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Speaker 1: Dear Lord, as I worked diligently in my life to

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Speaker 1: that even in the prison of my despair, your favor

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Speaker 1: us to day. Continue your time with God by listening

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Speaker 1: to to day's Bible story. Brought to you by Bible

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Speaker 1: in a Year dot.

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Speaker 2: Com from Palace to Prison. Before this story, we learned

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Speaker 2: about Judah and Tamar and God's faithfulness over family dysfunction.

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Speaker 2: Before that, Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers.

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Speaker 2: Their hatred and jealousy exiled Joseph to a life of labor,

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Speaker 2: Now we will learn about how Joseph, despite being a

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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 of a Year podcast. Previously, we saw how Joseph's

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Speaker 3: despite being removed from his father's home and estranged in

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Speaker 3: He will grow in maturity and integrity and determine to

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Speaker 3: The future will look bright for Joseph, but his integrity

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Speaker 3: Joseph responds to temptation. It is no mistake this story

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Speaker 3: immediately follows that of Jacob and Tamar, because the two

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Speaker 2: Now a slave in Egypt, Joseph worked diligently in the

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Speaker 2: There he sat in the cold, wondering why this was

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Speaker 3: day after day he refused the temptation. How many times

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