If your enemy is hungry - Proverbs 25-27

Analogies of Wisdom

[21] If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; 

[22] For you will heap burning coals on his head, And Yahweh will repay you. 

[Pro 25:21-22 LSB]

[19] never taking your own revenge, beloved--instead leave room for the wrath [of God]. For it is written, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord. 

[20] "BUT IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, FEED HIM, AND IF HE IS THIRSTY, GIVE HIM A DRINK; FOR IN SO DOING YOU WILL HEAP BURNING COALS ON HIS HEAD." 

[21] Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. 

[Rom 12:19-21 LSB]

[11] Like a dog that returns to its vomit 

Is a fool who repeats his folly.
[Pro 26:11 LSB]

[20] For if they are overcome, having [both] escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and having again been entangled in them, [then] the last state has become worse for them than the first. 

[21] For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment handed on to them. 

[22] The [message] of the true proverb has happened to them, "A DOG RETURNS TO ITS OWN VOMIT," and, "A sow, after washing, [returns] to wallowing in the mire." 

[2Pe 2:20-22 LSB]

 

Instructions and Warnings

[1] Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. 

[Pro 27:1 LSB]

[13] Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit." 

[14] Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. 

[Jas 4:13-14 LSB]

[10] Do not forsake your friend or your father's friend, And do not come to your brother's house in the day of your disaster; Better is one who dwells near than a brother far away. 

[Pro 27:10 LSB]

Fear Yahweh - Proverbs 22-24

Yahweh Is the Maker of All

[2] The rich and the poor meet together [in this]-- Yahweh is the Maker of them all. 

[Pro 22:2 LSB]

[6] Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
[Pro 22:6 ESV]

The Fear of Yahweh

[12] Bring your heart to discipline And your ears to words of knowledge. 

[Pro 23:12 LSB]

[17] Do not let your heart be jealous of sinners, But [be zealous] in the fear of Yahweh always. 

[Pro 23:17 LSB]

My Son, Fear Yahweh

[11] Deliver those who are being taken away to death, And those who are stumbling to the slaughter, Oh hold [them] back. 

[12] If you say, "Behold, we did not know this," Does not He who weighs the hearts understand? And [does not] He who guards your soul know? And will not He render to man according to his work? 

[Pro 24:11-12 LSB]

[30] I passed by the field of the sluggard And by the vineyard of the man lacking a heart [of wisdom],
[31] And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; Nettles have covered its surface, And its stone wall has been torn down.
[32] And I beheld, I set my heart upon it; I saw, I received discipline.
[33] "A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,"
[34] Then your poverty will come [as] a robber And your want like an armed man.
[Pro 24:30-34 LSB]

Who Can Say - Proverbs 19-21

The Counsel of Yahweh Will Stand

[17] He who is gracious to a poor man lends to Yahweh, And He will repay him for his bountiful deed. [Pro 19:17 LSB]

Hope in Yahweh and He Will Save You

[9] Who can say, "I have kept my heart pure, I am clean from my sin"? 

[Pro 20:9 LSB]

[4] "Who can make the clean out of the unclean? No one!
[Job 14:4 LSB]

[14] "What is man, that he should be pure, Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

[Job 15:14 LSB]

[5] Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. 

[Psa 51:5 LSB]

[20] Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who [continually] does good and who never sins. 

[Ecc 7:20 LSB]

[8] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 

[9] If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 

[10] If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.

[1Jo 1:8-10 LSB]

[27] The breath of man is the lamp of Yahweh, Searching all the innermost parts of his body.
[Pro 20:27 LSB]

[8] "But it is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.
[Job 32:8 LSB]

 

Salvation Belongs to Yahweh

[2] Every man's way is right in his own eyes, But Yahweh weighs the hearts. 

[Pro 21:2 LSB]

[4] Haughty eyes and a proud heart -- The fallow ground of the wicked -- are sin. 

[Pro 21:4 LSB]

[12] Sow with a view to righteousness, Reap in accordance with lovingkindness; Break up your fallow ground, Indeed, it is time to seek Yahweh Until He comes and rains righteousness on you.

