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October 5 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Nehemiah 7:5-8:12
Chapter 7
>Chapter 8
1 1 all the people gathered together(a) at the square in front of the Water Gate.(b) They asked Ezra the scribe(c) to bring the book of the law of Moses(d) that the Lord had given Israel. 2 On the first day of the seventh month,(e) Ezra the priest(f) brought the law(g) before the assembly of men, women, and all who could listen with understanding. 3 While he was facing the square in front of the Water Gate,(h) he read out of it from daybreak until noon before the men, the women, and those who could understand. All the people listened attentively[a] to the book of the law.(i) 4 Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform(j) made for this purpose. Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah stood beside him on his right; to his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam. 5 Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was elevated above everyone. As he opened it, all the people stood up. 6 Ezra praised the Lord , the great God, and with their hands uplifted(k) all the people said, "Amen, Amen!"(l) Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.(m)
7 Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah,(n) who were Levites,[b](o) explained the law(p) to the people as they stood in their places. 8 They read out of the book of the law of God, translating and giving the meaning so that the people could understand what was read. 9 Nehemiah the governor,(q) Ezra the priest and scribe,(r) and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, "This day(s) is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep."(t) For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the law. 10 Then he said to them, "Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared,(u) since today(v) is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your stronghold."(w) 11 And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, "Be still,(x) since today(y) is holy. Do not grieve." 12 Then all the people began to eat and drink, send portions, and have a great celebration,(z) because they had understood the words that were explained to them.
Psalms 100
Chapter 100
Psalm 100
Be Thankful
A psalm of thanksgiving.
1 Shout triumphantly to the
Lord
, all the earth.(a)
2 Serve the
Lord
with gladness;
come before Him with joyful songs.(b)
3 Acknowledge that Yahweh is God.
He made us, and we are His[a](c) —
His people, the sheep of His pasture.(d)
4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving(e)
and His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him and praise His name.(f)
5 For Yahweh is good, and His love is eternal;
His faithfulness endures through all generations.
Revelation 5
Chapter 5
The Lamb Takes the Scroll
1 Then I saw in the right hand of the One seated on the throne a scroll with writing on the inside and on the back,(a) sealed with seven seals. 2 I also saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?" 3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or even to look in it. 4 And I cried and cried because no one was found worthy to open[a] the scroll or even to look in it.
5 Then one of the elders said to me, "Stop crying. Look! The Lion from the tribe of Judah,(b) the Root of David,(c) has been victorious(d) so that He may open the scroll and[b] its seven seals." 6 Then I saw One like a slaughtered lamb standing between[c] the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God(e) sent into all the earth. 7 He came and took the scroll[d] out of the right hand of the One seated on the throne.
The Lamb Is Worthy
8 When He took the scroll, the four living creatures and the 24 elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song:(f)
You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because You were slaughtered,
and You redeemed[e] people[f]
for God by Your blood
from every tribe and language
and people and nation.(g)
10 You made them a kingdom[g]
and priests to our God,(h)
and they will reign on the earth.
11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and also of the living creatures and of the elders. Their number was countless thousands, plus thousands of thousands. 12 They said with a loud voice:
The Lamb who was slaughtered is worthy
to receive power and riches
and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and blessing!
13 I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them say:
Blessing and honor and glory and dominion
to the One seated on the throne,
and to the Lamb, forever and ever!
14 The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped.
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