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teaching</c><00:17:08.400><c> him</c><00:17:09.200><c> that</c><00:17:09.720><c> all</c><00:17:10.019><c> men</c><00:17:10.200><c> are</c><00:17:10.420><c> weak,</c><00:17:10.660><c> including</c><00:17:11.000><c> him.</c><00:17:12.779><c> And</c> 00:17:12.859 --> 00:17:14.660 it<00:17:12.920><c> took</c><00:17:13.099><c> Israel</c><00:17:13.500><c> 40</c><00:17:13.819><c> years</c><00:17:14.140><c> to</c><00:17:14.339><c> make</c><00:17:14.500><c> their</c> 00:17:14.660 --> 00:17:17.200 way<00:17:14.779><c> up</c><00:17:14.859><c> through</c><00:17:14.980><c> that</c><00:17:15.180><c> wilderness,</c><00:17:15.779><c> a</c><00:17:16.000><c> day</c><00:17:16.180><c> for</c><00:17:16.420><c> a</c><00:17:16.559><c> year.</c><00:17:16.700><c> He's</c><00:17:16.960><c> no</c> 00:17:17.200 --> 00:17:20.119 better<00:17:17.599><c> as</c><00:17:18.339><c> far</c><00:17:18.559><c> as</c><00:17:18.759><c> flesh</c><00:17:18.940><c> is</c><00:17:19.140><c> concerned.</c> 00:17:20.420 --> 00:17:22.579 All<00:17:20.660><c> of</c><00:17:20.740><c> us,</c><00:17:20.940><c> brethren</c><00:17:21.119><c> and</c><00:17:21.400><c> sisters,</c><00:17:21.700><c> never</c><00:17:21.900><c> mind</c><00:17:22.059><c> about</c><00:17:22.299><c> our</c> 00:17:22.579 --> 00:17:23.680 status<00:17:22.759><c> in</c><00:17:23.019><c> ecclesial</c><00:17:23.359><c> life</c> 00:17:23.680 --> 00:17:27.880 or<00:17:24.079><c> our</c><00:17:24.359><c> reputation.</c><00:17:25.099><c> We're</c><00:17:25.240><c> no</c><00:17:25.359><c> better</c><00:17:25.579><c> than</c><00:17:25.700><c> each</c><00:17:25.960><c> other</c><00:17:26.940><c> without</c><00:17:27.400><c> the</c><00:17:27.599><c> word</c><00:17:27.720><c> of</c> 00:17:27.880 --> 00:17:30.400 God.<00:17:29.359><c> And</c><00:17:29.559><c> down</c><00:17:29.720><c> he</c><00:17:29.900><c> comes,</c> 00:17:30.680 --> 00:17:34.319 40<00:17:30.960><c> days</c><00:17:31.279><c> to</c><00:17:31.460><c> get</c><00:17:31.619><c> there.</c><00:17:32.759><c> And</c><00:17:32.900><c> the</c><00:17:33.079><c> word</c><00:17:33.339><c> of</c><00:17:33.660><c> Yahweh</c><00:17:33.940><c> came</c><00:17:34.220><c> to</c> 00:17:34.319 --> 00:17:37.579 him<00:17:34.500><c> and</c><00:17:34.660><c> said,</c><00:17:35.299><c> what</c><00:17:35.420><c> are</c><00:17:35.599><c> you</c><00:17:35.680><c> doing</c><00:17:35.920><c> here,</c><00:17:36.740><c> Elijah?</c> 00:17:38.420 --> 00:17:41.259 And<00:17:38.880><c> there's</c><00:17:39.079><c> no</c><00:17:39.240><c> doubt</c><00:17:39.339><c> in</c><00:17:39.440><c> my</c><00:17:39.700><c> mind</c><00:17:39.900><c> whatever,</c><00:17:40.339><c> but</c><00:17:40.460><c> the</c><00:17:40.579><c> word</c><00:17:40.779><c> here</c><00:17:41.059><c> is</c> 00:17:41.259 --> 00:17:42.559 the<00:17:41.339><c> word</c><00:17:41.500><c> of</c><00:17:41.700><c> emphasis.</c> 00:17:43.420 --> 00:17:47.720 What<00:17:43.619><c> is</c><00:17:43.859><c> it,</c><00:17:44.160><c> Elijah,</c><00:17:44.460><c> about</c><00:17:44.740><c> this</c><00:17:45.240><c> place</c><00:17:45.920><c> that</c><00:17:46.940><c> you've</c><00:17:47.319><c> sought</c><00:17:47.460><c> to</c> 00:17:47.720 --> 00:17:50.799 find<00:17:47.859><c> me</c><00:17:48.160><c> here?</c><00:17:49.799><c> God</c><00:17:50.000><c> knew</c><00:17:50.180><c> what</c><00:17:50.299><c> was</c><00:17:50.500><c> in</c><00:17:50.539><c> his</c> 00:17:50.799 --> 00:17:56.140 mind.<00:17:53.079><c> And</c><00:17:53.200><c> out</c><00:17:53.640><c> it</c><00:17:53.859><c> came,</c><00:17:54.180><c> brethren</c><00:17:54.380><c> and</c><00:17:54.599><c> sisters,</c><00:17:55.759><c> it</c><00:17:55.900><c> came</c> 00:17:56.140 --> 00:18:00.339 out<00:17:56.579><c> very</c><00:17:57.099><c> powerfully.</c><00:17:59.380><c> He</c><00:17:59.460><c> says,</c><00:17:59.579><c> I've</c><00:17:59.900><c> been</c><00:18:00.000><c> very</c> 00:18:00.339 --> 00:18:06.319 jealous<00:18:00.819><c> for</c><00:18:02.000><c> Yahweh</c><00:18:02.839><c> Elohim</c><00:18:03.500><c> have</c><00:18:03.799><c> hosts,</c><00:18:05.220><c> for</c><00:18:05.339><c> the</c><00:18:05.519><c> children</c><00:18:05.740><c> of</c><00:18:05.839><c> Israel</c><00:18:06.079><c> have</c> 00:18:06.319 --> 00:18:07.960 forsaken<00:18:06.859><c> thy</c><00:18:07.099><c> covenant.</c> 00:18:08.819 --> 00:18:11.700 And<00:18:09.180><c> there,</c><00:18:09.579><c> brethren</c><00:18:09.759><c> and</c><00:18:10.019><c> sisters,</c><00:18:10.519><c> immediately</c><00:18:11.180><c> Elijah</c> 00:18:11.700 --> 00:18:15.359 expressed<00:18:12.279><c> his</c><00:18:12.640><c> mind.</c><00:18:13.819><c> I've</c><00:18:14.339><c> been</c><00:18:14.480><c> very</c><00:18:14.859><c> jealous.</c> 00:18:15.359 --> 00:18:20.660 Who<00:18:15.839><c> for?</c><00:18:16.779><c> Yahweh</c><00:18:17.259><c> of</c><00:18:17.559><c> armies.</c><00:18:19.859><c> Because</c><00:18:20.140><c> the</c><00:18:20.359><c> children</c><00:18:20.579><c> of</c> 00:18:20.660 --> 00:18:22.920 Israel<00:18:20.819><c> haven't</c><00:18:21.160><c> obeyed</c><00:18:21.839><c> your</c><00:18:22.039><c> covenant.</c> 00:18:23.700 --> 00:18:26.839 And<00:18:23.920><c> you</c><00:18:24.019><c> don't</c><00:18:24.200><c> need</c><00:18:24.460><c> any</c><00:18:24.700><c> exposition</c><00:18:25.279><c> to</c><00:18:26.339><c> look</c><00:18:26.500><c> into</c><00:18:26.640><c> that</c> 00:18:26.839 --> 00:18:28.980 man's<00:18:27.240><c> mind</c><00:18:27.420><c> and</c><00:18:27.660><c> see</c><00:18:27.839><c> what</c><00:18:27.940><c> he</c><00:18:28.059><c> was</c><00:18:28.200><c> thinking.</c> 00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:31.940 And<00:18:29.240><c> there</c><00:18:29.359><c> in</c><00:18:29.500><c> his</c><00:18:29.740><c> mind</c><00:18:30.019><c> was</c><00:18:30.319><c> the</c><00:18:30.559><c> armies</c><00:18:30.759><c> of</c><00:18:30.960><c> heaven</c><00:18:31.140><c> all</c><00:18:31.440><c> marshalled</c><00:18:31.759><c> up</c> 00:18:31.940 --> 00:18:33.920 together<00:18:32.259><c> to</c><00:18:32.660><c> make</c><00:18:32.960><c> men</c><00:18:33.240><c> understand</c> 00:18:33.920 --> 00:18:37.920 that<00:18:34.099><c> that's</c><00:18:34.299><c> God's</c><00:18:34.740><c> covenant</c><00:18:34.900><c> and</c><00:18:35.039><c> you</c><00:18:35.279><c> obey</c><00:18:35.519><c> it,</c><00:18:35.880><c> all</c><00:18:36.000><c> of</c><00:18:36.180><c> us.