M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
11 Afterward, the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say, ‘These are the animals which you shall eat among all the animals that are on the Earth:
3 ‘Whatever parts the hoof among the animals, and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, that shall you eat.
4 ‘But of those that chew the cud and divide the hoof, you shall not eat these. The camel, because it chews the cud and does not divide the hoof, shall be unclean to you.
5 ‘Likewise, the rock badger, because it chews the cud and does not divide the hoof, shall be unclean to you.
6 ‘Also the hare, because it chews the cud and does not divide the hoof, shall be unclean to you.
7 ‘And the swine, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed, but does not chew the cud, shall be unclean to you.
8 ‘Of their flesh you shall not eat. And their carcass you shall not touch. They shall be unclean to you.
9 ‘Of all that are in the waters, you shall eat these: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, or in the rivers, you shall eat.
10 ‘But all that do not have fins or scales, in the seas or in the rivers—of all that moves in the waters and of all living things that are in the waters—they shall be an abomination to you.
11 ‘They, I say, shall be an abomination to you. You shall not eat of their flesh but shall abhor their carcass.
12 ‘Whatever in the waters that does not have fins or scales shall be abomination to you.
13 ‘Also, you shall hold these in abomination among the birds. They shall not be eaten. They are an abomination: the eagle and the goshawk and the osprey,
14 ‘and the vulture, and the kite (after its kind),
15 ‘the ravens (after their kind),
16 ‘the ostrich, and the night-crow, and the seamew, and the hawk (after its kind),
17 ‘and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
18 ‘the redshank, and the pelican, and the swan,
19 ‘the stork, the heron (after its kind), and the lapwing, and the bat,
20 ‘and every insect that creeps and goes upon all fours. Such shall be an abomination to you.
21 ‘Of these you shall still eat: every insect that creeps and goes upon all fours which have their feet and legs all of one, with which to leap upon the Earth.
22 ‘Of those you shall eat these: the locust (after its kind) and the winged locust (after its kind), the beetle (after its kind), and the grasshopper (after its kind).
23 ‘But all other insects which creep and have four feet shall be abomination to you.
24 ‘For by such you shall be polluted. Whoever touches the carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
25 ‘Also, whoever carries the carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.
26 ‘Every animal that has divided claws, and is not cloven-footed or chews the cud, shall be unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.
27 ‘And whatever goes upon its paws among all types of animals that go on all fours shall be unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until evening.
28 ‘And he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. Such shall be unclean to you.
29 ‘Also, these shall be unclean to you among the things that creep and move upon the Earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the frog (after its kind),
30 ‘the rat, and the lizard, and the chameleon, and the snail, and the mole.
31 ‘These shall be unclean to you among all that creeps. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening.
32 ‘Also, whatever any of the dead carcasses falls upon shall be unclean, be it a vessel of wood or raiment or skin or sack. Whatever vessel it is that is used shall be put in the water as unclean until the evening and be purified.
33 ‘But every earthen vessel wherein any of them falls, whatever is within it shall be unclean. And you shall break it.
34 ‘Also, all food that shall be eaten (if any such water comes upon it) shall be unclean. And all drink that shall be drunk in all such vessels shall be unclean.
35 ‘And everything that their carcass falls upon shall be unclean. The furnace, or the pot, shall be broken. They are unclean and shall be unclean to you.
36 ‘Yet the fountains and wells where there is plenty of water shall be clean. But that which touches their carcasses shall be unclean.
37 ‘And if the dead carcass falls upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
38 ‘But if any water is poured upon the seed, and the dead carcass falls on it, it shall be unclean to you.
39 ‘Also, if any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
40 ‘And he who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. Also, he who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
41 ‘Therefore, every creeping thing that creeps upon the Earth shall be an abomination, not to be eaten.
42 ‘Whatever goes upon its belly and whatever goes upon all fours, or that has many feet among all creeping things that creep upon the Earth, you shall not eat of them. They shall be abomination.
43 ‘You shall not pollute yourselves with anything that creeps, nor make yourselves unclean with them, nor defile yourselves by them. You shall not, I say, be defiled by them.
44 ‘For I am the LORD your God. Be sanctified, therefore, and be holy. For I am holy. And do not defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps upon the Earth.
45 ‘For I am the LORD Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God, and that you should be holy. For I am holy.
46 ‘This is the law of beasts and of birds and of every living thing that moves in the waters and of everything that creeps upon the Earth,
47 ‘so that there may be a difference between the unclean and clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that ought not to be eaten.’”
12 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say, ‘When a woman has brought forth seed, and borne a male child, she shall be unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean when she is isolated for her disease.
3 ‘And on the eighth day, the foreskin of the flesh shall be circumcised.
4 ‘And she shall continue for 33 days in the blood of her purifying. She shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the Sanctuary, until the time of her purifying is complete.
5 ‘But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean for two weeks (as when she has her menstruation). And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying for 36 days.
