M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
41 And two years later, Pharaoh also dreamed. And behold, he stood by a river.
2 And lo, seven cows came up out of the river, good-looking and fat-fleshed. And they fed in a meadow.
3 And lo, seven other cows came up out of the river after them, sickly and lean-fleshed, and stood by the cows upon the edge of the river.
4 And the sickly and lean-fleshed cows ate up the seven good-looking and fat cows. So, Pharaoh awoke.
5 Again he slept and dreamed a second time. And behold, seven ears of corn grew upon one stalk, plump and good.
6 And lo, seven thin ears, blasted with the east wind, sprang up after them.
7 And the thin ears devoured the seven plump and full ears. Then Pharaoh awoke; and lo, it was a dream.
8 Now, when the morning came, his spirit was troubled. Therefore, he sent and called all the soothsayers of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof. And Pharaoh told them his dreams. But no one could interpret them for Pharaoh.
9 Then, the chief butler spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I call to mind my faults this day.
10 “Pharaoh, being angry with his servants, put me in ward in the chief steward’s house (me and the chief baker).
11 “Then, one night, we both dreamed a dream. We each dreamed a dream with its own interpretation.
12 “And there was a young man with us, a Hebrew, servant to the chief steward; whom, when we told them, he interpreted our dreams for us. He interpreted both of our dreams.
13 “And as he interpreted, so it happened; for he restored me to my office and hanged him.
14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph. And they quickly brought him out of prison; and he shaved him and changed his clothing and came to Pharaoh.
15 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream; and no man can interpret it. And I have heard tell of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “God shall answer for the wealth of Pharaoh without me.”
17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I stood by the bank of the river.
18 “And lo, there came up out of the river seven fat-fleshed, and good-looking cows. And they fed in the meadow.
19 “Also, lo, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very sickly cows, and lean-fleshed. I never saw such sickliness in all the land of Egypt.
20 “And the lean and the sickly cows ate up the first seven fat cows.
21 “And after they had eaten them up, one could not tell that they had eaten them, because they were still as sickly as they were at the beginning. So, I awoke.
22 “Moreover, I saw in my dream; and behold, seven ears sprang out of one stalk, full and fair.
23 “And lo, seven withered ears, thin, blasted with the east wind, sprang up after them.
24 “And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears. Now, I have told the soothsayers and none of them can interpret it for me.”
25 Then, Joseph answered Pharaoh, “Both Pharaoh’s dreams are one. God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
26 “The seven good cows are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years. This is one dream.
27 “Likewise, the seven thin and sickly cows that came out after them, are seven years. And the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind are seven years of famine.
28 “This is the thing which I have said to Pharaoh: that God has shown to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
29 “Behold, there comes seven years of great plenty in all the land of Egypt.
30 “Then, there shall arise after them seven years of famine, so that all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land.
31 “Nor shall the plenty be remembered in the land, because of this famine that shall come after; for it shall be exceedingly great.
32 “And therefore, the dream was doubled to Pharaoh a second time, because the thing is established by God; and God hurries to perform it.
33 “Now, therefore, let Pharaoh provide for a man of understanding and wisdom, and set him over the land of Egypt.
34 “Let Pharaoh make and appoint officers over the land, and collect a fifth of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
35 “Also, let them gather all the food of these good years that come and store corn for food in the cities, under the hand of Pharaoh; and let them keep it.
36 “So, the food shall be for the provision of the land, against the seven years of famine which shall be in the land of Egypt, so that the land does not perish by famine.”
37 And the saying pleased Pharaoh and all his servants.
38 Then Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a man as this, in whom is the Spirit of God?”
39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has shown you all this, there is no man of understanding or wisdom like you.
40 “You shall be over my house. And at your word shall all my people be ruled. Only in the king’s throne will I be above you.”
41 Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”
42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in garments of fine linen, and put a golden chain around his neck.
43 So, he sat him upon the best chariot that he had, except one. And they cried before him, “Abrech,” and placed him over all the land of Egypt.
44 Again, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh. And no man shall lift up his hand or his foot in the land of Egypt without you.”
45 And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name “Zaphnath-Paaneah”. And he gave him Asenath as wife, the daughter of Poti-Pherah, Prince of On. Then Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt.
46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, King of Egypt. And Joseph, leaving the presence of Pharaoh, went throughout all the land of Egypt.
