1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: Let us pray. Then Zedekiah the king sent and took 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: him out. And the king asked him secretly in his house, 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: and said, is there any word from the Lord? And 4 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: Jeremiah said there is, For he said, thou shalt be 5 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: delivered unto the hand of the King of Babylon. Jeremiah 6 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: thirty seven seventeen. When life deals me hard blows, then 7 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: I am left on my knees, gasping at air. Like Jeremiah, 8 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: I will remember your empowering words of wisdom found in 9 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: the Bible. In the face of adversity, I will not 10 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: relent so that I can appease the itching years of 11 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: those wanting me to cower underneath the weight of their criticism. 12 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: When these moments arise, I will hold my head up 13 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: and look up to the heavens, where my help comes from. 14 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: I will not place my hope in man. Instead, I 15 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: will put my trust in the creator of heaven and Earth. 16 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: Strengthen my stance season my words, Let my life serve 17 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: as a conduit for your glory. I will not back 18 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: down from doing and saying what is right, even if 19 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: it means I lose favor with others, because I'd rather 20 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: have the favor of God on and over my life 21 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: than the temporary favor of man in Jesus name. Amen, 22 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: Thanks for making prayer a priority in your life. To 23 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: hear the Bible come to life. Stay tuned for the 24 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: Bible in a Year, brought to you by Bible in 25 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: a Year dot. 26 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 2: Com grasping at air. 27 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 3: In our last story, we witnessed the brutal downfall of Judah. 28 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 3: King Nebukanzer, armed with the entire Chaldean army, obliterated Judah 29 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 3: and its defenses. Homes burned, captives were taken, and the 30 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 3: temple was lost. The only glimmer of hope was in 31 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 3: the words of Jeremiah. From the Lord. God promised them 32 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 3: a future and a hope in him. He promised that 33 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 3: when the time came, he would rescue them, and this 34 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 3: story we learn about Jeremiah's interaction with King Zedekiah. Before 35 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 3: the Chaldean onslaught. King Zedekiah held on to the vain 36 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 3: hope that Judah could rise against King Nebucazza and his armies. However, 37 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 3: Jeremiah assured him that it was the Lord's will that 38 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:02,399 Speaker 3: Judah fall. Inspired by the Book of Jeremiah Second Chronicles, 39 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 3: and second Kings. 40 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 4: Hello, this is Jack Graham with today's episode of the 41 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 4: Bible in the Year. Thank you so very much for 42 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 4: joining us. In our previous episode, we heard how Judah 43 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 4: was overtaken by the mighty Babylonians and King Nevicanezer. Despite 44 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 4: warning after warning and calls to return to God, the 45 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 4: people refused. So God sent the Babylonians in and they 46 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 4: pillaged the nation, killing so many men and women and children, 47 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 4: and taking captive God's people. But God sent a word 48 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 4: of hope, reminding them of his undying faithfulness and plans 49 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 4: for them in the future. In today's reading, we go 50 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 4: back a bit in time before the fall of Judah, 51 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 4: when Zedekiah ruled. The Chaldeans were coming and Judah would 52 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 4: soon be devastated. Zedekiah held out hope for victory, but 53 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 4: as Jeremiah revealed to him, God's will was being done 54 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 4: and nothing could prevent it. Less hear now from God's word. 55 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 3: King Neberkonezza was breathing down the back of Jerusalem. The 56 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 3: first raid on the temple was nothing compared to what 57 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 3: was about to come. King Jehoakim was taken to reside 58 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 3: in Babylon and sit under the rule of the tyrant king. 59 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 3: Pleased with the chaos, King Neberkonezza appointed Zedekiah, the son 60 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 3: of Josiah, as king over Judah. The King of Babylon, 61 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 3: had already begun his tirade against Judah. It would not 62 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 3: stand much longer, however, Neberkonezza desired for the kingdom to 63 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 3: remain standing a little longer while he warred against Egypt 64 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 3: and Assyria. Although Zedekiah bore the name of his father, 65 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 3: he was nothing like him. He was prideful and filled 66 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 3: with blind rage. He watched as King Neberkonezza burned down homes, farms, 67 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 3: and temples. He hated Neberkonezzer, yet felt powerless against him, 68 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 3: holding on to hope that Judah may be saved. Zeddek 69 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 3: Macaiah sent word to Jeremiah the Prophet, saying, please pray 70 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 3: to God for our deliverance from Babylon. Jeremiah was among 71 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 3: the people, doing his best to aid with medical attention 72 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 3: and counsel. The first Babylonian raid was brutal, but nothing 73 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:18,919 Speaker 3: compared to what was to come. Jeremiah did his best 74 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 3: to prepare the people for what was going to take place. 