</c><00:18:37.599><c> And</c><00:18:37.839><c> he</c> 00:18:37.920 --> 00:18:39.299 didn't<00:18:38.140><c> understand,</c><00:18:38.740><c> brethren</c><00:18:38.880><c> and</c><00:18:39.160><c> sisters,</c> 00:18:39.299 --> 00:18:44.480 that<00:18:39.480><c> God</c><00:18:39.700><c> has</c><00:18:39.920><c> no</c><00:18:40.240><c> pleasure</c><00:18:40.599><c> in</c><00:18:40.900><c> that.</c><00:18:42.539><c> There</c><00:18:42.779><c> is</c><00:18:42.980><c> no</c><00:18:43.220><c> glory</c><00:18:43.640><c> or</c><00:18:43.880><c> pleasure</c><00:18:44.140><c> of</c><00:18:44.319><c> a</c> 00:18:44.480 --> 00:18:46.460 creator<00:18:44.859><c> to</c><00:18:45.859><c> force</c><00:18:46.140><c> men</c><00:18:46.359><c> and</c> 00:18:46.460 --> 00:18:52.079 women<00:18:46.619><c> to</c><00:18:46.759><c> that</c><00:18:46.900><c> point</c><00:18:47.140><c> of</c><00:18:47.319><c> view.</c><00:18:48.220><c> Elijah</c><00:18:48.400><c> hadn't</c><00:18:48.660><c> come</c><00:18:48.940><c> to</c><00:18:49.119><c> grips</c><00:18:49.279><c> with</c><00:18:49.500><c> that</c><00:18:49.740><c> yet.</c><00:18:51.160><c> Furthermore,</c><00:18:51.599><c> he</c><00:18:51.880><c> hadn't</c> 00:18:52.079 --> 00:18:54.859 come<00:18:52.359><c> to</c><00:18:52.539><c> grips</c><00:18:52.660><c> with</c><00:18:52.880><c> God's</c><00:18:53.299><c> purpose</c><00:18:53.519><c> in</c><00:18:53.759><c> Israel.</c><00:18:54.460><c> For,</c><00:18:54.759><c> says</c> 00:18:54.859 --> 00:18:58.119 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of</c><00:19:24.339><c> mind.</c><00:19:25.019><c> He</c><00:19:25.240><c> couldn't</c><00:19:25.480><c> think</c><00:19:25.759><c> straight.</c> 00:19:26.339 --> 00:19:28.160 But<00:19:26.420><c> if</c><00:19:26.500><c> he'd</c><00:19:26.720><c> of</c><00:19:26.799><c> thought</c><00:19:26.960><c> for</c><00:19:27.220><c> a</c><00:19:27.339><c> moment,</c> 00:19:28.519 --> 00:19:31.700 that<00:19:28.599><c> if</c><00:19:28.720><c> he</c><00:19:28.880><c> was</c><00:19:29.079><c> standing</c><00:19:29.400><c> in</c><00:19:29.720><c> the</c><00:19:29.960><c> cave</c><00:19:30.279><c> of</c><00:19:30.579><c> Moses,</c><00:19:31.400><c> if</c><00:19:31.559><c> he'd</c> 00:19:31.700 --> 00:19:33.400 of<00:19:31.779><c> thought</c><00:19:32.079><c> for</c><00:19:32.299><c> a</c><00:19:32.420><c> moment</c><00:19:32.660><c> what</c><00:19:32.960><c> it</c><00:19:33.220><c> was</c> 00:19:33.400 --> 00:19:39.400 Moses<00:19:33.920><c> was</c><00:19:34.220><c> there</c><00:19:34.619><c> for,</c><00:19:35.559><c> praying</c><00:19:35.680><c> desperately</c><00:19:36.700><c> to</c><00:19:37.000><c> save</c><00:19:37.339><c> those</c><00:19:37.680><c> people,</c><00:19:39.240><c> he</c> 00:19:39.400 --> 00:19:40.640 might<00:19:39.640><c> have</c><00:19:39.819><c> spoken</c><00:19:40.119><c> differently.</c> 00:19:40.660 --> 00:19:45.319 But<00:19:40.940><c> he</c><00:19:41.019><c> didn't</c><00:19:41.240><c> think</c><00:19:41.460><c> about</c><00:19:41.740><c> that.</c><00:19:43.440><c> And</c><00:19:43.599><c> the</c><00:19:43.759><c> first</c><00:19:44.079><c> time</c><00:19:44.619><c> in</c> 00:19:45.319 --> 00:19:47.519 the<00:19:45.480><c> narrative</c><00:19:45.700><c> of</c><00:19:45.940><c> a</c><00:19:46.039><c> person's</c><00:19:46.539><c> life,</c> 00:19:47.559 --> 00:19:53.319 we<00:19:47.740><c> have</c><00:19:47.900><c> the</c><00:19:48.160><c> title</c><00:19:48.559><c> Yahweh</c><00:19:49.619><c> Elohim</c><00:19:50.119><c> of</c><00:19:50.420><c> armies</c><00:19:50.900><c> in</c><00:19:52.380><c> conjunction</c><00:19:52.859><c> with</c><00:19:53.079><c> the</c> 00:19:53.319 --> 00:19:55.259 covenant.<00:19:54.660><c> Here's</c><00:19:54.839><c> the</c><00:19:54.960><c> first</c> 00:19:55.259 --> 00:19:59.859 time<00:19:55.460><c> in</c><00:19:55.619><c> the</c><00:19:55.799><c> Bible</c><00:19:56.019><c> that</c><00:19:56.279><c> someone</c><00:19:56.619><c> associated</c><00:19:57.539><c> God's</c><00:19:58.400><c> armies</c><00:19:58.859><c> forcing</c><00:19:59.519><c> home</c> 00:19:59.859 --> 00:20:01.460 his<00:20:00.119><c> covenant</c><00:20:00.400><c> to</c><00:20:00.660><c> people.</c> 00:20:01.519 --> 00:20:06.140 But<00:20:01.920><c> it</c><00:20:01.980><c> was</c><00:20:02.220><c> never</c><00:20:02.380><c> to</c><00:20:02.519><c> be</c><00:20:02.779><c> so.</c><00:20:04.240><c> And</c><00:20:04.240><c> you</c><00:20:04.380><c> know,</c><00:20:04.859><c> God</c><00:20:05.059><c> had</c><00:20:05.380><c> said,</c><00:20:05.680><c> brethren</c><00:20:05.900><c> and</c> 00:20:06.140 --> 00:20:07.180 sisters,<00:20:06.359><c> later</c><00:20:06.660><c> on</c><00:20:06.859><c> in</c><00:20:06.960><c> the</c> 00:20:07.180 --> 00:20:10.460 prophets,<00:20:09.059><c> he</c><00:20:09.099><c> said,</c><00:20:09.240><c> the</c><00:20:09.279><c> day</c><00:20:09.480><c> will</c><00:20:09.720><c> come</c><00:20:09.940><c> when</c><00:20:10.079><c> I</c><00:20:10.160><c> will</c><00:20:10.299><c> make</c> 00:20:10.460 --> 00:20:12.839 a<00:20:10.660><c> new</c><00:20:10.980><c> covenant</c><00:20:11.299><c> with</c><00:20:11.519><c> the</c><00:20:11.599><c> house</c><00:20:11.799><c> of</c><00:20:11.960><c> Israel.</c> 00:20:13.640 --> 00:20:15.819 Not<00:20:13.859><c> according</c><00:20:14.180><c> to</c><00:20:14.359><c> the</c><00:20:14.519><c> covenant</c><00:20:14.660><c> which</c><00:20:14.880><c> I</c><00:20:15.099><c> made</c><00:20:15.319><c> with</c><00:20:15.460><c> them,</c> 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their</c><00:20:25.900><c> sins</c> 00:20:26.400 --> 00:20:28.980 and<00:20:26.779><c> their</c><00:20:27.039><c> iniquities</c><00:20:27.519><c> I</c><00:20:27.859><c> will</c><00:20:28.079><c> remember</c><00:20:28.359><c> no</c><00:20:28.759><c> more.</c> 00:20:28.980 --> 00:20:32.240 And<00:20:29.180><c> I</c><00:20:29.339><c> will</c><00:20:29.660><c> write</c><00:20:29.960><c> my</c><00:20:30.359><c> covenant</c><00:20:30.519><c> in</c><00:20:30.720><c> their</c><00:20:31.180><c> hearts.