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 May we worship God together. May we sing praise to his name, singing in Psalm 1 of the Scottish Psalter.

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 Psalm 1, Scottish Psalter, that's on page 200 of the Blue Books.

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 Psalm 1, Scottish Psalter, that man has perfect blessedness, who walketh not astray, in counsel of ungodly men, nor stands in sinners' way, nor sitteth in the scorner's chair, but placeth his delight upon God's law, and meditates on his law day and night.

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 We'll sing the whole psalm to God's praise, and we'll stand to sing, that man has perfect blessedness.

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 That man has perfect blessedness, who walketh not astray, in counsel of ungodly men,

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 nor stands in sinners' way, nor sitteth in the scorner's chair, but placeth his delight upon God's law, and meditates on his way.

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 ofníth of ch alive, eisland noon and earth's dimenthey.

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 And his sleep fadeth never.

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 And all he does shall prosper well,

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 The wicked are not so,

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 But like they are unto the trough,

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 Which when rise to and fro,

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 In judgment therefore shall not stand

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 Such as ungodly are,

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 Now in the assembly of the just

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 Shall wicked men appear.

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 For why the way of godly men

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 Until the Lord is known,

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 Where does the wave of wicked men

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 Shall quite be overthrown.

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 Amen.

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 Let's pray together in prayer before God.

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 Let us pray together.

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 Our heavenly Father,

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 You are that Father to us,

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 Who shows an love that we cannot comprehend,

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 A care that we pray that we all know and understand of,

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 And a concern for us, over us,

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 As a people that you have chosen,

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 And a people whom you love.

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 And Lord, we come before you tonight.

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 We pray that we would see ourselves

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 In a new light as we do so.

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 We pray that your light

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 Would illuminate our understanding of ourselves,

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 Who we are,

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 Who we truly are.

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 And as we meditate upon your words,

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 And the holiness of God

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 Comes forth before us

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 And arrests our souls,

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 We pray that we may acknowledge

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 The sin that lies within us,

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 Deeply rooted within our hearts,

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 A sin that many of us

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 Wish were not present within us,

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 Thorns in our flesh

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 That we cannot rid ourselves of,

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 But seem to grow and sprout like seeds

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 That we water ourselves at times,

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 Because our nature

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 Does so enjoy these things

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 That are so terrible for us,

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 And things that separate us

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 From the presence of God.

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 Pray each of us

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 Acknowledge ourselves

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 Truly before you,

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 And that we approach you

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 With a right heart,

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 And in the right nature.

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 Lord,

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 We are not deserving of your presence.

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 And who are we to call upon you in prayer?

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 Other than you have commanded us to do so,

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 And you do listen to our prayer.

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 Of course we have that great interceder,

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 Intermediator for us,

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 The Lord Jesus Christ.

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 Otherwise, how could we approach you?

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 And Lord,

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 We pray that you hear our prayers.

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 You are one who does graciously listen to us,

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 And does not cast them from your ear.

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 Lord, you hear the prayers

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 That are not vocally uttered tonight,

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 This evening, this night.

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 You hear the anguish of many hearts,

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 Hearts that are

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 In deep turmoil,

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 Within their own lives,

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 Within their own experiences.

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 But you are one that knows our experience also.

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 You know the hairs on our heads,

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 And you know

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 What we need.

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 You are that loving Father

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 Who can provide for us in a way

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 That we cannot

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 To one another.

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 And even,

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 We ask that you would be the

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 Loving Father

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 That would wrap around those

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 Who mourn this night.

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 And that loving arm

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 Would be felt as a

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 Caring

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 Provision

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 And reassurance

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 To those who have lost loved ones

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 In recent days.

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 We do not know how best

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 To comfort others.

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 We feel at loss at times

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 When we try to.

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 And so we commit

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 The mourning,

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 Grieving

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 People

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 And families

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 To you this night.

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 We pray for our nation,

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 We pray for our people,

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 We pray that your word

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 Would go with power

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 Amongst us.

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 We pray for the

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 Proclamation of your gospel

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 Throughout our nation,

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 Whether it be

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 In amongst the cities

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 Or within

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 Amongst the rural communities

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 Of our land.

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 We pray that the spirit

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 May be

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 Present with them.

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 May be a spirit

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 That would draw

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 Our hearts

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 To you.

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 A spirit that would

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 Engage

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 And arrest us

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 To

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 Bring us to a place

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 Where we must go.

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 To acknowledge

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 That we are lost

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 Without

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 The cleansing blood

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 Of Jesus Christ

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 Atoning for us.

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 The sacrificial lamb

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 That was

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 Slaughtered

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 For our behalf.

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 That paid the penalty

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 Of sins.

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 And through

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 His death

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 We are enabled

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 To great

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 Privileges.

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 We are

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 Acceptable

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 Before

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 God

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 Only

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 In the sight

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 Of Christ.

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 He is the one

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 Who has taken

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 All our sins.

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 As we stand

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 Before you

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 We bring them

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 Before you

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 And acknowledge

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 Our sins

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 And it is Christ

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 That takes them

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 And washes

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 Our garments

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 That are stained

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 And gives us

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 The new

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 Cleansed

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 Garment

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 And throws

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 That old garment

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 As far as

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 East is

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 From the west

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 And a place

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 Where it shall

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 No longer be seen

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 And

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 They are sins

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 That are forgotten.

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 We find that

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 Hard to understand.

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 We are

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 People

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 That hold

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 Grudges

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 But you are

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 A God

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 That will

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 Forget

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 Our sins

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 Because

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 Of what

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 Christ Jesus

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 Has done

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 For us.

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 Lord

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 You are

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 One

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 Who is

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 Almighty

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 You are

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 One

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 Who is

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 Long

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 Suffering

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 With us

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 You are

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 Uncomprehensible

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 In many

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 Ways

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 Even to the

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 Best of

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 Minds

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 Of our

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 Days

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 And previous

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 Generations.

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 It is

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 Much

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 Untold

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 Of you

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 In your

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 Word

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 But there

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 Is

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 Sufficient

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 Clarity

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 Revealed

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 To us

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 In order

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 To understand

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 What

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 Salvation

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 Is

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 And what

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 Duty

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 Is required

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 Of us

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 Before you

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 A holy

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 God.

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 Lord

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 May

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 Reverence

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 In our

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 Hearts

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 Grow

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 For you

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 And our

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 Love

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 And devotion

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 In our

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 Lives

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 That shows

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 Itself

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 Through the

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 Way that

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 We speak

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 And the

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 Way that

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 We act

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 We would

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 Understand the

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 Immeasurable

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 Riches of

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 Christ Jesus

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 Lord we

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 Pray

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 Your

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 Word

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 To be

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 Our

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 Guide

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 In every

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 Step that

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 We take

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 In life's

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 Journey

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 Whether it

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 Be in the

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 Wilderness

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 Experience

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 Or whether

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 It be

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 When we

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 Walk in

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 Our

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 Comforts

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 Lord we

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 Pray you

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 Be your

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 Guide

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 Lord we

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 Thank you

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 For the

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 Provision of

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 An assistant

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 Minister in

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 Callum

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 We thank

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 You and

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 Anticipate

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 With excitement

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 That he

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 Will come to

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 Our congregation

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 And be one

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 That will

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 Expound the

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 Word over us

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 And teach

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 And pastor

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 And work

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 Alongside

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 James

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 In their

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 Work

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 Lord we

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 Pray for

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 Them both

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 We pray

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 That you

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 Would uphold

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 Them in the

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 Difficulties of

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 Pastoral

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 Ministry

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 But Lord we

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 Remember the

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 Congregation of

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 North East

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 As well

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 As they

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 Will part

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 With their

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 Pastor

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 We pray

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 That you

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 Will provide

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 For one

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 In his

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 Place

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 Who will

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 Be an

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 Under

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 Shepherd

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 For them

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 And a

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 Guide for

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 Them in

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 Their days

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 And a

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 Teacher to

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 Them

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 And a

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 Man that

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 Will go out

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 With the

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 Gospel

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 To these

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 People

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 To these

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 Lord we

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 Ask that you

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 Would be a refuge and our strength as we gather and worship you this night

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 You are the Lord of hosts who is on our side and you are one that doth constantly

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 remain with us so we ask that you would be that God that father that does remain with

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 Consistency at our side even in this hour as we gather may you unblock our ears and open our eyes to see the wonders of God and the provision of Jesus Christ may your spirit be with us as our guide open our eyes we pray all these things we ask in the name of our Savior the Lord Jesus Christ amen

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 May we continue in our praise by singing to God from Psalm 11 in the sing psalms this time

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 Psalm 11 sing psalms that's on page 13 of the blue books

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 We'll sing from verse 4 down to verse mark 7

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 Psalm 11 sing psalms from verse 4 the Lord is in his holy place the Lord is on his heavenly

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 throne his eyes observe the human race and in his sight each one is known the Lord examines all the just the righteous ones he proves and tests but all those who love wickedness and violence his soul detests

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 upon the wicked he will reign his fiery coals and sulfur hot a scorching wind will beat on them such punishment will be their lot for God the Lord is righteous still in righteousness he takes delight and they alone will see his face who are in heart and life upright

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 we'll stand and we'll sing these verses to God's praise the Lord is in his holy place

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 the Lord is in his holy place

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 the Lord is in his holy place

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 the Lord is on his heavenly throne

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 his hands

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 his hands

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 his hands

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 his hands

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 his hands

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 his hands

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 His hands

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 The Lord is now with all the just, the righteous ones in bruise and death,

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 but all those who have wickedness and violence, it so deters.

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 Upon the wicked he will bring his fiery colds and suffer not,

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 a scorching wind will be on them, such permission will be their cause.

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 For God the Lord is righteous still, in righteousness he takes delight,

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 and they alone will see his face, through all in heart and life of Christ.

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 Amen.

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 We'll turn now and read from the Word of God, and we'll turn to the book of 1 Samuel.

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 Please turn with me to the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 4, and we'll read the whole chapter.

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 It is an account that follows on from the memorable account where God speaks to the young boy Samuel in the night hour,

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 and he prophesies a word against Eli the priest's family.

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 And what we see in chapter 4 is that word come to fulfilment.

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 So let us hear God's word, and may we know it as God's revelation to us this evening.

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 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.

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 Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines.

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 They encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Afek.

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 The Philistines drew up in line against Israel,

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 and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines.

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 Who killed about 4,000 men on the field of battle.

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 And when the troops came to the camp, the elders of Israel asked,

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 Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines?

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 Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord here from Shiloh,

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 that it may come amongst us and save us from the power of our enemies.

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 So the people sent to Shiloh,

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 and brought from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts,

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 who is enthroned on the cherubim.

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 And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas,

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 were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

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 As soon as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp,

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 all Israel gave a mighty shout, so that the earth resounded.

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 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting,

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 they said,

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 What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?

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 And when they learned that the ark of the Lord had come to the camp,

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 the Philistines were afraid, for they said,

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 A God has come into the camp.

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 And they said,

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 Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.

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 Woe to us, who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods?

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 These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness.

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 Take courage and be men, O Philistines,

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 lest you become slaves to the Hebrews,

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 as they have been to you.

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 Be men and fight.

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 So the Philistines fought.

