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James: We are doing great.
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Daniel chapter 1 is
just exploding with insight
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and I love what we
talked about this last session.
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It's... finding
our purpose in God
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is to me what
Christianity is all about.
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Yvonne: Yes.
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James: We talk about finding
truth and finding understanding
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but finding our identity in
what God has purposed for us...
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and it can be tricky sometimes
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because when you
get into religion,
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there's a lot of people
that want you to be like them...
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and there's a lot of
cookie-cutter-type stuff
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going on
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and there's a lot of
conformity and a lot of pressure
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but each one of us is unique.
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Each one of us has
a unique thumbprint,
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we're all "thumbody... "
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All: Laughter.
Jason: That's just so funny.
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James: And God...
we contribute something
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that no one else can contribute.
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Yvonne: That's right.
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James: And Daniel has
contributed something in my life
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because he found
his purpose in God
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and Jason, you've
contributed something in my life
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because you found
your purpose in God
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and so, we each do
that right, we each do that
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and that's what I love
about this whole story...
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it's very practical.
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It's not just about
prophecy and intellect
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and doctrine and you know...
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it's also about us personally
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having this
relationship with God.
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So, as we enter this some more,
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let's just start
with a word of prayer,
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and Jason, would you
like to lead us out in prayer?
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Jason: Sure.
"Dear heavenly Father,
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we thank you again for allowing
us to study the book of Daniel,
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and to really see
all of the amazing things
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that lie within these stories.
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I had no idea this stuff was...
was central in these stories
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and so, I'm thankful that
it's all coming to the light...
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that I'm seeing it...
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and that our
Viewers are seeing it
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and I just ask that
You would be with us
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as we continue in this study,
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that You would help us
to gain that fresh light,
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in Jesus' name we pray, amen. "
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All: Amen.
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James: So, finding
purpose and losing purpose
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and we want to look at a
little bit of that, Ivor,
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I know you've got some thoughts
you want to share with us
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in relationship to the
history and the purpose lost
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by God's people
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and how God worked
with them through that.
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Ivor: Yeah.
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So, Daniel chapter 1 verse
1, why don't we read that again?
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Yvonne, would you read...
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Yvonne: Sure.
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In the third year of the reign
of Jehoiakim king of Judah,
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Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon came to Jerusalem
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and besieged it. "
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Ivor: Okay, so this verse
just in the last maybe few hours
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has just come and
jumped off the page
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as we're
preparing for this Series
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and that's kind of how we
work, like, we'll... we kinda...
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we... we called each other
just like a few days before...
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we hadn't spoken
it in a little while,
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all right, James, we're
going to talk about Daniel
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and we passed some
things back and forth...
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we're like, "All
right, we got it,
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we're good to go. "
James: Hmmm... hmmm...
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Ivor: And this is one
of those things where...
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as I'm looking at Daniel 1:1,
it really sets the foundation
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for everything else that
happens in the book of Daniel
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culminating
with Daniel 11 and 12
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and it's kind of crazy
when you hear that like,
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"Did you hear
what you just said?"
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Daniel 1:1... read
it again... Daniel 1:1,
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what does it say, read it.
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Yvonne: "In the third
year of the reign of Jehoiakim
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king of Judah,
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Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon came to Jerusalem
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and besieged it. "
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Ivor: Like, how in
the world can that verse
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set the foundation
for us understanding...
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ultimately
understanding Daniel chapter 11
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and the culmination
of this whole thing?
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Jason: That's
what I'm wondering.
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All: Laughter.
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Ivor: It just
sounds like, like... what?
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but, what I want to show is
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how did we get to
Daniel 1 and verse 1?
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Yvonne: Hmmm...
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Ivor: That's
key... that's crucial.
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It's not in the book of Daniel,
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it happens
outside the book of Daniel
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but it is still
absolutely crucial so...
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I'm going to throw
out a couple of verses
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and maybe if each one
of you could take one,
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so, I want someone to
take Ezekiel 26 verse 7...
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if someone can take
Jeremiah 25 verse 9.
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Jason: I got Ezekiel 26 verse 7.
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Yvonne: I have Jeremiah.
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Ivor: And then,
James could you take
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Jeremiah 46 verse 1 and verse 2.
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James: All
right... 46... 1 and 2...
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Ivor: And you can also
look at verse 13 as well.
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James: Jeremiah 46:1 and
2... Jeremiah 46:1 and 2.
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Ivor: and 13. James: Okay.
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Ivor: So, why don't
you go ahead and read...
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James: I did that
after you guys got that...
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Jason: Ezekiel 26 verse 7,
"For thus says the Lord God:
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'Behold, I will bring
against Tyre from the north
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Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon, king of kings,
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with horses, with
chariots, and with horsemen,
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and an army with many people. "
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Ivor: Okay, so, I
just want you to just...
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now, this stuff... I'm
going to kind of let you know,
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you're not
going to really get...
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what... I just want you to
lock this in your mind, right,
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this is preparing you
for Calculus, you'll be like,
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"Oh, I get Calculus now... "
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if you understand this,
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so key things I
want you to notice here,
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so, Nebuchadnezzar is
called a king... from where?
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James: From the
north. Ivor: From the north.
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Yvonne: Hmmm...
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Ivor: And he's coming with what?
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Horses,
chariots, horsemen, right,
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and he's also
called "a king of kings. "
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Okay, now that
title for us right there
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should like, be like,
"Wait a minute... king of kings?
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oh man, I only know
of one King of kings
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and that's Jesus. " Right?
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So, I want you to notice
here, we're going to just...
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we're going to
give a title to Babylon
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and that title is,
"king of the north"
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and that's because he was...
Babylon was north of Jerusalem.
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Okay.
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James: East of Jerusalem.
Ivor: North east of Jerusalem.
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James: So, so... in other words
in order to get to Jerusalem,
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you had to go north and
come down from the north
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but this way...
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Ivor: Yeah, so,
Babylon would be coming...
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God says, coming
from the north...
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James: That's the
way you come down.
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Ivor: Yeah, so, when it
says Babylon is coming...
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king from the north...
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he's coming
downward into Jerusalem.
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So, Babylon...
king of the north...
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we're just going to
give him that title,
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all right, just say K O N
for short... king of the north,
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so we don't have to keep
saying king of the north...
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okay, now, remember he's
described as a king of kings,
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he's coming with chariots,
horsemen and... and an army.
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Okay, all right now,
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now, why don't we look
at Jeremiah 25 verse 9.
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Yvonne: Okay, do
you want 8 and 9?
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Ivor: You can do 8
and 9, that's fine.
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Yvonne: Okay.
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"Therefore thus
says the Lord of hosts:
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'Because you have
not heard My words,
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behold, I will send and take
all the families of the north,'
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says the Lord,
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'and Nebuchadnezzar the
king of Babylon, My servant,
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and will bring
them against this land,
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against its inhabitants,
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and against these
nations all around,
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and will utterly destroy them,
and make them an astonishment,
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a hissing, and
perpetual desolations. "
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Ivor: Okay, so, this
is just affirmation that
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Babylon is king of the north
coming from the north, okay.
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Yvonne: You're saying Babylon is
king or Nebuchadnezzar is king?
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Ivor: Both... interchangeable.
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You know, Nebuchadnezzar
is the king of kings...
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he's king from the
north which is Babylon,
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so, all of it is basically,
you know, it's the same thing.
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Okay, so, if I say,
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"king of the north"
who are you thinking?
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James: Babylon.
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Ivor: You're
thinking Babylon, right...
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you're thinking Nebuchadnezzar
coming from the north...
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okay, coming against Jerusalem,
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so, this is what's
happening in Daniel 1 verse 1,
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right, however, before
Babylon could take Jerusalem,
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something else
happened, all right,
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there was another power
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that actually went
out to attack Babylon
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because Babylon was in a war
with another nation in Assyria.
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Egypt was an ally
of Assyria, so Egypt...
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okay, so Egypt comes
from the south of Jerusalem
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and Egypt went up to...
basically attack Babylon.
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So, Babylon is king of the
north because he's north...
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then, Egypt would be... we
can call Egypt king of the south
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because he's south, right?
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So, I want you to...
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so what happens is
that the king of the south
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goes out to attack
the king of the north.
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This was called the
Battle of Carchemish,
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happened in 605 B.C.
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the very same year as
Jehoiakim's third year.
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So, all this is happening right
before the king of the north
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can turn his
attention on Jerusalem...
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the Holy Land...
the Holy Mountain...
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you know, the holy place of God.
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Yvonne: Hmmm... hmmm...
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Ivor: What happens
is the king of the south
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attacks the king of the north.
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The king of the north
retaliates and defeats Egypt
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and it is only after they defeat
Egypt... in that very same year,
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that they surround Jerusalem.
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Daniel 1 verse 1...
that's the entire backdrop.
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Yvonne: Okay.
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Ivor: So, if I were to ask
you and we're taking a pop quiz,
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so, Daniel 1... what happens?
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The king of the
south which is...
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All: Egypt...
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Ivor: Pushes
against the king of the...
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All: North.
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Ivor: Which
is... Yvonne: Babylon.
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Ivor: Babylon, in turn,
attacks the king of the...
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All: South... James: Egypt.
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Ivor: Defeats
the king of the south
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yes, then he enters and
surrounds the people of God.
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Okay, you just...
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if you can just
remember that one thing...
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you have everything you
need, you are prepared...
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Yvonne: For 11...?
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Ivor: For 11... Yvonne: Wow!
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Ivor: Now, there's more to come,
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but that's the
foundation right there,
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so as we work through
this, I just want you to keep...
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because we're going
to build on this history
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so, let me add
this... add this here...
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and then James, I'll
throw it back to you.
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James: You want me to
read those verses in Jeremiah?
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Ivor: Yes, please
read the verses, yes.
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James: Right now?
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Ivor: Yes, you can
go ahead and read them.
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James: All right,
Jeremiah 46:1 and 2.
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"The word of the Lord which
came to Jeremiah the prophet
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against the Gentiles;
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against Egypt,
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against the army of
Pharaohnecho king of Egypt,
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which was by the river
Euphrates in Carchemish,
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which Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon smote
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in the fourth year of Jehoiakim
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the son of Josiah
king of Judah... "
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verse 13...
"The word of the Lord
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spake to Jeremiah the prophet,
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how
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
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should come and
smite the land of Egypt. "
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Ivor: Okay, so,
here we go, right?
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Here you have, in a
very literal context,
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two literal
nations, king of the south...
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king of the north
Egypt... Babylon...
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Egypt goes out to
fight against Babylon...
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Egypt... we would say...
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I'm just going to use this term,
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"Egypt pushes against Babylon"
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and Babylon, in turn,
pushes back against Egypt
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because the battle
wasn't with Egypt...
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right, but, Egypt comes
up... fights against them,
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Babylon pushes back and
once Babylon defeats Egypt,
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turns its focus to
Jerusalem, surrounds Jerusalem,
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and in Daniel
1... what do we have...
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what is Daniel 1 about?
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We talked about it in
one of our earlier programs,
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we talked about
end-time scenarios.
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What's Daniel 1?
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The king of Babylon
enforces the wine of Babylon,
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okay, so, to re-cap,
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king of the south
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pushes against the
king of the north...
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the king of the north
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pushes back against
the king of the south
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defeats the king of the south,
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once the king of the south
is defeated and out of the way,
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now the king of the
north can turn his attention
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squarely to God's people
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and when he turns his attention
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squarely to God's people,
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this is when he seeks to
enforce the wine of Babylon.
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All: Hmmm...
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James: Yeah, that's the first
thing that happens in Daniel 1.
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Ivor: That's the very first
thing that happens in Daniel 1.
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Yvonne: So, why is it in...
in Jeremiah 46 verse 2 it says,
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"It's in the fourth
year of Jehoiakim. "
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Ivor: Okay, so, there is...
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if you counted according
to the Jewish reckoning,
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it would be the
third year of Jehoiakim.
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Yvonne: Oh...
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Ivor: Babylonian reckoning...
fourth year of Jehoiakim.
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Ivor: So, really it
was the very same time.
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Yvonne: Okay.
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Ivor: If you say,
3rd year or 4th year...
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some commentators say
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that it was towards
the end of his third year,
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which would be the
beginning of the fourth year,
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but it was the same time.
