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marketing</c><00:19:53.980><c> machine</c> 00:19:54.480 --> 00:19:57.299 or<00:19:54.720><c> some</c><00:19:55.019><c> trendsetter</c><00:19:56.359><c> sets</c><00:19:56.700><c> a</c><00:19:56.900><c> trend</c><00:19:57.099><c> and</c> 00:19:57.299 --> 00:20:01.059 then<00:19:57.500><c> we</c><00:19:57.740><c> all</c><00:19:57.940><c> like</c><00:19:58.240><c> lemmings</c><00:19:58.740><c> go</c><00:19:58.960><c> and</c><00:19:59.299><c> follow</c><00:19:59.779><c> that</c><00:20:00.480><c> trend</c><00:20:00.779><c> to</c> 00:20:01.059 --> 00:20:03.319 a<00:20:01.240><c> greater</c><00:20:01.460><c> or</c><00:20:01.660><c> lesser</c><00:20:01.920><c> degree.</c><00:20:02.940><c> And</c><00:20:03.059><c> isn't</c> 00:20:03.319 --> 00:20:07.660 it<00:20:03.599><c> silly</c><00:20:03.599><c> really</c><00:20:03.980><c> when</c><00:20:04.160><c> you</c><00:20:04.339><c> stop</c><00:20:04.500><c> and</c><00:20:04.680><c> think</c><00:20:04.920><c> about</c><00:20:05.240><c> 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mercy</c><00:20:56.440><c> is</c><00:20:56.720><c> everlasting.</c> 00:20:57.180 --> 00:21:00.240 There's<00:20:57.559><c> the</c><00:20:57.759><c> mercy</c><00:20:58.039><c> again.</c><00:20:58.940><c> And</c><00:20:59.099><c> the</c><00:20:59.339><c> truth</c><00:20:59.640><c> of</c><00:20:59.859><c> the</c><00:21:00.019><c> Lord,</c> 00:21:00.339 --> 00:21:03.140 here's<00:21:00.480><c> the</c><00:21:00.700><c> truth</c><00:21:01.019><c> again,</c><00:21:02.099><c> endures</c> 00:21:03.460 --> 00:21:09.859 for<00:21:03.960><c> all</c><00:21:04.460><c> generations.</c><00:21:05.359><c> So</c><00:21:05.759><c> the</c><00:21:06.039><c> truth</c><00:21:06.279><c> of</c><00:21:06.480><c> God</c><00:21:06.660><c> is</c><00:21:06.900><c> not</c><00:21:07.140><c> relative,</c><00:21:07.500><c> it</c><00:21:07.700><c> doesn't</c><00:21:08.000><c> change.</c><00:21:08.519><c> God</c><00:21:08.819><c> is</c><00:21:09.500><c> from</c> 00:21:09.859 --> 00:21:17.079 everlasting<00:21:10.299><c> 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knowledge.</c><00:23:17.339><c> There</c><00:23:17.539><c> is</c><00:23:17.839><c> no</c> 00:23:18.339 --> 00:23:21.279 speech<00:23:18.960><c> nor</c><00:23:19.519><c> language</c><00:23:20.259><c> where</c><00:23:20.779><c> their</c> 00:23:21.279 --> 00:23:26.819 voice<00:23:21.779><c> is</c><00:23:22.279><c> not</c><00:23:22.900><c> heard.</c><00:23:23.660><c> It's</c><00:23:23.960><c> all</c><00:23:24.259><c> about</c><00:23:25.019><c> communication</c><00:23:25.940><c> and</c> 00:23:26.819 --> 00:23:29.220 it<00:23:26.960><c> doesn't</c><00:23:27.140><c> matter</c><00:23:27.460><c> then</c><00:23:27.880><c> what</c><00:23:28.160><c> language</c><00:23:28.700><c> you</c> 00:23:29.220 --> 00:23:34.480 speak<00:23:29.519><c> or</c><00:23:29.660><c> whether</c><00:23:29.920><c> you</c><00:23:30.099><c> can't</c><00:23:30.559><c> speak</c><00:23:30.779><c> at</c><00:23:31.059><c> all.</c><00:23:32.380><c> You</c><00:23:32.700><c> can</c><00:23:33.059><c> still</c><00:23:33.700><c> 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of</c><00:29:59.140><c> course</c> 00:29:59.240 --> 00:30:01.220 we<00:29:59.400><c> don't</c><00:29:59.619><c> need</c><00:29:59.819><c> to</c><00:30:00.039><c> engage</c><00:30:00.319><c> in</c><00:30:00.480><c> that</c> 00:30:01.099 --> 00:30:04.319 speculation.<00:30:01.740><c> Why</c><00:30:02.019><c> do</c><00:30:02.220><c> we</c><00:30:02.359><c> not?