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♪ theme music ♪
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(Derek) Welcome to Hope Sabbath School,
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an in-depth, interactive study
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of the Word of God.
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I am looking forward to this study
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on Prophecy in the Psalms.
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These are Scripture songs, written
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up to 3,000 years ago, that give us
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powerful revelations about Messiah
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and about a God who loves us
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with an immeasurable and unfailing love.
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It's part of our series
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on Bible Prophecies and Stories
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for the Last Days.
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So, this isn't just ancient history;
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this is present truth
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that will bless your life today.
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So, welcome to Hope Sabbath School.
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Welcome to the team,
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say, "Hi," to each other.
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Good to have you all here.
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and I'm excited because Kylynda,
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one of our team members,
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will be leading today in our study,
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and it's going to be exciting.
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Let's see who's joining us remotely.
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Kevin, great to have you back with us,
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always glad to have you here.
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Cory, great to have you with us today,
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glad you're here.
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And Leeah, great to have you with us, too.
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You know, I appreciate
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our remote team members adding
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some diversity to our team,
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and I'm glad you're with us, too.
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Sometimes I'll get an email saying,
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"The teacher asked a question;
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I raised my hand."
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Well, you can always send us an email
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at sshope@hopetv.org.
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Let us know how you're being blessed
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through a study of the Word of God.
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Here's a note from Koos, K-O-O-S,
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Koos in South Africa.
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Hey, Zandile, that's your homeland.
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Did I say Koos' name right?
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(Zandile) K-O?
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(Derek) O-S, two O's.
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(Zandile) Okay, yes, that's...
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(Derek) We'll go with Koos.
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If we got it wrong, you write and tell us.
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"Hope Sabbath School
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is the high point of our week."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) "We don't have a church
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in our town, and, therefore, we have
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to rely on the internet.
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We stay in a small town on the border
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between South Africa and Mozambique.
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God bless Hope Sabbath School.
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Thank you. Amen."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) Thanks for writing to us.
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You know, we don't imagine sometimes
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when we're recording that someone
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in a little town on the border
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of South Africa and Mozambique
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is a lifeline learning more
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about the Word of God.
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Thanks so much, Koos, for writing to us.
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Here's a note from Ethiopia.
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Seems like we get a few emails
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from Ethiopia, and Both writes.
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I wrote to him; I said, "How do
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you pronounce it?"
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He said, "Both, like Both," okay.
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"It's a great privilege for me
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to participate in Hope Sabbath School
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as an on-line member.
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I'm filled with hope, and I get
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peace of mind, and I like the theme songs
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and your smiles."
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(Team) Nice.
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(Derek) "Throughout my study
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for four years in university,
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I've been watching Hope Sabbath School,
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and I thank God," hear this testimony
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from Both, "I thank God because He's
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still keeping my Bible in my hand..."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) "...through the ministry
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of Hope Sabbath School."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) Congratulations, Both,
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on fours years through university,
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but may I give thanks to God
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that you kept your Bible in your hand.
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"Keep up the good work preparing people
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to meet our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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May God bless you abundantly. Amen."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) We say, "May God
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bless you, too, Both."
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Thanks for writing to us.
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Here is a note sent from a donor
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in North Carolina in the United States,
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"Greetings, Hope Sabbath School."
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(Team) Greetings.
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(Derek) "You're such a blessing
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to all of us who are following
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the narrow path to victory in Jesus."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) Your enthusiasm mixed
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with godly knowledge is invaluable,
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and I personally see God's Spirit
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shining from your faces."
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(Stephanie) Wow, praise God.
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(Derek) We know that's a miracle of God
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because we're all broken people
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on this planet, but if the light of Jesus
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can shine through us, we're going to use
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my favorite Hebrew word.
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(Derek, Team) Hallelujah.
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(Derek) "Stay strong
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in the Lord Jesus Christ," and a donation
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of 212 dollars from North Carolina.
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Well, you know who you are, thank you.
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I'm sure there is
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some special significance to the 212,
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but I want to tell you, you're part
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of a great miracle of God.
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And thank you to each donor.
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We're a donor-supported ministry.
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And you say, "Derek, can I help?
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Would it make a difference?"
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Absolutely! Even if it was
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just the 12 dollars before the 200,
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it would make a difference, wouldn't it?
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Jesus affirmed those who brought
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great gifts, but also like the woman
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who anointed His feet,
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but also who brought the little gift
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that was all they had.
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You can go to our website,
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hopetv.org/hopess, click
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on the Donate button.
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Say, "Derek, I pray that God would bless,
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that His message of His saving grace
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would go to the world so Jesus
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can come back soon," thank you.
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One last note, from Gladys in Texas,
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and Gladys writes and says, "I watch
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Hope Sabbath School every week
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with my husband.
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I love the way you make it simple
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to understand the Bible.
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I love the team interaction,
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and I love the testimonies."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) We hear that over and over again.
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Well, Gladys, you may hear
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a testimony today as we're talking
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about Prophecy in the Psalms,
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so pray for us as we study.
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"We appreciate the hard work
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of the entire team
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including Bodil's Scripture songs."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) "Keep spreading the good news."
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Well, you know, you can download
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the Scripture song that we have
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for this series.
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Go to our website, hopetv.org/hopess,
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and scroll down and you'll see you
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can get the song and the sheet music.
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You can learn that and sing it
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with your Bible study group.
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But before we do sing, I just want
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to remind you again about the free gift
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we have for this series because we're
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talking about Bible Prophecies
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and Stories for the Last Days.
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We're almost home.
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The prophet Daniel said
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there will be a time of trouble
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such as never was
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before the glorious return of the Lord,
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and we want to be covered and protected.
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This resource, called Radical Protection,
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will not only bless you
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but bless your family, and you can get
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a free digital copy.
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Just go to our website,
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click on the Free Gift tab,
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and you'll be able to download a copy.
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You can share it with your friends.
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You say, "Well, I have loved ones
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I want to be protected."
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Share it with them as well.
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Be a blessing to those around you.
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But, right now we need you to sing
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our theme song from Colossians 3:16,
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"Let the word of Christ dwell in you."
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Let's sing together.
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♪ music ♪
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(Derek) I'm looking forward to our study
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on Prophecy and the Psalms, Kylynda.
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(Kylynda) Would you join me
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as we begin in prayer.
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Dear God, the Author of songs,
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of hymns, of prophecy, thank You
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so much for sending the Word, Your Son.
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Please guide our Scripture study today
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as we seek to understand words
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that bring life. Amen.
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(Derek, Team) Amen.
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(Kylynda) Well, when I was
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in elementary school,
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one of our earliest assignments
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involved a game where we had to indentify
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similarities across objects.
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I'll give you an example.
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Let's say there was an avocado,
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a cactus, and an emerald.
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What would be the common similarity?
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(Shawn) Green!
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(Kylynda) Green, yes.
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So, this is a really great task to help us
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practice our pattern recognition,
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and it's really important that we're able
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to identify themes, whether we're
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looking at data or looking at literature
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because when we see a common pattern,
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a motif, reappear over and over,
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it's a sign that we
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should take special notice.
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So, I thought we could play
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a kind of similarity game today
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as we begin this study of the lesson.
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So, if we have an example
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from Exodus 14 and 15, this is telling
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when the Israelites escaped
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the Egyptian captors, and they
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go through the Red Sea.
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Now, we have another story in Matthew 26.
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In fact, the last lesson we
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discussed this, and this is the scene
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from the Last Supper.
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Jesus institutes the Last Supper,
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and then later on will go to be crucified.
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And our final story, Revelation 15,
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and this is a description
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of the temple in Heaven.
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So, in these three stories,
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the escape through the Red Sea
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and afterwards, and then we have
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the institution of the Last Supper,
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and then we have the temple.
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What might be a common action
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that occurs in all three?
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(Shawn) God's deliverance?
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(Kylynda) God's deliverance, that's great,
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we have salvation.
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Well, something that might be
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a little bit hidden in all these texts
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is that in each one
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of them they're singing.
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(Derek) Oh!
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(Kylynda) As we go through...right?
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[After they go through] the Red Sea,
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they celebrate with a song.
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At the end of the Last Supper,
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they sing a hymn together.
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And when we look at the throne room,
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we see the angels and the elders
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as well as the creatures singing.
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So, music is found throughout the Bible.
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And this kind of makes sense
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in our own lives.
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If we think of really special moments
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in our lives, like, let's say,
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a special worship service
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or a wedding celebration,
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sometimes even really sad memories
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like a funeral, music is often
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in each one of these events.
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We think of music as a way where we can
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express our emotions.
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What are ways that we see music
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being utilized in the Bible
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based on maybe some of these examples
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we talked about our some
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you know in your head?
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Thoughts of how we see music
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in the Bible. Sophia.
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(Sophia) As praise.
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(Kylynda) As praise, definitely.
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Any other ways where music
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appears in the Bible? Shawn.
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(Shawn) Just as encouragement.
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You know, there's just something
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about a blessed song that's
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sanctified by God that meets you
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at the core of who you are
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and just uplifts you to Heaven.
0:13:36.760,0:13:38.003
There have been many times
0:13:38.003,0:13:39.730
I've heard a three-minute song
0:13:39.730,0:13:41.032
that gave me more truth
0:13:41.032,0:13:43.009
than a 45-minute sermon.
