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The Ten Commandments - The Book of Exodus · Bible in a Year with Jack Graham

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  Speaker 1: Ensuing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and
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  Speaker 1: keep my commandments. Exodus 26 Lord, I will make intentional
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  Speaker 1: time to worship and spend time in your presence today.
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  Speaker 1: As I look upon your greatness, I will not miss
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  Speaker 1: my opportunity to experience your power like the children of
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  Speaker 1: Israel did. As I spend time in your word, I
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  Speaker 1: thank you that your commandments and principles are actually stepping
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  Speaker 1: stones for me to experience your divine love and unending grace.
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  Speaker 1: As I follow your lead, give me the strength to
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  Speaker 1: always follow your ways and to live in alignment with
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  Speaker 1: your desires. I praise you for making me your prized
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  Speaker 1: possession and for continually giving me opportunities to experience you
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  Speaker 1: on a personal level. Allow me, Holy Spirit, to honor
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  Speaker 1: God's word so that I may live long and prosper
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  Speaker 1: on this earth. My sight is fixed, my heart is focused,
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  Speaker 1: and my footing is secure. I will not be moved
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  Speaker 1: because your word and ways are unmovable, Lord. I declare
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  Speaker 1: that it is a time for me to go higher,
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  Speaker 1: and I am ready to level up. In Jesus' name, amen.
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  Speaker 2: The Ten Commandments In our last story, we learned about
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  Speaker 2: God's continued provision as he quenched Israel's thirst for water.
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  Speaker 2: We learned about God's protection as he gave them victory
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  Speaker 2: over their first battle against the Amalekites. Now we will
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  Speaker 2: learn about God's continued blessing over his people and his
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  Speaker 2: promise to never leave them as he gives them the
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  Speaker 2: Ten Commandments and instructions for the tabernacle as inspired by
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  Speaker 2: the book of Exodus.
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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. But before we begin, I want
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  Speaker 3: to let you know about a unique e-book that's yours
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  Speaker 3: And my prayer is that it will help you conquer
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  Speaker 3: the daily tasks and pressures and burdens that bring stress
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  Speaker 3: in your life. Download your free copy of Breaking Free
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  Speaker 3: from Stress today by visiting jackgraham.org slash stress. That's jackram.org
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  Speaker 3: slash stress. In yesterday's episode, we learned of the first
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  Speaker 3: military victory of the Israelites. God was giving them further
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  Speaker 3: proof that there was no limit to what they could
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  Speaker 3: do as long as they trusted in him and his power. Today,
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  Speaker 3: we'll join them in the wilderness once again, three months
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  Speaker 3: since they exited the land of Egypt and escaped Pharaoh.
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  Speaker 3: They've been through a lot already. And today, we'll hear
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  Speaker 3: God once again confirm His promises to them. They are
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  Speaker 3: about to be a holy nation, set apart from all others.
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  Speaker 3: We will see how God gives them and us rules
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  Speaker 3: for living, the Ten Commandments. Let's listen now to today's story.
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  Speaker 2: Three months had passed since the exodus from Egypt. God
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  Speaker 2: had brought the people through hunger, thirst, and battle. The
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  Speaker 2: galvanizing force of God united the people of Israel. They
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  Speaker 2: had made it to the wilderness of Sinai, a grazing
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  Speaker 2: countryside lush and uninhabited. There they camped at the base
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  Speaker 2: of the mountain. There God called Moses and beckoned him
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  Speaker 2: to the top of the mountain. God spoke to Moses
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  Speaker 2: on top of the mountain and said, Tell the people
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  Speaker 2: of Israel that I have bore them on eagles' wings
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  Speaker 2: to save them from the Egyptians. If you obey my
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  Speaker 2: commands and keep my promises, you will be my treasured
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  Speaker 2: possession among all people groups. For all the earth is mine,
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  Speaker 2: and you shall be my holy nation. So Moses went
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  Speaker 2: down and told the elders of God's promises. They consecrated
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  Speaker 2: themselves and flocked to the base of the mountain to
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  Speaker 2: worship God. On the morning of the third day, thunder
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  Speaker 2: emanated from the peak of the mountain. and lightning lit
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  Speaker 2: up the skies surrounding the top. A thick cloud surrounded Sinai,
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  Speaker 2: and a bellowing trumpet could be heard from the top.
