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 If you have your Bible with you, you can open it up to the Gospel of Luke, chapter 1.

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 Last Sunday, we heard about Mary's spectacular encounter with the angel Gabriel

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 and the word that God spoke to her, that she would conceive and bear a son

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 and that her son would be the Messiah and reign forever.

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 We heard that she would conceive without a human father by the power of the Holy Spirit overshadowing her

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 and that as a result, her son would be the very son of God.

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 Well, this morning, we continue the story as documented by Luke and we are in verse 39 of chapter 1.

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 At that time, Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea

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 where she entered Zachariah's home and greeted Elizabeth.

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 So Mary has just had this amazing encounter with Gabriel

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 and the sense we get here is that she wastes no time.

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 She just packs her bags and heads out of town.

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 She hits the road down to the Judean town where her relatives Elizabeth and Zachariah live.

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 And we might wonder, why does she do this?

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 It doesn't say here in the text exactly what Mary's reasons are of her thinking,

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 but we know from back up in verse 36 that Elizabeth is Mary's relative.

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 The old King James translation says cousin.

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 Cousin, 400 years ago, cousin was a more general term referring to kin,

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 someone who belonged to your extended family or to your clan,

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 but didn't already have a title like grandma or grandpa or aunt or uncle.

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 So Mary has that connection with Elizabeth.

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 Elizabeth is kin.

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 She's extended family.

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 And Mary has just heard from Gabriel that she's pregnant,

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 that Elizabeth is now six months pregnant.

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 So they have the pregnancy in common.

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 And if we're listening closely to what Gabriel said to Mary,

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 the reason Elizabeth is pregnant in her old age

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 is because no word from God will ever fail.

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 So there's a bit of a hint there that maybe Mary picked up on,

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 an allusion to the fact that God had spoken a word about Elizabeth's son as well,

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 just as he did to Mary about her son.

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 And then we can add on top of all that, Mary's situation.

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 She's not yet married.

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 She's just engaged.

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 But she's been told that she's going to conceive and be pregnant without Joseph.

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 Before the wedding, she's going to be with child.

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 And so you could think of the societal implications of this for her.

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 Not to mention that what are people going to think

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 if you tell them that you had a visit from an angel

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 and that you're going to give birth to the Messiah?

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 People might say that you're crazy.

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 So like, who can I talk to about this?

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 Getting out of town and going to visit Elizabeth

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 seems like just such a natural choice.

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 If she too has received a word from God

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 and as a result has become pregnant,

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 she might be just the person to share my news with.

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 So Mary makes the several days journey down to the hill country of Judea

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 where Elizabeth and Zechariah live

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 and she enters the house and greets Elizabeth.

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 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting,

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 the baby leaped in her womb

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 and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

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 In a loud voice, she exclaimed,

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 Blessed are you among women

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 and blessed is the child you will bear.

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 But why am I so favored

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 that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

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 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears,

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 the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

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 Blessed is she who has believed

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 that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her.

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 I love this moment.

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 It's like Mary barely gets in the door.

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 She just finishes saying hello

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 and Elizabeth is joyfully shouting back to Mary,

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 You're pregnant!

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 And you're going to have a very special child.

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 You're pregnant with the one who is my Lord.

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 Now, how did Elizabeth even know

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 that Mary was pregnant?

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 It says Mary hurried down

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 to where Elizabeth was to visit her

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 and so probably Mary wasn't even showing yet.

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 How did Elizabeth even know that Mary was pregnant?

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 Luke mentions two things.

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 First, the baby in Elizabeth's womb

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 leaped for joy.

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 Little baby John,

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 who was still in the womb of Elizabeth,

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 leaped for joy.

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 Sprung about for joy.

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 Now, if that doesn't express the personality

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 and humanity of the unborn, pre-born child,

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 I don't know what does.

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 And now I know what some of us might be thinking.

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 Some of us skeptics might wonder,

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 you know, isn't that just something

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 that pregnant women sometimes make up?

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 You know, like,

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 I know it's a boy

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 or I know it's a girl

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 because of these certain movements

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 that I've been feeling,

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 only to find out later

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 when the child is born

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 that that feeling was wrong.

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 How could Elizabeth know

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 that John,

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 the six-month-old baby

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 in her womb,

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 had joy?

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 And that that's the reason

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 that he leaped

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 or sprung about

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 in her womb.

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 Well, there's an important detail here

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 that I think makes sense of it all.

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 Verse 41.

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 It says,

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 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting,

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 the baby leaped in her womb

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 and Elizabeth was filled

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 with the Holy Spirit.

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 Elizabeth was filled

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 with the Holy Spirit

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 in this moment.

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 Think about this.

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 God himself

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 entered into

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 Elizabeth

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 in this moment.

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 This is how Elizabeth knew

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 that Mary was pregnant

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 the moment that she walked

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 in the door.

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 And not just pregnant,

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 but pregnant with a blessed child,

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 pregnant with,

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 in Elizabeth's words,

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 my Lord.

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 Only God,

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 by his spirit,

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 could reveal

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 this to Elizabeth,

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 this secret of Mary's

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 in a moment like this.

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 Think about how

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 strange this moment

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 would be

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 to an outsider

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 looking in.

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 I mean,

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 an elderly woman

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 just called the child

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 in a young girl's womb

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 her Lord.

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 How could she know

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 that that's who

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 Mary's baby was?

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 But by the Spirit of God

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 who had filled her

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 in that moment,

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 and I think

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 it's also reasonable

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 to conclude

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 that it was by

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 the Spirit

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 that Elizabeth knew

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 of the joy

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 in little John's heart

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 even though he's

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 only six months old.

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 How else could she know that?

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 That it was for joy,

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 that that was the reason

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 he sprung about

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 in the womb.

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 All of this

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 is yet another sign

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 that God

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 is at work.

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 That everything

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 that God has been saying

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 through these

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 angelic visitations

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 is coming true.

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 that Elizabeth's son

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 will be

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 who Gabriel said

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 and that Mary's son

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 will be

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 the Messiah,

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 the Son of God.

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 Elizabeth commends

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 Mary for her faith

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 in the Lord's promise.

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 She says,

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 blessed is she

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 who has believed

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 that the Lord

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 would fulfill

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 his promises

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 to her.

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 and then at this point

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 we read about

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 Mary's response.

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 Verse 46,

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 and Mary said,

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 and what follows

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 is a fairly lengthy

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 thing that Mary says

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 from verse 46

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 all the way down

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 to verse 55.

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 And we're going to

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 dig into the meaning

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 of this

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 in just a moment.

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 But first,

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 before we get to that,

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 what is this thing

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 that Mary utters?

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 Many of the little

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 subtitles in our Bibles

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 may say something like

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 Mary's song.

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 This utterance of Mary's

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 has been traditionally

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 called

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 the Magnificat.

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 And it's called that

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 because

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 in the Latin translation

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 of this passage,

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 Magnificat

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 is the first word,

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 the word for glorifies

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 or magnifies.

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 And there's a lot

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 of debate

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 and discussion

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 over what this passage is.

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 Is it a song

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 that Mary composed

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 or sung?

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 Or is it just

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 a declaration

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 that she made?

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 Did she say this

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 right on the spot

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 after Elizabeth said

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 what she did

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 in verse 45?

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 Or did Mary

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 write this later

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 as sort of

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 a personal reflection

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 about what God

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 was doing

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 around the time

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 when she became pregnant?

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 Well, first of all,

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 there's nothing here

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 in this passage

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 that says

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 that it is a song.

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 The subtitles

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 in the Bible

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 may say Mary's song,

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 but they're not

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 part of the original text.

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 They're not inspired.

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 They're added later

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 by editors

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 to help us know

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 what's in a section,

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 where one section ends

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 and another begins

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 and what that section's about.

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 Luke says,

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 Mary said,

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 and then the words

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 that follow

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 are spoke,

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 not Mary sung

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 this song.

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 And so I would take

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 this as a spoken word

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 from Mary.

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 But,

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 there is

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 a very obvious

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 poetic characteristics

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 to Mary's words.

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 Scholars who know

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 the original languages

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 better than I do

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 discern a pattern

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 of meter

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 and rhythm

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 in these words

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 that's common

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 in the Psalms

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 and in other

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 poetic passages

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 found in the Bible.

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 Not only that,

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 but there is

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 that signature

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 characteristic

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 of Hebrew poetry,

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 which is parallelism.

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 Some English

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 translations today

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 even adjust

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 the formatting

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 to reflect

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 the various lines

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 of this poetic utterance.

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 And so,

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 it's understandable

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 that some have concluded

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 that this was

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 a song or a hymn.

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 At the very least,

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 it's psalm-like

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 in its form.

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 And so I'm comfortable

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 calling it a psalm.

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 Whether Mary spoke

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 this aloud

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 in the moments

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 immediately following

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 her arrival

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 at Elizabeth's house

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 or composed this

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 a little bit later,

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 personally,

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 I don't see why

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 either couldn't

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 be the case.

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 But some of the

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 discussion around this,

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 some have a hard time

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 imagining how Mary

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 could utter

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 something so

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 wonderfully poetic

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 and true

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 of this length

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 on the spot,

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 spontaneously.

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 Others suggest

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 that, well,

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 maybe she's been

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 crafting this expression

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 of praise

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 in her mind

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 from the time

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 that she heard

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 the word

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 from Gabriel

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 till now,

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 which I guess

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 would mean

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 that she's been

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 composing this

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 during her trip

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 down from Nazareth.

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 Others notice

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 that this psalm

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 of Mary's

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 is just rich

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 with allusions

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 to the Old Testament.

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 And some wonder

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 how Mary,

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 being so young,

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 could know

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 the scriptures

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 that well.

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 or is it

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 possible

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 that just like

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 Elizabeth

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 moments ago,

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 Mary herself

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 is also filled

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 with the Spirit

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 of God

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 and that God's

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 Spirit gives

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 her these words

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 just like he did

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 for the psalmists

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 long ago.

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 Whatever the case,

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 here it is,

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 the very words

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 of Mary

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 which describe

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 something of

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 what she was

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 feeling and thinking

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 at the time

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 when she became

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 pregnant

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 with the Son

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 of God.

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 Mary said,

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 My soul

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 glorifies the Lord

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 and my spirit

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 rejoices

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 in God

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 my Savior

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 for he has been

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 mindful

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 of the humble

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 state of his servant.

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 From now on

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 all generations

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 will call me

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 blessed

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 for the mighty

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 one has done

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 great things

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 for me.

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 Holy

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 is his name.

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 His mercy

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 extends to those

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 who fear him

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 from generation

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 to generation.

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 He has performed

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 mighty deeds

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 with his arm.

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 He has scattered

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 those who are proud

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 in their inmost

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 thoughts.

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 He has brought

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 down rulers

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 from their

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 thrones

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 but has lifted

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 up the humble.

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 He has filled

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 the hungry

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 with good

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 things

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 but has sent

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 the rich

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 away empty.

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 He has helped

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 his servant

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 Israel

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 remembering

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 to be merciful

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 to Abraham

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 and his descendants

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 forever

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 just as he

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 promised

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 our ancestors.

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 In the first

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 lines of this

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 psalm

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 Mary describes

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 her own

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 response

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 to all

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 that's

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 happening

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 with her.

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 She says

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 my soul

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 glorifies

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 the Lord

00:14:06.899 --> 00:14:08.279
 and my

00:14:08.279 --> 00:14:08.839
 spirit

00:14:08.839 --> 00:14:09.839
 rejoices

00:14:09.839 --> 00:14:11.419
 in God

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 my Savior.

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 The parallelism

00:14:15.319 --> 00:14:16.179
 is quite obvious

00:14:16.179 --> 00:14:16.519
 here.

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 My soul

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 and my

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 spirit

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 both refer

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 to Mary's

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 inner

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 inner being.

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 The Lord

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 and God

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 are both

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 referring to

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 the same

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 person.

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 But notice

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 the words

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 glorifies

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 and rejoice

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 which are

00:14:34.700 --> 00:14:35.279
 parallels

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 but slightly

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 different.

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 What is

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 Mary's

00:14:39.620 --> 00:14:40.080
 response

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 in all

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 this?

