Hello there, happy Sabbath.
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Come on in, we're
about to meet with the King.
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Good day.
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I'm Uncle Daniel
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and we are
looking forward to sharing
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another worship time with
you to welcoming the Sabbath.
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We pray you will
receive a special blessing
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as you join in with us.
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Girls and boys, and Aunty Leah,
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welcome to you all.
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And, Aunty Leah,
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who else do we
say hello to today?
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Well, I'll like to
say hello to Amanda,
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who lives in
Bonnells Bay on Lake Macquarie
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in New South Wales.
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She likes to watch
A Day with the King.
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Hello! Hello!
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We love to hear from you
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wherever you
live around the world.
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We know some children
watch a Day with the King
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on their computer
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because they can
catch up with our program
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at a time that suits them best.
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Here's the web
address, on the screen
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if you want to
explore that option.
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Amber, would you
please say a prayer for us
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to start our worship time?
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Sure.
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Dear Lord, please
bless the children at home
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who have joined us,
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help us to love You
more, in Jesus' name, amen.
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Amen.
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Thank you, Amber.
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Aunty Leah,
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what Bible gems do
you have for us today?
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We have another Bible gem
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that Jesus wants us
to understand today.
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Caleb, would you like to find it
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from our jewel box?
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Sure.
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Wow! Look at that.
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What does the Bible verse say?
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1 Thessalonians 5:20-21.
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Alisha, would you
mind reading that for us?
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Sure.
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"Do not despise prophecies,
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test all things,
hold fast what is good."
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Thank you, Alisha.
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To despise means to
utterly reject something
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or to loathe it.
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God wants us not to
ignore or undervalue prophecy.
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Jesus warned in Matthew 24,
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that false Christs and
false prophets will rise
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and show great signs and wonders
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to deceive if
possible, even the elect.
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The elect are
those who follow Jesus
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and the scriptures,
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that's why we
should test every prophecy.
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If someone claims to
have the gift of prophecy,
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we need it to compare it
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with what the scripture
says and hold fast or cherish
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that which
agrees with the Bible.
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We need to be sure
about Bible time prophecies
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because Satan has inspired
many false interpretations,
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particularly about
the little horn power
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described in the Book of Daniel.
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The little horn is a
political and religious power
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that fights
against the people of God,
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persecuting and killing them
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for a time and
times and half a time.
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Let's calculate this period.
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This chart will help us.
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What have we learnt about
the word time in prophecy?
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What does time equal?
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One year!
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What does times equal?
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Two years!
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What is half a time?
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Half year!
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Very good.
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So we have three and
a half prophetic years.
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There were 360 days in a
year in a Jewish calendar.
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If you use the
calculator, you can work out
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that three and a
half prophetic years
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equals 1,260 days
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which is 1, 260 literal years.
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The Book of Revelation
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refers to this same
period as 42 months,
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based on 30 days in
each Jewish calendar month.
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See the devotional
for this week to review
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how we worked out these numbers.
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There's another time prophecy
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we're going to learn about
when we get to Daniel 8:14.
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It talks about
2,300 prophetic days.
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How many literal years is that?
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Two thousand
three hundred years!
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Excellent.
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So remember, God loves you
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and wants you to
understand the prophecies.
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He will show you
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if you put all your trust
in Him and follow His leading.
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Thanks, Aunty Leah.
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Look, Braedan's back.
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It's great to be
back with you all again.
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And seeing it's a Sabbath,
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let's start with a Sabbath song.
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And it's called
"It's The Sabbath".
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It's the
Sabbath, it's the Sabbath
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We will worship as we sing
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For our God is come to join us
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Let us spend time with our King
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It's the
Sabbath, it's the Sabbath
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We will all sing and rejoice
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As we leave our week behind us
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And we praise God with one voice
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For God's day is the seventh day
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Of every week, we know
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He gave us time
to spend with Him
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Because He loves us so
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It's the
Sabbath, it's the Sabbath
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Do you hear Him call today
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As we come here
now to worship Him
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On His appointed day
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Braedan, can we sing
"God is my best friend?"
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That's a good choice.
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Now God is the best friend
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we could ever
hope for or imagine.
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Let's sing it together.
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My very best
friend is God on high
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He never lets me down
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God gives me all I need and more
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His blessings all abound
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God of mercy, God of love
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God of earth and heav'n above
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He is so good to me
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God is my best Friend
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God gives me
joy to live each day
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With all my sins forgiven
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From doing wrong, I turn away
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And fix my gaze on heaven
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God is patient, God is kind
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God protects my heart and mind
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He is so good to me
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God is my best friend
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Braedan, can we play
sing, "Dare to be a Daniel?"
