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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the Bible Guys, a podcast where a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of friends talk about the Bible in fun, in

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<v Speaker 1>practical ways. Hey, everybody, welcome to the Bible Guys. We

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<v Speaker 1>have a great episode. And today is Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>Every day we say we have a great episode, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's true every day.

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<v Speaker 3>I know, I know, don't ever condemn me for saying

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<v Speaker 3>the truth.

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<v Speaker 4>No, I know, you're just speaking the truth.

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<v Speaker 3>That's right in love.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's Friday, though, and normally people expect to hear possibly

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<v Speaker 1>what made christ We.

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<v Speaker 2>Made Chris mad this week? But that's our favorite episode, well,

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<v Speaker 2>our favorite.

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<v Speaker 3>You s so say you yes, But Desiree decided to switch.

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<v Speaker 1>Things up, and so she is asking the question, excuse me,

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<v Speaker 1>she's asking the question what made Jeff happy this week?

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<v Speaker 2>It makes me happy that she asked that question. That's

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<v Speaker 2>how about that?

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>And by the way, let me just point out once

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<v Speaker 1>again that I love how people attribute me always being

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<v Speaker 1>angry and somehow you're being.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm alway being happy. I am Jeff such a happy guy.

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<v Speaker 4>I am.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a happy person, dominantly happy, very happy person. I

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<v Speaker 2>would say I'm a contented person. Content contented, Yeah, yeah, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I don't have highs and lows, per se,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't. I don't says that. I don't say I

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<v Speaker 2>don't have highs and lows. I have highs and I

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<v Speaker 2>have lows. But I don't know that my my angry

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<v Speaker 2>at the world thing is as significant as yours, which then.

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<v Speaker 4>You're then exactly welcome, which that means.

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<v Speaker 2>I think on the other side of this, what she's

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<v Speaker 2>expecting is that I would have these enthusiasms that equal

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<v Speaker 2>your You're frustrations with the world, right, That's that's what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>So you have a self complex of not being so

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<v Speaker 1>extremely happy.

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<v Speaker 3>As much as I'm.

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<v Speaker 1>Extremely angry, I'm very happy.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a very happy person, but I'm generally content, so happy. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't that on the grew wasn't that grows the

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<v Speaker 2>little girls?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, it's so fluffy, so despicable me.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so this week it was time for me to

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<v Speaker 2>take back my truck, so at least my truck.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's it was time to take it. Yeah, it

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<v Speaker 4>was good, it was happy.

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<v Speaker 1>So Jeff got something. Yeah yeah, So.

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<v Speaker 2>So I wanted I wanted a specific truck with specific.

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<v Speaker 4>Trim, and.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, it was more expensive, well within my budget. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know there's the responsible Jeff, and then the one

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<v Speaker 2>that says, hey, it's still within my budget and I'd

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<v Speaker 2>rather have this one.

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<v Speaker 4>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Both of those are responsible, but one was so my

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<v Speaker 2>wife she heard, hey, uh, so you can get this

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<v Speaker 2>other truck that's almost as good, right for less, Like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I could, And I said, you know, my brain is

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<v Speaker 2>telling me that's what I could do.

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<v Speaker 4>I could do that.

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<v Speaker 3>I wouldn't want to save a little bit and do

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<v Speaker 3>what you can.

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<v Speaker 2>But my heart was telling me I really like this

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<v Speaker 2>other one, and it's within my budget. I can afford it, right,

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm not putting my family in danger. I'm just choosing.

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<v Speaker 2>So I wanted this one.

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<v Speaker 1>By any story that requires such justification before you tell

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<v Speaker 1>us what you did has got to be good.

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<v Speaker 2>So I had already gone to the dealership and had

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<v Speaker 2>talked with my favorite car guy that we've dealt with forever,

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<v Speaker 2>and so we were going back and forth and he said, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I have this one, you know, the one I wanted.

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<v Speaker 4>He said, I have the exact.

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<v Speaker 2>Same truck, same color, same everything, just lower trim, less money.

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<v Speaker 2>And I said, well, I don't know what to do.