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 And Israel was defeated.

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 And they fled.

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 Every man to his home.

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 And there was a very great slaughter.

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 For there fell Israel 30,000 foot soldiers.

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 And the ark of God was captured.

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 And the two sons of Eli,

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 Hophni and Phinehas, died.

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 A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line

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 and came to Shiloh the same day.

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 With his clothes torn and with dirt on his head.

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 When he arrived,

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 Eli was sitting on the seat by the road watching.

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 For his heart trembled for the ark of God.

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 And when the man came into the city

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 and told the news,

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 all the city cried out.

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 When Eli heard the sound of the outcry,

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 he said,

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 What is this uproar?

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 Then the man hurried and came and told Eli.

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 Now Eli was 98 years old

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 and his eyes were set so that he could not see.

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 And the man said to Eli,

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 I am he who has come from the battle.

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 I fled from the battle today.

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 And he said,

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 How did it go, my son?

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 He who brought the news answered and said,

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 Israel has fled before the Philistines.

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 And there has also been a great defeat among the people.

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 Your two sons also,

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 Hophni and Phinehas are dead.

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 And the ark of God has been captured.

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 As soon as he mentioned the ark of God,

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 Eli fell over backwards from his seat by the side of the gate

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 and his neck was broken and he died.

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 For the man was old and heavy.

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 He had judged Israel for 40 years.

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 Now his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas,

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 was pregnant, about to give birth.

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 And when she heard the news that the ark of God was captured

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 and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead,

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 she bowed and gave birth.

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 For her pains came upon her.

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 And about the time of her death,

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 the woman attending said to her,

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 Do not be afraid for you have born a son.

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 But she did not answer or pay attention.

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 And she named the child Ichabod,

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 saying the glory has departed from Israel

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 because the ark of God has been captured

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 and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

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 And she said,

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 The glory has departed from Israel

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 for the ark of God has been captured.

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 Amen.

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 May the reading of God's word and her presence

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 be blessed to each of us.

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 May we continue in praise to God

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 by singing in Psalm 67 of the Scottish Psalter.

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 Psalm 67 of the Scottish Psalter.

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 Find that on page 300.

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 First version.

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 Lord, bless and pity us.

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 Shine on us with thy face

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 that the earth thy way and nations all

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 may know thy saving grace.

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 Let people praise thee, Lord.

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 Let people all thee praise.

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 O let the nations be glad

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 and songs their voices raise.

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 Thou'lt justly people judge.

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 On earth rule nations all.

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 Let people praise thee, Lord.

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 Let them praise thee, both great and small.

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 The earth her fruit shall yield.

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 Our God shall blessings send.

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 God shall us bless.

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 Men shall in fear.

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 And two earths at most end.

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 We'll stand together

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 and we'll swift our voices to God's praise.

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 Lord, bless and pity us.

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 Lord, bless and pity us.

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 Shine on us with thy face

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 that the earth thy way and nations all

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 may know thy saving grace.

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 Let people praise thee, Lord.

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 Let people all thee praise.

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 O let the nations be glad

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 in songs their voices raise.

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 Thou'lt justly people judge

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 on earth rule nations all.

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 Let people praise thee, Lord.

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 Let them praise thee, Lord.

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 Let them praise thee, both great and small.

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 The earth her fruit shall yield.

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 Her God shall blessings send.

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 God shall bless.

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 God shall bless.

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 Men shall have fear.

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 Unto earth's utmost end.

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 Let them praise thee, Lord.

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 May we turn back, well,

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 not to quite the passage that I read,

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 but I'd like you to turn to

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 chapter 3 of 1 Samuel

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 and cast our eyes together

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 to the words of verse 11.

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 This is the words that God spoke

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 to Samuel in the night out.

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 We know the story, but many of us are maybe not so familiar with the words that were actually spoken to him.

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 These are the words.

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 Then the Lord said to Samuel,

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 Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which the two ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.

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 On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house from beginning to end.

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 And I declare to him that I am about to punish his house forever for the iniquity that he knew,

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 because his sons were blaspheming God and he did not restrain them.

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 Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.

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 Particularly these words,

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 Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which the two ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.

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 What is it that makes our ears tingle?

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 What was the last thing that you heard that you could say pricked up your ears, made you listen?

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 And occasionally we hear good news.

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 Unfortunately, most of the time it is something bad.

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 Or even news that is scandalous, news that is unhealthy for us that pricks up our ears or tingles our ears.

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 But I believe the news that tingles our ears more than any other news is when we hear that someone has died.

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 Or when we hear of some sort of tragedy.

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 And certainly our ears may tingle at that news.

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 But we can all probably admit that that tingle would go a little further and even send shivers down our backs.

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 There is always some sort of unbelievable element to that sort of news when we hear of someone's passing.

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 Even when we expect it.

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 I want to kind of be sensitive in how I say this.

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 We do get surprised when we hear of that news.

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 But what that news does to us is it speaks almost a silent voice in our ears.

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 In a way that nothing else can do.

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 It makes us consider eternity when maybe we haven't been.

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 And we've just been passing over it.

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 Even if it's only for a moment that it brings it to our minds.

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 It's like the voice of God reminding us of our humanity.

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 And it is a lesson for us all to listen to when we hear that voice speaking to us.

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 And we read in the fourth chapter here of 1 Samuel.

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 But as I said it was all in the context of what has previously happened.

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 Hence our text from chapter 3 is our basis.

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 And that memorable account of God speaking to the boy Samuel in the night hour.

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 And revealing to him the future judgment of Eli and his sons.

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 They would be punished.

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 Because his sons had no regard for God.

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 In offering sacrifices to the Lord.

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 They had no regard for the people of Israel.

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 And they sinned directly before God.

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 So that it was said in chapter 2 that it was the will of the Lord to put them to death.

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 And what we see tonight is the outworking of that revelation.

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 The outworking of God's will.

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 It's the follow-up to that revelation.

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 And what I find strange about this is how he brought these sons to their death.

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 God could have struck them down at any time.

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 Like he did with Aaron's sons.

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 When they disregarded God.

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 And did what they wanted before the Lord's presence.

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 But he let them go on in their lives.

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 In their own apparent confidence.

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 Arrogance before God.

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 Even after they had this word prophesied over their heads.

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 Chapter 4 is the fulfillment of the word.

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 And there are two significant events in it.

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 Firstly we can see that there was a battle.

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 And following that battle comes the news from Benjamin.

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 Which we can call the bombshell.

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 So in our passage tonight we have the battle and the bombshell that we will consider.

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 So in taking that battle first.

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 Every battle as you know will usually be a fight.

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 People generally fight with a purpose in mind.

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 But we're not really told of the purpose here.

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 And we can ask why?

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 Why on earth were this right fighting?

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 It doesn't specifically tell us.

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 But we can trace it.

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 We know that they are fighting the Philistines.

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 And before we go further.

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 I don't know about you.

00:32:03.139 --> 00:32:08.220
 But quite often I get muddled up with these people groups within the Bible.

00:32:09.179 --> 00:32:12.939
 Philistines, Assyrians, Moabites, Edomites, Ammonites.

00:32:13.319 --> 00:32:15.279
 It gets confusing.

00:32:15.279 --> 00:32:17.740
 I hope I'm not the only one that's saying that.

00:32:18.139 --> 00:32:20.299
 But it's hard to fit them into the passage.

00:32:20.519 --> 00:32:22.119
 And fit them into the books of the Bible.

00:32:22.319 --> 00:32:24.220
 And what stories they relate to.

00:32:24.899 --> 00:32:27.000
 So in order to grasp what we're looking at here.

00:32:27.259 --> 00:32:29.460
 It's entirely beneficial for us.

00:32:29.519 --> 00:32:31.859
 Just to give a bit of background on the Philistines.

00:32:32.019 --> 00:32:33.220
 And who they were.

00:32:34.099 --> 00:32:37.220
 They appear firstly in Genesis.

00:32:37.220 --> 00:32:39.500
 As far back as Abraham.

00:32:40.200 --> 00:32:41.200
 And when he moved.

00:32:41.380 --> 00:32:44.120
 When he moved to settle in the land of Canaan.

00:32:44.220 --> 00:32:45.579
 After separating from Lot.

00:32:46.200 --> 00:32:49.920
 The Philistines were a people group of the land of Canaan.

00:32:50.640 --> 00:32:52.400
 They always lived in Canaan.

00:32:52.880 --> 00:32:54.200
 And they remained there.

00:32:54.460 --> 00:32:57.779
 Even when Abraham's descendants left for Egypt.

00:32:58.360 --> 00:33:01.519
 And then they came back under the leadership of Moses and Joshua.

00:33:01.519 --> 00:33:03.259
 Back into Canaan.

00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:07.599
 But the Israelites didn't drive out the people.

00:33:08.180 --> 00:33:10.180
 They didn't drive out the Philistines.

00:33:10.440 --> 00:33:12.059
 They didn't drive out the Ammonites.

00:33:12.819 --> 00:33:15.160
 But they actually came to adopt their gods.

00:33:15.859 --> 00:33:17.440
 Rather than driving the people out.

00:33:17.440 --> 00:33:20.700
 And this is told to us in the book of Judges.

00:33:20.920 --> 00:33:23.460
 I'll just quickly read a passage there.

00:33:23.660 --> 00:33:27.519
 That really sets a picture of what's going on.

00:33:28.440 --> 00:33:29.320
 The people of.

00:33:29.420 --> 00:33:29.900
 Well firstly.

00:33:30.039 --> 00:33:31.820
 The people of Israel did what was evil.

00:33:32.140 --> 00:33:33.380
 In the sight of the Lord.

00:33:34.400 --> 00:33:35.500
 That's the first thing to note.

00:33:35.640 --> 00:33:37.580
 And they served the Baals.

00:33:37.680 --> 00:33:38.299
 The Asheroth.

00:33:38.380 --> 00:33:39.320
 The gods of Syria.

00:33:39.559 --> 00:33:40.440
 The gods of Sidon.

00:33:40.480 --> 00:33:41.299
 The gods of Moab.

00:33:41.340 --> 00:33:42.519
 The gods of the Ammonites.

00:33:42.620 --> 00:33:44.039
 The gods of the Philistines.

00:33:44.900 --> 00:33:46.200
 They forsook the Lord.

00:33:46.200 --> 00:33:48.200
 They did not serve him.

00:33:49.039 --> 00:33:52.180
 So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.

00:33:52.279 --> 00:33:53.259
 And he sold them.

00:33:54.240 --> 00:33:55.319
 He sold them.

00:33:55.660 --> 00:33:58.160
 Into the hand of the Philistines and the Ammonites.

00:33:58.559 --> 00:33:59.539
 For 18 years.

00:34:00.200 --> 00:34:02.000
 And they oppressed the people of Israel.

00:34:03.799 --> 00:34:04.580
 And then.

00:34:05.019 --> 00:34:06.039
 That was chapter 10.

00:34:06.259 --> 00:34:06.799
 In Judges.

00:34:06.900 --> 00:34:07.180
 And then.

00:34:07.440 --> 00:34:07.920
 Later on.

00:34:07.960 --> 00:34:08.820
 Chapter 13.

00:34:08.980 --> 00:34:10.579
 There's another wee bit where it says.

