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precious</c><00:28:05.339><c> stones.</c><00:28:06.960><c> Solomon</c><00:28:07.220><c> answered</c><00:28:07.579><c> all</c> 00:28:07.880 --> 00:28:08.599 her<00:28:08.039><c> questions.</c> 00:28:09.000 --> 00:28:11.460 It<00:28:09.119><c> was</c><00:28:09.359><c> nothing</c><00:28:09.619><c> so</c><00:28:09.900><c> difficult</c><00:28:10.299><c> for</c><00:28:10.500><c> the</c><00:28:10.660><c> king</c><00:28:10.799><c> that</c><00:28:10.940><c> he</c><00:28:11.039><c> could</c><00:28:11.279><c> not</c> 00:28:11.460 --> 00:28:13.980 explain<00:28:11.759><c> it</c><00:28:11.960><c> to</c><00:28:12.019><c> her.</c><00:28:12.960><c> She</c><00:28:13.279><c> said</c><00:28:13.460><c> to</c><00:28:13.640><c> the</c><00:28:13.740><c> king,</c> 00:28:13.980 --> 00:28:18.839 Indeed<00:28:14.180><c> the</c><00:28:14.599><c> half</c><00:28:14.839><c> was</c><00:28:15.119><c> not</c><00:28:15.339><c> told</c><00:28:15.640><c> me.</c><00:28:16.299><c> Your</c><00:28:16.539><c> 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wisdom.</c><00:29:06.019><c> Blessed</c><00:29:06.259><c> be</c><00:29:06.480><c> the</c> 00:29:06.619 --> 00:29:08.319 Lord<00:29:06.799><c> your</c><00:29:07.019><c> God</c><00:29:07.220><c> who</c><00:29:07.440><c> delighted</c> 00:29:08.539 --> 00:29:12.099 another<00:29:08.920><c> Gentile</c><00:29:09.579><c> who</c><00:29:09.799><c> comes</c><00:29:09.960><c> with</c><00:29:10.259><c> exactly</c><00:29:10.700><c> that</c><00:29:10.980><c> same</c><00:29:11.180><c> message</c><00:29:11.539><c> and</c> 00:29:12.099 --> 00:29:14.480 uses<00:29:12.440><c> the</c><00:29:13.440><c> covenant</c><00:29:13.700><c> name,</c> 00:29:16.059 --> 00:29:18.680 setting<00:29:16.279><c> you</c><00:29:16.480><c> on</c><00:29:16.619><c> the</c><00:29:16.779><c> throne</c><00:29:16.920><c> of</c><00:29:17.079><c> Israel.</c><00:29:18.019><c> Because</c><00:29:18.380><c> Yahweh</c> 00:29:18.680 --> 00:29:20.799 has<00:29:18.940><c> loved</c><00:29:19.099><c> Israel</c><00:29:19.539><c> forever,</c> 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silver</c> 00:32:25.579 --> 00:32:29.619 and<00:32:25.779><c> gold</c><00:32:25.980><c> for</c><00:32:26.220><c> himself.</c><00:32:27.839><c> He</c><00:32:28.059><c> shall</c><00:32:28.200><c> write</c><00:32:28.420><c> for</c><00:32:28.599><c> himself</c><00:32:28.960><c> a</c><00:32:29.200><c> copy</c><00:32:29.420><c> of</c> 00:32:29.619 --> 00:32:31.319 this<00:32:29.799><c> law</c><00:32:29.980><c> in</c><00:32:30.160><c> a</c><00:32:30.319><c> book,</c><00:32:30.500><c> it</c><00:32:30.680><c> shall</c><00:32:30.819><c> be</c><00:32:31.000><c> with</c><00:32:31.140><c> him,</c> 00:32:31.319 --> 00:32:34.099 and<00:32:31.460><c> he</c><00:32:31.619><c> shall</c><00:32:31.779><c> read</c><00:32:32.039><c> it</c><00:32:32.220><c> all</c><00:32:32.380><c> the</c><00:32:32.519><c> days</c><00:32:32.700><c> of</c><00:32:32.819><c> his</c><00:32:33.059><c> life,</c><00:32:33.859><c> that</c> 00:32:34.099 --> 00:32:37.700 he<00:32:34.319><c> may</c><00:32:34.539><c> learn</c><00:32:34.980><c> to</c><00:32:35.380><c> fear</c><00:32:36.319><c> Yahweh</c><00:32:36.880><c> his</c><00:32:37.079><c> God</c><00:32:37.359><c> and</c><00:32:37.460><c> be</c> 00:32:37.700 --> 00:32:41.700 careful<00:32:37.980><c> to</c><00:32:38.299><c> observe</c><00:32:38.640><c> all</c><00:32:38.900><c> the</c><00:32:39.039><c> words</c><00:32:39.279><c> of</c><00:32:39.480><c> this</c><00:32:39.700><c> law</c><00:32:40.000><c> and</c><00:32:40.299><c> these</c><00:32:40.599><c> statutes,</c><00:32:41.460><c> that</c> 00:32:41.700 --> 00:32:43.460 his<00:32:41.900><c> heart</c><00:32:42.200><c> may</c><00:32:42.480><c> not</c><00:32:42.720><c> be</c><00:32:42.960><c> lifted</c><00:32:43.160><c> up</c> 00:32:43.460 --> 00:32:47.000 above<00:32:43.660><c> his</c><00:32:43.940><c> brethren.</c><00:32:45.299><c> See,</c><00:32:45.799><c> did</c><00:32:46.059><c> you</c><00:32:46.099><c> notice</c><00:32:46.400><c> that?</c><00:32:46.640><c> David's</c> 00:32:47.000 --> 00:32:49.220 heart<00:32:47.079><c> was</c><00:32:47.339><c> not</c><00:32:47.559><c> lifted</c><00:32:47.759><c> up</c><00:32:47.980><c> above</c><00:32:48.180><c> his</c><00:32:48.480><c> brethren.</c> 00:32:49.700 --> 00:32:53.079 My<00:32:49.980><c> brethren,</c><00:32:51.079><c> that's</c><00:32:51.619><c> the</c><00:32:51.700><c> way</c><00:32:51.920><c> he</c><00:32:52.380><c> referred</c><00:32:52.660><c> to</c><00:32:52.819><c> them</c><00:32:52.900><c> right</c> 00:32:53.079 --> 00:32:55.180 at<00:32:53.259><c> the</c><00:32:53.420><c> end.