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 It is

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 both

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 worship

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 and

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 rejoicing.

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 It's a

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 joyful

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 worship

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 that's just

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 flowing out

00:14:52.220 --> 00:14:52.539
 of the

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 very depths

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 of her

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 being.

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 Her soul

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 her very

00:14:57.339 --> 00:14:57.919
 spirit

00:14:57.919 --> 00:14:58.759
 is just

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 joyfully

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 praising

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 God

00:15:00.679 --> 00:15:01.759
 giving glory

00:15:01.759 --> 00:15:02.219
 to him.

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 We get

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 the sense

00:15:04.019 --> 00:15:04.319
 that this

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 is not

00:15:04.759 --> 00:15:05.500
 a difficult

00:15:05.500 --> 00:15:06.039
 thing for

00:15:06.039 --> 00:15:06.559
 Mary to

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 say.

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 These

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 words

00:15:09.559 --> 00:15:11.019
 declare the

00:15:11.019 --> 00:15:11.519
 worthiness

00:15:11.519 --> 00:15:12.379
 and greatness

00:15:12.379 --> 00:15:12.980
 of God

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 but it's not

00:15:13.519 --> 00:15:13.779
 as though

00:15:13.779 --> 00:15:14.319
 she had to

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 sit down

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 and think

00:15:15.079 --> 00:15:15.399
 about what

00:15:15.399 --> 00:15:15.839
 do I

00:15:15.839 --> 00:15:16.399
 write about

00:15:16.399 --> 00:15:16.599
 him?

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 They're just

00:15:17.099 --> 00:15:17.860
 ready to

00:15:17.860 --> 00:15:18.299
 burst

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 forth from

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 deep down

00:15:20.060 --> 00:15:20.639
 inside of

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 her

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 like a

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 fountain.

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 Notice

00:15:27.460 --> 00:15:27.980
 that Mary

00:15:27.980 --> 00:15:28.800
 calls God

00:15:28.800 --> 00:15:30.019
 her savior.

00:15:31.340 --> 00:15:32.460
 Why that?

00:15:34.340 --> 00:15:35.159
 At this

00:15:35.159 --> 00:15:35.659
 point in the

00:15:35.659 --> 00:15:36.220
 story she

00:15:36.220 --> 00:15:36.820
 likely has

00:15:36.820 --> 00:15:37.320
 very little

00:15:37.320 --> 00:15:37.940
 understanding

00:15:37.940 --> 00:15:38.340
 of the

00:15:38.340 --> 00:15:39.519
 idea of

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 God

00:15:40.000 --> 00:15:41.159
 saving her

00:15:41.159 --> 00:15:41.540
 from the

00:15:41.540 --> 00:15:42.120
 penalty of

00:15:42.120 --> 00:15:42.740
 her sins.

00:15:42.740 --> 00:15:44.740
 God

00:15:44.740 --> 00:15:45.240
 but if we

00:15:45.240 --> 00:15:45.779
 look back

00:15:45.779 --> 00:15:46.180
 into the

00:15:46.180 --> 00:15:46.779
 Old Testament

00:15:46.779 --> 00:15:47.220
 we see

00:15:47.220 --> 00:15:47.659
 that God

00:15:47.659 --> 00:15:48.139
 is referred

00:15:48.139 --> 00:15:48.740
 to many

00:15:48.740 --> 00:15:50.440
 times as

00:15:50.440 --> 00:15:51.320
 my savior

00:15:51.320 --> 00:15:52.399
 or our

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 savior.

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 King David

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 was one

00:15:56.379 --> 00:15:56.980
 who referred

00:15:56.980 --> 00:15:57.480
 to God

00:15:57.480 --> 00:15:58.659
 many times

00:15:58.659 --> 00:16:00.539
 in the

00:16:00.539 --> 00:16:00.980
 Psalms

00:16:00.980 --> 00:16:01.740
 this way

00:16:01.740 --> 00:16:02.680
 and for

00:16:02.680 --> 00:16:03.120
 David it

00:16:03.120 --> 00:16:03.820
 was often

00:16:03.820 --> 00:16:04.399
 salvation

00:16:04.399 --> 00:16:05.259
 from enemies

00:16:05.259 --> 00:16:06.360
 or from

00:16:06.360 --> 00:16:06.799
 troubles

00:16:06.799 --> 00:16:07.980
 that he

00:16:07.980 --> 00:16:08.580
 found himself

00:16:08.580 --> 00:16:08.879
 in.

00:16:10.279 --> 00:16:10.919
 God

00:16:10.919 --> 00:16:11.620
 himself even

00:16:11.620 --> 00:16:12.060
 takes up

00:16:12.060 --> 00:16:12.659
 this title

00:16:12.659 --> 00:16:13.799
 of savior

00:16:13.799 --> 00:16:14.839
 as he

00:16:14.839 --> 00:16:15.399
 speaks later

00:16:15.399 --> 00:16:15.799
 on through

00:16:15.799 --> 00:16:16.259
 the prophet

00:16:16.259 --> 00:16:16.799
 Isaiah.

00:16:17.579 --> 00:16:18.419
 Isaiah 43

00:16:18.419 --> 00:16:19.019
 verse 3

00:16:19.019 --> 00:16:19.539
 For I am

00:16:19.539 --> 00:16:19.959
 the Lord

00:16:19.959 --> 00:16:20.600
 your God

00:16:20.600 --> 00:16:21.860
 the Holy

00:16:21.860 --> 00:16:22.199
 One of

00:16:22.199 --> 00:16:22.600
 Israel

00:16:22.600 --> 00:16:24.100
 your savior.

00:16:25.100 --> 00:16:25.659
 A little

00:16:25.659 --> 00:16:26.299
 further down

00:16:26.299 --> 00:16:26.980
 in verse 11

00:16:26.980 --> 00:16:27.500
 of the same

00:16:27.500 --> 00:16:27.980
 chapter

00:16:27.980 --> 00:16:28.419
 I

00:16:28.419 --> 00:16:29.339
 even I

00:16:29.339 --> 00:16:29.819
 am the

00:16:29.819 --> 00:16:30.159
 Lord

00:16:30.159 --> 00:16:31.240
 and apart

00:16:31.240 --> 00:16:31.779
 from me

00:16:31.779 --> 00:16:32.279
 there is

00:16:32.279 --> 00:16:33.039
 no savior.

00:16:35.719 --> 00:16:36.319
 In

00:16:36.319 --> 00:16:37.339
 chapter 45

00:16:37.339 --> 00:16:38.600
 verse 15

00:16:38.600 --> 00:16:40.000
 Truly

00:16:40.000 --> 00:16:40.879
 you are a

00:16:40.879 --> 00:16:41.339
 God who

00:16:41.339 --> 00:16:41.720
 has been

00:16:41.720 --> 00:16:42.579
 hiding himself

00:16:42.580 --> 00:16:43.820
 the God

00:16:43.820 --> 00:16:44.379
 and savior

00:16:44.379 --> 00:16:45.400
 of Israel.

00:16:46.400 --> 00:16:46.660
 All the

00:16:46.660 --> 00:16:47.180
 makers of

00:16:47.180 --> 00:16:47.460
 idols

00:16:47.460 --> 00:16:47.759
 will be

00:16:47.759 --> 00:16:48.100
 put to

00:16:48.100 --> 00:16:48.360
 shame

00:16:48.360 --> 00:16:48.540
 and

00:16:48.540 --> 00:16:49.160
 disgraced.

00:16:49.680 --> 00:16:50.220
 They will

00:16:50.220 --> 00:16:50.620
 go off

00:16:50.620 --> 00:16:50.800
 into

00:16:50.800 --> 00:16:51.280
 disgrace

00:16:51.280 --> 00:16:51.740
 together

00:16:51.740 --> 00:16:53.240
 but Israel

00:16:53.240 --> 00:16:53.700
 will be

00:16:53.700 --> 00:16:54.220
 saved

00:16:54.220 --> 00:16:54.680
 by the

00:16:54.680 --> 00:16:54.920
 Lord

00:16:54.920 --> 00:16:55.360
 with an

00:16:55.360 --> 00:16:56.000
 everlasting

00:16:56.000 --> 00:16:56.780
 salvation.

00:16:57.879 --> 00:16:58.180
 You will

00:16:58.180 --> 00:16:58.639
 never be

00:16:58.639 --> 00:16:59.000
 put to

00:16:59.000 --> 00:16:59.340
 shame

00:16:59.340 --> 00:17:00.100
 or

00:17:00.100 --> 00:17:00.720
 disgraced

00:17:00.720 --> 00:17:01.259
 to

00:17:01.259 --> 00:17:01.720
 ages

00:17:01.720 --> 00:17:02.560
 everlasting.

00:17:04.000 --> 00:17:04.640
 And what's

00:17:04.640 --> 00:17:05.259
 interesting about

00:17:05.259 --> 00:17:05.840
 all of these

00:17:05.840 --> 00:17:06.480
 mentions of

00:17:06.480 --> 00:17:06.920
 God as

00:17:06.920 --> 00:17:07.539
 savior is

00:17:07.539 --> 00:17:08.220
 that they're

00:17:08.220 --> 00:17:08.819
 not so much

00:17:08.819 --> 00:17:09.539
 focused on

00:17:09.539 --> 00:17:10.140
 the sin

00:17:10.140 --> 00:17:11.080
 and atoning

00:17:11.080 --> 00:17:11.480
 part.

00:17:11.620 --> 00:17:11.759
 They're

00:17:11.759 --> 00:17:12.600
 focused on

00:17:12.600 --> 00:17:14.980
 the plight

00:17:14.980 --> 00:17:15.560
 of Israel

00:17:15.560 --> 00:17:16.040
 at this

00:17:16.040 --> 00:17:16.440
 time.

00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:17.880
 There are

00:17:17.880 --> 00:17:18.500
 nations that

00:17:18.500 --> 00:17:18.880
 are coming

00:17:18.880 --> 00:17:19.600
 against them.

00:17:19.880 --> 00:17:20.340
 God is

00:17:20.340 --> 00:17:21.440
 handing them

00:17:21.440 --> 00:17:21.800
 over

00:17:21.800 --> 00:17:22.940
 in judgment

00:17:22.940 --> 00:17:25.460
 and he is

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 promising to

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 bring them

00:17:26.640 --> 00:17:27.860
 back and

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 to save

00:17:28.440 --> 00:17:28.840
 them from

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 exile,

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 to bring

00:17:30.220 --> 00:17:30.660
 them back

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 into the

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 land.

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 And there's

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 even an

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 ultimate

00:17:33.020 --> 00:17:33.759
 kind of

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 finality to

00:17:34.880 --> 00:17:35.480
 it as well.

00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:35.860
 we see

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 that

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 Israel

00:17:37.160 --> 00:17:37.539
 will be

00:17:37.539 --> 00:17:37.860
 saved

00:17:37.860 --> 00:17:38.200
 by the

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 Lord

00:17:38.360 --> 00:17:38.740
 with an

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 everlasting

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 salvation.

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 The

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 prophet

00:17:43.160 --> 00:17:43.799
 Habakkuk,

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 he also

00:17:45.240 --> 00:17:45.860
 refers to

00:17:45.860 --> 00:17:46.319
 God as

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 savior in

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 this

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 familiar

00:17:48.880 --> 00:17:49.559
 passage,

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 Habakkuk

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 317,

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 though the

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 fig tree

00:17:53.240 --> 00:17:53.680
 does not

00:17:53.680 --> 00:17:54.120
 bud and

00:17:54.120 --> 00:17:54.380
 there are

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 no grapes

00:17:55.000 --> 00:17:55.539
 on the

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 vines,

00:17:56.599 --> 00:17:56.960
 though the

00:17:56.960 --> 00:17:57.539
 olive crop

00:17:57.539 --> 00:17:58.180
 fails and

00:17:58.180 --> 00:17:58.599
 the fields

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 produce no

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 food,

00:18:00.460 --> 00:18:00.819
 though there

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 are no

00:18:01.160 --> 00:18:01.620
 sheep in

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 the pen

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 and no

00:18:02.319 --> 00:18:03.339
 cattle in

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 the stalls,

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 yet I

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 will rejoice

00:18:05.540 --> 00:18:05.940
 in the

00:18:05.940 --> 00:18:06.220
 Lord,

00:18:06.600 --> 00:18:06.960
 I will

00:18:06.960 --> 00:18:07.640
 be joyful

00:18:07.640 --> 00:18:08.900
 in God

00:18:08.900 --> 00:18:09.740
 my savior.

