JANUARY
23
PSALMS: 23, 53, 83, 113, 143
PROVERBS: 23
OLD TESTAMENT: JOSHUA 9:3 - 10:43
NEW TESTAMENT: LUKE 16:19 - 17:10
PSALMS: 23
A
psalm of David.
1
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
2
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he
leads me beside quiet waters,
3
he restores my soul.
He
guides me in paths of righteousness
for
his name's sake.
4
Even though I walk
through
the valley of the shadow of death, A
I
will fear no evil,
for
you are with me;
your
rod and your staff,
they
comfort me.
5
You prepare a table before me
in
the presence of my enemies.
You
anoint my head with oil;
my
cup overflows.
6
Surely goodness and love will follow me
all
the days of my life,
and
I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.
[1]
PSALMS: 53
For
the director of music. According to mahalath. A A maskil B
of David.
1
The fool says in his heart,
"There
is no God."
They
are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
there
is no one who does good.
2
God looks down from heaven
on
the sons of men
to
see if there are any who understand,
any
who seek God.
3
Everyone has turned away,
they
have together become corrupt;
there
is no one who does good,
not
even one.
4
Will the evildoers never learn--
those
who devour my people as men eat bread
and
who do not call on God?
5
There they were, overwhelmed with dread,
where
there was nothing to dread.
God
scattered the bones of those who attacked you;
you
put them to shame, for God despised them.
6
Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When
God restores the fortunes of his people,
let
Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad! [2]
PSALMS: 83
A
song. A psalm of Asaph.
1
O God, do not keep silent;
be
not quiet, O God, be not still.
2
See how your enemies are astir,
how
your foes rear their heads.
3
With cunning they conspire against your people;
they
plot against those you cherish.
4
"Come," they say, "let us destroy them
as a nation,
that
the name of Israel be remembered no more."
5
With one mind they plot together;
they
form an alliance against you--
6
the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
of
Moab and the Hagrites,
7
Gebal, A Ammon and Amalek,
Philistia,
with the people of Tyre.
8
Even Assyria has joined them
to
lend strength to the descendants of Lot.
Selah
9
Do to them as you did to Midian,
as
you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
10
who perished at Endor
and
became like refuse on the ground.
11
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,
all
their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12
who said, "Let us take possession
of
the pasturelands of God." [3]
13
Make them like tumbleweed, O my God,
like
chaff before the wind.
14
As fire consumes the forest
or
a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15
so pursue them with your tempest
and
terrify them with your storm.
16
Cover their faces with shame
so
that men will seek your name, O LORD.
17
May they ever be ashamed and dismayed;
may
they perish in disgrace.
18
Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD--
that
you alone are the Most High over all the earth. [4]
PSALMS: 113
1
Praise the LORD. A
Praise,
O servants of the LORD,
praise
the name of the LORD.
2
Let the name of the LORD be praised,
both
now and forevermore.
3
From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,
the
name of the LORD is to be praised.
4
The LORD is exalted over all the nations,
his
glory above the heavens.
5
Who is like the LORD our God,
the
One who sits enthroned on high,
6
who stoops down to look
on
the heavens and the earth?
7
He raises the poor from the dust
and
lifts the needy from the ash heap;
8
he seats them with princes,
with
the princes of their people.
9
He settles the barren woman in her home
as
a happy mother of children.
Praise
the LORD. [5]
PSALMS: 143
A
psalm of David.
1
O LORD, hear my prayer,
listen
to my cry for mercy;
in
your faithfulness and righteousness
come
to my relief.
2
Do not bring your servant into judgment,
for
no one living is righteous before you.
3
The enemy pursues me,
he
crushes me to the ground;
he
makes me dwell in darkness
like
those long dead.
4
So my spirit grows faint within me;
my
heart within me is dismayed.
5
I remember the days of long ago;
I
meditate on all your works
and
consider what your hands have done.
6
I spread out my hands to you;
my
soul thirsts for you like a parched land.
Selah
7
Answer me quickly, O LORD;
my
spirit fails.
Do
not hide your face from me
or
I will be like those who go down to the pit.
8
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for
I have put my trust in you.
Show
me the way I should go,
for
to you I lift up my soul.
9
Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD, [6]
for
I hide myself in you.
10
Teach me to do your will,
for
you are my God;
may
your good Spirit
lead
me on level ground.
11
For your name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life;
in
your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.
12
In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;
destroy
all my foes,
for
I am your servant. [7]
PROVERBS: 23
23
1 When you sit to dine
with a ruler,
note
well what A is before you,
2
and put a knife to your throat
if
you are given to gluttony.
3
Do not crave his delicacies,
for
that food is deceptive.
4
Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
have
the wisdom to show restraint.
5
Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,
for
they will surely sprout wings
and
fly off to the sky like an eagle.
