Daily Readings for April 15
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Numbers 34

 

1.Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2."Command the children of Israel, and tell them, 'When you come into the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to its borders), 3.then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward; 4.and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and the goings out of it shall be southward of Kadesh Barnea; and it shall go forth to Hazar Addar, and pass along to Azmon; 5.and the border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.

6."'For the western border, you shall have the great sea and its border: this shall be your west border.

7."'This shall be your north border: from the great sea you shall mark out for you Mount Hor; 8.from Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the goings out of the border shall be at Zedad; 9.and the border shall go forth to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazar Enan: this shall be your north border.

10."'You shall mark out your east border from Hazar Enan to Shepham; 11.and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward; 12.and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders around it.'"

13.Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, "This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe; 14.for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers' houses, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers' houses, have received, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received, their inheritance: 15.the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise."

16.Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 17."These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. 18.You shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance. 19.These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 20.Of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. 21.Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. 22.Of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli. 23.Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod. 24.Of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. 25.Of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. 26.Of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan. 27.Of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. 28.Of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud." 29.These are they whom Yahweh commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

 

Proverbs 25

 

1.These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. 2.It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. 3.As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable. 4.Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner; 5.Take away the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness. 6.Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men; 7.for it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen. 8.Don't be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you? 9.Debate your case with your neighbor, and don't betray the confidence of another; 10.lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.

11.A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. 12.As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear. 13.As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the soul of his masters. 14.As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively. 15.By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone. 16.Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it. 17.Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, lest he be weary of you, and hate you. 18.A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow. 19.Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth, or a lame foot. 20.As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. 21.If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink: 22.for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you. 23.The north wind brings forth rain: so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face. 24.It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman. 25.Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. 26.Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked. 27.It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor. 28.Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

 

John 7

 

1.After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn't walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2.Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was at hand. 3.His brothers therefore said to him, "Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do. 4.For no one does anything in secret, and himself seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world." 5.For even his brothers didn't believe in him.

6.Jesus therefore said to them, "My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. 7.The world can't hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil. 8.You go up to the feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, because my time is not yet fulfilled."

9.Having said these things to them, he stayed in Galilee. 10.But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly, but as it were in secret. 11.The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, "Where is he?" 12.There was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said, "He is a good man." Others said, "Not so, but he leads the multitude astray." 13.Yet no one spoke openly of him for fear of the Jews. 14.But when it was now the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught. 15.The Jews therefore marveled, saying, "How does this man know letters, having never been educated?"

16.Jesus therefore answered them, "My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. 17.If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself. 18.He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. 19.Didn't Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill me?"

20.The multitude answered, "You have a demon! Who seeks to kill you?"

21.Jesus answered them, "I did one work, and you all marvel because of it. 22.Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a boy. 23.If a boy receives circumcision on the Sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me, because I made a man completely healthy on the Sabbath? 24.Don't judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment."

25.Therefore some of them of Jerusalem said, "Isn't this he whom they seek to kill? 26.Behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is truly the Christ? 27.However we know where this man comes from, but when the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from."

28.Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, "You both know me, and know where I am from. I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom you don't know. 29.I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me."

30.They sought therefore to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. 31.But of the multitude, many believed in him. They said, "When the Christ comes, he won't do more signs than those which this man has done, will he?" 32.The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.

33.Then Jesus said, "I will be with you a little while longer, then I go to him who sent me. 34.You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come."

35.The Jews therefore said among themselves, "Where will this man go that we won't find him? Will he go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks? 36.What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come'?"

37.Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink! 38.He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water." 39.But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn't yet glorified.

40.Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, "This is truly the prophet." 41.Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "What, does the Christ come out of Galilee? 42.Hasn't the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David,[19] and from Bethlehem,[20] the village where David was?" 43.So there arose a division in the multitude because of him. 44.Some of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him. 45.The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, "Why didn't you bring him?"

46.The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this man!"

47.The Pharisees therefore answered them, "You aren't also led astray, are you? 48.Have any of the rulers believed in him, or of the Pharisees? 49.But this multitude that doesn't know the law is accursed."

50.Nicodemus (he who came to him by night, being one of them) said to them, 51."Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?"

52.They answered him, "Are you also from Galilee? Search, and see that no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.[21]"

53.Everyone went to his own house,

 

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