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Thursday, 29th October

Genesis 2·Matthew 2·Psalm 2

Old Testament

Genesis 2

The Seventh Day, God Rests

1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. 3So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.

The Creation of Man and Woman

4These are the generationsof the heavens and the earth when they were created,in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.

5When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground, 6and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground—7then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. 8And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9And out of the ground the LORD God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. 11The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. 13The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. 14And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

15The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. 16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

18Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 19Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. 20The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. 21So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 22And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. 23Then the man said,

“This at last is bone of my bonesand flesh of my flesh;she shall be called Woman,because she was taken out of Man.”

24Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. 25And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.

The Seventh Day, God Rests

  1. 1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
  2. 2And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.
  3. 3So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.

The Creation of Man and Woman

  1. 4These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
  2. 5When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground,
  3. 6and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground—
  4. 7then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
  5. 8And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
  6. 9And out of the ground the LORD God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
  7. 10A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers.
  8. 11The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
  9. 12And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there.
  10. 13The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush.
  11. 14And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
  12. 15The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.
  13. 16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden,

New Testament

Matthew 2

The Visit of the Wise Men

1Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. 5They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

6“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;for from you shall come a rulerwho will shepherd my people Israel.’”

7Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. 8And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.” 9After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. 10When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 12And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

The Flight to Egypt

13Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” 14And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt

Psalm

Psalm 2

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed

1Why do the nations rageand the peoples plot in vain?2The kings of the earth set themselves,and the rulers take counsel together,against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,3“Let us burst their bonds apartand cast away their cords from us.”4He who sits in the heavens laughs;the Lord holds them in derision.5Then he will speak to them in his wrath,and terrify them in his fury, saying,6“As for me, I have set my Kingon Zion, my holy hill.”7I will tell of the decree:The LORD said to me, “You are my Son;today I have begotten you.8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,and the ends of the earth your possession.9You shall break them with a rod of ironand dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”10Now therefore, O kings, be wise;be warned, O rulers of the earth.11Serve the LORD with fear,and rejoice with trembling.12Kiss the Son,lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,

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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but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”
  • 18Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
  • 19Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.
  • 20The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him.
  • 21So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.
  • 22And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man.
  • 23Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”
  • 24Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
  • 25And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.
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    and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

    Herod Kills the Children

    16Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. 17Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:

    18“A voice was heard in Ramah,weeping and loud lamentation,Rachel weeping for her children;she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”

    The Return to Nazareth

    19But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.” 21And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. 23And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.

    The Visit of the Wise Men

    1. 1Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,
    2. 2saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
    3. 3When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
    4. 4and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
    5. 5They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
    6. 6“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
    7. 7Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared.
    8. 8And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”
    9. 9After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was.
    10. 10When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
    11. 11And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
    12. 12And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

    The Flight to Egypt

    1. 13Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”
    2. 14And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt
    3. 15and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

    Herod Kills the Children

    1. 16Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.
    2. 17Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:
    3. 18“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”

    The Return to Nazareth

    1. 19But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
    2. 20saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.”
    3. 21And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel.
    4. 22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee.
    5. 23And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.
    for his wrath is quickly kindled.
    Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

    The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed

    1. 1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
    2. 2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,
    3. 3“Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.”
    4. 4He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.
    5. 5Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,
    6. 6“As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”
    7. 7I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
    8. 8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
    9. 9You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
    10. 10Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.
    11. 11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
    12. 12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.