</c><00:32:54.039><c> Solomon's</c><00:32:54.420><c> heart</c><00:32:54.519><c> was</c><00:32:54.779><c> lifted</c><00:32:54.960><c> up</c> 00:32:55.180 --> 00:33:00.359 way<00:32:55.380><c> above</c><00:32:55.599><c> them.</c><00:32:58.720><c> That's</c><00:32:59.160><c> why</c><00:32:59.240><c> he</c><00:32:59.359><c> could</c><00:32:59.640><c> tax</c><00:32:59.859><c> them</c><00:33:00.019><c> without</c> 00:33:00.359 --> 00:33:04.200 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understanding.</c><00:33:32.859><c> What</c><00:33:33.079><c> it</c><00:33:33.299><c> says</c><00:33:33.500><c> to</c> 00:33:33.720 --> 00:33:34.339 me<00:33:33.900><c> is</c><00:33:34.079><c> that</c> 00:33:34.339 --> 00:33:38.539 perfect<00:33:34.599><c> obedience</c><00:33:35.220><c> is</c><00:33:35.480><c> beyond</c><00:33:35.819><c> any</c><00:33:36.279><c> of</c><00:33:36.440><c> us</c><00:33:36.619><c> to</c><00:33:36.940><c> achieve</c><00:33:37.460><c> as</c> 00:33:38.539 --> 00:33:42.640 descendants<00:33:39.019><c> of</c><00:33:39.279><c> Adam</c><00:33:39.519><c> and</c><00:33:39.700><c> Eve,</c><00:33:40.859><c> despite</c><00:33:41.539><c> anything</c> 00:33:42.640 --> 00:33:48.160 that<00:33:42.839><c> God</c><00:33:43.059><c> could</c><00:33:43.299><c> give</c><00:33:43.460><c> us.</c><00:33:45.720><c> I</c><00:33:46.099><c> think</c><00:33:46.359><c> that</c><00:33:46.619><c> proves</c><00:33:46.819><c> that</c><00:33:47.200><c> conclusively.</c><00:33:48.000><c> He</c> 00:33:48.160 --> 00:33:51.339 gave<00:33:48.500><c> Solomon</c><00:33:49.480><c> wisdom</c><00:33:50.180><c> unlimited,</c> 00:33:52.079 --> 00:33:58.779 and<00:33:52.680><c> it</c><00:33:52.799><c> was</c><00:33:53.059><c> not</c><00:33:53.339><c> sufficient</c><00:33:53.740><c> in</c><00:33:53.980><c> and</c><00:33:54.059><c> of</c><00:33:54.180><c> itself</c><00:33:54.579><c> to</c><00:33:54.839><c> keep</c><00:33:55.019><c> him</c><00:33:55.299><c> from</c><00:33:55.500><c> being</c><00:33:55.799><c> overcome</c><00:33:56.180><c> by</c><00:33:57.779><c> sin.</c> 00:33:59.240 --> 00:34:03.480 You<00:33:59.660><c> know,</c><00:34:00.079><c> and</c><00:34:00.180><c> that's</c><00:34:00.359><c> what</c><00:34:00.519><c> it</c><00:34:00.640><c> says</c><00:34:00.819><c> to</c><00:34:01.039><c> me.</c><00:34:01.960><c> See,</c><00:34:02.500><c> the</c><00:34:02.700><c> point</c><00:34:02.920><c> is</c> 00:34:03.480 --> 00:34:07.930 it's<00:34:04.759><c> futile</c><00:34:05.539><c> 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had</c><00:34:17.380><c> the</c><00:34:17.679><c> possessions</c><00:34:18.119><c> of,</c><00:34:18.699><c> you</c> 00:34:18.840 --> 00:34:20.000 know,<00:34:19.039><c> if</c><00:34:19.199><c> he</c><00:34:19.360><c> favored</c><00:34:19.619><c> me</c><00:34:19.820><c> like</c> 00:34:20.000 --> 00:34:27.960 he<00:34:20.199><c> favored</c><00:34:20.480><c> them,</c><00:34:21.019><c> it's</c><00:34:22.420><c> rubbish.</c><00:34:24.320><c> He</c><00:34:24.599><c> gave</c><00:34:24.780><c> Solomon</c><00:34:25.179><c> everything,</c><00:34:26.940><c> everything,</c><00:34:27.960><c> you</c> 00:34:27.960 --> 00:34:28.579 know,<00:34:28.199><c> that</c><00:34:28.300><c> there's</c> 00:34:28.579 --> 00:34:31.239 anything<00:34:28.940><c> that</c><00:34:29.440><c> he</c><00:34:29.659><c> could</c><00:34:29.760><c> have</c><00:34:30.159><c> asked</c><00:34:30.519><c> for</c><00:34:30.719><c> in</c><00:34:30.880><c> the</c><00:34:30.960><c> way</c><00:34:31.039><c> of</c> 00:34:31.239 --> 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have</c><00:34:45.739><c> less,</c><00:34:46.059><c> some</c><00:34:46.260><c> have</c><00:34:46.360><c> more</c><00:34:46.559><c> possessions,</c><00:34:47.000><c> some</c> 00:34:47.159 --> 00:34:52.219 have<00:34:47.340><c> less.</c><00:34:48.139><c> None</c><00:34:48.360><c> of</c><00:34:48.519><c> it</c><00:34:48.619><c> matters.</c><00:34:50.380><c> It</c><00:34:50.599><c> honestly</c><00:34:50.920><c> doesn't.</c> 00:34:52.619 --> 00:34:55.440 When<00:34:52.780><c> it's</c><00:34:53.000><c> all</c><00:34:53.239><c> done,</c><00:34:54.000><c> you</c><00:34:54.000><c> know,</c><00:34:54.420><c> all</c><00:34:54.639><c> God</c><00:34:54.840><c> wants</c><00:34:55.119><c> to</c><00:34:55.320><c> know</c> 00:34:55.440 --> 00:34:58.219 is<00:34:55.559><c> did</c><00:34:55.719><c> you</c><00:34:55.880><c> do</c><00:34:56.199><c> with</c><00:34:56.739><c> what</c><00:34:56.900><c> I</c><00:34:57.099><c> gave</c><00:34:57.260><c> you</c><00:34:57.519><c> what</c><00:34:57.719><c> I</c><00:34:57.880><c> hoped</c><00:34:58.019><c> you</c> 00:34:58.219 --> 00:35:00.500 would<00:34:58.380><c> do</c><00:34:58.519><c> with</c><00:34:58.719><c> it?