1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:04,300 We Are One church. We love God love. 2 00:00:04,300 --> 00:00:07,100 People love his mission and love his church. 3 00:00:07,500 --> 00:00:09,700 Welcome to the one Church podcast. 4 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:17,700 Hello, my name is Alice. It's Monday. 5 00:00:17,700 --> 00:00:21,700 The 24th of April and this is the one Church podcast. 6 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:26,800 It says, in 2 Thessalonians chapter 3 verses 3 to 5, but the 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,000 Lord is faithful. He will strengthen you and guard 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,500 you from the evil one and we are confident in the Lord that you 9 00:00:33,500 --> 00:00:35,700 are doing and will continue to do the things. 10 00:00:35,700 --> 00:00:39,200 We commanded, you may the Lord lead your hearts into a full 11 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,100 understanding and expression of the love of God. 12 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,400 God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ. 13 00:00:45,700 --> 00:00:48,100 We are believing over you that the faithful Lord will 14 00:00:48,100 --> 00:00:51,500 strengthen you and guard you from the evil one that as you 15 00:00:51,500 --> 00:00:54,500 continue to do the things that we have been commanded by God to 16 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:57,000 do that. God would lead you into full 17 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,900 understanding of his love for you and an expression of that 18 00:01:00,900 --> 00:01:03,800 love as well. This week, we're starting a new 19 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,700 teaching series across the whole of one Church looking at the 20 00:01:06,700 --> 00:01:09,300 Book of Esther. Here's Tom, who spoke to every 21 00:01:09,300 --> 00:01:11,700 site yesterday bringing as a brilliant. 22 00:01:12,300 --> 00:01:18,400 Message, hello, everybody is Tom here. 23 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,800 It's a privilege to be able to speak to you all today. 24 00:01:21,700 --> 00:01:26,600 In January, Pastor David, took us to Ephesians chapter 4 in the 25 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:31,100 Bible, and unpacked a little bit of what that meant and what we 26 00:01:31,100 --> 00:01:33,100 believe as a church. We should be doing over the 27 00:01:33,100 --> 00:01:37,300 first half of this year alongside Renovations, and 28 00:01:37,300 --> 00:01:41,100 exciting Journeys for all people in different sites and all that 29 00:01:41,100 --> 00:01:44,000 God is doing. Here is what God spoke to us at 30 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,800 the beginning of the year. So Christ himself gave the 31 00:01:46,808 --> 00:01:50,400 apostles, the prophets, the evangelists the pastors and 32 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:54,600 teachers to equip his people for works of service, so that the 33 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:58,100 body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the 34 00:01:58,100 --> 00:02:01,800 faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, and more and 35 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:05,700 become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of 36 00:02:05,700 --> 00:02:08,800 Christ. So, through our teaching on 37 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,400 Sundays. And in life groups with our 38 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:14,400 children, our young people we've shaped themes of teaching around 39 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,600 each of these gifts that God has given the church. 40 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:20,600 So, in January Pastor, David talked to us as an apostle. 41 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,500 He bought us a message about being a Pioneer people, which 42 00:02:23,500 --> 00:02:28,300 led into that month of teaching. We have been equipped in 43 00:02:28,300 --> 00:02:30,300 February. Josh Smith who carries an 44 00:02:30,300 --> 00:02:34,000 anointing as an evangelist. He began our series on 45 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:38,200 introducing Jesus leading us into A new knowledge of Jesus 46 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,700 and the call to introduce him to the world. 47 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,700 We've been stirred in our faith and knowledge of the son of God. 48 00:02:46,100 --> 00:02:50,300 Pastor Susan, who has a deeply pastoral heart took us into a 49 00:02:50,300 --> 00:02:54,600 month of para clayss, as we were given tools to bring care and 50 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,600 comfort to one another with the care and comfort. 51 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:01,600 We first received from God, we've been built up and we're 52 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,300 walking in a deeper Unity together and now having been 53 00:03:05,300 --> 00:03:07,600 equipped by the Apostle the Evangelist and the pasta. 54 00:03:07,700 --> 00:03:10,800 It's time to let the gift of the teacher loose. 55 00:03:11,700 --> 00:03:14,600 And throughout this series, coming up, we trust that you 56 00:03:14,900 --> 00:03:19,000 watch, you receive, you learn skills that are going to help 57 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,700 you dig deeper into the Bible for yourself. 58 00:03:21,700 --> 00:03:24,800 This is not just a time where you will be taught. 59 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,000 It's a time where you will learn how to dig deep, how to study 60 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:34,600 and how to get so much richness from God's word and to just 61 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:38,900 begin to scratch the surface of What Lies Beneath when we choose 62 00:03:38,900 --> 00:03:41,300 to dig a bit deeper and may this happen. 63 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,900 So that we would all grow in maturity together. 