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 I don't

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 think it's

00:18:12.400 --> 00:18:12.760
 a stretch

00:18:12.760 --> 00:18:13.120
 to say

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 that Mary

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 probably

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 borrowed

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 from

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 Habakkuk's

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 words,

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 just the

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 way it's

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 phrased,

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 it has the

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 same

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 parallelism

00:18:20.020 --> 00:18:20.740
 as she

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 made her

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 own

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 statement

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 of praise.

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 But we

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 notice in

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 all these

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 passages that

00:18:25.360 --> 00:18:25.840
 the title

00:18:25.840 --> 00:18:26.480
 of savior

00:18:26.480 --> 00:18:27.860
 or deliverer

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 is just

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 loaded with

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 meaning.

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 God is

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 the great

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 savior and

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 deliverer of

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 Israel.

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 both in

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 times past

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 and through

00:18:40.180 --> 00:18:40.680
 the words

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 of the

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 prophets,

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 we see

00:18:41.660 --> 00:18:41.920
 that he

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 will be

00:18:42.280 --> 00:18:43.680
 the savior

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 and deliverer

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 in the

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 ultimate

00:18:45.860 --> 00:18:46.460
 future

00:18:46.460 --> 00:18:47.500
 and the

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 end times.

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 The main

00:18:50.260 --> 00:18:50.740
 thrust of

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 God as

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 savior up

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 until this

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 point in

00:18:52.700 --> 00:18:53.220
 the story

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 is in

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 relation to

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 trouble

00:18:55.160 --> 00:18:56.800
 and calamity,

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 personal

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 hardship,

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 the attacks

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 of enemies,

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 oppression

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 by foreign

00:19:02.120 --> 00:19:02.680
 powers.

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 sinners.

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 And the

00:19:05.240 --> 00:19:05.660
 sin and

00:19:05.660 --> 00:19:06.600
 that stuff,

00:19:06.700 --> 00:19:07.080
 the guilt,

00:19:07.200 --> 00:19:07.460
 that's

00:19:07.460 --> 00:19:07.799
 coming.

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 We're

00:19:08.039 --> 00:19:08.200
 going to

00:19:08.200 --> 00:19:08.660
 hear more

00:19:08.660 --> 00:19:09.120
 about that

00:19:09.120 --> 00:19:09.700
 from Jesus.

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 But let's

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 go on to

00:19:12.180 --> 00:19:12.500
 the next

00:19:12.500 --> 00:19:12.920
 verse and

00:19:12.920 --> 00:19:13.279
 see how

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 Mary is

00:19:13.740 --> 00:19:14.039
 thinking

00:19:14.039 --> 00:19:14.440
 here.

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 My spirit

00:19:17.299 --> 00:19:18.100
 rejoices in

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 God my

00:19:18.600 --> 00:19:19.180
 savior for

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 he has

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 been mindful

00:19:20.580 --> 00:19:21.860
 of the

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 humble

00:19:22.160 --> 00:19:23.880
 state of

00:19:23.880 --> 00:19:24.080
 his

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 servant.

00:19:26.400 --> 00:19:27.360
 He has

00:19:27.360 --> 00:19:28.140
 been mindful

00:19:28.140 --> 00:19:29.120
 of the

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 humble

00:19:29.420 --> 00:19:31.120
 state of

00:19:31.119 --> 00:19:31.319
 his

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 servant.

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 Quite

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 literally,

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 he has

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 looked upon

00:19:33.959 --> 00:19:34.579
 the humble

00:19:34.579 --> 00:19:36.039
 or low

00:19:36.039 --> 00:19:37.819
 state of

00:19:37.819 --> 00:19:38.539
 his slave.

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 And from

00:19:41.079 --> 00:19:41.959
 now on,

00:19:42.599 --> 00:19:44.559
 all generations

00:19:44.559 --> 00:19:45.619
 will call

00:19:45.619 --> 00:19:46.219
 me blessed.

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 What does

00:19:49.479 --> 00:19:50.179
 Mary have

00:19:50.179 --> 00:19:50.719
 in mind

00:19:50.719 --> 00:19:52.139
 when she

00:19:52.139 --> 00:19:52.739
 says that

00:19:52.739 --> 00:19:53.379
 God has

00:19:53.379 --> 00:19:54.139
 been mindful

00:19:54.139 --> 00:19:55.299
 of her

00:19:55.299 --> 00:19:56.319
 humble

00:19:56.319 --> 00:19:58.599
 state,

00:19:58.599 --> 00:19:58.639
 state?

00:20:00.179 --> 00:20:00.699
 Her

00:20:00.699 --> 00:20:01.099
 low

00:20:01.099 --> 00:20:01.659
 state.

00:20:03.779 --> 00:20:04.059
 Now I

00:20:04.059 --> 00:20:04.359
 don't think

00:20:04.359 --> 00:20:04.959
 she's just

00:20:04.959 --> 00:20:06.359
 saying something

00:20:06.359 --> 00:20:06.759
 out of

00:20:06.759 --> 00:20:07.399
 false humility

00:20:07.399 --> 00:20:08.399
 here or

00:20:08.399 --> 00:20:08.959
 just saying

00:20:08.959 --> 00:20:09.359
 some kind

00:20:09.359 --> 00:20:09.579
 of a

00:20:09.579 --> 00:20:09.839
 humble

00:20:09.839 --> 00:20:11.399
 word just

00:20:11.399 --> 00:20:11.740
 to be

00:20:11.740 --> 00:20:12.179
 spiritual.

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 She's

00:20:12.659 --> 00:20:13.099
 deeply

00:20:13.099 --> 00:20:13.839
 moved in

00:20:13.839 --> 00:20:14.259
 the core

00:20:14.259 --> 00:20:14.559
 of her

00:20:14.559 --> 00:20:15.599
 being that

00:20:15.599 --> 00:20:16.159
 God would

00:20:16.159 --> 00:20:17.279
 choose her

00:20:17.279 --> 00:20:17.980
 in her

00:20:17.980 --> 00:20:18.719
 humble,

00:20:19.339 --> 00:20:19.679
 low,

00:20:20.179 --> 00:20:20.459
 nothing

00:20:20.459 --> 00:20:22.659
 state to

00:20:22.659 --> 00:20:23.359
 be the

00:20:23.359 --> 00:20:24.119
 bearer of

00:20:24.119 --> 00:20:24.579
 his son.

00:20:26.139 --> 00:20:26.639
 It's like

00:20:26.639 --> 00:20:27.000
 Mary is

00:20:27.000 --> 00:20:27.199
 saying,

00:20:27.200 --> 00:20:27.500
 God,

00:20:27.600 --> 00:20:27.779
 you're

00:20:27.779 --> 00:20:28.620
 taking me

00:20:28.620 --> 00:20:29.019
 from the

00:20:29.019 --> 00:20:29.700
 very bottom

00:20:29.700 --> 00:20:31.340
 and now

00:20:31.340 --> 00:20:31.580
 you're

00:20:31.580 --> 00:20:32.160
 lifting me

00:20:32.160 --> 00:20:32.440
 up,

00:20:33.120 --> 00:20:33.759
 exalting

00:20:33.759 --> 00:20:34.120
 me.

00:20:37.860 --> 00:20:38.660
 Even the

00:20:38.660 --> 00:20:38.940
 next

00:20:38.940 --> 00:20:39.600
 generations

00:20:39.600 --> 00:20:40.220
 of people

00:20:40.220 --> 00:20:40.880
 will consider

00:20:40.880 --> 00:20:41.259
 me

00:20:41.259 --> 00:20:42.200
 specially

00:20:42.200 --> 00:20:42.740
 blessed

00:20:42.740 --> 00:20:44.680
 by you.

00:20:48.420 --> 00:20:48.819
 And so

00:20:48.819 --> 00:20:49.080
 Mary,

00:20:49.240 --> 00:20:49.640
 according to

00:20:49.640 --> 00:20:50.019
 her own

00:20:50.019 --> 00:20:50.460
 words,

00:20:50.539 --> 00:20:50.860
 has just

00:20:50.860 --> 00:20:51.779
 now experienced

00:20:51.779 --> 00:20:52.380
 this great

00:20:52.380 --> 00:20:53.259
 reversal in

00:20:53.259 --> 00:20:54.180
 her life

00:20:54.180 --> 00:20:55.180
 from down

00:20:55.180 --> 00:20:56.420
 here to

00:20:56.420 --> 00:20:56.980
 now up

00:20:56.980 --> 00:20:57.279
 here.

00:20:59.500 --> 00:21:00.060
 And this

00:21:00.060 --> 00:21:00.420
 is not

00:21:00.420 --> 00:21:00.920
 something that

00:21:00.920 --> 00:21:01.259
 a lot of

00:21:01.259 --> 00:21:02.220
 people tend

00:21:02.220 --> 00:21:02.680
 to talk

00:21:02.680 --> 00:21:03.060
 about,

00:21:03.680 --> 00:21:04.360
 but could

00:21:04.360 --> 00:21:04.860
 it be that

00:21:04.860 --> 00:21:05.279
 up until

00:21:05.279 --> 00:21:05.620
 now,

00:21:05.740 --> 00:21:06.340
 Mary has

00:21:06.340 --> 00:21:07.779
 known a

00:21:07.779 --> 00:21:08.519
 hard life,

00:21:09.620 --> 00:21:11.240
 a life

00:21:11.240 --> 00:21:12.340
 of poverty

00:21:12.340 --> 00:21:12.900
 perhaps,

00:21:12.960 --> 00:21:13.279
 or some

00:21:13.279 --> 00:21:13.500
 other

00:21:13.500 --> 00:21:13.960
 hardship?

00:21:15.560 --> 00:21:16.200
 Is that

00:21:16.200 --> 00:21:16.580
 what she's

00:21:16.580 --> 00:21:17.140
 alluding to

00:21:17.140 --> 00:21:17.440
 when she

00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:17.759
 says,

00:21:18.100 --> 00:21:18.440
 for he

00:21:18.440 --> 00:21:18.880
 has been

00:21:18.880 --> 00:21:20.500
 mindful of

00:21:20.500 --> 00:21:20.920
 the humble

00:21:20.920 --> 00:21:22.460
 state of

00:21:22.460 --> 00:21:23.000
 his servant?

00:21:23.000 --> 00:21:26.019
 think about

00:21:26.019 --> 00:21:26.480
 where Mary

00:21:26.480 --> 00:21:26.859
 has been

00:21:26.859 --> 00:21:27.180
 living,

00:21:27.940 --> 00:21:29.579
 in

00:21:29.579 --> 00:21:30.119
 Nazareth,

00:21:30.440 --> 00:21:32.140
 that little

00:21:32.140 --> 00:21:32.660
 town in

00:21:32.660 --> 00:21:32.900
 the hill

00:21:32.900 --> 00:21:33.420
 country of

00:21:33.420 --> 00:21:33.859
 Galilee

00:21:33.859 --> 00:21:34.420
 about which

00:21:34.420 --> 00:21:34.980
 Nathaniel

00:21:34.980 --> 00:21:35.460
 would later

00:21:35.460 --> 00:21:35.839
 say,

00:21:36.339 --> 00:21:36.940
 Nazareth,

00:21:37.660 --> 00:21:38.859
 can anything

00:21:38.859 --> 00:21:40.299
 good come

00:21:40.299 --> 00:21:41.039
 from Nazareth?