</c><00:34:59.300><c> Did</c><00:34:59.400><c> you</c><00:34:59.539><c> use</c><00:34:59.719><c> it</c><00:34:59.960><c> faithfully?</c> 00:35:00.920 --> 00:35:03.800 Have<00:35:01.039><c> you</c><00:35:01.239><c> developed?</c><00:35:01.820><c> You</c><00:35:01.920><c> know,</c><00:35:02.260><c> that's</c><00:35:02.579><c> why</c><00:35:02.800><c> the</c><00:35:03.019><c> ten</c><00:35:03.260><c> talents,</c><00:35:03.679><c> the</c> 00:35:03.800 --> 00:35:06.199 five<00:35:04.019><c> talents,</c><00:35:05.199><c> the,</c><00:35:05.199><c> what</c><00:35:05.539><c> is</c><00:35:05.679><c> it,</c><00:35:05.860><c> five,</c> 00:35:06.219 --> 00:35:09.239 two,<00:35:06.460><c> and</c><00:35:06.619><c> one,</c><00:35:06.980><c> and</c><00:35:07.139><c> so</c><00:35:07.360><c> on.</c><00:35:07.840><c> You</c><00:35:08.000><c> know,</c><00:35:08.380><c> that's</c><00:35:08.639><c> why</c><00:35:08.780><c> it</c><00:35:08.820><c> makes</c><00:35:09.039><c> it</c> 00:35:09.239 --> 00:35:10.699 clear.<00:35:09.380><c> You</c><00:35:09.500><c> look</c><00:35:09.679><c> at</c><00:35:09.840><c> the</c><00:35:09.960><c> one</c><00:35:10.059><c> that</c><00:35:10.219><c> had</c><00:35:10.320><c> five</c> 00:35:10.699 --> 00:35:14.000 and<00:35:10.820><c> the</c><00:35:10.940><c> one</c><00:35:11.019><c> that</c><00:35:11.199><c> had</c><00:35:11.320><c> two</c><00:35:12.039><c> and</c><00:35:12.800><c> Christ</c><00:35:13.059><c> says</c><00:35:13.280><c> exactly</c><00:35:13.780><c> the</c> 00:35:14.000 --> 00:35:16.000 same<00:35:14.159><c> words</c><00:35:14.460><c> to</c><00:35:14.699><c> both</c><00:35:14.900><c> of</c><00:35:15.099><c> them.</c> 00:35:17.159 --> 00:35:23.000 You<00:35:17.380><c> know,</c><00:35:17.380><c> you've</c><00:35:17.719><c> been</c><00:35:18.019><c> faithful</c><00:35:18.480><c> servants.</c><00:35:20.760><c> It's</c><00:35:21.199><c> a</c><00:35:21.260><c> powerful</c><00:35:21.719><c> lesson</c><00:35:22.159><c> because</c><00:35:22.780><c> this</c> 00:35:23.000 --> 00:35:24.280 is<00:35:23.199><c> a</c><00:35:23.320><c> problem</c><00:35:23.619><c> in</c> 00:35:24.280 --> 00:35:27.539 Ecclesias.<00:35:25.380><c> Some</c><00:35:25.579><c> have</c><00:35:25.719><c> more</c><00:35:25.960><c> than</c><00:35:26.179><c> others,</c><00:35:26.800><c> much</c><00:35:27.079><c> more</c><00:35:27.340><c> than</c> 00:35:27.539 --> 00:35:30.559 others.<00:35:29.579><c> And</c><00:35:29.699><c> brothers</c><00:35:29.840><c> and</c><00:35:29.980><c> sisters,</c><00:35:30.139><c> it</c><00:35:30.280><c> means</c> 00:35:30.559 --> 00:35:35.519 absolutely<00:35:30.960><c> nothing.</c><00:35:32.320><c> It</c><00:35:32.559><c> honestly</c><00:35:32.900><c> does</c><00:35:33.239><c> not.</c><00:35:33.460><c> The</c><00:35:33.619><c> more</c><00:35:33.760><c> 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opportunities.</c><00:37:27.559><c> It's</c><00:37:28.159><c> futile</c><00:37:28.480><c> to</c> 00:37:28.659 --> 00:37:29.059 assume<00:37:28.980><c> we</c> 00:37:29.059 --> 00:37:34.860 could<00:37:29.260><c> do</c><00:37:29.500><c> better</c><00:37:30.179><c> if</c><00:37:30.739><c> we</c><00:37:30.900><c> only</c><00:37:31.199><c> had</c><00:37:31.420><c> been</c><00:37:31.599><c> given</c><00:37:31.860><c> more.</c><00:37:33.500><c> I</c><00:37:33.579><c> hope</c><00:37:33.760><c> that</c><00:37:33.920><c> comes</c><00:37:34.260><c> through</c><00:37:34.699><c> to</c> 00:37:34.860 --> 00:37:35.659 you<00:37:35.019><c> with</c><00:37:35.260><c> the</c><00:37:35.420><c> force</c> 00:37:35.659 --> 00:37:39.119 that<00:37:36.000><c> I'm</c><00:37:36.519><c> intending</c><00:37:36.940><c> because</c><00:37:37.579><c> I</c><00:37:37.840><c> find</c><00:37:38.019><c> it</c><00:37:38.199><c> to</c><00:37:38.340><c> be</c><00:37:38.500><c> very,</c><00:37:38.840><c> very</c> 00:37:39.119 --> 00:37:43.139 powerful.<00:37:40.199><c> God</c><00:37:40.599><c> knows</c><00:37:41.239><c> in</c><00:37:42.199><c> every</c><00:37:42.579><c> one</c><00:37:42.760><c> of</c><00:37:42.880><c> our</c> 00:37:43.139 --> 00:37:47.639 individual<00:37:43.579><c> cases</c><00:37:44.059><c> exactly</c><00:37:45.059><c> what</c><00:37:45.260><c> our</c><00:37:45.460><c> situation</c><00:37:45.980><c> is</c><00:37:46.519><c> and</c><00:37:47.000><c> he's</c><00:37:47.260><c> got</c><00:37:47.400><c> us</c> 00:37:47.639 --> 00:37:49.480 exactly<00:37:48.119><c> where</c><00:37:48.320><c> he</c><00:37:48.440><c> wants</c><00:37:48.719><c> us.</c> 00:37:51.260 --> 00:37:55.440 And<00:37:51.400><c> there</c><00:37:51.539><c> isn't</c><00:37:51.760><c> one</c><00:37:52.019><c> of</c><00:37:52.179><c> us.