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getting In My Feels about kol nidrei & the oath of fëanor....
#mine#silm#judaism is the Best lens to analyze tolkien thru bc jewish philosophy and theology is simply full of Good Takes#and also bc like the Oath is one of THE MAIN THINGS in the silm and the fact that like#the text itself doesn't rlly give it much Weight tends to bug me#esp in terms of thinking like. this binary 'either it's metaphysically binding or it Isn't' way#i personally like to envision it as a metaphysical binding bc that's Tasty#but i think that even if the oath has no power In And Of Itself there's a rlly interesting alternate take#(that i will hopefully write up in more detail at some later point)#discussing how (at least in judaism) a vow undertaken before g-d (even Solely To Oneself)#is Still considered binding—and breaking it is therefore a transgression#obviously in Real Life and in judaism we don't believe that the *vow itself* has the power to eat our souls or w/e#but nonetheless once a vow or oath is *spoken* there *is* a binding on the soul—that is what a vow/oath Does#and therefore it's not the Conditions in the text of the vow that concern one but the fact that even if said conditions are impossible#there is still A Vow and breaking it is Bad and Has Moral Consequences#so what i'm driving at here is that i think another Fun reading of the oath of feanor is#'no it can't Literally eat their souls if they fail BUT failure to fulfill it Will still be a Moral Failure'#'because a vow that is sworn is metaphysically binding not by virtue of what it calls upon the vow-takers'#'but by virtue of it *being a vow* (before the gods)'#'so forswearing it Would still have negative consequences for the sons of feanor even If those consequences aren't permadeath'#anyways also i'm just sitting here like. if the elves had kol nidrei they literally would not even Be in that situation#just saying! seems like the fantasy catholics really just Missed An Opportunity there
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Matthew 5:19 | ¹⁹ So then, whoever breaks one of the least of
these commandments & teaches others to do likewise will be
called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices
& teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Donald Spence Jones [1836-1917] | Matthew 5:19
1.] v.19—Matthew only.
As CHRIST honoured the Law [v.17] so are HIS disciples
to honour it. Whosoever therefore.
Seeing that every part of the Law is of permanent value.
In this verse our LORD once for all declares HIS opposition
to antinomianism. Every one of the commands in the Law is,
in its true & ideal meaning, still binding.
2.] Shall break. Not merely in contrast to "do" in the sense of
"transgress" [Fritzsche], but "abrogate" Bishop Westcott,
on John 5:18, "Not the violation of the sanctity of the day in
a special case, but the abrogation of the duty of observance;"
[Matthew 16:19; Matthew 18:18; 1 John 3:8].
● Matthew 16:19 | ¹⁹ I will give you the keys of the
kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth
will be bound in heaven, & whatever you loose
on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
● Matthew 18:18 | ¹⁸ Truly I tell you, whatever you
bind on earth will be bound in heaven, & whatever
you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
● 1 John 3:8 | ⁸ The one who practices sin is of the
devil, because the devil has been sinning from
the very start. This is why the SON of GOD was
revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
It expresses, indeed, a less complete abrogation than v.17
because, while speaking of himself, the LORD could use
the strongest word possible, & that with reference to the
whole Law or the Prophets; but here HIS expression is
limited by the inability of any individual disciple to
carry out an abrogation even of one command.
One of these least commandments.
Not necessarily such as the Pharisees reckoned least, in
their enumeration of small & great, but such as our LORD
HIMSELF symbolized by "jot" or "tittle;"
those precepts which in reality are the least important [Meyer].
Chrysostom strangely says that our LORD here refers, not
to old laws, but to those which HE was about to lay down;
similarly Bengel thinks of v.22-28, etc.
While the Jews distinguished carefully between small &
great precepts, they insisted on the importance of keeping
even the smallest; [Taylor],
"Hasten to a slight precept.., for the reward of precept is
precept." And shall teach men so.
Doing his best to abrogate it, not only in his own person
by neglect or violation, but also for others by teaching
them to disregard it.
He shall be called the least.
He is not cast out of the kingdom [Augustine], but his want
of moral insight [did he consider it "breadth of thought"?]
leads to his being called least in the kingdom.
It is the converse of the parable in Luke 19:17, etc.
Luke 19:17 | ¹⁷ His master replied, ‘Well done,
good servant! Because you have been faithful
in a very small matter, you shall have authority
over ten cities.’
There faithfulness in a very little wins much; here disregard
of a very little causes a person to be reckoned [v.9, note]
as very little—the principle of judgment being that of
Luke 16:10, "HE that is faithful in a very little is faithful also
in much; & he that is unrighteous in a very little is
unrighteous also in much."
In the kingdom of heaven; i.e. probably in its full & final
establishment. The doctrine of grades of blessedness &
of punishment hereafter is clearly taught in SCRIPTURE
[e.g. Luke 12:47-48].
But whosoever shall do & teach them.
Similarly the Revised Version; but rather supply "it," i.e.
"that which is required in the smallest commandment"
[Meyer].
The personal performance & conscious spreading of one
of the least commandments will be found to involve so
much that it gains for the person a high position.
Do & teach.
For many will perform a command without taking any
conscious part in spreading it.
Why inserted here & not in the previous clause?