</c><00:30:02.900><c> Because</c><00:30:03.180><c> we</c><00:30:03.339><c> have</c><00:30:03.519><c> the</c><00:30:03.720><c> scriptures</c><00:30:04.039><c> to</c> 00:30:04.319 --> 00:30:06.000 tell<00:30:04.460><c> us.</c><00:30:05.180><c> The</c><00:30:05.400><c> creation</c><00:30:05.740><c> can</c> 00:30:06.000 --> 00:30:08.680 tell<00:30:06.140><c> us</c><00:30:06.319><c> so</c><00:30:06.640><c> much</c><00:30:06.900><c> about</c><00:30:07.160><c> the</c><00:30:07.359><c> greatness</c><00:30:07.599><c> and</c><00:30:07.779><c> wisdom</c><00:30:08.119><c> of</c><00:30:08.339><c> God</c> 00:30:08.680 --> 00:30:11.380 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revealed</c><00:30:20.599><c> to</c><00:30:20.819><c> us</c> 00:30:21.039 --> 00:30:25.420 now<00:30:21.420><c> is</c><00:30:21.740><c> not</c><00:30:22.079><c> merely</c><00:30:22.859><c> God,</c><00:30:25.279><c> the</c> 00:30:25.420 --> 00:30:29.339 generic<00:30:25.799><c> word,</c><00:30:26.859><c> but</c><00:30:27.039><c> something</c><00:30:27.339><c> else.</c><00:30:28.279><c> Now</c><00:30:28.500><c> God's</c><00:30:28.960><c> covenant</c> 00:30:29.339 --> 00:30:33.059 name,<00:30:30.759><c> the</c><00:30:30.839><c> name</c><00:30:31.619><c> Yahweh</c><00:30:32.180><c> is</c><00:30:32.500><c> used,</c><00:30:32.960><c> isn't</c> 00:30:33.059 --> 00:30:36.180 it,<00:30:33.240><c> from</c><00:30:33.460><c> verse</c><00:30:33.740><c> seven</c><00:30:34.019><c> onwards.</c><00:30:34.599><c> How</c><00:30:34.740><c> many</c><00:30:34.920><c> times</c><00:30:35.160><c> is</c><00:30:35.279><c> it</c><00:30:35.500><c> used?</c><00:30:35.779><c> Just</c><00:30:36.000><c> have</c><00:30:36.140><c> a</c> 00:30:36.180 --> 00:30:37.180 look<00:30:36.319><c> from</c><00:30:36.519><c> verse</c><00:30:36.759><c> seven</c> 00:30:37.180 --> 00:30:39.759 through<00:30:37.519><c> the</c><00:30:37.640><c> end</c><00:30:37.779><c> of</c><00:30:37.920><c> the</c><00:30:38.099><c> psalm.</c><00:30:38.259><c> How</c><00:30:38.440><c> many</c><00:30:38.700><c> times</c><00:30:39.140><c> do</c><00:30:39.519><c> we</c> 00:30:39.759 --> 00:30:47.700 find<00:30:40.339><c> Lord</c><00:30:40.940><c> with</c><00:30:41.740><c> the</c><00:30:41.980><c> capitals</c><00:30:42.400><c> there?</c><00:30:47.559><c> How</c> 00:30:47.700 --> 00:30:54.200 many<00:30:47.819><c> did</c><00:30:47.920><c> you</c><00:30:48.000><c> get?</c><00:30:50.660><c> Seven,</c><00:30:51.640><c> yeah.</c><00:30:52.079><c> So</c><00:30:52.240><c> another</c><00:30:52.460><c> set</c><00:30:52.619><c> of</c><00:30:52.799><c> seven.</c><00:30:53.420><c> That's</c><00:30:53.640><c> nice,</c><00:30:54.000><c> isn't</c><00:30:54.099><c> it?</c> 00:30:54.200 --> 00:30:54.539 I<00:30:54.319><c> don't</c> 00:30:54.539 --> 00:30:58.400 suppose<00:30:54.779><c> that's</c><00:30:55.160><c> a</c><00:30:55.220><c> coincidence</c><00:30:55.519><c> either,</c><00:30:56.299><c> do</c><00:30:56.380><c> you?</c><00:30:57.700><c> So</c><00:30:58.140><c> once</c> 00:30:58.400 --> 00:31:00.539 we<00:30:58.579><c> open</c><00:30:58.819><c> the</c><00:30:59.039><c> scriptures,</c><00:30:59.859><c> we</c><00:31:00.079><c> find</c><00:31:00.299><c> a</c> 00:31:00.539 --> 00:31:06.140 perfect<00:31:00.839><c> revelation,</c><00:31:02.059><c> not</c><00:31:02.579><c> just</c><00:31:03.019><c> of</c><00:31:03.359><c> God,</c><00:31:04.619><c> a</c><00:31:04.940><c> powerful</c><00:31:05.519><c> and</c> 00:31:06.140 --> 00:31:10.559 wise<00:31:06.980><c> artist</c><00:31:08.019><c> and</c><00:31:08.380><c> creator,</c><00:31:09.380><c> but</c><00:31:09.539><c> of</c><00:31:10.000><c> the</c><00:31:10.220><c> Lord,</c> 00:31:10.859 --> 00:31:18.420 the<00:31:11.079><c> covenant</c><00:31:11.640><c> Lord</c><00:31:12.599><c> with</c><00:31:13.500><c> his</c><00:31:13.920><c> plan</c><00:31:14.420><c> of</c><00:31:16.259><c> fellowship</c><00:31:16.799><c> and</c><00:31:18.039><c> a</c> 00:31:18.420 --> 00:31:22.039 future<00:31:18.720><c> kingdom.