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 Let's turn our attention now to the book of Daniel.

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 We're going to spend our time this summer in this book.

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 It is one of my favorites, as you can probably know,

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 based upon one of the names of my children.

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 Daniel just shines from the pages of the Old Testament

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 as one who is devoted to God.

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 And what may not be clear

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 on the surface of this text

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 that while it may be speaking about the events

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 that are happening in Babylon,

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 it may be speaking of this character,

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 Daniel and his three friends,

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 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

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 Really, behind all of this is the message of God.

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 Behind all of this is the testimony

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 of God's sovereign hand

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 to preserve His people,

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 to allow the light of Israel

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 to shine among the nations

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 and to capture a heart.

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 I believe we're going to find in Daniel chapter 4

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 of God working instrumentally

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 through these young men

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 and the testimony of their faith in God

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 to be a model and a witness

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 of the gospel, as it were,

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 a testimony of who God is,

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 the God of heaven,

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 in drawing Nebuchadnezzar

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 and his subjects to faith in Christ,

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 faith in God.

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 Open, if you would, please,

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 to Daniel chapter 1.

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 If you're using the Pew Bible,

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 it's on page 737.

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 I've often wondered if,

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 like Timothy,

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 Daniel also had a mother

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 or a father

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 who was instrumental

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 in building faith in him

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 and establishing him

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 for this special purpose.

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 This morning we're going to see

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 the faithfulness of God

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 shining through this passage today

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 in Daniel chapter 1,

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 verses 1 to 7.

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 So if you're there,

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 please follow along with me

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 as I read just the first verse.

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 Daniel chapter 1, verse 1.

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 It says this,

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 In the third year

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 of the reign of Jehoiakim,

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 king of Judah,

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 Nebuchadnezzar,

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 king of Babylon,

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 came to Jerusalem

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 and besieged it.

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 Now on the surface,

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 of course,

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 the events that are unfolding

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 in front of us

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 are the names of a king

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 or kingdoms

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 and the situation

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 that is taking place.

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 But hidden behind this

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 is the history of words

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 and the history

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 of God's testimony

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 and his faithfulness

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 for his people.

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 I just want to draw

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 your attention to this

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 as we begin our time today.

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 We see, first of all,

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 that God is faithful

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 to give his word.

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 God is faithful

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 to give his word.

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 Of course,

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 we're no longer

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 in first century Israel.

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 As we were studying

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 through the gospel of Luke.

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 We're no longer

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 even in Israel

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 or Jerusalem.

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 We're not speaking

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 the Greek language.

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 We're in Babylon here.

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 This is our new situation.

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 And this is some 600 years

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 before Christ

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 will walk the earth.

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 And about 400 years

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 after King David

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 reigned as king.

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 We find ourselves

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 in this book of Daniel.

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 Daniel,

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 Daniel,

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 which is kind of a mix

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 of history

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 and prophecy.

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 The first six chapters

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 are devoted

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 to kind of the story

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 of Daniel

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 and the life

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 of he and his friends.

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 All those familiar stories

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 that we have grown up

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 learning as children.

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 But then the last half

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 of this book

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 is about prophecy.

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 The apocalypse.

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 It's about these vivid

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 pictures of future kingdoms.

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 We're going to center

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 our study

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 during this summer

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 just in the first six

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 chapters of this book

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 so we can draw attention

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 to Daniel

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 and his faith in God

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 and how God works

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 through Daniel

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 to draw the heart

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 of a king

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 to himself.

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 Daniel is the author

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 of Daniel

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 which may seem

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 a bit confusing

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 in the first six chapters

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 because he refers

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 to himself

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 kind of in the third person

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 but then as we move

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 our way to chapter 7

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 through 12

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 we'll begin to see

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 more often

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 that Daniel

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 refers to himself

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 in the first person.

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 He uses I

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 and me.

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 In Daniel chapter 12

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 verse 4

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 we find

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 this statement

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 but you,

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 Daniel,

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 shut up the words

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 and seal the book

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 until the time

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 of the end.

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 Daniel

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 as the author

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 of this book.

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 He's writing about

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 600 years

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 before Christ

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 and he focuses

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 his attention

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 in these first

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 couple of verses

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 on the situation

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 of Israel

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 and the situation

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 in history.

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 In the third year

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 of the reign

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 of Jehoiakim.

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 Who was Jehoiakim?

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 And I just want to

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 provide just a quick

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 and brief introduction

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 to try to get us

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 into the flow

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 of this narrative.

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 2 Kings 23

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 36 to 37

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 provides just a

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 commentary

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 on this

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 one of the last

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 kings of Judah.

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 It says

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 Jehoiakim

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 was 25 years old

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 when he began

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 to reign

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 and he reigned

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 11 years

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 in Jerusalem.

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 His mother's name

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 was Zebediah

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 the daughter

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 of Padiah

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 and Ruma

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 and he did

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 what was evil

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 in the sight

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 of the Lord

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 according to all

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 that his fathers

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 had done.

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 I just want to

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 draw your attention

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 to those last

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 two phrases.

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 He did what was evil

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 in the sight of the Lord.

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 He rebelled

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 against God.

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 He did not set

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 his affection

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 on the God

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 of heaven

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 on the God

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 of Abraham

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 Isaac and Jacob.

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 He decided

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 to follow his own

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 course which was

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 against the standard

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 that God had set.

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 But it was something

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 that his fathers

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 had done.

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 It was part of the

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 course of the

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 final years

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 of the kings

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 of Judah

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 the rebellion

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 against God.

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 So we find

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 for Jehoiakim's

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 son

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 who's Jehoiakin

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 we find

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 this commentary

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 in 2 Kings 24

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 verses 13 and 16.

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 So Nebuchadnezzar

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 he carried off

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 all the treasures

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 of the house

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 of the Lord

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 and the treasures

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 of the king's house

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 and cut in pieces

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 all the vessels

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 of gold

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 in the temple

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 of the Lord

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 which Solomon

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 king of Israel

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 had made

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 as the Lord

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 had foretold.

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 He carried away

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 all Jerusalem

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 and all the officials

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 and all the mighty

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 men of valor

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 10,000 captives

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 and all the craftsmen

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 and the smiths

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 none remained

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 except the poorest

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 people of the land.

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 And he carried away

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 Jehoiakim

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 to Babylon

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 the king's mother

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 the king's wives

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 the officials

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 and the chief men

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 of the land

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 he took into captivity

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 from Jerusalem

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 to Babylon.

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 And the king of Babylon

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 brought captives

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 to Babylon

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 all the men of valor

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 7,000

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 and the craftsmen

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 and the metal workers

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 a thousand

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 all of them

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 strong and fit

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 for war.

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 The best

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 of the best

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 were taken

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 from Jerusalem

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 to Babylon

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 and Daniel

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 would have been

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 part of that

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 first wave

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 of captivity

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 around 597 B.C.

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 Why did all

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 of this happen?

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 Well it happened

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 because of what

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 we find in verse 20.

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 For because

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 of the anger

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 of the Lord

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 it came to the point

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 in Jerusalem

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 and Judah

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 that he cast

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 them out

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 from his presence

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 and Zedekiah

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 rebelled against

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 the king

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 of Babylon.

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 This hadn't been

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 this hadn't happened

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 for no reason

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 it happened

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 because of

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 the explicit

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 word of God

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 in sending

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 prophets

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 to Jerusalem

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 and to Judah

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 to warn them

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 about his standard.

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 This passage

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 is a little lengthy

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 and so I want

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 to encourage you

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 to turn to

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 2 Chronicles

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 with me.

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 2 Chronicles

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 36

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 beginning in

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 verse 12

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 if you're using

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 the Pew Bible

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 it's on page

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 388

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 it would be

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 beneficial for you

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 to see this

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 for yourself

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 so you can

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 even underline

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 the portions

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 of scripture

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 that deal

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 with the

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 faithfulness

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 of God

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 as it relates

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 to giving

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 his word.