</c><00:37:52.559><c> The</c><00:37:52.820><c> point</c><00:37:53.119><c> is</c><00:37:53.340><c> it</c><00:37:53.420><c> doesn't</c><00:37:53.679><c> matter.</c><00:37:54.820><c> 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to</c><00:39:52.219><c> live</c><00:39:52.460><c> and</c><00:39:52.659><c> develop</c> 00:39:53.019 --> 00:39:55.800 the<00:39:53.260><c> spirit.</c><00:39:54.539><c> Indeed,</c><00:39:54.820><c> it</c><00:39:54.960><c> was</c><00:39:55.079><c> for</c><00:39:55.280><c> my</c><00:39:55.519><c> own</c> 00:39:55.800 --> 00:40:05.840 peace<00:39:56.000><c> that</c><00:39:56.159><c> I</c><00:39:56.300><c> had</c><00:39:56.380><c> great</c><00:39:56.659><c> bitterness,</c><00:39:57.099><c> but</c><00:39:57.260><c> you</c><00:39:57.440><c> have</c><00:39:57.639><c> lovingly</c><00:39:58.139><c> delivered</c><00:39:58.420><c> my</c><00:39:58.820><c> soul</c><00:39:59.360><c> from</c><00:39:59.780><c> the</c><00:39:59.940><c> pit</c><00:40:00.039><c> of</c> 00:40:05.840 --> 00:40:09.360 the<00:40:05.840><c> black.</c><00:40:07.360><c> God</c><00:40:07.719><c> has</c><00:40:08.019><c> to</c><00:40:08.199><c> bring</c><00:40:08.360><c> affliction</c><00:40:08.760><c> and</c><00:40:09.000><c> 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his</c><00:41:07.739><c> own</c><00:41:08.179><c> sons</c><00:41:08.500><c> and</c><00:41:08.780><c> daughters.</c><00:41:09.679><c> They</c> 00:41:09.840 --> 00:41:12.159 are<00:41:10.139><c> in</c><00:41:10.500><c> the</c><00:41:10.800><c> hands</c><00:41:11.079><c> of</c><00:41:11.360><c> God.</c> 00:41:14.159 --> 00:41:19.739 All<00:41:14.360><c> things</c><00:41:14.639><c> work</c><00:41:14.920><c> together</c><00:41:15.420><c> for</c><00:41:15.800><c> good.</c><00:41:17.000><c> That's</c><00:41:17.320><c> not</c><00:41:17.579><c> time</c><00:41:17.900><c> and</c><00:41:18.199><c> chance.</c><00:41:19.559><c> To</c> 00:41:19.739 --> 00:41:21.119 those<00:41:19.940><c> who</c><00:41:20.159><c> love</c><00:41:20.340><c> God</c><00:41:20.659><c> and</c><00:41:20.840><c> are</c> 00:41:21.119 --> 00:41:25.780 called<00:41:21.380><c> according</c><00:41:21.760><c> to</c><00:41:21.940><c> his</c><00:41:22.099><c> purpose.</c><00:41:23.460><c> Whom</c><00:41:23.579><c> 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13</c><00:47:52.329><c> years</c><00:47:52.670><c> for</c><00:47:52.889><c> his</c><00:47:53.070><c> own</c><00:47:53.289><c> house?</c> 00:47:54.670 --> 00:47:59.110 It<00:47:55.110><c> was</c><00:47:55.349><c> probably</c><00:47:55.690><c> much</c><00:47:55.929><c> bigger,</c><00:47:56.989><c> much</c><00:47:57.250><c> more</c><00:47:58.570><c> elaborate.</c> 00:47:59.110 --> 00:48:02.369 This<00:47:59.110><c> was</c><00:48:00.269><c> the</c><00:48:00.530><c> palace</c><00:48:00.849><c> hall</c><00:48:01.230><c> where</c><00:48:01.489><c> all</c><00:48:01.690><c> the</c><00:48:01.909><c> judgment</c><00:48:02.110><c> would</c> 00:48:02.369 --> 00:48:02.929 take<00:48:02.610><c> place.</c> 00:48:03.409 --> 00:48:05.989 It<00:48:03.550><c> would</c><00:48:03.650><c> be</c><00:48:03.650><c> like</c><00:48:03.889><c> the</c><00:48:04.829><c> White</c><00:48:05.050><c> House</c><00:48:05.190><c> type</c><00:48:05.469><c> of</c><00:48:05.590><c> thing</c><00:48:05.730><c> where</c> 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--> 00:48:39.449 Have<00:48:36.090><c> you</c><00:48:36.389><c> explored</c><00:48:36.750><c> the</c><00:48:37.010><c> idea</c><00:48:37.349><c> at</c><00:48:37.570><c> all</c><00:48:37.789><c> that</c><00:48:38.070><c> Solomon's</c><00:48:38.750><c> house</c><00:48:39.070><c> was</c> 00:48:39.449 --> 00:48:44.909 a<00:48:39.650><c> type</c><00:48:39.929><c> of</c><00:48:41.150><c> a</c><00:48:41.309><c> future</c><00:48:41.670><c> house</c><00:48:42.210><c> of</c><00:48:42.590><c> Christ's</c><00:48:43.510><c> building,</c><00:48:43.829><c> a</c><00:48:43.969><c> household?</c> 00:48:45.190 --> 00:48:47.389 Versus,<00:48:45.670><c> we</c><00:48:45.849><c> always</c><00:48:46.150><c> work</c><00:48:46.269><c> with</c><00:48:46.510><c> the</c><00:48:46.610><c> temple.</c> 00:48:47.630 --> 00:48:49.250 Have<00:48:48.110><c> you</c><00:48:48.309><c> played</c><00:48:48.570><c> around</c><00:48:48.809><c> with</c><00:48:48.909><c> that</c><00:48:49.030><c> at</c><00:48:49.130><c> all?</c> 00:48:49.389 --> 00:48:52.090 I<00:48:49.469><c> guess</c><00:48:49.469><c> you</c><00:48:49.630><c> were</c><00:48:49.809><c> talking,</c><00:48:50.250><c> I</c><00:48:50.389><c> was</c><00:48:50.409><c> wondering,</c><00:48:51.349><c> the</c><00:48:51.469><c> building</c><00:48:51.710><c> of</c><00:48:51.909><c> the</c> 00:48:52.090 --> 00:48:53.769 two<00:48:52.250><c> kind</c><00:48:52.530><c> of</c><00:48:52.590><c> had</c><00:48:52.730><c> an</c><00:48:53.030><c> effect.