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<v Speaker 2>I said, I know what my brain says I.

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<v Speaker 4>Should do, but my heart really says the other one.

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<v Speaker 2>And I said, you know, my wife is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be excited about the fact that we'll save so much

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<v Speaker 2>money with the other truck. And he goes, here's what

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<v Speaker 2>I'll do. I'll just set aside both of these trucks

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<v Speaker 2>and you guys can come back test, right. I said,

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<v Speaker 2>good idea, I'll bring my wife on Friday. So I

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<v Speaker 2>bring Bonnie back. And you know, the one head running boards,

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<v Speaker 2>the other one didn't, so she couldn't hardly get up

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<v Speaker 2>in the truck because they both have big wheels. The

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<v Speaker 2>one head leather, the other one didn't. The one head

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<v Speaker 2>right all these features, the other one didn't. So when

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<v Speaker 2>we get out of the truck, our guy Carl goes, so, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>what'd you think, Bonnie, She goes, well, I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>there's even the competition.

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<v Speaker 4>We got to get that other one.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, right, And so I didn't even have to lobby.

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<v Speaker 4>I didn't have to.

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<v Speaker 2>I had said, I know, I know what the responsible

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<v Speaker 2>decision was was the less expensive one. You know, the

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<v Speaker 2>reality is they have four wheels and a motor is

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<v Speaker 2>going to get me from point A to point B, right,

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<v Speaker 2>Just I like the one better than the other one,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's within my budget. So I didn't have to

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<v Speaker 2>do any negotiating with Bonnie. I didn't have anything, and

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<v Speaker 2>she was like, I think we need this other one.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, the running boards alone.

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<v Speaker 4>She can't get in the truck. She couldn't get in it.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a hard time getting it. Sometimes I have

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<v Speaker 1>a truck and she's I'm getting up in it.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, get your butt up in that dry Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we're saving money.

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<v Speaker 2>So then we had had a problem with that dealerships

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna say the name of dealership.

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<v Speaker 4>Now, with that dealership's.

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<v Speaker 2>Shop on a repair on a different car that we had,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was a significant issue. So then we took

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<v Speaker 2>that car to another competitors dealership and it turned out

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<v Speaker 2>it was a nine thousand dollars difference between what they

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<v Speaker 2>suggested versus what the actual solution was.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I would never ever go back to the dealership again.

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<v Speaker 2>So well, I like the salesman. I didn't like that, right,

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<v Speaker 2>So we mentioned it. Yeah, we mentioned it at the thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Bonnie was so smart, she goes, you know, hey, we're

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<v Speaker 2>really loyal to you, loyal to you and this brand.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, my dad worked for General Motors and so

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<v Speaker 2>I get the discounts and stuff, but boy, we were

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<v Speaker 2>really disappointed with that. He goes what and so he

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<v Speaker 2>went and the manager gave us a significant discount on

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<v Speaker 2>this vehicle. So it really landed about fifty percent of

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<v Speaker 2>the way between what the lower cost one was. It

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<v Speaker 2>got about half that off on the on the payment. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it worked out great. Yeah, so that's that's what made

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<v Speaker 2>me happy, is you know what, there are still customer

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<v Speaker 2>service people out there who want to do the right thing.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, So super apologetic about the bad service we got

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<v Speaker 2>in the service department. Uh, super positive on the other side,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh I didn't have to fight with Bonnie at

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<v Speaker 2>all about it.

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<v Speaker 5>So you get a Foard or Chevy it's a GMC

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<v Speaker 5>GMC yeah yeah, yeah, it's out the GMC Sierra Denali

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<v Speaker 5>it's so yeah, oh yes, yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you don't have so my good buddy Dave one

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<v Speaker 1>time got a what do you call Denali Tahoe Tahoe?

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<v Speaker 1>I guess Denali? Uh, Yukon, that's right, Yukon, Denale. And

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<v Speaker 1>they had heated water in the.

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<v Speaker 3>Winch of wipers. Have you seen this?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>Did you say that?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, yeah, and the denalis are like that cool. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>because if you're if your wind show has frost, it'll

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<v Speaker 1>heat up the water and then when you turn on

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<v Speaker 1>the wind show wipers, it actually like melts the frost.

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<v Speaker 4>It's it's pretty neat. It's pretty neat.

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<v Speaker 2>My tailgate folds down into a step so you can

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<v Speaker 2>just step up into the back of your truck. Is

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<v Speaker 2>the STEP's got a little handle to hang on to.

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<v Speaker 2>This goofy it's his dumbest it's the dumbest truck. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a grocery getter that I need to get out to

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<v Speaker 2>go hunting in a couple times a year.

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<v Speaker 4>That that's it.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really need this truck, but I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's fun, but but the better So, so the truck

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<v Speaker 2>is fun. That's not what made me happy, because stuff

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<v Speaker 2>goes away. What was making me happy really was the

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<v Speaker 2>great customer service.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, right, So sometimes.

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<v Speaker 2>We complain about customer service people. Yeah, sometimes we complain

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<v Speaker 2>about customer service. But in this situation, you had some

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<v Speaker 2>good guys that decided to do the right thing.

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<v Speaker 5>That's right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Yeah, which which We very much appreciate good customers.

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely, that's fantastic.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's okay, Thanks Jeff for sharing.

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<v Speaker 2>What made you happen made me so happy, And you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, I took a long time to get there.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, I think you can claim that you're

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<v Speaker 1>happy for the rest of the world because of good

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<v Speaker 1>customer service.

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<v Speaker 4>Good customer service makes everybody happy. That's right. Yep.

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<v Speaker 2>So we have a quandary because Waundry a situation happens

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<v Speaker 2>in David's life two times.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, they're very similar.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and we skipped the first one and we were

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<v Speaker 2>heading towards the second.

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<v Speaker 3>One, but I wind instead of like, now.

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<v Speaker 2>That we're looking at it, this is when we should

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<v Speaker 2>be reading the second one. We kind of really want

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<v Speaker 2>to read the first one. Yes, and so one is

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<v Speaker 2>found in First Samuel chapter twenty four, yep. The other

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<v Speaker 2>is founded for Samuel chapter twenty six. What happens in

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<v Speaker 2>between is the story of Nabel and Abigail. That's right, right,

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<v Speaker 2>that's right. So we decided to go back to First

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<v Speaker 2>Samuel chapter twenty four. We're going to read that story

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<v Speaker 2>and then we'll tell you about the story that happens

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty six.

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<v Speaker 4>Does that feel good to you? To me? Between the two,

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<v Speaker 4>this is by far, and you're gonna know why.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna know because the outcome is the same, the

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<v Speaker 2>reasoning is the same. But there's an element to this

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<v Speaker 2>story that's not in the other one. And Chris just

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<v Speaker 2>really needs us to read this.

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<v Speaker 1>One because forever I'm still living in junior High, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean junior High.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, okay, okay, hereck we go first.

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<v Speaker 2>Samuel chapter twenty four says, after Saul returned from fighting

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<v Speaker 2>the Philistines, he was told that David had gone into

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<v Speaker 2>the wilderness of Bengetti. So Saul chose three thousand elite

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<v Speaker 2>troops from all israel I went to search for David

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<v Speaker 2>and his men near the rocks of the wild goats,

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<v Speaker 2>at the place where the road passes some sheep folds.

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<v Speaker 2>Saul went into a cave to relieve himself. Hence the

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<v Speaker 2>reason why we're reading.

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<v Speaker 3>This story giggling.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so Saul goes into a cave to relieve himself

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<v Speaker 2>means exactly what you think it means, listener. But as

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<v Speaker 2>it happened, which is a funny phrase too, as it happened.

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<v Speaker 2>As it was happening, David and his men were hiding

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<v Speaker 2>further back in that very cave.

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<v Speaker 4>Opportunity.

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<v Speaker 2>David's men whispered to him, today, the Lord is telling you,

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<v Speaker 2>I will certainly put your enemy into your power to.

