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Daily Readings for September 18
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1Chronicles 1
1.Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2.Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3.Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4.Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 5.The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 6.The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah. 7.The sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. 8.The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9.The sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan. 10.Cush became the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 11.Mizraim became the father of Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 12.and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (where the Philistines came from), and Caphtorim. 13.Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, 14.and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, 15.and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 16.and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. 17.The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. 18.Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber. 19.To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. 20.Joktan became the father of Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 21.and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, 22.and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 23.and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. 24.Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, 25.Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26.Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27.Abram (the same is Abraham). 28.The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishmael. 29.These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 30.Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, 31.Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. 32.The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan. 33.The sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah. 34.Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel. 35.The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. 36.The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. 37.The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 38.The sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. 39.The sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister. 40.The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah. 41.The sons of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 42.The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz, and Aran. 43.Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 44.Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. 45.Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. 46.Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith. 47.Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. 48.Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place. 49.Shaul died, and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. 50.Baal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai: and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 51.Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth, 52.chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, 53.chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, 54.chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.
Ezekiel 14
1.Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me. 2.The word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 3.Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? 4.Therefore speak to them, and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Every man of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet; I Yahweh will answer him therein according to the multitude of his idols; 5.that I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols. 6.Therefore tell the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Return, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. 7.For everyone of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live in Israel, who separates himself from me, and takes his idols into his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet to inquire for himself of me; I Yahweh will answer him by myself: 8.and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am Yahweh. 9.If the prophet is deceived and speak a word, I, Yahweh, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand on him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. 10.They shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him who seeks [to him]; 11.that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, says the Lord Yahweh. 12.The word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 13.Son of man, when a land sins against me by committing a trespass, and I stretch out my hand on it, and break the staff of its bread, and send famine on it, and cut off from it man and animal; 14.though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, says the Lord Yahweh. 15.If I cause evil animals to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the animals; 16.though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only should be delivered, but the land should be desolate. 17.Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off from it man and animal; 18.though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only should be delivered themselves. 19.Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my wrath on it in blood, to cut off from it man and animal; 20.though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, they should deliver neither son nor daughter; they should but deliver their own souls by their righteousness. 21.For thus says the Lord Yahweh: How much more when I send my four severe judgments on Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the evil animals, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and animal! 22.Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be carried forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth to you, and you shall see their way and their doings; and you shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought on Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought on it. 23.They shall comfort you, when you see their way and their doings; and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, says the Lord Yahweh.
Luke 10
1.Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him25 into every city and place, where he was about to come. 2.Then he said to them, "The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest. 3.Go your ways. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. 4.Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals. Greet no one on the way. 5.Into whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house.' 6.If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. 7.Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don't go from house to house. 8.Into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you. 9.Heal the sick who are therein, and tell them, 'The Kingdom of God has come near to you.' 10.But into whatever city you enter, and they don't receive you, go out into its streets and say, 11.'Even the dust from your city that clings to us, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the Kingdom of God has come near to you.' 12.I tell you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.
13."Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14.But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you. 15.You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.26 16.Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me."
17.The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!"
18.He said to them, "I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven. 19.Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you. 20.Nevertheless, don't rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
21.In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight."
22.Turning to the disciples, he said, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son desires to reveal him."
23.Turning to the disciples, he said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see, 24.for I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them."
25.Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
26.He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?"
27.He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind;27 and your neighbor as yourself."28
28.He said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live."
29.But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"
30.Jesus answered, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31.By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32.In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33.But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion, 34.came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35.On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, and gave them to the host, and said to him, 'Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.' 36.Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?"
37.He said, "He who showed mercy on him."
Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
38.It happened as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39.She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. 40.But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me."
41.Jesus answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, 42.but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her."