64 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:50,400 We believe in the power of the Bible, we believe that God still 65 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:54,100 speaks through his living word. Today, we believe that the Bible 66 00:03:54,100 --> 00:03:58,300 is the inspired word of God. The infallible all-sufficient 67 00:03:58,300 --> 00:04:04,800 rule for Faith and practice. So if this word this Bible that 68 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:10,000 many of us keep on our shelves, or on our phones, If this word 69 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,800 really is inspired if it's infallible and if it's all 70 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:18,399 sufficient for every part of our Lives, then we should long to 71 00:04:18,399 --> 00:04:23,800 dig deeper into it and there is always more to dig into when it 72 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:27,500 comes to the Bible. But are we truly longing for 73 00:04:27,500 --> 00:04:31,100 clamoring for Desiring more from God. 74 00:04:31,500 --> 00:04:35,100 Do we really long to dig deeper into this Living Word? 75 00:04:36,100 --> 00:04:39,300 When I think back over the last year or so, and think about 76 00:04:39,300 --> 00:04:42,400 something that people around our country have longed for 77 00:04:42,700 --> 00:04:45,100 something. Does spring to mind, you might 78 00:04:45,100 --> 00:04:47,500 be aware that there's a drink that's been released in the last 79 00:04:47,500 --> 00:04:50,100 year is called Prime. If you've never heard that, 80 00:04:50,100 --> 00:04:52,400 that's absolutely fine. But many of you will have done, 81 00:04:52,700 --> 00:04:55,900 it's a hydration. Drink that's been endorsed by to 82 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:00,100 internet personalities but imagine Powerade or lucozade 83 00:05:00,100 --> 00:05:03,500 sport, but with a bit of coconut water and a whole lot of hype, 84 00:05:03,700 --> 00:05:07,400 that's basically what prime is The longing, the clamor the 85 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:12,100 desire to get a bottle of this. Drink has been so strong that 86 00:05:12,100 --> 00:05:15,000 it's LED people to unprecedented tactics. 87 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,700 People have been hunting for stock hunting in warehouses 88 00:05:18,900 --> 00:05:23,200 tracking shipments communicating with one another online, when 89 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,700 something arrives in a shop. And then rushing there have been 90 00:05:26,700 --> 00:05:29,200 mad rushes in our body. And in our stir, people have 91 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:33,100 paid thousands of pounds for crates of this drink and up to 92 00:05:33,100 --> 00:05:36,800 100 pounds per bottle. Or oh, Cam people are still 93 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:40,600 reselling it in Leicester for at least 10 pounds of bottle and 94 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,500 much more online and as the cells out instantly as soon as 95 00:05:44,500 --> 00:05:47,000 it goes on the shelves, and I know this because every time 96 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,000 I've been in ASDA, since this drink was released, I've gone to 97 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:55,300 the shelf and I've checked and sadly, no Prime for Tom We 98 00:05:55,300 --> 00:05:58,900 should come at our study of the Bible with this same longing. 99 00:05:58,900 --> 00:06:03,000 This clamoring, this Desiring to get our hands on something 100 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,700 great. We should be clamoring far more 101 00:06:05,700 --> 00:06:09,900 than the prime seeking kids and adults around our country. 102 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:14,000 The difference between a drink that we talk about here and the 103 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,200 Living Word of God, the stock is not scarce. 104 00:06:17,500 --> 00:06:21,300 In fact, all of us with a smart device can download the Bible, 105 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,800 and if you do not have a physical Bible and would like to 106 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,900 hold on and read it yourself, and you don't have one, please 107 00:06:26,900 --> 00:06:28,900 ask. We will get you a Bible and we 108 00:06:28,900 --> 00:06:32,100 will find a way to get one in your hands because within this 109 00:06:32,100 --> 00:06:36,200 pages that we should be longing for clamoring for Desiring to go 110 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:40,600 deeper into we discover, who God is Who We Are. 111 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:44,400 Our and we encounter his big story for the whole world. 112 00:06:45,300 --> 00:06:50,400 So when we study the Bible, what are some things to bear in mind 113 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,400 when we teach the Bible? What are some things that we 114 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:57,600 should be aware of? Well this is not just a book, 115 00:06:57,900 --> 00:07:00,300 The Bible isn't just something with a beginning a middle and an 116 00:07:00,300 --> 00:07:02,400 end. Every part of the Bible is 117 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:04,600 unique. Every book has a different 118 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:08,700 function, a different style, every page contains something 119 00:07:08,700 --> 00:07:13,600 different When we hear read and discuss the Bible, we could be 120 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:17,500 helped by some simple W starting questions. 121 00:07:17,900 --> 00:07:22,800 And those questions are what who, where when and why. 122 00:07:23,300 --> 00:07:26,700 So what what kind of text is it? What does it mean? 123 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:30,000 Who, who wrote it? Who was the original recipient 124 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,000 of it? Where, where was it, written? 125 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:38,300 Where was it sent to when? When was it written, when was 126 00:07:38,300 --> 00:07:39,500 it? Meant to be read? 127 00:07:39,900 --> 00:07:44,900 When is it positioned in history and why, why is it in the Bible? 128 00:07:45,100 --> 00:07:48,800 Why is it important and why does it change us today? 129 00:07:49,300 --> 00:07:53,200 The the, what, the, who, the, where the, when and the why? 130 00:07:53,900 --> 00:07:57,700 And if it times in your life and perhaps even now you sometimes 131 00:07:57,700 --> 00:08:01,800 just feel you have the time and the energy to read a simple 132 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,000 passage and ask. The how does this apply to my 133 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,400 life? That's absolutely fine. 134 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,800 And God is gracious and he speaks to To us through his word 135 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:14,600 even in that kind of Simplicity. But let's long for something 136 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,400 more than just a me centered reading of the Bible. 