0:13:43.009,0:13:44.964
And that's just a blessing from the Lord.
0:13:44.964,0:13:45.879
(Kylynda) Thank you
0:13:45.879,0:13:47.284
for sharing, Shawn. Puia?
0:13:47.284,0:13:48.666
(Puia) I'm remembering
0:13:48.666,0:13:52.579
the Song of Solomon; the entire book
0:13:52.579,0:13:55.242
is basically songs where Solomon
0:13:55.242,0:13:59.034
described his love for his lover.
0:13:59.034,0:14:00.612
So, that is also another instance
0:14:00.612,0:14:02.481
where we see song in the Bible.
0:14:02.481,0:14:03.849
(Kylynda) And, Cory?
0:14:03.849,0:14:06.401
(Cory) Yeah, it seems like King David
0:14:06.401,0:14:08.117
almost bubbled out with joy
0:14:08.117,0:14:10.339
in song many times.
0:14:10.339,0:14:11.079
(Derek) True.
0:14:11.079,0:14:12.564
(Kylynda) Wonderful, thank you,
0:14:12.564,0:14:13.716
all of you, for sharing.
0:14:13.716,0:14:15.895
So, maybe I can just do a little recap.
0:14:15.895,0:14:18.676
We can see song used in the Bible
0:14:18.676,0:14:21.501
as an expression of great emotion,
0:14:21.501,0:14:23.319
whether that's praise or celebration,
0:14:23.319,0:14:24.920
but, as Cory was mentioning, some
0:14:24.920,0:14:26.596
of the Psalms are actually songs
0:14:26.596,0:14:28.303
that are about someone experiencing
0:14:28.303,0:14:31.202
a lot of despondency in their lives.
0:14:31.202,0:14:33.278
As Shawn was mentioning, song can
0:14:33.278,0:14:36.841
also be used as a communal experience,
0:14:36.841,0:14:40.141
a worship lesson, and as Puia mentioned,
0:14:40.141,0:14:43.586
a song may be a love story
0:14:43.586,0:14:47.539
between the singer and the listener.
0:14:47.539,0:14:50.619
But there is actually, at least for me -
0:14:50.619,0:14:53.665
I hadn't studied this in the past -
0:14:53.665,0:14:56.752
a really interesting aspect of music,
0:14:56.752,0:15:02.503
music as an important, if not vital,[br]teaching tool
0:15:02.503,0:15:03.842
and a lens in which we
0:15:03.842,0:15:06.628
can better understand prophecy.
0:15:06.628,0:15:08.935
So, that's kind of a really big statement.
0:15:08.935,0:15:11.967
We're going to back that up by taking
0:15:11.967,0:15:14.352
a framework of how God views
0:15:14.352,0:15:16.949
music in the Bible.
0:15:16.949,0:15:19.431
And so, we're going to turn, first of all,
0:15:19.431,0:15:22.861
to a verse that's located in Colossians,
0:15:22.861,0:15:25.354
chapter 3, verse 16.
0:15:25.354,0:15:27.142
And this might sound very familiar,
0:15:27.142,0:15:29.199
if you are listening on line, because it's
0:15:29.199,0:15:31.360
one of our Scripture songs.
0:15:31.360,0:15:33.658
So, we'll look at Colossians, chapter 3,
0:15:33.658,0:15:35.924
verse 16, and, Puia, would you mind
0:15:35.924,0:15:37.769
taking us there to read the text.
0:15:37.769,0:15:39.354
(Puia) Sure, and I'll be reading
0:15:39.354,0:15:42.014
from the New King James Version,[br]Colossians 3:16:
0:15:56.539,0:15:57.583
(Kylynda) So, we see
0:15:57.583,0:15:59.569
in this really beautiful text
0:15:59.569,0:16:02.138
an encapsulation of all these ideas,
0:16:02.138,0:16:06.366
of praise, of teaching and inspiration.
0:16:06.366,0:16:07.468
Well, when we think
0:16:07.468,0:16:10.579
about a very rich source of songs
0:16:10.579,0:16:12.267
in the Bible, one that was
0:16:12.267,0:16:14.294
already mentioned were the psalms.
0:16:14.294,0:16:17.487
As Derek was saying, this is a collection
0:16:17.487,0:16:21.376
of music sung, millennia old.
0:16:21.376,0:16:22.882
And we want to take a look,
0:16:22.882,0:16:24.166
because maybe someone who's
0:16:24.166,0:16:26.565
listening in says, "Well, when I read
0:16:26.565,0:16:28.144
the Bible, the Gospels are
0:16:28.144,0:16:29.259
really important; they
0:16:29.259,0:16:30.263
tell us about Jesus."
0:16:30.263,0:16:31.728
Maybe, "When I read the Bible,
0:16:31.728,0:16:33.062
it's really important for me
0:16:33.062,0:16:34.116
to focus on prophecy."
0:16:34.116,0:16:36.823
"Oh, but the Psalms, they're just songs.
0:16:36.823,0:16:38.112
If they're useful, maybe we
0:16:38.112,0:16:39.289
can use them to sing."
0:16:39.289,0:16:40.958
But God says that they are actually
0:16:40.958,0:16:43.116
very important, and they have
0:16:43.116,0:16:45.708
a very special inspiration.
0:16:45.708,0:16:47.253
So, the person
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that maybe might come to mind
0:16:49.225,0:16:51.893
when we think about a psalm writer...
0:16:51.893,0:16:52.843
there are multiple.
0:16:52.843,0:16:54.725
In previous lessons, we've studied
0:16:54.725,0:16:56.553
several of them, so maybe some people
0:16:56.553,0:16:57.922
can give me some help.
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Who are the various people
0:16:59.229,0:17:00.837
that have written psalms that are
0:17:00.837,0:17:02.451
recorded in the Bible?
0:17:02.451,0:17:03.553
(Team) King David.
0:17:03.553,0:17:06.647
(Kylynda) King David, right, he wrote
0:17:06.647,0:17:08.715
nearly half of the psalms.
0:17:08.715,0:17:12.519
So, let's take a look to see what was
0:17:12.519,0:17:15.336
his testimony in writing these psalms.
0:17:15.336,0:17:17.057
And we can find this in some texts
0:17:17.057,0:17:19.325
that look at the end of his life
0:17:19.325,0:17:23.224
in 2 Samuel, chapter 23, verses 1 and 2.
0:17:23.224,0:17:25.983
And, Shawn, would you mind taking us there
0:17:25.983,0:17:27.341
and reading those texts?
0:17:27.341,0:17:29.502
(Shawn) I'd be happy to; we'll be reading
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2 Samuel, chapter 23, verses 1 through 2,
0:17:35.012,0:17:36.106
and I'll be reading
0:17:36.106,0:17:38.262
the English Standard Version:
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(Kylynda) So, who do we see here,
0:18:07.954,0:18:09.886
inspiring King David?
0:18:09.886,0:18:13.923
(Team, Kylynda) God. The Holy Spirit.
0:18:13.923,0:18:17.075
(Kylynda) Okay, but let's say that I'm
0:18:17.075,0:18:18.947
being a little grumpy, and I say,
0:18:18.947,0:18:21.527
"Okay, well, David, you know, he was
0:18:21.527,0:18:23.318
the great king of Israel,
0:18:23.318,0:18:25.542
but what about all these other psalms?"
0:18:25.542,0:18:26.669
Well, let's take a look
0:18:26.669,0:18:28.550
at some other verses that we can find
0:18:28.550,0:18:29.751
in the New Testament
0:18:29.751,0:18:31.770
which really kind of hones in and sets
0:18:31.770,0:18:33.523
this framework of Psalms
0:18:33.523,0:18:35.675
as a place of inspiration.
0:18:35.675,0:18:36.943
We're first going to turn
0:18:36.943,0:18:40.413
towards 2 Timothy, chapter 3,
0:18:40.413,0:18:45.204
verses 16 and 17, and, Kevin, would you
0:18:45.204,0:18:47.868
mind taking us to these texts
0:18:47.868,0:18:49.418
in the New Testament?
0:18:49.418,0:18:51.673
And, as Kevin is reading, Leeah,
0:18:51.673,0:18:54.393
if you could look up 2 Peter,
0:18:54.393,0:18:56.722
chapter 1, verses 19 [through] 21.
0:18:56.722,0:18:58.443
So, we'll read these in conjunction
0:18:58.443,0:19:00.725
and then discuss.
0:19:00.725,0:19:02.298
(Kevin) Sure, and I'll be reading
0:19:02.298,0:19:04.267
from the New King James Version,
0:19:04.267,0:19:08.918
2 Timothy, chapter 3, verse 16, says:
0:19:25.746,0:19:28.579
(Kylynda) Thank you. So, which Scriptures?
0:19:28.579,0:19:30.608
(Team, Kylynda) All Scripture.
0:19:30.608,0:19:31.893
(Kylynda) Okay, and, Leeah,
0:19:31.893,0:19:33.725
if you could take us to 2 Peter,
0:19:33.725,0:19:37.264
chapter 1, verses 19 through 21.
0:19:37.264,0:19:39.163
(Leeah) Of course, I'll be reading
0:19:39.163,0:19:42.826
from the English Standard Version,[br]and it reads:
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(Kylynda) Thank you so much, Leeah.
