Yahweh Regrets He Made Saul King - 1 Samuel 13-15

Saul Strikes Down the Philistines

Saul Doesn’t Keep Yahweh’s Commandment

Jonathan Slaughters the Philistines

[6] Then Jonathan said to the young man who was carrying his armor, "Come and let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; perhaps Yahweh will work for us, for Yahweh is not restrained to save by many or by few." 

[1Sa 14:6 LSB]

Saul’s Oath Makes the People Weary

Saul Fights Against His Enemies

Saul’s Disobedience

Yahweh Regrets He Made Saul King

[11] "I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not established My words." And Samuel became angry and cried out to Yahweh all night. 

[1Sa 15:11 LSB]

[29] "Also the Eternal One of Israel will not lie or have regret; for He is not a man that He should have regret." [1Sa 15:29 LSB]

[35] So Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death; for Samuel grieved over Saul. And Yahweh regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel. [1Sa 15:35 LSB]

[22] And Samuel said, "Has Yahweh as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, [And] to heed than the fat of rams. 

[1Sa 15:22 LSB]

Saul Among the Prophets - 1 Samuel 10-12

Saul Among the Prophets

[6] "Then the Spirit of Yahweh will come upon you mightily, and you shall prophesy with them and be changed into another man. 

[1Sa 10:6 LSB]

[9] Then it happened when he turned his back to leave Samuel, God changed his heart; and all those signs came about on that day. 

[1Sa 10:9 LSB]

Saul the King

Saul Strikes Down the Ammonites

[6] Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul mightily when he heard these words, and he burned with anger exceedingly. 

[1Sa 11:6 LSB]

Samuel Speaks to Israel

Israel Tells Samuel to Appoint a King - 1 Samuel 7-9

Samuel Judges Israel

[12] Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and he named it Ebenezer. And he said, "Thus far Yahweh has helped us." 

[1Sa 7:12 LSB]

[4] Even to [your] old age I will be the same, And even to [your] graying years I will bear [you]! I have done [it], and I will carry [you]; And I will bear [you], and I will rescue [you].

[Isa 46:4 LSB]

Israel Tells Samuel to Appoint a King

The People Refuse Samuel’s Words

Saul to Be Anointed Over Israel

The Philistines Take the Ark - 1 Samuel 4-6

The Philistines Take the Ark

[21] And Yahweh appeared again at Shiloh, because Yahweh revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of Yahweh. 

[1Sa 3:21 LSB]

[1] Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped beside Ebenezer, and the Philistines camped in Aphek. 

[1Sa 4:1 LSB]

The Death of Eli

[22] And she said, "The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God was taken." 

[1Sa 4:22 LSB]

Yahweh’s Hand Against the Philistines

[4] But they arose early the next morning, and behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh. And the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [were] cut off on the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon was left to him. 

[1Sa 5:4 LSB]

The Ark Returned to Israel

[19] Then He struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh because they had looked into the ark of Yahweh. He struck down of all the people, 50,070 men, and the people mourned because Yahweh had struck the people with a great slaughter. 

[1Sa 6:19 LSB]

Yahweh Calls Samuel - 1 Samuel 1-3

Elkanah and His Wives

[15] But Hannah answered and said, "No, my lord, I am a woman oppressed in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before Yahweh. ...
[18] And she said, "Let your servant-woman find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer [sad].
[1Sa 1:15, 18 LSB]

The Birth of Samuel

[27] "For this young boy I prayed, and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of Him. 

[28] "So I have also dedicated him to Yahweh; as long as he lives, he is dedicated to Yahweh." So he worshiped Yahweh there. 

[1Sa 1:27-28 LSB]

Hannah’s Song of Thanksgiving

[1] Then Hannah prayed and said, "My heart exults in Yahweh; My horn is exalted in Yahweh; My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, Because I am glad in Your salvation. 

[1Sa 2:1 LSB]

The Sin of Eli’s Sons

[12] Now the sons of Eli were vile men; they did not know Yahweh. [1Sa 2:12 LSB]

Samuel Before Yahweh as a Boy

[18] Now Samuel was ministering before Yahweh, [as] a young boy girded with a linen ephod. ... 

[21] Yahweh indeed visited Hannah; and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the young boy Samuel grew before Yahweh. 

