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 Our reading is from Isaiah chapter 11, a prophetic oracle that we'll be looking at.

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 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his root shall bear fruit,

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 and the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding,

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 the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord,

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 and his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.

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 He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,

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 but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth.

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 And he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.

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 Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.

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 The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,

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 and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together, and a little child shall lead them.

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 The cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together,

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 and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

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 The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra,

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 and the weaned child shall put his hands on the others then.

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 They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain,

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 for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

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 In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples,

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 of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.

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 In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time,

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 to recover the remnant that remains of his people,

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 from Assyria, from Egypt, from Paphros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath,

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 and from the coastlands of the sea.

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 He will raise a signal for the nations, and will assemble the banished of Israel,

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 and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

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 The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart, and those who harass Judah shall be cut off.

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 Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.

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 But they shall swoop down on the shoulder of the Philistines in the west,

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 and together they shall plunder the people of the east.

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 They shall put out their hands against Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites shall obey them.

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 And the Lord will utterly destroy the tongue of the sea of Egypt,

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 and will wave his hand over the river with his scorching breath,

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 and strike it into seven channels.

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 And he will lead people across in sandals.

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 And there will be a highway from Assyria for the remnant that remains of his people,

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 as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.

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 Now, Watermark is a great church, but sometimes it feels a bit unusual,

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 because many people are wealthy and successful.

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 In many countries, and many times in history, the church looks very different.

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 It was made up of the poor, the marginalized, slaves, women,

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 who have always been a big part of the church.

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 Why? Because the Bible is about hope.

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 The Bible story is about hope, that God will make everything right.

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 But hope is only appealing for the hopeless, the desperate, those without power,

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 while those with a good life are often not very open.

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 Maybe some of you know that, because that's how you came to faith.

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 It was some kind of crisis.

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 Maybe you lost someone or something, and something happened,

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 and you faced hopelessness.

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 And that is when the gospel came to life.

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 Sometimes even on a national level, like the revival in Korea.

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 So, the church has grown so much,

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 but a lot of that had to do with the Japanese occupation,

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 and the Korean War.

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 And so today, as we're looking at the prophetic books of the Bible,

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 especially we'll look at hope,

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 because if you were here last week, Israel needed it.

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 And the story of the Bible is how God will make the world right.

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 It was perfect, but then we sinned,

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 and everything fell apart.

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 But God made promises to Israel,

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 and slowly over the past few weeks,

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 which, well, we covered hundreds of years,

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 they were almost there.

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 They almost reached the fulfillment under Solomon.

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 It was so wonderful.

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 But then, as we heard last week,

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 Solomon sinned, and everything fell apart.

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 His kingdom split in two.

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 And then 200 years later,

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 the north went into exile by the Assyrians,

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 and then 130 years later,

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 the south went into exile by the Babylonians.

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 And you can imagine the hopelessness of the people.

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 We were so close,

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 but now everything's falling apart.

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 God, what are you doing?

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 God, what is happening?

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 Most people are gone,

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 and a lot are dead,

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 and the rest are now slaves in a foreign country.

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 It was the greatest crisis the people had ever faced,

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 and they needed to hear from God.

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 And that is what God did.

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 He spoke to them.

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 He sent prophets.

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 Now, before we look at them,

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 just a little introduction,

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 so we know about prophets and how to read them.

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 First, today we're going into a very different section of the Bible.

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 So far, we've mainly looked just at the history,

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 and the first few books of the Bible

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 is basically one continuous history,

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 all the way from Genesis to Nehemiah.

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 But today, we're not looking at history.

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 We're looking at the prophets.

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 And we divide the Old Testament usually into four sections,

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 the law, history, wisdom, and prophets.

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 But it's not like this came after the history.

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 Actually, it came at the same time.

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 It's not sequential.

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 It's the same time as, yeah, like two kings, basically.

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 These incredibly significant events we talked about,

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 the exile of Israel,

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 the exile of Judah,

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 and then 70 years later,

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 they returned to the land.

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 And these were major disasters

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 when people needed God's words.

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 And so the prophets,

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 they span about 300 years,

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 maybe from 740 BC Amos

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 to 440 BC Malachi,

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 something like that.

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 At the same time,

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 it is a new stage in God's plan.

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 That's why we're talking about it.

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 Not just in one book,

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 but across all the prophets,

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 God reveals a new stage of his plan.

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 And so, yeah, today,

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 in a way, I'm covering about 25% of the Old Testament.

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 It's quite a lot.

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 So we will look at multiple books.

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 But what do prophets do?

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 In some way, they're heralds.

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 They're spokesmen from God, right?

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 They say,

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 Thus says the Lord,

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 and this is God's message.

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 But what do they say?

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 Often people think prophets,

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 they foretell the future.

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 They predict the future.

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 I mean, they talk about future events,

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 but that's not really what they are doing.

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 What do prophets do?

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 They explain the covenant.

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 Some people call them covenant watchdogs,

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 or covenant enforcement mediators,

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 or something like that.

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 But to do with the covenant,

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 they remind people of the covenant.

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 People are struggling.

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 What is happening?

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 And they say,

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 Well, remember the law of Moses.

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 Remember the covenant.

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 So, you know,

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 there's an Assyrian army outside Jerusalem,

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 and the people are wondering

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 what's going to happen.

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 And, well, the prophets,

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 they say,

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 Well, you've broken the covenant.

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 God should be at the center of your life.

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 And if you don't do that,

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 you face his curse.

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 And, well, you've been worshipping idols.

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 You've broken the covenant.

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 That's why there's Assyrians.

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 And if you don't repent,

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 they are going to destroy the city

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 and take all your stuff.

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 That's basically what they say.

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 So, it's not like they've had a vision of the future.

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 They're just explaining the covenant

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 in very creative ways.

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 But that's basically what they do.

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 I mean, silly illustration.

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 What happens if I let something go?

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 If I hold it and I let go,

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 well, you probably will tell me,

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 well, it's going to fall to the ground.

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 Now, have you just predicted the future?

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 Well, yeah, you have.

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 But that's not really what you do, right?

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 You haven't had a vision of that thing falling.

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 It's just you're explaining gravity.

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 What prophets, they do,

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 they explain the covenant.

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 They explain God's word

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 and apply it to their situation.

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 Which I think is interesting for the New Testament, right?

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 The gift of prophecy

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 is that about foretelling the future?

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 Or is it more about applying God's words?

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 We will not go there now.

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 But basically, they provide commentary

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 on what is happening.

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 Which is why it's good to know the history.

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 Because you can read the prophets in context.

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 And what is the main thing they're saying?

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 And they explain the covenant.

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 Well, what is the current situation?

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 As you've heard last week,

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 Israel was sinning.

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 They were turning away.

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 They were worshipping idols.

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 And so generally,

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 they just announce judgment.

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 And things are falling apart.

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 And the prophets say,

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 well, it's getting worse.

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 You're getting judged.

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 Sin has consequences.

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 And you've rejected God.

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 And so you face judgment.

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 Now, it depends a little bit

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 on when the prophets spoke.

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 Especially as they are approaching the exile.

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 Lots of sin and judgment.

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 So Jeremiah or Ezekiel,

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 the first half of the book,

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 is just hopeless judgment.

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 While, for example,

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 after they're back from exile,

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 it's slightly different.

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 But I'm not going to go into the judgment.

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 Because it doesn't really develop the story.

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 No, the prophets also remind the people

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 of other covenants.

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 Particularly the one with David.

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 As they are facing disaster and judgment,

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 the prophets remind them,

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 well, hey, God promised

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 that you would dwell in the land.

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 That you would have peace forever.

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 Under a king from David's family.

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 And so, most oracles,

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 they have to deal with David's family.

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 And that's what you see even in what we read.

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 Isaiah 1.

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 So Isaiah 11, verse 1.

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 There shall come forth a shoot

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 from the stump of Jesse.

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 It's how it started.

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 Now, Jesse was David's father.

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 So someone from David's family.

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 Right?

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 And almost every prophet does that.

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 They link the future to the Davidic king.

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 And yet it's not the same.

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 Yet God starts to reveal his full plan.

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 It's like there's a room

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 and it's been a bit dim

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 and we can't really see it.

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 And now God turns on the light

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 and he shows the full extent of his plan.

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 That's why the prophets are part of this storyline.

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 Unlike, for example, the wisdom literature.

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 Right?

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 Because slowly God is now going to build up

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 a picture of the full scale of what he's doing.

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 And I'm going to cover it quite comprehensively.

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 A lot of detail.

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 Not because this is a lecture.

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 But just seeing the scale of God's plan

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 is mind-blowing.

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 Breathtaking.

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 Right?

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 And the detail makes that out.

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 I mean, if you...

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 Someone says,

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 Okay, I've got a new phone.

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 It's the best phone ever.

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 How do you work that out?

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 Well, you look at the specs

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 and one by one,

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 Oh yeah, this really is the best phone ever.

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 And I think the prophets,

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 they say three big things.

