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when</c><00:15:22.059><c> they</c><00:15:22.279><c> heard</c><00:15:22.460><c> that,</c> 00:15:23.080 --> 00:15:25.600 knew<00:15:23.259><c> that</c><00:15:23.419><c> He</c><00:15:23.480><c> was</c><00:15:23.700><c> speaking</c><00:15:24.000><c> about</c><00:15:24.340><c> them.</c> 00:15:26.460 --> 00:15:28.120 And<00:15:27.019><c> there</c><00:15:27.139><c> is</c><00:15:27.279><c> a</c><00:15:27.399><c> rejection</c> 00:15:28.120 --> 00:15:31.340 of<00:15:28.799><c> the</c><00:15:28.960><c> message</c><00:15:29.179><c> of</c><00:15:29.340><c> the</c><00:15:29.419><c> Lord</c><00:15:29.580><c> Jesus</c><00:15:30.019><c> Christ.</c> 00:15:32.460 --> 00:15:35.580 In<00:15:32.620><c> verse</c><00:15:32.840><c> 16,</c><00:15:34.320><c> bind</c><00:15:34.620><c> up</c><00:15:34.860><c> the</c><00:15:35.200><c> testimony,</c> 00:15:35.700 --> 00:15:38.620 seal<00:15:36.039><c> the</c><00:15:36.320><c> law</c><00:15:36.519><c> among</c><00:15:37.179><c> my</c><00:15:37.480><c> disciples,</c> 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that</c><00:16:31.960><c> hideeth</c><00:16:32.299><c> His</c><00:16:32.639><c> face</c> 00:16:32.899 --> 00:16:34.600 from<00:16:33.080><c> the</c><00:16:33.259><c> house</c><00:16:33.419><c> of</c><00:16:33.720><c> Jacob,</c> 00:16:35.159 --> 00:16:37.600 and<00:16:35.500><c> I</c><00:16:35.740><c> will</c><00:16:35.860><c> look</c><00:16:36.059><c> for</c><00:16:36.320><c> Him.</c> 00:16:38.399 --> 00:16:40.539 And<00:16:38.720><c> Jewry</c><00:16:39.000><c> is</c><00:16:39.279><c> rejected,</c><00:16:39.860><c> isn't</c><00:16:40.000><c> it,</c><00:16:40.200><c> brethren</c><00:16:40.360><c> and</c><00:16:40.539><c> sisters?</c> 00:16:40.559 --> 00:16:43.779 At<00:16:40.720><c> the</c><00:16:40.940><c> same</c><00:16:41.220><c> time,</c><00:16:41.740><c> though,</c><00:16:41.960><c> having</c><00:16:42.200><c> said</c><00:16:42.500><c> this,</c> 00:16:44.139 --> 00:16:45.539 there's<00:16:44.580><c> got</c><00:16:44.740><c> to</c><00:16:44.860><c> be</c><00:16:44.960><c> 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it</c><00:18:05.640><c> did</c><00:18:05.779><c> from</c><00:18:06.440><c> the</c><00:18:06.599><c> house</c><00:18:06.819><c> in</c><00:18:07.000><c> the</c><00:18:07.099><c> days</c><00:18:07.240><c> of</c><00:18:07.460><c> Ezekiel.</c> 00:18:10.359 --> 00:18:14.339 In<00:18:10.960><c> Isaiah</c><00:18:11.559><c> 54</c><00:18:12.740><c> and</c><00:18:13.700><c> at</c><00:18:13.880><c> verse</c><00:18:14.079><c> 8,</c> 00:18:14.359 --> 00:18:17.339 just<00:18:14.519><c> for</c><00:18:14.700><c> the</c><00:18:14.859><c> sake</c><00:18:15.000><c> of</c><00:18:15.299><c> balance</c><00:18:15.599><c> here</c><00:18:15.940><c> now,</c> 00:18:19.880 --> 00:18:22.380 actually<00:18:20.240><c> pick</c><00:18:20.460><c> this</c><00:18:20.599><c> up</c><00:18:20.740><c> at</c><00:18:20.920><c> verse</c><00:18:21.119><c> 