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Episode 147

The Watchman with Erick Stakelbeck

November 15, 2019

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The Watchman with Erick Stakelbeck

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- ERICK STAKELBECK: THIS WEEK ON THE WATCHMAN,
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WELCOME TO THE ANCIENT RUINS OF TEL BE'ER SHEBA.
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THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE ABRAHAM PITCHED HIS TENTS
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AFTER GOD CALLED HIM TO THE LAND OF ISRAEL
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TO BECOME THE FATHER OF MANY NATIONS.
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THE STORY OF ABRAHAM, THE STORY OF ISAAC, OF JACOB,
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ALL WENT DOWN RIGHT HERE WHERE I'M STANDING
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NEARLY 4.000 YEARS AGO.
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AND TODAY, OUR GOOD FRIEND ELLIOT CHODOFF IS BACK
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TO TELL US WHY THE STORY OF TEL BE'ER SHEBA,
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OF ABRAHAM, STILL MATTERS TODAY FOR EVERY BELIEVER.
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GET THE INSIDE STORY OF BE'ER SHEBA, OF ABRAHAM,
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FROM THE VERY PLACE WHERE IT ALL WENT DOWN,
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ONLY RIGHT HERE ON THE WATCHMAN.
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WELL, ELLIOT, IT IS GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK HERE
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WITH US ON THE WATCHMAN SHOW.
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- IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.
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- MAN, AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SPOT TO BE WITH YOU,
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TEL BE'ER SHEBA.
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BE'ER SHEBA, IT READS ON THE PAGE
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BUT IT'S PRONOUNCED BE'ER SHEVA, HERE IN ISRAEL.
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A PLACE OF INCREDIBLE BIBLICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
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TELL US WHY?
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- WELL, THIS IS WHERE IT ALL BEGINS.
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THIS IS WHERE ABRAHAM COMES FROM OR MESOPOTAMIA,
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WHEN GOD COMES TO HIM AND SAYS,
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"GET UP, GO!
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"LEAVE YOUR HOMELAND, LEAVE YOUR LAND,
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"LEAVE YOUR FATHERS HOUSE,
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"AND GO TO THE LAND WHERE I WILL SHOW YOU."
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AND BETWEEN US, I THINK IF YOU TOLD HIM HE WAS COMING HERE,
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HE MIGHT NOT HAVE COME.
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- AND WHY IS THAT? - I'M JOKING.
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BUT HE'S LEAVING THE CENTER OF URBAN CIVILIZATION,
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WHERE HE'S LIVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE.
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- ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA.
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- ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA, BUT URBAN ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA,
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REMEMBER, HE'S NOT LIVING OFF IN THE FARM COUNTRY SOMEWHERE,
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HE'S LIVING IN A MAJOR CITY.
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- AND HE WAS PROSPEROUS.
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- AND PROSPEROUS, AND HE'S NOT A YOUNG MAN.
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AND HE COMES OUT HERE TO THE DESERT,
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TO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
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REMEMBER THAT WHEN ABRAHAM COMES HERE
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THERE IS NO BE'ER SHEBA.
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BE'ER SHEBA IS NAMED BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS WHILE HE'S HERE.
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HE'S IN THE OPEN DESERT, AND HE BECOMES A SHEPHERD.
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HE'S NOW GRAZING, CHANGE OF PROFESSION.
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- I MEAN, A PROFESSIONAL GUY,
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PROSPEROUS THERE IN A CENTER OF URBAN CIVILIZATION.
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AND HE COMES TO LITERALLY WHAT WAS THEN THE MIDDLE
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OF NOWHERE, THE NEGEV DESERT.
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- THE NEGEV DESERT.
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WE'RE IN THE NORTHERN NEGEV,
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THE MIDDLE OF THE NORTHERN NEGEV.
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THE NEGEV IS ESSENTIALLY AN INVERTED TRIANGLE,
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LONG TRIANGLE.
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SO WE'RE AT THE UPPER PART OF IT.
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IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. WE HAVE THE SINAI DESERT OFF TO OUR
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WEST, THE ARABIAN DESERT TO THE EAST AND TO THE SOUTH.
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DESERT, A LOT OF DESERT HERE.
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HEBRON, MAYBE 25 MILES NORTH OF HERE,
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WHICH IN THOSE DAYS IS TWO, THREE DAYS TRAVEL ON FOOT,
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FOOT, ANIMAL WHATEVER.
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I MEAN, YOU COULD PROBABLY GALLOP IN A HORSE
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BUT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MOVING, IT'S A DISTANCE.
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AND HE COMES HERE AND HE GRAZES AND HERE IS REALLY WHERE
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HE ESTABLISHES HIMSELF FOR THE FIRST TIME
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IN THE LAND THAT WILL BE PROMISED TO HIM.
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- WOW, THE PATRIARCH ELLIOT,
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IT ALL BE BEGAN HERE WITH ABRAHAM.
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I MEAN, INCREDIBLE.
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AND YOU AND I WERE TALKING OFF CAMERA A BIT
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ABOUT THAT LEAP OF FAITH THAT HE TOOK.
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HE WAS AN OLDER MAN AS YOU SAID.
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- HE WAS AN OLDER MAN.
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AGAIN, JOKING ASIDE, GOD SAYS, "LEAVE IT ALL."
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GIVE UP EVERYTHING YOU KNOW, GIVE UP ALL YOUR SECURITY,
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FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL KNOWING WHERE YOU ARE,
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AND TAKE THAT LEAP, GO TO WHERE I SHOW YOU.