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You're going to be learning more
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about Daniel later in the show.
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That's a great choice.
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Let's sing it.
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Standing by a purpose true
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Heeding God's command
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Honor them, the faithful
few All hail to Daniel's band
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Dare to be a
Daniel Dare to stand alone
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Dare to have a purpose firm
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Dare to make it known
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Thanks, Braedan.
Jesus is my best friend.
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It's story time
again with Dr. John.
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Hello, boys and girls,
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I'm Dr. John and it's wonderful
to have you back again.
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And hello to all
the boys and girls
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right around the world.
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You know, when I
was in high school,
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and I saw a man
who was at college,
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he was quite young
and he liked to preach.
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And I got to know him,
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in fact, I have known him
now for about 56 or 57 years.
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And so we're both a bit older,
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and he became known as one
of the greatest evangelist,
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that's the
preacher, in all the world,
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and his name is
Pastor John Carter.
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Well, last year, I
went to a country very cold,
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and I went with Pastor
Carter and we preached.
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And he told me about
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when he preached
there 25 years ago,
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he arrived in
the city and he said,
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"I want to hold,
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I want people to come and listen
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to the story of
salvation in Jesus Christ
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because they haven't heard."
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And some people who
didn't have much faith said,
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"Oh, we've got a
little hole here,
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it will hold a
couple of hundred people.
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That would be good.
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These people don't
like going to church,
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and Pastor Cater said, "Aha!
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I want the biggest
hole in the whole city.
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What's the biggest hole?"
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"Oh! The Sports Stadium."
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"That holds how
many?" "Thirty Thousand."
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"Oh, I guess it will do."
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And so they printed out
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a whole lot of
handbills, advertising
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a 100, 200, 300, 400, a 1,000,
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a 100,000, 500,000
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right across the
city, television adverts,
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all big signs at
the side of the road,
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common here Pastor Carter
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until somebody put a leaflet
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on the desk of the patriarch,
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the boss of the
religion in the city.
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He looked there and he said,
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"He's not coming
here, this is my place.
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They can listen to me preach."
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And then he said
something very silly.
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He said, "Pastor John Carter
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will come here and preach
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over my dead body."
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Everybody were scared,
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you don't say
that in front of God.
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A couple of days
later he dropped dead,
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and the city was so stirred up,
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that when they
tried to bury him,
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the government said,
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"Sorry, we're not gonna
bury him in the church."
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There's the beautiful city,
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that's a lovely city,
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and there is Pastor Carter,
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because they wouldn't let
him be buried in the church,
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they dug a hole in the footpath,
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right outside the church
and they buried him there.
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And that is Pastor
Carter, he's wearing my hat
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and he's standing
in front of the grave
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of the bishop, the patriarch.
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They would not let him
be buried in the church
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because he had
stirred up the people
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and the government so much.
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And you know when
they had that mission,
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30, 000 people crowded in
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and 100, 000 people
were waiting outside.
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Pastor Carter buried in Christ,
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baptism in water,
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33, 000 people,
and God is not mocked.
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You know people in the Bible,
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we have a song,
"Dare to be a Daniel,"
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and was studying
about the Book of Daniel.
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It takes a lot of courage
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and because
Pastor Carter thought big
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and God thought big,
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and a man thought
small and he said,
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"You will not preach
here over my dead body."
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God said, "If
that is what you wish,
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that is what will happen."
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And many people
came to know Jesus Christ
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because of the courage
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of John Carter
and the Holy Spirit.
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Thank you, boys and girls.
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Did you enjoy Dr. John's story?
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Yes!
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Well, we have another story,
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another true story to
learn about in the Bible.
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But first, Aunty
Leah, would you please ask
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the Holy Spirit to
be with us as we study?
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Yes.
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Dear gracious Father in heaven,
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please send Your Holy
Spirit here to be with us
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and teach us Your Word.
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I just pray that
You'll also bless
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all the children
that are joining us,
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in Jesus' name, amen.
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Amen. Amen.
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Bethany, could
you please tell us
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what we learnt about last week?
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Cyrus captured Babylon.
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Yes, King Belshazzar
had been so rebellious
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that God allowed the
kingdom to be taken from him.
