Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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:
24
Of
David. A psalm.
1
The
earth is the LORD's, and everything in it,
the
world, and all who live in it;
2
for
he founded it upon the seas
and
established it upon the waters.
3
Who
may ascend the hill of the LORD?
Who
may stand in his holy place?
4
He
who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who
does not lift up his soul to an idol
or
swear by what is false. A
5
He
will receive blessing from the LORD
and
vindication from God his Savior.
6
Such
is the generation of those who seek him,
who
seek your face, O God of Jacob. B
Selah
7
Lift
up your heads, O you gates;
be
lifted up, you ancient doors,
that
the King of glory may come in.
8
Who
is this King of glory?
The
LORD strong and mighty,
the
LORD mighty in battle.
9
Lift
up your heads, O you gates;
lift
them up, you ancient doors,
that
the King of glory may come in.
10
Who
is he, this King of glory?
The
LORD Almighty--
he
is the King of glory. 1
Selah
2
PSALMS:
54
For
the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil
A
of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, "Is not
David hiding among us?"
1
Save
me, O God, by your name;
vindicate
me by your might.
2
Hear
my prayer, O God;
listen
to the words of my mouth.
3
Strangers
are attacking me;
ruthless
men seek my life--
men
without regard for God.
Selah
4
Surely
God is my help;
the
Lord is the one who sustains me.
5
Let
evil recoil on those who slander me;
in
your faithfulness destroy them.
6
I
will sacrifice a freewill offering to you;
I
will praise your name, O LORD,
for
it is good.
7
For
he has delivered me from all my troubles,
and
my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes. 3
PSALMS:
84
For
the director of music. According to gittith.
A
Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1
How
lovely is your dwelling place,
O
LORD Almighty!
2
My
soul yearns, even faints,
for
the courts of the LORD;
my
heart and my flesh cry out
for
the living God.
3
Even
the sparrow has found a home,
and
the swallow a nest for herself,
where
she may have her young--
a
place near your altar,
O
LORD Almighty, my King and my God.
4
Blessed
are those who dwell in your house;
they
are ever praising you.
Selah
5
Blessed
are those whose strength is in you,
who
have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
6
As
they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they
make it a place of springs;
the
autumn rains also cover it with pools. B
7
They
go from strength to strength,
till
each appears before God in Zion.
8
Hear
my prayer, O LORD God Almighty;
listen
to me, O God of Jacob.
Selah
9
Look
upon our shield, C
O God;
look
with favor on your anointed one. 4
10
Better
is one day in your courts
than
a thousand elsewhere;
I
would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than
dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11
For
the LORD God is a sun and shield;
the
LORD bestows favor and honor;
no
good thing does he withhold
from
those whose walk is blameless.
12
O
LORD Almighty,
blessed
is the man who trusts in you. 5
PSALMS:
114
1
When
Israel came out of Egypt,
the
house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
2
Judah
became God's sanctuary,
Israel
his dominion.
3
The
sea looked and fled,
the
Jordan turned back;
4
the
mountains skipped like rams,
the
hills like lambs.
5
Why
was it, O sea, that you fled,
O
Jordan, that you turned back,
6
you
mountains, that you skipped like rams,
you
hills, like lambs?
7
Tremble,
O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at
the presence of the God of Jacob,
8
who
turned the rock into a pool,
the
hard rock into springs of water. 6
PSALMS:
144
Of
David.
1
Praise
be to the LORD my Rock,
who
trains my hands for war,
my
fingers for battle.
2
He
is my loving God and my fortress,
my
stronghold and my deliverer,
my
shield, in whom I take refuge,
who
subdues peoples A
under me.
3
O
LORD, what is man that you care for him,
the
son of man that you think of him?
4
Man
is like a breath;
his
days are like a fleeting shadow.
5
Part
your heavens, O LORD, and come down;
touch
the mountains, so that they smoke.
6
Send
forth lightning and scatter the enemies;
shoot
your arrows and rout them.
7
Reach
down your hand from on high;
deliver
me and rescue me
from
the mighty waters,
from
the hands of foreigners
8
whose
mouths are full of lies,
whose
right hands are deceitful.
9
I
will sing a new song to you, O God;
on
the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,
10
to
the One who gives victory to kings,
who
delivers his servant David from the deadly sword. 7
11
Deliver
me and rescue me
from
the hands of foreigners
whose
mouths are full of lies,
whose
right hands are deceitful.
12
Then
our sons in their youth
will
be like well-nurtured plants,
and
our daughters will be like pillars
carved
to adorn a palace.
13
Our
barns will be filled
with
every kind of provision.
Our
sheep will increase by thousands,
by
tens of thousands in our fields;
14
our
oxen will draw heavy loads. B
There
will be no breaching of walls,
no
going into captivity,
no
cry of distress in our streets.
15
Blessed
are the people of whom this is true;
blessed
are the people whose God is the LORD. 8
PROVERBS:
24
24
1
Do not envy wicked men,
do
not desire their company;
2
for
their hearts plot violence,
and
their lips talk about making trouble.
3
By
wisdom a house is built,
and
through understanding it is established;
4
through
knowledge its rooms are filled
with
rare and beautiful treasures.
5
A
wise man has great power,
and
a man of knowledge increases strength;
6
for
waging war you need guidance,
and
for victory many advisers.
7
Wisdom
is too high for a fool;
in
the assembly at the gate he has nothing to say.
8
He
who plots evil
will
be known as a schemer.
9
The
schemes of folly are sin,
and
men detest a mocker.
10
If
you falter in times of trouble,
how
small is your strength!
11
Rescue
those being led away to death;
hold
back those staggering toward slaughter.
12
If
you say, "But we knew nothing about this,"
does
not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does
not he who guards your life know it?
Will
he not repay each person according to what he has done? 9
13
Eat
honey, my son, for it is good;
honey
from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14
Know
also that wisdom is sweet to your soul;
if
you find it, there is a future hope for you,
and
your hope will not be cut off.
15
Do
not lie in wait like an outlaw against a righteous man's house,
do
not raid his dwelling place;
16
for
though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again,
but
the wicked are brought down by calamity.
17
Do
not gloat when your enemy falls;
when
he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice,
18
or
the LORD will see and disapprove
and
turn his wrath away from him.
19
Do
not fret because of evil men
or
be envious of the wicked,
20
for
the evil man has no future hope,
and
the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
21
Fear
the LORD and the king, my son,
and
do not join with the rebellious,
22
for
those two will send sudden destruction upon them,
and
who knows what calamities they can bring?
23
These
also are sayings of the wise:
To
show partiality in judging is not good:
24
Whoever
says to the guilty, "You are innocent"--
peoples
will curse him and nations denounce him.
25
But
it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and
rich blessing will come upon them. 10
26
An
honest answer
is
like a kiss on the lips.
27
Finish
your outdoor work
and
get your fields ready;
after
that, build your house.
28
Do
not testify against your neighbor without cause,
or
use your lips to deceive.
29
Do
not say, "I'll do to him as he has done to me;
I'll
pay that man back for what he did."
30
I
went past the field of the sluggard,
past
the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment;
31
thorns
had come up everywhere,
the
ground was covered with weeds,
and
the stone wall was in ruins.
32
I
applied my heart to what I observed
and
learned a lesson from what I saw:
33
A
little sleep, a little slumber,
a
little folding of the hands to rest--
34
and
poverty will come on you like a bandit
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." 12
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." 13
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." 14
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.
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. 15At
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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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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