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Saturday
First Lesson
Jeremiah 6:9-21
9 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall thoroughly glean the
remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer
into the baskets.
10 To
whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold,
their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold,
the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight
in it.
11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with
holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and
upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband
with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full
of days.
12 And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields
and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants
of the land, saith the LORD.
13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them
every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even
unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
14 They
have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly,
saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
15 Were
they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were
not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they
shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them
they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.
16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask
for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and
ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not
walk therein.
17 Also
I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the
trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
18 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what
is among them.
19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people,
even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened
unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
20 To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and
the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not
acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
21 Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks
before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall
fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
1st Lesson Question -
Is God's word a reproach unto me, and is my ear uncircumcised, or am I living out the life given me in Christ Jesus? (V. 10) Do I think to myself, "peace, peace, when there is no peace" (V. 14), or am I working to bring about that peace which passes all understanding? Does shame follow abomination in my life? (V. 15) Who are my watchmen? (V. 17) Do I listen to them? RESOLVE.
Second Lesson
John 11:45-57
45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the
things which Jesus did, believed on him.
46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told
them what things Jesus had done.
47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council,
and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and
the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that
same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
50 Nor
consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die
for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that
year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather
together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to
put him to death.
54 Jesus
therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence
unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim,
and there continued with his disciples.
55 And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out
of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify
themselves.
56 Then
sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood
in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?
57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment,
that, if any man knew where he were, he should show it, that
they might take him.
2nd Lesson Questions -
Caiaphas spoke God's words and didn't even know it. (V. 50) Have I ever done so in my life? Why did Jesus go to Ephraim? (V. 54) Would Jesus go to the feast of the Passover? (V. 56) RESOLVE.