[1Sa 2:18, 21 LSB]

Eli Hears About His Sons’ Evils

[26] Now the young boy Samuel was growing in stature and in favor both with Yahweh and with men. [1Sa 2:26 LSB]

Eli Honors His Sons Above Yahweh

[29] 'Why do you kick at My sacrifice and at My offering which I have commanded [in My] habitation, and honor your sons above Me, by making yourselves fat with the choicest of every offering of My people Israel?' 

[1Sa 2:29 LSB]

Yahweh Calls Samuel

[13] "And I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew because his sons have been bringing a curse on themselves, but he did not rebuke them. 

[1Sa 3:13 LSB]

[18] Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not direct your soul to put him to death. 

[Pro 19:18 LSB]

[13] Do not withhold discipline from the child, Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die. [14] You shall strike him with the rod And deliver his soul from Sheol. 

[Pro 23:13-14 LSB]

[15] The rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child left [to himself] brings shame to his mother. 

[Pro 29:15 LSB]

[19] Thus Samuel grew, and Yahweh was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.
[20] So all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of Yahweh.
[21] And Yahweh appeared again at Shiloh, because Yahweh revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of Yahweh.
[1Sa 3:19-21 LSB]

Jesus Is Risen! - Mark 13-16

Signs of Christ’s Return

[11] "And when they lead you away, delivering you up, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given to you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but [it is] the Holy Spirit. [Mar 13:11 LSB]

The Abomination of Desolation and the Tribulation

[14] "But when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 

[Mar 13:14 LSB]

The Coming of the Son of Man

The Parable of the Fig Tree

[30] "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 

[Mar 13:30 LSB]

[37] "And what I say to you I say to all, 'Stay awake!'" 

[Mar 13:37 LSB]

The Plot to Kill Jesus

The Costly Perfume

[8] "She has done what she could; she anointed My body beforehand for the burial. 

[Mar 14:3, 8 LSB]

The Passover Meal

The Lord’s Supper

[22] And while they were eating, He took [some] bread, and after a blessing, He broke [it], and gave [it] to them, and said, "Take [it]; this is My body." 

[23] And when He had taken a cup [and] given thanks, He gave [it] to them, and they all drank from it. [24] And He said to them, "This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. 

[Mar 14:22-24 LSB]

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

[38] "Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." 

[Mar 14:38 LSB]

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

Jesus Before His Accusers

[61] But He kept silent and did not answer. Again the high priest was questioning Him and said to Him, "Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed [One]?" 

[62] And Jesus said, "I am; and you shall see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE POWER, and COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN." 

[Mar 14:61-62 LSB]

Peter’s Denials

[72] And immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said the statement to him, "Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times." And throwing himself down, he [began to] cry. 

[Mar 14:72 LSB]

Jesus Before Pilate

Jesus Is Mocked

The Crucifixion

[39] And when the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!" 

[Mar 15:39 LSB]

Jesus Is Buried

Jesus Is Risen!

[6] And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, the place where they laid Him. 

[Mar 16:6 LSB]

[20] You, who have shown me many troubles and evils, Will revive me again, And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

[Psa 71:20 LSB]

 

The Great Commission

[15] And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 

[16] "He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. 

[Mar 16:15-16 LSB]

The Rich Young Ruler - Mark 10-12

Teaching About Divorce

[6] "But from the beginning of creation, [God] MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE.
[7] "FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER,
[8] AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH; so they are no longer two, but one flesh.
[9] "What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."
[Mar 10:6-9 LSB]

[28] So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; [Eph 5:28 LSB]

 

Jesus Blesses Little Children

[14] But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, "Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
[15] "Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it [at all]."
[Mar 10:14-15 LSB]

The Rich Young Ruler

[29] Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel's sake, 

[30] except [one who] will receive one hundred times as much now in the present age--houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, [along] with persecutions--and in the age to come, eternal life. 

[Mar 10:29-30 LSB]

Jesus Again Foretells His Death and Resurrection

[34] "And they will mock Him and spit on Him, and flog Him and kill [Him], and three days later He will rise again." 

[Mar 10:34 LSB]

A Request for Status

[45] "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." 

[Mar 10:45 LSB]

[5] Have this [way of] thinking in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 

[6] who, although existing in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,

[7] but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a slave, by being made in the likeness of men. 

[8] Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 

[Phl 2:5-8 LSB]

Bartimaeus Regains His Sight

[47] And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" ... 

[52] And Jesus said to him, "Go; your faith has saved you." Immediately he regained his sight and [began] following Him on the road. 

