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Speaker 1: John sixteen thirty three. Dear Lord, I thank you for

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Speaker 1: Remind me that when trouble strikes, I don't have to

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Speaker 1: rather than seeking worldly answers that only leave me empty.

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Speaker 1: Help me to hold on to your magnificent promises. Whenever

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Speaker 4: I'm doctor Tony Evans and I'm excited for you to

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Speaker 4: Welcome to the Epic Adventure of David, a story of honor, battle, jealousy, darkness, friendship, love, scandal,

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Speaker 4: and murder. While most people know of David the myth,

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Speaker 4: few know about David the man, and this episode was

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Speaker 4: still trapped in a dark period of David's life. His

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Speaker 4: sin has created a ripple effect and his family is

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Speaker 4: in disarray. I wish I could say there were redeeming

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Speaker 4: life is one long downward spiral. There's always ultimate hope

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Speaker 4: in Jesus, but for David, everything seems out of his grasp.

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Speaker 4: This episode features less of David and more of his children.

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Speaker 4: We will get our first glimpse into the princes and

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Speaker 4: jarring for us to listen to David's sons. They don't

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Speaker 4: to offer a fair warning about this episode. There is

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Speaker 4: a scene that depicts sexual violence and abuse. These scenes

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Speaker 4: should make all of us feel uneasy, but we thought

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Speaker 4: It should sadden us all to observe David's household. Familial

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Speaker 4: strife can sometimes pose a greater challenge than giants and armies.

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Speaker 4: We will find out in this episode The Exiled Son.

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Speaker 3: Prelude to chapter twenty five. Behold, the sword shall never

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Speaker 3: twenty five, The Exiled Sun. The mid afternoon sun rested

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Speaker 5: Oh there, my noble prince, Amnon.

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Speaker 5: What troubles you, dear cousin? No more money to pay

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Speaker 5: No, my friend, there is only one woman I truly desire,

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Speaker 3: Jonadab asked, you can have your pick.

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Speaker 5: Of the litter. Who on earth could you be pining after?

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Speaker 3: Amnon said, with a sigh. Johnadab laughed out loud, spitting

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Speaker 5: Sipping Absalom's sister. You mean your sister too, eh? You

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Speaker 3: Jonadab jeered at Amnon and continued to mock him.

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Speaker 5: And not just any of the dozens of half sisters,

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Speaker 3: Her, Jonadab said, with a devious smile.

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Speaker 5: Come on, you are the prince and heir to the throne.

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Speaker 5: She would be lucky to share a bed with you.

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Speaker 5: Go on and take her for yourself. Quench that fire

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Speaker 5: that burns within you. Surely she would never think of

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Speaker 3: Away, am Non said, shaking his head. Jonadab gave a

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Speaker 5: Pretend you are sick, deathly sick. No doubt the King's

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Speaker 3: Jonadab's suggestion was clearly wicked and completely outside the will

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Speaker 3: He pretended to writhe in pain. In his bed, he

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Speaker 3: David furrowed his brow and shook his head in concern. No, Amnon,

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Speaker 3: There is maybe one thing, a Non said, doing his

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Speaker 6: Your cakes, Amnon here. I shall leave them here at

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Speaker 6: Would I be able to carry my shame if you

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Speaker 6: Please stop, Amnon.

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Speaker 5: Tamar, worthless, waste of my time.

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Speaker 6: If you send me away without trying to marry me,

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Speaker 3: Amnon sat up in the bed and leaned over. His

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Speaker 5: And what makes you think I would care at all

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Speaker 3: Tamar left Amnon's chambers. She was completely shocked at what

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Speaker 3: She looked at herself blankly. Slowly, as she thought about

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Speaker 3: it smelled like Tamar's perfume. On the bed lay Amnon

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Speaker 7: How are you feeling, he asked.

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Speaker 3: She shrugged. She did not have to say anything for

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Speaker 7: This Amnon's doing?

