July 5 1 Chronicles 1:1–2:17 1The descendants of Adam were Seth, Enosh, 2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4and Noah. The sons of Noah were* Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 5The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 6The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath,* and Togarmah. 7The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. 8The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim,* Put, and Canaan. 9The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. 10Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth. 11Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came.* 13Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,* 14Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. 17The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The descendants of Aram were* Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.* 18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber. 19Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan. 20Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22Obal,* Abimael, Sheba, 23Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan. 24So this is the family line descended from Shem: Arphaxad, Shelah,* 25Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27and Abram, later known as Abraham. 28The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. 29These are their genealogical records: The sons of Ishmael were Nebaioth (the oldest), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael. 32The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan. 33The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Abraham through his concubine Keturah. 34Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.* 35The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. 36The descendants of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho,* Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek, who was born to Timna.* 37The descendants of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 38The descendants of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. 39The descendants of Lotan were Hori and Hemam.* Lotan’s sister was named Timna. 40The descendants of Shobal were Alvan,* Manahath, Ebal, Shepho,* and Onam. The descendants of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. 41The son of Anah was Dishon. The descendants of Dishon were Hemdan,* Eshban, Ithran, and Keran. 42The descendants of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.* The descendants of Dishan* were Uz and Aran. 43These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites*: Bela son of Beor, who ruled from his city of Dinhabah. 44When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place. 45When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place. 46When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who destroyed the Midianite army in the land of Moab. 47When Hadad died, Samlah from the city of Masrekah became king in his place. 48When Samlah died, Shaul from the city of Rehoboth-on-the-River became king in his place. 49When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Acbor became king in his place. 50When Baal-hanan died, Hadad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Pau.* His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab. 51Then Hadad died. The clan leaders of Edom were Timna, Alvah,* Jetheth, 52Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54Magdiel, and Iram. These are the clan leaders of Edom. Chapter 2 1 The sons of Israel* were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him. 4Later Judah had twin sons from Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law. Their names were Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons in all. 5The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 6The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda*—five in all. 7The son of Carmi (a descendant of Zimri) was Achan,* who brought disaster on Israel by taking plunder that had been set apart for the Lord.* 8The son of Ethan was Azariah. 9The sons of Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.* 10 Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of Judah. 11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon.* Salmon was the father of Boaz. 12 Boaz was the father of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse. 13Jesse’s first son was Eliab, his second was Abinadab, his third was Shimea, 14his fourth was Nethanel, his fifth was Raddai, 15his sixth was Ozem, and his seventh was David. 16Their sisters were named Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah had three sons named Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. 17Abigail married a man named Jether, an Ishmaelite, and they had a son named Amasa. Acts 23:11-35 11That night the Lord appeared to Paul and said, “Be encouraged, Paul. Just as you have been a witness to me here in Jerusalem, you must preach the Good News in Rome as well.”12The next morning a group of Jews* got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. 13There were more than forty of them in the conspiracy. 14They went to the leading priests and elders and told them, “We have bound ourselves with an oath to eat nothing until we have killed Paul. 15So you and the high council should ask the commander to bring Paul back to the council again. Pretend you want to examine his case more fully. We will kill him on the way.” 16But Paul’s nephew—his sister’s son—heard of their plan and went to the fortress and told Paul. 17Paul called for one of the Roman officers* and said, “Take this young man to the commander. He has something important to tell him.”18So the officer did, explaining, “Paul, the prisoner, called me over and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”19The commander took his hand, led him aside, and asked, “What is it you want to tell me?” 20Paul’s nephew told him, “Some Jews are going to ask you to bring Paul before the high council tomorrow, pretending they want to get some more information. 21But don’t do it! There are more than forty men hiding along the way ready to ambush him. They have vowed not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him. They are ready now, just waiting for your consent.”22“Don’t let anyone know you told me this,” the commander warned the young man.23Then the commander called two of his officers and ordered, “Get 200 soldiers ready to leave for Caesarea at nine o’clock tonight. Also take 200 spearmen and 70 mounted troops. 24Provide horses for Paul to ride, and get him safely to Governor Felix.” 25Then he wrote this letter to the governor: 26“From Claudius Lysias, to his Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings!27“This man was seized by some Jews, and they were about to kill him when I arrived with the troops. When I learned that he was a Roman citizen, I removed him to safety. 28Then I took him to their high council to try to learn the basis of the accusations against him. 29I soon discovered the charge was something regarding their religious law—certainly nothing worthy of imprisonment or death. 30But when I was informed of a plot to kill him, I immediately sent him on to you. I have told his accusers to bring their charges before you.” 31So that night, as ordered, the soldiers took Paul as far as Antipatris. 32They returned to the fortress the next morning, while the mounted troops took him on to Caesarea. 33When they arrived in Caesarea, they presented Paul and the letter to Governor Felix. 34He read it and then asked Paul what province he was from. “Cilicia,” Paul answered. 35“I will hear your case myself when your accusers arrive,” the governor told him. Then the governor ordered him kept in the prison at Herod’s headquarters.* Psalm 3:1-8 A psalm of David, regarding the time David fled from his son Absalom. 1 O Lord, I have so many enemies; so many are against me. 2 So many are saying, “God will never rescue him!” Interlude* 3 But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. 4 I cried out to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy mountain. Interlude 5 I lay down and slept, yet I woke up in safety, for the Lord was watching over me. 6 I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies who surround me on every side. 7 Arise, O Lord! Rescue me, my God! Slap all my enemies in the face! Shatter the teeth of the wicked! 8 Victory comes from you, O Lord. May you bless your people. Interlude Proverbs 18:14-15 14 The human spirit can endure a sick body, but who can bear a crushed spirit? 15 Intelligent people are always ready to learn. Their ears are open for knowledge. All Scripture in this email is taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation.
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