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 Notice in

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 verse 12

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 it says

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 speaking of

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 the kings

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 of Judah

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 he did

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 what was

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 right

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 excuse me

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 what was evil

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 in the sight

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 of the Lord

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 is God

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 he did

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 not humble

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 himself

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 before

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 Jeremiah

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 the prophet

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 who spoke

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 from the mouth

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 of the Lord

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 he also rebelled

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 against King

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 Nebuchadnezzar

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 who made him

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 swear by God

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 he stiffened

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 his neck

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 and hardened

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 his heart

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 against

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 turning to

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 the Lord

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 the God

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 of Israel

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 now drop

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 down to

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 verse 15

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 the Lord

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 the God

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 of their

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 fathers

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 sent

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 persistently

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 to them

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 by his

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 messengers

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 because he

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 had compassion

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 on his

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 people

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 in his

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 dwelling place

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 but they

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 kept

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 mocking

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 the messengers

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 of God

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 despising

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 the words

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 his words

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 and scoffing

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 at his

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 prophets

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 until the

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 wrath of the

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 Lord

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 rose against

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 his people

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 until there

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 was no

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 remedy

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 God

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 faithfully

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 sent

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 his word

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 God

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 faithfully

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 consistently

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 generation

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 after generation

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 prophet

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 after prophet

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 warned his

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 people

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 to obey

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 and so

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 what we

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 find in

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 this

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 first

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 couple

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 of verses

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 that

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 Jehoiakim

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 and the

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 people who

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 were living

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 in Judah

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 and Jerusalem

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 are not

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 just

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 captives

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 and not

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 just

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 subjects

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 of circumstance

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 but under

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 the divine

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 hand of

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 God

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 are experiencing

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 now the

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 consequences

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 of this

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 faithful

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 word of

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 God

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 that he

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 has sent

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 them

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 over

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 and over

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 and over

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 again

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 God

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 had given

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 faithful

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 warnings

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 to his

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 people

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 God

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 was

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 a faithful

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 God

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 to send

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 his message

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 through his

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 messengers

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 and as we

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 turn to

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 verse 2

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 and 7

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 of Daniel

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 chapter 1

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 now coming

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 back to

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 Daniel

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 not only

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 is God

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 faithful

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 to give

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 his word

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 but we

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 find that

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 he's faithful

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 to keep

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 his word

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 and we're

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 going to

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 find that

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 in our

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 passage

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 in a

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 number

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 of

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 different

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 ways

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 God

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 is

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 faithful

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 to

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 keep

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 his

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 word

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 the

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 very

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 first

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 picture

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 of God's

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 faithfulness

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 is found

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 in verse 2

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 notice

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 the Lord

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 gave

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 Jehoiakim

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 king of

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 Judah

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 into his

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 hand

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 with some

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 of the

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 vessels

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 of the

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 house

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 of God

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 and he

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 brought

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 them

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 to the

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 land

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 of

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 Shinar

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 to the

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 house

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 of his

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 God

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 and placed

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 the vessels

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 in the

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 treasury

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 of his

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 God

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 how is

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 God

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 faithful

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 in verse 2

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 how would

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 you fill

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 in this

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 blank

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 well God

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 is faithful

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 to punish

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 his people

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 God

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 is faithful

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 to bring

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 punishment

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 on his

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 people

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 we can

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 rejoice

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 in a

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 God who

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 is faithful

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 to keep

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 his word

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 even

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 when

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 that word

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 leads

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 to our

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 own

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 discipline

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 and God

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 is setting

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 the trajectory

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 God is

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 helping

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 his people

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 understand

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 if he

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 is faithful

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 to keep

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 his word

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 to punish

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 his people

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 he will

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 also be

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 faithful

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 to keep

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 his word

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 to bring

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 back

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 his people

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 back to

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 the land

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 of

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 Judah

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 which is

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 what's

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 going to

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 happen

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 in 70

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 years

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 from the

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 beginning

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 of this

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 captivity

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 God is

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 establishing

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 himself

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 as a

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 faithful

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 God

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 to keep

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 his word

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 and he

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 does this

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 by punishing

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 his people

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 this word

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 the Lord

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 gave

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 Jehoiakim

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 king of

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 Judah

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 into his

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 hand

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 is the

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 word

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 delivered

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 it's the

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 word

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 to describe

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 God

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 giving them

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 over

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 he is the

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 one who

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 is sovereignly

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 involved

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 in the

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 events

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 that we

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 find

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 on the

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 pages

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 of

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 Daniel

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 chapter

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 one

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 it wasn't

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 Nebuchadnezzar's

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 military

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 might

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 or brilliance

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 that brought

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 about the

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 downfall

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 of Jerusalem

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 it wasn't

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 his prestige

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 or power

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 or strategic

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 genius

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 that allowed

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 him to

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 conquer

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 the known

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 world

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 it was

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 the hand

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 of God

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 and by

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 his power

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 permitting

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 Nebuchadnezzar

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 to do

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 these things

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 there are

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 details

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 that we

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 don't have

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 time to

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 cover

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 this morning

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 but it's

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 not a

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 coincidence

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 that we

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 find

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 in our

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 passage

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 this morning

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 a reference

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 to the

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 land of

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 Shinar

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 notice that

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 in the

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 second half

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 of verse

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 2

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 he brought

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 them to

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 the land

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 of Shinar

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 to the

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 house of

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 his God

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 and placed

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 the vessels

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 in the

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 treasury

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 of his

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 God

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 the last

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 time this

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 word was

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 used

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 the

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 reference

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 to

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 Shinar

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 goes all

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 the way

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 back to

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 Genesis

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 chapter 11

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 and if you

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 remember the

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 details that

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 take place

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 there in

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 Shinar

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 this is where

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 the people

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 assembled

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 to build

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 a tower

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 to God

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 in a place

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 of Babel

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 this is the

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 birthplace

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 of Babylon

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 this is the

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 location where

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 the first

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 showdown

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 really

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 of a

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 religious

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 people who

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 were internally

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 religious

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 and seeking

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 to get to

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 the God

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 of their

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 own

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 making

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 are matched

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 and confronted

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 by the

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 one true

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 God

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 the God

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 who

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 helps them

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 understand

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 his

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 supremacy

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 helps them

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 come to

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 terms

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 with who

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 he really

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 is as

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 the God

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 of all

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 here we

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 are again

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 back in

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 Shinar

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 where God

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 is going

00:13:43.980 --> 00:13:44.699
 to demonstrate

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 his

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 faithfulness

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 his

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 faithfulness

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 to a

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 people

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 not only

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 to punish

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 but also

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 to preserve

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 and that's

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 what we

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 find in

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 verses 3

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 to 5

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 God

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 not only

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 punishes

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 his

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 people

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 God

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 preserves

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 his

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 people

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 the grace

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 of God

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 will be

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 so prominent

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 as we read

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 through

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 these first

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 six chapters

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 of Daniel

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 I trust

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 it will

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 encourage

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 your heart

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 Judah

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 at this

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 point

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 is now

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 taken

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 captive

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 10,000

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 captives

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 from Jerusalem

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 are making

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 their way

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 or have made

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 their way

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 to Babylon

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 they're under

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 discipline

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 but through

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 the narrative

00:14:23.580 --> 00:14:24.400
 of Daniel

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 we're going

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 to find

00:14:25.800 --> 00:14:26.500
 God's

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 loyal

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 subjects

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 are blessed

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 they're

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 thriving

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 in the land

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 Daniel

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 and his

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 friends

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 are thriving

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 in a place

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 of discipline

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 that's

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 a picture

00:14:40.540 --> 00:14:41.019
 of God's

00:14:41.019 --> 00:14:41.440
 preservation

00:14:41.440 --> 00:14:41.980
 on them

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 we see

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 the Lord

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 in his

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 hand

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 written

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 across

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 especially

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 this first

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 chapter

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 let me

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 just briefly

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 draw your

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 attention

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 to it

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 we saw

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 it already

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 in verse

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 2

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 where the

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 Lord

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 gave

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 but drop

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 down to

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 verse 9

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 we're going

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 to pick

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 this up

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 next week

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 and we'll

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 see

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 and God

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 gave

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 Daniel

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 favor

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 and compassion

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 in the sight

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 of the chief

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 of the eunuchs

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 God is

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 working

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 instrumentally

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 God is

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 the one

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 who's

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 over all

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 God is

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 the one

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 who's moving

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 the hands

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 and the

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 activities

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 of those

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 who are

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 responsible

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 then in

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 Daniel chapter

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 1 verse 17

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 notice

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 as for

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 these four

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 God gave

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 them learning

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 and skill

00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:25.320
 in all literature

