Open Word

Semicontinuous (Track 1)

FIRST READING

Joshua 5:10-12

Verse 10. On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover. Verse 11. The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land. Verse 12. And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.

PSALM

Psalm 78:1-7

A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.

I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,

that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.

We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.

For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,

that the coming generation would know them— even children yet to be born— to arise and tell their own children

that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.

Complementary (Track 2)

FIRST READING

Amos 1:1-2:5

Verse 1. These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa— what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel. Verse 2. He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.” Verse 3. This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron. Verse 4. So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad. Verse 5. I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” Verse 6. This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom. Verse 7. So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels. Verse 8. I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” Verse 9. This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood. Verse 10. So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels.” Verse 11. This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. Verse 12. So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.” Verse 13. This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory. Verse 14. So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest. Verse 15. Their king will go into exile — he and his princes together,” Verse 1. This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. Verse 2. So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. Verse 3. I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” Verse 4. This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked. Verse 5. So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

PSALM

Psalm 70

For the choirmaster. Of David. To bring remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me!

May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”

But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

SECOND READING

Revelation 8:6-9:12

Verse 6. And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. Verse 7. Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. Verse 8. Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood, Verse 9. a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. Verse 10. Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. Verse 11. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters. Verse 12. Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well. Verse 13. And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!” Verse 1. Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss. Verse 2. The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit. Verse 3. And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth. Verse 4. They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. Verse 5. The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion. Verse 6. In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them. Verse 7. And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men. Verse 8. They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions. Verse 9. They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle. Verse 10. They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months. Verse 11. They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon. Verse 12. The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.