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Speaker 3: Hello, I'm Jack Graham with today's episode of the Bible

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Speaker 3: in a Year podcast. In our previous episode, we learned

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Speaker 2: Moses had heard the call of God. Excited, scared, and anxious,

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Speaker 3: But before he hardens fam Pharo's heart, God must first

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