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align:start position:0% esther has a direct impact on what is occurring<00:11:17.040><c> now</c> 00:11:18.069 --> 00:11:18.079 align:start position:0% occurring now 00:11:18.079 --> 00:11:20.790 align:start position:0% occurring now with<00:11:18.320><c> ezra</c><00:11:18.720><c> the</c><00:11:18.880><c> high</c><00:11:19.120><c> priest</c> 00:11:20.790 --> 00:11:20.800 align:start position:0% with ezra the high priest 00:11:20.800 --> 00:11:24.150 align:start position:0% with ezra the high priest and<00:11:20.959><c> what</c><00:11:21.200><c> happened</c><00:11:21.600><c> was</c><00:11:21.760><c> this</c> 00:11:24.150 --> 00:11:24.160 align:start position:0% 00:11:24.160 --> 00:11:25.670 align:start position:0% remember 00:11:25.670 --> 00:11:25.680 align:start position:0% remember 00:11:25.680 --> 00:11:26.790 align:start position:0% remember haman 00:11:26.790 --> 00:11:26.800 align:start position:0% haman 00:11:26.800 --> 00:11:29.350 align:start position:0% haman 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align:start position:0% of the greatness of mordecai the jew to<00:12:59.360><c> which</c><00:12:59.600><c> the</c><00:12:59.760><c> king</c><00:13:00.000><c> had</c><00:13:00.320><c> raised</c><00:13:00.800><c> him</c> 00:13:01.670 --> 00:13:01.680 align:start position:0% to which the king had raised him 00:13:01.680 --> 00:13:03.269 align:start position:0% to which the king had raised him are<00:13:01.839><c> they</c><00:13:02.000><c> not</c><00:13:02.320><c> written</c> 00:13:03.269 --> 00:13:03.279 align:start position:0% are they not written 00:13:03.279 --> 00:13:04.389 align:start position:0% are they not written in<00:13:03.440><c> the</c><00:13:03.600><c> book</c> 00:13:04.389 --> 00:13:04.399 align:start position:0% in the book 00:13:04.399 --> 00:13:06.790 align:start position:0% in the book of<00:13:04.560><c> the</c><00:13:04.720><c> annals</c><00:13:05.200><c> of</c><00:13:05.360><c> the</c><00:13:05.519><c> kings</c><00:13:05.920><c> of</c><00:13:06.079><c> media</c><00:13:06.560><c> in</c> 00:13:06.790 --> 00:13:06.800 align:start position:0% of the annals of the kings of media in 00:13:06.800 --> 00:13:08.069 align:start position:0% of the annals of the kings of media in persia 00:13:08.069 --> 00:13:08.079 align:start position:0% persia 00:13:08.079 --> 00:13:11.509 align:start position:0% persia mordecai<00:13:08.880><c> the</c><00:13:09.040><c> jew</c><00:13:09.360><c> was</c><00:13:09.760><c> second</c><00:13:10.320><c> in</c><00:13:10.639><c> rank</c><00:13:11.360><c> to</c> 00:13:11.509 --> 00:13:11.519 align:start position:0% mordecai the jew was second in rank to 00:13:11.519 --> 00:13:13.350 align:start position:0% mordecai the jew was second in rank to king<00:13:11.839><c> xerxes</c> 00:13:13.350 --> 00:13:13.360 align:start position:0% king xerxes 00:13:13.360 --> 00:13:16.550 align:start position:0% king xerxes preeminent<00:13:14.560><c> among</c><00:13:14.880><c> the</c><00:13:15.040><c> jews</c> 00:13:16.550 --> 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align:start position:0% he<00:13:28.079><c> was</c><00:13:28.240><c> a</c><00:13:28.399><c> jew</c> 00:13:29.829 --> 00:13:29.839 align:start position:0% he was a jew 00:13:29.839 --> 00:13:32.629 align:start position:0% he was a jew and<00:13:30.079><c> mordecai</c><00:13:31.040><c> came</c><00:13:31.360><c> before</c><00:13:31.760><c> him</c> 00:13:32.629 --> 00:13:32.639 align:start position:0% and mordecai came before him 00:13:32.639 --> 00:13:35.190 align:start position:0% and mordecai came before him and<00:13:32.880><c> more</c><00:13:32.880><c> mordecai</c><00:13:33.760><c> paved</c><00:13:34.160><c> the</c><00:13:34.320><c> way</c> 00:13:35.190 --> 00:13:35.200 align:start position:0% and more mordecai paved the way 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:38.150 align:start position:0% and more mordecai paved the way so<00:13:35.440><c> that</c><00:13:35.680><c> people</c><00:13:36.000><c> like</c><00:13:36.320><c> ezra</c><00:13:37.279><c> and</c><00:13:37.519><c> people</c><00:13:37.920><c> like</c> 00:13:38.150 --> 00:13:38.160 align:start position:0% so that people like ezra and people like 00:13:38.160 --> 00:13:41.509 align:start position:0% so that people like ezra and people like nehemiah<00:13:39.360><c> would</c><00:13:39.519><c> be</c><00:13:39.839><c> under</c><00:13:40.079><c> the</c><00:13:40.399><c> favor</c><00:13:41.199><c> of</c><00:13:41.360><c> the</c> 00:13:41.509 --> 00:13:41.519 align:start position:0% nehemiah would be under the favor of the 00:13:41.519 --> 00:13:43.189 align:start position:0% nehemiah would be under the favor of the persian<00:13:41.920><c> empire</c> 00:13:43.189 --> 00:13:43.199 align:start position:0% persian empire 00:13:43.199 --> 00:13:46.069 align:start position:0% persian empire and<00:13:43.360><c> this</c><00:13:43.839><c> chapter</c><00:13:44.320><c> here</c><00:13:44.560><c> in</c><00:13:44.720><c> esther</c><00:13:45.440><c> expands</c> 00:13:46.069 --> 00:13:46.079 align:start position:0% and this chapter here in esther expands 00:13:46.079 --> 00:13:48.790 align:start position:0% and this chapter here in esther expands on<00:13:46.240><c> that</c><00:13:46.480><c> so</c><00:13:46.720><c> first</c><00:13:47.040><c> we</c><00:13:47.279><c> see</c><00:13:47.440><c> that</c><00:13:48.000><c> mordecai</c> 00:13:48.790 --> 00:13:48.800 align:start position:0% on that so first we see that mordecai 00:13:48.800 --> 00:13:50.870 align:start position:0% on that so first we see that mordecai the<00:13:48.959><c> jew</c><00:13:49.199><c> was</c><00:13:49.519><c> second</c><00:13:49.920><c> in</c><00:13:50.160><c> rank</c><00:13:50.480><c> to</c><00:13:50.639><c> king</c> 00:13:50.870 --> 00:13:50.880 align:start position:0% the jew was second in rank to king 00:13:50.880 --> 00:13:54.069 align:start position:0% the jew was second in rank to king xerxes<00:13:51.600><c> preeminent</c><00:13:52.160><c> among</c><00:13:52.480><c> the</c><00:13:52.639><c> jews</c><00:13:53.600><c> held</c><00:13:53.920><c> in</c> 00:13:54.069 --> 00:13:54.079 align:start position:0% xerxes preeminent among the jews held in 00:13:54.079 --> 00:13:57.189 align:start position:0% xerxes preeminent among the jews held in high<00:13:54.399><c> esteem</c><00:13:54.959><c> by</c><00:13:55.120><c> his</c><00:13:55.360><c> many</c><00:13:55.680><c> fellow</c><00:13:56.079><c> workers</c> 00:13:57.189 --> 00:13:57.199 align:start position:0% high esteem by his many fellow workers 00:13:57.199 --> 00:13:59.750 align:start position:0% high esteem by his many fellow workers because<00:13:57.519><c> he</c><00:13:57.839><c> worked</c> 00:13:59.750 --> 00:13:59.760 align:start position:0% because he worked 00:13:59.760 --> 00:14:01.509 align:start position:0% because he worked for<00:14:00.000><c> the</c><00:14:00.240><c> good</c> 00:14:01.509 --> 00:14:01.519 align:start position:0% for the good 00:14:01.519 --> 00:14:03.670 align:start position:0% for the good of<00:14:01.760><c> his</c><00:14:02.160><c> people</c> 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to</c><00:14:12.160><c> the</c><00:14:12.399><c> king</c><00:14:12.720><c> xerxes</c> 00:14:13.910 --> 00:14:13.920 align:start position:0% now having access to the king xerxes 00:14:13.920 --> 00:14:18.150 align:start position:0% now having access to the king xerxes is<00:14:14.079><c> he's</c><00:14:14.399><c> paved</c><00:14:14.959><c> the</c><00:14:15.120><c> way</c><00:14:16.160><c> for</c><00:14:16.480><c> other</c><00:14:16.880><c> jews</c><00:14:17.839><c> to</c> 00:14:18.150 --> 00:14:18.160 align:start position:0% is he's paved the way for other jews to 00:14:18.160 --> 00:14:19.350 align:start position:0% is he's paved the way for other jews to follow 00:14:19.350 --> 00:14:19.360 align:start position:0% follow 00:14:19.360 --> 00:14:22.230 align:start position:0% follow and<00:14:19.680><c> that</c><00:14:20.079><c> brothers</c><00:14:20.480><c> and</c><00:14:20.639><c> sisters</c><00:14:21.600><c> is</c><00:14:21.839><c> why</c> 00:14:22.230 --> 00:14:22.240 align:start position:0% and that brothers and sisters is why 00:14:22.240 --> 00:14:25.509 align:start position:0% and that brothers and sisters is why nehemiah<00:14:23.279><c> and</c><00:14:23.519><c> ezra</c><00:14:24.320><c> have</c><00:14:24.639><c> access</c><00:14:25.199><c> to</c><00:14:25.360><c> the</c> 00:14:25.509 --> 00:14:25.519 align:start position:0% nehemiah and ezra have access to the 00:14:25.519 --> 00:14:26.790 align:start position:0% nehemiah and ezra have access to the king 00:14:26.790 --> 00:14:26.800 align:start position:0% king 00:14:26.800 --> 00:14:30.069 align:start position:0% king that<00:14:27.279><c> is</c><00:14:27.600><c> why</c><00:14:28.079><c> ezra</c><00:14:28.639><c> was</c><00:14:28.880><c> able</c><00:14:29.279><c> to</c><00:14:29.440><c> devote</c> 00:14:30.069 --> 00:14:30.079 align:start position:0% that is why ezra was able to devote 00:14:30.079 --> 00:14:31.990 align:start position:0% that is why ezra was able to devote himself<00:14:30.800><c> to</c><00:14:30.959><c> the</c><00:14:31.199><c> studying</c><00:14:31.680><c> of</c><00:14:31.839><c> the</c> 00:14:31.990 --> 00:14:32.000 align:start position:0% himself to the studying of the 00:14:32.000 --> 00:14:33.910 align:start position:0% himself to the studying of the scriptures 00:14:33.910 --> 00:14:33.920 align:start position:0% scriptures 00:14:33.920 --> 00:14:36.949 align:start position:0% scriptures that's<00:14:34.240><c> why</c><00:14:34.480><c> he</c><00:14:34.720><c> was</c><00:14:34.959><c> given</c><00:14:35.760><c> the</c><00:14:36.079><c> the</c><00:14:36.399><c> benefit</c> 00:14:36.949 --> 00:14:36.959 align:start position:0% that's why he was given the the benefit 00:14:36.959 --> 00:14:40.389 align:start position:0% that's why he was given the the benefit by<00:14:37.120><c> the</c><00:14:37.360><c> king</c><00:14:38.079><c> to</c><00:14:38.320><c> return</c><00:14:38.959><c> to</c><00:14:39.120><c> the</c><00:14:39.279><c> land</c> 00:14:40.389 --> 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name 00:14:49.120 --> 00:14:50.870 align:start position:0% of the of the book that bears his name now 00:14:50.870 --> 00:14:50.880 align:start position:0% now 00:14:50.880 --> 00:14:52.629 align:start position:0% now when<00:14:51.120><c> we</c><00:14:51.360><c> think</c><00:14:51.600><c> about</c><00:14:51.839><c> what</c><00:14:52.079><c> we're</c><00:14:52.320><c> reading</c> 00:14:52.629 --> 00:14:52.639 align:start position:0% when we think about what we're reading 00:14:52.639 --> 00:14:54.389 align:start position:0% when we think about what we're reading here<00:14:52.880><c> in</c><00:14:53.120><c> esther</c> 00:14:54.389 --> 00:14:54.399 align:start position:0% here in esther 00:14:54.399 --> 00:14:56.949 align:start position:0% here in esther yes<00:14:54.800><c> it</c><00:14:55.040><c> is</c><00:14:55.279><c> a</c><00:14:55.360><c> result</c><00:14:56.160><c> of</c> 00:14:56.949 --> 00:14:56.959 align:start position:0% yes it is a result of 00:14:56.959 --> 00:14:59.350 align:start position:0% yes it is a result of what<00:14:57.279><c> mordecai</c><00:14:58.160><c> had</c><00:14:58.480><c> done</c> 00:14:59.350 --> 00:14:59.360 align:start position:0% what mordecai had done 00:14:59.360 --> 00:15:01.509 align:start position:0% what mordecai had done to<00:14:59.680><c> sort</c><00:14:59.920><c> of</c><00:15:00.079><c> pave</c><00:15:00.399><c> the</c><00:15:00.560><c> way</c><00:15:00.880><c> it</c><00:15:01.120><c> said</c><00:15:01.279><c> that</c> 00:15:01.509 --> 00:15:01.519 align:start position:0% to sort of pave the way it said that 00:15:01.519 --> 00:15:03.990 align:start position:0% to sort of pave the way it said that mordecai<00:15:02.560><c> worked</c> 00:15:03.990 --> 00:15:04.000 align:start position:0% mordecai worked 00:15:04.000 --> 00:15:06.310 align:start position:0% mordecai worked for<00:15:04.160><c> the</c><00:15:04.399><c> good</c><00:15:04.639><c> of</c><00:15:04.800><c> his</c><00:15:05.040><c> people</c> 00:15:06.310 --> 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to</c><00:15:13.279><c> chaos</c><00:15:13.920><c> work</c> 00:15:14.949 --> 00:15:14.959 align:start position:0% it's not just more to chaos work 00:15:14.959 --> 00:15:16.710 align:start position:0% it's not just more to chaos work the<00:15:15.120><c> reality</c><00:15:15.839><c> is</c> 00:15:16.710 --> 00:15:16.720 align:start position:0% the reality is 00:15:16.720 --> 00:15:18.870 align:start position:0% the reality is it's<00:15:16.959><c> the</c><00:15:17.199><c> hand</c><00:15:17.519><c> of</c><00:15:17.760><c> god</c> 00:15:18.870 --> 00:15:18.880 align:start position:0% it's the hand of god 00:15:18.880 --> 00:15:21.750 align:start position:0% it's the hand of god that<00:15:19.199><c> works</c><00:15:19.680><c> in</c><00:15:20.079><c> the</c><00:15:20.320><c> kingdom</c><00:15:20.720><c> of</c><00:15:20.959><c> men</c> 00:15:21.750 --> 00:15:21.760 align:start position:0% that works in the kingdom of men 00:15:21.760 --> 00:15:24.230 align:start position:0% that works in the kingdom of men it's<00:15:22.000><c> the</c><00:15:22.160><c> hand</c><00:15:22.480><c> of</c><00:15:22.720><c> god</c><00:15:23.199><c> that</c><00:15:23.519><c> smoothed</c><00:15:24.079><c> the</c> 00:15:24.230 --> 00:15:24.240 align:start position:0% it's the hand of god that smoothed the 00:15:24.240 --> 00:15:26.470 align:start position:0% it's the hand of god that smoothed the way<00:15:24.639><c> more</c><00:15:24.880><c> than</c><00:15:25.040><c> anything</c><00:15:25.440><c> that</c><00:15:25.600><c> mordecai</c><00:15:26.240><c> the</c> 00:15:26.470 --> 00:15:26.480 align:start position:0% way more than anything that mordecai the 00:15:26.480 --> 00:15:29.590 align:start position:0% way more than anything that mordecai the man<00:15:26.720><c> did</c><00:15:27.519><c> god</c><00:15:27.920><c> was</c><00:15:28.160><c> directly</c><00:15:28.800><c> involved</c><00:15:29.440><c> in</c> 00:15:29.590 --> 00:15:29.600 align:start position:0% man did god was directly involved in 00:15:29.600 --> 00:15:31.350 align:start position:0% man did god was directly involved in what<00:15:29.759><c> we</c><00:15:29.920><c> see</c><00:15:30.160><c> here</c> 00:15:31.350 --> 00:15:31.360 align:start position:0% what we see here 00:15:31.360 --> 00:15:33.269 align:start position:0% what we see here and<00:15:31.519><c> so</c><00:15:31.759><c> here</c><00:15:32.160><c> is</c> 00:15:33.269 --> 00:15:33.279 align:start position:0% and so here is 00:15:33.279 --> 00:15:35.829 align:start position:0% and so here is one<00:15:33.680><c> two</c><00:15:34.079><c> three</c><00:15:34.480><c> four</c><00:15:34.880><c> five</c> 00:15:35.829 --> 00:15:35.839 align:start position:0% one two three four five 00:15:35.839 --> 00:15:38.829 align:start position:0% one two three four five six<00:15:36.399><c> different</c><00:15:36.880><c> passages</c><00:15:38.079><c> from</c><00:15:38.240><c> the</c><00:15:38.399><c> book</c><00:15:38.639><c> of</c> 00:15:38.829 --> 00:15:38.839 align:start position:0% six different passages from the book of 00:15:38.839 --> 00:15:42.310 align:start position:0% six different passages from the book of ezra<00:15:39.759><c> plus</c><00:15:40.160><c> another</c><00:15:40.720><c> passage</c><00:15:41.279><c> from</c><00:15:41.759><c> an</c><00:15:41.920><c> early</c> 00:15:42.310 --> 00:15:42.320 align:start position:0% ezra plus another passage from an early 00:15:42.320 --> 00:15:44.310 align:start position:0% ezra plus another passage from an early chapter<00:15:42.800><c> in</c><00:15:42.959><c> nehemiah</c> 00:15:44.310 --> 00:15:44.320 align:start position:0% chapter in nehemiah 00:15:44.320 --> 00:15:47.749 align:start position:0% chapter in nehemiah that<00:15:44.720><c> show</c><00:15:45.279><c> and</c><00:15:45.680><c> specifically</c><00:15:46.800><c> state</c><00:15:47.519><c> that</c> 00:15:47.749 --> 00:15:47.759 align:start position:0% that show and specifically state that 00:15:47.759 --> 00:15:51.110 align:start position:0% that show and specifically state that the<00:15:48.000><c> hand</c><00:15:48.639><c> of</c><00:15:48.880><c> the</c><00:15:49.120><c> lord</c><00:15:49.519><c> his</c><00:15:49.920><c> god</c> 00:15:51.110 --> 00:15:51.120 align:start position:0% the hand of the lord his god 00:15:51.120 --> 00:15:52.790 align:start position:0% the hand of the lord his god was<00:15:51.360><c> upon</c><00:15:51.759><c> him</c> 00:15:52.790 --> 00:15:52.800 align:start position:0% was upon him 00:15:52.800 --> 00:15:54.310 align:start position:0% was upon him so<00:15:52.959><c> let's</c><00:15:53.199><c> just</c><00:15:53.360><c> take</c><00:15:53.519><c> a</c><00:15:53.600><c> look</c><00:15:53.759><c> at</c><00:15:53.920><c> a</c><00:15:54.000><c> couple</c><00:15:54.240><c> of</c> 00:15:54.310 --> 00:15:54.320 align:start position:0% so let's just take a look at a couple of 00:15:54.320 --> 00:15:57.030 align:start position:0% so let's just take a look at a couple of 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align:start position:0% just read the king granted ezra all that 00:16:02.959 --> 00:16:05.189 align:start position:0% just read the king granted ezra all that he<00:16:03.199><c> asked</c><00:16:03.600><c> for</c> 00:16:05.189 --> 00:16:05.199 align:start position:0% he asked for 00:16:05.199 --> 00:16:09.110 align:start position:0% he asked for because<00:16:05.680><c> the</c><00:16:06.000><c> hand</c><00:16:06.800><c> of</c><00:16:07.040><c> the</c><00:16:07.279><c> lord</c><00:16:07.680><c> his</c><00:16:08.079><c> god</c> 00:16:09.110 --> 00:16:09.120 align:start position:0% because the hand of the lord his god 00:16:09.120 --> 00:16:11.030 align:start position:0% because the hand of the lord his god was<00:16:09.360><c> upon</c><00:16:09.759><c> him</c> 00:16:11.030 --> 00:16:11.040 align:start position:0% was upon him 00:16:11.040 --> 00:16:12.470 align:start position:0% was upon him verse<00:16:11.440><c> 9</c> 00:16:12.470 --> 00:16:12.480 align:start position:0% verse 9 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align:start position:0% the hand of the lord his god was upon him 00:16:20.389 --> 00:16:20.399 align:start position:0% him 00:16:20.399 --> 00:16:23.030 align:start position:0% him the<00:16:20.560><c> end</c><00:16:20.720><c> of</c><00:16:20.800><c> the</c><00:16:21.040><c> chapter</c><00:16:21.759><c> ezra</c><00:16:22.240><c> took</c><00:16:22.560><c> courage</c> 00:16:23.030 --> 00:16:23.040 align:start position:0% the end of the chapter ezra took courage 00:16:23.040 --> 00:16:24.870 align:start position:0% the end of the chapter ezra took courage before<00:16:23.440><c> the</c><00:16:23.600><c> king</c><00:16:23.839><c> and</c><00:16:23.920><c> his</c><00:16:24.079><c> men</c><00:16:24.320><c> and</c><00:16:24.560><c> gathered</c> 00:16:24.870 --> 00:16:24.880 align:start position:0% before the king and his men and gathered 00:16:24.880 --> 00:16:27.269 align:start position:0% before the king and his men and gathered leading<00:16:25.279><c> men</c><00:16:25.519><c> to</c><00:16:25.680><c> go</c><00:16:25.920><c> with</c><00:16:26.079><c> him</c><00:16:26.720><c> for</c><00:16:26.880><c> the</c><00:16:27.040><c> hand</c> 00:16:27.269 --> 00:16:27.279 align:start position:0% leading men to go with him for the hand 00:16:27.279 --> 00:16:29.910 align:start position:0% leading men to go with him for the hand of<00:16:27.440><c> the</c><00:16:27.600><c> lord</c><00:16:27.920><c> his</c><00:16:28.160><c> god</c><00:16:28.480><c> was</c><00:16:28.800><c> on</c><00:16:28.959><c> him</c><00:16:29.600><c> and</c> 00:16:29.910 --> 00:16:29.920 align:start position:0% of the lord his god was on him and 00:16:29.920 --> 00:16:32.550 align:start position:0% of the lord his god was on him and throughout<00:16:30.399><c> the</c><00:16:30.560><c> book</c><00:16:30.880><c> we</c><00:16:31.120><c> see</c><00:16:31.360><c> this</c><00:16:31.680><c> emphasis</c> 00:16:32.550 --> 00:16:32.560 align:start position:0% throughout the book we see this emphasis 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know</c> 00:16:43.990 --> 00:16:44.000 align:start position:0% it's not just the work of a of you know 00:16:44.000 --> 00:16:44.870 align:start position:0% it's not just the work of a of you know uh 00:16:44.870 --> 00:16:44.880 align:start position:0% uh 00:16:44.880 --> 00:16:46.470 align:start position:0% uh it's<00:16:45.120><c> the</c><00:16:45.199><c> word</c><00:16:45.440><c> i'm</c><00:16:45.600><c> looking</c><00:16:45.920><c> for</c><00:16:46.160><c> you</c><00:16:46.320><c> know</c> 00:16:46.470 --> 00:16:46.480 align:start position:0% it's the word i'm looking for you know 00:16:46.480 --> 00:16:47.749 align:start position:0% it's the word i'm looking for you know this<00:16:46.720><c> this</c> 00:16:47.749 --> 00:16:47.759 align:start position:0% this this 00:16:47.759 --> 00:16:50.470 align:start position:0% this this leader<00:16:48.160><c> this</c><00:16:48.480><c> mordecai</c><00:16:49.279><c> this</c><00:16:49.759><c> you</c><00:16:49.920><c> know</c><00:16:50.240><c> this</c> 00:16:50.470 --> 00:16:50.480 align:start position:0% leader this mordecai this you know this 00:16:50.480 --> 00:16:53.430 align:start position:0% leader this mordecai this you know this guy<00:16:50.720><c> that's</c><00:16:50.959><c> just</c><00:16:51.199><c> you</c><00:16:51.279><c> know</c><00:16:51.519><c> a</c><00:16:52.079><c> passionate</c> 00:16:53.430 --> 00:16:53.440 align:start position:0% guy that's just you know a passionate 00:16:53.440 --> 00:16:56.310 align:start position:0% guy that's just you know a passionate uh<00:16:54.079><c> you</c><00:16:54.240><c> know</c><00:16:54.880><c> speaker</c><00:16:55.360><c> of</c><00:16:55.519><c> some</c><00:16:55.759><c> sort</c><00:16:56.000><c> that</c><00:16:56.160><c> he</c> 00:16:56.310 --> 00:16:56.320 align:start position:0% uh you know speaker of some sort that he 00:16:56.320 --> 00:16:58.790 align:start position:0% uh you know speaker of some sort that he can<00:16:56.959><c> get</c><00:16:57.199><c> everybody</c><00:16:57.680><c> together</c> 00:16:58.790 --> 00:16:58.800 align:start position:0% can get everybody together 00:16:58.800 --> 00:17:01.189 align:start position:0% can get everybody together god<00:16:59.040><c> was</c><00:16:59.360><c> involved</c><00:17:00.160><c> god</c><00:17:00.560><c> rules</c><00:17:00.959><c> in</c><00:17:01.120><c> the</c> 00:17:01.189 --> 00:17:01.199 align:start position:0% god was involved god rules in the 00:17:01.199 --> 00:17:03.350 align:start position:0% god was involved god rules in the kingdom<00:17:01.600><c> of</c><00:17:01.839><c> men</c><00:17:02.480><c> and</c><00:17:02.639><c> i</c><00:17:02.800><c> think</c><00:17:02.959><c> that's</c><00:17:03.199><c> the</c> 00:17:03.350 --> 00:17:03.360 align:start position:0% kingdom of men and i think that's the 00:17:03.360 --> 00:17:05.510 align:start position:0% kingdom of men and i think that's the lesson<00:17:03.839><c> there</c> 00:17:05.510 --> 00:17:05.520 align:start position:0% lesson there 00:17:05.520 --> 00:17:06.949 align:start position:0% lesson there so<00:17:05.760><c> let's</c><00:17:06.000><c> now</c> 00:17:06.949 --> 00:17:06.959 align:start position:0% so let's now 00:17:06.959 --> 00:17:09.110 align:start position:0% so let's now look<00:17:07.199><c> back</c><00:17:07.520><c> to</c><00:17:07.760><c> ezra</c><00:17:08.240><c> chapter</c><00:17:08.640><c> seven</c><00:17:08.880><c> any</c> 00:17:09.110 --> 00:17:09.120 align:start position:0% look back to ezra chapter seven any 00:17:09.120 --> 00:17:17.429 align:start position:0% look back to ezra chapter seven any questions<00:17:09.439><c> so</c><00:17:09.679><c> far</c><00:17:09.919><c> or</c><00:17:10.079><c> comments</c> 00:17:17.429 --> 00:17:17.439 align:start position:0% 00:17:17.439 --> 00:17:19.829 align:start position:0% okay 00:17:19.829 --> 00:17:19.839 align:start position:0% okay 00:17:19.839 --> 00:17:22.309 align:start position:0% okay so<00:17:20.000><c> we're</c><00:17:20.160><c> in</c><00:17:20.319><c> israel</c><00:17:20.559><c> chapter</c><00:17:21.039><c> 7</c> 00:17:22.309 --> 00:17:22.319 align:start position:0% so we're in israel chapter 7 00:17:22.319 --> 00:17:25.110 align:start position:0% so we're in israel chapter 7 artaxerxes<00:17:23.520><c> xerxes</c><00:17:24.160><c> you</c><00:17:24.240><c> know</c><00:17:24.480><c> descendant</c> 00:17:25.110 --> 00:17:25.120 align:start position:0% artaxerxes xerxes you know descendant 00:17:25.120 --> 00:17:27.750 align:start position:0% artaxerxes xerxes you know descendant has<00:17:25.280><c> now</c><00:17:25.600><c> given</c><00:17:26.319><c> ezra</c><00:17:26.799><c> the</c><00:17:26.959><c> ability</c><00:17:27.360><c> to</c><00:17:27.520><c> go</c> 00:17:27.750 --> 00:17:27.760 align:start position:0% has now given ezra the ability to go 00:17:27.760 --> 00:17:31.190 align:start position:0% has now given ezra the ability to go back<00:17:28.000><c> to</c><00:17:28.160><c> the</c><00:17:28.400><c> land</c><00:17:29.120><c> we</c><00:17:29.360><c> see</c><00:17:29.600><c> in</c><00:17:29.840><c> chapter</c><00:17:30.799><c> 7</c> 00:17:31.190 --> 00:17:31.200 align:start position:0% back to the land we see in chapter 7 00:17:31.200 --> 00:17:34.230 align:start position:0% back to the land we see in chapter 7 verses<00:17:31.600><c> 12</c><00:17:32.160><c> and</c><00:17:32.320><c> 13</c><00:17:33.120><c> down</c><00:17:33.440><c> to</c> 00:17:34.230 --> 00:17:34.240 align:start position:0% verses 12 and 13 down to 00:17:34.240 --> 00:17:36.630 align:start position:0% verses 12 and 13 down to the<00:17:34.480><c> 26th</c><00:17:35.200><c> verse</c><00:17:35.520><c> of</c><00:17:35.600><c> this</c><00:17:35.919><c> letter</c><00:17:36.240><c> that</c><00:17:36.400><c> he's</c> 00:17:36.630 --> 00:17:36.640 align:start position:0% the 26th verse of this letter that he's 00:17:36.640 --> 00:17:37.750 align:start position:0% the 26th verse of this letter that he's written 00:17:37.750 --> 00:17:37.760 align:start position:0% written 00:17:37.760 --> 00:17:40.470 align:start position:0% written he<00:17:37.919><c> says</c><00:17:38.160><c> in</c><00:17:38.240><c> the</c><00:17:38.400><c> 13th</c><00:17:38.960><c> verse</c><00:17:39.280><c> the</c><00:17:39.440><c> king</c><00:17:39.840><c> says</c> 00:17:40.470 --> 00:17:40.480 align:start position:0% he says in the 13th verse the king says 00:17:40.480 --> 00:17:42.549 align:start position:0% he says in the 13th verse the king says i<00:17:40.640><c> decree</c><00:17:41.120><c> that</c><00:17:41.360><c> any</c><00:17:41.679><c> israelite</c><00:17:42.240><c> in</c><00:17:42.320><c> my</c> 00:17:42.549 --> 00:17:42.559 align:start position:0% i decree that any israelite in my 00:17:42.559 --> 00:17:44.710 align:start position:0% i decree that any israelite in my kingdom<00:17:43.039><c> including</c><00:17:43.520><c> priests</c><00:17:44.080><c> and</c><00:17:44.240><c> levites</c> 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align:start position:0% and so what we're going to see now is 00:17:51.350 --> 00:17:51.360 align:start position:0% is 00:17:51.360 --> 00:17:52.950 align:start position:0% is ezra 00:17:52.950 --> 00:17:52.960 align:start position:0% ezra 00:17:52.960 --> 00:17:55.029 align:start position:0% ezra getting<00:17:53.360><c> all</c><00:17:53.520><c> the</c><00:17:53.679><c> people</c><00:17:54.000><c> together</c> 00:17:55.029 --> 00:17:55.039 align:start position:0% getting all the people together 00:17:55.039 --> 00:17:57.190 align:start position:0% getting all the people together and<00:17:55.200><c> he's</c><00:17:55.600><c> staging</c><00:17:56.160><c> them</c><00:17:56.400><c> they</c><00:17:56.559><c> come</c><00:17:56.799><c> to</c><00:17:56.960><c> this</c> 00:17:57.190 --> 00:17:57.200 align:start position:0% and he's staging them they come to this 00:17:57.200 --> 00:18:00.630 align:start position:0% and he's staging them they come to this place<00:17:57.520><c> called</c><00:17:57.760><c> the</c><00:17:57.919><c> ahava</c><00:17:58.960><c> canal</c><00:18:00.240><c> and</c><00:18:00.400><c> it's</c> 00:18:00.630 --> 00:18:00.640 align:start position:0% place called the ahava canal and it's 00:18:00.640 --> 00:18:02.630 align:start position:0% place called the ahava canal and it's there<00:18:00.960><c> that</c><00:18:01.200><c> they</c><00:18:01.520><c> all</c><00:18:01.760><c> meet</c> 00:18:02.630 --> 00:18:02.640 align:start position:0% there that they all meet 00:18:02.640 --> 00:18:05.029 align:start position:0% there that they all meet and<00:18:02.799><c> they</c><00:18:03.120><c> get</c><00:18:03.360><c> together</c><00:18:03.919><c> and</c><00:18:04.080><c> they</c><00:18:04.320><c> prepare</c> 00:18:05.029 --> 00:18:05.039 align:start position:0% and they get together and they prepare 00:18:05.039 --> 00:18:08.710 align:start position:0% and they get together and they prepare now<00:18:05.760><c> to</c><00:18:05.919><c> take</c><00:18:06.160><c> this</c><00:18:06.480><c> 800</c><00:18:07.120><c> mile</c><00:18:07.679><c> journey</c><00:18:08.320><c> on</c> 00:18:08.710 --> 00:18:08.720 align:start position:0% now to take this 800 mile journey on 00:18:08.720 --> 00:18:09.590 align:start position:0% now to take this 800 mile journey on foot 00:18:09.590 --> 00:18:09.600 align:start position:0% foot 00:18:09.600 --> 00:18:12.549 align:start position:0% foot through<00:18:09.840><c> a</c><00:18:09.919><c> very</c><00:18:10.240><c> difficult</c><00:18:10.880><c> passageway</c> 00:18:12.549 --> 00:18:12.559 align:start position:0% through a very difficult passageway 00:18:12.559 --> 00:18:14.549 align:start position:0% through a very difficult passageway to<00:18:12.720><c> get</c><00:18:12.960><c> there</c><00:18:13.200><c> and</c><00:18:13.360><c> it's</c><00:18:13.600><c> a</c><00:18:13.760><c> worrisome</c><00:18:14.320><c> thing</c> 00:18:14.549 --> 00:18:14.559 align:start position:0% to get there and it's a worrisome thing 00:18:14.559 --> 00:18:16.230 align:start position:0% to get there and it's a worrisome thing for<00:18:14.720><c> the</c><00:18:14.880><c> people</c><00:18:15.200><c> because</c> 00:18:16.230 --> 00:18:16.240 align:start position:0% for the people because 00:18:16.240 --> 00:18:17.590 align:start position:0% for the people because not<00:18:16.640><c> only</c> 00:18:17.590 --> 00:18:17.600 align:start position:0% not only 00:18:17.600 --> 00:18:19.510 align:start position:0% not only did<00:18:17.840><c> ezra</c> 00:18:19.510 --> 00:18:19.520 align:start position:0% did ezra 00:18:19.520 --> 00:18:21.990 align:start position:0% did ezra not<00:18:19.679><c> only</c><00:18:19.919><c> was</c><00:18:20.080><c> he</c><00:18:20.160><c> given</c><00:18:20.480><c> permission</c><00:18:20.960><c> to</c><00:18:21.120><c> go</c> 00:18:21.990 --> 00:18:22.000 align:start position:0% not only was he given permission to go 00:18:22.000 --> 00:18:23.909 align:start position:0% not only was he given permission to go but<00:18:22.160><c> do</c><00:18:22.240><c> you</c><00:18:22.320><c> remember</c><00:18:22.640><c> what</c><00:18:22.799><c> else</c><00:18:23.039><c> happened</c> 00:18:23.909 --> 00:18:23.919 align:start position:0% but do you remember what else happened 00:18:23.919 --> 00:18:27.430 align:start position:0% but do you remember what else happened what<00:18:24.160><c> else</c><00:18:24.320><c> did</c><00:18:24.480><c> the</c><00:18:24.640><c> king</c><00:18:24.960><c> do</c><00:18:25.120><c> for</c><00:18:25.280><c> him</c> 00:18:27.430 --> 00:18:27.440 align:start position:0% what else did the king do for him 00:18:27.440 --> 00:18:29.110 align:start position:0% what else did the king do for him say<00:18:27.679><c> it</c><00:18:27.760><c> again</c> 00:18:29.110 --> 00:18:29.120 align:start position:0% say it again 00:18:29.120 --> 00:18:30.549 align:start position:0% say it again yeah 00:18:30.549 --> 00:18:30.559 align:start position:0% yeah 00:18:30.559 --> 00:18:33.590 align:start position:0% yeah he<00:18:30.880><c> he</c><00:18:31.120><c> rewarded</c><00:18:31.760><c> him</c><00:18:32.400><c> with</c><00:18:32.720><c> all</c><00:18:32.960><c> sorts</c><00:18:33.360><c> of</c> 00:18:33.590 --> 00:18:33.600 align:start position:0% he he rewarded him with all sorts of 00:18:33.600 --> 00:18:36.390 align:start position:0% he he rewarded him with all sorts of gifts<00:18:34.320><c> to</c><00:18:34.559><c> bring</c><00:18:34.880><c> back</c><00:18:35.520><c> to</c><00:18:35.760><c> use</c><00:18:36.080><c> in</c><00:18:36.240><c> the</c> 00:18:36.390 --> 00:18:36.400 align:start position:0% gifts to bring back to use in the 00:18:36.400 --> 00:18:39.110 align:start position:0% gifts to bring back to use in the service<00:18:36.960><c> of</c><00:18:37.200><c> the</c><00:18:37.440><c> temple</c> 00:18:39.110 --> 00:18:39.120 align:start position:0% service of the temple 00:18:39.120 --> 00:18:41.190 align:start position:0% service of the temple now<00:18:39.600><c> they</c><00:18:39.840><c> are</c><00:18:40.080><c> leaving</c> 00:18:41.190 --> 00:18:41.200 align:start position:0% now they are leaving 00:18:41.200 --> 00:18:43.350 align:start position:0% now they are leaving and<00:18:41.280><c> they're</c><00:18:41.600><c> traveling</c><00:18:42.240><c> across</c><00:18:42.799><c> hostile</c> 00:18:43.350 --> 00:18:43.360 align:start position:0% and they're traveling across hostile 00:18:43.360 --> 00:18:44.710 align:start position:0% and they're traveling across hostile land 00:18:44.710 --> 00:18:44.720 align:start position:0% land 00:18:44.720 --> 00:18:47.590 align:start position:0% land without<00:18:45.120><c> a</c><00:18:45.280><c> guard</c><00:18:46.000><c> without</c><00:18:46.400><c> any</c><00:18:46.720><c> you</c><00:18:46.880><c> know</c> 00:18:47.590 --> 00:18:47.600 align:start position:0% without a guard without any you know 00:18:47.600 --> 00:18:49.110 align:start position:0% without a guard without any you know weapons 00:18:49.110 --> 00:18:49.120 align:start position:0% weapons 00:18:49.120 --> 00:18:51.590 align:start position:0% weapons and<00:18:49.280><c> they</c><00:18:49.600><c> are</c><00:18:49.840><c> at</c><00:18:50.080><c> the</c><00:18:50.320><c> mercy</c><00:18:50.960><c> of</c><00:18:51.200><c> you</c><00:18:51.280><c> know</c> 00:18:51.590 --> 00:18:51.600 align:start position:0% and they are at the mercy of you know 00:18:51.600 --> 00:18:53.830 align:start position:0% and they are at the mercy of you know all<00:18:51.840><c> of</c><00:18:52.000><c> the</c><00:18:52.160><c> people</c><00:18:52.559><c> who</c><00:18:52.799><c> might</c><00:18:53.440><c> who</c><00:18:53.679><c> they</c> 00:18:53.830 --> 00:18:53.840 align:start position:0% all of the people who might who they 00:18:53.840 --> 00:18:55.750 align:start position:0% all of the people who might who they might<00:18:54.080><c> come</c><00:18:54.320><c> across</c> 00:18:55.750 --> 00:18:55.760 align:start position:0% might come across 00:18:55.760 --> 00:18:57.190 align:start position:0% might come across and<00:18:55.919><c> so</c><00:18:56.080><c> they're</c><00:18:56.320><c> getting</c><00:18:56.640><c> together</c><00:18:57.120><c> and</c> 00:18:57.190 --> 00:18:57.200 align:start position:0% and so they're getting together and 00:18:57.200 --> 00:18:59.029 align:start position:0% and so they're getting together and they're<00:18:57.360><c> talking</c><00:18:57.760><c> about</c><00:18:58.080><c> this</c><00:18:58.400><c> journey</c><00:18:58.880><c> that</c> 00:18:59.029 --> 00:18:59.039 align:start position:0% they're talking about this journey that 00:18:59.039 --> 00:19:00.870 align:start position:0% they're talking about this journey that they're<00:18:59.280><c> to</c><00:18:59.440><c> go</c><00:18:59.679><c> on</c> 00:19:00.870 --> 00:19:00.880 align:start position:0% they're to go on 00:19:00.880 --> 00:19:08.150 align:start position:0% they're to go on so<00:19:01.120><c> let's</c><00:19:01.280><c> just</c><00:19:01.520><c> take</c><00:19:01.679><c> a</c><00:19:01.760><c> look</c><00:19:02.000><c> at</c><00:19:02.160><c> that</c> 00:19:08.150 --> 00:19:08.160 align:start position:0% 00:19:08.160 --> 00:19:13.350 align:start position:0% we're<00:19:08.320><c> going</c><00:19:08.400><c> to</c><00:19:08.480><c> be</c><00:19:08.720><c> in</c><00:19:09.120><c> chapter</c><00:19:09.520><c> 8.</c> 00:19:13.350 --> 00:19:13.360 align:start position:0% 00:19:13.360 --> 00:19:16.230 align:start position:0% and<00:19:13.919><c> chapter</c><00:19:14.320><c> 8</c><00:19:14.559><c> begins</c><00:19:15.039><c> with</c><00:19:15.200><c> the</c><00:19:15.280><c> first</c><00:19:15.679><c> 14</c> 00:19:16.230 --> 00:19:16.240 align:start position:0% and chapter 8 begins with the first 14 00:19:16.240 --> 00:19:18.230 align:start position:0% and chapter 8 begins with the first 14 verses<00:19:16.720><c> of</c><00:19:16.880><c> him</c><00:19:17.200><c> listing</c><00:19:17.679><c> all</c><00:19:17.840><c> of</c><00:19:17.919><c> these</c> 00:19:18.230 --> 00:19:18.240 align:start position:0% verses of him listing all of these 00:19:18.240 --> 00:19:19.430 align:start position:0% verses of him listing all of these people<00:19:18.480><c> that</c><00:19:18.720><c> are</c><00:19:18.799><c> going</c><00:19:18.880><c> to</c><00:19:18.960><c> go</c><00:19:19.120><c> with</c><00:19:19.280><c> him</c> 00:19:19.430 --> 00:19:19.440 align:start position:0% people that are going to go with him 00:19:19.440 --> 00:19:21.029 align:start position:0% people that are going to go with him there<00:19:19.520><c> are</c><00:19:19.679><c> over</c><00:19:19.840><c> a</c><00:19:20.000><c> thousand</c><00:19:20.480><c> people</c><00:19:20.799><c> now</c> 00:19:21.029 --> 00:19:21.039 align:start position:0% there are over a thousand people now 00:19:21.039 --> 00:19:22.950 align:start position:0% there are over a thousand people now that<00:19:21.200><c> are</c><00:19:21.280><c> returning</c> 00:19:22.950 --> 00:19:22.960 align:start position:0% that are returning 00:19:22.960 --> 00:19:25.190 align:start position:0% that are returning chapter<00:19:23.360><c> 8</c><00:19:23.520><c> verse</c><00:19:23.840><c> 15</c> 00:19:25.190 --> 00:19:25.200 align:start position:0% chapter 8 verse 15 00:19:25.200 --> 00:19:28.070 align:start position:0% chapter 8 verse 15 i<00:19:25.440><c> assembled</c><00:19:26.000><c> them</c><00:19:26.240><c> at</c><00:19:26.320><c> the</c><00:19:26.480><c> canal</c><00:19:27.280><c> that</c><00:19:27.600><c> flows</c> 00:19:28.070 --> 00:19:28.080 align:start position:0% i assembled them at the canal that flows 00:19:28.080 --> 00:19:30.549 align:start position:0% i assembled them at the canal that flows towards<00:19:28.559><c> ahava</c> 00:19:30.549 --> 00:19:30.559 align:start position:0% towards ahava 00:19:30.559 --> 00:19:34.070 align:start position:0% towards ahava and<00:19:30.720><c> we</c><00:19:30.960><c> camped</c><00:19:31.280><c> there</c><00:19:31.760><c> three</c><00:19:32.080><c> days</c> 00:19:34.070 --> 00:19:34.080 align:start position:0% and we camped there three days 00:19:34.080 --> 00:19:37.750 align:start position:0% and we camped there three days and<00:19:34.240><c> when</c><00:19:34.480><c> i</c><00:19:34.720><c> checked</c><00:19:35.039><c> among</c><00:19:35.360><c> the</c><00:19:35.520><c> people</c> 00:19:37.750 --> 00:19:37.760 align:start position:0% and when i checked among the people 00:19:37.760 --> 00:19:39.990 align:start position:0% and when i checked among the people and<00:19:37.919><c> the</c><00:19:38.080><c> priests</c> 00:19:39.990 --> 00:19:40.000 align:start position:0% and the priests 00:19:40.000 --> 00:19:41.590 align:start position:0% and the priests i<00:19:40.320><c> found</c> 00:19:41.590 --> 00:19:41.600 align:start position:0% i found 00:19:41.600 --> 00:19:42.789 align:start position:0% i found no 00:19:42.789 --> 00:19:42.799 align:start position:0% no 00:19:42.799 --> 00:19:46.950 align:start position:0% no levites<00:19:43.840><c> there</c> 00:19:46.950 --> 00:19:46.960 