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 Well, good morning. Again, it's good to see all of you. If you are feeling hot and overwhelmed, we will say this a few times this summer, there are fans.

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 If you can't feel a fan, it's okay for you to get up and move to a place you can feel a fan. Or you can go downstairs to our lower level meeting room, which is air conditioned and live streams are service from there.

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 We would rather you get up and move in order to continue to participate than sit in the pews and suffer. So, that's our heart as we come to God's Word today.

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 So, I want to begin by asking a question. When you think of a priest, what do you think of? Maybe you think of Indiana Jones in the Temple of Doom, the pagan priest offering human sacrifices.

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 Or maybe you think of the princess bride, marriage. Marriage is what brings us here together today. Maybe you think of a priest like that.

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 Maybe you think of the classic stereotypical priest in a Catholic school, ready to wrap your knuckles for chewing gum or not having your socks pulled up.

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 Or maybe you think of a Catholic priest as a judge whose life is consumed with exposing all of your unrighteous living and to bring you shame.

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 Now, some of you may have had good experiences with priests and have different views, but these negative responses are typical in our culture and often come from our personal experience, don't they?

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 But is that how we are supposed to think of priests? Well, that brings us to our text today.

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 We are going through the summer, the book of Numbers, and we are in Numbers 17 and 18.

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 Interestingly, at the end of this week, I did a Google search online to see if I could find a sermon on Numbers 18 in the internet, and the answer was no.

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 So, here we go. We're going to do it, and we're going to be exploring parts of the Scripture that maybe aren't always looked at.

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 And just to remind you where we are as we come into this section, last week, Pastor Nick preached about chapter 16,

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 where the people of God rose up and rebelled, at least a portion of them, rebelled against the priesthood that God had established among His people.

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 The followers of Korah, a part of the Levites, rose up against them, and God brought judgment upon them because of their rebellion.

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 They were swallowed up by the earth, and then a plague came, and Aaron, the high priest who God had anointed, brought his censer full of incense,

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 and the smoke of that stopped the plague that was a second judgment against the people of God because they were rebelling against God's plan.

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 And the people realized the danger of trying to come to God without a priest, of trying to come to God on their own.

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 But they haven't yet even learned that lesson. We'll see in verse 12 of chapter 17, they will come back to this refrain again and say,

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 we are undone. We will all perish if we try to approach God.

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 But God speaks a word of hope to them and to us today because God has given the priesthood in order to bring blessing to His people.

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 And that's the overarching theme of verses of chapters 17 and 18.

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 We're going to walk through it in three sections, so we'll read it in a section at a time

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 to see how these blessings come to God's people through the priesthood.

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 So, first, chapter 17.

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 This is page 117 in the Pew Bible.

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 If you want to pull out your Pew Bible and follow along, or it will be on the screen behind me as well.

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 The Lord spoke to Moses saying, speak to the people of Israel and get from them staffs, one for each father's house,

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 from all their chiefs according to their father's house, twelve staffs.

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 Write each man's name on his staff and write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi.

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 For there shall be one staff for the head of each father's house.

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 Then you shall deposit them in the tent of meeting before the testimony where I meet with you.

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 And the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout.

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 Thus I will make to cease from me the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against you.

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 Moses spoke to the people of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him staff, one for each chief according to their father's houses,

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 twelve staffs, and the staff of Aaron was among their staffs.

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 And Moses deposited the staffs before the Lord in the tent of testimony.

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 On the next day, Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold,

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 the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds.

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 Then Moses brought out all the staffs from before the Lord to all the people of Israel.

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 And they looked, and each man took his staff.

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 And the Lord said to Moses,

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 Put back the staff of Aaron before the testimony,

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 to be kept as a sign for the rebels,

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 that you may make an end of their grumblings against me, lest they die.

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 Thus did Moses, as the Lord commanded him, so he did.

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 And the people of Israel said to Moses,

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 Behold, we perish.

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 We are undone.

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 We are all undone.

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 Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the Lord shall die.

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 Are we all to perish?

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 Let me pray as we look at God's Word this morning.

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 Lord, thank you for this Word.

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 Thank you that, Lord, by your Spirit, you have given us this Word so that we might know you and be instructed by you,

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 so we might understand what you are up to in the world,

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 and Lord, what it means to be your people.

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 Lord, I pray for your help this morning.

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 You would help me to speak clearly as I ought.

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 And I pray for all of our hearts,

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 that we would sit under your Word,

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 that we would receive it as from you.

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 Lord, that we would know it in our minds,

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 that we would love it in our hearts,

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 that we would do it with our hands.

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 Thank you, Lord.

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 We pray this in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 So the first thing we see in chapter 17 is that God gives a priest

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 who brings abundant life to his people.

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 Right?

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 So this story, remember, they've just come out of judgment,

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 and God comes to Moses and says,

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 okay, I've got to do more to establish Aaron in the eyes of the people

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 as the one that I have chosen.

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 And so he calls all the tribes together.

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 He says, we want one tribe from the leader of each tribe to give a staff.

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 And they write a name on it.

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 And in case you're doing a little math and you're wondering,

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 the Hebrew is a little less clear than the way…

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 The English suggests there were 12 staffs,

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 then there were 13 staffs.

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 There were 13 staffs total because there are 12 tribes.

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 And then on top of that, there was the tribe of Levi.

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 Because, if you remember, Jacob had 12 sons.

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 Those were the 12 tribes.

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 But then Levi gets set apart earlier,

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 and the two sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim,

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 become their own individual tribes.

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 In the 12 tribes, when they enter the land,

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 they will get 12 different parcels of land.

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 Levi will get something different,

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 and we'll see that by the end of our passage.

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 So, sorry, that was a little excursus

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 into the history of that, but that's the way it was.

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 So, 13 staffs, Moses gathers with the names of these tribes,

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 and he puts them in the tent of meeting,

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 the holy place, right?

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 The Ark of the Covenant in the middle of the tabernacle.

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 And he puts them in, and he says,

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 just wait and see.

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 And then he comes back the next morning,

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 and there are 12 dead sticks,

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 and there's one staff that has budded.

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 And it hasn't just budded.

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 It has budded, and it's flowered,

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 and it's borne fruit, right?

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 Don't miss the fact that this is not

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 some sort of natural process

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 where somehow a green staff

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 became a little bit more lifelike.

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 God did something miraculous

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 to picture something that was dead

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 being brought back to life,

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 and not only life, but abundant life

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 where it was producing something, almonds,

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 that would bless those who received it.

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 So, this is the sign that God gives.

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 Now, here's a question for you.

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 If I say to you,

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 what's the biblical significance of almonds?

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 Anything? Anyone?

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 Yeah, me neither, right?

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 So, I did a word search,

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 and do you know what?

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 It's amazing.

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 There are a couple of other references to almonds,

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 but there's this really neat one

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 in Exodus 25.

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 Exodus 25 is when God is giving instructions

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 to the people of God on Mount Sinai

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 as they receive the law

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 about the building of the tabernacle,

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 the place where God will meet with his people.

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 And in it, there's a lampstand.

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 And that lampstand has, like a menorah,

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 like multiple branches

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 that will then hold candles

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 to bring light into the temple

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 where the priests are offering sacrifices.

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 But in Exodus 25, verses 33 and 34,

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 it describes those branches like this.

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 They will have three cups

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 made like almond blossoms,

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 each with calyx and flour.

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 And on one branch,

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 and three cups made like almond blossoms,

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 each with calyx and flour,

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 on the other branch.

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 So, for the six branches

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 going out from the lampstand,

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 and on the lampstand itself,

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 there shall be four cups

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 made like almond blossoms,

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 their calyxes and flour.

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 So, this is the one place

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 in all the ritual life of Israel

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 where almonds are mentioned.

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 And it's amazing.

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 I don't think, by the way,

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 that Aaron's staff

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 was made from an almond tree.

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 It might have been.

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 I suppose it's possible.

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 But I don't think that was the point.

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 The point is that the people of God

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 would remember this passage

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 and would see that Aaron alone

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 has the right to minister

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 in that place where the lampstand was,

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 he and his sons in the priesthood,

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 right?

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 And that, that lampstand was a picture.

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 One commentator says

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 that the lampstand was like

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 a stylized almond tree

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 set within the holy place

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 representing Eden's tree of life,

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 its light symbolizing

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 the light of Yahweh's blessing.

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 Did you get that?

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 In this place, in the temple,

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 there was this lampstand

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 that pictured a tree of life

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 and it had almond blossoms.

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 And so, when you get to this sign

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 in Numbers,

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 God is reminding the people,

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 the priesthood is there

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 so that they can minister

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 in the tabernacle

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 so that you may have

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 the abundant life

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 that I'm going to bring you

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 because I am your God.

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 What an amazing thing it is

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 that God has given us

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 a priesthood that brings life.

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 Sometimes we feel like

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 coming to God

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 is more like being called

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 into the principal's office.

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 We know we've messed up

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 and now we're just waiting

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 for the other shoe to drop

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 and the consequence time

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 to happen for us

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 and we are afraid

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 and we fear the outcome, right?

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 And it's fascinating

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 because that's what God's people did.

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 They said,

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 we're not done.

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 How can we ever approach God?

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 But God is trying to say,

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 your priesthood is there

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 to give you life,

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 not death.

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 And of course,

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 we know that the priesthood

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 of Aaron

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 is just a picture

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 of a priesthood

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 that's yet to come.

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 That Jesus would come

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 as a greater priest

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 and that He would come

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 as one

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 not to bring death

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 and destruction,

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 but to bring life

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 life

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 and life

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 that is abundant

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 in Him.

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 And He would picture

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 this death

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 by being

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 one who is made dead

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 and then who is brought

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 back to life

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 as the resurrected

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 Son of God.

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 And so,

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 this staff of Aaron

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 both affirms

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 the priesthood

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 and pictures ahead

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 the resurrection life

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 that Jesus will bring

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 as our high priest

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 to all

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 who believe

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 in Him.

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 And because Jesus

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 is raised from the dead,

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 you don't have to fear

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 going to God

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 because He's a God

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 who delights

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 to give life

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 to those

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 who come to Him.

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 So,

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 chapter 17,

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 the priesthood

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 that brings life.

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 Let's look ahead

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 now to verse,

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 chapter 18

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 and think,

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 what else do we learn

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 from these sections

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 about the priesthood

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 that God gives?

