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 Well, good morning and welcome to worship.

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 This morning at Church of the Advent, my name is Jeff.

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 I'm one of the pastors here.

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 And I want to welcome you, especially if this is your first time with us this morning.

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 We'd love to meet you and just know your name and hear part of your story.

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 We're so glad that you joined us for worship this morning.

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 Let's pray together as we come to God's Word together.

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 Lord, we believe that all Scripture is breathed out by you.

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 And it's for our good.

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 It's profitable for teaching and for reproof and correction and training in righteousness.

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 All Scripture is inspired by you, especially hard stories, hard, difficult passages like the one we're going to talk about today.

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 And so, we pray what we just sang earlier, Lord, that you would come, your Holy Spirit would come,

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 and teach our souls to love your truth.

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 Sanctify us in your truth.

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 Your Word is truth.

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 Come, Holy Spirit, and speak to us, we pray.

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 In Christ's name, amen.

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 Amen.

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 Well, many years ago on her talk show, Oprah Winfrey described an experience that she had of one Sunday morning when she was sitting in her church,

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 when she was in her late 20s, and she heard something about God that really troubled her.

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 And this is how she describes this moment at church.

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 She said, I was going to this church where you had to get there at 8 o'clock in the morning or else you couldn't get a seat.

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 And a very charismatic minister was preaching, and everybody was into the sermon,

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 and he was preaching about how great God was and how omniscient and omnipresent He is.

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 But then he said,

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 The Lord thy God is a jealous God.

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 And I was caught up in the rapture of the moment until he said,

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 Jealous.

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 Something struck me.

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 I'm thinking that God is all these things, and He's also jealous?

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 Jealous?

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 God is jealous of me?

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 Something about that didn't feel right in my spirit because I believe that God is love, and God is in all things.

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 And that's when the search for something more than doctrine started to stir within me.

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 And then she goes on to kind of describe her crisis of faith and how she left the Christian faith.

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 How about you?

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 As you think about this idea of God being a jealous God, how does that hit you?

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 Does it make sense to you intuitively?

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 Or does it trouble you somewhat like it did for Oprah?

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 What does it mean for God to be a jealous God?

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 That's what we're going to talk about this morning.

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 And as we do, I want to remind us that we are in a series in Psalm 106, a series that we're calling Music in the Wilderness.

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 And I want to remind us that Psalm 106 was written during a time of Israel's exile in Babylon.

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 It's a song that as they were in exile and they were singing this, it recalled many of the formative experiences

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 that they had experienced centuries before in the wilderness after God saved them from Egypt and through the Red Sea.

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 It's a song that reminded them what it looks like to trust, worship, and obey God in seasons of life

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 that feel difficult and dry and disorienting.

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 Psalm 106 reminds us that we're all spiritually homeless.

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 We're all ultimately wanderers and pilgrims who are on our way passing through to our true home.

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 And so because of this, in the wilderness of life, we start to experience the symptoms of being spiritually homeless.

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 And so in our series, we've looked at a few of those symptoms.

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 We've looked at discontent.

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 We've looked at envy.

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 We've looked at idolatry.

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 And last week, we looked at unbelief.

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 And this morning, we come to the symptom of infidelity.

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 Infidelity.

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 Psalm 106, 28 through 31 recalls a story from Numbers chapter 25 that was read earlier.

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 And it's a scene where the people of Israel commit both physical and spiritual adultery.

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 It's a situation that arouses the anger and even the jealousy of the Lord.

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 But it's also a situation that arouses His love and His mercy and His grace.

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 And so that's what we're going to look at this morning.

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 What does it mean for God to be a jealous God?

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 First of all, it means that He is a king who upholds His glory.

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 It means that He is a king who upholds this glory.

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 Numbers chapter 25, verses 1 through 3 tell us that when Israel lived in this area called Shittim,

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 that many of these people committed adultery with the daughters of Moab,

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 a Canaanite people that was living in the place where they were encamped.

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 They committed not only physical adultery, but they committed spiritual adultery by worshiping and bowing down

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 and making sacrifices to the Canaanite gods.

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 Not specifically, Baal of Paor, who is the Canaanite god of fertility.

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 And then in verse 6, we see a particular example of this.

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 We see a man named Zimri who brings a Midianite woman into his home in the sight of Moses and all the people.

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 And it is open.

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 It is public.

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 He has absolutely no shame about it.

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 He does this in front of everybody.

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 And in Zimri, we see a snapshot.

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 We see a representative picture of the spiritual state of the whole people during this time.

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 Instead of offering themselves to the Lord in heart, mind, and soul,

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 they have offered themselves to other gods.

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 They have offered themselves to other lovers.

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 And in doing so, they have openly and publicly and fragrantly violated the Lord's covenant.

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 They've committed adultery against the Lord.

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 Their physical infidelity, on one hand, certainly broke God's law as he had revealed in the Ten Commandments.

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 But it was their spiritual infidelity.

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 It was their worshiping and bowing down and making sacrifices to other gods that was even more serious.

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 And tragically, this would not be the only time Israel would do this.

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 We know as we read the rest of the Old Testament that this would be a pattern that would be repeated all throughout the Old Testament,

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 throughout the period of the judges and the kings.

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 And because it became a pattern, it would eventually lead them into exile in Babylon where they find themselves in Psalm 106.

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 And so how does God respond?

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 How does God respond to the people's infidelity?

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 Well, he responds like a king who upholds his glory.

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 In verse 3, verse 3 tells us that his anger was kindled against the people.

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 And he tells Moses to take the leaders of each tribe and to put them to death as a representative example,

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 as a representative punishment on behalf of the whole people.

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 If you're paying careful attention to the story you read earlier, you remember, you realize,

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 that Moses doesn't actually do this.

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 He actually waters down this command from God.

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 And instead, he chooses a different route by telling these leaders to instead put to death the specific individuals

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 who had worshipped and bowed down to Baal.

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 And we're not sure that the details of the text aren't exactly clear on the chronology.

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 We're not sure if the Lord sends a plague because of Moses' failure to carry out this command

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 or because of the people's sin more broadly or perhaps both.

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 But somewhere in this story, we learn that the Lord sends a plague on the people.

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 And so, although we don't know quite when the plague happened, here's what we do know.

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 We do know that the primary tension of the story,

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 the primary tension of the story is that we have the people's open,

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 flagrant, and violation of the Lord's covenant.

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 And we have an unfulfilled command to carry out God's judgment.

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 And in the middle of this tension, the Lord sends a plague among his people.

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 And so, there's this narrative tension of what is going to happen and how is this going to be resolved.

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 And into the tension of this story between the people's sin and the unfulfilled judgment of God,

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 in the middle of this tension comes a Levite priest named Phineas.

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 A Levite priest named Phineas.

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 What is a priest?

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 What is a priest?

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 A priest is someone who represents people to God and who represents God to people.

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 A priest represents people to God and represents God to people.

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 And in verses 7 through 8, Phineas does something that surprises all of us, all readers of the story.

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 It's shocking.

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 It's shocking to readers of the story.

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 It probably would have been shocking and surprising to the people who witnessed it and experienced it and saw it happen.

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 In verses 7 and 8, when he sees Zimri bring the Midianite woman into his home,

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 he goes in after them,

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 and he takes a spear,

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 and he runs it through both of them

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 as they're in bed together,

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 killing both of them.

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 And God responds by stopping the plague.

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 The plague ends.

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 In verse 10,

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 Verse 10,

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 The Lord said to Moses,

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 Phineas, the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest,

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 has turned back my wrath from the people of Israel

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 in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them,

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 so that I did not consume the people of Israel in my jealousy.

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 The act of Phineas the priest,

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 although perhaps shocking and surprising to us,

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 is seen as a good and faithful act of the Lord.

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 It is seen as an act of atonement.

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 Of atonement.

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 Atonement is a rich, multifaceted Old Testament word

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 that means it's a sacrificial payment for sin

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 that provides forgiveness for sinners

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 and creates peace with God by turning aside his wrath.

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 So atonement, on one hand,

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 provides forgiveness for sinners

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 through a sacrificial payment for sin,

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 and it also creates peace with God

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 by turning aside his judgment and wrath.

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 And atonement is something that only a priest could do.

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 Not just any one of the Israelites could have done this

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 because priests, again, represent people to God

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 and they represent God to people.

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 And in verses 12 through 13,

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 the Lord says,

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 because of the jealousy of Phineas,

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 because of the jealousy of Phineas,

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 I am making a covenant of peace.

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 I am making a perpetual priesthood.

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 This is a promise to God's people

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 that there would always be a priesthood,

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 that there would always be a means

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 for which God to have a relationship with him,

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 that he wouldn't totally turn his back on them,

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 that he wouldn't completely abandon them,

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 but there would be a perpetual priesthood,

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 a means of living in right relationship with him.

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 And this is a heavy story.

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 This is a shocking story.

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 This is a surprising story.

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 But in the shock and in the surprise of this story,

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 I actually think that there,

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 I believe there are clues

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 for what it means that God is a jealous God.

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 And before we look at those clues,

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 I just wanna first acknowledge that

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 for some things in this story

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 that might trouble or confuse us,

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 for example, like God's command

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 to put these leaders to death,

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 or Phineas' actions

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 to put these two people to death.

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 These are things that,

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 as we read this story in the 21st century

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 with modern American Western eyes,

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 these are things that legitimately

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 might trouble or confuse us.

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 And we might think,

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 how is this fair?

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 How is this right?

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 How is this good?

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 And that is a legitimate question.

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 And it's one that we have addressed

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 previously in this series

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 as we've thought through

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 the reality of God's judgment

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 in the Old Testament in particular

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 and the reality of God's judgment in general.

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 And so rather than spend more time on it here,

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 I would encourage you to kind of go back

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 and listen to the sermon on discontent

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 that we did a few weeks ago

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 where we spent more time

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 unpacking this question

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 about God's judgment,

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 especially in the Old Testament.

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 There are legitimate questions

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 when we have a difficult story like this,

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 and I don't want to minimize that.

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 But I also don't want us to miss something.

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 I also don't want us to miss the fact

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 that as many of us read this story

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 with modern 21st century eyes,

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 we're probably more likely

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 to be troubled by God's judgment

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 and by Phineas' actions

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 than we are by the people's

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 physical and spiritual infidelity.

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 I know that was true for me

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 when I sat down to read this passage

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 for the first time.

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 We're likely more troubled by God and Phineas

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 than we are by the people.

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 But it should be the other way around.

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 It should be the other way around.

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 The people's open and flagrant violation

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 of the Lord's covenant

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 should be the thing that shocks us

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 and surprises us and troubles us the most.

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 And that is because Israel's God is a king.

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 Because Yahweh is the holy king

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 over all the nations,

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 over all the earth.

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 He is the king

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 who has rescued his people

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 and brought them up out of slavery

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 and is taking them towards the promised land

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 who has entered a covenant with them

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 that they might live

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 in an intimate relationship with him

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 and know him

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 and dwell with him

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 and walk with him.

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 And not only that,

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 but that he might use them

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 to be a blessing

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 to all the nations of the earth,

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 that he might use them

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 to extend his kingdom,

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 to extend his glory

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 all over the face of the earth

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 and to push back the kingdom of darkness

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 and sin and death and evil and Satan.

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 It's what Isaac Watts talked about

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 in his hymn, Joy to the World,

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 that he comes to make his blessings flow

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 far as the curse is found.