7,</c> 00:18:23.200 --> 00:18:27.099 for<00:18:23.420><c> a</c><00:18:23.740><c> small</c><00:18:23.980><c> moment</c><00:18:24.700><c> have</c><00:18:25.480><c> I</c><00:18:25.660><c> forsaken</c><00:18:26.140><c> thee,</c> 00:18:27.440 --> 00:18:30.539 but<00:18:27.700><c> with</c><00:18:27.960><c> great</c><00:18:28.319><c> mercies</c><00:18:28.859><c> will</c><00:18:29.039><c> I</c><00:18:29.259><c> gather</c><00:18:29.539><c> thee.</c> 00:18:30.839 --> 00:18:34.900 In<00:18:31.200><c> a</c><00:18:31.359><c> little</c><00:18:31.559><c> wrath</c><00:18:31.859><c> I</c><00:18:32.140><c> hid</c><00:18:32.240><c> my</c><00:18:32.599><c> face</c><00:18:32.900><c> from</c><00:18:33.160><c> thee</c><00:18:33.480><c> for</c><00:18:33.799><c> a</c><00:18:34.000><c> moment,</c> 00:18:35.099 --> 00:18:38.970 but<00:18:35.599><c> with</c><00:18:36.019><c> everlasting</c><00:18:36.579><c> kindness</c><00:18:37.099><c> I</c><00:18:37.400><c> have</c><00:18:37.579><c> mercy</c><00:18:37.940><c> on</c><00:18:38.220><c> thee,</c> 00:18:39.240 --> 00:18:42.180 saith<00:18:39.380><c> Yahweh,</c><00:18:40.779><c> thy</c><00:18:40.920><c> Redeemer.</c> 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hath</c><00:18:55.500><c> given</c><00:18:55.759><c> me</c> 00:18:55.980 --> 00:18:58.220 are<00:18:56.099><c> for</c><00:18:56.380><c> signs</c><00:18:56.779><c> and</c><00:18:56.980><c> for</c><00:18:57.220><c> wonders</c><00:18:57.500><c> in</c><00:18:57.680><c> Israel</c> 00:18:58.220 --> 00:19:01.960 from<00:18:59.000><c> Yahweh</c><00:18:59.400><c> of</c><00:18:59.619><c> hosts</c><00:18:59.799><c> which</c><00:19:00.119><c> dwelleth</c><00:19:00.500><c> in</c><00:19:00.599><c> Mount</c><00:19:00.839><c> Zion.</c> 00:19:02.079 --> 00:19:03.859 Of<00:19:02.160><c> course</c><00:19:02.299><c> Isaiah</c><00:19:02.700><c> speaking</c><00:19:03.059><c> about</c><00:19:03.279><c> His</c><00:19:03.480><c> children</c> 00:19:03.859 --> 00:19:05.440 who<00:19:04.059><c> were</c><00:19:04.599><c> signs</c><00:19:04.920><c> and</c><00:19:05.180><c> wonders,</c> 00:19:05.519 --> 00:19:07.099 and<00:19:05.680><c> certainly</c><00:19:05.900><c> they</c><00:19:06.160><c> were,</c><00:19:06.460><c> weren't</c><00:19:06.579><c> they?</c> 00:19:07.380 --> 00:19:10.779 Shia,<00:19:07.680><c> Jasheb,</c><00:19:09.240><c> and</c><00:19:09.440><c> Meir</c><00:19:09.700><c> Shalel</c><00:19:10.099><c> Hashbaz,</c> 00:19:11.200 --> 00:19:13.440 great<00:19:11.440><c> signs</c><00:19:11.859><c> for</c><00:19:12.220><c> what</c><00:19:12.460><c> was</c><00:19:12.660><c> taking</c><00:19:12.859><c> place</c> 00:19:13.440 --> 00:19:16.079 at<00:19:13.819><c> that</c><00:19:14.079><c> time</c><00:19:14.279><c> and</c><00:19:14.400><c> in</c><00:19:14.559><c> the</c><00:19:14.700><c> time</c><00:19:14.839><c> to</c><00:19:15.079><c> come.