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 You are listening to a message from Southwood Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, Alabama.

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 Our passion is to experience and express grace. Join us.

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 If you have a Bible with you, open it to the book of Judges.

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 How many of you have never—well, let's ask it differently.

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 Instead of shaming some of you, I'll let some of you boast.

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 How many of you have read the book of Judges?

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 How many know who Ehud is?

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 If you do, you're probably left-handed, which we'll see why.

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 We're going through a series of sermons over the summer, which we call redemption stories.

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 But stories in the Old Testament that don't just tell stories, but also point us to the gospel and the grace we see in Jesus.

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 And this morning, leave it up to me to find an obscure story.

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 I want us to look at a story that you probably have not heard, but is in many ways funny, but also quite sad.

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 So follow with me.

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 We're going to be reading Judges chapter 3, verses 12 through 30.

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 Judges 3, 12 through 30.

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 Where we have the story of Ehud.

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 And the people of Israel, again, did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.

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 And the Lord strengthened Eglon, the king of Moab, against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the Lord.

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 He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites and went and defeated Israel.

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 And they took possession of the city of Palms, which is Jericho.

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 And the people of Israel served Eglon, the king of Moab, 18 years.

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 Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord, and the Lord raised up for them a deliverer.

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 Eglon, the son of Gerah, the Benjaminites, a left-handed man.

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 The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon, the king of Moab.

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 And Eglon made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length.

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 And he bounded on his right thigh under his clothes.

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 And he presented the tribute to Eglon, king of Moab.

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 Now, Eglon was a very fat man.

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 And when Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.

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 But he himself turned back at the idols near Gilgal and said,

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 I have a secret message for you, O king.

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 And he commanded, silence.

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 And all his attendants went out from his presence.

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 And Ehud came to him as he was sitting alone in his cool roof chamber.

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 And he had said, I have a message from God for you.

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 And he arose from his seat.

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 And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh,

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 and thrust it into his belly.

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 And the hilt also went in after the blade.

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 And the fat closed over the blade, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly.

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 And the dung came out.

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 Then Ehud went out into the porch and closed the doors of the roof chamber behind him and locked them.

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 And when he had gone, the servants came.

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 And when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked,

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 they thought, surely he is relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber.

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 And they waited until they were embarrassed.

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 But when he still did not open the doors of the roof chamber,

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 they took the key and opened them.

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 And there lay their Lord, dead on the floor.

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 He had escaped while they delayed.

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 And he passed beyond the idols and escaped to Sierra.

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 And when he arrived, he sounded the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim.

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 Then the people of Israel went down with him from the hill country,

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 and he was their leader.

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 And he said to them, follow after me,

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 for the Lord has given your enemies the Moabites into your hand.

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 And so they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites

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 and did not allow anyone to pass over.

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 And they killed at that time about 10,000 of the Moabites,

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 all strong, able-bodied men, not a man escaped.

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 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel,

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 and the land had rest for 80 years.

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 You know, the Ehud, I think,

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 is by far one of the most interesting and fun stories in the book of Judges,

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 in particular, maybe through the Old Testament.

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 And it's primarily known because this left-handed guy,

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 this Benjaminite Southpaw,

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 overthrows, contrives this brilliant scheme,

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 and then overthrows with his leadership,

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 this Moabite domination of Israel.

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 But at the same time,

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 it's stories like this that give us difficulty.

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 Part of it is this story,

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 if you didn't pick up a little bit,

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 the English doesn't do justice,

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 but it's the graphic nature

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 of the telling of this story.

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 I'm going to have

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 a very difficult time

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 relating to you what is in this text

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 in a way that will not violate

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 our Southern polite church sensibilities.

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 This is a story of every middle school boy's dream.

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 It's got everything in here.

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 But maybe the toughest aspect of this

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 is there are some moral dilemmas here.

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 Is this what we want?

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 Is this the kind of leader that we need

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 who leads by deception and outright murder?

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 Is this what God calls us to?

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 And I think because of this,

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 this story is kind of left off to the side

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 because we don't know how to process this,

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 especially today.

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 But we don't know what to think of it.

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 Ehud's not one of these leaders

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 that's put up here for our admiration,

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 kind of like Gideon is.

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 Gideon is the poster child of the book of Judges.

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 But unfortunately, he had his issues too.

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 So what do we do with this story?

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 I think I really want to change our approach,

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 maybe to the whole of the book of Judges,

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 but particularly to Ehud here.

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 And I want us to see

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 three basic things in this story.

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 One is that we're going to see

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 some very wonderful things

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 about the character of God

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 and his compassion for his people.

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 we're going to see

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 the pure idiocy of idolatry.

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 And then we're going to see some pointers

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 that point us to a much better Savior to come.

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 So first, let's look.

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 Our covenant God's compassion

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 in the face of ongoing rejection.

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 You see there in the text,

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 and the people of Israel again

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 did what was evil in the sight of their God.

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 That word again is very prominent.

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 Because if you read through the book of Judges,

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 it's a downward progression.

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 They start with faithfulness

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 as they enter into the land of Canaan,

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 led by Joshua.

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 But then as soon as these leaders die,

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 things deteriorate spiritually.

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 And so they do evil.

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 Then God sends a judge,

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 a savior,

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 to take care of them.

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 The first one was Othniel.

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 And so he just overpowered.

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 Overpower.

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 He came against these overpowering forces

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 and saved Israel.

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 And they had rest for 40 years.

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 Well, at the end of 40 years,

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 now we see the cycle starting all over.

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 Othniel dies out.

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 Those leaders die out.

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 And again, Israel does evil

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 in the sight of the Lord.

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 After 40 years,

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 you would think that they took that time

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 to learn their lessons

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 from their previous enslavement,

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 but it did not sink in.

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 And so very quickly,

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 they revert back

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 to their idolatries,

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 their old ways of rejecting Yahweh,

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 their covenant God,

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 for the gods of the land around them.

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 But this time,

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 God does it differently.

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 The last time he brought

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 this overwhelming force

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 against them

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 and enslaved them.

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 This time,

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 he strengthens

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 this

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 sniveling little king.

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 He empowers him

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 to bring Israel

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 into slavery.

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 Now, it's probably just a regional issue

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 around the Jordan,

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 around where Jericho was.

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 But still,

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 what God does here

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 is he strengthens somebody

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 who really has no power at all

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 and makes them

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 unstoppable

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 and brings his own people

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 into slavery.

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 And after 18 years

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 of this slavery,

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 after 18 years,

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 they finally cry out

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 for help.

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 And this tells us

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 two very important things.

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 Also,

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 well,

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 notice before I say that,

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 we never,

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 in this whole thing,

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 see evidence

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 that Israel repented.

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 Never.

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 They cry out.

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 God.

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 So,

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 two things

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 we need to see

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 from this.

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 First,

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 when God disciplines

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 his people,

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 he doesn't do it

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 just out of anger,

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 but he does it

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 with this strong

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 sense of compassion

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 for those people.

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 He does not enjoy

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 bringing pain.

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 But in fact,

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 when they are in pain,

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 pain that he himself

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 brings on them,

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 it's his heart

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 that breaks first.

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 If you look back

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 in chapter 2,

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 verse 18,

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 when we see

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 this overall description,

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 kind of the

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 shortened version

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 of the rest

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 of the book of Judges,

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 we have this statement

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 in verse 18.

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 Whenever the Lord

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 raised up a judge

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 for them,

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 the Lord was with

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 the judge

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 and he saved them

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 from the hand

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 of their enemies

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 all the days

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 of the judge.

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 For the Lord

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 was moved

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 to pity

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 by their groaning

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 because of those

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 who afflicted

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 and oppressed them.

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 This is kind of like

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 when you have to

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 give your child

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 a, well,

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 should I say spanking?

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 I'll say it anyway.

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 If you had to give

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 your child a spanking

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 and you want to say

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 to your child,

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 this is going to hurt me

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 a lot more

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 than it's going to hurt you.

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 And your child

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 kind of looks up

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 at you incredulous.

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 Is it seriously?

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 It's my behind

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 that's going to be sore.

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 Not yours.

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 But what they don't

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 realize is

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 is that it's

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 the heart of a parent

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 for his child

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 that is breaking

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 for the child.

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 And no parent

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 enjoys in any form

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 bringing pain

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 to a child.

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 And if that's true

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 of us

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 who are

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 evil,

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 how much more so

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 is it true

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 of the covenant God

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 who now pursues

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 this rebellious,

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 rejecting

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 people?

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 The second thing is

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 notice

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 his salvation

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 is not

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 always

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 or necessarily

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 precipitated

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 by repentance.

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 God brings

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 salvation

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 to his people

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 long before

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 their hearts

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 are ready

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 to turn

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 back.

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 Their cry

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 out to God

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 is not

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 oh we're so sorry

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 for our sin.

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 Their cry

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 is from the pain

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 that they're having

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 to live with

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 because of

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 God's discipline.

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 That's all

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 they wanted.

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 They wanted

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 relief.

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 And God

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 gave it to

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 them.

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 Only Israel

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 it's interesting

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 in this passage

00:14:30.439 --> 00:14:30.899
 is said

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 to have done

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 evil.

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 Not Moab

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 not anybody

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 else

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 but Israel.

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 I think

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 sometimes

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 we often

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 believe

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 that God

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 is only

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 going to

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 come and

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 help us.

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 He's only

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 going to

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 come and

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 get us

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 take care

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 of us

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 and give

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 us

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 good

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 things

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 when

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 we

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 finally

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 repent.

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 That we

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 are

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 repentant

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 and we

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 get our

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 hearts

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 right

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 and that's

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 when he

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 comes to

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 save us.

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 When I

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 quit

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 pursuing

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 this

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 addiction

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 then God's

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 going to

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 come and

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 help me.

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 He's not

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 going to

00:15:03.279 --> 00:15:03.559
 come and

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 help me

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 until I

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 stop.

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 Until I

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 can change

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 my heart

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 about this

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 God's not

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 going to

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 come.

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 When I

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 change it

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 then that's

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 when he's

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 going to

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 come.

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 We think

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 that the

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 pain that

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 God brings

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 us is

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 corrective.

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 Well

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 in some

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 ways it

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 is.

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 And as we

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 go through

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 the book

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 of Judges

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 you'll see

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 that more

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 and more

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 and more

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 it becomes

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 that.

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 But the

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 pain also

00:15:36.439 --> 00:15:37.179
 points

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 what he

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 gets

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 the reason

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 he gives

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 us the

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 pain is

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 so that

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 we can

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 see the

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 dead

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 end of

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 our

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 idolatries.

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 The pain

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 is not

00:15:49.039 --> 00:15:49.819
 directly

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 inflicted

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 on him

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 it's what

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 we bring

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 on

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 ourselves.

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 The real

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 corrective

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 in this

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 discipline

00:16:01.539 --> 00:16:04.119
 is that

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 this covenant

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 keeping

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 God

00:16:05.739 --> 00:16:07.759
 shows

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 kindness

00:16:08.399 --> 00:16:09.019
 to his

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 people.

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 when they

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 are the

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 most

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 desperate

00:16:11.819 --> 00:16:12.719
 and they

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 can do

00:16:13.139 --> 00:16:13.519
 nothing.

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 He just

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 comes

00:16:17.459 --> 00:16:18.259
 because

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 they're

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 his

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 people.

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 We

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 as his

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 people

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 are not

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 like

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 animals

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 that have

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 to be

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 punished

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 to correct

00:16:27.779 --> 00:16:28.099
 our

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 behavior.

