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January 15 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Genesis 22
Chapter 22
The Offering of Isaac
1 Now it came about after these things, that (C1)God tested Abraham, and said to him, "(C2)Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."2 Then He said, "Take now (C1)your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of (C2)Moriah, and offer him there as a (C3)burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you."3 So Abraham got up early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and his son Isaac; and he split wood for the burnt offering, and set out and went to the place of which God had told him.4 On the third day Abraham raised his eyes and saw the place from a distance.5 Then Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey, and I and the boy will go over there; and we will worship and return to you."6 And Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and (C1)laid it on his son Isaac, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together.7 Isaac spoke to his father Abraham and said, "My father!" And he said, "Here I am, my son." And he said, "Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the (C1)lamb for the burnt offering?"8 Abraham said, "God will (F1)provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." So the two of them walked on together.
9 Then they came to (C1)the place of which God had told him; and Abraham built (C2)the altar there and arranged the wood, and bound his son Isaac and (C3)laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.10 And Abraham reached out with his hand and took the knife to (F1)slaughter his son.11 But (C1)the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."12 He said, "Do not reach out your hand against the boy, and do not do anything to him; for now (C1)I know that you (F1)fear God, since you have not withheld (C2)your son, your only son, from Me."13 Then Abraham raised his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; and Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering in the place of his son.14 And Abraham named that place (F1)The LORD Will Provide, as it is said to this day, "On the mountain of the LORD (C1)it will (F2)be provided."
15 Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven,16 and said, "(C1)By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son,17 indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly (C1)multiply your (F1)seed as the stars of the heavens and as (C2)the sand, which is on the seashore; and (C3)your (F1)seed shall possess the gate of (F2)their enemies.18 "And (C1)in your (F1)seed all the nations of the earth shall (F2)be blessed, because you have (C2)obeyed My voice."19 (C1)So Abraham returned to his young men, and they got up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham lived in Beersheba.
20 Now it came about after these things, that Abraham was told, saying, "Behold, (C1)Milcah (F1)also has borne children to your brother Nahor:21 Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram),22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel"—23 and it was Bethuel who fathered (C1)Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, (F1)also gave birth to Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
Psalms 15
Chapter 15
Description of a Citizen of Zion.
1 LORD, who may reside (C1)in Your tent?
Who may settle on Your (C2)holy hill?
2 One who (C1)walks with integrity, practices righteousness,
And (C2)speaks truth in his heart.
3 He (C1)does not slander (F1)with his tongue,
Nor (C2)do evil to his neighbor,
Nor (C3)bring shame on his friend;
4 A despicable person is despised in his eyes,
But he (C1)honors those who fear the LORD;
He (C2)takes an oath to his own detriment, and does not change;
5 He (C1)does not (F1)lend his money (F2)at interest,
Nor (C2)does he take a bribe against the innocent.
(C3)One who does these things will never be shaken.
Luke 12:32-59
Chapter 12
32 "(F1)(C1)Do not be afraid, (C2)little flock, because (C3)your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.
33 "(C1)Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts that do not wear out, (C2)an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor does a moth destroy.34 "For (C1)where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Be in Readiness
35 "(F1)(C1)Be prepared, and keep your (C2)lamps lit.36 "You are also to be like people who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open the door for him when he comes and knocks.37 "Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find (C1)on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that (C2)he will (F1)prepare himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and he will come up and serve them.38 "(C1)Whether he comes in the (F1)second watch, or even in the (F2)third, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.
39 "(C1)But (F1)be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be (C2)broken into.40 "(C1)You too, be ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think He will."
41 Peter said, "Lord, are You telling this parable to us, or (C1)to everyone else as well?"42 And (C1)the Lord said, "(C2)Who then is the faithful and sensible (C3)steward, whom his master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their rations at the proper time?43 "Blessed is that (C1)slave whom his (F1)master finds so doing when he comes.44 "Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.45 "But if that slave says in his heart, 'My master will take a long time to come,' and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk;46 then the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know, and will (F1)cut him in two, and assign (F2)him a place with the unbelievers.47 "And that slave who knew his master's will and did not get ready or act in accordance with his will, will (C1)receive many blows,48 but the one who did not (C1)know it, and committed acts deserving of (F1)a beating, will receive only a few blows. (C2)From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.
Christ Divides People
49 "I (F1)have come to cast fire upon the earth; and (F2)how I wish it were already kindled!50 "But I have a (C1)baptism (F1)to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!51 "(C1)Do you think that I came to provide peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division;52 for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.53 "They will be divided, (C1)father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."
54 And He was also saying to the crowds, "(C1)Whenever you see a cloud rising (F1)in the west, you immediately say, 'A shower is coming,' and so it turns out.55 "And whenever you feel a (F1)south wind blowing, you say, 'It will be a (C1)hot day,' and it turns out that way.56 "You hypocrites! (C1)You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this present time?
57 "And (C1)why do you not even judge by yourselves what is right?58 "For (C1)when you are going with your accuser to appear before the magistrate, on the way, make an effort to (F1)settle with him, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.59 "I tell you, you will not get out of there until you have paid up (F1)the very last (F2)(C1)lepton."
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