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October 14 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Esther 5:1-6:13
Chapter 5
Esther Plans a Banquet
1 Now it came about (C1)on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood (C2)in the inner courtyard of the king's palace in front of the king's (F1)rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the (F2)throne room, opposite the entrance to the palace.2 When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the courtyard, (C1)she obtained favor in his sight; and (C2)the king extended to Esther the golden scepter which was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the top of the scepter.3 Then the king said to her, "What is troubling you, Queen Esther? And what is your request? (C1)Up to half of the kingdom it shall be given to you."4 Esther said, "If it pleases the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him."
5 Then the king said, "(C1)Bring Haman quickly so that we may do (F1)as Esther desires." So the king and Haman came to the banquet which Esther had prepared.6 (F1)As they drank their wine at the banquet, (C1)the king said to Esther, "(C2)What is your request, for it shall be granted to you. And what is your wish? Up to half of the kingdom it shall be done."7 So Esther replied, "My request and my wish is:8 (C1)if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my request and do (F1)what I wish, may the king and Haman come to (C2)the banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do (F2)as the king says."
Haman's Pride
9 Then Haman went out that day joyful and pleased of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai (C1)at the king's gate and (C2)that he did not stand up or tremble before him, Haman was filled with anger against Mordecai.10 Haman controlled himself, however, and went to his house. But he (F1)sent for his friends and his wife (C1)Zeresh.11 Then Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and his (C1)many sons, and every occasion on which the king had honored him and how he had (F1)(C2)promoted him above the officials and servants of the king.12 Haman also said, "Even Esther the queen let no one except me come with the king to the banquet which she had prepared; and (C1)tomorrow also I am invited by her with the king.13 "Yet all of this (F1)does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at (C1)the king's gate."14 Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, "(C1)Have a wooden gallows (F1)fifty cubits high made, and in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it; then go joyfully with the king to the banquet." And the (F2)advice pleased Haman, so he had the wooden gallows made.
Chapter 6
The King Plans to Honor Mordecai
1 During that night (F1)the king (C1)could not sleep, so he gave an order to bring (C2)the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.2 And it was found written what (C1)Mordecai had reported about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs who were doorkeepers, that they had sought to (F1)attack King Ahasuerus.3 Then the king said, "What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?" And the king's servants who attended him said, "Nothing has been done for him."4 So the king said, "Who is in the courtyard?" Now Haman had just (C1)entered the outer courtyard of the king's palace in order to speak to the king about (C2)hanging Mordecai on the wooden gallows which he had prepared for him.5 So the king's servants said to him, "Behold, Haman is standing in the courtyard." And the king said, "Have him come in."6 Haman then came in and the king said to him, "What is to be done for the man (C1)whom the king desires to honor?" And Haman said (F1)to himself, "Whom would the king desire to honor more than me?"7 Therefore Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king desires to honor,8 have them bring a royal robe which the king has worn, and (C1)the horse on which the king has ridden, and on whose head (C2)a royal turban has been placed;9 then order them to hand the robe and the horse over to one of the king's noble officials, and have them dress the man whom the king desires to honor, and lead him on horseback through the city square, (C1)and proclaim before him, 'So it shall be done for the man whom the king desires to honor.'"
Haman Must Honor Mordecai
10 Then the king said to Haman, "Quickly, take the robe and the horse just as you have said, and do so for Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king's gate; do not fail to do anything of all that you have said."11 So Haman took the robe and the horse, and dressed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, "So it shall be done for the man whom the king desires to honor."
12 Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate, while Haman hurried home, mourning, (C1)with his head covered.13 And Haman informed (C1)Zeresh his wife and all his friends of everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is (F1)of Jewish origin, you will not prevail over him, but will certainly fall before him."<
Psalms 106:24-48
Chapter 106
24 Then they (C1)rejected the (C2)pleasant land;
They (C3)did not believe His word,
25 But (C1)grumbled in their tents;
They did not listen to the voice of the LORD.
26 Therefore He (F1)(C1)swore to them
That He would have them fall in the wilderness,
27 And that He would (C1)bring down their (F1)descendants among the nations,
And (C2)scatter them in the lands.
28 They also (C1)followed (F1)Baal-peor,
And ate (C2)sacrifices offered to the dead.
29 So they (C1)provoked Him to anger with their deeds,
And a plague broke out among them.
30 Then Phinehas (C1)stood up and (F1)intervened,
And so the (C2)plague was brought to a halt.
31 And it was (C1)credited to him as righteousness,
To all generations forever.
32 They also (C1)provoked Him to wrath at the waters of (F1)Meribah,
So that it (C2)went badly for Moses on their account.
