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#3. DP: Genesis 5-8 | Radical Obedience · Dwelling Place: The Bible for Moms

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  for
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  busy
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  moms
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  from
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  Entrusted
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  Ministries.
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  I'm
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  Stephanie
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  Cock,
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  and
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  even
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  though
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  I
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  asked
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  you
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  to
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  listen
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  to
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  two
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  episodes
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  yesterday,
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  I
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  need
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  to
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  sneak
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  one
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  more
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  bit
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  from
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  Genesis
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  four
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  that
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  I
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  think
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  is
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  really
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  worthy
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  of
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  our
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  attention.
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  At
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  the
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  chapter,
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  it
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  says,
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  Adam
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  knew
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  his
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  wife
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  again,
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  and
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  she
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  bore
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  a
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  son
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  and
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  called
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  his
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  name
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  Seth.
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  First,
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  she
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  said,
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  God
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  has
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  appointed
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  to
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  me
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  another
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  offspring
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  instead
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  of
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  Abel,
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  for
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  Cain
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  killed
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  him
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  to
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  Seth.
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  Also,
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  a
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  son
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  was
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  born
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  and
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  he
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  called
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  his
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  name
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  Enoch.
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  At
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  that
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  time,
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  people
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  began
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  to
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  call
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  upon
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  the
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  name
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  of
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  the
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  Lord.
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  What
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  a
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  phenomenally
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  encouraging
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  ending
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  to
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  the
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  chapter.
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  Even
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  with
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  all
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  she's
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  gone
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  through,
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  Eve's
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  still
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  has
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  hope
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  and
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  sees
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  God's
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  blessings
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  upon
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  her.
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  I
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  pray
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  I
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  would
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  have
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  the
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  same
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  perspective
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  that
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  no
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  matter
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  what
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  happens
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  in
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  life,
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  that
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  I
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  would
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  still
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  focus
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  on
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  the
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  goodness
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  of
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  the
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  Lord.
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  Interestingly,
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  the
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  last
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  words
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  we
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  hear
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  from
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  Adam
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  are
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  blaming
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  his
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  wife,
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  over
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  and
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  over
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  in
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  the
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  Bible,
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  we
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  see
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  that
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  our
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  words
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  matter,
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  and
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  I
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  just
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  wanted
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  us
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  to
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  notice
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  that
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  Eve's
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  narrative
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  and
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  in
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  hope.
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  All
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  right,
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  now
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  let's
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  get
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  to
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  today's
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  reading.
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  It's
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  Genesis
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  five
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  through
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  eight,
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  and
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  that
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  may
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  seem
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  like
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  a
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  lot,
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  but
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  if
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  you're
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  listening
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  on
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  an
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  audio
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  version,
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  it's
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  probably
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  going
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  to
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  take
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  you
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  about
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  12
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  minutes
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  to
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  listen
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  through
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  these
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  chapters.
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  Chapter
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  five
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  is
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  a
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  genealogy
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  of
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  10
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  families.
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  It
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  focuses
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  on
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  the
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  lineage
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  from
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  Adam
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  to
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  Noah.
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  There
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  are
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  definitely
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  two
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  patterns
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  about
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  each
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  person.
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  It
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  says,
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  and
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  he
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  had
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  other
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  sons
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  and
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  daughters.
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  And
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  then
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  it
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  ends
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  with,
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  and
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  he
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  died.
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  There
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  are
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  two
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  exceptions
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  and
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  they
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  just
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  so
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  happen
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  to
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  be
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  perfect
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  for
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  our
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  dwelling
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  place
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  theme
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  in
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  5
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  22.
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  It
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  tells
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  us
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  Enoch
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  walked
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  with
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  God
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  and
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  then
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  Enoch
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  walked
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  with
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  God
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  and
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  he
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  was
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  not
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  for
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  God
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  took
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  him.
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  God
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  is
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  continually
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  looking
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  for
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  people
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  that
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  want
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  to
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  dwell
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  with
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  him
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  and
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  Enoch
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  was
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  even
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  able
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  to
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  escape
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  death?
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  I
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  have
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  a
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  vision
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  of
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  Enoch
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  and
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  Lazarus
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  talking
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  in
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  Heaven
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  and
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  Enoch
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  sharing
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  that
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  he
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  had
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  the
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  blessing
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  of
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  escaping
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  death
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  and
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  Lazar
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  saying
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  how
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  he
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  actually
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  got
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  to
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  die
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  twice.
