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people of Israel. And afterward he read all Luke 9:37–62
the words of the law, the blessings and the
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cursings, according to all that is written in the
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Book of the Law. There was not a word of all they had come down from the mountain, that
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that Moses had commanded which Joshua did a great multitude met Him. Suddenly a man
not read before all the assembly of Israel, with from the multitude cried out, saying, “Teacher,
the women, the little ones, and the strangers I implore You, look on my son, for he is my
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who were living among them. only child. And behold, a spirit seizes him,
and he suddenly cries out; it convulses him so
Psalm 43:1–5 that he foams at the mouth; and it departs
V indicate me, O God, from him with great difficulty, bruising him.
So I implored Your disciples to cast it out, but
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And plead my cause against
an ungodly nation; they could not.”
Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and 41 Then Jesus answered and said, “O faith-
unjust man! less and perverse generation, how long shall I
2 For You are the God of my strength; be with you and bear with you? Bring your son
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Why do You cast me off? here.” And as he was still coming, the demon
Why do I go mourning because of the threw him down and convulsed him. Then Je-
oppression of the enemy? sus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the
child, and gave him back to his father.
3 Oh, send out Your light and 43
Your truth! And they were all amazed at the majesty of
Let them lead me; God.
Let them bring me to Your holy hill But while everyone marveled at all the
things which Jesus did, He said to His disci-
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ples, “Let these words sink down into your
ears, for the Son of Man is about to be
betrayed into the hands of men.” But they
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43:3 Your light and Your truth! Let them lead did not understand this saying, and it was hid-
me;let them bring me.These are bold person- den from them so that they did not perceive it;
ifications for divine guidance. The psalmist and they were afraid to ask Him about this
desired that these “messenger-attributes” saying.
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in Gen. 24:48; Pss. 78:14,53,72; 107:30; Is. 57:18) Then a dispute arose among them as to
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so as to bring him successfully to his destina- which of them would be greatest. And Jesus,
tion,i.e.,Israel’s designated place for worship. perceiving the thought of their heart, took a
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little child and set him by Him, and said to
them, “Whoever receives this little child in My
And to Your tabernacle. name receives Me; and whoever receives Me
Then I will go to the altar of God,
4 receives Him who sent Me. For he who is
To God my exceeding joy; least among you all will be great.”
And on the harp I will praise You, 49 Now John answered and said, “Master, we
O God, my God. saw someone casting out demons in Your name,
and we forbade him because he does not follow
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Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted with us.”
within me? 50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid him,
Hope in God; for he who is not against us is on our side.”
For I shall yet praise Him, 51 Now it came to pass, when the time had
The help of my countenance come for Him to be received up, that He stead-
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and my God. fastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, and
sent messengers before His face. And as they
Proverbs 13:22–23
went, they entered a village of the Samaritans,
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to to prepare for Him. But they did not receive
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his children’s children, Him, because His face was set for the journey
But the wealth of the sinner is stored to Jerusalem. And when His disciples James
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up for the righteous. and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You
23 Much food is in the fallow ground of want us to command fire to come down from
the poor, heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?”
And for lack of justice there is waste. 55 But He turned and rebuked them, and
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