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First Reading: Joshua Chapter 13 and 14Joshua 13
13:1 When Joshua was old and well advanced in years, the LORD said to him,
"You are very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken
over.
2 "This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and
Geshurites: 3 from the Shihor River on the east of Egypt to the territory of
Ekron on the north, all of it counted as Canaanite (the territory of the five
Philistine rulers in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron-that of the Avvites);
4 from the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Arah of the Sidonians
as far as Aphek, the region of the Amorites, 5 the area of the Gebalites; and
all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
6 "As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to Misrephoth
Maim, that is, all the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out before the Israelites.
Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have instructed
you, 7 and divide it as an inheritance among the nine tribes and half of the
tribe of Manasseh." 8 The other half of Manasseh, the Reubenites and the
Gadites had received the inheritance that Moses had given them east of the Jordan,
as he, the servant of the LORD, had assigned it to them.
9 It extended from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in
the middle of the gorge, and included the whole plateau of Medeba as far as
Dibon, 10 and all the towns of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon,
out to the border of the Ammonites. 11 It also included Gilead, the territory
of the people of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon and all Bashan as far
as Salecah- 12 that is, the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in
Ashtaroth and Edrei and had survived as one of the last of the Rephaites. Moses
had defeated them and taken over their land. 13 But the Israelites did not drive
out the people of Geshur and Maacah, so they continue to live among the Israelites
to this day.
14 But to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance, since the offerings made
by fire to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as he promised
them.
15 This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Reuben, clan by clan:
16 The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town
in the middle of the gorge, and the whole plateau past Medeba 17 to Heshbon
and all its towns on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,
18 Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath, 19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill
in the valley, 20 Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth 21-all
the towns on the plateau and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites,
who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs, Evi,
Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba-princes allied with Sihon-who lived in that country.
22 In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword
Balaam son of Beor, who practiced divination. 23 The boundary of the Reubenites
was the bank of the Jordan. These towns and their villages were the inheritance
of the Reubenites, clan by clan.
24 This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, clan by clan:
25 The territory of Jazer, all the towns of Gilead and half the Ammonite country
as far as Aroer, near Rabbah; 26 and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim,
and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir; 27 and in the valley, Beth Haram,
Beth Nimrah, Succoth and Zaphon with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of
Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea
of Kinnereth). 28 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the
Gadites, clan by clan.
29 This is what Moses had given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half
the family of the descendants of Manasseh, clan by clan:
30 The territory extending from Mahanaim and including all of Bashan, the entire
realm of Og king of Bashan-all the settlements of Jair in Bashan, sixty towns,
31 half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei (the royal cities of Og in Bashan).
This was for the descendants of Makir son of Manasseh-for half of the sons of
Makir, clan by clan.
32 This is the inheritance Moses had given when he was in the plains of Moab
across the Jordan east of Jericho. 33 But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given
no inheritance; the LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he promised
them.
Joshua 14
14:1 Now these are the areas the Israelites received as an inheritance in the
land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of
the tribal clans of Israel allotted to them. 2 Their inheritances were assigned
by lot to the nine-and-a-half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
3 Moses had granted the two-and-a-half tribes their inheritance east of the
Jordan but had not granted the Levites an inheritance among the rest, 4 for
the sons of Joseph had become two tribes-Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites received
no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their
flocks and herds. 5 So the Israelites divided the land, just as the LORD had
commanded Moses.
6 Now the men of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh
the Kenizzite said to him, "You know what the LORD said to Moses the man
of God at Kadesh Barnea about you and me. 7 I was forty years old when Moses
the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And
I brought him back a report according to my convictions, 8 but my brothers who
went up with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear. I, however, followed
the LORD my God wholeheartedly. 9 So on that day Moses swore to me, 'The land
on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children
forever, because you have followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.'
10 "Now then, just as the LORD promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five
years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the
desert. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! 11 I am still as strong today
as the day Moses sent me out; I'm just as vigorous to go out to battle now as
I was then. 12 Now give me this hill country that the LORD promised me that
day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were
large and fortified, but, the LORD helping me, I will drive them out just as
he said."
13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
14 So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since,
because he followed the LORD, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly. 15(Hebron used
to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)
Then the land had rest from war.
1 Corinthians 4
4:1 So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted
with the secret things of God. 2 Now it is required that those who have been
given a trust must prove faithful. 3 I care very little if I am judged by you
or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. 4 My conscience is
clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. 5 Therefore
judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring
to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts.
At that time each will receive his praise from God.
6 Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your
benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, "Do not
go beyond what is written." Then you will not take pride in one man over
against another. 7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you
have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as
though you did not?
8 Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have become
kings-and that without us! How I wish that you really had become kings so that
we might be kings with you! 9 For it seems to me that God has put us apostles
on display at the end of the procession, like men condemned to die in the arena.
We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to
men. 10 We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak,
but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored! 11 To this very hour
we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.
12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are
persecuted, we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. Up to
this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.
14 I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you, as my dear children.
15 Even though you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many
fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. 16 Therefore
I urge you to imitate me. 17 For this reason I am sending to you Timothy, my
son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of
life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.
18 Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you. 19 But
I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out
not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have. 20
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. 21 What do you
prefer? Shall I come to you with a whip, or in love and with a gentle spirit?
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I CORINTHIANS
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