M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
7 But Solomon was building his own house for thirteen years, and finished all his house.
2 He also built a house called The Forest of Lebanon, a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
3 And it was covered above with cedar, upon the beams that lay on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row.
4 And the windows were in three rows. And window was against window, in three ranks.
5 And all the doors, and the side posts with the windows, were foursquare. And window was facing window, in three ranks.
6 And he made a porch of pillars, fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide. And the porch was in front of them, with thirty pillars in front of them.
7 Then he made a porch for the throne where he judged, a Porch of Judgment. And it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.
8 And in his house where he dwelt was another hall, more inward than the porch, which was of the same work. Also, Solomon made a house for Pharaoh’s daughter (whom he had taken as a wife) similar to this porch.
9 All these were of costly stones, hewn by measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside from the foundation to the coping, and on the outside to the great court.
10 And the foundation was of costly stones, great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.
11 Also above were costly stones, squared by rule, and boards of cedar.
12 And the great court all around was with three rows of hewn stones, and a row of cedar beams. So it was to the inner court of the House of the LORD, and to the porch of the House.
13 Then King Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
14 He was a widow’s son, of the tribe of Naphtali, his father being a man of Tyre, who worked in bronze. He was full of wisdom and understanding and knowledge, to work all manner of work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and wrought all his work.
15 For he cast two pillars of bronze. The height of a pillar was eighteen cubits, and a thread of twelve cubits surrounded each of the pillars.
16 And he made two chapiters of molten bronze, to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of one of the chapiters was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits.
17 He made grates like network and wreathen work like chains for the chapiters that were on the top of the pillars, seven for one chapiter and seven for the other chapiter.
18 So he made the pillars and two rows of pomegranates all around, in one grate, to cover the chapiters that were on the top. And he did this for the other chapiter.
19 And the chapiters that were on the top of the pillars were like lilywork on the porch, four cubits.
20 And the chapiters upon the two pillars also had pomegranates above, opposite the belly, within the network. For two hundred pomegranates were in the two ranks around each of the chapiters.
21 And he set up the pillars on the porch of the Temple. And when he had set up the right pillar, he called its name, ‘Jachin’. And when he had set up the left pillar, he called its name, ‘Boaz’.
22 And upon the top of the pillars was work of lilies. So, the workmanship of the pillars was finished.
23 And he made a molten sea of ten cubits wide from brim to brim, round in shape and five cubits high. And a line of thirty cubits in circumference.
24 And under the brim of it were gourds like wild cucumbers, encircling it all around, ten in one cubit, encircling the sea all around. And when it was melted, the two rows of gourds were cast.
25 It stood on twelve bulls, three looking toward the North, and three toward the West, and three toward the South, and three toward the East. And the sea stood above, upon them. And all their hind parts were inward.
26 It was a handbreadth thick. And its brim was like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies. It contained two thousand baths.
27 And he made ten bases of bronze. One base was four cubits long and four cubits wide and three cubits high.
28 And the work of the bases was like this: They had borders. And the borders were between the ledges.
29 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, bulls and Cherubim. And upon the ledges there was a base above. And beneath the lions and bulls were additions made of thin work.
30 And every base had four bronze wheels, and plates of bronze. And the four corners had shoulders. Under the caldron were shoulders, cast at the side of every addition.
31 And the mouth of it was inside the chapiter and above, to measure by the cubit. For its mouth was round, made like a base, and it was a cubit and half a cubit. And also, upon its mouth were engraved works whose borders were foursquare, not round.
32 And under the borders were four wheels. And the axles of the wheels joined to the base. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.
33 And the fashion of the wheels was like the fashion of a chariot wheel, their axles and their rims and their hubs and their spokes were all cast.
34 And four shoulders were upon the four corners of one base. The shoulders of it were part of the base.
35 And in the top of the base was a round form of half a cubit high, all around. And upon the top of the base, its ledges and its borders were of the same.
36 And upon the tables of its ledges, and on its borders, he engraved Cherubim, lions and palm trees, on the side of each one, and additions all around.
37 Thus he made the ten bases. All had one casting, one measure, one size.
38 Then he made ten cauldrons of bronze. One cauldron contained forty baths, and every cauldron was four cubits. One cauldron was upon one base, throughout the ten bases.
