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24 And Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called the elders of Israel, and their heads, and their judges, and their officers; and they presented themselves before God.
2 Then, Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘Your fathers—Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor—dwelt beyond the river in old time and served other gods.
3 ‘And I took your father, Abraham, from beyond the river and brought him through all the land of Canaan and multiplied his seed and gave him Isaac.
4 ‘And I gave Jacob and Esau to Isaac. And I gave Mount Seir to Esau, to possess it. But Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
5 ‘I also sent Moses and Aaron and I plagued Egypt. And when I had done so among them, I brought you out.
6 ‘So I brought your fathers out of Egypt. And you came to the Sea. And the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen, to the Red Sea.’
7 “Then they cried to the LORD, and He put a darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the Sea upon them, and covered them. ‘So, your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt. Also, you dwelt in the wilderness for a long season.
8 ‘Afterward, I brought you into the land of the Amorites, who dwelt beyond Jordan. And they fought with you. But I gave them into your hand; and you possessed their country; and I destroyed them out of your sight.
9 ‘Also, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel and sent to Balaam, the son of Beor, to curse you.
10 ‘But I would not hear Balaam. Therefore, he blessed you; and I delivered you out of his hand.
11 ‘And you went over Jordan and came to Jericho. And the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. And I delivered them into your hand.
12 ‘And I sent hornets before you, which cast them out before you (the two kings of the Amorites, that is) not your sword or your bow.
13 ‘And I have given you a land in which you did not labor, and cities which you did not build. And you dwell in them and eat from the vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant.’
14 “Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in uprightness and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the river, and in Egypt. And serve the LORD.
15 “And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served (that were beyond the river) or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But I and my House will serve the LORD.”
16 Then the people answered and said, “May it never be that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods!
17 “For the LORD our God, He brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; and he did those great miracles in our sight and preserved us in all the ways that we went and among all the people through whom we came!
18 “And the LORD cast all the people out before us, even the Amorites who dwelt in the land. We, also, will serve the LORD! For He is our God!”
19 And Joshua said to the people, “You cannot serve the LORD. For He is a Holy God. He is a jealous God. He will not pardon your iniquity or your sins.
20 “If you forsake the LORD and serve strange gods, then He will return and bring misery upon you, and consume you, after He has done you good.”
21 And the people said to Joshua, “No! But we will serve the LORD!”
22 And Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD, to serve Him.” And they said, “Witnessed!”
23 “Then put away, now, the strange gods which are among you, and bow your hearts to the LORD God of Israel.”
24 And the people said to Joshua, “The LORD our God we will serve, and His Voice we will obey!”
25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that same day and gave them an Ordinance and Law in Shechem.
26 And Joshua wrote these Words in the Book of the Law of God and took a great stone and set it up there under an oak that was in the Sanctuary of the LORD.
27 And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us! For it has heard all the Words of the LORD which He spoke with us! It shall, therefore, be a witness against you, lest you deny your God!”
28 Then Joshua let the people depart, every man to his inheritance.
29 And after these things, Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD died, being a hundred and ten years old.
30 And they buried him on the border of his inheritance, in Timnath Serah, which is on Mount Ephraim, on the North side of Mount Gaash.
31 And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua and who had known all the works of the LORD that He had done for Israel.
32 And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought out of Egypt, they buried in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for a hundred pieces of silver. And the children of Joseph had them in their inheritance.
33 Also, Eleazar, the son of Aaron, died. And they buried him on the hill of Phinehas, his son, which was given to him on Mount Ephraim.
21 And as He looked, He saw the rich, who cast their gifts into the treasury.
2 And He also saw a certain poor widow, who cast in two lepta.
3 And He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has cast in more than all of them.
4 “For they have all cast into the offerings of God out of their excess. But she, out of her poverty, has cast in all her livelihood.”
5 Now as some spoke of the Temple (how it was decorated with beautiful stones and consecrated things), He said,
6 “Are these the things that you look upon? The days will come when a stone shall not be left upon a stone; that it shall not be thrown down.”
7 Then they asked Him, saying, “Master, but when shall these things be? And what sign shall there be when these things shall happen?”
8 And He said, “Watch carefully, so that you are not deceived. For many will come in My Name, saying, ‘I am Christ,’ and ‘The time draws near.’ Therefore, do not follow them.
9 “And when you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be afraid. For these things must come first. But the end will not follow right away.”
10 Then He said to them, “Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
11 “And great earthquakes shall occur in diverse places. And hunger and pestilence and fearful things and great signs from Heaven shall happen.
12 “But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you and persecute you - delivering you up to the assemblies and into prisons - and bring you before kings and rulers, for My Name’s sake.
13 “And this shall result in a testimonial for you.
14 “Therefore, resolve in your hearts not to prepare what you shall answer beforehand.
15 “For I will give you a mouth, and wisdom, against which all your adversaries shall not be able to speak or resist.
16 “Indeed, you shall also be betrayed by your parents and by your brothers, and kinsmen, and friends. And they shall put you to death.
17 “And you shall be hated by all, for My Name’s sake.
18 “Yet, not one hair of your heads shall perish.
19 “By your patience, gain your souls.
20 “And when you see Jerusalem besieged by soldiers, then understand that its desolation is near.
21 “Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. And let those who are in the city depart. And do not let those who are in the country enter.
22 “For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all things that are written.
23 “But woe to those who are with child, and to those who nurse, in those days. For there shall be great distress in this land, and wrath over this people.
24 “And they shall fall on the edge of the sword and shall be led as captives into all nations. And Jerusalem shall be trampled under the feet of the Gentiles, until the time of the Gentiles is fulfilled.
25 “Then there shall be signs in the Sun, and in the Moon, and in the stars, and trouble upon the Earth among the nations, with confusion. The sea and the waters shall roar.
26 “And men’s hearts shall fail them for fear and for looking after those things which shall come upon the world. For the powers of Heaven shall be shaken.
27 “And then shall they see the Son of Man come in a cloud, with power and great Glory.
28 “And when these things begin to happen, then look up and lift up your heads! For your redemption draws near!”
38 But You have rejected and abhorred. You have been angry with Your anointed.
39 You have broken the Covenant of Your servant and profaned his crown, casting it on the ground.
40 You have broken down all his walls. You have laid his fortresses in ruin.
41 All who go by the way, plunder him. He is a rebuke to his neighbors.
42 You have set up the right hand of his enemies and made all his adversaries rejoice.
43 You have also turned the edge of his sword and have not made him stand in the battle.
44 You have caused his dignity to decay and cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have shortened the days of his youth and covered him with shame. Selah.
46 LORD, how long will You hide Yourself? Forever? Shall Your wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember how short my time is. Why should You create all the children of men in vain?
48 What man lives and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
49 LORD, where are Your former mercies You swore to David in Your truth?
50 Remember, O LORD, the rebuke of Your servants, which I bear in my bosom, of all the mighty people.
51 For Your enemies have reproached, O LORD, because they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.
52 Praise the LORD forevermore! So be it. Even so be it. A prayer of Moses, the man of God
20 He who walks with the wise, shall be wise. But a companion of fools shall be afflicted.
21 Affliction follows sinners. But to the righteous, God will repay good.
22 The good shall give inheritance to his children’s children. And the riches of the sinner are laid up for the just.
23 Much food is in the field of the poor. But the field is destroyed without justice.
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