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Let's<00:10:01.519><c> take</c><00:10:01.700><c> a</c><00:10:01.799><c> look</c><00:10:01.879><c> at</c><00:10:02.000><c> how</c><00:10:02.340><c> it</c><00:10:02.340><c> started.</c><00:10:02.639><c> The</c><00:10:02.820><c> nation</c><00:10:03.059><c> started</c><00:10:03.360><c> off.</c>

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how<00:10:11.100><c> it</c><00:10:11.159><c> flows</c><00:10:11.320><c> into</c><00:10:11.559><c> what</c><00:10:11.779><c> Elijah</c><00:10:12.200><c> is</c><00:10:12.440><c> dealing</c><00:10:12.659><c> with</c><00:10:13.179><c> at</c><00:10:13.519><c> this</c><00:10:13.779><c> time.</c>

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Jeroboam<00:10:21.240><c> said</c><00:10:21.500><c> in</c><00:10:21.600><c> his</c><00:10:21.899><c> heart,</c><00:10:23.100><c> Now</c><00:10:23.200><c> shall</c><00:10:23.440><c> the</c><00:10:23.679><c> kingdom</c><00:10:24.019><c> return</c><00:10:24.480><c> to</c>

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then<00:10:30.000><c> shall</c><00:10:30.240><c> the</c><00:10:30.460><c> heart</c><00:10:30.659><c> of</c><00:10:30.820><c> this</c><00:10:31.019><c> people</c><00:10:31.259><c> turn</c><00:10:31.659><c> against</c><00:10:32.059><c> again</c><00:10:32.419><c> unto</c>

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their<00:10:32.980><c> Lord,</c><00:10:33.279><c> even</c><00:10:33.440><c> unto</c><00:10:33.759><c> Rehoboam</c><00:10:34.360><c> king</c><00:10:34.580><c> of</c><00:10:34.820><c> Judah.</c>

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come<00:10:41.600><c> and</c><00:10:41.740><c> for</c><00:10:41.899><c> the</c><00:10:42.080><c> feast</c><00:10:42.259><c> that</c><00:10:42.639><c> people</c><00:10:42.919><c> will</c><00:10:43.100><c> go</c><00:10:43.299><c> back</c><00:10:43.539><c> down</c>

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This<00:10:47.419><c> is</c><00:10:47.679><c> stupid.</c><00:10:48.100><c> Why</c><00:10:48.340><c> did</c><00:10:48.519><c> we</c><00:10:48.700><c> split</c><00:10:48.940><c> this</c><00:10:49.159><c> whole</c><00:10:49.320><c> thing?</c><00:10:49.519><c> It's</c><00:10:49.779><c> so</c>

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much<00:10:50.120><c> easier</c><00:10:50.460><c> being</c><00:10:50.720><c> back</c><00:10:51.039><c> together.</c>

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Let's<00:10:52.019><c> forget</c><00:10:52.240><c> about</c><00:10:52.539><c> this</c><00:10:52.720><c> and</c><00:10:52.840><c> just</c><00:10:53.039><c> become</c><00:10:53.279><c> one</c><00:10:53.580><c> nation</c><00:10:53.860><c> again.</c>

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Let's<00:11:00.159><c> you</c><00:11:00.539><c> know,</c><00:11:00.679><c> instead</c><00:11:00.899><c> of</c><00:11:01.000><c> going</c><00:11:01.159><c> back</c><00:11:01.360><c> to</c><00:11:01.580><c> Jerusalem</c><00:11:01.960><c> all</c><00:11:02.179><c> the</c><00:11:02.360><c> time,</c><00:11:02.580><c> why</c><00:11:02.759><c> don't</c><00:11:02.820><c> we</c>

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just<00:11:03.159><c> make</c><00:11:03.299><c> it</c><00:11:03.519><c> easier?</c>

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I'll<00:11:04.700><c> set</c><00:11:04.899><c> up</c><00:11:05.080><c> a</c><00:11:05.240><c> place</c><00:11:05.399><c> to</c><00:11:05.679><c> worship.</c><00:11:06.220><c> You</c><00:11:06.320><c> know,</c><00:11:06.419><c> I'll</c><00:11:06.559><c> make</c>

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it<00:11:06.820><c> even</c><00:11:06.960><c> easier.</c>

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I'll<00:11:07.320><c> put</c><00:11:07.399><c> one</c><00:11:07.580><c> up</c><00:11:07.759><c> the</c><00:11:07.940><c> top,</c><00:11:08.159><c> one</c><00:11:08.379><c> down</c><00:11:08.600><c> the</c><00:11:08.820><c> bottom</c><00:11:09.320><c> of</c><00:11:10.159><c> the</c><00:11:10.360><c> nation.</c>

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You<00:11:10.779><c> don't</c><00:11:10.980><c> have</c><00:11:11.159><c> to</c><00:11:11.379><c> travel</c><00:11:11.639><c> as</c><00:11:11.960><c> far.</c><00:11:12.500><c> It's</c><00:11:12.740><c> a</c><00:11:12.860><c> lot,</c><00:11:13.100><c> a</c><00:11:13.220><c> lot</c><00:11:13.299><c> easier.</c>

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And<00:11:14.399><c> so</c><00:11:14.519><c> that's</c><00:11:14.700><c> what</c><00:11:14.840><c> we</c><00:11:15.039><c> see</c><00:11:15.220><c> there</c><00:11:15.639><c> in</c><00:11:16.080><c> verse</c><00:11:16.419><c> 28.</c>

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He<00:11:17.600><c> says,</c><00:11:17.980><c> wherefore</c><00:11:18.320><c> the</c><00:11:18.480><c> king</c><00:11:18.679><c> took</c><00:11:18.879><c> counsel</c><00:11:19.379><c> and</c><00:11:19.559><c> made</c><00:11:19.720><c> two</c>

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cars<00:11:20.320><c> of</c><00:11:20.559><c> gold</c><00:11:21.039><c> and</c><00:11:21.600><c> said</c><00:11:21.679><c> unto</c><00:11:21.879><c> them,</c>

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it's<00:11:22.519><c> too</c><00:11:22.779><c> much</c><00:11:23.000><c> for</c><00:11:23.139><c> you</c><00:11:23.240><c> to</c><00:11:23.360><c> go</c><00:11:23.460><c> to</c><00:11:23.679><c> Jerusalem.</c>

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Behold<00:11:24.620><c> thy</c><00:11:24.919><c> gods,</c><00:11:25.259><c> O</c><00:11:25.360><c> Israel,</c><00:11:26.080><c> which</c><00:11:26.299><c> brought</c><00:11:26.539><c> thee</c><00:11:26.759><c> up</c><00:11:26.919><c> out</c>

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of<00:11:27.159><c> the</c><00:11:27.299><c> land</c><00:11:27.480><c> of</c><00:11:27.700><c> Egypt.</c>

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And<00:11:28.460><c> he</c><00:11:28.639><c> set</c><00:11:28.759><c> one</c><00:11:29.159><c> in</c><00:11:29.580><c> Bethel</c><00:11:30.000><c> and</c><00:11:30.120><c> put</c><00:11:30.299><c> the</c><00:11:30.480><c> other</c><00:11:30.639><c> in</c><00:11:30.960><c> Dan.</c>

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worship<00:11:34.559><c> before</c><00:11:34.879><c> the</c><00:11:35.139><c> one</c><00:11:35.519><c> even</c><00:11:35.879><c> unto</c><00:11:36.139><c> Dan.</c>

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So<00:11:36.980><c> Jeroboam</c><00:11:37.340><c> says,</c><00:11:37.639><c> look,</c><00:11:38.200><c> let's</c><00:11:38.500><c> just</c><00:11:38.720><c> put</c><00:11:38.940><c> these</c><00:11:39.519><c> golden</c>

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cast<00:11:40.200><c> up.</c>

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You<00:11:42.360><c> don't</c><00:11:42.580><c> have</c><00:11:42.720><c> to</c><00:11:42.860><c> travel</c><00:11:43.120><c> as</c><00:11:43.340><c> much.</c><00:11:43.820><c> It's</c><00:11:43.919><c> a</c><00:11:44.039><c> lot</c><00:11:44.200><c> easier</c>

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to<00:11:44.759><c> worship</c><00:11:45.120><c> God.</c>

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I<00:11:46.139><c> mean,</c><00:11:46.320><c> in</c><00:11:46.419><c> fact,</c><00:11:46.559><c> the</c><00:11:46.720><c> words</c><00:11:46.940><c> he</c><00:11:47.159><c> uses</c><00:11:47.440><c> there</c><00:11:47.659><c> in</c><00:11:47.779><c> verse</c><00:11:48.000><c> 28</c>

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are<00:11:48.700><c> exactly</c><00:11:49.059><c> the</c><00:11:49.299><c> same</c><00:11:49.539><c> words</c><00:11:49.860><c> that</c><00:11:50.240><c> Aaron</c><00:11:50.460><c> used</c><00:11:50.779><c> when</c><00:11:50.960><c> he</c><00:11:51.179><c> set</c><00:11:51.299><c> up</c>

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the<00:11:51.620><c> golden</c><00:11:51.879><c> car.</c>

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Aaron<00:11:53.299><c> wasn't</c><00:11:53.600><c> trying</c><00:11:53.899><c> to</c><00:11:54.220><c> set</c><00:11:54.399><c> up</c><00:11:54.559><c> a</c><00:11:54.700><c> new</c><00:11:54.919><c> God.</c>

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He<00:11:55.240><c> was</c><00:11:55.419><c> just</c><00:11:55.620><c> trying</c><00:11:55.759><c> to</c><00:11:55.899><c> put</c><00:11:56.000><c> a</c><00:11:56.320><c> physical</c><00:11:56.639><c> image</c><00:11:56.960><c> there</c><00:11:57.200><c> to</c>

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help<00:11:57.580><c> the</c><00:11:57.820><c> people,</c><00:11:58.340><c> you</c><00:11:58.740><c> know,</c><00:11:59.139><c> worship</c><00:11:59.379><c> God.</c>

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And<00:11:59.879><c> this</c><00:12:00.059><c> is</c><00:12:00.220><c> what</c><00:12:00.399><c> Jeroboam</c><00:12:00.919><c> is</c><00:12:01.240><c> doing</c><00:12:01.519><c> here.</c>

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He's<00:12:01.840><c> not</c><00:12:02.200><c> at</c><00:12:02.460><c> this</c><00:12:02.679><c> stage</c><00:12:02.960><c> trying</c><00:12:03.220><c> to</c><00:12:03.419><c> turn</c><00:12:03.580><c> people</c><00:12:03.899><c> away</c>

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from<00:12:04.480><c> God.</c>

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He's<00:12:05.179><c> just</c><00:12:05.360><c> trying</c><00:12:05.539><c> to</c><00:12:05.679><c> make</c><00:12:05.799><c> it</c><00:12:06.019><c> easier</c><00:12:06.299><c> things.</c>

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Well,<00:12:07.200><c> you</c><00:12:07.360><c> know,</c><00:12:07.500><c> every</c><00:12:07.700><c> time</c><00:12:07.879><c> we</c><00:12:08.100><c> go,</c><00:12:08.399><c> we</c><00:12:08.519><c> sacrifice</c><00:12:09.159><c> cows</c>

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every<00:12:10.340><c> day</c><00:12:10.580><c> for</c><00:12:10.720><c> the</c><00:12:11.019><c> continual</c><00:12:11.360><c> burn</c><00:12:11.559><c> offering.</c>

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We're<00:12:12.039><c> burning</c><00:12:12.399><c> cows.</c><00:12:13.220><c> God</c><00:12:13.399><c> obviously</c><00:12:13.779><c> loves</c><00:12:14.039><c> cows.</c>

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What<00:12:14.940><c> better</c><00:12:15.279><c> symbol</c><00:12:15.600><c> to</c><00:12:15.799><c> put</c><00:12:16.159><c> a</c><00:12:16.179><c> put</c><00:12:16.220><c> a</c><00:12:16.419><c> cow</c><00:12:16.539><c> up</c><00:12:16.799><c> here</c><00:12:16.919><c> when</c>

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we're<00:12:17.379><c> worshipping?</c>

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So<00:12:17.820><c> he</c><00:12:17.980><c> made</c><00:12:18.120><c> a</c><00:12:18.419><c> golden</c><00:12:18.720><c> calf</c><00:12:19.039><c> here</c><00:12:19.340><c> and</c><00:12:19.940><c> did</c><00:12:20.159><c> that.</c>

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But<00:12:21.259><c> verse</c><00:12:21.500><c> 30</c><00:12:21.779><c> says,</c><00:12:22.200><c> as</c><00:12:22.200><c> God</c><00:12:22.460><c> knew</c><00:12:22.700><c> that</c><00:12:22.879><c> it</c><00:12:23.019><c> would,</c><00:12:23.460><c> it</c><00:12:23.559><c> became</c><00:12:23.820><c> a</c>

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sin<00:12:24.179><c> for</c><00:12:24.360><c> the</c><00:12:24.539><c> people.</c>

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Soon<00:12:25.039><c> as</c><00:12:25.179><c> he</c><00:12:25.320><c> put</c><00:12:25.399><c> a</c><00:12:25.620><c> physical</c><00:12:25.940><c> image</c><00:12:26.220><c> around</c><00:12:26.500><c> that,</c><00:12:27.059><c> that</c><00:12:27.159><c> they</c><00:12:27.399><c> started</c><00:12:27.700><c> to</c>

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worship<00:12:28.580><c> that.</c>

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So<00:12:29.120><c> that's</c><00:12:29.360><c> the</c><00:12:29.580><c> first</c><00:12:29.919><c> step</c><00:12:30.220><c> that</c><00:12:30.480><c> he</c><00:12:30.720><c> did.</c>

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But<00:12:31.519><c> he</c><00:12:31.720><c> continued</c><00:12:32.220><c> on</c><00:12:32.519><c> Jeroboam</c><00:12:32.919><c> here.</c>

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And<00:12:33.360><c> if</c><00:12:33.500><c> we</c><00:12:33.639><c> look</c><00:12:33.759><c> at</c><00:12:33.940><c> verse</c><00:12:34.559><c> 31,</c><00:12:35.980><c> he</c><00:12:36.039><c> made</c><00:12:36.240><c> a</c><00:12:36.379><c> house</c><00:12:36.679><c> of</c><00:12:36.980><c> high</c>

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places<00:12:37.720><c> and</c><00:12:37.940><c> made</c><00:12:38.159><c> priests</c><00:12:38.480><c> of</c><00:12:38.679><c> the</c><00:12:38.940><c> lower</c><00:12:39.200><c> people,</c>

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which<00:12:40.059><c> were</c><00:12:40.279><c> not</c><00:12:40.500><c> the</c><00:12:40.720><c> sons</c><00:12:41.360><c> of</c><00:12:41.899><c> Levi.</c>

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So<00:12:43.299><c> the</c><00:12:43.360><c> next</c><00:12:43.620><c> step</c><00:12:43.860><c> that</c><00:12:44.059><c> Jeroboam</c><00:12:44.379><c> did</c><00:12:44.600><c> was</c><00:12:44.779><c> he</c><00:12:44.860><c> wanted</c><00:12:45.120><c> to</c>

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water<00:12:45.919><c> down</c><00:12:46.399><c> God</c><00:12:46.779><c> in</c><00:12:47.299><c> religion.</c>

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So<00:12:48.559><c> religion</c><00:12:48.759><c> wasn't</c><00:12:49.000><c> about</c><00:12:49.320><c> God</c><00:12:49.620><c> for</c><00:12:49.820><c> Jeroboam,</c><00:12:50.179><c> it</c><00:12:50.240><c> was</c><00:12:50.360><c> about</c><00:12:50.600><c> controlling</c><00:12:51.059><c> the</c>

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people<00:12:51.539><c> and</c><00:12:51.720><c> about</c><00:12:51.980><c> power.</c>

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So<00:12:53.000><c> he</c><00:12:53.000><c> said,</c><00:12:53.320><c> I</c><00:12:53.320><c> don't</c><00:12:53.480><c> want</c><00:12:53.539><c> these</c><00:12:53.700><c> people</c><00:12:53.879><c> talking</c><00:12:54.139><c> about</c>

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God<00:12:54.539><c> all</c><00:12:54.779><c> the</c><00:12:54.919><c> time</c><00:12:55.200><c> and</c><00:12:55.379><c> saying</c><00:12:55.539><c> that</c><00:12:55.820><c> I'm</c><00:12:56.039><c> doing</c><00:12:56.240><c> the</c><00:12:56.419><c> wrong</c>

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thing<00:12:56.940><c> and</c><00:12:57.059><c> we</c><00:12:57.220><c> shouldn't</c><00:12:57.440><c> worship</c><00:12:57.820><c> idols.</c>

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So<00:12:58.480><c> let's</c><00:12:58.759><c> get</c><00:12:58.960><c> rid</c><00:12:59.100><c> of</c><00:12:59.299><c> those</c><00:12:59.539><c> and</c><00:12:59.980><c> anybody</c><00:13:00.399><c> can</c><00:13:00.639><c> come</c><00:13:00.860><c> a</c><00:13:01.059><c> priest.</c>

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OK,<00:13:01.659><c> once</c><00:13:01.840><c> again,</c><00:13:01.960><c> I'll</c><00:13:02.159><c> make</c><00:13:02.259><c> it</c><00:13:02.480><c> easier</c><00:13:02.679><c> for</c><00:13:02.980><c> you.</c>

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You<00:13:03.639><c> don't</c><00:13:03.740><c> have</c><00:13:03.879><c> to</c><00:13:03.980><c> have</c><00:13:04.080><c> a</c><00:13:04.279><c> degree</c><00:13:04.500><c> anymore.</c>

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You<00:13:05.080><c> can</c><00:13:05.240><c> just</c><00:13:05.460><c> come</c><00:13:05.759><c> and</c><00:13:06.220><c> become</c><00:13:06.559><c> a</c><00:13:06.840><c> priest.</c>

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That's<00:13:07.519><c> fine.</c>

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So<00:13:08.379><c> he</c><00:13:08.580><c> started</c><00:13:08.960><c> to</c><00:13:09.139><c> do</c><00:13:09.259><c> that.</c>

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Now,<00:13:09.659><c> Malachi</c><00:13:10.419><c> 2</c><00:13:10.840><c> verse</c><00:13:11.080><c> 7</c><00:13:11.480><c> says</c><00:13:11.779><c> that</c><00:13:12.000><c> the</c><00:13:12.100><c> role</c><00:13:12.399><c> of</c><00:13:12.620><c> the</c><00:13:12.840><c> priest</c><00:13:13.100><c> was</c>

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to<00:13:13.960><c> keep</c><00:13:14.200><c> knowledge</c><00:13:14.639><c> and</c><00:13:14.779><c> they</c><00:13:14.940><c> should</c><00:13:15.059><c> have</c><00:13:15.259><c> the</c><00:13:15.580><c> law</c><00:13:15.879><c> at</c><00:13:16.039><c> their</c><00:13:16.279><c> mouth</c><00:13:16.659><c> and</c>

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they're<00:13:17.360><c> a</c><00:13:17.559><c> messenger</c><00:13:17.919><c> of</c><00:13:18.159><c> God.</c>

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So<00:13:18.519><c> the</c><00:13:18.820><c> priest</c><00:13:19.059><c> wasn't</c><00:13:19.360><c> just</c><00:13:19.720><c> someone</c><00:13:20.019><c> who</c><00:13:20.659><c> sacrificed</c><00:13:21.340><c> for</c><00:13:21.639><c> you.</c>

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They<00:13:22.340><c> were</c><00:13:22.500><c> the</c><00:13:22.840><c> Bible</c><00:13:23.179><c> scholars.</c>

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They<00:13:23.720><c> taught</c><00:13:24.019><c> you</c><00:13:24.220><c> about</c><00:13:24.480><c> God</c><00:13:24.820><c> and</c><00:13:25.379><c> did</c><00:13:25.620><c> all</c><00:13:25.779><c> the</c><00:13:26.000><c> study</c><00:13:26.240><c> and</c>

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helped<00:13:26.840><c> the</c><00:13:27.080><c> people</c><00:13:27.259><c> understand</c><00:13:27.700><c> God.</c>

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So<00:13:28.440><c> when</c><00:13:28.539><c> he</c><00:13:28.759><c> removed</c><00:13:29.200><c> that,</c><00:13:29.399><c> he</c><00:13:29.659><c> removed</c><00:13:30.080><c> that</c><00:13:30.340><c> element</c><00:13:30.639><c> of</c>

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God<00:13:31.340><c> out</c><00:13:31.799><c> of</c><00:13:32.019><c> religion.</c>

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See,<00:13:33.799><c> Jeroboam</c><00:13:34.220><c> for</c><00:13:34.419><c> him,</c><00:13:34.840><c> as</c><00:13:34.899><c> I</c><00:13:35.080><c> said,</c><00:13:35.259><c> religion</c><00:13:35.519><c> was</c><00:13:35.720><c> about</c>

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people<00:13:36.340><c> and</c><00:13:36.679><c> power.</c>

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He<00:13:37.539><c> didn't</c><00:13:37.759><c> want</c><00:13:38.039><c> God</c><00:13:38.340><c> in</c><00:13:38.659><c> there.</c>

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And<00:13:40.200><c> so</c><00:13:40.580><c> not</c><00:13:41.159><c> only</c><00:13:41.379><c> that,</c><00:13:41.639><c> so</c><00:13:41.779><c> he's</c><00:13:41.940><c> now</c><00:13:42.100><c> replaced</c><00:13:42.480><c> the</c><00:13:42.820><c> priest.</c>

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And<00:13:43.740><c> next,</c><00:13:44.159><c> there's</c><00:13:44.580><c> this</c><00:13:44.720><c> huge</c><00:13:45.100><c> exodus</c><00:13:45.720><c> of</c><00:13:46.039><c> all</c><00:13:46.279><c> the</c><00:13:46.519><c> people</c>

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that<00:13:46.860><c> were</c><00:13:47.059><c> faithful,</c><00:13:47.519><c> that</c><00:13:47.799><c> wanted</c><00:13:48.000><c> to</c><00:13:48.279><c> worship</c><00:13:48.580><c> God</c><00:13:48.820><c> the</c>

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right<00:13:49.240><c> way.</c>

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They<00:13:50.940><c> moved</c><00:13:51.240><c> out</c><00:13:51.559><c> of</c><00:13:51.840><c> the</c><00:13:52.039><c> nation.</c>

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Let's<00:13:52.899><c> try</c><00:13:53.080><c> this</c><00:13:53.299><c> again.</c>

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Hey,<00:13:54.360><c> there</c><00:13:54.440><c> we</c><00:13:54.639><c> go.</c>

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So<00:13:55.139><c> we</c><00:13:55.259><c> see</c><00:13:55.440><c> this</c><00:13:55.659><c> in</c><00:13:55.980><c> Second</c><00:13:56.559><c> Chronicles</c><00:13:57.500><c> here.</c>

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And<00:13:58.539><c> the</c><00:13:58.740><c> priests</c><00:13:59.000><c> and</c><00:13:59.220><c> the</c><00:13:59.419><c> Levites</c><00:13:59.840><c> that</c><00:14:00.019><c> were</c><00:14:00.159><c> in</c><00:14:00.240><c> all</c><00:14:00.399><c> Israel</c><00:14:01.080><c> resorted</c><00:14:02.220><c> to</c>

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him<00:14:02.580><c> out</c><00:14:02.799><c> of</c><00:14:02.919><c> all</c><00:14:03.139><c> their</c><00:14:03.360><c> coasts.</c>

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For<00:14:04.179><c> the</c><00:14:04.399><c> Levites</c><00:14:04.779><c> left</c><00:14:05.159><c> their</c><00:14:05.460><c> suburbs</c><00:14:05.799><c> and</c><00:14:05.960><c> their</c><00:14:06.139><c> possessions,</c><00:14:07.179><c> and</c><00:14:07.279><c> they</c>

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came<00:14:07.860><c> to</c><00:14:08.120><c> Judah,</c><00:14:08.379><c> Jerusalem.</c>

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But<00:14:09.340><c> Jeroboam</c><00:14:09.840><c> and</c><00:14:09.919><c> his</c><00:14:10.080><c> sons</c><00:14:10.200><c> had</c><00:14:10.440><c> cast</c><00:14:10.820><c> off,</c><00:14:11.200><c> which</c><00:14:11.220><c> means</c>

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like<00:14:11.620><c> pushed</c><00:14:11.820><c> aside,</c><00:14:12.419><c> rejected</c><00:14:12.879><c> from</c><00:14:13.580><c> executing</c><00:14:14.320><c> the</c><00:14:14.620><c> priest's</c><00:14:14.980><c> office</c>

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unto<00:14:15.440><c> Yahweh.</c>

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And<00:14:16.539><c> he</c><00:14:16.700><c> adorned</c><00:14:16.919><c> him</c><00:14:17.179><c> priests</c><00:14:17.559><c> for</c><00:14:17.820><c> the</c><00:14:18.000><c> high</c><00:14:18.220><c> places</c><00:14:18.580><c> and</c><00:14:18.759><c> for</c><00:14:18.919><c> the</c><00:14:19.080><c> devils</c><00:14:19.399><c> and</c><00:14:19.679><c> cars</c><00:14:19.960><c> which</c><00:14:20.139><c> he</c>

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had<00:14:20.500><c> made.</c>

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And<00:14:21.399><c> after</c><00:14:21.700><c> them,</c><00:14:22.100><c> out</c><00:14:22.100><c> of</c><00:14:22.259><c> all</c><00:14:22.480><c> the</c><00:14:22.700><c> tribes</c><00:14:22.860><c> of</c><00:14:23.019><c> Israel,</c><00:14:23.620><c> such</c>

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as<00:14:24.019><c> set</c><00:14:24.139><c> their</c><00:14:24.500><c> hearts</c><00:14:24.779><c> to</c><00:14:25.019><c> seek</c><00:14:25.179><c> the</c><00:14:25.360><c> Lord</c><00:14:25.539><c> God</c><00:14:25.700><c> of</c><00:14:25.820><c> Israel,</c>

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came<00:14:26.840><c> to</c><00:14:27.059><c> Jerusalem</c><00:14:27.580><c> to</c><00:14:28.019><c> sacrifice</c><00:14:28.720><c> unto</c><00:14:29.240><c> the</c><00:14:29.480><c> God</c><00:14:29.720><c> of</c><00:14:29.919><c> their</c><00:14:30.139><c> fathers.</c>

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So<00:14:31.080><c> anyone</c><00:14:31.320><c> that</c><00:14:31.480><c> was</c><00:14:31.679><c> still</c><00:14:31.980><c> faithful,</c><00:14:32.519><c> anyone</c><00:14:32.679><c> that</c><00:14:32.879><c> still</c>

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wanted<00:14:33.240><c> to</c><00:14:33.559><c> worship</c><00:14:33.860><c> the</c><00:14:34.120><c> proper</c><00:14:34.399><c> way,</c><00:14:34.919><c> they</c><00:14:35.100><c> left</c><00:14:35.559><c> out</c><00:14:35.960><c> of</c><00:14:36.139><c> Judah</c><00:14:36.299><c> and</c><00:14:36.460><c> they</c><00:14:36.639><c> all</c><00:14:36.759><c> went</c><00:14:36.860><c> down</c><00:14:37.080><c> to</c><00:14:37.299><c> Israel.</c>

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So<00:14:39.000><c> anyone</c><00:14:39.440><c> that</c><00:14:39.600><c> was</c><00:14:39.899><c> left</c><00:14:40.200><c> in</c><00:14:40.399><c> the</c><00:14:40.600><c> nation,</c><00:14:40.980><c> which</c><00:14:41.220><c> is</c><00:14:41.320><c> of</c><00:14:42.120><c> Israel,</c><00:14:42.559><c> which</c><00:14:43.460><c> Elijah</c><00:14:43.779><c> is</c>

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going<00:14:44.019><c> to</c><00:14:44.120><c> be</c><00:14:44.259><c> part</c><00:14:44.500><c> of,</c>

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were<00:14:45.460><c> those</c><00:14:45.799><c> that</c><00:14:45.980><c> were</c><00:14:46.240><c> happy</c><00:14:46.639><c> just</c><00:14:47.000><c> worshiping</c><00:14:47.480><c> that</c><00:14:47.700><c> way,</c>

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that<00:14:48.279><c> weren't</c><00:14:48.419><c> that</c><00:14:48.740><c> interested</c><00:14:49.000><c> in</c><00:14:49.240><c> keeping</c><00:14:49.460><c> the</c><00:14:49.759><c> purity</c><00:14:50.000><c> of</c>

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the<00:14:50.440><c> truth</c><00:14:50.620><c> and</c><00:14:50.779><c> those</c><00:14:50.940><c> things.</c>

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Now,<00:14:51.700><c> we'll</c><00:14:51.899><c> see</c><00:14:52.000><c> this</c><00:14:52.179><c> weekend,</c><00:14:52.519><c> not</c><00:14:52.779><c> everybody.</c>

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There<00:14:53.360><c> was</c><00:14:53.500><c> still</c><00:14:53.759><c> a</c><00:14:53.899><c> remnant</c><00:14:54.139><c> that</c><00:14:54.379><c> remained,</c><00:14:54.700><c> but</c><00:14:54.960><c> the</c><00:14:55.159><c> majority</c><00:14:55.539><c> of</c>

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people<00:14:56.259><c> left</c><00:14:56.899><c> that</c><00:14:57.860><c> wanted</c><00:14:58.120><c> to</c><00:14:58.399><c> keep</c><00:14:58.500><c> it</c><00:14:58.740><c> pure</c><00:14:58.879><c> and</c><00:14:59.059><c> wanted</c><00:14:59.200><c> to</c>

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worship<00:14:59.700><c> God.</c>

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So<00:15:00.480><c> up</c><00:15:00.879><c> there</c><00:15:01.019><c> in</c><00:15:01.139><c> this</c><00:15:01.340><c> nation</c><00:15:01.679><c> is</c><00:15:02.279><c> sort</c><00:15:02.580><c> of</c><00:15:03.080><c> not</c><00:15:03.580><c> exactly</c><00:15:03.940><c> the</c>

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cream<00:15:04.379><c> of</c><00:15:04.519><c> the</c><00:15:04.700><c> crop</c><00:15:04.879><c> spiritually</c><00:15:05.419><c> that's</c><00:15:06.080><c> left</c><00:15:06.460><c> there</c><00:15:06.820><c> in</c>

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the<00:15:07.299><c> nation.</c>

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Now,<00:15:08.899><c> it's</c><00:15:09.179><c> going</c><00:15:09.320><c> to</c><00:15:09.600><c> keep</c><00:15:09.759><c> getting</c><00:15:10.259><c> worse.</c>

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If<00:15:10.840><c> we</c><00:15:11.259><c> look</c><00:15:11.539><c> at</c><00:15:12.740><c> 1</c><00:15:13.100><c> Kings</c><00:15:13.379><c> 12</c><00:15:13.759><c> verse</c><00:15:14.139><c> 32,</c><00:15:15.000><c> once</c><00:15:15.240><c> you</c><00:15:15.440><c> take</c><00:15:15.919><c> God</c>

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out<00:15:16.480><c> of</c><00:15:16.659><c> religion,</c><00:15:17.559><c> what's</c><00:15:18.039><c> left?</c>

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Well,<00:15:18.879><c> let's</c><00:15:19.220><c> read</c><00:15:19.460><c> this</c><00:15:19.759><c> verse</c><00:15:19.899><c> 32.</c>

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Jeroboam<00:15:21.639><c> ordained</c><00:15:22.179><c> feasts</c><00:15:22.639><c> in</c><00:15:22.879><c> the</c><00:15:23.000><c> eighth</c><00:15:23.200><c> month</c><00:15:23.480><c> on</c><00:15:23.639><c> the</c>

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fifteenth<00:15:24.220><c> day</c><00:15:24.440><c> of</c><00:15:24.580><c> the</c><00:15:24.720><c> month,</c><00:15:25.240><c> like</c><00:15:25.419><c> unto</c><00:15:25.659><c> the</c><00:15:25.899><c> feasts</c><00:15:26.080><c> in</c><00:15:26.379><c> Judah.</c>

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So<00:15:26.720><c> I</c><00:15:26.720><c> said,</c><00:15:26.799><c> well,</c><00:15:26.980><c> I</c><00:15:27.100><c> like</c><00:15:27.240><c> the</c><00:15:27.519><c> feasts,</c><00:15:27.700><c> I</c><00:15:27.840><c> like</c><00:15:28.019><c> the</c><00:15:28.279><c> parties,</c><00:15:28.539><c> so</c><00:15:28.720><c> let's</c><00:15:29.080><c> put</c>

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those<00:15:29.559><c> in</c><00:15:29.759><c> there.</c>

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But<00:15:30.639><c> let's</c><00:15:30.980><c> see</c><00:15:31.059><c> what</c><00:15:31.200><c> happened.</c>

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And<00:15:31.840><c> he</c><00:15:32.139><c> offered</c><00:15:32.379><c> upon</c><00:15:32.679><c> the</c><00:15:32.899><c> altar,</c><00:15:33.600><c> so</c><00:15:33.759><c> did</c><00:15:33.980><c> he</c><00:15:34.460><c> in</c><00:15:34.700><c> Bethel,</c>

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sacrificing<00:15:35.820><c> unto</c><00:15:36.059><c> the</c><00:15:36.320><c> cars</c><00:15:36.559><c> that</c><00:15:36.820><c> he</c><00:15:37.159><c> had</c><00:15:37.379><c> made.</c>

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And<00:15:38.059><c> he</c><00:15:38.379><c> placed</c><00:15:38.740><c> in</c><00:15:39.000><c> Bethel</c><00:15:39.240><c> the</c><00:15:39.559><c> priests</c><00:15:39.799><c> of</c><00:15:40.159><c> the</c><00:15:40.759><c> high</c><00:15:41.000><c> place,</c><00:15:41.259><c> which</c>

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he<00:15:41.919><c> had</c><00:15:42.139><c> made.</c>

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So<00:15:43.080><c> he</c><00:15:43.419><c> offered</c><00:15:43.679><c> upon</c><00:15:43.980><c> the</c><00:15:44.200><c> altar,</c><00:15:44.440><c> which</c><00:15:44.639><c> he</c><00:15:44.940><c> had</c><00:15:45.159><c> made</c><00:15:45.340><c> in</c>

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Bethel<00:15:45.980><c> the</c><00:15:46.159><c> fifteenth</c><00:15:46.539><c> day,</c><00:15:46.860><c> the</c><00:15:47.039><c> eighth</c><00:15:47.279><c> month,</c>

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even<00:15:48.200><c> which</c><00:15:48.419><c> he</c><00:15:48.799><c> had</c><00:15:49.019><c> devised</c><00:15:49.399><c> of</c><00:15:49.519><c> his</c><00:15:49.820><c> own</c><00:15:50.200><c> heart</c><00:15:50.580><c> and</c><00:15:51.039><c> ordained</c><00:15:51.419><c> unto</c><00:15:51.639><c> a</c>

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feast<00:15:52.080><c> unto</c><00:15:52.299><c> the</c><00:15:52.519><c> children</c><00:15:52.740><c> of</c><00:15:52.879><c> Israel,</c><00:15:53.139><c> which</c><00:15:53.340><c> he</c><00:15:53.700><c> offered</c>

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upon<00:15:54.139><c> the</c><00:15:54.340><c> altar.</c>

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So<00:15:55.220><c> religion</c><00:15:55.480><c> became</c><00:15:55.860><c> all</c><00:15:56.259><c> about</c><00:15:56.539><c> him.</c>

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So<00:15:57.159><c> God</c><00:15:57.360><c> is</c><00:15:57.600><c> completely</c><00:15:57.940><c> removed.</c>

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It's<00:15:58.899><c> all</c><00:15:59.100><c> about</c><00:15:59.259><c> what</c><00:15:59.539><c> Jeroboam</c><00:16:00.000><c> wanted,</c><00:16:00.320><c> and</c><00:16:00.519><c> he</c><00:16:00.759><c> did</c><00:16:00.899><c> this</c>

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and<00:16:01.320><c> he</c><00:16:01.559><c> put</c><00:16:01.679><c> this</c><00:16:01.980><c> here</c><00:16:02.179><c> and</c><00:16:02.460><c> he</c><00:16:02.740><c> did</c><00:16:02.919><c> this</c><00:16:03.080><c> because</c><00:16:03.460><c> that's</c>

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what<00:16:04.299><c> religion</c><00:16:04.600><c> was</c><00:16:04.879><c> for</c><00:16:05.100><c> Jeroboam.</c>

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He<00:16:05.840><c> didn't</c><00:16:06.000><c> want</c><00:16:06.200><c> God</c><00:16:06.399><c> in</c><00:16:06.559><c> it.</c>

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It<00:16:06.720><c> was</c><00:16:06.860><c> all</c><00:16:07.000><c> about</c><00:16:07.240><c> him</c><00:16:07.600><c> and</c><00:16:08.159><c> power.</c>

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So<00:16:08.980><c> much</c><00:16:09.240><c> so,</c><00:16:09.799><c> verse</c><00:16:10.000><c> 30,</c><00:16:11.320><c> if</c><00:16:11.500><c> you</c><00:16:11.500><c> look</c><00:16:11.620><c> over</c><00:16:11.759><c> the</c><00:16:11.940><c> page,</c><00:16:12.440><c> chapter</c><00:16:12.759><c> 13,</c>

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verse<00:16:13.820><c> 33,</c><00:16:15.080><c> it</c><00:16:15.299><c> was</c><00:16:15.460><c> enough</c><00:16:15.779><c> for</c><00:16:16.059><c> him</c><00:16:16.299><c> to</c><00:16:16.460><c> do</c><00:16:16.600><c> everything</c><00:16:16.820><c> that</c>

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he<00:16:17.440><c> wanted</c><00:16:17.659><c> to</c><00:16:17.860><c> then</c><00:16:18.100><c> become</c><00:16:18.460><c> the</c><00:16:19.000><c> priest.</c>

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So<00:16:19.500><c> after</c><00:16:19.759><c> these</c><00:16:20.019><c> things,</c><00:16:20.940><c> Jeroboam</c><00:16:21.240><c> returned</c><00:16:21.840><c> not</c><00:16:22.220><c> from</c><00:16:22.440><c> his</c>

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evil<00:16:22.919><c> way,</c><00:16:23.500><c> but</c><00:16:23.740><c> made</c><00:16:24.019><c> again</c><00:16:24.220><c> of</c><00:16:24.399><c> the</c><00:16:24.659><c> lowest</c><00:16:24.919><c> people</c><00:16:25.200><c> of</c><00:16:25.379><c> the</c><00:16:25.600><c> priests,</c>

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so<00:16:26.120><c> before</c><00:16:26.879><c> whosoever</c><00:16:27.559><c> would</c><00:16:27.779><c> be</c><00:16:28.100><c> consecrated</c><00:16:28.820><c> him,</c><00:16:29.639><c> and</c><00:16:29.919><c> he</c>

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became<00:16:30.460><c> one</c><00:16:30.659><c> of</c><00:16:30.720><c> the</c><00:16:30.919><c> priests</c><00:16:31.100><c> of</c><00:16:31.220><c> the</c><00:16:31.460><c> high</c><00:16:31.659><c> places.</c>

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So<00:16:32.240><c> he</c><00:16:32.460><c> becomes</c><00:16:32.779><c> now</c><00:16:33.279><c> the</c><00:16:33.879><c> priest</c><00:16:34.279><c> and</c><00:16:34.440><c> the</c><00:16:34.659><c> center</c><00:16:34.940><c> for</c><00:16:35.320><c> this</c><00:16:35.639><c> worship.</c>

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So<00:16:36.820><c> Jeroboam,</c><00:16:37.620><c> what</c><00:16:37.799><c> was</c><00:16:38.019><c> his</c><00:16:38.200><c> big</c><00:16:38.480><c> sin?</c>

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He<00:16:39.399><c> turned</c><00:16:39.759><c> religion</c><00:16:40.320><c> from</c><00:16:40.559><c> being</c><00:16:40.779><c> all</c><00:16:41.080><c> about</c><00:16:41.320><c> God</c><00:16:41.700><c> to</c><00:16:42.059><c> being</c>

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all<00:16:42.620><c> about</c><00:16:42.860><c> himself.</c>

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Now,<00:16:44.179><c> the</c><00:16:44.480><c> important</c><00:16:44.700><c> point</c><00:16:44.879><c> is</c><00:16:45.019><c> this</c><00:16:45.179><c> is</c><00:16:45.480><c> 60</c><00:16:45.860><c> years</c><00:16:46.399><c> before</c>

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Elijah<00:16:47.480><c> is</c><00:16:47.679><c> going</c><00:16:47.779><c> to</c><00:16:47.899><c> come</c><00:16:48.039><c> onto</c><00:16:48.259><c> the</c><00:16:48.519><c> scene.</c>

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So<00:16:49.360><c> this</c><00:16:49.600><c> is</c><00:16:49.879><c> 60</c><00:16:50.179><c> years</c><00:16:50.480><c> before</c><00:16:50.779><c> this</c><00:16:51.080><c> is</c><00:16:51.279><c> already</c><00:16:51.620><c> what's</c><00:16:52.200><c> happening</c><00:16:52.419><c> in</c>

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this<00:16:52.840><c> nation.</c>

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All<00:16:53.700><c> the</c><00:16:53.940><c> spiritual</c><00:16:54.299><c> people</c><00:16:54.659><c> have</c><00:16:55.100><c> left</c><00:16:55.340><c> or</c><00:16:55.500><c> the</c><00:16:55.659><c> majority</c>

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have<00:16:56.360><c> left.</c>

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God's<00:16:57.340><c> been</c><00:16:57.580><c> taken</c><00:16:57.860><c> out</c><00:16:58.200><c> of</c><00:16:58.419><c> religion.</c>

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It's<00:16:58.919><c> all</c><00:16:59.120><c> about</c><00:16:59.299><c> whatever</c><00:16:59.600><c> makes</c><00:16:59.840><c> you</c><00:17:00.059><c> feel</c><00:17:00.320><c> good.</c>

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It's<00:17:01.139><c> all</c><00:17:01.240><c> been</c><00:17:01.419><c> watered</c><00:17:01.919><c> down.</c>

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It's<00:17:02.419><c> all</c><00:17:02.620><c> about</c><00:17:02.799><c> just</c><00:17:03.039><c> being</c><00:17:03.240><c> easy</c><00:17:03.659><c> and</c><00:17:03.799><c> it's</c><00:17:03.960><c> all</c><00:17:04.099><c> about</c><00:17:04.420><c> humans.</c>

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So<00:17:05.740><c> 60</c><00:17:06.319><c> years</c><00:17:06.680><c> this</c><00:17:06.859><c> has</c><00:17:07.019><c> been</c><00:17:07.140><c> going</c><00:17:07.460><c> on,</c><00:17:08.380><c> nearly</c><00:17:08.500><c> two</c><00:17:08.819><c> generations.</c>

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So<00:17:09.980><c> when</c><00:17:10.160><c> Elijah</c><00:17:10.599><c> comes</c><00:17:10.839><c> onto</c><00:17:11.079><c> the</c><00:17:11.299><c> scene,</c><00:17:12.319><c> the</c><00:17:12.420><c> people</c><00:17:12.619><c> that</c>

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he's<00:17:12.900><c> talking</c><00:17:13.140><c> to,</c><00:17:13.380><c> they've</c><00:17:13.559><c> never</c><00:17:13.819><c> worshipped</c><00:17:14.240><c> under</c><00:17:14.559><c> a</c>

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proper<00:17:14.940><c> God.</c>

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They've<00:17:15.700><c> never</c><00:17:15.960><c> experienced</c><00:17:16.660><c> priests</c><00:17:17.119><c> that</c><00:17:17.539><c> could</c><00:17:17.819><c> teach</c>

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them<00:17:18.599><c> the</c><00:17:19.119><c> true</c><00:17:19.559><c> religion</c><00:17:20.079><c> and</c><00:17:20.400><c> from</c><00:17:20.680><c> the</c><00:17:20.920><c> law.</c>

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They<00:17:22.039><c> have</c><00:17:22.079><c> only</c><00:17:22.259><c> ever</c><00:17:22.599><c> had</c><00:17:23.099><c> this</c><00:17:23.839><c> Jeroboam</c><00:17:25.079><c> way</c><00:17:25.640><c> of</c><00:17:26.220><c> doing</c><00:17:26.380><c> things.</c>

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They've<00:17:26.960><c> worshipped</c><00:17:27.460><c> the</c><00:17:27.859><c> golden</c><00:17:28.099><c> cast.</c>

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That<00:17:29.019><c> for</c><00:17:29.200><c> them</c><00:17:29.339><c> is</c><00:17:29.500><c> what</c><00:17:29.799><c> religion</c><00:17:30.220><c> is</c><00:17:30.700><c> all</c><00:17:30.960><c> about.</c>

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And<00:17:33.460><c> it</c><00:17:33.660><c> says</c><00:17:33.839><c> there,</c><00:17:34.220><c> as</c><00:17:34.319><c> we</c><00:17:34.519><c> know,</c><00:17:34.720><c> he</c><00:17:34.940><c> became</c><00:17:35.319><c> the</c><00:17:35.539><c> one</c><00:17:35.660><c> that</c>

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made<00:17:36.339><c> Israel</c><00:17:36.839><c> to</c><00:17:37.059><c> sin.</c>

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That<00:17:37.339><c> was</c><00:17:37.599><c> his</c><00:17:37.920><c> sort</c><00:17:38.039><c> of</c><00:17:38.359><c> catch</c><00:17:38.579><c> cry</c><00:17:38.759><c> that</c><00:17:38.940><c> God</c><00:17:39.140><c> gave</c><00:17:39.420><c> him.</c>

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So<00:17:40.000><c> then</c><00:17:40.500><c> a</c><00:17:41.079><c> new</c><00:17:42.259><c> batch</c><00:17:43.279><c> of</c><00:17:43.539><c> kings</c><00:17:43.720><c> is</c><00:17:43.940><c> going</c><00:17:44.059><c> to</c><00:17:44.180><c> arise</c><00:17:44.480><c> now.</c>

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They're<00:17:44.880><c> going</c><00:17:44.960><c> to</c><00:17:45.180><c> try</c><00:17:45.299><c> and</c><00:17:45.599><c> compete</c><00:17:45.920><c> against</c><00:17:46.319><c> Jeroboam</c><00:17:46.799><c> for</c>

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the<00:17:47.200><c> title</c><00:17:47.460><c> of</c><00:17:47.799><c> who's</c><00:17:48.140><c> the</c><00:17:48.359><c> worst.</c>

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God<00:17:49.160><c> sort</c><00:17:49.299><c> of</c><00:17:49.480><c> starts</c><00:17:49.660><c> ranking</c><00:17:50.119><c> them</c><00:17:50.339><c> all.</c>

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He<00:17:50.680><c> did</c><00:17:50.900><c> worse</c><00:17:51.099><c> and</c><00:17:51.160><c> they're</c><00:17:51.339><c> going</c><00:17:51.420><c> to</c><00:17:51.559><c> try</c><00:17:51.660><c> and</c><00:17:51.859><c> compete.</c>

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See<00:17:52.559><c> who</c><00:17:52.740><c> could</c><00:17:52.880><c> be</c><00:17:53.039><c> the</c><00:17:53.259><c> worst</c><00:17:53.480><c> king</c><00:17:53.700><c> and</c><00:17:53.819><c> who</c><00:17:54.039><c> could</c><00:17:54.180><c> do</c><00:17:54.319><c> worse</c><00:17:54.680><c> in</c>

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God's<00:17:55.559><c> eyes.</c>

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And<00:17:57.000><c> that's</c><00:17:57.279><c> what</c><00:17:57.460><c> we</c><00:17:57.680><c> have</c><00:17:57.819><c> here</c><00:17:58.140><c> that</c><00:17:58.279><c> we</c><00:17:58.420><c> read</c><00:17:58.559><c> for</c><00:17:58.839><c> us</c><00:17:59.059><c> in</c><00:17:59.900><c> 1</c>

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Kings<00:18:00.400><c> 15.</c>

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Well,<00:18:02.160><c> actually,</c><00:18:02.460><c> while</c><00:18:02.660><c> we</c><00:18:02.779><c> come</c><00:18:02.940><c> back</c><00:18:03.099><c> to</c><00:18:03.240><c> 1</c><00:18:03.480><c> Kings</c><00:18:03.759><c> 14</c><00:18:04.259><c> verse</c><00:18:04.480><c> 9,</c>

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this<00:18:04.980><c> is</c><00:18:05.160><c> his</c><00:18:05.440><c> title</c><00:18:05.740><c> here</c><00:18:06.460><c> where</c><00:18:07.200><c> he</c><00:18:07.299><c> says</c><00:18:07.460><c> he</c><00:18:07.539><c> has</c><00:18:07.819><c> done</c><00:18:07.980><c> evil</c>

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above<00:18:08.599><c> all</c><00:18:09.019><c> that</c><00:18:09.240><c> were</c><00:18:09.359><c> before</c><00:18:09.720><c> him.</c>

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For<00:18:10.140><c> thou</c><00:18:10.299><c> hast</c><00:18:10.480><c> gone</c><00:18:10.839><c> and</c><00:18:11.059><c> made</c><00:18:11.299><c> the</c><00:18:11.559><c> other</c><00:18:11.799><c> gods</c><00:18:12.119><c> and</c><00:18:12.319><c> molted</c>

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images<00:18:13.079><c> and</c><00:18:13.640><c> provoked</c><00:18:14.119><c> me</c><00:18:14.339><c> to</c><00:18:14.519><c> anger.</c>

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I'm<00:18:15.420><c> sorry,</c><00:18:15.779><c> 1</c><00:18:15.960><c> Kings</c><00:18:16.140><c> 14</c><00:18:16.619><c> verse</c><00:18:16.940><c> 9</c><00:18:17.680><c> said</c><00:18:18.019><c> there</c><00:18:18.279><c> that</c><00:18:18.400><c> he'd</c><00:18:18.559><c> done</c><00:18:18.720><c> everything</c><00:18:19.140><c> worse,</c><00:18:20.059><c> said</c><00:18:20.160><c> that</c><00:18:20.380><c> he</c>

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had<00:18:20.759><c> provoked</c><00:18:21.440><c> me,</c><00:18:21.819><c> God,</c><00:18:22.140><c> to</c><00:18:22.140><c> anger</c><00:18:22.480><c> and</c><00:18:22.819><c> has</c><00:18:23.200><c> cast</c><00:18:23.480><c> me</c><00:18:23.779><c> behind</c>

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thy<00:18:24.519><c> back.</c>

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So<00:18:25.200><c> he</c><00:18:25.220><c> had</c><00:18:25.400><c> complete</c><00:18:25.900><c> contempt</c><00:18:26.319><c> of</c><00:18:26.500><c> God.</c>

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God,<00:18:27.220><c> as</c><00:18:27.460><c> we</c><00:18:27.599><c> know,</c><00:18:27.799><c> is</c><00:18:27.960><c> supposed</c><00:18:28.079><c> to</c><00:18:28.200><c> be</c><00:18:28.319><c> on</c><00:18:28.400><c> their</c><00:18:28.740><c> foreheads</c>

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and<00:18:30.000><c> in</c><00:18:30.140><c> their</c><00:18:30.359><c> hands.</c>

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He<00:18:31.059><c> says</c><00:18:31.160><c> you</c><00:18:31.259><c> have</c><00:18:31.539><c> taken</c><00:18:31.740><c> me</c><00:18:31.940><c> from</c><00:18:32.079><c> the</c><00:18:32.339><c> forehead</c><00:18:32.619><c> and</c><00:18:32.960><c> you've</c><00:18:33.240><c> put</c>

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me<00:18:33.539><c> behind</c><00:18:33.980><c> your</c><00:18:34.180><c> back.</c>

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Religion<00:18:35.299><c> is</c><00:18:35.579><c> nothing</c><00:18:35.779><c> to</c><00:18:36.019><c> do</c><00:18:36.059><c> with</c><00:18:36.220><c> God</c><00:18:36.460><c> anymore.</c>

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It's<00:18:37.259><c> all</c><00:18:37.519><c> about</c><00:18:37.660><c> what</c><00:18:37.859><c> you</c><00:18:38.079><c> want</c><00:18:38.220><c> it</c><00:18:38.380><c> to</c><00:18:38.500><c> be.</c>

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So<00:18:39.119><c> they</c><00:18:39.299><c> still</c><00:18:39.440><c> worship</c><00:18:39.839><c> God.</c>

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They<00:18:40.319><c> still</c><00:18:40.500><c> had</c><00:18:40.599><c> this</c><00:18:40.859><c> essence</c><00:18:41.279><c> of</c><00:18:41.559><c> God</c><00:18:41.859><c> about</c><00:18:42.180><c> them,</c><00:18:42.640><c> but</c><00:18:42.880><c> it</c>

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was<00:18:43.240><c> mainly</c><00:18:43.559><c> about</c><00:18:43.940><c> just</c><00:18:44.380><c> human</c><00:18:44.640><c> and</c><00:18:45.079><c> doing</c><00:18:45.220><c> what</c><00:18:45.420><c> you</c><00:18:45.640><c> wanted.</c>

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But<00:18:46.539><c> now</c><00:18:46.799><c> we're</c><00:18:46.980><c> going</c><00:18:47.099><c> to</c><00:18:47.299><c> rise</c><00:18:47.519><c> up</c><00:18:47.720><c> a</c><00:18:47.900><c> new</c><00:18:48.240><c> generation</c><00:18:48.799><c> of</c><00:18:49.019><c> kings</c><00:18:49.180><c> that</c><00:18:49.299><c> are</c><00:18:49.420><c> going</c><00:18:49.519><c> to</c>

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take<00:18:49.799><c> it</c><00:18:50.000><c> even</c><00:18:50.279><c> further</c><00:18:50.740><c> if</c><00:18:51.039><c> it</c><00:18:51.240><c> couldn't</c><00:18:51.380><c> get</c><00:18:51.680><c> worse.</c>

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And<00:18:52.460><c> if</c><00:18:52.579><c> we</c><00:18:52.700><c> come</c><00:18:52.839><c> back</c><00:18:52.980><c> to</c><00:18:53.079><c> our</c><00:18:53.279><c> reading,</c><00:18:53.680><c> Chapter</c><00:18:53.900><c> 16,</c><00:18:55.619><c> and</c>

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if<00:18:55.859><c> we</c><00:18:55.980><c> look</c><00:18:56.099><c> at</c><00:18:56.240><c> verse</c><00:18:56.740><c> 23,</c><00:18:58.079><c> we</c><00:18:58.259><c> see</c><00:18:58.339><c> this</c><00:18:58.559><c> is</c><00:18:58.700><c> where</c><00:18:58.799><c> it</c><00:18:59.059><c> starts</c><00:18:59.380><c> to</c><00:18:59.940><c> kick</c><00:19:00.119><c> in</c>

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here<00:19:00.519><c> where</c><00:19:00.640><c> we</c><00:19:00.859><c> start</c><00:19:01.000><c> to</c><00:19:01.240><c> read</c><00:19:01.359><c> about</c><00:19:01.720><c> Omri.</c>

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So<00:19:03.799><c> in</c><00:19:03.960><c> the</c><00:19:04.440><c> 30th</c><00:19:04.980><c> and</c><00:19:05.200><c> first</c><00:19:05.559><c> year</c><00:19:05.839><c> of</c><00:19:06.059><c> Asa,</c><00:19:06.480><c> King</c><00:19:06.660><c> of</c><00:19:06.880><c> Judah,</c>

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verse<00:19:07.900><c> 23</c><00:19:08.380><c> began</c><00:19:08.720><c> Omri</c><00:19:09.099><c> to</c><00:19:09.359><c> reign</c><00:19:09.500><c> over</c><00:19:09.720><c> Israel.</c>

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Twelve<00:19:10.640><c> years</c><00:19:11.099><c> and</c><00:19:11.500><c> six</c><00:19:11.779><c> years</c><00:19:12.059><c> reigned</c><00:19:12.440><c> here</c><00:19:12.619><c> in</c><00:19:12.819><c> Terzer.</c>

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And<00:19:13.700><c> he</c><00:19:13.900><c> brought</c><00:19:14.019><c> the</c><00:19:14.220><c> hill</c><00:19:14.339><c> of</c><00:19:14.619><c> Samaria.</c>

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We<00:19:15.319><c> saw</c><00:19:15.559><c> that</c><00:19:16.279><c> verse</c><00:19:16.640><c> 25.</c>

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But<00:19:17.640><c> Omri</c><00:19:18.240><c> wrought</c><00:19:18.640><c> evil</c><00:19:19.039><c> in</c><00:19:19.240><c> the</c><00:19:19.380><c> eyes</c><00:19:19.599><c> of</c><00:19:19.839><c> Yahweh</c><00:19:20.180><c> and</c><00:19:20.299><c> did</c>

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worse<00:19:20.960><c> than</c><00:19:21.279><c> all</c><00:19:21.619><c> that</c><00:19:21.799><c> were</c><00:19:21.920><c> before</c><00:19:22.240><c> him.</c>

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So<00:19:22.579><c> he</c><00:19:22.859><c> becomes</c><00:19:23.200><c> the</c><00:19:23.420><c> new</c><00:19:23.640><c> frontrunner</c><00:19:24.079><c> now.</c>

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So<00:19:24.380><c> he</c><00:19:24.480><c> did</c><00:19:24.700><c> worse</c><00:19:25.019><c> than</c><00:19:25.240><c> Jeroboam.</c>

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He<00:19:26.140><c> now</c><00:19:26.400><c> becomes</c><00:19:26.759><c> the</c><00:19:27.000><c> worst.</c>

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Why?

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For<00:19:28.680><c> he</c><00:19:28.920><c> walked</c><00:19:29.160><c> in</c><00:19:29.319><c> all</c><00:19:29.539><c> the</c><00:19:29.619><c> ways</c><00:19:29.819><c> of</c><00:19:29.960><c> Jeroboam,</c><00:19:30.579><c> the</c><00:19:30.680><c> son</c><00:19:30.819><c> of</c>

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Nebat,<00:19:31.500><c> and</c><00:19:31.640><c> he</c><00:19:31.900><c> sinned</c><00:19:32.039><c> wherever</c><00:19:32.259><c> he</c><00:19:32.440><c> made</c><00:19:32.660><c> Israel</c><00:19:33.019><c> to</c><00:19:33.279><c> sin,</c>

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to<00:19:34.039><c> provoke</c><00:19:34.420><c> God</c><00:19:34.640><c> of</c><00:19:34.779><c> Israel</c><00:19:35.059><c> to</c><00:19:35.240><c> anger</c><00:19:35.619><c> with</c><00:19:35.980><c> vanities.</c>

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So<00:19:37.059><c> he</c><00:19:37.319><c> starts</c><00:19:37.640><c> now</c><00:19:37.940><c> to</c><00:19:38.140><c> come</c><00:19:38.319><c> on</c><00:19:38.539><c> the</c><00:19:38.640><c> scene</c><00:19:38.799><c> and</c><00:19:38.980><c> to</c><00:19:39.180><c> do</c><00:19:39.380><c> worse.</c>

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Now,<00:19:40.420><c> interestingly,</c><00:19:42.380><c> just</c><00:19:42.519><c> as</c><00:19:42.740><c> a</c><00:19:42.900><c> side</c><00:19:43.119><c> note,</c><00:19:43.420><c> it's</c><00:19:43.660><c> amazing</c>

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that<00:19:44.279><c> we</c><00:19:44.460><c> actually</c><00:19:44.839><c> have</c><00:19:45.259><c> archaeological</c><00:19:45.779><c> proof</c><00:19:46.240><c> about</c><00:19:47.259><c> Omri</c>

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and<00:19:48.039><c> the</c><00:19:48.259><c> people</c><00:19:48.519><c> that</c><00:19:48.700><c> we're</c><00:19:49.099><c> looking</c><00:19:49.359><c> at</c><00:19:49.539><c> today.</c>

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So<00:19:50.700><c> this</c><00:19:50.880><c> is</c><00:19:51.940><c> in</c><00:19:52.500><c> 1870.</c>

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This<00:19:53.819><c> is</c><00:19:54.019><c> the</c><00:19:54.160><c> Misha</c><00:19:54.460><c> steel</c><00:19:54.779><c> that</c><00:19:54.920><c> was</c><00:19:55.160><c> discovered.</c>

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It's<00:19:55.940><c> now</c><00:19:56.079><c> in</c><00:19:56.240><c> the</c><00:19:56.359><c> Louvre</c><00:19:56.579><c> in</c><00:19:56.799><c> Paris.</c>

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And<00:19:57.400><c> it</c><00:19:57.619><c> actually</c><00:19:57.980><c> talks</c><00:19:58.359><c> about</c><00:19:58.819><c> Omri</c><00:19:59.339><c> and</c><00:19:59.500><c> the</c><00:19:59.740><c> king.</c>

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And<00:20:00.220><c> it's</c><00:20:00.400><c> one</c><00:20:00.519><c> of</c><00:20:00.640><c> the</c><00:20:00.759><c> first</c><00:20:00.960><c> mentions</c><00:20:01.220><c> of</c><00:20:01.539><c> Yahweh.</c>

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So<00:20:02.519><c> we</c><00:20:02.680><c> have</c><00:20:02.940><c> archaeological</c><00:20:03.460><c> proof</c><00:20:03.900><c> of</c><00:20:04.339><c> what</c><00:20:04.480><c> we're</c><00:20:04.759><c> considering</c><00:20:05.099><c> today,</c>

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which<00:20:05.519><c> is</c><00:20:05.680><c> pretty</c><00:20:05.920><c> cool.</c>

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But<00:20:06.380><c> that's</c><00:20:06.700><c> just</c><00:20:07.000><c> an</c><00:20:07.240><c> aside.</c>

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Instead,<00:20:09.160><c> let's</c><00:20:09.599><c> look</c><00:20:09.880><c> at</c><00:20:10.660><c> what</c><00:20:11.079><c> was</c><00:20:11.440><c> the</c><00:20:11.740><c> summary</c><00:20:12.180><c> of</c><00:20:13.039><c> Omri</c>

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and<00:20:13.500><c> his</c><00:20:13.720><c> son</c><00:20:13.940><c> Ahab.</c>

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So<00:20:15.000><c> in</c><00:20:15.240><c> Micah</c><00:20:15.599><c> 616,</c><00:20:16.900><c> it</c><00:20:17.039><c> says</c><00:20:17.220><c> there,</c><00:20:17.539><c> for</c><00:20:17.579><c> the</c><00:20:17.819><c> statues</c><00:20:18.119><c> of</c><00:20:18.359><c> Omri</c><00:20:18.720><c> are</c><00:20:18.880><c> kept</c><00:20:19.079><c> and</c><00:20:19.420><c> all</c><00:20:19.660><c> the</c><00:20:19.920><c> works</c><00:20:20.200><c> of</c>

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the<00:20:20.559><c> house</c><00:20:20.759><c> of</c><00:20:21.039><c> Ahab.</c>

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So<00:20:21.460><c> these</c><00:20:21.680><c> two</c><00:20:21.799><c> are</c><00:20:22.000><c> often</c><00:20:22.240><c> put</c><00:20:22.500><c> together,</c><00:20:22.960><c> Omri</c><00:20:23.279><c> the</c><00:20:23.480><c> dad</c><00:20:23.700><c> and</c>

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Ahab<00:20:24.880><c> the</c><00:20:25.099><c> son.</c>

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And<00:20:25.819><c> it's</c><00:20:25.980><c> because</c><00:20:26.200><c> Omri</c><00:20:26.500><c> only</c><00:20:26.859><c> reigned</c><00:20:27.059><c> for</c><00:20:27.279><c> a</c><00:20:27.440><c> few</c><00:20:27.579><c> years,</c>

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and<00:20:28.319><c> then</c><00:20:28.460><c> Ahab</c><00:20:28.680><c> came</c><00:20:28.920><c> on</c><00:20:29.119><c> the</c><00:20:29.259><c> scene</c><00:20:29.400><c> and</c><00:20:29.619><c> reigned</c><00:20:29.740><c> for</c><00:20:30.039><c> 22</c><00:20:30.640><c> years.</c>

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So<00:20:31.559><c> Omri</c><00:20:31.859><c> started</c><00:20:32.279><c> it,</c><00:20:32.619><c> and</c><00:20:32.740><c> then</c><00:20:32.880><c> Ahab</c><00:20:33.079><c> picked</c><00:20:33.400><c> it</c><00:20:33.559><c> up</c><00:20:33.680><c> and</c><00:20:33.920><c> ran</c><00:20:34.079><c> with</c><00:20:34.240><c> it</c>

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and<00:20:34.500><c> did</c><00:20:34.839><c> all</c><00:20:35.299><c> of</c><00:20:35.440><c> the</c><00:20:35.680><c> evil</c><00:20:35.940><c> things</c><00:20:36.220><c> that</c><00:20:36.420><c> were</c><00:20:36.559><c> before</c><00:20:36.900><c> him.</c>

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So<00:20:38.000><c> under</c><00:20:38.700><c> Jeroboam,</c><00:20:39.279><c> what</c><00:20:39.480><c> was</c><00:20:39.720><c> his</c><00:20:39.960><c> sin?</c>

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He<00:20:40.619><c> watered</c><00:20:41.200><c> down</c><00:20:41.700><c> the</c><00:20:42.059><c> truth.</c>

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He<00:20:42.839><c> sort</c><00:20:43.039><c> of</c><00:20:43.259><c> put,</c><00:20:43.400><c> as</c><00:20:43.539><c> you</c><00:20:43.660><c> said,</c><00:20:43.819><c> put</c><00:20:43.980><c> people</c><00:20:44.319><c> in</c><00:20:44.559><c> instead</c><00:20:44.799><c> of</c><00:20:45.039><c> God.</c>

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That<00:20:45.559><c> was</c><00:20:45.759><c> the</c><00:20:45.920><c> focus.</c>

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Ahab<00:20:47.420><c> is</c><00:20:47.579><c> going</c><00:20:47.700><c> to</c><00:20:47.839><c> take</c><00:20:47.980><c> it</c><00:20:48.160><c> even</c><00:20:48.460><c> further,</c><00:20:48.900><c> where</c><00:20:48.960><c> he's</c><00:20:49.240><c> going</c><00:20:49.420><c> to</c>

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not<00:20:50.220><c> only</c><00:20:50.599><c> try</c><00:20:50.920><c> and</c><00:20:51.339><c> involve</c><00:20:51.559><c> God</c><00:20:51.880><c> worship,</c>

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but<00:20:52.539><c> bring</c><00:20:52.720><c> in</c><00:20:53.039><c> idols</c><00:20:53.359><c> and</c><00:20:53.579><c> then</c><00:20:53.799><c> even</c><00:20:54.039><c> further</c><00:20:54.359><c> persecute</c><00:20:55.480><c> the</c><00:20:56.099><c> people</c><00:20:56.440><c> as</c><00:20:56.700><c> well.</c>

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So<00:20:58.039><c> he</c><00:20:58.339><c> gets</c><00:20:58.539><c> rid</c><00:20:58.680><c> of</c><00:20:58.900><c> God</c><00:20:59.039><c> altogether.</c>

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He<00:20:59.960><c> puts</c><00:21:00.200><c> idols</c><00:21:00.599><c> in</c><00:21:00.759><c> and</c><00:21:00.859><c> he</c><00:21:01.119><c> starts</c><00:21:01.319><c> to</c><00:21:01.579><c> persecute.</c>

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So<00:21:02.000><c> we</c><00:21:02.019><c> have</c><00:21:02.140><c> this</c><00:21:02.440><c> next</c><00:21:02.799><c> stage</c><00:21:03.240><c> of</c><00:21:03.599><c> rebellion</c><00:21:04.099><c> in</c><00:21:04.400><c> this</c><00:21:04.640><c> nation,</c><00:21:04.940><c> and</c>

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this<00:21:05.319><c> is</c><00:21:05.339><c> what</c><00:21:05.599><c> Elijah</c><00:21:06.019><c> is</c><00:21:06.240><c> going</c><00:21:06.400><c> to</c><00:21:06.660><c> face.</c>

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It<00:21:08.519><c> says</c><00:21:08.839><c> that</c><00:21:09.799><c> if</c><00:21:10.259><c> we</c><00:21:10.380><c> look</c><00:21:10.500><c> at</c><00:21:10.640><c> 18,</c><00:21:11.160><c> or</c><00:21:11.259><c> sorry,</c><00:21:11.519><c> beforehand,</c>

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Ahab<00:21:12.579><c> goes</c><00:21:12.859><c> out</c><00:21:13.119><c> and</c><00:21:13.240><c> he</c><00:21:13.440><c> goes</c><00:21:13.700><c> and</c><00:21:13.900><c> he</c><00:21:14.119><c> marries</c><00:21:14.759><c> Jezebel,</c><00:21:15.180><c> we</c>

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read<00:21:15.539><c> today.</c>

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And<00:21:16.519><c> Jezebel,</c><00:21:17.440><c> she</c><00:21:17.759><c> was</c><00:21:17.920><c> the</c><00:21:18.119><c> daughter</c><00:21:18.359><c> of</c><00:21:18.680><c> Ethbael,</c><00:21:19.259><c> which</c>

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means<00:21:19.839><c> loves</c><00:21:20.380><c> Baal</c><00:21:20.740><c> or</c><00:21:20.920><c> the</c><00:21:21.099><c> house</c><00:21:21.279><c> of</c><00:21:21.380><c> Baal.</c>

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So<00:21:21.740><c> there's</c><00:21:22.019><c> no,</c><00:21:22.359><c> you</c><00:21:22.440><c> know,</c><00:21:22.740><c> there's</c><00:21:22.900><c> no</c><00:21:23.119><c> sort</c><00:21:23.400><c> of</c><00:21:24.420><c> misunderstanding</c><00:21:25.160><c> what</c><00:21:25.400><c> this</c>

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family,<00:21:26.079><c> what</c><00:21:26.200><c> the</c><00:21:26.380><c> family</c><00:21:26.559><c> he</c><00:21:26.700><c> was</c><00:21:26.839><c> marrying</c><00:21:27.119><c> into.</c>

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It<00:21:27.599><c> wasn't</c><00:21:27.740><c> like,</c><00:21:28.059><c> oh,</c><00:21:28.299><c> I</c><00:21:28.460><c> didn't</c><00:21:28.680><c> know</c><00:21:29.039><c> what</c><00:21:29.279><c> they</c><00:21:29.519><c> wanted.</c>

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It's<00:21:30.059><c> fairly</c><00:21:30.420><c> obvious</c><00:21:30.819><c> here.</c>

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I<00:21:31.500><c> love</c><00:21:31.779><c> Baal.</c>

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Ahab<00:21:32.599><c> goes,</c><00:21:32.940><c> right,</c><00:21:33.319><c> that's</c><00:21:33.599><c> the</c><00:21:33.759><c> perfect</c><00:21:34.019><c> house</c><00:21:34.299><c> that</c><00:21:34.460><c> I</c><00:21:34.599><c> want</c><00:21:34.700><c> to</c>

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marry<00:21:35.019><c> into.</c>

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That's<00:21:35.940><c> exactly</c><00:21:36.259><c> what</c><00:21:36.440><c> I</c><00:21:36.700><c> want.</c>

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And<00:21:37.299><c> so</c><00:21:37.420><c> he</c><00:21:37.519><c> goes</c><00:21:37.779><c> even</c><00:21:38.180><c> further</c><00:21:38.579><c> than</c><00:21:38.819><c> that.</c>

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How<00:21:39.319><c> can</c><00:21:39.480><c> I</c><00:21:39.720><c> bring</c><00:21:39.880><c> in</c><00:21:40.079><c> new</c><00:21:40.259><c> religion</c><00:21:40.700><c> into</c><00:21:41.200><c> what</c><00:21:41.380><c> we're</c><00:21:41.599><c> doing?</c>

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And<00:21:42.619><c> then</c><00:21:42.900><c> it</c><00:21:43.019><c> goes</c><00:21:43.279><c> a</c><00:21:43.339><c> step</c><00:21:43.539><c> further</c><00:21:43.940><c> again.</c>

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If<00:21:44.759><c> we</c><00:21:44.859><c> look</c><00:21:45.019><c> at</c><00:21:45.299><c> chapter</c><00:21:45.700><c> 18</c><00:21:46.380><c> and</c><00:21:46.799><c> verse</c><00:21:47.099><c> four,</c><00:21:48.559><c> it</c><00:21:48.779><c> says</c><00:21:49.019><c> there</c><00:21:49.319><c> that</c>

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he<00:21:50.079><c> allowed</c><00:21:50.539><c> Jezebel</c><00:21:51.119><c> to</c><00:21:51.519><c> persecute</c><00:21:52.319><c> and</c><00:21:52.680><c> to</c><00:21:53.000><c> kill</c><00:21:53.180><c> the</c><00:21:53.519><c> prophets</c><00:21:53.839><c> and</c>

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worshipers<00:21:54.779><c> of</c><00:21:54.980><c> God.</c>

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So<00:21:55.640><c> this</c><00:21:55.799><c> is</c><00:21:56.059><c> the</c><00:21:56.240><c> final.</c>

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So<00:21:56.680><c> see</c><00:21:56.940><c> how</c><00:21:57.099><c> we've</c><00:21:57.359><c> gone</c><00:21:57.660><c> progressively</c><00:21:58.559><c> worse</c><00:21:58.960><c> over</c><00:21:59.220><c> this</c><00:21:59.400><c> thing.</c>

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It's<00:21:59.680><c> not</c><00:21:59.819><c> just</c><00:22:00.079><c> watering</c><00:22:00.339><c> down</c><00:22:00.680><c> God.</c>

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Then<00:22:01.299><c> it's</c><00:22:01.559><c> bringing</c><00:22:01.759><c> idols</c><00:22:02.140><c> in.</c>

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And<00:22:02.839><c> now</c><00:22:03.140><c> it's</c><00:22:03.640><c> persecuting</c><00:22:04.140><c> that</c><00:22:04.359><c> any</c><00:22:04.500><c> of</c><00:22:04.619><c> those</c><00:22:04.779><c> believers.</c>

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So<00:22:05.259><c> there</c><00:22:05.380><c> weren't</c><00:22:05.480><c> that</c><00:22:05.680><c> many</c><00:22:05.859><c> believers</c><00:22:06.160><c> left,</c><00:22:06.460><c> as</c><00:22:06.579><c> we</c><00:22:06.759><c> saw</c>

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many<00:22:07.200><c> of</c><00:22:07.339><c> them</c><00:22:07.460><c> left</c><00:22:07.700><c> generations</c><00:22:08.319><c> ago.</c>

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But<00:22:09.019><c> even</c><00:22:09.200><c> those</c><00:22:09.400><c> that</c><00:22:09.680><c> wanted</c><00:22:09.900><c> to</c><00:22:10.119><c> do</c><00:22:10.279><c> the</c><00:22:10.380><c> thing</c><00:22:10.819><c> were</c><00:22:11.099><c> now</c>

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being<00:22:11.640><c> physically</c><00:22:12.160><c> persecuted.</c>

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And<00:22:14.859><c> that's</c><00:22:15.220><c> the</c><00:22:15.380><c> nation</c><00:22:15.700><c> that</c><00:22:16.079><c> Elijah's</c><00:22:16.640><c> going</c><00:22:16.759><c> to</c><00:22:16.880><c> come</c><00:22:17.000><c> into.</c>

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That's<00:22:17.579><c> the</c><00:22:17.799><c> ecclesial</c><00:22:18.240><c> environment</c><00:22:18.819><c> that</c><00:22:19.059><c> Elisha</c><00:22:19.440><c> is</c><00:22:19.619><c> coming</c><00:22:19.799><c> into.</c>

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But<00:22:20.660><c> it</c><00:22:20.859><c> also</c><00:22:21.279><c> introduces</c><00:22:21.940><c> us</c><00:22:22.259><c> here</c><00:22:22.539><c> to</c><00:22:23.000><c> Ahab.</c>

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And<00:22:23.880><c> like</c><00:22:24.119><c> Elijah,</c><00:22:24.740><c> there's</c><00:22:25.079><c> more</c><00:22:25.480><c> than</c><00:22:25.839><c> meets</c><00:22:26.200><c> the</c><00:22:26.500><c> eye</c><00:22:26.559><c> when</c>

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we<00:22:26.920><c> first</c><00:22:27.140><c> look</c><00:22:27.319><c> at</c><00:22:27.519><c> Ahab.</c>

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He's<00:22:27.900><c> a</c><00:22:28.059><c> really</c><00:22:28.420><c> interesting</c><00:22:29.119><c> character.</c>

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God<00:22:31.140><c> says</c><00:22:31.380><c> these</c><00:22:31.619><c> two</c><00:22:31.880><c> summaries</c><00:22:32.299><c> here</c><00:22:32.900><c> about</c><00:22:33.700><c> Ahab.</c>

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First,<00:22:35.059><c> he</c><00:22:35.099><c> did</c><00:22:35.319><c> more</c><00:22:35.700><c> to</c><00:22:36.019><c> provoke</c><00:22:36.460><c> Yahweh,</c><00:22:37.059><c> God</c><00:22:37.140><c> of</c><00:22:37.259><c> Israel,</c>

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to<00:22:37.740><c> anger</c><00:22:38.000><c> than</c><00:22:38.160><c> all</c><00:22:38.420><c> the</c><00:22:38.619><c> kings</c><00:22:38.779><c> that</c><00:22:38.960><c> were</c><00:22:39.119><c> before</c><00:22:39.460><c> him.</c>

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So<00:22:40.160><c> he</c><00:22:40.599><c> becomes</c><00:22:40.920><c> he</c><00:22:41.200><c> wins.</c>

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He's<00:22:42.059><c> the</c><00:22:42.299><c> worst</c><00:22:42.539><c> one.</c>

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No<00:22:43.019><c> one</c><00:22:43.240><c> after</c><00:22:43.519><c> Ahab</c><00:22:43.940><c> has</c><00:22:44.259><c> ever</c><00:22:44.460><c> mentioned</c><00:22:44.819><c> that</c><00:22:45.140><c> he</c><00:22:45.400><c> did</c><00:22:45.559><c> worse</c><00:22:45.900><c> than</c>

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all<00:22:46.319><c> before</c><00:22:46.660><c> him.</c>

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Ahab<00:22:47.200><c> is</c><00:22:47.420><c> the</c><00:22:48.519><c> way</c><00:22:48.859><c> to</c><00:22:49.039><c> look</c><00:22:49.220><c> at</c><00:22:49.299><c> it,</c><00:22:49.420><c> the</c><00:22:49.559><c> highest</c><00:22:49.839><c> or</c><00:22:50.039><c> the</c><00:22:50.279><c> lowest.</c>

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He<00:22:51.200><c> is</c><00:22:51.440><c> the</c><00:22:51.700><c> worst</c><00:22:51.940><c> king</c><00:22:52.140><c> of</c><00:22:52.400><c> everyone</c><00:22:52.660><c> before</c><00:22:53.019><c> him.</c>

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He<00:22:53.440><c> won</c><00:22:53.779><c> that</c><00:22:54.339><c> contest.</c>

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But<00:22:55.420><c> as</c><00:22:55.759><c> well,</c><00:22:56.000><c> there</c><00:22:56.000><c> were</c><00:22:56.279><c> none</c><00:22:56.480><c> like</c><00:22:56.700><c> Ahab,</c><00:22:57.759><c> which</c><00:22:57.880><c> did</c><00:22:58.400><c> sell</c><00:22:58.680><c> himself</c><00:22:59.180><c> to</c>

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work<00:22:59.680><c> wickedness</c><00:23:00.359><c> in</c><00:23:00.660><c> the</c><00:23:00.900><c> sight</c><00:23:01.099><c> of</c><00:23:01.339><c> Yahweh,</c><00:23:02.160><c> whom</c><00:23:02.299><c> Jezebel,</c>

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his<00:23:03.079><c> wife,</c><00:23:03.720><c> stirred</c><00:23:03.859><c> up.</c>

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So<00:23:04.740><c> he</c><00:23:05.019><c> provoked</c><00:23:05.480><c> God.</c>

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He<00:23:07.380><c> then</c><00:23:07.779><c> sold</c><00:23:08.220><c> himself.</c>

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He<00:23:10.339><c> allowed</c><00:23:10.960><c> Jezebel</c><00:23:11.480><c> to</c><00:23:11.839><c> stir</c><00:23:12.019><c> up</c><00:23:12.240><c> these</c><00:23:12.480><c> things</c><00:23:12.740><c> in</c><00:23:12.920><c> him.</c>

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And<00:23:13.240><c> that's</c><00:23:13.420><c> what</c><00:23:13.539><c> was</c><00:23:13.759><c> so</c><00:23:14.180><c> frustrating</c><00:23:14.619><c> about</c><00:23:14.980><c> Ahab.</c>

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See,<00:23:16.339><c> Ahab</c><00:23:16.599><c> had</c><00:23:16.880><c> so</c><00:23:17.259><c> much</c><00:23:17.500><c> potential.</c>

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He<00:23:18.420><c> wasn't</c><00:23:18.740><c> like</c><00:23:19.019><c> this</c><00:23:19.359><c> black</c><00:23:19.599><c> and</c><00:23:19.819><c> white,</c><00:23:20.339><c> you</c><00:23:20.339><c> know,</c><00:23:20.700><c> Elijah's</c><00:23:21.220><c> good,</c>

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Ahab's<00:23:22.039><c> bad.</c>

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It's<00:23:22.480><c> a</c><00:23:22.619><c> simple</c><00:23:22.900><c> little</c><00:23:23.200><c> Disney</c><00:23:23.559><c> fairy</c><00:23:23.980><c> tale.</c>

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No,<00:23:24.259><c> there's</c><00:23:24.500><c> more</c><00:23:24.779><c> to</c><00:23:24.960><c> these</c><00:23:25.140><c> characters.</c>

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We<00:23:26.319><c> often</c><00:23:26.460><c> find</c><00:23:26.700><c> in</c><00:23:26.839><c> the</c><00:23:26.960><c> Bible,</c><00:23:27.339><c> not</c><00:23:27.500><c> all</c><00:23:27.839><c> bad</c><00:23:28.099><c> people</c><00:23:28.400><c> are</c>

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bad<00:23:28.779><c> all</c><00:23:28.980><c> the</c><00:23:29.119><c> time,</c><00:23:29.299><c> not</c><00:23:29.539><c> all</c><00:23:29.779><c> good</c><00:23:29.940><c> people</c><00:23:30.259><c> are</c><00:23:30.420><c> good</c><00:23:30.500><c> all</c>

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the<00:23:30.900><c> time.</c>

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And<00:23:31.440><c> we'll</c><00:23:31.579><c> say</c><00:23:31.660><c> this</c><00:23:31.799><c> is</c><00:23:32.039><c> exactly</c><00:23:32.319><c> the</c><00:23:32.539><c> case</c><00:23:32.779><c> here</c><00:23:33.000><c> with</c><00:23:33.680><c> Elijah</c><00:23:34.319><c> and</c>

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with<00:23:35.440><c> Ahab.</c>

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Ahab<00:23:36.200><c> had</c><00:23:36.460><c> so</c><00:23:36.839><c> much</c><00:23:37.079><c> potential,</c><00:23:37.559><c> as</c><00:23:37.660><c> we'll</c><00:23:37.859><c> see</c><00:23:37.940><c> this</c><00:23:38.160><c> weekend.</c>

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On<00:23:39.099><c> Mount</c><00:23:39.400><c> Carmel,</c><00:23:39.880><c> I</c><00:23:40.019><c> believe</c><00:23:40.420><c> he</c><00:23:40.799><c> consented</c><00:23:41.319><c> to</c><00:23:41.559><c> the</c><00:23:41.759><c> killing</c><00:23:41.900><c> of</c><00:23:42.079><c> the</c>

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prophets,<00:23:42.619><c> potentially</c><00:23:43.119><c> joined</c><00:23:43.559><c> in</c><00:23:44.000><c> to</c><00:23:44.240><c> the</c><00:23:44.440><c> killing</c><00:23:44.579><c> of</c>

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those<00:23:45.059><c> prophets.</c>

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He<00:23:46.019><c> wanted</c><00:23:46.420><c> to</c><00:23:46.940><c> turn</c><00:23:47.160><c> back</c><00:23:47.359><c> to</c><00:23:47.619><c> God.</c>

00:23:47.839 --> 00:23:50.079
He<00:23:47.960><c> was</c><00:23:48.220><c> convinced</c><00:23:48.640><c> at</c><00:23:48.900><c> that</c><00:23:49.099><c> time.</c>

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He<00:23:50.680><c> believed</c><00:23:51.180><c> in</c><00:23:51.440><c> God.</c>

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Later<00:23:52.240><c> in</c><00:23:52.579><c> 1</c><00:23:52.779><c> Kings</c><00:23:53.000><c> 21,</c><00:23:53.779><c> verse</c><00:23:54.019><c> 25,</c><00:23:55.140><c> we</c><00:23:55.279><c> read</c><00:23:55.480><c> that</c><00:23:55.779><c> Ahab</c><00:23:56.019><c> actually</c><00:23:56.559><c> repented</c><00:23:57.160><c> and</c>

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it<00:23:57.579><c> was</c><00:23:57.859><c> genuine.</c>

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God<00:23:58.539><c> postponed</c><00:23:59.200><c> the</c><00:23:59.480><c> punishment</c><00:23:59.799><c> on</c><00:24:00.039><c> Ahab</c><00:24:00.359><c> because</c><00:24:00.859><c> he</c><00:24:01.059><c> could</c>

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see<00:24:01.420><c> he</c><00:24:01.759><c> genuinely</c><00:24:02.279><c> repented</c><00:24:02.779><c> and</c><00:24:03.079><c> believed</c><00:24:03.539><c> God.</c>

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So<00:24:04.759><c> there</c><00:24:04.880><c> were</c><00:24:05.119><c> times</c><00:24:05.500><c> in</c><00:24:05.660><c> his</c><00:24:05.900><c> life</c><00:24:06.099><c> when</c><00:24:06.279><c> he</c><00:24:06.539><c> does</c><00:24:06.740><c> the</c>

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right<00:24:07.279><c> thing.</c>

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He<00:24:07.960><c> knew</c><00:24:08.240><c> what</c><00:24:08.440><c> the</c><00:24:08.680><c> right</c><00:24:08.920><c> thing</c><00:24:09.099><c> was,</c><00:24:09.779><c> but</c><00:24:09.940><c> he</c><00:24:10.339><c> refused</c><00:24:10.660><c> to</c>

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commit<00:24:11.180><c> 100</c><00:24:11.660><c> percent</c><00:24:12.019><c> to</c><00:24:12.220><c> God.</c>

00:24:13.180 --> 00:24:15.700
He<00:24:13.539><c> says</c><00:24:13.960><c> he</c><00:24:14.359><c> sold</c><00:24:14.819><c> himself</c><00:24:15.420><c> to</c><00:24:15.640><c> do.</c>

00:24:15.740 --> 00:24:19.660
There<00:24:15.839><c> was</c><00:24:16.059><c> something</c><00:24:16.319><c> there,</c><00:24:16.900><c> but</c><00:24:17.099><c> he</c><00:24:17.279><c> gave</c><00:24:17.519><c> it</c><00:24:17.720><c> over</c><00:24:18.259><c> to</c><00:24:18.960><c> Jezebel</c><00:24:19.460><c> and</c>

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to<00:24:19.880><c> Baal</c><00:24:20.059><c> rather</c><00:24:20.460><c> than</c><00:24:20.700><c> to</c><00:24:20.940><c> God.</c>

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In<00:24:21.740><c> fact,</c><00:24:22.039><c> Jehoshaphat,</c><00:24:22.680><c> who</c><00:24:22.720><c> was</c><00:24:22.920><c> king</c><00:24:23.200><c> of</c><00:24:23.819><c> Judah</c><00:24:24.099><c> at</c><00:24:24.279><c> this</c><00:24:24.500><c> time,</c><00:24:25.099><c> also</c><00:24:25.440><c> got</c><00:24:25.599><c> himself</c><00:24:25.960><c> into</c><00:24:26.220><c> a</c>

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lot<00:24:26.480><c> of</c><00:24:26.700><c> trouble</c><00:24:26.900><c> because</c><00:24:27.039><c> he</c><00:24:27.220><c> kept</c><00:24:27.640><c> involving</c><00:24:28.460><c> Ahab.</c>

00:24:28.940 --> 00:24:32.259
He<00:24:29.019><c> kept</c><00:24:29.220><c> inviting</c><00:24:29.660><c> him</c><00:24:29.980><c> down,</c><00:24:30.319><c> trying</c><00:24:30.779><c> to</c><00:24:30.980><c> be</c><00:24:31.099><c> a</c><00:24:31.259><c> positive</c><00:24:31.619><c> influences</c><00:24:32.059><c> in</c>

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his<00:24:32.420><c> life.</c>

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He<00:24:32.819><c> could</c><00:24:33.059><c> see</c><00:24:33.220><c> there</c><00:24:33.359><c> was</c><00:24:33.500><c> potential</c><00:24:33.900><c> there.</c>

00:24:34.500 --> 00:24:36.539
And<00:24:34.640><c> it</c><00:24:34.700><c> got</c><00:24:34.819><c> so</c><00:24:35.019><c> much</c><00:24:35.160><c> to</c><00:24:35.339><c> the</c><00:24:35.460><c> point</c><00:24:35.559><c> where</c><00:24:35.740><c> God</c><00:24:35.940><c> had</c><00:24:36.119><c> to</c><00:24:36.359><c> stop</c>

00:24:36.539 --> 00:24:39.240
him<00:24:36.720><c> and</c><00:24:36.819><c> say,</c><00:24:36.940><c> look,</c><00:24:37.380><c> don't</c><00:24:37.660><c> waste</c><00:24:37.940><c> your</c><00:24:38.200><c> time</c><00:24:38.339><c> on</c><00:24:38.579><c> Ahab</c><00:24:38.819><c> anymore.</c>

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He<00:24:39.980><c> hates</c><00:24:40.400><c> me.</c>

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Leave<00:24:41.200><c> him</c><00:24:41.400><c> alone.</c>

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But<00:24:42.160><c> even</c><00:24:42.339><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:24:42.960><c> could</c><00:24:43.180><c> see</c><00:24:43.319><c> it.</c>

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Elijah<00:24:44.000><c> could</c><00:24:44.240><c> see</c><00:24:44.460><c> it.</c>

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There<00:24:44.839><c> was</c><00:24:45.039><c> something</c><00:24:45.339><c> there</c><00:24:45.640><c> in</c><00:24:46.160><c> Ahab</c><00:24:46.480><c> that</c><00:24:46.779><c> was</c><00:24:47.099><c> good.</c>

00:24:48.160 --> 00:24:51.579
And<00:24:48.680><c> everyone</c><00:24:49.119><c> spent</c><00:24:49.359><c> their</c><00:24:49.579><c> whole</c><00:24:49.740><c> life</c><00:24:49.980><c> trying</c><00:24:50.380><c> to</c><00:24:50.640><c> help</c><00:24:50.799><c> him,</c><00:24:51.079><c> trying</c><00:24:51.319><c> to</c>

00:24:51.579 --> 00:24:54.119
show<00:24:51.759><c> him</c><00:24:51.960><c> a</c><00:24:52.140><c> better</c><00:24:52.319><c> way,</c><00:24:52.640><c> trying</c><00:24:53.000><c> to</c><00:24:53.259><c> encourage</c><00:24:53.700><c> him.</c>

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But<00:24:54.640><c> in</c><00:24:54.819><c> the</c><00:24:54.940><c> end,</c><00:24:55.380><c> no</c><00:24:55.460><c> matter</c><00:24:55.619><c> how</c><00:24:55.839><c> many</c><00:24:55.980><c> opportunities</c><00:24:56.640><c> that</c>

00:24:57.079 --> 00:25:00.859
Ahab<00:24:57.420><c> was</c><00:24:57.940><c> given,</c><00:24:58.759><c> he</c><00:24:58.960><c> couldn't</c><00:24:59.220><c> make</c><00:24:59.460><c> those</c><00:24:59.720><c> changes</c><00:25:00.140><c> in</c><00:25:00.440><c> his</c><00:25:00.660><c> life.</c>

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It<00:25:00.980><c> was</c><00:25:01.160><c> all</c><00:25:01.420><c> too</c><00:25:01.720><c> hard</c><00:25:02.059><c> for</c><00:25:02.440><c> Ahab.</c>

00:25:02.799 --> 00:25:05.980
And<00:25:02.900><c> as</c><00:25:03.000><c> I</c><00:25:03.180><c> said</c><00:25:03.259><c> there,</c><00:25:03.539><c> he</c><00:25:03.740><c> sold</c><00:25:04.019><c> himself</c><00:25:04.579><c> to</c><00:25:05.039><c> do</c><00:25:05.220><c> wickedness.</c>

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He<00:25:06.420><c> allowed</c><00:25:06.680><c> Jezebel</c><00:25:07.200><c> to</c><00:25:07.660><c> manipulate</c><00:25:08.299><c> him,</c><00:25:08.539><c> to</c><00:25:08.740><c> use</c><00:25:09.019><c> him</c><00:25:09.259><c> for</c>

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her<00:25:09.700><c> own</c><00:25:09.960><c> greed.</c>

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Ahab<00:25:10.960><c> didn't</c><00:25:11.200><c> have</c><00:25:11.460><c> the</c><00:25:11.819><c> backbone</c><00:25:12.180><c> to</c><00:25:12.440><c> stand</c><00:25:12.640><c> up</c><00:25:12.859><c> against</c><00:25:13.180><c> her</c>

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and<00:25:14.619><c> to</c><00:25:15.019><c> work</c><00:25:15.180><c> with</c><00:25:15.440><c> Elijah.</c>

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And<00:25:16.039><c> so</c><00:25:16.119><c> we</c><00:25:16.180><c> have</c><00:25:16.279><c> these</c><00:25:16.480><c> two</c><00:25:16.799><c> really</c><00:25:17.180><c> interesting</c><00:25:17.900><c> characters.</c>

00:25:18.980 --> 00:25:21.599
Elijah,<00:25:19.460><c> who</c><00:25:19.619><c> had</c><00:25:19.900><c> the</c><00:25:20.160><c> backbone,</c><00:25:20.640><c> who</c><00:25:20.740><c> had</c><00:25:20.920><c> the</c><00:25:21.180><c> conviction,</c>

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who<00:25:22.220><c> had</c><00:25:22.579><c> the</c><00:25:22.799><c> dedication,</c><00:25:23.700><c> but</c><00:25:23.880><c> was</c><00:25:24.160><c> still</c><00:25:24.400><c> needed</c><00:25:24.660><c> to</c><00:25:24.839><c> be</c>

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shaped<00:25:25.299><c> and</c><00:25:25.500><c> molded</c><00:25:26.000><c> and</c><00:25:26.319><c> changed.</c>

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And<00:25:27.180><c> then</c><00:25:27.319><c> we</c><00:25:27.440><c> have</c><00:25:27.640><c> Ahab,</c><00:25:28.480><c> who</c><00:25:28.599><c> had</c><00:25:28.960><c> potential.</c>

00:25:30.339 --> 00:25:32.079
But<00:25:30.339><c> just</c><00:25:30.799><c> people</c><00:25:31.259><c> kept</c><00:25:31.500><c> working</c><00:25:31.819><c> with</c><00:25:31.960><c> him.</c>

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God<00:25:32.359><c> kept</c><00:25:32.599><c> working</c><00:25:32.940><c> with</c><00:25:33.119><c> him.</c>

00:25:33.460 --> 00:25:35.400
But<00:25:33.599><c> he</c><00:25:33.839><c> didn't</c><00:25:34.019><c> have</c><00:25:34.240><c> the</c><00:25:34.460><c> backbone</c><00:25:34.680><c> to</c><00:25:34.960><c> stand</c><00:25:35.180><c> up.</c>

00:25:35.440 --> 00:25:37.299
And<00:25:35.539><c> so</c><00:25:35.619><c> we</c><00:25:35.720><c> have</c><00:25:35.740><c> these</c><00:25:35.900><c> interesting</c><00:25:36.359><c> two</c><00:25:36.660><c> main</c><00:25:36.880><c> characters</c>

00:25:37.299 --> 00:25:39.319
in<00:25:37.480><c> this</c><00:25:37.720><c> story</c><00:25:37.980><c> that</c><00:25:38.259><c> we'll</c><00:25:38.640><c> see.</c>

00:25:39.599 --> 00:25:41.339
Neither<00:25:39.880><c> of</c><00:25:40.180><c> them</c><00:25:40.500><c> were</c><00:25:40.880><c> perfect.</c>

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Both<00:25:42.140><c> of</c><00:25:42.359><c> them</c><00:25:42.500><c> had</c><00:25:42.759><c> potential.</c>

00:25:43.000 --> 00:25:47.579
Both<00:25:43.839><c> struggled</c><00:25:44.539><c> and</c><00:25:45.059><c> wrestled</c><00:25:45.480><c> with</c><00:25:45.619><c> what</c><00:25:45.799><c> God</c><00:25:46.099><c> wanted</c><00:25:46.480><c> from</c><00:25:46.819><c> them.</c>

00:25:48.099 --> 00:25:51.079
But<00:25:48.200><c> the</c><00:25:48.380><c> lesson</c><00:25:48.680><c> really</c><00:25:48.900><c> that</c><00:25:49.000><c> we'll</c><00:25:49.220><c> hopefully</c><00:25:49.539><c> see</c><00:25:49.779><c> God</c><00:25:50.019><c> willing</c><00:25:50.259><c> this</c><00:25:50.500><c> weekend</c><00:25:50.779><c> is</c>

00:25:51.079 --> 00:25:55.160
that<00:25:51.720><c> Elijah</c><00:25:53.200><c> allowed</c><00:25:53.819><c> himself</c><00:25:54.299><c> to</c><00:25:54.519><c> be</c><00:25:54.720><c> changed.</c>

00:25:55.279 --> 00:25:56.980
He<00:25:55.500><c> opened</c><00:25:55.880><c> himself</c><00:25:56.359><c> up</c><00:25:56.619><c> to</c><00:25:56.819><c> God.</c>

00:25:57.059 --> 00:25:58.019
He<00:25:57.259><c> let</c><00:25:57.519><c> God</c><00:25:57.819><c> in.</c>

00:25:58.039 --> 00:26:00.319
Both<00:25:58.319><c> needed</c><00:25:58.640><c> work,</c><00:25:59.279><c> but</c><00:25:59.460><c> one</c><00:25:59.700><c> resisted.</c>

00:26:00.319 --> 00:26:01.960
One<00:26:00.619><c> sold</c><00:26:01.039><c> himself</c><00:26:01.420><c> to</c><00:26:01.619><c> do</c><00:26:01.720><c> it.</c>

00:26:02.019 --> 00:26:05.220
The<00:26:02.259><c> other</c><00:26:02.819><c> allowed</c><00:26:03.440><c> God</c><00:26:03.700><c> to</c><00:26:04.000><c> work</c><00:26:04.319><c> on</c><00:26:04.500><c> his</c><00:26:04.799><c> life.</c>

00:26:05.680 --> 00:26:08.920
Ahab<00:26:05.960><c> submitted</c><00:26:06.400><c> himself</c><00:26:06.880><c> to</c><00:26:07.500><c> the</c><00:26:07.740><c> joys</c><00:26:08.019><c> of</c><00:26:08.160><c> this</c><00:26:08.440><c> world,</c><00:26:08.759><c> the</c>

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reward<00:26:09.400><c> of</c><00:26:09.759><c> this</c><00:26:10.000><c> life.</c>

00:26:10.359 --> 00:26:14.119
He<00:26:10.660><c> chose</c><00:26:10.880><c> that</c><00:26:11.480><c> rather</c><00:26:11.880><c> than</c><00:26:12.160><c> trying</c><00:26:12.500><c> to</c><00:26:12.940><c> resist</c><00:26:13.420><c> and</c><00:26:13.880><c> stand</c>

00:26:14.119 --> 00:26:15.299
up<00:26:14.319><c> for</c><00:26:14.500><c> God.</c>

00:26:15.500 --> 00:26:19.500
And<00:26:15.539><c> that's</c><00:26:15.819><c> one</c><00:26:16.019><c> of</c><00:26:16.160><c> the</c><00:26:16.279><c> I</c><00:26:16.279><c> think</c><00:26:16.460><c> that</c><00:26:16.660><c> the</c><00:26:16.819><c> big</c><00:26:16.980><c> lessons</c><00:26:17.299><c> hopefully</c><00:26:17.700><c> this</c><00:26:17.960><c> weekend</c><00:26:18.299><c> we'll</c><00:26:18.640><c> see</c><00:26:18.920><c> is</c>

00:26:19.500 --> 00:26:22.480
that<00:26:19.680><c> God</c><00:26:20.079><c> isn't</c><00:26:20.460><c> looking</c><00:26:20.920><c> for</c><00:26:21.420><c> perfection.</c>

00:26:22.519 --> 00:26:24.839
Neither<00:26:22.799><c> of</c><00:26:23.019><c> these</c><00:26:23.220><c> men</c><00:26:23.440><c> were</c><00:26:23.680><c> perfect.</c>

00:26:25.059 --> 00:26:28.279
But<00:26:25.299><c> what</c><00:26:25.420><c> was</c><00:26:25.579><c> the</c><00:26:25.759><c> difference</c><00:26:25.920><c> between</c><00:26:26.259><c> Elijah</c><00:26:26.720><c> and</c><00:26:27.000><c> Ahab?</c>

00:26:28.460 --> 00:26:31.079
Oh,<00:26:28.920><c> Elijah</c><00:26:29.220><c> was</c><00:26:29.480><c> passionate</c><00:26:29.940><c> to</c><00:26:30.119><c> do</c><00:26:30.240><c> the</c><00:26:30.380><c> things</c><00:26:30.519><c> of</c><00:26:30.779><c> God.</c>

00:26:31.380 --> 00:26:33.940
And<00:26:31.660><c> he</c><00:26:31.819><c> was</c><00:26:32.140><c> meek</c><00:26:32.500><c> enough</c><00:26:32.759><c> and</c><00:26:32.980><c> meekness</c><00:26:33.259><c> just</c><00:26:33.519><c> means</c><00:26:33.660><c> being</c>

00:26:33.940 --> 00:26:36.259
able<00:26:34.140><c> to</c><00:26:34.279><c> be</c><00:26:34.519><c> shaped</c><00:26:34.779><c> and</c><00:26:35.019><c> molded</c><00:26:35.480><c> and</c><00:26:35.839><c> changed.</c>

00:26:36.259 --> 00:26:39.720
That's<00:26:36.940><c> why</c><00:26:37.480><c> Elijah</c><00:26:38.099><c> becomes</c><00:26:38.460><c> the</c><00:26:38.640><c> focus</c><00:26:38.920><c> of</c><00:26:39.099><c> this</c><00:26:39.319><c> story</c>

00:26:39.720 --> 00:26:40.960
rather<00:26:40.460><c> than</c><00:26:40.740><c> Ahab.</c>

00:26:41.099 --> 00:26:42.579
It<00:26:41.140><c> wasn't</c><00:26:41.380><c> that</c><00:26:41.599><c> Elijah</c><00:26:41.900><c> was</c><00:26:42.140><c> perfect.</c>

00:26:42.859 --> 00:26:44.640
It's<00:26:42.960><c> not</c><00:26:43.059><c> that</c><00:26:43.240><c> we</c><00:26:43.500><c> need</c><00:26:43.680><c> to</c><00:26:43.799><c> be</c><00:26:44.059><c> perfect</c><00:26:44.359><c> either.</c>

00:26:44.660 --> 00:26:46.299
We<00:26:44.799><c> can</c><00:26:44.960><c> put</c><00:26:45.140><c> ourselves</c><00:26:45.480><c> into</c><00:26:45.720><c> this</c><00:26:46.019><c> story.</c>

00:26:46.579 --> 00:26:48.539
Which<00:26:46.839><c> character</c><00:26:47.339><c> are</c><00:26:47.640><c> we</c><00:26:47.900><c> going</c><00:26:48.079><c> to</c><00:26:48.319><c> be?</c>

00:26:48.799 --> 00:26:51.000
Because<00:26:49.000><c> all</c><00:26:49.180><c> of</c><00:26:49.279><c> us</c><00:26:49.420><c> here</c><00:26:49.640><c> have</c><00:26:49.819><c> that</c><00:26:50.119><c> same</c><00:26:50.299><c> opportunity.</c>

00:26:51.279 --> 00:26:53.880
We've<00:26:51.400><c> all</c><00:26:51.539><c> got</c><00:26:51.740><c> something</c><00:26:52.039><c> that</c><00:26:52.279><c> we</c><00:26:52.839><c> can</c><00:26:52.980><c> give,</c><00:26:53.460><c> either</c><00:26:53.700><c> give</c>

00:26:53.880 --> 00:26:56.099
to<00:26:54.059><c> God</c><00:26:54.299><c> or</c><00:26:54.440><c> give</c><00:26:54.619><c> to</c><00:26:55.019><c> this</c><00:26:55.259><c> world.</c>

00:26:56.119 --> 00:26:59.259
The<00:26:56.319><c> question</c><00:26:56.579><c> is,</c><00:26:57.000><c> which</c><00:26:57.299><c> one</c><00:26:57.539><c> are</c><00:26:57.700><c> we</c><00:26:57.859><c> going</c><00:26:58.019><c> to</c><00:26:58.220><c> be</c><00:26:58.339><c> in</c><00:26:58.579><c> this</c><00:26:58.940><c> story?</c>

00:26:59.579 --> 00:27:01.720
And<00:26:59.799><c> as</c><00:26:59.920><c> we'll</c><00:27:00.119><c> see,</c><00:27:00.240><c> it's</c><00:27:00.400><c> the</c><00:27:00.539><c> one</c><00:27:00.619><c> that</c><00:27:00.799><c> has</c><00:27:00.980><c> the</c><00:27:01.240><c> meekness,</c>

00:27:01.960 --> 00:27:04.079
the<00:27:02.079><c> one</c><00:27:02.160><c> that</c><00:27:02.339><c> has</c><00:27:02.500><c> the</c><00:27:02.779><c> passion</c><00:27:03.119><c> to</c><00:27:03.279><c> do</c><00:27:03.400><c> the</c><00:27:03.579><c> right</c><00:27:03.779><c> thing.</c>

00:27:04.079 --> 00:27:07.440
That's<00:27:04.660><c> the</c><00:27:04.779><c> one</c><00:27:04.859><c> that</c><00:27:05.059><c> God</c><00:27:05.240><c> can</c><00:27:05.519><c> latch</c><00:27:05.740><c> onto</c><00:27:06.039><c> and</c><00:27:06.400><c> work</c><00:27:06.799><c> and</c><00:27:07.000><c> help.</c>

00:27:07.839 --> 00:27:08.420
They're<00:27:08.000><c> the</c><00:27:08.200><c> difference.</c>

00:27:08.480 --> 00:27:11.000
So<00:27:08.619><c> as</c><00:27:08.700><c> I</c><00:27:08.799><c> said,</c><00:27:08.819><c> God</c><00:27:09.000><c> isn't</c><00:27:09.259><c> looking</c><00:27:09.680><c> for</c><00:27:10.140><c> us</c><00:27:10.319><c> to</c><00:27:10.420><c> be</c><00:27:10.640><c> perfect.</c>

00:27:11.059 --> 00:27:12.079
We'll<00:27:11.240><c> see</c><00:27:11.380><c> that</c><00:27:11.519><c> this</c><00:27:11.740><c> weekend.</c>

00:27:12.259 --> 00:27:14.980
He's<00:27:12.460><c> looking</c><00:27:12.619><c> for</c><00:27:12.900><c> passion</c><00:27:13.420><c> and</c><00:27:13.920><c> he's</c><00:27:14.099><c> looking</c><00:27:14.319><c> for</c><00:27:14.579><c> meekness.</c>

00:27:14.980 --> 00:27:18.000
And<00:27:15.099><c> if</c><00:27:15.180><c> we</c><00:27:15.339><c> have</c><00:27:15.480><c> those</c><00:27:15.799><c> two</c><00:27:16.039><c> things,</c><00:27:16.779><c> we</c><00:27:17.079><c> can</c><00:27:17.259><c> be</c><00:27:17.460><c> the</c><00:27:17.700><c> Elijah</c>

00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:19.359
of<00:27:18.220><c> our</c><00:27:18.720><c> own</c><00:27:19.019><c> story.</c>

00:27:19.640 --> 00:27:23.720
We<00:27:19.759><c> can</c><00:27:19.900><c> be</c><00:27:20.200><c> shaped</c><00:27:20.420><c> and</c><00:27:20.680><c> molded</c><00:27:21.200><c> and</c><00:27:21.359><c> have</c><00:27:21.500><c> that</c><00:27:21.779><c> amazing</c><00:27:22.519><c> second</c><00:27:23.240><c> half</c><00:27:23.519><c> of</c>

00:27:23.720 --> 00:27:26.140
our<00:27:23.880><c> life</c><00:27:24.140><c> in</c><00:27:24.519><c> the</c><00:27:24.740><c> kingdom</c><00:27:24.920><c> like</c><00:27:25.160><c> Elijah.</c>

00:27:26.400 --> 00:27:29.099
So<00:27:26.720><c> that's</c><00:27:27.240><c> the</c><00:27:27.380><c> two</c><00:27:27.579><c> characters</c><00:27:27.900><c> here</c><00:27:28.140><c> and</c><00:27:28.160><c> what</c><00:27:28.279><c> we're</c><00:27:28.460><c> going</c><00:27:28.599><c> to</c><00:27:28.859><c> see.</c>

00:27:29.599 --> 00:27:32.579
But<00:27:30.039><c> before</c><00:27:30.279><c> we</c><00:27:30.480><c> jump</c><00:27:30.759><c> into</c><00:27:31.279><c> Elijah,</c><00:27:31.900><c> there's</c><00:27:32.099><c> this</c><00:27:32.359><c> really</c>

00:27:32.579 --> 00:27:35.559
interesting,<00:27:33.460><c> weird,</c><00:27:34.019><c> interesting</c><00:27:34.380><c> sort</c><00:27:34.559><c> of</c><00:27:34.839><c> verse</c><00:27:35.059><c> here</c><00:27:35.359><c> at</c>

00:27:35.559 --> 00:27:37.680
the<00:27:35.759><c> end</c><00:27:35.900><c> of</c><00:27:36.200><c> our</c><00:27:36.420><c> reading</c><00:27:36.640><c> before</c><00:27:37.059><c> we</c><00:27:37.259><c> get</c><00:27:37.380><c> into</c><00:27:37.519><c> it.</c>

00:27:37.680 --> 00:27:38.579
We've<00:27:37.779><c> heard</c><00:27:37.880><c> about</c><00:27:38.039><c> all</c><00:27:38.220><c> the</c><00:27:38.380><c> kings.</c>

00:27:38.579 --> 00:27:39.460
That<00:27:38.779><c> makes</c><00:27:39.019><c> sense.</c>

00:27:39.680 --> 00:27:41.059
And<00:27:39.819><c> then</c><00:27:39.920><c> we're</c><00:27:40.039><c> about</c><00:27:40.200><c> to</c><00:27:40.339><c> hear</c><00:27:40.440><c> about</c><00:27:40.680><c> Elijah.</c>

00:27:41.140 --> 00:27:44.000
But<00:27:41.200><c> then</c><00:27:41.359><c> there's</c><00:27:41.559><c> this</c><00:27:41.859><c> verse</c><00:27:42.119><c> here</c><00:27:42.700><c> about</c><00:27:43.460><c> Jericho.</c>

00:27:44.380 --> 00:27:47.200
Why<00:27:44.680><c> is</c><00:27:44.940><c> there</c><00:27:45.200><c> Jericho</c><00:27:45.619><c> right</c><00:27:45.940><c> before</c><00:27:46.259><c> we</c><00:27:46.480><c> start</c><00:27:46.700><c> to</c><00:27:46.900><c> go</c><00:27:47.000><c> into</c>

00:27:47.200 --> 00:27:48.420
the<00:27:47.400><c> life</c><00:27:47.640><c> of</c><00:27:48.000><c> Elijah?</c>

00:27:48.460 --> 00:27:51.400
And<00:27:48.539><c> I</c><00:27:48.619><c> think</c><00:27:48.859><c> there's</c><00:27:49.200><c> one</c><00:27:49.500><c> final</c><00:27:49.700><c> thing</c><00:27:49.900><c> that</c><00:27:50.039><c> God's</c><00:27:50.440><c> showing</c><00:27:50.579><c> us</c><00:27:50.819><c> here</c><00:27:50.980><c> before</c><00:27:51.200><c> we</c>

00:27:51.400 --> 00:27:53.579
get<00:27:51.519><c> into</c><00:27:51.700><c> the</c><00:27:51.920><c> story</c><00:27:52.180><c> of</c><00:27:53.039><c> Elijah.</c>

