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 Let me invite you to take out your copy of God's Word and turn to the book of Daniel.

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 There is no shame this morning in turning to your table of contents.

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 You'll find it between Ezekiel and Hosea.

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 While you're getting the artist to share a funny thought I had with you this morning,

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 sometimes the room is so quiet and it's amazing.

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 You go like, man, all these kids are in the room and it's so very quiet in here.

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 And sometimes the babies are so chatty.

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 And I think, I think, when you start paying attention,

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 because when they walk in, I think they look at each other like,

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 if you'll speak up, I'll speak up.

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 Like, we'll show them who's in charge.

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 Seems to be one of those mornings.

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 They're on the same rhythm this morning, aren't they?

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 Before I begin speaking about the book of Daniel,

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 I just want to remind you there's a few of them left out there.

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 I think 10 or so of these ESV scripture journals.

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 This is something we've been doing for a little while,

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 back when we started the book of Hebrews.

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 Great little resource.

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 It's got the text on one side and notes,

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 the spot for notes on the other.

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 So if you'd like to pick one of these up out there in the book nook,

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 if they run out, they're not expensive.

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 I think Amazon has them for six bucks.

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 We've got them out there for five,

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 so we're saving you a little.

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 But feel free to take one,

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 even if you don't have money today to pay for it.

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 You can owe us.

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 It'll be just fine.

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 We will trust you.

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 So if you'd like to grab one of those,

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 I want to encourage you to grab that out there in the hallway in the book nook.

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 Today, I'm simply going to preach a Daniel overview sermon.

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 I'm going to labor to give you a brief summary of the book of Daniel

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 as we are set to begin our study of it starting next Lord's Day.

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 We'll spend 10-ish weeks in the text.

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 I'll first give you a quick flyover of the entire book,

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 and then we will consider the three most prominent themes of the work.

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 So even as you have the book open in front of you,

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 I'm going to reference it at a number of times,

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 and I would encourage you to flip to those spots and see that text yourself.

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 But just keep in mind we're big picture, high flyover this morning.

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 So Daniel consists of 12 chapters,

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 and it is widely agreed that Daniel is its author.

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 It's not even really up for debate.

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 The first six chapters of it are historical narrative

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 and consist of six accounts, six different stories,

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 one for each chapter.

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 This is probably the part of Daniel you're most familiar with.

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 The final six chapters are predominantly visions that Daniel has about the future.

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 It is helpful that this work is largely, not entirely,

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 but largely written in chronological order.

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 The entire work takes place during the exile of the Jewish people

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 after the Babylonian sacking of Jerusalem in the 6th century BC.

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 The first four chapters occur during the reign of the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar.

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 In chapter one, we learn of the famous story of the four young Hebrew boys

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 who refused to eat the defiled food of their captors

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 and end up prospering both in health and in position

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 because of their faithfulness.

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 In chapter two, king Nebuchadnezzar has a dream that he wants interpreted,

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 but to ensure that none of his wise men can fabricate the interpretation,

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 he insists that they tell him both the content of his dream

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 and the interpretation.

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 And their response to that is,

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 that's impossible.

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 How could we know?

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 So they're unable to do so,

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 but God makes Daniel able to do so.

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 In chapter three, we have the famous story

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 of the king's great idol that Daniel's friends refuse to worship.

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 So Nebuchadnezzar throws them into the fiery furnace,

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 but God is merciful to them and they survive.

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 Chapter four, Nebuchadnezzar writes a letter to his whole empire

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 praising God in response to what happened in chapter three,

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 but then it seems across a bit of time,

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 he becomes very proud

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 and God through an illness humbles the king.

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 In chapter five,

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 Belshazzar, who is Nebuchadnezzar's son,

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 is now king

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 and we are told of a riotous feast he holds for pagan gods.

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 In fact, they take vessels that were taken out of the temple in Jerusalem

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 and they're drinking wine.

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 They're getting drunk out of those vessels,

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 which were meant for the worship of God.

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 And so a hand appears and writes on a wall,

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 a language nobody understands.

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 And Daniel is called upon to interpret the writing.

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 He tells the king that he has been weighed in the balance

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 and found wanting.

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 And that night, Belshazzar is slain.

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 Chapter six contains the most famous story from Daniel.

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 Daniel, Darius the Mede is now king

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 and he issues an edict that he alone is to be prayed to.

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 Daniel continues to pray to the Hebrew God,

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 to our God,

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 and he's therefore thrown into a den of lions.

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 Interestingly, this is toward the end of Daniel's life.

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 He's likely about 80.

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 I don't know that many of us have seen a story Bible

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 with a picture of Daniel in his 80s

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 in the lion's den.

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 And then you likely know that God mercifully spares his life

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 from those lions.

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 Chapters seven and eight contain visions Daniel has

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 during the reign of King Belshazzar

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 about the rise and fall of earthly kingdoms.

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 So it's prophetic,

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 but that prophecy has been fulfilled.

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 Chapter nine is a record of a long prayer

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 prayed by Daniel during the reign of Darius.

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 Possibly one of those very prayers he was praying

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 when he's taken captive and thrown into the lion's den.

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 And then chapters 10, 11, and 12

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 are the most challenging chapters of the book.

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 And they present another vision of Daniel's

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 about the end of this age.

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 So they're prophetic,

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 but yet to be fulfilled,

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 most will argue.

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 So this is a big and broad overview

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 of the entire book.

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 This morning, I want to present to you

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 the three major themes of the book of Daniel, right?

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 So we're setting up framework for ourselves.

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 If you're a guest this morning

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 and you're from out of town,

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 I apologize that you won't be able to hear

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 the rest of what we'll be doing.

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 But certainly for those of you

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 who are here regularly,

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 take some good notes.

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 Have these themes in your mind

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 as we study the rest of this work.

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 So those three major themes are,

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 number one, the rise and fall of man.

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 Number two, the immovable sovereignty of God.

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 And number three, the resilient faith of Daniel

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 and his friends in a hostile culture.

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 The resilient faith of Daniel and his friends

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 in a hostile culture.

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 So the first theme, the rise and fall of man.

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 A careful study of Daniel, which we intend to do,

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 will teach us that God raises up men

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 and God brings men low.

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 The story of Daniel is set in the context

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 of a Babylonian renaissance.

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 Under King Nebuchadnezzar's reign,

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 the Babylonian empire flourished

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 after a thousand year decline.

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 He had really turned the empire around.

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 Country after country fell to its military might

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 and it reached its largest size during this time.