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 There's the what,

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 the how,

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 and the who

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 of God's plan.

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 Okay.

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 So first the what.

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 And that is a full reversal

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 of the full.

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 God is doing a full reversal

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 of the full.

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 He said before

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 he will restore the kingdom.

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 But now it's explicit

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 we're going all the way

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 to the Garden of Eden

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 and further.

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 I mean, let's build up a picture.

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 First, of course,

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 I mean, the people are in exile,

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 so they need rescue.

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 So there's a return

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 from exile promised.

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 So in Isaiah 11,

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 verse 11,

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 In that day,

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 the Lord will extend his hand

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 yet a second time

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 to recover the remnant

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 that remains of his people

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 from Assyria,

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 from Egypt,

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 from Baphros,

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 from Cush, etc.

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 Verse 12,

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 He will raise a signal

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 for the nations

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 and will assemble

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 the banished of Israel.

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 And so he will bring

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 the people back.

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 And it's like

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 a second exodus,

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 right?

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 You heard a second time.

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 Look at verse 16.

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 And there will be

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 a highway from Assyria

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 for the remnant

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 that remains of his people

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 as there was for Israel

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 when they came up

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 from the land of Egypt.

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 So, yeah,

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 there's a return from exile

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 which is like

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 another exodus

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 with a big rescue

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 by God.

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 But this one

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 is so much bigger.

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 You remember

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 back then

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 they walked

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 through the Red Sea,

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 right?

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 God blew winds

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 and there was

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 this path

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 through the sea.

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 But now look

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 at verse 15.

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 And the Lord

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 will utterly destroy

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 the tongue

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 of the sea of Egypt

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 and will wave

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 his hands

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 over the river

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 with his scorching breath.

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 It's like

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 God will just,

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 he will just dry

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 up the Red Sea

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 completely.

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 This is like

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 a complete

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 final rescue

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 to bring them

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 back to the land.

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 So it's much bigger.

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 Peace, right?

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 Their big promise

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 was that they would

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 have peace

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 and no more disturbing.

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 Which is why

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 a lot of the prophets,

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 they have judgments

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 against foreign nations

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 that their enemies

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 are gone, right?

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 The main problem

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 for them was often

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 these other nations

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 that attacked them.

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 And so,

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 if God says

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 I'm going to get rid

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 of all the foreign nations,

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 that's in a way

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 wonderful, right?

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 It's safety.

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 And yet,

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 this peace

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 is so much greater.

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 I mean,

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 look at verse 6.

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 It's,

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 you know,

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 the wolf shall dwell

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 with the lamb

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 and the leopard

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 shall lie down

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 with the young goat

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 and the calf

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 and the lion

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 and the fattened calf

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 together

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 and a little child

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 shall lead them.

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 Right?

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 This is not just

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 foreign armies.

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 This is animals

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 have peace.

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 Right?

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 And, you know,

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 wolves and leopards,

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 they don't make

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 political alliances,

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 right?

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 They don't sign

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 peace treaties.

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 They,

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 you know,

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 they're naturally

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 predators.

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 And yet,

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 they're going to be

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 fully transformed.

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 So,

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 it's really like

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 the Garden of Eden.

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 Verse 9.

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 They shall not hurt

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 or destroy

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 in all my holy mountain

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 for the earth

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 shall be full

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 of the knowledge

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 of the Lord

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 as the waters

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 cover the sea.

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 It's going to be

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 a complete transformation.

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 The whole world

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 will know God

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 and no one

00:14:36.059 --> 00:14:36.899
 will fight anymore,

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 not even animals.

00:14:38.879 --> 00:14:39.360
 Isaiah,

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 he talks elsewhere

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 about a new creation.

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 I create new heavens

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 and a new earth.

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 So,

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 this is a worldwide

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 transformation.

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 It's not just,

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 yeah,

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 sometimes people

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 ping the prophets,

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 they talk about

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 a physical return

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 of Israel

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 as a nation,

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 but this is far

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 greater,

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 actually,

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 if you read it,

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 right?

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 It's a new creation.

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 And, of course,

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 there's blessing

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 like never before.

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 The mountains

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 will drip sweet wine

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 and the hills

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 will flow with milk

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 and the sower

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 will overtake the reaper.

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 There's so much harvest

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 that, yeah,

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 they're still reaping

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 but in the sowing time again.

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 One of the most amazing things

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 is that there's going to be

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 no more death.

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 I mean,

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 that was always

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 the ultimate curse,

00:15:19.500 --> 00:15:19.700
 right?

00:15:19.740 --> 00:15:21.179
 How did Genesis 2 start?

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 Well,

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 if you sin,

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 the day you eat of it,

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 you will die.

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 Death is always

00:15:26.600 --> 00:15:27.379
 the ultimate thing

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 and even under Solomon,

00:15:29.220 --> 00:15:30.299
 the people still died,

00:15:30.360 --> 00:15:30.559
 right?

00:15:30.559 --> 00:15:35.539
 But look at Isaiah 25,

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 6 to 8,

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 it's in the bulletin.

00:15:39.559 --> 00:15:40.639
 Isaiah 25,

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 look at what God promises here.

00:15:44.319 --> 00:15:45.779
 Isaiah 25, verse 6,

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 On this mountain

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 the Lord of hosts

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 will make for all peoples

00:15:49.639 --> 00:15:51.299
 a feast of rich food,

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 a feast of well-aged wine,

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 of rich food full of marrow,

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 of aged wine well refined.

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 It's not a poor existence,

00:16:00.119 --> 00:16:00.239
 right?

00:16:00.240 --> 00:16:02.080
 An incredible wedding banquet.

00:16:02.600 --> 00:16:03.419
 But then verse 7,

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 And he will swallow up

00:16:05.039 --> 00:16:05.899
 on this mountain

00:16:05.899 --> 00:16:07.580
 the covering that is cast

00:16:07.580 --> 00:16:08.759
 over all peoples,

00:16:09.200 --> 00:16:10.259
 the veil that is spread

00:16:10.259 --> 00:16:11.200
 over all nations.

00:16:11.620 --> 00:16:13.100
 He will swallow up death

00:16:13.100 --> 00:16:14.080
 forever.

00:16:14.940 --> 00:16:15.759
 And the Lord God

00:16:15.759 --> 00:16:16.840
 will wipe away tears

00:16:16.840 --> 00:16:17.659
 from all faces,

00:16:18.220 --> 00:16:18.419
 right?

00:16:18.960 --> 00:16:19.980
 People will live,

00:16:20.139 --> 00:16:21.360
 there will be no more death.

00:16:21.460 --> 00:16:22.379
 People will live forever.

00:16:23.639 --> 00:16:24.519
 And not just that people

00:16:24.519 --> 00:16:25.440
 won't die anymore.

00:16:26.139 --> 00:16:27.639
 26, 19, Isaiah,

00:16:28.019 --> 00:16:28.840
 it says,

00:16:28.840 --> 00:16:29.840
 Your dead shall live,

00:16:30.240 --> 00:16:31.779
 their bodies shall rise.

00:16:32.139 --> 00:16:33.139
 You who dwell in it,

00:16:33.259 --> 00:16:34.060
 dust awake.

00:16:34.539 --> 00:16:35.259
 So even people

00:16:35.259 --> 00:16:36.320
 who are currently dead

00:16:36.320 --> 00:16:37.460
 will come back to life.

00:16:38.139 --> 00:16:38.259
 Right?

00:16:38.320 --> 00:16:39.379
 That is what God is saying.

00:16:39.480 --> 00:16:40.340
 So it's really

00:16:40.340 --> 00:16:41.480
 a full reversal

00:16:41.480 --> 00:16:42.159
 of the fall.

00:16:42.820 --> 00:16:44.019
 A new creation.

00:16:44.519 --> 00:16:45.639
 No more death.

00:16:46.259 --> 00:16:46.919
 A full,

00:16:47.080 --> 00:16:47.519
 complete,

00:16:47.659 --> 00:16:48.899
 final rescue.

00:16:48.899 --> 00:16:50.159
 all the consequences

00:16:50.159 --> 00:16:50.959
 are solved.

00:16:50.959 --> 00:16:52.039
 So, you know,

00:16:52.120 --> 00:16:52.759
 their promises,

00:16:52.959 --> 00:16:53.100
 yeah,

00:16:53.439 --> 00:16:55.039
 it goes up and up and up

00:16:55.039 --> 00:16:55.860
 again beyond

00:16:55.860 --> 00:16:56.740
 the Garden of Eden.

00:16:58.279 --> 00:16:58.600
 And again,

00:16:58.679 --> 00:16:59.840
 that's so much grace,

00:16:59.939 --> 00:17:00.159
 right?

00:17:00.419 --> 00:17:00.639
 I mean,

00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:01.799
 who is this spoken to?

00:17:02.500 --> 00:17:03.600
 People in exile

00:17:03.600 --> 00:17:04.920
 for their idolatry

00:17:04.920 --> 00:17:05.639
 and sins.

