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References:Judges 6:11-7:25Psalm 55:15-23Proverbs 12:27-28Luke 21:20-38 Judges 6:11-7:25The angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites.&nbsp;12&nbsp;When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you, mighty warrior.”13&nbsp;“But sir,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our fathers told us about when they said, ‘Did not the LORD bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has abandoned us and put us into the hand of Midian.”14&nbsp;The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”15&nbsp;“But Lord” Gideon asked, “how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” 16&nbsp;The LORD answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites together.”17&nbsp;Gideon replied, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, give me a sign that it is really you talking to me.&nbsp;18&nbsp;Please do not go away until I come back and bring my offering and set it before you.”And the LORD said, “I will wait until you return.”19&nbsp;Gideon went in, prepared a young goat, and from an ephah of flour he made bread without yeast. Putting the meat in a basket and its broth in a pot, he brought them out and offered them to him under the oak.20&nbsp;The angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread, place them on this rock, and pour out the broth.” And Gideon did so.&nbsp;21&nbsp;With the tip of the staff that was in his hand, the angel of the LORD touched the meat and the unleavened bread. Fire flared from the rock, consuming the meat and the bread. And the angel of the LORD disappeared.&nbsp;22&nbsp;When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he exclaimed, “Ah, Sovereign LORD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”23&nbsp;But the LORD said to him, “Peace! Do not be afraid. You are not going to die.”&nbsp;24&nbsp;So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.25&nbsp;That same night the LORD said to him, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the one seven years old. Tear down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.&nbsp;26&nbsp;Then build a proper kind of altar to the LORD your God on the top of this height. Using the wood of the Asherah pole that you cut down, offer the second bull as a burnt offering.”27&nbsp;So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD told him. But because he was afraid of his family and the men of the town, he did it at night rather than in the daytime.&nbsp;28&nbsp;In the morning when the men of the town got up, there was Baal’s altar, demolished, with the Asherah pole beside it cut down and the second bull sacrificed on the newly built altar!29&nbsp;They asked each other, “Who did this?”&nbsp;When they carefully investigated, they were told, “Gideon son of Joash did it.”30&nbsp;The men of the town demanded of Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has broken down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.” &nbsp;31&nbsp;But Joash replied to the hostile crowd around him, “Are you going to plead Baal’s cause? Are you trying to save him? Whoever fights for him shall be put to death by morning! If Baal really is a god, he can defend himself when someone breaks down his altar.”&nbsp;32&nbsp;So that day they called Gideon “Jerub-Baal” saying, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he broke down Baal’s altar.33&nbsp;Now all the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples joined forces and crossed over the Jordan and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.&nbsp;34&nbsp;Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.&nbsp;35&nbsp;He sent messengers throughout Manasseh, calling them to arms, and also into Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali, so that they too went up to meet them.36&nbsp;Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised—&nbsp;37&nbsp;look, I will place a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you said.”&nbsp;38&nbsp;And that is what happened. Gideon rose early the next day; he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.39&nbsp;Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me. Let me make just one more request. Allow me one more test with the fleece. This time make the fleece dry and the ground covered with dew.”&nbsp;40&nbsp;That night God did so. Only the fleece was dry; all the ground was covered with dew.Judges 7Gideon Defeats the MidianitesEarly in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and all his men camped at the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.&nbsp;2&nbsp;The LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands. In order that Israel may not boast against me that her own strength has saved her,&nbsp;3&nbsp;announce now to the people, ‘Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand men left, while ten thousand remained.4&nbsp;But the LORD said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go; but if I say, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”&nbsp;5&nbsp;So Gideon took the men down to the water. There the LORD told him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel down to drink.”&nbsp;6&nbsp;Three hundred men lapped with their hands to their mouths. All the rest got down on their knees to drink.7&nbsp;The LORD said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men that lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hands. Let all the other men go, each to his own place.”&nbsp;8&nbsp;So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred, who took over the provisions and trumpets of the others.&nbsp;Now the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley.&nbsp;9&nbsp;During that night the LORD said to Gideon, “Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your hands.&nbsp;10&nbsp;If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah&nbsp;11&nbsp;and listen to what they are saying. Afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp.” So he and Purah his servant went down to the outposts of the camp.&nbsp;12&nbsp;The Midianites, the Amalekites and all the other eastern peoples had settled in the valley, thick as locusts. Their camels could no more be counted than the sand on the seashore.13&nbsp;Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream. “I had a dream,” he was saying. “A round loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent with such force that the tent overturned and collapsed.” &nbsp;14&nbsp;His friend responded, “This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his hands.”15&nbsp;When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he worshiped God. He returned to the camp of Israel and called out, “Get up! The LORD has given the Midianite camp into your hands.”&nbsp;16&nbsp;Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside.17&nbsp;“Watch me,” he told them. “Follow my lead. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do.&nbsp;18&nbsp;When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then from all around the camp blow yours and shout, ‘For the LORD and for Gideon.’”19&nbsp;Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands.&nbsp;20&nbsp;The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!”&nbsp;21 While each man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled.22&nbsp;When the three hundred trumpets sounded, the LORD caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other with their swords. The army fled to Beth Shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath.&nbsp;23&nbsp;Israelites from Naphtali, Asher and all Manasseh were called out, and they pursued the Midianites.&nbsp;24&nbsp;Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth Barah.”So all the men of Ephraim were called out and they took the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth Barah.&nbsp;25&nbsp;They also captured two of the Midianite leaders, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was by the Jordan.—————————Psalm 55:15-2315&nbsp;Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the grave, for evil finds lodging among them.16&nbsp;But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.&nbsp;17&nbsp;Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.&nbsp;18&nbsp;He ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.&nbsp;19&nbsp;God, who is enthroned forever, will hear them and afflict them—&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Selah&nbsp;men who never change their ways and have no fear of God.20&nbsp;My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.&nbsp;21&nbsp;His speech is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart;&nbsp;his words are more soothing than oil, &nbsp;yet they are drawn swords.22&nbsp;Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.&nbsp;23&nbsp;But you, O God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of corruption;&nbsp;bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live out half their days.&nbsp;But as for me, I trust in you.—————————Proverbs 12:27-2827&nbsp;The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions.28&nbsp;In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality————————— &nbsp;Luke 21:20-38“When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.&nbsp;21&nbsp;Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city.&nbsp;22&nbsp;For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written.&nbsp;23&nbsp;How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.&nbsp;24&nbsp;They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.25&nbsp;“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.&nbsp;26&nbsp;Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.&nbsp;27&nbsp;At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.&nbsp;28&nbsp;When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”29&nbsp;He told them this parable:&nbsp;“Look at the fig tree and all the trees.&nbsp;30&nbsp;When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.&nbsp;31&nbsp;Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near.32&nbsp;“I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.&nbsp;33&nbsp;Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.34&nbsp;“Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap.&nbsp;35&nbsp;For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth.&nbsp;36&nbsp;Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”37&nbsp;Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives,&nbsp;38&nbsp;and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple. 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References:Judges 5:1-6:10Psalm 55:9-14Proverbs 12:25-26Luke 20:41-21:19 Judges 5:1-6:10&nbsp;The Song of DeborahOn that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:2&nbsp;“When the princes in Israel take the lead,&nbsp;when the people willingly offer themselves—&nbsp;praise the LORD!3&nbsp;“Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers!&nbsp;&nbsp;I will sing to the LORD, I will sing;&nbsp;&nbsp;I will make music to the LORD, the God of Israel.&nbsp;4&nbsp;“O LORD, when you went out from Seir,&nbsp;when you marched from the land of Edom,&nbsp;the earth shook, the heavens poured,&nbsp;the clouds poured down water.&nbsp;5&nbsp;The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai,&nbsp;before the LORD, the God of Israel.6&nbsp;“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,&nbsp;&nbsp;in the days of Jael, the roads were abandoned;&nbsp;travelers took to winding paths.&nbsp;7&nbsp;Village life in Israel ceased,&nbsp;ceased until I, Deborah, arose,&nbsp;arose a mother in Israel.&nbsp;8&nbsp;When they chose new gods,&nbsp;war came to the city gates,&nbsp;and not a shield or spear was seen&nbsp;among forty thousand in Israel.&nbsp;9&nbsp;My heart is with Israel’s princes,&nbsp;with the willing volunteers among the people.&nbsp;Praise the LORD! 10&nbsp;“You who ride on white donkeys,&nbsp;sitting on your saddle blankets,&nbsp;and you who walk along the road,&nbsp;consider&nbsp;11&nbsp;the voice of the singers at the watering places.&nbsp; They recite the righteous acts of the LORD,&nbsp;the righteous acts of his warriors in Israel.“Then the people of the LORD went down to the city gates.&nbsp;12&nbsp;‘Wake up, wake up, Deborah!&nbsp;Wake up, wake up, break out in song!&nbsp;Arise, O Barak!&nbsp;&nbsp;Take captive your captives, O son of Abinoam.’13&nbsp;“Then the men who were left&nbsp;came down to the nobles;&nbsp;the people of the LORD&nbsp;came to me with the mighty.&nbsp;14&nbsp;Some came from Ephraim, whose roots were in Amalek;&nbsp;Benjamin was with the people who followed you.&nbsp;From Makir captains came down,&nbsp;from Zebulun those who bear a commander’s staff.&nbsp;15&nbsp;The princes of Issachar were with Deborah;&nbsp;yes, Issachar was with Barak,&nbsp;rushing after him into the valley.&nbsp;In the districts of Reuben&nbsp;there was much searching of heart.&nbsp;16&nbsp;Why did you stay among the campfires to hear the whistling for the flocks?&nbsp;In the districts of Reuben&nbsp;there was much searching of heart.&nbsp;17&nbsp;Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan.&nbsp;&nbsp;And Dan, why did he linger by the ships?&nbsp;Asher remained on the coast&nbsp;and stayed in his coves.&nbsp;18&nbsp;The people of Zebulun risked their very lives;&nbsp;so did Naphtali on the heights of the field.19&nbsp;“Kings came, they fought;&nbsp;the kings of Canaan fought&nbsp;at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo,&nbsp;&nbsp;but they carried off no silver, no plunder.&nbsp;20&nbsp;From the heavens the stars fought,&nbsp;from their courses they fought against Sisera.&nbsp;21&nbsp;The river Kishon swept them away,&nbsp;the age-old river, the river Kishon.&nbsp;&nbsp;March on, my soul; be strong!&nbsp;22&nbsp;Then thundered the horses’ hoofs—&nbsp;galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.&nbsp; 23&nbsp;‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the LORD.&nbsp;&nbsp;‘Curse its people bitterly,&nbsp;because they did not come to help the LORD,&nbsp;to help the LORD against the mighty.’&nbsp;24&nbsp;“Most blessed of women be Jael,&nbsp;the wife of Heber the Kenite,&nbsp;most blessed of tent-dwelling women.&nbsp;25&nbsp;He asked for water, and she gave him milk;&nbsp; in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.&nbsp;26&nbsp;Her hand reached for the tent peg,&nbsp;her right hand for the workman’s hammer.&nbsp;She struck Sisera, she crushed his head,&nbsp;she shattered and pierced his temple.&nbsp;27&nbsp;At her feet he sank,&nbsp;he fell; there he lay.&nbsp;At her feet he sank, he fell;&nbsp;where he sank, there he fell—dead.28&nbsp;“Through the window peered Sisera’s mother;&nbsp;behind the lattice she cried out,&nbsp;‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?&nbsp;&nbsp;Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?’&nbsp;29&nbsp;The wisest of her ladies answer her;&nbsp;&nbsp;indeed, she keeps saying to herself,&nbsp;30&nbsp;‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoils:&nbsp;&nbsp;a girl or two for each man,&nbsp;colorful garments as plunder for Sisera,&nbsp;colorful garments embroidered,&nbsp;highly embroidered garments for my neck—&nbsp;all this as plunder?’&nbsp;31&nbsp;“So may all your enemies perish, O LORD!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But may they who love you be like the sun&nbsp;when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had peace forty years.Judges 6GideonAgain the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midianites.&nbsp;2&nbsp;Because the power of Midian was so oppressive, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in mountain clefts, caves and strongholds.