39 And he set the bases, five on the right side of the House and five on the left side of the House. And he set the sea on the right side of the House, eastward, toward the South.
40 And Hiram made cauldrons, and brooms, and basins. And Hiram finished all the work that he made for King Solomon for the House of the LORD:
41 two pillars and two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars, and two grates to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars,
42 and four hundred pomegranates for the two grates, two rows of pomegranates for every grate to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars,
43 and the ten bases, and ten cauldrons upon the bases,
44 and the sea, and twelve bulls under that sea,
45 and pots, and brooms, and basins. And all these vessels which Hiram made for King Solomon for the House of the LORD were of shining bronze.
46 On the plain of Jordan, the king cast them in clay, between Succoth and Zaretan.
47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because of the exceeding abundance. The weight of the bronze could not be counted.
48 So, Solomon made all the vessels that belonged to the House of the LORD: the golden Altar, and the golden Table (upon which the Showbread was),
49 and the Candlesticks (five on the right side and five on the left, before the Oracle of pure gold), and the Flowers, and the Lamps, and the Snuffers of gold,
50 and the Bowls, and the Censers, and the Basins, and the Spoons, and the Ashpans of pure gold, and Hinges of gold for the inside Doors of the House (for the Most Holy Place) and for the Doors of the House (of the Temple).
51 So, all the work that King Solomon made for the House of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, the silver and the gold and the vessels, and laid them among the treasures of the House of the LORD.
4 I, therefore, being the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk worthily of the calling to which you were called,
2 with all humility and gentleness; with patience, bearing with one another in love,
3 being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called into one hope of your vocation,
5 one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism,
6 one God and Father of all, Who is above all, and through all, and in all.
7 But to every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 Therefore it says, “When He ascended upon high, He captured captivity and gave gifts to man.
9 (Now, in that He ascended, what is it but that He had also descended first into the lowest parts of the Earth?
10 He Who descended is also the same Who ascended far above all heavens, so that He might complete all things.)
11 He, indeed, gave some to be Apostles and some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers,
12 for the preparing of the Saints, for the work of the ministry, and for the edification of the body of Christ
13 until we all reach the unity of faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature belonging to the fullness of Christ.
14 So that we are henceforth children no more, wavering and carried about with every wind of doctrine and by the deceit of men, who with craftiness lay in wait to deceive.
15 But let us speak the truth in love. And in all things grow up into Him Who is the Head, Christ,
16 by Whom all the body, being coupled and knit together by the supply of every joint, according to the measure of each individual part, makes increase to the body, to the edifying of itself in love.
17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord: that you henceforth do not walk as other Gentiles walk (in the frivolity of their mind,
18 having their understanding darkened, and being strangers to the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart);
19 who, having grown numb to all feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness for the working of uncleanness with all greediness.
20 But, you have not so learned Christ,
21 if indeed you have heard Him, and have been taught by Him, just as truth is in Jesus.
22 As for your past life, you are to cast off the old man who is being corrupted through deceitful desires,
23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind.
24 And put on the new man, who has been created according to God for righteousness and true holiness.
25 Therefore, having laid aside lying, everyone speak truth to his neighbor. For we are members one of another.
26 Be angry, but do not sin. Do not let the Sun go down upon your irritation,
27 nor give place to the devil.
28 Let him who stole, steal no more. But rather, let him labor and work with his hands that which is good, so that he may have something to give to those in need.
29 Let no worthless word proceed out of your mouth, but only if it is good for edification, so that it may give grace to those who hear.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in Whom you are sealed for the Day of Redemption.
31 Let all bitterness and fury and anger, clamor and slander, be taken from you, along with all wickedness.
32 Be kind one to another, and tender-hearted, freely forgiving one another; even as God, for Christ’s sake, freely forgave you.
37 The Hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the field, which was full of bones.
2 And He led me all around them. And behold, there were very many in the open field. And lo, they were very dry.
3 And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord GOD, You know.”
4 Again, He said to me, “Prophesy upon these bones and say to them, ‘O you dry bones! Hear the Word of the LORD!
5 ‘Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: “Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you; and you shall live.
6 “And I will lay sinews upon you, and make flesh grow upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, so that you may live. And you shall know that I am the LORD.”’”
7 So I prophesied as I was Commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a shaking. And the bones came together, bone to bone.