137 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:22,000 Let's long to really encounter God to find this inspired word 138 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:26,300 inspiring us, but not just that inspiring our love our Grace, 139 00:08:26,300 --> 00:08:28,800 towards others. The way we see, who God is the 140 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,400 way we see who we are and so much more. 141 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,500 So we're gonna dig deeper together. 142 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:37,500 Now, let's put that into practice. 143 00:08:37,799 --> 00:08:39,500 Let's ask some of those questions. 144 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,900 Let's give each of us some tools because we're about to begin 145 00:08:43,100 --> 00:08:46,800 studying and digging deep into the Book of Esther. 146 00:08:49,700 --> 00:09:18,200 You gotta go. The Book of Esther. 147 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:22,100 What is it? Esther is a book of the Bible. 148 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,200 It's a book of the Bible that's found in the Old Testament. 149 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:29,000 It's ten chapters long. It doesn't take a long time to 150 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,000 read the chapters are relatively short. 151 00:09:31,500 --> 00:09:34,500 It is one of the historical books of the Bible. 152 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:38,000 If the Bible is like a library with different books, in 153 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,900 different categories, while this is the last book of the 154 00:09:40,900 --> 00:09:45,200 historical books, or the writings just after the law just 155 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:49,500 before the, poetry books of the The Old Testament, but this book 156 00:09:49,500 --> 00:09:51,900 was not just written to be history. 157 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,100 Anyone who has read the book of Esther will know, it's written 158 00:09:55,100 --> 00:10:00,200 written to be a story. It's a historic novel, historic 159 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:05,200 a novella it's an amazing story. It Bridges, this gap between 160 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:08,500 history, and poetry, that's a bit of the what. 161 00:10:08,500 --> 00:10:12,400 But what about the who, well, who wrote the Book of Esther? 162 00:10:12,900 --> 00:10:17,000 Well, of course, all scripture is inspired by God. 163 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:20,000 Aunt. But we believed that real 164 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:25,100 people, sat and wrote or dictated the Bible, it was not 165 00:10:25,100 --> 00:10:28,800 just I hold my hand in the Holy Spirit, guides it, but there's 166 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:32,100 personality in this book, there's perspective in this 167 00:10:32,100 --> 00:10:36,900 book, it comes to life when we realize that people like you and 168 00:10:36,900 --> 00:10:42,600 I wrote this book inspired by God, but Esther, the author is 169 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,600 not clearly indicated. Some believe, it was Mordecai. 170 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,000 Who wrote it? Some believe. 171 00:10:47,100 --> 00:10:50,800 Esther and Mordecai, penned this story and it was passed on some 172 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:55,300 believe that people took this orally told story and then 173 00:10:55,300 --> 00:10:59,500 transcribed it and wrote it down but some things we're pretty 174 00:10:59,500 --> 00:11:02,000 certain on. This was a book written by 175 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,000 someone who was Jewish. It was written by someone who 176 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:08,500 had a personal connection to the events that took place and 177 00:11:08,500 --> 00:11:12,900 likely someone that lived in and amongst the Jewish Community who 178 00:11:12,900 --> 00:11:16,600 are in Exile and it was also intended to be read by other 179 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:17,300 Jews. Yes. 180 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:20,200 But of course anyone was welcome to read it too. 181 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:25,800 But what about the where this book was written in a real place 182 00:11:25,900 --> 00:11:29,900 at a real time and that place was the city of Sousa. 183 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:33,600 Sousa was one of the capitals of the Persian Empire and at this 184 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,300 time the Jewish people were in Exile. 185 00:11:36,500 --> 00:11:40,600 They've been taken from their land and taken to Babylon and 186 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,200 Sousa and different parts of the Persian Empire. 187 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:47,800 This is the place where Nehemiah lived, this is a place mentioned 188 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,900 in the Book of Daniel, and this is the place where Esther and 189 00:11:50,900 --> 00:11:53,400 Mordecai lived. And where the events of the Book 190 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:58,300 of Esther take place, Souza is now known as shushan or 191 00:11:58,300 --> 00:12:01,500 shortened. It's now known as shoosh in Iran 192 00:12:01,900 --> 00:12:05,500 and in Modern Day Iran, if you want to go and explain about how 193 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,800 all of the Book of Esther foreshadows the coming of Jesus, 194 00:12:09,100 --> 00:12:12,700 then perhaps, you two would be asked to shush because Iran is a 195 00:12:12,708 --> 00:12:13,900 very different place. Yes. 196 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,300 What about the When It's always important to consider when 197 00:12:18,300 --> 00:12:22,500 something was written this story takes place, most believe 198 00:12:22,500 --> 00:12:28,200 between 486 and 465. BC, and the history is 199 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:30,000 important. But remember the stories more 200 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,800 important to the people telling it, it takes place in the midst 201 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,600 of Ezra and Nehemiah returning from Exile. 