&nbsp;3&nbsp;Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples invaded the country. 4&nbsp;They camped on the land and ruined the crops all the way to Gaza and did not spare a living thing for Israel, neither sheep nor cattle nor donkeys.&nbsp;5&nbsp;They came up with their livestock and their tents like swarms of locusts. It was impossible to count the men and their camels; they invaded the land to ravage it.&nbsp;6&nbsp;Midian so impoverished the Israelites that they cried out to the LORD for help.7&nbsp;When the Israelites cried to the LORD because of Midian,&nbsp;8&nbsp;he sent them a prophet, who said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.&nbsp;9&nbsp;I snatched you from the power of Egypt and from the hand of all your oppressors. I drove them from before you and gave you their land.&nbsp;10&nbsp;I said to you, ‘I am the LORD your God; do not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live.’ But you have not listened to me.”—————————-Psalm 55:9-149 Confuse the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.&nbsp;10&nbsp;Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.&nbsp;11&nbsp;Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.12&nbsp;If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it;&nbsp;if a foe were raising himself against me, I could hide from him.&nbsp;13&nbsp;But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,&nbsp;14&nbsp;with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the house of God. —————————-Proverbs 12:25-2625&nbsp;An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.26&nbsp;A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.—————————-Luke 20:41-21:19Whose Son Is the Christ?Then Jesus said to them,&nbsp;“How is it that they say the Christ is the Son of David?&nbsp;42&nbsp;David himself declares in the Book of Psalms:“‘The Lord said to my Lord:&nbsp;&nbsp;“Sit at my right hand&nbsp;43&nbsp;until I make your enemies&nbsp;&nbsp;a footstool for your feet.”’44&nbsp;David calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?”45&nbsp;While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples,&nbsp;46&nbsp;“Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.&nbsp;47&nbsp;They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely.”Luke 21The Widow’s OfferingAs he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.&nbsp;2&nbsp;He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins.&nbsp;3&nbsp;“I tell you the truth,”&nbsp;he said,&nbsp;“this poor widow has put in more than all the others.&nbsp;4&nbsp;All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”Signs of the End of the Age5&nbsp;Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said,&nbsp;6&nbsp;“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down.”7&nbsp;“Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?” 8&nbsp;He replied:&nbsp;“Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.&nbsp;9 When you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away.” 10&nbsp;Then he said to them:&nbsp;“Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.&nbsp;11&nbsp;There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.12&nbsp;“But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name.&nbsp;13&nbsp;This will result in your being witnesses to them.&nbsp;14&nbsp;But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.&nbsp;15&nbsp;For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.&nbsp;16 You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death.&nbsp;17&nbsp;All men will hate you because of me.&nbsp;18 But not a hair of your head will perish.&nbsp;19&nbsp;By standing firm you will gain life. This page is automatically refreshed every day. 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References:Judges 3:1-4:24Psalm 55:1-8Proverbs 12:23-24Luke 20:20-40 Judges 3:1-4:24These are the nations the LORD left to test all those Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan&nbsp;2&nbsp;(he did this only to teach warfare to the descendants of the Israelites who had not had previous battle experience):&nbsp;3&nbsp;the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the Lebanon mountains from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo Hamath.&nbsp;4&nbsp;They were left to test the Israelites to see whether they would obey the LORD’s commands, which he had given their forefathers through Moses.5&nbsp;The Israelites lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.&nbsp;6&nbsp;They took their daughters in marriage and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.Othniel7&nbsp;The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.&nbsp;8&nbsp;The anger of the LORD burned against Israel so that he sold them into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram Naharaim, to whom the Israelites were subject for eight years.9&nbsp;But when they cried out to the LORD, he raised up for them a deliverer, Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, who saved them.&nbsp;10&nbsp;The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, so that he became Israel’s judge and went to war. The LORD gave Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him.&nbsp;11&nbsp;So the land had peace for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.Ehud12&nbsp;Once again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and because they did this evil the LORD gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel.&nbsp;13Getting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join him, Eglon came and attacked Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms. 14&nbsp;The Israelites were subject to Eglon king of Moab for eighteen years.15&nbsp;Again the Israelites cried out to the LORD, and he gave them a deliverer—Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.&nbsp;16&nbsp;Now Ehud had made a double-edged sword about a foot and a half long, which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing.&nbsp;17&nbsp;He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man.&nbsp;18&nbsp;After Ehud had presented the tribute, he sent on their way the men who had carried it.&nbsp;19&nbsp;At the idols near Gilgal he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.”The king said, “Quiet!” And all his attendants left him.20&nbsp;Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his summer palace and said, “I have a message from God for you.” As the king rose from his seat,&nbsp;21&nbsp;Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into the king’s belly.&nbsp;22&nbsp;Even the handle sank in after the blade, which came out his back. Ehud did not pull the sword out, and the fat closed in over it.&nbsp;23&nbsp;Then Ehud went out to the porch; he shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.24&nbsp;After he had gone, the servants came and found the doors of the upper room locked. They said, “He must be relieving himself in the inner room of the house.”&nbsp;25&nbsp;They waited to the point of embarrassment, but when he did not open the doors of the room, they took a key and unlocked them. There they saw their lord fallen to the floor, dead.26&nbsp;While they waited, Ehud got away. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.&nbsp;27&nbsp;When he arrived there, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went down with him from the hills, with him leading them.28&nbsp;“Follow me,” he ordered, “for the LORD has given Moab, your enemy, into your hands.” So they followed him down and, taking possession of the fords of the Jordan that led to Moab, they allowed no one to cross over.&nbsp;29&nbsp;At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not a man escaped.&nbsp;30&nbsp;That day Moab was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years.Shamgar31&nbsp;After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.Judges 4DeborahAfter Ehud died, the Israelites once again did evil in the eyes of the LORD.&nbsp;2&nbsp;So the LORD sold them into the hands of Jabin, a king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth Haggoyim.&nbsp;3&nbsp;Because he had nine hundred iron chariots and had cruelly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years, they cried to the LORD for help.4&nbsp;Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time.&nbsp;5&nbsp;She held court under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites came to her to have their disputes decided.&nbsp;6&nbsp;She sent for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “The LORD, the God of Israel, commands you: ‘Go, take with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun and lead the way to Mount Tabor.&nbsp;7&nbsp;I will lure Sisera, the commander of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his troops to the Kishon River and give him into your hands.’”8&nbsp;Barak said to her, “If you go with me, I will go; but if you don’t go with me, I won’t go.”9&nbsp;“Very well,” Deborah said, “I will go with you. But because of the way you are going about this, the honor will not be yours, for the LORD will hand Sisera over to a woman.” So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh,&nbsp;10&nbsp;where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.11&nbsp;Now Heber the Kenite had left the other Kenites, the descendants of Hobab, Moses’ brother-in-law, and pitched his tent by the great tree in Zaanannim near Kedesh.12&nbsp;When they told Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,&nbsp;13&nbsp;Sisera gathered together his nine hundred iron chariots and all the men with him, from Harosheth Haggoyim to the Kishon River.14&nbsp;Then Deborah said to Barak, “Go! This is the day the LORD has given Sisera into your hands. Has not the LORD gone ahead of you?” So Barak went down Mount Tabor, followed by ten thousand men.&nbsp;15&nbsp;At Barak’s advance, the LORD routed Sisera and all his chariots and army by the sword, and Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.&nbsp;16&nbsp;But Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth Haggoyim. All the troops of Sisera fell by the sword; not a man was left.17&nbsp;Sisera, however, fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there were friendly relations between Jabin king of Hazor and the clan of Heber the Kenite.18&nbsp;Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Come, my lord, come right in. Don’t be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she put a covering over him.19&nbsp;“I’m thirsty,” he said. “Please give me some water.” She opened a skin of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him up.20&nbsp;“Stand in the doorway of the tent,” he told her. “If someone comes by and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?’ say ‘No.’”21&nbsp;But Jael, Heber’s wife, picked up a tent peg and a hammer and went quietly to him while he lay fast asleep, exhausted. She drove the peg through his temple into the ground, and he died.22&nbsp;Barak came by in pursuit of Sisera, and Jael went out to meet him. “Come,” she said, “I will show you the man you’re looking for.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera with the tent peg through his temple—dead.23&nbsp;On that day God subdued Jabin, the Canaanite king, before the Israelites.&nbsp;24&nbsp;And the hand of the Israelites grew stronger and stronger against Jabin, the Canaanite king, until they destroyed him.————————-Psalm 55:1-81&nbsp;Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;&nbsp;&nbsp;2&nbsp;hear me and answer me.&nbsp;My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught&nbsp;&nbsp;3&nbsp;at the voice of the enemy, at the stares of the wicked;&nbsp;for they bring down suffering upon me and revile me in their anger.4&nbsp;My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death assail me.&nbsp;5&nbsp;Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.&nbsp;6&nbsp;I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest—&nbsp;7&nbsp;I would flee far away and stay in the desert;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Selah8&nbsp;I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.”—————————-Proverbs 12:23-2423&nbsp;A prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself, but the heart of fools blurts out folly.24&nbsp;Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.—————————Luke 20:20-40Paying Taxes to CaesarKeeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be honest. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.&nbsp;21&nbsp;So the spies questioned him: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.&nbsp;22&nbsp;Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”23&nbsp;He saw through their duplicity and said to them,&nbsp;24&nbsp;“Show me a denarius. Whose portrait and inscription are on it?”&nbsp;25&nbsp;“Caesar’s,” they replied. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He said to them,&nbsp;“Then give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” 26&nbsp;They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.The Resurrection and Marriage27&nbsp;Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.&nbsp;28&nbsp;“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother.&nbsp;29&nbsp;Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless.&nbsp;30&nbsp;The second&nbsp;31&nbsp;and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children. 32&nbsp;Finally, the woman died too.&nbsp;33&nbsp;Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”34&nbsp;Jesus replied,&nbsp;“The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.&nbsp;35&nbsp;But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage,&nbsp;36&nbsp;and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.&nbsp;37&nbsp;But in the account of the bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’&nbsp;38&nbsp;He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”39&nbsp;Some of the teachers of the law responded, “Well said, teacher!”&nbsp;40&nbsp;And no one dared to ask him any more questions. This page is automatically refreshed every day. For previous Bible reading, click the right arrow at the bottom of this page, or click <a href="https://www.antiochcentreforthenations.org/whole-bible" class="sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-button-element--tertiary sqs-block-button-element" data-sqsp-button > The Audio Bible