[Mar 10:47, 52 LSB]

The Triumphal Entry

[9] And those who went in front and those who followed were shouting: "Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD; 

[10] Blessed [is] the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!" [Mar 11:9-10 LSB]

The Barren Fig Tree

Jesus Drives Merchants from the Temple

[23] "Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be [granted] him. [

24] "For this reason I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be [granted] to you. 

[Mar 11:23-24 LSB]

The Authority of Jesus Challenged

Parable of the Vine-Growers

[10] "Have you not even read this Scripture: 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNER [stone]; 

[11] THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD, AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES'?" 

[Mar 12:10-11 LSB]

[22] The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

[23] This is the LORD's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.

[24] This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

[Psa 118:22-24 ESV]

Taxes to Caesar

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

The Foremost Commandment

[32] And the scribe said to Him, "Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that HE IS ONE, AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE BESIDES HIM; 

[33] AND TO LOVE HIM WITH ALL THE HEART AND WITH ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND WITH ALL THE STRENGTH, AND TO LOVE ONE'S NEIGHBOR AS HIMSELF, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." 

[34] And when Jesus saw that he had answered thoughtfully, He said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." After that, no one would dare to ask Him any more questions. 

[Mar 12:32-34 LSB]

The Widow’s Offering

Take Up Your Cross - Mark 7-9

God’s Commandments, Man’s Traditions

[13] Then the Lord said, "Because this people draw near with their mouth And honor Me with their lips, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their fear of Me is [in the] command of men learned [by rote], 

[Isa 29:13 LSB]

The Heart of Man

[21] "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders, adulteries, 

[22] coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, [and] foolishness. 

[23] "All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man." 

[Mar 7:21-23 LSB]

A Gentile Woman’s Faith

[28] But she answered and said to Him, "Yes, Lord, [but] even the dogs under the table feed on the children's crumbs." [Mar 7:28 LSB]

[29] And He said to her, "Because of this answer go; the demon has gone out of your daughter." 

[Mar 7:29 LSB]

The Deaf Hear, the Mute Speak

[37] And they were utterly astonished, saying, "He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak." 

[Mar 7:37 LSB]

Jesus Feeds Four Thousand

[11] And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. 

[12] And sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation." 

[Mar 8:11-12 LSB]

[15] And He was giving orders to them, saying, "Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod." 

[Mar 8:15 LSB]

Peter Confesses Jesus Is the Christ

[29] And He [continued] asking them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered and said to Him, "You are the Christ." 

[Mar 8:29 LSB]

Take Up Your Cross

[34] And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. 

[35] "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it. 

[Mar 8:34-35 LSB]

[38] "For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels." 

[Mar 8:38 LSB]

The Transfiguration

[1] And Jesus was saying to them, "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God having come in power." 

[2] And six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John, and brought them up on a high mountain alone by themselves. And He was transfigured before them; 

[Mar 9:1-2 LSB]

I Believe, Help My Unbelief

[23] And Jesus said to him, "'If You can?' All things are possible to him who believes." 

[24] Immediately the boy's father cried out and was saying, "I do believe; help my unbelief." 

[Mar 9:23-24 LSB]

[29] And He said to them, "This kind cannot come out by anything but prayer." 

[Mar 9:29 LSB]

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

[31] For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, "The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise again three days later." [Mar 9:31 LSB]

Warnings About Discipleship

[41] "For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in [My] name because you are of Christ, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward. 

[42] "And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble, it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea. 

[Mar 9:41-42 LSB]

Parables - Mark 4-6

The Parable of the Sower

[8] "And other [seeds] fell into the good soil, and as they grew up and increased, they were yielding a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold." 

[Mar 4:8 LSB]

[11] And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, everything comes in parables, 

[12] so that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND, LEST THEY RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN." 

[Mar 4:11-12 LSB]

The Parable of the Sower Explained

[14] "The sower sows the word. 

[Mar 4:14 LSB]

The Parable of the Seed

[28] "The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head. [Mar 4:28 LSB]

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

[31] "[It is] like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smallest of all the seeds that are upon the soil, 

[32] yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes largest of all the garden plants and forms large branches; so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR can NEST UNDER ITS SHADE." 

[Mar 4:31-32 LSB]

Jesus Calms a Storm

Jesus Saves a Man with Many Demons

[18] And as He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed was pleading with Him that he might accompany Him. 

