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 2 Samuel chapter 7.

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 We're going to read right through the chapter.

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 After the king was settled

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 in his palace and the Lord

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 had given him rest from all his enemies

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 around him, he said to Nathan

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 the prophet, here I am

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 living in a palace of cedar

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 while the ark of God

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 remains in a tent.

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 Nathan replied to the king,

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 whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it

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 for the Lord is with you.

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 That night the word of the Lord came to Nathan

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 saying, go and tell

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 my servant David, this is what the Lord

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 says, are you the one

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 to build me a house to dwell in?

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 I have not dwelt in a house

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 from the day I brought the Israelites

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 up out of Egypt to this day.

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 I have been moving from place to place

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 with a tent as my dwelling.

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 Wherever I have moved with all

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 the Israelites, did I ever say

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 to any of their rulers whom I

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 commanded to shepherd my people,

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 Israel, why have you not built

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 me a house of cedar?

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 Now then, tell my servant

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 David, this is what the Lord

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 almighty says.

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 I took you from the pasture

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 and from following the flock

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 to be ruler over my people,

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 Israel.

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 I have been with you wherever

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 you have gone and I have cut off

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 all your enemies from before you.

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 Now I will make your name

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 great, like the names

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 of the greatest men on earth.

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 And I will provide a place

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 for my people, Israel,

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 and will plant them so that

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 they can have a home of their own

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 and no longer be disturbed.

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 Wicked people shall not

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 oppress them anymore

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 as they did at the beginning

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 and have done

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 ever since the time I appointed

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 leaders over my people, Israel.

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 I will also give you

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 rest from all your enemies.

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 The Lord declares to you

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 that the Lord himself

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 will establish a house for you

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 when your days are over

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 and you rest with your fathers.

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 I will raise up your offspring

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 to succeed you

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 who will come from your own body

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 and I will establish

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 his kingdom.

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 He is the one

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 who will build a house

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 for my name

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 and I will establish

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 the throne of his kingdom

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 forever.

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 I will be his father

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 and he shall be my son.

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 When it is wrong,

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 I will punish him

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 with the rod of men,

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 with floggings

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 inflicted by men.

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 But my love

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 will never be taken away

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 from him

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 as I took it away

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 from Saul

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 whom I removed

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 from before you.

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 Your house

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 and your kingdom

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 shall endure

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 forever before me.

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 Your throne

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 shall be established

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 forever.

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 Nathan reported to David

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 all the words

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 of this entire revelation.

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 Then King David

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 went in

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 and sat before the Lord

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 and he said,

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 Who am I,

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 O sovereign Lord,

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 and what is my family

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 that you have brought

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 me this far?

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 And as if this were

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 not enough

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 in your sight,

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 O sovereign Lord,

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 you have also spoken

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 about the future

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 of the house

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 of your servant.

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 Is this your usual way

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 of dealing with man,

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 O sovereign Lord?

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 What more can David

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 say to you?

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 For you know your servant,

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 O sovereign Lord.

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 For the sake of your word

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 and according to your will,

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 you have done this great thing

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 and made it known

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 to your servant.

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 How great you are,

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 O sovereign Lord,

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 there is no one like you

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 and there is no God

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 but you,

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 as we have heard

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 with our own ears.

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 And who is like

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 your people Israel,

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 the one nation

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 and earth that God

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 went out to redeem

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 as a people for himself

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 and to make a name

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 for himself

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 and to perform

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 great and awesome wonders

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 by driving out nations

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 and their gods

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 from before your people

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 whom you redeemed

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 from Egypt.

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 You have established

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 your people Israel

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 as your very own forever

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 and you, O Lord,

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 have become their God.

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 And now, Lord God,

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 keep forever the promise

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 you have made

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 concerning your servant

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 and his house.

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 Do as you promised

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 so that your name

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 will be great forever.

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 Then men will say,

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 The Lord Almighty

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 is God over Israel

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 and the house

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 of your servant David

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 will be established

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 before you.

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 The Lord Almighty,

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 God of Israel,

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 you have revealed this

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 to your servant

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 saying,

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 I will build a house

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 for you.

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 So your servant

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 has found courage

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 to offer you this prayer.

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 O sovereign Lord,

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 you are God.

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 Your words are trustworthy

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 and you have promised

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 these good things

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 to your servant.

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 Now be pleased

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 to bless the house

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 of your servant

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 that it may continue

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 forever in your sight

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 for you, O sovereign Lord,

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 have spoken

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 and with your blessing

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 the house of your servant

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 will be blessed forever.

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 Amen.

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 And may God add

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 his blessing

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 to the reading

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 of his word.

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 Here we come to David

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 and a covenant

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 that focuses on the king

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 and his kingdom.

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 We understand a little

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 of the importance

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 of a king

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 within a kingdom.

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 Angus McFadgen,

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 a Scottish actor

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 and director,

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 is about to release

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 a new film

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 telling something

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 of the story

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 of the king

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 Robert the Bruce.

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 So 13th century

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 Scottish king.

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 It's really interesting.

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 I read an interview

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 with him.

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 He said he wanted

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 the film to premiere

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 in Edinburgh

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 because he believes

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 that when people

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 watch the film

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 Robert the Bruce,

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 it will shape

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 national thinking

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 on issues such as

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 Brexit and feelings

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 about Scottish independence.

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 We might well debate

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 the influence

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 that a 700-year-old

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 Scottish king

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 might have

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 on our thinking,

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 but it's certainly true

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 that kings

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 have an important place

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 to play

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 in the life

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 of a nation.

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 And if it's true

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 that Robert the Bruce

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 might influence

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 our hopes

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 and expectations

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 perhaps for independence,

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 how much more

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 will King David

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 and his family

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 influence

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 national identity

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 and the hopes

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 of Israel

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 when we think

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 about the promises

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 that we just

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 read about here?

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 So this is God

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 continuing

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 this theme

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 of establishing

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 this covenant

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 with his people.

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 We've noticed

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 the progression

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 if we go back

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 to the beginning,

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 perhaps we think

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 about Abraham.

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 God established

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 promise of blessing

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 and land

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 and a great name,

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 blessing to the nations

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 of the world

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 through one family.

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 Then we got

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 to Moses

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 and those blessings,

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 life under the rule

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 of God

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 was now extended

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 to a nation.

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 Well here,

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 now we see

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 that further development

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 where hopes

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 are attached

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 to the king

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 and the kingdom.

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 And that's something

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 we see really clearly

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 as we continue

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 reading our Bibles,

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 the story of Israel

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 becomes the story

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 of Israel's king.

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 The rise and the fall

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 of the nation

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 effectively follows

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 the rise and fall

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 of kings

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 and their rise and fall

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 is always in relation

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 to obedience

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 or disobedience

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 to God.

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 And as you get

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 to the point

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 where their wickedness

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 becomes so bad

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 that they're removed

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 from the land,

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 so we get to the exile,

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 then you read

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 the prophets,

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 you'll discover

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 that their hope

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 for restoration

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 is very much tied up

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 with God sending

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 his king.

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 And so we're going

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 to see how

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 2 Samuel 7

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 connects us to that.

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 And then you think

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 about the time

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 of Jesus

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 and what do we discover

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 as we read the gospels?

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 We find that there,

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 again,

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 are a people

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 who are waiting

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 and who are longing

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 for this promised king

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 to come.

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 They are hoping

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 for a deliverer.

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 They're hoping

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 that God will have

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 mercy on them

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 and bring them freedom

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 and so they're looking

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 for their king.

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 And one of the sadnesses

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 of the gospels

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 is that the people

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 that were so looking

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 for God's king

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 failed to see Jesus

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 as God's promised

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 Messiah king.

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 He is,

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 as we saw this morning,

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 rejected by many.

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 So our aim this evening

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 is to look at the covenant

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 with David,

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 see the specific,

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 unique sort of elements

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 of that

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 and to see how it points us

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 ultimately to Jesus.

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 But the first theme

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 that I want us to think about

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 is one that we've seen

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 in all of the covenants

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 and it's this,

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 what O.P. Robertson

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 calls the Emmanuel principle.

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 One of the names of Jesus

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 is Emmanuel,

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 God with us.

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 And as we look

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 at God's words to David,

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 we see clearly

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 both that God

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 is with

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 and has been with

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 Israel

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 and also that he

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 has been

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 and will be with

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 David,

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 the king.

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 So first of all,

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 what does he say

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 about being with Israel?

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 Look again at verse 6 and 7.

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 He says there,

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 I've not dwelt in a house

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 from the day I brought

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 the Israelites up

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 out of Egypt

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 to this day.

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 I have been moving

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 from place to place

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 with a tent

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 as my dwelling

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 wherever I have moved

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 with all the Israelites.

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 So here is a God

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 who is near

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 to his people

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 and that's demonstrated

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 in the fact

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 that God condescends

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 to live in a tent.

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 He says,

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 I have always

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 traveled

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 with my traveling people.

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 That's made clear

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 when you look

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 at how the people

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 of Israel

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 were to camp.

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 God's tent

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 was right in the middle

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 and then the 12 tribes

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 camped all around.

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 But God was with

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 his people

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 as they

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 wandered.

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 And that's a great

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 act of humility

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 on God's part.

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 We were camping

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 this weekend.

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 If you've ever been

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 camping,

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 you'll know

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 it's not

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 the most grand

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 of surroundings.

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 It's a fun thing

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 to do.

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 But you wouldn't say

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 camping is something

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 that's fit for a king.

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 And when we think

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 about our God

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 who lives

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 in the glory

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 of heaven,

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 it's a great

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 act of humility

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 that he would

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 choose to identify

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 with his people

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 by dwelling

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 with them

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 in this tent.

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 So God

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 has been with Israel

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 but God has also,

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 he makes clear,

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 been with David

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 from the beginning.

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 Look at verse 8

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 and 9

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 in particular.

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 This is what

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 the Lord Almighty

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 says,

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 I took you

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 from the pasture

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 and from following

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 the flock

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 to be ruler

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 over my people Israel.

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 So when he was just

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 that young shepherd boy

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 forgotten by his father,

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 God was with him.