</c><00:20:31.819><c> How</c><00:20:32.099><c> do</c> 00:20:32.240 --> 00:20:34.319 you<00:20:32.400><c> write</c><00:20:32.539><c> a</c><00:20:32.759><c> covenant</c><00:20:32.900><c> in</c><00:20:33.039><c> a</c><00:20:33.180><c> person's</c><00:20:33.579><c> heart?</c> 00:20:35.259 --> 00:20:38.259 And<00:20:35.400><c> you</c><00:20:35.500><c> see,</c><00:20:35.599><c> this</c><00:20:35.759><c> is</c><00:20:35.900><c> what</c><00:20:36.059><c> God</c><00:20:36.319><c> was</c><00:20:36.500><c> trying</c><00:20:36.720><c> to</c><00:20:36.940><c> tell</c><00:20:37.420><c> Elijah.</c><00:20:38.140><c> It</c> 00:20:38.259 --> 00:20:40.339 wasn't<00:20:38.559><c> any</c><00:20:38.819><c> good</c><00:20:39.180><c> to</c><00:20:39.420><c> him,</c><00:20:39.740><c> forcing</c><00:20:40.099><c> men</c> 00:20:40.339 --> 00:20:42.599 to<00:20:40.480><c> that</c><00:20:40.619><c> point</c><00:20:40.880><c> of</c><00:20:41.039><c> view.</c><00:20:41.279><c> He</c><00:20:41.480><c> had</c><00:20:41.660><c> to</c><00:20:41.880><c> write</c><00:20:42.099><c> them</c><00:20:42.200><c> in</c><00:20:42.319><c> their</c> 00:20:42.599 --> 00:20:45.640 hearts.<00:20:44.059><c> And</c><00:20:44.240><c> as</c><00:20:44.400><c> you</c><00:20:44.599><c> ponder</c><00:20:44.859><c> those</c><00:20:45.140><c> words</c><00:20:45.420><c> of</c> 00:20:45.640 --> 00:20:50.359 Jeremiah<00:20:46.039><c> 31</c><00:20:46.619><c> verse</c><00:20:46.940><c> 31,</c><00:20:48.440><c> you</c><00:20:48.599><c> think</c><00:20:48.779><c> to</c><00:20:48.920><c> yourself,</c><00:20:49.819><c> what</c><00:20:50.059><c> did</c> 00:20:50.359 --> 00:20:53.059 God<00:20:50.619><c> do</c><00:20:51.019><c> to</c><00:20:51.279><c> write</c><00:20:51.599><c> the</c><00:20:51.880><c> covenant</c><00:20:52.039><c> in</c><00:20:52.220><c> people's</c><00:20:52.720><c> hearts?</c> 00:20:53.559 --> 00:20:57.259 You<00:20:54.039><c> ever</c><00:20:54.180><c> thought</c><00:20:54.380><c> about</c><00:20:54.599><c> that,</c><00:20:54.920><c> brethren</c><00:20:55.019><c> and</c><00:20:55.279><c> sisters?</c><00:20:56.319><c> See,</c><00:20:56.539><c> take</c><00:20:56.779><c> Scripture</c><00:20:57.059><c> on</c> 00:20:57.259 --> 00:20:58.680 its<00:20:57.539><c> face</c><00:20:57.819><c> value.</c> 00:20:59.319 --> 00:21:02.500 Don't<00:20:59.559><c> just</c><00:20:59.819><c> read</c><00:20:59.980><c> it.</c><00:21:00.380><c> Take</c><00:21:00.539><c> it</c><00:21:00.640><c> on</c><00:21:00.880><c> face</c><00:21:01.259><c> value.</c><00:21:01.759><c> Think</c><00:21:02.000><c> about</c><00:21:02.259><c> it.</c> 00:21:02.640 --> 00:21:03.880 You<00:21:02.819><c> look</c><00:21:02.960><c> at</c><00:21:03.079><c> that</c><00:21:03.240><c> verse</c><00:21:03.440><c> of</c><00:21:03.619><c> Scripture.</c> 00:21:04.160 --> 00:21:06.339 No,<00:21:04.400><c> don't</c><00:21:04.559><c> turn</c><00:21:04.779><c> it</c><00:21:04.900><c> up.</c><00:21:05.059><c> You</c><00:21:05.160><c> know</c><00:21:05.319><c> what</c><00:21:05.480><c> it</c><00:21:05.680><c> says.</c><00:21:05.920><c> Jeremiah</c> 00:21:06.339 --> 00:21:09.099 31,<00:21:06.940><c> 31.</c><00:21:07.799><c> The</c><00:21:07.880><c> day</c><00:21:08.180><c> will</c><00:21:08.420><c> come</c><00:21:08.640><c> and</c><00:21:08.740><c> I</c><00:21:08.859><c> will</c> 00:21:09.099 --> 00:21:14.480 write<00:21:09.339><c> it</c><00:21:09.500><c> in</c><00:21:09.680><c> their</c><00:21:09.980><c> hearts.</c><00:21:11.039><c> Now</c><00:21:11.279><c> look,</c><00:21:11.960><c> there's</c><00:21:12.200><c> no</c><00:21:12.519><c> difference</c><00:21:13.000><c> in</c><00:21:13.680><c> Jewish</c><00:21:14.000><c> hearts</c><00:21:14.299><c> and</c> 00:21:14.480 --> 00:21:14.960 your<00:21:14.740><c> heart,</c> 00:21:15.000 --> 00:21:19.259 my<00:21:15.299><c> heart.</c><00:21:16.720><c> The</c><00:21:16.940><c> age</c><00:21:17.200><c> hasn't</c><00:21:17.480><c> changed</c><00:21:17.839><c> us,</c><00:21:18.160><c> brethren</c><00:21:18.259><c> and</c><00:21:18.519><c> sisters.</c><00:21:19.059><c> We</c> 00:21:19.259 --> 00:21:21.859 live<00:21:19.460><c> differently.</c><00:21:20.500><c> We're</c><00:21:20.660><c> still</c><00:21:20.859><c> people.</c> 00:21:21.900 --> 00:21:25.460 Their<00:21:22.339><c> hearts</c><00:21:22.660><c> were</c><00:21:22.940><c> flesh.</c><00:21:23.539><c> Our</c><00:21:23.779><c> hearts</c><00:21:24.039><c> are</c><00:21:24.200><c> flesh.</c><00:21:25.140><c> What</c> 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still</c><00:21:58.900><c> didn't</c><00:21:59.079><c> go</c><00:21:59.240><c> to</c><00:21:59.319><c> their</c><00:21:59.559><c> hearts,</c><00:21:59.980><c> brethren</c><00:22:00.099><c> and</c><00:22:00.339><c> sisters.</c><00:22:00.779><c> He</c> 00:22:00.920 --> 00:22:01.259 took<00:22:01.099><c> them</c> 00:22:01.259 --> 00:22:03.900 up<00:22:01.400><c> through</c><00:22:01.599><c> the</c><00:22:01.759><c> waste,</c><00:22:02.099><c> howling</c><00:22:02.259><c> wilderness.</c><00:22:03.539><c> He</c><00:22:03.700><c> drove</c> 00:22:03.900 --> 00:22:05.539 out<00:22:04.119><c> the</c><00:22:04.259><c> enemies</c><00:22:04.500><c> before</c><00:22:04.880><c> them,</c><00:22:05.319><c> parted</c><00:22:05.400><c> the</c> 00:22:05.539 --> 00:22:08.839 River<00:22:05.779><c> Jordan,</c><00:22:06.539><c> conquered</c><00:22:06.660><c> the</c><00:22:06.900><c> whole</c><00:22:07.119><c> land,</c><00:22:07.440><c> gave</c><00:22:07.680><c> them</c><00:22:07.920><c> 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his</c><00:22:33.039><c> life.</c><00:22:34.819><c> Not</c> 00:22:35.299 --> 00:22:36.960 because<00:22:35.640><c> he</c><00:22:35.779><c> was</c><00:22:35.980><c> commanded</c><00:22:36.400><c> not</c><00:22:36.599><c> to</c><00:22:36.740><c> do</c><00:22:36.839><c> a</c> 00:22:36.960 --> 00:22:40.240 wrong<00:22:37.140><c> thing</c><00:22:37.299><c> in</c><00:22:37.420><c> his</c><00:22:37.619><c> life,</c><00:22:38.599><c> but</c><00:22:38.819><c> because</c><00:22:39.259><c> of</c><00:22:39.460><c> an</c><00:22:39.700><c> entrenched</c> 00:22:40.240 --> 00:22:42.519 love<00:22:40.720><c> of</c><00:22:40.859><c> his</c><00:22:41.000><c> heavenly</c><00:22:41.359><c> father,</c> 00:22:42.660 --> 00:22:47.720 knowing<00:22:43.059><c> his</c><00:22:43.380><c> origins.