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 In the region, there was just a domino.

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 They just conquered and conquered and conquered.

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 And Nebuchadnezzar is not just famous

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 for the stories that we find in Daniel,

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 but much was written about him

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 in an extra-biblical literature.

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 So in my note writing this week,

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 I often have to teach pages,

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 the names, Bible names.

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 Pages already knew the name Nebuchadnezzar.

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 I did not have to teach it that

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 so it would not spell check it any longer.

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 Like lots of extra-biblical literature

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 writes of this historic character, Nebuchadnezzar.

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 He was a big deal in his time.

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 And he was not only concerned with military might,

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 but also cultural renewal.

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 He was zealous to make the city of Babylon great,

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 and he did.

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 It was massive.

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 The Greek historian Herodotus said,

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 in addition to its enormous size,

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 it surpasses in splendor any city of the known world.

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 The city had large gates and avenues,

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 a new palace,

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 and as many as 50 temples built to false gods.

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 This is the days of the hanging gardens of Babylon,

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 if you know your ancient wonders of the world.

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 We get a picture of Nebuchadnezzar's pride in the city

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 in Daniel chapter 4 and verse 30,

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 where he says,

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 is not this great Babylon,

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 which I have built by my mighty power

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 as a royal residence

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 and for the glory of my majesty.

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 But Nebuchadnezzar's life came to an end.

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 He did all of this,

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 and it came to an end.

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 And the city itself also is a memory.

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 He is a distant memory,

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 and the splendor of Babylon is no more.

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 His reign was followed by another,

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 and another,

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 and so on.

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 Kings are raised up by our God,

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 and they are brought low by our God,

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 as it is with all men.

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 So we obviously,

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 none of us have positions of power

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 like Nebuchadnezzar

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 or any of the kings that followed him.

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 But in the same way,

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 we are brought high,

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 we are promoted,

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 and we are brought low.

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 We are humbled by God.

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 Nebuchadnezzar himself has a dream

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 in chapter 2

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 of a man made up of different materials.

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 And when the man is struck by a rock,

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 it cannot withstand the blow,

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 but it crumbles.

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 It's utterly destroyed

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 by this rock that strikes it.

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 In the last days,

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 all the kingdoms of this world

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 will be as nothing

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 when God establishes

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 his everlasting kingdom.

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 Daniel chapter 2

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 and verse 44.

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 Daniel,

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 in his interpretation

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 of the dream,

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 says,

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 And in the days

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 of those kings,

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 the God of heaven

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 will set up a kingdom

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 that shall never be destroyed,

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 nor shall the kingdom

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 be left to another people.

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 It shall break in pieces

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 all these kingdoms

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 and bring them to an end,

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 and it shall stand forever.

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 The visions of chapter 7 and 8

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 reinforce this,

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 as we will observe

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 four beasts in chapter 7

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 and a ram and a goat

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 in chapter 8,

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 all which represent kingdoms

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 that will rise and fall.

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 We now can look back on that

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 and see that they rose

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 and they fell.

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 Beloved,

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 we ought never be too proud

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 of our achievements.

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 We must not become entranced

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 by some idea

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 of our might,

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 for it is God

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 who raises up

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 and God

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 who brings low.

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 Daniel and his friends,

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 as conquered captives,

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 find much success

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 in this foreign land.

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 We'll see that repeatedly

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 throughout the text.

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 But not,

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 Daniel records

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 that he didn't accomplish it.

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 It was nothing

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 that he did.

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 Daniel chapter 1

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 in verse 17,

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 we hear,

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 as for these four youths,

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 God gave them learning

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 and skill

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 in all literature

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 and wisdom,

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 and Daniel

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 had understanding

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 in all visions

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 and dreams.

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 He understood

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 the means

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 by which he was promoted

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 as being means

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 that were given to them

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 by God.

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 This book will,

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 or at least

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 it ought to,

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 teach us

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 about the fragile nature

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 of the power

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 of man.

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 But,

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 what a wonderful thing

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 in response,

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 it will also teach us

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 about a power

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 that stands

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 in contrast

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 to the rise

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 and the fall

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 of man.

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 And that power

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 is,

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 number two,

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 the immovable

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 sovereignty

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 of God.

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 This is a very good thing,

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 beloved,

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 when we recognize

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 how little control

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 we have,

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 and we also realize

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 who is in control.

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 You are right

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 to feel anxious

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 in this age

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 when you recognize

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 that you have

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 very little control.

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 control.

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 But,

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 you have a reason

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 to be faithful

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 to the end

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 when you realize

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 that God

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 is in control.

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 It's not a single thing

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 in this world

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 that escapes

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 his grasp.

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 He is an absolute,

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 immovable

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 sovereign.

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 This book teaches us

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 that.

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 The God of Daniel,

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 our God,

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 is unchanging,

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 and he never ceases

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 to rule

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 over his creation.

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 It is his.

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 He declares mine

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 over it.

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 After God reveals

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 the content

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 and meaning

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 of Nebuchadnezzar's

00:13:31.800 --> 00:13:32.400
 dream to Daniel

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 in chapter 2,

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 Daniel prays this,

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 beginning in verse 20.

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 Blessed be the name

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 of God

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 forever and ever,

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 to whom belong

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 wisdom and might.

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 He changes times

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 and seasons.

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 He removes kings

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 and sets up kings.

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 He gives wisdom

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 to the wise

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 and knowledge

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 to those

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 who have understanding.

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 He reveals deep

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 and hidden things.

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 He knows

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 what is in the darkness

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 and the light

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 dwells with him.

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 To you,

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 O God of my fathers,

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 I give thanks

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 and praise,

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 for you have given me

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 wisdom and might,

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 and I have now

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 made known to me

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 what we asked of you,

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 for you have made known

00:14:12.719 --> 00:14:13.299
 to us

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 the king's matter.

00:14:16.159 --> 00:14:16.979
 Daniel begins

00:14:16.979 --> 00:14:17.459
 his prayer

00:14:17.459 --> 00:14:18.299
 specifically

00:14:18.299 --> 00:14:19.379
 praising God

00:14:19.379 --> 00:14:20.379
 for his eternal

00:14:20.379 --> 00:14:21.479
 sovereignty

00:14:21.480 --> 00:14:23.100
 over the kings

00:14:23.100 --> 00:14:24.360
 of the earth.

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 Right?

00:14:24.720 --> 00:14:25.340
 He mentions

00:14:25.340 --> 00:14:26.759
 also seasons.

