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 Kings 8, and that's page 344 of the Church Bible.

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 That's 1 Kings 8.

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 Then King Solomon summoned into his presence at Jerusalem the elders of Israel,

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 all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs of the Israelite families,

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 to bring up the Ark of the Lord's Covenant from Zion, the city of David.

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 All the Israelites came together to King Solomon at the time of the festival in the month of Eternim,

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 the seventh month.

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 When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the Ark,

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 and they brought up the Ark of the Lord and the tent of meeting and all the sacred furnishings in it.

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 The priests and Levites carried them up,

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 and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him

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 were before the Ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted.

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 The priests then brought up the Ark of the Lord's Covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple,

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 the most holy place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim.

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 The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the Ark and overshadowed the Ark and its carrying poles.

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 These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary,

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 but not from outside the holy place, and they are still there today.

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 There was nothing in the Ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb,

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 where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.

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 When the priests withdrew from the holy place, the cloud filled the temple of the Lord,

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 and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud,

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 for the glory of the Lord had filled his temple.

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 Then Solomon said,

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 The Lord has said that you would dwell in a dark cloud.

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 I have indeed built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever.

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 Thank you, A.V.

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 Well, let's keep our Bibles open there and we'll pray.

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 Father, thank you for your word,

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 and we pray that you would bring great understanding and clarity where we do not understand.

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 We pray that your Holy Spirit would help us

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 to not only see and hear about your faithful love,

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 but that each one of us would experience your faithful love in our hearts today.

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 We pray this in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Well, before we start, just a brief reminder.

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 Last time we were looking at Kings,

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 we were looking at chapters 5 to 7,

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 which was all about,

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 it was like walking into a construction site,

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 the building of the temple,

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 a place for God.

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 And, well, we continue on that theme.

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 As God comes to be with his people.

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 So, the title we've given it is The Perfect Marriage.

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 I hope it will all come clear as we go along.

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 Will you take her as your wife in marriage?

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 Will you love her,

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 comfort her,

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 honour and keep her,

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 in sickness and in health,

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 and be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?

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 I will.

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 Maybe you have spoken those words.

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 Marriage is a very special but yet solemn occasion.

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 Man and woman stand before the congregation

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 and make their vows and promises.

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 From this day forward,

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 as long as we both shall live,

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 and before God,

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 I give you my word.

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 Now, marriage is the primary way

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 in which the Bible describes

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 our relationship to God.

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 And chapter 8,

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 the whole of chapter 8,

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 verses 1 to 66,

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 is like a celebration

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 of God's marriage

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 to his people.

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 It's a reminder of God's

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 faithful love.

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 Look at verse 23.

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 Lord,

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 the God of Israel,

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 there is no God like you

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 in heaven above

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 or on earth below.

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 So what is it that distinguishes God

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 from anything else

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 or anyone else?

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 Here it is.

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 You who keep

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 your covenant of love

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 with your servants,

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 who continue wholeheartedly

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 in your way.

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 You have kept your promise

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 to your servant David,

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 my father.

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 With your mouth,

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 you have promised

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 and with your hand,

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 you have fulfilled it

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 as it is today.

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 God's covenant love,

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 his faithful love.

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 Now, for a marriage,

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 any marriage,

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 if it's to last,

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 demands that both parties

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 remain loyal

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 and faithful.

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 But what keeps

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 our marriage relationship

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 to God

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 is not our faithfulness,

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 but God who keeps

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 his covenant love

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 with us.

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 What will keep

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 our marriage relationship

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 to God intact

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 is not our faithfulness,

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 but God

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 who keeps

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 his covenant love.

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 because when God

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 promises to be faithful,

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 we can depend upon it.

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 There's four things

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 we're going to see

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 about this marriage.

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 First,

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 our marriage to God

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 is dependent

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 on God's covenant

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 faithfulness.

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 It's dependent

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 on God's covenant

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 faithfulness.

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 You may have

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 a little title

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 at the beginning

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 of chapter 8

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 in your Bible

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 which says

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 something like this,

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 the ark

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 brought to the temple.

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 Well, a better title,

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 and again,

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 the titles in our Bibles

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 like the chapter headings

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 are not inspired,

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 but a better title

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 would be

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 God moves in

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 with his people.

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 Look at verse 1.

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 Then King Solomon

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 summoned

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 into his presence

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 at Jerusalem

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 the elders of Israel,

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 all the heads

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 of the tribes

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 and the chiefs

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 of the Israelite families

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 to bring up

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 the ark

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 of the Lord's covenant

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 from Zion,

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 the city of David.

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 The first 13 verses

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 that were read to us

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 are all about

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 the ark.

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 Now, the ark

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 isn't to be confused

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 with Noah's ark.

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 They're not,

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 you know,

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 kind of carrying

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 this huge,

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 big wooden boat up.

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 The ark

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 is a wooden box

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 overlaid with gold

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 which symbolised

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 God's presence

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 with his people.

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 And now that the temple

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 has been built,

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 chapters 5 to 7,

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 the ark

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 is being brought

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 to the temple.

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 God is moving in.

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 Verse 6.

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 The priest

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 then brought

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 the ark

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 of the Lord's covenant

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 to its place

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 in the inner sanctuary

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 of the temple,

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 the most holy place,

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 and put it beneath

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 the wings

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 of the cherubim.

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 Cherubim were angels,

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 again,

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 a symbol

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 of God's presence.

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 Now, before

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 Kirsty and I

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 got married,

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 we lived in

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 separate homes.

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 But when we got married,

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 after we had made

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 our vows

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 and our commitments

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 to one another,

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 we moved in

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 to the same house.

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 Our marriage

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 brought us together

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 in a lifelong union.

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 And here God

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 comes to

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 move in

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 to live

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 with his people.

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 Verse 10.

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 When the priest

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 withdrew

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 from the holy place,

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 the cloud

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 filled the temple

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 of the Lord

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 and the priest

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 couldn't perform

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 their service

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 because of the cloud

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 for the glory

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 of the Lord

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 filled his temple.

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 You may remember

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 from other accounts

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 in the Old Testament

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 when God appears,

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 very often

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 it's in a cloud.

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 God's presence

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 has come

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 to the temple.

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 Verse 12.

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 Then Solomon said,

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 the Lord said

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 that he would dwell

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 in a dark cloud.

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 I have indeed

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 built a magnificent

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 temple for you,

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 a place

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 for you

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 to dwell

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 forever.

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 forever.

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 So God

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 moves in

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 with his people.

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 The marriage

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 relationship.

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 But what makes

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 this marriage

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 possible

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 is God's

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 faithfulness.

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 Have a look back up

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 at verse 9.

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 There was

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 nothing

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 in the ark,

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 there was

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 nothing

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 inside

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 this

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 wooden box

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 except

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 the two

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 stone

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 tablets

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 that Moses

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 had placed

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 in it

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 at Horeb

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 where the

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 Lord had

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 made a

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 covenant

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 with the

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 Israelites

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 when they

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 came out

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 of Egypt.

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 Now the

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 stone

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 tablets

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 you remember

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 were written

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 or what

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 was written

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 on them

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 were the

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 ten commandments

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 and they

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 were placed

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 inside

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 the wooden

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 box.

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 The commandments

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 were

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 God's

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 covenant

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 with his

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 people.

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 It's like

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 a marriage

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 contract.

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 Exodus 20

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 tells us

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 what was

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 written.

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 It starts

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 out by

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 saying

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 I am

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 the Lord

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 your God

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 who brought

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 you out

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 of Egypt.

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 Here I am.

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 I am the

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 God who

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 loves you.

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 The faithful

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 God who

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 does not

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 forget his

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 promises.

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 I rescued

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 you.

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 I am

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 faithful to

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 you.

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 And then we

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 read down

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 through the

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 commandments.

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 The first

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 one,

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 you shall

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 have no

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 other gods

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 but me.

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 You shall

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 not make

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 for yourself

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 an image

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 or idol

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 to replace

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 me.

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 I am

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 your God.

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 You are

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 my people.

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 These

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 are the

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 covenant

00:11:33.980 --> 00:11:35.039
 promises,

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 the contract

00:11:36.199 --> 00:11:37.379
 that binds

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 the marriage

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 relationship

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 together.

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 Now

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 history tells

00:11:43.339 --> 00:11:43.860
 us that

00:11:43.860 --> 00:11:44.299
 God's

00:11:44.299 --> 00:11:44.620
 people,

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 Israel,

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 had done

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 everything

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 possible to

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 break their

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 vows.

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 They had

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 replaced God

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 with other

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 lovers.

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 And yet

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 despite

00:11:54.100 --> 00:11:55.459
 their failure,

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 in chapter

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 8 we see

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 God moving

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 in with

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 his people.

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 Not because

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 they are

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 faithful,

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 but because

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 of God's

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 faithful love.

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 Look at how

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 Solomon responds,

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 verse 15.

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 Then he said,

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 Praise be to

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 the Lord,

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 the God of

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 Israel,

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 who with

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 his own

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 hand has

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 fulfilled what

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 he promised

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 with his own

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 mouth to

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 my father

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 David.

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 You see,

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 the ark

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 was not

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 just a

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 symbol of

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 God's

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 presence with

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 his people,

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 it is a

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 written

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 reminder of

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 God's

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 covenant

00:12:36.300 --> 00:12:37.700
 faithfulness.

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 God is

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 saying to

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 them,

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 you may

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 break your

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 vows,

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 but I

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 will never

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 ever break

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 my promise

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 to you.

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 So

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 first,

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 our

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 marriage to

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 God is

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 dependent

00:12:54.159 --> 00:12:55.939
 on God's

00:12:55.939 --> 00:12:56.639
 covenant

00:12:56.639 --> 00:12:57.819
 faithfulness.

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 It was

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 then,

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 and it

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 is

00:13:00.559 --> 00:13:01.240
 today.

00:13:02.360 --> 00:13:02.799
 Second,

00:13:03.019 --> 00:13:03.559
 our marriage

00:13:03.559 --> 00:13:04.059
 to God

00:13:04.059 --> 00:13:05.039
 is sustained

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 by God's

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 mercy.

00:13:09.439 --> 00:13:09.699
 Now,

00:13:09.740 --> 00:13:10.120
 God's

00:13:10.120 --> 00:13:10.819
 promise to

00:13:10.819 --> 00:13:11.339
 move in

00:13:11.339 --> 00:13:11.699
 with his

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 people sounds

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 exciting,

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 and it

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 was,

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 but it

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 was no

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 small thing

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 for God

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 to come

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 and dwell

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 and live

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 with his

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 people.

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 Look at

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 verse 29,

00:13:23.120 --> 00:13:24.340
 moving on

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 through the

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 chapter.

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 Solomon

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 says,

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 may your

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 eyes,

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 he's talking

00:13:31.560 --> 00:13:32.139
 to God,

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 may your

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 eyes be

00:13:33.740 --> 00:13:34.879
 open towards

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 this temple

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 night and

00:13:36.500 --> 00:13:36.779
 day,

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 this place

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 of which

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 you said,

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 my name

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 shall be

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 there,

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 so that

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 you will

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 hear the

00:13:44.000 --> 00:13:44.620
 prayer your

00:13:44.620 --> 00:13:45.019
 servant

00:13:45.019 --> 00:13:45.940
 prays towards

00:13:45.940 --> 00:13:46.799
 this place.