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AND HE BRINGS HIM HERE.
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AND YOU'VE GOT TO IMAGINE THAT ABRAHAM COMES HERE
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WITH THAT FAITH AND SAYS HERE?
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AND IT'S YES, HERE.
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HERE'S WHERE IT BEGINS.
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- AND THIS AREA TEL BE'ER SHEBA'S MENTIONED
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33 TIMES IN THE BIBLE.
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- YES.
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LATER ON, THIS BECOMES A MAJOR CITY.
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THE PROMISE IS THE LAND WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU
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FROM DAN TO BE'ER SHEBA.
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DAN, ALL THE WAY FAR TO THE NORTH.
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IT'S NOT A BORDER, IT'S AN INDICATOR,
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BUT THIS BECOMES THE SOUTHERN CENTRAL CITY
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OF THE ISRAELITE KINGDOMS, THE FIRST TEMPLE PERIOD,
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SOLOMON BUILT A GATE HERE.
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IT'S A FORTIFIED CITY.
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THIS WAS THE MAJOR CITY THAT MARKED ESSENTIALLY
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THE SOUTHERN END OF INFLUENCE DURING THAT PERIOD OF DAVID,
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OF SOLOMON, SOLOMON AND BEYOND.
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THIS WAS REALLY THE LAST STOP
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FROM HERE YOU REALLY ARE OFF INTO THE WILDERNESS.
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- WOW, SO THIS WAS THE EXTENT
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OF THE DAVIDIC DYNASTY IN THAT KINGDOM.
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IT'S STRETCHED TO BE'ER SHEBA, THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT.
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- IN TERMS OF RULE, YES.
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NOT IN TERMS OF INFLUENCE BUT RULE.
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HERE, THIS SPOT.
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OF COURSE, THE MODERN CITY IS BEHIND US. THERE'S--
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THIS IS MODERN ISRAEL.
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THINGS HAVE CHANGED COMPLETELY.
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- IT'S PRETTY STUNNING BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE ANCIENT RUINS,
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THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD FROM THE TIME OF ABRAHAM, ELLIOT,
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BUT NOT FAR OVER THE HORIZON A FEW MILES AWAY
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IS THE MODERN CITY OF BE'ER SHEBA,
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WHICH IS A THRIVING CITY AND IT'S GROWING.
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- YES, THE CAPITAL OF THE NEGEV,
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HOME OF A UNIVERSITY, MAJOR HOSPITAL, INDUSTRY.
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THE MILITARY IS MOVING A GREAT DEAL OF STUFF DOWN HERE NOW
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OUT OF THE CENTER OF THE COUNTRY SO.
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- WE'RE NOT FAR FROM THE GAZA BORDER EITHER, NOT TOO FAR.
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WE'RE NOT FAR AT ALL.
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ALSO A NUMBER OF MILES, BE'ER SHEBA GOT HIT BY ROCKETS.
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-[ERICK] THAT'S RIGHT.
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-[ELLIOT] SO WE'RE IN HAMAS ROCKET RANGE.
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-[ERICK] YES, WE ARE.
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- NOW GAZA, OF COURSE IS THE OLD LAND OF THE PHILISTINES.
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SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE.
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YOU GOTTA REALIZE LAND OWNERSHIP OUT HERE MEANS SOMETHING
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VERY, VERY DIFFERENT, THAN WHAT IT MEANS IN A CITY.
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AND WE KNOW THAT FROM HERE,
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ABRAHAM MOVES UP TO THE HEBRON AREA, WHEN SARAH DIES,
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HE BUYS THE FIELD OF EPHRON THE HITTITE,
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THE CAVE OF MACHPELAH--
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-[ERICK] WHERE HE'S BURIED TODAY, YEAH.
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-[ELLIOT] CORRECT. HE, ISAAC, JACOB--
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-[ERICK] YES. - THEIR WIVES.
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THAT'S OWNERSHIP. HE PAYS FOR IT, AND HE BUYS IT.
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OUT HERE GRAZING LANDS AREN'T REALLY OWNED IN THOSE DAYS.
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AND IT'S MORE YOU GRAZE AND WHILE YOU'RE ON IT, IT'S YOURS
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AND THEN YOU MOVE ON AND SOMEBODY ELSE CAN MOVE THROUGH
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IT. YOU DON'T COME BACK AND SAY THIS IS MY LAND.
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- THERE'S NOT REALLY A TITLE DEED IN WRITING TO THE LAND.
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THIS IS REALLY THE WILD WEST.
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- THAT'S RIGHT.
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AND THAT'S THE WAY BY THE WAY, IT WAS UP UNTIL
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VERY RECENTLY, AMONG THE BEDOUIN TRIBES OF THIS AREA,
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THEY DIDN'T OWN LAND, THEY GRAZED IT.
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NOW, THEY'RE SETTLING DOWN FOR ALL SORTS OF CULTURAL
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AND POLITICAL REASONS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
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BUT THERE WAS NO OWNERSHIP IN THAT SENSE.
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IT WAS ALSO TRUE IN TERMS OF NATIONAL LEVEL,
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THERE WAS INFLUENCE RATHER THAN BORDER.
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NOW, THIS BECOMES THE HOMESTEAD.
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THIS IS WHERE ISAAC COMES BACK TO,
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JACOB COMES BACK TO HERE FOR A WHILE.