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 It led him

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 on that journey

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 till he eventually

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 became ruler.

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 I have been with you

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 wherever you have gone

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 and I've cut off

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 all your enemies

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 from before you.

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 So as king,

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 God has been

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 with him.

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 And we see this

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 in the story

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 of 2 Samuel.

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 2 Samuel chapter 2,

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 by this point

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 Saul has died.

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 David is established

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 as king over Judah.

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 Then we get to chapter 5

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 and then he's established

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 king over the whole

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 nation of Israel.

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 In chapter 5

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 we also see him

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 conquering Jerusalem,

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 making that

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 the central place

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 for both rule

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 and worship.

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 We see him

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 conquering the Philistines

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 with God's help.

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 Then in chapter 6,

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 an important moment,

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 God's ark,

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 God's throne as it were,

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 is brought to Jerusalem.

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 So David the king

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 rules and the ark

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 is also brought

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 to Jerusalem

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 until we get

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 to the start

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 of chapter 7

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 and we see

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 that the Lord

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 has established

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 peace and rest

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 in the kingdom.

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 So all of these

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 moments,

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 God is saying,

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 I have been

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 with you

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 and he will

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 continue to be

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 with David.

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 Verse 9,

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 I will make

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 your name great

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 like the names

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 of the greatest

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 men of the earth.

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 Remember that promise

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 to Abraham?

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 Here it is now

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 being extended

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 to David.

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 And I will provide

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 a place for my people

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 and will plant them

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 so they have a home

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 of their own.

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 There's the promise

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 made to Abraham

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 and to Moses,

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 to Israel,

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 that he would

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 give them

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 the promised land

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 being reestablished

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 here.

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 So all of these

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 ways God is showing

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 that he is with

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 his people,

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 he is with

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 his king

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 for his own purpose.

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 God's purpose

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 is that his kingdom

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 will come.

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 God's purpose

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 is that

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 through

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 David's family,

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 through the nation

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 of Israel,

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 light will come

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 to the world.

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 And so here is

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 this great covenant

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 promise being made

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 to David,

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 it's still a relatively

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 new king,

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 and being made

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 to the nation

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 once again

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 to say,

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 I am with you.

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 And of course

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 we see how that

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 connects to Jesus,

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 the one who is called

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 Emmanuel,

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 the God who is

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 with us.

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 And it's important

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 for us as God's people

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 to see how this promise

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 connects to us today.

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 Remember Jesus said,

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 I am with you

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 always

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 to the very end

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 of the age.

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 God is always

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 with his people.

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 He's with us

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 in his son Jesus.

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 He's with us

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 by his spirit

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 who comes to take up

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 residence in the hearts

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 of those who trust

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 in Jesus.

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 God is with us

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 in his word,

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 the Bible.

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 Whenever we read

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 the Bible,

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 we are encountering

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 the living God.

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 He is with us

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 in the sacraments.

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 When we share

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 the Lord's Supper,

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 Jesus is the host

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 of his supper,

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 saying to us,

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 I am here

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 with you

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 in order to give you

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 strength

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 for your journey

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 of faith.

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 Now to say

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 that God is

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 with us

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 is an unbreakable

00:13:52.820 --> 00:13:53.659
 promise,

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 but it does not

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 equal,

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 God is with us

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 equals life

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 will always

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 go well

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 for us.

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 And we understand

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 that from the story

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 of David.

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 David was promised

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 that he would be

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 God's chosen king,

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 the king after

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 God's own heart,

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 but yet he experienced

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 opposition.

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 Saul wanted him killed.

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 He had to spend

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 a lot of time

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 running for his life.

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 He experienced

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 opposition,

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 rejection from

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 among his own

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 countrymen

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 at different times.

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 We read the Psalms,

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 we discover

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 his story,

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 we discover

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 his laments,

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 we discover

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 his struggles,

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 but we also

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 discover he is a

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 man who knows

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 and has built

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 his life on

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 this reality.

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 God is a rock,

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 God is a refuge,

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 God is with me

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 and working his

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 purposes out.

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 And just as it

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 was with David,

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 so it is for us

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 as a church now,

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 God is with us.

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 Jesus is described

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 in the Bible

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 as the bridegroom

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 of his church.

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 And Jesus,

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 the bridegroom,

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 has made promises

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 to his church.

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 In a couple of weeks,

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 Cailin is a bridegroom,

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 will stand here

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 and make promises

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 to Sarah,

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 promising to be with

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 and for her,

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 for better,

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 for worse,

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 for richer,

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 for poorer,

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 in sickness and in health.

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 God does that

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 in Jesus

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 for us,

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 his church.

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 And nothing will ever

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 separate us

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 from that love,

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 not even death

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 itself.

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 And the Lord's Supper

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 reminds us

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 of God's commitment

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 to us,

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 to be with us

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 and to be for us.

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 And so one of the reasons

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 we gather around

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 the Lord's table

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 is that we might

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 find strength

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 to be encouraged

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 to remember

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 the Lord

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 who is with us.

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 So that theme,

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 the Emmanuel principle,

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 comes through

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 in this covenant

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 as it has done

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 with all the others.

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 But there's

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 unique features here.

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 A second theme

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 that comes out strongly

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 is that of

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 house building.

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 So at the beginning

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 of the chapter,

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 we were told

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 here is a nation

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 at peace.

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 God has been kind

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 to Israel,

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 been kind to David,

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 given rest

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 from their enemies.

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 David lives

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 in a very grand palace

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 and he has a wish,

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 he has a desire,

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 he wants to build

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 God

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 a temple.

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 So he reports

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 to Nathan

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 that plan.

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 But then the Lord

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 speaks to Nathan

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 in verse 5.

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 This is what the Lord

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 says,

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 Are you, David,

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 the one to build me

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 a house

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 to dwell in?

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 The initiative

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 doesn't come

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 from David.

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 A man

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 is not the one

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 who's going to determine

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 where and how

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 God will live.

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 But then God

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 uses this idea

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 of house building

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 and with a really

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 nice play on words

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 establishes

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 covenant commitment

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 to David

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 and his family.

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 Saying to David,

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 Well, you want

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 to build me

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 a physical house?

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 You want

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 to build me

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 a temple?

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 I, the Lord God,

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 am going to build

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 you, David,

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 a house.

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 Not a physical

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 location,

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 but a family

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 dynasty.

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 Look at verse

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 11,

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 second part

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 of verse 11.

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 The Lord declares

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 to you

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 that the Lord

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 himself

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 will establish

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 a house

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 for you.

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 And there,

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 when we read

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 house,

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 we think

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 royal dynasty.

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 You know,

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 think of our queen.

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 Our queen comes

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 from the house

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 of Windsor.

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 That's been

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 the royal dynasty

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 since 1917.

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 So there's this

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 rich covenant

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 promise

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 that God

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 is going

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 to take

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 the initiative

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 in order

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 to establish

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 David

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 and his

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 family

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 on the

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 throne

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 forever.

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 So verse 12,

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 when your days

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 are over

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 and you rest

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 with your

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 fathers,

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 I will raise

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 up your

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 offspring

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 to succeed

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 you

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 and I will

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 establish

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 his kingdom.

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 As Solomon,

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 Solomon would

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 sit on the

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 throne

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 and God

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 would establish

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 David's

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 kingdom

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 through

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 Solomon.

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 Verse 13,

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 he is the

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 one who will

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 build a house

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 for my name.

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 So Solomon

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 will build

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 the temple,

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 will build

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 God's house

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 according to

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 God's timing,

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 God's plan,

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 but God

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 will establish

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 the throne

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 of his

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 kingdom

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 forever.

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 So this is

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 one of those

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 points in

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 the Bible

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 where we see

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 that God

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 is speaking

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 about Solomon

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 but not just

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 about Solomon

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 because as we

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 know Solomon

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 is not still

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 reigning

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 forever.

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 This is

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 speaking about

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 a son

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 still to come.

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 This isn't

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 talking about

00:18:34.279 --> 00:18:35.759
 any of Israel's

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 kings that we

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 read about

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 in the Old

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 Testament.

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 You think

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 about verse

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 16,

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 your house

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 and your

00:18:41.940 --> 00:18:42.460
 kingdom

00:18:42.460 --> 00:18:43.500
 shall endure

00:18:43.500 --> 00:18:44.059
 forever

00:18:44.059 --> 00:18:44.920
 before me,

00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:45.879
 your throne

00:18:45.879 --> 00:18:46.259
 shall be

00:18:46.259 --> 00:18:46.779
 established

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 forever.

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 Now David's

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 dynasty lasted

00:18:50.019 --> 00:18:50.680
 for 400

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 years but

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 eventually

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 exile came,

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 that came

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 to an end.

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 This isn't

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 speaking of

00:18:55.960 --> 00:18:56.359
 an Old

00:18:56.359 --> 00:18:56.779
 Testament

00:18:56.779 --> 00:18:57.500
 reality,

00:18:57.660 --> 00:18:58.200
 only with

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 the coming

00:18:58.639 --> 00:18:59.299
 of Jesus

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 is this

00:19:00.819 --> 00:19:01.259
 rule

00:19:01.259 --> 00:19:01.980
 established,

00:19:02.119 --> 00:19:02.599
 only with

00:19:02.599 --> 00:19:03.680
 Jesus is

00:19:03.680 --> 00:19:04.420
 this king

00:19:04.420 --> 00:19:05.640
 who lasts

00:19:05.640 --> 00:19:07.080
 and reigns

00:19:07.080 --> 00:19:08.120
 forever.

00:19:09.680 --> 00:19:10.000
 Now but

00:19:10.000 --> 00:19:10.420
 what God

00:19:10.420 --> 00:19:11.060
 is doing

00:19:11.060 --> 00:19:11.539
 here,

00:19:11.880 --> 00:19:12.160
 he is

00:19:12.160 --> 00:19:12.660
 connecting

00:19:12.660 --> 00:19:13.299
 these two

00:19:13.299 --> 00:19:14.180
 house building

00:19:14.180 --> 00:19:15.320
 projects in

00:19:15.320 --> 00:19:16.200
 David's

00:19:16.200 --> 00:19:17.000
 future son.

