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Speaker 1: Dear Heavenly Father, as I look back on Exodous seven

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Speaker 1: you won't stop until my freedom has been won. Thank you,

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Speaker 1: Lord for your divine protection around my life, even when

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Speaker 1: others seem to be experiencing setbacks and devastation. Because I

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Speaker 1: threats and plans of the enemy. I confess that my

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Speaker 1: life is in your hands, and as long as I

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Speaker 1: I give you all the glory and honor for keeping

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Speaker 1: hand is upon me, because my life is living proof.

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Speaker 1: I decree and declare that the best is yet to come.

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Speaker 1: In Jesus name, Amen. Listening to these daily prayers strengthens

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Speaker 1: your relationship with God. Continue hearing from the Lord by

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Speaker 2: Plague by plague. In our last story, we learned about

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Speaker 2: Moses and Aaron entering the courts of Pharaoh. They asked

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Speaker 2: miserable for the Hebrews. The people hated Pharaoh, but presented

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Speaker 2: Moses for making things worse. Yet God was not finished yet.

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Speaker 2: In this story, we discover the resolve of God to

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Speaker 3: Hello. I'm Jack Graham with today's episode of the Bible

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Speaker 3: in a Year podcast. In our previous episode, we heard

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Speaker 3: what happened when Moses and Aaron first delivered God's message

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Speaker 3: it brought only more hurt and horrible trouble to the

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Speaker 3: God's response was one of patience and comfort for Moses

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Speaker 3: Aaron as they returned to Pharaoh to give him God's

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Speaker 3: God's resolved to rescue his people would not be denied.

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Speaker 3: Let's listen now to today's reading.

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Speaker 2: Darkness hovered over the heart of Pharaoh. His eyes portrayed

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Speaker 2: ask for signs to prove his deity, so he gave

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Speaker 3: When Moses and Aaron first appeared, before Pharaoh. They came

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Speaker 3: He was given an opportunity to obey, but he would not.

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Speaker 3: God tells Pharaoh he's alive only because he's allowed it.

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Speaker 3: doing battle with God. Almighty God, thank you for your

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Speaker 3: unconditionally to know and to do your will in Jesus' name. Amen.

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