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Cyrus was the commander
of the army of the soldiers
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who captured Babylon.
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Now open your
Bibles to Daniel Chapter 6,
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King Darius the Mede,
took over the Babylonian throne
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and started to
reorganize the government.
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Bethany, could you
please read verse 1 for us?
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"It pleased Darius
to set over the kingdom
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one hundred and twenty satraps,
to be over the whole kingdom."
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Verse 2 says,
"King Darius appointed
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Daniel the chief
of the three governors
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to rule over the
satraps or princes."
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Daniel was totally
faithful in taking care
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of the king's money and property
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and governing wisely.
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How did the king regard Daniel?
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Caleb, could you
please read verse 3?
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"Then this Daniel
distinguished himself
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above the governors and satraps,
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because an
excellent spirit was in him,
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and the king gave thought
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to setting him
over the whole realm."
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These governors or
presidents and the satraps,
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or the princes and rulers
in the realm became so jealous
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that they
plotted to kill Daniel,
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but they had a problem
getting Daniel into trouble.
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Verse 4 tells us
why. Thanks Bryce.
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"So the governors
and satraps sought
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to find some charge against
Daniel concerning the kingdom,
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but they could
find no charge or fault,
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because he was faithful,
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nor was there any
error or fault found in him."
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Not only was Daniel faithful
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to his appointed
duties for the king,
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he was also
faithful to the God of heaven
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and they knew it.
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They had observed Daniel
at the window of his house
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praying to God three times a day
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everyday without fail,
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that gave them an idea
about how to get rid of him.
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The success of their
evil plan depended on Daniel's
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unwavering commitment to God.
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Let's read about it.
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Chemiah, can you please
read that in the next verse?
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"So these governors and satraps
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thronged before the
king, and said thus to him:
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'King Darius, live forever!'"
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And Jeremiah, verse 7?
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"All the
governors of the kingdom,
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the administrators and satraps,
the counselors and advisors,
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have consulted together
to establish a royal statute
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and to make a firm decree,
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that whoever petitions any
god or man for thirty days,
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except you, O king,
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shall be cast
into the den of lions."
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The used flattery to trick
the king into signing a law
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where people could only
worship him for 30 days.
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Secretly, it was
designed to be a law
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against the free
worship of the God of heaven,
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and just to make sure
that wicked plan more secure,
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verse 8 says
they reminded the king
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that not even he could
alter the law once he signed it.
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Do you think the
king carefully considered
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what he was being asked to sign?
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No.
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Sadly he signed the decree.
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Remember when
King Nebuchadnezzar
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tried to force everyone
to worship the golden image
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he had made to
represent himself.
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Does God force
us to worship Him?
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No. No.
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But here we have
another situation,
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where the state or the
ruler of the country made a law
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to force people
to worship in the way
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that God's Word forbids.
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Well, these wicked men
spied on Daniel all day.
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Jireh, could you
please read verse 10?
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"Now when Daniel knew
that the writing was signed,
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he went home.
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And in his upper room,
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with his windows
open toward Jerusalem,
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he knelt down on his
knees three times that day,
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and prayed and gave
thanks before his God,
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as was his custom
since early days."
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Daniel quickly worked out
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what their evil
purpose was in making up
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this law for the king to sign.
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This was night
time to pray inside
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where he couldn't be
seen, that would dishonor God.
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Daniel preferred to give up
life itself than dishonor God
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by hiding his religion.
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He demonstrated his hope
and trust that God will hear
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and answer his
prayer for deliverance.
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He would have claimed
God's promises of help
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like the one in Psalm 50:15.
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Let's all turn to it
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and read it together
for our memory verse.
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"Call upon Me in
the day of trouble,
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I will deliver you,
and you shall glorify Me."
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Daniel's behavior
demonstrated his conviction
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that no one on
earth has the authority
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to come between any human being
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and their right to worship God
in the way the Bible says too.
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Well, the wicked governors
and princes got the evidence
00:17:50.27\00:17:52.93
they were looking for
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and rushed off to tell the king
that Daniel had broken the law
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and therefore had to be
thrown into the lions' den.
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How did the king
feel about this news?
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Aunty Leah, could you
please read that in verse 14?
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"And the king, when
he heard these words,
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was greatly
displeased with himself,
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and he set his heart
on Daniel to deliver him,
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and he labored till
the going down of the sun
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to deliver him."
00:18:18.83\00:18:20.73
The king had
realized that these men
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tricked him with flattery.
