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January 17 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Genesis 24
Chapter 24
A Bride for Isaac
1 Now (C1)Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the LORD had (C2)blessed Abraham in every way.2 Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household who was in (C1)charge of all that he owned, "(C2)Please place your hand under my thigh,3 and I will make you swear by the LORD, (C1)the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you (C2)shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of (C3)the Canaanites, among whom I live;4 but you will go to (C1)my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."5 The servant said to him, "Suppose the woman is not willing to follow me to this land; should I take your son back to the land from where you came?"6 Then Abraham said to him, "(C1)Beware that you do not take my son back there!7 "(C1)The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, '(C2)To your (F1)descendants I will give this land'—He will send (C3)His angel ahead of you, and you will take a wife for my son from there.8 "But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will (C1)be free of this oath of mine; (C2)only do not take my son back there."9 So the servant (C1)placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham, and swore to him concerning this matter.
10 Then the servant took ten camels from the camels of his master, and went out with a variety of (C1)good things of his master's in his hand; so he set out and went to (F1)Mesopotamia, to (C2)the city of Nahor.11 He made the camels kneel down outside the city by (C1)the well of water (F1)when it was evening, (C2)the time when women go out to draw water.12 And he said, "(C1)LORD, God of my master Abraham, please (F1)(C2)grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.13 "Behold, (C1)I am standing by the (F1)spring, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water;14 now may it be that the young woman to whom I say, 'Please let down your jar so that I may drink,' and (F1)who answers, 'Drink, and I will water your camels also'—may she be the one whom You have appointed for Your servant Isaac; and by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master."
Rebekah Is Chosen
15 And it came about, (C1)before he had finished speaking, that behold, (C2)Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel the son of (C3)Milcah, the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor, came out with her jar on her shoulder.16 The young woman was (C1)very beautiful, a virgin; no man had (F1)had relations with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up.17 Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, "(C1)Please let me drink a little water from your jar."18 And (C1)she said, "Drink, my lord"; then she quickly lowered her jar to her hand, and gave him a drink.19 Now when she had finished giving him a drink, (C1)she said, "I will also draw water for your camels until they have finished drinking."20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, and ran back to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels.21 (C1)Meanwhile, the man was taking a close look at her (F1)in silence, to find out whether the LORD had made his journey successful or not.
22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a (C1)gold ring weighing a (F1)half-shekel, and two bracelets for her (F2)wrists weighing ten shekels in gold,23 and he said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room for us to stay overnight at your father's house?"24 She said to him, "(C1)I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah's son, whom she bore to Nahor."25 Again she said to him, "We have plenty of both straw and feed, and room to stay overnight."26 Then the man (C1)bowed low and worshiped the LORD.27 And he said, "(C1)Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned (C2)His kindness and His trustworthiness toward my master; as for me, (C3)the LORD has guided me in the way to the house of my master's brothers."
28 Then (C1)the young woman ran and told her mother's household about these things.29 Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was (C1)Laban; and Laban ran outside to the man at the spring.30 When he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's (F1)wrists, and when he heard the words of his sister Rebekah, saying, "(F2)This is what the man said to me," he went to the man; and behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.31 And he said, "(C1)Come in, (C2)blessed of the LORD! Why do you stand outside, since (C3)I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels?"32 So the man entered the house. Then (F1)(C1)Laban unloaded the camels, and he gave straw and feed to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.33 But when food was set before him to eat, he said, "I will not eat until I have stated my business." And he said, "Speak on."34 So he said, "I am (C1)Abraham's servant.35 "The LORD has greatly (C1)blessed my master, so that he has become (F1)rich; and He has given him (C2)flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and servants and slave women, and camels and donkeys.36 "Now (C1)my master's wife Sarah bore a son to my master (F1)in her old age, and (C2)he has given him all that he has.37 "(C1)My master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live;38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.'39 "Then (C1)I said to my master, 'Suppose the woman does not follow me.'40 "And he said to me, '(C1)The LORD, before whom I have (C2)walked, will send (C3)His angel with you to make your journey successful, and you will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father's house;41 (C1)then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.'
42 "So (C1)I came today to the spring, and said, 'LORD, God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I have been going (C2)successful;43 behold, (C1)I am standing by the (F1)spring, and may it be that the (F2)young unmarried woman who comes out to draw water, and to whom I say, "(C2)Please let me drink a little water from your jar";44 and she says to me, "You drink, and I will draw for your camels also"—let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.'
45 "Before I had finished (C1)speaking in my heart, behold, (C2)Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder, and went down to the spring and drew water, and (C3)I said to her, 'Please let me drink.'46 "She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder, and said, '(C1)Drink, and I will water your camels also'; so I drank, and she watered the camels also.47 "(C1)Then I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' And she said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him'; and I put the (C2)ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her (F1)wrists.48 "And I (C1)bowed low and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, (C2)who had guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.49 "So now if you are going to (F1)(C1)deal kindly and truthfully with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me now, so that I may turn to the right or the left."
