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March 12, 2025 | S25:E11

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Jesus was jewish?
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You might be asking,
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What does that mean
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For your christian faith?
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Watch today and discover how
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Understanding the jewish roots
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Of your faith and your
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Connection to israel
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And the jewish people can
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Transform your life and the way
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You read the bible.
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Coming up on jewish voice.
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>> shalom, and welcome
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>> shalom, and welcome to jewish voice.
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To jewish voice. thank you for joining us today.
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Thank you for joining us today. i'm jonathan bernis,
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I'm jonathan bernis, and i'm joined by
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And i'm joined by two dear friends of mine.
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Two dear friends of mine. they're both messianic
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They're both messianic jewish leaders.
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Jewish leaders. they believe in jesus
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They believe in jesus and they're jewish.
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And they're jewish. scott volk, a long time friend,
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Scott volk, a long time friend, and rabbi jack zimmerman who you
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And rabbi jack zimmerman who you probably know as our
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Probably know as our in house staff evangelist,
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In house staff evangelist, and we're talking today
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And we're talking today about an exciting
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About an exciting jewish holiday,
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Jewish holiday, but it's more than
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But it's more than just a jewish holiday.
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Just a jewish holiday. it's a celebration of the year
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It's a celebration of the year that's filled with joy
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That's filled with joy and it's a reminder
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And it's a reminder of god's faithfulness not just
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Of god's faithfulness not just to the jewish people,
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To the jewish people, but much wider.
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But much wider. it's about
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It's about god's faithfulness in general,
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God's faithfulness in general, and it's called purim, purim.
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And it's called purim, purim. i think some of the people
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I think some of the people watching have never heard
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Watching have never heard about purim.
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About purim. jack, why don't you give us
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Jack, why don't you give us an introduction.
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An introduction. >> well, sure --
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>> well, sure -- >> we love this holiday.
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>> we love this holiday. >> oh, we love it.
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>> oh, we love it. i mean, we eat --
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I mean, we eat -- they've already put
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They've already put a wonderful plate loaded,
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A wonderful plate loaded, loaded with pastries
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Loaded with pastries in front of us.
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In front of us. and of course,
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And of course, we'll talk about that
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We'll talk about that in a minute.
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In a minute. the word purim actually
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The word purim actually comes from the word "lots."
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Comes from the word "lots." lots are being cast
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Lots are being cast in a story that is centered
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In a story that is centered and found in the book of esther
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And found in the book of esther in the old testament,
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In the old testament, and it's an incredible story.
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And it's an incredible story. on the one hand, it doesn't
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On the one hand, it doesn't directly mention god by name,
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Directly mention god by name, but it's all about
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But it's all about god's providence
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God's providence over his people,
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Over his people, isn't that wonderful?
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Isn't that wonderful? >> god's in it the whole way,
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>> god's in it the whole way, but it's never mentioned,
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But it's never mentioned, you know?
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You know? he sees -- he's underl --
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He sees -- he's underl -- that's part of the way that
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That's part of the way that god weaves in his life --
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God weaves in his life -- our life, you know?
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Our life, you know? he weaves through...
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He weaves through... >> yes.
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>> yes. >> and yeah.
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>> and yeah. sorry.
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Sorry. >> but there's this
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>> but there's this wonderful story about
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Wonderful story about a persian pagan king
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A persian pagan king who calls for his wife,
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Who calls for his wife, the queen, to come every time
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The queen, to come every time he holds a party.
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He holds a party. one day, she doesn't show up,
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One day, she doesn't show up, and he says, "okay, i've gotta
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And he says, "okay, i've gotta hold a beauty contest
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Hold a beauty contest and look for another queen."
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And look for another queen." so, this starts off --
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So, this starts off -- well, yeah, she's done.
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Well, yeah, she's done. but this starts off with
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But this starts off with great momentum because --
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Great momentum because -- and here's the kicker,
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And here's the kicker, right at the beginning.
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Right at the beginning. he holds a beauty contest
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He holds a beauty contest to find the best pagan woman
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To find the best pagan woman in the kingdom to be his queen.
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In the kingdom to be his queen. and who does he choose?
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And who does he choose? a nice, jewish girl.
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A nice, jewish girl. you can't make this stuff up.
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You can't make this stuff up. and so, he says, "i'm gonna
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And so, he says, "i'm gonna take you as my queen."
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Take you as my queen." her cousin,
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Her cousin, whose name is mordecai,
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Whose name is mordecai, wants to make sure that
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Wants to make sure that she's taken care of by her king.
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She's taken care of by her king. the king has a viceroy
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The king has a viceroy named haman.
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Named haman. i'm telling
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I'm telling the whole story,
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The whole story, bear with me.
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Bear with me. maybe we'll give you
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Maybe we'll give you a cookie at the end.
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A cookie at the end. she has a --
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She has a -- he has a viceroy named
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He has a viceroy named haman who goes out
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Haman who goes out and who wants everybody
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And who wants everybody to bow down to him.
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To bow down to him. esther's cousin, mordecai,
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Esther's cousin, mordecai, is the one jew
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Is the one jew who won't bow down.
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Who won't bow down. so, what does he do?
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So, what does he do? he says, "because that one jew
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He says, "because that one jew didn't bow down,
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Didn't bow down, i wanna call for
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I wanna call for the death of all
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The death of all of the jewish people."
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Of the jewish people." this is our history.