[19] And He did not let him, but He said to him, "Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and [how] He had mercy on you." 

[20] And he went away and began to preach in the Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was marveling. 

[Mar 5:18-20 LSB]

Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus’ Daughter

[28] For she was saying, "If I just touch His garments, I will be saved [from this]." ... 

[34] And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace and be healed of your affliction." 

[Mar 5:28, 34 LSB]

[36] But Jesus, overhearing what had been spoken, said to the synagogue official, "Do not be afraid, only believe." 

[Mar 5:36 LSB]

[41] And taking the child by the hand, He said to her, "Talitha kum!" (which translated means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise!"). 

[Mar 5:41 LSB]

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

The Twelve Sent Out

[7] And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and was giving them authority over the unclean spirits; 

[Mar 6:7 LSB]

The Death of John the Baptist

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

[37] But He answered and said to them, "You give them [something] to eat!" And they said to Him, "Shall we go and spend two hundred denarii on bread and give them [something] to eat?" 

[Mar 6:37 LSB]

Jesus Walks on the Sea

[51] Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly amazed, 

[52] for they had not gained any insight about the loaves, but their heart was hardened. 

[Mar 6:51-52 LSB]

Levi and Sinners Called - Mark 1-3

The Preaching of John the Baptist

[4] John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
[Mar 1:4 LSB]

[4] Then Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus." [Act 19:4 LSB]

[16] 'Now why do you delay? Rise up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.' [Act 22:16 LSB]

[8] "I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
[Mar 1:8 LSB]

[11] "As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. [Mat 3:11 LSB]

The Baptism of Jesus

[10] And immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him; 

[11] and a voice came out of the heavens: "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased."

[Mar 1:10-11 LSB]

[7] "I will surely tell of the decree of Yahweh: He said to Me, 'You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.

[Psa 2:7 LSB]

[1] "Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one [in whom] My soul is well-pleased. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations.

[Isa 42:1 LSB]

Jesus Preaches in Galilee

[14] Now after John had been delivered up [into custody], Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, 

[15] and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." 

[Mar 1:14-15 LSB]

[17] And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men." 

[18] And immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 

[Mar 1:17-18 LSB]

Simon’s Mother-In-Law and Many Others Healed

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

[5] And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, "Child, your sins are forgiven." 

[Mar 2:5 LSB]

[10] "But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--He said to the paralytic, 

[Mar 2:10 LSB]

Levi and Sinners Called

[16] And when the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they were saying to His disciples, "He is eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners!" 

[17] And hearing [this], Jesus said to them, "Those who are healthy do not have need for a physician, but [only] those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners." 

[Mar 2:16-17 LSB]

Lord of the Sabbath

[27] And Jesus was saying to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. 

[28] "Consequently the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath." 

[Mar 2:27-28 LSB]

Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath

[4] And He said to them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?" But they kept silent. 

[Mar 3:4 LSB]

Jesus Appoints the Twelve

[13] And He went up on the mountain and summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him. 

[14] And He appointed twelve (whom He also named apostles) to be with Him and to send them out to preach, 

[15] and to have authority to cast out the demons. 

[Mar 3:13-15 LSB]

Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

[28] "Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; [29] but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"-- 

[30] because they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit." 

[Mar 3:28-30 LSB]

[51] "You men--stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears--are always resisting the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. [Act 7:51 LSB]

[34] And looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, "Behold My mother and My brothers!
[35] "For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother."
[Mar 3:34-35 LSB]

 

Ruth 1-4

Naomi’s Husband and Sons Die

Ruth Is Determined to Go with Naomi

[16] But Ruth said, "Do not press me to forsake you in turning back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people [shall be] my people, and your God, my God.
[Rth 1:16 LSB]

[3] And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been purchased from the earth. 

[4] These are the ones who are not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These [are] the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb. 

[Rev 14:3-4 LSB]

 

Ruth Gleans in Boaz’ Field

[1] Now Naomi had a kinsman of her husband, a mighty man of excellence, of the family of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. 

[Rth 2:1 LSB]

[5] And Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed was the father of Jesse. 

[Mat 1:5 LSB]

 

Boaz Will Redeem Ruth

Ruth Becomes Boaz’ Wife

[13] So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife, and he went in to her. And Yahweh granted her conception, and she gave birth to a son. 