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  The
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  other
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  character
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  from
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  chapter
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  five
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  that
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  breaks
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  the
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  pattern
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  is
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  Noah
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  it
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  tells
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  us
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  about
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  his
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  three
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  sons,
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  and
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  it
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  does
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  not
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  mention
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  that
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  he
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  dies,
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  but
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  we
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  get
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  into
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  chapter
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  six
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  and
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  we
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  see
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  that
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  he
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  also
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  had
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  the
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  blessing
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  of
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  walking
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  with
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  God
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  and
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  God
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  even
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  confides
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  in
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  him
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  we
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  will
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  talk
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  about
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  what
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  an
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  upstanding
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  man
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  Noah
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  was
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  toward
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  the
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  episode,
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  but
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  first
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  I
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  wanna
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  look
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  at
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  some
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  of
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  the
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  most
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  heartbreaking
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  glimpses
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  and
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  to
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  the
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  heart
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  of
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  God.
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  I'll
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  read
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  a
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  portion
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  from
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  chapter
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  six
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  and
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  then
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  a
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  couple
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  verses
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  from
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  seven
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  and
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  eight
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  that
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  we'll
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  discuss
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  in
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  a
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  moment.
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  Chapter
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  six
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  verse
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  five
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  Records.
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  The
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  Lord
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  saw
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  that
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  the
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  wickedness
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  of
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  man
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  was
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  great
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  in
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  the
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  earth,
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  and
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  that
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  every
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  intention
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  of
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  the
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  thoughts
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  of
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  his
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  heart
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  was
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  only
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  evil,
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  continually.
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  And
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  the
• 2:37
  Lord
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  regretted
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  that
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  he
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  had
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  made
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  man
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  on
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  the
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  earth
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  and
• 2:40
  it
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  grieved
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  him
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  to
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  his
• 2:41
  heart.
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  So
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  the
• 2:42
  Lord
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  said.
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  I
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  will
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  blot
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  out
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  man,
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  whom
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  I
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  have
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  created
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  from
• 2:46
  the
• 2:46
  face
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  of
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  the
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  land
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  man
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  and
• 2:48
  animals
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  and
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  creeping
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  things
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  and
• 2:50
  birds
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  of
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  the
• 2:50
  heavens
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  for
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  I
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  am
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  sorry
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  that
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  I
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  have
• 2:53
  made
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  them,
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  but
• 2:54
  Noah
• 2:54
  found
• 2:54
  favor
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  in
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  the
• 2:55
  eyes
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  of
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  the
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  Lord.
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  These
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  are
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  the
• 2:57
  generations
• 2:57
  of
• 2:57
  Noah.
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  Noah
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  was
• 2:59
  a
• 2:59
  righteous
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  man,
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  blameless
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  in
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  his
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  generation.
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  Noah
• 3:02
  walked
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  with
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  God
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  and
• 3:03
  Noah
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  had
• 3:04
  three
• 3:04
  sons,
• 3:05
  Shem,
• 3:05
  ham,
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  and
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  Jfe.
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  Now
• 3:07
  the
• 3:07
  earth
• 3:07
  was
• 3:08
  corrupt
• 3:08
  in
• 3:08
  God's
• 3:08
  sight
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  and
• 3:09
  the
• 3:09
  earth
• 3:10
  was
• 3:10
  filled
• 3:10
  with
• 3:10
  violence
• 3:11
  and
• 3:11
  God
• 3:11
  saw
• 3:12
  the
• 3:12
  earth
• 3:12
  and
• 3:13
  behold
• 3:13
  it
• 3:13
  was
• 3:14
  corrupt
• 3:14
  for
• 3:15
  all
• 3:15
  flesh
• 3:16
  had
• 3:16
  corrupted
• 3:17
  their
• 3:17
  way
• 3:17
  on
• 3:17
  the
• 3:17
  earth.
• 3:18
  And
• 3:18
  God
• 3:18
  said
• 3:18
  to
• 3:19
  Noah,
• 3:19
  I
• 3:19
  have
• 3:20
  determined
• 3:20
  to
• 3:20
  make
• 3:20
  an
• 3:21
  end
• 3:21
  of
• 3:21
  all
• 3:21
  flesh.
• 3:22
  And
• 3:22
  then
• 3:22
  God
• 3:23
  describes
• 3:23
  his
• 3:23
  actions
• 3:24
  for
• 3:24
  building
• 3:24
  the
• 3:24
  arc
• 3:25
  and
• 3:25
  the
• 3:25
  chapter
• 3:26
  closes
• 3:27
  with
• 3:28
  Noah,
• 3:28
  did
• 3:28
  all
• 3:29
  that
• 3:29
  God
• 3:29
  commanded
• 3:30
  him.
• 3:30
  We
• 3:30
  will
• 3:30
  hear
• 3:31
  that
• 3:31
  regarding
• 3:31
  Noah.
• 3:32
  Multiple
• 3:32
  times
• 3:33
  in
• 3:33
  chapter
• 3:34
  seven
• 3:34
  and
• 3:34
  eight
• 3:35
  we'll
• 3:35
  hear
• 3:35
  the
• 3:35
  flood
• 3:36
  account
• 3:36
  and
• 3:36
  the
• 3:36
  key
• 3:37
  verse
• 3:37
  to
• 3:37
  look
• 3:37
  to
• 3:38
  is
• 3:38
  chapter
• 3:38
  eight
• 3:39
  verse
• 3:39
  one.
