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 Do you have a seat?

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 If you would open your Bibles to Psalm 45 with me.

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 I don't know if there are certain passages of the Bible that you feel really speak to you.

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!

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 Things that you go back to time and time again.

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 Maybe you've got a few.

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 If I had to pick out one verse of the Bible that I feel really speaks to me.

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 It's something I want to read every day when I get up in the morning.

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 I would have to take you to Psalm 45 and the first line of verse 2.

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 The more you laugh, the more it hurts my feelings.

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 After some closer reading, I'm not sure this psalm is all about me.

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 But we'll see.

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 I think most of us have probably experienced a relationship at some point in our lives

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 that has gone somewhat stale at some point.

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 Where things just aren't the way they used to be.

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 Whether it's with a close friend.

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 Maybe your husband or your wife.

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 Maybe your parents or your children.

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 You used to get on so well.

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 Everything seemed to be just the way it was meant to be.

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 But then for no apparent reason, things just aren't quite clicking like they used to.

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 You don't share the same stories.

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 You aren't as open with one another.

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 Maybe you feel like they just don't care about you in the same way as they used to.

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 And to your knowledge, you've not done anything to make this change.

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 Not done anything to preserve the cold shoulder.

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 For some reason, you've just drifted apart.

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 And you've no idea why it's happened.

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 It can be a really miserable feeling.

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 And one I'm sure we all know to some degree.

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 Maybe you've felt that way about your relationship with God.

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 Life is falling apart around you.

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 Work is miserable.

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 Family life is difficult.

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 You pray and pray and pray.

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 But nothing seems to change.

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 You don't know what you've done wrong.

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 But for some reason, God doesn't seem to be listening anymore.

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 It's almost as if he's sleeping.

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 And if you've ever felt like that, you're not alone.

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 Most famously, the disciples, as they cross the Sea of Galilee.

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 Do you not care that we are perishing?

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 They ask Jesus as he sleeps in the bow of the boat.

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 Or the whole nation of Israel in Psalm 44.

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 Just look up there with me to verse 23.

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 Awake!

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 Why are you sleeping, O Lord?

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 Rouse yourself.

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 Do not reject us forever.

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 I mean, it sounds almost blasphemous.

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 God's sleeping.

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 But take a quick look through the sand.

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 And you can see the reason for their anguished cry.

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 Why they are wondering where God is.

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 Well, look at verse 9 there of Psalm 44.

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 But you have rejected us and disgraced us.

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 And have not gone out with our armies.

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 You have made us turn back from the foe.

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 And those who hate us have taken spoil.

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 You have made us like sheep for slaughter.

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 And have scattered us among the nations.

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 Verse 17.

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 All this has come upon us.

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 Though we have not forgotten you.

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 And we have not been false to your covenant.

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 Our hearts have not turned back.

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 Nor have our steps departed from your ways.

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 Yet, you don't seem to be doing anything.

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 Where are you, Lord?

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 What is going on?

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 The people of Israel cannot understand what's gone wrong in their relationship with God.

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 They've stayed faithful.

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 And yet, they are like sheep being led to the slaughter.

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 Everything that can go wrong seems to have gone wrong.

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 And God, despite their faithfulness, doesn't seem to be anywhere.

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 The people of Israel cannot figure out what's gone wrong.

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 Why has the relationship gone stale?

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 Why does God no longer care?

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 And it's been this way since Psalm 42.

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 From the beginning of the second book of the Psalms,

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 it's been a very sorry state of affairs.

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 The repeating refrain of Psalm 42 and 43.

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 Why are you cast down on my soul?

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 And why are you in turmoil within me?

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 Then we come to Psalm 45.

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 And it seems to be this seismic change of tone.

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 Those of you who are married,

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 I don't know if you've got a wedding album.

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 Or maybe a video of the day you got married.

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 Something that brings you back to that day.

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 The moment of union to one another.

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 Where you made vows to one another.

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 You make promises.

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 You make a covenant.

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 And that covenant stands firm through thick and thin.

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 Regardless of what it feels like,

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 however many years down the line,

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 a covenant is a covenant.

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 And when God makes a covenant,

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 you can be certain that it will stand forever.

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 And so what we have in Psalm 45

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 is the Old Testament version of a wedding album.

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 They didn't have photos, but they did have songs.

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 And this is a song about a day

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 when a covenant was made.

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 When a man and a woman devoted their lives to one another.

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 But this isn't just any wedding.

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 This is a royal wedding.

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 And the king, the bridegroom,

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 he is the one who is very much center stage.

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 So we're going to go through this Psalm

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 and see the day

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 when a man and a woman are united.

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 When they become one.

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 When they give their lives to each other.

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 We'll see the king in all his majesty

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 and the queen in all her beauty.

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 So as we go through this Psalm this evening,

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 we're going to sort of put together

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 this wedding album as we go through.

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 And we'll see six or seven different pictures

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 of the wedding

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 and bring back the memories

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 of these covenant promises.

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 And as we fill up the album,

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 we'll see how the Psalmist reminds

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 the people of Israel

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 and us

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 of the character of the king

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 and of his love for his bride.

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 Not to renew a relationship,

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 but to serve as a reminder

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 to a potentially worried bride.

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 The Psalm itself breaks down quite simply.

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 Verses 1 to 9 are addressed to the king.

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 Verses 10 to 15 are to the bride.

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 And then 16 and 17 are to the king again.

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 So we're going to look first at the king

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 and then at the queen.

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 So three characteristics or pictures

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 of the king.

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 His grace in verse 2.

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 His gallantry in verses 2 to 5.

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 And his glory in verses 6 to 9.

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 So firstly, the picture of his grace

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 in verse 2.

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 And who this Psalm

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 was originally written to

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 or about it

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 is kind of unclear.

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 But the best friend is probably

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 King Solomon

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 and his marriage to the Egyptian princess.

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 And to start off with,

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 that seems to fit.

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 I don't know what you find

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 most attractive in a person.

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 Maybe it's how they look.

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 Their wealth.

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 A good sense of humour.

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 At least decent personal hygiene.

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 It's probably necessary.

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 Maybe it depends on the clothes they wear.

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 Or if they're trustworthy

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 or kind

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 or confident.

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 That there are lots of different things

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 we can find attractive

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 about someone.

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 But look at what makes this king

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 the most handsome

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 of all the sons of men.

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 It's not his wealth

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 or his confidence

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 or his fashion sense.

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 Verse 2.

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 The handsomeness of the man

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 is in the words that he uses.

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 It's the grace

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 which has been poured

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 upon his lips.

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 The gentleness of his words.

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 The wisdom with which he speaks.

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 That that is what makes him

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 more attractive

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 than anybody else.

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 He is a delight to listen to.

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 What we often think of kings

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 as ruling with

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 authority

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 and might

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 and power.

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 But a king would rule

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 over his subjects

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 most of the time

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 with words.

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 It's how our leaders

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 still rule over us today

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 in so many ways.

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 But our own leaders

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 it feels like

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 rarely do very well.

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 I mean I don't really care

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 where your political

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 allegiances lie.

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 I don't think you can deny

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 that politics

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 is just a world

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 of lies and deceit.

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 Where people will

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 say anything

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 they'll promise anything

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 they'll slander anyone

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 to either

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 try and get into power

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 or try and stay there.

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 If you fancy a stroll

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 through Donald Trump's

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 Twitter account

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 it's very entertaining

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 but I don't think

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 you could say

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 that grace

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 has been poured

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 upon his lips.

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 But not so

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 with the king

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 of Sam 45.

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 If this king

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 had Twitter

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 the media

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 would probably

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 be quite disappointed.

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 It would be a bit boring

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 from their perspective

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 but you can be sure

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 it would do a lot more good.

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 And I think

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 we do

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 we find the words

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 of people

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 very influential

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 when we gauge

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 their character.

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 For some reason

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 it might not make

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 an immediate appearance

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 on our list

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 of priorities

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 or it rarely

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 wouldn't mind.

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 But the words

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 a person uses

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 the way they speak

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 to people

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 the way they speak

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 about people

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 that that's so often

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 what influences

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 the way we think

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 of someone.

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 I mean I don't think

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 anyone actually

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 dislikes Donald Trump

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 because of his hair.

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 And I don't think

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 people like him

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 just because he's rich.

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 It's what he says

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 that divides people.

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 But this king

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 this king

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 he speaks

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 with grace

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 poured upon his lips.

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 Now that's not

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 a promise

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 that he won't

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 divide people.

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 I mean

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 think of

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 King Solomon himself.

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 and the most

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 famous story

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 of his wisdom

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 that the two

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 women fighting

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 over a baby.

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 Solomon speaks

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 with great wisdom.

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 He speaks

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 rightly

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 and the right

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 choice is made.

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 The baby

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 goes to the right

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 mother.

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 But you can be sure

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 that one of those

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 women walked out

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 quite unhappy

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 with King Solomon.

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 Gracious words

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 doesn't mean

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 universal popularity

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 but it does mean

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 that you can

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 trust the person.

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 And you can

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 trust this king

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 to do what is

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 right.

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 Not necessarily

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 according to men

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 but you can

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 trust him to do

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 what is right

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 according to God.

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 And if doing

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 what is right

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 according to God

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 is our core

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 most concern

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 then we will

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 love to follow

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 a king like this

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 whose words

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 are full

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 of grace.

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 and the grace

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 that the kindness

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 of his words

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 is evidence

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 of his blessedness.

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 God has blessed

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 you

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 forever.

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 This is a

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 God given gift.

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 But already here

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 at the end of

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 verse 2

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 we have the first

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 hint that maybe

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 this is

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 talking about

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 someone greater

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 than King Solomon.

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 Forever.

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 But we will

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 come to a more

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 conclusive answer

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 a little later on.

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 So the king

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 is a king of grace.

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 Someone you want

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 to listen to.

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 Someone you want

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 to lead you.

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 Someone you can

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 trust when things

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 don't seem to be

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 going in the right

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 direction.

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 Here is a king

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 you can rely on

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 to have the right

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 words to say.

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 I'm sure we've

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 all had a moment

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 or two in our lives

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 where we've said

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 something we

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 probably shouldn't

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 have.

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 I can think of

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 three such occasions

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 in the last six

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 hours.

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 And I've probably

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 missed a few in

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 that time.

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 It just slips

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 out and they

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 think oh

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 I should not

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 have said that.

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 Sometimes it

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 takes years

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 before you

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 realise what

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 you've done.

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 But not so

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 this king.

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 He knows what

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 to say.

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 He knows when

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 to say it.

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 This kind of

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 man, this king

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 is the kind of

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 person people

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 would hear and

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 say no one

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 ever spoke

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 like this man.

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 This is a

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 king you want

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 to follow and

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 you want to

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 listen to.

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 Secondly, in

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 verses 3 to 5

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 we have a

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 picture of a

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 gallant king.

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 And if you

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 were in Israel's

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 position of

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 Psalm 44 and

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 you were told

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 of this great

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 king who always

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 had the right

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 words to say

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 you might well

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 be forgiven for

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 thinking so

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 what?

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 But this king

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 isn't just good

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 with words.

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 He seems to be

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 pretty handy with

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 a sword too.

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 The king is

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 armed in verse

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 3.

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 His arrow is

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 sharp in verse

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 5.

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 He's ready to

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 fight, ready to

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 defend his

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 kingdom.

00:14:01.700 --> 00:14:02.480
 He's not just

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 softly spoken,

00:14:03.679 --> 00:14:04.379
 kind-hearted with

00:14:04.379 --> 00:14:05.139
 warm words.

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 He is ready to

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 protect his

00:14:07.580 --> 00:14:07.899
 people.

00:14:09.779 --> 00:14:10.600
 Ready to

00:14:10.600 --> 00:14:11.259
 defend his

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 kingdom.

00:14:13.860 --> 00:14:14.720
 We had our

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 own royal

00:14:15.279 --> 00:14:15.720
 wedding in this

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 country not too

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 long ago.

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 I don't know if

00:14:17.940 --> 00:14:18.320
 you watched it.

00:14:19.139 --> 00:14:19.940
 I did not.

00:14:19.940 --> 00:14:21.940
 watched the

00:14:21.940 --> 00:14:23.540
 highlights, which

00:14:23.540 --> 00:14:24.000
 affirmed my

00:14:24.000 --> 00:14:24.560
 decision not to

00:14:24.560 --> 00:14:24.940
 watch it.

00:14:26.860 --> 00:14:27.680
 In our day and

00:14:27.680 --> 00:14:28.320
 age there's always

00:14:28.320 --> 00:14:28.960
 an awful lot of

00:14:28.960 --> 00:14:29.640
 talk about the

00:14:29.640 --> 00:14:30.240
 wedding dress.

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 I don't know if

00:14:31.860 --> 00:14:32.320
 it's always been

00:14:32.320 --> 00:14:32.680
 that way.

