Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
NOVEMBER
28
PSALMS: 28,
58, 88, 118, 148
PROVERBS: 28
OLD
TESTAMENT: LEVITICUS 4:1 - 5:19
NEW
TESTAMENT: MARK 2:13 - 3:6
PSALMS: 28
Of
David.
1
To
you I call, O LORD my Rock;
do
not turn a deaf ear to me.
For
if you remain silent,
I
will be like those who have gone down to the pit.
2
Hear
my cry for mercy
as
I call to you for help,
as
I lift up my hands
toward
your Most Holy Place.
3
Do
not drag me away with the wicked,
with
those who do evil,
who
speak cordially with their neighbors
but
harbor malice in their hearts.
4
Repay
them for their deeds
and
for their evil work;
repay
them for what their hands have done
and
bring back upon them what they deserve.
5
Since
they show no regard for the works of the LORD
and
what his hands have done,
he
will tear them down
and
never build them up again.
6
Praise
be to the LORD,
for
he has heard my cry for mercy.
7
The
LORD is my strength and my shield;
my
heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My
heart leaps for joy
and
I will give thanks to him in song. [1]
8
The
LORD is the strength of his people,
a
fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
9
Save
your people and bless your inheritance;
be
their shepherd and carry them forever. [2]
PSALMS: 58
For
the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam.
A
1
Do
you rulers indeed speak justly?
Do
you judge uprightly among men?
2
No,
in your heart you devise injustice,
and
your hands mete out violence on the earth.
3
Even
from birth the wicked go astray;
from
the womb they are wayward and speak lies.
4
Their
venom is like the venom of a snake,
like
that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
5
that
will not heed the tune of the charmer,
however
skillful the enchanter may be.
6
Break
the teeth in their mouths, O God;
tear
out, O LORD, the fangs of the lions!
7
Let
them vanish like water that flows away;
when
they draw the bow, let their arrows be blunted.
8
Like
a slug melting away as it moves along,
like
a stillborn child, may they not see the sun.
9
Before
your pots can feel the heat of the thorns--
whether
they be green or dry--the wicked will be swept away.
B
10
The
righteous will be glad when they are avenged,
when
they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11
Then
men will say,
"Surely
the righteous still are rewarded;
surely
there is a God who judges the earth." [3]
PSALMS: 88
A
song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to
mahalath leannoth. A A maskil B of Heman the
Ezrahite.
1
O
LORD, the God who saves me,
day
and night I cry out before you.
2
May
my prayer come before you;
turn
your ear to my cry.
3
For
my soul is full of trouble
and
my life draws near the grave. C
4
I
am counted among those who go down to the pit;
I
am like a man without strength.
5
I
am set apart with the dead,
like
the slain who lie in the grave,
whom
you remember no more,
who
are cut off from your care.
6
You
have put me in the lowest pit,
in
the darkest depths.
7
Your
wrath lies heavily upon me;
you
have overwhelmed me with all your waves.
Selah
8
You
have taken from me my closest friends
and
have made me repulsive to them.
I
am confined and cannot escape;
9
my
eyes are dim with grief.
I
call to you, O LORD, every day;
I
spread out my hands to you.
10
Do
you show your wonders to the dead? [4]
Do
those who are dead rise up and praise you?
Selah
11
Is
your love declared in the grave,
your
faithfulness in Destruction D?
12
Are
your wonders known in the place of darkness,
or
your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?
13
But
I cry to you for help, O LORD;
in
the morning my prayer comes before you.
14
Why,
O LORD, do you reject me
and
hide your face from me?
15
From
my youth I have been afflicted and close to death;
I
have suffered your terrors and am in despair.
16
Your
wrath has swept over me;
your
terrors have destroyed me.
17
All
day long they surround me like a flood;
they
have completely engulfed me.
18
You
have taken my companions and loved ones from me;
the
darkness is my closest friend. [5]
PSALMS: 118
1
Give
thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his
love endures forever.
2
Let
Israel say:
"His love endures forever."
3
Let
the house of Aaron say:
"His love endures forever."
4
Let
those who fear the LORD say:
"His love endures forever."