202 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:39,900 Because as they went back and rebuilt, the temple in Jerusalem 203 00:12:39,900 --> 00:12:41,800 and rebuild the walls and the gates. 204 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:45,600 There were many who remained in Exile in Other parts of the 205 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:49,400 Persian Empire and at the height of their Persian Empires power. 206 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:53,700 Is when this story is set soon. After this, the Greeks took over 207 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:55,900 soon, after that, the Romans took over. 208 00:12:56,100 --> 00:12:58,600 And of course, we know the Romans were in power, when Jesus 209 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:02,900 was born, But what about why, why was this book? 210 00:13:02,900 --> 00:13:07,300 Even written in the first place? One thing's for sure when it was 211 00:13:07,300 --> 00:13:10,500 written the people writing, it didn't think one day this will 212 00:13:10,500 --> 00:13:13,900 be in the Canon of scripture. They would have no concept of 213 00:13:13,900 --> 00:13:15,000 that. They wouldn't be able to 214 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,500 comprehend that this story would go to the ends of the Earth and 215 00:13:18,500 --> 00:13:23,100 inspire people even to this day, this book was written, so that 216 00:13:23,100 --> 00:13:25,600 people would be reminded of God's faithfulness. 217 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:29,100 It was written to preserve this amazing story for generations to 218 00:13:29,100 --> 00:13:34,100 come and it's a story that can clearly speak to us today. 219 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,100 Now, in the Book of Esther, there are many characters. 220 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:41,500 So it'd be good to get to know a few of the people that we're 221 00:13:41,500 --> 00:13:45,200 going to hear about in the coming weeks in each of the next 222 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,100 four weeks. We're going to tackle either two 223 00:13:47,100 --> 00:13:50,700 or three chapters of Esther, and we're going to learn this 224 00:13:50,700 --> 00:13:54,200 amazing story together. Who are the main characters? 225 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:58,500 Well, right at the start of the book, we meet Queen vashti now, 226 00:13:58,500 --> 00:14:00,800 Queen vashti. Her name means beautiful or the 227 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,700 best. She was the wife of King, Xerxes 228 00:14:03,700 --> 00:14:08,000 also known as king. A Has to Aris and an interesting 229 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:11,100 fact about Queen vashti. She chose to turn down the 230 00:14:11,100 --> 00:14:14,400 King's request to come and be paraded in front of his buddies 231 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:18,100 and I guess no one could really stand against that or disagree 232 00:14:18,100 --> 00:14:21,300 with her, but some believe the reason she did that is because 233 00:14:21,300 --> 00:14:24,800 at the time she was pregnant. But anyway, LED some big changes 234 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:28,600 that you'll hear about soon. Next, we meet King Xerxes. 235 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:33,800 The first a has to Aris a word that means Chief, and he really 236 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,800 was the chief But not the kind of chief that we would imagine. 237 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:41,200 Nowadays not just in charge, but a brutal ruler in Persia. 238 00:14:42,100 --> 00:14:46,100 There's a tale of when he built some bridges, trying to bridge a 239 00:14:46,108 --> 00:14:49,700 straight over some raging water. And these two Bridges were 240 00:14:49,700 --> 00:14:53,700 knocked down by the tide and by storms and his response was to 241 00:14:53,700 --> 00:14:59,800 furiously whip the C300 X brandish it with a hot iron and 242 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,300 get all his soldiers to shout at it. 243 00:15:02,500 --> 00:15:05,600 This is the kind of man, the King Xerxes, the first Was. 244 00:15:06,500 --> 00:15:10,200 We also meet Heyman. It's funny that haman's name. 245 00:15:10,300 --> 00:15:12,200 Actually, is comes from the verb. 246 00:15:12,300 --> 00:15:15,100 Amen. Which means to affirm or support 247 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:16,700 and I'm sure all of us have heard that word. 248 00:15:16,700 --> 00:15:19,000 Amen. Many times the good news in 249 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,400 haman's life, is that? God has the final, amen. 250 00:15:21,500 --> 00:15:24,500 But we'll come to that. Another day Haman was made 251 00:15:24,500 --> 00:15:28,400 second-in-command in the town of Souza in the city of Souza 252 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:32,600 Isaac's, he's the first and he was a descendant of the 253 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,800 amalekites the amalekites and the Israelites. 254 00:15:35,900 --> 00:15:40,800 Historically, they do not get on and maybe now we realize why he 255 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,200 had such a hatred towards the Jewish people. 256 00:15:43,500 --> 00:15:45,900 This was not just simply his thoughts. 257 00:15:45,900 --> 00:15:49,000 This had been passed from generation to generation to 258 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:55,100 generation a hatred of the Jews. We also meet Mordecai, one of 259 00:15:55,100 --> 00:15:58,700 our heroes in the story. Now Mordecai's name means a 260 00:15:58,700 --> 00:16:02,800 follower of Marduk that's a Persian God, his name and his 261 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,600 identity was so wrapped up in that place of sin Souza in 262 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,700 Persia that, that's the name we know him by. 263 00:16:09,100 --> 00:16:13,100 And yet still he was a leader amongst the Jewish people and 264 00:16:13,100 --> 00:16:14,900 Mordecai is not just mentioned in the bible. 