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February 12 - Old & New Testament
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Exodus 14,15
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses: 2 "Tell the Israelites to turn back and camp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea; you must camp in front of Baal-zephon, facing it by the sea.(a) 3 Pharaoh will say of the Israelites: They are wandering around the land in confusion; the wilderness has boxed them in. 4 I will harden Pharaoh's heart so that he will pursue them. Then I will receive glory by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh." So the Israelites did this.(b)
The Egyptian Pursuit
5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about the people and said: "What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us." 6 So he got his chariot ready and took his troops[a] with him; 7 he took 600 of the best chariots and all the rest of the chariots of Egypt, with officers in each one. 8 The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the Israelites, who were going out triumphantly.[b](c) 9 The Egyptians—all Pharaoh's horses and chariots, his horsemen,[c] and his army—chased(d) after them and caught up with them as they camped by the sea beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.
10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians coming after them. Then the Israelites were terrified and cried out(e) to the Lord for help. 11 They said to Moses: "Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you took us to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Isn't this what we told you in Egypt: Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness."(f)
13 But Moses said to the people, "Don't be afraid. Stand firm and see(g) the Lord 's salvation He will provide for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you must be quiet."(h)
Escape through the Red Sea
15 The Lord said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to break camp. 16 As for you, lift up your staff, stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.(i) 17 I am going to harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them, and I will receive glory by means of Pharaoh, all his army, and his chariots and horsemen. 18 The Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh when I receive glory through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen."
19 Then the Angel of God,(j) who was going in front of the Israelite forces, moved and went behind them. The pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and stood behind them.(k) 20 It came between the Egyptian and Israelite forces. The cloud was there in the darkness, yet it lit up the night.[d] So neither group came near the other all night long.
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back with a powerful east wind all that night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided,(l) 22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with the waters like a wall to them on their right and their left.(m)
23 The Egyptians set out in pursuit—all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen—and went into the sea after them. 24 Then during the morning watch, the Lord looked down on the Egyptian forces from the pillar of fire(n) and cloud, and threw them into confusion. 25 He caused their chariot wheels to swerve[e][f] and made them drive[g] with difficulty. "Let's get away from Israel," the Egyptians said, "because Yahweh is fighting for them against Egypt!"
26 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may come back on the Egyptians, on their chariots and horsemen." 27 So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal depth. While the Egyptians were trying to escape from it, the Lord threw them into the sea.(o) 28 The waters came back and covered the chariots(p) and horsemen, the entire army of Pharaoh, that had gone after them into the sea. None of them survived.
29 But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with the waters like a wall to them on their right and their left. 30 That day the Lord saved Israel from the power of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 When Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and believed(q) in Him and in His servant Moses.
Israel's Song
1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord . They said:
I will sing to the
Lord
,
for He is highly exalted;
He has thrown the horse
and its rider into the sea.
2 The
Lord
is my strength and my song;[a]
He has become my salvation.(a)
This is my God, and I will praise Him,
my father's God, and I will exalt Him.(b)
3 The
Lord
is a warrior;(c)
Yahweh is His name.(d)
4 He threw Pharaoh's chariots
and his army into the sea;
the elite of his officers
were drowned in the Red Sea.(e)
5 The floods covered them;
they sank to the depths like a stone.(f)
6
Lord
, Your right hand is glorious in power.
Lord
, Your right hand shattered the enemy.(g)
7 You overthrew Your adversaries
by Your great majesty.
You unleashed Your burning wrath;
it consumed them like stubble.(h)
8 The waters heaped up(i) at the blast of Your nostrils;
the currents stood firm like a dam.
The watery depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 The enemy said:
"I will pursue, I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil.(j)
My desire will be gratified at their expense.
I will draw my sword;
my hand will destroy[b] them."
10 But You blew with Your breath,
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.
11
Lord
, who is like You among the gods?
Who is like You, glorious in holiness,(k)
revered with praises, performing wonders?(l)
12 You stretched out Your right hand,
and the earth swallowed them.
13 You will lead the people
You have redeemed
with Your faithful love;
You will guide them to Your holy dwelling
with Your strength.(m)
14 When the peoples hear, they will shudder;
anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.
15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified;(n)
trembling will seize the leaders of Moab;
the inhabitants of Canaan will panic;
16 and terror(o) and dread will fall on them.
They will be as still[c] as a stone
because of Your powerful arm
until Your people pass by,
Lord
,
until the people whom You purchased[d] pass by.(p)
17 You will bring them in and plant them
on the mountain of Your possession;(q)
Lord
, You have prepared the place
for Your dwelling;
Lord,[e] Your hands have established the sanctuary.
