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October 10 - Old & New Testament
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Hosea 12,13,14
Ephraim Reminded
1 (F1)Ephraim feeds on (C1)wind,
And pursues the (C2)east wind continually;
He multiplies lies and violence.
Moreover, (F2)he makes a covenant with Assyria,
And oil is brought to Egypt.
2 The LORD also has a (C1)case against Judah,
And will punish Jacob (C2)according to his ways;
He will repay him according to his deeds.
3 In the womb he (C1)took his brother by the heel,
And in his mature strength he (C2)contended with God.
4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed;
He wept and (C1)implored His favor.
He found Him at (C2)Bethel,
And there He spoke with us,
5 And the LORD, the God of armies,
The LORD is His (F1)(C1)name.
6 So as for you, (C1)return to your God,
(C2)Maintain (F1)kindness and justice,
And (C3)wait for your God continually.
7 A (F1)merchant, in whose hands are fraudulent (C1)balances,
Loves to exploit.
8 And Ephraim said, "I have certainly become (C1)rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
(C2)No wrongdoing, which would be sin."
9 But I have been the LORD your God since the land of Egypt;
I will make you (C1)live in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed festival.
10 I have also spoken to the (C1)prophets,
And I (F1)provided many visions,
And through the prophets I spoke in (C2)parables.
11 Is there injustice in Gilead?
Certainly they are worthless.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
Yes, (C1)their altars are like stone heaps
Beside the furrows of a field.
12 Now (C1)Jacob fled to the (F1)land of Aram,
And (C2)Israel worked for a wife,
And for a wife he kept sheep.
13 But by a (C1)prophet the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt,
And by a prophet he was protected.
14 (C1)Ephraim has provoked God to bitter anger;
So his Lord will leave his (C2)guilt for bloodshed on him
And bring his (C3)disgrace back to him.
Ephraim's Idolatry
1 (C1)When Ephraim (F1)spoke, there was trembling.
He (C2)exalted himself in Israel,
But through (C3)Baal he incurred guilt and died.
2 And now they sin more and more,
And make for themselves (C1)cast metal images,
Idols (F1)(C2)skillfully made from their silver,
All of them the (C3)work of craftsmen.
They say of them, "Let the (F2)people who sacrifice kiss the (C4)calves!"
3 Therefore they will be like the (C1)morning cloud
And like dew which (F1)soon disappears,
Like (C2)chaff which is blown away from the threshing floor,
And like (C3)smoke from a chimney.
4 Yet I have been the (C1)LORD your God
Since the land of Egypt;
And you were not to know (C2)any god except Me,
For there is no savior (C3)besides Me.
5 I (F1)(C1)cared for you in the wilderness,
(C2)In the land of drought.
6 As they had their pasture, they became (C1)satisfied,
And as they became satisfied, their (C2)heart became proud;
Therefore they (C3)forgot Me.
7 So I will be (C1)like a lion to them;
Like a (C2)leopard I will (F1)lie in wait by the wayside.
8 I will confront them (C1)like a bear deprived of her cubs,
And I will tear open (F1)their chests;
I will also (C2)devour them there like a lioness,
As a wild animal would tear them to pieces.
9 (F1)It is to your own destruction, Israel,
That you are (C1)against Me, against your (C2)help.
10 Where then is your (C1)king,
That he might save you in all your cities;
And your (C2)judges, to whom you said,
"Give me a king and princes"?
11 I (C1)gave you a king in My anger,
And (C2)took him away in My wrath.
12 The guilt of Ephraim is wrapped up;
His sin is (C1)stored up.
13 The pains of (C1)childbirth come on him;
He is (C2)not a wise son,
For (F1)it is not the time that he should (C3)delay at the opening of the womb.
14 Shall I (C1)ransom them from the (F1)power of Sheol?
Shall I redeem them from death?
(C2)Death, where are your (F2)thorns?
Sheol, where is your sting?
(C3)Compassion will be hidden from My sight.
