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This is Monday, and we will finish the book of Deuteronomy by reading chapters 32-34. I’m calling today’s show “The End of an Era.”

Comments on Deuteronomy 32-34

Thoughts on Deuteronomy 32

Chapter 31 ended with the words, “And Moses spoke this whole song for all the people of Israel to hear:”

Most of chapter 32 is the song. 

The first four verses are a call to all of creation to listen to what he is about to say, and the fact that he is proclaiming the name of the Lord, giving Him praise for who He is and what He does.

The next two verses state the fact that Israel has sinned.

Verses 7-14 tells how God has been faithful to Israel throughout history. He has loved them and blessed them. 

In verses 15-18, Moses reminded them of how Israel responded to God’s love by abandoning Him.

Verses 19-27 tell how, in response to their rebellion, God left their side and punished them.

In the final verses of the song (verses 28-43), God lists His charges against Israel and calls them back to Himself.

After the song, Moses encourages Israel with the words, “This is no trivial matter for you—this is your very life! It is by this means that you will prolong your life on the fertile land you are crossing the Jordan River to possess.” 

Another way to say “This is no trivial matter for you” is “This is no meaningless thing-this matters…” One of the lies of the enemy when we are in the midst of sin is, “What God says doesn’t matter. You can do what you want.” Moses is reminding them that what God says DOES matter. What He says is life itself. 

And then in the final five verses God gives Moses His final instructions. He is to go up to the place where he will breathe his last. He will be able to look across the Jordan River into the promised land, but because of his sin at Meribah-Kadesh he will not be allowed to go in.

Thoughts on Deuteronomy 33

Very few of us know the time of our death. But in Deuteronomy 33, Moses knows that his time has come. God told him.

And Moses wanted to leave the people that he had led out of Egypt and through the desert for these forty years with words that would encourage them, despite their failings. 

Did you notice that each of the twelve tribes received a distinct blessing except one? Which tribe received no blessing? It was Simeon. 

Why was Simeon left out? 

Let’s quickly look at some history. Remember that Jacob loved Rachel and asked her father, Laban, for her hand in marriage. Laban had two daughters, Rachel and her older sister Leah. Laban told Jacob that he could have Rachel after he worked for him for seven years. But after the seven years were up, Laban tricked Jacob by giving Leah to him instead. In order for Jacob to have Rachel as his wife, Jacob had to give Laban another seven years.

Then we’re told in Genesis 29 that when the Lord saw that Leah was unloved by Jacob, he gave her children, but Rachel was unable to do so. Leah’s firstborn son was Reuben, followed by Simeon, Levi and lastly, Judah. Leah also gave birth to a daughter named Dinah. 

When Dinah was a young woman, she caught the eye of a man, a prince, named Shechem, who raped her. Shechem told his father, Hamor, that he wanted Dinah to be his wife. So Hamor went to talk to Jacob, Dinah’s father. When Dinah’s brothers found out what had happened to her, they were furious. Hamor insisted that Shechem wanted to marry Dinah, and he told Jacob that they could agree that their two peoples could intermarry. Shechem also added, in essence, “Name your price. Anything you ask, I will agree to. Only let me marry your daughter.”

So Dinah’s brothers, angry still at what he had done to their sister, devised a scheme. They told Shechem and his father that they could never allow their sister to marry an uncircumcised man. It would be a disgrace. They could only agree if all the males were circumcised. Then and only then would they allow Dinah to marry Shechem and allow intermarriage between their people.

Hamor and Shechem agreed, and they convinced all the males of the city to be circumcised. Three days later, while they were all still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, came into the city and killed every male. They killed Hamor and Shechem, and took Dinah out of there. And then all of Jacob’s sons came into the city and looted it. They carried off all their wealth and all their women and children. 

Near the end of Jacob’s life, he gathered his sons to himself, to tell them what would happen to them in the future. Of Simeon and Levi, those who had instigated this act on Hamor, Shechem and the city of Shechem, Jacob said in Genesis 49:5-7 “Simeon and Levi are brothers—their swords are weapons of violence. Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly, for they have killed men in their anger and hamstrung oxen as they pleased. Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury, so cruel! I will scatter them in Jacob and disperse them in Israel.”

