M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
22 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
2 and said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD Commanded you and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you.
3 “You have not forsaken your brethren this long season, until this day, but have diligently kept the Commandment of the LORD your God.
4 “And now, the LORD has given rest to your brethren, as He promised them. Therefore, now, return. And go to your tents, to the land of your possession, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, has given you, beyond Jordan.
5 “But take diligent care to do the Commandment and Law which Moses, the servant of the LORD, commanded you: that you love the LORD your God and walk in all His ways and keep His Commandments and cling to Him and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
6 So Joshua blessed them and sent them away. And they went to their tents.
7 Now, to half of the tribe of Manasseh, Moses had given a possession in Bashan. And to half of it, Joshua gave from among their brethren on this side of Jordan, westward. Therefore, when Joshua sent them away to their tents and blessed them,
8 he spoke to them, saying, “Return to your tents with many riches and with a great multitude of cattle, with silver and with gold, with bronze and with iron, and with great abundance of clothing. Divide the plunder of your enemies with your brethren.”
9 So, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh returned and departed from the children of Israel, from Shiloh (which is in the land of Canaan) to go to the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, which they had obtained according to the Word of the LORD, by the hand of Moses.
10 And when they came to the borders of Jordan (which are in the land of Canaan), then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built an altar there, by Jordan, a great altar to see too.
11 When the children of Israel heard say, “Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar in the front of the land of Canaan, upon the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel,”
12 when the children of Israel heard that, then the whole Congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.
13 Then, the children of Israel sent Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the Priest, to the children of Reuben and to the children of Gad and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead.
14 And with him went ten princes, one from each chief house, according to all the tribes of Israel. For each one was chief of their father’s household among the thousands of Israel.
15 So they went to the children of Reuben and to the children of Gad and to the half tribe of Manasseh to the land of Gilead and spoke with them, saying,
16 “Thus says the whole Congregation of the LORD, ‘What transgression is this that you have transgressed against the God of Israel, to turn away from the LORD this day, in that you have built yourself an altar with which to rebel against the LORD this day?
17 “Have we too little for the wickedness of Peor of which we are not cleansed to this day, though a plague came upon the Congregation of the LORD?
18 “You also have turned away from the LORD this day. And seeing that you rebel against the LORD today, tomorrow He will be angry with all the Congregation of Israel.
19 “Nevertheless, if the land of your possession is unclean, come over to the land of the possession of the LORD, in which the LORD’s Tabernacle dwells, and take possession among us. But do not rebel against the LORD, or rebel against us, by building your own altar beside the Altar of the LORD our God.
20 “Did not Achan, the son of Zerah, trespass grievously in the secluded thing, and wrath fell on all the Congregation of Israel? But it wasn’t only this one man who perished in his wickedness.”
21 Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh answered and said to the heads over the thousands of Israel,
22 “The LORD, God of gods, the LORD, God of gods! He knows and Israel himself shall know! If by rebellion, or by transgression against the LORD, do not save us this day!
23 “If we have built ourselves an altar to turn away from the LORD, either to offer burnt offering on it, or meat offering, or to offer peace offerings on it, let the LORD Himself require it!
24 “But rather, we have done it out of fear, saying, ‘In time to come, your children might say to our children, “What have you to do with the LORD God of Israel?”’
25 “For the LORD has made Jordan a border between us and you, you children of Reuben and of Gad. Therefore, you have no part in the LORD. So shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.
26 “Therefore we said, ‘We will now go about to make ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice,
27 ‘but it shall be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, to execute the service of the LORD before Him, in our Burnt Offerings and in our Sacrifices and in our Peace Offerings, and so that your children would not say to our children in time to come, “You have no part in the LORD.”’
28 “Therefore we said, ‘If so be that they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, then will we answer, “Behold, the fashion of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made not for burnt offering or for sacrifice, but it is a witness between us and you.
29 “Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD and turn away from the LORD this day, to build an altar for burnt offering, for meat offering, or for sacrifice, except the Altar of the LORD our God that is before His Tabernacle.”’”
30 And when Phinehas the Priest and the princes of the Congregation, and heads over the thousands of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spoke, they were well content.
31 And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the Priest, said to the children of Reuben and to the children of Gad and to the children of Manasseh, “This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because you have not done this trespass against the LORD. Now you have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD.”
32 Then, Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the Priest, with the princes, returned from the children of Reuben and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, to the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them answer.
33 And the saying pleased the children of Israel. And the children of Israel blessed God and did not mind to go against them in battle, to destroy the land in which the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.
34 Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar: Witness. “For it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.”
2 And when the Day of Pentecost had come, they were all of one mind, in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from Heaven as that of a rushing, mighty wind. And it filled all the house where they sat.
3 And tongues of fire appeared to them. And they were distributed and sat upon each of them.
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit declared.
5 And there were Jews dwelling at Jerusalem, men of every nation under heaven, who feared God.
6 Now when this was heard, the multitude came together and were astonished, because everyone heard them speak his own language.