References:Judges 1:1-2:23Psalm 54:1-7Proverbs 12:19-22Luke 20:1-19 Judges 1:1-2:23Israel Fights the Remaining CanaanitesAfter the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”2&nbsp;The LORD answered, “Judah is to go; I have given the land into their hands.”&nbsp;3&nbsp;Then the men of Judah said to the Simeonites their brothers, “Come up with us into the territory allotted to us, to fight against the Canaanites. We in turn will go with you into yours.” So the Simeonites went with them.4&nbsp;When Judah attacked, the LORD gave the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.&nbsp;5&nbsp;It was there that they found Adoni-Bezek and fought against him, putting to rout the Canaanites and Perizzites.&nbsp;6&nbsp;Adoni-Bezek fled, but they chased him and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.7&nbsp;Then Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have picked up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.8&nbsp;The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem also and took it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire. 9&nbsp;After that, the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev and the western foothills.&nbsp;10&nbsp;They advanced against the Canaanites living in Hebron (formerly called Kiriath Arba) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.11&nbsp;From there they advanced against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).&nbsp;12&nbsp;And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.”&nbsp;13&nbsp;Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.14&nbsp;One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”15&nbsp;She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.” Then Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. 16&nbsp;The descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up from the City of Palms with the men of Judah to live among the people of the Desert of Judah in the Negev near Arad.17&nbsp;Then the men of Judah went with the Simeonites their brothers and attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they totally destroyed the city. Therefore it was called Hormah. 18&nbsp;The men of Judah also took Gaza, Ashkelon and Ekron—each city with its territory.19&nbsp;The LORD was with the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country, but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had iron chariots.&nbsp;20&nbsp;As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.&nbsp;21&nbsp;The Benjamites, however, failed to dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites.22&nbsp;Now the house of Joseph attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.&nbsp;23&nbsp;When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz),&nbsp;24&nbsp;the spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Show us how to get into the city and we will see that you are treated well.”&nbsp;25&nbsp;So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared the man and his whole family.&nbsp;26&nbsp;He then went to the land of the Hittites, where he built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.27&nbsp;But Manasseh did not drive out the people of Beth Shan or Taanach or Dor or Ibleam or Megiddo and their surrounding settlements, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that land.&nbsp;28&nbsp;When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely.&nbsp;29&nbsp;Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, but the Canaanites continued to live there among them.&nbsp;30&nbsp;Neither did Zebulun drive out the Canaanites living in Kitron or Nahalol, who remained among them; but they did subject them to forced labor.&nbsp;31&nbsp;Nor did Asher drive out those living in Acco or Sidon or Ahlab or Aczib or Helbah or Aphek or Rehob,&nbsp;32&nbsp;and because of this the people of Asher lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land.&nbsp;33&nbsp;Neither did Naphtali drive out those living in Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath; but the Naphtalites too lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, and those living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath became forced laborers for them.&nbsp;34&nbsp;The Amorites confined the Danites to the hill country, not allowing them to come down into the plain.&nbsp;35&nbsp;And the Amorites were determined also to hold out in Mount Heres, Aijalon and Shaalbim, but when the power of the house of Joseph increased, they too were pressed into forced labor.&nbsp;36&nbsp;The boundary of the Amorites was from Scorpion Pass to Sela and beyond.Judges 2The Angel of the LORD at BokimThe angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I swore to give to your forefathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you,&nbsp;2&nbsp;and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall break down their altars.’ Yet you have disobeyed me. Why have you done this?&nbsp;3&nbsp;Now therefore I tell you that I will not drive them out before you; they will be thorns in your sides and their gods will be a snare to you.”4&nbsp;When the angel of the LORD had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,&nbsp;5&nbsp;and they called that place Bokim. There they offered sacrifices to the LORD.Disobedience and Defeat6&nbsp;After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.&nbsp;7&nbsp;The people served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great things the LORD had done for Israel.8&nbsp;Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of a hundred and ten.&nbsp;9&nbsp;And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.10&nbsp;After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel.&nbsp;11&nbsp;Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD and served the Baals.&nbsp;12&nbsp;They forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them. They provoked the LORD to anger&nbsp;13&nbsp;because they forsook him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.&nbsp;14&nbsp;In his anger against Israel the LORD handed them over to raiders who plundered them. He sold them to their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.&nbsp;15&nbsp;Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the LORD was against them to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.16&nbsp;Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders.&nbsp;17&nbsp;Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. Unlike their fathers, they quickly turned from the way in which their fathers had walked, the way of obedience to the LORD’s commands.&nbsp;18&nbsp;Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the LORD had compassion on them as they groaned under those who oppressed and afflicted them.&nbsp;19&nbsp;But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their fathers, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.&nbsp;20&nbsp;Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel and said, “Because this nation has violated the covenant that I laid down for their forefathers and has not listened to me,&nbsp;21&nbsp;I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.&nbsp;22&nbsp;I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the LORD and walk in it as their forefathers did.”&nbsp;23&nbsp;The LORD had allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua.————————-Psalm 54:1-71&nbsp;Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might.&nbsp;2&nbsp;Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.3&nbsp;Strangers are attacking me; ruthless men seek my life— men without regard for God.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Selah4&nbsp;Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.5&nbsp;Let evil recol on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.6&nbsp;I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, O LORD, for it is good.&nbsp;7&nbsp;For he has delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.—————————--Proverbs 12:19-2219&nbsp;Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.20&nbsp;There is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil, but joy for those who promote peace.21&nbsp;No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.22&nbsp;The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful.—————————Luke 20:1-19The Authority of Jesus QuestionedOne day as he was teaching the people in the temple courts and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him.&nbsp;2&nbsp;“Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?”3&nbsp;He replied,&nbsp;“I will also ask you a question. Tell me,&nbsp;4&nbsp;John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”5&nbsp;They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’&nbsp;6&nbsp;But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”7&nbsp;So they answered, “We don’t know where it was from.”8&nbsp;Jesus said,&nbsp;“Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”The Parable of the Tenants9&nbsp;He went on to tell the people this parable:&nbsp;“A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.&nbsp;10&nbsp;At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.&nbsp;11He sent another servant, but that one also they beat and treated shamefully and sent away empty-handed.&nbsp;12&nbsp;He sent still a third, and they wounded him and threw him out.13&nbsp;“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.’ 14&nbsp;“But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the heir,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’&nbsp;15&nbsp;So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. “What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?&nbsp;16&nbsp;He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.”When the people heard this, they said, “May this never be!”&nbsp;17&nbsp;Jesus looked directly at them and asked,&nbsp;“Then what is the meaning of that which is written:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“‘The stone the builders rejected&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;has become the capstone?18&nbsp;Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.” 19&nbsp;The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people. 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References:Joshua 24:1-33Psalm 53:1-6Proverbs 12:17-18Luke 19:28-48 Joshua 24:1-33The Covenant Renewed at ShechemThen Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges and officials of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.&nbsp;2&nbsp;Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your forefathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the River and worshiped other gods.&nbsp;3&nbsp;But I took your father Abraham from the land beyond the River and led him throughout Canaan and gave him many descendants. I gave him Isaac,&nbsp;4&nbsp;and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I assigned the hill country of Seir to Esau, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.5&nbsp;“‘Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and I brought you out.&nbsp;6&nbsp;When I brought your fathers out of Egypt, you came to the sea, and the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen as far as the Red Sea. 7&nbsp;But they cried to the LORD for help, and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians; he brought the sea over them and covered them. You saw with your own eyes what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the desert for a long time.8&nbsp;“‘I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived east of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I gave them into your hands. I destroyed them from before you, and you took possession of their land.&nbsp;9&nbsp;When Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, prepared to fight against Israel, he sent for Balaam son of Beor to put a curse on you.&nbsp;10&nbsp;But I would not listen to Balaam, so he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you out of his hand.11&nbsp;“‘Then you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The citizens of Jericho fought against you, as did also the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites and Jebusites, but I gave them into your hands.&nbsp;12&nbsp;I sent the hornet ahead of you, which drove them out before you—also the two Amorite kings. You did not do it with your own sword and bow.&nbsp;13&nbsp;So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’14&nbsp;“Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.&nbsp;15&nbsp;But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”16&nbsp;Then the people answered, “Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!&nbsp;17&nbsp;It was the LORD our God himself who brought us and our fathers up out of Egypt, from that land of slavery, and performed those great signs before our eyes. He protected us on our entire journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.&nbsp;18&nbsp;And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites, who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because he is our God.”19&nbsp;Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; he is a jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins.20&nbsp;If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, he will turn and bring disaster on you and make an end of you, after he has been good to you.”21&nbsp;But the people said to Joshua, “No! We will serve the LORD.” 22&nbsp;Then Joshua said, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“Yes, we are witnesses,” they replied.23&nbsp;“Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods that are among you and yield your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”24&nbsp;And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey him.” 25&nbsp;On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he drew up for them decrees and laws.&nbsp;26&nbsp;And Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak near the holy place of the LORD.27&nbsp;“See!” he said to all the people. “This stone will be a witness against us. It has heard all the words the LORD has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue to your God.”Buried in the Promised Land28&nbsp;Then Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance. 29&nbsp;After these things, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of a hundred and ten.&nbsp;30&nbsp;And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.31&nbsp;Israel served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced everything the LORD had done for Israel. 32&nbsp;And Joseph’s bones, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the tract of land that Jacob bought for a hundred pieces of silver from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. This became the inheritance of Joseph’s descendants.33&nbsp;And Eleazar son of Aaron died and was buried at Gibeah, which had been allotted to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.—————————Psalm 53:1-61&nbsp;The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”&nbsp;They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.2&nbsp;God looks down from heaven on the sons of men&nbsp;to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.&nbsp;3&nbsp;Everyone has turned away, they have together become corrupt;&nbsp;there is no one who does good, not even one.4&nbsp;Will the evildoers never learn— those who devour my people as men eat bread and who do not call on God?&nbsp;5&nbsp;There they were, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to dread.&nbsp;God scattered the bones of those who attacked you; you put them to shame, for God despised them.6&nbsp;Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!—————————Proverbs 12:17-1817&nbsp;A truthful witness gives honest testimony, but a false witness tells lies.18&nbsp;Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.—————————Luke 19:28-48The Triumphal EntryAfter Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.&nbsp;29&nbsp;As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them,&nbsp;30&nbsp;“Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.&nbsp;31&nbsp;If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”32&nbsp;Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them.&nbsp;33&nbsp;As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”34&nbsp;They replied, “The Lord needs it.”35&nbsp;They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it.&nbsp;36&nbsp;As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.37&nbsp;When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:38&nbsp;“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”39&nbsp;Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”40&nbsp;“I tell you,”&nbsp;he replied,&nbsp;“if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”41&nbsp;As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it&nbsp;42&nbsp;and said,&nbsp;“If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.&nbsp;43&nbsp;The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.