the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Daily Bible Reading
October 10 - Old & New Testament
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Hosea 12,13,14
God's Case against Jacob's Heirs
1 Ephraim chases[a] the wind(a)
and pursues the east wind.(b)
He continually multiplies lies and violence.
He makes a covenant with Assyria,(c)
and olive oil is carried to Egypt.(d)
2 The
Lord
also has a dispute with Judah.
He is about to punish Jacob according to his ways;(e)
He will repay him based on his actions.
3 In the womb he grasped his brother's heel,(f)
and as an adult he wrestled with God.(g)
4 Jacob struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought His favor.(h)
He found him[b] at Bethel,(i)
and there He spoke with him.[c](j)
5 Yahweh is the God of Hosts;
Yahweh is His name.(k)
6 But you must return to your God.(l)
Maintain love and justice,(m)
and always put your hope in God.(n)
7 A merchant loves to extort(o)
with dishonest scales in his hands.(p)
8 But Ephraim says:
"How rich I have become;(q)
I made it all myself.
In all my earnings,
no one can find any crime in me(r)
that I can be punished for!"[d]
Judgment on Apostate Israel
9 I have been Yahweh your God
ever since[e] the land of Egypt.(s)
I will make you live in tents again,(t)
as in the festival days.
10 I spoke through the prophets(u)
and granted many visions;
I gave parables through the prophets.(v)
11 Since Gilead is full of evil,(w)
they will certainly come to nothing.
They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal;(x)
even their altars will be like heaps of rocks(y)
on the furrows of a field.
Further Indictment of Jacob's Heirs
12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram.(z)
Israel worked to earn a wife;(aa)
he tended flocks for a wife.(ab)
13 The
Lord
brought Israel from Egypt by a prophet,(ac)
and Israel was tended by a prophet.
14 Ephraim has provoked bitter anger,(ad)
so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him(ae)
and repay him for his contempt.(af)
1 When Ephraim spoke,(a) there was trembling;
he was exalted in Israel.(b)
But he incurred guilt through Baal(c) and died.
2 Now they continue to sin
and make themselves a cast image,(d)
idols skillfully made from their silver,(e)
all of them the work of craftsmen.(f)
People say about them,
"Let the men who sacrifice[a] kiss the calves."(g)
3 Therefore, they will be like the morning mist,(h)
like the early dew that vanishes,
like chaff blown from a threshing floor,(i)
or like smoke from a window.(j)
Death and Resurrection
4 I have been Yahweh your God(k)
ever since[b] the land of Egypt;
you know no God but Me,(l)
and no Savior exists besides Me.(m)
5 I knew[c] you in the wilderness,(n)
in the land of drought.
6 When they had pasture,
they became satisfied;(o)
they were satisfied,
and their hearts became proud.(p)
Therefore they forgot Me.(q)
7 So I will be like a lion(r) to them;
I will lurk like a leopard(s) on the path.
8 I will attack them
like a bear robbed of her cubs
and tear open the rib cage over their hearts.
I will devour them there like a lioness,(t)
like a wild beast that would rip them open.
9 I will destroy you, Israel;
you have no help but Me.[d](u)
10 Where now is your king,[e](v)
that he may save you in all your cities,
and the[f] rulers[g](w) you demanded, saying,
"Give me a king and leaders"?
11 I give you a king in My anger(x)
and take away a king in My wrath.(y)
12 Ephraim's guilt is preserved;
his sin is stored up.(z)
13 Labor pains come on him.(aa)
He is not a wise son;(ab)
when the time comes,
he will not be born.[h](ac)
14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol.
I will redeem[i] them from death.(ad)
Death, where are your barbs?
Sheol, where is your sting?(ae)
Compassion is hidden from My eyes.(af)
The Coming Judgment
15 Although he flourishes among his brothers,[j](ag)
an east wind will come,(ah)
a wind from the
Lord
rising up from the desert.
His water source will fail,
and his spring will run dry.(ai)
The wind[k] will plunder the treasury(aj)
of every precious item.