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 We are

00:16:29.819 --> 00:16:30.059
 like

00:16:30.059 --> 00:16:30.839
 wandering

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 spouses

00:16:32.399 --> 00:16:32.699
 houses

00:16:32.699 --> 00:16:34.340
 that he

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 is now

00:16:34.720 --> 00:16:35.480
 in pursuit

00:16:35.480 --> 00:16:35.919
 of

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 to win

00:16:36.939 --> 00:16:37.500
 back

00:16:37.500 --> 00:16:38.740
 by his

00:16:38.740 --> 00:16:39.039
 love.

00:16:41.100 --> 00:16:42.000
 And that's

00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:42.340
 what he's

00:16:42.340 --> 00:16:42.980
 doing here.

00:16:44.620 --> 00:16:45.240
 And they

00:16:45.240 --> 00:16:45.620
 will come

00:16:45.620 --> 00:16:46.019
 back

00:16:46.019 --> 00:16:46.679
 it'll be

00:16:46.679 --> 00:16:47.220
 very short

00:16:47.220 --> 00:16:47.579
 lived

00:16:47.579 --> 00:16:48.600
 but this

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 is a

00:16:48.959 --> 00:16:49.299
 picture

00:16:49.299 --> 00:16:50.139
 of the

00:16:50.139 --> 00:16:50.539
 heart

00:16:50.539 --> 00:16:51.319
 of this

00:16:51.319 --> 00:16:51.639
 covenant

00:16:51.639 --> 00:16:52.179
 God

00:16:52.179 --> 00:16:54.059
 that we

00:16:54.059 --> 00:16:54.459
 serve.

00:16:54.460 --> 00:16:55.139
 God

00:16:55.139 --> 00:16:57.460
 is

00:16:57.460 --> 00:16:57.940
 the

00:16:57.940 --> 00:16:58.200
 second

00:16:58.200 --> 00:16:58.600
 thing we

00:16:58.600 --> 00:16:59.000
 see in

00:16:59.000 --> 00:16:59.160
 this

00:16:59.160 --> 00:16:59.680
 passage

00:16:59.680 --> 00:17:01.500
 again is

00:17:01.500 --> 00:17:01.879
 just the

00:17:01.879 --> 00:17:02.360
 total

00:17:02.360 --> 00:17:02.720
 utter

00:17:02.720 --> 00:17:03.519
 foolishness

00:17:03.519 --> 00:17:04.660
 of

00:17:04.660 --> 00:17:05.559
 idolatry.

00:17:06.160 --> 00:17:06.740
 In here

00:17:06.740 --> 00:17:09.039
 I love

00:17:09.039 --> 00:17:09.900
 reading one

00:17:09.900 --> 00:17:10.100
 of the

00:17:10.100 --> 00:17:10.740
 commentators

00:17:10.740 --> 00:17:11.500
 and I

00:17:11.500 --> 00:17:12.220
 think he's

00:17:12.220 --> 00:17:13.120
 really on

00:17:13.120 --> 00:17:13.860
 target here.

00:17:14.240 --> 00:17:14.620
 You have

00:17:14.620 --> 00:17:15.180
 to imagine

00:17:15.180 --> 00:17:15.640
 a bunch

00:17:15.640 --> 00:17:16.299
 of Israelis

00:17:16.299 --> 00:17:17.100
 sitting around

00:17:17.100 --> 00:17:17.880
 the campfire

00:17:17.880 --> 00:17:18.600
 telling this

00:17:18.600 --> 00:17:19.100
 story.

00:17:19.099 --> 00:17:20.659
 And as

00:17:20.659 --> 00:17:21.000
 they go

00:17:21.000 --> 00:17:21.480
 through this

00:17:21.480 --> 00:17:22.279
 story they

00:17:22.279 --> 00:17:22.899
 are in

00:17:22.899 --> 00:17:23.559
 stitches.

00:17:24.740 --> 00:17:25.419
 This is

00:17:25.419 --> 00:17:26.000
 hilarious

00:17:26.000 --> 00:17:27.059
 stuff.

00:17:28.139 --> 00:17:28.759
 I wish I

00:17:28.759 --> 00:17:29.159
 could give

00:17:29.159 --> 00:17:30.139
 you all

00:17:30.139 --> 00:17:30.439
 of it

00:17:30.439 --> 00:17:31.439
 that's in

00:17:31.439 --> 00:17:31.899
 here but I

00:17:31.899 --> 00:17:32.480
 can't.

00:17:32.859 --> 00:17:33.179
 But I'll

00:17:33.179 --> 00:17:33.459
 give you

00:17:33.459 --> 00:17:33.779
 enough.

00:17:35.699 --> 00:17:35.980
 You know

00:17:35.980 --> 00:17:36.519
 this is one

00:17:36.519 --> 00:17:36.740
 of those

00:17:36.740 --> 00:17:37.519
 great examples

00:17:37.519 --> 00:17:38.139
 where if you

00:17:38.139 --> 00:17:38.559
 see in

00:17:38.559 --> 00:17:39.219
 Psalm 2

00:17:39.219 --> 00:17:39.819
 where God

00:17:39.819 --> 00:17:40.379
 just holds

00:17:40.379 --> 00:17:41.000
 the nations

00:17:41.000 --> 00:17:41.439
 as they

00:17:41.439 --> 00:17:42.339
 rage against

00:17:42.339 --> 00:17:42.619
 him he

00:17:42.619 --> 00:17:43.039
 holds them

00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:43.699
 in derision.

00:17:44.279 --> 00:17:45.219
 Here's a

00:17:45.219 --> 00:17:46.659
 good example

00:17:46.659 --> 00:17:47.399
 of that

00:17:47.399 --> 00:17:47.959
 derision

00:17:47.959 --> 00:17:48.679
 that

00:17:48.680 --> 00:17:49.519
 these

00:17:49.519 --> 00:17:49.940
 enemies

00:17:49.940 --> 00:17:50.500
 of God's

00:17:50.500 --> 00:17:50.860
 people

00:17:50.860 --> 00:17:52.360
 have.

00:17:53.519 --> 00:17:54.180
 We begin

00:17:54.180 --> 00:17:54.560
 with the

00:17:54.560 --> 00:17:54.940
 statement

00:17:54.940 --> 00:17:56.580
 the Lord

00:17:56.580 --> 00:17:57.220
 raised up

00:17:57.220 --> 00:17:57.580
 for them

00:17:57.580 --> 00:17:59.160
 a deliverer

00:17:59.160 --> 00:17:59.820
 Ehud

00:17:59.820 --> 00:18:01.380
 the son

00:18:01.380 --> 00:18:01.860
 of Gera

00:18:01.860 --> 00:18:03.000
 the

00:18:03.000 --> 00:18:03.980
 Benjaminite

00:18:03.980 --> 00:18:05.779
 a left

00:18:05.779 --> 00:18:06.160
 handed

00:18:06.160 --> 00:18:06.580
 man.

00:18:07.779 --> 00:18:08.060
 Now

00:18:08.060 --> 00:18:08.600
 you've got

00:18:08.600 --> 00:18:09.200
 to know

00:18:09.200 --> 00:18:09.820
 that in

00:18:09.820 --> 00:18:10.460
 Middle Eastern

00:18:10.460 --> 00:18:11.000
 culture

00:18:11.000 --> 00:18:11.960
 being left

00:18:11.960 --> 00:18:12.320
 handed

00:18:12.320 --> 00:18:12.960
 was not

00:18:12.960 --> 00:18:13.400
 normal.

00:18:14.060 --> 00:18:14.460
 In fact

00:18:14.460 --> 00:18:15.180
 it was so

00:18:15.180 --> 00:18:16.060
 contrary

00:18:16.060 --> 00:18:17.120
 because the

00:18:17.120 --> 00:18:17.820
 left hand

00:18:17.819 --> 00:18:18.740
 is considered

00:18:18.740 --> 00:18:19.480
 highly

00:18:19.480 --> 00:18:20.639
 unclean

00:18:20.639 --> 00:18:22.200
 because of

00:18:22.200 --> 00:18:22.539
 what was

00:18:22.539 --> 00:18:23.119
 done with

00:18:23.119 --> 00:18:23.399
 it.

00:18:25.179 --> 00:18:25.500
 And so

00:18:25.500 --> 00:18:26.240
 here the

00:18:26.240 --> 00:18:26.779
 author is

00:18:26.779 --> 00:18:27.339
 telling you

00:18:27.339 --> 00:18:27.720
 there's

00:18:27.720 --> 00:18:28.279
 something

00:18:28.279 --> 00:18:29.039
 unusual

00:18:29.039 --> 00:18:30.379
 about to

00:18:30.379 --> 00:18:30.759
 happen

00:18:30.759 --> 00:18:31.919
 with him

00:18:31.919 --> 00:18:32.480
 being left

00:18:32.480 --> 00:18:32.799
 handed.

00:18:33.220 --> 00:18:33.599
 And it's

00:18:33.599 --> 00:18:34.019
 not just

00:18:34.019 --> 00:18:34.279
 that he

00:18:34.279 --> 00:18:34.779
 was left

00:18:34.779 --> 00:18:35.200
 handed.

00:18:36.099 --> 00:18:37.000
 Again you

00:18:37.000 --> 00:18:37.639
 read farther

00:18:37.639 --> 00:18:38.299
 down through

00:18:38.299 --> 00:18:38.799
 the book of

00:18:38.799 --> 00:18:39.359
 Judges you

00:18:39.359 --> 00:18:39.980
 find out

00:18:39.980 --> 00:18:40.399
 that in

00:18:40.399 --> 00:18:40.839
 Benjamin

00:18:40.839 --> 00:18:43.000
 there was a

00:18:43.000 --> 00:18:43.740
 group of

00:18:43.740 --> 00:18:44.500
 soldiers.

00:18:45.000 --> 00:18:45.359
 There was a

00:18:45.359 --> 00:18:46.200
 whole group

00:18:46.200 --> 00:18:46.580
 of them

00:18:46.580 --> 00:18:47.000
 that were

00:18:47.000 --> 00:18:47.819
 specifically

00:18:47.819 --> 00:18:49.840
 trained to

00:18:49.840 --> 00:18:51.880
 fight with

00:18:51.880 --> 00:18:52.319
 their left

00:18:52.319 --> 00:18:52.940
 hands.

00:18:53.840 --> 00:18:54.480
 Literally the

00:18:54.480 --> 00:18:55.200
 text says his

00:18:55.200 --> 00:18:56.000
 right hand was

00:18:56.000 --> 00:18:56.640
 restricted.

00:18:58.720 --> 00:18:59.200
 Because

00:18:59.200 --> 00:19:00.259
 everybody's

00:19:00.259 --> 00:19:00.740
 fighting with

00:19:00.740 --> 00:19:01.120
 their right

00:19:01.120 --> 00:19:01.600
 hand with

00:19:01.600 --> 00:19:02.080
 their sword

00:19:02.080 --> 00:19:02.380
 and they

00:19:02.380 --> 00:19:02.740
 got their

00:19:02.740 --> 00:19:03.319
 shield but

00:19:03.319 --> 00:19:03.759
 if you put

00:19:03.759 --> 00:19:04.519
 somebody now

00:19:04.519 --> 00:19:04.819
 with a

00:19:04.819 --> 00:19:05.160
 sword in

00:19:05.160 --> 00:19:05.580
 their left

00:19:05.580 --> 00:19:06.100
 hand that's

00:19:06.100 --> 00:19:06.400
 totally

00:19:06.400 --> 00:19:07.759
 unexpected and

00:19:07.759 --> 00:19:08.200
 it gives

00:19:08.200 --> 00:19:08.720
 them an

00:19:08.720 --> 00:19:09.400
 advantage.