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  But
• 3:40
  God
• 3:40
  remembered
• 3:41
  Noah
• 3:41
  and
• 3:42
  all
• 3:42
  the
• 3:42
  beasts
• 3:43
  and
• 3:43
  all
• 3:43
  the
• 3:43
  livestock
• 3:44
  that
• 3:44
  were
• 3:44
  with
• 3:44
  him
• 3:44
  in
• 3:45
  the
• 3:45
  arc
• 3:45
  and
• 3:45
  God
• 3:46
  made
• 3:46
  a
• 3:46
  wind
• 3:47
  blow
• 3:47
  over
• 3:47
  the
• 3:47
  earth
• 3:48
  and
• 3:48
  the
• 3:48
  water
• 3:49
  subsided
• 3:50
  on
• 3:50
  chapter
• 3:50
  eight,
• 3:50
  closes.
• 3:51
  Then
• 3:52
  Noah
• 3:52
  built
• 3:53
  an
• 3:53
  altar
• 3:53
  to
• 3:53
  the
• 3:53
  Lord
• 3:54
  and
• 3:54
  took
• 3:54
  some
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  of
• 3:55
  every
• 3:55
  clean
• 3:56
  animal
• 3:56
  and
• 3:57
  some
• 3:57
  of
• 3:57
  every
• 3:57
  clean
• 3:58
  bird
• 3:58
  and
• 3:58
  offered
• 3:59
  burnt
• 3:59
  offerings
• 4:00
  on
• 4:00
  the
• 4:00
  altar.
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  And
• 4:01
  when
• 4:01
  the
• 4:01
  Lord
• 4:01
  smelled
• 4:02
  the
• 4:02
  pleasing
• 4:02
  aroma,
• 4:03
  the
• 4:03
  Lord
• 4:03
  said
• 4:04
  in
• 4:04
  his
• 4:04
  heart,
• 4:05
  I
• 4:05
  will
• 4:05
  never
• 4:05
  again
• 4:06
  curse
• 4:06
  the
• 4:06
  ground
• 4:06
  because
• 4:07
  a
• 4:07
  man
• 4:07
  for
• 4:08
  the
• 4:08
  intention
• 4:08
  of
• 4:09
  man's
• 4:09
  heart
• 4:09
  is
• 4:09
  evil
• 4:10
  from
• 4:10
  his
• 4:10
  youth.
• 4:11
  Neither
• 4:11
  will
• 4:11
  I
• 4:12
  ever
• 4:12
  again
• 4:12
  strike
• 4:13
  down
• 4:13
  every
• 4:13
  living
• 4:14
  creatures
• 4:14
  I
• 4:14
  have
• 4:14
  done.
• 4:15
  There
• 4:15
  are
• 4:16
  three
• 4:16
  main
• 4:16
  points
• 4:17
  I
• 4:17
  wanna
• 4:17
  discuss.
• 4:18
  First,
• 4:19
  it
• 4:19
  might
• 4:19
  surprise
• 4:20
  you
• 4:20
  how
• 4:20
  deeply
• 4:21
  God
• 4:21
  feels
• 4:22
  and
• 4:22
  that
• 4:22
  he
• 4:22
  has
• 4:22
  emotions
• 4:23
  at
• 4:23
  all.
• 4:24
  But
• 4:24
  what
• 4:24
  we
• 4:24
  need
• 4:24
  to
• 4:25
  understand
• 4:25
  is
• 4:26
  that
• 4:26
  though
• 4:26
  God
• 4:27
  can
• 4:27
  feel
• 4:27
  emotions,
• 4:28
  his
• 4:28
  emotions
• 4:29
  are
• 4:29
  completely
• 4:30
  held
• 4:30
  in
• 4:30
  check
• 4:31
  by
• 4:31
  his
• 4:31
  other
• 4:31
  attributes.
• 4:32
  God
• 4:33
  will
• 4:33
  never
• 4:33
  allow
• 4:34
  his
• 4:34
  deep
• 4:34
  feelings
• 4:34
  to
• 4:34
  prevent
• 4:35
  him
• 4:35
  from
• 4:35
  being
• 4:35
  completely
• 4:36
  righteous,
• 4:37
  completely
• 4:37
  just,
• 4:38
  or
• 4:38
  completely
• 4:39
  holy,
• 4:40
  and
• 4:40
  that's
• 4:40
  the
• 4:41
  immutability
• 4:41
  of
• 4:42
  God.
• 4:42
  The
• 4:42
  fact
• 4:43
  that
• 4:43
  he
• 4:43
  is
• 4:43
  unchanging.