00:13:48.299 --> 00:13:48.519
 Now,

00:13:48.560 --> 00:13:49.019
 you probably

00:13:49.019 --> 00:13:49.820
 were in your

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 house outside,

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 you've probably

00:13:51.039 --> 00:13:51.860
 got a number

00:13:51.860 --> 00:13:53.399
 somewhere on

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 your wall,

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 or maybe

00:13:54.220 --> 00:13:54.840
 you have a

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 name that

00:13:56.220 --> 00:13:57.180
 identifies your

00:13:57.180 --> 00:13:57.399
 house,

00:13:57.440 --> 00:13:58.139
 it tells us

00:13:58.139 --> 00:13:58.700
 who lives

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 there.

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 Well,

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 it's as if

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 God has

00:14:01.779 --> 00:14:02.500
 written his

00:14:02.500 --> 00:14:02.940
 name,

00:14:03.379 --> 00:14:04.060
 Yahweh,

00:14:04.480 --> 00:14:04.940
 on the

00:14:04.940 --> 00:14:05.740
 front door

00:14:05.740 --> 00:14:06.460
 of the

00:14:06.460 --> 00:14:06.860
 temple.

00:14:07.460 --> 00:14:08.419
 My name

00:14:08.419 --> 00:14:09.240
 shall be

00:14:09.240 --> 00:14:09.480
 there.

00:14:09.600 --> 00:14:10.060
 God is

00:14:10.060 --> 00:14:10.600
 making it

00:14:10.600 --> 00:14:11.139
 abundantly

00:14:11.139 --> 00:14:11.539
 clear.

00:14:11.940 --> 00:14:12.700
 I live

00:14:12.700 --> 00:14:12.919
 here,

00:14:13.080 --> 00:14:13.860
 I dwell

00:14:13.860 --> 00:14:14.440
 with these

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 people.

00:14:16.379 --> 00:14:16.720
 Now,

00:14:16.759 --> 00:14:17.240
 that might

00:14:17.240 --> 00:14:18.120
 seem grand

00:14:18.120 --> 00:14:18.779
 and great,

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 but it's

00:14:19.519 --> 00:14:20.639
 also a big

00:14:20.639 --> 00:14:21.220
 problem.

00:14:22.399 --> 00:14:22.779
 You see,

00:14:22.879 --> 00:14:23.379
 the covenant

00:14:23.379 --> 00:14:24.960
 promises went

00:14:24.960 --> 00:14:25.639
 something like

00:14:25.639 --> 00:14:25.819
 this.

00:14:25.899 --> 00:14:26.460
 The marriage

00:14:26.460 --> 00:14:27.980
 contract was

00:14:27.980 --> 00:14:28.519
 like this.

00:14:28.620 --> 00:14:29.299
 God said to

00:14:29.299 --> 00:14:29.460
 them,

00:14:29.679 --> 00:14:30.139
 if you

00:14:30.139 --> 00:14:31.039
 obey me,

00:14:31.819 --> 00:14:32.399
 then I

00:14:32.399 --> 00:14:33.080
 will bless

00:14:33.080 --> 00:14:33.439
 you.

00:14:33.759 --> 00:14:34.460
 If you

00:14:34.460 --> 00:14:35.120
 keep your

00:14:35.120 --> 00:14:35.919
 promises to

00:14:35.919 --> 00:14:36.220
 me,

00:14:36.500 --> 00:14:37.179
 then I

00:14:37.179 --> 00:14:38.019
 will live

00:14:38.019 --> 00:14:38.600
 with you.

00:14:39.299 --> 00:14:40.159
 But if you

00:14:40.159 --> 00:14:41.279
 disobey me,

00:14:41.960 --> 00:14:42.439
 if you

00:14:42.439 --> 00:14:43.100
 walk away

00:14:43.100 --> 00:14:43.699
 from me,

00:14:44.460 --> 00:14:44.899
 then I

00:14:44.899 --> 00:14:45.580
 will curse

00:14:45.580 --> 00:14:45.899
 you.

00:14:46.340 --> 00:14:46.919
 If you

00:14:46.919 --> 00:14:47.759
 fail to

00:14:47.759 --> 00:14:48.279
 keep your

00:14:48.279 --> 00:14:48.799
 promises,

00:14:49.580 --> 00:14:50.080
 then you

00:14:50.080 --> 00:14:50.480
 will be

00:14:50.480 --> 00:14:51.080
 removed

00:14:51.080 --> 00:14:51.520
 from me.

00:14:51.840 --> 00:14:52.000
 We

00:14:52.000 --> 00:14:52.520
 can't

00:14:52.520 --> 00:14:52.759
 live

00:14:52.759 --> 00:14:53.300
 together.

00:14:55.320 --> 00:14:55.580
 And

00:14:55.580 --> 00:14:56.139
 Solomon

00:14:56.139 --> 00:14:57.100
 knew that.

00:14:57.940 --> 00:14:58.600
 He knew

00:14:58.600 --> 00:14:59.220
 that he

00:14:59.220 --> 00:14:59.680
 and his

00:14:59.680 --> 00:15:00.160
 people

00:15:00.160 --> 00:15:00.980
 had a

00:15:00.980 --> 00:15:01.360
 sin

00:15:01.360 --> 00:15:02.220
 problem.

00:15:03.340 --> 00:15:04.200
 So he

00:15:04.200 --> 00:15:04.680
 begins

00:15:04.680 --> 00:15:05.440
 to pray,

00:15:06.000 --> 00:15:06.940
 verse 31.

00:15:08.940 --> 00:15:09.700
 When

00:15:09.700 --> 00:15:10.280
 anyone

00:15:10.280 --> 00:15:11.180
 wrongs

00:15:11.180 --> 00:15:11.540
 their

00:15:11.540 --> 00:15:12.080
 neighbour,

00:15:13.500 --> 00:15:13.879
 so if

00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:14.280
 anybody

00:15:14.280 --> 00:15:14.680
 does

00:15:14.680 --> 00:15:15.120
 something

00:15:15.120 --> 00:15:15.520
 wrong

00:15:15.520 --> 00:15:16.200
 towards

00:15:16.200 --> 00:15:16.879
 their

00:15:16.879 --> 00:15:17.280
 neighbour,

00:15:17.940 --> 00:15:18.860
 verse 32,

00:15:18.860 --> 00:15:20.120
 then hear

00:15:20.120 --> 00:15:20.480
 from

00:15:20.480 --> 00:15:20.860
 heaven

00:15:20.860 --> 00:15:21.120
 and

00:15:21.120 --> 00:15:21.680
 act,

00:15:23.320 --> 00:15:24.320
 verse 33,

00:15:25.240 --> 00:15:25.860
 when

00:15:25.860 --> 00:15:26.139
 your

00:15:26.139 --> 00:15:26.600
 people

00:15:26.600 --> 00:15:27.180
 Israel

00:15:27.180 --> 00:15:27.460
 have

00:15:27.460 --> 00:15:27.700
 been

00:15:27.700 --> 00:15:28.300
 defeated

00:15:28.300 --> 00:15:28.840
 by an

00:15:28.840 --> 00:15:29.159
 enemy

00:15:29.159 --> 00:15:29.940
 because

00:15:29.940 --> 00:15:30.600
 they

00:15:30.600 --> 00:15:30.820
 have

00:15:30.820 --> 00:15:31.240
 sinned

00:15:31.240 --> 00:15:31.700
 against

00:15:31.700 --> 00:15:32.159
 you,

00:15:33.360 --> 00:15:34.320
 verse 34,

00:15:34.820 --> 00:15:35.840
 then hear

00:15:35.840 --> 00:15:36.560
 from heaven

00:15:36.560 --> 00:15:37.460
 and forgive

00:15:37.460 --> 00:15:38.300
 the sin

00:15:38.300 --> 00:15:38.659
 of your

00:15:38.659 --> 00:15:39.120
 people,

00:15:40.340 --> 00:15:41.220
 verse 35,

00:15:42.019 --> 00:15:42.680
 when the

00:15:42.680 --> 00:15:43.259
 heavens are

00:15:43.259 --> 00:15:43.779
 shut up

00:15:43.779 --> 00:15:44.080
 and there

00:15:44.080 --> 00:15:44.460
 is no

00:15:44.460 --> 00:15:44.860
 rain,

00:15:44.860 --> 00:15:44.879
 sin,

00:15:45.300 --> 00:15:45.840
 because

00:15:45.840 --> 00:15:46.440
 your

00:15:46.440 --> 00:15:46.779
 people

00:15:46.779 --> 00:15:46.980
 have

00:15:46.980 --> 00:15:47.259
 sinned

00:15:47.259 --> 00:15:47.620
 against

00:15:47.620 --> 00:15:48.000
 you,

00:15:49.000 --> 00:15:49.980
 verse 36,

00:15:50.680 --> 00:15:51.580
 then hear

00:15:51.580 --> 00:15:52.300
 from heaven

00:15:52.300 --> 00:15:53.120
 and forgive

00:15:53.120 --> 00:15:54.080
 the sin

00:15:54.080 --> 00:15:54.899
 of your

00:15:54.899 --> 00:15:55.500
 servants,

00:15:55.659 --> 00:15:55.800
 your

00:15:55.800 --> 00:15:56.200
 people

00:15:56.200 --> 00:15:56.680
 Israel.

00:15:57.440 --> 00:15:57.919
 Not

00:15:57.919 --> 00:15:59.320
 if we

00:15:59.320 --> 00:15:59.759
 sin,

00:16:00.680 --> 00:16:01.659
 but when

00:16:01.659 --> 00:16:02.360
 we sin.

00:16:03.340 --> 00:16:04.019
 Solomon's

00:16:04.019 --> 00:16:04.440
 honesty

00:16:04.440 --> 00:16:05.519
 only reveals

00:16:05.519 --> 00:16:06.220
 the depth

00:16:06.220 --> 00:16:06.580
 of the

00:16:06.580 --> 00:16:06.980
 problem.

00:16:07.480 --> 00:16:07.820
 God

00:16:07.820 --> 00:16:08.600
 moving in

00:16:08.600 --> 00:16:08.960
 with his

00:16:08.960 --> 00:16:09.639
 people was

00:16:09.639 --> 00:16:10.220
 filled

00:16:10.220 --> 00:16:11.139
 with tension.

00:16:11.960 --> 00:16:12.360
 To have

00:16:12.360 --> 00:16:13.120
 the presence

00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:13.700
 of God

00:16:13.700 --> 00:16:14.139
 amongst

00:16:14.139 --> 00:16:14.320
 them

00:16:14.320 --> 00:16:14.500
 was

00:16:14.500 --> 00:16:14.820
 both

00:16:14.820 --> 00:16:15.500
 glorious

00:16:15.500 --> 00:16:17.100
 and

00:16:17.100 --> 00:16:17.779
 fearful.

00:16:18.860 --> 00:16:19.620
 All at

00:16:19.620 --> 00:16:20.039
 the same

00:16:20.039 --> 00:16:20.440
 time,

00:16:20.519 --> 00:16:21.039
 it was a

00:16:21.039 --> 00:16:21.519
 joyful

00:16:21.519 --> 00:16:22.580
 experience,

00:16:23.120 --> 00:16:24.419
 but it

00:16:24.419 --> 00:16:24.960
 was also

00:16:24.960 --> 00:16:25.799
 terrifying.