00:14:27.279 --> 00:14:28.240
 He's the dispeller

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 of wisdom

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 and of understanding.

00:14:32.800 --> 00:14:33.259
 The interpretation

00:14:33.259 --> 00:14:34.120
 of the dream

00:14:34.120 --> 00:14:35.399
 showed that not only

00:14:35.399 --> 00:14:36.539
 would earthly kingdoms

00:14:36.539 --> 00:14:37.560
 come and go,

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 but that they would

00:14:38.539 --> 00:14:39.580
 come and go

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 by the hand

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 of God.

00:14:42.960 --> 00:14:44.139
 Daniel chapter 2

00:14:44.139 --> 00:14:45.220
 and verse 34,

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 and you can also

00:14:45.860 --> 00:14:46.779
 see this in verse

00:14:46.779 --> 00:14:48.019
 45,

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 Daniel says

00:14:49.399 --> 00:14:50.240
 to Nebuchadnezzar,

00:14:50.439 --> 00:14:51.439
 as you looked,

00:14:52.079 --> 00:14:53.980
 a stone was cut out

00:14:53.980 --> 00:14:56.839
 by no human hand.

00:14:57.179 --> 00:14:57.839
 It was the hand

00:14:57.839 --> 00:14:58.279
 of God

00:14:58.279 --> 00:14:59.339
 that cut the stone

00:14:59.339 --> 00:15:01.100
 out in his dream,

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 and it struck

00:15:02.419 --> 00:15:03.000
 the image

00:15:03.000 --> 00:15:03.699
 on its feet

00:15:03.699 --> 00:15:04.759
 of iron and clay

00:15:04.759 --> 00:15:05.659
 and broke them

00:15:05.659 --> 00:15:07.199
 in pieces.

00:15:08.539 --> 00:15:09.339
 After Daniel

00:15:09.339 --> 00:15:10.000
 tells the king

00:15:10.000 --> 00:15:10.600
 the interpretation

00:15:10.600 --> 00:15:11.659
 of his dream,

00:15:12.639 --> 00:15:13.079
 Nebuchadnezzar

00:15:13.079 --> 00:15:14.179
 falls before Daniel

00:15:14.179 --> 00:15:15.339
 and says to Daniel

00:15:15.340 --> 00:15:16.580
 in chapter 2

00:15:16.580 --> 00:15:17.740
 and verse 47,

00:15:18.560 --> 00:15:20.040
 truly your God

00:15:20.040 --> 00:15:21.480
 is God of gods

00:15:21.480 --> 00:15:22.460
 and Lord

00:15:22.460 --> 00:15:23.899
 of kings,

00:15:24.139 --> 00:15:25.800
 reigning over

00:15:25.800 --> 00:15:28.019
 all the powers.

00:15:29.379 --> 00:15:30.420
 In chapter 5,

00:15:30.519 --> 00:15:31.120
 we will observe

00:15:31.120 --> 00:15:32.080
 King Balthazar

00:15:32.080 --> 00:15:33.280
 calling upon Daniel

00:15:33.280 --> 00:15:33.879
 to interpret

00:15:33.879 --> 00:15:34.580
 the handwriting

00:15:34.580 --> 00:15:35.940
 on the wall.

00:15:36.660 --> 00:15:37.720
 Daniel tells him

00:15:37.720 --> 00:15:38.480
 in chapter 5

00:15:38.480 --> 00:15:39.620
 verse 18 and following,

00:15:40.360 --> 00:15:40.879
 O king,

00:15:41.000 --> 00:15:42.340
 the most high God

00:15:42.340 --> 00:15:43.320
 gave Nebuchadnezzar

00:15:43.320 --> 00:15:43.840
 your father

00:15:43.840 --> 00:15:44.560
 kingship

00:15:44.559 --> 00:15:45.279
 and greatness

00:15:45.279 --> 00:15:46.259
 and glory

00:15:46.259 --> 00:15:47.719
 and majesty.

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 God gave it

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 to him.

00:15:50.759 --> 00:15:51.259
 Verse 19,

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 And because of

00:15:51.939 --> 00:15:52.439
 the greatness

00:15:52.439 --> 00:15:53.299
 that he gave him,

00:15:53.739 --> 00:15:54.379
 all peoples,

00:15:54.519 --> 00:15:54.839
 nations,

00:15:54.939 --> 00:15:55.379
 and languages

00:15:55.379 --> 00:15:56.019
 trembled

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 and feared

00:15:56.639 --> 00:15:57.419
 before him.

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 Whom he would

00:15:58.779 --> 00:15:59.299
 he killed

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 and whom he would

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 he kept alive.

00:16:01.179 --> 00:16:01.699
 Whom he would

00:16:01.699 --> 00:16:02.399
 he raised up

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 and whom he would

00:16:03.159 --> 00:16:04.199
 he humbled.

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 But when his,

00:16:06.159 --> 00:16:06.699
 Nebuchadnezzar's,

00:16:06.699 --> 00:16:07.879
 heart was lifted up

00:16:07.879 --> 00:16:08.379
 and his spirit

00:16:08.379 --> 00:16:08.859
 was hardened

00:16:08.859 --> 00:16:09.599
 so that he dealt

00:16:09.599 --> 00:16:10.199
 proudly,

00:16:10.719 --> 00:16:11.739
 he was brought

00:16:11.739 --> 00:16:12.539
 down from

00:16:12.539 --> 00:16:13.480
 his kingly throne

00:16:13.480 --> 00:16:14.819
 and his glory

00:16:14.819 --> 00:16:15.779
 was taken

00:16:15.779 --> 00:16:17.059
 from him.

00:16:17.899 --> 00:16:18.439
 He was driven

00:16:18.439 --> 00:16:18.860
 from among

00:16:18.860 --> 00:16:19.219
 the children

00:16:19.219 --> 00:16:19.659
 of mankind

00:16:19.659 --> 00:16:20.639
 and his mind

00:16:20.639 --> 00:16:21.059
 was made

00:16:21.059 --> 00:16:21.459
 like that

00:16:21.459 --> 00:16:22.099
 of a beast

00:16:22.099 --> 00:16:23.099
 and his dwelling

00:16:23.099 --> 00:16:24.219
 was with the wild

00:16:24.219 --> 00:16:24.779
 donkeys.