00:34:11.340 --> 00:34:13.000
 The people of Israel.

00:34:13.199 --> 00:34:13.679
 Again.

00:34:14.260 --> 00:34:15.340
 Did what was evil.

00:34:15.340 --> 00:34:16.559
 In the sight of the Lord.

00:34:16.620 --> 00:34:16.980
 Again.

00:34:17.100 --> 00:34:17.840
 This happens.

00:34:18.840 --> 00:34:20.000
 So the Lord gave them.

00:34:20.120 --> 00:34:21.760
 Into the hand of the Philistines.

00:34:21.900 --> 00:34:23.260
 For 40 years.

00:34:24.620 --> 00:34:26.680
 The Lord used this people.

00:34:27.019 --> 00:34:27.340
 The Philistines.

00:34:28.340 --> 00:34:30.180
 Israel kept rejecting God.

00:34:31.320 --> 00:34:33.700
 And through this people group.

00:34:35.280 --> 00:34:35.880
 God.

00:34:36.579 --> 00:34:37.059
 Oppressed.

00:34:37.620 --> 00:34:38.140
 Israel.

00:34:38.800 --> 00:34:39.460
 For their.

00:34:39.960 --> 00:34:40.360
 Evil.

00:34:40.840 --> 00:34:41.280
 Before.

00:34:41.760 --> 00:34:42.120
 God.

00:34:42.119 --> 00:34:43.119
 God.

00:34:43.119 --> 00:34:43.559
 You'll.

00:34:43.559 --> 00:34:43.679
 You'll.

00:34:43.679 --> 00:34:43.960
 You'll.

00:34:43.960 --> 00:34:44.799
 Come to mind.

00:34:44.799 --> 00:34:45.799
 That it was Samson.

00:34:46.259 --> 00:34:47.219
 He was a Philistine.

00:34:48.739 --> 00:34:49.019
 Oh no.

00:34:49.440 --> 00:34:49.839
 Samson.

00:34:49.980 --> 00:34:50.059
 Samson.

00:34:50.059 --> 00:34:50.339
 Samson.

00:34:50.739 --> 00:34:52.599
 Samson fought against the Philistines.

00:34:53.599 --> 00:34:54.259
 And then.

00:34:54.400 --> 00:34:55.500
 In the times of David.

00:34:56.179 --> 00:34:56.599
 Goliath.

00:34:56.679 --> 00:34:57.380
 Was a Philistine.

00:34:58.179 --> 00:34:59.259
 But in due time.

00:34:59.359 --> 00:35:00.659
 Their might of the Philistines.

00:35:00.779 --> 00:35:01.199
 Is overcome.

00:35:01.779 --> 00:35:03.400
 By this power of Assyria.

00:35:03.799 --> 00:35:05.119
 This is when the Assyrians come in.

00:35:05.299 --> 00:35:07.039
 And they conquer the Philistines.

00:35:07.039 --> 00:35:10.400
 But then the superpowers of Babylonian Empire.

00:35:10.960 --> 00:35:12.759
 Come and overwhelm them all.

00:35:13.360 --> 00:35:15.360
 And it is believed that the Philistines of.

00:35:15.920 --> 00:35:17.039
 Whatever remained.

00:35:17.619 --> 00:35:18.519
 Were taken away.

00:35:19.139 --> 00:35:21.039
 With the people of Israel.

00:35:21.480 --> 00:35:22.480
 Into exile.

00:35:22.940 --> 00:35:23.420
 In Babylon.

00:35:25.179 --> 00:35:26.619
 And from my understanding.

00:35:27.440 --> 00:35:29.599
 Of this passage and timelines.

00:35:30.360 --> 00:35:33.860
 We are highly likely in this period of the 40 years.

00:35:33.860 --> 00:35:34.340
 Elijah.

00:35:35.019 --> 00:35:35.960
 Eli was a.

00:35:36.180 --> 00:35:37.200
 Classed as a judge.

00:35:37.760 --> 00:35:38.640
 As was Samuel.

00:35:39.099 --> 00:35:40.500
 And it would seem that we are overlapping.

00:35:40.720 --> 00:35:42.820
 From this latter part of the book of Judges.

00:35:43.519 --> 00:35:46.480
 But we are going on with this new change with Samuel.

00:35:47.420 --> 00:35:48.440
 In this book.

00:35:49.200 --> 00:35:52.380
 Samuel is this faithful servant of God.

00:35:52.860 --> 00:35:53.960
 Who trusts in him.

00:35:54.280 --> 00:35:55.260
 And relies upon him.

00:35:55.320 --> 00:35:56.920
 And who declares to the people.

00:35:57.559 --> 00:35:58.860
 They must put away.

00:35:59.400 --> 00:36:00.960
 These foreign gods.

00:36:00.960 --> 00:36:02.720
 They are not your gods.

00:36:03.860 --> 00:36:05.559
 Return to the Lord.

00:36:05.680 --> 00:36:06.720
 Is what he tells them.

00:36:06.960 --> 00:36:07.840
 In chapter 7.

00:36:09.120 --> 00:36:10.120
 This is a change.

00:36:11.059 --> 00:36:12.539
 When Samuel comes along.

00:36:12.660 --> 00:36:13.039
 And tells you.

00:36:13.120 --> 00:36:14.780
 You must return to the Lord.

00:36:16.260 --> 00:36:16.780
 And then.

00:36:17.220 --> 00:36:18.120
 To answer their question.

00:36:18.240 --> 00:36:19.500
 So why was there a fight?

00:36:20.599 --> 00:36:21.920
 Well it would seem that Israel.

00:36:22.120 --> 00:36:23.140
 Has had enough.

00:36:23.380 --> 00:36:24.539
 Of Philistine rule.

00:36:24.640 --> 00:36:25.280
 And oppression.

00:36:27.900 --> 00:36:28.460
 Israel.

00:36:28.680 --> 00:36:29.480
 We see.

00:36:29.800 --> 00:36:30.900
 Provoke the battle.

00:36:31.059 --> 00:36:31.680
 In verse 1.

00:36:31.679 --> 00:36:32.119
 It says.

00:36:32.119 --> 00:36:32.480
 Now.

00:36:32.899 --> 00:36:34.019
 Israel went out.

00:36:34.099 --> 00:36:34.739
 To battle.

00:36:34.879 --> 00:36:35.980
 Against the Philistines.

00:36:38.460 --> 00:36:38.980
 Seems.

00:36:39.299 --> 00:36:39.899
 That they just.

00:36:40.039 --> 00:36:40.839
 Had enough of it.

00:36:41.539 --> 00:36:42.839
 But very soon after.

00:36:43.000 --> 00:36:43.500
 We learn.

00:36:43.639 --> 00:36:44.659
 That they were defeated.

00:36:45.440 --> 00:36:45.940
 They lost.

00:36:46.099 --> 00:36:47.039
 4,000 men.

00:36:47.559 --> 00:36:48.279
 And they return.

00:36:48.599 --> 00:36:49.619
 To the camp.

00:36:50.059 --> 00:36:50.619
 With their tails.

00:36:50.699 --> 00:36:51.579
 Between their legs.

00:36:51.879 --> 00:36:52.559
 In a sense.

00:36:53.119 --> 00:36:53.419
 Beaten.

00:36:53.420 --> 00:36:55.220
 And.

00:36:55.700 --> 00:36:56.780
 We can kind of ask.

00:36:56.920 --> 00:36:57.159
 Well how.

00:36:57.639 --> 00:36:58.960
 How could they ever overcome.

00:36:59.119 --> 00:37:00.079
 What God had already.

00:37:00.280 --> 00:37:00.840
 Ordered.

00:37:00.920 --> 00:37:01.780
 When he sold them.

00:37:01.900 --> 00:37:02.420
 Into the hands.

00:37:02.460 --> 00:37:03.340
 Of the Philistines.

00:37:04.980 --> 00:37:05.960
 It's as if they were just.

00:37:06.000 --> 00:37:07.019
 Doing it out of their own.

00:37:07.220 --> 00:37:07.860
 Confidence.

00:37:10.659 --> 00:37:11.800
 Look at verse 3.

00:37:12.800 --> 00:37:14.320
 What did they ask one another.

00:37:14.400 --> 00:37:15.220
 When they came back.

00:37:15.260 --> 00:37:16.320
 After this defeat.

00:37:16.320 --> 00:37:18.640
 Why has the Lord.

00:37:19.080 --> 00:37:19.280
 Defeat.

00:37:19.400 --> 00:37:20.400
 Why has the Lord.

00:37:20.500 --> 00:37:21.240
 Defeated us.

00:37:21.660 --> 00:37:22.000
 Today.

00:37:22.400 --> 00:37:23.840
 Before the Philistines.

00:37:24.860 --> 00:37:26.019
 Why has the Lord.

00:37:26.100 --> 00:37:26.940
 Let this happen.

00:37:27.120 --> 00:37:27.600
 To us.

00:37:28.960 --> 00:37:30.059
 It's often the case.

00:37:30.140 --> 00:37:31.100
 When something goes wrong.

00:37:31.220 --> 00:37:31.880
 We ask.

00:37:32.500 --> 00:37:32.820
 Why.

00:37:33.420 --> 00:37:33.900
 Lord.

00:37:34.880 --> 00:37:36.059
 Why have you done this.

00:37:36.160 --> 00:37:36.500
 To me.

00:37:37.500 --> 00:37:38.740
 Why have you ruined.

00:37:38.980 --> 00:37:39.860
 My plans.

00:37:40.920 --> 00:37:41.740
 And I wonder.

00:37:41.860 --> 00:37:42.640
 How many people.

00:37:42.820 --> 00:37:43.500
 Sitting here.

00:37:44.000 --> 00:37:44.680
 Have asked.

00:37:45.000 --> 00:37:45.800
 Or said that.

00:37:45.800 --> 00:37:46.740
 Before God.

00:37:46.940 --> 00:37:47.300
 Why.

00:37:48.080 --> 00:37:48.539
 God.

00:37:49.420 --> 00:37:49.900
 I'm sure.

00:37:50.300 --> 00:37:51.220
 All of us have.

00:37:51.300 --> 00:37:52.080
 At some point.

00:37:52.640 --> 00:37:53.760
 Probably most of us.

00:37:54.820 --> 00:37:55.660
 And it's not a.

00:37:56.019 --> 00:37:56.539
 Bad thing.

00:37:56.640 --> 00:37:57.380
 To ask really.

00:37:57.820 --> 00:37:58.120
 Why.

00:37:58.680 --> 00:37:59.039
 God.

00:37:59.380 --> 00:38:00.500
 It can be at times.

00:38:00.560 --> 00:38:00.860
 A very.

00:38:01.539 --> 00:38:02.200
 Healthy thing.

00:38:02.300 --> 00:38:02.800
 To ask.

00:38:04.060 --> 00:38:05.340
 Not that we're questioning God.

00:38:05.400 --> 00:38:05.539
 But.

00:38:05.940 --> 00:38:06.820
 Struggling to reason.

00:38:07.460 --> 00:38:08.080
 Why God.

00:38:08.160 --> 00:38:08.860
 Does things.

00:38:09.980 --> 00:38:10.800
 There's nothing wrong.

