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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, We're just two guys who talk

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<v Speaker 1>about the Bible, and so we appropriately named our fun Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>fun practical ways.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep.

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<v Speaker 1>So we propriately named our podcast the Daily Bible Guys

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<v Speaker 1>because we do money through Friday. And then if you

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<v Speaker 1>you are up for that kind of punishment, you can

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<v Speaker 1>go to Heritage Church dot com and there's a whole

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<v Speaker 1>message archive of years and years.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, our Sunday stuff we served out the same church,

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<v Speaker 2>Heritish Church in southeast Michigan, yep. And yeah, lots and

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<v Speaker 2>lots and lots of lots.

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<v Speaker 1>Which leaves Saturdays would be the only day that that

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So you can go back and listen to the

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<v Speaker 1>In, Yeah, how many podcasts were of those one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and seventy something and seventy podcasts of HG Daily. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>And by the way, those are archived on the Bible

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<v Speaker 1>our website, the Bible Guys dot com. You can find

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<v Speaker 1>all of the previous podcasts of the h Daily. Is

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<v Speaker 1>is kind of what it started, Heritage Church Daily, That

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<v Speaker 1>is what that stood for. And then then we switched

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<v Speaker 1>over to the Bible Guys. Okay, little promo. Yes, so today, Jeff,

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<v Speaker 1>we are moving into a piece of the finest news

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yes, so I shifted the news. I found another

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<v Speaker 2>super relevant article. And we only bring the finest, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>only the finest news sources. We scour the internet for

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<v Speaker 2>the most trustworthy things. And this is a special This

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<v Speaker 2>is at our church right now. Small groups are there

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<v Speaker 2>are happening right Yeah, almost everybody's in small groups. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you're not in small groups, you're a nerd. So

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<v Speaker 2>all the kids are doing it. We're all in small

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<v Speaker 2>groups right now. And so I found an article on

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<v Speaker 2>our favorite news source called the Babylon b Yes, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a satire thing, but for those of you that are

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<v Speaker 2>in small groups, it says this. Here's the here's the headline.

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<v Speaker 2>It says, Christian couple praying their kids throw up so

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<v Speaker 2>that they can avoid hosting small group tonight. That's great,

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<v Speaker 2>Tulsa Oklahoma local couple Mark and Ellen Lindell prayed fervently

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<v Speaker 2>today for their three year old to vomit so they

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<v Speaker 2>could avoid hosting small group tonight. Deeply fatigued from their

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<v Speaker 2>daughter Emily waking up several times the night before, and

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<v Speaker 2>with their home erect, the Lindell's turned in prayer to

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<v Speaker 2>ask the Lord to please let Emily hurl just once.

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<v Speaker 2>We really really need Emily to toss their cookies and soon,

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<v Speaker 2>said Mark. We love our small group, but we're in

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<v Speaker 2>a bad way right now. Come on, sweetheart, just blow

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<v Speaker 2>some trunks for daddy. With Emily showing no signs of barfing,

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<v Speaker 2>the Lindell's began considering alternatives. We could always burn the

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<v Speaker 2>house down, said Ellen. I really would love to say,

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<v Speaker 2>see everyone, I'm just so exhausted and overwhelmed right now.

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<v Speaker 2>If the house was in ashes, everyone would understand. Right

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<v Speaker 2>at publishing time, the Lindell's ha decided to actually tell

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<v Speaker 2>their small group the truth and ask for so much

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<v Speaker 2>needed non upchuck related prayer. So there you go.

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<v Speaker 1>That's fun.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you ever have that? Well, I mean, it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>hosting it. Oh no, it's.

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<v Speaker 1>The introverts hilarity right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeh.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, the introvert is is the person who says,

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<v Speaker 1>I will do just about anything to avoid what I

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<v Speaker 1>do not want to do tonight, which is have people

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<v Speaker 2>Well, signing up to lead a small group seems like

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<v Speaker 2>a good idea, yeah, and then all of a sudden

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<v Speaker 2>you're like, man, I got to get the house clean,

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<v Speaker 2>and we got to get some snacks out, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>host the group, all these things, and so yeah, sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>life can just get really crazy and then you're just

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<v Speaker 2>trying to find any excuse not to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's around that fifth or sixth week for me. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>oh yeah, you know, because you sign up and sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>you're in a you know, perpetual.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow even for you because you are the quintessential extrovert.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, well yeah, yeah, I mean not as much as

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<v Speaker 1>I was in the past. Actually I'm slightly more introverted

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<v Speaker 1>the Meyers Briggs Personality Profile test, you know, I think

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<v Speaker 2>Points or something something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Sways up and down, and so you can you can

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<v Speaker 1>be like twenty four points extrovert and zero points introvert,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is exactly what I was.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh wow, as extroverted.

