Day 103 of 365

Deut 27:1–28:24

27:1 Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, "Keep all the commandment which I command you this day.

27:2 It shall be on the day when you shall pass over the Jordan to the land which the Lord your God gives you, that you shall set yourself up great stones, and plaster them with plaster:

27:3 and you shall write on them all the words of this law, when you have passed over; that you may go in to the land which the Lord your God gives you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

27:4 It shall be, when you have passed over the Jordan, that you shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in Mount Ebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster.

27:5 There you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones: you shall lift up no iron on them.

27:6 You shall build the altar of the Lord your God of uncut stones; and you shall offer burnt offerings thereon to the Lord your God:

27:7 and you shall sacrifice peace offerings, and shall eat there; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God.

27:8 You shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly."

27:9 Moses and the priests the Levites spoke to all Israel, saying, "Keep silence, and listen, Israel: this day you have become the people of the Lord your God.

27:10 You shall therefore obey the voice of the Lord your God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command you this day."

27:11 Moses commanded the people the same day, saying,

27:12 "These shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have passed over the Jordan: Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin.

27:13 These shall stand on Mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

27:14 The Levites shall answer, and tell all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

27:15 'Cursed is the man who makes an engraved or molten image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.' All the people shall answer and say, 'Amen.'

27:16 'Cursed is he who sets light by his father or his mother.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

27:17 'Cursed is he who removes his neighbor's landmark.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

27:18 'Cursed is he who makes the blind to wander out of the way.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

27:19 'Cursed is he who wrests the justice due the foreigner, fatherless, and widow.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

27:20 'Cursed is he who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's skirt.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

27:21 'Cursed is he who lies with any kind of animal.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

27:22 'Cursed is he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

27:23 'Cursed is he who lies with his mother-in-law.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

27:24 'Cursed is he who strikes his neighbor in secret.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

27:25 'Cursed is he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

27:26 'Cursed is he who doesn't confirm the words of this law to do them.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'"

28:1 It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to the voice of the Lord your God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you this day, that the Lord your God will set you on high above all the nations of the earth:

28:2 and all these blessings shall come on you, and overtake you, if you shall listen to the voice of the Lord your God.

28:3 You shall be blessed in the city, and you shall be blessed in the field.

28:4 You shall be blessed in the fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the fruit of your animals, the increase of your livestock, and the young of your flock.

28:5 Your basket and your kneading trough shall be blessed.

28:6 You shall be blessed when you come in, and you shall be blessed when you go out.

28:7 The Lord will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be struck before you. They will come out against you one way, and will flee before you seven ways.

28:8 The Lord will command the blessing on you in your barns, and in all that you put your hand to; and he will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

28:9 The Lord will establish you for a holy people to himself, as he has sworn to you; if you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and walk in his ways.

28:10 All the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of you.

28:11 The Lord will make you plenteous for good, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you.

28:12 The Lord will open to you his good treasure in the sky, to give the rain of your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand: and you shall lend to many nations, and you shall not borrow.

28:13 The Lord will make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath; if you shall listen to the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day, to observe and to do,

28:14 and shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

28:15 But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen to the voice of the Lord your God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command you this day, that all these curses shall come on you, and overtake you.

28:16 You shall be cursed in the city, and you shall be cursed in the field.

28:17 Your basket and your kneading trough shall be cursed.

28:18 The fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the increase of your livestock, and the young of your flock shall be cursed.

28:19 You shall be cursed when you come in, and you shall be cursed when you go out.

28:20 The Lord will send on you cursing, confusion, and rebuke, in all that you put your hand to do, until you are destroyed, and until you perish quickly; because of the evil of your doings, by which you have forsaken me.

28:21 The Lord will make the pestilence cling to you, until he has consumed you from off the land, where you go in to possess it.

28:22 The Lord will strike you with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with blight, and with mildew; and they shall pursue you until you perish.

28:23 Your sky that is over your head shall be brass, and the earth that is under you shall be iron.

28:24 The Lord will make the rain of your land powder and dust: from the sky shall it come down on you, until you are destroyed.

Luke 11:42–54

42 But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.

44 Woe to you! For you are like hidden graves, and the men who walk over them do not know it."

45 One of the Law scholars answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you insult us also."

46 He said, "Woe to you Law scholars also! For you load people with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won't even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.

47 Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

48 So you are witnesses and consent to the works of your fathers. For they killed them, and you build their tombs.

49 Therefore also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,

50 that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.' Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

52 Woe to you Law scholars! For you took away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered."

53 And when he left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him;

54 lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.

Ps 45:1–17

1 My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.

2 You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.

3 Gird your sword on your thigh, mighty one: your splendor and your majesty.

4 In your majesty ride on victoriously on behalf of truth, humility, and righteousness. Let your right hand display awesome deeds.

5 Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king's enemies.

6 Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.

7 You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

8 All your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.

9 Kings' daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.

10 Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your own people, and also your father's house.

11 So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord.

12 The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.

13 The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold.

14 She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you.

15 With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall enter into the king's palace.

16 Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth.

17 I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks forever and ever.