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The Chosen People

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🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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# 17 - From Abram to Abraham - In this episode of The Chosen People experience the profound transformation of Abram into Abraham as God renews His covenant, offering new names and a promise of countless descendants. This episode delves into the significance of divine identity and the eternal blessings that shape our lives today.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upEpisode 17 of The Chosen People is inspired by the Book of Genesis.Today's opening prayer is inspired by Genesis 17:1, “When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless,” Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed Human. As a listener of the Chosen People podcast,
0:06.9	you know the power of God's Word. For Christians in more than 70 nations, access to the Bible
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1:04.4	Previously on the chosen people.
1:07.3	Can you count the stars, Abram?
1:10.2	Abram shook his head, uncertain.
1:13.0	You cannot, for there are too many.
1:16.3	It is impossible.
1:18.1	It is to be the same with your offspring.
1:20.9	The great nation I shall make through your air
1:24.0	would be as innumerable as the stars in the night sky. I have never been able to conceive,
1:33.1	and in the ten years since we heard this promise, that hasn't changed. I would have you achieve
1:38.9	this promise another way. I would present my maid to you so that you could conceive a child with her.
1:46.1	And so Hager did as her lady instructed. That very night, she was escorted to her lord's tent.
1:54.8	Why nothing but a mare to you? To be broken and bred however you see fit?
2:00.6	You are nothing! You are nothing!
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