“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m going to try them out. I ask you to excuse me.’

Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were Elpaal’s sons.

Yet don’t treat him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.

Furthermore, whom will I serve if not his son? As I served in your father’s presence, I will also serve in yours.”

“‘No, father Abraham,’ he said. ‘But if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’

It follows that speaking in other languages is intended as a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers. But prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers.

In obedience to this, they entered the temple complex at daybreak and began to teach.

When the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full Senate of the sons of Israel—and sent orders to the jail to have them brought.

hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. As a result, they are always completing the number of their sins, and wrath has overtaken them at last.

“Take nothing for the road,” He told them, “no walking stick, no traveling bag, no bread, no money; and don’t take an extra shirt.

So the king gave orders to summon the diviner-priests, mediums, sorcerers, and Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,

Then Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the Lord, but Baal’s prophets are 450 men.

No blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “Otherwise, the Hebrews will make swords or spears.”

Are You angry at the rivers, Lord?
Is Your wrath against the rivers?
Or is Your rage against the sea
when You ride on Your horses,
Your victorious chariot?

From beyond the rivers of Cush
My supplicants, My dispersed people,
will bring an offering to Me.

Then Haman informed King Ahasuerus, “There is one ethnic group, scattered throughout the peoples in every province of your kingdom, yet living in isolation. Their laws are different from everyone else’s and they do not obey the king’s laws. It is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.

You are not to present to the Lord anything that has bruised, crushed, torn, or severed testicles; you must not sacrifice them in your land.

Aaron’s sons will burn it on the altar along with the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

The gatekeepers:

Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives, who guarded the gates: 172.

These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who had a reputation among the three warriors.

When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they have washed. And there are many other customs they have received and keep, like the washing of cups, jugs, copper utensils, and dining couches.)

In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the water that had covered the earth was dried up. Then Noah removed the ark’s cover and saw that the surface of the ground was drying.

But when they came from Egypt, Israel traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.

For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church,

Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle by the Ascent of Heres.

And this becomes clearer if another priest like Melchizedek appears,

“Keep this command permanently as a statute for you and your descendants.

Moses said, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”

Then Peter said, “Look, we have left what we had and followed You.”

Those who passed by were yelling insults at Him, shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! The One who would demolish the sanctuary and build it in three days,

These are the family records of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the flood.

Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

Therefore if an uncircumcised man keeps the law’s requirements, will his uncircumcision not be counted as circumcision?

Two or three cities staggered
to another city to drink water
but were not satisfied,
yet you did not return to Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

You did not abandon them in the wilderness
because of Your great compassion.
During the day the pillar of cloud
never turned away from them,
guiding them on their journey.
And during the night the pillar of fire
illuminated the way they should go.

I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them: “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?

And you are inflated with pride, instead of filled with grief so that he who has committed this act might be removed from your congregation.

The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.

While he was saying these words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.

Bind up the testimony.
Seal up the instruction among my disciples.

Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.

The leaders of the Levites—Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their relatives opposite them—gave praise and thanks, division by division, as David the man of God had prescribed.

The Lord said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel that everyone who hears about it will shudder.

Place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece for decisions, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the Lord. Aaron will continually carry the means of decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the Lord.

For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Then he asked, “Which route should we take?”

Joram replied, “The route of the Wilderness of Edom.”

for a message came to me by the word of the Lord: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or go back by the way you came.’”

Saul told Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God,” for it was with the Israelites at that time.

They are to perform duties for him and the entire community before the tent of meeting by attending to the service of the tabernacle.

He told them, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Tomorrow is a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil, and set aside everything left over to be kept until morning.’”

He did not do this to offer Himself many times, as the high priest enters the sanctuary yearly with the blood of another.

“Nothing that a man permanently sets apart to the Lord from all he owns, whether a person, an animal, or his inherited landholding, can be sold or redeemed; everything set apart is especially holy to the Lord.

However, many from the crowd believed in Him and said, “When the Messiah comes, He won’t perform more signs than this man has done, will He?”

I am teaching you the way of wisdom;
I am guiding you on straight paths.

