WEBVTT - #968 - Exodus 5-6 – Asking Nicely

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<v Speaker 1>Life Audio The Bible Study Podcast, Episode nine sixty eight. Today,

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<v Speaker 1>The Bible Study Podcast continues the study of the book

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<v Speaker 1>of Exodus. As we start chapter five. Welcome to the

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<v Speaker 1>Bible Study Podcast. I'm your host, Chris Christensen. Moses will

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<v Speaker 1>stand before Pharaoh and talk about what he's looking for,

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<v Speaker 1>But first a word from this sponsor. This section is

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<v Speaker 1>labeled Bricks without Straw Exodus five. Afterward, Moses and Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>went to Pharaoh and said, this is what the Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>the God of Israel, says, Let my people go, so

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<v Speaker 1>that they may hold a festival to me in the wilderness.

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<v Speaker 1>Pharaoh said, who is the Lord that I should obey

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<v Speaker 1>him and let Israel go. I do not know the Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>and I will not let Israel go. Then they said,

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<v Speaker 1>the God of the Hebrews has met with us. Now

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<v Speaker 1>let us take a three day journey into the wilderness

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<v Speaker 1>to offer sacrifices to the Lord, our god, or he

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<v Speaker 1>may strike us with plagues or with the sword. But

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<v Speaker 1>the King of Egypt said, Moses and Aaron, why are

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<v Speaker 1>you taking the people away from their labor. Get back

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<v Speaker 1>to your work. Then Pharaoh said, look, the people of

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<v Speaker 1>the land are now numerous, and you are stopping them

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<v Speaker 1>from working. The same day, Pharaoh gave this order to

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<v Speaker 1>the slave drivers and the overseers in charge of the people.

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<v Speaker 1>You were to no longer supply the people with straw

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<v Speaker 1>for making bricks. Let them go and gather their own straw,

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<v Speaker 1>but require them to make the same number of bricks

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<v Speaker 1>as before. Don't reduce the quota. They are lazy, that

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<v Speaker 1>is why they are crying out. Let us go and

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<v Speaker 1>sacrifice to our God. Now make the work harder for

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<v Speaker 1>the people so that they keep working and pay no

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<v Speaker 1>attention to lies. Then the slave drivers and overseers went

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<v Speaker 1>out and said to the people, this is what Pharaoh says.

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<v Speaker 1>I will not give you any more straw. Go and

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<v Speaker 1>get your own straw wherever you can find it, but

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<v Speaker 1>your work will not be reduced at all. So the

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<v Speaker 1>people scattered all over Egypt together stuble to use for straw.

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<v Speaker 1>The slave drivers kept pressing them, saying, complete their work

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<v Speaker 1>required of you before each day, just as when you

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<v Speaker 1>had straw. And Pharaoh's slave drivers beat the Israelite overseers

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<v Speaker 1>they had appointed, demanding, why haven't you met your quota

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<v Speaker 1>of bricks yesterday or today as before? So this may

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<v Speaker 1>have gone as God planned, but it certainly didn't go

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<v Speaker 1>the way Moses thought it would or the way the

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<v Speaker 1>people of Israel hoped it would. So Moses appears before Pharaoh,

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<v Speaker 1>and he is not requesting at this point that Pharaoh

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<v Speaker 1>let people go completely. He is requesting that they get

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<v Speaker 1>basically this break, this holiday here for something like six

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<v Speaker 1>days a week, three days into the wilderness. That makes

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<v Speaker 1>sacrifices in three days back, one would assume, and all

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<v Speaker 1>the people of Israel, and this is not a union negotiation,

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<v Speaker 1>they are slaves. And so Pharaoh does not want to

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<v Speaker 1>do this, doesn't necessarily trust Moses. But even if he did,

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<v Speaker 1>he's just not going to do this, and so he

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<v Speaker 1>instead makes things harder. He says, we're going to make

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<v Speaker 1>you do just as much work and a little more.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to make you get your own straw, even

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<v Speaker 1>though for making your brick, and you're going to have

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<v Speaker 1>all the same quotas. So Moses goes to Pharaoh. Pharaoh responds,

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<v Speaker 1>and everything gets harder. So how do you think the

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<v Speaker 1>people of Israel respond? Then the Israelite overseers went and

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<v Speaker 1>appealed to Pharaoh, why have you treated your servants this way?

