Friday 15 February 2030

29At that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem,the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the way.Now Ahijah had clad himself with a new garment;and the two of them were alone in the field.30Ahijah took the new garment that was on him,and tore it in twelve pieces.31He said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces;for the Lord, the God of Israel,says, ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomonand will give ten tribes to you32(but he shall have one tribe,for my servant David’s sake and for Jerusalem’s sake,the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel),· · · some verses are not read19So Israel rebelled against David’s house to this day.

10There shall be no strange god in you,neither shall you worship any foreign god.11I am the Lord, your God,who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

12But my people didn’t listen to my voice.Israel desired none of me.13So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts,that they might walk in their own counsels.

14Oh that my people would listen to me,that Israel would walk in my ways!15I would soon subdue their enemies,and turn my hand against their adversaries.

31Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon,and came to the sea of Galilee through the middle of the region of Decapolis.32They brought to him one who was deafand had an impediment in his speech.They begged him to lay his hand on him.33He took him aside from the multitude privatelyand put his fingers into his ears;and he spat and touched his tongue.34Looking up to heaven,he sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha!”that is, “Be opened!”35Immediately his ears were opened,and the impediment of his tongue was released,and he spoke clearly.36He commanded them that they should tell no one,but the more he commanded them,so much the more widely they proclaimed it.37They were astonished beyond measure,saying, “He has done all things well.He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”