WEBVTT - 1 Kings 22

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stangi, and today we're in First Kings, chapter

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two, and this is what we read. For three years,

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<v Speaker 1>there was no war between Aram and Israel. Then during

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<v Speaker 1>the third year, King Jehosaphat of Judah went to visit

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<v Speaker 1>King Ahab of Israel. During the visit, the King of

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<v Speaker 1>Israel said to his officials, do you realize that the

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<v Speaker 1>town of Ramoth Gilead belongs to us, and yet we've

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<v Speaker 1>done nothing to recapture it from the King of Aram.

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<v Speaker 1>Then he turned to Jehosaphat and asked, will you join

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<v Speaker 1>me in battle to recover Ramoth Gilead. Jehosaphat replied to

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<v Speaker 1>the King of Israel, why, of course you and I

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<v Speaker 1>are as one. My troops are your troops, and my

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<v Speaker 1>horses are your horses. Then Jehosephat added, but first let's

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<v Speaker 1>find out what the Lord says. So the King of

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<v Speaker 1>Israel summoned the prophets, about four hundred of them, and

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<v Speaker 1>ask them, should I go to war against Ramoth Gilead.

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<v Speaker 1>Or should I hold back? They all replied, yes, go

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<v Speaker 1>right ahead. The Lord will give the king victory. But

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<v Speaker 1>Jehosephad asked, is there not also a prophet of the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord here? We should ask him the same question. The

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<v Speaker 1>King of Israel replied to Jehosephat, there is one more

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<v Speaker 1>man who could consult the Lord for us, But I

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<v Speaker 1>hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me.

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<v Speaker 1>His name is Macaiah, son of Imla. Jehosephat replied, that's

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<v Speaker 1>not the way a king should talk. Let's hear what

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<v Speaker 1>he has to say. So the King of Israel called

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<v Speaker 1>one of his officials and said, quick, bring Makiah son

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<v Speaker 1>of Imlah. King Ahab of Israel and King Jehosephad of Judah,

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<v Speaker 1>dressed in their royal robes, were sitting on thrones at

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<v Speaker 1>the threshing floor near the gate of Samaria. All of

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<v Speaker 1>Ahab's prophets were prophesying there. In front of them. One

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<v Speaker 1>of them, Zedekiah son of Kenana, made some iron horns

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<v Speaker 1>and proclaimed, this is what the Lord says. With these horns,

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<v Speaker 1>you will gore the Aramians to death. All the other

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<v Speaker 1>prophets agreed. Yes, they said, go up to Ramath Gilead

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<v Speaker 1>and be victorious, for the Lord will give the king victory. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>the messenger who went to get Michiah said to him, look,

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<v Speaker 1>all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be

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<v Speaker 1>sure that you agree with them and promise success. But

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<v Speaker 1>Makaiah replied, as surely as the Lord lived, I will

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<v Speaker 1>say only what the Lord tells me to say. When

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<v Speaker 1>Machiah arrived before the king, Ahab asked him, Makiah, should

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<v Speaker 1>we go to war against Ramath Gilead or should we

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<v Speaker 1>hold back. Makiah replied sarcastically, yes, go up and be victorious,

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<v Speaker 1>for the Lord will give the king victory. But the

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<v Speaker 1>king replied sharply, how many times must I demand that

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<v Speaker 1>you speak only the truth to me when you speak

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<v Speaker 1>for the Lord. Then Makaiah told him, in a vision,

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<v Speaker 1>I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep

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<v Speaker 1>without a shepherd, and the Lord said, their master has

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<v Speaker 1>been killed. Send them home in peace. Didn't I tell you?

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<v Speaker 1>The King of Israel exclaimed to Jehosaphat, he never promises

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<v Speaker 1>anything but trouble for me. Then Makiah continued listen to

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<v Speaker 1>what the Lord says. I saw the Lord's sitting on

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<v Speaker 1>his throne with all the armies of heaven around him

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<v Speaker 1>on his right and on his left, and the Lord said,

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<v Speaker 1>who can entice Ahab to go into battle against Raymuth

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<v Speaker 1>Gilead so he can be killed? There were many suggestions,

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<v Speaker 1>and finally a spirit approached the Lord and said, I

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<v Speaker 1>can do it. How will you do this, the Lord asked,

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<v Speaker 1>and the spirit replied, I will go out and inspire

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<v Speaker 1>all of Ahab's prophets to speak lives. You will succeed,

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<v Speaker 1>said the Lord. Go ahead and do it. So you see,

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouths

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<v Speaker 1>of all your prophets. For the Lord has pronounced your doom.

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<v Speaker 1>Then Zedekiah, son of Kenana, walked up to Machiah and

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<v Speaker 1>slapped him across the face. Since when did the spirit

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<v Speaker 1>of the Lord leave me to speak to you, he demanded,

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<v Speaker 1>and Machiah replied, you will find out soon enough, when

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<v Speaker 1>you are trying to hide in some secret room. Arrest him,

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<v Speaker 1>the King of Israel ordered. Take him back to Ammon.

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<v Speaker 1>The governor of the city and my son joe Ash

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<v Speaker 1>give them this order from the King put this man

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<v Speaker 1>in prison and feed him nothing but bread and water

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<v Speaker 1>until I return safely from the battle. But Makaiah replied,

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<v Speaker 1>if you return safely, it will mean that the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>has not spoken through me. Then he added to those

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<v Speaker 1>standing around, everyone mark my words. So King Ahab of

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<v Speaker 1>Israel and King Jehosaphat of Judah led their armies against

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<v Speaker 1>Ramoth Gilead. The King of Israel said to Jehosaphat, as

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<v Speaker 1>we go into battle, I will disguise myself so no

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<v Speaker 1>one will recognize me. But you wear your royal robes.

