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#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-decf69baa0d7626367721f44357a615e{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-decf69baa0d7626367721f44357a615e .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-decf69baa0d7626367721f44357a615e .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 14Psalm 18:1-30 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – August 14 Psalm 18:1-30 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0814db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Psalm 18 Psalm 18 Unfailing Kindness to David And to His Descendant Forever (2 Samuel 22) Heading For the choir director. By David, the servant of the Lord, who spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord had delivered him from the grasp of all his enemies, even from the grasp of Saul. Praise to the Rock of Salvation 1 Then he said: I love you, O Lord, my strength. 2 The Lord is my rocky cliff, my stronghold, and my deliverer. My God is my rock. I take refuge in him. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my high fortress. 3 I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies. Deliverance From Death 4 The ropes of death entangled me. Floodwaters of destruction [1] rolled over me. 5 The ropes of the grave wrapped around me. The traps of death threatened me. 6 In my distress I called to the Lord. To my God I cried out. He heard my voice from his temple. My cry came before him. It reached his ears. The Greatness of the Deliverance 7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains [2] trembled. They shook because the Lord was angry. 8 Smoke rose from his nostrils, and fire from his mouth devoured. Coals were set on fire by it. 9 Then he tore open the heavens and came down. A dark cloud was under his feet. 10 He rode upon a cherub, [3] and he flew. He soared on the wings of the wind. 11 He made the darkness around him his hiding place. Dark rain clouds [4] surrounded him like a canopy. 12 Emerging from the brightness in front of him     his clouds passed by with hail and coals of fire. 13 Then the Lord thundered in the heavens. The Most High raised his voice with hail and coals of fire. [5] 14 Then he shot his arrows and scattered the enemy. He shot great lightning bolts and routed them. 15 Then the sources of water [6] were revealed, and the foundations of the world were uncovered     by your rebuke, O Lord,     by the breath of wind from your nostrils. 16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me. He drew me out of deep waters. 17 Because they were too strong for me, he rescued me from my powerful enemy, from those who hate me. 18 They confronted me on the day of my disaster, but the Lord supported me. 19 Then he brought me out into a wide-open space. He rescued me because he delighted in me. David's Uprightness as a Basis for God's Judgment 20 The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands he has repaid me, 21 for I have kept the ways of the Lord. I have not done evil and departed from my God. 22 So all his just decrees remain before me, and I have not turned his statutes away from me. 23 I have been blameless with him. I have kept myself from guilt. 24 The Lord has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. God's Uprightness as a Basis for His Judgment 25 To the merciful you reveal yourself as merciful. To the blameless person you reveal yourself as blameless. 26 To the pure you reveal yourself as pure, but to the crooked you reveal yourself as crafty. 27 For you save humble people, but you bring low the eyes of the arrogant. 28 Yes, you light my lamp, O Lord. My God turns my darkness to light. 29 For with you I can charge against a battalion, and with my God I can jump over a wall. God Equips David for Victory 30 This God—his way is blameless. The speech of the Lord is pure. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. Footnotes Psalm 18:4 Hebrew floodwaters of belial. Belial means worthless or unrestrained. It later became a name for Satan. Psalm 18:7 See 2 Samuel 22:8, which reads foundations of the heavens. Psalm 18:10 The cherubim are the powerful angels who serve as God's honor guard. Psalm 18:11 Literally darkness of waters, clouds of a cloudy sky Psalm 18:13 The Greek text does not include hail and coals of fire in this verse. It may be an accidental repetition from the preceding verse. The parallel in 2 Samuel 22:14 does not have this repetition. Psalm 18:15 Sources of the sea is the reading in the parallel text in 2 Samuel 22:16. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-49dced36807bed8610be33c243707434{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-49dced36807bed8610be33c243707434 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-49dced36807bed8610be33c243707434 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 13Psalm 17 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – August 13 Psalm 17 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0813db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Psalm 17 My Righteous Plea Heading A prayer by David. David's Righteousness 1 Hear my righteous plea, O Lord. Pay attention to my outcry. Turn your ear to my prayer, which is not offered by deceitful lips. 2 May a just verdict for me come from you. May your eyes observe the things that are right. 3 You have tested my heart. You have visited me at night. You have refined me; you have found nothing wrong. I resolved that my mouth will not overstep its bounds. 4 As for the deeds of people:     by the words from your lips     I have kept myself from the ways of the violent. 5 Keep my footsteps on your paths. My steps have not slipped. God's Love 6 Indeed, I call to you because you will answer me, O God. Turn your ear toward me. Hear what I say. 7 Perform wonders through your mercy. By your right hand save those who seek refuge     from those who rise up against them. 8 Guard me like the pupil of your eye. [1] In the shadow of your wings hide me 9     from the wicked who try to destroy me,     from those enemies of my life who surround me. The Enemies' Ruthlessness 10 Their hearts are calloused. [2] Their mouths speak arrogantly. 11 Now they surround our steps. They watch us to throw us to the ground. 12 He is like a lion that is eager to tear, like a young lion crouching in its hiding place. 13 Rise, O Lord. Confront him. Bring him down. Save my life from the wicked by your sword. 14 Save me from such men by your hand, O Lord, from men of this world, whose reward is in this life. Closing Confidence 14b But you fill the stomachs of those whom you treasure. [3] Their children are satisfied, and they leave their wealth to their children. 15 Indeed, in righteousness I will view your face. When I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness. Footnotes Psalm 17:8 Traditionally the apple of your eye Psalm 17:10 Literally they close their fat Psalm 17:14 Many translations join verse 14b with the first part of verse 14, understanding it as an observation about the worldly prosperity of the ungodly. They translate with your treasure you fill their stomachs. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-7d5d33606d2e11d32139429f299b471f{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-7d5d33606d2e11d32139429f299b471f .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-7d5d33606d2e11d32139429f299b471f .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 12Psalm 15 – 16 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – August 12 Psalm 15 – 16 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0812db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Psalm 15 Who May Dwell in Your Sanctuary? Heading A psalm by David. The Question: Who May Dwell in Your Sanctuary? 1 Lord, who may be a guest in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain? The Answer: The One Who Does What Is Righteous 2 One who walks with integrity, who does what is righteous, and who speaks the truth in his heart. 3 He has no slander on his tongue. He does not harm his friend, and he does not defame his neighbor. 4 He despises everyone whom God rejects, but he honors those who fear the Lord. When he promises something,     he does not break his word     even though it costs him a lot. 5 He does not lend his money to get interest, [1] and he does not accept a bribe against the innocent. One who does these things will never be toppled. Psalm 16 You Will Not Abandon Me to the Grave Heading A miktam [2] by David. You Are My Lord 1 Guard me, O God, for I take refuge in you. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord. I have no good apart from you.” [3] 3 The holy ones who are in the land are glorious. All my delight is in them. 4 Those who chase after another god will increase their sorrows. I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood. I will not take up their names on my lips. You Will Not Abandon Me to the Grave 5 Lord, you are the cup that has been given to me. You have secured an allotment for me. 6 The property lines chosen for me fall in pleasant places. Yes, a delightful inheritance is mine. 7 I will bless the Lord, who guides me. Even at night my heart [4] instructs me. 8 I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being [5] rejoices. Even my flesh will dwell securely 10     because you will not abandon my life to the grave.     You will not let your favored one [6] see decay. 11 You have made known to me the path of life,     fullness of joy in your presence,     pleasures at your right hand forever. Footnotes Psalm 15:5 Or perhaps excessive interest Psalm 16:1 The meaning of miktam is uncertain. It may mean a golden psalm or a choice piece or a psalm inscribed on a tablet. Psalm 16:2 The Hebrew of verses 2–4 is difficult and may be understood in more than one way. Psalm 16:7 Literally kidneys. In Hebrew the word kidneys has some of the same connotations that heart does in English. Psalm 16:9 Literally my glory. A few manuscripts read liver, which in Hebrew idiom parallels heart as a center of emotion. Psalm 16:10 The Hebrew word hasid refers to a person who receives favor or distributes mercy. Here it refers to Christ, but it is not capitalized because it does not become one of his messianic titles. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0811db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 11 Psalm 13 – 14 Psalm 13 How Long, O Lord? Heading For the choir director. A psalm by David. Anguished Questions 1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I experience worries in my soul, sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy tower over me? An Urgent Prayer 3 Look at me. Answer me, O Lord my God. Give light to my eyes     so I do not sleep in death, 4     so my enemy does not say, “I have overcome him,”     so my foes do not rejoice when I fall. A Solid Answer 5 But I trust in your mercy. My heart rejoices in your salvation. 6 I will sing to the Lord     because he has accomplished his purpose for me. Psalm 14 The Fool (Psalm 53) Heading For the choir director. By David. A Description of the Fool 1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They do disgusting things. There is no one who does good. 2 The Lord looks down from heaven on all the children of Adam     to see if there is anyone who understands, anyone who seeks God. 3 Every one of them has turned away. Altogether they have become rotten. There is no one who does good. There is not even one. The Final Fate of the Fool 4 Don't any of these evildoers understand, those who devour my people as if they were eating bread? They do not call on the Lord. 5 There they are! They are terrified     because God is present in the circle of the righteous. 6 You try to put the plans of the poor to shame, but the Lord is their refuge. Closing Prayer 7 Who will provide salvation for Israel from Zion? [1] When the Lord restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad! Footnotes Psalm 14:7 Or Oh that salvation for Israel would come from Zion! The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0810db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 10 Hosea 13 – 14 Repentance or Disaster? Hosea 13 1 When Ephraim spoke, people would tremble. He was highly honored in Israel,     but he became guilty through worshipping Baal, so he died. 2 Now they sin more and more.     They make cast images for themselves,     idols skillfully made from their silver,     all of them the work of craftsmen.     It is said about them, “The ones who sacrifice are humans who kiss calves!” [1] 3 Therefore they will be like morning mist,     and like early dew that passes away,     like chaff that is blown away from the threshing floor,     and like smoke from a chimney. 4 But I have been the Lord your God since you left the land of Egypt.     You must not acknowledge any god except me.     There is no Savior except me. 5 I took care of you in the wilderness,     in a land burned by drought. 6 When they had pasture, they were satisfied.     When they were satisfied, their hearts became arrogant.     That is why they have forgotten me. 7 So I will be like a lion to them.     Like a leopard, I will lurk along the path. 8 I will come upon them like a bear robbed of her cubs.     I will tear the cover off their hearts.     Then I will devour them like a lioness.     The wild animals will rip them apart. 9 This is what has destroyed you, Israel:     the fact that you are against me, against your helper. [2] 10 So where is your king, so that he may save you in all your cities,     and your judges, whom you requested, saying, “Give me a king and officials”? 11 I gave you a king in my anger,     and I took him away in my wrath. 12 The guilt of Ephraim is wrapped up.     His sin is stored up. 13 Labor pains will come for him,     but he is not a wise son,     for when the time arrives,     he is not ready to be born. 14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave! [3]     I will redeem them from death!     Death, where are your plagues?     Grave, where is your destruction?     Compassion will be hidden from my eyes. 15 Although he flourishes as a son among brothers, [4]     an east wind will come.     The breath [5] of the Lord is coming up from the wilderness.     His spring will become dry.     His fountain will be dried up.     His treasury will be plundered of every precious article. 16 Samaria will be found guilty,     because she rebelled against her God.     The people will fall by the sword.     Their little children will be dashed to the ground,     and their pregnant women will be ripped open. [6] Return to the Lord! Hosea 14 1 Israel, return to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your guilt. 2 Take words with you [7] and return to the Lord.     Say to him, “Forgive all our guilt,     and receive us graciously,     and let us present the fruit of our lips as bulls. [8] 3 Assyria cannot save us.     We will not ride on horses.     We will no longer call the work of our hands our gods!     For in you the fatherless child finds compassion.” 4 I will cure them of their unfaithfulness.     I will love them freely,     for my anger has turned away from them. 5 I will be refreshing like dew to Israel.     It will blossom like a lily.     It will take root like a cedar of Lebanon. 6 Its young shoots will sprout.     Its beauty will be like an olive tree.     Its fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon. 7 Those who live in Israel's shade will once again grow grain.     They will blossom like a grape vine.     Its fame will be like the wine of Lebanon. 8 Ephraim, how much more do I have to put up with from idols?     I am the one who has answered, and I look after him.     I am like a fresh fir tree.     Your fruit comes from me. 9 Who is wise? Let him understand these things.     Who is discerning? Let him know them.     For the ways of the Lord are right,     and the righteous walk in them,     but the rebellious stumble in them. Footnotes Hosea 13:2 Or they offer human sacrifice and kiss calves. The line is difficult. Hosea 13:9 Or it has destroyed you, Israel, because it is from me, from your helper Hosea 13:14 Hebrew sheol Hosea 13:15 Or among the reeds. The translation above is a literal rendering of the Hebrew. Hosea 13:15 Or wind Hosea 13:16 English verse 13:16 is verse 14:1 in Hebrew. In chapter 14 the subsequent Hebrew verse numbers are one higher than the English numbers. Hosea 14:2 Or prepare a speech or take back your words Hosea 14:2 The text and meaning of this line are uncertain. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0809db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 09 Hosea 11 – 12 God's Love for Israel Hosea 11 1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. 2 The more I called to them,     the more they went away from me. [1]     They kept sacrificing to the Baals     and burning incense to idols. 3 Yet I was the one who taught Ephraim to walk.     I took them in my arms, [2]     but they did not realize that it was I who healed them. 4 I drew them with cords suitable for a man, [3] with ropes of love.     For them I became like someone who lifts a yoke off their neck,     and I bent down to feed them. 5 They will not [4] return into the land of Egypt.     Instead, an Assyrian will be their king,     because they refused to repent. 6 The sword will slash against their cities.     It will destroy the bars of their gates,     and it will devour them because of their plans. 7 My people are determined to turn away from me.     Though they call him the Most High, he certainly will not exalt them. 8 How can I give you up, Ephraim?     How can I hand you over, Israel?     How can I make you like Admah?     How can I treat you like Zeboiim? [5]     My heart is changed inside me.     All my compassion is stirred up. 9 I will not carry out my burning anger.     I will not destroy Ephraim again,     because I am God, and not man, the Holy One among you.     I will not enter a city. [6] 10 They will follow the Lord.     He will roar like a lion.     Yes, he will roar, and his children will come trembling from the west. 11 They will come trembling like a bird from Egypt,     and like a dove from the land of Assyria.     I will settle them in their houses, declares the Lord. Israel Must Repent 12 Ephraim surrounds me with falsehood,     and the house of Israel with deceit.     Judah still strays from [7] God,     even from the Holy One, who is faithful. [8] Hosea 12 1 Ephraim feeds on wind and chases the east wind all day.     He multiplies lies and violence.     They make a treaty with Assyria,     and olive oil is carried to Egypt. 2 The Lord has a case against Judah.     He will deal with Jacob according to his ways.     According to his deeds he will repay him. 3 In the womb Jacob grasped his brother by the heel,     and when he was a grown man, he struggled with God. 4 He wrestled with the Angel and prevailed.     He wept and sought his favor.     He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with him, [9] 5 namely, with the Lord, the God of Armies.     The Lord is the name by which he is to be remembered! 6 So return to your God.     Observe mercy and justice,     and wait for your God continually. 7 A merchant has fraudulent scales in his hand.     He loves to defraud others. 8 Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich.     I have secured wealth for myself.     Among all my possessions no one will find anything that makes me guilty of sin.” 9 But I have been the Lord your God from the time you left the land of Egypt.     I will make you dwell in tents again,     as in the days of the appointed festival. [10] 10 I have spoken to the prophets.     I have given numerous visions.     I taught meaningful lessons through the prophets. 11 Since Gilead is wicked,     it is certain that they are worthless.     In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls.     Yes, their altars are like piles of stones in the furrows of a field. 12 Jacob fled to the territory of Aram.     Israel worked as a servant to get a wife,     and for a wife, he took care of sheep. 13 By a prophet, the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt,     and by a prophet he took care of Israel. 14 Ephraim has provoked bitter anger.     Therefore his Lord will leave him bloodied by his guilt     and bring his disgrace back on him. Footnotes Hosea 11:2 A variant reading is the more they called them, the more they went away from them. Hosea 11:3 The text of the pronouns in this verse is uncertain. The translation follows the Greek Old Testament. Hosea 11:4 Literally cords of mankind. The words translated man and love have homonyms meaning leather, so there may be a play on words here. Hosea 11:5 Not is missing from some manuscripts. Hosea 11:8 Admah and Zeboiim were daughter cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Hosea 11:9 Or come in wrath. The Hebrew is difficult. Hosea 11:12 Literally wanders with. Translations disagree whether the term is negative or positive. Hosea 11:12 English verse 11:12 is verse 12:1 in Hebrew. In chapter 12 the subsequent Hebrew verse numbers are one higher than the English numbers. Hosea 12:4 Variant us Hosea 12:9 The Festival of Shelters in the autumn The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0808db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 08 Hosea 9 – 10 Days of Retribution Are Near Hosea 9 1 Do not rejoice, Israel, with excessive celebration like the nations, because you act promiscuously against your God.     