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 This is the mission that Yahweh has invited them into.

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 This is the relationship he's invited them into.

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 His kingship is about blessing and redeeming

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 and restoring all of creation.

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 To obey him is to enter into

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 God's original intended purposes for humanity.

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 To follow his law

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 is to live into what it means to be fully human,

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 to live into human flourishing.

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 And this is why there are such serious consequences

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 for Israel's infidelity.

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 Because it defames the glory.

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 It defames the name.

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 It defames the reputation

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 of the holy king of Israel.

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 And it rejects his redemptive purposes

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 in the world.

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 And so in the middle of this open infidelity,

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 this open violation,

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 and between God's judgment

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 stands a mediator,

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 stands a priest

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 who is jealous

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 for the glory of God,

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 who is jealous

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 for the purposes of God

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 in the world,

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 who makes atonement

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 for the sins

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 of the people

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 and ushers into,

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 ushers in a covenant

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 of peace.

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 And in this way,

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 hopefully,

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 you're able to see

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 Phineas

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 foreshadows

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 the person

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 and work

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 of Jesus Christ,

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 another priest

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 who would be jealous

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 for the purposes

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 of God

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 to come and make atonement

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 for the sins

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 of the whole world.

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 So what does it mean

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 that God

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 is a jealous God?

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 It means that he's a king

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 who defends

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 his own glory

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 and honor

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 by upholding

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 his covenant

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 with his people,

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 not in a capricious

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 or arbitrary way,

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 but to bless

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 and redeem

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 and restore

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 his good creation.

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 And so,

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 why is this good news

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 for us?

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 Like,

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 how does this land,

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 how does this hit home

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 for us?

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 Because

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 if we think about it,

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 like,

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 on a human level,

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 we tend to dislike

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 and avoid

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 people who are

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 glory hungry.

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 Like,

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 we tend to dislike

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 people

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 who are

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 obsessed

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 with constantly

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 defending their name.

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 People who are

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 obsessed with

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 constantly defending

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 their reputation

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 and making sure

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 they look good

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 to other people.

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 You know,

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 we would say that,

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 you know,

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 people like that are,

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 they're full of themselves.

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 They're prideful.

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 They're completely

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 narcissistic, right?

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 On a human level,

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 we don't like people

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 who are obsessed

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 with defending

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 their own glory.

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 But this is not true

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 for God.

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 God being committed

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 to His own glory

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 is actually good news

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 for us.

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 And that's because

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 what brings God glory

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 is what brings us

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 peace with Him.

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 What brings God glory

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 is to save

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 and make atonement

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 for sinners.

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 What brings God's glory

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 is to forgive those

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 who are guilty

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 of infidelity

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 towards Him.

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 What brings God's glory

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 is to save and bless

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 and redeem

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 and restore

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 His creation.

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 redemption.

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 God is the one

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 being

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 in the whole universe

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 for whom

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 defending

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 His own glory

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 is an act of love,

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 is an act

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 of grace,

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 is an act

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 of mercy

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 because it allows

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 us to be brought

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 into relationship

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 with Him.

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 It allows us

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 to be invited

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 into His story

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 of redemption.

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 God being a jealous

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 God means

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 that He is a king

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 who upholds

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 His own glory.

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 And secondly,

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 we see that

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 it means that

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 He is a husband

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 who loves His bride.

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 That He is a husband

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 who loves

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 His bride.

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 Our covenant

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 relationship with God

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 means that He is

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 our king.

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 And it also means

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 that He is our spouse.

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 God's.

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 This is a theme

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 that runs throughout

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 the Bible

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 that God's relationship

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 with His people

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 is a marital relationship.

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 If you think about it,

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 the Bible actually

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 starts with a marriage

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 and it ends

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 with a marriage.

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 At the beginning

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 of the story

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 in Genesis

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 where we see

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 God's good purposes

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 for His creation,

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 we see the first marriage

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 between husband

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 and wife.

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 And at the end

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 of the story

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 in Revelation

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 where we see

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 a picture

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 of our future hope,

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 we also see

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 a marriage

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 that all of the

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 other human marriages

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 point to.

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 We see

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 the wedding supper

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 of the Lamb.

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 We see the marriage

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 of Christ

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 and His church

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 as heaven

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 is married

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 to earth.

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 And so we,

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 as we see this

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 both in the bookends

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 of the biblical story,

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 we also see this

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 in the whole story

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 of redemption.

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 All over the Old Testament,

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 God reveals Himself

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 as a husband

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 who is passionate

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 about His bride.

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 Isaiah 62,

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 as a young man

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 marries a young woman

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 and as the bridegroom

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 rejoices over the bride,

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 so shall your God

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 rejoice over you.

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 Hosea chapter 2,

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 I will betroth you

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 to me forever.

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 I will betroth you

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 to me in righteousness

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 and justice

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 and steadfast love

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 and mercy.

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 Isaiah 54,

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 for your maker

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 is your husband.

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 In the New Testament,

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 Jesus describes

00:21:18.000 --> 00:21:19.000
 the kingdom of God

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 as a wedding feast.

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 He actually refers

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 to Himself

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 as a bridegroom.

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 In Ephesians chapter 5,

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 perhaps the most clearest place,

00:21:27.220 --> 00:21:27.940
 Paul says

00:21:27.940 --> 00:21:29.039
 that the marriage

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 between a husband

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 and wife

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 is this profound mystery

00:21:32.620 --> 00:21:34.360
 that is a picture

00:21:34.360 --> 00:21:35.080
 of Christ

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 and the church.

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 The story

00:21:37.539 --> 00:21:38.160
 of the Bible

00:21:38.160 --> 00:21:39.039
 is that God

00:21:39.039 --> 00:21:40.279
 is a bridegroom

00:21:40.279 --> 00:21:41.559
 who longs

00:21:41.559 --> 00:21:42.599
 to marry humanity

00:21:42.599 --> 00:21:44.379
 as His bride.

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 And this overarching story

00:21:47.019 --> 00:21:48.079
 frames our story

00:21:48.079 --> 00:21:49.000
 here in Numbers 25

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 and it helps us

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 to see

00:21:51.660 --> 00:21:52.599
 and clue into

00:21:52.599 --> 00:21:54.399
 the heart

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 of the jealousy

00:21:55.819 --> 00:21:56.379
 of God.

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 Because we know

00:21:58.879 --> 00:22:00.019
 that in any marriage,

00:22:01.440 --> 00:22:02.279
 there is a,

00:22:02.339 --> 00:22:04.059
 there is a jealousy

00:22:04.059 --> 00:22:06.279
 between a husband

00:22:06.279 --> 00:22:07.000
 and a wife

00:22:07.000 --> 00:22:08.640
 that is good

00:22:08.640 --> 00:22:10.259
 and holy

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 and right

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 and pure.

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 So, last week

00:22:16.460 --> 00:22:17.680
 I actually had the chance

00:22:17.680 --> 00:22:18.839
 to go see

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 the play

00:22:19.700 --> 00:22:20.059
 Hamilton

00:22:20.059 --> 00:22:20.779
 live

00:22:20.779 --> 00:22:21.640
 at the Kennedy Center.

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 That was pretty amazing.

00:22:23.039 --> 00:22:23.740
 Like many of you,

00:22:24.000 --> 00:22:25.420
 I have for years

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 listened to the soundtrack

00:22:26.519 --> 00:22:27.240
 on repeat.

00:22:27.880 --> 00:22:28.660
 I watched it

00:22:28.660 --> 00:22:29.599
 on Disney Plus

00:22:29.599 --> 00:22:30.980
 in the middle of the pandemic

00:22:30.980 --> 00:22:31.660
 when it came out.

00:22:32.319 --> 00:22:32.539
 And so,

00:22:32.599 --> 00:22:33.059
 it was amazing

00:22:33.059 --> 00:22:33.920
 to see it live

00:22:33.920 --> 00:22:34.720
 in person.

00:22:36.180 --> 00:22:37.539
 And if you

00:22:37.539 --> 00:22:38.240
 have listened

00:22:38.240 --> 00:22:38.700
 to the soundtrack

00:22:38.700 --> 00:22:39.519
 or if you've seen it,

00:22:39.580 --> 00:22:40.019
 you know that

00:22:40.019 --> 00:22:41.300
 one of the most powerful,

00:22:42.000 --> 00:22:43.420
 one of the most poignant songs

00:22:43.420 --> 00:22:44.300
 in the whole play

00:22:44.300 --> 00:22:46.080
 is the song

00:22:46.080 --> 00:22:46.680
 Burn,

00:22:47.440 --> 00:22:48.200
 which is the song

00:22:48.200 --> 00:22:48.620
 that's sung

00:22:48.620 --> 00:22:49.740
 by Eliza Hamilton

00:22:49.740 --> 00:22:52.240
 in the scene

00:22:52.240 --> 00:22:53.300
 where she finds out

00:22:53.300 --> 00:22:54.279
 about her husband

00:22:54.279 --> 00:22:55.200
 Alexander's

00:22:55.200 --> 00:22:56.120
 infidelity

00:22:56.120 --> 00:22:56.900
 with another woman.

00:22:57.580 --> 00:22:58.180
 His affair,

00:22:58.759 --> 00:23:00.160
 Alexander Hamilton's affair

00:23:00.160 --> 00:23:00.940
 with Maria Reynolds

00:23:00.940 --> 00:23:02.640
 had become publicly known

00:23:02.640 --> 00:23:03.920
 through something

00:23:03.920 --> 00:23:05.400
 called the Reynolds pamphlet,

00:23:06.300 --> 00:23:08.600
 which he had partially published

00:23:08.600 --> 00:23:09.560
 to clear his name

00:23:09.560 --> 00:23:10.100
 and reputation.

00:23:11.140 --> 00:23:11.340
 And so,

00:23:11.400 --> 00:23:11.920
 in this song,

00:23:12.000 --> 00:23:13.340
 Eliza sings these words

00:23:13.340 --> 00:23:14.580
 about the pain

00:23:14.580 --> 00:23:15.340
 of being betrayed

00:23:15.340 --> 00:23:16.020
 by her husband.

00:23:18.240 --> 00:23:18.920
 She says,

00:23:18.980 --> 00:23:20.120
 I saved every letter

00:23:20.120 --> 00:23:20.700
 you wrote me.

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 From the moment

00:23:22.200 --> 00:23:22.860
 I read them,

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 I knew you were mine.

00:23:23.940 --> 00:23:24.860
 You said you were mine.

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 I thought

00:23:26.320 --> 00:23:27.340
 you were mine.

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 You published the letters

00:23:29.340 --> 00:23:29.920
 she wrote you.

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 You told the whole world

00:23:31.079 --> 00:23:32.879
 how you brought this girl

00:23:32.879 --> 00:23:33.779
 into our bed.

00:23:35.079 --> 00:23:36.199
 In clearing your name,

00:23:37.079 --> 00:23:38.039
 you have ruined

00:23:38.039 --> 00:23:39.059
 our lives.

00:23:39.919 --> 00:23:41.179
 I'm erasing myself

00:23:41.179 --> 00:23:41.759
 from the narrative.

00:23:42.339 --> 00:23:43.339
 Let future historians

00:23:43.339 --> 00:23:44.659
 wonder how Eliza reacted

00:23:44.659 --> 00:23:46.720
 when you broke her heart.