75 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 3: He preached in the streets, helped men and women protect 76 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 3: their children, and waited on the Lord. When the word 77 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:32,559 Speaker 3: from the king came, Jeremiah sought God's wisdom. The Lord 78 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 3: spoke clearly and matter of factly. The Chaldeans are approaching, 79 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 3: and they will lay waste to the entire country. They 80 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 3: will capture Jerusalem and it will erupt in flames. Do 81 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 3: not give yourself false hope. You may think you can 82 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 3: fight against them and win. You are wrong. To fight 83 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 3: them would be grasping at air. Even if you slay them, 84 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 3: the wounded will rise up and lay waste to the 85 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 3: entire city. The word of God was sent to the 86 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 3: response to King Zedekiah. They stung the king. They also 87 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:09,359 Speaker 3: stung Jeremiah, who did not want to see his city burn. However, 88 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 3: he knew that this was the refining work of God. 89 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 3: Zedekiah continued to rage against King Nebukonezzer. The Chaldeans were approaching, 90 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 3: but were thwarted for a moment by the Egyptian army 91 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 3: on the border. Judah held on to hope that Egypt 92 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 3: may act as a wall between them and the mass 93 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 3: of army. As this was taking place, Jeremiah traveled down 94 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 3: to the land of Benjamin. When he was at the gate, 95 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 3: the sentry named Elijah stopped him. Halt, he yelled. The 96 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 3: guard peered down at Jeremiah. His face was hard as stone. 97 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,599 Speaker 3: You are clearly going down to join the Chaldean army, 98 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 3: he accused. Jeremiah scoffed at the notion, of course, not 99 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 3: what a stupid lie. Elijah's fist hooked upward and landed 100 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 3: directly in Jeremiah's belly. He fell to the ground, gasping 101 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 3: for air. The stone, like God took ropes and bound Jeremiah. 102 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 3: He brought him to his feet and escorted him to 103 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 3: the palace officials. In the palace court room, Jeremiah was 104 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 3: berated by the judges and sentenced to a beating and imprisonment. 105 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 3: Large men approached him with his hands still behind his back. 106 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 3: Jeremiah received the countless blows from the palace guards. His 107 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 3: ribs cracked and his face swelled from the impact of clubs. 108 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 3: After a barrage of punches, the prophet was thrown into 109 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 3: a prison cell. There he lay on the cold, damp floor, 110 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 3: praying to God. He could not see from the swelling, 111 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 3: and it hurt to breathe, Yet he knew that this 112 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 3: was still nothing compared to what was about to come. 113 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 3: Many days had passed and Jeremiah was regaining use of 114 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 3: his eyes and body. One morning, Jeremiah's cell door opened, 115 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 3: A bright light shone through. It was blinding. For a moment, 116 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 3: he thought it might be an angel of the Lord 117 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 3: to rescue him. Upon further inspection, it was just a 118 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 3: palace guard coming to fetch him. Jeremiah had not seen 119 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 3: daylight in a very long time. The prophet was escorted 120 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 3: into the throne room of King Zedekiah. Jeremiah inspected the 121 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 3: king's eyes. They were weary from battling against the Chaldeans 122 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 3: and Babylonians. Jeremiah could sense the growing rage in sight him. 123 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 3: Is there a word from the Lord regarding the future 124 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:21,119 Speaker 3: of Judah, the king asked impassively. There was a pause 125 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 3: as Jeremiah scanned the room. Guards surrounded him clubs in hand. 126 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 3: He knew they would be angry at a bad word 127 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:33,199 Speaker 3: there is, Jeremiah replied, you and the entire country will 128 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 3: be delivered into the hand of King Nebuconzzar. Zedekiah rose 129 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 3: from his throne with force and stormed towards Jeremiah, yet 130 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 3: he continued to speak, What crime have I committed to 131 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 3: be put in your dungeon? Jeremiah yelled, Was it a 132 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:51,559 Speaker 3: good report you wanted? You are surrounded by false prophets 133 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 3: tickling your ears with good news. I simply tell the truth. Now, 134 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 3: Please do not send me back into that prison. I 135 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 3: will surely die if you do. The king seized his 136 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 3: attack against Jeremiah. He relented and had the guards escort 137 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,559 Speaker 3: him to the courthouse. He remained under careful watch by 138 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 3: the guards. No more beatings were given to him, and 139 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 3: he was allotted one loaf of bread a day. However, 140 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 3: the bread would soon run out, for all of Judah 141 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 3: was going to be ripped out from its foundation and 142 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 3: taken by the forceful hand of King Nebuconezar. 143 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 4: Today's reading begins after the first attack of the Babylonians 144 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 4: against Judah. The nation had already fallen to the foreign 145 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 4: conqueror Nebican Nazar, and Jehokam had been sent away into 146 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 4: exile into Babylon. Devastation and death came upon Judah as 147 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 4: God's hand of judgment finally came down on the people. 