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Speaker 1: all the seed royal of the House of Judah Second Chronicles,

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Speaker 1: prayer a priority in your day. To learn more about

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Speaker 1: by Bible in a Year dot com Athaliah.

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Speaker 2: In our last story Gee, who was used by God

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Speaker 2: to rid Israel of evil. He killed Jezebel and all

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Speaker 2: temples of Bail along with all its followers. Jehu killed

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Speaker 2: But his time as king was marked with suffering, and

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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 last time together, we

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Speaker 3: learned how Jehu cleansed Israel of Ahab's family and brought

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Speaker 3: Though Jay, who did great things for the Lord, he

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Speaker 3: to God's glory throughout his lifetime. Today we look at Athaliah,

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Speaker 3: the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, whose marriage to Jehoram,

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Speaker 2: The Kingdom of Judah was thriving under King Jehosaphat. He

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Speaker 2: In an attempt to broke a peace, Jeosephad betrothed his

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Speaker 3: Athaliah's influence upon Jehoram was stronger than Jehosaphats, and soon

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Speaker 3: all of this transpired he saw the evil that was

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Speaker 3: His sins had not gone unnoticed, and as result, God

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Speaker 3: just as the prophet had said. Jehoram and his sons

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Speaker 3: rather than being fearful for her future or turned to

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Speaker 3: deeper going on here. There was a spiritual battle taking place,

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Speaker 3: a cosmic war. Our greatest enemy, the devil, knows God's

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Speaker 3: plan to bring the Savior, the Lord Jesus as Messiah

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Speaker 3: through David's line seen in that light, Athaliah's plot to

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Speaker 3: wipe out David's lineage was the work of Satan, who

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Speaker 3: seeks to kill, steal, and destroy. But God's plans are

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Speaker 3: Second Kings eleven to two, here's what we find. But Jaoshiba,

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Speaker 3: so that he was not put to death. Queen Athaliah's

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Speaker 3: reign of terror lasted six years, and in the seventh year,

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Speaker 3: Jayoshiba revealed that her son joe Ash was alive, as

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Speaker 3: is the line of David. His father Jehodah, the priest

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Speaker 3: child was placed under strong protection. The people were quick

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Speaker 3: for a time. God will always accomplish his will and

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Speaker 3: his purpose, and so this child, the anointed one joe Ash,

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Speaker 3: of Jehoshebah's faithfulness to God, the child was preserved and

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Speaker 3: God's plan carried on, and one day the Messiah would

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Speaker 3: indeed come through the line of David. Lord God, we

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Speaker 3: remember today that no plot against you, no plan against

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Speaker 3: your work and your will will ever prosper. We're reminded

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Speaker 3: of this today through the life of joe Ash and

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Speaker 3: the bravery the courage of his mother to preserve him.

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Speaker 3: Thank You for doing your will and accomplish your purposes

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Speaker 3: in our lives. We know that we have a destiny

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Speaker 3: with You, and our destiny is found in our relationship

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Speaker 3: through our Lord Jesus Christ, with you our God and Father. Amen.

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Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast.

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Speaker 3: I'm pastor Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. Download Theprey dot

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