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February 15 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Exodus 13,14
1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,2 "(C1)Sanctify to Me every firstborn, the firstborn of every womb among the sons of Israel, among people and animals alike; it belongs to Me."
3 And Moses said to the people, "(C1)Remember this day in which you departed from Egypt, from the house of (F1)slavery; for (C2)by (F2)a powerful hand the LORD brought you out from this place. (C3)And nothing with yeast shall be eaten.4 "On this day in the (C1)month of Abib, you are about to go out from here.5 "And it shall be when the LORD (C1)brings you to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which (C2)He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, (C3)that you shall (F1)perform this rite in this month.6 "For (C1)seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.7 "Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and (C1)nothing with yeast shall (F1)be seen among you, nor shall any dough with yeast (F1)be seen among you in all your borders.8 "And (C1)you shall tell your son on that day, saying, 'It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.'9 "And (C1)it shall (F1)serve as a sign to you on your hand, and as a reminder (F2)on your forehead, that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth; for with (C2)a powerful hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.10 "Therefore, you shall (C1)keep this ordinance at its appointed time from (F1)year to year.
11 "Now when (C1)the LORD brings you to the land of the Canaanite, as (C2)He swore to you and to your fathers, and gives it to you,12 (C1)you shall (F1)devote to the LORD every firstborn of a womb, and every firstborn offspring of an animal that you own; the males belong to the LORD.13 "But (C1)every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and (C2)every (F1)firstborn among your sons you shall redeem.14 "(C1)And it shall be when your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is this?' then you shall say to him, '(C2)With (F1)a powerful hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, from the house of (F2)slavery.15 'And it came about, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that the (C1)LORD put to death every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human firstborns to animal firstborns. Therefore, I sacrifice to the LORD the males, every firstborn of a womb, but every firstborn of my sons I redeem.'16 "So (C1)it shall (F1)serve as a sign on your hand and as (F2)phylacteries (F3)on your forehead, for with (F4)a powerful hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt."
God Leads the People
17 Now when Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was near; for God said, "(C1)The people might change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt."18 Therefore God led the people around by way of the wilderness to the (F1)Red Sea; and the sons of Israel went up (C1)in battle formation from the land of Egypt.19 And Moses took (C1)the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, "God will certainly (F1)take care of you, and you shall carry my bones from here with you."20 Then they set out from (C1)Succoth and camped in Etham, on the edge of the wilderness.21 And (C1)the LORD was going before them in a pillar of cloud by day to lead them on the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, so that they might (F1)travel by day and by night.22 (F1)He (C1)did not take away the pillar of cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from the presence of the people.
Pharaoh in Pursuit
1 Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,2 "Tell the sons of Israel to turn back and camp in front of (C1)Pi-hahiroth, between (C2)Migdol and the sea; you shall camp in front of Baal-zephon, opposite it, by the sea.3 "For Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel, 'They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.'4 "And (C1)I will (F1)harden Pharaoh's heart, and (C2)he will chase after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, and (C3)the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD." And they did so.
5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, (F1)Pharaoh and his servants had a change of heart toward the people, and they said, "What is this that we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"6 So he had horses harnessed to his chariot and took his people with him;7 and he took six hundred select chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them.8 So (C1)the LORD (F1)hardened the heart of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he chased after the sons of Israel as the sons of Israel were going out (F2)(C2)boldly.9 Then (C1)the Egyptians chased after them with all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and they overtook them camping by the sea, (C2)beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.
10 As Pharaoh approached, the sons of Israel (F1)looked, and behold, the Egyptians were coming after them, and they became very frightened; (C1)so the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD.11 Then (C1)they said to Moses, "Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt with us in this way, (F1)bringing us out of Egypt?12 "(C1)Is this not the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, '(F1)Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians'? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness!"
The Sea Is Divided
13 But Moses said to the people, "(C1)Do not fear! (F1)Stand by and see (C2)the salvation of the LORD, which He will perform for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again, ever.14 "(C1)The LORD will fight for you, while (C2)you keep silent."15 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward.16 "As for you, lift up (C1)your staff and reach out with your hand over the sea and divide it, and the sons of Israel shall (F1)go through the midst of the sea on dry land.17 "And as for Me, behold, (C1)I will (F1)harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.18 "(C1)Then the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I am honored through Pharaoh, through his chariots, and through his horsemen."
19 Then (C1)the angel of God, who had been going before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them.20 So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud (F1)along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Therefore the one did not approach the other all night.
21 (C1)Then Moses reached out with his hand over the sea; and the LORD (F1)swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into (C2)dry land, and (C3)the waters were divided.22 So (C1)the sons of Israel (F1)went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and (C2)the waters were like a wall to them on their right and on their left.23 Then (C1)the Egyptians took up the pursuit, and all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen went in after them into the midst of the sea.24 But at the morning watch, (C1)the LORD looked down on the (F1)army of the Egyptians (F2)through the pillar of fire and cloud, and brought the (F1)army of the Egyptians into confusion.25 He (F1)caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians each said, "Let me flee from Israel, (C1)for the LORD is fighting for them against the Egyptians."