Partly because of the awkwardness of inserting it there
so soon after it; partly because our LORD wished to lay
stress there on the recompense, here on the person
["he & no other"] who receives recompense.
On the thought, "If he teach these things & practise them,
he shall share the throne of the king, as also Joseph our
brother."
It is worth adding Tyndale's remark in his 'Exposition,'
"Whosoever shall first fulfil them
[these least commandments following]
himself, & then teach other, & set all his study to the
furtherance & maintaining of them, that doctor
shall all they of the kingdom of heaven have in price,
& follow him & seek him out, as doth an eagle her prey,
& cleave to him as burrs." Matthew 5:19
Charles John Ellicott, Theologian [1819–1905] | Matthew 5:19
Matthew 5:1-48 | Sermon on the Mount
¹ When JESUS saw the crowds, HE went up on the
mountain & sat down. His disciples came to HIM,
Matthew 5:2-12 | The Beatitudes
² & HE began to teach them, saying: ³ “Blessed are
the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
⁴ Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be
comforted. ⁵ Blessed are the meek, for they will
inherit the earth.
⁶ Blessed are those who hunger & thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled. ⁷ Blessed are the merciful, for they
will be shown mercy.
⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see GOD.
⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called
sons of GOD. ¹⁰ Blessed are those who are persecuted
because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. ¹¹ Blessed are you when people insult you,
persecute you, & falsely say all kinds of evil against you
because of ME.
¹² Rejoice & be glad, because great is your reward in
Heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the
prophets before you.
Matthew 5:13-16 | Believers Are Salt & Light
¹³ You are the salt of the earth.
But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made
salty again? It is no longer good for anything,
except to be thrown out & trampled by men.
¹⁴ You are the light of the world.
A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
¹⁵ Neither do people light a lamp & put it under a basket.
Instead, they set it on a lampstand, & it gives light to
everyone in the house.
¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before men,
that they may see your good deeds & glorify your
FATHER in Heaven.
Matthew 5:17-20 | CHRIST Came to Fulfill the Law
¹⁷ Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or
the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but
to fulfill them.
¹⁸ For I tell you truly, until heaven & earth pass away,
not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will
disappear from the Law until everything is
accomplished.
¹⁹ So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these
commandments & teaches others to do likewise
will be called least in the kingdom of heaven;
but whoever practices & teaches them will be
called great in the kingdom of heaven.
²⁰ For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds
that of the scribes & Pharisees, you will never enter
the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:21-26 | Murder Begins in the Heart
²¹ You have heard that it was said to the ancients,
‘Do not murder, & anyone who murders will be
subject to judgment.’ ²² But I tell you that anyone
who is angry with his brother will be subject to
judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother,
‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin.
But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to
the fire of hell. ²³ Therefore if you are offering your
gift at the altar & there remember that your brother
has something against you, ²⁴ leave your gift there
before the altar.
First go & be reconciled to your brother; then
come & offer your gift.
²⁵ Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are
still on the way to court. Otherwise he may hand you
over to the judge, & the judge may hand you over to
the officer, & you may be thrown into prison.
²⁶ Truly I tell you, you will not get out
until you have paid the last penny.
Matthew 5:27-30 | Adultery in the Heart
²⁷ You have heard that it was said,
‘Do not commit adultery.’
²⁸ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to
lust after her has already committed adultery
with her in his heart.
²⁹ If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out &
throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of
your body than for your whole body to be thrown
into hell.
³⁰ And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off &
throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of
your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.
Matthew 5:31-32 | Marriage Is Sacred & Binding
³¹ It has also been said,
‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate
of divorce.’ ³² But I tell you that anyone who divorces
his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery
upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman
commits adultery.
Matthew 5:33-37 | JESUS Forbids Oaths
³³ Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients,
‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the LORD.’
³⁴ But I tell you not to swear at all: either by Heaven,
for it is GOD’s throne; ³⁵ or by the earth, for it is HIS footstool;
or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
³⁶ Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make
a single hair white or black. ³⁷ Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’
& your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.
Matthew 5:38-42 | Retaliation: Go the 2nd Mile
³⁸ You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye & tooth for tooth.’ ³⁹ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; ⁴⁰ if someone wants to sue you & take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well; ⁴¹ & if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two. ⁴² Give to the one who asks you, & do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Matthew 5:43-48 | Love Your Enemies
⁴³ You have heard that it was said,
‘Love your neighbor & hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴ But I tell you,
love your enemies & pray for those who persecute you,
⁴⁵ that you may be sons of your FATHER in Heaven.
HE causes HIS sun to rise on the evil & the good, &
sends rain on the righteous & the unrighteous.
⁴⁶ If you love those who love you, what reward will you get?
�� Do not even tax collectors do the same?
⁴⁷ And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing
more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
⁴⁸ Be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly FATHER is perfect.”
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If being LGBT was about 'being not-straight', straight trans people wouldn't be considered LGBT, either. It's almost like the LGBT community is centered around something else than not being straight.
Exactly!
Every single LGBT identity faces the consequences of homophobia (yes, even straight trans folk because when straight trans people are misgendered in m/f relationships, suddenly those relationships look like same gender relationships). And for straight trans people the affects go beyond “misdirected homophobia.”
When we call something “misdirected,” we are implying it carries less harm. A straight woman being called the d slur doesn’t feel the full affect of the slur. But straight trans people, especially those who have not legally transitioned or do not pass, face the literal, actual full affects of homophobia whether it be not being able to marry their partners or facing violence.
Because homophobia and transphobia are inherently linked by how we trespass gender norms, subvert relationship expectations, and then how our identities are policed. Look at the theories surrounding sexual inversion, look at homophobic laws targeted how gendered our clothing was, and look at how liberally transphobic/homophobic slurs/sentiments are thrown at all LGBT people, even if the person isn’t trans or gay.
Gay women are accused of “wanting to be men” for wanting to be with women. Trans folk are accused of being gay people who just want to be with the same gender but in a straight way, so being trans is the only way to make it work.
Being attracted to the same gender is seen as breaking gender norms in a similar way that being trans does. Likewise, transness within relationships, even m/f relationships, is seen as being gay because transphobic pieces of shit make assumptions about genitalia involved and think that “two penises” = gay.
Homophobia and transphobia (often, not always) stem from the same assumptions about “biological sex” and heteronormativity and from the same patriarchal/white supremacist values.
What cishet aces and cis aroaces experience as “not straight people” does not stem from the same things, especially when these aces/aros still have straight relationships including romance and sex. And while we can talk about aces who abstain completely from sex and romance and how these experiences might parallel LGBT experiences as people who are not seen as straight, the consequences and policing is not the same.
Cis aroaces are not straight. Cishet aces are but let’s just say they’re not.
Their “not straightness” comes from failing to meet certain gender norms (which arguably isn’t even the case for most of them, as they still have sex and relationships but whatever). LGBP “not straightness” and even the refusal to accept straight trans people as straight comes from BREAKING gender norms–subverting them, killing them, whatever.
LGBT relationships are a threat to heteronormativity, patriarchy, cissexism and therefore are met with violence. Cishet aces and cis aroaces, only in some cases, not even close to all, are just… a failure to meet those structures. Which might be faced with confusion and even anger but not the same level of shit by far.
Because “normal” cis straight people fail to meet those guidelines as well. All the fucking time. Whether it be the house husband/bread winner wife combo or the woman whose the “cool aunt” because she refuses to get married and she just sails around the world bringing back cool shit for her friend’s kids or the ~metrosexual man who dresses well and keeps his own house pristine or whatever the fuck.
Virgins are technically doing the same thing to gender norms that cis aroaces and cishet aces are, perhaps even more thoroughly. There’s nothing subversive about just… not having sex or not dating, no matter the reason why (whether it be you just can’t get someone to date/fuck you or because you’re disinterested in it).
Western society barely cares about that shit anymore, especially if doesn’t involve them personally.
But just by being ATTRACTED to the same gender or by questioning our assigned gender, not even having to act on it, we are breaking every single assumption about gender and sexuality cishets have.
And lots of people give a shit about that. Enough to protest or assault or demean or kill.
So, yeah, framing our transgressions against cishets as “not being straight,” fucks over straight trans people, straight up ignores what binds ALL LGBT people together, and also makes it harder for us to address what causes and fuels our oppression.
So, for levity’s sake–
To all the cishet aces and cis aroaces claiming that they’re LGBT or “just like us” because they aren’t “actually straight,”
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Daily Office Readings March 23, 2020
Psalm 89
Psalm 89
God’s Covenant with David
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord,[a] forever;
with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.
2 I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;
your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.
3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to my servant David:
4 ‘I will establish your descendants forever,
and build your throne for all generations.’”Selah
5 Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord,
your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord,
7 a God feared in the council of the holy ones,
great and awesome[b] above all that are around him?
8 O Lord God of hosts,
who is as mighty as you, O Lord?
Your faithfulness surrounds you.
9 You rule the raging of the sea;
when its waves rise, you still them.
10 You crushed Rahab like a carcass;
you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
11 The heavens are yours, the earth also is yours;
the world and all that is in it—you have founded them.
12 The north and the south[c]—you created them;
Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name.
13 You have a mighty arm;
strong is your hand, high your right hand.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.
15 Happy are the people who know the festal shout,
who walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance;
16 they exult in your name all day long,
and extol[d] your righteousness.
17 For you are the glory of their strength;
by your favor our horn is exalted.
18 For our shield belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful one, and said:
“I have set the crown[e] on one who is mighty,
I have exalted one chosen from the people.
20 I have found my servant David;
with my holy oil I have anointed him;
21 my hand shall always remain with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him,
the wicked shall not humble him.
23 I will crush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him.
24 My faithfulness and steadfast love shall be with him;
and in my name his horn shall be exalted.
25 I will set his hand on the sea
and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation!’
27 I will make him the firstborn,
the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 Forever I will keep my steadfast love for him,
and my covenant with him will stand firm.
29 I will establish his line forever,
and his throne as long as the heavens endure.
30 If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my ordinances,
31 if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod
and their iniquity with scourges;
33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love,
or be false to my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant,
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
35 Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness;
I will not lie to David.
36 His line shall continue forever,
and his throne endure before me like the sun.
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
an enduring witness in the skies.”Selah
38 But now you have spurned and rejected him;
you are full of wrath against your anointed.
39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant;
you have defiled his crown in the dust.