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<v Speaker 2>So David crept forward and cut off a piece of

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<v Speaker 2>the hem of Saul's robe. But then David's conscience began

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<v Speaker 2>He said to his men, Lord forbid that I should

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<v Speaker 2>Lord's anointed one, for the Lord himself has chosen him.

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<v Speaker 2>So David restrained his men and did not let them

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<v Speaker 4>After Saulah left the cave.

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<v Speaker 2>And gone on his way, David came out and shouted

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<v Speaker 2>after him, my Lord the King. When Saul looked around,

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<v Speaker 2>David bowed low before him. Then he shouted, the Saul,

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<v Speaker 2>why do you listen to the people who say I'm

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<v Speaker 2>trying to harm you this very day? You can see

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<v Speaker 2>with your own eyes it isn't true, For the Lord

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<v Speaker 2>placed you at my mercy. Back there in the cave.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of my men told me to kill you, But

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<v Speaker 2>I spared you, for I said I will never harm

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<v Speaker 2>the king. He's the Lord's anointed one. Look, my father,

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<v Speaker 2>at what I have in my hand. It's a piece

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<v Speaker 2>of the hem of your I cut it off, but

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't kill you. This proves that I'm not trying

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<v Speaker 2>to harm you. And then I've not sinned against you,

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<v Speaker 2>even though you've been hunting for me to kill me.

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<v Speaker 2>May the Lord judge between us. Perhaps the Lord will

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<v Speaker 2>punish you for what you're trying to do to me,

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<v Speaker 2>but I will never harm you. As that old proverb says,

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<v Speaker 2>from evil people come evil deeds. So you can be

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<v Speaker 2>sure I will never harm you. Who is the King

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<v Speaker 2>of is or trying to catch anyway? Should he spend

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<v Speaker 2>his time chasing one who is as worthless as a

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<v Speaker 2>dead dog or a single flee. May the Lord therefore

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<v Speaker 2>judge which of us is right and punish the guilty one.

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<v Speaker 2>He is my advocate, and he will rescue me from

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<v Speaker 2>your power. And when David had finished speaking, Saw called back,

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<v Speaker 2>is that really you, my son, David? And then he

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<v Speaker 2>began to cry, and he said to David, you are

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<v Speaker 2>a better man than I am, for you have repaid

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<v Speaker 2>me good for evil. Yes, you've been amazingly kind to

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<v Speaker 2>me today. For when the Lord put me in a

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<v Speaker 2>place where you could have killed me, you didn't do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Who else would let his enemy get away when he

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<v Speaker 2>had him in his power? May the Lord reward you

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<v Speaker 2>well or the kindness you have shown me today? And

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<v Speaker 2>now I realize that you are surely going to be

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<v Speaker 2>king and that the Kingdom of Israel will flourish under

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<v Speaker 2>your rule. Now swear to me by the Lord that

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<v Speaker 2>when that happens, you will not kill my family and

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<v Speaker 2>destroy my line of descendants. And so David promised this

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<v Speaker 2>to Saul with an oath, and the Saul went home,

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<v Speaker 2>but David and his men went back to their stronghold.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>So there's so much in here.

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<v Speaker 1>And the reason why I love it is, Yeah, the

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<v Speaker 1>junior high and Meat loves that piece of it.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's so crazy.

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<v Speaker 4>All goes into the men's room.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it goes in the men's room.

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<v Speaker 4>It's so funny, and David's already there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, Bunny, it reaches under the stall and cuts us

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<v Speaker 2>right right right.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's not even nearly why this is my favorite.