00:23:47.359 --> 00:23:49.539
 You have torn it all apart.

00:23:50.399 --> 00:23:51.659
 And I'm watching it burn.

00:23:52.559 --> 00:23:53.319
 You forfeit

00:23:53.319 --> 00:23:54.379
 all rights to my heart.

00:23:54.619 --> 00:23:55.639
 You forfeit the place

00:23:55.639 --> 00:23:56.359
 in our bed.

00:23:56.439 --> 00:23:57.519
 You'll sleep in your office

00:23:57.519 --> 00:23:58.279
 instead

00:23:58.279 --> 00:23:59.319
 with only the memories

00:23:59.319 --> 00:24:01.019
 of when you were mine.

00:24:02.019 --> 00:24:03.599
 I hope that you

00:24:03.599 --> 00:24:04.579
 burn.

00:24:07.879 --> 00:24:09.039
 These are the words

00:24:09.039 --> 00:24:11.139
 of a burning heart.

00:24:12.519 --> 00:24:13.799
 A heart that burns

00:24:13.799 --> 00:24:14.379
 with hurt.

00:24:15.559 --> 00:24:16.539
 A heart that burns

00:24:16.539 --> 00:24:17.079
 with anger.

00:24:18.759 --> 00:24:19.779
 A heart that burns

00:24:19.779 --> 00:24:20.339
 with jealousy.

00:24:21.099 --> 00:24:22.019
 In the wake

00:24:22.019 --> 00:24:24.639
 of infidelity.

00:24:25.539 --> 00:24:26.740
 Most of us can agree

00:24:26.740 --> 00:24:28.539
 there's a good

00:24:28.539 --> 00:24:29.640
 and right jealousy

00:24:29.640 --> 00:24:30.620
 between husband

00:24:30.620 --> 00:24:31.120
 and wife

00:24:31.120 --> 00:24:33.680
 between one another.

00:24:33.779 --> 00:24:34.259
 It is right

00:24:34.259 --> 00:24:35.200
 for them to feel

00:24:35.200 --> 00:24:36.259
 protective over

00:24:36.259 --> 00:24:37.559
 their spouse's

00:24:37.559 --> 00:24:38.420
 affections

00:24:38.420 --> 00:24:39.620
 and their love.

00:24:40.059 --> 00:24:40.759
 It is right

00:24:40.759 --> 00:24:41.799
 for them to feel

00:24:41.799 --> 00:24:42.799
 betrayed and hurt,

00:24:43.079 --> 00:24:43.480
 jealous

00:24:43.480 --> 00:24:44.920
 their spouse

00:24:44.920 --> 00:24:46.140
 has been unfaithful.

00:24:48.640 --> 00:24:49.120
 One,

00:24:49.359 --> 00:24:50.200
 I think we can

00:24:50.200 --> 00:24:51.160
 sympathize with

00:24:51.160 --> 00:24:51.980
 Oprah's trouble

00:24:51.980 --> 00:24:53.539
 with the jealousy

00:24:53.539 --> 00:24:54.099
 of God

00:24:54.099 --> 00:24:56.039
 if it's about

00:24:56.039 --> 00:24:56.819
 envy,

00:24:57.279 --> 00:24:57.759
 being jealous

00:24:57.759 --> 00:24:58.699
 of somebody.

00:24:59.359 --> 00:25:00.959
 But Oprah's trouble

00:25:00.959 --> 00:25:01.679
 with the jealousy

00:25:01.679 --> 00:25:02.139
 of God

00:25:02.139 --> 00:25:03.059
 is that she failed

00:25:03.059 --> 00:25:03.859
 to see the difference

00:25:03.859 --> 00:25:05.439
 between jealousy

00:25:05.439 --> 00:25:06.000
 of

00:25:06.000 --> 00:25:07.699
 and jealousy

00:25:07.699 --> 00:25:08.159
 for.

00:25:09.339 --> 00:25:10.159
 Between jealousy

00:25:10.159 --> 00:25:11.039
 of and jealousy

00:25:11.039 --> 00:25:11.679
 for.

00:25:11.779 --> 00:25:12.679
 God is not jealous

00:25:12.679 --> 00:25:13.879
 of people.

00:25:15.059 --> 00:25:15.559
 He's not jealous

00:25:15.559 --> 00:25:16.219
 of you and I.

00:25:16.299 --> 00:25:17.019
 He is our maker.

00:25:17.199 --> 00:25:17.879
 He is our creator.

00:25:18.279 --> 00:25:19.000
 He's not lacking

00:25:19.000 --> 00:25:19.519
 in any way.

00:25:19.599 --> 00:25:20.259
 He's not envious

00:25:20.259 --> 00:25:21.000
 of anything

00:25:21.000 --> 00:25:22.339
 that you or I

00:25:22.339 --> 00:25:22.819
 have.

00:25:22.819 --> 00:25:26.019
 But he is

00:25:26.019 --> 00:25:27.579
 jealous for us.

00:25:28.039 --> 00:25:28.700
 He is jealous

00:25:28.700 --> 00:25:29.099
 for us

00:25:29.099 --> 00:25:29.879
 because he is

00:25:29.879 --> 00:25:30.419
 our husband

00:25:30.419 --> 00:25:31.299
 and we are

00:25:31.299 --> 00:25:32.859
 his bride

00:25:32.859 --> 00:25:33.599
 as the church.

00:25:35.000 --> 00:25:35.960
 And this is

00:25:35.960 --> 00:25:36.539
 good news

00:25:36.539 --> 00:25:37.240
 for us.

00:25:38.159 --> 00:25:39.000
 It's good news

00:25:39.000 --> 00:25:39.460
 for us

00:25:39.460 --> 00:25:40.799
 especially

00:25:40.799 --> 00:25:41.480
 for those

00:25:41.480 --> 00:25:43.019
 of us

00:25:43.019 --> 00:25:43.919
 who struggle

00:25:43.919 --> 00:25:44.480
 at times

00:25:44.480 --> 00:25:45.159
 with feeling

00:25:45.159 --> 00:25:46.279
 like we're

00:25:46.279 --> 00:25:46.839
 not enough

00:25:46.839 --> 00:25:48.439
 either to God

00:25:48.439 --> 00:25:49.240
 or to other people.

00:25:50.139 --> 00:25:51.119
 It's good news

00:25:51.119 --> 00:25:51.539
 for us

00:25:51.539 --> 00:25:52.379
 for us

00:25:52.379 --> 00:25:52.700
 for those

00:25:52.700 --> 00:25:52.960
 of us

00:25:52.960 --> 00:25:53.180
 who

00:25:53.180 --> 00:25:53.799
 maybe

00:25:53.799 --> 00:25:54.119
 struggle

00:25:54.119 --> 00:25:54.500
 at times

00:25:54.500 --> 00:25:55.079
 with feeling

00:25:55.079 --> 00:25:55.960
 unlovable.

00:25:57.819 --> 00:25:58.379
 Feeling

00:25:58.379 --> 00:25:59.099
 undesirable.

00:26:00.240 --> 00:26:00.539
 Maybe

00:26:00.539 --> 00:26:01.319
 this morning

00:26:01.319 --> 00:26:01.920
 or recently

00:26:01.920 --> 00:26:02.599
 or in your past

00:26:02.599 --> 00:26:02.940
 you've been

00:26:02.940 --> 00:26:03.639
 tempted to think

00:26:03.639 --> 00:26:05.099
 thoughts like this.

00:26:06.859 --> 00:26:07.619
 How could

00:26:07.619 --> 00:26:08.099
 anybody

00:26:08.099 --> 00:26:08.859
 love

00:26:08.859 --> 00:26:09.700
 me?

00:26:10.899 --> 00:26:11.700
 How could

00:26:11.700 --> 00:26:12.180
 God

00:26:12.180 --> 00:26:13.119
 possibly

00:26:13.119 --> 00:26:13.619
 love me

00:26:13.619 --> 00:26:14.259
 because of

00:26:14.259 --> 00:26:15.539
 who I am

00:26:15.539 --> 00:26:16.359
 and what I've

00:26:16.359 --> 00:26:16.559
 done?

00:26:18.460 --> 00:26:18.960
 Nobody

00:26:18.960 --> 00:26:19.539
 would ever

00:26:19.539 --> 00:26:20.119
 want to marry

00:26:20.119 --> 00:26:21.079
 me.

00:26:22.159 --> 00:26:22.559
 Nobody

00:26:22.559 --> 00:26:23.039
 would ever

00:26:23.039 --> 00:26:23.459
 want to

00:26:23.459 --> 00:26:23.759
 date

00:26:23.759 --> 00:26:24.659
 me.

00:26:25.279 --> 00:26:25.599
 Nobody

00:26:25.599 --> 00:26:26.000
 would ever

00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:26.319
 want to

00:26:26.319 --> 00:26:26.839
 befriend

00:26:26.839 --> 00:26:28.039
 me.

00:26:31.000 --> 00:26:31.559
 And if

00:26:31.559 --> 00:26:32.139
 that's you

00:26:32.139 --> 00:26:32.739
 this morning

00:26:32.739 --> 00:26:33.199
 or if that's

00:26:33.199 --> 00:26:33.539
 been you

00:26:33.539 --> 00:26:34.000
 in the past

00:26:34.000 --> 00:26:34.359
 let me

00:26:34.359 --> 00:26:34.959
 invite you

00:26:34.959 --> 00:26:35.619
 to consider

00:26:35.619 --> 00:26:36.099
 the words

00:26:36.099 --> 00:26:36.879
 in Song

00:26:36.879 --> 00:26:37.399
 of Songs

00:26:37.399 --> 00:26:38.299
 8,

00:26:38.399 --> 00:26:39.039
 6 through 7.

00:26:39.779 --> 00:26:40.179
 These are the

00:26:40.179 --> 00:26:40.819
 words not only

00:26:40.819 --> 00:26:41.719
 of King Solomon

00:26:41.719 --> 00:26:42.599
 for his bride

00:26:42.599 --> 00:26:44.459
 but they are

00:26:44.459 --> 00:26:44.879
 the words

00:26:44.879 --> 00:26:45.439
 of God's

00:26:45.439 --> 00:26:45.839
 love for

00:26:45.839 --> 00:26:46.339
 his covenant

00:26:46.339 --> 00:26:46.959
 people.

00:26:47.539 --> 00:26:47.759
 Song

00:26:47.759 --> 00:26:48.339
 of Songs

00:26:48.339 --> 00:26:49.079
 chapter 8

00:26:49.079 --> 00:26:49.500
 verses 6

00:26:49.500 --> 00:26:49.879
 or 7

00:26:49.879 --> 00:26:50.799
 for love

00:26:50.799 --> 00:26:51.220
 is as

00:26:51.220 --> 00:26:51.980
 strong as

00:26:51.980 --> 00:26:52.339
 death.

00:26:53.039 --> 00:26:53.359
 It's

00:26:53.359 --> 00:26:53.779
 jealousy

00:26:53.779 --> 00:26:54.439
 unyielding

00:26:54.439 --> 00:26:54.759
 as the

00:26:54.759 --> 00:26:55.159
 grave

00:26:55.159 --> 00:26:56.099
 and it

00:26:56.099 --> 00:26:56.480
 burns

00:26:56.480 --> 00:26:57.059
 like blazing

00:26:57.059 --> 00:26:57.419
 fire

00:26:57.419 --> 00:26:57.799
 like a

00:26:57.799 --> 00:26:57.980
 mighty

00:26:57.980 --> 00:26:58.359
 flame.