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 and wisdom

00:15:25.879 --> 00:15:26.440
 and Daniel

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 and understanding

00:15:27.420 --> 00:15:28.500
 and all visions

00:15:28.500 --> 00:15:29.320
 and dreams

00:15:29.320 --> 00:15:30.940
 God is preserving

00:15:30.940 --> 00:15:32.140
 his people

00:15:32.140 --> 00:15:34.660
 these

00:15:34.660 --> 00:15:36.020
 descendants

00:15:36.019 --> 00:15:38.059
 of Abraham

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 God

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 is

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 setting

00:15:40.620 --> 00:15:40.939
 his

00:15:40.939 --> 00:15:41.439
 affection

00:15:41.439 --> 00:15:42.059
 on them

00:15:42.059 --> 00:15:42.319
 God

00:15:42.319 --> 00:15:42.519
 is

00:15:42.519 --> 00:15:43.279
 blessing

00:15:43.279 --> 00:15:43.699
 them

00:15:43.699 --> 00:15:44.179
 and

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 allowing

00:15:44.879 --> 00:15:45.220
 them

00:15:45.220 --> 00:15:46.059
 to flourish

00:15:46.059 --> 00:15:47.000
 even in

00:15:47.000 --> 00:15:47.819
 this land

00:15:47.819 --> 00:15:48.379
 of captivity

00:15:48.379 --> 00:15:50.399
 of course

00:15:50.399 --> 00:15:50.819
 he does

00:15:50.819 --> 00:15:51.199
 this

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 according

00:15:51.579 --> 00:15:51.960
 to his

00:15:51.960 --> 00:15:52.259
 word

00:15:52.259 --> 00:15:53.519
 Jeremiah

00:15:53.519 --> 00:15:54.059
 23

00:15:54.059 --> 00:15:54.699
 verse 3

00:15:54.699 --> 00:15:55.980
 God

00:15:55.980 --> 00:15:56.779
 states

00:15:56.779 --> 00:15:57.779
 to Jeremiah

00:15:57.779 --> 00:15:59.279
 I will gather

00:15:59.279 --> 00:15:59.740
 the remnant

00:15:59.740 --> 00:16:00.079
 of my

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 flock

00:16:00.439 --> 00:16:00.839
 out of

00:16:00.839 --> 00:16:01.360
 all the

00:16:01.360 --> 00:16:01.819
 countries

00:16:01.819 --> 00:16:02.439
 where I

00:16:02.439 --> 00:16:02.579
 have

00:16:02.579 --> 00:16:02.939
 driven

00:16:02.939 --> 00:16:03.199
 them

00:16:03.199 --> 00:16:03.539
 and I

00:16:03.539 --> 00:16:03.699
 will

00:16:03.699 --> 00:16:03.939
 bring

00:16:03.939 --> 00:16:04.159
 them

00:16:04.159 --> 00:16:04.500
 back

00:16:04.500 --> 00:16:05.139
 to

00:16:05.139 --> 00:16:05.639
 their

00:16:05.639 --> 00:16:06.120
 fold

00:16:06.120 --> 00:16:07.699
 and

00:16:07.699 --> 00:16:07.919
 they

00:16:07.919 --> 00:16:08.220
 shall

00:16:08.220 --> 00:16:08.539
 be

00:16:08.539 --> 00:16:09.600
 fruitful

00:16:09.600 --> 00:16:10.399
 and multiply

00:16:10.399 --> 00:16:12.000
 God

00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:12.659
 had set

00:16:12.659 --> 00:16:13.819
 his

00:16:13.819 --> 00:16:14.399
 people

00:16:14.399 --> 00:16:15.419
 apart

00:16:15.419 --> 00:16:16.559
 he was

00:16:16.559 --> 00:16:17.059
 preserving

00:16:17.059 --> 00:16:17.360
 them

00:16:17.360 --> 00:16:18.079
 for himself

00:16:18.079 --> 00:16:18.419
 and

00:16:18.419 --> 00:16:19.539
 we see

00:16:19.539 --> 00:16:20.139
 the way

00:16:20.139 --> 00:16:20.559
 in which

00:16:20.559 --> 00:16:20.860
 God

00:16:20.860 --> 00:16:21.399
 is working

00:16:21.399 --> 00:16:21.959
 through

00:16:21.959 --> 00:16:22.439
 Daniel

00:16:22.439 --> 00:16:23.159
 and through

00:16:23.159 --> 00:16:23.819
 his

00:16:23.819 --> 00:16:24.199
 three

00:16:24.199 --> 00:16:24.720
 friends

00:16:24.720 --> 00:16:26.399
 to preserve

00:16:26.399 --> 00:16:26.660
 them

00:16:26.660 --> 00:16:27.000
 in this

00:16:27.000 --> 00:16:27.379
 place

00:16:27.379 --> 00:16:28.379
 so that

00:16:28.379 --> 00:16:28.720
 he can

00:16:28.720 --> 00:16:29.379
 draw

00:16:29.379 --> 00:16:29.700
 them

00:16:29.700 --> 00:16:30.060
 back

00:16:30.060 --> 00:16:30.580
 as well

00:16:30.580 --> 00:16:30.960
 as

00:16:30.960 --> 00:16:31.320
 many

00:16:31.320 --> 00:16:31.779
 others

00:16:31.779 --> 00:16:32.779
 as we'll

00:16:32.779 --> 00:16:33.100
 find

00:16:33.100 --> 00:16:33.399
 in

00:16:33.399 --> 00:16:33.940
 the book

00:16:33.940 --> 00:16:34.340
 of Ezra

00:16:34.340 --> 00:16:35.759
 we look

00:16:35.759 --> 00:16:36.060
 at this

00:16:36.060 --> 00:16:36.560
 testimony

00:16:36.560 --> 00:16:37.019
 of these

00:16:37.019 --> 00:16:37.540
 young men

00:16:37.540 --> 00:16:38.180
 and we're

00:16:38.180 --> 00:16:38.720
 challenged

00:16:38.720 --> 00:16:39.420
 by their

00:16:39.420 --> 00:16:39.940
 courage

00:16:39.940 --> 00:16:40.320
 as they

00:16:40.320 --> 00:16:40.680
 stand

00:16:40.680 --> 00:16:41.180
 for God

00:16:41.180 --> 00:16:41.820
 but written

00:16:41.820 --> 00:16:42.240
 behind

00:16:42.240 --> 00:16:42.940
 all of

00:16:42.940 --> 00:16:43.240
 this

00:16:43.240 --> 00:16:43.840
 is the

00:16:43.840 --> 00:16:44.220
 hand

00:16:44.220 --> 00:16:44.720
 of God

00:16:44.720 --> 00:16:45.279
 who is

00:16:45.279 --> 00:16:46.120
 instrumentally

00:16:46.120 --> 00:16:46.480
 working

00:16:46.480 --> 00:16:46.920
 through

00:16:46.920 --> 00:16:47.720
 these

00:16:47.720 --> 00:16:48.060
 young

00:16:48.060 --> 00:16:48.360
 men

00:16:48.360 --> 00:16:50.200
 but notice

00:16:50.200 --> 00:16:50.740
 the shift

00:16:50.740 --> 00:16:51.420
 in language

00:16:51.420 --> 00:16:51.820
 that takes

00:16:51.820 --> 00:16:52.259
 place

00:16:52.259 --> 00:16:53.019
 once we

00:16:53.019 --> 00:16:53.320
 get to

00:16:53.320 --> 00:16:53.560
 verse

00:16:53.560 --> 00:16:54.060
 three

00:16:54.059 --> 00:16:55.199
 this

00:16:55.199 --> 00:16:55.599
 hand

00:16:55.599 --> 00:16:55.919
 of

00:16:55.919 --> 00:16:56.339
 God

00:16:56.339 --> 00:16:56.979
 will

00:16:56.979 --> 00:16:57.479
 now

00:16:57.479 --> 00:16:58.119
 work

00:16:58.119 --> 00:16:58.799
 its

00:16:58.799 --> 00:16:59.219
 way

00:16:59.219 --> 00:16:59.979
 alongside

00:16:59.979 --> 00:17:00.819
 the

00:17:00.819 --> 00:17:01.119
 hand

00:17:01.119 --> 00:17:01.299
 of

00:17:01.299 --> 00:17:01.459
 men

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 this

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 assumed

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 power

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 of

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 men

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 as

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 Nebuchadnezzar

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 will

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 exert

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 his

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 supposed

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 authority

00:17:07.419 --> 00:17:08.039
 we're

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 going to

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 see

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 this

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 interplay

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 not only

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 through

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 this

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 chapter

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 but also

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 through

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 the

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 remaining

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 chapters

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 the

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 king

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 wants

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 to

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 exert

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 himself

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 the

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 king

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 wants

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 to

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 establish

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 that

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 he's

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 the

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 authority

00:17:19.059 --> 00:17:20.299
 and we

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 find

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 throughout

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 the

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 book

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 of

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 Daniel

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 that

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 God

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 will

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 demonstrate

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 that he

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 is

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 the

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 one

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 true

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 transcendent

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 sovereign

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 and ultimate

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 authority

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 over life

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 but in

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 verse three

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 we find

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 how this

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 plays out

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 we find

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 then the

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 king

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 commanded

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 Ashpenaz

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 his

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 chief

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 eunuch

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 to bring

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 some

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 of the

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 people

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 of

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 Israel

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 both

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 of

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 the

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 royal

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 family

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 and

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 nobility

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 used

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 without

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 blemish

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 of good

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 appearance

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 and

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 skillful

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 in all

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 wisdom

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 endowed

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 with

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 knowledge

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 understanding

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 learning

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 and competent

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 to stand

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 in the

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 king's

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 palace

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 and to

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 teach

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 them

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 the

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 literature

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 in the

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 language

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 of the

