn't</c><00:44:00.489><c> even</c><00:44:00.829><c> see</c><00:44:00.969><c> him</c><00:44:01.469><c> past</c><00:44:01.889><c> the</c><00:44:02.170><c> symbol.</c> 00:44:03.230 --> 00:44:05.869 But<00:44:03.389><c> I</c><00:44:03.489><c> think</c><00:44:03.690><c> Samuel's</c><00:44:04.190><c> taught</c><00:44:04.309><c> them</c><00:44:04.449><c> better</c><00:44:04.670><c> than</c><00:44:04.849><c> that</c><00:44:04.969><c> now.</c> 00:44:06.110 --> 00:44:10.230 He's<00:44:06.409><c> taught</c><00:44:06.530><c> them</c><00:44:06.869><c> that</c><00:44:07.210><c> idols</c><00:44:07.449><c> are</c><00:44:07.710><c> nothing</c><00:44:08.030><c> and</c><00:44:08.630><c> that</c><00:44:08.889><c> symbols</c><00:44:09.130><c> are</c><00:44:09.409><c> nothing.</c> 00:44:10.389 --> 00:44:12.949 But<00:44:10.530><c> nonetheless,</c><00:44:11.690><c> if</c><00:44:11.769><c> we're</c><00:44:11.889><c> going</c><00:44:11.969><c> to</c><00:44:12.110><c> take</c><00:44:12.269><c> Yahweh</c><00:44:12.610><c> out</c><00:44:12.750><c> to</c> 00:44:12.949 --> 00:44:13.949 fight<00:44:13.070><c> our</c><00:44:13.289><c> battles</c><00:44:13.550><c> with</c><00:44:13.789><c> us</c> 00:44:13.949 --> 00:44:17.389 and<00:44:13.989><c> he's</c><00:44:14.170><c> going</c><00:44:14.269><c> to</c><00:44:14.429><c> be</c><00:44:14.550><c> with</c><00:44:14.730><c> us,</c><00:44:15.849><c> we</c><00:44:16.150><c> can't</c><00:44:16.429><c> see</c><00:44:16.650><c> him.</c> 00:44:17.610 --> 00:44:19.889 We<00:44:17.909><c> need</c><00:44:18.070><c> something</c><00:44:18.389><c> that</c><00:44:18.590><c> we</c><00:44:18.730><c> can</c><00:44:19.090><c> see.</c> 00:44:21.889 --> 00:44:25.829 Well,<00:44:22.090><c> verse</c><00:44:22.289><c> 21,</c><00:44:23.909><c> Samuel</c><00:44:24.210><c> heard</c><00:44:24.510><c> all</c><00:44:24.929><c> the</c><00:44:25.010><c> words</c><00:44:25.230><c> of</c><00:44:25.389><c> the</c><00:44:25.489><c> people</c> 00:44:25.829 --> 00:44:30.110 and<00:44:26.389><c> he</c><00:44:26.889><c> rehearsed</c><00:44:27.570><c> them</c><00:44:28.010><c> in</c><00:44:28.610><c> the</c><00:44:28.849><c> ears</c><00:44:29.409><c> of</c><00:44:29.829><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:44:30.170 --> 00:44:34.510 He<00:44:30.349><c> repeated</c><00:44:30.869><c> everything</c><00:44:31.329><c> that</c><00:44:31.570><c> he</c><00:44:31.769><c> heard</c><00:44:32.150><c> and</c><00:44:32.849><c> he's</c><00:44:33.130><c> praying</c><00:44:33.449><c> again.</c> 00:44:36.730 --> 00:44:40.969 We<00:44:36.889><c> notice</c><00:44:37.110><c> that</c><00:44:37.710><c> from</c><00:44:38.269><c> back</c><00:44:38.489><c> in</c><00:44:38.690><c> verse</c><00:44:39.309><c> 6,</c><00:44:40.429><c> Samuel</c><00:44:40.710><c> prayed.