8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh grew upon them, and covered them above the skin. But there was no breath in them.
9 Then He said to me: “Prophesy to the wind. Prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these killed, so that they may live!”’”
10 So I prophesied as He had Commanded me. And the breath came into them, and they lived and stood up upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
11 Then He said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the whole House of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried, and our hope is gone. We are completely cut off.’
12 “Therefore, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, My people. I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your sepulchers and bring you into the land of Israel.
13 “And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up out of your sepulchers,
14 “and shall put My Spirit in you; and you shall live; and I shall place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it,” says the LORD.’”
15 The Word of the LORD came again to me, saying:
16 “Moreover, you son of man, take a piece of wood for yourself and write upon it, ‘To Judah, and to the children of Israel, his companions…’ Then take another piece of wood and write upon it, ‘To Joseph, the tree of Ephraim, and to all the House of Israel his companions…’
17 “And you shall join them, one to another, into one tree. And they shall be as one in your hand.
18 “And when the children of your people shall speak to you, saying, ‘Will you not show us what you mean by these?’
19 “you shall answer them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I will take the tree of Joseph (which is in the hand of Ephraim) and the tribes of Israel (his fellows) and will put them together with the tree of Judah and make them one tree. And they shall be one in My Hand.
20 “And the wood upon which you write shall be in your hand, in their sight.
21 “And say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, wherever they have gone, and will gather them on every side and bring them into their own land.
22 “And I will make them one people in the land, upon the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king to them all. And they shall no longer be two peoples or be divided into two kingdoms anymore.
23 “Nor shall they be polluted anymore with their idols, or with their abominations, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned and will cleanse them. So shall they be My people; and I will be their God.
24 “And David, My servant, shall be king over them; and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall also walk in My Judgments and observe My Statutes and do them.
25 “And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob, My servant, where your fathers have dwelt. And they shall dwell there, they and their sons and their sons’ sons, forever. And My servant, David, shall be their prince forever.
26 “Moreover, I will make a Covenant of Peace with them. It shall be an everlasting Covenant with them. And I will place them, and multiply them, and will set My Sanctuary among them forevermore.
27 “My Tabernacle shall also be with them. Yea, I will be their God; and they shall be My people.
28 “Thus the heathen shall know that I, the LORD, sanctifies Israel, when My Sanctuary shall be among them forevermore.”’”
87 God laid His foundations among the holy mountains.
2 The LORD loves the gates of Zion above all the habitations of Jacob.
3 Glorious things are spoken of You, O City of God! Selah.
4 I will make mention of Rahab and Babel among those who know me. Behold Palestine and Tyre with Ethiopia. There He is born.
5 And it shall be said of Zion, “Many are born in her; and He, the Most High, shall establish her.”
6 The LORD shall count, when He writes the people, “He was born there.” Selah.
7 Both the singers and the players on instruments shall praise You, “All my springs are in You.” A song, or Psalm, of Heman the Ezrahite, to give instruction; committed to the sons of Korah for him who excels upon Mahalath Leannoth
88 O LORD, God of My Salvation, I cry day and night before You.
2 Let my prayer enter into Your presence. Incline Your ear to my cry.
3 For my soul is filled with evils and my life draws near to the grave.
4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; and am as a man without strength,
5 Free among the dead, like the fatally wounded laying in the grave when You remember no more; and they are cut off from Your hand.
6 You have laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deep.
7 Your indignation lies upon me; and You have troubled me with all Your waves. Selah.
8 You have put away my acquaintances far from me and made me to be abhorred by them. I am shut up and cannot get out.
9 My eye is sorrowful through my affliction. LORD, I call daily upon You. I stretch out my hands to You.
10 Will You show a miracle to the dead? Or shall the dead rise and praise You? Selah.
11 Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave, or Your faithfulness in destruction?
12 Shall Your wondrous works be known in the dark; and Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
13 But to You I have cried, O LORD, and my prayer shall come before You early.
14 LORD, why do You reject my soul and hide Your face from me?
15 I am afflicted and at the point of death. From youth I have doubted, suffering Your terrors.
16 Your indignations go over me and Your fear has cut me off.
17 They came all around me daily like water and encircled me altogether.
18 You have put away my lovers and friends from me. My acquaintances hid themselves. A Psalm to give instruction, of Ethan the Ezrahite
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