47 And in the seven plenteous years, the earth brought forth abundantly.
48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven plenteous years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities. The food of the field, which was outside the cities, he laid up in the same.
49 So Joseph gathered wheat like the sand of the sea in multitude, out of measure, until he stopped counting (for it was without number).
50 Now, two sons were born to Joseph before the year of famine came. Which Asenath (the daughter of Poti-Pherah, prince of On) bore to him.
51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn “Manasseh”. “For God,” said he, “has made me forget all my labor and all my father’s household.”
52 Also, he called the name of the second, “Ephraim”. “For God,” said he, “has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
53 So, the seven years of the plenty that was in the land of Egypt were ended.
54 Then, the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. And the famine was in all lands. But bread was in all the land of Egypt.
55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. And Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph! And do whatever he says!”
56 When the famine was upon all the land, Joseph opened all the storage places and sold to the Egyptians; for the famine grew severe in the land of Egypt.
57 And all the countries came to Egypt to buy corn from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all lands.
11 And when they came near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, to the mount of Olives, He sent forth two of His disciples,
2 and said to them, “Go into that town over there. And as soon as you enter it, you shall find a colt, tied, upon which never a man sat. Untie him and bring him.
3 “And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ Say that the Lord has need of him. And He will return him immediately.”
4 And they went their way and found a colt, tied by the door outside, at an intersection. And they untied him.
5 Then some of those who stood there said to them, “Why are you untying that colt?”
6 And they said to them as Jesus had commanded them. So, they let them go.
7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and laid their garments on him. And He sat upon him.
8 And many spread their garments along the way. Others cut down branches off the trees and spread them in the way.
9 And those who went before and who followed, cried, saying, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord!
10 “Blessed is the Kingdom that comes in the Name of the Lord of our father David! Hosanna! O You Who are in the highest heavens!”
11 So Jesus entered into Jerusalem and went into the Temple. And when He had looked around at everything (and it was evening) He went forth to Bethany with the twelve.
12 And the next day, on the way back from Bethany, He became hungry.
13 And seeing a fig tree at a distance which had leaves, He went to see if He might find anything on it. But when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves. For the time of figs was not yet.
14 Then Jesus answered, and said to it, “Never shall anyone eat fruit from you again while the world stands.” And His disciples heard it.
15 And they came to Jerusalem. And Jesus went into the Temple and began to cast out those who sold and bought in the Temple and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who sold doves;
16 nor would He allow anyone to carry merchandise through the Temple.
17 And He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My House shall be called the House of Prayer, to all nations’!? But you have made it a den of thieves!”
18 And the Scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how to destroy Him. For they feared Him, because the whole multitude was astonished at His doctrine.
19 But when evening came, Jesus went out of the city.
20 And in the morning, as they journeyed together, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
21 Then Peter remembered and said to Him, “Master, behold, the fig tree which You cursed is withered.”
22 And Jesus answered, and said to them, “Have the faith of God.
23 “For truly I say to you, that whoever shall say to this mountain, ‘Be taken away and cast into the sea’, and shall not waver in his heart but shall believe that those things which he says shall happen, whatever he says shall be done to you.
24 “Therefore I say to you, whatever you desire when you pray, believe that you shall have it and it shall be done to you.
25 “But when you shall stand and pray, forgive (if you have anything against anyone) that your Father also, Who is in Heaven, may forgive you your trespasses.
26 “For if you will not forgive, your Father Who is in Heaven will not pardon you your trespasses.”
27 Then they came to Jerusalem again. And as He walked in the Temple, the chief priests came to Him, and the scribes and the elders,
28 and said to Him, “By what authority do You do these things? And who gave You this authority, that You should do these things?”
29 Then Jesus answered, and said to them, “I will also ask you a certain thing. Answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
30 “The baptism of John, was it from Heaven, or from man? answer Me.”
31 And they thought amongst themselves, saying, “If we shall say, ‘From Heaven’, He will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
32 “But if we say, ‘From man’, we fear the people.” For all men counted John as a Prophet, indeed.
33 Then they answered, and said to Jesus, “We cannot tell.” And Jesus answered, and said to them, “Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
7 “Is there not an appointed time for man upon Earth? And are not his days as the days of a hired servant?
2 “As a servant longs for the shade, and as a hireling looks for the end of his work,
3 “so I have inherited months of emptiness. And painful nights have been appointed to me.
