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even<00:12:01.600><c> before</c><00:12:02.279><c> Abraham,</c><00:12:03.100><c> we</c><00:12:03.279><c> go</c><00:12:03.460><c> back</c><00:12:03.840><c> to</c><00:12:04.600><c> Adam</c><00:12:05.059><c> and</c><00:12:05.480><c> Eve.</c>

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And<00:12:06.159><c> we</c><00:12:06.460><c> see</c><00:12:06.820><c> a</c><00:12:07.519><c> basis</c><00:12:07.919><c> of</c><00:12:08.379><c> favor</c><00:12:08.659><c> which</c>

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was<00:12:16.940><c> there</c><00:12:17.340><c> and</c><00:12:17.559><c> very</c><00:12:17.940><c> large,</c><00:12:18.340><c> you</c><00:12:18.519><c> might</c><00:12:18.720><c> say,</c><00:12:19.320><c> in</c><00:12:19.559><c> the</c><00:12:19.759><c> world.</c>

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and<00:12:27.840><c> so</c><00:12:28.059><c> their</c><00:12:28.360><c> sons</c><00:12:28.700><c> too.</c>

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We<00:12:32.059><c> all</c><00:12:32.379><c> suffer</c><00:12:32.659><c> with.</c>

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And<00:12:33.620><c> it</c><00:12:33.759><c> is</c><00:12:33.960><c> a</c><00:12:34.139><c> weakness</c><00:12:34.460><c> which</c><00:12:34.740><c> we</c><00:12:35.019><c> have</c><00:12:35.279><c> to,</c><00:12:36.139><c> in</c><00:12:36.419><c> a</c><00:12:36.600><c> sense,</c>

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set<00:12:37.100><c> aside</c><00:12:37.559><c> as</c><00:12:37.799><c> we</c><00:12:38.039><c> look</c><00:12:38.240><c> forward</c><00:12:38.659><c> to</c><00:12:39.000><c> serving</c><00:12:39.299><c> our</c><00:12:39.639><c> God,</c>

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only<00:13:06.179><c> having</c><00:13:06.480><c> received</c><00:13:06.980><c> it</c><00:13:07.120><c> in</c><00:13:07.299><c> the</c><00:13:07.500><c> skins</c><00:13:07.940><c> which</c>

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But<00:13:16.080><c> Cain's</c><00:13:16.559><c> was</c><00:13:16.759><c> not</c><00:13:17.379><c> as</c><00:13:17.960><c> good.</c>

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He<00:13:19.519><c> was</c><00:13:19.799><c> encouraged</c><00:13:20.360><c> to</c><00:13:20.659><c> improve,</c><00:13:22.100><c> as</c><00:13:22.399><c> we</c><00:13:22.659><c> all</c><00:13:22.919><c> are.</c>

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We<00:13:23.700><c> all</c><00:13:23.899><c> are</c><00:13:24.080><c> to</c><00:13:24.220><c> do</c><00:13:24.440><c> better.</c>

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We<00:13:25.419><c> all</c><00:13:25.679><c> are</c><00:13:25.759><c> to</c><00:13:26.000><c> understand</c><00:13:26.620><c> if</c><00:13:26.779><c> we</c><00:13:27.100><c> fail,</c><00:13:27.340><c> if</c><00:13:27.559><c> we</c><00:13:27.799><c> fall</c><00:13:28.039><c> short,</c>

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So<00:13:33.659><c> in</c><00:13:33.840><c> the</c><00:13:34.019><c> text</c><00:13:34.500><c> in</c><00:13:34.799><c> Genesis</c><00:13:35.500><c> chapter</c><00:13:36.200><c> 4,</c><00:13:36.559><c> verses</c><00:13:37.019><c> 6</c><00:13:37.580><c> and</c><00:13:37.740><c> 7,</c>

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so<00:13:38.960><c> the</c><00:13:39.080><c> Lord</c><00:13:39.399><c> said</c><00:13:39.600><c> to</c><00:13:39.840><c> Cain,</c><00:13:40.799><c> why</c><00:13:41.080><c> are</c><00:13:41.320><c> you</c><00:13:41.480><c> angry?</c>

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And<00:13:42.799><c> why</c><00:13:43.000><c> has</c><00:13:43.159><c> your</c><00:13:43.419><c> countenance</c><00:13:44.220><c> fallen?</c>

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If<00:13:45.600><c> you</c><00:13:45.860><c> do</c><00:13:46.080><c> well,</c><00:13:46.960><c> will</c><00:13:47.100><c> you</c><00:13:47.279><c> not</c><00:13:47.480><c> be</c><00:13:47.820><c> accepted?</c>

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And<00:13:49.039><c> if</c><00:13:49.159><c> you</c><00:13:49.360><c> do</c><00:13:49.659><c> not</c><00:13:49.940><c> do</c><00:13:50.200><c> well,</c><00:13:51.179><c> sin</c><00:13:51.360><c> lies</c><00:13:51.759><c> at</c><00:13:52.000><c> the</c><00:13:52.139><c> door.</c>

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And<00:13:53.340><c> it's</c><00:13:53.679><c> desire</c><00:13:54.019><c> for</c><00:13:54.320><c> you,</c><00:13:55.360><c> but</c><00:13:55.600><c> you</c><00:13:55.940><c> should</c><00:13:56.240><c> rule</c><00:13:56.840><c> over</c><00:13:57.399><c> it.</c>

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And<00:14:09.580><c> so</c><00:14:09.940><c> the</c><00:14:10.799><c> inquiry</c><00:14:11.360><c> of</c><00:14:11.639><c> God</c><00:14:11.980><c> to</c><00:14:12.259><c> him</c><00:14:12.500><c> was</c><00:14:12.779><c> one</c><00:14:13.120><c> really</c>

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If<00:14:22.600><c> you</c><00:14:22.820><c> do</c><00:14:23.059><c> not</c><00:14:23.299><c> do</c><00:14:23.600><c> well,</c><00:14:24.460><c> sin</c><00:14:24.639><c> lies</c><00:14:25.000><c> at</c><00:14:25.220><c> the</c><00:14:25.419><c> door.</c>

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And<00:14:26.820><c> it's</c><00:14:27.080><c> desire</c><00:14:27.419><c> for</c><00:14:27.679><c> you,</c><00:14:28.139><c> you</c><00:14:28.419><c> shall</c><00:14:28.720><c> rule</c><00:14:29.259><c> over</c><00:14:29.700><c> it.</c>

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Genesis<00:14:37.360><c> 4,</c><00:14:38.159><c> 7,</c><00:14:39.580><c> if</c><00:14:40.039><c> thou</c><00:14:40.279><c> does</c><00:14:40.620><c> well,</c><00:14:41.799><c> that</c><00:14:42.059><c> which</c>

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Does<00:14:48.279><c> God</c><00:14:48.539><c> not</c><00:14:48.740><c> reject</c><00:14:49.299><c> any</c><00:14:49.700><c> man</c><00:14:49.940><c> who</c><00:14:50.220><c> serves</c><00:14:50.480><c> him</c><00:14:50.659><c> in</c><00:14:50.960><c> simplicity</c>

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God<00:14:55.500><c> would</c><00:14:55.879><c> accept</c><00:14:56.620><c> his</c><00:14:57.120><c> offering</c><00:14:57.720><c> if</c><00:14:58.279><c> he</c><00:14:58.580><c> understood</c>

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Meal<00:15:09.779><c> offerings</c><00:15:10.039><c> were</c><00:15:10.279><c> given</c><00:15:10.519><c> under</c><00:15:10.779><c> the</c><00:15:11.059><c> law.</c>