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This is our history. and then, i want you guys,
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And then, i want you guys, one of you guys to go on
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One of you guys to go on to part two because it
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To part two because it gets better from there.
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Gets better from there. >> what's so interesting
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>> what's so interesting is that this is one of the --
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Is that this is one of the -- maybe the first example --
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Maybe the first example -- and by the way, you can
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And by the way, you can read this whole story,
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Read this whole story, it's a beautiful story,
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It's a beautiful story, in the book of esther
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In the book of esther in the old testament.
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In the old testament. just go to the table of contents
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Just go to the table of contents and you'll find
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And you'll find the book of esther.
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The book of esther. if you can't find a bible,
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If you can't find a bible, go to any bookstore.
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Go to any bookstore. go to a grocery store
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Go to a grocery store and you'll get one.
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And you'll get one. but the book of esther
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But the book of esther tells a story, and we
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Tells a story, and we read it every year.
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Read it every year. but it might be
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But it might be the first example
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The first example of antisemitism, right scott,
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Of antisemitism, right scott, in the scriptures,
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In the scriptures, and it's a plague
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And it's a plague that we have to deal with.
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That we have to deal with. >> it's a plague that
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>> it's a plague that we have to deal with.
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We have to deal with. and interestingly,
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And interestingly, just to pick up where
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Just to pick up where rabbi jack left off,
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Rabbi jack left off, haman gets all ticked off
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Haman gets all ticked off because mordecai will not
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Because mordecai will not bow down to him,
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Bow down to him, and haman decrees
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And haman decrees to the king that,
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To the king that, "there is a different
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"there is a different group of people,
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Group of people, they don't do
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They don't do the same things we do,
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The same things we do, their laws are different."
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Their laws are different." and then, it says,
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And then, it says, "if it's pleasing to the king,
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"if it's pleasing to the king, let it be decreed that
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Let it be decreed that they be destroyed."
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They be destroyed." here you've got a man
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Here you've got a man who's calling for
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Who's calling for the destruction of israel
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The destruction of israel and the jewish people
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And the jewish people which, sadly, is not
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Which, sadly, is not a typical anymore.
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A typical anymore. >> yeah, get in line.
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>> yeah, get in line. >> get in line.
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>> get in line. but the beautiful thing to me
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But the beautiful thing to me is that even though
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Is that even though as you pointed out, jack,
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As you pointed out, jack, god is not mentioned,
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God is not mentioned, he's behind the scenes,
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He's behind the scenes, and he wakes up the king,
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And he wakes up the king, xerxes or ahasuerus,
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Xerxes or ahasuerus, however you say his name.
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However you say his name. he wakes up in the middle
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He wakes up in the middle of the night because
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Of the night because he can't sleep.
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He can't sleep. it's like holy amnesia.
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It's like holy amnesia. and he's reading through
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And he's reading through the chronicles, his history,
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The chronicles, his history, and the name, "mordecai"
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And the name, "mordecai" shows up,
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Shows up, and he remembers,
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And he remembers, "wait a second,
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"wait a second, this mordecai was instrumental
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This mordecai was instrumental in saving my life."
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In saving my life." so, he goes to haman
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So, he goes to haman and he says,
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And he says, "what should be done for the man
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"what should be done for the man who would save my life?"
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Who would save my life?" and haman is act --
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And haman is act -- or "who would speak well
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Or "who would speak well of the king."
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Of the king." so, haman actually thinks
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So, haman actually thinks he's talking about him.
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He's talking about him. so, haman starts
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So, haman starts telling the king,
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Telling the king, "this is what you gotta do.
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"this is what you gotta do. parade him across the streets,
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Parade him across the streets, give him a party."
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Give him a party." and in the midst of god's name
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And in the midst of god's name not being mentioned,
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Not being mentioned, he's setting the pieces up
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He's setting the pieces up to where the very one who called
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To where the very one who called for the destruction
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For the destruction of the jewish people would
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Of the jewish people would ultimately himself be destroyed
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Ultimately himself be destroyed by the very means that he wanted
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By the very means that he wanted to destroy mordecai.
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To destroy mordecai. amazing.
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Amazing. >> by the way, this is
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>> by the way, this is an incredible story,
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An incredible story, it's a hollywood story.
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It's a hollywood story. it's been made into
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It's been made into a hollywood story many times.
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A hollywood story many times. and that's why we often
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And that's why we often celebrate during purim with
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Celebrate during purim with plays to tell the story.
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Plays to tell the story. someone is esther,
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Someone is esther, someone is dressed as mordecai,
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Someone is dressed as mordecai, somebody is haman.
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Somebody is haman. we boo haman and we use
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We boo haman and we use something called a grogger...
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[rattling]
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Any noise maker
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Any noise maker to drown out his name.
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To drown out his name. esther, yay.
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Esther, yay. and what we're doing
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And what we're doing is we're recounting
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Is we're recounting god's faithfulness, right?
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God's faithfulness, right? that behind the scenes,
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That behind the scenes, because he's not
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Because he's not mentioned in the book,
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Mentioned in the book, he's orchestrating everyone
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He's orchestrating everyone to preserve the jewish people.
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To preserve the jewish people. and i think of jeremiah 31,
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And i think of jeremiah 31, "as long as the sun
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"as long as the sun shines by day and the moon
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Shines by day and the moon and star shine by night,
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And star shine by night, they decree that i am
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They decree that i am preserving the people of israel
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Preserving the people of israel as the nation be formed."
