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Numbers 26:52-28:15 + Luke 3:1-22 + Psalm 61:1-8 + Proverbs 11:16-17
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Old Testament: Today in Numbers we read a powerful narrative about how Joshua was to succeed Moses. Jesus’ name comes from Joshua, which means, “Jehovah is salvation.” Makes a lot of sense for Jesus’ name… Is Jesus your salvation? Below is a great image for Numbers Chapter 27 verses 16-17:

New Testament: I always love reading about John the Baptizer! John is sometimes referred to as the “last Old Testament prophet.” Jesus said this about John in Luke 16:16 – “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John.” Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophets, priests and kings. I find it very helpful to know Jesus is my Prophet, Priest and King. Prophets in the Old Testament typically preached repentance from sins, and John was no exception to this rule in our readings in Luke chapter 3 today. John preached repentance! Have you repented from your sins? Is your life showing the fruits of your repentance?

Commentary from Bible.org on Luke chapter 3’s readings today titled “John the Baptizer” is at this link.

Psalms – Today we read Psalm 61, which has some powerful verses for us to meditate upon when the storms of life come crashing down upon us. This Psalm reminds us of who is indeed our true Rock – our true Refuge. Verses 1 through 5 are so powerful to meditate upon when you are going through a storm in your life –

“Hear my cry, O God;
  listen to my prayer.
From the ends of the earth I call to you,
    I call as my heart grows faint;
    lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For you have been my refuge,
    a strong tower against the foe.
I long to dwell in your tent forever
    and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.
For you have heard my vows, O God;
    you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.”

Proverbs: Today’s Proverbs remind us to be kind! How’s your kindness going these days?

1.2em;”>Worship Video: Today’s readings reminded me of Steven Curtis Chapman’s song “Dive:”


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXqXIicm8uU

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Please join us in memorizing and meditating on a verse of Scripture today: “And the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” Luke 3:22 NIV

Prayer Point: Pray for more of the Holy Spirit in your life. Pray that you life will be pleasing to God.

Comments from You & Questions of the Day:  Based on our Psalm today, do you cry out to God in prayer during the storms in your life? When your heart grows faint, do you call on God’s holy name, and allow him to lead you to his Rock? Do you believe that God can be your refuge? Your strong tower against the foe? Do you long to dwell in God’s house forever? Do you long to take refuge in the shelter of God’s wings?  Also, what verses or insights stand out to you in today’s readings?  Please post up by clicking on the “Comments” link below!

Love, Trust and Obey Jesus,
Mike

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======= Ramona:

Numbers 26:52-28:15
The following two verses in chapter 27 spoke to me today,
3 “Our father died in the wilderness without leaving any sons,” they said. “But he was not among Korah’s followers, who rebelled against the LORD. He died because of his own sin. 4 Why should the name of our father disappear just because he had no sons? Give us property along with the rest of our relatives.”
I’m not sure why these verses spoke to me but I think it may have something to do with “dealing in truth.” The Daughters of Zelophehad dealt in truth about their father, “He dies for his on sin.” They did not blame someone else or Moses for bringing them out into the desert. The also did not operate in “shame” which would have kept them from speaking up for themselves. So often we are afraid to go to God to ask for anything because we are so full of shame and guilt. Truth is we don’t deserve anything but God is a God of grace and mercy who deals in Truth, yet His Promises to us are not based on how good we are, we aren’t, but on how good He is.
We have Hebrews 4:16, Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need, they didn’t, yet these woman stepped forward and asked. Father God, may I study and meditate on how these woman handled their situation and take heed for the areas in my life that seem to be outside of the blessing and favor of God, emphasis on the word “seem.”
Luke 3:1-22
John the Baptist new his purpose and he did, without reservation, what he was created to do. He didn’t have all the information on who and how, he received from God on a need to know basis and accepted it. John didn’t need folk’s approval because if he did he would have spoke to the crowds in a manner that would make them feel warm and fuzzy. John spoke the Words of God under the power of the Holy Spirit.
Psalm 61:1-8
5 For you have heard my vows, O God.
You have given me an inheritance reserved for those who fear your name.
Hmm, it seems that godly fear is profitable. I just must make sure that I have the right understanding of profitability in the economy of God.
Proverbs 11:16-17
I had to go to another translation to understand the sixteenth verse so I when to the Amplified Bible, 16 A gracious and good woman wins honor [for her husband], and violent men win riches but [a]a woman who hates righteousness is a throne of dishonor for him.
This verse is compares honor with wealth and strongly suggest that there is no equity between the two. In the economy of God honor has the greatest value.
Grace and peace,
Ramona