You love the wages you can earn as a prostitute at every threshing floor for grain. 2 The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them,     and the new wine will fail for them. 3 They will not remain in the Lord's land.     Ephraim will return to Egypt,     and they will eat unclean food in Assyria. 4 They will not pour out drink offerings of wine to the Lord.     Their sacrifices will not be pleasing to him.     For them, their bread will become like the bread eaten by mourners.     Everyone who eats it will be unclean.     This bread will only serve their own appetite.     It will not enter the House of the Lord. 5 What will you do on the day of the appointed festivals     and on the feast days of the Lord? 6 Know this! Even if they flee from destruction,     Egypt will gather them up.     Memphis will bury them.     Thistles will overgrow their silver treasures.     Thorns will grow inside their tents. 7 The days of reckoning have come.     The days of retribution have come.     Israel should know this! Israel Rejects the Prophets     The prophet is treated like a fool,     and the man of the Spirit is called crazy,     because your guilt is enormous,     and because your hostility is so great. 8 A prophet is to be a watchman over Ephraim for my God,     but a fowler's snare is laid for him on all of Ephraim's paths,     and he encounters hostility in the house of his God. [1] 9 They have become extremely corrupt,     as they were in the days of Gibeah.     God will remember their guilt.     He will punish them for their sins. Fertility Worship Brings No Fertility 10 I regarded Israel like grapes found in the wilderness.     I regarded your forefathers like the first ripe fruit on a fig tree in its first season,     but they went to Baal Peor, and they devoted themselves to a shameful thing,     and they became as disgusting as the thing they loved. 11 Ephraim's glory will fly away like a bird—     no birth, no pregnancy, no conception! 12 Even if they bring up their children,     I will deprive them of each one.     Yes, woe to them when I depart from them! 13 I have seen Ephraim planted in a pleasant place like Tyre,     but Ephraim will bring its children out to the executioner. 14 Give to them, Lord—but what will you give?     Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. 15 Because of all their evil in Gilgal,     I hated them there.     Because of their evil deeds,     I will drive them out of my house!     I will love them no more.     All their officials are rebels. 16 Ephraim has been struck down.     Their root has dried up.     They will bear no fruit.     Even if they give birth,     I will put their precious offspring to death. 17 My God will reject them, because they have not obeyed him.     They will be wanderers among the nations. Hosea 10 1 Israel was a spreading [2] vine. He produced fruit for himself.     The more fruit he produced, the more altars he made.     The richer the land became, the richer he made his sacred memorial stones. 2 Their hearts are insincere, [3]     so now they will suffer for their guilt.     The Lord will break down their altars     and destroy their sacred memorial stones. Kings Cannot Save You 3 Certainly now they will say, “We have no king     because we did not fear the Lord,     but what could such a king do for us anyway?” 4 They speak empty words.     With empty oaths, they make agreements.     That is why disputes sprout like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field. 5 The inhabitants of Samaria will be terrified because of the calf [4] of Beth Aven.     Yes, its people will mourn over it,     and its idolatrous priests will cry out over it,     over its lost glory, because it has gone into exile. 6 It will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the Great King. [5]     Ephraim will be gripped with shame,     and Israel will be ashamed of its own idol. [6] 7 Samaria, like her king, will be carried off     like a twig on the surface of the water. 8 The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will become unusable.     Thorns and thistles will grow on their altars.     They will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”     and to the hills, “Fall on us!” Learn the Lesson of Gibeah 9 Israel, you have sinned ever since the days of Gibeah,     where the evildoers took their stand.     The war against the evildoers caught up with them at Gibeah, did it not? 10 When I see fit, I will discipline them. [7]     Peoples will be gathered against them         to bind them for their double guilt. [8] 11 Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh.     I will put a yoke on her beautiful neck. [9]     I will harness Ephraim.     Judah will plow.     Jacob will break up the ground. 12 Sow righteousness for yourselves,     and reap mercy.     Break up your fallow ground.     It is time to seek the Lord,     until he comes and rains righteousness on you. 13 You have plowed wickedness.     You have reaped injustice.     You have eaten the fruit of your lies,     because you trusted in your own way,     in the large number of your strong warriors. 14 Therefore the roar of battle will rise against your people,     and all your fortresses will be destroyed,     as Shalman [10] devastated Beth Arbel on the day of battle.     Mothers were dashed to the ground with their children. 15 This is what will be done to you, Bethel,     because of your great wickedness.     At dawn the king of Israel will be completely destroyed. Footnotes Hosea 9:8 This verse is difficult. Hosea 10:1 The Hebrew word may have a negative connotation like invasive. Hosea 10:2 Or divided Hosea 10:5 Variant calves Hosea 10:6 The text of the last word of the line is uncertain. Hosea 10:6 Or plan. The meaning of the last word is uncertain. Hosea 10:10 The text of the line is uncertain. Hosea 10:10 Or two crimes. The text of the line is uncertain. Hosea 10:11 The text of the line is uncertain. Hosea 10:14 The king of Assyria The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0807db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 07 Hosea 5:15 – 8:14 Hosea 5 15 I will go. I will return to my place     until they admit their guilt and seek my face.     In their distress they will earnestly seek me. Israel's Need to Return to the Lord 15 Come, let us return to the Lord. For he has torn us to pieces,     but he will heal us.     He has struck us,     but he will bandage our wounds. 2 After two days he will revive us.     On the third day he will raise us up,     so that we may live in his presence. 3 Let us acknowledge the Lord.     Let us pursue knowledge of the Lord.     As surely as the sun rises,     the Lord will appear.     He will come to us like a heavy rain,     like the spring rain that waters the earth. God's Grief Over Israel's Impenitence 4 What am I going to do with you, Ephraim?     What am I going to do with you, Judah?     For your faithfulness [1] is like a morning mist,     like early dew that disappears. 5 That is why I cut them to pieces by means of the prophets.     I killed them with the words of my mouth.     The judgments against you go forth like the light. 6 For I desire mercy, [2] and not sacrifice,     and the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings. 7 Like Adam, [3] they have broken the covenant.     They acted treacherously against me there. 8 Gilead is a city of evildoers,     stained with bloody footprints. 9 As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man,     so do bands of priests.     They commit murder on the road to Shechem.     They have committed shameful crimes. 10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing.     Ephraim practices sexual immorality there.     Israel defiles itself. 11 Judah, also for you, a harvest has been appointed,     when I restore the fortunes of my people. [4] Israel's Corruption 7 Whenever I want to heal Israel, the guilt of Ephraim is uncovered,     and the evil deeds of Samaria are exposed,     because they deal dishonestly.     Thieves come inside,     and bandits raid outside. 2 In their hearts Ephraim does not realize that I remember all their wickedness.     Now their deeds are all around them.     They are in front of my face. 3 The people of Ephraim make the king glad with their wickedness.     They make their officials happy with their lies. 4 They are all adulterers,     burning like an oven.     The baker does not need to stoke the fire     from the time the dough is kneaded until it is leavened. 5 On the day [5] of our [6] king, the officials became sick from the intoxicating wine.     He reaches out his hand to the blasphemers. 6 Indeed, their hearts are like an oven.     They approach him, while plotting against him.     Their anger sleeps all night,     but in the morning it burns like a blazing fire. 7 They are all hot as an oven.     They devour their rulers.     All their kings have fallen.     Not one of them calls on me. 8 Ephraim mixes itself with the nations.     Ephraim is a flatbread not turned over. 9 Strangers have devoured his strength,     but he does not realize it.     There are gray hairs on his head,     but he does not realize it. 10 The arrogance of Israel testifies against him,     yet they have not returned to the Lord their God,     and they have not sought him, despite all this. Israel's Instability 11 Ephraim is like a gullible dove, without sense.     They call to Egypt.     Then they appeal to Assyria. 12 When they go out, I will spread my net over them.     I will bring them down like birds from the sky.     I will discipline them, on the basis of the report about their assembly. [7] 13 Woe to them,     because they have strayed from me!     Destruction comes upon them,     because they have rebelled against me!     I want to redeem them,     but they speak lies against me. 14 They do not cry out to me with their hearts,     but they howl on their beds.     They gather together [8] for grain and new wine.     They turn away from me. 15 Though I trained and strengthened their arms,     they plot evil against me. 16 They return, but not upward. [9]     They are like an unreliable bow.     Their officials will fall by the sword because of their angry tongues.     Because of this, they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt. The Lord's Anger Burns Against Israel 8 Raise a ram's horn to your lips! A vulture is circling over [10] the Lord's house,     because they have broken my covenant     and rebelled against my law. 2 Israel cries out to me,     “My God, we acknowledge [11] you!” 3 But, in fact, Israel has rejected what is good.     An enemy will pursue him. 4 They set up kings, but not with my approval.     They installed officials, but I did not choose [12] them.     From their silver and their gold they made idols for themselves,     so they will be cut off. 5 I reject [13] your calf idol, Samaria!     My anger burns against these people!     How long will they be incapable of innocence? 6 That thing sitting there is from Israel!     A craftsman made it, so it is not God.     Certainly that calf of Samaria will be smashed to pieces! 7 Because they sow the wind,     they will reap the whirlwind.     The standing grain forms no heads,     so it will yield no flour.     Even if it would yield flour, foreigners would swallow it up. 8 Israel is swallowed up.     Now among the nations they are like a pot no one wants. 9 For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey all by itself.     Ephraim has hired lovers. 10 Even though they hire lovers among the nations,     I will now gather them together.     They will begin to suffer in a little while,     because of oppression by a king with many officials. 11 Ephraim has multiplied his altars for sin offerings,     but for him they became altars for sinning. 12 Though I wrote many teachings from my law for them,     they regarded them as strange. 13 They offer sacrifices to me just to get the meat. [14]     They sacrifice flesh and eat it,     but the Lord is not pleased with them.     Now he will remember their guilt     and punish their sins.     They will return to Egypt. 14 Israel has forgotten its Maker and built palaces. [15]     Judah has multiplied its fortified cities,     but I will send fire on its cities,     which will devour its citadels. Footnotes Hosea 6:4 Or mercy Hosea 6:6 Or faithfulness Hosea 6:7 Or at Adam. We are aware of no act of covenant breaking at the city of Adam. Hosea 6:11 Or though I would rather restore my people from captivity. Some translations join this line with verse 7:1. Hosea 7:5 The birthday or the coronation day Hosea 7:5 The Targum reads their. Hosea 7:12 Or I will discipline them when I hear them flocking together. The meaning of the line is uncertain. Hosea 7:14 Or they cut themselves, a reference to heathen religious practices Hosea 7:16 Or not for the better. The translation above is literal. Many translations suggest the emendations return to the Most High or turn to Baal. Hosea 8:1 Or an eagle is about to swoop down on Hosea 8:2 Or know Hosea 8:4 Literally know Hosea 8:5 The Hebrew text reads he rejects. Ancient versions read reject! Sudden shifts of person are not unusual in Hosea. Hosea 8:13 The meaning of this line is uncertain. Hosea 8:14 Or temples The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0806db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 06 Hosea 4:1 – 5:14 The Lord's Charges Against Israel and Its Priests Hosea 4 1 Hear the word of the Lord, you people of Israel,     because the Lord has charges to make against the inhabitants of the land,     because there is no truth,     there is no mercy,     and there is no knowledge of God in the land. 2 There is cursing, lying, murder, theft, and adultery.     They break out in violence, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. 3 Therefore the land mourns, [1]     and everyone who dwells in it wastes away     along with the wild animals and the birds in the sky.     Even the fish of the sea have been removed. 4 Yet no one should bring charges.     No one should accuse,     because your people are like those who dispute with a priest. [2] 5 You will stumble by day,     and the prophet will also stumble with you by night.     I will also destroy your mother. 6 My people have been destroyed because of lack of knowledge.     Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you     from serving as a priest for me.     Because you have forgotten the law of your God,     I also will forget your children. 7 The more they increased, the more they sinned against me.     I changed their glory into shame. [3] 8 They feed on the sin of my people.     They set their desire on things that make them guilty. 9 So it will be the same for people as for priests.     I will punish them for their ways.     I will repay them for their deeds. 10 They will eat, but not be satisfied.     They will engage in sexual immorality, but not increase.     This will take place because they have abandoned the Lord to devote themselves to 11 sexual sin. [4]     Wine and new wine take away their understanding. [5] 12 My people consult their wooden idol,     and their fortunetellers wand gives them information,     because a promiscuous spirit has led them astray,     and they behave like a whore instead of following their God. 13 They sacrifice on the mountaintops.     They burn incense on the hills, and under oaks, poplars, and terebinths,     because their shade is pleasant.     That is why your daughters commit fornication, [6]     and your brides commit adultery. 14 I will not punish your daughters when they commit fornication,     or your brides when they commit adultery,     because the men consort with prostitutes     and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes.     So the people without understanding will come to ruin. 15 Though you, Israel, practice sexual immorality,     Judah should not follow your guilty way.     Do not go to Gilgal.     Do not go up to Beth Aven.     Do not swear, “As surely as the Lord lives.” 16 For Israel has become as stubborn as a heifer.     How can the Lord feed them like a lamb in a meadow? 17 Ephraim is joined to idols.     Let him go his own way! 18 Their alcoholic drinks are used up,     but they keep practicing sexual immorality anyway.     Their rulers, who should be their shields, instead love shame. 19 The wings of the wind will sweep them away,     and they will be put to shame because of their sacrifices. Judgment on Israel's Priests and Kings Hosea 5 1 Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, house of Israel!     Listen, O house of the king!     For this judgment applies to you,     because you were a trap at Mizpah     and a net spread out on Mount Tabor. 2 The rebels sink deeper into slaughter,     but I will discipline all of them. 3 I know Ephraim,     and Israel is not hidden from me.     Now, Ephraim, you still practice sexual immorality.     Israel is defiled. 4 Their deeds do not allow them to return to their God.     For a spirit of prostitution lies within them,     and they do not know the Lord. 5 The arrogance of Israel testifies against them.     Israel and Ephraim will stumble over their guilt.     Judah also will stumble with them. 6 They will go with their flocks and herds to seek the Lord,     but they will not find him.     He has withdrawn from them. 7 They acted treacherously against the Lord.     They even gave birth to illegitimate children.     Now the new moon will devour them along with their allotted land. 8 Blow the ram's horn in Gibeah     and the trumpet in Ramah!     Raise a battle cry at Beth Aven: “Lead the way, Benjamin!” 9 Ephraim will become desolate ruins on the day it is punished. [7]     What I have made known among the tribes of Israel will certainly happen. 10 The officials of Judah are like people who move a boundary stone.     I will pour out my wrath on them like water. 11 Ephraim is oppressed,     crushed in judgment,     because he was determined to pursue worthless idols. [8] 12 I am like a moth to Ephraim,     and like decay to the house of Judah. 13 When Ephraim saw his sickness,     and Judah saw his wound,     Ephraim went to Assyria     and sent to the Great King for help,     but he is not able to heal you,     and he will not cure your wound, 14 because I will be like a lion to Ephraim     and like a young lion to the house of Judah.     Yes, I will tear him to pieces and go away.     I will carry them off, and there will be no one who can rescue them. Footnotes Hosea 4:3 Or dries up Hosea 4:4 The verse is difficult. The translation follows the Hebrew and Greek texts. Translations that render the third line my contention is with you, O priest emend the text to obtain this rendering. The point of the verse seems to be that it is useless to bring charges against these people, because they would not accept the judgment even of a priest. Hosea 4:7 A Hebrew variant is they changed my glory for something shameful. Hosea 4:11 Or prostitution Hosea 4:11 The proper dividing point between verses 10 and 11 is uncertain. Though the words sexual sin are in verse 11 in the Hebrew text, these words belong with verse 10. Hosea 4:13 The same Hebrew word elsewhere translated sexual immorality or prostitution is used here in reference to unmarried girls, so it is translated fornication. Hosea 5:9 Or rebuked Hosea 5:11 The translation follows some ancient versions. The Hebrew reads human commands. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0805db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 05 Hosea 3 The Prophet's Reconciliation With His Wife: A Picture of the Lord's Love 1 The Lord said to me, “Go again. Show love to a woman who is loved by another man, a woman who keeps committing adultery. Show love just as the Lord loves the people of Israel, even though they keep turning to other gods and loving the raisin cakes.” [1] 2 So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and nine bushels [2] of barley. 3 I said to her, “You will stay with me for many days. You must not be promiscuous. [3] You must not be with any other man, and I will also be for you.” 4 So the people of Israel will live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred memorial stones, and without the special vest [4] or family idols. [5] 5 Afterward the people of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord and to his goodness in the latter days. Footnotes Hosea 3:1 Raisin cakes were sometimes shaped into images of the goddess Asherah. Hosea 3:2 A homer and a lethek, that is, six bushels plus three bushels Hosea 3:3 Or engage in prostitution Hosea 3:4 Hebrew ephod Hosea 3:4 Hebrew teraphim The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0804db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 04 Hosea 1 – 2 Hosea's Wife and Children Hosea 1 1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Be'eri, [1] in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, the kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, the king of Israel. 