Monday, March 29, 2021
2 Chronicles 11
1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mustered the
house of Judah and Benjamin--a hundred and eighty thousand fighting men--to
make war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam.
2But this word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man
of God: 3"Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and to
all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin, 4'This is what the LORD
says: Do not go up to fight against your brothers. Go home, every one of you,
for this is my doing.' " So they obeyed the words of the LORD and turned
back from marching against Jeroboam.
5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built up towns for
defense in Judah: 6Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, 7Beth Zur,
Soco, Adullam, 8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, 9Adoraim, Lachish,
Azekah, 10Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. These were fortified cities in
Judah and Benjamin. 11He strengthened their defenses and put
commanders in them, with supplies of food, olive oil and wine. 12He
put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So Judah
and Benjamin were his.
13The priests and Levites from all their districts
throughout Israel sided with him. 14The Levites even abandoned their
pasturelands and property, and came to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and
his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD. 15And he
appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols
he had made. 16Those from every tribe of Israel who set their hearts
on seeking the LORD, the God of Israel, followed the Levites to Jerusalem to
offer sacrifices to the LORD, the God of their fathers. 17They
strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon three
years, walking in the ways of David and Solomon during this time.
18Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of
David's son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse's son Eliab. 19She
bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah and Zaham. 20Then he married Maacah
daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith. 21Rehoboam
loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than any of his other wives and
concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, twenty-eight
sons and sixty daughters.
22Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah to be the
chief prince among his brothers, in order to make him king. 23He acted
wisely, dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and
Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and
took many wives for them.
Psalm
82
1A psalm of
Asaph. God presides in the great assembly; he gives judgment among the
"gods": 2"How long will you defend the unjust and
show partiality to the wicked? [Selah] 3Defend the cause of the weak
and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. 4Rescue
the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. 5"They
know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the
foundations of the earth are shaken. 6"I said, 'You are
"gods"; you are all sons of the Most High.' 7But you will
die like mere men; you will fall like every other ruler." 8Rise
up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.
Luke
8:19–25
19Now Jesus' mother and brothers came to see him, but
they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. 20Someone
told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see
you."
21He replied, "My mother and brothers are those
who hear God's word and put it into practice."
22One day Jesus said to his disciples, "Let's go
over to the other side of the lake." So they got into a boat and set out. 23As
they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat
was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
24The disciples went and woke him, saying,
"Master, Master, we're going to drown!"
He got up and
rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. 25"Where
is your faith?" he asked his disciples.
In fear and
amazement they asked one another, "Who is this? He commands even the winds
and the water, and they obey him."
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