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As the nation be formed." this is a story
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This is a story of spiritual warfare.
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Of spiritual warfare. this is a story
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This is a story of demonic strongholds
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Of demonic strongholds that are seeking to destroy
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That are seeking to destroy the jewish people, right?
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The jewish people, right? and our history as
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And our history as they tried to kill us.
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They tried to kill us. over and over again,
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Over and over again, we won, let's eat.
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We won, let's eat. and we eat hamantaschen, right?
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And we eat hamantaschen, right? >> right.
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>> right. >> these --
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>> these -- look at these,
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Look at these, hold these up.
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Hold these up. these triangles that actually
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These triangles that actually symbolize either the ear
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Symbolize either the ear of haman or the hat
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Of haman or the hat that he wore.
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That he wore. we don't know which one,
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We don't know which one, but it's tradition.
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But it's tradition. but, we're celebrating.
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But, we're celebrating. we're celebrating
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We're celebrating because god is faithful.
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Because god is faithful. >> i love that we celebrate.
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>> i love that we celebrate. i love that we read
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I love that we read the book of esther on purim.
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The book of esther on purim. and there's one famous,
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And there's one famous, famous verse that many,
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Famous verse that many, many people know and it says,
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Many people know and it says, "for such a time as this."
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"for such a time as this." maybe you can speak into that.
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Maybe you can speak into that. but there is a god given time
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But there is a god given time where god is looking
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Where god is looking for the esthers,
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For the esthers, even of our generation
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Even of our generation to stand up and do
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To stand up and do what esther did.
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What esther did. esther risked her neck
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Esther risked her neck and goes into the king
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And goes into the king who's got these two guys
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Who's got these two guys next to him with axes
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Next to him with axes ready to lock off the neck
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Ready to lock off the neck of anybody who comes in
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Of anybody who comes in uncalled for.
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Uncalled for. "wait a second,
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"wait a second, the king didn't call for me,
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The king didn't call for me, they could lock my neck off."
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They could lock my neck off." but esther was really
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But esther was really the instrument of god at
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The instrument of god at the urging of mordecai to go in.
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The urging of mordecai to go in. so, maybe you could just
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So, maybe you could just pick it up from there.
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Pick it up from there. >> and esther asked
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>> and esther asked people to pray for her
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People to pray for her because the queen,
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Because the queen, not only the queen,
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Not only the queen, but no one else could
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But no one else could come to the king if they were
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Come to the king if they were not summoned to do so.
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Not summoned to do so. and so, she tells all the people
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And so, she tells all the people in the kingdom, she said,
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In the kingdom, she said, "pray for me.
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"pray for me. i'm going to the king.
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I'm going to the king. he hasn't yet called me,
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He hasn't yet called me, but if i die, i die."
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But if i die, i die." and the people fast
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And the people fast and prayed for three days.
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And prayed for three days. and obviously the king is very,
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And obviously the king is very, very sympathetic to her.
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Very sympathetic to her. and talking about
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And talking about for such a time as this,
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For such a time as this, that time component
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That time component is so important because,
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Is so important because, what do we have?
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What do we have? we have mordecai,
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We have mordecai, who brings about
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Who brings about the destruction of haman.
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The destruction of haman. mordecai, a son of kish,
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Mordecai, a son of kish, bringing down
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Bringing down the destruction of haman,
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The destruction of haman, the son of an agagite,
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The son of an agagite, take us back to the book
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Take us back to the book of 1 samuel where
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Of 1 samuel where we have king saul,
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We have king saul, a son of kish, who god command
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A son of kish, who god command to kill all of the amorites,
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To kill all of the amorites, left only one, the king agag.
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Left only one, the king agag. he didn't do his job like
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He didn't do his job like god instructed him to.
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God instructed him to. so, many years later
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So, many years later for such a time as that,
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For such a time as that, now we finally have
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Now we finally have the resolution.
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The resolution. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> i think is a --
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>> i think is a -- this story is cycle
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This story is cycle of biblical history actually.
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Of biblical history actually. look for example,
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Look for example, so haman becomes an antisemite,
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So haman becomes an antisemite, intend on destroying
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Intend on destroying the jewish people,
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The jewish people, which we know
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Which we know is spiritual, right?
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Is spiritual, right? it's a spiritual.
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It's a spiritual. destroy the jewish people
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Destroy the jewish people is at the top of the lists
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Is at the top of the lists of satan's agenda.
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Of satan's agenda. you have the same thing
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You have the same thing reoccurring with pharaoh, right?
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Reoccurring with pharaoh, right? israel is getting too big.
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Israel is getting too big. the israelites
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The israelites are getting too big.
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Are getting too big. let's kill all the first born
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Let's kill all the first born males to keep a deliverer
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Males to keep a deliverer from coming.
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From coming. we see the same thing
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We see the same thing repeated with herod, right?
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Repeated with herod, right? herod gets wind that
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Herod gets wind that the messiah, it's about to --
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The messiah, it's about to -- it's time for
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It's time for the messiah to come,
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The messiah to come, it challenges his leadership,
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It challenges his leadership, his throne.
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His throne. and so, he gathers together
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And so, he gathers together the sages of israel,
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The sages of israel, where's this messiah
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Where's this messiah gonna be born?
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Gonna be born? bethlehem.
