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JANUARY 24
21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am And His disciples came and urged Him, say-
dying, but God will be with you and bring you ing, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”
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back to the land of your fathers. Moreover I 24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent
have given to you one portion above your except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
brothers, which I took from the hand of the 25 Then she came and worshiped Him, say-
Amorite with my sword and my bow.” ing, “Lord, help me!”
26 But He answered and said, “It is not good
Psalm 13:1–6 to take the children’s bread and throw it to the
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. little dogs.”
27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little
H ow long, O LORD? Will You forget dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their mas-
me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from ters’ table.”
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Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O
me?
2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as
you desire.” And her daughter was healed
Having sorrow in my heart daily? from that very hour.
How long will my enemy be exalted 29 Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea
over me?
of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and
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3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God; sat down there. Then great multitudes came
Enlighten my eyes, to Him, having with them the lame, blind,
Lest I sleep the sleep of death; mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid
4 Lest my enemy say, them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them.
“I have prevailed against him”; 31 So the multitude marveled when they saw
Lest those who trouble me rejoice the mute speaking, the maimed made whole,
when I am moved. the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and
they glorified the God of Israel.
But I have trusted in Your mercy; 32 Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself
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My heart shall rejoice in Your and said, “I have compassion on the multitude,
salvation.
I will sing to the LORD, three days and have nothing to eat. And I do
6 because they have now continued with Me
Because He has dealt bountifully not want to send them away hungry, lest they
with me.
faint on the way.”
Proverbs 4:18–19 33 Then His disciples said to Him, “Where
could we get enough bread in the wilderness
18 But the path of the just is like
the shining sun, to fill such a great multitude?”
34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do
That shines ever brighter unto
the perfect day. you have?”
19 The way of the wicked is like darkness; And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
35 So He commanded the multitude to sit
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stumble. down on the ground. And He took the seven
loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke
them and gave them to His disciples; and the
disciples gave to the multitude. So they all ate
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and were filled, and they took up seven large
4:18 path of the…shining sun. The path of baskets full of the fragments that were left.
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sunrise begins with the faint glow of dawn Now those who ate were four thousand men,
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and proceeds to the splendor of noonday. besides women and children. And He sent
away the multitude, got into the boat, and
came to the region of Magdala.
Matthew 15:21–39
Then Jesus went out from there and
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departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 15:33 Where could we get enough bread…?
And behold, a woman of Canaan came from No wonder our Lord called them men of little
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that region and cried out to Him, saying, faith (8:26;14:31;16:8;17:20),when they asked
“Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My a question like that in the light of the recent
daughter is severely demon-possessed.” feeding of the 5,000 (14:13–21).
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But He answered her not a word.
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