0:20:12.921,0:20:14.766
Okay, so, a little quick summary
0:20:14.766,0:20:16.547
of our introduction here.
0:20:16.547,0:20:18.577
We took a look in Colossians, chapter 3,
0:20:18.577,0:20:21.223
verse 16, where we use Scripture
0:20:21.223,0:20:22.810
as a teaching tool.
0:20:22.810,0:20:24.759
And then we took a look a the psalmists,
0:20:24.759,0:20:26.046
and we see the the psalms
0:20:26.046,0:20:27.868
are inspired by God.
0:20:27.868,0:20:29.677
And as we look at words written
0:20:29.677,0:20:32.660
by Jesus' own disciple,
0:20:32.660,0:20:35.453
Scripture is a prophetic word,
0:20:35.453,0:20:38.943
and if all Scripture is divinely inspired,
0:20:38.943,0:20:41.450
then Psalms have a very special place,
0:20:41.450,0:20:43.964
as all of the Bible does, to point us
0:20:43.964,0:20:46.800
to truths about prophecy.
0:20:46.800,0:20:49.317
Now, we could spend probably weeks
0:20:49.317,0:20:51.206
and weeks studying
0:20:51.206,0:20:52.537
various prophetic themes
0:20:52.537,0:20:53.668
found in Psalms.
0:20:53.668,0:20:55.916
Unfortunately, we don't have the time,
0:20:55.916,0:20:58.529
so we're going to focus on two elements,
0:20:58.529,0:21:00.782
the first, the tabernacle,
0:21:00.782,0:21:02.098
and the second, the psalms
0:21:02.098,0:21:04.438
as pointing towards Jesus Christ.
0:21:04.438,0:21:06.804
But, first we're going to view this idea
0:21:06.804,0:21:09.323
of the psalms as a way
0:21:09.323,0:21:11.638
to better understand elements
0:21:11.638,0:21:13.075
of the sanctuary.
0:21:13.075,0:21:14.841
This is a really common theme
0:21:14.841,0:21:16.168
found in the psalms.
0:21:16.168,0:21:17.308
Sometimes it's referred
0:21:17.308,0:21:18.896
to as the House of the Lord,
0:21:18.896,0:21:21.198
such as in Psalm 122,
0:21:21.198,0:21:23.184
so this idea of the tabernacle,
0:21:23.184,0:21:26.446
the House of the Lord, a place of worship.
0:21:26.446,0:21:29.354
I want us first to go back to the origins
0:21:29.354,0:21:31.304
of the tabernacle.
0:21:31.304,0:21:33.670
Who designed the tabernacle?
0:21:33.670,0:21:36.027
And how was the tabernacle formed?
0:21:36.027,0:21:38.478
And when was it formed?
0:21:38.478,0:21:41.002
So, let's take a look by focusing
0:21:41.002,0:21:43.354
on a verse found in Exodus,
0:21:43.354,0:21:47.157
Exodus, chapter 25 and verse 40.
0:21:47.157,0:21:49.433
Zandile, can you take us to this text?
0:21:49.433,0:21:51.134
(Zandile) Sure, and I'll be reading
0:21:51.134,0:21:54.014
from the New King James Version,[br]verse 40 says:
0:22:03.179,0:22:05.651
(Kylynda) Okay, so maybe Zandile
0:22:05.651,0:22:06.812
can help me out.
0:22:06.812,0:22:08.898
When was the "when"
0:22:08.898,0:22:11.487
of the sanctuary being built?
0:22:11.487,0:22:14.095
In very general terms, not a year,
0:22:14.095,0:22:16.138
but what portion of the Bible
0:22:16.138,0:22:17.736
are we reading from?
0:22:17.736,0:22:19.792
(Zandile) We are reading from Exodus.
0:22:19.792,0:22:21.600
(Kylynda) So, the Israelites
0:22:21.600,0:22:24.096
have left Egypt; they're starting off
0:22:24.096,0:22:26.107
as a people.
0:22:26.107,0:22:27.907
So, who was the designer
0:22:27.907,0:22:30.659
of the tabernacle?
0:22:30.659,0:22:32.685
(Zandile) According to the verse, God was.
0:22:32.685,0:22:34.063
(Shawn) That's right.
0:22:34.063,0:22:35.294
(Kylynda) But, how was
0:22:35.294,0:22:36.772
the tabernacle designed?
0:22:36.772,0:22:39.919
Was it something just made up on the spot?
0:22:39.919,0:22:42.024
(Team) No.
0:22:42.024,0:22:44.006
(Kylynda) Shawn.
0:22:44.006,0:22:45.807
(Shawn) God had a pattern
0:22:45.807,0:22:48.011
of the sanctuary already developed
0:22:48.011,0:22:50.000
that He revealed to Moses.
0:22:50.000,0:22:52.268
And as we discussed in previous lessons,
0:22:52.268,0:22:54.374
the sanctuary would end up being
0:22:54.374,0:22:55.881
a paradigm of how the plan
0:22:55.881,0:22:57.384
of salvation would come about.
0:22:57.384,0:22:58.669
So, it wasn't something God
0:22:58.669,0:22:59.982
just made up willy-nilly.
0:22:59.982,0:23:01.401
He wasn't thinking, "Hey,
0:23:01.401,0:23:02.833
I'll be a cool architect
0:23:02.833,0:23:05.687
and make this awesome-looking sanctuary,"
0:23:05.687,0:23:07.389
but it was to be a living parable
0:23:07.389,0:23:09.221
of our own salvation.
0:23:09.221,0:23:11.072
(Kylynda) That's wonderful, thank you.
0:23:11.072,0:23:12.464
You're giving a great summary
0:23:12.464,0:23:14.523
of where we're going to move on to next.
0:23:14.523,0:23:16.718
Perhaps one place in the Bible
0:23:16.718,0:23:18.523
that spends the most time talking
0:23:18.523,0:23:20.769
about this heavenly sanctuary,
0:23:20.769,0:23:23.729
this paragon, is found
0:23:23.729,0:23:25.822
in the book of Hebrews,
0:23:25.822,0:23:28.917
so let's take a turn towards Hebrews.
0:23:28.917,0:23:31.867
We're going to look at chapter 8
0:23:31.867,0:23:34.523
and read verses 1 and 2,
0:23:34.523,0:23:37.743
so Hebrews, chapter 8, verses 1 and 2.
0:23:37.743,0:23:39.377
And I think it was discussed
0:23:39.377,0:23:40.739
in previous lessons.
0:23:40.739,0:23:42.498
Shawn, perhaps you brought this out.
0:23:42.498,0:23:44.706
We see Hebrews as a book
0:23:44.706,0:23:47.379
that's telling us of the better,
0:23:47.379,0:23:49.508
of the better high priest,
0:23:49.508,0:23:51.337
of the better sacrifice,
0:23:51.337,0:23:54.824
of the better pure sanctuary[br]or tabernacle.
0:23:54.824,0:23:57.379
So, as we're understanding
0:23:57.379,0:23:58.821
how the earthly sanctuary
0:23:58.821,0:24:01.189
points to salvation
0:24:01.189,0:24:03.002
and to the appearance of Christ,
0:24:03.002,0:24:03.836
let's take a look
0:24:03.836,0:24:05.341
at the heavenly sanctuary,
0:24:05.341,0:24:06.665
which was the model.
0:24:06.665,0:24:08.774
So, we're looking at Hebrews.
0:24:08.774,0:24:09.848
I mean, we could look
0:24:09.848,0:24:11.564
at many different verses, but we're
0:24:11.564,0:24:13.245
going to focus on chapter 8,
0:24:13.245,0:24:15.331
verses 1 and 2, and, Tendi,
0:24:15.331,0:24:17.516
if you could read that for us.
0:24:17.516,0:24:18.834
(Tendi) And I'll be reading
0:24:18.834,0:24:20.452
from the New King James,
0:24:20.452,0:24:25.892
and it reads, Hebrews 8:1-2 reads:
0:24:47.228,0:24:48.749
(Kylynda) Thank you, so we have
0:24:48.749,0:24:50.261
the true tabernacle in Heaven
0:24:50.261,0:24:51.823
that was erected.
0:24:51.823,0:24:53.259
So, Zandile read,
0:24:53.259,0:24:55.924
initially the tabernacle, as the children
0:24:55.924,0:24:57.892
of Israel were leaving Egypt,
0:24:57.892,0:24:59.444
was a moveable structure,
0:24:59.444,0:25:01.049
which kind of makes sense, right?
0:25:01.049,0:25:01.980
They are journeying
0:25:01.980,0:25:03.367
on to the Promised Land.
0:25:03.367,0:25:04.743
And, as we read the Bible,
0:25:04.743,0:25:06.218
eventually it becomes erected
0:25:06.218,0:25:10.014
into a permanent building place.
0:25:10.014,0:25:11.300
Maybe, Puia, would you mind
0:25:11.300,0:25:14.208
just kind of summarizing when this happens
0:25:14.208,0:25:15.980
and in what part of the Bible
0:25:15.980,0:25:17.925
this takes place.