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BUT THE HOMESTEAD IN THE SENSE OF THIS IS THE AREA WHERE
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HE PITCHED HIS TENT, AND THAT'S, HE DOESN'T BUILD A HOUSE.
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HE IS A NOMAD WITHIN HIS LAND.
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- THE PATRIARCH ABRAHAM.
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ELLIOT, WHERE WE'RE STANDING RIGHT NOW, ABRAHAM,
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ISAAC AND JACOB LIVED HERE.
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- YES, HERE IN THIS AREA.
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- WOW, AND THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING
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OF THE STORY BY THE WAY.
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-[ELLIOT] ABSOLUTELY.
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- WE'RE GONNA HIT A WELL WITH GREAT BIBLICAL SIGNIFICANCE,
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WE'RE GONNA HIT THE GATE OF THE CITY
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AND WE'LL GET MORE INTO ABRAHAM, ISAAC, JACOB,
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THEIR PRESENCE, THEIR STORY HERE, AND WE'LL GO
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FURTHER DOWN THE LINE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AS WELL.
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SO ELLIOT, LET'S EXPLORE THIS INCREDIBLE SITE,
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TEL BE'ER SHEBA.
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[ANNOUNCER] GOD HAS APPOINTED WATCHMEN
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OVER THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL TO PRAY, TO PETITION ON THEIR
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BEHALF, AND TO PROVIDE PROTECTION WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
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CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL IS COMMITTED
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TO FULFILLING THIS GOD-GIVEN MANDATE.
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THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, YOU CAN JOIN US
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IN THIS SPECIAL CALLING.
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FOR YOUR GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT, WE'LL SEND YOU THIS
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BEAUTIFUL CUFI CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT, HANDMADE IN ISRAEL.
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THIS ONE OF A KIND ORNAMENT FEATURES THE JAFFA GATE,
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THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM
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AND IS INSCRIBED WITH ISAIAH 62'S
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WATCHMEN ON THE WALL VERSE.
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FOR ZION'S SAKE, WE WILL NOT KEEP SILENT.
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DISPLAYING THIS UNIQUE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT ON YOUR TREE
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THIS HOLIDAY SEASON IS A REMINDER OF YOUR FAITHFUL
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COMMITMENT TO BLESS AND DEFEND ISRAEL.
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VISIT CUFI.ORG SLASH GIFT TO RECEIVE YOUR CUSTOM
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CUFI CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT TODAY.
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SHOW YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS THIS CHRISTMAS THAT
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YOU STAND WITH ISRAEL AS A FAITHFUL WATCHMAN ON THE WALL.
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[UPBEAT MUSIC]
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- ELLIOT, I THINK IT BEARS MENTIONING THAT THIS SITE,
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TEL BE'ER SHEBA WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS, I DON'T KNOW,
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SOME 3800 YEARS OLD.
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- YES. HIS ORIGINS YES.
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- WOW, SO ABRAHAM WAS HERE ALMOST 4000 YEARS AGO.
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ABRAHAM, FATHER ABRAHAM AS MANY CALL HIM, LOOK JUDAISM,
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CHRISTIANITY, EVEN ISLAM CONSIDER ABRAHAM
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THE FATHER OF THE FAITH.
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SO MONOTHEISTIC RELIGION.
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- YES, ABSOLUTELY.
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AND WHERE WE'RE STANDING RIGHT NOW,
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PLAYS A PIVOTAL PART IN THE ABRAHAM STORY IN THE BIBLE.
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THIS IS A WELL AS PEOPLE CAN SEE.
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BUT IT'S NOT JUST ANY WELL.
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TELL US WHY THIS, ELLIOT, IS SO SIGNIFICANT
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IN THE GENESIS STORY AND IN THE ABRAHAM STORY.
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- THIS IS TRADITIONALLY THE WELL THAT ABRAHAM DUG.
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AND I THINK HERE WE HAVE TO REMEMBER
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THE WELL PRECEDES ALL OF THIS.
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IMAGINE THAT WIDE OPEN SPACE.
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AND HE DIGS WELLS BECAUSE IN THIS AREA,
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AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE, IT'S NOT THE LAND,
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WIDE OPEN SPACE DESERT, ITS WATER.
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NOW, IN THE WINTER, IT MAY RAIN HERE
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THERE MAY BE RUNNING WATER IN THE VALLEYS.
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BUT WINTER IS A VERY SHORT PERIOD.
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- AND FOLKS, IT IS HOT HERE BY THE WAY, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
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- AND IT'S NOT SUMMER YET.
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- NO.
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- THE WELL IS REALLY THE ANCHOR POINT.
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THIS IS WHERE YOU GET YOUR WATER YEAR ROUND,
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WHERE YOU CAN WATER YOUR FLOCKS,
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WHERE YOU CAN WATER YOURSELF.
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AND YOU SHOULD KNOW, IF YOU'RE OUT HERE DURING THE DAY
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DOING EXERCISE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY'S STANDARDS,
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A LITER OF WATER PER HOUR DRINKING--
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- YOU'RE STAYING HYDRATED ALL DAY.
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- IT'S A GALLON IN FOUR HOURS.
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IT'S A LOT OF WATER.
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IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, YOU CAN'T SURVIVE HERE.
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OF COURSE, THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE THE CONFLICT
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BETWEEN ABRAHAM AND NOT THE LEADERS OF THE PHILISTINES,
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BUT PHILISTINES WERE OUT HERE, WHO STEAL HIS WELLS.
