Today’s
Reading :
Exodus 5 – 6 and Matthew 28 (KJV)
Exodus 5
Exo 5:1 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and
told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let
my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
Exo 5:2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let
Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
Exo 5:3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath
met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and
sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with
the sword.
Exo 5:4 And the king of Egypt said unto them,
Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto
your burdens.
Exo 5:5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the
land now are many, and ye make them rest
from their burdens.
Exo 5:6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the
taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
Exo 5:7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to
make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
Exo 5:8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did
make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish aught thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Exo 5:9 Let there more work be laid upon the men,
that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
Exo 5:10 And the taskmasters of the people went out,
and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.
Exo 5:11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it:
yet not aught of your work shall be diminished.
Exo 5:12 So the people were scattered abroad
throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
Exo 5:13 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.
Exo 5:14 And the officers of the children of Israel,
which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled
your task in making brick both yesterday and today, as heretofore?
Exo 5:15 Then the officers of the children of Israel
came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest
thou thus with thy servants?
Exo 5:16 There is no straw given unto thy servants,
and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
Exo 5:17 But he said, Ye are
idle, ye are
idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do
sacrifice to the LORD.
Exo 5:18 Go therefore now, and
work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of
bricks.
Exo 5:19 And the officers of the children of Israel
did see that they were in evil case,
after it was said, Ye shall not minish aught from your bricks of your daily task.
Exo 5:20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in
the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
Exo 5:21 And they said unto them, The LORD look upon
you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of
Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay
us.
Exo 5:22 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said,
Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil
entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
Exo 5:23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy
name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people
at all.
Exodus 6
Exo 6:1 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong
hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of
his land.
Exo 6:2 And God spoke unto Moses, and said unto him,
I am the LORD:
Exo 6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and
unto Jacob, by the name of
God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
Exo 6:4 And I have also established my covenant with
them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein
they were strangers.
Exo 6:5 And I have also heard the groaning of the
children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered
my covenant.
Exo 6:6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under
the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I
will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
Exo 6:7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I
will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am
the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under
the burdens of the Egyptians.
Exo 6:8 And I will bring you in unto the land,
concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob;
and I will give it you for a heritage: I am
the LORD.
Exo 6:9 And Moses spoke so unto the children of
Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel
bondage.
Exo 6:10 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
Exo 6:11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that
he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
Exo 6:12 And Moses spoke before the LORD, saying,
Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall
Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised
lips?
Exo 6:13 And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron,
and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt,
to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
Exo 6:14 These be
the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel;
Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be
the families of Reuben.
Exo 6:15 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel,
and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish
woman: these are the families of Simeon.
Exo 6:16 And these are
the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were a hundred thirty and seven years.
Exo 6:17 The sons of Gershon;
Libni, and Shimi, according
to their families.
Exo 6:18 And the sons of Kohath;
Amram, and Izhar, and
Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were a
hundred thirty and three years.
Exo 6:19 And the sons of Merari;
Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their
generations.
Exo 6:20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bore him Aaron
and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty and seven years.
Exo 6:21 And the sons of Izhar;
Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
Exo 6:22 And the sons of Uzziel;
Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
Exo 6:23 And Aaron took him Elisheba,
daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon,
to wife; and she bore him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Exo 6:24 And the sons of Korah;
Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are
the families of the Korhites.
Exo 6:25 And Eleazar Aaron's
son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bore him Phinehas:
these are the heads of the fathers of
the Levites according to their families.
Exo 6:26 These are
that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel
from the land of Egypt according to their armies.
Exo 6:27 These are
they which spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel
from Egypt: these are that Moses and
Aaron.
Exo 6:28 And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spoke unto Moses in the land of
Egypt,
Exo 6:29 That the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of
Egypt all that I say unto thee.
Exo 6:30 And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh
hearken unto me?
Matthew 28
Mat
28:1 In the end of the sabbath,
as it began to dawn toward the first day
of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
Mat 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake:
for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the
stone from the door, and sat upon it.
Mat 28:3 His countenance was like lightning, and his
raiment white as snow:
Mat 28:4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake,
and became as dead men.
Mat 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the
women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
Mat 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.
Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
Mat 28:7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that
he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth
before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
Mat 28:8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre
with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
Mat 28:9 And as they went to tell his disciples,
behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and
worshiped him.
Mat 28:10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Mat 28:11 Now when they were going, behold, some of the
watch came into the city, and showed unto the chief priests all the things that
were done.
Mat 28:12 And when they were assembled with the elders,
and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
Mat 28:13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night,
and stole him away while we slept.
Mat 28:14 And if this come to the governor's ears, we
will persuade him, and secure you.
Mat 28:15 So they took the money, and did as they were
taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
Mat 28:16 Then the eleven disciples went away into
Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
Mat 28:17 And when they saw him, they worshiped him:
but some doubted.
Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake
unto them, saying, All power
is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.