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Manifesting the Kingdom of God pt. 6 · Near East Christian Fellowship Sermons

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Welcome to NECF Sermons. Each message here is
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the end for a rewarding experience. Let's dive
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right in. Manifesting the kingdom of God, priesthood,
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and we're going to continue. So I'll just do
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a bit of recap and then we'll just continue.
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In Exodus chapter 19, Exodus chapter 19, from
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verse 3 to 6, we see the plan of God or the original
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plan of God or the desire of God consigning the
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children of Israel and the kind of priesthood
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that he wants them to have. to have right and
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he says in from verse 3 he said that moses went
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up to the lord and the lord called called to
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him from the mountain and said those you shall
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say to the house of jacob and tell the children
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of israel and tell the the children of israel
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you have seen what i've what i did to the egyptian
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and how i bore you on eagle wings and brought
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you to myself now therefore if you will indeed
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obey my voice and keep my covenant then you shall
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be a special treasure to me above all people
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from all the earth for for all the earth is mine
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and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and
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a holy nation these are the words which you shall
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speak to the children of israel so we saw that
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this is the original plan of God consigning his
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children that there will be a nation of priests
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there will be a nation of priests the kingdom
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of priests a special people to him people that
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he desires people that are special to him a country
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of priesthood this is what he is God has ordained
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and this is what God intended to have with the
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children of Israel but if you see in Numbers
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chapter 18 that he then went to Aaron and his
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children and his brethren, which are the Levites.
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So we were trying to find out why that went to
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them. Was it that the children of Israel did
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not follow the things that God wanted them to
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follow? Why did it go to them? Praise the Lord.
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And we see in Exodus chapter 20, we see that
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God was speaking to the children of Israel as
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they have come to the mountain. 18 to 19 says
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and the people witnessed the thunderings and
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the lighting flashes and the sound of the trumpets
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and the mountain spoken when the people saw it
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they trembled and stood afar off and they said
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to Moses you speak with us we will hear but let
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not God speak with us lest we die praise the
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Lord so this is the confession of what the children
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of Israel desired or what they wanted because
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they were afraid and they were trembling and
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all those things but this is not the intention
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of God the intention of God was that he has fellowship
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with them that he's not just speaking to Moses
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that he's not just speaking to somebody else
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before them but we saw that he they did not accept
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the proposal of God for fellowship they did not
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accept the proposal of God to have fellowship
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with him to come and hear him that no longer
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should somebody else speak to them consigning
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the things of God. So God wanted to have fellowship
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with them, but they rejected this proposal or
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they didn't want this proposal. Or we can call
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this wanting Moses to speak to them rather than
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God, an act of unbelief because they have not
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believed or they don't believe in what God has
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intended for them or the proposal of God. so
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there was an unbelief there in their side and
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so this unbelief i mentioned on sunday was what
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brought about a was brought about the moving
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of the priesthood from the children of israel's
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entirety to moses who is a levi and the aaron
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and his brethren but with correction and also
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looking more into the world it wasn't just that
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it wasn't that the children of israel they said
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the levi accepted this invitation praise the
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lord so it wasn't that the children of levi affected
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this invitation that's why it was given to them
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the whole of israel rejected this the whole of
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israel reject rejected the proposal of god so
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the giving of the priesthood The Levite was not
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as a result of their belief. It was not as a
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result of their belief because of what God has
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said. Right. It was allotted to them. Praise
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the Lord. So they refused the proposal of God.
