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Thursday
First Lesson
Ezekiel 33:23-33
23 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
24 Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of
Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land:
but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.
25 Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with
the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed
blood: and shall ye possess the land?
26 Ye
stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every
one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the land?
27 Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live,
surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and
him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be
devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall
die of the pestilence.
28 For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her
strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate,
that none shall pass through.
29 Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid
the land most desolate because of all their abominations which
they have committed.
30 Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are
talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses,
and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come,
I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from
the LORD.
31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit
before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will
not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their
heart goeth after their covetousness.
32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that
hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for
they hear thy words, but they do them not.
33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall
they know that a prophet hath been among them.
1st Lesson Questions:
Ezekiel 33:23-33. Do I also, at times, act more as if I stand upon the sword, et al, (V. 26) than upon God's word? When that happens, why? RESOLVE.
Second Lesson
John 6:1-14
1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which
is the sea of Tiberias.
2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles
which he did on them that were diseased.
3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his
disciples.
4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company
come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread,
that these may eat?
6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he
would do.
7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not
sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith
unto him,
9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two
small fishes: but what are they among so many?
10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much
grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five
thousand.
11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he
distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that
were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather
up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets
with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained
over and above unto them that had eaten.
14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus
did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into
the world.
2nd Lesson Questions:
John 6:1-14. What was Philip's problem? Am I sometimes inhibited in the same way? Who am I more like - Philip, Andrew or the lad? Which do I want to be more like? RESOLVE.