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 But if the news

00:14:34.940 --> 00:14:35.540
 coverage is anything

00:14:35.540 --> 00:14:36.720
 to go by it's a

00:14:36.720 --> 00:14:37.320
 pretty big deal.

00:14:38.940 --> 00:14:39.700
 And I didn't

00:14:39.700 --> 00:14:40.220
 really understand

00:14:40.220 --> 00:14:40.620
 the hype.

00:14:41.460 --> 00:14:41.840
 Nobody really

00:14:41.840 --> 00:14:42.100
 cares.

00:14:43.100 --> 00:14:43.840
 And then I saw

00:14:43.840 --> 00:14:44.460
 Megan come out

00:14:44.460 --> 00:14:44.820
 of the car.

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 I still didn't

00:14:47.040 --> 00:14:47.520
 really care.

00:14:47.519 --> 00:14:50.139
 It's a white

00:14:50.139 --> 00:14:51.100
 dress, isn't it?

00:14:51.620 --> 00:14:52.199
 No surprises

00:14:52.199 --> 00:14:52.460
 there.

00:14:53.199 --> 00:14:53.679
 What I thought

00:14:53.679 --> 00:14:54.120
 was considerably

00:14:54.120 --> 00:14:54.819
 more interesting

00:14:54.819 --> 00:14:56.120
 was what Prince

00:14:56.120 --> 00:14:56.519
 Harry was

00:14:56.519 --> 00:14:56.779
 wearing.

00:14:59.279 --> 00:14:59.679
 And it only

00:14:59.679 --> 00:15:00.279
 occurred to me

00:15:00.279 --> 00:15:00.720
 while preparing

00:15:00.720 --> 00:15:01.480
 this why he

00:15:01.480 --> 00:15:02.059
 was wearing it.

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 Because Prince

00:15:02.779 --> 00:15:03.340
 Harry wasn't

00:15:03.340 --> 00:15:04.019
 wearing a suit

00:15:04.019 --> 00:15:04.840
 or a tux.

00:15:05.939 --> 00:15:06.519
 He wasn't even

00:15:06.519 --> 00:15:07.079
 wearing a kilt.

00:15:09.879 --> 00:15:10.699
 Prince Harry was

00:15:10.699 --> 00:15:11.059
 wearing his

00:15:11.059 --> 00:15:11.860
 military uniform.

00:15:13.960 --> 00:15:14.759
 I don't think

00:15:14.759 --> 00:15:15.480
 it's compulsory,

00:15:15.639 --> 00:15:16.279
 but it's certainly

00:15:16.279 --> 00:15:16.759
 traditional.

00:15:17.519 --> 00:15:18.360
 That the prince

00:15:18.360 --> 00:15:18.980
 gets married

00:15:18.980 --> 00:15:19.679
 in his uniform.

00:15:21.299 --> 00:15:22.079
 Because a king

00:15:22.079 --> 00:15:22.879
 is expected not

00:15:22.879 --> 00:15:23.360
 only to rule

00:15:23.360 --> 00:15:23.799
 his people,

00:15:24.500 --> 00:15:25.600
 but he has a

00:15:25.600 --> 00:15:26.460
 duty to defend

00:15:26.460 --> 00:15:27.059
 his people as

00:15:27.059 --> 00:15:27.299
 well.

00:15:28.980 --> 00:15:29.659
 Prince Harry,

00:15:29.879 --> 00:15:30.399
 Prince William,

00:15:31.819 --> 00:15:32.220
 that they have

00:15:32.220 --> 00:15:32.840
 a history of

00:15:32.840 --> 00:15:33.679
 military service

00:15:33.679 --> 00:15:34.179
 because they

00:15:34.179 --> 00:15:34.740
 have a duty

00:15:34.740 --> 00:15:35.840
 to not only

00:15:35.840 --> 00:15:36.840
 rule, but

00:15:36.840 --> 00:15:37.840
 also to defend.

00:15:39.179 --> 00:15:39.759
 And that is

00:15:39.759 --> 00:15:40.240
 true of this

00:15:40.240 --> 00:15:40.799
 king too.

00:15:42.319 --> 00:15:42.819
 But again,

00:15:42.960 --> 00:15:43.899
 the motives of

00:15:43.899 --> 00:15:44.579
 the king are

00:15:44.579 --> 00:15:45.679
 assuredly good.

00:15:45.679 --> 00:15:47.819
 he's not

00:15:47.819 --> 00:15:48.519
 some raging

00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:49.179
 tyrant

00:15:49.179 --> 00:15:49.699
 looking to

00:15:49.699 --> 00:15:49.959
 conquer

00:15:49.959 --> 00:15:50.779
 everything in

00:15:50.779 --> 00:15:51.259
 his path

00:15:51.259 --> 00:15:52.000
 by force.

00:15:53.359 --> 00:15:54.439
 He rules

00:15:54.439 --> 00:15:55.239
 with words of

00:15:55.239 --> 00:15:56.059
 grace and he

00:15:56.059 --> 00:15:56.799
 fights for,

00:15:56.959 --> 00:15:57.719
 in verse 4,

00:15:58.579 --> 00:15:59.439
 the cause of

00:15:59.439 --> 00:16:00.339
 truth and

00:16:00.339 --> 00:16:01.379
 meekness and

00:16:01.379 --> 00:16:01.979
 righteousness.

00:16:04.319 --> 00:16:05.359
 The king is

00:16:05.359 --> 00:16:06.159
 equipped with a

00:16:06.159 --> 00:16:07.219
 sword and arrow

00:16:07.219 --> 00:16:08.319
 to fight for

00:16:08.319 --> 00:16:09.079
 what is right.

00:16:09.080 --> 00:16:11.220
 this is,

00:16:11.300 --> 00:16:11.600
 again,

00:16:11.759 --> 00:16:12.280
 this is a

00:16:12.280 --> 00:16:12.660
 king who

00:16:12.660 --> 00:16:12.900
 you can

00:16:12.900 --> 00:16:13.320
 trust.

00:16:14.420 --> 00:16:14.860
 You can

00:16:14.860 --> 00:16:15.259
 trust his

00:16:15.259 --> 00:16:15.879
 words and

00:16:15.879 --> 00:16:16.100
 you can

00:16:16.100 --> 00:16:16.460
 trust his

00:16:16.460 --> 00:16:16.879
 actions.

00:16:18.280 --> 00:16:18.780
 A king who

00:16:18.780 --> 00:16:19.000
 you can

00:16:19.000 --> 00:16:19.400
 trust to

00:16:19.400 --> 00:16:19.740
 say the

00:16:19.740 --> 00:16:20.220
 right thing

00:16:20.220 --> 00:16:20.700
 and to

00:16:20.700 --> 00:16:20.960
 do the

00:16:20.960 --> 00:16:21.379
 right thing.

00:16:23.180 --> 00:16:23.620
 It is a

00:16:23.620 --> 00:16:24.180
 short but

00:16:24.180 --> 00:16:24.840
 comprehensive

00:16:24.840 --> 00:16:25.620
 summary of

00:16:25.620 --> 00:16:26.639
 everything you

00:16:26.639 --> 00:16:27.820
 want in

00:16:27.820 --> 00:16:28.860
 someone you're

00:16:28.860 --> 00:16:29.080
 going to be

00:16:29.080 --> 00:16:29.600
 led by.

00:16:32.620 --> 00:16:33.140
 Trustworthy

00:16:33.140 --> 00:16:33.920
 in word

00:16:33.920 --> 00:16:34.940
 and deed.

00:16:36.660 --> 00:16:37.320
 But also

00:16:37.320 --> 00:16:37.660
 look at how

00:16:37.660 --> 00:16:38.460
 he fights in

00:16:38.460 --> 00:16:39.000
 these verses.

00:16:40.060 --> 00:16:40.600
 The end of

00:16:40.600 --> 00:16:41.240
 verse 3,

00:16:42.120 --> 00:16:42.639
 O mighty

00:16:42.639 --> 00:16:43.100
 one, in

00:16:43.100 --> 00:16:44.040
 your splendor

00:16:44.040 --> 00:16:44.800
 and majesty,

00:16:45.540 --> 00:16:46.180
 verse 4,

00:16:46.280 --> 00:16:47.120
 in your majesty

00:16:47.120 --> 00:16:47.700
 ride out

00:16:47.700 --> 00:16:48.400
 victoriously.

00:16:49.060 --> 00:16:49.500
 Let your

00:16:49.500 --> 00:16:50.040
 right hand

00:16:50.040 --> 00:16:50.460
 teach you

00:16:50.460 --> 00:16:51.500
 awesome deeds.

00:16:52.940 --> 00:16:53.200
 It's

00:16:53.200 --> 00:16:54.180
 splendor and

00:16:54.180 --> 00:16:54.879
 majesty.

00:16:56.320 --> 00:16:56.900
 He doesn't

00:16:56.900 --> 00:16:57.800
 fight quietly

00:16:57.800 --> 00:16:58.080
 on the

00:16:58.080 --> 00:16:58.580
 sidelines

00:16:58.580 --> 00:16:59.060
 letting someone

00:16:59.060 --> 00:16:59.480
 else do the

00:16:59.480 --> 00:17:00.680
 work or

00:17:00.680 --> 00:17:01.420
 instruct from

00:17:01.420 --> 00:17:01.879
 behind the

00:17:01.879 --> 00:17:02.460
 front lines.

00:17:03.060 --> 00:17:03.879
 He fights for

00:17:03.879 --> 00:17:04.340
 his people.

00:17:04.519 --> 00:17:05.380
 He rides out

00:17:05.380 --> 00:17:06.340
 victoriously.

00:17:07.880 --> 00:17:08.539
 His enemies,

00:17:09.079 --> 00:17:09.539
 the end of

00:17:09.539 --> 00:17:09.960
 verse 5,

00:17:10.019 --> 00:17:10.299
 they will

00:17:10.299 --> 00:17:10.960
 not stand

00:17:10.960 --> 00:17:11.579
 before him.

00:17:12.279 --> 00:17:12.819
 The peoples

00:17:12.819 --> 00:17:13.460
 fall under

00:17:13.460 --> 00:17:13.720
 you.

00:17:16.099 --> 00:17:16.539
 And again,

00:17:16.639 --> 00:17:17.439
 all this talk

00:17:17.439 --> 00:17:18.099
 is very well.

00:17:18.179 --> 00:17:18.599
 It sounds

00:17:18.599 --> 00:17:19.079
 good, but

00:17:19.079 --> 00:17:19.699
 put yourselves

00:17:19.699 --> 00:17:20.319
 in the

00:17:20.319 --> 00:17:20.779
 Israelite's

00:17:20.779 --> 00:17:21.639
 shoes and

00:17:21.639 --> 00:17:23.439
 it all

00:17:23.439 --> 00:17:24.319
 sounds good.

00:17:24.439 --> 00:17:24.919
 You'd quite

00:17:24.919 --> 00:17:25.639
 like to see

00:17:25.639 --> 00:17:26.639
 some evidence

00:17:26.639 --> 00:17:27.159
 of it on the

00:17:27.159 --> 00:17:27.500
 ground.

00:17:28.500 --> 00:17:28.919
 The king

00:17:28.919 --> 00:17:29.259
 sounds

00:17:29.259 --> 00:17:29.740
 magnificent,

00:17:30.699 --> 00:17:31.339
 but they are

00:17:31.339 --> 00:17:31.939
 still surely

00:17:31.939 --> 00:17:32.439
 like sheep

00:17:32.439 --> 00:17:32.980
 being led to

00:17:32.980 --> 00:17:33.419
 the slaughter.

00:17:33.420 --> 00:17:35.380
 And I

00:17:35.380 --> 00:17:35.620
 think we

00:17:35.620 --> 00:17:36.019
 can also

00:17:36.019 --> 00:17:36.500
 so often

00:17:36.500 --> 00:17:37.100
 find ourselves

00:17:37.100 --> 00:17:37.480
 in the

00:17:37.480 --> 00:17:38.019
 same shoes.

00:17:38.560 --> 00:17:39.120
 We wonder

00:17:39.120 --> 00:17:39.759
 who really

00:17:39.759 --> 00:17:41.060
 is winning

00:17:41.060 --> 00:17:41.500
 the battle

00:17:41.500 --> 00:17:41.759
 on the

00:17:41.759 --> 00:17:42.060
 ground.

00:17:43.240 --> 00:17:43.660
 Maybe when

00:17:43.660 --> 00:17:44.060
 you read

00:17:44.060 --> 00:17:44.500
 of the

00:17:44.500 --> 00:17:44.880
 persecuted

00:17:44.880 --> 00:17:45.500
 church or

00:17:45.500 --> 00:17:45.840
 you see

00:17:45.840 --> 00:17:46.340
 the spread

00:17:46.340 --> 00:17:46.779
 of false

00:17:46.779 --> 00:17:47.779
 religions or

00:17:47.779 --> 00:17:49.860
 every nation

00:17:49.860 --> 00:17:50.519
 just seeming

00:17:50.519 --> 00:17:50.820
 to go

00:17:50.820 --> 00:17:51.519
 stray further

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 and further

00:17:52.019 --> 00:17:52.580
 from what

00:17:52.580 --> 00:17:53.100
 is right.

