Tuesday, 02 July

1.   The lot fell to the children of Joseph from the Jordan, by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goes up from Jericho through the mountains to Bethel, 2.   then went out from Bethel to Luz, passed along to the border of the Archites at Ataroth, 3.   and went down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, as far as the boundary of Lower Beth Horon to Gezer; and it ended at the sea. 4.   So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. 5.   The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus : The border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth Addar as far as Upper Beth Horon. 6.   And the border went out toward the sea on the north side of Michmethath; then the border went around eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed by it on the east of Janohah. 7.   Then it went down from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarah, reached to Jericho, and came out at the Jordan. 8.   The border went out from Tappuah westward to the Brook Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families. 9.   The separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. 10.   And they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day and have become forced laborers.

1.   There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph: namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was given Gilead and Bashan. 2.   And there was a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, the children of Helek, the children of Asriel, the children of Shechem, the children of Hepher, and the children of Shemida; these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families. 3.   But Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4.   And they came near before Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore, according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers. 5.   Ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan, 6.   because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead. 7.   And the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, that lies east of Shechem; and the border went along south to the inhabitants of En Tappuah. 8.   Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim. 9.   And the border descended to the Brook Kanah, southward to the brook. These cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook; and it ended at the sea. 10.   Southward it was Ephraim’s, northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was its border. Manasseh’s territory was adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east. 11.   And in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth Shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of En Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns––three hilly regions. 12.   Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. 13.   And it happened, when the children of Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out. 14.   Then the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given us only one lot and one share to inherit, since we are a great people, inasmuch as the LORD has blessed us until now?" 15.   So Joshua answered them, "If you are a great people, then go up to the forest country and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and the giants, since the mountains of Ephraim are too confined for you." 16.   But the children of Joseph said, "The mountain country is not enough for us; and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are of Beth Shean and its towns and those who are of the Valley of Jezreel." 17.   And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph––to Ephraim and Manasseh––saying, "You are a great people and have great power; you shall not have only one lot, 18.   "but the mountain country shall be yours. Although it is wooded, you shall cut it down, and its farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong."

1.   The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose; 2.   It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, Even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, The excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, The excellency of our God. 3.   Strengthen the weak hands, And make firm the feeble knees. 4.   Say to those who are fearful–hearted, "Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, With the recompense of God; He will come and save you." 5.   Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6.   Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert. 7.   The parched ground shall become a pool, And the thirsty land springs of water; In the habitation of jackals, where each lay, There shall be grass with reeds and rushes. 8.   A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, Shall not go astray. 9.   No lion shall be there, Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it; It shall not be found there. But the redeemed shall walk there , 10.   And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

1.   Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. 2.   Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 3.   And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law. 4.   You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. 5.   For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 6.   For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love. 7.   You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? 8.   This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. 9.   A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10.   I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is. 11.   And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased. 12.   I could wish that those who trouble you would even cut themselves off! 13.   For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14.   For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." 15.   But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! 16.   I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17.   For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18.   But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19.   Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20.   idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21.   envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22.   But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23.   gentleness, self–control. Against such there is no law. 24.   And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25.   If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26.   Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.