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Tuesday
The First
Lesson
Joshua 3:1-6,13-17
1 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from
Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel,
and lodged there before they passed over.
2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went
through the host;
3 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark
of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites
bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after
it.
4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand
cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the
way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
5 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow
the LORD will do wonders among you.
6 And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark
of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took
up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet
of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all
the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters
of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from
above; and they shall stand upon an heap.
14 And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents,
to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant
before the people;
15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the
feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim
of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time
of harvest,)
16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose
up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan:
and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the
salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over
right against Jericho.
17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD
stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the
Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were
passed clean over Jordan.
1st Lesson Questions -
Joshua 3:1-6,13-17. What's the Church's ark? RESOLVE.
The Second
Lesson
Luke 5:12-26
12
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a
man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought
him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will:
be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show thyself
to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses
commanded, for a testimony unto them.
15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and
great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him
of their infirmities.
16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching,
that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by,
which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and
Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
18 And,
behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy:
and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before
him.
19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring
him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop,
and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst
before Jesus.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins
are forgiven thee.
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying,
Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins,
but God alone?
22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said
unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to
say, Rise up and walk?
24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth
to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say
unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon
he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
26 And
they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled
with fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.
2nd Lesson Questions -
Luke 5:12-26. What must I ask Christ to cleanse me of - what is my leprosy? (V. 12) Whom have I brought to Christ? (V. 18) Have I ever witnessed such "strange things?" (V. 26) RESOLVE.