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April 11 - Old & New Testament
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Joshua 16,17,18
Allotment for Ephraim and Manasseh
1 The allotment for Joseph began at the Jordan, east of the springs of Jericho, and went up from there through the desert(a) into the hill country of Bethel.(b) 2 It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz(c)),[a] crossed over to the territory of the Arkites(d) in Ataroth,(e) 3 descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon(f) and on to Gezer,(g) ending at the Mediterranean Sea.
4 So Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance.(h)
5 This was the territory of Ephraim, according to its clans:
The boundary of their inheritance went from Ataroth Addar(i) in the east to Upper Beth Horon(j) 6 and continued to the Mediterranean Sea. From Mikmethath(k) on the north it curved eastward to Taanath Shiloh, passing by it to Janoah(l) on the east. 7 Then it went down from Janoah(m) to Ataroth(n) and Naarah, touched Jericho and came out at the Jordan. 8 From Tappuah(o) the border went west to the Kanah Ravine(p) and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites, according to its clans. 9 It also included all the towns and their villages that were set aside for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites.(q)
10 They did not dislodge the Canaanites living in Gezer; to this day the Canaanites live among the people of Ephraim but are required to do forced labor.(r)
1 This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh(a) as Joseph's firstborn,(b) that is, for Makir,(c) Manasseh's firstborn. Makir was the ancestor of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead(d) and Bashan(e) because the Makirites were great soldiers. 2 So this allotment was for the rest of the people of Manasseh(f)—the clans of Abiezer,(g) Helek, Asriel,(h) Shechem, Hepher(i) and Shemida.(j) These are the other male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans.
3 Now Zelophehad son of Hepher,(k) the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons but only daughters,(l) whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah. 4 They went to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said, "The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our relatives." So Joshua gave them an inheritance along with the brothers of their father, according to the Lord 's command.(m) 5 Manasseh's share consisted of ten tracts of land besides Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan,(n) 6 because the daughters of the tribe of Manasseh received an inheritance among the sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.
7 The territory of Manasseh extended from Asher(o) to Mikmethath(p) east of Shechem.(q) The boundary ran southward from there to include the people living at En Tappuah. 8 (Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah(r) itself, on the boundary of Manasseh, belonged to the Ephraimites.) 9 Then the boundary continued south to the Kanah Ravine.(s) There were towns belonging to Ephraim lying among the towns of Manasseh, but the boundary of Manasseh was the northern side of the ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. 10 On the south the land belonged to Ephraim, on the north to Manasseh. The territory of Manasseh reached the Mediterranean Sea and bordered Asher(t) on the north and Issachar(u) on the east.(v)
11 Within Issachar(w) and Asher, Manasseh also had Beth Shan,(x) Ibleam(y) and the people of Dor,(z) Endor,(aa) Taanach(ab) and Megiddo,(ac) together with their surrounding settlements (the third in the list is Naphoth[a]).(ad)
12 Yet the Manassites were not able(ae) to occupy these towns, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that region. 13 However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they subjected the Canaanites to forced labor but did not drive them out completely.(af)
14 The people of Joseph said to Joshua, "Why have you given us only one allotment and one portion for an inheritance? We are a numerous people, and the Lord has blessed us abundantly."(ag)
15 "If you are so numerous," Joshua answered, "and if the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go up into the forest(ah) and clear land for yourselves there in the land of the Perizzites(ai) and Rephaites.(aj)"
16 The people of Joseph replied, "The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the plain have chariots fitted with iron,(ak) both those in Beth Shan(al) and its settlements and those in the Valley of Jezreel."(am)
17 But Joshua said to the tribes of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—"You are numerous and very powerful. You will have not only one allotment(an) 18 but the forested hill country(ao) as well. Clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours; though the Canaanites have chariots fitted with iron(ap) and though they are strong, you can drive them out."
Division of the Rest of the Land
1 The whole assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh(a) and set up the tent of meeting(b) there. The country was brought under their control, 2 but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance.