148 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 4: But things were going to get much worse. Never Caanazar 149 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 4: placed Zedekiah, the nephew of Jehokam, in the position of ruler. 150 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 4: Zekiah was not righteous like Josiah had been. Still, God 151 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 4: continued to speak through Jeremiah, calling the people and the 152 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 4: king to repent us and to return. Jeremiah thirty seven 153 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:11,680 Speaker 4: to two reveals Zedekiah's response, neither he nor his servants, 154 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 4: nor the people of the land listen to the words 155 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,680 Speaker 4: of the Lord that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet. 156 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 4: Zedekiah hated Nebican Azar and what Babylon was doing to Judah, 157 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 4: but this was not righteous anger. It wasn't zeal for 158 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 4: the Lord that made Zedekiah so indignant. It was his pride, 159 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 4: the sense of being put to shame by the enemy. 160 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 4: Yet despite all his rage, he knew he had no 161 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 4: power to fight back, so he summoned Jeremiah and ask 162 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 4: him to contend for Judah with God. This was not 163 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 4: a matter of Zedekiah honoring God. He was only looking 164 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 4: for someone to grant his desires, to give him what 165 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:55,439 Speaker 4: he wanted. As absurd as this attitude seems, how often 166 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 4: are our prayers selfish? We want God to do what 167 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 4: we want him to do. But prayer is not changing 168 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 4: God's mind. Prayer is finding God's mind. And when our 169 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 4: motives are not right, our hearts are misguided and we 170 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:16,319 Speaker 4: are self seeking, God will not answer those prayers. Such 171 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 4: was the case with Zedekiah. But God had a purpose, 172 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 4: and it wasn't to appease the ego of this stubborn king. 173 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 4: When the king's request came to Jeremiah, he went to God, 174 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 4: likely knowing the answer would not be favorable, and it wasn't. 175 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 4: God told Jeremiah that the Chaldeans were coming. The onslaught 176 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 4: of their army would set the city ablaze. They were 177 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 4: a force that would not could not be stopped. This 178 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 4: is not, of course, what Zedekiah wanted to hear. He 179 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 4: wanted happy news, better news. He wanted to hear that 180 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 4: Judah stood a chance that they could fight off the 181 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 4: enemy and emerge victorious. But victory was not to come. 182 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 4: The Chaldeans were and they would bring disaster, pain, and 183 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 4: suffering to Judah. The news gave Jeremiah no joy, but 184 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 4: he understood that this was how God was going to 185 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,719 Speaker 4: refine his people. In the end, the pain would be 186 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 4: worth it if God brought his people back to himself, 187 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 4: so Jeremiah continued his ministry. As he traveled to Benjamin, 188 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 4: Jeremiah was accused of trying to desert to the enemy's side. 189 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 4: It was an absurd accusation, but still it landed him 190 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 4: in prison, where he received beatings after beatings, until one 191 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 4: day Zedekiah summoned him again. The king wanted good news, 192 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:39,719 Speaker 4: but still Jeremiah had no good news. How could there 193 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 4: be good news if the people refused to repent. So 194 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 4: once more Jeremiah spoke God's words, this time telling the 195 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 4: king the entire nation would fall into the hands of Nevchanazar. 196 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 4: The truth is, there's no stopping the will of God 197 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 4: nor the judgment of God when it comes. Jeremiah knew this, 198 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 4: and finally Akiayah seemed to resign himself to this as well. 199 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 4: The immediate future was grim for Judah, but as Jeremiah 200 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 4: would later remind the people in exile, God's plans were 201 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 4: to give his people a hope and a future. That's 202 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 4: Jeremiah twenty nine and verse eleven. Jeremiah continued to serve 203 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 4: the Lord with courage and conviction, and though he wasn't 204 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 4: immune from suffering or pain, or many tears, God would 205 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 4: protect him for his own purposes. And the next time 206 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 4: we'll hear how God once more protected his prophet. Dear God, 207 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 4: we know that you are an awesome and mighty God, 208 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 4: that your plans and purposes are always fulfilled. So may we, 209 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 4: in our prayers and in our purposes, align ourselves with you. 210 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 4: May we commit ourselves to knowing and doing what you want, 211 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 4: and not just what we want to hear. May we 212 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 4: be courageous always and speak your word and speak your truth, 213 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:59,680 Speaker 4: and live bravely in our world whatever the cost. Amen, 214 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 4: thank you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. 215 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 4: I'm Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. You can download the 216 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 4: Prey dot com app and make Bible study and prayer 217 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 4: a priority in your life. And if you are enjoying 218 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 4: this podcast, please share it with someone you know and love, 219 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 4: because sharing the word of God makes a powerful difference 220 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 4: in people's lives. And let me encourage you. 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