Thursday, November 23, 2023
1 Chronicles 24:20–31
20As for the rest of the descendants of Levi: from the
sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah. 21As for
Rehabiah, from his sons: Isshiah was the first.
22From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of
Shelomoth: Jahath.
23The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the
second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.
24The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah:
Shamir. 25The brother of Micah: Isshiah; from the sons of Isshiah:
Zechariah.
26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of
Jaaziah: Beno.
27The sons of Merari: from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham,
Zaccur and Ibri.
28From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29From Kish: the son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth.
These were the
Levites, according to their families. 31They also cast lots, just as
their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, in the presence of King David and
of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of families of the priests and of the
Levites. The families of the oldest brother were treated the same as those of
the youngest.
Psalm
119:129–136
129Your
statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them. 130The unfolding of
your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. 131I
open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands. 132Turn to me and
have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name. 133Direct
my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. 134Redeem
me from the oppression of men, that I may obey your precepts. 135Make
your face shine upon your servant and teach me your decrees. 136Streams
of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed.
1
Corinthians 8:7–13
7But not everyone knows this. Some people are still
so accustomed to idols that when they eat such food they think of it as having
been sacrificed to an idol, and since their conscience is weak, it is defiled. 8But
food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no
better if we do.
9Be careful, however, that the exercise of your
freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak. 10For if
anyone with a weak conscience sees you who have this knowledge eating in an
idol's temple, won't he be emboldened to eat what has been sacrificed to idols?
11So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your
knowledge. 12When you sin against your brothers in this way and
wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. 13Therefore, if
what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so
that I will not cause him to fall.
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