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 There is

00:19:18.420 --> 00:19:19.380
 one who

00:19:19.380 --> 00:19:19.840
 will build

00:19:19.840 --> 00:19:20.420
 the temple,

00:19:20.860 --> 00:19:21.400
 one who

00:19:21.400 --> 00:19:21.940
 will reign

00:19:21.940 --> 00:19:22.940
 for God

00:19:22.940 --> 00:19:23.480
 and Solomon

00:19:23.480 --> 00:19:24.000
 is the

00:19:24.000 --> 00:19:24.580
 beginning of

00:19:24.580 --> 00:19:25.259
 that promise

00:19:25.259 --> 00:19:25.940
 being kept

00:19:25.940 --> 00:19:27.380
 but he's

00:19:27.380 --> 00:19:27.799
 just,

00:19:28.380 --> 00:19:29.120
 to use the

00:19:29.120 --> 00:19:30.279
 image of

00:19:30.279 --> 00:19:30.940
 Hebrews,

00:19:31.120 --> 00:19:31.460
 he's just

00:19:31.460 --> 00:19:32.200
 the shadow,

00:19:32.820 --> 00:19:33.420
 he's not

00:19:33.420 --> 00:19:34.300
 the reality.

00:19:35.000 --> 00:19:35.460
 Solomon's

00:19:35.460 --> 00:19:35.980
 temple,

00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:37.180
 Solomon's

00:19:37.180 --> 00:19:37.740
 rule both

00:19:37.740 --> 00:19:38.840
 came and

00:19:38.840 --> 00:19:39.440
 fell,

00:19:39.620 --> 00:19:40.220
 great though

00:19:40.220 --> 00:19:41.000
 they were

00:19:41.000 --> 00:19:42.720
 but not

00:19:42.720 --> 00:19:43.140
 Jesus.

00:19:44.000 --> 00:19:44.500
 Jesus'

00:19:45.220 --> 00:19:46.140
 reign is

00:19:46.140 --> 00:19:46.779
 eternal.

00:19:47.600 --> 00:19:48.519
 Jesus is

00:19:48.519 --> 00:19:49.620
 God's true

00:19:49.620 --> 00:19:50.000
 temple,

00:19:50.160 --> 00:19:50.779
 Jesus is

00:19:50.779 --> 00:19:51.380
 the meeting

00:19:51.380 --> 00:19:51.980
 place with

00:19:51.980 --> 00:19:52.200
 God.

00:19:52.259 --> 00:19:52.660
 If we want

00:19:52.660 --> 00:19:53.440
 to know

00:19:53.440 --> 00:19:53.700
 God,

00:19:53.740 --> 00:19:54.120
 if we want

00:19:54.120 --> 00:19:54.560
 to worship

00:19:54.560 --> 00:19:54.860
 God,

00:19:54.920 --> 00:19:55.200
 we need

00:19:55.200 --> 00:19:55.539
 to do

00:19:55.539 --> 00:19:56.180
 that through

00:19:56.180 --> 00:19:57.039
 Jesus,

00:19:57.200 --> 00:19:57.740
 his son

00:19:57.740 --> 00:19:58.620
 and Jesus

00:19:58.620 --> 00:19:59.420
 is also

00:19:59.420 --> 00:20:00.380
 this true

00:20:00.380 --> 00:20:00.820
 king who

00:20:00.820 --> 00:20:01.500
 comes in

00:20:01.500 --> 00:20:02.140
 the line

00:20:02.140 --> 00:20:03.180
 of David

00:20:03.180 --> 00:20:04.000
 the one

00:20:04.000 --> 00:20:04.720
 whose rule

00:20:04.720 --> 00:20:06.440
 is eternal.

00:20:08.700 --> 00:20:09.539
 When we

00:20:09.539 --> 00:20:10.000
 think about

00:20:10.000 --> 00:20:10.920
 how to

00:20:10.920 --> 00:20:11.820
 apply this

00:20:11.820 --> 00:20:12.960
 for ourselves,

00:20:13.500 --> 00:20:14.200
 perhaps one

00:20:14.200 --> 00:20:15.360
 way that we

00:20:15.360 --> 00:20:15.900
 can think

00:20:15.900 --> 00:20:16.620
 about this

00:20:16.620 --> 00:20:17.779
 is to pray

00:20:17.779 --> 00:20:18.600
 that God

00:20:18.600 --> 00:20:19.900
 would build

00:20:19.900 --> 00:20:20.880
 our houses

00:20:20.880 --> 00:20:21.980
 and our

00:20:21.980 --> 00:20:22.460
 families,

00:20:22.460 --> 00:20:23.019
 not that we

00:20:23.019 --> 00:20:23.480
 would be

00:20:23.480 --> 00:20:24.299
 great kings

00:20:24.299 --> 00:20:25.080
 and mighty

00:20:25.080 --> 00:20:26.980
 in human

00:20:26.980 --> 00:20:27.539
 terms,

00:20:27.700 --> 00:20:28.060
 but that we

00:20:28.060 --> 00:20:28.560
 would become

00:20:28.560 --> 00:20:29.240
 houses and

00:20:29.240 --> 00:20:30.140
 families marked

00:20:30.140 --> 00:20:31.580
 by faith.

00:20:32.660 --> 00:20:33.180
 I remember

00:20:33.180 --> 00:20:33.780
 years ago

00:20:33.780 --> 00:20:34.460
 reading of

00:20:34.460 --> 00:20:35.320
 Jonathan Edwards,

00:20:35.420 --> 00:20:35.900
 the Puritan

00:20:35.900 --> 00:20:36.500
 preacher who

00:20:36.500 --> 00:20:37.120
 every day

00:20:37.120 --> 00:20:38.040
 prayed for

00:20:38.040 --> 00:20:39.140
 six generations

00:20:39.140 --> 00:20:40.860
 into the

00:20:40.860 --> 00:20:41.560
 future for

00:20:41.560 --> 00:20:42.380
 his family,

00:20:42.820 --> 00:20:43.140
 that they

00:20:43.140 --> 00:20:43.440
 would be

00:20:43.440 --> 00:20:43.960
 men and

00:20:43.960 --> 00:20:44.740
 women of

00:20:44.740 --> 00:20:46.180
 faith who

00:20:46.180 --> 00:20:46.680
 would follow

00:20:46.680 --> 00:20:47.240
 God, who

00:20:47.240 --> 00:20:47.800
 would love

00:20:47.800 --> 00:20:48.960
 Jesus.

00:20:49.400 --> 00:20:50.280
 Great prayer

00:20:50.280 --> 00:20:52.100
 to pray that

00:20:52.100 --> 00:20:52.620
 God would

00:20:52.620 --> 00:20:53.240
 build our

00:20:53.240 --> 00:20:53.940
 families on

00:20:53.940 --> 00:20:54.520
 faith and

00:20:54.520 --> 00:20:55.740
 to work for

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 that, that if

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 we are parents,

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 that we

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 would be

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 reading the

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 Bible with

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 our children,

00:21:01.299 --> 00:21:01.539
 that we'd

00:21:01.539 --> 00:21:01.819
 be praying

00:21:01.819 --> 00:21:02.920
 with and

00:21:02.920 --> 00:21:03.519
 for them,

00:21:03.559 --> 00:21:03.860
 we'd be

00:21:03.860 --> 00:21:04.420
 teaching them

00:21:04.420 --> 00:21:05.259
 songs full

00:21:05.259 --> 00:21:06.860
 of God's

00:21:06.860 --> 00:21:07.539
 truth, that

00:21:07.539 --> 00:21:08.319
 as a church

00:21:08.319 --> 00:21:09.220
 we'd be

00:21:09.220 --> 00:21:10.059
 praying for

00:21:10.059 --> 00:21:10.920
 our covenant

00:21:10.920 --> 00:21:11.460
 children,

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 praying that

00:21:12.039 --> 00:21:12.620
 each one of

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 them would

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 come to

00:21:14.559 --> 00:21:15.160
 faith, that

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 God would

00:21:15.700 --> 00:21:16.880
 build houses

00:21:16.880 --> 00:21:17.759
 and families

00:21:17.759 --> 00:21:18.539
 marked by

00:21:18.539 --> 00:21:19.380
 true faith

00:21:19.380 --> 00:21:20.579
 in the

00:21:20.579 --> 00:21:21.319
 Lord Jesus.

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 And also

00:21:23.460 --> 00:21:23.799
 as we

00:21:23.799 --> 00:21:24.779
 recognize that

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 God is

00:21:25.779 --> 00:21:26.400
 building the

00:21:26.400 --> 00:21:26.880
 kingdom of

00:21:26.880 --> 00:21:27.360
 Jesus and

00:21:27.360 --> 00:21:27.640
 it's going

00:21:27.640 --> 00:21:27.860
 to be

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 global, we

00:21:28.500 --> 00:21:28.980
 can pray

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 that we

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 would be

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 part of

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 that.

00:21:31.780 --> 00:21:32.440
 As Ian

00:21:32.440 --> 00:21:33.240
 was praying

00:21:33.240 --> 00:21:33.960
 in his

00:21:33.960 --> 00:21:34.400
 prayer, there

00:21:34.400 --> 00:21:34.780
 are many

00:21:34.780 --> 00:21:35.400
 ways in

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 which we

00:21:35.840 --> 00:21:36.140
 can be

00:21:36.140 --> 00:21:36.560
 part of

00:21:36.560 --> 00:21:36.680
 that.

00:21:36.740 --> 00:21:37.000
 We can

00:21:37.000 --> 00:21:38.260
 pray for

00:21:38.260 --> 00:21:38.540
 the

00:21:38.540 --> 00:21:39.040
 missionaries

00:21:39.040 --> 00:21:39.300
 that we

00:21:39.300 --> 00:21:39.760
 know around

00:21:39.760 --> 00:21:40.080
 the world.

00:21:40.160 --> 00:21:40.420
 We can

00:21:40.420 --> 00:21:40.900
 pray for

00:21:40.900 --> 00:21:41.240
 church

00:21:41.240 --> 00:21:42.240
 plants around

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 Scotland.