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Like I said, we can call that unbelief. Even
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the Levite did not believe. They didn't want
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to have that fellowship. Right. So it was the
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unbelief that made it was the same. And we can
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also see a pattern afterwards. is because of
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unbelief, because if the Levite has believed,
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I think that Aaron would have had a different
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opinion when the children of God asked him to
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make a golden calf, right? So we see that in
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Exodus chapter 32, from verse 1 to 6. So Moses
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has come from the mountain, Moses has gone to
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the mountain, the instructions has been given,
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he is receiving instruction concerning the different
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things that the children of Israel... would have
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to abide by the treatment of servants right the
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the personal requirements that god wants from
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them the responsibility and how the people should
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function as a nation he was receiving the laws
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and the rules and the regulation of oppression
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on how the children of israel should operate
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so but then moses was taking too long and so
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they told aaron to make a calf for them we see
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that in exodus chapter 20 32. So we also see
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clearly here a clear sign of unbelief. Again,
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from the children of Israel, concerning the things
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that God is doing in their midst and concerning
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the proposal and the things that God intends
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to do with them. So we see that a little bit
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of delay forced them to begin to seek for another
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God. Maybe somebody else brought them out of
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Egypt. They say that they should make a God for
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them, right? They don't know what has become
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of Moses. And then Eros said to them, break off
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the golden earrings which are in your ears. ears
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of your wife your sons and your daughters and
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bring them to me so all the people broke up the
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golden earrings which were in their ears and
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brought them to aaron and he received the gold
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from their hands and he fashioned it with an
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engraving tool and made a mold calf and they
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said and then and then they said this is your
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god o israel that brought you out of the land
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of Egypt. So Aaron saw it and he built an altar
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before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and
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said, tomorrow is a feast of the Lord. Then they
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arose on the next day, offered burnt offerings
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and brought these offerings. And the people sat
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down and ate and drank and rose up to pray. Praise
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the Lord. So when the people as well spoke to
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the priest, or supposedly the people who should
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lead them, we see also instead of instead of
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saying no this is not the the priest should know
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the the instruction of god right he went on to
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agree or to listen to what the people were saying
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praise the lord so that i brought that up to
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point towards that it wasn't just that the the
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levite accepted this priesthood as a result of
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belief it wasn't because there were people that
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were separate from the israelite or the attitude
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were separate because that was i love her to
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them that was given to them by god and by moses
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praise the lord so we saw that aaron as well
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displayed a sign of unbelief in the things that
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god was doing praise the lord so after so the
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priesthood was given to them as as as an instruction
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was given we can see in numbers chapter 18 read
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numbers chapter 18. Numbers chapter 18. Then
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the Lord said to Aaron, you and your sons and
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your father's house with you shall bear the iniquity
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related to the sanctuary and your sons with you
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shall bear the iniquity associated with your
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priesthood. Also bring with you your brethren
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of the tribe of Levi or the tribe of your father
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that they may join with you and serve you while
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you and your sons are with you before the tabernacle
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of witness. They shall attend to your needs and
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all the needs of the tabernacle, but they shall
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not come near the articles of the centuries and
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the altar lest they die. Then they and you also,
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they and you also, they shall be joined with
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you and attend the needs of the tabernacle of
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meeting for all the works of the tabernacle.
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But an outsider shall not come near it. You shall
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attend to the duties of the sanctuaries and the
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duties of the altar, that there may be no more
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rot on the children of Israel. Behold, I myself
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have taken your brethren, the Levites, from among
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the children of Israel. They are gifts to you
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and given to the Lord. Do not to do the work
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of the tabernacle of meeting. Therefore, you
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and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood
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for everything at the altar behind the veil,
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and you shall serve, and I will give your priesthood
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to you as a gift for service. But the outsider
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who come near shall be put to death. Praise the
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Lord. So we see that this was given to them.
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Praise the Lord. So it wasn't that, okay, they
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believed what? what God intended for them or
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what God intended for the nation. It was given
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to the children of, it was given to Aaron and
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the children of Levi, praise the Lord, and the
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tribe of Levi. So, so God, so we saw also this
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from on Sunday, we also saw the example or the
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sample of what the kingdom priesthood looked
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like in the life of Melchizedek right the king
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a king who is a priest right that is able to
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bless and he's also to he's able to execute right
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so that is the intention of God and so today
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we're going to try to see some because there
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were kings also in the scriptures that offered
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sacrifice they were not from the tribe of Levi
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neither were they associated with Iran and then
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there were some that they offered sacrifice and
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they did so many things around the altars and
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the tabernacle and nothing happened to them but
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then there were some who did that and there was
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declaration of punishment to them praise the
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lord so why were why was that the why is there
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differences between these two set of people whether
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kings or people who mistakenly came near either
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the ark of the covenant than dying because that
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was not their responsibility to carry praise
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the lord so let's go to first chronicles first
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chronicles so we're going to look at what made
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david different from souls offspring so the offering
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that david gave or offered to the lord what made
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it different from the offering that saul in first
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sabbath offered to the lord praise the lord So,
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in 1 Chronicles chapter 11, right? In 1 Chronicles
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chapter 11, this is after the death of Saul.
