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Speaker 1: thus and thus have I done Joshua seven twenty Dear Lord,

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Speaker 1: meditating on Joshua seven and eight, I will be sure

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Speaker 1: what is not mine. I will be patient and wait

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Speaker 1: for you to bring my perfect blessing to me. Like Joshua,

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Speaker 1: if there is anything in my life that would stop

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Speaker 1: help me identify them and then remove them from my life.

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Speaker 1: When I experience moments of setbacks, I will realign myself,

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Speaker 1: living in complete obedience to you, Lord. When my victories

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Speaker 1: for that I'm forever grateful, be strong and courageous with

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Speaker 1: you God. I've got this in Jesus name. Amen. Thank

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Speaker 1: you for praying with me today. Continue listening for an

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Speaker 1: incredible Bible story brought to you by Bible in a

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Speaker 2: Com achin Sins.

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Speaker 3: In our last story, we learned of God's enormous power

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Speaker 3: with the marching and shouts of Israel, the walls of

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Speaker 3: Jericho crumbled and the Hebrew army stormed the city. Now

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Speaker 3: we learn about Israel's self confidence being shattered by loss

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Speaker 3: and idolatry, aken sins and hides it from Joshua, and

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Speaker 3: the sins of Israel cause stumbling across the land. Inspired

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Speaker 3: by the Book of Joshua.

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Speaker 4: Hello Jack Graham here with today's episode of the Bible

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Speaker 4: in a Year. In our previous episode, we heard how

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Speaker 4: God delivered the city of Jericho to the Israelites in

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Speaker 4: a surprising and miraculous way. With the blowing of trumpets

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Speaker 4: and the shouting of his people, God caused the walls

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Speaker 4: the exposed city with God's order to destroy everything but

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Speaker 4: the gold, silver, bronze, and iron, which were to be

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Speaker 4: taken for the Lord treasury. They were warned not to

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Speaker 4: keep plunder for themselves, lest they bring trouble on the

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Speaker 4: whole camp. Today we learn of one man named Akon,

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Speaker 4: whose greed got the best of him, and how his

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Speaker 4: to all around him. Joshua and his army will be

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Speaker 4: left perplexed as they lose in battle, but the truth

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Speaker 4: is not to be defied. Let's listen now to today's reading.

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Speaker 3: The faithful arm of God carried Israel to victory. The

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Speaker 3: The day was drawing to a close, and the men

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Speaker 3: why would I grant them victory? God spoke with firmness,

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Speaker 3: cry of victory. All thirty thousand men joined in their shouts.

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Speaker 3: The roaring of Israel shook the ground. Another victory. The

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Speaker 4: The people were rejoicing over the victory that God had

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Speaker 4: God knew they would be quick to turn away, as

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Speaker 4: The shrines and the idols in Jericho would be a

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Speaker 4: the lord greatly. This was secret sin sin in the camp,

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Speaker 4: He called for Joshua to get up, and then he

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Speaker 4: of us a lesson that we must confess our sins

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Speaker 4: and not hide them away. That a divided heart cannot

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Speaker 4: in our lives. God instructed Joshua as to how they

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Speaker 4: judgment came upon Aichen and his family. He said, Joshua

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Speaker 4: his people, just as he had promised. Hope is restored,

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Speaker 4: a new approach to war that one of those neighbors employs.

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Speaker 4: Dear God, we pray that you would search our hearts

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Speaker 4: that we would confess it and find forgiveness, that we

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Speaker 4: cover up our disobedience to you. Thank you for always

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Speaker 4: showing us mercy when we come to you. We pray

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Speaker 4: this in the name of your son Jesus, who made

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Speaker 4: it possible for us to confess our sins and to

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Speaker 4: be forgiven. In Jesus's name, we pray Amen. Thank you

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Speaker 4: for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. I'm

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Speaker 4: Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. Download thepray dot com app

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Speaker 4: Jack Graham dot org. God bless you