Hello there, happy Sabbath.
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Come on in.
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We're about to
meet with the King.
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Hello, I'm Uncle Daniel,
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and we're so happy
to have you join us
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as we welcome the
arrival of the Sabbath day.
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Hello, Aunty Leah,
and hello, boys and girls,
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I know you'll enjoy
their worship time today.
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Hello, Uncle Daniel, it's
so good to be able to stop
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and spend time with
Jesus as we do here.
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I think Caleb has someone
he wants to say hello too.
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I like to say
hello to Joshua and Julia
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who live in Alberta, Canada.
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Hello. Hello!
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We'd love to hear from you.
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Drop us a line and
include a photo if you like.
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Here's our email
address on your screen.
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Before we commence, Bethany,
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would you please
say a prayer for us?
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Dear, Lord, please help us
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to learn more
about you this Sabbath.
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Be with us as we worship you.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Amen. Thank you, Bethany.
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Aunty, Leah, what's next
in our prophecy treasure hunt?
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Well, I have another
Bible gem for us today.
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But first,
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do you remember
the Bible prophecy
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we studied last week,
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who was that about?
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Jesus. Jesus.
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Fulfilled prophecy like that
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gives us so much hope and trust
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that Jesus is who
the Bible says He is.
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Bible prophecy has
never been shown to be wrong.
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Sometimes false prophets
and false teachers twist
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what the Bible says.
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False teachers say
the commandments of God
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don't matter anymore.
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Some say the seventh day
is no longer the Sabbath,
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and that Sunday
is the new Sabbath.
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But let's see what the
Bible says about such people.
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Tamia, would you
like to get our gemstone
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from the jewel box?
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Wow, look at that one.
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What is the Bible reference?
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Isaiah 8:20.
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Thank you.
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Amber, could you read that?
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Sure.
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"To the law and
to the testimony,
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if they do not speak
according to this word,
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it is because there
is no light in them."
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Thanks, Amber.
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This Bible gem tells us
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that if anyone
claims to speak for God
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and says anything different
from what the Bible says,
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you know that they're
not telling the truth.
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Some people say the
Bible can't be understood.
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They say that Bible prophecy
can mean many different things,
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but we've been
learning that true meaning
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of some very
important prophecies
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that affect our lives.
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Prophecy can be
understood by anyone
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who carefully and prayerfully
studies the scriptures.
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Isaiah 28:10 promises
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we will understand the
Bible including Bible prophecy
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if we can pair one passage
of scripture with another.
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Here a little, there a little.
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Messages through God's prophets
are given to encourage us.
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Later in our Bible study,
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we'll learn about two
prophets Haggai and Zachariah,
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who were sent by God to the Jews
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who returned to build
Jerusalem and its temple.
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Their prophecies
encourage the people
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and help them get on
the job of rebuilding.
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Let's see what the clue is
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in our jewel box
for the prophecy.
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Tamia, can you have a look?
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The true prophets
always agree with the Bible.
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Thanks, Tamia.
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So remember, that's
one very important way
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you can tell the difference
between true and false prophets
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and false teachers.
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In addition,
fulfilled prophecy proves
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that God's word is always true.
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That means we can be
certain about the prophecies
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that tell us that
Jesus is coming back soon
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and that sin and sadness
will be taken away forever.
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Thanks, Aunty Leah,
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I hope that I
never get deceived.
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Jesus promises us
that we can know the truth,
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He'll protect us
from ever being deceived.
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Uncle Daniel,
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Braedan is here to sing with us.
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That's great.
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Welcome back, Braedan,
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we appreciate you
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sharing your
musical talents with us.
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Hello everyone.
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Let's start our singing
today with a scripture song
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"By My Spirit."
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Not by might, no, not by power
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But by my spirit
says the Lord to me
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Not by might, no, not by power
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But by my spirit
you'll have victory
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Not by might, no, not by power
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But by my spirit
says the Lord to me
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Not by might, no, not by power
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But by my spirit
you'll have victory
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Braedan,
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can we sing the "Seventh
day is Sabbath of the Lord?"
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That's a great choice.
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I really, really
enjoy the Sabbath.
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It's a time that we can remember
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what Jesus has done for us.
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Let's sing it together.
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One, two, three,
four, five, six days a week
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God gave to us for work and play
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One, two, three,
four, five, six days He made
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Then rested on the seventh day
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God invites us all to join
Him On the seventh day of rest
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For he called
that day the Sabbath
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And He promised we'd be blessed
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One, two, three,
four, five, six days for us
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The seventh is the
Sabbath of the Lord.
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Amen!