[Hos 10:12 LSB]

[3] For thus says Yahweh to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, "Break up your fallow ground, And do not sow among thorns.
[Jer 4:3 LSB]

 

A Brother Offended - Proverbs 16-18

Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked

[4] Yahweh has made everything for its own purpose, Even the wicked for the day of evil.
[Pro 16:4 LSB]

[6] By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of Yahweh one turns away from evil.
[Pro 16:6 LSB]

[9] The heart of man plans his way, But Yahweh directs his steps.
[Pro 16:9 LSB]

[6] Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the beauty of sons is their fathers.
[Pro 17:6 LSB]

[27] He who holds back his words has knowledge, And he who has a cool spirit is a man of discernment. [28] Even an ignorant fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is [considered] understanding.
[Pro 17:27-28 LSB]

[19] A brother offended [is harder to win over] than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.
[Pro 18:19 LSB]

[39] And there was such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.
[Act 15:39 LSB]

 

He whose ear listens - Proverbs 13-15

Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked

[23] In all painful labor there is profit, But [mere] words from the lips [lead] only to want. 

[Pro 14:23 LSB]

[33] Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the midst of fools it is [merely] made known. 

[Pro 14:33 LSB]

[1] A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.
[Pro 15:1 LSB]

[8] The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, But the prayer of the upright is His delight. [Pro 15:8 LSB]

[1] A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. 

[Pro 15:1 LSB]

[28] The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil things. 

[Pro 15:28 LSB]

[31] He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof Will lodge among the wise.
[Pro 15:31 LSB]

Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked - Proverbs 10-12

Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked

[3] Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to hunger, But He will push away the craving of the wicked. 

[Pro 10:3 LSB]

[30] The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls. 

[Pro 11:30 LSB]

[2] A good man will obtain favor from Yahweh, But a man of evil schemes He will condemn. 

[Pro 12:2 LSB]

[28] In the path of righteousness is life, And in [its] pathway there is no death. 

[Pro 12:28 LSB]

The Blessing of Wisdom - Proverbs 7-9

The Adulteress’ Trap

[22] He suddenly follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as [one in] fetters to the discipline of an ignorant fool, 

[23] Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hastens to the snare, And he does not know that it [will cost him] his soul. 

[Pro 7:22-23 LSB]

The Blessing of Wisdom

[34] "How blessed is the man who hears me, To watch daily at my doors, To keep watch at my doorposts. [Pro 8:34 LSB]

Wisdom and Foolishness Call Out

[10] The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 

[Pro 9:10 LSB]

Warning Against Adultery - Proverbs 4-6

A Father’s Wise Instruction

[25] Let your eyes look directly ahead And [even] let your eyelids be fixed straight in front of you.
[Pro 4:25 LSB]

[1] "I have cut a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?

[Job 31:1 LSB]

 

Warning Against Adultery

[18] Let your fountain be blessed, And be glad in the wife of your youth. 

[19] [As] a loving hind and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; Be intoxicated always with her love. 

[Pro 5:18-19 LSB]

Practical Warnings

[16] There are six things which Yahweh hates, Even seven which are an abomination to Him: 

[17] Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, 

[18] A heart that devises wicked thoughts, Feet that hasten to run to evil, 

[19] A false witness [who] breathes out lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers. 

[Pro 6:16-19 LSB]

Warning Against Adultery

[20] My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not abandon the law of your mother; [21] Bind them continually on your heart; Tie them around your neck. 

[22] When you walk about, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep watch over you; And when you awake, they will speak to you. 

[Pro 6:20-22 LSB]

To Know Wisdom - Proverbs 1-3

To Know Wisdom

[7] The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; Ignorant fools despise wisdom and discipline. 

[Pro 1:7 LSB]

[10] The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
[Pro 9:10 LSB]

[28] "So He said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to turn away from evil is understanding.'"
[Job 28:28 LSB]

[10] RESH
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom;
SIN
Good insight belongs to all those who do [His commandments];
TAV
His praise stands forever.
[Psa 111:10 LSB]

[1] ALEPH
Praise Yah! How blessed is the man who fears Yahweh,
BETH
Who greatly delights in His commandments.
[Psa 112:1 LSB]

 

The Enticement of Sinners

The Call of Wisdom

[20] Wisdom shouts in the street, She gives forth her voice in the square; ... 

