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Daily Lectionary

June 8, 2025

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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.

Numbers 21:10-35

The Journey to Moab
10The Israelites set out and camped at Oboth. 11They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim, in the wilderness that faces Moab, toward the sunrise. 12From there they set out and camped at the Zered Canyon. 13From there they set out and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends from the Amorite border. (The Arnon is the border between Moab and the Amorites.) 14For this reason it says in the Book of the Wars of the Lord:
Waheb[] in Suphah, the ravines of the Arnon, 15the sloping ravines that bend toward the settlement of Ar and lie on the border of Moab.
16From there they continued to Be'er.[] That is the well which the Lord spoke about to Moses: “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.” 17Then Israel sang this song:
Spring up, O well! Sing about it.
18Sing about the well which the officials dug,
which the nobles of the people hollowed out
with their scepters and their staffs.
From the wilderness they continued to Mattanah, 19from Mattanah to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth, 20from Bamoth to the valley in the region of Moab by the top of Pisgah that overlooks the wasteland.[]
The Defeat of Sihon and Og
21Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites to say, 22“Permit us to pass through your land. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard. We will not drink the water from any well. We will stay on the King's Highway until we have passed through your territory.”
23Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. Instead Sihon gathered all his people together and went out into the wilderness to confront Israel. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel. 24Israel struck him with the sword and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, but only as far as the Ammonites, because the Ammonite border was strong. 25Israel took all these cities. Israel began living in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon and in all its villages. 26Because Heshbon had been the city of Sihon, the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken from him all his land as far as the Arnon, 27therefore the poets[] say,
Come to Heshbon.
Let the city of Sihon be built and established,
28for a fire has gone out of Heshbon,
a flame from the town of Sihon.
It has consumed Ar of Moab
and engulfed the heights of the Arnon.
29Woe to you, Moab!
You are destroyed, people of Chemosh!
He has given up his sons as refugees,
and his daughters go into captivity
to Sihon king of the Amorites.
30We overthrew them.
Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon.
We have laid waste as far as Nophah.
Fire reaches as far as Medeba.
31So Israel lived in the land of the Amorites. 32Moses sent spies to Jazer. They took its towns and drove out the Amorites who were there. 33They turned and went up on the road to Bashan. Og king of Bashan came out with all his people to confront Israel in battle at Edrei.
34The Lord said to Moses, “Do not be afraid of him, for I have delivered him into your hand along with all his people and his land. You will do to him just as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.”
35So they struck him down along with his sons and all his people until there were no survivors. Then they took possession of his land.

Luke 21:20-38

20“When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near. 21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let those who are inside the city get out. Let those who are in the country not enter the city. 22For these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that has been written. 23How terrible it will be for those who are pregnant and nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. 24They will fall by the edge of the sword and be taken captive to all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
25“There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And on the earth nations will be in anguish, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the surging waves, 26people fainting from fear and expectation of the things coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.[] 28But when these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near.”
29He told them a parable. “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. 30As soon as they are sprouting leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is actually near. 31So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. 32Amen I tell you: This generation[] will not pass away until all these things happen. 33Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Be Ready!
(See Matthew 24:36-51; Mark 13:32-37)
34“Watch yourselves or else your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and the worries of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly.[] 35For it will come like a trap on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36Stay alert all the time, praying that you may be able to escape all these things that are going to happen and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
37During the days, Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, and each night he would go out and spend the night on the Mount of Olives. 38And all the people came early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts.