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Deuteronomy 34 - Joshua 2

The Death of Moses

34 Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo(A) from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah,(B) across from Jericho.(C) There the Lord showed(D) him the whole land—from Gilead to Dan,(E) all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea,(F) the Negev(G) and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms,(H) as far as Zoar.(I) Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised on oath(J) to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob(K) when I said, ‘I will give it(L) to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross(M) over into it.”

And Moses the servant of the Lord(N) died(O) there in Moab, as the Lord had said. He buried him[a] in Moab, in the valley opposite Beth Peor,(P) but to this day no one knows where his grave is.(Q) Moses was a hundred and twenty years old(R) when he died, yet his eyes were not weak(S) nor his strength gone.(T) The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab(U) thirty days,(V) until the time of weeping and mourning(W) was over.

Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit[b] of wisdom(X) because Moses had laid his hands on him.(Y) So the Israelites listened to him and did what the Lord had commanded Moses.

10 Since then, no prophet(Z) has risen in Israel like Moses,(AA) whom the Lord knew face to face,(AB) 11 who did all those signs and wonders(AC) the Lord sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officials(AD) and to his whole land. 12 For no one has(AE) ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds(AF) that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

Joshua Installed as Leader

After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord,(AG) the Lord said to Joshua(AH) son of Nun, Moses’ aide: “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River(AI) into the land(AJ) I am about to give to them(AK)—to the Israelites. I will give you every place where you set your foot,(AL) as I promised Moses.(AM) Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon,(AN) and from the great river, the Euphrates(AO)—all the Hittite(AP) country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.(AQ) No one will be able to stand against you(AR) all the days of your life. As I was with(AS) Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake(AT) you. Be strong(AU) and courageous,(AV) because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors(AW) to give them.

“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey(AX) all the law(AY) my servant Moses(AZ) gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left,(BA) that you may be successful wherever you go.(BB) Keep this Book of the Law(BC) always on your lips;(BD) meditate(BE) on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.(BF) Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid;(BG) do not be discouraged,(BH) for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”(BI)

10 So Joshua ordered the officers of the people:(BJ) 11 “Go through the camp(BK) and tell the people, ‘Get your provisions(BL) ready. Three days(BM) from now you will cross the Jordan(BN) here to go in and take possession(BO) of the land the Lord your God is giving you for your own.’”

12 But to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,(BP) Joshua said, 13 “Remember the command that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you after he said, ‘The Lord your God will give you rest(BQ) by giving you this land.’ 14 Your wives,(BR) your children and your livestock may stay in the land(BS) that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but all your fighting men, ready for battle,(BT) must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites.(BU) You are to help them 15 until the Lord gives them rest, as he has done for you, and until they too have taken possession of the land the Lord your God is giving them. After that, you may go back and occupy your own land, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.”(BV)

16 Then they answered Joshua, “Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.(BW) 17 Just as we fully obeyed Moses, so we will obey you.(BX) Only may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses. 18 Whoever rebels against your word and does not obey(BY) it, whatever you may command them, will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous!(BZ)

Rahab and the Spies

Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies(CA) from Shittim.(CB) “Go, look over(CC) the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.(CD)” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab(CE) and stayed there.

The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land.” So the king of Jericho sent this message to Rahab:(CF) “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they have come to spy out the whole land.”

But the woman had taken the two men(CG) and hidden them.(CH) She said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they had come from. At dusk, when it was time to close the city gate,(CI) they left. I don’t know which way they went. Go after them quickly. You may catch up with them.”(CJ) (But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax(CK) she had laid out on the roof.)(CL) So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan,(CM) and as soon as the pursuers(CN) had gone out, the gate was shut.

Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof(CO) and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear(CP) of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. 10 We have heard how the Lord dried up(CQ) the water of the Red Sea[c] for you when you came out of Egypt,(CR) and what you did to Sihon and Og,(CS) the two kings of the Amorites(CT) east of the Jordan,(CU) whom you completely destroyed.[d](CV) 11 When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear(CW) and everyone’s courage failed(CX) because of you,(CY) for the Lord your God(CZ) is God in heaven above and on the earth(DA) below.

12 “Now then, please swear to me(DB) by the Lord that you will show kindness(DC) to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign(DD) 13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them(DE)—and that you will save us from death.”

14 “Our lives for your lives!”(DF) the men assured her. “If you don’t tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully(DG) when the Lord gives us the land.”

15 So she let them down by a rope(DH) through the window,(DI) for the house she lived in was part of the city wall. 16 She said to them, “Go to the hills(DJ) so the pursuers(DK) will not find you. Hide yourselves there three days(DL) until they return, and then go on your way.”(DM)

17 Now the men had said to her, “This oath(DN) you made us swear will not be binding on us 18 unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord(DO) in the window(DP) through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your family(DQ) into your house. 19 If any of them go outside your house into the street, their blood will be on their own heads;(DR) we will not be responsible. As for those who are in the house with you, their blood will be on our head(DS) if a hand is laid on them. 20 But if you tell what we are doing, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.(DT)

21 “Agreed,” she replied. “Let it be as you say.”

So she sent them away, and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cord(DU) in the window.(DV)

22 When they left, they went into the hills and stayed there three days,(DW) until the pursuers(DX) had searched all along the road and returned without finding them. 23 Then the two men started back. They went down out of the hills, forded the river and came to Joshua son of Nun and told him everything that had happened to them. 24 They said to Joshua, “The Lord has surely given the whole land into our hands;(DY) all the people are melting in fear(DZ) because of us.”

Luke 13:22-14:6

The Narrow Door

22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.(A) 23 Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”

He said to them, 24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door,(B) because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’

“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’(C)

26 “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’

27 “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’(D)

28 “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth,(E) when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. 29 People will come from east and west(F) and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. 30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”(G)

Jesus’ Sorrow for Jerusalem(H)(I)

31 At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod(J) wants to kill you.”

32 He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’(K) 33 In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet(L) can die outside Jerusalem!

34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(M) and you were not willing. 35 Look, your house is left to you desolate.(N) I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’[a](O)

Jesus at a Pharisee’s House(P)

14 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee,(Q) he was being carefully watched.(R) There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law,(S) “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”(T) But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way.

Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child[b] or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?”(U) And they had nothing to say.

Psalm 79

Psalm 79

A psalm of Asaph.

O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;(A)
    they have defiled(B) your holy temple,
    they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.(C)
They have left the dead bodies of your servants
    as food for the birds of the sky,(D)
    the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild.(E)
They have poured out blood like water
    all around Jerusalem,
    and there is no one to bury(F) the dead.(G)
We are objects of contempt to our neighbors,
    of scorn(H) and derision to those around us.(I)

How long,(J) Lord? Will you be angry(K) forever?
    How long will your jealousy burn like fire?(L)
Pour out your wrath(M) on the nations
    that do not acknowledge(N) you,
on the kingdoms
    that do not call on your name;(O)
for they have devoured(P) Jacob
    and devastated his homeland.

Do not hold against us the sins of past generations;(Q)
    may your mercy come quickly to meet us,
    for we are in desperate need.(R)
Help us,(S) God our Savior,
    for the glory of your name;
deliver us and forgive our sins
    for your name’s sake.(T)
10 Why should the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”(U)

Before our eyes, make known among the nations
    that you avenge(V) the outpoured blood(W) of your servants.
11 May the groans of the prisoners come before you;
    with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die.
12 Pay back into the laps(X) of our neighbors seven times(Y)
    the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.
13 Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,(Z)
    will praise you forever;(AA)
from generation to generation
    we will proclaim your praise.

Proverbs 12:26

26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(A)

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