======= Emily:

Talking of the harsh stuff. Here is what caught my attention. And I wondered aloud if in those times there was no freedom of religion or thought… No Free Will…? Are these concepts modern inventions? (Free Will is mentioned no where in Bible… only in the book of Joshua there is an allusion, when Joshua asks his people if they want to worship God or other gods)
So, here is that harsh sounding command from Deutronomy 13:6-10:
”If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (gods that neither you nor your fathers have known, gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other), do not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity. Do not spare him or shield him. You must certainly put him to death. Your hand must be the first in putting him to death, and then the hands of all the people. Stone him to death, because he tried to turn you away from the LORD your God…”
Emily

======= Jenny:

Lots of great stuff today.
I love how John the Baptist says of Christ: One whom I am not fit to untie the sandal of. I love that respect he had for Christ. One of my favorite verses in the Bible is not in Luke but in John 1:29 when John the B. is introducing Jesus: “Behold the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world”. …that verse is so powerful! I just love it!!
Also, we get here a picture of the trinity, 3 separate entities, yet one.
“and the {Holy Spirit (God the Spirit)} descended upon {Him (Jesus, God the Son)} in bodily form like a dove, and a {voice came out of heaven (God the Father)}, “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”
I dont fully understand the trinity, but I just trust and realize its beyond human reasoning. Its too amazing for me. But as my pastor explained it, you have God the Father (1), God the Son (1), God the Holy Spirit (1). And 1 x 1 x 1= 1. Each number is a value, 1. each is its own but multiplied, they are still 1.
I love this psalm, its beautiful…i’m feeling it. i’m going through some tough things right now. I definitely seek to take refuge in His wings! I love the verse, “when my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher then I”. I had that posted in my notebook in college in my early 20s, tough times, but i would open my notebook n read that everyday. Also, it struck me bcos wen i was in the world in my teens, that song by REM came out, Everybody Hurts, I watched the video a lot and it has words on the screen, and “Lead me to the rock that is higher then I” was one of the phrases…i didnt know it was from the Bible then, not sure what it meant at the time but i liked it, it was soothing. Now I know and now I have that hope! Praise God and amen.
Jenny

======= Lisa:

Thank you, Mike. I’m praying for you today.
Lisa

======= Julie:

One of my favorites that I pray on a lot in times of distress is Psalm 91:4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge. Very similar to today’s Psalm. Yes I use this image in times of trouble. I believe the Lord will shelter me with his wings. He promised and I believe. I enjoyed the video. It was the first time I heard it, so thank you for sharing it with me.
Julie

======= Tammy:

What spoke to me today as I caught up from yesterday.
Ps. 61:6 Add days to the king’s life; may his years span many generations.
I had to look this up on Bible gateway to see who’s years were being referred to. It could have been David’s although he was not a king yet or it could have been Jesus. Both of them would have been kings and both were pursued because of God’s calling on their life.
Why does it speak to me? It is my prayer that God add days to my life and He has. Having a terminal diagnosis given by the medical community has nothing to do with God’s date/plan book. Thank you God for that!!! I know this request is already answered.
Tammy

======= Laura:

Such a good prayer point today! More of the Holy Spirit and for our lives to be pleasing to God places the right focus on how to live each day.
I was listening to music on shuffle and “Kindness” by Chris Tomlin came on – it’s another great reminder of themes in today’s readings!
Laura

========= Yongho:

This blog is awesome.
thank you for your sharing.
Yongho

======= Jill:

Psalms 61
“Hear my cry, O God;
listen to my prayer.
From the ends of the earth I call to you,
I call as my heart grows faint;
lead me to the rock that is higher than I”
This verse speaks to me when i am weak and feel defenseless. God spiritof peace comes over me. Peace is Gift from God. Allow him to take your worries before it becomes anxiety
Jill

======= Grace:

Psalm 61 v 3 For you have been my refuge a strong tower against the foe. This verse is summary of the story of my life as I have gone through lot in my life but through it all I must God had always and He still got my back. God been the reason I am alive and live because of hope I have in Him ,I can face tomorrow.
Prov 11 v 16 A kindhearted woman gain honor…………… I am persuaded to keep on been kind. Then in verse 17 there a benefit for been kind.
Grace