16 [l]Samaria(ak) will bear her guilt(al)
because she has rebelled against her God.(am)
They will fall by the sword;(an)
their little ones will be dashed to pieces,(ao)
and their pregnant women ripped open.(ap)
A Plea to Repent
1 Israel, return to Yahweh your God,(a)
for you have stumbled in your sin.(b)
2 Take words of repentance with you(c)
and return to the
Lord
.
Say to Him: "Forgive all our sin
and accept what is good,
so that we may repay You
with praise[a] from our[b] lips.(d)
3 Assyria will not save us,(e)
we will not ride on horses,(f)
and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods!'(g)
to the work of our hands.(h)
For the fatherless receives compassion in You."(i)
A Promise of Restoration
4 I will heal their apostasy;(j)
I will freely love them,(k)
for My anger will have turned from him.(l)
5 I will be like the dew to Israel;(m)
he will blossom like the lily(n)
and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.(o)
6 His new branches will spread,
and his splendor will be like the olive tree,(p)
his fragrance, like the forest of Lebanon.(q)
7 The people will return and live beneath his shade.(r)
They will grow grain(s)
and blossom like the vine.
His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 Ephraim, why should I[c] have anything more
to do with idols?(t)
It is I who answer and watch over him.
I am like a flourishing pine tree;(u)
your fruit comes from Me.(v)
9 Let whoever is wise(w) understand these things,
and whoever is insightful recognize them.
For the ways of the
Lord
are right,(x)
and the righteous walk in them,(y)
but the rebellious stumble in them.(z)
Romans 16
Chapter 16
Paul's Commendation of Phoebe
1 I commend to you(a) our sister Phoebe, who is a servant[a] of the church in Cenchreae.(b) 2 So you should welcome her in the Lord(c) in a manner worthy of the saints and assist her in whatever matter she may require your help. For indeed she has been a benefactor of many—and of me also.
Greeting to Roman Christians
3 Give my greetings to Prisca[b] and Aquila,(d) my coworkers in(e) Christ Jesus,(f)
4 who risked their own necks for my life. Not only do I thank them, but so do all the Gentile churches.
5 Greet also the church that meets in their home.(g)
Greet my dear friend Epaenetus, who is the first convert[c](h) to Christ from Asia.[d](i)
6 Greet Mary,[e] who has worked very hard for you.[f]
7 Greet Andronicus and Junia,[g] my fellow countrymen(j) and fellow prisoners.(k) They are noteworthy in the eyes of the apostles,[h][i] and they were also in Christ before me.
8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
9 Greet Urbanus, our coworker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys.
10 Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ.
Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.(l)
11 Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman.
Greet those who belong to the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard in the Lord.
Greet my dear friend Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
13 Greet Rufus,(m) chosen in the Lord; also his mother—and mine.
14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.(n)
16 Greet one another with a holy kiss.(o)
All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
Warning against Divisive People
17 Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause dissensions and obstacles contrary to the doctrine you have learned.(p) Avoid them,(q) 18 for such people do not serve our Lord Christ(r) but their own appetites.[j](s) They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.(t)
Paul's Gracious Conclusion
19 The report of your obedience has reached everyone.(u) Therefore I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good, yet innocent about what is evil.(v) 20 The God of peace(w) will soon crush Satan(x) under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.(y)
21 Timothy,(z) my coworker, and Lucius,(aa) Jason,(ab) and Sosipater,(ac) my fellow countrymen, greet you.
22 I Tertius, who wrote this letter,(ad) greet you in the Lord.[k]
23 Gaius,(ae) who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus,(af) the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you.
[24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.][l]
Glory to God
25 Now to Him who has power to strengthen you(ag) according to my gospel and the proclamation about Jesus Christ,(ah) according to the revelation of the mystery kept silent(ai) for long ages(aj) 26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic Scriptures,(ak) according to the command of the eternal God to advance the obedience of faith[m](al) among all nations— 27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ—to Him be the glory forever Amen.
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