5
In
my anguish I cried to the LORD,
and
he answered by setting me free.
6
The
LORD is with me; I will not be afraid.
What
can man do to me?
7
The
LORD is with me; he is my helper.
I
will look in triumph on my enemies.
8
It
is better to take refuge in the LORD
than
to trust in man.
9
It
is better to take refuge in the LORD
than
to trust in princes.
10
All
the nations surrounded me,
but
in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
11
They
surrounded me on every side,
but
in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
12
They
swarmed around me like bees,
but
they died out as quickly as burning thorns;
in
the name of the LORD I cut them off.
13
I
was pushed back and about to fall,
but
the LORD helped me.
14
The
LORD is my strength and my song;
he
has become my salvation. [6]
15
Shouts
of joy and victory
resound
in the tents of the righteous:
"The LORD's right hand has done mighty
things!
16
The
LORD's right hand is lifted high;
the
LORD's right hand has done mighty things!"
17
I
will not die but live,
and
will proclaim what the LORD has done.
18
The
LORD has chastened me severely,
but
he has not given me over to death.
19
Open
for me the gates of righteousness;
I
will enter and give thanks to the LORD.
20
This
is the gate of the LORD
through
which the righteous may enter.
21
I
will give you thanks, for you answered me;
you
have become my salvation.
22
The
stone the builders rejected
has
become the capstone;
23
the
LORD has done this,
and
it is marvelous in our eyes.
24
This
is the day the LORD has made;
let
us rejoice and be glad in it.
25
O
LORD, save us;
O
LORD, grant us success.
26
Blessed
is he who comes in the name of the LORD.
From
the house of the LORD we bless you. A
27
The
LORD is God,
and
he has made his light shine upon us.
With
boughs in hand, join in the festal procession
up
B to the horns of the altar. [7]
28
You
are my God, and I will give you thanks;
you
are my God, and I will exalt you.
29
Give
thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his
love endures forever. [8]
PSALMS: 148
1
Praise
the LORD. A
Praise
the LORD from the heavens,
praise
him in the heights above.
2
Praise
him, all his angels,
praise
him, all his heavenly hosts.
3
Praise
him, sun and moon,
praise
him, all you shining stars.
4
Praise
him, you highest heavens
and
you waters above the skies.
5
Let
them praise the name of the LORD,
for
he commanded and they were created.
6
He
set them in place for ever and ever;
he
gave a decree that will never pass away.
7
Praise
the LORD from the earth,
you
great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
8
lightning
and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy
winds that do his bidding,
9
you
mountains and all hills,
fruit
trees and all cedars,
10
wild
animals and all cattle,
small
creatures and flying birds,
11kings
of the earth and all nations,
you
princes and all rulers on earth,
12
young
men and maidens,
old
men and children.
13
Let
them praise the name of the LORD,
for
his name alone is exalted;
his
splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
14
He
has raised up for his people a horn, B
the
praise of all his saints,
of
Israel, the people close to his heart. [9]
Praise
the LORD. [10]
PROVERBS: 28
28
1
The wicked man flees though no one pursues,
but
the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2
When
a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
but
a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
3
A
ruler A who oppresses the poor
is
like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
4
Those
who forsake the law praise the wicked,
but
those who keep the law resist them.
5
Evil
men do not understand justice,
but
those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
6
Better
a poor man whose walk is blameless
than
a rich man whose ways are perverse.
7
He
who keeps the law is a discerning son,
but
a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
8
He
who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest
amasses
it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
9
If
anyone turns a deaf ear to the law,
even
his prayers are detestable.
10
He
who leads the upright along an evil path
will
fall into his own trap,
but
the blameless will receive a good inheritance.
11
A
rich man may be wise in his own eyes,
but
a poor man who has discernment sees through him. [11]
12
When
the righteous triumph, there is great elation;
but
when the wicked rise to power, men go into hiding.
13
He
who conceals his sins does not prosper,
but
whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
14
Blessed
is the man who always fears the LORD,
but
he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
15
Like
a roaring lion or a charging bear
is
a wicked man ruling over a helpless people.
16
A
tyrannical ruler lacks judgment,
but
he who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long life.