00:17:06.079 --> 00:17:07.420
 People who deserve nothing

00:17:07.420 --> 00:17:08.379
 and God promises

00:17:08.379 --> 00:17:09.240
 them everything.

00:17:10.420 --> 00:17:11.379
 How would you feel,

00:17:11.500 --> 00:17:11.639
 right?

00:17:12.379 --> 00:17:13.079
 No more,

00:17:13.180 --> 00:17:13.879
 yeah,

00:17:14.019 --> 00:17:15.440
 transformed world.

00:17:15.639 --> 00:17:16.799
 No more death.

00:17:16.899 --> 00:17:18.399
 No more losing loved ones.

00:17:18.619 --> 00:17:18.980
 In fact,

00:17:19.319 --> 00:17:20.059
 your loved ones

00:17:20.059 --> 00:17:20.700
 are going to come back

00:17:20.700 --> 00:17:21.359
 from the dead.

00:17:21.879 --> 00:17:23.919
 This is such a wonderful thing.

00:17:25.319 --> 00:17:26.299
 At the same time,

00:17:27.200 --> 00:17:28.339
 it can feel so big

00:17:28.339 --> 00:17:29.279
 that it's kind of

00:17:29.279 --> 00:17:30.059
 hard to believe.

00:17:30.659 --> 00:17:30.819
 Right?

00:17:31.000 --> 00:17:32.419
 Israel is not doing well.

00:17:33.240 --> 00:17:34.559
 Everything's falling apart.

00:17:34.940 --> 00:17:35.440
 And then,

00:17:35.980 --> 00:17:36.379
 yeah,

00:17:36.599 --> 00:17:37.799
 not just everything,

00:17:37.940 --> 00:17:38.980
 God's plan seems to be

00:17:38.980 --> 00:17:39.599
 falling apart,

00:17:39.700 --> 00:17:39.819
 right?

00:17:39.859 --> 00:17:40.440
 God's kingdom.

00:17:41.159 --> 00:17:42.180
 And now God is saying

00:17:42.180 --> 00:17:42.879
 he's going to do

00:17:42.879 --> 00:17:43.859
 something so big.

00:17:43.980 --> 00:17:44.180
 I mean,

00:17:44.220 --> 00:17:44.579
 it's like,

00:17:44.799 --> 00:17:46.000
 it's completely the opposite

00:17:46.000 --> 00:17:47.140
 of their experience.

00:17:48.140 --> 00:17:48.380
 You know,

00:17:48.400 --> 00:17:49.480
 it's quite hard to believe,

00:17:49.559 --> 00:17:49.740
 right?

00:17:49.799 --> 00:17:50.220
 Remember,

00:17:50.380 --> 00:17:51.339
 two weeks ago,

00:17:51.839 --> 00:17:52.279
 I said,

00:17:52.400 --> 00:17:52.619
 yeah,

00:17:52.640 --> 00:17:53.640
 it's like a scale model

00:17:53.640 --> 00:17:55.160
 of a big building

00:17:55.160 --> 00:17:56.720
 to give you a preview.

00:17:56.900 --> 00:17:58.440
 But imagine someone

00:17:58.440 --> 00:17:59.599
 shows you a scale model

00:17:59.599 --> 00:18:01.039
 and it's falling apart,

00:18:01.140 --> 00:18:01.299
 right?

00:18:01.319 --> 00:18:01.900
 It's wobbly

00:18:01.900 --> 00:18:02.779
 and then it crashes

00:18:02.779 --> 00:18:04.160
 and then they tell you,

00:18:04.259 --> 00:18:04.400
 yeah,

00:18:04.480 --> 00:18:05.700
 please invest in the big thing

00:18:05.700 --> 00:18:06.119
 I'm doing.

00:18:06.259 --> 00:18:07.720
 You wouldn't have any confidence.

00:18:08.460 --> 00:18:10.039
 How can God do this

00:18:10.039 --> 00:18:11.359
 when his current plan

00:18:11.359 --> 00:18:12.619
 seems to not work?

00:18:12.900 --> 00:18:14.220
 What will guarantee it?

00:18:14.220 --> 00:18:17.000
 And that is the how.

00:18:17.700 --> 00:18:18.839
 It's because sin

00:18:18.839 --> 00:18:21.100
 will be fully dealt with.

00:18:22.200 --> 00:18:22.420
 Yeah,

00:18:22.440 --> 00:18:23.259
 the second big thing

00:18:23.259 --> 00:18:23.900
 God reveals,

00:18:24.000 --> 00:18:24.100
 yeah,

00:18:24.120 --> 00:18:24.680
 it goes together.

00:18:24.860 --> 00:18:26.299
 Sin will be fully solved.

00:18:26.700 --> 00:18:27.860
 The cause of the fall.

00:18:28.460 --> 00:18:29.220
 And if the cause

00:18:29.220 --> 00:18:30.079
 is fully solved,

00:18:30.620 --> 00:18:32.220
 so can the consequences be.

00:18:32.319 --> 00:18:33.620
 And it's really comprehensive.

00:18:34.480 --> 00:18:35.160
 First of all,

00:18:35.200 --> 00:18:36.380
 there will be a perfect

00:18:36.380 --> 00:18:37.660
 divine king.

00:18:38.559 --> 00:18:39.579
 We've seen already,

00:18:40.360 --> 00:18:41.360
 it is a king

00:18:41.360 --> 00:18:42.600
 who's going to help with sin.

00:18:43.159 --> 00:18:44.240
 Except that so far,

00:18:44.299 --> 00:18:44.439
 yeah,

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 all the kings have failed

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 because they were human

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 and they are sinful themselves.

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 But look at this king,

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 this shoot from the stump of Jesse.

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 Isaiah 11 verse 2.

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 And the spirit of the Lord

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 shall rest upon him,

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 the spirit of wisdom

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 and understanding,

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 the spirit of counsel

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 and might,

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 the spirit of knowledge

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 and the fear of the Lord.

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 And his delight

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 shall be in the fear

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 of the Lord.

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 He shall not judge

00:19:09.740 --> 00:19:10.839
 by what his eyes see

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 or decide disputes

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 by what his ears hear,

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 but with righteousness

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 he shall judge the poor.

00:19:16.200 --> 00:19:16.220
 Yeah?

00:19:16.579 --> 00:19:17.539
 So here's a king

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 who has wisdom

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 from the Holy Spirit

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 that no human king

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 has ever had.

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 And so he can rule perfectly.

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 He will bring perfect justice.

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 Right?

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 This oracle is linked

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 with Isaiah 9

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 which we always read

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 with Christmas.

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 And he will be called

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 Wonderful Counselor,

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 Mighty God,

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 Everlasting Father,

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 Prince of Peace.

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 Basically,

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 God himself will be the king.

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 Alright?

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 There's no good human king

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 and so God says,

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 I will be the king.

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 God is perfect in power

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 and love

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 and justice

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 and everlasting.

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 And so,

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 he is the perfect king.

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 He can deal with sin.

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 But not just the king.

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 There will be a new covenant.

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 That's also in Isaiah

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 but the most famous passage

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 is in Jeremiah 31.

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 So Jeremiah 31,

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 verse 31.

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 Behold,

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 the days are coming,

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 declares the Lord,

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 when I will make

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 a new covenant

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 with the house of Israel

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 and the house of Judah.

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 Not like the covenant

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 that I made

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 with their fathers

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 on the day

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 when I took them

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 by the hand

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 to bring them out

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 to the land of Egypt.

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 So a new covenant

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 different from the one

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 when I came out of Egypt.

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 My covenant

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 that they broke

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 though I was their husband,

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 declares the Lord.

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 What was the problem

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 with the old covenant?

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 It could be broken

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 and they broke it.

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 I mean,

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 that's why the people

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 are in exile.

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 So the problem is

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 they have a covenant

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 that's conditional,

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 that involves law keeping

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 and that's the problem.

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 So instead,

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 this is the covenant

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 I will make.

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 I will put my law

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 within them

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 and write it on their hearts.

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 I will be their God.

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 They shall meet my people.

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 They will all know me

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 for I will forgive

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 their iniquity

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 and I will remember

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 their sin no more.

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 And here is a new covenant

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 based on forgiveness

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 where God will no longer

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 act on sin.

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 Right?

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 And that's so wonderful

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 because sin was the problem.

00:21:11.879 --> 00:21:11.919
 Right?

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 But the covenant,

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 well the covenant was good

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 but it was a problem

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 for sinners

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 because it brought judgment.

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 But that will be different.

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 It's like

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 when you have a job

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 you can be on probation

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 and after your probation

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 you're on a permanent contract.

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 And so in theory

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 you then shouldn't

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 get fired anymore.

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 Except,

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 of course,

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 you still get fired.

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 But you know what I mean,

00:21:31.740 --> 00:21:31.900
 right?

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 On probation

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 versus permanent.

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 And that's so great

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 because when you're on probation

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 you need to perform

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 and if you don't perform

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 you will lose the job.