[Rth 4:13 LSB]

The Generations of David

[21] and Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed, 

[22] and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David. 

[Rth 4:21-22 LSB]

 

Judges 19-21

Benjamites Violate a Levite’s Concubine

A Battle Between Israel and Benjamin

[26] Then all the sons of Israel and all the people went up and came to Bethel and wept; thus they remained there before Yahweh and fasted that day until evening. And they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh. 

[Jdg 20:26 LSB]

A Tribe is Cut Off

Sons of Benjamin Steal the Daughters of Shiloh

[25] In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. 

[Jdg 21:25 LSB]

Judges 16-18

Samson and Delilah

Samson’s Revenge

[28] Then Samson called to Yahweh and said, "O Lord Yahweh, please remember me and please strengthen me just this time, O God, that I may at once be avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes." [29] Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house was established and supported himself against them, the one with his right hand and the other with his left. 

[30] And Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" And he bent with his strength so that the house fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he put to death by his death were more than those whom he put to death in his life. 

[Jdg 16:28-30 LSB]

[32] And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I recount Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, as well as David and Samuel and the prophets, 

[33] who through faith conquered kingdoms, performed righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, 

[34] quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong from weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. 

[Heb 11:32-34 LSB]

 

Micah’s Idolatry

[6] In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes. 

[Jdg 17:6 LSB]

Danites Take Micah’s Idols

[30] Then the sons of Dan set up for themselves the graven image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the exile of the land. 

[31] So they set up for themselves Micah's graven image which he had made, all the time that the house of God was at Shiloh. 

[Jdg 18:30-31 LSB]

Judges 13-15

The Birth of Samson

[18] But the angel of Yahweh said to him, "Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?"
[Jdg 13:18 LSB]

[6] [Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is [too] high, I cannot attain to it.
[Psa 139:6 LSB]

[25] And the Spirit of Yahweh began to stir him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
[Jdg 13:25 LSB]

Samson Takes a Philistine as His Wife

[4] However, his father and mother did not know that it was of Yahweh, for He was seeking an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.
[Jdg 14:4 LSB]

[20] For it was of Yahweh to strengthen their hearts, to meet Israel in battle in order that he might devote them to destruction, that they might receive no mercy, but that he might destroy them, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses. [Jos 11:20 LSB]

[19] Then the Spirit of Yahweh came upon him mightily, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck down thirty of them and took their spoil and gave the changes [of clothes] to those who told the riddle. And his anger burned, and he went up to his father's house.
[Jdg 14:19 LSB]

Samson Strikes Down the Philistines

[14] [When] he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon him mightily so that the ropes that were on his arms were as flax that is burned with fire, and his bonds dropped from his hands.
[Jdg 15:14 LSB]

[20] And he judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines.
[Jdg 15:20 LSB]

 

Judges 10-12

Tola and Jair Judge Israel

Israel Forsakes Yahweh Again

Israel Cries Out to Yahweh

Jephthah Delivers Israel

[23] 'So now Yahweh, the God of Israel, dispossessed the Amorites from before His people Israel. Are you then to possess it? 

[24] 'Do you not possess what Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whatever Yahweh our God has taken possession of before us, we will possess it. 

[Jdg 11:23-24 LSB]

Jephthah Vows a Burnt Offering

Jephthah Fights Ephraim

Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon Judge Israel

Judges 7-9

Gideon’s 300 Men

[2] And Yahweh said to Gideon, "The people who are with you are too many for Me to give Midian into their hands, lest Israel honor themselves, saying, 'My own hand has saved me.'
[Jdg 7:2 LSB]

Gideon Kills the Princes of Midian

[22] So they blew 300 trumpets. And Yahweh set the sword of one against another even throughout the whole camp. And the camp fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the edge of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath. 

[Jdg 7:22 LSB]

Gideon Pursues Zebah and Zalmunna

[27] Then Gideon made it into an ephod and placed it in his city, Ophrah, and all Israel played the harlot with it there, so that it became a snare to Gideon and his household. 

[Jdg 8:27 LSB]

Abimelech Kills His Brothers

Zebul Deceives Abimelech

Judges 4-6

Yahweh Raises Up Deborah and Barak

[21] Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent peg and placed a hammer in her hand and went secretly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went through into the ground; for he was sound asleep and exhausted. So he died. 

