Hello there! Happy Sabbath!
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Come on in, we're
about to meet with the King!
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Hello, I'm Aunty Net
and it's great you have come
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to join us for our worship time.
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Hi Aunty Cecily,
how has your week been?
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Oh okay, good but a busy week.
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But I'm so glad to be here
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with you all for
another worship time.
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Yes, I'm glad the
Sabbath has arrived.
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Aunty Cecily, would you
like to say hello to someone
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who regularly
watches our program
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and joins with our worship time?
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I sure would... I
actually have several children
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to say hello to.
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I'd like to send a BIG Hello
to Colby, Tyler and Brianna
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from Queensland.
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Hi Colby, Tyler
and Brianna! Hello!
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Now there's someone else
we need to say hello to...
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Hello Teddy, so good to
have you on the couch with us.
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Erin, can you
please say a prayer for us
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to welcome in our worship time?
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Dear Lord... Thank You
that we are all here together
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to welcome in Your Sabbath day.
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Thank You for the many blessings
You have given us this week.
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In Jesus name... Amen, Amen!
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Thank you Erin.
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Now let's look at
another key to the Kingdom.
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And I'm going to get
Sophie to open our box today
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and see what our key is.
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"Confess your wrongs."
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Can you turn the label
over and tell us what the Bible
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text is?
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1 John 1:9. Thanks Sophie.
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Caleb, can you please read
that text for us from the Bible?
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"If we confess our
sins, He is faithful and just
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to forgive us our
sins and to cleanse us from
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all unrighteousness."
Thank you Caleb.
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Aunty Cecily, can you
tell us more about this key?
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Yes, remember last
week's lesson, David repented of
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his sin but he
also confessed it.
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He didn't try to make
his sin any less serious
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than it really was.
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Confession is not
about blaming someone else.
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It's about taking responsibility
for our own actions.
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In David's prayer of
repentance in Psalm 51:3,
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he said... "For I acknowledge
or I admit my transgressions,
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and my sin is always before me."
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So to confess your sin -
is to admit that you did it.
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Confession will not
be acceptable to God
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without sincere repentance and a
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willingness to change our ways.
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God has created us
with the power of choice,
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and we can choose
whether to follow God or not.
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What we can do is give our
will or our power of choice
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to God and ask Him to
guide us or to direct our
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steps day-by-day
so that we are simply
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carrying out His will.
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Caleb, have you had to confess
something to your mom or dad
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when you've done
something wrong? Yeah.
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And was that a hard
thing to do? Not really.
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And why was that?
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I knew mom wouldn't be
angry with me if I told her
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the truth and owned up.
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Well, it's just like
that when we confess our sins
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to our Heavenly Father,
sometimes it seems hard to do,
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but if we ask God to help us
confess, we'll find that it's
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not so hard to do and we'll
feel so much better when we do.
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So as we spend time
with the King this Sabbath,
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let's ask God to give
us the gift of repentance
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and confession so that God
can forgive us and cleanse us,
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and keep a place
for us in His Kingdom.
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Thanks, Aunty Cecily, for
sharing the third key with us.
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God wants us to ask Him
about everything and He will
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give us the help we need.
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I can see that
Braedan has arrived to help us
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with our worship time.
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It's good to be
here! Hi boys and girls!
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Let's sing
"Remember the Sabbath."
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Braedan, can we
please sing, "I Am So Glad?"
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We certainly can.
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Braedan, can we please sing,
"A Little Talk with Jesus?"
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That's a great song,
let's sing it together.
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Thanks Braedan!
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Singing praises to God
really lifts our spirits.
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Now Dr. John has
another inspiring
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story for us,
let's go and listen!
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Hello boys and girls,
it's wonderful to have
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you as my little friends again.
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I want to say a special
welcome to the older people
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all around the world
because I know you watch
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"A Day With the King,"
and you love the stories.
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Thank you for joining us today.
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I want to tell you a story
from the Bible and I'll bet
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you've never heard it before.
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It's from the Bible and
from history and there's just
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one little verse in the
Bible that mentions his name.
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But I'll start with
a man called, "Manaen,"
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and he was a prophet.
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And he was walking
down the road one day,
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and this is from
Josephus, the historian...
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And God said to
Manahen, "Do you see that little
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boy walking down the road?"
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Jeremiah, you be my
little boy today - stand-up and
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turn around.
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Now this little boy was
going to school and he wasn't
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too happy about it.
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He was walking - come on,
going-to-school-face, alright!
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Now God said to Manahen
"I want you to go and tell
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that boy that one day
he's going to be king."
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Now how do you tell a
little boy, who is 7 years old,
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(you're a bit older than
7), how do you tell a little boy
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something that he will
not forget because little boys
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have got very good forgetteries,
and so Manahen thought...
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"I know what I'll do."
