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January 13 - Old & New Testament
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Job 11,12,13
Zophar Rebukes Job
1 Then Zophar the Naamathite responded,
2 "Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,
And a (C1)talkative man be acquitted?
3 "Shall your boasts silence people?
And will you (C1)scoff, and no one rebuke?
4 "For (C1)you have said, 'My teaching is pure,
And (C2)I am innocent in your eyes.'
5 "But if only God would speak,
And open His lips against you,
6 And show you the secrets of wisdom!
For sound wisdom (F1)(C1)has two sides.
Know then that God (F2)forgets part of (C2)your guilt.
7 "(C1)Can you discover the depths of God?
Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?
8 "They are as (C1)high as (F1)the heavens; what can you do?
Deeper than (F2)(C2)Sheol; what can you know?
9 "Its measurement is longer than the earth
And broader than the sea.
10 "If He passes by or apprehends people,
Or calls an assembly, (C1)who can restrain Him?
11 "For (C1)He knows false people,
And He (C2)sees injustice (F1)without investigating.
12 "(F1)(C1)An idiot will become intelligent
When a (C2)wild donkey is born a human.
13 "(C1)If you would (C2)direct your heart rightly
And (C3)spread out your hands to Him,
14 If wrongdoing is in your hand, (C1)put it far away,
And do not let malice dwell in your tents;
15 Then, indeed, you could (C1)lift up your face without moral blemish,
And you would be firmly established and (C2)not fear.
16 "For you would (C1)forget your trouble;
Like (C2)waters that have passed by, you would remember it.
17 "Your (F1)life would (F2)be (C1)brighter than noonday;
Darkness would be like the morning.
18 "Then you would trust, because there is hope;
And you would look around and rest securely.
19 "You would (C1)lie down and none would disturb you,
And many would (F1)(C2)flatter you.
20 "But the (C1)eyes of the wicked will fail,
And (F1)there will (C2)be no escape for them;
And their (C3)hope is (F2)(C4)to breathe their last."
Job Chides His Accusers
1 Then Job responded,
2 "Truly then (C1)you are the people,
And with you wisdom will die!
3 "But (C1)I have intelligence as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
And (F1)who does not know such things as these?
4 "I am a (C1)joke to (F1)my friends,
The one who called on God and He answered him;
The just and (C2)blameless man is a joke.
5 "(F1)He who is at ease holds disaster in contempt,
As prepared for those whose feet slip.
6 "The (C1)tents of the destroyers prosper,
And those who provoke God (C2)are secure,
(F1)Whom God brings (C3)into their power.
7 "But just ask the animals, and have them teach you;
And the birds of the sky, and have them tell you.
8 "Or speak to the earth, and have it teach you;
And have the fish of the sea tell you.
9 "Who among all these does not know
That (C1)the hand of the LORD has done this,
10 (C1)In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
And (C2)the breath of all mankind?
11 "Does (C1)the ear not put words to the test,
As the palate (F1)tastes its food?
12 "Wisdom is with the (C1)aged,
And with (F1)long life comes understanding.
Job Speaks of the Power of God
13 "(C1)Wisdom and (C1)might are with Him;
Advice and (C2)understanding belong to Him.
14 "Behold, He (C1)tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;
He (F1)(C2)imprisons a person, and (F2)there is no release.
15 "Behold, He (C1)restrains the waters, and they dry up;
And He (C2)sends them out, and they (F1)inundate the earth.
16 "Strength and sound wisdom are with Him.
One who (C1)goes astray and one who leads astray belong to Him.
17 "He makes (C1)advisers walk (F1)barefoot
And makes fools of (C2)judges.
18 "He (C1)undoes the binding of kings,
And ties a loincloth around their waist.
19 "He makes priests walk (F1)barefoot,
And overthrows (C1)the secure ones.
20 "He deprives the trusted ones of speech,
And (C1)takes away the discernment of the elders.
21 "He (C1)pours contempt on nobles,
And (C2)loosens the belt of the strong.
22 "He (C1)reveals mysteries from the darkness,
And brings the deep darkness into light.
23 "He (C1)makes the nations great, then destroys them;
He (F1)enlarges the nations, then leads them away.
24 "He (C1)deprives the leaders of the earth's people of (F1)intelligence
And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.
25 "They (C1)grope in darkness with no light,
And He makes them (C2)stagger like a drunken person.