So the tribe of Simeon eventually became small and insignificant, and was absorbed into the tribe of Judah. Levi was also scattered throughout Israel, but in a much different way. God chose them to be His priests.

Thoughts on Deuteronomy 34

Chapter 34 tells us of Moses’ death. Imagine the bittersweet thrill that it must have been for Moses to have God show him a view of the Promised Land from the top of Mount Nebo! It had to be disappointing not to get to go in, but since God had already told him this would be the case after their sin in Numbers chapter 20, he must have been somewhat used to the idea. But the thrill of actually seeing the land with his own eyes had to have been very satisfying. If you’d like to see a picture, of what Moses saw I’ve got one, and a link, on the show notes page. /s12e362

The View From Mt. Nebo

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Bible translation used in today’s episode: Ch. 32-33 CEB; Ch. 34 GWT

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STEVE WEBB – 0:00
He calls them back even still.

INTRO S12E362 – 0:10
Coming to you from Riverside, California, this is the Lifespring Family Audio Bible. Podcasting since 2004, I’m your OG Godcaster, Steve Webb. This is the daily show where we’re reading through the entire Bible in a year. And after this episode, there is one left. This is Monday and we’ll finish the book of Deuteronomy by reading chapters 32 through 34. I’m calling today’s episode, “The End Of An Era”. The show notes page for today’s episode is at lifespringmedia.com/s12e362. And my email address is st***@*************ia.com. Let’s begin.

DEUTERONOMY 32 (CEB) – 0:47
Deuteronomy, chapter 32.

(1) Heaven! Pay attention and I will speak;
Earth! Listen to the words of my mouth.
(2) My teaching will fall like raindrops;
my speech will settle like dew—
like gentle rains on grass,
like spring showers on all that is green—
(3) because I proclaim the LORD’s name:
Give praise to our God!
(4) The rock: his acts are perfection!
No doubt about it: all his ways are right!
He’s the faithful God, never deceiving;
altogether righteous and true is he.
(5) But children who weren’t his own
sinned against him with their defects;
they are a twisted and perverse generation.
(6) Is this how you thank the LORD,
you stupid, senseless people?
Isn’t he your father, your creator?
Didn’t he make you and establish you?
(7) Remember the days long past;
consider the years long gone.
Ask your father, he will tell you about it;
ask your elders, they will give you the details:
(8) When God Most High divided up the nations—
when he divided up humankind—
he decided the people’s boundaries
based on the number of the gods.
(9) Surely the LORD’s property was his people;
Jacob was his part of the inheritance.
(10) God found Israel in a wild land—
in a howling desert wasteland—
he protected them, cared for them,
watched over them with his very own eye.
(11) Like an eagle protecting its nest,
hovering over its young,
God spread out his wings, took hold of Israel,
carried him on his back.
(12) The LORD alone led Israel;
no foreign god assisted.
(13) God made Israel glide over the highlands;
he fed him with food from the field,
nursed him with honey from a boulder,
with oil from a hard rock:
(14) curds from the herd, milk from the flock,
along with the best of lambs,
rams from Bashan, he-goats too,
along with the finest wheat—
and for drink, wine from the juiciest grapes!
(15) Jacob ate until he was stuffed;
Jeshurun got fat, then rebellious.
It was you who got fat, thick, stubborn!
Jeshurun gave up on the God who made him,