7 And they all wondered, and marveled, saying among themselves, “Behold, are not all these who speak from Galilee?
8 “How then do we each hear our own language, with which we were born?
9 “Parthians and Medes and Elamites; and the inhabitants of Mesopotamia and of Judea and of Cappadocia of Pontus, and Asia,
10 “and of Phrygia and Pamphylia; of Egypt and of the parts of Libya which is beside Cyrene; and strangers of Rome and Jews and Proselytes,
11 “Cretans and Arabians. We heard them speak the wonderful works of God in our own tongues!”
12 Then they were all amazed, and doubted, saying to one another, “What could this mean?”
13 And others mocked them, and said, “They are full of new wine!”
14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said to them, “You men of Judea! All you who inhabit Jerusalem! Be it known to you and hear my words!
15 “For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day.
16 “But this is that which was spoken by the Prophet Joel,
17 ‘And it shall be in the last days, says God, “I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. And your young men shall see visions. And your old men shall dream dreams.
18 “And on My servants, and on My handmaids, I will pour out My Spirit in those days. And they shall prophesy.
19 “And I will show wonders in Heaven above. And tokens in the Earth beneath - blood, and fire, and the vapors of smoke.
20 “The Sun shall be turned to darkness, and the Moon to blood, before that great and notable Day of the Lord comes.
21 “And it shall be, that whoever shall call on the Name of the Lord, shall be saved.”’
22 “You men of Israel! Hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a proven man of God among you, through great works and wonders and signs which God did through him in the midst of you (as you yourselves also know),
23 “whom, after you had taken, crucified and killed with wicked hands (being delivered by the determinate decree and foreknowledge of God),
24 “and Whom God has raised up, having released the sorrows of death because it was impossible for Him to be held by it,
25 “(for David says concerning Him, ‘I beheld the Lord always before me. For He is at my right hand, so that I should not be shaken.
26 ‘Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad, and moreover my flesh shall also rest in hope.
27 ‘Because You will not leave my soul in the grave. Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
28 ‘You have shown me the ways of life and shall make me full of joy with Your countenance.’
29 “Men, brothers, I may boldly say to you of the patriarch David that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher remains with us to this day.
30 “Therefore, seeing he was a Prophet, and knew that God had sworn an oath to him that He would raise up Christ in the flesh from the fruit of his loins, to set Him upon his throne,
31 “he, knowing this beforehand, spoke of the resurrection of Christ - that His soul should not be left in the grave, nor should His flesh see corruption.
32 “God has raised up this Jesus. Of which we are all witnesses.
33 “Therefore, since He has been exalted by the right hand of God and has received the promise of the Holy Ghost from His Father, He has poured out that which you now see and hear.
34 “For David has not ascended into the heaven, but he says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand,
35 “Until I make Your enemies Your footstool.”’
36 “Therefore, let all the House of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ - this Jesus Whom you have crucified!”
37 Now when they heard it, they were pricked in their hearts, and said to Peter and the other Apostles, “Men, brothers, what shall we do?”
38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the Name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins. And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 “For the promise is made to you and to your children, and to all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God shall call.”
40 And he testified and exhorted them with many other words, saying, “Save yourselves from this perverse generation!”
41 Then those who gladly received his Word were baptized. And the same day there were added to them about three thousand souls.
42 And they continued in the Apostles’ doctrine, and fellowship, and breaking of bread, and prayers.
43 And fear came upon every soul. And many wonders and signs were done by the Apostles.
44 And all who believed were in one place and shared everything.
45 And they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to anyone who had need.
46 And they continued daily, with one mind, in the Temple. And breaking bread at home, they ate their meals together, with gladness and singleness of heart,
47 praising God. And they had favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily, those who would be saved.
11 The Word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
2 “Hear the words of this Covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
3 “and say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD God of Israel: “Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this Covenant,
4 “which I Commanded to your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey My Voice, and do according to all these things which I Command you.’ So shall you be My people, and I will be your God,
5 “so that I may confirm the oath that I have sworn to your fathers, to give them a land which flows with milk and honey, as it is this day.”’” Then I answered, and said, “So be it, O LORD.”
6 Then the LORD said to me, “Cry all these Words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Hear the Words of this Covenant, and do them!’
7 “For I have protested to your fathers, when I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, until this day, rising early and protesting, saying, ‘Obey My Voice.’
8 “Nevertheless, they would not obey or incline their ear. But everyone walked in the stubbornness of his wicked heart. Therefore, I will bring upon them all the words of this Covenant, which I Commanded them to do, but they did not do it.”
9 And the LORD said to me, “A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
10 “They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear My Words. And they went after other gods, to serve them. The House of Israel and the House of Judah have broken My Covenant, which I made with their fathers.”
11 Therefore, thus says the LORD: “Behold, I will bring a plague upon them, which they shall not be able to escape. And though they cry to Me, I will not hear them.
