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Psalm 83 ( Listen ) O God, Do Not Keep Silence A Song. A Psalm of Asaph. 83:1? O God, do not keep silence; ?? do not hold your peace or be still, O God! For behold, your enemies make an uproar; ?? those who hate you have raised their heads. They lay crafty plans against your people; ?? they consult together against your treasured ones. They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; ?? let the name of Israel be remembered no more!” For they conspire with one accord; ?? against you they make a covenant— the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, ?? Moab and the Hagrites, Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, ?? Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; Asshur also has joined them; ?? they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. ???? Selah Do to them as you did to Midian, ?? as to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon, who were destroyed at En-dor, ?? who became dung for the ground. Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, ?? all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, who said, “Let us take possession for ourselves ?? of the pastures of God.” O my God, make them like whirling dust, ?? like chaff before the wind. As fire consumes the forest, ?? as the flame sets the mountains ablaze, so may you pursue them with your tempest ?? and terrify them with your hurricane! Fill their faces with shame, ?? that they may seek your name, O LORD. Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; ?? let them perish in disgrace, that they may know that you alone, ?? whose name is the LORD, ?? are the Most High over all the earth. Psalm 42 ( Listen ) Book Two Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul? To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. 42:1? As a deer pants for flowing streams, ?? so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, ?? for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food ?? day and night, while they say to me all the day long, ?? “Where is your God?” These things I remember, ?? as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng ?? and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, ?? a multitude keeping festival. Why are you cast down, O my soul, ?? and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, ?? my salvation 6? and my God. My soul is cast down within me; ?? therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, ?? from Mount Mizar. Deep calls to deep ?? at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves ?? have gone over me. By day the LORD commands his steadfast love, ?? and at night his song is with me, ?? a prayer to the God of my life. I say to God, my rock: ?? “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning ?? because of the oppression of the enemy?” As with a deadly wound in my bones, ?? my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me all the day long, ?? “Where is your God?” Why are you cast down, O my soul, ?? and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, ?? my salvation and my God. Psalm 43 ( Listen ) Send Out Your Light and Your Truth 43:1? Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause ?? against an ungodly people, from the deceitful and unjust man ?? deliver me! For you are the God in whom I take refuge; ?? why have you rejected me? Why do I go about mourning ?? because of the oppression of the enemy? Send out your light and your truth; ?? let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill ?? and to your dwelling! Then I will go to the altar of God, ?? to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the lyre, ?? O God, my God. Why are you cast down, O my soul, ?? and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, ?? my salvation and my God. Psalm 85 ( Listen ) Revive Us Again To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 85:1? LORD, you were favorable to your land; ?? you restored the fortunes of Jacob. You forgave the iniquity of your people; ?? you covered all their sin. ???? Selah You withdrew all your wrath; ?? you turned from your hot anger. Restore us again, O God of our salvation, ?? and put away your indignation toward us! Will you be angry with us forever? ?? Will you prolong your anger to all generations? Will you not revive us again, ?? that your people may rejoice in you? Show us your steadfast love, O LORD, ?? and grant us your salvation. Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, ?? for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; ?? but let them not turn back to folly. Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, ?? that glory may dwell in our land. Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; ?? righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs up from the ground, ?? and righteousness looks down from the sky. Yes, the LORD will give what is good, ?? and our land will yield its increase. Righteousness will go before him ?? and make his footsteps a way. Psalm 86 ( Listen ) Great Is Your Steadfast Love A Prayer of David. 86:1? Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, ?? for I am poor and needy. Preserve my life, for I am godly; ?? save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God. Be gracious to me, O Lord, ?? for to you do I cry all the day. Gladden the soul of your servant, ?? for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, ?? abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; ?? listen to my plea for grace. In the day of my trouble I call upon you, ?? for you answer me. There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, ?? nor are there any works like yours. All the nations you have made shall come ?? and worship before you, O Lord, ?? and shall glorify your name. For you are great and do wondrous things; ?? you alone are God. Teach me your way, O LORD, ?? that I may walk in your truth; ?? unite my heart to fear your name. I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, ?? and I will glorify your name forever. For great is your steadfast love toward me; ?? you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. O God, insolent men have risen up against me; ?? a band of ruthless men seeks my life, ?? and they do not set you before them. But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, ?? slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. Turn to me and be gracious to me; ?? give your strength to your servant, ?? and save the son of your maidservant. Show me a sign of your favor, ?? that those who hate me may see and be put to shame ?? because you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me. Genesis 46:1-7 ( Listen ) Joseph Brings His Family to Egypt 46:1? So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here am I.” Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation. I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again, and Joseph’s hand shall close your eyes.” Then Jacob set out from Beersheba. The sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. They also took their livestock and their goods, which they had gained in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him, his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters. All his offspring he brought with him into Egypt. Genesis 46:28-34 ( Listen ) Jacob and Joseph Reunited He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen. Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.” Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. And the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’ When Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘What is your occupation?’ you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ in order that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.” 1 Corinthians 9:1-15 ( Listen ) Paul Surrenders His Rights 9:1? Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my defense to those who would examine me. Do we not have the right to eat and drink? Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Or who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? Do I say these things on human authority? Does not the Law say the same? For it is written in the Law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain.” Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of sharing in the crop. If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material things from you? If others share this rightful claim on you, do not we even more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ. Do you not know that those who are employed in the temple service get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the sacrificial offerings? In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel. But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing these things to secure any such provision. For I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of my ground for boasting. Mark 6:30-46 ( Listen ) Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves. Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?” And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.” Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men. Jesus Walks on the Water Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. Footnotes [1] 83:13 Or like a tumbleweed [2] 42:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term [3] 42:2 Revocalization yields and see the face of God [4] 42:5 Hebrew the salvation of my face ; also verse 11 and 43:5 [5] 9:5 Greek a sister as wife [6] 6:37 A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer The Holy Bible, English Standard Version copyright ??2001 by Crossway Bibles , a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Quotation information . This reading plan is adapted from the Daily Office Lectionary found in The Book of Common Prayer .

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March 11 (3 Lent): Ps. [83] or 42, 43; Ps. 85, 86; Gen. 46:1-7, 28-34; 1 Cor. 9:1-15; Mark 6:30-46 (ESV)

Psalm 78:1-39 ( Listen ) Tell the Coming Generation A Maskil of Asaph. 78:1? Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; ?? incline your ears to the words of my mouth! I will open my mouth in a parable; ?? I will utter dark sayings from of old, things that we have heard and known, ?? that our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, ?? but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, ?? and the wonders that he has done. He established a testimony in Jacob ?? and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers ?? to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, ?? the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, ?? so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, ?? but keep his commandments; and that they should not be like their fathers, ?? a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, ?? whose spirit was not faithful to God. The Ephraimites, armed with the bow, ?? turned back on the day of battle. They did not keep God’s covenant, ?? but refused to walk according to his law. They forgot his works ?? and the wonders that he had shown them. In the sight of their fathers he performed wonders ?? in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan. He divided the sea and let them pass through it, ?? and made the waters stand like a heap. In the daytime he led them with a cloud, ?? and all the night with a fiery light. He split rocks in the wilderness ?? and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep. He made streams come out of the rock ?? and caused waters to flow down like rivers. Yet they sinned still more against him, ?? rebelling against the Most High in the desert. They tested God in their heart ?? by demanding the food they craved. They spoke against God, saying, ?? “Can God spread a table in the wilderness? He struck the rock so that water gushed out ?? and streams overflowed. Can he also give bread ?? or provide meat for his people?” Therefore, when the LORD heard, he was full of wrath; ?? a fire was kindled against Jacob; ?? his anger rose against Israel, because they did not believe in God ?? and did not trust his saving power. Yet he commanded the skies above ?? and opened the doors of heaven, and he rained down on them manna to eat ?? and gave them the grain of heaven. Man ate of the bread of the angels; ?? he sent them food in abundance. He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens, ?? and by his power he led out the south wind; he rained meat on them like dust, ?? winged birds like the sand of the seas; he let them fall in the midst of their camp, ?? all around their dwellings. And they ate and were well filled, ?? for he gave them what they craved. But before they had