thought the rock of his salvation was worthless.
(16) They made God jealous with strange gods,
aggravated him with detestable things.
(17) They sacrificed to demons, not to God,
to deities of which they had no knowledge—
new gods only recently on the scene,
ones about which your ancestors had never heard.
(18) You deserted the rock that sired you;
you forgot the God who gave birth to you!
(19) The LORD saw this and rejected
out of aggravation his sons and his daughters.
(20) He said: I will hide my face from them—
I will see what becomes of them—
because they are a confused generation;
they are children lacking loyalty.
(21) They provoked me with “no-gods,”
aggravated me with their pieces of junk.
So I am going to provoke them with “No-People,”
aggravate them with a nation of fools.
(22) A fire burns in me—
it will blaze to the depths of the grave;
it will destroy the land and its crops;
it will blacken the base of the mountains.
(23) I’ll throw on them disaster after disaster;
I’ll destroy them with my arrows:
(24) devastating hunger, consuming plague, bitter sickness.
I’ll send animal fangs after them,
venom from dust crawlers too.
(25) Outside, in the streets, the sword will bereave!
Inside, in the safest room, there will be terror
for young men and women,
nursing baby and senior citizen.
(26) I thought about it: I could have struck them down,
erased them from human memory,
(27) but their enemies’ rage concerned me;
their opponents might misunderstand.
They might say, “Our strong hands,
not the LORD’s, did all this,”
(28) because they are not a thoughtful nation;
they lack any insight.
(29) If they had any wisdom, they would understand this;
they would discern what will become of them.
(30) How could one person chase off a thousand in battle?
How could two people make ten thousand flee for their lives?
Only because their rock sold them off,
only because the LORD handed them over!
(31) But, no, their rocks can’t compare to our rock!
Our enemies are completely stupid.
(32) Their roots run straight from Sodom—
from the fields of Gomorrah!
Their grapes are pure poison;
their grape clusters, nothing but bitter;
(33) their wine is snake poison,
venom from a cruel cobra.
(34) Don’t I have this stored up,
sealed in my vaults?
(35) Revenge is my domain, so is punishment-in-kind,
at the exact moment their step slips up,
because the day of their destruction is just around the corner;
their final destiny is speeding on its way!
(36) But the LORD will acquit his people,
will have compassion on those who serve him,
once he sees that their strength is all gone,
that both prisoners and free people are wiped out.
(37) The Lord will ask, “Where are their gods—
the rocks they trusted in—
(38) who ate up the fat of their sacrifices,
who drank their sacred wine?
They should stand up and help you!
They should protect you now!
(39) Now, look here: I myself, I’m the one;
there are no other gods before me.
I’m the one who deals death and gives life;
I’m the one who wounded, but now I will heal.
There’s no escaping my hand.
(40) But now I’m lifting my hand to heaven—
I swear by my own eternity:
(41) when I sharpen my blazing sword
and my hand grabs hold of justice,
I’ll pay my enemies back;
I’ll punish in kind everyone who hates me.
(42) I’ll make my arrows drink much blood,
while my sword devours flesh,
the blood of the dead and captured,
flowing from the heads of enemy generals.”
(43) Heavens: Rejoice with God!
All you gods: bow down to the Lord!
Because he will avenge his children’s blood;
he will pay back his enemies;
he will punish in kind those who hate him;
he will cleanse his people’s land.