[Jdg 4:21 LSB]

The Song of Deborah and Barak

Midian Prevails Against Israel

Yahweh Sends Gideon to Save Israel

[24] So Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh and named it Yahweh is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. 

[Jdg 6:24 LSB]

Gideon Tears Down the Altar of Baal

[32] Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, that is to say, "Let Baal contend against him," because he had torn down his altar. 

[Jdg 6:32 LSB]

The Test of the Fleece

Judges 1-3

The Fight Against the Canaanites

Judah and Simeon Fight Against the Canaanites

[34] Then the Amorites pressed the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley;
[35] and the Amorites persisted in living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; but the hand of the house of Joseph became heavy, and they became forced labor.
[36] Now the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.
[Jdg 1:34-36 LSB]

The Angel of Yahweh Speaks to Israel

[2] and as for you, you shall cut no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.' But you have not listened to My voice; what is this you have done? [3] "Therefore I also said, 'I will not drive them out before you; but they will become [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods will become a snare to you.'" 

[Jdg 2:2-3 LSB]

Joshua’s Death and Burial

[10] And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and there arose another generation after them who did not know Yahweh or even the work which He had done for Israel. [Jdg 2:10 LSB]

Israel Serves Baals

Yahweh Raises Up Judges

[20] So the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and He said, "Because this nation has trespassed against My covenant which I commanded their fathers and has not listened to My voice, 

[21] I also will no longer dispossess before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died, [22] in order to test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of Yahweh to walk in it as their fathers did, or not." 

[Jdg 2:20-22 LSB]

Yahweh Tests Israel

[5] Now the sons of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; 

[6] and they took their daughters for themselves as wives and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods. 

[Jdg 3:5-6 LSB]

Yahweh Raises Up Othniel

Yahweh Raises Up Ehud and Shamgar

Colossians 1-4

Thanksgiving and Prayer

[2] To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

[3] We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 

[4] since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints, 

[5] because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel 

[Col 1:2-5 LSB]

[9] For this reason also, since the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 

[10] so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please [Him] in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and multiplying in the full knowledge of God; 

[11] being strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously 

[12] giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

[Col 1:9-12 LSB]

The Firstborn of All Creation

[16] For in Him all things were created, [both] in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created through Him and for Him. 

[Col 1:16 LSB]

[20] And through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross--through Him--whether things on earth or things in heaven. 

[Col 1:20 LSB]

[21] And although you were formerly alienated and enemies in mind [and] in evil deeds, 

[22] but now He reconciled you in the body of His flesh through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach-- 

[23] if indeed you continue in the faith firmly grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister. 

[Col 1:21-23 LSB]

Alive with Christ

[2] so that their hearts may be encouraged, having been held together in love, even unto all the wealth of the full assurance of understanding, unto the full knowledge of God's mystery, [that is], Christ [Himself], 

[3] in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 

[Col 2:2-3 LSB]

[6] Therefore as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, [so] walk in Him, 

[7] having been firmly rooted and being built up in Him, and having been established in your faith--just as you were instructed--[and] abounding with thanksgiving. 

[Col 2:6-7 LSB]

[9] For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells bodily, 

[10] and in Him you have been filled, who is the head over all rule and authority; 

[11] in whom you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ, 

[12] having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. 

[Col 2:9-12 LSB]

[18] Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, going into detail about [visions] he has seen, being puffed up for nothing by his fleshly mind, 

[19] and not holding fast to the head, from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God. 

[Col 2:18-19 LSB]

Put On the New Man

[1] Therefore, if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 

[2] Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. 

[3] For you died and your life has been hidden with Christ in God. 

[Col 3:1-3 LSB]

[5] Therefore, consider the members of your earthly body as dead to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. 

[Col 3:5 LSB]

[16] Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms [and] hymns [and] spiritual songs, singing with gratefulness in your hearts to God. 

[17] And whatever you do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. 

[Col 3:16-17 LSB]

[19] Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.

[Col 3:19 LSB]

[23] Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, 

[24] knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. Serve the Lord Christ.

[Col 3:23-24 LSB]

Family and Work

[19] Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. 

[Col 3:19 LSB]

Final Instructions and Greetings

[2] Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving; 

[Col 4:2 LSB]

Joshua 19-21

Simeon’s Inheritance

Zebulun’s Inheritance

Asher’s Inheritance

Naphtali’s Inheritance

Dan’s Inheritance

[46] and Me-jarkon and Rakkon, with the territory over against Joppa. 

