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Monday
The First
Lesson
2 Samuel 6:12-15, 17-19
12 And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed
the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because
of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God
from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.
13 And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD
had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David
was girded with a linen ephod.
15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of
the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his
place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched
for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings
before the LORD.
18 And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings
and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the
LORD of hosts.
19 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude
of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of
bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all
the people departed every one to his house.
1st Lesson Questions -
Why did Obed-edom's household prosper? (V. 12) RESOLVE.
The Second
Lesson
Luke 23:13-25
13 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests
and the rulers and the people,
14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that
perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before
you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof
ye accuse him:
15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing
worthy of death is done unto him.
16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
17 (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man,
and release unto us Barabbas:
19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder,
was cast into prison.)
20 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to
them.
21 But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath
he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore
chastise him, and let him go.
23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he
might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests
prevailed.
24 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
25 And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder
was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered
Jesus to their will.
2nd Lesson Questions -
Luke 23:13-25. Did Pilate have to sentence Jesus to death? Why did he? RESOLVE.