</c> 00:19:16.819 --> 00:19:20.160 But<00:19:16.980><c> it's</c><00:19:17.140><c> the</c><00:19:17.319><c> development</c><00:19:17.559><c> of</c><00:19:17.759><c> the</c><00:19:17.900><c> Ecclesia,</c><00:19:18.920><c> do</c><00:19:19.140><c> you</c><00:19:19.279><c> think?</c> 00:19:20.500 --> 00:19:23.859 Because<00:19:20.740><c> 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falling</c><00:21:19.220><c> away</c><00:21:19.680><c> first.</c> 00:21:21.019 --> 00:21:23.079 And<00:21:21.220><c> you</c><00:21:21.279><c> don't</c><00:21:21.420><c> have</c><00:21:21.579><c> to</c><00:21:21.680><c> be</c><00:21:21.819><c> a</c><00:21:21.940><c> great</c><00:21:22.140><c> expert</c> 00:21:23.220 --> 00:21:25.039 in<00:21:23.660><c> the</c><00:21:23.839><c> original</c><00:21:24.279><c> language,</c> 00:21:25.160 --> 00:21:26.740 the<00:21:25.400><c> Greek</c><00:21:25.660><c> language</c><00:21:26.059><c> that's</c><00:21:26.339><c> used</c><00:21:26.559><c> there,</c> 00:21:26.740 --> 00:21:27.940 to<00:21:26.839><c> know</c><00:21:26.960><c> what</c><00:21:27.039><c> he's</c><00:21:27.180><c> talking</c><00:21:27.500><c> about,</c> 00:21:28.279 --> 00:21:29.759 because<00:21:28.500><c> when</c><00:21:28.640><c> he</c><00:21:28.799><c> says</c><00:21:28.880><c> a</c><00:21:29.140><c> falling</c><00:21:29.420><c> away,</c> 00:21:29.940 --> 00:21:32.440 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this</c><00:22:12.440><c> up</c><00:22:12.579><c> in</c><00:22:12.700><c> a</c><00:22:12.920><c> parable,</c> 00:22:13.920 --> 00:22:15.480 using<00:22:14.240><c> some</c><00:22:14.440><c> of</c><00:22:14.519><c> the</c><00:22:14.720><c> figures</c><00:22:14.920><c> of</c><00:22:15.119><c> the</c><00:22:15.279><c> day</c> 00:22:15.480 --> 00:22:17.759 and<00:22:15.700><c> in</c><00:22:16.279><c> Luke</c><00:22:16.539><c> chapter</c><00:22:16.920><c> 16,</c><00:22:17.400><c> you</c><00:22:17.539><c> remember,</c> 00:22:17.819 --> 00:22:19.460 with<00:22:17.980><c> the</c><00:22:18.339><c> rich</c><00:22:18.599><c> man</c><00:22:18.799><c> and</c><00:22:19.059><c> Lazarus</c> 00:22:19.460 --> 00:22:22.599 and<00:22:19.660><c> all</c><00:22:19.900><c> the</c><00:22:20.640><c> intricacies</c><00:22:21.160><c> of</c><00:22:21.440><c> the</c><00:22:22.140><c> background</c> 00:22:22.599 --> 00:22:25.400 of<00:22:22.779><c> the</c><00:22:23.000><c> times</c><00:22:23.200><c> 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in<00:24:05.259><c> Matthew</c><00:24:05.900><c> 6,</c> 00:24:07.299 --> 00:24:07.519 where<00:24:07.400><c> he</c><00:24:07.400><c> says,</c> 00:24:07.579 --> 00:24:09.720 The<00:24:07.579><c> light</c><00:24:07.779><c> of</c><00:24:07.920><c> the</c><00:24:08.079><c> body</c><00:24:08.319><c> is</c><00:24:08.539><c> the</c><00:24:08.740><c> eye.</c> 00:24:10.019 --> 00:24:11.700 Therefore,<00:24:10.460><c> if</c><00:24:10.619><c> thine</c><00:24:10.779><c> eye</c><00:24:11.059><c> be</c><00:24:11.339><c> single,</c> 00:24:12.059 --> 00:24:14.319 thy<00:24:12.180><c> whole</c><00:24:12.420><c> body</c><00:24:12.759><c> shall</c><00:24:12.920><c> be</c><00:24:13.079><c> full</c><00:24:13.259><c> of</c><00:24:13.460><c> light.