00:21:42.440 --> 00:21:43.039
 Now,

00:21:43.079 --> 00:21:43.500
 we don't know

00:21:43.500 --> 00:21:44.119
 anything about

00:21:44.119 --> 00:21:44.759
 Mary's life

00:21:44.759 --> 00:21:45.400
 before all

00:21:45.400 --> 00:21:45.680
 this,

00:21:45.799 --> 00:21:46.460
 but perhaps

00:21:46.460 --> 00:21:47.220
 Mary's words

00:21:47.220 --> 00:21:48.160
 here are a

00:21:48.160 --> 00:21:48.839
 veiled reference

00:21:48.839 --> 00:21:50.160
 to how difficult

00:21:50.160 --> 00:21:51.339
 things have

00:21:51.339 --> 00:21:52.579
 been for her.

00:21:53.859 --> 00:21:54.680
 Could it be

00:21:54.680 --> 00:21:55.200
 that Mary

00:21:55.200 --> 00:21:55.799
 is calling

00:21:55.799 --> 00:21:56.519
 God her

00:21:56.519 --> 00:21:57.019
 savior,

00:21:57.220 --> 00:21:57.900
 deliverer,

00:21:58.200 --> 00:21:58.660
 not just

00:21:58.660 --> 00:21:59.299
 because that's

00:21:59.299 --> 00:21:59.859
 who he is

00:21:59.859 --> 00:22:00.480
 and has been

00:22:00.480 --> 00:22:01.059
 throughout all

00:22:01.059 --> 00:22:01.500
 of history,

00:22:01.619 --> 00:22:02.039
 but because

00:22:02.039 --> 00:22:02.700
 that's what

00:22:02.700 --> 00:22:03.359
 she feels

00:22:03.359 --> 00:22:03.740
 like is

00:22:03.740 --> 00:22:04.400
 happening in

00:22:04.400 --> 00:22:04.920
 her life

00:22:04.920 --> 00:22:05.500
 right now.

00:22:06.839 --> 00:22:07.400
 God's

00:22:07.400 --> 00:22:08.099
 lifting her

00:22:08.099 --> 00:22:08.539
 up from

00:22:08.539 --> 00:22:09.140
 the dust

00:22:09.140 --> 00:22:09.740
 of whatever

00:22:09.740 --> 00:22:10.660
 low and

00:22:10.660 --> 00:22:11.240
 humble and

00:22:11.240 --> 00:22:11.900
 hard things

00:22:11.900 --> 00:22:12.400
 she's lived

00:22:12.400 --> 00:22:12.700
 through,

00:22:13.500 --> 00:22:14.079
 to now

00:22:14.079 --> 00:22:14.579
 knowing one

00:22:14.579 --> 00:22:14.799
 of the

00:22:14.799 --> 00:22:15.140
 greatest

00:22:15.140 --> 00:22:16.319
 gifts ever

00:22:16.319 --> 00:22:16.900
 given to

00:22:16.900 --> 00:22:17.299
 a woman,

00:22:18.180 --> 00:22:19.039
 to be the

00:22:19.039 --> 00:22:20.460
 mother of

00:22:20.460 --> 00:22:20.960
 the Messiah,

00:22:21.640 --> 00:22:22.480
 to carry

00:22:22.480 --> 00:22:22.900
 and give

00:22:22.900 --> 00:22:24.579
 birth to

00:22:24.579 --> 00:22:24.980
 the very

00:22:24.980 --> 00:22:25.460
 son of

00:22:25.460 --> 00:22:25.759
 God.

00:22:27.960 --> 00:22:28.700
 One thing

00:22:28.700 --> 00:22:29.019
 is for

00:22:29.019 --> 00:22:29.380
 certain,

00:22:30.259 --> 00:22:30.779
 do you see

00:22:30.779 --> 00:22:31.180
 any sort

00:22:31.180 --> 00:22:31.779
 of hint

00:22:31.779 --> 00:22:32.700
 here that

00:22:32.700 --> 00:22:33.259
 Mary thinks

00:22:33.259 --> 00:22:33.660
 God is

00:22:33.660 --> 00:22:34.140
 doing this

00:22:34.140 --> 00:22:34.740
 for her

00:22:34.740 --> 00:22:36.140
 because of

00:22:36.140 --> 00:22:36.599
 how good

00:22:36.599 --> 00:22:37.099
 she's been?

00:22:39.019 --> 00:22:39.539
 No.

00:22:40.539 --> 00:22:40.980
 It's a

00:22:40.980 --> 00:22:41.680
 total opposite.

00:22:43.160 --> 00:22:43.339
 Like,

00:22:43.460 --> 00:22:44.660
 despite my

00:22:44.660 --> 00:22:45.940
 humble,

00:22:46.620 --> 00:22:48.120
 low estate,

00:22:48.119 --> 00:22:49.659
 he has

00:22:49.659 --> 00:22:50.219
 done great

00:22:50.219 --> 00:22:51.299
 things for

00:22:51.299 --> 00:22:51.539
 me.

00:22:53.819 --> 00:22:54.699
 Mary calls

00:22:54.699 --> 00:22:55.199
 God the

00:22:55.199 --> 00:22:55.779
 mighty one,

00:22:57.099 --> 00:22:57.919
 which is

00:22:57.919 --> 00:22:59.939
 another name

00:22:59.939 --> 00:23:00.579
 ascribed to

00:23:00.579 --> 00:23:00.979
 God in the

00:23:00.979 --> 00:23:01.500
 Old Testament

00:23:01.500 --> 00:23:01.959
 times.

00:23:02.039 --> 00:23:02.579
 As far back

00:23:02.579 --> 00:23:03.000
 as the book

00:23:03.000 --> 00:23:03.539
 of Genesis,

00:23:04.179 --> 00:23:04.759
 God is called

00:23:04.759 --> 00:23:05.199
 the mighty

00:23:05.199 --> 00:23:05.939
 one of

00:23:05.939 --> 00:23:06.279
 Jacob,

00:23:06.859 --> 00:23:07.459
 the mighty

00:23:07.459 --> 00:23:07.819
 one of

00:23:07.819 --> 00:23:08.199
 Israel.

00:23:09.500 --> 00:23:10.219
 Holy is

00:23:10.219 --> 00:23:10.739
 his name,

00:23:10.899 --> 00:23:11.439
 she says.

00:23:12.339 --> 00:23:12.799
 It's another

00:23:12.799 --> 00:23:14.000
 expression also

00:23:14.000 --> 00:23:14.979
 found in the

00:23:14.979 --> 00:23:15.639
 Psalms in the

00:23:15.639 --> 00:23:16.219
 Old Testament.

00:23:16.220 --> 00:23:16.339
 Testament.

00:23:16.940 --> 00:23:17.200
 There's

00:23:17.200 --> 00:23:18.120
 nobody like

00:23:18.120 --> 00:23:18.400
 you,

00:23:18.860 --> 00:23:19.079
 Lord.

00:23:22.460 --> 00:23:23.539
 Verse 50.

00:23:25.240 --> 00:23:25.980
 His mercy

00:23:25.980 --> 00:23:27.220
 extends to

00:23:27.220 --> 00:23:27.740
 those who

00:23:27.740 --> 00:23:28.299
 fear him

00:23:28.299 --> 00:23:29.759
 from generation

00:23:29.759 --> 00:23:30.819
 to generation.

00:23:32.059 --> 00:23:32.900
 It's another

00:23:32.900 --> 00:23:33.519
 truth that's

00:23:33.519 --> 00:23:34.240
 been spoken in

00:23:34.240 --> 00:23:34.519
 the Old

00:23:34.519 --> 00:23:36.000
 Testament before

00:23:36.000 --> 00:23:36.779
 about God.

00:23:37.319 --> 00:23:37.960
 But there's a

00:23:37.960 --> 00:23:38.640
 sense maybe in

00:23:38.640 --> 00:23:39.420
 which Mary just

00:23:39.420 --> 00:23:40.259
 feels and

00:23:40.259 --> 00:23:41.240
 understands and

00:23:41.240 --> 00:23:42.200
 appreciates this

00:23:42.200 --> 00:23:43.180
 even more

00:23:43.180 --> 00:23:43.519
 deeply.

00:23:43.640 --> 00:23:44.180
 All these

00:23:44.180 --> 00:23:45.180
 generations and

00:23:45.180 --> 00:23:45.920
 years later,

00:23:46.220 --> 00:23:49.059
 here she is,

00:23:49.559 --> 00:23:50.460
 a little girl

00:23:50.460 --> 00:23:52.019
 in Nazareth

00:23:52.019 --> 00:23:54.279
 and she

00:23:54.279 --> 00:23:54.900
 fears the

00:23:54.900 --> 00:23:55.339
 Lord and

00:23:55.339 --> 00:23:55.900
 now God

00:23:55.900 --> 00:23:56.660
 has extended

00:23:56.660 --> 00:23:57.519
 his kindness,

00:23:57.779 --> 00:23:58.360
 his mercy,

00:23:58.460 --> 00:23:59.100
 his love

00:23:59.100 --> 00:24:00.319
 to her.

00:24:04.440 --> 00:24:05.700
 Verse 51.

00:24:06.259 --> 00:24:06.680
 He has

00:24:06.680 --> 00:24:07.799
 performed mighty

00:24:07.799 --> 00:24:08.620
 deeds with

00:24:08.620 --> 00:24:09.140
 his arm.

00:24:10.660 --> 00:24:11.079
 He has

00:24:11.079 --> 00:24:11.900
 scattered those

00:24:11.900 --> 00:24:12.539
 who are proud

00:24:12.539 --> 00:24:13.380
 in their inmost

00:24:13.380 --> 00:24:14.079
 thoughts.

00:24:14.079 --> 00:24:14.119
 hearts.

00:24:15.319 --> 00:24:15.819
 At this

00:24:15.819 --> 00:24:16.059
 point,

00:24:16.159 --> 00:24:16.519
 Mary now

00:24:16.519 --> 00:24:17.019
 begins to

00:24:17.019 --> 00:24:17.639
 speak about

00:24:17.639 --> 00:24:18.579
 the mighty

00:24:18.579 --> 00:24:19.119
 acts of

00:24:19.119 --> 00:24:19.599
 God and

00:24:19.599 --> 00:24:20.559
 specifically how

00:24:20.559 --> 00:24:21.839
 God often

00:24:21.839 --> 00:24:22.399
 deals with

00:24:22.399 --> 00:24:22.939
 different kinds

00:24:22.939 --> 00:24:23.379
 of people.

00:24:24.899 --> 00:24:25.399
 And the whole

00:24:25.399 --> 00:24:25.919
 Old Testament

00:24:25.919 --> 00:24:26.699
 is really the

00:24:26.699 --> 00:24:27.960
 story of God

00:24:27.960 --> 00:24:29.019
 doing mighty

00:24:29.019 --> 00:24:30.199
 deeds with

00:24:30.199 --> 00:24:30.679
 his arm.

00:24:31.819 --> 00:24:32.799
 With his arm

00:24:32.799 --> 00:24:33.619
 is a poetic

00:24:33.619 --> 00:24:34.259
 figure of

00:24:34.259 --> 00:24:34.559
 speech.

00:24:34.879 --> 00:24:35.759
 But all

00:24:35.759 --> 00:24:36.460
 through the

00:24:36.460 --> 00:24:37.159
 scriptures up

00:24:37.159 --> 00:24:37.679
 until now,

00:24:37.759 --> 00:24:38.359
 we see these

00:24:38.359 --> 00:24:39.199
 kind of great

00:24:39.199 --> 00:24:39.939
 moments in

00:24:39.939 --> 00:24:40.899
 Israel's history.

00:24:40.900 --> 00:24:43.080
 history, the

00:24:43.080 --> 00:24:43.480
 parting of

00:24:43.480 --> 00:24:44.140
 the Red Sea

00:24:44.140 --> 00:24:46.060
 and deliverance

00:24:46.060 --> 00:24:47.200
 for Israel

00:24:47.200 --> 00:24:48.019
 from the

00:24:48.019 --> 00:24:48.800
 once powerful

00:24:48.800 --> 00:24:49.259
 and great

00:24:49.259 --> 00:24:49.700
 Egyptian

00:24:49.700 --> 00:24:50.360
 Pharaoh and

00:24:50.360 --> 00:24:50.980
 his horde of

00:24:50.980 --> 00:24:51.480
 chariots

00:24:51.480 --> 00:24:52.320
 comes to

00:24:52.320 --> 00:24:52.640
 mind.