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Braedan, can we
sing "I am so happy?"
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That is a fantastic song.
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Let's sing it together.
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I'm so happy and
here's the reason why
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Jesus took my burden away
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Now I'm singing
as the days go by
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Jesus took my burden all away
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Once my heart was
heavy with a load of sin
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Jesus took the load
and gave me peace within
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Now I'm singing
as the days go by
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Jesus took my burden all away
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Thanks, Braedan.
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I enjoy learning
Bible verses and songs.
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It's time for us to
listen to another exciting story
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of Dr. John.
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Hello, boys and girls,
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I'm so glad to be
here with you again.
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I'm Dr. John and hello
to all the boys and girls
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right around the world.
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You know, I heard
the story last Sabbath,
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it was told by
Pastor Dwight Nelson
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and I was fascinated.
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He told a story of a man
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who didn't have very much money,
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he didn't have a watch,
and he went into a junk shop
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and there was a box
full of old watches dirty.
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He finally saw one that
didn't even have a watch band.
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Picked it up and he
looked at it and said,
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how much?
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599.
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Okay, does it work?
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Yeah.
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He had to buy a watch band,
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and he bought it
and he walked out
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and he looked at it and he said,
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I've never seen
that brand before.
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It's called Jaeger-LeCoultre.
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So he took it to a
jeweler and he said,
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can you tell me is
this watch worth anything?
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Jaeger-LeCoultre,
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I'll buy from him.
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How much?
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He thought maybe $10
maybe 20, maybe $100.
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He nearly fell over
when the jeweler said
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I will give you
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$35,000 for your watch.
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He went in a poor man
and he came out a rich man
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and when I heard that
story, I thought I've got a box
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and the top of my covered
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and it's got a pile
of old watches in it.
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And I brought the box along.
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And there are some
smart looking watches
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and there are some
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rather un-smart looking
watches and some old watches
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and some work and some don't.
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And there's such a pile of them
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and then I saw
one at the bottom,
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I picked it up
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and I looked at it,
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let me tell you the brand
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Jaeger-LeCoultre.
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Well, I got on the internet
and I start to look it up.
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This is a very special watch,
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because it used to
belong to my father.
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And it had a
very special feature,
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it has an alarm that rings
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and so when you
wind up the alarm
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and you twist it
around, it'll make a noise.
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And then I thought
just a little noise
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because the watch is a bit old.
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So I got on the internet.
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I wanted to find out
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how much my
Jaeger-LeCoultre was worth.
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It wasn't worth $35,000,
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but it is worth $26,000.
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Do you think I'm
going to sell it?
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Because it belonged to my daddy
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and he's been dead
for many years now,
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I knew it was a Jaeger
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and I knew it
was quite valuable,
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but I never thought it
was as valuable as that.
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And so we often have
things that we just got,
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and you are studying your Bibles
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and you are
studying the Book of Daniel.
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Let me tell you something
about the Book of Daniel.
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The Book of Daniel,
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people think of it
and they say, ah, yes,
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he was the guy that
was in the lions' den
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and the lion shut their mouths
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and some to do with a big statue
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and a fiery furnace,
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but it's so
difficult to understand.
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In fact, a lot of
church leaders said,
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"Don't bother with
the Book of Daniel.
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It is so old
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and so not relevant
to what happens today."
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But it is,
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the Book of Daniel
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is one of the greatest treasures
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because it forecasts the future.
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If you think I'm
wearing a valuable watch,
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it is nothing
compared to the Book of Daniel
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and you as boys and girls,
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lot of people say
you're not worth much,
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you're just a kid, who're you,
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but God knows
how valuable you are.
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He loves you. Thank you.
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Welcome to our Bible study.
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Do you have your Bibles ready?
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Who would like to
open up with prayer for us?
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I will. Thank you, Bethany.
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Dear, God, please
help us to understand
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what we read today.
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And please bless
the children at home
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who have joined us
in our Bible study.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Amen.
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Do you remember
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Jeremiah's prophecy
about 70 years of captivity
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because of
Israelite's rebellion?
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Daniel had been studying
these prophecies and he knew
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that the 70 years of
captivity were nearly up.
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Let's read Jeremiah 29:10-14,
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and we'll start with Bethany.
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"For thus says the Lord:
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After seventy years
are completed at Babylon,
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I will visit you and
perform My good word toward you,
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and cause you to
return to this place."
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And verses 11 and 12, Caleb.
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"For I know the thoughts
that I think toward you,
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says the Lord,
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thoughts of
peace and not of evil,
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and give you a
future and a hope.
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Then you will call upon
Me and go and pray to Me,
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and I will listen to you."