00:19:11.240 --> 00:19:11.500
 And so

00:19:11.500 --> 00:19:12.080
 we're told

00:19:12.080 --> 00:19:13.960
 here again

00:19:13.960 --> 00:19:14.740
 pointing to

00:19:14.740 --> 00:19:15.120
 something

00:19:15.120 --> 00:19:15.740
 unusual.

00:19:16.460 --> 00:19:16.960
 Ehud is

00:19:16.960 --> 00:19:17.640
 left handed.

00:19:18.740 --> 00:19:19.279
 Important

00:19:19.279 --> 00:19:20.900
 detail.

00:19:22.700 --> 00:19:24.259
 So you

00:19:24.259 --> 00:19:25.819
 know and

00:19:25.819 --> 00:19:26.079
 at this

00:19:26.079 --> 00:19:26.640
 point I

00:19:26.640 --> 00:19:26.960
 have to

00:19:26.960 --> 00:19:27.640
 say too

00:19:27.640 --> 00:19:28.920
 there are

00:19:28.920 --> 00:19:29.339
 more than

00:19:29.339 --> 00:19:30.140
 one theory

00:19:30.140 --> 00:19:31.400
 of what

00:19:31.400 --> 00:19:32.039
 happens in

00:19:32.039 --> 00:19:32.599
 this story.

00:19:33.880 --> 00:19:34.480
 I'm going

00:19:34.480 --> 00:19:34.799
 to give

00:19:34.799 --> 00:19:35.759
 you what

00:19:35.759 --> 00:19:36.500
 I think

00:19:36.500 --> 00:19:37.240
 is the

00:19:37.240 --> 00:19:37.519
 one that

00:19:37.519 --> 00:19:37.940
 makes the

00:19:37.940 --> 00:19:38.539
 most sense.

00:19:39.700 --> 00:19:39.819
 Okay.

00:19:41.420 --> 00:19:42.039
 All right

00:19:42.039 --> 00:19:42.500
 we've met

00:19:42.500 --> 00:19:43.920
 Ehud.

00:19:44.740 --> 00:19:45.740
 Now we

00:19:45.740 --> 00:19:46.039
 need to

00:19:46.039 --> 00:19:46.240
 meet

00:19:46.240 --> 00:19:46.839
 Eglon.

00:19:48.940 --> 00:19:49.359
 Oh the

00:19:49.359 --> 00:19:49.859
 funny thing

00:19:49.859 --> 00:19:50.299
 I forgot

00:19:50.299 --> 00:19:51.059
 Ehud

00:19:51.059 --> 00:19:52.000
 he's left

00:19:52.000 --> 00:19:52.640
 handed but

00:19:52.640 --> 00:19:53.599
 actually what

00:19:53.599 --> 00:19:54.180
 his name

00:19:54.180 --> 00:19:54.839
 means son

00:19:54.839 --> 00:19:55.160
 of my

00:19:55.160 --> 00:19:55.819
 right hand.

00:20:00.700 --> 00:20:01.640
 Now we

00:20:01.640 --> 00:20:02.420
 get Eglon.

00:20:03.579 --> 00:20:04.299
 Eglon's

00:20:04.299 --> 00:20:05.819
 name means

00:20:05.819 --> 00:20:06.620
 little

00:20:06.620 --> 00:20:07.400
 calf.

00:20:10.319 --> 00:20:11.079
 It's

00:20:11.079 --> 00:20:11.420
 also

00:20:11.420 --> 00:20:12.019
 feminine.

00:20:12.019 --> 00:20:12.139
 Eglon.

00:20:14.220 --> 00:20:15.500
 This is

00:20:15.500 --> 00:20:16.700
 a rotund

00:20:16.700 --> 00:20:18.759
 effeminate

00:20:18.759 --> 00:20:21.119
 king

00:20:21.119 --> 00:20:23.819
 of Moab

00:20:23.819 --> 00:20:25.200
 who has

00:20:25.200 --> 00:20:25.480
 made

00:20:25.480 --> 00:20:26.099
 himself

00:20:26.099 --> 00:20:27.240
 fat

00:20:27.240 --> 00:20:29.119
 off of

00:20:29.119 --> 00:20:30.420
 Israel.

00:20:32.599 --> 00:20:33.019
 And so

00:20:33.019 --> 00:20:34.639
 Ehud

00:20:34.639 --> 00:20:35.019
 makes

00:20:35.019 --> 00:20:37.460
 he is

00:20:37.460 --> 00:20:37.720
 going

00:20:37.720 --> 00:20:37.980
 with

00:20:37.980 --> 00:20:38.200
 this

00:20:38.200 --> 00:20:38.660
 group

00:20:38.660 --> 00:20:39.579
 to

00:20:39.579 --> 00:20:39.980
 present

00:20:39.980 --> 00:20:40.160
 the

00:20:40.160 --> 00:20:40.720
 required

00:20:40.720 --> 00:20:41.900
 tax

00:20:41.900 --> 00:20:42.119
 but

00:20:42.119 --> 00:20:42.519
 actually

00:20:42.519 --> 00:20:42.779
 the

00:20:42.779 --> 00:20:43.039
 text

00:20:43.039 --> 00:20:43.359
 says

00:20:43.359 --> 00:20:43.539
 it's

00:20:43.539 --> 00:20:43.720
 more

00:20:43.720 --> 00:20:43.940
 like

00:20:43.940 --> 00:20:44.139
 an

00:20:44.139 --> 00:20:44.639
 offering

00:20:44.639 --> 00:20:46.940
 with

00:20:46.940 --> 00:20:47.119
 this

00:20:47.119 --> 00:20:47.700
 delegation

00:20:47.700 --> 00:20:47.980
 but

00:20:47.980 --> 00:20:48.240
 before

00:20:48.240 --> 00:20:48.420
 he

00:20:48.420 --> 00:20:48.639
 does

00:20:48.639 --> 00:20:48.799
 he

00:20:48.799 --> 00:20:49.079
 makes

00:20:49.079 --> 00:20:49.480
 himself

00:20:49.480 --> 00:20:49.700
 a

00:20:49.700 --> 00:20:50.000
 sword.

00:20:50.960 --> 00:20:51.180
 This

00:20:51.180 --> 00:20:51.319
 is

00:20:51.319 --> 00:20:51.539
 not

00:20:51.539 --> 00:20:51.720
 a

00:20:51.720 --> 00:20:52.000
 battle

00:20:52.000 --> 00:20:52.379
 sword.

00:20:53.220 --> 00:20:53.500
 This

00:20:53.500 --> 00:20:53.680
 is

00:20:53.680 --> 00:20:53.980
 more

00:20:53.980 --> 00:20:54.440
 like

00:20:54.440 --> 00:20:55.740
 a

00:20:55.740 --> 00:20:55.940
 foot

00:20:55.940 --> 00:20:56.039
 or

00:20:56.039 --> 00:20:56.440
 18

00:20:56.440 --> 00:20:56.779
 inches

00:20:56.779 --> 00:20:57.180
 long

00:20:57.180 --> 00:20:58.940
 and

00:20:58.940 --> 00:20:59.059
 then

00:20:59.059 --> 00:20:59.200
 he

00:20:59.200 --> 00:20:59.660
 straps

00:20:59.660 --> 00:21:00.019
 it

00:21:00.019 --> 00:21:00.579
 because

00:21:00.579 --> 00:21:00.859
 he's

00:21:00.859 --> 00:21:01.139
 left

00:21:01.139 --> 00:21:01.539
 handed

00:21:01.539 --> 00:21:02.619
 he

00:21:02.619 --> 00:21:03.039
 straps

00:21:03.039 --> 00:21:03.299
 it

00:21:03.299 --> 00:21:03.639
 on

00:21:03.639 --> 00:21:03.920
 his

00:21:03.920 --> 00:21:04.460
 right

00:21:04.460 --> 00:21:04.920
 thigh.

00:21:04.920 --> 00:21:06.620
 Now

00:21:06.620 --> 00:21:06.880
 this

00:21:06.880 --> 00:21:07.120
 is

00:21:07.120 --> 00:21:07.720
 important

00:21:07.720 --> 00:21:08.039
 if

00:21:08.039 --> 00:21:08.460
 every

00:21:08.460 --> 00:21:09.160
 soldier

00:21:09.160 --> 00:21:10.900
 fights

00:21:10.900 --> 00:21:11.180
 with

00:21:11.180 --> 00:21:11.340
 his

00:21:11.340 --> 00:21:11.620
 right

00:21:11.620 --> 00:21:12.019
 hand

00:21:12.019 --> 00:21:12.340
 he's

00:21:12.340 --> 00:21:12.620
 going

00:21:12.620 --> 00:21:12.840
 to

00:21:12.840 --> 00:21:13.080
 have

00:21:13.080 --> 00:21:13.300
 his

00:21:13.300 --> 00:21:13.640
 sword

00:21:13.640 --> 00:21:14.060
 on

00:21:14.060 --> 00:21:14.300
 his

00:21:14.300 --> 00:21:14.820
 left

00:21:14.820 --> 00:21:15.400
 thigh

00:21:15.400 --> 00:21:15.720
 so

00:21:15.720 --> 00:21:15.960
 when

00:21:15.960 --> 00:21:16.100
 they

00:21:16.100 --> 00:21:16.380
 go

00:21:16.380 --> 00:21:16.820
 in

00:21:16.820 --> 00:21:17.440
 and

00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:18.019
 search

00:21:18.019 --> 00:21:18.640
 these

00:21:18.640 --> 00:21:18.840
 are

00:21:18.840 --> 00:21:19.340
 enemies

00:21:19.340 --> 00:21:19.660
 so

00:21:19.660 --> 00:21:19.820
 when

00:21:19.820 --> 00:21:19.980
 they

00:21:19.980 --> 00:21:20.519
 search

00:21:20.519 --> 00:21:20.759
 them

00:21:20.759 --> 00:21:20.980
 for

00:21:20.980 --> 00:21:21.580
 weapons

00:21:21.580 --> 00:21:22.480
 they're

00:21:22.480 --> 00:21:22.680
 more

00:21:22.680 --> 00:21:22.840
 than

00:21:22.840 --> 00:21:23.259
 likely

00:21:23.259 --> 00:21:24.180
 not

00:21:24.180 --> 00:21:24.380
 even

00:21:24.380 --> 00:21:24.519
 going

00:21:24.519 --> 00:21:24.680
 to

00:21:24.680 --> 00:21:24.940
 think

00:21:24.940 --> 00:21:25.400
 about

00:21:25.400 --> 00:21:26.160
 a

00:21:26.160 --> 00:21:26.400
 sword

00:21:26.400 --> 00:21:26.620
 being

00:21:26.620 --> 00:21:26.779
 on

00:21:26.779 --> 00:21:26.880
 the

00:21:26.880 --> 00:21:27.060
 right

00:21:27.060 --> 00:21:27.420
 side.

00:21:29.460 --> 00:21:29.700
 So

00:21:29.700 --> 00:21:30.019
 and

00:21:30.019 --> 00:21:30.259
 more

00:21:30.259 --> 00:21:30.460
 than

00:21:30.460 --> 00:21:30.840
 likely

00:21:30.840 --> 00:21:31.140
 he

00:21:31.140 --> 00:21:31.560
 straps

00:21:31.560 --> 00:21:31.880
 this

00:21:31.880 --> 00:21:32.160
 on

00:21:32.160 --> 00:21:32.360
 the

00:21:32.360 --> 00:21:32.759
 inner

00:21:32.759 --> 00:21:33.500
 thigh

00:21:33.500 --> 00:21:36.539
 again

00:21:36.539 --> 00:21:37.019
 so it

00:21:37.019 --> 00:21:37.400
 would be

00:21:37.400 --> 00:21:37.819
 totally

00:21:37.819 --> 00:21:38.539
 undetected.

