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Daily Bible Reading
October 30 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Isaiah 31-33
Chapter 31
Help Not in Egypt but in God
1 Woe to those who go down to (C1)Egypt for help
And (C2)rely on horses,
And trust in chariots because they are many
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But they do not (C3)look to the (C4)Holy One of Israel, nor seek the LORD!
2 Yet He also is (C1)wise and will (C2)bring disaster,
And does (C3)not retract His words,
But will arise against the house of (C4)evildoers,
And against the help of the (C5)workers of injustice.
3 Now the Egyptians are (C1)human and not God,
And their (C2)horses are flesh and not spirit;
So the LORD will (C3)stretch out His hand,
And any (C4)helper will stumble,
And one who is helped will fall.
And all of them will come to an end together.
4 For this is what the LORD says to me:
"As the (C1)lion or the young lion growls over his prey,
Against which a band of shepherds is called out,
And he will not be terrified at their voice nor disturbed at their noise,
So will the LORD of armies come down to wage (C2)war on Mount Zion and on its hill."
5 Like (F1)flying (C1)birds so the LORD of armies will protect Jerusalem.
He will (C2)protect and save it;
He will pass over and rescue it.
6 (C1)Return to Him against whom (F1)you have been (C2)profoundly obstinate, you sons of Israel.7 For on that day every person will (C1)reject his silver idols and his gold idols, which your hands have made for you as (C2)a sin.
8 And the (C1)Assyrian will fall by a sword not wielded by a man,
And a (C2)sword not of man will devour him.
So he will (F1)(C3)not escape the sword,
And his young men will become (C4)forced laborers.
9 "His (C1)rock will pass away because of panic,
And his officers will be terrified by the (C2)flag,"
Declares the LORD, whose (C3)fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
Chapter 32
The Glorious Future
1 Behold, a (C1)king will reign righteously,
And officials will rule justly.
2 Each will be like a (C1)refuge from the wind
And a shelter from the storm,
Like (F1)(C2)streams of water in a dry country,
Like the (C1)shade of a (F2)huge rock in an exhausted land.
3 Then (C1)the eyes of those who see will not be (F1)blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen.
4 The (F1)mind of the (C1)rash will discern the (F2)truth,
And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly.
5 No longer will the (C1)fool be called noble,
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.
6 For a fool speaks nonsense,
And his heart (F1)(C1)inclines toward wickedness:
To practice (C2)ungodliness and to speak error against the LORD,
To (F2)(C3)keep the hungry person unsatisfied
And (F3)to withhold drink from the thirsty.
7 As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He (C1)devises wicked schemes
To (C2)destroy the poor with (F1)slander,
(C3)Even though the needy one speaks (F2)what is right.
8 But (C1)the noble person devises noble plans;
And by noble plans he stands.
9 Rise up, you (C1)women who are at ease,
And hear my voice;
(C2)Listen to my word,
You complacent daughters.
10 Within a year and a few days
You will be troubled, you complacent daughters;
(C1)For the vintage is ended,
And the fruit gathering will not come.
11 Tremble, you women who are at ease;
(C1)Be troubled, you complacent daughters;
(C2)Strip, undress, and put sackcloth on your waist,
12 (C1)Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine,
13 (C1)For the land of my people in which thorns and briars will come up;
Indeed, for all the joyful houses and for the (C2)jubilant city.
14 For (C1)the palace has been neglected, the (F1)populated (C2)city abandoned.
(F2)Hill and watch-tower have become (C3)caves forever,
A delight for (C4)wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,
15 Until the (C1)Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,
And the wilderness becomes a (C2)fertile field,
And the fertile field is considered as a forest.
16 Then (C1)justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness will remain in the fertile field.
17 And the (C1)work of righteousness will be peace,
And the service of righteousness, (C2)quietness and (F1)confidence forever.
18 Then my people will live in a (C1)peaceful settlement,
In secure dwellings, and in undisturbed (C2)resting places;
19 And it will (C1)hail when the (C2)forest comes down,
And (C3)the city will be utterly laid low.
20 How (C1)blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters,
Who (F1)let the ox and the donkey out freely.