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And verse 13 is
a beautiful verse,
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a verse that we
should all know by heart.
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So let's say
together as our memory verse.
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"And you will
seek Me and find Me,
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when you search for
Me with all your heart."
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Amen.
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And if the people seek
God will He deliver them?
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Well, let's take
a look in verse 14.
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Thanks, Jireh.
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"I will be found
by you, says the Lord,
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and I will bring you
back from your captivity,
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I will gather you
from all the nations
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and from all the places
where I have driven you,
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says the Lord,
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and I will
bring you to the place
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from which I cause you
to be carried away captive."
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This prophecy gave Daniel
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and other faithful
Israelites in captivity
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great hope for a better future.
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It also prompted Daniel to
earnestly seek God in prayer
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as we learned in
Daniel Chapter 9.
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The Prophet Isaiah also foretold
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how God would free the captives.
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Cyrus took over the throne
after the death of King Darius.
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Mrs. White says
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that the deliverance of
Daniel from the den of lions
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had been used of God to
create a favorable impression
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upon the mind
of Cyrus the Great.
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Daniel showed King
Cyrus Isaiah's prophecy
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written more than 100
years before Cyrus was born.
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Isaiah accurately foretold
how Cyrus would conquer Babylon
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right down to the detail
about the gates being left open.
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Cyrus was deeply impressed
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and wanted to
cooperate with God.
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Let's read some of
what Daniel said to Cyrus
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in Isaiah 44:28,
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can you read
that for us, Chemiah?
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"Who says of Cyrus,
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'He is My shepherd,
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and he shall
perform all My pleasure,
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Saying to Jerusalem,
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'You shall be
built and to the temple,
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Your foundation shall be laid.'"
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Thanks, Chemiah.
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Ezra 1:2-4, tells us
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King Cyrus made a decree
to free all the Israelites
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so they could
voluntarily return to Jerusalem
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and rebuild the temple.
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He also decreed
that everyone left behind
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help with donations
to aid those returning.
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Jeremiah, can you
please read verse 4?
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"And whoever is left in
any place where he dwells,
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let the men of his place
help him with silver and gold,
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with goods and livestock,
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besides the freewill
offerings for the house of God
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which is in Jerusalem."
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What rejoicing there was
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when the Jewish captives
heard about this decree,
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people offered
the returning exiles
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gold, silver,
articles and livestock
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and the king returned
all the thousands of articles
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that King Nebuchadnezzar
had taken from the temple
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in Jerusalem 70 years earlier.
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About 50,000 people
took the long journey
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back to their
homeland, led by Zerubbabel,
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a man from
Judas royal bloodline.
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Joshua, the high
priest, accompanied Zerubbabel,
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together these men
took charge of the physical
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and spiritual
needs of the people.
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Aunty Leah, can
you show us on the map
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the journey that they took.
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See, they had to
take the long path
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because it was close to water.
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When they arrived,
Jerusalem lay in ruins.
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The seemingly impossible
task of rebuilding the temple
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and the broken
city walls lay ahead,
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but they made a start,
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Satan stood up
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lots of
opposition from the people
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in the surrounding district.
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They tried to stop the
rebuilding of the temple
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for a time the work of
rebuilding ground to a halt.
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People spend time building
their own houses instead,
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but God was
watching over everything.
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He sent two
prophets Haggai and Zachariah
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to encourage Joshua,
Zerubbabel and the people.
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God promised He would help them,
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He told them to keep working
and not become discouraged
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or give up because
of all the difficulties.
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God sent a special reminder
that success would be achieved
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only through God's power
not by man strength alone.
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Let's read Zechariah
4:6, the second part together.
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"Not by might nor by power,
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but by My Spirit,
says the Lord of hosts."
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We know this important verse
from the song we sang earlier,
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don't we?
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God had more encouraging
words for Zerubbabel.
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Sai, could you please
read that in Zechariah 4:7.
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"Who are you, O Great Mountain?
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Before Zerubbabel
you shall become a plain.
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And he shall
bring forth the capstone
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with shouts of
grace, grace to it."
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The capstone was the most
important stone in the building
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signifying its completion.
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God was promising Zerubbabel
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that he would
overcome the difficulties
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and finish the building
as he faithfully continued
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to work on
rebuilding the temple.
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Just as God told Zerubbabel
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that he would make the mountains
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of difficulties disappear.
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This promise is for us too
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if we trust in God
and faithfully do the work
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He has given us
to do day by day,
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He promises us success.