</c> 00:44:41.010 --> 00:44:44.630 First<00:44:41.289><c> thing</c><00:44:41.469><c> he</c><00:44:41.630><c> did,</c><00:44:42.710><c> he</c><00:44:42.849><c> tells</c><00:44:43.090><c> the</c><00:44:43.369><c> people</c><00:44:43.630><c> about</c><00:44:44.030><c> the</c><00:44:44.309><c> king,</c> 00:44:44.630 --> 00:44:45.909 they<00:44:45.150><c> answer</c><00:44:45.510><c> him</c><00:44:45.690><c> back.</c> 00:44:46.050 --> 00:44:47.550 And<00:44:46.050><c> so</c><00:44:46.190><c> the</c><00:44:46.349><c> first</c><00:44:46.530><c> thing</c><00:44:46.650><c> he</c><00:44:46.750><c> did</c><00:44:46.909><c> again</c><00:44:47.190><c> was</c><00:44:47.369><c> say,</c> 00:44:47.630 --> 00:44:50.309 well,<00:44:47.849><c> I've</c><00:44:48.110><c> just</c><00:44:48.329><c> said</c><00:44:48.489><c> all</c><00:44:48.670><c> of</c><00:44:48.829><c> that</c><00:44:48.969><c> and</c><00:44:49.110><c> this</c><00:44:49.349><c> is</c><00:44:49.469><c> what</c><00:44:49.610><c> they've</c><00:44:49.929><c> said</c><00:44:50.030><c> to</c><00:44:50.230><c> me.</c> 00:44:50.309 --> 00:44:52.230 And<00:44:50.349><c> he</c><00:44:50.630><c> repeated</c><00:44:50.929><c> it</c><00:44:51.170><c> to</c><00:44:51.349><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:44:52.969 --> 00:44:56.550 Don't<00:44:53.070><c> ever</c><00:44:53.349><c> think</c><00:44:53.630><c> that</c><00:44:54.469><c> repeating</c><00:44:54.969><c> things</c><00:44:55.250><c> to</c><00:44:55.489><c> Yahweh</c> 00:44:56.969 --> 00:45:00.110 is<00:44:57.409><c> telling</c><00:44:57.690><c> God</c><00:44:58.170><c> things</c><00:44:58.630><c> that</c><00:44:58.829><c> he</c><00:44:58.949><c> doesn't</c><00:44:59.269><c> already</c><00:44:59.650><c> know</c> 00:45:00.110 --> 00:45:03.530 because<00:45:00.889><c> he</c><00:45:01.090><c> knows,</c><00:45:01.449><c> but</c><00:45:01.670><c> he</c><00:45:01.769><c> wants</c><00:45:01.949><c> to</c><00:45:02.230><c> hear</c><00:45:02.329><c> it</c><00:45:02.510><c> from</c><00:45:02.809><c> you.</c> 00:45:04.230 --> 00:45:07.050 He<00:45:04.349><c> wants</c><00:45:04.550><c> to</c><00:45:04.789><c> hear</c><00:45:04.949><c> you</c><00:45:05.730><c> pour</c><00:45:06.150><c> out</c><00:45:06.389><c> the</c><00:45:06.690><c> problem</c> 00:45:07.050 --> 00:45:09.949 so<00:45:07.349><c> that</c><00:45:07.489><c> he</c><00:45:07.610><c> can</c><00:45:07.789><c> help</c><00:45:08.110><c> you</c><00:45:08.829><c> work</c><00:45:09.050><c> your</c><00:45:09.269><c> way</c><00:45:09.449><c> through</c><00:45:09.730><c> it.