00:16:25.360 --> 00:16:25.899
 He was fed

00:16:25.899 --> 00:16:27.199
 grass like an ox

00:16:27.199 --> 00:16:27.740
 and his body

00:16:27.740 --> 00:16:28.159
 was wet

00:16:28.159 --> 00:16:28.579
 with the dew

00:16:28.579 --> 00:16:29.039
 of heaven

00:16:29.039 --> 00:16:30.480
 until he knew

00:16:30.480 --> 00:16:31.379
 that the most high

00:16:31.379 --> 00:16:32.399
 God rules

00:16:32.399 --> 00:16:33.019
 the kingdom

00:16:33.019 --> 00:16:33.879
 of mankind

00:16:33.879 --> 00:16:35.480
 and sets over

00:16:35.480 --> 00:16:36.419
 it whom

00:16:36.419 --> 00:16:37.579
 he will.

00:16:38.679 --> 00:16:39.719
 God taught

00:16:39.719 --> 00:16:40.439
 Nebuchadnezzar,

00:16:40.440 --> 00:16:40.840
 and Daniel's

00:16:40.840 --> 00:16:41.220
 here telling

00:16:41.220 --> 00:16:41.740
 this to his

00:16:41.740 --> 00:16:42.820
 son Belthjar,

00:16:43.220 --> 00:16:43.440
 right?

00:16:43.680 --> 00:16:44.480
 By humbling

00:16:44.480 --> 00:16:44.860
 him,

00:16:45.060 --> 00:16:45.520
 making him

00:16:45.520 --> 00:16:46.060
 mad,

00:16:46.140 --> 00:16:46.340
 he went

00:16:46.340 --> 00:16:46.620
 and lived

00:16:46.620 --> 00:16:47.000
 like an

00:16:47.000 --> 00:16:47.400
 animal

00:16:47.400 --> 00:16:48.000
 for a while

00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:48.400
 for God

00:16:48.400 --> 00:16:48.700
 to say

00:16:48.700 --> 00:16:49.140
 to him,

00:16:49.600 --> 00:16:50.440
 you were

00:16:50.440 --> 00:16:51.020
 the king

00:16:51.020 --> 00:16:52.120
 because I

00:16:52.120 --> 00:16:52.800
 made you

00:16:52.800 --> 00:16:53.440
 the king

00:16:53.440 --> 00:16:54.220
 and just

00:16:54.220 --> 00:16:54.480
 like I

00:16:54.480 --> 00:16:54.740
 made you

00:16:54.740 --> 00:16:55.080
 the king

00:16:55.080 --> 00:16:55.340
 I can

00:16:55.340 --> 00:16:55.700
 make you

00:16:55.700 --> 00:16:56.160
 like a

00:16:56.160 --> 00:16:56.660
 dumb

00:16:56.660 --> 00:16:57.440
 ox

00:16:57.440 --> 00:16:58.920
 and when

00:16:58.920 --> 00:16:59.400
 he realized

00:16:59.400 --> 00:16:59.740
 this,

00:16:59.960 --> 00:17:00.180
 he was

00:17:00.180 --> 00:17:00.640
 restored

00:17:00.640 --> 00:17:01.280
 once again

00:17:01.280 --> 00:17:02.680
 to be

00:17:02.680 --> 00:17:03.160
 the king.

00:17:04.340 --> 00:17:05.180
 King Darius

00:17:05.180 --> 00:17:05.660
 too would

00:17:05.660 --> 00:17:06.000
 eventually

00:17:06.000 --> 00:17:06.700
 confess

00:17:06.700 --> 00:17:07.480
 the sovereignty

00:17:07.480 --> 00:17:08.759
 of God.

00:17:08.759 --> 00:17:09.940
 after the

00:17:09.940 --> 00:17:10.400
 observance

00:17:10.400 --> 00:17:11.160
 of Daniel's

00:17:11.160 --> 00:17:11.839
 faithfulness

00:17:11.839 --> 00:17:12.500
 and God's

00:17:12.500 --> 00:17:13.039
 deliverance

00:17:13.039 --> 00:17:13.559
 of Daniel

00:17:13.559 --> 00:17:13.980
 from a

00:17:13.980 --> 00:17:14.240
 knight

00:17:14.240 --> 00:17:14.740
 in the

00:17:14.740 --> 00:17:15.119
 lion's

00:17:15.119 --> 00:17:15.359
 den,

00:17:16.119 --> 00:17:16.400
 Darius

00:17:16.400 --> 00:17:17.180
 proclaims

00:17:17.180 --> 00:17:17.859
 in Daniel

00:17:17.859 --> 00:17:18.619
 chapter 6

00:17:18.619 --> 00:17:19.039
 and verse

00:17:19.039 --> 00:17:19.799
 26,

00:17:20.879 --> 00:17:21.279
 I make

00:17:21.279 --> 00:17:21.920
 a decree

00:17:21.920 --> 00:17:23.099
 that in

00:17:23.099 --> 00:17:23.759
 all my

00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:24.519
 royal dominion

00:17:24.519 --> 00:17:25.039
 people are

00:17:25.039 --> 00:17:25.759
 to tremble

00:17:25.759 --> 00:17:26.740
 and fear

00:17:26.740 --> 00:17:27.240
 before the

00:17:27.240 --> 00:17:27.940
 God of

00:17:27.940 --> 00:17:28.359
 Daniel

00:17:28.359 --> 00:17:29.460
 for he

00:17:29.460 --> 00:17:29.859
 is the

00:17:29.859 --> 00:17:30.119
 living

00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:30.619
 God

00:17:30.619 --> 00:17:31.480
 enduring

00:17:31.480 --> 00:17:32.160
 forever.

00:17:32.900 --> 00:17:33.079
 His

00:17:33.079 --> 00:17:33.500
 kingdom

00:17:33.500 --> 00:17:33.859
 shall

00:17:33.859 --> 00:17:34.559
 never be

00:17:34.559 --> 00:17:35.200
 destroyed

00:17:35.200 --> 00:17:35.599
 and his

00:17:35.599 --> 00:17:36.140
 dominion

00:17:36.140 --> 00:17:36.460
 shall

00:17:36.460 --> 00:17:36.859
 be

00:17:36.859 --> 00:17:37.900
 to the

00:17:37.900 --> 00:17:38.299
 end.

