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Genesis 26
Chapter 26
Isaac Settles in Gerar
1 Now there was (C1)a famine in the land, besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to (C2)Abimelech king of the Philistines.2 And the LORD (C1)appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; (C2)stay in the land of which I shall tell you.3 "Live for a time in this land and (C1)I will be with you and (C2)bless you, for (C3)to you and to your (F1)descendants I will give all these lands, and I will establish (C4)the oath which I swore to your father Abraham.4 "(C1)I will multiply your (F1)descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give your (F1)descendants all these lands; and (C2)by your (F1)descendants all the nations of the earth (F2)shall be blessed,5 because Abraham (F1)(C1)obeyed Me and fulfilled his duty to Me, and kept My commandments, My statutes, and My laws."
6 So Isaac lived in Gerar.7 When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, "(C1)She is my sister," for he was (C2)afraid to say, "my wife," thinking, "(F1)the men of the place might kill me on account of Rebekah, since she is (C3)beautiful."8 Now it came about, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down through a window, and saw them, and behold, Isaac was caressing his wife Rebekah.9 Then Abimelech called Isaac and said, "Behold, she certainly is your wife! So how is it that you said, 'She is my sister'?" And Isaac said to him, "Because I thought, 'otherwise I might be killed on account of her.'"10 And (C1)Abimelech said, "What is this that you have done to us? One of the people might easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us."11 So Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, "He who (C1)touches this man or his wife will certainly be put to death."
12 Now Isaac sowed in that land and (F1)reaped in the same year a hundred times as much. And (C1)the LORD blessed him,13 and the man (C1)became rich, and continued to grow (F1)richer until he became very (F1)wealthy;14 for (C1)he had possessions of flocks (F1)and herds, and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him.15 Now (C1)all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up (F1)by filling them with dirt.16 Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go away from us, for you are (F1)(C1)too powerful for us."17 So Isaac departed from there and camped in the Valley of Gerar, and (F1)settled there.
Argument over the Wells
18 Then Isaac dug again the wells of water which (F1)had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham; and he (F2)gave them the same names which his father had (F3)given them.19 But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of (F1)flowing water,20 the herdsmen of Gerar (C1)quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, "The water is ours!" So he named the well (F1)Esek, because they argued with him.21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over it too, so he named it (F1)Sitnah.22 Then he moved away from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it; so he named it (F1)Rehoboth, for he said, "(F2)(C1)At last the LORD has made (F3)room for us, and we will be (C2)fruitful in the land."
23 And he went up from there to (C1)Beersheba.24 And the LORD (C1)appeared to him the same night and said, "(C2)I am the God of your father Abraham;
(C3)Do not fear, for I am with you.
I (C4)will bless you and multiply your (F1)descendants,
For the sake of My servant Abraham."
Covenant with Abimelech
26 Then (C1)Abimelech came to him from Gerar (F1)with his adviser Ahuzzath, and Phicol the commander of his army.27 Isaac said to them, "(C1)Why have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?"28 They said, "We have seen plainly (C1)that the LORD has been with you; so we said, 'An oath must now be taken (F1)by us,' that is, (F2)by you and us. So let us make a covenant with you,29 that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you (F1)and have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace. You are now the (C1)blessed of the LORD."30 Then (C1)he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.31 In the morning they got up early and (F1)(C1)exchanged oaths; then Isaac sent them away, and they left him in peace.32 Now it came about on the same day, that Isaac's servants came in and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, "We have found water."33 So he called it (F1)Shibah; therefore the name of the city is (C1)Beersheba to this day.
34 When Esau was forty years old (C1)he (F1)married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite;35 and (C1)they (F1)brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.
Psalms 19
Chapter 19
The Works and the Word of God.
1 The (C1)heavens tell of the glory of God;
And their (C2)expanse declares the work of His hands.
2 Day to (C1)day pours forth speech,
And (C2)night to night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words;
Their voice is not heard.
4 Their (F1)(C1)line has gone out into all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.
In them He has (C2)placed a tent for the sun,
5 Which is like a groom coming out of his chamber;
It rejoices like a strong person to run his course.
6 Its (C1)rising is from (F1)one end of the heavens,
And its circuit to the (F2)other end of them;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 (C1)The Law of the LORD is (F1)(C2)perfect, (C3)restoring the soul;
The testimony of the LORD is (C4)sure, making (C5)wise the simple.
8 The precepts of the LORD are (C1)right, (C2)rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the LORD is (C3)pure, (C4)enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the LORD are (C1)true; they are (C2)righteous altogether.
10 They are more desirable than (C1)gold, yes, than much pure gold;
(C2)Sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
11 Moreover, (C1)Your servant is warned by them;
In keeping them there is great (C2)reward.
12 Who can (C1)discern his errors? (C2)Acquit me of (C3)hidden faults.
13 Also keep Your servant back (C1)from presumptuous sins;
Let them not (C2)rule over me;
Then I will be (C3)innocent,
And I will be blameless of (C4)great wrongdoing.
14 May the words of my mouth and (C1)the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
LORD, (C2)my rock and my (C3)Redeemer.
Luke 14:25-35
Chapter 14
25 Now (F1)large crowds were going along with Him, and He turned and said to them,26 "(C1)If anyone comes to Me and does not (F1)hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.27 "Whoever does not (C1)carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.28 "For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?29 "Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who are watching it will begin to ridicule him,30 saying, 'This person began to build, and was not able to finish!'31 "Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and (C1)consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to face the one coming against him with twenty thousand?32 "Otherwise, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and requests terms of peace.33 "So then, none of you can be My disciple who (C1)does not (F1)give up all his own possessions.
34 "Therefore, salt is good; but (C1)if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be (F1)seasoned?35 "It is useless either for the soil or the manure pile, so it is thrown out. (C1)The one who has ears to hear, (F1)let him hear."
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