00:21:40.539 --> 00:21:41.380
 And now

00:21:41.380 --> 00:21:41.940
 the story

00:21:41.940 --> 00:21:42.660
 is framed

00:21:42.660 --> 00:21:44.200
 between

00:21:44.200 --> 00:21:45.279
 the idols

00:21:45.279 --> 00:21:47.380
 these idols

00:21:47.380 --> 00:21:48.500
 that demarcated

00:21:48.500 --> 00:21:49.279
 the land

00:21:49.279 --> 00:21:49.700
 of

00:21:49.700 --> 00:21:50.220
 that now

00:21:50.220 --> 00:21:50.759
 Moab

00:21:50.759 --> 00:21:51.380
 controls

00:21:51.380 --> 00:21:52.299
 these stone

00:21:52.299 --> 00:21:52.619
 idols

00:21:52.619 --> 00:21:52.940
 that were

00:21:52.940 --> 00:21:53.539
 set up

00:21:53.539 --> 00:21:54.839
 you see

00:21:54.839 --> 00:21:55.220
 that they

00:21:55.220 --> 00:21:55.660
 come in

00:21:55.660 --> 00:21:56.059
 past

00:21:56.059 --> 00:21:56.799
 these idols

00:21:56.799 --> 00:21:58.619
 and after

00:21:58.619 --> 00:21:59.079
 presenting

00:21:59.079 --> 00:21:59.440
 their

00:21:59.440 --> 00:22:00.079
 offering

00:22:00.079 --> 00:22:01.299
 Ehud

00:22:01.299 --> 00:22:02.319
 follows

00:22:02.319 --> 00:22:02.639
 with

00:22:02.639 --> 00:22:02.879
 the

00:22:02.879 --> 00:22:04.859
 group

00:22:04.859 --> 00:22:05.339
 back

00:22:05.339 --> 00:22:05.579
 to

00:22:05.579 --> 00:22:05.879
 those

00:22:05.879 --> 00:22:06.279
 idols

00:22:06.279 --> 00:22:06.720
 and then

00:22:06.720 --> 00:22:07.000
 says

00:22:07.000 --> 00:22:07.460
 goodbye

00:22:07.460 --> 00:22:07.859
 to them

00:22:07.859 --> 00:22:08.220
 sends

00:22:08.220 --> 00:22:08.440
 them

00:22:08.440 --> 00:22:08.720
 off

00:22:08.720 --> 00:22:09.119
 but then

00:22:09.119 --> 00:22:09.799
 returns

00:22:09.799 --> 00:22:12.680
 and he's

00:22:12.680 --> 00:22:13.180
 returning

00:22:13.180 --> 00:22:13.799
 with

00:22:13.799 --> 00:22:15.180
 a message

00:22:15.180 --> 00:22:16.099
 or

00:22:16.099 --> 00:22:16.519
 literally

00:22:16.519 --> 00:22:17.460
 a thing

00:22:17.460 --> 00:22:19.319
 for

00:22:19.319 --> 00:22:20.700
 Eglon

00:22:20.700 --> 00:22:21.059
 now

00:22:21.059 --> 00:22:21.440
 again

00:22:21.440 --> 00:22:21.740
 if you're

00:22:21.740 --> 00:22:21.940
 sitting

00:22:21.940 --> 00:22:22.139
 around

00:22:22.139 --> 00:22:22.299
 the

00:22:22.299 --> 00:22:22.859
 campfire

00:22:22.859 --> 00:22:23.879
 you're

00:22:23.879 --> 00:22:24.079
 hearing

00:22:24.079 --> 00:22:24.319
 this

00:22:24.319 --> 00:22:24.740
 story

00:22:24.740 --> 00:22:25.639
 you know

00:22:25.639 --> 00:22:26.240
 the thing

00:22:26.240 --> 00:22:27.079
 that

00:22:27.079 --> 00:22:27.440
 Eglon

00:22:27.440 --> 00:22:27.660
 is going

00:22:27.660 --> 00:22:28.019
 to get

00:22:28.019 --> 00:22:29.259
 and it's

00:22:29.259 --> 00:22:29.480
 just

00:22:29.480 --> 00:22:30.000
 starting

00:22:30.000 --> 00:22:30.240
 to get

00:22:30.240 --> 00:22:30.559
 funny

00:22:30.559 --> 00:22:32.200
 so

00:22:32.200 --> 00:22:32.640
 Ehud

00:22:32.640 --> 00:22:32.960
 comes

00:22:32.960 --> 00:22:33.420
 back

00:22:33.420 --> 00:22:35.180
 catches

00:22:35.180 --> 00:22:36.220
 Eglon

00:22:36.220 --> 00:22:37.640
 sitting

00:22:37.640 --> 00:22:39.000
 in the

00:22:39.000 --> 00:22:39.500
 cool

00:22:39.500 --> 00:22:40.079
 roof

00:22:40.079 --> 00:22:40.900
 chamber

00:22:40.900 --> 00:22:44.319
 this is

00:22:44.319 --> 00:22:45.339
 the

00:22:45.339 --> 00:22:45.759
 toilet

00:22:45.759 --> 00:22:48.599
 and the

00:22:48.599 --> 00:22:48.880
 way they

00:22:48.880 --> 00:22:49.259
 designed

00:22:49.259 --> 00:22:49.480
 these

00:22:49.480 --> 00:22:49.779
 toilets

00:22:49.779 --> 00:22:50.120
 was

00:22:50.120 --> 00:22:50.440
 it was

00:22:50.440 --> 00:22:50.859
 a raised

00:22:50.859 --> 00:22:51.240
 room

00:22:51.240 --> 00:22:53.019
 so that

00:22:53.019 --> 00:22:53.779
 when

00:22:53.779 --> 00:22:54.019
 the

00:22:54.019 --> 00:22:54.339
 toilet

00:22:54.339 --> 00:22:54.700
 was

00:22:54.700 --> 00:22:55.599
 used

00:22:55.599 --> 00:22:56.480
 it

00:22:56.480 --> 00:22:56.619
 could

00:22:56.619 --> 00:22:56.779
 be

00:22:56.779 --> 00:22:57.099
 cleaned

00:22:57.099 --> 00:22:57.500
 out

00:22:57.500 --> 00:22:58.179
 below

00:22:58.179 --> 00:22:59.240
 important

00:22:59.240 --> 00:23:00.139
 detail

00:23:00.139 --> 00:23:01.000
 but

00:23:01.000 --> 00:23:01.399
 literally

00:23:01.399 --> 00:23:02.740
 the text

00:23:02.740 --> 00:23:03.099
 says

00:23:03.099 --> 00:23:03.279
 when

00:23:03.279 --> 00:23:03.579
 Ehud

00:23:03.579 --> 00:23:03.939
 comes

00:23:03.939 --> 00:23:04.480
 back

00:23:04.480 --> 00:23:05.359
 Eglon

00:23:05.359 --> 00:23:05.639
 was

00:23:05.639 --> 00:23:06.059
 sitting

00:23:06.059 --> 00:23:06.659
 on his

00:23:06.659 --> 00:23:06.980
 throne

00:23:06.980 --> 00:23:10.459
 you

00:23:10.459 --> 00:23:10.719
 wondered

00:23:10.719 --> 00:23:11.099
 where that

00:23:11.099 --> 00:23:11.319
 came

00:23:11.319 --> 00:23:11.599
 from

00:23:11.599 --> 00:23:15.339
 so now

00:23:15.339 --> 00:23:15.939
 the question

00:23:15.939 --> 00:23:16.480
 is

00:23:16.480 --> 00:23:17.639
 why

00:23:17.639 --> 00:23:19.179
 would

00:23:19.179 --> 00:23:19.939
 Eglon

00:23:19.939 --> 00:23:21.819
 send

00:23:21.819 --> 00:23:22.339
 out

00:23:22.339 --> 00:23:23.500
 all

00:23:23.500 --> 00:23:23.859
 of his

00:23:23.859 --> 00:23:24.419
 people

00:23:24.419 --> 00:23:26.259
 to be

00:23:26.259 --> 00:23:27.059
 alone

00:23:27.059 --> 00:23:28.339
 with

00:23:28.339 --> 00:23:28.559
 an

00:23:28.559 --> 00:23:29.079
 enemy

00:23:29.079 --> 00:23:31.199
 in the

00:23:31.199 --> 00:23:31.639
 toilet

00:23:31.639 --> 00:23:37.959
 this is

00:23:37.959 --> 00:23:38.159
 where it

00:23:38.159 --> 00:23:38.459
 gets a

00:23:38.459 --> 00:23:38.559
 little

00:23:38.559 --> 00:23:38.919
 tricky

00:23:38.919 --> 00:23:42.699
 Eglon

00:23:42.699 --> 00:23:44.839
 we think

00:23:44.839 --> 00:23:46.459
 was expecting

00:23:46.460 --> 00:23:47.860
 sexual

00:23:47.860 --> 00:23:48.700
 favors

00:23:48.700 --> 00:23:53.380
 and so

00:23:53.380 --> 00:23:54.700
 you know

00:23:54.700 --> 00:23:56.500
 which would

00:23:56.500 --> 00:23:57.059
 explain why

00:23:57.059 --> 00:23:57.480
 he sends

00:23:57.480 --> 00:23:58.279
 everybody out

00:23:58.279 --> 00:23:59.680
 and so

00:23:59.680 --> 00:23:59.880
 forth

00:23:59.880 --> 00:24:00.259
 but then

00:24:00.259 --> 00:24:00.759
 Ehud

00:24:00.759 --> 00:24:01.400
 rephrases

00:24:01.400 --> 00:24:02.000
 his statement

00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:03.220
 he says

00:24:03.220 --> 00:24:03.620
 I have a

00:24:03.620 --> 00:24:04.140
 message for

00:24:04.140 --> 00:24:04.460
 you

00:24:04.460 --> 00:24:06.200
 reaches

00:24:06.200 --> 00:24:06.640
 with his

00:24:06.640 --> 00:24:07.380
 left hand

00:24:07.380 --> 00:24:08.640
 to his

00:24:08.640 --> 00:24:09.460
 right thigh

00:24:09.460 --> 00:24:11.299
 pulls out

00:24:11.299 --> 00:24:12.180
 his little

00:24:12.180 --> 00:24:12.740
 sword

00:24:12.740 --> 00:24:14.380
 thrusts

00:24:14.380 --> 00:24:14.980
 it in

00:24:14.980 --> 00:24:16.160
 to his

00:24:16.160 --> 00:24:16.579
 belly

00:24:16.579 --> 00:24:17.880
 and this

00:24:17.880 --> 00:24:18.680
 guy is

00:24:18.680 --> 00:24:19.640
 rotund

00:24:19.640 --> 00:24:20.799
 he was

00:24:20.799 --> 00:24:21.600
 so fat

00:24:21.600 --> 00:24:22.480
 the sword

00:24:22.480 --> 00:24:23.299
 went all

00:24:23.299 --> 00:24:23.640
 the way

00:24:23.640 --> 00:24:24.059
 in

00:24:24.059 --> 00:24:24.640
 and

00:24:24.640 --> 00:24:25.579
 disappeared

00:24:25.579 --> 00:24:28.180
 causing

00:24:28.180 --> 00:24:29.420
 a reflex

00:24:29.420 --> 00:24:30.200
 bowel

00:24:30.200 --> 00:24:30.779
 movement

00:24:30.779 --> 00:24:33.840
 and

00:24:33.840 --> 00:24:34.279
 Eglon

00:24:34.279 --> 00:24:34.900
 dies

00:24:34.900 --> 00:24:36.720
 in the

00:24:36.720 --> 00:24:37.200
 toilet

00:24:37.200 --> 00:24:38.779
 in his

00:24:38.779 --> 00:24:39.000
 own

00:24:39.000 --> 00:24:39.340
 dung

00:24:39.339 --> 00:24:43.639
 now

00:24:43.639 --> 00:24:43.859
 the

00:24:43.859 --> 00:24:44.379
 escape

00:24:44.379 --> 00:24:45.939
 well

00:24:45.939 --> 00:24:46.459
 Ehud

00:24:46.459 --> 00:24:47.619
 locks

00:24:47.619 --> 00:24:48.059
 the door

00:24:48.059 --> 00:24:48.500
 from the

00:24:48.500 --> 00:24:49.019
 inside

00:24:49.019 --> 00:24:50.759
 and then

00:24:50.759 --> 00:24:51.220
 escapes

00:24:51.220 --> 00:24:51.740
 down

00:24:51.740 --> 00:24:52.299
 through

00:24:52.299 --> 00:24:52.659
 the

00:24:52.659 --> 00:24:53.039