&nbsp;44&nbsp;They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.”Jesus at the Temple45&nbsp;Then he entered the temple area and began driving out those who were selling.&nbsp;46&nbsp;“It is written,”&nbsp;he said to them,&nbsp;“‘My house will be a house of prayer; but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.”47&nbsp;Every day he was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him.&nbsp;48Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words. This page is automatically refreshed every day. 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References:Joshua 22:1-23:16Psalm 52:1-9Proverbs 12:15-16&nbsp;Luke 19:1-27 Joshua 22:1-23:16Eastern Tribes Return HomeThen Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh&nbsp;2&nbsp;and said to them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and you have obeyed me in everything I commanded.&nbsp;3&nbsp;For a long time now—to this very day—you have not deserted your brothers but have carried out the mission the LORD your God gave you.&nbsp;4&nbsp;Now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as he promised, return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan.&nbsp;5&nbsp;But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to obey his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul.”6&nbsp;Then Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their homes.&nbsp;7&nbsp;(To the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given land in Bashan, and to the other half of the tribe Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan with their brothers.) When Joshua sent them home, he blessed them,&nbsp;8 saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth—with large herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze and iron, and a great quantity of clothing—and divide with your brothers the plunder from your enemies.”9&nbsp;So the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in Canaan to return to Gilead, their own land, which they had acquired in accordance with the command of the LORD through Moses. 10&nbsp;When they came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an imposing altar there by the Jordan.&nbsp;11&nbsp;And when the Israelites heard that they had built the altar on the border of Canaan at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side,&nbsp;12&nbsp;the whole assembly of Israel gathered at Shiloh to go to war against them.13&nbsp;So the Israelites sent Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, to the land of Gilead—to Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh.&nbsp;14&nbsp;With him they sent ten of the chief men, one for each of the tribes of Israel, each the head of a family division among the Israelite clans.15&nbsp;When they went to Gilead—to Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh—they said to them:&nbsp;16&nbsp;“The whole assembly of the LORD says: ‘How could you break faith with the God of Israel like this? How could you turn away from the LORD and build yourselves an altar in rebellion against him now?&nbsp;17 Was not the sin of Peor enough for us? Up to this very day we have not cleansed ourselves from that sin, even though a plague fell on the community of the LORD!&nbsp;18&nbsp;And are you now turning away from the LORD?“‘If you rebel against the LORD today, tomorrow he will be angry with the whole community of Israel.&nbsp;19&nbsp;If the land you possess is defiled, come over to the LORD’s land, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and share the land with us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building an altar for yourselves, other than the altar of the LORD our God.&nbsp;20&nbsp;When Achan son of Zerah acted unfaithfully regarding the devoted things, did not wrath come upon the whole community of Israel? He was not the only one who died for his sin.’”21&nbsp;Then Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh replied to the heads of the clans of Israel:&nbsp;22&nbsp;“The Mighty One, God, the LORD! The Mighty One, God, the LORD! He knows! And let Israel know! If this has been in rebellion or disobedience to the LORD, do not spare us this day.&nbsp;23&nbsp;If we have built our own altar to turn away from the LORD and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, or to sacrifice fellowship offerings on it, may the LORD himself call us to account.24&nbsp;“No! We did it for fear that some day your descendants might say to ours, ‘What do you have to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?&nbsp;25&nbsp;The LORD has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you—you Reubenites and Gadites! You have no share in the LORD.’ So your descendants might cause ours to stop fearing the LORD.26&nbsp;“That is why we said, ‘Let us get ready and build an altar—but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.’&nbsp;27&nbsp;On the contrary, it is to be a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the LORD at his sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices and fellowship offerings. Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD.’28&nbsp;“And we said, ‘If they ever say this to us, or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the LORD’s altar, which our fathers built, not for burnt offerings and sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’29&nbsp;“Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings and sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God that stands before his tabernacle.”30&nbsp;When Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the community—the heads of the clans of the Israelites—heard what Reuben, Gad and Manasseh had to say, they were pleased.&nbsp;31&nbsp;And Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, said to Reuben, Gad and Manasseh, “Today we know that the LORD is with us, because you have not acted unfaithfully toward the LORD in this matter. Now you have rescued the Israelites from the LORD’s hand.”32&nbsp;Then Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, and the leaders returned to Canaan from their meeting with the Reubenites and Gadites in Gilead and reported to the Israelites.&nbsp;33&nbsp;They were glad to hear the report and praised God. And they talked no more about going to war against them to devastate the country where the Reubenites and the Gadites lived.34&nbsp;And the Reubenites and the Gadites gave the altar this name: A Witness Between Us that the LORD is God.&nbsp;Joshua 23Joshua’s Farewell to the LeadersAfter a long time had passed and the LORD had given Israel rest from all their enemies around them, Joshua, by then old and well advanced in years,&nbsp;2 summoned all Israel—their elders, leaders, judges and officials—and said to them: “I am old and well advanced in years.&nbsp;3&nbsp;You yourselves have seen everything the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake; it was the LORD your God who fought for you.&nbsp;4&nbsp;Remember how I have allotted as an inheritance for your tribes all the land of the nations that remain—the nations I conquered—between the Jordan and the Great Sea in the west.&nbsp;5&nbsp;The LORD your God himself will drive them out of your way. He will push them out before you, and you will take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.6&nbsp;“Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, without turning aside to the right or to the left.&nbsp;7&nbsp;Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear by them. You must not serve them or bow down to them.&nbsp;8&nbsp;But you are to hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have until now.9&nbsp;“The LORD has driven out before you great and powerful nations; to this day no one has been able to withstand you.&nbsp;10&nbsp;One of you routs a thousand, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as he promised.&nbsp;11&nbsp;So be very careful to love the LORD your God.12&nbsp;“But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you and if you intermarry with them and associate with them,&nbsp;13&nbsp;then you may be sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land, which the LORD your God has given you.14&nbsp;“Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.&nbsp;15&nbsp;But just as every good promise of the LORD your God has come true, so the LORD will bring on you all the evil he has threatened, until he has destroyed you from this good land he has given you.&nbsp;16&nbsp;If you violate the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, the LORD’s anger will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from the good land he has given you.”————————-Psalm 52:1-91&nbsp;Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?&nbsp;2&nbsp;Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit.&nbsp;3&nbsp;You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Selah4&nbsp;You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue!5&nbsp;Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Selah6&nbsp;The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at him, saying,&nbsp;7&nbsp;“Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold&nbsp;but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!”8&nbsp;But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God;&nbsp;I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.&nbsp;9&nbsp;I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.————————-Proverbs 12:15-16&nbsp;15&nbsp;The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.16&nbsp;A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.————————-Luke 19:1-27Zacchaeus the Tax CollectorJesus entered Jericho and was passing through.&nbsp;2&nbsp;A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.&nbsp;3&nbsp;He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd.&nbsp;4&nbsp;So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.5&nbsp;When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him,&nbsp;“Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.”&nbsp;6&nbsp;So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.7&nbsp;All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a ‘sinner.’” 8&nbsp;But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.” 9&nbsp;Jesus said to him,&nbsp;“Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.&nbsp;10&nbsp;For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.”The Parable of the Ten Minas11&nbsp;While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.&nbsp;12&nbsp;He said:&nbsp;“A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return.&nbsp;13&nbsp;So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’14&nbsp;“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’15&nbsp;“He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it.16&nbsp;“The first one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned ten more.’17&nbsp;“‘Well done, my good servant!’ his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.’18&nbsp;“The second came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned five more.’19&nbsp;“His master answered, ‘You take charge of five cities.’20&nbsp;“Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth.&nbsp;21&nbsp;I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’22&nbsp;“His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow?&nbsp;23&nbsp;Why then didn’t you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?’ 24&nbsp;“Then he said to those standing by, ‘Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’25&nbsp;“‘Sir,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’26&nbsp;“He replied, ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.&nbsp;27 But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.’” For previous Bible reading, click the right arrow at the bottom of this page, or click <a href="https://www.antiochcentreforthenations.org/bible-archive" class="sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-button-element--tertiary sqs-block-button-element" data-sqsp-button > Bible Archive &nbsp; <a href="https://www.antiochcentreforthenations.org/whole-bible" class="sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-button-element--tertiary sqs-block-button-element" data-sqsp-button > The Audio Bible

References:Joshua 20:1-21:45Psalm 51:14-19Proverbs 12:13-14Luke 18:24-43 Joshua 20:1-21:45Cities of RefugeThen the LORD said to Joshua:&nbsp;2&nbsp;“Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,&nbsp;3&nbsp;so that anyone who kills a person accidentally and unintentionally may flee there and find protection from the avenger of blood.4&nbsp;“When he flees to one of these cities, he is to stand in the entrance of the city gate and state his case before the elders of that city. Then they are to admit him into their city and give him a place to live with them.&nbsp;5&nbsp;If the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the one accused, because he killed his neighbor unintentionally and without malice aforethought.&nbsp;6&nbsp;He is to stay in that city until he has stood trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest who is serving at that time. Then he may go back to his own home in the town from which he fled.”7&nbsp;So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.&nbsp;8&nbsp;On the east side of the Jordan of Jericho they designated Bezer in the desert on the plateau in the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead in the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan in the tribe of Manasseh.&nbsp;9&nbsp;Any of the Israelites or any alien living among them who killed someone accidentally could flee to these designated cities and not be killed by the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.Joshua 21Towns for the LevitesNow the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribal families of Israel&nbsp;2&nbsp;at Shiloh in Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock.”&nbsp;3&nbsp;So, as the LORD had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance:4&nbsp;The first lot came out for the Kohathites, clan by clan. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.&nbsp;5&nbsp;The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh.6&nbsp;The descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. 7&nbsp;The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.&nbsp;8&nbsp;So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.9&nbsp;From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they allotted the following towns by name&nbsp;10&nbsp;(these towns were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them):11&nbsp;They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)&nbsp;12&nbsp;But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.13&nbsp;So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Libnah,&nbsp;14&nbsp;Jattir, Eshtemoa,&nbsp;15&nbsp;Holon, Debir, 16&nbsp;Ain, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands—nine towns from these two tribes.&nbsp;17&nbsp;And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,&nbsp;18&nbsp;Anathoth and Almon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.19&nbsp;All the towns for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were thirteen, together with their pasturelands. 20&nbsp;The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim: 21&nbsp;In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer,&nbsp;22&nbsp;Kibzaim and Beth Horon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.23&nbsp;Also from the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh, Gibbethon,&nbsp;24&nbsp;Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.25&nbsp;From half the tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—two towns. 