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<v Speaker 1>As extroverted as the person could be. But I think now,

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<v Speaker 1>the older you get, the more you get crabby, and

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<v Speaker 1>be something like twenty probably like twenty extrovert for introvert.

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<v Speaker 2>I bet you, Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>I can handle being alone now way more than I

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<v Speaker 1>could back then. I remember being a listen. I remember

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<v Speaker 2>I did find somebody just to go, just to go.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, hey, let's walk and talk. And then

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<v Speaker 1>isn't this great? And they're like what are we doing?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, we're walking and talking, and you're like, what

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<v Speaker 1>is the matter? With you.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well there you go. Man. For me, I'm happy

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<v Speaker 2>to be with people I love. I love to be

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<v Speaker 2>with people. I love people. But I'm less extroverted than you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just above on the east side, but I could

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<v Speaker 1>You're probably like fourteen to ten.

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<v Speaker 2>Or something something like that. Yeah. So, speaking of being

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<v Speaker 2>extroverted and introverted, oh, Osey, I had a very extroverted wife,

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<v Speaker 1>Now there's a description, how do you describe rosa d

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<v Speaker 2>So if you're new, we're always trying to find the

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<v Speaker 2>worst possible extroverted, the worst possible transition. Yes, So yesterday

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<v Speaker 2>we established we're telling we've been going through chronologically the

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<v Speaker 2>big stories of the Old Testament. We've been in second

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<v Speaker 2>Kings and in second chronicles, and it's coming towards the

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<v Speaker 2>end of Israel's time. God's going to send the greatest judgment.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you missed yesterday, you need to go back

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<v Speaker 2>and watch yesterday's or listen to yesterday's podcast, because we

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<v Speaker 2>set the stage where God said, I feel like Israel

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<v Speaker 2>is cheating on me, and Hoseiah wound up marrying a

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<v Speaker 2>prostitute to demonstrate this exact idea, and God finally says,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to she's no longer my wife. Israel is

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<v Speaker 2>no longer my wife, And the same kind of thing

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<v Speaker 2>happens happens here where she is kicked out of the family,

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<v Speaker 2>essentially right. So here's what it says in Hoseiah chapter two.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to pick up from there where God basically

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<v Speaker 2>divorces Israel and everything I gave her she gave to

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<v Speaker 2>bail she's cheating on me. God is broken hearted. But

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<v Speaker 2>then you get to the end of God being mad

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<v Speaker 2>and really kind of you know, telling her off, and

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<v Speaker 2>then he said and prosecuting her in court. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>then it says, but then I will win her back

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<v Speaker 2>once again. I will lead her into the desert and

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<v Speaker 2>speak tenderly to her. There. I will return her vineyards

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<v Speaker 2>to her and transform the valley of trouble into a

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<v Speaker 2>gateway of hope. She will give herself to me there,

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<v Speaker 2>as she did long ago when she was young, when

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<v Speaker 2>I freed her from captivity in Egypt. When that day comes,

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<v Speaker 2>says the Lord, you will call me my husband instead

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<v Speaker 2>of my master. Oh, Israel, I will wipe the names

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<v Speaker 2>of it. The many names of bail from your lips,

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<v Speaker 2>and you will never mention them again. On that day,

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<v Speaker 2>I will make a covenant with all the wild animals

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<v Speaker 2>and the birds of the sky, and the animals a

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<v Speaker 2>scurry along the ground so they will not harm you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll remove all weapons of war from the land, all

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<v Speaker 2>swords and bows, so you can live unafraid, peace and safety.