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And<00:15:24.179><c> so</c><00:15:24.399><c> it</c><00:15:24.519><c> was</c><00:15:25.039><c> of</c><00:15:25.220><c> an</c><00:15:25.519><c> animal</c><00:15:25.840><c> offering</c><00:15:26.299><c> even</c>

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had<00:15:26.940><c> to</c><00:15:27.220><c> be</c><00:15:27.580><c> of</c><00:15:27.919><c> the</c><00:15:28.159><c> first</c><00:15:28.399><c> quality,</c><00:15:29.620><c> one</c><00:15:30.000><c> which</c><00:15:30.240><c> was</c><00:15:30.500><c> not</c><00:15:30.779><c> lame</c><00:15:31.139><c> or</c><00:15:31.559><c> sick,</c>

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nor<00:15:32.740><c> one</c><00:15:33.120><c> which</c><00:15:33.480><c> we</c><00:15:33.980><c> really</c><00:15:34.299><c> didn't</c><00:15:34.500><c> care</c><00:15:34.779><c> about.</c>

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It<00:15:35.279><c> was</c><00:15:35.639><c> a</c><00:15:35.799><c> runt</c><00:15:36.120><c> or</c><00:15:37.220><c> not</c><00:15:38.120><c> as</c><00:15:38.379><c> pretty</c><00:15:38.659><c> as</c><00:15:38.919><c> another.</c>

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So<00:15:40.139><c> it</c><00:15:40.259><c> was</c><00:15:40.559><c> supposed</c><00:15:40.759><c> to</c><00:15:41.039><c> be</c><00:15:41.539><c> a</c><00:15:42.000><c> good</c><00:15:42.480><c> and</c><00:15:42.960><c> perfect</c><00:15:43.480><c> sacrifice,</c>

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one<00:15:44.759><c> which</c><00:15:45.200><c> was</c><00:15:45.559><c> to</c><00:15:46.080><c> honor</c><00:15:46.340><c> God</c><00:15:46.799><c> in</c><00:15:47.139><c> the</c><00:15:47.399><c> giving</c><00:15:47.879><c> of</c><00:15:48.559><c> an</c><00:15:48.779><c> offering.</c>

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Think<00:15:54.340><c> of</c><00:15:54.500><c> your</c><00:15:54.740><c> offering.</c>

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Is<00:15:57.440><c> it</c><00:15:57.679><c> not</c><00:15:57.899><c> the</c><00:15:58.139><c> best?</c>

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Make<00:15:59.779><c> another</c><00:16:00.200><c> offering.</c>

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Think<00:16:01.940><c> with</c><00:16:02.159><c> your</c><00:16:02.500><c> heart</c><00:16:02.879><c> that</c><00:16:03.259><c> sincerity</c><00:16:04.019><c> was</c><00:16:04.799><c> important</c><00:16:05.580><c> to</c><00:16:05.879><c> God.</c>

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Encourage<00:16:07.360><c> your</c><00:16:07.679><c> mind</c><00:16:08.019><c> to</c><00:16:08.220><c> do</c><00:16:08.340><c> what</c><00:16:08.460><c> is</c><00:16:08.700><c> pleasing</c><00:16:09.000><c> to</c><00:16:09.320><c> God.</c>

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x
That<00:16:10.799><c> second</c><00:16:11.179><c> phrase,</c><00:16:11.519><c> sin</c><00:16:11.759><c> lies</c><00:16:12.120><c> at</c><00:16:12.340><c> the</c><00:16:12.519><c> door,</c><00:16:13.399><c> always</c><00:16:13.720><c> struck</c><00:16:14.039><c> me</c>

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as<00:16:14.620><c> odd.</c>

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x
And<00:16:16.159><c> it</c><00:16:16.399><c> almost</c><00:16:16.779><c> sounds</c><00:16:17.100><c> like</c><00:16:17.820><c> it's</c><00:16:18.440><c> so</c><00:16:18.659><c> easy</c><00:16:18.879><c> to</c><00:16:19.220><c> sin</c>

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because<00:16:21.019><c> sin</c><00:16:21.279><c> lies</c><00:16:21.539><c> at</c><00:16:21.759><c> the</c><00:16:21.940><c> door.</c>

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x
But<00:16:23.159><c> what</c><00:16:23.340><c> is</c><00:16:23.639><c> missing</c><00:16:23.940><c> there</c><00:16:24.259><c> is</c><00:16:24.440><c> the</c><00:16:24.679><c> fact</c>

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that<00:16:25.120><c> generally</c><00:16:25.440><c> that</c><00:16:25.720><c> is</c><00:16:26.240><c> meant</c><00:16:26.559><c> to</c><00:16:26.860><c> be</c><00:16:27.100><c> a</c><00:16:27.399><c> sin</c><00:16:27.580><c> offering.</c>

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x
So<00:16:29.259><c> if</c><00:16:30.559><c> a</c><00:16:31.019><c> failure</c><00:16:31.399><c> is</c><00:16:31.740><c> made,</c><00:16:33.019><c> an</c><00:16:33.220><c> offering</c><00:16:33.620><c> is</c><00:16:33.960><c> available</c><00:16:34.399><c> to</c><00:16:34.659><c> you.</c>

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One<00:16:36.039><c> is</c><00:16:36.259><c> available</c><00:16:36.639><c> that</c><00:16:36.980><c> you</c><00:16:37.340><c> have</c><00:16:37.580><c> to</c><00:16:37.799><c> make,</c><00:16:38.519><c> one</c>

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that<00:16:39.019><c> God</c><00:16:39.500><c> will</c><00:16:40.059><c> bless</c><00:16:40.460><c> and</c><00:16:40.840><c> thank</c><00:16:41.039><c> you</c><00:16:41.279><c> for.</c>

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x
So<00:16:42.139><c> the</c><00:16:42.279><c> opportunity</c><00:16:43.039><c> to</c><00:16:43.340><c> do</c><00:16:43.620><c> right</c><00:16:44.159><c> was</c><00:16:44.659><c> there</c><00:16:45.000><c> and</c><00:16:45.220><c> is</c><00:16:45.899><c> there</c>

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for<00:16:46.320><c> us,</c>

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always<00:16:47.559><c> to</c><00:16:47.759><c> do</c><00:16:47.960><c> right,</c><00:16:48.240><c> even</c><00:16:48.539><c> if</c><00:16:48.759><c> we</c><00:16:49.039><c> fail.</c>

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x
So<00:16:51.759><c> it</c><00:16:51.899><c> means</c><00:16:52.419><c> a</c><00:16:53.059><c> sin</c><00:16:53.220><c> offering,</c><00:16:55.379><c> means</c><00:16:55.740><c> a</c><00:16:55.940><c> sin</c><00:16:56.080><c> offering.</c>

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x
So<00:16:57.139><c> when</c><00:16:57.320><c> we</c><00:16:57.519><c> look</c><00:16:57.679><c> at</c><00:16:57.899><c> scripture</c><00:16:58.259><c> and</c><00:16:58.440><c> we</c>

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x
see<00:16:58.840><c> that</c><00:16:59.440><c> almost</c><00:17:00.039><c> abbreviated</c><00:17:00.879><c> in</c><00:17:01.100><c> a</c><00:17:01.340><c> sense</c>

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and<00:17:01.820><c> it's</c><00:17:02.120><c> the</c><00:17:02.240><c> way</c><00:17:02.360><c> it's</c><00:17:02.679><c> listed,</c><00:17:03.360><c> and</c><00:17:03.740><c> we</c><00:17:04.000><c> look</c><00:17:04.180><c> at</c><00:17:04.380><c> a</c><00:17:04.500><c> verse</c>

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like<00:17:04.980><c> in</c><00:17:05.700><c> Second</c><00:17:05.980><c> Corinthians</c><00:17:06.559><c> 521,</c><00:17:07.920><c> which</c>

