M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
48 1 Joseph with his two sons visiteth his sick father. 3 Jacob rehearseth God’s promise. 5 He receiveth Joseph’s sons as his. 19 He preferreth the younger.
1 Again after this, one said to Joseph, Lo, thy father is sick: then he took with him his [a]two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
2 Also one told Jacob, and said, Behold thy son Joseph is come to thee, and Israel took his strength unto him and sat upon the bed.
3 Then Jacob said unto Joseph, God [b]almighty appeared unto me at (A)Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and will multiply thee, and will make a great number of people of thee, and will give this land unto thy seed after thee for an [c]everlasting possession.
5 ¶ And now thy (B)two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, which are born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came to thee into Egypt, shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
6 But thy lineage, which thou hast begotten after them, shall be thine: they shall be called after the names of their brethren in their inheritance.
7 Now when I came from Padan, Rachel (C)died upon mine hand in the land of Canaan, by the way when there was but half a day’s journey of ground to come to Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath: the same is Bethlehem.
8 Then Israel beheld Joseph’s sons and said, Whose are these?
9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, which [d]God hath given me here. Then he said, I pray thee, bring them to me, that I may bless them:
10 ( For the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not well see) Then he caused them to come to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to have seen thy face: yet lo, God hath showed me also thy seed.
12 And Joseph took them away from his knees, and did reverence [e]down to the ground.
13 Then took Joseph them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, so he brought them unto him.
14 But Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on [f]Ephraim’s head which was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head (directing his hands of purpose) for Manasseh was the elder.
15 ¶ (D)Also he blesseth Joseph, and said, The God, before whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which hath fed me all my life long, unto this day, bless thee.
16 The [g]Angel, which hath delivered me from all evil, bless the children, and let my [h]name be named upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, that they may grow as fish into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
17 But when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it [i]displeased him: and he stayed his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.
18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the eldest: put thy right hand upon his head.
19 But his father refused, and said, I know well, my son, I know well: he shall be also a people, and he shall be great likewise: but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall be full of nations.
20 So he blessed them that day, and said, In thee Israel shall bless, and say, God make thee as [j]Ephraim and as Manasseh, and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 Then Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die, and God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of [k]your fathers.
22 Moreover, I have given unto thee one portion above thy brethren, which [l]I got out of the hand of the Amorite by my (E)sword and by my bow.
39 ¶ [a]And Mary arose in those days, and went into the [b]hill country with haste to a [c]city of Judah,
40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth.
41 And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe [d]sprang in her belly, and Elizabeth was filled with the holy Ghost.
42 And she cried with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, because [e]the fruit of thy womb is blessed.
43 And whence cometh this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe sprang in my belly for joy.
45 And blessed is she that believed: for those things shall be performed, which were told her from the Lord.
46 [f]Then Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,
47 And my spirit rejoiceth in God my Savior.
48 For he hath [g]looked on the [h]poor degree of his servant: for behold, from henceforth shall all ages call me blessed,
49 Because he that is mighty hath done for me great things, and holy is his Name.
50 And his mercy is from generation to generation on them [i]that fear him.
51 (A)He that showed strength with his [j]arm: (B)he hath [k]scattered the proud in the [l]imagination of their hearts.
52 (C)He hath [m]put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of [n]low degree.
53 (D)He hath filled the [o]hungry with good things, and sent away the rich empty.
54 [p](E)He hath upholden Israel his servant to be mindful of his mercy,
55 ((F)As he hath [q]spoken to our fathers, to wit, to Abraham and his seed) forever.
56 ¶ And Mary abode with her about three months: after, she returned to her own house.
57 ¶ [r]Now Elizabeth’s time was fulfilled, that she should be delivered, and she brought forth a son.
58 And her neighbors and cousins heard tell how the Lord had showed his great mercy upon her, and they (G)rejoiced with her.
59 And it was so that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the babe, and called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60 But his mother answered, and said, Not so, but he shall be called John.
61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is named with this name.
62 Then they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
63 So he asked for writing tablets, and wrote, saying, His name is John, and they marveled all.
64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, [s]and he spake and praised God.
65 Then fear came on all them that dwelt near unto them, and all [t]these words were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea.
66 And all they that heard them, [u]laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner child shall this be! and the [v]hand of the Lord was with him.