0:25:17.925,0:25:19.731
(Puia) So, as we journey
0:25:19.731,0:25:22.483
with the Israelites, after they
0:25:22.483,0:25:24.685
entered the Promised Land,
0:25:24.685,0:25:28.055
we can find in 1 Kings that finally God
0:25:28.055,0:25:30.705
gave them the instruction to build
0:25:30.705,0:25:32.884
as a building itself, right?
0:25:32.884,0:25:36.280
So, in the story of, specifically, Solomon
0:25:36.280,0:25:38.309
was the temple built and dedicated
0:25:38.309,0:25:41.059
as an immovable sanctuary.
0:25:41.059,0:25:42.319
(Derek) I never realized
0:25:42.319,0:25:43.151
while growing up,
0:25:43.151,0:25:44.523
maybe everybody else knew,
0:25:44.523,0:25:46.868
but that tabernacle,
0:25:46.868,0:25:48.709
which was like a tent, right,
0:25:48.709,0:25:51.953
existed for several hundred years
0:25:51.953,0:25:54.064
after the children of Israel made it
0:25:54.064,0:25:55.676
to the Promised Land.
0:25:55.676,0:25:57.622
And then, as Puia mentioned,
0:25:57.622,0:25:58.693
David wanted to buld
0:25:58.693,0:26:00.418
a more permanent structure,
0:26:00.418,0:26:02.663
but the Lord said, "Your hands
0:26:02.663,0:26:04.242
are covered with blood,
0:26:04.242,0:26:06.721
but your son will build it, and that's
0:26:06.721,0:26:08.333
why we call it Solomon's temple.
0:26:08.333,0:26:11.942
But, that tabernacle, which was
0:26:11.942,0:26:13.684
designed after the pattern
0:26:13.684,0:26:15.619
Moses had been shown,
0:26:15.619,0:26:17.759
was not just when they were wandering
0:26:17.759,0:26:20.677
but was there for centuries
0:26:20.677,0:26:22.879
once they arrived in the Promised Land.
0:26:22.879,0:26:25.912
(Kylynda) Yes, definitely a sacred space.
0:26:25.912,0:26:27.501
So, we know that the tabernacle
0:26:27.501,0:26:28.700
has a long history
0:26:28.700,0:26:30.142
with the children of Israel.
0:26:30.142,0:26:31.690
We know that it's designed
0:26:31.690,0:26:34.236
after a tabernacle, a perfect tabernacle
0:26:34.236,0:26:36.304
or heavenly temple, that we
0:26:36.304,0:26:38.526
can read about in Hebrews.
0:26:38.526,0:26:41.569
And, as Shawn mentioned, it's a symbol,
0:26:41.569,0:26:44.517
a revelation, of the plan of salvation.
0:26:44.517,0:26:46.234
So, now let's take our focus
0:26:46.234,0:26:48.705
to what are the lessons that God
0:26:48.705,0:26:50.264
wanted to teach us
0:26:50.264,0:26:53.631
through the sanctuary and its services.
0:26:53.631,0:26:55.213
And to do this, we're going to go
0:26:55.213,0:26:56.844
back to the book of Hebrews.
0:26:56.844,0:26:57.938
Now, we're going to go
0:26:57.938,0:27:00.114
a chapter down, chapter 9,
0:27:00.114,0:27:03.527
looking at verses 11 through 15.
0:27:03.527,0:27:05.286
So what is God trying to teach
0:27:05.286,0:27:06.871
through the sanctuary
0:27:06.871,0:27:08.306
and its building place?
0:27:08.306,0:27:09.504
Stephanie, could you read
0:27:09.504,0:27:10.588
those verses for us?
0:27:10.588,0:27:12.352
(Stephanie) Sure, and I'll be reading
0:27:12.352,0:27:13.897
from the New King James Version:
0:28:18.265,0:28:19.400
(Kylynda) That is
0:28:19.400,0:28:22.103
a very theologically packed text
0:28:22.103,0:28:24.431
of the sanctuary and its services.
0:28:24.431,0:28:26.107
Is anyone on the team willing
0:28:26.107,0:28:28.237
to summarize maybe even a portion
0:28:28.237,0:28:29.615
of what this means
0:28:29.615,0:28:31.452
for the plan of salvation?
0:28:31.452,0:28:33.152
Kevin, would you mind?
0:28:33.152,0:28:36.032
(Kevin) When I hear those verses
0:28:36.032,0:28:40.261
and read it, I get that God wants us
0:28:40.261,0:28:42.682
to really dig into the sanctuary message
0:28:42.682,0:28:44.374
and understand it deeply
0:28:44.374,0:28:45.841
because if you just look at it
0:28:45.841,0:28:48.551
on the surface, there are sacrifices,
0:28:48.551,0:28:51.539
there is blood, there are
0:28:51.539,0:28:53.916
some unappealing things.
0:28:53.916,0:28:55.992
But, if you look into it, the symbolism
0:28:55.992,0:28:59.145
behind it reveals God's plan for us.
0:28:59.145,0:29:01.578
It shows us what He actually did for us
0:29:01.578,0:29:04.143
in giving up His only begotten Son
0:29:04.143,0:29:06.306
and reveals His plan to spend
0:29:06.306,0:29:08.176
all eternity with us.
0:29:08.176,0:29:10.133
There is so much there that you
0:29:10.133,0:29:12.465
could study; it's an amazing message.
0:29:12.465,0:29:13.759
(Kylynda) Thank you so much
0:29:13.759,0:29:15.466
for sharing, Kevin. Samantha.
0:29:15.466,0:29:17.237
(Samantha) Yes, what I get from this
0:29:17.237,0:29:19.339
is that it points us to Christ,
0:29:19.339,0:29:21.450
the perfect Sacrifice.
0:29:21.450,0:29:23.803
And with Christ, there is no need
0:29:23.803,0:29:26.682
for animal blood or rituals,
0:29:26.682,0:29:27.941
and through His blood
0:29:27.941,0:29:29.792
we have eternal redemption.
0:29:29.792,0:29:30.714
(Kylynda) Thank you
0:29:30.714,0:29:32.262
so much, Samantha. Shawn.
0:29:32.262,0:29:33.626
(Shawn) It's just a reminder
0:29:33.626,0:29:34.647
that Jesus' blood was
0:29:34.647,0:29:37.001
sufficient for all time.
0:29:37.001,0:29:38.441
It's not just redemption,
0:29:38.441,0:29:40.704
it's eternal redemption.
0:29:40.704,0:29:41.979
And once we get to Heaven,
0:29:41.979,0:29:43.752
that redemption is going to continue
0:29:43.752,0:29:45.728
covering us for our entire time
0:29:45.728,0:29:47.011
in the glory of God.
0:29:47.011,0:29:48.395
(Kylynda) Wonderful, it will
0:29:48.395,0:29:50.713
certainly be such a great celebration
0:29:50.713,0:29:53.747
when we can rejoice with the Lamb.
0:29:53.747,0:29:56.089
So, there is a lot that we can unpack
0:29:56.089,0:29:58.387
on these texts, but you might say,
0:29:58.387,0:30:00.323
"Well, our lesson is talking
0:30:00.323,0:30:01.292
about the psalms,"
0:30:01.292,0:30:03.274
so let's go back to the psalms.
0:30:03.274,0:30:04.717
We have kind of a framework
0:30:04.717,0:30:06.967
of the sanctuary, of its purpose,
0:30:06.967,0:30:09.302
of its pointing toward salvation,
0:30:09.302,0:30:11.222
but the psalms,
0:30:11.222,0:30:13.820
wonderfully, beautifully provide
0:30:13.820,0:30:15.912
a new lens, a new aspect
0:30:15.912,0:30:18.207
and further depth to our understanding
0:30:18.207,0:30:21.885
of the sanctuary and sanctuary experience.
0:30:21.885,0:30:25.532
So, let's talk about this idea
0:30:25.532,0:30:27.700
of entering the sanctuary.
0:30:27.700,0:30:29.995
Shawn, you had mentioned that we're
0:30:29.995,0:30:31.788
looking forward to the day
0:30:31.788,0:30:33.904
where we can all enter, you know,
0:30:33.904,0:30:36.149
face-to-face the presence of God
0:30:36.149,0:30:38.275
and have this worship experience.
0:30:38.275,0:30:43.115
However, every single day we are called
0:30:43.115,0:30:46.117
to join God in a worship experience
0:30:46.117,0:30:48.367
to tabernacle with Him.
0:30:48.367,0:30:49.798
and the psalms give us
0:30:49.798,0:30:52.014
some interesting...
0:30:52.014,0:30:56.320
some people might call it
0:30:56.320,0:31:02.172
maybe very extremely conditional[br]suggestions
0:31:02.172,0:31:04.729
about entering the space.
0:31:04.729,0:31:06.964
Some might call it a beautiful message
0:31:06.964,0:31:08.723
of hope of entering this space.
0:31:08.723,0:31:10.294
We're going to study this tension
0:31:10.294,0:31:12.023
of what it means to enter
0:31:12.023,0:31:14.425
into a tabernacle experience
0:31:14.425,0:31:17.331
here on a sinful earth.
0:31:17.331,0:31:20.405
The psalms bring out this idea
0:31:20.405,0:31:23.302
of cleansing before entering
0:31:23.302,0:31:25.461
the tabernacle space.
0:31:25.461,0:31:28.160
We can see this in multiple verses.
