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Tuesday
The First
Lesson
Ruth 2:14-23
14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and
eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she
sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and
she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young
men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach
her not:
16 And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her,
and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that
she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
18 And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother-in-law
saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to
her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
19 And her mother-in-law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned
today? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take
knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother-in-law with whom
she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought
today is Boaz.
20 And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of
the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and
to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin
unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt
keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good,
my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet
thee not in any other field.
23 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the
end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her
mother-in-law.
1st Lesson Questions -
Boaz was very kind to Ruth. When was the last time I did something like that for someone? When's the last time I wanted to, but did not? What stopped me? RESOLVE.
The Second
Lesson
Luke 10:1-24
1 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and
sent them two and two before his face into every city and place,
whither he himself would come.
2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but
the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,
that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man
by the way.
5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to
this house.
6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon
it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things
as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not
from house to house.
8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat
such things as are set before you:
9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The
kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
10 But
into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your
ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
11 Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we
do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this,
that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
12 But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that
day for Sodom, than for that city.
13 Woe
unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty
works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in
you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth
and ashes.
14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment,
than for you.
15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be
thrust down to hell.
16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you
despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent
me.
17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even
the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from
heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions,
and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any
means hurt you.
20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are
subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are
written in heaven.
21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee,
O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these
things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto
babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth
who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the
Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
23 And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately,
Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:
24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired
to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and
to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
2nd Lesson Questions In my life, what are the equivalents to Chorazin and Bethsaida of verse 13? Have I responded to them the way Jesus tells his disciples to respond in this passage, and in particular in verses 10-12? RESOLVE.