For nothing is concealed except to be revealed, and nothing hidden except to come to light.

But who is able to build a temple for Him, since even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain Him? Who am I then that I should build a temple for Him except as a place to burn incense before Him?

When he began to settle accounts, one who owed 10,000 talents was brought before him.

Won’t your creditors suddenly arise,
and those who disturb you wake up?
Then you will become spoil for them.

He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was the gold of Parvaim.

Yet Haman controlled himself and went home. He sent for his friends and his wife Zeresh to join him.

When the Lord passes through to strike Egypt and sees the blood on the lintel and the two doorposts, He will pass over the door and not let the destroyer enter your houses to strike you.

Joash’s servants conspired against him and killed him at Beth-millo on the road that goes down to Silla.

“I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night and strike every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, both man and beast. I am Yahweh; I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt.

and will therefore receive condemnation because they have renounced their original pledge.

They helped David against the raiders, for they were all brave warriors and commanders in the army.

You did not despise or reject me though my physical condition was a trial for you. On the contrary, you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.

Helah’s sons: Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.

Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy served the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.

Don’t fight with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even an inch of it, because I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his possession.

So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd was following and pressing against Him.

You as king have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, drum, and every kind of music must fall down and worship the gold statue.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and present yourself to Pharaoh. Tell him: This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews says: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

Terah lived 70 years and fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

A man who is physically uncircumcised, but who fulfills the law, will judge you who are a lawbreaker in spite of having the letter of the law and circumcision.

like a trap. For it will come on all who live on the face of the whole earth.

He will send out the angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky.

He will love you, bless you, and multiply you. He will bless your descendants, and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil—the young of your herds, and the newborn of your flocks, in the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you.

“This is what the Lord of Hosts says: If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, you will both rule My house and take care of My courts; I will also grant you access among these who are standing here.

So Hiram sent ships to him by his servants along with crews of experienced seamen. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir, took from there 17 tons of gold, and delivered it to King Solomon.

Manasseh is with Ephraim,
and Ephraim with Manasseh;
together, both are against Judah.
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.

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At their feasts they have lyre, harp,
tambourine, flute, and wine.
They do not perceive the Lord’s actions,
and they do not see the work of His hands.

Indeed, I took all this to heart and explained it all: the righteous, the wise, and their works are in God’s hands.People don’t know whether to expect love or hate. Everything lies ahead of them.

The one who despises his neighbor sins,
but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.

“But the father told his slaves, ‘Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

Samuel judged Israel throughout his life.

After He said these things He spit on the ground, made some mud from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes.

So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat and sent them by his son David to Saul.

The cows went straight up the road to Beth-shemesh. They stayed on that one highway, lowing as they went; they never strayed to the right or to the left. The Philistine rulers were walking behind them to the territory of Beth-shemesh.

Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, those that crawl on the ground—and they will spread over the earth and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”

For, as it is written: The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.

Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

But each person should examine his own work, and then he will have a reason for boasting in himself alone, and not in respect to someone else.

But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

Every holy contribution the Israelites present to the priest will be his.

But you know his proven character, because he has served with me in the gospel ministry like a son with a father.

You acted in secret, but I will do this before all Israel and in broad daylight.’”

What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

Punish them, God;
let them fall by their own schemes.
Drive them out because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against You.

All that my eyes desired, I did not deny them. I did not refuse myself any pleasure, for I took pleasure in all my struggles. This was my reward for all my struggles.

But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I’ll go to him, but he will never return to me.”

When Jesus came to the leader’s house, He saw the flute players and a crowd lamenting loudly.

King Darius gave the order, and they searched in the library of Babylon in the archives.

As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind. The sun beat down so much on Jonah’s head that he almost fainted, and he wanted to die. He said, “It’s better for me to die than to live.”

But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there a prophet of the Lord here? Let’s inquire of Yahweh through him.”

One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on Elijah’s hands, is here.”

Hashabiahof Hilkiah, and Nethanel of Jedaiah.