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 What we'll see,

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 well,

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 let's read it first.

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 So,

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 we'll look at

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 verses 8,

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 chapter 18,

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 verses 1 through 7.

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 So,

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 the Lord said to Aaron,

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 you and your sons

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 in your father's house

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 with you

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 shall bear iniquity

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 connected with the sanctuary

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 and you and your sons

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 with you

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 shall bear iniquity

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 connected with your priesthood

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 and with you

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 bring your brothers also

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 the tribe of Levi,

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 the tribe of your father

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 that they may join you

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 and minister to you

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 while you and your sons

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 with you

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 are before the tent

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 of the testimony.

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 They shall keep guard

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 over you

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 and the whole tent

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 but shall not come near

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 to the vessels

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 of the sanctuary

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 or to the altar

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 lest they and you die.

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 They shall join you

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 and keep guard

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 over the tent

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 of the meeting

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 for all the service

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 of the tent

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 and no outsider

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 shall come near you

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 and you shall keep guard

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 over the sanctuary

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 and over the altar

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 that there may never again

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 be wrath

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 on the people of Israel

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 and behold

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 I have taken your brothers

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 the Levites

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 from among the people

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 of Israel

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 they are a gift to you

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 given to the Lord

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 to do the service

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 of the tent of meeting

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 and you and your sons

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 with you

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 shall guard

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 your priesthood

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 for all that concerns

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 the altar

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 and that is within

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 the veil

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 and you shall serve

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 I give you

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 your priesthood

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 as a gift

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 and any outsider

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 who comes near

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 shall be put

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 to death

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 so the second thing

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 that God's priesthood

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 brings us

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 is access to God

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 why do I say that

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 well you've got to go back

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 and recognize a couple things

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 first remember the context

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 of Korah's rebellion

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 where people rose up

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 and said we can get to God

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 without the priest

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 without the Levite

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 we can just go in

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 straight ahead

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 and lo and behold

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 they found out

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 the holiness of God

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 is too great

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 to be born

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 for sinful people

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 to merely approach him

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 go back and listen

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 to Pastor Nick's sermon

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 last week

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 to get all of that

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 but the other thing

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 you need to remember

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 is that

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 what God is reaffirming

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 to Aaron here

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 is the structure

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 of the camp

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 okay this goes back

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 to numbers

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 one through four

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 we're trying to pull

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 all the threads together

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 so you can follow

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 through all this

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 so remember

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 that in chapters

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 one through four

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 when God set up

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 the people of God

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 to leave

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 he set it up

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 with a particular

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 structure

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 to picture

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 things that he thought

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 were important

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 first

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 at the center

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 of the camp

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 was the tabernacle

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 the tent of meeting

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 and that's where

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 God's presence

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 was manifested

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 that's where Moses

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 met face to face

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 with God

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 and that's where

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 Aaron and his sons

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 would offer sacrifices

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 in worship to God

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 according to God's instruction

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 so God was in the center

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 of the people of God

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 and then you had

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 these other people

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 you had the priests

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 ministering within the temple

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 and then you had the Levites

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 and the four tribes

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 and you can look at chapter four

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 and see all the details

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 they had particular roles

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 about packing and carrying

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 and setting up

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 and all that stuff

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 but the Levites

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 were tasked

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 with ministering

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 on the outer

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 outside of the tent

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 but between

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 the tent of the meeting

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 and the people

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 then the twelve tribes

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 who were set up

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 in a square

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 around that

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 and that's what they would do

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 when they were camped

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 and then when they would move

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 they would elongate it

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 and make it a big line

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 but the same picture

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 basically is there

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 with concentric circles

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 going from

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 God at the tent of meeting

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 to the priests

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 to the Levites

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 and then to the tribes

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 of the people

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 and then the people outside

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 and that was the picture

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 that you got

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 right

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 and God is reminding

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 Aaron

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 and the Levites

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 and the people of God

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 by extension

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 that this structure

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 had a purpose

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 right

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 the priests

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 had a particular role

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 to deal with

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 the holy things

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 in the vessel

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 to offer sacrifices

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 to atone for the sin

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 of people

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 inside the tent

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 they stood between

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 God

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 and the people

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 and represented them

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 so that the people

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 of God

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 and their sin

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 would be addressed

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 the Levites

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 surrounded them

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 and served

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 the priests

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 so that they could

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 continue this act

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 and acted as a buffer

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 and here in this passage

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 you see very clearly

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 they were the guard

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 of the tent of meeting

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 to make sure

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 that people

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 didn't fall into

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 the same sin

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 that had happened

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 in chapter 16

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 of thinking

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 you could just run

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 rush right into

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 the tent of meeting

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 and face God

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 in his holy of holies

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 on your own

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 because

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 as we're reminded

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 God's holiness

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 is like the sun

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 it is beautiful

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 it is radiant

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 but it cannot bear impurity

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 it will burn up

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 anything

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 that draws close

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 that is not

00:18:59.340 --> 00:19:00.519
 perfectly pure

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 and so the priests

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 and the Levites

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 lived between

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 and did you notice

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 the phrase

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 that they will bear

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 the iniquity

00:19:09.139 --> 00:19:11.859
 of the sanctuary

00:19:11.859 --> 00:19:13.200
 that they will

00:19:13.200 --> 00:19:14.399
 actually stand

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 and bear the consequences

00:19:16.200 --> 00:19:17.759
 if the Levites

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 transgressed

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 and tried to do

00:19:19.379 --> 00:19:20.099
 what the priests

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 would do

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 both the Levites

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 and the priests

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 would die

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 if people

00:19:24.919 --> 00:19:25.740
 from the outside

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 tried to come in

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 and the Levites

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 allowed that to happen

00:19:29.879 --> 00:19:30.919
 the Levites

00:19:30.919 --> 00:19:31.659
 would die

00:19:31.659 --> 00:19:33.000
 so they stood

00:19:33.000 --> 00:19:33.779
 in the gap

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 and bore

00:19:34.480 --> 00:19:35.279
 responsibility

00:19:35.279 --> 00:19:36.379
 for the judgment

00:19:36.379 --> 00:19:36.940
 of God

00:19:36.940 --> 00:19:38.420
 against the people

00:19:38.420 --> 00:19:40.420
 all of this

00:19:40.420 --> 00:19:40.980
 is to say

00:19:40.980 --> 00:19:42.680
 God created a system

00:19:42.680 --> 00:19:44.279
 like the guardrails

00:19:44.279 --> 00:19:45.799
 a couple of summers ago

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 we went to Yellowstone

00:19:46.799 --> 00:19:47.519
 National Park

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 and if you've ever seen

00:19:49.039 --> 00:19:52.579
 the hot springs

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 right

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 they're absolutely beautiful