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Bethlehem. and so, what does he do?
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And so, what does he do? he sends his soldiers to kill
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He sends his soldiers to kill all the male children, the jews.
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All the male children, the jews. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> it's antisemitism repeated
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>> it's antisemitism repeated over and over and over again.
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Over and over and over again. >> and you know --
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>> and you know -- scott and jonathan,
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Scott and jonathan, you know what are now
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You know what are now the common threat is in here.
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The common threat is in here. where does this take place?
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Where does this take place? it takes place in a city
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It takes place in a city called susa or shushan.
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Called susa or shushan. taking place in shushan.
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Taking place in shushan. so, this is the place where
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So, this is the place where persecution is gonna come
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Persecution is gonna come and god is going to,
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And god is going to, obviously, deliver the people.
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Obviously, deliver the people. shushan is also
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Shushan is also mentioned in daniel 8,
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Mentioned in daniel 8, where daniel has a vision
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Where daniel has a vision at a place called
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At a place called shushan of impending attack
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Shushan of impending attack against israel,
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Against israel, but god would deliver
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But god would deliver the people through
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The people through the festival of hanukkah,
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The festival of hanukkah, and in nehemiah 1.
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And in nehemiah 1. nehemiah is in shushan,
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Nehemiah is in shushan, his brother, hanani,
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His brother, hanani, comes to him, nehemiah says,
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Comes to him, nehemiah says, "how are things going
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"how are things going in jerusalem?"
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In jerusalem?" he says,
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He says, "they burned down the gates,
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"they burned down the gates, everything is on fire."
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Everything is on fire." persecution against
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Persecution against the jewish people.
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The jewish people. nehemiah goes to jerusalem,
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Nehemiah goes to jerusalem, god once again delivers
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God once again delivers his people.
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His people. haman, herod,
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Haman, herod, hitler, hamas, houthis.
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Hitler, hamas, houthis. i mean, all these h --
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I mean, all these h -- >> hezbollah.
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>> hezbollah. >> hezbollah, hezbollah.
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>> hezbollah, hezbollah. another h. but --
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Another h. but -- >> that will preach well,
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>> that will preach well, my gosh, god the five h's.
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My gosh, god the five h's. >> but in every situation,
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>> but in every situation, god is behind the scenes.
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God is behind the scenes. even now as israel is going,
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Even now as israel is going, maybe through some of their most
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Maybe through some of their most historic hatred ever,
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Historic hatred ever, god is behind the scenes,
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God is behind the scenes, and he's setting things up.
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And he's setting things up. the enemy would want us
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The enemy would want us to be discouraged
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To be discouraged saying israel is done.
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Saying israel is done. certainly, even though the sun
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Certainly, even though the sun and the moon are still
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And the moon are still in the sky,
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In the sky, god's not gonna
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God's not gonna come through this time,
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Come through this time, but in the same way
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But in the same way that he came through
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That he came through in the book of esther,
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In the book of esther, in the same way
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In the same way that he came through
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That he came through in the book of exodus,
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In the book of exodus, in the same way
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In the same way that he came through
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That he came through and herod ended up dying
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And herod ended up dying and yeshua rose from the dead,
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And yeshua rose from the dead, so also will he come through
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So also will he come through because the end
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Because the end of the story for israel is
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Of the story for israel is always resurrection.
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Always resurrection. >> amen.
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>> amen. well said.
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Well said. >> you know, if there was
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>> you know, if there was not a purim,
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Not a purim, if there was not
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If there was not an esther --
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An esther -- and by the way,
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And by the way, i think that esther is
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I think that esther is a type of the church, actually.
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A type of the church, actually. look at the parallels.
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Look at the parallels. esther hides her
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Esther hides her jewish identity.
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Jewish identity. esther has access
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Esther has access to the king, okay?
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To the king, okay? we have access to the king.
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We have access to the king. jewish identity has been
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Jewish identity has been stripped for the last
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Stripped for the last 2,000 years from the church,
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2,000 years from the church, which is sad and has to change.
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Which is sad and has to change. esther, again, has access
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Esther, again, has access and she gets people praying,
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And she gets people praying, and she reveals
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And she reveals her jewish identity,
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Her jewish identity, and what does it bring?
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And what does it bring? deliverance.
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Deliverance. it brings deliverance,
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It brings deliverance, it brings restoration,
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It brings restoration, it brings victory.
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It brings victory. there's such a connection here,
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There's such a connection here, and i think it's time for
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And i think it's time for the church, like esther,
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The church, like esther, to reconnect with her
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To reconnect with her jewish identity,
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Jewish identity, with your jewish identity,
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With your jewish identity, and be a light
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And be a light to the jewish people.
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To the jewish people. you're called to provoke
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You're called to provoke the jewish people to jealousy.
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The jewish people to jealousy. you can fulfil that call
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You can fulfil that call by embracing your calling
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By embracing your calling to provoke the jewish people
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To provoke the jewish people to jealousy by showing love,
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To jealousy by showing love, by reaching out to them
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By reaching out to them with the good news,
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With the good news, buy just showing them
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Buy just showing them that there's something
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That there's something different about you,
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Different about you, and that you're
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And that you're worshiping their god,
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Worshiping their god, you're serving their god,
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You're serving their god, the god of abraham,
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The god of abraham, isaac, and jacob.
