Speaker 1: Previously on the chosen people. Pharaoh awoke with a roar,
Speaker 1: leaping from his bed, his chest, heaving, eyes wide with terror.
Speaker 1: His attendant burst through the door.
Speaker 2: My Lord, are your kay I heard screams.
Speaker 1: His dreams, torturing me.
Speaker 2: He means something, now I know it. When I was
Speaker 2: in prisoned, there was a man, a young man, and
Speaker 2: a Hebrew of all people.
Speaker 1: Joseph came before the throne and bowed his knee. Pharaoh
Speaker 1: stood and stepped down to him. He paced around him,
Speaker 1: gripping his scepter tightly.
Speaker 3: So you are the Hebrew called Joseph. I hear mufty
Speaker 3: things about your Hebrew. Is it true that you are
Speaker 3: able to interpret dreams? Joseph smirked. He could feel a
Speaker 3: tug on his soul like a gentleman. God guided Joseph into.
Speaker 1: Truth and revealed to him the meaning of these dreams.
Speaker 2: Egypt will experience a time of flourishing like never before.
Speaker 2: The land will give birth to new life, and your
Speaker 2: people will be fed. However, this prosperity will come to
Speaker 2: an end. Seven sickly cows the seven scorched heads of grain.
Speaker 2: They represent seven years of devastation. After seven years of
Speaker 2: plenty seven years of famine will strike the land like
Speaker 2: a wildfire. This is the warning God has given to you.
Speaker 2: With this knowledge comes a great deal of responsibility. It
Speaker 2: will come to pass, and if Egypt is not ready,
Speaker 2: the entire world will perish.
Speaker 1: Pharaoh with silent For a long while, Joseph watched his
Speaker 1: brow rise and fall with intense contemplation, Joseph felt the
Speaker 1: nerve to shift his feet. He was uncomfortable with the way.
Speaker 1: Who is Pharaoh going to listen to him? Or will
Speaker 1: Joseph's rise out of the pit?
Speaker 2: Being shorter in.
Speaker 1: The last.
Speaker 4: In the land of Egypt, the Hebrew slave would rise
Speaker 4: to power and his dreams would save nations. Chalome friends
Speaker 4: from here in the Holy Land of Israel. I'm ya
Speaker 4: l Exstein with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews,
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Speaker 4: Now let's begin. Have you ever wondered how a dream
Speaker 4: can transform destiny? As we step into this dramatic story
Speaker 4: inspired by Genesis forty one thirty seven to fifty six,
Speaker 4: let's ask ourselves what does it mean to trust in dreams?
Speaker 4: How do we recognize God's hand in our lives? And
Speaker 4: what does the story of Joseph the dreamer who had
Speaker 4: become a ruler tell us about the power of visions
Speaker 4: and the journey from suffering to sovereignty.
Speaker 2: God has been gracious to you, Pharaoh, However, every moment
Speaker 2: is precious. You should appoint a governor wise and discerning
Speaker 2: enough to care for your resources. Appoint commissioners under him
Speaker 2: to oversee the land. Every year of harvest, take one
Speaker 2: fifth of the goods and store it away. Over the
Speaker 2: next seven years, you can store the grain and other
Speaker 2: goods safely. Then, when the famine hits. You can use
Speaker 2: what is stored up to feed your people. The same
Speaker 2: commissioners you appoint can be in charge of distributing the
Speaker 2: resources according to the need.
Speaker 1: Pharaoh was silent for a long while Joseph watched his
Speaker 1: brow rise and fall with intense contemplation. Joseph felt the
Speaker 1: need to shift his feet. He was uncomfortable with the waiting.
Speaker 1: Was Pharaoh going to listen to him? Or would Joseph's
Speaker 1: rise out of the pit be even shorter than the last.
Speaker 1: Pharaoh turned his eyes to his officials, then darted them
Speaker 1: back at Joseph.
Speaker 5: I am the image of Rah, the morning and the
Speaker 5: evening Star. I am born of the Nile, from the
Speaker 5: deserts to the deep forests. And here you stand before
Speaker 5: a Hebrew boy telling me how to govern. Do you
Speaker 5: take me for a squabbling child that I would heed
Speaker 5: your words?