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 And so a permanent contract

00:21:43.900 --> 00:21:44.759
 is wonderful news.

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 But that's what God is offering.

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 I'm going to make

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 a permanent contract

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 with these people.

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 The only thing is

00:21:52.019 --> 00:21:52.779
 normally you get

00:21:52.779 --> 00:21:53.799
 a permanent contract

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 because you've been good.

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 and now God says

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 well I'm giving you

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 a permanent contract

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 because you've been terrible

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 and I don't want to have

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 to fire you again

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 and that's why you're getting

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 a permanent contract.

00:22:04.200 --> 00:22:05.039
 It's grace.

00:22:05.140 --> 00:22:05.620
 It's wonderful.

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 But yeah,

00:22:06.800 --> 00:22:08.279
 the judgment will be dealt with

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 because there's no more

00:22:10.060 --> 00:22:11.120
 law keeping

00:22:11.120 --> 00:22:11.800
 with punishment.

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 But how will they have

00:22:14.200 --> 00:22:15.360
 the law on their hearts

00:22:15.360 --> 00:22:16.400
 so deep inside?

00:22:16.800 --> 00:22:17.440
 Well they will have

00:22:17.440 --> 00:22:18.259
 new hearts

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 by the Spirit.

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 That's a big thing

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 in Ezekiel 36

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 verse 26.

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 The problem

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 as we saw

00:22:26.279 --> 00:22:26.959
 the past weeks

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 is our heart.

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 The human heart

00:22:29.799 --> 00:22:31.459
 is just full of idols

00:22:31.459 --> 00:22:32.059
 and sin

00:22:32.059 --> 00:22:33.299
 so we need new hearts

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 and that's what God says.

00:22:35.219 --> 00:22:36.679
 Ezekiel 36 26

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 And I will give you

00:22:38.439 --> 00:22:39.319
 a new heart

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 and a new spirit

00:22:40.719 --> 00:22:41.839
 I will put within you

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 and I will remove

00:22:43.279 --> 00:22:44.139
 the heart of stone

00:22:44.139 --> 00:22:44.979
 from your flesh

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 and give you

00:22:46.039 --> 00:22:46.959
 a heart of flesh

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 and I will put

00:22:48.279 --> 00:22:49.539
 my spirit within you

00:22:49.539 --> 00:22:50.879
 and cause you

00:22:50.879 --> 00:22:52.480
 to walk in my statutes

00:22:52.480 --> 00:22:53.519
 and be careful

00:22:53.519 --> 00:22:54.559
 to obey my rules.

00:22:55.899 --> 00:22:56.579
 He's going to give them

00:22:56.579 --> 00:22:57.240
 a new heart

00:22:57.240 --> 00:22:58.759
 by putting the spirit

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 inside them.

00:23:00.579 --> 00:23:01.339
 To be honest

00:23:01.339 --> 00:23:02.339
 this is quite humbling

00:23:02.339 --> 00:23:02.599
 right?

00:23:04.059 --> 00:23:04.899
 God has to

00:23:04.899 --> 00:23:05.819
 you know

00:23:05.819 --> 00:23:06.379
 how sinful

00:23:06.379 --> 00:23:07.519
 are we really?

00:23:08.480 --> 00:23:09.220
 Well the only

00:23:09.220 --> 00:23:10.240
 way that God

00:23:10.240 --> 00:23:10.899
 can think of

00:23:10.899 --> 00:23:11.920
 to stop us sinning

00:23:11.920 --> 00:23:13.039
 is that he comes

00:23:13.039 --> 00:23:14.200
 and lives inside us

00:23:14.200 --> 00:23:15.159
 and forces us

00:23:15.159 --> 00:23:15.819
 to obey him.

00:23:16.420 --> 00:23:17.119
 That's basically

00:23:17.119 --> 00:23:17.759
 what God is saying.

00:23:17.839 --> 00:23:18.440
 That's how sinful

00:23:18.440 --> 00:23:18.980
 we are.

00:23:18.980 --> 00:23:20.279
 Sin runs so deep

00:23:20.279 --> 00:23:21.259
 God has to come

00:23:21.259 --> 00:23:22.440
 and live inside you

00:23:22.440 --> 00:23:23.519
 to make you stop sinning.

00:23:23.819 --> 00:23:24.779
 That's how bad things are

00:23:24.779 --> 00:23:26.059
 but wonderfully

00:23:26.059 --> 00:23:27.579
 that's what he promises

00:23:27.579 --> 00:23:28.440
 he's going to give

00:23:28.440 --> 00:23:28.920
 the spirit

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 and so

00:23:29.460 --> 00:23:30.700
 not only will we have

00:23:30.700 --> 00:23:31.980
 an unbreakable covenant

00:23:31.980 --> 00:23:33.519
 by the spirit

00:23:33.519 --> 00:23:34.460
 people will no longer

00:23:34.460 --> 00:23:34.819
 sin.

00:23:36.039 --> 00:23:36.220
 Right?

00:23:36.480 --> 00:23:37.299
 So it is really

00:23:37.299 --> 00:23:38.380
 everything about sin

00:23:38.380 --> 00:23:39.380
 is going to be dealt with.

00:23:40.480 --> 00:23:41.220
 There's going to be

00:23:41.220 --> 00:23:42.440
 a perfect sacrifice

00:23:42.440 --> 00:23:44.279
 all through the Old Testament

00:23:44.279 --> 00:23:46.180
 there's sacrifices

00:23:46.180 --> 00:23:47.180
 they make atonement

00:23:47.180 --> 00:23:47.980
 and so there's going to be

00:23:47.980 --> 00:23:49.080
 a perfect sacrifice

00:23:49.080 --> 00:23:50.519
 Isaiah 53

00:23:50.519 --> 00:23:52.140
 I'm not going to go into it

00:23:52.140 --> 00:23:53.400
 because the next three weeks

00:23:53.400 --> 00:23:55.000
 as we approach the cross

00:23:55.000 --> 00:23:55.860
 we're going to look at that

00:23:55.860 --> 00:23:57.720
 but yeah

00:23:57.720 --> 00:23:58.799
 a perfect sacrifice

00:23:58.799 --> 00:24:00.200
 and for completion

00:24:00.200 --> 00:24:01.860
 Satan will be destroyed.

00:24:02.400 --> 00:24:02.560
 Right?

00:24:02.680 --> 00:24:03.880
 That's how things went wrong

00:24:03.880 --> 00:24:04.740
 in Genesis 3

00:24:04.740 --> 00:24:05.940
 remember Satan

00:24:05.940 --> 00:24:06.400
 tempting

00:24:06.400 --> 00:24:08.420
 did you remember Job

00:24:08.420 --> 00:24:09.380
 from last year

00:24:09.380 --> 00:24:10.240
 and Leviathan

00:24:10.240 --> 00:24:12.360
 well Isaiah 27

00:24:12.360 --> 00:24:13.160
 God says

00:24:13.160 --> 00:24:14.440
 he will punish Leviathan

00:24:14.440 --> 00:24:15.780
 he will slay the dragon

00:24:15.780 --> 00:24:16.300
 in the sea

00:24:16.300 --> 00:24:16.920
 right?

00:24:17.000 --> 00:24:17.620
 He will

00:24:17.620 --> 00:24:19.460
 deal with Satan

00:24:19.460 --> 00:24:20.960
 but you get the picture

00:24:20.960 --> 00:24:21.280
 right?

00:24:21.460 --> 00:24:22.540
 God will completely

00:24:22.540 --> 00:24:23.640
 and fully

00:24:23.640 --> 00:24:25.040
 deal with sin

00:24:25.040 --> 00:24:26.560
 the thing that

00:24:26.560 --> 00:24:27.560
 has always

00:24:27.560 --> 00:24:28.420
 got in the way

00:24:28.420 --> 00:24:29.540
 will be

00:24:29.540 --> 00:24:30.240
 sorted

00:24:30.240 --> 00:24:31.440
 and the thing is

00:24:31.440 --> 00:24:32.120
 God himself

00:24:32.120 --> 00:24:32.780
 will do it

00:24:32.780 --> 00:24:34.420
 no more human kings

00:24:34.420 --> 00:24:35.440
 he will be the king

00:24:35.440 --> 00:24:36.660
 no more us

00:24:36.660 --> 00:24:37.440
 fighting sin

00:24:37.440 --> 00:24:38.900
 he will be inside us

00:24:38.900 --> 00:24:39.519
 fighting sin

00:24:39.519 --> 00:24:40.039
 right?

