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money to his sack, and to give them provi-
sions for the journey. Thus he did for them.
26 So they loaded their donkeys with the grain
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and departed from there. But as one of them 10:14 You are the helper of the fatherless.
opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the God is pictured as Helper or Advocate again,
encampment, he saw his money; and there it but this time in association with orphans.He is
was, in the mouth of his sack. So he said to the Defender par excellence of the defense-
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his brothers, “My money has been restored, less (on the imagery, see Ex. 22:21ff.; Deut.
and there it is, in my sack!” Then their hearts 10:18ff.; 1 Sam. 1:17; Jer. 7:6).
failed them and they were afraid, saying to one
another, “What is this that God has done to us?”
29 Then they went to Jacob their father in the You are the helper of the fatherless.
land of Canaan and told him all that had hap- 15 Break the arm of the wicked and the
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pened to them, saying: “The man who is lord evil man;
of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us Seek out his wickedness until
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for spies of the country. But we said to him, You find none.
‘We are honest men; we are not spies. We are
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twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no 16 The LORD is King forever
more, and the youngest is with our father this and ever;
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day in the land of Canaan.’ Then the man, the The nations have perished out
lord of the country, said to us, ‘By this I will of His land.
know that you are honest men: Leave one of 17 LORD, You have heard the desire
your brothers here with me, take food for the of the humble;
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famine of your households, and be gone. And You will prepare their heart;
bring your youngest brother to me; so I shall You will cause Your ear to hear,
know that you are not spies, but that you are 18 To do justice to the fatherless
honest men. I will grant your brother to you, and the oppressed,
and you may trade in the land.’ ” That the man of the earth may oppress
35 Then it happened as they emptied their no more.
sacks, that surprisingly each man’s bundle of Proverbs 4:7–9
money was in his sack; and when they and
7 Wisdom is the principal thing;
their father saw the bundles of money, they
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were afraid. And Jacob their father said to Therefore get wisdom.
them, “You have bereaved me: Joseph is no And in all your getting,
more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she will promote you;
Benjamin. All these things are against me.”
Then Reuben spoke to his father, saying,
37 She will bring you honor, when you
“Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to 9 embrace her.
you; put him in my hands, and I will bring him She will place on your head
back to you.” an ornament of grace;
38 A crown of glory she will deliver to you.”
But he said, “My son shall not go down
with you, for his brother is dead, and he is left Matthew 14:1–21
alone. If any calamity should befall him along At that time Herod the tetrarch heard
the way in which you go, then you would bring 14 the report about Jesus and said to his
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down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave.”
servants, “This is John the Baptist; he is risen
Psalm 10:12–18 from the dead, and therefore these powers are
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at work in him.” For Herod had laid hold of
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Arise, O LORD! John and bound him, and put him in prison for
O God, lift up Your hand! the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.
Do not forget the humble. 4
13 Why do the wicked renounce God? Because John had said to him, “It is not lawful
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He has said in his heart, for you to have her.” And although he wanted
“You will not require an account.” to put him to death, he feared the multitude,
because they counted him as a prophet.
14 But You have seen, for You observe 6 But when Herod’s birthday was celebrated,
trouble and grief, the daughter of Herodias danced before them
To repay it by Your hand. and pleased Herod. Therefore he promised
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The helpless commits himself to You; with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
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