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 But we

00:21:44.560 --> 00:21:45.080
 can also

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 be speaking

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 to our

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 family, to

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 our neighbors

00:21:47.720 --> 00:21:48.480
 about Jesus

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 in the way

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 that we

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 live in

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 our workplace,

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 in our

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 universities,

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 our schools,

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 that we

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 would want

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 to love

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 like Jesus,

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 that we'd

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 welcome

00:21:56.799 --> 00:21:58.180
 people the

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 way Jesus

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 did, to

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 pray that

00:22:00.519 --> 00:22:00.960
 God's

00:22:00.960 --> 00:22:02.059
 kingdom would

00:22:02.059 --> 00:22:03.480
 come, that

00:22:03.480 --> 00:22:03.980
 others would

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 come to

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 submit to

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 the good and

00:22:07.099 --> 00:22:07.960
 loving rule

00:22:07.960 --> 00:22:08.980
 of King

00:22:08.980 --> 00:22:09.539
 Jesus.

00:22:10.240 --> 00:22:11.099
 He's building

00:22:11.099 --> 00:22:13.000
 his kingdom

00:22:13.000 --> 00:22:14.539
 and we

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 have the

00:22:14.879 --> 00:22:15.440
 privilege as

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 the people of

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 God to

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 play our

00:22:16.940 --> 00:22:18.720
 part in

00:22:18.720 --> 00:22:19.099
 that.

00:22:19.099 --> 00:22:21.539
 God's

00:22:21.539 --> 00:22:22.019
 kingdom.

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 The third

00:22:22.980 --> 00:22:23.279
 theme that

00:22:23.279 --> 00:22:23.559
 we can

00:22:23.559 --> 00:22:24.259
 think about

00:22:24.259 --> 00:22:25.079
 that's

00:22:25.079 --> 00:22:25.559
 unique in

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 this covenant

00:22:26.139 --> 00:22:26.679
 is the

00:22:26.679 --> 00:22:27.419
 idea of

00:22:27.419 --> 00:22:28.059
 the long

00:22:28.059 --> 00:22:29.579
 life of

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 the king.

00:22:30.259 --> 00:22:30.619
 Long

00:22:30.619 --> 00:22:32.259
 live the

00:22:32.259 --> 00:22:32.559
 king.

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 when I

00:22:36.299 --> 00:22:37.379
 was younger,

00:22:37.879 --> 00:22:38.740
 I used

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 to enjoy

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 watching

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 things like

00:22:42.359 --> 00:22:42.799
 the Olympics

00:22:42.799 --> 00:22:43.700
 or major

00:22:43.700 --> 00:22:44.200
 sporting

00:22:44.200 --> 00:22:44.639
 events.

00:22:45.179 --> 00:22:45.559
 It was

00:22:45.559 --> 00:22:46.519
 always one

00:22:46.519 --> 00:22:46.779
 of those

00:22:46.779 --> 00:22:47.179
 interesting

00:22:47.179 --> 00:22:47.679
 things to

00:22:47.679 --> 00:22:48.259
 compare and

00:22:48.259 --> 00:22:49.599
 contrast the

00:22:49.599 --> 00:22:50.319
 different

00:22:50.319 --> 00:22:51.599
 national

00:22:51.599 --> 00:22:52.339
 anthems.

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 I don't

00:22:52.740 --> 00:22:52.859
 know if

00:22:52.859 --> 00:22:53.399
 people have

00:22:53.399 --> 00:22:54.099
 favorite

00:22:54.099 --> 00:22:55.220
 anthems.

00:22:55.779 --> 00:22:56.039
 I quite

00:22:56.039 --> 00:22:56.940
 like the

00:22:56.940 --> 00:22:57.720
 rousing,

00:22:57.879 --> 00:22:58.319
 the French

00:22:58.319 --> 00:22:59.000
 one is

00:22:59.000 --> 00:22:59.480
 probably up

00:22:59.480 --> 00:22:59.639
 there.

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 There's

00:23:01.759 --> 00:23:02.140
 an amazing

00:23:02.140 --> 00:23:03.100
 variety when

00:23:03.100 --> 00:23:03.759
 you listen

00:23:03.759 --> 00:23:05.340
 to national

00:23:05.340 --> 00:23:06.240
 anthems.

00:23:07.200 --> 00:23:07.460
 I don't

00:23:07.460 --> 00:23:07.640
 know what

00:23:07.640 --> 00:23:08.040
 you think

00:23:08.040 --> 00:23:08.560
 of our

00:23:08.560 --> 00:23:09.259
 British

00:23:09.259 --> 00:23:09.780
 anthem.

00:23:10.160 --> 00:23:10.420
 It's

00:23:10.420 --> 00:23:11.600
 short and

00:23:11.600 --> 00:23:11.940
 it's to

00:23:11.940 --> 00:23:12.440
 the point.

00:23:13.200 --> 00:23:13.740
 But thinking

00:23:13.740 --> 00:23:14.960
 about this

00:23:14.960 --> 00:23:15.380
 theme,

00:23:15.520 --> 00:23:16.000
 thinking about

00:23:16.000 --> 00:23:16.540
 covenant,

00:23:16.740 --> 00:23:17.259
 thinking about

00:23:17.259 --> 00:23:18.380
 king and

00:23:18.380 --> 00:23:19.000
 kingdom,

00:23:19.520 --> 00:23:20.040
 our national

00:23:20.040 --> 00:23:21.500
 anthem speaks

00:23:21.500 --> 00:23:22.060
 to some of

00:23:22.060 --> 00:23:22.240
 that.

00:23:23.259 --> 00:23:23.740
 So we

00:23:23.740 --> 00:23:24.800
 sing long

00:23:24.800 --> 00:23:25.480
 live our

00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:26.220
 noble queen

00:23:26.220 --> 00:23:26.700
 or king.

00:23:27.520 --> 00:23:28.060
 We sing

00:23:28.060 --> 00:23:28.640
 God save

00:23:28.640 --> 00:23:29.180
 our queen

00:23:29.180 --> 00:23:29.720
 or king.

00:23:30.299 --> 00:23:30.900
 We think

00:23:30.900 --> 00:23:31.500
 about victory

00:23:31.500 --> 00:23:32.080
 and glory

00:23:32.080 --> 00:23:32.720
 and long

00:23:32.720 --> 00:23:33.299
 reign.

00:23:34.279 --> 00:23:34.480
 And you

00:23:34.480 --> 00:23:34.920
 know all

00:23:34.920 --> 00:23:35.380
 of those

00:23:35.380 --> 00:23:36.720
 things Israel

00:23:36.720 --> 00:23:37.560
 would recognize

00:23:37.560 --> 00:23:38.740
 and pray for

00:23:38.740 --> 00:23:39.960
 their king

00:23:39.960 --> 00:23:40.940
 because they

00:23:40.940 --> 00:23:42.539
 understood in

00:23:42.539 --> 00:23:42.980
 a much

00:23:42.980 --> 00:23:43.920
 greater way

00:23:43.920 --> 00:23:44.940
 than it was

00:23:44.940 --> 00:23:45.340
 even for

00:23:45.340 --> 00:23:45.840
 Britain under

00:23:45.840 --> 00:23:46.380
 the empire

00:23:46.380 --> 00:23:47.519
 as it went

00:23:47.519 --> 00:23:48.620
 for the

00:23:48.620 --> 00:23:49.000
 king of

00:23:49.000 --> 00:23:50.019
 Israel so

00:23:50.019 --> 00:23:50.660
 it would go

00:23:50.660 --> 00:23:51.799
 for the

00:23:51.799 --> 00:23:53.299
 people of

00:23:53.299 --> 00:23:53.920
 Israel.

00:23:55.180 --> 00:23:55.500
 And one

00:23:55.500 --> 00:23:55.680
 of the

00:23:55.680 --> 00:23:56.180
 things that's

00:23:56.180 --> 00:23:57.039
 significant for

00:23:57.039 --> 00:23:57.480
 Israel,

00:23:57.880 --> 00:23:58.200
 ultimately

00:23:58.200 --> 00:23:58.519
 becomes

00:23:58.519 --> 00:23:58.960
 significant

00:23:58.960 --> 00:23:59.559
 for us

00:23:59.559 --> 00:24:00.279
 is that

00:24:00.279 --> 00:24:01.500
 when David

00:24:01.500 --> 00:24:02.539
 established

00:24:02.539 --> 00:24:03.240
 his rule

00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:04.440
 in Jerusalem

00:24:04.440 --> 00:24:05.559
 so God

00:24:05.559 --> 00:24:06.539
 too had

00:24:06.539 --> 00:24:07.160
 his rule

00:24:07.160 --> 00:24:07.740
 established

00:24:07.740 --> 00:24:08.240
 in Jerusalem

00:24:08.240 --> 00:24:08.619
 with the

00:24:08.619 --> 00:24:09.079
 coming of

00:24:09.079 --> 00:24:09.779
 the ark.

00:24:10.420 --> 00:24:10.740
 There was

00:24:10.740 --> 00:24:11.400
 this coming

00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:12.119
 together

00:24:12.119 --> 00:24:13.619
 of God's

00:24:13.619 --> 00:24:13.859
 rule

00:24:13.859 --> 00:24:14.799
 and the

00:24:14.799 --> 00:24:15.400
 king's

00:24:15.400 --> 00:24:15.639
 rule.

00:24:16.240 --> 00:24:16.740
 And there

00:24:16.740 --> 00:24:17.099
 is this

00:24:17.099 --> 00:24:17.859
 understanding

00:24:17.859 --> 00:24:18.519
 here within

00:24:18.519 --> 00:24:19.059
 the covenant

00:24:19.059 --> 00:24:20.019
 that David's

00:24:20.019 --> 00:24:21.119
 son would

00:24:21.119 --> 00:24:22.019
 also be

00:24:22.019 --> 00:24:23.019
 God's

00:24:23.019 --> 00:24:23.680
 son,

00:24:24.359 --> 00:24:24.680
 ruling

00:24:24.680 --> 00:24:26.500
 for God

00:24:26.500 --> 00:24:27.519
 eternally.

