Daily Readings for July 6

Daily Readings for July 6
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1Samuel 18

1.It happened, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2.Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. 3.Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4.Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his clothing, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his sash. 5.David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. 6.It happened as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music. 7.The women sang one to another as they played, and said, "Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands."

8.Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him; and he said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?" 9.Saul eyed David from that day and forward. 10.It happened on the next day, that an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand; 11.and Saul threw the spear; for he said, "I will pin David even to the wall!" David escaped from his presence twice. 12.Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and was departed from Saul. 13.Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

14.David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him. 15.When Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him. 16.But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them. 17.Saul said to David, "Behold, my elder daughter Merab, I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh's battles." For Saul said, "Don't let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him." 18.David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?"

19.But it happened at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife. 20.Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. 21.Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David, "You shall this day be my son-in-law a second time." 22.Saul commanded his servants, "Talk with David secretly, and say, 'Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.'"

23.Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, "Does it seems to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?"

24.The servants of Saul told him, saying, "David spoke like this."

25.Saul said, "You shall tell David, 'The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies.'" Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. 26.When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. The days were not expired; 27.and David arose and went, he and his men, and killed of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife. 28.Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him. 29.Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy continually. 30.Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it happened, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly esteemed.

Isaiah 62

1.For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns. 2.The nations shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory, and you shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of Yahweh shall name. 3.You shall also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Yahweh, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. 4.You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for Yahweh delights in you, and your land shall be married. 5.For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons shall marry you; and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so your God will rejoice over you. 6.I have set watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: you who call on Yahweh, take no rest, 7.and give him no rest, until he establishes, and until he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

8.Yahweh has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, "Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies; and foreigners shall not drink your new wine, for which you have labored: 9.but those who have garnered it shall eat it, and praise Yahweh; and those who have gathered it shall drink it in the courts of my sanctuary."

10.Go through, go through the gates! Prepare the way of the people! Cast up, cast up the highway! Gather out the stones! Lift up a banner for the peoples. 11.Behold, Yahweh has proclaimed to the end of the earth, "Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your salvation comes. Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.'" 12.They shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of Yahweh: and you shall be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.

Matthew 7

1."Don't judge, so that you won't be judged. 2.For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you. 3.Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye? 4.Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the beam is in your own eye? 5.You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.

6."Don't give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

7."Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. 8.For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. 9.Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10.Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent? 11.If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! 12.Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

13."Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it. 14.How⁴¹ narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.

15."Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. 16.By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? 17.Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit. 18.A good tree can't produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit. 19.Every tree that doesn't grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire. 20.Therefore, by their fruits you will know them. 21.Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22.Many will tell me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?' 23.Then I will tell them, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.'

24."Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock. 25.The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn't fall, for it was founded on the rock. 26.Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn't do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand. 27.The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell--and great was its fall."

28.It happened, when Jesus had finished saying these things, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching, 29.for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.