Friday 8 October 2021 DAILY LECTIONARY

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Friday 8 October 2021
DAILY LECTIONARY

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2 Kings 23:36-24:17

Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned
for eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah
daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. He did what was evil in the sight of the
Lord, just as all his ancestors had done.
In his days King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up; Jehoiakim became
his servant for three years; then he turned and rebelled against him.
The Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, bands of the
Arameans, bands of the Moabites, and bands of the Ammonites; he sent
them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord
that he spoke by his servants the prophets. Surely this came upon
Judah at the command of the Lord, to remove them out of his sight, for
the sins of Manasseh, for all that he had committed, and also for the
innocent blood that he had shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent
blood, and the Lord was not willing to pardon. Now the rest of the
deeds of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the
Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah? So Jehoiakim slept with his
ancestors; then his son Jehoiachin succeeded him. The king of Egypt
did not come again out of his land, for the king of Babylon had taken
over all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Wadi of Egypt to
the River Euphrates.
 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; he reigned
for three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Nehushta
daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight
of the Lord, just as his father had done.

 At that time the servants of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up
to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. King Nebuchadnezzar of
Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it; King
Jehoiachin of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself,
his mother, his servants, his officers, and his palace officials. The
king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign.
 He carried off all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the
treasures of the king’s house; he cut in pieces all the vessels of
gold in the temple of the Lord, which King Solomon of Israel had made,
all this as the Lord had foretold. He carried away all Jerusalem, all
the officials, all the warriors, ten thousand captives, all the
artisans and the smiths; no one remained, except the poorest people of
the land. He carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; the king’s mother,
the king’s wives, his officials, and the elite of the land, he took
into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. The king of Babylon brought
captive to Babylon all the men of valour, seven thousand, the artisans
and the smiths, one thousand, all of them strong and fit for war. The
king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his
place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
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1 Corinthians 12:12-26

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members
of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in
the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks,
slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

 Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the
foot were to say, ‘Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the
body’, that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if
the ear were to say, ‘Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to
the body’, that would not make it any less a part of the body. If
the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole
body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? But as it is,
God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.
If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there
are many members, yet one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I
have no need of you’, nor again the head to the feet, ‘I have no
need of you.’ On the contrary, the members of the body that seem to
be weaker are indispensable, and those members of the body that we
think less honourable we clothe with greater honour, and our less
respectable members are treated with greater respect; whereas our more
respectable members do not need this. But God has so arranged the
body, giving the greater honour to the inferior member, that there may
be no dissension within the body, but the members may have the same
care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together with
it; if one member is honoured, all rejoice together with it.
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Matthew 9:27-34
 
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, crying
loudly, ‘Have mercy on us, Son of David!’ When he entered the
house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, ‘Do you
believe that I am able to do this?’ They said to him, ‘Yes,
Lord.’ Then he touched their eyes and said, ‘According to your
faith let it be done to you.’ And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus
sternly ordered them, ‘See that no one knows of this.’ But they
went away and spread the news about him throughout that district.
 After they had gone away, a demoniac who was mute was brought to
him. And when the demon had been cast out, the one who had been mute
spoke; and the crowds were amazed and said, ‘Never has anything like
this been seen in Israel.’ But the Pharisees said, ‘By the ruler
of the demons he casts out the demons.’
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Morning Psalms: Psalm 140, 142

Psalm 140

Deliver me, O Lord, from evildoers;
   protect me from those who are violent, 
who plan evil things in their minds
   and stir up wars continually. 
They make their tongue sharp as a snake’s,
   and under their lips is the venom of vipers.
          Selah 

Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
   protect me from the violent
   who have planned my downfall. 
The arrogant have hidden a trap for me,
   and with cords they have spread a net;*
   along the road they have set snares for me.
          Selah 

I say to the Lord, ‘You are my God;
   give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications.’ 
O Lord, my Lord, my strong deliverer,
   you have covered my head in the day of battle. 
Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
   do not further their evil plot.*
          Selah 

Those who surround me lift up their heads;*
   let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them! 
Let burning coals fall on them!
   Let them be flung into pits, no more to rise! 
Do not let the slanderer be established in the land;
   let evil speedily hunt down the violent! 

I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the needy,
   and executes justice for the poor. 
Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name;
   the upright shall live in your presence.

Psalm 142

With my voice I cry to the Lord;
   with my voice I make supplication to the Lord. 
I pour out my complaint before him;
   I tell my trouble before him. 
When my spirit is faint,
   you know my way. 

In the path where I walk
   they have hidden a trap for me. 
Look on my right hand and see—
   there is no one who takes notice of me;
no refuge remains to me;
   no one cares for me. 

I cry to you, O Lord;
   I say, ‘You are my refuge,
   my portion in the land of the living.’ 
Give heed to my cry,
   for I am brought very low. 

Save me from my persecutors,
   for they are too strong for me. 
Bring me out of prison,
   so that I may give thanks to your name.
The righteous will surround me,
   for you will deal bountifully with me.
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Evening Psalms: Psalm 141, 143

Psalm 141

I call upon you, O Lord; come quickly to me;
   give ear to my voice when I call to you. 
Let my prayer be counted as incense before you,
   and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice. 

Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord;
   keep watch over the door of my lips. 
Do not turn my heart to any evil,
   to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with those who work iniquity;
   do not let me eat of their delicacies. 

Let the righteous strike me;
   let the faithful correct me.
Never let the oil of the wicked anoint my head,*
   for my prayer is continually* against their wicked deeds. 
When they are given over to those who shall condemn them,
   then they shall learn that my words were pleasant. 
Like a rock that one breaks apart and shatters on the land,
   so shall their bones be strewn at the mouth of Sheol.* 

But my eyes are turned towards you, O God, my Lord;
   in you I seek refuge; do not leave me defenceless. 
Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me,
   and from the snares of evildoers. 
Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
   while I alone escape.

Psalm 143

Hear my prayer, O Lord;
   give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness;
   answer me in your righteousness. 
Do not enter into judgement with your servant,
   for no one living is righteous before you. 

For the enemy has pursued me,
   crushing my life to the ground,
   making me sit in darkness like those long dead. 
Therefore my spirit faints within me;
   my heart within me is appalled. 

I remember the days of old,
   I think about all your deeds,
   I meditate on the works of your hands. 
I stretch out my hands to you;
   my soul thirsts for you like a parched land.
          Selah 

Answer me quickly, O Lord;
   my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me,
   or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit. 
Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning,
   for in you I put my trust.
Teach me the way I should go,
   for to you I lift up my soul. 

Save me, O Lord, from my enemies;
   I have fled to you for refuge.* 
Teach me to do your will,
   for you are my God.
Let your good spirit lead me
   on a level path. 

For your name’s sake, O Lord, preserve my life.
   In your righteousness bring me out of trouble. 
In your steadfast love cut off my enemies,
   and destroy all my adversaries,
   for I am your servant.
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