00:27:53.680 --> 00:27:56.380
Come<00:27:53.839><c> across</c><00:27:54.079><c> the</c><00:27:54.279><c> Joshua</c><00:27:54.539><c> 6</c><00:27:54.940><c> where</c><00:27:55.119><c> we</c><00:27:55.319><c> hear</c><00:27:55.500><c> about,</c><00:27:56.079><c> read</c>

00:27:56.380 --> 00:27:57.059
about<00:27:56.599><c> Jericho.</c>

00:27:57.059 --> 00:28:01.279
So<00:27:57.380><c> we</c><00:27:57.660><c> have</c><00:27:58.380><c> in</c><00:27:58.940><c> First</c><00:27:59.160><c> the</c><00:27:59.339><c> Kings</c><00:27:59.599><c> that</c><00:27:59.940><c> the</c><00:28:00.160><c> rebuilding</c><00:28:00.619><c> of</c><00:28:00.900><c> Jericho.</c>

00:28:01.400 --> 00:28:02.660
Why<00:28:01.660><c> is</c><00:28:01.779><c> that</c><00:28:02.000><c> mentioned</c><00:28:02.319><c> in</c><00:28:02.539><c> there?</c>

00:28:02.720 --> 00:28:04.440
Well,<00:28:02.819><c> what</c><00:28:02.980><c> did</c><00:28:03.240><c> Jericho</c><00:28:03.819><c> stand</c><00:28:04.220><c> for?</c>

00:28:04.660 --> 00:28:07.099
Why<00:28:04.660><c> did</c><00:28:05.119><c> it</c><00:28:05.180><c> have</c><00:28:05.319><c> this</c><00:28:05.839><c> prophecy</c><00:28:06.359><c> that's</c><00:28:06.720><c> mentioned?</c>

00:28:07.579 --> 00:28:11.859
Joshua<00:28:07.859><c> 6</c><00:28:08.140><c> verse</c><00:28:08.440><c> 26</c><00:28:09.720><c> tells</c><00:28:10.420><c> us</c><00:28:10.640><c> about</c><00:28:10.920><c> this.</c>

00:28:12.119 --> 00:28:16.380
It<00:28:12.299><c> says</c><00:28:12.539><c> there,</c><00:28:13.099><c> And</c><00:28:13.099><c> Joshua</c><00:28:13.539><c> adored</c><00:28:14.160><c> them</c><00:28:14.460><c> at</c><00:28:14.720><c> that</c><00:28:15.000><c> time</c><00:28:15.339><c> saying,</c><00:28:15.779><c> curse</c><00:28:16.160><c> be</c>

00:28:16.380 --> 00:28:19.240
the<00:28:16.539><c> man</c><00:28:16.779><c> before</c><00:28:17.180><c> Yahweh</c><00:28:17.500><c> that</c><00:28:17.819><c> riseth</c><00:28:18.180><c> up</c><00:28:18.440><c> and</c><00:28:18.740><c> buildeth</c><00:28:19.039><c> the</c>

00:28:19.240 --> 00:28:20.240
city<00:28:19.480><c> of</c><00:28:19.720><c> Jericho.</c>

00:28:20.240 --> 00:28:23.319
He<00:28:20.700><c> shall</c><00:28:20.880><c> lay</c><00:28:21.259><c> the</c><00:28:21.460><c> foundation</c><00:28:21.960><c> thereof</c><00:28:22.299><c> in</c><00:28:22.460><c> his</c><00:28:22.720><c> firstborn</c>

00:28:23.319 --> 00:28:26.180
and<00:28:23.740><c> in</c><00:28:23.900><c> his</c><00:28:24.140><c> youngest</c><00:28:24.420><c> son</c><00:28:24.740><c> shall</c><00:28:24.940><c> he</c><00:28:25.160><c> set</c><00:28:25.319><c> up</c><00:28:25.519><c> the</c><00:28:25.700><c> gates</c><00:28:25.859><c> thereof.</c>

00:28:26.180 --> 00:28:27.960
And<00:28:26.299><c> that's</c><00:28:26.519><c> exactly</c><00:28:26.799><c> what</c><00:28:26.940><c> we</c><00:28:27.099><c> have</c><00:28:27.259><c> fulfilled</c><00:28:27.559><c> there</c><00:28:27.759><c> in</c>

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First<00:28:28.160><c> the</c><00:28:28.299><c> Kings</c><00:28:28.720><c> 15.</c>

00:28:29.619 --> 00:28:31.319
So<00:28:29.940><c> we</c><00:28:30.440><c> have</c><00:28:30.559><c> this</c><00:28:30.759><c> little</c><00:28:31.000><c> prophecy.</c>

00:28:31.420 --> 00:28:32.559
Why<00:28:31.680><c> is</c><00:28:31.819><c> it</c><00:28:32.000><c> brought</c><00:28:32.180><c> up</c><00:28:32.420><c> now?</c>

00:28:32.640 --> 00:28:33.599
What's<00:28:32.980><c> going</c><00:28:33.180><c> on</c><00:28:33.359><c> here?</c>

00:28:33.839 --> 00:28:35.599
What<00:28:34.240><c> did</c><00:28:34.599><c> Jericho</c><00:28:35.119><c> stand</c><00:28:35.460><c> for?</c>

00:28:35.680 --> 00:28:37.039
Why<00:28:36.019><c> was</c><00:28:36.220><c> it</c><00:28:36.460><c> such</c><00:28:36.660><c> a</c><00:28:36.900><c> curse?</c>

00:28:37.140 --> 00:28:39.720
Why<00:28:37.319><c> did</c><00:28:37.500><c> Joshua</c><00:28:37.920><c> put</c><00:28:38.400><c> the</c><00:28:38.680><c> curse</c><00:28:38.920><c> on</c><00:28:39.339><c> this?</c>

00:28:39.920 --> 00:28:43.299
Well,<00:28:40.000><c> let's</c><00:28:40.119><c> look</c><00:28:40.279><c> at</c><00:28:40.380><c> verse</c><00:28:40.559><c> 17</c><00:28:41.599><c> of</c><00:28:42.319><c> Joshua</c><00:28:42.640><c> 6</c><00:28:42.940><c> as</c><00:28:43.140><c> well.</c>

00:28:43.500 --> 00:28:44.940
Why<00:28:43.900><c> is</c><00:28:44.119><c> the</c><00:28:44.299><c> city</c><00:28:44.440><c> a</c><00:28:44.619><c> curse?</c>

00:28:44.940 --> 00:28:48.839
It<00:28:45.299><c> says</c><00:28:45.819><c> there,</c><00:28:46.539><c> The</c><00:28:46.539><c> city</c><00:28:46.900><c> Jericho</c><00:28:47.299><c> shall</c><00:28:47.500><c> be</c><00:28:47.759><c> accursed,</c><00:28:48.259><c> even</c><00:28:48.500><c> it</c>

00:28:48.839 --> 00:28:51.779
and<00:28:49.220><c> all</c><00:28:49.460><c> that</c><00:28:50.000><c> are</c><00:28:50.140><c> therein</c><00:28:50.339><c> therein</c><00:28:51.039><c> to</c><00:28:51.480><c> Yahweh.</c>

00:28:51.819 --> 00:28:55.680
Only<00:28:52.119><c> Rahab</c><00:28:52.559><c> the</c><00:28:52.700><c> harlot</c><00:28:52.940><c> shall</c><00:28:53.180><c> live</c><00:28:53.660><c> and</c><00:28:53.980><c> all</c><00:28:54.160><c> that</c><00:28:54.440><c> are</c><00:28:55.319><c> with</c><00:28:55.539><c> her</c>

00:28:55.680 --> 00:28:57.500
in<00:28:55.839><c> her</c><00:28:55.940><c> house</c><00:28:56.259><c> because</c><00:28:56.460><c> she</c><00:28:56.680><c> hid</c><00:28:56.819><c> the</c><00:28:57.019><c> messages.</c>

00:28:57.960 --> 00:29:00.579
And<00:28:58.079><c> ye</c><00:28:58.180><c> in</c><00:28:58.339><c> any</c><00:28:58.539><c> wise</c><00:28:58.799><c> keep</c><00:28:59.220><c> yourselves</c><00:28:59.720><c> from</c><00:28:59.900><c> that</c><00:29:00.140><c> accursed</c>

00:29:00.579 --> 00:29:03.420
thing,<00:29:01.240><c> lest</c><00:29:01.339><c> you</c><00:29:01.579><c> make</c><00:29:01.819><c> yourselves</c><00:29:02.200><c> accursed</c><00:29:02.759><c> when</c><00:29:02.920><c> you</c><00:29:03.140><c> take</c><00:29:03.319><c> of</c>

00:29:03.420 --> 00:29:07.099
that<00:29:03.579><c> accursed</c><00:29:04.059><c> thing</c><00:29:04.460><c> and</c><00:29:04.900><c> make</c><00:29:05.039><c> the</c><00:29:05.299><c> camp</c><00:29:05.440><c> of</c><00:29:05.619><c> Israel</c><00:29:05.900><c> accursed</c><00:29:06.559><c> and</c>

00:29:07.099 --> 00:29:07.859
trouble<00:29:07.460><c> it.</c>

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OK,<00:29:08.559><c> and</c><00:29:08.700><c> then</c><00:29:09.259><c> chapter</c><00:29:09.559><c> verse</c><00:29:09.980><c> one</c><00:29:10.220><c> of</c><00:29:10.400><c> chapter</c><00:29:10.619><c> seven.</c>

00:29:11.579 --> 00:29:13.660
But<00:29:11.579><c> the</c><00:29:11.819><c> children</c><00:29:11.960><c> of</c><00:29:12.099><c> Israel</c><00:29:12.339><c> committed</c><00:29:12.779><c> trespassing</c><00:29:13.420><c> that</c>

00:29:13.660 --> 00:29:16.640
accursed<00:29:14.160><c> thing</c><00:29:14.579><c> for</c><00:29:15.019><c> Achan,</c><00:29:15.519><c> the</c><00:29:15.700><c> son</c><00:29:15.799><c> of</c><00:29:16.079><c> Carmel,</c><00:29:16.339><c> the</c><00:29:16.500><c> son</c>

00:29:16.640 --> 00:29:18.119
of<00:29:16.839><c> Javier,</c><00:29:17.200><c> the</c><00:29:17.339><c> son</c><00:29:17.440><c> of</c><00:29:17.640><c> Gerariah.</c>

00:29:18.160 --> 00:29:20.980
The<00:29:18.440><c> tribe</c><00:29:18.619><c> of</c><00:29:18.740><c> Judah</c><00:29:18.900><c> took</c><00:29:19.119><c> that</c><00:29:19.319><c> accursed</c><00:29:19.900><c> thing</c><00:29:20.299><c> and</c><00:29:20.759><c> the</c>

00:29:20.980 --> 00:29:23.559
anger<00:29:21.579><c> of</c><00:29:21.880><c> Yahweh</c><00:29:22.180><c> was</c><00:29:22.480><c> kinder</c><00:29:22.859><c> against</c><00:29:23.180><c> him.</c>

00:29:23.720 --> 00:29:26.400
I<00:29:24.099><c> don't</c><00:29:24.299><c> think</c><00:29:24.380><c> God</c><00:29:24.619><c> could</c><00:29:24.799><c> have</c><00:29:25.079><c> stressed</c><00:29:25.359><c> it</c><00:29:25.640><c> any</c><00:29:25.859><c> more</c><00:29:26.059><c> in</c>

00:29:26.400 --> 00:29:27.099
these<00:29:26.720><c> verses.</c>

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What<00:29:27.519><c> is</c><00:29:27.700><c> Jericho?</c>

00:29:28.519 --> 00:29:29.000
Idolatry.

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It's<00:29:29.440><c> this</c><00:29:29.900><c> cursed</c><00:29:30.319><c> thing.</c>

00:29:30.740 --> 00:29:32.799
Anything<00:29:30.900><c> that</c><00:29:31.140><c> touched</c><00:29:31.460><c> that</c><00:29:32.279><c> was</c><00:29:32.579><c> cursed.</c>

00:29:32.839 --> 00:29:35.799
So<00:29:32.960><c> when</c><00:29:33.079><c> they</c><00:29:33.339><c> came</c><00:29:33.559><c> into</c><00:29:33.779><c> the</c><00:29:33.960><c> nation,</c><00:29:34.380><c> the</c><00:29:34.559><c> first</c><00:29:34.859><c> city</c><00:29:35.099><c> that</c><00:29:35.259><c> they</c><00:29:35.420><c> came</c><00:29:35.619><c> to</c>

00:29:35.799 --> 00:29:36.460
is<00:29:35.980><c> Jericho.</c>

00:29:36.460 --> 00:29:40.359
And<00:29:36.900><c> God</c><00:29:37.119><c> wanted</c><00:29:37.319><c> to</c><00:29:37.480><c> make</c><00:29:37.640><c> a</c><00:29:37.920><c> real,</c><00:29:38.319><c> I</c><00:29:39.240><c> guess,</c><00:29:39.579><c> a</c><00:29:39.819><c> symbol</c><00:29:40.099><c> here</c>

00:29:40.359 --> 00:29:40.940
of<00:29:40.579><c> Jericho.</c>

00:29:41.079 --> 00:29:43.480
So<00:29:41.220><c> all</c><00:29:41.519><c> of</c><00:29:41.720><c> the</c><00:29:42.059><c> idols</c><00:29:42.380><c> of</c><00:29:42.579><c> the</c><00:29:42.799><c> land</c><00:29:42.980><c> that</c><00:29:43.099><c> we're</c><00:29:43.240><c> going</c><00:29:43.319><c> to</c>

00:29:43.480 --> 00:29:45.700
come<00:29:43.599><c> into</c><00:29:44.019><c> stay</c><00:29:44.660><c> away</c><00:29:45.019><c> from</c><00:29:45.240><c> those</c><00:29:45.460><c> things.</c>

00:29:45.819 --> 00:29:48.180
Jericho<00:29:46.140><c> became</c><00:29:46.500><c> a</c><00:29:46.819><c> symbol</c><00:29:47.140><c> of</c><00:29:47.440><c> idolatry.</c>

00:29:48.440 --> 00:29:49.480
So<00:29:48.519><c> this</c><00:29:48.700><c> thing</c><00:29:48.859><c> is</c><00:29:49.220><c> cursed.</c>

00:29:49.579 --> 00:29:51.859
Anything<00:29:49.819><c> you</c><00:29:50.099><c> take</c><00:29:50.319><c> into</c><00:29:50.539><c> it</c><00:29:50.660><c> will</c><00:29:50.940><c> ruin</c><00:29:51.200><c> your</c><00:29:51.500><c> life.</c>

00:29:52.119 --> 00:29:54.259
And<00:29:52.339><c> that's</c><00:29:52.480><c> what</c><00:29:52.660><c> Jericho</c><00:29:53.440><c> stood</c><00:29:53.839><c> for.</c>

00:29:54.480 --> 00:29:55.880
And<00:29:54.640><c> he</c><00:29:54.819><c> couldn't</c><00:29:55.059><c> stress</c><00:29:55.359><c> it</c><00:29:55.619><c> enough.</c>

00:29:56.140 --> 00:29:59.339
It's<00:29:56.359><c> a</c><00:29:56.460><c> consistent</c><00:29:56.940><c> thing</c><00:29:57.099><c> that</c><00:29:57.319><c> idolatry</c><00:29:58.279><c> is</c><00:29:58.539><c> a</c><00:29:58.839><c> cursed</c><00:29:59.140><c> thing.</c>

00:29:59.519 --> 00:30:02.559
It<00:29:59.579><c> causes</c><00:30:00.259><c> issues</c><00:30:00.960><c> in</c><00:30:02.140><c> our</c><00:30:02.220><c> in</c><00:30:02.220><c> our</c><00:30:02.400><c> lives.</c>

00:30:02.559 --> 00:30:04.460
Let's<00:30:02.900><c> just</c><00:30:03.039><c> look</c><00:30:03.140><c> at</c><00:30:03.279><c> a</c><00:30:03.359><c> couple</c><00:30:03.500><c> of</c><00:30:03.640><c> these</c><00:30:03.799><c> verses</c><00:30:04.099><c> to</c><00:30:04.339><c> show</c>

00:30:04.460 --> 00:30:06.059
us<00:30:04.579><c> that</c><00:30:04.700><c> it's</c><00:30:04.920><c> not</c><00:30:05.160><c> just.</c>

00:30:11.660 --> 00:30:15.160
It's<00:30:12.099><c> not</c><00:30:12.359><c> just</c><00:30:12.680><c> talking</c><00:30:12.940><c> about</c><00:30:13.279><c> idolatry</c><00:30:14.200><c> in</c><00:30:14.380><c> the</c><00:30:14.539><c> Old</c><00:30:14.779><c> Testament.</c>

00:30:15.319 --> 00:30:16.619
Here<00:30:15.579><c> we</c><00:30:15.740><c> have</c><00:30:15.960><c> it</c><00:30:16.059><c> here</c><00:30:16.160><c> in</c><00:30:16.299><c> Deuteronomy.</c>

00:30:16.900 --> 00:30:20.119
The<00:30:17.079><c> graven</c><00:30:17.400><c> images</c><00:30:17.720><c> of</c><00:30:17.920><c> their</c><00:30:18.119><c> God</c><00:30:18.380><c> shall</c><00:30:18.599><c> be</c><00:30:18.880><c> burned</c><00:30:19.099><c> with</c><00:30:19.619><c> fire.</c>

00:30:20.259 --> 00:30:22.779
You<00:30:20.319><c> shall</c><00:30:20.519><c> not</c><00:30:20.720><c> desire</c><00:30:21.259><c> the</c><00:30:21.539><c> silver</c><00:30:21.880><c> or</c><00:30:22.079><c> gold</c><00:30:22.259><c> that</c><00:30:22.440><c> is</c><00:30:22.599><c> in</c>

00:30:22.779 --> 00:30:24.240
them<00:30:23.059><c> nor</c><00:30:23.359><c> take</c><00:30:23.759><c> them</c><00:30:23.980><c> unto</c><00:30:24.140><c> thee,</c>

00:30:24.359 --> 00:30:27.619
lest<00:30:24.420><c> they</c><00:30:24.599><c> be</c><00:30:24.799><c> a</c><00:30:25.200><c> snare,</c><00:30:25.819><c> for</c><00:30:25.920><c> it's</c><00:30:26.160><c> an</c><00:30:26.380><c> abomination</c><00:30:27.119><c> unto</c>

00:30:27.619 --> 00:30:28.519
Yahweh<00:30:28.000><c> their</c><00:30:28.160><c> God.</c>

00:30:28.519 --> 00:30:30.980
Neither<00:30:28.940><c> shall</c><00:30:29.180><c> they</c><00:30:29.359><c> bring</c><00:30:29.599><c> their</c><00:30:29.880><c> abomination</c><00:30:30.519><c> into</c><00:30:30.779><c> thy</c>

00:30:30.980 --> 00:30:33.380
house,<00:30:31.539><c> lest</c><00:30:31.559><c> they</c><00:30:31.740><c> should</c><00:30:31.900><c> be</c><00:30:32.180><c> accursed</c><00:30:32.680><c> like</c><00:30:32.980><c> it.</c>

00:30:33.480 --> 00:30:36.579
They<00:30:33.640><c> shall</c><00:30:33.819><c> utterly</c><00:30:34.299><c> detested,</c><00:30:35.460><c> utterly</c><00:30:35.779><c> adhorred,</c><00:30:36.279><c> for</c><00:30:36.400><c> it</c>

00:30:36.579 --> 00:30:37.779
is<00:30:36.720><c> a</c><00:30:36.960><c> cursed</c><00:30:37.339><c> thing.</c>

00:30:38.220 --> 00:30:42.640
We're<00:30:38.500><c> starting</c><00:30:38.759><c> to</c><00:30:38.980><c> see</c><00:30:39.119><c> how</c><00:30:39.460><c> seriously</c><00:30:39.859><c> God</c><00:30:40.099><c> takes</c><00:30:40.900><c> idolatry</c><00:30:41.759><c> and</c><00:30:42.380><c> idols.</c>

00:30:42.700 --> 00:30:44.940
And<00:30:42.819><c> do</c><00:30:43.000><c> not</c><00:30:43.180><c> bring</c><00:30:43.279><c> that</c><00:30:43.720><c> single</c><00:30:43.980><c> thing</c><00:30:44.180><c> into</c><00:30:44.380><c> your</c><00:30:44.599><c> house.</c>

00:30:45.220 --> 00:30:48.980
But<00:30:45.359><c> as</c><00:30:45.539><c> I</c><00:30:45.660><c> said,</c><00:30:45.880><c> it's</c><00:30:45.940><c> not</c><00:30:46.240><c> just</c><00:30:47.759><c> an</c><00:30:47.960><c> Old</c><00:30:48.220><c> Testament</c><00:30:48.599><c> thing.</c>

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Colossians.

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Mortified<00:30:51.119><c> therefore</c><00:30:51.519><c> your</c><00:30:51.779><c> members</c><00:30:52.160><c> which</c><00:30:52.359><c> are</c><00:30:52.519><c> upon</c><00:30:52.759><c> the</c>

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earth,<00:30:53.700><c> fornication,</c><00:30:54.579><c> uncleanness,</c>

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inordinate<00:30:55.640><c> affection,</c><00:30:57.079><c> evil</c><00:30:57.279><c> concupers,</c><00:30:58.380><c> covetousness,</c>

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which<00:30:59.519><c> is</c><00:30:59.819><c> idolatry.</c>

00:31:00.720 --> 00:31:05.359
OK,<00:31:00.920><c> so</c><00:31:01.019><c> that's</c><00:31:01.259><c> the</c><00:31:01.460><c> modern</c><00:31:01.819><c> version</c><00:31:02.319><c> of</c><00:31:02.660><c> this</c><00:31:02.920><c> covetousness,</c><00:31:04.039><c> which</c><00:31:04.299><c> is</c><00:31:04.619><c> idolatry.</c>

00:31:05.660 --> 00:31:07.160
Same<00:31:05.940><c> in</c><00:31:06.319><c> Ephesians.</c>

00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:10.920
And<00:31:07.740><c> I</c><00:31:07.839><c> could</c><00:31:07.980><c> have</c><00:31:08.039><c> put</c><00:31:08.220><c> a</c><00:31:08.460><c> lot</c><00:31:08.579><c> more</c><00:31:08.839><c> up</c><00:31:09.019><c> of</c><00:31:09.400><c> these</c><00:31:09.900><c> quotes</c><00:31:10.200><c> here.</c>

00:31:11.359 --> 00:31:14.940
But<00:31:11.500><c> and</c><00:31:11.680><c> walk</c><00:31:11.839><c> in</c><00:31:12.059><c> love</c><00:31:12.299><c> as</c><00:31:12.539><c> Christ</c><00:31:12.839><c> also</c><00:31:13.259><c> loved</c><00:31:13.579><c> us</c><00:31:13.900><c> and</c><00:31:14.140><c> given</c><00:31:14.279><c> himself</c><00:31:14.720><c> for</c>

00:31:14.940 --> 00:31:17.640
us<00:31:15.140><c> an</c><00:31:15.359><c> offering</c><00:31:15.720><c> and</c><00:31:15.900><c> a</c><00:31:16.180><c> sacrifice</c><00:31:16.599><c> to</c><00:31:16.839><c> God</c><00:31:17.039><c> for</c><00:31:17.259><c> a</c><00:31:17.480><c> sweet</c>

00:31:17.640 --> 00:31:18.440
smelling<00:31:18.000><c> savor.</c>

00:31:18.440 --> 00:31:21.839
Fornication<00:31:19.440><c> and</c><00:31:19.680><c> uncleanness</c><00:31:20.480><c> and</c><00:31:20.819><c> covetousness.</c>

00:31:22.000 --> 00:31:25.160
Let<00:31:22.119><c> it</c><00:31:22.339><c> not</c><00:31:22.480><c> once</c><00:31:22.759><c> be</c><00:31:22.980><c> named</c><00:31:23.200><c> among</c><00:31:23.480><c> you</c><00:31:23.680><c> that</c><00:31:23.859><c> become</c><00:31:24.140><c> a</c><00:31:24.380><c> saint.</c>

00:31:25.220 --> 00:31:28.599
OK,<00:31:25.380><c> so</c><00:31:25.559><c> there's</c><00:31:26.160><c> there's</c><00:31:26.440><c> a</c><00:31:26.680><c> fairly</c><00:31:27.000><c> serious</c><00:31:27.799><c> list</c><00:31:28.140><c> of</c><00:31:28.400><c> sins</c>

00:31:28.599 --> 00:31:31.259
there<00:31:28.880><c> and</c><00:31:29.160><c> covetousness</c><00:31:29.720><c> or</c><00:31:30.000><c> idolatry</c><00:31:30.539><c> is</c><00:31:30.759><c> put</c><00:31:30.980><c> in</c><00:31:31.140><c> it.</c>

00:31:31.299 --> 00:31:34.039
Neither<00:31:31.539><c> filthiness,</c><00:31:32.200><c> not</c><00:31:32.319><c> foolish</c><00:31:32.599><c> talking</c><00:31:33.059><c> or</c><00:31:33.359><c> jesting,</c>

00:31:34.200 --> 00:31:36.339
which<00:31:34.319><c> are</c><00:31:34.400><c> not</c><00:31:34.599><c> convenient,</c><00:31:34.960><c> but</c><00:31:35.200><c> rather</c><00:31:35.480><c> giving</c><00:31:35.779><c> of</c><00:31:36.019><c> thanks.</c>

00:31:36.819 --> 00:31:40.160
This<00:31:36.960><c> you</c><00:31:37.119><c> know</c><00:31:37.279><c> that</c><00:31:37.460><c> no</c><00:31:37.640><c> whoremonger</c><00:31:38.180><c> nor</c><00:31:38.380><c> a</c><00:31:38.619><c> clean</c><00:31:38.779><c> or</c><00:31:39.180><c> covetous</c><00:31:39.519><c> person</c><00:31:39.839><c> or</c>

00:31:40.160 --> 00:31:44.279
idolatry<00:31:41.259><c> hath</c><00:31:41.559><c> any</c><00:31:41.880><c> inheritance</c><00:31:42.299><c> in</c><00:31:42.480><c> the</c><00:31:42.680><c> kingdom</c><00:31:43.039><c> of</c><00:31:43.579><c> Christ</c><00:31:44.019><c> and</c>

00:31:44.279 --> 00:31:44.740
of<00:31:44.500><c> God.</c>

00:31:44.980 --> 00:31:46.740
So<00:31:45.259><c> really,</c><00:31:45.859><c> really</c><00:31:46.259><c> strong</c><00:31:46.440><c> language.</c>

00:31:46.740 --> 00:31:50.200
God<00:31:46.980><c> doesn't</c><00:31:47.339><c> tend</c><00:31:47.660><c> to</c><00:31:47.819><c> talk</c><00:31:47.960><c> about</c><00:31:48.400><c> talk</c><00:31:48.799><c> like</c><00:31:49.059><c> this</c><00:31:49.240><c> very</c><00:31:49.599><c> often,</c><00:31:49.819><c> but</c><00:31:50.000><c> he</c>

00:31:50.200 --> 00:31:52.660
does<00:31:50.440><c> when</c><00:31:50.559><c> it</c><00:31:50.700><c> comes</c><00:31:51.079><c> to</c><00:31:51.460><c> idolatry.</c>

00:31:52.779 --> 00:31:55.039
And<00:31:53.039><c> so</c><00:31:53.220><c> he</c><00:31:53.319><c> said</c><00:31:53.380><c> this</c><00:31:53.519><c> is</c><00:31:53.740><c> a</c><00:31:53.980><c> really</c><00:31:54.220><c> serious</c><00:31:54.640><c> thing.</c>

00:31:55.460 --> 00:31:58.680
And<00:31:55.539><c> in</c><00:31:55.759><c> writing</c><00:31:55.940><c> the</c><00:31:56.140><c> middle</c><00:31:56.259><c> of</c><00:31:56.480><c> this,</c><00:31:56.619><c> he</c><00:31:56.779><c> says</c><00:31:57.000><c> it's</c><00:31:57.680><c> covetousness</c><00:31:58.180><c> for</c><00:31:58.400><c> us.</c>

00:31:58.799 --> 00:32:02.359
The<00:31:58.960><c> modern</c><00:31:59.200><c> day</c><00:31:59.400><c> idolatry</c><00:32:00.259><c> is</c><00:32:00.680><c> covetousness</c><00:32:01.599><c> and</c><00:32:01.920><c> covetousness.</c>

00:32:02.359 --> 00:32:05.500
It<00:32:02.420><c> just</c><00:32:02.660><c> means</c><00:32:02.940><c> that</c><00:32:03.180><c> that</c><00:32:03.660><c> we</c><00:32:03.819><c> are</c><00:32:04.039><c> worshipping</c><00:32:04.619><c> those</c><00:32:05.019><c> things</c><00:32:05.279><c> that</c>

00:32:05.500 --> 00:32:06.700
become<00:32:05.859><c> idols</c><00:32:06.319><c> for</c><00:32:06.559><c> us.</c>

00:32:06.700 --> 00:32:08.019
That's<00:32:06.940><c> why</c><00:32:07.099><c> it</c><00:32:07.240><c> becomes</c><00:32:07.500><c> modern</c><00:32:07.799><c> day.</c>

00:32:08.039 --> 00:32:09.940
So<00:32:08.180><c> it's</c><00:32:08.400><c> not</c><00:32:08.539><c> that</c><00:32:08.700><c> it's</c><00:32:09.140><c> a</c><00:32:09.380><c> graven</c><00:32:09.619><c> image.</c>

00:32:10.059 --> 00:32:13.559
It<00:32:10.279><c> can</c><00:32:10.440><c> be</c><00:32:10.680><c> anything</c><00:32:11.019><c> for</c><00:32:11.279><c> us</c><00:32:11.480><c> becomes</c><00:32:11.779><c> an</c><00:32:12.200><c> idol</c><00:32:12.440><c> in</c><00:32:12.900><c> our</c><00:32:13.180><c> life.</c>

00:32:13.559 --> 00:32:16.480
OK,<00:32:14.480><c> so</c><00:32:14.880><c> that's</c><00:32:15.299><c> what</c><00:32:15.359><c> we</c><00:32:15.519><c> think</c><00:32:15.680><c> about</c><00:32:15.859><c> when</c><00:32:16.000><c> we</c><00:32:16.119><c> talk</c><00:32:16.259><c> about</c>

00:32:16.480 --> 00:32:17.559
idolatry<00:32:17.039><c> this</c><00:32:17.259><c> weekend.</c>

00:32:17.680 --> 00:32:19.559
We're<00:32:17.859><c> talking</c><00:32:18.160><c> about</c><00:32:18.420><c> here</c><00:32:18.579><c> in</c><00:32:18.700><c> the</c><00:32:18.900><c> modern</c><00:32:19.119><c> context.</c>

00:32:19.599 --> 00:32:21.480
What<00:32:19.819><c> are</c><00:32:20.119><c> idols</c><00:32:20.359><c> in</c><00:32:20.920><c> our</c><00:32:21.200><c> life?</c>

00:32:21.799 --> 00:32:24.519
Yes,<00:32:21.920><c> we</c><00:32:22.039><c> don't</c><00:32:22.160><c> have</c><00:32:22.359><c> the</c><00:32:22.940><c> religious</c><00:32:23.500><c> framework</c><00:32:24.059><c> that</c><00:32:24.319><c> they</c>

00:32:24.519 --> 00:32:26.900
had<00:32:24.640><c> around</c><00:32:24.960><c> it</c><00:32:25.119><c> back</c><00:32:25.279><c> in</c><00:32:25.460><c> their</c><00:32:25.579><c> day</c><00:32:25.819><c> and</c><00:32:26.019><c> the</c><00:32:26.299><c> sacrifice</c><00:32:26.759><c> and</c>

00:32:26.900 --> 00:32:29.440
all<00:32:27.099><c> those</c><00:32:27.240><c> things,</c><00:32:27.400><c> but</c><00:32:27.500><c> we</c><00:32:27.680><c> obviously</c><00:32:28.019><c> have</c><00:32:28.299><c> idolatry</c><00:32:29.200><c> in</c>

00:32:29.440 --> 00:32:29.900
our<00:32:29.640><c> day.</c>

00:32:30.000 --> 00:32:38.940
He<00:32:30.220><c> says</c><00:32:30.440><c> it's</c><00:32:30.980><c> this</c><00:32:31.240><c> principle</c><00:32:31.640><c> is</c><00:32:31.799><c> that</c><00:32:32.039><c> anything</c><00:32:32.299><c> which</c><00:32:32.539><c> you</c><00:32:32.799><c> desire,</c><00:32:33.500><c> which</c><00:32:33.680><c> you</c><00:32:34.200><c> put</c><00:32:34.519><c> before</c><00:32:35.140><c> God,</c><00:32:35.559><c> which</c><00:32:35.759><c> becomes</c><00:32:36.140><c> something</c><00:32:36.420><c> that</c><00:32:36.619><c> you</c><00:32:36.839><c> obsess</c><00:32:37.160><c> over,</c><00:32:38.039><c> that</c><00:32:38.240><c> becomes</c><00:32:38.579><c> an</c><00:32:38.819><c> idol.</c>

00:32:39.039 --> 00:32:40.839
You<00:32:39.279><c> worship</c><00:32:39.599><c> that</c><00:32:39.839><c> instead</c><00:32:40.119><c> of</c><00:32:40.259><c> worshipping</c><00:32:40.640><c> God.</c>

00:32:40.839 --> 00:32:42.200
And<00:32:40.980><c> that's</c><00:32:41.279><c> what</c><00:32:41.599><c> covetousness</c><00:32:42.059><c> is.</c>

00:32:42.200 --> 00:32:44.920
When<00:32:42.420><c> we're</c><00:32:42.700><c> desiring</c><00:32:43.259><c> something,</c><00:32:43.940><c> we</c><00:32:44.079><c> sometimes</c><00:32:44.480><c> use</c><00:32:44.660><c> it</c><00:32:44.799><c> in</c>

00:32:44.920 --> 00:32:47.799
the<00:32:45.059><c> context</c><00:32:45.420><c> of,</c><00:32:46.019><c> you</c><00:32:46.140><c> know,</c><00:32:46.279><c> I</c><00:32:46.460><c> covet</c><00:32:46.619><c> that</c><00:32:46.900><c> instead</c><00:32:47.200><c> of</c><00:32:47.380><c> this</c><00:32:47.599><c> or,</c>

00:32:48.039 --> 00:32:49.880
you<00:32:48.039><c> know,</c><00:32:48.259><c> but</c><00:32:48.599><c> this</c><00:32:48.980><c> principle</c><00:32:49.420><c> is</c><00:32:49.619><c> the</c><00:32:49.759><c> same.</c>

00:32:49.980 --> 00:32:52.220
We<00:32:50.160><c> desire</c><00:32:50.619><c> something</c><00:32:51.000><c> over</c><00:32:51.440><c> what</c><00:32:51.619><c> we</c><00:32:51.920><c> desire.</c>

00:32:52.359 --> 00:32:54.119
God<00:32:52.519><c> becomes</c><00:32:52.940><c> an</c><00:32:53.339><c> idol.</c>

00:32:54.140 --> 00:32:57.380
And<00:32:54.339><c> instead</c><00:32:54.579><c> of</c><00:32:54.779><c> focusing</c><00:32:55.160><c> on</c><00:32:55.440><c> God,</c><00:32:56.039><c> we</c><00:32:56.220><c> focus</c><00:32:56.480><c> on</c><00:32:56.700><c> that</c><00:32:57.000><c> now</c>

00:32:57.380 --> 00:32:59.519
and<00:32:57.819><c> the</c><00:32:58.059><c> pleasures</c><00:32:58.319><c> that</c><00:32:58.579><c> that</c><00:32:58.819><c> brings</c><00:32:59.119><c> now.</c>

00:32:59.799 --> 00:33:02.460
And<00:32:59.960><c> that's</c><00:33:00.220><c> why</c><00:33:00.339><c> it</c><00:33:00.519><c> becomes</c><00:33:00.819><c> almost</c><00:33:01.319><c> like</c><00:33:01.619><c> an</c><00:33:02.000><c> idolatrous</c>

00:33:02.460 --> 00:33:05.819
religion<00:33:02.900><c> for</c><00:33:03.119><c> us,</c><00:33:03.319><c> because</c><00:33:03.480><c> we're</c><00:33:03.759><c> focusing</c><00:33:04.079><c> on</c><00:33:04.599><c> being</c><00:33:04.940><c> satisfied</c><00:33:05.559><c> and</c>

00:33:05.819 --> 00:33:09.099
gratified<00:33:06.279><c> now</c><00:33:06.859><c> rather</c><00:33:07.400><c> than</c><00:33:07.619><c> waiting</c><00:33:07.900><c> for</c><00:33:08.119><c> the</c><00:33:08.319><c> kingdom</c><00:33:08.559><c> to</c><00:33:08.859><c> come.</c>

00:33:09.099 --> 00:33:12.819
So<00:33:09.880><c> it's</c><00:33:10.099><c> all</c><00:33:10.359><c> about</c><00:33:10.700><c> self</c><00:33:11.039><c>-sacrifice,</c><00:33:11.859><c> self</c><00:33:12.019><c>-satisfaction</c>

00:33:12.819 --> 00:33:15.019
and<00:33:13.299><c> self,</c><00:33:13.619><c> just</c><00:33:13.819><c> like</c><00:33:13.980><c> we</c><00:33:14.140><c> saw</c><00:33:14.299><c> with</c><00:33:14.519><c> Jeroboam.</c>

00:33:15.279 --> 00:33:18.900
That<00:33:15.579><c> now</c><00:33:16.019><c> is</c><00:33:16.759><c> what</c><00:33:17.039><c> we</c><00:33:17.279><c> have</c><00:33:17.440><c> to</c><00:33:17.559><c> be</c><00:33:17.759><c> careful</c><00:33:18.039><c> of.</c>

00:33:19.200 --> 00:33:20.259
And<00:33:19.200><c> so</c><00:33:19.539><c> it's</c><00:33:19.819><c> a</c><00:33:19.960><c> serious</c><00:33:20.140><c> thing.</c>

00:33:20.359 --> 00:33:23.160
It's<00:33:20.440><c> not</c><00:33:20.599><c> something</c><00:33:20.779><c> that</c><00:33:20.940><c> we</c><00:33:21.079><c> can</c><00:33:21.200><c> say,</c><00:33:21.400><c> well,</c><00:33:21.500><c> when</c><00:33:21.599><c> we</c><00:33:21.779><c> talk</c><00:33:21.920><c> about</c><00:33:22.240><c> idolatry</c><00:33:22.900><c> now</c>

00:33:23.160 --> 00:33:25.940
in<00:33:23.380><c> the</c><00:33:23.579><c> life</c><00:33:23.799><c> of</c><00:33:23.960><c> Elijah</c><00:33:24.359><c> and</c><00:33:24.599><c> Ahab,</c><00:33:25.140><c> that's</c><00:33:25.500><c> back</c><00:33:25.740><c> then.</c>

00:33:25.940 --> 00:33:26.680
It's<00:33:26.180><c> different</c><00:33:26.440><c> now.</c>

00:33:26.680 --> 00:33:28.359
This<00:33:26.839><c> is</c><00:33:27.039><c> just</c><00:33:27.259><c> theoretical.</c>

00:33:28.599 --> 00:33:31.579
Coveting<00:33:29.000><c> and</c><00:33:29.180><c> wanting</c><00:33:29.519><c> and</c><00:33:29.779><c> lusting</c><00:33:30.119><c> after</c><00:33:30.519><c> things</c><00:33:30.779><c> is</c><00:33:30.940><c> something</c><00:33:31.160><c> that</c>

00:33:31.579 --> 00:33:34.079
we<00:33:31.859><c> all</c><00:33:32.019><c> experience</c><00:33:32.460><c> and</c><00:33:32.759><c> struggle</c><00:33:32.980><c> with</c><00:33:33.339><c> in</c><00:33:33.539><c> our</c><00:33:33.720><c> lives</c><00:33:33.859><c> as</c>

00:33:34.079 --> 00:33:34.880
well,<00:33:34.319><c> doesn't</c><00:33:34.500><c> it?</c>

00:33:35.000 --> 00:33:38.380
Whatever<00:33:35.259><c> that</c><00:33:35.480><c> is,</c><00:33:36.079><c> maybe</c><00:33:36.259><c> it's</c><00:33:36.460><c> physical,</c><00:33:36.960><c> car,</c><00:33:37.559><c> clothes,</c><00:33:37.960><c> house.</c>

00:33:38.380 --> 00:33:40.319
Maybe<00:33:38.839><c> it's</c><00:33:39.079><c> not</c><00:33:39.160><c> always</c><00:33:39.480><c> physical,</c><00:33:40.319><c> though.</c>

00:33:40.519 --> 00:33:43.500
Maybe<00:33:40.680><c> it's</c><00:33:40.819><c> wanting</c><00:33:41.079><c> that</c><00:33:41.339><c> job</c><00:33:41.599><c> or</c><00:33:41.940><c> wanting</c><00:33:42.119><c> that</c><00:33:42.660><c> girl</c><00:33:43.380><c> or</c>

00:33:43.500 --> 00:33:46.559
boy<00:33:43.759><c> on</c><00:33:44.099><c> the</c><00:33:44.359><c> street,</c><00:33:44.559><c> wanting</c><00:33:45.119><c> that</c><00:33:45.559><c> lifestyle,</c><00:33:46.160><c> wanting</c><00:33:46.420><c> to</c>

00:33:46.559 --> 00:33:49.019
be<00:33:46.759><c> famous,</c><00:33:47.119><c> whatever</c><00:33:47.480><c> it</c><00:33:47.720><c> is,</c><00:33:48.200><c> doesn't</c><00:33:48.400><c> have</c><00:33:48.700><c> to</c><00:33:48.819><c> be</c>

00:33:49.019 --> 00:33:50.440
physical<00:33:49.380><c> nowadays.</c>

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It's<00:33:50.779><c> what</c><00:33:51.019><c> do</c><00:33:51.220><c> we</c><00:33:51.279><c> put</c><00:33:51.460><c> before</c><00:33:51.880><c> God</c><00:33:52.279><c> and</c><00:33:53.019><c> what</c><00:33:53.220><c> are</c><00:33:53.319><c> we</c><00:33:53.519><c> spending</c><00:33:53.740><c> our</c>

00:33:54.039 --> 00:33:56.799
energy<00:33:54.460><c> and</c><00:33:54.680><c> our</c><00:33:55.000><c> time</c><00:33:55.319><c> and</c><00:33:55.539><c> our</c><00:33:55.839><c> thoughts</c><00:33:56.119><c> on?</c>

00:33:57.319 --> 00:34:01.099
Worshiping<00:33:57.799><c> is</c><00:33:58.039><c> a</c><00:33:58.160><c> strong</c><00:33:58.319><c> word,</c><00:33:58.799><c> but</c><00:33:59.440><c> what</c><00:33:59.640><c> do</c><00:33:59.740><c> we</c><00:33:59.900><c> think</c><00:34:00.099><c> about</c><00:34:00.500><c> when</c><00:34:00.900><c> we</c>

00:34:01.099 --> 00:34:01.680
have<00:34:01.279><c> spare</c><00:34:01.480><c> time?</c>

00:34:01.680 --> 00:34:05.339
That's<00:34:01.920><c> a</c><00:34:01.980><c> good</c><00:34:02.099><c> way</c><00:34:02.259><c> to</c><00:34:02.359><c> say,</c><00:34:03.240><c> what's</c><00:34:03.500><c> some</c><00:34:03.700><c> idols</c><00:34:03.900><c> in</c><00:34:04.099><c> my</c><00:34:04.420><c> life</c><00:34:04.839><c> is</c>

00:34:05.339 --> 00:34:08.940
think<00:34:05.539><c> back</c><00:34:05.839><c> in</c><00:34:06.079><c> your</c><00:34:06.259><c> last</c><00:34:06.599><c> week</c><00:34:06.859><c> and</c><00:34:07.039><c> think,</c><00:34:07.500><c> when</c><00:34:07.640><c> I</c><00:34:07.819><c> had</c><00:34:08.019><c> spare</c><00:34:08.300><c> time,</c><00:34:08.659><c> when</c><00:34:08.800><c> I</c>

00:34:08.940 --> 00:34:12.119
wasn't<00:34:09.159><c> doing</c><00:34:09.460><c> anything,</c><00:34:10.480><c> what</c><00:34:10.739><c> did</c><00:34:10.920><c> I</c><00:34:11.079><c> think</c><00:34:11.280><c> about?</c>

00:34:12.579 --> 00:34:15.000
And<00:34:12.699><c> we</c><00:34:12.800><c> can</c><00:34:12.900><c> think</c><00:34:13.039><c> about</c><00:34:13.239><c> all</c><00:34:13.440><c> those</c><00:34:13.639><c> times</c><00:34:14.000><c> and</c><00:34:14.539><c> list</c><00:34:14.800><c> them</c>

00:34:15.000 --> 00:34:15.739
out<00:34:15.119><c> and</c><00:34:15.260><c> add</c><00:34:15.340><c> them</c><00:34:15.480><c> up.</c>

00:34:15.960 --> 00:34:18.400
And<00:34:16.159><c> we'll</c><00:34:16.420><c> start</c><00:34:16.519><c> to</c><00:34:16.739><c> see</c><00:34:16.860><c> that</c><00:34:17.019><c> maybe</c><00:34:17.219><c> there</c><00:34:17.440><c> are</c><00:34:17.599><c> some</c><00:34:17.780><c> idols</c><00:34:18.139><c> in</c>

00:34:18.400 --> 00:34:18.880
our<00:34:18.639><c> life.</c>

00:34:19.260 --> 00:34:21.300
When<00:34:19.360><c> we</c><00:34:19.480><c> have</c><00:34:19.579><c> a</c><00:34:19.820><c> spare</c><00:34:19.920><c> moment,</c><00:34:20.199><c> what</c><00:34:20.420><c> do</c><00:34:20.559><c> we</c><00:34:20.739><c> choose</c><00:34:21.079><c> to</c>

00:34:21.300 --> 00:34:21.780
think<00:34:21.500><c> about?</c>

00:34:22.239 --> 00:34:23.019
Do<00:34:22.380><c> we</c><00:34:22.420><c> think</c><00:34:22.500><c> about</c><00:34:22.719><c> others?</c>

00:34:23.099 --> 00:34:23.940
Do<00:34:23.179><c> we</c><00:34:23.260><c> think</c><00:34:23.380><c> about</c><00:34:23.599><c> God?</c>

00:34:24.340 --> 00:34:25.880
And<00:34:24.579><c> yeah,</c><00:34:24.739><c> we'll</c><00:34:24.940><c> do</c><00:34:25.159><c> those</c><00:34:25.420><c> things.</c>

00:34:25.880 --> 00:34:28.039
But<00:34:26.139><c> if</c><00:34:26.260><c> there's</c><00:34:26.519><c> something</c><00:34:26.739><c> that</c><00:34:26.900><c> we</c><00:34:27.119><c> spent</c><00:34:27.300><c> a</c><00:34:27.460><c> lot</c><00:34:27.659><c> of</c><00:34:27.800><c> our</c>

00:34:28.039 --> 00:34:31.460
time<00:34:28.579><c> thinking</c><00:34:28.920><c> about</c><00:34:29.239><c> in</c><00:34:29.400><c> our</c><00:34:29.619><c> spare</c><00:34:29.840><c> time</c><00:34:30.139><c> or</c><00:34:30.539><c> wondering</c><00:34:30.920><c> about</c><00:34:31.199><c> or</c>

00:34:31.460 --> 00:34:34.760
researching<00:34:32.000><c> or</c><00:34:32.239><c> Googling</c><00:34:32.619><c> up,</c><00:34:32.860><c> whatever</c><00:34:33.099><c> it</c><00:34:33.300><c> is,</c><00:34:34.079><c> maybe</c><00:34:34.340><c> that's</c><00:34:34.639><c> an</c>

00:34:34.760 --> 00:34:35.420
idol<00:34:34.840><c> in</c><00:34:35.000><c> our</c><00:34:35.219><c> life.</c>

00:34:35.460 --> 00:34:36.619
We<00:34:35.559><c> need</c><00:34:35.699><c> to</c><00:34:35.900><c> think</c><00:34:36.059><c> about</c><00:34:36.340><c> that.</c>

00:34:36.619 --> 00:34:39.300
That's<00:34:36.940><c> an</c><00:34:37.199><c> audit</c><00:34:37.380><c> that</c><00:34:37.579><c> we</c><00:34:37.780><c> can</c><00:34:37.900><c> do</c><00:34:38.059><c> to</c><00:34:38.260><c> say,</c><00:34:38.679><c> do</c><00:34:38.800><c> we</c><00:34:38.960><c> have</c><00:34:39.079><c> any</c>

00:34:39.300 --> 00:34:42.460
of<00:34:39.400><c> those</c><00:34:39.619><c> imbalances</c><00:34:40.159><c> in</c><00:34:40.420><c> our</c><00:34:40.599><c> life</c><00:34:40.860><c> when</c><00:34:41.059><c> it</c><00:34:41.179><c> comes</c><00:34:41.440><c> to</c><00:34:41.739><c> idolatry?</c>

00:34:43.380 --> 00:34:44.920
So<00:34:43.820><c> let's</c><00:34:44.260><c> come</c><00:34:44.480><c> back</c><00:34:44.719><c> then.</c>

00:34:44.960 --> 00:34:47.340
What<00:34:45.300><c> happened</c><00:34:45.699><c> here</c><00:34:46.460><c> in</c><00:34:47.019><c> Jericho?</c>

00:34:47.619 --> 00:34:49.039
So<00:34:47.780><c> come</c><00:34:47.900><c> back</c><00:34:48.079><c> to</c><00:34:48.239><c> 1</c><00:34:48.400><c> Kings</c><00:34:48.820><c> 15.</c>

00:34:49.039 --> 00:34:56.760
We<00:34:49.679><c> read</c><00:34:50.119><c> there</c><00:34:50.940><c> that</c><00:34:51.840><c> he</c><00:34:53.039><c> set</c><00:34:53.360><c> up</c><00:34:54.360><c> this</c><00:34:55.000><c> idol</c><00:34:55.980><c> there.</c>

00:34:58.119 --> 00:35:00.599
So<00:34:58.679><c> 16,</c><00:34:59.500><c> 1</c><00:34:59.599><c> Kings</c><00:34:59.820><c> 16.</c>

00:35:01.219 --> 00:35:05.460
And<00:35:01.340><c> the</c><00:35:01.539><c> days</c><00:35:01.800><c> of</c><00:35:03.579><c> these</c><00:35:03.840><c> people</c><00:35:04.099><c> here,</c><00:35:04.659><c> Hiel,</c><00:35:05.000><c> which</c><00:35:05.179><c> means</c>

00:35:05.460 --> 00:35:11.099
of<00:35:05.920><c> the</c><00:35:06.139><c> living</c><00:35:06.360><c> God,</c><00:35:08.179><c> from</c><00:35:08.659><c> Bethel,</c><00:35:09.260><c> the</c><00:35:09.480><c> house</c><00:35:09.800><c> of</c><00:35:10.099><c> God,</c><00:35:10.780><c> he</c>

00:35:11.099 --> 00:35:13.880
built<00:35:11.380><c> in</c><00:35:11.539><c> his</c><00:35:11.820><c> first</c><00:35:12.119><c> son,</c><00:35:12.659><c> Abram,</c><00:35:12.820><c> which</c><00:35:12.940><c> means</c><00:35:13.139><c> lofty.</c>

00:35:13.940 --> 00:35:16.079
And<00:35:14.079><c> his</c><00:35:14.320><c> second</c><00:35:14.579><c> son,</c><00:35:15.159><c> Seagub,</c><00:35:15.539><c> is</c><00:35:15.780><c> a</c><00:35:15.980><c> loft.</c>

00:35:16.079 --> 00:35:19.179
So<00:35:16.300><c> I</c><00:35:16.719><c> think</c><00:35:17.099><c> what</c><00:35:17.460><c> we're</c><00:35:17.699><c> sort</c><00:35:17.800><c> of</c><00:35:17.940><c> seeing</c><00:35:18.099><c> here</c><00:35:18.320><c> is</c><00:35:18.460><c> a</c><00:35:18.599><c> little</c>

00:35:19.179 --> 00:35:21.820
snapshot,<00:35:20.139><c> a</c><00:35:20.440><c> cameo</c><00:35:20.860><c> of</c><00:35:21.179><c> the</c><00:35:21.420><c> people.</c>

00:35:22.179 --> 00:35:23.320
These<00:35:22.420><c> are</c><00:35:22.860><c> good</c><00:35:23.000><c> people.</c>

00:35:23.400 --> 00:35:26.059
These<00:35:23.460><c> are</c><00:35:23.659><c> living</c><00:35:23.860><c> God,</c><00:35:24.380><c> house</c><00:35:24.639><c> of</c><00:35:24.920><c> God,</c><00:35:25.340><c> lofty.</c>

00:35:26.119 --> 00:35:27.139
And<00:35:26.280><c> what</c><00:35:26.420><c> are</c><00:35:26.500><c> these</c><00:35:26.719><c> people</c><00:35:26.880><c> doing?</c>

00:35:27.380 --> 00:35:29.159
They're<00:35:27.599><c> building</c><00:35:27.940><c> up</c><00:35:28.219><c> the</c><00:35:28.480><c> accursed</c><00:35:28.900><c> thing.</c>

00:35:29.320 --> 00:35:31.420
They're<00:35:29.679><c> following</c><00:35:30.079><c> after</c><00:35:30.599><c> idolatry.</c>

00:35:31.739 --> 00:35:35.960
Not<00:35:31.780><c> that</c><00:35:32.039><c> Jericho</c><00:35:32.380><c> was</c><00:35:32.739><c> wrong,</c><00:35:32.920><c> but</c><00:35:33.079><c> we</c><00:35:33.199><c> know</c><00:35:33.360><c> Jericho</c><00:35:33.880><c> became</c><00:35:34.179><c> a</c><00:35:34.460><c> symbol</c><00:35:34.739><c> of</c><00:35:35.159><c> idolatry.</c>

00:35:36.099 --> 00:35:39.019
So<00:35:36.219><c> I</c><00:35:36.320><c> think</c><00:35:36.579><c> it's</c><00:35:36.980><c> a</c><00:35:37.079><c> little</c><00:35:37.639><c> cameo</c><00:35:38.139><c> of</c><00:35:38.320><c> what</c><00:35:38.559><c> the</c><00:35:38.840><c> people</c>

00:35:39.019 --> 00:35:39.400
were<00:35:39.239><c> like.</c>

00:35:39.460 --> 00:35:42.880
So<00:35:39.539><c> we</c><00:35:39.639><c> saw,</c><00:35:39.980><c> yes,</c><00:35:40.059><c> the</c><00:35:40.340><c> leadership</c><00:35:40.679><c> was</c><00:35:40.880><c> really</c><00:35:41.179><c> bad</c><00:35:41.380><c> and</c><00:35:41.860><c> Omriah</c><00:35:42.500><c> and</c>

00:35:42.880 --> 00:35:45.559
Ahab<00:35:43.260><c> and</c><00:35:43.440><c> all</c><00:35:43.559><c> the</c><00:35:43.780><c> leaders</c><00:35:44.059><c> and</c><00:35:44.380><c> Jezebel</c><00:35:44.739><c> were</c><00:35:44.940><c> really</c><00:35:45.260><c> bad.</c>

00:35:45.559 --> 00:35:48.019
But<00:35:45.960><c> I</c><00:35:46.119><c> think</c><00:35:46.219><c> what</c><00:35:46.360><c> God's</c><00:35:46.760><c> telling</c><00:35:46.820><c> us</c><00:35:47.119><c> here</c><00:35:47.320><c> as</c><00:35:47.440><c> well</c><00:35:47.579><c> is</c><00:35:47.679><c> that</c><00:35:47.800><c> the</c>

00:35:48.019 --> 00:35:49.119
people<00:35:48.280><c> were</c><00:35:48.460><c> just</c><00:35:48.739><c> as</c><00:35:48.960><c> bad.</c>

00:35:49.380 --> 00:35:52.659
Here's<00:35:49.579><c> a</c><00:35:49.800><c> random</c><00:35:50.139><c> family</c><00:35:50.579><c> of</c><00:35:51.179><c> supposedly</c><00:35:51.719><c> faithful</c><00:35:52.300><c> people.</c>

00:35:52.679 --> 00:35:53.880
And<00:35:52.800><c> what</c><00:35:52.900><c> are</c><00:35:52.980><c> they</c><00:35:53.099><c> doing?</c>

00:35:54.199 --> 00:35:57.460
They're<00:35:54.679><c> in</c><00:35:55.079><c> complete</c><00:35:55.500><c> defiance</c><00:35:56.059><c> to</c><00:35:56.260><c> God,</c><00:35:56.619><c> building</c><00:35:56.920><c> up</c><00:35:57.199><c> the</c>

00:35:57.460 --> 00:36:00.199
very<00:35:57.780><c> symbol</c><00:35:58.119><c> of</c><00:35:58.400><c> idolatry</c><00:35:59.039><c> that</c><00:35:59.260><c> had</c><00:35:59.519><c> been</c><00:35:59.780><c> established.</c>

00:36:00.239 --> 00:36:02.800
They<00:36:00.360><c> didn't</c><00:36:00.539><c> care</c><00:36:00.920><c> anymore</c><00:36:01.239><c> about</c><00:36:01.460><c> what</c><00:36:01.619><c> that</c><00:36:01.880><c> stood</c><00:36:02.059><c> for</c><00:36:02.400><c> or</c>

00:36:02.800 --> 00:36:03.940
the<00:36:03.099><c> curse</c><00:36:03.400><c> around</c><00:36:03.780><c> it.</c>

00:36:04.139 --> 00:36:06.760
So<00:36:04.280><c> I</c><00:36:04.300><c> think</c><00:36:04.400><c> that's</c><00:36:04.639><c> why</c><00:36:04.780><c> we</c><00:36:04.960><c> have</c><00:36:05.059><c> this</c><00:36:05.840><c> verse</c><00:36:06.199><c> put</c><00:36:06.480><c> in</c><00:36:06.619><c> here</c>

00:36:06.760 --> 00:36:09.460
before<00:36:07.019><c> we</c><00:36:07.179><c> get</c><00:36:07.320><c> into</c><00:36:07.579><c> Elijah</c><00:36:08.000><c> to</c><00:36:08.219><c> show</c><00:36:08.420><c> us</c><00:36:08.579><c> that</c><00:36:08.840><c> it's</c><00:36:09.179><c> not</c>

00:36:09.460 --> 00:36:10.139
just<00:36:09.699><c> the</c><00:36:09.840><c> leadership.</c>

00:36:10.139 --> 00:36:13.159
The<00:36:10.519><c> people,</c><00:36:10.860><c> the</c><00:36:11.000><c> ecclesia,</c><00:36:11.860><c> the</c><00:36:12.039><c> nation</c><00:36:12.360><c> themselves</c><00:36:12.920><c> as</c>

00:36:13.159 --> 00:36:15.619
people<00:36:13.380><c> were</c><00:36:13.559><c> completely</c><00:36:14.239><c> removed</c><00:36:14.719><c> away</c><00:36:15.059><c> from</c><00:36:15.280><c> God.</c>

00:36:15.820 --> 00:36:19.840
This<00:36:15.960><c> was</c><00:36:16.139><c> a</c><00:36:16.300><c> really</c><00:36:16.579><c> dark</c><00:36:16.920><c> and</c><00:36:17.380><c> difficult</c><00:36:18.000><c> time</c><00:36:18.559><c> that</c><00:36:19.159><c> no</c><00:36:19.360><c> matter</c><00:36:19.619><c> the</c>

00:36:19.840 --> 00:36:22.079
cost,<00:36:20.039><c> even</c><00:36:20.219><c> if</c><00:36:20.460><c> it</c><00:36:20.519><c> cost</c><00:36:20.639><c> my</c><00:36:20.900><c> family,</c><00:36:21.219><c> I'm</c><00:36:21.360><c> going</c><00:36:21.480><c> to</c><00:36:21.679><c> rebuild</c>

00:36:22.079 --> 00:36:24.159
this<00:36:22.739><c> symbol</c><00:36:23.079><c> of</c><00:36:23.380><c> idolatry.</c>

00:36:24.300 --> 00:36:28.760
And<00:36:24.500><c> that's</c><00:36:25.199><c> the</c><00:36:25.639><c> nation</c><00:36:26.440><c> that</c><00:36:27.000><c> Elijah</c><00:36:27.380><c> is</c><00:36:27.639><c> coming</c><00:36:27.900><c> into.</c>

00:36:28.960 --> 00:36:31.780
And<00:36:29.099><c> so</c><00:36:29.179><c> when</c><00:36:29.360><c> Elijah</c><00:36:29.960><c> struggles</c><00:36:30.739><c> with</c><00:36:31.000><c> the</c><00:36:31.199><c> faithfulness</c><00:36:31.599><c> of</c>

00:36:31.780 --> 00:36:35.420
the<00:36:31.940><c> people,</c><00:36:32.239><c> when</c><00:36:32.360><c> he</c><00:36:32.579><c> struggles</c><00:36:33.000><c> and</c><00:36:33.239><c> says</c><00:36:33.380><c> things</c><00:36:33.619><c> like</c><00:36:33.800><c> I'm</c><00:36:34.059><c> the</c><00:36:34.260><c> only</c><00:36:34.420><c> one</c><00:36:34.599><c> left</c><00:36:34.940><c> and</c><00:36:35.099><c> has</c><00:36:35.260><c> a</c>

00:36:35.420 --> 00:36:37.219
very<00:36:35.760><c> black</c><00:36:36.059><c> and</c><00:36:36.199><c> white</c><00:36:36.300><c> view</c><00:36:36.559><c> of</c><00:36:36.760><c> people,</c>

00:36:37.219 --> 00:36:39.920
whilst<00:36:37.659><c> that's</c><00:36:37.920><c> not</c><00:36:38.260><c> right,</c><00:36:38.900><c> hopefully</c><00:36:39.139><c> we</c><00:36:39.239><c> can</c><00:36:39.460><c> understand</c>

00:36:39.920 --> 00:36:40.739
that<00:36:40.099><c> a</c><00:36:40.179><c> little</c><00:36:40.340><c> bit</c><00:36:40.500><c> more.</c>

00:36:40.840 --> 00:36:42.820
This<00:36:40.980><c> was</c><00:36:41.199><c> a</c><00:36:41.420><c> really</c><00:36:41.739><c> tough</c><00:36:41.980><c> time</c><00:36:42.340><c> spiritually.</c>

00:36:42.900 --> 00:36:44.519
It's<00:36:42.980><c> probably</c><00:36:43.159><c> the</c><00:36:43.420><c> lowest</c><00:36:43.719><c> it</c><00:36:43.840><c> has</c><00:36:44.039><c> ever</c><00:36:44.280><c> been.</c>

00:36:44.739 --> 00:36:49.619
And<00:36:44.800><c> that's</c><00:36:45.059><c> the</c><00:36:45.199><c> environment</c><00:36:45.599><c> that</c><00:36:45.880><c> Elijah</c><00:36:46.340><c> is</c><00:36:46.820><c> being</c><00:36:47.340><c> pushed,</c><00:36:48.079><c> is</c><00:36:48.199><c> being</c><00:36:48.579><c> presented</c><00:36:49.139><c> into</c><00:36:49.460><c> at</c>

00:36:49.619 --> 00:36:50.539
this<00:36:49.800><c> time.</c>

00:36:50.840 --> 00:36:52.940
So<00:36:50.840><c> let's</c><00:36:51.440><c> look</c><00:36:51.639><c> at</c><00:36:51.880><c> Elijah.</c>

00:36:53.400 --> 00:36:57.360
Well,<00:36:53.519><c> as</c><00:36:53.739><c> you</c><00:36:53.960><c> probably</c><00:36:54.199><c> know,</c><00:36:54.500><c> Elijah's</c><00:36:55.139><c> name</c><00:36:55.300><c> means</c><00:36:55.699><c> my</c><00:36:56.179><c> God</c><00:36:56.579><c> is</c><00:36:56.980><c> Yah.</c>

00:36:57.699 --> 00:37:01.239
OK,<00:36:57.900><c> and</c><00:36:58.000><c> that's</c><00:36:58.239><c> an</c><00:36:58.519><c> absolute</c><00:36:59.159><c> summary</c><00:36:59.760><c> of</c><00:37:00.199><c> Elijah's</c><00:37:00.980><c> life</c>

00:37:01.239 --> 00:37:02.159
and<00:37:01.599><c> mentality.</c>

00:37:02.579 --> 00:37:04.719
There<00:37:02.679><c> was</c><00:37:02.880><c> no</c><00:37:03.199><c> doubt</c><00:37:03.559><c> in</c><00:37:03.880><c> Elijah's</c><00:37:04.460><c> life.</c>

00:37:04.719 --> 00:37:08.559
Unlike<00:37:05.380><c> the</c><00:37:05.639><c> people,</c><00:37:06.400><c> unlike</c><00:37:06.760><c> Ahab,</c><00:37:07.199><c> who</c><00:37:07.360><c> did</c><00:37:07.659><c> waver</c><00:37:08.159><c> and</c><00:37:08.340><c> go</c>

00:37:08.559 --> 00:37:12.300
back<00:37:08.860><c> and</c><00:37:09.139><c> forth,</c><00:37:10.519><c> there</c><00:37:10.699><c> was</c><00:37:10.880><c> no</c><00:37:11.260><c> wavering</c><00:37:11.739><c> with</c><00:37:11.960><c> Elijah.</c>

00:37:12.420 --> 00:37:14.179
There<00:37:12.519><c> was</c><00:37:12.699><c> no</c><00:37:13.079><c> question</c><00:37:13.480><c> in</c><00:37:13.679><c> his</c><00:37:13.960><c> life.</c>

00:37:14.320 --> 00:37:15.800
My<00:37:14.699><c> God</c><00:37:15.000><c> is</c><00:37:15.420><c> Yahweh.</c>

00:37:15.880 --> 00:37:19.619
There<00:37:15.960><c> was</c><00:37:16.219><c> 100</c><00:37:16.679><c>%</c><00:37:17.420><c> dedication</c><00:37:18.179><c> and</c><00:37:18.559><c> commitment.</c>

00:37:20.059 --> 00:37:22.460
Elijah<00:37:20.420><c> had</c><00:37:20.679><c> weaknesses,</c><00:37:21.119><c> as</c><00:37:21.280><c> we've</c><00:37:21.559><c> talked</c><00:37:21.800><c> about,</c><00:37:22.119><c> but</c><00:37:22.280><c> you</c>

00:37:22.460 --> 00:37:26.000
could<00:37:22.719><c> not</c><00:37:23.119><c> fault</c><00:37:23.320><c> his</c><00:37:23.639><c> reliance</c><00:37:24.320><c> on</c><00:37:24.460><c> his</c><00:37:24.840><c> and</c><00:37:25.219><c> dedication</c><00:37:25.719><c> to</c>

00:37:26.000 --> 00:37:26.579
serve<00:37:26.260><c> God.</c>

00:37:26.900 --> 00:37:29.719
It<00:37:26.940><c> is</c><00:37:27.119><c> the</c><00:37:27.179><c> whole</c><00:37:27.420><c> reason</c><00:37:27.840><c> why,</c><00:37:28.280><c> one</c><00:37:28.519><c> of</c><00:37:28.639><c> the</c><00:37:28.719><c> reasons</c><00:37:28.900><c> why</c><00:37:29.059><c> God</c><00:37:29.239><c> wanted</c><00:37:29.480><c> to</c>

00:37:29.719 --> 00:37:30.699
work<00:37:29.880><c> with</c><00:37:30.059><c> him</c><00:37:30.199><c> and</c><00:37:30.460><c> prepared.</c>

00:37:30.900 --> 00:37:34.420
He<00:37:31.039><c> was</c><00:37:31.340><c> utterly</c><00:37:31.800><c> single</c><00:37:32.300><c>-mindedly</c><00:37:32.820><c> dedicated</c><00:37:33.400><c> in</c><00:37:33.920><c> his</c><00:37:34.199><c> life.</c>

00:37:34.420 --> 00:37:35.960
No<00:37:34.840><c> wavering</c><00:37:35.320><c> whatsoever.</c>

00:37:36.460 --> 00:37:44.159
He<00:37:36.639><c> stood</c><00:37:36.739><c> in</c><00:37:37.079><c> complete</c><00:37:37.460><c> contrast,</c><00:37:38.360><c> then,</c><00:37:38.500><c> to</c><00:37:38.739><c> everything</c><00:37:39.199><c> that</c><00:37:39.480><c> Ahab</c><00:37:39.719><c> and</c><00:37:39.900><c> Jezebel</c><00:37:40.320><c> stood</c><00:37:40.599><c> for,</c><00:37:41.139><c> not</c><00:37:41.340><c> just</c><00:37:41.739><c> spiritually,</c><00:37:42.900><c> but</c><00:37:43.139><c> physically</c><00:37:43.659><c> as</c><00:37:43.940><c> well.</c>

00:37:44.199 --> 00:37:47.500
So<00:37:44.380><c> yes,</c><00:37:44.659><c> spiritually</c><00:37:45.099><c> in</c><00:37:45.260><c> his</c><00:37:45.420><c> single</c><00:37:45.679><c>-mindedness,</c><00:37:46.539><c> but</c><00:37:46.820><c> physically</c><00:37:47.239><c> as</c><00:37:47.420><c> well.</c>

00:37:47.559 --> 00:37:51.239
This<00:37:47.699><c> is</c><00:37:47.920><c> how</c><00:37:48.679><c> Elijah</c><00:37:49.159><c> is</c><00:37:49.960><c> described</c><00:37:50.400><c> here</c><00:37:50.639><c> later</c><00:37:50.840><c> on</c><00:37:51.039><c> in</c>

00:37:51.239 --> 00:37:52.500
Second<00:37:51.559><c> Kings.</c>

00:37:53.380 --> 00:37:57.039
This<00:37:53.460><c> is</c><00:37:53.719><c> the</c><00:37:53.840><c> king</c><00:37:54.099><c> said</c><00:37:54.300><c> unto</c><00:37:54.480><c> him,</c><00:37:55.000><c> What</c><00:37:55.159><c> manner</c><00:37:55.440><c> of</c><00:37:55.619><c> man</c><00:37:55.800><c> was</c><00:37:56.800><c> he</c>

00:37:57.039 --> 00:37:59.360
which<00:37:57.179><c> came</c><00:37:57.500><c> up</c><00:37:57.679><c> to</c><00:37:57.900><c> meet</c><00:37:58.119><c> you</c><00:37:58.280><c> and</c><00:37:58.420><c> told</c><00:37:58.739><c> you</c><00:37:58.920><c> these</c><00:37:59.119><c> words?</c>

00:37:59.380 --> 00:38:01.000
Because<00:37:59.480><c> they</c><00:37:59.579><c> had</c><00:37:59.679><c> been</c><00:37:59.940><c> interrupted</c><00:38:00.260><c> by</c><00:38:00.559><c> a</c><00:38:00.619><c> prophet.</c>

00:38:01.000 --> 00:38:04.820
And<00:38:01.480><c> they</c><00:38:01.639><c> answered</c><00:38:02.000><c> him</c><00:38:02.219><c> and</c><00:38:02.340><c> said</c><00:38:02.460><c> he</c><00:38:02.559><c> was</c><00:38:02.780><c> a</c><00:38:03.000><c> hairy</c><00:38:03.260><c> man</c><00:38:03.900><c> with</c><00:38:04.539><c> a</c>

00:38:04.820 --> 00:38:06.840
girdle<00:38:05.139><c> of</c><00:38:05.280><c> leather</c><00:38:05.539><c> about</c><00:38:06.019><c> his</c><00:38:06.360><c> loins.</c>

00:38:07.000 --> 00:38:09.320
And<00:38:07.199><c> straight</c><00:38:07.360><c> away</c><00:38:07.579><c> he</c><00:38:07.760><c> said,</c><00:38:07.980><c> It's</c><00:38:08.440><c> Elijah</c><00:38:08.739><c> the</c><00:38:08.980><c> Tishvite.</c>

00:38:09.420 --> 00:38:10.599
He<00:38:09.500><c> didn't</c><00:38:09.639><c> even</c><00:38:09.820><c> need</c><00:38:09.940><c> to</c><00:38:10.119><c> say</c><00:38:10.239><c> anymore.</c>

00:38:10.880 --> 00:38:14.000
A<00:38:11.039><c> hairy</c><00:38:11.280><c> guy</c><00:38:11.559><c> wearing</c><00:38:11.820><c> a</c><00:38:12.019><c> leather</c><00:38:12.199><c> garment,</c><00:38:12.940><c> that's</c><00:38:13.599><c> Elijah.</c>

00:38:14.199 --> 00:38:17.079
In<00:38:14.400><c> fact,</c><00:38:14.619><c> a</c><00:38:14.880><c> hairy</c><00:38:15.079><c> man,</c><00:38:15.960><c> literally,</c><00:38:16.420><c> I</c><00:38:16.500><c> kid</c><00:38:16.599><c> you</c><00:38:16.679><c> not,</c><00:38:16.960><c> means</c>

00:38:17.079 --> 00:38:18.360
Lord<00:38:17.599><c> of</c><00:38:17.860><c> the</c><00:38:18.119><c> hair.</c>

00:38:18.760 --> 00:38:20.639
That<00:38:19.179><c> is</c><00:38:19.519><c> Elijah's</c><00:38:20.199><c> name,</c><00:38:20.480><c> right?</c>

00:38:20.639 --> 00:38:21.980
He's<00:38:21.059><c> Lord</c><00:38:21.420><c> of</c><00:38:21.579><c> the</c><00:38:21.760><c> hair.</c>

00:38:22.460 --> 00:38:25.380
So<00:38:22.780><c> it</c><00:38:22.820><c> was</c><00:38:22.980><c> probably</c><00:38:23.159><c> a</c><00:38:23.380><c> Nazarite,</c><00:38:24.000><c> hair</c><00:38:24.219><c> everywhere,</c><00:38:25.099><c> rough</c>

00:38:25.380 --> 00:38:26.400
sort<00:38:25.579><c> of</c><00:38:25.719><c> thing</c><00:38:25.840><c> like</c><00:38:26.199><c> that.</c>

00:38:26.400 --> 00:38:32.280
So<00:38:26.659><c> that</c><00:38:27.179><c> was</c><00:38:27.420><c> the</c><00:38:27.599><c> man</c><00:38:27.800><c> in</c><00:38:28.500><c> contrast</c><00:38:29.239><c> to</c><00:38:29.480><c> the</c><00:38:29.780><c> refined,</c><00:38:30.719><c> modern,</c><00:38:31.519><c> beautiful</c><00:38:31.860><c> Ahab</c>

00:38:32.280 --> 00:38:33.559
and<00:38:32.519><c> Jezebel</c><00:38:32.920><c> in</c><00:38:33.099><c> the</c><00:38:33.199><c> temple.</c>

00:38:33.960 --> 00:38:35.579
He<00:38:34.059><c> was</c><00:38:34.239><c> the</c><00:38:34.500><c> Lord</c><00:38:34.739><c> of</c><00:38:35.059><c> the</c><00:38:35.360><c> hair.</c>