6 ‘Now when the days of her purifying are completed (whether it be for a son or for a daughter) she shall bring a lamb of one year old to the Priest for a Burnt Offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a Sin Offering, to the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation,
7 ‘who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her. So shall she be purged of the issue of her blood. This is the law for she who has borne a male or female.
8 ‘But if she is not able to bring a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, the one for a Burnt Offering and the other for a Sin Offering. And the Priest shall make an atonement for her. So shall she be clean.’”
13 How long will You forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
2 How long shall I take counsel within myself, having weariness daily in my heart? How long shall my enemy be exalted above me?
3 Behold. Hear me, O LORD, my God. Enlighten my eyes, so that I do not sleep in death,
4 lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him.” And those who afflict me rejoice when I slide.
5 But I trust in Your mercy. My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, because He has dealt lovingly with me. To him who excels: A Psalm of David.
14 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They have corrupted; and done an abominable work. There is no one who does good.
2 The LORD looked down from Heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any who would understand, and seek God.
3 All have gone out of the way. They are all corrupt. There is no one who does good; no, not one.
4 Do not all the workers of iniquity know that they eat up my people as they eat bread? They do not call upon the LORD.
5 There they shall be taken with fear, because God is in the generation of the just.
6 You have shamed the counsel of the poor. But the LORD is his refuge.
7 Oh, give salvation to Israel out of Zion. When the LORD turns the captivity of His people, Jacob shall rejoice and Israel shall be glad. Note that Psalm 14:5-7, which are put into the common translation (and may seem to some to be left out here) are not in the same Psalm in the Hebrew text. Rather, they are put in more fully to express the manners of the wicked. They are gathered out of Psalms 5, 10, 36, 140, and Isaiah 59. They are alleged by Saint Paul and placed together in Romans 3. A Psalm of David.
26 As snow in summer and as rain at harvest, so is honor unseemly for a fool.
2 As the sparrow by wandering and the swallow by flying, so shall the causeless curse not come.
3 To the horse belongs a whip, to the ass a bridle, and to the fool’s back a rod.
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool, is as he who cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
7 As the legs of the lame are weak, so is a proverb in a fool’s mouth.
8 As the binding up of a stone in a sling is he who gives glory to a fool.
9 As a thorn goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 The Great God, Who formed all things, both gives the fool his hire and passes over the transgressors.
11 As a dog turns again to his own vomit, so a fool turns to his folly.
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 The slothful says, “A lion is in the road. A lion is in the streets.”
14 As the door turns upon its hinges, so does the slothful man upon his bed.
15 The slothful hides his hand in the dish, and it grieves him to put it to his mouth again.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven who can render a reason.
17 He who passes by and meddles in others’ quarrels, is as one who takes a dog by the ears.
18 As a madman who casts firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 is a man’s deception of his friend when he says, “I was only kidding!”
20 Without wood, the fire is quenched. And without a gossip, strife ceases.
21 As coal makes burning embers, and wood a fire, so the contentious man kindles strife.
22 The words of a gossip are as tasty morsels. And they descend into the bowels of the belly.
23 As silver overlaid upon an earthen vessel are burning lips and an evil heart.
24 He who hates will disguise it with his lips. But in his heart, he lays up deceit.
25 Though he speaks favorably, do not believe him. For there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 His hatred may be covered by deceit, but his malice shall be discovered in the congregation.
27 He who digs a pit shall fall therein. And he who rolls a stone shall have it roll back on him.
28 A false tongue hates the afflicted. And a flattering mouth causes ruin.
5 But of the times and seasons, brothers, you have no need for me to write to you.
2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the Day of the Lord shall come as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say “Peace and safety”, then sudden destruction shall come upon them, as labor upon a woman with child. And they shall not escape.
4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that that day shall come on you as a thief.
5 You are all children of light, and children of the Day. We are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep as others do. But, let us watch and be sober.
7 For those who sleep, sleep in the night. And those who are drunk, are drunk in the night.
8 But let us who are of the Day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love and the hope of salvation for a helmet.
9 For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by means of our Lord Jesus Christ;
10 Who died for us so that - whether we wake or sleep - we would live together with Him.
11 Therefore, exhort one another. And edify one another, just as you are doing.
12 Now, we urge you, brothers, that you acknowledge those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you.
13 Hold them in singular love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
14 We desire, brothers, that you admonish those who are out of order, comfort the faint-hearted, bear with the weak, be patient toward all.
15 See that no one recompenses evil for evil to anyone. But always follow that which is good, both toward yourselves and toward all.
16 Rejoice always.
17 Pray continually.
18 Give thanks in all things. For this is the will of God toward you in Christ Jesus.
19 Do not quench the Spirit.
20 Do not ignore prophecy.
21 Test all things. Keep that which is good.
22 Abstain from any appearance of evil.
23 Now, may the very God of Peace sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless, until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Faithful is He Who calls you. He will also do it.
25 Pray for us, brothers.
26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
27 I charge you in the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brothers.
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you, Amen.
(The first Epistle to the Thessalonians, written from Athens.)
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