Sunday, 10 November

1.   These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2.   Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3.   The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so He killed him. 4.   And Tamar, his daughter–in–law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 5.   The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 6.   The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara––five of them in all. 7.   The son of Carmi was Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the accursed thing. 8.   The son of Ethan was Azariah. 9.   Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. 10.   Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader of the children of Judah; 11.   Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; 12.   Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; 13.   Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, 14.   Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15.   Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh. 16.   Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel––three. 17.   Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. 18.   Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19.   When Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrath as his wife, who bore him Hur. 20.   And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel. 21.   Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub. 22.   Segub begot Jair, who had twenty–three cities in the land of Gilead. 23.   (Geshur and Syria took from them the towns of Jair, with Kenath and its towns––sixty towns.) All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. 24.   After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron’s wife Abijah bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. 25.   The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram, the firstborn, and Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26.   Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 27.   The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28.   The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. 29.   And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. 30.   The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim; Seled died without children. 31.   The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and Sheshan’s child was Ahlai. 32.   The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan; Jether died without children. 33.   The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. 34.   Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. 35.   Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai. 36.   Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad; 37.   Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed; 38.   Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah; 39.   Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah; 40.   Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum; 41.   Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama. 42.   The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. 43.   The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44.   Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai. 45.   And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur. 46.   Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez. 47.   And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. 48.   Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. 49.   She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. 50.   These were the descendants of Caleb: The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim, 51.   Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader. 52.   And Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim had descendants: Haroeh, and half of the families of Manuhoth. 53.   The families of Kirjath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. 54.   The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahethites, and the Zorites. 55.   And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Suchathites. These were the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

1.   Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 2.   And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to gather together the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 3.   So the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces gathered together for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 4.   Then a herald cried aloud: "To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages, 5.   " that at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the gold image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up; 6.   "and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace." 7.   So at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, harp, and lyre, in symphony with all kinds of music, all the people, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the gold image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 8.   Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Jews. 9.   They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, "O king, live forever! 10.   "You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the gold image; 11.   "and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 12.   "There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego; these men, O king, have not paid due regard to you. They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image which you have set up." 13.   Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego. So they brought these men before the king. 14.   Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, " Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up? 15.   "Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good ! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?" 16.   Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego answered and said to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17.   "If that is the case , our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. 18.   "But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up." 19.   Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. 20.   And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 21.   Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 22.   Therefore, because the king’s command was urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego. 23.   And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 24.   Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, "Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?" They answered and said to the king, "True, O king." 25.   "Look!" he answered, "I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God." 26.   Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here ." Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego came from the midst of the fire. 27.   And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them. 28.   Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God! 29.   "Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this." 30.   Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego in the province of Babylon.

1.   But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2.   Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. 3.   Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, 4.   they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. 5.   "Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?" 6.   This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear. 7.   So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first." 8.   And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9.   Then those who heard it , being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10.   When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, "Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?" 11.   She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more." 12.   Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." 13.   The Pharisees therefore said to Him, "You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true." 14.   Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going. 15.   "You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. 16.   "And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me. 17.   "It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true. 18.   "I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me." 19.   Then they said to Him, "Where is Your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also." 20.   These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one laid hands on Him, for His hour had not yet come. 21.   Then Jesus said to them again, "I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come." 22.   So the Jews said, "Will He kill Himself, because He says, ‘Where I go you cannot come’?" 23.   And He said to them, "You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24.   "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He , you will die in your sins." 25.   Then they said to Him, "Who are You?" And Jesus said to them, "Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning. 26.   "I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him." 27.   They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father. 28.   Then Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He , and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. 29.   "And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him."