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Speaker 7: Hold your peace, my sister, be strong. I will take

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Speaker 3: The heir to my throne has raped my daughter. His

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Speaker 3: Absalom was often asked these questions by his father. Although

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Speaker 3: David would bring Absalom into battle. They would discuss strategy, politics,

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Speaker 3: why he held this tongue regarding Amnon, Absalom did not

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Speaker 3: Amnon was a simple man of simple pleasures. Like most

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Speaker 3: Absalom knew that vengeance was better served cold. The evening

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Speaker 7: Do not fear what may come. Man, be courageous and

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Speaker 5: Absaloma, what are you doing here?

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Speaker 3: He slurred. He looked around, confused.

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Speaker 5: How did I find myself in here?

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Speaker 3: Absalom squatted down to Amnon's level and looked him in

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Speaker 7: I had been waiting for this moment for two years, Amnon.

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Speaker 3: The prince all of a sudden, found himself very sober.

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Speaker 5: Absalom, whatever it is that you think I have done,

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Speaker 5: I assure you I haven't. If this is about Tamar,

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Speaker 5: In fact, she.

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Speaker 3: Quiet, Absalom said, in a calm voice.

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Speaker 5: Would you really return my evil with evil?

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Speaker 3: Amnon said nervously.

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Speaker 5: What would father say if you knew you did this

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Speaker 3: out for a long while before he sighed. He shook

434
00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:55,960
Speaker 3: his head.

435
00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:01,520
Speaker 7: I want father to know about this night. You see,

436
00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:04,479
Speaker 7: when he found out about your crime against my sister,

437
00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:09,280
Speaker 7: He was outraged, but he did nothing. Sure, he talked

438
00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:12,320
Speaker 7: about punishing you, but he barely even spoke to you

439
00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:12,840
Speaker 7: about it.

440
00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:17,480
Speaker 3: Absalom continued to laugh maniacally. Hanlon was more scared of

441
00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:19,440
Speaker 3: his smile than he was of his blade.

442
00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,240
Speaker 5: Our father is weak, just like you.

443
00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:22,720
Speaker 3: He said.

444
00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,639
Speaker 7: You are so weak that you had to force yourself

445
00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:30,000
Speaker 7: on your own sister just to feel powerful. Our father

446
00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,000
Speaker 7: is so weak that he found out his daughter had

447
00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:37,240
Speaker 7: been raped and did nothing about it. Both of you

448
00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:40,679
Speaker 7: are not worthy of the throne. So yes, here, I

449
00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:45,200
Speaker 7: am praying that what happens tonight reaches his ears, because

450
00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,040
Speaker 7: when he hears what I have done, he will know

451
00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:52,160
Speaker 7: I am a stronger man than he, and I will

452
00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:53,840
Speaker 7: be a stronger king too.

453
00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:56,639
Speaker 5: Please, Absalom, let's talk about this.

454
00:25:57,040 --> 00:26:00,639
Speaker 7: I can explain no explanation, nesss.

455
00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,640
Speaker 3: He looked back at his men and nodded for them

456
00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:09,000
Speaker 3: to strike. They all did at once, driving their blades

457
00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:13,280
Speaker 3: through the prince's throat, chest and stomached. Absalom wiped off

458
00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:15,440
Speaker 3: his blade and breathed a sigh of relief.

459
00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:22,480
Speaker 7: Finally, a weight off my shoulders, he said.

460
00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,240
Speaker 3: He turned to his servants and said.

461
00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,480
Speaker 7: Tell my other brothers what I have done. I want

462
00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:30,439
Speaker 7: them to run in terror as well.

463
00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:33,480
Speaker 3: When the other sons of David heard about what Absalom did,

464
00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:38,320
Speaker 3: they mounted their mules and fled immediately. Absalom sauntered back

465
00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,720
Speaker 3: to his home and sat in his seat. He ate

466
00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,840
Speaker 3: alone in the room, content to enjoy the silence caused

467
00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:47,520
Speaker 3: by fear. The whole family would now know Absalom was

468
00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:52,680
Speaker 3: not someone to be trifled with. The palace was in pandemonium.