00:26:59.099 --> 00:26:59.319
 Many

00:26:59.319 --> 00:26:59.720
 waters

00:26:59.720 --> 00:27:00.000
 cannot

00:27:00.000 --> 00:27:00.419
 quench

00:27:00.419 --> 00:27:01.099
 love

00:27:01.099 --> 00:27:02.339
 and rivers

00:27:02.339 --> 00:27:02.740
 cannot

00:27:02.740 --> 00:27:03.299
 wash it

00:27:03.299 --> 00:27:04.179
 away.

00:27:06.879 --> 00:27:07.879
 The God

00:27:07.879 --> 00:27:08.119
 of the

00:27:08.119 --> 00:27:08.439
 Bible

00:27:08.439 --> 00:27:10.099
 has a

00:27:10.099 --> 00:27:10.559
 heart

00:27:10.559 --> 00:27:12.220
 that

00:27:12.220 --> 00:27:13.000
 burns

00:27:13.000 --> 00:27:14.759
 for you.

00:27:14.759 --> 00:27:16.599
 He

00:27:16.599 --> 00:27:16.960
 has a

00:27:16.960 --> 00:27:17.460
 heart

00:27:17.460 --> 00:27:17.680
 that

00:27:17.680 --> 00:27:17.839
 is

00:27:17.839 --> 00:27:18.119
 on

00:27:18.119 --> 00:27:18.940
 fire

00:27:18.940 --> 00:27:19.559
 for

00:27:19.559 --> 00:27:19.799
 you.

00:27:21.000 --> 00:27:21.619
 He

00:27:21.619 --> 00:27:21.799
 is

00:27:21.799 --> 00:27:22.240
 passionate

00:27:22.240 --> 00:27:22.619
 about

00:27:22.619 --> 00:27:23.019
 your

00:27:23.019 --> 00:27:23.900
 affections.

00:27:24.019 --> 00:27:24.059
 He

00:27:24.059 --> 00:27:24.579
 longs

00:27:24.579 --> 00:27:24.720
 for

00:27:24.720 --> 00:27:24.980
 intimacy

00:27:24.980 --> 00:27:25.279
 with

00:27:25.279 --> 00:27:25.359
 you.

00:27:25.440 --> 00:27:25.500
 He

00:27:25.500 --> 00:27:26.240
 longs

00:27:26.240 --> 00:27:26.940
 for

00:27:26.940 --> 00:27:27.059
 you

00:27:27.059 --> 00:27:27.200
 to

00:27:27.200 --> 00:27:27.420
 know

00:27:27.420 --> 00:27:27.680
 him,

00:27:28.119 --> 00:27:29.059
 to

00:27:29.059 --> 00:27:29.359
 walk

00:27:29.359 --> 00:27:29.519
 with

00:27:29.519 --> 00:27:29.740
 him,

00:27:30.660 --> 00:27:31.480
 to

00:27:31.480 --> 00:27:31.779
 live

00:27:31.779 --> 00:27:31.980
 in

00:27:31.980 --> 00:27:32.319
 close

00:27:32.319 --> 00:27:32.859
 fellowship

00:27:32.859 --> 00:27:33.099
 with

00:27:33.099 --> 00:27:33.319
 him,

00:27:33.420 --> 00:27:33.660
 to

00:27:33.660 --> 00:27:34.279
 obey

00:27:34.279 --> 00:27:34.660
 him.

00:27:36.819 --> 00:27:37.440
 And

00:27:37.440 --> 00:27:37.579
 this

00:27:37.579 --> 00:27:37.680
 is

00:27:37.680 --> 00:27:37.839
 why

00:27:37.839 --> 00:27:37.980
 he

00:27:37.980 --> 00:27:38.460
 also

00:27:38.460 --> 00:27:39.220
 can't

00:27:39.220 --> 00:27:39.599
 be

00:27:39.599 --> 00:27:40.420
 indifferent

00:27:40.420 --> 00:27:40.859
 about

00:27:40.859 --> 00:27:41.220
 our

00:27:41.220 --> 00:27:41.660
 sin

00:27:41.660 --> 00:27:41.920
 because

00:27:41.920 --> 00:27:42.240
 he

00:27:42.240 --> 00:27:42.460
 is

00:27:42.460 --> 00:27:43.059
 personally

00:27:43.059 --> 00:27:43.680
 affected

00:27:43.680 --> 00:27:44.560
 by it.

00:27:44.580 --> 00:27:44.720
 Just

00:27:44.720 --> 00:27:44.860
 as

00:27:44.860 --> 00:27:45.019
 a

00:27:45.019 --> 00:27:45.279
 husband

00:27:45.279 --> 00:27:45.500
 and

00:27:45.500 --> 00:27:45.779
 wife

00:27:45.779 --> 00:27:46.039
 is

00:27:46.039 --> 00:27:46.759
 personally

00:27:46.759 --> 00:27:47.180
 affected

00:27:47.180 --> 00:27:47.400
 by

00:27:47.400 --> 00:27:47.580
 the

00:27:47.580 --> 00:27:47.680
 sin

00:27:47.680 --> 00:27:47.779
 of

00:27:47.779 --> 00:27:47.920
 their

00:27:47.920 --> 00:27:48.340
 spouse,

00:27:48.799 --> 00:27:49.240
 especially

00:27:49.240 --> 00:27:49.539
 their

00:27:49.539 --> 00:27:50.160
 unfaithfulness.

00:27:52.240 --> 00:27:52.560
 Our

00:27:52.560 --> 00:27:52.980
 sin

00:27:52.980 --> 00:27:54.320
 grieves

00:27:54.320 --> 00:27:54.519
 his

00:27:54.519 --> 00:27:54.860
 heart.

00:27:56.440 --> 00:27:56.759
 Ephesians

00:27:56.759 --> 00:27:57.000
 chapter

00:27:57.000 --> 00:27:57.480
 4 says

00:27:57.480 --> 00:27:57.900
 that our

00:27:57.900 --> 00:27:58.320
 sin

00:27:58.320 --> 00:27:59.420
 grieves

00:27:59.420 --> 00:27:59.620
 the

00:27:59.620 --> 00:27:59.840
 Holy

00:27:59.840 --> 00:28:00.220
 Spirit

00:28:00.220 --> 00:28:01.039
 who

00:28:01.039 --> 00:28:01.320
 dwells

00:28:01.320 --> 00:28:01.400
 in

00:28:01.400 --> 00:28:01.680
 us.

00:28:03.380 --> 00:28:03.720
 The

00:28:03.720 --> 00:28:04.100
 love

00:28:04.100 --> 00:28:04.340
 of

00:28:04.340 --> 00:28:04.620
 God

00:28:04.620 --> 00:28:04.799
 for

00:28:04.799 --> 00:28:05.000
 his

00:28:05.000 --> 00:28:05.440
 people

00:28:05.440 --> 00:28:07.160
 is

00:28:07.160 --> 00:28:07.480
 both

00:28:07.480 --> 00:28:08.360
 strong

00:28:08.360 --> 00:28:10.320
 and

00:28:10.320 --> 00:28:10.440
 it

00:28:10.440 --> 00:28:10.580
 is

00:28:10.580 --> 00:28:10.900
 sensitive.

00:28:12.259 --> 00:28:12.900
 It

00:28:12.900 --> 00:28:13.200
 is

00:28:13.200 --> 00:28:13.920
 powerful

00:28:13.920 --> 00:28:15.780
 and

00:28:15.780 --> 00:28:15.880
 it

00:28:15.880 --> 00:28:16.040
 is

00:28:16.040 --> 00:28:16.460
 passionate.

00:28:18.160 --> 00:28:18.640
 Friends,

00:28:18.740 --> 00:28:19.040
 do you

00:28:19.040 --> 00:28:19.620
 know

00:28:19.620 --> 00:28:20.840
 this

00:28:20.840 --> 00:28:21.780
 God?

00:28:23.400 --> 00:28:23.940
 Have

00:28:23.940 --> 00:28:24.100
 you

00:28:24.100 --> 00:28:24.580
 seen

00:28:24.580 --> 00:28:25.000
 how

00:28:25.000 --> 00:28:25.180
 he

00:28:25.180 --> 00:28:25.360
 has

00:28:25.360 --> 00:28:25.720
 revealed

00:28:25.720 --> 00:28:26.160
 himself

00:28:26.160 --> 00:28:27.080
 this

00:28:27.080 --> 00:28:27.320
 way

00:28:27.320 --> 00:28:27.540
 in

00:28:27.540 --> 00:28:27.700
 his

00:28:27.700 --> 00:28:27.980
 word?

00:28:29.280 --> 00:28:29.700
 Have

00:28:29.700 --> 00:28:29.880
 you

00:28:29.880 --> 00:28:30.300
 seen

00:28:30.300 --> 00:28:30.759
 his

00:28:30.759 --> 00:28:31.720
 burning

00:28:31.720 --> 00:28:32.300
 heart

00:28:32.300 --> 00:28:32.519
 of

00:28:32.519 --> 00:28:32.880
 love

00:28:32.880 --> 00:28:34.040
 for

00:28:34.040 --> 00:28:34.300
 you?

00:28:36.240 --> 00:28:36.620
 Is

00:28:36.620 --> 00:28:36.960
 God

00:28:36.960 --> 00:28:38.880
 just

00:28:38.880 --> 00:28:39.120
 some

00:28:39.120 --> 00:28:39.660
 distant

00:28:39.660 --> 00:28:41.960
 emotionally

00:28:41.960 --> 00:28:42.819
 unattached

00:28:42.819 --> 00:28:43.519
 authority

00:28:43.519 --> 00:28:43.900
 figure

00:28:43.900 --> 00:28:44.279
 for

00:28:44.279 --> 00:28:44.480
 you?

00:28:47.079 --> 00:28:47.620
 Or

00:28:47.620 --> 00:28:47.759
 is

00:28:47.759 --> 00:28:47.880
 he

00:28:47.880 --> 00:28:48.019
 your

00:28:48.019 --> 00:28:48.279
 lover?

00:28:49.600 --> 00:28:50.140
 Is

00:28:50.140 --> 00:28:50.220
 he

00:28:50.220 --> 00:28:50.400
 your

00:28:50.400 --> 00:28:50.940
 bridegroom?

00:28:51.539 --> 00:28:51.779
 Is

00:28:51.779 --> 00:28:51.920
 he

00:28:51.920 --> 00:28:52.160
 your

00:28:52.160 --> 00:28:53.019
 spouse?

00:28:53.180 --> 00:28:53.440
 God

00:28:53.440 --> 00:28:53.740
 is

00:28:53.740 --> 00:28:54.420
 jealous

00:28:54.420 --> 00:28:54.920
 for

00:28:54.920 --> 00:28:55.220
 you

00:28:55.220 --> 00:28:55.700
 because

00:28:55.700 --> 00:28:56.360
 he

00:28:56.360 --> 00:28:56.600
 loves

00:28:56.600 --> 00:28:56.840
 you.