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 You start

00:17:54.360 --> 00:17:54.880
 wondering who

00:17:54.880 --> 00:17:55.500
 really is in

00:17:55.500 --> 00:17:55.820
 control.

00:17:55.920 --> 00:17:56.300
 Who's really

00:17:56.300 --> 00:17:56.740
 winning this

00:17:56.740 --> 00:17:57.120
 war?

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 But our

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 questions are

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 answered in the

00:18:00.200 --> 00:18:00.779
 coming verses

00:18:00.779 --> 00:18:02.619
 because verse

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 6 to 9,

00:18:04.740 --> 00:18:05.259
 this is where

00:18:05.259 --> 00:18:05.960
 Solomon just

00:18:05.960 --> 00:18:06.660
 falls out the

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 picture.

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 Reading from

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 verse 6,

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 Your throne,

00:18:10.660 --> 00:18:11.099
 O God,

00:18:11.139 --> 00:18:11.799
 is forever

00:18:11.799 --> 00:18:12.480
 and ever.

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 The scepter

00:18:14.220 --> 00:18:14.460
 of your

00:18:14.460 --> 00:18:15.559
 kingdom is a

00:18:15.559 --> 00:18:15.920
 scepter of

00:18:15.920 --> 00:18:16.460
 uprightness.

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 You have

00:18:16.859 --> 00:18:17.619
 loved righteousness

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 and hated

00:18:18.220 --> 00:18:18.740
 wickedness.

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 Therefore,

00:18:20.099 --> 00:18:20.519
 God,

00:18:20.859 --> 00:18:21.420
 your God,

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 has anointed

00:18:22.000 --> 00:18:23.599
 you with the

00:18:23.599 --> 00:18:24.500
 oil of gladness

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 beyond your

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 companions.

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 These very

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 verses are

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 quoted in

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 Hebrews 1 of

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 the father

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 speaking about

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 the son.

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 The psalm

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 at this point

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 is unquestionably

00:18:36.480 --> 00:18:37.419
 messianic.

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 Nowhere else

00:18:39.339 --> 00:18:39.779
 in the Old

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 Testament is

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 God used to

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 describe someone

00:18:43.240 --> 00:18:44.439
 without some

00:18:44.439 --> 00:18:44.960
 kind of added

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 qualification.

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 This is a

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 king far

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 better than

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 Solomon.

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 This points

00:18:51.339 --> 00:18:52.139
 to a greater

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 king and a

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 greater kingdom.

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 It's hard to

00:18:57.019 --> 00:18:57.439
 know what the

00:18:57.439 --> 00:18:57.939
 Old Testament

00:18:57.939 --> 00:18:59.119
 readers would

00:18:59.119 --> 00:18:59.579
 have made of

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 the psalm.

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 even if they

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 had some

00:19:02.099 --> 00:19:02.599
 understanding

00:19:02.599 --> 00:19:02.859
 of the

00:19:02.859 --> 00:19:03.220
 Trinity,

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 there can

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 be little

00:19:04.819 --> 00:19:05.159
 doubt it

00:19:05.159 --> 00:19:05.319
 would have

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 been somewhat

00:19:05.759 --> 00:19:06.399
 perplexing.

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 This is a

00:19:07.000 --> 00:19:08.079
 case of the

00:19:08.079 --> 00:19:08.599
 Old Testament

00:19:08.599 --> 00:19:09.359
 really bursting

00:19:09.359 --> 00:19:09.779
 out of its

00:19:09.779 --> 00:19:10.279
 banks.

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 But we

00:19:11.939 --> 00:19:12.279
 are in the

00:19:12.279 --> 00:19:12.539
 privileged

00:19:12.539 --> 00:19:13.220
 position of

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 knowing this

00:19:13.740 --> 00:19:14.019
 king,

00:19:14.980 --> 00:19:15.759
 of knowing

00:19:15.759 --> 00:19:16.519
 exactly who

00:19:16.519 --> 00:19:16.779
 the king

00:19:16.779 --> 00:19:17.379
 addressed in

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 verse 1

00:19:17.819 --> 00:19:18.159
 is,

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 even if the

00:19:19.519 --> 00:19:19.879
 psalmist

00:19:19.879 --> 00:19:20.339
 wasn't aware

00:19:20.339 --> 00:19:20.879
 of the time.

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 And when you

00:19:22.980 --> 00:19:23.519
 see that these

00:19:23.519 --> 00:19:24.480
 verses are all

00:19:24.480 --> 00:19:25.000
 about Jesus,

00:19:26.559 --> 00:19:27.079
 it adds a

00:19:27.079 --> 00:19:27.859
 slight twist to

00:19:27.859 --> 00:19:28.319
 what we've just

00:19:28.319 --> 00:19:29.019
 seen in verses

00:19:29.019 --> 00:19:29.839
 2-5.

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 Because we

00:19:31.680 --> 00:19:32.160
 know Jesus

00:19:32.160 --> 00:19:32.920
 did come to

00:19:32.920 --> 00:19:33.900
 establish a

00:19:33.900 --> 00:19:34.619
 kingdom for

00:19:34.619 --> 00:19:35.559
 the quick cause

00:19:35.559 --> 00:19:36.440
 of truth and

00:19:36.440 --> 00:19:37.180
 meekness and

00:19:37.180 --> 00:19:37.700
 righteousness.

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 But he

00:19:38.920 --> 00:19:39.599
 certainly didn't

00:19:39.599 --> 00:19:40.319
 come with a

00:19:40.319 --> 00:19:41.339
 sword or an

00:19:41.339 --> 00:19:41.599
 arrow,

00:19:42.400 --> 00:19:42.799
 some of the

00:19:42.799 --> 00:19:43.599
 literal ones.

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 He didn't come

00:19:45.339 --> 00:19:45.900
 with a sword,

00:19:46.119 --> 00:19:46.539
 but he did

00:19:46.539 --> 00:19:47.079
 come with

00:19:47.079 --> 00:19:48.220
 something that

00:19:48.220 --> 00:19:49.039
 Hebrews calls

00:19:49.039 --> 00:19:49.940
 sharper than

00:19:49.940 --> 00:19:50.700
 any two-edged

00:19:50.700 --> 00:19:51.059
 sword.

00:19:52.680 --> 00:19:53.559
 Ephesians calls

00:19:53.559 --> 00:19:54.579
 it the sword of

00:19:54.579 --> 00:19:55.059
 the spirit.

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 Because Jesus

00:19:57.500 --> 00:19:58.559
 established his

00:19:58.559 --> 00:19:59.980
 kingdom with

00:19:59.980 --> 00:20:00.639
 his words.

00:20:01.919 --> 00:20:02.779
 His gallantry

00:20:02.779 --> 00:20:03.859
 in verses 3-5

00:20:03.859 --> 00:20:05.579
 is evidenced by

00:20:05.579 --> 00:20:06.319
 the grace upon

00:20:06.319 --> 00:20:06.899
 his lips in

00:20:06.899 --> 00:20:07.460
 verse 2,

00:20:07.940 --> 00:20:08.259
 that they're

00:20:08.259 --> 00:20:08.599
 almost the

00:20:08.599 --> 00:20:09.200
 same thing.

00:20:11.000 --> 00:20:11.779
 His words,

00:20:12.039 --> 00:20:12.639
 they bring

00:20:12.639 --> 00:20:13.919
 grace to those

00:20:13.919 --> 00:20:14.539
 who hear and

00:20:14.539 --> 00:20:15.220
 listen to them.

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 It's good news

00:20:16.299 --> 00:20:16.879
 for friends of

00:20:16.879 --> 00:20:17.240
 the king,

00:20:18.019 --> 00:20:18.940
 but the very

00:20:18.940 --> 00:20:20.099
 same words are

00:20:20.099 --> 00:20:21.059
 like swords and

00:20:21.059 --> 00:20:21.839
 arrows to his

00:20:21.839 --> 00:20:22.119
 enemies.

00:20:22.119 --> 00:20:24.459
 And we

00:20:24.459 --> 00:20:24.919
 know that the

00:20:24.919 --> 00:20:25.419
 kingdom that

00:20:25.419 --> 00:20:26.179
 he is establishing

00:20:26.179 --> 00:20:27.619
 is not of

00:20:27.619 --> 00:20:28.139
 this world.

00:20:29.279 --> 00:20:29.699
 And so in

00:20:29.699 --> 00:20:30.339
 the chaos,

00:20:30.619 --> 00:20:31.119
 we can be

00:20:31.119 --> 00:20:31.939
 sure that he

00:20:31.939 --> 00:20:32.639
 is in control.

00:20:33.099 --> 00:20:33.799
 He is king

00:20:33.799 --> 00:20:34.219
 over the

00:20:34.219 --> 00:20:34.500
 earth.

00:20:35.179 --> 00:20:35.859
 But this is

00:20:35.859 --> 00:20:36.299
 not where we

00:20:36.299 --> 00:20:36.759
 should expect

00:20:36.759 --> 00:20:37.259
 to see the

00:20:37.259 --> 00:20:37.699
 fullness of

00:20:37.699 --> 00:20:38.079
 his kingdom.

00:20:41.279 --> 00:20:41.819
 So we've

00:20:41.819 --> 00:20:42.179
 seen the

00:20:42.179 --> 00:20:42.739
 grace and

00:20:42.739 --> 00:20:43.059
 gallantry,

00:20:43.139 --> 00:20:43.539
 and now we

00:20:43.539 --> 00:20:43.819
 see the

00:20:43.819 --> 00:20:44.500
 glory of

00:20:44.500 --> 00:20:44.879
 the king

00:20:44.879 --> 00:20:45.319
 in verses

00:20:45.319 --> 00:20:46.019
 6-9.

00:20:47.639 --> 00:20:48.159
 First of

00:20:48.159 --> 00:20:48.439
 all, his

00:20:48.439 --> 00:20:48.919
 throne is

00:20:48.919 --> 00:20:49.319
 eternal.

00:20:50.119 --> 00:20:50.659
 This is an

00:20:50.659 --> 00:20:51.119
 everlasting

00:20:51.119 --> 00:20:51.599
 kingdom.

00:20:52.959 --> 00:20:53.500
 We've

00:20:53.500 --> 00:20:53.939
 already seen

00:20:53.939 --> 00:20:54.479
 that this

00:20:54.479 --> 00:20:55.139
 points to

00:20:55.139 --> 00:20:56.459
 something greater

00:20:56.459 --> 00:20:57.000
 than Solomon,

00:20:57.159 --> 00:20:57.639
 greater than

00:20:57.639 --> 00:20:58.339
 the greatest

00:20:58.339 --> 00:20:59.139
 earthly kings

00:20:59.139 --> 00:20:59.599
 or queens.

00:21:00.459 --> 00:21:01.000
 This is a

00:21:01.000 --> 00:21:01.419
 king who

00:21:01.419 --> 00:21:02.279
 rules eternally.

00:21:03.639 --> 00:21:04.139
 He loves

00:21:04.139 --> 00:21:04.699
 righteousness,

00:21:04.959 --> 00:21:05.479
 he hates

00:21:05.479 --> 00:21:06.259
 wickedness.

00:21:07.779 --> 00:21:08.119
 Therefore,

00:21:08.299 --> 00:21:08.579
 he's been

00:21:08.579 --> 00:21:09.359
 anointed with

00:21:09.359 --> 00:21:10.119
 gladness.

00:21:11.119 --> 00:21:11.799
 Sounds like a

00:21:11.799 --> 00:21:12.099
 pretty good

00:21:12.099 --> 00:21:12.459
 thing to be

00:21:12.459 --> 00:21:13.099
 anointed with.

00:21:14.899 --> 00:21:15.339
 In verse

00:21:15.339 --> 00:21:17.079
 8, he

00:21:17.079 --> 00:21:17.719
 also smells

00:21:17.719 --> 00:21:17.979
 good.

00:21:19.379 --> 00:21:19.799
 Don't really

00:21:19.799 --> 00:21:20.119
 know what else

00:21:20.119 --> 00:21:20.479
 to say about

00:21:20.479 --> 00:21:20.699
 that.

00:21:20.700 --> 00:21:21.880
 Then we

00:21:21.880 --> 00:21:22.420
 see stringed

00:21:22.420 --> 00:21:22.900
 instruments

00:21:22.900 --> 00:21:23.799
 being played

00:21:23.799 --> 00:21:24.420
 from ivory

00:21:24.420 --> 00:21:25.000
 palaces,

00:21:25.720 --> 00:21:26.920
 all in

00:21:26.920 --> 00:21:27.840
 praise of

00:21:27.840 --> 00:21:28.740
 this glorious

00:21:28.740 --> 00:21:29.259
 king.

