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Monday
The First
Lesson
Judges 13:2-14, 24
2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the
Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and
bare not.
3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said
unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou
shalt conceive, and bear a son.
4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong
drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor
shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto
God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of
the hand of the Philistines.
6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of
God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance
of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence
he was, neither told he me his name:
7 But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear
a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any
unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from
the womb to the day of his death.
8 Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the
man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach
us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.
9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of
God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah
her husband was not with her.
10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and showed her husband,
and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that
came unto me the other day.
11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the
man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the
woman? And he said, I am.
12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall
we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?
13 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I
said unto the woman let her beware.
14 She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither
let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing:
all that I commanded her let her observe.
24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and
the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
1st Lesson Questions -
If an angel were to come to me today, would I be a believer or a scoffer? RESOLVE.
The Second
Lesson
Luke 8:16-25
16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a
vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick,
that they which enter in may see the light.
17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither
any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him
shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken
even that which he seemeth to have.
19 Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not
come at him for the press.
20 And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and
thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren
are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a
ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over
unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm
of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were
in jeopardy.
24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master,
we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging
of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being
afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is
this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey
him.
2nd Lesson Questions -
Where's my faith today? Is there anything that can make me fearful? RESOLVE.