26 Then the LORD said to Moses, "(C1)Reach out with your hand over the sea so that the waters may come back over the Egyptians, over their chariots and their horsemen."27 So Moses reached out with his hand over the sea, and (C1)the sea returned to its normal state at daybreak, while the Egyptians were fleeing (F1)right into it; then the LORD (F2)(C2)overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.28 The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen, Pharaoh's entire army that had gone into the sea after them; (C1)not even one of them remained.29 But the sons of Israel walked on (C1)dry land through the midst of the sea, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right and on their left.
30 (C1)So the LORD saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel (C2)saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.31 When Israel saw the great (F1)power which the LORD had (F2)used against the Egyptians, the people (F3)feared the LORD, and (C1)they believed in the LORD and in His servant Moses.
Proverbs 5
Chapter 5
Pitfalls of Immorality
1 My son, (C1)pay attention to my wisdom,
(C2)Incline your ear to my understanding,
2 So that you may (C1)maintain discretion
And your (C2)lips may comply with knowledge.
3 For the lips of an (F1)(C1)adulteress (C2)drip honey,
And her (F2)speech is (C3)smoother than oil;
4 But in the end she is (C1)bitter as wormwood,
(C2)Sharp as a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet (C1)go down to death,
Her steps take hold of Sheol.
6 (F1)She does not ponder the (C1)path of life;
Her ways are (C2)unstable, she (C3)does not know it.
7 (C1)Now then, my sons, listen to me
And (C2)do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
8 (C1)Keep your way far from her,
And do not go near the (C2)door of her house,
9 Otherwise you will give your vigor to others,
And your years to the cruel one;
10 And strangers will be filled with your strength,
And your hard-earned possessions will go to the house of a foreigner;
11 And you will groan (F1)in (F2)the end,
When your flesh and your body are consumed;
12 And you say, "How I (C1)hated instruction!
And my heart (C2)disdainfully rejected rebuke!
13 "I did not listen to the voice of my (C1)teachers,
Nor incline my ear to my instructors!
14 "I was almost in total ruin
In the midst of the assembly and congregation."
15 Drink water from your own cistern,
And (F1)fresh water from your own well.
16 Should your (C1)springs overflow into the street,
Streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be yours alone,
And not for strangers with you.
18 Let your (C1)fountain be blessed,
And (C2)rejoice in the (C3)wife of your youth.
19 Like a loving (C1)doe and a graceful mountain goat,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
Be (F1)exhilarated always with her love.
20 For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an (F1)(C1)adulteress,
And embrace the breasts of a (C2)foreigner?
21 For the (C1)ways of everyone are before the eyes of the LORD,
And He (C2)observes all his paths.
22 His (C1)own wrongdoings will trap the wicked,
And he will be held by the ropes of his sin.
23 He will (C1)die for lack of instruction,
And in the greatness of his foolishness he will go astray.
Hebrews 11:1-22
Chapter 11
The Triumphs of Faith
1 Now faith is the (C1)certainty of things (F1)(C2)hoped for, a (F2)proof of (C3)things not seen.2 For by it the (C1)people of old (F1)(C2)gained approval.
3 By faith we understand that the (F1)(C1)world has been created (C2)by the word of God so that what is seen (C3)has not been made out of things that are visible.4 By faith (C1)Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was (C2)attested to be righteous, God testifying (F1)about his (C3)gifts, and through (F2)faith, though (C4)he is dead, he still speaks.5 By faith (C1)Enoch was taken up so that he would not (C2)see death; AND HE WAS NOT FOUND BECAUSE GOD TOOK HIM UP; for before he was taken up, he was attested to have been pleasing to God.6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who (C1)comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him.7 By faith (C1)Noah, being (C2)warned by God about (C3)things not yet seen, (F1)(C4)in reverence (C5)prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of (C6)the righteousness which is according to faith.
8 By faith (C1)Abraham, when he was called, obeyed (F1)by going out to a place which he was to (C2)receive for an inheritance; and he left, not knowing where he was going.9 By faith he lived as a stranger in (C1)the land of promise, as in a foreign land, (C2)living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, (C3)fellow heirs of the same promise;10 for he was looking for (C1)the city which has (C2)foundations, (C3)whose architect and builder is God.11 By faith even (C1)Sarah herself received (F1)ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him (C2)faithful who had promised.12 Therefore even from one man, and (C1)one who was as good as dead (F1)at that, there were born descendants who were (C2)just as the stars of heaven in number, and as the innumerable grains of sand along the seashore.
13 (C1)All these died in faith, (C2)without receiving the promises, but (C3)having seen and welcomed them from a distance, and (C4)having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.15 And indeed if they had been (F1)thinking of that country which they left, (C1)they would have had opportunity to return.16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a (C1)heavenly one. Therefore (C2)God is not (F1)ashamed to be (C3)called their God; for (C4)He has prepared a city for them.
17 By faith (C1)Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and the one who had (C2)received the promises was offering up his (F1)only son;18 it was he to whom it was said, "(C1)THROUGH ISAAC YOUR (F1)DESCENDANTS SHALL BE NAMED."19 (F1)He considered that (C1)God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back (F2)as a (F3)(C2)type.20 By faith (C1)Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come.21 By faith (C1)Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and (C2)worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.22 By faith (C1)Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.<
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