Daily Bible Reading from BibleStudyTools January 17, 2015 - New American Standard Luke 13:18-35crosswalkmail/scssrlbksjstbpkdtcfhztwzbltpvffpjmbzrrdccrplrbm_msynqdywytwt.html Parables of Mustard Seed and Leaven 18 So He was saying, What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and THE BIRDS OF THE AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES. 20 And again He said, To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? 21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened. Teaching in the Villages 22 And He was passing through from one city and village to another, teaching, and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem. 23 And someone said to Him, Lord , are there just a few who are being saved? And He said to them, 24 Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 25 Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, Lord , open up to us! then He will answer and say to you, I do not know where you are from. 26 Then you will begin to say, We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets ; 27 and He will say, I tell you, I do not know where you are from; DEPART FROM ME, ALL YOU EVILDOERS. 28 In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out. 29 And they will come from east and west and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God. 30 And behold, some are last who will be first and some are first who will be last. 31 Just at that time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him, Go away, leave here, for Herod wants to kill You. 32 And He said to them, Go and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I reach My goal. 33 Nevertheless I must journey on today and tomorrow and the next day; for it cannot be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem. 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not have it! 35 Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and I say to you, you will not see Me until the time comes when you say, BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD ! Genesis 24:1-67 A Bride for Isaac 1 Now Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in every way. 2 Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he owned, Please place your hand under my thigh, 3 and I will make you swear by the LORD , the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live, 4 but you will go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac. 5 The servant said to him, Suppose the woman is not willing to follow me to this land; should I take your son back to the land from where you came? 6 Then Abraham said to him, Beware that you do not take my son back there! 7 The LORD , the God of heaven, who took me from my fathers house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, To your descendants I will give this land, He will send His angel before you, and you will take a wife for my son from there. 8 But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this my oath; only do not take my son back there. 9 So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter. 10 Then the servant took ten camels from the camels of his master, and set out with a variety of good things of his masters in his hand; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor. 11 He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water. 12 He said, O LORD , the God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today, and show lovingkindness to my master Abraham. 13 Behold, I am standing by the spring, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water; 14 now may it be that the girl to whom I say, Please let down your jar so that I may drink, and who answers, Drink, and I will water your camels also -may she be the one whom You have appointed for Your servant Isaac; and by this I will know that You have shown lovingkindness to my master. Rebekah Is Chosen 15 Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Abrahams brother Nahor, came out with her jar on her shoulder. 16 The girl was very beautiful, a virgin, and no man had had relations with her; and she went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up. 17 Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, Please let me drink a little water from your jar. 18 She said, Drink, my lord ; and she quickly lowered her jar to her hand, and gave him a drink. 19 Now when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, I will draw also for your camels until they have finished drinking. 20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, and ran back to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels. 21 Meanwhile, the man was gazing at her in silence, to know whether the LORD had made his journey successful or not. 22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half-shekel and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels in gold, 23 and said, Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room for us to lodge in your fathers house? 24 She said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor. 25 Again she said to him, We have plenty of both straw and feed, and room to lodge in. 26 Then the man bowed low and worshiped the LORD . 27 He said, Blessed be the LORD , the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His lovingkindness and His truth toward my master; as for me, the LORD has guided me in the way to the house of my masters brothers. 28 Then the girl ran and told her mothers household about these things. 29 Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran outside to the man at the spring. 30 When he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sisters wrists, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, This is what the man said to me, he went to the man; and behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring. 31 And he said, Come in, blessed of the LORD ! Why do you stand outside since I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels? 32 So the man entered the house. Then Laban unloaded the camels, and he gave straw and feed to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him. 33 But when food was set before him to eat, he said, I will not eat until I have told my business. And he said, Speak on. 34 So he said, I am Abrahams servant. 35 The LORD has greatly blessed my master, so that he has become rich; and He has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and servants and maids, and camels and donkeys. 36 Now Sarah my masters wife bore a son to my master in her old age, and he has given him all that he has. 37 My master made me swear, saying, You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live; 38 but you shall go to my fathers house and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son. 39 I said to my master, Suppose the woman does not follow me. 40 He said to me, The LORD , before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you to make your journey successful, and you will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my fathers house; 41 then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath. 42 So I came today to the spring, and said, O LORD , the God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go successful; 43 behold, I am standing by the spring, and may it be that the maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, Please let me drink a little water from your jar ; 44 and she will say to me, You drink, and I will draw for your camels also ; let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my masters son. 45 Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder, and went down to the spring and drew, and I said to her, Please let me drink. 46 She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will water your camels also ; so I drank, and she watered the camels also. 47 Then I asked her, and said, Whose daughter are you? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahors son, whom Milcah bore to him; and I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists. 48 And I bowed low and worshiped the LORD , and blessed the LORD , the God of my master Abraham, who had guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my masters kinsman for his son. 49 So now if you are going to deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, let me know, that I may turn to the right hand or the left. 50 Then Laban and Bethuel replied, The matter comes from the LORD ; so we cannot speak to you bad or good. 51 Here is Rebekah before you, take her and go, and let her be the wife of your masters son, as the LORD has spoken. 52 When Abrahams servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the ground before the LORD . 53 The servant brought out articles of silver and articles of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother. 54 Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night. When they arose in the morning, he said, Send me away to my master. 55 But her brother and her mother said, Let the girl stay with us a few days, say ten; afterward she may go. 56 He said to them, Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master. 57 And they said, We will call the girl and consult her wishes. 58 Then they called Rebekah and said to her, Will you go with this man? And she said, I will go. 59 Thus they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abrahams servant and his men. 60 They blessed Rebekah and said to her, May you, our sister, Become thousands of ten thousands, And may your descendants possess The gate of those who hate them. 61 Then Rebekah arose with her maids, and they mounted the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed. Isaac Marries Rebekah 62 Now Isaac had come from going to Beer-lahai-roi; for he was living in the Negev. 63 Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening; and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, camels were coming. 64 Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac she dismounted from the camel. 65 She said to the servant, Who is that man walking in the field to meet us? And the servant said, He is my master. Then she took her veil and covered herself. 66 The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarahs tent, and he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her; thus Isaac was comforted after his mothers death. Psalm 17:1-15 Prayer for Protection against Oppressors. 1 Hear a just cause, O LORD , give heed to my cry; Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips. 2 Let my judgment come forth from Your presence; Let Your eyes look with equity. 3 You have tried my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tested me and You find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. 4 As for the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips I have kept from the paths of the violent. 5 My steps have held fast to Your paths. My feet have not slipped. 6 I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech. 7 Wondrously show Your lovingkindness, O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand From those who rise up against them. 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of Your wings 9 From the wicked who despoil me, My deadly enemies who surround me. 10 They have closed their unfeeling heart, With their mouth they speak proudly. 11 They have now surrounded us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast us down to the ground. 12 He is like a lion that is eager to tear, And as a young lion lurking in hiding places. 13 Arise, O LORD , confront him, bring him low; Deliver my soul from the wicked with Your sword, 14 From men with Your hand, O LORD , From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your treasure; They are satisfied with children, And leave their abundance to their babes. 15 As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake. 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