• 4:44
  I've
• 4:44
  always
• 4:45
  said
• 4:45
  that
• 4:45
  if
• 4:45
  I
• 4:45
  could
• 4:45
  change
• 4:46
  something
• 4:46
  about
• 4:46
  myself,
• 4:47
  I
• 4:47
  would
• 4:47
  become
• 4:48
  a
• 4:48
  morning
• 4:48
  person
• 4:49
  or
• 4:49
  be
• 4:49
  able
• 4:49
  to
• 4:49
  wake
• 4:49
  up
• 4:50
  for
• 4:50
  my
• 4:50
  first
• 4:50
  alarm.
• 4:51
  But
• 4:51
  honestly,
• 4:52
  as
• 4:52
  I
• 4:52
  pondered
• 4:53
  this
• 4:53
  idea
• 4:54
  of
• 4:54
  being
• 4:54
  immutable,
• 4:55
  I
• 4:55
  think
• 4:55
  I
• 4:55
  might
• 4:56
  have
• 4:56
  to
• 4:56
  change
• 4:56
  my
• 4:56
  answer.
• 4:57
  I
• 4:57
  truly
• 4:58
  wish
• 4:58
  I
• 4:58
  wouldn't
• 4:59
  be
• 4:59
  swayed
• 4:59
  by
• 4:59
  circumstances
• 5:00
  and
• 5:00
  that
• 5:00
  my
• 5:01
  emotions
• 5:01
  would
• 5:01
  be
• 5:01
  more
• 5:02
  steadfast,
• 5:03
  particularly
• 5:03
  as
• 5:04
  it
• 5:04
  relates
• 5:04
  to
• 5:04
  matters
• 5:05
  of
• 5:05
  the
• 5:05
  home.
• 5:05
  This
• 5:06
  is
• 5:06
  truly
• 5:06
  an
• 5:06
  incredible
• 5:07
  thing
• 5:07
  about
• 5:07
  the
• 5:07
  Lord,
• 5:08
  and
• 5:08
  since
• 5:08
  mothers
• 5:09
  often
• 5:09
  set
• 5:09
  the
• 5:10
  tone
• 5:10
  for
• 5:10
  how
• 5:11
  we
• 5:11
  handle
• 5:11
  our
• 5:11
  emotions,
• 5:12
  I
• 5:12
  pray
• 5:12
  that
• 5:13
  this
• 5:13
  is
• 5:13
  something
• 5:13
  that
• 5:13
  the
• 5:14
  Lord
• 5:14
  would
• 5:14
  help
• 5:14
  me
• 5:14
  to
• 5:14
  grow
• 5:15
  in.
• 5:15
  Secondly,
• 5:16
  if
• 5:16
  you
• 5:16
  read
• 5:17
  the
• 5:17
  flood
• 5:17
  account,
• 5:18
  you
• 5:18
  probably
• 5:18
  noticed.
• 5:19
  That
• 5:19
  there's
• 5:19
  some
• 5:20
  repetition
• 5:20
  of
• 5:21
  numbers.
• 5:22
  There's
• 5:22
  some
• 5:22
  sevens
• 5:23
  and
• 5:23
  a
• 5:23
  couple
• 5:23
  hundred
• 5:24
  fifties,
• 5:24
  there's
• 5:25
  some
• 5:25
  forties.
• 5:26
  Perhaps
• 5:26
  you
• 5:26
  wondered
• 5:27
  if
• 5:27
  it
• 5:27
  was
• 5:27
  purposeful,
• 5:28
  and
• 5:28
  it
• 5:28
  is.
• 5:29
  This
• 5:29
  is
• 5:29
  a
• 5:29
  really
• 5:30
  neat
• 5:30
  literary
• 5:31
  device
• 5:31
  called
• 5:32
  a
• 5:32
  chiasm,
• 5:33
  and
• 5:33
  what's
• 5:33
  so
• 5:33
  cool
• 5:34
  about
• 5:34
  a
• 5:34
  chiasm
• 5:35
  is
• 5:35
  that
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  action
• 5:36
  happening
• 5:36
  in
• 5:37
  the
• 5:37
  middle
• 5:37
  of
• 5:37
  the
• 5:37
  story
• 5:38
  is
• 5:38
  the
• 5:38
  pivotal
• 5:39
  moment
• 5:39
  in
• 5:40
  the
• 5:40
  story
• 5:40
  in
• 5:41
  the
• 5:41
  flood
• 5:41
  narrative.
• 5:41
  This
• 5:42
  happens
• 5:42
  to
• 5:42
  be
• 5:43
  chapter
• 5:43
  eight
• 5:43
  verse
• 5:44
  one.
• 5:44
  I
• 5:44
  will
• 5:45
  read
• 5:45
  it
• 5:45
  again,
• 5:45
  but
• 5:46
  God
• 5:46
  remembered,
• 5:46
  Noah.