</c> 00:48:53.710 --> 00:48:55.989 I<00:48:53.989><c> like</c><00:48:54.269><c> that</c><00:48:54.550><c> thought.</c><00:48:54.869><c> No,</c><00:48:55.070><c> I</c><00:48:55.130><c> haven't.</c> 00:48:58.530 --> 00:49:07.250 The<00:48:59.090><c> question</c><00:48:59.429><c> is,</c><00:49:04.969><c> is</c><00:49:04.969><c> there</c><00:49:05.230><c> any</c><00:49:05.510><c> type</c><00:49:05.670><c> in</c><00:49:05.949><c> Solomon's</c><00:49:06.710><c> own</c> 00:49:07.250 --> 00:49:10.630 house<00:49:07.610><c> as</c><00:49:07.889><c> far</c><00:49:08.110><c> as</c><00:49:09.130><c> the</c><00:49:09.429><c> kingdom</c><00:49:09.690><c> goes?</c> 00:49:11.730 --> 00:49:14.110 We<00:49:12.289><c> get</c><00:49:12.550><c> insights</c><00:49:12.969><c> into</c><00:49:13.230><c> the</c><00:49:13.369><c> fact</c><00:49:13.510><c> that</c><00:49:13.650><c> there's</c><00:49:13.829><c> going</c><00:49:14.010><c> to</c> 00:49:14.110 --> 00:49:18.110 be<00:49:14.210><c> some</c><00:49:14.469><c> palatial</c><00:49:14.829><c> areas</c><00:49:15.429><c> in</c><00:49:15.849><c> the</c><00:49:16.670><c> territory</c><00:49:17.050><c> allotted</c><00:49:17.449><c> to</c> 00:49:18.110 --> 00:49:19.550 people<00:49:18.469><c> like</c><00:49:18.750><c> David</c><00:49:18.989><c> and</c><00:49:19.190><c> Abraham.</c> 00:49:19.550 --> 00:49:23.090 I<00:49:19.730><c> was</c><00:49:19.849><c> thinking</c><00:49:20.010><c> of</c><00:49:20.329><c> the</c><00:49:20.650><c> household</c><00:49:21.329><c> of</c><00:49:22.070><c> David</c><00:49:22.369><c> that</c><00:49:22.530><c> I</c><00:49:22.829><c> see</c><00:49:23.030><c> there.</c> 00:49:23.170 --> 00:49:24.949 Oh,<00:49:23.409><c> the</c><00:49:23.530><c> spiritual</c><00:49:23.989><c> household.</c> 00:49:25.750 --> 00:49:27.989 Okay,<00:49:26.409><c> well</c><00:49:26.530><c> we'll</c><00:49:26.630><c> work</c><00:49:26.869><c> on</c><00:49:27.010><c> that</c><00:49:27.250><c> one.</c> 00:49:28.730 --> 00:49:31.329 But<00:49:29.170><c> there</c><00:49:29.309><c> will</c><00:49:29.469><c> be</c><00:49:29.630><c> an</c><00:49:29.809><c> extension.</c><00:49:30.210><c> It</c><00:49:30.250><c> won't</c><00:49:30.429><c> be</c><00:49:30.610><c> just</c><00:49:30.829><c> the</c><00:49:30.989><c> temple.</c> 00:49:31.670 --> 00:49:33.889 There's<00:49:31.929><c> going</c><00:49:32.070><c> to</c><00:49:32.190><c> be</c><00:49:32.309><c> some</c><00:49:32.570><c> palatial</c><00:49:32.909><c> grounds.</c> 00:49:34.269 --> 00:49:35.750 I<00:49:34.349><c> love</c><00:49:34.550><c> Brother</c><00:49:34.849><c> Roberts.</c> 00:49:37.469 --> 00:49:40.829 I<00:49:37.650><c> forget</c><00:49:37.949><c> the</c><00:49:38.030><c> name</c><00:49:38.210><c> of</c><00:49:38.349><c> it</c><00:49:38.449><c> now,</c><00:49:38.650><c> but</c><00:49:38.829><c> he</c><00:49:39.250><c> takes</c><00:49:39.469><c> you</c><00:49:39.630><c> on</c><00:49:39.710><c> a</c><00:49:39.849><c> walk.</c> 00:49:41.329 --> 00:49:41.969 Final<00:49:41.329><c> Consolation.</c> 00:49:42.070 --> 00:49:43.530 Final<00:49:42.409><c> Consolation,</c><00:49:43.230><c> yeah.</c> 00:49:43.730 --> 00:49:46.829 You<00:49:43.789><c> meet</c><00:49:44.389><c> Abraham</c><00:49:44.949><c> and</c><00:49:45.110><c> you</c><00:49:45.150><c> meet</c><00:49:45.349><c> David</c><00:49:45.730><c> at</c><00:49:45.929><c> his</c><00:49:46.150><c> palace</c><00:49:46.570><c> and</c> 00:49:46.829 --> 00:49:47.789 so<00:49:47.050><c> on.</c> 00:49:50.090 --> 00:49:51.769 George<00:49:50.570><c> has</c><00:49:50.829><c> a</c><00:49:50.949><c> question</c><00:49:51.250><c> here.</c> 00:49:52.070 --> 00:49:52.590 Good. 00:49:53.710 --> 00:49:56.730 You<00:49:53.969><c> touched,</c><00:49:54.349><c> let's</c><00:49:54.730><c> see,</c><00:49:55.429><c> in</c><00:49:55.429><c> Solomon's</c><00:49:55.909><c> reign,</c><00:49:56.289><c> all</c><00:49:56.389><c> types</c> 00:49:56.730 --> 00:49:59.550 of<00:49:57.710><c> epistle</c><00:49:58.050><c> of</c><00:49:58.730><c> the</c><00:49:58.969><c> Christian</c><00:49:59.210><c> church.</c> 00:49:59.670 --> 00:50:02.530 Now<00:49:59.769><c> you</c><00:49:59.849><c> mentioned</c><00:50:00.150><c> about</c><00:50:00.409><c> the</c><00:50:00.610><c> 666</c><00:50:01.230><c> talents</c><00:50:01.590><c> of</c><00:50:01.849><c> gold</c><00:50:02.090><c> and</c> 00:50:02.530 --> 00:50:06.710 you<00:50:02.730><c> compared</c><00:50:03.050><c> that</c><00:50:03.289><c> with</c><00:50:03.469><c> the</c><00:50:03.590><c> number,</c><00:50:04.210><c> the</c><00:50:04.469><c> 6066</c><00:50:05.590><c> of</c><00:50:05.809><c> the</c><00:50:05.969><c> beast.