Tuesday in Season after Pentecost

Semicontinuous (Track 1)

FIRST READING

Genesis 24:11-27

Verse 11. As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water. Verse 12. “O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. Verse 13. Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. Verse 14. Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’— let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.” Verse 15. Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor. Verse 16. Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again. Verse 17. So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.” Verse 18. “Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink. Verse 19. After she had given him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels, until they have had enough to drink.” Verse 20. And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels. Verse 21. Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success. Verse 22. And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels. Verse 23. “Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?” Verse 24. She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.” Verse 25. Then she added, “We have plenty of straw and feed, as well as a place for you to spend the night.” Verse 26. Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD, Verse 27. saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”

PSALM

Psalm 113

Hallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD.

Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore.

From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.

The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.

Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?

He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth.

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump

to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.

He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!

Complementary (Track 2)

FIRST READING

Ruth 3:14-4:6

Text not available in the Berean Standard Bible.

PSALM

Psalm 94

O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.

Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.

How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?

They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.

They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.

They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.

They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”

Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?

He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?

He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?

The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.

Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,

to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.

Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?

Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.

When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.

Can a corrupt throne be Your ally — one devising mischief by decree?

They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.

He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.

SECOND READING

1 Timothy 5:9-16

Verse 9. A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, faithful to her husband, Verse 10. and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work. Verse 11. But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry, Verse 12. and thus will incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith. Verse 13. At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention. Verse 14. So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander. Verse 15. For some have already turned aside to follow Satan. Verse 16. If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.