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After the death of Saul and the Philistines have
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looted and scattered the whole people. So, we
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saw here from verse 1 to 3, it said, Then all
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Israel came together at David, at Hebron, saying,
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Indeed, we are your bone and your flesh. Also,
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in time past, when even when saul was king you
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were one who led israel out and brought them
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in the lord your god said to you you shall be
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you shall shepherd my people israel and be ruler
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over my people therefore all the elders of israel
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came to the king at hebron and david and made
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a covenant with them at hebron before the lord
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and they anointed David, king over Israel, according
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to the words of the Lord by Samuel. Praise the
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Lord. So this David, who is a king, after the
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death of Saul, so they anointed him king over
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Israel. So from chapter 11, after Naoti, chapter
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13, it was discussing about the mighty men of
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David, the people of war, the strong men that
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he went out with. From verse 14, it talks about
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how he defeated the Philistines. So this was
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how he defeated the Philistines. So 11 to 13
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talks about his mighty men, the men of battle
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and all of those. And then 14 talks about how
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he defeated the Philistines, which were the enemies
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of Israel. And then in verse 15, we see something
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that after David has built, so we're trying to
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see some of the attributes. Whether David had
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this priesthood or he has this priesthood calling
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to him. So in verse 15 now, from verse 1 to 4,
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we see that David built houses for himself in
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the city of David. He prepared a place for the
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ark of the Lord and pinched a tent for it. So
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we see here that David... He built the house
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and he was thinking about the ark of the Lord.
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So he was thinking about putting the ark of the
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Lord somewhere. So he built a tent for the house
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of the Lord. And then verse 2 says, So David
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said, No one may carry the ark of the Lord but
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the Levite, for the Lord has chosen them to carry
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the ark of the Lord and to minister before. before
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him forever. So David says this because he understands
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the law consigning who carries the act of the
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covenant. So he knows the law of the temple.
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He understands the precepts of the temple and
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what should be done. Praise the Lord. So we see
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a king here understanding what happens in the
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house of the Lord. Praise the Lord. And verse
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3, David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem
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to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place,
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which he had prepared. So David assembled the
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children of Aaron and the Levite. Praise the
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Lord. So we see here again that David gathers
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the children of Israel, not just knowing who
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should be in charge of what, regarding the work
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of the Lord, or regarding the house of the Lord.
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He also gathered the people because he knows
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that. This is not just an ordinary location.
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It wasn't a location of just carrying the Ark
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of the Covenant and just bringing it to the place.
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He knows that there has to be reverence. This
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has to be something powerful and great. And so
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the people need to come out. They need to come
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out and experience this thing that is happening.
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They need to come out and experience what is
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happening. So the activity of the Lord is not
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something that or the things that happen around.
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the house of the lord it's not something that
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just one man does but the nation has to come
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out and celebrate it and see what is going on
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praise the lord so he assembled the children
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of aaron and the levite because he knows that
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they are supposed to be carrying the ark of the
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covenant giving the sacrifices so he knows the
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law on what the children of israel to do and
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some of these on who should carry it also he
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knew that also from experience because somebody
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tried to touch the the I can die, right? So he
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knows what the children should do and he was
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giving them instructions in the things they should
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do. So we see in verse 12, from verse 12 now,
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from verse 12, and he said to them, right? So
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he was talking to the priests of the Levite,
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right? And he said to them, you are heads of
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your father's house of the Levite. Sanctify yourself,
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you and your brethren. that you may bring up
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the ark of the Lord, God of Israel, to its place,
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to the place I have prepared for it. For because
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you did not do it at the first time, the Lord
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our God broke out against us, because we did
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not consult him about the proper order. So the
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priest and the Levites sanctified themselves
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to bring up the ark. of the Lord God of Israel.
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And the children of the Levites bore the ark
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of the Lord on their shoulders by poles, as Moses
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had commanded according to the word of the Lord.
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Then David spoke to the leaders of the Levites
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to appoint their brethren to be singers accompanied
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by instruments of music, string instruments,
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harps. So we see here that David understands
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what the people, He was giving instruction. He
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gave them instruction on what they should do.
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So he knows that the priest does not just go
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into carrying the ark or doing the things of
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the Lord without sanctification. They don't just
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walk into that place. So he knows what they should
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do and he was giving them instruction. So in
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many senses, we can see here that it seems like
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he's playing the role of Moses or what Moses
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was doing with the children of Israel. Because
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he was giving them instruction regarding the
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things they should do. Praise the Lord. He appointed
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leaders. He told them to sanctify themselves.
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He knows what they should do. So he was more
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like acting or suggesting to us that he's acting
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the way Moses would act. Praise the Lord. To
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know what Israel should do. Who should do what.
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So he gives instruction, consigning administration
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to the Lord. Praise the Lord. So in verse 25
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now. So David, the elders of Israel and the captains
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over thousands went up to bring up the Ark of
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the Covenant from the house of Obed -Edom with
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joy. And it was so when God blessed the Levite
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who bore, sorry, when God helped the Levite who
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bore the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, that
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he offered seven bulls and seven rams. Divided.