[33] "But he who listens to me shall dwell securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil."
[Pro 1:20, 33 LSB]

Yahweh Gives Wisdom

[1] My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you, 

[2] To make your ear pay attention to wisdom, Incline your heart to discernment;
[3] For if you call out for understanding, Give your voice for discernment;
[4] If you seek her as silver And search for her as for hidden treasures;
[5] Then you will understand the fear of Yahweh And find the knowledge of God.
[Pro 2:1-5 LSB]

[10] For wisdom will enter your heart And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul; 

[11] Discretion will keep you, Discernment will guard you, 

[Pro 2:10-11 LSB]

Trust, Fear, and Honor Yahweh

[5] Trust in Yahweh with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.
[6] In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
[Pro 3:5-6 LSB]

[11] My son, do not reject the discipline of Yahweh Or loathe His reproof, 

[12] For whom Yahweh loves He reproves, Even as a father [reproves] the son in whom he delights. [Pro 3:11-12 LSB]

[19] Yahweh by wisdom founded the earth, By discernment He established the heavens.
[20] By His knowledge the deeps were split up And the skies drip with dew.
[Pro 3:19-20 LSB]

Preach the Word - 2 Timothy 1-4

Guard the Treasure Entrusted to You

[1] Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus, 

[2] To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, [and] peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 

[2Ti 1:1-2 LSB]

[1] Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called [as] an apostle, having been set apart for the gospel of God, [Rom 1:1 LSB]

[1] Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy [our] brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth with all the saints who are throughout Achaia:

[2Co 1:1 LSB]

[23] For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[Rom 6:23 LSB]
[2] For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
[Rom 8:2 LSB]

[7] For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and self-discipline.
[8] Therefore do not be ashamed of either the witness about our Lord or me His prisoner, but join with [me] in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,
[9] who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,
[2Ti 1:7-9 LSB]

[12] For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.
[2Ti 1:12 LSB]

I Know Whom I Have Believed - Music Minister

Remember Jesus Christ

[8] Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel, 

[2Ti 2:8 LSB]

[11] It is a trustworthy saying: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him; 

[12] If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we will deny Him, He also will deny us; 

[13] If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. 

[2Ti 2:11-13 LSB]

Accurately Handle the Word of Truth

[15] Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.
[2Ti 2:15 LSB]

[22] Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, [and] peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
[2Ti 2:22 LSB]

Difficult Times Will Come

[16] All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness,
[17] so that the man of God may be equipped, having been thoroughly equipped for every good work. [2Ti 3:16-17 LSB]

Preach the Word

[1] I solemnly charge [you] in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:
[2] preach the word; be ready in season [and] out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and teaching.
[2Ti 4:1-2 LSB]

[15] And how will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO PROCLAIM GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!" 

[Rom 10:15 LSB]

Personal Concerns

[16] At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me. May it not be counted against them. [17] But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the preaching might be fulfilled, and that all the Gentiles might hear. And I was rescued out of the lion's mouth. 

[18] The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will save me unto His heavenly kingdom; to Him [be] the glory forever and ever. Amen. 

[2Ti 4:16-18 LSB]

I am my beloved's - Song of Songs 5-8

Together in the Garden of Love

The Bride Searches for Her Beloved

[9] [Others] What is your beloved more than another beloved, O most beautiful among women? What is your beloved more than another beloved, that you thus adjure us? 

[Sng 5:9 ESV]

The Bride Praises Her Beloved

Together in the Garden of Love

[3] I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine; he grazes among the lilies. 

[Sng 6:3 ESV]

[10] I am my beloved's, and his desire is for me. 

[Sng 7:10 ESV]

The Bride Gives Her Love

Longing for Her Beloved

[6] Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD. 

[Sng 8:6 ESV]

[6] "Put me like a seal over your heart, Like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, Jealousy is as severe as Sheol; Its flashes are flashes of fire, The [very] flame of Yah. 

[Sng 8:6 LSB]

Final Advice

Solomon Admires His Bride’s Beauty - Song of Songs 1

The Bride Confesses Her Love

Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other

[7] I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the does of the field, that you not stir up or awaken love until it pleases.
[Sng 2:7 ESV]

The Bride Adores Her Beloved

[16] My beloved is mine, and I am his; he grazes among the lilies. 

[Sng 2:16 ESV]

The Bride’s Dream

[1] On my bed by night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not. 

[Sng 3:1 ESV]

Solomon Arrives for the Wedding

Solomon Admires His Bride’s Beauty

[12] A garden locked is my sister, my bride, a spring locked, a fountain sealed. 

[Sng 4:12 ESV]

[15] Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well. 

[16] Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets? 

[17] Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you. 

[18] Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth, 

[19] a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight; be intoxicated always in her love. 

[Pro 5:15-19 ESV]

 

Save Me, O God - Psalm 69-72

Save Me, O God

[9] For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me. 

[Psa 69:9 LSB]

[17] His disciples remembered that it was written, "ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME."