469
00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:56,560
Speaker 3: News had spread throughout Jerusalem that Absalom killed all of

470
00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:59,960
Speaker 3: David's sons. Many people were in an uproar, and when

471
00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:03,240
Speaker 3: when news came to David, he was destroyed. He tore

472
00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,880
Speaker 3: his garments and lay on the earth, mourning the death

473
00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:08,560
Speaker 3: of his sons. Yet in the midst of the chaos,

474
00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:14,280
Speaker 3: an unexpected figure of truth emerged. Johnadab, Amnon's closest friend

475
00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:19,280
Speaker 3: and David's nephew, appeared. My king, He said, gleefully, you.

476
00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:21,800
Speaker 5: Look as if you've lost all your heirs except the

477
00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:22,680
Speaker 5: one who killed them all.

478
00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:27,800
Speaker 3: I have no patience for your jos Jonadab, leave me

479
00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:31,840
Speaker 3: to my grief. David said, somberly. I shall leave you,

480
00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,280
Speaker 3: my king, Jonadab said, with a bow.

481
00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:37,000
Speaker 5: However, I think it might be good for you to

482
00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:39,800
Speaker 5: know that most of your sons are alive and well.

483
00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:44,680
Speaker 5: Absalom only killed him none, he alone is dead.

484
00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:48,800
Speaker 3: David peered up at the young man, confused. Jonadab shrugged

485
00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:49,360
Speaker 3: and smiled.

486
00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:52,720
Speaker 5: I tell you the truth. Absalom has been planning his

487
00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:55,960
Speaker 5: revenge since the moment he found out about Tamar. He

488
00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:58,680
Speaker 5: wanted justice, and he got it.

489
00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:01,879
Speaker 3: Jonadab clicked his heels and bowed to the king, then

490
00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:06,440
Speaker 3: gleefully left. Even though Amnon had just been killed, Jonadab

491
00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:10,439
Speaker 3: seemed immune to any sort of human feeling. David sprang

492
00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:13,480
Speaker 3: to his feet in anger and yelled, find me. Beniah,

493
00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:15,719
Speaker 3: the captain of the guard, came and stood at attention.

494
00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:20,440
Speaker 3: David was fuming with righteous anger. Absalom is hereby exiled

495
00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:23,960
Speaker 3: from Jerusalem. If I see his face, for hear his

496
00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:30,560
Speaker 3: donkeys enter into these walls, he shall die. David banished Absalom. However,

497
00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:33,359
Speaker 3: he felt the pangs of guilt because of it. He

498
00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:36,040
Speaker 3: knew that Absalom had only done what he did because

499
00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:39,680
Speaker 3: David refused to act when necessary. He should have punished

500
00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:43,200
Speaker 3: Amnon in the very beginning, yet he did not because

501
00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,360
Speaker 3: he was afraid of losing the heir to the throne.

502
00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:49,280
Speaker 3: He was woefully mistaken and now paid the price. With

503
00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:54,160
Speaker 3: both of his eldest sons gone, Absalom fled from Jerusalem

504
00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:57,680
Speaker 3: and went to Gesher with his family. There they remained

505
00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:01,640
Speaker 3: with their flocks and herds years. He waited in exile

506
00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:04,960
Speaker 3: for three years. David refused to send for his son

507
00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:09,120
Speaker 3: or mention his name. For three years, Absalom was stewing

508
00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:12,480
Speaker 3: in his own hatred of his father. He plotted, prepared,

509
00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:16,160
Speaker 3: and obsessed over his reunion with his father. David would

510
00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:18,840
Speaker 3: soon learn to beware the fury of a patient man,

511
00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:25,160
Speaker 3: for Absalom's greatest weapon was time. For three years, every

512
00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:28,560
Speaker 3: evening was the same, as predictable as the sun's setting,

513
00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:32,920
Speaker 3: was David's lament over his son Absalom. Joeb watched each

514
00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,440
Speaker 3: day as David's heart ached for his exiled son. His

515
00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:40,680
Speaker 3: moaning had grown incessant, and Joab had reached his wits end.

516
00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:44,000
Speaker 8: My king, why do you not send for Absalom and.

517
00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:46,200
Speaker 3: Reconcile, Joeb asked sternly.

518
00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:49,440
Speaker 8: You and I both know that you forgave him long ago.

519
00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:52,200
Speaker 8: It is time to end your reeling and bring him home.