Speaker 2: Of course, not, gray, Pharaoh. I know you are a
Speaker 2: wise man, one who knows that divine guidance must be
Speaker 2: met with immediate action. Only weak men are threatened by wisdom. You,
Speaker 2: Lord Pharaoh, are a great man, able to receive wisdom
Speaker 2: when it's handed to you.
Speaker 1: Pharaoh's roughernear leaked a slight content grin. He stood again
Speaker 1: and tapped his scepter on the ground as he paced.
Speaker 5: Where would we find such a man to oversee this plan?
Speaker 5: Where can we find a man able to oversee developments?
Speaker 5: Where will we possibly find a man to relate to
Speaker 5: the workers, let alone a man who is attuned to
Speaker 5: the God who has given us this warning?
Speaker 1: The room chuckled. Pharaoh stopped and looked down at Joseph.
Speaker 1: Joseph wasn't accustomed to men towering over him.
Speaker 5: This governor you suggest I appoint must be a man
Speaker 5: of vision. He must know the plans of this God
Speaker 5: and be willing to listen to him for guidance.
Speaker 1: Pharaoh took his scepter and stretched it out towards Joseph.
Speaker 1: Joseph flinched for a moment and closed his eyes. Then
Speaker 1: he felt the scepter rest lightly on his shoulder. The
Speaker 1: sun broke through the opening of the palace. The light
Speaker 1: bounced off the ivory pillars, and golden throne colors splashed
Speaker 1: in a thousand different directions. As Pharaoh stood over Joseph
Speaker 1: with his scepter on his shoulder, Pharaoh made a bold
Speaker 1: proclamation in the presence of his council.
Speaker 5: Since God has made all this known to you, there
Speaker 5: is no one else I would desire for the position.
Speaker 5: You shall be in charge of my palace, my resources,
Speaker 5: and all my people. There shall be tools in your hands,
Speaker 5: guided by your God, so that our great nation will survive.
Speaker 5: Only with respect to the throne. Will I be greater
Speaker 5: than you. I hereby declare that you are to rule
Speaker 5: my kingdom with complete authority. All shall praise you. Even
Speaker 5: the sun and moon shall know your name. And bow.
Speaker 1: Joseph bowed his head in complete dismay, his heart nearly
Speaker 1: pounding right out of his chest. It was an honor
Speaker 1: too tremendous for words. As a young boy, this position
Speaker 1: would have inflated his eager Yet there was a different heart.
Speaker 1: God had put in Joseph. Years of slavery and imprisonment
Speaker 1: had dug a deep well of humility within him. He
Speaker 1: looked up at Pharaoh and gladly accepted his new position
Speaker 1: with gratitude.
Speaker 2: You are gracious, Pharaoh, and I will labor for the
Speaker 2: prosperity of your kingdom.
Speaker 1: The entire court erupted in applause. Pharaoh removed his signet ring,
Speaker 1: holding it up to the sun The band, pure gold
Speaker 1: and arrayed with finely cut diamonds, held the seal of
Speaker 1: Pharaoh carved into sapphire. Joseph watched it gleam in the sunlight.
Speaker 1: Pharaoh took Joseph's hand and placed the signet ring on
Speaker 1: his finger. Two of Pharaoh's servants entered carrying a bright
Speaker 1: linen garment, pure white with streaks of gold, blue, and green.
Speaker 1: They draped it around Joseph's spare back. The linen was
Speaker 1: soft and cool to the touch. Joseph looked at the
Speaker 1: sleeves and began to tremble. The last time he wore
Speaker 1: a garment of such value, it had been torn from him.
Speaker 1: Memories of his brothers flashed before his eyes, the scars
Speaker 1: of betrayals to laky. Joseph looked up to see Potiphar
Speaker 1: standing beside Pharaoh. He reached into his pocket and pulled
Speaker 1: out the same gold chain Joseph once wore when he
Speaker 1: oversaw Potiphar's house. Joseph's eyes brightened at the sight. Potipha
Speaker 1: placed the gold chain around his neck and bowed. All
Speaker 1: but Pharaoh in the throne room followed suit, bending their
Speaker 1: knees in reverence.
Speaker 2: Was this the dream you gave me all those years ago.
Speaker 1: Though this was not the full realization of his dream,
Speaker 1: it was the beginning of a triumphant act of God
Speaker 1: through his hands. The divine rescue mission was on the move.
