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Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, in moments of silence, when I am in

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Speaker 1: I will not seek them in false mediums, astrology, psychics,

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Speaker 1: for praying with me today. Continue listening for an incredible

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Speaker 1: Bible story brought to you by Bible in a Year dot.

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Speaker 2: Com guidance from the medium. In our last story, we

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Speaker 2: learned about Saul's latest pursuit to take David's life. David

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Speaker 2: and Saul once again repented and left David's presence. Now,

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Speaker 2: David continues to wrestle with his alliances, while Saul, now

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

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Speaker 3: the Bible in a Year podcast. In our last episode,

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Speaker 3: we saw that David's loyalties were tested as the Philistines

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Speaker 3: we'll return to Israel to meet up with King Saul

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Speaker 3: God's guidance before fighting the Amalekites, today we'll hear how

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Speaker 3: Saul turns to the occult for guidance. It is a

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Speaker 2: The days grew darker and darker. War between the Israelites

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Speaker 2: and Philistines raged like wildfire. Both sides struck devastating blows,

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Speaker 2: God has made you his enemy, Saul. I told you

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Speaker 2: There was a silence for a moment. Saul began to

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Speaker 3: David is still in Philistine territory, but as we saw yesterday,

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Speaker 3: But because Saul was desperate, he sins for a necromancer.

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Speaker 3: He disguises himself carefully so that his sin and hypocrisy

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Speaker 3: Why did you lie to me, she asked in Tara,

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Speaker 3: But Saul told her nothing bad would happen to her.

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Speaker 3: and Saul knew it was Samuel. He bowed in reverence,

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Speaker 3: Samuel's response was clear. God did exactly as he said

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Speaker 3: he knew that God's will could not be changed and

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Speaker 3: how this all plays out in God's plan. Dear God,

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Speaker 3: thank you that these stories are not fables or fairy tales,

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Speaker 3: He always let us learn the lessons that we need

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