[Jhn 2:17 LSB]

[2] Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his building up.
[3] For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, "THE REPROACHES OF THOSE WHO REPROACHED YOU FELL ON ME." 

[Rom 15:2-3 LSB]

[21] They also gave [me] gall for my food And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
[Psa 69:21 LSB]

[28] After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been finished, in order to finish the Scripture, said, "I am thirsty." 

[29] A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon [a branch of] hyssop and brought it up to His mouth. 

[30] Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. 

[Jhn 19:28-30 LSB]

 

 O Yahweh, Do Not Delay

[5] But I am afflicted and needy; Hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my protector; O Yahweh, do not delay. 

[Psa 70:5 LSB]

O God, Do Not Forsake Me

[9] Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails. ... 

[Psa 71:9 LSB]

[17] O God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous deeds. 

[18] And even when [I am] old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to [this] generation, Your might to all who are to come. 

[Psa 71:17-18 LSB]

Give the King Your Judgments

[8] May he also have dominion from sea to sea And from the River to the ends of the earth. 

[Psa 72:8 LSB]

[10] I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim And the horse from Jerusalem; And the bow of war will be cut off. And He will speak peace to the nations; And His reign will be from sea to sea And from the River to the ends of the earth.
[Zec 9:10 LSB]

Come and See the Works of God - Psalm 66-68

Come and See the Works of God

[1] For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm. 

Make a loud shout to God, all the earth; 

[2] Sing praise for the glory of His name; 

Establish His praise as glorious. 

[3] Say to God, "How fearsome are Your works! Because of the abundance of Your strength Your enemies will cower before You. 

[Psa 66:1-3 LSB]

Cause Your Face to Shine upon Us

[1] For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. 

God be gracious to us and bless us, [And] cause His face to shine upon us-- Selah. 

[Psa 67:1 LSB]

Let God’s Enemies Be Scattered

[4] Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Lift up [a song] for Him who rides through the deserts, Whose name is Yah, and exult before Him. 

[5] A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, Is God in His holy habitation. 

[Psa 68:4-5 LSB]

[19] Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God [who] is our salvation. Selah. 

[Psa 68:19 LSB]

Blessed Is the One Whom You Choose - Psalm 61-65

Lead Me to the Rock

[8] So I will sing praise to Your name forever, As I pay my vows day by day. 

[Psa 61:8 LSB]

 “God daily performs his promises, let us daily perform our vows; he keeps his covenant, let us not forget ours.” (Spurgeon)

God Is a Refuge for Us

[10] Do not trust in oppression And do not put vain hope in robbery; If riches increase, do not set [your] heart [upon them]. 

[11] Once God has spoken; Twice I have heard this: That strength belongs to God; 

[Psa 62:10-11 LSB]

My Soul Thirsts for You

[1] A Psalm of David. When he was in the wilderness of Judah. 

O God, You are my God; 

I shall seek You earnestly; 

My soul thirsts for You, 

my flesh yearns for You, 

In a dry and weary land without water. 

[Psa 63:1 LSB]

The Righteous Will Be Glad in Yahweh

[10] The righteous man will be glad in Yahweh and will take refuge in Him; And all the upright in heart will boast. 

[Psa 64:10 LSB]

Blessed Is the One Whom You Choose

[4] How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near [to You] That he would dwell in Your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple. 

[Psa 65:4 LSB]

[4] just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him in love, [Eph 1:4 LSB]

Awake, my glory! - Psalm 56-60

In God I Trust, I Shall Not Be Afraid

[4] In God, whose word I praise, In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can [mere] man do to me? 

[Psa 56:4 LSB]

Let Your Glory Be Above All the Earth

[8] Awake, my glory! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. 

[Psa 57:8 LSB]

[9] Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will dwell securely. 

[Psa 16:9 LSB]

[12] That [my] glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to You forever. 

[Psa 30:12 LSB]

[1] A Song. A Psalm of David. 

My heart is set, O God; I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my glory. 

[Psa 108:1 LSB]

 

There Is a God Who Judges on Earth

[3] The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak falsehood wander in error from birth. 

[Psa 58:3 LSB]

[5] Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.

[Psa 51:5 LSB]

[14] "What is man, that he should be pure, Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

[Job 15:14 LSB]

 

Deliver Me from My Enemies

[16] But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength; And I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning, For You have been my stronghold And a refuge in the day of my distress. 