Chapter 33
The Judgment of God
1 Woe (C1)to you, destroyer,
While you were not destroyed;
And he (C2)who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him.
As soon as you finish destroying, (C3)you will be destroyed;
As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will (C4)deal treacherously with you.
2 LORD, (C1)be gracious to us; we have (C2)waited for You.
Be (F1)their (F2)(C3)strength every morning,
Our salvation also in the (C4)time of distress.
3 At the sound of a roar, (C1)peoples flee;
At the (C2)lifting up of Yourself, nations disperse.
4 Your plunder is gathered as the caterpillar gathers;
Like an infestation of locusts, people storm it.
5 The LORD is (C1)exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has (C2)filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6 And He will be the (F1)(C1)stability of your times,
A (C2)wealth of salvation, wisdom, and (C3)knowledge;
The (C4)fear of the LORD is his treasure.
7 Behold, their brave men cry out (F1)in the streets,
The (F2)(C1)ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
8 The highways are desolate, (F1)the (C1)traveler has ceased,
He has (C2)broken the covenant, he has despised the cities,
He has no regard for mankind.
9 (C1)The land mourns and wastes away,
(C2)Lebanon is shamed and withers;
(C3)Sharon is like a desert plain,
And Bashan and Carmel (F1)lose their foliage.
10 "Now (C1)I will arise," says the LORD,
"Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.
11 "You have (C1)conceived (F1)chaff, you will give birth to stubble;
(F2)My (C2)breath will consume you like a fire.
12 "The peoples will be burned to lime,
(C1)Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire.
13 "You who are far away, (C1)hear what I have done;
And you who are near, (F1)acknowledge My might."
14 (C1)Sinners in Zion are terrified;
(C2)Trembling has seized the godless.
"Who among us can live with (C3)the consuming fire?
Who among us can live with everlasting (C4)burning?"
15 One who (C1)walks righteously and speaks with integrity,
One who rejects (F1)unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
One who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And (C2)shuts his eyes from looking at evil;
16 He will dwell on the heights,
(C1)His refuge will be the (F1)impregnable rock;
(C2)His bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.
17 Your eyes will see (C1)the King in His beauty;
They will see (C2)a distant land.
18 Your heart will meditate on (C1)terror:
"Where is (C2)one who counts?
Where is one who weighs?
Where is one who counts the towers?"
19 You will no longer see a fierce people,
A people of (F1)(C1)unintelligible speech (F2)which no one comprehends,
Of a stammering tongue (F3)which no one understands.
20 (C1)Look at Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an (C2)undisturbed settlement,
(C3)A tent which will not be folded;
Its stakes will never be pulled up,
Nor any of its ropes be torn apart.
21 But there the majestic One, the LORD, will be for us
A place of (C1)rivers and wide canals
On which no boat with oars will go,
And on which no mighty ship will pass—
22 For the LORD is our (C1)judge,
The LORD is (C2)our lawgiver,
The LORD is (C3)our king;
(C4)He will save us—
23 Your ship's tackle hangs slack;
It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly,
Nor spread out the sail.
Then the (C1)prey of an abundant spoil will be divided;
(C2)Those who limp will take the plunder.
24 And no resident will say, "I am (C1)sick";
The people who live (F1)there will be (C2)forgiven their wrongdoing.
Psalms 119:33-64
Chapter 119
33 (C1)Teach me the way of Your statutes, LORD,
And I shall comply with it to the end.
34 (C1)Give me understanding, so that I may (C2)comply with Your Law
And keep it (C3)with all my heart.
35 Make me walk in the (C1)path of Your commandments,
For I (C2)delight in it.
36 (C1)Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to (C2)dishonest gain.
37 Turn my (C1)eyes away from looking at what is worthless,
And (C2)revive me in Your ways.
38 (C1)Establish Your (F1)word to Your servant
(F2)As that which produces reverence for You.
39 (C1)Take away my disgrace which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.
40 Behold, I (C1)long for Your precepts;
Revive me through Your righteousness.
41 May Your (C1)favor also come to me, LORD,
Your salvation (C2)according to Your (F1)word;
42 So that I will have an (C1)answer for one who (C2)taunts me,
For I trust in Your word.
43 And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I (F1)(C1)wait for Your judgments.
44 So I will (C1)keep Your Law continually,
Forever and ever.