265 00:16:14,900 --> 00:16:18,500 He's mentioned in Persian history, some clay tablets that 266 00:16:18,500 --> 00:16:22,400 were dug up from the ground in the early 1900s. 267 00:16:22,700 --> 00:16:26,600 They ran from the site near where susur's located, they talk 268 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:30,400 about an official cord mardukas, an official who served in 269 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:33,100 shushan. This is a person around whom the 270 00:16:33,100 --> 00:16:37,200 whole story of Esther pivots. And this is a man who is 271 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:42,100 recorded, not just in the Bible, but in real Persian history and 272 00:16:42,100 --> 00:16:48,400 finally, we meet our other hero. Esther Esters, also known as 273 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:52,800 Hadassah, but the named Esther means star and throughout Her 274 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:55,200 life. We come to see that she truly 275 00:16:55,200 --> 00:17:00,300 did in her own way shine like a star in the universe. 276 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:05,000 Esther was an orphan, her mother and father were dead and her 277 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:09,099 cousin Mordecai looked after her took her in and raised her. 278 00:17:10,099 --> 00:17:12,900 And Esther, you'll hear a lot about her over these coming for 279 00:17:12,900 --> 00:17:15,500 weeks. But after a life of Oppression 280 00:17:15,500 --> 00:17:20,300 and Exile, 12 months of pampering and preparation having 281 00:17:20,300 --> 00:17:22,900 been in a place of immense privilege as Queen, she was 282 00:17:22,900 --> 00:17:26,599 still willing to risk her life for the sake of her people. 283 00:17:27,599 --> 00:17:30,600 So with these 5 characters, and many more, we will go on a 284 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,700 journey through this great story that we find in the Book of 285 00:17:33,700 --> 00:17:36,300 Esther. And it's an exciting Story, and 286 00:17:36,300 --> 00:17:38,900 there's always more to dig deeper into and discover. 287 00:17:39,300 --> 00:17:42,300 So if you'd never heard it, that's absolutely fine. 288 00:17:42,300 --> 00:17:44,900 We're on the same page. It's time to get your Bible 289 00:17:44,900 --> 00:17:47,400 open. Find where Esther is and begin 290 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,000 reading. And if you've heard it before, 291 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,300 don't assume you know, everything this week read 292 00:17:53,300 --> 00:17:55,800 chapters one and two. Because next week we're going to 293 00:17:55,808 --> 00:17:58,100 talk about that together. On Sunday. 294 00:17:59,300 --> 00:18:02,800 Now, as we tackle this book like any book in the Bible it's good 295 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:06,200 to be equipped with certain bits of knowledge and certain tools 296 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,600 to help us dig deep. Here are four simple things that 297 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,200 are going to help us. As we tackle, the Book of 298 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:14,200 Esther. First of all, in this book will 299 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:18,400 notice there's no God, there's no mention of the name of God at 300 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,300 any point, is the only book in the Bible that does this. 301 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:25,300 This has led many to change the text, to add Garden in different 302 00:18:25,300 --> 00:18:30,000 ways, or to disregard it from the Canon of scripture, however, 303 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:33,300 God being absent. Just on that first layer of us 304 00:18:33,300 --> 00:18:35,600 seeing it. And seeing the words is 305 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,400 important, because it means we have to dig a little deeper. 306 00:18:38,900 --> 00:18:42,300 And when we do, what do we find? God's fingerprints are all. 307 00:18:42,500 --> 00:18:45,800 Over this book and just like in life, sometimes we have to dig a 308 00:18:45,808 --> 00:18:49,400 Little Deeper to see what God is doing and see where he is. 309 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,900 So there's no god, mentioned in the Book of Esther and that's 310 00:18:52,900 --> 00:18:55,000 important to know. The second thing that's 311 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:58,700 important to know, is this is a book all about God's Providence 312 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,800 throughout esta. We see that God out works his 313 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:03,600 purposes. His plans, he keeps his 314 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:05,800 promises. He is never altered. 315 00:19:05,900 --> 00:19:09,200 He's never sidelined. He's never hindered and a word 316 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:11,300 for this. That God sustains and keeps all 317 00:19:11,300 --> 00:19:14,100 things going. Is always in control and holds 318 00:19:14,100 --> 00:19:16,900 all things in his hands. A word for that is Providence. 319 00:19:16,900 --> 00:19:20,300 He's a Provident God and God's Providence changes everything. 320 00:19:20,900 --> 00:19:24,500 For all of us, when we become aware of God's Providence, it 321 00:19:24,500 --> 00:19:27,900 changes the way we see our lives, the way we see the world, 322 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,900 certainly the way we see the Book of Esther, but can change 323 00:19:30,900 --> 00:19:35,000 everything right now here. And now in our lives today, if 324 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:39,200 we were aware of all that God does in every moment to sustain 325 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,300 and in his Providence, keep all things together. 326 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,500 Either I think we'd be blown away. 327 00:19:45,100 --> 00:19:48,000 Sometimes it's easier just to assume that the world Ticks by 328 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:52,700 on its own, but God is Provident he holds all things together and 329 00:19:52,700 --> 00:19:56,500 he is never out of control. The third thing to be aware of 330 00:19:56,500 --> 00:20:00,900 in Esther is this is not a book where we have morals as the 331 00:20:00,900 --> 00:20:03,600 focus. This is not a book where anyone 332 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:06,100 says that we should be more like the characters in it. 333 00:20:06,500 --> 00:20:10,100 We should do the things they do and approach things in the way 334 00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:12,000 they approach them. In fact? 335 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,900 Remember this is a people in Exile, a people have turned 336 00:20:14,900 --> 00:20:18,600 their backs on God and in the middle of it, the immorality, 337 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:23,400 the questionable decisions, the relationship strange moments. 