00:21:31.759 --> 00:21:32.360
 Ivory

00:21:32.360 --> 00:21:33.240
 palaces appear

00:21:33.240 --> 00:21:34.080
 very rarely

00:21:34.080 --> 00:21:34.559
 in the Bible.

00:21:35.640 --> 00:21:35.819
 I mean,

00:21:35.920 --> 00:21:36.220
 they just

00:21:36.220 --> 00:21:36.799
 sound amazing.

00:21:38.100 --> 00:21:38.620
 And they're

00:21:38.620 --> 00:21:39.660
 always associated

00:21:39.660 --> 00:21:40.460
 with the

00:21:40.460 --> 00:21:41.299
 splendor of

00:21:41.299 --> 00:21:41.740
 a king,

00:21:42.640 --> 00:21:43.220
 the greatness

00:21:43.220 --> 00:21:43.580
 of his

00:21:43.580 --> 00:21:44.039
 house.

00:21:45.759 --> 00:21:46.279
 Ivory

00:21:46.279 --> 00:21:46.799
 lined

00:21:46.799 --> 00:21:48.299
 palaces from

00:21:48.299 --> 00:21:48.980
 which music

00:21:48.980 --> 00:21:49.839
 pours forth.

00:21:50.879 --> 00:21:51.299
 Bringing

00:21:51.299 --> 00:21:52.039
 gladness to

00:21:52.039 --> 00:21:52.480
 the king

00:21:52.480 --> 00:21:53.779
 because he

00:21:53.779 --> 00:21:54.259
 deserves

00:21:54.259 --> 00:21:54.919
 gladness.

00:21:55.919 --> 00:21:56.700
 Because the

00:21:56.700 --> 00:21:57.119
 king is

00:21:57.119 --> 00:21:58.379
 worthy of

00:21:58.379 --> 00:21:58.799
 the highest

00:21:58.799 --> 00:21:59.200
 honours.

00:21:59.819 --> 00:22:00.099
 He is

00:22:00.099 --> 00:22:00.720
 worthy of

00:22:00.720 --> 00:22:01.000
 the most

00:22:01.000 --> 00:22:01.759
 beautiful music

00:22:01.759 --> 00:22:04.019
 from the

00:22:04.019 --> 00:22:04.619
 most beautiful

00:22:04.619 --> 00:22:05.039
 palaces.

00:22:05.240 --> 00:22:05.799
 He is a

00:22:05.799 --> 00:22:06.379
 king of

00:22:06.379 --> 00:22:06.960
 glory.

00:22:08.639 --> 00:22:09.460
 He loves

00:22:09.460 --> 00:22:09.960
 righteousness

00:22:09.960 --> 00:22:10.759
 and hates

00:22:10.759 --> 00:22:11.220
 wickedness.

00:22:11.319 --> 00:22:11.639
 He is

00:22:11.639 --> 00:22:12.259
 honoured by

00:22:12.259 --> 00:22:12.899
 those around

00:22:12.899 --> 00:22:14.419
 him because

00:22:14.419 --> 00:22:15.079
 he is worthy

00:22:15.079 --> 00:22:15.500
 of it.

00:22:15.500 --> 00:22:17.740
 he deserves

00:22:17.740 --> 00:22:18.420
 the praise

00:22:18.420 --> 00:22:19.200
 he receives.

00:22:20.819 --> 00:22:21.319
 He is a

00:22:21.319 --> 00:22:21.759
 graceful

00:22:21.759 --> 00:22:22.039
 king,

00:22:22.599 --> 00:22:23.059
 a gallant

00:22:23.059 --> 00:22:23.359
 king,

00:22:23.460 --> 00:22:23.779
 and he

00:22:23.779 --> 00:22:24.079
 is a

00:22:24.079 --> 00:22:24.579
 glorious

00:22:24.579 --> 00:22:24.920
 king.

00:22:26.960 --> 00:22:28.000
 But he's

00:22:28.000 --> 00:22:28.519
 not alone,

00:22:29.220 --> 00:22:29.619
 as is the

00:22:29.619 --> 00:22:29.859
 way with

00:22:29.859 --> 00:22:30.180
 weddings.

00:22:31.559 --> 00:22:31.740
 There's

00:22:31.740 --> 00:22:32.119
 someone else

00:22:32.119 --> 00:22:32.319
 there.

00:22:34.099 --> 00:22:34.599
 And the

00:22:34.599 --> 00:22:35.880
 bride is

00:22:35.880 --> 00:22:36.500
 atypically

00:22:36.500 --> 00:22:37.500
 playing second

00:22:37.500 --> 00:22:38.400
 fiddle to

00:22:38.400 --> 00:22:38.799
 the king.

00:22:39.500 --> 00:22:39.880
 And she

00:22:39.880 --> 00:22:40.220
 makes an

00:22:40.220 --> 00:22:41.440
 appearance in

00:22:41.440 --> 00:22:42.000
 verses 10

00:22:42.000 --> 00:22:42.519
 to 15.

00:22:44.000 --> 00:22:44.680
 And if we

00:22:44.680 --> 00:22:45.180
 know this is

00:22:45.180 --> 00:22:46.019
 the messianic

00:22:46.019 --> 00:22:47.920
 set, and

00:22:47.920 --> 00:22:48.240
 we know

00:22:48.240 --> 00:22:48.680
 that Jesus

00:22:48.680 --> 00:22:48.980
 is in

00:22:48.980 --> 00:22:49.299
 place of

00:22:49.299 --> 00:22:49.680
 the king,

00:22:51.140 --> 00:22:51.519
 he is

00:22:51.519 --> 00:22:52.000
 fulfilling the

00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:52.259
 role of

00:22:52.259 --> 00:22:53.000
 bridegroom

00:22:53.000 --> 00:22:53.360
 here,

00:22:53.820 --> 00:22:54.140
 then that

00:22:54.140 --> 00:22:54.480
 leaves the

00:22:54.480 --> 00:22:54.759
 role of

00:22:54.759 --> 00:22:55.160
 the bride

00:22:55.160 --> 00:22:55.440
 to be

00:22:55.440 --> 00:22:55.880
 filled by

00:22:55.880 --> 00:22:56.460
 the church.

00:22:58.320 --> 00:22:58.640
 And while

00:22:58.640 --> 00:22:58.980
 we have to

00:22:58.980 --> 00:22:59.380
 be careful

00:22:59.380 --> 00:23:00.039
 drawing exact

00:23:00.039 --> 00:23:00.680
 parallels,

00:23:00.880 --> 00:23:01.480
 the overall

00:23:01.480 --> 00:23:02.340
 picture can

00:23:02.340 --> 00:23:02.820
 certainly tell

00:23:02.820 --> 00:23:03.100
 us a few

00:23:03.100 --> 00:23:03.440
 things.

00:23:05.039 --> 00:23:05.600
 So we're

00:23:05.600 --> 00:23:06.019
 now looking

00:23:06.019 --> 00:23:06.259
 at the

00:23:06.259 --> 00:23:07.539
 bride as

00:23:07.539 --> 00:23:08.120
 the bride

00:23:08.120 --> 00:23:08.380
 of the

00:23:08.380 --> 00:23:08.860
 messian.

00:23:09.880 --> 00:23:10.279
 And I

00:23:10.279 --> 00:23:10.600
 want us to

00:23:10.600 --> 00:23:11.039
 put together

00:23:11.039 --> 00:23:11.820
 another three

00:23:11.820 --> 00:23:12.240
 pictures.

00:23:13.880 --> 00:23:14.580
 This time

00:23:14.579 --> 00:23:14.899
 with the

00:23:14.899 --> 00:23:15.460
 bride at

00:23:15.460 --> 00:23:15.819
 the center

00:23:15.819 --> 00:23:16.519
 of attention.

00:23:17.240 --> 00:23:17.659
 The bride

00:23:17.659 --> 00:23:17.899
 of the

00:23:17.899 --> 00:23:18.139
 king,

00:23:18.259 --> 00:23:18.559
 the bride

00:23:18.559 --> 00:23:19.139
 of Christ.

00:23:21.159 --> 00:23:21.579
 Three

00:23:21.579 --> 00:23:22.119
 pictures of

00:23:22.119 --> 00:23:22.480
 the bride.

00:23:22.639 --> 00:23:22.879
 She is

00:23:22.879 --> 00:23:23.339
 adopted,

00:23:23.859 --> 00:23:24.199
 she is

00:23:24.199 --> 00:23:24.659
 admired,

00:23:24.899 --> 00:23:25.220
 and she

00:23:25.220 --> 00:23:25.919
 is adorned.

00:23:27.460 --> 00:23:27.899
 Adopted,

00:23:28.000 --> 00:23:28.379
 admired,

00:23:28.579 --> 00:23:29.179
 and adorned.

00:23:30.240 --> 00:23:30.659
 Firstly,

00:23:30.799 --> 00:23:31.319
 adopted in

00:23:31.319 --> 00:23:31.779
 verse 10.

00:23:32.799 --> 00:23:33.199
 And we

00:23:33.199 --> 00:23:33.879
 can see the

00:23:33.879 --> 00:23:34.939
 bride switches

00:23:34.939 --> 00:23:35.500
 allegiances,

00:23:36.879 --> 00:23:37.339
 or has at

00:23:37.339 --> 00:23:37.599
 least been

00:23:37.599 --> 00:23:38.139
 called to

00:23:38.139 --> 00:23:38.339
 switch

00:23:38.339 --> 00:23:38.779
 allegiances.

00:23:38.779 --> 00:23:40.619
 She is

00:23:40.619 --> 00:23:41.119
 removing

00:23:41.119 --> 00:23:41.779
 herself from

00:23:41.779 --> 00:23:42.379
 one family

00:23:42.379 --> 00:23:42.879
 and being

00:23:42.879 --> 00:23:43.619
 taken in

00:23:43.619 --> 00:23:44.240
 by another.

00:23:44.819 --> 00:23:45.200
 See there

00:23:45.200 --> 00:23:45.759
 in verse 10,

00:23:45.879 --> 00:23:46.160
 Hear,

00:23:46.259 --> 00:23:46.639
 O daughter,

00:23:46.799 --> 00:23:47.440
 and consider

00:23:47.440 --> 00:23:48.379
 and incline

00:23:48.379 --> 00:23:48.839
 your ear.

00:23:49.700 --> 00:23:50.700
 Forget your

00:23:50.700 --> 00:23:51.359
 people and

00:23:51.359 --> 00:23:52.000
 your father's

00:23:52.000 --> 00:23:52.319
 house,

00:23:52.399 --> 00:23:52.740
 and the

00:23:52.740 --> 00:23:53.200
 king will

00:23:53.200 --> 00:23:53.859
 desire your

00:23:53.859 --> 00:23:54.200
 beauty.

00:23:54.960 --> 00:23:55.619
 Since he

00:23:55.619 --> 00:23:55.920
 is your

00:23:55.920 --> 00:23:56.259
 lord,

00:23:56.740 --> 00:23:57.059
 bow to

00:23:57.059 --> 00:23:57.379
 him.

00:23:59.539 --> 00:24:00.099
 That's

00:24:00.099 --> 00:24:00.539
 what marriage

00:24:00.539 --> 00:24:00.899
 is.

00:24:01.920 --> 00:24:02.519
 It's been

00:24:02.519 --> 00:24:02.920
 that way

00:24:02.920 --> 00:24:03.500
 since Genesis

00:24:03.500 --> 00:24:03.879
 2.

00:24:04.779 --> 00:24:05.359
 It's how

00:24:05.359 --> 00:24:06.160
 God ordained

00:24:06.160 --> 00:24:06.460
 it.

00:24:06.460 --> 00:24:08.140
 a man

00:24:08.140 --> 00:24:08.779
 shall leave

00:24:08.779 --> 00:24:09.420
 his father

00:24:09.420 --> 00:24:09.920
 and his

00:24:09.920 --> 00:24:10.460
 mother and

00:24:10.460 --> 00:24:11.019
 hold fast

00:24:11.019 --> 00:24:11.279
 to his

00:24:11.279 --> 00:24:11.819
 wife and

00:24:11.819 --> 00:24:12.120
 they shall

00:24:12.120 --> 00:24:12.740
 become one

00:24:12.740 --> 00:24:13.259
 flesh.

00:24:15.880 --> 00:24:16.559
 Leaving your

00:24:16.559 --> 00:24:17.160
 family to

00:24:17.160 --> 00:24:18.380
 join a

00:24:18.380 --> 00:24:19.140
 new one is

00:24:19.140 --> 00:24:19.519
 a big

00:24:19.519 --> 00:24:19.819
 moment.

