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Professor Horner’s Reading Plan
Matthew 14; Genesis 14; Romans 14; 1 Timothy 6; Job 14; Psalms 14; Proverbs 14; Joshua 14; Isaiah 14; Acts 14
Matthew 14
1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus
2and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.”
3For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.
4Because John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
5And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
6But when Herod’s birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.
7Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
8So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter.”
9And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her.
10So he sent and had John beheaded in prison.
11And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
12Then his disciples came and took away the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
13When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities.
14And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.
15When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.”
16But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
18He said, “Bring them here to Me.”
19Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
20So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained.
21Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
22Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.
23And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.
24But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
25Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.
26And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.
27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”
28And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”
29So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.
30But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
31And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
32And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
33Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”
34When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.
35And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick,
36and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.
Genesis 14
1And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations,
2that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
3All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
4Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
5In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
6and the Horites in their mountain of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is by the wilderness.
7Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and attacked all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who dwelt in Hazezon Tamar.
8And the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out and joined together in battle in the Valley of Siddim
9against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of nations, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.
10Now the Valley of Siddim was full of asphalt pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled; some fell there, and the remainder fled to the mountains.
11Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.
12They also took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, for he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; and they were allies with Abram.
14Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
15He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.
16So he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.
17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.
18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.
19And he blessed him and said: “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;
20And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he gave him a tithe of all.
21Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, and take the goods for yourself.”
22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,
23that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich’—
24except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.”
Romans 14
1Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things.
2For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.
3Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him.
4Who are you to judge another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.
5One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind.
6He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks.
7For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.
8For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
9For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
10But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11For it is written: “As I live, says the LORD, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.”
12So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.
13Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.
14I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
15Yet if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died.
16Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil;
17for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.
19Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.
20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense.
21It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak.
22Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves.
23But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.
1 Timothy 6
1Let as many bondservants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and His doctrine may not be blasphemed.
2And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
3If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness,
4he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions,
5useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.
6Now godliness with contentment is great gain.
7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.
9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.
10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
11But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.
12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
13I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
14that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing,
15which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
16who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.
17Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
18Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,
19storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
20O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge—
21by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.
Job 14
1“Man who is born of woman Is of few days and full of trouble.
2He comes forth like a flower and fades away; He flees like a shadow and does not continue.
3And do You open Your eyes on such a one, And bring me to judgment with Yourself?
4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? No one!
5Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.
6Look away from him that he may rest, Till like a hired man he finishes his day.
7“For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender shoots will not cease.
8Though its root may grow old in the earth, And its stump may die in the ground,
9Yet at the scent of water it will bud And bring forth branches like a plant.
10But man dies and is laid away; Indeed he breathes his last And where is he?
11As water disappears from the sea, And a river becomes parched and dries up,
12So man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens are no more, They will not awake Nor be roused from their sleep.
13“Oh, that You would hide me in the grave, That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past, That You would appoint me a set time, and remember me!
14If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, Till my change comes.
15You shall call, and I will answer You; You shall desire the work of Your hands.
16For now You number my steps, But do not watch over my sin.
17My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You cover my iniquity.
18“But as a mountain falls and crumbles away, And as a rock is moved from its place;
19As water wears away stones, And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth; So You destroy the hope of man.
20You prevail forever against him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.
21His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; They are brought low, and he does not perceive it.
22But his flesh will be in pain over it, And his soul will mourn over it.”
Psalms 14
1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. [1] The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good.
2The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
3They have all turned aside, They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one.
4Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do not call on the LORD?
5There they are in great fear, For God is with the generation of the righteous.
6You shame the counsel of the poor, But the LORD is his refuge.
7Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD brings back the captivity of His people, Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.
Proverbs 14
1The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
2He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
3In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
4Where no oxen are, the trough is clean; But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.
5A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies.
6A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, But knowledge is easy to him who understands.
7Go from the presence of a foolish man, When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.
9Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is favor.
10The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.
11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish.
12There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
13Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, And the end of mirth may be grief.
14The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above.
15The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps.
16A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident.
17A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated.
18The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19The evil will bow before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, But the rich has many friends.
21He who despises his neighbor sins; But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
22Do they not go astray who devise evil? But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.
23In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty.
24The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is folly.