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So, it was basically in the very
same year that they defeat Egypt
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they immediately...
once Egypt is removed
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there is no more power to
try to restrain Babylon's rise
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to full
authority. Yvonne: Hmmm...
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Ivor: Once Egypt is
moved out of the way...
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and this is crucial to remember,
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once Egypt has been
moved out of the way,
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it's Babylon all the
way... they're in control.
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Yvonne: No more obstacles.
Ivor: No more obstacles,
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now they can sweep
through the countries.
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Yvonne: Hmmm...
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Ivor: All right, so I'm kind
of throwing language out here...
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James: They were overflowing...
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they controlled all
the silver and gold...
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Ivor: All the silver and gold
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and we are just going off on
a... not a tangent right now.
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James: Tidings trouble
him. Ivor: Tidings trouble him.
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Yvonne: Laughter.
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James: The Libyans and the
Ethiopians follow in his steps,
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but tidings trouble him.
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Ivor: Yeah, yeah...
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James: We're reading Daniel 11.
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Ivor: So, this sets
ups up, this sets us up.
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So, then, we go into the
whole story of... you know...
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the king trying to get everyone,
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"Listen, you're going
to eat this unclean meat...
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you're going to
drink this wine...
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and, of course, we have
Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach
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and Abednego refusing
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because of their connection and
their relationship with Christ.
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All: Hmmm... hmmm...
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Ivor: By the way, if I
can add something else in here
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before I throw it
back to you, okay.
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James: Hmmm...
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Ivor: This is powerful because
the way that you overcome...
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the way that Daniel
and Shadrach and Meshach
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overcame in this
particular chapter
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really points us to Christ
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because we look at
the history of Daniel,
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remember that we said
that he was a person...
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a man without blame...
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but he goes into
a land of captivity
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with his brothers...
with his... with his own...
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even though he had no blame.
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We were just talking earlier
that he would have had to cross
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the Euphrates
to get into Babylon
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almost as if he was being
baptized into a new experience.
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Yvonne: Hmmm...
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Ivor: And then we
get to Daniel chapter 1
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and his first
temptation is appetite.
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Yvonne: Wow! look at
that, yes, that's true.
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Hmmm... hmmm...
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Ivor: Think about Jesus
who came into this world
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even though He was innocent
to share in His brothers'...
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in His... in His own trials...
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He crosses the
Jordan to prepare Him...
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but not to prepare Him...
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He crosses the Jordan
ready to go into conflict...
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and His first
temptation is appetite.
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All: Hmmm... hmmm...
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Ivor: And so, right
there from Daniel 1,
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we see this co-relation between
Daniel and between Jesus...
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His first trial...
Daniel's first trial...
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and Daniel overcame because
of his connection with Christ.
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James: Amen.
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Ivor: Right, which is going
to point us right back to...
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we must overcome...
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the way we overcome
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is through our
connection with Christ.
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Yvonne: Right. Ivor: Yeah.
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James: Amen.
Yvonne: That's good.
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James: Also, I was wondering
about the besieging, I think...
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and I'm not sure on this,
I have to check the history
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but I think that
when Nebuchadnezzar came
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to besiege Jerusalem,
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Jerusalem didn't
fall right away...
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he lays a siege to it,
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then I think he gets
distracted by the Egyptians...
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Ivor: That's it.
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James: And so, he goes off
to fight with the Egyptians
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with the siege
still around Jerusalem
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but no way of
actually taking the city...
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just keeping them in check,
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and they start starving...
they start getting hungry...
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Jeremiah, you know,
because Jeremiah in there
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for a long time...
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people can't get
out... they can't do...
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and then, when he defeats...
defeats the Egyptians,
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probably in the
fourth year of Jehoiakim,
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then he comes back,
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he's already besieged the city
in the third year of Jehoiakim,
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but he defeats the
Egyptians and then he comes back
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and actually takes the city.
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Yvonne: Hmmm...
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James: I think that's
how the process works.
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Ivor: Yeah, yeah.
James: Just before that,
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the Egyptians had
taken out Jehoiakim' s...
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another guy... taken him out...
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he's not working for us...
he's not cooperating with us...
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take him out
and put Jehoiakim in
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and then they go back,
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so, the Egyptians
were kind of in-charge.
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Ivor: They were
in alliance with...