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 Chaldeans

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 then in

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 verse

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 five

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 so

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 then the

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 king

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 assigned

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 them

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 a daily

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 portion

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 of the

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 food

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 that the

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 king

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 ate

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 and of

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 the

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 wine

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 that

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 he

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 drank

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 they

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 were

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 to be

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 educated

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 for three

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 years

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 and at

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 the

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 end

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 of

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 that

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 time

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 they

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 were

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 to

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 stand

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 before

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 the

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 king

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 king

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 Nebuchadnezzar

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 seeking

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 to establish

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 himself

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 as the

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 authority

00:18:20.299 --> 00:18:20.460
 of

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 Babylon

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 as the

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 authority

00:18:21.640 --> 00:18:21.940
 of the

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 known

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 world

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 we're

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 going

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 to see

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 that

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 authority

00:18:24.240 --> 00:18:25.000
 the

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 true

00:18:25.200 --> 00:18:25.580
 authority

00:18:25.580 --> 00:18:25.799
 the

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 authority

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 of

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 God

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 who

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 plays

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 in

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 and

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 through

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 the

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 rest

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 of

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 the

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 story

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 throughout

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 Daniel

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 it

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 didn't

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 matter

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 that

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 the

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 king

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 commanded

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 it

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 didn't

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 matter

00:18:35.639 --> 00:18:35.819
 that

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 the

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 king

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 appointed

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 God

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 is

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 the

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 one

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 who

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 is

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 working

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 instrumentally

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 behind

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 the

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 scenes

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 to

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 cause

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 the

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 results

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 that

00:18:43.939 --> 00:18:44.179
 he

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 wants

00:18:44.959 --> 00:18:45.179
 to

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 cause

00:18:45.500 --> 00:18:45.740
 and

00:18:45.740 --> 00:18:45.899
 to

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 put

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 his

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 men

00:18:47.480 --> 00:18:47.679
 in

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 place

00:18:48.099 --> 00:18:49.740
 the

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 city

00:18:49.919 --> 00:18:50.039
 of

00:18:50.039 --> 00:18:50.319
 Babylon

00:18:50.319 --> 00:18:50.619
 was

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 a

00:18:50.799 --> 00:18:51.419
 foreboding

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 city

00:18:52.519 --> 00:18:53.559
 unlike

00:18:53.559 --> 00:18:53.879
 anything

00:18:53.879 --> 00:18:54.500
 that

00:18:54.500 --> 00:18:54.699
 Jews

00:18:54.699 --> 00:18:54.859
 had

00:18:54.859 --> 00:18:55.139
 ever

00:18:55.139 --> 00:18:55.439
 seen

00:18:55.439 --> 00:18:55.839
 before

00:18:55.839 --> 00:18:57.459
 Babylon

00:18:57.459 --> 00:18:57.779
 was

00:18:57.779 --> 00:18:57.960
 the

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 largest

00:18:58.379 --> 00:18:58.879
 city

00:18:58.879 --> 00:18:59.019
 in

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 the

00:18:59.119 --> 00:18:59.319
 known

00:18:59.319 --> 00:18:59.700
 world

00:18:59.700 --> 00:19:00.279
 covering

00:19:00.279 --> 00:19:00.579
 about

00:19:00.579 --> 00:19:00.980
 four

00:19:00.980 --> 00:19:01.299
 square

00:19:01.299 --> 00:19:01.720
 miles

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 this

00:19:02.779 --> 00:19:03.339
 massive

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 river

00:19:03.740 --> 00:19:04.079
 the

00:19:04.079 --> 00:19:04.359
 river

00:19:04.359 --> 00:19:04.839
 Euphrates

00:19:04.839 --> 00:19:05.099
 would

00:19:05.099 --> 00:19:05.500
 flow

00:19:05.500 --> 00:19:06.000
 through

00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:06.299
 this

00:19:06.299 --> 00:19:06.660
 old

00:19:06.660 --> 00:19:07.160
 city

00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:08.019
 and

00:19:08.019 --> 00:19:08.200
 of

00:19:08.200 --> 00:19:08.480
 course

00:19:08.480 --> 00:19:08.819
 the

00:19:08.819 --> 00:19:09.500
 tradition

00:19:09.500 --> 00:19:09.920
 of

00:19:09.920 --> 00:19:10.039
 the

00:19:10.039 --> 00:19:10.299
 hanging

00:19:10.299 --> 00:19:10.799
 gardens

00:19:10.799 --> 00:19:11.379
 one

00:19:11.379 --> 00:19:11.460
 of

00:19:11.460 --> 00:19:11.579
 the

00:19:11.579 --> 00:19:11.819
 seven

00:19:11.819 --> 00:19:12.160
 wonders

00:19:12.160 --> 00:19:12.319
 of

00:19:12.319 --> 00:19:12.420
 the

00:19:12.420 --> 00:19:12.700
 world

00:19:12.700 --> 00:19:12.940
 was

00:19:12.940 --> 00:19:13.859
 supposedly

00:19:13.859 --> 00:19:14.299
 there

00:19:14.299 --> 00:19:14.539
 in

00:19:14.539 --> 00:19:14.879
 Babylon

00:19:14.879 --> 00:19:16.099
 the

00:19:16.099 --> 00:19:16.460
 walls

00:19:16.460 --> 00:19:16.599
 of

00:19:16.599 --> 00:19:16.720
 the

00:19:16.720 --> 00:19:16.980
 city

00:19:16.980 --> 00:19:17.200
 were

00:19:17.200 --> 00:19:17.599
 massive

00:19:17.599 --> 00:19:18.599
 so

00:19:18.599 --> 00:19:18.799
 that

00:19:18.799 --> 00:19:19.099
 Greek

00:19:19.099 --> 00:19:19.779
 historians

00:19:19.779 --> 00:19:20.839
 claimed

00:19:20.839 --> 00:19:21.079
 that

00:19:21.079 --> 00:19:21.460
 Babylon

00:19:21.460 --> 00:19:22.319
 surpassed

00:19:22.319 --> 00:19:22.440
 in

00:19:22.440 --> 00:19:22.960
 wonder

00:19:22.960 --> 00:19:23.720
 any

00:19:23.720 --> 00:19:24.139
 city

00:19:24.139 --> 00:19:24.279
 in

00:19:24.279 --> 00:19:24.359
 the

00:19:24.359 --> 00:19:24.519
 known

00:19:24.519 --> 00:19:24.940
 world

00:19:24.940 --> 00:19:26.759
 the

00:19:26.759 --> 00:19:27.139
 walls

00:19:27.140 --> 00:19:28.140
 he said

00:19:28.140 --> 00:19:29.080
 were

00:19:29.080 --> 00:19:29.740
 56

00:19:29.740 --> 00:19:30.520
 miles

00:19:30.520 --> 00:19:30.860
 in

00:19:30.860 --> 00:19:31.540
 circumference

00:19:31.540 --> 00:19:32.480
 80

00:19:32.480 --> 00:19:33.040
 feet

00:19:33.040 --> 00:19:33.480
 thick

00:19:33.480 --> 00:19:34.300
 and

00:19:34.300 --> 00:19:35.360
 320

00:19:35.360 --> 00:19:35.880
 feet

00:19:35.880 --> 00:19:36.240
 high

00:19:36.240 --> 00:19:37.200
 now

00:19:37.200 --> 00:19:37.380
 that

00:19:37.380 --> 00:19:38.060
 is

00:19:38.060 --> 00:19:38.440
 likely

00:19:38.440 --> 00:19:38.740
 an

00:19:38.740 --> 00:19:39.440
 exaggeration

00:19:39.440 --> 00:19:39.720
 but it

00:19:39.720 --> 00:19:39.980
 gives you

00:19:39.980 --> 00:19:40.580
 the sense

00:19:40.580 --> 00:19:41.280
 of the

00:19:41.280 --> 00:19:41.880
 foreboding

00:19:41.880 --> 00:19:42.080
 and

00:19:42.080 --> 00:19:43.320
 intimidation

00:19:43.320 --> 00:19:44.020
 of this

00:19:44.020 --> 00:19:44.540
 structure

00:19:44.540 --> 00:19:44.940
 in the

00:19:44.940 --> 00:19:45.280
 minds

00:19:45.280 --> 00:19:45.759
 of those

00:19:45.759 --> 00:19:46.540
 who lived

00:19:46.540 --> 00:19:47.020
 during

00:19:47.020 --> 00:19:47.680
 that day

00:19:47.680 --> 00:19:48.600
 it

00:19:48.600 --> 00:19:48.840
 was

00:19:48.840 --> 00:19:48.980
 an

00:19:48.980 --> 00:19:49.900
 impenetrable

00:19:49.900 --> 00:19:50.580
 city

00:19:50.580 --> 00:19:51.420
 it

00:19:51.420 --> 00:19:51.539
 was

00:19:51.539 --> 00:19:51.700
 a

00:19:51.700 --> 00:19:51.980
 tribute

00:19:51.980 --> 00:19:52.240
 to

00:19:52.240 --> 00:19:52.380
 the

00:19:52.380 --> 00:19:52.799
 power

00:19:52.799 --> 00:19:53.400
 and

00:19:53.400 --> 00:19:53.620
 the

00:19:53.620 --> 00:19:54.140
 supposed

00:19:54.140 --> 00:19:54.840
 glory

00:19:54.840 --> 00:19:55.320
 of

00:19:55.320 --> 00:19:55.779
 Babylon

00:19:55.779 --> 00:19:56.180
 and

00:19:56.180 --> 00:19:56.340
 of

00:19:56.340 --> 00:19:57.000
 Nebuchadnezzar

00:19:57.000 --> 00:19:57.700
 as the

00:19:57.700 --> 00:19:57.980
 king

00:19:57.980 --> 00:19:59.259
 so to

00:19:59.259 --> 00:19:59.519
 be

00:19:59.519 --> 00:20:00.360
 in

00:20:00.360 --> 00:20:00.640
 that

00:20:00.640 --> 00:20:01.039
 city

00:20:01.039 --> 00:20:02.240
 as a

00:20:02.240 --> 00:20:02.560
 captive

00:20:02.560 --> 00:20:03.480
 and

00:20:03.480 --> 00:20:03.680
 then to

00:20:03.680 --> 00:20:03.820
 be

00:20:03.820 --> 00:20:04.060
 given

00:20:04.060 --> 00:20:04.620
 this

00:20:04.620 --> 00:20:05.519
