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Through the ESV Bible in a Year with Jackie Hill Perry
April 20 (Joshua 12–13; Psalm 102; Acts 27)
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A reading from the Book of Joshua. Now these are the kings of the land whom the people of Israel defeated and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise from the Valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, with all the Arabah eastward. Sihon, king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and from the middle of the valley as far as the River Jabek, the boundary of the Ammonites, that is, half of Gilead and the Arabah to the Sea of Kinneroth eastward and in the direction of Beth Jeshemoth to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt sea southward to the foot of the slopes of Pisgah and Og, king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Adriai and ruled over Mount Hermon and Salicah and all Bashan to the boundary of the Gersharites and the Maekathites and over half of Gilead to the boundary of Sihon, king of Heshbon. Moses, the servant of the Lord and the people of Israel defeated them. And Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave their land for a possession to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh. And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the people of Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan from BAAL Gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halek that rises toward Seir. And Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their allotments in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah, in the slopes, in the wilderness and in the Negeb, the land of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites. The King of Jericho, 1 the King of AI, which is beside Bethel, 1 the King of Jerusalem, 1 the King of Hebron, 1 the King of Jarmuth, 1 the King of Lachish, 1 the King of Eglon, 1 the King of Gezer 1 the King of Deber, 1 the King of Geder, 1 the King of Hormah, 1 the King of Arad, 1 the King of Libnah, 1 the King of Adullah, 1 the King of Makkedah, 1 the King of Bethel, 1 the King of Tapua, 1 the King of Hepher, 1 the King, the King of Aphek, 1 the King of Lashuron, 1 the King of Madon, 1 the King of Hazer, 1 the King of Shemron, Miron, 1 the King of Achshaph, 1 the King of Taanach, 1 the King of Megiddo, 1 the King of Kedush, 1 the King of Jokneam in Carmel, 1 the King of Dor and Naphathdor, 1 the King of Goyim in Galilee, 1 the King of Tirzah, 1 In all, 31 kings. Now, Joshua was old and advanced in years, and the Lord said to him, you are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to possess. This is the land that yet remains all the regions of the Philistines and all those of the Geshurites. From the Shihor, which is east of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron, it is counted as Canaanite. There are five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron, and those of the Avim in the south, all the land of the Canaanites and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the boundary of the Amorites and the land of the Gebelites and all Lebanon toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad, below Mount Hermon to LeBoth, Hamath, all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon, to Misrephoth, ma'am, even all the Sidonians. I myself will drive them out from before the people of Israel only allot the land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded you. Now therefore, divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh, with the other half of the tribe of Manasseh. The Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance which Moses gave them beyond the Jordan, eastward, as Moses the servant of the Lord, gave them from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the tableland of Medeba as far as Dibon, and all the cities of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the boundary of the Ammonites and Gilead and the region of the Gersharites and Maekathites, and all Mount Hermon and all Bashan to Salicah, all the kingdom of Og and Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Adriai. He alone was left of the remnant of the Rephaim these Moses had struck and driven out. Yet the people of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maakathites. But Geshur and Maakith dwell in the midst of Israel to this day. To the tribe of Levi alone, Moses gave no inheritance. The offerings by fire to the Lord God of Israel are their inheritance, as he said to him. And Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the people of Reuben, according to their clans. So their territory was from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the Tableland by Medeba, with Heshbon and all its cities that are in the Tableland, Dibon and Ba Month, BAAL and Beth baal, Meon and Jaaz and Kedemoth and Maphaiath and Kiriathaim and Sidmah and Zarathshear on the hill of the valley and Beth Peor and the slopes of Pisgah and Beth Jeshermoth, that is, all the cities of the Tableland.
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And all the kingdom of Sihon, king.
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Of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses defeated with the leaders of Midian, Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land. Balaam, also the son of Beor, the one who practiced divination, was killed with a sword by the people of Israel among the rest of their slain. And the border of the people of Reuben was the Jordan as a boundary. This was the inheritance of the people of Reuben according to their clans with their cities and villages. Moses gave an inheritance also to the tribe of Gad, to the people of Gad, according to their clans. Their territory was Jazer and all the cities of Gilead and half the land of the Ammonites, to Aroer, which is east of Rabbah, and from Heshbon to Ramath, Mizpah and Bedanim, and from Maanaim to the territory of Deber and in the valley Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth and Zaphon.