33 Because they (C1)were rebellious against (F1)His Spirit,
He spoke rashly with his lips.
34 They (C1)did not destroy the peoples,
As (C2)the LORD had commanded them,
35 But (C1)they got involved with the nations
And learned their (F1)practices,
36 And (C1)served their idols,
(C2)Which became a snare to them.
37 They even (C1)sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the (C2)demons,
38 And shed (C1)innocent blood,
The blood of their (C2)sons and their daughters
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And the land was (C3)defiled with the blood.
39 So they became (C1)unclean in their (F1)practices,
And (F2)(C2)were unfaithful in their deeds.
40 Therefore the (C1)anger of the LORD was kindled against His people,
And He (C2)loathed His (F1)(C3)inheritance.
41 So (C1)He handed them over to the (F1)nations,
And those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also (C1)oppressed them,
And they were subdued under their (F1)power.
43 Many times He would (C1)rescue them;
They, however, were rebellious in their (C2)plan,
And they (C3)sank down into their guilt.
44 Nevertheless He looked at their distress
When He (C1)heard their cry;
45 And He (C1)remembered His covenant for their sake,
And (F1)(C2)relented (C3)according to the greatness of His mercy.
46 He also made them (C1)objects of compassion
In the presence of all their captors.
47 (C1)Save us, LORD our God,
And (C2)gather us from the nations,
To give thanks to Your holy name
And (C3)glory in Your praise.
48 (C1)Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting.
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
(F1)Praise (F2)the LORD!
Revelation 14
Chapter 14
The Lamb and the 144,000 on Mount Zion
1 Then I looked, and behold, (C1)the Lamb was standing on (C2)Mount Zion, and with Him (C3)144,000 who had (C4)His name and the (C4)name of His Father written (C5)on their foreheads.2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like (C1)the sound of many waters and like the (C2)sound of loud thunder, and the voice which I heard was like the sound of (C3)harpists playing on their harps.3 And they (*)sang (F1)(C1)a new song before the throne and before the (C2)four living creatures and the (C3)elders; and (C4)no one was able to learn the song except the (C5)144,000 who had been (C1)purchased from the earth.4 (C1)These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are celibate. These are the ones who (C2)follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been (C3)purchased from mankind (C4)as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.5 And (C1)no lie was found in their mouths; they are (C2)blameless.
Vision of the Angel with the Gospel
6 And I saw another angel flying in (C1)midheaven with (C2)an eternal gospel to preach to (C3)those who (F1)live on the earth, and to (C4)every nation, tribe, language, and people;7 and he said with a loud voice, "(C1)Fear God and (C2)give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who (C3)made the heaven and the earth, and sea and (C4)springs of waters."
8 And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, "(F1)(C1)Fallen, fallen is (C2)Babylon the great, she who has (C3)made all the nations drink of the (C4)wine of the (F2)passion of her sexual immorality."
Doom for Worshipers of the Beast
9 Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone (C1)worships the beast and his (C2)image, and receives a (C3)mark on his forehead or on his hand,10 he also will drink of the (C1)wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed (F1)in full strength (C2)in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with (C3)fire and (F2)brimstone in the presence of the (C4)holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.11 "And the (C1)smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; (C2)they have no rest day and night, those who (C3)worship the beast and his (C3)image, and (F1)whoever receives the (C4)mark of his name."12 Here is (C1)the (F1)perseverance of the (F2)saints who (C2)keep the commandments of God and (F3)(C3)their faith in Jesus.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, "Write: '(C1)Blessed are the dead who (C2)die in the Lord from now on!'" "Yes," (C3)says the Spirit, "so that they may (C4)rest from their labors, for their (C5)deeds follow with them."
The Harvest
14 Then I looked, and behold, a (C1)white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one (C2)like (F1)a son of man, with a golden (C3)crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.15 And another angel (C1)came out of the (F1)temple, calling out with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "(F2)(C2)Put in Your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the (C3)harvest of the earth (F3)is ripe."16 Then He who sat on the cloud (F1)swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel (C1)came out of the (F1)temple which is in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle.18 Then another angel, (C1)the one who has power over fire, came out from (C2)the altar; and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "(F1)(C3)Put in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters (F2)from the vine of the earth, (C4)because her grapes are ripe."19 So the angel (F1)swung his sickle to the earth and gathered the clusters from the vine of the earth, and threw them into (C1)the great wine press of the wrath of God.20 And (C1)the wine press was trampled (C2)outside the city, and (C3)blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses' bridles, (F1)for a distance of (F2)1,600 stadia.
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