2 When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “Go. Take for yourself an immoral wife and children produced by sexual immorality, [2] because the land has been committing flagrant immorality, turning away from the Lord.” 3 So he went and took Gomer daughter of Diblaim. She conceived and gave birth to a son for him. 4 The Lord said to him, “Name him Jezre'el, [3] because in a little while I will inflict punishment on the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezre'el. I will destroy the ruling power of the house of Israel. 5 In that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezre'el.” 6 She conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. The Lord said to him, “Name her Lo Ruhamah, [4] because I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel. Indeed, I will certainly not forgive them. 7 But I will have compassion on the house of Judah. I will save them by the Lord their God. I will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.” [5] 8 Gomer weaned Lo Ruhamah. Then she conceived and gave birth to a son. 9 The Lord said, “Name him Lo Ammi, [6] because you are not my people, and I will not be the Lord for you.” [7] A Promise of Future Blessing 10 Nevertheless, the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. Then, in the place where they were told, “You are not my people,” they will be told, “You are children of the living God.” 11 The people of Judah and the people of Israel will be gathered together. They will appoint one head for themselves, and they will go up from the land, for the day of Jezre'el will be great. [8] Hosea 2 1 Say to your brothers, “My people,” [9] and to your sisters, “She has been shown mercy.” [10] Israel Rebuked, Punished, and Restored 2 Plead with [11] your mother!     Plead with her, because she is not my wife,     and I am not her husband.     Let her put away her sexual immorality from her presence     and her acts of adultery from between her breasts. 3 Otherwise, I will strip her naked     and expose her as she was on the day she was born.     I will make her like a wilderness.     I will cause her to be like a dry land.     I will cause her to die of thirst. 4 I will have no compassion on her children,     because they are children of promiscuity, 5 because their mother has been promiscuous. [12]     She who conceived them has acted shamefully.     She said, “I will chase after my lovers,         the ones who give me my food and my water,         my wool and my flax, my olive oil and my drinks.” 6 Therefore, this is what I will do:     I will block your [13] way with thorns.     I will build a wall against her,     so that she cannot find her paths. 7 She will chase after her lovers,     but she will not reach them.     She will seek them,     but she will not find them.     She will say, “I will go back to my first husband,     because then it was better for me than it is now.” 8 But she would not acknowledge that I gave her the grain, the new wine, and the fresh oil.     I gave her large amounts of silver and gold—her people used it for Baal! 9 That is why I will take back my grain during harvest time,     and my new wine in its season.     I will also take away my wool and my flax that were given to cover her nakedness. 10 Then I will expose her shameful nakedness in the sight of her lovers.     No one will deliver her from my hand. 11 I will put an end to all her celebration:     her pilgrimage festivals, [14] her monthly new moons, and her weekly Sabbaths—     all her appointed festivals. 12 I will devastate her vines and her fig trees,     about which she said, “These are the payment [15] that my lovers gave me.”     I will make them into a scrub forest,     and the wild animals will eat the crops. 13 I will punish her for the days with the Baals, on which she repeatedly offered incense to them.     She adorned herself with her rings [16] and her jewelry,     and then she chased after her lovers,     and she forgot me, declares the Lord. 14 But watch! I am going to court her.     I will bring her into the wilderness.     I will speak tenderly to her. 15 There I will give her vineyards back to her.     The Valley of Achor [17] will be a door of hope.     She will respond there as in the days of her youth,     as in the day she came up from the land of Egypt. 16 In that day, declares the Lord, this is what will take place:     You will call me “my husband.”     You will no longer call me “my master.” [18] 17 For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth.     She will no longer call them by their names. [19] 18 In that day I will make a covenant for the Israelites with the wild animals, with the birds of the sky and the things that creep on the ground.     I will break the bow and the sword.     I will abolish war from the land.     I will allow the people to lie down safely. [20] 19 I will pledge you to myself in marriage forever.     I will pledge you to myself in marriage—     with righteousness, justice, mercy, and compassion. 20 In faithfulness I will pledge you to myself in marriage,     and you will know the Lord. 21 In that day this is what will happen:     I will respond, declares the Lord.     I will respond to the heavens,     and they will respond to the earth. 22 The earth will respond to the grain, the new wine, and the fresh oil.     They will respond to Jezre'el. 23 I will sow her for myself in the land.     I will have compassion for Lo Ruhamah, [21]     and I will tell Lo Ammi, [22] “You are my people,”     and he will say, “You are my God!” Footnotes Hosea 1:1 The stop mark ′ indicates that Be'er – should be pronounced as two syllables. Hosea 1:2 Or prostitution. The Hebrew term includes paid prostitution, but it also includes promiscuous sexual immorality which is not done for money. It also includes sexual misconduct by perpetrators who pay their lovers instead of the other way around. Hosea 1:4 Jezre'el means God sows, and it is the name of both a valley and a city in Israel. Ahab and Jezebel murdered Naboth at the city of Jezre'e l, and Jehu destroyed the dynasty of Ahab there. Hosea 1:6 The Hebrew name Lo Ruhamah means no compassion or no pity. Hosea 1:7 Or charioteers Hosea 1:9 The Hebrew name Lo Ammi means not my people. Hosea 1:9 The Hebrew reads I am not I am for you, an allusion to the Lord's gracious name, I am. Hosea 1:11 English verses 1:10-11 are verses 2:1-2 in the Hebrew text. All the subsequent verse numbers in chapter 2 are two numbers lower in English than they are in Hebrew. Hosea 2:1 Hebrew Ammi Hosea 2:1 Hebrew Ruhamah Hosea 2:2 Or bring charges against. Also in the next line. Hosea 2:5 Or been a prostitute or acted like a prostitute Hosea 2:6 Your is the reading of the Hebrew. The Greek and Syriac read her. Hosea 2:11 That is, Passover, Pentecost, and Shelters Hosea 2:12 Or gifts Hosea 2:13 Either earrings or nose rings Hosea 2:15 Valley of Achor means Valley of Trouble. It refers to the location of the incident caused by Achan in Joshua 7. Hosea 2:16 Hebrew my baal Hosea 2:17 Or call on their names Hosea 2:18 Or securely Hosea 2:23 The Hebrew name Lo Ruhamah means no compassion. Hosea 2:23 The Hebrew name Lo Ammi means not my people. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0803db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 03 Amos 8:4 – 9:15 Amos 8 Fraud and Hypocrisy on Holy Days 4 Listen to this, you who trample on the needy         to wipe out the oppressed from the land, 5 who say, “When will the New Moon be over so that we can sell grain?     When will the Sabbath end so that we can open the grain bins?     Then we will make the bushel [1] smaller and make the shekel weight heavier. [2]     We will cheat with dishonest scales. 6 We will buy the poor for silver     and the needy for a pair of sandals.     We will sell the chaff with the grain.” A Famine of the Lord's Word 7 The Lord swears by the Pride of Jacob,     “I will never forget any of their deeds!” 8 Because of this, the land will shake,     and everyone living in it will mourn.     The whole land will rise up like the Nile.     It will surge and sink down again like the Nile of Egypt. 9 Here is what will happen on that day, declares the Lord God:     I will make the sun set at noon,     and I will bring darkness on the earth when it should be light. 10 I will turn your festivals into mourning     and all of your songs into a lamentation.     I will put sackcloth on all your waists     and baldness on every head.     I will make that day like the mourning for an only son,     and it will end like a bitter day. 11 Look, the days are coming, declares the Lord God,     when I will send a famine into the land—     not a famine of bread     nor a thirst for water,     but rather a famine of hearing the words of the Lord. 12 People will stumble from sea to sea     and from north to east.     They will roam back and forth seeking the word of the Lord,     but they will not find it. 13 On that day the beautiful virgins will faint,     and the young men will grow weak from thirst. 14 Those who swear by the shameful guilt [3] of Samaria,     those who say, “As your god lives, Dan,”     or, “The way of Beersheba lives”—     they will fall, and they will never rise again. The Fifth Vision: The Lord Topples the Temple Amos 9 1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and he said:     Strike the capitals on top of the pillars so that the thresholds shake.     Cut them off so that they fall on the heads of all the people,     and those who survive I will kill with the sword.     No one who flees from there will get away,     and not a single fugitive from among them will escape. 2 Even if they dig down to hell, [4]     from there my hand will seize them.     And even if they ascend to heaven,     from there I will bring them down. 3 Even if they hide themselves on the top of Mount Carmel,     from there I will search for them, and I will seize them.     Even if they hide themselves from my sight at the bottom of the sea,     from there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them. 4 Even if they go into captivity in the presence of their enemies,     from there I will command the sword, and it will kill them.     And I will set my eye upon them for disaster and not for good. The Lord Shakes the Earth 5 The Lord God of Armies is the one who touches the earth, so that it melts.     All who dwell on it mourn.     All of it rises like the Nile,     and like the Nile of Egypt it sinks down again. 6 He is the one who builds his upper chambers in heaven.     He set the foundation for his vault upon the earth.     He is the one who summons the waters of the sea     and pours them out over the face of the earth—     the Lord is his name. The Final Judgment 7 Are you not like Cushites [5] to me, you children of Israel?     declares the Lord.     Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt     and the Philistines from Caphtor [6]     and the Arameans from Kir? [7] 8 Look, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom,     and I will destroy it from the face of the earth.     But I will never completely destroy the house of Jacob,     declares the Lord. 9 Listen! I am giving a command,     and among all the nations I will shake the house of Israel         as the contents of a sieve are shaken,     and not even one pebble [8] will fall out to the ground. [9] 10 By a sword, all the sinners among my people will die,     those who are saying, “Disaster will not overtake us. It will not confront us.” The Restoration of David's Fallen Shelter 11 In that day I will raise up the fallen shelter of David. I will repair the broken parts of its walls, and I will raise up its ruins. I will rebuild it as in days of old, 12 so that they will possess what remains of Edom, that is, all the nations who are called by my name, declares the Lord, who is doing this. 13 Look, days are coming, declares the Lord, when the plowman will catch up with the reaper, and the one who tramples grapes will catch up with the one sowing the seed. The mountains will drip sweet wine, [10] and all the hills will wave with grain. [11] 14 I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they will rebuild the desolate cities and dwell in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine, and they will make gardens and eat their fruit. 15 I will plant them in their soil, and they will never again be uprooted from the soil that I have given to them, says the Lord your God. Footnotes Amos 8:5 Literally the ephah Amos 8:5 Merchants cheated by measuring out the grain they were selling with an undersized bushel and weighing the silver they received with an overweight shekel. Amos 8:14 Possibly a distortion of the name of the goddess Ashima/Asherah Amos 9:2 Hebrew sheol Amos 9:7 Cushites are black Africans from south of Egypt, from the territory that today is Sudan. Amos 9:7 That is, Crete or some other location in the Mediterranean Amos 9:7 The location of Kir is unknown. It is probably far to the north. Amos 9:9 Or kernel of grain Amos 9:9 The people of Israel are being sorted through a sieve. It is not clear whether those kept in the sieve are the pebbles that cannot escape judgment or the grains that are being separated from the chaff, which will be burned. The judgment is the same in either case. Amos 9:13 Sweet wine refers to wine that is still sweet because it has not yet been soured by continued fermentation. Amos 9:13 Or flow with wine The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-b7bacb104569e82b29c3fcd17770c2bc{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-b7bacb104569e82b29c3fcd17770c2bc .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-b7bacb104569e82b29c3fcd17770c2bc .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 02Amos 7:1 – 8:3 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – August 02 Amos 7:1 – 8:3 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0802db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible The First Vision: The Locusts Amos 7 1 This is what the Lord God showed me: I saw that he was forming a locust swarm at the time when the late crops [1] were beginning to sprout—the crops that were planted after the cuttings of hay for the king. 2 When the swarm had finished consuming the vegetation of the land, I said, “Lord God, please forgive! How can Jacob stand? Look, he is so small!” 3 The Lord changed his decree about this. “It will not happen,” said the Lord. The Second Vision: The Fire 4 This is what the Lord God showed me: I saw the Lord God calling for a trial by fire, which devoured the great deep and started to consume the land. 5 I said, “Lord God, please stop! How can Jacob stand? Look, he is so small!” 6 The Lord changed his decree about this. “This will not happen,” said the Lord God. The Third Vision: The Plumb Line 7 This is what he showed me: I saw the Lord standing by a wall that had been constructed with a plumb line. He had a plumb line in his hand. 8 The Lord said to me, “What do you see, Amos?” I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said:     Look, I am about to set up a plumb line next to my people Israel.     I will no longer overlook their sin. 9 The high places of Isaac will be desolate,     and the sanctuaries of Israel will be ruined.     I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword. Amos and Amaziah 10 Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel: [2] Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to endure all of his words. 11 This is what Amos says: “Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will certainly go into exile away from its own soil.” 12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, “You seer, get out of here! Flee to the land of Judah. You may eat food and prophesy there. 13 But you must never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the sanctuary of the king and the national temple.” 14 Then Amos responded to Amaziah: I was not a prophet, nor was I a son of a prophet. Rather, I was a sheep breeder and I took care of sycamore fig trees. 15 But the Lord took me from tending flocks, and the Lord said to me, “Go, prophesy to my people Israel.” 16 But now, hear the word of the Lord, you who are saying, “Do not prophesy against Israel” and “Do not preach [3] against the house of Isaac.” 17 This is what the Lord says: “Your wife will be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be parceled out with a measuring line, and as for you, you will die upon unclean soil. And Israel will certainly go into exile far away from its own soil.” The Fourth Vision: The Basket of Summer Fruit Amos 8 1 This is what the Lord God showed me: I saw a basket of ripe summer fruit. 2 Then he asked, “What do you see, Amos?” I said, “A basket of ripe summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me, “The end is coming upon my people Israel. [4] I will no longer overlook their sin. 3 The singing women of the palace [5] will wail on that day, declares the Lord God. Many corpses—all over! Silence!” Footnotes Amos 7:1 The late crops are the crops that grow at the time of the last spring rain, as the rainy season is coming to an end. Since the king has already collected all the taxes for the whole year from the first cuttings, if the spring rain fails, it is the people who will come up short. Amos 7:10 Jeroboam II ruled from about 793 to 753 bc. This encounter was probably near the end of his reign. Amos 7:16 Literally drip Amos 8:2 The Hebrew words for summer fruit and end sound alike. Just as the summer fruit is ripe, Israel is ripe for judgment. Amos 8:3 Or the songs of the temple #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-df6f01107eca46217f6892a3152522f4{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-df6f01107eca46217f6892a3152522f4 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-df6f01107eca46217f6892a3152522f4 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 01Amos 6 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – August 01 Amos 6 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0801db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Judgment Against Complacency 1 Woe to [1] you who are complacent in Zion, you who feel secure on Mount Samaria,     you distinguished people of the leading nation,     to whom the house of Israel comes. 2 Travel to Kalneh and look.     Go from there to Hamath Rabbah,     and go down to Gath of the Philistines.     Are you better than those kingdoms?     Are their territories greater than your territory? [2] 3 You who are trying to put off the evil day,     you bring near the session for violence! 4 Those who lie on ivory beds,     sprawling upon their couches,     eating lambs from the flock     and calves straight from the stall, 5 improvising tunes on the lyre,     composing music for themselves on musical instruments like David, 6 drinking large bowls of wine—     they slather [3] themselves with the most expensive perfumed oils,     but they do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph. 7 That is why they will go into exile as the first of the exiles.     Those who sprawl out at their feasts for the dead will depart. Certain Destruction for Proud Israel 8 The Lord God swears by himself,     declares the Lord, the God of Armies:     I detest the pride of Jacob,     and I hate his citadels,     so I will hand over the city and everything in it. 9 If ten men happen to survive in one house, they will die. 10 When a relative who burns the bodies [4] comes to take away the bones from the house, he will say to whoever remains in the recesses of the house, “Is there anyone else still with you?” And they will say, “No one.” And he will say, “Silence! For you must not invoke the name of the Lord!” [5] 11 Look, the Lord is indeed giving a command, and he will smash the largest house into fragments and the smallest house into splinters. 12 Do horses run on a rocky cliff?     Does anyone plow the sea with an ox? [6]     Yet you turn justice into poison     and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood. 13 You are rejoicing over Lo Debar.     You are saying, “Was it not by our strength that we captured Karnaim for ourselves?” 14 Indeed, I am about to raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,     declares the Lord, the God of Armies.     They will oppress you from Lebo Hamath to the Canyon of the Arabah. [7] Footnotes Amos 6:1 Or how terrible it will be for Amos 6:2 The line of thought is difficult to follow here. The context seems to require that the two lines of the verse be parallel statements, each of which requires the answer “no.” The context therefore seems to call for reversing the second comparison, but there is no manuscript evidence to support such a switch. Amos 6:6 Literally anoint, but the reference is not to anointing to office. Amos 6:10 Or who prepares bodies for burial Amos 6:10 Verses 9 and 10 are difficult. Translations vary greatly. Amos 6:12 The translation follows a re-division of a word of the Hebrew text. The main Hebrew text reads does one plow with oxen, a reading which calls for the answer “yes,” but which does not fit the context. Another solution is to repeat the object rocky cliff from the first half of the verse: does one plow a rocky cliff with oxen? Amos 6:14 Lebo Hamath is far to the north in Syria. The Arabah is the rift between the mountains of Edom and the mountains of Sinai, south of Israel. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-98191d0f547ef706035ac722b608a1f6{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-98191d0f547ef706035ac722b608a1f6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-98191d0f547ef706035ac722b608a1f6 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – July 31Amos 5 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – July 31 Amos 5 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0731db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Mourning for Fallen Israel 1 Listen to this word that I am raising against you as a lament, [1] O house of Israel: 2 Virgin Israel has fallen, and she will not rise again.     She is abandoned on her own soil.     There is no one to lift her up. 3 For this is what the Lord God says:     A city that marches out with a thousand will have a hundred left.     A city that marches out with a hundred will have ten left for the house of Israel. Seek the Lord and Live! 4 Listen, this is what the Lord says to the house of Israel:     Seek me and live! 5 But do not seek Bethel.     Do not go to Gilgal.     Do not travel to Beersheba,     because Gilgal surely will go into exile,     and Bethel will become nothing. 6 Seek the Lord and live,     or he will rush upon the house of Joseph like fire.     The fire will consume, and no one will extinguish it for Bethel. 7 There are some who turn justice into wormwood, [2]     who throw righteousness to the ground. 8 There is one who made the Pleiades and Orion,     who turns the shadow of death into morning,     who darkens day into night,     who summons the waters of the seas,     who pours them out upon the face of the earth—     the Lord is his name. 9 He causes destruction to flash against a stronghold,     and destruction comes upon a fortress. 10 There are those who hate an arbitrator [3] in the city gate. [4]     They despise anyone who speaks honestly. 11 That is why you trample on the poor,     and you collect taxes on their grain.     You have built houses of cut stones,     but you will not live in them.     You have planted choice vineyards,     but you will not drink their wine. 12 For I know that your rebellious deeds are many,     and your sins are numerous,     you who are enemies of a righteous man,     you who take bribes.     They thrust away needy people in the city gate. 13 That is why a prudent man will be silent in that time,     because it is an evil time. 14 Seek good and not evil, so that you may live,     and then it will be like this for you:     The Lord, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you claim. 15 Hate evil and love good.     Establish justice in the city gate.     Perhaps the Lord, the God of Armies,         will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. 16 Therefore, this is what the Lord says,     the God of Armies, who is the Lord:     In the city squares there will be grief,     and in the streets they will say, “Woe, woe!”     They will summon the farmer to mourn     and the professional mourners to sing laments. 17 In all the vineyards there will be grief,     because I will pass through your midst, says the Lord. The Day of the Lord Brings Darkness 18 Woe to those who long for the Day of the Lord!     What good will the Day of the Lord be for you?     It will be darkness and not light. 19 It will be as if a man flees from a lion,     but a bear meets him,     or he enters a house and rests his hand on a wall,     but a snake bites him. 20 Will not the Day of the Lord be darkness and not light,     gloom without a trace of brightness? The Lord Hates Faithless Worship 21 I hate, I reject, your festivals!     I do not delight in the aroma of the sacrifices at your sacred convocations. 22 Even if you offer up to me your whole burnt offerings and your grain offerings,     I will not accept them.     I will not pay any attention to your fellowship offerings of fattened calves. 23 Get the noise of your songs away from me!     I will not listen to the music of your harps. 24 But let justice roll like the waters,     and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. 25 Did you bring me sacrifices and grain offerings in the wilderness for forty years, O house of Israel? 26 You lifted up images of Sakkuth, your king,     and of Kiyyun, your star god, which you made for yourselves. [5] 27 So I will exile you beyond Damascus,     says the Lord, whose name is the God of Armies. Footnotes Amos 5:1 Or sad song Amos 5:7 Wormwood is a toxic, bitter-tasting substance (absinthe). Amos 5:10 Or a mediator Amos 5:10 The city gate served as the courthouse. Amos 5:26 The form and meaning of several of the terms and names referring to gods in verse 26 are uncertain. The terms seem to refer to astral deities, most likely including Saturn. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-6876f3e9e3f13b72e580af8e17a9fc7e{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-6876f3e9e3f13b72e580af8e17a9fc7e .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-6876f3e9e3f13b72e580af8e17a9fc7e .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – July 30Amos 3 – 4 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – July 30 Amos 3 – 4 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0730db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Why Amos Must Prophesy Amos 3 1 People of Israel, listen to this word that the Lord has spoken concerning you, concerning the entire family of clans that I brought up from the land of Egypt: 2 You alone have I chosen [1] from all the clans of the earth.     Therefore I will inflict punishment on you for all your guilt. 3 Can two people walk together without agreeing to do so? 4 Does a lion roar in the forest if it does not have prey?     Does a young lion growl from its den if it has not caught anything? 5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground if there is no bait?     Does a trap spring up from the ground when nothing has tripped it? 6 If a ram's horn is sounded in a city, the people become alarmed, don't they?     If a disaster takes place in a city, is it not the Lord who has done it? 7 Certainly the Lord God does not do anything         without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. 8 A lion has roared! Who can avoid being terrified?     The Lord God has spoken! Who can hold back from prophesying? Judgment Against Samaria 9 Make this known to the citadels in Ashdod     and to the citadels in the land of Egypt.     Tell them, “Gather yourselves together on the mountains of Samaria.     See the great confusion [2] there     and the oppression in her midst.” 10 They do not know how to do what is right, declares the Lord.     They are storing up violence and destruction in their citadels. 11 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:     An enemy is all over the land.     He will strip your strength from you,     and your citadels will be plundered. 12 This is what the Lord says:     Just as a shepherd rescues two legs or a tip of an ear     from the mouth of a lion,     so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be rescued     with only a corner of a bed or a piece of cloth [3] from a couch. 13 Listen and testify against the house of Jacob,     declares the Lord God, the God of Armies. 14 Indeed, on the day when I punish the rebellious deeds of Israel,     I will punish the altars of Bethel.     The horns of the altar will be cut off,     and they will fall to the ground. 15 I will strike the winter house     along with the summer house.     The houses decorated with ivory will be destroyed,     and the great houses will come to an end,     declares the Lord. Amos 4 1 Listen to this, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria,     you women who are oppressing the poor,     who are crushing the needy,     who say to your husbands, “Bring us more drinks!” 2 The Lord God swears by his holiness:     The days are surely coming against you,     when they will drag you away with hooks,     every last one of you with fishhooks. 3 You will go out through the broken-down walls.     Each woman will go straight ahead,     and you will be thrown out [4] toward Harmon, [5]     declares the Lord. 4 Go to Bethel and rebel.     Rebel even more at Gilgal.     Bring your sacrifices every morning,     your tithes every third day. 5 Burn some leavened bread as a thank offering,     and proclaim voluntary offerings—announce them!     For you love to do this, you people of Israel,     says the Lord God. Warnings Produce No Repentance 6 I am the one who gave to you clean teeth [6] in all of your cities,     and lack of food in all your places,     but you did not return to me,     declares the Lord. 7 I am the one who withheld the rain from you     while there were still three months before the harvest.     I would send rain on one city,     but on another city I would not send rain.     One plot of ground would receive rain,     but another plot, on which it did not rain, would dry up. 8 Whenever people from two or three cities staggered to another city to get water to drink,     they would not have enough,     but you did not return to me,     declares the Lord. 9 I struck you with blight and mildew.     Your many gardens, your vineyards, your fig trees,     and your olive trees were devoured by locusts,     but you did not return to me,     declares the Lord. 10 I sent plagues against you like the plagues in Egypt.     I killed your best soldiers with the sword,     together with your captured horses.     I made the stench of your camp rise up into your nostrils,     but you did not return to me,     declares the Lord. 11 I overthrew some of you,     just as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,     and you became like a burning stick snatched from the fire,     but you did not return to me,     declares the Lord. 12 Therefore, this is what I will do to you, Israel.     Yes, this is what I will do to you:     Prepare to meet your God, O Israel! 13 Indeed, he who forms mountains and who creates wind,     who declares his thoughts to mankind,     who turns dawn into darkness,     and who treads down the high places of the earth,     the Lord, the God of Armies, is his name. Footnotes Amos 3:2 Literally known Amos 3:9 Or turmoil Amos 3:12 The meaning of this word is uncertain. Amos 4:3 In the Hebrew text the verb is active, you will throw. The translation follows the Greek text. Amos 4:3 The meaning of the word Harmon is uncertain. It may be a place name or mean something like garbage dump. Amos 4:6 A striking description of people who have no food to chew #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0729db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – July 29 Amos 1 – 2 Amos 1 1 The words of Amos, who was among the sheep breeders [1] from Tekoa. He saw a vision concerning Israel during the days of Uzziah king of Judah and during the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. 2 He said:     The Lord roars from Zion.     From Jerusalem he sends out his voice.     The pastures of the shepherds dry up, [2]     and the top of Mount Carmel withers. Judgment Against Aram 3 This is what the Lord says:     Because of three sins [3] of Damascus,     because of four, I will not hold back judgment,     because they cut up Gilead with iron threshing boards. [4] 4 So I will send fire against the house of Hazael,     and it will consume the fortresses of Ben Hadad. 5 I will break the bars of the gates of Damascus,     and I will cut off the one seated in the Valley of Aven,     and the one who holds a scepter in Beth Eden. [5]     So the people of Aram will go into exile toward Kir. [6]     The Lord has spoken. Judgment Against Philistia 6 This is what the Lord says:     Because of three sins of Gaza,     because of four, I will not hold back judgment,     because they sold an entire population into exile,     handing them over to Edom. 7 So I will send fire against the city wall of Gaza,     and it will consume her citadels. 8 I will cut off the one seated in Ashdod,     and the one who holds a scepter in Ashkelon.     I will also turn my hand against Ekron,     and what is left of the Philistines will perish.     The Lord God has spoken. Judgment Against Canaan 9 This is what the Lord says:     Because of three sins of Tyre,     because of four, I will not hold back judgment,     because they delivered over an entire population and exiled them to Edom,     and they did not remember a treaty of brotherhood. 10 So I will send fire against the city wall of Tyre,     and it will consume her citadels. Judgment Against Edom 11 This is what the Lord says:     Because of three sins of Edom,     because of four, I will not hold back judgment,     because he [7] pursued his brother with a sword,     and he had no compassion. [8]     His anger kept tearing Israel apart,     and his fury raged without stopping. 12 So I will send fire against Teman,     and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah. Judgment Against Ammon 13 This is what the Lord says:     Because of three sins of the Ammonites,     because of four, I will not hold back judgment,     because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their own territory. 14 So I will ignite a fire against the city wall of Rabbah,     and it will consume her citadels         with a battle cry on the day of war,         with a strong wind on the day of the storm. 15 Then their king will go into exile,     he and his officials together.     The Lord has spoken. Judgment Against Moab Amos 2 1 This is what the Lord says: Because of three sins of Moab,     because of four, I will not hold back judgment,     because they burned the bones of the king of Edom to make lime. 2 So I will send fire against Moab,     and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth.     Moab will die in an uproar,     with a battle cry, with a blast of a ram's horn. 3 I will cut off the judge [9] from her midst,     and I will kill all her officials with him.     The Lord has spoken. Judgment Against Judah 4 This is what the Lord says:     Because of three sins of Judah,     because of four, I will not hold back judgment,     because they rejected the law of the Lord,     and they did not keep his statutes.     Their lying idols led them astray,     the idols that their fathers followed. 5 So I will send fire against Judah,     and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem. Judgment Against Israel 6 This is what the Lord says:     Because of three sins of Israel,     because of four, I will not hold back judgment,     because they sell the righteous for silver     and the needy for a pair of sandals. 7 They trample the heads of the poor into the dust of the earth,     and they turn aside the claims of the oppressed.     A man and his father go to the same young woman.     In this way they profane my holy name. 8 They stretch themselves out beside every altar         on pieces of clothing they seized as collateral.     In the temple of their gods they drink wine obtained through fines. 9 I was the one who destroyed the Amorites in front of them,     the Amorites, who were as tall as cedars,     who were as strong as oaks.     I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below. 10 I myself brought you up from the land of Egypt,     and I led you in the wilderness for forty years,         so that you would take possession of the land of the Amorites. 11 I raised up some of your sons to be prophets,     and some of your best young men to be Nazirites.     Is this not so, you people of Israel? declares the Lord. 12 But you made the Nazirites drink wine,     and you commanded the prophets, “You must not prophesy!” 13 Look, I am weighed down under you,     just as a cart is weighed down when it is loaded with sheaves of grain. [10] 14 There will be no escape for the swift runner.     The powerful man will not be able to exert his strength,     and the strong warrior will not be able to save his own life. 15 The archer will not stand his ground.     The swift runner will not save himself,     and the horseman will not save his own life. 16 The most courageous among the warriors will flee naked on that day,     declares the Lord. Footnotes Amos 1:1 Or ranchers Amos 1:2 Or mourn Amos 1:3 Or crimes Amos 1:3 A threshing board or threshing sledge is similar to a toboggan, but it has iron teeth protruding from the bottom. It is dragged over piles of grain to cut up the straw and release the kernels of grain. Amos 1:5 Valley of Aven and Beth Eden mean Valley of Wickedness and House of Pleasure. They may be figurative names for the region around Damascus. Amos 1:5 The location of Kir is unknown. It probably lies far to the north or east. Amos 1:11 Edom is referred to by the singular he because it is also a name of Jacob's brother Esau. Amos 1:11 Or he destroyed pregnant women Amos 2:3 Or ruler Amos 2:13 The meaning of the verse is uncertain. It may mean I will weigh you down as a cart is weighed down. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0728db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – July 28 Acts 28:17-31 Acts 28 17 Three days later, Paul called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had assembled, he said to them, “Gentlemen, brothers, although I had done nothing against the people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem to the Romans. 18 After they interrogated me, they wanted to release me, because there were no grounds for the death penalty in my case. 19 But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar—not that I had any charge to bring against my own people. 20 That is why I asked to see you and speak to you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.” 21 They said to him, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, and none of the brothers who came here has reported or said anything evil about you. 22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.” 23 They set a day to meet with Paul, and even more of them came to the place where he was staying. From morning till evening he explained and testified about the kingdom of God. He also tried to convince them about Jesus, both from the Law of Moses and the Prophets. 24 Some were convinced by what he said, but others continued in their unbelief. 25 They were arguing with one another and began to leave after Paul made this one statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your [1] fathers through Isaiah the prophet: 26 Go to this people and say, You will keep hearing and yet never understand; you will keep seeing and yet never perceive. 27 For the heart of this people has grown dull, their ears are hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them. [2] 28 “Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!” [3] 30 For two whole years Paul stayed in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to visit him. 31 He was preaching the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without anyone stopping him. Footnotes Acts 28:25 Some of the witnesses to the text read our. Acts 28:27 Isaiah 6:9-10 Acts 28:28 A few witnesses to the text add 29 After he spoke these words, the Jews departed, while having a long debate among themselves. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0727db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – July 27 Acts 28 Safe on Malta 1 Once we were safely on shore, we learned that the island was called Malta. 2 The natives showed us extraordinary kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all, because it had started to rain and was cold. 3 As Paul gathered a bundle of sticks and laid it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand. 4 When the natives saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he escaped from the sea, Justice [1] has not allowed him to live.” 5 However, Paul shook the snake off into the fire and was not harmed. 6 The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited for a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. 7 In the nearby vicinity was an estate that belonged to a man named Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably as his guests for three days. 8 The father of Publius happened to be sick in bed, suffering from a fever and dysentery. Paul went to him, prayed, laid his hands on him, and healed him. 9 After that happened, others on the island who were sick also came and were healed. 10 They honored us in many ways, and when we were going to sail, they put on board whatever we needed. On to Rome 11 After three months, we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island. Its figurehead was the Twin Brothers. [2] 12 We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. 13 From there we sailed up the coast and arrived at Rhegium. After one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli. 14 There we found some brothers [3] and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. 