Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
JANUARY
22
PSALMS: 22, 52, 82, 112,
142
PROVERBS: 22
OLD
TESTAMENT: JOSHUA 7:16 - 9:2
NEW
TESTAMENT: LUKE 16:1 - 18
PSALMS: 22
For
the director of music. To the tune of "The Doe of the Morning." A psalm of
David.
1
My
God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why
are you so far from saving me,
so
far from the words of my groaning?
2
O
my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by
night, and am not silent.
3
Yet
you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you
are the praise of Israel. A
4
In
you our fathers put their trust;
they
trusted and you delivered them.
5
They
cried to you and were saved;
in
you they trusted and were not disappointed.
6
But
I am a worm and not a man,
scorned
by men and despised by the people.
7
All
who see me mock me;
they
hurl insults, shaking their heads:
8
"He
trusts in the LORD;
let
the LORD rescue him.
Let
him deliver him,
since
he delights in him."
9
Yet
you brought me out of the womb;
you
made me trust in you
even
at my mother's breast.
10
From
birth I was cast upon you;
from
my mother's womb you have been my God. [1]
11
Do
not be far from me,
for
trouble is near
and
there is no one to help.
12
Many
bulls surround me;
strong
bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13
Roaring
lions tearing their prey
open
their mouths wide against me.
14
I
am poured out like water,
and
all my bones are out of joint.
My
heart has turned to wax;
it
has melted away within me.
15
My
strength is dried up like a potsherd,
and
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you
lay me B in the dust of death.
16
Dogs
have surrounded me;
a
band of evil men has encircled me,
they
have pierced C my hands and my feet.
17
I
can count all my bones;
people
stare and gloat over me.
18
They
divide my garments among them
and
cast lots for my clothing.
19
But
you, O LORD, be not far off;
O
my Strength, come quickly to help me.
20
Deliver
my life from the sword,
my
precious life from the power of the dogs.
21
Rescue
me from the mouth of the lions;
save
D me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22
I
will declare your name to my brothers;
in
the congregation I will praise you.
23
You
who fear the LORD, praise him!
All
you descendants of Jacob, honor him! [2]
Revere
him, all you descendants of Israel!
24
For
he has not despised or disdained
the
suffering of the afflicted one;
he
has not hidden his face from him
but
has listened to his cry for help.
25
From
you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
before
those who fear you E will I fulfill my vows.
26
The
poor will eat and be satisfied;
they
who seek the LORD will praise him--
may
your hearts live forever!
27
All
the ends of the earth
will
remember and turn to the LORD,
and
all the families of the nations
will
bow down before him,
28
for
dominion belongs to the LORD
and
he rules over the nations.
29
All
the rich of the earth will feast and worship;
all
who go down to the dust will kneel before him--
those
who cannot keep themselves alive.
30
Posterity
will serve him;
future
generations will be told about the Lord.
31
They
will proclaim his righteousness
to
a people yet unborn--
for
he has done it. [3]
PSALMS: 52
For
the director of music. A maskil A of David. When Doeg the
Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: "David has gone to the house of
Ahimelech."
1
Why
do you boast of evil, you mighty man?
Why
do you boast all day long,
you
who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2
Your
tongue plots destruction;
it
is like a sharpened razor,
you
who practice deceit.
3
You
love evil rather than good,
falsehood
rather than speaking the truth.
Selah
4
You
love every harmful word,
O
you deceitful tongue!
5
Surely
God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
He
will snatch you up and tear you from your tent;
he
will uproot you from the land of the living.
Selah
6
The
righteous will see and fear;
they
will laugh at him, saying,
7
"Here
now is the man
who
did not make God his stronghold
but
trusted in his great wealth
and
grew strong by destroying others!"
8
But
I am like an olive tree
flourishing
in the house of God;
I
trust in God's unfailing love
for
ever and ever.
9
I
will praise you forever for what you have done; [4]
in
your name I will hope, for your name is good.
I
will praise you in the presence of your saints. [5]
PSALMS: 82
A
psalm of Asaph.
1
God
presides in the great assembly;
he
gives judgment among the "gods":
2
"How long will you A defend the
unjust
and
show partiality to the wicked?
Selah
3
Defend
the cause of the weak and fatherless;
maintain
the rights of the poor and oppressed.
4 Rescue
the weak and needy;
deliver
them from the hand of the wicked.
5
"They know nothing, they understand
nothing.
They
walk about in darkness;
all
the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6
"I said, `You are "gods";
you
are all sons of the Most High.'
7 But
you will die like mere men;
you
will fall like every other ruler."
8 Rise
up, O God, judge the earth,
for
all the nations are your inheritance.
[6]
PSALMS: 112
1
Praise
A the LORD. B
Blessed
is the man who fears the LORD,
who
finds great delight in his commands.
2
His
children will be mighty in the land;
the
generation of the upright will be blessed.
3
Wealth
and riches are in his house,
and
his righteousness endures forever.
4
Even
in darkness light dawns for the upright,
for
the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.
C
5Good
will come to him who is generous and lends freely,
who
conducts his affairs with justice.