So he took the elders of the city, and he took some thorns and briers from the wilderness, and he disciplined the men of Succoth with them.

“I will go with you,” she said, “but you will receive no honor on the road you are about to take, because the Lord will sell Sisera into a woman’s hand.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.

Nothing set apart for destruction is to remain in your hand, so that the Lord will turn from His burning anger and grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers.

As He was teaching in the temple complex, Jesus cried out, “You know Me and you know where I am from. Yet I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You don’t know Him;

And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Therefore, when we could no longer stand it, we thought it was better to be left alone in Athens.

In order to accuse Him, they were watching Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath.

For the Lord of Hosts says this: “He has sent Me for His glory against the nations who are plundering you, for anyone who touches you touches the pupil of His eye.

The Lord said, “It is because they abandoned My instruction that I set in front of them and did not obey My voice or walk according to it.

Rise up, Lord! Do not let man prevail;
let the nations be judged in Your presence.

They will no longer hunger;
they will no longer thirst;
the sun will no longer strike them,
nor will any heat.

They have placed their detestable things in the house that is called by My name and have defiled it.

If only Job were tested to the limit,
because his answers are like those of wicked men.

How then can I answer Him
or choose my arguments against Him?

The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inherited property.

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The poles were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen from outside; they are there to this very day.

I dug wells,
and I drank foreign waters.
I dried up all the streams of Egypt
with the soles of my feet.

besides what came from merchants, traders’ merchandise, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.

At mealtime Boaz told her, “Come over here and have some bread and dip it in the vinegar sauce.” So she sat beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain. She ate and was satisfied and had some left over.

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

From the Simeonites: 7,100 brave warriors ready for war.

They observed that some of His disciples were eating their bread with unclean—that is, unwashed—hands.

Then Moses slaughtered it, took the blood, and applied it with his finger to the horns of the altar on all sides, purifying the altar. He poured out the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement can be made on it.

So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out. After they had traveled their indirect route for seven days, they had no water for the army or their animals.

Now take action, because the Lord has spoken concerning David: ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the power of the Philistines and the power of all Israel’s enemies.’”

Lord, they have killed Your prophets
and torn down Your altars.
I am the only one left,
and they are trying to take my life!

Then Joshua told the Israelites, “Come closer and listen to the words of the Lord your God.”

Reu lived 32 years and fathered Serug.

Tomorrow at this time I will rain down the worst hail that has ever occurred in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.

ה HeThe Lord is like an enemy;
He has swallowed up Israel.
He swallowed up all its palaces
and destroyed its fortified cities.
He has multiplied mourning and lamentation
within Daughter Judah.

so that no one can boast in His presence.

Then He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

Indeed, such is the dwelling of the unjust man,
and this is the place of the one who does not know God.

The temple servants lived on Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa supervised the temple servants.

All the Levites in the holy city: 284.

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And He was amazed at their unbelief.

Now He was going around the villages in a circuit, teaching.

Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

The crowds paid attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the signs he was performing.

When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 choice warriors—to fight against Israel to restore the reign to Rehoboam.

The Lord spoke to Joshua: “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they will know that I will be with you just as I was with Moses.

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,

Hurry up! Run there, for I cannot do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city is Zoar.

The gatekeepers called out, and the news was reported to the king’s household.

Now when we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we also guide the whole animal.

You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.

You may purchase food from them with silver, so that you may eat, and buy water from them to drink.

the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

“Go and stand in the temple complex, and tell the people all about this life.”

Woe to them, for they fled from Me;
destruction to them, for they rebelled against Me!
Though I want to redeem them,
they speak lies against Me.

When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, and it withered.

But the house of Israel will not want to listen to you because they do not want to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hardheaded and hardhearted.

Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel,
who abhor justice
and pervert everything that is right,

May the Lord reward you for what you have done, and may you receive a full reward from the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.”

You are not being sent to many peoples of unintelligible speech or difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. No doubt, if I sent you to them, they would listen to you.

When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him and then asked, “Is your heart one with mine?”

“It is,” Jehonadab replied.