</c> 00:45:09.949 --> 00:45:15.989 Now,<00:45:12.329><c> Samuel</c><00:45:12.750><c> hearing</c><00:45:13.389><c> that</c><00:45:14.210><c> and</c><00:45:14.690><c> rehearsing</c><00:45:15.230><c> it</c><00:45:15.389><c> in</c><00:45:15.489><c> the</c><00:45:15.570><c> ears</c><00:45:15.809><c> of</c> 00:45:15.989 --> 00:45:17.349 Yahweh,<00:45:16.429><c> I</c><00:45:16.429><c> think,</c> 00:45:18.449 --> 00:45:23.190 shows<00:45:18.849><c> the</c><00:45:19.250><c> remarkable</c><00:45:20.070><c> patience</c><00:45:20.949><c> and</c><00:45:21.989><c> gentleness</c><00:45:22.550><c> of</c><00:45:22.869><c> this</c> 00:45:23.190 --> 00:45:24.610 wise<00:45:23.570><c> man.</c> 00:45:25.469 --> 00:45:27.550 I'd<00:45:25.869><c> be</c><00:45:26.050><c> throwing</c><00:45:26.250><c> stones</c><00:45:26.590><c> at</c><00:45:26.769><c> them.</c> 00:45:28.150 --> 00:45:30.289 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know,</c><00:45:39.750><c> react</c><00:45:39.769><c> in</c><00:45:39.949><c> that</c><00:45:40.130><c> way.</c> 00:45:40.429 --> 00:45:44.829 He's<00:45:40.989><c> so</c><00:45:41.710><c> patient</c><00:45:42.349><c> and</c><00:45:43.789><c> gentle.</c> 00:45:44.969 --> 00:45:46.530 He's<00:45:45.130><c> a</c><00:45:45.409><c> wise</c><00:45:45.750><c> man.</c> 00:45:48.570 --> 00:45:51.289 Samuel<00:45:48.650><c> goes</c><00:45:48.949><c> straight</c><00:45:49.289><c> back</c><00:45:49.469><c> to</c><00:45:49.650><c> God</c><00:45:49.889><c> and</c><00:45:50.110><c> repeats</c><00:45:50.389><c> everything</c><00:45:50.789><c> to</c><00:45:51.010><c> God</c> 00:45:51.289 --> 00:45:52.710 in<00:45:51.710><c> prayer.</c> 00:45:53.050 --> 00:45:56.650 A<00:45:53.449><c> good</c><00:45:53.670><c> leader,</c><00:45:54.030><c> brothers</c><00:45:54.309><c> and</c><00:45:54.530><c> sisters,</c><00:45:55.090><c> is</c><00:45:55.610><c> patient.</c> 00:45:56.710 --> 00:46:00.730 They<00:45:56.869><c> hold</c><00:45:57.150><c> things</c><00:45:57.449><c> together</c><00:45:58.030><c> and</c><00:45:58.949><c> they</c><00:45:59.110><c> let</c><00:45:59.269><c> God</c><00:45:59.530><c> be</c><00:45:59.730><c> the</c><00:45:59.909><c> guide.</c> 00:46:01.349 --> 00:46:04.050 Have<00:46:01.489><c> you</c><00:46:01.630><c> got</c><00:46:01.889><c> that</c><00:46:02.250><c> type</c><00:46:02.409><c> of</c><00:46:02.610><c> leader</c><00:46:02.769><c> in</c><00:46:03.010><c> your</c><00:46:03.190><c> ecclesia?</c> 00:46:04.170 --> 00:46:07.889 Or<00:46:04.730><c> are</c><00:46:04.969><c> they</c><00:46:05.230><c> a</c><00:46:05.309><c> bit</c><00:46:06.309><c> hot</c><00:46:06.630><c> under</c><00:46:06.869><c> the</c><00:46:07.170><c> skin,</c> 00:46:08.309 --> 00:46:13.670 hot<00:46:08.489><c> under</c><00:46:08.889><c> the</c><00:46:10.630><c> heat</c><00:46:10.989><c> of</c><00:46:11.369><c> the</c><00:46:11.550><c> moment</c><00:46:11.849><c> and</c><00:46:12.409><c> react</c><00:46:12.969><c> in</c><00:46:13.329><c> a</c><00:46:13.489><c> way</c> 00:46:13.670 --> 00:46:15.090 that<00:46:13.849><c> they</c><00:46:14.250><c> regret</c><00:46:14.530><c> later</c><00:46:14.869><c> on?