align:start position:0% 00:19:46.960 --> 00:19:49.190 align:start position:0% so<00:19:47.120><c> the</c><00:19:47.280><c> question</c><00:19:47.679><c> is</c> 00:19:49.190 --> 00:19:49.200 align:start position:0% so the question is 00:19:49.200 --> 00:19:52.630 align:start position:0% so the question is where<00:19:49.440><c> are</c><00:19:49.520><c> the</c><00:19:49.679><c> levites</c> 00:19:52.630 --> 00:19:52.640 align:start position:0% where are the levites 00:19:52.640 --> 00:19:55.350 align:start position:0% where are the levites where<00:19:53.120><c> are</c><00:19:53.600><c> the</c><00:19:53.840><c> levites</c><00:19:54.720><c> turn</c><00:19:54.960><c> to</c><00:19:55.120><c> first</c> 00:19:55.350 --> 00:19:55.360 align:start position:0% where are the levites turn to first 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was probably written to encourage 00:20:06.159 --> 00:20:07.990 align:start position:0% and it was probably written to encourage these<00:20:06.480><c> people</c> 00:20:07.990 --> 00:20:08.000 align:start position:0% these people 00:20:08.000 --> 00:20:11.190 align:start position:0% these people as<00:20:08.240><c> they</c><00:20:08.559><c> um</c><00:20:09.200><c> were</c><00:20:09.520><c> trying</c><00:20:09.840><c> to</c><00:20:10.080><c> reform</c><00:20:11.039><c> what</c> 00:20:11.190 --> 00:20:11.200 align:start position:0% as they um were trying to reform what 00:20:11.200 --> 00:20:13.190 align:start position:0% as they um were trying to reform what was<00:20:11.440><c> happening</c><00:20:11.919><c> in</c><00:20:12.000><c> the</c><00:20:12.159><c> land</c> 00:20:13.190 --> 00:20:13.200 align:start position:0% was happening in the land 00:20:13.200 --> 00:20:15.510 align:start position:0% was happening in the land and<00:20:13.360><c> so</c><00:20:13.600><c> in</c><00:20:13.760><c> chronicles</c><00:20:14.320><c> we</c><00:20:14.480><c> see</c><00:20:14.640><c> hezekiah</c><00:20:15.440><c> you</c> 00:20:15.510 --> 00:20:15.520 align:start position:0% and so in chronicles we see hezekiah you 00:20:15.520 --> 00:20:17.350 align:start position:0% and so in chronicles we see hezekiah you know<00:20:15.760><c> reforming</c><00:20:16.480><c> what's</c><00:20:16.720><c> happening</c><00:20:17.200><c> in</c> 00:20:17.350 --> 00:20:17.360 align:start position:0% know reforming what's happening in 00:20:17.360 --> 00:20:19.669 align:start position:0% know reforming what's happening in israel<00:20:17.760><c> and</c><00:20:17.840><c> we</c><00:20:18.000><c> see</c><00:20:18.480><c> the</c><00:20:18.720><c> levites</c><00:20:19.280><c> play</c><00:20:19.520><c> a</c> 00:20:19.669 --> 00:20:19.679 align:start position:0% israel and we see the levites play a 00:20:19.679 --> 00:20:22.070 align:start position:0% israel and we see the levites play a huge<00:20:20.240><c> role</c><00:20:20.720><c> in</c><00:20:20.799><c> the</c><00:20:21.039><c> in</c><00:20:21.200><c> the</c><00:20:21.360><c> book</c><00:20:21.600><c> of</c><00:20:21.840><c> the</c> 00:20:22.070 --> 00:20:22.080 align:start position:0% huge role in the in the book of the 00:20:22.080 --> 00:20:23.750 align:start position:0% huge role in the in the book of the chronicles 00:20:23.750 --> 00:20:23.760 align:start position:0% chronicles 00:20:23.760 --> 00:20:25.909 align:start position:0% chronicles and<00:20:23.919><c> in</c><00:20:24.080><c> ezra</c><00:20:24.480><c> in</c><00:20:24.640><c> first</c><00:20:24.960><c> chronicles</c><00:20:25.440><c> chapter</c> 00:20:25.909 --> 00:20:25.919 align:start position:0% and in ezra in first chronicles chapter 00:20:25.919 --> 00:20:28.789 align:start position:0% and in ezra in first chronicles chapter 23<00:20:26.640><c> we</c><00:20:26.880><c> read</c><00:20:27.360><c> about</c> 00:20:28.789 --> 00:20:28.799 align:start position:0% 23 we read about 00:20:28.799 --> 00:20:30.950 align:start position:0% 23 we read about the<00:20:29.120><c> size</c> 00:20:30.950 --> 00:20:30.960 align:start position:0% the size 00:20:30.960 --> 00:20:32.470 align:start position:0% the size the<00:20:31.280><c> number</c> 00:20:32.470 --> 00:20:32.480 align:start position:0% the number 00:20:32.480 --> 00:20:34.950 align:start position:0% the number of<00:20:32.720><c> levites</c><00:20:33.360><c> that</c><00:20:33.520><c> were</c><00:20:33.760><c> involved</c><00:20:34.400><c> in</c><00:20:34.559><c> temple</c> 00:20:34.950 --> 00:20:34.960 align:start position:0% of levites that were involved in temple 00:20:34.960 --> 00:20:36.230 align:start position:0% of levites that were involved in temple service 00:20:36.230 --> 00:20:36.240 align:start position:0% service 00:20:36.240 --> 00:20:37.430 align:start position:0% service so<00:20:36.400><c> we're</c><00:20:36.559><c> going</c><00:20:36.640><c> to</c><00:20:36.720><c> look</c><00:20:36.880><c> at</c><00:20:36.960><c> the</c><00:20:37.120><c> first</c> 00:20:37.430 --> 00:20:37.440 align:start position:0% so we're going to look at the first 00:20:37.440 --> 00:20:38.470 align:start position:0% so we're going to look at the first three 00:20:38.470 --> 00:20:38.480 align:start position:0% three 00:20:38.480 --> 00:20:42.710 align:start position:0% three verses<00:20:38.960><c> three</c><00:20:39.200><c> through</c><00:20:39.520><c> five</c> 00:20:42.710 --> 00:20:42.720 align:start position:0% 00:20:42.720 --> 00:20:48.149 align:start position:0% we<00:20:42.880><c> there</c><00:20:43.200><c> first</c><00:20:43.520><c> chronicles</c><00:20:44.240><c> chapter</c><00:20:44.640><c> 23.</c> 00:20:48.149 --> 00:20:48.159 align:start position:0% 00:20:48.159 --> 00:20:50.390 align:start position:0% verses<00:20:48.720><c> three</c><00:20:49.039><c> through</c><00:20:49.360><c> five</c> 00:20:50.390 --> 00:20:50.400 align:start position:0% verses three through five 00:20:50.400 --> 00:20:52.549 align:start position:0% verses three through five remember<00:20:50.720><c> now</c><00:20:50.880><c> the</c><00:20:51.120><c> levites</c><00:20:51.760><c> are</c><00:20:52.159><c> their</c> 00:20:52.549 --> 00:20:52.559 align:start position:0% remember now the levites are their 00:20:52.559 --> 00:20:55.750 align:start position:0% remember now the levites are their purpose<00:20:53.120><c> is</c><00:20:53.280><c> to</c><00:20:53.520><c> assist</c><00:20:54.000><c> the</c><00:20:54.240><c> priests</c><00:20:55.280><c> in</c><00:20:55.440><c> the</c> 00:20:55.750 --> 00:20:55.760 align:start position:0% purpose is to assist the priests in the 00:20:55.760 --> 00:20:59.830 align:start position:0% purpose is to assist the priests in the in<00:20:55.919><c> the</c><00:20:56.159><c> service</c><00:20:56.559><c> of</c><00:20:56.640><c> the</c><00:20:56.799><c> temple</c> 00:20:59.830 --> 00:20:59.840 align:start position:0% 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and the total number of men was 38 000. david<00:21:11.520><c> said</c><00:21:11.760><c> of</c><00:21:11.919><c> these</c> 00:21:12.950 --> 00:21:12.960 align:start position:0% david said of these 00:21:12.960 --> 00:21:15.750 align:start position:0% david said of these 24<00:21:13.760><c> 000</c><00:21:14.159><c> are</c><00:21:14.320><c> to</c><00:21:14.480><c> supervise</c><00:21:15.120><c> the</c><00:21:15.280><c> work</c><00:21:15.520><c> of</c><00:21:15.600><c> the</c> 00:21:15.750 --> 00:21:15.760 align:start position:0% 24 000 are to supervise the work of the 00:21:15.760 --> 00:21:18.230 align:start position:0% 24 000 are to supervise the work of the temple 00:21:18.230 --> 00:21:18.240 align:start position:0% 00:21:18.240 --> 00:21:20.470 align:start position:0% of<00:21:18.400><c> the</c><00:21:18.640><c> lord</c><00:21:19.039><c> and</c><00:21:19.360><c> six</c><00:21:19.679><c> thousand</c><00:21:20.080><c> are</c><00:21:20.240><c> to</c><00:21:20.320><c> be</c> 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there were 38 000 levites 00:21:37.990 --> 00:21:38.000 align:start position:0% levites 00:21:38.000 --> 00:21:41.750 align:start position:0% levites 24<00:21:38.640><c> of</c><00:21:38.880><c> 24</c><00:21:39.600><c> 000</c><00:21:39.919><c> of</c><00:21:40.000><c> whom</c><00:21:40.320><c> over</c><00:21:40.559><c> 60</c><00:21:40.960><c> percent</c> 00:21:41.750 --> 00:21:41.760 align:start position:0% 24 of 24 000 of whom over 60 percent 00:21:41.760 --> 00:21:43.510 align:start position:0% 24 of 24 000 of whom over 60 percent were<00:21:42.000><c> working</c><00:21:42.480><c> in</c><00:21:42.559><c> the</c><00:21:42.799><c> service</c><00:21:43.280><c> of</c><00:21:43.360><c> the</c> 00:21:43.510 --> 00:21:43.520 align:start position:0% were working in the service of the 00:21:43.520 --> 00:21:44.630 align:start position:0% were working in the service of the temple 00:21:44.630 --> 00:21:44.640 align:start position:0% temple 00:21:44.640 --> 00:21:46.549 align:start position:0% temple and<00:21:44.880><c> now</c><00:21:45.120><c> we</c><00:21:45.280><c> come</c><00:21:45.600><c> to</c><00:21:45.760><c> them</c> 00:21:46.549 --> 00:21:46.559 align:start position:0% and now we come to them 00:21:46.559 --> 00:21:48.870 align:start position:0% and now we come to them by<00:21:46.799><c> the</c><00:21:46.960><c> ahava</c><00:21:47.600><c> canal</c> 00:21:48.870 --> 00:21:48.880 align:start position:0% by the ahava canal 00:21:48.880 --> 00:21:50.710 align:start position:0% by the ahava canal they're<00:21:49.120><c> going</c><00:21:49.440><c> back</c><00:21:49.679><c> for</c><00:21:49.840><c> the</c><00:21:50.000><c> specific</c> 00:21:50.710 --> 00:21:50.720 align:start position:0% they're going back for the specific 00:21:50.720 --> 00:21:53.270 align:start position:0% they're going back for the specific purpose<00:21:51.200><c> of</c><00:21:51.360><c> doing</c><00:21:51.840><c> work</c><00:21:52.159><c> in</c><00:21:52.240><c> the</c><00:21:52.400><c> temple</c> 00:21:53.270 --> 00:21:53.280 align:start position:0% purpose of doing work in the temple 00:21:53.280 --> 00:21:56.070 align:start position:0% purpose of doing work in the temple which<00:21:53.520><c> has</c><00:21:53.760><c> finally</c><00:21:54.159><c> been</c><00:21:54.400><c> built</c> 00:21:56.070 --> 00:21:56.080 align:start position:0% which has finally been built 00:21:56.080 --> 00:21:58.549 align:start position:0% which has finally been built and<00:21:56.480><c> ezra</c><00:21:56.880><c> looks</c><00:21:57.120><c> around</c> 00:21:58.549 --> 00:21:58.559 align:start position:0% and ezra looks around 00:21:58.559 --> 00:22:01.350 align:start position:0% and ezra looks around he<00:21:58.640><c> says</c><00:21:58.799><c> there's</c><00:21:58.960><c> no</c><00:21:59.200><c> levites</c><00:21:59.679><c> here</c> 00:22:01.350 --> 00:22:01.360 align:start position:0% he says there's no levites here 00:22:01.360 --> 00:22:03.029 align:start position:0% he says there's no levites here what<00:22:01.520><c> the</c><00:22:01.600><c> heck</c><00:22:01.840><c> is</c><00:22:01.919><c> going</c><00:22:02.240><c> on</c> 00:22:03.029 --> 00:22:03.039 align:start position:0% what the heck is going on 00:22:03.039 --> 00:22:06.549 align:start position:0% what the heck is going on where<00:22:03.440><c> are</c><00:22:03.679><c> the</c><00:22:03.840><c> levites</c> 00:22:06.549 --> 00:22:06.559 align:start position:0% where are the levites 00:22:06.559 --> 00:22:11.430 align:start position:0% where are the levites back<00:22:06.799><c> to</c><00:22:06.960><c> ezra</c> 00:22:11.430 --> 00:22:11.440 align:start position:0% 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:16.549 align:start position:0% we're<00:22:11.600><c> in</c><00:22:11.679><c> verse</c><00:22:12.159><c> 15.</c> 00:22:16.549 --> 00:22:16.559 align:start position:0% 00:22:16.559 --> 00:22:18.710 align:start position:0% i<00:22:16.799><c> assembled</c><00:22:17.200><c> them</c><00:22:17.440><c> at</c><00:22:17.520><c> the</c><00:22:17.679><c> canal</c><00:22:18.080><c> that</c><00:22:18.320><c> flows</c> 00:22:18.710 --> 00:22:18.720 align:start position:0% i assembled them at the canal that flows 00:22:18.720 --> 00:22:20.710 align:start position:0% i assembled them at the canal that flows toward<00:22:18.960><c> ahava</c><00:22:19.520><c> and</c><00:22:19.600><c> we</c><00:22:19.840><c> camped</c><00:22:20.159><c> there</c><00:22:20.400><c> three</c> 00:22:20.710 --> 00:22:20.720 align:start position:0% toward ahava and we camped there three 00:22:20.720 --> 00:22:22.549 align:start position:0% toward ahava and we camped there three days<00:22:21.039><c> and</c><00:22:21.120><c> when</c><00:22:21.360><c> i</c><00:22:21.440><c> chucked</c><00:22:21.760><c> among</c><00:22:22.000><c> the</c><00:22:22.159><c> people</c> 00:22:22.549 --> 00:22:22.559 align:start position:0% days and when i chucked among the people 00:22:22.559 --> 00:22:26.710 align:start position:0% days and when i chucked among the people and<00:22:22.640><c> the</c><00:22:22.799><c> priests</c><00:22:23.600><c> i</c><00:22:23.840><c> found</c><00:22:24.640><c> no</c><00:22:24.880><c> levites</c><00:22:25.440><c> there</c> 00:22:26.710 --> 00:22:26.720 align:start position:0% and the priests i found no levites there 00:22:26.720 --> 00:22:29.750 align:start position:0% and the priests i found no levites there so<00:22:26.960><c> i</c><00:22:27.039><c> summoned</c><00:22:27.520><c> eleazar</c><00:22:28.480><c> ariel</c><00:22:29.120><c> shamaya</c> 00:22:29.750 --> 00:22:29.760 align:start position:0% so i summoned eleazar ariel shamaya 00:22:29.760 --> 00:22:31.669 align:start position:0% so i summoned eleazar ariel shamaya elenath<00:22:30.400><c> and</c><00:22:30.640><c> jared</c> 00:22:31.669 --> 00:22:31.679 align:start position:0% elenath and jared 00:22:31.679 --> 00:22:34.230 align:start position:0% elenath and jared in<00:22:31.760><c> this</c><00:22:32.000><c> list</c><00:22:32.240><c> of</c><00:22:32.400><c> people</c> 00:22:34.230 --> 00:22:34.240 align:start position:0% in this list of people 00:22:34.240 --> 00:22:35.990 align:start position:0% in this list of people men<00:22:34.480><c> who</c><00:22:34.640><c> were</c><00:22:34.799><c> of</c><00:22:35.039><c> learning</c><00:22:35.440><c> it</c><00:22:35.600><c> says</c><00:22:35.840><c> at</c><00:22:35.919><c> the</c> 00:22:35.990 --> 00:22:36.000 align:start position:0% men who were of learning it says at the 00:22:36.000 --> 00:22:37.909 align:start position:0% men who were of learning it says at the end<00:22:36.159><c> of</c><00:22:36.240><c> verse</c><00:22:36.559><c> 16</c> 00:22:37.909 --> 00:22:37.919 align:start position:0% end of verse 16 00:22:37.919 --> 00:22:40.630 align:start position:0% end of verse 16 and<00:22:38.080><c> i</c><00:22:38.240><c> sent</c><00:22:38.480><c> them</c><00:22:38.640><c> to</c><00:22:38.799><c> ito</c><00:22:39.360><c> the</c><00:22:39.520><c> leader</c> 00:22:40.630 --> 00:22:40.640 align:start position:0% and i sent them to ito the leader 00:22:40.640 --> 00:22:42.630 align:start position:0% and i sent them to ito the leader in<00:22:40.960><c> kosaiphia</c> 00:22:42.630 --> 00:22:42.640 align:start position:0% in kosaiphia 00:22:42.640 --> 00:22:44.950 align:start position:0% in kosaiphia and<00:22:42.799><c> i</c><00:22:42.960><c> told</c><00:22:43.280><c> them</c><00:22:43.520><c> what</c><00:22:43.679><c> to</c><00:22:43.919><c> say</c><00:22:44.159><c> to</c><00:22:44.320><c> ito</c><00:22:44.799><c> and</c> 00:22:44.950 --> 00:22:44.960 align:start position:0% and i told them what to say to ito and 00:22:44.960 --> 00:22:46.310 align:start position:0% and i told them what to say to ito and his<00:22:45.200><c> kinsmen</c> 00:22:46.310 --> 00:22:46.320 align:start position:0% his kinsmen 00:22:46.320 --> 00:22:50.070 align:start position:0% his kinsmen the<00:22:46.480><c> temple</c><00:22:47.039><c> servants</c><00:22:47.840><c> in</c><00:22:48.000><c> cassifia</c> 00:22:50.070 --> 00:22:50.080 align:start position:0% the temple servants in cassifia 00:22:50.080 --> 00:22:51.510 align:start position:0% the temple servants in cassifia so<00:22:50.240><c> that</c><00:22:50.400><c> they</c><00:22:50.640><c> might</c> 00:22:51.510 --> 00:22:51.520 align:start position:0% so that they might 00:22:51.520 --> 00:22:54.789 align:start position:0% so that they might bring<00:22:52.000><c> attendance</c><00:22:52.720><c> to</c><00:22:52.960><c> us</c><00:22:53.919><c> for</c><00:22:54.080><c> the</c><00:22:54.240><c> house</c><00:22:54.559><c> of</c> 00:22:54.789 --> 00:22:54.799 align:start position:0% bring attendance to us for the house of 00:22:54.799 --> 00:22:55.909 align:start position:0% bring attendance to us for the house of god 00:22:55.909 --> 00:22:55.919 align:start position:0% god 00:22:55.919 --> 00:22:58.070 align:start position:0% god so<00:22:56.080><c> he's</c><00:22:56.400><c> got</c><00:22:56.480><c> to</c><00:22:56.559><c> go</c><00:22:56.799><c> and</c><00:22:56.880><c> he's</c><00:22:57.440><c> he</c><00:22:57.600><c> needs</c><00:22:57.840><c> to</c> 00:22:58.070 --> 00:22:58.080 align:start position:0% so he's got to go and he's he needs to 00:22:58.080 --> 00:23:00.950 align:start position:0% so he's got to go and he's he needs to recruit<00:22:58.720><c> people</c><00:22:59.520><c> he</c><00:22:59.679><c> needs</c><00:23:00.000><c> to</c><00:23:00.240><c> find</c><00:23:00.640><c> these</c> 00:23:00.950 --> 00:23:00.960 align:start position:0% recruit people he needs to find these 00:23:00.960 --> 00:23:02.390 align:start position:0% recruit people he needs to find these levites 00:23:02.390 --> 00:23:02.400 align:start position:0% levites 00:23:02.400 --> 00:23:05.190 align:start position:0% levites so<00:23:02.640><c> the</c><00:23:02.799><c> question</c><00:23:03.120><c> is</c><00:23:03.600><c> where</c><00:23:03.840><c> have</c><00:23:03.919><c> they</c><00:23:04.159><c> been</c> 00:23:05.190 --> 00:23:05.200 align:start position:0% so the question is where have they been 00:23:05.200 --> 00:23:07.350 align:start position:0% so the question is where have they been and<00:23:05.440><c> i</c><00:23:05.520><c> think</c><00:23:05.679><c> the</c><00:23:05.919><c> answer</c><00:23:06.320><c> is</c><00:23:06.559><c> probably</c><00:23:07.200><c> if</c> 00:23:07.350 --> 00:23:07.360 align:start position:0% and i think the answer is probably if 00:23:07.360 --> 00:23:10.070 align:start position:0% and i think the answer is probably if you<00:23:07.440><c> think</c><00:23:07.679><c> about</c><00:23:08.000><c> it</c><00:23:08.320><c> somewhat</c><00:23:08.720><c> obvious</c> 00:23:10.070 --> 00:23:10.080 align:start position:0% you think about it somewhat obvious 00:23:10.080 --> 00:23:13.510 align:start position:0% you think about it somewhat obvious they've<00:23:10.240><c> been</c><00:23:10.480><c> in</c><00:23:10.640><c> captivity</c><00:23:11.440><c> for</c><00:23:11.679><c> 70</c><00:23:12.240><c> years</c> 00:23:13.510 --> 00:23:13.520 align:start position:0% they've been in captivity for 70 years 00:23:13.520 --> 00:23:15.750 align:start position:0% they've been in captivity for 70 years the<00:23:13.760><c> only</c><00:23:14.159><c> thing</c><00:23:14.320><c> the</c><00:23:14.480><c> levites</c><00:23:15.039><c> were</c><00:23:15.280><c> to</c><00:23:15.440><c> do</c> 00:23:15.750 --> 00:23:15.760 align:start position:0% the only thing the levites were to do 00:23:15.760 --> 00:23:16.789 align:start position:0% the only thing the levites were to do was<00:23:15.919><c> what</c> 00:23:16.789 --> 00:23:16.799 align:start position:0% was what 00:23:16.799 --> 00:23:19.990 align:start position:0% was what to<00:23:17.039><c> work</c><00:23:17.520><c> in</c><00:23:17.679><c> the</c><00:23:17.919><c> service</c><00:23:18.480><c> of</c><00:23:18.640><c> the</c><00:23:18.799><c> temple</c> 00:23:19.990 --> 00:23:20.000 align:start position:0% to work in the service of the temple 00:23:20.000 --> 00:23:23.350 align:start position:0% to work in the service of the temple there's<00:23:20.320><c> no</c><00:23:20.640><c> temple</c><00:23:20.960><c> in</c><00:23:21.120><c> babylon</c><00:23:22.240><c> it's</c><00:23:22.480><c> now</c><00:23:22.799><c> 58</c> 00:23:23.350 --> 00:23:23.360 align:start