 toilet

00:24:53.039 --> 00:24:54.000
 into

00:24:54.000 --> 00:24:54.179
 the

00:24:54.179 --> 00:24:54.339
 room

00:24:54.339 --> 00:24:54.759
 below

00:24:54.759 --> 00:24:55.939
 where

00:24:55.939 --> 00:24:56.119
 they're

00:24:56.119 --> 00:24:56.319
 not

00:24:56.319 --> 00:24:56.459
 going

00:24:56.459 --> 00:24:56.500
 to

00:24:56.500 --> 00:24:56.599
 be

00:24:56.599 --> 00:24:56.819
 looking

00:24:56.819 --> 00:24:57.139
 for

00:24:57.139 --> 00:24:57.339
 it

00:24:57.339 --> 00:24:58.579
 and

00:24:58.579 --> 00:24:58.759
 he's

00:24:58.759 --> 00:24:59.000
 able

00:24:59.000 --> 00:24:59.220
 to

00:24:59.220 --> 00:24:59.559
 clear

00:24:59.559 --> 00:24:59.779
 and

00:24:59.779 --> 00:25:00.000
 goes

00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:00.199
 all

00:25:00.199 --> 00:25:00.299
 the

00:25:00.299 --> 00:25:00.459
 way

00:25:00.459 --> 00:25:00.699
 out

00:25:00.699 --> 00:25:01.039
 again

00:25:01.039 --> 00:25:01.439
 past

00:25:01.439 --> 00:25:01.679
 the

00:25:01.679 --> 00:25:02.159
 idols

00:25:02.159 --> 00:25:02.899
 that

00:25:02.899 --> 00:25:03.939
 supposedly

00:25:03.939 --> 00:25:05.519
 had

00:25:05.519 --> 00:25:05.899
 given

00:25:05.899 --> 00:25:06.579
 control

00:25:06.579 --> 00:25:06.799
 of

00:25:06.799 --> 00:25:07.299
 Israel

00:25:07.299 --> 00:25:08.459
 over

00:25:08.459 --> 00:25:08.980
 Israel

00:25:08.980 --> 00:25:09.380
 to

00:25:09.380 --> 00:25:10.960
 Moab

00:25:10.960 --> 00:25:11.860
 but

00:25:11.860 --> 00:25:11.980
 were

00:25:11.980 --> 00:25:12.200
 now

00:25:12.200 --> 00:25:12.860
 powerless

00:25:12.860 --> 00:25:13.240
 to

00:25:13.240 --> 00:25:13.740
 stop

00:25:13.740 --> 00:25:14.480
 one

00:25:14.480 --> 00:25:15.519
 little

00:25:15.519 --> 00:25:16.839
 Benjaminite

00:25:16.839 --> 00:25:17.740
 soldier

00:25:17.740 --> 00:25:19.920
 the

00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:20.160
 utter

00:25:20.160 --> 00:25:21.200
 powerlessness

00:25:21.200 --> 00:25:23.160
 of

00:25:23.160 --> 00:25:23.660
 idols

00:25:23.660 --> 00:25:26.740
 but

00:25:26.740 --> 00:25:27.180
 the story

00:25:27.180 --> 00:25:27.559
 keeps

00:25:27.559 --> 00:25:28.039
 going

00:25:28.039 --> 00:25:28.240
 the

00:25:28.240 --> 00:25:28.599
 writer

00:25:28.599 --> 00:25:30.640
 because

00:25:30.640 --> 00:25:30.839
 now

00:25:30.839 --> 00:25:31.319
 you've

00:25:31.319 --> 00:25:31.519
 got

00:25:31.519 --> 00:25:31.839
 Egon

00:25:31.839 --> 00:25:32.420
 dead

00:25:32.420 --> 00:25:35.380
 Ehud

00:25:35.380 --> 00:25:35.539
 has

00:25:35.539 --> 00:25:36.060
 escaped

00:25:36.060 --> 00:25:39.140
 but

00:25:39.140 --> 00:25:39.340
 now

00:25:39.340 --> 00:25:39.580
 you've

00:25:39.580 --> 00:25:39.779
 got

00:25:39.779 --> 00:25:40.080
 these

00:25:40.080 --> 00:25:40.940
 buffoons

00:25:40.940 --> 00:25:42.400
 of

00:25:42.400 --> 00:25:43.320
 soldiers

00:25:43.320 --> 00:25:44.920
 that

00:25:44.920 --> 00:25:45.080
 are

00:25:45.080 --> 00:25:46.320
 Egon's

00:25:46.320 --> 00:25:46.720
 and

00:25:46.720 --> 00:25:46.900
 they're

00:25:46.900 --> 00:25:47.420
 outside

00:25:47.420 --> 00:25:47.779
 the

00:25:47.779 --> 00:25:48.160
 toilet

00:25:48.160 --> 00:25:49.340
 they're

00:25:49.340 --> 00:25:49.759
 waiting

00:25:49.759 --> 00:25:50.180
 on

00:25:50.180 --> 00:25:50.380
 their

00:25:50.380 --> 00:25:50.860
 king

00:25:50.860 --> 00:25:51.740
 they

00:25:51.740 --> 00:25:52.400
 smell

00:25:52.400 --> 00:25:53.000
 something

00:25:53.000 --> 00:25:53.920
 that

00:25:53.920 --> 00:25:54.340
 tells

00:25:54.340 --> 00:25:54.660
 them

00:25:54.660 --> 00:25:54.960
 this

00:25:54.960 --> 00:25:55.120
 is

00:25:55.120 --> 00:25:55.360
 not

00:25:55.360 --> 00:25:55.539
 the

00:25:55.539 --> 00:25:55.840
 time

00:25:55.840 --> 00:25:56.000
 to

00:25:56.000 --> 00:25:56.180
 go

00:25:56.180 --> 00:25:56.539
 in

00:25:56.539 --> 00:25:59.960
 but

00:25:59.960 --> 00:26:00.139
 they

00:26:00.139 --> 00:26:00.420
 keep

00:26:00.420 --> 00:26:01.019
 waiting

00:26:01.019 --> 00:26:01.579
 and

00:26:01.579 --> 00:26:01.940
 waiting

00:26:01.940 --> 00:26:02.180
 and

00:26:02.180 --> 00:26:02.279
 he

00:26:02.279 --> 00:26:02.639
 doesn't

00:26:02.639 --> 00:26:02.859
 come

00:26:02.859 --> 00:26:03.220
 out

00:26:03.220 --> 00:26:03.399
 and

00:26:03.399 --> 00:26:03.519
 he

00:26:03.519 --> 00:26:03.859
 doesn't

00:26:03.859 --> 00:26:04.079
 come

00:26:04.079 --> 00:26:04.460
 out

00:26:04.460 --> 00:26:04.680
 and

00:26:04.680 --> 00:26:04.819
 they

00:26:04.819 --> 00:26:04.960
 don't

00:26:04.960 --> 00:26:05.119
 know

00:26:05.119 --> 00:26:05.339
 what

00:26:05.339 --> 00:26:05.519
 to

00:26:05.519 --> 00:26:05.839
 do

00:26:05.839 --> 00:26:06.079
 if

00:26:06.079 --> 00:26:06.319
 we

00:26:06.319 --> 00:26:06.819
 go

00:26:06.819 --> 00:26:07.039
 in

00:26:07.039 --> 00:26:07.299
 there

00:26:07.299 --> 00:26:07.460
 and

00:26:07.460 --> 00:26:07.619
 we

00:26:07.619 --> 00:26:08.119
 embarrass

00:26:08.119 --> 00:26:08.319
 him

00:26:08.319 --> 00:26:08.559
 it's

00:26:08.559 --> 00:26:09.000
 going to

00:26:09.000 --> 00:26:09.139
 be

00:26:09.139 --> 00:26:09.399
 trouble

00:26:09.399 --> 00:26:09.639
 for

00:26:09.639 --> 00:26:09.920
 us

00:26:09.920 --> 00:26:10.980
 and

00:26:10.980 --> 00:26:11.360
 finally

00:26:11.360 --> 00:26:11.620
 they

00:26:11.620 --> 00:26:11.840
 just

00:26:11.840 --> 00:26:12.120
 had

00:26:12.120 --> 00:26:12.460
 to

00:26:12.460 --> 00:26:14.160
 they

00:26:14.160 --> 00:26:14.460
 break

00:26:14.460 --> 00:26:14.800
 in

00:26:14.800 --> 00:26:15.840
 they

00:26:15.840 --> 00:26:16.140
 unlock

00:26:16.140 --> 00:26:16.340
 the

00:26:16.340 --> 00:26:16.640
 door

00:26:16.640 --> 00:26:18.720
 and

00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:19.039
 find

00:26:19.039 --> 00:26:19.220
 their

00:26:19.220 --> 00:26:19.480
 king

00:26:19.480 --> 00:26:19.880
 dead

00:26:19.880 --> 00:26:21.980
 and

00:26:21.980 --> 00:26:22.100
 then

00:26:22.100 --> 00:26:22.220
 you

00:26:22.220 --> 00:26:22.480
 see

00:26:22.480 --> 00:26:22.920
 the

00:26:22.920 --> 00:26:23.240
 rest

00:26:23.240 --> 00:26:23.820
 of

00:26:23.820 --> 00:26:23.940
 the

00:26:23.940 --> 00:26:24.279
 story

00:26:24.279 --> 00:26:29.400
 if

00:26:29.400 --> 00:26:29.940
 Israel

00:26:29.940 --> 00:26:33.500
 is

00:26:33.500 --> 00:26:33.759
 held

00:26:33.759 --> 00:26:34.480
 captive

00:26:34.480 --> 00:26:37.240
 by

00:26:37.240 --> 00:26:37.740
 this

00:26:37.740 --> 00:26:39.120
 bunch

00:26:39.119 --> 00:26:40.579
 of

00:26:40.579 --> 00:26:41.059
 Moabite

00:26:41.059 --> 00:26:41.579
 idiots

00:26:41.579 --> 00:26:45.439
 whose

00:26:45.439 --> 00:26:45.799
 gods

00:26:45.799 --> 00:26:46.000
 are

00:26:46.000 --> 00:26:46.500
 totally

00:26:46.500 --> 00:26:47.339
 impotent

00:26:47.339 --> 00:26:49.379
 to

00:26:49.379 --> 00:26:49.979
 save

00:26:49.979 --> 00:26:50.379
 their

00:26:50.379 --> 00:26:50.919
 people

00:26:50.919 --> 00:26:53.559
 who

00:26:53.559 --> 00:26:53.699
 are

00:26:53.699 --> 00:26:53.839
 the

00:26:53.839 --> 00:26:54.039
 real

00:26:54.039 --> 00:26:54.399
 fools

00:26:54.399 --> 00:27:00.099
 the

00:27:00.099 --> 00:27:00.419
 enemies

00:27:00.419 --> 00:27:00.599
 of

00:27:00.599 --> 00:27:00.899
 God's

00:27:00.899 --> 00:27:01.239
 people

00:27:01.239 --> 00:27:01.679
 are

00:27:01.679 --> 00:27:02.279
 powerful

00:27:02.279 --> 00:27:02.659
 for

00:27:02.659 --> 00:27:02.979
 one

00:27:02.979 --> 00:27:03.399
 reason

00:27:03.399 --> 00:27:06.059
 because

00:27:06.059 --> 00:27:06.739
 God

00:27:06.739 --> 00:27:07.639
 gave

00:27:07.639 --> 00:27:07.939
 them

00:27:07.939 --> 00:27:08.899
 that

00:27:08.900 --> 00:27:09.420
 power

00:27:09.420 --> 00:27:10.480
 over

00:27:10.480 --> 00:27:10.759
 them

00:27:10.759 --> 00:27:13.660
 but

00:27:13.660 --> 00:27:13.840
 the

00:27:13.840 --> 00:27:14.480
 idea

00:27:14.480 --> 00:27:15.660
 that

00:27:15.660 --> 00:27:16.400
 these

00:27:16.400 --> 00:27:16.800
 it's

00:27:16.800 --> 00:27:16.980
 not

00:27:16.980 --> 00:27:17.200
 the

00:27:17.200 --> 00:27:17.900
 Moabites

00:27:17.900 --> 00:27:18.140
 the

00:27:18.140 --> 00:27:18.460
 issue

00:27:18.460 --> 00:27:18.640
 of

00:27:18.640 --> 00:27:19.240
 idolatry

00:27:19.240 --> 00:27:19.420
 they

00:27:19.420 --> 00:27:19.620
 don't

00:27:19.620 --> 00:27:19.759
 know

00:27:19.759 --> 00:27:19.940
 any

00:27:19.940 --> 00:27:20.320
 different

00:27:20.320 --> 00:27:20.540
 but

00:27:20.540 --> 00:27:21.180