00:19:54.420 --> 00:19:55.099
 they're gorgeous

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 they're also really hot

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 and every once in a while

00:19:58.160 --> 00:19:58.819
 you see

00:19:58.819 --> 00:20:00.279
 that some bison

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 wandered into a hot spring

00:20:01.920 --> 00:20:02.319
 and do you know

00:20:02.319 --> 00:20:02.819
 what happens

00:20:02.819 --> 00:20:03.539
 it dies

00:20:03.539 --> 00:20:04.460
 really quickly

00:20:04.460 --> 00:20:05.720
 it's boiled to death

00:20:05.720 --> 00:20:07.240
 almost instantaneously

00:20:07.240 --> 00:20:08.039
 and so

00:20:08.039 --> 00:20:09.039
 when you go visit

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 these things

00:20:09.519 --> 00:20:10.779
 there are guardrails

00:20:10.779 --> 00:20:12.039
 there are boundaries

00:20:12.039 --> 00:20:13.539
 that are set up

00:20:13.539 --> 00:20:14.859
 so that you and me

00:20:14.859 --> 00:20:16.019
 and the silly

00:20:16.019 --> 00:20:18.200
 tourists

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 in our world

00:20:19.079 --> 00:20:20.059
 that always think

00:20:20.059 --> 00:20:20.659
 I've got to get

00:20:20.659 --> 00:20:21.379
 a little closer

00:20:21.379 --> 00:20:22.139
 I've got to get

00:20:22.139 --> 00:20:23.139
 the perfect selfie

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 and transgress

00:20:24.460 --> 00:20:25.200
 these boundaries

00:20:25.200 --> 00:20:26.119
 and end up falling

00:20:26.119 --> 00:20:26.879
 into these things

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 and dying

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 that's what the priests

00:20:30.420 --> 00:20:31.019
 and the Levites

00:20:31.019 --> 00:20:31.519
 were doing

00:20:31.519 --> 00:20:33.339
 they were preventing

00:20:33.339 --> 00:20:34.500
 the foolish

00:20:34.500 --> 00:20:36.440
 Israelite people

00:20:36.440 --> 00:20:37.900
 from doing something

00:20:37.900 --> 00:20:38.579
 that would lead

00:20:38.579 --> 00:20:39.400
 to their death

00:20:39.400 --> 00:20:40.859
 by their guarding

00:20:40.859 --> 00:20:42.079
 the tent

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 and the tabernacle

00:20:43.139 --> 00:20:44.359
 by their playing

00:20:44.359 --> 00:20:45.799
 their particular roles

00:20:45.799 --> 00:20:46.799
 that God

00:20:46.799 --> 00:20:47.859
 had given them

00:20:47.859 --> 00:20:51.279
 friends

00:20:51.279 --> 00:20:53.000
 how much more now

00:20:53.000 --> 00:20:54.539
 do we have

00:20:54.539 --> 00:20:55.319
 a high priest

00:20:55.319 --> 00:20:56.460
 who mediates

00:20:56.460 --> 00:20:57.579
 our access

00:20:57.579 --> 00:20:58.379
 to God

00:20:58.380 --> 00:21:00.360
 just like it was

00:21:00.360 --> 00:21:01.220
 a matter of life

00:21:01.220 --> 00:21:01.660
 and death

00:21:01.660 --> 00:21:02.200
 for them

00:21:02.200 --> 00:21:03.360
 we too

00:21:03.360 --> 00:21:04.960
 have a high priest

00:21:04.960 --> 00:21:06.200
 who mediates

00:21:06.200 --> 00:21:07.000
 life and death

00:21:07.000 --> 00:21:07.640
 to us

00:21:07.640 --> 00:21:09.340
 so in Hebrews

00:21:09.340 --> 00:21:11.660
 chapter 9

00:21:11.660 --> 00:21:12.740
 verses 24

00:21:12.740 --> 00:21:13.840
 and following

00:21:13.840 --> 00:21:15.860
 the writer

00:21:15.860 --> 00:21:16.700
 says this

00:21:16.700 --> 00:21:17.940
 for Christ

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 has entered

00:21:18.640 --> 00:21:19.480
 not into

00:21:19.480 --> 00:21:20.360
 holy places

00:21:20.360 --> 00:21:21.540
 made with hands

00:21:21.540 --> 00:21:22.440
 which are copies

00:21:22.440 --> 00:21:23.380
 of the true things

00:21:23.380 --> 00:21:24.720
 but into heaven

00:21:24.720 --> 00:21:25.320
 itself

00:21:25.319 --> 00:21:26.799
 now to appear

00:21:26.799 --> 00:21:27.359
 in the presence

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 of God

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 on our behalf

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 nor was it

00:21:29.839 --> 00:21:30.599
 to offer himself

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 repeatedly

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 as the high priest

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 entered the holy places

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 every year

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 with blood

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 not his own

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 for then he would

00:21:37.179 --> 00:21:37.960
 have had to suffer

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 repeatedly

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 since the foundation

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 of the world

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 but as it is

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 he has appeared

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 once for all

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 at the end

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 of the ages

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 to put away

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 sin

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 by the sacrificing

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 of himself

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 and just as it is

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 appointed for a man

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 to die once

00:21:54.000 --> 00:21:54.759
 and after that

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 comes judgment

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 so Christ

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 having been

00:21:57.960 --> 00:21:58.960
 offered once

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 to bear the sins

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 of many

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 will appear

00:22:01.619 --> 00:22:02.660
 a second time

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 not to deal

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 with sin

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 but to save

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 those who are

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 eagerly

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 waiting for him

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 okay

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 there's a lot

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 here

00:22:12.839 --> 00:22:14.000
 I don't know

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 if you've noticed

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 how often

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 we keep quoting

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 the book of Hebrews

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 as we're reading

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 numbers

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 but it's a really

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 amazing

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 rich

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 deep connection

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 between these books

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 so for your

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 for your benefit

00:22:25.700 --> 00:22:28.500
 but what we see

00:22:28.500 --> 00:22:29.240
 here in Hebrews

00:22:29.240 --> 00:22:30.559
 is picturing

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 Christ being

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 the ultimate

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 high priest

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 who goes in

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 and by his

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 final and perfect

00:22:37.440 --> 00:22:38.180
 sacrifice

00:22:38.180 --> 00:22:40.059
 makes it possible

00:22:40.059 --> 00:22:40.840
 for us

00:22:40.840 --> 00:22:42.039
 to approach

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 God

00:22:42.759 --> 00:22:44.220
 because our sins

00:22:44.220 --> 00:22:45.000
 have been dealt

00:22:45.000 --> 00:22:45.420
 with

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 because he has

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 died in our

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 place

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 and so

00:22:50.920 --> 00:22:51.839
 when we

00:22:51.839 --> 00:22:53.380
 on this

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 side

00:22:53.799 --> 00:22:54.160
 of the

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 crucifixion

00:22:54.900 --> 00:22:55.400
 of Jesus

00:22:55.400 --> 00:22:55.960
 in his

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 sacrifice

00:22:56.480 --> 00:22:57.299
 and the

00:22:57.299 --> 00:22:57.740
 resurrection

00:22:57.740 --> 00:22:58.420
 of Jesus

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 in his

00:22:58.920 --> 00:22:59.640
 justification

00:22:59.640 --> 00:23:02.160
 approach

00:23:02.160 --> 00:23:02.740
 God

00:23:02.740 --> 00:23:04.620
 in Christ

00:23:04.620 --> 00:23:05.900
 trusting in

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 him

00:23:06.180 --> 00:23:06.700
 knowing that

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 we have

00:23:07.200 --> 00:23:07.839
 no righteousness

00:23:07.839 --> 00:23:08.759
 that we would

00:23:08.759 --> 00:23:09.519
 be just like

00:23:09.519 --> 00:23:10.180
 the Israelites

00:23:10.180 --> 00:23:11.079
 burning up

00:23:11.079 --> 00:23:11.640
 if we try to

00:23:11.640 --> 00:23:12.460
 approach him

00:23:12.460 --> 00:23:12.940
 on our own

00:23:12.940 --> 00:23:13.740
 but because

00:23:13.740 --> 00:23:14.620
 Christ has

00:23:14.620 --> 00:23:15.019
 done that

00:23:15.019 --> 00:23:15.420
 and because

00:23:15.420 --> 00:23:16.019
 Christ was

00:23:16.019 --> 00:23:17.180
 perfect in

00:23:17.180 --> 00:23:17.960
 his sacrifice

00:23:17.960 --> 00:23:19.940
 we now have

00:23:19.940 --> 00:23:20.779
 access to

00:23:20.779 --> 00:23:21.180
 God

00:23:21.180 --> 00:23:22.160
 we have a

00:23:22.160 --> 00:23:22.639
 mediator

00:23:22.639 --> 00:23:23.000
 who has

00:23:23.000 --> 00:23:23.660
 opened the

00:23:23.660 --> 00:23:24.139
 doors

00:23:24.139 --> 00:23:25.799
 I didn't

00:23:25.799 --> 00:23:26.740
 read Hebrews

00:23:26.740 --> 00:23:27.599
 10 19

00:23:27.599 --> 00:23:28.279
 through 25

00:23:28.279 --> 00:23:29.139
 because we've

00:23:29.139 --> 00:23:29.440
 read it

00:23:29.440 --> 00:23:30.680
 every week

00:23:30.680 --> 00:23:31.200
 for the last

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 three weeks

00:23:31.740 --> 00:23:32.639
 but go back

00:23:32.639 --> 00:23:33.059
 and read it

00:23:33.059 --> 00:23:33.339
 again

00:23:33.339 --> 00:23:33.639
 because

00:23:33.639 --> 00:23:34.639
 therefore

00:23:34.639 --> 00:23:35.599
 Christ has

00:23:35.599 --> 00:23:36.319
 opened a way

00:23:36.319 --> 00:23:36.920
 for us

00:23:36.920 --> 00:23:38.480
 by the

00:23:38.480 --> 00:23:38.980
 sprinkling

00:23:38.980 --> 00:23:39.279
 of his

00:23:39.279 --> 00:23:39.579
 blood

00:23:39.579 --> 00:23:39.839
 and the

00:23:39.839 --> 00:23:40.139
 cleansing

00:23:40.139 --> 00:23:40.480
 of our

00:23:40.480 --> 00:23:40.859
 conscience

00:23:40.859 --> 00:23:41.299
 for us

00:23:41.299 --> 00:23:41.980
 to approach

00:23:41.980 --> 00:23:42.480
 God

00:23:42.480 --> 00:23:43.539
 with great

00:23:43.539 --> 00:23:44.059
 confidence

00:23:44.059 --> 00:23:45.180
 this is

00:23:45.180 --> 00:23:45.779
 the access

00:23:45.779 --> 00:23:46.519
 that God

00:23:46.519 --> 00:23:47.359
 has given

00:23:47.359 --> 00:23:47.960
 to us

00:23:47.960 --> 00:23:48.779
 he is

00:23:48.779 --> 00:23:48.960
 our

00:23:48.960 --> 00:23:49.480
 great

00:23:49.480 --> 00:23:50.039
 guardian

00:23:50.039 --> 00:23:52.119
 who has

00:23:52.119 --> 00:23:52.779
 made a way

00:23:52.779 --> 00:23:53.500
 so that we

00:23:53.500 --> 00:23:54.099
 have access

00:23:54.099 --> 00:23:54.559
 to him

00:23:54.559 --> 00:23:56.079
 so this is

00:23:56.079 --> 00:23:56.559
 the second

00:23:56.559 --> 00:23:56.980
 blessing

00:23:56.980 --> 00:23:58.019
 that we see

00:23:58.019 --> 00:23:58.680
 the first one

00:23:58.680 --> 00:23:59.139
 is abundant

00:23:59.139 --> 00:23:59.519
 life

00:23:59.519 --> 00:24:00.299
 the second

00:24:00.299 --> 00:24:00.700
 one is

00:24:00.700 --> 00:24:01.420
 access to

00:24:01.420 --> 00:24:01.940
 God

00:24:01.940 --> 00:24:03.299
 and fellowship

00:24:03.299 --> 00:24:03.879
 with him

00:24:03.879 --> 00:24:04.839
 and then the

00:24:04.839 --> 00:24:05.519
 last section

00:24:05.519 --> 00:24:06.139
 gives us

00:24:06.139 --> 00:24:06.980
 one more

00:24:06.980 --> 00:24:07.379
 thing

00:24:07.379 --> 00:24:08.119
 to see

00:24:08.119 --> 00:24:08.519
 about the

00:24:08.519 --> 00:24:08.960
 priesthood

00:24:08.960 --> 00:24:09.660
 now this

00:24:09.660 --> 00:24:10.139
 is a longer

00:24:10.139 --> 00:24:10.559
 section

00:24:10.559 --> 00:24:11.259
 so bear

00:24:11.259 --> 00:24:11.740
 with me

00:24:11.740 --> 00:24:12.519
 here we

00:24:12.519 --> 00:24:12.779
 go

00:24:12.779 --> 00:24:14.839
 starting

00:24:14.839 --> 00:24:15.180
 in verse

00:24:15.180 --> 00:24:15.720
 8 of

00:24:15.720 --> 00:24:16.000
 chapter

00:24:16.000 --> 00:24:16.519
 18

00:24:16.519 --> 00:24:17.879
 then the

00:24:17.879 --> 00:24:18.440
 Lord spoke

00:24:18.440 --> 00:24:19.000
 to Aaron

00:24:19.000 --> 00:24:20.059
 behold I

00:24:20.059 --> 00:24:20.500
 have given

00:24:20.500 --> 00:24:21.420
 you charge

00:24:21.420 --> 00:24:21.740
 of the

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 contributions

00:24:22.420 --> 00:24:23.200
 made to

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 me

00:24:23.559 --> 00:24:24.619
 all the

00:24:24.619 --> 00:24:25.160
 consecrated

00:24:25.160 --> 00:24:25.700
 things of

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 the people

00:24:26.059 --> 00:24:26.539
 of Israel

00:24:26.539 --> 00:24:27.220
 I have

00:24:27.220 --> 00:24:27.619
 given them

00:24:27.619 --> 00:24:28.039
 to you

00:24:28.039 --> 00:24:28.359
 as a

00:24:28.359 --> 00:24:28.700
 portion

00:24:28.700 --> 00:24:29.319
 and to

00:24:29.319 --> 00:24:29.539
 your

00:24:29.539 --> 00:24:30.000
 sons

00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:30.460
 as a

00:24:30.460 --> 00:24:30.879
 perpetual

00:24:30.879 --> 00:24:31.359
 due

00:24:31.359 --> 00:24:32.319
 this

00:24:32.319 --> 00:24:32.619
 shall

00:24:32.619 --> 00:24:33.240
 be yours

00:24:33.240 --> 00:24:34.440
 of the

00:24:34.440 --> 00:24:34.680
 most

00:24:34.680 --> 00:24:34.980
 holy

00:24:34.980 --> 00:24:35.379
 things

00:24:35.379 --> 00:24:35.779
 reserved

00:24:35.779 --> 00:24:36.240
 from

00:24:36.240 --> 00:24:36.440
 the

00:24:36.440 --> 00:24:36.759
 fire

00:24:36.759 --> 00:24:37.579
 every

00:24:37.579 --> 00:24:38.019
 offering

00:24:38.019 --> 00:24:38.220
 of

00:24:38.220 --> 00:24:38.480
 theirs

00:24:38.480 --> 00:24:38.839
 every

00:24:38.839 --> 00:24:39.119
 grain

00:24:39.119 --> 00:24:39.480
 offering

00:24:39.480 --> 00:24:39.879
 of theirs

00:24:39.879 --> 00:24:40.259
 and every

00:24:40.259 --> 00:24:40.639
 sin

00:24:40.639 --> 00:24:41.079
 offering

00:24:41.079 --> 00:24:41.559
 of theirs

00:24:41.559 --> 00:24:41.559


00:24:42.779 --> 00:24:43.539
 which they

00:24:43.539 --> 00:24:43.819
 render

00:24:43.819 --> 00:24:44.240
 to me

00:24:44.240 --> 00:24:45.099
 shall be

00:24:45.099 --> 00:24:45.819
 most holy

00:24:45.819 --> 00:24:46.480
 to you

00:24:46.480 --> 00:24:46.940
 and to

00:24:46.940 --> 00:24:47.180
 your

00:24:47.180 --> 00:24:47.680
 sons

00:24:47.680 --> 00:24:48.799
 in a

00:24:48.799 --> 00:24:49.059
 most

00:24:49.059 --> 00:24:49.440
 holy

00:24:49.440 --> 00:24:49.920
 place

00:24:49.920 --> 00:24:50.099
 you

00:24:50.099 --> 00:24:50.299
 shall

00:24:50.299 --> 00:24:50.559
 eat

00:24:50.559 --> 00:24:50.740
 it

00:24:50.740 --> 00:24:51.279
 every

00:24:51.279 --> 00:24:51.559
 male

00:24:51.559 --> 00:24:51.819
 shall

00:24:51.819 --> 00:24:52.059
 eat

00:24:52.059 --> 00:24:52.379
 of it

00:24:52.379 --> 00:24:52.680
 it

00:24:52.680 --> 00:24:52.839
 is

00:24:52.839 --> 00:24:53.180
 holy

00:24:53.180 --> 00:24:53.460
 to