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<v Speaker 1>So the King of Israel disguised himself and they went

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<v Speaker 1>into battle. Meanwhile, the King of Aram had issued these

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<v Speaker 1>orders to his thirty two two chariot commanders. Attack only

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<v Speaker 1>the King of Israel, don't bother with anyone else. So

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<v Speaker 1>when the Rami and Chariot commanders saw Jehosaphat in his

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<v Speaker 1>royal robes, they went after him. There is the King

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<v Speaker 1>of Israel, they shouted. But when Jehosaphac called out, the

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<v Speaker 1>Chariot commanders realized he was not the King of Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>and they stopped chasing him. An Ramian soldier, however, randomly

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<v Speaker 1>shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the

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<v Speaker 1>King of Israel between the joints of his armor. Turn

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<v Speaker 1>the horses and get me out of here. Ahab groaned

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<v Speaker 1>to the driver of his chariot, I'm badly wounded. The

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<v Speaker 1>battle raged all that day, and the king remained propped

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<v Speaker 1>up in his chariot facing the Aramians. The blood from

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<v Speaker 1>his wound ran down to the floor of his chariot,

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<v Speaker 1>and as evening arrived, he died. Just as the sun

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<v Speaker 1>was setting, the cry ran through his troops, We're done

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<v Speaker 1>for Run for your lives. So the king died and

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<v Speaker 1>his body was taken to Samaria and buried there. Then

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<v Speaker 1>his chariot was washed beside the pool of Samaria, and

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<v Speaker 1>dogs came and licked his blood at the place where

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<v Speaker 1>the prostitutes bathed, just as the lord had promised. The

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the events in Ahab's reign and everything he did,

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<v Speaker 1>including the story of the Ivory Palace and the towns

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<v Speaker 1>he built, are recorded in the book of the History

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<v Speaker 1>of the Kings of Israel. So Ahab died and his

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<v Speaker 1>son Ahaziah became the next king. Jehosaphat, son of Asa,

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<v Speaker 1>began to rule over Judah in the fourth year of

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<v Speaker 1>King Ahab's reign in Israel. Jehosphat was thirty five years

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<v Speaker 1>old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five years. His mother was Azuba, the daughter of Shilhe.

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<v Speaker 1>Jehosephat was a good king, following the example of his

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<v Speaker 1>father Asa. He did what was pleasing in the lord's sight.

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<v Speaker 1>During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the

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<v Speaker 1>pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned

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<v Speaker 1>incense there. Jehosephad also made peace with the King of Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>The rest of the events in Jehosephat's reign, the extent

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<v Speaker 1>of his power and the wars he waged, are recorded

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<v Speaker 1>in the book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

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<v Speaker 1>He banished from the land the rest of the male

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<v Speaker 1>and female shrine prostitutes, who still continued their practices from

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<v Speaker 1>the days of his father Aesa. There was no king

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<v Speaker 1>in Edom at that time, only a deputy. Jehosephad also

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<v Speaker 1>built a fleet of trading ships to sail to Ophir

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<v Speaker 1>for gold, but the ships never set sail, for they

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<v Speaker 1>met with disaster in their home port of Easy and Geeber.

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<v Speaker 1>At one time, Ahaziah son of Ahab, had proposed to Jehosaphat,

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<v Speaker 1>let my men sail with your men in the ships,

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<v Speaker 1>but Jehosaphat refused the request. When Jehosaphat died, he was

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<v Speaker 1>buried with his ancestors in the city of David. Then

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<v Speaker 1>his son Jehoram became the next king. Ahaziah, son of Ahab,

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<v Speaker 1>began to rule over Israel in the seventeenth year of

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<v Speaker 1>King Jehosaphat's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria two years,

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<v Speaker 1>but he did what was evil in the Lord's sight.

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<v Speaker 1>Following the example of his father and mother, and the

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<v Speaker 1>example of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had led Israel

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<v Speaker 1>to sin, he served Bail and worshiped him, provoking the

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<v Speaker 1>anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, just as

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<v Speaker 1>his father had done. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for your word, and we thank you as always for

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<v Speaker 1>the privilege of being able to look at it today.

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<v Speaker 1>And Lord, as we look at this passage, we see

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<v Speaker 1>a contrast between prophets and kings, and those who followed

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<v Speaker 1>you and those who rejected you. Lord, we know that

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<v Speaker 1>Ahab was one who worshiped idols and rejected the counsel

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<v Speaker 1>of your prophets, and primarily just wanted to hear what

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<v Speaker 1>he had already made up his mind about what he

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<v Speaker 1>already thought was the case, and rejected your truth as

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<v Speaker 1>it was spoken to him by the prophet. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes we can find ourselves doing that same exact thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes when we come across things in your word that

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<v Speaker 1>you've revealed through your prophets. Sometimes we're confronted about areas

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<v Speaker 1>of our lives that we don't really want to be

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<v Speaker 1>confronted about. But Lord, your word tells us the truth,

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<v Speaker 1>and you speak into parts of our lives that we

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<v Speaker 1>would live our lives completely unaware of if you hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>opened our eyes to see what was really going on.

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<v Speaker 1>And Lord, we know that through faith in your son

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ, that you give us the mind and the

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<v Speaker 1>eyes of Christ as we perceive things and as we

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<v Speaker 1>grow in our understanding of your will. So Lord, we

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<v Speaker 1>pray that by your grace that today we would see

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<v Speaker 1>things from your perspective, things related to our life, things

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<v Speaker 1>related to our culture, things related to the people that

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<v Speaker 1>we interact with, and that we would honor and glorify

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<v Speaker 1>the name of Jesus Christ. In all of our dealings, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we love you. We thank you for your presence with

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<v Speaker 1>us today, and we commit this day to your care.

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<v Speaker 1>We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen,