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Speaker 1: left Exodus fourteen twenty nine. Dear God, as I greet

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Speaker 1: As I move forward, I will not succumb to the

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Speaker 1: in the face of adversity. So let my faith represent

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Speaker 1: haters in my life, for I know that you will

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Speaker 1: that you have promised me my promised land. I declare

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Speaker 1: that no weapon formed against me shall prosper because I

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Speaker 1: am yours and you are mine. Thank you for being

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Speaker 1: my champion now and forevermore. I declare that I am

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Speaker 1: closer to my promise than I realize. Thank you that

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Speaker 1: you satisfy my needs in abundance and with nourishment. I

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Speaker 1: will be grateful for my daily bread because I know

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Speaker 1: I know this full well in Jesus's name. Amen, thanks

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Speaker 1: for making prayer a priority in your life. To hear

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Speaker 1: the Bible come to life, stay tuned for the Bible

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Speaker 1: in a Year brought to you by Bible in a

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Speaker 2: God protects and provides. In our last story, we learned

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Speaker 2: about how far God would go to set his people free.

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Speaker 2: As Pharaoh's heart grew harder and more cruel, God's resolved

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Speaker 2: to redeem his people remained steadfast. God's people were freed

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Speaker 2: from four hundred thirty years of slavery and oppression. In

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Speaker 2: this story, we will learn about Israel's journey through redemption

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Speaker 2: and how the path to the promised Land is not

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Speaker 2: straight and narrow, as inspired by the Book of Exodus.

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Speaker 3: Hello, I'm Pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of the

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Speaker 3: Bible in a Year. In our previous episode, we saw

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Speaker 3: that God brought one final devastating play upon Egypt. This

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Speaker 3: lost his own son because of his own hard heart,

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Speaker 3: and so now he finally lets the children of Israel go.

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Speaker 3: Great rejoicing rose up among the Israelites as they left

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Speaker 3: Egypt and left behind the shackles of slavery after four

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Speaker 3: to see in today's story, their joy would meet abrupt

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Speaker 3: roadblocks and obstacles in the form of the Red Sea,

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Speaker 3: in the form of grumbling and dissension. Listen to the

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Speaker 2: They would never forget that day. The Angel of the

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Speaker 2: Moses to remember and celebrate that day for generations. Thus

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Speaker 2: the Passover Feast was established, a day to celebrate God's

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Speaker 2: So Israel fled to the wilderness. A roar of applause

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Speaker 2: in front of them, God was their leader. By day,

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Speaker 2: to Moses, saying, at least in Egypt we had food.

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Speaker 2: people waited. At twilight, a flock of quail came towards

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Speaker 2: What is it, they asked, So they named it Mana,

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Speaker 2: So began the providing relationship between God and his people.

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Speaker 2: The days would be long and the weeks would be longer,

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Speaker 3: A great pillar of clouds by day, and burning fire

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Speaker 3: With Pharaoh bearing down, the Israelites trembled with fear. They despaired,

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Speaker 3: We must remember God's mighty power and his grace and

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Speaker 3: God obey, they cross safely on dry ground through walls

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Speaker 3: It was a supernatural display of God's power. Was that

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Speaker 3: what have you done for me? Lately? God faithfully provided

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Speaker 3: They only needed to trust God and to feed on

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Speaker 3: that he is preparing for them. Dear God, we thank

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Speaker 3: faithfulness to us to feed us and to supply our

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Speaker 3: every need according to your riches and glory. In Jesus Christ,

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Speaker 3: help us always to trust in you and not complain. Lord,

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Speaker 3: fill us with gratitude for the many blessings that you

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Speaker 3: pour down upon us each day. In Jesus' name. Amen,

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