15 Though he (C1)flourishes among the (F1)reeds,
An (C2)east wind will come,
The wind of the LORD coming up from the wilderness;
And his fountain will (C3)become dry
And his spring will dry up;
It will (C4)plunder his treasury of every precious article.
16 (F1)Samaria will pay the penalty for her (C1)guilt,
Because she has (C2)rebelled against her God.
(C3)They will fall by the (C4)sword,
Their children will be (F2)(C5)slaughtered,
And their pregnant (C6)women will be ripped open.
Israel's Future Blessing
1 (F1)(C1)Return, Israel, to the LORD your God,
For you have stumbled (F2)because of your (C2)wrongdoing.
2 Take words with you and return to the LORD.
Say to Him, "(C1)Take away all guilt
And (F1)receive us graciously,
So that we may (C2)present (F2)the fruit of our lips.
3 "Assyria will not save us,
We will (C1)not ride on horses;
Nor will we say again, '(C2)Our god'
To the (C3)work of our hands;
For in (C4)You the (F1)orphan finds mercy."
4 I will (C1)heal their apostasy,
I will (C2)love them freely,
Because My anger has (C3)turned away from them.
5 I will be like the (C1)dew to Israel;
He will blossom like the (C2)lily,
And he will (F1)take root like the cedars of (C3)Lebanon.
6 His shoots will (F1)sprout,
His (F2)majesty will be like the (C1)olive tree,
And his fragrance like the cedars of (C2)Lebanon.
7 Those who (C1)live in his shadow
Will (F1)again raise (C2)grain,
And they will blossom like the vine.
His fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 Ephraim, what more have I to do with (C1)idols?
It is I who answer and look after (F1)you.
I am like a luxuriant (C2)juniper;
From (C3)Me (F2)comes your fruit.
9 (C1)Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
Whoever is discerning, let him know them.
For the (C2)ways of the LORD are right,
And the (C3)righteous will walk in them,
But (C4)wrongdoers will stumble in them.
Romans 16
Chapter 16
Greetings and Love Expressed
1 I (C1)recommend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a (F1)servant of the church which is at (C2)Cenchrea,2 that you (C1)receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the (F1)(C2)saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has also been a helper of many, (F2)and of myself as well.
3 Greet (C1)Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers (C2)in (C3)Christ Jesus,4 who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles;5 also greet (C1)the church that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the (C2)first convert to Christ from (F1)(C3)Asia.6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.7 Greet Andronicus and (F1)Junia, my (C1)kinsfolk and my (C2)fellow prisoners, who are outstanding in the view of the apostles, who also (F2)were (C3)in Christ before me.8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker (C1)in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.10 Greet Apelles, the approved (C1)in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.11 Greet Herodion, my (C1)kinsman. Greet those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who has worked hard in the Lord.13 Greet (C1)Rufus, a choice man in the Lord, also his mother and mine.14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters with them.15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all (C1)the (F1)saints who are with them.16 (C1)Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
17 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and (F1)hindrances (C1)contrary to the teaching which you learned, and (C2)turn away from them.18 For such people are (C1)slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of (C2)their own (F1)appetites; and by their (C3)smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.19 For the report of your obedience (C1)has reached everyone; therefore I am rejoicing over you, but (C2)I want you to be wise in what is good, and innocent in what is evil.
20 (C1)The God of peace will soon crush (C2)Satan under your feet.
21 (C1)Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, and so do (C2)Lucius, (C3)Jason, and (C4)Sosipater, my (C5)kinsmen.
22 I, Tertius, who have (C1)written this letter, greet you in the Lord.
23 (C1)Gaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. (C2)Erastus, the city treasurer, greets you, and Quartus, the brother.(F1)
25 (C1)Now to Him who is able to establish you (C2)according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of (C3)the mystery which has been kept secret for (C4)long ages past,26 but now has been disclosed, and through (C1)the Scriptures of the prophets, in accordance with the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations, leading to (C2)obedience of faith;27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, (C1)be the glory forever. Amen.
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