Formation Journal Reading Plan

5:1 Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.

5:2 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

5:3 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.

5:4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands lay cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.

5:5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, unto this day.

5:6 But the hand of Jehovah was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with tumors, even Ashdod and the borders thereof.

5:7 And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us; for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.

5:8 They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel thither.

5:9 And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of Jehovah was against the city with a very great discomfiture: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors brake out upon them.

5:10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.

5:11 They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it slay us not, and our people. For there was a deadly discomfiture throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

5:12 And the men that died not were smitten with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

140:1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man:

140:2 Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather themselves together for war.

140:3 They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders’ poison is under their lips. [Selah

140:4 Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.

140:5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me.[Selah

140:6 I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.

140:7 O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

140:8 Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked; Further not his evil device, lest they exalt themselves. [Selah

140:9 As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

140:10 Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.

140:11 An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

140:12 I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

140:13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: The upright shall dwell in thy presence.

2:12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and there they abode not many days.

2:13 And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2:14 And he found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:

2:15 and he made a scourge of cords, and cast all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew their tables;

2:16 and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise.

2:17 His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house shall eat me up.

2:18 The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

2:20 The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days?

2:21 But he spake of the temple of his body.

2:22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he spake this; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did.

2:24 But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men,

2:25 and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.