520
00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:54,240
Speaker 8: He is the heir to the throne.

521
00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:58,800
Speaker 3: After all, what would I say? Job? David asked, how

522
00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:03,040
Speaker 3: could I face him after three years? What kind of

523
00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:09,240
Speaker 3: father banishes his son for so long? Joab rolled his eyes.

524
00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,800
Speaker 3: He had had this conversation with David dozens of times,

525
00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:16,280
Speaker 3: and they all entered the same way. The king would

526
00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:19,600
Speaker 3: not relinquish his pride and bring his son home. Instead,

527
00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:23,600
Speaker 3: he wallowed in self pity and sorrow. Joab and Absalom

528
00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:26,440
Speaker 3: were kindred spirits in many ways. The two of them

529
00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:29,520
Speaker 3: were close when Absalom served under David's army. He was

530
00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:32,800
Speaker 3: a fine warrior and had the cutthroat nature that Joab

531
00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:37,160
Speaker 3: appreciated in a soldier. However, even Joab knew that Absalom

532
00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:41,000
Speaker 3: was unhinged in many ways. The moral guideposts that most

533
00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:43,160
Speaker 3: people had from the law of the Lord seemed to

534
00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:46,520
Speaker 3: be absent in Absalom. It made him a brutal warrior,

535
00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:51,160
Speaker 3: but a terrible friend. Fed Up with David's constant wallowing,

536
00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:54,880
Speaker 3: Joab decided to take matters into his own hands. He

537
00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:58,000
Speaker 3: sought help from a woman in Teco. He walked the

538
00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:00,320
Speaker 3: streets and found her performing in front of a crowd.

539
00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:04,280
Speaker 3: She was an actress and singer. Her performance enraptured the

540
00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:07,840
Speaker 3: crowd and brought them in. Dozens of them gathered around her,

541
00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:11,880
Speaker 3: hanging on her every word. When she was finished, Joab

542
00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:14,920
Speaker 3: approached her. I have business for him, he whispered.

543
00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:17,920
Speaker 6: I am at your service, commander of the king. What

544
00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:18,800
Speaker 6: can I do for you?

545
00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:23,440
Speaker 3: She replied eagerly. She knew who Joab was. Everyone in

546
00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:26,840
Speaker 3: Israel knew the face of Joab. He had accomplished great

547
00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:30,000
Speaker 3: things on the battlefield and was revered among many. I

548
00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:32,480
Speaker 3: need you to play a part for me, he said.

549
00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:36,200
Speaker 3: Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments.

550
00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:39,000
Speaker 3: I need you to speak to the king and convince

551
00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:41,760
Speaker 3: him of something from me. Job went on to explain

552
00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:45,360
Speaker 3: every elaborate detail of her job. Joab knew that the

553
00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:48,800
Speaker 3: king would not listen to reason, so perhaps Joab needed

554
00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,640
Speaker 3: to try an appeal to David's tender and empathetic heart.

555
00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:56,280
Speaker 3: It was noon, and David sat on his throne hearing

556
00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:59,200
Speaker 3: the appeals of the people. The king did his best

557
00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:01,760
Speaker 3: to make himself a fait edible to the citizens of Jerusalem.

558
00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:04,960
Speaker 3: They would fall before him and make their troubles known

559
00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:08,320
Speaker 3: to him. If he could help he would. David was

560
00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:11,400
Speaker 3: a compassionate man and desired for justice to be known

561
00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:15,280
Speaker 3: and shown throughout the country. A woman finally entered the court.

562
00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:18,440
Speaker 3: She fell on her face and paid homage to him, saying.

563
00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:21,520
Speaker 6: Save me, O King, please save me.

564
00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:26,360
Speaker 3: What is your request, David asked regally, make it known

565
00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:28,960
Speaker 3: to me, and I will see if I can be

566
00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:30,160
Speaker 3: of service to you.

567
00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:34,560
Speaker 6: Alas, I am a widow from Tico, my dear King,

568
00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:38,520
Speaker 6: my husband is dead and buried with his ancestors. The

569
00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:41,640
Speaker 6: only joy left for me was my two precious sons.