00:18:22.66\00:18:24.53
These wicked men used
the king to set a trap
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for his faithful servant Daniel,
00:18:26.87\00:18:29.00
he felt ashamed.
00:18:29.04\00:18:31.14
But the governors and princes
cruelly reminded the king
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that the law
could not be changed.
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What did the king
do in verses 16 and 17?
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Thanks, Bethany.
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"So the king gave the
command, and they brought Daniel
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and cast him
into the den of lions.
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But the king
spoke, saying to Daniel,
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'Your God, whom
you serve continually,
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He will deliver you.'
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Then a stone was brought and
laid on the mouth of the den,
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and the king sealed it
with his own signet ring,
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with the signets of his lords,
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that the purpose
concerning Daniel
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might not be changed."
00:19:02.30\00:19:04.01
Now these were
very hungry lions,
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and they were
deliberately kept hungry
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for occasion such as this.
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Now, do you think
this was the end of Daniel?
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No! No.
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Well, the king hoped not either,
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he didn't eat or
sleep that night,
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he felt terrible.
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At the crack of dawn,
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the king hurried
to the lions' den.
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Let's see what happens.
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Caleb, could you
please read that in verse 20?
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"And when he came to the den,
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he cried out with a
lamenting voice to Daniel.
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The king spoke,
saying to Daniel,
00:19:36.81\00:19:40.21
'Daniel, servant
of the living God,
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has your God, whom
you serve continually,
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been able to
deliver you from the lions?"
00:19:44.78\00:19:48.08
And what do verses
21 and 22 say, Chemiah.
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"Then Daniel said to the king,
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'O king, live forever!
00:19:55.22\00:19:57.76
My God had sent His angel
and shut the lions' mouths,
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so that they have not hurt me,
00:20:01.66\00:20:03.80
because I was found
innocent before Him,
00:20:03.83\00:20:08.04
and also, O king,
00:20:08.07\00:20:11.01
I have done no
wrong before you.'"
00:20:11.04\00:20:13.48
So who shut the
mouths of the lions
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so that they
wouldn't hurt Daniel?
00:20:15.44\00:20:17.25
An angel.
00:20:17.28\00:20:19.08
Yes, an angel, God is so good.
00:20:19.11\00:20:22.58
When King Darius heard
what Daniel said to him,
00:20:22.62\00:20:25.05
he commanded that
Daniel should be lifted
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out of the
lions' den immediately.
00:20:27.29\00:20:29.82
Then the king
commanded Daniel's accusers
00:20:29.86\00:20:32.73
to be cast into the lions' den,
00:20:32.76\00:20:34.66
and the hungry
lions destroyed them
00:20:34.70\00:20:36.56
before they even hit
the floor of the den.
00:20:36.60\00:20:39.23
Let's have a look
at our torchlight,
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Mrs. White's
writings in the book
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Prophets and Kings, page 543.
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Bryce, could you
please read that for us?
00:20:47.41\00:20:52.51
"God did not
prevent Daniel's enemies
00:20:52.55\00:20:55.28
from casting him
into the lions' den,
00:20:55.32\00:20:57.35
He permitted evil
angels and wicked men
00:20:57.39\00:20:59.62
thus far to
accomplish their purpose,
00:20:59.65\00:21:02.19
but it was that He might make
00:21:02.22\00:21:03.73
the deliverance of
His servant more marked,
00:21:03.76\00:21:05.89
and the defeat of
the enemies of truth
00:21:05.93\00:21:07.86
and
righteousness more complete."
00:21:07.90\00:21:10.17
God was able to use
Daniel to help the world
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get to know what God is like.
00:21:13.07\00:21:15.74
As a result, King Darius
sent a letter to all peoples,
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nations and languages
that dwell in all the earth,
00:21:19.37\00:21:22.58
decreeing that everyone
in the kingdom must respect
00:21:22.61\00:21:25.81
and honor the all
powerful living God of Daniel
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whose kingdom is everlasting.
00:21:29.58\00:21:32.35
The whole world got to hear
00:21:32.39\00:21:34.16
about Daniel's amazing
deliverance from the lions.
00:21:34.19\00:21:37.56
Jeremiah, how did King Darius
00:21:37.59\00:21:39.86
describe God in verse 27?
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"He delivers and rescues,
and He works signs and wonders
00:21:45.43\00:21:48.97
in heaven and on earth,
00:21:49.00\00:21:50.81
Who has delivered Daniel
from the power of the lions."