45 And I will (C1)walk (F1)at liberty,
For I (C2)seek Your precepts.
46 I will also speak of Your testimonies (C1)before kings
And shall not be ashamed.
47 I will (C1)delight in Your commandments,
Which I (C2)love.
48 And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I (C1)love;
And I will (C2)meditate on Your statutes.
49 Remember the word to Your servant,
(F1)In which You have made me hope.
50 This is my (C1)comfort in my misery,
That Your word has (F1)revived me.
51 The arrogant (C1)utterly deride me,
Yet I do not (C2)turn aside from Your Law.
52 I have (C1)remembered Your judgments from (F1)of old, LORD,
And comfort myself.
53 Burning (C1)indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who (C2)abandon Your Law.
54 Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my (C1)pilgrimage.
55 LORD, I (C1)remember Your name (C2)in the night,
And keep Your Law.
56 This has become mine,
(F1)That I (C1)comply with Your precepts.
57 The LORD is my (C1)portion;
I have (F1)promised to (C2)keep Your words.
58 I (C1)sought Your favor (C2)with all my heart;
(C3)Be gracious to me (C4)according to Your (F1)word.
59 I (C1)considered my ways
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
60 I hurried and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
61 The (C1)snares of the wicked have surrounded me,
But I have (C2)not forgotten Your Law.
62 At (C1)midnight I will rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your (C2)righteous judgments.
63 I am a (C1)companion to all those who (F1)fear You,
And to those who keep Your precepts.
64 (C1)The earth is full of Your goodness, LORD;
(C2)Teach me Your statutes.<
1 Timothy 1
Chapter 1
Correcting False Teaching
1 Paul, (C1)an apostle of (C2)Christ Jesus (C3)according to the commandment of (C3)God our Savior, and of (C2)Christ Jesus, who is our (C4)hope,
2 To (C1)Timothy, (C1)my true (F1)son in the faith: (C2)Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and (C3)Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 Just as I urged you (F1)upon my departure for (C1)Macedonia, to remain on at (C2)Ephesus so that you would instruct certain people not to (C3)teach strange doctrines,4 nor to (F1)pay attention to (C1)myths and endless (C2)genealogies, which give rise to useless (C3)speculation rather than (C4)advance (F2)the plan of God, which is by faith, so I urge you now.5 But the goal of our (F1)(C1)instruction is love (C2)from a pure heart, from a (C3)good conscience, and from a sincere (C4)faith.6 Some people have strayed from these things and have turned aside to (C1)fruitless discussion,7 (C1)wanting to be (C2)teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.
8 But we know that (C1)the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully,9 realizing the fact that (C1)law is not made for a righteous person but for those who are lawless and (C2)rebellious, for the (C3)ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and (C4)worldly, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,10 for the (F1)(C1)sexually immoral, (C2)homosexuals, (F2)(C3)slave traders, (C4)liars, (C5)perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to (C6)sound teaching,11 according to (C1)the glorious gospel of (C2)the blessed God, with which I have been (C3)entrusted.
Paul's Testimony
12 I thank (C1)Christ Jesus our Lord, who has (C2)strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, (C3)putting me into service,13 even though I was previously a blasphemer and a (C1)persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was (C2)shown mercy because (C3)I acted ignorantly in unbelief;14 and the (C1)grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the (C2)faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.15 (C1)It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that (C2)Christ Jesus came into the world to (C3)save sinners, among whom (C4)I am foremost.16 Yet for this reason I (C1)found mercy, so that in me as the foremost sinner Jesus Christ might (C2)demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those (F1)who would believe in Him for eternal life.17 Now to the (C1)King (F1)eternal, (C2)immortal, (C3)invisible, the (C4)only God, (C5)be honor and glory (F2)forever and ever. Amen.
18 This (C1)command I entrust to you, Timothy, (C2)my (F1)son, in accordance with the (C3)prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you (C4)fight the good fight,19 keeping (C1)faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to (F1)(C2)their faith.20 (F1)Among these are (C1)Hymenaeus and (C2)Alexander, whom I have (C3)handed over to Satan, so that they will be (C4)taught not to blaspheme.
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