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Speaker 1: Let us pray. Wherefore David said, under the Gibeonites, what

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Speaker 1: shall I do for you? And wherewith shall I make

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Speaker 1: the atonement that ye may bless the inheritance of the

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Speaker 1: Lord Second Samuel twenty one. Three to day, Lord, I

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Speaker 1: thank you that you are the God of the Encore.

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Speaker 1: Through Second Samuel twenty one, I see again and again

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Speaker 1: your faithfulness to protect King David, because he continually seeks

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Speaker 1: to do what is right. With this same spirit and mindset,

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Speaker 1: I will live a life dedicated to making sure that

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Speaker 1: I do what is right, and if possible, I will

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Speaker 1: live at peace with all people. When I have the

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Speaker 1: ability to do a wrong, Lord, give me the insight

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Speaker 1: and resources to make sure that restitution is felt and received.

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Speaker 1: If I have wronged any one in my past, Lord,

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Speaker 1: give me the ability to make it right, because I

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Speaker 1: know that when there is drought in my life, the

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Speaker 1: correction of a past wrongdoing can open the door to

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Speaker 1: my greatest harvest season. Like David and the children of Israel,

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Speaker 1: thank you, Lord for second chances and for allowing me

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Speaker 1: to reconcile my past with my future. 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: David righting wrongs. In our last story, we saw the

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Speaker 2: end of Sheba's rebellion. Sheba had spread lies all throughout

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Speaker 2: Israel about David's character. Eventually, the people began to see

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Speaker 2: his evil for what it was and helped Joeab take

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Speaker 2: off his head. In this story, we learn about David's

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Speaker 2: leadership through a time of hardship and continued struggle with

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Speaker 2: other nations. David, even as he advances in years, perseveres

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Speaker 2: through the chaos of kingship. Inspired by Second Samuel.

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Speaker 3: Hello, this is Pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of

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Speaker 3: the Bible in a Year. In yesterday's passage, we learned

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Speaker 3: how Sheba's insurrection was quickly snuffed out when the people

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Speaker 3: saw through his lives and killed him, preventing a bloody

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Speaker 3: battle with David's army. Today, we'll turn our attention back

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Speaker 3: to Jerusalem, where King David, now advancing in years, continues

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Speaker 3: to rule through hard times both internally and in conflict

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Speaker 3: who continually seeks God's will and the best for his people.

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

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Speaker 2: David walked the city streets with his head held low.

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Speaker 2: He felt his heart sinking deeper and deeper into his chest.

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Speaker 2: He could hardly watch his people hungry. He felt helpless.

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Speaker 2: As with many countries, Israel had experienced a famine in

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Speaker 2: the Lord and listened. He wanted anything to help. Instead

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Speaker 2: go and care for the Gibbonites. Saul and his family

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Speaker 2: confused at the Lord's request. How could he show generosity

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Speaker 2: The Gibbonites were not a part of Israel, However, Joshua

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Speaker 2: Job and a giant named sap arose. His biceps were

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Speaker 2: by Sibichai. Soon, the brother of Goliath rose into battle,

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Speaker 2: Now there were hundreds of men willing to lay down

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Speaker 3: many times in the past, David seeks God and seeks

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Speaker 3: something else. Entirely. We find the answer in Second Samuel

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Speaker 3: he put the Gibeonites to death. Saul had broken a

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Speaker 3: king of Israel, he must make restitution to the Gibeonites. Interesting,

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Speaker 3: many able soldiers stood ready to defend God's nation. David's

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Speaker 3: we thank you for the example of David, the man

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Speaker 3: who seek you, who know you, and then who are

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Speaker 3: courageous and committed in all that you desire for us

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Speaker 3: in all the earth. In Jesus' name, we pray Amen.

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Speaker 3: Thank you so very much for listening to Today's Bible

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Speaker 3: the millions of people who have downloaded this podcast. I'm

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Speaker 3: We're hearing reports from so many of the power of

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Speaker 3: of God truly will change lives. And if you want

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