40 You have broken through all his walls;
you have laid his strongholds in ruins.
41 All who pass by plunder him;
he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 Moreover, you have turned back the edge of his sword,
and you have not supported him in battle.
44 You have removed the scepter from his hand,[f]
and hurled his throne to the ground.
45 You have cut short the days of his youth;
you have covered him with shame.Selah
46 How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
How long will your wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember how short my time is—[g]
for what vanity you have created all mortals!
48 Who can live and never see death?
Who can escape the power of Sheol?Selah
49 Lord, where is your steadfast love of old,
which by your faithfulness you swore to David?
50 Remember, O Lord, how your servant is taunted;
how I bear in my bosom the insults of the peoples,[h]
51 with which your enemies taunt, O Lord,
with which they taunted the footsteps of your anointed.
52 Blessed be the Lord forever.
Amen and Amen.
Footnotes:
Psalm 89:1 Gk: Heb the steadfast love of the Lord
Psalm 89:7 Gk Syr: Heb greatly awesome
Psalm 89:12 Or Zaphon and Yamin
Psalm 89:16 Cn: Heb are exalted in
Psalm 89:19 Cn: Heb help
Psalm 89:44 Cn: Heb removed his cleanness
Psalm 89:47 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 89:50 Cn: Heb bosom all of many peoples
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Genesis 49:1-28
Jacob’s Last Words to His Sons
49 Then Jacob called his sons, and said: “Gather around, that I may tell you what will happen to you in days to come.
2 Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob;
listen to Israel your father.
3 Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my might and the first fruits of my vigor,
excelling in rank and excelling in power.
4 Unstable as water, you shall no longer excel
because you went up onto your father’s bed;
then you defiled it—you[a] went up onto my couch!
5 Simeon and Levi are brothers;
weapons of violence are their swords.
6 May I never come into their council;
may I not be joined to their company—
for in their anger they killed men,
and at their whim they hamstrung oxen.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce,
and their wrath, for it is cruel!
I will divide them in Jacob,
and scatter them in Israel.
8 Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
your father’s sons shall bow down before you.
9 Judah is a lion’s whelp;
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He crouches down, he stretches out like a lion,
like a lioness—who dares rouse him up?
10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;[b]
and the obedience of the peoples is his.
11 Binding his foal to the vine
and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,
he washes his garments in wine
and his robe in the blood of grapes;
12 his eyes are darker than wine,
and his teeth whiter than milk.
13 Zebulun shall settle at the shore of the sea;
he shall be a haven for ships,
and his border shall be at Sidon.
14 Issachar is a strong donkey,
lying down between the sheepfolds;
15 he saw that a resting place was good,
and that the land was pleasant;
so he bowed his shoulder to the burden,
and became a slave at forced labor.
16 Dan shall judge his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan shall be a snake by the roadside,
a viper along the path,
that bites the horse’s heels
so that its rider falls backward.
18 I wait for your salvation, O Lord.
19 Gad shall be raided by raiders,
but he shall raid at their heels.
20 Asher’s[c] food shall be rich,
and he shall provide royal delicacies.
21 Naphtali is a doe let loose
that bears lovely fawns.[d]
22 Joseph is a fruitful bough,
a fruitful bough by a spring;
his branches run over the wall.[e]
23 The archers fiercely attacked him;
they shot at him and pressed him hard.
24 Yet his bow remained taut,
and his arms[f] were made agile
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
25 by the God of your father, who will help you,
by the Almighty[g] who will bless you
with blessings of heaven above,
blessings of the deep that lies beneath,
blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
26 The blessings of your father
are stronger than the blessings of the eternal mountains,
the bounties[h] of the everlasting hills;
may they be on the head of Joseph,
on the brow of him who was set apart from his brothers.
27 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,
in the morning devouring the prey,
and at evening dividing the spoil.”
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, blessing each one of them with a suitable blessing.
Footnotes:
Genesis 49:4 Gk Syr Tg: Heb he
Genesis 49:10 Or until Shiloh comes or until he comes to Shiloh or (with Syr) until he comes to whom it belongs
Genesis 49:20 Gk Vg Syr: Heb From Asher
Genesis 49:21 Or that gives beautiful words
Genesis 49:22 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Genesis 49:24 Heb the arms of his hands
Genesis 49:25 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Genesis 49:26 Cn Compare Gk: Heb of my progenitors to the boundaries
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1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1
14 Therefore, my dear friends,[a] flee from the worship of idols. 15 I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. 18 Consider the people of Israel;[b] are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar? 19 What do I imply then? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? 20 No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. 22 Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
Do All to the Glory of God
23 “All things are lawful,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. 24 Do not seek your own advantage, but that of the other. 25 Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience, 26 for “the earth and its fullness are the Lord’s.” 27 If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience. 28 But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience— 29 I mean the other’s conscience, not your own. For why should my liberty be subject to the judgment of someone else’s conscience? 30 If I partake with thankfulness, why should I be denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. 32 Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, 33 just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, so that they may be saved. 11 1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
Footnotes:
1 Corinthians 10:14 Gk my beloved
1 Corinthians 10:18 Gk Israel according to the flesh
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Mark 7:24-37
The Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith
24 From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre.[a] He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, 25 but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and she came and bowed down at his feet. 26 Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 He said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” 28 But she answered him, “Sir,[b] even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” 29 Then he said to her, “For saying that, you may go—the demon has left your daughter.” 30 So she went home, found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
Jesus Cures a Deaf Man
31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. 32 They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him. 33 He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. 34 Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” 35 And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 36 Then Jesus[c] ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. 37 They were astounded beyond measure, saying, “He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”
Footnotes:
Mark 7:24 Other ancient authorities add and Sidon
Mark 7:28 Or Lord; other ancient authorities prefix Yes
Mark 7:36 Gk he
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Daily Office Readings January 19, 2019 at 11:00PM
Psalm 148-150
Psalm 148
Praise for God’s Universal Glory
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights!