00:24:53.460 --> 00:24:53.779
 you

00:24:53.779 --> 00:24:54.639
 this

00:24:54.639 --> 00:24:55.019
 also

00:24:55.019 --> 00:24:55.319
 is

00:24:55.319 --> 00:24:55.779
 yours

00:24:55.779 --> 00:24:56.160
 the

00:24:56.160 --> 00:24:56.599
 contribution

00:24:56.599 --> 00:24:57.000
 of

00:24:57.000 --> 00:24:57.139
 their

00:24:57.139 --> 00:24:57.500
 gift

00:24:57.500 --> 00:24:58.039
 all

00:24:58.039 --> 00:24:58.200
 the

00:24:58.200 --> 00:24:58.500
 wave

00:24:58.500 --> 00:24:59.039
 offerings

00:24:59.039 --> 00:24:59.240
 of

00:24:59.240 --> 00:24:59.379
 the

00:24:59.379 --> 00:24:59.639
 people

00:24:59.639 --> 00:24:59.819
 of

00:24:59.819 --> 00:25:00.139
 Israel

00:25:00.139 --> 00:25:00.399
 I

00:25:00.399 --> 00:25:00.519
 have

00:25:00.519 --> 00:25:00.799
 given

00:25:00.799 --> 00:25:01.019
 them

00:25:01.019 --> 00:25:01.240
 to

00:25:01.240 --> 00:25:01.599
 you

00:25:01.599 --> 00:25:02.240
 and

00:25:02.240 --> 00:25:02.359
 to

00:25:02.359 --> 00:25:02.559
 your

00:25:02.559 --> 00:25:03.119
 sons

00:25:03.119 --> 00:25:03.700
 and

00:25:03.700 --> 00:25:04.099
 daughters

00:25:04.099 --> 00:25:04.559
 with

00:25:04.559 --> 00:25:04.799
 you

00:25:04.799 --> 00:25:05.059
 as

00:25:05.059 --> 00:25:05.200
 a

00:25:05.200 --> 00:25:05.639
 perpetual

00:25:05.639 --> 00:25:06.160
 due

00:25:06.160 --> 00:25:07.339
 everyone

00:25:07.339 --> 00:25:07.740
 who

00:25:07.740 --> 00:25:07.940
 is

00:25:07.940 --> 00:25:08.399
 clean

00:25:08.399 --> 00:25:08.879
 in your

00:25:08.879 --> 00:25:09.200
 house

00:25:09.200 --> 00:25:09.440
 may

00:25:09.440 --> 00:25:09.680
 eat

00:25:12.779 --> 00:25:14.339
 the

00:25:14.339 --> 00:25:14.700
 first

00:25:14.700 --> 00:25:15.139
 fruits

00:25:15.139 --> 00:25:15.379
 of

00:25:15.379 --> 00:25:15.539
 what

00:25:15.539 --> 00:25:15.720
 they

00:25:15.720 --> 00:25:16.059
 give

00:25:16.059 --> 00:25:16.259
 to

00:25:16.259 --> 00:25:16.440
 the

00:25:16.440 --> 00:25:16.740
 Lord

00:25:16.740 --> 00:25:16.980
 I

00:25:16.980 --> 00:25:17.279
 give

00:25:17.279 --> 00:25:17.519
 to

00:25:17.519 --> 00:25:17.839
 you

00:25:17.839 --> 00:25:18.519
 the

00:25:18.519 --> 00:25:18.839
 first

00:25:18.839 --> 00:25:19.139
 ripe

00:25:19.139 --> 00:25:19.500
 fruits

00:25:19.500 --> 00:25:19.680
 of

00:25:19.680 --> 00:25:19.940
 all

00:25:19.940 --> 00:25:20.119
 that

00:25:20.119 --> 00:25:20.259
 is

00:25:20.259 --> 00:25:20.379
 in

00:25:20.379 --> 00:25:20.519
 the

00:25:20.519 --> 00:25:20.859
 land

00:25:20.859 --> 00:25:21.319
 which

00:25:21.319 --> 00:25:21.519
 they

00:25:21.519 --> 00:25:21.899
 bring

00:25:21.899 --> 00:25:22.099
 to

00:25:22.099 --> 00:25:22.279
 the

00:25:22.279 --> 00:25:22.599
 Lord

00:25:22.599 --> 00:25:23.119
 shall

00:25:23.119 --> 00:25:23.299
 be

00:25:23.299 --> 00:25:23.759
 yours

00:25:23.759 --> 00:25:24.879
 everyone

00:25:24.879 --> 00:25:25.440
 who

00:25:25.440 --> 00:25:25.859
 is

00:25:25.859 --> 00:25:26.480
 clean

00:25:26.480 --> 00:25:26.740
 in

00:25:26.740 --> 00:25:26.920
 your

00:25:26.920 --> 00:25:27.319
 house

00:25:27.319 --> 00:25:27.559
 may

00:25:27.559 --> 00:25:27.819
 eat

00:25:27.819 --> 00:25:27.980
 it

00:25:27.980 --> 00:25:28.740
 every

00:25:28.740 --> 00:25:29.180
 devoted

00:25:29.180 --> 00:25:29.500
 thing

00:25:29.500 --> 00:25:29.639
 in

00:25:29.639 --> 00:25:30.000
 Israel

00:25:30.000 --> 00:25:30.359
 shall

00:25:30.359 --> 00:25:30.539
 be

00:25:30.539 --> 00:25:30.859
 yours

00:25:30.859 --> 00:25:31.240
 everything

00:25:31.240 --> 00:25:31.480
 that

00:25:31.480 --> 00:25:31.779
 opens

00:25:31.779 --> 00:25:32.019
 the

00:25:32.019 --> 00:25:32.279
 womb

00:25:32.279 --> 00:25:32.460
 of

00:25:32.460 --> 00:25:32.720
 all

00:25:32.720 --> 00:25:32.899
 the

00:25:32.899 --> 00:25:33.240
 flesh

00:25:33.240 --> 00:25:33.539
 whether

00:25:33.539 --> 00:25:33.920
 man

00:25:33.920 --> 00:25:34.099
 or

00:25:34.099 --> 00:25:34.399
 beast

00:25:34.399 --> 00:25:35.279
 which

00:25:35.279 --> 00:25:35.519
 they

00:25:35.519 --> 00:25:35.940
 offer

00:25:35.940 --> 00:25:36.240
 to

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 the

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 Lord

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 shall

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 be

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 yours

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 unclean

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 animals

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 you

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 shall

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 redeem

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 and

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 their

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 redemption

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 price

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 at

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 a

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 month

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 old

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 you

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 shall

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 redeem

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 them

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 you

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 shall

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 fix

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 at

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 five

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 shekels

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 of

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 in

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 silver

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 according

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 to

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 the

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 shekel

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 of

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 the

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 sanctuary

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 which

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 is

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 twenty

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 geras

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 but

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 for

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 the

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 first

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 born

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 of

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 a

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 cow

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 for

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 the

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 first

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 born

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 of

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 a

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 sheep

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 the

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 first

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 born

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 of

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 a

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 goat

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 you

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 shall

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 not

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 redeem

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 they

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 are

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 holy

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 you

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 shall

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 sprinkle

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 their

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 blood

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 on

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 the

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 altar

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 and

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 shall

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 burn

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 their

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 fat

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 as

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 a

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 food

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 offering

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 with

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 a

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 pleasant

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 pleasing

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 aroma

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 to

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 the

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 Lord

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 but

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 their

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 flesh

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 shall

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 be

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 yours

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 as

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 the

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 breast

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 that

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 is

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 waved

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 and

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 as

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 the

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 right

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 thigh

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 are

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 yours

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 all

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 the

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 contributions

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 that

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 the

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 people

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 of

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 Israel

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 present

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 to

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 the

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 Lord

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 I

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 give

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 to

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 you

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 and

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 to

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 your

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 sons

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 and

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 daughters

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 with

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 you

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 as

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 a

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 perpetual

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 due

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 it

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 is

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 a

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 covenant

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 of

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 salt

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 forever

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 before

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 the

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 Lord

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 for

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 you

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 and

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 for

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 your

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 offspring

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 with

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 you

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 and

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 the

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 Lord

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 said

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 to

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 Aaron

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 you

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 shall

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 have

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 no

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 inheritance

00:26:35.720 --> 00:26:36.039
 in

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 their

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 land

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 neither

00:26:37.980 --> 00:26:38.380
 shall

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 you

00:26:38.539 --> 00:26:38.779
 have

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 any

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 portion

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 among

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 them

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 I

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 am

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 your

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 portion

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 and

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 your

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 inheritance

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 among

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 the

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 people

00:26:44.539 --> 00:26:44.839
 of

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 Israel

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 to

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 Levites

00:26:47.539 --> 00:26:47.740
 I

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 have

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 given

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 every

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 tithe

00:26:49.099 --> 00:26:49.359
 in

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 Israel

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 for

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 an

00:26:50.099 --> 00:26:50.519
 inheritance

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 in

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 return

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 for

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 their

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 service

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 that

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 they

00:26:53.019 --> 00:26:53.319
 do

00:26:53.319 --> 00:26:53.740
 their

00:26:53.740 --> 00:26:54.119
 service

00:26:54.119 --> 00:26:54.279
 in

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 the

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 tent

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 of

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 the

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!