</c> 00:50:07.110 --> 00:50:09.150 Tie<00:50:07.289><c> that</c><00:50:07.510><c> together</c><00:50:07.829><c> for</c><00:50:08.070><c> us</c><00:50:08.210><c> a</c><00:50:08.329><c> little</c><00:50:08.429><c> bit</c><00:50:08.590><c> there,</c><00:50:08.730><c> would</c><00:50:08.849><c> you?</c><00:50:09.150><c> A</c> 00:50:09.150 --> 00:50:10.130 little<00:50:09.309><c> bit</c><00:50:09.489><c> more.</c> 00:50:10.050 --> 00:50:13.369 Well,<00:50:10.429><c> you</c><00:50:10.429><c> can't</c><00:50:10.710><c> go</c><00:50:11.050><c> too</c><00:50:11.510><c> far,</c><00:50:12.329><c> but</c><00:50:12.329><c> any</c><00:50:12.690><c> time</c><00:50:12.849><c> in</c><00:50:13.030><c> scripture</c> 00:50:13.369 --> 00:50:16.630 that<00:50:13.650><c> you</c><00:50:13.809><c> see</c><00:50:14.030><c> these</c><00:50:14.650><c> major,</c><00:50:15.110><c> major</c><00:50:15.469><c> numbers</c><00:50:15.929><c> linked</c><00:50:16.369><c> up</c> 00:50:16.630 --> 00:50:17.150 like<00:50:16.949><c> that,</c> 00:50:17.530 --> 00:50:20.389 and<00:50:17.750><c> then</c><00:50:17.889><c> you</c><00:50:18.050><c> begin</c><00:50:18.269><c> to</c><00:50:18.550><c> see</c><00:50:18.710><c> the</c><00:50:18.929><c> outline</c><00:50:19.289><c> of,</c><00:50:20.050><c> sure,</c><00:50:20.369><c> there</c> 00:50:20.389 --> 00:50:23.570 was<00:50:20.949><c> great</c><00:50:21.210><c> apostasy</c><00:50:21.809><c> that</c><00:50:22.010><c> went</c><00:50:22.150><c> on</c><00:50:22.429><c> during</c><00:50:22.710><c> Solomon's</c><00:50:23.289><c> reign.</c> 00:50:23.969 --> 00:50:25.349 And<00:50:24.190><c> we'll</c><00:50:24.329><c> see</c><00:50:24.469><c> it</c><00:50:24.590><c> in</c><00:50:24.710><c> the</c><00:50:24.769><c> next</c><00:50:24.989><c> class.</c> 00:50:25.489 --> 00:50:29.829 The<00:50:25.650><c> whole</c><00:50:26.170><c> nation</c><00:50:26.489><c> ends</c><00:50:26.730><c> up</c><00:50:26.969><c> following</c><00:50:27.250><c> his</c><00:50:28.949><c> apostate</c><00:50:29.429><c> ways.</c> 00:50:30.289 --> 00:50:32.570 And<00:50:30.510><c> that's</c><00:50:30.769><c> exactly</c><00:50:31.030><c> what</c><00:50:31.250><c> happens</c><00:50:31.489><c> to</c><00:50:31.670><c> the</c><00:50:31.769><c> Christian</c><00:50:32.050><c> church.</c> 00:50:32.570 --> 00:50:38.389 They<00:50:33.230><c> adopt</c><00:50:33.570><c> the</c><00:50:34.869><c> rituals</c><00:50:35.210><c> of</c><00:50:35.489><c> Judaism,</c><00:50:37.570><c> and</c><00:50:37.650><c> the</c><00:50:37.909><c> Revelation</c> 00:50:38.389 --> 00:50:39.730 calls<00:50:38.750><c> them</c><00:50:38.949><c> the</c><00:50:39.090><c> man</c><00:50:39.289><c> of</c><00:50:39.530><c> sin,</c> 00:50:39.989 --> 00:50:42.230 and<00:50:39.989><c> I</c><00:50:40.309><c> guess</c><00:50:40.510><c> Paul</c><00:50:40.789><c> calls</c><00:50:40.989><c> them</c><00:50:41.150><c> that</c><00:50:41.250><c> in</c><00:50:41.329><c> best</c><00:50:41.530><c> lines,</c><00:50:42.130><c> but</c> 00:50:42.230 --> 00:50:45.050 it<00:50:42.389><c> speaks</c><00:50:42.630><c> of</c><00:50:42.829><c> the</c><00:50:42.949><c> number</c><00:50:43.170><c> of</c><00:50:43.349><c> this</c><00:50:43.510><c> man</c><00:50:43.690><c> is</c><00:50:43.929><c> 666.</c> 00:50:45.389 --> 00:50:49.230 And<00:50:45.449><c> the</c><00:50:46.230><c> apostate</c><00:50:46.690><c> church</c><00:50:46.989><c> receives</c><00:50:47.309><c> all</c><00:50:47.590><c> these</c><00:50:47.789><c> gold</c><00:50:48.090><c> and</c> 00:50:49.230 --> 00:50:52.809 all<00:50:49.369><c> these</c><00:50:50.150><c> gifts</c><00:50:50.489><c> from</c><00:50:50.769><c> all</c><00:50:50.949><c> over</c><00:50:51.110><c> the</c><00:50:51.789><c> merchants</c><00:50:52.170><c> and</c><00:50:52.369><c> the</c><00:50:52.590><c> traders,</c> 00:50:52.829 --> 00:50:56.630 and<00:50:53.409><c> that's</c><00:50:53.690><c> what's</c><00:50:53.869><c> made</c><00:50:54.070><c> the</c><00:50:54.309><c> church</c><00:50:54.590><c> work,</c><00:50:56.150><c> and</c><00:50:56.150><c> so</c><00:50:56.409><c> that's</c> 00:50:56.630 --> 00:50:57.630 as<00:50:56.769><c> far</c><00:50:56.869><c> as</c><00:50:56.989><c> I</c><00:50:57.110><c> would</c><00:50:57.230><c> go</c><00:50:57.429><c> with</c><00:50:57.530><c> it.</c> 00:50:57.630 --> 00:51:01.170 But<00:50:57.750><c> to</c><00:50:57.949><c> me,</c><00:50:58.369><c> there's</c><00:50:58.769><c> real</c><00:50:58.949><c> linkage</c><00:50:59.289><c> there,</c><00:51:00.190><c> and</c><00:51:00.309><c> that's</c><00:51:01.010><c> as</c> 00:51:01.170 --> 00:51:02.030 far<00:51:01.309><c> as</c><00:51:01.449><c> I</c><00:51:01.570><c> can...