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January 27 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Genesis 35,36
Return to Bethel
1 God said to Jacob, "Get up! Go to Bethel and settle there.(a) Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."(b)
2 So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you.(c) Purify yourselves and change your clothes.(d) 3 We must get up and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to the God who answered me in my day of distress.(e) He has been with me everywhere I have gone."(f)
4 Then they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and their earrings, and Jacob hid them under the oak near Shechem. 5 When they set out, a terror from God came over the cities around them, and they did not pursue Jacob's sons.(g) 6 So Jacob and all who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel(h)) in the land of Canaan. 7 Jacob built an altar there and called the place God of Bethel[a] because it was there that God had revealed Himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
8 Deborah, the one who had nursed and raised Rebekah,[b](i) died and was buried under the oak south of Bethel. So Jacob named it Oak of Weeping.[c]
9 God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him. 10 God said to him:
Your name is Jacob;
you will no longer be named Jacob,
but your name will be Israel.(j)
So He named him Israel. 11 God also said to him:
I am God Almighty.(k)
Be fruitful and multiply.(l)
A nation, indeed an assembly of nations,
will come from you,(m)
and kings will descend from you.[d](n)
12 I will give to you the land
that I gave to Abraham and Isaac.(o)
And I will give the land
to your future descendants.
13 Then God withdrew[e](p) from him at the place where He had spoken to him.
14 Jacob set up a marker at the place where He had spoken to him—a stone marker. He poured a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil.(q) 15 Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.
Rachel's Death
16 They set out from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult. 17 During her difficult labor, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid, for you have another son."(r) 18 With her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni,[f] but his father called him Benjamin.[g] 19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem(s)). 20 Jacob set up a marker on her grave; it is the marker at Rachel's grave to this day.
Israel's Sons
21 Israel set out again and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder.[h] 22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father's concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it.(t)
Jacob had 12 sons:(u)
23 Leah's sons were Reuben (Jacob's firstborn),
Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Issachar, and Zebulun.
24 Rachel's sons were
Joseph and Benjamin.
25 The sons of Rachel's slave Bilhah
were Dan and Naphtali.
26 The sons of Leah's slave Zilpah
were Gad and Asher.
These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
Isaac's Death
27 Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre(v) in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron(w)), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. 28 Isaac lived 180 years. 29 He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people,(x) old and full of days. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Esau's Family
1 These are the family records(a) of Esau (that is, Edom(b)). 2 Esau took his wives from the Canaanite women: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite,(c) Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter[a] of Zibeon the Hivite, 3 and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.(d) 4 Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, 5 and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were Esau's sons, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
6 Esau took his wives, sons, daughters, and all the people of his household, as well as his herds, all his livestock, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan; he went to a land away from his brother Jacob. 7 For their possessions were too many for them to live together,(e) and because of their herds, the land where they stayed could not support them.(f) 8 So Esau (that is, Edom) lived in the mountains of Seir.(g)
9 These are the family records of Esau, father of the Edomites in the mountains of Seir.
10 These are the names of Esau's sons:(h)
Eliphaz son of Esau's wife Adah,
and Reuel son of Esau's wife Basemath.
11 The sons of Eliphaz were
Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 Timna, a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz,
bore Amalek to Eliphaz.
These were the sons of Esau's wife Adah.
13 These are Reuel's sons:
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath.
14 These are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah
daughter of Anah and granddaughter[b] of Zibeon:
She bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah to Edom.
15 These are the chiefs of Esau's sons:
the sons of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn:
Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
16 Korah,[c] Gatam, and Amalek.
These are the chiefs of Eliphaz
in the land of Edom.
These are the sons of Adah.
17 These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son:
Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
These are the chiefs of Reuel
in the land of Edom.
These are the sons of Esau's wife Basemath.
18 These are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah:
Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
These are the chiefs of Esau's wife Oholibamah
daughter of Anah.
19 These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom),
and these are their chiefs.
Seir's Family
20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite,(i)
the inhabitants of the land:
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
These are the chiefs of the Horites,
the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.
22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman.
Timna was Lotan's sister.
23 These are Shobal's sons:
Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24 These are Zibeon's sons: Aiah and Anah.
This was the Anah who found the hot springs[d] in the wilderness
while he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.
25 These are the children of Anah:
Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
26 These are Dishon's sons:
Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
27 These are Ezer's sons:
Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28 These are Dishan's sons: Uz and Aran.
29 These are the chiefs of the Horites:
Chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
30 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
These are the chiefs of the Horites,
according to their divisions, in the land of Seir.
