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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is the last chapter

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in the book of Job, chapter 42, as well as the

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first two chapters of the book of Ezra. The book

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of Job, chapter 42. Then Job answered the Lord

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and said, I know that you can do everything,

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and that no purpose of yours can be withheld

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from you. You asked, Who is this who hides counsel

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without knowledge? Therefore I have uttered what

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I did not understand, things too wonderful for

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me, which I did not know. Listen, please, and

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let me speak. You said I will question you, and

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you shall answer me. I have heard of you by the

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hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you.

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Therefore I abhor myself and repent in dust and

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ashes. And so it was, after the Lord had spoken

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these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz

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the Temnite, My wrath is aroused against you

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and your two friends, for you have not spoken

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of me what is right, as my servant Job has. Now

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therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and

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seven rams. Go to my servant Job, and offer up

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for yourselves a burnt offering. And my servant

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Job shall pray for you, for I will accept him,

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lest I deal with you according to your folly,

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because you have not spoken of me what is right,

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as my servant Job has. So Eliphaz the Temnite,

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and Bildad the Shuite, and Zophar the Nematite,

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went and did as the Lord commanded them, for

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the Lord had accepted Job. And the Lord restored

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Job's losses when he prayed for his friends.

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Indeed, the Lord gave Job twice as much as he

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had before. Then all his brothers, all his sisters,

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and all those who had been his acquaintances

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before came to him and ate food with him in his

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house. And they consoled him and comforted him

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for all the adversity that the Lord had brought

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upon him. Each one gave him a piece of silver

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and each a ring of gold. Now the Lord blessed

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the latter days of Job. more than his beginning.

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For he had 14 ,000 sheep, 6 ,000 camels, 1 ,000

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yoke of oxen, and 1 ,000 female donkeys. He also

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had seven sons and three daughters. And he called

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the name of the first, Jemima, the name of the

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second, Kitsia, and the name of the third, Karenhapuk.

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In all the land were found no women so beautiful

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as the daughters of Job. And their father gave

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them an inheritance among their brothers. After

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this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children

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and grandchildren for four generations, so Job

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died old and full of days. Now in the first year

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of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the

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Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled,

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the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king

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of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout

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all his kingdom. and also put it in writing,

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saying, Where he dwells, let the men of his place

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help him with silver and gold, with goods and

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livestock, besides the freewill offerings for

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the house of God which is in Jerusalem. Then

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heads of the fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin.

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and the priests and the Levites, with all whose

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spirit God had moved, arose to go up and build

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the house of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem.

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And all those who were around them encouraged

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them with articles of silver and gold, with goods

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and livestock, and with precious things, besides

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all that was willingly offered. King Cyrus also

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brought out the articles of the house of the

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Lord. which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem

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and put in the temple of his gods. And Cyrus,

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king of Persia, brought them out by the hand

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of Metridat, the treasurer, and counted them

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out to Shejbazar, the prince of Judah. This is

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the number of them. 30 gold platters, 1 ,000

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silver platters, 29 knives, 30 gold basins, 410

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silver basins of a similar kind, and 1 ,000 other

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articles. All the articles of gold and silver

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were 5 ,400. All these Sheshbazar took with the

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captives who were brought from Babylon to Jerusalem.

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Chapter 2 Now these are the people of the province

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who came back from the captivity, of those who

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had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the

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king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon,

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and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone

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to his own city. Those who came with Zerubbabel,

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were Jeshua, Nehemiah, Sariah, Realiah, Mordecai,

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Bilshan, Misbar, Begvei, Rehum, and Banna. The

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number of the men of the people of Israel. The

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people of Parosh, 2 ,172. The people of Shephatia,

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372. The people of Ara, 775. The people of Pahat,

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Moab. Of the people of Jeshua and Joab, 2 ,812.

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The people of Elam, 1 ,254. The people of Zatu,

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945. The people of Zakai, 760. The people of

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Bani, 642. The people of Bebai, 623. The people

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of Asgad, 1 ,000. 222. The people of Adonikam,

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666. The people of Begvei, 2056. The people of

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Adin, 454. The people of Atar of Hezekiah, 98.

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The people of Bezei, 323. The people of Jorah,

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112. The people of Hashum, 223. The people of

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Gebar, 95. The people of Bethlehem, 123. The

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men of Netopha, 56. The men of Anatoth, 128.

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The people of Asmavet, 42. The people of Kirjas,

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Arim, Shephira, and Berod, 743. The people of

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Ramah and Geba, 621. The men of Mikmas, 122.

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The men of Bethel and Ai, 223. The people of

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Nebo, 52. The people of Magbish, 156. The people

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of the other Elam, 1254. The people of Harim,

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320. The people of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725.

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The people of Jericho, 345. The people of Sinai,

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The Levites, the sons of Jeshua and Kadmion,

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of the sons of Hudavia, 74. The singers, the

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sons of Asaph, 128. The sons of the gatekeepers,

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the sons of Shalom, the sons of Atar, the sons

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of Talmon, the sons of Akub, the sons of Hatita,

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and the sons of Shubai, 139 in all. The Nethinim,

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the sons of Zihah, the sons of Hasufa, the sons

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of Tabawut, the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha,

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the sons of Padun, the sons of Libana, the sons

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of Hagaba, the sons of Akub. the sons of Hagab,

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the sons of Shalmei, the sons of Hanan, the sons

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of Gidel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reah,

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the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nikoda, the sons

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of Gazam, the sons of Uzzah, the sons of Passiah,

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the sons of Bisei, the sons of Asnah, the sons

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of Bonim, the sons of Nifusim, the sons of Bakbuk,

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the sons of Hakufa, the sons of Harhur, the sons

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of Bazlut. the sons of Mahida, the sons of Harsha,

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the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons

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of Tama, the sons of Niziah, and the sons of

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Hatipha, the sons of Solomon's servants, the

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sons of Sotei, the sons of Soferet, the sons

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of Peruda, the sons of Jala, the sons of Darkon,

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the sons of Gidel, the sons of Shephatia, the

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sons of Hatil, the sons of Pokereth of Zebaim,

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and the sons of Ammi. All the Nethanim and the

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children of Solomon's servants were 392. And

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these were the ones who came up from Tel -Mela,

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Tel -Harsha, Sherub, Adan, and Emer. But they

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could not identify their father's house or their

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genealogy, whether they were of Israel, the sons

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of Deliah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of

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Nekodah, 652. And of the sons of the priests,

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the sons of Hebiah, the sons of Koz, and the

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sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters

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of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and was called by

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their name. These sought their listing among

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those who were registered by genealogy, but they

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were not found. Therefore they were excluded

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from the priesthood as defiled. And the governor

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said to them that they should not eat of the

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most holy things till a priest could consult

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with the Urim and Tummim. The whole assembly

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together was 42 ,360, besides their male and

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female servants, of whom there were 7 ,337, and

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they had 200 men and women singers. Their horses

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were 736, their mules 245, their camels 435,

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and their donkeys 6 ,720. Some of the heads of

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the fathers' houses, when they came to the house

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of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, offered freely

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for the house of God to erect it in its place.

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According to their ability, they gave to the

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treasury for the work 61 ,000 gold drachmas,

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5 ,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.

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So the priests and the Levites, some of the people,

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the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim,

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dwelt in their cities, and all Israel, I hope

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you enjoyed today's reading as much as I did,

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and I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow

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to continue on our journey. God bless you and

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have a great day.