0:31:28.160,0:31:29.719
We're going to take a look first
0:31:29.719,0:31:31.791
at Psalm 15, looking
0:31:31.791,0:31:34.981
at verses 1 through 5, and then we'll take
0:31:34.981,0:31:39.054
a look at Psalm 24, verses 3 and 4.
0:31:39.054,0:31:41.703
But, first of all, let's go to Psalm 15,
0:31:41.703,0:31:44.800
verses 1 through 5, and, Samantha,
0:31:44.800,0:31:47.596
if you could read those texts for us.
0:31:47.596,0:31:49.744
(Samantha) Psalm 15, verse 1
0:31:49.744,0:31:51.497
to verse 5, I will read
0:31:51.497,0:31:54.039
from the New King James Version:
0:32:49.270,0:32:50.748
(Kylynda) Thank you for reading
0:32:50.748,0:32:52.120
those texts, Samantha.
0:32:52.120,0:32:53.802
Let's see if we can move on
0:32:53.802,0:32:56.077
a little bit forward to Psalm,
0:32:56.077,0:32:59.781
chapter 24, looking at verses 3 and 4.
0:32:59.781,0:33:01.002
So, I want to read these
0:33:01.002,0:33:04.101
in conjunction with each other, and you'll
0:33:04.101,0:33:06.617
hear a familiar theme that appears.
0:33:06.617,0:33:10.033
Leeah, could you read these texts for us?
0:33:10.033,0:33:11.659
(Leeah) Of course, I'll be reading
0:33:11.659,0:33:14.600
from the English Standard Version,[br]and it says:
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(Kylynda) Wow, that seems like a really...
0:33:33.257,0:33:34.472
(Stephanie) High calling.
0:33:34.472,0:33:36.663
(Kylynda) A high calling,[br]thank you, Stephanie.
0:33:36.663,0:33:38.284
(Derek) I hear those, and I think,
0:33:38.284,0:33:39.428
"There's no hope for me,
0:33:39.428,0:33:41.774
really, really, unless I read
0:33:41.774,0:33:45.026
the other psalm, because he also says,
0:33:45.026,0:33:46.202
"I'll dwell in the House
0:33:46.202,0:33:47.754
of the Lord forever."
0:33:47.754,0:33:49.187
And I'm like, "Really?!
0:33:49.187,0:33:50.629
I've read the book;
0:33:50.629,0:33:52.766
I know what you've done."
0:33:52.766,0:33:55.895
And it's only because of Psalm 51,
0:33:55.895,0:33:58.137
which I know we will probably read,
0:33:58.137,0:34:00.903
where he says, "God, create in me
0:34:00.903,0:34:03.375
a clean heart," because I don't think
0:34:03.375,0:34:05.865
any of us could read Psalm 15
0:34:05.865,0:34:08.472
and say, "Yes, yes,
0:34:08.472,0:34:12.416
uprightly all the time..."
0:34:12.416,0:34:14.426
If that is what is required,
0:34:14.426,0:34:16.671
it is a miracle of God's grace
0:34:16.671,0:34:18.825
and goodness that we will dwell
0:34:18.825,0:34:20.593
in the House of the Lord forever.
0:34:20.593,0:34:22.025
(Kylynda) So, these psalms are
0:34:22.025,0:34:23.627
indicating that that cleansing
0:34:23.627,0:34:25.167
needs to take place,
0:34:25.167,0:34:27.816
but as Derek says, can we
0:34:27.816,0:34:31.804
do [this cleansing] ourselves?[br]No. Samantha.
0:34:31.804,0:34:33.474
(Samantha) You know what will bring
0:34:33.474,0:34:36.269
you hope, Derek, is that God's mercy
0:34:36.269,0:34:37.997
dwells in this temple.
0:34:37.997,0:34:40.045
His mercy is there, and so we
0:34:40.045,0:34:42.097
can feel free to go there
0:34:42.097,0:34:43.715
because we know He's not going
0:34:43.715,0:34:44.626
to judge us like...
0:34:44.626,0:34:47.323
(Derek) Thank you, Samantha,[br]but, you know,
0:34:47.323,0:34:49.792
I think it illustrates an important point,
0:34:49.792,0:34:51.640
as you talk about themes.
0:34:51.640,0:34:55.773
If someone just read Psalm 15,
0:34:55.773,0:34:57.729
they'd just get depressed and say,
0:34:57.729,0:35:00.003
"There's no hope for me."
0:35:00.003,0:35:01.387
They need to read
0:35:01.387,0:35:03.678
the whole counsel of God,
0:35:03.678,0:35:05.796
and all Scripture is given
0:35:05.796,0:35:08.448
by inspiration and is profitable
0:35:08.448,0:35:12.719
for reproof (ouch, Psalm 15, right),
0:35:12.719,0:35:14.538
for correction, yes,
0:35:14.538,0:35:17.094
but also for instruction in righteousness.
0:35:17.094,0:35:19.083
How can I be right with God?
0:35:19.083,0:35:20.442
(Kylynda) Wonderful. I mean,
0:35:20.442,0:35:23.193
we'll turn to Psalm 51 to take a look
0:35:23.193,0:35:25.582
at this cleansing that takes place,
0:35:25.582,0:35:26.727
a moment that happens
0:35:26.727,0:35:30.411
in a very tragic point
0:35:30.411,0:35:31.569
in King David's life.
0:35:31.569,0:35:32.930
And as we're turning there,
0:35:32.930,0:35:34.360
Puia, if you could finish off
0:35:34.360,0:35:36.429
with a comment that you were making.
0:35:36.429,0:35:38.792
(Puia) So, in verse 3 of Psalm 24
0:35:38.792,0:35:40.545
that we just read, the question was,
0:35:40.545,0:35:41.422
"Who may ascend
0:35:41.422,0:35:42.720
into the hill of the Lord?"
0:35:42.720,0:35:45.500
So, in the Hebrew Scripture,
0:35:45.500,0:35:47.404
when it talks about the hill of the Lord
0:35:47.404,0:35:48.933
in the context of the sanctuary,
0:35:48.933,0:35:50.471
it's talking about Mount Zion.
0:35:50.471,0:35:52.426
Zion was where the sanctuary
0:35:52.426,0:35:54.796
was built eventually.
0:35:54.796,0:35:56.458
And it's very interesting to note
0:35:56.458,0:35:57.699
that when we come
0:35:57.699,0:35:59.269
to the last book of the Bible
0:35:59.269,0:36:02.327
in Revelation, chapter 14, we see
0:36:02.327,0:36:05.056
this beautiful prophecy in a way
0:36:05.056,0:36:07.655
where the Lamb is standing on Mount Zion
0:36:07.655,0:36:10.590
with the saints, 144,000
0:36:10.590,0:36:13.194
and innumerable, countless people
0:36:13.194,0:36:15.693
from all parts of the world.
0:36:15.693,0:36:17.641
So, the question in Psalms was,
0:36:17.641,0:36:19.009
"Who will be able to stand?"
0:36:19.009,0:36:20.415
Well, in Revelation we see
0:36:20.415,0:36:21.986
this prophecy of people standing
0:36:21.986,0:36:23.574
with the Lamb on Mount Zion.
0:36:23.574,0:36:25.335
And the key about that cleansing
0:36:25.335,0:36:27.705
that you mention is, in order to qualify
0:36:27.705,0:36:30.064
there, according to Revelation,
0:36:30.064,0:36:33.748
they follow the Lamb wherever He goes.
0:36:33.748,0:36:35.499
That's the key!
0:36:35.499,0:36:37.150
Derek, there's hope for us.
0:36:37.150,0:36:38.827
If we follow the Lamb,
0:36:38.827,0:36:40.661
we'll be able to stand
0:36:40.661,0:36:41.779
because of the Lamb.
0:36:41.779,0:36:43.353
(Derek) Amen. So, we need to read
0:36:43.353,0:36:46.463
the whole Book, really, to find
0:36:46.463,0:36:48.990
the goodness and the grace of God.
0:36:48.990,0:36:50.507
(Kylynda) And let's take a look
0:36:50.507,0:36:52.191
at those texts of hope
0:36:52.191,0:36:55.112
found in Psalm 51.
0:36:55.112,0:36:56.490
Could someone maybe give
0:36:56.490,0:36:58.575
a very brief summary
0:36:58.575,0:37:02.053
of why this Psalm was written?
0:37:02.053,0:37:05.232
Or, what events had occurred prior
0:37:05.232,0:37:08.836
to the writing of this psalm? Shawn.
0:37:08.836,0:37:11.355
(Shawn) A very quick synopsis:
0:37:11.355,0:37:13.871
King David was supposed to be at war,
0:37:13.871,0:37:15.673
but his generals were out.
0:37:15.673,0:37:17.745
He had remained at home.
0:37:17.745,0:37:19.867
Unfortunately, he was becoming,
0:37:19.867,0:37:22.323
shall we say, slothful in maintaining
0:37:22.323,0:37:23.895
his own character.
0:37:23.895,0:37:25.670
What ends up happening is he sees
0:37:25.670,0:37:28.271
another man's wife bathing on the roof,
0:37:28.271,0:37:31.041
has unholy, lustful thoughts about her
0:37:31.041,0:37:33.161
and takes her to be his own.