• 5:47
  Of
• 5:48
  course
• 5:48
  this
• 5:49
  doesn't
• 5:49
  mean
• 5:49
  God
• 5:50
  had
• 5:50
  forgotten
• 5:50
  about
• 5:51
  him,
• 5:51
  but
• 5:51
  it
• 5:51
  means
• 5:52
  that
• 5:52
  God
• 5:52
  moves
• 5:53
  in
• 5:53
  remembrance
• 5:54
  of
• 5:54
  Noah.
• 5:54
  At
• 5:54
  this
• 5:55
  moment,
• 5:55
  if
• 5:56
  we
• 5:56
  go
• 5:56
  through
• 5:56
  the
• 5:56
  whole
• 5:57
  chiasm,
• 5:58
  first,
• 5:59
  there
• 5:59
  are
• 5:59
  seven
• 5:59
  days
• 6:00
  of
• 6:00
  waiting,
• 6:00
  and
• 6:01
  then
• 6:01
  another
• 6:01
  seven
• 6:02
  days
• 6:02
  of
• 6:02
  waiting,
• 6:03
  and
• 6:03
  then
• 6:03
  40
• 6:04
  days
• 6:04
  of
• 6:04
  flood,
• 6:05
  150
• 6:06
  days.
• 6:06
  Then
• 6:07
  that
• 6:07
  key
• 6:07
  moment,
• 6:08
  but
• 6:08
  God
• 6:08
  remembered
• 6:09
  Noah.
• 6:10
  Then
• 6:10
  theres
• 6:10
  150
• 6:11
  days
• 6:11
  of
• 6:11
  the
• 6:11
  water
• 6:11
  waning.
• 6:12
  Then
• 6:13
  40
• 6:13
  more
• 6:13
  days
• 6:14
  of
• 6:14
  waiting,
• 6:15
  then
• 6:15
  seven
• 6:15
  days
• 6:16
  of
• 6:16
  waiting,
• 6:16
  and
• 6:16
  then
• 6:17
  seven
• 6:17
  more
• 6:17
  days
• 6:17
  of
• 6:17
  waiting.
• 6:18
  As
• 6:18
  I
• 6:18
  was
• 6:18
  reading
• 6:19
  this,
• 6:19
  I
• 6:19
  thought,
• 6:19
  oh,
• 6:20
  and
• 6:20
  we
• 6:20
  thought
• 6:21
  COVID
• 6:21
  was
• 6:21
  bad.
• 6:22
  Can
• 6:22
  you
• 6:22
  imagine
• 6:22
  being
• 6:23
  trapped
• 6:23
  up
• 6:23
  with
• 6:23
  that
• 6:23
  many
• 6:24
  animals
• 6:24
  for
• 6:24
  that
• 6:24
  long?
• 6:25
  I'm
• 6:25
  picturing
• 6:26
  myself
• 6:26
  at
• 6:26
  the
• 6:26
  end
• 6:26
  of
• 6:26
  a
• 6:26
  road
• 6:27
  trip
• 6:27
  with
• 6:27
  my
• 6:27
  kids,
• 6:28
  and
• 6:28
  that
• 6:28
  moment
• 6:29
  when
• 6:29
  we
• 6:29
  pull
• 6:29
  into
• 6:29
  the
• 6:29
  driveway,
• 6:30
  park
• 6:30
  the
• 6:30
  car,
• 6:31
  and
• 6:31
  come
• 6:31
  into
• 6:31
  the
• 6:32
  house,
• 6:32
  I'm
• 6:33
  generally
• 6:33
  not
• 6:33
  thinking
• 6:33
  about
• 6:34
  building
• 6:34
  an
• 6:34
  altar
• 6:34
  and
• 6:34
  worshiping,
• 6:35
  but
• 6:35
  that's
• 6:36
  what
• 6:36
  Noah
• 6:36
  did.
• 6:37
  He
• 6:37
  knows
• 6:37
  what
• 6:37
  God
• 6:38
  has
• 6:38
  saved
• 6:38
  him
• 6:38
  from,
• 6:38
  and
• 6:39
  he
• 6:39
  is
• 6:39
  so
• 6:39
  grateful.
• 6:40
  In
• 6:40
  chapter
• 6:41
  eight,
• 6:41
  verse
• 6:41
  six,
• 6:42
  it
• 6:42
  describes
• 6:43
  the
• 6:43
  process
• 6:43
  that
• 6:44
  of
• 6:44
  Noah
• 6:44
  sending
• 6:45
  out
• 6:45
  the
• 6:45
  birds.