</c> 00:24:14.380 --> 00:24:16.539 But<00:24:14.500><c> if</c><00:24:14.759><c> thine</c><00:24:14.960><c> eye</c><00:24:15.259><c> be</c><00:24:15.559><c> evil,</c> 00:24:16.960 --> 00:24:18.119 thy<00:24:17.180><c> whole</c><00:24:17.500><c> body</c> 00:24:18.119 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light.</c> 00:24:32.019 --> 00:24:32.980 And<00:24:32.259><c> if</c><00:24:32.519><c> somehow</c> 00:24:32.980 --> 00:24:35.160 through<00:24:33.160><c> the</c><00:24:33.339><c> experiences</c><00:24:33.920><c> of</c><00:24:34.380><c> daily</c><00:24:34.700><c> life,</c> 00:24:35.660 --> 00:24:37.599 the<00:24:36.039><c> shadow</c><00:24:36.480><c> settles</c><00:24:36.920><c> into</c><00:24:37.359><c> us</c> 00:24:37.599 --> 00:24:39.759 and<00:24:38.400><c> pervades</c><00:24:38.839><c> our</c><00:24:39.079><c> very</c><00:24:39.480><c> soul,</c> 00:24:39.759 --> 00:24:40.940 as<00:24:39.920><c> it</c><00:24:40.099><c> were.</c> 00:24:41.500 --> 00:24:42.460 The<00:24:41.640><c> Lord</c><00:24:41.819><c> Jesus</c><00:24:42.140><c> says,</c> 00:24:42.779 --> 00:24:45.839 How<00:24:43.059><c> great</c><00:24:43.660><c> is</c><00:24:44.440><c> that</c><00:24:44.680><c> darkness.</c> 00:24:47.700 --> 00:24:49.140 And<00:24:47.980><c> it</c><00:24:48.140><c> is,</c><00:24:48.380><c> isn't</c><00:24:48.519><c> it?</c> 00:24:49.480 --> 00:24:51.599 If<00:24:49.640><c> it</c><00:24:49.720><c> puts</c><00:24:49.920><c> out</c><00:24:50.079><c> the</c><00:24:50.259><c> light</c><00:24:50.400><c> of</c><00:24:50.619><c> Christ.</c> 00:24:51.640 --> 00:24:53.680 How<00:24:51.880><c> great</c><00:24:52.279><c> is</c><00:24:52.640><c> that</c><00:24:52.900><c> darkness.</c> 00:24:57.500 --> 00:24:59.220 Well,<00:24:57.599><c> it</c><00:24:57.640><c> was</c><00:24:57.819><c> dark</c><00:24:58.099><c> for</c><00:24:58.380><c> Judah.</c> 00:24:59.299 --> 00:25:01.140 It<00:24:59.359><c> was</c><00:24:59.599><c> dark</c><00:24:59.859><c> for</c><00:25:00.059><c> her</c><00:25:00.299><c> king.</c> 00:25:01.740 --> 00:25:04.400 These<00:25:02.299><c> were</c><00:25:02.519><c> the</c><00:25:02.599><c> people</c><00:25:02.900><c> that</c> 00:25:04.400 --> 00:25:05.559 Yahweh<00:25:04.779><c> had</c><00:25:05.180><c> promised</c> 00:25:05.559 --> 00:25:07.099 and<00:25:05.859><c> blessed</c><00:25:06.160><c> that</c><00:25:06.279><c> he</c><00:25:06.319><c> would</c><00:25:06.480><c> make</c><00:25:06.660><c> his</c><00:25:06.940><c> face</c> 00:25:07.099 --> 00:25:08.099 to<00:25:07.420><c> shine</c><00:25:07.619><c> upon</c><00:25:07.980><c> them.