2 Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his host!
3 Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars!
4 Praise him, you highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he commanded and they were created.
6 He established them forever and ever;
he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.[a]
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
you sea monsters and all deeps,
8 fire and hail, snow and frost,
stormy wind fulfilling his command!
9 Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars!
10 Wild animals and all cattle,
creeping things and flying birds!
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
12 Young men and women alike,
old and young together!
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his glory is above earth and heaven.
14 He has raised up a horn for his people,
praise for all his faithful,
for the people of Israel who are close to him.
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 149
Praise for God’s Goodness to Israel
1 Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
2 Let Israel be glad in its Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
3 Let them praise his name with dancing,
making melody to him with tambourine and lyre.
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with victory.
5 Let the faithful exult in glory;
let them sing for joy on their couches.
6 Let the high praises of God be in their throats
and two-edged swords in their hands,
7 to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with fetters
and their nobles with chains of iron,
9 to execute on them the judgment decreed.
This is glory for all his faithful ones.
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150
Praise for God’s Surpassing Greatness
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty firmament![b]
2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his surpassing greatness!
3 Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!
4 Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!
5 Praise him with clanging cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
6 Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes:
Psalm 148:6 Or he set a law that cannot pass away
Psalm 150:1 Or dome
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Psalm 114-115
Psalm 114
God’s Wonders at the Exodus
1 When Israel went out from Egypt,
the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
2 Judah became God’s[a] sanctuary,
Israel his dominion.
3 The sea looked and fled;
Jordan turned back.
4 The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills like lambs.
5 Why is it, O sea, that you flee?
O Jordan, that you turn back?
6 O mountains, that you skip like rams?
O hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 who turns the rock into a pool of water,
the flint into a spring of water.
Psalm 115
The Impotence of Idols and the Greatness of God
1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness.
2 Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
3 Our God is in the heavens;
he does whatever he pleases.
4 Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
5 They have mouths, but do not speak;
eyes, but do not see.
6 They have ears, but do not hear;
noses, but do not smell.
7 They have hands, but do not feel;
feet, but do not walk;
they make no sound in their throats.
8 Those who make them are like them;
so are all who trust in them.
9 O Israel, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and their shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and their shield.
11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord has been mindful of us; he will bless us;
he will bless the house of Israel;
he will bless the house of Aaron;
13 he will bless those who fear the Lord,
both small and great.
14 May the Lord give you increase,
both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
16 The heavens are the Lord’s heavens,
but the earth he has given to human beings.
17 The dead do not praise the Lord,
nor do any that go down into silence.
18 But we will bless the Lord
from this time on and forevermore.
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes:
Psalm 114:2 Heb his
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Isaiah 43:14-44:5
14 Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
For your sake I will send to Babylon
and break down all the bars,
and the shouting of the Chaldeans will be turned to lamentation.[a]
15 I am the Lord, your Holy One,
the Creator of Israel, your King.
16 Thus says the Lord,
who makes a way in the sea,
a path in the mighty waters,
17 who brings out chariot and horse,
army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:
18 Do not remember the former things,
or consider the things of old.
19 I am about to do a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
20 The wild animals will honor me,
the jackals and the ostriches;
for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
21 the people whom I formed for myself
so that they might declare my praise.
22 Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob;
but you have been weary of me, O Israel!
23 You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings,
or honored me with your sacrifices.
I have not burdened you with offerings,
or wearied you with frankincense.
24 You have not bought me sweet cane with money,
or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices.
But you have burdened me with your sins;
you have wearied me with your iniquities.
25 I, I am He
who blots out your transgressions for my own sake,
and I will not remember your sins.
26 Accuse me, let us go to trial;
set forth your case, so that you may be proved right.
27 Your first ancestor sinned,
and your interpreters transgressed against me.
28 Therefore I profaned the princes of the sanctuary,
I delivered Jacob to utter destruction,
and Israel to reviling.
God’s Blessing on Israel
44 But now hear, O Jacob my servant,
Israel whom I have chosen!
2 Thus says the Lord who made you,
who formed you in the womb and will help you:
Do not fear, O Jacob my servant,
Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land,
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour my spirit upon your descendants,
and my blessing on your offspring.
4 They shall spring up like a green tamarisk,
like willows by flowing streams.
5 This one will say, “I am the Lord’s,”
another will be called by the name of Jacob,
yet another will write on the hand, “The Lord’s,”
and adopt the name of Israel.