00:28:58.279 --> 00:28:58.480
 And

00:28:58.480 --> 00:28:58.600
 the

00:28:58.600 --> 00:28:58.840
 question

00:28:58.840 --> 00:28:59.059
 for

00:28:59.059 --> 00:28:59.400
 all

00:28:59.400 --> 00:28:59.740
 of

00:28:59.740 --> 00:28:59.980
 us,

00:29:00.059 --> 00:29:00.160
 the

00:29:00.160 --> 00:29:00.360
 question

00:29:00.360 --> 00:29:00.539
 for

00:29:00.539 --> 00:29:00.720
 you

00:29:00.720 --> 00:29:01.059
 is

00:29:01.059 --> 00:29:02.880
 are

00:29:02.880 --> 00:29:03.019
 you

00:29:03.019 --> 00:29:03.299
 jealous

00:29:03.299 --> 00:29:03.660
 for

00:29:03.660 --> 00:29:03.880
 him?

00:29:05.259 --> 00:29:05.779
 Are

00:29:05.779 --> 00:29:05.920
 you

00:29:05.920 --> 00:29:06.299
 jealous

00:29:06.299 --> 00:29:06.799
 for

00:29:06.799 --> 00:29:06.940
 him?

00:29:07.039 --> 00:29:07.140
 Are

00:29:07.140 --> 00:29:07.319
 your

00:29:07.319 --> 00:29:07.960
 affections

00:29:07.960 --> 00:29:08.680
 stirred

00:29:08.680 --> 00:29:09.420
 with

00:29:09.420 --> 00:29:09.860
 love

00:29:09.860 --> 00:29:10.279
 for

00:29:10.279 --> 00:29:10.559
 him?

00:29:11.559 --> 00:29:11.840
 Are

00:29:11.840 --> 00:29:12.000
 you

00:29:12.000 --> 00:29:12.360
 jealous?

00:29:12.519 --> 00:29:12.600
 Are

00:29:12.600 --> 00:29:12.799
 you

00:29:12.799 --> 00:29:13.519
 passionate?

00:29:13.720 --> 00:29:13.799
 Are

00:29:13.799 --> 00:29:14.000
 you

00:29:14.000 --> 00:29:14.420
 zealous

00:29:14.420 --> 00:29:15.740
 for

00:29:15.740 --> 00:29:15.920
 the

00:29:15.920 --> 00:29:16.220
 glory

00:29:16.220 --> 00:29:16.420
 of

00:29:16.420 --> 00:29:16.620
 God

00:29:16.620 --> 00:29:16.759
 and

00:29:16.759 --> 00:29:16.900
 for

00:29:16.900 --> 00:29:17.240
 his

00:29:17.240 --> 00:29:18.000
 redemptive

00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:18.579
 purposes

00:29:18.579 --> 00:29:19.240
 in

00:29:19.240 --> 00:29:19.319
 the

00:29:19.319 --> 00:29:19.519
 world?

00:29:20.519 --> 00:29:20.900
 Is

00:29:20.900 --> 00:29:21.120
 your

00:29:21.120 --> 00:29:22.000
 heart

00:29:22.000 --> 00:29:22.299
 stirred

00:29:22.299 --> 00:29:22.500
 to

00:29:22.500 --> 00:29:22.840
 know

00:29:22.840 --> 00:29:23.019
 him,

00:29:23.100 --> 00:29:23.220
 to

00:29:23.220 --> 00:29:23.539
 worship

00:29:23.539 --> 00:29:23.740
 him,

00:29:23.799 --> 00:29:23.920
 to

00:29:23.920 --> 00:29:24.220
 live

00:29:24.220 --> 00:29:24.440
 in

00:29:24.440 --> 00:29:24.700
 close

00:29:24.700 --> 00:29:25.059
 fellowship

00:29:25.059 --> 00:29:25.279
 with

00:29:25.279 --> 00:29:25.500
 him,

00:29:26.579 --> 00:29:27.500
 and

00:29:27.500 --> 00:29:27.640
 to

00:29:27.640 --> 00:29:27.940
 extend

00:29:27.940 --> 00:29:28.160
 his

00:29:28.160 --> 00:29:28.400
 kingdom

00:29:28.400 --> 00:29:28.759
 in

00:29:28.759 --> 00:29:29.079
 the

00:29:29.079 --> 00:29:29.319
 world?

00:29:31.240 --> 00:29:31.759
 Or

00:29:31.759 --> 00:29:33.960
 are

00:29:33.960 --> 00:29:34.100
 the

00:29:34.100 --> 00:29:34.640
 affections

00:29:34.640 --> 00:29:34.759
 of

00:29:34.759 --> 00:29:34.880
 your

00:29:34.880 --> 00:29:35.240
 heart

00:29:35.240 --> 00:29:37.100
 drawn

00:29:37.099 --> 00:29:37.619
 towards

00:29:37.619 --> 00:29:37.899
 other

00:29:37.899 --> 00:29:38.299
 lovers?

00:29:42.740 --> 00:29:43.439
 Our

00:29:43.439 --> 00:29:43.939
 sin

00:29:43.939 --> 00:29:44.339
 not

00:29:44.339 --> 00:29:44.599
 only

00:29:44.599 --> 00:29:45.000
 breaks

00:29:45.000 --> 00:29:45.459
 God's

00:29:45.459 --> 00:29:45.879
 law,

00:29:46.719 --> 00:29:47.480
 it

00:29:47.480 --> 00:29:47.679
 breaks

00:29:47.679 --> 00:29:47.819
 his

00:29:47.819 --> 00:29:48.019
 heart.

00:29:50.480 --> 00:29:51.159
 And

00:29:51.159 --> 00:29:51.339
 it's

00:29:51.339 --> 00:29:51.679
 true

00:29:51.679 --> 00:29:52.799
 that

00:29:52.799 --> 00:29:52.899
 in

00:29:52.899 --> 00:29:53.019
 the

00:29:53.019 --> 00:29:53.259
 Christian

00:29:53.259 --> 00:29:53.699
 life,

00:29:54.219 --> 00:29:56.139
 from

00:29:56.139 --> 00:29:56.399
 time

00:29:56.399 --> 00:29:56.559
 to

00:29:56.559 --> 00:29:56.879
 time,

00:29:57.899 --> 00:29:58.199
 maybe

00:29:58.199 --> 00:29:59.159
 every

00:29:59.159 --> 00:29:59.359
 week,

00:29:59.419 --> 00:29:59.579
 every

00:29:59.579 --> 00:29:59.819
 day,

00:30:00.779 --> 00:30:01.099
 our

00:30:01.099 --> 00:30:01.899
 affections

00:30:01.899 --> 00:30:02.159
 for

00:30:02.159 --> 00:30:02.480
 God

00:30:02.480 --> 00:30:02.879
 can

00:30:02.879 --> 00:30:03.240
 often

00:30:03.240 --> 00:30:03.599
 wane

00:30:03.599 --> 00:30:04.819
 or

00:30:04.819 --> 00:30:05.219
 harden

00:30:05.219 --> 00:30:05.459
 or

00:30:05.459 --> 00:30:05.639
 grow

00:30:05.639 --> 00:30:06.039
 stale,

00:30:06.039 --> 00:30:09.119
 and

00:30:09.119 --> 00:30:09.240
 so

00:30:09.240 --> 00:30:09.440
 we

00:30:09.440 --> 00:30:09.720
 need

00:30:09.720 --> 00:30:09.920
 our

00:30:09.920 --> 00:30:10.420
 affections

00:30:10.420 --> 00:30:10.579
 for

00:30:10.579 --> 00:30:10.720
 him

00:30:10.720 --> 00:30:10.859
 to

00:30:10.859 --> 00:30:11.059
 be

00:30:11.059 --> 00:30:11.299
 stirred

00:30:11.299 --> 00:30:11.720
 again

00:30:11.720 --> 00:30:11.940
 and

00:30:11.940 --> 00:30:12.259
 again

00:30:12.259 --> 00:30:12.480
 and

00:30:12.480 --> 00:30:12.759
 again

00:30:12.759 --> 00:30:13.579
 we

00:30:13.579 --> 00:30:13.779
 need

00:30:13.779 --> 00:30:14.119
 our

00:30:14.119 --> 00:30:15.359
 jealousy

00:30:15.359 --> 00:30:15.619
 for

00:30:15.619 --> 00:30:15.740
 him,

00:30:15.819 --> 00:30:15.920
 our

00:30:15.920 --> 00:30:16.299
 love

00:30:16.299 --> 00:30:16.619
 for

00:30:16.619 --> 00:30:16.759
 him,

00:30:16.819 --> 00:30:16.920
 our

00:30:16.920 --> 00:30:17.279
 passion

00:30:17.279 --> 00:30:17.460
 for

00:30:17.460 --> 00:30:17.619
 his

00:30:17.619 --> 00:30:17.960
 glory

00:30:17.960 --> 00:30:18.319
 to

00:30:18.319 --> 00:30:18.539
 be

00:30:18.539 --> 00:30:18.859
 stirred

00:30:18.859 --> 00:30:19.539
 again

00:30:19.539 --> 00:30:19.720
 and

00:30:19.720 --> 00:30:19.980
 again

00:30:19.980 --> 00:30:20.099
 and

00:30:20.099 --> 00:30:20.399
 again

00:30:20.399 --> 00:30:21.740
 through

00:30:21.740 --> 00:30:21.899
 the

00:30:21.899 --> 00:30:22.240
 word,

00:30:23.240 --> 00:30:23.559
 through

00:30:23.559 --> 00:30:23.920
 prayer,

00:30:24.059 --> 00:30:24.139
 through

00:30:24.139 --> 00:30:24.319
 the

00:30:24.319 --> 00:30:24.819
 sacraments,

00:30:25.700 --> 00:30:25.799
 through

00:30:25.799 --> 00:30:25.940
 the

00:30:25.940 --> 00:30:26.240
 ordinary

00:30:26.240 --> 00:30:26.619
 means

00:30:26.619 --> 00:30:26.759
 of

00:30:26.759 --> 00:30:27.000
 grace

00:30:27.000 --> 00:30:27.159
 that

00:30:27.159 --> 00:30:27.539
 display

00:30:27.539 --> 00:30:27.779
 for

00:30:27.779 --> 00:30:27.980
 us

00:30:27.980 --> 00:30:28.299
 again

00:30:28.299 --> 00:30:28.480
 and

00:30:28.480 --> 00:30:28.720
 again

00:30:28.720 --> 00:30:28.940
 the

00:30:28.940 --> 00:30:29.159
 good

00:30:29.159 --> 00:30:29.480
 news

00:30:29.480 --> 00:30:29.759
 of

00:30:29.759 --> 00:30:29.899
 the

00:30:29.899 --> 00:30:30.279
 gospel,

00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:32.379
 the

00:30:32.379 --> 00:30:32.659
 glory

00:30:32.659 --> 00:30:32.839
 of

00:30:32.839 --> 00:30:33.039
 God

00:30:33.039 --> 00:30:33.180
 in

00:30:36.039 --> 00:30:36.539
 have

00:30:36.539 --> 00:30:36.839
 our

00:30:36.839 --> 00:30:37.559
 cold

00:30:37.559 --> 00:30:37.879
 hard

00:30:37.879 --> 00:30:38.220
 hearts

00:30:38.220 --> 00:30:38.879
 softened

00:30:38.879 --> 00:30:39.539
 the

00:30:39.539 --> 00:30:39.619
 way

00:30:39.619 --> 00:30:39.700
 that

00:30:39.700 --> 00:30:39.779
 we

00:30:39.779 --> 00:30:39.920
 have

00:30:39.920 --> 00:30:40.059
 our

00:30:40.059 --> 00:30:40.680
 affections

00:30:40.680 --> 00:30:41.399
 stirred

00:30:41.399 --> 00:30:41.720
 and

00:30:41.720 --> 00:30:42.180
 renewed

00:30:42.180 --> 00:30:42.859
 for

00:30:42.859 --> 00:30:43.259
 God

00:30:43.259 --> 00:30:43.619
 again

00:30:43.619 --> 00:30:43.799
 and

00:30:43.799 --> 00:30:44.139
 again

00:30:44.139 --> 00:30:45.680
 is

00:30:45.680 --> 00:30:45.859
 to

00:30:45.859 --> 00:30:46.379
 see

00:30:46.379 --> 00:30:47.740
 that

00:30:47.740 --> 00:30:48.139
 Jesus

00:30:48.139 --> 00:30:48.879
 Christ

00:30:48.879 --> 00:30:51.440
 is

00:30:51.440 --> 00:30:51.960
 the

00:30:51.960 --> 00:30:52.299
 burning

00:30:52.299 --> 00:30:52.799
 heart

00:30:52.799 --> 00:30:53.319
 of

00:30:53.319 --> 00:30:53.659
 God's

00:30:53.659 --> 00:30:53.980
 love

00:30:53.980 --> 00:30:54.480
 for

00:30:54.480 --> 00:30:54.639
 his

00:30:54.639 --> 00:30:54.940
 people.