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<v Speaker 1>It's my favorite because of this really this one comment,

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<v Speaker 1>so David's mighty men, or it doesn't say mighty men,

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<v Speaker 1>it says David's men. Whispred whispered and said, today the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord is telling you, I will certainly put your enemy

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<v Speaker 1>into your power to do with as you wish, and

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<v Speaker 1>with their doing is they're interpreting this is an act

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<v Speaker 1>of God. And yet what David is saying, like no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>don't lay at the feet of God, which doesn't deserve

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<v Speaker 1>to be laid at the feet of God. Right, it's

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<v Speaker 1>the times in our lives that we sometimes listen. I

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<v Speaker 1>told you before the podcast started, as we were talking

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<v Speaker 1>about which story to talk about, I said, I have

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<v Speaker 1>actually heard people say, well, I'm married to this, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a woman I'm like really unhappy. And I'm telling you

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<v Speaker 1>it was an act of God that I hooked up

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<v Speaker 1>with this other girl and they're having an affair, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and God just wants me to be happy. And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>telling you, liked God brought her into my life. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, I'm pretty certain that God didn't do that

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<v Speaker 1>at all. And I'm pretty certain that you know, you're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to lay at the feet of God that which

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<v Speaker 1>God did not do. Because God's word is not going

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<v Speaker 1>to contradict itself. It never does. And so if God

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<v Speaker 1>says that he doesn't wish for you to be divorced,

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<v Speaker 1>because we still believe that it's a traditional belief that

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<v Speaker 1>is in God's word pretty clearly right, that he wants

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<v Speaker 1>us to work on our marriage and you know, not

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<v Speaker 1>have an affair and be faithful. That's that's a biblical value,

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<v Speaker 1>that's pretty clear.

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<v Speaker 4>It's in the Ten Commandments. Jesus affirms it.

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<v Speaker 5>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's like, so, why would God, you know, bring

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<v Speaker 1>somebody into your life? And so I think that because

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<v Speaker 1>it was a miraculous type thing. Keep in mind that

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<v Speaker 1>it could have been that God brought him into this

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<v Speaker 1>one cave miraculously so that David could have the victory

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<v Speaker 1>then the way that he did so, And I say

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<v Speaker 1>miraculous because think about this, if you're if you go

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<v Speaker 1>to Israel, you realize how many thousands and thousands of

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<v Speaker 1>caves there are. And so can you imagine, here's Saul's

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<v Speaker 1>army led by Saul, walking through you know, this this

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<v Speaker 1>this ravine or whatever it is. And as they're looking

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<v Speaker 1>up on each side of the hills on the mountains,

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<v Speaker 1>there are probably hundreds and hundreds of caves.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, at least dozens. Have you been to Ingedi

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<v Speaker 3>that particular spot, now, Yeah, So and.

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<v Speaker 2>Getty is a narrow canyon, right, and there's a spring,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a waterfall in there, and then there's little caves

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<v Speaker 2>along the edges all around their sandstone caves, so they

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<v Speaker 2>wash out all the time. Whenever there's a new rain

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<v Speaker 2>or something, they're gone. It's a fairly narrow spot. When

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<v Speaker 2>we were there, it was particularly hot. It's not far

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<v Speaker 2>from the Dead Sea, and it was one of the

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<v Speaker 2>guys was wearing a watch that had a thing on

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<v Speaker 2>it as one hundred and twenty degrees, which is insane, right,

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<v Speaker 2>And that was just the circuit. As soon as we

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<v Speaker 2>got out of that cavern or that that canyon, it

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<v Speaker 2>went down to.

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<v Speaker 4>Like one hundred and two or one hundred and three,

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<v Speaker 4>but it ready on this thing.

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<v Speaker 2>It felt it felt really great because it was so

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<v Speaker 2>hot up in there. So the Bible says that he

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<v Speaker 2>knew that that's where David was, was in Ingetty, so

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<v Speaker 2>he knew he's in that. Yeah, it says it says

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<v Speaker 2>that Saul was told that David had gone into the

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<v Speaker 2>wilderness of Ingeti, and so the wilderness is fairly large,

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<v Speaker 2>but this one canyon is fairly narrow. And then if

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<v Speaker 2>you're going into the wilderness of Inghey, there's not much water,

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<v Speaker 2>so you know you're going to head towards water. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's this river that's flowing through this this one area,

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<v Speaker 2>and so he goes to the rocks, a wild goes.

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<v Speaker 2>So it didn't need to be a miracle. It could

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<v Speaker 2>have been a miracle. It didn't need to be a miracle.