0:37:33.161,0:37:36.063
Unfortunately, through that[br]very tragic incident,
0:37:36.063,0:37:37.899
she becomes pregnant, and he tries
0:37:37.899,0:37:40.350
to hide his sin, which leads him
0:37:40.350,0:37:42.252
to killing her husband
0:37:42.252,0:37:44.455
and doing terrible things
0:37:44.455,0:37:46.940
not befitting a man of God.
0:37:46.940,0:37:48.786
He watches as his kingdom crumbles
0:37:48.786,0:37:50.023
because of this sin.
0:37:50.023,0:37:51.811
His son Absalom raises
0:37:51.811,0:37:53.457
an army against Him.
0:37:53.457,0:37:55.992
And when he is at his most broken,
0:37:55.992,0:37:58.297
he is now ready to write the Psalm
0:37:58.297,0:38:00.904
because a prophet came to him,
0:38:00.904,0:38:04.064
challenged him, and by his own confession,
0:38:04.064,0:38:05.725
by David's own confession,
0:38:05.725,0:38:07.968
he realized he was worthy of death.
0:38:07.968,0:38:10.347
And he repented, and this is
0:38:10.347,0:38:12.532
the psalm he wrote in response.
0:38:12.532,0:38:13.804
(Kylynda) So, when we hear
0:38:13.804,0:38:15.202
that story about King David,
0:38:15.202,0:38:16.727
we would certainly assume,
0:38:16.727,0:38:19.857
based off of Psalm 15, that this person
0:38:19.857,0:38:21.133
isn't someone who is going
0:38:21.133,0:38:23.264
up to the tabernacle space.
0:38:23.264,0:38:25.325
Mutsa, if you could start off, we're going
0:38:25.325,0:38:28.325
to read some select verses in Psalm 51.
0:38:28.325,0:38:30.253
First, I was wondering if you could read
0:38:30.253,0:38:32.396
verses 1 through 2.
0:38:32.396,0:38:33.734
We'll pause, and then we'll
0:38:33.734,0:38:35.663
move on to another portion in the psalm.
0:38:35.663,0:38:37.254
(Mutsa) Okay, and I'll be reading
0:38:37.254,0:38:39.726
from the New King James Version, it reads:
0:38:55.193,0:38:57.175
(Kylynda) So, when we have sinned,
0:38:57.175,0:38:58.667
where can we go to?
0:38:58.667,0:39:00.832
Who can we ask for help?
0:39:00.832,0:39:02.944
(Team) God.
0:39:02.944,0:39:04.069
(Kylynda) Shawn.
0:39:04.069,0:39:06.089
(Shawn) Well, as the panel said, God,
0:39:06.089,0:39:07.759
but I want to focus, if I can,
0:39:07.759,0:39:09.778
because of Derek's question earlier
0:39:09.778,0:39:11.691
of "How can I have hope?"
0:39:11.691,0:39:12.665
It's been on my soul
0:39:12.665,0:39:13.918
for the last eight minutes
0:39:13.918,0:39:14.993
we've talked about it,
0:39:14.993,0:39:16.111
and we need to look
0:39:16.111,0:39:17.958
at what the [phrase] "blot out" means.
0:39:17.958,0:39:19.865
It means "to eliminate."
0:39:19.865,0:39:22.465
It means "to destroy the record."
0:39:22.465,0:39:25.122
David is pleading to God, "God, you know
0:39:25.122,0:39:26.771
the evil I have done."
0:39:26.771,0:39:27.723
He is ashamed of it.
0:39:27.723,0:39:29.017
He will later say his soul
0:39:29.017,0:39:31.893
was being broken; his bones are trembling.
0:39:31.893,0:39:34.663
And he asked God not only, "Forgive me,"
0:39:34.663,0:39:36.171
but, "Blot out the record
0:39:36.171,0:39:37.984
that I even sinned."
0:39:37.984,0:39:39.552
And while the psalm reference
0:39:39.552,0:39:40.764
is eluding me right now,
0:39:40.764,0:39:42.028
maybe the panel will know
0:39:42.028,0:39:43.936
where I'm talking of, the psalmist says,
0:39:43.936,0:39:45.598
"If You, Lord," kept a record,
0:39:45.598,0:39:47.066
who could be saved?!
0:39:47.066,0:39:48.224
But with You, there is
0:39:48.224,0:39:50.095
forgiveness in Your grace."
0:39:50.095,0:39:51.246
And so, he's asking God,
0:39:51.246,0:39:52.661
"Don't just forgive me,
0:39:52.661,0:39:55.167
don't just love me, eliminate the record
0:39:55.167,0:39:57.345
I ever sinned so I can ascend
0:39:57.345,0:39:58.713
back to Your holy hill."
0:39:58.713,0:39:59.865
It's a beautiful psalm,
0:39:59.865,0:40:01.250
one of my absolute favorites.
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(Kylynda) Thank you for sharing.[br]Stephanie.
0:40:03.310,0:40:04.806
(Stephanie) I agree with Shawn.
0:40:04.806,0:40:07.657
I just want to go back one step.
0:40:07.657,0:40:10.081
He's coming to God because he knows
0:40:10.081,0:40:12.661
that God will be merciful.
0:40:12.661,0:40:14.032
He says, "According
0:40:14.032,0:40:15.174
to Your lovingkindness."
0:40:15.174,0:40:17.032
He said "have mercy" because he knows
0:40:17.032,0:40:19.192
that God is a God of mercy.
0:40:19.192,0:40:21.030
And so he has confidence,
0:40:21.030,0:40:22.224
so we can have confidence
0:40:22.224,0:40:24.390
when we go to God.
0:40:24.390,0:40:25.817
(Kylynda) So there's an aspect
0:40:25.817,0:40:28.104
of the tabernacle - relationship.
0:40:28.104,0:40:29.478
Not just relationship
0:40:29.478,0:40:31.496
with another fellow believer,
0:40:31.496,0:40:33.135
which we can see in the Psalms,
0:40:33.135,0:40:35.947
but with God Himself. Sophia.
0:40:35.947,0:40:37.666
(Sophia) I think it's also beautiful
0:40:37.666,0:40:40.529
that David is called "a man
0:40:40.529,0:40:42.234
after My own heart" by God.
0:40:42.234,0:40:44.232
And it says here "to create
0:40:44.232,0:40:46.304
in me a clean heart," a new heart,
0:40:46.304,0:40:47.552
so we can have a heart
0:40:47.552,0:40:49.407
after God, no matter what.
0:40:49.407,0:40:51.062
(Derek) And I want to just affirm
0:40:51.062,0:40:56.131
what Stephanie said about knowing
0:40:56.131,0:40:58.388
the character of God.
0:40:58.388,0:41:00.149
You know, Judas didn't know
0:41:00.149,0:41:01.357
the character of God,
0:41:01.357,0:41:03.396
and with his massive failure,
0:41:03.396,0:41:06.902
he decided to kill himself.
0:41:06.902,0:41:10.436
Peter knew the character of God,
0:41:10.436,0:41:14.520
and he came and was forgiven,
0:41:14.520,0:41:17.602
and not only forgiven but became
0:41:17.602,0:41:20.519
a great worker in the cause of Jesus.
0:41:20.519,0:41:23.529
So, I think, for anyone watching
0:41:23.529,0:41:26.153
the program, I just want to remind them
0:41:26.153,0:41:29.228
that God is merciful and gracious
0:41:29.228,0:41:30.619
because sometimes we're like,
0:41:30.619,0:41:32.627
"Well, what if I tell Him all the things?"
0:41:32.627,0:41:35.784
Well, can I let you know, He already knows
0:41:35.784,0:41:38.130
because He knows all things.
0:41:38.130,0:41:42.108
But, He's coming to you in love and mercy
0:41:42.108,0:41:43.885
and wants to cleanse you and give you
0:41:43.885,0:41:45.943
a new beginning, and I think that's
0:41:45.943,0:41:47.416
a really important point.
0:41:47.416,0:41:51.316
As he prays, he's claiming that God
0:41:51.316,0:41:57.301
is as merciful as he has known Him to be.
0:41:57.301,0:41:59.301
(Kylynda) Can we continue actually reading
0:41:59.301,0:42:00.842
more of this wonderful psalm?
0:42:00.842,0:42:02.646
(Derek) It's a Scripture song, right?
0:42:02.646,0:42:04.404
(Kylynda) ...Mutsa, I'm going to ask
0:42:04.404,0:42:05.726
if you could continue.
0:42:05.726,0:42:08.509
We'll look at verses 7 through 12
0:42:08.509,0:42:09.976
because these verses also have
0:42:09.976,0:42:14.227
some sanctuary motifs in them,
0:42:14.227,0:42:15.752
just really emphasizing
0:42:15.752,0:42:18.155
God's immeasurable, unfailing love,
0:42:18.155,0:42:20.080
verses 7 through 12.
0:42:20.080,0:42:21.657
(Mutsa) And I will be continuing
0:42:21.657,0:42:23.160
in the New King James Version:
0:42:55.802,0:42:57.137
(Derek, Team) Amen.
0:42:57.137,0:42:58.481
(Kylynda) So how can we have
0:42:58.481,0:43:00.500
a tabernacle experience?
0:43:00.500,0:43:03.138
What are some of the emotions
0:43:03.138,0:43:08.790
of entering into this sacred space[br]with God?