00:30:55.720 --> 00:30:56.299
 When

00:30:56.299 --> 00:30:56.440
 you

00:30:56.440 --> 00:30:56.619
 look

00:30:56.619 --> 00:30:56.740
 at

00:30:56.740 --> 00:30:56.940
 him

00:30:56.940 --> 00:30:57.099
 you

00:30:57.099 --> 00:30:57.500
 see

00:30:57.500 --> 00:30:58.319
 God's

00:30:58.319 --> 00:30:58.639
 burning

00:30:58.639 --> 00:30:58.940
 heart

00:30:58.940 --> 00:30:59.139
 of

00:30:59.139 --> 00:30:59.440
 love

00:30:59.440 --> 00:30:59.980
 for

00:30:59.980 --> 00:31:00.240
 us

00:31:00.240 --> 00:31:00.500
 because

00:31:00.500 --> 00:31:00.819
 in

00:31:00.819 --> 00:31:01.139
 Jesus

00:31:01.139 --> 00:31:02.680
 we

00:31:02.680 --> 00:31:03.039
 see

00:31:03.039 --> 00:31:03.539
 both

00:31:03.539 --> 00:31:04.539
 a

00:31:04.539 --> 00:31:04.859
 king

00:31:04.859 --> 00:31:05.119
 who

00:31:05.119 --> 00:31:05.539
 upholds

00:31:05.539 --> 00:31:05.659
 his

00:31:05.659 --> 00:31:05.960
 glory

00:31:05.960 --> 00:31:06.279
 and

00:31:06.279 --> 00:31:06.440
 we

00:31:06.440 --> 00:31:06.600
 see

00:31:06.600 --> 00:31:06.740
 a

00:31:06.740 --> 00:31:06.980
 husband

00:31:06.980 --> 00:31:07.200
 who

00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:07.519
 loves

00:31:07.519 --> 00:31:08.160
 his

00:31:08.160 --> 00:31:08.519
 bride.

00:31:09.500 --> 00:31:09.779
 In

00:31:09.779 --> 00:31:10.000
 Jesus

00:31:10.000 --> 00:31:10.220
 we

00:31:10.220 --> 00:31:10.480
 see

00:31:10.480 --> 00:31:10.660
 a

00:31:10.660 --> 00:31:11.019
 king

00:31:11.019 --> 00:31:11.920
 who

00:31:11.920 --> 00:31:12.059
 is

00:31:12.059 --> 00:31:12.500
 also

00:31:12.500 --> 00:31:13.240
 a

00:31:13.240 --> 00:31:13.519
 priest.

00:31:13.640 --> 00:31:13.779
 In

00:31:13.779 --> 00:31:14.039
 Jesus

00:31:14.039 --> 00:31:14.299
 we

00:31:14.299 --> 00:31:14.500
 have

00:31:14.500 --> 00:31:14.660
 an

00:31:14.660 --> 00:31:14.940
 even

00:31:14.940 --> 00:31:15.420
 better

00:31:15.420 --> 00:31:15.900
 priest

00:31:15.900 --> 00:31:16.519
 than

00:31:16.519 --> 00:31:16.940
 Phineas

00:31:16.940 --> 00:31:17.940
 who

00:31:17.940 --> 00:31:18.140
 was

00:31:18.140 --> 00:31:18.480
 so

00:31:18.480 --> 00:31:18.860
 committed

00:31:18.860 --> 00:31:19.460
 to

00:31:19.460 --> 00:31:19.640
 the

00:31:19.640 --> 00:31:19.980
 glory

00:31:19.980 --> 00:31:20.340
 of

00:31:20.340 --> 00:31:20.559
 his

00:31:20.559 --> 00:31:20.860
 father

00:31:20.860 --> 00:31:21.059
 who

00:31:21.059 --> 00:31:21.240
 was

00:31:21.240 --> 00:31:21.440
 so

00:31:21.440 --> 00:31:21.819
 committed

00:31:21.819 --> 00:31:22.319
 to

00:31:22.319 --> 00:31:22.500
 his

00:31:22.500 --> 00:31:22.960
 redemptive

00:31:22.960 --> 00:31:23.279
 purposes

00:31:23.279 --> 00:31:23.539
 in

00:31:23.539 --> 00:31:23.759
 his

00:31:23.759 --> 00:31:24.079
 world

00:31:24.079 --> 00:31:25.440
 that

00:31:25.440 --> 00:31:25.579
 he

00:31:25.579 --> 00:31:26.220
 inaugurated

00:31:26.220 --> 00:31:26.539
 a

00:31:26.539 --> 00:31:26.700
 new

00:31:26.700 --> 00:31:26.980
 covenant

00:31:26.980 --> 00:31:27.660
 a

00:31:27.660 --> 00:31:27.880
 covenant

00:31:27.880 --> 00:31:28.079
 of

00:31:28.079 --> 00:31:28.400
 peace

00:31:28.400 --> 00:31:28.860
 by

00:31:28.860 --> 00:31:29.180
 making

00:31:29.180 --> 00:31:29.620
 atonement

00:31:29.620 --> 00:31:29.799
 with

00:31:29.799 --> 00:31:29.920
 his

00:31:29.920 --> 00:31:30.160
 own

00:31:30.160 --> 00:31:30.519
 body

00:31:30.519 --> 00:31:31.059
 and

00:31:31.059 --> 00:31:31.340
 blood

00:31:31.339 --> 00:31:31.539
 a

00:31:31.539 --> 00:31:31.779
 covenant

00:31:31.779 --> 00:31:32.039
 where

00:31:32.039 --> 00:31:32.240
 he

00:31:32.240 --> 00:31:32.439
 is

00:31:32.439 --> 00:31:32.819
 our

00:31:32.819 --> 00:31:33.919
 perpetual

00:31:33.919 --> 00:31:34.519
 eternal

00:31:34.519 --> 00:31:34.839
 high

00:31:34.839 --> 00:31:35.159
 priest

00:31:35.159 --> 00:31:36.439
 and

00:31:36.439 --> 00:31:36.559
 a

00:31:36.559 --> 00:31:36.799
 covenant

00:31:36.799 --> 00:31:37.179
 that

00:31:37.179 --> 00:31:38.099
 draws

00:31:38.099 --> 00:31:38.399
 us

00:31:38.399 --> 00:31:38.659
 in

00:31:38.659 --> 00:31:38.839
 and

00:31:38.839 --> 00:31:39.119
 sends

00:31:39.119 --> 00:31:39.299
 us

00:31:39.299 --> 00:31:39.559
 out

00:31:39.559 --> 00:31:39.759
 into

00:31:39.759 --> 00:31:40.139
 God's

00:31:40.139 --> 00:31:40.480
 redemptive

00:31:40.480 --> 00:31:40.779
 purposes

00:31:40.779 --> 00:31:40.959
 in

00:31:40.959 --> 00:31:41.059
 the

00:31:41.059 --> 00:31:41.319
 world.

00:31:43.139 --> 00:31:43.659
 Phineas'

00:31:43.839 --> 00:31:44.179
 spear

00:31:44.179 --> 00:31:46.179
 pierced

00:31:46.179 --> 00:31:46.319
 the

00:31:46.319 --> 00:31:46.619
 guilty

00:31:46.619 --> 00:31:48.159
 and

00:31:48.159 --> 00:31:48.559
 made

00:31:48.559 --> 00:31:49.259
 atonement

00:31:49.259 --> 00:31:49.699
 for one

00:31:49.699 --> 00:31:49.980
 people

00:31:49.980 --> 00:31:50.379
 at one

00:31:50.379 --> 00:31:50.659
 time.

00:31:52.980 --> 00:31:53.539
 But

00:31:53.539 --> 00:31:53.879
 Jesus

00:31:53.879 --> 00:31:54.740
 was pierced

00:31:54.740 --> 00:31:55.599
 for us.

00:31:55.740 --> 00:31:56.019
 Isaiah

00:31:56.019 --> 00:31:56.459
 53,

00:31:56.959 --> 00:31:57.199
 Jesus

00:31:57.199 --> 00:31:57.659
 was the

00:31:57.659 --> 00:31:58.179
 one who

00:31:58.179 --> 00:31:59.359
 was pierced

00:31:59.359 --> 00:31:59.979
 with nails

00:31:59.979 --> 00:32:00.399
 on the

00:32:00.399 --> 00:32:00.740
 cross

00:32:00.740 --> 00:32:01.519
 in our

00:32:01.519 --> 00:32:02.039
 place.

00:32:02.939 --> 00:32:03.219
 The

00:32:03.219 --> 00:32:03.799
 guiltless

00:32:03.799 --> 00:32:04.219
 one

00:32:04.219 --> 00:32:05.059
 for

00:32:05.059 --> 00:32:05.319
 the

00:32:05.319 --> 00:32:05.579
 guilty.

00:32:05.719 --> 00:32:05.799
 He

00:32:05.799 --> 00:32:06.119
 was

00:32:06.119 --> 00:32:06.879
 pierced

00:32:06.879 --> 00:32:07.059
 for

00:32:07.059 --> 00:32:07.379
 our

00:32:07.379 --> 00:32:08.219
 transgressions.

00:32:08.279 --> 00:32:08.359
 He

00:32:08.359 --> 00:32:08.500
 was

00:32:08.500 --> 00:32:08.819
 crushed

00:32:08.819 --> 00:32:09.059
 for

00:32:09.059 --> 00:32:09.399
 our

00:32:09.399 --> 00:32:09.959
 iniquities.