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>> announcer: understanding
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And celebrating
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The message of purim
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And how god often works
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Behind the scenes
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Is even more important today,
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As the world experiences
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The highest level
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Of antisemitism
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Since world war ii.
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With the book,
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"the spring feasts and purim,"
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You'll fully grasp
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The significance of purim
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>> welcome back.
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>> welcome back. hey, we so appreciate
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Hey, we so appreciate your continued support
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Thank you so very much. we really appreciate you all.
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We really appreciate you all. well, we're talking about purim.
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Well, we're talking about purim. we're talking about
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We're talking about the book of esther.
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The book of esther. something that is celebrated
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Something that is celebrated by jewish communities
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By jewish communities around the world.
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Around the world. actually, at the end
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Actually, at the end of the book of esther,
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Of the book of esther, it says, "remember to celebrate
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It says, "remember to celebrate this every year,"
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This every year," because it's a celebration
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Because it's a celebration of god's deliverance.
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Of god's deliverance. he's not even
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He's not even written in the book,
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Written in the book, he's not even mentioned,
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He's not even mentioned, but he's working behind
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But he's working behind the scenes in a powerful way.
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The scenes in a powerful way. and listen, without purim,
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And listen, without purim, there would be no messiah.
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There would be no messiah. without hanukkah,
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Without hanukkah, there would be no christmas.
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There would be no christmas. the preservation
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The preservation of the jewish people
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Of the jewish people is so important.
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Is so important. understand this, you love jesus,
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Understand this, you love jesus, but he's the messiah of israel.
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But he's the messiah of israel. you've been transformed by
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You've been transformed by a relationship with him, right?
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A relationship with him, right? but he wouldn't have even
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But he wouldn't have even been born if it wasn't
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Been born if it wasn't for god's preservation
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For god's preservation of the jewish people because
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Of the jewish people because jesus was and is a jew.
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Jesus was and is a jew. >> yeah, amen.
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>> yeah, amen. >> you were talking about
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>> you were talking about the important of remembering
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The important of remembering purim and celebrating
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Purim and celebrating it regularly.
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It regularly. there's something
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There's something so powerful in remembering.
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So powerful in remembering. i'm reminded of psalms 78,
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I'm reminded of psalms 78, the sons of ephraim
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The sons of ephraim were archers equip with bows,
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Were archers equip with bows, but they turned back
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But they turned back in the day of battle because
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In the day of battle because they did not remember
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They did not remember the deeds of the lord.
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The deeds of the lord. when we remember purim,
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When we remember purim, when we remember that
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When we remember that the jewish people were saved
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The jewish people were saved from a demonic plot
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From a demonic plot to wipe them out,
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To wipe them out, something rises inside of us.
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Something rises inside of us. there's many people that are
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There's many people that are watching today that might not be
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Watching today that might not be the target of annihilation,
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The target of annihilation, but they going through things
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But they going through things that they feel are hopeless
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That they feel are hopeless whether it's a health report,
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Whether it's a health report, whether it's finances,
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Whether it's finances, whether it's
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Whether it's broken relationships.
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Broken relationships. when we remember purim
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When we remember purim and that god delivered a people
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And that god delivered a people in order to preserve the messiah
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In order to preserve the messiah so that we all can be saved,
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So that we all can be saved, we're remembering --
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We're remembering -- god is calling us to remember
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God is calling us to remember purim so that we can be fierce
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Purim so that we can be fierce in the day of battle
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In the day of battle knowing that as much as
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Knowing that as much as the enemy would wanna
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The enemy would wanna see us destroyed,
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See us destroyed, the god who saved
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The god who saved the jewish people is the god
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The jewish people is the god who's gonna come through
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Who's gonna come through for us today.
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For us today. >> let me focus on one verse
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>> let me focus on one verse to keep this going, okay?
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To keep this going, okay? the most important verse
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The most important verse of the whole book of esther...
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Of the whole book of esther... >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> "you have been called
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>> "you have been called to do this for such
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To do this for such a time as this."
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A time as this." >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> and i --
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>> and i -- i'm feeling this
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I'm feeling this as i'm talking about it
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As i'm talking about it that you've been called
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That you've been called for such a time as this.
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For such a time as this. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> there's a lot going on
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>> there's a lot going on right now that connects
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Right now that connects to such a time as this.
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To such a time as this. >> mmm.
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>> mmm. >> we're experiencing
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>> we're experiencing the highest level
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The highest level of antisemitism.
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Of antisemitism. this is all
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This is all as a result of october 7
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As a result of october 7 and israel's commitment
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And israel's commitment to wipe out hamas.
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To wipe out hamas. not to wipe out
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Not to wipe out the palestinians,
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The palestinians, to wipe out hamas,
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To wipe out hamas, an aggressive,
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An aggressive, evil force, right?
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Evil force, right? these are terrorists,
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These are terrorists, these are thugs,
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These are thugs, and israel has committed
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And israel has committed to destroy them
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To destroy them for the preservation
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For the preservation of the state of israel,
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Of the state of israel, and there's all these protests
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And there's all these protests against israel claiming
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Against israel claiming that israel is trying
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That israel is trying to commit genocide when
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To commit genocide when it's the other way around.
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It's the other way around. and i'm saying to you,
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And i'm saying to you, i think this lord
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I think this lord is saying to you,
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Is saying to you, the church,
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The church, to you a christian,
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To you a christian, for such a time as this,
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For such a time as this, you have to stand up
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You have to stand up against antisemitism.