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<v Speaker 1>Your servants are given no straw, yet we are told

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<v Speaker 1>make bricks. Your servants are being beaten, but the fault

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<v Speaker 1>is with your own people. Pharaoh said, lay, that's what

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<v Speaker 1>you are lazy. That is why you keep saying, let

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<v Speaker 1>us go and sacrifice to the Lord. Now get to work.

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<v Speaker 1>You will not be given any straw, yet you must

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<v Speaker 1>produce your full quota of bricks. The Israelite overseers realized

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<v Speaker 1>they were in trouble when they were told you were

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<v Speaker 1>not to reduce the number of bricks required for you

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<v Speaker 1>each day. When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron waiting to meet them, and they said, may the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord look on you and judge you. You have made

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<v Speaker 1>us obnoxious to Pharaoh and his officials and have put

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<v Speaker 1>a sword in their hand to kill us. So they

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<v Speaker 1>go back to Pharaoh and they say, this doesn't work,

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<v Speaker 1>this isn't fair. Pharaoh doesn't care. He says they're lazy,

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<v Speaker 1>and so they go and find Moses in Aer and

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<v Speaker 1>they blame them, And can you blame them for blaming them?

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<v Speaker 1>Their life was bad and it's just gotten worse. And

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes you need to do that. Sometimes you need to

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<v Speaker 1>purchase test the current situation, and things can get harder

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<v Speaker 1>in the meantime. Right, It's not like Pharaoh was going

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<v Speaker 1>to immediately say, oh you're right, Oh my goodness, you

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<v Speaker 1>shouldn't be a slave. We'll just let you all go,

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<v Speaker 1>or you should go and worship and things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't happen. God's promises delivered. Moses returned to the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord and said, why Lord, have you brought trouble on

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<v Speaker 1>this people? Is this why you sent me? Ever since

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<v Speaker 1>I went to Pharaoh and speak in your name, he

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<v Speaker 1>has brought trouble on this people, and you have not

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<v Speaker 1>rescued your people at all. So Moses blames God. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>this whole section here is going to be we have

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<v Speaker 1>a couple different sections in the Book of Exodus. We

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<v Speaker 1>have pre that early life of Moses that we didn't

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<v Speaker 1>spend a whole lot of time on, and then we

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<v Speaker 1>have this section here of getting Israel out of Egypt.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we're going to have a section whether they learn

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<v Speaker 1>how to make the tabernacle, We're going to have sections

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<v Speaker 1>about the law, and then we're going to have the

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<v Speaker 1>whole rest of the book where they're trying to get

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<v Speaker 1>Egypt out of Israel. And yes, I did say that correctly.

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<v Speaker 1>They're trying to take the people who were born in

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<v Speaker 1>Egypt and change them into the nation of Israel, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's actually going to be the hardest part of all.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're going to continue on a bit here. We're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to stop just yet because we got a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of Exodus let to cover. So I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>go into chapter six, and we're going to do chapter

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<v Speaker 1>six their first section. Here. Then, the Lord said to Moses,

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<v Speaker 1>now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh.

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<v Speaker 1>Because of my mighty hand, he will let them go.

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<v Speaker 1>Because of my mighty hand, he will drive them out

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<v Speaker 1>of his country. God also said to Moses, I am

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to

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<v Speaker 1>Jacob as God Almighty. But by my name the Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>I did not make myself known to them. I also

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<v Speaker 1>established my covenant with them to get them the land

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<v Speaker 1>of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners. Moreover, I have

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<v Speaker 1>heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving,

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<v Speaker 1>and I have remembered my covenant. Therefore, say to the Israelites,

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<v Speaker 1>I am the Lord, and I will bring you out

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<v Speaker 1>from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free

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<v Speaker 1>you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem

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<v Speaker 1>you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.

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<v Speaker 1>I will take you as my own people, and I

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<v Speaker 1>will be your God. Then you will know that I

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<v Speaker 1>am the Lord, your God, who brought you out from

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<v Speaker 1>under the yoke of the Egyptians, and I will bring

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<v Speaker 1>you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to

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<v Speaker 1>give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will

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<v Speaker 1>give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not

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<v Speaker 1>listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the Lord said to Moses, go tell Pharaoh, King

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<v Speaker 1>of Egypt, to let the Israelites go out of his country.

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<v Speaker 1>But Moses said to the Lord, if the Israelites will

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<v Speaker 1>not listen to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me?

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<v Speaker 1>Since I speak with faltering lips. So Moses is making

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<v Speaker 1>up some excuses again, but he is sent back to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to Pharaoh to see if it will go any better.

