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the statutes and the laws, and show them the Hands that shed innocent blood,
way in which they must walk and the work 18 A heart that devises wicked plans,
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they must do. Moreover you shall select from Feet that are swift in running to evil,
all the people able men, such as fear God, men 19 A false witness who speaks lies,
of truth, hating covetousness; and place such And one who sows discord among
over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of brethren.
hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
22 And let them judge the people at all times. Matthew 22:1–22
Then it will be that every great matter they And Jesus answered and spoke to them
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shall bring to you, but every small matter they 22 again by parables and said: “The king-
themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for dom of heaven is like a certain king who
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you, for they will bear the burden with you. If arranged a marriage for his son, and sent out
you do this thing, and God so commands you, his servants to call those who were invited to
then you will be able to endure, and all this the wedding; and they were not willing to
people will also go to their place in peace.” come. Again, he sent out other servants, say-
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24 So Moses heeded the voice of his father-in- ing, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have
law and did all that he had said. And Moses prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle
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chose able men out of all Israel, and made are killed, and all things are ready. Come to
them heads over the people: rulers of thou- the wedding.” ’ But they made light of it and
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sands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another
rulers of tens. So they judged the people at to his business. And the rest seized his ser-
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all times; the hard cases they brought to Mo- vants, treated them spitefully, and killed them.
ses, but they judged every small case them- 7 But when the king heard about it, he was furi-
selves. ous. And he sent out his armies, destroyed
27 Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, those murderers, and burned up their city.
and he went his way to his own land. 8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is
ready, but those who were invited were not
Psalm 18:28–36
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worthy. Therefore go into the highways, and
28 For You will light my lamp; as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’
The LORD my God will enlighten my 10 So those servants went out into the highways
darkness. and gathered together all whom they found,
29 For by You I can run against a troop, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was
By my God I can leap over a wall. filled with guests.
30 As for God, His way is perfect; 11 “But when the king came in to see the
The word of the LORD is proven; guests, he saw a man there who did not have
He is a shield to all who trust in Him. on a wedding garment. So he said to him,
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‘Friend, how did you come in here without a
31 For who is God, except the LORD?
And who is a rock, except our God? wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.
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32 It is God who arms me with strength, Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him
And makes my way perfect. hand and foot, take him away, and cast him
33 He makes my feet like the feet of deer, into outer darkness; there will be weeping and
And sets me on my high places. gnashing of teeth.’
34 He teaches my hands to make war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of
bronze.
22:13 outer darkness. This would describe
35 You have also given me the shield of the darkness farthest from the light, i.e., outer
Your salvation; darkness. weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Your right hand has held me up, This speaks of inconsolable grief and unremit-
Your gentleness has made me great. ting torment.Jesus commonly used the phras-
36 You enlarged my path under me, es in this verse to describe hell (see 13:42,50;
So my feet did not slip. 24:51).
Proverbs 6:16–19
16 These six things the LORD hates, 14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how
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17 A proud look, they might entangle Him in His talk. And
A lying tongue, they sent to Him their disciples with the
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