[47] And the territory of the sons of Dan went out from them; for the sons of Dan went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. Then they struck it with the edge of the sword and possessed it and settled in it; and they called Leshem Dan after the name of Dan their father. 

[Jos 19:46-47 LSB]

[34] Then the Amorites pressed the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley; [Jdg 1:34 LSB]

 

Joshua 16-18

Ephraim’s Inheritance

[10] But they did not dispossess the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and they became forced laborers. 

[Jos 16:10 LSB]

Manasseh’s Inheritance

[17] Then Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, saying, "You are a numerous people and have great power; you shall not have one lot [only], 

[18] but the hill country shall be yours. For though it is a forest, you shall clear it, and to its farthest borders it shall be yours; for you shall dispossess the Canaanites, even though they have chariots of iron [and] even though they are strong." 

[Jos 17:17-18 LSB]

The Remaining Land Divided

Benjamin’s Inheritance

[28] and Zelah, Haeleph and the Jebusite (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to their families. 

[Jos 18:28 LSB]

Joshua 13-15

Land That Remains to Be Possessed

The Inheritance East of the Jordan

The Inheritance Beyond the Jordan

Caleb’s Inheritance

[12] "So now, give me this hill country about which Yahweh spoke on that day, for you heard on that day that Anakim [were] there, with great fortified cities; perhaps Yahweh will be with me, and I will dispossess them as Yahweh has spoken." 

[Jos 14:12 LSB]

[14] Therefore, Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite until this day because he fully followed Yahweh, the God of Israel. 

[Jos 14:14 LSB]

Judah’s Inheritance

[63] Now as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not dispossess them; so the Jebusites live with the sons of Judah at Jerusalem until this day. 

[Jos 15:63 LSB]

Joshua 10-12

Five Kings Attack Gibeon

[12] Then Joshua spoke to Yahweh in the day when Yahweh gave over the Amorites before the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, "O sun, stand still at Gibeon, And O moon in the valley of Aijalon." 

[13] So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies. Is it not written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stood in the middle of the sky and did not hasten to go [down] for about a whole day. 

[Jos 10:12-13 LSB]

[14] And there was no day like that before it or after it, when Yahweh listened to the voice of a man; for Yahweh fought for Israel. 

[Jos 10:14 LSB]

Joshua Captures Makkedah

Israel Captures Kings by Yahweh’s Sword

[42] And Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought for Israel. 

[Jos 10:42 LSB]

Joshua Takes the Whole Land

[20] For it was the LORD's doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be devoted to destruction and should receive no mercy but be destroyed, just as the LORD commanded Moses. 

[Jos 11:20 ESV]

The Kings of the East Struck Down

[6] Moses the servant of Yahweh and the sons of Israel struck them down; and Moses the servant of Yahweh gave it to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh as a possession. 

[Jos 12:6 LSB]

The Kings of the West Struck Down

[24] the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings. 

[Jos 12:24 LSB]

Joshua 7-9

Israel Struck Down at Ai

The Sin of Achan

[25] And Joshua said, "Why have you troubled us? Yahweh will trouble you this day." And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones. 

[Jos 7:25 LSB]

Ai Given to Israel

[34] Then afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law. 

[35] There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel with the women and the little ones and the sojourners who were going among them.

[Jos 8:34-35 LSB]

The Gibeonite Acts Craftily

[14] So the men [of Israel] took some of their provisions, but they did not ask for the command of Yahweh. [Jos 9:14 LSB]

Joshua 4-6

Memorial Stones from the Jordan

[20] And those twelve stones which they had taken from the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal. 

[21] Then he said to the sons of Israel, "When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, 'What do these stones mean?' 

[22] then you shall make your children know, saying, 'Israel crossed this Jordan on dry land.' 

[23] "For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as Yahweh your God had done to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed, 

[24] that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of Yahweh is strong, so that you may fear Yahweh your God forever." 

[Jos 4:20-24 LSB]

The Men of Israel Circumcised

[7] And their sons whom He raised up in their place, Joshua circumcised; for they were uncircumcised because they had not circumcised them along the way. 

[8] Now it happened that when they had completed circumcising all the nation, they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed. 

[9] Then Yahweh said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." So the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day. 

[Jos 5:7-9 LSB]

[12] Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten some of the produce of the land, so that the sons of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate some of the produce of the land of Canaan during that year. 