00:38:10.800 --> 00:38:11.500
 With a question.

00:38:11.620 --> 00:38:11.720
 But.

00:38:12.380 --> 00:38:12.760
 You know.

00:38:13.440 --> 00:38:14.060
 We can.

00:38:14.620 --> 00:38:15.539
 Create for ourselves.

00:38:15.539 --> 00:38:16.579
 Great problems.

00:38:17.320 --> 00:38:17.920
 When we.

00:38:18.119 --> 00:38:19.199
 Try and answer it.

00:38:19.519 --> 00:38:19.860
 When we.

00:38:20.099 --> 00:38:20.840
 Try and answer it.

00:38:21.300 --> 00:38:21.960
 And we don't.

00:38:22.739 --> 00:38:23.820
 Look to God.

00:38:24.079 --> 00:38:24.639
 For the answer.

00:38:25.699 --> 00:38:26.460
 And it's strange.

00:38:27.960 --> 00:38:28.920
 That in our lives.

00:38:29.320 --> 00:38:29.900
 We can.

00:38:30.860 --> 00:38:31.099
 Maybe.

00:38:32.039 --> 00:38:32.639
 Try and.

00:38:33.039 --> 00:38:33.480
 Answer.

00:38:33.639 --> 00:38:34.440
 Our own problems.

00:38:34.639 --> 00:38:35.719
 And have this kind of.

00:38:36.480 --> 00:38:37.079
 Superstitious.

00:38:37.320 --> 00:38:38.279
 Outlook on life.

00:38:38.940 --> 00:38:39.320
 That's.

00:38:39.460 --> 00:38:39.599
 Well.

00:38:39.599 --> 00:38:40.340
 I did it myself.

00:38:40.420 --> 00:38:40.860
 Years ago.

00:38:40.860 --> 00:38:41.140
 You'd.

00:38:41.480 --> 00:38:41.780
 You'd.

00:38:41.780 --> 00:38:41.960
 Say.

00:38:42.059 --> 00:38:42.220
 Well.

00:38:42.539 --> 00:38:42.880
 God.

00:38:43.280 --> 00:38:43.720
 I'll.

00:38:43.980 --> 00:38:44.700
 Go to church.

00:38:44.800 --> 00:38:45.280
 Or I'll.

00:38:45.360 --> 00:38:46.099
 Read my Bible.

00:38:46.260 --> 00:38:46.340
 And.

00:38:47.099 --> 00:38:48.240
 If you do this for me.

00:38:48.980 --> 00:38:49.700
 It's like.

00:38:51.160 --> 00:38:51.740
 You know.

00:38:51.800 --> 00:38:52.000
 Like.

00:38:52.079 --> 00:38:52.980
 If we had exams.

00:38:53.160 --> 00:38:53.680
 We'd say.

00:38:53.840 --> 00:38:54.240
 To God.

00:38:54.320 --> 00:38:54.420
 Well.

00:38:55.000 --> 00:38:55.360
 I'll.

00:38:55.360 --> 00:38:55.640
 I'll.

00:38:55.640 --> 00:38:55.960
 I'll.

00:38:55.960 --> 00:38:56.160
 I'll.

00:38:56.160 --> 00:38:56.720
 Read my Bible.

00:38:56.720 --> 00:38:57.160
 Every night.

00:38:57.240 --> 00:38:57.720
 And morning.

00:38:58.360 --> 00:38:58.640
 If.

00:38:58.640 --> 00:39:00.220
 If you help me to do well.

00:39:00.500 --> 00:39:01.440
 In my exams.

00:39:02.200 --> 00:39:03.599
 I'll go to church this week.

00:39:03.640 --> 00:39:05.120
 If you help me get the.

00:39:05.440 --> 00:39:05.760
 Job.

00:39:06.039 --> 00:39:06.380
 That I'm.

00:39:06.539 --> 00:39:07.360
 Getting interviewed for.

00:39:07.360 --> 00:39:10.480
 And what that comes down to is that.

00:39:10.559 --> 00:39:10.720
 Well.

00:39:11.300 --> 00:39:11.500
 Well.

00:39:11.539 --> 00:39:12.840
 We're making deals with God.

00:39:14.960 --> 00:39:16.920
 We're making deals with God.

00:39:16.920 --> 00:39:18.240
 So that we.

00:39:18.700 --> 00:39:19.420
 Can fulfill.

00:39:20.360 --> 00:39:20.760
 Our.

00:39:21.180 --> 00:39:21.920
 Ideals.

00:39:23.460 --> 00:39:24.200
 It equates.

00:39:25.200 --> 00:39:26.300
 To using God.

00:39:26.840 --> 00:39:27.780
 To satisfy.

00:39:28.260 --> 00:39:28.320
 Our.

00:39:28.480 --> 00:39:28.880
 Desire.

00:39:30.539 --> 00:39:31.640
 As if we.

00:39:31.740 --> 00:39:33.200
 As if we could somehow fool.

00:39:33.880 --> 00:39:34.240
 God.

00:39:34.780 --> 00:39:35.039
 By.

00:39:35.599 --> 00:39:36.240
 Our works.

00:39:37.360 --> 00:39:38.120
 Fool him.

00:39:38.160 --> 00:39:39.300
 That our hearts are better.

00:39:39.420 --> 00:39:40.280
 Than they actually are.

00:39:40.880 --> 00:39:41.980
 And that we are in a sense.

00:39:42.099 --> 00:39:42.840
 Deserving of.

00:39:43.380 --> 00:39:43.780
 Something.

00:39:44.320 --> 00:39:44.660
 Back.

00:39:45.740 --> 00:39:47.140
 We don't deserve anything.

00:39:47.820 --> 00:39:48.099
 Back.

00:39:49.039 --> 00:39:49.480
 Really.

00:39:50.240 --> 00:39:51.260
 When we see ourselves.

00:39:53.180 --> 00:39:53.640
 And.

00:39:54.099 --> 00:39:55.180
 That's the kind of thing.

00:39:55.220 --> 00:39:56.539
 That's going on in the passage here.

00:39:57.579 --> 00:39:58.760
 When the elders agree.

00:39:58.760 --> 00:39:59.519
 On a solution.

00:39:59.660 --> 00:40:00.480
 To the problem.

00:40:01.480 --> 00:40:02.840
 Let us bring the ark.

00:40:02.860 --> 00:40:03.579
 Of the covenant.

00:40:03.960 --> 00:40:04.700
 Of the Lord.

00:40:04.800 --> 00:40:05.860
 Here from Shiloh.

00:40:05.860 --> 00:40:07.539
 That it may come amongst us.

00:40:07.539 --> 00:40:08.160
 And save us.

00:40:08.160 --> 00:40:08.800
 From the power.

00:40:08.800 --> 00:40:09.720
 Of the enemies.

00:40:12.120 --> 00:40:12.599
 Essentially.

00:40:12.780 --> 00:40:13.539
 It was an agreement.

00:40:13.539 --> 00:40:14.500
 To use.

00:40:14.900 --> 00:40:15.280
 God.

00:40:15.960 --> 00:40:16.640
 For their.

00:40:17.000 --> 00:40:17.360
 Desire.

00:40:18.380 --> 00:40:19.599
 They wanted to be free.

00:40:19.720 --> 00:40:20.680
 From the Philistines.

00:40:20.760 --> 00:40:21.840
 For their own benefits.

00:40:23.559 --> 00:40:24.120
 Alternative.

00:40:24.220 --> 00:40:24.760
 To what God.

00:40:24.820 --> 00:40:25.640
 Had actually commanded.

00:40:26.720 --> 00:40:27.460
 He sold them.

00:40:27.579 --> 00:40:28.260
 Into the hands.

00:40:28.300 --> 00:40:29.200
 Of the Philistines.

00:40:29.840 --> 00:40:30.200
 Because.

00:40:30.660 --> 00:40:31.160
 Of their.

00:40:32.360 --> 00:40:32.880
 Disobedience.

00:40:32.880 --> 00:40:35.280
 They weren't deserving.

00:40:36.240 --> 00:40:37.220
 Of God's.

00:40:37.460 --> 00:40:37.700
 Goodness.

00:40:39.019 --> 00:40:40.800
 And there's a few points here.

00:40:42.579 --> 00:40:44.200
 This is where we really see.

00:40:44.400 --> 00:40:45.220
 Their errors come.

00:40:45.320 --> 00:40:46.660
 Their errors come to light.

00:40:47.579 --> 00:40:47.980
 Shiloh.

00:40:48.099 --> 00:40:48.660
 Is where the ark.

00:40:48.700 --> 00:40:49.220
 Had rested.

00:40:49.460 --> 00:40:51.079
 From Joshua's day.

00:40:51.280 --> 00:40:52.440
 When they entered the land.

00:40:53.559 --> 00:40:53.860
 And.

00:40:54.019 --> 00:40:55.380
 And who are they to move it?

00:40:57.619 --> 00:40:58.059
 Why.

00:40:59.019 --> 00:40:59.740
 Did they reason.

00:40:59.820 --> 00:41:00.840
 That they could move it.

00:41:00.840 --> 00:41:03.079
 There was no cloud.

00:41:04.240 --> 00:41:05.420
 Telling them to move it.

00:41:05.559 --> 00:41:06.980
 There was no pillar of fire.

00:41:07.539 --> 00:41:08.180
 Leading them.

00:41:09.600 --> 00:41:11.180
 They did not get the word of God.

00:41:11.240 --> 00:41:12.260
 Like Joshua did.

00:41:12.420 --> 00:41:12.519
 To.

00:41:13.760 --> 00:41:14.800
 Get the Levites.

00:41:14.900 --> 00:41:15.320
 To lift.

00:41:16.660 --> 00:41:17.640
 The covenant.

00:41:18.079 --> 00:41:19.120
 The ark of the covenant.

00:41:19.960 --> 00:41:21.440
 And walk into the river.

00:41:23.200 --> 00:41:24.220
 There's none of that.

00:41:24.300 --> 00:41:24.700
 Going on.

00:41:25.079 --> 00:41:25.300
 Here.

00:41:28.200 --> 00:41:29.720
 Who on earth are we.

00:41:29.719 --> 00:41:31.359
 To tell God.

00:41:31.439 --> 00:41:32.579
 Where to go.

00:41:32.859 --> 00:41:33.980
 And what to do.

00:41:35.119 --> 00:41:35.980
 Who are we.

00:41:36.059 --> 00:41:37.259
 To tell God.

00:41:37.339 --> 00:41:38.239
 What he must do.

00:41:39.739 --> 00:41:40.739
 In a sense.

00:41:40.839 --> 00:41:42.039
 It's a back to front.

00:41:42.419 --> 00:41:42.939
 Belief.

00:41:44.599 --> 00:41:45.099
 We.

00:41:46.099 --> 00:41:46.399
 Come.

00:41:46.899 --> 00:41:47.379
 To God.

00:41:48.619 --> 00:41:49.719
 In all reverence.

00:41:50.419 --> 00:41:50.919
 Fear.

00:41:51.639 --> 00:41:52.379
 And awe.

00:41:53.679 --> 00:41:55.019
 There's something far wrong.

00:41:55.419 --> 00:41:56.000
 When we.

