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11 Now it came about in those days, (A)when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his [a]fellow Hebrews and looked at their [b](B)hard labors; and (C)he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his [c]fellow Hebrews. 12 So he [d]looked this way and that, and when he saw that there was no one around, he (D)struck and killed the Egyptian, and hid [e]his body in the sand. 13 Now he went out (E)the next day, and behold, two Hebrews were [f]fighting with each other; and he said to the [g]offender, “Why are you striking your companion?” 14 But he said, “(F)Who made you a [h]ruler and a judge over us? Do you [i]intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely the matter has become known!”
Moses Escapes to Midian
15 When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he tried to kill Moses. But (G)Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and [j]settled in the land of Midian, and he sat down (H)by a well.
16 Now (I)the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and (J)they came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. 17 Then the shepherds came and drove them away, but (K)Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock. 18 When they came to their father (L)Reuel, he said, “Why have you come back so soon today?” 19 They said, “An Egyptian saved us from [k]the shepherds, and what is more, he even drew water for us and watered the flock.” 20 So he said to his daughters, “Where is he then? Why is it that you have left the man behind? Invite him [l]to have something to eat.” 21 And (M)Moses was willing to live with the man. And he gave his daughter (N)Zipporah to Moses. 22 Then she gave birth to (O)a son, and he named him [m]Gershom, for he said, “I have been (P)a stranger in a foreign land.”
23 Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel (Q)groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and (R)their cry for help because of their bondage ascended to God. 24 So (S)God heard their groaning; and God remembered (T)His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 25 And (U)God saw the sons of Israel, and God [n]took notice of them.
The Burning Bush
3 Now Moses was pasturing the flock of his father-in-law (V)Jethro, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the [o]west side of the wilderness and came to (W)Horeb, the (X)mountain of God. 2 Then (Y)the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of [p]a (Z)bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not being consumed. 3 So Moses said, “(AA)I must turn aside and see this [q]marvelous sight, why the bush is not burning up!” 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, (AB)God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then He said, “Do not come near here; (AC)remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 And He said, “(AD)I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” (AE)Then Moses hid his face, for he was (AF)afraid to look at God.
7 And the Lord said, “I have certainly (AG)seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their outcry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings. 8 So I have come down (AH)to rescue them from the [r]power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a (AI)good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of (AJ)the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 9 And now, behold, (AK)the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me; furthermore, I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.
The Mission of Moses
10 And now come, and I will send you to Pharaoh, (AL)so that you may bring My people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt.” 11 But Moses said to God, “(AM)Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?” 12 And He said, “Assuredly (AN)I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: (AO)when you have brought the people out of Egypt, (AP)you shall [s]worship God at this mountain.”
13 Then Moses said to God, “Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now they may say to me, ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?” 14 And God said to Moses, “[t](AQ)I AM WHO [u]I AM”; and He said, “This is what you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘[v]I AM has sent me to you.’” 15 God furthermore said to Moses, “This is what you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘(AR)The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is the [w](AS)name for [x]all generations to use to call upon Me. 16 Go and (AT)gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, ‘(AU)The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob has appeared to me, saying, “[y](AV)I am indeed concerned about you and what has been done to you in Egypt. 17 So (AW)I said, I will bring you up out of the oppression of Egypt to the land of (AX)the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, to a land (AY)flowing with milk and honey.”’ 18 Then (AZ)they will [z]pay attention to what you say; and (BA)you with the elders of Israel will come to the king of Egypt, and you will say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, please let us go a (BB)three days’ journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’ 19 But I know that the king of Egypt (BC)will not permit you to go, (BD)except [aa]under compulsion. 20 So I will reach out with (BE)My hand and strike Egypt with all My (BF)miracles which I shall do in the midst of it; and (BG)after that he will let you go. 21 I will grant this people (BH)favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be that when you go, you will not go empty-handed. 22 But every woman (BI)shall ask her neighbor and the woman who lives in her house for articles of silver and articles of gold, and clothing; and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will (BJ)plunder the Egyptians.”
10 And His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that (A)Elijah must come first?” 11 And He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things; 12 but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did [a]to him whatever they wanted. So also (B)the Son of Man is going to suffer [b]at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.
The Demon-possessed Boy
14 (C)When they came to the crowd, a man came up to [c]Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying, 15 “[d]Lord, have mercy on my son, because he (D)has seizures and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16 And I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him.” 17 And Jesus answered and said, “You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.” 18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was healed [e]at once.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20 And He *said to them, “Because of your meager faith; for truly I say to you, (E)if you have faith [f]the size of (F)a mustard seed, you will say to (G)this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and (H)nothing will be impossible for you.[g]”
22 (I)And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be [h]handed over to men; 23 and (J)they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved.
The Temple Tax
24 Now when they came to Capernaum, those who collected (K)the [i]two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay (L)the [j]two-drachma tax?” 25 He *said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect (M)customs or [k](N)poll-tax, from their sons or from strangers?” 26 When Peter said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are [l]exempt. 27 However, so that we do not (O)offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a [m]stater. Take that and give it to them for you and Me.”
A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise.
For the music director; upon [a]Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.
22 (A)My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
(B)Far from my [b]help are the words of my [c](C)groaning.
2 My God, I (D)cry out by day, but You do not answer;
And by night, but [d]I have no rest.
3 Yet (E)You are holy,
You who [e]are enthroned upon (F)the praises of Israel.
4 In You our fathers (G)trusted;
They trusted and You (H)rescued them.
5 To You they cried out and they fled to safety;
(I)In You they trusted and were not [f]disappointed.
6 But I am a (J)worm and not a person,
A (K)disgrace of mankind and (L)despised by the people.
7 All who see me (M)deride me;
They [g]sneer, they (N)shake their heads, saying,
8 “[h]Turn [i]him over to the Lord; (O)let Him save him;
Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”
9 Yet You are He who (P)brought me forth from the womb;
You made me trust when upon my mother’s breasts.
10 I was cast upon You (Q)from [j]birth;
You have been my God from my mother’s womb.
11 (R)Do not be far from me, for [k]trouble is near;
For there is (S)no one to help.
12 Many (T)bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of (U)Bashan have encircled me.
13 They (V)open their mouths wide at me,
As a ravening and roaring (W)lion.
14 I am (X)poured out like water,
And all my (Y)bones are out of joint;
My (Z)heart is like wax;
It is melted within [l]me.
15 My (AA)strength is dried up like a piece of pottery,
And (AB)my tongue clings to my jaws;
And You (AC)lay me [m]in the dust of death.
16 For (AD)dogs have surrounded me;
[n]A band of evildoers has encompassed me;
[o]They (AE)pierced my hands and my feet.
17 I can count all my bones.
(AF)They look, they stare at me;
18 They (AG)divide my garments among them,
And they cast lots for my clothing.
7 (A)Now then, my sons, listen to me
And (B)do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
8 (C)Keep your way far from her,
And do not go near the (D)door of her house,
9 Otherwise you will give your vigor to others,
And your years to the cruel one;
10 And strangers will be filled with your strength,
And your hard-earned possessions will go to the house of a foreigner;
11 And you will groan [a]in [b]the end,
When your flesh and your body are consumed;
12 And you say, “How I (E)hated instruction!
And my heart (F)disdainfully rejected rebuke!
13 I did not listen to the voice of my (G)teachers,
Nor incline my ear to my instructors!
14 I was almost in total ruin
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”
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