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Speaker 1: Hey, faithful listener, thanks for tuning in to the P

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Speaker 1: forty Ministries Daily podcast. This podcast is dedicated to helping

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Speaker 1: you grow spiritually so you can grow personally. Let's grow

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Speaker 1: together by building a consistent Bible reading routine. This is Jen,

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Speaker 1: your host, and today we will be discussing the Book

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Speaker 1: of Exodus. Happy Friday, friends and faithful listeners. You've tuned

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Speaker 1: into the P forty Ministries podcast. And Hi. I am Jen,

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Speaker 1: the host of the P forty Ministries podcast, and I

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Speaker 1: appreciate you guys tuning in to hang out with me

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Speaker 1: and to share a cup of coffee with me as

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Speaker 1: we discuss the Bible today. So today we will be

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Speaker 1: talking about Exodus chapter twenty two Versus eighteen through twenty seven. Now,

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Speaker 1: depending on whatever version you have, it might be a

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Speaker 1: we will definitely get to the core issues that God

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Speaker 1: is talking about here in Exodus chapter twenty two. You

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Speaker 1: shall not allow a sorceress to live. Whoever has sex

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Speaker 1: who sacrifices to any God except to Yahweh only shall

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Speaker 1: You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.

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Speaker 1: If you take advantage of them at all, and they

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Speaker 1: for I am gracious. So God is still talking to

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Speaker 1: God definitely is compassionate and gracious towards his people, friends

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Speaker 1: of people, listeners. This was Exodus, chapter twenty two, verses

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Speaker 1: the bio of this podcast episode. But faithful listeners, thank

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