50 Then Laban and Bethuel replied, "(C1)The matter has come from the LORD; (C2)so we cannot speak to you bad or good.51 "Here is Rebekah before you, take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master's son, as the LORD has spoken."
52 When Abraham's servant heard their words, he (C1)bowed himself to the ground (F1)before the LORD.53 And the servant brought out (C1)articles of silver and articles of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.54 Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night. When they got up in the morning, he said, "(C1)Send me away to my master."55 But her brother and her mother said, "(C1)Let the young woman stay with us a few days, say ten; afterward she may go."56 However, he said to them, "Do not delay me, since (C1)the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away so that I may go to my master."57 And they said, "We will call the young woman and (F1)ask her."58 Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go."59 So they sent away their sister Rebekah and (C1)her nurse with Abraham's servant and his men.60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "May you, our sister,
(C1)Become thousands of ten thousands,
And may (C2)your (F1)descendants possess
The gate of those who hate them."
Isaac Marries Rebekah
62 Now Isaac had come back from (F1)a journey to (C1)Beer-lahai-roi; for he was living in (C2)the (F2)Negev.63 Isaac went out (C1)to (F1)meditate in the field toward evening; and (C2)he raised his eyes and looked, and behold, camels were coming.64 Rebekah raised her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel.65 She said to the servant, "Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?" And the servant said, "He is my master." Then she took her (F1)veil and covered herself.66 The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and (C1)he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and (C2)he loved her; so Isaac was comforted after (C3)his mother's death.
Psalms 17
Chapter 17
Prayer for Protection against Oppressors.
1 Hear a (C1)just cause, LORD, (C2)give Your attention to my cry;
(C3)Listen to my prayer, which is not from (C4)deceitful lips.
2 Let (C1)my (F1)judgment come forth from Your presence;
Let Your eyes look with (C2)integrity.
3 You have (C1)put my heart to the test;
You have visited me by night;
You have (C2)sifted me and (C3)You find (F1)nothing;
My (C4)intent is that my mouth will not offend.
4 As for the works of mankind, (C1)by the word of Your lips
I have kept from the (C2)ways of the violent.
5 My (C1)steps have held to Your (F1)paths.
My (C2)feet have not slipped.
6 I have (C1)called upon You, for You will answer me, God;
(C2)Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.
7 (C1)Show Your wonderful faithfulness,
(C2)Savior of those who take refuge (F1)at Your right hand
From those who rise up against them.
8 Keep me as (F1)the (C1)apple of the eye;
Hide me (C2)in the shadow of Your wings
9 From the (C1)wicked who deal violently with me,
My (C2)deadly enemies who surround me.
10 They have (C1)closed their (F1)unfeeling hearts,
With their mouths they (C2)speak proudly.
11 They have now (C1)surrounded us in our steps;
They set their eyes (C2)to cast us down to the ground.
12 He is (C1)like a lion that is eager to tear,
And as a young lion (C2)lurking in secret places.
13 (C1)Arise, LORD, confront him, (C2)make him bow down;
(C3)Save my soul from the wicked with (C4)Your sword,
14 From people by (C1)Your hand, LORD,
From people (F1)of the world, (C2)whose portion is in this life,
And whose belly You (C3)fill with Your treasure;
They are satisfied with children,
And leave their abundance to their babies.
15 As for me, I shall (C1)behold Your face in righteousness;
(C2)I shall be satisfied with Your (C3)likeness when I awake.
Luke 13:18-35
Chapter 13
18 So (C1)He was saying, "(C2)What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?19 "It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and (C1)the birds of the sky nested in its branches."
20 And again He said, "(C1)To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?21 "(C1)It is like (F1)leaven, which a woman took and hid in (C2)three (F2)sata of flour until it was all leavened."
Teaching in the Villages
22 And He was passing through one city and village after another, teaching, and (C1)proceeding on His way to Jerusalem.23 And someone said to Him, "Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?" And He said to them,24 "(C1)Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.25 "Once the head of the house gets up and (C1)shuts the door, and you begin standing outside and knocking on the door, saying, '(C2)Lord, open up to us!' and He then will answer and say to you, '(C3)I do not know where you are from.'26 "Then you will (C1)begin saying, 'We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets!'27 And yet He will (F1)say, '(C1)I do not know where you are from; (C2)LEAVE ME, ALL YOU (F2)EVILDOERS.'28 "(C1)In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out.29 "And they (C1)will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.30 "And behold, (C1)some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."
31 At that very time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him, "Go away and leave this place, because (C1)Herod wants to kill You."32 And He said to them, "Go and tell that (F1)fox, 'Behold, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I (F2)(C1)reach My goal.'33 "Nevertheless (C1)I must go on My journey today and tomorrow and the next day; for it cannot be that a (C2)prophet would perish outside Jerusalem.34 "(C1)Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, (C2)just as a hen gathers her (F1)young under her wings, and you were unwilling!35 "Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and I say to you, you will not see Me until you say, '(C1)BLESSED IS THE ONE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!'"
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