00:16:27.139 --> 00:16:27.860
 They knew

00:16:27.860 --> 00:16:28.340
 that if

00:16:28.340 --> 00:16:29.060
 they broke

00:16:29.060 --> 00:16:29.340
 their

00:16:29.340 --> 00:16:29.899
 promises,

00:16:30.980 --> 00:16:31.399
 it would

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 mean they

00:16:32.560 --> 00:16:33.220
 would face

00:16:33.220 --> 00:16:33.840
 God's

00:16:33.840 --> 00:16:34.279
 judgment.

00:16:34.899 --> 00:16:35.200
 God

00:16:35.200 --> 00:16:36.039
 would banish

00:16:36.039 --> 00:16:36.600
 his people.

00:16:36.960 --> 00:16:37.320
 They could

00:16:37.320 --> 00:16:38.060
 no longer

00:16:38.060 --> 00:16:39.220
 enjoy his

00:16:39.220 --> 00:16:39.799
 presence.

00:16:41.580 --> 00:16:42.180
 You see,

00:16:42.179 --> 00:16:43.339
 if they

00:16:43.339 --> 00:16:43.759
 were to

00:16:43.759 --> 00:16:44.799
 enjoy the

00:16:44.799 --> 00:16:45.500
 intimacy

00:16:45.500 --> 00:16:46.419
 of God,

00:16:46.500 --> 00:16:46.839
 if they

00:16:46.839 --> 00:16:47.219
 were to

00:16:47.219 --> 00:16:48.099
 experience

00:16:48.099 --> 00:16:48.659
 God's

00:16:48.659 --> 00:16:49.079
 faithful

00:16:49.079 --> 00:16:49.679
 love,

00:16:50.859 --> 00:16:51.279
 it would

00:16:51.279 --> 00:16:52.159
 require the

00:16:52.159 --> 00:16:53.599
 mercy of

00:16:53.599 --> 00:16:54.019
 God.

00:16:55.299 --> 00:16:55.839
 And here

00:16:55.839 --> 00:16:56.399
 we see

00:16:56.399 --> 00:16:57.120
 the beauty

00:16:57.120 --> 00:16:58.439
 of God's

00:16:58.439 --> 00:16:58.799
 mercy.

00:16:59.339 --> 00:16:59.759
 Look at

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 verse 46.

00:17:02.059 --> 00:17:02.899
 Just jump

00:17:02.899 --> 00:17:03.399
 on a little

00:17:03.399 --> 00:17:03.620
 bit.

00:17:03.699 --> 00:17:04.659
 Verse 46.

00:17:07.139 --> 00:17:07.559
 Again,

00:17:07.720 --> 00:17:08.299
 Solomon is

00:17:08.299 --> 00:17:09.059
 still talking

00:17:09.059 --> 00:17:09.619
 to God.

00:17:09.619 --> 00:17:12.159
 when they

00:17:12.159 --> 00:17:13.399
 sin against

00:17:13.399 --> 00:17:13.799
 you.

00:17:14.799 --> 00:17:15.279
 For there

00:17:15.279 --> 00:17:16.019
 is no one

00:17:16.019 --> 00:17:16.599
 who does

00:17:16.599 --> 00:17:17.259
 not sin.

00:17:18.119 --> 00:17:18.699
 And you

00:17:18.699 --> 00:17:19.500
 become angry

00:17:19.500 --> 00:17:19.899
 with them

00:17:19.899 --> 00:17:20.259
 and give

00:17:20.259 --> 00:17:20.699
 them over

00:17:20.699 --> 00:17:21.119
 to their

00:17:21.119 --> 00:17:21.519
 enemies,

00:17:21.879 --> 00:17:22.619
 who take

00:17:22.619 --> 00:17:23.299
 them captive

00:17:23.299 --> 00:17:23.759
 to their

00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:24.379
 own lands

00:17:24.379 --> 00:17:25.079
 far away

00:17:25.079 --> 00:17:25.559
 or near.

00:17:26.119 --> 00:17:26.419
 Well,

00:17:26.939 --> 00:17:27.519
 we know

00:17:27.519 --> 00:17:28.119
 the story,

00:17:28.239 --> 00:17:28.519
 don't we?

00:17:28.559 --> 00:17:28.859
 That's

00:17:28.859 --> 00:17:29.439
 tragically

00:17:29.439 --> 00:17:30.119
 what happened.

00:17:31.059 --> 00:17:31.879
 The story,

00:17:32.000 --> 00:17:32.379
 the whole

00:17:32.379 --> 00:17:33.199
 story of

00:17:33.199 --> 00:17:33.799
 1 Kings

00:17:33.799 --> 00:17:34.699
 is a

00:17:34.699 --> 00:17:35.279
 slow

00:17:35.279 --> 00:17:35.959
 decline

00:17:35.959 --> 00:17:36.259
 of

00:17:36.259 --> 00:17:37.619
 increasing

00:17:37.619 --> 00:17:38.819
 unfaithfulness.

00:17:39.619 --> 00:17:40.659
 And God

00:17:40.659 --> 00:17:41.199
 did what

00:17:41.199 --> 00:17:41.799
 he promised.

00:17:42.199 --> 00:17:43.259
 300 years

00:17:43.259 --> 00:17:44.199
 after Solomon

00:17:44.199 --> 00:17:45.319
 came the

00:17:45.319 --> 00:17:46.159
 Babylonians.

00:17:46.259 --> 00:17:46.799
 They came

00:17:46.799 --> 00:17:47.019
 in,

00:17:47.199 --> 00:17:47.559
 marched

00:17:47.559 --> 00:17:47.939
 in,

00:17:48.319 --> 00:17:48.979
 destroyed

00:17:48.979 --> 00:17:49.659
 the temple,

00:17:50.099 --> 00:17:50.719
 destroyed

00:17:50.719 --> 00:17:51.479
 the ark.

00:17:52.659 --> 00:17:53.279
 God's

00:17:53.279 --> 00:17:53.799
 presence

00:17:53.799 --> 00:17:54.339
 gone

00:17:54.339 --> 00:17:55.459
 and God's

00:17:55.459 --> 00:17:55.839
 people

00:17:55.839 --> 00:17:56.679
 carried off

00:17:56.679 --> 00:17:57.519
 into exile.

00:17:57.899 --> 00:17:58.599
 The marriage

00:17:58.599 --> 00:17:59.419
 relationship

00:17:59.419 --> 00:18:00.399
 in tatters.

00:18:03.079 --> 00:18:03.500
 You see,

00:18:03.599 --> 00:18:04.079
 if they were

00:18:04.079 --> 00:18:04.899
 to enjoy

00:18:04.899 --> 00:18:05.559
 God's

00:18:05.559 --> 00:18:06.099
 intimacy,

00:18:06.099 --> 00:18:06.240
 mercy,

00:18:06.740 --> 00:18:07.500
 it would

00:18:07.500 --> 00:18:08.099
 require

00:18:08.099 --> 00:18:09.000
 God's

00:18:09.000 --> 00:18:09.899
 mercy.

00:18:11.319 --> 00:18:12.019
 So Solomon

00:18:12.019 --> 00:18:12.899
 continues to

00:18:12.899 --> 00:18:13.179
 pray,

00:18:13.319 --> 00:18:14.219
 verse 47,

00:18:14.639 --> 00:18:15.399
 and if

00:18:15.399 --> 00:18:16.039
 they have

00:18:16.039 --> 00:18:16.699
 a change

00:18:16.699 --> 00:18:17.279
 of heart

00:18:17.279 --> 00:18:17.639
 in the

00:18:17.639 --> 00:18:17.959
 land

00:18:17.959 --> 00:18:18.379
 where they

00:18:18.379 --> 00:18:18.879
 are held

00:18:18.879 --> 00:18:19.339
 captive

00:18:19.339 --> 00:18:20.859
 and repent

00:18:20.859 --> 00:18:22.019
 and plead

00:18:22.019 --> 00:18:22.480
 with you

00:18:22.480 --> 00:18:22.740
 in the

00:18:22.740 --> 00:18:23.219
 land of

00:18:23.219 --> 00:18:23.899
 their

00:18:23.899 --> 00:18:24.359
 captors

00:18:24.359 --> 00:18:24.779
 and say,

00:18:25.039 --> 00:18:25.699
 we have

00:18:25.699 --> 00:18:26.359
 sinned,

00:18:26.599 --> 00:18:27.199
 we have

00:18:27.199 --> 00:18:27.919
 done wrong,

00:18:28.199 --> 00:18:28.699
 we have

00:18:28.699 --> 00:18:29.119
 acted

00:18:29.119 --> 00:18:29.740
 wickedly,

00:18:30.019 --> 00:18:30.679
 and if

00:18:30.679 --> 00:18:31.299
 they turn

00:18:31.299 --> 00:18:31.859
 back to you

00:18:31.859 --> 00:18:32.319
 with all

00:18:32.319 --> 00:18:32.879
 their heart

00:18:32.879 --> 00:18:33.419
 and soul

00:18:33.419 --> 00:18:33.759
 in their

00:18:33.759 --> 00:18:34.219
 land of

00:18:34.219 --> 00:18:34.779
 their enemies

00:18:34.779 --> 00:18:35.299
 who took

00:18:35.299 --> 00:18:35.920
 them captive

00:18:35.920 --> 00:18:36.879
 and pray

00:18:36.879 --> 00:18:37.339
 to you

00:18:37.339 --> 00:18:37.980
 towards the

00:18:37.980 --> 00:18:38.420
 land you

00:18:38.420 --> 00:18:38.879
 gave their

00:18:38.879 --> 00:18:39.440
 ancestors,

00:18:39.920 --> 00:18:40.579
 towards the

00:18:40.579 --> 00:18:41.079
 city you

00:18:41.079 --> 00:18:41.639
 have chosen

00:18:41.639 --> 00:18:42.079
 and the

00:18:42.079 --> 00:18:42.639
 temple I

00:18:42.639 --> 00:18:43.019
 have built

00:18:43.019 --> 00:18:43.440
 for your

00:18:43.440 --> 00:18:43.799
 name,

00:18:44.460 --> 00:18:45.099
 then from

00:18:45.099 --> 00:18:45.700
 heaven,

00:18:46.180 --> 00:18:47.059
 your dwelling

00:18:47.059 --> 00:18:47.639
 place,

00:18:48.059 --> 00:18:48.839
 hear their

00:18:48.839 --> 00:18:50.059
 prayer and

00:18:50.059 --> 00:18:50.839
 their plea

00:18:50.839 --> 00:18:52.059
 and uphold

00:18:52.059 --> 00:18:53.420
 their cause.

00:18:55.859 --> 00:18:56.759
 Now it's

00:18:56.759 --> 00:18:57.579
 interesting to

00:18:57.579 --> 00:18:59.480
 note that

00:18:59.480 --> 00:19:00.079
 the first

00:19:00.079 --> 00:19:00.879
 people to

00:19:00.879 --> 00:19:01.619
 have read

00:19:01.619 --> 00:19:02.899
 the book

00:19:02.899 --> 00:19:03.420
 of first

00:19:03.420 --> 00:19:04.039
 kings,

00:19:04.779 --> 00:19:05.420
 would have

00:19:05.420 --> 00:19:06.019
 been those

00:19:06.019 --> 00:19:06.779
 very first

00:19:06.779 --> 00:19:07.460
 people who

00:19:07.460 --> 00:19:07.839
 had been

00:19:07.839 --> 00:19:08.500
 carried off

00:19:08.500 --> 00:19:09.379
 into exile.

00:19:10.139 --> 00:19:10.779
 So you

00:19:10.779 --> 00:19:11.379
 can imagine

00:19:11.379 --> 00:19:11.980
 the marriage

00:19:11.980 --> 00:19:12.899
 relationship is

00:19:12.899 --> 00:19:13.579
 in tatters,

00:19:14.779 --> 00:19:15.399
 the temple

00:19:15.399 --> 00:19:15.819
 has been

00:19:15.819 --> 00:19:16.279
 destroyed,

00:19:16.399 --> 00:19:16.799
 the ark

00:19:16.799 --> 00:19:17.180
 is gone,

00:19:17.240 --> 00:19:17.559
 the very

00:19:17.559 --> 00:19:18.420
 symbols of

00:19:18.420 --> 00:19:18.839
 God's

00:19:18.839 --> 00:19:19.259
 presence,

00:19:19.839 --> 00:19:20.299
 and here

00:19:20.299 --> 00:19:20.720
 they are

00:19:20.720 --> 00:19:21.240
 in a

00:19:21.240 --> 00:19:21.539
 different

00:19:21.539 --> 00:19:22.139
 place,

00:19:22.519 --> 00:19:23.000
 and they

00:19:23.000 --> 00:19:23.599
 remember,

00:19:24.720 --> 00:19:25.279
 they

00:19:25.279 --> 00:19:25.839
 remember,

00:19:26.420 --> 00:19:27.619
 if they

00:19:27.619 --> 00:19:28.139
 are to

00:19:28.139 --> 00:19:28.700
 enjoy

00:19:28.700 --> 00:19:29.259
 God's

00:19:29.259 --> 00:19:29.779
 intimacy,

00:19:30.180 --> 00:19:31.859
 it requires

00:19:31.859 --> 00:19:32.819
 God's

00:19:32.819 --> 00:19:33.539
 mercy.

00:19:34.619 --> 00:19:35.099
 And so

00:19:35.099 --> 00:19:35.659
 they cry

00:19:35.659 --> 00:19:36.059
 out,

00:19:36.199 --> 00:19:36.939
 verse 50,

00:19:37.740 --> 00:19:38.599
 and God

00:19:38.599 --> 00:19:40.179
 forgive your

00:19:40.179 --> 00:19:41.419
 people who

00:19:41.419 --> 00:19:42.159
 have sinned

00:19:42.159 --> 00:19:42.939
 against you,

00:19:43.479 --> 00:19:45.179
 forgive all

00:19:45.179 --> 00:19:46.039
 the offences

00:19:46.039 --> 00:19:46.599
 they have

00:19:46.599 --> 00:19:47.559
 committed against

00:19:47.559 --> 00:19:47.919
 you,

00:19:48.779 --> 00:19:50.119
 forgive us.

00:19:51.479 --> 00:19:52.059
 You see,

00:19:52.399 --> 00:19:53.259
 under the

00:19:53.259 --> 00:19:54.679
 old covenant,

00:19:55.679 --> 00:19:56.500
 God's people

00:19:56.500 --> 00:19:57.199
 could never

00:19:57.199 --> 00:19:58.539
 fully and

00:19:58.539 --> 00:19:59.479
 enjoy the

00:19:59.479 --> 00:20:00.240
 blessings of

00:20:00.240 --> 00:20:00.599
 God.

00:20:00.980 --> 00:20:01.240
 Their

00:20:01.240 --> 00:20:01.859
 failure,

00:20:02.059 --> 00:20:02.680
 their broken

00:20:02.680 --> 00:20:03.279
 promises,

00:20:03.539 --> 00:20:04.339
 their wandering

00:20:04.339 --> 00:20:05.500
 lustful hearts

00:20:05.500 --> 00:20:06.440
 meant they

00:20:06.440 --> 00:20:07.400
 were constantly

00:20:07.400 --> 00:20:08.559
 removed from

00:20:08.559 --> 00:20:09.579
 God's

00:20:09.579 --> 00:20:10.200
 presence.

00:20:10.700 --> 00:20:10.980
 Yes,

00:20:11.079 --> 00:20:11.620
 God was

00:20:11.620 --> 00:20:12.220
 merciful,

00:20:12.740 --> 00:20:12.980
 yes,

00:20:13.039 --> 00:20:13.339
 he would

00:20:13.339 --> 00:20:13.859
 take them

00:20:13.859 --> 00:20:14.299
 back,

00:20:14.700 --> 00:20:14.960
 yes,

00:20:15.079 --> 00:20:15.559
 God was

00:20:15.559 --> 00:20:16.319
 so forgiving

00:20:16.319 --> 00:20:17.140
 he would

00:20:17.140 --> 00:20:17.759
 dwell with

00:20:17.759 --> 00:20:17.940
 them,

00:20:18.140 --> 00:20:18.599
 but their

00:20:18.599 --> 00:20:19.440
 sin meant

00:20:19.440 --> 00:20:20.019
 it never

00:20:20.019 --> 00:20:20.839
 lasted and

00:20:20.839 --> 00:20:21.160
 it was

00:20:21.160 --> 00:20:21.620
 never

00:20:21.620 --> 00:20:22.500
 enjoyed.

00:20:24.400 --> 00:20:25.099
 It was a

00:20:25.099 --> 00:20:25.740
 relationship

00:20:25.740 --> 00:20:26.660
 whereby they

00:20:26.660 --> 00:20:27.079
 were kind

00:20:27.079 --> 00:20:27.599
 of in,

00:20:27.799 --> 00:20:28.140
 out,

00:20:28.359 --> 00:20:28.620
 in,

00:20:28.759 --> 00:20:29.000
 out.

00:20:29.220 --> 00:20:29.799
 They never

00:20:29.799 --> 00:20:31.619
 enjoyed God's

00:20:31.619 --> 00:20:32.319
 love.

00:20:34.819 --> 00:20:35.740
 And that's

00:20:35.740 --> 00:20:36.419
 why God

00:20:36.419 --> 00:20:37.200
 had promised

00:20:37.200 --> 00:20:38.639
 a new

00:20:38.639 --> 00:20:39.339
 covenant.

00:20:40.700 --> 00:20:41.460
 Look at

00:20:41.460 --> 00:20:42.200
 this from

00:20:42.200 --> 00:20:43.379
 Hebrews 8.

00:20:45.139 --> 00:20:46.440
 For if

00:20:46.440 --> 00:20:46.980
 there had

00:20:46.980 --> 00:20:47.680
 been nothing

00:20:47.680 --> 00:20:48.579
 wrong with

00:20:48.579 --> 00:20:49.399
 that first

00:20:49.399 --> 00:20:49.960
 covenant,

00:20:51.059 --> 00:20:52.180
 no place

00:20:52.180 --> 00:20:52.619
 would have

00:20:52.619 --> 00:20:53.339
 been sought

00:20:53.339 --> 00:20:54.519
 for another.

00:20:55.639 --> 00:20:56.579
 But God

00:20:56.579 --> 00:20:57.740
 found fault

00:20:57.740 --> 00:20:58.400
 with the

00:20:58.400 --> 00:20:59.240
 people and

00:20:59.240 --> 00:20:59.859
 said,

00:21:00.779 --> 00:21:01.559
 the days

00:21:01.559 --> 00:21:02.200
 are coming,

00:21:02.359 --> 00:21:03.039
 declares the

00:21:03.039 --> 00:21:03.339
 Lord,

00:21:03.720 --> 00:21:04.319
 when I

00:21:04.319 --> 00:21:04.980
 will make

00:21:04.980 --> 00:21:05.720
 a new

00:21:05.720 --> 00:21:06.240
 covenant.

00:21:07.140 --> 00:21:07.859
 For I

00:21:07.859 --> 00:21:08.839
 will forgive

00:21:08.839 --> 00:21:09.839
 their wickedness

00:21:09.839 --> 00:21:10.880
 and will

00:21:10.880 --> 00:21:11.759
 remember their

00:21:11.759 --> 00:21:12.500
 sins no

00:21:12.500 --> 00:21:12.859
 more.

00:21:13.120 --> 00:21:14.019
 By calling

00:21:14.019 --> 00:21:14.859
 this covenant

00:21:14.859 --> 00:21:15.640
 new,

00:21:16.440 --> 00:21:17.140
 he has made

00:21:17.140 --> 00:21:17.759
 the first

00:21:17.759 --> 00:21:18.240
 one

00:21:18.240 --> 00:21:19.440
 obsolete.

00:21:19.440 --> 00:21:19.720
 need.

00:21:21.160 --> 00:21:22.000
 So God

00:21:22.000 --> 00:21:22.440
 had to

00:21:22.440 --> 00:21:24.420
 bring about

00:21:24.420 --> 00:21:24.960
 a new

00:21:24.960 --> 00:21:25.360
 covenant,

00:21:25.519 --> 00:21:26.039
 a new

00:21:26.039 --> 00:21:26.960
 contract,

00:21:27.960 --> 00:21:28.779
 because they

00:21:28.779 --> 00:21:29.440
 couldn't keep

00:21:29.440 --> 00:21:30.200
 their promises.

00:21:31.160 --> 00:21:31.799
 If they were

00:21:31.799 --> 00:21:33.039
 to enjoy God's

00:21:33.039 --> 00:21:33.519
 intimacy,

00:21:34.000 --> 00:21:34.580
 it needed

00:21:34.580 --> 00:21:35.700
 something new,

00:21:36.160 --> 00:21:37.140
 something better.

00:21:38.140 --> 00:21:38.519
 You see,

00:21:38.620 --> 00:21:39.660
 the ark of the

00:21:39.660 --> 00:21:40.680
 old covenant

00:21:40.680 --> 00:21:42.680
 has now been

00:21:42.680 --> 00:21:43.320
 replaced.

00:21:43.320 --> 00:21:43.820
 Look,

00:21:43.920 --> 00:21:44.799
 we can see it

00:21:44.799 --> 00:21:45.680
 here before us

00:21:45.680 --> 00:21:46.299
 this morning,

00:21:46.299 --> 00:21:47.119
 with the

00:21:47.119 --> 00:21:48.680
 table of

00:21:48.680 --> 00:21:49.319
 the new

00:21:49.319 --> 00:21:49.759
 covenant.

00:21:52.019 --> 00:21:52.500
 You see,

00:21:52.599 --> 00:21:53.639
 every time we

00:21:53.639 --> 00:21:54.480
 eat of this

00:21:54.480 --> 00:21:55.500
 bread and

00:21:55.500 --> 00:21:56.639
 drink of

00:21:56.639 --> 00:21:57.539
 this juice,

00:21:58.539 --> 00:21:59.180
 we are

00:21:59.180 --> 00:22:00.279
 reminded of

00:22:00.279 --> 00:22:00.879
 God's

00:22:00.879 --> 00:22:02.680
 presence with

00:22:02.680 --> 00:22:03.399
 us.

00:22:04.559 --> 00:22:05.399
 But not

00:22:05.399 --> 00:22:05.960
 just his

00:22:05.960 --> 00:22:06.480
 presence,

00:22:07.000 --> 00:22:07.500
 God's

00:22:07.500 --> 00:22:08.359
 faithful,

00:22:08.819 --> 00:22:09.279
 committed

00:22:09.279 --> 00:22:10.559
 and loyal

00:22:10.559 --> 00:22:11.299
 love.

