Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
DECEMBER
4
PSALMS:
4, 34, 64, 94, 124
PROVERBS:
4
OLD
TESTAMENT:
LEVITICUS 14:1 - 57
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MARK 6:30 - 56
PSALMS:
4
For
the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
1
Answer
me when I call to you,
O
my righteous God.
Give
me relief from my distress;
be
merciful to me and hear my prayer.
2
How
long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame A?
How
long will you love delusions and seek false gods B?
Selah
3
Know
that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself;
the
LORD will hear when I call to him.
4
In
your anger do not sin;
when
you are on your beds,
search
your hearts and be silent.
Selah
5
Offer
right sacrifices
and
trust in the LORD.
6
Many
are asking, "Who can show us any good?"
Let
the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD.
7
You
have filled my heart with greater joy
than
when their grain and new wine abound.
8
I
will lie down and sleep in peace,
for
you alone, O LORD,
make
me dwell in safety. 1
PSALMS:
34
Of
David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him
away, and he left.
1
I
A
will extol the LORD at all times;
his
praise will always be on my lips.
2
My
soul will boast in the LORD;
let
the afflicted hear and rejoice.
3
Glorify
the LORD with me;
let
us exalt his name together.
4
I
sought the LORD, and he answered me;
he
delivered me from all my fears.
5
Those
who look to him are radiant;
their
faces are never covered with shame.
6
This
poor man called, and the LORD heard him;
he
saved him out of all his troubles.
7
The
angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
and
he delivers them.
8
Taste
and see that the LORD is good;
blessed
is the man who takes refuge in him.
9
Fear
the LORD, you his saints,
for
those who fear him lack nothing.
10
The
lions may grow weak and hungry,
but
those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
11
Come,
my children, listen to me;
I
will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12
Whoever
of you loves life
and
desires to see many good days, 2
13
keep
your tongue from evil
and
your lips from speaking lies.
14
Turn
from evil and do good;
seek
peace and pursue it.
15
The
eyes of the LORD are on the righteous
and
his ears are attentive to their cry;
16
the
face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to
cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17
The
righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
he
delivers them from all their troubles.
18
The
LORD is close to the brokenhearted
and
saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19
A
righteous man may have many troubles,
but
the LORD delivers him from them all;
20
he
protects all his bones,
not
one of them will be broken.
21
Evil
will slay the wicked;
the
foes of the righteous will be condemned.
22
The
LORD redeems his servants;
no
one will be condemned who takes refuge in him. 3
PSALMS:
64
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
Hear
me, O God, as I voice my complaint;
protect
my life from the threat of the enemy.
2
Hide
me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
from
that noisy crowd of evildoers.
3
They
sharpen their tongues like swords
and
aim their words like deadly arrows.
4
They
shoot from ambush at the innocent man;
they
shoot at him suddenly, without fear.
5
They
encourage each other in evil plans,
they
talk about hiding their snares;
they
say, "Who will see them A?"
6
They
plot injustice and say,
"We
have devised a perfect plan!"
Surely
the mind and heart of man are cunning.
7
But
God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly
they will be struck down.
8
He
will turn their own tongues against them
and
bring them to ruin;
all
who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
9
All
mankind will fear;
they
will proclaim the works of God
and
ponder what he has done.
10
Let
the righteous rejoice in the LORD
and
take refuge in him;
let
all the upright in heart praise him!4
PSALMS:
94
1
O
LORD, the God who avenges,
O
God who avenges, shine forth.
2
Rise
up, O Judge of the earth;
pay
back to the proud what they deserve.
3
How
long will the wicked, O LORD,
how
long will the wicked be jubilant?
4
They
pour out arrogant words;
all
the evildoers are full of boasting.
5
They
crush your people, O LORD;
they
oppress your inheritance.
6
They
slay the widow and the alien;
they
murder the fatherless.
7
They
say, "The LORD does not see;
the
God of Jacob pays no heed."
8
Take
heed, you senseless ones among the people;
you
fools, when will you become wise?
9
Does
he who implanted the ear not hear?
Does
he who formed the eye not see?
10
Does
he who disciplines nations not punish?
Does
he who teaches man lack knowledge?
11
The
LORD knows the thoughts of man;
he
knows that they are futile.
12
Blessed
is the man you discipline, O LORD,
the
man you teach from your law;
13
you
grant him relief from days of trouble,
till
a pit is dug for the wicked.
14
For
the LORD will not reject his people;
he
will never forsake his inheritance.
15
Judgment
will again be founded on righteousness,
and
all the upright in heart will follow it. 5
16
Who
will rise up for me against the wicked?
Who
will take a stand for me against evildoers?
17
Unless
the LORD had given me help,
I
would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
18
When
I said, "My foot is slipping,"
your
love, O LORD, supported me.
19
When
anxiety was great within me,
your
consolation brought joy to my soul.
