Professor Horner’s Reading Plan

Read through the Bible in one year by reading 10 chapters a day from 10 different sections of the Bible using the Professor Grant Horner Bible reading plan.

Today, we are reading Luke 2; Genesis 37; Hebrews 3; 1 Peter 2; Job 38; Psalms 74; Proverbs 7; Ezra 8; Nah 3; Acts 28.

Luke 2

1	And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
2	(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3	And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
4	And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; because (he was of the house and lineage of David: )
5	To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
6	And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
7	And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
8	And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9	And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10	And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11	For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
12	And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13	And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14	Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
15	And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
16	And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17	And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
18	And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
19	But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
20	And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
21	And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22	And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
23	(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
24	And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
25	And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
26	And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
27	And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
28	Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
29	Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
30	For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
31	Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
32	A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
33	And Joseph and his mother marveled at those things which were spoken of him.
34	And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
35	(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
36	And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher: she was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;
37	And she was a widow of about fourscore and and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
38	And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
39	And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
40	And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
41	Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
42	And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.
43	And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
44	But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
45	And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
46	And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
47	And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
48	And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
49	And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
50	And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
51	And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
52	And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

Genesis 37

1	And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
2	These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
3	Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors.
4	And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5	And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
6	And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
7	For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
8	And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
9	And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
10	And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
11	And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
12	And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
13	And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
14	And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15	And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16	And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17	And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
18	And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19	And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20	Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
21	And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
22	And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
23	And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him;
24	And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
25	And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
26	And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
27	Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
28	Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29	And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
30	And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
31	And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
32	And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.
33	And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
34	And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
35	And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
36	And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.

Hebrews 3

1	Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
2	Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
3	For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honor than the house.
4	For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.
5	And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
6	But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
7	Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, Today if ye will hear his voice,
8	Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
9	When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
10	Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do always err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.
11	So I swore in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
12	Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
13	But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
14	For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end;
15	While it is said, Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
16	For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.
17	But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?
18	And to whom swore he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
19	So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

1 Peter 2

1	Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
2	As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
3	If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4	To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
5	Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
6	Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
7	Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
8	And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
9	But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
10	Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11	Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
12	Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13	Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
14	Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
15	For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
16	As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
17	Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
18	Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
19	For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
20	For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
21	For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22	Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23	Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
24	Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
25	For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Job 38

1	Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2	Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3	Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
4	Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5	Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
6	Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7	When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8	Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
9	When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it,
10	And broke up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
11	And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
12	Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
13	That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
14	It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
15	And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the high arm shall be broken.
16	Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
17	Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18	Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
19	Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
20	That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
21	Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
22	Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23	Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
24	By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
25	Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
26	To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27	To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
28	Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29	Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath engendered it?
30	The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
31	Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
32	Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
33	Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
34	Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
35	Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
36	Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
37	Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
38	When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
39	Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40	When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41	Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

Psalms 74

1	Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off forever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
2	Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
3	Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
4	Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
5	A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
6	But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
7	They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
8	They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
9	We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
10	O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name forever?
11	Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
12	For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13	Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou didst break the heads of the dragons in the waters.
14	Thou didst break the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
15	Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
16	The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
17	Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
18	Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
19	O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor forever.
20	Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
21	O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
22	Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
23	Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

Proverbs 7

1	My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
2	Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
3	Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
4	Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
5	That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
6	For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7	And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
8	Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
9	In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
10	And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and subtle of heart.
11	(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
12	Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
13	So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
14	I have peace offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows.
15	Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16	I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17	I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18	Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
19	For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20	He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
21	With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
22	He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
23	Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
24	Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25	Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
26	For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
27	Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Ezra 8

1	These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
2	Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
3	Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.
4	Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
5	Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
6	Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
7	And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
8	And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.
9	Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
10	And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him a hundred and threescore males.
11	And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.
12	And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him a hundred and ten males.
13	And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
14	Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
15	And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
16	Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
17	And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.
18	And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
19	And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
20	Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.
21	Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
22	For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
23	So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.
24	Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
25	And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counselors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:
26	I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels a hundred talents, and of gold a hundred talents;
27	Also twenty basins of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
28	And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers.
29	Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.
30	So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
31	Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
32	And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
33	Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;
34	By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.
35	Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.
36	And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.

Nahum 3

1	Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
2	The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the prancing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
3	The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcasses; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
4	Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well favored harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
5	Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will show the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
6	And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.
7	And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
8	Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
9	Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
10	Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
11	Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
12	All thy strongholds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
13	Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
14	Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strongholds: go into clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brickkiln.
15	There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.
16	Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
17	Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
18	Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
19	There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?

Acts 28

1	And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
2	And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
3	And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
4	And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
5	And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
6	Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
7	In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.
8	And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.
9	So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
10	Who also honored us with many honors; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.
11	And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
12	And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
13	And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:
14	Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
15	And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and The Three Taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
16	And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
17	And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
18	Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.
19	But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had aught to accuse my nation of.
20	For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
21	And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came showed or spake any harm of thee.
22	But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
23	And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
24	And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.
25	And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Isaiah the prophet unto our fathers,
26	saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
27	For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
28	Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
29	And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
30	And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
31	Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

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