</c> 00:46:15.210 --> 00:46:17.269 You<00:46:15.389><c> don't</c><00:46:15.670><c> want</c><00:46:15.909><c> leaders</c><00:46:16.190><c> like</c><00:46:16.489><c> that.</c> 00:46:17.309 --> 00:46:20.869 You<00:46:17.389><c> want</c><00:46:17.610><c> leaders</c><00:46:17.989><c> like</c><00:46:18.329><c> Samuel,</c><00:46:19.929><c> reflective,</c> 00:46:21.190 --> 00:46:23.630 and<00:46:21.269><c> bring</c><00:46:21.469><c> God</c><00:46:21.610><c> into</c><00:46:21.789><c> the</c><00:46:21.989><c> equation</c><00:46:22.269><c> at</c><00:46:22.550><c> every</c><00:46:22.690><c> moment.</c> 00:46:24.150 --> 00:46:28.949 So<00:46:24.250><c> God</c><00:46:24.469><c> says</c><00:46:24.730><c> the</c><00:46:24.929><c> third</c><00:46:25.170><c> time,</c><00:46:26.070><c> obey</c><00:46:26.369><c> their</c><00:46:26.710><c> voice,</c><00:46:27.670><c> make</c><00:46:27.849><c> them</c><00:46:28.030><c> a</c><00:46:28.210><c> king.</c> 00:46:28.989 --> 00:46:32.090 And<00:46:29.050><c> so</c><00:46:29.269><c> Samuel</c><00:46:29.610><c> sends</c><00:46:30.050><c> all</c><00:46:30.369><c> the</c><00:46:30.469><c> men</c><00:46:30.570><c> of</c><00:46:30.690><c> Israel</c><00:46:31.090><c> away</c><00:46:31.750><c> and</c><00:46:31.929><c> says,</c> 00:46:32.090 --> 00:46:35.510 Go<00:46:32.349><c> ye</c><00:46:33.250><c> every</c><00:46:33.650><c> man</c><00:46:33.909><c> unto</c><00:46:34.210><c> his</c><00:46:34.570><c> city.</c> 00:46:35.929 --> 00:46:37.449 And<00:46:36.010><c> they</c><00:46:36.090><c> were</c><00:46:36.309><c> content</c><00:46:36.570><c> with</c><00:46:36.730><c> that,</c><00:46:36.989><c> brothers</c><00:46:37.110><c> and</c><00:46:37.269><c> sisters.</c> 00:46:37.489 --> 00:46:38.369 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So<00:46:54.829><c> Saul</c><00:46:55.010><c> is</c><00:46:55.389><c> chosen.</c> 00:46:57.409 --> 00:47:02.429 So<00:46:57.570><c> chapter</c><00:46:57.769><c> 9</c><00:46:58.190><c> through</c><00:46:58.409><c> to</c><00:46:58.590><c> chapter</c><00:46:58.829><c> 12</c><00:46:59.530><c> is</c><00:47:00.670><c> all</c><00:47:00.989><c> about</c><00:47:01.469><c> Saul.</c> 00:47:05.929 --> 00:47:08.710 What<00:47:06.650><c> type</c><00:47:06.889><c> of</c><00:47:07.030><c> man</c><00:47:07.550><c> was</c><00:47:07.969><c> Saul?</c> 00:47:10.909 --> 00:47:12.110 Why<00:47:11.449><c> Saul?