[17] O my strength, I will sing praises to You; For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness. 

[Psa 59:16-17 LSB]

Through God We Shall Do Valiantly

[11] Oh give us help against the adversary, For salvation by man is worthless. 

[12] Through God we shall do valiantly, And it is He who will tread down our adversaries. 

[Psa 60:11-12 LSB]

There Is No One Who Does Good - Psalm 51-55

Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God

[1] For the choir director. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 

Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the abundance of Your compassion blot out my transgressions. 

[Psa 51:1 LSB]

[10] Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 

[11] Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. 

[12] Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit. 

[Psa 51:10-12 LSB]

Create In Me A Clean Heart - song and lyrics by Keith Green

[15] O Lord, open my lips, That my mouth may declare Your praise. 

[Psa 51:15 LSB]

I Trust in the Lovingkindness of God

[8] But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever. 

[9] I will give You thanks forever, because You have done [it], And I will hope on Your name, for [it is] good, in the presence of Your holy ones. 

[Psa 52:8-9 LSB]

There Is No One Who Does Good

[2] God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there is anyone who has insight, Anyone who seeks after God. 

[3] Every one of them has turned back; together they have become worthless; There is no one who does good, not even one. 

[Psa 53:2-3 LSB]

[6] For all of us have become like one who is unclean, And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us wither like a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, carry us away. 

[Isa 64:6 LSB]

[12] ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME WORTHLESS; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE."
[Rom 3:12 LSB]

God Is My Helper

[1] For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, "Is not David hiding himself among us?" 

O God, save me by Your name, And render justice to me by Your might. 

[Psa 54:1 LSB]

He Will Never Allow the Righteous to Be Shaken

[22] Cast your burden upon Yahweh and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. 

[Psa 55:22 LSB]

The City of Our God - Psalm 46-50

God Is Our Refuge and Strength

[1] For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. 

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. 

[Psa 46:1 LSB]

God Is King of All the Earth

[1] For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. 

O clap your hands, all peoples; Make a loud shout to God with the sound of a shout of joy. 

[Psa 47:1 LSB]

[9] The nobles of the peoples have assembled themselves [with] the people of the God of Abraham, For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted. 

[Psa 47:9 LSB]

The City of Our God

[1] A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. 

Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain. 

[Psa 48:1 LSB]

[22] But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels,

[23] to the festal gathering and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of [the] righteous made perfect,

[24] and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than [the blood] of Abel.

[Heb 12:22-24 LSB]

[2] And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
[Rev 21:2 LSB]

[9] We have thought on Your lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of Your temple.
[Psa 48:9 LSB]

Why Should I Fear in Days of Evil?

[20] Man in [his] honor, but [who] does not understand, Is like the animals that perish. 

[Psa 49:20 LSB]

[18] I said in my heart concerning the sons of men, "God is testing them in order for them to see that they are but beasts." 

[19] For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same fate for [each of] them. As one dies so dies the other, and they all have the same breath. So there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is vanity. 

[Ecc 3:18-19 LSB]

God Himself Is Judge

[23] The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!" 

[Psa 50:23 ESV]

My Soul Thirsts for God - Psalm 42-45

My Soul Thirsts for God

[1] For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. 

As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. 

[2] My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God? 

[Psa 42:1-2 LSB]

Send Out Your Light and Your Truth

[3] Oh send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy mountain And to Your dwelling places. 

[Psa 43:3 LSB]

Rise Up, Be Our Help

[3] For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them. 

[Psa 44:3 LSB]

Your Throne, O God, Is Forever

[1] To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah; a love song. 

My heart overflows with a pleasing theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe. 

[Psa 45:1 ESV]

Those who are rich - 1 Timothy 4-6

Some Will Fall Away

A Good Minister’s Discipline

[13] Until I come, give attention to the public reading [of Scripture], to exhortation and teaching. 

[1Ti 4:13 LSB]

Honor Widows

Honoring the Elders

[17] The elders who lead well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor at [preaching] the word and teaching. 

[1Ti 5:17 LSB]

Instructions to Those Who Serve

[1] All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and [our] doctrine will not be slandered. 

[1Ti 6:1 LSB]

[10] For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evils, and some by aspiring to it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 

[1Ti 6:10 LSB]

[17] Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty or to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. 

[18] [Command them] to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, 

[19] storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed. 

[1Ti 6:17-19 LSB]

Instructions in Doctrine and Living - 1 Timothy 1-3

Instructions in Doctrine and Living

[5] But the goal of our command is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and an unhypocritical faith. 