26&nbsp;All these ten towns and their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.27&nbsp;The Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Be Eshtarah, together with their pasturelands—two towns; 28&nbsp;from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, Daberath,&nbsp;29&nbsp;Jarmuth and En Gannim, together with their pasturelands—four towns; 30&nbsp;from the tribe of Asher,&nbsp;Mishal, Abdon,&nbsp;31&nbsp;Helkath and Rehob, together with their pasturelands—four towns;32&nbsp;from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Hammoth Dor and Kartan, together with their pasturelands—three towns. 33&nbsp;All the towns of the Gershonite clans were thirteen, together with their pasturelands. 34&nbsp;The Merarite clans (the rest of the Levites) were given: from the tribe of Zebulun,&nbsp;Jokneam, Kartah,&nbsp;35&nbsp;Dimnah and Nahalal, together with their pasturelands—four towns;36&nbsp;from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer, Jahaz,&nbsp;37&nbsp;Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands—four towns; 38&nbsp;from the tribe of Gad,&nbsp;Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,&nbsp;39&nbsp;Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands—four towns in all.40&nbsp;All the towns allotted to the Merarite clans, who were the rest of the Levites, were twelve. 41&nbsp;The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasturelands.&nbsp;42&nbsp;Each of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it; this was true for all these towns.43&nbsp;So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their forefathers, and they took possession of it and settled there.&nbsp;44&nbsp;The LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their forefathers. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the LORD handed all their enemies over to them. 45&nbsp;Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.—————————Psalm 51:14-1914&nbsp;Save me from bloodguilt, O God, the God who saves me, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.&nbsp;15&nbsp;O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.&nbsp;16&nbsp;You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.&nbsp;17&nbsp;The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.18&nbsp;In your good pleasure make Zion prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.&nbsp;19&nbsp;Then there will be righteous sacrifices, whole burnt offerings to delight you; then bulls will be offered on your altar.—————————-Proverbs 12:13-14&nbsp;13&nbsp;An evil man is trapped by his sinful talk, but a righteous man escapes trouble.&nbsp;14&nbsp;From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things as surely as the work of his hands rewards him.—————————Luke 18:24-43Jesus looked at him and said,&nbsp;“How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!&nbsp;25&nbsp;Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”26&nbsp;Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?” 27&nbsp;Jesus replied,&nbsp;“What is impossible with men is possible with God.” 28&nbsp;Peter said to him, “We have left all we had to follow you!”29&nbsp;“I tell you the truth,”&nbsp;Jesus said to them,&nbsp;“no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God&nbsp;30will fail to receive many times as much in this age and, in the age to come, eternal life.”Jesus Again Predicts His Death31&nbsp;Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them,&nbsp;“We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.&nbsp;32&nbsp;He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him, spit on him, flog him and kill him.&nbsp;33&nbsp;On the third day he will rise again.”34&nbsp;The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.A Blind Beggar Receives His Sight35&nbsp;As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.&nbsp;36&nbsp;When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. 37&nbsp;They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”38&nbsp;He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39&nbsp;Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 40&nbsp;Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,&nbsp;41&nbsp;“What do you want me to do for you?”“Lord, I want to see,” he replied.42&nbsp;Jesus said to him,&nbsp;“Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”&nbsp;43&nbsp;Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God. For previous Bible reading, click the right arrow at the bottom of this page, or click <a href="https://www.antiochcentreforthenations.org/whole-bible" class="sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-button-element--tertiary sqs-block-button-element" data-sqsp-button > The Audio Bible

References:Joshua 19:1-51Psalm 51:10-13Proverbs 12:11-12Luke 18:1-23 Joshua 19:1-51Allotment for SimeonThe second lot came out for the tribe of Simeon, clan by clan. Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah.&nbsp;2&nbsp;It included: Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,&nbsp;3&nbsp;Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,&nbsp;4&nbsp;Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,&nbsp;5&nbsp;Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,&nbsp;6&nbsp;Beth Lebaoth and Sharuhen—thirteen towns and their villages;7&nbsp;Ain, Rimmon, Ether and Ashan—four towns and their villages—&nbsp;8&nbsp;and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah in the Negev). This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Simeonites, clan by clan.&nbsp;9&nbsp;The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the share of Judah, because Judah’s portion was more than they needed. So the Simeonites received their inheritance within the territory of Judah.Allotment for Zebulun10&nbsp;The third lot came up for Zebulun, clan by clan: The boundary of their inheritance went as far as Sarid.&nbsp;11&nbsp;Going west it ran to Maralah, touched Dabbesheth, and extended to the ravine near Jokneam.&nbsp;12&nbsp;It turned east from Sarid toward the sunrise to the territory of Kisloth Tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.&nbsp;13&nbsp;Then it continued eastward to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin; it came out at Rimmon and turned toward Neah.&nbsp;14&nbsp;There the boundary went around on the north to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah El.&nbsp;15&nbsp;Included were Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah and Bethlehem. There were twelve towns and their villages.16&nbsp;These towns and their villages were the inheritance of Zebulun, clan by clan.Allotment for Issachar17&nbsp;The fourth lot came out for Issachar, clan by clan.&nbsp;18&nbsp;Their territory included: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,&nbsp;19&nbsp;Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,&nbsp;20&nbsp;Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,&nbsp;21&nbsp;Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah and Beth Pazzez.&nbsp;22&nbsp;The boundary touched Tabor, Shahazumah and Beth Shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen towns and their villages.23&nbsp;These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar, clan by clan.Allotment for Asher24&nbsp;The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher, clan by clan.&nbsp;25&nbsp;Their territory included:Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,&nbsp;26&nbsp;Allammelech, Amad and Mishal. On the west the boundary touched Carmel and Shihor Libnath.&nbsp;27&nbsp;It then turned east toward Beth Dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El, and went north to Beth Emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.&nbsp;28&nbsp;It went to Abdon, Rehob, Hammon and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.29&nbsp;The boundary then turned back toward Ramah and went to the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah and came out at the sea in the region of Aczib,&nbsp;30&nbsp;Ummah, Aphek and Rehob. There were twenty-two towns and their villages.31&nbsp;These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Asher, clan by clan.Allotment for Naphtali32&nbsp;The sixth lot came out for Naphtali, clan by clan:33&nbsp;Their boundary went from Heleph and the large tree in Zaanannim, passing Adami Nekeb and Jabneel to Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.&nbsp;34&nbsp;The boundary ran west through Aznoth Tabor and came out at Hukkok. It touched Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west and the Jordan on the east. 35&nbsp;The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,&nbsp;36&nbsp;Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,&nbsp;37&nbsp;Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,&nbsp;38&nbsp;Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath and Beth Shemesh. There were nineteen towns and their villages.39&nbsp;These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali, clan by clan.Allotment for Dan40&nbsp;The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan, clan by clan.&nbsp;41&nbsp;The territory of their inheritance included: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,&nbsp;42&nbsp;Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,&nbsp;43&nbsp;Elon, Timnah, Ekron,&nbsp;44&nbsp;Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,&nbsp;45&nbsp;Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,&nbsp;46&nbsp;Me Jarkon and Rakkon, with the area facing Joppa.47&nbsp;(But the Danites had difficulty taking possession of their territory, so they went up and attacked Leshem, took it, put it to the sword and occupied it. They settled in Leshem and named it Dan after their forefather.) 48&nbsp;These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Dan, clan by clan.Allotment for Joshua49&nbsp;When they had finished dividing the land into its allotted portions, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,&nbsp;50&nbsp;as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the town he asked for—Timnath Sera in the hill country of Ephraim. And he built up the town and settled there.51&nbsp;These are the territories that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel assigned by lot at Shiloh in the presence of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. And so they finished dividing the land.—————————-Psalm 51:10-1310&nbsp;Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.&nbsp;11&nbsp;Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.&nbsp;12&nbsp;Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.13&nbsp;Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.—————————-Proverbs 12:11-1211&nbsp;He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.12&nbsp;The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.—————————-Luke 18:1-23The Parable of the Persistent WidowThen Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.&nbsp;2&nbsp;He said:&nbsp;“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men.&nbsp;3&nbsp;And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’4&nbsp;“For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care about men,&nbsp;5&nbsp;yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually wear me out with her coming!’”6&nbsp;And the Lord said,&nbsp;“Listen to what the unjust judge says.&nbsp;7&nbsp;And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?&nbsp;8&nbsp;I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”&nbsp;The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector9&nbsp;To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable:&nbsp;10&nbsp;“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.&nbsp;11&nbsp;The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.&nbsp;12&nbsp;I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’13&nbsp;“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’14&nbsp;“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”The Little Children and Jesus15&nbsp;People were also bringing babies to Jesus to have him touch them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.&nbsp;16&nbsp;But Jesus called the children to him and said,&nbsp;“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.&nbsp;17&nbsp;I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”The Rich Ruler18&nbsp;A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 19&nbsp;“Why do you call me good?”&nbsp;Jesus answered.&nbsp;“No one is good—except God alone.&nbsp;20&nbsp;You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.”21&nbsp;“All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said. &nbsp;22&nbsp;When Jesus heard this, he said to him,&nbsp;“You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” 23&nbsp;When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was a man of great wealth. For previous Bible reading, click the right arrow at the bottom of this page, or click <a href="https://www.antiochcentreforthenations.org/whole-bible" class="sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-button-element--tertiary sqs-block-button-element" data-sqsp-button > The Audio Bible

References:Joshua 16:1-18:28Psalm 51:6-9Proverbs 12:8-10Luke 17:11-37 Joshua 16:1-18:28Allotment for Ephraim and ManassehThe allotment for Joseph began at the Jordan of Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, and went up from there through the desert into the hill country of Bethel.&nbsp;2&nbsp;It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz), crossed over to the territory of the Arkites in Ataroth,&nbsp;3&nbsp;descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon and on to Gezer, ending at the sea.4&nbsp;So Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance.5&nbsp;This was the territory of Ephraim, clan by clan: The boundary of their inheritance went from Ataroth Addar in the east to Upper Beth Horon&nbsp;6&nbsp;and continued to the sea. From Micmethath on the north it curved eastward to Taanath Shiloh, passing by it to Janoah on the east.&nbsp;7&nbsp;Then it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho and came out at the Jordan.&nbsp;8&nbsp;From Tappuah the border went west to the Kanah Ravine and ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites, clan by clan.&nbsp;9&nbsp;It also included all the towns and their villages that were set aside for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites.10&nbsp;They did not dislodge the Canaanites living in Gezer; to this day the Canaanites live among the people of Ephraim but are required to do forced labor.Joshua 17This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn, that is, for Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn. Makir was the ancestor of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because the Makirites were great soldiers.&nbsp;2&nbsp;So this allotment was for the rest of the people of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans.3&nbsp;Now Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons but only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.&nbsp;4&nbsp;They went to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance along with the brothers of their father, according to the LORD’s command.&nbsp;5 Manasseh’s share consisted of ten tracts of land besides Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan,&nbsp;6&nbsp;because the daughters of the tribe of Manasseh received an inheritance among the sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.7&nbsp;The territory of Manasseh extended from Asher to Micmethath east of Shechem. The boundary ran southward from there to include the people living at En Tappuah.&nbsp;8&nbsp;(Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah itself, on the boundary of Manasseh, belonged to the Ephraimites.)