Yahweh’s Judgment upon Egypt In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the ?twelfth? day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, ?saying?, 2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against Egypt, all of it. 3 Speak, and you must say, ‘thus says the Lord Yahweh…
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In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy!
In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you;
He will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 71:12-16
Psa 71:12 O God, be not far from me;
O my God, make haste to help me!
Psa 71:13 May my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
with scorn and disgrace may they be covered who seek my hurt.
Psa 71:14 But I will hope continually
and will praise you yet more and more.
Psa 71:15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.
Psa 71:16 With the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD I will come;
I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.
Reading for Tuesday September 8th Ezekiel 29:1-8
Yahweh’s Judgment upon Egypt
29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the ?twelfth? day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, ?saying?, 2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against Egypt, all of it. 3 Speak, and you must say, ‘thus says the Lord Yahweh:
“Look! I am against you,
Pharaoh, king of Egypt,
the great sea monster,
the one lying down
in the midst of his Nile streams,
who says to me, “It is my Nile, and I made it for myself.”
4 And so I will put hooks in your jawbones,
and I will make the fish of your Nile streams stick to your scales,
and I will bring you up from the midst of your Nile streams,
and all of the fish of your Nile streams which cling to your scales.
5 And I will fling you to the desert,
you and all the fish of your Nile streams.
On the surface of the field you will fall;
you will not be gathered,
and you will not be assembled.
To the animals of the field
and to the birds of the heavens
I will give you as food.
6 And all of the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh,
because of their being a staff of reed for the house of Israel.
7 When they took hold of you with the hand, you snapped,
and you split their every shoulder.
And when they leaned on you, you broke,
and you caused all of their loins to wobble.”
8 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am bringing on you a sword, and I will cut off from you human and animal.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, the giver of all good gifts, our thanksgiving overflows for the life You created in us and the new life we now have in You through Holy Baptism. Continue to shower us with Your gifts as we offer thanksgiving for our ongoing communion with You in Your body and blood; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Concluding Prayer
Heavenly Father, send Your Holy Spirit into our hearts to direct and rule us to do Your will, to comfort us in all our afflictions, to defend us from all error, and to lead us into all truth; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