00:22:11.559 --> 00:22:11.899
 How?

00:22:12.399 --> 00:22:12.740
 Well,

00:22:12.819 --> 00:22:13.399
 because the

00:22:13.399 --> 00:22:13.940
 bread and

00:22:13.940 --> 00:22:14.460
 the juice

00:22:14.460 --> 00:22:15.419
 speak of

00:22:15.419 --> 00:22:16.279
 Christ's

00:22:16.279 --> 00:22:16.859
 death for

00:22:16.859 --> 00:22:17.259
 us.

00:22:18.079 --> 00:22:18.500
 Jesus,

00:22:18.980 --> 00:22:19.779
 the God-man

00:22:19.779 --> 00:22:20.480
 who came

00:22:20.480 --> 00:22:21.599
 to stand

00:22:21.599 --> 00:22:22.319
 in for us,

00:22:22.399 --> 00:22:23.079
 to represent

00:22:23.079 --> 00:22:23.940
 us fully

00:22:23.940 --> 00:22:24.759
 and completely

00:22:24.759 --> 00:22:25.879
 before God,

00:22:26.180 --> 00:22:26.639
 and as

00:22:26.639 --> 00:22:27.599
 Christ came,

00:22:27.920 --> 00:22:28.420
 he took

00:22:28.420 --> 00:22:29.079
 the blame

00:22:29.079 --> 00:22:29.819
 for all

00:22:29.819 --> 00:22:30.259
 of my

00:22:30.259 --> 00:22:31.339
 unfaithfulness,

00:22:31.819 --> 00:22:32.359
 all my

00:22:32.359 --> 00:22:33.039
 wandering,

00:22:33.299 --> 00:22:33.819
 lustful

00:22:33.819 --> 00:22:34.460
 wanderings

00:22:34.460 --> 00:22:35.079
 from God,

00:22:35.240 --> 00:22:36.139
 all of my

00:22:36.139 --> 00:22:36.420
 sin.

00:22:36.619 --> 00:22:37.379
 He takes

00:22:37.379 --> 00:22:37.940
 the blame.

00:22:38.839 --> 00:22:39.500
 But not

00:22:39.500 --> 00:22:40.399
 only that,

00:22:41.460 --> 00:22:42.339
 but Christ

00:22:42.339 --> 00:22:43.220
 lives the

00:22:43.220 --> 00:22:44.220
 perfect life

00:22:44.220 --> 00:22:44.740
 for me,

00:22:44.740 --> 00:22:46.039
 and fulfills

00:22:46.039 --> 00:22:46.660
 and keeps

00:22:46.660 --> 00:22:47.359
 the vows

00:22:47.359 --> 00:22:48.160
 of obedience

00:22:48.160 --> 00:22:48.880
 that I

00:22:48.880 --> 00:22:49.480
 could never

00:22:49.480 --> 00:22:49.980
 keep.

00:22:50.960 --> 00:22:51.640
 He does

00:22:51.640 --> 00:22:52.279
 it all

00:22:52.279 --> 00:22:53.000
 for me

00:22:53.000 --> 00:22:53.859
 and for

00:22:53.859 --> 00:22:54.720
 you so

00:22:54.720 --> 00:22:55.200
 that I

00:22:55.200 --> 00:22:56.099
 can enjoy

00:22:56.099 --> 00:22:56.700
 God's

00:22:56.700 --> 00:22:57.259
 presence

00:22:57.259 --> 00:22:58.140
 forever.

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 And this

00:23:00.799 --> 00:23:02.000
 new covenant

00:23:02.000 --> 00:23:03.120
 is so

00:23:03.120 --> 00:23:04.180
 great that

00:23:04.180 --> 00:23:05.279
 even when

00:23:05.279 --> 00:23:05.960
 I sin,

00:23:06.120 --> 00:23:06.940
 not if

00:23:06.940 --> 00:23:07.539
 I sin,

00:23:08.599 --> 00:23:09.500
 but when

00:23:09.500 --> 00:23:10.319
 I sin,

00:23:11.099 --> 00:23:12.160
 God will

00:23:12.160 --> 00:23:12.839
 never

00:23:12.839 --> 00:23:13.799
 remove

00:23:13.799 --> 00:23:14.220
 himself

00:23:14.220 --> 00:23:15.160
 from me

00:23:15.160 --> 00:23:16.099
 and I

00:23:16.099 --> 00:23:17.299
 will never

00:23:17.299 --> 00:23:18.619
 be removed

00:23:18.619 --> 00:23:19.279
 from him.

00:23:19.720 --> 00:23:20.019
 Why?

00:23:20.960 --> 00:23:21.619
 Because

00:23:21.619 --> 00:23:22.640
 Christ has

00:23:22.640 --> 00:23:23.480
 taken my

00:23:23.480 --> 00:23:24.400
 unfaithfulness

00:23:24.400 --> 00:23:25.539
 and he

00:23:25.539 --> 00:23:26.059
 has kept

00:23:26.059 --> 00:23:26.779
 the vows

00:23:26.779 --> 00:23:27.900
 of obedience

00:23:27.900 --> 00:23:29.079
 for me.

00:23:29.700 --> 00:23:30.279
 Here

00:23:30.279 --> 00:23:31.140
 we have

00:23:31.140 --> 00:23:31.940
 a marriage

00:23:31.940 --> 00:23:33.240
 that is

00:23:33.240 --> 00:23:34.039
 dependent

00:23:34.039 --> 00:23:35.180
 not on

00:23:35.180 --> 00:23:36.299
 my faithfulness

00:23:36.299 --> 00:23:36.900
 or your

00:23:36.900 --> 00:23:37.599
 faithfulness

00:23:37.599 --> 00:23:38.119
 or your

00:23:38.119 --> 00:23:38.679
 ability

00:23:38.679 --> 00:23:39.419
 or the

00:23:39.419 --> 00:23:39.959
 strength

00:23:39.959 --> 00:23:40.439
 of your

00:23:40.439 --> 00:23:41.019
 love,

00:23:41.559 --> 00:23:43.139
 but on

00:23:43.139 --> 00:23:44.059
 God's

00:23:44.059 --> 00:23:45.139
 absolute

00:23:45.139 --> 00:23:46.019
 loyal

00:23:46.019 --> 00:23:47.219
 and enduring

00:23:47.219 --> 00:23:47.939
 faithful

00:23:47.939 --> 00:23:48.619
 love to

00:23:48.619 --> 00:23:49.500
 you and

00:23:49.500 --> 00:23:49.980
 to me.

00:23:50.740 --> 00:23:51.419
 You see,

00:23:51.659 --> 00:23:52.579
 if we are

00:23:52.579 --> 00:23:53.480
 to enjoy

00:23:53.480 --> 00:23:54.240
 God's

00:23:54.240 --> 00:23:54.819
 intimacy,

00:23:55.299 --> 00:23:57.059
 it requires

00:23:57.059 --> 00:23:58.539
 God's

00:23:58.539 --> 00:23:58.959
 mercy.

00:24:00.000 --> 00:24:00.719
 And the

00:24:00.719 --> 00:24:01.919
 table reminds

00:24:01.919 --> 00:24:02.619
 us to look

00:24:02.619 --> 00:24:03.240
 again to

00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:04.539
 Christ on

00:24:04.539 --> 00:24:05.299
 the cross

00:24:05.299 --> 00:24:06.679
 where

00:24:06.680 --> 00:24:07.519
 mercy

00:24:07.519 --> 00:24:08.600
 continues

00:24:08.600 --> 00:24:09.519
 to flow

00:24:09.519 --> 00:24:11.180
 with arms

00:24:11.180 --> 00:24:12.580
 outstretched

00:24:12.580 --> 00:24:14.560
 so the

00:24:14.560 --> 00:24:15.240
 flood of

00:24:15.240 --> 00:24:16.240
 mercy comes

00:24:16.240 --> 00:24:17.400
 to God's

00:24:17.400 --> 00:24:17.779
 people.

00:24:18.940 --> 00:24:19.500
 So second,

00:24:19.720 --> 00:24:20.480
 our marriage

00:24:20.480 --> 00:24:21.539
 to God

00:24:21.539 --> 00:24:22.980
 is sustained

00:24:22.980 --> 00:24:25.420
 by God's

00:24:25.420 --> 00:24:25.980
 mercy.

00:24:28.660 --> 00:24:29.539
 Third,

00:24:29.940 --> 00:24:30.840
 our marriage

00:24:30.840 --> 00:24:31.340
 to God

00:24:31.340 --> 00:24:32.500
 is nourished

00:24:32.500 --> 00:24:34.259
 by prayerful

00:24:34.259 --> 00:24:35.160
 dependence.

00:24:36.779 --> 00:24:37.420
 Turn over

00:24:37.420 --> 00:24:38.359
 to,

00:24:38.359 --> 00:24:40.279
 where are

00:24:40.279 --> 00:24:40.440
 we,

00:24:40.500 --> 00:24:41.579
 verse 56.

00:24:44.700 --> 00:24:44.980
 Our

00:24:44.980 --> 00:24:45.440
 marriage

00:24:45.440 --> 00:24:45.940
 to God

00:24:45.940 --> 00:24:46.740
 is nourished

00:24:46.740 --> 00:24:47.720
 by prayerful

00:24:47.720 --> 00:24:48.319
 dependence.

00:24:48.599 --> 00:24:49.359
 Solomon knew

00:24:49.359 --> 00:24:50.440
 that if

00:24:50.440 --> 00:24:50.740
 their

00:24:50.740 --> 00:24:51.460
 relationship

00:24:51.460 --> 00:24:52.119
 to God

00:24:52.119 --> 00:24:52.799
 was to

00:24:52.799 --> 00:24:53.619
 be enjoyed,

00:24:54.680 --> 00:24:55.279
 if it

00:24:55.279 --> 00:24:55.680
 was to

00:24:55.680 --> 00:24:56.319
 go on

00:24:56.319 --> 00:24:57.119
 in the

00:24:57.119 --> 00:24:57.720
 right way,

00:24:57.839 --> 00:24:58.180
 well then

00:24:58.180 --> 00:24:59.259
 it depended

00:24:59.259 --> 00:24:59.960
 on prayer.

00:25:00.559 --> 00:25:00.900
 And here

00:25:00.900 --> 00:25:01.280
 we have

00:25:01.280 --> 00:25:01.780
 like a

00:25:01.780 --> 00:25:02.140
 marriage

00:25:02.140 --> 00:25:02.560
 prayer,

00:25:02.660 --> 00:25:02.860
 and I

00:25:02.860 --> 00:25:03.420
 want to

00:25:03.420 --> 00:25:04.200
 commend

00:25:04.200 --> 00:25:04.960
 this to

00:25:04.960 --> 00:25:05.900
 you as

00:25:05.900 --> 00:25:06.360
 a prayer

00:25:06.360 --> 00:25:07.060
 that we

00:25:07.060 --> 00:25:07.800
 can pray

00:25:07.800 --> 00:25:08.600
 ourselves

00:25:08.600 --> 00:25:09.500
 in our

00:25:09.500 --> 00:25:09.900
 marriage

00:25:09.900 --> 00:25:10.640
 relationship

00:25:10.640 --> 00:25:11.960
 with God.