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<v Speaker 2>I will make you my wife forever, showing you righteousness

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<v Speaker 2>and justice, unfailing love and compassion. And I will be

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<v Speaker 2>faithful to you and make you mine, and you will

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<v Speaker 2>finally know me as the Lord. In that day I

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<v Speaker 2>will answer, says the Lord. I will answer the sky

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<v Speaker 2>the earth with rain, and the earth will answer the

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<v Speaker 2>thirsty cries of the grain, the grapevines, and the olive trees,

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<v Speaker 2>and they in turn will answer Jezrael, God plants. At

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<v Speaker 2>that time, I will plant a crop of Israelites and

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<v Speaker 2>raise them for myself. And I will show love to

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<v Speaker 2>those I called not loved, and to those I called

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<v Speaker 2>not my people. I will say, now you are my people,

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<v Speaker 2>and they will reply you are my God. Then the

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<v Speaker 2>Lord said to me go and love your wife again,

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<v Speaker 2>even though she commits adultery with another lover. This will

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<v Speaker 2>illustrate that the Lord still loves Israel, even though the

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<v Speaker 2>people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.

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<v Speaker 2>So I bought her back for fifteen pieces of silver

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<v Speaker 2>and five bushels of barley and a measure of wine.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I said to her, you must live in

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<v Speaker 2>my house for many days and stop your prostitution. During

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<v Speaker 2>this time, you will not have sexual relations with anyone,

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<v Speaker 2>not even with me. It shows that Israel will go

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<v Speaker 2>a long time without a king or prince, and without sacrifices,

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<v Speaker 2>sacred pillars, priests, or even idols. But afterward the people

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<v Speaker 2>will return and devote themselves to the Lord, their god,

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<v Speaker 2>and to David's descended their king. In the last days,

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<v Speaker 2>they will tremble in awe of the Lord and of

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<v Speaker 2>his goodness. Wow, that's beautiful, isn't that something?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's really great. And you know it's the what

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<v Speaker 1>was it yesterday or the day before? You said you

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<v Speaker 1>made a comment and said God does not promise to

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<v Speaker 1>bless outside of obedience. Remember that, Yeah, you made that comment,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is true. There's no promise of blessing outside

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<v Speaker 1>of obedience, and yet God still chooses without the promise, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>to bless outside of obedience all the.

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<v Speaker 2>Time, extend mercy.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, it's just we we get blessings when we don't

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<v Speaker 1>deserve it. Right, So there are people who do bad

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<v Speaker 1>and fail and you know, rebel even and yet and

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<v Speaker 1>yet God is just gives us grace and mercy and

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<v Speaker 1>in our favor and continues to give us blessing upon

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<v Speaker 1>blessing even though we don't deserve any of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, I thought about that comment, and I

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<v Speaker 2>agree with you on this. I think I think my

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<v Speaker 2>intent in saying that yesterday was the answer.

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<v Speaker 1>The operative orbers promise.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, yeah, I don't have any reason to expect

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<v Speaker 2>don't have any reason to expect blessing unless I'm obeying. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I agree one hundred percent with that statement that you made,

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<v Speaker 1>with thinking like that is true. God doesn't say this

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<v Speaker 1>blessing will come without a promise. It's attached to a

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<v Speaker 1>going to say is that comment the other day, whether

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<v Speaker 1>that's this chapter, because it's it's just like and but

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<v Speaker 1>I will once again win her back. So God just

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<v Speaker 1>went through like a divorce you. I have the right

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<v Speaker 1>You have done everything. I have everything I need to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to strip you and leave you wanting. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>and and he says, but it starts with butt verse fourteen. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>it says, but then I will win her back again.

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<v Speaker 1>I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly

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<v Speaker 1>to her there. And it's just a beautiful picture of

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<v Speaker 1>God giving us blessings when we don't deserve them, and

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<v Speaker 1>giving us love when we don't deserve them. And so

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<v Speaker 1>you and I, you know, we have to understand that,

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<v Speaker 1>like God's forgiveness is limitless, God's mercy is limitless, God's

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<v Speaker 1>And the depravity of man sometimes is more prevalent the

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<v Speaker 1>harder we try, right, And yet God will still continue

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<v Speaker 1>to give us what we don't deserve, and that's mercy, right,

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<v Speaker 1>And he gives us favor that we haven't earned, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's called grace, right, And so it's it's it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>mercy that we don't that we don't deserve, grace that

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't earned, and it's and it's limitless. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>what I see here. God just takes a turn and says,