00:18:34.01\00:18:36.61
God also encouraged
Joshua, the high priest
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through a vision
given to Zechariah
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God rebuke Satan's
opposition to Joshua's work
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of ministering to the
people's spiritual needs
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and teaching God's commandments
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but God's
blessing was conditional
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on Joshua's obedience.
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Aunty Leah,
could you please read
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the first part of Zechariah 3:7?
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Sure.
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"If you will walk in My ways
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and if you will keep My command,
00:19:02.04\00:19:04.07
then you shall
also judge My house."
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The condition of success
is always obedience, isn't it?
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And God will always
answer our sincere prayers
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for the strength and
courage to obey His commands.
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God took care of the
mountains of difficulties,
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like the opposition
to rebuilding the temple.
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Leaders from the
neighboring nations
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sent a report
back to King Darius,
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Hystaspes the
ruling king at the time.
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They hoped he'd stop the work,
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the king ordered a
search for King Cyrus's decree.
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When he read it,
he made another decree
00:19:35.84\00:19:38.44
confirming King Cyrus's decree
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and provided additional money
00:19:40.84\00:19:43.01
and resources to
help finish the temple.
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Isn't God generous
and so encouraging?
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The mountain became a
plain just as God had said.
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Now, Ezra 6:14, tells us
how much these prophecies
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encourage the people.
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Can you please read
that for us, Bethany?
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"So the elders
of the Jews built,
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and they prospered
through the prophesying
00:20:04.60\00:20:08.37
of Haggai the prophet and
Zechariah the son of Iddo.
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And they built and finished it
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according to the commandment
of the God of Israel,
00:20:12.91\00:20:15.44
and according to
the command of Cyrus,
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Darius, and
Artaxerxes, King of Persia."
00:20:17.51\00:20:20.45
They had a big celebration
00:20:20.48\00:20:22.22
to dedicate the
newly rebuilt temple.
00:20:22.25\00:20:25.09
Many were joyful but
some of the old people
00:20:25.12\00:20:28.36
who lived in
Jerusalem before the captivity,
00:20:28.39\00:20:30.86
cried bitterly
00:20:30.89\00:20:32.33
because the new
temple was nothing
00:20:32.36\00:20:34.23
compared to the
glory of the temple
00:20:34.26\00:20:36.30
that King Solomon built,
00:20:36.33\00:20:38.27
nor could they
understand Haggai's prophecy.
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Caleb, could you please
read what God told the people
00:20:41.14\00:20:44.04
in Haggai 2:9?
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Sure.
00:20:46.34\00:20:47.84
"The glory of this latter
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temple shall be
greater than the former,'
00:20:49.68\00:20:52.11
says the Lord of the hosts,
00:20:52.15\00:20:53.88
'And in this place
I will give peace,'
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says the Lord of hosts.'"
00:20:56.35\00:20:58.02
And, Jireh, could
you please read verse 7?
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"And I will shake all
nations, and they shall come
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to the desire of all nations,
00:21:05.36\00:21:07.80
and I will fill
this temple with glory,
00:21:07.83\00:21:09.73
'says the Lord of hosts.'"
00:21:09.76\00:21:11.60
The desire of all
nations referred to Jesus.
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Let's see what our torch light
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Mrs. White's
writings sheds on this.
00:21:16.37\00:21:18.77
Chemiah, could you
please read that for us
00:21:18.81\00:21:21.14
in Prophets and Kings,
00:21:21.18\00:21:22.64
page 597?
00:21:22.68\00:21:24.35
"In being honored
00:21:28.38\00:21:29.72
with the personal
presence of Christ
00:21:29.75\00:21:31.95
during His earthly
ministry, and in this alone,
00:21:31.99\00:21:36.59
did the second temple
exceed the first in glory.
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The 'Desire of all nations'
had indeed come to His temple,
00:21:40.50\00:21:45.47
when the Man of Nazareth taught
00:21:45.50\00:21:47.40
and healed in
the sacred courts."
00:21:47.44\00:21:51.51
Thank you, Chemiah.
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Pride and Solomon's
glorious looking temple
00:21:53.04\00:21:56.01
block their minds to the
more important spiritual meaning
00:21:56.04\00:21:59.35
of the temple and its services,
00:21:59.38\00:22:01.32
which pointed
to Jesus our Savior
00:22:01.35\00:22:04.02
and hope of eternal life.
00:22:04.05\00:22:06.32
At the dedication
of the rebuilt temple,
00:22:06.35\00:22:08.76
the people worshiped
and offered sacrifices
00:22:08.79\00:22:11.26
for the forgiveness of sins
00:22:11.29\00:22:13.03
and thankfulness to God
for all He had done for them.