Footnotes:
Isaiah 43:14 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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Hebrews 6:17-7:10
17 In the same way, when God desired to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it by an oath, 18 so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God would prove false, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to seize the hope set before us. 19 We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
The Priestly Order of Melchizedek
7 This “King Melchizedek of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him”; 2 and to him Abraham apportioned “one-tenth of everything.” His name, in the first place, means “king of righteousness”; next he is also king of Salem, that is, “king of peace.” 3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.
4 See how great he is! Even[a] Abraham the patriarch gave him a tenth of the spoils. 5 And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to collect tithes[b] from the people, that is, from their kindred,[c] though these also are descended from Abraham. 6 But this man, who does not belong to their ancestry, collected tithes[d] from Abraham and blessed him who had received the promises. 7 It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. 8 In the one case, tithes are received by those who are mortal; in the other, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. 9 One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, 10 for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.
Footnotes:
Hebrews 7:4 Other ancient authorities lack Even
Hebrews 7:5 Or a tenth
Hebrews 7:5 Gk brothers
Hebrews 7:6 Or a tenth
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John 4:27-42
27 Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you want?” or, “Why are you speaking with her?” 28 Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, 29 “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah,[a] can he?” 30 They left the city and were on their way to him.
31 Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, “Rabbi, eat something.” 32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” 33 So the disciples said to one another, “Surely no one has brought him something to eat?” 34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. 35 Do you not say, ‘Four months more, then comes the harvest’? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. 36 The reaper is already receiving[b] wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. 37 For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ 38 I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”
39 Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I have ever done.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his word. 42 They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world.”
Footnotes:
John 4:29 Or the Christ
John 4:36 Or 35 . . . the fields are already ripe for harvesting. 36 The reaper is receiving
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Daily Office Readings March 12, 2018
Psalm 89
Psalm 89
God’s Covenant with David
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord,[a] forever;
with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.
2 I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;
your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.
3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to my servant David:
4 ‘I will establish your descendants forever,
and build your throne for all generations.’”Selah
5 Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord,
your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord,
7 a God feared in the council of the holy ones,
great and awesome[b] above all that are around him?
8 O Lord God of hosts,
who is as mighty as you, O Lord?
Your faithfulness surrounds you.
9 You rule the raging of the sea;
when its waves rise, you still them.
10 You crushed Rahab like a carcass;
you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
11 The heavens are yours, the earth also is yours;
the world and all that is in it—you have founded them.
12 The north and the south[c]—you created them;
Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name.
13 You have a mighty arm;
strong is your hand, high your right hand.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.
15 Happy are the people who know the festal shout,
who walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance;
16 they exult in your name all day long,
and extol[d] your righteousness.
17 For you are the glory of their strength;
by your favor our horn is exalted.
18 For our shield belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful one, and said:
“I have set the crown[e] on one who is mighty,
I have exalted one chosen from the people.
20 I have found my servant David;
with my holy oil I have anointed him;
21 my hand shall always remain with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him,
the wicked shall not humble him.
23 I will crush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him.
24 My faithfulness and steadfast love shall be with him;
and in my name his horn shall be exalted.
25 I will set his hand on the sea
and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation!’
27 I will make him the firstborn,
the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 Forever I will keep my steadfast love for him,
and my covenant with him will stand firm.
29 I will establish his line forever,
and his throne as long as the heavens endure.
30 If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my ordinances,
31 if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod
and their iniquity with scourges;
33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love,
or be false to my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant,
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
35 Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness;
I will not lie to David.
36 His line shall continue forever,
and his throne endure before me like the sun.
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
an enduring witness in the skies.”Selah
38 But now you have spurned and rejected him;
you are full of wrath against your anointed.
39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant;
you have defiled his crown in the dust.
40 You have broken through all his walls;
you have laid his strongholds in ruins.
41 All who pass by plunder him;
he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 Moreover, you have turned back the edge of his sword,
and you have not supported him in battle.
44 You have removed the scepter from his hand,[f]
and hurled his throne to the ground.
45 You have cut short the days of his youth;
you have covered him with shame.Selah
46 How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
How long will your wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember how short my time is—[g]
for what vanity you have created all mortals!
48 Who can live and never see death?
Who can escape the power of Sheol?Selah
49 Lord, where is your steadfast love of old,
which by your faithfulness you swore to David?
50 Remember, O Lord, how your servant is taunted;
how I bear in my bosom the insults of the peoples,[h]
51 with which your enemies taunt, O Lord,
with which they taunted the footsteps of your anointed.
52 Blessed be the Lord forever.
Amen and Amen.
Footnotes:
Psalm 89:1 Gk: Heb the steadfast love of the Lord
Psalm 89:7 Gk Syr: Heb greatly awesome
Psalm 89:12 Or Zaphon and Yamin
Psalm 89:16 Cn: Heb are exalted in
Psalm 89:19 Cn: Heb help
Psalm 89:44 Cn: Heb removed his cleanness
Psalm 89:47 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 89:50 Cn: Heb bosom all of many peoples
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Genesis 49:1-28
Jacob’s Last Words to His Sons
49 Then Jacob called his sons, and said: “Gather around, that I may tell you what will happen to you in days to come.
2 Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob;
listen to Israel your father.
3 Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my might and the first fruits of my vigor,
excelling in rank and excelling in power.