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Divided. Sorry, David was clothed with a robe
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of linen, of fine linen, as were all the Levites
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who bore the Ark of the Covenant and the singers.
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And the charahana, the music masters with the
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singers. David also wore a linen apron. So all
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Israel brought up the Ark of the Covenant of
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the Lord with shouting, with sounds of horns,
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with the trumpet, making music with string instruments.
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So we see here that he gathered the people from
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where we saw initially, right? We saw here that
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they had cymbals, that they have music instruments.
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they have string instruments they have harps
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right so they came up to worship god to to to
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carry this thing the way traditionally they would
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do it praise the lord so in many senses david
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led the precision of the priest like as though
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he was one of them because he was wearing a linen
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a fine a fine linen clothes he was wearing a
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linen what Moses has given instructions that
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a priest or the children of Levi should wear,
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right? In ministering to the Lord. So we see
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him here clothed like this, like one of them.
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So he was clothed like a priest. Praise the Lord.
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So he led the procession of the priest who carried
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the Ark of the Covenant, wearing the robe of
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fine linen, right? Linen ephron, clothes of the
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priest. And so in chapter 16, we also see that.
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Chapter 16, we see that. Chapter 16, verse 1.
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So, they brought the ark of the Lord and set
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it in the midst of the tabernacle that David
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had erected for them. And they offered burnt
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offerings and peace offering before the Lord.
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And when David had finished offering the burnt
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offering and the peace offering, he blessed the
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people in the name of the Lord. praise the lord
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then he distributed to every one of israel both
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male and female to everyone a loaf of bread and
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a piece of meat and a cake of raisin so david
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offered bond offering right and this offering
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certainly involves the the levites so he offered
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this thing and he was also he's in a group of
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levites he was not just doing it alone They did
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it, right? In verse one, he tells us. He said,
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they offered burnt offering and peace offering
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before the Lord. And then verse two tells us
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that then when David had finished offering the
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burnt offering and the peace offering, he blessed
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the people. So he did this amidst the, he did
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this amidst the Levites, right? Amidst the Levite
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priests. And then verse two says that, says that,
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then David went, David had finished offering
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the belt offering and the peace offering. He
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blessed the people in the name of the Lord. This
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indicates that he had a lead role in what was
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happening. So amidst what the Levites were doing,
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he had a leading role in it. Praise the Lord.
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Because he said that he offered. So David blessed
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the people. In the name of the Lord. We see that
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in verse 2. And this is not an unmistakable action.
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It's not something that we can miss. He blessed
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the people. So who are the people that usually
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bless people? So in Numbers chapter 6. In Numbers
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chapter 6. Numbers chapter 6. Verse 24. Numbers
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chapter 6. Verse 24. 24 says, okay, let's start
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from 22. 22 said, the Lord spoke to Moses saying,
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speak to Aaron and his son saying, this is the
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way you should bless the children of Israel.
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Say to them, the Lord bless you and keep you.
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The Lord make his face to shine upon you and
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be gracious to you. The Lord lift up his countenance
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upon you and give you peace. So they shall put
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my name on the children of Israel and I will
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bless them. Praise the Lord. So we see that at
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the end of what David, after he has offered the
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sacrifice, he blessed the people. Right? And
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we said that it's not something that is just
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by mistake or it's not a mistake that he blessed
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the people. This was an instruction that was
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given to God that the priest should do. which
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Aaron and his sons should do. So God granted
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Aaron and his son the role of blessing the people.
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And we see here that David was doing the same
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thing. We saw that this is what David was doing
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as well. Because this role was just given to
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the priest. But then David was also displaying
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the same thing. So the blessings, and again,
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the blessing came from the altar. This was after
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the... the of the peace offering and this is
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after the burnt offering and the peace offering
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was given so he blessed the people so and usually
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when these when the when the priest blesses the
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people they bless them from the altar because
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they have come and they have sacrificed so they
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bless them from the altar and so we see also
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david here blessing them from the altar which
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the priest as well as their practice do so it
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was the priest place to mediate blessings So
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we see here again David blessing the people after
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he has offered God's offerings. And then verse
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3 tells us that then he distributed to everyone
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of Israel, both male and female, to everyone
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a loaf of bread and a piece of meat and a cake
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of raisin. So David shared a meal with the people
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of Israel. So we learn from Moses that only the
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priest could eat the sacrifice, which Israel
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as nation, sorry, only the priest could eat the
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sacrifice. But when Israel as a nation offers
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sacrifices during the various feasts, whether
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the feast of Passover, various feasts, they function
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as a kingdom of priests when they do all of that.