00:24:53.980 --> 00:24:54.820
 Other great

00:24:54.820 --> 00:24:55.420
 deliverances

00:24:55.420 --> 00:24:56.860
 and big

00:24:56.860 --> 00:24:57.840
 battles and

00:24:57.840 --> 00:24:59.500
 times when

00:24:59.500 --> 00:24:59.920
 his people

00:24:59.920 --> 00:25:00.640
 were in need

00:25:00.640 --> 00:25:01.480
 come to

00:25:01.480 --> 00:25:02.060
 mind throughout

00:25:02.060 --> 00:25:02.780
 the centuries.

00:25:02.779 --> 00:25:05.759
 And then

00:25:05.759 --> 00:25:06.639
 Mary specifically

00:25:06.639 --> 00:25:07.920
 puts words to

00:25:07.920 --> 00:25:08.680
 how God has

00:25:08.680 --> 00:25:09.139
 dealt with

00:25:09.139 --> 00:25:09.619
 the proud.

00:25:11.740 --> 00:25:12.599
 She says,

00:25:12.700 --> 00:25:12.960
 he has

00:25:12.960 --> 00:25:14.559
 scattered those

00:25:14.559 --> 00:25:15.379
 who are proud

00:25:15.379 --> 00:25:16.539
 in their

00:25:16.539 --> 00:25:17.460
 inmost thoughts.

00:25:19.039 --> 00:25:19.819
 The Tower

00:25:19.819 --> 00:25:20.339
 of Babel

00:25:20.339 --> 00:25:21.740
 comes to

00:25:21.740 --> 00:25:22.039
 mind.

00:25:23.859 --> 00:25:24.619
 He has

00:25:24.619 --> 00:25:25.240
 scattered

00:25:25.240 --> 00:25:26.379
 those who

00:25:26.379 --> 00:25:26.920
 are proud

00:25:26.920 --> 00:25:28.059
 in their

00:25:28.059 --> 00:25:28.799
 inmost thoughts.

00:25:28.940 --> 00:25:30.000
 The Philistines

00:25:30.000 --> 00:25:30.859
 fleeing for

00:25:30.859 --> 00:25:31.559
 their lives

00:25:31.559 --> 00:25:32.819
 after the

00:25:32.819 --> 00:25:33.460
 shepherd boy

00:25:33.460 --> 00:25:34.039
 David

00:25:34.039 --> 00:25:35.200
 slew Goliath

00:25:35.200 --> 00:25:36.639
 comes to

00:25:36.639 --> 00:25:36.980
 mind.

00:25:38.359 --> 00:25:38.899
 And again,

00:25:38.980 --> 00:25:39.460
 there are so

00:25:39.460 --> 00:25:39.960
 many of these

00:25:39.960 --> 00:25:41.039
 moments in

00:25:41.039 --> 00:25:41.740
 history in

00:25:41.740 --> 00:25:42.299
 which God

00:25:42.299 --> 00:25:43.059
 has displayed

00:25:43.059 --> 00:25:43.659
 his might

00:25:43.659 --> 00:25:44.299
 and his

00:25:44.299 --> 00:25:44.960
 power by

00:25:44.960 --> 00:25:45.619
 scattering

00:25:45.619 --> 00:25:46.779
 the proud.

00:25:49.139 --> 00:25:49.919
 Mary goes

00:25:49.919 --> 00:25:50.299
 on with

00:25:50.299 --> 00:25:50.599
 this.

00:25:51.119 --> 00:25:51.960
 Verse 52,

00:25:52.679 --> 00:25:53.159
 he has

00:25:53.159 --> 00:25:54.019
 brought down

00:25:54.019 --> 00:25:55.519
 rulers from

00:25:55.519 --> 00:25:56.399
 their thrones,

00:25:56.799 --> 00:25:58.099
 but has

00:25:58.099 --> 00:25:58.960
 lifted up

00:25:58.960 --> 00:26:00.019
 the humble.

00:26:01.559 --> 00:26:02.220
 This is an

00:26:02.220 --> 00:26:02.599
 amazing

00:26:02.599 --> 00:26:04.220
 thing that

00:26:04.220 --> 00:26:04.619
 we see

00:26:04.619 --> 00:26:05.139
 God do

00:26:05.139 --> 00:26:05.619
 again and

00:26:05.619 --> 00:26:06.019
 again in

00:26:06.019 --> 00:26:06.319
 the Old

00:26:06.319 --> 00:26:06.740
 Testament.

00:26:07.440 --> 00:26:08.059
 He brings

00:26:08.059 --> 00:26:09.639
 down proud

00:26:09.639 --> 00:26:10.319
 rulers.

00:26:12.119 --> 00:26:12.819
 Think of the

00:26:12.819 --> 00:26:13.359
 four kings

00:26:13.359 --> 00:26:13.919
 who conquered

00:26:13.919 --> 00:26:14.440
 Sodom and

00:26:14.440 --> 00:26:14.819
 Gomorrah.

00:26:16.399 --> 00:26:17.200
 God brought

00:26:17.200 --> 00:26:17.579
 them and

00:26:17.579 --> 00:26:18.099
 their armies

00:26:18.099 --> 00:26:19.700
 down before

00:26:19.700 --> 00:26:20.399
 Abraham,

00:26:20.759 --> 00:26:21.440
 the shepherd,

00:26:22.039 --> 00:26:22.500
 in Genesis

00:26:22.500 --> 00:26:23.500
 chapter 14.

00:26:24.460 --> 00:26:25.159
 He brought

00:26:25.159 --> 00:26:25.779
 the kings of

00:26:25.779 --> 00:26:26.319
 Sodom and

00:26:26.319 --> 00:26:26.740
 Gomorrah

00:26:26.740 --> 00:26:27.559
 down in

00:26:27.559 --> 00:26:27.919
 Genesis

00:26:27.920 --> 00:26:29.620
 19 when

00:26:29.620 --> 00:26:30.220
 he destroyed

00:26:30.220 --> 00:26:30.759
 those two

00:26:30.759 --> 00:26:31.340
 cities with

00:26:31.340 --> 00:26:31.820
 fire and

00:26:31.820 --> 00:26:32.500
 brimstone from

00:26:32.500 --> 00:26:32.800
 heaven.

00:26:33.880 --> 00:26:34.560
 He brought

00:26:34.560 --> 00:26:35.259
 Pharaoh and

00:26:35.259 --> 00:26:35.820
 his mighty

00:26:35.820 --> 00:26:36.779
 armies down

00:26:36.779 --> 00:26:37.420
 at the Red

00:26:37.420 --> 00:26:37.800
 Sea.

00:26:39.800 --> 00:26:40.240
 All of

00:26:40.240 --> 00:26:40.680
 Pharaoh's

00:26:40.680 --> 00:26:41.759
 proud boasts

00:26:41.759 --> 00:26:42.779
 against God

00:26:42.779 --> 00:26:44.500
 came to

00:26:44.500 --> 00:26:44.820
 nothing.

00:26:46.060 --> 00:26:46.700
 He brought

00:26:46.700 --> 00:26:47.200
 the kings

00:26:47.200 --> 00:26:47.779
 east of the

00:26:47.779 --> 00:26:48.420
 Jordan River

00:26:48.420 --> 00:26:49.580
 down before

00:26:49.580 --> 00:26:50.259
 his people

00:26:50.259 --> 00:26:51.980
 after 40

00:26:51.980 --> 00:26:52.480
 years of

00:26:52.480 --> 00:26:53.140
 them wandering

00:26:53.140 --> 00:26:53.840
 in the desert.

00:26:53.839 --> 00:26:56.039
 he brought

00:26:56.039 --> 00:26:57.199
 31 kings of

00:26:57.199 --> 00:26:57.740
 the Canaanite

00:26:57.740 --> 00:26:58.579
 peoples down

00:26:58.579 --> 00:27:00.119
 before the

00:27:00.119 --> 00:27:00.599
 children of

00:27:00.599 --> 00:27:01.139
 Israel when

00:27:01.139 --> 00:27:01.740
 they entered

00:27:01.740 --> 00:27:02.240
 the promised

00:27:02.240 --> 00:27:03.579
 land as

00:27:03.579 --> 00:27:04.139
 detailed in

00:27:04.139 --> 00:27:04.539
 the book of

00:27:04.539 --> 00:27:04.980
 Joshua.

00:27:05.859 --> 00:27:06.459
 He brought

00:27:06.459 --> 00:27:06.899
 down the

00:27:06.899 --> 00:27:07.459
 kings of

00:27:07.459 --> 00:27:08.259
 the Moabites

00:27:08.259 --> 00:27:08.639
 and the

00:27:08.639 --> 00:27:09.240
 Midianites

00:27:09.240 --> 00:27:09.599
 and the

00:27:09.599 --> 00:27:10.199
 Ammonites

00:27:10.199 --> 00:27:10.539
 and the

00:27:10.539 --> 00:27:11.139
 Amorites

00:27:11.139 --> 00:27:12.619
 and through

00:27:12.619 --> 00:27:13.139
 all these

00:27:13.139 --> 00:27:13.819
 delivers that

00:27:13.819 --> 00:27:14.319
 he raised

00:27:14.319 --> 00:27:14.759
 up through

00:27:14.759 --> 00:27:15.259
 the period

00:27:15.259 --> 00:27:15.599
 of the

00:27:15.599 --> 00:27:15.899
 judges.

00:27:16.679 --> 00:27:17.399
 He brought

00:27:17.399 --> 00:27:17.819
 the kings

00:27:17.819 --> 00:27:18.099
 of the

00:27:18.099 --> 00:27:18.819
 Philistines

00:27:18.819 --> 00:27:19.839
 to their

00:27:19.839 --> 00:27:21.639
 knees before

00:27:21.639 --> 00:27:22.279
 his anointed

00:27:22.279 --> 00:27:23.359
 king David

00:27:23.359 --> 00:27:24.099
 and Solomon

00:27:24.099 --> 00:27:26.500
 and even

00:27:26.500 --> 00:27:26.959
 the kings

00:27:26.959 --> 00:27:27.539
 of Israel

00:27:27.539 --> 00:27:28.799
 the northern

00:27:28.799 --> 00:27:29.259
 kingdom

00:27:29.259 --> 00:27:30.199
 the wicked

00:27:30.199 --> 00:27:30.659
 ones.

00:27:31.939 --> 00:27:32.859
 He brought

00:27:32.859 --> 00:27:33.359
 them down

00:27:33.359 --> 00:27:33.699
 too.

00:27:34.559 --> 00:27:35.019
 Men like

00:27:35.019 --> 00:27:35.659
 Ahab

00:27:35.659 --> 00:27:37.519
 Jeroboam

00:27:37.519 --> 00:27:40.259
 even the

00:27:40.259 --> 00:27:40.779
 wicked kings

00:27:40.779 --> 00:27:41.240
 of Judah.

00:27:44.500 --> 00:27:45.359
 God brought

00:27:45.359 --> 00:27:45.859
 the proud

00:27:45.859 --> 00:27:46.619
 Babylonian

00:27:46.619 --> 00:27:46.939
 king

00:27:46.939 --> 00:27:47.799
 Nebuchadnezzar

00:27:47.799 --> 00:27:49.279
 down in

00:27:49.279 --> 00:27:50.500
 spectacular fashion

00:27:50.500 --> 00:27:51.099
 as detailed

00:27:51.099 --> 00:27:51.599
 in the book

00:27:51.599 --> 00:27:52.159
 of Daniel.

00:27:52.160 --> 00:27:53.200
 He brought

00:27:53.200 --> 00:27:54.140
 down the

00:27:54.140 --> 00:27:54.700
 arrogant

00:27:54.700 --> 00:27:55.840
 Belshazzar

00:27:55.840 --> 00:27:59.080
 and the

00:27:59.080 --> 00:27:59.480
 list just

00:27:59.480 --> 00:27:59.960
 goes on

00:27:59.960 --> 00:28:00.279
 and on

00:28:00.279 --> 00:28:00.660
 and on.