(44) So Moses came and recited all the words of this poem in everyone’s hearing; Joshua, Nun’s son, joined him. (45) When Moses finished speaking all these words to Israel, (46) he told them: Set your mind on all these words I’m testifying against you right now, because you must command your children to perform carefully all the words of this Instruction. (47) This is no trivial matter for you—this is your very life! It is by this means alone that you will prolong your life in the fertile land you are crossing the Jordan River to possess.

(48) The LORD spoke to Moses that very same day: (49) “Hike up the Abarim mountains, to Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho. Take a good look at the land of Canaan, which I’m giving to the Israelites as their property. (50) You will die on the mountain you have hiked up, and you will be gathered to your people just like your brother Aaron, who died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people, (51) because the two of you were unfaithful toward me in front of the Israelites at the waters of Meribath-kadesh, in the Zin wilderness, because you didn’t treat me with proper respect before the Israelites. (52) You can look at the land from the other side of the river, but you won’t enter there.”

DEUTERONOMY 33 (CEB) – 8:04
Deuteronomy, chapter 33.

(1) This is the blessing that Moses the man of God gave the Israelites before he died. (2) He said:

The LORD came from Sinai:
from Seir he shone like the dawn on us,
from Paran Mountain he beamed down.
Thousands of holy ones were with him;
his warriors were next to him, ready.
(3) Yes, those who love the nations—
all his holy ones—were at your command;
they followed your footsteps;
they got moving when you said so.
(4) Moses gave the Instruction to us—
it’s the prized possession of Jacob’s assembly.
(5) A king came to rule in Jeshurun,
when the people’s leaders gathered together,
when Israel’s tribes were one.
(6) “I pray that Reuben lives, doesn’t die,
though his numbers are so few.”
(7) Moses said this to Judah:
“LORD, listen to Judah’s voice!
Bring him back to his own people,
strengthen his hands;
be his help against every enemy.”
(8) Then he told Levi:
“Give your Thummim to Levi,
your Urim to your faithful one—
the one you tested at Massah,
the one you challenged by Meribah’s waters;
(9) the one who said of his own mother and father:
‘I don’t consider them as such’;
of their siblings: ‘I don’t recognize them’;
of their own children, ‘I don’t know them’—
but who obeyed your words
and who guarded your covenant!
(10) They teach your case laws to Jacob,
your Instruction to Israel.
They hold sweet incense to your nose;
put the entirely burned offering on your altar.
(11) I pray that the LORD blesses Levi’s strength,
favors his hard work,
and crushes the insides of his enemies
so that those who hate him can’t fight anymore.”
(12) He said to Benjamin:
“The LORD’s dearest one
rests safely on him.
The Lord always shields him;
he rests on God’s chest.”
(13) Then he told Joseph:
“I pray that his land is blessed by God:
with heaven’s gifts from above,
with the deep waters stretching out underneath;
(14) with the gifts produced by the sun,
with the gifts generated by the moon;
(15) with the best fruit from ancient mountains,
with the gifts of eternal hills;
(16) with the gifts of the earth and all that fills it,
and the favor of the one who lives on Sinai.
I pray that all these rest on Joseph’s head,
on the crown of that prince among brothers.
(17) A firstborn bull—that’s how majestic he is!
A wild ox’s horns—those are his horns!
With them he gores all peoples
completely, to the far ends of the earth!
His horns are Ephraim’s tens of thousands.
His horns are Manasseh’s thousands.”
(18) Then he told Zebulun:
“Zebulun: celebrate when you are out and about;
Issachar: celebrate when you are at home in your tents!
(19) They call all sorts of people to the mountain,
where they offer right sacrifices.
It’s true: They’re nourished on the sea’s abundance;
they are nourished on buried treasures in the sand.”
(20) Then he told Gad:
“May Gad’s broad lands be blessed!
He lives like a lion:
he rips an arm, even a head!
(21) He chose the best part for himself
because there, where the commander’s portion was,
the leaders of the people gathered together.
Gad executed the LORD’s justice
and the Lord’s judgments for Israel.”
(22) Then he told Dan:
“Dan is a lion cub.
He jumps up from Bashan.”
(23) Then he told Naphtali:
“Naphtali—you are full of favor,
overflowing with the LORD’s blessing—
go possess the west and the south!”
(24) Finally, he told Asher:
“Asher is the most blessed of sons.
I pray that he’s his brothers’ favorite—
one who dips his foot in fine oil.
(25) I pray that your dead bolts are iron and copper,
and that your strength lasts all your days.”
(26) Jeshurun! No one compares to God!
He rides through heaven to help you,
rides majestically through the clouds.
(27) The most ancient God is a place of safety;
the eternal arms are a support.
He drove out the enemy before you.
He commanded: “Destroy them!”
(28) So Israel now lives in safety—
Jacob’s residence is secure—
in a land full of grain and wine,
where the heavens drip dew.
(29) Happy are you, Israel! Who is like you?
You are a people saved by the LORD!
He’s the shield that helps you,
your majestic sword!
Your enemies will come crawling on their knees to you,
but you will stomp on their backs!

DEUTERONOMY 34 (GWT) – 12:40
Deuteronomy, chapter 34. (1) Then Moses went up on Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab. He went to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. The Lord showed him the whole land. He could see Gilead as far as Dan, (2) all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the territory of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea, (3) the Negev, and the Jordan Plain—the valley of Jericho (the City of Palms)—as far as Zoar.

(4) Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised with an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I said I would give it to their descendants. I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you may not go there.”

(5) As the Lord had predicted, the Lord’s servant Moses died in Moab. (6) He was buried in a valley in Moab, near Beth Peor. Even today no one knows where his grave is.

(7) Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eyesight never became poor, and he never lost his physical strength. (8) The Israelites mourned for Moses in the plains of Moab for 30 days. Then the time of mourning for him was over.