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 so

00:26:55.359 --> 00:26:55.519
 that

00:26:55.519 --> 00:26:55.679
 the

00:26:55.679 --> 00:26:55.899
 people

00:26:55.899 --> 00:26:56.079
 of

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 Israel

00:26:56.339 --> 00:26:56.559
 do

00:26:56.559 --> 00:26:56.740
 not

00:26:56.740 --> 00:26:56.979
 come

00:26:56.979 --> 00:26:57.240
 near

00:26:57.240 --> 00:26:57.459
 the

00:26:57.459 --> 00:26:57.639
 tent

00:26:57.639 --> 00:26:57.779
 of

00:26:57.779 --> 00:26:57.899
 the

00:26:57.899 --> 00:26:58.119
 meeting

00:26:58.119 --> 00:26:58.399
 lest

00:26:58.399 --> 00:26:58.559
 they

00:26:58.559 --> 00:26:58.779
 bear

00:26:58.779 --> 00:26:59.039
 sin

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 and

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 die

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 but

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 the

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 Levites

00:27:01.059 --> 00:27:01.299
 shall

00:27:01.299 --> 00:27:01.619
 do

00:27:01.619 --> 00:27:01.859
 the

00:27:01.859 --> 00:27:02.179
 service

00:27:02.179 --> 00:27:02.359
 of

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 the

00:27:02.500 --> 00:27:02.699
 tent

00:27:02.699 --> 00:27:02.819
 of

00:27:02.819 --> 00:27:02.919
 the

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 meeting

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 and

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 they

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 shall

00:27:03.719 --> 00:27:03.979
 bear

00:27:03.979 --> 00:27:04.599
 their

00:27:04.599 --> 00:27:05.119
 iniquity

00:27:05.119 --> 00:27:05.899
 it

00:27:05.899 --> 00:27:06.059
 shall

00:27:06.059 --> 00:27:06.199
 be

00:27:06.199 --> 00:27:06.339
 a

00:27:06.339 --> 00:27:06.699
 perpetual

00:27:06.699 --> 00:27:07.259
 statute

00:27:07.259 --> 00:27:07.639
 throughout

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 your

00:27:07.879 --> 00:27:08.459
 generations

00:27:08.459 --> 00:27:08.740
 and

00:27:08.740 --> 00:27:08.939
 among

00:27:08.939 --> 00:27:09.099
 the

00:27:09.099 --> 00:27:09.319
 people

00:27:09.319 --> 00:27:09.500
 of

00:27:09.500 --> 00:27:09.740
 Israel

00:27:09.740 --> 00:27:09.959
 that

00:27:09.959 --> 00:27:10.159
 they

00:27:10.159 --> 00:27:10.439
 shall

00:27:10.439 --> 00:27:10.679
 have

00:27:10.679 --> 00:27:11.019
 no

00:27:11.019 --> 00:27:11.539
 inheritance

00:27:11.539 --> 00:27:12.259
 for

00:27:12.259 --> 00:27:12.439
 the

00:27:12.439 --> 00:27:12.740
 tithe

00:27:12.740 --> 00:27:12.919
 of

00:27:12.919 --> 00:27:13.059
 the

00:27:13.059 --> 00:27:13.619
 people

00:27:13.619 --> 00:27:14.359
 of

00:27:14.359 --> 00:27:14.879
 Israel

00:27:14.879 --> 00:27:15.259
 which

00:27:15.259 --> 00:27:15.439
 they

00:27:15.439 --> 00:27:15.859
 present

00:27:15.859 --> 00:27:16.079
 as

00:27:16.079 --> 00:27:16.539
 contribution

00:27:16.539 --> 00:27:17.059
 to

00:27:17.059 --> 00:27:17.240
 the

00:27:17.240 --> 00:27:17.480
 Lord

00:27:17.480 --> 00:27:17.779
 I

00:27:17.779 --> 00:27:17.960
 have

00:27:17.960 --> 00:27:18.199
 given

00:27:18.199 --> 00:27:18.379
 to

00:27:18.379 --> 00:27:18.579
 the

00:27:18.579 --> 00:27:19.099
 Levites

00:27:19.099 --> 00:27:19.740
 for

00:27:19.740 --> 00:27:19.879
 an

00:27:19.879 --> 00:27:20.339
 inheritance

00:27:20.339 --> 00:27:21.179
 for

00:27:21.179 --> 00:27:21.319
 I

00:27:21.319 --> 00:27:21.480
 have

00:27:21.480 --> 00:27:21.879
 said

00:27:21.879 --> 00:27:22.139
 of

00:27:22.139 --> 00:27:22.399
 them

00:27:22.399 --> 00:27:22.619
 that

00:27:22.619 --> 00:27:22.819
 they

00:27:22.819 --> 00:27:23.000
 shall

00:27:23.000 --> 00:27:23.179
 have

00:27:23.179 --> 00:27:23.359
 no

00:27:23.359 --> 00:27:23.859
 inheritance

00:27:23.859 --> 00:27:24.299
 among

00:27:24.299 --> 00:27:24.480
 the

00:27:24.480 --> 00:27:24.779
 people

00:27:24.779 --> 00:27:25.059
 of

00:27:25.059 --> 00:27:25.539
 Israel

00:27:25.539 --> 00:27:26.419
 and

00:27:26.419 --> 00:27:26.539
 the

00:27:26.539 --> 00:27:26.679
 Lord

00:27:26.679 --> 00:27:26.980
 spoke

00:27:26.980 --> 00:27:27.159
 to

00:27:27.159 --> 00:27:27.439
 Moses

00:27:27.439 --> 00:27:27.899
 saying

00:27:27.899 --> 00:27:28.439
 moreover

00:27:28.439 --> 00:27:28.639
 you

00:27:28.639 --> 00:27:28.839
 shall

00:27:28.839 --> 00:27:29.259
 speak

00:27:29.259 --> 00:27:29.480
 and

00:27:29.480 --> 00:27:29.659
 say

00:27:29.659 --> 00:27:29.819
 to

00:27:29.819 --> 00:27:29.960
 the

00:27:29.960 --> 00:27:30.379
 Levites

00:27:30.379 --> 00:27:30.599
 when

00:27:30.599 --> 00:27:30.759
 you

00:27:30.759 --> 00:27:31.039
 take

00:27:31.039 --> 00:27:31.240
 from

00:27:31.240 --> 00:27:31.399
 the

00:27:31.399 --> 00:27:31.740
 people

00:27:31.740 --> 00:27:31.960
 of

00:27:31.960 --> 00:27:32.339
 Israel

00:27:32.339 --> 00:27:33.039
 the

00:27:33.039 --> 00:27:33.439
 tithe

00:27:33.439 --> 00:27:33.619
 that

00:27:33.619 --> 00:27:33.740
 I

00:27:33.740 --> 00:27:33.899
 have

00:27:33.899 --> 00:27:34.119
 given

00:27:34.119 --> 00:27:34.339
 you

00:27:34.339 --> 00:27:34.639
 from

00:27:34.639 --> 00:27:34.939
 them

00:27:34.939 --> 00:27:35.159
 for

00:27:35.159 --> 00:27:35.399
 your

00:27:35.399 --> 00:27:35.899
 inheritance

00:27:35.899 --> 00:27:36.639
 then

00:27:36.639 --> 00:27:36.859
 you

00:27:36.859 --> 00:27:37.039
 shall

00:27:37.039 --> 00:27:37.480
 present

00:27:37.480 --> 00:27:37.699
 a

00:27:37.699 --> 00:27:37.699


00:27:37.700 --> 00:27:38.279
 contribution

00:27:38.279 --> 00:27:38.860
 from

00:27:38.860 --> 00:27:39.220
 it

00:27:39.220 --> 00:27:39.700
 to

00:27:39.700 --> 00:27:39.940
 the

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 Lord

00:27:40.259 --> 00:27:40.600
 a

00:27:40.600 --> 00:27:40.980
 tithe

00:27:40.980 --> 00:27:41.180
 of

00:27:41.180 --> 00:27:41.340
 the

00:27:41.340 --> 00:27:41.819
 tithe

00:27:41.819 --> 00:27:42.400
 and

00:27:42.400 --> 00:27:42.519
 your

00:27:42.519 --> 00:27:43.100
 contribution

00:27:43.100 --> 00:27:43.420
 shall

00:27:43.420 --> 00:27:43.559
 be

00:27:43.559 --> 00:27:43.900
 counted

00:27:43.900 --> 00:27:44.160
 to

00:27:44.160 --> 00:27:44.519
 you

00:27:44.519 --> 00:27:45.100
 as

00:27:45.100 --> 00:27:45.340
 though

00:27:45.340 --> 00:27:45.539
 it

00:27:45.539 --> 00:27:45.740
 were

00:27:45.740 --> 00:27:45.940
 the

00:27:45.940 --> 00:27:46.299
 grain

00:27:46.299 --> 00:27:46.460
 of

00:27:46.460 --> 00:27:46.580
 the

00:27:46.580 --> 00:27:46.940
 threshing

00:27:46.940 --> 00:27:47.420
 floor

00:27:47.420 --> 00:27:47.980
 and

00:27:47.980 --> 00:27:48.279
 as

00:27:48.279 --> 00:27:48.480
 the

00:27:48.480 --> 00:27:48.740
 fullness

00:27:48.740 --> 00:27:49.019
 of

00:27:49.019 --> 00:27:49.160
 the

00:27:49.160 --> 00:27:49.420
 wine

00:27:49.420 --> 00:27:49.840
 press

00:27:49.840 --> 00:27:50.840
 so

00:27:50.840 --> 00:27:52.059
 you

00:27:52.059 --> 00:27:52.340
 shall

00:27:52.340 --> 00:27:52.700
 also

00:27:52.700 --> 00:27:53.259
 present

00:27:53.259 --> 00:27:53.519
 a

00:27:53.519 --> 00:27:53.900
 contribution

00:27:53.900 --> 00:27:54.279
 to

00:27:54.279 --> 00:27:54.460
 the

00:27:54.460 --> 00:27:54.680
 Lord

00:27:54.680 --> 00:27:54.920
 from

00:27:54.920 --> 00:27:55.259
 all

00:27:55.259 --> 00:27:55.480
 your

00:27:55.480 --> 00:27:56.019
 tithes

00:27:56.019 --> 00:27:56.200
 which

00:27:56.200 --> 00:27:56.360
 you

00:27:56.360 --> 00:27:56.519
 shall

00:27:56.519 --> 00:27:56.860
 receive

00:27:56.860 --> 00:27:57.039
 from

00:27:57.039 --> 00:27:57.160
 the

00:27:57.160 --> 00:27:57.400
 people

00:27:57.400 --> 00:27:57.580
 of

00:27:57.580 --> 00:27:57.880
 Israel

00:27:57.880 --> 00:27:58.600
 and

00:27:58.600 --> 00:27:58.900
 from

00:27:58.900 --> 00:27:59.059
 it

00:27:59.059 --> 00:27:59.940
 you

00:27:59.940 --> 00:28:00.160
 shall

00:28:00.160 --> 00:28:00.500
 give

00:28:00.500 --> 00:28:00.700
 the

00:28:00.700 --> 00:28:01.000
 Lord's

00:28:01.000 --> 00:28:01.539
 contribution

00:28:01.539 --> 00:28:01.819
 to

00:28:01.819 --> 00:28:02.180
 Aaron

00:28:02.180 --> 00:28:02.440
 the

00:28:02.440 --> 00:28:02.900
 priest

00:28:02.900 --> 00:28:03.340
 out

00:28:03.340 --> 00:28:03.460
 of

00:28:03.460 --> 00:28:03.620
 all

00:28:03.620 --> 00:28:03.779
 the

00:28:03.779 --> 00:28:04.039
 gifts

00:28:04.039 --> 00:28:04.480
 to

00:28:04.480 --> 00:28:04.860
 you

00:28:04.860 --> 00:28:05.340
 you

00:28:05.340 --> 00:28:05.500
 shall

00:28:05.500 --> 00:28:05.880
 present

00:28:05.880 --> 00:28:06.259
 every

00:28:06.259 --> 00:28:06.880
 contribution

00:28:06.880 --> 00:28:07.299
 due

00:28:07.299 --> 00:28:07.480
 to

00:28:07.480 --> 00:28:07.680
 the

00:28:07.680 --> 00:28:07.980
 Lord

00:28:07.980 --> 00:28:08.779
 from

00:28:08.779 --> 00:28:09.140
 each

00:28:09.140 --> 00:28:09.400
 its

00:28:09.400 --> 00:28:09.700
 best

00:28:09.700 --> 00:28:10.140
 part

00:28:10.140 --> 00:28:10.779
 is

00:28:10.779 --> 00:28:10.920
 to

00:28:10.920 --> 00:28:11.060
 be

00:28:11.060 --> 00:28:11.700
 dedicated

00:28:11.700 --> 00:28:12.660
 therefore

00:28:12.660 --> 00:28:13.299
 you

00:28:13.299 --> 00:28:13.440
 shall

00:28:13.440 --> 00:28:13.640
 say

00:28:13.640 --> 00:28:13.779
 to

00:28:13.779 --> 00:28:13.980
 them

00:28:13.980 --> 00:28:14.180
 when

00:28:14.180 --> 00:28:14.279
 you

00:28:14.279 --> 00:28:14.420
 had

00:28:14.420 --> 00:28:14.759
 offered

00:28:14.759 --> 00:28:15.100
 from

00:28:15.100 --> 00:28:15.240
 it

00:28:15.240 --> 00:28:15.400
 the

00:28:15.400 --> 00:28:15.640
 best

00:28:15.640 --> 00:28:15.779
 of

00:28:15.779 --> 00:28:15.920
 it

00:28:15.920 --> 00:28:16.500
 then

00:28:16.500 --> 00:28:16.700
 the

00:28:16.700 --> 00:28:16.960
 rest

00:28:16.960 --> 00:28:17.240
 shall

00:28:17.240 --> 00:28:17.400
 be

00:28:17.400 --> 00:28:17.720
 counted

00:28:17.720 --> 00:28:17.960
 to

00:28:17.960 --> 00:28:18.100
 the

00:28:18.100 --> 00:28:18.500
 Levites

00:28:18.500 --> 00:28:18.680
 as

00:28:18.680 --> 00:28:19.080
 produce

00:28:19.080 --> 00:28:19.340
 of

00:28:19.340 --> 00:28:19.500
 the

00:28:19.500 --> 00:28:20.620
 threshing

00:28:20.620 --> 00:28:21.019
 floor

00:28:21.019 --> 00:28:21.220
 and

00:28:21.220 --> 00:28:21.400
 as

00:28:21.400 --> 00:28:21.860
 produce

00:28:21.860 --> 00:28:22.620
 of

00:28:22.620 --> 00:28:22.759
 the

00:28:22.759 --> 00:28:23.060
 wine

00:28:23.060 --> 00:28:23.500
 press

00:28:23.500 --> 00:28:23.960
 and

00:28:23.960 --> 00:28:24.100
 you

00:28:24.100 --> 00:28:24.320
 may

