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is</c><00:15:04.460><c> named.</c> 00:15:05.000 --> 00:15:08.500 And<00:15:05.279><c> here</c><00:15:05.460><c> now</c><00:15:05.700><c> is</c><00:15:06.019><c> the</c><00:15:06.480><c> father</c><00:15:06.899><c> of</c><00:15:07.159><c> all</c><00:15:07.559><c> the</c><00:15:07.740><c> divine</c><00:15:08.059><c> family.</c> 00:15:08.759 --> 00:15:09.700 The<00:15:09.019><c> father</c><00:15:09.320><c> of</c><00:15:09.539><c> all.</c> 00:15:09.799 --> 00:15:11.100 The<00:15:10.019><c> father</c><00:15:10.500><c> himself.</c> 00:15:11.220 --> 00:15:13.059 And<00:15:11.340><c> he</c><00:15:11.419><c> says</c><00:15:11.580><c> to</c><00:15:11.740><c> Abraham</c><00:15:11.919><c> it's</c><00:15:11.980><c> going</c><00:15:12.059><c> to</c><00:15:12.139><c> be</c><00:15:12.240><c> between</c><00:15:12.559><c> you</c> 00:15:13.059 --> 00:15:14.279 and<00:15:13.559><c> me</c><00:15:13.980><c> Abraham.</c> 00:15:14.299 --> 00:15:16.039 We're<00:15:14.500><c> going</c><00:15:14.580><c> 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God</c><00:16:07.659><c> has</c><00:16:07.879><c> come</c><00:16:08.039><c> and</c><00:16:08.179><c> said</c> 00:16:08.259 --> 00:16:09.740 look<00:16:08.539><c> Abraham</c><00:16:08.820><c> we're</c><00:16:09.259><c> really</c><00:16:09.600><c> going</c> 00:16:09.740 --> 00:16:10.480 to<00:16:09.940><c> do</c><00:16:09.940><c> it.</c> 00:16:10.659 --> 00:16:13.120 You<00:16:10.799><c> and</c><00:16:10.980><c> me</c><00:16:11.220><c> together</c><00:16:11.620><c> we're</c><00:16:11.899><c> going</c><00:16:11.980><c> to</c><00:16:12.120><c> fulfill</c><00:16:12.580><c> this</c><00:16:12.860><c> covenant.</c> 00:16:13.480 --> 00:16:15.379 Abraham<00:16:13.679><c> fell</c><00:16:13.940><c> flat</c><00:16:14.200><c> on</c><00:16:14.340><c> his</c><00:16:14.519><c> face.</c> 00:16:16.100 --> 00:16:19.139 He<00:16:16.139><c> didn't</c><00:16:16.419><c> feel</c><00:16:16.779><c> worthy</c><00:16:17.159><c> of</c><00:16:17.379><c> the</c><00:16:17.879><c> wonder</c><00:16:18.299><c> 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