Speaker 1: Pharaoh took Joseph by the shoulder and led him out
Speaker 1: onto the balcony. The bright sun scattered its light across
Speaker 1: the horizon, illuminating the vast kingdom of Egypt in all
Speaker 1: its majesty. Joseph saw the entirety of the land for
Speaker 1: the first time. Pharaoh stretched out his arms, his voice
Speaker 1: filled with pride and command.
Speaker 5: I am the rising Sun of this land. My power
Speaker 5: is known and feared even beyond its borders. See to
Speaker 5: it that you bear my name well, and you take
Speaker 5: care of this land and the way your God has commanded.
Speaker 1: Joseph looked out at the vast kingdom, feeling the weight
Speaker 1: of his new responsibilities. Yet he knew this was his purpose.
Speaker 1: All the madness, betrayal, and heartache he endured had led
Speaker 1: him to this moment.
Speaker 5: Ready, my chariots bring the entire kingdom out into the streets.
Speaker 5: They are to meet their new ruler.
Speaker 2: You honor me, Pharaoh.
Speaker 5: I honor the prosperity of this kingdom. If what you
Speaker 5: say truly comes to pass, which I feel in my
Speaker 5: bonds to be true, then the honor will go to
Speaker 5: your God as well.
Speaker 1: Pharaoh and Joseph, escorted by Potiphar and his guards, made
Speaker 1: their way to the outer courtyard. It was lush with
Speaker 1: gardens and pools of water and other worldly sight to
Speaker 1: Joseph after five years in a prison cell. Awaiting them
Speaker 1: were two chariots adorned in gold, bronze, and precious jewels.
Speaker 1: Pure Bred Egyptian horses, magnificent creatures that held themselves with
Speaker 1: regal pride, pulled the chariots. Pharaoh's chariot was drawn by
Speaker 1: white horses, while Joseph's was drawn by dark ones, their
Speaker 1: legs as sturdy as tree trunks. Pharaoh's golden chariot reflected
Speaker 1: the glimmering sun as they rode through the city streets.
Speaker 1: People bowed before them, cheering and praising. Joseph smiled and waved,
Speaker 1: his new garment flowing in the wind. He looked above,
Speaker 1: recognizing the true source of his authority. Pharaoh and Joseph
Speaker 1: arrived at the city center, surrounded by a sea of people.
Speaker 1: Elevated on a platform between two large statues of Rah.
Speaker 1: Pharaoh invited Joseph to stand beside him and proclaimed his
Speaker 1: authority to the people.
Speaker 5: I am Pharaoh.
Speaker 6: Hear my decree, for I speak for Rah before me
Speaker 6: is your new governor, one who hears from the Gods.
Speaker 6: No man or woman will take a step without this
Speaker 6: man's command. He has been sent by his God to
Speaker 6: save our people from famine and despair. I, as your
Speaker 6: powerful and mighty ruler, hereby grant him all authority to
Speaker 6: rule the land.
Speaker 5: His words will be like my words to you.
Speaker 1: Pharaoh then took his scepter and placed it on Joseph's shoulder.
Speaker 5: From this day forth, your name will no longer be Joseph.
Speaker 5: This is your nation, These are your people, and I
Speaker 5: am your Pharaoh. I now rename you zafonath Panaea, which
Speaker 5: means God speaks and he lives.
Speaker 1: The entire crowd irrupted and praised. They chanted his new name,
Speaker 1: Zaffararth Panaea, Zaffonarth Panaea, Zaffonarth Panaea. Joseph looked at them
Speaker 1: with a gaze of compassion. He knew that God had
Speaker 1: called him to be a rescuer and redeemer for them.
Speaker 1: Famine was coming, and soon they would all be hungry.
Speaker 1: He had to act quickly. Joseph began immediately. He gathered
Speaker 1: trusted advisers of the land, men with humility intact. Together
Speaker 1: they were able to construct storehouses large enough to contain
Speaker 1: seven years worth of grain. He built relationships with the
Speaker 1: farmers on the outskirts of the region. He pardoned with
Speaker 1: them to expand Egypt's cropping capabilities. For seven years, Joseph
Speaker 1: toiled the land with his fellow Egyptians. Although he was
Speaker 1: their ruler, he was admired for his ability to be
Speaker 1: among the people. Working alongside them. They dug trenches for irrigation,
Speaker 1: bred more cattle for cured meat, and with every harvest
Speaker 1: they saved one fifth to be stored for the famine.