00:21:50.84\00:21:54.54
God vindicated
Daniel's faithfulness.
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He continued to be an ambassador
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for the king of kings following
the death of King Darius
00:21:59.11\00:22:02.92
and during the reign of
his successor, King Cyrus.
00:22:02.95\00:22:07.19
Cyrus also came to know
00:22:07.22\00:22:08.99
and serve God through
Daniel's faithful witness.
00:22:09.02\00:22:12.39
And I pray you and
I would learn to trust
00:22:12.43\00:22:15.30
and obey God in
all circumstances
00:22:15.33\00:22:18.13
just like Daniel did,
00:22:18.17\00:22:20.07
then we can be a
mighty witness for God too.
00:22:20.10\00:22:23.41
Boys and girls,
00:22:23.44\00:22:24.77
put a bookmark in your
Bible in Daniel Chapter 7,
00:22:24.81\00:22:27.61
ready for next week,
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when we'll have some
more riddles to solve.
00:22:29.04\00:22:31.65
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Uncle Daniel, what are we going
to be learning about next week?
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Have you ever had a
dream about animals?
00:23:01.14\00:23:04.28
Well, Daniel had a dream.
00:23:04.31\00:23:06.31
He saw some unusual
animals in the dream
00:23:06.35\00:23:08.82
given to him by God.
00:23:08.85\00:23:10.52
So join us next week
00:23:10.55\00:23:12.15
to find out the special meaning
of Daniel's animal dream.
00:23:12.19\00:23:15.76
Uncle Daniel, can we say
our memory verse once more?
00:23:15.79\00:23:18.76
Yes, we can. Ready?
00:23:18.79\00:23:21.00
"Call upon Me in
the day of trouble,
00:23:21.03\00:23:24.77
I will deliver you,
and you shall glorify Me."
00:23:24.80\00:23:29.30
Psalm 50:15.
00:23:29.34\00:23:32.41
Have you ever called
upon Jesus to help you
00:23:32.44\00:23:34.74
when you've been in trouble?
00:23:34.78\00:23:36.14
And have you
remembered to thank Him
00:23:36.18\00:23:37.61
when He delivered
you out of trouble?
00:23:37.65\00:23:40.08
Bethany, what did you
learn about the king today?
00:23:40.12\00:23:42.85
Jesus will protect me
00:23:42.88\00:23:44.22
even when it looks like
terrible things will happen.
00:23:44.25\00:23:46.72
Yes, Jesus is
always there for us,
00:23:46.76\00:23:49.49
we just have to call upon
Him like our memory verse says.
00:23:49.52\00:23:52.66
Remember, we
have a guardian angels
00:23:52.69\00:23:54.80
to protect us,
00:23:54.83\00:23:56.16
just like Daniel
had a guardian angel
00:23:56.20\00:23:58.13
who shut the mouth of the lions.
00:23:58.17\00:24:01.17
As we conclude our worship time,
00:24:01.20\00:24:03.20
we pray that you will
take these thoughts with you
00:24:03.24\00:24:05.74
through the Sabbath
and into the coming week.
00:24:05.77\00:24:09.18
Uncle Daniel, can we
sing our blessing song now?
00:24:09.21\00:24:11.91
Yes, we can.
00:24:11.95\00:24:13.28
May God bless you and keep you
00:24:17.85\00:24:23.02
And fill your heart with love
00:24:23.06\00:24:27.96
May God guide and protect you
00:24:28.00\00:24:33.27
And watch you from above
00:24:33.30\00:24:38.47
And Sabbath after Sabbath
00:24:38.51\00:24:43.58
We greet the day of rest
00:24:43.61\00:24:48.68
The day the king of glory
00:24:48.72\00:24:53.79
Has sanctified and blessed
00:24:53.82\00:24:58.99
Goodbye my friend
till we meet again
00:24:59.03\00:25:04.17
For another day with the King
00:25:04.20\00:25:08.94
Goodbye. Happy Sabbath.
00:25:08.97\00:25:11.67
I know Jesus loves me
00:25:20.78\00:25:22.12
because He's blessed me
with amazing family and friends.
00:25:22.15\00:25:24.69
I know Jesus loves me
00:25:29.92\00:25:31.26
because He keeps me
safe from day to day.
00:25:31.29\00:25:33.26
I know Jesus loves me
because He gave me animals.
00:25:39.17\00:25:42.04