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is<00:17:08.440><c> talking</c><00:17:08.740><c> about</c><00:17:09.039><c> Jesus</c><00:17:09.539><c> Christ,</c><00:17:11.059><c> it</c><00:17:11.099><c> says,</c>

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for<00:17:11.640><c> he</c><00:17:12.019><c> made</c><00:17:12.279><c> him</c><00:17:13.039><c> who</c><00:17:13.660><c> knew</c><00:17:14.000><c> no</c><00:17:14.420><c> sin</c><00:17:14.819><c> to</c><00:17:15.759><c> be</c><00:17:16.200><c> sin</c><00:17:16.539><c> for</c><00:17:16.859><c> us,</c>

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that<00:17:18.200><c> we</c><00:17:18.480><c> might</c><00:17:18.799><c> become</c><00:17:19.559><c> the</c><00:17:20.700><c> righteousness</c><00:17:21.140><c> of</c><00:17:21.519><c> God</c><00:17:21.960><c> in</c><00:17:22.339><c> him.</c>

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So<00:17:23.440><c> he</c><00:17:23.680><c> made</c><00:17:23.940><c> him</c><00:17:24.240><c> to</c><00:17:24.539><c> be</c><00:17:24.940><c> sin.</c>

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That<00:17:26.339><c> is</c><00:17:26.599><c> to</c><00:17:26.799><c> suggest</c><00:17:27.400><c> a</c><00:17:28.039><c> sin</c><00:17:28.220><c> offering.</c>

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It<00:17:28.859><c> is</c><00:17:29.240><c> meant</c><00:17:29.460><c> to</c><00:17:29.740><c> mean</c><00:17:29.980><c> a</c><00:17:30.359><c> sin</c><00:17:30.500><c> offering.</c>

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God<00:17:32.519><c> made</c><00:17:33.240><c> his</c><00:17:33.900><c> son</c><00:17:34.579><c> an</c><00:17:35.119><c> offering</c><00:17:35.519><c> for</c><00:17:35.859><c> us.</c>

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How<00:17:37.380><c> could</c><00:17:37.680><c> Jesus</c><00:17:38.119><c> be</c><00:17:38.380><c> made</c><00:17:38.640><c> a</c><00:17:38.880><c> sin</c><00:17:39.079><c> offering?</c>

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x
It<00:17:40.859><c> was</c><00:17:41.079><c> the</c><00:17:41.319><c> only</c><00:17:41.700><c> way</c><00:17:42.279><c> that</c><00:17:42.779><c> it</c><00:17:43.000><c> could</c><00:17:43.119><c> be</c><00:17:43.400><c> done.</c>

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Because<00:17:45.359><c> a</c><00:17:45.599><c> man</c><00:17:46.160><c> who</c><00:17:46.680><c> had</c><00:17:46.980><c> sinned</c><00:17:48.099><c> is</c><00:17:48.460><c> not</c>

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able<00:17:49.339><c> to</c><00:17:49.740><c> make</c><00:17:50.019><c> an</c><00:17:50.380><c> offering</c><00:17:50.779><c> for</c><00:17:51.220><c> sin.</c>

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It<00:17:52.240><c> was</c><00:17:52.519><c> not</c><00:17:53.019><c> possible,</c><00:17:53.640><c> if</c><00:17:53.880><c> Jesus</c><00:17:54.319><c> Christ</c><00:17:54.579><c> had</c><00:17:54.920><c> sinned,</c>

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to<00:17:56.059><c> be</c><00:17:57.019><c> acceptable</c><00:17:57.740><c> as</c><00:17:58.319><c> an</c><00:17:58.579><c> offering.</c>

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So<00:17:59.880><c> we</c><00:18:00.180><c> see</c><00:18:00.400><c> here</c><00:18:00.779><c> the</c><00:18:01.480><c> idea</c><00:18:02.200><c> of</c><00:18:03.299><c> no</c><00:18:03.859><c> guilt</c><00:18:04.339><c> in</c><00:18:04.839><c> Christ's</c><00:18:05.619><c> nature</c>

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or<00:18:06.319><c> man</c><00:18:06.759><c> in</c><00:18:07.559><c> his</c><00:18:07.779><c> mind</c><00:18:08.119><c> or</c><00:18:08.240><c> his</c><00:18:08.480><c> body</c><00:18:08.839><c> or</c><00:18:09.099><c> in</c><00:18:09.220><c> what</c><00:18:09.339><c> he</c><00:18:09.619><c> said</c><00:18:09.759><c> or</c><00:18:10.000><c> did.</c>

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He<00:18:10.880><c> was</c><00:18:11.079><c> a</c><00:18:11.279><c> perfect</c><00:18:11.660><c> man</c><00:18:12.160><c> in</c><00:18:12.420><c> the</c><00:18:12.740><c> respect</c><00:18:13.079><c> before</c><00:18:13.539><c> God.</c>

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x
So<00:18:15.220><c> his</c><00:18:15.920><c> guilt</c><00:18:16.259><c> of</c><00:18:16.599><c> sin</c><00:18:16.880><c> did</c><00:18:17.480><c> not</c><00:18:17.740><c> exist.</c>

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x
Being<00:18:19.019><c> part</c><00:18:19.339><c> of</c><00:18:19.519><c> the</c><00:18:19.700><c> human</c><00:18:19.980><c> race</c><00:18:20.539><c> upon</c><00:18:20.900><c> which</c><00:18:21.700><c> mortality</c><00:18:22.700><c> reigned,</c>

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mortality<00:18:25.079><c> being</c><00:18:25.619><c> the</c><00:18:25.980><c> result</c><00:18:26.319><c> of</c><00:18:26.660><c> sin,</c><00:18:27.619><c> was</c><00:18:27.859><c> not</c><00:18:28.200><c> his</c><00:18:28.619><c> crime.</c>

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It<00:18:29.740><c> was</c><00:18:30.019><c> a</c><00:18:30.279><c> reality</c><00:18:30.740><c> only.</c>

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Jesus<00:18:33.559><c> had</c><00:18:33.779><c> a</c><00:18:33.980><c> nature</c><00:18:34.200><c> which</c><00:18:34.420><c> was</c><00:18:34.700><c> mortal.</c>

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That<00:18:36.400><c> nature</c><00:18:37.480><c> was</c><00:18:38.319><c> made,</c><00:18:39.500><c> came</c><00:18:39.900><c> about</c><00:18:40.319><c> because</c><00:18:40.900><c> of</c><00:18:41.180><c> sin,</c>

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not<00:18:42.799><c> as</c><00:18:43.740><c> part</c><00:18:43.920><c> of</c><00:18:44.700><c> something</c><00:18:45.119><c> which</c><00:18:45.539><c> he</c><00:18:45.720><c> had</c><00:18:45.960><c> done.</c>

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x
So<00:18:47.700><c> we</c><00:18:48.000><c> look</c><00:18:48.160><c> at</c><00:18:49.000><c> that</c><00:18:49.819><c> last</c><00:18:50.220><c> phrase</c><00:18:50.759><c> in</c><00:18:51.140><c> Genesis</c><00:18:51.619><c> 4,</c><00:18:52.500><c> 7,</c><00:18:52.980><c> and</c><00:18:53.160><c> 8.</c>

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x
And<00:18:54.559><c> its</c><00:18:54.980><c> desire</c><00:18:55.500><c> is</c><00:18:55.799><c> for</c><00:18:56.079><c> you,</c><00:18:56.660><c> but</c><00:18:56.880><c> you</c><00:18:57.160><c> shall</c><00:18:57.359><c> rule</c><00:18:57.900><c> over</c><00:18:58.380><c> it.</c>