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<v Speaker 2>It certainly was circumstantial. David's hiding in a cave near

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<v Speaker 2>the only water source. Saul's looking for David in the

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<v Speaker 2>area of Ingeti near the only water source. Saul probably

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<v Speaker 2>had drank a bunch of water out of that water source.

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<v Speaker 2>Now he needs to go relieve himself. But of all

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<v Speaker 2>the caves, yeah, yeah, you could.

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<v Speaker 1>You could totally misinterpret that as a as a as.

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<v Speaker 3>A god did that right.

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<v Speaker 1>He could have gone into any one of these hundreds

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<v Speaker 1>of caves. And if you're only talking about just that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in Getty area, you're you're talking about dozens

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<v Speaker 1>at least when.

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<v Speaker 2>You're hunting a person, it's not like it's a Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>we looked around for an hour and we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>go back home.

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<v Speaker 4>They've been doing this for a days and.

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<v Speaker 3>Days, days and days.

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<v Speaker 2>The circumstance of how close and tight that was, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not beyond comprehension that it just was a circumstance, and

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<v Speaker 2>that David's men were blaming it on.

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<v Speaker 3>You're trying to say, you're trying to try.

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<v Speaker 2>To say it was just a circumstance. It could have

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<v Speaker 2>been a circumst They didn't even be a miracle. They

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<v Speaker 2>were saying it was a miracle. David was taking it

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<v Speaker 2>just as a pure circumstance.

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<v Speaker 4>Do I make it.

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<v Speaker 3>Sound like no, no, no, no no.

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<v Speaker 1>I was saying that like it seemed miraculous because of

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<v Speaker 2>Because because his men say, hey, here's a quick and

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<v Speaker 2>easy solution. God must have done this for us, right,

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<v Speaker 2>David's a good guy.

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<v Speaker 1>What are the odds that we would be hiding in

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<v Speaker 1>this cave? I mean, think about how confident that's all

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<v Speaker 1>you know was that he wasn't in that cave. He

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<v Speaker 1>tells his whole army to wait here while he goes

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<v Speaker 1>up into the privacy of a cave. And so and

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, what other circumstances. Can you even imagine

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<v Speaker 1>if you begin to sit down and dream of a

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<v Speaker 1>circumstance sure of Saul being vulnerable, you couldn't even dream

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<v Speaker 1>this up right, We're somehow has three thousand men and

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<v Speaker 1>they're all waiting outside and sauls by himself. And by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, let's just say this out loud, in one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most vulnerable positions.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, he's very very delicate situation.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, right, he can't even stand up and run, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean his pants around his ankles and so I

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<v Speaker 1>mean like all of those things. So it's literally like

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<v Speaker 1>a dream come true, which is why I would say,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you can't dream of it. And so they're

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<v Speaker 1>probably saying God must have done this, And so for me,

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<v Speaker 1>the lesson is is that let's be careful not to

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<v Speaker 1>lay at the feet of God that which God.

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<v Speaker 3>Is not in charge of her doing. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>So, yeah, this was a circumstance that seems like it

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<v Speaker 1>was against all odds. But in my mind, if God

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<v Speaker 1>did orchestrate that circumstantially, it was probably because he wanted

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<v Speaker 1>David to get the victory of not you know, taking

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<v Speaker 1>Saul's life. And by the way, let's talk about David's

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<v Speaker 1>wisdom humility. It was very wise of him, because think

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<v Speaker 1>about it, he could have he could have come out

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<v Speaker 1>of the cave and said, oh King, my king, and

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden Saul said, seize him. And then

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, six hundred men are fighting three

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<v Speaker 1>thousand men and have a chance to lose.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, So that was a risk.

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<v Speaker 1>But the wisdom of like politically David gaining the loyalty

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<v Speaker 1>of the three thousand men, because you know, those three

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<v Speaker 1>thousand men are like, what kind of man is doing this? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>They already probably have respect for David. They already revere

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<v Speaker 1>him as a warrior, right, and they're being made to

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<v Speaker 1>listen to all his orders. David comes out and says,

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<v Speaker 1>do you realize what could have happened? And let me.

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<v Speaker 3>Show you that I'm not trying to harm you.