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<v Speaker 1>So God says to Moses, who comes to him and

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<v Speaker 1>complains that I'm God, You're not by the way, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>God and I will do this. And Moses has a

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<v Speaker 1>little trouble believing this, doesn't really want to go back

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<v Speaker 1>to Pharaoh. The people of Israel definitely don't believe this

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<v Speaker 1>at this point because things just got harsher and they

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<v Speaker 1>can't hear God because they are discouraged. And then one

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<v Speaker 1>more section here will finish out this chapter. Now, the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh,

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<v Speaker 1>king of Egypt, and he commanded them to bring the

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<v Speaker 1>Israelites out of Egypt. These were the heads of the families.

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<v Speaker 1>The sons of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel, were

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<v Speaker 1>Hannok and Palu, Hesron and Karmi. They were the clans

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<v Speaker 1>of Reuben. The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamyn, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar,

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<v Speaker 1>and Shaou, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were

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<v Speaker 1>the sons of Simeon. These were the names of the

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<v Speaker 1>sons of Levi. According to their records, Ghershan, Kohath, and Marri.

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<v Speaker 1>Levi lived one hundred and thirty seven years. The sons

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<v Speaker 1>of Gershan by clans were Libni and Simai. The sons

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<v Speaker 1>of Kohath were Amram, Ishar, Hebrun, and Uziel. Kohath lived

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and thirty three years. The sons of Mary

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<v Speaker 1>were Mahali and Mushi. These were the sons of Levi

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<v Speaker 1>according to their records. Amran married his father's sister, Jokhabed,

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<v Speaker 1>who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amran lived one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty seven years. The sons of Ishar were Corah, Nephag,

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<v Speaker 1>and Zigri. The sons of Uziel well mush L, El

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<v Speaker 1>Zephon and Zithri. Aaron married Elishiba, daughter of Aminidab and

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<v Speaker 1>sister of Nashon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu,

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<v Speaker 1>Elizar and Ithamar. The sons of Korro were Asir, El Khanan,

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<v Speaker 1>and Abissaf. These were the Korah height clans. Elis R,

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<v Speaker 1>son of Erin, married one of the daughters of Putiel,

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<v Speaker 1>and she bore him Phineas. These were the heads of

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<v Speaker 1>the Levite families clan by clan. It was this Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>and Moses, to whom the Lord said, bring the Israelites

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<v Speaker 1>out of Egypt. By their divisions. They were the ones

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<v Speaker 1>who spoke to Pharaoh, King of Egypt, about bringing Israelites

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<v Speaker 1>out of Egypt. This same Moses and Aaron. Now, we

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<v Speaker 1>live in a society where genealogies aren't all that interesting

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<v Speaker 1>and aren't well that No. Now, my family, we have

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<v Speaker 1>our genealogies back to the sixteen hundreds on both my

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<v Speaker 1>mother's and father's side. But my wife's family, when I

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<v Speaker 1>married her, she didn't even know what her grandmother's maid

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<v Speaker 1>name was. And that's not all that uncommon where I

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<v Speaker 1>live in the US. But there are countries, there are people,

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<v Speaker 1>there are tribes that keep very close track of these

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<v Speaker 1>and these are important things. And that was true of

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<v Speaker 1>the Hebrews of these people here. And so we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about where do Moses and Aaron come from. So most

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<v Speaker 1>of this genealogy here was focused on the sons of Levi,

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<v Speaker 1>because Moses and Aaron descend from Levi, one of the

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<v Speaker 1>twelve sons of Israel or Jacob. And then one last section,

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron speaks for Moses. Now, when the Lord spoke to

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<v Speaker 1>Moses in Egypt, he said to him, I am the Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell Pharaoh, King of Egypt, everything I tell you. But

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<v Speaker 1>Moses said to the Lord, since I speak with faltering lips,

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<v Speaker 1>why would Pharaoh listen to me? And then we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to end they that's kind of a repetition from what

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<v Speaker 1>we learned earlier. We're going to jump into Exodus seven

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<v Speaker 1>as we get back, and this is where we start

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<v Speaker 1>to get signs and wonders and plagues, and that's the

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<v Speaker 1>next section of the Book of Exodus. Just asking nicely

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<v Speaker 1>didn't work, so other things are going to happen. And

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<v Speaker 1>with that, we're going to end this episode of the

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