00:38:36.019 --> 00:38:41.400
This<00:38:36.239><c> unwielding</c><00:38:38.559><c> physical</c><00:38:39.219><c> presence</c><00:38:39.679><c> here</c><00:38:39.980><c> in</c><00:38:40.300><c> rough</c><00:38:40.599><c> clothes</c><00:38:41.079><c> and</c>

00:38:41.400 --> 00:38:43.900
rough<00:38:42.559><c> presentation.</c>

00:38:44.300 --> 00:38:46.739
As<00:38:44.440><c> I</c><00:38:44.599><c> said,</c><00:38:44.699><c> a</c><00:38:44.940><c> wild</c><00:38:45.199><c> man,</c><00:38:45.559><c> probably</c><00:38:45.860><c> a</c><00:38:46.079><c> Nazarite</c><00:38:46.420><c> there.</c>

00:38:46.840 --> 00:38:48.219
So<00:38:47.019><c> I</c><00:38:47.099><c> hadn't</c><00:38:47.320><c> shaved.</c>

00:38:48.519 --> 00:38:52.039
We<00:38:48.659><c> are</c><00:38:48.860><c> told</c><00:38:49.400><c> that</c><00:38:50.340><c> he's</c><00:38:50.519><c> from</c><00:38:50.719><c> the</c><00:38:50.960><c> land</c><00:38:51.239><c> of</c><00:38:51.659><c> Gilead.</c>

00:38:52.039 --> 00:38:55.679
Now,<00:38:52.460><c> Gilead</c><00:38:52.579><c> was</c><00:38:52.800><c> a</c><00:38:53.219><c> very</c><00:38:53.639><c> isolated</c><00:38:54.460><c> wilderness,</c><00:38:55.159><c> a</c><00:38:55.360><c> tough,</c>

00:38:56.059 --> 00:38:58.920
hard<00:38:56.300><c> land</c><00:38:56.659><c> that</c><00:38:57.260><c> bred</c><00:38:57.639><c> tough,</c><00:38:58.420><c> hard</c><00:38:58.679><c> people.</c>

00:38:58.960 --> 00:39:03.159
This<00:38:59.119><c> is</c><00:38:59.260><c> how</c><00:38:59.380><c> the</c><00:38:59.539><c> people</c><00:38:59.679><c> who</c><00:38:59.880><c> described</c><00:39:00.480><c> from</c><00:39:01.480><c> his</c><00:39:01.840><c> region</c><00:39:02.260><c> here.</c>

00:39:03.320 --> 00:39:07.619
And<00:39:03.320><c> of</c><00:39:03.559><c> the</c><00:39:04.559><c> Gadites,</c><00:39:05.280><c> who</c><00:39:05.500><c> separated</c><00:39:05.920><c> themselves</c><00:39:06.460><c> unto</c><00:39:06.699><c> David</c><00:39:07.159><c> into</c><00:39:07.380><c> the</c>

00:39:07.619 --> 00:39:08.340
whole<00:39:07.760><c> of</c><00:39:07.940><c> the</c><00:39:08.059><c> wilderness,</c>

00:39:08.559 --> 00:39:12.039
men<00:39:08.800><c> of</c><00:39:09.199><c> might,</c><00:39:09.619><c> men</c><00:39:09.800><c> of</c><00:39:10.179><c> war,</c><00:39:10.659><c> fit</c><00:39:10.739><c> for</c><00:39:11.039><c> battle,</c><00:39:11.719><c> that</c><00:39:11.900><c> could</c>

00:39:12.039 --> 00:39:13.739
handle<00:39:12.420><c> shield</c><00:39:12.860><c> and</c><00:39:13.159><c> buckler,</c>

00:39:13.900 --> 00:39:16.719
whose<00:39:14.079><c> faces</c><00:39:14.519><c> were</c><00:39:14.719><c> like</c><00:39:14.880><c> the</c><00:39:15.099><c> faces</c><00:39:15.320><c> of</c><00:39:15.719><c> lions</c><00:39:16.159><c> and</c><00:39:16.320><c> were</c><00:39:16.579><c> as</c>

00:39:16.719 --> 00:39:18.400
swift<00:39:16.920><c> as</c><00:39:17.099><c> the</c><00:39:17.320><c> rose</c><00:39:17.579><c> upon</c><00:39:17.820><c> the</c><00:39:18.039><c> mountains.</c>

00:39:18.659 --> 00:39:21.360
So<00:39:18.840><c> these</c><00:39:19.139><c> are</c><00:39:19.599><c> the</c><00:39:20.000><c> people</c><00:39:20.300><c> of</c><00:39:20.539><c> Gad,</c><00:39:20.760><c> the</c><00:39:20.980><c> Gileadites.</c>

00:39:21.360 --> 00:39:22.460
This<00:39:21.579><c> is</c><00:39:21.699><c> what</c><00:39:21.880><c> they</c><00:39:22.099><c> looked</c><00:39:22.260><c> like.</c>

00:39:22.679 --> 00:39:25.760
This<00:39:22.800><c> was</c><00:39:23.000><c> the</c><00:39:23.260><c> type</c><00:39:23.480><c> of</c><00:39:23.699><c> people</c><00:39:23.940><c> that</c><00:39:24.300><c> Elijah</c><00:39:24.739><c> surrounded</c>

00:39:25.760 --> 00:39:26.639
himself<00:39:26.280><c> from.</c>

00:39:26.920 --> 00:39:29.280
Now,<00:39:27.039><c> he</c><00:39:27.199><c> probably</c><00:39:27.460><c> wasn't</c><00:39:27.800><c> born</c><00:39:28.260><c> there.</c>

00:39:29.380 --> 00:39:33.460
If<00:39:29.420><c> we</c><00:39:29.599><c> look</c><00:39:29.780><c> at</c><00:39:30.360><c> chapter</c><00:39:30.659><c> 17,</c><00:39:32.159><c> verse</c><00:39:32.159><c> one,</c><00:39:32.920><c> it</c><00:39:32.920><c> says</c><00:39:33.039><c> Elijah</c>

00:39:33.460 --> 00:39:36.659
the<00:39:33.699><c> Tishbite,</c><00:39:34.179><c> who</c><00:39:34.260><c> was</c><00:39:34.460><c> of</c><00:39:34.659><c> the</c><00:39:34.940><c> inhabitants</c><00:39:35.539><c> of</c><00:39:36.300><c> Gilead.</c>

00:39:36.800 --> 00:39:40.699
Now,<00:39:36.920><c> we're</c><00:39:37.019><c> not</c><00:39:37.159><c> 100</c><00:39:37.380><c>%</c><00:39:37.719><c> sure</c><00:39:37.860><c> where</c><00:39:38.119><c> Tishbi</c><00:39:38.460><c> was,</c><00:39:39.260><c> but</c><00:39:39.900><c> it</c><00:39:40.199><c> says</c><00:39:40.360><c> that</c><00:39:40.579><c> he</c>

00:39:40.699 --> 00:39:41.519
was<00:39:40.880><c> in</c><00:39:41.000><c> the</c><00:39:41.179><c> inhabitants,</c>

00:39:41.659 --> 00:39:44.840
or<00:39:41.739><c> the</c><00:39:41.940><c> sojourners,</c><00:39:42.820><c> as</c><00:39:42.980><c> the</c><00:39:43.139><c> word</c><00:39:43.260><c> literally</c><00:39:43.679><c> means</c><00:39:44.019><c> of</c><00:39:44.260><c> Gilead.</c>

00:39:44.940 --> 00:39:48.380
And<00:39:45.099><c> so</c><00:39:45.219><c> it</c><00:39:45.300><c> appears</c><00:39:45.639><c> that</c><00:39:45.840><c> he</c><00:39:46.039><c> left</c><00:39:46.360><c> Tishbi</c><00:39:46.940><c> and</c><00:39:47.440><c> instead</c><00:39:47.860><c> chose,</c>

00:39:48.380 --> 00:39:51.719
and<00:39:48.500><c> he</c><00:39:48.519><c> made</c><00:39:48.679><c> a</c><00:39:48.980><c> conscious</c><00:39:49.340><c> decision</c><00:39:49.920><c> to</c><00:39:50.320><c> go</c><00:39:50.599><c> out</c><00:39:50.900><c> into</c><00:39:51.139><c> the</c><00:39:51.360><c> wilderness,</c>

00:39:51.920 --> 00:39:55.239
into<00:39:52.019><c> that</c><00:39:52.300><c> tough,</c><00:39:53.239><c> unforgiving</c><00:39:53.559><c> land,</c><00:39:54.219><c> and</c><00:39:54.420><c> to</c><00:39:54.619><c> live</c><00:39:54.739><c> out</c><00:39:55.019><c> there.</c>

00:39:55.320 --> 00:39:56.320
That's<00:39:55.599><c> what</c><00:39:55.780><c> he</c><00:39:56.099><c> chose.</c>

00:39:56.360 --> 00:39:58.900
They're<00:39:56.579><c> the</c><00:39:56.719><c> people</c><00:39:56.880><c> that</c><00:39:57.039><c> he</c><00:39:57.199><c> wanted</c><00:39:57.340><c> to</c><00:39:57.619><c> associate</c><00:39:58.219><c> and</c><00:39:58.619><c> be</c>

00:39:58.900 --> 00:40:00.059
around<00:39:59.239><c> with.</c>

00:40:00.239 --> 00:40:02.619
And<00:40:00.480><c> honestly,</c><00:40:01.000><c> it's</c><00:40:01.639><c> a</c><00:40:01.800><c> good</c><00:40:01.900><c> and</c><00:40:02.039><c> a</c><00:40:02.199><c> bad</c><00:40:02.400><c> thing.</c>

00:40:02.719 --> 00:40:04.480
I<00:40:02.719><c> mean,</c><00:40:03.019><c> Jesus</c><00:40:03.280><c> went</c><00:40:03.480><c> out</c><00:40:03.699><c> into</c><00:40:03.900><c> the</c><00:40:04.079><c> wilderness.</c>

00:40:04.900 --> 00:40:05.559
Paul<00:40:05.219><c> did.</c>

00:40:05.960 --> 00:40:07.960
John<00:40:06.159><c> the</c><00:40:06.360><c> Baptist,</c><00:40:06.820><c> these</c><00:40:07.039><c> people</c><00:40:07.300><c> all</c><00:40:07.480><c> went</c><00:40:07.639><c> out.</c>

00:40:08.199 --> 00:40:10.960
But<00:40:08.360><c> they</c><00:40:08.639><c> came</c><00:40:09.000><c> back</c><00:40:09.440><c> to</c><00:40:09.800><c> live</c><00:40:10.019><c> and</c><00:40:10.179><c> to</c><00:40:10.340><c> help</c><00:40:10.480><c> the</c><00:40:10.760><c> people</c>

00:40:10.960 --> 00:40:12.000
around<00:40:11.300><c> them.</c>

00:40:12.579 --> 00:40:13.619
Elijah<00:40:12.719><c> didn't</c><00:40:13.019><c> want</c><00:40:13.219><c> to</c><00:40:13.360><c> do</c><00:40:13.480><c> this.</c>

00:40:13.840 --> 00:40:15.860
Elijah<00:40:14.079><c> went</c><00:40:14.300><c> out</c><00:40:14.480><c> in</c><00:40:14.619><c> the</c><00:40:14.760><c> wilderness</c><00:40:14.940><c> to</c><00:40:15.139><c> get</c><00:40:15.320><c> away</c><00:40:15.659><c> from</c>

00:40:15.860 --> 00:40:16.420
the<00:40:16.079><c> people.</c>

00:40:16.420 --> 00:40:19.179
He<00:40:16.920><c> came</c><00:40:17.119><c> back</c><00:40:17.340><c> in</c><00:40:17.460><c> a</c><00:40:17.599><c> minute,</c><00:40:17.679><c> as</c><00:40:17.780><c> we'll</c><00:40:18.019><c> see,</c><00:40:18.219><c> to</c><00:40:18.219><c> punish</c><00:40:18.559><c> them,</c><00:40:18.960><c> not</c>

00:40:19.179 --> 00:40:20.019
to<00:40:19.440><c> help</c><00:40:19.679><c> them.</c>

00:40:20.440 --> 00:40:22.739
But<00:40:20.559><c> see,</c><00:40:20.920><c> he</c><00:40:21.000><c> naturally,</c><00:40:21.579><c> just</c><00:40:21.780><c> gives</c><00:40:21.900><c> you</c><00:40:22.039><c> an</c><00:40:22.159><c> idea</c><00:40:22.380><c> of</c><00:40:22.579><c> the</c>

00:40:22.739 --> 00:40:23.900
kind<00:40:22.880><c> of</c><00:40:23.019><c> man</c><00:40:23.219><c> Elijah</c><00:40:23.579><c> is.</c>

00:40:24.119 --> 00:40:27.059
He<00:40:24.320><c> chose</c><00:40:24.579><c> to</c><00:40:24.840><c> naturally</c><00:40:25.260><c> leave</c><00:40:25.619><c> the</c><00:40:25.860><c> city</c><00:40:26.119><c> and</c><00:40:26.440><c> to</c><00:40:26.639><c> go</c><00:40:26.840><c> out</c>

00:40:27.059 --> 00:40:27.780
into<00:40:27.340><c> the</c><00:40:27.539><c> wilderness,</c>

00:40:27.920 --> 00:40:31.559
to<00:40:28.079><c> live</c><00:40:28.179><c> in</c><00:40:28.400><c> isolation</c><00:40:28.960><c> in</c><00:40:29.179><c> the</c><00:40:29.420><c> wildness</c><00:40:30.320><c> of</c><00:40:30.699><c> those</c><00:40:31.039><c> plains.</c>

00:40:32.059 --> 00:40:36.139
As<00:40:32.239><c> we</c><00:40:32.440><c> said,</c><00:40:32.840><c> complete</c><00:40:33.059><c> contrast</c><00:40:33.719><c> to</c><00:40:34.139><c> Ahab</c><00:40:34.639><c> and</c><00:40:35.000><c> to</c><00:40:35.199><c> his</c>

00:40:36.139 --> 00:40:37.000
royal<00:40:36.500><c> palace.</c>

00:40:37.400 --> 00:40:42.880
And<00:40:37.559><c> we</c><00:40:37.699><c> see</c><00:40:37.840><c> that</c><00:40:38.059><c> of</c><00:40:38.420><c> verse</c><00:40:38.699><c> one</c><00:40:39.039><c> of</c><00:40:40.760><c> chapter</c><00:40:41.579><c> 17.</c>

00:40:42.920 --> 00:40:46.400
It<00:40:43.000><c> says</c><00:40:43.099><c> there</c><00:40:43.400><c> Elijah</c><00:40:43.760><c> the</c><00:40:44.000><c> Tishbite,</c><00:40:44.559><c> who</c><00:40:44.559><c> was</c><00:40:44.659><c> the</c><00:40:44.860><c> sojourner</c><00:40:45.340><c> of</c><00:40:45.559><c> Gilead's</c>

00:40:46.400 --> 00:40:49.420
and<00:40:46.619><c> said</c><00:40:46.619><c> unto</c><00:40:46.920><c> Ahab,</c><00:40:47.639><c> as</c><00:40:47.820><c> Yahweh,</c><00:40:48.380><c> the</c><00:40:48.400><c> God</c><00:40:48.599><c> of</c><00:40:48.679><c> Israel,</c><00:40:49.159><c> by</c>

00:40:49.420 --> 00:40:50.420
whom<00:40:49.820><c> I</c><00:40:50.099><c> stand,</c>

00:40:50.739 --> 00:40:54.380
there<00:40:50.940><c> shall</c><00:40:51.119><c> be</c><00:40:51.320><c> no</c><00:40:51.579><c> Jew</c><00:40:51.760><c> nor</c><00:40:52.019><c> rain</c><00:40:52.300><c> these</c><00:40:52.559><c> years,</c><00:40:52.900><c> but</c><00:40:53.059><c> according</c><00:40:53.500><c> to</c><00:40:53.760><c> my</c><00:40:54.000><c> words.</c>

00:40:54.559 --> 00:40:56.059
So<00:40:54.760><c> he</c><00:40:54.940><c> bursts</c><00:40:55.239><c> onto</c><00:40:55.539><c> the</c><00:40:55.820><c> scene.</c>

00:40:56.380 --> 00:40:57.900
He<00:40:56.579><c> charges</c><00:40:57.019><c> into</c><00:40:57.340><c> the</c><00:40:57.559><c> palace.</c>

00:40:58.320 --> 00:41:03.099
No<00:40:58.519><c> warning,</c><00:40:59.619><c> no</c><00:40:59.880><c> nothing,</c><00:41:00.400><c> no</c><00:41:00.699><c> ultimate,</c><00:41:01.219><c> no</c><00:41:01.480><c> sort</c><00:41:01.639><c> of</c><00:41:02.000><c> decisions,</c><00:41:02.400><c> no</c><00:41:02.579><c> discussions.</c>

00:41:03.500 --> 00:41:06.860
He<00:41:03.760><c> gives</c><00:41:03.980><c> this</c><00:41:04.340><c> amazing</c><00:41:04.840><c> prediction</c><00:41:05.440><c> and</c><00:41:06.019><c> then</c><00:41:06.260><c> races</c><00:41:06.539><c> back</c>

00:41:06.860 --> 00:41:07.860
out<00:41:07.079><c> again.</c>

00:41:08.739 --> 00:41:11.659
And<00:41:08.960><c> as</c><00:41:09.619><c> I</c><00:41:09.699><c> said,</c><00:41:10.000><c> it's</c><00:41:11.360><c> sudden.</c>

00:41:11.820 --> 00:41:13.699
There's<00:41:11.940><c> no</c><00:41:12.440><c> background,</c><00:41:12.960><c> there's</c><00:41:13.099><c> no</c><00:41:13.260><c> introduction.</c>

00:41:13.699 --> 00:41:16.400
There's<00:41:14.019><c> also</c><00:41:14.239><c> something</c><00:41:14.519><c> else</c><00:41:14.840><c> missing</c><00:41:15.199><c> in</c><00:41:15.599><c> when</c><00:41:15.960><c> Elijah</c>

00:41:16.400 --> 00:41:17.840
first<00:41:16.780><c> appears.</c>

00:41:17.900 --> 00:41:19.900
Normally,<00:41:18.320><c> when</c><00:41:18.460><c> we</c><00:41:18.619><c> have</c><00:41:18.780><c> a</c><00:41:19.019><c> prophet</c><00:41:19.179><c> that</c><00:41:19.480><c> starts</c><00:41:19.659><c> off</c>

00:41:19.900 --> 00:41:21.079
their<00:41:20.139><c> missionary,</c>

00:41:21.159 --> 00:41:24.000
there's<00:41:21.400><c> a</c><00:41:21.539><c> very</c><00:41:21.840><c> important</c><00:41:22.340><c> phrase</c><00:41:22.780><c> that's</c><00:41:23.519><c> used.</c>

00:41:24.340 --> 00:41:25.679
And<00:41:24.460><c> it's</c><00:41:24.659><c> the</c><00:41:24.880><c> word</c><00:41:25.159><c> of</c><00:41:25.420><c> Yahweh.</c>

00:41:25.820 --> 00:41:28.380
We<00:41:25.820><c> see,</c><00:41:26.119><c> I</c><00:41:26.179><c> mean,</c><00:41:26.260><c> I</c><00:41:26.340><c> could</c><00:41:26.460><c> have</c><00:41:26.579><c> put</c><00:41:26.659><c> more</c><00:41:27.000><c> examples</c><00:41:27.380><c> up</c><00:41:27.659><c> here,</c><00:41:28.300><c> but</c>

00:41:28.380 --> 00:41:30.400
we<00:41:28.659><c> see</c><00:41:28.900><c> them</c><00:41:29.099><c> there.</c>

00:41:32.079 --> 00:41:34.840
Jehu<00:41:32.599><c> came</c><00:41:32.920><c> to</c><00:41:33.099><c> the</c><00:41:33.099><c> word</c><00:41:33.320><c> of</c><00:41:33.579><c> Yahweh</c><00:41:33.980><c> when</c><00:41:34.199><c> he</c><00:41:34.340><c> did</c><00:41:34.519><c> it.</c>

00:41:35.099 --> 00:41:38.780
Isaiah,<00:41:35.639><c> word</c><00:41:35.920><c> of</c><00:41:36.139><c> Yahweh</c><00:41:36.400><c> came</c><00:41:36.719><c> to</c><00:41:36.860><c> him</c><00:41:37.099><c> saying,</c><00:41:38.139><c> here</c><00:41:38.300><c> in</c><00:41:38.460><c> Chronicles,</c>

00:41:39.159 --> 00:41:41.559
the<00:41:39.159><c> word</c><00:41:39.780><c> came</c><00:41:40.079><c> to</c><00:41:40.260><c> Nathan,</c><00:41:40.780><c> to</c><00:41:41.039><c> Jeremiah.</c>

00:41:41.559 --> 00:41:44.159
So<00:41:41.940><c> all</c><00:41:42.179><c> of</c><00:41:42.280><c> these</c><00:41:42.420><c> prophets,</c><00:41:42.719><c> usually</c><00:41:43.300><c> it</c><00:41:43.579><c> starts</c><00:41:43.780><c> with</c><00:41:43.980><c> the</c>

00:41:44.159 --> 00:41:44.920
word<00:41:44.320><c> of</c><00:41:44.480><c> God</c><00:41:44.659><c> came.</c>

00:41:45.019 --> 00:41:47.320
They're<00:41:45.300><c> told</c><00:41:45.719><c> to</c><00:41:45.900><c> go</c><00:41:46.059><c> and</c><00:41:46.219><c> do</c><00:41:46.360><c> something.</c>

00:41:47.619 --> 00:41:49.059
But<00:41:47.880><c> here</c><00:41:48.139><c> we</c><00:41:48.340><c> don't</c><00:41:48.639><c> have</c><00:41:48.860><c> that.</c>

00:41:49.079 --> 00:41:51.679
And<00:41:49.219><c> I</c><00:41:49.260><c> think</c><00:41:49.440><c> it's</c><00:41:50.079><c> telling</c><00:41:50.460><c> that</c><00:41:50.619><c> we</c><00:41:50.840><c> don't</c><00:41:51.079><c> have</c><00:41:51.280><c> this</c><00:41:51.480><c> in</c>

00:41:51.679 --> 00:41:52.739
this<00:41:51.920><c> phrase.</c>

00:41:52.900 --> 00:41:55.019
Did<00:41:53.039><c> Elijah</c><00:41:53.440><c> choose</c><00:41:53.739><c> to</c><00:41:53.900><c> do</c><00:41:53.960><c> this</c><00:41:54.119><c> off</c><00:41:54.280><c> his</c><00:41:54.480><c> own</c><00:41:54.719><c> back?</c>

00:41:55.179 --> 00:41:57.480
Did<00:41:55.360><c> God</c><00:41:55.659><c> command</c><00:41:56.239><c> Elijah</c><00:41:56.699><c> to</c><00:41:56.920><c> do</c><00:41:57.039><c> these</c><00:41:57.300><c> things?</c>

00:41:57.559 --> 00:41:59.260
Why<00:41:57.840><c> is</c><00:41:58.059><c> that</c><00:41:58.559><c> phrase</c><00:41:58.980><c> missing?</c>

00:41:59.400 --> 00:42:00.179
It's<00:41:59.679><c> elsewhere.</c>

00:42:00.559 --> 00:42:03.440
God<00:42:00.559><c> tells</c><00:42:00.860><c> him</c><00:42:01.039><c> to</c><00:42:01.179><c> go</c><00:42:01.340><c> down</c><00:42:01.639><c> to</c><00:42:02.880><c> the</c><00:42:03.239><c> brook.</c>

00:42:03.500 --> 00:42:06.159
God<00:42:03.639><c> tells</c><00:42:03.940><c> him</c><00:42:04.139><c> to</c><00:42:04.239><c> go</c><00:42:04.480><c> to</c><00:42:04.920><c> the</c><00:42:05.119><c> word</c><00:42:05.260><c> of</c><00:42:05.420><c> God</c><00:42:05.559><c> came,</c><00:42:05.920><c> tell</c><00:42:06.039><c> him</c>

00:42:06.159 --> 00:42:06.860
to<00:42:06.300><c> go</c><00:42:06.400><c> to</c><00:42:06.539><c> the</c><00:42:06.659><c> widow.</c>

00:42:07.119 --> 00:42:10.519
So<00:42:07.239><c> it's</c><00:42:07.360><c> not</c><00:42:07.559><c> that</c><00:42:07.760><c> it</c><00:42:07.940><c> didn't</c><00:42:08.099><c> occur,</c><00:42:08.360><c> but</c><00:42:08.519><c> it's</c><00:42:09.019><c> conspicuously</c><00:42:09.659><c> here</c><00:42:10.079><c> at</c>

00:42:10.519 --> 00:42:11.099
the<00:42:10.739><c> start.</c>

00:42:11.099 --> 00:42:13.099
And<00:42:11.519><c> so</c><00:42:11.679><c> I</c><00:42:11.780><c> want</c><00:42:11.880><c> us</c><00:42:12.059><c> to</c><00:42:12.179><c> look</c><00:42:12.420><c> at</c><00:42:12.519><c> this</c><00:42:12.699><c> a</c><00:42:12.800><c> bit</c><00:42:12.880><c> more.</c>

00:42:13.139 --> 00:42:15.159
Come<00:42:13.300><c> across</c><00:42:13.539><c> the</c><00:42:13.760><c> James</c><00:42:14.099><c> chapter</c><00:42:14.500><c> five.</c>

00:42:15.420 --> 00:42:18.400
James<00:42:15.659><c> gives</c><00:42:15.800><c> us</c><00:42:15.960><c> some</c><00:42:16.099><c> more</c><00:42:16.300><c> insights</c><00:42:16.699><c> into</c><00:42:16.960><c> this</c><00:42:17.639><c> rain</c><00:42:18.139><c> and</c>

00:42:18.400 --> 00:42:19.179
the<00:42:18.639><c> motivation</c>

00:42:19.179 --> 00:42:22.340
of<00:42:19.559><c> what</c><00:42:20.460><c> Elijah</c><00:42:21.079><c> is</c><00:42:21.460><c> looking</c><00:42:21.760><c> at</c><00:42:22.019><c> here.</c>

00:42:22.639 --> 00:42:24.239
And<00:42:22.780><c> I</c><00:42:22.860><c> think</c><00:42:22.920><c> it's</c><00:42:23.099><c> a</c><00:42:23.179><c> really</c><00:42:23.579><c> important</c><00:42:24.000><c> part.</c>

00:42:24.400 --> 00:42:27.699
We<00:42:24.639><c> understand</c><00:42:25.199><c> this</c><00:42:25.440><c> as</c><00:42:25.579><c> we</c><00:42:25.739><c> go</c><00:42:25.840><c> into</c><00:42:26.139><c> the</c><00:42:26.420><c> story</c><00:42:26.679><c> of</c><00:42:26.920><c> Elijah.</c>

00:42:28.360 --> 00:42:33.199
So<00:42:28.599><c> James</c><00:42:29.039><c> chapter</c><00:42:29.659><c> five,</c><00:42:30.840><c> verse</c><00:42:31.059><c> 16,</c><00:42:31.940><c> start</c><00:42:32.019><c> there.</c>

00:42:35.559 --> 00:42:37.860
It<00:42:35.559><c> says,</c><00:42:36.360><c> confess</c><00:42:36.380><c> your</c><00:42:36.739><c> faults</c><00:42:37.000><c> one</c><00:42:37.280><c> to</c><00:42:37.460><c> another,</c>

00:42:37.860 --> 00:42:40.980
pray<00:42:38.539><c> for</c><00:42:38.760><c> one</c><00:42:39.019><c> another</c><00:42:39.260><c> that</c><00:42:39.420><c> you</c><00:42:39.639><c> may</c><00:42:39.860><c> be</c><00:42:40.159><c> healed.</c>

00:42:41.059 --> 00:42:46.039
The<00:42:41.340><c> effectual</c><00:42:42.079><c> fervent</c><00:42:42.619><c> prayer</c><00:42:43.199><c> of</c><00:42:43.559><c> a</c><00:42:43.780><c> righteous</c><00:42:44.059><c> man</c><00:42:44.619><c> availeth</c><00:42:45.159><c> much.</c>

00:42:46.539 --> 00:42:51.119
Elijah<00:42:46.940><c> was</c><00:42:47.380><c> a</c><00:42:47.440><c> man</c><00:42:47.880><c> subject</c><00:42:49.539><c> to</c><00:42:49.760><c> like</c><00:42:49.960><c> passions</c><00:42:50.340><c> as</c><00:42:50.559><c> we</c><00:42:50.800><c> are.</c>

00:42:51.360 --> 00:42:53.800
And<00:42:51.500><c> he</c><00:42:51.739><c> prayed</c><00:42:52.039><c> earnestly</c><00:42:52.619><c> that</c><00:42:52.760><c> it</c><00:42:52.980><c> might</c><00:42:53.159><c> not</c><00:42:53.400><c> rain,</c>

00:42:54.059 --> 00:42:56.139
and<00:42:54.199><c> it</c><00:42:54.420><c> rained</c><00:42:54.559><c> not</c><00:42:54.699><c> on</c><00:42:54.900><c> the</c><00:42:55.000><c> earth</c><00:42:55.139><c> by</c><00:42:55.300><c> the</c><00:42:55.500><c> space</c><00:42:55.679><c> of</c><00:42:55.880><c> three</c>

00:42:56.139 --> 00:42:57.159
years<00:42:56.380><c> and</c><00:42:56.539><c> six</c><00:42:56.760><c> months.</c>

00:42:57.440 --> 00:42:59.960
And<00:42:57.619><c> he</c><00:42:57.840><c> prayed</c><00:42:58.039><c> again,</c><00:42:58.800><c> and</c><00:42:59.059><c> heaven</c><00:42:59.320><c> gave</c><00:42:59.619><c> rain,</c>

00:43:00.159 --> 00:43:02.599
and<00:43:00.360><c> the</c><00:43:00.559><c> earth</c><00:43:00.760><c> brought</c><00:43:01.099><c> forth</c><00:43:01.380><c> her</c><00:43:02.400><c> fruit.</c>

00:43:03.099 --> 00:43:07.360
So<00:43:03.380><c> James</c><00:43:03.880><c> verse</c><00:43:04.460><c> 16,</c><00:43:04.960><c> his</c><00:43:05.260><c> point</c><00:43:05.519><c> that</c><00:43:05.639><c> he's</c><00:43:05.760><c> making</c><00:43:06.079><c> is</c><00:43:06.380><c> he's</c><00:43:06.659><c> saying,</c>

00:43:07.480 --> 00:43:09.239
prayer<00:43:07.960><c> is</c><00:43:08.199><c> a</c><00:43:08.460><c> powerful</c><00:43:08.980><c> thing.</c>

00:43:09.320 --> 00:43:10.659
It<00:43:09.320><c> can</c><00:43:09.500><c> do</c><00:43:09.760><c> amazing</c><00:43:10.360><c> things.</c>

00:43:10.679 --> 00:43:11.539
You<00:43:10.780><c> guys</c><00:43:10.920><c> need</c><00:43:11.059><c> to</c><00:43:11.380><c> pray.</c>

00:43:11.659 --> 00:43:13.500
It's<00:43:11.840><c> amazing</c><00:43:12.300><c> what</c><00:43:12.559><c> prayer</c><00:43:12.920><c> can</c><00:43:13.199><c> do.</c>

00:43:13.780 --> 00:43:14.780
And<00:43:13.900><c> he</c><00:43:13.940><c> says,</c><00:43:14.380><c> you</c><00:43:14.539><c> know</c><00:43:14.679><c> what?</c>

00:43:14.800 --> 00:43:17.940
I'll<00:43:14.980><c> give</c><00:43:15.099><c> you</c><00:43:15.260><c> an</c><00:43:15.500><c> example</c><00:43:15.900><c> of</c><00:43:16.059><c> an</c><00:43:16.360><c> amazing</c><00:43:16.880><c> prayer</c><00:43:17.199><c> that</c><00:43:17.440><c> had</c><00:43:17.699><c> an</c>

00:43:17.940 --> 00:43:18.739
amazing<00:43:18.340><c> effect.</c>

00:43:18.980 --> 00:43:21.039
And<00:43:19.099><c> then</c><00:43:19.199><c> he</c><00:43:19.300><c> goes</c><00:43:19.440><c> through</c><00:43:19.780><c> the,</c><00:43:20.039><c> looks</c><00:43:20.260><c> through</c><00:43:20.460><c> the</c><00:43:20.699><c> whole</c>

00:43:21.039 --> 00:43:22.440
Old<00:43:21.400><c> Testament.</c>

00:43:22.599 --> 00:43:25.219
And<00:43:22.699><c> he</c><00:43:22.719><c> says,</c><00:43:22.880><c> let</c><00:43:23.019><c> me</c><00:43:23.179><c> find</c><00:43:23.380><c> a</c><00:43:23.679><c> perfect</c><00:43:23.860><c> example</c><00:43:24.340><c> of</c><00:43:24.599><c> powerful</c><00:43:24.900><c> prayer.</c>

00:43:25.539 --> 00:43:26.099
Here<00:43:25.659><c> we</c><00:43:25.860><c> are.</c>

00:43:26.320 --> 00:43:28.360
I'm<00:43:26.440><c> going</c><00:43:26.480><c> to</c><00:43:26.579><c> choose</c><00:43:26.719><c> the</c><00:43:26.960><c> life</c><00:43:27.219><c> of</c><00:43:27.480><c> Elijah.</c>

00:43:29.179 --> 00:43:33.000
Now,<00:43:29.760><c> the</c><00:43:30.039><c> first</c><00:43:30.280><c> thing</c><00:43:30.619><c> he</c><00:43:30.960><c> says</c><00:43:31.239><c> is</c><00:43:32.159><c> the</c><00:43:32.400><c> verse</c><00:43:32.619><c> that</c><00:43:32.800><c> we</c>

00:43:33.000 --> 00:43:33.519
looked<00:43:33.219><c> after.</c>

00:43:33.679 --> 00:43:36.380
Firstly,<00:43:34.280><c> Elijah</c><00:43:34.619><c> is</c><00:43:34.880><c> a</c><00:43:35.139><c> man</c><00:43:35.440><c> just</c><00:43:35.920><c> like</c><00:43:36.199><c> us.</c>

00:43:36.380 --> 00:43:37.900
So<00:43:36.460><c> there's</c><00:43:36.679><c> nothing</c><00:43:36.900><c> special</c><00:43:37.320><c> about</c><00:43:37.579><c> Elijah.</c>

00:43:38.099 --> 00:43:39.219
He's<00:43:38.260><c> just</c><00:43:38.559><c> like</c><00:43:38.840><c> us.</c>

00:43:39.400 --> 00:43:41.519
His<00:43:39.659><c> passions</c><00:43:39.980><c> is</c><00:43:40.219><c> literally</c><00:43:40.559><c> the</c><00:43:40.800><c> same</c><00:43:40.980><c> as</c><00:43:41.139><c> us.</c>

00:43:41.760 --> 00:43:45.139
And<00:43:41.980><c> he</c><00:43:42.280><c> prayed</c><00:43:42.519><c> for</c><00:43:42.780><c> something,</c><00:43:43.079><c> and</c><00:43:43.340><c> something</c><00:43:43.559><c> amazing</c><00:43:44.099><c> happened.</c>

00:43:45.380 --> 00:43:49.639
He<00:43:45.639><c> prayed</c><00:43:46.159><c> that</c><00:43:47.039><c> it</c><00:43:47.159><c> would</c><00:43:47.400><c> not</c><00:43:47.659><c> rain,</c><00:43:48.340><c> and</c><00:43:48.579><c> God</c><00:43:48.920><c> answered</c><00:43:49.380><c> him.</c>

00:43:50.059 --> 00:43:54.579
Now,<00:43:50.260><c> to</c><00:43:50.440><c> me,</c><00:43:51.239><c> that</c><00:43:51.440><c> means</c><00:43:51.760><c> that</c><00:43:52.019><c> Elijah</c><00:43:52.679><c> had</c><00:43:52.980><c> to</c><00:43:53.199><c> have</c><00:43:53.500><c> instigated</c><00:43:54.000><c> this</c><00:43:54.320><c> drought.</c>

00:43:54.760 --> 00:43:56.420
He<00:43:55.019><c> was</c><00:43:55.260><c> the</c><00:43:55.460><c> reason</c><00:43:55.699><c> the</c><00:43:55.920><c> drought</c><00:43:56.119><c> happened.</c>

00:43:56.539 --> 00:43:58.940
This<00:43:56.860><c> wasn't</c><00:43:57.280><c> directed</c><00:43:57.739><c> from</c><00:43:58.059><c> God.</c>

00:43:59.019 --> 00:44:02.219
It<00:43:59.159><c> wouldn't</c><00:43:59.360><c> make</c><00:43:59.619><c> sense</c><00:43:59.880><c> in</c><00:44:00.099><c> James'</c><00:44:00.340><c> example</c><00:44:01.099><c> if</c><00:44:01.699><c> God</c><00:44:02.000><c> had</c>

00:44:02.219 --> 00:44:03.280
appeared<00:44:02.579><c> to</c><00:44:02.840><c> Elijah</c>

00:44:03.280 --> 00:44:05.539
and<00:44:03.619><c> said,</c><00:44:03.739><c> I'm</c><00:44:03.940><c> going</c><00:44:04.039><c> to</c><00:44:04.179><c> bring</c><00:44:04.300><c> a</c><00:44:04.559><c> drought</c><00:44:04.739><c> on</c><00:44:04.960><c> the</c><00:44:05.119><c> nation.</c>

00:44:05.539 --> 00:44:07.360
Therefore,<00:44:06.340><c> you</c><00:44:06.380><c> go</c><00:44:06.619><c> until</c><00:44:07.099><c> AM.</c>

