Page 634 - The MacArthur Daily Bible

TN_06_MacArthur_Bible_June.qxd 8/8/03 15:52 Page 615

JUNE 18
they and their men. And Gedaliah took an 5 Do not lift up your horn on high;
24
oath before them and their men, and said to Do not speak with a stiff neck.’ ”
them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the 6 For exaltation comes neither from the
Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the east
king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.”
25 But it happened in the seventh month that 7 Nor from the west nor from the south.
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of But God is the Judge:
He puts down one,
Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten And exalts another.
men and struck and killed Gedaliah, the Jews, 8 For in the hand of the LORD there is
as well as the Chaldeans who were with him at a cup,
Mizpah. And all the people, small and great, And the wine is red;
26
and the captains of the armies, arose and went It is fully mixed, and He pours it out;
to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
27 Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of
the earth
year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Ju- Drain and drink down.
dah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-sev-
enth day of the month, that Evil-Merodach 9 But I will declare forever,
king of Babylon, in the year that he began to I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
reign, released Jehoiachin king of Judah from 10 “All the horns of the wicked I will also
28
prison. He spoke kindly to him, and gave him cut off,
a more prominent seat than those of the kings But the horns of the righteous shall
who were with him in Babylon. So Jehoiachin be exalted.”
29
changed from his prison garments, and he ate
bread regularly before the king all the days of Proverbs 19:4–5
30
his life. And as for his provisions, there was a 4 Wealth makes many friends,
regular ration given him by the king, a portion But the poor is separated from his
for each day, all the days of his life.
friend.
Psalm 75:1–10 5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” And he who speaks lies will not escape.
A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. Acts 3:1–26
W e give thanks to You, Now Peter and John went up together to
O God, we give thanks!
For Your wondrous works declare that 3 the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth
2
hour. And a certain man lame from his moth-
Your name is near.
er’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at
the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful,
to ask alms from those who entered the temple;
3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into
75:1 Your name is near. God’s name represents the temple, asked for alms. And fixing his eyes
4
His presence.The history of God’s supernatural on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.” So
5
interventions on behalf of His people demon- he gave them his attention, expecting to receive
strated that God was personally immanent. But something from them. Then Peter said, “Silver
6
Old Testament saints did not have the fullness and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give
from the permanent,personal indwelling of the you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
Holy Spirit (John 14:1,16,17;1 Cor.3:16;6:19). 7
rise up and walk.” And he took him by the
right hand and lifted him up, and immediately
his feet and ankle bones received strength. So
8
he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered
2 “When I choose the proper time,
I will judge uprightly. the temple with them—walking, leaping, and
9
3 The earth and all its inhabitants are praising God. And all the people saw him walk-
10
dissolved; ing and praising God. Then they knew that it
I set up its pillars firmly. Selah was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful
Gate of the temple; and they were filled with
4 “I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal wonder and amazement at what had happened
boastfully,’ to him.
And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the 11 Now as the lame man who was healed held
horn. on to Peter and John, all the people ran together
615