&nbsp;9&nbsp;Then the boundary continued south to the Kanah Ravine. There were towns belonging to Ephraim lying among the towns of Manasseh, but the boundary of Manasseh was the northern side of the ravine and ended at the sea.&nbsp;10&nbsp;On the south the land belonged to Ephraim, on the north to Manasseh. The territory of Manasseh reached the sea and bordered Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.11&nbsp;Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh also had Beth Shan, Ibleam and the people of Dor, Endor, Taanach and Megiddo, together with their surrounding settlements (the third in the list is Naphoth). 12&nbsp;Yet the Manassites were not able to occupy these towns, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that region.&nbsp;13&nbsp;However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they subjected the Canaanites to forced labor but did not drive them out completely.14&nbsp;The people of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one allotment and one portion for an inheritance? We are a numerous people and the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”15&nbsp;“If you are so numerous,” Joshua answered, “and if the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go up into the forest and clear land for yourselves there in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaites.” &nbsp;16&nbsp;The people of Joseph replied, “The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the plain have iron chariots, both those in Beth Shan and its settlements and those in the Valley of Jezreel.”17&nbsp;But Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You are numerous and very powerful. You will have not only one allotment&nbsp;18but the forested hill country as well. Clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours; though the Canaanites have iron chariots and though they are strong, you can drive them out.”Joshua 18Division of the Rest of the LandThe whole assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. The country was brought under their control,&nbsp;2&nbsp;but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance.3&nbsp;So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?&nbsp;4&nbsp;Appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them out to make a survey of the land and to write a description of it, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me.&nbsp;5&nbsp;You are to divide the land into seven parts. Judah is to remain in its territory on the south and the house of Joseph in its territory on the north.6&nbsp;After you have written descriptions of the seven parts of the land, bring them here to me and I will cast lots for you in the presence of the LORD our God.&nbsp;7&nbsp;The Levites, however, do not get a portion among you, because the priestly service of the LORD is their inheritance. And Gad, Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan. Moses the servant of the LORD gave it to them.”8&nbsp;As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua instructed them, “Go and make a survey of the land and write a description of it. Then return to me, and I will cast lots for you here at Shiloh in the presence of the LORD.”&nbsp;9&nbsp;So the men left and went through the land. They wrote its description on a scroll, town by town, in seven parts, and returned to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh.&nbsp;10&nbsp;Joshua then cast lots for them in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions.Allotment for Benjamin11&nbsp;The lot came up for the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph: 12&nbsp;On the north side their boundary began at the Jordan, passed the northern slope of Jericho and headed west into the hill country, coming out at the desert of Beth Aven.&nbsp;13&nbsp;From there it crossed to the south slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth Addar on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.14&nbsp;From the hill facing Beth Horon on the south the boundary turned south along the western side and came out at Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), a town of the people of Judah. This was the western side.&nbsp;15&nbsp;The southern side began at the outskirts of Kiriath Jearim on the west, and the boundary came out at the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.&nbsp;16&nbsp;The boundary went down to the foot of the hill facing the Valley of Ben Hinnom, north of the Valley of Rephaim. It continued down the Hinnom Valley along the southern slope of the Jebusite city and so to En Rogel.&nbsp;17&nbsp;It then curved north, went to En Shemesh, continued to Geliloth, which faces the Pass of Adummim, and ran down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.&nbsp;18&nbsp;It continued to the northern slope of Beth Arabah and on down into the Arabah.&nbsp;19 It then went to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan in the south. This was the southern boundary.20&nbsp;The Jordan formed the boundary on the eastern side. These were the boundaries that marked out the inheritance of the clans of Benjamin on all sides.&nbsp;21&nbsp;The tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, had the following cities: Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,&nbsp;22&nbsp;Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,&nbsp;23&nbsp;Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,&nbsp;24&nbsp;Kephar Ammoni, Ophni and Geba—twelve towns and their villages.25&nbsp;Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,&nbsp;26&nbsp;Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,&nbsp;27&nbsp;Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,&nbsp;28&nbsp;Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah and Kiriath—fourteen towns and their villages.This was the inheritance of Benjamin for its clans.————————-Psalm 51:6-96&nbsp;Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.7&nbsp;Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.&nbsp;8&nbsp;Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.&nbsp;9&nbsp;Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.—————————-Proverbs 12:8-108&nbsp;A man is praised according to his wisdom, but men with warped minds are despised.9&nbsp;Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.10&nbsp;A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.————————-Luke 17:11-37Ten Healed of LeprosyNow on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.&nbsp;12&nbsp;As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance&nbsp;13&nbsp;and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”14&nbsp;When he saw them, he said,&nbsp;“Go, show yourselves to the priests.”&nbsp;And as they went, they were cleansed.15&nbsp;One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice.&nbsp;16&nbsp;He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.17&nbsp;Jesus asked,&nbsp;“Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?&nbsp;18&nbsp;Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”&nbsp;19Then he said to him,&nbsp;“Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”The Coming of the Kingdom of God20&nbsp;Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied,&nbsp;“The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation,&nbsp;21&nbsp;nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.”22&nbsp;Then he said to his disciples,&nbsp;“The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.&nbsp;23&nbsp;Men will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them.&nbsp;24&nbsp;For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other.&nbsp;25&nbsp;But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.26&nbsp;“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.&nbsp;27&nbsp;People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.28&nbsp;“It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.&nbsp;29&nbsp;But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.30&nbsp;“It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.&nbsp;31&nbsp;On that day no one who is on the roof of his house, with his goods inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything.&nbsp;32&nbsp;Remember Lot’s wife!&nbsp;33&nbsp;Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.&nbsp;34&nbsp;I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.&nbsp;35&nbsp;Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”37&nbsp;“Where, Lord?” they asked. He replied,&nbsp;“Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.” For previous Bible reading, click the right arrow at the bottom of this page, or click <a href="https://www.antiochcentreforthenations.org/whole-bible" class="sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-button-element--tertiary sqs-block-button-element" data-sqsp-button > The Audio Bible

References:Joshua 15:1-63Psalm 51:1-5Proverbs 12:6-7Luke 16:19-17:10 Joshua 15:1-63Allotment for JudahThe allotment for the tribe of Judah, clan by clan, extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the extreme south. 2&nbsp;Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Salt Sea, 3&nbsp;crossed south of Scorpion Pass, continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka.&nbsp;4&nbsp;It then passed along to Azmon and joined the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the sea. This is their southern boundary.5&nbsp;The eastern boundary is the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,&nbsp;6&nbsp;went up to Beth Hoglah and continued north of Beth Arabah to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.&nbsp;7&nbsp;The boundary then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor and turned north to Gilgal, which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh and came out at En Rogel.&nbsp;8&nbsp;Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.9&nbsp;From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim).&nbsp;10&nbsp;Then it curved westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh and crossed to Timnah.&nbsp;11&nbsp;It went to the northern slope of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah and reached Jabneel. The boundary ended at the sea.12&nbsp;The western boundary is the coastline of the Great Sea.&nbsp;These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans.13&nbsp;In accordance with the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)&nbsp;14&nbsp;From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai—descendants of Anak.&nbsp;15&nbsp;From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).&nbsp;16&nbsp;And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.”&nbsp;17&nbsp;Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.18&nbsp;One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?” 19&nbsp;She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.20&nbsp;This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, clan by clan: 21&nbsp;The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the boundary of Edom were:Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,&nbsp;22&nbsp;Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,&nbsp;23&nbsp;Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,&nbsp;24&nbsp;Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,&nbsp;25&nbsp;Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor),&nbsp;26&nbsp;Amam, Shema, Moladah,&nbsp;27&nbsp;Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,&nbsp;28&nbsp;Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,&nbsp;29&nbsp;Baalah, Iim, Ezem,&nbsp;30&nbsp;Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,&nbsp;31&nbsp;Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,&nbsp;32&nbsp;Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon—a total of twenty-nine towns and their villages.33&nbsp;In the western foothills: &nbsp;Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,&nbsp;34&nbsp;Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,&nbsp;35&nbsp;Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,&nbsp;36&nbsp;Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen towns and their villages.37&nbsp;Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,&nbsp;38&nbsp;Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,&nbsp;39&nbsp;Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,&nbsp;40&nbsp;Cabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,&nbsp;41&nbsp;Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah—sixteen towns and their villages.42&nbsp;Libnah, Ether, Ashan,&nbsp;43&nbsp;Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,&nbsp;44&nbsp;Keilah, Aczib and Mareshah—nine towns and their villages.45&nbsp;Ekron, with its surrounding settlements and villages;&nbsp;46&nbsp;west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod, together with their villages;&nbsp;47&nbsp;Ashdod, its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.48&nbsp;In the hill country:&nbsp;Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,&nbsp;49&nbsp;Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir),&nbsp;50&nbsp;Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,&nbsp;51&nbsp;Goshen, Holon and Giloh—eleven towns and their villages.52&nbsp;Arab, Dumah, Eshan,&nbsp;53&nbsp;Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,&nbsp;54&nbsp;Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) and Zior—nine towns and their villages.55&nbsp;Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,&nbsp;56&nbsp;Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,&nbsp;57&nbsp;Kain, Gibeah and Timnah—ten towns and their villages.58&nbsp;Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,&nbsp;59&nbsp;Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon—six towns and their villages.60&nbsp;Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah—two towns and their villages.61&nbsp;In the desert: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,&nbsp;62&nbsp;Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi—six towns and their villages. 63&nbsp;Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.—————————Psalm 51:1-51&nbsp;Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love;&nbsp;according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.&nbsp;2&nbsp;Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.3&nbsp;For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.&nbsp;4&nbsp;Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight,&nbsp;so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge.&nbsp;5&nbsp;Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.—————————Proverbs 12:6-7&nbsp;6&nbsp;The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.7&nbsp;Wicked men are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.—————————Luke 16:19-17:10The Rich Man and Lazarus“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.&nbsp;20&nbsp;At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores&nbsp;21&nbsp;and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.22&nbsp;“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.&nbsp;23&nbsp;In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.&nbsp;24&nbsp;So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’25&nbsp;“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.&nbsp;26&nbsp;And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’27&nbsp;“He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father’s house,&nbsp;28&nbsp;for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’29&nbsp;“Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’30&nbsp;“‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’31&nbsp;“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”&nbsp;Luke 17Sin, Faith, DutyJesus said to his disciples:&nbsp;“Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come.&nbsp;2&nbsp;It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.&nbsp;3&nbsp;So watch yourselves.“If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.&nbsp;4&nbsp;If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.”&nbsp;5&nbsp;The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6&nbsp;He replied,&nbsp;“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. 7&nbsp;“Suppose one of you had a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Would he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’?&nbsp;8&nbsp;Would he not rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’?&nbsp;9&nbsp;Would he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do?&nbsp;10&nbsp;So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’” For previous Bible reading, click the right arrow at the bottom of this page, or click <a href="https://www.antiochcentreforthenations.org/whole-bible" class="sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-button-element--tertiary sqs-block-button-element" data-sqsp-button > The Audio Bible

