Today's Reading (day 268)

Individual References

Matthew 1
Exodus 31
2 Corinthians 2
2 Thessalonians 3
Job 20
Psalms 118
Proverbs 20
Joshua 19
Isaiah 18
Acts 16

Exodus 31

It's interesting how this chapter repeats parts of the 10 Commandments specifically about the Sabbath and also just reminding about the 10 tablets of stone.

13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you.

14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

You can see in this passage why the Pharisees and Sadducees made such a fuss over Jesus healing and working on the Sabbath.

Just like the other Commandments that Jesus corrected their thinking about in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus turns their understanding of the Sabbath to the higher truth.

Luke 13
15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

Mark 2
27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

2 Corinthians 2 speaks of Paul's heaviness of heart and apparently he did strongly correct with much affliction and anguish of heart.

4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

This is the idea of correction actually being love.

But that is now over.

6 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.

7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.

The rest of the chapter is interesting it goes on to speak about their obedience in all things, more forgiveness, the devices of Satan, preaching the gospel and the corruption of the word of God.

Job 20
King James Version (KJV)

4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

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29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.

Strong advice even though it comes from Zophar the Naamathite. The advice of Job's friends gets a pretty bad rap probably because it's directed at Job, their advice might be better directed at ourselves.

Psalm 118
King James Version (KJV)

.. His Mercy endureth forever.

14 The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:

20 This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter.

21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

23 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.

24 This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Matthew 7 13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.


John 10
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice:and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him:for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him:for they know not the voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto them:but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers:but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door:by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd:the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth:and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father:and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold:them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

Proverbs 20
King James Version (KJV)

Selections in wisdom.

1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.


4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.


6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
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9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?


12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Joshua 19
Land is fully divided with the second through the seventh lot.