15 The brothers there heard the news about us and came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and was encouraged. God's Witness Reaches Rome 16 When we entered Rome, [4] Paul was allowed to live by himself with a soldier who guarded him. Footnotes Acts 28:4 Or justice. They likely meant a Greek goddess called Justice. Acts 28:11 The Twin Brothers figurehead referred to Castor and Pollux, two sons of Zeus. Acts 28:14 When context indicates it, the Greek word for brothers may refer to all fellow believers, male and female. Acts 28:16 Some witnesses to the text add the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0726db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – July 26 Acts 27:21-44 Acts 27 21 After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice and not set sail from Crete and avoided this damage and loss. 22 But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because there will be no loss of life among you. Only the ship will be lost. 23 In fact, last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me 24 and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. And surely God has graciously given you all those who are sailing with you.' 25 So keep up your courage, men, because I believe God that it will be exactly the way I have been told. 26 However, we must run aground on some island.” The Shipwreck 27 When the fourteenth night came, while we were being driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, [1] about midnight the sailors suspected that they were approaching some land. 28 They took soundings and found it to be one hundred twenty feet deep. [2] After sailing a little farther, they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep. [3] 29 Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak. 30 The sailors tried to escape from the ship and had let down the skiff into the sea, pretending they were going to put out anchors from the bow. 31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “If these men do not stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” 32 Then the soldiers cut the ropes holding the skiff and let it fall away. 33 Just before daybreak, Paul urged them all to eat some food. He said, “This is the fourteenth day you have waited in suspense and have gone without food. You have eaten nothing. 34 Therefore I urge you to take some food because this is important for your rescue. In fact, not a hair from any of your heads will be lost.” 35 After he said these things and had taken some bread, he gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. 36 They were all encouraged and took some food themselves. 37 In all there were 276 of us on the ship. 38 When they had eaten all they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain overboard into the sea. 39 At daybreak, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, where they planned to run the ship aground if they could. 40 They cut off the anchors, leaving them in the sea, and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then, after hoisting the foresail to the wind, they headed for the beach. 41 But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, while the stern began to break up from the pounding of the waves. 42 The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that no one would swim away and escape. 43 But the centurion wanted to save Paul and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make their way to land. 44 The rest were to follow, some on planks, and some on other pieces from the ship. In this way, all of them were brought safely onto land. Footnotes Acts 27:27 At that time, the Adriatic Sea included the present-day Adriatic plus a large section of the Mediterranean Sea south of it. Acts 27:28 Or twenty fathoms (a fathom is about six feet deep) Acts 27:28 Or fifteen fathoms The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0725db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – July 25 Acts 27:1-20 Acts 27 Paul Sails for Rome 1 When it was decided that we [1] would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, of the Imperial Regiment. 2 After boarding a ship from Adramyttium, which was going to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia, we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us. 3 The next day, we put in at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends to receive their care. 4 From there we put out to sea and sailed on the sheltered side of Cyprus, because the winds were against us. 5 We crossed the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia and landed at Myra in Lycia. 6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy, and he put us on board. 7 We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. Since the wind did not permit us to go further, we sailed on the sheltered side of Crete, off Salmone. 8 With difficulty we sailed along its coast and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea. 9 Since so much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the Fast [2] was already over, Paul advised them, 10 “Men, it looks to me as if the voyage is going to end with disaster and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship but also of our lives.” 11 But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and the owner of the ship than to what Paul was saying. 12 Since that harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there, hoping somehow to reach Phoenix and winter there. (Phoenix is a harbor on Crete, facing both southwest and northwest.) 13 When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they could carry out their plan. They raised the anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete. The Storm 14 But before long, a hurricane-like wind, called the “northeaster,” rushed down from the island. 15 Since the ship was caught in it and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along. 16 As we sailed on the sheltered side of a small island called Cauda, we were barely able to secure the skiff. [3] 17 After hoisting it on board, the men tied ropes around the ship to reinforce it. Then, fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and in this way were driven along. 18 Because we were tossed around so violently by the storm, the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard. 19 On the third day, they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands. 20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the violent storm kept pressing down on us, finally all hope that we would be saved was disappearing. Footnotes Acts 27:1 Luke is included. Acts 27:9 The Fast refers to the Jewish Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16) in the fall, just before the winter months, when sea travel was treacherous. Acts 27:16 A small service boat (also mentioned in verses 30 and 32) The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0724db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – July 24 Acts 26:19-32 Acts 26 19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven. 20 Rather, I first told those in Damascus and Jerusalem about it, and then throughout the entire country of Judea and also the Gentiles. I told them that they should repent and turn to God, while also doing works that are consistent with repentance. 21 These are the reasons the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me. 22 “But I have had help from God right up to this day, and so I stand testifying to both small and great. I am saying nothing other than what the prophets and Moses said would happen, 23 that the Christ would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.” 24 While Paul was saying these things in his defense, Festus shouted, “Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great learning is driving you insane.” 25 But Paul replied, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus, but I am clearly speaking words that are true and sensible. 26 Certainly the king to whom I am freely speaking knows about these things. Indeed, I cannot believe that any of these things has escaped his notice, because this has not been done in a corner. 27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.” 28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “In such a short time are you going to persuade me to become [1] a Christian?” 29 Paul replied, “I pray God, that whether in a short time or a long time, not only you, but also all those who are listening to me today would become what I am, except for these chains.” 30 After he had said these things, [2] the king stood up, along with the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them. 31 After they had left, they said to one another in private, “This man is doing nothing worthy of death or chains.” 32 Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.” Footnotes Acts 26:28 A few witnesses to the text read to make me. Acts 26:30 Some witnesses to the text omit After he had said these things. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0723db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – July 23 Acts 26:1-18 Acts 26 1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense. 2 “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate that I am going to make my defense before you today concerning all the things about which I am being accused by the Jews, 3 especially because you are an expert in all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently. 4 “All the Jews know the way I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem. 5 They have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that I lived as a Pharisee according to the strictest party of our religion. 6 “And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers, 7 the promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve God night and day. I am being accused by the Jews concerning this hope, O King. 8 Why does it seem unbelievable to any of you that God raises the dead? 9 “I too was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene. 10 And that is what I did in Jerusalem. After receiving authority from the chief priests, I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them. 11 I often tried to make them blaspheme by punishing them throughout all the synagogues. Because I was so insanely angry with them, I even pursued them to foreign cities. 12 “That is how I came to be traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. 13 At noon along the road, O King, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me. 14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew dialect, [1] ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.' [2] 15 “Then I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?' “The Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. 16 Now get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things you have seen [3] and to the things I will reveal to you. 17 I will rescue you from your people and from the Gentiles to whom I am sending you. 18 You are to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive the forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' Footnotes Acts 26:14 Or Aramaic. The Greek word is Hebrew but likely refers to the Aramaic dialect spoken by the Jews at that time and place. Acts 26:14 Goads are pointed sticks used to urge or direct an animal. To kick against the goads means to resist stubbornly. Acts 26:16 A few witnesses to the text add of me. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0722db.mp3 Listen to Bible reading Through My Bible Yr 03 – July 22 Acts 25:13-27 Acts 25 Paul's Hearing Before Agrippa 13 Some days later, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus. 14 Since they were going to stay there a number of days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king. He said, “There is a man who was left as a prisoner by Felix. 15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him and asked for a sentence of condemnation against him. 16 “I answered them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over any man [1] before the accused has met the accusers face to face and has had an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation. 17 “Therefore, after they came back here with me, I did not delay. On the next day I took my place on the judicial bench and ordered the man to be brought in. 18 When the accusers stood up, they charged him with none of the crimes I was expecting. 19 Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who was dead, but who Paul claimed is alive. 20 Since I was at a loss how to investigate these issues, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem to be tried there concerning these charges. 21 But when Paul appealed to be kept in custody until his majesty the emperor would decide his case, I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar.” 22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you will hear him.” 23 So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the courtroom together with the commanders and the most prominent men of the city. When Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in. 24 Festus said, “King Agrippa and all the men who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish crowd petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer. 25 But I found that he has done nothing that deserves death. Yet, since he appealed to his majesty the emperor, I decided to send him. 26 But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore, I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this preliminary hearing I may have something to write. 27 Indeed, it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without clearly indicating what the charges are against him.” Footnotes Acts 25:16 Some witnesses to the text add to die. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-65100a747722969df085d1220a240bc2{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-65100a747722969df085d1220a240bc2 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-65100a747722969df085d1220a240bc2 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – July 21Acts 24:22 – 25:12 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – July 21 Acts 24:22 – 25:12 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0721db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Acts 24 22 Then Felix, [1] because he was rather well informed about the Way, adjourned the proceedings. He said, “When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case.” 23 He ordered the centurion to guard Paul, but to let him have some freedom and not to prevent any of his friends from taking care of his needs. 24 Several days later, Felix appeared in public with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus. 25 While Paul instructed him about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and replied, “Leave me for now, but when it is convenient, I will send for you.” 26 At the same time, he was also hoping that Paul would give him money, [2] and for this reason he sent for him as often as possible and talked with him. 27 After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Portius Festus. But because he wanted to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison. Paul on Trial Before Festus Acts 25 1 Three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 2 Then the high priests and the leaders of the Jews brought formal charges against Paul 3 and asked Festus for the favor of transferring Paul's case to Jerusalem. Their plan was to ambush and kill Paul along the way. 4 However, Festus replied that Paul was being held in custody at Caesarea and that he himself intended to go there soon. 5 “Therefore,” he said, “let some of your leaders go down with me and press charges against him, if there is anything evil about the man.” 6 After spending no more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea. The next day, he sat on the judicial bench and ordered Paul to be brought in. 7 When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him and brought many serious charges that they could not prove. 8 Paul said in his defense, “I have not committed any offense against the Jewish law, against the temple, or against Caesar.” 9 But since Festus wanted to do the Jews a favor, he said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?” 10 But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar's judicial bench, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as also you yourself know very well. 11 If I am guilty and have done something worthy of death, I am not trying to escape death. But if there is nothing to the charges they are making against me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!” 12 After Festus conferred with his council, he answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!” Footnotes Acts 24:22 Some witnesses to the text add when he heard these things. Acts 24:26 A few witnesses to the text add in order that he might release him. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-50bfbec0bb595c417fff9f2337934fb9{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-50bfbec0bb595c417fff9f2337934fb9 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-50bfbec0bb595c417fff9f2337934fb9 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – July 20Acts 24:1-21 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – July 20 Acts 24:1-21 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0720db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Acts 24 Paul on Trial Before Felix 1 Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus. They brought formal charges against Paul to the governor. 2 When Paul was called in, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “We are enjoying a long period of peace because of you, most excellent Felix, and reforms are coming to this nation because of your foresight. 3 In every way and in every place, we acknowledge this with all gratitude. 4 But in order not to detain you any longer, I beg you in your kindness to give us a brief hearing. 5 For we have found this man to be a public menace, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the Nazarene sect. 6 He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him. [1] 8 By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn from him about all these accusations we are bringing against him.” 9 The Jews also joined in the attack, asserting that these things were so. 10 When the governor motioned to him to speak, Paul replied, “Because I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense. 11 You can verify for yourself that it was no more than twelve days ago when I went up to worship at Jerusalem. 12 They did not find me arguing with anyone in the temple or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city. 13 And they cannot prove to you the accusations they are now making against me. 14 “But I do confess to you that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything written throughout the Law and in the Prophets; 15 and I have the same hope in God that these men have, that there is going to be a resurrection [2] of both the righteous and the unrighteous. 16 This is the reason I continue to do my best to have a clear conscience toward both God and people. 17 “After several years, I came to bring my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings. 18 While I was doing these things, they found me ceremonially purified in the temple, without a crowd or disturbance. 19 But there are some Jews from the province of Asia who ought to be here before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me. 20 Or let these men here state what crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin, 21 unless this is about the one thing I shouted while standing in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.'” Footnotes Acts 24:6 Some witnesses to the text add and wanted to judge him according to our law. 7 But Lysias the commander came and took him out of our hands with great force, 8 commanding his accusers to come to you. By. Acts 24:15 Some witnesses to the text add of the dead. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

It's the end of an era: we're mourning the death of our favorite riding goods catalog. But there's good news too: new research in EHV-1 detection could help minimize horse show outbreaks. We're also talking about how to maximize your rides in hot hot summer and discussing solutions to our sport's ever evolving affordability crisis. Thanks for tuning in.Guests and Links Episode 148:Host: Justine Griffin, Award Winning Journalist with Down MagazineHost: Jessica Payne, International Event Rider for Payne EquestrianHost: Ellie Woznica Owner/Trainer of Double Barrel CreekDrink Recipe: Limoncello CocktailFeatured Image: Heels DownLink: Dover Saddlery going out of business Link: Horse welfare through perception of sport in photos studyLink: EHV-1 airborne testing coming to horse shows?Product Review: Endure Gold Killer Fly & Mosquito Control by Farnam | Heels Down Holiday Gift Guide | Email Justine at Justine@heelsdownmedia.comSubscribe: The Brief | Heels Down Spark | Donate | Our PatreonJoin our Facebook Group: Search for “Heels Down Happy Hour Podcast Lounge“This episode is presented by: Farnam and Ecogold, and listeners like you! Thank you to our sponsors!