00:32:10.500 --> 00:32:10.799
 The

00:32:10.799 --> 00:32:11.139
 punishment

00:32:11.139 --> 00:32:11.419
 that

00:32:11.419 --> 00:32:11.659
 brought

00:32:11.659 --> 00:32:11.979
 us

00:32:11.979 --> 00:32:12.279
 peace

00:32:12.279 --> 00:32:12.479
 was

00:32:12.479 --> 00:32:12.779
 upon

00:32:12.779 --> 00:32:13.099
 him

00:32:13.099 --> 00:32:13.979
 and

00:32:13.979 --> 00:32:14.159
 by

00:32:14.159 --> 00:32:14.500
 his

00:32:14.500 --> 00:32:15.099
 wounds

00:32:15.099 --> 00:32:15.500
 we

00:32:15.500 --> 00:32:15.740
 are

00:32:15.740 --> 00:32:16.039
 healed.

00:32:17.439 --> 00:32:17.740
 In

00:32:17.740 --> 00:32:18.059
 Jesus

00:32:18.059 --> 00:32:18.399
 when

00:32:18.399 --> 00:32:18.619
 we

00:32:18.619 --> 00:32:19.479
 see

00:32:19.479 --> 00:32:19.719
 a

00:32:19.719 --> 00:32:20.059
 king

00:32:20.059 --> 00:32:21.059
 who

00:32:21.059 --> 00:32:21.619
 upholds

00:32:21.619 --> 00:32:21.759
 the

00:32:21.759 --> 00:32:22.019
 glory

00:32:22.019 --> 00:32:22.259
 of

00:32:22.259 --> 00:32:22.500
 God

00:32:22.500 --> 00:32:22.699
 and

00:32:22.699 --> 00:32:22.839
 we

00:32:22.839 --> 00:32:23.079
 also

00:32:23.079 --> 00:32:23.299
 see

00:32:23.299 --> 00:32:23.439
 a

00:32:23.439 --> 00:32:23.699
 husband

00:32:23.699 --> 00:32:24.259
 who

00:32:24.259 --> 00:32:24.740
 loves

00:32:24.740 --> 00:32:25.379
 his

00:32:25.379 --> 00:32:25.759
 bride.

00:32:27.219 --> 00:32:27.479
 In

00:32:27.479 --> 00:32:27.719
 Jesus

00:32:27.719 --> 00:32:28.319
 we see

00:32:28.319 --> 00:32:28.859
 a

00:32:28.859 --> 00:32:29.099
 lover,

00:32:29.099 --> 00:32:29.299
 a

00:32:29.299 --> 00:32:29.859
 bridegroom

00:32:29.859 --> 00:32:30.959
 who

00:32:30.959 --> 00:32:31.179
 is

00:32:31.179 --> 00:32:31.419
 both

00:32:31.419 --> 00:32:32.059
 strong

00:32:32.059 --> 00:32:33.079
 and

00:32:33.079 --> 00:32:33.439
 sensitive.

00:32:33.939 --> 00:32:34.419
 We

00:32:34.419 --> 00:32:34.599
 see

00:32:34.599 --> 00:32:34.740
 a

00:32:34.740 --> 00:32:35.019
 husband

00:32:35.019 --> 00:32:35.279
 who

00:32:35.279 --> 00:32:35.579
 says

00:32:35.579 --> 00:32:35.779
 to

00:32:35.779 --> 00:32:36.159
 us

00:32:36.159 --> 00:32:36.879
 my

00:32:36.879 --> 00:32:37.240
 love

00:32:37.240 --> 00:32:37.679
 burns

00:32:37.679 --> 00:32:37.899
 for

00:32:37.899 --> 00:32:38.119
 you

00:32:38.119 --> 00:32:39.240
 like

00:32:39.240 --> 00:32:39.659
 blazing

00:32:39.659 --> 00:32:40.039
 fire

00:32:40.039 --> 00:32:41.039
 like

00:32:41.039 --> 00:32:41.199
 a

00:32:41.199 --> 00:32:41.419
 mighty

00:32:41.419 --> 00:32:41.839
 flame.

00:32:42.879 --> 00:32:43.319
 My

00:32:43.319 --> 00:32:43.599
 love

00:32:43.599 --> 00:32:43.759
 for

00:32:43.759 --> 00:32:43.939
 you

00:32:43.939 --> 00:32:44.119
 is

00:32:44.119 --> 00:32:44.279
 as

00:32:44.279 --> 00:32:44.679
 strong

00:32:44.679 --> 00:32:44.859
 as

00:32:44.859 --> 00:32:45.179
 death

00:32:45.179 --> 00:32:46.119
 and

00:32:46.119 --> 00:32:46.240
 I

00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:46.379
 went

00:32:46.379 --> 00:32:46.500
 to

00:32:46.500 --> 00:32:46.619
 the

00:32:46.619 --> 00:32:46.939
 cross

00:32:46.939 --> 00:32:47.159
 to

00:32:47.159 --> 00:32:47.419
 show

00:32:47.419 --> 00:32:47.539
 it

00:32:47.539 --> 00:32:47.659
 to

00:32:47.659 --> 00:32:47.779
 you

00:32:47.779 --> 00:32:47.939
 and

00:32:47.939 --> 00:32:48.179
 prove

00:32:48.179 --> 00:32:48.299
 it

00:32:48.299 --> 00:32:48.419
 to

00:32:48.419 --> 00:32:48.719
 you.

00:32:49.339 --> 00:32:49.659
 It's

00:32:49.659 --> 00:32:50.039
 jealousy

00:32:50.039 --> 00:32:50.859
 is

00:32:50.859 --> 00:32:51.579
 unyielding

00:32:51.579 --> 00:32:51.959
 as

00:32:51.959 --> 00:32:52.419
 the

00:32:52.419 --> 00:32:52.719
 grave.

00:32:52.879 --> 00:32:53.199
 Only

00:32:53.199 --> 00:32:53.839
 Jesus

00:32:53.839 --> 00:32:54.339
 to

00:32:54.339 --> 00:32:54.719
 show

00:32:54.719 --> 00:32:54.939
 his

00:32:54.939 --> 00:32:55.119
 love

00:32:55.119 --> 00:32:55.279
 for

00:32:55.279 --> 00:32:55.419
 us

00:32:55.419 --> 00:32:56.000
 overcame

00:32:56.000 --> 00:32:56.159
 the

00:32:59.099 --> 00:33:01.199
 many

00:33:01.199 --> 00:33:01.559
 waters

00:33:01.559 --> 00:33:01.859
 cannot

00:33:01.859 --> 00:33:02.199
 quench

00:33:02.199 --> 00:33:02.399
 his

00:33:02.399 --> 00:33:02.659
 love

00:33:02.659 --> 00:33:03.019
 for

00:33:03.019 --> 00:33:03.240
 us.

00:33:03.319 --> 00:33:03.439
 Many

00:33:03.439 --> 00:33:03.740
 rivers

00:33:03.740 --> 00:33:04.019
 cannot

00:33:04.019 --> 00:33:04.379
 will

00:33:04.379 --> 00:33:04.740
 never

00:33:04.740 --> 00:33:05.099
 wash

00:33:05.099 --> 00:33:05.219
 it

00:33:05.219 --> 00:33:05.519
 away.

00:33:07.279 --> 00:33:07.959
 Not

00:33:07.959 --> 00:33:08.279
 even

00:33:08.279 --> 00:33:08.579
 our

00:33:08.579 --> 00:33:08.959
 worst

00:33:08.959 --> 00:33:10.039
 sins.

00:33:10.719 --> 00:33:11.379
 Not

00:33:11.379 --> 00:33:11.619
 even

00:33:11.619 --> 00:33:11.839
 our

00:33:11.839 --> 00:33:12.240
 worst

00:33:12.240 --> 00:33:13.639
 moments.

00:33:13.759 --> 00:33:13.899
 Not

00:33:13.899 --> 00:33:14.159
 even

00:33:14.159 --> 00:33:14.359
 our

00:33:14.359 --> 00:33:14.719
 moments

00:33:14.719 --> 00:33:15.159
 of

00:33:15.159 --> 00:33:16.279
 infidelity

00:33:16.279 --> 00:33:17.879
 against

00:33:17.879 --> 00:33:18.199
 him

00:33:18.199 --> 00:33:19.099
 or

00:33:19.099 --> 00:33:19.459
 against

00:33:19.459 --> 00:33:20.500
 others.

00:33:22.019 --> 00:33:22.659
 His

00:33:22.659 --> 00:33:23.119
 words

00:33:23.119 --> 00:33:24.399
 to us

00:33:24.399 --> 00:33:24.939
 here at

00:33:24.939 --> 00:33:25.099
 this

00:33:25.099 --> 00:33:25.379
 table

00:33:25.379 --> 00:33:26.039
 that we

00:33:26.039 --> 00:33:26.299
 hear

00:33:26.299 --> 00:33:26.579
 every

00:33:26.579 --> 00:33:26.939
 week

00:33:26.940 --> 00:33:28.900
 are

00:33:28.900 --> 00:33:29.019
 not

00:33:29.019 --> 00:33:29.180
 only

00:33:29.180 --> 00:33:29.320
 the

00:33:29.320 --> 00:33:29.480
 words

00:33:29.480 --> 00:33:29.580
 of

00:33:29.580 --> 00:33:29.700
 a

00:33:29.700 --> 00:33:29.920
 king

00:33:29.920 --> 00:33:31.580
 but

00:33:31.580 --> 00:33:31.700
 not

00:33:31.700 --> 00:33:31.860
 only

00:33:31.860 --> 00:33:32.000
 the

00:33:32.000 --> 00:33:32.160
 words

00:33:32.160 --> 00:33:32.259
 of

00:33:32.259 --> 00:33:32.400
 a

00:33:32.400 --> 00:33:32.700
 savior

00:33:32.700 --> 00:33:34.519
 but

00:33:34.519 --> 00:33:34.680
 the

00:33:34.680 --> 00:33:35.140
 words

00:33:35.140 --> 00:33:35.580
 of

00:33:35.580 --> 00:33:35.720
 a

00:33:35.720 --> 00:33:36.220
 bridegroom

00:33:36.220 --> 00:33:37.640
 speaking

00:33:37.640 --> 00:33:38.100
 to

00:33:38.100 --> 00:33:38.660
 his

00:33:38.660 --> 00:33:39.640
 bride

00:33:39.640 --> 00:33:40.320
 this

00:33:40.320 --> 00:33:41.160
 is

00:33:41.160 --> 00:33:41.720
 my

00:33:41.720 --> 00:33:42.220
 body

00:33:42.220 --> 00:33:43.299
 which

00:33:43.299 --> 00:33:43.440
 is

00:33:43.440 --> 00:33:43.680
 broken

00:33:43.680 --> 00:33:43.940
 for

00:33:43.940 --> 00:33:44.120
 you.

00:33:45.120 --> 00:33:45.700
 This

00:33:45.700 --> 00:33:45.820
 is

00:33:45.820 --> 00:33:46.000
 my

00:33:46.000 --> 00:33:46.340
 blood

00:33:46.340 --> 00:33:47.360
 which

00:33:47.360 --> 00:33:47.500
 is

00:33:47.500 --> 00:33:47.740
 shed

00:33:47.740 --> 00:33:47.920
 for

00:33:47.920 --> 00:33:48.100
 you.

00:33:48.299 --> 00:33:48.559
 These

00:33:48.559 --> 00:33:48.640
 are

00:33:48.640 --> 00:33:48.740
 the

00:33:48.740 --> 00:33:48.940
 words

00:33:48.940 --> 00:33:49.080
 of

00:33:49.080 --> 00:33:49.240
 a

00:33:49.240 --> 00:33:49.559
 husband

00:33:49.559 --> 00:33:50.200
 speaking

00:33:50.200 --> 00:33:50.580
 to

00:33:50.580 --> 00:33:51.120
 his

00:33:51.120 --> 00:33:52.120
 bride.

