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January 18 - Old & New Testament
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Job 25,26,27
Bildad Says Mankind Is Inferior
1 Then Bildad the Shuhite responded,
2 "(C1)Dominion and awe (F1)belong to Him
Who makes peace in (C2)His heights.
3 "Is there any number to (C1)His troops?
And upon whom does His light not rise?
4 "How then can mankind be (C1)righteous with God?
Or how can anyone who is born of woman be (C2)pure?
5 "If even (C1)the moon has no brightness
And the (C2)stars are not pure in His sight,
6 How much less (C1)man, that (C2)maggot,
And a son of man, that worm!"
Job Rebukes Bildad
1 Then Job responded,
2 "What a help you are to (F1)(C1)the weak!
You have saved the arm (C2)without strength!
3 "What advice you have given to one without wisdom!
What helpful insight you have abundantly (F1)provided!
4 "To whom have you uttered words?
And whose (F1)spirit was expressed through you?
The Greatness of God
5 "The (F1)(C1)departed spirits are made to tremble
Under the waters and their inhabitants.
6 "(F1)(C1)Sheol is naked before Him,
And (F2)(C2)Abaddon has no covering.
7 "He (C1)stretches out the north over empty space
And hangs the earth on nothing.
8 "He (C1)wraps up the waters in His clouds,
And the cloud does not burst under them.
9 "He (F1)(C1)obscures the face of the (F2)full moon
And spreads His cloud over it.
10 "He has inscribed a (C1)circle on the surface of the waters
At the (C2)boundary of light and darkness.
11 "The pillars of heaven tremble
And are amazed at His rebuke.
12 "With His power He (C1)quieted the sea,
And by His (C2)understanding He shattered (F1)(C3)Rahab.
13 "By His breath the (C1)heavens are (F1)cleared;
His hand has pierced (C2)the fleeing serpent.
14 "Behold, these are the fringes of His ways;
And how faint (C1)a word we hear of Him!
But His mighty (C2)thunder, who can understand?"
Job Affirms His Righteousness
1 Job again took up his (C1)discourse and said,
2 "As God lives, (C1)who has taken away my right,
And the Almighty, (C2)who has embittered my soul,
3 For as long as (F1)life is in me,
And the (F2)(C1)breath of God is in my nostrils,
4 My lips certainly will not speak unjustly,
Nor will (C1)my tongue mutter deceit.
5 "Far be it from me that I should declare you right;
Until I die, (C1)I will not (F1)give up my integrity.
6 "I have (C1)kept hold of my righteousness and will not let it go.
My heart does not rebuke any of my days.
The State of the Godless
7 "May my enemy be as the wicked,
And (F1)my opponent as the criminal.
8 "For what is (C1)the hope of the godless when he makes an end of life,
When God requires (C2)his (F1)life?
9 "Will God (C1)hear his cry
When (C2)distress comes upon him?
10 "Or will he take (C1)pleasure in the Almighty?
Will he call on God at all times?
11 "I will instruct you in the (F1)power of God;
What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12 "Behold, all of you have seen it;
Why then do you talk of nothing?
13 "This is (C1)the portion of a wicked person from God,
And the inheritance which (C2)tyrants receive from the Almighty:
14 Though his sons are many, (F1)they are destined (C1)for the sword;
And his (C2)descendants will not be satisfied with bread.
15 "His survivors will be buried because of the plague,
And (F1)their (C1)widows will not be able to weep.
16 "Though he piles up silver like dust,
And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,
17 He may prepare it, (C1)but the righteous will wear it
And the innocent will divide the silver.
18 "He has built his (C1)house like the (F1)spider's web,
Or a hut which the watchman has made.
19 "He lies down rich, but never (F1)again;
He opens his eyes, and (C1)it no longer exists.
20 "(C1)Terrors overtake him like a flood;
A storm steals him away (C2)in the night.
21 "The east (C1)wind carries him away, and he is gone;
For it sweeps him (C2)away from his place.
22 "For it will hurl at him (C1)without mercy;
He will certainly try to (C2)flee from its (F1)power.
23 "People will (F1)clap their hands at him,
And will (C1)whistle at him from their places.
Matthew 12:24-50
Chapter 12
24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "This man (C1)casts out demons only by (F1)Beelzebul the ruler of the demons."
25 (C1)And (C2)knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will stand.26 "And if (C1)Satan is casting out Satan, he (F1)has become divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?27 "And if (C1)by (F1)Beelzebul I cast out the demons, (C2)by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they will be your judges.28 "But (C1)if I cast out the demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.29 "Or, how can anyone enter the strong man's house and carry off his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
The Unpardonable Sin
30 "(C1)The one who is not with Me is against Me; and the one who does not gather with Me scatters.31 "(C1)Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.32 "(C1)And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in (C2)this age or in the age to come.
Words Reveal Character
33 "Either (F1)assume the tree to be good as well as its fruit good, or (F1)assume the tree to be bad as well as its fruit bad; for (C1)the tree is known by its fruit.34 "(C1)You (F1)offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, express any good things? (C2)For the mouth speaks from that which fills the heart.35 "(C1)The good person brings out of his good treasure good things; and the evil person brings out of his evil treasure evil things.36 "But I tell you that for every (F1)careless word that people (F2)speak, they will give an account of it on the (C1)day of judgment.37 "For (F1)by your words you will be justified, and (F1)by your words you will be condemned."
The Desire for Signs
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, "Teacher, (C1)we want to see a (F1)sign from You."39 But He answered and said to them, "(C1)An evil and adulterous generation craves a (F1)sign; and so no (F1)sign will be given to it except the (F1)sign of Jonah the prophet;40 for just as (C1)JONAH WAS IN THE STOMACH OF THE SEA MONSTER FOR THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS, so will (C2)the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for (C3)three days and three nights.41 "(C1)The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because (C2)they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something (C3)greater than Jonah is here.42 "(C1)The Queen of the South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something (C2)greater than Solomon is here.
43 "(C1)Now when the unclean spirit comes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.44 "Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came'; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.45 "Then it goes and brings along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they come in and live there; and (C1)the last condition of that person becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation."
Changed Relationships
46 (C1)While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His (C2)mother and (C3)brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him.47 [(F1)Someone said to Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to You."]48 But (F1)Jesus replied to the one who was telling Him and said, "Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?"49 And extending His hand toward His disciples, He said, "Behold: My mother and My brothers!50 "For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother, and sister, and mother."
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