 Israel

00:27:21.180 --> 00:27:22.759
 rejected

00:27:22.759 --> 00:27:23.560
 the

00:27:23.560 --> 00:27:24.120
 covenant

00:27:24.120 --> 00:27:24.800
 God

00:27:24.800 --> 00:27:25.480
 for

00:27:25.480 --> 00:27:25.720
 these

00:27:25.720 --> 00:27:26.000
 other

00:27:26.000 --> 00:27:26.560
 idols

00:27:26.560 --> 00:27:28.160
 and

00:27:28.160 --> 00:27:28.320
 they

00:27:28.320 --> 00:27:28.540
 thought

00:27:28.540 --> 00:27:28.780
 these

00:27:28.780 --> 00:27:29.160
 idols

00:27:29.160 --> 00:27:29.700
 would

00:27:29.700 --> 00:27:29.860
 be

00:27:29.860 --> 00:27:30.100
 enough

00:27:30.100 --> 00:27:30.300
 to

00:27:30.300 --> 00:27:30.820
 satisfy

00:27:30.820 --> 00:27:31.120
 them

00:27:31.120 --> 00:27:31.280
 and

00:27:31.280 --> 00:27:31.800
 save

00:27:31.800 --> 00:27:32.000
 them

00:27:32.000 --> 00:27:32.180
 and

00:27:32.180 --> 00:27:32.680
 protect

00:27:32.680 --> 00:27:33.000
 them

00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:36.259
 and

00:27:36.259 --> 00:27:36.359
 then

00:27:36.359 --> 00:27:36.480
 they

00:27:36.480 --> 00:27:36.619
 were

00:27:36.619 --> 00:27:37.200
 overrun

00:27:37.200 --> 00:27:38.819
 by

00:27:38.819 --> 00:27:39.059
 this

00:27:39.059 --> 00:27:39.480
 fat

00:27:39.480 --> 00:27:41.220
 effeminate

00:27:41.220 --> 00:27:42.640
 powerless

00:27:42.640 --> 00:27:44.080
 little

00:27:44.080 --> 00:27:44.680
 calf

00:27:44.680 --> 00:27:49.180
 Isaiah

00:27:49.180 --> 00:27:49.740
 44

00:27:49.740 --> 00:27:50.920
 16

00:27:50.920 --> 00:27:51.100
 and

00:27:51.100 --> 00:27:51.660
 17

00:27:51.660 --> 00:27:54.160
 says

00:27:54.160 --> 00:27:54.680
 this

00:27:54.680 --> 00:27:54.900
 very

00:27:54.900 --> 00:27:55.480
 starkly

00:27:55.480 --> 00:27:55.780
 about

00:27:55.780 --> 00:27:56.540
 idolatry

00:27:56.540 --> 00:27:59.000
 speaking

00:27:59.000 --> 00:27:59.320
 of a

00:27:59.320 --> 00:27:59.540
 cedar

00:27:59.540 --> 00:27:59.840
 tree

00:27:59.840 --> 00:28:00.160
 that a

00:28:00.160 --> 00:28:00.360
 man

00:28:00.360 --> 00:28:00.720
 cuts

00:28:00.720 --> 00:28:01.080
 down

00:28:01.080 --> 00:28:01.259
 he

00:28:01.259 --> 00:28:01.460
 says

00:28:01.460 --> 00:28:01.700
 over

00:28:01.700 --> 00:28:02.080
 half

00:28:02.080 --> 00:28:02.340
 of it

00:28:02.340 --> 00:28:02.759
 he

00:28:02.759 --> 00:28:03.140
 eats

00:28:03.140 --> 00:28:03.540
 meat

00:28:03.540 --> 00:28:05.020
 he

00:28:05.020 --> 00:28:05.340
 roasts

00:28:05.340 --> 00:28:05.480
 it

00:28:05.480 --> 00:28:05.600
 and

00:28:05.600 --> 00:28:05.740
 is

00:28:05.740 --> 00:28:06.220
 satisfied

00:28:06.220 --> 00:28:06.660
 also

00:28:06.660 --> 00:28:06.860
 he

00:28:06.860 --> 00:28:07.180
 warms

00:28:07.180 --> 00:28:07.560
 himself

00:28:07.560 --> 00:28:07.740
 and

00:28:07.740 --> 00:28:07.920
 says

00:28:07.920 --> 00:28:08.320
 aha

00:28:08.320 --> 00:28:08.660
 I'm

00:28:08.660 --> 00:28:09.020
 warm

00:28:09.020 --> 00:28:09.340
 I have

00:28:09.340 --> 00:28:09.600
 seen

00:28:09.599 --> 00:28:09.779
 the

00:28:09.779 --> 00:28:10.119
 fire

00:28:10.119 --> 00:28:10.839
 and

00:28:10.839 --> 00:28:10.980
 the

00:28:10.980 --> 00:28:11.459
 rest

00:28:11.459 --> 00:28:12.519
 he

00:28:12.519 --> 00:28:13.119
 makes

00:28:13.119 --> 00:28:14.179
 into

00:28:14.179 --> 00:28:14.379
 a

00:28:14.379 --> 00:28:14.779
 god

00:28:14.779 --> 00:28:15.699
 his

00:28:15.699 --> 00:28:16.099
 idol

00:28:16.099 --> 00:28:17.219
 and

00:28:17.219 --> 00:28:17.459
 falls

00:28:17.459 --> 00:28:17.759
 down

00:28:17.759 --> 00:28:18.019
 to

00:28:18.019 --> 00:28:18.279
 it

00:28:18.279 --> 00:28:18.939
 and

00:28:18.939 --> 00:28:19.559
 worships

00:28:19.559 --> 00:28:19.759
 it

00:28:19.759 --> 00:28:20.519
 he

00:28:20.519 --> 00:28:21.019
 prays

00:28:21.019 --> 00:28:21.199
 to

00:28:21.199 --> 00:28:21.419
 it

00:28:21.419 --> 00:28:21.639
 and

00:28:21.639 --> 00:28:21.980
 says

00:28:21.980 --> 00:28:22.419
 deliver

00:28:22.419 --> 00:28:22.799
 me

00:28:22.799 --> 00:28:23.159
 for

00:28:23.159 --> 00:28:23.339
 you

00:28:23.339 --> 00:28:23.480
 are

00:28:23.480 --> 00:28:23.679
 my

00:28:23.679 --> 00:28:24.059
 god

00:28:24.059 --> 00:28:29.719
 how

00:28:29.719 --> 00:28:30.259
 foolish

00:28:30.259 --> 00:28:35.299
 idolatry

00:28:35.299 --> 00:28:36.500
 is

00:28:36.500 --> 00:28:36.959
 not only

00:28:36.959 --> 00:28:37.579
 the epitome

00:28:37.579 --> 00:28:37.879
 of

00:28:37.879 --> 00:28:38.319
 evil

00:28:38.319 --> 00:28:39.919
 and

00:28:39.919 --> 00:28:40.399
 rebellion

00:28:40.399 --> 00:28:42.019
 it

00:28:42.019 --> 00:28:42.159
 is

00:28:42.159 --> 00:28:42.639
 idiocy

00:28:42.639 --> 00:28:46.419
 when

00:28:46.419 --> 00:28:46.519
 I

00:28:46.519 --> 00:28:46.679
 lived

00:28:46.679 --> 00:28:46.879
 back

00:28:46.879 --> 00:28:47.000
 in

00:28:47.000 --> 00:28:47.319
 Atlanta

00:28:47.319 --> 00:28:49.000
 there

00:28:49.000 --> 00:28:49.200
 was

00:28:49.200 --> 00:28:49.480
 a

00:28:49.480 --> 00:28:49.740
 radio

00:28:49.740 --> 00:28:50.179
 commercial

00:28:50.179 --> 00:28:50.399
 that

00:28:50.399 --> 00:28:50.480
 I

00:28:50.480 --> 00:28:50.679
 heard

00:28:50.679 --> 00:28:50.819
 a

00:28:50.819 --> 00:28:51.000
 couple

00:28:51.000 --> 00:28:51.119
 of

00:28:51.119 --> 00:28:51.519
 times

00:28:51.519 --> 00:28:52.939
 as

00:28:52.939 --> 00:28:53.059
 I

00:28:53.059 --> 00:28:53.220
 would

00:28:53.220 --> 00:28:53.700
 drive

00:28:53.700 --> 00:28:53.980
 around

00:28:53.980 --> 00:28:54.259
 town

00:28:54.259 --> 00:28:54.480
 when

00:28:54.480 --> 00:28:54.639
 you're

00:28:54.639 --> 00:28:54.700
 in

00:28:54.700 --> 00:28:54.879
 Atlanta

00:28:54.879 --> 00:28:55.059
 you

00:28:55.059 --> 00:28:55.299
 drive

00:28:55.299 --> 00:28:55.519
 around

00:28:55.519 --> 00:28:55.720
 town

00:28:55.720 --> 00:28:55.839
 a

00:28:55.839 --> 00:28:56.159
 lot

00:28:56.159 --> 00:28:58.720
 but

00:28:58.720 --> 00:28:58.799
 it

00:28:58.799 --> 00:28:58.939
 was

00:28:58.939 --> 00:28:59.159
 a

00:28:59.159 --> 00:28:59.379
 car

00:28:59.379 --> 00:28:59.819
 commercial

00:28:59.819 --> 00:29:00.119
 for

00:29:00.119 --> 00:29:00.460
 some

00:29:00.460 --> 00:29:01.179
 luxury

00:29:01.179 --> 00:29:01.500
 car

00:29:01.500 --> 00:29:01.619
 it

00:29:01.619 --> 00:29:01.720
 could

00:29:01.720 --> 00:29:01.799
 have

00:29:01.799 --> 00:29:01.919
 been

00:29:01.919 --> 00:29:02.139
 Audi

00:29:02.139 --> 00:29:03.460
 something

00:29:03.460 --> 00:29:04.240
 but

00:29:04.240 --> 00:29:04.439
 the

00:29:04.439 --> 00:29:05.079
 tagline

00:29:05.079 --> 00:29:05.240
 of

00:29:05.240 --> 00:29:05.720
 commercial

00:29:05.720 --> 00:29:06.220
 was

00:29:06.220 --> 00:29:06.939
 what

00:29:06.939 --> 00:29:07.139
 does

00:29:07.139 --> 00:29:07.359
 your

00:29:07.359 --> 00:29:07.720
 car

00:29:07.720 --> 00:29:08.079
 say

00:29:08.079 --> 00:29:08.399
 about

00:29:08.399 --> 00:29:08.799
 you

00:29:08.799 --> 00:29:11.659
 meaning

00:29:11.659 --> 00:29:12.220
 that

00:29:12.220 --> 00:29:12.859
 if

00:29:12.859 --> 00:29:12.980
 you

00:29:12.980 --> 00:29:13.199
 really

00:29:13.199 --> 00:29:13.379
 want

00:29:13.379 --> 00:29:13.460
 to

00:29:13.460 --> 00:29:13.619
 be

00:29:13.619 --> 00:29:14.460
 somebody

00:29:14.460 --> 00:29:16.139
 you

00:29:16.139 --> 00:29:16.419
 need

00:29:16.419 --> 00:29:16.919
 one

00:29:16.919 --> 00:29:17.000
 of

00:29:17.000 --> 00:29:17.119
 their

00:29:17.119 --> 00:29:17.500
 cars

00:29:17.500 --> 00:29:18.519
 well

00:29:18.519 --> 00:29:18.759
 I

00:29:18.759 --> 00:29:19.379
 drove

00:29:19.379 --> 00:29:20.720
 an

00:29:20.720 --> 00:29:21.159
 old

00:29:21.159 --> 00:29:22.259
 20

00:29:22.259 --> 00:29:22.519
 year

00:29:22.519 --> 00:29:22.839
 old

00:29:22.839 --> 00:29:23.439
 almost

00:29:23.439 --> 00:29:24.899
 red

00:29:24.899 --> 00:29:25.740
 pickup

00:29:25.740 --> 00:29:26.199
 truck

00:29:26.199 --> 00:29:27.619
 with

00:29:27.619 --> 00:29:28.159
 oversized

00:29:28.159 --> 00:29:28.879
 tires

00:29:28.879 --> 00:29:30.759
 electronics

00:29:30.759 --> 00:29:31.319
 that went

00:29:31.319 --> 00:29:32.019
 haywire

00:29:32.019 --> 00:29:34.240
 it had

00:29:34.240 --> 00:29:34.500
 a nice

00:29:34.500 --> 00:29:35.199
 brush guard

00:29:35.199 --> 00:29:35.460
 on the

00:29:35.460 --> 00:29:35.699
 front

00:29:35.700 --> 00:29:36.160
 and a

00:29:36.160 --> 00:29:36.740
 tree

00:29:36.740 --> 00:29:37.779
 shaped

00:29:37.779 --> 00:29:39.600
 indentation

00:29:39.600 --> 00:29:40.660