3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: "How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the Lord , the God of your ancestors, has given you? 4 Appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them out to make a survey of the land and to write a description of it,(c) according to the inheritance of each.(d) Then they will return to me. 5 You are to divide the land into seven parts. Judah is to remain in its territory on the south(e) and the tribes of Joseph in their territory on the north.(f) 6 After you have written descriptions of the seven parts of the land, bring them here to me and I will cast lots(g) for you in the presence of the Lord our God. 7 The Levites, however, do not get a portion among you, because the priestly service of the Lord is their inheritance.(h) And Gad, Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan. Moses the servant of the Lord gave it to them.(i)"
8 As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua instructed them, "Go and make a survey of the land and write a description of it.(j) Then return to me, and I will cast lots for you here at Shiloh(k) in the presence of the Lord ." 9 So the men left and went through the land. They wrote its description on a scroll, town by town, in seven parts, and returned to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh. 10 Joshua then cast lots(l) for them in Shiloh in the presence(m) of the Lord , and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions.(n)
Allotment for Benjamin
11 The first lot came up for the tribe of Benjamin according to its clans. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:
12 On the north side their boundary began at the Jordan, passed the northern slope of Jericho and headed west into the hill country, coming out at the wilderness(o) of Beth Aven.(p) 13 From there it crossed to the south slope of Luz(q) (that is, Bethel(r)) and went down to Ataroth Addar(s) on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.
14 From the hill facing Beth Horon(t) on the south the boundary turned south along the western side and came out at Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim),(u) a town of the people of Judah. This was the western side.
15 The southern side began at the outskirts of Kiriath Jearim on the west, and the boundary came out at the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.(v) 16 The boundary went down to the foot of the hill facing the Valley of Ben Hinnom, north of the Valley of Rephaim.(w) It continued down the Hinnom Valley(x) along the southern slope of the Jebusite city and so to En Rogel.(y) 17 It then curved north, went to En Shemesh, continued to Geliloth,(z) which faces the Pass of Adummim,(aa) and ran down to the Stone of Bohan(ab) son of Reuben. 18 It continued to the northern slope of Beth Arabah[a](ac) and on down into the Arabah.(ad) 19 It then went to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah(ae) and came out at the northern bay of the Dead Sea,(af) at the mouth of the Jordan in the south. This was the southern boundary.
20 The Jordan formed the boundary on the eastern side.
These were the boundaries that marked out the inheritance of the clans of Benjamin on all sides.(ag)
21 The tribe of Benjamin, according to its clans, had the following towns:
Jericho, Beth Hoglah,(ah) Emek Keziz, 22 Beth Arabah,(ai) Zemaraim,(aj) Bethel,(ak) 23 Avvim,(al) Parah, Ophrah,(am) 24 Kephar Ammoni, Ophni and Geba(an)—twelve towns and their villages.
25 Gibeon,(ao) Ramah,(ap) Beeroth,(aq) 26 Mizpah,(ar) Kephirah,(as) Mozah, 27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28 Zelah,(at) Haeleph, the Jebusite city(au) (that is, Jerusalem(av)), Gibeah(aw) and Kiriath—fourteen towns and their villages.(ax)
This was the inheritance of Benjamin for its clans.(ay)
Luke 11:1-28
Chapter 11
Jesus' Teaching on Prayer(a)(b)
1 One day Jesus was praying(c) in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord,(d) teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."
2 He said to them, "When you pray, say:
"‘Father,[a]
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom(e) come.[b]
3 Give us each day our daily bread.
4 Forgive us our sins,
for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c](f)
And lead us not into temptation.[d]'"(g)
5 Then Jesus said to them, "Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.' 7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' 8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity[e] he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.(h)
9 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you;(i) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[f] a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
Jesus and Beelzebul(j)(k)
14 Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.(l) 15 But some of them said, "By Beelzebul,(m) the prince of demons, he is driving out demons."(n) 16 Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.(o)
17 Jesus knew their thoughts(p) and said to them: "Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. 18 If Satan(q) is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. 19 Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God,(r) then the kingdom of God(s) has come upon you.
21 "When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.
23 "Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.(t)
24 "When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.' 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first."(u)
27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you."(v)
28 He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God(w) and obey it."(x)
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