4 “If I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise, and the night be over?’ For I’ve had enough of tossing to and fro until dawn.
5 “My flesh is clothed with worms and filthiness of the dust. My skin is broken and has become loathsome.
6 “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle. And they are spent without hope.
7 “Remember that my life is but a breath. My eye shall not return to see pleasure.
8 “The eye that has seen me, shall see me no more. Your eyes are upon me, and I shall be no longer.
9 “As the cloud vanishes and goes away, so he who goes down to the grave shall come up no more.
10 “He shall return no more to his house. Nor shall his place know him anymore.
11 “Therefore, I will not restrain my mouth, but will speak in the trouble of my spirit, and muse in the bitterness of my mind.
12 “Am I a sea or a dragon, that You keep me under guard?
13 “When I say, ‘My couch shall relieve me. My bed shall bring comfort in my meditation,’
14 “then You scare me with dreams, and astonish me with visions.
15 “Therefore, my soul chooses to be strangled and to die, rather than to be in my bones.
16 “I abhor it. I would not live forever. Spare me, then. For my days are without meaning.
17 “What is man, that You magnify him, and that You set Your Heart upon him,
18 “and visit him every morning, and test him every moment?
19 “How long will it be before You depart from me? You will not leave me alone while I can swallow my spittle.
20 “I have sinned. What did I do to You, O You, Preserver of men? Why have You set me against Yourself, so that I am a burden to myself?
21 “And why do You not pardon my trespass, and take away my iniquity? For now, I shall sleep in the dust. And if You seek me in the morning, I shall no longer be.”
11 I say then, has not God thrust away His people? Absolutely not! For I am also an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God has not thrust away His people, whom He knew before. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah; how he intercedes with God against Israel, saying,
3 “Lord, they have killed your Prophets, and dug down Your altars. And I am left alone. And they seek my life”?
4 But what does God say in response to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal”.
5 Even so then, at this present time, there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 And if it is of grace, it is no more of works. Or else grace would no longer be grace. And if it is of works, it is no longer grace. Or else work would no longer be work.
7 What then? Israel has not obtained what it sought. But the Elect have obtained it. And the rest have been hardened.
8 Just as it is written, “God has given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear until this day”.
9 And David says, “Let their table be made a snare, and a net, and a stumbling block, and a recompense to them.
10 “Let their eyes be darkened that they do not see and bow down their back continually.”
11 I say then, have they stumbled so that they should fall? Absolutely not! But through their fall, salvation comes to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.
12 Yet, if their fall is the riches of the world - and their diminishing the riches of the Gentiles - how much more shall their fulfillment be?
13 For in speaking to you Gentiles (inasmuch as I am the Apostle of the Gentiles) I magnify my office,
14 if, somehow, I might provoke those of my flesh to follow them and save some of them.
15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what shall their acceptance be if not life from the dead?
16 For if the firstfruits are holy, so is the whole lump. And if the root is holy, so are the branches.
17 And though some of the branches are broken off, and you (being a wild olive tree) were grafted in among them, and made a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree,
18 do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
19 You will say then, “The branches have been broken off so that I might be grafted in.”
20 Well said. Through unbelief they have been broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be high-minded, but fear.
21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either.
22 Behold, therefore, the kindness and severity of God - severity toward those who have fallen, but kindness toward you - if you continue in His kindness. Or else you shall also be cut off.
23 And they also, if they do not still remain in unbelief, shall be grafted in. For God is able to graft them in again.
24 For if you were cut out of the olive tree (which is wild by nature) and were grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more shall those who are natural be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 For I do not wish you to be ignorant of this secret, brothers (lest you be wise in your own eyes), that partial blindness has come to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved. As it is written, “The Deliverer shall come out of Zion, and shall turn away the ungodliness from Jacob.
27 And this is My covenant to them, When I shall take away their sins.”
28 Concerning the Gospel, they are enemies for your sakes. But concerning the election, they are beloved for the Fathers’ sakes.
29 For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable.
30 For even as you, in times past, had not believed God and yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief,
31 so now have they not believed by the mercy shown to you, so that they may also obtain mercy.
32 For God has shut up all in unbelief, so that He might have mercy on all.
33 O the depth of the riches of both the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!
34 For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who was His counselor?
35 Or who has given to Him first, that he shall be recompensed?
36 For of Him, and through Him, and for Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen.
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