[Jos 5:12 LSB]

The Host of Yahweh’s Army

[15] The commander of the host of Yahweh said to Joshua, "Remove your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so. 

[Jos 5:15 LSB]

[4] And Yahweh saw that he turned aside to look, so God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am." 

[5] Then He said, "Do not come near here. Remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground." 

[Exo 3:4-5 LSB]

The Destruction of Jericho

[25] However, Rahab the harlot and her father's household and all she had, Joshua preserved alive; and she has lived in the midst of Israel to this day, for she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. 

[Jos 6:25 LSB]

[31] By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after welcoming the spies in peace.
[Heb 11:31 LSB]

[5] And Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
[Mat 1:5 LSB]

[24] You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. [25] And in the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? [Jas 2:24-25 LSB]

 

 

Joshua 1-3

Yahweh’s Commands to Joshua

[7] "Only be strong and very courageous to be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn aside from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be prosperous wherever you go. 

[8] "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way successful, and then you will be prosperous. 

[Jos 1:7-8 LSB]

Joshua’s Command to the Officers

Rahab Hides the Spies

[11] "Indeed we heard [it], and our hearts melted, and a [courageous] spirit no longer rose up in [any] man because of you; for Yahweh your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.

[Jos 2:11 LSB]

The Oath to Rahab

[21] And she said, "According to your words, so be it." So she sent them away, and they went; and she tied the scarlet cord in the window. 

[Jos 2:21 LSB]

Israel Crosses the Jordan

[17] And the priests who carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan while all Israel crossed on dry ground until all the nation had completed crossing the Jordan. 

[Jos 3:17 LSB]

2 Thessalonians 1-3

Greetings of Grace and Thanksgiving

[3] We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is [only] fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another increases [all the more], 

[4] so that we ourselves boast about you among the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure. 

[2Th 1:3-4 LSB]

God’s Righteous Judgment

[8] executing vengeance on those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 

[9] These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, AWAY FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD AND FROM THE GLORY OF HIS MIGHT, 

[2Th 1:8-9 LSB]

[22] 'I will also turn My face from them, and they will profane My secret place; then robbers will enter and profane it. 

[Eze 7:22 LSB]

[11] To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill all [your] good pleasure for goodness and the work of faith with power, 

[12] so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and [the] Lord Jesus Christ. 

[2Th 1:11-12 LSB]

The Man of Lawlessness

[8] And then that lawless one will be revealed--whom the Lord Jesus WILL SLAY WITH THE BREATH OF HIS MOUTH and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming-- 

[2Th 2:8 LSB]

[13] But we should always give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. 

[14] It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

[2Th 2:13-14 LSB]

Disobedient Brothers

[12] Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that working with quietness, they eat their own bread. 

[13] But as for you, brothers, do not lose heart in doing good. 

[2Th 3:12-13 LSB]

Job 40-42

Job Places His Hand Over His Mouth

Yahweh Will Ask Job

Behold the Behemoth

Can You Draw Out Leviathan?

Job Repents in Dust and Ashes

[2] "I know that You can do all things, And that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted. 

[3] 'Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand, Things too marvelous for me, which I did not know. 

[Job 42:2-3 LSB]

[4] 'Hear, now, and I will speak; I will ask You, and You make me know.' 

[5] "I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You; 

[6] Therefore I reject [myself], And I repent in dust and ashes." 

[Job 42:4-6 LSB]

Yahweh’s Anger Towards Job’s Friends

Yahweh Restores Job’s Fortunes

Job 37-39

Elihu Speaks of God’s Voice

Yahweh Answers Job

[2] "Who is this that darkens counsel By words without knowledge?
[Job 38:2 LSB]

[4] "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell [Me], if you know understanding, 

[Job 38:4 LSB]

[12] "Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, [And] caused the dawn to know its place, 

[Job 38:12 LSB]

[18] "Have you carefully considered the expanse of the earth? Tell [Me], if you know all this. 

[19] "Where is the way to [where] the light dwells? And darkness, where is its place, 

[Job 38:18-19 LSB]

[36] "Who has given wisdom in the innermost being Or given understanding to the mind? 

[Job 38:36 LSB]

[13] "The ostriches' wings flap joyously [But] are they the pinion and plumage of a stork? 

[14] For she leaves her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust, ... 

[17] Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding. 

[Job 39:13-14, 17 LSB]