00:44:07.400 --> 00:44:09.860
That's<00:44:07.880><c> not</c><00:44:08.079><c> an</c><00:44:08.300><c> example</c><00:44:08.699><c> of</c><00:44:08.900><c> powerful</c><00:44:09.320><c> prayer,</c><00:44:09.739><c> is</c><00:44:09.820><c> it?</c>

00:44:09.880 --> 00:44:13.219
That's<00:44:10.079><c> just</c><00:44:10.239><c> an</c><00:44:10.400><c> example</c><00:44:10.920><c> of</c><00:44:11.539><c> doing</c><00:44:11.780><c> as</c><00:44:11.960><c> you're</c><00:44:12.139><c> told</c><00:44:12.400><c> or</c>

00:44:13.219 --> 00:44:14.380
answering<00:44:14.000><c> God.</c>

00:44:14.679 --> 00:44:16.880
Here<00:44:14.900><c> James</c><00:44:15.099><c> says,</c><00:44:15.380><c> you</c><00:44:15.400><c> want</c><00:44:15.519><c> to</c><00:44:15.639><c> know</c><00:44:15.699><c> an</c><00:44:15.880><c> example</c><00:44:16.280><c> of</c><00:44:16.679><c> where</c>

00:44:16.880 --> 00:44:17.780
someone<00:44:17.260><c> prayed</c>

00:44:17.780 --> 00:44:19.599
and<00:44:18.119><c> God</c><00:44:18.360><c> decided</c><00:44:18.780><c> to</c><00:44:19.000><c> answer</c><00:44:19.300><c> it?</c>

00:44:19.860 --> 00:44:21.280
It's<00:44:20.340><c> Elijah.</c>

00:44:22.059 --> 00:44:24.079
And<00:44:22.300><c> I</c><00:44:22.440><c> wouldn't</c><00:44:22.579><c> have</c><00:44:22.860><c> picked</c><00:44:23.019><c> that</c><00:44:23.280><c> as</c><00:44:23.460><c> an</c><00:44:23.639><c> example,</c><00:44:23.860><c> even</c>

00:44:24.079 --> 00:44:25.260
in<00:44:24.380><c> Elijah's</c><00:44:24.960><c> life.</c>

00:44:25.480 --> 00:44:28.639
James<00:44:25.880><c> before</c><00:44:26.559><c> talked</c><00:44:26.880><c> about</c><00:44:27.039><c> the</c><00:44:27.280><c> power</c><00:44:27.480><c> of</c><00:44:27.840><c> prayer</c><00:44:28.000><c> for</c><00:44:28.300><c> healing.</c>

00:44:28.980 --> 00:44:32.059
Well,<00:44:29.099><c> wouldn't</c><00:44:29.199><c> have</c><00:44:29.380><c> you</c><00:44:29.599><c> picked</c><00:44:29.780><c> then,</c><00:44:30.420><c> what</c><00:44:30.559><c> about</c><00:44:30.739><c> when</c><00:44:31.059><c> Elijah</c>

00:44:32.099 --> 00:44:34.519
raised<00:44:32.579><c> someone</c><00:44:32.960><c> from</c><00:44:33.260><c> the</c><00:44:33.539><c> dead</c><00:44:33.980><c> prayer?</c>

00:44:34.519 --> 00:44:38.380
Wouldn't<00:44:34.980><c> that</c><00:44:35.219><c> be</c><00:44:35.420><c> a</c><00:44:35.539><c> good</c><00:44:35.719><c> example</c><00:44:36.179><c> of</c><00:44:36.380><c> how</c><00:44:36.639><c> powerful</c><00:44:37.280><c> prayer</c><00:44:37.780><c> is</c><00:44:38.099><c> in</c>

00:44:38.380 --> 00:44:39.059
healing<00:44:38.599><c> people?</c>

00:44:39.320 --> 00:44:40.900
But<00:44:39.460><c> no,</c><00:44:39.739><c> James</c><00:44:39.880><c> says,</c><00:44:40.079><c> that's</c><00:44:40.300><c> not</c><00:44:40.559><c> as</c><00:44:40.780><c> good.</c>

00:44:41.320 --> 00:44:43.699
This<00:44:41.559><c> example</c><00:44:42.099><c> here</c><00:44:42.539><c> are</c><00:44:42.840><c> when</c><00:44:43.000><c> Elijah</c><00:44:43.460><c> prayed</c>

00:44:44.059 --> 00:44:47.039
and<00:44:44.460><c> God</c><00:44:44.719><c> decided</c><00:44:45.139><c> to</c><00:44:45.460><c> stop</c><00:44:45.639><c> the</c><00:44:45.900><c> rain</c><00:44:46.039><c> everywhere.</c>

00:44:47.920 --> 00:44:49.900
So<00:44:48.099><c> this</c><00:44:48.280><c> is</c><00:44:48.559><c> a</c><00:44:48.679><c> really</c><00:44:48.900><c> big</c><00:44:49.079><c> deal.</c>

00:44:49.940 --> 00:44:53.820
Now,<00:44:50.440><c> it</c><00:44:50.679><c> also</c><00:44:51.059><c> sheds</c><00:44:51.420><c> light</c><00:44:51.940><c> on</c><00:44:52.320><c> the</c><00:44:52.539><c> kind</c><00:44:52.780><c> of</c><00:44:52.980><c> a</c><00:44:53.179><c> man</c><00:44:53.400><c> that</c>

00:44:53.820 --> 00:44:54.780
Elijah<00:44:54.320><c> was,</c>

00:44:55.019 --> 00:44:58.380
that<00:44:55.159><c> he</c><00:44:55.340><c> would</c><00:44:55.619><c> earnestly</c><00:44:56.159><c> pray</c><00:44:56.760><c> to</c><00:44:57.360><c> stop</c><00:44:57.619><c> the</c><00:44:57.920><c> rain</c>

00:44:58.380 --> 00:45:01.860
and<00:44:59.059><c> that</c><00:44:59.280><c> God</c><00:44:59.460><c> would</c><00:44:59.639><c> say,</c><00:44:59.900><c> well,</c><00:45:00.860><c> I</c><00:45:01.099><c> don't</c><00:45:01.340><c> really</c><00:45:01.579><c> want</c><00:45:01.719><c> to</c>

00:45:01.860 --> 00:45:02.420
do<00:45:01.960><c> this,</c><00:45:02.219><c> Elijah.</c>

00:45:02.420 --> 00:45:05.059
This<00:45:02.780><c> probably</c><00:45:02.780><c> isn't</c><00:45:03.059><c> how</c><00:45:03.280><c> I</c><00:45:03.440><c> would</c><00:45:03.559><c> have</c><00:45:03.679><c> done</c><00:45:03.780><c> it,</c><00:45:03.900><c> but</c><00:45:04.000><c> you've</c><00:45:04.380><c> prayed</c><00:45:04.659><c> for</c><00:45:04.880><c> this</c>

00:45:05.059 --> 00:45:06.340
and<00:45:05.219><c> therefore</c><00:45:05.480><c> we're</c><00:45:05.719><c> going</c><00:45:05.840><c> to</c><00:45:06.039><c> do</c><00:45:06.179><c> this.</c>

00:45:06.360 --> 00:45:08.000
We're<00:45:06.579><c> going</c><00:45:06.679><c> to</c><00:45:06.880><c> stop</c><00:45:07.039><c> the</c><00:45:07.300><c> rain</c><00:45:07.440><c> and</c><00:45:07.539><c> we're</c><00:45:07.679><c> going</c><00:45:07.760><c> to</c><00:45:07.920><c> bring</c>

00:45:08.000 --> 00:45:08.400
it<00:45:08.239><c> back</c>

00:45:08.400 --> 00:45:09.880
because<00:45:08.840><c> you</c><00:45:09.079><c> have</c><00:45:09.260><c> prayed</c><00:45:09.460><c> for</c><00:45:09.679><c> this.</c>

00:45:10.039 --> 00:45:12.659
This<00:45:10.099><c> is</c><00:45:10.219><c> the</c><00:45:10.320><c> only</c><00:45:10.500><c> reason</c><00:45:10.760><c> I'm</c><00:45:10.960><c> doing</c><00:45:11.099><c> this,</c><00:45:11.480><c> Elijah,</c><00:45:12.079><c> is</c><00:45:12.219><c> because</c><00:45:12.440><c> of</c>

00:45:12.659 --> 00:45:13.699
your<00:45:12.840><c> prayer.</c>

00:45:14.039 --> 00:45:17.159
And<00:45:14.199><c> it</c><00:45:14.380><c> also</c><00:45:14.639><c> shows</c><00:45:15.039><c> the</c><00:45:15.320><c> kind</c><00:45:15.500><c> of</c><00:45:15.719><c> man,</c><00:45:15.940><c> as</c><00:45:16.079><c> I</c><00:45:16.280><c> said,</c><00:45:17.000><c> that</c>

00:45:17.159 --> 00:45:17.800
Elijah<00:45:17.619><c> was.</c>

00:45:17.840 --> 00:45:21.000
This<00:45:18.119><c> was</c><00:45:18.360><c> his</c><00:45:19.019><c> method</c><00:45:19.519><c> or</c><00:45:19.739><c> what</c><00:45:19.860><c> he</c><00:45:20.139><c> thought</c><00:45:20.260><c> was</c><00:45:20.440><c> the</c><00:45:20.719><c> best</c>

00:45:21.000 --> 00:45:22.780
way<00:45:21.579><c> to</c><00:45:22.019><c> preach</c><00:45:22.340><c> to</c><00:45:22.579><c> people</c>

00:45:22.780 --> 00:45:24.599
and<00:45:22.920><c> to</c><00:45:23.119><c> get</c><00:45:23.260><c> them</c><00:45:23.420><c> to</c><00:45:23.639><c> come</c><00:45:23.840><c> back</c><00:45:24.059><c> to</c><00:45:24.260><c> God.</c>

00:45:25.019 --> 00:45:29.639
He<00:45:25.340><c> thought</c><00:45:25.539><c> that</c><00:45:25.880><c> drying</c><00:45:26.159><c> up</c><00:45:26.420><c> the</c><00:45:26.639><c> rain,</c><00:45:27.679><c> that</c><00:45:27.679><c> people</c><00:45:28.159><c> suffering</c><00:45:29.019><c> would</c>

00:45:29.639 --> 00:45:30.619
bring<00:45:29.920><c> them</c><00:45:30.119><c> back</c><00:45:30.300><c> to</c><00:45:30.480><c> God.</c>

00:45:30.619 --> 00:45:32.460
That's<00:45:31.139><c> the</c><00:45:31.420><c> best</c><00:45:31.659><c> way</c><00:45:31.920><c> to</c><00:45:32.099><c> do</c><00:45:32.280><c> it.</c>

00:45:32.599 --> 00:45:34.099
I<00:45:32.599><c> mean,</c><00:45:32.920><c> that's</c><00:45:33.340><c> a</c><00:45:33.440><c> pretty</c><00:45:33.599><c> big</c><00:45:33.900><c> prayer.</c>

00:45:34.119 --> 00:45:36.840
That's<00:45:34.400><c> a</c><00:45:34.519><c> pretty</c><00:45:34.679><c> big</c><00:45:34.900><c> idea</c><00:45:35.219><c> to</c><00:45:35.460><c> think</c><00:45:35.679><c> about.</c>

00:45:37.139 --> 00:45:39.619
Maybe<00:45:37.380><c> it's</c><00:45:37.559><c> an</c><00:45:37.780><c> Australian</c><00:45:38.059><c> thing,</c><00:45:38.300><c> but</c><00:45:38.420><c> I've</c><00:45:38.820><c> never</c><00:45:39.159><c> prayed</c>

00:45:39.619 --> 00:45:41.179
something<00:45:39.980><c> like</c><00:45:40.340><c> that</c><00:45:40.480><c> for</c><00:45:40.659><c> my</c><00:45:40.860><c> meeting.</c>

00:45:41.559 --> 00:45:45.079
When<00:45:41.920><c> we</c><00:45:42.840><c> start</c><00:45:43.179><c> preaching</c><00:45:43.699><c> a</c><00:45:43.980><c> campaign</c><00:45:44.480><c> or</c><00:45:44.699><c> when</c><00:45:44.860><c> we</c><00:45:44.960><c> have</c><00:45:44.980><c> to</c>

00:45:45.079 --> 00:45:46.900
do<00:45:45.199><c> the</c><00:45:45.420><c> Learn</c><00:45:45.579><c> to</c><00:45:45.780><c> Read</c><00:45:45.920><c> the</c><00:45:46.099><c> Bible</c><00:45:46.340><c> seminars,</c>

00:45:47.300 --> 00:45:49.579
do<00:45:47.380><c> we</c><00:45:47.599><c> start</c><00:45:47.840><c> and</c><00:45:48.179><c> pray,</c><00:45:48.579><c> first</c><00:45:48.840><c> of</c><00:45:48.980><c> all,</c><00:45:49.079><c> that</c><00:45:49.219><c> people</c><00:45:49.420><c> have</c>

00:45:49.579 --> 00:45:51.099
a<00:45:49.760><c> really,</c><00:45:50.039><c> really</c><00:45:50.320><c> bad</c><00:45:50.559><c> day</c>

00:45:51.099 --> 00:45:53.559
and<00:45:51.440><c> that</c><00:45:51.639><c> then</c><00:45:51.800><c> they're</c><00:45:52.019><c> forced</c><00:45:52.260><c> to</c><00:45:52.460><c> come</c><00:45:52.579><c> into</c><00:45:52.840><c> our</c><00:45:53.079><c> seminars?</c>

00:45:53.960 --> 00:45:56.099
When<00:45:54.099><c> we're</c><00:45:54.300><c> leaving,</c><00:45:54.960><c> do</c><00:45:55.039><c> we</c><00:45:55.179><c> pray</c><00:45:55.440><c> that</c><00:45:55.659><c> people</c><00:45:55.840><c> will</c><00:45:55.980><c> have</c>

00:45:56.099 --> 00:45:56.860
a<00:45:56.340><c> car</c><00:45:56.599><c> crash</c>

00:45:56.860 --> 00:46:00.719
that<00:45:57.159><c> will</c><00:45:57.159><c> make</c><00:45:57.300><c> them</c><00:45:57.739><c> reconsider</c><00:45:58.760><c> their</c><00:45:59.099><c> life</c><00:45:59.440><c> and</c><00:45:59.699><c> come</c><00:45:59.980><c> back</c><00:46:00.199><c> to</c><00:46:00.360><c> God?</c>

00:46:01.039 --> 00:46:04.019
That's<00:46:01.360><c> not</c><00:46:01.679><c> the</c><00:46:01.920><c> method</c><00:46:02.260><c> of</c><00:46:02.760><c> preaching</c><00:46:03.139><c> that</c><00:46:03.440><c> I</c><00:46:03.719><c> would</c><00:46:03.840><c> have</c>

00:46:04.019 --> 00:46:06.039
chosen,<00:46:04.679><c> but</c><00:46:04.940><c> that's</c><00:46:05.119><c> what</c><00:46:05.280><c> Elijah</c><00:46:05.619><c> chose.</c>

00:46:06.360 --> 00:46:08.440
That's<00:46:06.659><c> how</c><00:46:06.780><c> he</c><00:46:06.920><c> thought,</c><00:46:06.980><c> what's</c><00:46:07.320><c> the</c><00:46:07.559><c> best</c><00:46:07.820><c> way</c><00:46:08.019><c> that</c><00:46:08.179><c> I</c><00:46:08.280><c> can</c>

00:46:08.440 --> 00:46:10.739
bring<00:46:08.659><c> back</c><00:46:08.920><c> the</c><00:46:09.099><c> people</c><00:46:09.320><c> to</c><00:46:09.860><c> God?</c>

00:46:10.800 --> 00:46:13.119
I<00:46:10.860><c> think</c><00:46:10.940><c> they</c><00:46:11.079><c> need</c><00:46:11.179><c> to</c><00:46:11.559><c> suffer</c><00:46:11.739><c> through</c><00:46:12.139><c> drought</c><00:46:12.579><c> so</c><00:46:12.980><c> that</c>

00:46:13.119 --> 00:46:14.940
they'll<00:46:13.400><c> turn</c><00:46:13.639><c> back</c><00:46:13.900><c> to</c><00:46:14.119><c> God.</c>

00:46:16.880 --> 00:46:19.960
And<00:46:16.880><c> remember</c><00:46:17.559><c> as</c><00:46:17.820><c> well,</c><00:46:18.119><c> drought</c><00:46:18.400><c> is</c><00:46:18.679><c> a</c><00:46:18.840><c> massive</c><00:46:19.159><c> deal</c><00:46:19.400><c> back</c><00:46:19.739><c> then.</c>

00:46:20.219 --> 00:46:23.820
We'll<00:46:20.360><c> see</c><00:46:20.440><c> in</c><00:46:20.579><c> our</c><00:46:20.739><c> next</c><00:46:20.960><c> class,</c><00:46:21.280><c> people</c><00:46:21.539><c> were</c><00:46:21.860><c> literally</c><00:46:22.400><c> dying</c><00:46:22.960><c> because</c><00:46:23.679><c> of</c>

00:46:23.820 --> 00:46:25.119
what<00:46:24.019><c> Elijah</c><00:46:24.400><c> prayed</c><00:46:24.760><c> for.</c>

00:46:25.119 --> 00:46:28.480
This<00:46:25.579><c> is</c><00:46:25.820><c> a</c><00:46:25.960><c> really</c><00:46:26.260><c> serious</c><00:46:26.579><c> thing</c><00:46:26.780><c> that</c><00:46:26.900><c> he's</c><00:46:27.119><c> asking</c><00:46:27.420><c> of</c><00:46:27.719><c> God.</c>

00:46:28.559 --> 00:46:31.980
Now,<00:46:28.940><c> he</c><00:46:29.159><c> did</c><00:46:29.340><c> have</c><00:46:29.500><c> some</c><00:46:29.760><c> scriptural</c><00:46:30.400><c> precedents</c><00:46:31.079><c> for</c><00:46:31.480><c> praying</c><00:46:31.699><c> for</c><00:46:31.900><c> this.</c>

00:46:32.039 --> 00:46:34.739
We<00:46:32.159><c> read</c><00:46:32.320><c> it</c><00:46:32.539><c> actually</c><00:46:32.739><c> yesterday</c><00:46:33.300><c> in</c><00:46:33.760><c> our</c><00:46:33.940><c> readings.</c>

00:46:35.099 --> 00:46:37.920
And<00:46:35.400><c> as</c><00:46:35.599><c> well,</c><00:46:35.920><c> Deuteronomy,</c><00:46:36.880><c> God</c><00:46:37.079><c> talks</c><00:46:37.460><c> about</c><00:46:37.780><c> it.</c>

00:46:38.019 --> 00:46:40.340
Then<00:46:38.139><c> Yahweh's</c><00:46:38.539><c> wrath</c><00:46:38.719><c> be</c><00:46:39.019><c> kindled</c><00:46:39.420><c> against</c><00:46:39.780><c> you</c><00:46:39.960><c> and</c><00:46:40.039><c> you'll</c>

00:46:40.340 --> 00:46:42.000
shut<00:46:40.440><c> up</c><00:46:40.659><c> heaven</c><00:46:40.820><c> that</c><00:46:41.000><c> there</c><00:46:41.159><c> be</c><00:46:41.280><c> no</c><00:46:41.599><c> rain,</c>

00:46:42.420 --> 00:46:44.739
that<00:46:42.539><c> the</c><00:46:42.780><c> land</c><00:46:43.000><c> yield</c><00:46:43.179><c> not</c><00:46:43.380><c> a</c><00:46:43.679><c> fruit</c><00:46:43.900><c> and</c><00:46:44.119><c> that</c><00:46:44.260><c> you</c><00:46:44.440><c> perish.</c>

00:46:44.800 --> 00:46:48.360
So<00:46:45.159><c> he's</c><00:46:45.539><c> latched</c><00:46:45.739><c> onto</c><00:46:46.159><c> this</c><00:46:46.599><c> in</c><00:46:46.840><c> his</c><00:46:47.099><c> life</c><00:46:47.500><c> and</c><00:46:47.940><c> said,</c><00:46:48.179><c> well,</c>

00:46:48.360 --> 00:46:48.880
here<00:46:48.579><c> you</c><00:46:48.760><c> go.</c>

00:46:48.880 --> 00:46:50.960
You've<00:46:49.119><c> said</c><00:46:49.260><c> this</c><00:46:49.500><c> before,</c><00:46:49.860><c> so</c><00:46:50.119><c> let's</c><00:46:50.400><c> do</c><00:46:50.599><c> it.</c>

00:46:51.079 --> 00:46:53.500
But<00:46:51.219><c> it</c><00:46:51.460><c> shows</c><00:46:51.619><c> the</c><00:46:51.880><c> type</c><00:46:52.079><c> of</c><00:46:52.320><c> man</c><00:46:52.460><c> that</c><00:46:52.699><c> Elijah</c><00:46:53.039><c> was.</c>

00:46:53.500 --> 00:46:57.820
And<00:46:54.000><c> I</c><00:46:54.159><c> think</c><00:46:54.400><c> as</c><00:46:54.659><c> well,</c><00:46:55.320><c> it</c><00:46:55.480><c> shows</c><00:46:55.739><c> the</c><00:46:56.019><c> amazing</c><00:46:56.619><c> God</c><00:46:56.980><c> that</c><00:46:57.199><c> we</c><00:46:57.420><c> worship,</c>

00:46:58.159 --> 00:47:00.920
that<00:46:58.300><c> he</c><00:46:58.619><c> listened</c><00:46:59.000><c> to</c><00:46:59.219><c> that</c><00:46:59.460><c> prayer</c><00:46:59.739><c> and</c><00:46:59.900><c> he</c><00:47:00.119><c> answered</c><00:47:00.420><c> it.</c>

00:47:01.059 --> 00:47:03.860
And<00:47:01.219><c> he</c><00:47:01.280><c> said,</c><00:47:01.420><c> okay,</c><00:47:01.760><c> Elijah,</c><00:47:02.099><c> if</c><00:47:02.179><c> this</c><00:47:02.420><c> is</c><00:47:03.119><c> what</c><00:47:03.300><c> you</c><00:47:03.539><c> want,</c>

00:47:04.179 --> 00:47:08.119
this<00:47:04.320><c> is</c><00:47:04.480><c> what</c><00:47:04.579><c> you're</c><00:47:04.920><c> passionate</c><00:47:05.400><c> about,</c><00:47:05.699><c> if</c><00:47:05.820><c> you're</c><00:47:06.179><c> fervently</c><00:47:06.559><c> praying</c><00:47:06.940><c> for</c><00:47:07.199><c> this,</c>

00:47:08.179 --> 00:47:11.019
then<00:47:08.340><c> I'll</c><00:47:08.500><c> work</c><00:47:08.739><c> with</c><00:47:08.920><c> you</c><00:47:09.039><c> on</c><00:47:09.199><c> this.</c><00:47:09.639><c> I'll</c><00:47:09.900><c> do</c><00:47:10.079><c> this.</c>

00:47:11.280 --> 00:47:14.000
And<00:47:11.440><c> we'll</c><00:47:11.679><c> see</c><00:47:11.760><c> as</c><00:47:11.840><c> we</c><00:47:11.960><c> go</c><00:47:12.079><c> through</c><00:47:12.239><c> this</c><00:47:12.460><c> weekend</c><00:47:12.800><c> that</c><00:47:13.420><c> the</c>

00:47:14.000 --> 00:47:15.739
drought<00:47:14.340><c> wasn't</c><00:47:14.679><c> really</c><00:47:15.059><c> a</c><00:47:15.159><c> good</c><00:47:15.320><c> idea.</c>

00:47:16.139 --> 00:47:17.860
It<00:47:16.480><c> wasn't</c><00:47:16.780><c> really</c><00:47:17.340><c> successful.</c>

00:47:17.940 --> 00:47:20.260
It<00:47:18.019><c> didn't</c><00:47:18.239><c> really</c><00:47:18.679><c> do</c><00:47:18.860><c> what</c><00:47:19.019><c> Elijah</c><00:47:19.380><c> wanted</c><00:47:19.659><c> it</c><00:47:19.820><c> to</c><00:47:19.940><c> do.</c>

00:47:20.260 --> 00:47:24.360
But<00:47:21.139><c> our</c><00:47:21.400><c> God</c><00:47:21.639><c> was</c><00:47:21.940><c> prepared</c><00:47:22.400><c> to,</c><00:47:22.860><c> as</c><00:47:23.019><c> I</c><00:47:23.179><c> say</c><00:47:23.219><c> in</c><00:47:23.380><c> a</c><00:47:23.420><c> sense,</c><00:47:23.780><c> change</c><00:47:24.039><c> his</c>

00:47:24.360 --> 00:47:25.280
mind,<00:47:24.599><c> if</c><00:47:24.780><c> you</c><00:47:25.000><c> will,</c>

00:47:25.639 --> 00:47:28.940
to<00:47:25.960><c> work</c><00:47:26.300><c> with</c><00:47:26.579><c> Elijah</c><00:47:26.940><c> to</c><00:47:27.260><c> answer</c><00:47:27.639><c> this</c><00:47:27.860><c> amazing</c><00:47:28.440><c> prayer</c>

00:47:28.940 --> 00:47:31.760
because<00:47:29.760><c> Elijah</c><00:47:30.079><c> was</c><00:47:30.300><c> passionate</c><00:47:30.760><c> about</c><00:47:31.079><c> it</c><00:47:31.300><c> and</c><00:47:31.340><c> God</c><00:47:31.519><c> could</c>

00:47:31.760 --> 00:47:32.840
see<00:47:31.960><c> potential</c><00:47:32.480><c> there</c>

00:47:32.840 --> 00:47:35.920
and<00:47:33.199><c> wanted</c><00:47:33.440><c> to</c><00:47:33.800><c> work</c><00:47:34.000><c> in</c><00:47:34.139><c> his</c><00:47:34.400><c> life</c><00:47:34.599><c> to</c><00:47:34.820><c> show</c><00:47:35.079><c> him.</c>

00:47:36.320 --> 00:47:39.039
And<00:47:36.519><c> that's</c><00:47:36.760><c> why</c><00:47:37.019><c> I</c><00:47:37.039><c> think</c><00:47:37.219><c> James</c><00:47:37.579><c> uses</c><00:47:38.000><c> the</c><00:47:38.300><c> example</c><00:47:38.659><c> here</c><00:47:38.860><c> of</c>

00:47:39.039 --> 00:47:42.059
Elijah<00:47:39.539><c> as</c><00:47:39.980><c> an</c><00:47:40.260><c> example</c><00:47:40.679><c> of</c><00:47:40.840><c> the</c><00:47:41.139><c> power</c><00:47:41.460><c> of</c><00:47:41.860><c> prayer.</c>

00:47:42.179 --> 00:47:44.119
Like<00:47:42.360><c> I</c><00:47:42.480><c> said,</c><00:47:42.559><c> this</c><00:47:42.579><c> is</c><00:47:42.780><c> the</c><00:47:42.900><c> most,</c><00:47:43.159><c> out</c><00:47:43.280><c> of</c><00:47:43.380><c> all</c><00:47:43.519><c> the</c><00:47:43.619><c> Old</c><00:47:43.800><c> Testament,</c>

00:47:44.400 --> 00:47:47.440
this<00:47:44.539><c> is</c><00:47:44.739><c> the</c><00:47:45.000><c> biggest</c><00:47:45.300><c> example</c><00:47:45.800><c> of</c><00:47:45.940><c> the</c><00:47:46.159><c> power</c><00:47:46.380><c> of</c><00:47:46.659><c> prayer.</c>

00:47:48.280 --> 00:47:51.840
You<00:47:48.719><c> see,</c><00:47:49.219><c> as</c><00:47:49.360><c> I</c><00:47:49.559><c> said,</c><00:47:50.179><c> it</c><00:47:50.179><c> might</c><00:47:50.400><c> seem</c><00:47:50.579><c> as</c><00:47:50.780><c> a</c><00:47:51.039><c> weird</c><00:47:51.179><c> example,</c>

00:47:52.239 --> 00:47:53.739
but<00:47:52.380><c> he</c><00:47:52.539><c> said,</c><00:47:52.639><c> why</c><00:47:52.900><c> is</c><00:47:53.079><c> this</c><00:47:53.260><c> powerful?</c>

00:47:53.980 --> 00:47:56.639
Because<00:47:54.300><c> here</c><00:47:54.599><c> is</c><00:47:54.780><c> a</c><00:47:55.000><c> man</c><00:47:55.320><c> that</c><00:47:55.639><c> God</c><00:47:55.860><c> was</c><00:47:56.139><c> prepared</c><00:47:56.360><c> to</c><00:47:56.500><c> do</c>

00:47:56.639 --> 00:47:57.780
incredible<00:47:57.239><c> things</c><00:47:57.599><c> for,</c>

00:47:57.820 --> 00:48:01.440
to<00:47:58.059><c> teach</c><00:47:58.280><c> him</c><00:47:58.400><c> and</c><00:47:58.500><c> to</c><00:47:58.739><c> work</c><00:47:58.900><c> with</c><00:47:59.119><c> him</c><00:47:59.500><c> because</c><00:48:00.039><c> of</c><00:48:00.420><c> the</c><00:48:00.900><c> opportunity</c>

00:48:01.440 --> 00:48:04.960
and<00:48:01.599><c> the</c><00:48:01.820><c> potential</c><00:48:02.260><c> that</c><00:48:02.579><c> he</c><00:48:02.780><c> saw</c><00:48:03.219><c> in</c><00:48:04.079><c> Elijah.</c>

00:48:05.980 --> 00:48:09.659
Because,<00:48:06.380><c> as</c><00:48:06.500><c> he</c><00:48:06.679><c> said,</c><00:48:06.940><c> if</c><00:48:07.059><c> we're</c><00:48:07.300><c> passionate,</c><00:48:07.960><c> if</c><00:48:08.039><c> we're</c><00:48:08.340><c> fervent,</c><00:48:09.099><c> God</c><00:48:09.340><c> can</c><00:48:09.539><c> do</c>

00:48:09.659 --> 00:48:11.579
the<00:48:09.880><c> same</c><00:48:10.039><c> for</c><00:48:10.239><c> us.</c>

00:48:12.320 --> 00:48:14.920
And<00:48:12.460><c> it's</c><00:48:12.619><c> once</c><00:48:12.820><c> again,</c><00:48:13.420><c> it</c><00:48:13.639><c> shows</c><00:48:13.820><c> us,</c><00:48:14.000><c> as</c><00:48:14.119><c> I</c><00:48:14.300><c> said,</c><00:48:14.519><c> that</c><00:48:14.679><c> the</c>

00:48:14.920 --> 00:48:15.760
passion<00:48:15.179><c> of</c><00:48:15.440><c> Elijah,</c>

00:48:15.760 --> 00:48:18.519
he's<00:48:15.980><c> asking</c><00:48:16.320><c> for</c><00:48:16.579><c> a</c><00:48:16.800><c> drought</c><00:48:16.980><c> to</c><00:48:17.320><c> shake</c><00:48:17.559><c> people</c><00:48:18.219><c> up.</c>

00:48:18.880 --> 00:48:21.539
And<00:48:19.079><c> we</c><00:48:19.219><c> see</c><00:48:19.380><c> as</c><00:48:19.539><c> well</c><00:48:19.639><c> that</c><00:48:19.760><c> this</c><00:48:19.960><c> is</c><00:48:20.159><c> a</c><00:48:20.280><c> man</c><00:48:20.420><c> that</c><00:48:20.619><c> is</c><00:48:21.099><c> deeply</c>

00:48:21.539 --> 00:48:24.280
rooted<00:48:21.960><c> into</c><00:48:22.300><c> the</c><00:48:22.619><c> law</c><00:48:22.920><c> and</c><00:48:23.179><c> into</c><00:48:23.380><c> the</c><00:48:23.599><c> faithfuls</c><00:48:24.059><c> of</c><00:48:24.179><c> old.</c>

00:48:24.340 --> 00:48:27.460
His<00:48:24.539><c> mind</c><00:48:24.679><c> went</c><00:48:24.820><c> back</c><00:48:25.099><c> to</c><00:48:25.300><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:48:25.880><c> and</c><00:48:26.079><c> to</c><00:48:26.679><c> the,</c><00:48:27.320><c> how</c><00:48:27.320><c> do</c>

00:48:27.460 --> 00:48:27.900
I<00:48:27.639><c> preach?</c>

00:48:28.000 --> 00:48:29.739
Well,<00:48:28.079><c> how</c><00:48:28.300><c> did</c><00:48:28.420><c> it</c><00:48:28.599><c> work</c><00:48:28.719><c> back</c><00:48:28.940><c> in</c><00:48:29.099><c> the</c><00:48:29.199><c> Old</c><00:48:29.360><c> Testament?</c>

00:48:30.099 --> 00:48:32.800
What<00:48:30.260><c> did</c><00:48:30.500><c> Moses</c><00:48:30.920><c> do?</c><00:48:31.320><c> We'll</c><00:48:31.420><c> see</c><00:48:31.500><c> as</c><00:48:31.579><c> we</c><00:48:31.679><c> go</c><00:48:31.820><c> through</c><00:48:32.000><c> this</c><00:48:32.219><c> weekend</c><00:48:32.539><c> as</c>

00:48:32.800 --> 00:48:35.920
well<00:48:32.940><c> that</c><00:48:33.900><c> Elijah's</c><00:48:34.820><c> hero</c><00:48:35.079><c> is</c><00:48:35.400><c> Moses.</c>

00:48:36.420 --> 00:48:38.639
He<00:48:36.860><c> maps</c><00:48:37.139><c> his</c><00:48:37.440><c> life</c><00:48:37.619><c> out</c><00:48:37.840><c> on</c><00:48:38.119><c> Moses.</c>

00:48:39.000 --> 00:48:41.519
When<00:48:39.099><c> he</c><00:48:39.219><c> goes</c><00:48:39.380><c> to</c><00:48:39.579><c> Mount</c><00:48:39.719><c> Horeb,</c><00:48:40.059><c> it's</c><00:48:40.239><c> because</c><00:48:40.480><c> Moses</c><00:48:40.980><c> went</c><00:48:41.199><c> there.</c>

00:48:41.840 --> 00:48:44.579
When<00:48:42.000><c> he</c><00:48:42.139><c> goes</c><00:48:42.440><c> to</c><00:48:42.860><c> die,</c><00:48:43.079><c> he</c><00:48:43.219><c> goes</c><00:48:43.500><c> to</c><00:48:43.739><c> where</c><00:48:44.000><c> Moses</c><00:48:44.400><c> went.</c>

00:48:44.579 --> 00:48:48.480
He<00:48:45.219><c> bases</c><00:48:45.659><c> his</c><00:48:45.920><c> whole</c><00:48:46.159><c> life</c><00:48:46.420><c> on</c><00:48:46.599><c> the</c><00:48:46.820><c> Old</c><00:48:47.019><c> Testament</c><00:48:47.400><c> and</c><00:48:47.820><c> on</c><00:48:48.039><c> Moses.</c>

00:48:48.860 --> 00:48:50.619
What<00:48:49.000><c> we'll</c><00:48:49.260><c> see</c><00:48:49.380><c> as</c><00:48:49.539><c> well</c><00:48:49.639><c> as</c><00:48:49.719><c> we</c><00:48:49.820><c> go</c><00:48:49.960><c> through</c><00:48:50.159><c> this</c><00:48:50.360><c> weekend</c>

00:48:50.619 --> 00:48:53.599
is<00:48:50.820><c> that,</c><00:48:51.059><c> unfortunately,</c><00:48:51.519><c> he</c><00:48:52.059><c> understood</c><00:48:52.420><c> the</c><00:48:52.679><c> acts</c><00:48:52.880><c> of</c><00:48:53.099><c> Moses,</c>

00:48:53.780 --> 00:48:56.659
but<00:48:54.000><c> a</c><00:48:54.119><c> lot</c><00:48:54.219><c> of</c><00:48:54.320><c> the</c><00:48:54.420><c> times</c><00:48:54.539><c> he</c><00:48:54.599><c> didn't</c><00:48:54.739><c> really</c><00:48:55.059><c> understand</c><00:48:55.400><c> the</c><00:48:55.639><c> attitude</c><00:48:56.000><c> of</c><00:48:56.179><c> Moses.</c>

00:48:56.800 --> 00:48:59.860
And<00:48:56.960><c> that's</c><00:48:57.139><c> what</c><00:48:57.320><c> God's</c><00:48:57.639><c> going</c><00:48:57.800><c> to</c><00:48:58.059><c> teach</c><00:48:58.199><c> him</c><00:48:58.500><c> through</c><00:48:58.840><c> these</c><00:48:59.059><c> events</c><00:48:59.320><c> as</c><00:48:59.579><c> well,</c>

00:49:00.019 --> 00:49:03.380
help<00:49:00.159><c> him</c><00:49:00.260><c> to</c><00:49:00.400><c> be</c><00:49:00.480><c> more</c><00:49:00.699><c> like</c><00:49:00.920><c> Moses</c><00:49:01.460><c> in</c><00:49:01.800><c> the</c><00:49:01.940><c> way</c><00:49:02.059><c> that</c><00:49:02.219><c> he</c><00:49:02.420><c> thought</c><00:49:02.599><c> about</c><00:49:02.880><c> others,</c><00:49:03.119><c> not</c>

00:49:03.380 --> 00:49:05.559
just<00:49:03.559><c> in</c><00:49:03.719><c> the</c><00:49:03.860><c> actions</c><00:49:04.139><c> that</c><00:49:04.440><c> he</c><00:49:04.679><c> took.</c>

00:49:07.000 --> 00:49:09.860
I<00:49:07.000><c> think</c><00:49:07.380><c> thinking</c><00:49:08.260><c> through</c><00:49:08.539><c> all</c><00:49:08.659><c> those</c><00:49:08.940><c> things</c><00:49:09.199><c> now,</c><00:49:09.539><c> a</c><00:49:09.639><c> little</c><00:49:09.760><c> that</c>