Job Says His Friends' Proverbs Are Ashes
1 "(C1)Behold, my eye has seen all this,
My ear has heard and understood it.
2 "(C1)What you know I also know;
I am not inferior to you.
3 "But (C1)I would speak to (F1)the Almighty,
And I desire to (C2)argue with God.
4 "But you (C1)smear me with lies;
You are all (C2)worthless physicians.
5 "Oh that you would (C1)be completely silent,
And that it would become your wisdom!
6 "Please hear my argument,
And give your attention to the contentions of my lips.
7 "Will you (C1)speak what is unjust for God,
And speak what is deceitful for Him?
8 "Will you (C1)show partiality for Him?
Will you contend for God?
9 "Will it go well when He examines you?
Or (C1)will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?
10 "He will certainly punish you
If you secretly (C1)show partiality.
11 "Will (C1)His (F1)majesty not terrify you,
And the dread of Him fall upon you?
12 "Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes,
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
Job Is Sure He Will Be Vindicated
13 "(C1)Be silent before me so that I may speak;
Then let come upon me what may.
14 "Why should I take my flesh in my teeth,
And (C1)put my life in my (F1)hands?
15 "(C1)Though He slay me,
I will (F1)hope in Him.
Nevertheless I (C2)will argue my ways (F2)before Him.
16 "This also will be my (C1)salvation,
For (C2)a godless person cannot come before His presence.
17 "Listen carefully to my speech,
And let my declaration fill your ears.
18 "Behold now, I have (C1)prepared my case;
I know that (C2)I will be vindicated.
19 "(C1)Who could contend with me?
For then I would be silent and (C2)die.
20 "Only two things I ask that You do not do to me,
Then I will not hide from Your face:
21 (C1)Remove Your (F1)hand from me,
And may the dread of You not terrify me.
22 "Then call and (C1)I will answer;
Or let me speak, then reply to me.
23 "(C1)How many are my guilty deeds and sins?
Make known to me my wrongdoing and my sin.
24 "Why do You (C1)hide Your face
And consider me (C2)Your enemy?
25 "Will You scare away a (C1)scattered leaf?
Or will You pursue the dry (C2)chaff?
26 "For You write (C1)bitter things against me
And (C2)make me inherit the guilty deeds of my youth.
27 "You (C1)put my feet in the stocks
And watch all my paths;
You (F1)set a limit for the soles of my feet,
28 While (F1)I am decaying like a (C1)rotten thing,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Matthew 9:18-38
Chapter 9
18 (C1)While He was saying these things to them, behold, (F1)a synagogue (F2)official came and (F3)(C2)bowed down before Him, and said, "My daughter has just died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will become alive again."19 Jesus got up from the table and began to accompany him, along with His disciples.
20 And behold, a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind Him, and touched (C1)the (F1)border of His (F2)cloak;21 for she was (F1)saying (F2)to herself, "If I only (C1)touch His cloak, I will (F3)get well."22 But Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, "Daughter, (C1)take courage; (C2)your faith has (F1)made you well." And (F2)at once the woman was (F3)made well.
23 When Jesus came into the (F1)official's house and saw (C1)the flute players and the crowd in noisy disorder,24 He said, "Leave; for the girl (C1)has not died, but is asleep." And they began laughing at Him.25 But (C1)when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and (C2)took her by the hand, and the girl (F1)got up.26 And (C1)this news spread throughout that land.
27 As Jesus went on from there, two men who were blind followed Him, crying out, "Have mercy on us, (C1)Son of David!"28 And after He entered the house, the men who were blind came up to Him, and Jesus (*)said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They (*)said to Him, "Yes, Lord."29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, "(F1)It shall be done for you (C1)according to your faith."30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus (C1)sternly warned them, saying, "See that no one knows about this!"31 But they went out and (C1)spread the news about Him throughout that land.
32 And as they were going out, behold, (C1)a (C2)demon-possessed man who was unable to speak (F1)was brought to Him.33 And after the demon was cast out, the man who was previously unable to speak talked; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, "(C1)Nothing like this has ever (F1)been seen in Israel."34 But the Pharisees were saying, "He (C1)casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons."
35 Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, (C1)teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness.
36 (C1)Seeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, (C2)because they were (F1)distressed and downcast, like sheep (F2)without a shepherd.37 Then He (*)said to His disciples, "(C1)The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.38 "Therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."
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