17
A
man tormented by the guilt of murder
will
be a fugitive till death;
let
no one support him.
18
He
whose walk is blameless is kept safe,
but
he whose ways are perverse will suddenly fall.
19
He
who works his land will have abundant food,
but
the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of
poverty.
20
A
faithful man will be richly blessed,
but
one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
21
To
show partiality is not good--
yet
a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22
A
stingy man is eager to get rich
and
is unaware that poverty awaits him. [12]
23
He
who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor
than
he who has a flattering tongue.
24
He
who robs his father or mother
and
says, "It's not wrong"--
he
is partner to him who destroys.
25
A
greedy man stirs up dissension,
but
he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
26
He
who trusts in himself is a fool,
but
he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
27
He
who gives to the poor will lack nothing,
but
he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.
28
When
the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;
but
when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive. [13]
OLD
TESTAMENT: LEVITICUS 4:1 - 5:19
4
1
The
LORD said to Moses, 2 "Say to the
Israelites: `When anyone sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any
of the LORD's commands--
3
"`If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people,
he must bring to the LORD a young bull without defect as a sin offering for the
sin he has committed. 4 He is to
present the bull at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD. He is
to lay his hand on its head and slaughter it before the LORD.
5 Then
the anointed priest shall take some of the bull's blood and carry it into the
Tent of Meeting.
6 He is to dip his finger into the blood
and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, in front of the curtain of
the sanctuary. 7 The priest shall
then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is
before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. The rest of the bull's blood he shall
pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent
of Meeting. 8 He shall remove all
the fat from the bull of the sin offering--the fat that covers the inner parts
or is connected to them, 9 both
kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the covering of the liver,
which he will remove with the kidneys—10 just as the fat is removed from the ox
A sacrificed as a fellowship
offering. B Then the priest shall
burn them on the altar of burnt offering. 11 But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, as well as the
head and legs, the inner parts and offal—12 that is, all the rest of the bull--he must take outside the
camp to a place ceremonially clean, where the ashes are thrown, and burn it in a
wood fire on the ash heap.
13
"`If the whole Israelite community sins unintentionally and
does what is forbidden in any of the LORD's commands, even though the community
is unaware of the matter, they are guilty. 14 When they become aware of the sin they committed, the
assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the
Tent of Meeting.
15 The
elders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull's head before the
LORD, and the bull shall be slaughtered before the LORD.
16 Then the anointed priest is to take some
of the bull's blood into the Tent of Meeting. 17 He shall dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle it
before the LORD seven times in front of the curtain. 18 He is to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar
that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. The rest of the blood he shall
pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent
of Meeting. 19 He shall remove all
the fat from it and burn it on the altar, 20 and do with this bull just as he did with the bull for the
sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for them, and they will
be forgiven. 21 Then he shall take
the bull outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull. This is the
sin offering for the community. [14]
22
"`When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is
forbidden in any of the commands of the LORD his God, he is guilty.
23 When he is made aware of the sin he
committed, he must bring as his offering a male goat without defect.
24 He is to lay his hand on the goat's head
and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the
LORD. It is a sin offering. 25 Then
the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and
put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the
blood at the base of the altar. 26
He shall burn all the fat on the altar as he burned the fat of the fellowship
offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the man's sin, and he
will be forgiven.
27"` If a member of the community sins unintentionally and does
what is forbidden in any of the LORD's commands, he is guilty.
28 When he is made aware of the sin he
committed, he must bring as his offering for the sin he committed a female goat
without defect. 29 He is to lay his
hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt
offering. 30 Then the priest is to
take some of the blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of
burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the
altar. 31 He shall remove all the
fat, just as the fat is removed from the fellowship offering, and the priest
shall burn it on the altar as an aroma pleasing to the LORD. In this way the
priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.
32
"`If he brings a lamb as his sin offering, he is to bring a
female without defect. 33
He is to lay his hand on its head and
slaughter it for a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is
slaughtered. 34 Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin
offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering
and pour out the rest of the blood at the base
of the altar. 35 He shall remove all the fat, just as the fat is removed from
the lamb of the fellowship offering, and the priest shall burn it on the altar
on top of the offerings made to the LORD by fire. In this way the priest will
make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be
forgiven.