</c><00:31:19.900><c> It's</c><00:31:20.119><c> that</c><00:31:20.599><c> Lord</c><00:31:21.079><c> now</c><00:31:21.700><c> that</c> 00:31:22.039 --> 00:31:27.700 is<00:31:22.440><c> revealed</c><00:31:22.839><c> to</c><00:31:23.180><c> us</c><00:31:23.740><c> when</c><00:31:24.019><c> we</c><00:31:24.279><c> open</c><00:31:24.539><c> his</c><00:31:24.900><c> word.</c><00:31:27.279><c> Now</c><00:31:27.519><c> there's</c> 00:31:27.700 --> 00:31:29.779 a<00:31:27.819><c> lot</c><00:31:27.960><c> more</c><00:31:28.400><c> that</c><00:31:28.579><c> could</c><00:31:28.799><c> be</c><00:31:29.099><c> said</c><00:31:29.359><c> about</c> 00:31:29.779 --> 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can</c><00:31:49.460><c> understand</c><00:31:50.259><c> his</c><00:31:50.660><c> errors?</c><00:31:52.160><c> Cleanse</c><00:31:52.619><c> thou</c><00:31:52.819><c> me</c> 00:31:53.380 --> 00:31:56.740 from<00:31:53.900><c> secret</c><00:31:54.640><c> faults.</c><00:31:55.599><c> Keep</c><00:31:55.839><c> back</c><00:31:56.380><c> thy</c> 00:31:56.740 --> 00:32:01.440 servant<00:31:57.039><c> also</c><00:31:57.720><c> from</c><00:31:58.099><c> presumptuous</c><00:31:58.759><c> sins.</c><00:31:59.500><c> Let</c><00:31:59.640><c> them</c><00:31:59.839><c> not</c><00:32:00.160><c> have</c><00:32:00.400><c> dominion</c><00:32:00.819><c> over</c><00:32:01.079><c> me.</c> 00:32:01.740 --> 00:32:03.000 Then<00:32:02.180><c> shall</c><00:32:02.559><c> I</c><00:32:02.740><c> be</c> 00:32:03.000 --> 00:32:10.119 upright<00:32:03.460><c> and</c><00:32:04.059><c> I</c><00:32:04.420><c> shall</c><00:32:04.619><c> be</c><00:32:05.000><c> innocent</c><00:32:05.400><c> from</c><00:32:05.819><c> the</c><00:32:06.140><c> great</c><00:32:07.119><c> transgression.</c><00:32:08.559><c> And</c><00:32:08.819><c> that's</c><00:32:09.039><c> just</c><00:32:09.299><c> an</c><00:32:09.599><c> intriguing</c> 00:32:10.119 --> 00:32:17.619 thing,<00:32:10.819><c> isn't</c><00:32:11.140><c> it,</c><00:32:11.940><c> about</c><00:32:12.160><c> what's</c><00:32:12.660><c> this</c><00:32:12.839><c> great</c><00:32:13.180><c> transgression</c><00:32:14.000><c> that</c><00:32:14.660><c> he's</c><00:32:14.900><c> speaking</c><00:32:15.279><c> about?</c><00:32:16.859><c> And</c><00:32:17.240><c> we</c> 00:32:17.619 --> 00:32:18.160 might<00:32:17.759><c> wonder</c> 00:32:18.160 --> 00:32:22.859 about<00:32:18.500><c> that.</c><00:32:18.740><c> What</c><00:32:18.880><c> is</c><00:32:19.119><c> that</c><00:32:19.339><c> great</c><00:32:19.619><c> transgression?</c><00:32:21.099><c> And</c><00:32:21.539><c> perhaps</c><00:32:21.960><c> that</c><00:32:22.119><c> might</c><00:32:22.319><c> make</c><00:32:22.559><c> us</c> 00:32:22.859 --> 00:32:23.519 think<00:32:23.140><c> back</c> 00:32:23.519 --> 00:32:27.619 to<00:32:24.039><c> Genesis</c><00:32:24.279><c> and</c><00:32:24.640><c> the</c><00:32:24.859><c> great</c><00:32:25.160><c> transgression</c><00:32:25.859><c> that</c><00:32:26.480><c> began</c><00:32:27.059><c> the</c> 00:32:27.619 --> 00:32:29.680 legacy<00:32:28.140><c> of</c><00:32:28.579><c> sin</c><00:32:28.839><c> and</c><00:32:29.079><c> death.