position:0% there's no temple in babylon it's now 58 00:23:23.360 --> 00:23:26.070 align:start position:0% there's no temple in babylon it's now 58 years<00:23:23.840><c> even</c><00:23:24.240><c> later</c><00:23:24.720><c> than</c><00:23:24.960><c> that</c> 00:23:26.070 --> 00:23:26.080 align:start position:0% years even later than that 00:23:26.080 --> 00:23:29.110 align:start position:0% years even later than that so<00:23:26.320><c> for</c><00:23:26.480><c> 130</c><00:23:27.440><c> years</c><00:23:27.840><c> the</c><00:23:28.080><c> levites</c><00:23:28.559><c> have</c><00:23:28.799><c> not</c> 00:23:29.110 --> 00:23:29.120 align:start position:0% so for 130 years the levites have not 00:23:29.120 --> 00:23:33.990 align:start position:0% so for 130 years the levites have not had<00:23:29.679><c> a</c><00:23:30.000><c> role</c><00:23:30.640><c> in</c><00:23:30.799><c> israel</c><00:23:31.280><c> to</c><00:23:31.440><c> perform</c> 00:23:33.990 --> 00:23:34.000 align:start position:0% had a role in israel to perform 00:23:34.000 --> 00:23:36.549 align:start position:0% had a role in israel to perform and<00:23:34.320><c> as</c><00:23:34.559><c> a</c><00:23:34.640><c> result</c><00:23:35.200><c> they</c><00:23:35.520><c> have</c> 00:23:36.549 --> 00:23:36.559 align:start position:0% and as a result they have 00:23:36.559 --> 00:23:39.750 align:start position:0% and as a result they have intermingled<00:23:37.520><c> with</c><00:23:37.679><c> the</c><00:23:37.840><c> rest</c><00:23:38.159><c> of</c><00:23:38.240><c> the</c><00:23:38.400><c> tribes</c> 00:23:39.750 --> 00:23:39.760 align:start position:0% intermingled with the rest of the tribes 00:23:39.760 --> 00:23:42.390 align:start position:0% intermingled with the rest of the tribes they<00:23:39.919><c> don't</c><00:23:40.320><c> have</c><00:23:40.720><c> a</c><00:23:40.960><c> specific</c><00:23:41.679><c> role</c><00:23:42.000><c> anymore</c> 00:23:42.390 --> 00:23:42.400 align:start position:0% they don't have a specific role anymore 00:23:42.400 --> 00:23:45.110 align:start position:0% they don't have a specific role anymore they<00:23:42.559><c> don't</c><00:23:42.799><c> understand</c><00:23:43.679><c> their</c><00:23:44.000><c> role</c> 00:23:45.110 --> 00:23:45.120 align:start position:0% they don't understand their role 00:23:45.120 --> 00:23:48.870 align:start position:0% they don't understand their role they've<00:23:45.279><c> been</c><00:23:45.440><c> assimilated</c><00:23:46.320><c> into</c><00:23:46.559><c> the</c><00:23:46.799><c> tribes</c> 00:23:48.870 --> 00:23:48.880 align:start position:0% they've been assimilated into the tribes 00:23:48.880 --> 00:23:49.669 align:start position:0% they've been assimilated into the tribes and 00:23:49.669 --> 00:23:49.679 align:start position:0% and 00:23:49.679 --> 00:23:52.470 align:start position:0% and what<00:23:50.000><c> happens</c><00:23:50.480><c> is</c><00:23:50.799><c> ezra</c><00:23:51.279><c> has</c><00:23:51.600><c> to</c><00:23:51.840><c> search</c><00:23:52.240><c> them</c> 00:23:52.470 --> 00:23:52.480 align:start position:0% what happens is ezra has to search them 00:23:52.480 --> 00:23:54.549 align:start position:0% what happens is ezra has to search them out 00:23:54.549 --> 00:23:54.559 align:start position:0% out 00:23:54.559 --> 00:23:57.029 align:start position:0% out verse<00:23:54.799><c> 17.</c><00:23:55.360><c> i</c><00:23:55.520><c> sent</c><00:23:55.760><c> them</c><00:23:55.840><c> to</c><00:23:56.000><c> ito</c><00:23:56.400><c> the</c><00:23:56.559><c> leader</c> 00:23:57.029 --> 00:23:57.039 align:start position:0% verse 17. i sent them to ito the leader 00:23:57.039 --> 00:24:00.390 align:start position:0% verse 17. i sent them to ito the leader in<00:23:57.600><c> cassifia</c><00:23:58.640><c> and</c><00:23:58.799><c> i</c><00:23:59.039><c> told</c><00:23:59.279><c> them</c><00:23:59.520><c> what</c><00:23:59.679><c> to</c><00:23:59.919><c> say</c> 00:24:00.390 --> 00:24:00.400 align:start position:0% in cassifia and i told them what to say 00:24:00.400 --> 00:24:02.310 align:start position:0% in cassifia and i told them what to say to<00:24:00.559><c> ido</c><00:24:01.039><c> and</c><00:24:01.200><c> his</c><00:24:01.360><c> kinsmen</c><00:24:01.840><c> the</c><00:24:01.919><c> temple</c> 00:24:02.310 --> 00:24:02.320 align:start position:0% to ido and his kinsmen the temple 00:24:02.320 --> 00:24:04.950 align:start position:0% to ido and his kinsmen the temple servants<00:24:03.200><c> verse</c><00:24:03.520><c> 18</c> 00:24:04.950 --> 00:24:04.960 align:start position:0% servants verse 18 00:24:04.960 --> 00:24:06.789 align:start position:0% servants verse 18 here<00:24:05.120><c> we</c><00:24:05.279><c> see</c><00:24:05.440><c> it</c><00:24:05.520><c> again</c><00:24:05.919><c> because</c><00:24:06.559><c> the</c> 00:24:06.789 --> 00:24:06.799 align:start position:0% here we see it again because the 00:24:06.799 --> 00:24:09.510 align:start position:0% here we see it again because the gracious<00:24:07.360><c> hand</c><00:24:07.760><c> of</c><00:24:07.919><c> our</c><00:24:08.240><c> god</c><00:24:08.559><c> was</c><00:24:08.799><c> on</c><00:24:09.039><c> us</c><00:24:09.279><c> they</c> 00:24:09.510 --> 00:24:09.520 align:start position:0% gracious hand of our god was on us they 00:24:09.520 --> 00:24:12.470 align:start position:0% gracious hand of our god was on us they brought<00:24:09.840><c> us</c><00:24:10.480><c> cherebia</c><00:24:11.279><c> a</c><00:24:11.440><c> capable</c><00:24:12.000><c> man</c><00:24:12.320><c> from</c> 00:24:12.470 --> 00:24:12.480 align:start position:0% brought us cherebia a capable man from 00:24:12.480 --> 00:24:16.149 align:start position:0% brought us cherebia a capable man from the<00:24:12.640><c> descendants</c><00:24:13.279><c> of</c><00:24:13.440><c> mahalai</c><00:24:14.400><c> son</c><00:24:14.640><c> of</c><00:24:14.880><c> levi</c> 00:24:16.149 --> 00:24:16.159 align:start position:0% the descendants of mahalai son of levi 00:24:16.159 --> 00:24:19.350 align:start position:0% the descendants of mahalai son of levi and<00:24:16.400><c> son</c><00:24:16.640><c> of</c><00:24:16.840><c> israel</c><00:24:17.840><c> and</c><00:24:18.080><c> cherubia's</c><00:24:18.880><c> sons</c> 00:24:19.350 --> 00:24:19.360 align:start position:0% and son of israel and cherubia's sons 00:24:19.360 --> 00:24:22.070 align:start position:0% and son of israel and cherubia's sons and<00:24:19.520><c> brothers</c><00:24:20.080><c> eighteen</c><00:24:20.799><c> men</c> 00:24:22.070 --> 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position:0% so<00:24:31.279><c> there</c><00:24:31.600><c> are</c><00:24:32.240><c> 38</c><00:24:33.039><c> levites</c><00:24:33.679><c> that</c><00:24:33.840><c> have</c><00:24:34.000><c> been</c> 00:24:34.230 --> 00:24:34.240 align:start position:0% so there are 38 levites that have been 00:24:34.240 --> 00:24:37.510 align:start position:0% so there are 38 levites that have been discovered<00:24:34.799><c> that</c><00:24:34.960><c> have</c><00:24:35.360><c> that</c><00:24:35.520><c> have</c><00:24:35.760><c> come</c><00:24:36.080><c> back</c> 00:24:37.510 --> 00:24:37.520 align:start position:0% discovered that have that have come back 00:24:37.520 --> 00:24:40.310 align:start position:0% discovered that have that have come back so<00:24:37.679><c> he</c><00:24:38.000><c> discovers</c><00:24:38.559><c> there's</c><00:24:38.880><c> no</c><00:24:39.120><c> levites</c> 00:24:40.310 --> 00:24:40.320 align:start position:0% so he discovers there's no levites 00:24:40.320 --> 00:24:44.470 align:start position:0% so he discovers there's no levites he<00:24:40.559><c> searches</c><00:24:41.120><c> for</c><00:24:41.360><c> them</c><00:24:42.000><c> only</c><00:24:42.480><c> 38</c><00:24:43.279><c> show</c><00:24:43.600><c> up</c> 00:24:44.470 --> 00:24:44.480 align:start position:0% he searches for them only 38 show up 00:24:44.480 --> 00:24:46.950 align:start position:0% he searches for them only 38 show up of<00:24:44.640><c> the</c><00:24:44.799><c> hunt</c><00:24:45.279><c> of</c><00:24:45.440><c> the</c><00:24:45.760><c> thousand</c> 00:24:46.950 --> 00:24:46.960 align:start position:0% of the hunt of the thousand 00:24:46.960 --> 00:24:48.870 align:start position:0% of the hunt of the thousand people<00:24:47.279><c> that</c><00:24:47.520><c> are</c><00:24:47.600><c> returning</c><00:24:48.159><c> with</c><00:24:48.400><c> ezra</c> 00:24:48.870 --> 00:24:48.880 align:start position:0% people that are returning with ezra 00:24:48.880 --> 00:24:52.630 align:start position:0% people that are returning with ezra that's<00:24:49.120><c> only</c><00:24:49.600><c> two</c><00:24:49.840><c> and</c><00:24:49.919><c> a</c><00:24:50.000><c> half</c><00:24:50.400><c> percent</c> 00:24:52.630 --> 00:24:52.640 align:start position:0% that's only two and a half percent 00:24:52.640 --> 00:24:54.390 align:start position:0% that's only two and a half percent and<00:24:52.799><c> if</c><00:24:52.880><c> you</c><00:24:52.960><c> go</c><00:24:53.120><c> back</c><00:24:53.360><c> to</c><00:24:53.520><c> the</c><00:24:53.679><c> beginning</c><00:24:54.240><c> of</c> 00:24:54.390 --> 00:24:54.400 align:start position:0% and if you go back to the beginning of 00:24:54.400 --> 00:24:55.430 align:start position:0% and if you go back to the beginning of ezra 00:24:55.430 --> 00:24:55.440 align:start position:0% ezra 00:24:55.440 --> 00:24:57.510 align:start position:0% ezra where<00:24:55.679><c> we</c><00:24:55.840><c> read</c><00:24:56.080><c> about</c><00:24:56.320><c> the</c><00:24:56.480><c> first</c><00:24:56.960><c> wave</c><00:24:57.279><c> of</c> 00:24:57.510 --> 00:24:57.520 align:start position:0% where we read about the first wave of 00:24:57.520 --> 00:25:00.070 align:start position:0% where we read about the first wave of exiles<00:24:58.080><c> that</c><00:24:58.320><c> returned</c><00:24:59.279><c> it</c><00:24:59.440><c> tells</c><00:24:59.760><c> us</c><00:24:59.919><c> there</c> 00:25:00.070 --> 00:25:00.080 align:start position:0% exiles that returned it tells us there 00:25:00.080 --> 00:25:04.710 align:start position:0% exiles that returned it tells us there were<00:25:00.400><c> 42</c><00:25:01.279><c> 000</c><00:25:01.919><c> exiles</c><00:25:02.480><c> that</c><00:25:02.720><c> came</c><00:25:03.039><c> back</c> 00:25:04.710 --> 00:25:04.720 align:start position:0% were 42 000 exiles that came back 00:25:04.720 --> 00:25:07.590 align:start position:0% were 42 000 exiles that came back and<00:25:04.880><c> when</c><00:25:05.120><c> you</c><00:25:05.360><c> look</c><00:25:05.679><c> at</c><00:25:05.919><c> the</c><00:25:06.080><c> details</c> 00:25:07.590 --> 00:25:07.600 align:start position:0% and when you look at the details 00:25:07.600 --> 00:25:11.590 align:start position:0% and when you look at the details it<00:25:07.760><c> tells</c><00:25:08.159><c> us</c><00:25:08.240><c> that</c><00:25:08.559><c> of</c><00:25:08.799><c> those</c><00:25:09.200><c> 42</c><00:25:10.240><c> 000</c> 00:25:11.590 --> 00:25:11.600 align:start position:0% it tells us that of those 42 000 00:25:11.600 --> 00:25:15.510 align:start position:0% it tells us that of those 42 000 there<00:25:11.840><c> were</c><00:25:12.080><c> only</c><00:25:12.640><c> 304</c> 00:25:15.510 --> 00:25:15.520 align:start position:0% there were only 304 00:25:15.520 --> 00:25:17.750 align:start position:0% there were only 304 levites 00:25:17.750 --> 00:25:17.760 align:start position:0% levites 00:25:17.760 --> 00:25:20.230 align:start position:0% levites that's<00:25:18.159><c> less</c><00:25:18.400><c> than</c><00:25:18.799><c> one</c><00:25:19.200><c> percent</c> 00:25:20.230 --> 00:25:20.240 align:start position:0% that's less than one percent 00:25:20.240 --> 00:25:22.390 align:start position:0% that's less than one percent of<00:25:20.400><c> the</c><00:25:20.559><c> returning</c> 00:25:22.390 --> 00:25:22.400 align:start position:0% of the returning 00:25:22.400 --> 00:25:25.110 align:start position:0% of the returning refugees<00:25:23.600><c> exiles</c> 00:25:25.110 --> 00:25:25.120 align:start position:0% refugees exiles 00:25:25.120 --> 00:25:26.549 align:start position:0% refugees exiles only 00:25:26.549 --> 00:25:26.559 align:start position:0% only 00:25:26.559 --> 00:25:28.710 align:start position:0% only 0.8<00:25:27.200><c> percent</c> 00:25:28.710 --> 00:25:28.720 align:start position:0% 0.8 percent 00:25:28.720 --> 00:25:31.830 align:start position:0% 0.8 percent were<00:25:29.200><c> from</c><00:25:29.440><c> the</c><00:25:29.520><c> levitical</c><00:25:30.159><c> tribe</c> 00:25:31.830 --> 00:25:31.840 align:start position:0% were from the levitical tribe 00:25:31.840 --> 00:25:34.149 align:start position:0% were from the levitical tribe so<00:25:32.080><c> again</c><00:25:32.480><c> the</c><00:25:32.720><c> question</c><00:25:33.039><c> is</c><00:25:33.600><c> where</c><00:25:33.760><c> did</c><00:25:34.000><c> they</c> 00:25:34.149 --> 00:25:34.159 align:start position:0% so again the question is where did they 00:25:34.159 --> 00:25:35.510 align:start position:0% so again the question is where did they go 00:25:35.510 --> 00:25:35.520 align:start position:0% go 00:25:35.520 --> 00:25:39.190 align:start position:0% go and<00:25:35.679><c> the</c><00:25:35.919><c> answer</c><00:25:36.400><c> is</c><00:25:37.039><c> they</c><00:25:37.279><c> lost</c><00:25:37.679><c> their</c><00:25:37.919><c> way</c> 00:25:39.190 --> 00:25:39.200 align:start position:0% and the answer is they lost their way 00:25:39.200 --> 00:25:40.230 align:start position:0% and the answer is they lost their way and 00:25:40.230 --> 00:25:40.240 align:start position:0% and 00:25:40.240 --> 00:25:42.390 align:start position:0% and what<00:25:40.400><c> we're</c><00:25:40.640><c> going</c><00:25:40.720><c> to</c><00:25:40.880><c> see</c><00:25:41.360><c> is</c><00:25:41.600><c> that</c><00:25:41.840><c> there</c><00:25:42.159><c> is</c> 00:25:42.390 --> 00:25:42.400 align:start position:0% what we're going to see is that there is 00:25:42.400 --> 00:25:43.310 align:start position:0% what we're going to see is that there is this 00:25:43.310 --> 00:25:43.320 align:start position:0% this 00:25:43.320 --> 00:25:45.430 align:start position:0% this interdependence<00:25:44.400><c> this</c><00:25:44.720><c> spiritual</c> 00:25:45.430 --> 00:25:45.440 align:start position:0% interdependence this spiritual 00:25:45.440 --> 00:25:48.310 align:start position:0% interdependence this spiritual interdependence<00:25:46.480><c> that</c><00:25:47.120><c> is</c><00:25:47.360><c> required</c><00:25:47.919><c> we</c><00:25:48.080><c> talk</c> 00:25:48.310 --> 00:25:48.320 align:start position:0% interdependence that is required we talk 00:25:48.320 --> 00:25:51.190 align:start position:0% interdependence that is required we talk about<00:25:48.799><c> unity</c><00:25:49.279><c> in</c><00:25:49.440><c> the</c><00:25:49.600><c> body</c><00:25:50.320><c> this</c><00:25:50.559><c> is</c><00:25:50.720><c> a</c><00:25:50.880><c> lesson</c> 00:25:51.190 --> 00:25:51.200 align:start position:0% about unity in the body this is a lesson 00:25:51.200 --> 00:25:53.190 align:start position:0% about unity in the body this is a lesson that<00:25:51.360><c> we</c><00:25:51.600><c> hear</c><00:25:51.919><c> about</c><00:25:52.159><c> in</c><00:25:52.240><c> the</c><00:25:52.400><c> new</c><00:25:52.640><c> testament</c> 00:25:53.190 --> 00:25:53.200 align:start position:0% that we hear about in the new testament 00:25:53.200 --> 00:25:54.870 align:start position:0% that we hear about in the new testament time<00:25:53.520><c> and</c><00:25:53.679><c> time</c><00:25:54.000><c> again</c> 00:25:54.870 --> 00:25:54.880 align:start position:0% time and time again 00:25:54.880 --> 00:25:57.269 align:start position:0% time and time again the<00:25:55.360><c> the</c><00:25:55.520><c> apostle</c><00:25:56.080><c> paul</c><00:25:56.480><c> talks</c><00:25:56.799><c> about</c><00:25:57.120><c> the</c> 00:25:57.269 --> 00:25:57.279 align:start position:0% the the apostle paul talks about the 00:25:57.279 --> 00:25:59.669 align:start position:0% the the apostle paul talks about the body<00:25:57.679><c> of</c><00:25:57.840><c> christ</c><00:25:58.320><c> and</c><00:25:58.480><c> how</c><00:25:58.720><c> we</c><00:25:58.960><c> are</c><00:25:59.200><c> all</c><00:25:59.440><c> made</c> 00:25:59.669 --> 00:25:59.679 align:start position:0% body of christ and how we are all made 00:25:59.679 --> 00:26:01.909 align:start position:0% body of christ and how we are all made up<00:25:59.840><c> of</c><00:26:00.080><c> many</c><00:26:00.400><c> members</c> 00:26:01.909 --> 00:26:01.919 align:start position:0% up of many members 00:26:01.919 --> 00:26:04.230 align:start position:0% up of many members and<00:26:02.080><c> we</c><00:26:02.240><c> might</c><00:26:02.559><c> think</c><00:26:02.799><c> that</c><00:26:03.360><c> you</c><00:26:03.440><c> know</c><00:26:03.760><c> i</c><00:26:03.919><c> don't</c> 00:26:04.230 --> 00:26:04.240 align:start position:0% and we might think that you know i don't 00:26:04.240 --> 00:26:06.390 align:start position:0% and we might think that you know i don't have<00:26:04.480><c> a</c><00:26:04.640><c> very</c><00:26:05.039><c> important</c><00:26:05.520><c> position</c><00:26:06.080><c> in</c><00:26:06.240><c> the</c> 00:26:06.390 --> 00:26:06.400 align:start position:0% have a very important position in the 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so</c><00:26:24.400><c> when</c><00:26:24.640><c> things</c><00:26:24.960><c> are</c><00:26:25.120><c> working</c><00:26:25.679><c> well</c> 00:26:26.149 --> 00:26:26.159 align:start position:0% israel so when things are working well 00:26:26.159 --> 00:26:27.750 align:start position:0% israel so when things are working well in<00:26:26.240><c> the</c><00:26:26.400><c> old</c><00:26:26.640><c> testament</c> 00:26:27.750 --> 00:26:27.760 align:start position:0% in the old testament 00:26:27.760 --> 00:26:29.830 align:start position:0% in the old testament we<00:26:28.000><c> find</c><00:26:28.240><c> that</c><00:26:28.400><c> the</c><00:26:28.640><c> people</c> 00:26:29.830 --> 00:26:29.840 align:start position:0% we find that the people 00:26:29.840 --> 00:26:32.070 align:start position:0% we find that the people they<00:26:30.240><c> are</c><00:26:30.880><c> faithful</c> 00:26:32.070 --> 00:26:32.080 align:start position:0% they are faithful 00:26:32.080 --> 00:26:34.149 align:start position:0% they are faithful and<00:26:32.159><c> they</c><00:26:32.400><c> are</c><00:26:32.640><c> obedient</c> 00:26:34.149 --> 00:26:34.159 align:start position:0% and they are obedient 00:26:34.159 --> 00:26:36.870 align:start position:0% and they are obedient and<00:26:34.400><c> based</c><00:26:34.799><c> on</c><00:26:34.960><c> this</c><00:26:35.279><c> national</c><00:26:36.080><c> faith</c><00:26:36.559><c> based</c> 00:26:36.870 --> 00:26:36.880 align:start position:0% and based on this national faith based 00:26:36.880 --> 00:26:39.269 align:start position:0% and based on this national faith based on<00:26:36.960><c> this</c><00:26:37.279><c> national</c><00:26:37.840><c> obedience</c><00:26:38.480><c> god</c><00:26:38.799><c> says</c><00:26:39.120><c> in</c> 00:26:39.269 --> 00:26:39.279 align:start position:0% on this national obedience god says in 00:26:39.279 --> 00:26:40.710 align:start position:0% on this national obedience god says in deuteronomy 00:26:40.710 --> 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--> 00:26:53.600 align:start position:0% but periods when the nation is is 00:26:53.600 --> 00:26:55.350 align:start position:0% but periods when the nation is is faithful<00:26:54.159><c> god</c><00:26:54.480><c> tells</c><00:26:54.799><c> them</c><00:26:54.880><c> that</c><00:26:55.039><c> they</c><00:26:55.200><c> will</c> 00:26:55.350 --> 00:26:55.360 align:start position:0% faithful god tells them that they will 00:26:55.360 --> 00:26:57.669 align:start position:0% faithful god tells them that they will be<00:26:55.520><c> blessed</c> 00:26:57.669 --> 00:26:57.679 