satisfied their craving, ?? while the food was still in their mouths, the anger of God rose against them, ?? and he killed the strongest of them ?? and laid low the young men of Israel. In spite of all this, they still sinned; ?? despite his wonders, they did not believe. So he made their days vanish like a breath, ?? and their years in terror. When he killed them, they sought him; ?? they repented and sought God earnestly. They remembered that God was their rock, ?? the Most High God their redeemer. But they flattered him with their mouths; ?? they lied to him with their tongues. Their heart was not steadfast toward him; ?? they were not faithful to his covenant. Yet he, being compassionate, ?? atoned for their iniquity ?? and did not destroy them; he restrained his anger often ?? and did not stir up all his wrath. He remembered that they were but flesh, ?? a wind that passes and comes not again. Psalm 78:40-72 ( Listen ) How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness ?? and grieved him in the desert! They tested God again and again ?? and provoked the Holy One of Israel. They did not remember his power ?? or the day when he redeemed them from the foe, when he performed his signs in Egypt ?? and his marvels in the fields of Zoan. He turned their rivers to blood, ?? so that they could not drink of their streams. He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them, ?? and frogs, which destroyed them. He gave their crops to the destroying locust ?? and the fruit of their labor to the locust. He destroyed their vines with hail ?? and their sycamores with frost. He gave over their cattle to the hail ?? and their flocks to thunderbolts. He let loose on them his burning anger, ?? wrath, indignation, and distress, ?? a company of destroying angels. He made a path for his anger; ?? he did not spare them from death, ?? but gave their lives over to the plague. He struck down every firstborn in Egypt, ?? the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham. Then he led out his people like sheep ?? and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid, ?? but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. And he brought them to his holy land, ?? to the mountain which his right hand had won. He drove out nations before them; ?? he apportioned them for a possession ?? and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents. Yet they tested and rebelled against the Most High God ?? and did not keep his testimonies, but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers; ?? they twisted like a deceitful bow. For they provoked him to anger with their high places; ?? they moved him to jealousy with their idols. When God heard, he was full of wrath, ?? and he utterly rejected Israel. He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, ?? the tent where he dwelt among mankind, and delivered his power to captivity, ?? his glory to the hand of the foe. He gave his people over to the sword ?? and vented his wrath on his heritage. Fire devoured their young men, ?? and their young women had no marriage song. Their priests fell by the sword, ?? and their widows made no lamentation. Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, ?? like a strong man shouting because of wine. And he put his adversaries to rout; ?? he put them to everlasting shame. He rejected the tent of Joseph; ?? he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim, but he chose the tribe of Judah, ?? Mount Zion, which he loves. He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, ?? like the earth, which he has founded forever. He chose David his servant ?? and took him from the sheepfolds; from following the nursing ewes he brought him ?? to shepherd Jacob his people, ?? Israel his inheritance. With upright heart he shepherded them ?? and guided them with his skillful hand. Genesis 45:1-15 ( Listen ) Joseph Provides for His Brothers and Family 45:1? Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Make everyone go out from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence. So Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” And they came near. And he said, “I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life. For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are yet five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest. And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not tarry. You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children’s children, and your flocks, your herds, and all that you have. There I will provide for you, for there are yet five years of famine to come, so that you and your household, and all that you have, do not come to poverty.’ And now your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth that speaks to you. You must tell my father of all my honor in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here.” Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck. And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. After that his brothers talked with him. 1 Corinthians 7:32-40 ( Listen ) I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband. I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord. If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin. But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well. So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better. A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord. Yet in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God. Mark 6:1-13 ( Listen ) Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 6:1? He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.” And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.” So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent. And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them. Footnotes [1] 78:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term [2] 78:9 Hebrew armed and shooting [3] 78:33 Hebrew in [4] 78:33 Or vapor [5] 78:42 Hebrew hand [6] 7:36 Greek virgin ; also verses 37, 38 [7] 7:36 Or her [8] 6:9 Greek chiton , a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin The Holy Bible, English Standard Version copyright ??2001 by Crossway Bibles , a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Quotation information . This reading plan is adapted from the Daily Office Lectionary found in The Book of Common Prayer .

