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ESV — Daily Light on the Daily Path: Day 144
144
Morning
Ex. 28:12; Heb. 7:24, 25; Jude 24; Heb. 4:14-16; Deut. 33:12

“And you shall set the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel. And Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord.”

[Jesus] holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.—Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory.

Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace.

“The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety. The High God surrounds him all day long, and dwells between his shoulders.”

Evening
Esth. 6:1; Ps. 77:4; Ps. 113:5, 6; Dan. 4:35; Ps. 77:19; Ps. 76:10; 2 Chron. 16:9; Rom. 8:28; Matt. 10:29, 30

“On that night the king could not sleep.”

You hold my eyelids open.—Who is like the Lord our God, who looks far down on the heavens and the earth?

He does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth.—Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints were unseen.—Surely the wrath of man shall praise you; the remnant of wrath you will put on like a belt.

“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him.”—And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good.

“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.”

12 And you shall set the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel. And iAaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders jfor remembrance.

24 but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues jforever.

25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost1 kthose who draw near to God lthrough him, since he always lives mto make intercession for them.

Footnotes

[1] 7:25 That is, completely; or at all times

Doxology

24 eNow to him who is able fto keep you from stumbling and gto present you hblameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,

Jesus the Great High Priest

14 Since then we have da great high priest ewho has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, flet us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest gwho is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been dtempted as we are, hyet without sin. 16 iLet us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

12 rOf Benjamin he said,

“The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety.

The High God1 surrounds him all day long,

and dwells between his shoulders.”

Footnotes

[1] 33:12 Septuagint; Hebrew dwells in safety by him. He

The King Honors Mordecai

On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring othe book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.

You hold my eyelids open;

I am so gtroubled that I cannot speak.

kWho is like the Lord our God,

who is seated on high,

who llooks far down

on the heavens and the earth?

35 rall the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,

and she does according to his will among the host of heaven

and among the inhabitants of the earth;

tand none can stay his hand

or usay to him, “What have you done?”

19 Your eway was through the sea,

your path through the great waters;

yet your footprints fwere unseen.1

Footnotes

[1] 77:19 Hebrew unknown

10 Surely sthe wrath of man shall praise you;

the remnant1 of wrath you will put on like a belt.

Footnotes

[1] 76:10 Or extremity

fFor the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those gwhose heart is blameless1 toward him. hYou have done foolishly in this, for from now on iyou will have wars.”

Footnotes

[1] 16:9 Or whole

28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together hfor good,1 for ithose who are called according to his purpose.

Footnotes

[1] 8:28 Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?1 And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

Footnotes

[1] 10:29 Greek assarion, Roman copper coin (Latin quadrans) worth about 1/16 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)

30 But meven the hairs of your head are all numbered.