Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
OCTOBER
28
PSALMS:
28, 58, 88, 118, 148
PROVERBS:
28
OLD
TESTAMENT:
GENESIS 35:1 - 36:43
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MATTHEW 12:1 - 21
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
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:
GENESIS 35:1 - 36:43
35
1
Then
God said to Jacob, "Go
up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God, who
appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau."
2
So
Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Get
rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and
change your clothes. 3
Then
come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who
answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me
wherever I have gone." 4
So
they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their
ears, and Jacob buried them under the oak at Shechem. 5
Then
they set out, and the terror of God fell upon the towns all around
them so that no one pursued them.
6
Jacob
and all the people with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land
of Canaan.
7
There
he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, A
because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was
fleeing from his brother.
8
Now
Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried under the oak below
Bethel. So it was named Allon Bacuth. B
9
After
Jacob returned from Paddan Aram,
C
God appeared to him again and blessed him. 10
God
said to him, "Your
name is Jacob,
D
but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.
E"
So he named him Israel.
11
And
God said to him, "I am God Almighty F;
be fruitful and increase in number.
A
nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will
come from your body.
12
The
land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give
this land to your descendants after you."
13
Then
God went up from him at the place where he had talked with him.
14
Jacob
set up a stone pillar at the place where God had talked with him, and
he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it. 15
Jacob
called the place where God had talked with him Bethel. G
16
Then
they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from
Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty. 17
And
as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to
her, "Don't be afraid, for you have another son." 18
As
she breathed her last--for she was dying--she named her son Ben-Oni.
H
But his father named him Benjamin. I
19
So
Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is,
Bethlehem). 20
Over
her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day that pillar marks
Rachel's tomb.
21
Israel
moved on again and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder. 22
While
Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his
father's concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard of it.
Jacob
had twelve sons: 14
23
The
sons of Leah:
Reuben
the firstborn of Jacob,
Simeon,
Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.
24
The
sons of Rachel:
Joseph
and Benjamin.
25
The
sons of Rachel's maidservant Bilhah:
Dan
and Naphtali.
26
The
sons of Leah's maidservant Zilpah:
Gad
and Asher.
These
were the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
27
Jacob
came home to his father Isaac in Mamre, near Kiriath Arba (that is,
Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. 28
Isaac
lived a hundred and eighty years.
29
Then
he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and
full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
36
1
This
is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).
2
Esau
took his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the
Hittite, and Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon
the Hivite—3
also
Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
4
Adah
bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, 5
and
Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the sons of Esau,
who were born to him in Canaan.
6
Esau
took his wives and sons and daughters and all the members of his
household, as well as his livestock and all his other animals and all
the goods he had acquired in Canaan, and moved to a land some
distance from his brother Jacob. 7
Their
possessions were too great for them to remain together; the land
where they were staying could not support them both because of their
livestock. 8
So
Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir. 15
9
This
is the account of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country
of Seir.
10
These
are the names of Esau's sons:
Eliphaz,
the son of Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau's wife
Basemath.
11
The
sons of Eliphaz:
Teman,
Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.
12
Esau's
son Eliphaz also had a concubine named Timna, who bore him Amalek.
These were grandsons of Esau's wife Adah.
13
The
sons of Reuel:
Nahath,
Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were grandsons of Esau's wife
Basemath.
14
The
sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of
Zibeon, whom she bore to Esau:
Jeush,
Jalam and Korah.
15
These
were the chiefs among Esau's descendants:
The
sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau:
Chiefs
Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, 16
Korah,
A
Gatam and Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in
Edom; they were grandsons of Adah.
17
The
sons of Esau's son Reuel:
Chiefs
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended
from Reuel in Edom; they were grandsons of Esau's wife Basemath.
18
The
sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah:
Chiefs
Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the chiefs descended from Esau's
wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
19
These
were the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these were their chiefs.
20
These
were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the region:
Lotan,
Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 21
Dishon,
Ezer and Dishan. These sons of Seir in Edom were Horite chiefs. 16
22
The
sons of Lotan:
Hori
and Homam. B
Timna was Lotan's sister.
23
The
sons of Shobal:
Alvan,
Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.
24
The
sons of Zibeon:
Aiah
and Anah. This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs C
in the desert while he was grazing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.
25
The
children of Anah:
Dishon
and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
26
The
sons of Dishon D:
Hemdan,
Eshban, Ithran and Keran.
27
The
sons of Ezer:
Bilhan,
Zaavan and Akan.
28
The
sons of Dishan:
Uz
and Aran.
29
These
were the Horite chiefs:
Lotan,
Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 30
Dishon,
Ezer and Dishan. These were the Horite chiefs, according to their
divisions, in the land of Seir.
31
These
were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned
E:
32
Bela
son of Beor became king of Edom. His city was named Dinhabah.
33
When
Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
34
When
Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as
king.
35
When
Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country
of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.
36
When
Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.
37
When
Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river F
succeeded him as king.
38
When
Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Acbor succeeded him as king.
39
When
Baal-Hanan son of Acbor died, Hadad G
succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife's name
was Mehetabel daughter 17
of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.
40
These
were the chiefs descended from Esau, by name, according to their
clans and regions:
Timna,
Alvah, Jetheth, 41
Oholibamah,
Elah, Pinon, 42
Kenaz,
Teman, Mibzar,
43
Magdiel
and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their
settlements in the land they occupied.
This
was Esau the father of the Edomites. 18
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MATTHEW 12:1 - 21
12
1
At
that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His
disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat
them. 2
When
the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, "Look! Your disciples
are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath."
3
He
answered, "Haven't
you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
4
He
entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the
consecrated bread--which was not lawful for them to do, but only for
the priests.
5
Or
haven't you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the
temple desecrate the day and yet are innocent?
6
I
tell you that one A
greater than the temple is here.
7
If
you had known what these words mean, `I desire mercy, not sacrifice,'
B
you would not have condemned the innocent.
8
For
the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
9Going
on from that place, he went into their synagogue,
10
and
a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to accuse
Jesus, they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"
11
He
said to them, "If
any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will
you not take hold of it and lift it out?
12
How
much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to
do good on the Sabbath."
13
Then
he said to the man, "Stretch
out your hand."
So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound
as the other. 14
But
the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
15
Aware
of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Many followed him, and he
healed all their sick, 16
warning
them not to tell who he was. 17
This
was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
18
"Here
is my servant whom I have chosen,
the
one I love, in whom I delight;
I
will put my Spirit on him,
and
he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19
He
will not quarrel or cry out;
no
one will hear his voice in the streets.
20
A
bruised reed he will not break,
and
a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till
he leads justice to victory. 19
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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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