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x
Cain<00:18:59.779><c> knew</c><00:19:00.220><c> as</c><00:19:00.599><c> the</c><00:19:00.900><c> elder,</c><00:19:02.539><c> priority</c><00:19:03.079><c> was</c><00:19:03.539><c> him</c><00:19:04.400><c> as</c><00:19:05.240><c> the</c><00:19:05.440><c> firstborn.</c>

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x
He<00:19:07.119><c> recognized</c><00:19:07.700><c> that.</c>

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x
The<00:19:08.799><c> blessing</c><00:19:09.180><c> was</c><00:19:09.559><c> lost</c><00:19:10.519><c> by</c><00:19:11.299><c> his</c><00:19:11.539><c> poor</c><00:19:11.740><c> service.</c>

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Hence,<00:19:13.480><c> jealousy</c><00:19:14.160><c> led</c><00:19:15.140><c> to</c><00:19:15.759><c> Abel's</c><00:19:16.460><c> death.</c>

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Such<00:19:17.880><c> a</c><00:19:18.180><c> shame</c><00:19:18.660><c> not</c><00:19:19.319><c> to</c><00:19:19.640><c> recognize</c><00:19:20.339><c> the</c><00:19:20.720><c> fact</c>

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that<00:19:21.960><c> though</c><00:19:22.240><c> one</c><00:19:22.480><c> was</c><00:19:22.779><c> the</c><00:19:22.960><c> firstborn,</c>

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it<00:19:24.819><c> did</c><00:19:25.099><c> not</c><00:19:25.480><c> grant</c><00:19:26.440><c> an</c><00:19:27.339><c> over</c><00:19:27.559><c> top</c><00:19:28.660><c> abundance</c><00:19:29.380><c> of</c><00:19:29.740><c> blessings.</c>

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x
So<00:19:31.359><c> we</c><00:19:31.599><c> see</c><00:19:31.839><c> there</c><00:19:32.319><c> that</c><00:19:33.039><c> his</c><00:19:33.940><c> failure</c><00:19:34.779><c> was</c>

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x
one<00:19:36.319><c> of</c><00:19:36.700><c> lack</c><00:19:36.920><c> of</c><00:19:37.200><c> humility</c><00:19:37.720><c> and</c><00:19:38.359><c> lack</c><00:19:38.859><c> of</c><00:19:39.619><c> trying</c>

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x
to<00:19:40.400><c> understand</c><00:19:41.440><c> sincerity</c><00:19:42.900><c> in</c><00:19:43.420><c> a</c><00:19:43.599><c> service</c><00:19:43.880><c> to</c><00:19:44.099><c> God</c>

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So<00:19:52.059><c> again,</c><00:19:52.559><c> we</c><00:19:52.799><c> go</c><00:19:52.980><c> back</c><00:19:53.759><c> obviously</c><00:19:54.299><c> to</c><00:19:54.579><c> Jesus</c><00:19:55.039><c> Christ.</c>

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When<00:19:58.000><c> we</c><00:19:58.240><c> look</c><00:19:58.380><c> at</c><00:19:58.559><c> Jesus</c><00:19:58.940><c> and</c><00:19:59.279><c> the</c><00:20:01.279><c> way</c>

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He<00:20:06.559><c> made</c><00:20:07.180><c> it</c><00:20:08.779><c> to</c><00:20:09.019><c> the</c><00:20:09.279><c> cross</c><00:20:09.799><c> through</c><00:20:10.319><c> the</c><00:20:10.539><c> waters</c><00:20:10.740><c> of</c><00:20:11.000><c> baptism.</c>

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He<00:20:12.559><c> obeyed</c><00:20:13.059><c> the</c><00:20:13.200><c> voice</c><00:20:13.480><c> of</c><00:20:13.720><c> God.</c>

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Before<00:20:15.839><c> his</c><00:20:16.700><c> baptism,</c><00:20:17.299><c> he</c><00:20:17.420><c> was</c><00:20:17.619><c> a</c><00:20:17.880><c> man</c><00:20:18.640><c> who</c>

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was<00:20:19.319><c> taken</c><00:20:19.700><c> up</c><00:20:20.779><c> to</c><00:20:21.240><c> be</c><00:20:21.799><c> in</c><00:20:22.180><c> God's</c><00:20:22.700><c> kingdom,</c>

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but<00:20:24.299><c> did</c><00:20:24.519><c> not</c><00:20:24.759><c> begin</c><00:20:25.180><c> his</c><00:20:25.619><c> service</c><00:20:26.059><c> until</c><00:20:26.440><c> after</c><00:20:26.859><c> his</c><00:20:27.140><c> baptism.</c>

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So<00:20:28.980><c> he</c><00:20:29.740><c> moved</c><00:20:30.279><c> through</c><00:20:30.660><c> the</c><00:20:30.900><c> waters</c><00:20:31.140><c> of</c><00:20:31.440><c> baptism</c>

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and<00:20:32.779><c> moved</c><00:20:33.059><c> into</c><00:20:33.519><c> a</c><00:20:34.380><c> service</c><00:20:34.940><c> of</c><00:20:35.420><c> the</c><00:20:35.680><c> priesthood,</c>

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like<00:20:37.079><c> the</c><00:20:37.279><c> Levitical</c><00:20:37.759><c> priesthood.</c>

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But<00:20:39.200><c> he</c><00:20:39.339><c> was</c><00:20:39.640><c> divinely</c><00:20:40.299><c> appointed</c><00:20:41.039><c> to</c><00:20:41.259><c> do</c><00:20:41.500><c> so.</c>

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A<00:20:43.079><c> man</c><00:20:43.339><c> with</c><00:20:43.640><c> no</c><00:20:43.980><c> sin</c><00:20:44.640><c> submitted</c><00:20:45.799><c> to</c><00:20:46.559><c> the</c><00:20:46.720><c> will</c><00:20:46.839><c> of</c><00:20:47.079><c> God.</c>

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to<00:20:52.960><c> be</c><00:20:53.160><c> made</c><00:20:53.420><c> for</c><00:20:53.680><c> himself,</c><00:20:54.420><c> but</c><00:20:55.240><c> only</c><00:20:55.579><c> as</c><00:20:55.759><c> a</c><00:20:55.940><c> demonstration</c>

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to<00:20:56.960><c> others</c>

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did<00:21:12.740><c> not</c><00:21:13.059><c> understand</c><00:21:13.519><c> this.</c>

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seemed<00:21:22.900><c> to</c><00:21:23.359><c> understand,</c><00:21:24.740><c> but</c><00:21:24.839><c> were</c><00:21:25.019><c> very</c><00:21:25.400><c> short</c><00:21:25.700><c> sighted</c>

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begun<00:21:30.960><c> in</c><00:21:31.559><c> the</c><00:21:31.779><c> garden,</c><00:21:33.079><c> what</c><00:21:33.220><c> he</c><00:21:33.420><c> had</c><00:21:33.720><c> done</c><00:21:33.980><c> through</c><00:21:34.319><c> Abraham,</c>

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what<00:21:35.279><c> he'd</c><00:21:35.640><c> done</c><00:21:35.839><c> through</c><00:21:36.579><c> Moses,</c><00:21:37.519><c> the</c><00:21:38.619><c> law,</c>

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what<00:21:39.640><c> he</c><00:21:39.819><c> had</c><00:21:40.099><c> done</c><00:21:40.400><c> in</c><00:21:40.920><c> the</c><00:21:41.259><c> ministry</c><00:21:41.579><c> of</c><00:21:41.799><c> Jesus</c><00:21:42.200><c> Christ.</c>

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They<00:21:43.559><c> wanted</c><00:21:43.980><c> immediate</c><00:21:44.579><c> gratification,</c><00:21:45.700><c> you</c><00:21:45.720><c> might</c><00:21:45.980><c> say,</c>