</c><00:32:29.420><c> Now</c><00:32:29.559><c> would</c> 00:32:29.680 --> 00:32:32.519 there<00:32:29.819><c> be,</c><00:32:30.079><c> that's</c><00:32:30.400><c> a</c><00:32:30.539><c> hypothesis</c><00:32:30.980><c> then,</c><00:32:31.460><c> would</c><00:32:31.519><c> there</c><00:32:31.720><c> be</c> 00:32:32.519 --> 00:32:34.220 any<00:32:32.799><c> evidence</c><00:32:33.200><c> for</c><00:32:33.440><c> that</c><00:32:33.660><c> hypothesis?</c> 00:32:34.599 --> 00:32:39.759 Well<00:32:34.799><c> in</c><00:32:35.019><c> fact</c><00:32:35.400><c> there</c><00:32:35.819><c> is.</c><00:32:36.420><c> One</c><00:32:36.599><c> of</c><00:32:36.799><c> the</c><00:32:37.079><c> beautiful</c><00:32:37.500><c> things</c><00:32:37.940><c> about</c><00:32:38.420><c> verse</c><00:32:38.740><c> seven</c><00:32:39.099><c> onwards</c><00:32:39.519><c> is</c> 00:32:39.759 --> 00:32:40.079 that<00:32:39.900><c> as</c> 00:32:40.079 --> 00:32:42.859 we<00:32:40.259><c> read</c><00:32:40.460><c> through</c><00:32:40.680><c> them</c><00:32:40.880><c> we</c><00:32:41.299><c> can</c><00:32:41.559><c> see</c><00:32:41.759><c> all</c><00:32:42.079><c> these</c><00:32:42.319><c> allusions</c> 00:32:42.859 --> 00:32:46.299 back<00:32:43.579><c> to</c><00:32:44.160><c> Genesis</c><00:32:44.900><c> and</c><00:32:45.319><c> what</c><00:32:45.559><c> went</c><00:32:45.799><c> wrong</c> 00:32:46.299 --> 00:32:51.140 for<00:32:46.559><c> Adam</c><00:32:46.819><c> and</c><00:32:47.039><c> Eve</c><00:32:47.440><c> and</c><00:32:48.099><c> what</c><00:32:48.599><c> by</c><00:32:49.220><c> God's</c><00:32:49.740><c> grace</c><00:32:50.299><c> can</c><00:32:50.619><c> be</c><00:32:50.920><c> put</c> 00:32:51.140 --> 00:32:53.500 right<00:32:51.740><c> if</c><00:32:52.339><c> only</c><00:32:52.640><c> we</c><00:32:52.920><c> pay</c><00:32:53.099><c> attention</c><00:32:53.500><c> to</c><00:32:53.500><c> the</c> 00:32:53.519 --> 00:32:56.579 God's<00:32:54.000><c> word</c><00:32:54.220><c> and</c><00:32:54.319><c> his</c><00:32:54.539><c> commandments</c><00:32:54.880><c> and</c><00:32:55.099><c> his</c><00:32:55.279><c> statutes</c><00:32:55.880><c> rather</c><00:32:56.359><c> than</c> 00:32:56.579 --> 00:32:57.859 rejecting<00:32:56.980><c> them</c><00:32:57.220><c> as</c><00:32:57.400><c> Adam</c><00:32:57.599><c> and</c><00:32:57.759><c> Eve</c> 00:32:57.859 --> 00:33:01.359 did.<00:32:58.460><c> Let's</c><00:32:58.619><c> have</c><00:32:58.819><c> a</c><00:32:58.880><c> look</c><00:32:59.019><c> at</c><00:32:59.220><c> that.</c><00:32:59.859><c> Verse</c><00:32:59.940><c> seven</c><00:33:00.259><c> again.</c><00:33:00.940><c> The</c><00:33:00.960><c> law</c><00:33:01.180><c> of</c> 00:33:01.359 --> 00:33:04.839 the<00:33:01.539><c> Lord</c><00:33:01.839><c> is</c><00:33:02.299><c> perfect</c><00:33:03.140><c> converting</c> 00:33:04.880 --> 00:33:09.759 the<00:33:05.359><c> soul.</c><00:33:06.480><c> Now</c><00:33:06.619><c> of</c><00:33:06.859><c> course</c><00:33:07.779><c> Adam</c><00:33:08.640><c> and</c><00:33:08.740><c> Eve</c><00:33:08.859><c> began</c><00:33:09.200><c> in</c><00:33:09.440><c> a</c><00:33:09.559><c> state</c> 00:33:09.759 --> 00:33:11.940 of<00:33:10.380><c> things</c><00:33:10.680><c> being</c><00:33:11.000><c> very</c><00:33:11.420><c> good,</c><00:33:11.819><c> didn't</c> 00:33:11.940 --> 00:33:15.099 they?