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October 1 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Obadiah 1:10-21
Chapter 1
10 Because of the violence(s) against your brother Jacob,(t)
you will be covered with shame;
you will be destroyed forever.(u)
11 On the day you stood aloof
while strangers carried off his wealth
and foreigners entered his gates
and cast lots(v) for Jerusalem,
you were like one of them.(w)
12 You should not gloat(x) over your brother
in the day of his misfortune,(y)
nor rejoice(z) over the people of Judah
in the day of their destruction,(aa)
nor boast(ab) so much
in the day of their trouble.(ac)
13 You should not march through the gates of my people
in the day of their disaster,
nor gloat over them in their calamity(ad)
in the day of their disaster,
nor seize their wealth
in the day of their disaster.
14 You should not wait at the crossroads
to cut down their fugitives,(ae)
nor hand over their survivors
in the day of their trouble.
15 "The day of the
Lord
is near(af)
for all nations.
As you have done, it will be done to you;
your deeds(ag) will return upon your own head.
16 Just as you drank(ah) on my holy hill,(ai)
so all the nations will drink(aj) continually;
they will drink and drink
and be as if they had never been.(ak)
17 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance;(al)
it will be holy,(am)
and Jacob will possess his inheritance.(an)
18 Jacob will be a fire
and Joseph a flame;
Esau will be stubble,
and they will set him on fire(ao) and destroy(ap) him.
There will be no survivors(aq)
from Esau."
The
Lord
has spoken.
19 People from the Negev will occupy
the mountains of Esau,
and people from the foothills will possess
the land of the Philistines.(ar)
They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria,(as)
and Benjamin(at) will possess Gilead.
20 This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan
will possess the land as far as Zarephath;(au)
the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
will possess the towns of the Negev.(av)
21 Deliverers(aw) will go up on[c] Mount Zion
to govern the mountains of Esau.
And the kingdom will be the
Lord
's.(ax)
Jonah 1-4
Chapter 1
Jonah Flees From the Lord
1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah(a) son of Amittai:(b) 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh(c) and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me."
3 But Jonah ran(d) away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish(e). He went down to Joppa,(f) where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord .(g)
4 Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.(h) 5 All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.(i)
But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. 6 The captain went to him and said, "How can you sleep? Get up and call(j) on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish."(k)
7 Then the sailors said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity."(l) They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.(m) 8 So they asked him, "Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?"
9 He answered, "I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord ,(n) the God of heaven,(o) who made the sea(p) and the dry land.(q)"
10 This terrified them and they asked, "What have you done?" (They knew he was running away from the Lord , because he had already told them so.)
11 The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?"
12 "Pick me up and throw me into the sea," he replied, "and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you."(r)
13 Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.(s) 14 Then they cried out to the Lord , "Please, Lord , do not let us die for taking this man's life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man,(t) for you, Lord , have done as you pleased."(u) 15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.(v) 16 At this the men greatly feared(w) the Lord , and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows(x) to him.
Jonah's Prayer
17 Now the Lord provided(y) a huge fish to swallow Jonah,(z) and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Chapter 2
1 1 [a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said:
"In my distress I called(a) to the
Lord
,(b)
and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead(c) I called for help,
and you listened to my cry.
3 You hurled me into the depths,(d)
into the very heart of the seas,
and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves(e) and breakers
swept over me.(f)
4 I said, ‘I have been banished
from your sight;(g)
yet I will look again
toward your holy temple.'(h)
5 The engulfing waters threatened me,[b]
the deep surrounded me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head.(i)
6 To the roots of the mountains(j) I sank down;
the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you,
Lord
my God,
brought my life up from the pit.(k)
7 "When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered(l) you,
Lord
,
and my prayer(m) rose to you,
to your holy temple.(n)
8 "Those who cling to worthless idols(o)
turn away from God's love for them.
9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise,(p)
will sacrifice(q) to you.
What I have vowed(r) I will make good.