00:24:40.140 --> 00:24:41.259
 no more our obedience

00:24:41.259 --> 00:24:42.600
 he will meet the demands

00:24:42.600 --> 00:24:44.279
 everything is God

00:24:44.279 --> 00:24:44.880
 doing it

00:24:44.880 --> 00:24:46.340
 by his grace

00:24:46.340 --> 00:24:47.860
 you know so far

00:24:47.860 --> 00:24:48.640
 we couldn't make

00:24:48.640 --> 00:24:49.380
 the world right

00:24:49.380 --> 00:24:50.680
 God said

00:24:50.680 --> 00:24:52.220
 I'll make the world right

00:24:52.220 --> 00:24:53.019
 as long as you

00:24:53.019 --> 00:24:53.880
 obey me

00:24:53.880 --> 00:24:55.100
 and we can't even do that

00:24:55.100 --> 00:24:55.720
 so God says

00:24:55.720 --> 00:24:56.840
 I will just do everything

00:24:56.840 --> 00:24:58.539
 I'll deal with the consequences

00:24:58.539 --> 00:24:59.840
 and the cause

00:24:59.840 --> 00:25:00.720
 I'll do it all

00:25:00.720 --> 00:25:02.220
 and isn't that

00:25:02.220 --> 00:25:02.960
 what we need

00:25:02.960 --> 00:25:03.820
 so much

00:25:03.820 --> 00:25:04.140
 right?

00:25:04.140 --> 00:25:06.160
 such good news

00:25:06.160 --> 00:25:06.840
 for Judah

00:25:06.840 --> 00:25:08.100
 suffering in exile

00:25:08.100 --> 00:25:09.540
 never again

00:25:09.540 --> 00:25:10.720
 will sin be a problem

00:25:10.720 --> 00:25:12.180
 that's so wonderful

00:25:12.180 --> 00:25:13.180
 so amazing

00:25:13.180 --> 00:25:16.180
 the only question is

00:25:16.180 --> 00:25:16.480
 well

00:25:16.480 --> 00:25:17.380
 for whom

00:25:17.380 --> 00:25:19.580
 if God does everything

00:25:19.580 --> 00:25:20.340
 and we nothing

00:25:20.340 --> 00:25:20.700
 well

00:25:20.700 --> 00:25:22.020
 who is it for

00:25:22.020 --> 00:25:23.600
 what qualifies you

00:25:23.600 --> 00:25:25.380
 and that is

00:25:25.380 --> 00:25:25.620
 I think

00:25:25.620 --> 00:25:26.340
 the third thing

00:25:26.340 --> 00:25:26.920
 that the prophets

00:25:26.920 --> 00:25:27.540
 talk about

00:25:27.540 --> 00:25:29.200
 the third big change

00:25:29.200 --> 00:25:30.840
 who is it for

00:25:30.839 --> 00:25:32.279
 well

00:25:32.279 --> 00:25:33.240
 partly

00:25:33.240 --> 00:25:34.099
 everyone

00:25:34.099 --> 00:25:35.119
 everyone

00:25:35.119 --> 00:25:36.500
 it's kind of

00:25:36.500 --> 00:25:37.139
 what you expect

00:25:37.139 --> 00:25:37.459
 right

00:25:37.459 --> 00:25:37.899
 I mean

00:25:37.899 --> 00:25:39.519
 if God's going to

00:25:39.519 --> 00:25:40.299
 make the whole world

00:25:40.299 --> 00:25:40.599
 right

00:25:40.599 --> 00:25:41.179
 it should be for

00:25:41.179 --> 00:25:41.879
 the whole world

00:25:41.879 --> 00:25:42.179
 right

00:25:42.179 --> 00:25:42.699
 you can't make

00:25:42.699 --> 00:25:43.480
 a new creation

00:25:43.480 --> 00:25:44.379
 in a little corner

00:25:44.379 --> 00:25:45.079
 it should involve

00:25:45.079 --> 00:25:45.779
 the whole world

00:25:45.779 --> 00:25:46.859
 and it does

00:25:46.859 --> 00:25:48.059
 it's not just Judah

00:25:48.059 --> 00:25:49.259
 first of all

00:25:49.259 --> 00:25:50.119
 the northern kingdom

00:25:50.119 --> 00:25:50.959
 is going to come back

00:25:50.959 --> 00:25:51.980
 and we saw that

00:25:51.980 --> 00:25:52.500
 in Isaiah

00:25:52.500 --> 00:25:53.079
 because

00:25:53.079 --> 00:25:54.859
 Ephraim

00:25:54.859 --> 00:25:55.480
 is another name

00:25:55.480 --> 00:25:56.339
 for the northern kingdom

00:25:56.339 --> 00:25:58.139
 and it says

00:25:58.139 --> 00:25:59.059
 Ephraim shall not

00:25:59.059 --> 00:25:59.980
 be jealous of Judah

00:25:59.980 --> 00:26:01.119
 and Judah shall not

00:26:01.119 --> 00:26:01.939
 harass Ephraim

00:26:01.939 --> 00:26:03.179
 they shall swoop

00:26:03.179 --> 00:26:03.779
 down on the

00:26:03.779 --> 00:26:04.500
 shoulder of the

00:26:04.500 --> 00:26:05.399
 Philistines in the west

00:26:05.399 --> 00:26:06.079
 and together

00:26:06.079 --> 00:26:07.199
 they shall plunder

00:26:07.199 --> 00:26:08.159
 the people of the east

00:26:08.159 --> 00:26:08.980
 so

00:26:08.980 --> 00:26:10.359
 north and south

00:26:10.359 --> 00:26:10.799
 are going to be

00:26:10.799 --> 00:26:11.500
 back together

00:26:11.500 --> 00:26:12.179
 again

00:26:12.179 --> 00:26:13.519
 and that was the

00:26:13.519 --> 00:26:13.939
 first

00:26:13.939 --> 00:26:15.679
 start of the downfall

00:26:15.679 --> 00:26:16.619
 when the kingdom split

00:26:16.619 --> 00:26:17.359
 and that's going to be

00:26:17.359 --> 00:26:17.879
 undone

00:26:17.879 --> 00:26:18.959
 north and south

00:26:18.959 --> 00:26:19.899
 will be back together

00:26:19.899 --> 00:26:21.699
 but also the nations

00:26:21.699 --> 00:26:22.339
 coming in

00:26:22.339 --> 00:26:23.779
 it's in Isaiah 11

00:26:23.779 --> 00:26:24.099
 but

00:26:24.099 --> 00:26:25.459
 you heard it especially

00:26:25.460 --> 00:26:26.559
 in Isaiah 25

00:26:26.559 --> 00:26:27.000
 right

00:26:27.000 --> 00:26:27.740
 who is this banquet

00:26:27.740 --> 00:26:28.140
 for?

00:26:28.539 --> 00:26:29.900
 for all peoples

00:26:29.900 --> 00:26:31.140
 and

00:26:31.140 --> 00:26:32.799
 death will be swallowed up

00:26:32.799 --> 00:26:33.480
 well

00:26:33.480 --> 00:26:34.559
 the veil that is cast

00:26:34.559 --> 00:26:36.180
 over all nations

00:26:36.180 --> 00:26:37.059
 right

00:26:37.059 --> 00:26:38.900
 it's for all nations

00:26:38.900 --> 00:26:39.680
 for Jews

00:26:39.680 --> 00:26:40.799
 and Gentiles

00:26:40.799 --> 00:26:42.799
 it was always the plan

00:26:42.799 --> 00:26:43.720
 back with Abraham

00:26:43.720 --> 00:26:45.039
 but in the prophets

00:26:45.039 --> 00:26:46.340
 it becomes very clear

00:26:46.340 --> 00:26:48.039
 they are fully included

00:26:48.039 --> 00:26:48.740
 they're not just

00:26:48.740 --> 00:26:49.640
 on the side

00:26:49.640 --> 00:26:50.319
 watching him

00:26:50.319 --> 00:26:51.539
 they're fully included

00:26:51.539 --> 00:26:52.120
 which is why

00:26:52.120 --> 00:26:52.940
 our church is here

00:26:52.940 --> 00:26:53.180
 right

00:26:53.180 --> 00:26:53.960
 because

00:26:53.960 --> 00:26:54.759
 I don't think

00:26:54.759 --> 00:26:55.180
 any of us

00:26:55.180 --> 00:26:55.539
 are Jews

00:26:55.539 --> 00:26:56.539
 we're all Gentiles

00:26:56.539 --> 00:26:57.200
 and yet

00:26:57.200 --> 00:26:58.460
 we're fully included

00:26:58.460 --> 00:26:59.420
 in God's people

00:26:59.420 --> 00:27:00.799
 so in some way

00:27:00.799 --> 00:27:01.620
 it's everyone

00:27:01.620 --> 00:27:04.140
 but

00:27:04.140 --> 00:27:04.700
 does it mean

00:27:04.700 --> 00:27:05.799
 everyone is just saved?

00:27:06.400 --> 00:27:07.560
 every human being ever?

