Friday in Season after Pentecost

1Verse 1. Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 2Verse 2. He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 3Verse 3. And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. 4Verse 4. Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5Verse 5. He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it. 6Verse 6. He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 7Verse 7. He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat, 8Verse 8. one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold. 9Verse 9. And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat. 10Verse 10. He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. 11Verse 11. He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it. 12Verse 12. And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim. 13Verse 13. He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs. 14Verse 14. The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table. 15Verse 15. He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold. 16Verse 16. He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.

1Verse 1. Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: 2Verse 2. “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” 3Verse 3. Can two walk together without agreeing where to go? 4Verse 4. Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing? 5Verse 5. Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch? 6Verse 6. If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it? 7Verse 7. Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. 8Verse 8. The lion has roared — who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken — who will not prophesy? 9Verse 9. Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.” 10Verse 10. “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.” 11Verse 11. Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.” 12Verse 12. This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.