Speaker 1: Excellence followed Joseph with every step. The favor of God
Speaker 1: was upon him in all things, and in all things
Speaker 1: Joseph sought to give God all the glory, honor, and praise.
Speaker 1: Joseph looked out to the horizon from his balcony. The
Speaker 1: land was flourishing with fields of grain, fresh water, and
Speaker 1: happy people. His heart was warm with satisfaction in knowing
Speaker 1: he was accomplishing the purposes of God. He remembered when
Speaker 1: he first came to Egypt when he was seventeen. It
Speaker 1: was a whole different world to him and filled with dangers.
Speaker 1: Now a young man of thirty, Joseph looked upon the
Speaker 1: lad and as his home. The sunset painted the horizon
Speaker 1: with shades of gold and red. Joseph breathed in deeply
Speaker 1: and allowed the gentle wind to caress his face. He
Speaker 1: closed his eyes and sighed a breath of praise to
Speaker 1: his God. He looked back into his wom. Lying in
Speaker 1: bed asleep was his wife. As in Arth, Pharaoh had
Speaker 1: arranged their marriage when he had first begun. Joseph slipped
Speaker 1: into bed with her, and the two of them embraced.
Speaker 1: Joseph for years had longed to be with his family
Speaker 1: in Canaan. However, now lying beside his wife, he felt
Speaker 1: that Egypt was now his true home and it was
Speaker 1: time to start his own family. Six years of plenty
Speaker 1: had passed and the storehouses Joseph built were overflowing with
Speaker 1: golden grain. The ground was fertile and produced more crops
Speaker 1: than expect. As the years of abundance came to a close,
Speaker 1: Joseph and as Aarth were blessed with pregnancy. As an
Speaker 1: Arth labored into the night with Joseph attentive and close
Speaker 1: by her side. Hours later, Joseph's son was born. He
Speaker 1: held the boy in his arms, overwhelmed with immeasurable joy.
Speaker 1: Joseph gazed into his son's eyes and whispered a prayer
Speaker 1: to God, O Lord, you.
Speaker 2: Have blessed me. You have caused me to forget all
Speaker 2: the hardships and afflictions from my former home.
Speaker 1: He held up his son, eyes beaming with pride and hope.
Speaker 2: I shall name you Manassah, which means forgetfulness, for through
Speaker 2: you God has made me forget all the troubles of
Speaker 2: my past.
Speaker 1: Joseph and as an Arth smiled at their son. He
Speaker 1: was a symbol of Joseph's favor in the land. As
Speaker 1: the seven years of plenty finally to a close, Joseph
Speaker 1: was given another son. He named him Ephrail, which meant fruitfulness,
Speaker 1: because God had caused Joseph to be fruitful in the
Speaker 1: entire land of Egypt. Joseph overlooked the land of Egypt
Speaker 1: from the same balcony. His wife and Manassah stood next
Speaker 1: to him. And Ephrium slept soundly in his arms. The
Speaker 1: red sun dropped in the distance, and a scorching evening
Speaker 1: wind came galloping in from the hills. Joseph could sense
Speaker 1: the air losing its moisture. The winds were abrasive. They
Speaker 1: had a malicious quality to them. Joseph knew the time
Speaker 1: had come for the famine, just as God had warned.
Speaker 1: He led his family inside and shut the doors. The
Speaker 1: wind began picking up speed. It would not cease for weeks,
Speaker 1: after destroying everything in its wake. Weeks had passed, and
Speaker 1: the once flourishing land had been blighted with storms and locusts.
Speaker 1: The harsh sun beat down endlessly, with no clouds or
Speaker 1: rain to quench the dry ground. The people grew irritable
Speaker 1: and hungry. Farmers lamented the loss of their land, and
Speaker 1: herders mourned the deaths of their flocks. Egypt and all
Speaker 1: the land surrounding it was under the intense wrath of nature.
Speaker 1: Joseph had prepared for famine, but he did not expect
Speaker 1: it to go so bad so quickly. It did not
Speaker 1: take long for the people to cry out for food
Speaker 1: and water. They appealed to Pharaoh begging for bread to
Speaker 1: fill their bellies. Pharaoh simply smiled and nodded. He knew
Speaker 1: that Joseph had been diligent and wise for the past
Speaker 1: seven years. They had grown close, and Pharaoh trusted Joseph completely.