• 6:46
  First
• 6:46
  he
• 6:46
  sends
• 6:46
  out
• 6:46
  the
• 6:47
  raven
• 6:47
  and
• 6:48
  it
• 6:48
  returns
• 6:49
  back,
• 6:49
  and
• 6:49
  then
• 6:49
  he
• 6:49
  sends
• 6:50
  out
• 6:50
  a
• 6:50
  dove
• 6:50
  and
• 6:51
  it
• 6:51
  comes
• 6:51
  back,
• 6:52
  and
• 6:52
  then
• 6:52
  he
• 6:52
  sent,
• 6:53
  he
• 6:53
  waits
• 6:53
  another
• 6:53
  seven
• 6:54
  days
• 6:54
  and
• 6:54
  sends
• 6:54
  out
• 6:55
  the
• 6:55
  dove
• 6:55
  again.
• 6:56
  And
• 6:56
  it
• 6:56
  returns
• 6:57
  with
• 6:57
  a
• 6:57
  freshly
• 6:58
  plugged
• 6:58
  olive
• 6:58
  leaf,
• 6:59
  and
• 6:59
  then
• 6:59
  he
• 6:59
  waits
• 7:00
  another
• 7:00
  seven
• 7:00
  days
• 7:01
  and
• 7:01
  sends
• 7:01
  forth
• 7:01
  the
• 7:02
  dove
• 7:02
  again,
• 7:02
  and
• 7:02
  she
• 7:03
  doesn't
• 7:03
  return
• 7:03
  him
• 7:03
  anymore.
• 7:04
  So
• 7:04
  he
• 7:05
  knows
• 7:05
  this
• 7:06
  is
• 7:06
  evidence
• 7:07
  that
• 7:07
  the
• 7:07
  dove
• 7:07
  has
• 7:07
  found
• 7:08
  a
• 7:08
  resting
• 7:08
  place.
• 7:09
  And
• 7:09
  for
• 7:09
  the
• 7:09
  rest
• 7:10
  of
• 7:10
  the
• 7:10
  episode,
• 7:10
  let's
• 7:11
  focus
• 7:11
  a
• 7:11
  little
• 7:11
  bit
• 7:11
  more
• 7:12
  on
• 7:12
  Noah's
• 7:12
  character.
• 7:13
  Do
• 7:13
  you
• 7:13
  know
• 7:14
  that
• 7:14
  he's
• 7:14
  described
• 7:15
  more
• 7:15
  highly
• 7:15
  than
• 7:16
  anyone
• 7:16
  in
• 7:16
  the
• 7:16
  Old
• 7:16
  Testament
• 7:17
  other
• 7:17
  than
• 7:18
  the
• 7:18
  coming
• 7:18
  Messiah?
• 7:19
  It
• 7:19
  says
• 7:19
  he
• 7:19
  was
• 7:20
  a
• 7:20
  righteous
• 7:20
  man,
• 7:21
  blameless
• 7:21
  in
• 7:22
  his
• 7:22
  generation,
• 7:23
  and
• 7:23
  that
• 7:23
  he
• 7:23
  did
• 7:24
  all
• 7:24
  God
• 7:24
  commanded
• 7:25
  him
• 7:25
  to
• 7:25
  do.
• 7:25
  But
• 7:26
  if
• 7:26
  you
• 7:26
  read
• 7:26
  through
• 7:26
  the
• 7:27
  story,
• 7:27
  we
• 7:27
  never
• 7:28
  get
• 7:28
  a
• 7:28
  record
• 7:28
  of
• 7:29
  Noah
• 7:29
  speaking,
• 7:30
  and
• 7:30
  this
• 7:30
  is
• 7:31
  unique
• 7:31
  to
• 7:31
  him.
• 7:32
  No
• 7:32
  other
• 7:32
  Old
• 7:32
  Testament
• 7:33
  character
• 7:33
  has
• 7:34
  as
• 7:34
  long
• 7:34
  of
• 7:34
  a
• 7:34
  narrative
• 7:35
  as
• 7:35
  Noah
• 7:35
  without
• 7:36
  having
• 7:36
  a
• 7:36
  quote.
• 7:37
  But
• 7:37
  I
• 7:37
  think
• 7:38
  Noah's
• 7:38
  actions
• 7:39
  are
• 7:39
  what
• 7:39
  speak
• 7:39
  so
• 7:40
  loudly.
• 7:40
  Hebrews
• 7:41
  11
• 7:42
  is
• 7:42
  known
• 7:42
  as
• 7:42
  the
• 7:42
  hall
• 7:42
  of
• 7:43
  faith,
• 7:43
  and
• 7:44
  it
• 7:44
  has
• 7:44
  high
• 7:44
  praise
• 7:44
  for
• 7:44
  Noah
• 7:45
  as
• 7:45
  well.