00:28:01.040 --> 00:28:01.420
 This is

00:28:01.420 --> 00:28:01.740
 one of

00:28:01.740 --> 00:28:02.200
 God's

00:28:02.200 --> 00:28:02.580
 signature

00:28:02.580 --> 00:28:03.200
 acts of

00:28:03.200 --> 00:28:03.540
 power.

00:28:03.680 --> 00:28:03.920
 He will

00:28:03.920 --> 00:28:04.620
 only permit

00:28:04.620 --> 00:28:05.220
 an arrogant

00:28:05.220 --> 00:28:05.880
 or proud

00:28:05.880 --> 00:28:06.440
 ruler to

00:28:06.440 --> 00:28:07.000
 hold sway

00:28:07.000 --> 00:28:07.460
 for so

00:28:07.460 --> 00:28:08.840
 long and

00:28:08.840 --> 00:28:09.240
 then he

00:28:09.240 --> 00:28:10.080
 brings them

00:28:10.080 --> 00:28:10.420
 down.

00:28:12.019 --> 00:28:12.400
 But the

00:28:12.400 --> 00:28:13.320
 flip side

00:28:13.320 --> 00:28:13.840
 of this

00:28:13.840 --> 00:28:15.259
 there's a

00:28:15.259 --> 00:28:16.000
 flip side

00:28:16.000 --> 00:28:16.380
 to this

00:28:16.380 --> 00:28:16.779
 signature

00:28:16.779 --> 00:28:17.940
 act of

00:28:17.940 --> 00:28:18.259
 God.

00:28:18.259 --> 00:28:19.640
 God

00:28:19.640 --> 00:28:20.000
 has brought

00:28:20.000 --> 00:28:20.440
 down

00:28:20.440 --> 00:28:20.759
 rulers

00:28:20.759 --> 00:28:21.160
 from their

00:28:21.160 --> 00:28:21.519
 thrones

00:28:21.519 --> 00:28:21.940
 but has

00:28:21.940 --> 00:28:22.279
 lifted

00:28:22.279 --> 00:28:22.779
 up

00:28:22.779 --> 00:28:23.879
 the

00:28:23.879 --> 00:28:24.240
 humble.

00:28:26.079 --> 00:28:26.779
 God

00:28:26.779 --> 00:28:27.240
 not only

00:28:27.240 --> 00:28:27.859
 uses his

00:28:27.859 --> 00:28:28.680
 great power

00:28:28.680 --> 00:28:29.700
 to humble

00:28:29.700 --> 00:28:30.319
 the proud

00:28:30.319 --> 00:28:31.160
 but he

00:28:31.160 --> 00:28:31.859
 also uses

00:28:31.859 --> 00:28:32.279
 it to

00:28:32.279 --> 00:28:32.859
 exalt

00:28:32.859 --> 00:28:33.599
 the lowly.

00:28:34.700 --> 00:28:35.559
 Who was

00:28:35.559 --> 00:28:36.039
 Abraham?

00:28:37.480 --> 00:28:38.160
 A

00:28:38.160 --> 00:28:38.640
 nomadic

00:28:38.640 --> 00:28:39.519
 shepherd

00:28:39.519 --> 00:28:40.680
 and foreigner

00:28:40.680 --> 00:28:41.440
 from the east

00:28:41.440 --> 00:28:42.039
 whose wife

00:28:42.039 --> 00:28:42.680
 was barren.

00:28:43.680 --> 00:28:44.240
 He had

00:28:44.240 --> 00:28:44.819
 no children

00:28:44.819 --> 00:28:45.440
 of his own

00:28:45.440 --> 00:28:46.880
 and God

00:28:46.880 --> 00:28:47.440
 promised to

00:28:47.440 --> 00:28:47.920
 make him

00:28:47.920 --> 00:28:48.820
 the father

00:28:48.820 --> 00:28:49.460
 of nations.

00:28:51.059 --> 00:28:51.860
 Who was

00:28:51.860 --> 00:28:52.360
 Moses?

00:28:53.900 --> 00:28:54.500
 A

00:28:54.500 --> 00:28:54.820
 Hebrew

00:28:54.820 --> 00:28:55.340
 baby

00:28:55.340 --> 00:28:56.460
 set adrift

00:28:56.460 --> 00:28:57.660
 in a

00:28:57.660 --> 00:28:58.080
 basket.

00:28:59.000 --> 00:28:59.160
 The

00:28:59.160 --> 00:28:59.660
 child of

00:28:59.660 --> 00:29:00.200
 a slave.

00:29:02.039 --> 00:29:02.880
 And God

00:29:02.880 --> 00:29:03.320
 rose him

00:29:03.320 --> 00:29:03.740
 up to be

00:29:03.740 --> 00:29:04.200
 the prince

00:29:04.200 --> 00:29:04.720
 of Egypt

00:29:04.720 --> 00:29:06.600
 and then

00:29:06.600 --> 00:29:06.860
 he went

00:29:06.860 --> 00:29:07.500
 back down

00:29:07.500 --> 00:29:08.200
 after committing

00:29:08.200 --> 00:29:08.559
 murder.

00:29:08.700 --> 00:29:09.140
 He fled

00:29:09.140 --> 00:29:09.420
 and he

00:29:09.420 --> 00:29:09.880
 became a

00:29:09.880 --> 00:29:10.160
 lowly

00:29:10.160 --> 00:29:10.500
 shepherd

00:29:10.500 --> 00:29:10.720
 in

00:29:10.720 --> 00:29:11.080
 Midian.

00:29:12.420 --> 00:29:13.160
 And then

00:29:13.160 --> 00:29:13.380
 God

00:29:13.380 --> 00:29:13.940
 raised him

00:29:13.940 --> 00:29:14.600
 up to be

00:29:14.599 --> 00:29:15.619
 a great

00:29:15.619 --> 00:29:16.059
 prophet

00:29:16.059 --> 00:29:16.819
 and deliverer

00:29:16.819 --> 00:29:17.099
 and leader

00:29:17.099 --> 00:29:17.419
 for the

00:29:17.419 --> 00:29:17.579
 whole

00:29:17.579 --> 00:29:17.980
 nation.

00:29:20.000 --> 00:29:20.679
 Who was

00:29:20.679 --> 00:29:20.959
 Hannah?

00:29:22.639 --> 00:29:23.459
 She was

00:29:23.459 --> 00:29:24.299
 the barren

00:29:24.299 --> 00:29:24.779
 wife of

00:29:24.779 --> 00:29:25.299
 Elkanah

00:29:25.299 --> 00:29:25.659
 who was

00:29:25.659 --> 00:29:26.259
 constantly

00:29:26.259 --> 00:29:27.139
 being provoked

00:29:27.139 --> 00:29:27.559
 by her

00:29:27.559 --> 00:29:27.959
 rival

00:29:27.959 --> 00:29:29.199
 and probably

00:29:29.199 --> 00:29:29.859
 other women

00:29:29.859 --> 00:29:30.359
 she knew

00:29:30.359 --> 00:29:32.000
 until one

00:29:32.000 --> 00:29:32.419
 day God

00:29:32.419 --> 00:29:32.939
 opened her

00:29:32.939 --> 00:29:33.219
 womb

00:29:33.219 --> 00:29:34.219
 and gave

00:29:34.219 --> 00:29:34.719
 her a son

00:29:34.719 --> 00:29:35.039
 and made

00:29:35.039 --> 00:29:35.299
 her the

00:29:35.299 --> 00:29:35.759
 mother of

00:29:35.759 --> 00:29:36.480
 the great

00:29:36.480 --> 00:29:36.799
 prophet

00:29:36.799 --> 00:29:37.319
 Samuel.

00:29:37.839 --> 00:29:38.359
 Who was

00:29:38.359 --> 00:29:38.939
 King David?

00:29:40.240 --> 00:29:40.879
 He was

00:29:40.879 --> 00:29:41.439
 the least

00:29:41.439 --> 00:29:42.339
 of Jesse's

00:29:42.339 --> 00:29:42.639
 sons.

00:29:42.640 --> 00:29:44.420
 He was

00:29:44.420 --> 00:29:44.680
 the one

00:29:44.680 --> 00:29:44.940
 that they

00:29:44.940 --> 00:29:45.340
 didn't even

00:29:45.340 --> 00:29:45.860
 invite

00:29:45.860 --> 00:29:47.160
 to come

00:29:47.160 --> 00:29:47.480
 meet

00:29:47.480 --> 00:29:48.320
 the prophet

00:29:48.320 --> 00:29:49.440
 Samuel

00:29:49.440 --> 00:29:49.820
 when he

00:29:49.820 --> 00:29:50.120
 came.

00:29:50.880 --> 00:29:51.240
 They left

00:29:51.240 --> 00:29:51.520
 him out

00:29:51.520 --> 00:29:51.820
 to look

00:29:51.820 --> 00:29:52.259
 after the

00:29:52.259 --> 00:29:52.520
 sheep

00:29:52.520 --> 00:29:52.860
 and yet

00:29:52.860 --> 00:29:53.140
 God

00:29:53.140 --> 00:29:53.680
 took him

00:29:53.680 --> 00:29:54.040
 from the

00:29:54.040 --> 00:29:54.480
 pasture

00:29:54.480 --> 00:29:55.560
 and raised

00:29:55.560 --> 00:29:55.900
 him up

00:29:55.900 --> 00:29:56.240
 to the

00:29:56.240 --> 00:29:56.620
 throne

00:29:56.620 --> 00:29:57.880
 of Israel.

00:29:59.360 --> 00:29:59.860
 Again

00:29:59.860 --> 00:30:00.240
 and again

00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:00.620
 we see

00:30:00.620 --> 00:30:01.200
 this tendency

00:30:01.200 --> 00:30:01.660
 of God

00:30:01.660 --> 00:30:02.180
 to use

00:30:02.180 --> 00:30:02.840
 his power

00:30:02.840 --> 00:30:04.120
 to lift

00:30:04.120 --> 00:30:04.640
 up the

00:30:04.640 --> 00:30:04.940
 humble

00:30:04.940 --> 00:30:05.380
 and to

00:30:05.380 --> 00:30:05.820
 exalt

00:30:05.820 --> 00:30:06.120
 them.

00:30:07.320 --> 00:30:07.740
 And why

00:30:07.740 --> 00:30:08.300
 is Mary

00:30:08.300 --> 00:30:09.060
 declaring this

00:30:09.060 --> 00:30:09.800
 wonderful thing

00:30:09.800 --> 00:30:10.200
 that God

00:30:10.200 --> 00:30:10.600
 does?

00:30:10.599 --> 00:30:13.359
 Because she

00:30:13.359 --> 00:30:13.919
 is one of

00:30:13.919 --> 00:30:14.480
 these lowly

00:30:14.480 --> 00:30:14.919
 people.

00:30:16.559 --> 00:30:17.379
 A nothing

00:30:17.379 --> 00:30:17.939
 girl from

00:30:17.939 --> 00:30:18.500
 Nazareth

00:30:18.500 --> 00:30:20.939
 now exalted

00:30:20.939 --> 00:30:22.579
 above all

00:30:22.579 --> 00:30:23.399
 women

00:30:23.399 --> 00:30:24.379
 with this

00:30:24.379 --> 00:30:24.899
 gift that

00:30:24.899 --> 00:30:25.339
 God has

00:30:25.339 --> 00:30:25.779
 given to

00:30:25.779 --> 00:30:26.059
 her

00:30:26.059 --> 00:30:28.279
 to be

00:30:28.279 --> 00:30:28.659
 the mother

00:30:28.659 --> 00:30:29.379
 of Jesus.

00:30:32.559 --> 00:30:33.579
 Verse 53

00:30:33.579 --> 00:30:35.339
 He has

00:30:35.339 --> 00:30:35.819
 filled the

00:30:35.819 --> 00:30:36.399
 hungry with

00:30:36.399 --> 00:30:37.139
 good things

00:30:37.139 --> 00:30:38.439
 but has

00:30:38.439 --> 00:30:38.839
 sent the

00:30:38.839 --> 00:30:39.399
 rich away

00:30:39.399 --> 00:30:39.939
 empty.