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- THEY TAKE THIS WELL.
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- YES.
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- THIS ANCIENT NEARLY 4000 YEAR OLD WELL,
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AND FIRST OF ALL THE PHILISTINES,
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I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE THERE THAT EARLY.
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THAT'S FASCINATING.
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I KNEW THEY CAME FROM THE GREEK ISLES.
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SETTLED ALONG THE COAST HERE.
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- YES. WELL, THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES IS THE AREA
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OF ASHKELON, GAZA TODAY.
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ONE THEORY IS THAT THEY TRIED TO CONQUER THE EGYPTIANS,
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THEY FAILED BUT THE EGYPTIANS SAW THEY WERE GREAT FIGHTERS,
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AND THEY EMPLOYED THOSE PROXY FORCES TO PROTECT
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THE ENTRYWAY INTO EGYPT FROM MESOPOTAMIA.
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BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THAT WE'RE NOT TECHNICALLY
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IN THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES.
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- NO.
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- WE'RE EAST OF IT, WE'RE OUT IN THE DESERT.
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AND THIS BRINGS US TO, I THINK, AN INTERESTING POINT
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THAT IN THOSE DAYS, YOU DIDN'T HAVE BORDERS
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THE WAY WE DO TODAY WITH A LINE ON THE MAP,
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AND YOU'RE ON THIS SIDE, AND I'M ON THAT SIDE.
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BUT LAND WAS MUCH MORE ABOUT CONTROL.
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IF YOUR ARMY COULD REACH OUT TO IT, YOU CONTROLLED IT.
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IF THERE WAS AN ARMY ON THE OTHER SIDE,
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THERE MIGHT BE AN OVERLAP OF INFLUENCE AND POWER
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WITHOUT AN EXACT BORDER BETWEEN THE TWO.
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SO WE'RE NOT STRICTLY IN THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES,
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BUT THE PHILISTINES INFLUENCE REACHES OUT TO HERE.
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THIS IS A TIME WHEN THERE ARE NO REAL BORDERS IN THAT SENSE,
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BUT RATHER INFLUENCE AND POWER.
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REAL BORDERS ONLY BEGIN IN THE BOOK OF JOSHUA,
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CHAPTER 14 AND BEYOND WHERE THE BORDERS OF THE TRIBES
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ARE DELINEATED POINT BY POINT, LOCATION, LOCATION.
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WHAT HAPPENS HERE IS THE PHILISTINES ARE OUT THERE
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GRAZING, THEY NEED THE WATER THEY TAKE THE WELLS.
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- INCLUDING THIS ONE.
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- INCLUDING THIS ONE, AND ABRAHAM COMPLAINS
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TO ABIMELECH, THE KING AND THE KING COMES OUT
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AND SIGNIFICANTLY COMES OUT WITH HIS GENERAL,
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THE LEADER OF HIS ARMY.
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THIS IS NOT JUST A POLITICAL ISSUE, IT'S A MILITARY ISSUE
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AND THAT'S WHERE THEY HAVE THE COVENANT BETWEEN THEM.
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AND THE WELL IS KNOWN AS THE WELL
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OF THE COVENANT OR THE PROMISE.
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BE'ER SHEBA, BE'ER SHEVA COMES FROM THAT.
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- SO THAT'S WHAT IT TRANSLATES INTO.
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SO, ABIMELECH COMES OUT WITH HIS GENERAL,
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HE'S READY TO GO TO BATTLE WITH ABRAHAM OVER THIS WELL,
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BUT ABRAHAM, ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF GENESIS PROVES,
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HEY, I DUG THIS. THIS IS MINE.
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IT'S A VERY DEEP WELL, BY THE WAY, AS PEOPLE CAN SEE HERE.
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- YES. ABIMELECH DOESN'T WANNA GO TO WAR WITH ABRAHAM
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BECAUSE HE ALREADY KNOWS ABRAHAM IS THE CHOSEN ONE.
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AND YOU DON'T MESS WITH HIM BECAUSE YOU GET INTO TROUBLE.
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HE LEARNED THAT WITH SARAH.
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AFTER THAT, THEY BUILD A CITY HERE
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AND THE ORIGIN OF THIS CITY SOME 3500 YEARS AGO,
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BUT THE CITY THAT REALLY ESTABLISHES THIS PLACE COMES
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LATER IN THE TIME OF DAVID AND SOLOMON.
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- YOU KNOW, ELLIOT, YOU MENTIONED HOW ABIMELECH
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KINDA LEARNED THE HARD WAY ABOUT ABRAHAM'S FAVORITE
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POSITION IN THE EYES OF GOD ALMIGHTY.
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- YES.
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- HE HAD A DREAM, A VERY DISTURBING DREAM WHERE GOD SAID,
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HEY, YOU TOOK ABRAHAM'S WIFE, YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE.
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-[ELLIOT] AND HE SAID, I DID WHAT?
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I THOUGHT SHE WAS HIS SISTER.
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-[ERICK] BECAUSE ABRAHAM TOLD ABIMELECH IN AN ATTEMPT
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TO KEEP THE PEACE, OH, SARAH IS MY SISTER.
00:14:13.050 --> 00:14:15.170
SHE'S NOT MY WIFE.
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- AND I THINK IT'S AN INTERESTING EXAMPLE.