Jehu said, “If it is, give me your hand.”

So he gave him his hand, and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot with him.

He took the crown from the head of their king, and it was placed on David’s head. The crown weighed 75 pounds of gold, and it had a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city.

Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the profit that is increasing to your account.

For all the silver and gold, and the articles of bronze and iron, are dedicated to the Lord and must go into the Lord’s treasury.”

“Go,” He told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he left, washed, and came back seeing.

I hated all my work that I labored at under the sun because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

“You’ve answered correctly,” He told him. “Do this and you will live.”

If it is a matter of strength, look, He is the Mighty One!
If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

Otherwise, after he has laid the foundation and cannot finish it, all the onlookers will begin to make fun of him,

Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Don’t be afraid.” So he went into her tent, and she covered him with a rug.

They said, “Moses permitted us to write divorce papers and send her away.”

Don’t be one of those who enter agreements,
who put up security for loans.

“But you are to take the holy offerings you have and your vow offerings and go to the place the Lord chooses.

and sent them to the Lord, asking, “Are You the One who is to come, or should we look for someone else?”

When the 10 disciples heard this, they became indignant with the two brothers.

doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed
so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.

Why was I not stillborn;
why didn’t I die as I came from the womb?

Then the word of the Lord came to me:

Hold on to instruction; don’t let go.
Guard it, for it is your life.

so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land.

So he asked, “Who are you?”

“I am Ruth, your slave,” she replied. “Spread your cloak over me, for you are a family redeemer.”

Then he became hungry and wanted to eat, but while they were preparing something, he went into a visionary state.

From the Levites: 4,600

“This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have clashed swords and killed each other. So, to the spoil, Moab!”

Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large processions that gave thanks. One went to the right on the wall, toward the Dung Gate.

All of Solomon’s work was carried out from the day the foundation was laid for the Lord’s temple until it was finished. So the Lord’s temple was completed.

Then all the people, from the youngest to the oldest, and the commanders of the army, left and went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai and entered the city. So Joab withdrew from the attack against the Ammonites and went to Jerusalem.

Now the man Jeroboam was capable, and Solomon noticed the young man because he was getting things done. So he appointed him over the entire labor force of the house of Joseph.

His offering was one silver dish weighing 3¼ pounds and one silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds, measured by the standard sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

For who out of all mankind has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the fire, as we have, and lived?

Be careful not to forget the covenant of the Lord your God that He made with you, and make an idol for yourselves in the shape of anything He has forbidden you.

He asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?”

“They were like you,” they said. “Each resembled the son of a king.”

An Oracle

The word of the Lord
is against the land of Hadrach,
and Damascus is its resting place—
for the eyes of men
and all the tribes of Israel
are on the Lord—

But meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

Someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple complex and teaching the people.”

Since I cannot help myself,
the hope for success has been banished from me.

He frustrates the schemes of the crafty
so that they achieve no success.

In the second month of the second year after they arrived at God’s house in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers, including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began to build. They appointed the Levites who were 20 years old or more to supervise the work on the Lord’s house.

Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you too have a Master in heaven.

All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, since it was considered as nothing in Solomon’s time,

So he summoned one of the servants and asked what these things meant.

W I am a wall
and my breasts like towers.
So in his eyes I have become
like one who finds peace.

When they had heard this, they were filled with rage and began to cry out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth split open from the sound.

This included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.

Peter then invited them in and gave them lodging.

The next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa went with him.

For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He has come to stay in Jerusalem forever.

Azariah fathered Amariah;
Amariah fathered Ahitub;

He said to her, “Allow the children to be satisfied first, because it isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

A centurion’s slave, who was highly valued by him, was sick and about to die.

After threatening them further, they released them. They found no way to punish them, because the people were all giving glory to God over what had been done;

Guided by the Spirit, he entered the temple complex. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform for Him what was customary under the law,

Don’t carry a money-bag, traveling bag, or sandals; don’t greet anyone along the road.

When He got out on land, a demon-possessed man from the town met Him. For a long time he had worn no clothes and did not stay in a house but in the tombs.

“When I broke the seven loaves for the 4,000, how many large baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Seven,” they said.

They seized Him, led Him away, and brought Him into the high priest’s house. Meanwhile Peter was following at a distance.

And you must watch! I have told you everything in advance.

but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up, living with him and his children. It shared his meager food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.

A worthless person, a wicked man
goes around speaking dishonestly,

if service, in service;
if teaching, in teaching;

He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them:

The one who waits for and reaches 1,335 days is blessed.

The wall was completed in 52 days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul.

Because of laziness the roof caves in,
and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

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When the Lord tore Israel from the house of David, Israel made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Then Jeroboam led Israel away from following the Lord and caused them to commit great sin.

Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Hold out the sword in your hand toward Ai, for I will hand the city over to you.” So Joshua held out his sword toward it.

Now an opportune time came on his birthday, when Herod gave a banquet for his nobles, military commanders, and the leading men of Galilee.

The priest is to put on his linen robe and linen undergarments. He is to remove the ashes of the burnt offering the fire has consumed on the altar, and place them beside the altar.

Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (Taphath daughter of Solomon was his wife);

Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses, and He said, “Isn’t Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, he is on his way now to meet you. He will rejoice when he sees you.

“But, so we won’t offend them, go to the sea, cast in a fishhook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth you’ll find a coin. Take it and give it to them for Me and you.”

The Israelites plundered all the spoils and cattle of these cities for themselves. But they struck down every person with the sword until they had annihilated them, leaving no one alive.

You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?

When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Twelve,” they told Him.

Then the Israelites went and did this; they did just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron.

Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay your wages.” So the woman took the boy and nursed him.

Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.

Yet even now I know that whatever You ask from God, God will give You.”

Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ sins!

Those who heard this asked, “Then who can be saved?”

Then He sternly warned him and sent him away at once,

Because of this, the king became violently angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the jail were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains came loose.

but their plot became known to Saul. So they were watching the gates day and night intending to kill him,

The caravans of Tema look for these streams.
The traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.

I have observed that this also is wisdom under the sun, and it is significant to me:

calling to those who pass by,
who go straight ahead on their paths:

However, it will not go well with the wicked, and they will not lengthen their days like a shadow, for they are not reverent before God.

John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to give you an answer to this question.

I have seen the task that God has given people to keep them occupied.

For the men who were in the land prior to you have committed all these detestable things, and the land has become defiled.

And not only that, but he was also appointed by the churches to accompany us with this gift that is being administered by us for the glory of the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.

You will break them with a rod of iron;
You will shatter them like pottery.”

The Levites:

Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;

Elisha said, “Open the east window.” So he opened it. Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. Then Elisha said, “The Lord’s arrow of victory, yes, the arrow of victory over Aram. You are to strike down the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.”

Zerah’s sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.

But we know where this man is from. When the Messiah comes, nobody will know where He is from.”

In that day the beautiful young women,
the young men also, will faint from thirst.

Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten back by them and fled toward the wilderness.

The calm words of the wise are heeded
more than the shouts of a ruler over fools.

They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the book of Moses.

I have put the ark there,
where Yahweh’s covenant is
that He made with the Israelites.

But Moses replied, “I’m in the middle of a people with 600,000 foot soldiers, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’

When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before Him, and said in a loud voice, “What do You have to do with me, Jesus, You Son of the Most High God? I beg You, don’t torment me!”

This is why I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and hound from town to town.

their descendants who remained in the land after them, those whom the Israelites were unable to completely destroy—Solomon imposed forced labor on them; it is this way until today.

Barak pursued the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth of the Nations, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.

Zebulun failed to drive out the residents of Kitron or the residents of Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced labor.

this as their territory:

From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau as far as Medeba,

He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be deeply distressed and horrified.

because you are not speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking through you.

72,000 cattle,

Woe to him who dishonestly makes
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape from the reach of disaster!

Then those who went ahead and those who followed kept shouting:

Hosanna!
He who comes in the name
of the Lord is the blessed One!

