Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
NOVEMBER
13
PSALMS:
13, 43, 73, 103,
133
PROVERBS: 13
OLD
TESTAMENT: EXODUS 15:19 - 17:7
NEW
TESTAMENT: MATTHEW 22:1 -
33
PSALMS: 13
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
How
long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever?
How
long will you hide your face from me?
2
How
long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and
every day have sorrow in my heart?
How
long will my enemy triumph over me?
3
Look
on me and answer, O LORD my God.
Give
light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death;
4
my
enemy will say, "I have overcome him,"
and
my foes will rejoice when I fall.
5
But
I trust in your unfailing love;
my
heart rejoices in your salvation.
6
I
will sing to the LORD,
for
he has been good to me. [1]
PSALMS: 43
1
Vindicate
A me, O God,
and
plead my cause against an ungodly nation;
rescue
me from deceitful and wicked men.
2
You
are God my stronghold.
Why
have you rejected me?
Why
must I go about mourning,
oppressed
by the enemy?
3
Send
forth your light and your truth,
let
them guide me;
let
them bring me to your holy mountain,
to
the place where you dwell.
4
Then
will I go to the altar of God,
to
God, my joy and my delight.
I
will praise you with the harp,
O
God, my God.
5
Why
are you downcast, O my soul?
Why
so disturbed within me?
Put
your hope in God,
for
I will yet praise him,
my
Savior and my God.[2]
PSALMS: 73
A
psalm of Asaph.
1
Surely
God is good to Israel,
to
those who are pure in heart.
2
But
as for me, my feet had almost slipped;
I
had nearly lost my foothold.
3
For
I envied the arrogant
when
I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4
They
have no struggles;
their
bodies are healthy and strong. A
5
They
are free from the burdens common to man;
they
are not plagued by human ills.
6
Therefore
pride is their necklace;
they
clothe themselves with violence.
7
From
their callous hearts comes iniquity B;
the
evil conceits of their minds know no limits.
8
They
scoff, and speak with malice;
in
their arrogance they threaten oppression.
9
Their
mouths lay claim to heaven,
and
their tongues take possession of the earth.
10
Therefore
their people turn to them
and
drink up waters in abundance. C
11
They
say, "How can God know?
Does
the Most High have knowledge?"
12
This
is what the wicked are like--
always
carefree, they increase in wealth. [3]
A
psalm of Asaph.
13
Surely
in vain have I kept my heart pure;
in
vain have I washed my hands in innocence.
14
All
day long I have been plagued;
I
have been punished every morning.
15
If
I had said, "I will speak thus,"
I
would have betrayed your children.
16
When
I tried to understand all this,
it
was oppressive to me
17
till
I entered the sanctuary of God;
then
I understood their final destiny.
18
Surely
you place them on slippery ground;
you
cast them down to ruin.
19
How
suddenly are they destroyed,
completely
swept away by terrors!
20
As
a dream when one awakes,
so
when you arise, O Lord,
you
will despise them as fantasies.
21
When
my heart was grieved
and
my spirit embittered,
22
I
was senseless and ignorant;
I
was a brute beast before you.
23
Yet
I am always with you;
you
hold me by my right hand.
24
You
guide me with your counsel,
and
afterward you will take me into glory.
25
Whom
have I in heaven but you?
And
earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26
My
flesh and my heart may fail,
but
God is the strength of my heart
and
my portion forever. [4]
27
Those
who are far from you will perish;
you
destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
28
But
as for me, it is good to be near God.
I
have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge;
I
will tell of all your deeds. [5]
PSALMS: 103
Of
David.
1
Praise
the LORD, O my soul;
all
my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2
Praise
the LORD, O my soul,
and
forget not all his benefits--
3
who
forgives all your sins
and
heals all your diseases,
4
who
redeems your life from the pit
and
crowns you with love and compassion,
5
who
satisfies your desires with good things
so
that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6
The
LORD works righteousness
and
justice for all the oppressed.
7
He
made known his ways to Moses,
his
deeds to the people of Israel:
8
The
LORD is compassionate and gracious,
slow
to anger, abounding in love.
9
He
will not always accuse,
nor
will he harbor his anger forever;
10
he
does not treat us as our sins deserve
or
repay us according to our iniquities.
11
For
as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so
great is his love for those who fear him;
12
as
far as the east is from the west,
so
far has he removed our transgressions from us.
13
As
a father has compassion on his children,
so
the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
14
for
he knows how we are formed, [6]
he
remembers that we are dust.
