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Speaker 1: Most of us eat every day, some of us too

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much because yesterday's food is not enough to supply energy

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for today's needs. Why then, do some of us expect

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yesterday's portion of heavenly manna, the word of God to

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keep us through today's challenges. On this program, we are

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going to change all of that. Let's experience God's words

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today and receive the power we need to live healthy,

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vibrant lives. Welcome to Your Daily Portion with your host,

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author speaker, Elle David Harris.

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Speaker 2: Good morning, good morning, good morning. It is Sunday, April six,

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twenty twenty five. Hello, my name is Elle David Harris.

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I am your host, and this is your Daily Portion

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where we give you God's Word every single day, and

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today is no exception. We are continuing in our lesson

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study series how to Study the Bible, and our caption

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for today is the principle of first mention. The principle

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of first mention. Before we get into that, I'd like

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to say welcome to you and ask you to go

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to figure out when I say click the number seven,

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continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead and

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pray and then we will get underway. Father in Heaven,

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thank you for giving us this new day, this new

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work week, and I'm asking you to please fill us

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with your holy spirit. Please teach us the principles of

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Bible prophecy and help us not to get lost in

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the details, but rather be found by you because of

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the detail tales. In Jesus's name, I pray Amen and

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Amen again the principle of first mention. Now the Bible writer,

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the lesson writer talks about some things from university, and

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I remember working in the university setting for about fifteen years,

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and I agree. Most academic programs begin with a general

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survey course, often given the number one oh one, and

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I would add or one oh five, And basically that

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is what govers a broad understanding of the principles of

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what we will learn in subsequent courses. Okay. And so

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the lesson writer also says, when you read through the

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entire Bible, you quickly discover that God also has a

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survey course in the book of Genesis, where it introduces

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ideas that will be examined in more detail throughout the

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rest of the Bible. Generally speaking, the first time a

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concept or a symbol is mentioned in the Bible, particularly

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if the opening chapters of Genesis, you will discover that

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it establishes a general understanding of that concept, which will

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help you understand how it's going to be used later.

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And so what I did was to come up with

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a few examples of this, a few examples of this.

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So hopefully you have your Bible's handy, and we're going

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to Genesis, chapter two and verse nine. Of course I

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started this conversation yesterday, but let's continue, okay. So the

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first mention of the tree of life in Genesis chapter

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two and verse nine, and out of the ground God

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made the Lord God to grow the tree of life

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also in the midst of the garden. And what this

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establishes is the source of eternal life. Really it's God,

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but he has us to eat from that tree to

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give us that longevity, God's provision and then access to immortality.

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And it's in the center of Eden. Later we see

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in Revelation chapter two and verse seven to him that

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overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of

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the eat of the Tree of life. Of course, now

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this is after humans decided to turn our backs on God,

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to sin and to hide in the bushes and to

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be naked and hide ourselves, and God having to now

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implement the plan of salvation so we can be saved

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and God will restore at the appropriate time our access

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what to the Tree of life, just like we see

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in the Garden of Eden. Number two, we have another

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mention of the serpent in Genesis chapter three and verse one.

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The Bible reads, now the serpent was more subtle than

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any beast of the field which the Lord God had made,

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And he said unto the woman. So this establishes and

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I'm pausing right there, this establishes deception. So we know

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where the source of this deception is. We know that

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the serpent is the devil. But we'll get back to

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that in a moment. Opposition to God subtle working and

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the serpent the devil is the enemy of truth. And

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we see in Revelation chapter twelve and verse nine, that

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old serpent called the devil and Satan, which deceiveth the

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whole world. You see, so we see him in living color.

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In Genesis we see how he moves toward the woman Eve,

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and then in Revelation chapter twelve, the church, the people

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of God, the same serpent, that devil Satan is a

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deceiver of the entire world. In Genesis chapter three and

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verse fifteen, we see the seed the seed, I will

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put enmity or hostility between thy seed and her seed.

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Gods speaking to the serpent, or really the devil about

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the hostility he would put between God's people and of

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course the devil. This establishes conflict. It's appropriate promise and

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the deliverance of God's people. Let's keep going, and the

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Bible continues here in Galatians chapter three and verse twenty nine.

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They that are in Christ, the people who are Christ's

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will be the seed, the seed that is a part

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of the beneficiaries. We are the beneficiaries according to promise, okay,

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And so of course the Messiah is the key to this.

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In Genesis chapter three and verse twenty one, the Bible

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reads and Adam also and to his wife, did the

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Lord make coats of skins? This gives us the first

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mention of sacrifice. Of course, these coats of skins had

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to have come from what an animal? The sacrifice? Okay,

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covering for sin. Death is required because somebody has to

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pay the penalty for sin. Divine provision and substitution. Later

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we see in John chapter one and verse twenty nine,

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Behold the lamb of God, which taketh away the sins

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of the world. And so these principles show that the

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foundation of meanings are given by God. Their basic concepts,

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the symbols and the patterns, the frameworks of truth, prophetic keys,

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and consistent usage, and these are designed by God. Well,

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what are the benefits? God gives us clear understanding? Yes,

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I know you're looking for application. I want you to

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pick up the application guide at your Daily Portion dot com.

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I think we're going to run out of time. The

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benefits also are consistent interpretation. We don't have to guess

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how many times have you been in church? Maybe while

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we're even studying these lessons, you know, and people are

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making up all kinds of different interpretations, and it's like no, no, no, no, no no,

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It's right. In the Bible. There is a biblical foundation.

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There is proper context, reliable patterns, safe guidelines, and of

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course that equals sound doctrine, sound doctrine. The lesson writer

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invites us to read several texts in the middle of

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the lesson, from Isaiah chapter forty and verse seven, Malachi

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three sixteen, and Hebrews thirteen and verse eight. Let me

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give you three key principles that come from that reading.

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I want you to read those and then come into

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the community at your daily portion dot com and let

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us know what your findings were. Okay, but here are

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three principles that come to my mind. Number one, God's

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word is permanent. God's word is permanent. The things that

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we see on planet Earth as they are now, they wither,

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they go away. But God's words stands firm. It's always

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and eternally valid. It's a reliable God's word is a

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reliable foundation and an enduring message. It is not a

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Kindergarten view. It is not something that we read just

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to get started. It is permanent. Number two, God's character

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is consistent, and then Christ's nature is consistent. So we

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want to be clear while we are looking at the

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Book of Genesis and look for the key principles that

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will drive our understanding through Bible prophecy. Take it a

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great day, peace, Thanks.

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Speaker 1: For joining us listening.

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Speaker 2: Friends.

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Speaker 1: Always remember we cannot live by bread alone, but by

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every word that comes from the mouth of God. This

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has been your daily portion with El David Harris. Make

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it a great day. Yeah.