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Friday, 30th October

Genesis 3·Matthew 3·Psalm 3

Old Testament

Genesis 3

The Fall

1Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made.

He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” 4But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.

8And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9But the LORD God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

14The LORD God said to the serpent,

“Because you have done this,cursed are you above all livestockand above all beasts of the field;on your belly you shall go,and dust you shall eatall the days of your life.15I will put enmity between you and the woman,and between your offspring and her offspring;he shall bruise your head,and you shall bruise his heel.”

16To the woman he said,

“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;in pain you shall bring forth children.Your desire shall be for your husband,and he shall rule over you.”

17And to Adam he said,

“Because you have listened to the voice of your wifeand have eaten of the treeof which I commanded you,‘You shall not eat of it,’cursed is the ground because of you;in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;18thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you;and you shall eat the plants of the field.19By the sweat of your faceyou shall eat bread,till you return to the ground,for out of it you were taken;for you are dust,and to dust you shall return.”

20The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. 21And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.

22Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” 23therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. 24He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.

The Fall

  1. 1Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”
  2. 2And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden,
  3. 3but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’”
  4. 4But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.
  5. 5For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
  6. 6So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
  7. 7Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.
  8. 8And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
  9. 9But the LORD God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
  10. 10And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.”
  11. 11He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
  12. 12The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.”
  13. 13Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
  14. 14The LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
  15. 15I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
  16. 16To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.”

New Testament

Matthew 3

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:‘Prepare the way of the Lord;make his paths straight.’”

4Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. 9And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

11“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

The Baptism of Jesus

13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;

Psalm

Psalm 3

Save Me, O My God

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

1O LORD, how many are my foes!Many are rising against me;2many are saying of my soul,“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah3But you, O LORD, are a shield about me,my glory, and the lifter of my head.4I cried aloud to the LORD,and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah5I lay down and slept;I woke again, for the LORD sustained me.6I will not be afraid of many thousands of peoplewho have set themselves against me all around.7Arise, O LORD!Save me, O my God!For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;you break the teeth of the wicked.8Salvation belongs to the LORD;your blessing be on your people! Selah

Save Me, O My God

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

  1. 1O LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me;
  2. 2many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah
  3. 3But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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  • 17And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
  • 18thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.
  • 19By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
  • 20The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.
  • 21And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.
  • 22Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—”
  • 23therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.
  • 24He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.
    • 17
    and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

    John the Baptist Prepares the Way

    1. 1In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
    2. 2“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
    3. 3For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”
    4. 4Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
    5. 5Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him,
    6. 6and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
    7. 7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
    8. 8Bear fruit in keeping with repentance.
    9. 9And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.
    10. 10Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
    11. 11“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
    12. 12His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

    The Baptism of Jesus

    1. 13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
    2. 14John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
    3. 15But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented.
    4. 16And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;
    5. 17and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
  • 4I cried aloud to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah
  • 5I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me.
  • 6I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
  • 7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.
  • 8Salvation belongs to the LORD; your blessing be on your people! Selah