00:25:12.300 --> 00:25:12.759
 I'm just

00:25:12.759 --> 00:25:13.120
 going to

00:25:13.120 --> 00:25:13.540
 read it

00:25:13.540 --> 00:25:14.040
 just very

00:25:14.040 --> 00:25:14.900
 quickly and

00:25:14.900 --> 00:25:15.320
 just make

00:25:15.320 --> 00:25:16.019
 some comments

00:25:16.019 --> 00:25:16.519
 as we

00:25:16.519 --> 00:25:17.320
 go along.

00:25:17.440 --> 00:25:17.540
 There's

00:25:17.540 --> 00:25:18.700
 really five

00:25:18.700 --> 00:25:19.920
 parts to

00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:20.460
 this prayer

00:25:20.460 --> 00:25:20.920
 that we

00:25:20.920 --> 00:25:21.560
 can pray

00:25:21.560 --> 00:25:22.300
 in our

00:25:22.300 --> 00:25:22.680
 marriage

00:25:22.680 --> 00:25:23.280
 relationship

00:25:23.280 --> 00:25:23.800
 to God.

00:25:23.920 --> 00:25:24.320
 First,

00:25:24.920 --> 00:25:25.759
 praise him

00:25:25.759 --> 00:25:26.900
 for his

00:25:26.900 --> 00:25:27.740
 faithfulness.

00:25:27.860 --> 00:25:28.160
 Look at

00:25:28.160 --> 00:25:29.100
 verse 56.

00:25:29.099 --> 00:25:30.500
 Praise be

00:25:30.500 --> 00:25:30.939
 to the

00:25:30.939 --> 00:25:31.459
 Lord who

00:25:31.459 --> 00:25:31.919
 has given

00:25:31.919 --> 00:25:33.159
 rest to

00:25:33.159 --> 00:25:33.759
 his people

00:25:33.759 --> 00:25:34.259
 Israel,

00:25:34.579 --> 00:25:35.259
 just as

00:25:35.259 --> 00:25:35.919
 he promised.

00:25:36.599 --> 00:25:37.639
 Not one

00:25:37.639 --> 00:25:38.559
 word has

00:25:38.559 --> 00:25:39.419
 failed of

00:25:39.419 --> 00:25:40.279
 all the

00:25:40.279 --> 00:25:41.259
 good promises

00:25:41.259 --> 00:25:42.159
 he has

00:25:42.159 --> 00:25:42.719
 given to

00:25:42.719 --> 00:25:43.199
 us.

00:25:43.879 --> 00:25:45.000
 How true

00:25:45.000 --> 00:25:45.459
 is that?

00:25:45.579 --> 00:25:46.259
 Not one

00:25:46.259 --> 00:25:46.859
 word has

00:25:46.859 --> 00:25:47.199
 failed.

00:25:48.319 --> 00:25:49.000
 God is

00:25:49.000 --> 00:25:50.399
 faithful and

00:25:50.399 --> 00:25:50.759
 loyal.

00:25:50.980 --> 00:25:51.519
 Praise him

00:25:51.519 --> 00:25:52.119
 for it.

00:25:53.779 --> 00:25:54.719
 Verse 57.

00:25:55.399 --> 00:25:56.379
 A desire

00:25:56.380 --> 00:25:56.940
 and a

00:25:56.940 --> 00:25:57.600
 longing to

00:25:57.600 --> 00:25:58.520
 experience

00:25:58.520 --> 00:25:59.200
 God's

00:25:59.200 --> 00:25:59.640
 presence.

00:25:59.820 --> 00:26:00.680
 Verse 57.

00:26:01.160 --> 00:26:01.580
 May the

00:26:01.580 --> 00:26:02.220
 Lord our

00:26:02.220 --> 00:26:02.800
 God be

00:26:02.800 --> 00:26:03.740
 with us

00:26:03.740 --> 00:26:04.960
 as he

00:26:04.960 --> 00:26:05.420
 was with

00:26:05.420 --> 00:26:05.640
 our

00:26:05.640 --> 00:26:06.260
 ancestors.

00:26:06.760 --> 00:26:07.140
 May he

00:26:07.140 --> 00:26:07.600
 never

00:26:07.600 --> 00:26:08.620
 leave us

00:26:08.620 --> 00:26:10.240
 nor forsake

00:26:10.240 --> 00:26:10.720
 us.

00:26:11.480 --> 00:26:12.280
 In Christ

00:26:12.280 --> 00:26:12.720
 he is

00:26:12.720 --> 00:26:13.280
 never

00:26:13.280 --> 00:26:14.360
 going to

00:26:14.360 --> 00:26:15.080
 leave us

00:26:15.080 --> 00:26:16.200
 and so

00:26:16.200 --> 00:26:16.800
 we pray

00:26:16.800 --> 00:26:17.220
 that we

00:26:17.220 --> 00:26:18.360
 may experience

00:26:18.360 --> 00:26:19.080
 that more

00:26:19.080 --> 00:26:20.040
 and more.

00:26:21.120 --> 00:26:21.480
 Third,

00:26:21.600 --> 00:26:22.100
 there's a

00:26:22.100 --> 00:26:22.740
 longing for

00:26:22.740 --> 00:26:23.960
 deep change

00:26:23.960 --> 00:26:24.620
 in our

00:26:24.620 --> 00:26:25.519
 own lives.

00:26:25.880 --> 00:26:26.640
 Verse 58.

00:26:27.640 --> 00:26:28.100
 May he

00:26:28.100 --> 00:26:28.720
 turn our

00:26:28.720 --> 00:26:29.340
 hearts to

00:26:29.340 --> 00:26:29.740
 him to

00:26:29.740 --> 00:26:30.380
 walk in

00:26:30.380 --> 00:26:31.299
 obedience to

00:26:31.299 --> 00:26:31.940
 him and

00:26:31.940 --> 00:26:32.539
 keep the

00:26:32.539 --> 00:26:33.039
 commands,

00:26:33.240 --> 00:26:33.840
 the decrees

00:26:33.840 --> 00:26:34.420
 and laws

00:26:34.420 --> 00:26:34.720
 that he

00:26:34.720 --> 00:26:35.240
 gave our

00:26:35.240 --> 00:26:35.779
 ancestors.

00:26:36.200 --> 00:26:36.980
 That longing

00:26:36.980 --> 00:26:37.600
 that God

00:26:37.600 --> 00:26:38.380
 would change

00:26:38.380 --> 00:26:39.079
 our hearts

00:26:39.079 --> 00:26:40.140
 in such a

00:26:40.140 --> 00:26:41.460
 way that

00:26:41.460 --> 00:26:42.160
 we love

00:26:42.160 --> 00:26:42.840
 to obey

00:26:42.840 --> 00:26:43.220
 him.

00:26:46.220 --> 00:26:46.900
 Fourth,

00:26:47.500 --> 00:26:49.440
 we pray

00:26:49.440 --> 00:26:50.340
 for provision

00:26:50.340 --> 00:26:51.380
 in our

00:26:51.380 --> 00:26:51.940
 relationship

00:26:51.940 --> 00:26:52.539
 with him.

00:26:52.680 --> 00:26:53.640
 Verse 59.

00:26:53.960 --> 00:26:54.819
 And may

00:26:54.819 --> 00:26:55.440
 these words

00:26:55.440 --> 00:26:55.860
 of mine

00:26:55.860 --> 00:26:56.259
 which I

00:26:56.259 --> 00:26:56.660
 have prayed

00:26:56.660 --> 00:26:57.259
 before the

00:26:57.259 --> 00:26:57.660
 Lord be

00:26:57.660 --> 00:26:58.319
 near to

00:26:58.319 --> 00:26:58.680
 the Lord

00:26:58.680 --> 00:26:59.180
 our God

00:26:59.180 --> 00:26:59.600
 day and

00:26:59.600 --> 00:26:59.860
 night,

00:27:00.200 --> 00:27:00.700
 that he

00:27:00.700 --> 00:27:01.460
 may uphold

00:27:01.460 --> 00:27:01.980
 the cause

00:27:01.980 --> 00:27:02.220
 of his

00:27:02.220 --> 00:27:02.559
 servants

00:27:02.559 --> 00:27:02.960
 and the

00:27:02.960 --> 00:27:03.340
 cause of

00:27:03.340 --> 00:27:03.819
 his people

00:27:03.819 --> 00:27:05.220
 according

00:27:05.220 --> 00:27:06.380
 to each

00:27:06.380 --> 00:27:07.079
 day's

00:27:07.079 --> 00:27:07.960
 needs.

00:27:09.319 --> 00:27:10.039
 We can

00:27:10.039 --> 00:27:10.840
 pray to

00:27:10.840 --> 00:27:11.100
 our

00:27:11.100 --> 00:27:11.720
 faithful

00:27:11.720 --> 00:27:12.180
 God

00:27:12.180 --> 00:27:12.779
 who will

00:27:12.779 --> 00:27:13.279
 provide

00:27:13.279 --> 00:27:14.259
 all that

00:27:14.259 --> 00:27:15.200
 we need

00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:16.740
 in our

00:27:16.740 --> 00:27:17.299
 relationship

00:27:17.299 --> 00:27:17.900
 with him.

00:27:19.319 --> 00:27:19.940
 And we

00:27:19.940 --> 00:27:20.500
 pray all

00:27:20.500 --> 00:27:21.039
 these things

00:27:21.039 --> 00:27:21.559
 for his

00:27:21.559 --> 00:27:22.120
 glory.

00:27:23.000 --> 00:27:23.620
 Verse 60.

00:27:23.619 --> 00:27:24.159
 So that

00:27:24.159 --> 00:27:24.879
 all the

00:27:24.879 --> 00:27:25.479
 peoples of

00:27:25.479 --> 00:27:25.939
 the earth

00:27:25.939 --> 00:27:26.659
 may know

00:27:26.659 --> 00:27:27.599
 that the

00:27:27.599 --> 00:27:28.159
 Lord is

00:27:28.159 --> 00:27:29.539
 God and

00:27:29.539 --> 00:27:29.979
 that there

00:27:29.979 --> 00:27:31.179
 is no

00:27:31.179 --> 00:27:31.959
 other.

00:27:32.219 --> 00:27:32.679
 What a

00:27:32.679 --> 00:27:33.199
 great prayer.

00:27:33.299 --> 00:27:33.559
 I just

00:27:33.559 --> 00:27:34.459
 simply commend

00:27:34.459 --> 00:27:34.919
 that to

00:27:34.919 --> 00:27:35.039
 you.

00:27:35.219 --> 00:27:35.779
 Work through

00:27:35.779 --> 00:27:36.379
 that prayer

00:27:36.379 --> 00:27:37.199
 yourself this

00:27:37.199 --> 00:27:38.179
 week as a

00:27:38.179 --> 00:27:38.719
 way to

00:27:38.719 --> 00:27:40.259
 pray our

00:27:40.259 --> 00:27:40.899
 relationship

00:27:40.899 --> 00:27:42.119
 to God.

00:27:43.259 --> 00:27:43.979
 So that's

00:27:43.979 --> 00:27:44.539
 how we pray.

00:27:44.799 --> 00:27:45.459
 Why do we

00:27:45.459 --> 00:27:45.739
 pray?