0:43:08.790,0:43:10.711
(Derek) I would say, Kylynda,
0:43:10.711,0:43:12.893
not only confessing, as Stephanie said,
0:43:12.893,0:43:15.835
how good God is but also confessing
0:43:15.835,0:43:19.489
how much I need His mercy and grace.
0:43:19.489,0:43:22.378
I think of the story of the sinner,
0:43:22.378,0:43:25.273
in the time of Jesus, beating on his chest
0:43:25.273,0:43:27.160
and saying, "God, be merciful
0:43:27.160,0:43:28.292
to me, a sinner."
0:43:28.292,0:43:31.310
And Jesus said, "He is the one
0:43:31.310,0:43:34.347
who left set right with God."
0:43:34.347,0:43:36.076
So, we need both to confess
0:43:36.076,0:43:37.678
the mercy and goodness of God
0:43:37.678,0:43:40.581
but also to confess our brokenness
0:43:40.581,0:43:43.343
and our great need of His grace.
0:43:43.343,0:43:45.028
(Kylynda) So, at the tabernacle,
0:43:45.028,0:43:47.614
we experience humility.
0:43:47.614,0:43:49.699
We experience confession.
0:43:49.699,0:43:51.604
What do we find in verse 12?
0:43:51.604,0:43:53.603
What other experience is there
0:43:53.603,0:43:56.813
waiting for us? Restoration.
0:43:56.813,0:43:58.161
(Team Member) Hope.
0:43:58.161,0:43:59.627
(Derek) And joy.
0:43:59.627,0:44:01.825
(Shawn) So, not only restoration,
0:44:01.825,0:44:04.822
but we are upheld by a steadfast spirit,
0:44:04.822,0:44:07.257
a spirit that won't permit us
0:44:07.257,0:44:09.195
to leave God again, that won't permit us
0:44:09.195,0:44:11.559
to fall back in that sin and darkness.
0:44:11.559,0:44:12.890
It's like God is saying,
0:44:12.890,0:44:15.439
"I love you so much, I came, I found you.
0:44:15.439,0:44:17.245
Now that you're here, I'm not going
0:44:17.245,0:44:18.805
to let you go again."
0:44:18.805,0:44:20.107
And I don't know about you,
0:44:20.107,0:44:21.172
but in my life, I want
0:44:21.172,0:44:24.537
that steadfast spirit every single day.
0:44:24.537,0:44:26.176
(Derek) I see Cory's hand raised,
0:44:26.176,0:44:28.121
but I would respectfully challenge
0:44:28.121,0:44:30.240
just a little bit with my brother Shawn.
0:44:30.240,0:44:32.192
When it says, "He would not permit it,"
0:44:32.192,0:44:34.961
I would quote Jude, who says,
0:44:34.961,0:44:37.330
"Now to Him who is able
0:44:37.330,0:44:38.832
to keep you from stumbling"
0:44:38.832,0:44:40.791
because, unfortunately, and we
0:44:40.791,0:44:44.793
could look at some examples in the Bible,
0:44:44.793,0:44:48.175
we can choose to walk away from His grace.
0:44:48.175,0:44:49.703
And we say, "Why would anybody
0:44:49.703,0:44:51.000
want to do that?"
0:44:51.000,0:44:52.436
And there are several reasons.
0:44:52.436,0:44:54.114
Maybe they've just never seen
0:44:54.114,0:44:55.533
how beautiful His character
0:44:55.533,0:44:57.651
of grace and mercy is.
0:44:57.651,0:45:00.551
But, if I choose to stay there,
0:45:00.551,0:45:03.581
He is able to keep us from stumbling,
0:45:03.581,0:45:06.702
but I wanted to see what Cory said[br]because he...
0:45:06.702,0:45:08.821
(Kylynda) Cory, please share.
0:45:08.821,0:45:10.998
(Cory) No, it was similar to that.
0:45:10.998,0:45:13.268
I do think it's important to continue
0:45:13.268,0:45:16.239
to reflect on where David was.
0:45:16.239,0:45:18.223
I mean, what had he just gone through,
0:45:18.223,0:45:19.937
and we mentioned that at the start,
0:45:19.937,0:45:21.186
but as we go through this,
0:45:21.186,0:45:22.825
just continue to remember the sins
0:45:22.825,0:45:26.641
that he just committed - adultery, murder.
0:45:26.641,0:45:28.817
And then he's saying, "Bring
0:45:28.817,0:45:30.612
back the joy of Your salvation
0:45:30.612,0:45:32.080
in my heart, God."
0:45:32.080,0:45:33.358
And you can almost see him
0:45:33.358,0:45:36.568
on his knees, crying, praying,
0:45:36.568,0:45:38.968
pleading, begging, asking
0:45:38.968,0:45:42.674
for God's generous spirit to come back.
0:45:42.674,0:45:45.074
And that heart replacement,
0:45:45.074,0:45:46.465
that transplant, is something
0:45:46.465,0:45:49.180
that we're all offered, no matter how bad
0:45:49.180,0:45:51.349
we've sinned, how far we've gone.
0:45:51.349,0:45:53.535
That heart replacement is available to us,
0:45:53.535,0:45:55.353
and it just brings me joy just to know
0:45:55.353,0:45:57.770
that that's available to me.
0:45:57.770,0:46:00.402
(Kylynda) Thank you, Cory. Tendi.
0:46:00.402,0:46:02.016
(Tendi) And adding onto what Cory
0:46:02.016,0:46:04.532
just said, verse 12 talks
0:46:04.532,0:46:08.189
about restoration of the joy of salvation,
0:46:08.189,0:46:11.521
and let's observe that he
0:46:11.521,0:46:17.102
changed in character; he repented,
0:46:17.102,0:46:19.717
was restored, and is going to teach
0:46:19.717,0:46:22.864
transgressors not to do what he did.
0:46:22.864,0:46:25.929
So, it shows that when we are forgiven,
0:46:25.929,0:46:28.039
and God restores the joy of our salvation,
0:46:28.039,0:46:29.456
there is an act of repentance
0:46:29.456,0:46:33.314
but also maturity, spiritually - yes.
0:46:33.314,0:46:34.615
(Derek) Beautiful.
0:46:34.615,0:46:36.541
(Kylynda) Zandile and then we'll move on
0:46:36.541,0:46:37.818
to our second aspect
0:46:37.818,0:46:40.300
of Prophecy in the Psalms.
0:46:40.300,0:46:42.266
(Zandile) Thank you, I just wanted to say
0:46:42.266,0:46:45.221
that David also trusted in the power
0:46:45.221,0:46:47.202
of God to bring renewal
0:46:47.202,0:46:49.346
in his life and restoration.
0:46:49.346,0:46:51.472
If we just pray and confess our sins
0:46:51.472,0:46:53.800
and still not trust and believe that
0:46:53.800,0:46:55.719
He will restore us, we are
0:46:55.719,0:46:57.152
[as bad as] we have started.
0:46:57.152,0:46:58.812
But we need to have that faith
0:46:58.812,0:47:00.361
and that trust to say no matter
0:47:00.361,0:47:02.861
how red they are, He has promised
0:47:02.861,0:47:04.012
to make them whiter.
0:47:04.012,0:47:05.748
(Kylynda) Thank you so much.
0:47:05.748,0:47:08.467
So, at the sanctuary, we see salvation,
0:47:08.467,0:47:10.527
the model of salvation.
0:47:10.527,0:47:12.172
You know, there is a high calling,
0:47:12.172,0:47:13.477
as Stephanie said, to enter
0:47:13.477,0:47:15.098
into the sanctuary.
0:47:15.098,0:47:18.846
The bad news, we don't match that level.
0:47:18.846,0:47:21.245
But the even better news is that God
0:47:21.245,0:47:23.191
is willing not only to cleanse us
0:47:23.191,0:47:24.899
and blot out our iniquities
0:47:24.899,0:47:28.025
but elevate us, give us a clean heart,
0:47:28.025,0:47:31.365
bring us into a closer restoration[br]with Him.
0:47:31.365,0:47:35.182
So, the sanctuary points to...?
0:47:35.182,0:47:36.107
(Derek) Messiah.
0:47:36.107,0:47:38.082
(Kylynda) The Messiah, Jesus.
0:47:38.082,0:47:40.814
The Bible is pointing to Jesus,
0:47:40.814,0:47:43.984
and the psalms point to Jesus as well.
0:47:43.984,0:47:48.600
So, Jesus actually acknowledges
0:47:48.600,0:47:50.658
the importance of the psalms
0:47:50.658,0:47:52.993
as evidence to His life.
0:47:52.993,0:47:56.630
I'd like us to turn to a verse
0:47:56.630,0:48:00.301
that's found in Luke, chapter 24.
0:48:00.301,0:48:04.009
Now, this is the Road to Emmaus story,
0:48:04.009,0:48:06.904
So, Jesus has been risen from the dead,
0:48:06.904,0:48:09.900
and as He is walking down the street,
0:48:09.900,0:48:14.048
He purposefully, we believe, meets
0:48:14.048,0:48:16.802
with several of His Apostles.
0:48:16.802,0:48:18.186
They don't know who He is,
0:48:18.186,0:48:19.327
and they are heartbroken
0:48:19.327,0:48:21.306
that Jesus has passed away.