 unique

00:20:05.519 --> 00:20:06.259
 opportunity

00:20:06.259 --> 00:20:07.140
 to

00:20:07.140 --> 00:20:07.680
 stand

00:20:07.680 --> 00:20:08.060
 in

00:20:08.060 --> 00:20:08.259
 the

00:20:08.259 --> 00:20:08.620
 court

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 of

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 the

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 king

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 to

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 be

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 an

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 influence

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 for

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 an

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 empire

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 was

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 an

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 unimaginable

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 honor

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 Nebuchadnezzar

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 issues

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 this

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 command

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 selects

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 these

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 group

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 of

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 captives

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 and

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 notice

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 here

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 at the

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 end

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 of

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 verse

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 3

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 and

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 4

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 what

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 are

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 the

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 criteria

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 to

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 bring

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 the

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 people

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 of

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 Israel

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 both

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 of

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 the

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 royal

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 family

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 and

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 of

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 nobility

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 which

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 means

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 that

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 he

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 is

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 gathering

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 from

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 the

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 captives

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 of

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 Israel

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 and

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 he

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 is

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 gathering

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 those

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 specifically

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 from

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 Judah

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 and

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 those

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 who

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 were

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 of

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 nobility

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 which

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 means

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 that

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 Daniel

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 and

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 his

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 three

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 friends

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 were

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 likely

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 from

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 the

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 royal

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 family

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 were

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 likely

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 a

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 part

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 of

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 the

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 nobility

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 there

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 in

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 Judah

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 the fact

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 that they

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 were

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 young

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 men

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 is

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 a

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 designation

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 for

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 those

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 who

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 were

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 boys

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 and

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 educated

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 in

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 the

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 land

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 about

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 14

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 years

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 of

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 age

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 Nebuchadnezzar

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 wanted

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 these

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 young

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 men

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 to be

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 teachable

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 to be

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 pliable

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 to be

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 willing

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 to learn

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 new

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 things

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 Daniel

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 and

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 his

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 friends

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 were

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 also

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 required

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 to be

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 in

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 good

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 physical

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 health

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 and

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 the

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 word

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 that's

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 used

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 here

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 is

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 without

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 defect

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 which

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 reminds

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 us

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 of the

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 same

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 criteria

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 that was

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 used

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 for

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 priests

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 they

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 could

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 not

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 have

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 a

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 blemish

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 or

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 defect

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 so

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 Daniel

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 so

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 Daniel

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 and

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 his

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 friends

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 were

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 without

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 blemish

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 without

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 defect

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 it

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 speaks

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 of

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 their

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 intelligence

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 showing

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 aptitude

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 not

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 just

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 the

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 the

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 the

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 expanse

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 of

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 knowledge

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 that

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 they

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 had

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 but

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 their

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 aptitude

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 and

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 ability

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 to

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 learn

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 and

00:21:42.500 --> 00:21:42.599
 to

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 retain

