Sunday, September 26, 2021
Ezekiel 24
1In the ninth year, in the tenth month on the tenth
day, the word of the LORD came to me: 2"Son of man, record this
date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem
this very day. 3Tell this rebellious house a parable and say to
them: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says:
" 'Put on the
cooking pot; put it on and pour water into it. 4Put into it the
pieces of meat, all the choice pieces--the leg and the shoulder. Fill it with
the best of these bones; 5take the pick of the flock. Pile wood
beneath it for the bones; bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.
6" 'For this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
" 'Woe to the
city of bloodshed, to the pot now encrusted, whose deposit will not go away!
Empty it piece by piece without casting lots for them.
7" 'For the blood she shed is in her midst: She
poured it on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground, where the dust
would cover it. 8To stir up wrath and take revenge I put her blood
on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.
9" 'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD
says:
" 'Woe to the
city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the wood high. 10So heap on the
wood and kindle the fire. Cook the meat well, mixing in the spices; and let the
bones be charred. 11Then set the empty pot on the coals till it
becomes hot and its copper glows so its impurities may be melted and its
deposit burned away. 12It has frustrated all efforts; its heavy
deposit has not been removed, not even by fire.
13" 'Now your impurity is lewdness. Because I
tried to cleanse you but you would not be cleansed from your impurity, you will
not be clean again until my wrath against you has subsided.
14" 'I the LORD have spoken. The time has come
for me to act. I will not hold back; I will not have pity, nor will I relent.
You will be judged according to your conduct and your actions, declares the
Sovereign LORD.' "
15The word of the LORD came to me: 16"Son
of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your
eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears. 17Groan quietly;
do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban fastened and your sandals on your
feet; do not cover the lower part of your face or eat the customary food [of
mourners]."
18So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the
evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.
19Then the people asked me, "Won't you tell us
what these things have to do with us?"
20So I said to them, "The word of the LORD came
to me: 21Say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign
LORD says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary--the stronghold in which you
take pride, the delight of your eyes, the object of your affection. The sons
and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword. 22And you will
do as I have done. You will not cover the lower part of your face or eat the
customary food [of mourners]. 23You will keep your turbans on your
heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep but will waste
away because of your sins and groan among yourselves. 24Ezekiel will
be a sign to you; you will do just as he has done. When this happens, you will
know that I am the Sovereign LORD.'
25"And you, son of man, on the day I take away
their stronghold, their joy and glory, the delight of their eyes, their heart's
desire, and their sons and daughters as well-- 26on that day a
fugitive will come to tell you the news. 27At that time your mouth
will be opened; you will speak with him and will no longer be silent. So you
will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD."
Psalm
85
1For the
director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. You showed favor to your
land, O LORD; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. 2You forgave the
iniquity of your people and covered all their sins. [Selah] 3You set
aside all your wrath and turned from your fierce anger. 4Restore us
again, O God our Savior, and put away your displeasure toward us. 5Will
you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger through all
generations? 6Will you not revive us again, that your people may
rejoice in you? 7Show us your unfailing love, O LORD, and grant us
your salvation. 8I will listen to what God the LORD will say; he
promises peace to his people, his saints-- but let them not return to folly. 9Surely
his salvation is near those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land.
10Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss
each other. 11Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and
righteousness looks down from heaven. 12The LORD will indeed give
what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. 13Righteousness
goes before him and prepares the way for his steps.
Hebrews
1:1–7
1In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the
prophets at many times and in various ways, 2but in these last days
he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and
through whom he made the universe. 3The Son is the radiance of God's
glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his
powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the
right hand of the Majesty in heaven. 4So he became as much superior
to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
5For to which of the angels did God ever say,
"You are my
Son; today I have become your Father "?
Or again,
"I will be his
Father, and he will be my Son"?
6And again, when God brings his firstborn into the
world, he says,
"Let all God's
angels worship him."
7In speaking of the angels he says,
"He makes his
angels winds, his servants flames of fire."
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