00:24:27.519 --> 00:24:28.560
 See verse

00:24:28.560 --> 00:24:29.279
 14.

00:24:30.920 --> 00:24:31.600
 I will

00:24:31.600 --> 00:24:32.299
 be his

00:24:32.299 --> 00:24:32.860
 father

00:24:32.860 --> 00:24:34.299
 and he

00:24:34.299 --> 00:24:35.580
 shall be

00:24:35.580 --> 00:24:37.080
 my son.

00:24:37.740 --> 00:24:38.420
 And so the

00:24:38.420 --> 00:24:39.539
 great hope

00:24:39.539 --> 00:24:40.160
 of the

00:24:40.160 --> 00:24:40.880
 covenant with

00:24:40.880 --> 00:24:42.100
 David is

00:24:42.100 --> 00:24:42.840
 the promise

00:24:42.840 --> 00:24:43.840
 of a king

00:24:43.840 --> 00:24:44.680
 who is

00:24:44.680 --> 00:24:45.519
 God's son

00:24:45.519 --> 00:24:46.279
 who will

00:24:46.279 --> 00:24:47.259
 reign for

00:24:47.259 --> 00:24:47.740
 God

00:24:47.740 --> 00:24:48.940
 forever.

00:24:48.940 --> 00:24:49.259
 ever.

00:24:51.000 --> 00:24:51.880
 And that's

00:24:51.880 --> 00:24:52.400
 something that

00:24:52.400 --> 00:24:53.400
 goes beyond

00:24:53.400 --> 00:24:54.820
 any of

00:24:54.820 --> 00:24:55.440
 even the

00:24:55.440 --> 00:24:56.480
 great kings

00:24:56.480 --> 00:24:57.660
 of the

00:24:57.660 --> 00:24:58.860
 Old Testament.

00:25:00.140 --> 00:25:00.740
 And when we

00:25:00.740 --> 00:25:01.259
 think about

00:25:01.259 --> 00:25:02.320
 the promise

00:25:02.320 --> 00:25:02.880
 here we can

00:25:02.880 --> 00:25:03.759
 understand why

00:25:03.759 --> 00:25:04.360
 Israel placed

00:25:04.360 --> 00:25:05.059
 so much hope

00:25:05.059 --> 00:25:06.480
 on a restored

00:25:06.480 --> 00:25:07.420
 king which

00:25:07.420 --> 00:25:07.900
 we see at

00:25:07.900 --> 00:25:08.320
 the time

00:25:08.320 --> 00:25:09.539
 of Jesus.

00:25:11.480 --> 00:25:12.340
 In the

00:25:12.340 --> 00:25:12.900
 story of

00:25:12.900 --> 00:25:13.480
 Israel's

00:25:13.480 --> 00:25:14.820
 kings we

00:25:14.820 --> 00:25:15.360
 recognize

00:25:15.360 --> 00:25:16.460
 that this

00:25:16.460 --> 00:25:18.320
 enduring

00:25:18.320 --> 00:25:18.860
 rule

00:25:18.859 --> 00:25:19.899
 was never

00:25:19.899 --> 00:25:20.619
 fulfilled

00:25:20.619 --> 00:25:22.259
 because there

00:25:22.259 --> 00:25:22.619
 was never

00:25:22.619 --> 00:25:23.059
 complete

00:25:23.059 --> 00:25:23.500
 obedience.

00:25:24.419 --> 00:25:24.859
 Notice

00:25:24.859 --> 00:25:25.479
 within this

00:25:25.479 --> 00:25:25.839
 covenant

00:25:25.839 --> 00:25:26.899
 too there

00:25:26.899 --> 00:25:27.379
 is the

00:25:27.379 --> 00:25:27.959
 importance

00:25:27.959 --> 00:25:28.759
 of

00:25:28.759 --> 00:25:29.899
 obedience.

00:25:30.179 --> 00:25:30.439
 In verse

00:25:30.439 --> 00:25:31.039
 14

00:25:31.039 --> 00:25:32.179
 I will

00:25:32.179 --> 00:25:32.500
 be his

00:25:32.500 --> 00:25:33.019
 father and

00:25:33.019 --> 00:25:33.359
 he shall

00:25:33.359 --> 00:25:33.740
 be my

00:25:33.740 --> 00:25:34.059
 son.

00:25:34.479 --> 00:25:34.819
 When he

00:25:34.819 --> 00:25:35.699
 does wrong

00:25:35.699 --> 00:25:36.519
 I will

00:25:36.519 --> 00:25:37.419
 punish him

00:25:37.419 --> 00:25:38.199
 with the

00:25:38.199 --> 00:25:38.979
 rod of

00:25:38.979 --> 00:25:39.500
 men

00:25:39.500 --> 00:25:40.119
 with

00:25:40.119 --> 00:25:40.979
 floggings

00:25:40.979 --> 00:25:42.279
 inflicted

00:25:42.279 --> 00:25:43.039
 by

00:25:43.039 --> 00:25:43.939
 men.

00:25:44.799 --> 00:25:45.459
 So in

00:25:45.459 --> 00:25:46.259
 every covenant

00:25:46.259 --> 00:25:46.679
 there is

00:25:46.679 --> 00:25:47.219
 always this

00:25:47.219 --> 00:25:48.019
 obligation

00:25:48.019 --> 00:25:48.819
 for obedience

00:25:48.819 --> 00:25:49.180
 and the

00:25:49.180 --> 00:25:49.559
 kings were

00:25:49.559 --> 00:25:50.099
 no different.

00:25:50.779 --> 00:25:51.099
 God is

00:25:51.099 --> 00:25:51.559
 saying kings

00:25:51.559 --> 00:25:52.000
 could and

00:25:52.000 --> 00:25:52.400
 would be

00:25:52.400 --> 00:25:52.980
 disciplined.

00:25:53.579 --> 00:25:53.799
 They were

00:25:53.799 --> 00:25:54.519
 not free

00:25:54.519 --> 00:25:55.759
 to ignore

00:25:55.759 --> 00:25:56.720
 God and

00:25:56.720 --> 00:25:57.059
 when you

00:25:57.059 --> 00:25:57.519
 read the

00:25:57.519 --> 00:25:58.099
 story of

00:25:58.099 --> 00:25:58.539
 the kings

00:25:58.539 --> 00:25:59.059
 of Israel

00:25:59.059 --> 00:25:59.519
 and Judah

00:25:59.519 --> 00:25:59.920
 what you

00:25:59.920 --> 00:26:00.839
 see is

00:26:00.839 --> 00:26:01.660
 that pattern

00:26:01.660 --> 00:26:02.799
 of if

00:26:02.799 --> 00:26:03.420
 the kings

00:26:03.420 --> 00:26:04.859
 were disobedient

00:26:04.859 --> 00:26:05.400
 to God

00:26:05.400 --> 00:26:06.319
 then under

00:26:06.319 --> 00:26:06.859
 the covenant

00:26:06.859 --> 00:26:08.099
 the nation

00:26:08.099 --> 00:26:08.700
 would suffer.

00:26:09.759 --> 00:26:10.099
 But then

00:26:10.099 --> 00:26:10.379
 when there

00:26:10.379 --> 00:26:10.759
 was good

00:26:10.759 --> 00:26:11.660
 kings the

00:26:11.660 --> 00:26:12.200
 nation would

00:26:12.200 --> 00:26:13.000
 prosper under

00:26:13.000 --> 00:26:13.779
 God because

00:26:13.779 --> 00:26:14.619
 of his

00:26:14.619 --> 00:26:15.180
 covenant

00:26:15.180 --> 00:26:16.180
 commitment.

00:26:17.820 --> 00:26:18.960
 For Israel

00:26:18.960 --> 00:26:19.860
 ultimately

00:26:19.860 --> 00:26:21.400
 David's

00:26:21.400 --> 00:26:21.860
 dynasty

00:26:21.860 --> 00:26:22.940
 was

00:26:22.940 --> 00:26:23.500
 ended.

00:26:24.259 --> 00:26:24.720
 You get

00:26:24.720 --> 00:26:25.620
 to the

00:26:25.620 --> 00:26:26.180
 bad kings

00:26:26.180 --> 00:26:26.480
 you get

00:26:26.480 --> 00:26:26.799
 to the

00:26:26.799 --> 00:26:27.279
 end of

00:26:27.279 --> 00:26:28.000
 kingship

00:26:28.000 --> 00:26:29.220
 and you

00:26:29.220 --> 00:26:29.640
 understand

00:26:29.640 --> 00:26:30.200
 the people

00:26:30.200 --> 00:26:30.799
 are left

00:26:30.799 --> 00:26:31.299
 longing

00:26:31.299 --> 00:26:32.580
 for a

00:26:32.580 --> 00:26:33.220
 better king

00:26:33.220 --> 00:26:34.140
 for a

00:26:34.140 --> 00:26:34.840
 greater king

00:26:34.840 --> 00:26:35.860
 one who

00:26:35.860 --> 00:26:36.400
 would rule

00:26:36.400 --> 00:26:37.580
 for God.

00:26:39.220 --> 00:26:40.220
 But even

00:26:40.220 --> 00:26:41.039
 as

00:26:41.039 --> 00:26:42.560
 David's

00:26:42.560 --> 00:26:42.980
 family

00:26:42.980 --> 00:26:44.440
 would be

00:26:44.440 --> 00:26:45.339
 disobedient

00:26:45.339 --> 00:26:45.839
 and would

00:26:45.839 --> 00:26:46.420
 fail

00:26:46.420 --> 00:26:47.380
 there is

00:26:47.380 --> 00:26:48.000
 a promise

00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:48.740
 that David's

00:26:48.740 --> 00:26:49.620
 family line

00:26:49.620 --> 00:26:50.539
 would not

00:26:50.539 --> 00:26:51.279
 be abandoned.