<00:33:12.160><c> But</c><00:33:12.299><c> they</c><00:33:12.440><c> ended</c><00:33:12.599><c> up</c><00:33:12.819><c> in</c><00:33:12.900><c> a</c><00:33:13.160><c> different</c><00:33:13.420><c> state</c><00:33:13.859><c> of</c><00:33:14.700><c> dying</c> 00:33:15.099 --> 00:33:19.339 that<00:33:15.539><c> they</c><00:33:15.799><c> should</c><00:33:16.059><c> die.</c><00:33:17.859><c> And</c><00:33:18.339><c> there</c><00:33:18.900><c> was</c> 00:33:19.339 --> 00:33:22.700 a<00:33:20.099><c> conversion</c><00:33:20.099><c> process</c><00:33:20.539><c> there</c><00:33:20.900><c> in</c><00:33:21.059><c> a</c><00:33:21.220><c> way,</c><00:33:21.460><c> wasn't</c><00:33:21.779><c> there,</c><00:33:22.480><c> in</c> 00:33:22.700 --> 00:33:26.279 which<00:33:22.960><c> they</c><00:33:23.259><c> became</c><00:33:23.880><c> corruptible</c><00:33:25.240><c> and</c> 00:33:26.279 --> 00:33:33.200 dying.<00:33:29.680><c> The</c><00:33:30.119><c> testimony</c><00:33:30.460><c> of</c><00:33:30.660><c> the</c><00:33:30.839><c> Lord</c><00:33:31.079><c> is</c><00:33:31.539><c> sure</c><00:33:31.960><c> making</c><00:33:32.660><c> wise</c> 00:33:33.200 --> 00:33:35.720 the<00:33:33.480><c> simple.</c><00:33:34.559><c> What</c><00:33:34.759><c> was</c><00:33:35.000><c> it</c><00:33:35.119><c> that</c><00:33:35.339><c> Adam</c><00:33:35.539><c> and</c> 00:33:35.720 --> 00:33:39.099 Eve<00:33:35.960><c> thought</c><00:33:36.480><c> would</c><00:33:37.019><c> happen?</c><00:33:37.519><c> They</c><00:33:37.640><c> thought</c><00:33:37.839><c> it</c><00:33:38.099><c> was</c><00:33:38.740><c> a</c><00:33:38.880><c> tree</c> 00:33:39.099 --> 00:33:41.559 desired<00:33:39.640><c> to</c><00:33:39.960><c> make</c><00:33:40.180><c> one</c><00:33:40.480><c> wise,</c><00:33:41.299><c> wasn't</c> 00:33:41.559 --> 00:33:46.440 it?<00:33:42.920><c> And</c><00:33:43.180><c> yet</c><00:33:43.460><c> it</c><00:33:43.940><c> brought</c><00:33:44.259><c> the</c><00:33:44.579><c> knowledge</c><00:33:44.940><c> of</c><00:33:45.359><c> sin</c><00:33:45.680><c> and</c><00:33:46.019><c> death</c> 00:33:46.440 --> 00:33:48.640 and<00:33:46.940><c> therefore</c><00:33:47.380><c> God</c><00:33:47.680><c> had</c><00:33:47.980><c> told</c><00:33:48.119><c> them</c> 00:33:48.640 --> 00:33:53.259 not<00:33:48.900><c> to</c><00:33:49.200><c> partake</c><00:33:49.700><c> of</c><00:33:49.859><c> it.</c><00:33:50.859><c> The</c><00:33:51.079><c> statutes</c><00:33:51.460><c> of</c><00:33:51.619><c> the</c><00:33:51.799><c> Lord</c><00:33:52.000><c> are</c><00:33:52.319><c> right</c><00:33:52.759><c> as</c> 00:33:53.259 --> 00:33:54.980 opposed<00:33:53.539><c> to</c><00:33:54.019><c> the</c><00:33:54.299><c> wrong</c><00:33:54.599><c> that</c> 00:33:54.980 --> 00:33:59.380 Adam<00:33:55.180><c> and</c><00:33:55.420><c> Eve</c><00:33:55.680><c> did,</c><00:33:56.619><c> rejoicing</c><00:33:57.160><c> the</c><00:33:57.440><c> heart.</c><00:33:58.700><c> So</c><00:33:58.880><c> there's</c><00:33:59.079><c> joy</c> 00:33:59.380 --> 00:34:01.220 then<00:33:59.640><c> in</c><00:33:59.819><c> keeping</c><00:34:00.140><c> the</c><00:34:00.859><c> words</c><00:34:01.059><c> of</c> 00:34:01.220 --> 00:34:04.759 God.<00:34:01.759><c> What</c><00:34:01.980><c> is</c><00:34:02.240><c> there</c><00:34:02.339><c> if</c><00:34:02.519><c> you</c><00:34:02.740><c> break</c><00:34:02.980><c> them?</c><00:34:03.440><c> Well</c><00:34:03.640><c> there's</c><00:34:03.980><c> sorrow,</c><00:34:04.299><c> isn't</c><00:34:04.440><c> there?</c><00:34:04.680><c> In</c> 00:34:04.759 --> 00:34:05.299 sorrow<00:34:05.099><c> thou</c> 00:34:05.299 --> 00:34:08.420 shall<00:34:05.559><c> bring</c><00:34:06.180><c> forth</c><00:34:06.480><c> children.</c><00:34:07.259><c> In</c><00:34:07.420><c> the</c><00:34:07.640><c> sweat</c><00:34:07.759><c> of</c><00:34:07.940><c> thy</c><00:34:08.139><c> face</c> 00:34:08.420 --> 00:34:10.460 thou<00:34:08.599><c> shall</c><00:34:08.800><c> eat</c><00:34:09.039><c> bread.</c><00:34:09.760><c> There's</c><00:34:10.239><c> sorrow</c> 00:34:10.460 --> 00:34:15.179 in<00:34:10.679><c> Genesis</c><00:34:11.039><c> three</c><00:34:11.659><c> that</c><00:34:11.900><c> Adam</c><00:34:12.139><c> and</c><00:34:12.320><c> Eve</c><00:34:12.519><c> bring</c><00:34:13.260><c> into</c><00:34:13.920><c> the</c><00:34:14.219><c> world.</c><00:34:14.880><c> But</c> 00:34:15.179 --> 00:34:16.900 if<00:34:15.480><c> only</c><00:34:15.719><c> we</c><00:34:16.039><c> keep</c><00:34:16.280><c> the</c><00:34:16.559><c> commandments</c> 00:34:16.900 --> 00:34:23.119 of<00:34:17.079><c> the</c><00:34:17.260><c> Lord</c><00:34:17.679><c> our</c><00:34:18.539><c> hearts</c><00:34:19.000><c> will</c><00:34:19.480><c> rejoice.</c><00:34:20.639><c> Verse</c><00:34:20.760><c> nine,</c><00:34:22.019><c> sorry</c><00:34:22.219><c> I</c><00:34:22.440><c> haven't</c><00:34:22.639><c> finished</c><00:34:22.960><c> in</c> 00:34:23.119 --> 00:34:23.480 verse<00:34:23.280><c> eight</c> 00:34:23.480 --> 00:34:27.300 yet,<00:34:23.780><c> the</c><00:34:23.960><c> commandment</c><00:34:24.360><c> of</c><00:34:24.500><c> the</c><00:34:24.679><c> Lord</c><00:34:24.920><c> is</c><00:34:25.260><c> pure,</c><00:34:26.019><c> enlightening</c><00:34:26.659><c> the</c><00:34:26.940><c> eyes.</c> 00:34:27.539 --> 00:34:28.460 Well<00:34:27.780><c> it's</c><00:34:28.000><c> not</c><00:34:28.139><c> difficult</c> 00:34:28.460 --> 00:34:31.860 to<00:34:28.679><c> spot</c><00:34:28.860><c> what</c><00:34:29.059><c> the</c><00:34:29.300><c> illusion</c><00:34:29.579><c> is</c><00:34:30.059><c> to</c><00:34:30.300><c> Genesis</c><00:34:30.639><c> there,</c><00:34:31.300><c> is</c><00:34:31.400><c> it?</c> 00:34:32.340 --> 00:34:35.940 Their<00:34:32.599><c> eyes</c><00:34:33.039><c> were</c><00:34:33.320><c> opened</c><00:34:33.900><c> but</c><00:34:35.099><c> what</c><00:34:35.619><c> they</c> 00:34:35.940 --> 00:34:41.719 ended<00:34:36.199><c> up</c><00:34:36.559><c> seeing</c><00:34:36.920><c> was</c><00:34:37.380><c> not</c><00:34:37.739><c> what</c><00:34:37.960><c> they</c><00:34:38.260><c> hoped</c><00:34:38.599><c> they</c><00:34:39.119><c> would</c><00:34:39.400><c> see.</c><00:34:41.079><c> The</c><00:34:41.340><c> fear</c><00:34:41.539><c> of</c> 00:34:41.719 --> 00:34:43.159 the<00:34:41.900><c> Lord</c><00:34:42.179><c> is</c><00:34:42.639><c> clean,</c> 00:34:43.159 --> 00:34:48.699 enduring<00:34:43.980><c> forever.</c><00:34:45.539><c> Well</c><00:34:46.099><c> what</c><00:34:46.980><c> Adam</c><00:34:47.219><c> and</c><00:34:47.639><c> Eve</c><00:34:47.860><c> did</c><00:34:48.239><c> ensured</c> 00:34:48.699 --> 00:34:50.719 that<00:34:48.900><c> would</c><00:34:49.099><c> not</c><00:34:49.239><c> be</c><00:34:49.420><c> the</c><00:34:49.559><c> case</c><00:34:50.000><c> in</c><00:34:50.559><c> the</c> 00:34:50.719 --> 00:34:53.840 day<00:34:50.900><c> that</c><00:34:51.059><c> thou</c><00:34:51.260><c> eatest</c><00:34:51.599><c> thereof,</c><00:34:52.099><c> thou</c><00:34:52.239><c> shalt</c><00:34:52.500><c> surely</c><00:34:52.900><c> die.