6
Surely
he will never be shaken;
a
righteous man will be remembered forever.
7
He
will have no fear of bad news;
his
heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
8
His
heart is secure, he will have no fear;
in
the end he will look in triumph on his foes.
9
He
has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor,
his
righteousness endures forever;
his
horn D will be lifted high in honor.
10
The
wicked man will see and be vexed,
he
will gnash his teeth and waste away;
the
longings of the wicked will come to nothing. [7]
PSALMS: 142
A
maskil A of David. When he was in the cave. A
prayer.
1
I
cry aloud to the LORD;
I
lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy.
2
I
pour out my complaint before him;
before
him I tell my trouble.
3
When
my spirit grows faint within me,
it
is you who know my way.
In
the path where I walk
men
have hidden a snare for me.
4
Look
to my right and see;
no
one is concerned for me.
I
have no refuge;
no
one cares for my life.
5
I
cry to you, O LORD;
I
say, "You are my refuge,
my
portion in the land of the living."
6
Listen
to my cry,
for
I am in desperate need;
rescue
me from those who pursue me,
for
they are too strong for me.
7
Set
me free from my prison,
that
I may praise your name.
Then
the righteous will gather about me
because
of your goodness to me. [8]
PROVERBS: 22
22
1
A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to
be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
2
Rich
and poor have this in common:
The
LORD is the Maker of them all.
3
A
prudent man sees danger and takes refuge,
but
the simple keep going and suffer for it.
4
Humility
and the fear of the LORD
bring
wealth and honor and life.
5
In
the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares,
but
he who guards his soul stays far from them.
6
Train
A a child in the way he should go,
and
when he is old he will not turn from it.
7
The
rich rule over the poor,
and
the borrower is servant to the lender.
8
He
who sows wickedness reaps trouble,
and
the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9
A
generous man will himself be blessed,
for
he shares his food with the poor.
10
Drive
out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels
and insults are ended.
11
He
who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious
will
have the king for his friend. [9]
12
The
eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge,
but
he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13
The
sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!"
or,
"I will be murdered in the streets!"
14
The
mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit;
he
who is under the LORD's wrath will fall into it.
15
Folly
is bound up in the heart of a child,
but
the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
16
He
who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and
he who gives gifts to the rich--both come to poverty.
17
Pay
attention and listen to the sayings of the wise;
apply
your heart to what I teach,
18
for
it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart
and
have all of them ready on your lips.
19
So
that your trust may be in the LORD,
I
teach you today, even you.
20
Have
I not written thirty B sayings for you,
sayings
of counsel and knowledge,
21
teaching
you true and reliable words,
so
that you can give sound answers
to
him who sent you?
22
Do
not exploit the poor because they are poor
and
do not crush the needy in court,
23
for
the LORD will take up their case
and
will plunder those who plunder them. [10]
24
Do
not make friends with a hot-tempered man,
do
not associate with one easily angered,
25
or
you may learn his ways
and
get yourself ensnared.
26
Do
not be a man who strikes hands in pledge
or
puts up security for debts;
27
if
you lack the means to pay,
your
very bed will be snatched from under you.
28
Do
not move an ancient boundary stone
set
up by your forefathers.
29
Do
you see a man skilled in his work?
He
will serve before kings;
he
will not serve before obscure men. [11]
OLD
TESTAMENT: JOSHUA 7:16 - 9:2
16
Early
the next morning Joshua had Israel come forward by tribes, and Judah was taken.
17 The clans of Judah came forward, and he took the Zerahites. He had
the clan of the Zerahites come forward by families, and Zimri was taken. 18
Joshua had his family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, the
son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
19
Then
Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the LORD, D the God of
Israel, and give him the praise. E Tell me what you have done; do not
hide it from me."
20
Achan
replied, "It is true! I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is
what I have done: 21 When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from
Babylonia, F two hundred shekels G of silver and a wedge
of gold weighing fifty shekels, H I coveted them and took them. They
are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath."
22
So
Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and there it was, hidden in
his tent, with the silver underneath. 23 They took the things from
the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites and spread them out
before the LORD.
24
Then
Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the robe,
the gold wedge, his sons and daughters, his cattle, donkeys and sheep, his tent
and all that he had, to the Valley of Achor. 25 Joshua said, "Why
have you brought this trouble on us? The LORD will bring trouble on you today."
Then
all Israel stoned him, and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them.
26
Over
Achan they heaped up a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day. Then the
LORD turned from his [12]
fierce anger. Therefore that place has been called the Valley of Achor
I ever since.
8
1
Then
the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid; do not be
discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. For I have
delivered into your hands the king of Ai, his people, his city and his land.
2 You shall do to Ai and its king as
you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and
livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush behind the city."
3
So
Joshua and the whole army moved out to attack Ai. He chose thirty thousand of
his best fighting men and sent them out at night 4 with these orders:
"Listen carefully. You are to set an ambush behind the city. Don't go very far
from it. All of you be on the alert. 5 I and all those with me will
advance on the city, and when the men come out against us, as they did before,
we will flee from them. 6 They will pursue us until we have lured
them away from the city, for they will say, `They are running away from us as
they did before.' So when we flee from them, 7 you are to rise up
from ambush and take the city. The LORD your God will give it into your hand.