00:33:54.440 --> 00:33:54.980
 And

00:33:54.980 --> 00:33:55.100
 no

00:33:55.100 --> 00:33:55.380
 matter

00:33:55.380 --> 00:33:56.299
 how

00:33:56.299 --> 00:33:56.700
 cold

00:33:56.700 --> 00:33:56.880
 our

00:33:56.880 --> 00:33:57.360
 affections

00:33:57.360 --> 00:33:57.580
 are

00:33:57.580 --> 00:33:57.759
 to

00:33:57.759 --> 00:33:58.039
 him

00:33:58.039 --> 00:33:58.480
 no

00:33:58.480 --> 00:33:58.640
 matter

00:33:58.640 --> 00:33:58.860
 how

00:33:58.860 --> 00:33:59.019
 many

00:33:59.019 --> 00:33:59.519
 times

00:33:59.519 --> 00:34:00.080
 we

00:34:00.080 --> 00:34:00.220
 have

00:34:00.220 --> 00:34:00.360
 been

00:34:00.360 --> 00:34:01.019
 unfaithful

00:34:01.019 --> 00:34:01.480
 to

00:34:01.480 --> 00:34:01.720
 him.

00:34:03.460 --> 00:34:03.920
 He

00:34:03.920 --> 00:34:04.120
 will

00:34:04.120 --> 00:34:04.480
 always

00:34:04.480 --> 00:34:04.700
 be

00:34:04.700 --> 00:34:04.960
 faithful

00:34:04.960 --> 00:34:05.539
 to

00:34:05.539 --> 00:34:05.980
 us

00:34:05.980 --> 00:34:07.340
 because

00:34:07.340 --> 00:34:07.819
 he

00:34:07.819 --> 00:34:08.619
 is

00:34:08.619 --> 00:34:08.800
 the

00:34:08.800 --> 00:34:09.159
 jealous

00:34:09.159 --> 00:34:09.980
 God.

00:34:10.119 --> 00:34:10.220
 He

00:34:10.220 --> 00:34:10.380
 is

00:34:10.380 --> 00:34:10.579
 the

00:34:10.579 --> 00:34:10.980
 jealous

00:34:10.980 --> 00:34:11.780
 husband

00:34:11.780 --> 00:34:12.139
 who

00:34:12.139 --> 00:34:12.760
 he's

00:34:12.760 --> 00:34:12.920
 the

00:34:12.920 --> 00:34:13.179
 king

00:34:13.179 --> 00:34:13.360
 who

00:34:13.360 --> 00:34:13.760
 upholds

00:34:13.760 --> 00:34:13.880
 his

00:34:13.880 --> 00:34:14.159
 glory.

00:34:15.420 --> 00:34:15.579
 And

00:34:15.579 --> 00:34:15.720
 he's

00:34:15.720 --> 00:34:15.860
 the

00:34:15.860 --> 00:34:16.099
 husband

00:34:16.099 --> 00:34:16.300
 who

00:34:16.300 --> 00:34:16.639
 loves

00:34:16.639 --> 00:34:17.460
 his

00:34:17.460 --> 00:34:17.920
 bride.

00:34:18.000 --> 00:34:18.059
 And

00:34:18.059 --> 00:34:18.199
 so

00:34:18.199 --> 00:34:18.340
 we

00:34:18.340 --> 00:34:18.480
 are

00:34:18.480 --> 00:34:18.920
 invited

00:34:18.920 --> 00:34:20.420
 into

00:34:20.420 --> 00:34:20.820
 his

00:34:20.820 --> 00:34:21.480
 covenant

00:34:21.480 --> 00:34:21.720
 of

00:34:21.720 --> 00:34:22.099
 peace

00:34:22.099 --> 00:34:23.440
 where

00:34:23.440 --> 00:34:23.740
 our

00:34:23.740 --> 00:34:24.059
 sins

00:34:24.059 --> 00:34:24.519
 are

00:34:24.519 --> 00:34:25.079
 forgiven.

00:34:26.699 --> 00:34:27.419
 And

00:34:27.419 --> 00:34:27.639
 in so

00:34:27.639 --> 00:34:27.839
 doing

00:34:27.839 --> 00:34:28.039
 we're

00:34:28.039 --> 00:34:28.359
 caught

00:34:28.359 --> 00:34:28.599
 up

00:34:28.599 --> 00:34:28.899
 in

00:34:28.899 --> 00:34:29.079
 his

00:34:29.079 --> 00:34:29.439
 story

00:34:29.439 --> 00:34:29.679
 of

00:34:29.679 --> 00:34:30.039
 redemption

00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:30.659
 to

00:34:30.659 --> 00:34:30.879
 all

00:34:30.879 --> 00:34:31.319
 creation.

00:34:32.739 --> 00:34:33.299
 And

00:34:33.299 --> 00:34:33.460
 we

00:34:33.460 --> 00:34:33.779
 are

00:34:33.779 --> 00:34:34.579
 drawn

00:34:34.579 --> 00:34:35.139
 into

00:34:35.139 --> 00:34:36.879
 the

00:34:36.879 --> 00:34:37.439
 burning

00:34:37.439 --> 00:34:38.119
 fire

00:34:38.119 --> 00:34:39.039
 of

00:34:39.039 --> 00:34:39.219
 his

00:34:39.219 --> 00:34:39.559
 heart

00:34:39.559 --> 00:34:39.759
 of

00:34:39.759 --> 00:34:40.059
 love

00:34:40.059 --> 00:34:40.659
 for

00:34:40.659 --> 00:34:41.019
 us.

00:34:42.519 --> 00:34:42.739
 And

00:34:42.739 --> 00:34:42.939
 friends

00:34:42.939 --> 00:34:43.179
 this

00:34:43.179 --> 00:34:43.339
 is

00:34:43.339 --> 00:34:43.699
 why

00:34:43.699 --> 00:34:45.279
 the

00:34:45.279 --> 00:34:45.639
 jealousy

00:34:45.639 --> 00:34:45.939
 of

00:34:45.939 --> 00:34:46.259
 God

00:34:46.259 --> 00:34:47.699
 is

00:34:47.699 --> 00:34:47.919
 not

00:34:47.919 --> 00:34:48.159
 only

00:34:48.159 --> 00:34:48.439
 good

00:34:48.439 --> 00:34:48.659
 news

00:34:48.659 --> 00:34:48.839
 for

00:34:48.839 --> 00:34:49.239
 us

00:34:49.239 --> 00:34:50.539
 but

00:34:50.539 --> 00:34:50.659
 it

00:34:50.659 --> 00:34:50.799
 is

00:34:50.799 --> 00:34:50.980
 good

00:34:50.980 --> 00:34:51.199
 news

00:34:51.199 --> 00:34:51.359
 for

00:34:51.359 --> 00:34:51.460
 the

00:34:51.460 --> 00:34:51.619
 whole

00:34:51.619 --> 00:34:51.899
 world.

00:34:51.900 --> 00:34:53.440
 Let's

00:34:53.440 --> 00:34:53.639
 pray.

00:35:00.260 --> 00:35:00.660
 Our

00:35:00.660 --> 00:35:01.019
 Father in

00:35:01.019 --> 00:35:01.160
 heaven

00:35:01.160 --> 00:35:01.539
 thank you

00:35:01.539 --> 00:35:01.860
 that you

00:35:01.860 --> 00:35:02.160
 are a

00:35:02.160 --> 00:35:02.440
 king

00:35:02.440 --> 00:35:05.800
 who is

00:35:05.800 --> 00:35:06.000
 so

00:35:06.000 --> 00:35:06.380
 passionate

00:35:06.380 --> 00:35:06.639
 about

00:35:06.639 --> 00:35:06.760
 your

00:35:06.760 --> 00:35:06.920
 own

00:35:06.920 --> 00:35:07.220
 glory

00:35:07.220 --> 00:35:09.900
 that

00:35:09.900 --> 00:35:10.039
 you

00:35:10.039 --> 00:35:10.180
 would

00:35:10.180 --> 00:35:10.400
 give

00:35:10.400 --> 00:35:10.559
 your

00:35:10.559 --> 00:35:10.940
 life

00:35:10.940 --> 00:35:11.820
 for

00:35:11.820 --> 00:35:12.099
 us

00:35:12.099 --> 00:35:12.320
 on

00:35:12.320 --> 00:35:12.440
 the

00:35:12.440 --> 00:35:12.760
 cross.

00:35:14.760 --> 00:35:15.200
 That

00:35:15.200 --> 00:35:15.380
 you're

00:35:15.380 --> 00:35:15.519
 a

00:35:15.519 --> 00:35:15.780
 husband

00:35:15.780 --> 00:35:16.160
 who

00:35:16.160 --> 00:35:19.099
 has

00:35:19.099 --> 00:35:19.360
 given

00:35:19.360 --> 00:35:19.760
 yourself

00:35:19.760 --> 00:35:20.000
 in

00:35:20.000 --> 00:35:20.280
 love

00:35:20.280 --> 00:35:20.680
 for

00:35:20.680 --> 00:35:21.000
 us.

00:35:21.000 --> 00:35:22.039
 Lord

00:35:22.039 --> 00:35:23.699
 wherever

00:35:23.699 --> 00:35:24.079
 our

00:35:24.079 --> 00:35:24.519
 affections

00:35:24.519 --> 00:35:24.699
 are

00:35:24.699 --> 00:35:24.900
 this

00:35:24.900 --> 00:35:25.119
 morning

00:35:25.119 --> 00:35:25.300
 I

00:35:25.300 --> 00:35:25.400
 pray

00:35:25.400 --> 00:35:25.539
 that

00:35:25.539 --> 00:35:25.639
 we

00:35:25.639 --> 00:35:25.840
 might

00:35:25.840 --> 00:35:26.159
 see

00:35:26.159 --> 00:35:26.400
 your

00:35:26.400 --> 00:35:26.679
 glory

00:35:26.679 --> 00:35:26.860
 that

00:35:26.860 --> 00:35:26.960
 we

00:35:26.960 --> 00:35:27.119
 might

00:35:27.119 --> 00:35:27.460
 see

00:35:27.460 --> 00:35:28.659
 the

00:35:28.659 --> 00:35:29.059
 blazing

00:35:29.059 --> 00:35:29.440
 fire

00:35:29.440 --> 00:35:29.619
 of

00:35:29.619 --> 00:35:29.719
 your

00:35:29.719 --> 00:35:29.960
 love

00:35:29.960 --> 00:35:30.139
 for

00:35:30.139 --> 00:35:30.420
 us

00:35:30.420 --> 00:35:30.739
 Lord

00:35:30.739 --> 00:35:33.079
 come

00:35:33.079 --> 00:35:33.320
 Holy

00:35:33.320 --> 00:35:33.659
 Spirit

00:35:33.659 --> 00:35:33.900
 and

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 set

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 our

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 hearts

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 on

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 fire

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 with

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 jealousy

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 for

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 you.

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 In

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 the name

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 of the

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 Father

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 and the

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 Son

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 and the

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 Holy

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 Spirit

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 Amen.