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with studying god's word and get a taste for it where when they the discovery it's leading them

to make their own discoveries it's not you doing all the discovery for them it's helping them

figure out how to do that for themselves.

And so when they come away from the study,

and then they go back and read the Bible the next day or the next week or the next month

and whatever text they're in,

they're going to be equipped to make those discoveries on their own.

Welcome to help me Teach the Bible.

I'm Nancy Guthrie.

Help Me Teach the Bible is a production of the gospel coalition, sponsored by Crossway,

a not-for-profit publisher of the ESV Bible, Christian Books, and Tracks.

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I am in Wheaton, Wheaton, Illinois today,

and I'm getting to hang out with one of my best buddies Lydia Brownback. Lydia, thank you for being willing to help us teach the Bible. I am so excited to be on your podcast, Nancy. This is a great time.

Usually, Lydia and I are doing other things. We are either, Lydia's been my editor on a number

of books that I've done, so sometimes we're working through those. Other times we're walking in

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