Daily Readings for May 26

Daily Readings for May 26
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Joshua 12

1.Now these are the kings of the land, whom the children of Israel struck, and possessed their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah eastward: 2.Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, even to the river Jabbok, the border of the children of Ammon; 3.and the Arabah to the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and to the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth Jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah: 4.and the border of Og king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 5.and ruled in Mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in all Bashan, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

6.Moses the servant of Yahweh and the children of Israel struck them. Moses the servant of Yahweh gave it for a possession to the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. 7.These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel struck beyond the Jordan westward, from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon even to Mount Halak, that goes up to Seir. Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions; 8.in the hill country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: 9.the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; 10.the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; 11.the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; 12.the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; 13.the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; 14.the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; 15.the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; 16.the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one; 17.the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; 18.the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one; 19.the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one; 20.the king of Shimron Meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one; 21.the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one; 22.the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one; 23.the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one; 24.the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty-one.

Isaiah 16

1.Send the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, to the mountain of the daughter of Zion. 2.For it will be that as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so will the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon. 3.Give counsel! Execute justice! Make your shade like the night in the midst of the noonday! Hide the outcasts! Don't betray the fugitive! 4.Let my outcasts dwell with you! As for Moab, be a hiding place for him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortioner is brought to nothing. Destruction ceases. The oppressors are consumed out of the land. 5.A throne will be established in loving kindness. One will sit on it in truth, in the tent of David, judging, seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.

6.We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogance, his pride, and his wrath. His boastings are nothing. 7.Therefore Moab will wail for Moab. Everyone will wail. You will mourn for the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth, utterly stricken. 8.For the fields of Heshbon languish with the vine of Sibmah. The lords of the nations have broken down its choice branches, which reached even to Jazer, which wandered into the wilderness. Its shoots were spread abroad. They passed over the sea. 9.Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah. I will water you with my tears, Heshbon, and Elealeh: for on your summer fruits and on your harvest the battle shout has fallen. 10.Gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyards there will be no singing, neither joyful noise. Nobody will tread out wine in the presses. I have made the shouting stop. 11.Therefore my heart sounds like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for Kir Heres. 12.It will happen that when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, and comes to his sanctuary to pray, that he will not prevail. 13.This is the word that Yahweh spoke concerning Moab in time past. 14.But now Yahweh has spoken, saying, "Within three years, as a worker bound by contract would count them, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant will be very small and feeble."

2Timothy 2

1.You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2.The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 3.You therefore must endure hardship, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4.No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier. 5.Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn't crowned unless he has competed by the rules. 6.The farmers who labor must be the first to get a share of the crops. 7.Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.

8.Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my Good News, 9.in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God's word isn't chained. 10.Therefore I endure all things for the chosen ones' sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 11.This saying is faithful: "For if we died with him, we will also live with him. 12.If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us. 13.If we are faithless, he remains faithful. He can't deny himself."

14.Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don't argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

15.Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn't need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth. 16.But shun empty chatter, for it will go further in ungodliness, 17.and those words will consume like gangrene, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; 18.men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some. 19.However God's firm foundation stands, having this seal, "The Lord knows those who are his,"¹ and, "Let every one who names the name of the Lord² depart from unrighteousness." 20.Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor, and some for dishonor. 21.If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master's use, prepared for every good work.

22.Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 23.But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife. 24.The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient, 25.in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth, 26.and they may recover themselves out of the devil's snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.