</c> 00:34:53.920 --> 00:34:56.500 The<00:34:54.119><c> judgments</c><00:34:54.400><c> of</c><00:34:54.599><c> the</c><00:34:54.780><c> Lord</c><00:34:54.980><c> are</c><00:34:55.260><c> true</c><00:34:55.880><c> and</c> 00:34:56.500 --> 00:35:00.860 righteous<00:34:57.019><c> altogether,</c><00:34:57.940><c> not</c><00:34:58.260><c> like</c><00:34:58.920><c> the</c><00:34:59.300><c> lie</c><00:34:59.659><c> of</c><00:35:00.179><c> the</c><00:35:00.380><c> serpent</c> 00:35:00.860 --> 00:35:02.940 and<00:35:01.320><c> not</c><00:35:01.519><c> like</c><00:35:01.820><c> the</c><00:35:02.059><c> falsehood</c><00:35:02.639><c> that</c> 00:35:02.940 --> 00:35:07.380 Adam<00:35:03.219><c> and</c><00:35:03.420><c> Eve</c><00:35:04.000><c> carried</c><00:35:05.099><c> out.</c><00:35:06.059><c> More</c><00:35:06.280><c> to</c><00:35:06.440><c> be</c><00:35:06.639><c> desired</c><00:35:07.019><c> are</c><00:35:07.239><c> they</c> 00:35:07.380 --> 00:35:09.380 than<00:35:07.619><c> gold,</c><00:35:08.280><c> yea,</c><00:35:08.400><c> than</c><00:35:08.579><c> much</c><00:35:08.800><c> fine</c><00:35:09.099><c> gold,</c> 00:35:09.380 --> 00:35:12.739 sweeter<00:35:10.019><c> also</c><00:35:10.599><c> than</c><00:35:10.820><c> honey</c><00:35:11.139><c> and</c><00:35:11.480><c> the</c><00:35:11.619><c> honeycomb,</c><00:35:12.420><c> that</c><00:35:12.539><c> the</c> 00:35:12.739 --> 00:35:15.739 tree<00:35:12.900><c> was</c><00:35:13.199><c> good</c><00:35:13.440><c> for</c><00:35:13.760><c> food</c><00:35:14.099><c> and</c><00:35:14.579><c> desired.</c> 00:35:18.880 --> 00:35:23.960 Moreover,<00:35:19.480><c> well</c><00:35:20.079><c> then</c><00:35:20.900><c> the</c><00:35:21.179><c> psalm</c><00:35:21.659><c> goes</c><00:35:21.960><c> on</c><00:35:22.320><c> but</c><00:35:22.800><c> we've</c><00:35:23.179><c> effectively</c><00:35:23.619><c> been</c> 00:35:23.960 --> 00:35:25.000 through<00:35:24.239><c> it</c><00:35:24.460><c> now</c><00:35:24.739><c> but</c> 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if</c><00:35:37.039><c> only</c><00:35:37.500><c> we</c><00:35:38.099><c> can</c><00:35:38.559><c> open</c><00:35:39.000><c> God's</c><00:35:39.480><c> word</c><00:35:39.780><c> and</c><00:35:40.260><c> try</c><00:35:40.579><c> to</c> 00:35:40.780 --> 00:35:43.699 put<00:35:40.920><c> it</c><00:35:41.099><c> into</c><00:35:41.400><c> practice,</c><00:35:42.679><c> that</c><00:35:42.960><c> is</c><00:35:43.260><c> the</c><00:35:43.460><c> way</c> 00:35:43.699 --> 00:35:47.519 to<00:35:44.019><c> be</c><00:35:44.320><c> innocent</c><00:35:44.900><c> of</c><00:35:45.300><c> the</c><00:35:45.559><c> great</c><00:35:45.820><c> transgression</c><00:35:46.539><c> which</c><00:35:47.239><c> Adam</c> 00:35:47.519 --> 00:35:50.920 and<00:35:47.679><c> Eve</c><00:35:47.880><c> fell</c><00:35:48.179><c> into</c><00:35:48.900><c> because</c><00:35:50.019><c> they</c> 00:35:51.019 --> 00:35:54.280 thought<00:35:51.340><c> that</c><00:35:51.659><c> they</c><00:35:51.820><c> knew</c><00:35:52.039><c> better.</c><00:35:53.159><c> Well</c><00:35:53.400><c> let's</c><00:35:53.679><c> finish</c><00:35:53.980><c> off</c> 00:35:54.280 --> 00:35:56.619 this<00:35:54.579><c> psalm</c><00:35:55.300><c> with</c><00:35:55.920><c> the</c><00:35:56.079><c> last</c><00:35:56.320><c> verse,</c> 00:35:56.719 --> 00:36:00.079 let<00:35:56.780><c> the</c><00:35:57.019><c> words</c><00:35:57.219><c> of</c><00:35:57.440><c> my</c><00:35:57.639><c> mouth</c><00:35:57.860><c> and</c><00:35:58.059><c> the</c><00:35:58.239><c> meditation</c><00:35:58.639><c> of</c><00:35:58.900><c> my</c><00:35:59.199><c> heart</c><00:35:59.420><c> be</c> 00:36:00.079 --> 00:36:01.539 acceptable<00:36:00.579><c> in</c><00:36:00.800><c> thy</c><00:36:01.039><c> sight,</c><00:36:01.440><c> O</c> 00:36:01.539 --> 00:36:04.619 Lord,<00:36:01.739><c> my</c><00:36:01.940><c> strength</c><00:36:02.360><c> and</c><00:36:02.679><c> my</c><00:36:02.920><c> redeemer.