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AND IT'S A RATHER COMMON ONE IN THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES,
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THAT EVEN THE GREATS, WHETHER IT'S ABRAHAM, ISAAC,
00:14:22.200 --> 00:14:26.100
JACOB, MOSES, ARE HUMAN BEINGS, DAVID, HUMAN BEINGS.
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THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CONSTANT INTERACTION WITH GOD.
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AND YET THEY HAVE THEIR MOMENTS.
00:14:35.210 --> 00:14:38.050
- THEY'RE HUMAN. - THEY'RE HUMAN.
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THEY'RE NOT PERFECT.
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- AND SOME OF THEM ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB MAY HAVE WALKED
00:14:41.180 --> 00:14:44.070
THIS VERY PATH WHERE WE ARE WALKING RIGHT NOW.
00:14:44.090 --> 00:14:47.170
THEIR FEET MAY HAVE TREAD THESE STONES
00:14:47.190 --> 00:14:50.080
CLOSE TO 4.000 YEARS AGO. BUT THEY'RE ONLY HUMAN.
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AS YOU SAID, HIGHLY FAVORED, ANOINTED BY GOD.
00:14:53.230 --> 00:14:56.080
BUT ABRAHAM MADE A MISTAKE.
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- GREAT BELIEF BUT HE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT?
00:14:58.060 --> 00:15:01.100
I STILL HAVE TO COVER MYSELF.
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- YEAH.
00:15:02.260 --> 00:15:04.080
SO THERE'S KIND OF AN UNEASY TRUCE I GUESS YOU WOULD SAY
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WITH ABIMELECH, BETWEEN ABRAHAM, ABIMELECH.
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THEY MAKE THE TRUCE OVER THE WELL,
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KIND OF AND PEACE TREATY WE WOULD SAY TODAY, I GUESS.
00:15:09.210 --> 00:15:12.060
- AND THE TEXT TELLS US THAT FROM THAT POINT ON,
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HE STAYS IN THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES FOR MANY DAYS,
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IN OTHER WORDS, HE TRAVELS AROUND ALSO TO THE WEST,
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MEANING CLOSER TO THE PHILISTINES.
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AND BACK TO HERE BECAUSE IT'S FROM HERE OF COURSE,
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THAT HE ALSO LEAVES ON THE THREE DAY JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM
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TO SACRIFICE ISAAC, WHICH OF COURSE--
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-[ERICK] MOUNT MORIAH.
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- MOUNT MORIAH, WHICH, OF COURSE, THE ANGEL STOPS HIM.
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BUT IT'S FROM HERE HE GOES, AND THEN RETURNS HERE.
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AND THEN SARAH DIES IN HEBRON.
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SO APPARENTLY SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY,
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THERE WAS A ANOTHER BIT OF A TRANSITION.
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- YEAH, BUT HE SPENT A GREAT AMOUNT OF HIS TIME,
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A GREAT AMOUNT OF BIBLICAL NARRATIVE MENTIONING ABRAHAM
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UNFOLDED WHERE ELLIOT AND I ARE STANDING RIGHT NOW.
00:15:50.190 --> 00:15:54.070
WOW, THE PATRIARCH RIGHT HERE IN TEL BE'ER SHEBA.
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BY THE WAY, WE HAD THE ONE WELL CONFLICT BETWEEN ABIMELECH
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AND ABRAHAM, THEN A LITTLE LATER ON IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS
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ABIMELECH VERSUS ISAAC, ABRAHAM'S SON,
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ONCE AGAIN OVER A WELL, RIGHT?
00:16:07.230 --> 00:16:09.100
- YES. AND IT SHOWS AGAIN, THAT IMPORTANCE OF
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WATER IN THIS AREA,
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MORE SO THAN LAND PER SE. ESPECIALLY FOR GRAZERS.
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AND HERE, LET'S KEEP IN MIND THAT WE'RE TALKING
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ABOUT ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB
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AND HIS CHILDREN ARE SHEPHERDS.
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MOSES, SHEPHERD.
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THERE'S A RECURRING THEME HERE.
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AND THE IDEA OF CONTROL OVER AN AREA BUT ULTIMATELY THOSE
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ANCHOR POINTS, THE ANCHOR POINTS OF THE WELLS DOWN HERE.
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-[NARRATOR] HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH, IRAN, ISIS,
00:16:39.230 --> 00:16:43.270
THE SAME TERRORIST FORCES THAT SEEK TO ANNIHILATE ISRAEL
00:16:43.290 --> 00:16:47.050
HAVE A BULL'S EYE ON THE BACK OF THE UNITED STATES.
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AT CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL,
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WE KNOW THAT ISRAEL'S ENEMIES
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AND AMERICA'S ARE ONE AND THE SAME.
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WHEN ISRAEL COMES UNDER ATTACK, A NATIONWIDE NETWORK
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OF OVER 7 MILLION MEMBERS LEAPS INTO ACTION.
00:16:59.010 --> 00:17:02.200
WE HELPED LEAD THE FIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL THAT PULLED OUT
00:17:02.220 --> 00:17:05.030
OF THE DISASTROUS IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL,
00:17:05.050 --> 00:17:07.160
TO MOVE THE US EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM,
00:17:07.180 --> 00:17:10.010
AND TO CUT FUNDING TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
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OVER ITS USE OF AMERICAN TAXPAYER DOLLARS
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TO FUND TERRORISM.
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WHEN CUFI SPEAKS, WASHINGTON LISTENS.