Speaker 1: Joseph sent out a decree to all the inhabitants of Egypt.
Speaker 2: By the mercy of God the wisdom of Pharaoh, all
Speaker 2: citizens will be given enough grain to feed their family.
Speaker 2: Each week, they shall come before the storehouses to collect
Speaker 2: what they need. Our officials and guards will ensure that
Speaker 2: no one cheats or steals.
Speaker 1: With that decree, families from across the nation journeyed weakly
Speaker 1: to the storehouses. They filled their sacks with grain and
Speaker 1: brought them back to their homes. Joseph smiled at the
Speaker 1: success of his storehouses. At the rate they were going,
Speaker 1: they would have enough grain to last them more than
Speaker 1: seven years. However, the blighted wind cast its billowing wrath
Speaker 1: beyond Egypt. Far away, in the land of Canaan, the
Speaker 1: household of Jacob was suffering. The twelve sons of Israel
Speaker 1: labored to no avail. They had run out of grain
Speaker 1: for bread, and their animals were dying by the day.
Speaker 1: They were in need of rescue. They were in need
Speaker 1: of salvation, so they turned their faces towards Egypt, hearing
Speaker 1: rumors of a hero called zapphanath Anahah. Hopefully he was
Speaker 1: the redeemer they needed.
Speaker 4: Recently, I spoke with a friend who was weathering a
Speaker 4: storm of suffering. But despite life's trials, this friend moves
Speaker 4: through life with an anspiring grace. When I told her
Speaker 4: how extraordinary I thought, she was revealed to me her secret.
Speaker 4: She told me, every day, I tell myself that I
Speaker 4: just have to make it through this day because tomorrow
Speaker 4: God can make everything better. I tell myself this every
Speaker 4: single day. And you know what, every day, she said,
Speaker 4: I believe it. This simple faith, this enduring hope, gives
Speaker 4: my friend the strength to keep going even when it
Speaker 4: is really hard, even when she's facing challenges that most
Speaker 4: people would break under. Hearing her advice gives me strength
Speaker 4: and hope that God's salvation isn't just a distant promise,
Speaker 4: but really it's a near possibility. In this story, we
Speaker 4: find Joseph in the depths of a prison cell. Abandoned
Speaker 4: and forgotten. Joseph had every reason to despair. He was
Speaker 4: sold by his own brothers. Falsely accused by Potifar's wife,
Speaker 4: he was wrongfully imprisoned with no end in sight. It
Speaker 4: seemed hopeless, and then in an instant, everything changed. Pharaoh's cupbearer,
Speaker 4: once imprisoned alongside Joseph, remembered him. He told Pharaoh of
Speaker 4: Joseph's gift for interpreting dreams. Joseph was summoned, explained the dreams,
Speaker 4: and offered very wise counsel. In a heartbeat, Joseph was
Speaker 4: elevated to the position of Prime Minister of Egypt. Only
Speaker 4: God could script such a remarkable salvation from the dungeons
Speaker 4: of prison to the prime minister of Egypt. Joseph was
Speaker 4: once the lowest of men, and he became the most
Speaker 4: powerful figure in the ancient world. Jewish tradition has a
Speaker 4: saying that has sustained our people through two thousand years
Speaker 4: of exile and persecution. Yeshua Tashem kherif Ain God, salvation
Speaker 4: can come in the blink of an eye. No matter
Speaker 4: how dire the circumstances, complete salvation is always within reach.
Speaker 4: I thought about this so often this past year as
Speaker 4: I was hiding in my bomb shelter from rockets launched
Speaker 4: by terrorists who wanted to destroy Israel, who wanted to
Speaker 4: murder the Jews. After so many times going into the
Speaker 4: bomb shelter and having rocket explode overhead, there was a
Speaker 4: time where you could nearly reach despair.
Speaker 5: But me and my.
Speaker 4: Husband, my children sw was the first we said on repeat,
Speaker 4: peace can come in an instant yeshuwa tashenka kerfining, God's
Speaker 4: salvation can come in the blink of an eye. If
Speaker 4: we remember this like Joseph did, then despair loses its grip.