00:27:08.400 --> 00:27:08.740
 no

00:27:08.740 --> 00:27:09.180
 actually

00:27:09.180 --> 00:27:10.400
 there is a change

00:27:10.400 --> 00:27:11.460
 especially

00:27:11.460 --> 00:27:12.039
 you see that

00:27:12.039 --> 00:27:12.779
 with Judah

00:27:12.779 --> 00:27:14.500
 because so far

00:27:14.500 --> 00:27:15.860
 God has dealt

00:27:15.860 --> 00:27:16.299
 with

00:27:16.299 --> 00:27:17.420
 the nation

00:27:17.420 --> 00:27:17.820
 right

00:27:17.820 --> 00:27:18.820
 they came out of Egypt

00:27:18.820 --> 00:27:19.620
 as a nation

00:27:19.620 --> 00:27:20.539
 they were blessed

00:27:20.539 --> 00:27:21.120
 under Solomon

00:27:21.120 --> 00:27:22.019
 as a nation

00:27:22.019 --> 00:27:23.200
 they went to the exile

00:27:23.200 --> 00:27:23.980
 as a nation

00:27:23.980 --> 00:27:25.539
 but in the prophets

00:27:25.539 --> 00:27:26.440
 God makes clear

00:27:26.440 --> 00:27:27.500
 I'm going to do it differently

00:27:27.500 --> 00:27:28.220
 I'm going to deal

00:27:28.220 --> 00:27:29.160
 with individuals

00:27:29.160 --> 00:27:30.680
 there's going to be

00:27:30.680 --> 00:27:31.319
 a division

00:27:31.319 --> 00:27:33.660
 you don't wonder

00:27:33.660 --> 00:27:33.980
 well

00:27:33.980 --> 00:27:35.200
 who are the people

00:27:35.200 --> 00:27:36.180
 God will save

00:27:36.180 --> 00:27:37.420
 and you might expect

00:27:37.420 --> 00:27:37.860
 him to say

00:27:37.860 --> 00:27:38.460
 well it's the most

00:27:38.460 --> 00:27:39.259
 righteous people

00:27:39.259 --> 00:27:39.539
 right

00:27:39.539 --> 00:27:40.360
 everyone who meets

00:27:40.360 --> 00:27:40.819
 the standard

00:27:40.819 --> 00:27:42.579
 but

00:27:42.579 --> 00:27:43.299
 yeah

00:27:43.299 --> 00:27:44.140
 you've seen the history

00:27:44.140 --> 00:27:44.599
 of Israel

00:27:44.599 --> 00:27:45.279
 there are no

00:27:45.279 --> 00:27:46.120
 righteous people

00:27:46.120 --> 00:27:47.140
 instead

00:27:47.140 --> 00:27:48.500
 it's everyone

00:27:48.500 --> 00:27:49.920
 who is repentant

00:27:49.920 --> 00:27:51.799
 everyone who is repentant

00:27:51.799 --> 00:27:53.139
 just listen to

00:27:53.139 --> 00:27:53.419
 what

00:27:53.419 --> 00:27:54.879
 God's people say

00:27:54.879 --> 00:27:56.680
 in Isaiah 64

00:27:56.680 --> 00:27:58.779
 starting at verse 5

00:27:58.779 --> 00:28:01.819
 you meet him

00:28:01.819 --> 00:28:02.480
 who joyfully

00:28:02.480 --> 00:28:03.399
 works righteousness

00:28:03.399 --> 00:28:04.299
 those who remember

00:28:04.299 --> 00:28:05.259
 you in your ways

00:28:05.259 --> 00:28:06.359
 behold

00:28:06.359 --> 00:28:07.139
 you were angry

00:28:07.139 --> 00:28:08.480
 and we sinned

00:28:08.480 --> 00:28:09.619
 in our sins

00:28:09.619 --> 00:28:10.819
 we have been a long time

00:28:10.819 --> 00:28:11.899
 and shall we be saved

00:28:11.899 --> 00:28:13.659
 we have all become

00:28:13.659 --> 00:28:15.039
 like one who is unclean

00:28:15.039 --> 00:28:16.919
 and all our righteous deeds

00:28:16.919 --> 00:28:18.299
 are like a polluted garment

00:28:18.299 --> 00:28:20.440
 we all fade like a leaf

00:28:20.440 --> 00:28:21.240
 and our iniquities

00:28:21.240 --> 00:28:21.840
 like the wind

00:28:21.840 --> 00:28:22.640
 take us away

00:28:22.640 --> 00:28:24.759
 verse 8

00:28:24.759 --> 00:28:25.840
 but now oh lord

00:28:25.840 --> 00:28:26.779
 you are our father

00:28:26.779 --> 00:28:27.500
 we are the clay

00:28:27.500 --> 00:28:28.480
 and you are our potter

00:28:28.480 --> 00:28:29.440
 we are all the work

00:28:29.440 --> 00:28:30.059
 of your hand

00:28:30.059 --> 00:28:31.580
 be not so terribly angry

00:28:31.580 --> 00:28:32.120
 oh lord

00:28:32.120 --> 00:28:33.220
 and remember not

00:28:33.220 --> 00:28:34.160
 iniquity forever

00:28:34.160 --> 00:28:35.220
 behold please look

00:28:35.220 --> 00:28:36.100
 we are all your people

00:28:36.100 --> 00:28:37.259
 yeah

00:28:37.259 --> 00:28:38.660
 you can hear it

00:28:38.660 --> 00:28:39.660
 they're not Pharisees

00:28:39.660 --> 00:28:40.860
 they are humble

00:28:40.860 --> 00:28:41.580
 and contrite

00:28:41.580 --> 00:28:42.700
 they know they've sinned

00:28:42.700 --> 00:28:43.299
 they know they don't

00:28:43.299 --> 00:28:44.039
 deserve anything

00:28:44.039 --> 00:28:44.500
 but they

00:28:44.500 --> 00:28:45.580
 they just appeal

00:28:45.580 --> 00:28:46.460
 to God's mercy

00:28:46.460 --> 00:28:47.960
 and that's the kind

00:28:47.960 --> 00:28:48.740
 of people that

00:28:48.740 --> 00:28:49.840
 God says

00:28:49.839 --> 00:28:50.799
 yeah these are the people

00:28:50.799 --> 00:28:51.619
 I esteem

00:28:51.619 --> 00:28:52.819
 the people I welcome

00:28:52.819 --> 00:28:55.139
 on the other hand

00:28:55.139 --> 00:28:55.819
 there's other people

00:28:55.819 --> 00:28:56.559
 and they

00:28:56.559 --> 00:28:58.559
 they continue to refuse

00:28:58.559 --> 00:28:58.879
 God

00:28:58.879 --> 00:29:00.639
 so next chapter

00:29:00.639 --> 00:29:01.699
 Isaiah 65

00:29:01.699 --> 00:29:03.199
 verse 2

00:29:03.199 --> 00:29:05.419
 I spread out my hands

00:29:05.419 --> 00:29:06.279
 all the day

00:29:06.279 --> 00:29:07.619
 to a rebellious people

00:29:07.619 --> 00:29:09.000
 who walk in a way

00:29:09.000 --> 00:29:09.879
 that is not good

00:29:09.879 --> 00:29:11.659
 following their own devices

00:29:11.659 --> 00:29:13.500
 a people who provoke me

00:29:13.500 --> 00:29:14.819
 to my face continually

00:29:14.819 --> 00:29:16.799
 sacrificing in gardens

00:29:16.799 --> 00:29:18.039
 and making offerings

00:29:18.039 --> 00:29:18.919
 on bricks

00:29:18.920 --> 00:29:20.680
 who eat pigs

00:29:20.680 --> 00:29:21.259
 flesh

00:29:21.259 --> 00:29:22.340
 verse 5

00:29:22.340 --> 00:29:22.700
 who say

00:29:22.700 --> 00:29:23.640
 keep to yourself

00:29:23.640 --> 00:29:24.800
 do not come near me

00:29:24.800 --> 00:29:26.039
 for I am too holy

00:29:26.039 --> 00:29:26.519
 for you

00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:27.880
 these are the smoke

