Daily Readings for May 16
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Deuteronomy 33

 

1.This is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 2.He said, "Yahweh came from Sinai, And rose from Seir to them. He shone forth from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them. 3.Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet; each receives your words. 4.Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob. 5.He was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.

6."Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few."

7.This is for Judah. He said, "Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries."

8.Of Levi he said, "Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you strove at the waters of Meribah; 9.who said of his father, and of his mother, 'I have not seen him;' Neither did he acknowledge his brothers, Nor did he know his own children: For they have observed your word, and keep your covenant. 10.They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law. They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar. 11.Yahweh, bless his substance. Accept the work of his hands. Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him, of those who hate him, that they not rise again."

12.Of Benjamin he said, "The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by him. He covers him all the day long. He dwells between his shoulders."

13.Of Joseph he said, "His land is blessed by Yahweh, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath, 14.for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, for the precious things of the growth of the moons, 15.for the chief things of the ancient mountains, for the precious things of the everlasting hills, 16.for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush⁹. Let this come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers. 17.The firstborn of his herd, majesty is his. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he shall push all of the peoples, to the ends of the earth: They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the thousands of Manasseh."

18.Of Zebulun he said, "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents. 19.They shall call the peoples to the mountain. There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they shall draw out the abundance of the seas, the hidden treasures of the sand."

20.Of Gad he said, "He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm, yes, the crown of the head. 21.He provided the first part for himself, for there was the lawgiver's portion reserved. He came with the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of Yahweh, His ordinances with Israel."

22.Of Dan he said, "Dan is a lion's cub that leaps out of Bashan."

23.Of Naphtali he said, "Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of the blessing of Yahweh, Possess the west and the south."

24.Of Asher he said, "Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil. 25.Your bars shall be iron and brass. As your days, so your strength will be.

26."There is none like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, In his excellency on the skies. 27.The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, 'Destroy!' 28.Israel dwells in safety; the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew. 29.You are happy, Israel. Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency! Your enemies shall submit themselves to you. You shall tread on their high places."

 

Deuteronomy 34

 

1.Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. Yahweh showed him all the land of Gilead, to Dan, 2.and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, to the hinder sea, 3.and the South, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, to Zoar. 4.Yahweh said to him, "This is the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, 'I will give it to your seed.' I have caused you to see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there."

5.So Moses the servant of Yahweh died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of Yahweh. 6.He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth Peor: but no man knows of his tomb to this day. 7.Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. 8.The children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended. 9.Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands on him: and the children of Israel listened to him, and did as Yahweh commanded Moses. 10.There has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom Yahweh knew face to face, 11.in all the signs and the wonders, which Yahweh sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land, 12.and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses worked in the sight of all Israel.

 

Isaiah 6

 

1.In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. 2.Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew. 3.One called to another, and said, "Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!"

4.The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5.Then I said, "Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!"

6.Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar. 7.He touched my mouth with it, and said, "Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin forgiven."

8.I heard the Lord's voice, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?"

Then I said, "Here I am. Send me!"

9.He said, "Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but don't understand; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.' 10.Make the heart of this people fat. Make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed."

11.Then I said, "Lord, how long?"

He answered, "Until cities are waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land becomes utterly waste, 12.And Yahweh has removed men far away, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land. 13.If there is a tenth left in it, that also will in turn be consumed: as a terebinth, and as an oak, whose stock remains when they are felled; so the holy seed is its stock."

 

Colossians 3

 

1.If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. 2.Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth. 3.For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4.When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory. 5.Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; 6.for which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience. 7.You also once walked in those, when you lived in them; 8.but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth. 9.Don't lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings, 10.and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator, 11.where there can't be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

12.Put on therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; 13.bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

14.Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection. 15.And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 16.Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

17.Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

18.Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

19.Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them.

20.Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

21.Fathers, don't provoke your children, so that they won't be discouraged.

22.Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God. 23.And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, 24.knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. 25.But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.

 

Colossians 4

 

1.Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

2.Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving; 3.praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds; 4.that I may reveal it as I ought to speak. 5.Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. 6.Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

7.All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord. 8.I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts, 9.together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here. 10.Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, "if he comes to you, receive him"), 11.and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the Kingdom of God who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.

12.Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. 13.For I testify about him, that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis. 14.Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you. 15.Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that is in his house. 16.When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea. 17.Tell Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it."

18.The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.

 

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