00:30:40.599 --> 00:30:42.939
 perhaps

00:30:42.939 --> 00:30:43.339
 this is

00:30:43.339 --> 00:30:43.619
 another

00:30:43.619 --> 00:30:44.139
 possible

00:30:44.139 --> 00:30:44.459
 hint

00:30:44.459 --> 00:30:44.779
 of what

00:30:44.779 --> 00:30:45.059
 Mary

00:30:45.059 --> 00:30:45.319
 has

00:30:45.319 --> 00:30:45.699
 known

00:30:45.699 --> 00:30:46.500
 up

00:30:46.500 --> 00:30:46.799
 until

00:30:46.799 --> 00:30:47.159
 now.

00:30:48.159 --> 00:30:48.639
 Has

00:30:48.639 --> 00:30:48.799
 she

00:30:48.799 --> 00:30:49.039
 known

00:30:49.039 --> 00:30:49.439
 hunger?

00:30:51.559 --> 00:30:52.039
 Has

00:30:52.039 --> 00:30:52.199
 she

00:30:52.199 --> 00:30:52.379
 known

00:30:52.379 --> 00:30:52.859
 poverty?

00:30:55.059 --> 00:30:55.539
 She

00:30:55.539 --> 00:30:55.959
 seems to

00:30:55.959 --> 00:30:56.299
 speak of

00:30:56.299 --> 00:30:56.659
 the rich

00:30:56.659 --> 00:30:57.059
 as though

00:30:57.059 --> 00:30:57.799
 she

00:30:57.799 --> 00:30:58.139
 isn't

00:30:58.139 --> 00:30:58.480
 one of

00:30:58.480 --> 00:30:58.639
 them.

00:31:00.679 --> 00:31:01.159
 Now

00:31:01.159 --> 00:31:01.599
 the promise

00:31:01.599 --> 00:31:01.899
 of the

00:31:01.899 --> 00:31:02.139
 angel

00:31:02.139 --> 00:31:02.619
 wasn't to

00:31:02.619 --> 00:31:02.939
 put more

00:31:02.939 --> 00:31:03.279
 food on

00:31:03.279 --> 00:31:03.719
 the table

00:31:03.719 --> 00:31:04.059
 or to

00:31:04.059 --> 00:31:04.399
 put more

00:31:04.399 --> 00:31:04.639
 money

00:31:04.639 --> 00:31:04.980
 in her

00:31:04.980 --> 00:31:05.319
 purse

00:31:05.319 --> 00:31:06.879
 but it

00:31:06.879 --> 00:31:07.179
 will be

00:31:07.179 --> 00:31:07.519
 something

00:31:07.519 --> 00:31:08.240
 even more

00:31:08.240 --> 00:31:08.759
 deeply

00:31:08.759 --> 00:31:09.579
 satisfying

00:31:09.579 --> 00:31:10.720
 and

00:31:10.720 --> 00:31:11.220
 wonderful

00:31:11.220 --> 00:31:11.819
 fulfilling

00:31:11.819 --> 00:31:12.460
 a deeper

00:31:12.460 --> 00:31:13.000
 hunger

00:31:13.000 --> 00:31:14.500
 hunger

00:31:14.500 --> 00:31:14.799
 of the

00:31:14.799 --> 00:31:15.099
 heart

00:31:15.099 --> 00:31:15.339
 and

00:31:15.339 --> 00:31:16.179
 soul

00:31:16.179 --> 00:31:17.500
 this

00:31:17.500 --> 00:31:17.740
 son

00:31:17.740 --> 00:31:17.939
 that

00:31:17.939 --> 00:31:18.079
 she

00:31:18.079 --> 00:31:18.259
 will

00:31:18.259 --> 00:31:18.519
 bear.

00:31:21.519 --> 00:31:22.299
 She

00:31:22.299 --> 00:31:22.879
 closes in

00:31:22.879 --> 00:31:23.319
 this way

00:31:23.319 --> 00:31:24.199
 He has

00:31:24.199 --> 00:31:24.539
 helped

00:31:24.539 --> 00:31:25.159
 his servant

00:31:25.159 --> 00:31:25.740
 Israel

00:31:25.740 --> 00:31:26.539
 remembering

00:31:26.539 --> 00:31:27.039
 to be

00:31:27.039 --> 00:31:27.500
 merciful

00:31:27.500 --> 00:31:28.240
 to Abraham

00:31:28.240 --> 00:31:28.759
 and his

00:31:28.759 --> 00:31:29.319
 descendants

00:31:29.319 --> 00:31:30.240
 forever

00:31:30.240 --> 00:31:32.039
 just as

00:31:32.039 --> 00:31:32.759
 he promised

00:31:32.759 --> 00:31:33.439
 our

00:31:33.439 --> 00:31:34.079
 ancestors.

00:31:34.079 --> 00:31:38.699
 here Mary

00:31:38.699 --> 00:31:39.379
 reflects on

00:31:39.379 --> 00:31:40.019
 how this

00:31:40.019 --> 00:31:41.299
 wonderful

00:31:41.299 --> 00:31:41.919
 gift of

00:31:41.919 --> 00:31:42.240
 God

00:31:42.240 --> 00:31:42.919
 the Messiah

00:31:42.919 --> 00:31:43.519
 whom she

00:31:43.519 --> 00:31:43.939
 will bear

00:31:43.939 --> 00:31:44.299
 is not

00:31:44.299 --> 00:31:44.659
 just a

00:31:44.659 --> 00:31:45.039
 gift to

00:31:45.039 --> 00:31:45.359
 her

00:31:45.359 --> 00:31:46.980
 but to

00:31:46.980 --> 00:31:47.399
 all

00:31:47.399 --> 00:31:47.980
 Israel.

00:31:50.319 --> 00:31:50.960
 God

00:31:50.960 --> 00:31:51.799
 hasn't

00:31:51.799 --> 00:31:52.259
 forgotten

00:31:52.259 --> 00:31:52.720
 us.

00:31:54.059 --> 00:31:54.599
 He has

00:31:54.599 --> 00:31:54.980
 not

00:31:54.980 --> 00:31:55.980
 forgotten

00:31:55.980 --> 00:31:56.559
 to show

00:31:56.559 --> 00:31:57.099
 mercy.