15
As
for man, his days are like grass,
he
flourishes like a flower of the field;
16
the
wind blows over it and it is gone,
and
its place remembers it no more.
17
But
from everlasting to everlasting
the
LORD's love is with those who fear him,
and
his righteousness with their children's children--
18
with
those who keep his covenant
and
remember to obey his precepts.
19
The
LORD has established his throne in heaven,
and
his kingdom rules over all.
20
Praise
the LORD, you his angels,
you
mighty ones who do his bidding,
who
obey his word.
21
Praise
the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,
you
his servants who do his will.
22
Praise
the LORD, all his works
everywhere
in his dominion.
Praise
the LORD, O my soul. [7]
PSALMS: 133
A
song of ascents. Of David.
1
How
good and pleasant it is
when
brothers live together in unity!
2
It
is like precious oil poured on the head,
running
down on the beard,
running
down on Aaron's beard,
down
upon the collar of his robes.
3
It
is as if the dew of Hermon
were
falling on Mount Zion.
For
there the LORD bestows his blessing,
even
life forevermore. [8]
PROVERBS: 13
13
1
A wise son heeds his father's instruction,
but
a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
2
From
the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things,
but
the unfaithful have a craving for violence.
3
He
who guards his lips guards his life,
but
he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.
4
The
sluggard craves and gets nothing,
but
the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
5
The
righteous hate what is false,
but
the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
6
Righteousness
guards the man of integrity,
but
wickedness overthrows the sinner.
7
One
man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;
another
pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
8
A
man's riches may ransom his life,
but
a poor man hears no threat.
9
The
light of the righteous shines brightly,
but
the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
10
Pride
only breeds quarrels,
but
wisdom is found in those who take advice.
11
Dishonest
money dwindles away,
but
he who gathers money little by little makes it grow. [9]
12
Hope
deferred makes the heart sick,
but
a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
13
He
who scorns instruction will pay for it,
but
he who respects a command is rewarded.
14
The
teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
turning
a man from the snares of death.
15
Good
understanding wins favor,
but
the way of the unfaithful is hard. A
16
Every
prudent man acts out of knowledge,
but
a fool exposes his folly.
17
A
wicked messenger falls into trouble,
but
a trustworthy envoy brings healing.
18
He
who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame,
but
whoever heeds correction is honored.
19
A
longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but
fools detest turning from evil.
20
He
who walks with the wise grows wise,
but
a companion of fools suffers harm.
21
Misfortune
pursues the sinner,
but
prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
22
A
good man leaves an inheritance for his children's
children,
but
a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous. [10]
23
A
poor man's field may produce abundant food,
but
injustice sweeps it away.
24
He
who spares the rod hates his son,
but
he who loves him is careful to discipline him.
25
The
righteous eat to their hearts' content,
but
the stomach of the wicked goes hungry. [11]
OLD
TESTAMENT: EXODUS 15:19 - 17:7
19
When
Pharaoh's horses, chariots and horsemen D went into the sea, the LORD
brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through
the sea on dry ground. 20 Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister,
took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her, with tambourines
and dancing. 21 Miriam sang to them:
"Sing
to the LORD,
for
he is highly exalted.
The
horse and its rider
he
has hurled into the sea."
22
Then
Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For
three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. 23 When
they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That
is why the place is called Marah. E) 24 So the people
grumbled against Moses, saying, "What are we to drink?"
25
Then
Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw
it into the water, and the water became sweet.
There
the LORD made a decree and a law for them, and there he tested them. 26
He said, "If you listen carefully to the voice
of the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to
his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the
diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you."
27
Then
they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and
they camped there near the water.
16
1
The
whole Israelite community set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which
is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they
had come out of Egypt. 2 In the desert the whole community grumbled
against Moses and Aaron. 3 The Israelites said to them, "If only we
had died by the LORD's hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate
all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve
this entire assembly to death."
4
Then
the LORD said to Moses, "I will rain down bread from
heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that
day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my
instructions. 5 On the sixth day
they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice as much as they
gather on the other days."
6
So
Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "In the evening you will know that
it was the LORD who brought you out of Egypt,
7
and
in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your
grumbling against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?" 8
Moses also said, "You will know that it was the LORD when he gives you
meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, [12]
because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we? You are not
grumbling against us, but against the LORD."
9
Then
Moses told Aaron, "Say to the entire Israelite community, `Come before the LORD,
for he has heard your grumbling.'"
10
While
Aaron was speaking to the whole Israelite community, they looked toward the
desert, and there was the glory of the LORD appearing in the cloud.