5
1
"`If a person sins because he does not speak up when he hears
a public charge to testify regarding something he has seen or learned about, he
will be held responsible.
2
"`Or if a person touches anything ceremonially
unclean--whether the carcasses of unclean wild animals or of unclean livestock
or of unclean creatures that move along the ground--even though he is unaware of
it, he has become unclean and is guilty. [15]
3
"`Or if he touches human uncleanness--anything that would make
him unclean--even though he is unaware of it, when he learns of it he will be
guilty.
4
"`Or if a person thoughtlessly takes an oath to do anything,
whether good or evil--in any matter one might carelessly swear about--even
though he is unaware of it, in any case when he learns of it he will be guilty.
5
"`When anyone is guilty in any of these ways, he must confess
in what way he has sinned 6 and, as
a penalty for the sin he has committed, he must bring to the LORD a female lamb
or goat from the flock as a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement
for him for his sin.
7
"`If he cannot afford a lamb, he is to bring two doves or two
young pigeons to the LORD as a penalty for his sin--one for a sin offering and
the other for a burnt offering.
8 He
is to bring them to the priest, who shall first offer the one for the sin
offering. He is to wring its head from its neck, not severing it
completely,
9 and is to sprinkle some of the blood of
the sin offering against the side of the altar; the rest of the blood must be
drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.
10 The priest shall then offer the other as
a burnt offering in the prescribed way and make atonement for him for the sin he
has committed, and he will be forgiven.
11
"`If, however, he cannot afford two doves or two young
pigeons, he is to bring as an offering for his sin a tenth of an ephah
A of fine flour for a sin offering.
He must not put oil or incense on it, because it is a sin offering.
12 He is to bring it to the priest, who
shall take a handful of it as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar on top
of the offerings made to the LORD by fire. It is a sin offering.
13 In this way the priest will make
atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be
forgiven. The rest of the offering will belong to the priest, as in the case of
the grain offering.'"
14
The
LORD said to Moses: 15 "When a person
commits a violation and sins unintentionally in regard to any of the LORD's holy
things, he is to bring to the LORD as a penalty a ram from the flock, one
without defect and of the proper value in silver, according to the sanctuary
shekel. B It is a guilt
offering. 16 He must make
restitution for what he has failed to do in regard to the holy things, add a
fifth of the value to that and give it all to the priest, who will make
atonement for him with the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.
17
"If a person sins and does what is forbidden in any of the
LORD's commands, even though he does not know it, he is guilty and will be held
responsible. 18 He is to bring to
the priest as a guilt offering a ram from the flock, one without defect and of
the proper value. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the
wrong he has committed unintentionally, and he will be forgiven.
19 It is a guilt offering; he has been
guilty of C wrongdoing against the
LORD." [16]
NEW
TESTAMENT: MARK 2:13 - 3:6
13
Once
again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to
teach them. 14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus
sitting at the tax collector's booth. "Follow
me," Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.
15
While
Jesus was having dinner at Levi's house, many tax collectors and "sinners" were
eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. 16
When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the
"sinners" and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: "Why does he eat with
tax collectors and `sinners'?"
17
On
hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not the
healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous,
but sinners."
18
Now
John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked
Jesus, "How is it that John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are
fasting, but yours are not?"
19
Jesus
answered, "How can the guests of the bridegroom fast
while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them.
20 But the time will come when the
bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast.
21
"No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If
he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear
worse. 22 And no one pours new wine
into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine
and the wineskins will be ruined. No, he pours new wine into new
wineskins."
23
One
Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked
along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said
to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?"
25
He
answered, "Have you never read what David did when he
and his companions were hungry and in need? 26 In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the
house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to
eat. And he also gave some to his companions."
27
Then
he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not
man for the Sabbath.
28 So
the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
3
1
Another
time he went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there.
2 Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they
watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. 3
Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, "Stand up in front of everyone." [17]
4
Then
Jesus asked them, "Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to
do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they remained
silent.
5
He
looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts,
said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He
stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. 6 Then the
Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill
Jesus. [18]
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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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