00:31:57.099 --> 00:31:59.679
 even

00:31:59.679 --> 00:32:00.139
 before

00:32:00.139 --> 00:32:01.299
 baby

00:32:01.299 --> 00:32:01.659
 Jesus

00:32:01.659 --> 00:32:01.959
 is

00:32:01.959 --> 00:32:02.279
 born

00:32:02.279 --> 00:32:03.259
 you

00:32:03.259 --> 00:32:03.419
 can

00:32:03.419 --> 00:32:03.679
 see

00:32:03.679 --> 00:32:03.819
 it

00:32:03.819 --> 00:32:03.939
 in

00:32:03.939 --> 00:32:04.119
 her

00:32:04.119 --> 00:32:04.579
 words

00:32:04.579 --> 00:32:05.339
 Mary

00:32:05.339 --> 00:32:06.139
 recognizes

00:32:06.139 --> 00:32:06.599
 her

00:32:06.599 --> 00:32:07.019
 son

00:32:07.019 --> 00:32:07.339
 as

00:32:07.339 --> 00:32:07.519
 the

00:32:07.519 --> 00:32:07.899
 one

00:32:07.899 --> 00:32:08.980
 through

00:32:08.980 --> 00:32:09.299
 whom

00:32:09.299 --> 00:32:09.939
 God

00:32:09.939 --> 00:32:10.119
 will

00:32:10.119 --> 00:32:10.399
 keep

00:32:10.399 --> 00:32:10.639
 the

00:32:10.639 --> 00:32:11.099
 promises

00:32:11.099 --> 00:32:11.419
 he

00:32:11.419 --> 00:32:11.659
 has

00:32:11.659 --> 00:32:12.039
 made

00:32:12.039 --> 00:32:12.859
 the

00:32:12.859 --> 00:32:13.299
 promises

00:32:13.299 --> 00:32:13.699
 which

00:32:13.699 --> 00:32:14.079
 first

00:32:14.079 --> 00:32:14.379
 started

00:32:14.379 --> 00:32:14.740
 coming

00:32:14.740 --> 00:32:14.959
 to

00:32:14.959 --> 00:32:15.399
 Abraham

00:32:15.399 --> 00:32:16.719
 and

00:32:16.719 --> 00:32:16.980
 then

00:32:16.980 --> 00:32:17.519
 were

00:32:17.519 --> 00:32:17.819
 added

00:32:17.819 --> 00:32:18.039
 to

00:32:18.039 --> 00:32:18.439
 later

00:32:18.439 --> 00:32:20.000
 to

00:32:20.000 --> 00:32:20.519
 Isaac

00:32:20.519 --> 00:32:21.099
 to

00:32:21.099 --> 00:32:21.559
 Jacob

00:32:21.559 --> 00:32:22.199
 to

00:32:22.199 --> 00:32:22.579
 Moses

00:32:22.579 --> 00:32:23.199
 to

00:32:23.199 --> 00:32:23.639
 David

00:32:23.639 --> 00:32:24.159
 and

00:32:24.159 --> 00:32:24.500
 on

00:32:24.500 --> 00:32:25.140
 this

00:32:25.140 --> 00:32:25.319
 is

00:32:25.319 --> 00:32:25.579
 it

00:32:25.579 --> 00:32:27.279
 Mary

00:32:27.279 --> 00:32:27.680
 sees

00:32:27.680 --> 00:32:27.920
 it

00:32:27.920 --> 00:32:29.880
 she

00:32:29.880 --> 00:32:30.500
 understands

00:32:30.500 --> 00:32:30.759
 just

00:32:30.759 --> 00:32:30.940
 who

00:32:30.940 --> 00:32:31.140
 her

00:32:31.140 --> 00:32:31.400
 son

00:32:31.400 --> 00:32:31.819
 is

00:32:31.819 --> 00:32:31.960
 and

00:32:31.960 --> 00:32:32.119
 will

00:32:32.119 --> 00:32:32.380
 be

00:32:32.380 --> 00:32:33.859
 she

00:32:33.859 --> 00:32:34.180
 really

00:32:34.180 --> 00:32:34.519
 did

00:32:34.519 --> 00:32:34.940
 take

00:32:34.940 --> 00:32:35.240
 those

00:32:35.240 --> 00:32:35.599
 words

00:32:35.599 --> 00:32:35.779
 of

00:32:35.779 --> 00:32:36.140
 Gabriel

00:32:36.140 --> 00:32:36.420
 to

00:32:36.420 --> 00:32:36.759
 heart

00:32:36.759 --> 00:32:37.539
 and

00:32:37.539 --> 00:32:37.859
 believe

00:32:37.859 --> 00:32:38.200
 them

00:32:38.200 --> 00:32:42.619
 Mary

00:32:42.619 --> 00:32:42.960
 stayed

00:32:42.960 --> 00:32:43.160
 with

00:32:43.160 --> 00:32:43.460
 Elizabeth

00:32:43.460 --> 00:32:43.759
 for

00:32:43.759 --> 00:32:43.980
 about

00:32:43.980 --> 00:32:44.259
 three

00:32:44.259 --> 00:32:44.619
 months

00:32:44.619 --> 00:32:45.700
 and

00:32:45.700 --> 00:32:45.839
 then

00:32:45.839 --> 00:32:46.240
 returned

00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:46.599
 home

00:32:46.599 --> 00:32:49.140
 there

00:32:49.140 --> 00:32:49.259
 are

00:32:49.259 --> 00:32:49.420
 so

00:32:49.420 --> 00:32:49.619
 many

00:32:49.619 --> 00:32:50.039
 ways

00:32:50.039 --> 00:32:50.259
 that

00:32:50.259 --> 00:32:50.480
 some

00:32:50.480 --> 00:32:50.599
 of

00:32:50.599 --> 00:32:50.799
 these

00:32:50.799 --> 00:32:51.180
 words

00:32:51.180 --> 00:32:51.420
 could

00:32:51.420 --> 00:32:51.779
 touch

00:32:51.779 --> 00:32:52.400
 us

00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:53.119
 or

00:32:53.119 --> 00:32:53.440
 speak

00:32:53.440 --> 00:32:53.619
 to

00:32:53.619 --> 00:32:53.880
 us

00:32:53.880 --> 00:32:54.079
 we

00:32:54.079 --> 00:32:54.240
 could

00:32:54.240 --> 00:32:54.660
 reflect

00:32:54.660 --> 00:32:55.079
 a lot

00:32:55.079 --> 00:32:55.279
 on

00:32:55.279 --> 00:32:55.700
 Mary's

00:32:55.700 --> 00:32:56.079
 life

00:32:56.079 --> 00:32:56.680
 we

00:32:56.680 --> 00:32:56.839
 could

00:32:56.839 --> 00:32:57.200
 compare

00:32:57.200 --> 00:32:57.559
 that

00:32:57.559 --> 00:32:57.759
 to

00:32:57.759 --> 00:32:57.980
 what

00:32:57.980 --> 00:32:58.500
 maybe

00:32:58.500 --> 00:32:58.819
 some

00:32:58.819 --> 00:32:58.960
 of

00:32:58.960 --> 00:32:59.039
 you

00:32:59.039 --> 00:32:59.160
 are

00:32:59.160 --> 00:32:59.380
 going

00:32:59.380 --> 00:32:59.620
 through

00:32:59.620 --> 00:32:59.880
 right

00:32:59.880 --> 00:33:00.160
 now

00:33:00.160 --> 00:33:01.740
 we

00:33:01.740 --> 00:33:01.880
 could

00:33:01.880 --> 00:33:02.079
 think

00:33:02.079 --> 00:33:02.359
 a lot

00:33:02.359 --> 00:33:02.620
 about

00:33:02.620 --> 00:33:03.120
 God's

00:33:03.120 --> 00:33:03.460
 mighty

00:33:03.460 --> 00:33:03.980
 deeds

00:33:03.980 --> 00:33:05.039
 and

00:33:05.039 --> 00:33:05.180
 how

00:33:05.180 --> 00:33:05.359
 he

00:33:05.359 --> 00:33:05.740
 humbles

00:33:05.740 --> 00:33:05.900
 the

00:33:05.900 --> 00:33:06.240
 proud

00:33:06.240 --> 00:33:07.640
 and

00:33:07.640 --> 00:33:07.799
 how

00:33:07.799 --> 00:33:08.079
 he

00:33:08.079 --> 00:33:08.660
 exalts

00:33:08.660 --> 00:33:09.000
 the

00:33:09.000 --> 00:33:09.339
 humble

00:33:09.339 --> 00:33:10.539
 these

00:33:10.539 --> 00:33:10.759
 things

00:33:10.759 --> 00:33:11.059
 relate

00:33:11.059 --> 00:33:11.420
 to us

00:33:11.420 --> 00:33:11.720
 in so

00:33:11.720 --> 00:33:11.920
 many

00:33:11.920 --> 00:33:12.339
 ways

00:33:12.339 --> 00:33:13.220
 but

00:33:13.220 --> 00:33:13.420
 more

00:33:13.420 --> 00:33:13.599
 than

00:33:13.599 --> 00:33:13.920
 anything

00:33:13.920 --> 00:33:14.200
 what

00:33:14.200 --> 00:33:14.400
 does

00:33:14.400 --> 00:33:14.740
 God

00:33:14.740 --> 00:33:15.099
 want

00:33:15.099 --> 00:33:15.339
 our

00:33:15.339 --> 00:33:15.920
 response

00:33:15.920 --> 00:33:16.460
 to

00:33:16.460 --> 00:33:16.720
 all

00:33:16.720 --> 00:33:17.140
 this

00:33:17.140 --> 00:33:17.599
 to

00:33:17.599 --> 00:33:17.859
 be

00:33:17.859 --> 00:33:18.400
 why

00:33:18.400 --> 00:33:18.579
 is

00:33:18.579 --> 00:33:18.700
 it

00:33:18.700 --> 00:33:18.940
 here

00:33:18.940 --> 00:33:19.200
 why

00:33:19.200 --> 00:33:19.380
 is

00:33:19.380 --> 00:33:19.579
 Luke

00:33:19.579 --> 00:33:19.920
 telling

00:33:19.920 --> 00:33:20.140
 us

00:33:20.140 --> 00:33:20.500
 this

00:33:20.500 --> 00:33:23.180
 he's

00:33:23.180 --> 00:33:23.480
 showing

00:33:23.480 --> 00:33:23.840
 us

00:33:23.840 --> 00:33:24.700
 what

00:33:24.700 --> 00:33:25.360
 Elizabeth's

00:33:25.360 --> 00:33:25.940
 response

00:33:25.940 --> 00:33:26.920
 to

00:33:26.920 --> 00:33:27.160
 all

00:33:27.160 --> 00:33:27.420
 this

00:33:27.420 --> 00:33:27.880
 was

00:33:27.880 --> 00:33:30.120
 he's

00:33:30.120 --> 00:33:30.380
 showing

00:33:30.380 --> 00:33:30.580
 us

00:33:30.580 --> 00:33:30.780
 what

00:33:30.780 --> 00:33:31.360
 Mary's

00:33:31.360 --> 00:33:31.880
 response

00:33:31.880 --> 00:33:32.100
 to

00:33:32.100 --> 00:33:32.340
 all

00:33:32.340 --> 00:33:32.620
 this

00:33:32.620 --> 00:33:33.120
 was

00:33:33.120 --> 00:33:35.920
 and

00:33:35.920 --> 00:33:36.040
 I

00:33:36.040 --> 00:33:36.180
 think

00:33:36.180 --> 00:33:36.360
 there's

00:33:36.360 --> 00:33:36.460
 a

00:33:36.460 --> 00:33:36.780
 question

00:33:36.780 --> 00:33:37.060
 for

00:33:37.060 --> 00:33:37.280
 us

00:33:37.280 --> 00:33:37.420
 in

00:33:37.420 --> 00:33:37.720
 this

00:33:37.720 --> 00:33:39.300
 do

00:33:39.300 --> 00:33:39.560
 we

00:33:39.560 --> 00:33:40.300
 realize

00:33:40.300 --> 00:33:41.600
 do

00:33:41.600 --> 00:33:41.820
 we

00:33:41.820 --> 00:33:42.380
 recognize

00:33:42.380 --> 00:33:42.980
 just

00:33:42.980 --> 00:33:43.320
 who

00:33:43.320 --> 00:33:43.640
 this

00:33:43.640 --> 00:33:44.140
 child

00:33:44.140 --> 00:33:44.500
 of

00:33:44.500 --> 00:33:45.080
 Mary's

00:33:45.080 --> 00:33:45.560
 was

00:33:45.560 --> 00:33:46.780
 and

00:33:46.780 --> 00:33:47.160
 is

00:33:47.160 --> 00:33:50.560
 do

00:33:50.560 --> 00:33:50.720
 we

00:33:50.720 --> 00:33:51.080
 know

00:33:51.080 --> 00:33:51.560
 that

00:33:51.560 --> 00:33:51.840
 this

00:33:51.840 --> 00:33:52.340
 baby

00:33:52.340 --> 00:33:53.140
 who

00:33:53.140 --> 00:33:53.340
 was

00:33:53.340 --> 00:33:53.500
 in

00:33:53.500 --> 00:33:53.940
 Mary's

00:33:53.940 --> 00:33:54.240
 womb

00:33:54.240 --> 00:33:55.800
 is

00:33:55.800 --> 00:33:55.980
 our

00:33:55.980 --> 00:33:56.320
 Lord

00:33:56.320 --> 00:33:59.580
 do

00:33:59.580 --> 00:33:59.740
 we

00:33:59.740 --> 00:34:00.240
 recognize

00:34:00.240 --> 00:34:00.580
 that

00:34:00.580 --> 00:34:01.060
 all

00:34:01.060 --> 00:34:01.259
 of

00:34:01.259 --> 00:34:01.660
 God's

00:34:01.660 --> 00:34:02.160
 promises

00:34:02.160 --> 00:34:02.580
 made

00:34:02.580 --> 00:34:02.820
 through

00:34:02.820 --> 00:34:03.040
 the

00:34:03.040 --> 00:34:03.600
 generations

00:34:03.600 --> 00:34:04.160
 leading

00:34:04.160 --> 00:34:04.519
 up to

00:34:04.519 --> 00:34:04.860
 this

00:34:04.860 --> 00:34:05.700
 are

00:34:05.700 --> 00:34:06.100
 fulfilled

00:34:06.100 --> 00:34:06.340
 in

00:34:06.340 --> 00:34:06.700
 this

00:34:06.700 --> 00:34:07.460
 one

00:34:07.460 --> 00:34:08.539
 son

00:34:08.539 --> 00:34:12.500
 Jesus

00:34:12.500 --> 00:34:15.880
 he

00:34:15.880 --> 00:34:16.500
 is

00:34:16.500 --> 00:34:17.139
 everything

00:34:17.139 --> 00:34:19.319
 do

00:34:19.319 --> 00:34:19.440
 you

00:34:19.440 --> 00:34:19.639
 know

00:34:19.639 --> 00:34:20.019
 this

00:34:20.019 --> 00:34:22.359
 do

00:34:22.359 --> 00:34:22.460
 you

00:34:22.460 --> 00:34:22.779
 believe

00:34:22.779 --> 00:34:23.179
 this

00:34:23.179 --> 00:34:23.739
 do

00:34:23.739 --> 00:34:23.900
 you

00:34:23.900 --> 00:34:24.159
 see

00:34:24.159 --> 00:34:24.400
 it

00:34:24.400 --> 00:34:27.839
 all

00:34:27.839 --> 00:34:28.039
 the

00:34:28.039 --> 00:34:28.400
 signs

00:34:28.400 --> 00:34:28.619
 are

00:34:28.619 --> 00:34:28.960
 pointing

00:34:28.960 --> 00:34:29.199
 to

00:34:29.199 --> 00:34:29.559
 this

00:34:29.559 --> 00:34:30.739
 2,000

00:34:30.739 --> 00:34:31.019
 years

00:34:31.019 --> 00:34:31.299
 ago

00:34:31.299 --> 00:34:31.659
 that's

00:34:31.659 --> 00:34:31.799
 what

00:34:31.799 --> 00:34:32.079
 Luke's

00:34:32.079 --> 00:34:32.259
 trying

00:34:32.259 --> 00:34:32.400
 to

00:34:32.400 --> 00:34:32.619
 show

00:34:32.619 --> 00:34:33.099
 us

00:34:33.099 --> 00:34:36.239
 do

00:34:36.239 --> 00:34:36.379
 you

00:34:36.379 --> 00:34:36.559
 see

00:34:36.559 --> 00:34:36.799
 it

00:34:36.799 --> 00:34:39.559
 I

00:34:39.559 --> 00:34:39.679
 want

00:34:39.679 --> 00:34:39.759
 to

00:34:39.759 --> 00:34:39.960
 invite

00:34:39.960 --> 00:34:40.119
 the

00:34:40.119 --> 00:34:40.359
 worship

00:34:40.359 --> 00:34:40.639
 team

00:34:40.639 --> 00:34:40.799
 to

00:34:40.799 --> 00:34:40.980
 come

00:34:40.980 --> 00:34:41.139
 up

00:34:41.139 --> 00:34:41.239
 and

00:34:41.239 --> 00:34:41.359
 we're

00:34:41.359 --> 00:34:41.440
 going

00:34:41.440 --> 00:34:41.539
 to

00:34:41.539 --> 00:34:41.819
 sing

00:34:41.819 --> 00:34:42.559
 our

00:34:42.559 --> 00:34:43.139
 response

00:34:43.139 --> 00:34:45.199
 movimiento

00:34:45.199 --> 00:34:45.879
 to

00:34:45.879 --> 00:34:47.639
 do

00:34:47.639 --> 00:34:48.619
,

00:34:48.619 --> 00:34:48.679
 together

00:34:48.679 --> 00:34:48.839
 to

00:34:48.839 --> 00:34:51.099
 foam

00:34:51.099 --> 00:34:52.440
 let's

00:34:53.960 --> 00:34:54.480
 do

00:34:54.480 --> 00:34:57.219
 not