</c> 00:25:08.279 --> 00:25:11.920 And<00:25:08.279><c> Isaiah</c><00:25:08.579><c> says</c><00:25:09.059><c> in</c><00:25:09.619><c> verse</c><00:25:09.839><c> 17</c><00:25:10.279><c> of</c><00:25:10.460><c> the</c><00:25:10.559><c> 8th</c><00:25:10.779><c> chapter,</c> 00:25:12.440 --> 00:25:13.920 I<00:25:12.440><c> will</c><00:25:12.680><c> wait</c><00:25:12.880><c> upon</c><00:25:13.200><c> Yahweh</c> 00:25:13.920 --> 00:25:15.460 that<00:25:14.380><c> hideeth</c><00:25:14.779><c> his</c><00:25:15.119><c> face</c> 00:25:15.460 --> 00:25:17.359 from<00:25:15.640><c> the</c><00:25:15.819><c> house</c><00:25:16.019><c> of</c><00:25:16.299><c> Jacob.</c> 00:25:17.400 --> 00:25:19.220 Instead<00:25:17.680><c> of</c><00:25:17.839><c> the</c><00:25:18.039><c> face</c><00:25:18.299><c> shining</c><00:25:18.680><c> upon</c><00:25:19.079><c> them,</c> 00:25:19.299 --> 00:25:20.880 it's<00:25:19.319><c> as</c><00:25:19.480><c> though</c><00:25:19.599><c> it</c><00:25:19.859><c> just</c><00:25:20.160><c> turns</c><00:25:20.460><c> away,</c> 00:25:21.019 --> 00:25:22.359 brethren<00:25:21.240><c> and</c><00:25:21.440><c> sisters.</c> 00:25:22.980 --> 00:25:25.420 It's<00:25:23.200><c> no</c><00:25:23.400><c> longer</c><00:25:23.680><c> shining</c><00:25:24.019><c> upon</c><00:25:24.359><c> his</c><00:25:25.059><c> people.</c> 00:25:25.599 --> 00:25:27.220 They<00:25:25.740><c> were</c><00:25:25.880><c> the</c><00:25:26.140><c> covenant</c><00:25:26.440><c> breakers.</c> 00:25:28.539 --> 00:25:28.920 And<00:25:28.720><c> Micah,</c> 00:25:28.920 --> 00:25:30.819 the<00:25:29.180><c> contemporary</c><00:25:29.700><c> of</c><00:25:30.380><c> Isaiah,</c> 00:25:31.039 --> 00:25:32.900 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that</c><00:37:18.940><c> happen.</c><00:37:19.739><c> Maybe</c><00:37:19.880><c> they're</c> 00:37:20.039 --> 00:37:22.239 not<00:37:20.219><c> quite</c><00:37:20.440><c> as</c> 00:37:22.239 --> 00:37:24.099 sharp<00:37:22.500><c> down</c><00:37:22.780><c> in</c><00:37:22.900><c> Rhode</c><00:37:23.159><c> Island</c><00:37:23.420><c> as</c><00:37:23.539><c> they</c><00:37:23.679><c> are</c><00:37:23.800><c> in</c><00:37:23.920><c> other</c> 00:37:24.099 --> 00:37:25.920 places.<00:37:24.440><c> But</c><00:37:24.579><c> that's</c><00:37:25.719><c> a</c><00:37:25.719><c> real</c> 00:37:25.920 --> 00:37:28.000 mistake<00:37:26.400><c> when</c><00:37:26.920><c> the</c><00:37:27.320><c> Trinitarian</c><00:37:27.800><c> gives</c> 00:37:28.000 --> 00:37:30.059 you<00:37:28.179><c> that</c><00:37:28.420><c> one</c><00:37:28.980><c> to</c><00:37:29.360><c> support</c><00:37:29.699><c> his</c><00:37:29.960><c> view.</c> 00:37:30.079 --> 00:37:32.139 And<00:37:30.179><c> 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the</c><00:38:35.960><c> past</c> 00:38:36.440 --> 00:38:38.300 foreshadows<00:38:37.119><c> the</c><00:38:37.420><c> future.</c> 00:38:38.860 --> 00:38:40.780 Let's<00:38:39.059><c> just</c><00:38:39.260><c> take</c><00:38:39.460><c> a</c><00:38:39.539><c> look.</c><00:38:39.619><c> Go</c><00:38:39.800><c> back</c><00:38:40.059><c> into</c> 00:38:40.780 --> 00:38:43.320 Genesis<00:38:41.219><c> chapter</c><00:38:41.579><c> 18.