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they function as a kingdom of priests thus eating
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and distribution of bread meat and cake of reason
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suggests that David suggests a priestly action
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by David praise the Lord so we see here again
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that suggesting that David was also acting in
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that regards as a priest and then lastly from
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this place in verse 17 now we see 1 Chronicles
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17. We see here again that it says, Now it came
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to pass, when David was dwelling in his house,
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that David said to Nathan the prophet, See now,
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I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the
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covenant of the Lord is under a tent, the curtains.
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Then Nathan said to David, Do all that is in
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your heart, for God is with you. So we see here
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again that David cared about the house of the
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Lord. So it wasn't just that he was a king. He
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cared about the house of the Lord. He gave instructions
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regarding what a priest should do. He gave instruction
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in regards to how they should perform what they
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need to perform. He was there with them performing
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the things they would perform. Praise the Lord.
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So what then we now see, when we look at Saul
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now, we now see that Saul totally did something
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that was quite opposite to what David was doing.
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Praise the Lord. So we're just going to look
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at Saul briefly. So we see in Saul, 1 Samuel
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chapter 13. 1 Samuel chapter 13, verse 7. And
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some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan to
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the land of Gad. and Gilead. As for Saul, he
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was still in Gilead. He was still in Gilgah,
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and all the people followed him trembling. Then
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he waited seven days, according to the time set
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by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgah,
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and the people were scattered from him. So Saul
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said, bring me a bond offering and a peace offering
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here to me. And he offered a bond offering. Now
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it happened as soon as he had finished presenting
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the bond offering that Samuel came and Saul went
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out to meet him that he might greet him. Praise
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the Lord. So Samuel gave an instruction that
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he should wait for him. He gave him an instruction
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that he should wait for him. in Gilgah but then
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the people he was concerned about you know the
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people were afraid so many things were happening
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he needed to show that he's a king right so he
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went and offered sacrifice that he shouldn't
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be offering right and he said the time has passed
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because obviously they were waiting for for Samuel
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to come and offer the sacrifice so that they
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will bless them just like we saw in in our previous
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studies that when the people went out for war
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and they are afraid when the priest comes to
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them right he comes and he blesses them he tells
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them not to be afraid right he we see that in
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Deuteronomy chapter 24 verse 4 to 1 to 1 to 4
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that he the priest speaks the promises of God
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to his people he's strengthening the people right
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he reminds the people of the presence of God
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with them as they go to battle so he's not a
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priest to come and do that Saul was more concerned
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about, oh, these people are scattering, so many
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things are happening, let me just offer and then
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we can go. Praise the Lord. In essence, disobeying
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the instruction of God. And then we see in verse
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11, and Samuel said, what have you done? Saul
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said, when I saw that the people were scattered
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from me and that you did not come within the
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appointed time, that the Philistines gathered
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together at Mithmash. Then I said, the Philistines
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will now come down on me at Gilgah, and I have
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not made supplication to the Lord. Therefore,
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I felt compelled and I offered bonds of faith.
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Praise the Lord. And Samuel said to him, you
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have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandments
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of your God. which he has commanded you. For
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now, the Lord will have established your kingdom
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over Israel forever. But now your kingdom shall
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not continue. The Lord has sought for himself
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a man after his own hands. The Lord has commanded
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him to be commander over his people because you
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have not kept what the Lord has commanded you.
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Praise the Lord. So in essence, he was telling
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him that the instruction to wait is from the
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Lord and you have not followed him. Praise the
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Lord. so the two scenarios of David and what
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David was doing and Saul was doing were completely
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different there's one who received instruction
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to wait for the Lord but then because of the
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people and he did not trust God he did not believe
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that God was going to help them in the battle
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so okay I'm going to do this or maybe it's a
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it's like a tradition it's a tradition obviously
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but It doesn't matter who does it. Let's just
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do it because God will accept that sacrifice.
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Not knowing that God is looking for something
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much more than just the sacrifice that he was
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going to get. It's going to be offered to him.
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So he cared about his reputation with the people.
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So these two scenarios are different. That's
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why we saw one was a blessing and one was pleasing
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to God and the other one wasn't pleasing to God.
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Praise the Lord. And so, so many examples like
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that in the scripture where we see a priest,
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a king who practices priesthood or an individual
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who practices priesthood. And one is a blessing
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in the Old Testament. One is a blessing and the
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other one is not a blessing. There are many more
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examples like that. So we're going to now look
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at the... We're now going to now look at the...