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AND AS RADICAL FORCES THREATEN ISRAEL AND AMERICA,
00:17:19.230 --> 00:17:22.230
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
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TO SUPPORT THE IMPORTANT WORK OF CHRISTIANS UNITED
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FOR ISRAEL, VISIT CUFI.ORG
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OR CALL THE PHONE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.
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WHEN YOU DEFEND ISRAEL, YOU'RE DEFENDING AMERICA.
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SO JOIN OUR MOVEMENT TODAY.
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[UPBEAT MUSIC]
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[UPBEAT MUSIC]
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[UPBEAT MUSIC]
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- YOU KNOW ELLIOT, WHEN I THINK OF ABRAHAM,
00:18:03.270 --> 00:18:05.010
I THINK OF HIS NARRATIVE, HIS STORY.
00:18:05.030 --> 00:18:06.230
WHAT A MAN OF INCREDIBLE FAITH, OF TRUST IN GOD.
00:18:06.250 --> 00:18:10.090
NOT ONLY COMING HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN
00:18:10.110 --> 00:18:12.080
TO TEL BE'ER SHEBA, BUT AS YOU MENTIONED, MOUNT MORIAH
00:18:12.100 --> 00:18:14.240
NEARLY SACRIFICING ISAAC HIS SON.
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WOW, A PORTRAIT OF FAITH HERE.
00:18:17.120 --> 00:18:19.260
BUT SUCH HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, RIGHT, FOR THIS MAN OF GOD.
00:18:19.280 --> 00:18:22.140
- YES. HE LEAVES EVERYTHING.
00:18:22.160 --> 00:18:27.070
- AT LEAST IN HIS PROPHETIC CAREER, HUMBLE BEGINNINGS,
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I GUESS YOU WOULD SAY?
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- SURE.
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WELL, LET'S SAY HE TRADES ALL THE PHYSICAL TO COME TO LIVE
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OUT HERE IN A TENT IN THE DESERT AND BECOME A SHEPHERD.
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- YEAH, BUT LOOK, THE ABRAHAMIC STORY WASN'T THE END
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OF TEL BE'ER SHEBA'S BIBLICAL LINEAGE, RIGHT?
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OKAY, WE KNOW ABOUT ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB,
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WE MENTIONED THE STORY OF ISAAC AND THE WELL.
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JACOB HAD SOME PIVOTAL MOMENTS HERE
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AS LAID OUT IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS.
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WHAT CAME NEXT?
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- THE MAJOR POINTS HERE, THERE'S A PERIOD OF COURSE,
00:18:56.200 --> 00:19:01.090
THE ISRAELITES ARE SLAVES.
00:19:01.110 --> 00:19:02.290
THIS AREA IS NOT INHABITED BY THE ISRAELITES.
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BUT AFTER THEIR RETURN ULTIMATELY, THERE'S A KINGDOM
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UNDER DAVID, THE SON SOLOMON.
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AND THE REFERENCES ALL TALK ABOUT THE LAND FROM DAN
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FROM DAN IN THE NORTH TO BE'ER SHEBA IN THE SOUTH.
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SO WE'RE AT THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE NATIONAL BOUNDARIES.
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I USE THE WORD BOUNDARY RATHER THAN BORDER BECAUSE
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IT'S AS I SAID BEFORE, IT'S NOT A SHARP LINE.
00:19:27.270 --> 00:19:30.130
THERE ARE NO MAPS IN THOSE DAYS.
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- THAT'S FASCINATING, BY THE WAY,
00:19:31.280 --> 00:19:32.230
JUST AS A QUICK ASIDE, ELLIOT,
00:19:32.250 --> 00:19:34.020
THE FIRST BORDERS KNOWN TO MANKIND WERE LAID
00:19:34.040 --> 00:19:37.000
OUT BY GOD HIMSELF--
00:19:37.020 --> 00:19:38.270
- IN JOSHUA. - IN JOSHUA.
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- IN JOSHUA, STARTING IN CHAPTER 14.
00:19:40.030 --> 00:19:43.120
BUT IF YOU SAID FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IN THOSE DAYS,
00:19:43.140 --> 00:19:45.200
NOBODY WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
00:19:45.220 --> 00:19:47.060
SO DAN IS THE ANCHOR OF THE NORTH,
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BE'ER SHEBA IS THE ANCHOR OF THE SOUTH.
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AND NOW WE HAVE A KINGDOM.
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AND DAVID ESSENTIALLY DEFEATS THE ENEMIES AROUND.
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SOLOMON IS NOW BUILDING THE KINGDOM.
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HE BUILT THE TEMPLE, AND HE'S FORTIFYING THE KINGDOM.
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THIS GATE IS FROM THE TIME OF SOLOMON.
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SO IT'S ONLY 3000 YEARS OLD.
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- IS THAT ALL?
00:20:06.270 --> 00:20:08.210
- YOU KNOW, ERICK, WHAT YOU PEOPLE IN AMERICA CALL HISTORY
00:20:08.230 --> 00:20:11.270
WE CALL THE LATE MODERN PERIOD.
00:20:11.290 --> 00:20:14.090
WE USE CENTURIES AS ROUNDING ERRORS.
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SO, YEAH, 3000 YEARS OLD.
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BUT WHAT REALLY MAKES IT INTERESTING TO ME--
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ITS AGE IS NICE.
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BUT IT'S IDENTICAL IN DESIGN TO THE GATES THAT SOLOMON BUILT
00:20:23.140 --> 00:20:27.280
IN MEGIDDO IN THE NORTH, IN HAZOR IN THE NORTH.