00:26:51.940 --> 00:26:52.920
 See verse 15

00:26:52.920 --> 00:26:54.000
 but my love

00:26:54.000 --> 00:26:54.819
 will never be

00:26:54.819 --> 00:26:55.480
 taken away

00:26:55.480 --> 00:26:56.120
 from him

00:26:56.120 --> 00:26:57.380
 as I took

00:26:57.380 --> 00:26:58.039
 it away

00:26:58.039 --> 00:27:00.200
 from Saul.

00:27:00.900 --> 00:27:01.500
 So there

00:27:01.500 --> 00:27:02.339
 is a promise

00:27:02.339 --> 00:27:03.360
 of enduring

00:27:03.360 --> 00:27:04.339
 covenant

00:27:04.339 --> 00:27:05.480
 faithfulness

00:27:05.480 --> 00:27:06.660
 despite the

00:27:06.660 --> 00:27:07.519
 faithlessness

00:27:07.519 --> 00:27:09.240
 of

00:27:09.240 --> 00:27:11.259
 well we can

00:27:11.259 --> 00:27:11.680
 begin with

00:27:11.680 --> 00:27:12.059
 Solomon.

00:27:12.059 --> 00:27:13.099
 So for

00:27:13.099 --> 00:27:13.819
 example in

00:27:13.819 --> 00:27:14.399
 1 Kings

00:27:14.399 --> 00:27:15.579
 chapter 11

00:27:15.579 --> 00:27:17.559
 verses 11

00:27:17.559 --> 00:27:18.579
 to 13

00:27:18.579 --> 00:27:19.740
 the Lord

00:27:19.740 --> 00:27:20.259
 is angry

00:27:20.259 --> 00:27:20.879
 with Solomon

00:27:20.879 --> 00:27:21.399
 because his

00:27:21.399 --> 00:27:21.819
 heart is

00:27:21.819 --> 00:27:22.679
 turned away

00:27:22.679 --> 00:27:23.599
 from the

00:27:23.599 --> 00:27:23.980
 Lord and

00:27:23.980 --> 00:27:24.519
 he's following

00:27:24.519 --> 00:27:25.220
 other gods

00:27:25.220 --> 00:27:25.460
 and the

00:27:25.460 --> 00:27:25.940
 Lord said

00:27:25.940 --> 00:27:26.480
 to Solomon

00:27:26.480 --> 00:27:27.079
 since this

00:27:27.079 --> 00:27:27.399
 is your

00:27:27.399 --> 00:27:27.919
 attitude

00:27:27.919 --> 00:27:28.919
 and you

00:27:28.919 --> 00:27:29.460
 have not

00:27:29.460 --> 00:27:30.079
 kept my

00:27:30.079 --> 00:27:30.559
 covenant

00:27:30.559 --> 00:27:31.099
 which I

00:27:31.099 --> 00:27:31.539
 commanded

00:27:31.539 --> 00:27:32.440
 you I

00:27:32.440 --> 00:27:32.899
 will most

00:27:32.899 --> 00:27:33.379
 certainly

00:27:33.379 --> 00:27:34.039
 tear the

00:27:34.039 --> 00:27:34.679
 kingdom away

00:27:34.679 --> 00:27:35.240
 from you

00:27:35.240 --> 00:27:35.960
 and give

00:27:35.960 --> 00:27:36.460
 it to one

00:27:36.460 --> 00:27:36.759
 of your

00:27:36.759 --> 00:27:37.639
 subordinates.

00:27:39.019 --> 00:27:39.679
 So he's

00:27:39.679 --> 00:27:40.099
 been judged

00:27:40.099 --> 00:27:40.599
 for covenant

00:27:40.599 --> 00:27:41.319
 unfaithfulness

00:27:41.319 --> 00:27:42.059
 and disobedience

00:27:42.059 --> 00:27:42.599
 nevertheless

00:27:42.599 --> 00:27:43.980
 for the

00:27:43.980 --> 00:27:44.419
 sake of

00:27:44.419 --> 00:27:45.000
 David your

00:27:45.000 --> 00:27:46.039
 father I

00:27:46.039 --> 00:27:46.359
 will not

00:27:46.359 --> 00:27:46.679
 do it

00:27:46.679 --> 00:27:47.159
 during your

00:27:47.159 --> 00:27:48.200
 lifetime I

00:27:48.200 --> 00:27:48.740
 will tear it

00:27:48.740 --> 00:27:49.139
 out of the

00:27:49.139 --> 00:27:49.700
 hand of your

00:27:49.700 --> 00:27:50.859
 son yet I

00:27:50.859 --> 00:27:51.679
 will not tear

00:27:51.679 --> 00:27:52.299
 the whole

00:27:52.299 --> 00:27:53.079
 kingdom from

00:27:53.079 --> 00:27:54.119
 him but

00:27:54.119 --> 00:27:54.599
 will give him

00:27:54.599 --> 00:27:55.379
 one tribe

00:27:55.379 --> 00:27:56.319
 for the sake

00:27:56.319 --> 00:27:57.019
 of David my

00:27:57.019 --> 00:27:58.139
 servant and

00:27:58.139 --> 00:27:58.599
 for the sake

00:27:58.599 --> 00:27:59.139
 of Jerusalem

00:27:59.139 --> 00:27:59.779
 which I have

00:27:59.779 --> 00:28:00.139
 chosen.

00:28:01.299 --> 00:28:01.759
 The kings

00:28:01.759 --> 00:28:02.480
 are unfaithful

00:28:02.480 --> 00:28:02.960
 yet God

00:28:02.960 --> 00:28:03.759
 remains faithful

00:28:03.759 --> 00:28:04.879
 to his

00:28:04.879 --> 00:28:05.779
 covenant

00:28:05.779 --> 00:28:06.700
 promise.