Speaker 4: For just as with Joseph, everything can change in a
Speaker 4: single moment. We have to hold on to hope. We
Speaker 4: have to trust in God's timing, and we have to
Speaker 4: in our darkest hours remember salvation can come in the
Speaker 4: blink of an eye. But let's step back for just
Speaker 4: a moment. I want to look at a Hebrew phrase
Speaker 4: in this story. After repeatedly citing God is the source
Speaker 4: of his understanding of Pharaoh's dreams, Joseph presented a practical
Speaker 4: plan for how to save Egypt during the seven years
Speaker 4: of famine. Pharaoh then declared to all present that he
Speaker 4: had never seen someone like Joseph, in whom is the
Speaker 4: spirit of God. This is the phrase he used, and
Speaker 4: Hebrew it's rouch Elohim that means this spirit of God.
Speaker 4: It's words that we've seen in earlier episodes. Do you
Speaker 4: remember it appeared in the beginning of the creation story.
Speaker 4: In the second verse of the Bible, it said, quote,
Speaker 4: now that earth was formless, an empty darkness was over
Speaker 4: the surface of the deep, and the spirit of God,
Speaker 4: the ruch Eloheen, was hovering over the waters. As from
Speaker 4: Genesis one two, we see that ruch Eloheen, the spirit
Speaker 4: of God, is the power that transformed God's wisdom into
Speaker 4: the physical creation at the very beginning. So too, it
Speaker 4: was the rue Heloim, the spirit of God, and Joseph
Speaker 4: that translated Pharaoh's cryptic dreams into a practical plan of action.
Speaker 4: And with the spirit of God came a turning point
Speaker 4: for his chosen people. It insured their survival during the famine,
Speaker 4: and it set the stage for their eventual exodus from Egypt.
Speaker 4: This is our legacy. It's a legacy of resilience and hope.
Speaker 4: As this story ends with Joseph out of prison and
Speaker 4: into power, we read that he fathered two sons, and
Speaker 4: before we go, I want to look at the names
Speaker 4: Joseph gave his children because they are very telling. Joseph
Speaker 4: called his firstborn Manasse, which related to the Hebrew word
Speaker 4: for forgetting. In verse fifty one, Joseph explained, it is
Speaker 4: because God has made me forget all of my trouble
Speaker 4: and all of my father's household. Joseph had suffered great
Speaker 4: pain in being so badly treated by his brothers and
Speaker 4: in being enslaved and imprisoned in Egypt, but Joseph also
Speaker 4: realized that he had a job to do in Egypt.
Speaker 4: He was part of God's long term plan for the
Speaker 4: chosen people. There's a great lesson in this for all
Speaker 4: of us. Yes, life is full of pain, but we
Speaker 4: all have a job to do. Despite the pain, we
Speaker 4: have to ask God for help so that we can
Speaker 4: live out our own personal plan that God has destined
Speaker 4: for us. Joseph named his second son Ephrine, related to
Speaker 4: the Hebrew word for being fruitful. In verse twenty two,
Speaker 4: Joseph explained, quote, it's because God had made me fruitful
Speaker 4: in the land of my suffering end quote. Even with
Speaker 4: the high level that he reached in Egypt, second only
Speaker 4: to Pharaoh, Joseph still referred to Egypt as quote the
Speaker 4: land of my suffering. Joseph still longed for the Holy
Speaker 4: Land and for some sort of healing with his estranged family.
Speaker 4: We can all learn from this. It's possible for pain
Speaker 4: to be healed. It's possible that even when we're suffering,
Speaker 4: we can still be productive and part of God's plan.
Speaker 4: The Jewish people suffered for millennia under various cruel nations
Speaker 4: and populations, but we always kept our eyes on the
Speaker 4: Holy Land. And now here I am speaking to you
Speaker 4: from Israel, the land for which we longed for centuries.
Speaker 4: I can hear the echo of the names Joseph gave
Speaker 4: his sons, and I live and work every day here
Speaker 4: in the Holy Land for which his favorite son, this dreamer,
Speaker 4: this slave, this prisoner, and this ruler longed for. Joseph's
Speaker 4: story is the story of Israel, and it's all of
Speaker 4: our story, inspiring us to find a hope amidst the pain,
Speaker 4: to dream dreams and turn them into action, knowing that
Speaker 4: God will bless us for following his plan and following
Speaker 4: our dreams.
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