It's the end of an era: we're mourning the death of our favorite riding goods catalog. But there's good news too: new research in EHV-1 detection could help minimize horse show outbreaks. We're also talking about how to maximize your rides in hot hot summer and discussing solutions to our sport's ever evolving affordability crisis. Thanks for tuning in.Guests and Links Episode 148:Host: Justine Griffin, Award Winning Journalist with Down MagazineHost: Jessica Payne, International Event Rider for Payne EquestrianHost: Ellie Woznica Owner/Trainer of Double Barrel CreekDrink Recipe: Limoncello CocktailFeatured Image: Heels DownLink: Dover Saddlery going out of business Link: Horse welfare through perception of sport in photos studyLink: EHV-1 airborne testing coming to horse shows?Product Review: Endure Gold Killer Fly & Mosquito Control by Farnam | Heels Down Holiday Gift Guide | Email Justine at Justine@heelsdownmedia.comSubscribe: The Brief | Heels Down Spark | Donate | Our PatreonJoin our Facebook Group: Search for “Heels Down Happy Hour Podcast Lounge“This episode is presented by: Farnam and Ecogold, and listeners like you! Thank you to our sponsors!

Send us Fan MailDr. AJ Manship, DVM, DACVIM, at Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, shares his personal experience with the EHM outbreak in 2025. We discuss how EHV can manifest as EHM and best practices for prevention.

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-5d41e5e3afb4aaf570dfd7daf98ecacd{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-5d41e5e3afb4aaf570dfd7daf98ecacd .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-5d41e5e3afb4aaf570dfd7daf98ecacd .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – April 10Genesis 29:31 – 30:43 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – April 10 Genesis 29:31 – 30:43 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0410db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Genesis 29 Jacob's Family 31 The Lord saw that Leah was not loved, and he allowed her to conceive, but Rachel had no children. 32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, [1] because she had said, “The Lord has looked at my misery. So now my husband will love me.” 33 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given me this son also.” So she named him Simeon. [2] 34 She conceived again and gave birth to a son. She said, “Now this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have given birth to three sons for him.” That is why he was named Levi. [3] 35 She conceived again and gave birth to a son. She said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah. [4] Then she stopped having children. Genesis 30 1 When Rachel saw that she was bearing no children for Jacob, Rachel was jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.” 2 Jacob's anger burned against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you fruit from your womb?” 3 She said, “Here is my maid Bilhah. Go to her, so that she may bear a child for me, and my family will be built up through her.” 4 So she gave her servant girl Bilhah to Jacob as a wife, and he went to her. 5 Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a son for Jacob. 6 Rachel said, “God has judged in my favor. He has heard my voice and has given me a son.” Therefore she named him Dan. [5] 7 Bilhah, Rachel's servant girl, conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. 8 Rachel said, “I have had a desperate struggle with my sister, and I have won.” So she named him Naphtali. [6] 9 When Leah saw that she was no longer bearing sons, she took her servant girl Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. 10 Zilpah, Leah's servant girl, bore Jacob a son. 11 Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad. [7] 12 Zilpah, Leah's servant girl, bore a second son for Jacob. 13 Leah said, “I am blessed, for women will call me blessed.” She named him Asher. [8] 14 At the time of the wheat harvest Reuben went out and found mandrakes [9] in the field and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son's mandrakes.” 15 She said to her, “Isn't it bad enough that you have taken away my husband? Do you want to take away my son's mandrakes as well?” Rachel said, “He will sleep with you tonight for your son's mandrakes.” 16 When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come to me, because I have hired you with my son's mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night. 17 God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. 18 Leah said, “God has given me the wages I deserve, because I gave my servant girl to my husband.” So she named him Issachar. [10] 19 Leah conceived again and bore a sixth son to Jacob. 20 Leah said, “God has given me a great reward. Now my husband will treat me with honor, because I have borne six sons for him.” So she named him Zebulun. [11] 21 Afterward, she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah. 22 God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb. 23 She conceived, bore a son, and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.” 24 She named him Joseph [12] and said, “May the Lord add another son to me.” Jacob Versus Laban 25 After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, that I may go home to my own place in my own country. 26 Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go, because you know how much I have served you.” 27 Laban said to him, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, stay here, for I have learned by divination [13] that the Lord has blessed me because of you.” 28 So he said, “Set your wages for me, and I will pay them.” 29 Jacob said to him, “You know how well I have served you, and how your livestock have fared under my care. 30 For before I came, you had very little, and it has been multiplied many times over. The Lord has blessed you wherever I set foot. Now isn't it time for me to provide for my own household as well?” 31 Laban asked, “What shall I give you?” Jacob said, “You do not have to give me anything. But if you will do this thing for me, I will continue to take your flock to pasture and watch over it: 32 I will pass through all your flocks today and take all the speckled and spotted sheep, every dark brown sheep among the lambs, and the spotted and speckled goats. These will be my wages. 33 This is how I will be able to prove my honesty whenever you demand an accounting of my wages: Any goats that are not spotted or speckled, and any lambs that are not dark brown that are found with me will be treated as stolen.” 34 Laban said, “Very well. We will do what you have said.” 35 But that day Laban removed all the male goats that were streaked and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had any white on it, and all the dark brown sheep, and handed them over to his sons. 36 Then he separated himself from Jacob by a three days' journey, and Jacob pastured the rest of Laban's flocks. 37 Jacob took fresh branches from poplar, almond, and plane trees. He peeled stripes on them so that the white inside the branches was visible. 38 He put the branches that he had peeled into the gutters of the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, so the flocks would see them. They conceived when they came to drink. 39 The flocks conceived in front of the branches, and the flocks produced streaked, speckled, and spotted animals. 40 Jacob separated the lambs, and he made the flocks face toward the streaked animals and all the black animals in the flock of Laban, and he kept his own herds separate and did not put them into Laban's flock. 41 And whenever the stronger animals in the flock were in heat, Jacob laid the branches in the gutters where the flocks could see them, so that they would conceive while looking at the branches. 42 But when the weak animals in the flock were in heat, he did not put the branches in. So the weaker animals were Laban's, and the stronger were Jacob's. 43 The man became much wealthier and had large flocks, female servants and male servants, and camels and donkeys. Footnotes Genesis 29:32 Reuben means Look, a son. Genesis 29:33 Simeon means he heard. Genesis 29:34 Levi sounds like joined to. Genesis 29:35 Judah means praise. Genesis 30:6 Dan means judged. Genesis 30:8 Naphtali means struggle. Genesis 30:11 Gad means fortune. Genesis 30:13 Asher means happy. Genesis 30:14 Mandrakes were thought to be an aphrodisiac and fertility drug. Genesis 30:18 Issachar means wages or reward. Genesis 30:20 Zebulun means live with or honor. Genesis 30:24 Joseph means may he add. Genesis 30:27 The meaning of this Hebrew word is uncertain. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-233180c02e21a42c35cb145a1260f495{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-233180c02e21a42c35cb145a1260f495 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-233180c02e21a42c35cb145a1260f495 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – April 01Luke 17:1-19 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – April 01 Luke 17:1-19 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0401db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 17 Do Not Cause Little Believers to Fall Into Sin 1 Jesus said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! 2 It would be better for that person if a millstone would be hung around his neck and he would be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin. 3 Watch yourselves. “If your brother sins, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. 4 Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you and says, ‘I repent,' forgive him.” Increase Our Faith 5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” 6 The Lord said, “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you could tell this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. 7 Which one of you who has a servant plowing or taking care of sheep will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at the table'? 8 Won't the master tell him instead, ‘Prepare my supper, and after you are properly dressed, serve me while I eat and drink. After that you may eat and drink'? 9 He does not thank the servant because he did what he was commanded to do, does he? 10 So also you, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have only done what we were supposed to do.'” Ten Lepers Healed—One Thanks God 11 On another occasion, as Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 When he entered a certain village, ten men with leprosy met him. Standing at a distance, 13 they called out loudly, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” As they went away they were cleansed. 15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice. 16 He fell on his face at Jesus' feet, thanking him. And he was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus responded, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19 Then he said to him, “Get up and go your way. Your faith has saved you.” #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-cd58cead77338bc471830461164adba0{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-cd58cead77338bc471830461164adba0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-cd58cead77338bc471830461164adba0 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 31Luke 16:1-31 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 31 Luke 16:1-31 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0331db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 16 The Shrewd Manager 1 Jesus also said to his disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager who was accused of wasting his possessions. 2 The rich man called him in and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be manager.' 3 “The manager said to himself, ‘What will I do, since my master is taking away the management position from me? I am not strong enough to dig. I am ashamed to beg. 4 I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from my position as manager, people will receive me into their houses.' 5 “He called each one of his master's debtors to him. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?' 6 He said, ‘Six hundred gallons [1] of olive oil.' He said to him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write three hundred.' 7 Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?' And he said, ‘Six hundred bushels [2] of wheat.' He said to him, ‘Take your bill and write four hundred and eighty.' 8 “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the children [3] of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation [4] than the children of the light are. 9 I tell you, make friends for yourselves with unrighteous mammon, [5] so that when it runs out, they will welcome you into the eternal dwellings. 10 The person who is faithful with very little is also faithful with much. And the person who is unrighteous with very little is also unrighteous with much. 11 So if you have not been faithful with unrighteous mammon, who will entrust you with what is really valuable? 12 If you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you something to be your own? 13 No servant can serve two masters. Indeed, either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon.” 14 The Pharisees, who loved money, also heard all these things and sneered at him. 15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of people, but God knows your hearts. In fact, what is highly regarded among people is an abomination in God's sight. 16 The Law and the Prophets were until John. Since that time the good news of the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and everyone is trying to force his way into it. [6] 17 “It is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for even one part of a letter in the Law to fail. 18 Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another is committing adultery, and the man who marries a woman divorced from her husband is committing adultery. The Rich Man and Poor Lazarus 19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. 20 A beggar named Lazarus had been laid at his gate. Lazarus was covered with sores and 21 longed to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Besides this, the dogs also came and licked his sores. 22 Eventually the beggar died, and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In hell, [7] where he was in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus at his side. 24 He called out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me! Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in misery in this flame.' 25 “But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in misery. 26 Besides all this, a great chasm has been set in place between us and you, so that those who want to cross from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.' 27 “He said, ‘Then I beg you, father, send him to my father's home, 28 because I have five brothers—to warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.' 29 “Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets. Let them listen to them.' 30 “‘No, father Abraham,' he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.' 31 “Abraham replied to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.'” Footnotes Luke 16:6 Or one hundred baths. A bath was about six gallons. Luke 16:7 Or one hundred cors. A cor was about six bushels. Luke 16:8 Or people Luke 16:8 Or kind of people Luke 16:9 Mammon is an Aramaic word that is transliterated in the Greek. It refers to worldly wealth (sometimes personified). It also appears in verses 11 and 13, and Matthew 6:24. It may also be translated money, but a different word for money is used in verse 14. Luke 16:16 Or everyone is urgently invited into it Luke 16:23 Greek hades #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-03e90c6d5a9415711bee078ae60c78f0{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-03e90c6d5a9415711bee078ae60c78f0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-03e90c6d5a9415711bee078ae60c78f0 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 30Luke 15 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 30 Luke 15 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0330db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible The Lost Sheep 1 All the tax collectors and sinners were coming to Jesus to hear him. 2 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 He told them this parable: 4 “Which one of you, if you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that was lost until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls together his friends and his neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my lost sheep!' 7 I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who do not need to repent. The Lost Coin 8 “Or what woman who has ten silver coins, [1] if she loses one coin, would not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors and says, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the lost coin.' 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” The Lost Son 11 Jesus said, “A certain man had two sons. 12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all that he had and traveled to a distant country. There he wasted his wealth with reckless living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need. 15 He went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. 16 He would have liked to fill his stomach with the carob pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. 17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, and I am dying from hunger! 18 I will get up, go to my father, and tell him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”' 20 “He got up and went to his father. While he was still far away, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, hugged his son, and kissed him. 21 The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' 22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick, bring out the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us eat and celebrate, 24 because this son of mine was dead and is alive again. He was lost and is found.' Then they began to celebrate. 25 “His older son was in the field. As he approached the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 He called one of the servants and asked what was going on. 27 The servant told him, ‘Your brother is here! Your father killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.' 28 The older brother was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and began to plead with him. 29 “He answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I've been serving you, and I never disobeyed your command, but you never gave me even a young goat so that I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours arrived after wasting your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!' 31 “The father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. 32 But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again. He was lost and is found.'” Footnotes Luke 15:8 These silver coins were Greek drachmas, each worth about a day's wage. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-6abd9a9234544d5c018722f723878eff{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-6abd9a9234544d5c018722f723878eff .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-6abd9a9234544d5c018722f723878eff .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 29Luke 14:25-35 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 29 Luke 14:25-35 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0329db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 14 The Cost 25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus. He turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, if he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, everyone who sees it will begin to ridicule him, 30 saying, ‘This fellow began to build, but was not able to finish.' 31 Or what king, as he goes out to confront another king in war, will not first sit down and consider if he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 And if he is not able, he sends out a delegation and asks for terms of peace while his opponent is still far away. 33 So then, any one of you who does not say farewell to all his own possessions cannot be my disciple. 34 Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its flavor, how will it become salty again? 35 It is not fit for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. The one who has ears to hear, let him hear.” #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-b3a63736bfc4aeb2db4b4bbc5caebc1f{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-b3a63736bfc4aeb2db4b4bbc5caebc1f .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-b3a63736bfc4aeb2db4b4bbc5caebc1f .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 28Luke 14:1-24 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 28 Luke 14:1-24 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0328db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 14 Jesus in a Pharisee's Home 1 One Sabbath day, when Jesus went into the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat bread, they were watching him closely. 2 Right in front of him was a man who was suffering from swelling of his body. [1] 3 Jesus addressed the legal experts and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4 But they were silent. So he took hold of the man, healed him, and let him go. 5 He said to them, “Which of you, if your son [2] or an ox would fall into a well on a Sabbath day, would not immediately pull him out?” 6 And they could not reply to these things. 7 When he noticed how they were selecting the places of honor, he told the invited guests a parable. 8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not recline in the place of honor, or perhaps someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him. 9 The one who invited both of you may come and tell you, ‘Give this man your place.' Then you will begin, with shame, to take the lowest place. 10 “But when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when the one who invited you comes, he will tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a higher place.' Then you will have honor in the presence of all who are reclining at the table with you. 11 “Yes, everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” 12 He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, do not invite your friends, or your brothers, or your relatives, or rich neighbors, so that perhaps they may also return the favor and pay you back. 13 “But when you make a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. Certainly, you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.” The Parable of the Great Banquet 15 When one of those at the table with him heard these things, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will feast in the kingdom of God!” 16 Jesus said to him, “A certain man made a great banquet and invited many people. 17 When it was time for the banquet, he sent out his servant to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.' 18 But they all alike began to make excuses. “The first one told him, ‘I bought a field, and I need to go and see it. I ask you to excuse me.' 19 “Another one said, ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. I ask you to excuse me.' 20 “Still another said, ‘I just got married, and so I am unable to attend.' 21 “The servant arrived and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house was angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town, and bring in here the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.' 