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When<00:21:55.319><c> we</c><00:21:55.619><c> read</c><00:21:55.880><c> in</c><00:21:56.839><c> Matthew</c><00:21:57.460><c> 3</c><00:21:58.519><c>.15,</c><00:21:59.700><c> it</c><00:21:59.819><c> says,</c>

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Jesus<00:22:01.460><c> replied,</c><00:22:03.599><c> oh,</c><00:22:03.880><c> let</c><00:22:03.980><c> me</c><00:22:04.119><c> back</c><00:22:04.380><c> up</c><00:22:04.539><c> one</c><00:22:04.839><c> second.</c>

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He<00:22:19.900><c> is</c><00:22:20.160><c> blessed</c><00:22:20.559><c> of</c><00:22:20.799><c> God.</c>

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that<00:22:27.400><c> this</c><00:22:27.799><c> Jesus</c><00:22:28.180><c> was</c><00:22:28.500><c> the</c><00:22:28.759><c> Messiah.</c>

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I<00:22:33.039><c> want</c><00:22:33.220><c> you</c><00:22:33.380><c> to</c><00:22:33.599><c> baptize</c><00:22:34.099><c> me.</c>

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And<00:22:35.799><c> John</c><00:22:35.980><c> is</c><00:22:36.339><c> somewhat</c><00:22:36.740><c> taken</c><00:22:37.299><c> aback</c><00:22:37.920><c> by</c><00:22:38.160><c> that,</c>

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for<00:22:39.700><c> it</c><00:22:39.900><c> says</c><00:22:40.160><c> in</c><00:22:40.539><c> Matthew</c><00:22:40.940><c> 3</c><00:22:41.319><c>.15,</c><00:22:41.900><c> Jesus</c><00:22:42.299><c> replied,</c><00:22:43.920><c> let</c><00:22:44.079><c> it</c><00:22:44.259><c> be</c>

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so<00:22:44.759><c> now.</c>

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And<00:22:54.200><c> then</c><00:22:54.420><c> John</c><00:22:54.720><c> consented.</c>

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He<00:23:01.759><c> needed</c><00:23:02.039><c> others</c><00:23:02.359><c> to</c><00:23:02.660><c> witness</c><00:23:02.940><c> it.</c>

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that<00:23:09.240><c> there</c><00:23:09.440><c> was</c><00:23:09.640><c> a</c><00:23:09.900><c> transition</c><00:23:10.579><c> which</c><00:23:10.960><c> happened</c>

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when<00:23:11.599><c> Jesus</c><00:23:12.019><c> was</c><00:23:12.380><c> baptized.</c>

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to<00:23:19.380><c> preach</c><00:23:19.720><c> three</c><00:23:20.059><c> and</c><00:23:20.259><c> a</c><00:23:20.299><c> half</c><00:23:20.519><c> years,</c>

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to<00:23:21.660><c> come</c><00:23:22.019><c> to</c><00:23:22.319><c> know</c><00:23:22.579><c> and</c><00:23:22.859><c> appreciate</c><00:23:23.460><c> what</c><00:23:23.759><c> God</c><00:23:24.220><c> had</c><00:23:24.579><c> done</c>

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and<00:23:25.559><c> will</c><00:23:25.900><c> do</c><00:23:26.140><c> for</c><00:23:26.359><c> those</c><00:23:26.700><c> who</c><00:23:26.920><c> are</c><00:23:27.160><c> obedient.</c>

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He<00:23:28.980><c> was</c><00:23:29.220><c> indeed</c><00:23:29.500><c> the</c><00:23:29.740><c> first</c><00:23:30.039><c> one.</c>

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required<00:23:38.819><c> of</c><00:23:39.000><c> him.</c>

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and<00:23:46.480><c> all</c><00:23:46.819><c> those</c><00:23:47.059><c> who</c><00:23:47.200><c> would</c><00:23:47.500><c> follow</c><00:23:47.799><c> him</c>

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into<00:23:49.160><c> a</c><00:23:49.460><c> kingdom</c><00:23:49.859><c> yet</c><00:23:50.259><c> to</c><00:23:50.440><c> be</c><00:23:50.759><c> established</c>

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based<00:23:52.420><c> on</c><00:23:52.720><c> an</c><00:23:53.099><c> offering</c><00:23:53.599><c> which</c><00:23:54.160><c> he</c><00:23:54.420><c> was</c><00:23:54.619><c> to</c><00:23:55.240><c> make.</c>

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So<00:23:57.539><c> we</c><00:23:57.799><c> see</c><00:23:58.000><c> here,</c><00:23:58.460><c> then,</c><00:23:58.700><c> a</c><00:23:58.839><c> very</c><00:23:59.839><c> interesting</c><00:24:00.460><c> situation</c>

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when<00:24:01.440><c> we</c><00:24:01.640><c> say</c><00:24:01.759><c> fulfill</c><00:24:02.200><c> all</c><00:24:02.519><c> righteousness.</c>

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It<00:24:03.880><c> does</c><00:24:04.180><c> sound</c><00:24:04.579><c> rather,</c><00:24:05.539><c> what</c><00:24:06.480><c> was</c><00:24:06.759><c> to</c><00:24:06.920><c> be</c><00:24:07.099><c> fulfilled?</c>

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What<00:24:08.680><c> was</c><00:24:08.980><c> to</c><00:24:09.160><c> be</c><00:24:09.440><c> de</c><00:24:09.640><c>-done?</c>

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Well,<00:24:10.859><c> the</c><00:24:10.980><c> very</c><00:24:11.339><c> mechanism,</c><00:24:12.000><c> the</c><00:24:12.259><c> means,</c>

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It<00:24:20.079><c> had</c><00:24:20.259><c> to</c><00:24:20.440><c> be</c><00:24:20.680><c> finished.</c>

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It<00:24:21.500><c> had</c><00:24:21.660><c> to</c><00:24:21.819><c> be</c><00:24:22.019><c> completed.</c>

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And<00:24:24.079><c> one</c><00:24:24.200><c> of</c><00:24:24.319><c> the</c><00:24:24.460><c> most</c><00:24:24.680><c> interesting</c><00:24:26.220><c> couple</c><00:24:26.799><c> of</c><00:24:26.980><c> verses</c>

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in<00:24:27.539><c> the</c><00:24:27.799><c> whole</c><00:24:28.160><c> of</c><00:24:28.859><c> the</c><00:24:28.980><c> Old</c><00:24:29.180><c> Testament</c>

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is<00:24:29.859><c> in</c><00:24:30.059><c> Daniel</c><00:24:30.339><c> 9,</c><00:24:30.839><c> 24,</c><00:24:31.359><c> and</c><00:24:31.519><c> 25.</c>

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I<00:24:36.880><c> think</c><00:24:37.019><c> it's</c><00:24:37.220><c> the</c><00:24:37.359><c> 24th</c><00:24:37.940><c> verse,</c><00:24:38.099><c> 24th</c><00:24:38.759><c> verse,</c>

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it<00:24:39.880><c> gives</c><00:24:40.180><c> a</c><00:24:40.440><c> very</c><00:24:41.559><c> capsulated</c><00:24:42.500><c> viewpoint</c>

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of<00:24:43.720><c> what</c><00:24:43.880><c> the</c><00:24:44.119><c> Messiah's</c><00:24:44.660><c> work</c><00:24:44.859><c> was.</c>

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And<00:24:46.420><c> when</c><00:24:46.619><c> we</c><00:24:47.000><c> think</c><00:24:47.240><c> about</c><00:24:47.519><c> it,</c><00:24:47.779><c> it's</c><00:24:48.059><c> to</c><00:24:48.279><c> fulfill</c><00:24:48.700><c> all</c><00:24:49.019><c> righteousness.</c>