I will say, ‘Salvation(s) comes from the
Lord
.'"
10 And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
Chapter 3
Jonah Goes to Nineveh
1 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah(a) a second time: 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you."
3 Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. 4 Jonah began by going a day's journey into the city, proclaiming,(b) "Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown." 5 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.(c)
6 When Jonah's warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.(d) 7 This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh:
"By the decree of the king and his nobles:
Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink.(e) 8 But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call(f) urgently on God. Let them give up(g) their evil ways(h) and their violence.(i) 9 Who knows?(j) God may yet relent(k) and with compassion turn(l) from his fierce anger(m) so that we will not perish."
10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented(n) and did not bring on them the destruction(o) he had threatened.(p)
Chapter 4
Jonah's Anger at the Lord 's Compassion
1 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.(a) 2 He prayed to the Lord , "Isn't this what I said, Lord , when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew(b) that you are a gracious(c) and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love,(d) a God who relents(e) from sending calamity.(f) 3 Now, Lord , take away my life,(g) for it is better for me to die(h) than to live."(i)
4 But the Lord replied, "Is it right for you to be angry?"(j)
5 Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. 6 Then the Lord God provided(k) a leafy plant[a] and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant. 7 But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered.(l) 8 When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah's head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die,(m) and said, "It would be better for me to die than to live."
9 But God said to Jonah, "Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?"(n)
"It is," he said. "And I'm so angry I wish I were dead."
10 But the Lord said, "You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. 11 And should I not have concern(o) for the great city of Nineveh,(p) in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals?"
Micah 1-3
Chapter 1
1 The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth(a) during the reigns of Jotham,(b) Ahaz(c) and Hezekiah,(d) kings of Judah(e)—the vision(f) he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
2 Hear,(g) you peoples, all of you,(h)
listen, earth(i) and all who live in it,
that the Sovereign
Lord
may bear witness(j) against you,
the Lord from his holy temple.(k)
Judgment Against Samaria and Jerusalem
3 Look! The
Lord
is coming from his dwelling(l) place;
he comes down(m) and treads on the heights of the earth.(n)
4 The mountains melt(o) beneath him(p)
and the valleys split apart,(q)
like wax before the fire,
like water rushing down a slope.
5 All this is because of Jacob's transgression,
because of the sins of the people of Israel.
What is Jacob's transgression?
Is it not Samaria?(r)
What is Judah's high place?
Is it not Jerusalem?
6 "Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble,
a place for planting vineyards.(s)
I will pour her stones(t) into the valley
and lay bare her foundations.(u)
7 All her idols(v) will be broken to pieces;(w)
all her temple gifts will be burned with fire;
I will destroy all her images.(x)
Since she gathered her gifts from the wages of prostitutes,(y)
as the wages of prostitutes they will again be used."
Weeping and Mourning
8 Because of this I will weep(z) and wail;
I will go about barefoot(aa) and naked.
I will howl like a jackal
and moan like an owl.
9 For Samaria's plague(ab) is incurable;(ac)
it has spread to Judah.(ad)
It has reached the very gate(ae) of my people,
even to Jerusalem itself.
10 Tell it not in Gath[a];
weep not at all.
In Beth Ophrah[b]
roll in the dust.
11 Pass by naked(af) and in shame,
you who live in Shaphir.[c]
Those who live in Zaanan[d]
will not come out.
Beth Ezel is in mourning;
it no longer protects you.
12 Those who live in Maroth[e] writhe in pain,
waiting for relief,(ag)
because disaster(ah) has come from the
Lord
,
even to the gate of Jerusalem.
13 You who live in Lachish,(ai)
harness fast horses to the chariot.
You are where the sin of Daughter Zion(aj) began,
for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
14 Therefore you will give parting gifts(ak)
to Moresheth(al) Gath.
The town of Akzib[f](am) will prove deceptive(an)
to the kings of Israel.