</c> 00:38:47.800 --> 00:38:48.519 This<00:38:47.960><c> is</c><00:38:48.219><c> Abraham</c> 00:38:48.519 --> 00:38:51.480 and<00:38:48.820><c> Sarah</c><00:38:49.079><c> here,</c><00:38:49.460><c> isn't</c><00:38:49.619><c> it?</c> 00:38:51.940 --> 00:38:52.840 The<00:38:52.099><c> time</c><00:38:52.260><c> when</c> 00:38:52.840 --> 00:38:54.699 the<00:38:53.280><c> information</c><00:38:53.699><c> is</c><00:38:53.900><c> being</c><00:38:54.119><c> given</c><00:38:54.360><c> to</c> 00:38:54.699 --> 00:38:56.619 them<00:38:54.860><c> that</c><00:38:55.719><c> Sarah</c> 00:38:56.619 --> 00:38:58.980 is<00:38:56.840><c> going</c><00:38:56.960><c> to</c><00:38:57.139><c> have</c><00:38:57.280><c> a</c><00:38:57.559><c> son.</c> 00:39:00.780 --> 00:39:02.440 Verse<00:39:01.360><c> 11.</c> 00:39:03.840 --> 00:39:04.760 Abraham<00:39:04.239><c> and</c><00:39:04.599><c> Sarah</c> 00:39:04.760 --> 00:39:07.150 were<00:39:05.000><c> old</c><00:39:05.300><c> and</c><00:39:05.519><c> well</c><00:39:05.940><c>-stricketed</c><00:39:06.360><c> age,</c> 00:39:07.519 --> 00:39:08.940 and<00:39:07.639><c> it</c><00:39:07.940><c> ceased</c><00:39:08.139><c> to</c><00:39:08.340><c> be</c><00:39:08.440><c> with</c><00:39:08.699><c> Sarah</c> 00:39:08.940 --> 00:39:10.719 after<00:39:09.219><c> the</c><00:39:09.460><c> manner</c><00:39:09.619><c> of</c><00:39:09.860><c> women.</c> 00:39:10.820 --> 00:39:13.150 Therefore<00:39:11.219><c> Sarah</c><00:39:11.639><c> laughed</c><00:39:12.079><c> within</c><00:39:12.360><c> herself,</c> 00:39:13.420 --> 00:39:14.780 saying,<00:39:13.719><c> After</c><00:39:13.980><c> I</c><00:39:14.139><c> am</c><00:39:14.300><c> waxed</c><00:39:14.699><c> old</c> 00:39:14.780 --> 00:39:16.559 shall<00:39:14.940><c> I</c><00:39:15.119><c> have</c><00:39:15.260><c> pleasure,</c><00:39:15.659><c> my</c><00:39:15.960><c> lord</c><00:39:16.219><c> being</c> 00:39:16.559 --> 00:39:18.000 old<00:39:16.960><c> also.</c> 00:39:18.460 --> 00:39:20.500 And<00:39:18.800><c> Yahweh</c><00:39:19.059><c> said</c><00:39:19.260><c> unto</c><00:39:19.460><c> Abraham,</c><00:39:20.079><c> Wherefore</c> 00:39:20.500 --> 00:39:22.300 did<00:39:20.679><c> Sarah</c><00:39:21.000><c> laugh?</c> 00:39:22.460 --> 00:39:24.619 Saying,<00:39:22.800><c> Shall</c><00:39:22.980><c> I</c><00:39:23.199><c> of</c><00:39:23.420><c> a</c><00:39:23.579><c> surety</c><00:39:23.900><c> bear</c><00:39:24.159><c> a</c><00:39:24.320><c> child</c> 00:39:24.619 --> 00:39:26.539 which<00:39:24.820><c> am</c><00:39:25.000><c> old?</c><00:39:25.800><c> Is</c><00:39:26.099><c> anything</c> 00:39:26.539 --> 00:39:29.019 too<00:39:26.820><c> hard</c><00:39:27.340><c> for</c><00:39:27.699><c> Yahweh?