6
Do not eat the food of a stingy man,
do
not crave his delicacies;
7
for he is the kind of man
who
is always thinking about the cost. B
"Eat
and drink," he says to you,
but
his heart is not with you.
8
You will vomit up the little you have eaten
and
will have wasted your compliments.
9
Do not speak to a fool,
for
he will scorn the wisdom of your words.
10
Do not move an ancient boundary stone
or
encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11
for their Defender is strong;
he
will take up their case against you.
12
Apply your heart to instruction
and
your ears to words of knowledge. [8]
13
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if
you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
14
Punish him with the rod
and
save his soul from death. C
15
My son, if your heart is wise,
then
my heart will be glad;
16
my inmost being will rejoice
when
your lips speak what is right.
17
Do not let your heart envy sinners,
but
always be zealous for the fear of the LORD.
18
There is surely a future hope for you,
and
your hope will not be cut off.
19
Listen, my son, and be wise,
and
keep your heart on the right path.
20
Do not join those who drink too much wine
or
gorge themselves on meat,
21
for drunkards and gluttons become poor,
and
drowsiness clothes them in rags.
22
Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and
do not despise your mother when she is old.
23
Buy the truth and do not sell it;
get
wisdom, discipline and understanding.
24
The father of a righteous man has great joy;
he
who has a wise son delights in him.
25
May your father and mother be glad;
may
she who gave you birth rejoice! [9]
26
My son, give me your heart
and
let your eyes keep to my ways,
27
for a prostitute is a deep pit
and
a wayward wife is a narrow well.
28
Like a bandit she lies in wait,
and
multiplies the unfaithful among men.
29
Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who
has strife? Who has complaints?
Who
has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30
Those who linger over wine,
who
go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
31
Do not gaze at wine when it is red,
when
it sparkles in the cup,
when
it goes down smoothly!
32
In the end it bites like a snake
and
poisons like a viper.
33
Your eyes will see strange sights
and
your mind imagine confusing things.
34
You will be like one sleeping on the high seas,
lying
on top of the rigging. [10]
OLD TESTAMENT: JOSHUA 9:3 - 10:43
3 However,
when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
4 they
resorted to a ruse: They went as a delegation whose donkeys were loaded B
with worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended. 5 The men
put worn and patched sandals on their feet and wore old clothes. All the bread
of their food supply was dry and moldy. 6 Then they went to Joshua
in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, "We have come
from a distant country; make a treaty with us."
7 The
men of Israel said to the Hivites, "But perhaps you live near us. How then
can we make a treaty with you?"
8 "We
are your servants," they said to Joshua.
But Joshua asked,
"Who are you and where do you come from?"
9 They
answered: "Your servants have come from a very distant country because of
the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard reports of him: all that he
did in Egypt, 10 and all that he did to the two kings of the
Amorites east of the Jordan--Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who
reigned in Ashtaroth.
11 And
our elders and all those living in our country said to us, `Take provisions for
your journey; go and meet them and say to them, "We are your servants;
make a treaty with us."' 12 This bread of ours was warm when we
packed it at home on the day we left to come to you. But now see how dry and
moldy it is. 13 And these wineskins that we filled were new, but see
how cracked they are. And our clothes and sandals are worn out by the very long
journey." [11]
14 The
men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the LORD. 15
Then Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the
leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath.
16 Three
days after they made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites heard that
they were neighbors, living near them. 17 So the Israelites set out
and on the third day came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth and
Kiriath Jearim. 18 But the Israelites did not attack them, because
the leaders of the assembly had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of
Israel.
The whole assembly grumbled
against the leaders, 19 but all the leaders answered, "We have
given them our oath by the LORD, the God of Israel, and we cannot touch them
now. 20 This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so
that wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them." 21
They continued, "Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and
water carriers for the entire community." So the leaders' promise to them
was kept.
22 Then
Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, "Why did you deceive us by
saying, `We live a long way from you,' while actually you live near us? 23
You are now under a curse: You will never cease to serve as woodcutters
and water carriers for the house of my God."
24 They
answered Joshua, "Your servants were clearly told how the LORD your God
had commanded his servant Moses to give you the whole land and to wipe out all
its inhabitants from before you. So we feared for our lives because of you, and
that is why we did this.
25 We
are now in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you." [12]
26 So Joshua saved them from the Israelites, and they did not kill
them. 27 That day he made the Gibeonites woodcutters and water
carriers for the community and for the altar of the LORD at the place the LORD
would choose. And that is what they are to this day.
10 1
Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua
had taken Ai and totally destroyed A it, doing to Ai and its king as
he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a
treaty of peace with Israel and were living near them.
2 He
and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important
city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were
good fighters. 3 So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem appealed to Hoham
king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish and Debir king of
Eglon.