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<v Speaker 1>awful illustration of Gomer and Hoseiah, he says, now, I

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<v Speaker 1>want you to go back and I want you to

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<v Speaker 1>you to pay a price. And so it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>cost you silver, it's going to cost you a barley,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to cost you a measure of wine. I

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<v Speaker 1>want you to literally buy her back that which was

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<v Speaker 1>already yours, by the way, right, and yet yet she

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to have to buy back that which was

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<v Speaker 2>Can you imagine this this woman that has has just

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<v Speaker 2>So there's always, you know, the the image of the

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<v Speaker 2>But we've all seen that that person that's just been

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<v Speaker 2>And Joseiah goes and I can just imagine looking through

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<v Speaker 2>make eye contact a at Yeah, the shame you did?

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<v Speaker 2>you know who who purchased her freedom, the ones she betrayed,

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<v Speaker 2>This is the exact picture of God. This is what

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<v Speaker 2>I did. The Bible says in First Corinthians, he said, listen,

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<v Speaker 2>he said, don't you know that you've been bought with

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<v Speaker 2>glorify God in your bodies. Right, so for us to

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<v Speaker 2>realize we are not our own. God bought us. We

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<v Speaker 2>expect to see him in the crowd. And he won

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<v Speaker 2>the bid. He took us back, He set us free.

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<v Speaker 2>He unchanged this, unchained the shackles, and he gives us

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<v Speaker 2>possession here, right, It's about the relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>The purchase was the legal requirement.

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<v Speaker 2>It was just to set her free for the relationship.

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<v Speaker 2>It was she was in bondage to set her free, right,

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<v Speaker 2>Joseah wasn't one who put put her in bondage. She

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<v Speaker 2>to set her free. But God says, I'm gonna I'm

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<v Speaker 2>where Aiken wound up hiding the money and stuff from

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<v Speaker 2>a I remember that from Jericho. Rather, you've been in that.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you been in Jericho around Jericho areas? So once

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes the desert place with God is better than anywhere

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<v Speaker 2>else in the world without him. And so God will

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<v Speaker 2>And that's a pretty beautiful thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's great. And so the Book of Hoseiah goes on,

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't it.

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<v Speaker 1>It goes on for a very long time, and it

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<v Speaker 1>almost seems like the story between Hosea and Gomer sort

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<v Speaker 1>of is buttoned up a little bits. It's got this conclusion,

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<v Speaker 1>this beautiful ending. And yet that's only in chapter two,

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<v Speaker 1>and Hosea goes on for what fifteen chapters? Yeah? So

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<v Speaker 1>four fourteen chapters? Yeah, and so we're gonna be are

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<v Speaker 1>we gonna be touching this?

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<v Speaker 2>Or I think we're gonna get fourteen I think we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna we'll go wrap it up and talk about it again.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, there's a note in this Life Application Study

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<v Speaker 2>Bible that talks about her Gomer. Yeah, Joseah loved Gomer,

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<v Speaker 2>simply changed the label on Gohmer's behavior from promiscuity to adultery.

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<v Speaker 2>She got pregnant three times, giving birth to two sons

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<v Speaker 2>and a daughter. Hoseiah couldn't be sure if the children

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<v Speaker 2>he claimed them and named them as God instructed what

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<v Speaker 2>a noble man? How good is Joseiah? And Joseah is

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<v Speaker 2>a picture of Jesus? How good is Jesus? Right? All

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<v Speaker 2>the mess that I bring into this relationship, he accepts

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<v Speaker 2>he brings them into the family. And then sometime after

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<v Speaker 2>then he insisted on her faithfulness. It's just amazing. Probably

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<v Speaker 2>the closest we come to feeling what Gomer felt are

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<v Speaker 2>those times when we act unfaithfully toward God, yet he

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<v Speaker 2>continues to faithfully lavish his love on us. Gohmer's shameful

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<v Speaker 2>offered overwhelming grace. That's what a phrase. She was what

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<v Speaker 1>That's great. Well, hey, I think that's a great place

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<v Speaker 1>and so we're going to pick up with Hoseah chapter

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen tomorrow and wrap up this book of the Bible.

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<v Speaker 1>So hopefully we will see you there on the Bible. Guys,

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