Rulers of Edom
31 These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom(j)
before any king ruled over the Israelites:
32 Bela son of Beor ruled in Edom;
the name of his city was Dinhabah.
33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place.
34 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place.
35 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place.
He defeated Midian in the field of Moab;
the name of his city was Avith.
36 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah became king in his place.
37 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates River became king in his place.
38 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor became king in his place.
39 When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadar[e] became king in his place.
His city was Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel
daughter of Matred daughter of Me-zahab.
40 These are the names of Esau's chiefs,
according to their families and their localities,
by their names:
Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
43 Magdiel, and Iram.
These are Edom's chiefs,
according to their settlements in the land they possessed.
Esau[f] was father of the Edomites.
Psalms 27
Chapter 27
Psalm 27
My Stronghold
Davidic.
1 The
Lord
is my light and my salvation—
whom should I fear?(a)
The
Lord
is the stronghold of my life—
of whom should I be afraid?(b)
2 When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,(c)
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.(d)
3 Though an army deploys against me,
my heart is not afraid;
though a war breaks out against me,
still I am confident.(e)
4 I have asked one thing from the
Lord
;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the
Lord
all the days of my life,(f)
gazing on the beauty of the
Lord
(g)
and seeking Him in His temple.(h)
5 For He will conceal me in His shelter
in the day of adversity;
He will hide me under the cover of His tent;
He will set me high on a rock.(i)
6 Then my head will be high
above my enemies around me;(j)
I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy.(k)
I will sing and make music to the
Lord
.(l)
7
Lord
, hear my voice when I call;
be gracious to me and answer me.(m)
8 My heart says this about You,
"You[a] are to seek My face."
Lord
, I will seek Your face.(n)
9 Do not hide Your face from me;(o)
do not turn Your servant away in anger.(p)
You have been my helper;(q)
do not leave me or abandon me,
God of my salvation.
10 Even if my father and mother abandon me,
the
Lord
cares for me.(r)
11 Because of my adversaries,
show me Your way,
Lord
,
and lead me on a level path.(s)
12 Do not give me over to the will of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing violence.(t)
13 I am certain that I will see the
Lord
's goodness
in the land of the living.(u)
14 Wait for the
Lord
;
be strong[b] and courageous.(v)
Wait for the
Lord
.(w)
Luke 20:1-26
Chapter 20
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
1 One(a) day[a] as He was teaching(b) the people in the temple complex and proclaiming the good news,(c) the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders,(d) came up 2 and said to Him: "Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Who is it who gave You this authority?"
3 He answered them, "I will also ask you a question. Tell Me, 4 was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?"
5 They discussed it among themselves: "If we say, ‘From heaven,' He will say, ‘Why didn't you believe him?' 6 But if we say, ‘From men,' all the people(e) will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet."(f)
7 So they answered that they did not know its origin.[b]
8 And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
The Parable of the Vineyard Owner
9 Then(g) He began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard,(h) leased it to tenant farmers, and went away for a long time. 10 At harvest time he sent a slave to the farmers so that they might give him some fruit from the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 He sent yet another slave, but they beat that one too, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. 12 And he sent yet a third, but they wounded this one too and threw him out.
13 "Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved(i) son. Perhaps[c] they will respect him.'
14 "But when the tenant farmers saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let's kill him, so the inheritance will be ours!'(j) 15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
"Therefore, what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy(k) those farmers and give the vineyard to others."
But when they heard this they said, "No—never!"(l)
17 But He looked at them and said, "Then what is the meaning of this Scripture: [d](m)
The stone that the builders rejected—
this has become the cornerstone
?
[e](n)[f]
18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and if it falls on anyone, it will grind him to powder!" (o)
19 Then the scribes and the chief priests(p) looked for a way to get their hands on Him(q) that very hour, because they knew He had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.(r)
God and Caesar
20 They[g](s) watched closely(t) and sent spies(u) who pretended to be righteous,[h] so they could catch Him in what He said,[i](v) to hand Him(w) over to the governor's(x) rule and authority. 21 They questioned Him, "Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly,(y) and You don't show partiality,[j](z) but teach truthfully the way of God.(aa) 22 Is it lawful(ab) for us to pay taxes(ac) to Caesar(ad) or not?"
23 But detecting their craftiness, He said to them,[k] 24 "Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?"
"Caesar's," they said.
25 "Well then," He told them, "give back to Caesar(ae) the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's."
26 They were not able to catch Him in what He said[l] in public,[m] and being amazed at His answer, they became silent.(af)
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