(9) Joshua, son of Nun, was filled with the Spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands on him. The Israelites obeyed him and did what the Lord had commanded through Moses.

(10) There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord dealt with face to face. (11) He was the one the Lord sent to do all the miraculous signs and amazing things in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to his whole country. (12) Moses used his mighty hand to do all the spectacular and awe-inspiring deeds that were seen by all the Israelites.

COMMENTS – 14:25
Today, I’ve got thoughts on each of our chapters. Let’s talk about Deuteronomy 32, first. Chapter 31 ended with the words “And Moses spoke this whole song for all the people of Israel to hear,” leaving us with a bit of a cliffhanger.

Well, most of chapter 32 is the song to which the end of 31 referred.

The first four verses are a call to all of creation to listen to what he’s about to say, and the fact that he’s proclaiming the name of the Lord, giving him praise for who he is and what he does.

The next two verses state the fact that Israel has sinned.

And then verses 7 through 14 tell how God has been faithful to Israel throughout history, and that He has loved them and blessed them.

In verses 15 through 18, Moses reminded the people of how Israel responded to God’s love by abandoning him.

Verses 19 to 27 tell how in response to their rebellion, God left their side and punished them.

And then in the final verses of the song (verses 28 through 43) God lists his charges against Israel and calls them back to himself.

Notice that he calls them back even still. Well, after the song, Moses encourages Israel with the words, “This is no trivial matter to you—this is your very life! It is by this means that you will prolong your life on the fertile land you are crossing the Jordan River to possess.”

Another way to say “This is no trivial matter for you” is “This is no meaningless thing-this matters…” One of the lies that the enemy tells us when we’re in the midst of sin is “What God says doesn’t matter. You can do what you want.” Well, Moses is reminding them that what God says does matter. And what he says is life itself.

And then in the final five verses of this chapter, God gives Moses his final instructions. He’s told to go up to the place where he will breathe his last. God says he’ll be able to look across the Jordan River into the Promised Land, but because of his sin at Meribath-kadesh, he will not be allowed to go in.

And then in chapter 33, very few of us know the time of our death. But here in chapter 33 of Deuteronomy, Moses knows that his time has come because God told him so.

And here in chapter 33, Moses wanted to leave the people that he had led out of Egypt and through the desert for these 40 years with words that would be encouraging to them despite their failings.

Chapter 34 tells us about Moses’ death. Now imagine the bittersweet thrill that it must have been for Moses to have God show him a view of the Promised Land from the top of Mount Nebo. It had to be disappointing not to get to go in. But since God had already told him that this would be the case after their sin in Numbers, chapter 20, Moses must have been somewhat used to the idea. But the thrill of actually seeing the land with his own eyes had to have been at least somewhat satisfying.

If you’d like to see a picture of what he probably saw, I’ve got one and a link on the show notes page at lifespringmedia.com/s12e362.

Now, before we leave Deuteronomy, Brother Paul of Seattle had a comment on last week’s reading. To begin his comment, he quoted part of one of the verses that we read, “…[Israel] rejected the agreement and decided to worship gods that had never helped them.” Paul says, “There are a lot of different references to ‘gods’…,” (That is small g with quotes) …references to ‘gods’ in this reading and throughout the Law and as I’ve been hearing them it strikes me as odd that the Bible seems to be giving these gods more personality than just idols [made of wood, metal and stone] by saying things like ‘gods that had never helped them’.” Paul says, “A piece of wood someone carved [isn’t] going to help, unless you’re cold and need a nice fire.” He says, “These gods seems like they’re more than just setting anything in front of God, for the obvious example, [like] the love of money. It’s almost like there are many pseudo god entities, more than just the Enemy, [Satan], [perhaps] other fallen angels?” He says, “Maybe it is something around the lines of, ‘Good thing I had that nest egg of money to cover me when the furnace went out,’ rather than saying ‘Thanks to God He has provided so I have the money to fix the furnace.’” Paul says, “It could be this, but it doesn’t quite feel like it. Just curious your thoughts, there’s probably an obvious explanation in Scripture that I’m just totally missing.”

