Thursday in Season after Pentecost

10Verse 10. And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 11Verse 11. Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. 12Verse 12. Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. 13Verse 13. And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 14Verse 14. Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it. 15Verse 15. The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed. 16Verse 16. And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you. 17Verse 17. And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 18Verse 18. Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat, 19Verse 19. one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold. 20Verse 20. And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat. 21Verse 21. Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark. 22Verse 22. And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

6Verse 6. This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals. 7Verse 7. They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name. 8Verse 8. They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines. 9Verse 9. Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below. 10Verse 10. And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite. 11Verse 11. I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” 12Verse 12. “But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy. 13Verse 13. Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain. 14Verse 14. Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life. 15Verse 15. The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life. 16Verse 16. Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,”