 in the

00:29:40.660 --> 00:29:40.900
 back

00:29:40.900 --> 00:29:41.160
 end

00:29:41.160 --> 00:29:44.880
 because

00:29:44.880 --> 00:29:45.319
 I forgot

00:29:45.319 --> 00:29:45.620
 to put

00:29:45.620 --> 00:29:45.759
 the

00:29:45.759 --> 00:29:45.960
 brake

00:29:45.960 --> 00:29:46.140
 on

00:29:46.140 --> 00:29:46.480
 once

00:29:46.480 --> 00:29:48.860
 and so

00:29:48.860 --> 00:29:49.039
 I'm

00:29:49.039 --> 00:29:49.299
 sitting

00:29:49.299 --> 00:29:49.640
 in this

00:29:49.640 --> 00:29:50.019
 truck

00:29:50.019 --> 00:29:51.380
 thinking

00:29:51.380 --> 00:29:52.440
 hmm

00:29:52.440 --> 00:29:53.840
 what does

00:29:53.840 --> 00:29:54.380
 my truck

00:29:54.380 --> 00:29:54.980
 say about

00:29:54.980 --> 00:29:55.340
 me

00:29:55.339 --> 00:29:59.859
 and the

00:29:59.859 --> 00:30:00.319
 temptation

00:30:00.319 --> 00:30:00.839
 was

00:30:00.839 --> 00:30:02.720
 you don't

00:30:02.720 --> 00:30:03.000
 want to

00:30:03.000 --> 00:30:03.279
 know

00:30:03.279 --> 00:30:07.759
 but when I

00:30:07.759 --> 00:30:08.220
 think

00:30:08.220 --> 00:30:10.079
 the purchase

00:30:10.079 --> 00:30:11.579
 of a bunch

00:30:11.579 --> 00:30:12.039
 of metal

00:30:12.039 --> 00:30:12.579
 and rubber

00:30:12.579 --> 00:30:13.259
 and wires

00:30:13.259 --> 00:30:15.240
 is going to

00:30:15.240 --> 00:30:15.980
 somehow give

00:30:15.980 --> 00:30:16.480
 me a sense

00:30:16.480 --> 00:30:17.139
 of value

00:30:17.139 --> 00:30:19.119
 going to give

00:30:19.119 --> 00:30:19.359
 me an

00:30:19.359 --> 00:30:19.819
 identity

00:30:19.819 --> 00:30:21.619
 maybe if

00:30:21.619 --> 00:30:21.939
 I buy

00:30:21.939 --> 00:30:22.539
 a house

00:30:22.539 --> 00:30:22.799
 in a

00:30:22.799 --> 00:30:22.980
 certain

00:30:22.980 --> 00:30:23.460
 neighborhood

00:30:23.460 --> 00:30:25.000
 maybe if

00:30:25.000 --> 00:30:25.359
 I get

00:30:25.359 --> 00:30:26.579
 this

00:30:26.579 --> 00:30:27.079
 certain

00:30:27.079 --> 00:30:27.519
 person

00:30:27.519 --> 00:30:27.839
 to put

00:30:27.839 --> 00:30:28.659
 their arms

00:30:28.659 --> 00:30:29.559
 around me

00:30:29.559 --> 00:30:30.119
 in such

00:30:30.119 --> 00:30:30.359
 a way

00:30:30.359 --> 00:30:31.079
 that's

00:30:31.079 --> 00:30:31.359
 going to

00:30:31.359 --> 00:30:31.740
 tell me

00:30:31.740 --> 00:30:32.079
 I'm

00:30:32.079 --> 00:30:32.599
 somebody

00:30:32.599 --> 00:30:37.220
 who's

00:30:37.220 --> 00:30:37.899
 the fool

00:30:37.899 --> 00:30:42.559
 you got

00:30:42.559 --> 00:30:43.039
 that right

00:30:43.039 --> 00:30:53.799
 when I

00:30:53.799 --> 00:30:54.200
 turn from

00:30:54.200 --> 00:30:54.539
 the one

00:30:54.539 --> 00:30:54.799
 who's

00:30:54.799 --> 00:30:55.039
 loved

00:30:55.039 --> 00:30:55.319
 me

00:30:55.319 --> 00:30:57.680
 who

00:30:57.680 --> 00:30:58.379
 continues

00:30:58.379 --> 00:30:58.759
 to love

00:30:58.759 --> 00:30:59.019
 me

00:30:59.019 --> 00:31:01.720
 who

00:31:01.720 --> 00:31:02.220
 calls me

00:31:02.220 --> 00:31:02.819
 by name

00:31:02.819 --> 00:31:04.920
 who

00:31:04.920 --> 00:31:05.379
 made me

00:31:05.379 --> 00:31:05.960
 his own

00:31:05.960 --> 00:31:08.420
 and then

00:31:08.420 --> 00:31:09.200
 saves me

00:31:09.200 --> 00:31:10.159
 from

00:31:10.159 --> 00:31:10.819
 myself

00:31:10.819 --> 00:31:11.899
 who

00:31:11.899 --> 00:31:12.440
 makes me

00:31:12.440 --> 00:31:12.700
 into

00:31:12.700 --> 00:31:13.460
 his image

00:31:13.460 --> 00:31:14.620
 and promises

00:31:14.620 --> 00:31:15.039
 me

00:31:15.039 --> 00:31:16.360
 everything

00:31:16.360 --> 00:31:21.720
 if I

00:31:21.720 --> 00:31:22.180
 turn from

00:31:22.180 --> 00:31:22.580
 him to

00:31:22.580 --> 00:31:22.840
 a heap

00:31:22.840 --> 00:31:23.299
 of metal

00:31:23.299 --> 00:31:25.400
 or to

00:31:25.400 --> 00:31:25.640
 another

00:31:25.640 --> 00:31:26.120
 person

00:31:26.120 --> 00:31:30.940
 I am

00:31:30.940 --> 00:31:31.400
 the one

00:31:31.400 --> 00:31:33.220
 to be

00:31:33.220 --> 00:31:33.660
 pitied

00:31:33.660 --> 00:31:35.460
 you know

00:31:35.460 --> 00:31:35.700
 maybe

00:31:35.700 --> 00:31:36.480
 Eglon's

00:31:36.480 --> 00:31:36.819
 got the

00:31:36.819 --> 00:31:37.299
 excuse

00:31:37.299 --> 00:31:37.700
 he just

00:31:37.700 --> 00:31:37.940
 doesn't

00:31:37.940 --> 00:31:38.140
 know

00:31:38.140 --> 00:31:38.319
 any

00:31:38.319 --> 00:31:38.620
 better

00:31:38.620 --> 00:31:41.220
 but

00:31:41.220 --> 00:31:41.420
 we

00:31:41.420 --> 00:31:41.700
 do

00:31:41.700 --> 00:31:44.200
 we

00:31:44.200 --> 00:31:44.500
 do

00:31:44.500 --> 00:31:48.319
 but

00:31:48.319 --> 00:31:48.480
 there's

00:31:48.480 --> 00:31:48.799
 one more

00:31:48.799 --> 00:31:49.000
 thing

00:31:49.000 --> 00:31:49.299
 in this

00:31:49.299 --> 00:31:50.080
 text

00:31:50.080 --> 00:31:50.700
 that you

00:31:50.700 --> 00:31:50.860
 may

00:31:50.860 --> 00:31:51.080
 not

00:31:51.080 --> 00:31:51.380
 see

00:31:51.380 --> 00:31:54.640
 you know

00:31:54.640 --> 00:31:54.920
 at this

00:31:54.920 --> 00:31:55.200
 point

00:31:55.200 --> 00:31:55.680
 we really

00:31:55.680 --> 00:31:56.080
 should be

00:31:56.080 --> 00:31:56.420
 asking

00:31:56.420 --> 00:31:57.200
 a question

00:31:57.200 --> 00:31:57.620
 that we're

00:31:57.620 --> 00:31:58.039
 probably

00:31:58.039 --> 00:31:58.620
 not

00:31:58.620 --> 00:31:59.360
 asking

00:31:59.359 --> 00:32:01.859
 what

00:32:01.859 --> 00:32:02.359
 do

00:32:02.359 --> 00:32:03.699
 and that is

00:32:03.699 --> 00:32:06.219
 Eglon

00:32:06.219 --> 00:32:06.619
 this

00:32:06.619 --> 00:32:06.899
 food

00:32:06.899 --> 00:32:07.939
 is put

00:32:07.939 --> 00:32:08.719
 to death

00:32:08.719 --> 00:32:09.279
 by an

00:32:09.279 --> 00:32:09.699
 act

00:32:09.699 --> 00:32:10.519
 of God's

00:32:10.519 --> 00:32:11.019
 judgment

00:32:11.019 --> 00:32:14.779
 the

00:32:14.779 --> 00:32:15.219
 methods

00:32:15.219 --> 00:32:15.699
 by which

00:32:15.699 --> 00:32:15.979
 he was

00:32:15.979 --> 00:32:16.299
 murdered

00:32:16.299 --> 00:32:16.719
 of course

00:32:16.719 --> 00:32:17.339
 are not

00:32:17.339 --> 00:32:17.959
 necessarily

00:32:17.959 --> 00:32:18.639
 those we

00:32:18.639 --> 00:32:18.879
 should

00:32:18.879 --> 00:32:19.299
 emulate

00:32:19.299 --> 00:32:19.599
 but

00:32:19.599 --> 00:32:20.139
 nonetheless

00:32:20.139 --> 00:32:21.099
 God

00:32:21.099 --> 00:32:21.799
 brings

00:32:21.799 --> 00:32:22.279
 about

00:32:22.279 --> 00:32:22.639
 his

00:32:22.639 --> 00:32:23.059
 fate

00:32:23.059 --> 00:32:23.379
 which

00:32:23.379 --> 00:32:23.659
 he

00:32:23.659 --> 00:32:24.359
 deserves

00:32:24.359 --> 00:32:31.299
 why not the same thing for Israel

00:32:31.299 --> 00:32:35.919
 they deserve it

00:32:35.919 --> 00:32:39.299
 in fact they deserve it worse

00:32:39.299 --> 00:32:41.519
 because they knew better

00:32:41.519 --> 00:32:47.539
 Israel was more foolish

00:32:47.539 --> 00:32:50.479
 they broke the covenant

00:32:50.479 --> 00:32:53.119
 even here

00:32:53.119 --> 00:32:58.799
 a story where God is very conspicuously absent

00:32:58.799 --> 00:33:02.379
 except for that statement

00:33:02.379 --> 00:33:03.799
 that he would raise up a savior

00:33:03.799 --> 00:33:05.679
 we find some clues as to why

00:33:05.679 --> 00:33:09.559
 if you read through here

00:33:09.559 --> 00:33:13.399
 this story is full

00:33:13.399 --> 00:33:15.839
 of sacrificial language

00:33:15.839 --> 00:33:19.619
 egg line

00:33:19.619 --> 00:33:21.759
 the fattened calf

00:33:21.759 --> 00:33:27.559
 ehud's sword is more like a sacrificial knife

00:33:27.559 --> 00:33:30.740
 rather than a sword for battle

00:33:30.740 --> 00:33:34.799
 and this little calf

00:33:34.799 --> 00:33:36.940
 was offered

00:33:36.940 --> 00:33:38.440
 as a sacrifice

00:33:38.440 --> 00:33:40.839
 for the salvation

00:33:40.839 --> 00:33:42.559
 of God's people

00:33:42.559 --> 00:33:49.099
 what they did not recognize was

00:33:49.099 --> 00:33:51.539
 in all of this

00:33:51.539 --> 00:33:52.839
 that God himself

00:33:52.839 --> 00:33:54.019
 provided

00:33:54.019 --> 00:33:55.779
 that

00:33:55.779 --> 00:33:57.299
 sacrifice

00:33:57.299 --> 00:34:00.899
 but there's something else here

00:34:00.899 --> 00:34:05.500
 and this is a picture that Israel did not catch on to

00:34:05.500 --> 00:34:08.599
 that sacrifice

00:34:08.599 --> 00:34:10.820
 of this king

00:34:10.820 --> 00:34:12.860
 pointed to

00:34:12.860 --> 00:34:14.800
 another king

00:34:14.800 --> 00:34:16.900