00:24:20.620 --> 00:24:20.799
 And it

00:24:20.799 --> 00:24:21.200
 isn't something

00:24:21.200 --> 00:24:21.819
 we can expect

00:24:21.819 --> 00:24:22.259
 to be taken

00:24:22.259 --> 00:24:22.660
 lightly.

00:24:24.720 --> 00:24:25.340
 I've never

00:24:25.340 --> 00:24:25.860
 been a bride

00:24:25.860 --> 00:24:26.279
 myself.

00:24:27.880 --> 00:24:28.480
 But I

00:24:28.480 --> 00:24:28.799
 don't think

00:24:28.799 --> 00:24:29.140
 you have to

00:24:29.140 --> 00:24:29.720
 have experienced

00:24:29.720 --> 00:24:31.559
 it to have

00:24:31.559 --> 00:24:32.500
 some appreciation

00:24:32.500 --> 00:24:33.960
 of where some

00:24:33.960 --> 00:24:34.380
 of the nerves

00:24:34.380 --> 00:24:34.880
 come from.

00:24:34.880 --> 00:24:37.500
 you've been

00:24:37.500 --> 00:24:38.140
 part of one

00:24:38.140 --> 00:24:38.800
 family, one

00:24:38.800 --> 00:24:39.580
 household all

00:24:39.580 --> 00:24:40.120
 your life.

00:24:41.360 --> 00:24:41.900
 That's all

00:24:41.900 --> 00:24:42.380
 you know.

00:24:43.700 --> 00:24:44.200
 It's what

00:24:44.200 --> 00:24:44.520
 you've grown

00:24:44.520 --> 00:24:44.980
 up with.

00:24:45.800 --> 00:24:46.240
 It's what

00:24:46.240 --> 00:24:47.060
 in some

00:24:47.060 --> 00:24:47.460
 ways at least

00:24:47.460 --> 00:24:47.760
 you've grown

00:24:47.760 --> 00:24:48.260
 to love.

00:24:48.880 --> 00:24:49.300
 And when

00:24:49.300 --> 00:24:49.760
 you are

00:24:49.760 --> 00:24:50.840
 asked to

00:24:50.840 --> 00:24:52.260
 leave all

00:24:52.260 --> 00:24:52.560
 that you

00:24:52.560 --> 00:24:53.460
 know for

00:24:53.460 --> 00:24:54.000
 something you

00:24:54.000 --> 00:24:54.480
 don't,

00:24:56.240 --> 00:24:56.980
 as part of

00:24:56.980 --> 00:24:57.680
 a lifelong

00:24:57.680 --> 00:24:58.400
 commitment,

00:24:58.880 --> 00:24:59.580
 it's an

00:24:59.580 --> 00:25:00.180
 understandably

00:25:00.180 --> 00:25:00.660
 daunting

00:25:00.660 --> 00:25:01.120
 moment.

00:25:01.119 --> 00:25:01.279
 moment.

00:25:03.579 --> 00:25:04.099
 And when

00:25:04.099 --> 00:25:04.719
 we leave

00:25:04.719 --> 00:25:05.239
 our own

00:25:05.239 --> 00:25:06.119
 lives behind

00:25:06.119 --> 00:25:06.659
 to be

00:25:06.659 --> 00:25:07.339
 united with

00:25:07.339 --> 00:25:07.839
 Christ,

00:25:09.000 --> 00:25:10.699
 it's a

00:25:10.699 --> 00:25:11.159
 big moment.

00:25:11.779 --> 00:25:12.039
 It should

00:25:12.039 --> 00:25:12.179
 be.

00:25:13.659 --> 00:25:14.299
 When I

00:25:14.299 --> 00:25:14.639
 became a

00:25:14.639 --> 00:25:14.879
 Christian,

00:25:15.699 --> 00:25:17.079
 I don't

00:25:17.079 --> 00:25:17.479
 think I

00:25:17.479 --> 00:25:17.959
 was really

00:25:17.959 --> 00:25:18.479
 aware at

00:25:18.479 --> 00:25:19.019
 the time

00:25:19.019 --> 00:25:20.919
 of what

00:25:20.919 --> 00:25:21.539
 it meant

00:25:21.539 --> 00:25:23.259
 leaving

00:25:23.259 --> 00:25:23.819
 behind.

00:25:26.500 --> 00:25:27.159
 I'm sure

00:25:27.159 --> 00:25:27.379
 I'm not

00:25:27.379 --> 00:25:27.739
 alone in

00:25:27.739 --> 00:25:28.059
 that, but

00:25:28.059 --> 00:25:28.459
 it's a

00:25:28.459 --> 00:25:29.199
 big commitment.

00:25:29.200 --> 00:25:29.319
 commitment.

00:25:30.900 --> 00:25:31.279
 And that's

00:25:31.279 --> 00:25:31.580
 why it's

00:25:31.580 --> 00:25:32.120
 so important

00:25:32.120 --> 00:25:33.019
 we recognise

00:25:33.019 --> 00:25:34.860
 and understand

00:25:34.860 --> 00:25:35.500
 what we've

00:25:35.500 --> 00:25:35.940
 seen in

00:25:35.940 --> 00:25:36.420
 the king.

00:25:39.100 --> 00:25:39.680
 When we

00:25:39.680 --> 00:25:40.039
 see the

00:25:40.039 --> 00:25:40.360
 king in

00:25:40.360 --> 00:25:40.620
 all his

00:25:40.620 --> 00:25:41.120
 glory,

00:25:42.319 --> 00:25:43.259
 leaving our

00:25:43.259 --> 00:25:43.799
 old lives

00:25:43.799 --> 00:25:44.460
 behind to

00:25:44.460 --> 00:25:44.920
 follow him

00:25:44.920 --> 00:25:45.259
 becomes

00:25:45.259 --> 00:25:45.600
 easier.

00:25:47.059 --> 00:25:47.779
 The more

00:25:47.779 --> 00:25:48.340
 we appreciate

00:25:48.340 --> 00:25:48.779
 the greatness

00:25:48.779 --> 00:25:49.120
 of the

00:25:49.120 --> 00:25:49.440
 king,

00:25:50.240 --> 00:25:51.180
 the less

00:25:51.180 --> 00:25:51.660
 appealing our

00:25:51.660 --> 00:25:52.080
 old family

00:25:52.080 --> 00:25:52.640
 becomes to

00:25:52.640 --> 00:25:52.840
 us.

00:25:54.580 --> 00:25:55.039
 And we

00:25:55.039 --> 00:25:55.559
 can see

00:25:55.559 --> 00:25:56.039
 the queen

00:25:56.039 --> 00:25:56.420
 in verse

00:25:56.420 --> 00:25:57.960
 10 needs

00:25:57.960 --> 00:25:58.539
 a fair bit

00:25:58.539 --> 00:25:59.079
 of encouragement

00:25:59.079 --> 00:26:00.299
 to leave

00:26:00.299 --> 00:26:00.819
 behind her

00:26:00.819 --> 00:26:01.240
 father's

00:26:01.240 --> 00:26:02.619
 house and

00:26:02.619 --> 00:26:03.119
 become one

00:26:03.119 --> 00:26:03.420
 with the

00:26:03.420 --> 00:26:03.680
 king.

00:26:04.240 --> 00:26:04.859
 There's four

00:26:04.859 --> 00:26:05.500
 commands there

00:26:05.500 --> 00:26:05.779
 in verse

00:26:05.779 --> 00:26:06.119
 10.

00:26:06.720 --> 00:26:07.039
 Here,

00:26:07.220 --> 00:26:07.700
 consider,

00:26:08.539 --> 00:26:09.220
 incline,

00:26:09.720 --> 00:26:10.139
 forget.

00:26:11.220 --> 00:26:11.619
 Multiple

00:26:11.619 --> 00:26:12.240
 commands that

00:26:12.240 --> 00:26:12.799
 come again

00:26:12.799 --> 00:26:13.319
 and again.

00:26:14.539 --> 00:26:14.980
 And that's

00:26:14.980 --> 00:26:15.319
 something we

00:26:15.319 --> 00:26:16.339
 need, isn't

00:26:16.339 --> 00:26:16.579
 it?

00:26:17.579 --> 00:26:18.259
 To be told

00:26:18.259 --> 00:26:18.899
 again and

00:26:18.899 --> 00:26:20.879
 again that

00:26:20.879 --> 00:26:21.180
 we need to

00:26:21.180 --> 00:26:21.619
 leave behind

00:26:21.619 --> 00:26:22.180
 our past.

00:26:24.119 --> 00:26:24.799
 We need to

00:26:24.799 --> 00:26:25.299
 know that we

00:26:25.299 --> 00:26:25.819
 are part of

00:26:25.819 --> 00:26:26.099
 a new

00:26:26.099 --> 00:26:27.920
 family, a

00:26:27.920 --> 00:26:28.339
 new house.

00:26:28.339 --> 00:26:28.799
 We submit

00:26:28.799 --> 00:26:29.240
 to a new

00:26:29.240 --> 00:26:29.519
 king.

00:26:31.639 --> 00:26:32.240
 It can be

00:26:32.240 --> 00:26:32.720
 so easy

00:26:32.720 --> 00:26:33.220
 to look

00:26:33.220 --> 00:26:33.419
 on the

00:26:33.419 --> 00:26:34.019
 past with

00:26:34.019 --> 00:26:34.759
 rose-tinted

00:26:34.759 --> 00:26:36.579
 glasses and

00:26:36.579 --> 00:26:37.240
 think things

00:26:37.240 --> 00:26:37.679
 used to be

00:26:37.679 --> 00:26:38.279
 so much

00:26:38.279 --> 00:26:38.799
 better to

00:26:38.799 --> 00:26:39.179
 look long

00:26:39.179 --> 00:26:39.619
 and back

00:26:39.619 --> 00:26:39.879
 to where

00:26:39.879 --> 00:26:40.079
 we've

00:26:40.079 --> 00:26:40.619
 come from.

00:26:42.359 --> 00:26:42.879
 But

00:26:42.879 --> 00:26:43.399
 remember the

00:26:43.399 --> 00:26:43.659
 king.

00:26:45.419 --> 00:26:46.240
 And remember

00:26:46.240 --> 00:26:46.720
 where we are

00:26:46.720 --> 00:26:47.039
 now.

00:26:47.699 --> 00:26:48.159
 We are joined

00:26:48.159 --> 00:26:48.500
 to a king

00:26:48.500 --> 00:26:49.039
 who loves

00:26:49.039 --> 00:26:49.619
 righteousness

00:26:49.619 --> 00:26:50.599
 and hates

00:26:50.599 --> 00:26:51.379
 wickedness,

00:26:51.980 --> 00:26:52.699
 whose throne

00:26:52.699 --> 00:26:53.339
 is forever

00:26:53.339 --> 00:26:53.779
 and ever,

00:26:54.240 --> 00:26:54.759
 who rides

00:26:54.759 --> 00:26:55.539
 forth in

00:26:55.539 --> 00:26:56.179
 splendor

00:26:56.180 --> 00:26:57.000
 and majesty.

00:26:58.100 --> 00:26:58.700
 The bride

00:26:58.700 --> 00:26:59.019
 is told,

00:26:59.279 --> 00:26:59.840
 forget about

00:26:59.840 --> 00:27:00.160
 where you

00:27:00.160 --> 00:27:00.680
 come from.

00:27:01.299 --> 00:27:01.820
 Forget about

00:27:01.820 --> 00:27:02.019
 it.

00:27:03.360 --> 00:27:03.900
 We have a

00:27:03.900 --> 00:27:04.360
 new lord,

00:27:04.519 --> 00:27:04.880
 a new

00:27:04.880 --> 00:27:05.279
 master,

00:27:06.400 --> 00:27:06.759
 a new

00:27:06.759 --> 00:27:07.019
 king.

00:27:08.700 --> 00:27:09.259
 So the

00:27:09.259 --> 00:27:09.500
 queen has

00:27:09.500 --> 00:27:10.039
 been adopted

00:27:10.039 --> 00:27:10.620
 into a new

00:27:10.620 --> 00:27:10.940
 family.

00:27:11.140 --> 00:27:11.600
 And secondly,

00:27:12.460 --> 00:27:12.840
 the second

00:27:12.840 --> 00:27:13.360
 picture of the

00:27:13.360 --> 00:27:13.560
 queen,

00:27:13.759 --> 00:27:14.160
 she is

00:27:14.160 --> 00:27:14.640
 admired.

00:27:15.560 --> 00:27:16.000
 She is

00:27:16.000 --> 00:27:16.460
 admired by

00:27:16.460 --> 00:27:16.820
 the king,

00:27:17.779 --> 00:27:18.220
 bridegroom,

00:27:18.380 --> 00:27:18.600
 which is

00:27:18.600 --> 00:27:18.779
 good,

00:27:18.779 --> 00:27:20.519
 and by

00:27:20.519 --> 00:27:21.099
 interestingly,

00:27:21.220 --> 00:27:21.559
 the people

00:27:21.559 --> 00:27:22.160
 of Tyre,

00:27:22.879 --> 00:27:23.579
 who seek

00:27:23.579 --> 00:27:24.119
 her favour

00:27:24.119 --> 00:27:24.879
 with gifts.

00:27:26.539 --> 00:27:26.839
 But the

00:27:26.839 --> 00:27:27.279
 bride is

00:27:27.279 --> 00:27:27.980
 unsurprisingly

00:27:27.980 --> 00:27:28.460
 attractive,

00:27:29.899 --> 00:27:30.460
 not only to

00:27:30.460 --> 00:27:31.000
 the bridegroom,

00:27:31.079 --> 00:27:31.339
 but to the

00:27:31.339 --> 00:27:31.779
 onlookers.

00:27:32.740 --> 00:27:33.339
 And when we

00:27:33.339 --> 00:27:33.680
 think of a

00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:33.879
 wedding,

00:27:34.220 --> 00:27:34.660
 that's quite

00:27:34.660 --> 00:27:34.960
 normal.

00:27:36.200 --> 00:27:36.700
 The bride

00:27:36.700 --> 00:27:37.039
 gets the

00:27:37.039 --> 00:27:37.660
 attention because

00:27:37.660 --> 00:27:38.180
 the bride is

00:27:38.180 --> 00:27:38.579
 beautiful.

00:27:40.660 --> 00:27:41.019
 I don't think

00:27:41.019 --> 00:27:41.180
 there will be

00:27:41.180 --> 00:27:41.899
 any disagreements

00:27:41.899 --> 00:27:42.279
 with that.

00:27:43.059 --> 00:27:43.599
 But if we

00:27:43.599 --> 00:27:44.259
 remember that

00:27:44.259 --> 00:27:45.019
 this queen is

00:27:45.019 --> 00:27:45.660
 the bride

00:27:45.660 --> 00:27:47.600
 of Christ,

00:27:48.320 --> 00:27:48.779
 and we go

00:27:48.779 --> 00:27:49.220
 forward to the

00:27:49.220 --> 00:27:49.700
 New Testament,

00:27:50.320 --> 00:27:50.800
 we see who

00:27:50.800 --> 00:27:51.360
 that bride is,

00:27:51.400 --> 00:27:51.759
 we see it's

00:27:51.759 --> 00:27:52.320
 the church,

00:27:52.980 --> 00:27:53.519
 the people of

00:27:53.519 --> 00:27:53.759
 God,

00:27:53.860 --> 00:27:54.160
 the people

00:27:54.160 --> 00:27:54.820
 sitting here

00:27:54.820 --> 00:27:55.840
 in Dean Hall

00:27:55.840 --> 00:27:56.380
 this evening,

00:27:56.860 --> 00:27:57.279
 who meet

00:27:57.279 --> 00:27:57.800
 together on a

00:27:57.800 --> 00:27:58.100
 Sunday,

00:27:58.960 --> 00:27:59.759
 all the church

00:27:59.759 --> 00:28:00.400
 of Christ

00:28:00.400 --> 00:28:01.519
 is his bride,

00:28:01.980 --> 00:28:02.560
 and the bride

00:28:02.560 --> 00:28:03.100
 is, we see

00:28:03.100 --> 00:28:03.740
 here in verses

00:28:03.740 --> 00:28:04.680
 11 and 12,

00:28:05.340 --> 00:28:06.120
 admired by the

00:28:06.120 --> 00:28:06.779
 king and

00:28:06.779 --> 00:28:07.380
 admired by

00:28:07.380 --> 00:28:07.940
 outsiders.

00:28:09.640 --> 00:28:10.480
 The bride is

00:28:10.480 --> 00:28:10.900
 beautiful,

00:28:11.860 --> 00:28:12.259
 and that's how

00:28:12.259 --> 00:28:12.700
 it should be,

00:28:12.759 --> 00:28:13.500
 beautiful to the

00:28:13.500 --> 00:28:14.680
 king and

00:28:14.680 --> 00:28:15.279
 beautiful to

00:28:15.279 --> 00:28:15.740
 outsiders.

00:28:17.859 --> 00:28:18.619
 I think we

00:28:18.619 --> 00:28:19.099
 live in

00:28:19.099 --> 00:28:19.480
 something of

00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:20.039
 a victim

00:28:20.039 --> 00:28:20.539
 culture,

00:28:23.759 --> 00:28:24.220
 and that's

00:28:24.220 --> 00:28:24.660
 fair to say,

00:28:24.759 --> 00:28:25.480
 everyone likes

00:28:25.480 --> 00:28:25.899
 to play the

00:28:25.899 --> 00:28:26.160
 victim,

00:28:26.539 --> 00:28:26.980
 everyone wants

00:28:26.980 --> 00:28:27.319
 to think

00:28:27.319 --> 00:28:27.799
 they're the

00:28:27.799 --> 00:28:28.099
 ones that

00:28:28.099 --> 00:28:28.599
 are oppressed,

00:28:29.240 --> 00:28:29.639
 and I think

00:28:29.639 --> 00:28:29.879
 there's a

00:28:29.879 --> 00:28:31.019
 degree of

00:28:31.019 --> 00:28:31.299
 that to

00:28:31.299 --> 00:28:31.899
 which we

00:28:31.899 --> 00:28:32.279
 can fall

00:28:32.279 --> 00:28:32.700
 susceptible

00:28:32.700 --> 00:28:33.079
 to,

00:28:34.039 --> 00:28:34.500
 to start

00:28:34.500 --> 00:28:34.799
 to think

00:28:34.799 --> 00:28:35.139
 about that,

00:28:35.200 --> 00:28:35.680
 and almost

00:28:35.680 --> 00:28:37.119
 boast about

00:28:37.119 --> 00:28:37.879
 how difficult

00:28:37.879 --> 00:28:38.440
 life is as

00:28:38.440 --> 00:28:38.819
 a Christian,

00:28:38.980 --> 00:28:39.660
 how opposed

00:28:39.660 --> 00:28:40.079
 the world

00:28:40.079 --> 00:28:40.639
 around us

00:28:40.639 --> 00:28:42.599
 is to the

00:28:42.599 --> 00:28:43.139
 church and

00:28:43.139 --> 00:28:43.420
 to all that

00:28:43.420 --> 00:28:43.759
 she stands

00:28:43.759 --> 00:28:43.920
 for.

00:28:44.160 --> 00:28:44.700
 And there

00:28:44.700 --> 00:28:45.099
 are times

00:28:45.099 --> 00:28:45.599
 when persecution

00:28:45.599 --> 00:28:45.980
 is very

00:28:45.980 --> 00:28:46.219
 real,

00:28:47.059 --> 00:28:47.500
 and I

00:28:47.500 --> 00:28:47.719
 don't want

00:28:47.719 --> 00:28:47.939
 to take

00:28:47.939 --> 00:28:48.299
 anything away

00:28:48.299 --> 00:28:48.679
 from that.

00:28:49.899 --> 00:28:50.679
 But if we're

00:28:50.679 --> 00:28:51.240
 honest about it,

00:28:51.259 --> 00:28:51.719
 I think in this

00:28:51.719 --> 00:28:52.559
 country it's

00:28:52.559 --> 00:28:53.359
 quite rare.

00:28:55.719 --> 00:28:56.480
 We probably all

00:28:56.480 --> 00:28:56.839
 know somebody

00:28:56.839 --> 00:28:57.439
 doesn't like the

00:28:57.439 --> 00:28:57.839
 fact we're a

00:28:57.839 --> 00:28:58.119
 Christian,

00:28:58.859 --> 00:28:59.599
 but they are

00:28:59.599 --> 00:29:00.359
 in a very

00:29:00.359 --> 00:29:01.119
 small minority.

00:29:02.399 --> 00:29:02.839
 I've been

00:29:02.839 --> 00:29:03.339
 doing the

00:29:03.339 --> 00:29:04.019
 book table on

00:29:04.019 --> 00:29:04.619
 Greenford for a

00:29:04.619 --> 00:29:05.039
 couple of years

00:29:05.039 --> 00:29:05.259
 now,

00:29:05.740 --> 00:29:06.599
 and there have

00:29:06.599 --> 00:29:07.079
 been a few

00:29:07.079 --> 00:29:07.619
 aggressive

00:29:07.619 --> 00:29:08.699
 individuals who

00:29:08.699 --> 00:29:09.299
 obviously really

00:29:09.299 --> 00:29:09.740
 don't like the

00:29:09.740 --> 00:29:10.399
 church and have

00:29:10.399 --> 00:29:10.939
 something against

00:29:10.939 --> 00:29:11.299
 us.

00:29:11.299 --> 00:29:12.299
 people.

00:29:12.299 --> 00:29:13.200
 But I

00:29:13.200 --> 00:29:13.919
 reckon in all

00:29:13.919 --> 00:29:14.519
 the conversations

00:29:14.519 --> 00:29:15.000
 I've had,

00:29:15.059 --> 00:29:15.480
 you could count

00:29:15.480 --> 00:29:16.019
 those people

00:29:16.019 --> 00:29:17.200
 on one hand.

00:29:18.879 --> 00:29:19.259
 Pretty much

00:29:19.259 --> 00:29:19.919
 everyone else

00:29:19.919 --> 00:29:20.680
 is generally

00:29:20.680 --> 00:29:21.399
 fairly neutral,

00:29:22.139 --> 00:29:22.779
 that they just

00:29:22.779 --> 00:29:23.339
 don't know

00:29:23.339 --> 00:29:23.960
 anything about

00:29:23.960 --> 00:29:24.339
 the church.

00:29:25.059 --> 00:29:25.539
 And I think

00:29:25.539 --> 00:29:25.799
 there's something

00:29:25.799 --> 00:29:26.539
 quite sad about

00:29:26.539 --> 00:29:26.779
 that.

00:29:28.139 --> 00:29:28.759
 Because the

00:29:28.759 --> 00:29:29.299
 king's bride

00:29:29.299 --> 00:29:29.859
 should be seen

00:29:29.859 --> 00:29:30.460
 as beautiful.

00:29:31.759 --> 00:29:32.180
 She should be

00:29:32.180 --> 00:29:32.980
 admired, not

00:29:32.980 --> 00:29:33.460
 only by the

00:29:33.460 --> 00:29:34.720
 king, but by

00:29:34.720 --> 00:29:35.000
 some of the

00:29:35.000 --> 00:29:35.839
 outsiders too.

00:29:35.839 --> 00:29:38.179
 the church

00:29:38.179 --> 00:29:38.679
 should be a

00:29:38.679 --> 00:29:39.480
 light shining

00:29:39.480 --> 00:29:39.839
 in the

00:29:39.839 --> 00:29:40.199
 darkness.

00:29:42.459 --> 00:29:42.899
 And yes,

00:29:42.980 --> 00:29:43.439
 some people

00:29:43.439 --> 00:29:44.259
 will despise

00:29:44.259 --> 00:29:44.779
 the light,

00:29:45.439 --> 00:29:45.899
 but I think

00:29:45.899 --> 00:29:46.419
 most people

00:29:46.419 --> 00:29:47.980
 will be positive

00:29:47.980 --> 00:29:48.539
 about the

00:29:48.539 --> 00:29:48.679
 church.

00:29:48.799 --> 00:29:49.199
 They should

00:29:49.199 --> 00:29:49.599
 see the

00:29:49.599 --> 00:29:50.379
 goodness of

00:29:50.379 --> 00:29:50.839
 the bride

00:29:50.839 --> 00:29:51.480
 of Christ.

00:29:53.759 --> 00:29:54.339
 That there's

00:29:54.339 --> 00:29:54.899
 a danger we

00:29:54.899 --> 00:29:55.439
 can somehow

00:29:55.439 --> 00:29:56.159
 dig ourselves

00:29:56.159 --> 00:29:56.579
 into some

00:29:56.579 --> 00:29:57.079
 kind of

00:29:57.079 --> 00:29:57.839
 asceticism,

00:29:58.000 --> 00:29:58.379
 where if

00:29:58.379 --> 00:29:58.679
 we're not

00:29:58.679 --> 00:29:59.139
 provoking

00:29:59.139 --> 00:30:00.379
 people, we

00:30:00.379 --> 00:30:00.740
 must be doing

00:30:00.740 --> 00:30:01.220
 something wrong,

00:30:01.379 --> 00:30:02.439
 as evangelism,

00:30:02.539 --> 00:30:02.939
 some kind of

00:30:02.939 --> 00:30:03.579
 bear poking

00:30:03.579 --> 00:30:04.119
 exercise.