00:17:38.299 --> 00:17:39.379
 So here

00:17:39.379 --> 00:17:39.899
 the king

00:17:39.899 --> 00:17:40.319
 saying

00:17:40.319 --> 00:17:40.980
 my

00:17:40.980 --> 00:17:41.279
 royal

00:17:41.279 --> 00:17:41.619
 dominion

00:17:41.619 --> 00:17:42.099
 in my

00:17:42.099 --> 00:17:42.379
 royal

00:17:42.379 --> 00:17:42.579
 dominion

00:17:42.579 --> 00:17:43.039
 in my

00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:43.480
 reign

00:17:43.480 --> 00:17:43.960
 we

00:17:43.960 --> 00:17:44.359
 will

00:17:44.359 --> 00:17:45.059
 worship

00:17:45.059 --> 00:17:46.000
 this

00:17:46.000 --> 00:17:46.460
 God

00:17:46.460 --> 00:17:46.940
 because

00:17:46.940 --> 00:17:47.839
 his

00:17:47.839 --> 00:17:48.220
 reign

00:17:48.220 --> 00:17:48.779
 will

00:17:48.779 --> 00:17:49.180
 never

00:17:49.180 --> 00:17:50.359
 come

00:17:50.359 --> 00:17:50.659
 to an

00:17:50.659 --> 00:17:50.919
 end.

00:17:51.859 --> 00:17:52.599
 Because

00:17:52.599 --> 00:17:53.059
 of the

00:17:53.059 --> 00:17:53.720
 immovable

00:17:53.720 --> 00:17:54.759
 sovereignty

00:17:54.759 --> 00:17:55.980
 of God

00:17:55.980 --> 00:17:57.180
 the book

00:17:57.180 --> 00:17:57.539
 of Daniel

00:17:57.539 --> 00:17:58.319
 teaches us

00:17:58.319 --> 00:17:59.119
 that he

00:17:59.119 --> 00:17:59.500
 will bring

00:17:59.500 --> 00:17:59.960
 the earthly

00:17:59.960 --> 00:18:00.379
 kingdoms

00:18:00.379 --> 00:18:00.720
 to an

00:18:00.720 --> 00:18:01.039
 end

00:18:01.039 --> 00:18:01.539
 and

00:18:01.539 --> 00:18:02.079
 establish

00:18:02.079 --> 00:18:02.619
 his

00:18:02.619 --> 00:18:03.059
 kingdom

00:18:03.059 --> 00:18:04.319
 forever.

00:18:04.639 --> 00:18:05.519
 I love

00:18:05.519 --> 00:18:05.859
 this.

00:18:05.940 --> 00:18:06.480
 I love

00:18:06.480 --> 00:18:07.639
 this vision

00:18:07.640 --> 00:18:08.160
 in chapter

00:18:08.160 --> 00:18:09.200
 7.

00:18:09.360 --> 00:18:09.600
 It is

00:18:09.600 --> 00:18:09.840
 good.

00:18:09.920 --> 00:18:10.060
 I'm

00:18:10.060 --> 00:18:10.480
 eager

00:18:10.480 --> 00:18:11.060
 to get

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 to

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 Daniel

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 chapter

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 7

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 beginning

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 in

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 verse

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 9.

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 If you'll

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 turn there

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 you'll

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 want to

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 see this

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 so if

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 you'll

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 turn

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 there.

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 We'll

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 talk about

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 it

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 very

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 briefly

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 but I

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 want

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 to

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 read

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 it.

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 Daniel

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 chapter

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 7

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 beginning

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 in

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 verse

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 9.

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 Daniel

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 says

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!

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!

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 So here he is

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 ruling over

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 lifting up

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 casting

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 down

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 verse 13

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 I saw

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 in the

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 night

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 visions

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 and

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 behold

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 with

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 the

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 clouds

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 of

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 heaven

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 there

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 came

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 one

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 like

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 a

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 son

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 of

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 man

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 and

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 he

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 came

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 to

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 the

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 ancient

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 of

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 days

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 and

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 was

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 presented

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 before

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 him

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 and

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 to

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 him

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 was

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 given

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 dominion

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 and

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 glory

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 and

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 a

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 kingdom

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 that

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 all

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 peoples

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 nations

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 and

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 languages

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 should

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 serve

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 him

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 his

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 dominion

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 is

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 an

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 everlasting

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 dominion

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 which

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 shall

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 not

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 pass

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 away

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 and

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 his

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 kingdom

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 one

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 that

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 shall

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 not

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 be

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 destroyed

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 if

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 you're

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 familiar

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 with

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 the

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 book

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 of

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 Daniel

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 you

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 know

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 who

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 he's

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 talking

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 about

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 if

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 you

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 are

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 not

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 who

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 is

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 this

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 one

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 like

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 a

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 son

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 of

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 man

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 the

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 Lord

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 that's

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 who

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 this

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 vision

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 is

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 of

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 God

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 the

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 son

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 coming

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 to

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 God

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 the

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 father

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 as

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 you're

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 reading

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 your

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 new

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 testament

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 this

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 phrase

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 may

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 be

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 familiar

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 to

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 you

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 places

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 like

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 Mark

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 chapter

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 10

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 verse

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 45

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 Jesus

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 says

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 for

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 even

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 the

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 son

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 of

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 man

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 came

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 not

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 to

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 be

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 served

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 but

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 to

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 serve

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 and

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 to

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 give

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 his

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 life

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 as

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 a

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 ransom

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 for

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 many

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 right

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 he

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 means

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 for

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 his

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 listeners

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 to

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 go

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 whoa

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 wait

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 this

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 is

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 the

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 one

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 you're

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 the

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 one

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 like

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 a

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 son

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 of

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 man

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 who

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 comes

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 and

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 sets

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 up

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 a

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 kingdom

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 that

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 reigns

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 forever

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!