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Against antisemitism. according to
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According to the anti-defamation league,
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The anti-defamation league, antisemitism is at
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Antisemitism is at the highest rate since
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The highest rate since world war ii, since the nazi.
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World war ii, since the nazi. and it's spreading
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And it's spreading like a virus, right,
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Like a virus, right, throughout the world,
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Throughout the world, and we've gotta take action.
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And we've gotta take action. >> and i think it's so important
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>> and i think it's so important you're talking about
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You're talking about taking action.
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Taking action. for you as a christian to go up
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For you as a christian to go up to your jewish neighbor
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To your jewish neighbor and to say,
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And to say, "i stand with you
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"i stand with you as i'm watching this.
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As i'm watching this. and i wanna let you know
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And i wanna let you know that i'm praying for you,
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That i'm praying for you, and i want to encourage you."
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And i want to encourage you." we need to do a lot more
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We need to do a lot more of that particularly
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Of that particularly for such a time as this.
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For such a time as this. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. i think sometimes when people
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I think sometimes when people think standing for israel,
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Think standing for israel, that means waving
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That means waving an israeli flag saying,
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An israeli flag saying, "israel can do no wrong."
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"israel can do no wrong." none of us are saying that.
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None of us are saying that. if we --
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If we -- we're standing with israel,
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We're standing with israel, not from
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Not from a political perspective,
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A political perspective, we're standing with israel
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We're standing with israel from a biblical perspective.
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From a biblical perspective. god chose israel.
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God chose israel. he's not looking for
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He's not looking for political people to make
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Political people to make a difference in the earth.
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A difference in the earth. he's looking for the esthers
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He's looking for the esthers who are willing to risk
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Who are willing to risk their necks and say,
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Their necks and say, "i'm standing on
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"i'm standing on the promises of god for israel."
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The promises of god for israel." because if god's promises
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Because if god's promises for israel fail,
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For israel fail, god's promises for us fail.
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God's promises for us fail. so yes, we need to be
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So yes, we need to be standing with israel,
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Standing with israel, but let's not get
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But let's not get that perverted into
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That perverted into thinking that israel
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Thinking that israel is the perfect nation.
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Is the perfect nation. no nation without jesus
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No nation without jesus ruling it is the perfect nation.
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Ruling it is the perfect nation. but we as believers have a
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But we as believers have a mandate to be an esther people
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Mandate to be an esther people in today's day and age.
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In today's day and age. dude, just for
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Dude, just for two quick seconds.
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Two quick seconds. i started my last summer off by
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I started my last summer off by taking a historical trip to --
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Taking a historical trip to -- a jewish historical trip
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A jewish historical trip to eastern europe,
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To eastern europe, and i saw all of these
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And i saw all of these concentration camps.
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Concentration camps. it was such a devastating trip.
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It was such a devastating trip. i remember taking the train
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I remember taking the train from krakow to --
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From krakow to -- i'm sorry.
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I'm sorry. from czechoslovakia
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From czechoslovakia to auschwitz.
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To auschwitz. we took the train
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We took the train to auschwitz in the morning.
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To auschwitz in the morning. mind blowing trip, waking up,
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Mind blowing trip, waking up, seeing the very tracks on which
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Seeing the very tracks on which our jewish ancestors rode
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Our jewish ancestors rode their last ride to their death.
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Their last ride to their death. then i ended the summer this
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Then i ended the summer this past september visiting israel
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Past september visiting israel and seeing the decimation
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And seeing the decimation in the gazan envelope
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In the gazan envelope of this kibbutzim,
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Of this kibbutzim, these villages...
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These villages... >> hmm.
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>> hmm. >> where hamas came in
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>> where hamas came in and lauded, destroyed,
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And lauded, destroyed, and pummeled
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And pummeled the children of israel.
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The children of israel. and i'm thinking to myself,
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And i'm thinking to myself, "wait a se --
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"wait a se -- this looks hopeless."
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This looks hopeless." but it's not hopeless because
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But it's not hopeless because god is in the background
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God is in the background just like he was,
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Just like he was, and there's a day coming
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And there's a day coming when all israel
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When all israel is going to be saved,
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Is going to be saved, and the hamans of this earth
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And the hamans of this earth are gonna hang on the very
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Are gonna hang on the very gallows they've erected.
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Gallows they've erected. >> that will happen,
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>> that will happen, but he's looking for
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But he's looking for the church to take a stand.
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The church to take a stand. >> he really is.
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>> he really is. >> this is your moment,
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>> this is your moment, i believe.
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I believe. this is your,
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This is your, "such a time" moment.
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"such a time" moment. let me ask you, and you can
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Let me ask you, and you can write to us, you can email us.
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Write to us, you can email us. i'm really curious to know
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I'm really curious to know what's your,
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What's your, "such a time" moment?
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"such a time" moment? what one thing is your
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What one thing is your "such a time" moment?
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"such a time" moment? it might be something
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It might be something you've already done.
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You've already done. but ask the lord,
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But ask the lord, "what's my such a time moment?"
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"what's my such a time moment?" and let us know
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And let us know and we'll pray for you.
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And we'll pray for you. scott, you have a
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Scott, you have a "such a time" moment
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"such a time" moment that i'm aware of.
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That i'm aware of. when you went to israel
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When you went to israel and saw that need,
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And saw that need, you started to raise funds
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You started to raise funds to put in monitors, right?
