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Tuesday
The First
Lesson
Ecclesiasticus 4:1-18
1 My son, defraud not the poor of his living, and make not the
needy eyes to wait long.
2 Make not an hungry soul sorrowful; neither provoke a man in
his distress.
3 Add not more trouble to an heart that is vexed; and defer not
to give to him that is in need.
4 Reject not the supplication of the afflicted; neither turn
away thy face from a poor man.
5 Turn not away thine eye from the needy, and give him none occasion
to curse thee:
6 For if he curse thee in the bitterness of his soul, his prayer
shall be heard of him that made him.
7 Get thyself the love of the congregation, and bow thy head
to a great man.
8 Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor, and
give him a friendly answer with meekness.
9 Deliver him that suffereth wrong from the hand of the oppressor;
and be not fainthearted when thou sittest in judgment.
10 Be as a father unto the fatherless, and instead of an husband
unto their mother: so shalt thou be as the son of the most High,
and he shall love thee more than thy mother doth.
11 Wisdom exalteth her children, and layeth hold of them that
seek her.
12 He that loveth her loveth life; and they that seek to her
early shall be filled with joy.
13 He that holdeth her fast shall inherit glory; and wheresoever
she entereth, the Lord will bless.
14 They that serve her shall minister to the Holy One: and them
that love her the Lord doth love.
15 Whoso giveth ear unto her shall judge the nations: and he
that attendeth unto her shall dwell securely.
16 If a man commit himself unto her, he shall inherit her; and
his generation shall hold her in possession.
17 For at the first she will walk with him by crooked ways, and
bring fear and dread upon him, and torment him with her discipline,
until she may trust his soul, and try him by her laws.
18 Then will she return the straight way unto him, and comfort
him, and shew him her secrets.
1st Lesson Questions -
How am I doing, regarding these things? RESOLVE.
The Second
Lesson
Matthew 2:1-12
1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days
of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east
to Jerusalem,
2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have
seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled,
and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes
of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should
be born.
5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it
is written by the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, art not the least
among the princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come a Governor,
that shall rule my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired
of them diligently what time the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently
for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word
again, that I may come and worship him also.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star,
which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and
stood over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great
joy.
11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young
child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him:
and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto
him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12 And
being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to
Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
2nd Lesson Questions -
Compare Micah 5:2 with Matthew 2:6. Would I have had as much insight as the wise men did? (V. 12) Do I? How so? RESOLVE.