00:28:06.799 --> 00:28:07.200
 As you look

00:28:07.200 --> 00:28:07.500
 through the

00:28:07.500 --> 00:28:08.039
 Old Testament

00:28:08.039 --> 00:28:08.779
 Israel's kings

00:28:08.779 --> 00:28:09.500
 even the best

00:28:09.500 --> 00:28:10.160
 of them fail

00:28:10.160 --> 00:28:10.500
 but the

00:28:10.500 --> 00:28:11.099
 promise of

00:28:11.099 --> 00:28:12.000
 God remains

00:28:12.000 --> 00:28:13.019
 and that's

00:28:13.019 --> 00:28:14.380
 why after

00:28:14.380 --> 00:28:14.960
 the exile

00:28:14.960 --> 00:28:15.480
 the hopes

00:28:15.480 --> 00:28:16.079
 of the

00:28:16.079 --> 00:28:16.519
 prophets

00:28:16.519 --> 00:28:17.019
 was very

00:28:17.019 --> 00:28:17.759
 much focused

00:28:17.759 --> 00:28:18.519
 on this

00:28:18.519 --> 00:28:19.279
 true king

00:28:19.279 --> 00:28:20.039
 who would

00:28:20.039 --> 00:28:20.519
 come this

00:28:20.519 --> 00:28:21.579
 Messiah king

00:28:21.579 --> 00:28:23.019
 perhaps the

00:28:23.019 --> 00:28:23.779
 most obvious

00:28:23.779 --> 00:28:24.859
 place that

00:28:24.859 --> 00:28:25.279
 we can think

00:28:25.279 --> 00:28:25.640
 about that

00:28:25.640 --> 00:28:26.299
 is in Isaiah

00:28:26.299 --> 00:28:27.940
 9 words

00:28:27.940 --> 00:28:28.940
 very familiar

00:28:28.940 --> 00:28:30.500
 because it's

00:28:30.500 --> 00:28:31.059
 so important

00:28:31.059 --> 00:28:31.900
 to the story

00:28:31.900 --> 00:28:33.319
 of Christmas

00:28:33.319 --> 00:28:34.079
 chapter 9

00:28:34.079 --> 00:28:34.700
 verse 6

00:28:34.700 --> 00:28:35.539
 for to us

00:28:35.539 --> 00:28:36.680
 a child

00:28:36.680 --> 00:28:37.220
 is born

00:28:37.220 --> 00:28:38.580
 to us

00:28:38.580 --> 00:28:39.700
 a son

00:28:39.700 --> 00:28:40.340
 is given

00:28:40.340 --> 00:28:41.400
 and the

00:28:41.400 --> 00:28:41.819
 government

00:28:41.819 --> 00:28:42.319
 will be

00:28:42.319 --> 00:28:42.840
 on his

00:28:42.840 --> 00:28:43.319
 shoulders

00:28:43.319 --> 00:28:44.480
 and he

00:28:44.480 --> 00:28:44.840
 will be

00:28:44.840 --> 00:28:45.279
 called

00:28:45.279 --> 00:28:46.400
 wonderful

00:28:46.400 --> 00:28:47.000
 counselor

00:28:47.000 --> 00:28:48.039
 mighty

00:28:48.039 --> 00:28:48.640
 God

00:28:48.640 --> 00:28:49.840
 everlasting

00:28:49.840 --> 00:28:50.559
 father

00:28:50.559 --> 00:28:51.480
 prince

00:28:51.480 --> 00:28:52.480
 of peace

00:28:52.480 --> 00:28:52.960
 of the

00:28:52.960 --> 00:28:53.519
 increase

00:28:53.519 --> 00:28:54.039
 of his

00:28:54.039 --> 00:28:54.460
 government

00:28:54.460 --> 00:28:55.080
 and peace

00:28:55.080 --> 00:28:55.440
 there will

00:28:55.440 --> 00:28:56.240
 be no

00:28:56.240 --> 00:28:56.819
 end

00:28:56.819 --> 00:28:57.740
 he will

00:28:57.740 --> 00:28:58.220
 reign

00:28:58.220 --> 00:28:59.420
 on David's

00:28:59.420 --> 00:28:59.759
 throne

00:28:59.759 --> 00:29:01.080
 and over

00:29:01.080 --> 00:29:01.759
 his kingdom

00:29:01.759 --> 00:29:02.960
 establishing

00:29:02.960 --> 00:29:04.279
 and upholding

00:29:04.279 --> 00:29:04.579
 it with

00:29:04.579 --> 00:29:05.079
 justice

00:29:05.079 --> 00:29:06.059
 and righteousness

00:29:06.059 --> 00:29:07.160
 from that

00:29:07.160 --> 00:29:07.779
 time on

00:29:07.779 --> 00:29:08.480
 and forever

00:29:08.480 --> 00:29:09.100
 Isaiah

00:29:09.100 --> 00:29:09.500
 and the

00:29:09.500 --> 00:29:09.819
 prophets

00:29:09.819 --> 00:29:10.319
 were looking

00:29:10.319 --> 00:29:10.799
 for no

00:29:10.799 --> 00:29:11.400
 ordinary

00:29:11.400 --> 00:29:11.819
 king

00:29:11.819 --> 00:29:12.160
 they were

00:29:12.160 --> 00:29:12.460
 looking

00:29:12.460 --> 00:29:13.539
 for God's

00:29:13.539 --> 00:29:14.259
 Messiah

00:29:14.259 --> 00:29:15.259
 king

00:29:15.259 --> 00:29:16.900
 and he

00:29:16.900 --> 00:29:17.299
 came

00:29:17.299 --> 00:29:18.579
 as Jesus

00:29:18.579 --> 00:29:19.039
 Jesus

00:29:19.039 --> 00:29:19.920
 is David's

00:29:19.920 --> 00:29:20.559
 greater son

00:29:20.559 --> 00:29:20.940
 the Bible

00:29:20.940 --> 00:29:21.539
 says

00:29:21.539 --> 00:29:22.160
 Jesus

00:29:22.160 --> 00:29:23.059
 is God's

00:29:23.059 --> 00:29:23.480
 promise

00:29:23.480 --> 00:29:23.960
 kept

00:29:23.960 --> 00:29:24.559
 in the

00:29:24.559 --> 00:29:24.880
 sending

00:29:24.880 --> 00:29:25.620
 of his

00:29:25.620 --> 00:29:25.900
 son

00:29:25.900 --> 00:29:26.640
 as the

00:29:26.640 --> 00:29:27.039
 eternal

00:29:27.039 --> 00:29:27.500
 king

00:29:27.500 --> 00:29:28.160
 Jesus

00:29:28.160 --> 00:29:28.579
 is the

00:29:28.579 --> 00:29:28.819
 only

00:29:28.819 --> 00:29:29.120
 king

00:29:29.120 --> 00:29:29.440
 who has

00:29:29.440 --> 00:29:29.640
 ever

00:29:29.640 --> 00:29:30.120
 perfectly

00:29:30.120 --> 00:29:30.460
 kept

00:29:30.460 --> 00:29:30.980
 all those

00:29:30.980 --> 00:29:31.299
 covenant

00:29:31.299 --> 00:29:31.960
 obligations

00:29:31.960 --> 00:29:33.220
 to rule

00:29:33.220 --> 00:29:34.380
 for God

00:29:34.380 --> 00:29:35.140
 concerned

00:29:35.140 --> 00:29:35.940
 for the

00:29:35.940 --> 00:29:36.340
 glory

00:29:36.340 --> 00:29:37.299
 of God

00:29:37.299 --> 00:29:37.600
 his

00:29:37.600 --> 00:29:38.000
 father

00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:40.340
 and then

00:29:40.340 --> 00:29:40.740
 Jesus

00:29:40.740 --> 00:29:41.819
 for his

00:29:41.819 --> 00:29:42.220
 people

00:29:42.220 --> 00:29:43.059
 dies

00:29:43.059 --> 00:29:43.779
 to redeem

00:29:43.779 --> 00:29:45.059
 and rescue

00:29:45.059 --> 00:29:45.660
 us

00:29:45.660 --> 00:29:46.960
 though we

00:29:46.960 --> 00:29:47.400
 deserve

00:29:47.400 --> 00:29:47.819
 covenant

00:29:47.819 --> 00:29:48.299
 curses

00:29:48.299 --> 00:29:48.680
 Jesus

00:29:48.680 --> 00:29:49.000
 our

00:29:49.000 --> 00:29:49.220
 king

00:29:49.220 --> 00:29:49.420
 he

00:29:49.420 --> 00:29:49.740
 takes

00:29:49.740 --> 00:29:49.920
 the

00:29:49.920 --> 00:29:50.240
 covenant

00:29:50.240 --> 00:29:50.860
 curse

00:29:50.860 --> 00:29:51.620
 for us

00:29:51.620 --> 00:29:52.680
 so that

00:29:52.680 --> 00:29:52.980
 we might

00:29:52.980 --> 00:29:53.319
 enjoy

00:29:53.319 --> 00:29:53.720
 covenant

00:29:53.720 --> 00:29:54.299
 blessing

00:29:54.299 --> 00:29:55.980
 and then

00:29:55.980 --> 00:29:56.579
 he rises

00:29:56.579 --> 00:29:57.279
 and ascends

00:29:57.279 --> 00:29:57.920
 to rule

00:29:57.920 --> 00:29:58.740
 in the

00:29:58.740 --> 00:29:59.200
 glory of

00:29:59.200 --> 00:29:59.460
 heaven

00:29:59.460 --> 00:30:00.120
 where he

00:30:00.120 --> 00:30:00.819
 now sits

00:30:00.819 --> 00:30:01.559
 at the

00:30:01.559 --> 00:30:02.059
 father's

00:30:02.059 --> 00:30:02.819
 right hand

00:30:02.819 --> 00:30:03.119
 and he

00:30:03.119 --> 00:30:03.720
 will return

00:30:03.720 --> 00:30:04.279
 one day

00:30:04.279 --> 00:30:05.279
 to establish

00:30:05.279 --> 00:30:05.819
 God's

00:30:05.819 --> 00:30:06.319
 perfect

00:30:06.319 --> 00:30:06.839
 rule and

00:30:06.839 --> 00:30:07.159
 reign

00:30:07.159 --> 00:30:08.139
 in the

00:30:08.139 --> 00:30:08.319
 new

00:30:08.319 --> 00:30:08.720
 heavens

00:30:08.720 --> 00:30:09.019
 and the

00:30:09.019 --> 00:30:09.200
 new

00:30:09.200 --> 00:30:09.500
 earth

00:30:09.500 --> 00:30:12.819
 until that

00:30:12.819 --> 00:30:13.240
 time

00:30:13.240 --> 00:30:14.359
 we are

00:30:14.359 --> 00:30:14.679
 called

00:30:14.679 --> 00:30:15.399
 to trust

00:30:15.399 --> 00:30:16.720
 and we

00:30:16.720 --> 00:30:17.419
 are called

00:30:17.419 --> 00:30:18.259
 to obey

00:30:18.259 --> 00:30:20.519
 but then

00:30:20.519 --> 00:30:22.539
 as God's

00:30:22.539 --> 00:30:22.899
 people

00:30:22.899 --> 00:30:24.139
 we will

00:30:24.139 --> 00:30:25.000
 live in

00:30:25.000 --> 00:30:25.399
 God's

00:30:25.399 --> 00:30:25.939
 place

00:30:25.939 --> 00:30:27.220
 under

00:30:27.220 --> 00:30:27.859
 God's

00:30:27.859 --> 00:30:28.659
 good rule

00:30:28.660 --> 00:30:29.340
 knowing

00:30:29.340 --> 00:30:29.740
 his

00:30:29.740 --> 00:30:30.400
 blessing

00:30:30.400 --> 00:30:31.259
 and joy

00:30:31.259 --> 00:30:32.180
 forever

00:30:32.180 --> 00:30:33.160
 with

00:30:33.160 --> 00:30:33.600
 Jesus

00:30:33.600 --> 00:30:35.019
 as our

00:30:35.019 --> 00:30:35.540
 true

00:30:35.540 --> 00:30:36.620
 and our

00:30:36.620 --> 00:30:37.000
 great

00:30:37.000 --> 00:30:37.300
 king

00:30:37.300 --> 00:30:42.220