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<v Speaker 1>And so in front of his three thousand men, Saul

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<v Speaker 1>almost had no choice. Remember seeing Gladiator, Remember the movie Gladiator.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember when Caesar feared the people and he could have

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<v Speaker 1>said killed the Gladiator, but he didn't be at a

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<v Speaker 1>fear of the people because the politics were or I

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<v Speaker 1>can't do this publicly, And I think that's what was

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<v Speaker 1>happening here, right, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Think that like, David has a lot of wisdom here.

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<v Speaker 2>So then in First Samuel twenty six, it's a similar story.

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<v Speaker 2>Saul has another three thousand men. He's out looking for

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<v Speaker 2>David again. So he's up and down, up and down,

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<v Speaker 2>up and down, and David sends out some spies and

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<v Speaker 2>the spies come back and say, hey, we found where

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<v Speaker 2>the camp is. So David turns around to Abishai and

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<v Speaker 2>I forgot the other one a himelek, and he's goes, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>you guys want to sneak down the camp with me,

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<v Speaker 2>And so they do. They sneak down in the camp

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<v Speaker 2>to see what's going on, and Abishai specifically, and so

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<v Speaker 2>they go right into SAAL's camp.

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<v Speaker 4>They find him asleep. There's a spear stuck in.

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<v Speaker 2>The ground and a water bottle right next to him,

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<v Speaker 2>and Abishai goes, God has surely handed your enemy over

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<v Speaker 2>to you this time, right, And he goes, let me

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<v Speaker 2>pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear.

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<v Speaker 2>I won't need to strike twice, that's Abashai. Wow, how

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<v Speaker 2>tough is that?

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<v Speaker 1>Right?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>And David goes, no, don't kill him because nobody can

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<v Speaker 2>remain innocent after attacking, attacking the Lord's anointed one, and

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<v Speaker 2>so instead they steal the spear and the water jug.

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<v Speaker 2>Then they go up on the side of the hill

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<v Speaker 2>and then they call out to Saul and say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't kill you again, right, So this is the

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<v Speaker 2>second time he's able to establish to all of Saul's warriors,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to kill this guy, right right, And

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<v Speaker 2>there's something to be said about that. They you know,

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<v Speaker 2>not touching the Lord's anointed. The God blesses that, and

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<v Speaker 2>Saul acknowledges that as well. That in this situation. So again,

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<v Speaker 2>if Saul had wrestled with David and is attacking David,

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<v Speaker 2>and David killed Saul, that would have been justified. It

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<v Speaker 2>would have been self defense. He would have been protecting himself.

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<v Speaker 2>But when David had the opportunity to kill Saul, not

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<v Speaker 2>having been assaulted in that moment, it would have been murdered.

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<v Speaker 2>It would have been the wrong thing, and he would

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<v Speaker 2>have been executing the one that God had chosen to

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<v Speaker 2>be king. And so David said, hey, God chose him

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<v Speaker 2>to be king. God will take him out, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>not going to be.

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<v Speaker 4>At my hand.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and he says in that passage in chapter twenty six,

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<v Speaker 2>either God will kill him or he'll die of old age,

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<v Speaker 2>but either way.

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<v Speaker 4>I will not raise my hand against God's anoil. That's

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<v Speaker 4>what he says in chapter two.

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<v Speaker 1>So David here is really demonstrating number one patience for

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<v Speaker 1>God's plan, because David already knows that God told through

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<v Speaker 1>the prophet Samuel and said that, hey, David, you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to be king one day, so he could he could

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<v Speaker 1>have easily interpreted both of these circumstances as, hey, if

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<v Speaker 1>I kill him, I'll be the king.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe this is how God's going to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>So but David decides to wait patiently and says, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want it to be my hand. I want

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<v Speaker 1>it to be God's hand. I'm not going to force it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to push it through. I'm not going

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<v Speaker 1>to be the instrumentation. I'm going to rely on God.