00:41:56.439 --> 00:41:56.819
 Start.

00:41:57.079 --> 00:41:57.959
 Telling God.

00:41:57.960 --> 00:41:59.420
 What the deal is.

00:42:00.220 --> 00:42:01.099
 What we want.

00:42:03.420 --> 00:42:04.280
 It's a wrong.

00:42:04.860 --> 00:42:05.260
 Answer.

00:42:05.720 --> 00:42:06.199
 Essentially.

00:42:08.480 --> 00:42:09.559
 And what it is.

00:42:09.659 --> 00:42:09.940
 Doing.

00:42:10.079 --> 00:42:10.840
 Is turning the.

00:42:11.679 --> 00:42:12.199
 First.

00:42:12.400 --> 00:42:13.000
 Catechism.

00:42:13.220 --> 00:42:13.780
 On its head.

00:42:14.039 --> 00:42:14.980
 You're going wrong.

00:42:15.079 --> 00:42:15.579
 Straight away.

00:42:16.059 --> 00:42:17.119
 When you're doing this.

00:42:18.480 --> 00:42:19.019
 Essentially.

00:42:19.539 --> 00:42:20.119
 It is.

00:42:20.840 --> 00:42:21.800
 God's chief end.

00:42:21.880 --> 00:42:22.920
 Is to glorify man.

00:42:22.920 --> 00:42:24.280
 Like.

00:42:24.760 --> 00:42:25.159
 We.

00:42:25.720 --> 00:42:26.539
 Get something.

00:42:26.800 --> 00:42:27.519
 Back from God.

00:42:27.599 --> 00:42:27.940
 And God.

00:42:28.039 --> 00:42:28.740
 Should be doing things.

00:42:28.820 --> 00:42:29.260
 For us.

00:42:29.639 --> 00:42:30.440
 All the time.

00:42:34.039 --> 00:42:34.980
 But also.

00:42:36.139 --> 00:42:37.180
 Who comes.

00:42:37.180 --> 00:42:38.059
 With the ark.

00:42:39.480 --> 00:42:40.460
 It's Eli's.

00:42:40.720 --> 00:42:41.139
 Sons.

00:42:42.139 --> 00:42:42.599
 Sons.

00:42:42.599 --> 00:42:43.159
 Sons who gave him.

00:42:43.240 --> 00:42:43.659
 No honor.

00:42:44.500 --> 00:42:45.019
 And it says.

00:42:45.099 --> 00:42:45.720
 In chapter 2.

00:42:45.820 --> 00:42:45.960
 That.

00:42:46.320 --> 00:42:47.019
 They were men.

00:42:47.119 --> 00:42:47.860
 That did not.

00:42:48.019 --> 00:42:48.340
 Know.

00:42:48.940 --> 00:42:49.260
 God.

00:42:49.260 --> 00:42:49.340
 God.

00:42:50.720 --> 00:42:51.680
 And it would seem.

00:42:51.680 --> 00:42:51.920
 That.

00:42:52.620 --> 00:42:53.580
 The whole of Israel.

00:42:53.680 --> 00:42:54.040
 In a sense.

00:42:54.120 --> 00:42:54.880
 Did not know.

00:42:55.400 --> 00:42:55.760
 God.

00:42:56.120 --> 00:42:57.080
 As they should have.

00:42:57.280 --> 00:42:57.760
 At least.

00:42:58.900 --> 00:42:59.060
 And.

00:42:59.480 --> 00:42:59.640
 Well.

00:42:59.680 --> 00:43:00.400
 When you have priests.

00:43:00.400 --> 00:43:00.940
 Like them.

00:43:01.420 --> 00:43:02.480
 Who is going to teach you.

00:43:04.100 --> 00:43:05.340
 They didn't know him.

00:43:06.020 --> 00:43:06.920
 They didn't honor him.

00:43:06.980 --> 00:43:07.920
 They didn't have reverence.

00:43:07.920 --> 00:43:08.300
 For him.

00:43:08.580 --> 00:43:09.600
 And they treated God.

00:43:09.680 --> 00:43:10.800
 As his bargaining chip.

00:43:10.880 --> 00:43:11.780
 Or lucky charm.

00:43:12.800 --> 00:43:13.500
 In a day.

00:43:14.040 --> 00:43:14.960
 When they failed.

00:43:15.280 --> 00:43:15.960
 And they needed.

00:43:16.240 --> 00:43:16.680
 An escape.

00:43:18.200 --> 00:43:19.000
 I'll remember.

00:43:19.260 --> 00:43:19.980
 You God.

00:43:20.020 --> 00:43:20.960
 If you do.

00:43:21.240 --> 00:43:22.140
 What I want.

00:43:23.640 --> 00:43:24.820
 And that whole behavior.

00:43:25.020 --> 00:43:26.400
 Just reveals to us.

00:43:26.560 --> 00:43:27.240
 Of how little.

00:43:27.900 --> 00:43:28.900
 They know of God.

00:43:30.760 --> 00:43:31.640
 God looks.

00:43:31.940 --> 00:43:32.760
 At our hearts.

00:43:32.980 --> 00:43:34.280
 God knows our hearts.

00:43:35.160 --> 00:43:35.880
 How on earth.

00:43:36.320 --> 00:43:36.800
 Can we.

00:43:37.220 --> 00:43:37.500
 Fool.

00:43:37.940 --> 00:43:38.340
 God.

00:43:39.580 --> 00:43:40.460
 But we can.

00:43:40.560 --> 00:43:41.420
 So easily go wrong.

00:43:43.280 --> 00:43:44.740
 At this first step.

00:43:44.820 --> 00:43:45.020
 We can.

00:43:45.120 --> 00:43:46.060
 So easily go wrong.

00:43:47.140 --> 00:43:48.700
 If we don't know God.

00:43:48.699 --> 00:43:48.779
 God.

00:43:50.099 --> 00:43:51.559
 And when we don't know God.

00:43:52.799 --> 00:43:53.259
 You know.

00:43:53.319 --> 00:43:53.559
 We can.

00:43:53.980 --> 00:43:55.119
 We just start getting.

00:43:56.159 --> 00:43:57.159
 Distance from him.

00:43:57.519 --> 00:43:58.799
 And we don't understand.

00:43:58.939 --> 00:43:59.779
 What we should be doing.

00:43:59.839 --> 00:44:00.960
 And how we should treat him.

00:44:01.039 --> 00:44:02.419
 And we start going wrong.

00:44:02.679 --> 00:44:03.419
 When we don't.

00:44:04.039 --> 00:44:04.619
 Know him.

00:44:05.179 --> 00:44:06.219
 So the most important thing.

00:44:06.339 --> 00:44:06.759
 For us.

00:44:06.819 --> 00:44:07.099
 Is to.

00:44:07.799 --> 00:44:09.099
 Know who God is.

00:44:09.899 --> 00:44:10.859
 Reading our Bibles.

00:44:11.259 --> 00:44:12.279
 Understanding who he is.

00:44:12.359 --> 00:44:12.919
 His character.

00:44:12.919 --> 00:44:13.579
 His attributes.

00:44:13.579 --> 00:44:13.900
 It's.

00:44:17.099 --> 00:44:18.559
 It reinforces to us.

00:44:19.039 --> 00:44:19.519
 That.

00:44:21.039 --> 00:44:22.179
 That we need to know.

00:44:22.279 --> 00:44:23.319
 These catechisms.

00:44:24.380 --> 00:44:24.920
 The catechisms.

00:44:25.139 --> 00:44:25.179
 That.

00:44:25.639 --> 00:44:26.119
 Men have.

00:44:27.119 --> 00:44:27.639
 Completed.

00:44:27.819 --> 00:44:27.840
 And.

00:44:28.239 --> 00:44:29.679
 So that we would know God.

00:44:31.159 --> 00:44:32.420
 But I don't think.

00:44:32.539 --> 00:44:33.440
 We as a people.

00:44:33.579 --> 00:44:33.880
 Really.

00:44:34.679 --> 00:44:35.400
 Value them.

00:44:35.679 --> 00:44:36.860
 As much as we should.

00:44:38.039 --> 00:44:38.440
 Catechisms.

00:44:38.719 --> 00:44:39.159
 Confessions.

00:44:39.159 --> 00:44:40.199
 The work that has been.

00:44:40.199 --> 00:44:41.139
 Gone into them.

00:44:41.899 --> 00:44:43.299
 So that we may know God.

00:44:43.379 --> 00:44:43.719
 Better.

00:44:43.940 --> 00:44:45.139
 And give him the honor.

00:44:45.399 --> 00:44:46.000
 And glory.

00:44:46.179 --> 00:44:47.239
 That he deserves.

00:44:48.000 --> 00:44:49.239
 And that we would be a people.

00:44:50.460 --> 00:44:52.159
 That would not do evil.

00:44:52.239 --> 00:44:53.299
 In the sight of God.

00:44:54.619 --> 00:44:56.139
 But that we would be a people.

00:44:56.199 --> 00:44:57.639
 That would come to him.

00:44:58.339 --> 00:44:58.899
 Humbly.

00:44:59.039 --> 00:45:00.179
 And submitting ourselves.

00:45:00.440 --> 00:45:00.539
 And.

00:45:01.619 --> 00:45:03.059
 Seeking to glorify.

00:45:03.059 --> 00:45:03.619
 The name.

00:45:03.940 --> 00:45:04.759
 Of God.

00:45:06.899 --> 00:45:07.839
 In a sense.

00:45:07.920 --> 00:45:08.539
 When we're going through.

00:45:08.539 --> 00:45:09.539
 This passage.

00:45:10.239 --> 00:45:11.500
 And you see what's happening.

00:45:11.759 --> 00:45:11.779
 And.

00:45:12.659 --> 00:45:13.059
 They're.

00:45:13.360 --> 00:45:14.059
 Taking the Ark.

00:45:14.099 --> 00:45:14.820
 Of the Covenant.

00:45:15.099 --> 00:45:15.460
 And then.

00:45:15.539 --> 00:45:16.420
 Eli's sons.

00:45:16.559 --> 00:45:17.480
 Are carrying it.

00:45:17.559 --> 00:45:18.239
 And leading it.

00:45:19.219 --> 00:45:20.279
 And you just start.

00:45:20.420 --> 00:45:20.900
 Feel like.

00:45:20.980 --> 00:45:21.619
 Alarm bells.

00:45:21.779 --> 00:45:22.199
 Are going off.

00:45:22.219 --> 00:45:22.800
 In your head.

00:45:24.719 --> 00:45:25.739
 That's what we feel.

00:45:26.880 --> 00:45:27.679
 But it's interesting.

00:45:27.759 --> 00:45:28.199
 How the.

00:45:28.920 --> 00:45:30.039
 Arrival of the Ark.

00:45:30.300 --> 00:45:30.539
 Made.

00:45:31.259 --> 00:45:31.699
 Israel.

00:45:31.699 --> 00:45:32.219
 Feel.

00:45:33.639 --> 00:45:34.779
 Verse five.

00:45:34.780 --> 00:45:37.820
 As soon as.

00:45:37.820 --> 00:45:38.760
 The Ark of the Covenant.

00:45:38.760 --> 00:45:39.360
 Of the Lord.