15 I will bring a conqueror against you
who live in Mareshah.[g](ao)
The nobles of Israel
will flee to Adullam.(ap)
16 Shave(aq) your head in mourning
for the children in whom you delight;
make yourself as bald as the vulture,
for they will go from you into exile.(ar)
Chapter 2
Human Plans and God's Plans
1 Woe to those who plan iniquity,
to those who plot evil(a) on their beds!(b)
At morning's light they carry it out
because it is in their power to do it.
2 They covet fields(c) and seize them,(d)
and houses, and take them.
They defraud(e) people of their homes,
they rob them of their inheritance.(f)
3 Therefore, the Lord says:
"I am planning disaster(g) against this people,
from which you cannot save yourselves.
You will no longer walk proudly,(h)
for it will be a time of calamity.
4 In that day people will ridicule you;
they will taunt you with this mournful song:
‘We are utterly ruined;(i)
my people's possession is divided up.(j)
He takes it from me!
He assigns our fields to traitors.'"
5 Therefore you will have no one in the assembly of the
Lord
to divide the land(k) by lot.(l)
False Prophets
6 "Do not prophesy," their prophets say.
"Do not prophesy about these things;
disgrace(m) will not overtake us.(n)"
7 You descendants of Jacob, should it be said,
"Does the
Lord
become[a] impatient?
Does he do such things?"
"Do not my words do good(o)
to the one whose ways are upright?(p)
8 Lately my people have risen up
like an enemy.
You strip off the rich robe
from those who pass by without a care,
like men returning from battle.
9 You drive the women of my people
from their pleasant homes.(q)
You take away my blessing
from their children forever.
10 Get up, go away!
For this is not your resting place,(r)
because it is defiled,(s)
it is ruined, beyond all remedy.
11 If a liar and deceiver(t) comes and says,
‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,'(u)
that would be just the prophet for this people!(v)
Deliverance Promised
12 "I will surely gather all of you, Jacob;
I will surely bring together the remnant(w) of Israel.
I will bring them together like sheep in a pen,
like a flock in its pasture;
the place will throng with people.(x)
13 The One who breaks open the way will go up before(y) them;
they will break through the gate(z) and go out.
Their King will pass through before them,
the
Lord
at their head."
Chapter 3
Leaders and Prophets Rebuked
1 Then I said,
"Listen, you leaders(a) of Jacob,
you rulers of Israel.
Should you not embrace justice,
2
you who hate good and love evil;
who tear the skin from my people
and the flesh from their bones;(b)
3 who eat my people's flesh,(c)
strip off their skin
and break their bones in pieces;(d)
who chop(e) them up like meat for the pan,
like flesh for the pot?(f)"
4 Then they will cry out to the
Lord
,
but he will not answer them.(g)
At that time he will hide his face(h) from them
because of the evil they have done.(i)
5 This is what the Lord says:
"As for the prophets
who lead my people astray,(j)
they proclaim ‘peace'(k)
if they have something to eat,
but prepare to wage war against anyone
who refuses to feed them.
6 Therefore night will come over you, without visions,
and darkness, without divination.(l)
The sun will set for the prophets,(m)
and the day will go dark for them.(n)
7 The seers will be ashamed(o)
and the diviners disgraced.(p)
They will all cover(q) their faces(r)
because there is no answer from God.(s)"
8 But as for me, I am filled with power,
with the Spirit of the
Lord
,
and with justice and might,
to declare to Jacob his transgression,
to Israel his sin.(t)
9 Hear this, you leaders of Jacob,
you rulers of Israel,
who despise justice
and distort all that is right;(u)
10 who build(v) Zion with bloodshed,(w)
and Jerusalem with wickedness.(x)
11 Her leaders judge for a bribe,(y)
her priests teach for a price,(z)
and her prophets tell fortunes for money.(aa)
Yet they look(ab) for the
Lord
's support and say,
"Is not the
Lord
among us?
No disaster will come upon us."(ac)
12 Therefore because of you,
Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble,(ad)
the temple(ae) hill a mound overgrown with thickets.(af)
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