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Daily Bible Reading
December 18 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Ezekiel 25-26
Chapter 25
Judgment on Gentile Nations—Ammon
1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,2 "Son of man, set your face against the (C1)sons of Ammon and prophesy against them,3 and say to the sons of Ammon, 'Hear the word of the Lord (F1)GOD! This is what the Lord GOD says: "Because you said, '(C1)Aha!' against My sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into exile,4 therefore, behold, I am going to give you to the (F1)(C1)people of the east as a possession, and they will set up their encampments among you and make their dwellings among you; they will (C2)eat your fruit and drink your milk.5 "I will make (C1)Rabbah a pasture for camels, and the sons of Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am the LORD."6 'For this is what the Lord GOD says: "Because you have (C1)clapped your hands and stamped your feet, and have (C2)rejoiced with all the malice in your soul against the land of Israel,7 therefore, behold, I have (C1)reached out with My hand against you and I will give you as (C2)plunder to the nations. And I will (C3)cut you off from the peoples and (C4)eliminate you from the lands. I will exterminate you. So you will (C5)know that I am the LORD."
Moab
8 'The Lord GOD says this: "Because (C1)Moab and Seir say, 'Behold, the house of Judah is like all the nations,'9 therefore, behold, I am going to (F1)deprive the flank of Moab of its cities, of its cities (F2)which are on its frontiers, the glory of the land, (C1)Beth-jeshimoth, (C2)Baal-meon, and (C3)Kiriathaim;10 and I will give it as a possession along with the sons of Ammon to the (F1)(C1)people of the east, so that the sons of Ammon will not be remembered among the nations.11 "So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD."
Edom
12 'The Lord GOD says this: "Because (C1)Edom has acted against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has incurred great guilt, and avenged themselves upon them,"13 therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "I will also (C1)reach out with My hand against Edom and (C2)eliminate human and animal life from it. And I will turn it into ruins; from (C3)Teman even to (C4)Dedan they will fall by the sword.14 "And (C1)I will inflict My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel. Therefore, they will act in Edom (C2)in accordance with My anger and My wrath; so they will know My vengeance," declares the Lord GOD.
Philistia
15 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "Because the Philistines have acted in (C1)revenge, and have taken vengeance with malice in their souls to destroy with everlasting hostility,"16 therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "Behold, I am going to (C1)reach out with My hand against the Philistines and eliminate the (C2)Cherethites; and I will destroy the remnant of the seacoast.17 "I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they will (C1)know that I am the LORD, when I inflict My vengeance on them."'"
Chapter 26
Judgment on Tyre
1 Now in the eleventh year, on the first of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,2 "Son of man, because (C1)Tyre has said in regard to Jerusalem, 'Aha! The (C2)gateway of the peoples is broken; it has (F1)(C3)opened to me. I shall be filled, now that she is laid waste,'3 therefore this is what the Lord (F1)GOD says: 'Behold, I am against you, Tyre, and I will bring up (C1)many nations against you, as the (C2)sea brings up its waves.4 'They will (C1)destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down her towers; and I will sweep her debris away from her and make her a bare rock.5 'She will become a dry place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken,' declares the Lord GOD; 'and she will become (C1)plunder for the nations.6 'Also her (C1)daughters who are (F1)on the mainland will be killed by the sword, and they will know that I am the LORD.'"
7 For the Lord GOD says this: "Behold, I am going to bring upon Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, (C1)king of kings, with horses, (C2)chariots, cavalry, and (F1)a great army.8 "He will kill your daughters (F1)on the mainland with the sword; and he will make (C1)siege walls against you, pile up an (C2)assault ramp against you, and raise up a large shield against you.9 "And he will direct the blow of his battering rams against your walls, and he will tear down your towers with his (F1)axes.10 "Because of the multitude of his (C1)horses, the dust raised by them will cover you; your walls will (C2)shake from the noise of cavalry, (F1)wagons, and chariots when he (C3)enters your gates as warriors enter a city that is breached.11 "With the hoofs of his (C1)horses he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your strong (F1)pillars will (C2)go down to the ground.12 "Also they will take your riches as spoils and plunder your (C1)merchandise, (C2)tear down your walls and destroy your (C3)delightful houses, and (F1)throw your stones, your timbers, and your debris (C4)into the water.13 "So I will put an end to the sound of your (C1)songs, and the sound of your (C2)harps will no longer be heard.14 "I will turn you into a bare rock; you will become a dry place for the spreading of nets. You will not be (C1)rebuilt, for I the (C2)LORD have spoken," declares the Lord GOD.
15 The Lord GOD says this to Tyre: "Will the (C1)coastlands not (C2)shake from the sound of your downfall when the wounded groan, when the slaughter takes place in your midst?16 "Then all the princes of the sea will (C1)descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their colorfully woven garments. They will (C2)clothe themselves with (F1)trembling; they will sit on the ground, (C3)tremble again and again, and be appalled at you.17 "And they will take up a (C1)song of mourning over you and say to you, '(C2)How you have perished, you inhabited one,
From the seas, you famous city,
Which was (C3)mighty on the sea,
She and her inhabitants,
Who imposed (F1)her terror
On all her inhabitants!
18 'Now the (C1)coastlands will tremble
On the day of your downfall;
Yes, the coastlands which are by the sea
Will be horrified at your (C2)passing.'"