</c><00:22:45.019><c> The</c><00:22:45.119><c> Lord</c><00:22:45.319><c> yearned</c><00:22:45.880><c> for</c><00:22:46.079><c> his</c><00:22:46.279><c> father,</c> 00:22:48.140 --> 00:22:50.099 yearned<00:22:48.460><c> 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give</c><00:22:59.059><c> him</c><00:22:59.359><c> pleasure.</c><00:23:00.880><c> And</c><00:23:01.220><c> God</c><00:23:01.539><c> killed</c><00:23:01.960><c> him,</c> 00:23:02.299 --> 00:23:07.380 brethren<00:23:02.480><c> and</c><00:23:02.839><c> sisters.</c><00:23:03.500><c> At</c><00:23:03.740><c> last,</c><00:23:04.380><c> men</c><00:23:04.740><c> had</c><00:23:05.039><c> a</c><00:23:05.200><c> motive</c><00:23:05.559><c> to</c><00:23:05.900><c> get</c><00:23:06.220><c> that</c><00:23:06.779><c> law</c><00:23:07.099><c> in</c> 00:23:07.380 --> 00:23:11.299 their<00:23:07.940><c> hearts.</c><00:23:09.759><c> And</c><00:23:10.319><c> if</c><00:23:10.599><c> that</c><00:23:10.900><c> has</c> 00:23:11.299 --> 00:23:15.480 failed<00:23:11.759><c> to</c><00:23:12.880><c> get</c><00:23:13.000><c> the</c><00:23:13.279><c> truth</c><00:23:13.460><c> in</c><00:23:13.680><c> their</c><00:23:13.920><c> heart,</c><00:23:14.259><c> there</c><00:23:14.480><c> is</c><00:23:15.099><c> no</c> 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can</c><00:23:39.079><c> he</c><00:23:39.220><c> do?</c><00:23:39.599><c> You</c><00:23:39.859><c> tell</c><00:23:40.079><c> me.</c><00:23:41.640><c> But</c><00:23:41.740><c> to</c> 00:23:41.859 --> 00:23:43.099 take<00:23:42.000><c> his</c><00:23:42.160><c> only</c><00:23:42.380><c> begotten</c><00:23:42.859><c> son.</c> 00:23:43.339 --> 00:23:46.720 And<00:23:43.559><c> that's</c><00:23:43.799><c> what</c><00:23:43.920><c> he</c><00:23:44.059><c> was</c><00:23:44.220><c> trying</c><00:23:44.440><c> to</c><00:23:44.559><c> teach</c><00:23:44.779><c> Elijah.</c><00:23:46.619><c> That</c> 00:23:46.720 --> 00:23:48.799 we've<00:23:46.940><c> got</c><00:23:47.039><c> to</c><00:23:47.180><c> somehow</c><00:23:47.619><c> find</c><00:23:48.000><c> another</c><00:23:48.420><c> motive</c> 00:23:48.799 --> 00:23:53.019 force,<00:23:49.880><c> other</c><00:23:50.140><c> than</c><00:23:50.380><c> brute</c><00:23:50.559><c> force,</c><00:23:51.019><c> Elijah,</c><00:23:51.779><c> to</c><00:23:52.079><c> get</c><00:23:52.400><c> men</c><00:23:52.740><c> to</c> 00:23:53.019 --> 00:23:57.339 submit<00:23:53.359><c> to</c><00:23:53.579><c> that</c><00:23:53.799><c> word.</c><00:23:55.319><c> And</c><00:23:55.559><c> so</c><00:23:55.779><c> God</c><00:23:56.099><c> invited</c><00:23:56.599><c> him</c> 00:23:57.720 --> 00:24:01.980 to<00:23:58.279><c> witness</c><00:23:58.759><c> a</c><00:23:59.200><c> manifestation</c><00:23:59.839><c> of</c><00:24:00.140><c> power</c><00:24:00.480><c> that</c><00:24:00.619><c> he</c><00:24:00.819><c> wanted.</c> 00:24:03.259 --> 00:24:06.779 Earthquake,<00:24:04.059><c> wind,</c><00:24:05.640><c> and</c><00:24:05.900><c> storm</c><00:24:06.220><c> and</c><00:24:06.500><c> fire,</c> 00:24:06.940 --> 00:24:11.279 brethren<00:24:07.099><c> and</c><00:24:07.380><c> sisters.</c><00:24:08.920><c> Earthquake,</c><00:24:09.559><c> tempest</c><00:24:09.960><c> and</c><00:24:10.200><c> fire.</c> 00:24:11.299 --> 00:24:14.319 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00:24:23.460 --> 00:24:25.059 that<00:24:23.720><c> cave.</c><00:24:24.559><c> And</c><00:24:24.680><c> the</c><00:24:24.839><c> record</c> 00:24:25.059 --> 00:24:29.799 in<00:24:25.180><c> the</c><00:24:25.319><c> Hebrew</c><00:24:25.559><c> says,</c><00:24:26.359><c> in</c><00:24:26.480><c> the</c><00:24:26.700><c> earthquake,</c><00:24:28.400><c> not</c><00:24:28.619><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:24:30.900 --> 00:24:34.680 And<00:24:31.000><c> then</c><00:24:31.160><c> the</c><00:24:31.400><c> tempest.</c><00:24:33.140><c> Hailing</c><00:24:33.420><c> down</c><00:24:33.779><c> those</c><00:24:34.099><c> ravines,</c> 00:24:34.920 --> 00:24:39.359 as<00:24:34.940><c> they</c><00:24:35.160><c> are</c><00:24:35.380><c> ravines.</c><00:24:36.500><c> Torturously</c><00:24:37.019><c> winding</c><00:24:37.319><c> their</c><00:24:37.599><c> way</c><00:24:37.779><c> between</c><00:24:38.099><c> the</c><00:24:38.359><c> Granite.</c><00:24:38.940><c> Whipping</c><00:24:39.140><c> up</c> 00:24:39.359 --> 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there</c><00:24:53.400><c> is</c> 00:24:53.519 --> 00:24:57.339 little<00:24:53.799><c> combustible</c><00:24:54.259><c> material.</c><00:24:55.440><c> Miracle</c><00:24:55.759><c> indeed.</c><00:24:56.740><c> Rocks</c> 00:24:57.339 --> 00:25:00.339 burning<00:24:57.559><c> all</c><00:24:57.839><c> around</c><00:24:58.019><c> Elijah.</c><00:24:59.000><c> Searing</c><00:24:59.380><c> heat.</c> 00:25:00.460 --> 00:25:03.680 The<00:25:00.640><c> prophet</c><00:25:00.819><c> thinking</c><00:25:01.140><c> he</c><00:25:01.299><c> would</c><00:25:01.480><c> in</c><00:25:01.640><c> a</c><00:25:01.839><c> moment</c><00:25:02.019><c> be</c><00:25:02.500><c> incinerated.</c><00:25:03.339><c> And</c><00:25:03.519><c> in</c> 00:25:03.680 --> 00:25:06.099 the<00:25:03.839><c> fire,</c><00:25:04.759><c> not</c><00:25:05.140><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:25:06.859 --> 00:25:09.319 Nowhere<00:25:07.160><c> to</c><00:25:07.279><c> be</c><00:25:07.500><c> found</c><00:25:07.759><c> in</c><00:25:07.940><c> any</c><00:25:08.059><c> of</c><00:25:08.279><c> the</c><00:25:08.420><c> manifestations</c><00:25:09.019><c> of</c> 00:25:09.319 --> 00:25:14.420 power.<00:25:10.119><c> Not</c><00:25:10.339><c> by</c><00:25:10.660><c> might.</c><00:25:11.880><c> Not</c><00:25:12.140><c> by</c><00:25:12.480><c> power.</c><00:25:13.700><c> But</c><00:25:13.819><c> by</c><00:25:14.119><c> my</c> 00:25:14.420 --> 00:25:19.460 spirit,<00:25:15.559><c> says</c><00:25:15.619><c> Yahweh</c><00:25:16.039><c> of</c><00:25:16.240><c> armies</c><00:25:16.559><c> in</c><00:25:17.059><c> Zechariah's</c><00:25:17.900><c> prophecy.</c><00:25:18.920><c> And</c><00:25:19.099><c> this</c> 00:25:19.460 --> 00:25:21.039 Elijah<00:25:19.880><c> had</c><00:25:20.099><c> to</c><00:25:20.259><c> learn.