align:start position:0% be blessed 00:26:57.679 --> 00:27:00.310 align:start position:0% be blessed and<00:26:58.080><c> when</c><00:26:58.320><c> they</c><00:26:58.559><c> are</c><00:26:58.720><c> blessed</c><00:26:59.520><c> their</c><00:26:59.760><c> crops</c> 00:27:00.310 --> 00:27:00.320 align:start position:0% and when they are blessed their crops 00:27:00.320 --> 00:27:01.750 align:start position:0% and when they are blessed their crops grow 00:27:01.750 --> 00:27:01.760 align:start position:0% grow 00:27:01.760 --> 00:27:03.909 align:start position:0% grow and<00:27:02.000><c> when</c><00:27:02.159><c> their</c><00:27:02.480><c> crops</c><00:27:02.880><c> grow</c><00:27:03.200><c> it</c><00:27:03.360><c> means</c><00:27:03.760><c> that</c> 00:27:03.909 --> 00:27:03.919 align:start position:0% and when their crops grow it means that 00:27:03.919 --> 00:27:06.549 align:start position:0% and when their crops grow it means that they<00:27:04.159><c> have</c><00:27:04.400><c> sufficient</c><00:27:05.120><c> in</c><00:27:05.200><c> their</c><00:27:05.520><c> mind</c><00:27:06.320><c> to</c> 00:27:06.549 --> 00:27:06.559 align:start position:0% they have sufficient in their mind to 00:27:06.559 --> 00:27:08.630 align:start position:0% they have sufficient in their mind to provide<00:27:07.039><c> the</c><00:27:07.279><c> tithes</c> 00:27:08.630 --> 00:27:08.640 align:start position:0% provide the tithes 00:27:08.640 --> 00:27:11.029 align:start position:0% provide the tithes and<00:27:08.799><c> the</c><00:27:08.960><c> holy</c><00:27:09.440><c> provisions</c><00:27:10.640><c> that</c><00:27:10.880><c> are</c> 00:27:11.029 --> 00:27:11.039 align:start position:0% and the holy provisions that are 00:27:11.039 --> 00:27:13.190 align:start position:0% and the holy provisions that are required<00:27:11.760><c> in</c><00:27:11.919><c> the</c><00:27:12.080><c> law</c> 00:27:13.190 --> 00:27:13.200 align:start position:0% required in the law 00:27:13.200 --> 00:27:15.350 align:start position:0% required in the law so<00:27:13.440><c> they</c><00:27:13.679><c> read</c><00:27:13.919><c> about</c><00:27:14.559><c> the</c><00:27:14.720><c> scriptures</c> 00:27:15.350 --> 00:27:15.360 align:start position:0% so they read about the scriptures 00:27:15.360 --> 00:27:16.789 align:start position:0% so they read about the scriptures they're<00:27:15.760><c> faithful</c> 00:27:16.789 --> 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levites</c><00:27:24.640><c> they</c><00:27:24.880><c> didn't</c><00:27:25.279><c> have</c><00:27:25.600><c> an</c> 00:27:25.750 --> 00:27:25.760 align:start position:0% remember the levites they didn't have an 00:27:25.760 --> 00:27:27.750 align:start position:0% remember the levites they didn't have an inheritance<00:27:26.480><c> in</c><00:27:26.559><c> the</c><00:27:26.720><c> land</c> 00:27:27.750 --> 00:27:27.760 align:start position:0% inheritance in the land 00:27:27.760 --> 00:27:29.510 align:start position:0% inheritance in the land the<00:27:27.919><c> levites</c><00:27:28.399><c> didn't</c><00:27:28.640><c> have</c><00:27:28.880><c> a</c><00:27:29.039><c> role</c><00:27:29.440><c> they</c> 00:27:29.510 --> 00:27:29.520 align:start position:0% the levites didn't have a role they 00:27:29.520 --> 00:27:31.590 align:start position:0% the levites didn't have a role they didn't<00:27:29.760><c> have</c><00:27:30.159><c> farms</c><00:27:30.640><c> they</c><00:27:30.799><c> didn't</c><00:27:31.120><c> do</c><00:27:31.279><c> these</c> 00:27:31.590 --> 00:27:31.600 align:start position:0% didn't have farms they didn't do these 00:27:31.600 --> 00:27:33.750 align:start position:0% didn't have farms they didn't do these things<00:27:32.159><c> and</c><00:27:32.320><c> they</c><00:27:32.480><c> were</c><00:27:32.840><c> completely</c> 00:27:33.750 --> 00:27:33.760 align:start position:0% things and they were completely 00:27:33.760 --> 00:27:37.269 align:start position:0% things and they were completely dependent<00:27:34.880><c> upon</c><00:27:35.440><c> the</c><00:27:35.679><c> generosity</c><00:27:36.880><c> of</c><00:27:37.039><c> the</c> 00:27:37.269 --> 00:27:37.279 align:start position:0% dependent upon the generosity of the 00:27:37.279 --> 00:27:38.870 align:start position:0% dependent upon the generosity of the other<00:27:37.520><c> brothers</c><00:27:37.919><c> and</c><00:27:38.080><c> sisters</c><00:27:38.559><c> in</c><00:27:38.640><c> that</c> 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and<00:27:45.200><c> so</c><00:27:45.679><c> they</c><00:27:45.919><c> would</c><00:27:46.080><c> receive</c><00:27:46.640><c> these</c> 00:27:47.029 --> 00:27:47.039 align:start position:0% and so they would receive these 00:27:47.039 --> 00:27:48.470 align:start position:0% and so they would receive these provisions 00:27:48.470 --> 00:27:48.480 align:start position:0% provisions 00:27:48.480 --> 00:27:50.710 align:start position:0% provisions and<00:27:48.559><c> then</c><00:27:48.880><c> the</c><00:27:49.039><c> levites</c><00:27:49.600><c> would</c><00:27:49.760><c> then</c><00:27:50.320><c> be</c><00:27:50.480><c> able</c> 00:27:50.710 --> 00:27:50.720 align:start position:0% and then the levites would then be able 00:27:50.720 --> 00:27:54.230 align:start position:0% and then the levites would then be able to<00:27:50.960><c> devote</c><00:27:51.440><c> themselves</c><00:27:52.240><c> as</c><00:27:52.480><c> ezra</c><00:27:52.960><c> did</c><00:27:53.679><c> to</c><00:27:53.840><c> the</c> 00:27:54.230 --> 00:27:54.240 align:start position:0% to devote themselves as ezra did to the 00:27:54.240 --> 00:27:57.110 align:start position:0% to devote themselves as ezra did to the to<00:27:54.480><c> the</c><00:27:54.720><c> reading</c><00:27:55.279><c> and</c><00:27:55.520><c> understanding</c><00:27:56.559><c> and</c> 00:27:57.110 --> 00:27:57.120 align:start position:0% to the reading and understanding and 00:27:57.120 --> 00:27:59.990 align:start position:0% to the reading and understanding and teaching<00:27:57.840><c> of</c><00:27:58.080><c> the</c><00:27:58.320><c> law</c> 00:27:59.990 --> 00:28:00.000 align:start position:0% teaching of the law 00:28:00.000 --> 00:28:01.110 align:start position:0% teaching of the law which<00:28:00.320><c> then</c> 00:28:01.110 --> 00:28:01.120 align:start position:0% which then 00:28:01.120 --> 00:28:03.190 align:start position:0% which then is<00:28:01.279><c> brought</c><00:28:01.679><c> to</c><00:28:01.840><c> the</c><00:28:02.080><c> people</c><00:28:02.480><c> in</c><00:28:02.640><c> the</c><00:28:02.720><c> form</c><00:28:03.039><c> of</c> 00:28:03.190 --> 00:28:03.200 align:start position:0% is brought to the people in the form of 00:28:03.200 --> 00:28:05.510 align:start position:0% is brought to the people in the form of good<00:28:03.520><c> teaching</c><00:28:04.080><c> which</c><00:28:04.320><c> allows</c><00:28:04.880><c> the</c><00:28:05.039><c> people</c><00:28:05.360><c> to</c> 00:28:05.510 --> 00:28:05.520 align:start position:0% good teaching which allows the people to 00:28:05.520 --> 00:28:08.389 align:start position:0% good teaching which allows the people to be<00:28:05.760><c> faithful</c><00:28:06.240><c> which</c><00:28:06.480><c> allows</c><00:28:07.039><c> god</c><00:28:07.360><c> to</c><00:28:07.600><c> provide</c> 00:28:08.389 --> 00:28:08.399 align:start position:0% be faithful which allows god to provide 00:28:08.399 --> 00:28:10.310 align:start position:0% be faithful which allows god to provide the<00:28:08.559><c> blessings</c><00:28:09.120><c> so</c><00:28:09.279><c> they</c><00:28:09.440><c> can</c><00:28:09.679><c> provide</c><00:28:10.080><c> the</c> 00:28:10.310 --> 00:28:10.320 align:start position:0% the blessings so they can provide the 00:28:10.320 --> 00:28:12.310 align:start position:0% the blessings so they can provide the ties<00:28:10.640><c> to</c><00:28:10.799><c> the</c><00:28:10.880><c> leap</c><00:28:11.360><c> and</c><00:28:11.520><c> you</c><00:28:11.679><c> can</c><00:28:11.919><c> see</c><00:28:12.159><c> that</c> 00:28:12.310 --> 00:28:12.320 align:start position:0% ties to the leap and you can see that 00:28:12.320 --> 00:28:14.870 align:start position:0% ties to the leap and you can see that it's<00:28:12.640><c> all</c><00:28:13.120><c> interrelated</c> 00:28:14.870 --> 00:28:14.880 align:start position:0% it's all interrelated 00:28:14.880 --> 00:28:16.549 align:start position:0% it's all interrelated and<00:28:14.960><c> that's</c><00:28:15.279><c> just</c><00:28:15.600><c> how</c><00:28:15.840><c> it</c><00:28:15.919><c> is</c><00:28:16.080><c> brothers</c><00:28:16.480><c> and</c> 00:28:16.549 --> 00:28:16.559 align:start position:0% and that's just how it is brothers and 00:28:16.559 --> 00:28:18.710 align:start position:0% and that's just how it is brothers and sisters<00:28:16.960><c> in</c><00:28:17.120><c> our</c><00:28:17.360><c> college</c> 00:28:18.710 --> 00:28:18.720 align:start position:0% sisters in our college 00:28:18.720 --> 00:28:20.549 align:start position:0% sisters in our college you<00:28:18.880><c> know</c><00:28:18.960><c> it's</c><00:28:19.120><c> such</c><00:28:19.360><c> a</c><00:28:19.520><c> joy</c><00:28:19.840><c> for</c><00:28:20.000><c> me</c><00:28:20.159><c> when</c><00:28:20.399><c> i</c> 00:28:20.549 --> 00:28:20.559 align:start position:0% you know it's such a joy for me when i 00:28:20.559 --> 00:28:21.909 align:start position:0% you know it's such a joy for me when i have<00:28:20.720><c> the</c><00:28:20.880><c> opportunity</c><00:28:21.360><c> you</c><00:28:21.440><c> know</c><00:28:21.600><c> jim</c><00:28:21.840><c> if</c> 00:28:21.909 --> 00:28:21.919 align:start position:0% have the opportunity you know jim if 00:28:21.919 --> 00:28:24.149 align:start position:0% have the opportunity you know jim if you're<00:28:22.159><c> away</c><00:28:22.480><c> and</c><00:28:22.559><c> i'm</c><00:28:23.200><c> and</c><00:28:23.360><c> i'm</c><00:28:23.600><c> uh</c><00:28:23.760><c> doing</c><00:28:24.080><c> the</c> 00:28:24.149 --> 00:28:24.159 align:start position:0% you're away and i'm and i'm uh doing the 00:28:24.159 --> 00:28:26.470 align:start position:0% you're away and i'm and i'm uh doing the announcements<00:28:25.279><c> and</c><00:28:25.520><c> kathy</c><00:28:25.919><c> you</c><00:28:26.000><c> come</c><00:28:26.240><c> up</c><00:28:26.399><c> and</c> 00:28:26.470 --> 00:28:26.480 align:start position:0% announcements and kathy you come up and 00:28:26.480 --> 00:28:27.830 align:start position:0% announcements and kathy you come up and say<00:28:26.640><c> you</c><00:28:26.720><c> know</c><00:28:26.880><c> these</c><00:28:27.120><c> are</c><00:28:27.279><c> all</c><00:28:27.360><c> the</c><00:28:27.520><c> things</c> 00:28:27.830 --> 00:28:27.840 align:start position:0% say you know these are all the things 00:28:27.840 --> 00:28:29.350 align:start position:0% say you know these are all the things that<00:28:28.080><c> you</c><00:28:28.240><c> know</c><00:28:28.399><c> these</c><00:28:28.640><c> are</c><00:28:28.720><c> the</c><00:28:28.880><c> people</c><00:28:29.200><c> that</c> 00:28:29.350 --> 00:28:29.360 align:start position:0% that you know these are the people that 00:28:29.360 --> 00:28:30.789 align:start position:0% that you know these are the people that we've<00:28:29.600><c> talked</c><00:28:29.840><c> to</c><00:28:30.080><c> and</c><00:28:30.159><c> these</c><00:28:30.320><c> are</c><00:28:30.399><c> the</c><00:28:30.480><c> people</c> 00:28:30.789 --> 00:28:30.799 align:start position:0% we've talked to and these are the people 00:28:30.799 --> 00:28:32.230 align:start position:0% we've talked to and these are the people that<00:28:30.960><c> need</c><00:28:31.279><c> prayers</c> 00:28:32.230 --> 00:28:32.240 align:start position:0% that need prayers 00:28:32.240 --> 00:28:33.590 align:start position:0% that need prayers that's<00:28:32.480><c> something</c><00:28:32.720><c> that</c><00:28:32.880><c> i</c><00:28:32.960><c> don't</c><00:28:33.120><c> do</c><00:28:33.279><c> but</c><00:28:33.440><c> you</c> 00:28:33.590 --> 00:28:33.600 align:start position:0% that's something that i don't do but you 00:28:33.600 --> 00:28:36.149 align:start position:0% that's something that i don't do but you do<00:28:33.760><c> that</c><00:28:34.080><c> so</c><00:28:34.480><c> well</c> 00:28:36.149 --> 00:28:36.159 align:start position:0% do that so well 00:28:36.159 --> 00:28:38.549 align:start position:0% do that so well you<00:28:36.240><c> know</c><00:28:36.640><c> i</c><00:28:36.720><c> mean</c><00:28:37.039><c> is</c><00:28:37.200><c> that</c><00:28:37.360><c> the</c><00:28:37.600><c> truth</c> 00:28:38.549 --> 00:28:38.559 align:start position:0% you know i mean is that the truth 00:28:38.559 --> 00:28:39.590 align:start position:0% you know i mean is that the truth and<00:28:38.799><c> and</c> 00:28:39.590 --> 00:28:39.600 align:start position:0% and and 00:28:39.600 --> 00:28:41.669 align:start position:0% and and you<00:28:39.760><c> know</c><00:28:39.919><c> if</c><00:28:40.159><c> if</c><00:28:40.320><c> you</c><00:28:40.480><c> weren't</c><00:28:40.799><c> there</c> 00:28:41.669 --> 00:28:41.679 align:start position:0% you know if if you weren't there 00:28:41.679 --> 00:28:43.909 align:start position:0% you know if if you weren't there that<00:28:41.919><c> would</c><00:28:42.159><c> fall</c><00:28:42.480><c> down</c><00:28:43.039><c> and</c><00:28:43.200><c> that's</c><00:28:43.440><c> a</c><00:28:43.600><c> role</c> 00:28:43.909 --> 00:28:43.919 align:start position:0% that would fall down and that's a role 00:28:43.919 --> 00:28:46.630 align:start position:0% that would fall down and that's a role that<00:28:44.080><c> you</c><00:28:44.240><c> play</c><00:28:44.960><c> that</c><00:28:45.200><c> is</c><00:28:45.840><c> so</c><00:28:46.080><c> important</c><00:28:46.480><c> in</c> 00:28:46.630 --> 00:28:46.640 align:start position:0% that you play that is so important in 00:28:46.640 --> 00:28:48.789 align:start position:0% that you play that is so important in the<00:28:46.720><c> ecclesia</c><00:28:47.360><c> and</c><00:28:47.440><c> we</c><00:28:47.679><c> all</c><00:28:47.919><c> have</c><00:28:48.159><c> roles</c><00:28:48.559><c> like</c> 00:28:48.789 --> 00:28:48.799 align:start position:0% the ecclesia and we all have roles like 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the</c><00:28:55.520><c> old</c><00:28:55.760><c> testament</c> 00:28:57.750 --> 00:28:57.760 align:start position:0% see in the old testament 00:28:57.760 --> 00:29:01.350 align:start position:0% see in the old testament if<00:28:58.080><c> the</c><00:28:58.320><c> levites</c><00:28:59.039><c> aren't</c><00:28:59.360><c> receiving</c><00:28:59.919><c> the</c><00:29:00.159><c> ties</c> 00:29:01.350 --> 00:29:01.360 align:start position:0% if the levites aren't receiving the ties 00:29:01.360 --> 00:29:03.110 align:start position:0% if the levites aren't receiving the ties what<00:29:01.520><c> does</c><00:29:01.679><c> that</c><00:29:01.919><c> mean</c><00:29:02.240><c> it</c><00:29:02.320><c> means</c><00:29:02.640><c> that</c><00:29:02.799><c> they</c> 00:29:03.110 --> 00:29:03.120 align:start position:0% what does that mean it means that they 00:29:03.120 --> 00:29:04.070 align:start position:0% what does that mean it means that they can't 00:29:04.070 --> 00:29:04.080 align:start position:0% can't 00:29:04.080 --> 00:29:06.710 align:start position:0% can't devote<00:29:04.559><c> themselves</c><00:29:05.200><c> to</c><00:29:05.360><c> the</c><00:29:05.600><c> teaching</c> 00:29:06.710 --> 00:29:06.720 align:start position:0% devote themselves to the teaching 00:29:06.720 --> 00:29:07.909 align:start position:0% devote themselves to the teaching why 00:29:07.909 --> 00:29:07.919 align:start position:0% why 00:29:07.919 --> 00:29:09.269 align:start position:0% why because<00:29:08.080><c> they've</c><00:29:08.240><c> got</c><00:29:08.399><c> to</c><00:29:08.480><c> go</c><00:29:08.720><c> out</c><00:29:08.799><c> into</c><00:29:09.039><c> the</c> 00:29:09.269 --> 00:29:09.279 align:start position:0% because they've got to go out into the 00:29:09.279 --> 00:29:10.710 align:start position:0% because they've got to go out into the farms<00:29:09.679><c> they're</c><00:29:09.840><c> going</c><00:29:10.000><c> to</c><00:29:10.080><c> go</c><00:29:10.159><c> out</c><00:29:10.320><c> into</c><00:29:10.559><c> the</c> 00:29:10.710 --> 00:29:10.720 align:start position:0% farms they're going to go out into the 00:29:10.720 --> 00:29:12.470 align:start position:0% farms they're going to go out into the fields<00:29:11.200><c> they've</c><00:29:11.360><c> got</c><00:29:11.520><c> to</c><00:29:11.600><c> do</c><00:29:11.840><c> something</c><00:29:12.320><c> to</c> 00:29:12.470 --> 00:29:12.480 align:start position:0% fields they've got to do something to 00:29:12.480 --> 00:29:16.149 align:start position:0% fields they've got to do something to earn<00:29:12.960><c> enough</c><00:29:13.600><c> to</c><00:29:13.760><c> support</c><00:29:14.320><c> their</c><00:29:14.640><c> families</c> 00:29:16.149 --> 00:29:16.159 align:start position:0% earn enough to support their families 00:29:16.159 --> 00:29:17.990 align:start position:0% earn enough to support their families and<00:29:16.399><c> when</c><00:29:16.559><c> they're</c><00:29:16.880><c> not</c> 00:29:17.990 --> 00:29:18.000 align:start position:0% and when they're not 00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:20.310 align:start position:0% and when they're not teaching<00:29:18.799><c> and</c><00:29:18.960><c> when</c><00:29:19.120><c> they</c><00:29:19.360><c> are</c><00:29:19.600><c> neglecting</c> 00:29:20.310 --> 00:29:20.320 align:start position:0% teaching and when they are neglecting 00:29:20.320 --> 00:29:22.230 align:start position:0% teaching and when they are neglecting those<00:29:20.679><c> responsibilities</c><00:29:21.679><c> well</c><00:29:21.840><c> then</c><00:29:22.080><c> the</c> 00:29:22.230 --> 00:29:22.240 align:start position:0% those responsibilities well then the 00:29:22.240 --> 00:29:23.590 align:start position:0% those responsibilities well then the people 00:29:23.590 --> 00:29:23.600 align:start position:0% people 00:29:23.600 --> 00:29:25.190 align:start position:0% people don't<00:29:23.919><c> know</c> 00:29:25.190 --> 00:29:25.200 align:start position:0% don't know 00:29:25.200 --> 00:29:27.269 align:start position:0% don't know what<00:29:25.360><c> it</c><00:29:25.520><c> is</c><00:29:25.760><c> they</c><00:29:26.000><c> need</c><00:29:26.240><c> to</c><00:29:26.399><c> know</c><00:29:26.799><c> to</c><00:29:26.960><c> be</c> 00:29:27.269 --> 00:29:27.279 align:start position:0% what it is they need to know to be 00:29:27.279 --> 00:29:28.870 align:start position:0% what it is they need to know to be faithful 00:29:28.870 --> 00:29:28.880 align:start position:0% faithful 00:29:28.880 --> 00:29:30.389 align:start position:0% faithful and<00:29:29.039><c> consequently</c> 00:29:30.389 --> 00:29:30.399 align:start position:0% and consequently 00:29:30.399 --> 00:29:32.710 align:start position:0% and consequently these<00:29:30.640><c> people</c><00:29:31.039><c> of</c><00:29:31.279><c> faith</c><00:29:31.760><c> now</c> 00:29:32.710 --> 00:29:32.720 align:start position:0% these people of faith now 00:29:32.720 --> 00:29:34.310 align:start position:0% these people of faith now are<00:29:32.960><c> unfaithful</c><00:29:33.679><c> because</c><00:29:33.919><c> they</c><00:29:34.080><c> don't</c> 00:29:34.310 --> 00:29:34.320 align:start position:0% are unfaithful because they don't 00:29:34.320 --> 00:29:37.990 align:start position:0% are unfaithful because they don't understand<00:29:34.960><c> what</c><00:29:35.120><c> the</c><00:29:35.440><c> god</c><00:29:35.760><c> is</c><00:29:35.919><c> requiring</c> 00:29:37.990 --> 00:29:38.000 align:start position:0% understand what the god is requiring 00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:40.470 align:start position:0% understand what the god is requiring