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The duties of the priest, as we said. So the
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duties of the priest is to teach God's covenant
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people. Leviticus chapter 10. Leviticus chapter
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10, Proverbs 10 to 11. Okay. It said that you
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may distinguish between holy and unholy, between
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unclean and unclean, that they may teach the
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children of Israel all the statutes which the
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Lord has spoken to them by the hand. of Moses.
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Praise the Lord. So this was being told consigning
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the priest, right? And we see that from verse
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8. It says, Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying,
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Do not drink wine or intoxicate on indiscating
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drink. You know your sons with you when you go
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into the tabernacle of the meat unless you die.
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And there shall be a statue forever throughout
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your generation that you may distinguish between
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that which is holy and unholy, between unclean
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and unclean, right? And they may be able to teach,
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right? They might be able to teach. So he's telling
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them, don't do this. Do not intoxicate yourself
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with wine or be a drunkard, right? Because so
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that you're able to distinguish that which is
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clean and that which is not clean. Your head
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is straight concerning the things you're doing
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in the house of the Lord. And again, so that
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you are able to give instruction to the children
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of Israel. You're able to tell them the statutes
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of the Lord. You're able to tell them the things
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concerning... the kingdom of God. So the priest's
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duty is to teach God's covenant people, is to
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teach God's people. Praise the Lord. Is to teach
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God's people. We also saw in Malachi 2 verse
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7 that he is to speak the word of God. Right?
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The priest is to speak the word of God. He's
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a messenger of the Lord. He's a messenger of
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the Lord. in Numbers chapter 6 Numbers chapter
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6 Numbers chapter 6 verse Numbers chapter 6 verse
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Numbers chapter 6 verse 22 we also saw that right
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so he says to them we read that before right
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Moses and then the Lord spoke to Moses saying
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speak to Aaron and his son saying this is the
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way you shall bless the children of Israel and
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say to them, the Lord bless you and the Lord
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keep you. The Lord makes his face shine upon
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you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift up
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his countenance upon you and give you peace.
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Praise the Lord. So we see here that the priest
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is to communicate the blessing of God to the
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people. He is to communicate the blessing of
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God to his people. And then in Leviticus chapter,
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from chapter one to chapter seven, we see also
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that he is to apply the blood of sacrifice to
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the altar right the sacrifice that people bring
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that is to apply that blood to the altar so and
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we said that the failure of the children of israel
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in regards to the purposes of god did not stop
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god he did not stop the plan of god he did not
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stop the plan of god the plan of god was not
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he stopped because of how they have decided or
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whatever they have decided to do praise the lord
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he didn't stop it because the plan of god prospered
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in jesus right the kingdom of priesthood was
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restored in jesus the kingdom of priesthood was
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restored in jesus revelation chapter 5 the relations
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of the five from this the relations of the five
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from his mind he says he said when he had taken
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the school and the four living creatures and
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his four elders fell down before the lamb each
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one having a harp and a golden bowl full of incense
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which was a prayer of the saint it's nine i said
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and they sang the song saying you are worthy
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to take the scroll and to open its seals. For
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you were slain and have redeemed us to God by
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your blood out of every tribe and tongue and
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people and nation and have made us kings and
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priests to our God. And we shall reign on the
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earth. Praise the Lord. So the original plan
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of God prospered. in Jesus. The original plan
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of God prospered in Jesus because of what he
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has done on the cross for us. He has made us
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a kingdom of priests, of kings and priests. So
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he has brought back the original intention of
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God. Every child of God has this calling upon
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their life. And then 1 Peter that we famously
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know also tells us that We are a choosing generation
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and a royal priesthood. We are a choosing generation
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and a royal priesthood. God has called us who
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we are not people, and now we are people of God.
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Praise the Lord. 1 Peter 2, verse 4. He said,
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coming to him as a living stone, rejected by
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men, but chosen by God and precious. He said,
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you also, a living stone, are built of a spiritual
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house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual
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sacrifice acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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And then verse 9 to 10 now tells us that while
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you were a chosen generation, a royal priesthood,
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a holy nation, his own special people, you should
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proclaim the praises of he who has called you
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out of darkness. Into his marvelous light. Who
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were once not a people, but now are the people
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of God. Who had not obtained mercy, but now have
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obtained mercy. Praise the Lord. So the initial
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plan and the original plan of God for a kingdom
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of priesthood was restored in Jesus. So we are
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able to have this. kingdom priesthood. We're
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able to exercise this kingdom priesthood for
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those that believe in what Christ has done on
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the cross. Praise the Lord. We're able to exercise
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it. We're able to demonstrate. We're able to
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bring about the rule of God on the earth. Praise
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the Lord. So in every child of God has received
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this holy calling. A people that can serve God
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and a people that manifest the power. of god
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that is what the address is some of the things
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that we have received that we can serve god and
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we can also manifest the power of god a people
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that can teach the world just as we saw in the
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priests people that teach the world people that
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bless these people that declare god's blessings
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for lives and people and nations praise the lord
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people that reminds people of of of the promises
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of god strengthens the weak and bear one another's
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burdens bring deliverance to those in need and
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preach the gospel to the lost so we're able to
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serve and we're able to execute the judgment
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or the power of god on the earth because of what
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christ has restored to us a kingdom of priests
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to our god praise the lord and he says that we
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shall reign on the earth so he says that part
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of the duties of a priest is that they teach
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The covenant people of God. Praise the Lord.