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<v Speaker 3>Let it be God's thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Which there's something to be said about that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>in every decision that we make, you know, let it

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<v Speaker 1>not be us forcing it through just because we think

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<v Speaker 1>it's God's will. Like, you know, let's sit back and

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that this is God's doing that.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>We had a conversation about this a few weeks ago

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<v Speaker 2>about you know, I don't like to pay attention podcasts

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<v Speaker 2>and shows and stuff that talk bad about churches and

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<v Speaker 2>pastors and those kinds of things. And this is one

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<v Speaker 2>of those reasons for me personally. Is far be it

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<v Speaker 2>from me to say that God didn't call them into ministry,

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<v Speaker 2>that God didn't choose them. The fact that they're misbehaving

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<v Speaker 2>is none of my business anyways, right, And God will

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<v Speaker 2>bring judgment on them, and I don't have to be

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<v Speaker 2>a part of that. I'm not going to indulge in that.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's that's a little bit of that. I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like in my own life, my wife and I had

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<v Speaker 2>a situation in ministry where we got into a thing

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<v Speaker 2>where we realize, hey, this is a really weird fit

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<v Speaker 2>for us, and most of the decisions the pastor I

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<v Speaker 2>was working for at the time I just disagreed with.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not talking theologically or morally, just strategically. He didn't

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<v Speaker 2>have instincts that was going to what he was dreaming

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<v Speaker 2>and he was actually deciding to do. We're two totally

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<v Speaker 2>different things, and I was always conflicted with that. I

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<v Speaker 2>was frustrated. But there was never a time in five

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<v Speaker 2>years that my wife and I ever told anybody else

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<v Speaker 2>that we disagreed with his decision making. We always only

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<v Speaker 2>ever reinforced his decisions. We only ever tried to help

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<v Speaker 2>him achieve his goals. We never even though there were

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<v Speaker 2>times when it hurt us so where we wound up

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<v Speaker 2>taking punishment because of his choices and his decisions. But

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<v Speaker 2>I had promised I would stay with him for five years.

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<v Speaker 4>We did.

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<v Speaker 2>We stayed five years and two months, and I just

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<v Speaker 2>decided there was never going to be a day when anybody,

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<v Speaker 2>nobody on his board, nobody in his church, would ever

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<v Speaker 2>hear me disagree with him. There were a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>little secondary theological things that I disagreed with, and even

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<v Speaker 2>those I reinforced. I say, hey, this is what we

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<v Speaker 2>believe as a church, is what our pastor believes. This

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<v Speaker 2>is what I'm going to reinforce. And I really believe

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<v Speaker 2>that some of the blessing that I've received in my

549
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<v Speaker 2>ministry since has been because we chose not to. That

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't my church, it wasn't my place. I was supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to be there serving him, and so I wasn't the

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<v Speaker 2>one that was chosen.

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<v Speaker 4>To lead that church.

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<v Speaker 2>He was, and so I was just supposed to support him,

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<v Speaker 2>and I believe that God then in the same way

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<v Speaker 2>that Saul recognized, David, you're going to do great things.

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<v Speaker 2>God's going to do something special with you if that's

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<v Speaker 2>the kind of person you're going to be. And that

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<v Speaker 2>was always the inspiration for me in not disagreeing with

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<v Speaker 2>him privately or publicly, was because hey, it's none of

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<v Speaker 2>my business. God picked him to do that, and someday

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<v Speaker 2>God will give me a thing. And so now at

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<v Speaker 2>Heritage Church, I'm responsible for my dumb decisions, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>And I think God blesses you when you choose to go, Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have to get involved with all the negative

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<v Speaker 2>side of somebody that God chose to lead that thing,

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<v Speaker 2>whether they're misbehaving or not. It's none of my business,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm going to go on and do the right thing. Anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>there's something to that that's great. I don't think that's

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<v Speaker 2>carte blanche to go off in sin, right, but I

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<v Speaker 2>do think that God will reward you and bless you

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<v Speaker 2>for choosing not to get caught up in it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well that's great. Well, hey, that's our time. So

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<v Speaker 1>what a great set of stories and hopefully we'll pick

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<v Speaker 1>back up with you next time on the Bubble Guys,