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To put in monitors, right? cameras...
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Cameras... >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> so that they would have
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>> so that they would have tighter security.
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Tighter security. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. i just got a video today
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I just got a video today that i haven't even looked
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That i haven't even looked at yet because the cameras
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At yet because the cameras in one of these kibbutzim
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In one of these kibbutzim were erected.
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Were erected. and you know how it was.
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And you know how it was. it's not because
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It's not because i'm a rich person,
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I'm a rich person, it's because people
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It's because people around the world,
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Around the world, esthers around the world
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Esthers around the world are saying,
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Are saying, "i wanna stand with israel.
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"i wanna stand with israel. i wanna do something.
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I wanna do something. i wanna pray for
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I wanna pray for the peace of jerusalem.
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The peace of jerusalem. i wanna do something
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I wanna do something practically to stand with
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Practically to stand with the people of israel."
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The people of israel." and i love --
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And i love -- that's what jewish voice
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That's what jewish voice has been doing for decades.
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Has been doing for decades. as we as an organization,
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As we as an organization, as jewish voice continues
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As jewish voice continues to do this through
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To do this through the beautiful partners
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The beautiful partners that we have around the world,
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That we have around the world, the message of esther
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The message of esther is being spoken.
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Is being spoken. and the people of israel,
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And the people of israel, do you know what they do?
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Do you know what they do? non-believers in israel
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Non-believers in israel when they see the love
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When they see the love of the church, capital c.
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Of the church, capital c. non-jewish people,
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Non-jewish people, the gentile people
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The gentile people of the nations blessing
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Of the nations blessing the people of israel,
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The people of israel, it reduces them to tears.
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It reduces them to tears. they've never seen
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They've never seen anything like it.
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Anything like it. that's provoking
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That's provoking israel to jealousy,
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Israel to jealousy, and that's what we as
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And that's what we as the church is called to do.
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The church is called to do. >> and isn't that part
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>> and isn't that part and parcel of romans 11:25-27?
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And parcel of romans 11:25-27? "for the gentiles shall
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"for the gentiles shall come into their fullness
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Come into their fullness and so all israel shall be
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And so all israel shall be saved and the redeemer,
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Saved and the redeemer, yeshua, shall come
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Yeshua, shall come forth from zion."
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Forth from zion." it starts, obviously,
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It starts, obviously, with the gentiles coming
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With the gentiles coming into their fullness.
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Into their fullness. what does that mean?
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What does that mean? when the light
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When the light of the holy spirit
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Of the holy spirit is burning bright
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Is burning bright in their hearts,
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In their hearts, and they have a passion
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And they have a passion to love and reach out
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To love and reach out to their jewish people
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To their jewish people just as you talked about,
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Just as you talked about, then you have so many of them
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Then you have so many of them coming and saying,
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Coming and saying, "i want to know
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"i want to know why you are this way.
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Why you are this way. why are you doing this?
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Why are you doing this? tell us more about
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Tell us more about what your beliefs are."
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What your beliefs are." and i believe,
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And i believe, and i know you've said this
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And i know you've said this in the past
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In the past and i think it's correct.
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And i think it's correct. we have seen more jewish people
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We have seen more jewish people come into relationship with
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Come into relationship with yeshua in the past 80 years
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Yeshua in the past 80 years than i believe we have
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Than i believe we have any other time in history
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Any other time in history since the book of acts.
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Since the book of acts. >> i was also thinking
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>> i was also thinking of romans 11:11-15,
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Of romans 11:11-15, that the rejection of yeshua
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That the rejection of yeshua by the leaders of israel
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By the leaders of israel 2,000 years ago
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2,000 years ago led to the gospel
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Led to the gospel going to the nations,
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Going to the nations, to the gentiles,
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To the gentiles, which is why you're enjoying
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Which is why you're enjoying your relationship with
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Your relationship with the god of abraham,
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The god of abraham, isaac, and jacob,
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Isaac, and jacob, because of their rejection.
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Because of their rejection. now, we're part of the remnant
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Now, we're part of the remnant of jews who believe in jesus,
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Of jews who believe in jesus, and that's growing as jack said.
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And that's growing as jack said. but it also goes on to say
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But it also goes on to say if their rejection
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If their rejection brought you salvation,
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Brought you salvation, what's gonna happen
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What's gonna happen when they come back?
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When they come back? when the jewish people
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When the jewish people come back,
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Come back, it will bring life
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It will bring life from the dead.
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From the dead. that's part
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That's part of the story of purim,
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Of the story of purim, life from the dead.
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Life from the dead. i want you to use purim
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I want you to use purim as an opportunity to love
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As an opportunity to love your jewish neighbor.
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Your jewish neighbor. that means praying for them,
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That means praying for them, that means reaching
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That means reaching out to them with blessing,
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Out to them with blessing, and that means sharing
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And that means sharing your faith in a very careful
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Your faith in a very careful way about the messiah
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Way about the messiah because they will listen.
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Because they will listen. and faith cometh by hearing
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And faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of god.
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>> understanding
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And celebrating
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The message of purim
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And how god often works
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Behind the scenes
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Is even more important today,
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As the world experiences
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The highest level
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Of antisemitism
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Since world war ii.
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With the book,
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"the spring feasts and purim,"
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You'll fully grasp
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The significance of purim
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And all the seasonal
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Jewish feasts.