00:28:24.320 --> 00:28:24.640
 eat

00:28:24.640 --> 00:28:24.759
 of

00:28:24.759 --> 00:28:24.920
 it

00:28:24.920 --> 00:28:25.220
 in

00:28:25.220 --> 00:28:25.480
 any

00:28:32.180 --> 00:28:32.480
 reason

00:28:32.480 --> 00:28:32.759
 of

00:28:32.759 --> 00:28:32.900
 it

00:28:32.900 --> 00:28:33.440
 when

00:28:33.440 --> 00:28:33.580
 you

00:28:33.580 --> 00:28:34.539
 have

00:28:34.539 --> 00:28:35.860
 contributed

00:28:35.860 --> 00:28:36.519
 the

00:28:36.519 --> 00:28:36.820
 best

00:28:36.820 --> 00:28:37.100
 of

00:28:37.100 --> 00:28:37.259
 it

00:28:37.259 --> 00:28:37.640
 but

00:28:37.640 --> 00:28:37.779
 you

00:28:37.779 --> 00:28:38.019
 shall

00:28:38.019 --> 00:28:38.299
 not

00:28:38.299 --> 00:28:38.779
 profane

00:28:38.779 --> 00:28:38.940
 the

00:28:38.940 --> 00:28:39.160
 holy

00:28:39.160 --> 00:28:39.519
 things

00:28:39.519 --> 00:28:39.680
 of

00:28:39.680 --> 00:28:39.779
 the

00:28:39.779 --> 00:28:40.060
 people

00:28:40.060 --> 00:28:40.240
 of

00:28:40.240 --> 00:28:40.600
 Israel

00:28:40.600 --> 00:28:40.980
 lest

00:28:40.980 --> 00:28:41.160
 you

00:28:41.160 --> 00:28:41.440
 die

00:28:41.440 --> 00:28:43.960
 okay

00:28:43.960 --> 00:28:45.519
 reading

00:28:45.519 --> 00:28:45.720
 the

00:28:45.720 --> 00:28:45.940
 law

00:28:45.940 --> 00:28:46.279
 is so

00:28:46.279 --> 00:28:46.460
 much

00:28:46.460 --> 00:28:46.740
 fun

00:28:46.740 --> 00:28:46.980
 isn't

00:28:46.980 --> 00:28:47.160
 it

00:28:47.160 --> 00:28:48.000
 there's

00:28:48.000 --> 00:28:48.320
 lots

00:28:48.320 --> 00:28:48.480
 of

00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:48.700
 little

00:28:48.700 --> 00:28:49.140
 details

00:28:49.140 --> 00:28:49.340
 in

00:28:49.340 --> 00:28:49.480
 here

00:28:49.480 --> 00:28:49.560
 and

00:28:49.560 --> 00:28:49.680
 there

00:28:49.680 --> 00:28:49.799
 are

00:28:49.799 --> 00:28:50.140
 lots

00:28:50.140 --> 00:28:50.320
 of

00:28:50.320 --> 00:28:50.660
 threads

00:28:50.660 --> 00:28:50.840
 that

00:28:50.840 --> 00:28:50.960
 I

00:28:50.960 --> 00:28:51.120
 could

00:28:51.120 --> 00:28:51.360
 pull

00:28:51.360 --> 00:28:51.519
 out

00:28:51.519 --> 00:28:51.720
 about

00:28:51.720 --> 00:28:52.019
 different

00:28:52.019 --> 00:28:52.340
 kinds

00:28:52.340 --> 00:28:52.500
 of

00:28:52.500 --> 00:28:52.920
 offerings

00:28:52.920 --> 00:28:53.220
 or

00:28:53.220 --> 00:28:53.460
 about

00:28:53.460 --> 00:28:53.640
 how

00:28:53.640 --> 00:28:53.740
 do

00:28:53.740 --> 00:28:53.880
 we

00:28:53.880 --> 00:28:54.259
 redeem

00:28:54.259 --> 00:28:54.640
 people

00:28:54.640 --> 00:28:54.840
 and

00:28:54.840 --> 00:28:55.019
 things

00:28:55.019 --> 00:28:55.220
 like

00:28:55.220 --> 00:28:55.400
 that

00:28:55.400 --> 00:28:56.380
 but

00:28:56.380 --> 00:28:56.480
 I

00:28:56.480 --> 00:28:56.640
 don't

00:28:56.640 --> 00:28:56.860
 think

00:28:56.860 --> 00:28:57.200
 actually

00:28:57.200 --> 00:28:57.559
 that's

00:28:57.559 --> 00:28:57.980
 the

00:28:57.980 --> 00:28:58.259
 big

00:28:58.259 --> 00:28:58.680
 picture

00:28:58.680 --> 00:28:59.599
 because

00:28:59.599 --> 00:28:59.839
 what

00:28:59.839 --> 00:29:00.019
 we

00:29:00.019 --> 00:29:00.319
 see

00:29:00.319 --> 00:29:00.599
 here

00:29:00.599 --> 00:29:00.759
 is

00:29:00.759 --> 00:29:01.059
 basically

00:29:01.059 --> 00:29:01.420
 two

00:29:01.420 --> 00:29:01.759
 big

00:29:01.759 --> 00:29:02.200
 things

00:29:02.200 --> 00:29:02.519
 right

00:29:02.519 --> 00:29:03.279
 what

00:29:03.279 --> 00:29:03.559
 God

00:29:03.559 --> 00:29:03.740
 is

00:29:03.740 --> 00:29:04.000
 doing

00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:04.180
 in

00:29:04.180 --> 00:29:04.339
 this

00:29:04.339 --> 00:29:04.680
 section

00:29:04.680 --> 00:29:05.019
 is

00:29:05.019 --> 00:29:06.000
 assuring

00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:06.920
 both

00:29:06.920 --> 00:29:07.440
 Aaron

00:29:07.440 --> 00:29:07.980
 in

00:29:07.980 --> 00:29:08.279
 verses

00:29:08.279 --> 00:29:08.880
 11

00:29:08.880 --> 00:29:09.380
 through

00:29:09.380 --> 00:29:10.339
 verses

00:29:10.339 --> 00:29:10.660
 8

00:29:10.660 --> 00:29:10.819
 through

00:29:10.819 --> 00:29:11.180
 19

00:29:11.180 --> 00:29:11.579
 and

00:29:11.579 --> 00:29:11.839
 then

00:29:11.839 --> 00:29:12.279
 the

00:29:12.279 --> 00:29:12.839
 Levites

00:29:12.839 --> 00:29:13.019
 in

00:29:13.019 --> 00:29:13.440
 21

00:29:13.440 --> 00:29:13.660
 through

00:29:13.660 --> 00:29:14.099
 32

00:29:14.099 --> 00:29:14.720
 he's

00:29:14.720 --> 00:29:14.920
 saying

00:29:14.920 --> 00:29:15.440
 I'm

00:29:15.440 --> 00:29:15.559
 going

00:29:15.559 --> 00:29:15.660
 to

00:29:15.660 --> 00:29:16.019
 provide

00:29:16.019 --> 00:29:16.259
 for

00:29:16.259 --> 00:29:16.460
 you

00:29:16.460 --> 00:29:16.860
 even

00:29:16.860 --> 00:29:17.059
 though

00:29:17.059 --> 00:29:17.220
 you

00:29:17.220 --> 00:29:17.440
 don't

00:29:17.440 --> 00:29:17.700
 have

00:29:17.700 --> 00:29:17.839
 an

00:29:17.839 --> 00:29:18.279
 inheritance

00:29:18.279 --> 00:29:18.559
 of

00:29:18.559 --> 00:29:18.720
 the

00:29:18.720 --> 00:29:19.099
 land

00:29:19.099 --> 00:29:19.420
 because

00:29:19.420 --> 00:29:19.640
 the

00:29:19.640 --> 00:29:19.860
 other

00:29:19.860 --> 00:29:20.220
 12

00:29:20.220 --> 00:29:20.579
 tribes

00:29:20.579 --> 00:29:20.740
 will

00:29:20.740 --> 00:29:20.940
 take

00:29:20.940 --> 00:29:21.099
 up

00:29:21.099 --> 00:29:21.259
 all

00:29:21.259 --> 00:29:21.459
 the

00:29:21.459 --> 00:29:21.699
 land

00:29:21.699 --> 00:29:21.819
 and

00:29:21.819 --> 00:29:21.899
 the

00:29:21.899 --> 00:29:22.179
 promise

00:29:22.179 --> 00:29:22.799
 I

00:29:22.799 --> 00:29:23.019
 will

00:29:23.019 --> 00:29:23.619
 provide

00:29:23.619 --> 00:29:23.919
 for

00:29:23.919 --> 00:29:24.219
 you

00:29:24.219 --> 00:29:24.579
 through

00:29:24.579 --> 00:29:24.819
 the

00:29:24.819 --> 00:29:25.579
 contributions

00:29:25.579 --> 00:29:26.480
 and

00:29:26.480 --> 00:29:26.699
 one

00:29:26.699 --> 00:29:26.819
 of

00:29:26.819 --> 00:29:26.939
 the

00:29:26.939 --> 00:29:27.159
 things

00:29:27.159 --> 00:29:27.299
 that

00:29:27.299 --> 00:29:27.740
 remarkable

00:29:27.740 --> 00:29:27.959
 is

00:29:27.959 --> 00:29:28.079
 if

00:29:28.079 --> 00:29:28.199
 you

00:29:28.199 --> 00:29:28.439
 look

00:29:28.439 --> 00:29:28.699
 through

00:29:28.699 --> 00:29:29.019
 this

00:29:29.019 --> 00:29:29.299
 over

00:29:29.299 --> 00:29:29.419
 and

00:29:29.419 --> 00:29:29.599
 over

00:29:29.599 --> 00:29:29.939
 again

00:29:29.939 --> 00:29:32.419
 God

00:29:32.419 --> 00:29:32.740
 isn't

00:29:32.740 --> 00:29:33.379
 instructing

00:29:33.379 --> 00:29:33.519
 the

00:29:33.519 --> 00:29:33.919
 people

00:29:33.919 --> 00:29:34.519
 hey

00:29:34.519 --> 00:29:34.719
 you

00:29:34.719 --> 00:29:34.919
 need

00:29:34.919 --> 00:29:35.099
 to

00:29:35.099 --> 00:29:35.319
 give

00:29:35.319 --> 00:29:35.480
 to

00:29:35.480 --> 00:29:35.799
 these

00:29:35.799 --> 00:29:36.559
 God

00:29:36.559 --> 00:29:36.759
 is

00:29:36.759 --> 00:29:37.000
 saying

00:29:37.000 --> 00:29:37.599
 I

00:29:37.599 --> 00:29:37.819
 will

00:29:37.819 --> 00:29:38.279
 provide

00:29:38.279 --> 00:29:38.539
 for

00:29:38.539 --> 00:29:38.799
 you

00:29:38.799 --> 00:29:40.019
 I

00:29:40.019 --> 00:29:40.279
 will

00:29:40.279 --> 00:29:40.919
 provide

00:29:40.919 --> 00:29:41.359
 as

00:29:41.359 --> 00:29:41.799
 these

00:29:41.799 --> 00:29:42.179
 people

00:29:42.179 --> 00:29:42.500
 give

00:29:42.500 --> 00:29:42.719
 to

00:29:42.719 --> 00:29:43.019
 me

00:29:43.019 --> 00:29:43.419
 I

00:29:43.419 --> 00:29:43.619
 will

00:29:43.619 --> 00:29:43.779
 be

00:29:43.779 --> 00:29:44.000
 the

00:29:44.000 --> 00:29:44.279
 one

00:29:44.279 --> 00:29:44.779
 who

00:29:44.779 --> 00:29:45.000
 will

00:29:45.000 --> 00:29:45.519
 provide

00:29:45.519 --> 00:29:45.879
 for

00:29:45.879 --> 00:29:46.359
 you

00:29:46.359 --> 00:29:47.859
 God

00:29:47.859 --> 00:29:48.059
 is

00:29:48.059 --> 00:29:48.259
 the

00:29:48.259 --> 00:29:48.660
 source

00:29:48.660 --> 00:29:48.879
 of

00:29:48.879 --> 00:29:49.059
 their

00:29:49.059 --> 00:29:49.579
 abundant

00:29:49.579 --> 00:29:50.220
 provision

00:29:50.220 --> 00:29:50.619
 and

00:29:50.619 --> 00:29:51.319
 generous

00:29:51.319 --> 00:29:52.220
 inheritance

00:29:52.220 --> 00:29:52.579
 and

00:29:52.579 --> 00:29:52.720
 when

00:29:52.720 --> 00:29:52.839
 you

00:29:52.839 --> 00:29:53.059
 look

00:29:53.059 --> 00:29:53.220
 through

00:29:53.220 --> 00:29:53.400
 the

00:29:53.400 --> 00:29:53.819
 details

00:29:53.819 --> 00:29:54.339
 you

00:29:54.339 --> 00:29:54.559
 see

00:29:54.559 --> 00:29:54.779
 they

00:29:54.779 --> 00:29:55.019
 get

00:29:55.019 --> 00:29:55.660
 the

00:29:55.660 --> 00:29:55.980
 best

00:29:55.980 --> 00:29:56.379
 stuff

00:29:56.379 --> 00:29:56.619
 they

00:29:56.619 --> 00:29:56.839
 get

00:29:56.839 --> 00:29:57.059
 the

00:29:57.059 --> 00:29:57.559
 first

00:29:57.559 --> 00:29:58.019
 fruits

00:29:58.019 --> 00:29:58.200
 of

00:29:58.200 --> 00:29:58.359
 the

00:29:58.359 --> 00:29:58.900
 grain

00:29:58.900 --> 00:29:59.099
 and

00:29:59.099 --> 00:29:59.259
 of

00:29:59.259 --> 00:29:59.440
 the

00:29:59.440 --> 00:29:59.980
 wine

00:29:59.980 --> 00:30:00.579
 they

00:30:00.579 --> 00:30:00.859
 get

00:30:00.859 --> 00:30:01.099
 the

00:30:01.099 --> 00:30:01.599
 fat

00:30:01.599 --> 00:30:03.079
 parts

00:30:03.079 --> 00:30:03.359
 of

00:30:03.359 --> 00:30:03.740
 the

00:30:03.740 --> 00:30:04.019
 meat

00:30:04.019 --> 00:30:04.180
 that

00:30:04.180 --> 00:30:04.279
 is

00:30:04.279 --> 00:30:04.799
 offering

00:30:04.799 --> 00:30:06.400
 all

00:30:06.400 --> 00:30:06.599
 that

00:30:06.599 --> 00:30:06.940
 doesn't

00:30:06.940 --> 00:30:07.140
 go

00:30:07.140 --> 00:30:07.559
 straight

00:30:07.559 --> 00:30:07.779
 to

00:30:07.779 --> 00:30:07.960
 the

00:30:07.960 --> 00:30:08.299
 Lord

00:30:08.299 --> 00:30:08.779
 is

00:30:08.779 --> 00:30:09.359
 available

00:30:09.359 --> 00:30:10.059
 to

00:30:10.059 --> 00:30:10.539
 them

00:30:10.539 --> 00:30:11.099
 and

00:30:11.099 --> 00:30:11.319
 it's

00:30:11.319 --> 00:30:11.599
 not

00:30:11.599 --> 00:30:11.900
 just

00:30:11.900 --> 00:30:12.140
 to

00:30:12.140 --> 00:30:12.720
 them

00:30:12.720 --> 00:30:13.220
 but

00:30:13.220 --> 00:30:13.400
 it's

00:30:13.400 --> 00:30:13.599
 for

00:30:13.599 --> 00:30:13.819
 their

00:30:13.819 --> 00:30:14.099
 whole

00:30:14.099 --> 00:30:14.680
 families

00:30:14.680 --> 00:30:14.940
 right