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  Speaker 2: The people trembled in.
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  Speaker 3: Awe and fear.
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  Speaker 2: Smoke could be seen at a distance, and Moses knew
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  Speaker 2: God had come in fire. The mountain shook, and the
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  Speaker 2: sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder. Moses began
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  Speaker 2: to speak, but was interrupted by thunder. Moses took a
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  Speaker 2: deep breath, looked back at the people, and ascended up
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  Speaker 2: the mountain. There God spoke with great power and authority.
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  Speaker 2: With lightning surrounding the mountain and the earth shaking, God
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  Speaker 2: poured forth his commandments. He spoke, saying, I am the
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  Speaker 2: Lord your God. I am the one who delivered you
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  Speaker 2: out of slavery from the land of Egypt. You shall
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  Speaker 2: have no other gods but me. You shall not make
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  Speaker 2: any idols, no carved images of anything that is below
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  Speaker 2: or above the earth. Do not bow to them or
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  Speaker 2: serve them, for I alone am your God. I am
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  Speaker 2: a jealous God, showing myself to generations of those who
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  Speaker 2: hated me. But I show steadfast love always, and show
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  Speaker 2: love to those who keep me and my commandments. You
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  Speaker 2: shall not take my name in vain. For I am
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  Speaker 2: the Lord, and I will hold him guilty if he
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  Speaker 2: takes my name in vain. Remember the Sabbath day. Keep
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  Speaker 2: it special and holy. Labor and work hard for six days,
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  Speaker 2: but on the seventh day you should rest. Sabbath and
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  Speaker 2: rest in for me. Enjoy me. You nor your children, servants,
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  Speaker 2: or livestock should labor. For I created all things in
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  Speaker 2: six days, and on the seventh I enjoyed the fruit
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  Speaker 2: of my labor. Honor your father and your mother. If
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  Speaker 2: you do, your days shall be long in the land
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  Speaker 2: I have given you. You shall not murder. You shall
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  Speaker 2: not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not
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  Speaker 2: lie against your neighbor and bear false witness. You shall
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  Speaker 2: not covet and seek after your neighbor's possessions or relationships.
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  Speaker 2: God's commands held weight, and the people feared and respected
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  Speaker 2: him enough to listen, for there was still thunder echoing
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  Speaker 2: from the mountain. It was always God's desire to dwell
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  Speaker 2: with his children. Since the garden, he desired to walk
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  Speaker 2: through life with those he loved. So he told Moses
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  Speaker 2: to have them build a tabernacle so he might live
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  Speaker 2: among them, a holy place for the Spirit of the
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  Speaker 2: Lord to dwell among his people. So the Israelites did
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  Speaker 2: as the Lord said and built him a tabernacle, a
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  Speaker 2: tent for him to travel alongside them in the wilderness.
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  Speaker 2: Though God was not confined to a tent, this would
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  Speaker 2: be a holy place for him to meet with them
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  Speaker 2: and be in their midst. The tabernacle was constructed with
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  Speaker 2: great care and instruction. It included the Ark of the Covenant,
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  Speaker 2: mercy seat, table of showbread, the golden lampstand, the altar
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  Speaker 2: of burnt offering, the altar of incense, and the bronze layer.
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  Speaker 2: All these would serve as a picture of God's faithfulness,
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  Speaker 2: and each would represent an aspect of their relationship with
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  Speaker 2: the Lord.
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  Speaker 3: We open today's reading with the Israelites arriving at Sinai.
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  Speaker 3: It's been three months since they escaped Pharaoh and his armies.
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  Speaker 3: God's presence and provisions was never far away. He provided water.
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  Speaker 3: He sent bread from heaven and quail for them to eat.
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  Speaker 3: And God delivered them in a ferocious battle against the Amalekites.