00:22:13.06\00:22:16.60
Although they had achieved much,
00:22:16.63\00:22:18.50
there was still much to do.
00:22:18.53\00:22:20.60
In time, the work
slowed down again,
00:22:20.64\00:22:23.17
the wall surrounding
Jerusalem was still broken down,
00:22:23.20\00:22:26.64
and the huge
timber gates to the city
00:22:26.68\00:22:28.61
that had been burned
around 90 years before
00:22:28.64\00:22:31.45
had still not been replaced.
00:22:31.48\00:22:33.55
So the city was still
not safe from its enemies.
00:22:33.58\00:22:36.62
God in His love and
mercy sent additional help
00:22:36.65\00:22:39.75
to get things moving again.
00:22:39.79\00:22:41.49
Meanwhile, a very
dangerous situation
00:22:41.52\00:22:43.86
was brewing back in Medo-Persia,
00:22:43.89\00:22:46.16
for those Jews who chose
00:22:46.19\00:22:47.53
not to return to their homeland,
00:22:47.56\00:22:49.43
as we'll discover next week.
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But till then,
00:22:52.03\00:22:53.37
here's how you can access
your copy of the devotional
00:22:53.40\00:22:55.77
that goes with today's study.
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What do you want?
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You bored? Yes.
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Look what I got.
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Whoa!
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Look at that! Cool.
00:23:10.69\00:23:12.55
Where did you get this?
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adaywiththeking.com.
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Thanks Matthew and Caleigh.
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Uncle, Daniel,
00:23:19.89\00:23:21.23
what are we
gonna learn next week?
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Well, next week
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we're going to learn about
an inspiring story of courage
00:23:24.30\00:23:27.90
in the Bible
about an orphan girl
00:23:27.94\00:23:30.01
who became queen.
00:23:30.04\00:23:31.61
Do you know who that might be?
00:23:31.64\00:23:33.74
Well, we'll find
out how God saved her
00:23:33.78\00:23:36.41
from a wicked plot
to destroy her people.
00:23:36.44\00:23:39.18
I think I know our
memory verse already,
00:23:39.21\00:23:41.05
it's one of our scripture songs.
00:23:41.08\00:23:42.68
That's right.
00:23:42.72\00:23:44.05
But let's say once
more together anyway,
00:23:44.09\00:23:45.85
ready everyone?
00:23:45.89\00:23:47.29
"And you will
seek Me and find Me
00:23:47.32\00:23:50.79
when you search for
Me with all your heart."
00:23:50.83\00:23:54.40
Jeremiah 29:13.
00:23:54.43\00:23:58.00
It is very reassuring
00:23:58.03\00:23:59.37
that Jesus will
always be there for us
00:23:59.40\00:24:02.00
when we seek Him
with all our heart.
00:24:02.04\00:24:04.44
Tamia, what did you
learn about the King today?
00:24:04.47\00:24:07.34
Jesus is looking
after me all the time,
00:24:07.38\00:24:09.71
even though I can't see Him.
00:24:09.74\00:24:11.08
Yes.
00:24:11.11\00:24:12.45
And He's actually given
each and every one of us
00:24:12.48\00:24:14.35
a guardian angel
00:24:14.38\00:24:15.72
to look after us
all the time too.
00:24:15.75\00:24:17.79
Uncle Daniel, is it time
to sing our blessing song?
00:24:17.82\00:24:21.89
Yes, it is.
00:24:21.92\00:24:23.59
How about you
sing along with us?
00:24:23.63\00:24:25.69
May God bless you and keep you
00:24:31.13\00:24:36.34
And fill your heart with love
00:24:36.37\00:24:41.38
May God guide and protect you
00:24:41.41\00:24:46.58
And watch you from above
00:24:46.61\00:24:51.69
And Sabbath after Sabbath
00:24:51.72\00:24:56.86
We greet the day of rest
00:24:56.89\00:25:01.96
The day the King of glory
00:25:02.00\00:25:07.14
Has sanctified and blessed
00:25:07.17\00:25:12.27
Goodbye my friend
till we meet again
00:25:12.31\00:25:17.45
For another day with the King
00:25:17.48\00:25:22.15
Goodbye! Happy Sabbath!
00:25:22.18\00:25:24.85
I know Jesus loves me
because He's blessed me
00:25:35.80\00:25:38.00
with amazing family and friends.
00:25:38.03\00:25:39.60
I know Jesus loves me
00:25:44.77\00:25:46.11
because He keeps me
safe from day to day.
00:25:46.14\00:25:48.11
I know Jesus loves me
because He gave me animals.
00:25:54.08\00:25:56.85