and<00:29:38.159><c> that</c><00:29:38.480><c> means</c><00:29:38.880><c> that</c><00:29:39.120><c> as</c><00:29:39.279><c> a</c><00:29:39.440><c> nation</c> 00:29:40.470 --> 00:29:40.480 align:start position:0% and that means that as a nation 00:29:40.480 --> 00:29:43.029 align:start position:0% and that means that as a nation an<00:29:40.720><c> unfaithful</c><00:29:41.520><c> nation</c><00:29:41.919><c> god</c><00:29:42.240><c> will</c><00:29:42.399><c> no</c><00:29:42.559><c> longer</c> 00:29:43.029 --> 00:29:43.039 align:start position:0% an unfaithful nation god will no longer 00:29:43.039 --> 00:29:45.350 align:start position:0% an unfaithful nation god will no longer bless<00:29:43.360><c> them</c><00:29:43.600><c> but</c><00:29:43.760><c> he'll</c><00:29:44.080><c> curse</c><00:29:44.480><c> them</c> 00:29:45.350 --> 00:29:45.360 align:start position:0% bless them but he'll curse them 00:29:45.360 --> 00:29:47.830 align:start position:0% bless them but he'll curse them as<00:29:45.600><c> deuteronomy</c><00:29:46.320><c> tells</c><00:29:46.720><c> us</c> 00:29:47.830 --> 00:29:47.840 align:start position:0% as deuteronomy tells us 00:29:47.840 --> 00:29:49.750 align:start position:0% as deuteronomy tells us and<00:29:48.000><c> the</c><00:29:48.159><c> crops</c><00:29:48.559><c> will</c><00:29:48.799><c> fail</c> 00:29:49.750 --> 00:29:49.760 align:start position:0% and the crops will fail 00:29:49.760 --> 00:29:51.510 align:start position:0% and the crops will fail and<00:29:49.919><c> that's</c><00:29:50.159><c> what</c><00:29:50.399><c> peter</c><00:29:50.720><c> was</c><00:29:50.880><c> talking</c><00:29:51.200><c> about</c> 00:29:51.510 --> 00:29:51.520 align:start position:0% and that's what peter was talking about 00:29:51.520 --> 00:29:53.510 align:start position:0% and that's what peter was talking about last<00:29:51.919><c> week</c><00:29:52.240><c> about</c><00:29:52.480><c> how</c><00:29:52.640><c> the</c><00:29:52.880><c> crops</c><00:29:53.279><c> were</c> 00:29:53.510 --> 00:29:53.520 align:start position:0% last week about how the crops were 00:29:53.520 --> 00:29:57.510 align:start position:0% last week about how the crops were failing 00:29:57.510 --> 00:29:57.520 align:start position:0% 00:29:57.520 --> 00:29:59.909 align:start position:0% it's<00:29:57.840><c> all</c><00:29:58.080><c> we</c><00:29:58.320><c> are</c><00:29:58.559><c> all</c><00:29:58.880><c> interdependent</c><00:29:59.679><c> upon</c> 00:29:59.909 --> 00:29:59.919 align:start position:0% it's all we are all interdependent upon 00:29:59.919 --> 00:30:02.630 align:start position:0% it's all we are all interdependent upon one<00:30:00.159><c> another</c><00:30:00.480><c> brothers</c><00:30:00.799><c> and</c><00:30:00.960><c> sisters</c> 00:30:02.630 --> 00:30:02.640 align:start position:0% one another brothers and sisters 00:30:02.640 --> 00:30:04.789 align:start position:0% one another brothers and sisters and<00:30:02.720><c> this</c><00:30:02.960><c> then</c><00:30:03.200><c> brings</c><00:30:03.600><c> us</c><00:30:03.760><c> to</c><00:30:04.159><c> i</c><00:30:04.320><c> think</c><00:30:04.559><c> the</c> 00:30:04.789 --> 00:30:04.799 align:start position:0% and this then brings us to i think the 00:30:04.799 --> 00:30:07.269 align:start position:0% and this then brings us to i think the main<00:30:05.279><c> purpose</c><00:30:05.760><c> of</c><00:30:05.840><c> this</c><00:30:06.080><c> second</c><00:30:06.480><c> part</c><00:30:06.960><c> of</c><00:30:07.200><c> the</c> 00:30:07.269 --> 00:30:07.279 align:start position:0% main purpose of this second part of the 00:30:07.279 --> 00:30:08.630 align:start position:0% main purpose of this second part of the book<00:30:07.520><c> of</c><00:30:07.679><c> ezra</c> 00:30:08.630 --> 00:30:08.640 align:start position:0% book of ezra 00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:10.230 align:start position:0% book of ezra and<00:30:08.720><c> so</c><00:30:08.880><c> i</c><00:30:09.039><c> asked</c><00:30:09.200><c> the</c><00:30:09.279><c> question</c><00:30:09.679><c> why</c><00:30:09.919><c> is</c><00:30:10.080><c> it</c><00:30:10.159><c> do</c> 00:30:10.230 --> 00:30:10.240 align:start position:0% and so i asked the question why is it do 00:30:10.240 --> 00:30:12.070 align:start position:0% and so i asked the question why is it do you<00:30:10.320><c> think</c><00:30:10.559><c> the</c><00:30:10.640><c> book</c><00:30:10.880><c> is</c><00:30:11.039><c> named</c><00:30:11.440><c> after</c><00:30:11.760><c> ezra</c> 00:30:12.070 --> 00:30:12.080 align:start position:0% you think the book is named after ezra 00:30:12.080 --> 00:30:13.909 align:start position:0% you think the book is named after ezra well<00:30:12.320><c> it</c><00:30:12.399><c> might</c><00:30:12.559><c> be</c><00:30:12.720><c> that</c><00:30:12.880><c> he</c><00:30:13.039><c> was</c><00:30:13.200><c> the</c><00:30:13.440><c> scribe</c> 00:30:13.909 --> 00:30:13.919 align:start position:0% well it might be that he was the scribe 00:30:13.919 --> 00:30:16.389 align:start position:0% well it might be that he was the scribe who<00:30:14.320><c> recorded</c><00:30:14.960><c> everything</c><00:30:15.840><c> but</c><00:30:16.000><c> i</c><00:30:16.080><c> think</c><00:30:16.240><c> it's</c> 00:30:16.389 --> 00:30:16.399 align:start position:0% who recorded everything but i think it's 00:30:16.399 --> 00:30:17.909 align:start position:0% who recorded everything but i think it's more<00:30:16.720><c> than</c><00:30:16.880><c> that</c> 00:30:17.909 --> 00:30:17.919 align:start position:0% more than that 00:30:17.919 --> 00:30:19.430 align:start position:0% more than that the<00:30:18.080><c> first</c><00:30:18.399><c> 58</c> 00:30:19.430 --> 00:30:19.440 align:start position:0% the first 58 00:30:19.440 --> 00:30:21.669 align:start position:0% the first 58 years<00:30:20.000><c> in</c><00:30:20.159><c> this</c><00:30:20.320><c> book</c><00:30:20.640><c> are</c><00:30:20.880><c> chapters</c><00:30:21.440><c> one</c> 00:30:21.669 --> 00:30:21.679 align:start position:0% years in this book are chapters one 00:30:21.679 --> 00:30:23.190 align:start position:0% years in this book are chapters one through<00:30:22.159><c> seven</c> 00:30:23.190 --> 00:30:23.200 align:start position:0% through seven 00:30:23.200 --> 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takes</c> 00:30:30.070 --> 00:30:30.080 align:start position:0% the majority of the book of ezra takes 00:30:30.080 --> 00:30:32.230 align:start position:0% the majority of the book of ezra takes place<00:30:30.320><c> in</c><00:30:30.480><c> the</c><00:30:30.559><c> first</c><00:30:30.880><c> six</c><00:30:31.200><c> years</c> 00:30:32.230 --> 00:30:32.240 align:start position:0% place in the first six years 00:30:32.240 --> 00:30:34.149 align:start position:0% place in the first six years the<00:30:32.480><c> first</c><00:30:32.720><c> six</c><00:30:33.039><c> chapters</c> 00:30:34.149 --> 00:30:34.159 align:start position:0% the first six chapters 00:30:34.159 --> 00:30:35.669 align:start position:0% the first six chapters majority<00:30:34.640><c> of</c><00:30:34.640><c> the</c><00:30:34.720><c> book</c><00:30:34.880><c> of</c><00:30:35.039><c> ezra</c><00:30:35.279><c> takes</c><00:30:35.520><c> place</c> 00:30:35.669 --> 00:30:35.679 align:start position:0% majority of the book of ezra takes place 00:30:35.679 --> 00:30:38.149 align:start position:0% majority of the book of ezra takes place in<00:30:35.760><c> the</c><00:30:35.919><c> first</c><00:30:36.159><c> six</c><00:30:36.480><c> chapters</c><00:30:37.279><c> and</c><00:30:37.679><c> those</c> 00:30:38.149 --> 00:30:38.159 align:start position:0% in the first six chapters and those 00:30:38.159 --> 00:30:40.590 align:start position:0% in the first six chapters and those chapters<00:30:38.640><c> are</c><00:30:38.799><c> about</c><00:30:39.120><c> what</c> 00:30:40.590 --> 00:30:40.600 align:start position:0% chapters are about what 00:30:40.600 --> 00:30:43.830 align:start position:0% chapters are about what rebuilding<00:30:41.840><c> the</c><00:30:42.159><c> temple</c> 00:30:43.830 --> 00:30:43.840 align:start position:0% rebuilding the temple 00:30:43.840 --> 00:30:46.389 align:start position:0% rebuilding the temple now<00:30:44.159><c> ezra</c><00:30:44.559><c> comes</c><00:30:44.960><c> on</c><00:30:45.039><c> the</c><00:30:45.279><c> scene</c> 00:30:46.389 --> 00:30:46.399 align:start position:0% now ezra comes on the scene 00:30:46.399 --> 00:30:48.830 align:start position:0% now ezra comes on the scene and<00:30:46.640><c> he's</c><00:30:46.960><c> involved</c><00:30:47.600><c> in</c><00:30:47.840><c> rebuilding</c><00:30:48.480><c> the</c> 00:30:48.830 --> 00:30:48.840 align:start position:0% and he's involved in rebuilding the 00:30:48.840 --> 00:30:52.710 align:start position:0% and he's involved in rebuilding the temple<00:30:49.919><c> but</c><00:30:50.080><c> it's</c><00:30:50.240><c> a</c><00:30:50.399><c> different</c><00:30:50.799><c> temple</c> 00:30:52.710 --> 00:30:52.720 align:start position:0% temple but it's a different temple 00:30:52.720 --> 00:30:55.590 align:start position:0% temple but it's a different temple the<00:30:52.960><c> first</c><00:30:53.200><c> six</c><00:30:53.600><c> chapters</c><00:30:54.080><c> part</c><00:30:54.399><c> one</c><00:30:54.640><c> of</c><00:30:54.799><c> ezra</c> 00:30:55.590 --> 00:30:55.600 align:start position:0% the first six chapters part one of ezra 00:30:55.600 --> 00:30:58.070 align:start position:0% the first six chapters part one of ezra are<00:30:55.760><c> about</c><00:30:56.080><c> the</c><00:30:56.240><c> rebuilding</c><00:30:57.039><c> of</c><00:30:57.200><c> the</c><00:30:57.519><c> physical</c> 00:30:58.070 --> 00:30:58.080 align:start position:0% are about the rebuilding of the physical 00:30:58.080 --> 00:31:00.230 align:start position:0% are about the rebuilding of the physical temple 00:31:00.230 --> 00:31:00.240 align:start position:0% temple 00:31:00.240 --> 00:31:02.710 align:start position:0% temple and<00:31:00.480><c> in</c><00:31:00.559><c> the</c><00:31:00.720><c> second</c><00:31:01.120><c> part</c><00:31:01.360><c> of</c><00:31:01.600><c> ezra</c><00:31:02.000><c> chapter</c><00:31:02.399><c> 7</c> 00:31:02.710 --> 00:31:02.720 align:start position:0% and in the second part of ezra chapter 7 00:31:02.720 --> 00:31:03.990 align:start position:0% and in the second part of ezra chapter 7 through<00:31:03.039><c> ten</c> 00:31:03.990 --> 00:31:04.000 align:start position:0% through ten 00:31:04.000 --> 00:31:06.789 align:start position:0% through ten we're<00:31:04.320><c> reading</c><00:31:04.799><c> about</c><00:31:05.120><c> the</c><00:31:05.279><c> rebuilding</c> 00:31:06.789 --> 00:31:06.799 align:start position:0% we're reading about the rebuilding 00:31:06.799 --> 00:31:09.029 align:start position:0% we're reading about the rebuilding of<00:31:06.960><c> the</c><00:31:07.360><c> spiritual</c><00:31:08.000><c> temple</c> 00:31:09.029 --> 00:31:09.039 align:start position:0% of the spiritual temple 00:31:09.039 --> 00:31:10.870 align:start position:0% of the spiritual temple the<00:31:09.360><c> people</c> 00:31:10.870 --> 00:31:10.880 align:start position:0% the people 00:31:10.880 --> 00:31:12.710 align:start position:0% the people the<00:31:11.120><c> new</c><00:31:11.279><c> testament</c><00:31:11.760><c> tells</c><00:31:12.000><c> us</c><00:31:12.159><c> that</c><00:31:12.320><c> we</c><00:31:12.480><c> are</c> 00:31:12.710 --> 00:31:12.720 align:start position:0% the new testament tells us that we are 00:31:12.720 --> 00:31:14.950 align:start position:0% the new testament tells us that we are living<00:31:13.200><c> stones</c><00:31:13.760><c> that</c><00:31:13.919><c> we</c><00:31:14.080><c> are</c><00:31:14.320><c> build</c><00:31:14.640><c> being</c> 00:31:14.950 --> 00:31:14.960 align:start position:0% living stones that we are build being 00:31:14.960 --> 00:31:17.430 align:start position:0% living stones that we are build being built<00:31:15.360><c> up</c><00:31:15.519><c> into</c><00:31:15.840><c> a</c><00:31:16.000><c> spiritual</c><00:31:16.640><c> temple</c><00:31:17.360><c> and</c> 00:31:17.430 --> 00:31:17.440 align:start position:0% built up into a spiritual temple and 00:31:17.440 --> 00:31:19.750 align:start position:0% built up into a spiritual temple and that's<00:31:17.679><c> the</c><00:31:18.000><c> same</c> 00:31:19.750 --> 00:31:19.760 align:start position:0% that's the same 00:31:19.760 --> 00:31:23.029 align:start position:0% that's the same as<00:31:20.000><c> what's</c><00:31:20.240><c> happening</c><00:31:20.799><c> here</c><00:31:21.600><c> in</c><00:31:21.760><c> jerusalem</c><00:31:22.880><c> in</c> 00:31:23.029 --> 00:31:23.039 align:start position:0% as what's happening here in jerusalem in 00:31:23.039 --> 00:31:24.789 align:start position:0% as what's happening here in jerusalem in the<00:31:23.200><c> days</c><00:31:23.440><c> of</c><00:31:23.600><c> ezra</c> 00:31:24.789 --> 00:31:24.799 align:start position:0% the days of ezra 00:31:24.799 --> 00:31:26.870 align:start position:0% the days of ezra and<00:31:24.960><c> i</c><00:31:25.120><c> think</c><00:31:25.279><c> that</c><00:31:25.440><c> we're</c><00:31:26.159><c> we</c><00:31:26.320><c> see</c><00:31:26.559><c> this</c> 00:31:26.870 --> 00:31:26.880 align:start position:0% and i think that we're we see this 00:31:26.880 --> 00:31:28.789 align:start position:0% and i think that we're we see this two-part<00:31:27.519><c> structure</c> 00:31:28.789 --> 00:31:28.799 align:start position:0% two-part structure 00:31:28.799 --> 00:31:31.190 align:start position:0% two-part structure where<00:31:28.960><c> we</c><00:31:29.200><c> see</c><00:31:29.440><c> these</c><00:31:29.760><c> parallels</c> 00:31:31.190 --> 00:31:31.200 align:start position:0% where we see these parallels 00:31:31.200 --> 00:31:33.269 align:start position:0% where we see these parallels and<00:31:31.360><c> the</c><00:31:31.600><c> parallels</c><00:31:32.240><c> are</c><00:31:32.399><c> designed</c><00:31:32.960><c> i</c><00:31:33.039><c> think</c> 00:31:33.269 --> 00:31:33.279 align:start position:0% and the parallels are designed i think 00:31:33.279 --> 00:31:35.669 align:start position:0% and the parallels are designed i think to<00:31:33.760><c> cause</c><00:31:34.159><c> us</c><00:31:34.399><c> to</c><00:31:34.640><c> realize</c><00:31:35.200><c> that</c><00:31:35.360><c> wait</c><00:31:35.600><c> a</c> 00:31:35.669 --> 00:31:35.679 align:start position:0% to cause us to realize that wait a 00:31:35.679 --> 00:31:37.830 align:start position:0% to cause us to realize that wait a minute<00:31:35.919><c> we're</c><00:31:36.159><c> seeing</c><00:31:36.399><c> the</c><00:31:36.640><c> same</c><00:31:37.039><c> thing</c> 00:31:37.830 --> 00:31:37.840 align:start position:0% minute we're seeing the same thing 00:31:37.840 --> 00:31:40.230 align:start position:0% minute we're seeing the same thing all<00:31:38.080><c> over</c><00:31:38.399><c> again</c><00:31:38.640><c> in</c><00:31:38.720><c> the</c><00:31:38.880><c> second</c><00:31:39.279><c> part</c><00:31:40.000><c> the</c> 00:31:40.230 --> 00:31:40.240 align:start position:0% all over again in the second part the 00:31:40.240 --> 00:31:41.509 align:start position:0% all over again in the second part the difference<00:31:40.720><c> is</c> 00:31:41.509 --> 00:31:41.519 align:start position:0% difference is 00:31:41.519 --> 00:31:43.509 align:start position:0% difference is the<00:31:41.679><c> temple's</c><00:31:42.159><c> different</c> 00:31:43.509 --> 00:31:43.519 align:start position:0% the temple's different 00:31:43.519 --> 00:31:45.430 align:start position:0% the temple's different we're<00:31:43.760><c> talking</c><00:31:44.080><c> not</c><00:31:44.240><c> about</c><00:31:44.559><c> a</c><00:31:44.880><c> temple</c><00:31:45.200><c> that's</c> 00:31:45.430 --> 00:31:45.440 align:start position:0% we're talking not about a temple that's 00:31:45.440 --> 00:31:47.430 align:start position:0% we're talking not about a temple that's made<00:31:45.679><c> with</c><00:31:46.000><c> bricks</c><00:31:46.559><c> and</c><00:31:46.799><c> mortar</c><00:31:47.279><c> we're</c> 00:31:47.430 --> 00:31:47.440 align:start position:0% made with bricks and mortar we're 00:31:47.440 --> 00:31:49.830 align:start position:0% made with bricks and mortar we're talking<00:31:47.840><c> about</c><00:31:48.399><c> a</c><00:31:48.559><c> temple</c><00:31:48.880><c> that's</c><00:31:49.200><c> being</c><00:31:49.519><c> made</c> 00:31:49.830 --> 00:31:49.840 align:start position:0% talking about a temple that's being made 00:31:49.840 --> 00:31:52.389 align:start position:0% talking about a temple that's being made with<00:31:50.080><c> sinews</c><00:31:50.640><c> and</c><00:31:51.039><c> and</c><00:31:51.279><c> flesh</c> 00:31:52.389 --> 00:31:52.399 align:start position:0% with sinews and and flesh 00:31:52.399 --> 00:31:54.389 align:start position:0% with sinews and and flesh and<00:31:52.559><c> bone</c> 00:31:54.389 --> 00:31:54.399 align:start position:0% and bone 00:31:54.399 --> 00:31:57.669 align:start position:0% and bone and<00:31:54.559><c> so</c><00:31:55.200><c> just</c><00:31:55.440><c> look</c><00:31:55.679><c> at</c><00:31:55.760><c> the</c><00:31:55.919><c> parallels</c><00:31:56.559><c> here</c> 00:31:57.669 --> 00:31:57.679 align:start position:0% and so just look at the parallels here 00:31:57.679 --> 00:31:59.350 align:start position:0% and so just look at the parallels here chapters<00:31:58.159><c> one</c><00:31:58.320><c> through</c><00:31:58.559><c> six</c><00:31:58.880><c> begin</c><00:31:59.120><c> with</c><00:31:59.279><c> a</c> 00:31:59.350 --> 00:31:59.360 align:start position:0% chapters one through six begin with a 00:31:59.360 --> 00:32:01.190 align:start position:0% chapters one through six begin with a decree 00:32:01.190 --> 00:32:01.200 align:start position:0% decree 00:32:01.200 --> 00:32:04.149 align:start position:0% decree the<00:32:01.360><c> decree</c><00:32:01.760><c> of</c><00:32:01.919><c> cyrus</c><00:32:03.039><c> chapter</c><00:32:03.440><c> seven</c><00:32:03.840><c> begins</c> 00:32:04.149 --> 00:32:04.159 align:start position:0% the decree of cyrus chapter seven begins 00:32:04.159 --> 00:32:08.470 align:start position:0% the decree of cyrus chapter seven begins with<00:32:04.320><c> the</c><00:32:04.480><c> decree</c><00:32:04.960><c> of</c><00:32:05.120><c> artaxerxes</c> 00:32:08.470 --> 00:32:08.480 align:start position:0% 00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:10.950 align:start position:0% we<00:32:08.640><c> talked</c><00:32:08.960><c> about</c><00:32:09.120><c> how</c><00:32:09.440><c> gifts</c><00:32:09.760><c> were</c><00:32:09.919><c> given</c> 00:32:10.950 --> 00:32:10.960 align:start position:0% we talked about how gifts were given 00:32:10.960 --> 00:32:13.269 align:start position:0% we talked about how gifts were given the<00:32:11.200><c> treasury</c><00:32:11.760><c> the</c><00:32:11.919><c> gifts</c><00:32:12.240><c> from</c><00:32:12.399><c> the</c><00:32:12.880><c> from</c><00:32:13.039><c> the</c> 00:32:13.269 --> 00:32:13.279 align:start position:0% the treasury the gifts from the from the 00:32:13.279 --> 00:32:17.750 align:start position:0% the treasury the gifts from the from the temple<00:32:14.000><c> were</c><00:32:14.240><c> given</c><00:32:14.720><c> to</c><00:32:15.360><c> as</c><00:32:15.760><c> to</c><00:32:16.159><c> uh</c><00:32:16.640><c> zerubbabel</c> 00:32:17.750 --> 00:32:17.760 align:start position:0% temple were given to as to uh zerubbabel 00:32:17.760 --> 00:32:19.590 align:start position:0% temple were given to as to uh zerubbabel and<00:32:18.000><c> free</c><00:32:18.240><c> will</c><00:32:18.559><c> offerings</c><00:32:19.039><c> and</c><00:32:19.120><c> we</c><00:32:19.279><c> see</c><00:32:19.440><c> the</c> 00:32:19.590 --> 00:32:19.600 align:start position:0% and free will offerings and we see the 00:32:19.600 --> 00:32:22.470 align:start position:0% and free will offerings and we see the same<00:32:19.919><c> free</c><00:32:20.240><c> will</c><00:32:20.559><c> offerings</c><00:32:21.519><c> in</c><00:32:21.919><c> the</c><00:32:22.240><c> time</c> 00:32:22.470 --> 00:32:22.480 align:start position:0% same free will offerings in the time 00:32:22.480 --> 00:32:24.870 align:start position:0% same free will offerings in the time when<00:32:22.799><c> as</c><00:32:23.039><c> when</c><00:32:23.360><c> ezra</c><00:32:23.760><c> returns</c><00:32:24.240><c> in</c><00:32:24.399><c> chapter</c> 00:32:24.870 --> 00:32:24.880 align:start position:0% when as when ezra returns in chapter 00:32:24.880 --> 00:32:26.950 align:start position:0% when as when ezra returns in chapter seven 00:32:26.950 --> 00:32:26.960 align:start position:0% seven 00:32:26.960 --> 00:32:28.870 align:start position:0% seven chapter<00:32:27.360><c> 2</c><00:32:27.600><c> gives</c><00:32:27.840><c> us</c><00:32:28.000><c> a</c><00:32:28.080><c> list</c><00:32:28.320><c> of</c><00:32:28.399><c> the</c><00:32:28.559><c> names</c> 00:32:28.870 --> 00:32:28.880 align:start position:0% chapter 2 gives us a list of the names 00:32:28.880 --> 00:32:31.029 align:start position:0% chapter 2 gives us a list of the names of<00:32:29.039><c> everybody</c><00:32:29.519><c> return</c><00:32:29.919><c> that</c><00:32:30.159><c> returns</c><00:32:30.720><c> we</c><00:32:30.880><c> see</c> 00:32:31.029 --> 00:32:31.039 align:start position:0% of everybody return that returns we see 00:32:31.039 --> 00:32:34.149 align:start position:0% of everybody return that returns we see the<00:32:31.279><c> same</c><00:32:31.679><c> in</c><00:32:32.080><c> ezra</c><00:32:32.480><c> chapter</c><00:32:32.880><c> 8.