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 was sent

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 by

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 God

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 the

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 father

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 in

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 human

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 flesh

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 like

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 a

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 son

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 of

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 man

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 to

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 fulfill

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 the

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 righteous

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 requirement

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 of

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 the

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 law

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 that

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 we

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 spoke

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 about

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 this

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 morning

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 in

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 the

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 catechism

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 to

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 die

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 the

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 death

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 that

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 all

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 transgressors

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 of

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 the

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 law

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 deserve

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 so that

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 by faith

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 in him

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 we might

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 become

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 citizens

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 of a

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 kingdom

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 that

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 will

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 never

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 fade

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 but

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 it'll

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 last

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 forever

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 and

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 ever

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 with

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 Jesus

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 as

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 its

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 ruler

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 this

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 future

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 reality

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 this

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 sure

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 and

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 future

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 reality

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 purchased

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 by the

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 life

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 death

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 and

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 resurrection

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 of

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 is

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 great

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 reason

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 for

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 us

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 as

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 we

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 await

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 that

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 final

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 day

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 to

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 have

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 resilient

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 faith

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 to

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 recognize

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 that

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 we

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 are

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 not

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 of

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 this

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 world

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 while

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 we

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 are

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 still

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 in

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 it

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 so

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 thirdly

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 we're

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 going

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 to

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 note

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 the

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 theme

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 of

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 the

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 resilient

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 faith

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 of

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 Daniel

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 and

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 his

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 friends

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 in

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 a

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 hostile

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 culture

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 finally

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 let's

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 look

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 briefly

00:21:47.319 --> 00:21:48.519
 at

00:21:48.519 --> 00:21:48.639
 the

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 lives

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 of

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 Daniel

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 Hananiah

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 Mishael

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 and

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 Azariah

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 those

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 are

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 their

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 Hebrew

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 names

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 these

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 young

00:21:57.079 --> 00:21:57.240
 men

00:21:57.240 --> 00:21:57.419
 were

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 captured

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 in

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 the

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 taking

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 of

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 Jerusalem

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 they

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 had

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 been

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 of

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 high

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 position

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 in

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 Israel

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 but

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 were

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 now

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 slaves

00:22:04.399 --> 00:22:04.519
 in

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 a

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 foreign

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 land

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 and

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 they

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 were

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 being

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 asked

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 to

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 betray

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 their

00:22:06.960 --> 00:22:07.439
 God

00:22:07.439 --> 00:22:07.939
 for

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 the

00:22:08.139 --> 00:22:08.519
 sake

00:22:08.519 --> 00:22:09.159
 of

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 other

00:22:09.439 --> 00:22:09.919
 gods

00:22:09.919 --> 00:22:10.299
 there's

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 lots

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 of

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 cultural

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 pressure

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 on

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 them

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 to

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 turn

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 their

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 backs

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 on

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 the

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 Hebrew

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 God

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 we

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 will

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 spend

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 the

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 next

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 seven

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 weeks

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 considering

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 the

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 details

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 of

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 these

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 stories

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 are so

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 much

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 good

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 to be

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 unpacked

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 out of

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 them

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 so I

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 will

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 just give

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 you one

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 example

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 this

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 morning

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 in

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 chapter

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 in

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 chapter

00:22:29.220 --> 00:22:29.600
 three

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 Daniel's

00:22:30.059 --> 00:22:30.319
 friends

00:22:30.319 --> 00:22:30.480
 are

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 asked

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 to

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 bow

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 their

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 knees

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 to

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 a

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 massive

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 golden

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 image

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 built

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 by

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 Nebuchadnezzar

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 they refuse

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 to do

00:22:37.319 --> 00:22:37.600
 so

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 I think

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 you're

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 familiar

00:22:38.240 --> 00:22:38.519
 with

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 the

00:22:38.819 --> 00:22:39.180
 story

00:22:39.180 --> 00:22:39.840
 and

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 so

00:22:39.980 --> 00:22:40.220
 this

00:22:40.220 --> 00:22:40.640
 report

00:22:40.640 --> 00:22:40.960
 comes

00:22:40.960 --> 00:22:41.100
 to

00:22:41.100 --> 00:22:41.220
 the

00:22:41.220 --> 00:22:41.519
 king

00:22:41.519 --> 00:22:42.180
 these

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 three

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 will

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 not

00:22:43.220 --> 00:22:43.460
 do

00:22:43.460 --> 00:22:43.680
 it

00:22:43.680 --> 00:22:45.019
 and

00:22:45.019 --> 00:22:45.160
 he

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 brings

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 them

00:22:45.740 --> 00:22:46.140
 before

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 him

00:22:46.880 --> 00:22:47.120
 so

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 they're

00:22:47.279 --> 00:22:47.559
 before

00:22:47.559 --> 00:22:47.960
 this

00:22:47.960 --> 00:22:48.600
 Nebuchadnezzar

00:22:48.600 --> 00:22:48.799
 this

00:22:48.799 --> 00:22:49.160
 great

00:22:49.160 --> 00:22:49.340
 and

00:22:49.340 --> 00:22:49.740
 grand

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 mighty

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00:22:51.240 --> 00:22:51.360
 king

00:22:51.360 --> 00:22:51.360


00:22:51.360 --> 00:22:51.660
 Daniel

00:22:51.660 --> 00:22:51.880
 chapter

00:22:51.880 --> 00:22:51.900
!

