M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
14 1 The cleansing of the leper, 34 And of the house that he is in.
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 (A)This is the [a]law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: that is, he shall be brought unto the Priest,
3 And the Priest shall go out of the camp, and the Priest shall consider him: and if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper,
4 Then shall the Priest command to take for him that is cleansed, two [b]sparrows alive and [c]clean, and cedarwood and a scarlet lace, and hyssop.
5 And the Priest shall command to kill one of the birds over [d]pure water in an earthen vessel.
6 After, he shall take the live sparrow with the cedarwood, and the scarlet lace, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living sparrow in the blood of the sparrow slain, over the pure water.
7 And he shall sprinkle upon him, that must be cleansed of his leprosy, seven times, and cleanse him, and shall [e]let go the live sparrow into the broad field.
8 Then he that shall be cleansed, shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, so he shall be clean: after that shall he come into the host, and shall tarry without his tent seven days.
9 So in the seventh day he shall shave off all his hair both his head and his beard, and his eyebrows: even all his hair shall be shaven, and shall wash his clothes, and shall wash his flesh in water: so he shall be clean.
10 Then in the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without [f]blemish, and an ewe lamb of a year old without blemish, and three-tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, [g]and a pint of oil.
11 And the Priest that maketh him clean shall bring the man which is to be made clean, and those things, before the Lord, at the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
12 Then the Priest shall take one lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the pint of oil, and (B)shake them to and fro before the Lord.
13 And he shall kill the lamb in the place where the sin offering and the burnt offering are slain, even in the holy place: for as the (C)sin offering is the Priest’s, so is the trespass offering: for it is most holy.
14 So the Priest shall take of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the lap of the right ear of him that shall be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
15 The Priest shall also take of the pint of oil, and pour it into the palm of his left hand,
16 And the Priest shall dip his [h]right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.
17 And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand, shall the Priest put upon the lap of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, [i]where the blood of the trespass offering was put.
18 But the remnant of the oil that is in the Priest’s hand, he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: so the Priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord.
19 And the Priest shall offer the burnt offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed of his uncleanness: then after shall he kill the burnt offering.
20 So the Priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the Altar: and the Priest shall make an atonement for him: so he shall be clean.
21 But if he be poor, and not [j]able, then he shall bring one lamb for a trespass offering to be shaken, for his reconciliation, and a [k]tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat offering, with a pint of oil.
22 Also two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, as he is able, whereof the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering,
23 And he shall bring them the eighth day for his cleansing unto the Priest at the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation before the Lord.
24 Then the Priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the pint of oil, and the Priest shall [l]shake them to and fro before the Lord.
25 And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the Priest shall take of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the lap of his right ear that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
26 Also the Priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own [m]left hand.
27 So the Priest shall with his right finger sprinkle of the oil that is in his left hand, seven times before the Lord.
28 Then the Priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand, upon the lap of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: upon the place [n]of the blood of the trespass offering.
29 But the rest of the oil that is in the Priest’s hand, he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the Lord.
30 Also he shall present one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, [o]as he is able.
31 Such, I say, as he is able, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, [p]with the meat offering: so the Priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the Lord.
32 This is the [q]Law of him which hath the plague of leprosy, who is not able in his cleansing to offer the whole.
33 ¶ The Lord also spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,
34 When ye be come unto the land of Canaan which I give you in possession, if I [r]send the plague of leprosy in an house of the land of your possession,
35 Then he that [owneth] the house shall come and tell the Priest, saying, Me think there is like a plague of leprosy in the house.
36 Then the Priest shall command them to empty the house before the Priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean, and then shall the Priest go in to see the house.
37 And he shall mark the plague: and if the plague be in the walls of the house, and that there be [s]deep spots, greenish or reddish, which seem to be lower than the wall.
38 Then the Priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shall cause to shut up the house seven days.
39 So the Priest shall come again the seventh day: and if he see that the plague be increased in the walls of the house,
40 Then the Priest shall command them to take away the stones wherein the plague is, and they shall cast them into a [t]foul place without the city.
41 Also he shall cause to scrape the house within round about, and pour the dust, that they have pared off, without the city in [u]an unclean place.
42 And they shall take other stones, and put them in the places of those stones, and shall take other mortar, to plaster the house with.
43 But if the plague come again and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after that he hath scraped and plastered the house,
44 Then the Priest shall come and see: and if the plague grow in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is therefore unclean.
45 And he shall [v]break down the house, with the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the [w]mortar of the house, and he shall carry them out of the city unto an unclean place.
46 Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up, he shall be unclean until the even.
47 He also that sleepeth in the house shall wash his clothes: he likewise that eateth in the house, shall wash his clothes.
48 But if the Priest shall come and see, that the plague hath spread no further in the house, after the house be plastered, the Priest shall pronounce the house clean, for the plague is healed.
49 Then shall he take to purify the house, two sparrows, and cedarwood, and [x]scarlet lace, and hyssop.
50 And he shall kill one sparrow over pure water in an earthen vessel,
51 And shall take the cedarwood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet lace with the live Sparrow, and dip them in the blood of the slain Sparrow, and in the pure water, and sprinkle the house seven times:
52 So shall he cleanse the house with the blood of the sparrow, and with the pure water, and with the live sparrow, and with the cedarwood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet lace.
53 Afterward he shall let go the live sparrow out of the [y]town into the [z]broad fields: so shall he make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.
