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Speaker 1: So Absalom returned to his own house and saw not

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Speaker 1: the king's face Second Samuel fourteen twenty four. Lord, through

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Speaker 1: the god of closed doors. With this as my new viewpoint,

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Speaker 1: too precious to not guard the treasure that lies within me.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for giving me rich and refreshing relationships instead.

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Speaker 1: Thank you that when some relationships are unhealthy, you will

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Speaker 1: Jesus name. Amen, Thank you for making prayer a priority

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Speaker 2: Absalom returns. In our last story, we peered into the

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Speaker 2: difficult relationships within David's family. One of David's sons, Amnon,

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Speaker 2: raped his half sister Tamar. As an act of revenge, Absalom,

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Speaker 2: In this story, Absalom will return from hiding after Joab

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Speaker 3: Hello, this is Jack Graham with today's episode of the

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Speaker 3: Bible in a Year podcast. In our prior episode, we

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Speaker 3: learned how David's family began to unravel into chaos as

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Speaker 3: coming out of hiding, aided by David's commander Joab, who

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Speaker 2: Joab watched David's heart wrestle over his banished son Absalom.

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Speaker 2: David held his head low and had deep sighs of

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Speaker 2: nor did he think Absalom deserved to return for what

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Speaker 3: Unable to ignore him, joe Ab arranged for Absalom to

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Speaker 3: that you, as a loving father, sent your son Jesus

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Speaker 3: to welcome us into your arms as we come to you.

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Speaker 3: We come to you so often like prodigals, and like

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Speaker 3: the father, you welcome us home. Thank you for your

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