</c> 00:51:02.030 --> 00:51:06.030 Well,<00:51:02.389><c> just</c><00:51:02.610><c> following</c><00:51:02.869><c> that</c><00:51:03.090><c> up,</c><00:51:03.409><c> I</c><00:51:03.429><c> can't</c><00:51:03.670><c> remember</c><00:51:03.949><c> the</c><00:51:05.090><c> exact</c><00:51:05.570><c> way</c><00:51:05.769><c> it</c><00:51:05.929><c> read,</c> 00:51:06.090 --> 00:51:09.389 but<00:51:06.210><c> didn't</c><00:51:06.409><c> it</c><00:51:06.610><c> refer</c><00:51:06.969><c> to</c><00:51:07.570><c> that</c><00:51:08.269><c> number</c><00:51:08.630><c> of</c><00:51:08.889><c> talents</c><00:51:09.070><c> of</c><00:51:09.269><c> gold</c> 00:51:09.389 --> 00:51:11.869 coming<00:51:09.949><c> to</c><00:51:10.309><c> the</c><00:51:10.530><c> kingdom</c><00:51:10.789><c> each</c><00:51:11.090><c> year?</c> 00:51:12.210 --> 00:51:13.349 I<00:51:12.489><c> think</c><00:51:12.690><c> it</c><00:51:12.889><c> did,</c><00:51:13.349><c> yeah.</c> 00:51:13.349 --> 00:51:16.269 So<00:51:13.650><c> that</c><00:51:13.829><c> was</c><00:51:14.010><c> coming</c><00:51:14.289><c> in</c><00:51:14.510><c> and</c><00:51:14.849><c> out</c><00:51:15.030><c> of</c><00:51:15.190><c> the</c><00:51:15.469><c> world,</c><00:51:15.889><c> so</c><00:51:16.050><c> in</c><00:51:16.150><c> a</c> 00:51:16.269 --> 00:51:18.449 sense<00:51:16.369><c> that</c><00:51:16.489><c> could</c><00:51:16.710><c> be</c><00:51:17.070><c> worldly</c><00:51:18.110><c> gold...</c> 00:51:18.449 --> 00:51:19.510 Yeah,<00:51:18.809><c> that's</c><00:51:19.030><c> the</c><00:51:19.230><c> point.</c> 00:51:19.710 --> 00:51:23.210 ...until<00:51:20.190><c> somehow</c><00:51:20.590><c> it</c><00:51:20.769><c> was</c><00:51:21.010><c> converted</c><00:51:21.269><c> to</c><00:51:21.489><c> the</c><00:51:21.670><c> service</c><00:51:21.949><c> of</c><00:51:22.369><c> God.</c> 00:51:24.190 --> 00:51:28.170 But<00:51:24.650><c> it</c><00:51:24.710><c> was</c><00:51:24.949><c> brought</c><00:51:25.150><c> to</c><00:51:25.449><c> Solomon</c><00:51:25.809><c> outside</c><00:51:26.489><c> of</c><00:51:27.829><c> Israel.</c> 00:51:28.170 --> 00:51:31.570 It<00:51:28.429><c> came</c><00:51:28.670><c> in</c><00:51:28.949><c> from</c><00:51:29.150><c> the</c><00:51:30.710><c> world.</c> 00:51:32.869 --> 00:51:33.150 Thank<00:51:33.010><c> you.</c> 00:51:33.369 --> 00:51:34.710 Brother<00:51:33.369><c> Bob,</c><00:51:33.789><c> and</c><00:51:33.929><c> then...</c> 00:51:34.869 --> 00:51:35.389 666. 00:51:35.590 --> 00:51:40.130 We<00:51:35.869><c> have</c><00:51:35.989><c> the</c><00:51:36.329><c> 281</c><00:51:37.090><c>,000,</c><00:51:37.789><c> 218</c><00:51:38.530><c>,000</c><00:51:38.829><c> water</c><00:51:39.050><c> dollars.</c> 00:51:48.949 --> 00:51:50.489 Brother<00:51:49.469><c> Chris.</c> 00:51:51.389 --> 00:51:52.409 Chris? 00:51:52.449 --> 00:51:53.289 Chris? 00:51:53.809 --> 00:51:56.050 Could<00:51:53.989><c> you</c><00:51:54.150><c> please</c><00:51:54.349><c> stick</c><00:51:54.449><c> in</c><00:51:54.570><c> this</c><00:51:54.690><c> so</c><00:51:54.829><c> I</c><00:51:54.869><c> can</c><00:51:54.909><c> get</c><00:51:55.050><c> on</c><00:51:55.250><c> the</c><00:51:55.369><c> tape?</c> 00:52:02.489 --> 00:52:05.969 Is<00:52:03.050><c> it</c><00:52:03.610><c> not</c><00:52:03.829><c> possible</c><00:52:04.190><c> that</c><00:52:04.469><c> the</c><00:52:04.650><c> 7</c><00:52:04.909><c> years</c><00:52:05.190><c> and</c><00:52:05.369><c> the</c><00:52:05.550><c> 13</c><00:52:05.710><c> years</c> 00:52:05.969 --> 00:52:09.170 were<00:52:06.329><c> concurrent,</c><00:52:08.050><c> not</c><00:52:08.369><c> contiguous,</c> 00:52:09.309 --> 00:52:10.230 years? 00:52:13.329 --> 00:52:16.789 Rather<00:52:13.889><c> than</c><00:52:14.090><c> take</c><00:52:14.269><c> time</c><00:52:14.510><c> now,</c><00:52:14.690><c> let</c><00:52:15.030><c> me</c><00:52:15.150><c> work</c><00:52:15.389><c> on</c><00:52:15.510><c> that</c><00:52:15.670><c> one</c><00:52:15.809><c> afterwards.</c> 00:52:17.269 --> 00:52:22.809 I<00:52:17.449><c> came</c><00:52:18.170><c> to</c><00:52:19.010><c> the</c><00:52:19.110><c> conclusion</c><00:52:19.630><c> myself</c><00:52:20.590><c> that</c><00:52:20.869><c> the</c><00:52:21.050><c> 20</c><00:52:21.269><c> years</c><00:52:21.610><c> was...</c> 00:52:23.949 --> 00:52:25.949 Isn't<00:52:24.469><c> it</c><00:52:24.869><c> in...</c> 00:52:37.869 --> 00:52:41.849 Yeah,<00:52:39.730><c> 9</c><00:52:40.170><c> verse</c><00:52:40.670><c> 10.