00:27:47.059 --> 00:27:47.759
 Well Solomon

00:27:47.759 --> 00:27:48.579
 knew we need

00:27:48.579 --> 00:27:49.059
 to pray.

00:27:49.479 --> 00:27:49.959
 Not to

00:27:49.959 --> 00:27:50.939
 earn favour

00:27:50.940 --> 00:27:51.640
 from God

00:27:51.640 --> 00:27:52.779
 but because

00:27:52.779 --> 00:27:53.700
 without God

00:27:53.700 --> 00:27:54.340
 we have

00:27:54.340 --> 00:27:54.920
 nothing and

00:27:54.920 --> 00:27:55.500
 are nothing.

00:27:56.259 --> 00:27:56.680
 You see

00:27:56.680 --> 00:27:57.320
 through our

00:27:57.320 --> 00:27:58.779
 prayer we

00:27:58.779 --> 00:27:59.480
 are admitting

00:27:59.480 --> 00:28:00.320
 our complete

00:28:00.320 --> 00:28:00.860
 and utter

00:28:00.860 --> 00:28:01.400
 weakness.

00:28:02.200 --> 00:28:02.740
 It is a

00:28:02.740 --> 00:28:03.620
 dependency

00:28:03.620 --> 00:28:04.700
 upon God.

00:28:06.299 --> 00:28:07.160
 One summer

00:28:07.160 --> 00:28:07.720
 when I was

00:28:07.720 --> 00:28:09.460
 young our

00:28:09.460 --> 00:28:09.860
 neighbours

00:28:09.860 --> 00:28:11.039
 were away

00:28:11.039 --> 00:28:11.559
 on holiday

00:28:11.559 --> 00:28:11.900
 and they

00:28:11.900 --> 00:28:12.500
 asked me

00:28:12.500 --> 00:28:13.100
 if I would

00:28:13.100 --> 00:28:13.720
 water their

00:28:13.720 --> 00:28:14.460
 garden for

00:28:14.460 --> 00:28:14.640
 them.

00:28:14.740 --> 00:28:14.980
 They were

00:28:14.980 --> 00:28:15.440
 away for

00:28:15.440 --> 00:28:16.120
 two weeks.

00:28:17.320 --> 00:28:17.700
 Well I

00:28:17.700 --> 00:28:18.240
 completely

00:28:18.240 --> 00:28:18.960
 forgot to

00:28:18.960 --> 00:28:19.500
 do any

00:28:19.500 --> 00:28:20.240
 watering at

00:28:20.240 --> 00:28:21.539
 all until

00:28:21.539 --> 00:28:22.579
 the day

00:28:22.579 --> 00:28:23.400
 before they

00:28:23.400 --> 00:28:23.900
 were due

00:28:23.900 --> 00:28:24.340
 home.

00:28:25.120 --> 00:28:25.400
 And of

00:28:25.400 --> 00:28:26.120
 course panic

00:28:26.120 --> 00:28:26.880
 the garden

00:28:26.880 --> 00:28:27.519
 was wilting

00:28:27.519 --> 00:28:28.160
 everything was

00:28:28.160 --> 00:28:29.120
 dying so I

00:28:29.120 --> 00:28:29.759
 turned on the

00:28:29.759 --> 00:28:30.600
 hose early in

00:28:30.600 --> 00:28:31.279
 the morning and

00:28:31.279 --> 00:28:31.819
 what did I do?

00:28:31.880 --> 00:28:32.500
 I forgot to

00:28:32.500 --> 00:28:33.120
 turn it off.

00:28:33.740 --> 00:28:34.360
 So the place

00:28:34.360 --> 00:28:35.120
 was flooded.

00:28:35.559 --> 00:28:35.840
 I mean the

00:28:35.840 --> 00:28:36.400
 water was kind

00:28:36.400 --> 00:28:36.940
 of coming up

00:28:36.940 --> 00:28:37.500
 to the side

00:28:37.500 --> 00:28:37.960
 of the window.

00:28:38.319 --> 00:28:39.059
 It was really

00:28:39.059 --> 00:28:39.819
 really bad.

00:28:41.000 --> 00:28:41.600
 Well the

00:28:41.600 --> 00:28:42.420
 flowers soaked

00:28:42.420 --> 00:28:43.079
 it up and

00:28:43.079 --> 00:28:43.880
 they began to

00:28:43.880 --> 00:28:44.519
 flourish and

00:28:44.519 --> 00:28:45.059
 they said you

00:28:45.059 --> 00:28:45.799
 did an awful

00:28:45.799 --> 00:28:46.720
 lot of watering

00:28:46.720 --> 00:28:47.340
 when you were

00:28:47.340 --> 00:28:47.700
 away.

00:28:47.700 --> 00:28:49.059
 Well the

00:28:49.059 --> 00:28:49.819
 point is very

00:28:49.819 --> 00:28:50.279
 simple.

00:28:50.500 --> 00:28:51.340
 Prayer is

00:28:51.340 --> 00:28:52.180
 like that.

00:28:53.880 --> 00:28:54.779
 When we

00:28:54.779 --> 00:28:56.460
 pray or if

00:28:56.460 --> 00:28:57.400
 we forget to

00:28:57.400 --> 00:28:57.960
 pray it's

00:28:57.960 --> 00:28:58.539
 like having

00:28:58.539 --> 00:28:59.059
 the tap

00:28:59.059 --> 00:28:59.980
 turned off.

00:29:01.319 --> 00:29:02.160
 But when

00:29:02.160 --> 00:29:03.880
 we pray it's

00:29:03.880 --> 00:29:04.620
 like the tap

00:29:04.620 --> 00:29:05.380
 being turned

00:29:05.380 --> 00:29:05.779
 on.

00:29:06.380 --> 00:29:07.259
 All that we

00:29:07.259 --> 00:29:08.120
 need from

00:29:08.120 --> 00:29:09.140
 God is given

00:29:09.140 --> 00:29:10.900
 to us so

00:29:10.900 --> 00:29:11.400
 that the

00:29:11.400 --> 00:29:11.880
 marriage

00:29:11.880 --> 00:29:12.940
 relationship can

00:29:12.940 --> 00:29:13.860
 be nourished

00:29:13.860 --> 00:29:14.759
 so that it

00:29:14.759 --> 00:29:15.539
 can flourish

00:29:15.539 --> 00:29:16.720
 into everything

00:29:16.720 --> 00:29:18.019
 that it is

00:29:18.019 --> 00:29:18.839
 meant to

00:29:18.839 --> 00:29:19.140
 be.

00:29:19.940 --> 00:29:20.579
 So don't

00:29:20.579 --> 00:29:21.000
 look at

00:29:21.000 --> 00:29:22.039
 prayer as

00:29:22.039 --> 00:29:22.600
 something to

00:29:22.600 --> 00:29:23.539
 do to

00:29:23.539 --> 00:29:24.380
 earn God's

00:29:24.380 --> 00:29:24.819
 favour and

00:29:24.819 --> 00:29:25.400
 if I pray

00:29:25.400 --> 00:29:26.200
 ten times a

00:29:26.200 --> 00:29:26.740
 day God is

00:29:26.740 --> 00:29:27.100
 going to

00:29:27.100 --> 00:29:27.880
 bless me.

00:29:28.600 --> 00:29:29.160
 No through

00:29:29.160 --> 00:29:29.900
 prayer we are

00:29:29.900 --> 00:29:30.880
 depending so

00:29:30.880 --> 00:29:31.279
 we can

00:29:31.279 --> 00:29:32.160
 nourish.

00:29:32.579 --> 00:29:33.039
 We can

00:29:33.039 --> 00:29:33.860
 turn on the

00:29:33.860 --> 00:29:34.860
 taps and

00:29:34.860 --> 00:29:35.200
 let our

00:29:35.200 --> 00:29:35.720
 lives be

00:29:35.720 --> 00:29:37.200
 flooded with

00:29:37.200 --> 00:29:37.740
 all that we

00:29:37.740 --> 00:29:38.900
 need to

00:29:38.900 --> 00:29:39.559
 nourish our

00:29:39.559 --> 00:29:40.140
 relationship

00:29:40.140 --> 00:29:40.759
 with him.

00:29:40.759 --> 00:29:44.180
 then lastly

00:29:44.180 --> 00:29:46.319
 our marriage

00:29:46.319 --> 00:29:47.440
 to God

00:29:47.440 --> 00:29:49.279
 is enjoyed

00:29:49.279 --> 00:29:50.440
 through joyful

00:29:50.440 --> 00:29:51.400
 worship.

00:29:52.720 --> 00:29:53.660
 Every wedding

00:29:53.660 --> 00:29:54.339
 that I've been

00:29:54.339 --> 00:29:54.799
 to and I'm

00:29:54.799 --> 00:29:55.319
 sure it's the

00:29:55.319 --> 00:29:55.879
 same with you

00:29:55.879 --> 00:29:56.559
 when all the

00:29:56.559 --> 00:29:57.140
 vows and

00:29:57.140 --> 00:29:57.779
 promises have

00:29:57.779 --> 00:29:58.379
 been made

00:29:58.379 --> 00:29:59.599
 there's a

00:29:59.599 --> 00:29:59.980
 feast,

00:30:00.359 --> 00:30:00.740
 there's a

00:30:00.740 --> 00:30:01.180
 party,

00:30:02.240 --> 00:30:02.720
 everyone

00:30:02.720 --> 00:30:03.819
 celebrates the

00:30:03.819 --> 00:30:04.519
 marriage union

00:30:04.519 --> 00:30:05.299
 and that's

00:30:05.299 --> 00:30:05.960
 what Solomon

00:30:05.960 --> 00:30:06.519
 and all the

00:30:06.519 --> 00:30:07.220
 people do

00:30:07.220 --> 00:30:08.600
 when God

00:30:08.600 --> 00:30:09.460
 moves in

00:30:09.460 --> 00:30:10.960
 as the

00:30:10.960 --> 00:30:11.600
 marriage as

00:30:11.600 --> 00:30:11.980
 it like

00:30:11.980 --> 00:30:12.620
 begins

00:30:12.620 --> 00:30:13.960
 they throw

00:30:13.960 --> 00:30:14.660
 a party.

00:30:15.200 --> 00:30:15.420
 Look at

00:30:15.420 --> 00:30:16.420
 verse 63.

00:30:18.940 --> 00:30:19.579
 Solomon

00:30:19.579 --> 00:30:20.400
 offered a

00:30:20.400 --> 00:30:21.360
 sacrifice of

00:30:21.360 --> 00:30:21.740
 fellowship

00:30:21.740 --> 00:30:22.500
 offerings to

00:30:22.500 --> 00:30:22.960
 the Lord.

00:30:23.539 --> 00:30:26.019
 22,000

00:30:26.019 --> 00:30:26.640
 cattle.

00:30:27.720 --> 00:30:28.180
 Wow!

00:30:28.860 --> 00:30:31.100
 And 120,000

00:30:31.100 --> 00:30:32.079
 sheep and

00:30:32.079 --> 00:30:32.480
 goats.

00:30:33.059 --> 00:30:33.440
 So the

00:30:33.440 --> 00:30:33.779
 king and

00:30:33.779 --> 00:30:34.160
 all the

00:30:34.160 --> 00:30:34.579
 Israelites

00:30:34.579 --> 00:30:35.579
 dedicated the

00:30:35.579 --> 00:30:36.100
 temple of

00:30:36.100 --> 00:30:36.460
 the Lord.