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We'll also include
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The daily devotional
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And journal
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Reflections on jewish feasts."
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With your gift of $45 or more
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That makes the simple,
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Yet bold statement,
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"love your jewish neighbor."
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A unique reproduction
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Of the scroll of esther.
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The scroll of almost 12 inches
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Features the complete text
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Of esther,
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All to connect you to your
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Jewish roots and remind you
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That we've each been blessed
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With work to do
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For such a time as this.
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>> we always take time
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>> we always take time to pray for the needs of those
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To pray for the needs of those who watch this program,
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Who watch this program, who partner with us.
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Who partner with us. and we know the needs
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And we know the needs that you have 'cause
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That you have 'cause we read your letters,
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We read your letters, and we pray for every
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And we pray for every prayer request that comes
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Prayer request that comes into our ministry by name.
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Into our ministry by name. and we're believing
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And we're believing that god answers prayer.
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That god answers prayer. he is a god
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He is a god who listens, who cares,
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Who listens, who cares, and who answers prayer.
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And who answers prayer. so, just believe with us now.
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So, just believe with us now. i know that many of you are
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I know that many of you are going through a difficult time,
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Going through a difficult time, but again, god answers prayer.
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But again, god answers prayer. and i wanna invite those that
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And i wanna invite those that have never make a commitment
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Have never make a commitment to follow the lord,
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To follow the lord, who have experienced
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Who have experienced transformed life by letting
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Transformed life by letting jesus, yeshua into your heart,
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Jesus, yeshua into your heart, this is the day for you,
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This is the day for you, and we encourage you to do that.
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And we encourage you to do that. just to ask him to change
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Just to ask him to change your life.
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Your life. we're gonna pray for you now.
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We're gonna pray for you now. scott, just quickly,
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Scott, just quickly, jack, let's pray for
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Jack, let's pray for the people that really,
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The people that really, there's a lot of needs
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There's a lot of needs out there, we know that.
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Out there, we know that. >> lord, i thank you so much,
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>> lord, i thank you so much, specifically, for my jewish
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Specifically, for my jewish brothers and sisters who are
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Brothers and sisters who are watching and listening today.
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Watching and listening today. lord, for those who are
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Lord, for those who are feeling the press of hatred
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Feeling the press of hatred from this earth,
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From this earth, maybe from neighbors,
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Maybe from neighbors, maybe schoolmates, classmates,
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Maybe schoolmates, classmates, college campuses
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College campuses around the world,
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Around the world, i pray that you would encourage
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I pray that you would encourage my jewish brothers and sisters
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My jewish brothers and sisters that the god of esther,
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That the god of esther, the god who appears so radical,
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The god who appears so radical, even though his name
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Even though his name is not mentioned,
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Is not mentioned, would be their god today.
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Would be their god today. fill them with courage
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Fill them with courage and fill them with strength
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And fill them with strength knowing that the god
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Knowing that the god who has called them will be
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Who has called them will be the god who sustains them
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The god who sustains them in yeshua's name.
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In yeshua's name. >> god of abraham,
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>> god of abraham, heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, i pray that everyone
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I pray that everyone who is watching,
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Who is watching, that the story purim
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That the story purim would be an encouragement
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Would be an encouragement to them for it is the story
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To them for it is the story for all of us that
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For all of us that while you never promise
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While you never promise to exempt any of us who believe
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To exempt any of us who believe in you from persecution,
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In you from persecution, you always promise
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You always promise to deliver us through it.
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To deliver us through it. and i pray, lord god,
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And i pray, lord god, that that would speak
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That that would speak to the minds and hearts
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To the minds and hearts of those watching long
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Of those watching long after this show is done
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After this show is done in yeshua's name.
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In yeshua's name. >> yes, lord.
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>> yes, lord. and raise up an army that
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And raise up an army that are watching this program
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Are watching this program to combat antisemitism,
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To combat antisemitism, to speak out god's truth
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To speak out god's truth that he's not
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That he's not finished with israel,
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Finished with israel, that he loves the jewish people,
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That he loves the jewish people, and that the jewish people yet
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And that the jewish people yet have a destiny ahead.
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Have a destiny ahead. we pray that you would move
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We pray that you would move on the hearts of those
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On the hearts of those who are listening to be
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Who are listening to be that army in jesus' name.
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That army in jesus' name. we wanna invite you to go deeper
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We wanna invite you to go deeper and find meaningful ways
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And find meaningful ways to support and bless
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To support and bless israel and the jewish
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Israel and the jewish community worldwide.
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Community worldwide. you can go to jewishvoice.tv,
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You can go to jewishvoice.tv, that's our website.
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That's our website. there, you'll discover resources
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There, you'll discover resources that will help you grow in
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That will help you grow in your faith and opportunities
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To get involved.
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To get involved. as we close our program,
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As we close our program, i wanna remind you psalm 122:6,
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I wanna remind you psalm 122:6, "pray for the peace
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"pray for the peace of jerusalem,
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Of jerusalem, may they prosper who love thee."
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May they prosper who love thee." thanks for joining us today,
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And until next time
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And until next time with scott and jack,
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With scott and jack, i'm jonathan bernis saying
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I'm jonathan bernis saying shalom and god bless you.
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♪ ♪
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Jonathan Bernis: For Such A Time As This | Jewish Voice Ministries

March 12, 2025 | S25:E11

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