References:Joshua 13:1-14:15Psalm 50:16-23Proverbs 12:4-5Luke 16:1-18 Joshua 13:1-14:15Land Still to Be TakenWhen Joshua was old and well advanced in years, the LORD said to him, “You are very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.2&nbsp;“This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and Geshurites:&nbsp;3&nbsp;from the Shihor River on the east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north, all of it counted as Canaanite (the territory of the five Philistine rulers in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron—that of the Avvites);&nbsp;4from the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Arah of the Sidonians as far as Aphek, the region of the Amorites,&nbsp;5&nbsp;the area of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.6&nbsp;“As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, that is, all the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out before the Israelites. Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have instructed you,&nbsp;7&nbsp;and divide it as an inheritance among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.”Division of the Land East of the Jordan8&nbsp;The other half of Manasseh, the Reubenites and the Gadites had received the inheritance that Moses had given them east of the Jordan, as he, the servant of the LORD, had assigned it to them.9&nbsp;It extended from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and included the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,&nbsp;10&nbsp;and all the towns of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, out to the border of the Ammonites.&nbsp;11&nbsp;It also included Gilead, the territory of the people of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon and all Bashan as far as Salecah—&nbsp;12&nbsp;that is, the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and had survived as one of the last of the Rephaites. Moses had defeated them and taken over their land.&nbsp;13&nbsp;But the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.14&nbsp;But to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance, since the offerings made by fire to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as he promised them. 15&nbsp;This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Reuben, clan by clan:16&nbsp;The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and the whole plateau past Medeba&nbsp;17&nbsp;to Heshbon and all its towns on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,&nbsp;18&nbsp;Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,&nbsp;19&nbsp;Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley,&nbsp;20&nbsp;Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth—&nbsp;21&nbsp;all the towns on the plateau and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba—princes allied with Sihon—who lived in that country.&nbsp;22&nbsp;In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor, who practiced divination.&nbsp;23&nbsp;The boundary of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Reubenites, clan by clan.24&nbsp;This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, clan by clan:25&nbsp;The territory of Jazer, all the towns of Gilead and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;&nbsp;26&nbsp;and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir;&nbsp;27&nbsp;and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth and Zaphon with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Kinnereth).&nbsp;28&nbsp;These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites, clan by clan.29&nbsp;This is what Moses had given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the family of the descendants of Manasseh, clan by clan:30&nbsp;The territory extending from Mahanaim and including all of Bashan, the entire realm of Og king of Bashan—all the settlements of Jair in Bashan, sixty towns,&nbsp;31&nbsp;half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei (the royal cities of Og in Bashan). This was for the descendants of Makir son of Manasseh—for half of the sons of Makir, clan by clan.32&nbsp;This is the inheritance Moses had given when he was in the plains of Moab across the Jordan east of Jericho.&nbsp;33&nbsp;But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance; the LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he promised them.Joshua 14Division of the Land West of the JordanNow these are the areas the Israelites received as an inheritance in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel allotted to them.&nbsp;2&nbsp;Their inheritances were assigned by lot to the nine-and-a-half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.&nbsp;3&nbsp;Moses had granted the two-and-a-half tribes their inheritance east of the Jordan but had not granted the Levites an inheritance among the rest, 4&nbsp;for the sons of Joseph had become two tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites received no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.&nbsp;5&nbsp;So the Israelites divided the land, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.Hebron Given to Caleb6&nbsp;Now the men of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about you and me.&nbsp;7&nbsp;I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And I brought him back a report according to my convictions,&nbsp;8&nbsp;but my brothers who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear. I, however, followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.&nbsp;9&nbsp;So on that day Moses swore to me, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.’10&nbsp;“Now then, just as the LORD promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the desert. So here I am today, eighty-five years old!&nbsp;11&nbsp;I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then.&nbsp;12&nbsp;Now give me this hill country that the LORD promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the LORD helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.”13&nbsp;Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.&nbsp;14&nbsp;So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the LORD, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly.&nbsp;15&nbsp;(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)&nbsp;Then the land had rest from war.—————————Psalm 50:16-2316&nbsp;But to the wicked, God says:&nbsp;“What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips?&nbsp;17&nbsp;You hate my instruction and cast my words behind you.&nbsp;18&nbsp;When you see a thief, you join with him; you throw in your lot with adulterers.&nbsp;19&nbsp;You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.&nbsp;20&nbsp;You speak continually against your brother and slander your own mother’s son.&nbsp;21&nbsp;These things you have done and I kept silent; you thought I was altogether like you.&nbsp;But I will rebuke you and accuse you to your face.22&nbsp;“Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with none to rescue:&nbsp;23&nbsp;He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God.”—————————Proverbs 12:4-54&nbsp;A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.5&nbsp;The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.————————-Luke 16:1-18The Parable of the Shrewd Manager1&nbsp;Jesus told his disciples:&nbsp;“There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.&nbsp;2&nbsp;So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.’3&nbsp;“The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg—&nbsp;4&nbsp;I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.’5&nbsp;“So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’6&nbsp;“‘Eight hundred gallons of olive oil,’ he replied. &nbsp;“The manager told him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred.’7&nbsp;“Then he asked the second, ‘And how much do you owe?’ &nbsp;“‘A thousand bushels of wheat,’ he replied.&nbsp;&nbsp;“He told him, ‘Take your bill and make it eight hundred.’8&nbsp;“The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.&nbsp;9&nbsp;I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.10&nbsp;“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.&nbsp;11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?&nbsp;12&nbsp;And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?13&nbsp;“No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” 14&nbsp;The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.&nbsp;15&nbsp;He said to them,&nbsp;“You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight.Additional Teachings16&nbsp;“The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.&nbsp;17&nbsp;It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law. 18&nbsp;“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. 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References:Joshua 10:29-12:24Psalm 50:7-15Proverbs 12:1-3Luke 15:11-32 Joshua 10:29-12:24Southern Cities ConqueredThen Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and attacked it.&nbsp;30&nbsp;The LORD also gave that city and its king into Israel’s hand. The city and everyone in it Joshua put to the sword. He left no survivors there. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.31&nbsp;Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish; he took up positions against it and attacked it.&nbsp;32&nbsp;The LORD handed Lachish over to Israel, and Joshua took it on the second day. The city and everyone in it he put to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.&nbsp;33&nbsp;Meanwhile, Horam king of Gezer had come up to help Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his army—until no survivors were left.34&nbsp;Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Lachish to Eglon; they took up positions against it and attacked it.&nbsp;35&nbsp;They captured it that same day and put it to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it, just as they had done to Lachish.36&nbsp;Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it.&nbsp;37&nbsp;They took the city and put it to the sword, together with its king, its villages and everyone in it. They left no survivors. Just as at Eglon, they totally destroyed it and everyone in it.38&nbsp;Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned around and attacked Debir.&nbsp;39&nbsp;They took the city, its king and its villages, and put them to the sword. Everyone in it they totally destroyed. They left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron.40&nbsp;So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.&nbsp;41&nbsp;Joshua subdued them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from the whole region of Goshen to Gibeon.&nbsp;42&nbsp;All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.43&nbsp;Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.Joshua 11Northern Kings DefeatedWhen Jabin king of Hazor heard of this, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon, to the kings of Shimron and Acshaph,&nbsp;2&nbsp;and to the northern kings who were in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Kinnereth, in the western foothills and in Naphoth Dor on the west;&nbsp;3&nbsp;to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites below Hermon in the region of Mizpah.&nbsp;4&nbsp;They came out with all their troops and a large number of horses and chariots—a huge army, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.&nbsp;5&nbsp;All these kings joined forces and made camp together at the Waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.6&nbsp;The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand all of them over to Israel, slain. You are to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.”&nbsp;7&nbsp;So Joshua and his whole army came against them suddenly at the Waters of Merom and attacked them,&nbsp;8&nbsp;and the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel. They defeated them and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon, to Misrephoth Maim, and to the Valley of Mizpah on the east, until no survivors were left.&nbsp;9&nbsp;Joshua did to them as the LORD had directed: He hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.10&nbsp;At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword. (Hazor had been the head of all these kingdoms.)&nbsp;11&nbsp;Everyone in it they put to the sword. They totally destroyed them, not sparing anything that breathed, and he burned up Hazor itself.&nbsp;12&nbsp;Joshua took all these royal cities and their kings and put them to the sword. He totally destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded.&nbsp;13&nbsp;Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds—except Hazor, which Joshua burned.&nbsp;14&nbsp;The Israelites carried off for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but all the people they put to the sword until they completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone that breathed.&nbsp;15&nbsp;As the LORD commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.16&nbsp;So Joshua took this entire land: the hill country, all the Negev, the whole region of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah and the mountains of Israel with their foothills,&nbsp;17&nbsp;from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, to Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.&nbsp;18&nbsp;Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time.&nbsp;19&nbsp;Except for the Hivites living in Gibeon, not one city made a treaty of peace with the Israelites, who took them all in battle.&nbsp;20&nbsp;For it was the LORD himself who hardened their hearts to wage war against Israel, so that he might destroy them totally, exterminating them without mercy, as the LORD had commanded Moses.21&nbsp;At that time Joshua went and destroyed the Anakites from the hill country: from Hebron, Debir and Anab, from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua totally destroyed them and their towns.&nbsp;22&nbsp;No Anakites were left in Israelite territory; only in Gaza, Gath and Ashdod did any survive.&nbsp;23&nbsp;So Joshua took the entire land, just as the LORD had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal divisions.Then the land had rest from war.Joshua 12List of Defeated KingsThese are the kings of the land whom the Israelites had defeated and whose territory they took over east of the Jordan, from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon, including all the eastern side of the Arabah:2&nbsp;Sihon king of the Amorites,&nbsp;who reigned in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge—from the middle of the gorge—to the Jabbok River, which is the border of the Ammonites. This included half of Gilead.