338 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,800 And in the midst of all of All of this, it becomes a backdrop 339 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:31,200 to show God's incredible faithfulness, because despite 340 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:36,000 Exile absence and moral compromise, God has not 341 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:39,900 abandoned his people. So don't get too hung up on the 342 00:20:39,900 --> 00:20:42,300 morals in the Book of Esther because they're just the 343 00:20:42,300 --> 00:20:45,300 backdrop that show us how faithful God really is. 344 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:49,500 And finally the fourth thing to be aware of is this whole book 345 00:20:49,500 --> 00:20:54,000 is an ironic reversal where we go from one point to the middle 346 00:20:54,300 --> 00:20:56,100 an event. Buttons and everything is 347 00:20:56,100 --> 00:20:59,100 reversed. It's a brilliantly written book. 348 00:20:59,300 --> 00:21:02,300 In this book, we have the greatness of a king, the 349 00:21:02,300 --> 00:21:06,200 elevation of a ma'am, a decree to kill the Jews, a plan to 350 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:09,900 reverse it and a banquet Throne. There's a moment in the middle 351 00:21:10,100 --> 00:21:11,700 and then the complete reversal of it. 352 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:15,300 Another banquet thrown another part of the plan to reverse a 353 00:21:15,300 --> 00:21:18,600 decree to save the Jews, another man elevated. 354 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,500 And finally another person called great other than the king 355 00:21:22,100 --> 00:21:26,000 we have this perfect Journey A perfect mirror. 356 00:21:26,500 --> 00:21:29,800 This wonderful reversal and these patterns and structures. 357 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,400 They help us appreciate the Bible for what it is. 358 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:36,300 It's an amazing literary work, but also it leaves us in order 359 00:21:36,300 --> 00:21:40,000 of God and all that he has done. So, remember those four things, 360 00:21:40,100 --> 00:21:44,000 the absence of God, in the words of Esther God's Providence, we 361 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:47,300 see throughout the fact that it's not a book where we focus 362 00:21:47,300 --> 00:21:51,200 too much on the morals and also it's a book that is all about 363 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:55,100 reversal ironic reversal. Let's keep asking, who? 364 00:21:55,100 --> 00:21:59,700 What, when, where and why? And let's enjoy this digging 365 00:21:59,700 --> 00:22:03,200 deep journey together. I cannot wait to see what God 366 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:05,600 says to all of us through this book of Esther. 367 00:22:06,500 --> 00:22:11,700 But today, I felt God, tell me to finish by looking at what the 368 00:22:11,700 --> 00:22:15,200 Jewish Festival of Purim says, to us today. 369 00:22:16,100 --> 00:22:21,800 This festival and that word, poor means lots and the moment 370 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:26,000 that Haman cast, lots to decide the date on which the decree 371 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,600 that meant, that the Jews were going to be annihilated, was 372 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:32,400 going to come in to pass. He cast lots to decide this 373 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,600 date. And so now, what the Jewish 374 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:37,700 people do? They celebrate in many ways? 375 00:22:37,700 --> 00:22:39,600 They wear masks, they share food. 376 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,100 They give to the poor. Then there's a reading of the 377 00:22:42,100 --> 00:22:45,500 whole of the Book of Esther. Every time the word Haman is 378 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,500 Mentioned people make noise, they have those, they're called 379 00:22:48,500 --> 00:22:50,700 gragas, but we like know him. As those little things you do at 380 00:22:50,700 --> 00:22:53,400 football matches, they make noise, they boo and they hissed 381 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:56,500 to drown out his name. Whenever it's mentioned these 382 00:22:56,500 --> 00:23:00,200 Traditions, they go with the story that's told every time 383 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:04,100 Puri, man comes around. But for me, when I think of that 384 00:23:04,100 --> 00:23:08,500 Festival of Purim when I think of the Book of Esther when I 385 00:23:08,508 --> 00:23:12,600 think of the idea of casting lots, and someone's fate being 386 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,500 decided, I'm only lead to one place. 387 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,500 It's a place that many Jewish people have, not yet had a 388 00:23:18,500 --> 00:23:21,800 revelation and been led to. It's a place that many of them 389 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:25,700 have actually, I'm drawn to the fate of a man, who was a Jew? 390 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:30,000 Who lived on this Earth. I'm drawn again to focus on the 391 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:33,500 man who is Jesus because after the Book of Esther was written, 392 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:38,800 nearly 500 years later, in the midst of the great Silence from 393 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,400 Heaven as people waited with bated breath. 394 00:23:42,100 --> 00:23:48,300 Jesus was born And when I think of Esther, I think of Jesus, she 395 00:23:48,300 --> 00:23:53,700 was a person of great Beauty now he had no beauty or Majesty to 396 00:23:53,700 --> 00:23:58,400 attract others to him naturally, yet he amassed followers and 397 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,800 crowds wherever he went. He was attractive in every sense 398 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:04,600 of the word, when I think of Haman. 