</c> 00:25:21.200 --> 00:25:27.460 And<00:25:21.720><c> after</c><00:25:22.079><c> all</c><00:25:22.500><c> these</c><00:25:22.900><c> things.</c><00:25:24.539><c> In</c><00:25:24.539><c> verse</c><00:25:24.819><c> 13.</c><00:25:27.019><c> And</c><00:25:27.099><c> it</c><00:25:27.220><c> was</c> 00:25:27.460 --> 00:25:31.319 so.<00:25:29.559><c> When</c><00:25:29.700><c> Elijah,</c><00:25:30.180><c> or</c><00:25:30.299><c> rather</c><00:25:30.460><c> in</c><00:25:30.599><c> verse</c><00:25:30.799><c> 12.</c> 00:25:31.500 --> 00:25:38.680 And<00:25:31.640><c> after</c><00:25:31.880><c> the</c><00:25:32.099><c> earthquake,</c><00:25:32.619><c> a</c><00:25:32.799><c> fire.</c><00:25:33.079><c> But</c><00:25:33.339><c> Yahweh</c><00:25:33.759><c> not</c><00:25:34.059><c> in</c><00:25:34.220><c> the</c><00:25:34.400><c> fire.</c><00:25:35.880><c> And</c><00:25:36.039><c> after</c><00:25:36.319><c> the</c><00:25:36.559><c> fire.</c><00:25:38.539><c> A</c> 00:25:38.680 --> 00:25:41.799 still<00:25:39.220><c> small</c><00:25:40.599><c> voice.</c> 00:25:43.140 --> 00:25:46.880 Absolutely<00:25:43.660><c> remarkable.</c><00:25:45.559><c> And</c><00:25:45.779><c> you</c><00:25:45.940><c> take</c><00:25:46.140><c> those</c><00:25:46.460><c> words</c><00:25:46.720><c> in</c> 00:25:46.880 --> 00:25:48.680 the<00:25:47.039><c> Hebrew,</c><00:25:47.440><c> brethren</c><00:25:47.599><c> and</c><00:25:47.839><c> sisters.</c> 00:25:49.119 --> 00:25:56.839 A<00:25:49.740><c> still</c><00:25:50.359><c> small</c><00:25:52.099><c> voice.</c><00:25:53.880><c> The</c><00:25:53.920><c> words</c><00:25:54.220><c> literally</c><00:25:54.640><c> mean.</c><00:25:56.359><c> Thin</c> 00:25:56.839 --> 00:26:00.200 having<00:25:57.220><c> been</c><00:25:57.700><c> crushed.</c><00:25:59.599><c> Something</c><00:25:59.880><c> that</c><00:26:00.059><c> you</c> 00:26:00.200 --> 00:26:05.920 would<00:26:00.480><c> crush</c><00:26:00.720><c> down</c><00:26:01.200><c> and</c><00:26:01.640><c> make</c><00:26:01.779><c> very</c><00:26:02.200><c> thin.</c><00:26:04.039><c> And</c><00:26:04.220><c> Rotherham</c><00:26:04.579><c> beautifully</c><00:26:05.160><c> picks</c><00:26:05.460><c> up</c> 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to</c><00:26:22.079><c> learn.</c> 00:26:23.900 --> 00:26:26.920 In<00:26:24.000><c> that</c><00:26:24.359><c> tremendous</c><00:26:25.079><c> voice.</c><00:26:25.759><c> And</c><00:26:25.859><c> you</c><00:26:25.960><c> know</c><00:26:26.079><c> it</c><00:26:26.200><c> was</c><00:26:26.500><c> so</c><00:26:26.779><c> in</c> 00:26:26.920 --> 00:26:29.559 verse<00:26:27.160><c> 13.</c><00:26:27.819><c> When</c><00:26:27.940><c> Elijah</c><00:26:28.480><c> heard</c><00:26:28.819><c> it</c><00:26:28.960><c> that</c><00:26:29.099><c> he</c><00:26:29.359><c> wrapped</c> 00:26:29.559 --> 00:26:35.359 his<00:26:29.960><c> face</c><00:26:30.200><c> in</c><00:26:30.500><c> his</c><00:26:30.920><c> mantle.</c><00:26:32.500><c> The</c><00:26:32.759><c> very</c><00:26:33.119><c> symbol</c><00:26:33.420><c> of</c><00:26:33.599><c> his</c><00:26:33.759><c> prophetic</c><00:26:34.200><c> office.</c><00:26:35.019><c> As</c><00:26:35.180><c> if</c> 00:26:35.359 --> 00:26:36.779 the<00:26:35.599><c> prophet</c><00:26:35.940><c> shrinking</c> 00:26:36.779 --> 00:26:45.799 before<00:26:37.240><c> that</c><00:26:37.700><c> still</c><00:26:38.039><c> small</c><00:26:38.380><c> voice.</c><00:26:39.039><c> Wrapped</c><00:26:39.420><c> his</c><00:26:39.680><c> face</c><00:26:40.079><c> almost</c><00:26:40.599><c> in</c><00:26:41.019><c> shame,</c><00:26:41.579><c> brethren</c><00:26:41.579><c> and</c><00:26:41.859><c> sisters.</c><00:26:42.240><c> Of</c><00:26:42.420><c> the</c> 00:26:45.839 --> 00:26:49.400 and<00:26:46.079><c> stood</c><00:26:46.740><c> at</c><00:26:46.880><c> the</c><00:26:47.039><c> end</c><00:26:47.119><c> of</c><00:26:47.240><c> the</c><00:26:47.420><c> cave.</c><00:26:48.640><c> And</c><00:26:48.740><c> what</c><00:26:48.900><c> earthquake</c> 00:26:49.400 --> 00:26:51.299 couldn't<00:26:49.680><c> bring</c><00:26:49.900><c> him</c><00:26:50.079><c> out.</c><00:26:50.680><c> Fire</c><00:26:51.039><c> couldn't</c> 00:26:51.299 --> 00:26:54.099 bring<00:26:51.480><c> him</c><00:26:51.680><c> out.</c><00:26:52.359><c> Storm</c><00:26:52.740><c> couldn't</c><00:26:53.000><c> bring</c><00:26:53.220><c> him</c><00:26:53.420><c> out.</c><00:26:53.839><c> And</c><00:26:53.980><c> when</c> 00:26:54.099 --> 00:26:55.839 he<00:26:54.240><c> heard</c><00:26:54.420><c> the</c><00:26:54.559><c> little</c><00:26:54.740><c> voice,</c><00:26:55.140><c> brethren</c><00:26:55.359><c> and</c><00:26:55.640><c> sisters.</c> 00:26:56.000 --> 00:27:00.140 He<00:26:56.220><c> went</c><00:26:56.500><c> out.</c><00:26:57.240><c> As</c><00:26:57.420><c> they</c><00:26:57.759><c> all</c><00:26:58.180><c> went</c><00:26:58.420><c> out</c><00:26:58.640><c> into</c><00:26:58.799><c> the</c><00:26:58.980><c> wilderness.</c><00:26:59.700><c> All</c><00:26:59.920><c> around</c> 00:27:00.140 --> 00:27:01.779 about<00:27:00.480><c> Judea.</c><00:27:01.299><c> Jerusalem</c> 00:27:01.779 --> 00:27:05.579 and<00:27:02.240><c> beyond</c><00:27:02.619><c> Judea.</c><00:27:03.319><c> Over</c><00:27:03.599><c> the</c><00:27:03.779><c> rest</c><00:27:03.920><c> of</c><00:27:04.160><c> the</c><00:27:04.319><c> east</c><00:27:04.519><c> of</c><00:27:04.799><c> Jordan.</c><00:27:05.339><c> They</c> 00:27:05.579 --> 00:27:08.319 all<00:27:06.000><c> went</c><00:27:06.359><c> out</c><00:27:06.920><c> to</c><00:27:07.380><c> hear</c><00:27:07.640><c> John</c><00:27:07.940><c> in</c><00:27:08.140><c> that</c> 00:27:08.319 --> 00:27:10.740 wilderness.<00:27:09.039><c> Because</c><00:27:09.339><c> they</c><00:27:09.660><c> recognized</c><00:27:10.039><c> the</c><00:27:10.279><c> echo</c><00:27:10.460><c> of</c><00:27:10.619><c> that</c> 00:27:10.740 --> 00:27:14.279 voice.<00:27:12.259><c> And</c><00:27:12.440><c> he</c><00:27:12.539><c> went</c><00:27:12.660><c> out</c><00:27:12.880><c> and</c><00:27:13.099><c> he</c><00:27:13.359><c> stood</c><00:27:13.500><c> at</c><00:27:13.660><c> the</c> 00:27:14.279 --> 00:27:20.019 end<00:27:14.779><c> of</c><00:27:14.779><c> the</c><00:27:14.779><c> cave.