&nbsp;3&nbsp;He also ruled over the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Kinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), to Beth Jeshimoth, and then southward below the slopes of Pisgah.4&nbsp;And the territory of Og king of Bashan, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;one of the last of the Rephaites, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei.&nbsp;5&nbsp;He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan to the border of the people of Geshur and Maacah, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.6&nbsp;Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites conquered them. And Moses the servant of the LORD gave their land to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh to be their possession.7&nbsp;These are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (their lands Joshua gave as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their tribal divisions—&nbsp;8&nbsp;the hill country, the western foothills, the Arabah, the mountain slopes, the desert and the Negev—the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites):9&nbsp;the king of Jericho one the king of Ai (near Bethel) one&nbsp;10&nbsp;the king of Jerusalem one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the king of Hebron one&nbsp;11&nbsp;the king of Jarmuth one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the king of Lachish one&nbsp;12&nbsp;the king of Eglon one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the king of Gezer one&nbsp;13&nbsp;the king of Debir one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the king of Geder one&nbsp;14&nbsp;the king of Hormah one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the king of Arad one&nbsp;15&nbsp;the king of Libnah one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the king of Adullam one&nbsp;16&nbsp;the king of Makkedah one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the king of Bethel one&nbsp;17&nbsp;the king of Tappuah one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the king of Hepher one&nbsp;18&nbsp;the king of Aphek one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the king of Lasharon one&nbsp;19&nbsp;the king of Madon one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the king of Hazor one&nbsp;20&nbsp;the king of Shimron Meron one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the king of Acshaph one&nbsp;21&nbsp;the king of Taanach one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the king of Megiddo one&nbsp;22&nbsp;the king of Kedesh one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the king of Jokneam in Carmel one&nbsp;23&nbsp;the king of Dor (in Naphoth Dor) one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the king of Goyim in Gilgal one&nbsp;24&nbsp;the king of Tirzah one&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;thirty-one kings in all.——————————Psalm 50:7-15&nbsp;7&nbsp;“Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God.&nbsp;8&nbsp;I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.&nbsp;9&nbsp;I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,&nbsp;10&nbsp;for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.&nbsp;11&nbsp;I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine.&nbsp;12&nbsp;If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.&nbsp;13&nbsp;Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?&nbsp;14&nbsp;Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,&nbsp;15&nbsp;and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”—————————-Proverbs 12:1-31&nbsp;Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.2&nbsp;A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a crafty man.3&nbsp;A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.—————————-Luke 15:11-32The Parable of the Lost SonJesus continued:&nbsp;“There was a man who had two sons.&nbsp;12&nbsp;The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.13&nbsp;“Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.&nbsp;14&nbsp;After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need.&nbsp;15&nbsp;So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.&nbsp;16&nbsp;He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.17&nbsp;“When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!&nbsp;18&nbsp;I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.&nbsp;19&nbsp;I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.’&nbsp;20&nbsp;So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.21&nbsp;“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’22&nbsp;“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.&nbsp;23&nbsp;Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.&nbsp;24&nbsp;For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.25&nbsp;“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.&nbsp;26&nbsp;So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on.&nbsp;27&nbsp;‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’28&nbsp;“The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him.&nbsp;29&nbsp;But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.&nbsp;30&nbsp;But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’31&nbsp;“‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.&nbsp;32&nbsp;But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’” This page is automatically refreshed every day. For previous Bible reading, click the right arrow at the bottom of this page, or click <a href="https://www.antiochcentreforthenations.org/whole-bible" class="sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-button-element--tertiary sqs-block-button-element" data-sqsp-button > The Audio Bible

References:Joshua 9:1-10:28Psalm 50:1-6Proverbs 11:30-31Luke 14:25-15:10 Joshua 9:1-10:28The Gibeonite DeceptionNow when all the kings west of the Jordan heard about these things—those in the hill country, in the western foothills, and along the entire coast of the Great Sea[a]&nbsp;as far as Lebanon (the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites)—&nbsp;2&nbsp;they came together to make war against Joshua and Israel.3&nbsp;However, when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,&nbsp;4&nbsp;they resorted to a ruse: They went as a delegation whose donkeys were loaded[b]&nbsp;with worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.&nbsp;5&nbsp;The men put worn and patched sandals on their feet and wore old clothes. All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy.&nbsp;6&nbsp;Then they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant country; make a treaty with us.”7&nbsp;The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “But perhaps you live near us. How then can we make a treaty with you?” &nbsp;8&nbsp;“We are your servants,” they said to Joshua.&nbsp;But Joshua asked, “Who are you and where do you come from?”9&nbsp;They answered: “Your servants have come from a very distant country because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard reports of him: all that he did in Egypt,&nbsp;10&nbsp;and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan—Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.&nbsp;11&nbsp;And our elders and all those living in our country said to us, ‘Take provisions for your journey; go and meet them and say to them, “We are your servants; make a treaty with us.”’&nbsp;12&nbsp;This bread of ours was warm when we packed it at home on the day we left to come to you. But now see how dry and moldy it is.&nbsp;13&nbsp;And these wineskins that we filled were new, but see how cracked they are. And our clothes and sandals are worn out by the very long journey.”14&nbsp;The men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the LORD.&nbsp;15&nbsp;Then Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath. 16&nbsp;Three days after they made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites heard that they were neighbors, living near them.&nbsp;17&nbsp;So the Israelites set out and on the third day came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth and Kiriath Jearim.&nbsp;18&nbsp;But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the assembly had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel.The whole assembly grumbled against the leaders,&nbsp;19&nbsp;but all the leaders answered, “We have given them our oath by the LORD, the God of Israel, and we cannot touch them now.&nbsp;20&nbsp;This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them.”&nbsp;21&nbsp;They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the entire community.” So the leaders’ promise to them was kept.22&nbsp;Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by saying, ‘We live a long way from you,’ while actually you live near us?&nbsp;23You are now under a curse: You will never cease to serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”24&nbsp;They answered Joshua, “Your servants were clearly told how the LORD your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you the whole land and to wipe out all its inhabitants from before you. So we feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.&nbsp;25&nbsp;We are now in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”26&nbsp;So Joshua saved them from the Israelites, and they did not kill them.&nbsp;27&nbsp;That day he made the Gibeonites woodcutters and water carriers for the community and for the altar of the LORD at the place the LORD would choose. And that is what they are to this day.Joshua 10The Sun Stands StillNow Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyed[c]&nbsp;it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a treaty of peace with Israel and were living near them.&nbsp;2&nbsp;He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were good fighters.&nbsp;3&nbsp;So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem appealed to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish and Debir king of Eglon.&nbsp;4&nbsp;“Come up and help me attack Gibeon,” he said, “because it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”5&nbsp;Then the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon—joined forces. They moved up with all their troops and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it.6&nbsp;The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us.”7&nbsp;So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army, including all the best fighting men.&nbsp;8&nbsp;The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you.”9&nbsp;After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.&nbsp;10&nbsp;The LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great victory at Gibeon. Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon and cut them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.&nbsp;11&nbsp;As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the LORD hurled large hailstones down on them from the sky, and more of them died from the hailstones than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.12&nbsp;On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel:“O sun, stand still over Gibeon,&nbsp;O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”&nbsp;13&nbsp;So the sun stood still,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and the moon stopped,&nbsp;till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar.The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.&nbsp;14&nbsp;There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the LORD listened to a man. Surely the LORD was fighting for Israel!&nbsp;15&nbsp;Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.Five Amorite Kings Killed16&nbsp;Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.&nbsp;17&nbsp;When Joshua was told that the five kings had been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah,&nbsp;18&nbsp;he said, “Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it.&nbsp;19&nbsp;But don’t stop! Pursue your enemies, attack them from the rear and don’t let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has given them into your hand.”20&nbsp;So Joshua and the Israelites destroyed them completely—almost to a man—but the few who were left reached their fortified cities.&nbsp;21&nbsp;The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites.22&nbsp;Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”&nbsp;23&nbsp;So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon.&nbsp;24&nbsp;When they had brought these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.25&nbsp;Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight.”&nbsp;26&nbsp;Then Joshua struck and killed the kings and hung them on five trees, and they were left hanging on the trees until evening.27&nbsp;At sunset Joshua gave the order and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had been hiding. At the mouth of the cave they placed large rocks, which are there to this day. 28&nbsp;That day Joshua took Makkedah. He put the city and its king to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it. He left no survivors. And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.—————————Psalm 50:1-61&nbsp;The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets.&nbsp;2&nbsp;From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.&nbsp;3&nbsp;Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages.&nbsp;4&nbsp;He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people:&nbsp;5&nbsp;“Gather to me my consecrated ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”&nbsp;6&nbsp;And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah——————————-Proverbs 11:30-3130&nbsp;The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.31&nbsp;If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!——————————Luke 14:25-15:10The Cost of Being a DiscipleLarge crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said:&nbsp;26&nbsp;“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.&nbsp;27&nbsp;And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.28&nbsp;“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?&nbsp;29&nbsp;For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,&nbsp;30&nbsp;saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’31&nbsp;“Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?&nbsp;32&nbsp;If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace.&nbsp;33&nbsp;In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple.34&nbsp;“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?&nbsp;35&nbsp;It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out.&nbsp;“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”Luke 15The Parable of the Lost SheepNow the tax collectors and “sinners” were all gathering around to hear him.&nbsp;2&nbsp;But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”3&nbsp;Then Jesus told them this parable:&nbsp;4&nbsp;“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?&nbsp;5&nbsp;And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders&nbsp;6&nbsp;and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’&nbsp;7&nbsp;I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.The Parable of the Lost Coin“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?&nbsp;9&nbsp;And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’&nbsp;10&nbsp;In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” For previous Bible reading, click the right arrow at the bottom of this page, or click <a href="http://www.antiochcentreforthenations.org/whole-bible" class="sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-button-element--tertiary sqs-block-button-element" data-sqsp-button > The Audio Bible