8 When you have taken the city, set it on fire. Do what the LORD has
commanded. See to it; you have my orders."
9
Then
Joshua sent them off, and they went to the place of ambush and lay in wait
between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai--but Joshua spent that night with the
people. [13]
10 Early the next morning Joshua mustered his men, and he and the
leaders of Israel marched before them to Ai. 11 The entire force that
was with him marched up and approached the city and arrived in front of it. They
set up camp north of Ai, with the valley between them and the city. 12
Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set them in ambush between
Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city. 13 They had the soldiers take
up their positions--all those in the camp to the north of the city and the
ambush to the west of it. That night Joshua went into the valley.
14
When
the king of Ai saw this, he and all the men of the city hurried out early in the
morning to meet Israel in battle at a certain place overlooking the Arabah. But
he did not know that an ambush had been set against him behind the city. 15
Joshua and all Israel let themselves be driven back before them, and they
fled toward the desert. 16 All the men of Ai were called to pursue
them, and they pursued Joshua and were lured away from the city. 17
Not a man remained in Ai or Bethel who did not go after Israel. They left
the city open and went in pursuit of Israel.
18
Then
the LORD said to Joshua, "Hold out toward Ai the
javelin that is in your hand, for into your hand I will deliver the
city." So Joshua held out his javelin toward Ai. 19 As soon as
he did this, the men in the ambush rose quickly from their position and rushed
forward. They entered the city and captured it and quickly set it on fire.
20
The
men of Ai looked back and saw the smoke of the city rising against the sky, but
they had no chance to escape in any [14]
direction, for the Israelites who had been fleeing toward the desert had turned
back against their pursuers. 21 For when Joshua and all Israel saw
that the ambush had taken the city and that smoke was going up from the city,
they turned around and attacked the men of Ai. 22 The men of the
ambush also came out of the city against them, so that they were caught in the
middle, with Israelites on both sides. Israel cut them down, leaving them
neither survivors nor fugitives. 23 But they took the king of Ai
alive and brought him to Joshua.
24
When
Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai in the fields and in the desert
where they had chased them, and when every one of them had been put to the
sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and killed those who were in it.
25 Twelve thousand men and women fell that day--all the people of Ai.
26 For Joshua did not draw back the hand that held out his javelin
until he had destroyed A all who lived in Ai. 27 But
Israel did carry off for themselves the livestock and plunder of this city, as
the LORD had instructed Joshua.
28
So
Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolate place to this
day. 29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree and left him there until
evening. At sunset, Joshua ordered them to take his body from the tree and throw
it down at the entrance of the city gate. And they raised a large pile of rocks
over it, which remains to this day.
30
Then
Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, 31
as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites. He built it
according to what is written in the Book of the [15]
Law of Moses--an altar of uncut stones, on which no iron tool had been used. On
it they offered to the LORD burnt offerings and sacrificed fellowship offerings.
B
32
There,
in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua copied on stones the law of Moses,
which he had written. 33 All Israel, aliens and citizens alike, with
their elders, officials and judges, were standing on both sides of the ark of
the covenant of the LORD, facing those who carried it--the priests, who were
Levites. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in
front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had formerly commanded
when he gave instructions to bless the people of Israel.
34
Afterward,
Joshua read all the words of the law--the blessings and the curses--just as it
is written in the Book of the Law. 35 There was not a word of all
that Moses had commanded that Joshua did not read to the whole assembly of
Israel, including the women and children, and the aliens who lived among
them.
9
1
Now
when all the kings west of the Jordan heard about these things--those in the
hill country, in the western foothills, and along the entire coast of the Great
Sea A as far as Lebanon (the kings of the Hittites, Amorites,
Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites)—2 they came together
to make war against Joshua and Israel. [16]
NEW
TESTAMENT: LUKE 16:1 - 18
16
1
Jesus
told his disciples: "There was a rich man whose
manager was accused of wasting his possessions. 2 So he called him in and asked him, `What is this I hear
about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any
longer.'
3
"The manager said to himself, `What shall I do now? My master is taking away my
job. I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg—4
I know what I'll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me
into their houses.'
5
"So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, `How much
do you owe my master?'
6
"`Eight hundred gallons A
of olive oil,' he replied.
"The
manager told him, `Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred.'
7
"Then he asked the second, `And how much do you owe?'
"`A
thousand bushels B
of wheat,' he replied.
"He
told him, `Take your bill and make it eight hundred.'
8
"The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For
the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are
the people of the light. 9
I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it
is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
10
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and
whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
11
So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust
you with true riches? 12
And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give
you property of your own? [17]
13
"No
servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other,
or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both
God and Money."
14
The
Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. 15
He said to them, "You are the ones who justify
yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued
among men is detestable in God's sight.
16
"The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good
news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way
into it.
17
It
is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen
to drop out of the Law.
18
"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and
the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. [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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