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So the priest teaches the covenant people of
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God. So we teach one another. We teach one another.
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We teach one another. These are the duties of
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priests. Colossians. Colossians. Colossians chapter
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3 verse 6. It says. Sorry, 3 verse 16. Colossians
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3 verse 16. It says, Let the word of Christ dwell
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in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
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one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual
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songs, singing with grace, singing with grace
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in your heart to the Lord. Praise the Lord. we
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see here that he tells us that he said let the
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word of the lord dwell richly in you so the priest
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is somebody who who who should allow or who the
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word of the lord dwells richly in them right
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so they they they receive the word they are eager
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to learn the word they study the word they listen
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to the word they hear the word so let it dwell
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richly in you that you may be able to teach So
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the world is a blessing to you, but it's also
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that you are able to teach, that you're able
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to instruct, right? That you're able to instruct
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one another and admonish one another. That you're
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able to warn, that you're able to exalt one another.
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Praise the Lord. And he says that in doing that
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in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. Praise
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the Lord. So when the world dwells in you richly,
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It means that psalms will come and that hymns
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will come and spiritual songs will come. And
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he's saying, singing with grace in your heart
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to the Lord. Praise the Lord. So the priest is
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somebody who keeps the word. So as we are children
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of God, as we are people of God who have the
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spirit of God in us, it is therefore our effort.
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It is also needful for us to... Let the word
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of Christ dwell richly. Let it dwell. Praise
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the Lord. As we are receiving it, we should want
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to receive more. We should go back to hear it
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again. We should listen to it. We should not
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be people that are just looking for, okay, what
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is new? What is new? What are you saying that
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is new? We should be people that allow the word
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of the Lord to dwell richly in our hearts because
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that helps us to teach. Praise the Lord. He blesses
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us, but he helps us to teach. Romans chapter...
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15 verse 14. Romans 15 verse 14. Verse 14 says,
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Now I myself am confident concerning you, my
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brethren, that you also are full of goodness,
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full with all knowledge, able to admonish one
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another. Praise the Lord. We're able to teach.
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We're able to encourage. we're able to exalt
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one another so we are filled with the knowledge
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of we are filled with the knowledge of god so
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that we can be blessed but at the same time we
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are able to teach one another we're able to teach
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our fellow believer we're able to teach one another
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we're able to teach our families and friends
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second timothy second timothy chapter two 2 Timothy
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chapter 2 verse 2 says, And these things you
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have heard, and the things that you have heard
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from me, among many witnesses, commit these things
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to faithful men who are able to teach others
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also. Praise the Lord. The word we have received
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is also to be able to teach others, to be able
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to teach one another. Praise the Lord. We teach
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one another. We admonish one another. We teach
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one another. Praise the Lord. Just as it is in
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Deuteronomy. Just as we see in Deuteronomy that
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they are supposed to be taught. Their children
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that are growing are supposed to learn from what
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God has done. Deuteronomy chapter 6, verse 6
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to 9. It says, These words I have commanded you
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today shall be in your hearts. and you shall
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teach them diligently to your children, and they
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shall talk with them when you sit in your house,
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when you walk by the way, when you lie down,
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when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign
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on your hand, and there shall be a front light
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between your eyes. Praise the Lord. And then
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he said, you shall write them. on the doorpost
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of your house and on your gates. So in essence,
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saying that the word that you have received,
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right, you should teach them diligently to your
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children or the people that are around you. And
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then he also says that a priest is somebody who
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speaks, he tells us that they offer, they apply
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the blood of sacrifice to the altar, right? So
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a priest is somebody who... speaks, or who preaches
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the word of salvation to men. They preach the
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word of salvation to men. Acts chapter 8. Acts
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chapter 1. Acts chapter 1. Acts chapter 1, verse
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8. Acts chapter 1, verse 8. It says that, it
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says, But you shall receive power when the Holy
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Spirit has come upon you. You shall be witnesses
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to me in Jerusalem and in Judea and in Samaria
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and to all the ends of the earth. And then chapter
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10, verse 42, tells us that, And he commanded
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us to preach to the people, to testify that it
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is he who was ordained by God to be judge of
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the living and the dead. To him all the prophet
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witnessed that. that through his name, whoever
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believes in him will receive the remission of
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sin. Praise the Lord. So the Holy Spirit in us,
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the Spirit of God in us, enables us to tell men
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of the Christ. Praise the Lord. So a priest is
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somebody who preaches the word to the lost. The
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Holy Spirit in you enables you, gives you the
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strength to preach to the lost, right? It gives
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us the strength to preach about the Christ. And
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then in Colossians, Chapter 4 tells us that he
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prays that the door will be opened. The door
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of the world will be opened. Praise the Lord.