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He snuck up behind
him... (don't you look at me,
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you look that way)
and when the little boy
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least expected it,
Manahen came up behind him
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and went "BOOM" on the backside!
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And he jumped in the
air and he turned around
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and he said, "Young man,
one day you will be king,
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off you go to school."
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Thank you Jeremiah.
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Many years later,
the boy became king!
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And the first thing he
did was to call Manahen.
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He said, "You made
a prophecy that I was
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going to be king,
and you were right!"
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He said, "Will I be
king for 10 years?" "Um hm"
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"Oh good, will I
be king for 20 years?"
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"Um hm." Then he got bold,
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he said, "30 years?"
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And Manahen's face
didn't look quite as cheerful,
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and he said, "Yes, but your last
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10 years won't be very
happy ones." "Oh, okay."
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And he said, "I'm going
to reward you by adopting
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your son and he will be a half-
brother to one of the princes."
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The king's name was... he called
himself "Hero," Hero the Great,
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we know him as "Herod"
and he became a special friend
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to little Manaen,
the son of Manahen,
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to King Antipas
and he stayed with him.
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He ate at the royal
table; everything he did
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was at the royal
table and he was probably
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watching when Jesus
was tortured and teased,
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and mocked by King Antipas.
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And one day he said, "I
cannot stay here any longer."
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And he said, "That man that
you crucified, Jesus Christ,
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I believe He was the
Messiah, the Son of God,
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the Savior of the
world and I have to leave."
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He went all the way across
to Antioch and all the disciples
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were in Antioch
because they had been driven by
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persecution out of Jerusalem.
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And one day God said, "I
want you to do a very special
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thing - I want you to
ordain my servant "Saul
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and Barnabas to be ministers
and to spread the gospel
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to the whole world."
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And I've got one of your
"Day With the Kings Bibles,"
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and I've got a bookmark
here and there is only one text
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that mentions "Manaen,"
and it is from Acts 13:1.
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Let me read it... "Now in
the church that was at Antioch
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there were certain
prophets and teachers;
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Barnabas, Simeon, Lucius
and Manaen (then it says)
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who had been brought up with
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Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
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And as they ministered
to the Lord and fasted,
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the Lord said, "Now separate
to Me Barnabas and Saul..."
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And they fasted and prayed and
they put their hands on them,
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and ordained them to the gospel.
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That little boy, who
grew up in that awful home,
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there is a lovely hymn
that says, "Turn your eyes
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upon Jesus," and he saw
Jesus at His trial and he gave
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his heart to Him and
I'm really looking forward
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to meeting Manaen in the
Kingdom of Heaven, are you?
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We're all going to be
there, thank you boys and girls!
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Come on in and join
us for our Bible study!
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Don't forget to grab your Bible,
so you can follow along with us.
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Aunty Cecily, can
you please say a prayer
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for us to open our study? Yes.
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Dear Heavenly Father...
Thank You for our Bibles,
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and we just pray for the
Holy Spirit to guide our minds
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and give us understanding
as we read from Your word.
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And please bless the
children who are joining us
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from home. In
Jesus name... Amen, Amen!
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Abigail, do you remember what
we studied about last Sabbath?
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David and his
sin with Bathsheba.
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Yes, we know that David
repented and God forgave him,
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but God could not take away
the consequences of David's sin,
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and that is what we're
going to study about today
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because it particularly
affected his children.
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Okay Erin, you're
going to begin our study with
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2 Samuel 12:24-25.
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"Then David comforted Bathsheba,
his wife, and went into her
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and lay with her, so
she bore a son and he called
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his name "Solomon."
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Now the Lord loved
him, and He sent word by the
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hand of Nathan the prophet;
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so he called his name
Jedidiah because of the Lord."
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So even though there
was great controversy
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surrounding
Solomon's birth, God loved him,
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and he was given a
special name by God, "Jedidiah,"
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which means
"beloved by the Lord."
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You know what? God is so good!
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Now because David had
lots of children from different
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wives, the children were always
in conflict with one another.
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The Bible tells us that Amnon
did a great wrong against his
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stepsister Tamar and Absalom
killed his stepbrother Ammon
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for what he did.
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Can you remember last
Sabbath, we read about David
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pronouncing his own
judgment by saying the
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wrongdoer should pay fourfold...
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well this prophesy that David
would lose four of his sons
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to death; the first was
Bathsheba's first child,
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and now the second was Amnon.
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Abigail, can you read
2 Samuel 13:37 and 39.
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"But Absalom fled and
fled to Talmai, the son of
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Ammihud, king of Geshur.
And David mourned for his
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son every day.
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And King David longed
to see Absalom for he had
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been comforted concerning
Amnon, because he was dead."
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Thanks Abigail.
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Absalom fled to Geshur
and stayed with King Talmai,
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who was
actually his grandfather,
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and stayed there 3 years.
