[20220129] Daily Bible Reading — Day 180

29
Jan

Mark 10:1-31; 2 Samuel 23; Hosea 3

Mark 10:1-31

Listen to Mark 10

1 And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. 
2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 

3 And he answered and said unto them,What did Moses command you? 

4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 

5 And Jesus answered and said unto them,For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. 

6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. 

7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 

8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. 

9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 

10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. 

11 And he saith unto them,Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. 

12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. 

13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 

14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them,Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 

15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. 

16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. 

17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 

18 And Jesus said unto him,Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. 

19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. 

20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 

21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him,One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. 

22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. 

23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples,How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 

24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them,Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! 

25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 

26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? 

27 And Jesus looking upon them saith,With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. 

28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 

29 And Jesus answered and said,Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, 

30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. 

31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

2 Samuel 23

Listen to 2 Samuel 23

1 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, 
2 The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. 
3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. 
4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. 
5 Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow. 
6 But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: 
7 But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place. 
8 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. 
9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away: 
10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil. 
11 And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. 
12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory. 
13 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. 
14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 
15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate! 
16 And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD. 
17 And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men. 
18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three. 
19 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three. 
20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow: 
21 And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear. 
22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men. 
23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard. 
24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 
25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 
26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, 
27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 
28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, 
29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, 
30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, 
31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, 
32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 
33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, 
34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, 
35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 
36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, 
37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, 
38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, 
39 Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

Hosea 3

Listen to Hosea 3

1 Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. 
2 So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley: 
3 And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee. 
4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: 
5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.

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