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That<00:24:50.700><c> is</c><00:24:51.039><c> encapsulated</c><00:24:51.799><c> in</c><00:24:52.079><c> the</c><00:24:52.279><c> work</c><00:24:52.440><c> of</c><00:24:52.640><c> the</c><00:24:52.859><c> Messiah.</c>

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There<00:24:53.819><c> are</c><00:24:53.960><c> two</c><00:24:54.220><c> phrases</c><00:24:54.680><c> there.</c>

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I'll<00:24:55.180><c> read</c><00:24:55.279><c> the</c><00:24:55.500><c> verse.</c>

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And<00:24:57.259><c> this</c><00:24:57.460><c> is</c><00:24:57.660><c> the</c><00:24:57.819><c> verse</c><00:24:58.160><c> which</c><00:24:59.180><c> was</c><00:25:00.279><c> given</c>

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to<00:25:00.720><c> Daniel</c><00:25:01.220><c> to</c><00:25:02.480><c> outline</c><00:25:02.940><c> the</c><00:25:03.180><c> work</c><00:25:03.380><c> of</c><00:25:03.559><c> the</c><00:25:03.680><c> Messiah,</c>

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to<00:25:05.059><c> outline</c><00:25:05.440><c> what</c><00:25:05.700><c> was</c><00:25:06.000><c> to</c><00:25:06.339><c> come</c><00:25:06.700><c> when</c><00:25:07.039><c> he</c><00:25:07.839><c> came</c><00:25:08.160><c> to</c><00:25:08.400><c> this</c><00:25:08.640><c> earth,</c>

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to<00:25:10.099><c> show</c><00:25:10.599><c> in</c><00:25:11.380><c> two</c><00:25:11.680><c> verses</c><00:25:12.339><c> the</c><00:25:13.019><c> entire</c><00:25:13.880><c> will</c><00:25:14.299><c> and</c><00:25:14.500><c> purpose</c><00:25:14.779><c> of</c><00:25:15.019><c> God</c>

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to<00:25:16.539><c> happen</c><00:25:16.859><c> in</c><00:25:17.160><c> a</c><00:25:17.359><c> man</c><00:25:17.799><c> who</c><00:25:18.240><c> was</c><00:25:18.440><c> to</c><00:25:18.619><c> come</c><00:25:18.740><c> on</c><00:25:18.960><c> this</c><00:25:19.200><c> earth.</c>

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This<00:25:20.519><c> is</c><00:25:20.759><c> heavy</c><00:25:21.119><c> load</c><00:25:21.420><c> for</c><00:25:21.700><c> Jesus</c><00:25:22.059><c> to</c><00:25:22.339><c> look</c><00:25:22.539><c> at.</c>

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And<00:25:23.519><c> Daniel,</c><00:25:24.240><c> I'll</c><00:25:24.380><c> read</c><00:25:24.559><c> Daniel</c><00:25:24.839><c> 9,</c><00:25:25.220><c> 24.</c>

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70<00:25:27.220><c> weeks</c><00:25:27.619><c> are</c><00:25:27.880><c> determined</c><00:25:28.359><c> for</c><00:25:28.920><c> your</c><00:25:29.380><c> people</c>

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to<00:25:38.819><c> bring</c><00:25:39.079><c> in</c><00:25:39.359><c> everlasting</c><00:25:39.839><c> righteousness,</c>

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Encapsulated<00:25:49.680><c> in</c><00:25:50.220><c> that</c><00:25:50.759><c> verse</c><00:25:51.319><c> is</c><00:25:52.299><c> the</c><00:25:52.579><c> entire</c><00:25:53.039><c> work</c><00:25:53.299><c> of</c>

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Jesus<00:25:53.839><c> Christ.</c>

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to<00:25:59.579><c> make</c><00:25:59.759><c> a</c><00:26:00.039><c> sin</c><00:26:00.319><c> offering,</c><00:26:01.339><c> to</c><00:26:01.660><c> make</c><00:26:02.119><c> an</c><00:26:02.480><c> end</c><00:26:02.859><c> of</c><00:26:03.220><c> sin</c><00:26:03.559><c> offerings.</c>

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No<00:26:04.859><c> more.</c>

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No<00:26:06.000><c> more</c><00:26:06.339><c> animal</c><00:26:06.680><c> sacrifices.</c>

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To<00:26:09.500><c> make</c><00:26:09.799><c> reconciliation</c><00:26:10.619><c> for</c><00:26:10.920><c> iniquity,</c>

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that<00:26:12.720><c> you</c><00:26:12.960><c> and</c><00:26:13.220><c> I</c><00:26:13.740><c> might</c><00:26:14.200><c> have</c><00:26:15.079><c> everlasting</c><00:26:15.619><c> life.</c>

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In<00:26:18.140><c> such</c><00:26:18.500><c> number</c><00:26:19.180><c> of</c><00:26:19.579><c> words,</c><00:26:20.460><c> encapsulates</c><00:26:21.640><c> so</c><00:26:22.299><c> much</c>

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is<00:26:23.440><c> in</c><00:26:23.599><c> these</c><00:26:24.039><c> several</c><00:26:24.539><c> words.</c>

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It<00:26:26.359><c> is</c><00:26:26.700><c> an</c><00:26:26.980><c> amazing</c><00:26:27.440><c> thing.</c>

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Now,<00:26:28.599><c> this</c><00:26:28.839><c> prophecy</c><00:26:29.480><c> was</c><00:26:30.180><c> given</c><00:26:30.420><c> to</c><00:26:30.779><c> Daniel</c>

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because<00:26:33.480><c> he</c><00:26:33.680><c> was</c><00:26:33.880><c> in</c><00:26:34.099><c> captivity.</c>

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He<00:26:35.599><c> was</c><00:26:35.859><c> praying</c><00:26:36.279><c> to</c><00:26:36.539><c> get</c><00:26:36.700><c> out</c><00:26:36.960><c> of</c><00:26:37.119><c> captivity</c>

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and<00:26:38.119><c> to</c><00:26:38.279><c> be</c><00:26:38.440><c> able</c><00:26:38.599><c> to</c><00:26:38.940><c> establish,</c><00:26:39.859><c> once</c><00:26:40.400><c> again,</c><00:26:41.720><c> a</c><00:26:41.920><c> holy</c><00:26:42.200><c> city.</c>

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And<00:26:43.480><c> what</c><00:26:43.619><c> is</c><00:26:43.920><c> given</c><00:26:44.099><c> to</c><00:26:44.420><c> him,</c><00:26:45.059><c> you</c><00:26:45.339><c> might</c><00:26:45.640><c> say,</c>

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is<00:26:47.039><c> the</c><00:26:47.259><c> entire</c><00:26:47.819><c> will</c><00:26:48.059><c> and</c><00:26:48.259><c> purpose</c><00:26:48.539><c> of</c><00:26:48.799><c> God.</c>

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And<00:26:49.740><c> he</c><00:26:49.960><c> is,</c><00:26:50.380><c> I'm</c><00:26:51.460><c> sure,</c><00:26:52.000><c> totally</c><00:26:52.359><c> amazed</c><00:26:53.539><c> at</c><00:26:54.339><c> what</c><00:26:54.539><c> is</c><00:26:54.740><c> being</c><00:26:55.000><c> said.</c>

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And<00:26:55.680><c> because</c><00:26:55.880><c> those</c><00:26:56.220><c> verses,</c><00:26:57.079><c> in</c><00:26:57.460><c> those</c><00:26:57.759><c> verses,</c>

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we<00:26:58.500><c> have</c><00:26:58.859><c> the</c><00:26:59.140><c> sum</c><00:26:59.240><c> and</c><00:26:59.440><c> substance</c><00:26:59.880><c> of</c><00:27:00.119><c> what</c><00:27:00.279><c> God's</c><00:27:00.799><c> will</c><00:27:01.400><c> was</c>