00:45:39.360 --> 00:45:40.480
 Came into the camp.

00:45:40.960 --> 00:45:41.600
 All Israel.

00:45:41.600 --> 00:45:43.040
 Gave a mighty shout.

00:45:43.360 --> 00:45:44.500
 So that the earth.

00:45:45.160 --> 00:45:45.760
 Resounded.

00:45:46.720 --> 00:45:47.980
 They made a great noise.

00:45:48.700 --> 00:45:48.880
 You know.

00:45:48.920 --> 00:45:50.200
 It must have been some moment.

00:45:51.680 --> 00:45:53.800
 Even just to see this Ark.

00:45:54.640 --> 00:45:55.120
 Out.

00:45:55.300 --> 00:45:56.760
 Of the tabernacle tent.

00:45:57.200 --> 00:45:58.680
 I believe it would have been covered.

00:45:58.920 --> 00:45:59.200
 Well.

00:45:59.280 --> 00:46:00.400
 It should have been covered.

00:46:00.400 --> 00:46:02.700
 Maybe they didn't cover it.

00:46:04.139 --> 00:46:05.820
 But even just to see it in the daylight.

00:46:05.820 --> 00:46:07.260
 Would have been quite something.

00:46:07.980 --> 00:46:08.900
 It's on the move.

00:46:09.300 --> 00:46:10.940
 And the only reason it's on the move.

00:46:11.019 --> 00:46:11.460
 Is because.

00:46:11.760 --> 00:46:11.940
 Well.

00:46:12.099 --> 00:46:14.099
 Really some men thought it would be a good idea.

00:46:16.300 --> 00:46:18.280
 It would appear that they felt so confident.

00:46:18.280 --> 00:46:19.720
 That this Ark had come.

00:46:20.200 --> 00:46:21.579
 And it symbolized.

00:46:21.780 --> 00:46:22.440
 The presence.

00:46:22.820 --> 00:46:23.559
 Of God.

00:46:24.860 --> 00:46:26.420
 How could they be defeated?

00:46:26.579 --> 00:46:27.880
 Now God is with us.

00:46:27.880 --> 00:46:29.920
 Well.

00:46:31.160 --> 00:46:32.440
 Certainly God was there.

00:46:33.960 --> 00:46:34.320
 Maybe.

00:46:35.380 --> 00:46:35.900
 The with.

00:46:36.579 --> 00:46:36.960
 Them.

00:46:37.280 --> 00:46:38.019
 Is questionable.

00:46:39.519 --> 00:46:40.880
 Regardless of how they feel.

00:46:42.140 --> 00:46:43.039
 And how we feel.

00:46:43.119 --> 00:46:44.880
 Has a massive impact on our lives.

00:46:45.599 --> 00:46:46.940
 There's no greater blessing.

00:46:47.700 --> 00:46:48.480
 And feeling.

00:46:48.800 --> 00:46:50.900
 To know God directly working.

00:46:51.280 --> 00:46:52.220
 And his presence.

00:46:52.599 --> 00:46:53.180
 With us.

00:46:54.260 --> 00:46:55.059
 But in a sense.

00:46:55.059 --> 00:46:55.780
 It's true that.

00:46:56.180 --> 00:46:57.840
 We can work up these feelings.

00:46:58.840 --> 00:47:00.320
 We can have our ideas.

00:47:01.039 --> 00:47:02.400
 We can have our plans.

00:47:02.880 --> 00:47:04.559
 We can get excited about them.

00:47:04.680 --> 00:47:06.400
 And our feelings can be uplifted.

00:47:06.460 --> 00:47:07.700
 With these things.

00:47:08.579 --> 00:47:08.980
 That we.

00:47:10.200 --> 00:47:11.320
 These ideas.

00:47:11.460 --> 00:47:12.000
 That we create.

00:47:12.800 --> 00:47:14.240
 We can feel sure about it.

00:47:14.260 --> 00:47:15.700
 We can make a lot of noise about it.

00:47:16.420 --> 00:47:18.019
 But if it's not God's will.

00:47:18.880 --> 00:47:19.280
 Then.

00:47:19.599 --> 00:47:20.720
 It can be a lot of energy.

00:47:20.860 --> 00:47:21.559
 A lot of time.

00:47:21.640 --> 00:47:22.619
 A lot of resources.

00:47:23.440 --> 00:47:24.280
 With no gain.

00:47:24.280 --> 00:47:25.280
 And it may.

00:47:25.280 --> 00:47:26.480
 It may even be contrary.

00:47:26.960 --> 00:47:28.440
 To God's word.

00:47:29.000 --> 00:47:29.480
 Again.

00:47:29.860 --> 00:47:31.680
 We're back to God's word.

00:47:32.300 --> 00:47:33.720
 And knowledge of God.

00:47:35.560 --> 00:47:36.660
 But on the other side.

00:47:36.800 --> 00:47:38.080
 Of building ourselves up.

00:47:38.160 --> 00:47:38.640
 We can also.

00:47:39.019 --> 00:47:39.920
 Take ourselves down.

00:47:40.000 --> 00:47:40.720
 In our feelings.

00:47:41.440 --> 00:47:42.480
 We can feel discouraged.

00:47:42.480 --> 00:47:43.240
 At times.

00:47:43.600 --> 00:47:44.480
 We can feel like.

00:47:44.560 --> 00:47:45.220
 We are not the people.

00:47:45.220 --> 00:47:46.019
 We want to be.

00:47:46.080 --> 00:47:47.320
 We can convince ourselves.

00:47:47.320 --> 00:47:48.180
 We're not the people.

00:47:48.240 --> 00:47:49.060
 We should be.

00:47:49.059 --> 00:47:51.500
 We can in effect.

00:47:52.299 --> 00:47:53.299
 Be like the people.

00:47:53.299 --> 00:47:54.579
 That were left in Shiloh.

00:47:55.619 --> 00:47:55.820
 You know.

00:47:55.900 --> 00:47:57.139
 The people came.

00:47:57.239 --> 00:47:57.960
 And took the ark.

00:47:58.059 --> 00:47:58.980
 Away from them.

00:48:00.659 --> 00:48:01.619
 And the people.

00:48:02.559 --> 00:48:04.059
 Have the presence of God.

00:48:04.179 --> 00:48:05.159
 Taken from them.

00:48:06.320 --> 00:48:07.779
 And we can feel like that.

00:48:08.559 --> 00:48:09.960
 Like the presence of God.

00:48:10.039 --> 00:48:10.920
 Like we knew.

00:48:11.099 --> 00:48:11.679
 Before.

00:48:12.679 --> 00:48:13.539
 Has been taken.

00:48:14.139 --> 00:48:14.920
 From us.

00:48:16.199 --> 00:48:16.699
 And maybe.

00:48:16.699 --> 00:48:18.759
 It can be.

00:48:18.759 --> 00:48:19.639
 The people of the day.

00:48:19.839 --> 00:48:20.319
 That do it.

00:48:22.099 --> 00:48:23.179
 They can take it from us.

00:48:23.219 --> 00:48:24.119
 We can feel like.

00:48:24.419 --> 00:48:26.319
 The feeling of the day.

00:48:27.199 --> 00:48:28.379
 The feeling of the day.

00:48:28.539 --> 00:48:29.259
 Has robbed us.

00:48:29.399 --> 00:48:30.139
 Of our joy.

00:48:30.480 --> 00:48:30.980
 In the Lord.

00:48:33.039 --> 00:48:34.359
 And maybe we feel like.

00:48:34.480 --> 00:48:35.419
 We aren't the people.

00:48:35.539 --> 00:48:36.299
 To make a noise.

00:48:36.460 --> 00:48:37.119
 That God.

00:48:37.199 --> 00:48:38.159
 Has been mistreated.

00:48:39.279 --> 00:48:39.500
 God.

00:48:39.599 --> 00:48:40.439
 The word of God.

00:48:40.519 --> 00:48:41.659
 Has been mishandled.

00:48:42.119 --> 00:48:43.000
 What is happening.

00:48:43.119 --> 00:48:43.980
 Is not right.

00:48:45.119 --> 00:48:45.659
 You know.

00:48:45.759 --> 00:48:46.659
 We have no record.

00:48:46.699 --> 00:48:47.259
 Of Eli.

00:48:47.259 --> 00:48:48.399
 Or anyone else.

00:48:49.279 --> 00:48:50.039
 Questioning.

00:48:50.039 --> 00:48:51.500
 That they were taking.

00:48:51.500 --> 00:48:52.500
 The ark.

00:48:52.779 --> 00:48:53.539
 Of God.

00:48:54.299 --> 00:48:54.899
 Out of.

00:48:55.259 --> 00:48:56.039
 His dwelling place.

00:48:56.139 --> 00:48:56.899
 The tabernacle.

00:48:58.779 --> 00:48:59.559
 You see.

00:48:59.639 --> 00:49:00.480
 We must be careful.

00:49:00.480 --> 00:49:01.480
 With our feelings.

00:49:02.460 --> 00:49:03.639
 And especially.

00:49:03.859 --> 00:49:04.460
 The feeling.

00:49:04.579 --> 00:49:05.279
 Of the day.

00:49:07.419 --> 00:49:08.679
 These feelings.

00:49:09.480 --> 00:49:10.379
 Can sway us.

00:49:10.679 --> 00:49:11.299
 So easily.

00:49:11.859 --> 00:49:12.960
 And so far.

00:49:13.399 --> 00:49:14.719
 To each extremity.

00:49:15.679 --> 00:49:16.959
 They can draw us.

00:49:16.959 --> 00:49:18.299
 From the word of God.

00:49:19.059 --> 00:49:20.579
 Either in confidence.

00:49:21.279 --> 00:49:22.299
 Blind confidence.

00:49:23.059 --> 00:49:24.559
 Or blind despair.

00:49:24.559 --> 00:49:25.339
 In a sense.

00:49:26.500 --> 00:49:27.399
 We must.

00:49:27.859 --> 00:49:28.339
 Come back.

00:49:28.459 --> 00:49:29.399
 To the word of God.

00:49:30.099 --> 00:49:30.599
 Come back.

00:49:30.659 --> 00:49:31.419
 To that word.

00:49:31.839 --> 00:49:32.500
 That is.

00:49:32.739 --> 00:49:33.500
 Our stability.

00:49:33.699 --> 00:49:34.919
 Our steadfastness.

00:49:34.919 --> 00:49:35.939
 In our lives.

00:49:35.940 --> 00:49:38.559
 To be a warning.

00:49:38.559 --> 00:49:39.119
 To us.

00:49:39.119 --> 00:49:39.200
 To us.

00:49:39.780 --> 00:49:40.179
 When.

00:49:40.179 --> 00:49:41.400
 When we are being led.

00:49:41.500 --> 00:49:42.340
 By our feelings.

00:49:42.740 --> 00:49:42.980
 More.

00:49:43.619 --> 00:49:45.019
 Than by God's word.

00:49:46.079 --> 00:49:46.740
 To be a warning.

00:49:46.740 --> 00:49:47.139
 To us.

00:49:47.220 --> 00:49:47.740
 When our feelings.

00:49:47.920 --> 00:49:48.579
 Are leading us.

00:49:49.079 --> 00:49:50.200
 Feelings are leading us.