00:29:27.880 --> 00:29:28.640
 in my nostrils

00:29:28.640 --> 00:29:29.640
 a fire that burns

00:29:29.640 --> 00:29:30.160
 all the day

00:29:30.160 --> 00:29:32.440
 and they're gonna get

00:29:32.440 --> 00:29:33.039
 judged

00:29:33.039 --> 00:29:34.080
 even worse judgment

00:29:34.080 --> 00:29:34.700
 than the exile

00:29:34.700 --> 00:29:36.180
 people who have

00:29:36.180 --> 00:29:37.140
 no interest in God

00:29:37.140 --> 00:29:38.740
 people who

00:29:38.740 --> 00:29:40.720
 continue to ignore him

00:29:40.720 --> 00:29:42.080
 and live their own way

00:29:42.080 --> 00:29:43.580
 so there's two groups

00:29:43.580 --> 00:29:44.460
 of sinners basically

00:29:44.460 --> 00:29:45.900
 but the difference

00:29:45.900 --> 00:29:46.519
 is repentance

00:29:46.519 --> 00:29:47.680
 one group repents

00:29:47.680 --> 00:29:48.480
 and they're accepted

00:29:48.480 --> 00:29:49.079
 and rescued

00:29:49.079 --> 00:29:50.220
 another group

00:29:50.220 --> 00:29:51.639
 keeps rejecting God

00:29:51.639 --> 00:29:52.599
 and they won't share

00:29:52.599 --> 00:29:53.099
 in the hope

00:29:53.099 --> 00:29:54.480
 which kind of makes sense

00:29:54.480 --> 00:29:54.940
 right

00:29:54.940 --> 00:29:56.279
 because we've seen

00:29:56.279 --> 00:29:57.619
 God will take care

00:29:57.619 --> 00:29:58.180
 of our sin

00:29:58.180 --> 00:29:59.480
 drastically

00:29:59.480 --> 00:30:01.319
 but it's only those

00:30:01.319 --> 00:30:02.059
 who know

00:30:02.059 --> 00:30:02.960
 they need that

00:30:02.960 --> 00:30:03.740
 who get it

00:30:03.740 --> 00:30:04.879
 but those who don't want

00:30:04.879 --> 00:30:06.420
 God to do it

00:30:06.420 --> 00:30:07.680
 either out of pride

00:30:07.680 --> 00:30:08.259
 or rebellion

00:30:08.259 --> 00:30:09.559
 they're not gonna benefit

00:30:09.559 --> 00:30:11.000
 right

00:30:11.000 --> 00:30:11.779
 so that's kind of

00:30:11.779 --> 00:30:11.920
 yeah

00:30:11.920 --> 00:30:13.259
 that's the third big change

00:30:13.259 --> 00:30:14.140
 so yeah

00:30:14.140 --> 00:30:14.759
 I altogether

00:30:14.759 --> 00:30:15.759
 I hope you see

00:30:15.759 --> 00:30:17.000
 these three big things

00:30:17.000 --> 00:30:17.619
 and they're

00:30:17.619 --> 00:30:18.779
 a massive change

00:30:18.779 --> 00:30:19.000
 right

00:30:19.000 --> 00:30:19.879
 a full reversal

00:30:19.879 --> 00:30:20.599
 of the fall

00:30:20.599 --> 00:30:22.859
 sin will be fully dealt

00:30:22.859 --> 00:30:23.200
 with

00:30:23.200 --> 00:30:24.240
 for everyone

00:30:24.240 --> 00:30:24.960
 who repents

00:30:24.960 --> 00:30:27.619
 now what do we do

00:30:27.619 --> 00:30:28.119
 with this

00:30:28.119 --> 00:30:30.299
 for I guess

00:30:30.299 --> 00:30:32.220
 it's all clear

00:30:32.220 --> 00:30:32.440
 right

00:30:32.440 --> 00:30:33.539
 I hope you recognize

00:30:33.539 --> 00:30:34.420
 this is the gospel

00:30:34.420 --> 00:30:35.259
 this is basically

00:30:35.259 --> 00:30:35.940
 the good news

00:30:35.940 --> 00:30:36.440
 of Jesus

00:30:36.440 --> 00:30:37.819
 that God saves us

00:30:37.819 --> 00:30:38.440
 from our sin

00:30:38.440 --> 00:30:39.059
 and we just need

00:30:39.059 --> 00:30:39.539
 to repent

00:30:39.539 --> 00:30:40.299
 that's basically

00:30:40.299 --> 00:30:40.700
 right

00:30:40.700 --> 00:30:41.960
 this is just exactly

00:30:41.960 --> 00:30:42.440
 the gospel

00:30:42.440 --> 00:30:44.240
 I mean I hope

00:30:44.240 --> 00:30:45.680
 today has really

00:30:45.680 --> 00:30:46.900
 just warmed your heart

00:30:46.900 --> 00:30:48.460
 seeing how much

00:30:48.460 --> 00:30:49.240
 God promises

00:30:49.240 --> 00:30:50.779
 how complete

00:30:50.779 --> 00:30:51.640
 is his solution

00:30:51.640 --> 00:30:52.240
 to sin

00:30:52.240 --> 00:30:53.940
 so amazing

00:30:53.940 --> 00:30:56.299
 such good news

00:30:56.299 --> 00:30:56.820
 right

00:30:56.820 --> 00:30:58.180
 everything is taken

00:30:58.180 --> 00:30:58.820
 care of

00:30:58.820 --> 00:30:59.680
 law

00:30:59.680 --> 00:31:00.580
 sin

00:31:00.580 --> 00:31:01.259
 judgment

00:31:01.259 --> 00:31:01.840
 Satan

00:31:01.840 --> 00:31:03.120
 everything is taken

00:31:03.120 --> 00:31:03.759
 care of

00:31:03.759 --> 00:31:04.759
 right

00:31:04.759 --> 00:31:06.059
 we often just think

00:31:06.059 --> 00:31:07.600
 gospel is just

00:31:07.600 --> 00:31:08.940
 Jesus died for my sins

00:31:08.940 --> 00:31:09.660
 but I hope you see

00:31:09.660 --> 00:31:10.620
 the gospel is far

00:31:10.620 --> 00:31:11.200
 greater

00:31:11.200 --> 00:31:13.100
 far more comprehensive

00:31:13.100 --> 00:31:14.700
 than that

00:31:14.700 --> 00:31:16.019
 and so this is really

00:31:16.019 --> 00:31:17.080
 really going to work

00:31:17.080 --> 00:31:17.319
 right

00:31:17.319 --> 00:31:18.019
 it's worth giving

00:31:18.019 --> 00:31:19.980
 your whole life to

00:31:19.980 --> 00:31:22.799
 and also I hope

00:31:22.799 --> 00:31:23.380
 it gives you

00:31:23.380 --> 00:31:24.380
 confidence

00:31:24.380 --> 00:31:24.660
 right

00:31:24.660 --> 00:31:25.480
 the bible is really

00:31:25.480 --> 00:31:26.019
 one book

00:31:26.019 --> 00:31:26.860
 the gospel is not

00:31:26.860 --> 00:31:27.400
 just in the new

00:31:27.400 --> 00:31:27.740
 testament

00:31:27.740 --> 00:31:29.080
 it's not just new

00:31:29.080 --> 00:31:29.880
 when Jesus comes

00:31:29.880 --> 00:31:30.840
 it's announced

00:31:30.840 --> 00:31:31.920
 in the old testament

00:31:31.920 --> 00:31:33.779
 when Peter and Paul

00:31:33.779 --> 00:31:34.580
 when they went around

00:31:34.580 --> 00:31:35.000
 preaching

00:31:35.000 --> 00:31:35.960
 they preached

00:31:35.960 --> 00:31:36.660
 from the prophets

00:31:36.660 --> 00:31:38.140
 to be honest

00:31:38.140 --> 00:31:38.680
 I think the new

00:31:38.680 --> 00:31:39.440
 testament adds

00:31:39.440 --> 00:31:40.420
 very little

00:31:40.420 --> 00:31:41.860
 that you can't

00:31:41.860 --> 00:31:42.480
 just find in the

00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:43.019
 prophets already

00:31:43.019 --> 00:31:43.740
 it's all here

00:31:43.740 --> 00:31:45.779
 and so

00:31:45.779 --> 00:31:46.200
 yeah

00:31:46.200 --> 00:31:46.980
 the whole

00:31:46.980 --> 00:31:47.960
 the prophets

00:31:47.960 --> 00:31:48.500
 are all about

00:31:48.500 --> 00:31:48.920
 the gospel

00:31:48.920 --> 00:31:49.420
 and actually

00:31:49.420 --> 00:31:49.860
 not just

00:31:49.860 --> 00:31:50.540
 the prophets

00:31:50.540 --> 00:31:50.800
 right

00:31:50.800 --> 00:31:52.460
 I hope in a way

00:31:52.460 --> 00:31:53.000
 you see

00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:54.259
 how everything

00:31:54.259 --> 00:31:55.160
 before the prophets

00:31:55.160 --> 00:31:56.300
 was just preparation

00:31:56.300 --> 00:31:57.860
 now last week

00:31:57.860 --> 00:31:58.300
 we covered

00:31:58.300 --> 00:31:59.800
 400 years of history

00:31:59.800 --> 00:32:01.600
 of Israel suffering

00:32:01.600 --> 00:32:02.420
 under the law

00:32:02.420 --> 00:32:03.580
 and ending up

00:32:03.580 --> 00:32:04.180
 in exile

00:32:04.180 --> 00:32:05.900
