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Daily Readings for April 14
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Numbers 33
1.These are the journeys of the children of Israel, when they went forth out of the land of Egypt by their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron. 2.Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of Yahweh: and these are their journeys according to their goings out. 3.They traveled from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the next day after the Passover the children of Israel went out with a high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians, 4.while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom Yahweh had struck among them: on their gods also Yahweh executed judgments. 5.The children of Israel traveled from Rameses, and encamped in Succoth. 6.They traveled from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness. 7.They traveled from Etham, and turned back to Pihahiroth, which is before Baal Zephon: and they encamped before Migdol. 8.They traveled from before Hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness: and they went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped in Marah. 9.They traveled from Marah, and came to Elim: and in Elim were twelve springs of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamped there. 10.They traveled from Elim, and encamped by the Red Sea16. 11.They traveled from the Red Sea17, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin. 12.They traveled from the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah. 13.They traveled from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush. 14.They traveled from Alush, and encamped in Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. 15.They traveled from Rephidim, and encamped in the wilderness of Sinai. 16.They traveled from the wilderness of Sinai, and encamped in Kibroth Hattaavah. 17.They traveled from Kibroth Hattaavah, and encamped in Hazeroth. 18.They traveled from Hazeroth, and encamped in Rithmah. 19.They traveled from Rithmah, and encamped in Rimmon Perez. 20.They traveled from Rimmon Perez, and encamped in Libnah. 21.They traveled from Libnah, and encamped in Rissah. 22.They traveled from Rissah, and encamped in Kehelathah. 23.They traveled from Kehelathah, and encamped in Mount Shepher. 24.They traveled from Mount Shepher, and encamped in Haradah. 25.They traveled from Haradah, and encamped in Makheloth. 26.They traveled from Makheloth, and encamped in Tahath. 27.They traveled from Tahath, and encamped in Terah. 28.They traveled from Terah, and encamped in Mithkah. 29.They traveled from Mithkah, and encamped in Hashmonah. 30.They traveled from Hashmonah, and encamped in Moseroth. 31.They traveled from Moseroth, and encamped in Bene Jaakan. 32.They traveled from Bene Jaakan, and encamped in Hor Haggidgad. 33.They traveled from Hor Haggidgad, and encamped in Jotbathah. 34.They traveled from Jotbathah, and encamped in Abronah. 35.They traveled from Abronah, and encamped in Ezion Geber. 36.They traveled from Ezion Geber, and encamped in the wilderness of Zin (the same is Kadesh). 37.They traveled from Kadesh, and encamped in Mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom. 38.Aaron the priest went up into Mount Hor at the commandment of Yahweh, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first day of the month. 39.Aaron was one hundred twenty-three years old when he died in Mount Hor. 40.The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel. 41.They traveled from Mount Hor, and encamped in Zalmonah. 42.They traveled from Zalmonah, and encamped in Punon. 43.They traveled from Punon, and encamped in Oboth. 44.They traveled from Oboth, and encamped in Iye Abarim, in the border of Moab. 45.They traveled from Iyim, and encamped in Dibon Gad. 46.They traveled from Dibon Gad, and encamped in Almon Diblathaim. 47.They traveled from Almon Diblathaim, and encamped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. 48.They traveled from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. 49.They encamped by the Jordan, from Beth Jeshimoth even to Abel Shittim in the plains of Moab. 50.Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, 51.Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, "When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 52.then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their stone idols, destroy all their molten images, and demolish all their high places. 53.You shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein; for I have given given the land to you to possess it. 54.You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers.
55."But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you let remain of them will be as pricks in your eyes and as thorns in your sides, and they will harass you in the land in which you dwell. 56.It shall happen that as I thought to do to them, so will I do to you."
Proverbs 24
1.Don't be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them: 2.for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief. 3.Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established; 4.by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure. 5.A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength; 6.for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors. 7.Wisdom is too high for a fool: he doesn't open his mouth in the gate. 8.One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer. 9.The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men. 10.If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small. 11.Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter! 12.If you say, "Behold, we didn't know this;" doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work? 13.My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste: 14.so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off. 15.Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting place: 16.for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity. 17.Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown; 18.lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. 19.Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked: 20.for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out. 21.My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious: 22.for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both--who knows?
23.These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good. 24.He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous;" peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him-- 25.but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them. 26.An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. 27.Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house. 28.Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips. 29.Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work." 30.I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31.Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32.Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction: 33.a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep; 34.so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
John 6
1.After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias. 2.A great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs which he did on those who were sick. 3.Jesus went up into the mountain, and he sat there with his disciples. 4.Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. 5.Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?" 6.This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
7.Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that everyone of them may receive a little."
8.One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, 9."There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?"
10.Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 11.Jesus took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting down; likewise also of the fish as much as they desired. 12.When they were filled, he said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces which are left over, that nothing be lost." 13.So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten. 14.When therefore the people saw the sign which Jesus did, they said, "This is truly the prophet who comes into the world." 15.Jesus therefore, perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
16.When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17.and they entered into the boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them. 18.The sea was tossed by a great wind blowing. 19.When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia,13 they saw Jesus walking on the sea,[14] and drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid. 20.But he said to them, "It is I15. Don't be afraid." 21.They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat. Immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.
22.On the next day, the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except the one in which his disciples had embarked, and that Jesus hadn't entered with his disciples into the boat, but his disciples had gone away alone. 23.However boats from Tiberias came near to the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24.When the multitude therefore saw that Jesus wasn't there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. 25.When they found him on the other side of the sea, they asked him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"
26.Jesus answered them, "Most certainly I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled. 27.Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."
28.They said therefore to him, "What must we do, that we may work the works of God?"
29.Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent."
30.They said therefore to him, "What then do you do for a sign, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you do? 31.Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it is written, 'He gave them bread out of heaven16 to eat.'"[17]
32.Jesus therefore said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, it wasn't Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven. 33.For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world."
34.They said therefore to him, "Lord, always give us this bread."
35.Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. 36.But I told you that you have seen me, and yet you don't believe. 37.All those whom the Father gives me will come to me. He who comes to me I will in no way throw out. 38.For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. 39.This is the will of my Father who sent me, that of all he has given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day. 40.This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."
41.The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, "I am the bread which came down out of heaven." 42.They said, "Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, 'I have come down out of heaven?'"
43.Therefore Jesus answered them, "Don't murmur among yourselves. 44.No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day. 45.It is written in the prophets, 'They will all be taught by God.'[18] Therefore everyone who hears from the Father, and has learned, comes to me. 46.Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God. He has seen the Father. 47.Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life. 48.I am the bread of life. 49.Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50.This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die. 51.I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
52.The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
53.Jesus therefore said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don't have life in yourselves. 54.He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55.For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56.He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him. 57.As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me. 58.This is the bread which came down out of heaven--not as our fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever." 59.He said these things in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
60.Therefore many of his disciples, when they heard this, said, "This is a hard saying! Who can listen to it?"
61.But Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, said to them, "Does this cause you to stumble? 62.Then what if you would see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? 63.It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life. 64.But there are some of you who don't believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who didn't believe, and who it was who would betray him. 65.He said, "For this cause have I said to you that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father."
66.At this, many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67.Jesus said therefore to the twelve, "You don't also want to go away, do you?"
68.Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69.We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
70.Jesus answered them, "Didn't I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?" 71.Now he spoke of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he who would betray him, being one of the twelve.