00:49:50.340 --> 00:49:51.320
 More than God's word.

00:49:51.320 --> 00:49:53.460
 But after.

00:49:53.820 --> 00:49:54.340
 The fight.

00:49:55.740 --> 00:49:56.519
 What happens.

00:49:56.600 --> 00:49:57.260
 To their feelings.

00:49:57.539 --> 00:49:58.460
 They were so confident.

00:49:58.559 --> 00:49:58.980
 Before.

00:50:00.080 --> 00:50:01.340
 It has turned on its head.

00:50:02.019 --> 00:50:02.140
 So.

00:50:02.780 --> 00:50:03.120
 You know.

00:50:03.740 --> 00:50:05.200
 I can't imagine.

00:50:05.380 --> 00:50:06.140
 How despair.

00:50:06.420 --> 00:50:06.960
 They felt.

00:50:07.059 --> 00:50:07.900
 The foolishness.

00:50:07.960 --> 00:50:08.700
 They would have felt.

00:50:09.620 --> 00:50:10.760
 The ark of God.

00:50:10.860 --> 00:50:11.620
 Has fallen.

00:50:11.620 --> 00:50:12.600
 Into the hands.

00:50:12.600 --> 00:50:13.380
 Of the enemy.

00:50:14.039 --> 00:50:14.840
 This has never.

00:50:14.960 --> 00:50:15.840
 Happened before.

00:50:18.559 --> 00:50:19.340
 They've lost.

00:50:19.500 --> 00:50:20.120
 The presence.

00:50:20.300 --> 00:50:20.900
 Of God.

00:50:21.320 --> 00:50:24.620
 This should have.

00:50:24.700 --> 00:50:25.680
 Filled him with fear.

00:50:28.100 --> 00:50:28.860
 And you know.

00:50:28.980 --> 00:50:29.380
 There seems.

00:50:29.680 --> 00:50:30.519
 There's a key verse.

00:50:30.620 --> 00:50:31.500
 To what's going on here.

00:50:33.559 --> 00:50:34.080
 Which we.

00:50:34.300 --> 00:50:34.740
 Probably.

00:50:34.940 --> 00:50:35.539
 You've read it.

00:50:35.580 --> 00:50:36.700
 Without realizing it.

00:50:37.360 --> 00:50:38.180
 Verse one.

00:50:39.620 --> 00:50:41.380
 And the word of Samuel.

00:50:41.380 --> 00:50:43.539
 Came to all Israel.

00:50:44.519 --> 00:50:45.880
 The first thing.

00:50:46.360 --> 00:50:47.260
 We hear.

00:50:47.600 --> 00:50:48.580
 Is that the word.

00:50:48.720 --> 00:50:49.440
 That God.

00:50:49.620 --> 00:50:50.100
 Spoke.

00:50:50.300 --> 00:50:51.220
 Through Samuel.

00:50:51.219 --> 00:50:52.399
 Came to all.

00:50:52.599 --> 00:50:53.000
 Israel.

00:50:54.000 --> 00:50:54.639
 The prophecy.

00:50:54.639 --> 00:50:55.439
 Against Eli.

00:50:55.439 --> 00:50:56.399
 And his household.

00:50:58.399 --> 00:50:59.299
 The judgment.

00:50:59.959 --> 00:51:01.399
 It was disregarded.

00:51:02.899 --> 00:51:03.419
 Everyone.

00:51:03.779 --> 00:51:04.139
 Knew it.

00:51:04.319 --> 00:51:05.459
 Came to all.

00:51:05.559 --> 00:51:05.699
 Israel.

00:51:05.839 --> 00:51:06.239
 Everyone.

00:51:06.359 --> 00:51:07.399
 Knew the word of God.

00:51:07.480 --> 00:51:08.099
 And no one.

00:51:09.219 --> 00:51:10.079
 Cared for it.

00:51:10.079 --> 00:51:11.079
 The word of God.

00:51:11.079 --> 00:51:13.019
 The word of God.

00:51:13.019 --> 00:51:14.239
 Didn't tingle their ears.

00:51:15.179 --> 00:51:16.179
 They were quite happy.

00:51:16.179 --> 00:51:17.139
 To blanket out.

00:51:17.139 --> 00:51:19.179
 And go on with their own plans.

00:51:20.179 --> 00:51:21.099
 So God.

00:51:21.360 --> 00:51:21.960
 Employed.

00:51:21.960 --> 00:51:22.659
 Another way.

00:51:23.099 --> 00:51:23.699
 To tingle.

00:51:23.699 --> 00:51:24.500
 Their ears.

00:51:24.500 --> 00:51:25.000
 Church.

00:51:25.000 --> 00:51:26.599
 He gives them.

00:51:26.599 --> 00:51:27.400
 A hard lesson.

00:51:28.519 --> 00:51:29.760
 In order that they would listen.

00:51:30.940 --> 00:51:32.539
 And it's important to remember.

00:51:32.980 --> 00:51:33.679
 That those people.

00:51:33.840 --> 00:51:35.059
 They didn't forget God.

00:51:35.679 --> 00:51:37.380
 They didn't forget his power.

00:51:38.380 --> 00:51:40.019
 But they didn't honor God.

00:51:40.099 --> 00:51:40.840
 In their lives.

00:51:41.980 --> 00:51:43.659
 They didn't come to God.

00:51:43.719 --> 00:51:44.500
 In their hearts.

00:51:46.239 --> 00:51:47.820
 The word of God.

00:51:47.820 --> 00:51:48.980
 Wasn't taken seriously.

00:51:49.820 --> 00:51:50.940
 And it's often the case.

00:51:51.800 --> 00:51:52.860
 That God will drop.

00:51:53.000 --> 00:51:54.260
 Some kind of bombshell.

00:51:54.719 --> 00:51:56.699
 In order that we will listen to him.

00:51:57.139 --> 00:51:58.320
 So very briefly.

00:51:58.880 --> 00:51:59.500
 Let us look.

00:51:59.679 --> 00:52:00.639
 At the bombshell.

00:52:00.780 --> 00:52:01.679
 That comes here.

00:52:02.800 --> 00:52:03.320
 The man.

00:52:04.360 --> 00:52:05.579
 Called Benjamin.

00:52:05.820 --> 00:52:06.639
 Comes to the news.

00:52:06.719 --> 00:52:07.240
 As Eli.

00:52:07.599 --> 00:52:08.780
 Was sitting in his seat.

00:52:09.079 --> 00:52:09.679
 By the road.

00:52:09.940 --> 00:52:10.300
 Watching.

00:52:11.659 --> 00:52:11.920
 You know.

00:52:11.940 --> 00:52:13.079
 Have you ever done something.

00:52:13.159 --> 00:52:13.579
 And you thought.

00:52:13.980 --> 00:52:14.159
 Boy.

00:52:14.199 --> 00:52:15.159
 I shouldn't have done that.

00:52:16.179 --> 00:52:17.400
 And it's so bad.

00:52:17.460 --> 00:52:18.079
 That you're thinking.

00:52:18.219 --> 00:52:18.920
 And it's keeping you.

00:52:18.980 --> 00:52:19.340
 Awake.

00:52:19.860 --> 00:52:20.639
 And you're realizing.

00:52:21.280 --> 00:52:22.400
 This is not good.

00:52:23.059 --> 00:52:23.980
 I shouldn't have done that.

00:52:24.039 --> 00:52:24.920
 I've made a mistake.

00:52:25.440 --> 00:52:26.400
 And you can't sleep.

00:52:26.440 --> 00:52:27.219
 And you can't relax.

00:52:27.219 --> 00:52:27.559
 Until you.

00:52:28.260 --> 00:52:28.820
 Until you.

00:52:29.139 --> 00:52:29.960
 Know the outcome.

00:52:29.960 --> 00:52:30.880
 Of the situation.

00:52:31.820 --> 00:52:32.039
 You know.

00:52:32.119 --> 00:52:33.400
 I see Eli like this.

00:52:34.260 --> 00:52:35.420
 I see Eli like this man.

00:52:35.699 --> 00:52:36.539
 Who sat there.

00:52:37.679 --> 00:52:38.740
 And maybe he's.

00:52:39.599 --> 00:52:40.340
 Pondering over.

00:52:40.480 --> 00:52:41.500
 The ark of God.

00:52:41.579 --> 00:52:42.199
 Being taken.

00:52:42.860 --> 00:52:43.880
 And maybe he didn't do anything.

00:52:43.960 --> 00:52:44.659
 To stop it.

00:52:44.800 --> 00:52:44.820
 And.

00:52:46.440 --> 00:52:48.099
 The words of Samuel.

00:52:48.099 --> 00:52:48.940
 His prophecy.

00:52:48.940 --> 00:52:49.519
 Are coming.

00:52:50.059 --> 00:52:50.799
 Back to him.

00:52:50.860 --> 00:52:51.920
 And the more he thinks of it.

00:52:51.960 --> 00:52:52.279
 The worst.

00:52:52.400 --> 00:52:53.219
 Gates in his head.

00:52:54.960 --> 00:52:56.199
 And he sat there.

00:52:56.339 --> 00:52:56.679
 Watching.

00:52:58.380 --> 00:52:59.219
 Which is a.

00:52:59.380 --> 00:53:00.519
 Funny thing to say.

00:53:00.759 --> 00:53:02.019
 About a blind man.

00:53:02.019 --> 00:53:04.860
 To seem as if every fibre.

00:53:04.940 --> 00:53:05.800
 Of his being.

00:53:06.860 --> 00:53:07.900
 Was consumed.

00:53:08.280 --> 00:53:08.840
 In watching.

00:53:09.639 --> 00:53:10.400
 For this.

00:53:10.820 --> 00:53:11.119
 News.

00:53:12.400 --> 00:53:13.519
 And what was it?

00:53:14.259 --> 00:53:15.380
 Israel is defeated.

00:53:15.519 --> 00:53:16.380
 Your sons are dead.

00:53:16.480 --> 00:53:17.340
 The ark of God.

00:53:17.400 --> 00:53:18.280
 Has been captured.

00:53:20.159 --> 00:53:20.759
 You'll notice.

00:53:20.880 --> 00:53:21.840
 There's a huge loss.

00:53:21.860 --> 00:53:22.639
 Of life here.

00:53:23.900 --> 00:53:25.480
 30,000 soldiers.

00:53:25.480 --> 00:53:26.420
 Have been killed.

00:53:26.480 --> 00:53:27.099
 Verse 10.

00:53:27.219 --> 00:53:28.079
 The sons of Eli.

00:53:28.079 --> 00:53:28.780
 Had been killed.

00:53:28.860 --> 00:53:29.500
 Verse 17.

00:53:29.639 --> 00:53:30.420
 Eli himself.

00:53:30.519 --> 00:53:30.880
 Fell over.

00:53:30.880 --> 00:53:38.300
 and died, verse 18, and the daughter-in-law died when giving birth, verse 20. If there was ever a

00:53:38.300 --> 00:53:49.400
 time that ears would tingle, surely this was it, this tragedy. God's word came to be.