</c> 00:39:30.500 --> 00:39:32.519 The<00:39:30.860><c> word</c><00:39:31.119><c> hard</c><00:39:31.599><c> there,</c><00:39:31.960><c> brethren</c><00:39:32.079><c> and</c><00:39:32.300><c> sisters,</c> 00:39:32.579 --> 00:39:35.019 is<00:39:32.780><c> the</c><00:39:32.960><c> same</c><00:39:33.280><c> Hebrew</c><00:39:33.659><c> word,</c><00:39:33.980><c> wonderful.</c> 00:39:35.500 --> 00:39:36.659 It's<00:39:35.619><c> like</c><00:39:35.780><c> saying,</c><00:39:36.139><c> Is</c><00:39:36.300><c> anything</c> 00:39:36.659 --> 00:39:38.400 too<00:39:37.099><c> miraculous</c> 00:39:39.139 --> 00:39:40.519 for<00:39:39.579><c> Yahweh?</c> 00:39:42.199 --> 00:39:42.639 And<00:39:42.380><c> of</c><00:39:42.519><c> course</c> 00:39:42.639 --> 00:39:44.719 it<00:39:42.739><c> isn't,</c><00:39:43.099><c> is</c><00:39:43.179><c> it?</c><00:39:44.280><c> And</c><00:39:44.539><c> Sarah</c> 00:39:44.719 --> 00:39:46.619 would<00:39:44.940><c> have</c><00:39:45.179><c> a</c><00:39:45.380><c> son</c><00:39:45.659><c> at</c><00:39:46.019><c> the</c><00:39:46.179><c> precise</c> 00:39:46.619 --> 00:39:48.599 time,<00:39:47.239><c> and</c><00:39:48.260><c> the</c><00:39:48.480><c> seed</c> 00:39:48.599 --> 00:39:49.900 would<00:39:48.800><c> be</c><00:39:49.019><c> born.</c> 00:39:50.539 --> 00:39:52.559 And<00:39:50.760><c> just</c><00:39:50.940><c> one</c><00:39:51.239><c> little</c><00:39:51.500><c> aside</c><00:39:51.840><c> here,</c><00:39:52.119><c> I</c><00:39:52.119><c> think,</c><00:39:52.400><c> brethren</c> 00:39:52.559 --> 00:39:54.699 and<00:39:52.760><c> sisters,</c><00:39:53.059><c> it</c><00:39:53.139><c> just</c><00:39:53.300><c> kind</c><00:39:53.420><c> of</c><00:39:53.880><c> pops</c><00:39:54.059><c> into</c><00:39:54.300><c> my</c><00:39:54.559><c> mind.</c> 00:39:54.699 --> 00:39:56.639 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is</c><00:40:08.059><c> promised</c><00:40:08.320><c> to</c><00:40:08.639><c> Abraham</c> 00:40:09.039 --> 00:40:10.699 from<00:40:09.260><c> the</c><00:40:09.400><c> very</c><00:40:09.659><c> beginning</c><00:40:10.139><c> is</c> 00:40:10.699 --> 00:40:11.800 Christ. 00:40:12.940 --> 00:40:14.239 Before<00:40:13.139><c> the</c><00:40:13.460><c> land,</c> 00:40:14.739 --> 00:40:16.840 for<00:40:15.000><c> matter</c><00:40:15.260><c> of</c><00:40:15.500><c> fact,</c><00:40:15.679><c> brethren</c><00:40:15.780><c> and</c><00:40:15.980><c> sisters,</c><00:40:16.099><c> before</c><00:40:16.380><c> the</c><00:40:16.659><c> land</c> 00:40:16.840 --> 00:40:18.880 is<00:40:17.039><c> ever</c><00:40:17.360><c> promised</c><00:40:17.579><c> to</c><00:40:17.860><c> Abraham,</c><00:40:18.619><c> it's</c> 00:40:18.880 --> 00:40:20.420 promised<00:40:19.079><c> to</c><00:40:19.340><c> Christ.</c><00:40:19.539><c> Christ</c><00:40:19.820><c> is</c><00:40:20.159><c> first.</c> 00:40:20.559 --> 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true</c><00:40:33.559><c> vine.</c> 00:40:34.239 --> 00:40:36.820 Talk<00:40:34.480><c> about</c><00:40:34.739><c> the</c><00:40:35.059><c> tabernacle.