0:48:21.306,0:48:23.324
And so, Jesus decides to give them
0:48:23.324,0:48:26.761
a Bible study of the Messiah.
0:48:26.761,0:48:29.320
Puia, I wonder if you could take us
0:48:29.320,0:48:31.683
to Luke, chapter 24,
0:48:31.683,0:48:34.513
reading verses 44 and 45.
0:48:34.513,0:48:36.103
(Puia) Sure, and I'll be reading
0:48:36.103,0:48:37.755
from the New King James Version:
0:48:59.270,0:49:00.883
(Kylynda) Wow. I bet all of us
0:49:00.883,0:49:02.537
would have loved to have joined in
0:49:02.537,0:49:04.343
on that Bible study.
0:49:04.343,0:49:06.403
So, Luke doesn't record
0:49:06.403,0:49:09.188
the different texts that Jesus used;
0:49:09.188,0:49:11.507
he does mention the book of Psalms.
0:49:11.507,0:49:12.938
But, if I went to Heaven,
0:49:12.938,0:49:14.922
I would ask Jesus, "So, it was
0:49:14.922,0:49:18.114
Psalm 22, correct?"
0:49:18.114,0:49:21.318
So, let's turn...Psalm 22 is known
0:49:21.318,0:49:24.955
as a psalm that has multiple instances
0:49:24.955,0:49:27.873
reflecting on who the Messiah was,
0:49:27.873,0:49:30.146
on His sacrifice, on His death,
0:49:30.146,0:49:32.080
and on the resurrection.
0:49:32.080,0:49:34.172
We could spend our time looking
0:49:34.172,0:49:35.532
at every single verse.
0:49:35.532,0:49:36.968
We're going to just highlight
0:49:36.968,0:49:39.628
several of them to show that Psalm 22
0:49:39.628,0:49:41.273
is pointing to the Messiah
0:49:41.273,0:49:42.593
and how it gives us insight
0:49:42.593,0:49:44.875
into His character of love.
0:49:44.875,0:49:46.994
So, Stephanie, would you mind reading
0:49:46.994,0:49:49.164
Psalm 22, verse 1?
0:49:49.164,0:49:51.062
And as you're going there, Leeah,
0:49:51.062,0:49:53.355
if you could turn to the evidence
0:49:53.355,0:49:55.419
in the New Testament, Mark,
0:49:55.419,0:49:57.319
chapter 15, verse 34.
0:49:57.319,0:49:58.991
So, Stephanie will read first,
0:49:58.991,0:50:01.639
and then Leeah will take us to Mark 15.
0:50:01.639,0:50:03.140
(Stephanie) And I'll be reading
0:50:03.140,0:50:04.693
from the New King James Version,
0:50:04.693,0:50:06.865
Psalm 22, verse 1:
0:50:17.638,0:50:18.969
(Kylynda) So, here's a psalm
0:50:18.969,0:50:20.018
which kind of reflects
0:50:20.018,0:50:22.136
the despondency of the author.
0:50:22.136,0:50:24.054
Where do we see this in Jesus' life?
0:50:24.054,0:50:27.478
Leeah, Mark 15, verse 34.
0:50:27.478,0:50:29.874
(Leeah) In the English Standard Version,[br]it reads:
0:50:40.696,0:50:43.398
(Kylynda) Jesus is quoting the psalmist,
0:50:43.398,0:50:45.837
and He takes these words of despondency
0:50:45.837,0:50:48.149
and reflects them in His own sacrifice
0:50:48.149,0:50:49.661
that He's given.
0:50:49.661,0:50:51.543
(Derek) One of my favorite preachers
0:50:51.543,0:50:55.414
once said Jesus cried that cry
0:50:55.414,0:50:56.948
so that we would never
0:50:56.948,0:50:58.626
have to cry that cry.
0:50:58.626,0:51:00.618
(Team) Amen.
0:51:00.618,0:51:04.181
(Derek) He suffered what we deserved,
0:51:04.181,0:51:07.608
and our sin was separating Him
0:51:07.608,0:51:09.563
from the Father's presence.
0:51:09.563,0:51:12.163
I don't think the Father was far from Him.
0:51:12.163,0:51:13.781
I think the Father was right there
0:51:13.781,0:51:15.577
and loved Him with the eternal love
0:51:15.577,0:51:17.247
with which He always had loved Him.
0:51:17.247,0:51:20.605
But our sin was separating Him.
0:51:20.605,0:51:23.166
(Kylynda) A separation never experienced[br]in the Bible.
0:51:23.166,0:51:25.260
(Derek) But what a privilege that we
0:51:25.260,0:51:28.979
don't have to cry that hopeless cry
0:51:28.979,0:51:34.753
because Jesus is our Redeemer, praise God.
0:51:34.753,0:51:36.337
(Team) Amen.
0:51:36.337,0:51:38.207
(Kylynda) In the psalm, we actually see
0:51:38.207,0:51:40.645
even more clear examples linking
0:51:40.645,0:51:42.416
the crucifixion experience
0:51:42.416,0:51:44.953
with the psalmist's words.
0:51:44.953,0:51:46.528
I wonder if we could take a look
0:51:46.528,0:51:49.517
at Psalm 22, verses 7 through 8.
0:51:49.517,0:51:53.501
So, Jesus was experiencing this feeling
0:51:53.501,0:51:55.663
of separation that sin had driven
0:51:55.663,0:51:57.336
between Him and God,
0:51:57.336,0:51:59.631
but He wasn't also receiving comfort
0:51:59.631,0:52:01.559
from the people around Him.
0:52:01.559,0:52:03.334
Samantha, if you could read for us
0:52:03.334,0:52:06.414
Psalm 22, verses 7 through 8,
0:52:06.414,0:52:07.999
and, Kevin, if you could turn
0:52:07.999,0:52:09.283
to the New Testament
0:52:09.283,0:52:11.190
and look up Matthew 27,
0:52:11.190,0:52:14.549
verses 39 through 43. Samantha.
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(Samantha) Psalm 22, verses 7 and 8:
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(Kylynda) And, Kevin, if you
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could take us now to look at Matthew,
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chapter 27, verses 39 to 43.
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(Kevin) I'll be reading
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from the New King James Version:
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(Kylynda) How tragic
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that the very religious leaders
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who are supposed to be pointing people
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towards Jesus are actually quoting,
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basically, a psalm that's reflecting
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this experience of anger, of mocking,
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towards the Messiah.
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Let's take a look at a final example.
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Sophia, I wonder if you could read
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verse 18 of Psalm 22, and, Tendi,
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if you could take us
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to a corresponding reference
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in the New Testament, John,
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chapter 19, verses 23 and 24.
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So, Sophia, verse 18 in Psalm 22.
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(Sophia) And I'll be reading
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from the New King James Version:
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(Kylynda) Thank you. And, Tendi,
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if you could take us to John,
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chapter 19:23,24.
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(Tendi) The New King James Version says:
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(Kylynda) Thank you, Tendi.
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And I'd encourage the viewers at home
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to take time to read through Psalm 22
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and take a look
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at the corresponding verses.
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Perhaps your Bible has little asterisks
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or indications of where these texts
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are found in the New Testament.
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Really, as I studied the Psalms,
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I found that it not only deepened
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my understanding of prophecies,
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it helped strengthen my belief
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in who Jesus is and in His ministry.
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And I found it to be
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a really valuable tool that takes
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these words, even though we don't know
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the music, as you often say to us still,
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but these poetic words
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that kind of speak to the soul
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and bring us to a deeper understanding
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of who Christ is.
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As we close the lesson, I want
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to take us back to this concept of music
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and how God uses music,
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the words of the songs,
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the singing of the hymns,
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as an important lesson for us
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to better understand prophecies,
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to better understand our experiences
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living in the last days.
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And, I was wondering if the group
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could share, perhaps, any advice
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or experiences in which music
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helped them in their worship experience.
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What are ways we can incorporate music
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into our tabernacle experience today?
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(Derek) Well, I'd like to share something.
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I know we're out of time, but we
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could sing Scripture songs.
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I want to just, if I can, close
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in the few seconds we have left,
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in the middle of Psalm [22], Jesus says,
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"O My Strength, hasten to help Me!"
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And then verse 21, "You've heard Me."
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So, this is not a cry of despair.
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It's a cry of anguish, but it's
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also a cry of hope.
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Thank you, Kylynda, for sharing with us.
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And I hope, when you sing
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some of these Scripture songs,
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you'll remember that the Holy Spirit
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inspired the writing of those songs
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to bless your heart and to remind you,
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no matter how far you have fallen
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from grace, that God can redeem you
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and cleanse you and save you.
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Let's pray; Father in Heaven, thank You
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for this study today, a somber study
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as we think about how Jesus was treated,
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but He was willing to suffer
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what we deserved, that we might receive
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the eternal blessing
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that He alone deserves.
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Thank You for Your grace.
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May we accept the gift of Your salvation
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and may we share that good news
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with those around us.
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In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) Well, it's an amazing journey.
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As Kylynda said, go back to the psalms,
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not only Psalm 22 but other psalms.
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See it all pointed to Jesus,
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and then run to Him, your Savior,
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and go out and be a blessing
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to those around you.
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