</c> 00:47:12.269 --> 00:47:16.789 Well,<00:47:13.530><c> the</c><00:47:13.630><c> first</c><00:47:13.869><c> thing</c><00:47:14.309><c> that</c><00:47:14.510><c> we</c><00:47:14.650><c> notice</c><00:47:15.010><c> about</c><00:47:15.369><c> Saul</c><00:47:15.829><c> is</c><00:47:16.190><c> recorded</c><00:47:16.610><c> in</c> 00:47:16.789 --> 00:47:19.789 verse<00:47:17.070><c> 1</c><00:47:17.429><c> and</c><00:47:17.730><c> 2</c><00:47:18.090><c> of</c><00:47:18.329><c> chapter</c><00:47:18.630><c> 9.</c> 00:47:20.489 --> 00:47:24.550 This<00:47:20.650><c> is</c><00:47:20.929><c> Saul's,</c><00:47:21.329><c> what</c><00:47:21.469><c> you</c><00:47:21.590><c> might</c><00:47:21.809><c> say,</c><00:47:23.050><c> family</c><00:47:23.389><c> status.</c> 00:47:25.110 --> 00:47:28.190 His<00:47:25.329><c> family</c><00:47:25.750><c> status</c><00:47:26.230><c> and</c><00:47:26.449><c> physical</c><00:47:27.050><c> stature.</c> 00:47:30.329 --> 00:47:33.590 He's<00:47:30.869><c> a</c><00:47:31.150><c> mighty</c><00:47:31.690><c> man</c><00:47:32.230><c> of</c><00:47:32.590><c> power,</c><00:47:33.130><c> verse</c><00:47:33.309><c> 1.</c> 00:47:33.750 --> 00:47:36.130 Now<00:47:33.769><c> there</c><00:47:33.909><c> was</c><00:47:34.170><c> a</c><00:47:34.389><c> man</c><00:47:34.590><c> of</c><00:47:34.829><c> Benjamin</c><00:47:35.110><c> whose</c><00:47:35.329><c> name</c><00:47:35.550><c> was</c><00:47:35.789><c> Kish,</c> 00:47:36.570 --> 00:47:38.389 the<00:47:36.690><c> son</c><00:47:36.869><c> of</c><00:47:37.150><c> Abiel,</c><00:47:37.489><c> the</c><00:47:37.590><c> son</c><00:47:37.750><c> of</c><00:47:37.989><c> Zeror,</c> 00:47:38.769 --> 00:47:42.309 the<00:47:38.929><c> son</c><00:47:39.050><c> of</c><00:47:39.309><c> Becorath,</c><00:47:39.909><c> the</c><00:47:40.030><c> son</c><00:47:40.230><c> of</c><00:47:40.690><c> Appiah,</c><00:47:41.610><c> a</c><00:47:41.789><c> Benjamite.</c> 00:47:42.429 --> 00:47:50.269 A<00:47:42.650><c> mighty</c><00:47:43.090><c> man</c><00:47:43.849><c> of</c><00:47:45.090><c> power</c><00:47:45.610><c> or</c><00:47:46.449><c> of</c><00:47:46.989><c> wealth,</c><00:47:48.789><c> of</c><00:47:49.150><c> substance.</c> 00:47:50.630 --> 00:47:54.750 He's<00:47:50.750><c> called</c><00:47:50.829><c> a</c><00:47:50.949><c> rich</c><00:47:51.110><c> man</c><00:47:51.650><c> from</c><00:47:52.130><c> a</c><00:47:52.269><c> rich</c><00:47:52.429><c> family,</c><00:47:53.650><c> is</c><00:47:53.869><c> Saul.</c> 00:47:55.030 --> 00:48:02.010 In<00:47:55.570><c> verse</c><00:47:55.869><c> 2</c><00:47:56.230><c> it</c><00:47:56.429><c> says</c><00:47:56.849><c> that</c><00:47:58.429><c> this</c><00:47:58.429><c> man,</c><00:48:00.349><c> Kish,</c><00:48:01.010><c> he</c><00:48:01.190><c> had</c><00:48:01.309><c> a</c><00:48:01.530><c> son</c> 00:48:02.010 --> 00:48:03.489 whose<00:48:02.690><c> name</c><00:48:02.909><c> was</c><00:48:03.269><c> Saul.</c> 00:48:03.769 --> 00:48:07.949 He<00:48:03.909><c> was</c><00:48:04.170><c> a</c><00:48:04.570><c> choice</c><00:48:05.090><c> young</c><00:48:05.489><c> man</c><00:48:06.170><c> and</c><00:48:06.690><c> a</c><00:48:06.949><c> goodly.</c> 00:48:09.750 --> 00:48:14.070 And<00:48:09.929><c> there</c><00:48:10.030><c> was</c><00:48:10.170><c> not</c><00:48:10.309><c> among</c><00:48:10.469><c> the</c><00:48:10.670><c> children</c><00:48:10.909><c> of</c><00:48:11.090><c> Israel</c><00:48:11.250><c> a</c><00:48:11.829><c> goodlier</c><00:48:12.269><c> person</c><00:48:12.809><c> than</c><00:48:13.070><c> he.</c> 00:48:14.329 --> 00:48:15.170 He<00:48:14.489><c> was</c><00:48:14.630><c> quite</c><00:48:14.869><c> stunning.</c> 00:48:15.250 --> 00:48:17.550 He<00:48:15.329><c> was</c><00:48:15.469><c> very</c><00:48:15.750><c> handsome,</c><00:48:16.190><c> was</c><00:48:16.429><c> this</c><00:48:16.710><c> man.</c> 00:48:17.650 --> 00:48:21.690 And<00:48:17.849><c> in</c><00:48:18.030><c> addition</c><00:48:18.210><c> to</c><00:48:18.409><c> that,</c><00:48:18.889><c> he</c><00:48:19.369><c> had</c><00:48:19.530><c> an</c><00:48:19.650><c> added</c><00:48:19.809><c> blessing</c><00:48:20.329><c> that</c><00:48:20.809><c> from</c><00:48:20.989><c> his</c><00:48:21.289><c> shoulders</c> 00:48:21.690 --> 00:48:23.969 upward<00:48:22.130><c> he</c><00:48:22.269><c> was</c><00:48:22.550><c> higher</c><00:48:22.969><c> than</c><00:48:23.150><c> any</c><00:48:23.489><c> of</c><00:48:23.610><c> the</c><00:48:23.710><c> people.</c> 00:48:24.110 --> 00:48:26.650 So<00:48:24.150><c> he</c><00:48:24.190><c> was</c><00:48:24.369><c> head</c><00:48:24.550><c> and</c><00:48:24.750><c> shoulders</c><00:48:25.130><c> taller</c><00:48:25.630><c> than</c><00:48:26.110><c> everybody</c><00:48:26.449><c> else.</c> 00:48:26.650 --> 00:48:29.550 He<00:48:26.769><c> could</c><00:48:26.889><c> look</c><00:48:27.050><c> out</c><00:48:27.190><c> over</c><00:48:27.449><c> a</c><00:48:27.630><c> crowd</c><00:48:27.829><c> and</c><00:48:27.989><c> see</c><00:48:28.150><c> everybody</c><00:48:28.530><c> else</c><00:48:28.789><c> there.</c> 00:48:31.630 --> 00:48:33.670 He<00:48:31.889><c> stood</c><00:48:32.130><c> out</c><00:48:32.409><c> in</c><00:48:32.590><c> a</c><00:48:32.789><c> crowd.</c> 00:48:34.429 --> 00:48:39.690 He<00:48:34.530><c> was</c><00:48:34.789><c> a</c><00:48:35.050><c> strapping</c><00:48:35.309><c> young</c><00:48:35.570><c> man</c><00:48:36.269><c> and</c><00:48:36.989><c> he</c><00:48:37.150><c> had</c><00:48:37.750><c> a</c><00:48:38.489><c> family</c><00:48:38.829><c> business</c><00:48:39.389><c> that</c> 00:48:39.690 --> 00:48:41.530 was<00:48:40.409><c> succeeding.</c> 00:48:42.690 --> 00:48:44.849 So<00:48:42.849><c> that's</c><00:48:42.969><c> his</c><00:48:43.250><c> family</c><00:48:43.769><c> status.</c> 00:48:46.969 --> 00:48:49.210 What<00:48:47.489><c> about</c><00:48:48.010><c> Saul's</c><00:48:48.630><c> qualities?</c> 00:48:49.210 --> 00:48:50.730 Now<00:48:49.849><c> there's</c><00:48:50.010><c> so</c><00:48:50.289><c> much</c><00:48:50.449><c> in</c><00:48:50.590><c> this.</c> 00:48:50.849 --> 00:48:52.869 We<00:48:50.849><c> can't</c><00:48:51.130><c> go</c><00:48:51.409><c> through</c><00:48:51.690><c> every</c><00:48:51.969><c> single</c><00:48:52.210><c> chapter</c><00:48:52.449><c> like</c><00:48:52.610><c> we've</c> 00:48:52.869 --> 00:48:54.130 been<00:48:53.010><c> doing</c><00:48:53.250><c> up</c><00:48:53.489><c> until</c><00:48:53.690><c> now.</c> 00:48:54.610 --> 00:48:57.590 Up<00:48:54.789><c> until</c><00:48:54.969><c> now</c><00:48:55.150><c> we've</c><00:48:55.329><c> been</c><00:48:55.409><c> able</c><00:48:55.570><c> to</c><00:48:55.750><c> see</c><00:48:55.969><c> Samuel</c><00:48:56.570><c> sort</c><00:48:57.050><c> of</c><00:48:57.210><c> almost</c><00:48:57.409><c> in</c> 00:48:57.590 --> 00:48:58.250 every<00:48:57.769><c> single</c><00:48:57.989><c> chapter.</c> 00:48:58.289 --> 00:49:00.449 We<00:48:58.389><c> don't</c><00:48:58.570><c> see</c><00:48:58.750><c> him</c><00:48:58.929><c> necessarily</c><00:48:59.389><c> in</c><00:48:59.690><c> every</c><00:48:59.929><c> single</c><00:49:00.190><c> chapter</c> 00:49:00.449 --> 00:49:02.309 in<00:49:00.650><c> every</c><00:49:00.849><c> single</c><00:49:01.090><c> verse</c><00:49:01.369><c> from</c><00:49:01.670><c> now</c><00:49:02.030><c> on.</c> 00:49:02.530 --> 00:49:04.949 From<00:49:02.690><c> now</c><00:49:02.869><c> on</c><00:49:02.969><c> we're</c><00:49:03.150><c> going</c><00:49:03.210><c> to</c><00:49:03.489><c> summarise</c><00:49:03.949><c> things.</c> 00:49:05.170 --> 00:49:09.170 So<00:49:05.369><c> this</c><00:49:05.510><c> is</c><00:49:05.630><c> the</c><00:49:05.789><c> summary</c><00:49:06.289><c> of</c><00:49:06.750><c> chapter</c><00:49:07.010><c> 9</c><00:49:07.670><c> through</c><00:49:08.110><c> to</c><00:49:08.329><c> chapter</c><00:49:08.650><c> 12</c> 00:49:09.170 --> 00:49:11.969 about<00:49:09.570><c> Samuel's</c><00:49:10.829><c> qualities.</c> 00:49:26.510 --> 00:49:30.530 Now<00:49:26.949><c> the</c><00:49:27.170><c> first</c><00:49:27.429><c> thing</c><00:49:27.650><c> that</c><00:49:27.769><c> we</c><00:49:27.909><c> notice</c><00:49:28.170><c> about</c><00:49:29.030><c> Saul</c><00:49:29.570><c> is</c><00:49:30.409><c> that</c> 00:49:30.530 --> 00:49:32.230 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