Then the Lord spoke to Moses,

But they were startled and terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost.

Whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a furnace of blazing fire.

There are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men have ignored you, the king; they do not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.”

Then God asked Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”

“Yes,” he replied. “It is right. I’m angry enough to die!”

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out of there with a strong hand and an outstretched arm. That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.

Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah didn’t return to Me with all her heart—only in pretense.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.

Call your brothers: My People
and your sisters: Compassion.

“On that day”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“the king and the officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be scared speechless.”

Israel’s Light will become a fire,
and its Holy One, a flame.
In one day it will burn up Assyria’s thorns and thistles.

Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat
and opens wide its enormous jaws,
and down go Zion’s dignitaries, her masses,
her crowds, and those who carouse in her!

Foolishness brings joy to one without sense,
but a man with understanding walks a straight path.

Before the day breaks
and the shadows flee,
I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh
and the hill of frankincense.

On the third day after I gave birth, she also had a baby and we were alone. No one else was with us in the house; just the two of us were there.

Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and set up priests from every class of people who were not Levites.

King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba her every desire, whatever she asked—far more than she had brought the king. Then she, along with her servants, returned to her own country.

Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

Look, the days are coming when they will say, ‘The women without children, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed, are fortunate!’

But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all.

“Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have rewarded him appropriately for what he did—

Then God spoke to Noah,

“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing in front of the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”

When Joab and all his army arrived, Joab was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, the king dismissed him, and he went in peace.”

Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Should I go and call a woman from the Hebrews to nurse the boy for you?”

Just then some men came, carrying on a mat a man who was paralyzed. They tried to bring him in and set him down before Him.

The coming kingdom
of our father David is blessed!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!

They will eat but not be satisfied;
they will be promiscuous but not multiply.
For they have abandoned their devotion to the Lord.

and Judas Iscariot,
who also betrayed Him.

But the holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever, yes, forever and ever.’

ו VavHe has done violence to His temple
as if it were a garden booth,
destroying His place of meeting.
The Lord has abolished
appointed festivals and Sabbaths in Zion.
He has despised king and priest
in His fierce anger.

A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

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You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and new wine abound.

Why not forgive my sin
and pardon my transgression?
For soon I will lie down in the grave.
You will eagerly seek me, but I will be gone.

From the Judahites: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.

And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.

Now Rehoboam, Solomon’s son, reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was 41 years old when he became king; he reigned 17 years in Jerusalem, the city where Yahweh had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name. Rehoboam’s mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.

The king replied, “This woman says, ‘This is my son who is alive, and your son is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead, and my son is alive.’”

So he sent out a second horseman, who went to them and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Do you come in peace?’”

Jehu answered, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me.”

Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the Lord is sending me to the Jordan.”

But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.

So not only do we run a risk that our business may be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be despised and her magnificence come to the verge of ruin—the very one all of Asia and the world adore.”

The king said to them, “Take my servants with you, have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and take him down to Gihon.

When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these things?” they said. “What is this wisdom given to Him, and how are these miracles performed by His hands?

since he has been longing for all of you and was distressed because you heard that he was sick.

Therefore, show them proof before the churches of your love and of our boasting about you.

and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

Afterward, they went down from the high place to the city, and Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

She went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her.

Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No diversions were brought to him, and he could not sleep.

(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

“The final glory of this house will be greater than the first,” says the Lord of Hosts. “I will provide peace in this place”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.

When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that no gap was left in it—though at that time I had not installed the doors in the gates—

Therefore the Lord God of Hosts
will inflict an emaciating disease
on the well-fed of Assyria,
and He will kindle a burning fire
under its glory.

and since we have a great high priest over the house of God,

I said, “Oh no, Lord God, You have certainly deceived this people and Jerusalem, by announcing, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”

Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys to the east and to the west.

But the ones sown on good ground are those who hear the word, welcome it, and produce a crop: 30, 60, and 100 times what was sown.”

They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests and the Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasuries.

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands.

After Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the Lord for help concerning the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.

One of his servants said, “No one, my lord the king. Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in your bedroom.”