======= Robert:

Luke
The Meaning of John and His Message For Today.
At the end of of Bob Deffinbaugh’s comments he suggests some things we can use to improve our discipleship in our lifestyle and our ministry.
My personal take or understanding of John’s message is his depiction of a time in our life that needs some stirring up. It could be a person but it could also be an event or something happens that is unusual and even extraordinary. Maybe your life is a bit humdrum or complacent. All of a sudden a John the Baptist shows up and reveals things about yourself and those around you. If you listen and take heed, remarkable things are shown to you and your life changes. You come closer to the Lord. Advent is a natural occasion for this because we are particularly sensitive to a special time of the year that points to the birth of Jesus. The Holy Spirit can show us things we need to grow in our relationship with God. May John be an instrument in making our joy full.
Ramona: I liked how you analyzed the character of the Daughters of Zelophehad. Speaking up, seeking truth and showing us that we can always approach God’s throne.
Robert

======= MItch:

OT – Numbers 27 and Zelophehad’s daughters. Established that if no sons the inheritance would go to daughters. Besides being fair, perhaps this has implications for the right to David’s throne.
Joseph’s genealogy disqualified Jesus (as adopted son) from having the right to David’s throne due to Jeconiah’s curse. However through Mary’s genealogy in Luke, the line runs through David’s son Nathan. If Mary was oldest, had a sister, and no brothers than the line to David’s throne would run through Mary based on Numbers 27. Speculation on my part, and will not know the answer until I am in heaven.
NT – Jesus’ Baptism displays the Trinity. The Holy Spirit descended in “bodily” form like a dove. To me – Holy Spirit was observable (unlike Jesus’ description to nicodemus in John 3) so that it could be witnessed that Isaiah 41:1 was fulfilled. Fluttering (not in a direct line) like a dove. Don’t think it was just John the Baptist who saw, as Luke depended on eyewitnesses for his gospel – and John was dead before Luke started writing.
Mitch

======= Dee:

I love John the Baptist..and I love his courage and his standout performance within not comparing to others and being bold and Jesus loved him so! He was hurt when the Baptizer was in prison. I want to be old like him. He gives me hope when all seems against us and we are like an outcast. Being different is not so bad!
Dee

======= Ramona:

Numbers 26:52-28:15
More thoughts from Today’s Old Testament Readings:
Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool. (Isaiah 1:18 AMP)
So I say to you, Ask and keep on asking and it shall be given you; seek and keep on seeking and you shall find; knock and keep on knocking and the door shall be opened to you. (Luke 11:9 AMP)
You desire and you do not have; you murder and envy and you cannot obtain; you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask; you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions. (James 4:2-3 NET.)
The above three verses show me that I can do what the daughters of Zelophehad–Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah did (27:1-11), I can ask God directly for understanding and guidance and expect an answer. They were not angry with God because their father died in the wilderness, they unlike so many others who blamed God for their hardships and wondering in the desert, knew that it was the sin of the people that kept them out of the Promise Land and said so. Since they saw nothing in the Word and commandments that God had given to Moses, and thus passed on to them, they were afraid that their father’s name and inheritance would be wiped out.
Yet they were bold and gathered up their strength to ask and asking is the basis for receiving. Unlike the murmurs and complainers in the desert these five women went to God.
May we learn a valuable lesson from these women. When we don’t understand God’s Laws and commands and even when what God has stated doesn’t appear to cover our needs, don’t just sit back and grumble and accept the status quo, ask God: ask, seek and knock. God wants to dialogue with you and me.
Grace and peace,
Ramona

======= John:

Luke (1 of 3)
This ended up being a bit long (OK a lot long:), so I broke it up. I KNOW not everyone will agree with these postings. I have been thinking about this, since last night and have reflected on Luke’s passages, reviewed the Scripture references, what Jesus said, and the six parts of repentence as it applies to John the Baptist’s preaching in Luke.
I am comfortable with the sermon’s application to the Scripture. Perhaps, that is because I have a pre-disposed bias to the interpretation. Nevertheless, I stand behind the postings. If there is disagreement, then please post alternate interpretations or ask discussion questions.
Again with 2,400+ people signed up, and some portion reading these comments – my purpose is not to force ideas on anyone, but to get readers to ask questions and study for themselves – whether it is to verify what I write or trying to refute the ideas presented in these posts. [Or to be just ignored.]
The link to the four sermons is below. They are listed under Luke 3:7-17. Remember they are transcribed sermons from four different Sundays, so they will not read like a book, and their will be repetition 
http://www.biblebb.com/brefindex/luk.htm
I am in agreement with these sermons – I attempted to write a summary of John MacArthur’s sermons in my own words. Quotes are used when I specifically lift from Scripture or John’s sermons.
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Well we are in our third Gospel in a row, and I thought – ‘not much new to learn here’. Then I saw a quote from John MacArthur on Luke 3:4-17
“So, repentance means you come to an honest understanding of your own personal sin. You recognize divine wrath. You reject ritual and ancestry. You demonstrate transformation in the fruit of true repentance. And you receive the true Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ.” – Excerpt from John MacArthur sermon
John says all these points are in Luke’s passage. I was taken aback. I knew John preached a “baptism of repentence for the foregiveness of sins”. Paul says much the same thing.
Acts 19:4
“Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.””
I guess I glossed over the rest of it? So, I decided to check it out.
John preached repentance. Everyone acknowledges that point. Turn away from the “world”, and turn your heart back to God. Search your heart and acknowledge your sin. From Isaiah’s allusion: examine the low base places of your heart, the high prideful things, the crooked devious things, smooth out the rough spots – “obstacles that prevent the King from coming into your heart.”
John preached divine wrath. What wrath? The Jews would know from Mal 4:1
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.”” NAS
John seems to preach from the symbols in this passage. The old testament prophets were full of wrath references (Is 2:2,12,19,21,30:27,Zeph 1:14,18,etc.) The Jews would understand the wrath – their ancestors had experianced it firsthand. The Jews knew the Messiah would bring blessings and also wrath. They flocked out to John to make sure they received the blessings.
Brood of Vipers? Seems harsh. In Matthew 3:7 John is directing it at the Pharisees and Saducees. Jesus also calls them “brood of vipers” in Matt 12:34,23:33. Here it seems in general, but the allsuion seems to be like snakes coming out from under rocks to escape the coming brush fire. John seems to be warning them, you are trying to escape the fires by rushing to the water (baptism), but you are still snakes. However there is more to it than that, you must change your nature (heart) – (back to) Repent!
John

======= John:


Luke (2 of 3)
Reject ritual. Huh? The Jewish nation was all about ritual. God had commanded it back in the “Wanderings”. I do not believe it was ritual for rituals sake, but rituals to be done with the “right heart”.
John was saying, ‘You snakes, don’t come slithering down here to the water and dive in – expecting to escape the wrath. Don’t expect this ritual of immersion in water (baptism) to save you. Repent – have a change of heart.
Jesus attacked rituals in Matt 5 – 7, Paul said rituals were as “dung” when compared to repentence in Christ (Phil 3:8).
The proof of your change of heart? Produce fruit in keeping with your repentence. Baptism is an outward sign of the change of the heart, but without the changed heart – it is meaningless. The outward symbol of that change is bearing fruit.
[NOTE: This is harsh message. Heretofore, baptism is what a Gentile did to convert to Judaism. For a Jew to even admit he needed Baptism is a Big step. But John says – not enough, you must repent.]
Hey, John says, ‘the ax is there – Judgment is coming. If you are not producing good fruit, because of your change of heart – then the tree is coming down and going into the fire. I don’t care how many times you dunk yourself.’
Reject ancestry. John says,”And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’” Don’t expect salvation to come through genetics. Jesus said to the Jews in Luke 13:28
“There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.”NIV
Nationality is nothing of and by itself. If God wanted to , He could create children of Abraham from the rocks. (Is. 51:1-2) “Your Abraham’s child if you follow the faith of Abraham.”
Romans 2:29
No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code.NIV
How do you get that “circumcision of the heart”? Ez. 18:30
“Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each one according to his ways, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall. Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit.”NIV
Just as John has been preaching: Repent and turn back to the Lord.
[NOTE: I would surmise that a Christian is not a Christian because they are born of Christian parents and/or are raised a Christian.]
John

======= John:

Luke (3 of 3)
Demonstrate transformation. Already talked about with fruits discussion.
Paul said to King Agrippa:
Acts 26:20
“First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles also, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds.”NIV
The Jews were familiar with this concept from Old Testament:
2Chron7:14
“if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”NIV
Ez. 33:19
And if a wicked man turns away from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live by doing so.NIV
All of these speak to turning back to God (repenting).
You receive the True Messiah. John never proclaimed to be the Messiah. He could call for repentence and immerse people in water – prepare the “way”, but only Christ can immerse people in the Holy Spirit and fire.
[Not recorded anywhere that Jesus baptized anybody. The disciples did baptize people as an outward sign of repentence and faith.]
The Jews understood the Holy Spirit.
Ez.36:26
“And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.”
Psalm 51:11
“Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.”
They also understood “fire”. “…that’s Isaiah 29:6. You can see it in Isaiah 31:9, Ezekiel 38:22, Amos 7:4, Zephaniah 1:18, Zephaniah 3:8, Daniel 7:10, God’s final judgment is associated with fire.” – John MacArthur
So, Messiah will come and immerse people in the Holy Spirit for those who repented, and turned back to the Lord. If they do not repent, they will be immersed in fire. Of course you will have to accept Jesus to get the former, and reject Him to get the latter.
John gives an agrarian example of this process. A separation process. The wheat is brought into the threshing floor. By using the winnowing fork, the grain is seperated from the chaff. Grain piled in middle and taken to barn. The chaff is then burned. The fire goes out when chaff is burned up, but John says chaff will burn with an “unquenchable fire” – a judgment fire that will never go out.
John

======= John:

The Boy Jesus at the Temple
Two things:
1) As I said before, this must have been a wonderful scene. It came to me that this may have been the root of Jesus’ grief in Mark 3:5. That some two decades later some of the same men who had delighted in Him as a youth – now rejected Him and His message.
To be fair, perhaps some of these men, teachers of the Law, were amongst the early converts in Christianity.
Mark 3:5a
“And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand…” KJV
Acts 6:7
“So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.” NIV
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Luke 2:52
“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.” NIV
It is easy to see why this is so with God. Jesus studied (I don’t think He just automatically knew Scripture), was growing up equal to the tasks of His age, and brought joy to God with His obediance to God’s Word.
What about “men”? Jesus had not started His ministry yet, and He was probably the model Jewish youth. Obediant to mother, hard working, courteous, studied the Word, and (I imagine) helpful to fellow townsmen.
When His ministry started – nothing changed with God. But for many men Jesus became at worst a despised figure, and at best an ignored figure. Perhaps it was the message and not the messenger that bothered so many people.
Is it any different today?????
John

======= John:

John the Baptist Prepares the Way
Luke 3:7-8
“John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.” NIV
“John was aware of shallow conversion. He was aware of that. He was aware that the Jewish people were very good at superficial religion and so the tone of his preaching was urgent and the tone of his preaching was even harsh as he spoke hard truth calling sinners to true penitence.” – John MacArthur
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A while back someone questioned whether Romans 10:9 really worked, was it enough to gain salvation?
Saying a prayer, by itself – no, it is not enough. You must talk to God AND believe in your heart (a right heart), and that is a HUGE difference.
John baptized in water (symbolizing a cleansing), but that is not what he preached:
Luke 3:3
“He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” NIV
You can dunk yourself in water all day long, you can pray to God all day long – but if you do not come with a repentant heart – neither mean anything.
John knew that – people from all over Israel probably knew his birth story – and now that he was preaching – they did not want to miss out when the Messiah came to Israel. Prevailing belief: the Messiah would come and establish himelf on David’s throne and Israel would be blessed. There was no question to them that they were in the kingdom, but from Malachi they knew there would be blessings and wrath. The people scrambling to John wanted to make sure they were in on the blessings. ‘What do we have to do to get the blessings? We’ll do it.’
John calls them a “brood of vipers”. Jesus said the same thing in Matt 23:33 when calling out the Pharisees as “hypocrites”. It is the same here. Don’t come scrambling down the hillside to perform some ritual to beat the clock. No ritual is going to save you. Where is the fruit of your repentance? You can’t dunk yourself here in water and go back to living the same way. And don’t call on your ancestry as your saving trump card – REPENT.
Jesus’ parting words in Luke speak to the same issue:
Luke 24: 46-47 “He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”
“repentance and forgiveness of sins”: in the Greek the “and” is not implied it is the specific Greek word for “and”. You cannot have forgiveness without repentance. You cannot mouth a prayer and think everything is hunky-dory if there is no repentance which leads to the right heart with which you believe.
May God bless!
John


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