4 Unstable as water, you shall no longer excel
because you went up onto your father’s bed;
then you defiled it—you[a] went up onto my couch!
5 Simeon and Levi are brothers;
weapons of violence are their swords.
6 May I never come into their council;
may I not be joined to their company—
for in their anger they killed men,
and at their whim they hamstrung oxen.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce,
and their wrath, for it is cruel!
I will divide them in Jacob,
and scatter them in Israel.
8 Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
your father’s sons shall bow down before you.
9 Judah is a lion’s whelp;
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He crouches down, he stretches out like a lion,
like a lioness—who dares rouse him up?
10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;[b]
and the obedience of the peoples is his.
11 Binding his foal to the vine
and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,
he washes his garments in wine
and his robe in the blood of grapes;
12 his eyes are darker than wine,
and his teeth whiter than milk.
13 Zebulun shall settle at the shore of the sea;
he shall be a haven for ships,
and his border shall be at Sidon.
14 Issachar is a strong donkey,
lying down between the sheepfolds;
15 he saw that a resting place was good,
and that the land was pleasant;
so he bowed his shoulder to the burden,
and became a slave at forced labor.
16 Dan shall judge his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan shall be a snake by the roadside,
a viper along the path,
that bites the horse’s heels
so that its rider falls backward.
18 I wait for your salvation, O Lord.
19 Gad shall be raided by raiders,
but he shall raid at their heels.
20 Asher’s[c] food shall be rich,
and he shall provide royal delicacies.
21 Naphtali is a doe let loose
that bears lovely fawns.[d]
22 Joseph is a fruitful bough,
a fruitful bough by a spring;
his branches run over the wall.[e]
23 The archers fiercely attacked him;
they shot at him and pressed him hard.
24 Yet his bow remained taut,
and his arms[f] were made agile
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
25 by the God of your father, who will help you,
by the Almighty[g] who will bless you
with blessings of heaven above,
blessings of the deep that lies beneath,
blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
26 The blessings of your father
are stronger than the blessings of the eternal mountains,
the bounties[h] of the everlasting hills;
may they be on the head of Joseph,
on the brow of him who was set apart from his brothers.
27 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,
in the morning devouring the prey,
and at evening dividing the spoil.”
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, blessing each one of them with a suitable blessing.
Footnotes:
Genesis 49:4 Gk Syr Tg: Heb he
Genesis 49:10 Or until Shiloh comes or until he comes to Shiloh or (with Syr) until he comes to whom it belongs
Genesis 49:20 Gk Vg Syr: Heb From Asher
Genesis 49:21 Or that gives beautiful words
Genesis 49:22 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Genesis 49:24 Heb the arms of his hands
Genesis 49:25 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Genesis 49:26 Cn Compare Gk: Heb of my progenitors to the boundaries
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1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1
14 Therefore, my dear friends,[a] flee from the worship of idols. 15 I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. 18 Consider the people of Israel;[b] are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar? 19 What do I imply then? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? 20 No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. 22 Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
Do All to the Glory of God
23 “All things are lawful,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. 24 Do not seek your own advantage, but that of the other. 25 Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience, 26 for “the earth and its fullness are the Lord’s.” 27 If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience. 28 But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience— 29 I mean the other’s conscience, not your own. For why should my liberty be subject to the judgment of someone else’s conscience? 30 If I partake with thankfulness, why should I be denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. 32 Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, 33 just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, so that they may be saved. 11 1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
Footnotes:
1 Corinthians 10:14 Gk my beloved
1 Corinthians 10:18 Gk Israel according to the flesh
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Mark 7:24-37
The Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith
24 From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre.[a] He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, 25 but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and she came and bowed down at his feet. 26 Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 He said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” 28 But she answered him, “Sir,[b] even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” 29 Then he said to her, “For saying that, you may go—the demon has left your daughter.” 30 So she went home, found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
Jesus Cures a Deaf Man
31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. 32 They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him. 33 He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. 34 Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” 35 And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 36 Then Jesus[c] ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. 37 They were astounded beyond measure, saying, “He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”
Footnotes:
Mark 7:24 Other ancient authorities add and Sidon
Mark 7:28 Or Lord; other ancient authorities prefix Yes
Mark 7:36 Gk he
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Daily Office Readings January 15, 2017
Psalm 148-150
Psalm 148
Praise for God’s Universal Glory
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights!
2 Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his host!
3 Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars!
4 Praise him, you highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he commanded and they were created.
6 He established them forever and ever;
he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.[a]
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
you sea monsters and all deeps,
8 fire and hail, snow and frost,
stormy wind fulfilling his command!
9 Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars!
10 Wild animals and all cattle,
creeping things and flying birds!
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
12 Young men and women alike,
old and young together!
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his glory is above earth and heaven.
14 He has raised up a horn for his people,
praise for all his faithful,
for the people of Israel who are close to him.
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 149
Praise for God’s Goodness to Israel
1 Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
2 Let Israel be glad in its Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
3 Let them praise his name with dancing,
making melody to him with tambourine and lyre.
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with victory.
5 Let the faithful exult in glory;
let them sing for joy on their couches.
6 Let the high praises of God be in their throats
and two-edged swords in their hands,
7 to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with fetters
and their nobles with chains of iron,
9 to execute on them the judgment decreed.