 but I hope you see

00:32:05.900 --> 00:32:07.039
 well they needed that

00:32:07.039 --> 00:32:08.180
 right

00:32:08.180 --> 00:32:09.039
 because hope

00:32:09.039 --> 00:32:10.600
 as we started

00:32:10.600 --> 00:32:12.200
 hope is for the hopeless

00:32:12.200 --> 00:32:14.299
 and so God

00:32:14.299 --> 00:32:14.740
 in a way

00:32:14.740 --> 00:32:16.000
 he got them to realize

00:32:16.000 --> 00:32:16.900
 their hopelessness

00:32:16.900 --> 00:32:18.920
 he made them realize

00:32:18.920 --> 00:32:19.600
 their sin

00:32:19.600 --> 00:32:21.180
 that they couldn't solve it

00:32:21.180 --> 00:32:22.940
 that's why

00:32:22.940 --> 00:32:24.160
 they were in that situation

00:32:24.160 --> 00:32:24.980
 so that they would

00:32:24.980 --> 00:32:26.080
 see their need

00:32:26.080 --> 00:32:26.940
 for Jesus

00:32:26.940 --> 00:32:27.920
 their need for God

00:32:27.920 --> 00:32:28.480
 to do it

00:32:28.480 --> 00:32:29.840
 just as he often does

00:32:29.840 --> 00:32:30.180
 for us

00:32:30.180 --> 00:32:30.740
 he brings us

00:32:30.740 --> 00:32:31.680
 to the end of ourselves

00:32:31.680 --> 00:32:33.380
 so that we turn to him

00:32:33.380 --> 00:32:36.560
 so it's a very simple

00:32:36.560 --> 00:32:37.300
 question for us

00:32:37.300 --> 00:32:37.440
 right

00:32:37.440 --> 00:32:38.300
 what is our hope

00:32:38.300 --> 00:32:39.800
 in us

00:32:39.800 --> 00:32:40.660
 and our efforts

00:32:40.660 --> 00:32:42.000
 I hope you will see

00:32:42.000 --> 00:32:42.600
 that fails

00:32:42.600 --> 00:32:42.820
 right

00:32:42.820 --> 00:32:43.700
 Israel tried

00:32:43.700 --> 00:32:45.040
 to save themselves

00:32:45.040 --> 00:32:46.340
 for 900 years

00:32:46.340 --> 00:32:47.640
 and they couldn't

00:32:47.640 --> 00:32:49.540
 we can't save ourselves

00:32:49.540 --> 00:32:50.360
 and God says

00:32:50.360 --> 00:32:51.880
 I'll do it

00:32:51.880 --> 00:32:52.780
 for you

00:32:52.780 --> 00:32:53.600
 I will take care

00:32:53.600 --> 00:32:54.180
 of everything

00:32:54.180 --> 00:32:54.960
 you just need to

00:32:54.960 --> 00:32:55.860
 admit your needs

00:32:55.860 --> 00:32:56.380
 your sin

00:32:56.380 --> 00:32:58.140
 I want to rescue you

00:32:58.140 --> 00:32:58.860
 it's like when you're

00:32:58.860 --> 00:32:59.340
 drowning

00:32:59.340 --> 00:33:00.640
 and God says

00:33:00.640 --> 00:33:01.780
 here take my hand

00:33:01.779 --> 00:33:02.779
 right

00:33:02.779 --> 00:33:03.440
 the right thing

00:33:03.440 --> 00:33:04.220
 to do is to grab

00:33:04.220 --> 00:33:04.740
 that hand

00:33:04.740 --> 00:33:06.139
 so God will pull you out

00:33:06.139 --> 00:33:07.440
 if you refuse

00:33:07.440 --> 00:33:08.259
 to grab the hand

00:33:08.259 --> 00:33:09.259
 because you are not

00:33:09.259 --> 00:33:10.440
 interested in being saved

00:33:10.440 --> 00:33:11.119
 or because you think

00:33:11.119 --> 00:33:11.960
 you can save yourself

00:33:11.960 --> 00:33:13.359
 yeah you will not be

00:33:13.359 --> 00:33:14.079
 rescued

00:33:14.079 --> 00:33:15.480
 you need to grab

00:33:15.480 --> 00:33:16.200
 God's hand

00:33:16.200 --> 00:33:18.940
 so will we do that

00:33:18.940 --> 00:33:19.460
 right

00:33:19.460 --> 00:33:20.859
 as we have this

00:33:20.859 --> 00:33:21.480
 great hope

00:33:21.480 --> 00:33:22.379
 will we confess

00:33:22.379 --> 00:33:22.859
 our sin

00:33:22.859 --> 00:33:23.779
 will we turn away

00:33:23.779 --> 00:33:24.519
 from ourselves

00:33:24.519 --> 00:33:25.700
 to God

00:33:25.700 --> 00:33:26.440
 will we say

00:33:26.440 --> 00:33:28.099
 please only you

00:33:28.099 --> 00:33:28.940
 can save us

00:33:28.940 --> 00:33:29.980
 and let him

00:33:29.980 --> 00:33:30.660
 do everything

00:33:30.660 --> 00:33:32.680
 because that is

00:33:32.680 --> 00:33:33.860
 how we should

00:33:33.860 --> 00:33:34.340
 respond

00:33:34.340 --> 00:33:35.160
 that is the people

00:33:35.160 --> 00:33:36.000
 God esteems

00:33:36.000 --> 00:33:37.220
 people who know

00:33:37.220 --> 00:33:38.660
 yeah they don't

00:33:38.660 --> 00:33:39.160
 deserve it

00:33:39.160 --> 00:33:39.620
 who know they

00:33:39.620 --> 00:33:40.460
 can't save themselves

00:33:40.460 --> 00:33:41.060
 that's how we

00:33:41.060 --> 00:33:42.440
 respond to the

00:33:42.440 --> 00:33:43.300
 wonderful work of

00:33:43.300 --> 00:33:43.580
 God

00:33:43.580 --> 00:33:44.700
 to the gospel

00:33:44.700 --> 00:33:47.540
 why don't we pray

00:33:47.540 --> 00:33:53.180
 father thank you

00:33:53.180 --> 00:33:54.140
 so much for

00:33:54.140 --> 00:33:55.420
 the incredible

00:33:55.420 --> 00:33:56.040
 love

00:33:56.040 --> 00:33:57.840
 seen here

00:33:57.840 --> 00:33:58.440
 and your great

00:33:58.440 --> 00:33:58.940
 promises

00:33:58.940 --> 00:34:00.620
 this new covenant

00:34:00.620 --> 00:34:01.799
 with everything

00:34:01.799 --> 00:34:02.860
 taken care of

00:34:02.860 --> 00:34:04.180
 a full reversal

00:34:04.180 --> 00:34:04.759
 of the fall

00:34:04.759 --> 00:34:05.240
 with sin

00:34:05.240 --> 00:34:05.860
 fully dealt

00:34:05.860 --> 00:34:06.200
 with

00:34:06.200 --> 00:34:07.600
 father help us

00:34:07.600 --> 00:34:08.240
 to want that

00:34:08.240 --> 00:34:08.820
 help us to know

00:34:08.820 --> 00:34:09.539
 we need it

00:34:09.539 --> 00:34:10.860
 and to know

00:34:10.860 --> 00:34:11.559
 that we need you

00:34:11.559 --> 00:34:12.159
 to do it

00:34:12.159 --> 00:34:13.059
 help us to turn

00:34:13.059 --> 00:34:14.139
 away from ourselves

00:34:14.139 --> 00:34:14.860
 turn away from

00:34:14.860 --> 00:34:15.360
 other things

00:34:15.360 --> 00:34:16.679
 to seek our only

00:34:16.679 --> 00:34:17.059
 hope

00:34:17.059 --> 00:34:18.159
 in you

00:34:18.159 --> 00:34:19.920
 to keep

00:34:19.920 --> 00:34:20.840
 holding on to you

00:34:20.840 --> 00:34:22.059
 to keep trusting you

00:34:22.059 --> 00:34:23.460
 to keep confessing

00:34:23.460 --> 00:34:23.960
 our sins

00:34:23.960 --> 00:34:25.679
 and holding on to you

00:34:25.679 --> 00:34:26.980
 because only you

00:34:26.980 --> 00:34:27.460
 can save

00:34:27.460 --> 00:34:28.260
 if we see this so

00:34:28.260 --> 00:34:28.619
 clearly

00:34:28.619 --> 00:34:30.059
 please

00:34:30.059 --> 00:34:31.000
 you know

00:34:31.000 --> 00:34:33.119
 our hearts are

00:34:33.119 --> 00:34:33.679
 deceptive

00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:34.240
 please keep

00:34:34.240 --> 00:34:35.139
 transforming us

00:34:35.139 --> 00:34:36.440
 please keeping us

00:34:36.440 --> 00:34:36.880
 close

00:34:36.880 --> 00:34:38.420
 that we might

00:34:38.420 --> 00:34:38.980
 walk with you

00:34:38.980 --> 00:34:39.639
 and live for you

00:34:39.639 --> 00:34:41.220
 in this great city

00:34:41.220 --> 00:34:42.800
 showing that

00:34:42.800 --> 00:34:43.480
 you are

00:34:43.480 --> 00:34:44.699
 the only savior

00:34:44.699 --> 00:34:46.159
 in Jesus name

00:34:46.159 --> 00:34:46.639
 we pray

00:34:46.639 --> 00:34:47.720
 amen

00:34:47.719 --> 00:34:58.579
 расск

00:34:58.579 --> 00:35:00.639
 you

00:35:00.679 --> 00:35:02.439
 you

00:35:02.439 --> 00:35:03.259
 you