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Speaker 1: I refuse to forget all the ways that you've come

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Speaker 1: did in numbers thirteen and fourteen. When you give the

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Speaker 1: command for me to scope out my promised land, I

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Speaker 1: will look at the house, the business, the new clients,

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Speaker 1: the land, and the territory through the eyes of Caleb

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Speaker 1: and Joshua, who saw the impossible as possible because they

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Speaker 1: with boldness God that you have already given me the victory.

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Speaker 1: I will not look at my promises with a defeated mindset.

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Speaker 1: I command and all fearful thoughts to leave my mind

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Speaker 1: in the name of Jesus. My promise is in front

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Speaker 1: me and who surrounds me. The land is mine, the

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Speaker 1: promise is mine. Then I will leave a legacy for

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Speaker 1: all those who come after me, And like Joshua, we

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Speaker 1: will eat the fruit of the land 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 2: The Borders of Canaan. In our last story, we learned

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Speaker 2: how Miriam and Aarin gave in to the spirit of Cain,

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Speaker 2: raging with jealousy and contempt for Moses. As they schemed

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Speaker 2: and struck Miriam with leprosy. He healed her at the

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Speaker 2: request of Moses. In this story, we learn how Moses

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Speaker 2: sends spies to scope out the land of Canaan, and

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Speaker 2: how some Israelites tremble in fear while others rise in hope.

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Speaker 2: As inspired by the Book of Numbers.

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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 of a Year podcast. In yesterday's episode, we saw

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Speaker 3: what happened to Miriam and Aaron when they tried to

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Speaker 3: them because of their defiance. We also saw Moses stepping

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Speaker 3: in and advocating for his sister, sparing her from the

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Speaker 3: ultimate punishment of death. As we closed out the episode,

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Speaker 3: Moses and the Israelites set off again toward the Promised Land,

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Speaker 3: and today will hear as they arrive near Canaan, Moses

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Speaker 3: will send out spies to report on the new land

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Speaker 3: that they are about to enter. However, what should be

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Speaker 3: a time of great rejoicing and celebration in the fulfillment

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Speaker 3: But there will be voices that bring hope and faith

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Speaker 3: which voices will win out less here today's reading to

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Speaker 2: It was finally within reach. The Israelites could feel the

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Speaker 2: Springs of living water flowed from every direction, and the

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Speaker 2: was close Canaan, the land promised to Abraham, was only

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Speaker 2: One of the spies exclaimed. However, the people there are mighty,

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Speaker 2: hopes seemed lost for the people of Israel, and a

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Speaker 2: Joshua shouted. He paced the room, meeting everybody's eyes. If

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Speaker 2: Joshua spoke passionately, but to no avail. The people surrounded

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Speaker 2: Joshua and Caleb with stones. They cursed him, and fear

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Speaker 2: through your steadfast love and forgiveness, he asked. He implored

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Speaker 2: Israel mourned that day. In a desperate attempt to reclaim

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Speaker 2: Righteous cries could be heard as Moses sat in his tent.

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Speaker 2: Miles away, the screams of slaughtered Israelites could be heard.

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Speaker 2: with silent loss. It was still within reach. They could

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Speaker 2: The springs of living water were red from the blood

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Speaker 3: After months of travel through unknown lands, hard to reign,

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Speaker 3: The spies were gone for forty days. It was a

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Speaker 3: Caleb tried to plead one more time, but the people

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Speaker 3: God has had enough. His anger burns against their sinfulness

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Speaker 3: God was not able to do as he promised. But

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Speaker 3: then Moses pleads for mercy. Moses asked God to forgive

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Speaker 3: Father forgive them, for they do not know what they do.

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Speaker 3: Moses was an imperfect intercessor, but God honored his request.

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Speaker 3: But we have a perfect intercessor, the Lord Jesus Christ,

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Speaker 3: who a intercedes on the behalf of his children and

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Speaker 3: seeks their forgiveness. Each day God has mercy on them,

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Speaker 3: but there will be a cost to their lack of faith.

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Speaker 3: They will wander in the desert until the last of

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Speaker 3: that generation dies out. Not a single person except for

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Speaker 3: Caleb and Joshua, will ever see this land that God

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Speaker 3: never enter because they chose fear over faith. Dear God,

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Speaker 3: we all face challenges that seem impossible, insurmountable giants, and

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Speaker 3: yet in those times we know that we can trust You.

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Speaker 3: So right now we choose faith over our fears. Help

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Speaker 3: us to know that you will always fulfill your promises

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Speaker 3: in our lives, always help our faith to be a

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Speaker 3: witness to others that they might trust you also in Jesus' name, 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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Speaker 4: Welcome to the Previews podcast, where hope is our only bias.

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Speaker 4: Each day, we'll unpack the most prominent stories happening in

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