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January 9 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Genesis 16
Chapter 16
Hagar and Ishmael
1 Abram's wife Sarai had not borne any children for him, but she owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar. 2 Sarai said to Abram, "Since the Lord has prevented me from bearing children, go to my slave; perhaps through her I can build a family." And Abram agreed to what Sarai said.[a] 3 So Abram's wife Sarai took Hagar, her Egyptian slave, and gave her to her husband Abram as a wife for him. This happened after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan 10 years. 4 He slept with[b] Hagar, and she became pregnant. When she realized that she was pregnant, she treated her mistress with contempt. 5 Then Sarai said to Abram, "You are responsible for my suffering![c] I put my slave in your arms,[d] and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the Lord judge between me and you."(a)
6 Abram replied to Sarai, "Here, your slave is in your hands; do whatever you want with her." Then Sarai mistreated her so much that she ran away from her.
7 The Angel of the Lord (b) found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. 8 He said, "Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?"
She replied, "I'm running away from my mistress Sarai."
9 Then the Angel of the Lord said to her, "You must go back to your mistress and submit to her mistreatment."[e] 10 The Angel of the Lord also said to her, "I will greatly multiply your offspring,(c) and they will be too many to count."
11 Then the Angel of the Lord said to her:
You have conceived and will have a son.
You will name him Ishmael,[f]
for the
Lord
has heard your cry of affliction.
12 This man will be like a wild donkey.
His hand will be against everyone,
and everyone's hand will be against him;
he will live at odds with[g] all his brothers.(d)
13 So she called the Lord who spoke to her: The God Who Sees,[h] for she said, "In this place, have I actually seen(e) the One who sees me?"[i] 14 That is why she named the spring, "A Well of the Living One Who Sees Me."[j] It is located between Kadesh and Bered.
15 So Hagar gave birth to Abram's son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son Hagar had. 16 Abram was 86 years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.
Psalms 9
Chapter 9
Psalm 9
Celebration of God's Justice
For the choir director: according to Muth-labben.[a] A Davidic psalm.
1 I will thank Yahweh with all my heart;
I will declare all Your wonderful works.(a)
2 I will rejoice and boast about You;(b)
I will sing about Your name, Most High.(c)
3 When my enemies retreat,
they stumble and perish before You.(d)
4 For You have upheld my just cause;[b](e)
You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge.(f)
5 You have rebuked the nations:(g)
You have destroyed the wicked;(h)
You have erased their name forever and ever.(i)
6 The enemy has come to eternal ruin;
You have uprooted the cities,
and the very memory of them has perished.(j)
7 But the
Lord
sits enthroned forever;(k)
He has established His throne for judgment.(l)
8 He judges the world with righteousness;
He executes judgment on the nations with fairness.(m)
9 The
Lord
is a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.(n)
10 Those who know Your name trust in You
because You have not abandoned
those who seek You, Yahweh.(o)
11 Sing to the
Lord
, who dwells in Zion;(p)
proclaim His deeds among the nations.(q)
12 For the One who seeks an accounting
for bloodshed remembers them;(r)
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.(s)
13 Be gracious to me,
Lord
;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.(t)
Lift me up from the gates of death,(u)
14 so that I may declare all Your praises.
I will rejoice in Your salvation(v)
within the gates of Daughter Zion.
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.(w)
16 The
Lord
has revealed Himself;
He has executed justice,(x)
striking down[c] the wicked[d]
by the work of their hands.(y)
17 The wicked will return to Sheol(z)—
all the nations that forget God.(aa)
18 For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the afflicted[e] will not perish forever.(ab)
19 Rise up,
Lord
! Do not let man prevail;
let the nations be judged in Your presence.(ac)
20 Put terror in them,
Lord
;(ad)
let the nations know they are only men.(ae)
Luke 9:28-62
Chapter 9
28 About eight days after these words,(an) He took along Peter, John, and James(ao) and went up on the mountain to pray.(ap) 29 As He was praying, the appearance of His face changed,(aq) and His clothes became dazzling white.(ar) 30 Suddenly, two men were talking with Him—Moses and Elijah. 31 They appeared in glory and were speaking of His death,[j] which He was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.
32 Peter and those with him were in a deep sleep,[k](as) and when they became fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who were standing with Him. 33 As the two men were departing from Him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master,(at) it's good for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"—not knowing what he said.(au)
34 While he was saying this, a cloud appeared and overshadowed(av) them. They became afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 Then a voice came from the cloud,(aw) saying:
This is My Son,(ax) the Chosen One;[l](ay)
listen to Him!(az)
36 After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was found. They kept silent, and in those days told no one what they had seen.
The Power of Faith over a Demon
37 The next day,(ba) when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him. 38 Just then a man from the crowd cried out, "Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, because he's my only child.(bb) 39 Often a spirit seizes him; suddenly he shrieks, and it throws him into convulsions until he foams at the mouth;[m] wounding[n] him, it hardly ever leaves him. 40 I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn't."(bc)
41 Jesus replied, "You unbelieving and rebellious[o] generation!(bd) How long will I be with you and put up with you?(be) Bring your son here."
42 As the boy was still approaching, the demon knocked him down and threw him into severe convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, cured the boy,(bf) and gave him back to his father.(bg) 43 And they were all astonished at the greatness of God.(bh)
The Second Prediction of His Death
While everyone was amazed at all the things He was doing,(bi) He told His disciples, 44 "Let these words sink in:[p] The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men." (bj)
45 But they did not understand this statement;(bk) it was concealed from them so that they could not grasp it,(bl) and they were afraid to ask Him about it.[q]
Who Is the Greatest?
46 Then an argument started among them about who would be the greatest of them.(bm) 47 But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts,(bn) took a little child and had him stand next to Him. 48 He told them, "Whoever welcomes[r] this little child in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me.(bo) For whoever is least among you—this one is great." (bp)
In His Name
49 John responded,(bq) "Master, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name,(br) and we tried to stop him because he does not follow us."(bs)
50 "Don't stop him," Jesus told him, "because whoever is not against you is for you." [s](bt)
The Journey to Jerusalem
51 When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up,[t](bu) He determined[u](bv) to journey to Jerusalem.(bw) 52 He sent messengers ahead of Him,(bx) and on the way they entered a village of the Samaritans(by) to make preparations for Him. 53 But they did not welcome Him, because He determined to journey to Jerusalem.(bz) 54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?"[v](ca)
55 But He turned and rebuked them,[w] 56 and they went to another village.
Following Jesus
57 As they were traveling on the road someone said to Him,(cb) "I will follow You wherever You go!"
58 Jesus told him, "Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky[x] have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head." 59 Then He said to another, "Follow Me."
"Lord," he said, "first let me go bury my father."[y]
60 But He told him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and spread the news of the kingdom of God." (cc)
61 Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to those at my house."(cd)
62 But Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."
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