The servant answered, “She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.

“Listen to them,” the Lord told Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.”

Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Each of you, go back to your city.”

During the night Pharaoh got up, he along with all his officials and all the Egyptians, and there was a loud wailing throughout Egypt because there wasn’t a house without someone dead.

So the overseers and foremen of the people went out and said to them, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I am not giving you straw.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is hard: he refuses to let the people go.

the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.

all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.

This came from the Lord
and is wonderful in our eyes?”

But after I have been resurrected, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”

On that day, a man on the housetop, whose belongings are in the house, must not come down to get them. Likewise the man who is in the field must not turn back.

As my life was fading away,
I remembered Yahweh.
My prayer came to You,
to Your holy temple.

“House of Israel, was it sacrifices and grain offerings that you presented to Me during the 40 years in the wilderness?

So it will be done to you, Bethel,
because of your extreme evil.
At dawn the king of Israel will be totally destroyed.

Whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense, she says,

They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with a covering made of manatee skin, and insert the poles in the table.

He was 32 years old when he became king and reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

At harvest time he sent a slave to the farmers to collect some of the fruit of the vineyard from the farmers.

Instead, immediately after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit came and fell at His feet.

In the fortress of Susa, there was a Jewish man named Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite.

But the Israelite army rallied and again took their battle positions in the same place where they positioned themselves on the first day.

Then the news about Him spread throughout Syria. So they brought to Him all those who were afflicted, those suffering from various diseases and intense pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralytics. And He healed them.

and this is the reason he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the opening in the wall of the city of his father David.

But because he has a defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar. He is not to desecrate My sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sets them apart.”

Therefore that place was called Beer-sheba because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.

Now the advice Ahithophel gave in those days was like someone asking about a word from God—such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.

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So they struck him, his sons, and his whole army until no one was left, and they took possession of his land.

Israel struck him with the sword and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, but only up to the Ammonite border, because it was fortified.

But you, brothers, are not in the dark, for this day to overtake you like a thief.

So we wanted to come to you—even I, Paul, time and again—but Satan hindered us.

Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, and so do

My eyes are worn out from crying.
Lord, I cry out to You all day long;
I spread out my hands to You.

Therefore encourage one another with these words.

Many nations have now assembled against you;
they say, “Let her be defiled,
and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”

Then all people will see that I, Yahweh, have kindled it. It will not be extinguished.”

After I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.

If that man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you can take whatever you want for yourself,” the servant would reply, “No, I insist that you hand it over right now. If you don’t, I’ll take it by force!”

Then he said, “May the Lord bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not pursued younger men, whether rich or poor.

Then the king answered the woman, “I’m going to ask you something; don’t conceal it from me!”

“Let my lord the king speak,” the woman replied.

But He will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you’re from. Get away from Me, all you workers of unrighteousness!’

Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. However, King Rehoboam managed to get into his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.

After these things, the Lord’s servant, Joshua son of Nun, died at the age of 110.

Looking all around and seeing no one, he struck the Egyptian dead and hid him in the sand.

They replied, “We have clearly seen how the Lord has been with you. We think there should be an oath between two parties—between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you:

but when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord, so that we may not be condemned with the world.

As they were trying to kill him, word went up to the commander of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in chaos.

They will listen to what you say. Then you, along with the elders of Israel, must go to the king of Egypt and say to him: Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go on a three-day trip into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to Yahweh our God.

This will occur if you obey the Lord your God, keeping all His commands I am giving you today, doing what is right in the sight of the Lord your God.

May the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

For I have no one else like-minded who will genuinely care about your interests;

All the saints greet you, but especially those from Caesar’s household.

For no one does anything in secret while he’s seeking public recognition. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.”

You have planned shame for your house
by wiping out many peoples
and sinning against your own self.

I will leave
a meek and humble people among you,
and they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.

When he heard these words, Ananias dropped dead, and a great fear came on all who heard.

“To build a shrine for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “When that is ready, the basket will be placed there on its pedestal.”

But My faithful love will never leave him as I removed it from Saul; I removed him from your way.

