WEBVTT - Psalm 106

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the chapter today Audio Bible. I'm John Stogey,

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're in Psalm one oh six and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be reading from the New Living Translation. Praise the Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His

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<v Speaker 1>faithful love endures forever. Who can list the glorious miracles

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<v Speaker 1>of the Lord. Who can ever praise him enough. There

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<v Speaker 1>is joy for those who deal justly with others and

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<v Speaker 1>always do what is right. Remember me, Lord, when you

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<v Speaker 1>show favor to your people, come near and rescue me.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me share in the prosperity of your chosen ones.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me rejoice in the joy of your peace people.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me praise you with those who are your heritage.

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<v Speaker 1>Like our ancestors, we have sinned, we have done wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>we have acted wickedly. Our ancestors in Egypt were not

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<v Speaker 1>impressed by the Lord's miraculous deeds. They soon forgot his

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<v Speaker 1>many acts of kindness to them. Instead, they rebelled against

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<v Speaker 1>him at the Red Sea. Even so, he saved them

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<v Speaker 1>to defend the honor of his name and to demonstrate

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<v Speaker 1>his mighty power. He commanded the Red Sea to dry up.

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<v Speaker 1>He led Israel across the sea as if it were

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<v Speaker 1>a desert. So he rescued them from their enemies and

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<v Speaker 1>redeemed them from their foes. Then the water returned and

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<v Speaker 1>covered their enemies. Not one of them survived. Then his

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<v Speaker 1>people believed his promises. Then they sang his praise. Yet

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<v Speaker 1>how quickly they forgot what he had done. They wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>wait for his counsel in the wilderness. Their desires ran wild,

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<v Speaker 1>testing God's patience in that dry wasteland. So he gave

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<v Speaker 1>them what they asked for, but he sent a plague

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<v Speaker 1>along with it. The people in the camp were jealous

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<v Speaker 1>of Moses and envious of Aaron, the Lord's holy priest.

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<v Speaker 1>Because of this, the earth opened up. It swallowed Daithan

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<v Speaker 1>and buried Aboram and the other rebels. Fire fell upon

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<v Speaker 1>their followers. A flame consumed the wicked. The people made

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<v Speaker 1>a caf at Mount Sinai. They bowed before an image

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<v Speaker 1>made of gold. They traded their glorious God for a

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<v Speaker 1>statue of a grass eating bull. They forgot God, their savior,

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<v Speaker 1>who had done such great things in Egypt, such wonderful

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<v Speaker 1>things in the land of Ham, such awesome deeds at

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<v Speaker 1>the Red Sea. So he declared he would destroy them.

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<v Speaker 1>But Moses, his chosen one, stepped between the Lord and

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<v Speaker 1>the people. He begged him to turn from his anger

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<v Speaker 1>and not destroy them. The people refused to enter the

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<v Speaker 1>pleasant land, for they wouldn't believe his promise to care

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<v Speaker 1>for them. Instead, they grumbled in their tents and refused

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<v Speaker 1>to obey the Lord. Therefore he solemnly swore that he

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<v Speaker 1>would kill them in the wilderness, that he would scatter

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<v Speaker 1>their descendants among the nations, exiling them to distant lands.

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<v Speaker 1>Then our ancestors joined in the worship of bail at Payor.

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<v Speaker 1>They even ate sacrifices offered to the dead. They angered

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord with all these things, so a plague broke

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<v Speaker 1>out among them. But Phineas had the courage to intervene

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<v Speaker 1>and the plague was stopped. So he has been regarded

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<v Speaker 1>as a righteous man ever since that time. At Maraba Tiu,

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<v Speaker 1>they angered the Lord, causing Moses serious trouble. They made

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<v Speaker 1>Moses angry, and he spoke foolishly. Israel failed to destroy

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<v Speaker 1>the nations in the land, as the Lord had commanded them. Instead,

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<v Speaker 1>they mingled among the Pagans and adopted their evil customs.

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<v Speaker 1>They worshiped their idols, which led to their downfall. They

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<v Speaker 1>even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons.

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<v Speaker 1>They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and

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<v Speaker 1>daughters by sacrificing them to the idols of Canaan. They

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<v Speaker 1>polluted the land with murder. They defiled themselves by their

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<v Speaker 1>evil deeds, and their love of idols was adultery in

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord's sight. That is why the lord's anger burned

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<v Speaker 1>against his people, and he abhorred his own special possession.

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<v Speaker 1>He handed them over to pagan nations, and they were

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<v Speaker 1>ruled by those who hated them. Their enemies crushed them

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<v Speaker 1>and brought them under their cruel power. Again and again,

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<v Speaker 1>he rescued them, but they chose to rebel against him,

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<v Speaker 1>and they were finally destroyed by their sin. Even so,

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<v Speaker 1>he pitied them in their distress and listened to their cries.

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<v Speaker 1>He remembered his covenant with them and relented because of

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<v Speaker 1>his unfailing love. He even caused their captors to treat

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<v Speaker 1>them with kindness. Save us, o, Lord, our God, gather

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<v Speaker 1>us back from among the nations, so we can thank

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<v Speaker 1>your holy name and rejoice and praise you. Praise the Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting.

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<v Speaker 1>Let all the people say Amen, Praise the Lord. Let's pray. Lord.

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

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<v Speaker 1>for the privilege of being able to look at this

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<v Speaker 1>portion of scripture today. We thank you, Lord for the

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<v Speaker 1>things that we're reminded of when we take a look

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<v Speaker 1>at this portion of scripture, and as it summarizes many

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<v Speaker 1>of the pivotal events in the nation of Israel, the

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities that they had to walk with You by faith,

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<v Speaker 1>the opportunities that they had to enter into the Promised Land,

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<v Speaker 1>and the ways that it seems that instead of honoring you,

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<v Speaker 1>they chose to honor and worship false deities. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we recognize that we struggle with these sorts of things

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<v Speaker 1>in our generation as well. Lord, it's very easy for

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<v Speaker 1>us to welcome idols into our lives and not even

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<v Speaker 1>realize that we've done so, because we're so used to

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<v Speaker 1>these things, and we let ourselves think that created objects

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<v Speaker 1>or created things have the power to satisfy our soul.

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<v Speaker 1>When your word reveals to us that our souls are

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<v Speaker 1>only ultimately satisfied through a relationship with you, through faith

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<v Speaker 1>in your son Jesus Christ. It's interesting when we look

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<v Speaker 1>at this Psalm and we see that Moses, your chosen ones,

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<v Speaker 1>stepped in between you and your people and begged you

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<v Speaker 1>to turn from your anger and not destroy them. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>in that verse we see a picture of what your

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<v Speaker 1>son Jesus Christ has done on our behalf. We deserved

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<v Speaker 1>your wrath, and your word tells us that at one

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<v Speaker 1>point we were objects of your wrath. But because your

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<v Speaker 1>son Jesus Christ took our punishment upon himself, now through

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<v Speaker 1>faith in him, we become objects of your mercy. So

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<v Speaker 1>we're grateful for these realities. We're grateful for these reminders,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're grateful for your love. We commit this day

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<v Speaker 1>to your care, Lord, and we thank you for your

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<v Speaker 1>presence with us in it. We pray this all in

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus's name. Amen.