</c><00:36:03.420><c> And</c><00:36:03.619><c> you</c><00:36:03.719><c> notice</c><00:36:04.000><c> there,</c><00:36:04.219><c> there's</c><00:36:04.420><c> an</c> 00:36:04.619 --> 00:36:05.500 illusion<00:36:04.880><c> back</c><00:36:05.260><c> to</c> 00:36:05.500 --> 00:36:10.219 verse<00:36:05.820><c> one,</c><00:36:06.579><c> isn't</c><00:36:06.940><c> there,</c><00:36:08.559><c> of</c><00:36:08.760><c> the</c><00:36:08.960><c> beginning</c><00:36:09.219><c> of</c><00:36:09.420><c> the</c><00:36:09.659><c> psalm,</c><00:36:10.099><c> the</c> 00:36:10.219 --> 00:36:11.659 heavens<00:36:10.460><c> declare</c><00:36:10.880><c> the</c><00:36:11.079><c> glory</c><00:36:11.400><c> of</c> 00:36:11.659 --> 00:36:16.179 God,<00:36:12.079><c> day</c><00:36:12.219><c> unto</c><00:36:12.460><c> day</c><00:36:12.679><c> uttereth</c><00:36:13.360><c> speech.</c><00:36:14.159><c> The</c><00:36:14.420><c> creation</c><00:36:14.940><c> is</c><00:36:15.480><c> speaking</c><00:36:15.920><c> a</c> 00:36:16.179 --> 00:36:18.800 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only</c><00:36:33.699><c> have</c><00:36:33.920><c> five</c><00:36:34.159><c> minutes</c> 00:36:34.500 --> 00:36:37.039 so<00:36:34.679><c> we</c><00:36:34.800><c> don't</c><00:36:34.960><c> really</c><00:36:35.239><c> have</c><00:36:35.440><c> time</c><00:36:35.679><c> to</c><00:36:35.900><c> do</c><00:36:36.119><c> justice</c><00:36:36.480><c> to</c><00:36:36.719><c> another</c> 00:36:37.039 --> 00:36:38.280 psalm<00:36:37.320><c> but</c><00:36:37.460><c> we'll</c><00:36:37.699><c> perhaps</c><00:36:37.900><c> just</c><00:36:38.139><c> make</c> 00:36:38.280 --> 00:36:40.960 a<00:36:38.420><c> couple</c><00:36:38.579><c> of</c><00:36:38.780><c> points</c><00:36:38.980><c> about</c><00:36:39.280><c> one.</c><00:36:40.179><c> So</c><00:36:40.320><c> we've</c><00:36:40.480><c> got</c><00:36:40.599><c> a</c><00:36:40.760><c> choice,</c> 00:36:40.960 --> 00:36:42.480 we<00:36:41.039><c> can</c><00:36:41.199><c> do</c><00:36:41.380><c> psalm</c><00:36:41.639><c> eight</c><00:36:41.900><c> or</c><00:36:42.219><c> we</c><00:36:42.260><c> can</c> 00:36:42.480 --> 00:36:45.579 do<00:36:42.679><c> psalm</c><00:36:42.980><c> 67.</c><00:36:44.039><c> So</c><00:36:44.199><c> let's</c><00:36:44.420><c> have</c><00:36:44.539><c> a</c><00:36:44.639><c> show</c><00:36:44.820><c> of</c><00:36:45.019><c> hands,</c><00:36:45.239><c> who</c><00:36:45.380><c> would</c> 00:36:45.579 --> 00:36:49.440 like<00:36:45.739><c> psalm</c><00:36:46.039><c> eight?</c><00:36:48.820><c> And</c><00:36:49.099><c> who</c><00:36:49.219><c> would</c> 00:36:49.440 --> 00:36:57.219 like<00:36:49.679><c> psalm</c><00:36:49.880><c> 67?</c><00:36:52.400><c> Oh</c><00:36:52.739><c> dear,</c><00:36:53.000><c> that's</c><00:36:53.260><c> a</c><00:36:53.340><c> tough</c><00:36:53.480><c> one.</c><00:36:55.619><c> I</c><00:36:55.800><c> tell</c><00:36:55.960><c> you</c><00:36:56.000><c> what</c><00:36:56.139><c> we'll</c><00:36:56.360><c> do,</c><00:36:56.519><c> we'll</c><00:36:57.079><c> do</c> 00:36:57.219 --> 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