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  Speaker 3: Now they've arrived at a beautiful place, a lush pasture
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  Speaker 3: near the foot of a mountain. It was time to
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  Speaker 3: rest for a while. God gave Moses a message to
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  Speaker 3: remind the people of all that he had done for them,
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  Speaker 3: how he had delivered them from the Egyptians, carrying them
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  Speaker 3: on eagles' wings to safety. It's a beautiful and powerful message.
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  Speaker 3: The promises he's made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were
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  Speaker 3: surely known to these people But it had been many
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  Speaker 3: generations by now, and God reminds them that they are
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  Speaker 3: His chosen people, blessed in a very special way. But
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  Speaker 3: this blessing was conditioned upon their trust and obedience. If
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  Speaker 3: they followed His commands and kept the covenant relationship with Him,
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  Speaker 3: they would be a holy nation, set apart from all others.
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  Speaker 3: Moses delivered the message, and the people responded by flocking
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  Speaker 3: to the mountain to worship. For all their past failures
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  Speaker 3: and grumblings and unfaithfulness, their response was exactly what God
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  Speaker 3: desires and demands. Our right response to God, His promises,
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  Speaker 3: His provision is gratitude and praise, worship and adoration. God
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  Speaker 3: was going to come down and the people would hear
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  Speaker 3: Him speak with a voice like thunderbolt. But we also
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  Speaker 3: heard a reminder of God's holiness and purity and how
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  Speaker 3: in our own power we cannot approach him. God wants
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  Speaker 3: his children to draw near, but because of his sin,
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  Speaker 3: we are separated from God. It is only through the
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  Speaker 3: blood of Jesus Christ, God's son, who would die on
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  Speaker 3: the cross for our sins and rise again, that we
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  Speaker 3: are able now to approach the throne of God, the
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  Speaker 3: presence of God in his holiness with boldness. The foot
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  Speaker 3: of the mountain was as close as the people could come,
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  Speaker 3: but Moses and Aaron were called up higher, up to
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  Speaker 3: the top of the mountain to receive a very special
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  Speaker 3: message that was to become the guiding set of principles
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  Speaker 3: for God's people in every generation. There on top of
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  Speaker 3: the mountain, God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, rules for
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  Speaker 3: a right relationship with God, God's law. The law of
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  Speaker 3: God is so very important, so significant in the Scripture.
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  Speaker 3: This is the way we walk with God. This is
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  Speaker 3: the way we have a relationship with God, by keeping
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  Speaker 3: His commandments. The Ten Commandments have been given not only
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  Speaker 3: to the Israelites, but for every generation. This is the
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  Speaker 3: law of God. And the law of God is vital
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  Speaker 3: to our spiritual, physical, and emotional health. God instructed the
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  Speaker 3: people to build a tabernacle to worship him. This dwelling
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  Speaker 3: place for God on earth would represent God's presence with
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  Speaker 3: his people. And the tabernacle would be carried everywhere they
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  Speaker 3: would go on their long journey. This was not a
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  Speaker 3: permanent home, but a temporary tent, a dwelling that would
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  Speaker 3: one day be replaced when God's spirit would come upon
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  Speaker 3: those who followed him through his son Jesus. Because now
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  Speaker 3: We are the permanent home of God. Too soon, though,
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  Speaker 3: the people will turn and break the first commandment, and
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  Speaker 3: that's what we'll hear about the next time. Dear God,
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  Speaker 3: thank you for this important, vital passage of Scripture, reminding
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  Speaker 3: us that you dwell among us, that your presence is
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  Speaker 3: always near to us through Jesus Christ. May we worship
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  Speaker 3: you and adore you always through your Son, Jesus Christ.
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  Speaker 2: 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: Before we go, I want to let you know about
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  Speaker 3: a unique e-book that's yours to download absolutely free today.
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  Speaker 3: It's called Breaking Free from Stress. And my prayer is
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  Speaker 3: that it will help you conquer the daily task and
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  Speaker 3: pressures and burdens that bring stress into your life. Download
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  Speaker 3: your free copy of Breaking Free from Stress today by
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  Speaker 3: visiting jackgram.org slash stress. That's jackgram.org dot org slash stress.