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March 9 (3 Lent): Ps. 78:1-39; Ps. 78:40-72; Gen. 45:1-15; 1 Cor. 7:32-40; Mark 6:1-13 (ESV)

Exodus 19 ( Listen ) Israel at Mount Sinai 19:1? On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, while Moses went up to God. The LORD called to him out of the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.” So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him. All the people answered together and said, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do.” And Moses reported the words of the people to the LORD. And the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever.” When Moses told the words of the people to the LORD, the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments and be ready for the third day. For on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. And you shall set limits for the people all around, saying, ‘Take care not to go up into the mountain or touch the edge of it. Whoever touches the mountain shall be put to death. No hand shall touch him, but he shall be stoned or shot; whether beast or man, he shall not live.’ When the trumpet sounds a long blast, they shall come up to the mountain.” So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and consecrated the people; and they washed their garments. And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day; do not go near a woman.” On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled. Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain. Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the LORD had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled greatly. And as the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him in thunder. The LORD came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. And the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. And the LORD said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to the LORD to look and many of them perish. Also let the priests who come near to the LORD consecrate themselves, lest the LORD break out against them.” And Moses said to the LORD, “The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, for you yourself warned us, saying, ‘Set limits around the mountain and consecrate it.’” And the LORD said to him, “Go down, and come up bringing Aaron with you. But do not let the priests and the people break through to come up to the LORD, lest he break out against them.” So Moses went down to the people and told them. Luke 22 ( Listen ) The Plot to Kill Jesus 22:1? Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people. Judas to Betray Jesus Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. So he consented and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of a crowd. The Passover with the Disciples Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters and tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ And he will show you a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.” And they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover. Institution of the Lord’s Supper And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood. But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this. Who Is the Greatest? A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves. “You are those who have stayed with me in my trials, and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” Peter said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death.” Jesus said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me.” Scripture Must Be Fulfilled in Jesus And he said to them, “When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.” He said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one. For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about me has its fulfillment.” And they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” And he said to them, “It is enough.” Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.” Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?” And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus said, “No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him. Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.” Peter Denies Jesus Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest’s house, and Peter was following at a distance. And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, “This man also was with him.” But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” And a little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.” And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted, saying, “Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly. Jesus Is Mocked Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, “Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?” And they said many other things against him, blaspheming him. Jesus Before the Council When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they said, “If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, and if I ask you, you will not answer. But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” So they all said, “Are you the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, “You say that I am.” Then they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips.” Job 37 ( Listen ) Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty 37:1? “At this also my heart trembles ?? and leaps out of its place. Keep listening to the thunder of his voice ?? and the rumbling that comes from his mouth. Under the whole heaven he lets it go, ?? and his lightning to the corners of the earth. After it his voice roars; ?? he thunders with his majestic voice, ?? and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard. God thunders wondrously with his voice; ?? he does great things that we cannot comprehend. For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ ?? likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour. He seals up the hand of every man, ?? that all men whom he made may know it. Then the beasts go into their lairs, ?? and remain in their dens. From its chamber comes the whirlwind, ?? and cold from the scattering winds. By the breath of God ice is given, ?? and the broad waters are frozen fast. He loads the thick cloud with moisture; ?? the clouds scatter his lightning. They turn around and around by his guidance, ?? to accomplish all that he commands them ?? on the face of the habitable world. Whether for correction or for his land ?? or for love, he causes it to happen. “Hear this, O Job; ?? stop and consider the wondrous works of God. Do you know how God lays his command upon them ?? and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine? Do you know the balancings of the clouds, ?? the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge, you whose garments are hot ?? when the earth is still because of the south wind? Can you, like him, spread out the skies, ?? hard as a cast metal mirror? Teach us what we shall say to him; ?? we cannot draw up our case because of darkness. Shall it be told him that I would speak? ?? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up? “And now no one looks on the light ?? when it is bright in the skies, ?? when the wind has passed and cleared them. Out of the north comes golden splendor; ?? God is clothed with awesome majesty. The Almighty—we cannot find him; ?? he is great in power; ?? justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate. Therefore men fear him; ?? he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.” 2 Corinthians 7 ( Listen ) 7:1? Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. Paul’s Joy Make room in your hearts for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy. For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—fighting without and fear within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted by you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more. For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it—though I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while. As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us. For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter. So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong, nor for the sake of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God. Therefore we are comforted. And besides our own comfort, we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all. For whatever boasts I made to him about you, I was not put to shame. But just as everything we said to you was true, so also our boasting before Titus has proved true. And his affection for you is even greater, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. I rejoice, because I have perfect confidence in you. ( ESV ) Footnotes [1] 19:13 That is, shot with an arrow [2] 22:8 Greek he [3] 22:16 Some manuscripts never eat it again [4] 22:20 Some manuscripts omit, in whole or in part, verses 19b-20 ( which is given?.?.?. in my blood ) [5] 22:31 The Greek word for you (twice in this verse) is plural; in verse 32, all four instances are singular [6] 22:33 Greek He [7] 22:34 Greek He [8] 22:44 Some manuscripts omit verses 43 and 44 [9] 22:50 Greek bondservant [10] 37:4 Hebrew them [11] 37:16 Or hoverings [12] 37:24 Hebrew in heart [13] 7:1 Greek flesh [14] 7:2 Greek lacks in your hearts

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March 8: Exodus 19, Luke 22, Job 37, 2 Corinthians 7