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

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Speaker 1: I thank you, Lord that I'm growing in blessing and influence.

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Speaker 1: Like Joseph. I thank you for uncommon favor with every

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Speaker 1: one I come in contact with, Like his coat of

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Speaker 1: many colors, I thank you that my unique giftings can

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Speaker 1: be seen by all around me. And when others around

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Speaker 1: me plot against my future and try to derail the

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Speaker 1: dreams You've given me, I will refuse to become a

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Speaker 1: fear to make me forget my future. I will not

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Speaker 1: abandon my position of power, for I know that he

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Speaker 1: who began a good work is faithful to complete it.

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Speaker 1: I decree and declare that my dreams are still alive,

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

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Speaker 1: thank you for making prayer a priority in your day.

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Speaker 1: To learn more about the Bible, stay tuned for today's story,

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Speaker 2: The Dreams of Joseph. Before this story, we learned how

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Speaker 2: Jacob's daughter Dinah was assaulted, raped, and then taken as

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Speaker 2: a wife by Sheikham. Out of vengeance, Simon and Levy

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Speaker 2: killed every man in the small city and pillaged all

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Speaker 2: they had. Jacob fled back to Bethel and settled there

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Speaker 2: with his family, and God reassured Jacob of his promise.

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Speaker 2: Now we will learn about how Jacob, now called Israel,

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Speaker 2: favored his youngest son, Joseph. Joseph's favor from his father

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

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Speaker 3: Bible in a Year podcast. Previously, we heard that Jacob

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Speaker 3: had once again abdicated the role of leadership to which

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Speaker 3: God had called him, and as a result, there was

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Speaker 3: a great deal of bloodshed, pain, and trouble that spread

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Speaker 3: throughout Jacob's family. Eventually, Jacob woke up to the tragedies

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Speaker 3: help and guidance. God, in his love and grace, once

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Speaker 3: again proved faithful to Jacob and his family, and things

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Speaker 3: about to see how God's plans endure inspite failings and

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Speaker 2: Jacob, now called Israel, lived in the land promised by

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Speaker 2: God to Abraham, in the land of Canaan. He dwelt

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Speaker 2: with his family, increasing in influence and blessings. The land

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Speaker 2: was ripe with green fields and fresh soil. Flocks thrived

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Speaker 2: who was the youngest brother at seventeen years old, often

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Speaker 2: and he knew it. Israel loved Joseph deeply, not just

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Speaker 2: One day, Israel adorned Joseph with an immaculate robe. It

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Speaker 2: Joseph awoke and immediately went to tell his brothers about

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Speaker 2: what he had seen. Hear my dream, he asked, While

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Speaker 2: Before Joseph could process what was happening, he found himself

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Speaker 2: The brothers listened intently. Joseph awoke still in the darkness.

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Speaker 2: Joseph turned his head towards Canaan. Joseph's dreams seemed to

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Speaker 2: Ruben's weak attempt at bravery failed. It was him who

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Speaker 2: With fake sobs and worried eyes, they went to their

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Speaker 2: They said, we have found this. Is this your son's robe? Israel,

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Speaker 2: He tore his clothes and mourned for weeks. His sons

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Speaker 2: now than ever, their father was distant. Meanwhile, in the

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Speaker 2: The midnight then sold him to potiphar an officer to Pharaoh,

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Speaker 2: the captain of the guard. There, Joseph's story would start

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Speaker 3: As we open today's story. Jacob has finally arrived in

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Speaker 3: had given him one more son, Benjamin. Rachel, however, died

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Speaker 3: during childbirth. Jacob has left with two sons to remind

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Speaker 3: And it's the oldest of these two, the young man

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Speaker 3: give to Joseph. Now, certainly there's nothing wrong with giving gifts,

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Speaker 3: our father, loves to lavish us with blessings and favor,

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Speaker 3: but he does so without showing favoritism. Not so with Jacob.

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Speaker 3: He has a clear choice as his favorite, and his sons.

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Speaker 3: His other sons are so very resentful of Joseph, so

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Speaker 3: the stage is already set for strife. Then Joseph begins

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Speaker 3: rather than seeking God's wisdom as to how to process

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Speaker 3: God will use for good. God may allow evil to

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Speaker 3: up their transgression. Jacob is heartbroken. It will be years

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Speaker 3: But that's a story for another time. So let's pray.

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Speaker 3: Dear God help us to learn from today's scripture that

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Speaker 3: favoritism can have tragic and long lasting effects on our families.

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Speaker 3: Give us the strength and the wisdom to get rid

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Speaker 3: Lord God, thank you also that even in the darkest moments,

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Speaker 3: the name of Jesus that we pray. Amen. Thank you

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Speaker 3: for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. I'm

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Speaker 3: pastor Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. Download thepray dot com

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