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 new

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 things

00:21:44.259 --> 00:21:45.279
 they

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 were

00:21:45.399 --> 00:21:45.779
 quick

00:21:45.779 --> 00:21:46.000
 to

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 understand

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 of

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 course

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 they

00:21:48.339 --> 00:21:48.440
 would

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 learn

00:21:48.639 --> 00:21:48.799
 to

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 speak

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 and

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 write

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 in

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 the

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 languages

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 of

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 the

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 day

00:21:51.359 --> 00:21:52.019
 in

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 Hebrew

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 and

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 Aramaic

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 and

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 Persian

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 one

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 might

00:21:56.480 --> 00:21:56.779
 wonder

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 why

00:21:56.980 --> 00:21:57.220
 these

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 descriptions

00:21:57.659 --> 00:21:58.000
 are

00:21:58.000 --> 00:21:58.240
 given

00:21:58.240 --> 00:21:58.459
 to

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 us

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 in

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 the

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 text

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 and

00:21:59.699 --> 00:21:59.819
 I

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 think

00:22:00.039 --> 00:22:00.740
 again

00:22:00.740 --> 00:22:00.919
 it

00:22:00.919 --> 00:22:01.419
 points

00:22:01.419 --> 00:22:01.879
 to

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 the

00:22:02.039 --> 00:22:02.379
 hand

00:22:02.379 --> 00:22:02.599
 of

00:22:02.599 --> 00:22:02.879
 God

00:22:02.879 --> 00:22:03.119
 in

00:22:03.119 --> 00:22:03.720
 preserving

00:22:03.720 --> 00:22:04.799
 these

00:22:04.799 --> 00:22:05.139
 men

00:22:05.139 --> 00:22:06.000
 in

00:22:06.000 --> 00:22:06.419
 setting

00:22:06.419 --> 00:22:07.059
 them

00:22:07.059 --> 00:22:07.659
 apart

00:22:07.659 --> 00:22:07.899
 for

00:22:07.899 --> 00:22:08.480
 himself

00:22:08.480 --> 00:22:09.819
 it

00:22:09.819 --> 00:22:10.059
 said

00:22:10.059 --> 00:22:10.179
 at

00:22:10.179 --> 00:22:10.279
 the

00:22:10.279 --> 00:22:10.459
 time

00:22:10.459 --> 00:22:10.599
 of

00:22:10.599 --> 00:22:10.740
 the

00:22:10.740 --> 00:22:11.119
 siege

00:22:11.119 --> 00:22:12.019
 of

00:22:12.019 --> 00:22:12.559
 Nebuchadnezzar

00:22:12.559 --> 00:22:12.899
 coming

00:22:12.899 --> 00:22:13.319
 against

00:22:13.319 --> 00:22:13.699
 Judah

00:22:13.699 --> 00:22:14.139
 in

00:22:14.139 --> 00:22:14.539
 Jerusalem

00:22:14.539 --> 00:22:15.019
 there

00:22:15.019 --> 00:22:15.139
 were

00:22:15.139 --> 00:22:15.240
 as

00:22:15.240 --> 00:22:15.419
 many

00:22:15.419 --> 00:22:15.579
 as

00:22:15.579 --> 00:22:17.119
 380,000

00:22:17.119 --> 00:22:18.639
 Jews

00:22:18.639 --> 00:22:18.899
 that

00:22:18.899 --> 00:22:19.279
 lived

00:22:19.279 --> 00:22:19.679
 in

00:22:19.679 --> 00:22:20.179
 Judah

00:22:20.179 --> 00:22:21.279
 and

00:22:21.279 --> 00:22:21.699
 Jerusalem

00:22:21.699 --> 00:22:22.959
 so

00:22:22.959 --> 00:22:23.359
 estimates

00:22:23.359 --> 00:22:23.519
 of

00:22:23.519 --> 00:22:23.699
 about

00:22:23.699 --> 00:22:24.459
 80,000

00:22:24.459 --> 00:22:24.659
 to

00:22:24.659 --> 00:22:25.459
 100,000

00:22:25.459 --> 00:22:26.139
 actually

00:22:26.139 --> 00:22:26.559
 living

00:22:26.559 --> 00:22:27.039
 in

00:22:27.039 --> 00:22:27.759
 Jerusalem

00:22:27.759 --> 00:22:28.659
 and

00:22:28.659 --> 00:22:28.759
 if

00:22:28.759 --> 00:22:28.819
 you

00:22:28.819 --> 00:22:29.099
 remember

00:22:29.099 --> 00:22:29.299
 how

00:22:29.299 --> 00:22:29.519
 many

00:22:29.519 --> 00:22:29.979
 captives

00:22:29.979 --> 00:22:30.119
 were

00:22:30.119 --> 00:22:30.459
 taken

00:22:30.459 --> 00:22:30.919
 we're

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 talking

00:22:31.019 --> 00:22:31.199
 about

00:22:31.199 --> 00:22:32.139
 10,000

00:22:32.139 --> 00:22:32.959
 captives

00:22:32.959 --> 00:22:33.279
 which is

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 about

00:22:33.519 --> 00:22:35.159
 two and

00:22:35.159 --> 00:22:35.459
 a half

00:22:35.459 --> 00:22:35.979
 percent

00:22:35.979 --> 00:22:36.959
 two and

00:22:36.959 --> 00:22:37.119
 a half

00:22:37.119 --> 00:22:37.559
 percent

00:22:37.559 --> 00:22:38.019
 of those

00:22:38.019 --> 00:22:38.219
 who were

00:22:38.219 --> 00:22:38.500
 living

00:22:38.500 --> 00:22:39.039
 in

00:22:39.039 --> 00:22:39.339
 Judah

00:22:39.339 --> 00:22:39.819
 in

00:22:39.819 --> 00:22:40.259
 Jerusalem

00:22:40.259 --> 00:22:40.659
 that

00:22:40.659 --> 00:22:40.759
 were

00:22:40.759 --> 00:22:41.000
 actually

00:22:41.000 --> 00:22:41.359
 taken

00:22:41.359 --> 00:22:41.599
 as

00:22:41.599 --> 00:22:42.099
 captives

00:22:42.099 --> 00:22:42.259
 to

00:22:42.259 --> 00:22:42.559
 Babylon

00:22:42.559 --> 00:22:44.079
 and

00:22:44.079 --> 00:22:44.219
 then

00:22:44.219 --> 00:22:44.339
 of

00:22:44.339 --> 00:22:44.619
 all

00:22:44.619 --> 00:22:44.779
 of

00:22:44.779 --> 00:22:45.000
 those

00:22:45.000 --> 00:22:45.119
 who

00:22:45.119 --> 00:22:45.299
 were

00:22:45.299 --> 00:22:46.000
 selected

00:22:46.000 --> 00:22:46.339
 out

00:22:46.339 --> 00:22:46.479
 of

00:22:46.479 --> 00:22:46.679
 the

00:22:46.679 --> 00:22:47.539
 captives

00:22:47.539 --> 00:22:48.679
 of

00:22:48.679 --> 00:22:49.279
 Judah

00:22:49.279 --> 00:22:50.079
 and

00:22:50.079 --> 00:22:50.559
 Jerusalem

00:22:50.559 --> 00:22:51.240
 to

00:22:51.240 --> 00:22:51.639
 stand

00:22:51.639 --> 00:22:52.059
 before

00:22:52.059 --> 00:22:52.259
 the

00:22:52.259 --> 00:22:52.599
 court

00:22:53.359 --> 00:22:54.099
 only

00:22:54.099 --> 00:22:54.599
 four

00:22:54.599 --> 00:22:55.599
 are

00:22:55.599 --> 00:22:55.839
 given

00:22:55.839 --> 00:22:56.099
 to

00:22:56.099 --> 00:22:56.519
 us

00:22:56.519 --> 00:22:57.319
 as

00:22:57.319 --> 00:22:57.779
 those

00:22:57.779 --> 00:22:58.119
 who

00:22:58.119 --> 00:22:58.679
 remained

00:22:58.679 --> 00:22:59.500
 loyal

00:22:59.500 --> 00:22:59.979
 and

00:22:59.979 --> 00:23:00.319
 committed

00:23:00.319 --> 00:23:00.559
 to

00:23:00.559 --> 00:23:00.819
 God

00:23:00.819 --> 00:23:02.259
 those

00:23:02.259 --> 00:23:02.439
 who

00:23:02.439 --> 00:23:02.639
 met

00:23:02.639 --> 00:23:02.799
 the

00:23:02.799 --> 00:23:03.299
 criteria

00:23:03.299 --> 00:23:04.479
 those

00:23:04.479 --> 00:23:05.059
 who

00:23:05.059 --> 00:23:05.299
 I

00:23:05.299 --> 00:23:05.740
 believe

00:23:05.740 --> 00:23:06.599
 God

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 selected

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 and rose

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 up

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 and

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 promoted

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 so they

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 could

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 carry

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 out

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 his

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 purposes

00:23:12.279 --> 00:23:12.839
 in

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 the

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 courts

00:23:13.919 --> 00:23:14.740
 of

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 Nebuchadnezzar

00:23:15.339 --> 00:23:16.799
 God

00:23:16.799 --> 00:23:17.699
 is behind

00:23:17.699 --> 00:23:18.899
 the events

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 of what

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 we read

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 and

00:23:20.959 --> 00:23:21.199
 through

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 this

00:23:21.459 --> 00:23:22.059
 we see

00:23:22.059 --> 00:23:22.459
 that

00:23:22.460 --> 00:23:22.680
 God

00:23:22.680 --> 00:23:22.880
 is

00:23:22.880 --> 00:23:23.500
 preserving

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 his

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 men

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 for

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 himself

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 and

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 finally

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 we find

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 in

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 verse

00:23:28.059 --> 00:23:28.259
 6

00:23:28.259 --> 00:23:28.400
 and

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 7

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 that

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 God

00:23:29.660 --> 00:23:30.160
 places

00:23:30.160 --> 00:23:30.480
 his

00:23:30.480 --> 00:23:30.799
 people

00:23:30.799 --> 00:23:31.860
 God

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 preserves

00:23:32.319 --> 00:23:32.519
 his

00:23:32.519 --> 00:23:32.759
 people

00:23:32.759 --> 00:23:32.920
 he

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 punishes

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 his

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 people

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 but

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 he

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 also

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 places

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 his

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 people

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 and

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 we

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 see

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 that

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 happening

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 here

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 in

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 verses

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 6

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 and

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 7

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 notice

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 with

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 me

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 among

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 those

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 were

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 Daniel

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 Hananiah

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 Mishael

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 and

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 Azariah

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 of the

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 tribe

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 of

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 Judah

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 and

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 the

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 chief

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 of

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 the

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 eunuchs

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 gave

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 them

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 names

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 Daniel

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 he

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 called