4 "Come
up and help me attack Gibeon," he said, "because it has made peace
with Joshua and the Israelites."
5 Then
the five kings of the Amorites--the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth,
Lachish and Eglon--joined forces. They moved up with all their troops and took
up positions against Gibeon and attacked it.
6 The
Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: "Do not abandon
your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the
Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us." [13]
7 So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army, including
all the best fighting men.
8 The
LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into
your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you."
9 After
an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise. 10 The
LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great
victory at Gibeon. Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon
and cut them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah. 11 As they
fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the LORD hurled
large hailstones down on them from the sky, and more of them died from the
hailstones than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.
12 On
the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in
the presence of Israel:
"O sun, stand still
over Gibeon,
O moon, over the Valley
of Aijalon."
13 So
the sun stood still,
and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged
itself on B its enemies,
as it is written in the
Book of Jashar.
The sun stopped in the
middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.
14 There
has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the LORD listened to a
man. Surely the LORD was fighting for Israel!
15 Then
Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
16 Now
the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at [14]
Makkedah.
17 When
Joshua was told that the five kings had been found hiding in the cave at
Makkedah, 18 he said, "Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the
cave, and post some men there to guard it. 19 But don't stop! Pursue
your enemies, attack them from the rear and don't let them reach their cities,
for the LORD your God has given them into your hand."
20 So
Joshua and the Israelites destroyed them completely--almost to a man--but the
few who were left reached their fortified cities. 21 The whole army
then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a
word against the Israelites.
22 Joshua
said, "Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to
me."
23 So
they brought the five kings out of the cave--the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron,
Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon. 24 When they had brought these kings to
Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who
had come with him, "Come here and put your feet on the necks of these
kings." So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.
25 Joshua
said to them, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and
courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to
fight."
26 Then
Joshua struck and killed the kings and hung them on five trees, and they were
left hanging on the trees until evening.
27 At
sunset Joshua gave the order and they took them down from the trees and threw
them into the cave where they had been hiding. [15]At
the mouth of the cave they placed large rocks, which are there to this day.
28 That
day Joshua took Makkedah. He put the city and its king to the sword and totally
destroyed everyone in it. He left no survivors. And he did to the king of
Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
29 Then
Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and attacked
it. 30 The LORD also gave that city and its king into Israel's hand.
The city and everyone in it Joshua put to the sword. He left no survivors
there. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31 Then
Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish; he took up
positions against it and attacked it. 32 The LORD handed Lachish
over to Israel, and Joshua took it on the second day. The city and everyone in
it he put to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah. 33 Meanwhile,
Horam king of Gezer had come up to help Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and
his army--until no survivors were left.
34 Then
Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Lachish to Eglon; they took up
positions against it and attacked it. 35 They captured it that same
day and put it to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it, just as they
had done to Lachish.
36 Then
Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it.
37 They
took the city and put it to the sword, together with its king, its villages and
everyone in it. They left no survivors. Just as at Eglon, they totally
destroyed it and everyone in it. [16]
38 Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned around and attacked
Debir. 39 They took the city, its king and its villages, and put
them to the sword. Everyone in it they totally destroyed. They left no
survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its
king and to Hebron.
40 So
Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the
western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He
left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the LORD, the
God of Israel, had commanded. 41 Joshua subdued them from Kadesh
Barnea to Gaza and from the whole region of Goshen to Gibeon. 42 All
these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the LORD,
the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
43 Then
Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal. [17]
NEW TESTAMENT: LUKE 16:19 - 17:10
19 "There
was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury
every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered
with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's
table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 "The
time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side.
The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In hell, C
where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by
his side. 24 So he called to him, `Father Abraham, have pity on me
and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue,
because I am in agony in this fire.'
25 "But
Abraham replied, `Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good
things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you
are in agony. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great
chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor
can anyone cross over from there to us.'
27 "He
answered, `Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father's house, 28 for
I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to
this place of torment.'
29 "Abraham
replied, `They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.'
30 "
`No, father Abraham,' he said, `but if someone from the dead goes to them, they
will repent.'
31 "He
said to him, `If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be
convinced even if someone rises from the dead.'" [18]
17 1
Jesus said to his disciples: "Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe
to that person through whom they come. 2 It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a
millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones
to sin. 3 So watch yourselves.
"If your
brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. 4 If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes
back to you and says, `I repent,' forgive him."
5 The
apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
6 He
replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard
seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, `Be uprooted and planted in the sea,'
and it will obey you.
7 "Suppose one of you had a servant plowing or looking after the
sheep. Would he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, `Come along
now and sit down to eat'?
8 Would he not rather say, `Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and
wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink'? 9 Would he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do?
10 So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should
say, `We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.'"
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