00:49:09.860 --> 00:49:11.300
we've<00:49:10.139><c> learned</c><00:49:10.320><c> about</c><00:49:10.699><c> Elijah,</c>

00:49:11.300 --> 00:49:13.659
I<00:49:11.780><c> think</c><00:49:11.960><c> it's</c><00:49:12.059><c> helpful</c><00:49:12.320><c> to</c><00:49:12.519><c> think</c><00:49:12.780><c> what</c><00:49:13.059><c> would</c><00:49:13.219><c> it</c><00:49:13.300><c> be</c><00:49:13.420><c> like</c>

00:49:13.659 --> 00:49:16.900
if<00:49:13.820><c> we</c><00:49:13.940><c> had</c><00:49:14.179><c> Elijah</c><00:49:14.719><c> in</c><00:49:15.179><c> our</c><00:49:15.440><c> meeting</c><00:49:15.719><c> today?</c>

00:49:17.920 --> 00:49:21.440
Try<00:49:18.059><c> and</c><00:49:18.199><c> picture</c><00:49:18.400><c> having</c><00:49:18.860><c> that</c><00:49:19.400><c> kind</c><00:49:19.659><c> of</c><00:49:19.800><c> man</c><00:49:19.940><c> in</c><00:49:20.099><c> your</c><00:49:20.280><c> meeting.</c>

00:49:21.599 --> 00:49:24.559
The<00:49:21.619><c> reality</c><00:49:21.860><c> is</c><00:49:22.159><c> he</c><00:49:22.519><c> probably</c><00:49:22.920><c> would</c><00:49:23.159><c> have</c><00:49:23.300><c> caused</c><00:49:23.880><c> a</c><00:49:24.199><c> lot</c><00:49:24.280><c> of</c>

00:49:24.559 --> 00:49:25.880
issues<00:49:24.719><c> in</c><00:49:24.900><c> the</c><00:49:25.039><c> Ecclesia.</c>

00:49:25.900 --> 00:49:28.599
It<00:49:26.019><c> would</c><00:49:26.139><c> have</c><00:49:26.239><c> been</c><00:49:26.320><c> a</c><00:49:26.559><c> difficult</c><00:49:26.860><c> person</c><00:49:27.219><c> to</c><00:49:27.480><c> work</c><00:49:27.719><c> with.</c>

00:49:28.699 --> 00:49:33.320
We'll<00:49:28.940><c> see</c><00:49:29.059><c> that</c><00:49:29.219><c> he's</c><00:49:29.619><c> insensitive,</c><00:49:31.000><c> that</c><00:49:31.159><c> he's</c><00:49:31.380><c> uncompromising,</c><00:49:32.940><c> at</c><00:49:33.079><c> times</c>

00:49:33.320 --> 00:49:34.920
he's<00:49:33.599><c> unthoughtful.</c>

00:49:35.099 --> 00:49:37.400
We'll<00:49:35.280><c> see</c><00:49:35.400><c> he</c><00:49:35.480><c> had</c><00:49:35.699><c> very</c><00:49:36.199><c> little</c><00:49:36.539><c> social</c><00:49:37.039><c> skills.</c>

00:49:37.400 --> 00:49:39.179
Actually,<00:49:37.639><c> look</c><00:49:38.099><c> at</c><00:49:38.260><c> how</c><00:49:38.380><c> he</c><00:49:38.599><c> interacts</c><00:49:38.860><c> with</c><00:49:39.039><c> people.</c>

00:49:39.280 --> 00:49:42.239
Come<00:49:39.400><c> across</c><00:49:39.599><c> to</c><00:49:40.179><c> back</c><00:49:40.300><c> in</c><00:49:40.460><c> Chapter</c><00:49:40.679><c> 17</c><00:49:41.260><c> of</c><00:49:41.659><c> 1</c><00:49:41.920><c> Kings.</c>

00:49:42.400 --> 00:49:45.280
Look<00:49:42.500><c> at</c><00:49:42.639><c> some</c><00:49:42.860><c> of</c><00:49:43.039><c> the,</c><00:49:44.119><c> I</c><00:49:44.280><c> mean,</c><00:49:44.380><c> it's</c><00:49:44.500><c> easy</c><00:49:44.719><c> to</c><00:49:44.820><c> look</c><00:49:44.980><c> up</c><00:49:45.139><c> the</c>

00:49:45.280 --> 00:49:45.980
words<00:49:45.420><c> Elijah</c><00:49:45.780><c> says,</c>

00:49:46.039 --> 00:49:49.199
because<00:49:46.139><c> he</c><00:49:46.199><c> only</c><00:49:46.380><c> says</c><00:49:46.480><c> a</c><00:49:46.639><c> few</c><00:49:46.820><c> things</c><00:49:47.099><c> in</c><00:49:47.400><c> this</c><00:49:47.639><c> whole</c><00:49:47.860><c> record</c><00:49:48.260><c> other</c>

00:49:49.199 --> 00:49:50.099
than<00:49:49.400><c> on</c><00:49:49.579><c> Mount</c><00:49:49.860><c> Carmel.</c>

00:49:50.320 --> 00:49:52.760
But<00:49:50.519><c> look</c><00:49:50.860><c> at</c><00:49:50.960><c> how</c><00:49:51.199><c> he</c><00:49:51.480><c> talks</c><00:49:51.760><c> here.</c>

00:49:53.420 --> 00:49:55.760
Well,<00:49:53.880><c> first</c><00:49:54.119><c> of</c><00:49:54.260><c> all,</c><00:49:54.380><c> verse</c><00:49:54.639><c> one,</c><00:49:54.940><c> we</c><00:49:55.179><c> saw</c><00:49:55.440><c> it</c><00:49:55.599><c> there</c><00:49:55.659><c> when</c>

00:49:55.760 --> 00:49:56.920
he<00:49:55.960><c> burst</c><00:49:56.179><c> onto</c><00:49:56.460><c> the</c><00:49:56.739><c> scene.</c>

00:49:57.219 --> 00:49:58.820
He<00:49:57.340><c> doesn't</c><00:49:57.579><c> have</c><00:49:57.760><c> a</c><00:49:58.019><c> discussion</c><00:49:58.340><c> with</c><00:49:58.619><c> Ahab.</c>

00:49:58.940 --> 00:50:02.199
He<00:49:58.960><c> doesn't</c><00:49:59.619><c> leave</c><00:50:00.199><c> the</c><00:50:00.420><c> door</c><00:50:00.599><c> open</c><00:50:01.000><c> for</c><00:50:01.260><c> any</c><00:50:01.500><c> repentance.</c>

00:50:02.460 --> 00:50:03.639
He<00:50:02.659><c> bursts</c><00:50:02.920><c> onto</c><00:50:03.139><c> the</c><00:50:03.400><c> scene.</c>

00:50:03.639 --> 00:50:06.440
There's<00:50:04.119><c> got</c><00:50:04.199><c> to</c><00:50:04.260><c> be</c><00:50:04.360><c> no</c><00:50:04.659><c> rain,</c><00:50:05.039><c> and</c><00:50:05.280><c> then</c><00:50:05.360><c> he's</c><00:50:05.519><c> out</c><00:50:05.699><c> again.</c>

00:50:06.960 --> 00:50:08.300
How<00:50:07.400><c> do</c><00:50:07.539><c> you</c><00:50:07.679><c> reply</c><00:50:08.000><c> to</c><00:50:08.179><c> that?</c>

00:50:08.420 --> 00:50:10.280
What<00:50:08.559><c> if</c><00:50:08.920><c> Ahab</c><00:50:09.179><c> wanted</c><00:50:09.500><c> to</c><00:50:09.900><c> change?</c>

00:50:10.500 --> 00:50:11.679
What<00:50:10.619><c> if</c><00:50:10.880><c> he</c><00:50:11.340><c> wanted</c><00:50:11.559><c> to?</c>

00:50:11.679 --> 00:50:13.820
We<00:50:11.960><c> saw</c><00:50:12.079><c> he</c><00:50:12.219><c> could</c><00:50:12.420><c> have</c><00:50:12.579><c> been</c><00:50:12.800><c> wavered</c><00:50:13.079><c> either</c><00:50:13.360><c> way,</c><00:50:13.539><c> but</c><00:50:13.659><c> he</c>

00:50:13.820 --> 00:50:14.880
wasn't<00:50:14.039><c> given</c><00:50:14.300><c> a</c><00:50:14.519><c> chance.</c>

00:50:15.239 --> 00:50:17.239
It's<00:50:15.360><c> a</c><00:50:15.539><c> negative</c><00:50:15.820><c> message,</c><00:50:16.380><c> and</c><00:50:16.719><c> then</c><00:50:16.820><c> he's</c><00:50:17.039><c> out.</c>

00:50:17.280 --> 00:50:18.880
It's<00:50:17.460><c> all</c><00:50:17.639><c> about</c><00:50:17.800><c> the</c><00:50:18.039><c> punishment.</c>

00:50:18.940 --> 00:50:24.159
Look<00:50:19.099><c> at</c><00:50:19.239><c> verse</c><00:50:19.900><c> 18,</c><00:50:22.300><c> when</c><00:50:22.880><c> we'll</c><00:50:23.039><c> look</c><00:50:23.199><c> at</c><00:50:23.260><c> this</c><00:50:23.460><c> later</c><00:50:23.699><c> on,</c>

00:50:24.179 --> 00:50:25.320
with<00:50:24.539><c> the</c><00:50:25.019><c> widow.</c>

00:50:25.519 --> 00:50:26.599
Verse<00:50:25.719><c> 18.</c>

00:50:33.639 --> 00:50:35.900
This<00:50:33.639><c> woman,</c><00:50:33.739><c> her</c><00:50:33.739><c> only</c><00:50:34.119><c> son,</c><00:50:34.900><c> had</c><00:50:35.059><c> just</c><00:50:35.539><c> died.</c>

00:50:36.119 --> 00:50:38.719
Someone<00:50:36.340><c> that</c><00:50:36.619><c> Elijah</c><00:50:36.980><c> had</c><00:50:37.320><c> lived</c><00:50:37.539><c> with</c><00:50:37.739><c> for</c><00:50:38.000><c> a</c><00:50:38.119><c> few</c><00:50:38.239><c> years</c><00:50:38.559><c> now.</c>

00:50:38.719 --> 00:50:40.079
He<00:50:38.820><c> had</c><00:50:38.980><c> built</c><00:50:39.119><c> up</c><00:50:39.320><c> a</c><00:50:39.519><c> relationship.</c>

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And<00:50:40.719><c> what's</c><00:50:40.940><c> his</c><00:50:41.099><c> response</c><00:50:41.440><c> to</c><00:50:41.659><c> someone</c><00:50:41.840><c> who's</c><00:50:42.179><c> standing</c><00:50:42.320><c> there</c><00:50:42.559><c> in</c>

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front<00:50:42.739><c> of</c><00:50:42.820><c> him</c>

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with<00:50:43.460><c> a</c><00:50:43.719><c> dead</c><00:50:43.900><c> child?</c>

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He<00:50:44.980><c> said</c><00:50:45.159><c> unto</c><00:50:45.340><c> her,</c><00:50:46.360><c> give</c><00:50:46.480><c> me</c><00:50:46.659><c> thy</c><00:50:46.840><c> son,</c><00:50:47.400><c> and</c><00:50:47.559><c> walks</c><00:50:47.719><c> out.</c>

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No,<00:50:48.619><c> are</c><00:50:48.760><c> you</c><00:50:48.840><c> all</c><00:50:49.019><c> right?</c>

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Just<00:50:50.039><c> give</c><00:50:50.260><c> me</c><00:50:50.420><c> your</c><00:50:50.659><c> son.</c>

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This<00:50:51.420><c> woman</c><00:50:51.599><c> had</c><00:50:51.739><c> just</c><00:50:51.980><c> died,</c><00:50:52.260><c> and</c><00:50:52.460><c> this</c><00:50:52.619><c> is</c><00:50:52.739><c> how</c><00:50:52.880><c> he</c><00:50:53.059><c> handles</c><00:50:53.340><c> it.</c>

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Look<00:50:54.300><c> if</c><00:50:54.420><c> we</c><00:50:54.559><c> go</c><00:50:54.739><c> across</c><00:50:55.000><c> to</c><00:50:55.159><c> chapter</c><00:50:55.460><c> 18</c><00:50:55.980><c> of</c><00:50:56.400><c> verse</c><00:50:56.579><c> 7.</c>

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Look<00:50:56.920><c> how</c><00:50:57.320><c> he</c><00:50:57.579><c> handles</c><00:50:58.000><c> Obadiah.</c>

00:50:58.599 --> 00:51:01.980
Obadiah<00:50:59.039><c> was</c><00:50:59.280><c> a</c><00:50:59.460><c> man</c><00:50:59.619><c> that</c><00:51:00.059><c> had</c><00:51:00.320><c> dedicated</c><00:51:00.800><c> his</c><00:51:01.059><c> life</c><00:51:01.400><c> to</c><00:51:01.639><c> God,</c>

00:51:01.980 --> 00:51:03.119
had<00:51:02.340><c> done</c><00:51:02.780><c> all</c><00:51:03.000><c> this.</c>

00:51:03.159 --> 00:51:05.320
He<00:51:03.199><c> was</c><00:51:03.380><c> a</c><00:51:03.500><c> really</c><00:51:03.860><c> faithful</c><00:51:04.159><c> person.</c>

00:51:06.000 --> 00:51:06.539
Verse<00:51:06.179><c> 7.</c>

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And<00:51:06.639><c> as</c><00:51:06.820><c> Obadiah</c><00:51:07.219><c> was</c><00:51:07.420><c> in</c><00:51:07.579><c> the</c><00:51:07.739><c> way,</c><00:51:08.139><c> behold,</c><00:51:08.320><c> Elijah</c><00:51:08.679><c> met</c><00:51:09.039><c> him</c>

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and<00:51:09.340><c> knew</c><00:51:09.559><c> him</c>

00:51:09.760 --> 00:51:11.800
and<00:51:09.940><c> fell</c><00:51:10.159><c> on</c><00:51:10.340><c> his</c><00:51:10.639><c> face</c><00:51:10.880><c> and</c><00:51:11.179><c> worshipped</c><00:51:11.679><c> him.</c>

00:51:11.820 --> 00:51:15.039
You<00:51:12.019><c> couldn't</c><00:51:12.559><c> get</c><00:51:12.860><c> a</c><00:51:12.960><c> more</c><00:51:13.219><c> obvious</c><00:51:13.900><c> greeting</c><00:51:14.599><c> here.</c>

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And<00:51:15.500><c> how</c><00:51:15.699><c> does</c><00:51:16.039><c> Elijah</c><00:51:16.440><c> answer?</c>

00:51:17.380 --> 00:51:20.460
It's<00:51:17.659><c> so</c><00:51:18.059><c> blunt</c><00:51:18.300><c> that</c><00:51:18.519><c> in</c><00:51:18.940><c> my</c><00:51:19.219><c> Bible,</c><00:51:19.780><c> they've</c><00:51:19.960><c> actually</c><00:51:20.199><c> put</c>

00:51:20.460 --> 00:51:21.300
italics<00:51:21.039><c> in</c><00:51:21.179><c> here</c>

00:51:21.300 --> 00:51:23.340
to<00:51:21.539><c> try</c><00:51:21.679><c> and</c><00:51:21.840><c> at</c><00:51:21.920><c> least</c><00:51:22.079><c> make</c><00:51:22.380><c> sense</c><00:51:22.619><c> of</c><00:51:22.760><c> what</c><00:51:22.860><c> he's</c><00:51:23.059><c> saying.</c>

00:51:23.599 --> 00:51:26.619
If<00:51:23.739><c> you</c><00:51:23.840><c> take</c><00:51:23.980><c> that</c><00:51:24.199><c> out,</c><00:51:24.440><c> he</c><00:51:24.440><c> says,</c><00:51:25.780><c> are</c><00:51:25.780><c> you</c><00:51:26.320><c> Elijah?</c>

00:51:26.719 --> 00:51:27.320
I<00:51:27.000><c> am.</c>

00:51:27.420 --> 00:51:29.599
Go<00:51:27.719><c> tell</c><00:51:28.039><c> thy</c><00:51:28.340><c> Lord,</c><00:51:28.780><c> behold,</c><00:51:29.119><c> Elijah.</c>

00:51:29.800 --> 00:51:30.420
And<00:51:30.019><c> that's</c><00:51:30.260><c> it.</c>

00:51:30.420 --> 00:51:30.960
That's<00:51:30.519><c> all</c><00:51:30.639><c> he</c><00:51:30.800><c> says.</c>

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This<00:51:31.719><c> faithful</c><00:51:32.139><c> man</c><00:51:32.559><c> is</c><00:51:32.900><c> very</c><00:51:33.219><c> gruff.</c>

00:51:33.760 --> 00:51:35.019
He's<00:51:34.099><c> very</c><00:51:34.380><c> to</c><00:51:34.579><c> the</c><00:51:34.760><c> point.</c>

00:51:35.239 --> 00:51:38.000
As<00:51:35.300><c> I</c><00:51:35.460><c> say,</c><00:51:35.860><c> translators</c><00:51:36.099><c> have</c><00:51:36.199><c> to</c><00:51:36.460><c> try</c><00:51:36.679><c> and</c><00:51:37.179><c> make</c><00:51:37.380><c> sense</c><00:51:37.719><c> of</c>

00:51:38.000 --> 00:51:38.619
what<00:51:38.199><c> he's</c><00:51:38.500><c> saying.</c>

00:51:38.699 --> 00:51:39.780
He<00:51:38.699><c> will</c><00:51:38.920><c> say</c><00:51:39.000><c> it</c><00:51:39.119><c> later</c><00:51:39.320><c> on</c><00:51:39.480><c> as</c><00:51:39.659><c> well.</c>

00:51:39.820 --> 00:51:41.280
Not<00:51:39.960><c> everything</c><00:51:40.199><c> he</c><00:51:40.420><c> says</c><00:51:40.519><c> makes</c><00:51:40.800><c> sense.</c>

00:51:41.599 --> 00:51:44.880
And<00:51:41.739><c> this</c><00:51:41.860><c> was</c><00:51:42.079><c> the</c><00:51:42.579><c> kind</c><00:51:42.980><c> of</c><00:51:43.199><c> man</c><00:51:43.360><c> that</c><00:51:43.500><c> we'll</c><00:51:43.699><c> see</c><00:51:43.800><c> that</c><00:51:43.980><c> Elijah</c><00:51:44.320><c> does</c>

00:51:44.880 --> 00:51:45.820
not<00:51:45.099><c> have</c><00:51:45.360><c> a</c><00:51:45.559><c> great</c>

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empathy<00:51:46.280><c> or</c><00:51:46.579><c> understanding</c><00:51:47.159><c> for</c><00:51:47.420><c> people.</c>

00:51:48.159 --> 00:51:49.780
And<00:51:48.360><c> it's</c><00:51:48.599><c> a</c><00:51:48.739><c> weakness</c><00:51:49.059><c> for</c><00:51:49.320><c> Elijah.</c>

00:51:50.179 --> 00:51:52.059
And<00:51:50.300><c> it's</c><00:51:50.400><c> something</c><00:51:50.500><c> that</c><00:51:50.699><c> God</c><00:51:50.860><c> is</c><00:51:51.059><c> going</c><00:51:51.179><c> to</c><00:51:51.599><c> continually</c>

00:51:52.059 --> 00:51:53.239
work<00:51:52.539><c> around</c><00:51:52.840><c> and</c><00:51:53.039><c> teach</c><00:51:53.179><c> him.</c>

00:51:53.380 --> 00:51:55.579
The<00:51:53.380><c> first,</c><00:51:54.099><c> even</c><00:51:54.260><c> though</c><00:51:54.380><c> this</c><00:51:54.519><c> is</c><00:51:54.659><c> the</c><00:51:54.800><c> first</c><00:51:55.000><c> half</c><00:51:55.199><c> of</c><00:51:55.340><c> his</c><00:51:55.460><c> life,</c>

00:51:55.639 --> 00:51:57.360
the<00:51:55.800><c> first</c><00:51:56.059><c> half</c><00:51:56.320><c> of</c><00:51:56.519><c> the</c><00:51:56.719><c> half</c><00:51:56.880><c> of</c><00:51:57.039><c> his</c><00:51:57.199><c> life,</c>

00:51:57.360 --> 00:52:00.059
God's<00:51:57.639><c> actually</c><00:51:57.920><c> just</c><00:51:58.159><c> spending</c><00:51:58.340><c> time</c><00:51:58.639><c> trying</c><00:51:58.920><c> to</c><00:51:59.139><c> teach</c><00:51:59.320><c> Elijah</c><00:51:59.719><c> to</c>

00:52:00.059 --> 00:52:01.039
be<00:52:00.260><c> nice</c><00:52:00.539><c> to</c><00:52:00.760><c> people</c>

00:52:01.039 --> 00:52:03.679
and<00:52:01.400><c> spend</c><00:52:01.619><c> time</c><00:52:01.900><c> with</c><00:52:02.099><c> people</c><00:52:02.440><c> and</c><00:52:02.780><c> what</c><00:52:02.920><c> it</c><00:52:03.119><c> means</c><00:52:03.420><c> and</c><00:52:03.519><c> what</c>

00:52:03.679 --> 00:52:04.260
he's<00:52:03.920><c> asked</c><00:52:04.099><c> for.</c>

00:52:04.380 --> 00:52:05.760
We'll<00:52:04.440><c> see</c><00:52:04.559><c> next</c><00:52:04.820><c> class.</c>

00:52:05.880 --> 00:52:09.119
But<00:52:06.099><c> it's</c><00:52:06.500><c> a</c><00:52:06.719><c> big</c><00:52:06.980><c> part</c><00:52:07.460><c> of</c><00:52:07.940><c> what</c><00:52:08.119><c> God</c><00:52:08.340><c> is</c><00:52:08.579><c> looking</c><00:52:08.840><c> for.</c>

00:52:09.340 --> 00:52:12.340
It's<00:52:09.500><c> not</c><00:52:09.659><c> enough</c><00:52:10.000><c> that</c><00:52:10.480><c> you're</c><00:52:10.820><c> a</c><00:52:10.980><c> man</c><00:52:11.139><c> of</c><00:52:11.460><c> passion,</c><00:52:11.760><c> that</c><00:52:11.900><c> you</c><00:52:12.039><c> can</c><00:52:12.179><c> do</c>

00:52:12.340 --> 00:52:14.079
remarkable<00:52:13.039><c> things.</c>

00:52:14.179 --> 00:52:15.739
God<00:52:14.340><c> says,</c><00:52:14.519><c> if</c><00:52:14.619><c> you</c><00:52:14.880><c> want</c><00:52:15.000><c> to</c><00:52:15.099><c> be</c><00:52:15.239><c> a</c><00:52:15.440><c> leader,</c>

00:52:16.059 --> 00:52:17.980
if<00:52:16.179><c> you</c><00:52:16.300><c> want</c><00:52:16.380><c> to</c><00:52:16.480><c> do</c><00:52:16.559><c> the</c><00:52:16.739><c> work</c><00:52:16.860><c> that</c><00:52:17.019><c> I</c><00:52:17.199><c> want</c><00:52:17.400><c> you</c><00:52:17.539><c> to</c><00:52:17.719><c> do,</c>

00:52:18.219 --> 00:52:20.239
I<00:52:18.300><c> want</c><00:52:18.440><c> you</c><00:52:18.599><c> to</c><00:52:18.719><c> do</c><00:52:18.960><c> incredible</c><00:52:19.519><c> things</c><00:52:19.780><c> in</c><00:52:19.940><c> the</c><00:52:20.079><c> future.</c>

00:52:20.280 --> 00:52:23.199
I<00:52:20.360><c> want</c><00:52:20.420><c> you</c><00:52:20.539><c> to</c><00:52:20.780><c> lead</c><00:52:21.039><c> people</c><00:52:21.440><c> and</c><00:52:21.860><c> bring</c><00:52:22.239><c> them</c><00:52:22.420><c> back</c><00:52:22.639><c> to</c><00:52:22.840><c> God.</c>

00:52:23.659 --> 00:52:25.519
But<00:52:23.780><c> you're</c><00:52:23.920><c> not</c><00:52:24.039><c> ready</c><00:52:24.239><c> to</c><00:52:24.440><c> do</c><00:52:24.539><c> that,</c><00:52:24.860><c> Elijah,</c><00:52:25.079><c> until</c><00:52:25.320><c> you</c>

00:52:25.519 --> 00:52:26.699
can<00:52:25.780><c> deal</c><00:52:26.000><c> with</c><00:52:26.260><c> people,</c>

00:52:26.699 --> 00:52:30.920
until<00:52:27.260><c> you</c><00:52:27.440><c> can</c><00:52:27.699><c> be</c><00:52:27.920><c> more</c><00:52:28.420><c> empathetic</c><00:52:29.320><c> and</c><00:52:29.699><c> encouraging</c><00:52:30.260><c> and</c>

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conversation<00:52:31.619><c> with</c><00:52:31.820><c> people</c>

00:52:32.139 --> 00:52:33.420
and<00:52:32.380><c> spend</c><00:52:32.619><c> time</c><00:52:33.000><c> with</c><00:52:33.199><c> them.</c>

00:52:33.539 --> 00:52:34.739
That's<00:52:33.699><c> what</c><00:52:33.900><c> all</c><00:52:34.119><c> of</c><00:52:34.219><c> this</c><00:52:34.380><c> is</c><00:52:34.559><c> about.</c>

00:52:34.920 --> 00:52:37.239
We'll<00:52:34.920><c> see</c><00:52:35.019><c> this</c><00:52:35.199><c> weekend,</c><00:52:35.840><c> shaping</c><00:52:36.099><c> Elijah</c><00:52:36.500><c> to</c><00:52:36.699><c> be</c><00:52:36.860><c> better.</c>

00:52:37.599 --> 00:52:38.500
And<00:52:37.599><c> so,</c><00:52:38.000><c> yes,</c><00:52:38.019><c> passion.</c>

00:52:38.920 --> 00:52:41.599
And<00:52:38.940><c> that</c><00:52:39.139><c> is</c><00:52:39.380><c> important</c><00:52:40.059><c> because</c><00:52:40.659><c> I</c><00:52:40.880><c> actually</c><00:52:41.139><c> want</c><00:52:41.260><c> you</c><00:52:41.440><c> to</c>

00:52:41.599 --> 00:52:42.980
spend<00:52:41.739><c> time</c><00:52:42.079><c> with</c><00:52:42.260><c> people,</c><00:52:42.780><c> Elijah.</c>

00:52:43.139 --> 00:52:47.300
I<00:52:43.380><c> actually</c><00:52:43.699><c> want</c><00:52:43.900><c> you</c><00:52:44.340><c> to</c><00:52:45.159><c> be</c><00:52:45.900><c> able</c><00:52:46.079><c> to</c><00:52:46.360><c> interact</c><00:52:46.679><c> with</c><00:52:46.940><c> people.</c>

00:52:47.500 --> 00:52:50.679
It's<00:52:47.679><c> not</c><00:52:47.860><c> just</c><00:52:48.039><c> all</c><00:52:48.239><c> about</c><00:52:48.559><c> Bible</c><00:52:49.039><c> study</c><00:52:49.340><c> and</c><00:52:49.519><c> about</c><00:52:49.880><c> righteousness</c><00:52:50.400><c> and</c>

00:52:50.679 --> 00:52:52.219
about<00:52:50.860><c> being</c><00:52:51.219><c> separate.</c>

00:52:52.480 --> 00:52:53.840
If<00:52:52.659><c> we</c><00:52:52.820><c> want</c><00:52:52.920><c> to</c><00:52:53.139><c> help</c><00:52:53.340><c> people,</c>

00:52:53.840 --> 00:52:56.420
it's<00:52:54.239><c> being</c><00:52:54.440><c> able</c><00:52:54.579><c> to</c><00:52:54.780><c> understand</c><00:52:55.280><c> and</c><00:52:55.559><c> relate</c><00:52:55.920><c> to</c><00:52:56.059><c> them</c><00:52:56.219><c> and</c>

00:52:56.420 --> 00:52:57.460
connect<00:52:56.800><c> with</c><00:52:57.019><c> people.</c>

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That's<00:52:58.000><c> just</c><00:52:58.300><c> as</c><00:52:58.619><c> important.</c>

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It's<00:52:59.480><c> the</c><00:52:59.579><c> same</c><00:52:59.679><c> with</c><00:52:59.880><c> Moses.</c>

00:53:00.960 --> 00:53:03.440
And<00:53:01.119><c> Moses</c><00:53:01.340><c> had</c><00:53:01.480><c> all</c><00:53:01.659><c> of</c><00:53:01.760><c> this</c><00:53:01.900><c> great</c><00:53:02.139><c> education</c><00:53:02.820><c> and</c><00:53:03.019><c> all</c><00:53:03.280><c> of</c>

00:53:03.440 --> 00:53:04.460
Pharaoh<00:53:03.659><c> and</c><00:53:03.900><c> all</c><00:53:04.059><c> these</c><00:53:04.239><c> things.</c>

00:53:04.599 --> 00:53:06.159
He<00:53:04.599><c> had</c><00:53:04.719><c> all</c><00:53:05.000><c> of</c><00:53:05.199><c> that.</c>

00:53:06.260 --> 00:53:07.260
And<00:53:06.320><c> God</c><00:53:06.420><c> said,</c><00:53:06.619><c> great.</c>

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When<00:53:07.539><c> you</c><00:53:07.699><c> go</c><00:53:07.780><c> and</c><00:53:07.920><c> spend</c><00:53:08.139><c> 40</c><00:53:08.500><c> years</c><00:53:08.739><c> in</c><00:53:08.900><c> the</c><00:53:09.079><c> desert</c><00:53:09.280><c> by</c><00:53:09.519><c> yourself</c><00:53:09.840><c> being</c>

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a<00:53:10.360><c> shepherd,</c>

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then<00:53:11.360><c> you'll</c><00:53:11.559><c> be</c><00:53:11.699><c> ready</c><00:53:11.920><c> to</c><00:53:12.179><c> teach</c><00:53:12.380><c> my</c><00:53:12.599><c> people.</c>

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Having<00:53:13.099><c> all</c><00:53:13.320><c> the</c><00:53:13.559><c> education,</c><00:53:14.099><c> having</c><00:53:14.239><c> all</c><00:53:14.480><c> the</c><00:53:14.699><c> passion,</c>

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Moses<00:53:15.340><c> was</c><00:53:16.000><c> ready</c><00:53:16.340><c> to</c><00:53:16.619><c> take</c><00:53:16.780><c> it</c><00:53:16.960><c> on.</c>

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Who's<00:53:17.940><c> made</c><00:53:18.059><c> you</c><00:53:18.300><c> a</c><00:53:18.400><c> leader</c><00:53:18.559><c> over</c><00:53:18.860><c> us?</c>

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He<00:53:19.800><c> wanted</c><00:53:20.019><c> to</c><00:53:20.179><c> be</c><00:53:20.260><c> the</c><00:53:20.420><c> leader</c><00:53:20.579><c> already.</c>

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God<00:53:21.360><c> says,</c><00:53:21.679><c> no,</c><00:53:22.300><c> you</c><00:53:22.320><c> can't</c><00:53:22.519><c> be</c><00:53:22.699><c> a</c><00:53:22.820><c> leader</c><00:53:22.980><c> until</c><00:53:23.199><c> you've</c><00:53:23.599><c> learned</c><00:53:23.900><c> compassion</c><00:53:24.559><c> and</c><00:53:24.780><c> empathy,</c>

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until<00:53:25.460><c> you're</c><00:53:25.800><c> humble</c><00:53:26.099><c> and</c><00:53:26.380><c> meek.</c>

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Then<00:53:27.119><c> you</c><00:53:27.239><c> can</c><00:53:27.400><c> be</c><00:53:27.579><c> a</c><00:53:27.739><c> leader.</c>

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And<00:53:28.400><c> it's</c><00:53:28.579><c> the</c><00:53:28.619><c> same</c><00:53:28.679><c> what</c><00:53:28.739><c> we're</c><00:53:28.960><c> going</c><00:53:29.079><c> to</c><00:53:29.320><c> see</c><00:53:29.480><c> here</c><00:53:30.000><c> with</c><00:53:31.820><c> Elijah.</c>

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This<00:53:32.559><c> is</c><00:53:32.800><c> a</c><00:53:32.960><c> really</c><00:53:33.159><c> important</c><00:53:33.500><c> point</c><00:53:33.699><c> that</c><00:53:33.860><c> he</c><00:53:34.000><c> needed</c><00:53:34.179><c> to</c><00:53:34.400><c> develop.</c>

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Same<00:53:35.059><c> with</c><00:53:35.219><c> us</c><00:53:35.840><c> as</c><00:53:36.539><c> well.</c>

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So<00:53:38.639><c> as</c><00:53:39.039><c> we</c><00:53:39.179><c> look</c><00:53:39.340><c> on,</c><00:53:39.960><c> I</c><00:53:40.099><c> don't</c><00:53:40.199><c> want</c><00:53:40.320><c> us</c><00:53:40.460><c> to</c><00:53:40.519><c> all</c><00:53:40.679><c> be</c><00:53:40.860><c> too</c><00:53:41.420><c> negative</c><00:53:41.760><c> on</c><00:53:41.960><c> Elijah.</c>

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Obviously,<00:53:42.800><c> he</c><00:53:42.920><c> had</c><00:53:43.059><c> a</c><00:53:43.300><c> huge</c><00:53:43.500><c> amount</c><00:53:43.920><c> of</c><00:53:44.480><c> positives</c><00:53:44.820><c> of</c><00:53:45.019><c> why</c>

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God<00:53:45.539><c> chose</c><00:53:45.920><c> him.</c>

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Everything<00:53:46.659><c> he</c><00:53:46.960><c> did</c><00:53:47.719><c> was</c><00:53:48.280><c> so</c><00:53:48.579><c> that</c><00:53:48.699><c> he</c><00:53:48.840><c> would</c><00:53:49.079><c> try</c><00:53:49.440><c> and</c><00:53:49.760><c> turn</c>

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the<00:53:50.199><c> people</c><00:53:50.360><c> back</c><00:53:50.639><c> to</c><00:53:50.840><c> God.</c>

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Yes,<00:53:51.619><c> his</c><00:53:51.840><c> methods</c><00:53:52.179><c> were</c><00:53:52.400><c> a</c><00:53:52.480><c> bit</c><00:53:52.639><c> unconventional,</c>

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but<00:53:53.820><c> his</c><00:53:54.039><c> passion</c><00:53:54.440><c> and</c><00:53:54.619><c> his</c><00:53:54.860><c> dedication</c><00:53:55.400><c> to</c><00:53:55.639><c> God</c><00:53:56.139><c> were</c><00:53:56.460><c> really</c><00:53:56.760><c> important.</c>

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Everything<00:53:57.780><c> he</c><00:53:58.079><c> did,</c><00:53:58.980><c> praying</c><00:53:59.260><c> for</c><00:53:59.460><c> the</c><00:53:59.679><c> drought,</c>

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the<00:54:00.659><c> motivation</c><00:54:01.500><c> for</c><00:54:01.739><c> the</c><00:54:01.920><c> contest</c><00:54:02.300><c> on</c><00:54:02.960><c> Carmel.</c>

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They're<00:54:03.639><c> all</c><00:54:03.900><c> big</c><00:54:04.139><c> things,</c><00:54:04.559><c> but</c><00:54:04.739><c> everything</c><00:54:05.099><c> was</c><00:54:05.380><c> about</c><00:54:05.760><c> how</c>

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do<00:54:06.440><c> I</c><00:54:06.559><c> help</c><00:54:06.820><c> people?</c>

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How<00:54:07.900><c> do</c><00:54:08.099><c> I</c><00:54:08.260><c> save</c><00:54:08.500><c> them</c><00:54:08.639><c> and</c><00:54:08.820><c> turn</c><00:54:09.039><c> them</c><00:54:09.460><c> back</c><00:54:09.679><c> to</c><00:54:09.860><c> God?</c>

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And<00:54:11.099><c> as</c><00:54:11.179><c> we</c><00:54:11.360><c> talked</c><00:54:11.500><c> about,</c><00:54:11.679><c> that's</c><00:54:12.000><c> the</c><00:54:12.119><c> thing</c><00:54:12.239><c> that</c><00:54:12.420><c> God</c><00:54:12.619><c> wants</c><00:54:12.900><c> to</c>

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see<00:54:13.659><c> in</c><00:54:14.000><c> us.</c>

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So<00:54:14.519><c> we'll</c><00:54:15.099><c> leave</c><00:54:15.320><c> that</c><00:54:15.559><c> there</c><00:54:15.980><c> as</c><00:54:16.300><c> sort</c><00:54:16.440><c> of</c><00:54:16.840><c> a</c><00:54:16.960><c> background</c><00:54:17.340><c> to</c>

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Elijah<00:54:17.900><c> as</c><00:54:18.079><c> we</c><00:54:18.320><c> run</c><00:54:18.480><c> out</c><00:54:18.739><c> of</c><00:54:18.820><c> time.</c>

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Then<00:54:19.039><c> we'll</c><00:54:19.260><c> come</c><00:54:19.420><c> back</c><00:54:19.599><c> and</c><00:54:19.719><c> we'll</c><00:54:19.920><c> start</c><00:54:20.039><c> looking</c><00:54:20.320><c> at</c><00:54:20.539><c> this</c>

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event<00:54:21.019><c> in</c><00:54:21.280><c> the</c><00:54:21.480><c> next</c><00:54:21.659><c> chapter,</c>

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God<00:54:22.300><c> willing,</c><00:54:22.579><c> after</c><00:54:22.780><c> our</c><00:54:22.960><c> break.</c>