All right, so the question is: Is there more to these small-g gods than just being wood or stone or metal? Is there a demonic influence there? Well, to answer this question, let me read to you a few paragraphs from gotquestions.org. It says:

“Deuteronomy 32:16–17 [which we read today, by the way, says], ‘They stirred him to jealousy with strange gods; with abominations they provoked him to anger. They sacrificed to demons that were no gods, to gods they had never known, to new gods that had come recently, whom your fathers had never dreaded’ (ESV). This passage associates pagan gods with ‘demons’ and warns God’s people not to be involved with idolatry.

“The Hebrew text here uses what is called synonymous parallelism, in which two or more lines communicate the same idea using different words. In this case, the parallels include ‘strange gods’ and ‘demons that were no gods.’ Grammatically, the demons and the foreign gods are the same. The text clearly connects pagan worship with evil spirits. The false gods are in contrast with the true God, the ‘Rock’ [referred to] in verses 15 and 17.

“Leviticus 17:7 adds another important connection: ‘They shall no more offer their sacrifices to demons, after whom they have played the harlot’ (NKJV). Here, these demons… are other gods worshiped by the surrounding cultures. Again, demons are equated with pagan gods in this passage.

“It is no coincidence that demonic activity is associated with religions that embrace a multitude of gods and goddesses. A desire to have supernatural contact with the ‘spirit world’ often focuses people on supernatural power apart from the power God offers through a relationship with Jesus Christ and His Holy Spirit. The devil desires to be worshiped…, and demons teach false doctrine in order to deceive [people]…. Those who worship false gods are, wittingly or unwittingly, pledging their allegiance to evil spirits who desire to usurp God’s rightful place in our hearts.

“To the Christian, an idol is ‘nothing’…. That is, demons and their deceit have no true power over us. Any power they wield pales in comparison with the power of Christ….”

So yes, Paul, when scripture refers to some of these small-g gods, it’s really referring to the worship or being involved with demons. So they’re more than just a piece of wood or a piece of stone. I hope that covers it for you, Paul. Thanks for the question.

Do you have a comment on today’s commentary? If so, go to lifespringmedia.com/s12e362. Tomorrow is Tuesday and we will finish the book of Esther, and the season, by reading chapters 6 through 10.

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ASSOCIATE PRODUCER SHOUT-OUT AND BOOSTAGRAM – 22:03
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Beloved, tomorrow, after the reading and my comments, I’ll talk to you a little bit about my plans for the Lifespring Family Audio Bible and for the future of Lifespring Media. I’ll share some of the ideas and suggestions from “The Next Step” emails that I’ve received from you and some of my thoughts about this past year. I hope you’ll be here.

ON THIS DATE IN CHURCH HISTORY – 22:49
On this date in church history, August 29, 1792, Charles G. Finney was born. He was an American revivalist and educator, and he was the president of Oberlin College from 1851 to 1866. If you’ve never read Charles Finney, I suggest you look up some of his writings.

And on this date, August 29, 1867, The Social Brethren, a small evangelistic denomination, was officially organized in Illinois.

PRAYER REQUESTS – 23:26
Prayer requests. Del said that Kathi is having some problems with her equilibrium and nausea as the IV nausea drugs subside. And she’s got some pain like a sunburn in her mouth. She has pills for the nausea but not sure how to treat the other two options. Fatigue and her MS issues are increased for some reason. So we need to pray for Kathi.

CLOSING PRAYER – 23:48
Our heavenly Father, we praise you and we thank you for your faithfulness and your mercy. We thank you for Your Word, and the lessons we learned about you from it. Thank you, Lord, for the Holy Spirit and His presence in our lives as we try to be more like Jesus.

Father, we pray for Kathi and we ask that you help with her symptoms and that you would bring healing, Lord. Thank you, Lord, for the Lifespring family. I asked you to bless them today and I pray this in Jesus’ name, amen.

OUTRO S12E362 – 24:24
Comment on the show at lifespringmedia.com/s12e362. Send me an email at st***@*************ia.com. If you haven’t sent in your “The Next Step” email yet, there’s still time. Do it right away though because time is running out. Be sure you put “THE NEXT STEP” in your subject line. Thanks to Kirsty, today, and Wayne. Bless you guys. Thank you for having me spend some time with you today. I appreciate it.

And until tomorrow, may God bless you richly. My name is Steve Webb.

Bye.

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