Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 105[a]
105 Give thanks to the Lord.
Call on his name.
Make known his accomplishments among the nations.
2 Sing to him.
Make music to him.
Tell about all his miraculous deeds.
3 Boast about his holy name.
Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives.
Seek his presence continually.
5 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,
his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,[b]
6 O children[c] of Abraham,[d] God’s[e] servant,
you descendants[f] of Jacob, God’s[g] chosen ones.
37 He brought his people[a] out enriched[b] with silver and gold;
none of his tribes stumbled.
38 Egypt was happy when they left,
for they were afraid of them.[c]
39 He spread out a cloud for a cover,[d]
and provided a fire to light up the night.
40 They asked for food,[e] and he sent quail;
he satisfied them with food from the sky.[f]
41 He opened up a rock and water flowed out;
a river ran through dry regions.
42 Yes,[g] he remembered the sacred promise[h]
he made to Abraham his servant.
43 When he led his people out, they rejoiced;
his chosen ones shouted with joy.[i]
44 He handed the territory of nations over to them,
and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,[j]
45 so that they might keep his commands
and obey[k] his laws.
Praise the Lord.
The Provision of Manna
16 [a] When[b] they journeyed from Elim, the entire company[c] of Israelites came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their exodus[d] from the land of Egypt. 2 The entire company[e] of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. 3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died[f] by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by[g] the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full,[h] for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill[i] this whole assembly with hunger!”
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I am going to rain[j] bread from heaven for you, and the people will go out[k] and gather the amount for each day, so that I may test them.[l] Will they walk in my law[m] or not? 5 On the sixth day[n] they will prepare what they bring in, and it will be twice as much as they gather every other day.”[o]
6 Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening[p] you will know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt, 7 and in the morning you will see[q] the glory of the Lord, because he has heard[r] your murmurings against the Lord. As for us, what are we,[s] that you should murmur against us?”
8 Moses said, “You will know this[t] when the Lord gives you[u] meat to eat in the evening and bread in the morning to satisfy you, because the Lord has heard your murmurings that you are murmuring against him. As for us, what are we?[v] Your murmurings are not against us,[w] but against the Lord.”
9 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Tell the whole community[x] of the Israelites, ‘Come[y] before the Lord, because he has heard your murmurings.’”
10 As Aaron spoke[z] to the whole community of the Israelites and they looked toward the wilderness, there the glory of the Lord[aa] appeared[ab] in the cloud, 11 and the Lord spoke to Moses, 12 “I have heard the murmurings of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘During the evening[ac] you will eat meat,[ad] and in the morning you will be satisfied[ae] with bread, so that you may know[af] that I am the Lord your God.’”[ag]
13 In the evening the quail[ah] came up and covered the camp, and in the morning a layer of dew was all around the camp. 14 When[ai] the layer of dew had evaporated,[aj] there on the surface of the wilderness was a thin flaky substance,[ak] thin like frost on the earth. 15 When[al] the Israelites saw it, they said to one another,[am] “What is it?” because they did not know what it was.[an] Moses said to them, “It is the bread[ao] that the Lord has given you for food.[ap]
16 “This is what[aq] the Lord has commanded:[ar] ‘Each person is to gather[as] from it what he can eat, an omer[at] per person[au] according to the number[av] of your people;[aw] each one will pick it up[ax] for whoever lives[ay] in his tent.’” 17 The Israelites did so, and they gathered—some more, some less. 18 When[az] they measured with an omer, the one who gathered much had nothing left over, and the one who gathered little lacked nothing; each one had gathered what he could eat.
19 Moses said to them, “No one[ba] is to keep any of it[bb] until morning.” 20 But they did not listen to Moses; some[bc] kept part of it until morning, and it was full[bd] of worms and began to stink, and Moses was angry with them. 21 So they gathered it each morning,[be] each person according to what he could eat, and when the sun got hot, it would melt.[bf]
5 Put yourselves to the test to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless, indeed, you fail the test![a] 6 And I hope that you will realize that we have not failed the test![b] 7 Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong, not so that we may appear to have passed the test,[c] but so that you may do what is right[d] even if we may appear to have failed the test.[e] 8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the sake of the truth. 9 For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified.[f] 10 Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive[g] I may not have to deal harshly with you[h] by using my authority—the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!
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