</c><00:27:16.359><c> And</c><00:27:16.660><c> then</c><00:27:16.799><c> we</c><00:27:16.960><c> hear</c><00:27:17.200><c> that</c><00:27:17.380><c> rose</c><00:27:17.619><c> remarkable</c><00:27:18.420><c> words.</c><00:27:20.019><c> In</c> 00:27:20.019 --> 00:27:22.019 the<00:27:20.160><c> end</c><00:27:20.700><c> of</c><00:27:20.880><c> verse</c><00:27:21.059><c> 13.</c> 00:27:22.599 --> 00:27:30.079 And<00:27:22.700><c> behold</c><00:27:23.319><c> a</c><00:27:24.019><c> voice</c><00:27:24.500><c> unto</c><00:27:24.880><c> him.</c><00:27:26.099><c> Leave</c><00:27:26.279><c> out</c><00:27:26.500><c> the</c><00:27:26.680><c> words</c><00:27:27.180><c> there</c><00:27:27.640><c> Cain.</c><00:27:29.240><c> Behold</c><00:27:29.799><c> a</c> 00:27:30.079 --> 00:27:33.519 voice<00:27:30.619><c> unto</c><00:27:30.960><c> him.</c><00:27:32.319><c> And</c><00:27:32.480><c> said</c> 00:27:33.980 --> 00:27:40.859 what<00:27:34.440><c> are</c><00:27:34.660><c> you</c><00:27:34.859><c> doing</c><00:27:35.420><c> here</c><00:27:36.519><c> Elijah?</c><00:27:39.400><c> And</c><00:27:39.660><c> the</c><00:27:39.859><c> question</c><00:27:40.200><c> brethren</c><00:27:40.559><c> and</c> 00:27:40.859 --> 00:27:42.500 sisters<00:27:41.019><c> is</c><00:27:41.420><c> repeated.</c> 00:27:42.839 --> 00:27:48.099 The<00:27:43.400><c> first</c><00:27:43.740><c> time</c><00:27:44.099><c> by</c><00:27:44.319><c> the</c><00:27:44.539><c> word</c><00:27:44.779><c> of</c><00:27:45.059><c> Yahweh.</c><00:27:46.920><c> But</c><00:27:47.059><c> now</c><00:27:47.359><c> by</c><00:27:47.599><c> that</c> 00:27:48.099 --> 00:27:53.299 still<00:27:48.640><c> small</c><00:27:49.359><c> voice.</c><00:27:50.759><c> And</c><00:27:50.980><c> a</c><00:27:51.480><c> voice</c><00:27:52.059><c> unto</c><00:27:52.519><c> him.</c> 00:27:53.980 --> 00:27:59.700 What<00:27:54.220><c> are</c><00:27:54.440><c> you</c><00:27:54.779><c> doing</c><00:27:55.299><c> here</c><00:27:56.140><c> Elijah?</c><00:27:59.000><c> And</c><00:27:59.180><c> you</c><00:27:59.279><c> know</c><00:27:59.420><c> brethren</c> 00:27:59.700 --> 00:28:02.339 and<00:28:00.000><c> sisters</c><00:28:00.299><c> there</c><00:28:00.720><c> was</c><00:28:00.920><c> his</c><00:28:01.160><c> great</c><00:28:01.339><c> lesson.</c> 00:28:03.380 --> 00:28:06.680 And<00:28:03.559><c> God</c><00:28:03.819><c> sent</c><00:28:04.039><c> him</c><00:28:04.180><c> back</c><00:28:04.380><c> on</c><00:28:04.559><c> his</c><00:28:04.799><c> way</c><00:28:05.059><c> as</c><00:28:05.240><c> the</c><00:28:05.440><c> record</c><00:28:05.660><c> says.</c> 00:28:07.640 --> 00:28:09.660 Not<00:28:07.799><c> to</c><00:28:08.000><c> become</c><00:28:08.180><c> the</c><00:28:08.440><c> destroyer</c><00:28:09.000><c> of</c><00:28:09.059><c> men's</c><00:28:09.480><c> lives.</c> 00:28:09.660 --> 00:28:12.180 Bring<00:28:09.940><c> down</c><00:28:10.299><c> fire</c><00:28:10.599><c> from</c><00:28:10.779><c> heaven.</c><00:28:11.259><c> But</c><00:28:11.339><c> to</c><00:28:11.460><c> go</c><00:28:11.559><c> and</c><00:28:11.779><c> learn</c><00:28:11.920><c> what</c> 00:28:12.180 --> 00:28:14.640 that<00:28:12.539><c> meaneth.</c><00:28:13.559><c> I</c><00:28:13.779><c> will</c><00:28:13.960><c> have</c><00:28:14.200><c> mercy</c> 00:28:14.640 --> 00:28:18.619 and<00:28:15.160><c> not</c><00:28:15.400><c> sacrifice.</c><00:28:17.119><c> That</c><00:28:17.299><c> God</c><00:28:17.619><c> is</c><00:28:17.839><c> not</c><00:28:18.099><c> willing</c><00:28:18.299><c> that</c><00:28:18.500><c> any</c> 00:28:18.619 --> 00:28:20.960 should<00:28:18.839><c> perish.</c><00:28:20.240><c> That</c><00:28:20.299><c> he</c><00:28:20.440><c> has</c><00:28:20.539><c> not</c><00:28:20.740><c> sent</c> 00:28:20.960 --> 00:28:23.579 men<00:28:21.200><c> to</c><00:28:21.440><c> destroy</c><00:28:21.819><c> other</c><00:28:22.039><c> men's</c><00:28:22.420><c> lives.</c><00:28:22.740><c> But</c><00:28:22.900><c> they</c><00:28:23.019><c> might</c><00:28:23.200><c> be</c> 00:28:23.579 --> 00:28:25.660 saved<00:28:23.779><c> for</c><00:28:23.960><c> his</c><00:28:24.140><c> kingdom.</c><00:28:24.539><c> To</c><00:28:24.720><c> go</c><00:28:24.920><c> and</c><00:28:25.279><c> learn</c><00:28:25.420><c> that</c> 00:28:25.660 --> 00:28:28.319 lesson.<00:28:26.099><c> And</c><00:28:26.299><c> to</c><00:28:26.539><c> carry</c><00:28:26.700><c> that</c><00:28:27.039><c> forward</c><00:28:27.299><c> with</c><00:28:27.559><c> him.</c><00:28:27.880><c> All</c><00:28:28.180><c> the</c> 00:28:28.319 --> 00:28:30.319 days<00:28:28.480><c> of</c><00:28:28.619><c> his</c><00:28:28.859><c> life.</c><00:28:29.259><c> And</c><00:28:29.440><c> you</c><00:28:29.539><c> know</c><00:28:29.619><c> there</c><00:28:29.759><c> is</c><00:28:30.059><c> no</c> 00:28:30.319 --> 00:28:33.140 record<00:28:30.660><c> of</c><00:28:30.900><c> Elijah</c><00:28:31.200><c> ever</c><00:28:31.519><c> replying</c><00:28:31.940><c> that</c><00:28:32.160><c> voice</c><00:28:32.420><c> brethren</c><00:28:32.700><c> and</c><00:28:32.880><c> sisters.</c><00:28:33.059><c> It</c> 00:28:33.140 --> 00:28:34.500 was<00:28:33.339><c> too</c><00:28:33.559><c> late</c><00:28:33.700><c> in</c><00:28:33.839><c> his</c><00:28:34.019><c> life</c><00:28:34.160><c> to</c><00:28:34.319><c> do</c> 00:28:34.500 --> 00:28:38.140 that.<00:28:34.920><c> He</c><00:28:35.079><c> had</c><00:28:35.299><c> already</c><00:28:35.980><c> seen</c><00:28:36.519><c> in</c><00:28:36.960><c> the</c><00:28:37.140><c> words</c><00:28:37.359><c> of</c><00:28:37.599><c> God</c><00:28:37.900><c> that</c> 00:28:38.140 --> 00:28:41.339 his<00:28:38.339><c> successor</c><00:28:38.700><c> was</c><00:28:38.980><c> picked.</c><00:28:40.319><c> Elijah's</c><00:28:40.759><c> race</c><00:28:40.940><c> had</c><00:28:41.140><c> been</c> 00:28:41.339 --> 00:28:44.319 run.<00:28:42.440><c> And</c><00:28:42.640><c> temporarily</c><00:28:43.059><c> he</c><00:28:43.220><c> was</c><00:28:43.400><c> taken</c><00:28:43.619><c> out</c><00:28:43.779><c> of</c><00:28:43.880><c> the</c><00:28:44.019><c> way.