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Tuesday
First Lesson
Jeremiah 22:10-23
10 Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore
for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see
his native country.
11 For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah
king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which
went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any
more:
12 But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive,
and shall see this land no more.
13 Woe
unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his
chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without
wages, and giveth him not for his work;
14 That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers,
and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and
painted with vermilion.
15 Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did
not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and
then it was well with him?
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well
with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness,
and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence,
to do it.
18 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son
of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying,
Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him,
saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast
forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
20 Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan,
and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.
21 I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will
not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou
obeyedst not my voice.
22 The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall
go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded
for all thy wickedness.
23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars,
how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain
as of a woman in travail!
1st Lesson Questions -
Do I know anyone who has done what is contained in verse 13? How close am I to having done so, in my life? What are my unrighteousnesses and wrongs? RESOLVE.
Second Lesson
John 12:12-19
12 On the Next
day much people that were come to the feast, when
they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and
cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in
the name of the Lord.
14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as
it is written,
15 Fear
not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an
ass's colt.
16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but
when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things
were written of him, and that they had done these things unto
him.
17 The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus
out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
18 For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard
that he had done this miracle.
19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye
how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
2nd Lesson Questions -
Thy king cometh, sitting on an ass's colt (V. 15). What does that tell me about Jesus? What does that tell me about my life? RESOLVE.