</c> 00:32:34.149 --> 00:32:34.159 align:start position:0% the same in ezra chapter 8. 00:32:34.159 --> 00:32:36.230 align:start position:0% the same in ezra chapter 8. chapter<00:32:34.559><c> 2</c><00:32:34.880><c> tells</c><00:32:35.200><c> us</c><00:32:35.360><c> that</c><00:32:35.519><c> the</c><00:32:35.679><c> return</c><00:32:36.080><c> is</c> 00:32:36.230 --> 00:32:36.240 align:start position:0% chapter 2 tells us that the return is 00:32:36.240 --> 00:32:37.909 align:start position:0% chapter 2 tells us that the return is led<00:32:36.480><c> by</c><00:32:36.720><c> zerubbabel</c> 00:32:37.909 --> 00:32:37.919 align:start position:0% led by zerubbabel 00:32:37.919 --> 00:32:40.830 align:start position:0% led by zerubbabel chapter<00:32:38.320><c> 8</c><00:32:38.559><c> tells</c><00:32:38.880><c> us</c><00:32:39.039><c> the</c><00:32:39.200><c> return</c><00:32:39.600><c> is</c><00:32:39.679><c> led</c><00:32:39.919><c> by</c> 00:32:40.830 --> 00:32:40.840 align:start position:0% chapter 8 tells us the return is led by 00:32:40.840 --> 00:32:43.830 align:start position:0% chapter 8 tells us the return is led by ezra<00:32:41.840><c> peter</c><00:32:42.159><c> last</c><00:32:42.399><c> week</c><00:32:42.640><c> talked</c><00:32:42.880><c> about</c><00:32:43.120><c> how</c><00:32:43.679><c> in</c> 00:32:43.830 --> 00:32:43.840 align:start position:0% ezra peter last week talked about how in 00:32:43.840 --> 00:32:46.389 align:start position:0% ezra peter last week talked about how in the<00:32:44.000><c> first</c><00:32:44.320><c> six</c><00:32:44.640><c> chapters</c><00:32:45.200><c> the</c><00:32:45.360><c> people</c><00:32:45.679><c> were</c> 00:32:46.389 --> 00:32:46.399 align:start position:0% the first six chapters the people were 00:32:46.399 --> 00:32:50.710 align:start position:0% the first six chapters the people were ministered<00:32:47.039><c> to</c><00:32:47.360><c> by</c><00:32:47.519><c> the</c><00:32:47.760><c> prophets</c><00:32:48.320><c> by</c> 00:32:50.710 --> 00:32:50.720 align:start position:0% 00:32:50.720 --> 00:32:52.560 align:start position:0% what<00:32:51.039><c> is</c><00:32:51.200><c> that</c> 00:32:52.560 --> 00:32:52.570 align:start position:0% what is that 00:32:52.570 --> 00:32:54.230 align:start position:0% what is that [Laughter] 00:32:54.230 --> 00:32:54.240 align:start position:0% [Laughter] 00:32:54.240 --> 00:32:56.549 align:start position:0% [Laughter] you<00:32:54.399><c> know</c><00:32:54.799><c> how</c><00:32:55.279><c> the</c><00:32:55.519><c> um</c><00:32:55.919><c> how</c><00:32:56.080><c> the</c><00:32:56.159><c> people</c><00:32:56.480><c> are</c> 00:32:56.549 --> 00:32:56.559 align:start position:0% you know how the um how the people are 00:32:56.559 --> 00:32:59.990 align:start position:0% you know how the um how the people are being<00:32:56.799><c> ministered</c><00:32:57.279><c> by</c><00:32:57.600><c> haggai</c><00:32:58.240><c> and</c><00:32:58.399><c> zechariah</c> 00:32:59.990 --> 00:33:00.000 align:start position:0% being ministered by haggai and zechariah 00:33:00.000 --> 00:33:02.470 align:start position:0% being ministered by haggai and zechariah and<00:33:00.240><c> in</c><00:33:00.399><c> ezra</c><00:33:00.799><c> chapter</c><00:33:01.279><c> two</c><00:33:01.760><c> in</c><00:33:02.000><c> ezra</c><00:33:02.240><c> in</c><00:33:02.399><c> the</c> 00:33:02.470 --> 00:33:02.480 align:start position:0% and in ezra chapter two in ezra in the 00:33:02.480 --> 00:33:05.350 align:start position:0% and in ezra chapter two in ezra in the part<00:33:02.720><c> two</c><00:33:03.039><c> chapter</c><00:33:03.440><c> nine</c><00:33:03.760><c> we</c><00:33:03.919><c> see</c><00:33:04.159><c> that</c><00:33:04.399><c> ezra</c> 00:33:05.350 --> 00:33:05.360 align:start position:0% part two chapter nine we see that ezra 00:33:05.360 --> 00:33:07.990 align:start position:0% part two chapter nine we see that ezra is<00:33:05.600><c> providing</c><00:33:06.080><c> the</c><00:33:06.320><c> ministrations</c><00:33:07.679><c> this</c> 00:33:07.990 --> 00:33:08.000 align:start position:0% is providing the ministrations this 00:33:08.000 --> 00:33:10.149 align:start position:0% is providing the ministrations this intercessory<00:33:08.880><c> ministration</c><00:33:09.600><c> where</c><00:33:09.919><c> he's</c> 00:33:10.149 --> 00:33:10.159 align:start position:0% intercessory ministration where he's 00:33:10.159 --> 00:33:14.870 align:start position:0% intercessory ministration where he's praying<00:33:10.640><c> to</c><00:33:10.880><c> god</c><00:33:11.440><c> on</c><00:33:11.600><c> their</c><00:33:11.919><c> behalf</c> 00:33:14.870 --> 00:33:14.880 align:start position:0% 00:33:14.880 --> 00:33:16.470 align:start position:0% so<00:33:15.120><c> i</c><00:33:15.200><c> think</c><00:33:15.360><c> that's</c><00:33:15.679><c> something</c><00:33:16.000><c> that</c><00:33:16.240><c> we</c> 00:33:16.470 --> 00:33:16.480 align:start position:0% so i think that's something that we 00:33:16.480 --> 00:33:19.110 align:start position:0% so i think that's something that we really<00:33:16.799><c> need</c><00:33:16.960><c> to</c><00:33:17.120><c> see</c><00:33:17.279><c> the</c><00:33:17.519><c> focus</c><00:33:18.080><c> again</c> 00:33:19.110 --> 00:33:19.120 align:start position:0% really need to see the focus again 00:33:19.120 --> 00:33:22.310 align:start position:0% really need to see the focus again of<00:33:19.279><c> the</c><00:33:19.519><c> rebuilding</c><00:33:20.399><c> in</c><00:33:20.720><c> ezra</c><00:33:21.360><c> chapters</c><00:33:22.000><c> 7</c> 00:33:22.310 --> 00:33:22.320 align:start position:0% of the rebuilding in ezra chapters 7 00:33:22.320 --> 00:33:25.509 align:start position:0% of the rebuilding in ezra chapters 7 through<00:33:22.640><c> 10</c><00:33:23.360><c> are</c><00:33:23.600><c> on</c><00:33:23.679><c> the</c><00:33:23.919><c> spiritual</c><00:33:24.480><c> temple</c> 00:33:25.509 --> 00:33:25.519 align:start position:0% through 10 are on the spiritual temple 00:33:25.519 --> 00:33:29.590 align:start position:0% through 10 are on the spiritual temple and<00:33:25.600><c> this</c><00:33:25.840><c> is</c><00:33:25.919><c> what</c><00:33:26.159><c> peter</c><00:33:26.480><c> has</c><00:33:26.720><c> to</c><00:33:26.960><c> say</c> 00:33:29.590 --> 00:33:29.600 align:start position:0% 00:33:29.600 --> 00:33:30.870 align:start position:0% and<00:33:29.840><c> you</c> 00:33:30.870 --> 00:33:30.880 align:start position:0% and you 00:33:30.880 --> 00:33:33.269 align:start position:0% and you are<00:33:31.120><c> living</c><00:33:31.519><c> stones</c><00:33:32.080><c> that</c><00:33:32.320><c> god</c><00:33:32.640><c> is</c><00:33:32.799><c> building</c> 00:33:33.269 --> 00:33:33.279 align:start position:0% are living stones that god is building 00:33:33.279 --> 00:33:35.590 align:start position:0% are living stones that god is building into<00:33:33.600><c> his</c><00:33:33.840><c> spiritual</c><00:33:34.480><c> temple</c> 00:33:35.590 --> 00:33:35.600 align:start position:0% into his spiritual temple 00:33:35.600 --> 00:33:38.950 align:start position:0% into his spiritual temple what's<00:33:35.919><c> more</c><00:33:36.320><c> you're</c><00:33:36.559><c> his</c><00:33:36.720><c> holy</c><00:33:37.120><c> priests</c> 00:33:38.950 --> 00:33:38.960 align:start position:0% what's more you're his holy priests 00:33:38.960 --> 00:33:40.950 align:start position:0% what's more you're his holy priests through<00:33:39.120><c> the</c><00:33:39.279><c> mediation</c><00:33:39.840><c> of</c><00:33:40.000><c> jesus</c><00:33:40.480><c> christ</c> 00:33:40.950 --> 00:33:40.960 align:start position:0% through the mediation of jesus christ 00:33:40.960 --> 00:33:43.669 align:start position:0% through the mediation of jesus christ you<00:33:41.279><c> offer</c><00:33:41.840><c> spiritual</c><00:33:42.480><c> sacrifices</c><00:33:43.360><c> that</c><00:33:43.600><c> are</c> 00:33:43.669 --> 00:33:43.679 align:start position:0% you offer spiritual sacrifices that are 00:33:43.679 --> 00:33:46.070 align:start position:0% you offer spiritual sacrifices that are pleasing<00:33:44.159><c> to</c><00:33:44.399><c> god</c> 00:33:46.070 --> 00:33:46.080 align:start position:0% pleasing to god 00:33:46.080 --> 00:33:47.830 align:start position:0% pleasing to god and<00:33:46.240><c> that's</c><00:33:46.880><c> that's</c><00:33:47.120><c> what</c><00:33:47.279><c> we're</c><00:33:47.440><c> here</c><00:33:47.600><c> for</c> 00:33:47.830 --> 00:33:47.840 align:start position:0% and that's that's what we're here for 00:33:47.840 --> 00:33:50.230 align:start position:0% and that's that's what we're here for brothers<00:33:48.159><c> and</c><00:33:48.320><c> sisters</c> 00:33:50.230 --> 00:33:50.240 align:start position:0% brothers and sisters 00:33:50.240 --> 00:33:52.470 align:start position:0% brothers and sisters that's<00:33:50.559><c> where</c><00:33:50.799><c> ezra</c><00:33:51.279><c> was</c><00:33:51.519><c> focusing</c><00:33:52.240><c> his</c> 00:33:52.470 --> 00:33:52.480 align:start position:0% that's where ezra was focusing his 00:33:52.480 --> 00:33:54.070 align:start position:0% that's where ezra was focusing his attention 00:33:54.070 --> 00:33:54.080 align:start position:0% attention 00:33:54.080 --> 00:33:56.389 align:start position:0% attention the<00:33:54.240><c> attention</c><00:33:54.799><c> at</c><00:33:54.880><c> this</c><00:33:55.120><c> point</c><00:33:55.360><c> in</c><00:33:55.519><c> time</c> 00:33:56.389 --> 00:33:56.399 align:start position:0% the attention at this point in time 00:33:56.399 --> 00:33:58.630 align:start position:0% the attention at this point in time is<00:33:56.640><c> taking</c><00:33:57.039><c> this</c><00:33:57.279><c> people</c><00:33:57.679><c> that</c><00:33:57.919><c> had</c><00:33:58.080><c> been</c><00:33:58.399><c> in</c> 00:33:58.630 --> 00:33:58.640 align:start position:0% is taking this people that had been in 00:33:58.640 --> 00:34:00.870 align:start position:0% is taking this people that had been in captivity<00:33:59.360><c> for</c><00:33:59.600><c> all</c><00:33:59.840><c> of</c><00:33:59.919><c> these</c><00:34:00.240><c> years</c><00:34:00.640><c> and</c> 00:34:00.870 --> 00:34:00.880 align:start position:0% captivity for all of these years and 00:34:00.880 --> 00:34:03.110 align:start position:0% captivity for all of these years and floundering<00:34:01.679><c> along</c> 00:34:03.110 --> 00:34:03.120 align:start position:0% floundering along 00:34:03.120 --> 00:34:04.950 align:start position:0% floundering along and<00:34:03.279><c> now</c><00:34:03.600><c> saying</c><00:34:03.919><c> okay</c> 00:34:04.950 --> 00:34:04.960 align:start position:0% and now saying okay 00:34:04.960 --> 00:34:07.269 align:start position:0% and now saying okay it's<00:34:05.279><c> time</c><00:34:05.519><c> for</c><00:34:05.760><c> a</c><00:34:05.919><c> reformation</c> 00:34:07.269 --> 00:34:07.279 align:start position:0% it's time for a reformation 00:34:07.279 --> 00:34:09.430 align:start position:0% it's time for a reformation and<00:34:07.519><c> where</c><00:34:07.760><c> do</c><00:34:07.919><c> we</c><00:34:08.000><c> get</c><00:34:08.240><c> the</c><00:34:08.399><c> reformation</c><00:34:09.200><c> we</c> 00:34:09.430 --> 00:34:09.440 align:start position:0% and where do we get the reformation we 00:34:09.440 --> 00:34:12.310 align:start position:0% and where do we get the reformation we get<00:34:09.679><c> it</c><00:34:10.320><c> first</c><00:34:10.720><c> and</c><00:34:10.960><c> foremost</c><00:34:11.919><c> through</c> 00:34:12.310 --> 00:34:12.320 align:start position:0% get it first and foremost through 00:34:12.320 --> 00:34:15.030 align:start position:0% get it first and foremost through understanding<00:34:13.119><c> what</c><00:34:13.440><c> god</c><00:34:13.760><c> is</c><00:34:13.919><c> requiring</c><00:34:14.800><c> of</c> 00:34:15.030 --> 00:34:15.040 align:start position:0% understanding what god is requiring of 00:34:15.040 --> 00:34:15.990 align:start position:0% understanding what god is requiring of us 00:34:15.990 --> 00:34:16.000 align:start position:0% us 00:34:16.000 --> 00:34:17.990 align:start position:0% us that's<00:34:16.320><c> why</c><00:34:16.639><c> it</c><00:34:16.720><c> was</c><00:34:16.879><c> so</c><00:34:17.119><c> important</c><00:34:17.599><c> for</c><00:34:17.760><c> him</c> 00:34:17.990 --> 00:34:18.000 align:start position:0% that's why it was so important for him 00:34:18.000 --> 00:34:20.069 align:start position:0% that's why it was so important for him to<00:34:18.240><c> find</c><00:34:18.560><c> the</c><00:34:18.639><c> levites</c><00:34:19.280><c> to</c><00:34:19.359><c> come</c><00:34:19.599><c> back</c><00:34:19.919><c> with</c> 00:34:20.069 --> 00:34:20.079 align:start position:0% to find the levites to come back with 00:34:20.079 --> 00:34:22.470 align:start position:0% to find the levites to come back with him<00:34:20.800><c> that's</c><00:34:21.119><c> why</c><00:34:21.359><c> it</c><00:34:21.520><c> was</c><00:34:21.679><c> so</c><00:34:21.919><c> important</c><00:34:22.320><c> for</c> 00:34:22.470 --> 00:34:22.480 align:start position:0% him that's why it was so important for 00:34:22.480 --> 00:34:25.990 align:start position:0% him that's why it was so important for him<00:34:23.040><c> to</c><00:34:23.200><c> be</c><00:34:23.440><c> a</c><00:34:23.599><c> priest</c><00:34:24.240><c> who</c><00:34:24.480><c> devoted</c><00:34:25.119><c> himself</c> 00:34:25.990 --> 00:34:26.000 align:start position:0% him to be a priest who devoted himself 00:34:26.000 --> 00:34:29.510 align:start position:0% him to be a priest who devoted himself to<00:34:26.240><c> not</c><00:34:26.399><c> only</c><00:34:26.800><c> understanding</c><00:34:28.079><c> the</c><00:34:28.320><c> law</c> 00:34:29.510 --> 00:34:29.520 align:start position:0% to not only understanding the law 00:34:29.520 --> 00:34:32.869 align:start position:0% to not only understanding the law but<00:34:29.760><c> being</c><00:34:30.079><c> prepared</c><00:34:30.720><c> to</c><00:34:31.200><c> teach</c><00:34:31.599><c> it</c> 00:34:32.869 --> 00:34:32.879 align:start position:0% but being prepared to teach it 00:34:32.879 --> 00:34:34.790 align:start position:0% but being prepared to teach it 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--> 00:34:43.829 align:start position:0% by a city gate he<00:34:42.159><c> constructed</c><00:34:43.119><c> a</c> 00:34:43.829 --> 00:34:43.839 align:start position:0% he constructed a 00:34:43.839 --> 00:34:45.030 align:start position:0% he constructed a a 00:34:45.030 --> 00:34:45.040 align:start position:0% a 00:34:45.040 --> 00:34:47.669 align:start position:0% a stand<00:34:45.599><c> in</c><00:34:45.679><c> which</c><00:34:45.919><c> he</c><00:34:46.079><c> could</c><00:34:46.800><c> speak</c><00:34:47.119><c> to</c><00:34:47.359><c> all</c><00:34:47.599><c> of</c> 00:34:47.669 --> 00:34:47.679 align:start position:0% stand in which he could speak to all of 00:34:47.679 --> 00:34:49.190 align:start position:0% stand in which he could speak to all of the<00:34:47.919><c> people</c> 00:34:49.190 --> 00:34:49.200 align:start position:0% the people 00:34:49.200 --> 00:34:50.470 align:start position:0% the people and<00:34:49.440><c> he</c> 00:34:50.470 --> 00:34:50.480 align:start position:0% and he 00:34:50.480 --> 00:34:51.909 align:start position:0% and he taught<00:34:50.800><c> them</c> 00:34:51.909 --> 00:34:51.919 align:start position:0% taught them 00:34:51.919 --> 00:34:53.829 align:start position:0% taught them what<00:34:52.159><c> the</c><00:34:52.320><c> scriptures</c><00:34:52.960><c> said</c> 00:34:53.829 --> 00:34:53.839 align:start position:0% what the scriptures said 00:34:53.839 --> 00:34:56.230 align:start position:0% what the scriptures said in<00:34:54.079><c> their</c><00:34:54.399><c> own</c><00:34:54.720><c> language</c> 00:34:56.230 --> 00:34:56.240 align:start position:0% in their own language 00:34:56.240 --> 00:34:59.190 align:start position:0% in their own language see<00:34:56.560><c> for</c><00:34:56.800><c> 70</c><00:34:57.119><c> years</c><00:34:57.440><c> they'd</c><00:34:57.599><c> live</c><00:34:57.839><c> in</c><00:34:58.079><c> babylon</c> 00:34:59.190 --> 00:34:59.200 align:start position:0% see for 70 years they'd live in babylon 00:34:59.200 --> 00:35:01.030 align:start position:0% see for 70 years they'd live in babylon you<00:34:59.359><c> wonder</c><00:34:59.760><c> how</c><00:34:59.920><c> much</c><00:35:00.160><c> of</c><00:35:00.240><c> the</c><00:35:00.400><c> language</c><00:35:00.880><c> how</c> 00:35:01.030 --> 00:35:01.040 align:start position:0% you wonder how much of the language how 00:35:01.040 --> 00:35:03.829 align:start position:0% you wonder how much of the language how much<00:35:01.280><c> of</c><00:35:01.359><c> the</c><00:35:01.520><c> reading</c><00:35:01.920><c> in</c><00:35:02.640><c> in</c><00:35:02.960><c> israel</c><00:35:03.599><c> could</c> 00:35:03.829 --> 00:35:03.839 align:start position:0% much of the reading in in israel could 00:35:03.839 --> 00:35:05.510 align:start position:0% much of the reading in in israel could they<00:35:04.079><c> still</c><00:35:04.400><c> do</c> 00:35:05.510 --> 00:35:05.520 align:start position:0% they still do 00:35:05.520 --> 00:35:09.270 align:start position:0% they still do and<00:35:05.760><c> so</c><00:35:06.079><c> ezra</c><00:35:06.960><c> and</c><00:35:07.119><c> the</c><00:35:07.359><c> scribes</c> 00:35:09.270 --> 00:35:09.280 align:start position:0% and so ezra and the scribes 00:35:09.280 --> 00:35:11.109 align:start position:0% and so ezra and the scribes and<00:35:09.440><c> the</c><00:35:09.599><c> levites</c> 00:35:11.109 --> 00:35:11.119 align:start position:0% and the levites 00:35:11.119 --> 00:35:12.710 align:start position:0% and the levites and<00:35:11.280><c> the</c><00:35:11.440><c> priests</c> 00:35:12.710 --> 00:35:12.720 align:start position:0% and the priests 00:35:12.720 --> 00:35:14.630 align:start position:0% and the priests taught<00:35:13.040><c> the</c><00:35:13.200><c> people</c> 00:35:14.630 --> 00:35:14.640 align:start position:0% taught the people 00:35:14.640 --> 00:35:15.589 align:start position:0% taught the people why 00:35:15.589 --> 00:35:15.599 align:start position:0% why 00:35:15.599 --> 00:35:19.589 align:start position:0% why to<00:35:15.839><c> rebuild</c><00:35:16.400><c> that</c><00:35:16.720><c> spiritual</c><00:35:17.280><c> temple</c> 00:35:19.589 --> 00:35:19.599 align:start position:0% to rebuild that spiritual temple 00:35:19.599 --> 00:35:21.510 align:start position:0% to rebuild that spiritual temple so<00:35:19.839><c> it's</c><00:35:20.000><c> 10</c><00:35:20.320><c> 15.