22 “The servant said, ‘Master, what you commanded has been done, and there is still room.' 23 “Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and urge them to come in, so that my house may be filled. 24 Yes, I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.'” Footnotes Luke 14:2 Or dropsy (hydropsy), an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues of the body Luke 14:5 Some witnesses to the text read donkey. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-c8f1070c1396185645c206842edd0444{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-c8f1070c1396185645c206842edd0444 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-c8f1070c1396185645c206842edd0444 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 27Luke 13:18-35 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 27 Luke 13:18-35 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0327db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 13 Mustard Seed and Yeast 18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like, and to what will I compare it? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.” 20 Again he said, “To what will I compare the kingdom of God? 21 It is like yeast, which a woman took and mixed into a bushel [1] of flour until it was all leavened.” The Narrow Door 22 He went on his way from one town and village to another, teaching, and making his way to Jerusalem. 23 Someone said to him, “Lord, are only a few going to be saved?” He said to them, 24 “Strive to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. 25 Once the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open for us!' He will tell you in reply, ‘I don't know you or where you come from.' 26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.' 27 And he will say, ‘I don't know where you come from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.' 28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown outside. 29 People will come from east and west, from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God. 30 And note this: Some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.” Jesus Warns Jerusalem 31 In that very hour, some Pharisees came to him and said, “Leave, and go away from here, because Herod wants to kill you.” 32 He said to them, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I am going to drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal. 33 Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, because it cannot be that a prophet would be killed outside Jerusalem!' 34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I have wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! 35 Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you will say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'” [2] Footnotes Luke 13:21 Three seahs Luke 13:35 Psalm 118:26 #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-6fd635a2cd5835a57363fb29850e4e69{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-6fd635a2cd5835a57363fb29850e4e69 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-6fd635a2cd5835a57363fb29850e4e69 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 26Luke 13:1-17 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 26 Luke 13:1-17 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0326db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 13 Repent 1 At that time there were some present who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 He answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered these things? 3 I tell you, no. But unless you repent, you will all perish too. 4 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think that they were worse sinners than all the people living in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no. But unless you repent, you will all perish too.” Parable of the Fig Tree 6 He told them this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard. He came looking for fruit on it, but he did not find any. 7 So he said to the gardener, ‘Look, for three years now I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and I have found none. Cut it down. Why even let it use up the soil?' 8 But the gardener replied to him, ‘Sir, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put fertilizer on it. 9 If it produces fruit next year, fine. But if not, then cut it down.'” Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman 10 Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And a woman was there who had a spirit that had disabled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not stand up straight. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, you are freed from your disability.” 13 He placed his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight and began to glorify God. 14 But the ruler of the synagogue was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. He said to the crowd in response, “There are six days to do work. So come to be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath day!” 15 The Lord answered him, “Hypocrites! Doesn't each of you untie his ox or his donkey from the manger on the Sabbath and lead it to water? 16 Here is this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen years! Shouldn't she be set free from this bondage on the Sabbath day?” 17 As he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame. But the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things he was doing. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-43a76eabad321e63bf6020d487dd7fcf{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-43a76eabad321e63bf6020d487dd7fcf .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-43a76eabad321e63bf6020d487dd7fcf .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 25Luke 12:35-59 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 25 Luke 12:35-59 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0325db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 12 Be Ready! 35 “Be dressed, ready for service, and keep your lamps burning. 36 Be like people waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the master will find watching when he comes. Amen I tell you: He will dress himself and have them recline at the table, and he will come and serve them. 38 Even if he comes in the second or third watch, [1] they will be blessed if he finds them alert. 39 But know this: If the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 40 You also be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you are not expecting him.” 41 Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us or to everybody?” 42 The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, [2] whom the master will put in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? 43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find doing so when he comes. 44 Truly I tell you: He will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45 But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is staying away for a long time.' And he begins to beat the male and female servants, to eat and drink and become drunk, 46 then the master of that servant will arrive on a day when he was not expected and at an hour that his servant does not know. The master will cut him in two and assign him a place with the unbelievers. 47 That servant who knew his master's will and did not prepare or act according to what his master wanted, will be punished severely. 48 But the one who did not know, and did something worthy of punishment, will be punished lightly. From everyone to whom much was given, much will be expected. From the one who was entrusted with much, much more will be asked. Division 49 “I came to throw fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already ignited. 50 But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished! 51 Do you think that I came to bring peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. 52 Yes, from now on there will be five divided in one household: three against two, and two against three. 53 They will be divided: father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.” [3] Interpret the Time 54 He also said to the crowds, “Whenever you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say that a rainstorm is coming, and so it happens. 55 And whenever a south wind blows, you say that it is going to be hot, and it happens. 56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to interpret this present time? 57 Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right? 58 Indeed, as you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, make an effort on the way to reach a settlement with him. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison. 59 I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last cent.” [4] Footnotes Luke 12:38 That is, in the middle of the night Luke 12:42 Or steward Luke 12:53 Micah 7:6 Luke 12:59 Literally lepton. One lepton was a coin worth about 1⁄128 of an agricultural worker's daily wages. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

In this episode, I sit down with Merck Animal Health's Dr. Chrissie Pariseau to discuss what we learned from last fall's EHV-1 outbreak and how it reinforces the importance of maintaining regular vaccination and booster schedules. Dr. Pariseau breaks down common vaccine programs, including core and risk-based vaccines, along with best practices for foals, pregnant mares, and newly purchased horses. We also discuss the importance of minimizing the spread of infectious diseases and maintaining strong biosecurity—both at home and on the road—especially for training facilities with horses coming and going regularly. This is a must-listen heading into the spring season, when increased hauling and exposure can elevate disease risk.

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-4ea043dc112cf97d99261c345afc1ff8{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-4ea043dc112cf97d99261c345afc1ff8 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-4ea043dc112cf97d99261c345afc1ff8 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 24Luke 12:13-34 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 24 Luke 12:13-34 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0324db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 12 The Rich Fool 13 Someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But Jesus said to him, “Man, who appointed me to be a judge or an arbitrator over you?” 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because a man's life is not measured by how many possessions he has.” 16 He told them a parable: “The land of a certain rich man produced very well. 17 He was thinking to himself, ‘What will I do, because I do not have anywhere to store my crops?' 18 He said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and goods. 19 And I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry.”' 20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your soul will be demanded from you. Now who will get what you have prepared?' 21 “That is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.” Do Not Worry 22 Jesus said to his disciples, “For that reason I tell you, stop worrying about your life, about what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. 23 Certainly life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap; they have no warehouse or barn; and yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds! 25 And who of you by worrying can add a single moment to his lifespan? 26 Since you are not able to do this little thing, why do you worry about the rest? 27 Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. But I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these. 28 If this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will he clothe you, you of little faith? 29 Do not constantly chase after what you will eat or what you will drink. Do not be worried about it. 30 To be sure, the nations of the world chase after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need them. 31 Instead, continue to seek the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you. 32 Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions and give to the needy. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not become old, a treasure in the heavens that will not fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-39b70016bc381a85c715f90b26eb59ac{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-39b70016bc381a85c715f90b26eb59ac .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-39b70016bc381a85c715f90b26eb59ac .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 23Luke 11:53 – 12:12 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 23 Luke 11:53 – 12:12 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0323db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 11 53 When he went away from there, the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to oppose him fiercely and to question him closely about many things. 54 They were plotting against him to trap him in something he said. [1] Warning Against Hypocrisy Luke 12 1 Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands gathered together so that they were trampling on one another, he began to speak first to his disciples: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be made known. 3 So then, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. Fear God, Not People 4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that are not able to do any more. 5 But I will show you the one you should fear. Fear him who, after he has killed the body, has authority to throw it into hell. [2] Yes, I tell you, fear him! 6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? [3] And not one of them is forgotten in God's sight. 7 Why, even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So stop being afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows. Confess Christ 8 “I tell you, whoever confesses me before other people, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God. 9 But whoever denies me in the presence of other people will be denied in the presence of the angels of God. 10 Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 11 When they bring you before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourself, or what you will say, 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you should say.” Footnotes Luke 11:54 Some witnesses to the text add so they could accuse him. Luke 12:5 Gehenna Luke 12:6 Greek assarion, less than a half hour's wage #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-7abd4c5aab8be7275987b2ec56b87b5b{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-7abd4c5aab8be7275987b2ec56b87b5b .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-7abd4c5aab8be7275987b2ec56b87b5b .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 22Luke 11:37-52 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 22 Luke 11:37-52 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0322db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 11 Woes and Warnings 37 After Jesus spoke, a Pharisee invited him to have a meal with him. He went in and reclined at the table. 38 When the Pharisee saw this, he was amazed that he did not first wash [1] before the meal. 39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. 40 Fools! Didn't the one who made the outside also make the inside? 41 But give those things that are inside as a gift to the poor, and see, everything will be clean for you. 42 But woe to you Pharisees, because you give a tenth of mint and rue and every herb, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have done these things without neglecting the others. 43 Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the best seat in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces. 44 Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without realizing it.” 45 One of the legal experts answered him, “Teacher, by saying these things you are insulting us too.” 46 But Jesus said, “Woe to you legal experts too, because you load people down with burdens too difficult to carry, and you yourselves do not touch these burdens with one of your fingers. 47 Woe to you because you build monuments for the prophets, but your fathers killed them. 48 So you are witnesses and agree with what your fathers did, because they killed them, and you build their monuments. 49 For this reason the wisdom of God also said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles. Some of them they will kill and persecute, 50 so that this generation may be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed from the foundation of the world, 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary.' Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation. 52 Woe to you legal experts, because you took away the key of knowledge. You yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were trying to enter.” Footnotes Luke 11:38 Greek baptizo (translated baptize in other contexts) #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-7395b7006576296ff98a016ed34d6a3f{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-7395b7006576296ff98a016ed34d6a3f .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-7395b7006576296ff98a016ed34d6a3f .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 21 Luke 11:14-36 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 21 Luke 11:14-36 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0321db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 11 Jesus Drives Out Demons 14 Jesus drove out a demon, which was mute. After the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed. 15 But some of them said, “He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.” 16 Others were testing him by demanding of him a sign from heaven. 17 But he knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed. And a house divided against itself falls. 18 If Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? You say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. 19 But if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So they will be your judges. 20 Yet if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22 But when someone stronger attacks him and defeats him, he takes away that man's full armor, in which he had trusted, and divides up his plunder. 23 “The one who is not with me is against me. The one who does not gather with me scatters. 24 When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest, but does not find any. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house, the one I left.' 25 When it returns, it finds the house swept and put in order. 26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and dwell there. The last condition of that man becomes worse than the first.” The Sign of Jonah 27 While he was saying these things, a woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” 28 But he said, “Even more blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.” 29 As the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It is seeking a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation. 31 The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and she will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But look, one greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. But look, one greater than Jonah is here. A Lamp and a Lampstand 33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a stand so that those who come in may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of the body. When your eye is good, your whole body is full of light. But when it is bad, your body is full of darkness. 35 Therefore, see to it that the light that is in you is not darkness. 36 So if your whole body is full of light, without any dark part, it will be completely full of light, as when a lamp shines on you with bright light.” #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-530e3a3e87a9a0ef5d53982a6b418876{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-530e3a3e87a9a0ef5d53982a6b418876 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-530e3a3e87a9a0ef5d53982a6b418876 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 20Luke 11:1-13 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 20 Luke 11:1-13 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0320db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 11 The Lord's Prayer 1 On another occasion, Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.” 2 He said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, [1] hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. [2] 3 Give us each day our daily bread. 4 Forgive us our sins, as we also forgive everyone who sins against us. [3] And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.'” [4] Keep Praying 5 He said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and tell him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6 because a friend of mine who is on a journey has come to me, and I do not have anything to set before him.' 7 And the one inside replies, ‘Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up and give it to you.' 8 I tell you, even if he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his bold persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs. 9 “I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives. The one who seeks finds. And to the one who knocks, it will be opened. 11 “What father among you, if your son asks for bread, would give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, would give him a snake instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, would give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?” Footnotes Luke 11:2 Some witnesses to the text omit Our and in heaven. Luke 11:2 Some witnesses to the text omit Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Luke 11:4 Literally everyone who is indebted to us Luke 11:4 A few witnesses to the text omit but deliver us from evil. See the footnote on Matthew 6:13 for the traditional ending of the Lord's Prayer. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-c53f9cdb88763f5b17cfb9274454e194{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-c53f9cdb88763f5b17cfb9274454e194 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-c53f9cdb88763f5b17cfb9274454e194 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 19Luke 10:25-42 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 19 Luke 10:25-42 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0319db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 10 The Good Samaritan 25 Just then, an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the law?” he asked him. “What do you read there?” 27 He replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; [1] and, love your neighbor as yourself.” [2] 28 He said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.” 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. He fell among robbers who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 It just so happened that a priest was going down that way. But when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 In the same way, a Levite also happened to go there, but when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 33 A Samaritan, as he traveled, came to where the man was. When he saw him, he felt sorry for the man. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. He put him on his own animal, took him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The next day, when he left, he took out two denarii, [3] gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him. Whatever extra you spend, I will repay you when I return.' 36 Which of these three do you think acted like a neighbor to the man who fell among robbers?” 