399 00:24:05,100 --> 00:24:09,600 I'm reminded of how different Jesus is Haman, plotted to kill 400 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,800 Mordecai, and many plotted to kill Jesus, too. 401 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,200 A wooden instrument of death was built for Mordecai and a wooden 402 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,400 instrument of death was built for Jesus to. 403 00:24:20,100 --> 00:24:26,300 But unlike Mordecai, Jesus, gave his life, voluntarily freely, to 404 00:24:26,300 --> 00:24:30,300 be killed in the place of Sinners, Like, Heyman and 405 00:24:30,300 --> 00:24:33,300 Sinners. Like Me When I think of 406 00:24:33,300 --> 00:24:38,000 Mordecai, I think of Jesus, too. Mordecai took in an orphan. 407 00:24:38,500 --> 00:24:42,000 He stood up for his people and he was exalted in the end. 408 00:24:42,500 --> 00:24:46,300 Jesus is the lover of the orphan, the Widow, the outcasts, 409 00:24:46,300 --> 00:24:50,800 and the lowly, he stands as an advocate for all people and now 410 00:24:50,900 --> 00:24:53,400 is the Risen and exalted King of Kings. 411 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:58,900 When I think of Esther, I again, think of Jesus, she approached 412 00:24:58,900 --> 00:25:02,900 the Throne of the king asking for a change in the destiny of 413 00:25:02,900 --> 00:25:06,300 her people. Jesus approaches the Throne of 414 00:25:06,500 --> 00:25:11,100 Father and takes his place. Not just as the exalted King, he 415 00:25:11,100 --> 00:25:15,200 takes his place as the lamb. That was slain, he takes a place 416 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:18,400 on The Mercy Seat. He doesn't wait for an extended 417 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:22,400 scepter of gold, but instead, he sheds his own blood. 418 00:25:23,500 --> 00:25:27,700 Only Jesus could have done this when I think of the Festival of 419 00:25:27,700 --> 00:25:32,000 purine, and when I think of This Book of Esther, when I think of 420 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,800 Haman, casting lots, I remember Jesus. 421 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:39,100 As he hung on the cross, And Roman soldiers, threw Dice and 422 00:25:39,100 --> 00:25:41,300 cast. Lots for his garments. 423 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,500 I remember Jesus who was mocked Jesus, who was crucified and 424 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:50,100 Jesus who was ridiculed yet. It was not by chance, just like, 425 00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:54,200 in the Book of Esther, dig a Little Deeper, you'll see God's 426 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:58,200 Providence through all of it. When Jesus died, many couldn't 427 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:01,800 see God either, they couldn't see where God was like, when we 428 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,200 look at the Book of Esther, but he was still working behind the 429 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:08,200 scenes, many people. They couldn't see God's plans or 430 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:11,600 purposes in fruition because he was dead but still God's 431 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:16,100 Providence was never put aside, even in death morality, it 432 00:26:16,100 --> 00:26:19,700 seemed to fly on that night. As disciples dispersed, they 433 00:26:19,700 --> 00:26:22,000 denied him. They ran scared. 434 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:26,900 And yet, just like, in Esther morality immorality, becomes the 435 00:26:26,900 --> 00:26:30,300 backdrop for a display of God's amazing faithfulness. 436 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:34,800 And if Esther is a book of ironic reversal where events are 437 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:39,000 mirrored, then the greatest ironic reversal of all is what 438 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:43,700 happened there, at the end of Jesus life, he died on a cross 439 00:26:44,100 --> 00:26:48,000 and we look to that cross. But also we look to an empty 440 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,600 grave. Where Satan thought victory was 441 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:54,400 his but instead Jesus, rose, Victorious, and reversed. 442 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:58,400 Everything, death has been swallowed up in Victory. 443 00:26:58,700 --> 00:27:01,900 The greatest ironic reversal, that's Ever been known and 444 00:27:01,900 --> 00:27:05,800 displayed is Jesus. As he conquered death, they 445 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,200 tried to kill him. He rose Victorious. 446 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,900 And now we should be dead, but we can be alive, we should be 447 00:27:11,900 --> 00:27:15,000 lost, but we can be found. We should be abandoned yet. 448 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,600 We've been reconciled all because of what Jesus has done 449 00:27:18,700 --> 00:27:20,400 there in the middle of the story. 450 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:25,700 And fullness of eternal life is ours to Forever inherit because 451 00:27:25,700 --> 00:27:28,900 of Jesus. And when we dig deeper into this 452 00:27:28,900 --> 00:27:32,900 word, we realize that this is far more than a collection of 453 00:27:32,900 --> 00:27:35,900 quotes. This book tells the big story of 454 00:27:35,900 --> 00:27:39,100 God and his people. It tells us more of who God is 455 00:27:39,700 --> 00:27:41,800 it helps us. It empowers us. 456 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:45,700 It strengthens us and more than anything it points us towards 457 00:27:45,700 --> 00:27:49,000 Jesus. The one for whom and to whom all 458 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:52,500 glory belongs. If you want to respond today 459 00:27:52,500 --> 00:27:55,300 than just take a moment and allow the Holy Spirit to 460 00:27:55,300 --> 00:27:58,200 minister to your heart. Let's pray. 461 00:27:59,300 --> 00:28:01,000 Father. God, we thank you, that you are 462 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:04,000 a Provident God. You're always at work, you hold 463 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:07,100 all things together and we trust you today, we thank you for the 464 00:28:07,108 --> 00:28:09,500 Book of Esther. We thank you for the truths that 465 00:28:09,500 --> 00:28:12,500 we find within its pages. And when we dig deeper, we, 466 00:28:12,500 --> 00:28:15,500 thank you that your fingerprints are all over that book. 467 00:28:16,300 --> 00:28:18,800 Lord, I pray today that each of us would be changed and 468 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:22,500 transformed by your Living Word. May we like Mordecai have a 469 00:28:22,500 --> 00:28:26,600 greater Faith to hold on to hope in the midst of trial. 