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for<00:27:02.740><c> the</c><00:27:03.099><c> earth.</c>

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Jesus<00:27:05.140><c> began</c><00:27:05.779><c> as</c><00:27:07.119><c> the</c><00:27:07.420><c> ambassador</c><00:27:07.900><c> of</c><00:27:08.240><c> God.</c>

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With<00:27:10.019><c> his</c><00:27:10.299><c> power,</c><00:27:10.619><c> he</c><00:27:10.759><c> could</c><00:27:11.000><c> heal,</c><00:27:12.200><c> discern</c><00:27:12.380><c> the</c><00:27:12.660><c> minds</c><00:27:12.900><c> of</c><00:27:13.140><c> men,</c>

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and<00:27:14.279><c> be</c><00:27:14.480><c> an</c><00:27:14.720><c> example.</c>

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He<00:27:16.339><c> established,</c><00:27:17.319><c> you</c><00:27:17.980><c> might</c><00:27:18.279><c> say,</c><00:27:19.500><c> reconciliation</c><00:27:20.259><c> for</c><00:27:20.579><c> iniquity.</c>

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But<00:27:22.079><c> we</c><00:27:22.380><c> cannot</c><00:27:22.680><c> do</c><00:27:22.900><c> it</c><00:27:23.099><c> ourselves.</c>

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We<00:27:25.140><c> cannot</c><00:27:25.500><c> save</c><00:27:25.819><c> ourselves.</c>

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We<00:27:28.619><c> cannot</c><00:27:28.940><c> do</c><00:27:29.200><c> it.</c>

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We<00:27:30.539><c> have</c><00:27:30.859><c> to</c><00:27:31.140><c> rely</c><00:27:31.640><c> on</c><00:27:32.099><c> Jesus</c><00:27:32.680><c> to</c><00:27:33.839><c> give</c><00:27:34.220><c> us</c><00:27:34.460><c> hope</c><00:27:34.759><c> and</c><00:27:35.079><c> strength.</c>

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So<00:27:36.720><c> within</c><00:27:37.079><c> these</c><00:27:37.519><c> verses,</c><00:27:38.200><c> we</c><00:27:38.400><c> see</c><00:27:38.720><c> not</c><00:27:39.019><c> only</c><00:27:39.799><c> this</c><00:27:40.720><c> happening,</c>

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but<00:27:41.720><c> when</c><00:27:42.019><c> it</c><00:27:42.200><c> was</c><00:27:42.339><c> going</c><00:27:42.480><c> to</c><00:27:42.720><c> happen.</c>

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Because<00:27:43.619><c> it</c><00:27:43.859><c> says</c><00:27:44.000><c> 70</c><00:27:44.420><c> weeks</c><00:27:44.700><c> are</c><00:27:44.980><c> determined</c><00:27:45.339><c> for</c><00:27:45.559><c> your</c><00:27:45.799><c> people.</c>

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So<00:27:47.279><c> the</c><00:27:47.460><c> whole</c><00:27:47.799><c> point</c><00:27:48.059><c> of</c><00:27:48.240><c> the</c><00:27:48.619><c> thing</c><00:27:48.740><c> was</c>

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to<00:27:49.099><c> say</c><00:27:49.299><c> when</c><00:27:49.599><c> it</c><00:27:49.759><c> was</c><00:27:49.900><c> going</c><00:27:50.039><c> to</c><00:27:50.240><c> happen,</c><00:27:50.920><c> what</c><00:27:51.160><c> was</c><00:27:51.420><c> going</c>

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to<00:27:51.779><c> happen,</c><00:27:52.339><c> and</c><00:27:52.660><c> what</c><00:27:52.839><c> it</c><00:27:53.099><c> did.</c>

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And<00:27:54.359><c> in</c><00:27:54.539><c> those</c><00:27:54.940><c> two</c><00:27:55.480><c> verses,</c><00:27:56.039><c> the</c><00:27:56.400><c> 24</c><00:27:56.759><c> and</c><00:27:56.900><c> 25,</c>

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we<00:27:57.779><c> see</c><00:27:58.380><c> a</c><00:27:58.960><c> great</c><00:27:59.220><c> deal</c><00:27:59.799><c> of</c><00:28:00.339><c> information</c>

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which<00:28:01.500><c> is</c><00:28:01.759><c> compressed</c><00:28:02.420><c> into</c><00:28:03.119><c> a</c><00:28:03.319><c> few</c><00:28:03.519><c> verses.</c>

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Jesus<00:28:06.339><c> began</c><00:28:06.759><c> his</c><00:28:07.579><c> journey</c><00:28:07.880><c> as</c><00:28:08.240><c> ambassador,</c>

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were<00:28:17.180><c> to</c><00:28:17.539><c> teach,</c><00:28:18.519><c> to</c><00:28:18.720><c> encourage,</c><00:28:19.680><c> to</c><00:28:19.920><c> bless,</c>

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and<00:28:21.380><c> to</c><00:28:21.859><c> show</c><00:28:22.119><c> the</c><00:28:22.359><c> power</c><00:28:22.660><c> of</c><00:28:22.940><c> God</c><00:28:23.400><c> to</c><00:28:24.299><c> all</c><00:28:24.539><c> men</c><00:28:24.720><c> that</c><00:28:24.920><c> would</c>

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hear<00:28:25.259><c> him.</c>

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For<00:28:26.880><c> out</c><00:28:27.460><c> of</c><00:28:27.779><c> the</c><00:28:28.019><c> nations</c><00:28:28.519><c> came</c><00:28:29.220><c> a</c><00:28:29.759><c> diverse</c><00:28:30.119><c> people.</c>

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They<00:28:31.779><c> were</c><00:28:32.000><c> not</c><00:28:32.380><c> all</c><00:28:32.759><c> the</c><00:28:33.000><c> firstborn.</c>

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They<00:28:33.920><c> were</c><00:28:34.160><c> certainly</c><00:28:34.500><c> not</c><00:28:34.960><c> all</c><00:28:35.259><c> Jews</c><00:28:35.500><c> and</c><00:28:35.839><c> Gentiles.</c>

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we<00:28:44.579><c> find</c><00:28:45.299><c> those</c><00:28:46.019><c> that</c><00:28:46.319><c> were</c><00:28:46.579><c> not</c><00:28:47.319><c> Jews.</c>

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So<00:28:49.000><c> we</c><00:28:49.220><c> see</c><00:28:49.359><c> that</c><00:28:49.559><c> God</c><00:28:49.900><c> worked</c><00:28:50.420><c> to</c><00:28:50.859><c> incorporate</c><00:28:51.480><c> many</c><00:28:52.059><c> people</c>

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into<00:28:53.599><c> a</c><00:28:54.299><c> place</c><00:28:54.759><c> which</c><00:28:55.420><c> would</c><00:28:56.140><c> bless</c><00:28:56.480><c> them</c><00:28:57.019><c> and</c><00:28:57.400><c> bless</c><00:28:57.680><c> God's</c>

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holy<00:28:58.339><c> name.</c>

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So<00:29:01.319><c> Jesus</c><00:29:01.799><c> began</c><00:29:02.299><c> a</c><00:29:02.539><c> ministry</c><00:29:03.119><c> to</c><00:29:04.960><c> establish</c><00:29:05.440><c> eternal</c><00:29:05.900><c> life</c>

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for<00:29:08.339><c> those</c><00:29:08.640><c> who</c><00:29:08.799><c> would</c><00:29:09.059><c> serve</c><00:29:09.240><c> and</c><00:29:09.440><c> obey</c><00:29:09.700><c> him.</c>

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And<00:29:11.339><c> their</c><00:29:11.559><c> blessing</c><00:29:12.279><c> would</c><00:29:12.960><c> be</c><00:29:13.819><c> grace</c>