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 3

00:22:52.200 --> 00:22:52.480
 beginning

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 in

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 verse

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 14

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 we

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 read

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 then

00:22:55.920 --> 00:22:56.600
 Nebuchadnezzar

00:22:56.600 --> 00:22:56.880
 in

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 furious

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 rage

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 commanded

00:22:59.980 --> 00:23:00.240
 that

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 Shadrach

00:23:00.840 --> 00:23:01.720
 Meshach

00:23:01.720 --> 00:23:02.340
 and

00:23:02.340 --> 00:23:02.720
 Abednego

00:23:02.720 --> 00:23:03.160
 these

00:23:03.160 --> 00:23:03.340
 were the

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 names

00:23:03.620 --> 00:23:04.059
 given

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 to

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 them

00:23:04.480 --> 00:23:04.980
 change

00:23:04.980 --> 00:23:05.160
 their

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 names

00:23:05.460 --> 00:23:05.680
 as

00:23:05.680 --> 00:23:05.819
 they

00:23:05.819 --> 00:23:06.160
 went

00:23:06.160 --> 00:23:06.380
 to

00:23:06.380 --> 00:23:06.480
 be

00:23:06.480 --> 00:23:06.779
 slaves

00:23:06.779 --> 00:23:06.900
 in

00:23:06.900 --> 00:23:07.180
 Babylon

00:23:07.180 --> 00:23:08.319
 be

00:23:08.319 --> 00:23:08.680
 brought

00:23:08.680 --> 00:23:09.900
 so

00:23:09.900 --> 00:23:10.039
 they

00:23:10.039 --> 00:23:10.319
 brought

00:23:10.319 --> 00:23:10.500
 these

00:23:10.500 --> 00:23:10.680
 men

00:23:10.680 --> 00:23:10.940
 before

00:23:10.940 --> 00:23:11.100
 the

00:23:11.100 --> 00:23:11.480
 king

00:23:11.480 --> 00:23:12.920
 Nebuchadnezzar

00:23:12.920 --> 00:23:13.360
 answered

00:23:13.360 --> 00:23:13.860
 and said

00:23:13.860 --> 00:23:14.039
 to

00:23:14.039 --> 00:23:14.420
 them

00:23:14.420 --> 00:23:15.000
 is

00:23:15.000 --> 00:23:15.140
 it

00:23:15.140 --> 00:23:15.580
 true

00:23:15.580 --> 00:23:15.840
 oh

00:23:15.840 --> 00:23:16.279
 Shadrach

00:23:16.279 --> 00:23:16.720
 Meshach

00:23:16.720 --> 00:23:16.860
 and

00:23:16.860 --> 00:23:17.240
 Abednego

00:23:17.240 --> 00:23:18.019
 that

00:23:18.019 --> 00:23:18.120
 you

00:23:18.120 --> 00:23:18.319
 do

00:23:18.319 --> 00:23:18.559
 not

00:23:18.559 --> 00:23:18.840
 serve

00:23:18.840 --> 00:23:19.059
 my

00:23:19.059 --> 00:23:19.440
 gods

00:23:19.440 --> 00:23:19.600
 or

00:23:19.599 --> 00:23:19.839
 worship

00:23:19.839 --> 00:23:20.019
 the

00:23:20.019 --> 00:23:20.240
 golden

00:23:20.240 --> 00:23:20.639
 image

00:23:20.639 --> 00:23:20.819
 that

00:23:20.819 --> 00:23:21.119
 I

00:23:21.119 --> 00:23:21.619
 have

00:23:21.619 --> 00:23:21.879
 set

00:23:21.879 --> 00:23:22.199
 up

00:23:22.199 --> 00:23:23.279
 now

00:23:23.279 --> 00:23:23.419
 if

00:23:23.419 --> 00:23:23.519
 you

00:23:23.519 --> 00:23:23.639
 are

00:23:23.639 --> 00:23:23.980
 ready

00:23:23.980 --> 00:23:24.259
 when

00:23:24.259 --> 00:23:24.379
 you

00:23:24.379 --> 00:23:24.559
 hear

00:23:24.559 --> 00:23:24.740
 the

00:23:24.740 --> 00:23:24.980
 sound

00:23:24.980 --> 00:23:25.079
 of

00:23:25.079 --> 00:23:25.199
 the

00:23:25.199 --> 00:23:25.500
 horn

00:23:25.500 --> 00:23:25.919
 pipe

00:23:25.919 --> 00:23:26.399
 lyre

00:23:26.399 --> 00:23:26.939
 trigon

00:23:26.939 --> 00:23:27.339
 harp

00:23:27.339 --> 00:23:27.919
 bagpipe

00:23:27.919 --> 00:23:28.079
 and

00:23:28.079 --> 00:23:28.319
 every

00:23:28.319 --> 00:23:28.539
 kind

00:23:28.539 --> 00:23:28.639
 of

00:23:28.639 --> 00:23:28.959
 music

00:23:28.959 --> 00:23:29.500
 to

00:23:29.500 --> 00:23:29.719
 fall

00:23:29.719 --> 00:23:30.059
 down

00:23:30.059 --> 00:23:30.219
 and

00:23:30.219 --> 00:23:30.459
 worship

00:23:30.459 --> 00:23:30.659
 the

00:23:30.659 --> 00:23:31.059
 image

00:23:31.059 --> 00:23:31.439
 that

00:23:31.439 --> 00:23:31.579
 I

00:23:31.579 --> 00:23:31.719
 have

00:23:31.719 --> 00:23:32.139
 made

00:23:32.139 --> 00:23:32.859
 well

00:23:32.859 --> 00:23:33.519
 and

00:23:33.519 --> 00:23:34.000
 good

00:23:34.000 --> 00:23:34.959
 but

00:23:34.959 --> 00:23:35.079
 if

00:23:35.079 --> 00:23:35.199
 you

00:23:35.199 --> 00:23:35.379
 do

00:23:35.379 --> 00:23:35.599
 not

00:23:35.599 --> 00:23:35.939
 worship

00:23:35.939 --> 00:23:36.699
 you

00:23:36.699 --> 00:23:36.919
 shall

00:23:36.919 --> 00:23:37.259
 immediately

00:23:37.259 --> 00:23:37.500
 be

00:23:37.500 --> 00:23:37.959
 cast

00:23:37.959 --> 00:23:38.240
 into

00:23:38.240 --> 00:23:38.419
 a

00:23:38.419 --> 00:23:38.719
 burning

00:23:38.719 --> 00:23:39.319
 fiery

00:23:39.319 --> 00:23:40.139
 furnace

00:23:40.139 --> 00:23:41.199
 and

00:23:41.199 --> 00:23:41.599
 who

00:23:41.599 --> 00:23:41.879
 is

00:23:41.879 --> 00:23:42.039
 the

00:23:42.039 --> 00:23:42.399
 God

00:23:42.399 --> 00:23:42.539
 who

00:23:42.539 --> 00:23:42.659
 would

00:23:42.659 --> 00:23:42.980
 deliver

00:23:42.980 --> 00:23:43.319
 you

00:23:43.319 --> 00:23:43.799
 out

00:23:43.799 --> 00:23:43.899
 of

00:23:49.599 --> 00:23:49.719
 as

00:23:49.719 --> 00:23:49.819
 a

00:23:49.819 --> 00:23:50.059
 God

00:23:50.059 --> 00:23:50.259
 who

00:23:50.259 --> 00:23:50.419
 is

00:23:50.419 --> 00:23:50.519
 a

00:23:50.519 --> 00:23:50.740
 God

00:23:50.740 --> 00:23:50.879
 who

00:23:50.879 --> 00:23:50.980
 would

00:23:50.980 --> 00:23:51.519
 oppose

00:23:51.519 --> 00:23:52.819
 King

00:23:52.819 --> 00:23:54.259
 Nebuchadnezzar

00:23:54.259 --> 00:23:55.819
 verse

00:23:55.819 --> 00:23:56.319
 16

00:23:56.319 --> 00:23:56.899
 Shadrach

00:23:56.899 --> 00:23:57.519
 Meshach

00:23:57.519 --> 00:23:57.659
 and

00:23:57.659 --> 00:23:58.059
 Abednego

00:23:58.059 --> 00:23:58.639
 answered

00:23:58.639 --> 00:23:59.019
 and said

00:23:59.019 --> 00:23:59.359
 to the

00:23:59.359 --> 00:23:59.719
 king

00:23:59.719 --> 00:24:00.719
 oh

00:24:00.719 --> 00:24:01.579
 Nebuchadnezzar

00:24:01.579 --> 00:24:02.619
 we have

00:24:02.619 --> 00:24:03.619
 no need

00:24:03.619 --> 00:24:04.240
 to answer

00:24:04.240 --> 00:24:04.519
 you

00:24:04.519 --> 00:24:05.339
 in this

00:24:05.339 --> 00:24:05.759
 matter

00:24:05.759 --> 00:24:08.579
 no need

00:24:08.579 --> 00:24:09.119
 to answer

00:24:09.119 --> 00:24:10.719
 in the

00:24:10.719 --> 00:24:11.139
 face of

00:24:11.139 --> 00:24:11.339
 this

00:24:11.339 --> 00:24:11.639
 king

00:24:11.639 --> 00:24:11.799
 I

00:24:11.799 --> 00:24:11.919
 don't

00:24:11.919 --> 00:24:12.079
 think

00:24:12.079 --> 00:24:12.240
 we

00:24:12.240 --> 00:24:12.379
 have

00:24:12.379 --> 00:24:12.480
 a

00:24:12.480 --> 00:24:12.579
 lot

00:24:12.579 --> 00:24:12.719
 of

00:24:12.719 --> 00:24:13.299
 context

00:24:13.299 --> 00:24:13.500
 for

00:24:13.500 --> 00:24:13.779
 what's

00:24:13.779 --> 00:24:14.159
 happening

00:24:14.159 --> 00:24:14.559
 here

00:24:14.559 --> 00:24:14.939
 the

00:24:14.939 --> 00:24:15.139
 fact

00:24:15.139 --> 00:24:15.259
 that

00:24:15.259 --> 00:24:15.480
 they're