[1Ti 1:5 LSB]

[4] For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

[Rom 10:4 LSB]

[15] It is a trustworthy saying and deserving full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost.
[16] Yet for this reason I was shown mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Christ Jesus might demonstrate all His patience as an example for those who are going to believe upon Him for eternal life.
[1Ti 1:15-16 LSB]

Exhortation to Prayer

[1] First of all, then, I exhort that petitions [and] prayers, requests [and] thanksgivings, be made for all men, 

[2] for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 

[3] This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 

[4] who desires all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth. 

[1Ti 2:1-4 LSB]

[5] For there is one God, [and] one mediator also between God and men, [the] man Christ Jesus, [6] who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the witness for this proper time. [1Ti 2:5-6 LSB]

Instructions for Women

Overseers and Deacons

[16] And by common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: 

He who was manifested in the flesh, 

Was vindicated in the Spirit, 

Seen by angels, 

Proclaimed among the nations, 

Believed on in the world, 

Taken up in glory. 

[1Ti 3:16 LSB]

Josiah Reads the Book of the Covenant - 2 Kings 23-25

Josiah Reads the Book of the Covenant

[17] Then he said, "What is this monument that I see?" And the men of the city told him, "It is the grave of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things which you have done against the altar of Bethel." 

[2Ki 23:17 LSB]

[2] And he cried against the altar by the word of Yahweh, and said, "O altar, altar, thus says Yahweh, 'Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah is his name; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.'" 

[1Ki 13:2 LSB]

 

Josiah Celebrates the Passover

[26] However, Yahweh did not turn from His great burning anger, His anger which burned against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him to anger. 

[27] And Yahweh said, "I will remove Judah also from My presence, as I have removed Israel. And I will reject Jerusalem, this city which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, 'My name shall be there.'" 

[2Ki 23:26-27 LSB]

Jehoahaz Reigns Over Judah

Jehoahaz’s Reign and Imprisonment

Jehoiakim Made King by Pharaoh

Jehoiakim Rebels Against Nebuchadnezzar

[3] Surely at the command of Yahweh it came upon Judah, to remove [them] from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, 

[4] and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and Yahweh was not willing to pardon. 

[2Ki 24:3-4 LSB]

Jehoiachin Reigns over Judah

Judah Exiled to Babylon

Zedekiah Reigns over Judah

Nebuchadnezzar Besieges Jerusalem

Jerusalem Burned

Gedaliah Appointed Judah’s Governor

Hezekiah’s Prayer - 2 Kings 19-22

Isaiah Tells Hezekiah Not to Be Afraid

Sennacherib Deceives Hezekiah

Hezekiah’s Prayer

[14] Then Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it, and he went up to the house of Yahweh and spread it out before Yahweh. 

[15] And Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh and said, "O Yahweh, the God of Israel, who is enthroned [above] the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 

[16] "Incline Your ear, O Yahweh, and hear; open Your eyes, O Yahweh, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, who sent them to reproach the living God. 

[2Ki 19:14-16 LSB]

Isaiah Speaks of Sennacherib’s Fall

[27] 'But I know your sitting down, And your going out and your coming in, And your raging against Me. 

[2Ki 19:27 LSB]

[31] 'For out of Jerusalem will go forth a remnant, and out of Mount Zion survivors. The zeal of Yahweh will do this. 

[2Ki 19:31 LSB]

Hezekiah’s Illness and Restoration

[11] Isaiah the prophet cried to Yahweh, and He turned the shadow on the stairway back ten steps by which it had gone down on the stairway of Ahaz. 

[2Ki 20:11 LSB]

Hezekiah Shows Babylon His Treasures

Manasseh Reigns over Judah

Manasseh’s Idolatry Denounced

Amon Reigns over Judah

Josiah Reigns over Judah

[2] And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh and walked in all the way of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or to the left. 

[2Ki 22:2 LSB]

Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law

Huldah Says Yahweh is Bringing Evil

Hezekiah Reigns over Judah - 2 Kings 16-18

Ahaz Reigns over Judah

[3] But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and even made his son pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh had dispossessed from before the sons of Israel. 

