Luke 10:1-16
[1]
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead
of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was
about to go. [2] And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the
laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest
to send out laborers into his harvest. [3] Go your way; behold, I am
sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. [4] Carry no moneybag,
no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road. [5] Whatever
house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ [6] And if a son
of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will
return to you. [7] And remain in the same house, eating and drinking
what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from
house to house. [8] Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat
what is set before you. [9] Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The
kingdom of God has come near to you.’ [10] But whenever you enter a town
and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, [11] ‘Even
the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you.
Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’ [12] I
tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that
town.
[13]
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works
done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented
long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. [14] But it will be more
bearable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. [15] And you,
Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to
Hades.
[16]
“The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects
me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
1 Thessalonians 3:1-6
[1]
Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left
behind at Athens alone, [2] and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s
coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your
faith, [3] that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves
know that we are destined for this. [4] For when we were with you, we
kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as
it has come to pass, and just as you know. [5] For this reason, when I
could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that
somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
[6]
But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the
good news of your faith and love and reported that you always remember
us kindly and long to see us, as we long to see you—
Psalm 138
Of David.
[1] I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart;
before the gods I sing your praise;
[2] I bow down toward your holy temple
and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
for you have exalted above all things
your name and your word.
[3] On the day I called, you answered me;
my strength of soul you increased.
[4] All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O LORD,
for they have heard the words of your mouth,
[5] and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD,
for great is the glory of the LORD.
[6] For though the LORD is high, he regards the lowly,
but the haughty he knows from afar.
[7] Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
you preserve my life;
you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
and your right hand delivers me.
[8] The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;
your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever.
Do not forsake the work of your hands.
2 Chronicles 1
[1]
Solomon the son of David established himself in his kingdom, and the
LORD his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.
[2]
Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of
hundreds, to the judges, and to all the leaders in all Israel, the heads
of fathers’ houses. [3] And Solomon, and all the assembly with him,
went to the high place that was at Gibeon, for the tent of meeting of
God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness, was
there. [4] (But David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim
to the place that David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent
for it in Jerusalem.) [5] Moreover, the bronze altar that Bezalel the
son of Uri, son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the
LORD. And Solomon and the assembly sought it out. [6] And Solomon went
up there to the bronze altar before the LORD, which was at the tent of
meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.
[7]
In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask what I
shall give you.” [8] And Solomon said to God, “You have shown great and
steadfast love to David my father, and have made me king in his place.
[9] O LORD God, let your word to David my father be now fulfilled, for
you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the
earth. [10] Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in
before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so
great?” [11] God answered Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and
you have not asked for possessions, wealth, honor, or the life of those
who hate you, and have not even asked for long life, but have asked for
wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may govern my people over
whom I have made you king, [12] wisdom and knowledge are granted to you.
I will also give you riches, possessions, and honor, such as none of
the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the
like.” [13] So Solomon came from the high place at Gibeon, from before
the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem. And he reigned over Israel.
[14]
Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots
and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with
the king in Jerusalem. [15] And the king made silver and gold as common
in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of
the Shephelah. [16] And Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and
Kue, and the king’s traders would buy them from Kue for a price. [17]
They imported a chariot from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver, and a
horse for 150. Likewise through them these were exported to all the
kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.
2 Chronicles 2
[1]
Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the LORD, and a
royal palace for himself. [2] And Solomon assigned 70,000 men to bear
burdens and 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and 3,600 to oversee
them. [3] And Solomon sent word to Hiram the king of Tyre: “As you dealt
with David my father and sent him cedar to build himself a house to
dwell in, so deal with me. [4] Behold, I am about to build a house for
the name of the LORD my God and dedicate it to him for the burning of
incense of sweet spices before him, and for the regular arrangement of
the showbread, and for burnt offerings morning and evening, on the
Sabbaths and the new moons and the appointed feasts of the LORD our God,
as ordained forever for Israel. [5] The house that I am to build will
be great, for our God is greater than all gods. [6] But who is able to
build him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain
him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make
offerings before him? [7] So now send me a man skilled to work in gold,
silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics,
trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with
me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. [8] Send me
also cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your
servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. And my servants will be
with your servants, [9] to prepare timber for me in abundance, for the
house I am to build will be great and wonderful. [10] I will give for
your servants, the woodsmen who cut timber, 20,000 cors of crushed
wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of
oil.”
[11]
Then Hiram the king of Tyre answered in a letter that he sent to
Solomon, “Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you king over
them.” [12] Hiram also said, “Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who
made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, who has
discretion and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a
royal palace for himself.
[13]
“Now I have sent a skilled man, who has understanding, Huram-abi, [14]
the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of
Tyre. He is trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and
wood, and in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and to do
all sorts of engraving and execute any design that may be assigned him,
with your craftsmen, the craftsmen of my lord, David your father. [15]
Now therefore the wheat and barley, oil and wine, of which my lord has
spoken, let him send to his servants. [16] And we will cut whatever
timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you in rafts by sea to
Joppa, so that you may take it up to Jerusalem.”
[17]
Then Solomon counted all the resident aliens who were in the land of
Israel, after the census of them that David his father had taken, and
there were found 153,600. [18] Seventy thousand of them he assigned to
bear burdens, 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and 3,600 as
overseers to make the people work.