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James: Yeah, they were
in alliance with Jerusalem.
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Ivor: With Israel...
Jerusalem, yeah... yeah.
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James: And they're
in-charge right there
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until Nebuchadnezzar
comes and besieges it
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and then they're cut off...
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and then he goes to get
them... to take them out.
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Ivor: Yeah.
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James: Okay, here's the
thought I wanted to share...
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again, I'm just
getting into covenant...
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I just want to repeat this whole
thing of covenant relationship,
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so, in Hebrews
we read this verse,
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and the one that the...
part of what we read there
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that we didn't talk
about a lot was in Hebrews 8
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it says, "This
is the covenant... "
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in Hebrews 8 verse 10 says,
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"For this is the
covenant that I will make
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with the house of Israel
after those days, says the Lord:
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I will put My
laws in their hearts
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and write them in
their... in their mind...
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and write them on their hearts;
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and I will be their God,
and they shall be My people. "
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And, here's the
point, and verse 11...
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"They shall not teach
every man his neighbor,
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and every man his brother,
saying, 'Know the Lord,'
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for all shall know Me,
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from the least
to the greatest. "
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Now, we're doing a program here
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where we're
teaching people stuff,
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but it's not necessary...
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it's like what
Ivor said earlier,
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he said, "James and I
hadn't talked for a while
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and we just talked
to connect about Daniel,
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what's the Lord teaching you?
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What's the Lord
teaching me? And I'm saying,
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"Well, this is what
the Lord's teaching me...
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this is what
He's teaching me... "
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so, we were touching
on a couple of things
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that were difficult for us,
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the rest of
it... God's taught him,
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God's taught me...
and we're just kind of...
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it's just kind of overlapping...
you know what I'm saying?
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Yvonne: Yeah.
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James: So, it's
the same thing with us,
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people are going to be
watching these programs
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and they're going to
be going to their Bible
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and God is going
to instruct them...
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the Holy Spirit is
going to teach them,
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we're just taking the Scriptures
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and we're opening
up all this history,
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and maybe some things we find
that we're not talking about,
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there may be some
things that click... clarify...
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ultimately, the Word of
God is the ultimate truth
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and God wants a relationship
with every single individual
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that would open the Word
of God and open their hearts
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for His purpose
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because Ezekiel
had a different purpose
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than Jeremiah had
a different purpose
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than Daniel had a
different purpose than...
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we all have a
different purpose and a place
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and we all fit
these pieces of the puzzle
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so, I just wanted to
bring that out in... in Hebrews,
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we're going to
refer to this quite a bit
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but in Hebrews
8, 10, 11 and 12...
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identifies a new covenant...
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part of that
covenant, God's going to do it,
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another part... His law
in our hearts and minds,
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another part... forgive
our sins and transgressions,
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another part...
"I'm going to teach you,
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you don't need
to rely on people...
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I'm going to teach you... "
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and if... if
we're teaching the Word,
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then we're
channels... part of that process
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as long as we're
teaching the Word.
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Yvonne: Hmmm...
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James: But ultimately,
we're just pointing people
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to the great teacher,
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and that's Jesus Christ
through the Holy Spirit,
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teaching us the things of God
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and opening up before us
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so, this is what
Daniel went through...
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this is the beautiful experience
he had as a young teenager.
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So, we got that
background, right,
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we're good to step in
now to the prophecy...
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it's besieged...
finally taken down...
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he takes the vessels...
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takes them back to
the house of his god...
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and then he starts
looking for people.
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They start looking for young men
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and they're looking for men
that are... are outstanding...
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men that look like
they're... they're smart...
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and he wants to take these...
the... the... the... if you will
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the... the... the... the
chief among the Israelites...
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the Jews in Jerusalem and
he wants to re-train them.
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So, if you read here,
let's just continue on
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in Daniel 1 verse 5,
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"And the king
appointed them a daily provision
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of the king's meat, and
the wine which he drank:
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so nourishing them three years,
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that at the end thereof they
might stand before the king. "
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Sorry... I skipped
verse four that's a key verse.
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So, he was supposed
to look for children
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in whom there was no
blemish... well favored...
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skillful in all wisdom...
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and cunning in knowledge
and understanding science...