19 For this is what the Lord GOD says: "When I make you a desolate city, like the cities which are not inhabited, when I (C1)bring up the deep over you and the great waters cover you,20 then I will bring you down with those who (C1)go down to the pit, to the people of old, and I will make you remain in the (C2)lower parts of the earth, like the ancient ruins, with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not (F1)be inhabited; but I will put (C3)glory in the land of the living.21 "I will (F1)cause you (C1)sudden terrors and you will no longer exist; though you will be sought, (C2)you will never be found again," declares the Lord GOD.
Isaiah 53
Chapter 53
The Suffering Servant
1 (C1)Who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 For He grew up before Him like a (C1)tender (F1)shoot,
And like a root out of dry ground;
He has (C2)no stately form or majesty
That we would look at Him,
Nor an appearance that we would take pleasure in Him.
3 He was (C1)despised and abandoned by men,
A man of (F1)great pain and (C2)familiar with sickness;
And like one from whom people hide their faces,
He was (C3)despised, and we had no (C4)regard for Him.
4 However, it was our sicknesses that He Himself (C1)bore,
And our pains that He carried;
Yet we ourselves assumed that He had been afflicted,
Struck down by (C2)God, and humiliated.
5 But He was (F1)pierced for (C1)our offenses,
He was crushed for (C2)our wrongdoings;
The (C3)punishment for our (F2)well-being was laid upon Him,
And by (C4)His wounds we are healed.
6 All of us, like sheep, have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But the LORD has caused the wrongdoing of us all
To (F1)fall on Him.
7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
Yet He did not (C1)open His mouth;
(C2)Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,
And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away;
And as for His generation, who considered
That He was cut off from the land of the (F1)living
(C1)For the wrongdoing of my people, to whom the blow was due?
9 And His grave was assigned with wicked men,
Yet He was with a (C1)rich man in His death,
(C2)Because He had (C3)done no violence,
Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.
10 But the LORD desired
To (C1)crush Him, (F1)(C2)causing Him grief;
If He renders (F2)Himself as a guilt (C3)offering,
He will see (C4)His (F3)offspring,
He will prolong His days,
And the (F4)good (C5)pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
11 As a result of the (F1)anguish of His soul,
He will (F2)(C1)see it and be satisfied;
By His (C2)knowledge the Righteous One,
My Servant, will justify the many,
For He will (C3)bear their wrongdoings.
12 Therefore, I will allot Him a (C1)portion with the great,
And He will divide the plunder with the strong,
Because He poured out His (F1)(C2)life unto death,
And was (C3)counted with wrongdoers;
Yet He Himself (C4)bore the sin of many,
And interceded for the wrongdoers.
Colossians 1:1-23
Chapter 1
Thankfulness for Spiritual Attainments
1 (C1)Paul, (C2)an apostle of Christ Jesus (F1)(C3)by the will of God, and (C4)Timothy (F2)our brother,
2 To the (F1)(C1)saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who are at Colossae: (C2)Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
3 (C1)We (F1)give thanks to God, (C2)the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,4 (C1)since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the (C2)love which you have (F1)for (C3)all the (F2)saints;5 because of the (C1)hope (C2)reserved for you in (F1)heaven, of which you previously (C3)heard in the word of truth, (F2)the gospel6 which has come to you, just as (F1)(C1)in all the world also it is bearing (C2)fruit and (F2)increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you (C3)heard it and (F3)understood the grace of God in truth;7 just as you learned it from (C1)Epaphras, our (C2)beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,8 and he also informed us of your (C1)love in the Spirit.
9 For this reason we also, (C1)since the day we heard about it, (C2)have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the (F1)(C3)knowledge of His will in all spiritual (C4)wisdom and understanding,10 so that you will (C1)walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, (F1)(C2)to please Him in all respects, (C3)bearing fruit in every good work and (F2)increasing in the (F3)knowledge of God;11 (C1)strengthened with all power, according to (F1)His glorious might, (F2)for the attaining of all perseverance and (F3)patience; (C2)joyously12 giving thanks to (C1)the Father, who has qualified us (F1)to share in (C2)the inheritance of the (F2)saints in (C3)light.
The Incomparable Christ
13 (F1)For He rescued us from the (F2)(C1)domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of (F3)(C2)His beloved Son,14 (C1)in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.15 (F1)He is the (C1)image of the (C2)invisible God, the (C3)firstborn of all creation:16 for (F1)(C1)by Him all things were created, (C1)both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether (C2)thrones, or dominions, or rulers, or authorities—(C3)all things have been created through Him and for Him.17 He (F1)(C1)is before all things, and in Him all things (F2)hold together.18 He is also the (C1)head of (C2)the body, the church; and He is (C3)the beginning, (C4)the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.19 For (F1)it was (C1)the Father's good pleasure for all (C2)the (F2)fullness to dwell in Him,20 and through Him to (C1)reconcile all things to Himself, (C2)whether things on earth or things in (F1)heaven, having made (C3)peace through (C4)the blood of His cross.
21 And although you were (C1)previously alienated and hostile in attitude, engaged in evil deeds,22 yet He has now (C1)reconciled you in His (C2)body of flesh through death, in order to (C3)present you before Him (C4)holy and blameless and beyond reproach—23 if indeed you continue in (F1)the faith firmly (C1)established and steadfast, and not shifting from the (C2)hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed (C3)in all creation under heaven, (C4)and of which I, Paul, (F2)was made a (F3)(C5)minister.<
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