25A true witness delivers souls, But a deceitful witness speaks lies.
26In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge.
27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.
28In a multitude of people is a king’s honor, But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.
29He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly.
30A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.
31He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
32The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death.
33Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, But what is in the heart of fools is made known.
34Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people.
35The king’s favor is toward a wise servant, But his wrath is against him who causes shame.
Joshua 14
1These are the areas which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed as an inheritance to them.
2Their inheritance was by lot, as the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
3For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan; but to the Levites he had given no inheritance among them.
4For the children of Joseph were two tribes: Manasseh and Ephraim. And they gave no part to the Levites in the land, except cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for their livestock and their property.
5As the LORD had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.
6Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him: “You know the word which the LORD said to Moses the man of God concerning you and me in Kadesh Barnea.
7I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart.
8Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
9So Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land where your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children’s forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’
10And now, behold, the LORD has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the LORD spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old.
11As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in.
12Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the LORD said.”
13And Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
14Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.
15And the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim). Then the land had rest from war.
Isaiah 14
1For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.
2Then people will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them for servants and maids in the land of the LORD; they will take them captive whose captives they were, and rule over their oppressors.
3It shall come to pass in the day the LORD gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear and the hard bondage in which you were made to serve,
4that you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say: “How the oppressor has ceased, The golden city ceased!
5The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of the rulers;
6He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke, He who ruled the nations in anger, Is persecuted and no one hinders.
7The whole earth is at rest and quiet; They break forth into singing.
8Indeed the cypress trees rejoice over you, And the cedars of Lebanon, Saying, ‘Since you were cut down, No woodsman has come up against us.’
9“Hell from beneath is excited about you, To meet you at your coming; It stirs up the dead for you, All the chief ones of the earth; It has raised up from their thrones All the kings of the nations.
10They all shall speak and say to you: ‘Have you also become as weak as we? Have you become like us?
11Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, And the sound of your stringed instruments; The maggot is spread under you, And worms cover you.’
12“How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations!
13For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north;
14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.’
15Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit.
16“Those who see you will gaze at you, And consider you, saying: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms,
17Who made the world as a wilderness And destroyed its cities, Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’
18“All the kings of the nations, All of them, sleep in glory, Everyone in his own house;
19But you are cast out of your grave Like an abominable branch, Like the garment of those who are slain, Thrust through with a sword, Who go down to the stones of the pit, Like a corpse trodden underfoot.
20You will not be joined with them in burial, Because you have destroyed your land And slain your people. The brood of evildoers shall never be named.
21Prepare slaughter for his children Because of the iniquity of their fathers, Lest they rise up and possess the land, And fill the face of the world with cities.”
22“For I will rise up against them,” says the LORD of hosts, “And cut off from Babylon the name and remnant, And offspring and posterity,” says the LORD.
23“I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, And marshes of muddy water; I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the LORD of hosts.
24The LORD of hosts has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand:
25That I will break the Assyrian in My land, And on My mountains tread him underfoot. Then his yoke shall be removed from them, And his burden removed from their shoulders.
26This is the purpose that is purposed against the whole earth, And this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.
27For the LORD of hosts has purposed, And who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, And who will turn it back?”
28This is the burden which came in the year that King Ahaz died.
29“Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia, Because the rod that struck you is broken; For out of the serpent’s roots will come forth a viper, And its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent.
30The firstborn of the poor will feed, And the needy will lie down in safety; I will kill your roots with famine, And it will slay your remnant.
31Wail, O gate! Cry, O city! All you of Philistia are dissolved; For smoke will come from the north, And no one will be alone in his appointed times.”
32What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD has founded Zion, And the poor of His people shall take refuge in it.
Acts 14
1Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed.
2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brethren.
3Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
4But the multitude of the city was divided: part sided with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
5And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to abuse and stone them,
6they became aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region.
7And they were preaching the gospel there.
8And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.
9This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
10said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet!” And he leaped and walked.
11Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”
12And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
13Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to sacrifice with the multitudes.
14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out
15and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them,
16who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways.
17Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
18And with these sayings they could scarcely restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.
19Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.
20However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
21And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
22strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”
23So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
24And after they had passed through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
25Now when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
26From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work which they had completed.
27Now when they had come and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
28So they stayed there a long time with the disciples.