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and such as had ability in them
to stand in the king's palace,
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and whom they might teach
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the learning of the
tongue of the Chaldeans. "
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We're being taught the learning
of the tongue of the Chaldeans.
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We're being taught right now.
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We've had some
conversations of... off Set...
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and there's a
lot of Chaldean stuff
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that's coming out as
we talk, you notice that?
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There's a lot of
Babylonian stuff that comes out,
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we talk about
this... we talk about that...
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and this thing we've seen
and that thing we've seen.
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It's just all
coming out of it, see...
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so, the same thing that happened
to Daniel... same thing...
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and it's interesting
because as you go through here,
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eat the provisions...
you are what you eat...
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"Man does not
live by bread alone,
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but by every word the proceeds
out of the mouth of God. "
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So... so what have
we been eating lately?
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You know, we've been
eating the Word of God
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but what else
have we been eating?
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We eat Babylonian food...
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or are we eating God's food?
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Right, and then, I'm
going to change their names,
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they've got Hebrew names...
now, name is character...
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so, I'm going to
change their characters...
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I'm going to make
them different people...
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I'm going to give
them different food...
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I'm going to teach
them different knowledge...
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I want to
completely transform them...
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so, that's why Paul
says in Romans chapter 12,
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"Be not conformed to this world,
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but be ye transformed by
the renewing of your mind
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that you might prove what
is the good and acceptable
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and perfect will of God. "
00:21:56.51\00:21:57.85
You see... so, these
verses are really key,
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they're really
practical, you know,
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we're not just
talking about food here,
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right, we're talking
about what we eat spiritually,
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we're talking about the kind
of character we're developing,
00:22:06.45\00:22:08.62
we're talking about
the kind of language
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that's coming out of us,
00:22:10.23\00:22:11.56
and people sometimes...
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"Oh, yeah, I talk about
this, I talk about that... "
00:22:12.96\00:22:15.03
It's just an evidence
of what you're putting in.
00:22:15.06\00:22:17.50
So, don't feel
condemned or guilty
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because of what
comes out of your mouth,
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just recognize that...
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"Okay, the reason why
I'm talking about this stuff
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is because
that's what's going in.
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If I want
something else to come out,
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I need to put
something else in. "
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Does that make sense?
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Yvonne: I think the
other thing here too
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is that, these men were being
stripped of their own culture
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or there was an
attempt to strip them of that.
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When you change someone's name,
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you are taking
away their identity
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and then, giving them
what you want them to have
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and so, that's
what was happening here,
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"So, let's fill
them with our language...
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let's change their names...
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let's give them
our literature...
00:22:54.94\00:22:57.47
and let's
actually do a mind shift...
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that's what... that's
what they were trying to do.
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It really changed who they
were and their principles too
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because when you change...
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when you give
somebody else your language...
00:23:09.22\00:23:11.42
your literature...
00:23:11.45\00:23:12.79
the information that
you have... your culture...
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you're trying to
change who they are.
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Jason: Re-programming
them... Yvonne: Yeah.
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Ivor: Because... you know,
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God writes His Law on our minds
00:23:23.80\00:23:28.17
so, if you're trying
to get rid of God's Law,
00:23:28.20\00:23:34.64
or change God's Law,
00:23:34.68\00:23:36.31
which you're actually doing...
you're trying to change my mind,
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right, you're
trying to change my mind...
00:23:39.78\00:23:41.98
so, when it comes
to that whole idea of
00:23:42.02\00:23:45.19
"thinking to
change times and laws"
00:23:45.22\00:23:48.36
that's like, "Hey, I'm...
00:23:48.39\00:23:50.19
I'm just trying to
change your mind, man,
00:23:50.23\00:23:52.03
all I'm trying to do
is change your mind... "
00:23:52.06\00:23:54.36
so, if Jesus said,
"Let this mind be in you,
00:23:54.40\00:23:56.63
which is in Christ Jesus... "
00:23:56.67\00:23:58.00
I need to change your mind...
00:23:58.03\00:23:59.37
and that's where
understanding the Seal of God...
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what does the Seal do?
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It says,
something can't be changed.