00:30:05.839 --> 00:30:06.539
 But while

00:30:06.539 --> 00:30:07.000
 there will

00:30:07.000 --> 00:30:07.399
 be some

00:30:07.399 --> 00:30:07.859
 opposition,

00:30:09.059 --> 00:30:09.480
 the bride

00:30:09.480 --> 00:30:09.919
 of Christ

00:30:09.919 --> 00:30:10.220
 should be

00:30:10.220 --> 00:30:10.859
 admired both

00:30:10.859 --> 00:30:11.179
 by the

00:30:11.179 --> 00:30:13.119
 king and

00:30:13.119 --> 00:30:13.419
 by the

00:30:13.419 --> 00:30:13.939
 omnipotors.

00:30:16.019 --> 00:30:16.740
 The bride

00:30:16.740 --> 00:30:17.319
 is not there

00:30:17.319 --> 00:30:17.779
 to be tucked

00:30:17.779 --> 00:30:18.299
 away in some

00:30:18.299 --> 00:30:18.659
 cupboard.

00:30:18.939 --> 00:30:19.419
 Her beauty

00:30:19.419 --> 00:30:19.799
 should be

00:30:19.799 --> 00:30:20.459
 evident for

00:30:20.459 --> 00:30:20.839
 all to

00:30:20.839 --> 00:30:21.079
 see.

00:30:24.059 --> 00:30:24.539
 Adopted,

00:30:24.659 --> 00:30:25.379
 admired, and

00:30:25.379 --> 00:30:26.199
 the final picture

00:30:26.199 --> 00:30:26.879
 of the bride

00:30:26.879 --> 00:30:28.359
 adorned in

00:30:28.359 --> 00:30:29.459
 verses 13-15.

00:30:31.079 --> 00:30:31.799
 And you can

00:30:31.799 --> 00:30:32.339
 see in these

00:30:32.339 --> 00:30:33.099
 verses that the

00:30:33.099 --> 00:30:33.819
 beauty of the

00:30:33.819 --> 00:30:35.159
 queen is in

00:30:35.159 --> 00:30:35.699
 her outward

00:30:35.700 --> 00:30:36.240
 appearance,

00:30:36.940 --> 00:30:38.240
 which is in

00:30:38.240 --> 00:30:39.039
 quite stark

00:30:39.039 --> 00:30:41.160
 contrast to

00:30:41.160 --> 00:30:41.559
 much of the

00:30:41.559 --> 00:30:41.900
 king's

00:30:41.900 --> 00:30:42.299
 majesty.

00:30:43.580 --> 00:30:44.100
 Look back

00:30:44.100 --> 00:30:44.340
 to the

00:30:44.340 --> 00:30:44.600
 king.

00:30:45.400 --> 00:30:46.059
 Verse 2,

00:30:46.200 --> 00:30:46.759
 he speaks

00:30:46.759 --> 00:30:47.360
 with grace.

00:30:48.180 --> 00:30:48.840
 Verse 4,

00:30:48.980 --> 00:30:49.240
 in his

00:30:49.240 --> 00:30:50.740
 majesty, he

00:30:50.740 --> 00:30:51.240
 rides out

00:30:51.240 --> 00:30:52.000
 victoriously

00:30:52.000 --> 00:30:53.680
 for righteousness

00:30:53.680 --> 00:30:54.319
 and meekness

00:30:54.319 --> 00:30:54.660
 and truth.

00:30:54.740 --> 00:30:55.319
 His scepter

00:30:55.319 --> 00:30:56.120
 in verse 5

00:30:56.120 --> 00:30:56.480
 is a

00:30:56.480 --> 00:30:56.920
 scepter of

00:30:56.920 --> 00:30:57.559
 uprightness.

00:30:58.700 --> 00:30:59.400
 Verse 6,

00:30:59.539 --> 00:31:00.000
 he loves

00:31:00.000 --> 00:31:00.519
 righteousness

00:31:00.519 --> 00:31:01.500
 and hates

00:31:01.500 --> 00:31:02.200
 wickedness.

00:31:03.779 --> 00:31:04.140
 That the

00:31:04.140 --> 00:31:04.720
 king's beauty

00:31:04.720 --> 00:31:05.299
 is evident

00:31:05.299 --> 00:31:05.640
 from his

00:31:05.640 --> 00:31:05.779
 own

00:31:05.779 --> 00:31:06.220
 character.

00:31:07.960 --> 00:31:08.339
 But the

00:31:08.339 --> 00:31:08.740
 queen's

00:31:08.740 --> 00:31:09.079
 splendor,

00:31:09.140 --> 00:31:09.740
 her glory,

00:31:10.519 --> 00:31:11.559
 comes from

00:31:11.559 --> 00:31:12.039
 the garments

00:31:12.039 --> 00:31:12.819
 she wears.

00:31:12.819 --> 00:31:13.360
 Look there

00:31:13.360 --> 00:31:14.079
 in verse 13.

00:31:15.420 --> 00:31:15.779
 All

00:31:15.779 --> 00:31:16.620
 glorious is

00:31:16.620 --> 00:31:17.079
 the princess

00:31:17.079 --> 00:31:17.600
 in her

00:31:17.600 --> 00:31:17.920
 chamber,

00:31:18.440 --> 00:31:19.100
 with robes

00:31:19.100 --> 00:31:19.819
 interwoven

00:31:19.819 --> 00:31:20.400
 with gold.

00:31:21.720 --> 00:31:22.500
 In many

00:31:22.500 --> 00:31:23.140
 colored robes

00:31:23.140 --> 00:31:23.559
 she is led

00:31:23.559 --> 00:31:23.799
 to the

00:31:23.799 --> 00:31:24.059
 king,

00:31:24.860 --> 00:31:25.180
 with her

00:31:25.180 --> 00:31:25.460
 virgin

00:31:25.460 --> 00:31:26.039
 companions

00:31:26.039 --> 00:31:26.339
 following

00:31:26.339 --> 00:31:26.799
 behind her,

00:31:26.860 --> 00:31:27.500
 with joy and

00:31:27.500 --> 00:31:28.259
 gladness they

00:31:28.259 --> 00:31:28.559
 are led

00:31:28.559 --> 00:31:29.120
 along as

00:31:29.120 --> 00:31:29.680
 they enter

00:31:29.680 --> 00:31:30.779
 the palace

00:31:30.779 --> 00:31:31.059
 of the

00:31:31.059 --> 00:31:31.299
 king.

00:31:31.299 --> 00:31:32.319
 The

00:31:32.319 --> 00:31:32.799
 beauty of

00:31:32.799 --> 00:31:32.899
 the

00:31:32.899 --> 00:31:33.200
 queen is

00:31:33.200 --> 00:31:33.500
 all about

00:31:33.500 --> 00:31:33.799
 what she's

00:31:33.799 --> 00:31:34.299
 wearing,

00:31:37.119 --> 00:31:37.480
 about what

00:31:37.480 --> 00:31:37.759
 she's been

00:31:37.759 --> 00:31:38.259
 adorned

00:31:38.259 --> 00:31:38.539
 with.

00:31:40.419 --> 00:31:40.859
 And the

00:31:40.859 --> 00:31:41.319
 garments are

00:31:41.319 --> 00:31:42.039
 so beautiful,

00:31:42.240 --> 00:31:43.059
 so rich,

00:31:43.559 --> 00:31:44.119
 that in all

00:31:44.119 --> 00:31:44.779
 likelihood she

00:31:44.779 --> 00:31:45.240
 could not

00:31:45.240 --> 00:31:45.740
 have afforded

00:31:45.740 --> 00:31:46.299
 them herself,

00:31:47.599 --> 00:31:47.940
 that they

00:31:47.940 --> 00:31:48.500
 would almost

00:31:48.500 --> 00:31:49.480
 certainly have

00:31:49.480 --> 00:31:50.000
 had to be

00:31:50.000 --> 00:31:50.839
 provided for

00:31:50.839 --> 00:31:51.240
 by the

00:31:51.240 --> 00:31:51.579
 king,

00:31:52.039 --> 00:31:53.019
 one of the

00:31:53.019 --> 00:31:53.680
 few people

00:31:53.680 --> 00:31:54.019
 who could

00:31:54.019 --> 00:31:54.740
 afford such

00:31:54.740 --> 00:31:55.419
 fine clothing.

00:31:55.420 --> 00:31:58.519
 the bride's

00:31:58.519 --> 00:31:59.200
 beauty paid

00:31:59.200 --> 00:31:59.779
 for by

00:31:59.779 --> 00:32:00.259
 the king.

00:32:01.740 --> 00:32:02.200
 And we

00:32:02.200 --> 00:32:02.500
 know the

00:32:02.500 --> 00:32:02.800
 bride of

00:32:02.800 --> 00:32:03.200
 Christ is

00:32:03.200 --> 00:32:03.660
 no different.

00:32:05.440 --> 00:32:06.300
 The church

00:32:06.300 --> 00:32:06.920
 is covered

00:32:06.920 --> 00:32:07.700
 by robes

00:32:07.700 --> 00:32:08.340
 that only

00:32:08.340 --> 00:32:08.960
 the king,

00:32:09.539 --> 00:32:10.019
 only the

00:32:10.019 --> 00:32:10.560
 bridegroom

00:32:10.560 --> 00:32:11.140
 can afford.

00:32:12.500 --> 00:32:13.160
 He covers

00:32:13.160 --> 00:32:13.980
 our sins

00:32:13.980 --> 00:32:14.620
 and adorns

00:32:14.620 --> 00:32:14.940
 us with

00:32:14.940 --> 00:32:15.440
 righteousness.

00:32:16.960 --> 00:32:17.400
 The words

00:32:17.400 --> 00:32:17.940
 of Isaiah

00:32:17.940 --> 00:32:18.460
 61,

00:32:19.000 --> 00:32:19.980
 I will

00:32:19.980 --> 00:32:20.480
 greatly

00:32:20.480 --> 00:32:21.300
 rejoice in

00:32:21.300 --> 00:32:21.720
 the Lord.

00:32:22.340 --> 00:32:23.000
 My soul

00:32:23.000 --> 00:32:23.539
 shall exalt

00:32:23.539 --> 00:32:24.060
 in my God

00:32:24.060 --> 00:32:24.600
 for he has

00:32:24.600 --> 00:32:25.400
 clothed me

00:32:25.400 --> 00:32:26.140
 with garments

00:32:26.140 --> 00:32:26.860
 of salvation.

00:32:27.440 --> 00:32:27.780
 He has

00:32:27.780 --> 00:32:28.380
 covered me

00:32:28.380 --> 00:32:28.680
 with the

00:32:28.680 --> 00:32:29.060
 robe of

00:32:29.060 --> 00:32:29.500
 righteousness.

00:32:30.720 --> 00:32:31.060
 As a

00:32:31.060 --> 00:32:31.380
 bride

00:32:31.380 --> 00:32:31.600
 prude

00:32:31.600 --> 00:32:31.840
 decks

00:32:31.840 --> 00:32:32.160
 himself

00:32:32.160 --> 00:32:32.500
 like a

00:32:32.500 --> 00:32:32.740
 priest

00:32:32.740 --> 00:32:32.980
 with a

00:32:32.980 --> 00:32:33.240
 beautiful

00:32:33.240 --> 00:32:33.780
 headdress

00:32:33.780 --> 00:32:34.259
 and as a

00:32:34.259 --> 00:32:35.280
 bride adorns

00:32:35.280 --> 00:32:35.920
 herself with

00:32:35.920 --> 00:32:36.259
 jewels.

00:32:38.519 --> 00:32:39.140
 And as

00:32:39.140 --> 00:32:39.660
 the king

00:32:39.660 --> 00:32:40.160
 adorns

00:32:40.160 --> 00:32:40.720
 the queen,

00:32:41.840 --> 00:32:42.400
 so our

00:32:42.400 --> 00:32:42.660
 king,

00:32:42.820 --> 00:32:43.600
 our saviour

00:32:43.600 --> 00:32:44.160
 adorns

00:32:44.160 --> 00:32:45.220
 us with

00:32:45.220 --> 00:32:45.759
 the garments

00:32:45.759 --> 00:32:46.620
 of salvation.

00:32:48.560 --> 00:32:49.360
 The beauty

00:32:49.360 --> 00:32:50.040
 of the bride

00:32:50.040 --> 00:32:52.280
 should be,

00:32:52.360 --> 00:32:52.800
 as we looked

00:32:52.800 --> 00:32:53.180
 at a moment

00:32:53.180 --> 00:32:53.540
 ago,

00:32:54.080 --> 00:32:54.519
 recognised

00:32:54.519 --> 00:32:55.060
 by outsiders,

00:32:55.059 --> 00:32:55.700
 but it's

00:32:55.700 --> 00:32:56.099
 all for

00:32:56.099 --> 00:32:56.440
 the king.