</c> 00:52:42.530 --> 00:52:46.329 It<00:52:42.610><c> happened</c><00:52:42.929><c> at</c><00:52:43.150><c> the</c><00:52:43.250><c> end</c><00:52:43.429><c> of</c><00:52:43.690><c> 20</c><00:52:43.929><c> years</c><00:52:44.610><c> when</c><00:52:45.670><c> Solomon</c><00:52:46.070><c> had</c> 00:52:46.329 --> 00:52:47.349 built<00:52:46.530><c> the</c><00:52:46.730><c> two</c><00:52:46.889><c> houses,</c> 00:52:47.469 --> 00:52:49.969 the<00:52:47.630><c> house</c><00:52:47.829><c> of</c><00:52:48.010><c> the</c><00:52:48.130><c> Lord</c><00:52:48.289><c> and</c><00:52:48.429><c> the</c><00:52:48.530><c> king's</c><00:52:48.889><c> house.</c> 00:52:51.170 --> 00:52:58.289 And<00:52:51.690><c> earlier,</c><00:52:54.190><c> in</c><00:52:54.510><c> chapter</c><00:52:55.110><c> 6</c><00:52:56.289><c> at</c><00:52:56.530><c> the</c><00:52:56.690><c> end</c><00:52:56.869><c> there,</c><00:52:57.150><c> you</c><00:52:57.170><c> get</c><00:52:57.349><c> it</c><00:52:57.429><c> took</c><00:52:57.630><c> 7</c><00:52:58.010><c> years,</c> 00:52:58.329 --> 00:53:01.550 and<00:52:58.489><c> in</c><00:52:58.630><c> chapter</c><00:52:58.849><c> 7</c><00:52:59.530><c> it</c><00:52:59.909><c> took</c><00:53:00.050><c> 13</c><00:53:00.570><c> years,</c> 00:53:01.650 --> 00:53:03.769 and<00:53:01.869><c> I</c><00:53:02.030><c> think</c><00:53:02.210><c> it's</c><00:53:02.369><c> more</c><00:53:02.550><c> than</c><00:53:02.690><c> a</c><00:53:02.809><c> coincidence</c><00:53:03.070><c> you</c><00:53:03.289><c> put</c><00:53:03.389><c> them</c><00:53:03.510><c> together,</c> 00:53:03.829 --> 00:53:07.690 you<00:53:03.869><c> got</c><00:53:04.090><c> the</c><00:53:04.269><c> 20</c><00:53:04.469><c> years</c><00:53:04.769><c> that</c><00:53:05.610><c> chapter</c><00:53:05.869><c> 9</c><00:53:06.130><c> is</c><00:53:06.369><c> talking</c><00:53:06.690><c> about.</c> 00:53:09.409 --> 00:53:11.469 Just<00:53:09.829><c> a</c><00:53:10.170><c> minor</c><00:53:10.369><c> point.</c> 00:53:12.650 --> 00:53:16.849 The<00:53:12.809><c> size</c><00:53:13.010><c> of</c><00:53:13.309><c> Solomon's</c><00:53:13.949><c> house</c><00:53:14.289><c> also</c><00:53:14.889><c> represents</c><00:53:15.469><c> the</c><00:53:15.849><c> unwieldliness</c><00:53:16.590><c> of</c> 00:53:16.849 --> 00:53:18.369 man's<00:53:17.369><c> rule</c><00:53:17.570><c> over</c><00:53:17.789><c> himself.</c> 00:53:18.369 --> 00:53:21.369 He<00:53:19.170><c> can't</c><00:53:19.590><c> do</c><00:53:19.829><c> it</c><00:53:19.989><c> with</c><00:53:20.230><c> the</c><00:53:20.289><c> simplicity</c><00:53:20.789><c> of</c><00:53:21.110><c> God.</c> 00:53:21.369 --> 00:53:24.750 He<00:53:21.489><c> has</c><00:53:21.789><c> to</c><00:53:22.010><c> use</c><00:53:22.730><c> four</c><00:53:23.110><c> or</c><00:53:23.250><c> five</c><00:53:23.550><c> times</c><00:53:23.849><c> as</c><00:53:24.090><c> much</c><00:53:24.329><c> structure</c> 00:53:24.750 --> 00:53:26.969 for<00:53:25.030><c> the</c><00:53:25.269><c> same</c><00:53:25.909><c> effort.</c> 00:53:27.610 --> 00:53:30.449 Well,<00:53:27.710><c> and</c><00:53:27.849><c> the</c><00:53:27.969><c> fact</c><00:53:28.130><c> that</c><00:53:28.349><c> the</c><00:53:28.530><c> sizes</c><00:53:28.769><c> aren't</c><00:53:29.050><c> given</c><00:53:29.329><c> is</c><00:53:29.530><c> also...</c> 00:53:30.449 --> 00:53:32.010 The<00:53:30.710><c> scripture</c><00:53:30.889><c> doesn't</c><00:53:31.210><c> give</c><00:53:31.449><c> the</c><00:53:31.690><c> sizes.</c> 00:53:32.170 --> 00:53:35.269 It's<00:53:32.510><c> like</c><00:53:32.650><c> leave</c><00:53:32.869><c> out</c><00:53:33.070><c> the</c><00:53:33.269><c> unmeasured</c><00:53:33.769><c> court</c><00:53:33.909><c> of</c><00:53:34.070><c> the</c><00:53:34.170><c> Gentiles.</c> 00:53:36.590 --> 00:53:40.889 God<00:53:36.829><c> is</c><00:53:37.150><c> concerned</c><00:53:37.510><c> with</c><00:53:37.710><c> his</c><00:53:37.909><c> own</c><00:53:38.170><c> elect,</c><00:53:38.570><c> and</c><00:53:38.710><c> they're</c><00:53:39.030><c> precisely</c><00:53:39.630><c> accounted</c><00:53:40.309><c> for,</c> 00:53:41.190 --> 00:53:43.230 but<00:53:41.409><c> not</c><00:53:41.750><c> the</c><00:53:42.550><c> world</c><00:53:42.769><c> at</c><00:53:43.010><c> large.</c> 00:53:43.590 --> 00:53:44.909 Well,<00:53:43.730><c> thank</c><00:53:43.949><c> you</c><00:53:44.130><c> again.</c> 00:53:46.690 --> 00:53:50.170 I'm<00:53:47.170><c> still</c><00:53:47.349><c> amazed</c><00:53:47.710><c> at</c><00:53:48.010><c> your</c><00:53:49.050><c> attention</c><00:53:49.469><c> and</c><00:53:49.690><c> your</c><00:53:49.909><c> patience,</c> 00:53:50.369 --> 00:53:52.590 but<00:53:50.429><c> we'll</c><00:53:50.889><c> try</c><00:53:51.070><c> to</c><00:53:51.250><c> do</c><00:53:51.309><c> it</c><00:53:51.409><c> one</c><00:53:51.570><c> more</c><00:53:51.829><c> time.</c>