00:30:14.940 --> 00:30:15.140
 did

00:30:15.140 --> 00:30:15.259
 you

00:30:15.259 --> 00:30:15.539
 hear

00:30:18.259 --> 00:30:18.440
 again

00:30:48.259 --> 00:30:48.839
 commentaries

00:30:48.839 --> 00:30:49.039
 I

00:30:49.039 --> 00:30:49.259
 read

00:30:49.259 --> 00:30:49.660
 actually

00:30:49.660 --> 00:30:50.039
 argued

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 that

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 this

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 is

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 the

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 very

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 center

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 of

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 the

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 entire

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 book

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 of

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 numbers

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 we

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 can

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 talk

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 about

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 that

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 later

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 but

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 it's

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 an

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 interesting

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 is

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 verse

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 20

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 look

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 back

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 with

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 me

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 at

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 verse

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 20

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 let me

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 read

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 it

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 again

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 for

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 you

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 and

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 the

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 Lord

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 said

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 to

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 Aaron

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 you

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 shall

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 have

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 no

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 inheritance

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 in

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 their

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 land

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 neither

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 shall

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 you

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 have

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 any

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 portion

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 among

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 them

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 I

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 am

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 your

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 portion

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 and

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 your

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 inheritance

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 among

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 friends

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 all

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 of

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 this

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 the

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 promise

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 that

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 goes

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 way

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 back

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 to

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 Abraham

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 that

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 God

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 would

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 make

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 his

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 people

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 great

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 and

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 would

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 give

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 them

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 a

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 land

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 and

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 a

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 place

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 all

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 of

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 that

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 is

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 temporary

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 in

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 some

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 way

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 because

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 God's

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 ultimate

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 purpose

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 is that

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 the

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 inheritance

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 that

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 his

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 people

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 receive

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 is

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 not

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 merely

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 a

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 place

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 but

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 him

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 God

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 himself

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 right

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 and

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 when

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 we

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 have

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 God

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 as

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 our

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 inheritance

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 then

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 we

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 live

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 in

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 his

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 kingdom

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 and

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 he

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 provides

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 a

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 place

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 for

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 us

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 and

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 you

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 know

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 Jesus

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 went

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 to

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 provide

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 many

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 rooms

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 for

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 us

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 in

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 his

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 mansion

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 there

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 there

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 is

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 a

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 place

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 that

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 we

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 live

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 but

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 the

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 key

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 to

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 it

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 is

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 not

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 the