18 The
Lord
will reign(r) forever and ever!
19 When Pharaoh's horses with his chariots and horsemen went into the sea, the Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground. 20 Then Miriam the prophetess,(s) Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with their tambourines and danced.(t) 21 Miriam sang to them:
Sing to the
Lord
,
for He is highly exalted;
He has thrown the horse
and its rider into the sea.
Water Provided
22 Then Moses led Israel on from the Red Sea, and they went out to the Wilderness of Shur. They journeyed for three days in the wilderness without finding water. 23 They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter—that is why it was named Marah.[f] 24 The people grumbled to Moses, "What are we going to drink?"(u) 25 So he cried out to the Lord , and the Lord showed him a tree. When he threw it into the water, the water became drinkable.
He made a statute and ordinance for them at Marah and He tested them there.(v) 26 He said, "If you will carefully obey the Lord your God, do what is right in His eyes, pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, I will not inflict any illnesses on you that I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am Yahweh who heals you."(w)
27 Then they came to Elim, where there were 12 springs of water and 70 date palms, and they camped there by the waters.
Matthew 26:36-75
Chapter 26
36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane,[i](z) and He told the disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." 37 Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.(aa) 38 Then He said to them, "My soul is swallowed up in sorrow[j] —to the point of death.[k] Remain here and stay awake with Me." (ab) 39 Going a little farther,[l] He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will." (ac)
40 Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, "So, couldn't you[m] stay awake with Me one hour? 41 Stay awake and pray, so that you won't enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
42 Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, "My Father, if this[n] cannot pass[o] unless I drink it, Your will be done." (ad) 43 And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open.[p]
44 After leaving them, He went away again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more. 45 Then He came to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting?[q] Look, the time is near. The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.(ae) 46 Get up; let's go! See, My betrayer is near."
The Judas Kiss
47 While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived.(af) A large mob, with swords and clubs, was with him from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48 His betrayer had given them a sign: "The One I kiss, He's the One; arrest Him!" 49 So he went right up to Jesus and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" and kissed Him.
50 "Friend," (ag) Jesus asked him, "why have you come?" [r]
Then they came up, took hold of Jesus, and arrested Him. 51 At that moment one of those with Jesus reached out his hand and drew his sword. He struck the high priest's slave and cut off his ear.(ah)
52 Then Jesus told him, "Put your sword back in its place because all who take up a sword will perish by a sword.(ai) 53 Or do you think that I cannot call on My Father, and He will provide Me at once with more than 12 legions[s] of angels?(aj) 54 How, then, would the Scriptures be fulfilled(ak) that say it must happen this way?"
55 At that time Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal,[t] to capture Me? Every day I used to sit, teaching in the temple complex, and you didn't arrest Me.(al) 56 But all this has happened so that the prophetic Scriptures [u](am) would be fulfilled." Then all the disciples(an) deserted Him and ran away.
Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin
57 Those(ao) who had arrested Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas(ap) the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had convened. 58 Meanwhile, Peter was following Him at a distance right to the high priest's courtyard.[v] He went in and was sitting with the temple police[w] to see the outcome.[x](aq)
59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.(ar) 60 But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses(as) came forward.[y] Finally, two[z] who came forward 61 stated, "This man said, ‘I can demolish God's sanctuary(at) and rebuild it in three days.'"
62 The high priest then stood up and said to Him, "Don't You have an answer to what these men are testifying against You?" 63 But(au) Jesus kept silent.(av) Then the high priest said to Him, "By the living God I place You under oath:(aw) tell us if You are the Messiah, the Son of God!"(ax)
64 "You have said it," [aa] Jesus told him. "But I tell you, in the future[ab] you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven ." (ay)[ac]
65 Then the high priest tore his robes and said, "He has blasphemed!(az) Why do we still need witnesses? Look, now you've heard the blasphemy!(ba) 66 What is your decision?"[ad]
They answered, "He deserves death!"(bb) 67 Then they spit in His face(bc) and beat Him; others slapped Him 68 and said, "Prophesy to us, Messiah! Who hit You?"(bd)
Peter Denies His Lord
69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard.(be) A servant approached him and she said, "You were with Jesus the Galilean too."
70 But he denied it in front of everyone: "I don't know what you're talking about!"
71 When he had gone out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, "This man was with Jesus the Nazarene!"(bf)
72 And again he denied it with an oath,(bg) "I don't know the man!"
73 After a little while those standing there approached and said to Peter, "You certainly are one of them, since even your accent[ae] gives you away."
74 Then he started to curse[af] and to swear with an oath, "I do not know the man!" Immediately a rooster crowed, 75 and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." (bh) And he went outside and wept bitterly.
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