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Speaker 1: thirty seven five, Heavenly Father, As I greet this new day,

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Speaker 1: that they will come to pass in Jesus' name. Amen,

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned to immerse yourself in the greatest stories ever

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Speaker 1: told from prey do dot COM's podcast, Heroes in the Bible.

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Speaker 2: I'm ed young, and I'd like to welcome you to

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Speaker 2: this first episode in the Heroes of the Bible series

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Speaker 2: of podcasts on the life of Joseph, I called him Joe.

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Speaker 2: The Bible devotes and astonishing fourteen chapters to the Book

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Speaker 2: of Genesis to Joseph's story. So as we journey through

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Speaker 2: these chapters together, I think we can trust that we

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Speaker 2: will learn a great deal from Joseph's life about how

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Speaker 2: God works in our lives and how he provides for

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Speaker 2: us in times of adversity as well as times of prosperity.

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Speaker 2: Will see that Joseph experienced amazing extremes in his circumstances,

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Speaker 2: from a life of privilege as a favorite son of

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Speaker 2: his father Jacob, to years as a slave and then

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Speaker 2: From the pit to the prison to the palace, Joseph

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Speaker 2: teenager would be fulfilled in God's way and in God's timing.

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Speaker 2: Each episode will begin with a brief prelude in which

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Speaker 2: God fulfilled his promise to Abraham to give him a

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Speaker 2: son and to bless his offspring. We know that this

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Speaker 2: hold on tight, because a story of Joseph is one

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Speaker 2: of the most dramatic and all the Old Testament. It

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Speaker 2: contains one of those beautiful scenes of reconciliation and forgiveness

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Speaker 2: you will ever ever encounter. Also, if you enjoyed this podcast,

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Speaker 2: please write a review and let me know how Joseph's

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Speaker 2: story has impacted your life. Join me now, is we

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Speaker 2: meet Joseph, one of the most godly individuals in all

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Speaker 2: the Bible. Let's get started.

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Speaker 3: Introduction.

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Speaker 4: It all began the whisper in the coolness of night,

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Speaker 4: under the bright eastern stars. God spoke softly to his

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Speaker 4: through you. You need only to believe. God delivered on

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Speaker 4: Chapter one, The Prison of Pride. The valleys of Canaan

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Speaker 4: but by no means quiet. Shouts of labor pains pierced

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Speaker 4: Having Jacob close helped. She had longed to give him

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Speaker 4: The miracle of Jacob and Rachel's old age had arrived.

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Speaker 4: All other blessings in his life seemed to fade into

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Speaker 3: Revealed his old and cracked face. I showed him you, Joseph.

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Speaker 4: Jacob whispered. He kissed his son's cheek and laid him

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Speaker 4: He looked to see his father and mother waving to

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Speaker 4: Jacob said, with his arm around Joseph. He put his

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Speaker 4: you've already grown out of your old coat, Jacob said,

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Speaker 4: Jacob took his hands off Joseph's eyes. In front of him,

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Speaker 4: Joseph's eyes beamed at the sight of the garment. Its

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Speaker 4: At the bottom of the robe were streaks of purple

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Speaker 4: Rachel slipped the coat to Joseph and kissed his cheek.

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Speaker 4: Its shimmering colors showcased Joseph's favor over his brothers. It

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Speaker 4: Joseph sauntered back to the fields where his brothers worked. Reuben,

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Speaker 4: Reuben shouted to them, behave yourselves. The other brothers looked

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Speaker 4: Did you see what father gave me, Joseph asked, it's

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Speaker 4: You don't spend enough time working to get it dirty.

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Speaker 4: The other brothers chuckled, don't be bitter, Simeon. Joseph chided,

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Speaker 4: The two of them scraped through the dirt. However, Joseph

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Speaker 4: Simeon yelled. Joseph, entertained by his brother's begging, only laughed

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Speaker 3: Easy, little brother, he said, in his deep, rumbling tone,

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Speaker 3: your coat may be brighter than ours, but your blood

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Speaker 3: The brothers went back to their work, and Joseph picked

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Speaker 4: There was an unseen evil.

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Speaker 2: Jacob should known better than to lavish special favor on Joseph.

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Speaker 2: even bow down to him. Perhaps you have some personal

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Speaker 2: We also see the dangerous passive parenting can have in

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Speaker 2: and deception. They are capable of even knowing this. Jacob

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Speaker 2: His faith will be severely tested. Through it all, we

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