00:53:51.160 --> 00:53:57.860
 God has graciously revealed his intent to the people of punishing Eli's household, but they

00:53:57.860 --> 00:54:05.220
 didn't. No one regarded it. They didn't take heed of it, and it was not just the departure

00:54:05.220 --> 00:54:12.980
 of life that they had to deal with, it was Ichabod, the departure of glory, the departure

00:54:12.980 --> 00:54:22.059
 of the glory of God. I don't know what you think about that, or what would it look like

00:54:22.059 --> 00:54:27.599
 for you, the departure of the glory of God? And the more you think about it, the more terrifying

00:54:27.599 --> 00:54:33.219
 it gets. You think, well, where is the glory of God? Well, within his people, within his

00:54:33.219 --> 00:54:40.179
 word. You go, well, within actually a life, because we are created in the resemblance of

00:54:40.179 --> 00:54:47.400
 God. And you go through all these things, and well, we have new life here, coming in

00:54:47.400 --> 00:54:56.519
 in the final passage of this new baby. And well, there's no joy. There's no joy here, because

00:54:56.519 --> 00:55:03.639
 God's glory has gone. And maybe it would be more provoking for us to ask, well, where does

00:55:03.639 --> 00:55:13.480
 the glory of God stop? Well, there is a place where the glory of God stops. And it's a place

00:55:13.480 --> 00:55:20.679
 called hell. And that is truly a place where the first catechism is turned on its head, because

00:55:20.679 --> 00:55:28.179
 there will be no glorifying God and no enjoyment of him. Man will have no meaning. It'll be empty.

00:55:28.179 --> 00:55:37.299
 It'll be hopeless. So in conclusion, what lessons do we have to learn from this battle and this

00:55:37.299 --> 00:55:45.039
 bombshell? Well, first thing surely it is that we take heed of the word of God. Listen to God

00:55:45.039 --> 00:55:53.940
 when it comes to our ears, and we give our mind to it. It's worthy of our consideration. We must not be

00:55:53.940 --> 00:55:59.599
 like those of the day that had no regard of it, though they knew it. And that's the thing. We know

00:55:59.599 --> 00:56:07.019
 the word of God, most of us here. But where do we place it in our lives? How do we regard the word of

00:56:07.019 --> 00:56:15.260
 God? Do we disregard the word of God? We come to church, but what do we do with it after church?

00:56:15.260 --> 00:56:25.420
 How do we treat God himself? Is there a reverence for God in our hearts? Does God dwell within us? Do we

00:56:25.420 --> 00:56:36.460
 know God? Do we desire to know God? To keep us on the right path? Do we desire to know him above our

00:56:36.460 --> 00:56:49.139
 ideals? Do we desire to know our desires? Considering of all that we do and all that we act before God,

00:56:49.659 --> 00:56:57.980
 would be pleasing to him. We will all find failures within ourselves if we look close enough. Life is

00:56:57.980 --> 00:57:04.199
 this battleground for each of us. We've all got this different battle. And ultimately, a battle with the

00:57:04.199 --> 00:57:14.460
 oppressor of the devil. And I'm not saying that we will never have battles. We will never face tragedies.

00:57:18.859 --> 00:57:27.239
 But there is some sort of self-infliction here. And the chastisement of God being self-inflicted

00:57:27.239 --> 00:57:39.599
 by turning against him. We can't ignore that. The Christian has confidence that God will be their

00:57:39.599 --> 00:57:46.859
 deliverer through these times. He will keep him in the wilderness journey as we thought of this morning

00:57:46.859 --> 00:57:51.939
 and when times are good, when times are bad. But we would need to have that heart like David

00:57:51.940 --> 00:57:57.340
 to come to God with the same sort of hearts.

00:58:04.139 --> 00:58:13.099
 We come with that heart of thankfulness and grace for whose grace and his mercy towards us.

00:58:13.099 --> 00:58:20.500
 His long-suffering with us in our transgressions. He lets us go on in our lives when we

00:58:20.500 --> 00:58:28.980
 sinned and maybe we were greatly ignoring him and greatly disregarding him in our younger days.

00:58:29.019 --> 00:58:33.260
 But he let us go on. He's long-suffering with our transgressions.

00:58:36.599 --> 00:58:43.340
 But there's another thing, a lesson. The people of the Israel, the people of the church,

00:58:43.980 --> 00:58:49.400
 must be the same. The people that are God's people must be the same.

00:58:49.400 --> 00:59:00.079
 They must hold the word of God so tightly and embrace it. We must understand the word of God.

00:59:00.880 --> 00:59:10.019
 The word of God is our guide. But we would be people that see God worthy of honour.

00:59:10.019 --> 00:59:13.259
 Worthy to be glorified.

00:59:16.780 --> 00:59:21.039
 So if we lack in that knowledge, we'll misunderstand God.

00:59:21.500 --> 00:59:27.599
 We'll mistreat God. We'll start taking a diversion away from the right path.

00:59:27.699 --> 00:59:32.840
 Nope. And we'll be like Israel. We'll put God in our own box and we'll take him

00:59:32.840 --> 00:59:37.200
 to fulfil the ideas of our day and the feeling of our day.

00:59:37.200 --> 00:59:40.760
 We'll put him in where we want him to go.

00:59:42.600 --> 00:59:49.720
 Sadly, we have seen churches do this today that put the feelings of the day higher than the word of God.

00:59:50.220 --> 00:59:53.440
 And can we expect any good to come from it, really?

00:59:53.440 --> 00:59:59.780
 There is a lesson before us that God calls us to listen.

01:00:00.240 --> 01:00:01.579
 That's what he's saying to us.

01:00:02.000 --> 01:00:04.200
 Listen to the word of God.

01:00:05.099 --> 01:00:06.579
 Not disregard it.

01:00:06.579 --> 01:00:13.579
 It's hard to listen to every word of God because there is plenty in it that we do not like.

01:00:15.059 --> 01:00:24.340
 There's plenty in it that speak of and speak right to our hearts and condemn our hearts.

01:00:24.719 --> 01:00:29.500
 And there are unfavourable prophecies that we like to ignore in a sense because, well,

01:00:29.639 --> 01:00:31.000
 what else are we going to do with it?

01:00:33.819 --> 01:00:35.719
 The fact is we don't like death.

01:00:36.579 --> 01:00:39.719
 We don't like that unfavourable word or thoughts.

01:00:41.440 --> 01:00:45.179
 We don't like that God will condemn us for our behaviour.

01:00:47.639 --> 01:00:53.259
 But we must remember Ichabod, the departure of God's glory.

01:00:54.380 --> 01:01:00.179
 If we go on ignoring God's word, being complacent with God, mistreating God,

01:01:00.819 --> 01:01:04.900
 not reacting to the duties that he requires of us, a sinner,

01:01:04.900 --> 01:01:10.539
 we'll see Ichabod.

01:01:11.559 --> 01:01:15.260
 We'll see the departure of the glory of God.

01:01:16.160 --> 01:01:22.740
 We'll see hell if we walk in a way contrary to the word of God.

01:01:22.739 --> 01:01:27.119
 You know, you can blank it out all you want.

01:01:27.539 --> 01:01:28.839
 You can be ignorant of it.

01:01:29.779 --> 01:01:37.779
 But there will be a day where I leave the man that does these things in a feeling of utter foolishness.

01:01:38.639 --> 01:01:39.279
 I knew.

01:01:39.280 --> 01:01:39.360
 I knew.

01:01:39.760 --> 01:01:41.300
 I knew the word of God.

01:01:43.140 --> 01:01:44.380
 But what did I do with it?

01:01:45.860 --> 01:01:47.140
 I didn't regard it.

01:01:47.280 --> 01:01:48.220
 I mistreated it.

01:01:48.300 --> 01:01:50.160
 I used God in a way that I shouldn't have.

01:01:50.159 --> 01:01:57.319
 Does the word of God tingle your ears?

01:02:00.219 --> 01:02:03.319
 Have you ever felt the voice of God speak to you?

01:02:05.799 --> 01:02:07.239
 Condemning you of your sins?

01:02:09.239 --> 01:02:13.099
 Have you ever felt the words of the Bible make an overwhelming compulsion on you?

01:02:13.099 --> 01:02:15.059
 Did you listen?

01:02:16.460 --> 01:02:17.179
 Did you listen?

01:02:18.880 --> 01:02:24.099
 God's word for our eternity should tingle our ears before the bombshell comes.

01:02:25.139 --> 01:02:28.099
 He has set it before you tonight and this evening.

01:02:29.099 --> 01:02:32.940
 And there is the undeniable truth of Ichabod.

01:02:33.500 --> 01:02:37.920
 But also within its pages is the escape from what we deserve.

01:02:38.659 --> 01:02:41.579
 The escape provided in the Son, Christ Jesus.

01:02:43.099 --> 01:02:54.119
 A saviour that will bring us and save us from that departure of his glory and bring us into that glory.

01:02:54.980 --> 01:03:01.259
 Into that glory that we do not deserve a sinner and receive a glorious eternity.

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 Glorifying God for all eternity.

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 Where our joys will be restored and we will know joys in a way that's far beyond what we know of in this world.

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 And in full measure we'll understand what is the chief end of man.

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 To glorify God and to enjoy him forever.

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 So what we have in the battle and the bombshell.

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 Really it's a lesson to us to listen to the word of God.

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 May these thoughts be blessed to us tonight.

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 We'll conclude in praise in a short prayer.

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 And we'll sing to God's praise in Psalm 85 of the Scottish Psalter.

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 And we'll find that on page 340.

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 Psalm 85 of the Scottish Psalter.

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 We'll find it on page 340.

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 Verses 8 to 13.

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 The last four stanzas there.

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 I'll hear what God the Lord will speak.

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 To his folk he'll speak peace.

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 And to his saints.

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 But let them not return to foolishness.

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 We'll stand together and we'll sing these words to God's praise.

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 I'll hear what God the Lord will speak.

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 I'll hear what God the Lord will speak.

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 To his folk he'll speak peace.

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 And to his saints.

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 But let them not return to foolishness.

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 To them the fear is surely near.

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 This is salvation.

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 That glory in our land may have a reputation.

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 Good bread with mercy, righteousness,

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 And peace is mutually.

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 Lord his roads coming in the night or dead.

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 And there is no may not end to this Is还有 or till his dominion.

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 Let them also rise in tomorrow.

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 To my country in the night.

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 And our取得 networks.

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 Let them not return to foolishness.

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 And communists will speak peace.

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 Thank you.

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 All hail and a chiefly...

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 And open up earth to sin.

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 For love and a family.

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 Shabbat Shalom

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 Father in heaven, may we hear what you say to us tonight. And Lord, we pray that your word would be a word of peace to our souls. Lord, we pray that we would know who you are and understand the fullness as much as we can of your being. Lord, if that word be a word of conviction that is needed, let it be so.

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 But Lord, we pray that your spirit would apply your word in a way that would be for your glory and the ability of your kingdom. So Lord, we pray. Speak to us even as we part this night. Be your meditation in the night hours.

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 And Lord, if it be even your will that you would awaken us from our sleeps and speak to us.

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 Lord, may we know who you are. May we treat you with utmost reverence and see you as a holy one above all kings of kingdoms of this world.

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 You are the God of our salvation. And our God that has provided salvation in Jesus Christ. And so we ask all these things in his name. Amen.

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 Amen.