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for<00:29:15.279><c> the</c><00:29:15.500><c> forgiveness</c><00:29:15.819><c> of</c><00:29:16.140><c> their</c><00:29:16.299><c> sins,</c>

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to<00:29:18.519><c> make</c><00:29:18.859><c> reconciliation</c><00:29:19.660><c> for</c><00:29:19.980><c> iniquity.</c>

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So<00:29:21.380><c> God</c><00:29:21.680><c> could</c><00:29:21.940><c> do</c><00:29:22.140><c> that</c><00:29:22.400><c> through</c><00:29:22.599><c> his</c><00:29:22.859><c> son</c>

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illustrated<00:29:29.339><c> to</c><00:29:29.559><c> him,</c><00:29:30.740><c> been</c><00:29:30.859><c> a</c><00:29:31.160><c> manifestation</c><00:29:31.980><c> of</c><00:29:32.559><c> God</c>

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his<00:29:37.180><c> life.</c>

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No<00:29:42.880><c> other</c><00:29:43.180><c> man</c><00:29:43.519><c> has</c><00:29:43.740><c> been</c><00:29:43.980><c> able</c><00:29:44.319><c> to</c><00:29:44.680><c> do</c><00:29:45.119><c> what</c><00:29:45.500><c> Jesus</c>

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did<00:29:46.599><c> in</c><00:29:47.140><c> a</c><00:29:47.299><c> matter</c><00:29:47.519><c> of</c><00:29:47.759><c> three</c><00:29:47.920><c> and</c><00:29:48.079><c> a</c><00:29:48.099><c> half</c><00:29:48.319><c> years,</c>

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and<00:29:49.720><c> before</c><00:29:50.160><c> that,</c><00:29:51.099><c> to</c><00:29:51.279><c> restrain</c><00:29:52.140><c> and</c><00:29:52.480><c> to</c><00:29:52.680><c> keep</c><00:29:52.940><c> from</c><00:29:53.279><c> sin</c>

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from<00:29:54.599><c> himself.</c>

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to<00:29:59.500><c> the</c><00:29:59.839><c> ultimate</c><00:30:00.460><c> that</c><00:30:00.799><c> he</c><00:30:01.039><c> performed,</c>

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like<00:30:02.779><c> no</c><00:30:03.059><c> other</c><00:30:03.299><c> man</c><00:30:03.839><c> could</c><00:30:04.259><c> or</c><00:30:04.579><c> did.</c>

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We<00:30:05.900><c> bless</c><00:30:06.180><c> his</c><00:30:06.480><c> name.</c>

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We<00:30:07.740><c> thank</c><00:30:08.019><c> him</c><00:30:08.240><c> for</c><00:30:08.440><c> his</c><00:30:08.700><c> greatness.</c>

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And<00:30:10.180><c> we</c><00:30:10.420><c> remember</c><00:30:10.779><c> that</c><00:30:11.140><c> he</c><00:30:11.460><c> brought</c><00:30:11.740><c> about</c><00:30:12.259><c> salvation</c><00:30:13.140><c> to</c><00:30:13.519><c> us.</c>

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I<00:30:15.579><c> think</c><00:30:15.740><c> one</c><00:30:15.920><c> of</c><00:30:16.079><c> the</c><00:30:16.220><c> more</c><00:30:16.640><c> interesting</c><00:30:17.319><c> verses</c><00:30:17.819><c> which</c>

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I<00:30:18.940><c> like</c><00:30:19.119><c> to</c><00:30:19.420><c> read</c><00:30:19.640><c> is</c><00:30:19.880><c> in</c><00:30:20.059><c> Hebrews</c><00:30:20.319><c> the</c><00:30:20.599><c> 9th</c><00:30:20.980><c> chapter,</c><00:30:21.299><c> the</c>

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12th<00:30:22.019><c> verse.</c>

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So<00:30:23.680><c> neither</c><00:30:24.039><c> by</c><00:30:24.299><c> the</c><00:30:24.519><c> blood</c><00:30:24.660><c> of</c><00:30:25.220><c> goats</c><00:30:25.539><c> and</c><00:30:25.859><c> calves,</c>

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but<00:30:26.460><c> by</c><00:30:26.720><c> his</c><00:30:27.000><c> own</c><00:30:27.279><c> blood,</c><00:30:27.579><c> he</c><00:30:27.740><c> entered</c><00:30:28.059><c> in</c><00:30:29.000><c> once</c><00:30:29.440><c> into</c><00:30:30.140><c> the</c>

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holy<00:30:30.579><c> place,</c>

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having<00:30:32.319><c> obtained</c><00:30:33.140><c> eternal</c><00:30:33.839><c> redemption</c><00:30:34.519><c> for</c><00:30:35.660><c> us.</c>

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Now,<00:30:37.819><c> if</c><00:30:37.900><c> you</c><00:30:38.140><c> read</c><00:30:38.400><c> that,</c><00:30:38.940><c> for</c><00:30:39.220><c> us,</c><00:30:40.180><c> if</c><00:30:40.480><c> you</c>

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look<00:30:40.880><c> in</c><00:30:41.559><c> many</c><00:30:41.960><c> translations,</c><00:30:43.799><c> that</c><00:30:44.059><c> for</c><00:30:44.339><c> us</c><00:30:44.660><c> is</c><00:30:44.880><c> left</c><00:30:45.200><c> out.</c>

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So<00:30:46.400><c> if</c><00:30:46.559><c> you</c><00:30:46.759><c> read</c><00:30:46.900><c> it</c><00:30:47.119><c> that</c><00:30:47.220><c> way</c><00:30:47.339><c> and</c><00:30:47.460><c> you</c><00:30:47.599><c> think</c><00:30:47.759><c> about</c><00:30:48.059><c> that,</c>

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I'll<00:30:48.559><c> give</c><00:30:48.680><c> that</c><00:30:48.960><c> to</c><00:30:49.400><c> as</c><00:30:49.599><c> a</c><00:30:49.779><c> little</c><00:30:50.019><c> thought</c><00:30:50.299><c> process.</c>

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What<00:30:51.039><c> does</c><00:30:51.220><c> that</c><00:30:51.500><c> mean?</c>

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Neither<00:30:52.599><c> by</c><00:30:52.859><c> the</c><00:30:55.380><c> blood</c><00:30:55.619><c> of</c><00:30:56.160><c> goats</c><00:30:56.400><c> and</c><00:30:56.759><c> calves,</c>

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but<00:30:57.599><c> by</c><00:30:57.880><c> his</c><00:30:58.180><c> own</c><00:30:58.539><c> blood,</c><00:30:58.819><c> he</c><00:30:59.039><c> entered</c><00:30:59.359><c> once</c><00:31:00.380><c> into</c><00:31:00.940><c> the</c><00:31:01.140><c> holy</c><00:31:01.359><c> place,</c>

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having<00:31:02.279><c> obtained</c><00:31:03.259><c> eternal</c><00:31:04.279><c> redemption,</c><00:31:05.460><c> period.</c>

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So<00:31:08.439><c> Jesus</c><00:31:09.119><c> worked</c><00:31:09.839><c> for</c><00:31:10.599><c> himself</c><00:31:11.279><c> as</c><00:31:12.480><c> well</c><00:31:12.680><c> as</c><00:31:12.880><c> us.</c>

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He<00:31:14.039><c> blessed</c><00:31:14.380><c> us.</c>

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He<00:31:15.579><c> blessed</c><00:31:15.819><c> himself</c><00:31:16.440><c> and</c><00:31:17.119><c> praised</c><00:31:17.359><c> his</c><00:31:17.559><c> Heavenly</c><00:31:17.839><c> Father.</c>