[2Ki 16:3 LSB]

Ahaz Sends for Help from Assyria

Ahaz Has Urijah Build an Altar

Hezekiah Reigns over Judah

Hoshea Reigns over Israel

Israel Exiled to Assyria

Israel Rejects Yahweh

[7] Now [this] happened because the sons of Israel had sinned against Yahweh their God--who had brought them up from the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt--and they had feared other gods 

[8] and walked in the statutes of the nations whom Yahweh had dispossessed from before the sons of Israel, and [in the statutes] of the kings of Israel which they had made. 

[2Ki 17:7-8 LSB]

Exiled Men in the Cities of Samaria

[41] So while these nations were fearing Yahweh, they also were serving their graven images; their children likewise and their grandchildren, as their fathers acted, so they are acting [this way] to this day.

[2Ki 17:41 LSB]

Hezekiah Reigns over Judah

[3] And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that David his father had done. [4] He took away the high places and shattered the [sacred] pillars and cut down the Asherah. And he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel were burning incense to it; and it was called Nehushtan. 

[2Ki 18:3-4 LSB]

[5] He trusted in Yahweh, the God of Israel; so that after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor [among those] who were before him. 

[6] So he clung to Yahweh; he did not turn away from following Him, but kept His commandments, which Yahweh had commanded Moses. 

[2Ki 18:5-6 LSB]

[7] "Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh And whose trust is Yahweh. 

[8] "And he will be like a tree planted by the water, That sends forth its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor refrain from yielding fruit. 

[Jer 17:7-8 LSB]

 

Hezekiah Prospers

Sennacherib Comes Up Against Judah

The Death of Elisha - 2 Kings 13-15

Jehoahaz Reigns over Israel

[4] Then Jehoahaz entreated the face of Yahweh, and Yahweh listened to him; for He saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Aram oppressed them. 

[2Ki 13:4 LSB]

Jehoash Reigns over Israel

The Death of Elisha

[23] But Yahweh was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not bring them to ruin or cast them from His presence until now. 

[2Ki 13:23 LSB]

Amaziah Reigns over Judah

Jeroboam II Reigns over Israel

Zechariah Reigns over Israel

Azariah Reigns over Judah

[3] And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. [4] Only the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 

[2Ki 15:3-4 LSB]

Zechariah Reigns over Israel

Shallum Reigns over Israel

Menahem Reigns over Israel

Pekahiah Reigns over Israel

Pekah Reigns over Israel

[28] And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he made Israel sin. 

[2Ki 15:28 LSB]

Jotham Reigns over Judah

[34] And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh; he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. 

[35] Only the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh. 

[2Ki 15:34-35 LSB]

Jehu Destroys the Slaves of Baal - 2 Kings 10-12

The Heads of Ahab’s Sons Sent to Jehu

Jehu Destroys the Slaves of Baal

[31] But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of Yahweh, the God of Israel, with all his heart; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, which he made Israel sin. 

[2Ki 10:31 LSB]

Jehoahaz Reigns over Israel

Athaliah Reigns over Judah

[17] Then Jehoiada cut a covenant between Yahweh and the king and the people, that they would be the people of Yahweh, also between the king and the people. 

[2Ki 11:17 LSB]

Jehoash Reigns over Judah

Jehoash Repairs the House of Yahweh

Amaziah Reigns over Judah

Lepers Report the Arameans’ Flight - 2 Kings 7-9

Lepers Report the Arameans’ Flight

[9] Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, but we are keeping silent; if we wait until morning light, punishment will overtake us. So now, come, let us go and tell the king's household." 

[2Ki 7:9 LSB]

[28] So the woman left her water jar, and went into the city and said to the men, 

[29] "Come, see a man who told me all the things that I [have] done; is this not the Christ?" 

[Jhn 4:28-29 LSB]

 

Plundering the Arameans

Jehoram Restores the Shunammite’s Land

Elisha Weeps over Hazael’s Evil

Jehoram Reigns over Judah

Ahaziah Reigns over Judah

Jehu Anointed King over Israel

Jehu Deceives Joram

[26] 'Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons,' says Yahweh, 'and I will repay you in this property,' says Yahweh. So now, lift [him] up and cast him into the property, according to the word of Yahweh." 

[2Ki 9:26 LSB]

[19] And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, "Have you killed and also taken possession?"' And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the LORD: "In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood."'" [1Ki 21:19 ESV]

Jehu Strikes Down Ahaziah

Jezebel Is Eaten by Dogs

[36] Therefore they returned and declared [it] to him. And he said, "This is the word of Yahweh, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 'In the property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; 

[2Ki 9:36 LSB]

[23] And of Jezebel the LORD also said, 'The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the walls of Jezreel.' [1Ki 21:23 ESV]

Naaman Cleaned from Leprosy - 2 Kings 4-6

The Widow’s Oil

The Shunammite Woman Will Bear a Son

A Dead Boy Opens His Eyes

[32] Then Elisha came into the house, and behold, the boy was dead and laid on his bed. 