570
00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:46,560
Speaker 6: Yet they hated one another and argued incessantly. So bad

571
00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:49,560
Speaker 6: was their quarreling that one of my sons killed the other.

572
00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:54,000
Speaker 3: The woman paused to compose herself. If David did not

573
00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:56,960
Speaker 3: know any better, it seemed as though she was faking tears.

574
00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:01,920
Speaker 6: The woman continued, saying, now the entire village has risen

575
00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,640
Speaker 6: against me. They want me to give up my son

576
00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,800
Speaker 6: so they might punish him for killing his brother. However,

577
00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:11,280
Speaker 6: if they take my son in stone him, I am

578
00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:15,240
Speaker 6: left with nothing and no one. The wealth my husband

579
00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:17,840
Speaker 6: left will disappear, and the son I have remaining to

580
00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:19,440
Speaker 6: protect me will be gone.

581
00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:23,040
Speaker 3: David rose up from his throne and sat beside the woman.

582
00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:27,000
Speaker 3: His smile was kind and reassuring. Go to your house

583
00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:30,160
Speaker 3: in peace. The King said, I will give orders to

584
00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:35,040
Speaker 3: the elders of Ticoh concerning you. I will be your

585
00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:38,840
Speaker 3: protection if they take your son. The King was very

586
00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:42,320
Speaker 3: gracious in his offer. However, the woman had her own request.

587
00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:46,000
Speaker 6: My King, might I please implore of you and the

588
00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:49,000
Speaker 6: Lord to not punish my son. May he live to

589
00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:49,800
Speaker 6: take care of me.

590
00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:54,800
Speaker 3: David paused and ponder the request. They were special circumstances,

591
00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:57,760
Speaker 3: and the King did not want this woman suffering, so

592
00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:01,760
Speaker 3: he agreed, saying, I will pardon your son of his crimes.

593
00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:05,280
Speaker 3: As the Lord lives, not one hair on his head

594
00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:08,320
Speaker 3: will be harmed. The woman lay her hands at David's

595
00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:10,080
Speaker 3: feet and said, thank.

596
00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:13,440
Speaker 6: You, my kind and generous King. The Lord bless you

597
00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:14,200
Speaker 6: for your mercy.

598
00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:17,160
Speaker 3: Then she peered up and smiled.

599
00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:21,080
Speaker 6: Please, Lord, would you allow me to say one thing

600
00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:21,640
Speaker 6: to the King?

601
00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:26,640
Speaker 3: Speak? David said, plainly, curious about what would happen next.

602
00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:29,960
Speaker 6: Why have you shown yourself to be a hypocrite to

603
00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:33,799
Speaker 6: the people of God. You pardon my son, but you

604
00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:36,759
Speaker 6: convict yourself because you do not bring your banished son

605
00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:41,080
Speaker 6: home and pardon him for his crimes. My king, I

606
00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:44,120
Speaker 6: have come here on behalf of the people to request

607
00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:47,520
Speaker 6: you bring up Salem home. You are a wise king

608
00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:51,160
Speaker 6: and able to discern good and evil. May you use

609
00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:53,440
Speaker 6: the same wisdom on yourself that you have on me

610
00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:53,879
Speaker 6: to day.

611
00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:56,560
Speaker 3: The woman stood to her feet and bowed her head

612
00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:57,440
Speaker 3: and smiled.

613
00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:00,960
Speaker 6: I have said my peace. Thank you for hearing me.

614
00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:02,680
Speaker 6: I shall be on my way.

615
00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:07,319
Speaker 3: As the woman departed, David peered at her. Then, as

616
00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:11,719
Speaker 3: she was leaving, he stopped her. Stop. He commanded. She

617
00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:16,120
Speaker 3: turned around, come to me, he said sternly. She did

618
00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:18,600
Speaker 3: as she was told and knelt down before the king.