This is glory for all his faithful ones.
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150
Praise for God’s Surpassing Greatness
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty firmament![b]
2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his surpassing greatness!
3 Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!
4 Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!
5 Praise him with clanging cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
6 Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes:
Psalm 148:6 Or he set a law that cannot pass away
Psalm 150:1 Or dome
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Psalm 114-115
Psalm 114
God’s Wonders at the Exodus
1 When Israel went out from Egypt,
the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
2 Judah became God’s[a] sanctuary,
Israel his dominion.
3 The sea looked and fled;
Jordan turned back.
4 The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills like lambs.
5 Why is it, O sea, that you flee?
O Jordan, that you turn back?
6 O mountains, that you skip like rams?
O hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 who turns the rock into a pool of water,
the flint into a spring of water.
Psalm 115
The Impotence of Idols and the Greatness of God
1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness.
2 Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
3 Our God is in the heavens;
he does whatever he pleases.
4 Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
5 They have mouths, but do not speak;
eyes, but do not see.
6 They have ears, but do not hear;
noses, but do not smell.
7 They have hands, but do not feel;
feet, but do not walk;
they make no sound in their throats.
8 Those who make them are like them;
so are all who trust in them.
9 O Israel, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and their shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and their shield.
11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord has been mindful of us; he will bless us;
he will bless the house of Israel;
he will bless the house of Aaron;
13 he will bless those who fear the Lord,
both small and great.
14 May the Lord give you increase,
both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
16 The heavens are the Lord’s heavens,
but the earth he has given to human beings.
17 The dead do not praise the Lord,
nor do any that go down into silence.
18 But we will bless the Lord
from this time on and forevermore.
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes:
Psalm 114:2 Heb his
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Isaiah 43:14-44:5
14 Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
For your sake I will send to Babylon
and break down all the bars,
and the shouting of the Chaldeans will be turned to lamentation.[a]
15 I am the Lord, your Holy One,
the Creator of Israel, your King.
16 Thus says the Lord,
who makes a way in the sea,
a path in the mighty waters,
17 who brings out chariot and horse,
army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:
18 Do not remember the former things,
or consider the things of old.
19 I am about to do a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
20 The wild animals will honor me,
the jackals and the ostriches;
for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
21 the people whom I formed for myself
so that they might declare my praise.
22 Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob;
but you have been weary of me, O Israel!
23 You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings,
or honored me with your sacrifices.
I have not burdened you with offerings,
or wearied you with frankincense.
24 You have not bought me sweet cane with money,
or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices.
But you have burdened me with your sins;
you have wearied me with your iniquities.
25 I, I am He
who blots out your transgressions for my own sake,
and I will not remember your sins.
26 Accuse me, let us go to trial;
set forth your case, so that you may be proved right.
27 Your first ancestor sinned,
and your interpreters transgressed against me.
28 Therefore I profaned the princes of the sanctuary,
I delivered Jacob to utter destruction,
and Israel to reviling.
God’s Blessing on Israel
44 But now hear, O Jacob my servant,
Israel whom I have chosen!
2 Thus says the Lord who made you,
who formed you in the womb and will help you:
Do not fear, O Jacob my servant,
Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land,
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour my spirit upon your descendants,
and my blessing on your offspring.
4 They shall spring up like a green tamarisk,
like willows by flowing streams.
5 This one will say, “I am the Lord’s,”
another will be called by the name of Jacob,
yet another will write on the hand, “The Lord’s,”
and adopt the name of Israel.
Footnotes:
Isaiah 43:14 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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Hebrews 6:17-7:10
17 In the same way, when God desired to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it by an oath, 18 so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God would prove false, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to seize the hope set before us. 19 We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
The Priestly Order of Melchizedek
7 This “King Melchizedek of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him”; 2 and to him Abraham apportioned “one-tenth of everything.” His name, in the first place, means “king of righteousness”; next he is also king of Salem, that is, “king of peace.” 3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.
4 See how great he is! Even[a] Abraham the patriarch gave him a tenth of the spoils. 5 And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to collect tithes[b] from the people, that is, from their kindred,[c] though these also are descended from Abraham. 6 But this man, who does not belong to their ancestry, collected tithes[d] from Abraham and blessed him who had received the promises. 7 It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. 8 In the one case, tithes are received by those who are mortal; in the other, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. 9 One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, 10 for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.
Footnotes:
Hebrews 7:4 Other ancient authorities lack Even
Hebrews 7:5 Or a tenth
Hebrews 7:5 Gk brothers
Hebrews 7:6 Or a tenth
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John 4:27-42
27 Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you want?” or, “Why are you speaking with her?” 28 Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, 29 “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah,[a] can he?” 30 They left the city and were on their way to him.
31 Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, “Rabbi, eat something.” 32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” 33 So the disciples said to one another, “Surely no one has brought him something to eat?” 34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. 35 Do you not say, ‘Four months more, then comes the harvest’? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. 36 The reaper is already receiving[b] wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. 37 For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ 38 I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”
39 Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I have ever done.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his word. 42 They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world.”
Footnotes:
John 4:29 Or the Christ
John 4:36 Or 35 . . . the fields are already ripe for harvesting. 36 The reaper is receiving
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