00:32:57.720 --> 00:32:58.039
 It is

00:32:58.039 --> 00:32:58.480
 all for

00:32:58.480 --> 00:32:58.700
 him.

00:32:59.839 --> 00:33:00.319
 He is

00:33:00.319 --> 00:33:00.659
 the one

00:33:00.659 --> 00:33:00.940
 who is

00:33:00.940 --> 00:33:01.079
 our

00:33:01.079 --> 00:33:01.359
 lord.

00:33:02.000 --> 00:33:02.359
 He is

00:33:02.359 --> 00:33:03.000
 the one

00:33:03.000 --> 00:33:03.919
 whom we

00:33:03.919 --> 00:33:04.279
 bow to.

00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:04.899
 He is

00:33:04.899 --> 00:33:05.299
 the reason

00:33:05.299 --> 00:33:05.679
 the bride

00:33:05.679 --> 00:33:06.179
 is beautiful.

00:33:06.919 --> 00:33:07.419
 The bride

00:33:07.419 --> 00:33:07.940
 is beautiful

00:33:07.940 --> 00:33:08.440
 for the

00:33:08.440 --> 00:33:08.700
 king.

00:33:11.980 --> 00:33:12.379
 In

00:33:12.379 --> 00:33:12.879
 living for

00:33:12.879 --> 00:33:13.279
 our king,

00:33:13.379 --> 00:33:13.679
 in doing

00:33:13.679 --> 00:33:13.960
 what is

00:33:13.960 --> 00:33:14.379
 good for

00:33:14.379 --> 00:33:14.579
 him,

00:33:15.519 --> 00:33:15.980
 the beauty

00:33:15.980 --> 00:33:16.379
 should be

00:33:16.379 --> 00:33:16.879
 evident to

00:33:16.879 --> 00:33:17.179
 everyone.

00:33:19.019 --> 00:33:19.519
 So we've

00:33:19.519 --> 00:33:19.799
 had three

00:33:19.799 --> 00:33:20.220
 pictures of

00:33:20.220 --> 00:33:20.539
 the queen,

00:33:21.799 --> 00:33:22.299
 adopted,

00:33:22.720 --> 00:33:23.179
 admired,

00:33:23.180 --> 00:33:24.039
 and adorned.

00:33:24.720 --> 00:33:25.400
 And finally,

00:33:25.600 --> 00:33:26.000
 one last

00:33:26.000 --> 00:33:26.420
 picture to

00:33:26.420 --> 00:33:26.660
 see.

00:33:27.840 --> 00:33:28.180
 And that

00:33:28.180 --> 00:33:28.480
 is the

00:33:28.480 --> 00:33:29.000
 king and

00:33:29.000 --> 00:33:29.420
 the queen

00:33:29.420 --> 00:33:29.920
 together.

00:33:32.700 --> 00:33:33.519
 The greatest

00:33:33.519 --> 00:33:34.320
 treasure of

00:33:34.320 --> 00:33:34.680
 all for

00:33:34.680 --> 00:33:35.019
 the queen,

00:33:35.980 --> 00:33:36.560
 better than

00:33:36.560 --> 00:33:36.960
 the praise

00:33:36.960 --> 00:33:37.180
 of the

00:33:37.180 --> 00:33:37.519
 nations,

00:33:38.060 --> 00:33:38.380
 better than

00:33:38.380 --> 00:33:38.779
 the garments

00:33:38.779 --> 00:33:39.140
 she's been

00:33:39.140 --> 00:33:39.400
 given,

00:33:40.080 --> 00:33:40.660
 the greatest

00:33:40.660 --> 00:33:41.279
 treasure for

00:33:41.279 --> 00:33:41.759
 the queen

00:33:41.759 --> 00:33:43.400
 is that she

00:33:43.400 --> 00:33:43.759
 now gets

00:33:43.759 --> 00:33:44.080
 to be with

00:33:44.080 --> 00:33:44.340
 the king.

00:33:46.200 --> 00:33:46.680
 And this

00:33:46.680 --> 00:33:47.100
 is our

00:33:47.100 --> 00:33:47.660
 seventh and

00:33:47.660 --> 00:33:48.380
 final picture

00:33:48.380 --> 00:33:49.060
 of the king

00:33:49.059 --> 00:33:49.480
 and the

00:33:49.480 --> 00:33:49.659
 queen

00:33:49.659 --> 00:33:50.379
 together in

00:33:50.379 --> 00:33:50.539
 their

00:33:50.539 --> 00:33:50.940
 palace.

00:33:52.440 --> 00:33:52.779
 She is

00:33:52.779 --> 00:33:53.139
 brought into

00:33:53.139 --> 00:33:53.539
 the palace

00:33:53.539 --> 00:33:53.839
 with the

00:33:53.839 --> 00:33:54.279
 king at

00:33:54.279 --> 00:33:54.500
 the end

00:33:54.500 --> 00:33:54.799
 of verse

00:33:54.799 --> 00:33:55.279
 15.

00:33:56.639 --> 00:33:57.000
 At his

00:33:57.000 --> 00:33:57.839
 right hand

00:33:57.839 --> 00:33:58.440
 at the end

00:33:58.440 --> 00:33:58.740
 of verse

00:33:58.740 --> 00:33:59.019
 9.

00:34:00.279 --> 00:34:00.980
 The greatest

00:34:00.980 --> 00:34:01.619
 joy for

00:34:01.619 --> 00:34:02.059
 the bride,

00:34:03.119 --> 00:34:03.940
 the primary

00:34:03.940 --> 00:34:04.480
 source of

00:34:04.480 --> 00:34:05.039
 gladness,

00:34:05.279 --> 00:34:05.799
 is union

00:34:05.799 --> 00:34:06.940
 with the

00:34:06.940 --> 00:34:07.179
 king.

00:34:08.699 --> 00:34:09.179
 The

00:34:09.179 --> 00:34:10.139
 unsurpassable

00:34:10.139 --> 00:34:11.059
 privilege of

00:34:11.059 --> 00:34:11.679
 being united

00:34:11.679 --> 00:34:12.079
 to the

00:34:12.079 --> 00:34:12.400
 king of

00:34:12.400 --> 00:34:12.699
 kings.

00:34:15.659 --> 00:34:16.320
 And that

00:34:16.320 --> 00:34:16.579
 is where

00:34:16.579 --> 00:34:17.139
 we stand

00:34:17.139 --> 00:34:18.059
 now as

00:34:18.059 --> 00:34:18.599
 the bride

00:34:18.599 --> 00:34:19.279
 of Christ,

00:34:19.440 --> 00:34:20.199
 united to

00:34:20.199 --> 00:34:20.579
 the king.

00:34:22.739 --> 00:34:23.159
 And by

00:34:23.159 --> 00:34:23.739
 being united

00:34:23.739 --> 00:34:24.079
 to the

00:34:24.079 --> 00:34:24.259
 king,

00:34:24.380 --> 00:34:24.940
 we share

00:34:24.940 --> 00:34:25.940
 in all

00:34:25.940 --> 00:34:26.259
 the good

00:34:26.259 --> 00:34:27.539
 things that

00:34:27.539 --> 00:34:27.880
 the king

00:34:27.880 --> 00:34:28.279
 has won

00:34:28.279 --> 00:34:28.639
 for his

00:34:28.639 --> 00:34:28.940
 bride.

00:34:31.159 --> 00:34:31.699
 So you

00:34:31.699 --> 00:34:32.000
 see three

00:34:32.000 --> 00:34:32.440
 pictures of

00:34:32.440 --> 00:34:32.779
 the king,

00:34:33.159 --> 00:34:33.639
 three pictures

00:34:33.639 --> 00:34:34.079
 of the queen,

00:34:34.820 --> 00:34:35.239
 one of them

00:34:35.239 --> 00:34:35.559
 together,

00:34:35.719 --> 00:34:36.000
 and the

00:34:36.000 --> 00:34:36.799
 psalm closes

00:34:36.799 --> 00:34:37.299
 looking into

00:34:37.299 --> 00:34:37.880
 the future

00:34:37.880 --> 00:34:38.679
 of the

00:34:38.679 --> 00:34:39.199
 newlyweds.

00:34:40.900 --> 00:34:41.400
 And these

00:34:41.400 --> 00:34:41.980
 last verses

00:34:41.980 --> 00:34:42.739
 are addressed

00:34:42.739 --> 00:34:43.480
 specifically to

00:34:43.480 --> 00:34:43.820
 the king.

00:34:44.599 --> 00:34:45.219
 It's his

00:34:45.219 --> 00:34:45.739
 name that will

00:34:45.739 --> 00:34:46.179
 be remembered.

00:34:46.400 --> 00:34:46.880
 He will be

00:34:46.880 --> 00:34:47.519
 the praise

00:34:47.519 --> 00:34:47.840
 of the

00:34:47.840 --> 00:34:48.239
 nations.

00:34:49.659 --> 00:34:49.860
 And I

00:34:49.860 --> 00:34:50.259
 think we

00:34:50.259 --> 00:34:50.719
 as the

00:34:50.719 --> 00:34:51.380
 bride need

00:34:51.380 --> 00:34:52.019
 to remember

00:34:52.019 --> 00:34:52.300
 that.

00:34:52.619 --> 00:34:53.340
 That ultimately

00:34:53.340 --> 00:34:54.739
 it's all

00:34:54.739 --> 00:34:55.079
 about the

00:34:55.079 --> 00:34:55.320
 king.

00:34:56.920 --> 00:34:57.539
 Though he

00:34:57.539 --> 00:34:58.019
 loves his

00:34:58.019 --> 00:34:58.460
 bride, he

00:34:58.460 --> 00:34:59.119
 treasures his

00:34:59.119 --> 00:34:59.739
 bride, and

00:34:59.739 --> 00:35:00.400
 he cares for

00:35:00.400 --> 00:35:00.860
 his bride,

00:35:02.320 --> 00:35:02.860
 it's the

00:35:02.860 --> 00:35:03.380
 king who's

00:35:03.380 --> 00:35:03.860
 majestic.

00:35:05.280 --> 00:35:05.759
 The king

00:35:05.759 --> 00:35:06.340
 who's worthy

00:35:06.340 --> 00:35:06.940
 of praise.

00:35:08.980 --> 00:35:09.599
 It's a

00:35:09.599 --> 00:35:10.239
 beautiful picture

00:35:10.239 --> 00:35:11.280
 of king and

00:35:11.280 --> 00:35:11.739
 his queen.

00:35:12.820 --> 00:35:13.280
 And it is

00:35:13.280 --> 00:35:13.800
 our picture

00:35:13.800 --> 00:35:15.160
 of our

00:35:15.160 --> 00:35:15.680
 king and

00:35:15.680 --> 00:35:15.960
 us.

00:35:17.960 --> 00:35:18.420
 And there

00:35:18.420 --> 00:35:18.900
 probably will

00:35:18.900 --> 00:35:19.580
 be times when

00:35:19.580 --> 00:35:20.000
 we wonder

00:35:20.000 --> 00:35:20.680
 where our

00:35:20.680 --> 00:35:21.900
 king, our

00:35:21.900 --> 00:35:22.460
 god is, when

00:35:22.460 --> 00:35:22.840
 we can't

00:35:22.840 --> 00:35:23.640
 understand the

00:35:23.640 --> 00:35:25.140
 intricacies of

00:35:25.140 --> 00:35:26.960
 his plan, when

00:35:26.960 --> 00:35:27.260
 we are

00:35:27.260 --> 00:35:28.260
 dumbfounded by

00:35:28.260 --> 00:35:28.740
 the seeming

00:35:28.740 --> 00:35:29.580
 strangeness of

00:35:29.580 --> 00:35:30.240
 his providence.

00:35:31.820 --> 00:35:32.260
 But let's

00:35:32.260 --> 00:35:33.700
 remember we

00:35:33.700 --> 00:35:34.160
 are so

00:35:34.160 --> 00:35:34.900
 privileged as

00:35:34.900 --> 00:35:35.519
 to be united

00:35:35.519 --> 00:35:36.100
 to our

00:35:36.100 --> 00:35:37.019
 glorious king.

00:35:37.019 --> 00:35:39.159
 His name

00:35:39.159 --> 00:35:39.559
 will be

00:35:39.559 --> 00:35:40.219
 remembered in

00:35:40.219 --> 00:35:41.000
 all generations.

00:35:42.259 --> 00:35:42.800
 The nations

00:35:42.800 --> 00:35:43.400
 will praise

00:35:43.400 --> 00:35:44.039
 him forever.

00:35:45.079 --> 00:35:45.559
 It's all

00:35:45.559 --> 00:35:45.860
 about the

00:35:45.860 --> 00:35:46.079
 king.

00:35:46.659 --> 00:35:47.059
 Let us

00:35:47.059 --> 00:35:47.280
 pray.