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October 2 - Old & New Testament
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Isaiah 53,54,55
1 Who has believed our message(a)
and to whom has the arm(b) of the
Lord
been revealed?(c)
2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot,(d)
and like a root(e) out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance(f) that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering,(g) and familiar with pain.(h)
Like one from whom people hide(i) their faces
he was despised,(j) and we held him in low esteem.
4 Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,(k)
yet we considered him punished by God,(l)
stricken by him, and afflicted.(m)
5 But he was pierced(n) for our transgressions,(o)
he was crushed(p) for our iniquities;
the punishment(q) that brought us peace(r) was on him,
and by his wounds(s) we are healed.(t)
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,(u)
each of us has turned to our own way;(v)
and the
Lord
has laid on him
the iniquity(w) of us all.
7 He was oppressed(x) and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;(y)
he was led like a lamb(z) to the slaughter,(aa)
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
8 By oppression[a] and judgment(ab) he was taken away.
Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;(ac)
for the transgression(ad) of my people he was punished.[b]
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,(ae)
and with the rich(af) in his death,
though he had done no violence,(ag)
nor was any deceit in his mouth.(ah)
10 Yet it was the
Lord
's will(ai) to crush(aj) him and cause him to suffer,(ak)
and though the
Lord
makes[c] his life an offering for sin,(al)
he will see his offspring(am) and prolong his days,
and the will of the
Lord
will prosper(an) in his hand.
11 After he has suffered,(ao)
he will see the light(ap) of life[d] and be satisfied[e];
by his knowledge[f] my righteous servant(aq) will justify(ar) many,
and he will bear their iniquities.(as)
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,[g](at)
and he will divide the spoils(au) with the strong,[h]
because he poured out his life unto death,(av)
and was numbered with the transgressors.(aw)
For he bore(ax) the sin of many,(ay)
and made intercession(az) for the transgressors.
The Future Glory of Zion
1 "Sing, barren woman,(a)
you who never bore a child;
burst into song, shout for joy,(b)
you who were never in labor;(c)
because more are the children(d) of the desolate(e) woman
than of her who has a husband,(f)"
says the
Lord
.
2 "Enlarge the place of your tent,(g)
stretch your tent curtains wide,
do not hold back;
lengthen your cords,
strengthen your stakes.(h)
3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left;
your descendants(i) will dispossess nations(j)
and settle in their desolate(k) cities.
4 "Do not be afraid;(l) you will not be put to shame.(m)
Do not fear disgrace;(n) you will not be humiliated.
You will forget the shame of your youth(o)
and remember no more the reproach(p) of your widowhood.(q)
5 For your Maker(r) is your husband(s)—
the
Lord
Almighty is his name—
the Holy One(t) of Israel is your Redeemer;(u)
he is called the God of all the earth.(v)
6 The
Lord
will call you back(w)
as if you were a wife deserted(x) and distressed in spirit—
a wife who married young,(y)
only to be rejected," says your God.
7 "For a brief moment(z) I abandoned(aa) you,
but with deep compassion(ab) I will bring you back.(ac)
8 In a surge of anger(ad)
I hid(ae) my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting kindness(af)
I will have compassion(ag) on you,"
says the
Lord
your Redeemer.(ah)
9 "To me this is like the days of Noah,
when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.(ai)
So now I have sworn(aj) not to be angry(ak) with you,
never to rebuke(al) you again.
10 Though the mountains be shaken(am)
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love(an) for you will not be shaken(ao)
nor my covenant(ap) of peace(aq) be removed,"
says the
Lord
, who has compassion(ar) on you.
11 "Afflicted(as) city, lashed by storms(at) and not comforted,(au)
I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise,[a](av)
your foundations(aw) with lapis lazuli.(ax)
12 I will make your battlements of rubies,
your gates(ay) of sparkling jewels,
and all your walls of precious stones.
13 All your children will be taught by the
Lord
,(az)
and great will be their peace.(ba)
14 In righteousness(bb) you will be established:(bc)
Tyranny(bd) will be far from you;
you will have nothing to fear.(be)
Terror(bf) will be far removed;
it will not come near you.
15 If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing;
whoever attacks you will surrender(bg) to you.
16 "See, it is I who created the blacksmith(bh)
who fans the coals into flame
and forges a weapon(bi) fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer(bj) to wreak havoc;
17
no weapon forged against you will prevail,(bk)
and you will refute(bl) every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants(bm) of the
Lord
,
and this is their vindication(bn) from me,"
declares the
Lord
.
Invitation to the Thirsty
1 "Come, all you who are thirsty,(a)
come to the waters;(b)
and you who have no money,
come, buy(c) and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk(d)
without money and without cost.(e)
2 Why spend money on what is not bread,
and your labor on what does not satisfy?(f)
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,(g)
and you will delight in the richest(h) of fare.
3 Give ear and come to me;
listen,(i) that you may live.(j)
I will make an everlasting covenant(k) with you,
my faithful love(l) promised to David.(m)
4 See, I have made him a witness(n) to the peoples,
a ruler and commander(o) of the peoples.
5 Surely you will summon nations(p) you know not,
and nations you do not know will come running to you,(q)
because of the
Lord
your God,
the Holy One(r) of Israel,
for he has endowed you with splendor."(s)
6 Seek(t) the
Lord
while he may be found;(u)
call(v) on him while he is near.
7 Let the wicked forsake(w) their ways
and the unrighteous their thoughts.(x)
Let them turn(y) to the
Lord
, and he will have mercy(z) on them,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon.(aa)
8 "For my thoughts(ab) are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"(ac)
declares the
Lord
.
9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth,(ad)
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.(ae)
10 As the rain(af) and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,(ag)
so that it yields seed(ah) for the sower and bread for the eater,(ai)
11 so is my word(aj) that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,(ak)
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose(al) for which I sent it.
12 You will go out in joy(am)
and be led forth in peace;(an)
the mountains and hills
will burst into song(ao) before you,
and all the trees(ap) of the field
will clap their hands.(aq)
13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper,
and instead of briers(ar) the myrtle(as) will grow.
This will be for the
Lord
's renown,(at)
for an everlasting sign,
that will endure forever."
Romans 10
Chapter 10
1 Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire(a) and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous(b) for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.(c) 4 Christ is the culmination of the law(d) so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.(e)
5 Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: "The person who does these things will live by them."[a](f) 6 But the righteousness that is by faith(g) says: "Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?'"[b](h) (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 "or ‘Who will descend into the deep?'"[c](i) (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).(j) 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,"[d](k) that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: 9 If you declare(l) with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord,"(m) and believe(n) in your heart that God raised him from the dead,(o) you will be saved.(p) 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, "Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame."[e](q) 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile(r)—the same Lord is Lord of all(s) and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord(t) will be saved."[f](u)
14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"[g](v)
16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news.(w) For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?"[h](x) 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message,(y) and the message is heard through the word about Christ.(z) 18 But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did:
"Their voice has gone out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world."[i](aa)
19 Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says,
"I will make you envious(ab) by those who are not a nation;
I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding."[j](ac)
20 And Isaiah boldly says,
"I was found by those who did not seek me;
I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me."[k](ad)
21 But concerning Israel he says,
"All day long I have held out my hands
to a disobedient and obstinate people."[l](ae)
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