• 7:46
  By
• 7:46
  faith,
• 7:47
  Noah
• 7:47
  being
• 7:48
  warned
• 7:48
  by
• 7:48
  God
• 7:49
  concerning
• 7:49
  events
• 7:50
  as
• 7:50
  yet
• 7:50
  unseen
• 7:51
  in
• 7:51
  reverent
• 7:52
  fear
• 7:52
  constructed
• 7:53
  an
• 7:53
  arc
• 7:53
  for
• 7:53
  the
• 7:54
  saving
• 7:54
  of
• 7:54
  his
• 7:54
  household.
• 7:55
  By
• 7:55
  this,
• 7:56
  he
• 7:56
  condemned
• 7:56
  the
• 7:56
  world
• 7:57
  and
• 7:57
  became
• 7:58
  an
• 7:58
  heir
• 7:58
  of
• 7:58
  the
• 7:59
  righteousness
• 7:59
  that
• 7:59
  comes
• 8:00
  by
• 8:00
  faith.
• 8:00
  It
• 8:01
  says
• 8:01
  events
• 8:02
  as
• 8:02
  yet
• 8:02
  unseen.
• 8:03
  Most
• 8:03
  scholars
• 8:04
  believe
• 8:04
  that
• 8:04
  Noah
• 8:05
  would've
• 8:05
  never
• 8:05
  seen
• 8:06
  a
• 8:06
  drop
• 8:06
  of
• 8:06
  rain
• 8:07
  before.
• 8:07
  50
• 8:08
  to
• 8:08
  75
• 8:08
  years
• 8:09
  is
• 8:09
  probably
• 8:10
  a
• 8:10
  reasonable
• 8:10
  estimate
• 8:10
  for
• 8:11
  how
• 8:11
  long
• 8:11
  it
• 8:11
  took
• 8:11
  him
• 8:12
  to
• 8:12
  build
• 8:12
  the
• 8:12
  arc.
• 8:13
  It's
• 8:13
  incredible
• 8:14
  that
• 8:14
  he
• 8:14
  would
• 8:14
  devote
• 8:14
  decades
• 8:15
  of
• 8:15
  his
• 8:15
  life.
• 8:16
  For
• 8:16
  an
• 8:16
  event
• 8:17
  he
• 8:17
  never
• 8:17
  witnessed
• 8:18
  before,
• 8:19
  and
• 8:19
  that
• 8:19
  certainly
• 8:19
  makes
• 8:20
  me
• 8:20
  think
• 8:20
  about
• 8:20
  motherhood.
• 8:21
  God
• 8:21
  rewards
• 8:22
  radical
• 8:23
  counter-cultural
• 8:24
  obedience.
• 8:25
  Sometimes
• 8:25
  he
• 8:25
  requires
• 8:26
  a
• 8:26
  physical
• 8:27
  or
• 8:27
  spiritually
• 8:28
  difficult
• 8:29
  task,
• 8:29
  but
• 8:30
  as
• 8:30
  believers,
• 8:30
  we
• 8:31
  can
• 8:31
  trust
• 8:31
  that
• 8:31
  his
• 8:31
  words
• 8:32
  will
• 8:32
  come
• 8:32
  to
• 8:32
  pass
• 8:33
  and
• 8:33
  that
• 8:33
  obedience
• 8:34
  will
• 8:34
  be
• 8:34
  worth
• 8:34
  it.
• 8:35
  Just
• 8:35
  as
• 8:35
  Noah
• 8:36
  committed
• 8:36
  to
• 8:37
  obey
• 8:37
  God's
• 8:37
  commands
• 8:38
  to
• 8:38
  preserve
• 8:38
  his
• 8:38
  family.
• 8:39
  We
• 8:39
  can
• 8:39
  trust
• 8:40
  God's
• 8:40
  word
• 8:40
  to
• 8:40
  be
• 8:40
  our
• 8:41
  guide
• 8:41
  as
• 8:41
  we
• 8:42
  raise
• 8:42
  our
• 8:42
  children
• 8:42
  and
• 8:43
  honor
• 8:43
  our
• 8:43
  husbands
• 8:44
  when
• 8:44
  it
• 8:44
  seems
• 8:44
  like
• 8:45
  the
• 8:45
  fruit
• 8:45
  is
• 8:45
  taking
• 8:45
  too
• 8:45
  long,
• 8:46
  or
• 8:46
  especially
• 8:47
  when
• 8:47
  culture
• 8:47
  would
• 8:48
  choose
• 8:48
  other
• 8:48
  methods.
• 8:49
  Let's
• 8:49
  stay
• 8:50
  steadfast
• 8:50
  to
• 8:50
  the
• 8:50
  God
• 8:51
  of
• 8:51
  the
• 8:51
  Bible
• 8:51
  because
• 8:52
  we
• 8:52
  know
• 8:53
  that
• 8:53
  without
• 8:53
  faith
• 8:54
  it
• 8:54
  is
• 8:54
  impossible
• 8:55
  to
• 8:55
  please
• 8:55
  him
• 8:56
  and
• 8:56
  that
• 8:56
  he
• 8:56
  rewards
• 8:57
  those
• 8:57
  who
• 8:57
  draw
• 8:57
  near
• 8:58
  Tim.