11
The
LORD said to Moses, 12 "I have heard the
grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, `At twilight you will eat meat, and in
the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD
your God.' "
13
That
evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of
dew around the camp. 14 When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost
on the ground appeared on the desert floor. 15 When the Israelites
saw it, they said to each other, "What is it?" For they did not know what it
was.
Moses
said to them, "It is the bread the LORD has given you to eat. 16 This
is what the LORD has commanded: `Each one is to
gather as much as he needs. Take an omer A for each person you have in your tent.'"
17
The
Israelites did as they were told; some gathered much, some little. 18
And when they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much did not have
too much, and he who gathered little did not have too little. Each one gathered
as much as he needed.
19
Then
Moses said to them, "No one is to keep any of it until morning."
20
However,
some of them paid no attention to Moses; they kept part of it until morning, but
it was full of maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
21
Each
morning everyone gathered as much as he needed, and when the sun grew hot, it
melted away. 22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much--two
omers B for each person--and the leaders of the community came and
reported this to Moses. 23 He said to them, "This is what the LORD
commanded: `Tomorrow is to be a day of rest, a holy
Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to
boil. Save whatever is left and keep it until morning.' "
24
So
they saved it until morning, as Moses commanded, and it did not stink or get
maggots in it. 25 "Eat it today," Moses said, "because today is a
Sabbath to the LORD. You will not find any of it on the ground today. 26
Six days you are to gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there
will not be any."
27
Nevertheless,
some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather it, but they found
none. 28 Then the LORD said to Moses, "How
long [13] will you C
refuse to keep my commands and my instructions? 29 Bear in mind that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that
is why on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay
where he is on the seventh day; no one is to go out." 30 So
the people rested on the seventh day.
31
The
people of Israel called the bread manna. D It was white like
coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. 32 Moses said,
"This is what the LORD has commanded: `Take an omer
of manna and keep it for the generations to come, so they can see the bread I
gave you to eat in the desert when I brought you out of Egypt.'"
33
So
Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it. Then place it
before the LORD to be kept for the generations to come."
34
As
the LORD commanded Moses, Aaron put the manna in front of the Testimony, that it
might be kept. 35 The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they
came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of
Canaan.
36
(An
omer is one tenth of an ephah.)
17
1
The
whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place
to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water
for the people to drink. 2 So they quarreled with Moses and said,
"Give us water to drink."
Moses
replied, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the LORD to the test?"
3
But
the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. They
said, "Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and
livestock die of thirst?"
4
Then
Moses cried out to the LORD, "What am I to do with these people? They are almost
ready to stone me."
5
The
LORD answered Moses, "Walk on ahead of the people.
Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff with
which you struck the Nile, and go. 6I will stand there before you by
the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people
to drink." So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
7
And
he called the place Massah A and Meribah B because the
Israelites quarreled and because they tested the LORD saying, "Is the LORD among
us or not?" [14]
NEW
TESTAMENT: MATTHEW 22:1 -
33
22
1
Jesus
spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding
banquet for his son. 3 He sent his
servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but
they refused to come.
4
"Then he sent some more servants and said, `Tell those who
have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle
have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.'
5
"But they paid no attention and went off--one to his field,
another to his business.
6
The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. 7
The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned
their city.
8
"Then he said to his servants, `The wedding banquet is ready,
but those I invited did not deserve to come. 9 Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone
you find.' 10 So the servants went
out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and
bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11
"But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a
man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 `Friend,' he asked, `how did you get in here without wedding
clothes?' The man was speechless.
13
"Then the king told the attendants, `Tie him hand and foot,
and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.'
14
"For many are invited, but few are chosen."
15
Then
the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16
They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. "Teacher," they
said, "we know you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in
accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed by men, because you pay no
attention to who they are. 17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is
it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
18
But
Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You
hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? 19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax." They
brought him a denarius, 20 and he asked them, "Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?"
21
"Caesar's,"
they replied.
Then
he said to them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and
to God what is God's."
22
When
they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.
23
That
same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a
question. 24 "Teacher," they said, "Moses told us that if a man dies
without having children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for
him. 25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married
and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. 26
The same thing happened to the second and third [15]
brother, right on down to the seventh. 27 Finally, the woman died.
28 Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the
seven, since all of them were married to her?"
29
Jesus
replied, "You are in error because you do not know the
Scriptures or the power of God. 30
At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they
will be like the angels in heaven. 31 But about the resurrection of the dead--have you not read
what God said to you, 32 `I am the
God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'A? He is not
the God of the dead but of the living."
33
When
the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching. [16]
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John 3:16-21 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, F that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.G 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." H
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