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The rest of the kingdom of Sihon.
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King of Heshbon, having the Jordan as a boundary to the lower end of the Sea of Kinnereth, eastward beyond the Jordan. This is the inheritance of the people of Gad according to their clans, with their cities and villages. And Moses gave an inheritance to the half tribe of Manasseh. It was allotted to the half tribe of the people of Manasseh according to their clans. Their region extended from Maanaim through all Bashan. The whole kingdom of Og, king of Bashan and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan. 60 cities and half. Gilead and Ashtaroth and Adriai, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. These were allotted to the people of Machir, the son of Manasseh, for the half of the people of Machir, according to their clans. These are the inheritances that Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho. But to the tribe of Levi, Moses gave no inheritance. The Lord God of Israel is their inheritance, just as he said to them. A reading from the Book of Psalms. A prayer of one afflicted when he.
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Is faint and pours out his complaint before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord.
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Let my cry come to you.
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Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress.
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Incline your ear to me.
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Answer me speedily in the day when I call. For my days pass away like smoke and my bones burn like a furnace. My heart is struck down like grass and has withered. I forget to eat my bread because of my loud groaning. My bones cling to my flesh. I am like a desert owl of the wilderness, like an owl of the waste places I lie awake. I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop all the day my enemies taunt me. Those who deride me use my name for a curse. For I eat ashes like bread and mingle tears with my drink because of your indignation and anger. For you have taken me up and thrown me down. My days are like an evening shadow. I wither away like grass. But you, O Lord, are enthroned forever. You are remembered throughout all generations. You will arise and have pity on Zion. It is the time to favor her. The appointed time has come for your servants. Hold her stones dear and have pity on her dust. Nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will fear your glory. For the Lord builds up Zion. He appears in his glory. He regards the prayer of the destitute and does not despise their prayer. Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord that he looked down from his holy height. From heaven the Lord looked at the.
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Earth to hear the groans of the.
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Prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die, that they may declare in Zion the name of the Lord, and in Jerusalem his praise. When peoples gather together in kingdoms to worship the Lord. He has broken my strength in mid course. He has shortened my days. O my God, I say, take me not away in the midst of my days, you whose years endure throughout all generations of old, you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you will remain. They will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away. But you are the same, and your years have no end. The children of your servants shall dwell secure. Their offspring shall be established before you.
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A reading from the Book of Acts.
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And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan cohort named Julius. And embarking in a ship of Andromedium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for. And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us. And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and put us on board. We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. And as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone, coasting along it with difficulty. We came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lycia. Since much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, because even the fast was already over, Paul advised them, saying, sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much lost, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives. But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said. And because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there. Now, when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete close to the shore. But soon a tempestuous wind called the Northeaster struck down from the land. And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along, running under the lee of a small island called Cauda. We managed with difficulty to Secure the ship's boat. After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would run aground on the syrtis, they lowered the gear. And thus they were driven along.
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Since we were violently storm tossed, they.
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Began the next day to jettison the cargo. And on the third day. They threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days. And no small tempest lay on us. All hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. Since they had been without food for a long time. Paul stood up among them and said. Men, you should have listened to me. And not have set sail from Crete. And incurred this injury and loss. Yet now I urge you to take heart. For there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. For this very night there stood before.
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Me an angel of the God to.
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Whom I belong and whom I worship. And he said, do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar and behold God has granted you all those who sail with you. So take heart, men. For I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. But we must run aground on some island. When the 14th night had come. As we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea about midnight. The sailors suspected that they were nearing land. So they took a sounding and found 20 fathoms. A little farther on, they took a sounding again and found 15 fathoms. And fearing that we might run on the rocks. They let down four anchors from the stern. And prayed for day to come. And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship. And had lowered the ship's boat into the sea. Under pretense of laying out anchors from the boat. Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers. Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved. Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship's boat and let it go. As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, Saying, Today is the 14th day. That you have continued in suspense. And without food, having taken nothing. Therefore, I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength. For not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you. And when he had said these things, he took bread. And giving thanks to God in the presence of all, he broke it and began to eat. Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves. We were, in all, 276 persons in the ship. And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship. Throwing out the wheat into the sea. Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach on which they planned, if possible, to run the ship ashore. So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea. At the same time, loosening the ropes that tied the rudders, then hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach. But striking a reef, they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf. The soldiers plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape. But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land.