470 00:28:27,100 --> 00:28:30,500 The midst of Exile in the midst of Oppression, and in the midst 471 00:28:30,500 --> 00:28:33,000 of sadness, give us a faithful. I'm Mordecai. 472 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,400 Give us an inner beauty. Like Esther may, we too, like 473 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:41,300 stars shine in the universe. May, I'll eyes stand out. 474 00:28:41,300 --> 00:28:44,700 Then we light up and like the world around us and your behalf 475 00:28:45,500 --> 00:28:46,700 Lord. Would you give us a renewed 476 00:28:46,700 --> 00:28:49,900 trust in your plans? Lord, I Thank you that you are. 477 00:28:49,900 --> 00:28:53,000 Always have a plan. You never abandon your plans 478 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:56,300 then ever waylaid or put to the side and Lord may we just 479 00:28:56,300 --> 00:28:59,100 instead. Choose to trust in your perfect 480 00:28:59,100 --> 00:29:02,300 plans, may will be aware of your Providence. 481 00:29:02,500 --> 00:29:06,200 Help us step back and see all that you do sustaining all 482 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:08,600 things and be amazed that that is the God. 483 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:12,100 We can know personally law. Would you make us bold like 484 00:29:12,100 --> 00:29:14,600 Esther? We thank you for this amazing 485 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:17,700 hero in the Bible. This wonderful Queen. 486 00:29:18,300 --> 00:29:21,600 We thank you so much for her boldness, to speak when no one 487 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:25,800 else could to stand where no one else was permitted to, and to 488 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:28,500 request. Something that risked her own 489 00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:32,400 life makers. Bold like Esther was bold, Lord. 490 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,900 Reminders of your promises you given to your people and your 491 00:29:34,900 --> 00:29:38,400 promises you've given to us. Well we know that you have never 492 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:41,200 abandoned us. Never let us down and you've 493 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:44,900 never forgotten your promises. Lord give us a love for your 494 00:29:44,900 --> 00:29:47,800 precious word. They will be amazed and bowled 495 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:51,300 over daily by what you say to us through your Living Word. 496 00:29:52,500 --> 00:29:55,900 Finally father, give us a deeper love for your son. 497 00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:59,600 Give us a love for Jesus every day. 498 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,300 Maybe four more in love with him. 499 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:05,700 May we know him closer and may Our Lives be transformed by the 500 00:30:05,700 --> 00:30:09,200 person. He is by what he has done and by 501 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:11,000 a personal relationship with him. 502 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:13,900 And may we know all these things. 503 00:30:14,500 --> 00:30:18,000 So we may live our lives to the full and be all that you made as 504 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:22,900 to be for such a time as this in Jesus name. 505 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:29,500 Amen. Thank you Tom for a fantastic 506 00:30:29,500 --> 00:30:31,700 message. Remember Church let's be reading 507 00:30:31,700 --> 00:30:34,700 the book of Esther this week especially chapters 1 and 2 in 508 00:30:34,700 --> 00:30:38,900 preparation for next Sunday. And now here are a few things 509 00:30:38,900 --> 00:30:41,100 that are coming up in the life of one Church. 510 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:47,900 Here's your family news for this Thursday is our next newcomers 511 00:30:47,900 --> 00:30:51,200 night for anybody wanting to make one Church their home, you 512 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:53,900 can come along, find out a bit more about what we do at one 513 00:30:53,900 --> 00:30:56,000 church and how you can get involved. 514 00:30:56,100 --> 00:30:58,900 It's at 7 p.m. At the one Center, please get in 515 00:30:58,900 --> 00:31:00,400 touch if you'd like to book a place. 516 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:04,500 Coming up on Sunday night is our next encounter night. 517 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,800 It's happening at 7:00 at the one Center and it's going to be 518 00:31:07,808 --> 00:31:10,800 a great time of worship and encounter and a chance to draw 519 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:13,600 closer to God together on Wednesday. 520 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:16,800 Last week, the Lester deaf Centre had the joy of receiving 521 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:19,600 a queen's award for their service to the deaf Community, 522 00:31:19,900 --> 00:31:21,800 we rejoice and celebrate with them. 523 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,900 And finally we have weekends coming up in May and June for 524 00:31:25,900 --> 00:31:27,900 children, youth and young adults. 525 00:31:27,900 --> 00:31:30,100 So, please get in touch for more information. 526 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:31,900 We'd love to Have you joining us? 527 00:31:32,900 --> 00:31:34,800 Thank you for joining us on the podcast today. 528 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:37,400 If you'd like to share this message with someone, it's also 529 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:40,800 available to watch on our YouTube channel, be blessed. 530 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:45,400 The Lord bless you and keep you the Lord. 531 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:48,800 Make his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you. 532 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:52,600 The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. 533 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:45,400 The Lord bless you and keep you the Lord. 534 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:48,800 Make his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you. 535 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:52,600 The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.