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 land

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 that

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 we

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 get

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 but

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 the

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 person

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 around

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 whom

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 we

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 are

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 centered

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 it

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 is

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 God

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 himself

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 who

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 is

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 the

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 center

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 and

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 God

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 the

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 of

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 Levi

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 around

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 you

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 your

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 inheritance

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 will

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 be

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 me

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 and

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 my

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 provision

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 and

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 my

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 presence

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 among

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 you

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 that

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 is

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 picturing

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 what

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 is

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 to

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 come

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 for

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 the

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 people

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 of

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 God

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 and

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 so

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 again

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 looking

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 at

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 the

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 book

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 of

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 Hebrews

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 chapter

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 9

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 verses

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 11

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 through

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 15

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 when

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 Christ

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 appeared

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 as a

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 high

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 priest

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 of

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 the

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 good

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 things

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 that

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 have

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 come

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 then

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 through

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 the greater and more perfect tent, not made with hands, that is not of this creation,

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 He entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves,

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 but by means of His own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and

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 bulls and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer sanctified for the

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 purification of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit

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 offered Himself without blemish to God, purify our consciences from dead works to serve the living

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 God. And then listen to this verse, therefore He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who

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 are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that

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 redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. Now again, there's far

00:33:46.279 --> 00:33:51.819
 more in that passage than I'm going to unpack this morning, but do you see the resonance again and

00:33:51.819 --> 00:33:56.960
 again and again of how the Old Testament sacrificial system and the role of the priests and the role of

00:33:56.960 --> 00:34:03.160
 the sacrifices are all pointing to Christ in different ways? Here I want to focus on this last verse 15

00:34:03.160 --> 00:34:10.460
 where it says, therefore He is a mediator of a new covenant, so those who are called may receive the

00:34:10.460 --> 00:34:19.199
 promised eternal inheritance. Friends, this is what our great high priest has done. He has secured for us

00:34:19.199 --> 00:34:25.980
 by being the high priest who has entered into the throne room of God, offering Himself in our place

00:34:25.980 --> 00:34:33.019
 so that we no longer face judgment, but rather welcome and acceptance because our sins are atoned for.

00:34:33.019 --> 00:34:38.599
 As we come into that, our inheritance is God Himself.

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 And with God, the richness of everything that comes with being God's people in God's kingdom.

00:34:52.039 --> 00:35:01.199
 Right? And we know that right now, as the church, we're not experiencing the fullness of that

00:35:01.199 --> 00:35:05.500
 in all of it yet, and yet we do have the most important part, don't we?

00:35:06.259 --> 00:35:10.639
 We don't have the fullness of God's kingdom in all of its riches and all of its glory where

00:35:10.639 --> 00:35:17.199
 justice will reign and where righteousness is ascendant and where there's no more sin and no more sorrow

00:35:17.199 --> 00:35:21.799
 and no more death in the world. We don't live in that world, but we do live in a world where even now

00:35:21.800 --> 00:35:24.380
 we can have God as our inheritance.

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 Because through faith in Christ, we are now His, and He calls us His children.

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 And all that He is, then, He gives to us the riches of His kingdom, the joy of knowing Him,

00:35:43.880 --> 00:35:51.240
 the freedom from guilt and shame, the hope of eternal life, the purpose of living for His glory

00:35:51.240 --> 00:35:57.440
 and His righteousness every day on this earth. And all that we do, the riches of His kingdom,

00:35:57.860 --> 00:36:05.160
 right, are not counted in our bank accounts or in our deeds or in our trophy cases or in all the

00:36:05.160 --> 00:36:10.160
 other things that maybe we wish they would be. But we have an inheritance that's better than that

00:36:10.159 --> 00:36:20.480
 of God Himself. And so, friends, we are not fearful outsiders because of our great high priest.

00:36:21.839 --> 00:36:28.399
 These high priests, this priesthood in the Old Testament pictured the reality of where we are,

00:36:28.759 --> 00:36:35.819
 but Christ has come and fulfilled so much so that now we may be able to approach God with great

00:36:35.820 --> 00:36:41.559
 confidence, that we may have an inheritance that is kept for us in heaven as 1 Peter writes,

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 that is imperishable and undefiled, waiting for us. And even though we don't have all of that now,

00:36:50.500 --> 00:36:57.480
 we do have the joy of knowing Christ and knowing God Himself, and He is our inheritance. And so,

00:36:57.660 --> 00:37:04.680
 this is then the priesthood, friends, a priesthood that brings us much blessing and great joy.

00:37:05.820 --> 00:37:11.940
 Because we have in this priest abundant life. We have in this priest access to God, and in this

00:37:11.940 --> 00:37:21.440
 priest a certain inheritance that is worth all of our lives. So, let me pray as we close. Lord,

00:37:21.519 --> 00:37:29.059
 thank You for this Word, and thank You for Jesus, our great high priest who has gone before us to secure

00:37:29.059 --> 00:37:40.039
 all of these things. And Lord, that Your call is that by faith we may know You. Lord, I pray this morning

00:37:40.039 --> 00:37:47.039
 that if we are struggling, struggling with fear because we don't know if we can approach You,

00:37:47.480 --> 00:37:57.279
 or struggling with doubt, Lord, that what You have done for us is truly good. Lord, I pray this morning

00:37:57.280 --> 00:38:05.780
 that as we gaze upon Christ, we would be renewed in faith, that we'd be strengthened in belief,

00:38:06.920 --> 00:38:13.680
 and that our hope would be encouraged and emboldened as we think of Christ, our great high priest.

00:38:14.240 --> 00:38:16.440
 We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.