 now how

00:30:42.220 --> 00:30:42.560
 does this

00:30:42.560 --> 00:30:43.080
 connect

00:30:43.080 --> 00:30:43.680
 to the

00:30:43.680 --> 00:30:44.040
 Lord's

00:30:44.040 --> 00:30:44.240
 Supper

00:30:44.240 --> 00:30:45.600
 in a few

00:30:45.600 --> 00:30:46.019
 moments

00:30:46.019 --> 00:30:46.460
 God's

00:30:46.460 --> 00:30:46.940
 people will

00:30:46.940 --> 00:30:47.259
 share

00:30:47.259 --> 00:30:48.080
 the

00:30:48.080 --> 00:30:48.480
 Lord's

00:30:48.480 --> 00:30:48.640
 Supper

00:30:48.640 --> 00:30:49.019
 what are

00:30:49.019 --> 00:30:49.680
 we doing

00:30:49.680 --> 00:30:51.140
 and saying

00:30:51.140 --> 00:30:52.120
 together

00:30:52.120 --> 00:30:53.080
 at the

00:30:53.080 --> 00:30:53.480
 Lord's

00:30:53.480 --> 00:30:53.860
 table

00:30:53.860 --> 00:30:55.860
 well at

00:30:55.860 --> 00:30:56.279
 one level

00:30:56.279 --> 00:30:56.700
 we are

00:30:56.700 --> 00:30:57.620
 confessing

00:30:57.619 --> 00:30:58.599
 Jesus

00:30:58.599 --> 00:30:59.159
 you are

00:30:59.159 --> 00:30:59.439
 my

00:30:59.439 --> 00:30:59.779
 king

00:30:59.779 --> 00:31:00.839
 we are

00:31:00.839 --> 00:31:01.559
 confessing

00:31:01.559 --> 00:31:01.879
 our

00:31:01.879 --> 00:31:02.859
 trust

00:31:02.859 --> 00:31:03.519
 in

00:31:03.519 --> 00:31:03.879
 Jesus

00:31:03.879 --> 00:31:05.799
 we are

00:31:05.799 --> 00:31:06.359
 remembering

00:31:06.359 --> 00:31:06.819
 with

00:31:06.819 --> 00:31:07.879
 gratitude

00:31:07.879 --> 00:31:08.379
 with

00:31:08.379 --> 00:31:09.439
 thankfulness

00:31:09.439 --> 00:31:10.359
 that Jesus

00:31:10.359 --> 00:31:11.299
 has defeated

00:31:11.299 --> 00:31:12.539
 our great

00:31:12.539 --> 00:31:13.359
 enemies of

00:31:13.359 --> 00:31:14.079
 Satan and

00:31:14.079 --> 00:31:14.579
 sin and

00:31:14.579 --> 00:31:15.259
 death for

00:31:15.259 --> 00:31:15.619
 us at

00:31:15.619 --> 00:31:15.759
 the

00:31:15.759 --> 00:31:16.079
 cross

00:31:16.079 --> 00:31:18.079
 we are

00:31:18.079 --> 00:31:18.619
 remembering

00:31:18.619 --> 00:31:18.899
 with

00:31:18.899 --> 00:31:19.479
 thankfulness

00:31:19.479 --> 00:31:19.819
 that he's

00:31:19.819 --> 00:31:20.539
 brought us

00:31:20.539 --> 00:31:21.339
 into

00:31:21.339 --> 00:31:22.099
 his

00:31:22.099 --> 00:31:22.559
 kingdom

00:31:22.559 --> 00:31:23.739
 that he

00:31:23.739 --> 00:31:23.899
 has

00:31:23.899 --> 00:31:24.619
 established

00:31:24.619 --> 00:31:25.439
 the new

00:31:25.439 --> 00:31:25.839
 covenant

00:31:25.839 --> 00:31:26.559
 in his

00:31:26.559 --> 00:31:26.980
 body

00:31:26.980 --> 00:31:27.639
 and his

00:31:27.639 --> 00:31:28.079
 blood

00:31:28.079 --> 00:31:29.919
 so that

00:31:29.919 --> 00:31:30.299
 we might

00:31:30.299 --> 00:31:30.959
 be part

00:31:30.959 --> 00:31:31.500
 of

00:31:31.500 --> 00:31:32.659
 God's

00:31:32.659 --> 00:31:33.099
 kingdom

00:31:33.099 --> 00:31:35.000
 so the

00:31:35.000 --> 00:31:35.319
 Lord's

00:31:35.319 --> 00:31:35.480
 Supper

00:31:35.480 --> 00:31:35.919
 is for

00:31:35.919 --> 00:31:36.500
 everyone

00:31:36.500 --> 00:31:37.480
 who confesses

00:31:37.480 --> 00:31:38.119
 Jesus as

00:31:38.119 --> 00:31:38.619
 Lord and

00:31:38.619 --> 00:31:38.959
 king

00:31:38.959 --> 00:31:41.179
 but we're

00:31:41.179 --> 00:31:42.179
 also confessing

00:31:42.179 --> 00:31:42.959
 Jesus you're

00:31:42.959 --> 00:31:43.539
 the king

00:31:43.539 --> 00:31:44.839
 that I

00:31:44.839 --> 00:31:45.339
 need

00:31:45.339 --> 00:31:46.519
 as we

00:31:46.519 --> 00:31:47.019
 come to

00:31:47.019 --> 00:31:47.480
 the Lord's

00:31:47.480 --> 00:31:47.720
 table

00:31:47.720 --> 00:31:48.240
 we don't

00:31:48.240 --> 00:31:48.619
 come

00:31:48.619 --> 00:31:49.399
 with

00:31:49.399 --> 00:31:50.519
 strength

00:31:50.519 --> 00:31:52.839
 but rather

00:31:52.839 --> 00:31:53.960
 we acknowledge

00:31:53.960 --> 00:31:55.519
 that battle

00:31:55.519 --> 00:31:56.019
 that's going

00:31:56.019 --> 00:31:56.559
 on in our

00:31:56.559 --> 00:31:57.079
 hearts

00:31:57.079 --> 00:31:59.440
 the war

00:31:59.440 --> 00:31:59.920
 that goes

00:31:59.920 --> 00:32:00.359
 on where

00:32:00.359 --> 00:32:01.079
 we know

00:32:01.079 --> 00:32:01.460
 the good

00:32:01.460 --> 00:32:01.879
 things that

00:32:01.879 --> 00:32:02.339
 we want

00:32:02.339 --> 00:32:02.599
 to do

00:32:02.599 --> 00:32:02.879
 but we

00:32:02.879 --> 00:32:03.480
 struggle to

00:32:03.480 --> 00:32:03.819
 do them

00:32:03.819 --> 00:32:04.299
 because there

00:32:04.299 --> 00:32:04.639
 is that

00:32:04.639 --> 00:32:05.220
 sin that

00:32:05.220 --> 00:32:05.879
 is present

00:32:05.879 --> 00:32:06.680
 within us

00:32:06.680 --> 00:32:08.259
 we confess

00:32:08.259 --> 00:32:09.039
 our own

00:32:09.039 --> 00:32:09.960
 weakness

00:32:09.960 --> 00:32:10.799
 the fact that

00:32:10.799 --> 00:32:11.460
 we cannot

00:32:11.460 --> 00:32:12.539
 save ourselves

00:32:12.539 --> 00:32:13.019
 that by

00:32:13.019 --> 00:32:13.599
 ourselves

00:32:13.599 --> 00:32:14.400
 we don't

00:32:14.400 --> 00:32:14.879
 have the

00:32:14.879 --> 00:32:15.639
 resources to

00:32:15.639 --> 00:32:16.160
 keep going

00:32:16.160 --> 00:32:16.500
 in this

00:32:16.500 --> 00:32:17.059
 journey of

00:32:17.059 --> 00:32:17.440
 faith and

00:32:17.440 --> 00:32:17.799
 so we

00:32:17.799 --> 00:32:18.940
 come to

00:32:18.940 --> 00:32:19.539
 our king

00:32:19.539 --> 00:32:20.659
 to provide

00:32:20.659 --> 00:32:22.059
 for us

00:32:22.059 --> 00:32:25.180
 we confess

00:32:25.180 --> 00:32:26.119
 with humility

00:32:26.119 --> 00:32:26.599
 that our

00:32:26.599 --> 00:32:27.460
 faith rests

00:32:27.460 --> 00:32:28.440
 absolutely

00:32:28.440 --> 00:32:29.220
 ultimately on

00:32:29.220 --> 00:32:29.579
 Jesus'

00:32:29.839 --> 00:32:30.200
 work

00:32:30.200 --> 00:32:31.259
 Jesus'

00:32:31.500 --> 00:32:32.319
 cross work

00:32:32.319 --> 00:32:33.379
 and not

00:32:33.379 --> 00:32:34.539
 ours

00:32:34.539 --> 00:32:37.019
 and we

00:32:37.019 --> 00:32:37.559
 come because

00:32:37.559 --> 00:32:38.480
 king Jesus

00:32:38.480 --> 00:32:40.159
 invites us

00:32:40.159 --> 00:32:41.099
 to this

00:32:41.099 --> 00:32:41.480
 faith

00:32:41.480 --> 00:32:42.960
 he invites

00:32:42.960 --> 00:32:43.940
 us to

00:32:43.940 --> 00:32:44.519
 his

00:32:44.519 --> 00:32:45.480
 table

00:32:45.480 --> 00:32:46.960
 to come

00:32:46.960 --> 00:32:47.980
 he meets

00:32:47.980 --> 00:32:48.600
 with us

00:32:48.600 --> 00:32:49.500
 in order

00:32:49.500 --> 00:32:49.920
 to give

00:32:49.920 --> 00:32:50.519
 us strength

00:32:50.519 --> 00:32:52.539
 to feed

00:32:52.539 --> 00:32:52.940
 us

00:32:52.940 --> 00:32:54.079
 by faith

00:32:54.079 --> 00:32:56.140
 and he

00:32:56.140 --> 00:32:56.680
 continues

00:32:56.680 --> 00:32:57.579
 to meet

00:32:57.579 --> 00:32:57.960
 with us

00:32:57.960 --> 00:32:58.460
 until

00:32:58.460 --> 00:32:59.620
 that day

00:32:59.620 --> 00:33:00.759
 when we

00:33:00.759 --> 00:33:02.160
 meet with

00:33:02.160 --> 00:33:02.340
 him

00:33:02.340 --> 00:33:02.799
 when we

00:33:02.799 --> 00:33:03.980
 enjoy that

00:33:03.980 --> 00:33:04.420
 feast

00:33:04.420 --> 00:33:04.740
 at the

00:33:04.740 --> 00:33:05.180
 wedding

00:33:05.180 --> 00:33:05.960
 feast

00:33:05.960 --> 00:33:06.480
 of the

00:33:06.480 --> 00:33:06.860
 lamb

00:33:06.860 --> 00:33:08.620
 in glory

00:33:08.620 --> 00:33:09.740
 it reminds

00:33:09.740 --> 00:33:10.240
 us of what

00:33:10.240 --> 00:33:10.799
 Jesus has

00:33:10.799 --> 00:33:11.279
 done for

00:33:11.279 --> 00:33:11.519
 us

00:33:11.519 --> 00:33:12.299
 it reminds

00:33:12.299 --> 00:33:12.620
 us of

00:33:12.620 --> 00:33:13.340
 the promise

00:33:13.340 --> 00:33:14.160
 that's laid

00:33:14.160 --> 00:33:14.559
 up for

00:33:14.559 --> 00:33:14.960
 us

00:33:14.960 --> 00:33:15.940
 let it

00:33:15.940 --> 00:33:16.200
 all

00:33:16.200 --> 00:33:16.620
 fulfill

00:33:16.620 --> 00:33:17.019
 because

00:33:17.019 --> 00:33:17.380
 Jesus

00:33:17.380 --> 00:33:17.940
 comes

00:33:17.940 --> 00:33:18.759
 as a

00:33:18.759 --> 00:33:19.019
 king

00:33:19.019 --> 00:33:19.240
 to

00:33:19.240 --> 00:33:19.980
 establish

00:33:19.980 --> 00:33:20.860
 his

00:33:20.860 --> 00:33:21.259
 kingdom

00:33:21.259 --> 00:33:35.279
 common

00:33:35.279 --> 00:33:36.400
 to

00:33:36.400 --> 00:33:49.279
 come