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 Belteshazzar

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 Hananiah

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 he

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 called

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 Shadrach

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 Mishael

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 he

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 called

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 Meshach

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 and

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 Azariah

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 he

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 called

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 Abednego

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 we

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 find

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 that

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 God

00:24:02.299 --> 00:24:02.460
 has

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 placed

00:24:02.880 --> 00:24:03.400
 his

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 people

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 his

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 young

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 men

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 in

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 the

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 right

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 place

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 at

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 the

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 right

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 time

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 and

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 each

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 of

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 their

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 names

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 draw

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 attention

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 to

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 the

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 God

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 that

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 they

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 serve

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 Daniel

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 whose

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 name

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 means

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 God

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 has

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 judged

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 Hananiah

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 whose

00:24:16.360 --> 00:24:16.620
 name

00:24:16.620 --> 00:24:16.880
 means

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 Yahweh

00:24:17.440 --> 00:24:17.660
 has

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 been

00:24:17.840 --> 00:24:18.480
 gracious

00:24:18.480 --> 00:24:19.360
 Mishael

00:24:19.360 --> 00:24:19.539
 who

00:24:19.539 --> 00:24:19.720
 says

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 who

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 is

00:24:20.580 --> 00:24:20.940
 what

00:24:20.940 --> 00:24:21.240
 God

00:24:21.240 --> 00:24:21.700
 is

00:24:21.700 --> 00:24:22.180
 and

00:24:22.180 --> 00:24:22.860
 Azariah

00:24:22.860 --> 00:24:23.960
 whose

00:24:23.960 --> 00:24:24.200
 name

00:24:24.200 --> 00:24:24.480
 means

00:24:24.480 --> 00:24:24.960
 Yahweh

00:24:24.960 --> 00:24:25.200
 has

00:24:25.200 --> 00:24:25.580
 helped

00:24:25.579 --> 00:24:26.740
 even

00:24:26.740 --> 00:24:27.199
 in

00:24:27.199 --> 00:24:27.500
 their

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 names

00:24:28.000 --> 00:24:28.419
 there

00:24:28.419 --> 00:24:28.740
 is

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 this

00:24:29.039 --> 00:24:29.619
 testimony

00:24:29.619 --> 00:24:30.279
 of

00:24:30.279 --> 00:24:30.460
 the

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 God

00:24:30.899 --> 00:24:31.639
 with

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 whom

00:24:31.859 --> 00:24:32.059
 they

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 serve

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 directing

00:24:33.819 --> 00:24:34.599
 attention

00:24:34.599 --> 00:24:35.159
 to

00:24:35.159 --> 00:24:35.480
 him

00:24:35.480 --> 00:24:38.939
 I

00:24:38.939 --> 00:24:39.139
 believe

00:24:39.139 --> 00:24:39.279
 that

00:24:39.279 --> 00:24:39.439
 God

00:24:39.439 --> 00:24:39.579
 has

00:24:39.579 --> 00:24:39.759
 done

00:24:39.759 --> 00:24:39.960
 this

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 for

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 a

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 reason

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 and

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 one

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 of

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 the

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 biggest

00:24:42.639 --> 00:24:43.059
 reasons

00:24:43.059 --> 00:24:43.259
 why

00:24:43.259 --> 00:24:43.379
 I

00:24:43.379 --> 00:24:43.579
 believe

00:24:43.579 --> 00:24:43.839
 God

00:24:43.839 --> 00:24:43.980
 has

00:24:43.980 --> 00:24:44.179
 done

00:24:44.179 --> 00:24:44.359
 this

00:24:44.359 --> 00:24:44.480
 is

00:24:44.480 --> 00:24:44.639
 not

00:24:44.639 --> 00:24:45.019
 only

00:24:45.019 --> 00:24:45.439
 to

00:24:45.439 --> 00:24:45.759
 save

00:24:45.759 --> 00:24:46.039
 a

00:24:46.039 --> 00:24:46.379
 remnant

00:24:46.379 --> 00:24:46.659
 for

00:24:46.659 --> 00:24:47.099
 himself

00:24:47.099 --> 00:24:47.639
 but

00:24:47.639 --> 00:24:48.159
 again

00:24:48.159 --> 00:24:48.500
 in

00:24:48.500 --> 00:24:49.159
 fulfillment

00:24:49.159 --> 00:24:50.019
 to

00:24:50.019 --> 00:24:50.220
 a

00:24:50.220 --> 00:24:50.759
 promise

00:24:50.759 --> 00:24:51.159
 that

00:24:51.159 --> 00:24:51.259
 he

00:24:51.259 --> 00:24:51.399
 had

00:24:51.399 --> 00:24:51.740
 given

00:24:51.740 --> 00:24:52.720
 hundreds

00:24:52.720 --> 00:24:53.379
 of

00:24:53.379 --> 00:24:53.559
 years

00:24:53.559 --> 00:24:54.000
 before

00:24:54.000 --> 00:24:54.879
 to a

00:24:54.879 --> 00:24:55.039
 man

00:24:55.039 --> 00:24:55.299
 named

00:24:55.299 --> 00:24:55.720
 Abraham

00:24:55.720 --> 00:24:57.039
 in

00:24:57.039 --> 00:24:57.339
 Genesis

00:24:57.339 --> 00:24:57.720
 chapter

00:24:57.720 --> 00:24:58.159
 12

00:24:58.159 --> 00:24:58.519
 verse

00:24:58.519 --> 00:24:58.879
 3

00:24:58.879 --> 00:24:59.960
 God

00:24:59.960 --> 00:25:00.220
 tells

00:25:00.220 --> 00:25:00.579
 Abraham

00:25:00.579 --> 00:25:00.879
 I

00:25:00.879 --> 00:25:01.059
 will

00:25:01.059 --> 00:25:01.460
 bless

00:25:01.460 --> 00:25:01.899
 those

00:25:01.899 --> 00:25:02.299
 who

00:25:02.299 --> 00:25:02.639
 bless

00:25:02.639 --> 00:25:02.919
 you

00:25:02.919 --> 00:25:04.399
 and

00:25:04.399 --> 00:25:04.740
 him

00:25:04.740 --> 00:25:04.919
 who

00:25:04.919 --> 00:25:05.480
 dishonors

00:25:05.480 --> 00:25:05.680
 you

00:25:05.680 --> 00:25:05.879
 I

00:25:05.879 --> 00:25:06.099
 will

00:25:06.099 --> 00:25:06.460
 curse

00:25:06.460 --> 00:25:06.940
 and

00:25:06.940 --> 00:25:07.359
 in

00:25:07.359 --> 00:25:07.980
 you

00:25:07.980 --> 00:25:08.680
 all

00:25:08.680 --> 00:25:08.919
 the

00:25:08.919 --> 00:25:09.500
 families

00:25:09.500 --> 00:25:10.039
 of

00:25:10.039 --> 00:25:10.180
 the

00:25:10.180 --> 00:25:10.480
 earth

00:25:10.480 --> 00:25:11.059
 shall

00:25:11.059 --> 00:25:11.200
 be

00:25:11.200 --> 00:25:11.619
 blessed

00:25:11.619 --> 00:25:12.539
 or

00:25:12.539 --> 00:25:12.720
 all

00:25:12.720 --> 00:25:12.899
 the

00:25:12.899 --> 00:25:13.419
 nations

00:25:13.419 --> 00:25:14.139
 shall

00:25:14.139 --> 00:25:14.279
 be

00:25:14.279 --> 00:25:14.659
 blessed

00:25:14.659 --> 00:25:17.319
 it's

00:25:17.319 --> 00:25:17.519
 just

00:25:17.519 --> 00:25:17.980
 amazing

00:25:17.980 --> 00:25:18.240
 to

00:25:18.240 --> 00:25:18.579
 see

00:25:18.579 --> 00:25:18.879
 the

00:25:18.879 --> 00:25:19.519
 the

00:25:19.519 --> 00:25:20.059
 work

00:25:20.059 --> 00:25:20.399
 of

00:25:20.399 --> 00:25:20.759
 God

00:25:20.759 --> 00:25:21.119
 in

00:25:21.119 --> 00:25:22.359
 instrumentally

00:25:22.359 --> 00:25:22.839
 in

00:25:22.839 --> 00:25:23.119
 the

00:25:23.119 --> 00:25:23.960
 events

00:25:23.960 --> 00:25:24.539
 and

00:25:24.539 --> 00:25:25.099
 circumstances

00:25:25.099 --> 00:25:26.139
 of the

00:25:26.139 --> 00:25:26.759
 world

00:25:26.759 --> 00:25:27.859
 and how

00:25:27.859 --> 00:25:28.179
 God

00:25:28.179 --> 00:25:28.679
 is using

00:25:28.679 --> 00:25:29.000
 even

00:25:29.000 --> 00:25:29.599
 discipline

00:25:29.599 --> 00:25:30.759
 to allow

00:25:30.759 --> 00:25:31.439
 his people

00:25:31.439 --> 00:25:32.139
 to move

00:25:32.139 --> 00:25:32.819
 to a

00:25:32.819 --> 00:25:33.299
 land

00:25:33.299 --> 00:25:34.079
 800

00:25:34.079 --> 00:25:34.980
 miles

00:25:34.980 --> 00:25:35.439
 away

00:25:35.439 --> 00:25:35.959
 this

00:25:35.959 --> 00:25:36.599
 heathen

00:25:36.599 --> 00:25:37.159
 empire

00:25:37.159 --> 00:25:37.899
 and he

00:25:37.899 --> 00:25:38.459
 places

00:25:38.459 --> 00:25:39.439
 instrumentally

00:25:39.439 --> 00:25:40.459
 Daniel and

00:25:40.459 --> 00:25:40.879
 his three

00:25:40.879 --> 00:25:41.419
 friends

00:25:41.419 --> 00:25:42.019
 to be

00:25:42.019 --> 00:25:42.339
 there

00:25:42.339 --> 00:25:43.039
 as a

00:25:43.039 --> 00:25:43.419
 means

00:25:43.419 --> 00:25:44.179
 of them

00:25:44.179 --> 00:25:44.819
 seeing

00:25:44.819 --> 00:25:45.779
 God

00:25:45.779 --> 00:25:46.439
 firsthand

00:25:46.439 --> 00:25:48.139
 of hearing

00:25:48.139 --> 00:25:48.679
 about the

00:25:48.679 --> 00:25:49.019
 God of

00:25:49.019 --> 00:25:49.459
 Abraham

00:25:49.459 --> 00:25:50.299
 Isaac

00:25:50.299 --> 00:25:51.139
 and Jacob

00:25:51.139 --> 00:25:52.259
 of seeing

00:25:52.259 --> 00:25:52.919
 his power

00:25:52.920 --> 00:25:53.720
 of coming

00:25:53.720 --> 00:25:54.680
 to understand

00:25:54.680 --> 00:25:55.100
 that he

00:25:55.100 --> 00:25:56.100
 truly is

00:25:56.100 --> 00:25:56.500
 the God

00:25:56.500 --> 00:25:56.900
 of heaven

00:25:56.900 --> 00:25:57.400
 which means

00:25:57.400 --> 00:25:57.620
 he's

00:25:57.620 --> 00:25:57.960
 he's

00:25:57.960 --> 00:25:58.500
 overall

00:25:58.500 --> 00:25:59.259
 he's

00:25:59.259 --> 00:25:59.880
 supreme

00:25:59.880 --> 00:26:00.400
 he's

00:26:00.400 --> 00:26:00.920
 ultimate

00:26:00.920 --> 00:26:03.220
 using

00:26:03.220 --> 00:26:04.740
 Daniel and

00:26:04.740 --> 00:26:05.360
 his friends

00:26:05.360 --> 00:26:06.620
 as a

00:26:06.620 --> 00:26:07.220
 means by

00:26:07.220 --> 00:26:07.860
 which the

00:26:07.860 --> 00:26:08.259
 nations

00:26:08.259 --> 00:26:08.740
 might be

00:26:08.740 --> 00:26:09.580
 drawn in

00:26:09.580 --> 00:26:10.220
 to

00:26:10.220 --> 00:26:10.779
 relationship

00:26:10.779 --> 00:26:11.620
 with God

00:26:11.620 --> 00:26:14.160
 God has

00:26:14.160 --> 00:26:14.700
 given us

00:26:14.700 --> 00:26:15.320
 the opportunity

00:26:15.320 --> 00:26:16.320
 as well

00:26:16.320 --> 00:26:18.039
 as those

00:26:18.039 --> 00:26:18.900
 who love

00:26:18.900 --> 00:26:19.140
 God

00:26:19.140 --> 00:26:19.539
 have been

00:26:19.539 --> 00:26:20.259
 called

00:26:20.259 --> 00:26:20.680
 into

00:26:20.680 --> 00:26:21.300
 relationship

00:26:21.299 --> 00:26:21.799
 with God

00:26:21.799 --> 00:26:22.240
 wherever

00:26:22.240 --> 00:26:23.039
 we are

00:26:23.039 --> 00:26:24.099
 whether

00:26:24.099 --> 00:26:24.279
 you're

00:26:24.279 --> 00:26:24.680
 a mom

00:26:24.680 --> 00:26:25.460
 whether

00:26:25.460 --> 00:26:26.240
 you are

00:26:26.240 --> 00:26:27.059
 in the

00:26:27.059 --> 00:26:27.440
 workplace

00:26:27.440 --> 00:26:28.220
 or at

00:26:28.220 --> 00:26:28.579
 home

00:26:28.579 --> 00:26:29.399
 God

00:26:29.399 --> 00:26:30.119
 will use

00:26:30.119 --> 00:26:30.259
 you

00:26:30.259 --> 00:26:30.700
 and can

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 use

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 you

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 not only

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 to help