37 “The one who showed mercy to him,” he replied. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” Mary and Martha 38 As they went on their way, Jesus came into a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who was sitting at the Lord's feet and was listening to his word. 40 But Martha was distracted with all her serving. She came over and said, “Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me.” 41 The Lord answered and told her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but one thing is needed. In fact, Mary has chosen that better part, which will not be taken away from her.” Footnotes Luke 10:27 Deuteronomy 6:5 Luke 10:27 Leviticus 19:18 Luke 10:35 A denarius was one day's wage. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-66703df4d5acf8edb868e265548cd957{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-66703df4d5acf8edb868e265548cd957 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-66703df4d5acf8edb868e265548cd957 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 18Luke 10:13-24 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 18 Luke 10:13-24 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0318db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 10 13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to hell. [1] 16 Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.” 17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name!” 18 He told them, “I was watching Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Look, I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy. And nothing will ever harm you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names have been written in heaven.” 21 In that same hour, Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and learned and have revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, because this was pleasing in your sight. 22  [2]“Everything was handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wants to reveal him.” 23 Turning to the disciples, he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 24 Indeed, I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you are seeing, yet did not see them, and to hear the things that you are hearing, yet did not hear them.” Footnotes Luke 10:15 Greek hades Luke 10:22 Some witnesses to the text add Turning to his disciples, Jesus said. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-0d37d1ae838c74819741778ef8321015{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-0d37d1ae838c74819741778ef8321015 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-0d37d1ae838c74819741778ef8321015 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 17Luke 9:57 – 10:12 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 17 Luke 9:57 – 10:12 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0317db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Luke 9 Follow Jesus 57 As they went on the way, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” 59 He said to another man, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 60 Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” 61 Another man also said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say good-bye to those at my home.” 62 Jesus told him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” Jesus Appoints Seventy-Two Luke 10 1 After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two [1] others and sent them out two by two ahead of him [2] to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. So ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go your way. Look, I am sending you out as lambs among wolves. 4 Do not carry a money bag or traveler's bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the way. 5 Whenever you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.' 6 And if a peaceful person 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 what they give you, because the worker is worthy of his pay. Do not keep moving from house to house. 8 Whenever you enter a town and they welcome you, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick who are in the town and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near you.' 10 “But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust from your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come near.' 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom on that day than for that town. Footnotes Luke 10:1 Some witnesses to the text read seventy (also in verse 17). Luke 10:1 Literally before his face #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-940c48908dd744f2fd32cee5a019e8c7{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-940c48908dd744f2fd32cee5a019e8c7 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-940c48908dd744f2fd32cee5a019e8c7 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 02Genesis 7:1 – 8:19 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 02 Genesis 7:1 – 8:19 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0302db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible Genesis 7 1 The Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and your entire household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation. 2 From every clean animal take with you seven pairs, [1] a male and his female. From the animals that are not clean, take two, a male and his female. 3 Also from the ⎣clean⎦ birds of the sky take seven and seven, male and female, ⎣and of all the unclean birds, one pair, a male and a female⎦ [2] to keep their offspring alive on the face of the whole earth. 4 In seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. Every living thing that I have made, I will wipe off the face of the earth.” 5 Noah did everything that the Lord commanded him. The Flood 6 Noah was six hundred years old when the flood [3] came, and water covered the earth. 7 Noah went into the ark with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, because of the waters of the flood. 8 Clean animals, animals that are not clean, birds, and everything that creeps on the ground 9 went into the ark with Noah two by two (male and female), just as God had commanded Noah. 10 After seven days, the waters of the flood came on the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that very day, all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the floodgates [4] of the sky were opened. 12 The rain came down on the earth for forty days and forty nights. 13 On that same day Noah, Noah's sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons along with them entered the ark. 14 They went in with every animal according to its kind, all the livestock according to their kinds, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth according to its kind, and everything that flies according to its kind, flying birds of every sort. 15 Pairs of all the animals [5] that have the breath of life in them went to Noah in the ark. 16 A male and female of each animal that breathes went in, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord shut Noah in. 17 The flood kept coming on the earth for forty days. The waters became deeper and lifted up the ark until it floated high above the earth. 18 The water kept increasing and overwhelmed the earth, and the ark was carried along on the surface of the water. 19 The water overwhelmed the earth. All the high mountains that were under the entire sky were covered. 20 The waters rose more than twenty feet above the mountains and covered them. 21 All living creatures [6] that moved on the earth perished, including birds, livestock, wild animals, every creeping thing that crawls on the earth, and all mankind. 22 Everything that breathed the breath of life through its nostrils, that is, everything that was on the dry land, died. 23 Every living thing that was on the face of the earth was wiped out, including mankind, livestock, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They all were wiped off the earth. Only Noah was left, as well as those who were with him in the ark. 24 The waters overwhelmed the earth for one hundred fifty days. Genesis 8 1 God remembered Noah, as well as all the animals and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. So God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2 The fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were also closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained. 3 The waters kept receding from the earth. After the end of one hundred fifty days the waters had decreased. 4 In the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. 5 The waters receded continuously until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible. 6 Then at the end of forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark. 7 He sent out a raven, and it kept flying back and forth, until the waters were dried up from the earth. 8 Then he sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground, 9 but the dove found no place to rest its foot, and it returned to him in the ark, because there was water on the surface of the whole earth. Noah reached out his hand, took the dove, and brought it back to him in the ark. 10 He waited another seven days. Then he sent the dove out of the ark again. 11 The dove came back to him at evening, and there in its mouth was an olive leaf it had just plucked. So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. 12 He waited another seven days and sent the dove out again. This time it did not return to him anymore. 13 And so in the six hundred first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from the earth. Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked out. He saw that the surface of the ground was dry. 14 In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry. 15 God spoke to Noah. He said, 16 “Go out of the ark—you, your wife, your sons, and your sons' wives with you. 17 Bring out with you every living thing of every sort that is with you, all flesh, including birds, livestock, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, so that they may swarm over the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.” 18 Noah went out with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives along with him. 19 Every animal, every creeping thing, every bird, and whatever swarms on the earth went out of the ship, species by species. [7] Footnotes Genesis 7:2 Literally by sevens. There is a difference of opinion whether seven pairs of each clean animal were to be taken onboard or seven of each clean animal: three pairs and one extra for sacrifice. Genesis 7:3 The words in the half-brackets are not present in the Hebrew text but are in the Greek Old Testament. It seems the Hebrew copyist's eye might have jumped from the occurrence of female before the first half-bracket to the occurrence of female before the second half-bracket. The loss of this phrase would lead to the removal of the word clean near the beginning of the verse. Genesis 7:6 Or deluge Genesis 7:11 Or windows Genesis 7:15 Literally all flesh Genesis 7:21 Literally all flesh Genesis 8:19 Literally by their families. Species here is not a narrow technical term as it is in present-day science. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-8bf44820085cc3ff0d6342e1093100b9{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-8bf44820085cc3ff0d6342e1093100b9 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-8bf44820085cc3ff0d6342e1093100b9 .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 01Genesis 6 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – March 01 Genesis 6 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0301db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible The World Descends Into Evil 1 This is what happened when mankind [1] began to multiply on the face of the earth. [2] When daughters were born to people, 2 the sons of God [3] saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives for themselves any of them they chose. 3 The Lord said, “My Spirit will not struggle [4] with man forever, because he is only flesh. [5] His days will be 120 years.” 4 The Nephilim [6] were on the earth in those days. After that, the sons of God went to the daughters of men, who bore children for them. Those became the powerful, famous men of ancient times. 5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts and plans they formed in their hearts were only evil every day. 6 The Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with sorrow. [7] 7 The Lord said, “I will wipe out mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, along with the animals, the creeping things, and the birds of the sky, because I regret that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. Noah and the Ark 9 This is the account about the development of Noah's family. Noah was a righteous man, a man of integrity in that generation. Noah walked with God. 10 Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 In the sight of God the earth was morally corrupt, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 God looked at the earth and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh was corrupt in all their ways on the earth. 13 So God said to Noah, “I have decreed the end of all flesh, because the earth is filled with violence because of them. Now I am going to destroy them along with the earth. 14 “Make an ark [8] of gopher wood. [9] Make rooms in the ark. Seal it inside and outside with pitch. 15 This is how you are to make it: The length of the ark is to be 450 feet, its width 75 feet, and its height 45 feet. 16 Make a roof for the ark, and leave an eighteen-inch opening just under the roof. Place a door on the side of the ark. Make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 “I myself am about to bring a flood of waters on the earth, in order to destroy all flesh under the sky that has the breath of life. Everything that is on the earth will die, 18 but I will establish my covenant [10] with you. You shall come into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. 19 You shall bring a pair (male and female) of every kind of living flesh into the ark with you to keep them alive. 20 Include the birds according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, every creeping thing on the ground according to their kinds. Two of every sort shall come to you, so you can keep them alive. 21 Take with you every type of food that is eaten, and store it for yourself, so it can be used as food for you and for them.” 22 So that is what Noah did. He did everything that God commanded him, just as he had been told. Footnotes Genesis 6:1 Literally the adam. The rendering of adam may be man, men, or mankind. Genesis 6:1 The adamah, the soil or ground Genesis 6:2 The sons of God were the descendants of Seth. They were marrying the daughters of the ungodly line of Cain and of those who followed in Cain's way. Genesis 6:3 Or remain Genesis 6:3 Flesh may refer to both sinfulness and mortality. Genesis 6:4 Nephilim is simply a transliteration of the Hebrew word. Its meaning is uncertain, but it is explained by the last sentence of the verse. There can be no direct connection with the Nephilim in Canaan after the flood. Genesis 6:6 The exact force of the two verbs in this verse is difficult to render in English. God's regret and grief are not simply his sorrow over sin and its consequences, but that he will now change his course of action. Genesis 6:14 An ark is a box. The ark was apparently more like a floating box than like a ship. Genesis 6:14 Gopher is simply a transliteration of the Hebrew word. Many versions translate it as cypress, but we do not know what kind of wood it was. Genesis 6:18 Or agreement #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo

#top .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-cede098beb8960b4523eca4cae995c9a{ padding-bottom:10px; } body .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-cede098beb8960b4523eca4cae995c9a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{ font-size:25px; } .av-special-heading.av-gs9o3p-cede098beb8960b4523eca4cae995c9a .av-subheading{ font-size:15px; } Through My Bible Yr 03 – February 28Genesis 4 – 5 LISTEN HERE Through My Bible – February 28 Genesis 4 – 5 (EHV) https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/tmb-ehv/03-0228db.mp3 See series: Through My Bible The First Children: Cain and Abel Genesis 4 1 The man was intimate with Eve, his wife. She conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, “I have gotten a man with the Lord.” [1] 2 She also gave birth to Cain's brother Abel. Abel tended sheep, but Cain worked the ground. 3 As time passed, one day Cain brought an offering to the Lord from the fruit of the soil. 4 Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord looked favorably on Abel and his offering, 5 but he did not look favorably on Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and his face showed it. 6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why do you have that angry look on your face? [2] 7 If you do good, will you not be lifted up? If you do not do good, sin is crouching at the door. It has a strong desire for you, but you must rule over it.” 8 Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let's go into the field.” [3] When they were in the field, Cain attacked Abel, his brother, and killed him. 9 The Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?” 10 The Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the soil. 11 Now you are cursed and sent away from the soil [4] which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12 When you work the soil, it will no longer give its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.” 13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is too great for me to bear. 14 Look, today you have driven me away from the soil. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth. And whoever finds me will kill me.” 15 The Lord said to him, “No! [5] If anyone kills Cain, he will face sevenfold revenge.” And the Lord appointed a sign for [6] Cain, so that anyone who found him would not strike him down. The Descendants of Cain 16 Cain went out from the Lord's presence and lived in the land of Nod, [7] east of Eden. 17 Cain was intimate with his wife. She conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Cain built a city and named the city after his son Enoch. 18 To Enoch, Irad was born. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech. 19 Lamech took two wives. The name of one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the predecessor [8] of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother's name was Jubal, who was the predecessor of all who play the lyre and flute. 22 Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, who made all kinds of tools and weapons from bronze and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Na'amah. 23 Lamech said to his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. Look, I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me. 24 If Cain will be avenged seven times, then Lamech will be avenged seventy-seven times. The Family Line of Seth 25 Adam was intimate with his wife again. She gave birth to a son and named him Seth, [9] because she said, “God has set another child in place of Abel for me, since Cain killed him.” 26 Later a son was born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. This is when people began to proclaim [10] the name of the Lord. Genesis 5 1 This is the account about the development of Adam's family: In the day that God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female and blessed them, and on the day they were created, he named them “mankind.” [11] 3 Adam lived 130 years, and he became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his own image, and he named him Seth. 4 The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were 800 years, and he became the father of sons and daughters. 5 All the days that Adam lived were 930 years. Then he died. 6 Seth lived 105 years, and he became the father of Enosh. 7 Seth lived 807 years after he became the father of Enosh, and he became the father of sons and daughters. 8 All the days of Seth were 912 years. Then he died. 9 Enosh lived 90 years, and he became the father of Kenan. 10 Enosh lived 815 years after he became the father of Kenan, and he became the father of sons and daughters. 11 All the days of Enosh were 905 years. Then he died. 12 Kenan lived 70 years, and he became the father of Mahalalel. 13 Kenan lived 840 years after he became the father of Mahalalel, and he became the father of sons and daughters. 14 All the days of Kenan were 910 years. Then he died. 15 Mahalalel lived 65 years, and he became the father of Jared. 16 Mahalalel lived 830 years after he became the father of Jared, and he became the father of sons and daughters. 17 All the days of Mahalalel were 895 years. Then he died. 18 Jared lived 162 years, and he became the father of Enoch. 19 Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Enoch, and he became the father of sons and daughters. 20 All the days of Jared were 962 years. Then he died. 21 Enoch lived 65 years, and he became the father of Methuselah. 22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years, and he became the father of sons and daughters. 23 All the days of Enoch were 365 years. 24 Enoch walked with God. Then, he was not there, for God took him. 25 Methuselah lived 187 years, and he became the father of Lamech. 26 After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years, and he became the father of sons and daughters. 27 All the days of Methuselah were 969 years. Then he died. 28 Lamech lived 182 years and became the father of a son. 29 He named him Noah [12] and said, “This one will bring us comfort during our work and the hard labor that we must perform with our hands because the Lord has cursed the soil.” 30 Lamech lived 595 years after he became father of Noah, and he became the father of sons and daughters. 31 All the days of Lamech were 777 years. Then he died. 32 Noah was 500 years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. [13] Footnotes Genesis 4:1 Or, following Luther's translation, I have gotten a man, the Lord. The Jerusalem Targum reads I have acquired a man, the Angel of the Lord. Cain means get or acquire. Genesis 4:6 Literally why has your face fallen Genesis 4:8 The words let's go into the field, which are missing from the Hebrew text, are supplied from the ancient versions. Genesis 4:11 Here and in verse 14 the Hebrew word adamah, which can be translated ground or land, refers to the soil that Cain worked. Genesis 4:15 The translation no is supported by the ancient versions. The Hebrew reads very well then. Genesis 4:15 Or placed a mark on Genesis 4:16 Nod means wandering. Genesis 4:20 Literally father, that is, the founder of this way of life Genesis 4:25 Seth sounds like the Hebrew word for set or place. Genesis 4:26 Or call on Genesis 5:2 Hebrew adam Genesis 5:29 The name Noah sounds similar to the Hebrew words for rest and comfort. Genesis 5:32 It does not seem that all of Noah's sons were born in the same year. Translations disagree whether the sons were born by the time Noah was 500 years old or after he was 500 years old. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aocsdx-89cb4ca21532423cf697fc393b6fcee0{ height:10px; } The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. #top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4vzadh-3f04b370105df1fd314a2a9d83e55b26{ height:50px; } Share this entryShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare by MailLink to FlickrLink to InstagramLink to Vimeo