12 “Then shall the cities of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, go and cry to the gods to whom they offer incense. But they shall not be able to help them in time of their trouble.
13 “For according to the number of your cities were your gods, O Judah. And according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have you set up altars of confusion, altars to burn incense unto Baal.
14 “Therefore, you shall not pray for this people or lift up a cry or prayer for them. For when they cry to Me in their trouble, I will not hear them.
15 “What should My beloved be doing in My House, seeing they have committed abomination with many, and the holy flesh has gone away from you? Yet when you do evil, you rejoice.
16 “The LORD called your name, a green olive tree, fair, of good fruit. But with noise and great tumult, He has set fire upon it. And the branches of it are broken.
17 “For the LORD of Hosts, Who planted you, has pronounced a plague against you, for the wickedness of the House of Israel, and of the House of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke Me to anger in offering incense to Baal.”
18 And the LORD has taught me, and I know it. Then You showed me their practices.
19 But I was like a lamb, a bullock that is brought to the slaughter. And I did not know that they had devised this against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and cut him out of the land of the living, so that his name may be remembered no more.”
20 But, O LORD of Hosts, Who judges righteously and tests the inner core and the heart, let me see Your vengeance on them! For to You have I opened my cause!
21 Therefore, the LORD speaks this of the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, and say, “Do not prophesy in the Name of the LORD, so that you do not die by our hands.”
22 Thus, therefore, says the LORD of Hosts: “Behold, I will visit them. The young men shall die by the sword. Their sons and their daughters shall die by famine.
23 “And none of them shall remain. For I will bring a plague upon the men of Anathoth, the year of their punishment.”
25 “Then the Kingdom of Heaven shall be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 “And five of them were wise, and five foolish.
3 “The foolish took their lamps but took no oil with them.
4 “But the wise took oil in their flasks with their lamps.
5 “Now, while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
6 “And at midnight there was a cry made, ‘Behold, the bridegroom comes! Go out to meet him!’
7 “Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.
8 “And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil. For our lamps are out.’
9 “But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, for there will not be enough for us and you. Rather, go to the market and buy some for yourselves.
10 “And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came. And those who were ready went in with him to the wedding. And the gate was shut.
11 “Afterwards the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord! Lord! Open up for us!’
12 “But he answered, and said, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’
13 “Therefore, watch. For you know neither the day nor the hour when the Son of Man will come.
14 “For the Kingdom of Heaven is as a man who, going into a strange country, called his servants and handed over his goods to them.
15 “And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, each according to his own ability. And immediately he left home.
16 “Then the one who had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and gained another five talents.
17 “Likewise also, the one who received two, gained another two.
18 “But the one who received the one, went and buried it in the earth, and hid his master’s money.
19 “But after a long season, the master of those servants came and settled with them.
20 “Then the one who had received five talents came, and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five more talents with them.’
21 “Then his master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in little. I will make you ruler over much. Enter into your master’s joy.’
22 “Also, the one who had received two talents came, and said, ‘Master, you handed over to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents more.’
23 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in little. I will make you ruler over much. Enter into your master’s joy.’
24 “Then the one who had received the one talent came, and said, ‘Master, I knew that you were a hard man, who reaps where you do not sow, and gathers where you do not scatter.
25 ‘Therefore, I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’
26 “And his master answered, and said to him, ‘You evil and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter.
27 “‘Therefore, you ought to have put my money in the bank. And then at my coming I would have received my own with interest.
28 “‘Therefore, take the talent from him and give it to him who has ten talents.
29 “‘For to everyone who has, it shall be given, and he shall have abundance. But from the one who has not, even that he has shall be taken away.
30 “‘Therefore, cast that unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
31 “And when the Son of Man comes in His Glory and all the holy angels with Him, then He shall sit upon the throne of His Glory,
32 “And all nations shall be gathered before Him, and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33 “And He shall set the sheep on his right hand and the goats on the left.
34 “Then the King shall say to those on his right hand, ‘Come you blessed of My Father. Take the inheritance of the Kingdom, prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35 “‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me food. I thirsted, and you gave Me drink. I was a stranger, and you took Me in to you.
36 “‘I was naked, and you clothed Me. I was sick, and you visited Me. I was in prison, and you came to Me.’
37 “Then the righteous shall answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You; or thirsty and give You drink?
38 “‘And when did we see You as a stranger and take You in to us; or naked and clothe You?
39 “‘Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
40 “And the king shall answer, and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these, My brothers, you have done it to Me.’
41 “Then He shall say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me you cursed, into everlasting fire, which is prepared for the devil and his angels.
42 “‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me no food. I thirsted, and you gave Me no drink.
43 “‘I was a stranger, and you did not take Me in to you. I was naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’
44 “Then they shall answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry; or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
45 “Then He shall answer them, and say, ‘Truly I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
46 “And these shall go into everlasting pain, and the righteous into life eternal.”
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