 who would come

00:34:16.900 --> 00:34:20.340
 he would not be

00:34:20.340 --> 00:34:21.280
 a buffoon

00:34:21.280 --> 00:34:24.280
 but he would be

00:34:24.280 --> 00:34:25.240
 the pure

00:34:25.240 --> 00:34:27.079
 the holy

00:34:27.079 --> 00:34:27.700
 one

00:34:27.700 --> 00:34:29.660
 the king

00:34:29.660 --> 00:34:30.519
 over Israel

00:34:30.519 --> 00:34:31.880
 where he himself

00:34:31.880 --> 00:34:32.720
 would come

00:34:32.720 --> 00:34:36.019
 and he

00:34:36.019 --> 00:34:37.619
 would be sacrificed

00:34:37.619 --> 00:34:40.699
 for the sins

00:34:40.699 --> 00:34:41.859
 of his people

00:34:41.859 --> 00:34:44.139
 he would die

00:34:44.139 --> 00:34:44.920
 the death

00:34:44.920 --> 00:34:46.859
 that Israel deserved

00:34:46.859 --> 00:34:48.299
 as egg line

00:34:48.299 --> 00:34:49.719
 dies this death

00:34:49.719 --> 00:34:51.139
 and takes this judgment

00:34:51.139 --> 00:34:52.519
 though he deserved it

00:34:52.519 --> 00:34:54.519
 this other king

00:34:54.519 --> 00:34:55.179
 would not

00:34:55.179 --> 00:34:57.079
 he would be

00:34:57.079 --> 00:34:57.639
 innocent

00:34:57.639 --> 00:35:00.279
 but because

00:35:00.279 --> 00:35:01.920
 of the compassion

00:35:01.920 --> 00:35:03.219
 and the love

00:35:03.219 --> 00:35:04.279
 and the mercy

00:35:04.279 --> 00:35:05.639
 and justice

00:35:05.639 --> 00:35:06.779
 of God

00:35:06.779 --> 00:35:10.239
 he would pay

00:35:10.239 --> 00:35:11.879
 for the sins

00:35:11.879 --> 00:35:12.619
 of his people

00:35:12.619 --> 00:35:13.619
 himself

00:35:13.619 --> 00:35:17.400
 and set them

00:35:17.400 --> 00:35:17.940
 free

00:35:17.940 --> 00:35:19.980
 from their

00:35:19.980 --> 00:35:20.699
 idolatry

00:35:20.699 --> 00:35:25.400
 this is

00:35:25.400 --> 00:35:26.000
 what

00:35:26.000 --> 00:35:26.960
 the covenant

00:35:26.960 --> 00:35:28.039
 God

00:35:28.039 --> 00:35:29.440
 does

00:35:29.440 --> 00:35:31.519
 this is what

00:35:31.519 --> 00:35:32.159
 he has done

00:35:32.159 --> 00:35:33.500
 here in this table

00:35:33.500 --> 00:35:34.780
 this table

00:35:34.780 --> 00:35:35.980
 is really

00:35:35.980 --> 00:35:37.039
 a remembrance

00:35:37.039 --> 00:35:37.840
 of

00:35:37.840 --> 00:35:39.460
 how that king

00:35:39.460 --> 00:35:40.659
 came

00:35:40.659 --> 00:35:41.480
 and was

00:35:41.480 --> 00:35:42.699
 slaughtered

00:35:42.699 --> 00:35:43.240
 justice

00:35:43.240 --> 00:35:44.500
 was fulfilled

00:35:44.500 --> 00:35:45.559
 but it was

00:35:45.559 --> 00:35:46.760
 our sin

00:35:46.760 --> 00:35:48.619
 not his

00:35:48.619 --> 00:35:50.960
 and so

00:35:50.960 --> 00:35:51.400
 he

00:35:51.400 --> 00:35:52.440
 came

00:35:52.440 --> 00:35:53.840
 offered

00:35:53.840 --> 00:35:54.800
 himself

00:35:54.800 --> 00:35:56.000
 went under

00:35:56.000 --> 00:35:56.780
 the knife

00:35:56.780 --> 00:35:59.720
 and was

00:35:59.720 --> 00:36:00.420
 the sacrifice

00:36:00.420 --> 00:36:00.880
 that was

00:36:00.880 --> 00:36:01.460
 sufficient

00:36:01.460 --> 00:36:03.680
 to pay

00:36:03.680 --> 00:36:04.120
 for all

00:36:04.120 --> 00:36:04.380
 of your

00:36:04.380 --> 00:36:05.060
 foolishness

00:36:05.060 --> 00:36:07.080
 all

00:36:07.080 --> 00:36:07.540
 of your

00:36:07.540 --> 00:36:08.280
 idolatry

00:36:08.280 --> 00:36:09.120
 all of your

00:36:09.120 --> 00:36:09.440
 sin

00:36:09.440 --> 00:36:10.000
 all of your

00:36:10.000 --> 00:36:10.480
 rebellion

00:36:10.480 --> 00:36:13.000
 this is the one

00:36:13.000 --> 00:36:13.940
 we celebrate

00:36:13.940 --> 00:36:15.420
 here

00:36:15.420 --> 00:36:17.700
 a much

00:36:17.700 --> 00:36:18.140
 much

00:36:18.140 --> 00:36:18.620
 better

00:36:18.620 --> 00:36:19.900
 sacrifice

00:36:19.900 --> 00:36:21.900
 than a

00:36:21.900 --> 00:36:22.320
 fat

00:36:22.320 --> 00:36:23.680
 moabite

00:36:23.680 --> 00:36:24.039
 king

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 this king

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 would do

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 the job

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 completely

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 let's pray

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 before we come

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 to the table

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 lord jesus

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 we

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 thank you

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 that you

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 have come

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 that you

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 took the

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 judgment

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 that we

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 deserve

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 oh

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 lord jesus

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 we are

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 the fools

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 we are

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 rebellious

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 we turn so

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 quickly to so

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 many other

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 things

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 to give us

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 life

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 to give us

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 satisfaction

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 to give us

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 hope

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 and

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 we turn away

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 from the real

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 source

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 of life

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 and hope

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 we think we can

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 make it with our

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 own hands

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 we are

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 such fools

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 but we

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 bow now

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 and we

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 come to this

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 table and

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 celebrate

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 that you

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 say fools

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 you have

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 given yourself

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 for the

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 greatest of

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 fools

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 that we

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 might again

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 know life

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 as sons

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 so as we

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 eat

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 as we

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 celebrate

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 this

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 table

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 would you

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 feed us

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 with your

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 grace

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 in jesus

00:37:52.280 --> 00:37:52.679
 name

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 amen

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