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Daily Lectionary

February 3, 2024

February 2, 2024 February 4, 2024

These daily readings from the EHV follow the one-year daily lectionary provided in Christian Worship: Hymnal, the Lutheran Service Book, and the Treasury of Daily Prayer. In this lectionary, two readings of 15-25 verses each are provided for each day. Under this plan, nearly all of the New Testament and approximately one-third of the Old Testament are read each year. These readings fit well within the daily offices of Matins, Vespers, or Compline as daily family devotions.

Zechariah 14:1-21

Jerusalem Will Be Plundered
141Listen! A day is coming for the Lord when the plunder taken from you will be divided in your presence.
2I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be taken, the houses plundered, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city.
The Lord Will Be King Over All the Earth
3Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle. 4On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east. The Mount of Olives will be split in two, from east to west, making a very large valley. Half of the mountain will move toward the north, and the other half toward the south. 5You will flee through my mountain valley, because the mountain valley will reach to Azal. Yes, you will flee, just as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones will come with him.[]
6On that day there will be no light. The light sources will freeze over.[] 7It will be a unique day—known to the Lord—neither day nor night. But at evening time there will be light.
8On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the eastern sea[] and half of it toward the western sea.[] It will continue to flow in summer and in winter.
9The Lord will be King over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be the one, and his name will be the one.
10The whole land will be changed into a plain, from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be elevated and remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the place of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses. 11It will be inhabited, and it will no longer be devoted to destruction. Jerusalem will dwell in security.
12This will be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the peoples who have waged war against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are standing on their feet, and their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. 13On that day there will be a great panic from the Lord among them. They will seize each other by the hand, and the hand of each one will be raised up against his neighbor. 14Even Judah will fight against[] Jerusalem, and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected: gold, silver, and clothing in great abundance. 15In the same way a plague will afflict the horses, the mules, the camels, the donkeys, and all the animals that will be in those camps.
16Then every survivor who is left from all the nations that went up against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of Armies, and to celebrate the Festival of Shelters. 17But if any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of Armies, no rain will fall on them. 18If the family of Egypt will not go up and enter in, they will be struck by the plague that the Lord used to strike the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Shelters. 19This will be the punishment for Egypt as well as the punishment for all the nations that will not go up to celebrate the Festival of Shelters.
20In that day this will be inscribed on the bells of the horses: “HOLY TO THE Lord.” The cooking pots in the Lord's house will be like the sprinkling bowls in front of the altar. 21Every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holy to the Lord of Armies, and all who sacrifice will come and take some of them and cook in them. In that day there will no longer be a Canaanite[] in the house of the Lord of Armies.

Titus 2:7-3:15

7In all things show yourself to be an example of good works. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness, 8and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that the one who opposes us will be put to shame, because he has nothing bad to say about us.
9Encourage slaves to submit to their masters in everything, to be pleasing to them, not to be argumentative with them, 10not to steal from them, but to demonstrate their complete trustworthiness, so that they may show the teaching of God our Savior to be attractive in every way.
11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. 12It trains us to reject ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this present age, 13while we wait for the blessed hope, that is, the glorious appearance of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. 14He gave himself for us, to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are his own chosen people, eager to do good works.
15Keep telling people these things. Continue to encourage and rebuke with full authority. Let no one ignore you.
31Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready to do any good work, 2to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, to be gentle, and to display every courtesy toward all people.
He Saved Us
3For at one time we ourselves were also foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by many kinds of evil desires and pleasures, living in malice and jealousy, being hated[] and hating one another. 4But when the kindness and love of God our Savior toward mankind appeared, 5he saved us—not by righteous works that we did ourselves, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and the renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6whom he poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that, having been justified[] by his grace, we might become heirs in keeping with the hope of eternal life.
8This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to insist on these things, so that those who believe in God are intent on keeping busy with good works. These things are honorable and useful for the people. 9But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, rivalries, and quarrels about the law, because these are useless and fruitless. 10Reject a divisive[] person after a first and second warning, 11because you know that such a man is twisted and is sinning. He condemns himself.
Closing Remarks
12When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort[] to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. 13Do your best to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos for their journey, so that they are not lacking anything. 14Let our people also learn to busy themselves with good works when urgent needs arise, so that they are not unfruitful.
15Everyone with me sends you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.
Amen.[]