00:24:04.17\00:24:05.51
right, so, "No, you
can't change my mind,
00:24:05.54\00:24:08.14
you can't change what
God has put in here... "
00:24:08.18\00:24:10.78
and that's what he's after...
so, changing the name...
00:24:10.81\00:24:13.95
"Hey, I'm going to teach
you our... our... our language,
00:24:13.98\00:24:18.09
I'm going to have you eat
our... our... get on our diet...
00:24:18.12\00:24:22.16
all of that is an
attempt to change Daniel's mind
00:24:22.19\00:24:25.69
and I think it just
goes back really nicely with,
00:24:25.73\00:24:29.20
"He purposed in his heart. "
00:24:29.23\00:24:31.47
Like, "You're not changing me...
00:24:31.53\00:24:33.03
you're not going
to change my mind. "
00:24:33.07\00:24:34.40
Yvonne: That's right.
00:24:34.44\00:24:35.77
Ivor: Right, and that's
really what this boils down to
00:24:35.80\00:24:37.41
is, "Can our minds be changed?"
00:24:37.47\00:24:40.81
Or, "Are they firmly
rooted on the solid rock?"
00:24:40.84\00:24:46.68
Yvonne: Right...
right... it's good.
00:24:46.72\00:24:48.05
James: It's really interesting
00:24:48.08\00:24:50.79
as you go through
the book of Daniel,
00:24:50.85\00:24:53.22
how this name...
00:24:53.25\00:24:55.82
it tries to stick...
but it doesn't stick.
00:24:55.86\00:24:59.66
For example, in
Daniel chapter 4...
00:24:59.69\00:25:02.20
"But at the last
Daniel came in before me,
00:25:02.23\00:25:05.40
whose name was Belteshazzar,
00:25:05.43\00:25:06.77
according to the
name of my God... "
00:25:06.80\00:25:09.04
so, now right here,
00:25:09.10\00:25:10.77
Nebuchadnezzar is
giving his testimony
00:25:10.81\00:25:12.24
and he's actually wavering now,
he's letting Daniel be Daniel
00:25:12.27\00:25:17.18
but he's still saying,
00:25:17.25\00:25:18.85
"It's Belteshazzar
that I'm talking about... "
00:25:18.91\00:25:20.68
because he's giving a
testimony to his people,
00:25:20.72\00:25:22.48
"It's Belteshazzar
that I'm talking about
00:25:22.52\00:25:24.05
according to the name of my God
but I'm calling Daniel now...
00:25:24.09\00:25:26.29
I'm calling him Daniel now. "
00:25:26.32\00:25:27.66
Yvonne: Right... right.
00:25:27.69\00:25:29.02
James: As you go through here,
00:25:29.06\00:25:30.39
when you get to
Daniel chapter 6,
00:25:30.43\00:25:31.76
it's just flat out Daniel...
00:25:31.79\00:25:33.13
you know, that...
that name is gone.
00:25:33.16\00:25:34.76
Yvonne: So, forget that name.
00:25:34.80\00:25:36.13
James: So, Darius is
like, "You're Daniel...
00:25:36.16\00:25:37.60
you're Daniel now. "
00:25:37.63\00:25:38.97
Yvonne: That's good.
00:25:39.00\00:25:40.34
So, isn't... so when we
get to the book of Revelation,
00:25:40.37\00:25:42.60
we get a new name.
00:25:42.64\00:25:43.97
Yvonne: Oh, come on...
James: We get a new name.
00:25:44.01\00:25:46.57
Yvonne: That's right... yeah.
00:25:46.61\00:25:48.34
James: And what is that
name? That name is unique
00:25:48.38\00:25:49.98
to each one of us, it's unique
00:25:50.01\00:25:51.35
because it's a name
that no one else knows
00:25:51.38\00:25:53.38
because it's
about our character.
00:25:53.42\00:25:54.92
Yvonne: Wow!
00:25:54.95\00:25:56.28
James: So, God gives us a name
that is perfectly in harmony
00:25:56.32\00:25:59.12
with the
character that we developed
00:25:59.15\00:26:00.49
and that character is
something that's unique to us.
00:26:00.52\00:26:03.39
We have a unique
relationship with God
00:26:03.43\00:26:06.09
according to our
personality and our character
00:26:06.13\00:26:07.53
and what we've been through.
00:26:07.56\00:26:08.90
Ivor: And that's
really neat because
00:26:08.93\00:26:10.33
I think about how
many "James's" there are,
00:26:10.37\00:26:13.07
you know, how many "Yvonne's"
00:26:13.10\00:26:15.37
"Jason's"
00:26:15.40\00:26:16.81
there's only one "Ivor"
just kidding... just kidding.
00:26:16.84\00:26:19.14
All: Laughter.
00:26:19.17\00:26:20.71
Ivor: But think about
that, in the heaven... like...
00:26:20.74\00:26:25.08
you're not going to have...
00:26:25.11\00:26:26.45
no one's going to
have the same name.
00:26:26.48\00:26:27.82
That's just amazing.
00:26:27.85\00:26:29.18
Yvonne: Wow! that's beautiful.
Jason: That is... that is.
00:26:29.22\00:26:31.25
Ivor: All you have say
is, whatever the name is,
00:26:31.29\00:26:33.05
"Oh yeah, we know him... "
00:26:33.09\00:26:34.72
it's not, "Wait, which one?"
00:26:34.76\00:26:36.36
Yvonne: Right... right.
00:26:36.39\00:26:37.73
James: And it's so
funny because... because...
00:26:37.76\00:26:39.49
because I saw that
coming before you said that,
00:26:39.53\00:26:41.30
I saw it coming,
00:26:41.36\00:26:42.70
I was like,
"That's Ivor right there...
00:26:42.73\00:26:44.07
I don't know what your
name is going to be in heaven,
00:26:44.10\00:26:45.43
I know you...
because I know you... "
00:26:45.47\00:26:47.34
you know what I'm
saying? Ivor: Yeah.
00:26:47.37\00:26:48.97
James: It's so...
it's so beautiful.
00:26:49.00\00:26:50.61
So, so this book is so connected
with the book of Revelation
00:26:50.64\00:26:54.81
and it's so practical in
what it's talking about here,
00:26:54.84\00:26:57.68
this... this first chapter
here is where everything rests.
00:26:57.71\00:27:01.58
It lays the
foundation for everything else,
00:27:01.62\00:27:03.82
not just
understanding the prophecy,
00:27:03.85\00:27:05.19
but our ability to
find our purpose in God...
00:27:05.22\00:27:08.36
to partake of...
because we're inundated now
00:27:08.42\00:27:11.59
you know in this
country and the world,
00:27:11.63\00:27:13.70
we're inundated
with all misinformation,
00:27:13.73\00:27:15.76
what do they call it
now, "False" what is it?
00:27:15.80\00:27:17.73
Jason: Fake news.
00:27:17.77\00:27:19.10
James: Fake news is
everywhere so we're...
00:27:19.13\00:27:20.60
they're trying to
get control of our minds
00:27:20.64\00:27:22.30
and tell us
stuff that isn't true
00:27:22.34\00:27:23.97
and get us
thinking... you know...
00:27:24.01\00:27:25.54
and that's what Daniel
was going through right here.
00:27:25.57\00:27:27.48
Yvonne: Hmmm...
00:27:27.51\00:27:28.84
James: And the only way
he could find his compass
00:27:28.88\00:27:30.28
his true north... was
to keep his focus on God...
00:27:30.31\00:27:32.78
keep his focus on the
Word of God... on the Bible.
00:27:32.81\00:27:35.22
That's what we need,
00:27:35.25\00:27:36.58
we've got to keep our
focus on the Word of God.
00:27:36.62\00:27:37.95
Yvonne: That's
good. James: I love that.
00:27:37.99\00:27:39.32
All right, any closing thoughts?
00:27:39.35\00:27:41.36
Praise God, we are going
to be picking up right here
00:27:41.39\00:27:45.93
in Daniel chapter 1
and verses probably 5 and 6
00:27:45.96\00:27:50.47
when we come back.
00:27:50.53\00:27:51.87
Yeah.
00:27:51.90\00:27:53.23
Yvonne: You can't lose
when you purpose in your heart
00:27:53.27\00:27:54.60
to follow God.
00:27:54.64\00:27:55.97
Jason: That's right.
James: Amen, praise the Lord.
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