20
Can
a corrupt throne be allied with you--
one
that brings on misery by its decrees?
21
They
band together against the righteous
and
condemn the innocent to death.
22
But
the LORD has become my fortress,
and
my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
23
He
will repay them for their sins
and
destroy them for their wickedness;
the
LORD our God will destroy them. 6
PSALMS:
124
A
song of ascents. Of David.
1
If
the LORD had not been on our side--
let
Israel say--
2
if
the LORD had not been on our side
when
men attacked us,
3
when
their anger flared against us,
they
would have swallowed us alive;
4
the
flood would have engulfed us,
the
torrent would have swept over us,
5
the
raging waters
would
have swept us away.
6
Praise
be to the LORD,
who
has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7
We
have escaped like a bird
out
of the fowler's snare;
the
snare has been broken,
and
we have escaped.
8
Our
help is in the name of the LORD,
the
Maker of heaven and earth. 7
PROVERBS:
4
4
1
Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction;
pay
attention and gain understanding.
2
I
give you sound learning,
so
do not forsake my teaching.
3
When
I was a boy in my father's house,
still
tender, and an only child of my mother,
4
he
taught me and said,
"Lay
hold of my words with all your heart;
keep
my commands and you will live.
5
Get
wisdom, get understanding;
do
not forget my words or swerve from them.
6
Do
not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love
her, and she will watch over you.
7
Wisdom
is supreme; therefore get wisdom.
Though
it cost all you have, A
get understanding.
8
Esteem
her, and she will exalt you;
embrace
her, and she will honor you.
9
She
will set a garland of grace on your head
and
present you with a crown of splendor."
10
Listen,
my son, accept what I say,
and
the years of your life will be many.
11
I
guide you in the way of wisdom
and
lead you along straight paths.
12
When
you walk, your steps will not be hampered;
when
you run, you will not stumble.
13
Hold
on to instruction, do not let it go;
guard
it well, for it is your life.
14
Do
not set foot on the path of the wicked
or
walk in the way of evil men.
15
Avoid
it, do not travel on it;
turn
from it and go on your way.
they
are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall.
17
They
eat the bread of wickedness
and
drink the wine of violence.
18
The
path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
shining
ever brighter till the full light of day.
19
But
the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they
do not know what makes them stumble.
20
My
son, pay attention to what I say;
listen
closely to my words.
21
Do
not let them out of your sight,
keep
them within your heart;
22
for
they are life to those who find them
and
health to a man's whole body.
23
Above
all else, guard your heart,
for
it is the wellspring of life.
24
Put
away perversity from your mouth;
keep
corrupt talk far from your lips.
25
Let
your eyes look straight ahead,
fix
your gaze directly before you.
26
Make
level B
paths for your feet
and
take only ways that are firm.
27
Do
not swerve to the right or the left;
OLD
TESTAMENT:
LEVITICUS 14:1 - 57
14
1
The
LORD said to Moses, 2
"These
are the regulations for the diseased person at the time of his
ceremonial cleansing, when he is brought to the priest:
3
The
priest is to go outside the camp and examine him. If the person has
been healed of his infectious skin disease,A
4
the
priest shall order that two live clean birds and some cedar wood,
scarlet yarn and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.
5
Then
the priest shall order that one of the birds be killed over fresh
water in a clay pot.
6
He
is then to take the live bird and dip it, together with the cedar
wood, the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, into the blood of the bird
that was killed over the fresh water.
7
Seven
times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the infectious
disease and pronounce him clean.
Then
he is to release the live bird in the open fields.
8
"The
person to be cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair
and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean.
After
this he may come into the camp, but he must stay outside his tent for
seven days. 9
On
the seventh day he must shave off all his hair;
he must shave his head, his beard, his eyebrows and the rest of his
hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he
will be clean.
10
"On
the eighth day he must bring two male lambs and one ewe lamb a year
old, each without defect, along with three-tenths of an Ephah B
of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and one log C
of oil. 11
The
priest who pronounces him clean shall present both the one to be
cleansed and his offerings before the LORD at the entrance to the
Tent of Meeting.
12
"Then
the priest is to take one of the male lambs and offer it as a guilt
offering, along with the log of oil;
he
shall wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.
13
He
is to slaughter the lamb in the holy place where the sin offering and
the burnt offering are slaughtered.
Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest;
it is most holy.
14
The
priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it
on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb
of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.
15
The
priest shall then take some of the log of oil, pour it in the palm of
his own left hand,
16
dip
his right forefinger into the oil in his palm, and with his finger
sprinkle some of it before the LORD seven times.
17
The
priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the lobe of
the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right
hand and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the
guilt offering.
18
The
rest of the oil in his palm the priest shall put on the head of the
one to be cleansed and make atonement for him before the LORD.