619
00:35:19,400 --> 00:35:23,440
Speaker 3: He stood over her and looked down. No more games, woman,

620
00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:27,520
Speaker 3: I will ask you a question and you will answer

621
00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:33,399
Speaker 3: me plainly. Do you understand? She nodded in agreement. David

622
00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:36,200
Speaker 3: knelt down and looked her in the eyes intensely. It

623
00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:39,280
Speaker 3: was not a pleasant stare. In his eyes were wisdom

624
00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:42,800
Speaker 3: and truth. If Joab tell you to say these things,

625
00:35:43,320 --> 00:35:47,040
Speaker 3: he asked, The woman gulped and nodded. She gave a

626
00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:48,040
Speaker 3: nervous laugh.

627
00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:52,080
Speaker 6: And said, ah, surely nothing gets past you, my king.

628
00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:55,200
Speaker 6: Joe Ab was the one who told me to say

629
00:35:55,200 --> 00:36:00,000
Speaker 6: these things. He desired to change your heart concerning your son. However,

630
00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:03,120
Speaker 6: you have the wisdom necessary to make the right decision.

631
00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:05,080
Speaker 6: That much has been made clear.

632
00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:09,360
Speaker 3: You may go, David said. On your way out, you

633
00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:13,439
Speaker 3: will find Joab to the left of the entrance. Tell

634
00:36:13,560 --> 00:36:16,359
Speaker 3: him to come in. The woman bowed and did as

635
00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:19,600
Speaker 3: she was told. Joab walked in after she left and

636
00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:23,560
Speaker 3: knelt down before the king. He was visibly nervous, knowing

637
00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:25,880
Speaker 3: full well that he had just been caught red handed

638
00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:30,359
Speaker 3: for trying to manipulate the king. However, David's demeanor was unexpected.

639
00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:34,960
Speaker 3: He was relaxed and calm. He looked at Joab and said, Commander,

640
00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:42,279
Speaker 3: I know you are close with my son. Behold, I

641
00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:47,440
Speaker 3: grant your wish. Go and bring him back here to Jerusalem.

642
00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:50,440
Speaker 3: Joe Ab let out a sigh of relief. He was

643
00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:53,680
Speaker 3: sure that David was going to punish him. However, deep down,

644
00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:58,120
Speaker 3: David wanted Absalom back to Jerusalem. This was an excellent

645
00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:01,319
Speaker 3: excuse for him to allow him back. Joab bowed his

646
00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:03,680
Speaker 3: entire body before David and said.

647
00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:08,000
Speaker 9: Your mercy continues to astound me, my king. For all

648
00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:11,080
Speaker 9: our years, you have continually shown the grace of God.

649
00:37:11,640 --> 00:37:13,840
Speaker 9: Thank you for granting my request.

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Speaker 3: Joab arose and departed from Jerusalem to Gescher, where Ebsalom

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Speaker 3: and his family resided. The prince was coming home.

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Speaker 4: Although David has mastered the art of conquering armies and

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Speaker 4: toppling giants, he found himself ill equipped to lead his

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Speaker 4: family and love them well. That certainly turned out to

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Speaker 4: be true. The curse Nathan gave in the prelude manifested

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Speaker 4: itself in this episode. The poor judgment of David has

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Speaker 4: snowballed into complete familial unrest. His multiple wives, neglect, scandal,

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Speaker 4: and absentee parenting has left his home in disarray. This

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Speaker 4: episode highlights the chaos caused by a father's sin. The

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Speaker 4: generations that come up after us will live in the

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Speaker 4: wake of our decisions. The degeneracy of David's children ought

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Speaker 4: to be a warning to us as parents. It takes dedication, attentiveness,

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Speaker 4: and love to build up a child, but our children

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Speaker 4: can be easily undone by our sin and neglect. A

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Speaker 4: prevailing theme in scripture is that each generation, if they

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Speaker 4: aren't attuned to God, are doomed to repeat the sins

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Speaker 4: of their forefathers. Many will be mindful to break the

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Speaker 4: cycles so we don't pass our parents sins to the

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Speaker 4: next generation. Emnn's sins were hideous and worthy of contempt.

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Speaker 4: Perhaps David, in his better years, would have dealt with

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Speaker 4: him righteously, balancing judgment and mercy, as he was known

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Speaker 4: to do. However, in this episode, he is paralyzed. The

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Speaker 4: man who slew Giants was unable to face his own children.