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IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT WE SEE HERE IS NO LONGER
00:20:30.260 --> 00:20:33.290
A TRIBAL CONGLOMERATE, BUT A CENTRAL KINGDOM
00:20:34.010 --> 00:20:38.230
THAT IS NOW TAKING OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LAND.
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- WITH SHARED CHARACTERISTICS. THE GATES ARE THE SAME.
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- EXACTLY. IN OTHER WORDS, THE ORDERS,
00:20:44.290 --> 00:20:46.160
THE DESIGN IS COMING DOWN FROM ABOVE.
00:20:46.180 --> 00:20:48.280
AND IT MAY NOT MAY HAVE BEEN THE SAME BUILDERS,
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PROBABLY NOT, BUT THE DESIGNERS ARE THE SAME.
00:20:52.040 --> 00:20:54.240
THE SUPERVISORS ARE COMING FROM THE SAME SCHOOL OF THOUGHT,
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AND THEY'RE USING THE EXACT SAME DESIGN METHOD.
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I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
00:21:00.230 --> 00:21:02.230
THAT WHILE BEERSHEBA, BE'ER SHEVA IS MENTIONED
00:21:02.250 --> 00:21:05.010
AS THE SOUTHERN END, THEIR FORTRESSES FURTHER SOUTH
00:21:05.030 --> 00:21:08.220
TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE LAND OF JUDAH,
00:21:08.240 --> 00:21:11.180
AS MENTIONED EVEN IN JOSHUA IS THE WILDERNESS OF ZIN,
00:21:11.200 --> 00:21:16.180
SOUTH OF US IN THE NEGEV, AND IN THAT AREA,
00:21:16.200 --> 00:21:19.160
THERE WAS AN OUTPOST LINE OF FORTRESSES,
00:21:19.180 --> 00:21:21.170
DEFENDING REALLY THE EDGE OF WHAT WAS CONSIDERED
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TO BE THE LAND OF ISRAEL.
00:21:24.210 --> 00:21:26.010
BUT EVEN THEN, THE INFLUENCE OF THE KINGDOM EXTENDED
00:21:26.030 --> 00:21:29.130
MUCH FURTHER SOUTH, ALL THE WAY TO THE SOUTHERN TIP.
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- WOW, THE GOLDEN DAYS FOR SURE.
00:21:32.080 --> 00:21:34.040
THE DAVIDIC DYNASTY AND UNDER SOLOMON,
00:21:34.060 --> 00:21:36.200
AND IT'S INTERESTING TOO OBVIOUSLY AS YOU'VE LAID OUT
00:21:36.220 --> 00:21:39.270
SO ELOQUENTLY, ELLIOT, BORDERS, BORDERS, BORDERS.
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BE'ER SHEBA'S MENTIONED MANY TIMES IN THE BIBLE
00:21:42.130 --> 00:21:44.210
OFTEN IS LIKE A SOUTHERN POINT.
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IT'S ALSO MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT LATER ON, RIGHT?
00:21:47.260 --> 00:21:49.200
THE DESTRUCTION OF BE'ER SHEBA.
00:21:49.220 --> 00:21:53.010
THERE'S A GREAT DEBATE AMONG THE ARCHEOLOGISTS,
00:21:53.030 --> 00:21:56.050
WHETHER IT WAS DESTROYED BY THE ASSYRIANS UNDER SENNACHERIB,
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OR UNDER THE BABYLONIAN'S NEBUCHADNEZZAR
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DURING THE TIME OF THE DESTRUCTION.
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-[ERICK] TWO NASTY GUYS.
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- TWO VERY NASTY GUYS.
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ONE MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THE OTHER FOR THEMSELVES.
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BUT IT'S, I THINK AN INTERESTING ILLUSTRATION OF
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THE FACT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A DISCREPANCY
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OF ABOUT 150 YEARS BETWEEN THEM.
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WHAT'S A CENTURY AND A 1/2 BETWEEN FRIENDS?
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IT COULD HAVE BEEN ONE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE OTHER.
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IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO IN EITHER CASE,
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BOTH MAJOR INVASIONS OF THE LAND OF ISRAEL FROM MESOPOTAMIA.
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BUT THAT REALLY BRINGS BE'ER SHEBA TO AN END
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DURING THAT PERIOD.
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- YEAH, AND JUST A BRIEF MENTION ELLIOT,
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2 KINGS SAYS THAT KING HEZEKIAH AND HIS GREAT REFORMS
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AGAINST PAGAN IDOL WORSHIP, APPARENTLY MADE SOME REFORMS
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HERE IN BE'ER SHEBA.
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FROM ABRAHAM, FROM THE HEIGHTS OF ABRAHAM THE FATHER,
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IT FELL INTO IDOL WORSHIP EVENTUALLY.
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- YES. AND THEY FOUND REMNANTS OF AN ALTAR ACTUALLY USED
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IN ONE OF THE WALLS, NOT INTACT,
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BECAUSE IT SAYS THAT HE DESTROYED THEM.
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- HEZEKIAH DID, TO HIS CREDIT.
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- AND IT MATCHES. IT WOULD HAVE NOT MATCHED.
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AND I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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MATCHES THE SCRIPTURE.
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BUT IT WASN'T FOUND INTACT.