67 [w]Then his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he hath [x]visited (H)and [y]redeemed his people,
69 (I)And hath raised up the [z]horn of salvation unto us, in the house of his servant David,
70 (J)As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, which were since the world began, saying,
71 That he would send us deliverance from our enemies, and from the hands of all that hate us,
72 That he might show mercy towards our fathers: and [aa]remember his holy covenant,
73 (K)And the oath, which he sware to our father Abraham.
74 Which was, that he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, should serve him without fear,
75 All the days of our life, in (L)holiness and righteousness [ab]before him.
76 And thou, [ac]babe, shalt be called the Prophet of the most High: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 And to [ad]give knowledge of salvation unto his people, by the [ae]remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby (M)the [af]dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79 To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of [ag]peace.
80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the wilderness, till the day came that he should show himself unto Israel.
14 1 Job describeth the shortness and misery of the life of man. 14 Hope sustaineth the godly. 21 The condition of man’s life.
1 Man [a]that is born of woman, is of short continuance and full of trouble.
2 He shooteth forth as a flower, and is cut down: he vanisheth also as a (A)shadow, and continueth not.
3 And yet thou openest thine eyes upon such [b]one, and causest me to enter into judgment with thee.
4 (B)Who can bring a clean thing out of filthiness? there is not one.
5 Are not his days determined? the number of his months are with thee: thou hast appointed his bound, which he cannot pass.
6 Turn from him that he may cease until his desired day, [c]as an hireling.
7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will yet sprout, and the branches thereof will not cease.
8 Though the root of it wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof be dead in the ground,
9 Yet by the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
10 [d]But man is sick, and dieth, and man perisheth, and where is he?
11 As the waters pass from the sea, and as the flood decayeth and drieth up,
12 So man sleepeth and riseth not: for he shall not wake again, nor be raised from his sleep till the heaven be no more.
13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, and keep me secret, until thy [e]wrath were past, and wouldest give me term, and [f]remember me!
14 If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of mine appointed time will I wait, till [g]my changing shall come.
15 Thou shalt call me, and I will [h]answer thee: thou lovest the work of thine own hands.
16 But now thou (C)numberest my steps, and doest not delay my sins.
17 Mine iniquity is sealed up, as in a [i]bag, and thou addest unto my wickedness.
18 And surely as the mountain that falleth, cometh to nought, and the [j]rock that is removed from his place:
19 As the water breaketh the stones, when thou overflowest the things which grow in the dust of the earth: so thou destroyest the hope of man.
20 Thou prevailest always against him, so that he passeth away: he changeth his face when thou castest him away.
21 And he knoweth not if his sons shall be honorable, neither shall he understand concerning them, whether they shall be of low degree,
22 But while his [k]flesh is upon him, he shall be sorrowful, and while his soul is in him, it shall mourn.
2 1 He setteth down a platform of his preaching, 4 which was base in respect of man’s wisdom, 7, 13 but noble in respect of the spiritual power and efficacy. 14 And so concludeth that flesh and blood cannot rightly judge thereof.
1 And [a]I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with (A)excellency of words, or of wisdom, showing unto you the [b]testimony of God.
2 For I [c]esteemed not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3 (B)And I was among you in [d]weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
4 Neither stood my word, and my preaching in the (C)enticing speech of man’s wisdom, [e]but in plain [f]evidence of the Spirit and of power.
5 [g]That your faith should not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6 [h]And we speak wisdom among them that are [i]perfect: not the wisdom of this world, neither of the [j]princes of this world, which come to nought.
7 [k]But we speak the wisdom of God in a [l]mystery, even the hid wisdom, [m]which God had determined before the world, unto our glory.
8 [n]Which none of the princes of this world hath known: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the [o]Lord of glory.
9 [p]But as it is written, (D)The things which eye hath not seen, neither ear hath heard, neither came into [q]man’s heart, are, which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10 [r]But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the spirit [s]searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11 [t]For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the [u]spirit of a man, which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
12 Now we have receiveth not the [v]spirit of the world, but the Spirit, which is of God, [w]that we might [x]know the things that are given to us of God.
13 [y]Which things also we speak, not in the (E)words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the holy Ghost teacheth, [z]comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
14 [aa]But the [ab]natural man perceiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them, because they are [ac]spiritually discerned.
15 [ad]But he that is spiritual, [ae]discerneth all things: yet [af]he himself is judged of [ag]no man.
16 (F)[ah]For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he might [ai]instruct him? But we have the [aj]mind of Christ.
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