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Speaker 4: His inability to face his sons was the main source

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Speaker 4: of strife in this episode. He was unable to punish Emnen,

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Speaker 4: and he was unable to reconcile with Absolom. Both turned

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Speaker 4: out to end poorly. Here is another Trie truth we

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Speaker 4: must take to heart. There is such a thing as

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Speaker 4: a sin of omission. James says to him who knows

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Speaker 4: what is good and does not do it, to him,

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Speaker 4: that is sin. Sin doesn't always mean doing the wrong thing.

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Speaker 4: Sometimes it means neglecting to do the right thing. David,

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Speaker 4: in both instances with his sons, fails to do the

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Speaker 4: right thing. We think if we ignore our problems that

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Speaker 4: they will magically go away. However, the opposite tends to

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Speaker 4: be true. The longer we neglect our problems, the worse

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Speaker 4: they become. Next episode will remind David of that. This

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Speaker 4: episode begs the question where is David and why does

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Speaker 4: he seem so absent? In this episode, he clearly cares

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Speaker 4: about what's going on, but he doesn't seem to do

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Speaker 4: anything about it. The writing style of this episode gives

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Speaker 4: us a few clues as to what the issue might be.

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Speaker 4: David is mostly absent when it matters in this episode,

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Speaker 4: and most of the important plot lines involve his children.

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Speaker 4: We are seeing the world through their lens. It is

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Speaker 4: not that David is gone. He is simply doing other things.

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Speaker 4: We have been following David this whole time, as he

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Speaker 4: slays kings, liberates kingdoms, and writes music. This episode reminds

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Speaker 4: us that while all of that was happening, his children

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Speaker 4: were living their own lives apart from their father. For

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Speaker 4: all of David's strengths, he did not live up to

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Speaker 4: his calling as a father. For all his victories, he

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Speaker 4: failed to succeed where it mattered most. If your home

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Speaker 4: isn't in order, then any success outside it becomes meaningless.

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Speaker 4: The Book of Joseah has this haunting verse that applies

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Speaker 4: to this situation. For they have sown the wind, and

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Speaker 4: they shall reap the whirlwind. We can often think if

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Speaker 4: we put it no effort, we will get nothing in return.

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Speaker 4: Some people are okay with that deal. They can be

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Speaker 4: lazy and nothing will change. But that version in Joseah

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Speaker 4: tells us that those who put in no effort so

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Speaker 4: the wind will actually create chaos in their lives, reap

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Speaker 4: the world with You can't do nothing and expect things

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Speaker 4: to stay the same. It is an objective fact that

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Speaker 4: most things deteriorate when they are neglected. At the end

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Speaker 4: of the episode, David is paralyzed with grief. He exiled Absalom,

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Speaker 4: but felt guilty for keeping him away. This is an

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Speaker 4: obnoxious version of David we aren't used to seeing. He

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Speaker 4: seems benign and ineffectual. It would seem that age, compromise,

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Speaker 4: and guilt have tamed the giant Slayer. He eventually lets

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Speaker 4: Absolom back in, but only after they're created effort by

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Speaker 4: Joe App, who tried to use the same tactic as

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Speaker 4: Nathan from the last episode. What will it take to

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Speaker 4: get the Warrior Poet back? It seems like the real

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Speaker 4: David is hibernating somewhere in a cave. David better figure

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Speaker 4: things out soon, because Absolom is coming back to the

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Speaker 4: city and we have seen what type of evil he

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Speaker 4: is capable of. If he is not on guard, he

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Speaker 4: may lose everything. The title of our next episode should

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Speaker 4: give us a sense of what will happen next. Join

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Speaker 4: us for episode twenty six, The Exiled Father. Thanks again

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Speaker 4: for listening. For more inspiring stories, daily prayers and wisdom

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Speaker 4: to last a lifetime, go to pray dot com. And

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Speaker 4: to expand your heroes in the Bible Journey, download the

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Speaker 4: Heroes of the Faith devotional at Tonyevans dot org. Forward

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Speaker 4: slash Heroes. Follow the podcast on Apple or Spotify to

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Speaker 4: get the newest episodes right now as they come out,

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Speaker 4: and always be inspired by the Bible. God bless