19
"Then
the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for
the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. After that, the priest
shall slaughter the burnt offering 20
and
offer it on the altar, together with the grain offering, and make
atonement for him, and he will be clean.
21
"If,
however, he is poor and cannot afford these, he must take one male
lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him,
together with a tenth of an Ephah D
of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, a log of oil,
22
and
two doves or two young pigeons, which he can afford, one for a sin
offering and the other for a burnt offering.
23
"On
the eighth day he must bring them for his cleansing to the priest at
the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, before the LORD.
24
The
priest is to take the lamb for the guilt offering, together with the
log of oil, and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.
25
He
shall slaughter the 10
lamb for the guilt offering and take some of its blood and put it on
the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of
his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.
26
The
priest is to pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand,
27
and
with his right forefinger sprinkle some of the oil from his palm
seven times before the LORD.
28
Some
of the oil in his palm he is to put on the same places he put the
blood of the guilt offering--on the lobe of the right ear of the one
to be cleansed, on the
thumb
of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.
29
The
rest of the oil in his palm the priest shall put on the head of the
one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD.
30
Then
he shall sacrifice the doves or the young pigeons, which the person
can afford,
31
one
E
as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, together with
the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before
the LORD on behalf of the one to be cleansed."
32
These
are the regulations for anyone who has an infectious skin disease and
who cannot afford the regular offerings for his cleansing.
33
The
LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 34
"When
you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your
possession, and I put a spreading mildew in a house in that land, 35
the
owner of the house must go and tell the priest,
`I
have seen something that looks like mildew in my house.'
36
The
priest is to order the house to be emptied before he goes in to
examine the mildew, so that nothing in the house will be pronounced
unclean. After this the priest is to go in and inspect the house.
37
He
is to examine the mildew on the walls, and if it has greenish or
reddish depressions that appear to be deeper than the surface of the
wall,
38
the
priest shall go out the doorway of the house and close it up for
seven days. 39
On
the seventh day the priest shall return to inspect the house.
If the mildew has spread on the walls, 40
he
is to order that the contaminated stones be torn out and thrown into
an unclean place outside the town.
41
He
must have all the inside walls of the house scraped and the material
that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the town. 42
Then
they are to take other stones to replace these and take new clay and
plaster the house.
43
"If
the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out
and the house scraped and plastered,
44
the
priest is to go and examine it and, if the mildew has spread in the
house, it is a destructive mildew;
the
house is unclean.
45
It
must be torn down--its stones, timbers and all the plaster--and taken
out of the town to an unclean place.
46
"Anyone
who goes into the house while it is closed up will be unclean till
evening.
47
Anyone
who sleeps or eats in the house must wash his clothes.
48
"But
if the priest comes to examine it and the mildew has not spread after
the house has been plastered, he shall pronounce the house clean,
because the mildew is gone.
49
To
purify the house he is to take two birds and some cedar wood, scarlet
yarn and hyssop.
50
He
shall kill one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.
51
Then
he is to take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn and the
live bird, dip them into the blood of the dead bird and the fresh
water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
52
He
shall purify the house with the bird's blood, the fresh water, the
live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop and the scarlet yarn.
53
Then
he is to release the live bird in the open fields outside the town.
In 11this
way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean."
54
These
are the regulations for any infectious skin disease, for an itch, 55
for
mildew in clothing or in a house, 56
and
for a swelling, a rash or a bright spot, 57
to
determine when something is clean or unclean.
These
are the regulations for infectious skin diseases and mildew. 12
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MARK 6:30 - 56
30
The
apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done
and taught. 31
Then,
because so many people were coming and going that they did not even
have a chance to eat, he said to them, "Come
with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."
32
So
they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. 33
But
many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all
the towns and got there ahead of them. 34
When
Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them,
because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching
them many things.
35
By
this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. "This
is a remote place," they said, "and it's already very late.
36
Send
the people away so they can go to the surrounding countryside and
villages and buy themselves something to eat."
37
But
he answered, "You
give them something to eat."
They
said to him, "That would take eight months of a man's wages E!
Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to
eat?"
38
"How
many loaves do you have?"
he asked. "Go
and see."
When
they found out, they said, "Five--and two fish."
39
Then
Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the
green grass. 40
So
they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41
Taking
the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave
thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to
set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
42
They
all ate and were satisfied, 43
and
the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread
and fish. 44
The
number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.
45
Immediately
Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to
Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46
After
leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.
47
When
evening came, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was
alone on land. 48
He
saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against
them. About the fourth watch of the night he went out to them,
walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, 49
but
when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost.
They cried out, 50
because
they all saw him and were terrified.
Immediately
he spoke to them and said, "Take
courage! It is I. Don't be afraid."
51
Then
he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were
completely amazed, 52
for
they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.
53
When
they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.
54As
soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55
They
ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to
wherever they heard he was.
56
And
wherever he went--into villages, towns or countryside--they placed
the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even
the edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were healed. 13
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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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