</c><00:40:35.599><c> He's</c><00:40:35.920><c> the</c><00:40:36.059><c> true</c><00:40:36.199><c> tabernacle.</c> 00:40:36.920 --> 00:40:38.679 He's<00:40:37.239><c> the</c><00:40:37.599><c> original</c><00:40:38.000><c> in</c><00:40:38.179><c> all</c><00:40:38.460><c> these</c> 00:40:38.679 --> 00:40:39.739 things. 00:40:42.940 --> 00:40:44.980 Go<00:40:43.219><c> to</c><00:40:43.360><c> Judges</c><00:40:43.739><c> Chapter</c><00:40:44.059><c> 13.</c> 00:40:50.400 --> 00:40:50.719 This<00:40:50.519><c> is</c> 00:40:50.719 --> 00:40:52.679 Manoah<00:40:51.059><c> and</c><00:40:51.179><c> his</c><00:40:51.380><c> wife.</c><00:40:52.039><c> Of</c><00:40:52.119><c> course</c><00:40:52.320><c> this</c><00:40:52.480><c> is</c> 00:40:52.679 --> 00:40:54.420 the<00:40:53.260><c> time</c><00:40:53.639><c> where</c><00:40:54.019><c> Sampson</c> 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through</c><00:41:39.739><c> time.</c><00:41:39.920><c> It's</c><00:41:40.139><c> an</c><00:41:40.340><c> angel</c><00:41:40.519><c> in</c> 00:41:40.699 --> 00:41:43.000 both<00:41:40.960><c> cases</c><00:41:41.619><c> that</c><00:41:42.619><c> presents</c> 00:41:43.000 --> 00:41:44.900 this<00:41:43.300><c> information.</c><00:41:44.440><c> In</c><00:41:44.500><c> the</c><00:41:44.559><c> case</c><00:41:44.699><c> of</c> 00:41:44.900 --> 00:41:46.940 Abraham<00:41:45.360><c> and</c><00:41:46.539><c> Sarah,</c> 00:41:46.940 --> 00:41:49.579 in<00:41:47.059><c> the</c><00:41:47.139><c> case</c><00:41:47.400><c> of</c><00:41:47.599><c> Manoah</c><00:41:47.900><c> and</c><00:41:48.099><c> his</c><00:41:48.320><c> wife,</c> 00:41:49.659 --> 00:41:51.440 look<00:41:49.800><c> at</c><00:41:49.900><c> verse</c><00:41:50.099><c> 17.</c> 00:41:53.320 --> 00:41:55.099 Manoah<00:41:53.679><c> said</c><00:41:53.840><c> unto</c><00:41:54.019><c> the</c><00:41:54.179><c> angel</c><00:41:54.420><c> 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threads</c> 00:57:38.139 --> 00:57:40.000 tomorrow.<00:57:39.019><c> Just</c><00:57:39.260><c> this</c><00:57:39.559><c> point,</c><00:57:39.800><c> you</c><00:57:39.800><c> know,</c> 00:57:40.000 --> 00:57:42.769 someone<00:57:40.260><c> that</c><00:57:40.460><c> is</c><00:57:40.639><c> so</c><00:57:40.980><c> anxious</c><00:57:41.360><c> to</c><00:57:41.519><c> go</c><00:57:41.639><c> to</c><00:57:41.780><c> this</c><00:57:42.039><c> section</c> 00:57:42.820 --> 00:57:44.099 should<00:57:43.280><c> be</c><00:57:43.519><c> aware</c><00:57:43.719><c> of</c><00:57:43.920><c> this,</c> 00:57:44.099 --> 00:57:46.280 brethren<00:57:44.400><c> and</c><00:57:44.460><c> sisters,</c><00:57:45.659><c> that</c><00:57:45.800><c> it</c><00:57:45.920><c> is</c> 00:57:46.280 --> 00:57:47.840 useless<00:57:46.840><c> to</c><00:57:47.360><c> argue</c> 00:57:47.840 --> 00:57:50.139 that<00:57:48.820><c> the</c><00:57:49.099><c> application</c><00:57:49.760><c> of</c> 00:57:50.139 --> 00:57:51.960 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