00:30:36.460 --> 00:30:37.480
 talk about

00:30:37.480 --> 00:30:37.980
 a meat

00:30:37.980 --> 00:30:38.500
 feast.

00:30:39.519 --> 00:30:40.440
 No veggie

00:30:40.440 --> 00:30:41.279
 burgers here.

00:30:41.640 --> 00:30:42.039
 What a

00:30:42.039 --> 00:30:42.480
 party!

00:30:43.740 --> 00:30:44.279
 And look at

00:30:44.279 --> 00:30:44.640
 all the

00:30:44.640 --> 00:30:45.120
 people!

00:30:46.019 --> 00:30:46.880
 Verse 65.

00:30:47.440 --> 00:30:48.180
 So Solomon

00:30:48.180 --> 00:30:49.000
 observed the

00:30:49.000 --> 00:30:49.660
 festival at

00:30:49.660 --> 00:30:50.340
 the time and

00:30:50.340 --> 00:30:50.880
 all Israel

00:30:50.880 --> 00:30:51.380
 with him.

00:30:51.720 --> 00:30:52.400
 A vast

00:30:52.400 --> 00:30:53.160
 assembly of

00:30:53.160 --> 00:30:53.720
 people from

00:30:53.720 --> 00:30:54.160
 Lebo,

00:30:54.240 --> 00:30:54.579
 Hamas,

00:30:54.579 --> 00:30:56.259
 way up into

00:30:56.259 --> 00:30:56.960
 the north,

00:30:57.319 --> 00:30:57.819
 to the

00:30:57.819 --> 00:30:58.340
 wadi of

00:30:58.340 --> 00:30:58.660
 Egypt,

00:30:58.840 --> 00:30:59.380
 right down

00:30:59.380 --> 00:30:59.660
 in the

00:30:59.660 --> 00:30:59.860
 south.

00:31:00.100 --> 00:31:00.480
 There were

00:31:00.480 --> 00:31:01.100
 people from

00:31:01.100 --> 00:31:02.319
 all over

00:31:02.319 --> 00:31:02.920
 the kingdom

00:31:02.920 --> 00:31:04.160
 coming together

00:31:04.160 --> 00:31:04.740
 for this

00:31:04.740 --> 00:31:05.279
 great

00:31:05.279 --> 00:31:06.120
 celebration.

00:31:06.460 --> 00:31:09.000
 middle of

00:31:09.000 --> 00:31:09.680
 verse 65,

00:31:09.980 --> 00:31:10.860
 they celebrated

00:31:10.860 --> 00:31:11.460
 it before

00:31:11.460 --> 00:31:12.039
 the Lord

00:31:12.039 --> 00:31:12.620
 our God

00:31:12.620 --> 00:31:13.240
 for seven

00:31:13.240 --> 00:31:13.779
 days,

00:31:14.259 --> 00:31:14.960
 and that

00:31:14.960 --> 00:31:15.299
 wasn't

00:31:15.299 --> 00:31:15.720
 enough.

00:31:16.200 --> 00:31:16.500
 So for

00:31:16.500 --> 00:31:17.279
 seven more

00:31:17.279 --> 00:31:17.680
 days,

00:31:17.920 --> 00:31:19.200
 14 days

00:31:19.200 --> 00:31:19.720
 of all,

00:31:19.840 --> 00:31:20.819
 of eating

00:31:20.819 --> 00:31:21.700
 and drinking

00:31:21.700 --> 00:31:22.799
 and feasting,

00:31:23.120 --> 00:31:23.799
 what a

00:31:23.799 --> 00:31:24.360
 joyful

00:31:24.360 --> 00:31:25.340
 celebration.

00:31:26.539 --> 00:31:26.960
 And look

00:31:26.960 --> 00:31:27.180
 at the

00:31:27.180 --> 00:31:27.940
 response of

00:31:27.940 --> 00:31:28.480
 the people.

00:31:28.480 --> 00:31:29.960
 Verse 66,

00:31:29.960 --> 00:31:30.819
 on the

00:31:30.819 --> 00:31:31.640
 following day

00:31:31.640 --> 00:31:32.160
 he sent

00:31:32.160 --> 00:31:32.579
 the people

00:31:32.579 --> 00:31:32.920
 away,

00:31:33.240 --> 00:31:33.860
 they blessed

00:31:33.860 --> 00:31:34.460
 the king,

00:31:35.220 --> 00:31:35.700
 and they

00:31:35.700 --> 00:31:36.660
 went home

00:31:36.660 --> 00:31:39.779
 joyful and

00:31:39.779 --> 00:31:40.700
 glad in

00:31:40.700 --> 00:31:42.279
 heart for

00:31:42.279 --> 00:31:43.200
 all the

00:31:43.200 --> 00:31:43.940
 good things

00:31:43.940 --> 00:31:44.519
 the Lord

00:31:44.519 --> 00:31:45.100
 had done

00:31:45.100 --> 00:31:45.620
 for his

00:31:45.620 --> 00:31:46.480
 servant David

00:31:46.480 --> 00:31:47.579
 and his

00:31:47.579 --> 00:31:48.840
 people Israel.

00:31:50.519 --> 00:31:51.640
 Now let me

00:31:51.640 --> 00:31:52.660
 ask us this,

00:31:53.340 --> 00:31:54.259
 how much

00:31:54.259 --> 00:31:56.140
 more can

00:31:56.140 --> 00:31:58.119
 we be

00:31:58.119 --> 00:31:59.779
 joyful and

00:31:59.779 --> 00:32:00.799
 glad in

00:32:00.799 --> 00:32:02.339
 heart for

00:32:02.339 --> 00:32:03.660
 all the

00:32:03.660 --> 00:32:04.559
 good things

00:32:04.559 --> 00:32:05.180
 the Lord

00:32:05.180 --> 00:32:06.160
 has done

00:32:06.160 --> 00:32:07.400
 for us?

00:32:08.619 --> 00:32:09.680
 How much

00:32:09.680 --> 00:32:10.839
 more can

00:32:10.839 --> 00:32:11.819
 we celebrate?

00:32:12.879 --> 00:32:13.480
 God has

00:32:13.480 --> 00:32:14.500
 been faithful

00:32:14.500 --> 00:32:15.039
 to his

00:32:15.039 --> 00:32:15.579
 promise.

00:32:15.579 --> 00:32:18.139
 He has

00:32:18.139 --> 00:32:18.799
 sent his

00:32:18.799 --> 00:32:19.579
 son who

00:32:19.579 --> 00:32:20.419
 died our

00:32:20.419 --> 00:32:21.179
 death and

00:32:21.179 --> 00:32:21.779
 who keeps

00:32:21.779 --> 00:32:22.419
 the vows

00:32:22.419 --> 00:32:23.419
 for us so

00:32:23.419 --> 00:32:24.199
 that we can

00:32:24.199 --> 00:32:25.039
 enjoy his

00:32:25.039 --> 00:32:26.259
 presence without

00:32:26.259 --> 00:32:27.019
 fear.

00:32:27.399 --> 00:32:28.159
 We can call

00:32:28.159 --> 00:32:29.059
 him father.

00:32:29.500 --> 00:32:30.199
 We can run

00:32:30.199 --> 00:32:30.939
 to him as

00:32:30.939 --> 00:32:32.139
 children and

00:32:32.139 --> 00:32:32.839
 know his

00:32:32.839 --> 00:32:33.839
 embrace and

00:32:33.839 --> 00:32:34.699
 he will never

00:32:34.699 --> 00:32:35.720
 turn us away

00:32:35.720 --> 00:32:36.799
 no matter

00:32:36.799 --> 00:32:37.539
 our sin.

00:32:40.019 --> 00:32:40.960
 And we

00:32:40.960 --> 00:32:42.179
 can rest.

00:32:43.599 --> 00:32:44.519
 There is no

00:32:44.519 --> 00:32:45.559
 more work to

00:32:45.559 --> 00:32:46.240
 be done

00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:47.339
 because Christ

00:32:47.339 --> 00:32:48.619
 has completed

00:32:48.619 --> 00:32:49.619
 and finished

00:32:49.619 --> 00:32:50.099
 it all.

00:32:50.579 --> 00:32:51.299
 We are to

00:32:51.299 --> 00:32:52.419
 celebrate

00:32:52.419 --> 00:32:54.399
 and to

00:32:54.399 --> 00:32:55.940
 enjoy our

00:32:55.940 --> 00:32:56.579
 relationship

00:32:56.579 --> 00:32:57.379
 with God.

00:32:58.220 --> 00:32:59.379
 Here is a

00:32:59.379 --> 00:33:00.079
 God whose

00:33:00.079 --> 00:33:01.200
 mercy covers

00:33:01.200 --> 00:33:01.940
 all our

00:33:01.940 --> 00:33:02.779
 sin and

00:33:02.779 --> 00:33:03.419
 who keeps

00:33:03.419 --> 00:33:04.159
 his covenant

00:33:04.159 --> 00:33:04.919
 of love.

00:33:06.000 --> 00:33:06.659
 And in a

00:33:06.659 --> 00:33:07.319
 moment we

00:33:07.319 --> 00:33:08.099
 are going to

00:33:08.099 --> 00:33:08.579
 celebrate.

00:33:08.940 --> 00:33:09.619
 We are going

00:33:09.619 --> 00:33:10.859
 to have a

00:33:10.859 --> 00:33:11.319
 feast.

00:33:12.639 --> 00:33:13.879
 A feast

00:33:13.879 --> 00:33:15.039
 that is a

00:33:15.039 --> 00:33:15.419
 forte.

00:33:15.559 --> 00:33:15.759
 feast.

00:33:15.879 --> 00:33:17.079
 An appetizer

00:33:17.079 --> 00:33:18.599
 of the

00:33:18.599 --> 00:33:19.599
 ultimate feast

00:33:19.599 --> 00:33:20.200
 to come.

00:33:20.419 --> 00:33:20.960
 Of that

00:33:20.960 --> 00:33:21.779
 wedding feast

00:33:21.779 --> 00:33:22.319
 when we

00:33:22.319 --> 00:33:23.019
 will be

00:33:23.019 --> 00:33:24.179
 with the

00:33:24.179 --> 00:33:24.759
 Lord Jesus

00:33:24.759 --> 00:33:25.279
 and we

00:33:25.279 --> 00:33:25.879
 will reign

00:33:25.879 --> 00:33:26.440
 with him

00:33:26.440 --> 00:33:27.519
 forever and

00:33:27.519 --> 00:33:28.579
 ever and

00:33:28.579 --> 00:33:29.019
 ever.

00:33:29.019 --> 00:33:33.480
 God's

00:33:33.480 --> 00:33:34.000
 covenant

00:33:34.000 --> 00:33:36.339
 faithful love.

00:33:37.960 --> 00:33:38.400
 Do you

00:33:38.400 --> 00:33:39.059
 know it?

00:33:39.839 --> 00:33:40.400
 Have you

00:33:40.400 --> 00:33:41.279
 experienced

00:33:41.279 --> 00:33:41.940
 it?

00:33:43.139 --> 00:33:43.740
 Can you

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 rest and

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 enjoy in

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 all that

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 he has done

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 for us?

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 Let's

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 pray.

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 Fro här

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 theme

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 who

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 have

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 here

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 to join

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 them.

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 patience

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 you