54 This is the law for every plague of leprosy and (D)black spot,
55 And of the leprosy of the garment, and of the house,
56 And of the [aa]swelling, and of the scab, and of the white spot.
57 This is the law of the leprosy, to teach [ab]when a thing is unclean, and when it is clean.
17 1 Here he complaineth to God of the cruel pride and arrogance of Saul, and the rest of his enemies, who thus raged without any cause given on his part. 6 Therefore he desireth God to revenge his innocence and deliver him.
The prayer of David.
1 Hear [a]the right, O Lord, consider my cry: hearken unto my prayer of lips unfeigned.
2 Let my [b]sentence come forth from thy presence, and let thine eyes behold equity.
3 Thou hast [c]proved and visited mine heart in the night: thou hast tried me, and foundest nothing: for I was purposed that my [d]mouth should not offend.
4 Concerning the works of men, by the [e]words of thy lips I kept me from the paths of the cruel man.
5 Stay my steps in thy paths, that my feet do not slide.
6 I have called upon thee: [f]surely thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto my words.
7 Show thy marvelous mercies: thou that art the Savior of them that trust in thee, from such as [g]resist thy right hand.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye: hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9 From the wicked that oppress me, from mine enemies, which compass me round about for [h]my soul.
10 They are enclosed in their own [i]fat, and they have spoken proudly with their mouth.
11 They have compassed us now in our steps: they have set their eyes to bring down to the ground:
12 Like as a lion that is greedy of prey, and as it were a Lion’s whelp lurking in secret places.
13 Up Lord, [j]disappoint him: cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked [k]with thy sword,
14 From men by thine [l]hand, O Lord, from men [m]of the world, who have their [n]portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thine hid treasure: their children have enough, and leave the rest of their substance for their children.
15 But I will behold thy face [o]in righteousness, and when I [p]wake, I shall be satisfied with thine image.
28 1 The wicked [a]flee when none pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
2 For the transgression of the land [b]there are many princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge a realm likewise endureth long.
3 A poor man, if he oppress the poor, is like a raging rain that leaveth no food.
4 They that forsake the Law, praise the wicked: but they that keep the Law, set themselves against them.
5 Wicked men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord, understand all things.
6 (A)Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that perverteth his ways, though he be rich.
7 He that keepeth the Law, is a child of understanding: but he that feedeth the gluttons, shameth his father.
8 He that increaseth his riches by usury and interest, gathereth [c]them for him that will be merciful unto the poor.
9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the Law, even his prayer shall be [d]abominable.
10 He that causeth the righteous to go astray by an evil way, shall fall into his own pit, and the upright shall inherit good things.
11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit: but the poor that hath understanding, can try [e]him.
12 (B)When righteous men rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked come up, the man [f]is tried.
13 He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that confesseth, and forsaketh them, shall have mercy.
14 Blessed is the man that [g]feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart, shall fall into evil.
15 As a roaring lion, and an hungry bear, so is [h]a wicked ruler over the poor people.
16 A prince destitute of understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness, shall prolong his days.
17 A man that doeth violence against the blood of a person, shall flee unto the grave, and they shall not [i]stay him.
18 He that walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is froward in his ways, shall once fall.
19 (C)He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread, but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with poverty.
20 A faithful man shall abound in blessings, and (D)he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.
21 To have respect of persons is not good: for that man will transgress for a piece of [j]bread.
22 A man with a wicked [k]eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.
23 He that rebuketh a man, shall find more favor at the length, than he that flattereth with his tongue.
24 He that robbeth his father and mother, and saith, It is no transgression, is the companion of a man that destroyeth.
25 He that is of a proud heart, stirreth up strife: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be [l]fat.
26 He that trusteth in his own heart, is a fool: but he that walketh in wisdom, shall be delivered.
27 He that giveth unto the poor, shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes, shall have many curses.
28 (E)When the wicked rise up, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
2 2 He showeth that the day of the Lord shall not come, till there be a departure from the faith, 3 and that Antichrist be revealed, 8 whose destruction he setteth out, 15 and thereupon exhorteth to constancy.
1 Now [a]we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our [b]assembling unto him,
2 [c]That ye be not suddenly moved from your mind, nor troubled neither by [d]spirit, nor by [e]word, nor by [f]letter, as it were from us, as though the day of Christ were at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: [g]for that day shall not come, except there come a departing first, and that [h]that man of sin be disclosed, even the son of perdition.
4 Which is an adversary, and [i]exalteth himself against all that is called God, or that is worshipped: [j]so that he doth sit as God in the Temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
5 [k]Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And now ye know [l]what withholdeth, that he might be revealed in his time.
7 [m]For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: [n]only he which now [o]withholdeth, shall let till he be taken out of the way.
8 [p]And then shall [q]that wicked man be revealed, (A)whom the Lord shall [r]consume with the [s]Spirit of his mouth, and shall abolish with the brightness of his coming,
9 [t]Even him whose coming is by the effectual working of Satan, with all power, and signs, and [u]lying wonders,
10 And in all deceivableness of unrighteousness, among them that perish, because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And therefore God shall send them [v]strong delusion, that they should believe lies,
12 That all they might be damned which believed not the truth, but [w]had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 [x]But we ought to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because that God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through [y]sanctification of the Spirit, and the [z]faith of truth,
14 Whereunto he called you by our [aa]Gospel, to obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 [ab]Therefore, brethren, stand fast and keep the instructions, which ye have been taught, either by word, or by our Epistle.
16 Now the same Jesus Christ our Lord, and our God, even the Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every word and good work.
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