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We see that as well. And then 2 Timothy tells
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us that he desired that all men be saved. 2 Timothy
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chapter Colossians. Colossians chapter 4. Verse
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3 to 4 says that. Meanwhile pray for us that
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God will open for us a door. for the word to
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speak the mystery of christ for which for which
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i'm also in chain that i mean that i may make
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it manifest as i ought to speak praise the lord
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so we see here paul praying that a door be opened
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for him for the word that he speaks it right
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and then second first timothy first timothy chapter
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two verse four He tells us that who desire all
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men to be saved and come to the knowledge of
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the truth. Praise the Lord. So God desire that
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all men be saved and come to the knowledge of
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the truth. We also see in 1 Peter. We also see
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in 1 Peter chapter 3. 1 Peter chapter 3. 1 Peter
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chapter 3 verse 15. He tells us about... Sanctify
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the Lord in your heart and always be ready to
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give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason
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for the hope that is in you with meekness and
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fear. Praise the Lord. That is to defend the
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gospel. So the priest as well encourages, encourages
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the people. He gives the people strength. Praise
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the Lord. Hebrews chapter 11. Hebrews chapter
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11. Hebrews chapter 11. Hebrews chapter 11, verse
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24. Hebrews chapter 11, verse 24. He said, I
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think I have the wrong scripture. Let's read
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Romans, Romans chapter 1. Romans chapter 1. Romans
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chapter 1, from verse 11 to 12. He said, For
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I long to see you, that I may impact in you some
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spiritual gift, so that you may be established.
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That is, that I may be encouraged together with
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you by the mutual faith, both of you and of me.
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Praise the Lord. So that he may be encouraged
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by visiting them, that when he comes to visit
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them, that they will be encouraged, him too would
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be encouraged. Praise the Lord. So that a priest
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is one that encourages, we encourage one another.
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We help to stay up love in one another. And then
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1 Thessalonians 11 tells us, Therefore comfort
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one another and defy one another, just as you
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are also doing. Praise the Lord. The priest is
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one that encourages one another. So to look for
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ways to encourage one another, to share love
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from the inside of us. So when we come together
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as children of God, when we come together as
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people of God, we come together to be blessed
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by one another. We come together and we teach
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one another. Praise the Lord. We come together
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and we teach one another. There are a lot of...
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There are a lot of... gathering that we might
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just gather and then we're just talking about
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something else which are very important for our
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relationship but as children of God we need we
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need time that we come together to encourage
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one another praise the Lord and we see all these
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things in these scriptures because God knows
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that we need encouragement and the coming together
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of each and every one of us we mean encouraging
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for one another that we come and we stay up love
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We come and we stay up low and we encourage one
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another. That when we come together, somebody
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is going through something or going through a
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difficult time, that they will find encouragement
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by speaking to us. Praise the Lord. They will
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find encouragement by speaking to us. They will
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find encouragement by speaking to us. The lack
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of receiving encouragement from one another is
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why a lot of maybe somebody will suggest to you,
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you need to go and do therapy. which is very
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good. But if we were encouraging each other,
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there will be less cases where you will need
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to go and do that. Praise the Lord. Because when
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we gather, we need to be discussing on how to,
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or we need to find ways to stay up love and to
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stay up good works in each other. Praise the
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Lord. To help us in the times of need, to help
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us in the times where we are going through difficulties.
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And also that we are going through issues should
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also mean that we should also learn to share.
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We should also learn to share with one another.
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You see, these are the things that I'm going
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through because the Bible tells us to bear one
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another's burden. So in sharing, your burden
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will be bared with somebody else. They will pray
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for you. They will help you. And then all those
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burdens will be lifted. Praise the Lord. We appreciate
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you being here today. We hope you carry this
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word with you throughout your week. Don't forget
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