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Can you show us
where the area "Geshur" is?
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Thank you Aunty Cecily.
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After David had
mourned the loss of Amnon,
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he longed to make
amends with Absalom.
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Joab, who was David's
commander, wanted to help
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with reuniting David
and Absalom; this he did and
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David agreed to bring
his son back from exile,
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but he was not allowed
to speak to his father.
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Bethany, can you read
2 Samuel 14:25-26? Yes.
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"Now in all Israel there
was no one who was praised
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as much as Absalom
for his good looks.
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From the sole of his
foot to the crown of his head
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there was no blemish in him.
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And when he cut the hair
of his head, at the end of
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every year, he cut it
because it was heavy on him,
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when he cut it, he
weighed the hair of his head at
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200 shekels according
to the king's standard."
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So Absalom was known for his
good looks and beautiful hair.
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Now since being back in
Jerusalem, Absalom had not
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seen his father for 2 years.
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If you add up the
three years he was in exile,
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he had not seen his father
for 5 years... this Absalom
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was getting tired of and
demanded to speak to Joab,
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David's
commander to find out why.
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Sophie, can you
read 2 Samuel 14:33.
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"So Joab went to the king
and told him, and when he had
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called for Absalom, he
came to the king and bowed
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himself on his face to
the ground before the king.
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Then the king kissed
Absalom." Thanks Sophie.
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Finally reconciliation
happened, but on Absalom's
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part was only superficial.
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He had become bitter
and was working out ways
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he could overthrow his father.
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Absalom started standing at
the main entrance of Jerusalem.
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Let's see what he would say.
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Matthew, can you
read 2 Samuel 15:4-6.
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"Moreover Absalom would
say, "Oh, that I were made
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judge in the land, and
everyone who has any suit
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or cause would come to me;
then I would give him justice.
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And so it was, whenever
anyone came near to bow down
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to say that, he would put his
hand and take him and kiss him.
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In this manner Absalom
acted toward all Israel
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who came to the
king for judgment.
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So Absalom stole
the hearts of the
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men of Israel." Thanks Matthew.
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So, Absalom,
unbeknown to his father,
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was undermining David's
leadership as king and telling
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the people that, basically,
he would do a better job.
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Mia, can you read
2 Samuel 15:13-14.
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"Now a messenger came to David
saying, "The hearts of the men
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of Israel are with Absalom."
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So David said to all his
servants who were with him
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at Jerusalem, "Arise, and let
us flee, or we shall not escape
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from Absalom.
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Make haste to depart, lest
he overtake us suddenly and
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bring disaster upon
us and strike the city
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with the edge of
the sword." Thanks Mia.
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So with the threat of his own
son in taking over his throne,
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David left Jerusalem with
his household and his army
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so his beautiful city would not
experience the ravages of war.
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David mourned greatly
that he had to leave Jerusalem.
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David knew the reason his
son was committing treason
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against him - was the result
of his sin with Bathsheba.
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Okay, let's see where they go.
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Aunty Cecily, can
you read 2 Samuel 17:24.
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"Then David went to Mahanaim
and Absalom crossed over
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the Jordan, he and all
the men of Israel with him."
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Okay, let's have a look
on the map where Mahanaim is.
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Aunty Cecily, can
you please show us that?
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We've looked at
that city before.
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So we just read that
Absalom followed in pursuit
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with his men and if we were
to read on, the Bible tells us
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that Absalom and his men lost
the battle and Absalom died.
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Absalom was David's third
son to die in the prophecy.
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The Bible tells us
that after after this,
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David returned to Jerusalem
to continue his rule as king
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over Israel - let's see
what David gets up to next.
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Erin, can you please read
1 Chronicles - we going over
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to 1 Chronicles now... 1
Chronicles 21:2-3, please.
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"So David said to Joab and
to the leaders of the people,
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"Go, number Israel
from Beersheba to Dan,
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and bring the number of
them to me that I may know it.
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And Joab answered, "May
the Lord make His people a
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hundred times
more than they are.
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But, my lord the king, are
they not all my lord's servants?
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Why then does my
lord inquire this thing?
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Why should he be a
cause of guilt in Israel?"
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Oh dear! David wanted to
follow the customs of what the
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nations around him were doing.
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Pride moved on his heart,
even Joab, David's commander,
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knew that they
shouldn't do this thing.
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Let's look at our torch
light, Mrs. White's writings,
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to see what they
shine on these verses.
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Abigail, can you
please read that for us?
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"The prosperity of Israel
under David had been due to the
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blessing of God rather
than to the ability of her king
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or strength of her armies,
but increasing of the military
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resources in the kingdom
would give the impression of
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surrounding nations
that Israel's trust was in
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her armies not in the power
of Jehovah." Thanks Abigail.