[33] So he entered and shut the door behind them both and prayed to Yahweh. 

[34] And he went up and lay on the child and put his mouth on his mouth and his eyes on his eyes and his hands on his hands, and he stretched himself on him; and the flesh of the child became warm. 

[2Ki 4:32-34 LSB]

The Death in the Stew

[42] Now a man came from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, "Give [them] to the people that they may eat." 

[43] And his attendant said, "What, will I give this before one hundred men?" But he said, "Give [them] to the people that they may eat, for thus says Yahweh, 'They shall eat and have [some] left over.'" 

[44] So he gave [it] before them, and they ate and had [some] left over, according to the word of Yahweh. [2Ki 4:42-44 LSB]

[11] Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed [them] to those who were seated; likewise also of the fish, as much as they wanted. 

[Jhn 6:11 LSB]

Naaman Cleaned from Leprosy

[3] And she said to her mistress, "I wish that my master were before the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his leprosy." 

[2Ki 5:3 LSB]

[13] Then his servants approached and spoke to him and said, "My father, had the prophet spoken with you [to do some] great thing, would you not have done [it]? How much more [then], when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean'?" 

[2Ki 5:13 LSB]

Gehazi’s Leprosy

[26] Then he said to him, "Did not my heart go [with you], when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money and to receive clothes and olive groves and vineyards and sheep and oxen and male and female slaves? 

[2Ki 5:26 LSB]

The Axe Head Floats

[6] Then the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" And when he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw [it] in there and made the iron float. 

[2Ki 6:6 LSB]

Horses and Chariots of Fire Around Elisha

[17] Then Elisha prayed and said, "O Yahweh, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." And Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 

[2Ki 6:17 LSB]

Aram’s Siege of Samaria

Flour and Barley in Samaria

Elijah Taken to Heaven - 2 Kings 1-3

Ahaziah’s Messengers Meet Elijah

Jehoram Reigns over Israel

Elijah Taken to Heaven

[9] Now it happened when they crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you." And Elisha said, "Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me." [10] And he said, "You have asked a hard thing. [Nevertheless], if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be [so]." 

[2Ki 2:9-10 LSB]

[11] As they were going along and talking, behold, [there appeared] a chariot of fire and horses of fire, and it separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven. 

[12] And Elisha was seeing [this] and he was crying out, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" And he saw Elijah no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. 

[2Ki 2:11-12 LSB]

Elisha Has the Spirit of Elijah

Moab Rebels Against Israel

Ahab Humbles Himself - 1 King 19-22

Elijah Runs from Jezebel

[7] And the angel of Yahweh came again a second time and touched him and said, "Arise, eat, because the journey is too great for you." 

[8] So he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mountain of God. 

[1Ki 19:7-8 LSB]

Elijah at Horeb

[18] "Yet I will leave 7,000 in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him." 

[1Ki 19:18 LSB]

[22] For though your people, O Israel, may be like the sand of the sea, [Only] a remnant within them will return; A [destructive] end is decreed, overflowing with righteousness. 

[Isa 10:22 LSB]

Elijah Puts the Mantle on Elisha

Ahab Wars with Aram

Israel Fights the Arameans

A Prophesy Enrages Ahab

Ahab Takes Possession of Naboth’s Vineyard

Yahweh Speaks Against Ahab

Ahab Humbles Himself

[27] Now it happened when Ahab heard these words, that he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and fasted, and he lay in sackcloth and went about despondently. 

[28] Then the word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 

[29] "Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the evil in his days, [but] I will bring the evil upon his house in his son's days." 

[1Ki 21:27-29 LSB]

Ahab Battles Against Aram

Ahab Hates Micaiah

Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab

The Death of Ahab

[38] And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood (now the harlots bathed themselves [there]), according to the word of Yahweh which He spoke. 

[1Ki 22:38 LSB]

[19] "And you shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says Yahweh, "Have you murdered and also taken possession?"' And you shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says Yahweh, "In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth the dogs will lick up your blood, even yours."'" 

[1Ki 21:19 LSB]

 

Jehoshaphat Reigns over Judah

Ahaziah Reigns over Israel