00:24:15.480 --> 00:24:15.659
 even

00:24:15.659 --> 00:24:16.000
 standing

00:24:16.000 --> 00:24:16.500
 before

00:24:16.500 --> 00:24:16.759
 the

00:24:16.759 --> 00:24:17.059
 king

00:24:17.059 --> 00:24:17.299
 was

00:24:17.299 --> 00:24:18.240
 massively

00:24:18.240 --> 00:24:19.039
 significant

00:24:19.039 --> 00:24:20.119
 thing

00:24:20.119 --> 00:24:20.700
 and

00:24:20.700 --> 00:24:20.839
 he

00:24:20.839 --> 00:24:21.059
 is

00:24:21.059 --> 00:24:22.240
 furious

00:24:22.240 --> 00:24:23.200
 at

00:24:23.200 --> 00:24:23.519
 them

00:24:23.519 --> 00:24:24.299
 this

00:24:24.299 --> 00:24:24.460
 is

00:24:24.460 --> 00:24:24.579
 the

00:24:24.579 --> 00:24:24.779
 kind

00:24:24.779 --> 00:24:24.879
 of

00:24:24.879 --> 00:24:25.379
 off

00:24:25.379 --> 00:24:25.539
 with

00:24:25.539 --> 00:24:25.680
 their

00:24:25.680 --> 00:24:26.039
 heads

00:24:26.039 --> 00:24:26.399
 sort

00:24:26.399 --> 00:24:26.599
 of

00:24:26.599 --> 00:24:27.599
 situation

00:24:27.599 --> 00:24:28.519
 and

00:24:28.519 --> 00:24:28.720
 they

00:24:28.720 --> 00:24:28.960
 say

00:24:28.960 --> 00:24:29.139
 we

00:24:29.139 --> 00:24:29.359
 have

00:24:29.359 --> 00:24:29.759
 no

00:24:29.759 --> 00:24:30.359
 need

00:24:30.359 --> 00:24:30.579
 to

00:24:30.579 --> 00:24:30.920
 answer

00:24:30.920 --> 00:24:31.240
 you

00:24:31.240 --> 00:24:32.319
 in

00:24:32.319 --> 00:24:32.440
 the

00:24:32.440 --> 00:24:32.779
 matter

00:24:32.779 --> 00:24:33.259
 what

00:24:33.259 --> 00:24:34.359
 moxie

00:24:34.359 --> 00:24:34.680
 what

00:24:34.680 --> 00:24:35.960
 faith

00:24:35.960 --> 00:24:37.279
 but

00:24:37.279 --> 00:24:37.379
 they

00:24:37.379 --> 00:24:37.680
 go on

00:24:37.680 --> 00:24:37.799
 to

00:24:37.799 --> 00:24:38.059
 say

00:24:38.059 --> 00:24:38.359
 if

00:24:38.359 --> 00:24:38.759
 this

00:24:38.759 --> 00:24:38.980
 be

00:24:38.980 --> 00:24:39.500
 so

00:24:39.500 --> 00:24:40.819
 our

00:24:40.819 --> 00:24:41.200
 God

00:24:41.200 --> 00:24:41.420
 whom

00:24:41.420 --> 00:24:41.599
 we

00:24:41.599 --> 00:24:42.059
 serve

00:24:42.059 --> 00:24:42.299
 is

00:24:42.299 --> 00:24:42.639
 able

00:24:42.639 --> 00:24:42.839
 to

00:24:42.839 --> 00:24:43.119
 deliver

00:24:43.119 --> 00:24:43.279
 us

00:24:43.279 --> 00:24:43.440
 from

00:24:43.440 --> 00:24:43.579
 the

00:24:43.579 --> 00:24:43.819
 burning

00:24:43.819 --> 00:24:44.339
 fiery

00:24:44.339 --> 00:24:44.980
 furnace

00:24:44.980 --> 00:24:45.659
 and

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 he

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 of

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 and

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 the

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 resilient

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 faith

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 of

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 friends

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 culture

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 hope

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 that

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 you

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 join

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 Lord

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 will

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 teach

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 us

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 continue

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 study

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 book

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 oh

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 it

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 would

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 make

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 us

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 it

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 would

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 make

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 confident

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 in

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 our

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 unchangingly

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 sovereign

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 God

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 and

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 that

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 it

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 would

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 help

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 us

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 to

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 be

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 faithful

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 to

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 the

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 end

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 after

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 all

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 beloved

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 this

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 is

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 God's

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 word

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 to

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 us

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 written

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 for

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 his

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 glory

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 and

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 our

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 good

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 we

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 would

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 all

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 do

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 well

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 to

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 listen

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 to

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 it

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 nor

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 believe

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 its

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 promises

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 and

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 to

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 obey

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 its

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 commands

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 let's

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 pray

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 together