</c> 00:28:44.440 --> 00:28:47.839 Having<00:28:44.819><c> never</c><00:28:45.339><c> ever</c><00:28:45.759><c> ever</c><00:28:46.240><c> exercised</c><00:28:46.839><c> that</c><00:28:47.200><c> still</c><00:28:47.500><c> small</c> 00:28:47.839 --> 00:28:50.440 voice<00:28:48.059><c> as</c><00:28:48.259><c> God</c><00:28:48.500><c> intended</c><00:28:48.819><c> to</c><00:28:49.000><c> be</c><00:28:49.160><c> exercised.</c><00:28:50.099><c> But</c><00:28:50.220><c> brethren</c> 00:28:50.440 --> 00:28:52.779 and<00:28:50.720><c> sisters</c><00:28:50.839><c> that</c><00:28:51.180><c> great</c><00:28:51.539><c> work</c><00:28:51.720><c> is</c><00:28:52.099><c> still</c><00:28:52.380><c> reserved</c> 00:28:52.779 --> 00:28:55.519 for<00:28:53.039><c> him.</c><00:28:53.359><c> And</c><00:28:53.579><c> I</c><00:28:53.779><c> will</c><00:28:54.000><c> send</c><00:28:54.299><c> you</c><00:28:54.519><c> Elijah</c><00:28:54.759><c> the</c><00:28:55.079><c> prophet</c><00:28:55.319><c> says</c> 00:28:55.519 --> 00:28:57.740 Malachi.<00:28:56.259><c> And</c><00:28:56.559><c> look</c><00:28:56.700><c> at</c><00:28:56.839><c> the</c><00:28:57.000><c> reason</c><00:28:57.200><c> he's</c><00:28:57.400><c> coming</c> 00:28:57.740 --> 00:28:59.680 the<00:28:57.940><c> brethren</c><00:28:58.119><c> and</c><00:28:58.400><c> sisters.</c><00:28:58.559><c> In</c><00:28:58.720><c> that</c><00:28:58.920><c> fourth</c><00:28:59.180><c> chapter</c><00:28:59.440><c> of</c> 00:28:59.680 --> 00:29:02.519 Malachi.<00:29:00.440><c> And</c><00:29:00.660><c> Malachi</c><00:29:01.099><c> sees</c><00:29:01.500><c> as</c><00:29:01.660><c> the</c><00:29:01.880><c> whole</c><00:29:02.200><c> point</c> 00:29:02.519 --> 00:29:08.019 of<00:29:02.700><c> the</c><00:29:02.759><c> issue.</c><00:29:03.859><c> When</c><00:29:03.859><c> he</c><00:29:04.000><c> says</c><00:29:04.279><c> this.</c><00:29:07.119><c> And</c><00:29:07.240><c> he</c><00:29:07.359><c> is</c><00:29:07.460><c> the</c><00:29:07.700><c> whole</c> 00:29:08.019 --> 00:29:12.700 issue.<00:29:10.500><c> As</c><00:29:10.700><c> Malachi</c><00:29:11.099><c> saw</c><00:29:11.599><c> the</c><00:29:11.839><c> imprint</c><00:29:12.200><c> of</c><00:29:12.420><c> that</c> 00:29:12.700 --> 00:29:16.759 still<00:29:12.960><c> small</c><00:29:13.299><c> voice.</c><00:29:13.700><c> And</c><00:29:13.880><c> understood</c><00:29:14.420><c> what</c><00:29:15.099><c> God</c><00:29:15.339><c> was</c><00:29:15.579><c> getting</c><00:29:15.779><c> at.</c><00:29:16.559><c> And</c><00:29:16.619><c> in</c> 00:29:16.759 --> 00:29:18.000 the<00:29:16.859><c> last</c><00:29:17.119><c> two</c><00:29:17.380><c> verses</c><00:29:17.680><c> of</c><00:29:17.859><c> the</c> 00:29:18.000 --> 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turn</c><00:29:35.819><c> the</c><00:29:36.019><c> heart</c><00:29:36.220><c> of</c><00:29:36.359><c> the</c><00:29:36.539><c> fathers</c><00:29:36.799><c> of</c><00:29:36.980><c> the</c><00:29:37.140><c> children</c><00:29:37.440><c> and</c> 00:29:37.799 --> 00:29:38.859 the<00:29:37.920><c> heart</c><00:29:38.099><c> of</c><00:29:38.259><c> the</c><00:29:38.400><c> children</c><00:29:38.579><c> of</c><00:29:38.700><c> their</c> 00:29:38.859 --> 00:29:43.740 fathers<00:29:39.220><c> lest</c><00:29:40.259><c> I</c><00:29:41.400><c> come</c><00:29:41.680><c> and</c><00:29:41.980><c> smite</c><00:29:42.240><c> the</c><00:29:42.420><c> earth</c><00:29:42.539><c> with</c><00:29:42.720><c> a</c><00:29:42.859><c> curse.</c> 00:29:44.519 --> 00:29:45.779 You<00:29:44.759><c> see</c><00:29:44.859><c> what's</c><00:29:45.119><c> going</c><00:29:45.200><c> to</c><00:29:45.359><c> happen</c><00:29:45.480><c> brethren</c> 00:29:45.779 --> 00:29:49.700 and<00:29:46.039><c> sisters.</c><00:29:46.960><c> There</c><00:29:47.079><c> he</c><00:29:47.279><c> was</c><00:29:47.619><c> making</c><00:29:48.180><c> intercession</c><00:29:48.779><c> against</c> 00:29:49.700 --> 00:29:52.460 Israel.<00:29:50.680><c> That</c><00:29:50.740><c> they</c><00:29:50.940><c> might</c><00:29:51.140><c> experience</c><00:29:51.960><c> a</c> 00:29:52.460 --> 00:29:55.579 great<00:29:52.819><c> and</c><00:29:53.019><c> dreadful</c><00:29:53.460><c> day</c><00:29:53.740><c> of</c><00:29:54.059><c> Yahweh.</c><00:29:54.779><c> Well</c><00:29:54.900><c> God</c><00:29:55.119><c> says</c><00:29:55.359><c> I'll</c> 00:29:55.579 --> 00:29:58.779 send<00:29:55.740><c> him</c><00:29:55.880><c> back</c><00:29:56.079><c> again</c><00:29:56.619><c> before</c><00:29:57.759><c> the</c><00:29:58.400><c> great</c><00:29:58.599><c> and</c> 00:29:58.779 --> 00:30:03.720 dreadful<00:29:59.000><c> day</c><00:29:59.200><c> of</c><00:29:59.400><c> Yahweh.</c><00:30:00.500><c> And</c><00:30:00.640><c> there</c><00:30:00.819><c> he</c><00:30:01.000><c> was</c><00:30:01.359><c> making</c><00:30:01.720><c> intercession</c><00:30:02.259><c> against</c><00:30:02.859><c> Israel.</c><00:30:03.539><c> And</c> 00:30:03.720 --> 00:30:04.619 Malachi<00:30:04.039><c> says</c><00:30:04.299><c> why</c> 00:30:04.619 --> 00:30:09.779 does<00:30:04.759><c> he</c><00:30:04.920><c> come</c><00:30:05.099><c> before</c><00:30:05.500><c> the</c><00:30:05.720><c> great</c><00:30:05.920><c> dreadful</c><00:30:06.299><c> day?</c><00:30:07.920><c> Lest</c><00:30:08.400><c> I</c><00:30:08.819><c> smite</c><00:30:09.099><c> the</c><00:30:09.279><c> earth</c><00:30:09.380><c> with</c><00:30:09.640><c> a</c> 00:30:09.779 --> 00:30:11.319 curse.<00:30:10.759><c> And</c><00:30:10.940><c> Elijah</c><00:30:11.180><c> is</c> 00:30:11.319 --> 00:30:15.220 going<00:30:11.400><c> to</c><00:30:11.500><c> be</c><00:30:11.599><c> sent</c><00:30:11.839><c> back</c><00:30:12.039><c> to</c><00:30:12.420><c> prevent</c><00:30:13.279><c> the</c><00:30:13.940><c> catastrophe</c><00:30:14.640><c> brethren</c><00:30:15.000><c> and</c> 00:30:15.220 --> 00:30:18.140 sisters.<00:30:15.500><c> Not</c><00:30:15.859><c> to</c><00:30:16.200><c> pray</c><00:30:16.420><c> for</c><00:30:16.700><c> it.</c><00:30:17.180><c> Prevent</c> 00:30:18.259 --> 00:30:22.059 and<00:30:18.720><c> wherever</c><00:30:19.220><c> would</c><00:30:19.420><c> he</c><00:30:19.519><c> learn</c><00:30:19.740><c> that?</c><00:30:21.420><c> He</c><00:30:21.559><c> could</c><00:30:21.700><c> only</c><00:30:21.920><c> learn</c> 00:30:22.059 --> 00:30:25.720 it<00:30:22.220><c> in</c><00:30:22.380><c> the</c><00:30:23.059><c> spirit</c><00:30:23.480><c> of</c><00:30:23.960><c> that</c><00:30:24.319><c> still</c><00:30:24.779><c> small</c><00:30:25.180><c> voice</c> 00:30:25.720 --> 00:30:32.220 which<00:30:26.200><c> has</c><00:30:26.559><c> tremendous</c><00:30:27.339><c> power.