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BUT IT SHOWS I THINK, ALSO A RATHER IMPORTANT POINT,
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THAT EVEN AND WE SEE THIS AMONG THOSE
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THE ISRAELITES IN THE DESERT AND BEYOND,
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THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING PHYSICAL.
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IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE IN THAT INVISIBLE,
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OMNIPOTENT GOD.
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- YEAH, MUCH EASIER TO JUST HOLD THIS IDOL--
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- AND SAY, OH, THIS I GET.
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- BUT WE HAVE THE ULTIMATE EXAMPLE OF THAT VERY TRUST
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IN THAT INVISIBLE GOD IN ABRAHAM.
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- YES.
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- MORE THAN ANYONE I THINK IN THE PAGES OF THE BIBLE.
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THAT'S WHY IT WAS SO SPECIAL TO COME HERE TODAY, ELLIOT.
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WOW, TO WALK ON THIS ANCIENT LAND HERE IN TEL BE'ER SHEBA,
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TO THINK OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC, JACOB.
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IN MANY WAYS, THIS IS WHERE IT ALL BEGAN,
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IN TERMS OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL,
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THE BIBLICAL NARRATIVE FOR JEWS AND CHRISTIANS,
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AMAZING TO BE HERE WITH YOU, ELLIOT.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH MY FRIEND.
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WE'LL DO IT ELSEWHERE, IN ANOTHER AMAZING PLACE VERY SOON
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HERE IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL.
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ELLIOT, THANK YOU. IT WAS GREAT, MY FRIEND.
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THANKS AGAIN TO OUR GOOD FRIEND ELLIOT CHODOFF
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FOR THAT FASCINATING TOUR THROUGH THE ANCIENT
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BIBLICAL RUINS OF TEL BE'ER SHEBA.
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NOW, ELLIOT WILL BE BACK WITH US NEXT WEEK.
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BUT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK MY FINAL THOUGHTS
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ON WHY PLACES LIKE TEL BE'ER SHEBA ARE SO IMPORTANT
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FOR BUILDING OUR FAITH IN THESE BIBLE TIMES
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IN WHICH WE ARE LIVING.
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STICK AROUND.
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- EDUCATION WITHOUT A MORAL COMPASS IS THIS.
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THIS TOO IS PART OF EDUCATION.
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AND SO WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT WE BEGIN
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THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS WITH A MORAL COMPASS.
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-[ANNOUNCER] JOIN HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR
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AND HISTORIAN, IRVING ROTH AT A ONCE IN A LIFETIME
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REMEMBRANCE TOUR THROUGH POLAND.
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HIS STORY OF LOSS, SURVIVAL AND HOPE
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WILL BRING THE PAGES OF HISTORY TO LIFE AS YOU WALK
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THROUGH THE STREETS OF THE INFAMOUS WARSAW GHETTO,
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THE SILENT BARRACKS OF NAZI DEATH CAMPS
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LIKE THE ONE WHERE IRVING SLEPT IN AUSCHWITZ,
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AND THE MEMORIALS TO THE HEROES WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES
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TO RESCUE THEIR JEWISH NEIGHBORS FROM HITLER'S EVIL PLAN.
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YOU'LL BE INSPIRED AND CHALLENGED
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TO PUT YOUR FAITH INTO ACTION.
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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK WITH
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AND LEARN FROM IRVING ROTH, AS HE TAKES YOU ON A JOURNEY
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OF HIS MEMORIES OF LIFE BEFORE,
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DURING AND AFTER THE HOLOCAUST.
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TO REGISTER FOR THIS HISTORIC TRIP TO POLAND WITH CUFI
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AND IRVING ROTH, GO TO THE CUFI WEBSITE AND SIGN UP TODAY.
00:25:28.180 --> 00:25:34.080
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
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- AND WELCOME BACK.
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WE ARE WRAPPING UP FROM HERE IN JERUSALEM
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ABOUT A 90 MINUTE DRIVE NORTH OF TEL BE'ER SHEBA
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WHERE OUR GOOD FRIEND ELLIOT CHODOFF TOOK US THIS WEEK.
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FOLKS, WHAT AN EXPERIENCE TO WALK WHERE ABRAHAM, ISAAC
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AND JACOB LIVED AND WORKED, TO SEE WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
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IN MANY WAYS FOR THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL.
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BE'ER SHEBA IS MENTIONED 33 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE BIBLE.
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AND AS ELLIOT SHOWED US, IT PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE
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IN THE DESTINY OF THE PATRIARCHS.
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TEL BE'ER SHEBA IS A SPECIAL MEANINGFUL PLACE
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FOR ALL BELIEVERS.
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NOW BE SURE TO JOIN US HERE AGAIN NEXT WEEK
00:26:11.110 --> 00:26:13.170
FOR PART TWO OF OUR TWO PART SERIES FROM ISRAEL'S
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NEGEV DESERT WITH ELLIOT CHODOFF.
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WE'RE HEADING TO A PLACE WHERE THE PHARAOHS OF EGYPT
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ONCE RULED AND WHERE YOU WILL SEE SOME
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OF THE MOST STUNNING NATURAL LANDSCAPES IN ALL OF ISRAEL.
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YOU WON'T WANNA MISS IT.
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THAT'S NEXT WEEK, RIGHT HERE ON THE WATCHMAN.
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UNTIL THEN, FROM JERUSALEM, GOD BLESS YOU.
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AND REMEMBER, NEVER HOLD YOUR PEACE.
00:26:35.030 --> 00:26:43.270
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
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