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October 8 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Nehemiah 11
Chapter 11
The New Residents of Jerusalem(a)
1 Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten of them to live in Jerusalem,(b) the holy city,(c) while the remaining nine were to stay in their own towns.(d) 2 The people commended all who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
3 These are the provincial leaders who settled in Jerusalem (now some Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants and descendants of Solomon's servants lived in the towns of Judah, each on their own property in the various towns,(e) 4 while other people from both Judah and Benjamin(f) lived in Jerusalem):(g)
From the descendants of Judah:
Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez; 5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Kol-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah. 6 The descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of standing.
7 From the descendants of Benjamin:
Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah, 8 and his followers, Gabbai and Sallai—928 men. 9 Joel son of Zikri was their chief officer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the New Quarter of the city.
10 From the priests:
Jedaiah; the son of Joiarib; Jakin; 11 Seraiah(h) son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub,(i) the official in charge of the house of God, 12 and their associates, who carried on work for the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah, 13 and his associates, who were heads of families—242 men; Amashsai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, 14 and his[a] associates, who were men of standing—128. Their chief officer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.
15 From the Levites:
Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; 16 Shabbethai(j) and Jozabad,(k) two of the heads of the Levites, who had charge of the outside work of the house of God; 17 Mattaniah(l) son of Mika, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph,(m) the director who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.(n) 18 The Levites in the holy city(o) totaled 284.
19 The gatekeepers:
Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
20 The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, each on their ancestral property.
21 The temple servants(p) lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
22 The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah,(q) the son of Mika. Uzzi was one of Asaph's descendants, who were the musicians responsible for the service of the house of God. 23 The musicians(r) were under the king's orders, which regulated their daily activity.
24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah(s) son of Judah, was the king's agent in all affairs relating to the people.
25 As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba(t) and its surrounding settlements, in Dibon(u) and its settlements, in Jekabzeel and its villages, 26 in Jeshua, in Moladah,(v) in Beth Pelet,(w) 27 in Hazar Shual,(x) in Beersheba(y) and its settlements, 28 in Ziklag,(z) in Mekonah and its settlements, 29 in En Rimmon, in Zorah,(aa) in Jarmuth,(ab) 30 Zanoah,(ac) Adullam(ad) and their villages, in Lachish(ae) and its fields, and in Azekah(af) and its settlements. So they were living all the way from Beersheba(ag) to the Valley of Hinnom.
31 The descendants of the Benjamites from Geba(ah) lived in Mikmash,(ai) Aija, Bethel(aj) and its settlements, 32 in Anathoth,(ak) Nob(al) and Ananiah, 33 in Hazor,(am) Ramah(an) and Gittaim,(ao) 34 in Hadid, Zeboim(ap) and Neballat, 35 in Lod and Ono,(aq) and in Ge Harashim.
36 Some of the divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
Psalms 103
Chapter 103
Psalm 103
Of David.
1 Praise the
Lord
,(a) my soul;(b)
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.(c)
2 Praise the
Lord
,(d) my soul,
and forget not(e) all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins(f)
and heals(g) all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life(h) from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,(i)
5 who satisfies(j) your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed(k) like the eagle's.(l)
6 The
Lord
works righteousness(m)
and justice for all the oppressed.(n)
7 He made known(o) his ways(p) to Moses,
his deeds(q) to the people of Israel:
8 The
Lord
is compassionate and gracious,(r)
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;(s)
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve(t)
or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love(u) for those who fear him;(v)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions(w) from us.
13 As a father has compassion(x) on his children,
so the
Lord
has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,(y)
he remembers that we are dust.(z)
15 The life of mortals is like grass,(aa)
they flourish like a flower(ab) of the field;
16 the wind blows(ac) over it and it is gone,
and its place(ad) remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
the
Lord
's love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children's children(ae)—
18 with those who keep his covenant(af)
and remember(ag) to obey his precepts.(ah)
19 The
Lord
has established his throne(ai) in heaven,
and his kingdom rules(aj) over all.
20 Praise the
Lord
,(ak) you his angels,(al)
you mighty ones(am) who do his bidding,(an)
who obey his word.
21 Praise the
Lord
, all his heavenly hosts,(ao)
you his servants(ap) who do his will.
22 Praise the
Lord
, all his works(aq)
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the Lord , my soul.(ar)
Revelation 8
Chapter 8
The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer
1 When he opened the seventh seal,(a) there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
2 And I saw the seven angels(b) who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.(c)
3 Another angel,(d) who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God's people,(e) on the golden altar(f) in front of the throne. 4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God's people, went up before God(g) from the angel's hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar,(h) and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder,(i) rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.(j)
The Trumpets
6 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets(k) prepared to sound them.
7 The first angel(l) sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire(m) mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third(n) of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.(o)
8 The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain,(p) all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third(q) of the sea turned into blood,(r) 9 a third(s) of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky(t) on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water(u)— 11 the name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third(v) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.(w)
12 The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third(x) of them turned dark.(y) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.(z)
13 As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair(aa) call out in a loud voice: "Woe! Woe! Woe(ab) to the inhabitants of the earth,(ac) because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!"
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