</c><00:30:28.960><c> The</c><00:30:29.059><c> wisdom</c><00:30:29.599><c> from</c><00:30:30.119><c> above</c><00:30:30.519><c> says</c><00:30:30.759><c> James</c><00:30:31.319><c> is</c> 00:30:32.220 --> 00:30:34.819 first<00:30:32.599><c> pure</c><00:30:33.000><c> then</c><00:30:33.440><c> peaceable.</c> 00:30:35.480 --> 00:30:40.940 Easy<00:30:35.940><c> to</c><00:30:36.400><c> be</c><00:30:36.839><c> entreated</c><00:30:37.759><c> says</c><00:30:38.700><c> the</c><00:30:38.940><c> authorized</c><00:30:39.400><c> version.</c><00:30:40.839><c> But</c> 00:30:40.940 --> 00:30:44.059 the<00:30:41.119><c> Greek</c><00:30:41.259><c> has</c><00:30:41.519><c> it</c><00:30:42.220><c> winning</c><00:30:42.579><c> its</c><00:30:43.000><c> way</c><00:30:43.480><c> by</c> 00:30:44.059 --> 00:30:50.539 persuasiveness.<00:30:46.319><c> The</c><00:30:46.740><c> wisdom</c><00:30:47.259><c> from</c><00:30:47.619><c> above</c><00:30:48.200><c> wins</c><00:30:49.019><c> its</c><00:30:49.500><c> way</c><00:30:50.019><c> by</c> 00:30:50.539 --> 00:30:54.500 persuasiveness.<00:30:53.420><c> And</c><00:30:53.579><c> there</c><00:30:53.799><c> brethren</c><00:30:54.039><c> and</c><00:30:54.319><c> sisters</c> 00:30:54.500 --> 00:30:59.579 is<00:30:54.740><c> the</c><00:30:54.960><c> power</c><00:30:55.400><c> of</c><00:30:55.980><c> the</c><00:30:56.180><c> still</c><00:30:56.539><c> small</c><00:30:56.920><c> voice.</c><00:30:58.779><c> And</c><00:30:59.000><c> that</c><00:30:59.220><c> voice</c> 00:30:59.579 --> 00:31:02.480 has<00:30:59.980><c> echoed</c><00:31:00.279><c> down</c><00:31:00.660><c> through</c><00:31:00.900><c> the</c><00:31:01.119><c> prophets</c><00:31:01.460><c> and</c> 00:31:02.480 --> 00:31:07.220 had<00:31:02.720><c> found</c><00:31:02.880><c> its</c><00:31:03.200><c> embodiment</c><00:31:04.539><c> in</c><00:31:05.099><c> John</c><00:31:05.339><c> the</c><00:31:05.539><c> Baptist</c><00:31:06.019><c> and</c><00:31:06.980><c> had</c> 00:31:07.220 --> 00:31:09.500 found<00:31:07.480><c> brethren</c><00:31:07.799><c> and</c><00:31:08.099><c> sisters</c><00:31:08.279><c> its</c><00:31:08.720><c> absolute</c> 00:31:09.500 --> 00:31:14.140 manifestation<00:31:10.359><c> in</c><00:31:10.799><c> the</c><00:31:10.880><c> Lord</c><00:31:11.140><c> Jesus</c><00:31:11.619><c> Christ.</c><00:31:13.200><c> And</c><00:31:13.339><c> Isaiah</c><00:31:13.700><c> picked</c><00:31:13.960><c> up</c> 00:31:14.140 --> 00:31:16.220 that<00:31:14.339><c> voice</c><00:31:14.559><c> in</c><00:31:14.700><c> his</c><00:31:14.880><c> 40th</c><00:31:15.240><c> chapter.</c> 00:31:16.440 --> 00:31:19.119 And<00:31:16.519><c> here's</c><00:31:16.799><c> the</c><00:31:17.000><c> prophecy</c><00:31:17.200><c> of</c><00:31:17.380><c> the</c><00:31:17.519><c> coming</c><00:31:17.740><c> of</c><00:31:17.900><c> John</c><00:31:18.359><c> who</c><00:31:18.819><c> would</c><00:31:19.019><c> be</c> 00:31:19.119 --> 00:31:20.839 this<00:31:19.339><c> voice</c><00:31:19.579><c> to</c><00:31:19.779><c> Israel.</c> 00:31:33.200 --> 00:31:35.559 Let's<00:31:33.460><c> have</c><00:31:33.539><c> a</c><00:31:33.619><c> look</c><00:31:33.680><c> at</c><00:31:33.799><c> this</c><00:31:34.019><c> prophecy</c><00:31:34.380><c> in</c><00:31:34.920><c> this</c><00:31:35.119><c> first</c><00:31:35.380><c> few</c> 00:31:35.559 --> 00:31:36.680 verses<00:31:35.839><c> brethren</c><00:31:36.160><c> and</c><00:31:36.440><c> sisters.</c> 00:31:36.680 --> 00:31:39.680 We're<00:31:37.460><c> not</c><00:31:37.619><c> going</c><00:31:37.740><c> to</c><00:31:37.859><c> make</c><00:31:37.980><c> an</c><00:31:38.259><c> absolute</c><00:31:38.660><c> relationship</c><00:31:39.279><c> to</c> 00:31:39.680 --> 00:31:41.440 this<00:31:39.819><c> to</c><00:31:40.000><c> John.</c><00:31:40.220><c> It'll</c><00:31:40.440><c> be</c><00:31:40.619><c> obvious</c><00:31:40.920><c> to</c><00:31:41.160><c> you.</c> 00:31:41.619 --> 00:31:43.680 But<00:31:41.740><c> if</c><00:31:41.880><c> it's</c><00:31:42.119><c> not</c><00:31:42.279><c> so</c><00:31:42.500><c> obvious</c><00:31:42.720><c> we'll</c><00:31:43.039><c> pick</c><00:31:43.220><c> it</c><00:31:43.359><c> up</c><00:31:43.440><c> when</c><00:31:43.579><c> we</c> 00:31:43.680 --> 00:31:45.240 come<00:31:43.880><c> to</c><00:31:43.960><c> John</c><00:31:44.180><c> the</c><00:31:44.359><c> Baptist.</c> 00:31:45.460 --> 00:31:50.059 But<00:31:45.559><c> you</c><00:31:45.740><c> just</c><00:31:45.980><c> follow</c><00:31:46.339><c> what</c><00:31:46.519><c> this</c><00:31:46.779><c> prophet</c><00:31:46.960><c> is</c><00:31:47.200><c> saying.</c><00:31:49.140><c> It</c><00:31:49.279><c> comes</c><00:31:49.619><c> with</c><00:31:49.819><c> a</c> 00:31:50.059 --> 00:31:51.380 time<00:31:50.259><c> of</c><00:31:50.619><c> comfort.</c> 00:31:52.119 --> 00:31:55.079 The<00:31:52.299><c> prophecy</c><00:31:52.579><c> of</c><00:31:52.819><c> Isaiah</c><00:31:53.160><c> turns</c><00:31:53.660><c> on</c><00:31:53.900><c> this</c><00:31:54.099><c> hinge</c><00:31:54.400><c> and</c><00:31:54.779><c> it</c><00:31:54.900><c> now</c> 00:31:55.079 --> 00:31:55.980 speaks<00:31:55.339><c> to</c><00:31:55.559><c> Israel.</c> 00:31:56.200 --> 00:32:02.299 Comfort<00:31:56.680><c> ye,</c><00:31:57.160><c> comfort</c><00:31:57.500><c> ye</c><00:31:57.759><c> my</c><00:31:58.039><c> people,</c><00:31:59.079><c> saith</c><00:31:59.279><c> your</c><00:31:59.480><c> God.</c><00:32:00.839><c> Speak</c><00:32:01.319><c> ye</c> 00:32:02.299 --> 00:32:04.079 comfortably<00:32:02.940><c> to</c><00:32:03.539><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:32:04.079 --> 00:32:07.700 Notice<00:32:04.720><c> what</c><00:32:04.900><c> the</c><00:32:05.160><c> margin</c><00:32:05.420><c> says</c><00:32:05.660><c> brethren</c><00:32:05.920><c> and</c><00:32:06.160><c> sisters.</c><00:32:06.920><c> Speak</c><00:32:07.400><c> ye</c> 00:32:07.700 --> 00:32:09.740 to<00:32:07.940><c> the</c><00:32:08.319><c> heart</c><00:32:08.519><c> of</c><00:32:08.779><c> Jerusalem.</c> 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