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God wanted the nation
of Israel to depend on Him
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to fight their battles.
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He didn't want them to
depend on the numbers of
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their army, but
David was insistent.
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Bethany, can you read 1
Chronicles 21:7-8, please.
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"And God was
displeased with this thing;
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therefore, He struck Israel.
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So David said to God, "I have
sinned greatly because I have
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done this thing, but now I
pray, take away the iniquity
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of Your servant for I
have done very foolishly."
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Again David realized
what he had done and repented.
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God sent the prophet Gad
to David and God gave David
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three choices of punishment;
either 3 years of famine,
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3 months of war with
his enemies, or 3 days
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punishment from God."
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Sophie, can you
read 1 Chronicles 21:13.
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"And David said to Gad,
"I am in great distress.
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Please let me fall
into the hand of the Lord,
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for His mercies are very great;
but do not let me fall into
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the hand of man."
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So David decided that he
would much rather receive
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punishment from God
than from man because he knew
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God was more merciful.
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Let's look at our
memory verse in Ephesians 2:4,
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and let's read that together.
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Ya got that?
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"But God who is rich in
mercy because of His great love
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with which He loved us..."
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So because of
God's great love for us,
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He shows us great mercies.
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Matthew, can you please
read 1 Chronicles 21:14-16.
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"So the Lord sent
a plague upon Israel,
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and 70,000 men of Israel fell.
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And God sent an angel
to Jerusalem to destroy it.
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As he was destroying,
the Lord looked and relented
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of the disaster, He
said to the angel who was
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destroy, "It is enough;
now restrain your hand."
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And the angel of the Lord
stood by the threshing floor
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of Ornan the Jebusite.
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Then David lifted his eyes
and saw the angel of the Lord
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standing between earth
and heaven, having in his hand
00:23:05.75\00:23:09.22
a drawn sword
stretched out over Jerusalem.
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So David and the
elders, clothed in sackcloth,
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and fell on their
faces." Thanks Matthew.
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David was greatly
humbled that 70,000
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had died because of his sin.
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God directed David to
build an altar to God at the
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threshing floor of Ornan
and offered burnt offerings
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and peace offerings to God.
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This David did and
God accepted the offerings
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with fire from heaven.
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We serve such a merciful God.
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Thank you boys and girls
for reading along with us.
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Boys and girls, perhaps
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one of the devotionals
with to help them understand
00:24:30.30\00:24:33.37
how much God loves them.
00:24:33.40\00:24:35.20
Aunty Net, can you
tell us what we're going
00:24:35.24\00:24:36.91
to be studying about next week?
00:24:36.94\00:24:38.64
Yes, next Sabbath, we are
going to study about a king
00:24:38.67\00:24:42.01
who asked for
something special from God.
00:24:42.04\00:24:44.98
We look forward to studying
that with you again next week.
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Aunty Cecily, shall we
go over the memory verse
00:24:47.68\00:24:49.62
we learned in our
Bible study today? Yes.
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Let's all say it
together... Ephesians 2:4...
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Well children, our worship
time is almost over again.
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Caleb, what did you
learn about the king today?
00:25:08.14\00:25:11.61
That God wants us to
ask Him if we need help.
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Yes, He does.
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God is always
willing to help us.
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Aunty Net, are we ready
to sing our blessing song
00:25:18.98\00:25:21.92
to the girls and boys at home?
00:25:21.95\00:25:23.92
Yes, I think so -
children can you turn around
00:25:23.95\00:25:26.35
so that we can
sing our blessing song
00:25:26.39\00:25:27.82
to the children at home.
00:25:27.86\00:25:29.19
May God bless you and keep you,
00:25:34.46\00:25:39.60
and fill your heart with love.
00:25:39.63\00:25:44.87
May God guide and protect you,
00:25:44.91\00:25:49.74
and watch you from above.
00:25:49.78\00:25:55.15
And Sabbath after Sabbath,
00:25:55.18\00:26:00.29
we greet the Day of Rest.
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The day the King of Glory
00:26:05.26\00:26:10.50
has sanctified and blessed.
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Goodbye my friend
till we meet again,
00:26:15.70\00:26:20.81
for another day with the King.
00:26:20.84\00:26:26.45
Goodbye! See you next Sabbath!
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My favorite story in the
Bible is about Jesus because
00:26:36.52\00:26:41.36
He loves children.
00:26:41.40\00:26:42.96
My favorite Bible
story is David because of how
00:26:46.13\00:26:48.84
he trusted and had
lots of faith in God
00:26:48.87\00:26:51.74
through all the tough times.
00:26:51.77\00:26:53.74
My favorite story is
Ruth because she was brave
00:26:54.98\00:26:57.75
to follow Naomi
to a foreign town.
00:26:57.78\00:27:03.08