The Lord Accepts Aaron's Offering

9 ^(A)On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel, ² and he said to Aaron, ^(B)“Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and ^(C)a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. ³ And say to the people of Israel, ^(D)‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old without blemish, for a burnt offering, ⁴ and an ox and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord, and ^(E)a grain offering mixed with oil, for ^(F)today the Lord will appear to you.’” ⁵ And they brought what Moses commanded in front of the tent of meeting, and all the congregation drew near and stood before the Lord. ⁶ And Moses said, “This is the thing that the Lord commanded you to do, that the glory of the Lord may appear to you.” ⁷ Then Moses said to Aaron, “Draw near to the altar and ^(G)offer your sin offering and your burnt offering and ^(H)make atonement for yourself and for the people, and bring the offering of the people and make atonement for them, as the Lord has commanded.”

⁸ So Aaron drew near to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. ^9 (I)And the sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and ^(J)put it on the horns of the altar and poured out the blood at the base of the altar. ^10 (K)But the fat and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver from the sin offering he burned on the altar, ^(L)as the Lord commanded Moses. ^11 (M)The flesh and the skin he burned up with fire outside the camp.

¹² Then he killed the burnt offering, and Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he ^(N)threw it against the sides of the altar. ^13 (O)And they handed the burnt offering to him, piece by piece, and the head, and he burned them on the altar. ^14 (P)And he washed the entrails and the legs and burned them with the burnt offering on the altar.

^15 (Q)Then he presented the people's offering and took the goat of the sin offering that was for the people and killed it and ^(R)offered it as a sin offering, ^(S)like the first one. ¹⁶ And he presented the burnt offering and offered it ^(T)according to the ^(U)rule. ¹⁷ And he presented the ^(V)grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar, ^(W)besides the burnt offering of the morning.

¹⁸ Then he killed the ox and the ram, ^(X)the sacrifice of peace offerings for the people. And Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he threw it against the sides of the altar. ¹⁹ But the fat pieces of the ox and of the ram, the fat tail and that which covers ^(Y)the entrails and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver— ²⁰ they put the fat pieces on the breasts, ^(Z)and he burned the fat pieces on the altar, ²¹ but the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved ^(AA)for a wave offering before the Lord, as Moses commanded.

²² Then Aaron ^(AB)lifted up his hands toward the people and ^(AC)blessed them, and he came down from offering the sin offering and the burnt offering and the peace offerings. ²³ And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and ^(AD)the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. ²⁴ And ^(AE)fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, ^(AF)they shouted and ^(AG)fell on their faces.

The Lord Sends Rain

⁴¹ And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of the rushing of rain.” ⁴² So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. ^(A)And he bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees. ⁴³ And he said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” And he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go again,” seven times. ⁴⁴ And at the seventh time he said, “Behold, ^(B)a little cloud like a man's hand is rising from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you.’” ⁴⁵ And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to ^(C)Jezreel. ^46 (D)And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, ^(E)and he gathered up his garment and ran before Ahab to the entrance of ^(F)Jezreel.

Elijah Flees Jezebel

19 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how ^(G)he had killed all the prophets with the sword. ² Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, ^(H)“So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” ³ Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to ^(I)Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

⁴ But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. ^(J)And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” ⁵ And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” ⁶ And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again. ⁷ And the angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you.” ⁸ And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food ^(K)forty days and forty nights to ^(L)Horeb, the mount of God.

The Lord Speaks to Elijah

⁹ There he came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold, ^(M)the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” ¹⁰ He said, “I have been very ^(N)jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, ^(O)thrown down your altars, and ^(P)killed your prophets with the sword, ^(Q)and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.”

The Holy Stones Lie Scattered

My Soul Longs for the Courts of the Lord

To the choirmaster: according to ^(A)The Gittith.^[a] A Psalm of ^(B)the Sons of Korah.

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

²³ Jesus, ^(A)when he began his ministry, was about ^(B)thirty years of age, being ^(C)the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, ²⁴ the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, ²⁵ the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ²⁶ the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, ²⁷ the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, ^(D)the son of Zerubbabel, the son ^(E)of Shealtiel,^[a] the son of Neri, ²⁸ the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, ²⁹ the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, ³⁰ the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, ³¹ the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of ^(F)Nathan, the son of David, ^32 (G)the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, ³³ the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, ^34 (H)the son of Jacob, ^(I)the son of Isaac, ^(J)the son of Abraham, ^(K)the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, ³⁵ the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, ³⁶ the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, ³⁷ the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, ³⁸ the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Head Coverings

² Now I commend you ^(A)because you remember me in everything and ^(B)maintain the traditions ^(C)even as I delivered them to you. ³ But I want you to understand that ^(D)the head of every man is Christ, ^(E)the head of a wife^[a] is her husband,^[b] and ^(F)the head of Christ is God. ⁴ Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, ⁵ but every wife^[c] who prays or ^(G)prophesies ^(H)with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same ^(I)as if her head were shaven. ⁶ For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head. ⁷ For a man ought not to cover his head, since ^(J)he is the image and glory of God, but ^(K)woman is the glory of man. ⁸ For ^(L)man was not made from woman, but woman from man. ⁹ Neither was man created for woman, but ^(M)woman for man. ¹⁰ That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.^{[d] 11} Nevertheless, ^(N)in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; ¹² for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And ^(O)all things are from God. ¹³ Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered? ¹⁴ Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him, ¹⁵ but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering. ^16 (P)If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do ^(Q)the churches of God.