Look! I am stirring up the Medes against them,
who cannot be bought off with silver
and who have no desire for gold.

“Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten secretly is tasty!”

But I am full of the Lord’s wrath;
I am tired of holding it back.
Pour it out on the children in the street,
on the gang of young men as well.
For both husband and wife will be captured,
the old with the very old.

Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you:
if you find my love,
tell him that I am lovesick.

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”

Then the cry rang out in the army as the sun set, declaring:

Each man to his own city,
and each man to his own land!

The singers gathered from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, “I gave birth to him in pain.”

David’s other sons: Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,

But Moses said in the Lord’s presence: “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am such a poor speaker?”

They brought Ish-bosheth’s head to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here’s the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who intended to take your life. Today the Lord has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”

Moses took all the fat that was on the entrails, the fatty lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and he burned them on the altar.

Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly while all the people were marching past. As the king was crossing the Kidron Valley, all the people were marching past on the road that leads to the desert.

If those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made empty and the promise is canceled.

Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s slave drivers had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why haven’t you finished making your prescribed number of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”

Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows!

“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible agony!”

But He replied to them, “My mother and My brothers are those who hear and do the word of God.”

Go get straw yourselves wherever you can find it, but there will be no reduction at all in your workload.’”

Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans, during his father Terah’s lifetime.

say to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels bound at the great river Euphrates.”

But since that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,

The foundations of the doorways shook at the sound of their voices, and the temple was filled with smoke.

As the commander of the temple police and the chief priests heard these things, they were baffled about them, as to what could come of this.

the stars will be falling from the sky,
and the celestial powers will be shaken.

Rebuke your mother; rebuke her.
For she is not My wife and I am not her husband.
Let her remove the promiscuous look from her face
and her adultery from between her breasts.

I will throw filth on you
and treat you with contempt;
I will make a spectacle of you.

son of Joanan,
son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel,
son of Shealtiel, son of Neri,

For wickedness burns like a fire
that consumes thorns and briers
and kindles the forest thickets
so that they go up in a column of smoke.

But the Lord took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’”

I will perform miracles for them
as in the days of your exodus
from the land of Egypt.

Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember how I stood before You
to speak good on their behalf,
to turn Your anger from them.

For Jerusalem has stumbled
and Judah has fallen
because they have spoken and acted against the Lord,
defying His glorious presence.

A man takes joy in giving an answer;
and a timely word—how good that is!

It would still bring me comfort,
and I would leap for joy in unrelenting pain
that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

For that night did not shut
the doors of my mother’s womb,
and hide sorrow from my eyes.

I will also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to perpetuate the deceased man’s name on his property, so that his name will not disappear among his relatives or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”

He answered, “It isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to their dogs.”

The guards who go about the city found me.
They beat and wounded me;
they took my cloak from me—
the guardians of the walls.

Lord, there is no one like You, and there is no God besides You, as all we have heard confirms.

“Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go and drive out nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.

But you have abandoned Me and worshiped other gods. Therefore, I will not deliver you again.

“Harness!” Joram shouted, and they harnessed his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah set out, each in his own chariot, and met Jehu at the plot of land of Naboth the Jezreelite.

Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah;
Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer;

Joab and his troops advanced to fight against the Arameans, and they fled before him.

Laban asked, “What should I give you?”

And Jacob said, “You don’t need to give me anything. If you do this one thing for me, I will continue to shepherd and keep your flock.

encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.

See what the land is like, and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.

The Canaanite border went from Sidon going toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and going toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.

labor and hardship,
many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst,
often without food, cold, and lacking clothing.

On frequent journeys, I faced
dangers from rivers,
dangers from robbers,
dangers from my own people,
dangers from the Gentiles,
dangers in the city,
dangers in the open country,
dangers on the sea,
and dangers among false brothers;

Then the next day, Paul took the men, having purified himself along with them, and entered the temple, announcing the completion of the purification days when the offering for each of them would be made.

A woman came to meet him
dressed like a prostitute,
having a hidden agenda.

They will bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.