Page 293 - The MacArthur Daily Bible

TN_03_MacArthur_Bible_March.qxd 8/8/03 14:44 Page 274

MARCH 20
to the land which the LORD our God is giving But she who causes shame is like
us.’ rottenness in his bones.
30 “But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let 5
us pass through, for the LORD your God hard- The thoughts of the righteous are
right,
ened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, But the counsels of the wicked are
that He might deliver him into your hand, as it deceitful.
is this day. 6 The words of the wicked are, “Lie in
31 “And the LORD said to me, ‘See, I have
wait for blood,”
begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. But the mouth of the upright will
Begin to possess it, that you may inherit his deliver them.
32
land.’ Then Sihon and all his people came out
33
against us to fight at Jahaz. And the LORD our Mark 16:1–20
God delivered him over to us; so we defeated
him, his sons, and all his people. We took all Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary
34
his cities at that time, and we utterly 16 Magdalene, Mary the mother of James,
destroyed the men, women, and little ones of and Salome bought spices, that they might
every city; we left none remaining. We took come and anoint Him. Very early in the morn-
2
35
only the livestock as plunder for ourselves, ing, on the first day of the week, they came to
3
with the spoil of the cities which we took. the tomb when the sun had risen. And they
36 From Aroer, which is on the bank of the River said among themselves, “Who will roll away
Arnon, and from the city that is in the ravine, as the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”
far as Gilead, there was not one city too strong
for us; the LORD our God delivered all to us.
37 Only you did not go near the land of the peo-
ple of Ammon—anywhere along the River
Jabbok, or to the cities of the mountains, or 16:3 Who will roll away the stone…? Only
Mark records this discussion on the way to the
wherever the LORD our God had forbidden us.
tomb. The women realized they had no men
Psalm 36:1–6 with them to move the heavy stone (v.4) away
from the entrance to the tomb.Since they had
To the Chief Musician. last visited the tomb on Friday evening, they
A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. did not know it had been sealed and a guard
A n oracle within my heart concerning the posted, which took place on Saturday (Matt.
27:62–66).
transgression of the wicked:
There is no fear of God before his eyes.
2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, 16:4 the stone had been rolled away. This
When he finds out his iniquity and was not to let Jesus out,but to let the witness-
es in. When the angel rolled away the stone
when he hates.
3 The words of his mouth are (Matt.28:2),the earthquake may have affected
only the area around the tomb, since the
wickedness and deceit; women apparently did not feel it.
He has ceased to be wise and to do
good.
4 He devises wickedness on his bed; 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the
He sets himself in a way that is not stone had been rolled away—for it was very
good; large. And entering the tomb, they saw a
5
He does not abhor evil.
young man clothed in a long white robe sitting
5 Your mercy, O LORD, is in on the right side; and they were alarmed.
the heavens; 6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed.
Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was cruci-
6 Your righteousness is like the great fied. He is risen! He is not here. See the place
mountains; where they laid Him. But go, tell His disci-
7
Your judgments are a great deep; ples—and Peter—that He is going before you
O LORD, You preserve man into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said
and beast. to you.”
8 So they went out quickly and fled from the
Proverbs 12:4–6
tomb, for they trembled and were amazed.
An excellent wife is the crown of her
4 And they said nothing to anyone, for they
husband, were afraid.
274