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 raise

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 children

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 but to

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 instrumentally

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 speak

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 and declare

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 the wonder

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 of who God

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 is

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 wherever you

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 are

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 dads

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 your

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 responsibility

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 to train

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 up your

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 children

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 in the

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 nurture

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 and admonition

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 of the

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 Lord

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 but also

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 wherever

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 you are

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 to use

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 the

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 opportunities

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 that you

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 have

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 with

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 integrity

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 to demonstrate

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 your commitment

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 to God

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 the ethic

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 that you

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 have

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 which

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 comes

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 from

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 God

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 himself

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 the

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 way

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 in which

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 you

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 work

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 and I'm

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 reminded

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 of us

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 working

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 heartily

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 as to

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 the Lord

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 and not

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 to men

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 so that

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 people

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 recognize

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 there's

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 something

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 different

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 about us

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 we can

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 share

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 the gospel

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 not only

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 through our

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 words

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 but also

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 through our

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 life

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 God

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 has placed

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 every one

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 of you

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 just

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 where he

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 wants you

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 to be

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 are we

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 taking

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 advantage

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 of the

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 opportunities

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 those

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 places

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 where you

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 live

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 those places

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 where you

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 work

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 those places

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 students

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 where you

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 go to

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 school

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 does your

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 life reflect

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 a commitment

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 to the

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 faithful

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 God

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 and a

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 desire

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 to

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 demonstrate

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 in your

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 own

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 heart

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 reflecting

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 his

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 faithfulness

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 through

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 dependability

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 and

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 obedience

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 to his

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 word

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 may God

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 help us

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 as we

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 seek to

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 direct

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 people's

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 attention

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 to the

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 wonder of

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 the God

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 that we

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 serve

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 and to

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 invite them

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 to enjoy

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 that same

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 relationship

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 that comes

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 through faith

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 in Christ

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 and forgiveness

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 of sins

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 oh Lord

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 I pray

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 that you

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 would help

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 us

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 thank you

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 for

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 the example

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 of Daniel

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 thank you

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 for the

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 words that

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 we read

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 this morning

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 from this

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 passage

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 thank you

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 for the

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 testimony

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 of the

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 fact that

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 you are

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 over all

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 and through

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 all

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 and in

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 all

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 situations

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 help us

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 to trust

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 you

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 moment

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 by moment

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 and to

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 take advantage

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 of the

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 opportunities

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 that you

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 give to

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 us

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 to proclaim

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 the praises

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 of him

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 who called

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 us out

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 of darkness

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 into his

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 marvelous

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 light

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 may we

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 call

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 attention

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 to our

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 faithful

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 God

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 through

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 faithful

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 lives

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 we pray

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 in Jesus

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 name

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 amen

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 God bless

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 you

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 have a great

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 week

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 miracle

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