</c> 00:35:21.510 --> 00:35:21.520 align:start position:0% so it's 10 15. 00:35:21.520 --> 00:35:23.190 align:start position:0% so it's 10 15. let<00:35:21.599><c> me</c><00:35:21.760><c> show</c><00:35:21.920><c> you</c><00:35:22.079><c> what</c><00:35:22.240><c> i</c><00:35:22.320><c> hope</c><00:35:22.480><c> to</c><00:35:22.640><c> do</c><00:35:22.880><c> next</c> 00:35:23.190 --> 00:35:23.200 align:start position:0% let me show you what i hope to do next 00:35:23.200 --> 00:35:26.470 align:start position:0% let me show you what i hope to do next week 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have</c><00:35:33.359><c> intermarried</c><00:35:34.560><c> they</c><00:35:34.720><c> have</c><00:35:35.040><c> married</c> 00:35:35.990 --> 00:35:36.000 align:start position:0% who have intermarried they have married 00:35:36.000 --> 00:35:39.910 align:start position:0% who have intermarried they have married wives<00:35:37.119><c> from</c><00:35:37.280><c> the</c><00:35:37.440><c> canaanite</c><00:35:38.240><c> nations</c><00:35:39.280><c> who</c><00:35:39.599><c> are</c> 00:35:39.910 --> 00:35:39.920 align:start position:0% wives from the canaanite nations who are 00:35:39.920 --> 00:35:44.390 align:start position:0% wives from the canaanite nations who are causing<00:35:40.480><c> these</c><00:35:40.960><c> jews</c><00:35:41.520><c> worshipers</c><00:35:42.079><c> of</c><00:35:42.240><c> yahweh</c> 00:35:44.390 --> 00:35:44.400 align:start position:0% causing these jews worshipers of yahweh 00:35:44.400 --> 00:35:46.470 align:start position:0% causing these jews worshipers of yahweh to<00:35:44.560><c> be</c><00:35:44.800><c> tempted</c><00:35:45.200><c> to</c><00:35:45.280><c> go</c><00:35:45.520><c> back</c> 00:35:46.470 --> 00:35:46.480 align:start position:0% to be tempted to go back 00:35:46.480 --> 00:35:50.550 align:start position:0% to be tempted to go back to<00:35:47.119><c> worshipping</c><00:35:48.160><c> idolatrous</c><00:35:49.040><c> gods</c> 00:35:50.550 --> 00:35:50.560 align:start position:0% to worshipping idolatrous gods 00:35:50.560 --> 00:35:54.069 align:start position:0% to worshipping idolatrous gods and<00:35:50.720><c> this</c><00:35:50.880><c> was</c><00:35:51.200><c> a</c><00:35:51.680><c> huge</c><00:35:52.400><c> issue</c> 00:35:54.069 --> 00:35:54.079 align:start position:0% and this was a huge issue 00:35:54.079 --> 00:35:55.910 align:start position:0% and this was a huge issue the<00:35:54.320><c> issue</c><00:35:54.720><c> was</c> 00:35:55.910 --> 00:35:55.920 align:start position:0% the issue was 00:35:55.920 --> 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--> 00:36:06.000 align:start position:0% after the return from babylon they never 00:36:06.000 --> 00:36:10.310 align:start position:0% after the return from babylon they never worshiped<00:36:06.560><c> physical</c><00:36:07.040><c> idols</c><00:36:07.520><c> again</c> 00:36:10.310 --> 00:36:10.320 align:start position:0% 00:36:10.320 --> 00:36:12.470 align:start position:0% but<00:36:10.560><c> there</c><00:36:10.720><c> was</c><00:36:10.960><c> a</c><00:36:11.119><c> real</c><00:36:11.520><c> danger</c><00:36:12.079><c> that</c><00:36:12.240><c> they</c> 00:36:12.470 --> 00:36:12.480 align:start position:0% but there was a real danger that they 00:36:12.480 --> 00:36:13.750 align:start position:0% but there was a real danger that they might 00:36:13.750 --> 00:36:13.760 align:start position:0% might 00:36:13.760 --> 00:36:15.589 align:start position:0% might and<00:36:14.000><c> god</c><00:36:14.320><c> said</c><00:36:14.480><c> that</c><00:36:14.640><c> they</c><00:36:14.800><c> would</c><00:36:14.960><c> destroy</c> 00:36:15.589 --> 00:36:15.599 align:start position:0% and god said that they would destroy 00:36:15.599 --> 00:36:16.630 align:start position:0% and god said that they would destroy them 00:36:16.630 --> 00:36:16.640 align:start position:0% them 00:36:16.640 --> 00:36:18.870 align:start position:0% them if<00:36:16.880><c> they</c><00:36:17.040><c> worshiped</c><00:36:17.520><c> idols</c> 00:36:18.870 --> 00:36:18.880 align:start position:0% if they worshiped idols 00:36:18.880 --> 00:36:21.030 align:start position:0% if they worshiped idols and<00:36:19.040><c> so</c><00:36:19.200><c> they</c><00:36:19.440><c> looked</c><00:36:19.760><c> out</c><00:36:19.920><c> and</c><00:36:20.079><c> they</c><00:36:20.320><c> saw</c><00:36:20.560><c> that</c> 00:36:21.030 --> 00:36:21.040 align:start position:0% and so they looked out and they saw that 00:36:21.040 --> 00:36:22.790 align:start position:0% and so they looked out and they saw that in<00:36:21.200><c> their</c><00:36:21.359><c> midst</c><00:36:21.680><c> they</c><00:36:21.839><c> were</c><00:36:22.320><c> they</c><00:36:22.480><c> were</c> 00:36:22.790 --> 00:36:22.800 align:start position:0% in their midst they were they were 00:36:22.800 --> 00:36:25.990 align:start position:0% in their midst they were they were people<00:36:23.680><c> who</c><00:36:23.920><c> were</c><00:36:24.160><c> idol</c><00:36:24.560><c> worshipers</c><00:36:25.680><c> maybe</c> 00:36:25.990 --> 00:36:26.000 align:start position:0% people who were idol worshipers maybe 00:36:26.000 --> 00:36:27.990 align:start position:0% people who were idol worshipers maybe not<00:36:26.240><c> jews</c><00:36:26.640><c> themselves</c> 00:36:27.990 --> 00:36:28.000 align:start position:0% not jews themselves 00:36:28.000 --> 00:36:30.630 align:start position:0% not jews themselves but<00:36:28.240><c> it</c><00:36:28.320><c> was</c><00:36:28.480><c> a</c><00:36:28.640><c> danger</c><00:36:29.040><c> and</c><00:36:29.200><c> so</c><00:36:29.440><c> ezra</c><00:36:30.240><c> learns</c> 00:36:30.630 --> 00:36:30.640 align:start position:0% but it was a danger and so ezra learns 00:36:30.640 --> 00:36:33.670 align:start position:0% but it was a danger and so ezra learns of<00:36:30.800><c> this</c><00:36:31.280><c> and</c><00:36:31.440><c> he</c><00:36:31.680><c> mourns</c><00:36:32.240><c> publicly</c><00:36:33.200><c> and</c><00:36:33.359><c> he</c> 00:36:33.670 --> 00:36:33.680 align:start position:0% of this and he mourns publicly and he 00:36:33.680 --> 00:36:36.230 align:start position:0% of this and he mourns publicly and he prays<00:36:34.160><c> on</c><00:36:34.320><c> behalf</c><00:36:34.800><c> of</c><00:36:34.880><c> the</c><00:36:35.040><c> people</c><00:36:35.920><c> and</c><00:36:36.079><c> they</c> 00:36:36.230 --> 00:36:36.240 align:start position:0% prays on behalf of the people and they 00:36:36.240 --> 00:36:38.870 align:start position:0% prays on behalf of the people and they try<00:36:36.560><c> and</c><00:36:36.800><c> decide</c><00:36:37.680><c> what</c><00:36:37.839><c> it</c><00:36:38.000><c> is</c><00:36:38.240><c> that</c><00:36:38.400><c> they</c><00:36:38.640><c> need</c> 00:36:38.870 --> 00:36:38.880 align:start position:0% try and decide what it is that they need 00:36:38.880 --> 00:36:41.829 align:start position:0% try and decide what it is that they need to<00:36:39.040><c> do</c><00:36:39.599><c> in</c><00:36:39.760><c> order</c><00:36:40.160><c> to</c> 00:36:41.829 --> 00:36:41.839 align:start position:0% to do in order to 00:36:41.839 --> 00:36:43.750 align:start position:0% to do in order to make<00:36:42.160><c> things</c><00:36:42.480><c> right</c> 00:36:43.750 --> 00:36:43.760 align:start position:0% make things right 00:36:43.760 --> 00:36:46.870 align:start position:0% make things right and<00:36:44.079><c> from</c><00:36:44.560><c> this</c><00:36:44.880><c> part</c><00:36:45.280><c> in</c><00:36:45.440><c> ezra</c><00:36:45.920><c> chapter</c><00:36:46.480><c> 9</c> 00:36:46.870 --> 00:36:46.880 align:start position:0% and from this part in ezra chapter 9 00:36:46.880 --> 00:36:49.430 align:start position:0% and from this part in ezra chapter 9 through<00:36:47.280><c> through</c><00:36:47.520><c> much</c><00:36:47.760><c> of</c><00:36:47.920><c> nehemiah</c><00:36:48.960><c> we</c><00:36:49.200><c> see</c> 00:36:49.430 --> 00:36:49.440 align:start position:0% through through much of nehemiah we see 00:36:49.440 --> 00:36:52.310 align:start position:0% through through much of nehemiah we see the<00:36:49.599><c> beginnings</c><00:36:50.720><c> of</c><00:36:50.880><c> this</c><00:36:51.440><c> rebuilding</c><00:36:52.079><c> of</c><00:36:52.240><c> the</c> 00:36:52.310 --> 00:36:52.320 align:start position:0% the beginnings of this rebuilding of the 00:36:52.320 --> 00:36:54.790 align:start position:0% the beginnings of this rebuilding of the spiritual<00:36:52.880><c> temple</c><00:36:53.920><c> and</c><00:36:54.079><c> so</c><00:36:54.240><c> god</c><00:36:54.480><c> willing</c> 00:36:54.790 --> 00:36:54.800 align:start position:0% spiritual temple and so god willing 00:36:54.800 --> 00:36:57.670 align:start position:0% spiritual temple and so god willing that's<00:36:54.960><c> what</c><00:36:55.119><c> we'll</c><00:36:55.280><c> cover</c><00:36:55.599><c> next</c><00:36:55.839><c> week</c> 00:36:57.670 --> 00:36:57.680 align:start position:0% that's what we'll cover next week 00:36:57.680 --> 00:36:59.990 align:start position:0% that's what we'll cover next week any<00:36:57.920><c> uh</c><00:36:58.400><c> questions</c><00:36:58.880><c> or</c><00:36:59.040><c> comments</c><00:36:59.440><c> before</c><00:36:59.760><c> we</c> 00:36:59.990 --> 00:37:00.000 align:start position:0% any uh questions or comments before we 00:37:00.000 --> 00:37:01.829 align:start position:0% any uh questions or comments before we close 00:37:01.829 --> 00:37:01.839 align:start position:0% close 00:37:01.839 --> 00:37:02.710 align:start position:0% close yeah 00:37:02.710 --> 00:37:02.720 align:start position:0% yeah 00:37:02.720 --> 00:37:03.750 align:start position:0% yeah i've<00:37:02.960><c> heard</c> 00:37:03.750 --> 00:37:03.760 align:start position:0% i've heard 00:37:03.760 --> 00:37:05.829 align:start position:0% i've heard on<00:37:04.000><c> the</c><00:37:04.079><c> radio</c><00:37:04.480><c> i</c><00:37:04.640><c> think</c><00:37:04.880><c> that</c> 00:37:05.829 --> 00:37:05.839 align:start position:0% on the radio i think that 00:37:05.839 --> 00:37:06.829 align:start position:0% on the radio i think that people 00:37:06.829 --> 00:37:06.839 align:start position:0% people 00:37:06.839 --> 00:37:08.950 align:start position:0% people today<00:37:07.040><c> if</c><00:37:07.280><c> they're</c><00:37:07.520><c> jewish</c> 00:37:08.950 --> 00:37:08.960 align:start position:0% today if they're jewish 00:37:08.960 --> 00:37:11.270 align:start position:0% today if they're jewish most<00:37:09.280><c> of</c><00:37:09.359><c> them</c><00:37:10.000><c> that</c><00:37:10.240><c> know</c><00:37:10.480><c> where</c><00:37:10.640><c> they</c><00:37:10.960><c> which</c> 00:37:11.270 --> 00:37:11.280 align:start position:0% most of them that know where they which 00:37:11.280 --> 00:37:14.230 align:start position:0% most of them that know where they which tribe<00:37:11.680><c> it</c><00:37:11.760><c> was</c><00:37:12.079><c> it</c><00:37:12.160><c> was</c><00:37:12.320><c> the</c><00:37:12.560><c> tribe</c><00:37:12.800><c> of</c><00:37:12.960><c> levi</c> 00:37:14.230 --> 00:37:14.240 align:start position:0% tribe it was it was the tribe of levi 00:37:14.240 --> 00:37:16.550 align:start position:0% tribe it was it was the tribe of levi and<00:37:14.720><c> other</c><00:37:15.040><c> tribes</c><00:37:15.599><c> nobody</c><00:37:16.000><c> seems</c><00:37:16.240><c> to</c><00:37:16.400><c> know</c> 00:37:16.550 --> 00:37:16.560 align:start position:0% and other tribes nobody seems to know 00:37:16.560 --> 00:37:17.990 align:start position:0% and other tribes nobody seems to know that's<00:37:16.800><c> true</c><00:37:17.200><c> so</c> 00:37:17.990 --> 00:37:18.000 align:start position:0% that's true so 00:37:18.000 --> 00:37:19.910 align:start position:0% that's true so there<00:37:18.160><c> are</c><00:37:18.240><c> two</c><00:37:18.480><c> tribes</c><00:37:18.880><c> that</c><00:37:19.040><c> i</c><00:37:19.200><c> think</c> 00:37:19.910 --> 00:37:19.920 align:start position:0% there are two tribes that i think 00:37:19.920 --> 00:37:22.630 align:start position:0% there are two tribes that i think you<00:37:20.079><c> know</c><00:37:20.400><c> jews</c><00:37:20.720><c> can</c><00:37:21.119><c> can</c><00:37:21.440><c> uh</c><00:37:21.839><c> point</c><00:37:22.160><c> their</c> 00:37:22.630 --> 00:37:22.640 align:start position:0% you know jews can can uh point their 00:37:22.640 --> 00:37:25.510 align:start position:0% you know jews can can uh point their genealogy<00:37:23.359><c> to</c><00:37:23.599><c> more</c><00:37:23.760><c> than</c><00:37:24.000><c> others</c><00:37:24.320><c> one</c><00:37:24.720><c> is</c> 00:37:25.510 --> 00:37:25.520 align:start position:0% genealogy to more than others one is 00:37:25.520 --> 00:37:27.109 align:start position:0% genealogy to more than others one is the<00:37:25.680><c> priests</c> 00:37:27.109 --> 00:37:27.119 align:start position:0% the priests 00:37:27.119 --> 00:37:30.470 align:start position:0% the priests which<00:37:27.359><c> i</c><00:37:27.520><c> suppose</c><00:37:28.000><c> is</c><00:37:28.320><c> you</c><00:37:28.400><c> know</c><00:37:28.640><c> levi</c><00:37:29.520><c> so</c><00:37:30.079><c> the</c> 00:37:30.470 --> 00:37:30.480 align:start position:0% which i suppose is you know levi so the 00:37:30.480 --> 00:37:31.510 align:start position:0% which i suppose is you know levi so the surname 00:37:31.510 --> 00:37:31.520 align:start position:0% surname 00:37:31.520 --> 00:37:32.710 align:start position:0% surname cohen 00:37:32.710 --> 00:37:32.720 align:start position:0% cohen 00:37:32.720 --> 00:37:35.349 align:start position:0% cohen so<00:37:33.040><c> cohen</c><00:37:33.440><c> is</c><00:37:33.599><c> a</c><00:37:33.839><c> is</c><00:37:34.000><c> a</c><00:37:34.079><c> jewish</c><00:37:34.400><c> surname</c><00:37:35.200><c> and</c> 00:37:35.349 --> 00:37:35.359 align:start position:0% so cohen is a is a jewish surname and 00:37:35.359 --> 00:37:36.950 align:start position:0% so cohen is a is a jewish surname and that<00:37:35.599><c> would</c><00:37:35.760><c> be</c> 00:37:36.950 --> 00:37:36.960 align:start position:0% that would be 00:37:36.960 --> 00:37:39.109 align:start position:0% that would be relating<00:37:37.440><c> to</c><00:37:37.599><c> the</c><00:37:37.760><c> priests</c> 00:37:39.109 --> 00:37:39.119 align:start position:0% relating to the priests 00:37:39.119 --> 00:37:42.069 align:start position:0% relating to the priests and<00:37:39.200><c> then</c><00:37:39.599><c> the</c><00:37:39.839><c> jewish</c><00:37:40.160><c> surname</c><00:37:40.720><c> levitt</c> 00:37:42.069 --> 00:37:42.079 align:start position:0% and then the jewish surname levitt 00:37:42.079 --> 00:37:44.870 align:start position:0% and then the jewish surname levitt is<00:37:42.240><c> one</c><00:37:42.480><c> that</c><00:37:42.640><c> would</c><00:37:42.880><c> refer</c><00:37:43.280><c> to</c><00:37:43.599><c> the</c><00:37:43.760><c> levites</c><00:37:44.720><c> i</c> 00:37:44.870 --> 00:37:44.880 align:start position:0% is one that would refer to the levites i 00:37:44.880 --> 00:37:46.950 align:start position:0% is one that would refer to the levites i know<00:37:45.119><c> you</c><00:37:45.440><c> you</c><00:37:45.760><c> know</c><00:37:45.920><c> some</c><00:37:46.240><c> families</c><00:37:46.720><c> by</c><00:37:46.880><c> the</c> 00:37:46.950 --> 00:37:46.960 align:start position:0% know you you know some families by the 00:37:46.960 --> 00:37:49.510 align:start position:0% know you you know some families by the name<00:37:47.200><c> of</c><00:37:47.359><c> levitt</c><00:37:47.839><c> right</c><00:37:48.079><c> i</c><00:37:48.160><c> mean</c><00:37:48.560><c> i</c><00:37:48.720><c> never</c> 00:37:49.510 --> 00:37:49.520 align:start position:0% name of levitt right i mean i never 00:37:49.520 --> 00:37:50.790 align:start position:0% name of levitt right i mean i never you<00:37:49.599><c> know</c><00:37:49.680><c> until</c><00:37:49.920><c> i</c><00:37:50.000><c> was</c><00:37:50.160><c> doing</c><00:37:50.320><c> the</c><00:37:50.480><c> study</c><00:37:50.720><c> it</c> 00:37:50.790 --> 00:37:50.800 align:start position:0% you know until i was doing the study it 00:37:50.800 --> 00:37:53.190 align:start position:0% you know until i was doing the study it never<00:37:51.040><c> dawned</c><00:37:51.280><c> on</c><00:37:51.359><c> me</c><00:37:51.520><c> oh</c><00:37:52.160><c> levitt</c><00:37:52.560><c> levites</c> 00:37:53.190 --> 00:37:53.200 align:start position:0% never dawned on me oh levitt levites 00:37:53.200 --> 00:37:54.790 align:start position:0% never dawned on me oh levitt levites that's<00:37:53.359><c> where</c><00:37:53.520><c> they</c><00:37:53.680><c> draw</c><00:37:54.160><c> right</c><00:37:54.320><c> across</c><00:37:54.640><c> the</c> 00:37:54.790 --> 00:37:54.800 align:start position:0% that's where they draw right across the 00:37:54.800 --> 00:37:56.790 align:start position:0% that's where they draw right across the street<00:37:54.960><c> from</c><00:37:55.200><c> us</c><00:37:55.440><c> yeah</c><00:37:55.839><c> yeah</c><00:37:56.320><c> isn't</c><00:37:56.640><c> that</c> 00:37:56.790 --> 00:37:56.800 align:start position:0% street from us yeah yeah isn't that 00:37:56.800 --> 00:37:58.150 align:start position:0% street from us yeah yeah isn't that interesting 00:37:58.150 --> 00:37:58.160 align:start position:0% interesting 00:37:58.160 --> 00:37:59.190 align:start position:0% interesting okay 00:37:59.190 --> 00:37:59.200 align:start position:0% okay 00:37:59.200 --> 00:38:01.910 align:start position:0% okay so<00:37:59.599><c> so</c><00:38:00.240><c> genealogy</c><00:38:00.880><c> was</c><00:38:01.200><c> important</c><00:38:01.680><c> and</c> 00:38:01.910 --> 00:38:01.920 align:start position:0% so so genealogy was important and 00:38:01.920 --> 00:38:03.589 align:start position:0% so so genealogy was important and earlier<00:38:02.320><c> and</c><00:38:02.480><c> as</c><00:38:02.640><c> we</c><00:38:02.800><c> remember</c><00:38:03.200><c> there</c><00:38:03.359><c> was</c><00:38:03.520><c> a</c> 00:38:03.589 --> 00:38:03.599 align:start position:0% earlier and as we remember there was a 00:38:03.599 --> 00:38:05.190 align:start position:0% earlier and as we remember there was a time<00:38:03.920><c> where</c><00:38:04.320><c> where</c><00:38:04.560><c> they</c><00:38:04.640><c> couldn't</c><00:38:05.040><c> there</c> 00:38:05.190 --> 00:38:05.200 align:start position:0% time where where they couldn't there 00:38:05.200 --> 00:38:06.710 align:start position:0% time where where they couldn't there were<00:38:05.440><c> some</c><00:38:05.760><c> priests</c><00:38:06.160><c> that</c><00:38:06.240><c> couldn't</c><00:38:06.480><c> prove</c> 00:38:06.710 --> 00:38:06.720 align:start position:0% were some priests that couldn't prove 00:38:06.720 --> 00:38:09.030 align:start position:0% were some priests that couldn't prove their<00:38:06.960><c> genealogy</c><00:38:07.680><c> and</c><00:38:07.760><c> so</c><00:38:07.920><c> what</c><00:38:08.160><c> happened</c> 00:38:09.030 --> 00:38:09.040 align:start position:0% their genealogy and so what happened 00:38:09.040 --> 00:38:11.430 align:start position:0% their genealogy and so what happened they<00:38:09.200><c> weren't</c><00:38:09.520><c> allowed</c><00:38:09.920><c> to</c><00:38:10.160><c> serve</c><00:38:10.480><c> as</c><00:38:10.640><c> priests</c> 00:38:11.430 --> 00:38:11.440 align:start position:0% they weren't allowed to serve as priests 00:38:11.440 --> 00:38:14.230 align:start position:0% they weren't allowed to serve as priests that's<00:38:11.760><c> how</c><00:38:12.000><c> important</c><00:38:12.400><c> it</c><00:38:12.480><c> was</c> 00:38:14.230 --> 00:38:14.240 align:start position:0% that's how important it was 00:38:14.240 --> 00:38:16.880 align:start position:0% that's how important it was okay