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Speaker 1: Let us pray. And there went forth a wind from

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Speaker 1: the Lord, and brought quails from the sea, and let

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Speaker 1: and as it were two cubits high upon the face

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Speaker 1: of the earth numbers eleven thirty one. Lord, as I

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Speaker 1: continue my journey to the promised future, strengthen my mind, body,

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Speaker 1: promised land. I thank you for assembling the right team

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Speaker 1: that will help me execute with excellence the task set

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Speaker 1: before me. As I look at the book of numbers

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Speaker 1: on my journey to my destiny, I will be careful

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Speaker 1: me in my upcoming season. I declare that I will

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Speaker 1: peace over it. I will speak to my heart and

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Speaker 1: command it to remember all of God's provision and deep

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Speaker 1: love for me. I confess that I only want what

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Speaker 1: you want from me, Lord, and thank you that you

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Speaker 1: never disappoint in Jesus name. Amen. Thanks for making prayer

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Speaker 2: God provides quail. In our last story, we learned about

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Speaker 2: with Israel, and they built him a tabernacle. In this story,

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Speaker 2: we picked back up with the Israelites wandering the desert

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Speaker 2: and their continued distrust in God's provision as inspired by

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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. In yesterday's reading, we learned that God

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Speaker 3: led the Israelites into the desert again, headed towards the

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Speaker 3: promised land. God instructed the Israelites in the building and

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Speaker 3: setting up of the Tabernacle, the place where his presence

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Speaker 3: closed out the Book of Exodus, God was leading the

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Speaker 3: Israelites through the deserts, his presence once again appearing as

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Speaker 3: when to stop and when to go. Today we'll enter

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Speaker 3: the Book of Numbers, and once again we'll hear how

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Speaker 3: the people continue to complain and express their lack of

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Speaker 3: and God will see that he needs help. Leading these

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Speaker 3: So let's listen to today's reading.

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Speaker 2: Moses continued to lead the thousands of people through the

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Speaker 2: for his people. Moses and the Lord were close and

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Speaker 2: spoke daily. However, the mantle of leadership began to wear

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Speaker 2: on Moses. His eyes looked weary and his body was

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Speaker 2: The people of Israel began to moan and hunger, like

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Speaker 2: as well. Annoyed, tired, and feeling overwhelmed, Moses snapped at God, shouting,

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Speaker 2: All but two came to Moses's side. Moses gathered them

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Speaker 2: Moses had a smile on his face brighter than the sun.

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Speaker 2: Moses put his hand on Joseph's shoulder and said, are

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Speaker 2: you jealous? For my sake? Don't be, or I would

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Speaker 2: rather the entire camp be filled with prophets. Moses was elated,

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Speaker 2: The next day, a tempest from the east sprang forth

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Speaker 2: For miles and miles there were quail. The people had

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Speaker 2: the quail came a price. A plague descended upon the people.

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Speaker 2: Sickness riddled the people of Israel for days, and the

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Speaker 2: anger of God was made known. Their hearts had longed

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Speaker 3: As we opened today's reading from Numbers ten, Moses is

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Speaker 3: and is wearing on Moses. The constant complaints and quarrels

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Speaker 3: It is the relief that Moses needed lest he burn

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Speaker 3: He tells Moses that He's going to give them more

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Speaker 3: as God promised, he sent meat. Quail came down upon

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Speaker 3: And it's all because they forgot that their God can

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Speaker 3: for our every need. Dear God, thank you for today's

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Speaker 3: reminder that nothing is impossible for you, that you can

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Speaker 3: that you abundantly supply our every need. Lord, may we

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Speaker 3: never grumble, but rather be grateful for all that you

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