• 8:58
  See,
• 8:59
  there
• 8:59
  it
• 8:59
  is
• 8:59
  again.
• 9:00
  He
• 9:00
  wants
• 9:00
  to
• 9:01
  be
• 9:01
  our
• 9:01
  dwelling
• 9:01
  place.
• 9:02
  Let
• 9:02
  me
• 9:03
  pray
• 9:03
  for
• 9:03
  you.
• 9:04
  Lord,
• 9:04
  guide
• 9:04
  us
• 9:04
  in
• 9:05
  an
• 9:05
  eternal
• 9:05
  perspective
• 9:06
  that
• 9:07
  patiently
• 9:07
  waits
• 9:07
  for
• 9:08
  your
• 9:08
  glory.
• 9:09
  Guide
• 9:09
  us
• 9:09
  in
• 9:09
  living,
• 9:09
  godly
• 9:10
  lives,
• 9:10
  even
• 9:11
  when
• 9:11
  our
• 9:11
  emotions
• 9:12
  would
• 9:12
  guide
• 9:13
  us.
• 9:13
  Otherwise
• 9:14
  allow
• 9:14
  us
• 9:14
  to
• 9:14
  build
• 9:15
  upon
• 9:15
  the
• 9:15
  foundation
• 9:16
  of
• 9:17
  Jesus
• 9:17
  Christ.
• 9:17
  As
• 9:18
  we
• 9:18
  build
• 9:18
  our
• 9:18
  families
• 9:19
  for
• 9:19
  your
• 9:19
  glory,
• 9:20
  I
• 9:20
  feel
• 9:20
  particularly
• 9:21
  burdened
• 9:21
  by
• 9:21
  moms
• 9:22
  who
• 9:22
  are
• 9:22
  struggling
• 9:22
  with
• 9:22
  prodigal
• 9:23
  children.
• 9:24
  Lord,
• 9:24
  would
• 9:24
  you
• 9:24
  draw
• 9:24
  near
• 9:25
  to
• 9:25
  them
• 9:25
  if
• 9:25
  there's
• 9:26
  an
• 9:26
  adjustment
• 9:26
  that
• 9:26
  needs
• 9:27
  to
• 9:27
  be
• 9:27
  made?
• 9:28
  We
• 9:28
  thank
• 9:28
  you
• 9:28
  that
• 9:28
  your
• 9:29
  word
• 9:29
  promises
• 9:29
  wisdom
• 9:30
  for
• 9:30
  all
• 9:30
  who
• 9:30
  ask,
• 9:31
  and
• 9:31
  we
• 9:31
  thank
• 9:32
  you
• 9:32
  in
• 9:32
  advance
• 9:32
  that
• 9:33
  you
• 9:33
  will
• 9:33
  guide
• 9:33
  each
• 9:33
  mom.
• 9:34
  Help
• 9:34
  us
• 9:34
  to
• 9:34
  have
• 9:34
  ears
• 9:35
  to
• 9:35
  hear
• 9:35
  how
• 9:35
  you're
• 9:36
  leading
• 9:36
  us.
• 9:37
  But
• 9:37
  Lord,
• 9:37
  when
• 9:37
  there's
• 9:37
  not
• 9:38
  a
• 9:38
  change
• 9:38
  that
• 9:38
  needs
• 9:38
  to
• 9:39
  happen,
• 9:39
  may
• 9:39
  we
• 9:40
  rest
• 9:40
  in
• 9:40
  what
• 9:40
  you're
• 9:40
  doing.
• 9:41
  Remove
• 9:42
  the
• 9:42
  shame
• 9:42
  that
• 9:42
  NP
• 9:43
  seeks
• 9:43
  to
• 9:43
  impress
• 9:44
  upon
• 9:44
  hearts
• 9:45
  and
• 9:45
  move
• 9:45
  to
• 9:46
  bring
• 9:46
  each
• 9:46
  of
• 9:46
  our
• 9:46
  children
• 9:47
  and
• 9:47
  to
• 9:47
  a
• 9:47
  total
• 9:48
  surrender
• 9:49
  to
• 9:49
  Jesus
• 9:50
  Christ,
• 9:50
  knowing
• 9:51
  that
• 9:51
  he
• 9:51
  is
• 9:52
  the
• 9:52
  source
• 9:52
  of
• 9:52
  true
• 9:53
  joy.
• 9:53
  In
• 9:54
  the
• 9:54
  rescuing
• 9:54
  name
• 9:55
  of
• 9:55
  Jesus
• 9:55
  Christ
• 9:55
  we
• 9:55
  pray.
• 9:56
  Amen.