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Speaker 1: son of Canaz, Caleb's younger brother, Judges three nine. Dear God,

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Speaker 1: as I meditate on to day's reading of Judges two

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Speaker 1: Quicken my heart and strengthen my hands so that I

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Speaker 1: in bondage. Raise me up like Othnil. Let your spirit

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Speaker 1: come upon me as I continue to win battles and

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Speaker 1: take territory for your kingdom. Next, I thank you that

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Speaker 1: you are giving me the boldness of e Hud, so

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Speaker 1: that I can face my oppressor head on and without fear.

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Speaker 1: Give me divine strategy to day so that I know

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Speaker 1: where my enemy's weak points are. Thank you for inside

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Speaker 1: information that will insure the victory for me and for

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Speaker 1: all of your children. Shout out loud and declare that

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Speaker 1: you have given us complete victory over all of our enemies.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for rest and restoration in Jesus name. Amen,

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Speaker 1: Thank you for making prayer a priority in your day.

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Speaker 1: To learn more about the Bible, stay tuned for today's story,

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Speaker 2: Com, Rescuing Judges. The generation of Joshua had passed and

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Speaker 2: Israel made a home for themselves in their new land.

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Speaker 2: The gods of the other kingdoms surrounding Israel made their

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Speaker 2: In this story, we will learn how God heard the

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Speaker 2: cries of Israel as he did once in Egypt, only

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Speaker 2: now instead of sending Moses, he sent his judges, mighty

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Speaker 2: heroes of great courage. Inspired by the Book of Judges.

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

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Speaker 3: Bible in a Year podcast. In today's reading, we concluded

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Speaker 3: the story of Job and learned how God restored Job

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Speaker 3: to health and wealth, giving him more than even he

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Speaker 3: The hearts of God's people have turned to other gods,

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Speaker 3: and rather than influencing the culture around them, they were

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Speaker 3: Soon they find themselves enslaved again. It is the result

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Speaker 3: as we'll learn again today, God is not about to

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Speaker 3: abandon his children. He will hear their cries and come

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Speaker 3: to their rescue just in time. So let's listen now

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Speaker 3: to today's reading.

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Speaker 2: Truth had been forsaken, The generation that fought for the

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Speaker 2: promised Land had passed away. God's mighty acts had been

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Speaker 2: buried and forgotten with the past. Now Israel lived in comfort,

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Speaker 2: Since they forsook God, all their military exploits went without victory.

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Speaker 2: In vain, they marched to conquer new lands, but they

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Speaker 2: So God raised up mighty men and women of valor,

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Speaker 2: Yet Israel would not bow to them. They hoared themselves

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Speaker 3: As always, rebellion and unbelief have consequences. God had warned

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Speaker 3: And that's exactly what they experienced. In loss after loss

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Speaker 3: Even though God sent them a godly leader, the Israelites

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Speaker 3: And so God began the time of the Judges. Athonil

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Speaker 3: once Athonil was gone, the people rebelled against God again,

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Speaker 3: and so began a tragic pattern of turning from God

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Speaker 3: The words in Judges three twelve signal the refrain that

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Speaker 3: And the people of Israel again did what was evil

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Speaker 3: Before we too quickly judge the Israelites for their unfaithfulness,

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Speaker 3: God brought them a new judge, Ehud. Ehud courageously faced

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Speaker 3: the future was restored. But once again this would be

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Speaker 3: And it's a wonderful promise to know that God loves you,

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Speaker 3: When our hearts fall away and stray, and our attentions

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Speaker 3: for your undending mercy and grace. We know this grace

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