Obadiah 1, Galatians 5 - 6, Psalm 135

Edom Will Be Brought Down

1The vision of Obadiah. Thus says Lord ¹Yahweh concerning ^aEdom— ^bWe have heard a report from Yahweh,And an ^cenvoy has been sent among the nations saying,“^dArise! And let us arise against her for battle”—

Christ Set Us Free

5¹^,^aIt was for freedom that Christ set us free. Therefore, ^bstand firm and do not be subject again to a ^cyoke of slavery.

²Behold I, ^aPaul, say to you that if you receive ^bcircumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you. ³And I ^atestify again to every man who receives ^bcircumcision, that he is under obligation to ^ckeep the whole Law. ⁴You have been ¹severed from Christ, you who are being justified by law; you have ^afallen from grace! ⁵For we ¹through the Spirit, ²by faith, are ^aeagerly waiting for the hope of righteousness. ⁶For in ^aChrist Jesus ^bneither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but ^cfaith working through love.

⁷You were ^arunning well; who hindered you from ¹obeying the truth? ⁸This persuasion is not from ^aHim who calls you. ⁹^aA little leaven leavens the whole lump. ¹⁰^aI have confidence ¹in you in the Lord that you ^bwill adopt no other view. But the one who is ^cdisturbing you will bear his judgment, whoever he is. ¹¹But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still ^apersecuted? Then ^bthe stumbling block of the cross would have been abolished. ¹²I wish that ^athose who are upsetting you would even ¹^,^bmutilate themselves.

¹³For you were called to ^afreedom, brothers; ^bonly do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love ^cserve one another. ¹⁴For ^athe whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “^bYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.” ¹⁵But if you ^abite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.

Walk by the Spirit

¹⁶But I say, ^awalk by the Spirit and you will not carry out ^bthe desire of the flesh. ¹⁷For ^athe flesh ¹sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, ^bso that you do not do the things that you want. ¹⁸But if you are ^aled by the Spirit, ^byou are not under the Law. ¹⁹Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: ^asexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, ²⁰idolatry, ^asorcery, enmities, ^bstrife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, ^cselfish ambition, dissensions, ¹^,^dfactions, ²¹envying, ^adrunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not ^binherit the kingdom of God. ²²But ^athe fruit of the Spirit is ^blove, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness, ^aself-control. Against such things ^bthere is no law. ²⁴Now those who ¹belong to ^aChrist Jesus ^bcrucified the flesh with its passions and ^cdesires.

²⁵If we live by the Spirit, let us also ¹walk in step with ^athe Spirit. ²⁶Let us not become those with ^avain glory, challenging one another, envying one another.

Bear One Another’s Burdens

6^aBrothers, even if ¹anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are ^bspiritual, ^crestore such a one ^din a spirit of gentleness, each of you looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted. ²^aBear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill ^bthe law of Christ. ³For ^aif anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. ⁴But each one must ^aexamine his own work, and then he will have reason for ^bboasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another. ⁵For ^aeach one will bear his own load.

⁶^aAnd the one who is instructed in ^bthe word is to share in all good things with the one who instructs him. ⁷^aDo not be deceived, ^bGod is not mocked, for ^cwhatever a man sows, this he will also reap. ⁸^aFor the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap ^bcorruption, but ^cthe one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. ⁹^aAnd let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we ^bdo not grow weary. ¹⁰So then, ¹^,^awhile we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the ^bhousehold of ^cthe faith.

¹¹See with what large letters I ¹am writing to you ^awith my own hand! ¹²As many as are wanting ^ato make a good showing in the flesh, these are trying to ^bcompel you to be circumcised, simply so that they ^cwill not be persecuted ¹for the cross of Christ. ¹³For those who ¹are circumcised do not even ^akeep ²the Law themselves, but they want to have you circumcised so that they may ^bboast in your flesh. ¹⁴But ^amay it never be that I would boast, ^bexcept in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^cthrough ¹which the world has been crucified to me, and ^dI to the world. ¹⁵For ^aneither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a ^bnew ¹creation. ¹⁶And those who will ¹walk in step with this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the ^aIsrael of God.

¹⁷From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the ^amarks of Jesus.

¹⁸^aThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be ^bwith your spirit, ^cbrothers. Amen.

O Yahweh, Your Name Is Everlasting

135¹^,^aPraise Yah!Praise the name of Yahweh;Praise Him, O ^bslaves of Yahweh,²You who stand in the house of Yahweh,In the ^acourts of the house of our God!³¹Praise Yah, for ^aYahweh is good;^bSing praises to His name, ^cfor it is lovely.⁴For Yah has ^achosen Jacob for Himself,Israel for His ¹^,^btreasured possession.⁵For I know that ^aYahweh is greatAnd that our Lord is greater ^bthan all gods.⁶^aWhatever Yahweh pleases, He does,In heaven and on earth, in the seas and in all deeps.⁷The One who ^acauses the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;Who ^bmakes lightnings for the rain,Who ^cbrings forth the wind from His storehouses.⁸¹He ^astruck the firstborn of Egypt,From man to beast.⁹¹He sent ^asigns and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,Amongst ^bPharaoh and all his slaves.¹⁰¹^,^aHe ^bstruck many nationsAnd slew mighty kings,¹¹^aSihon, king of the Amorites,And ^bOg, king of Bashan,And ^call the kingdoms of Canaan;¹²And He ^agave their land as an inheritance,An inheritance to Israel His people.¹³O Yahweh, Your ^aname is everlasting,O Yahweh, Your ¹remembrance is ²from generation to generation.¹⁴For Yahweh will ^arender justice for His peopleAnd ^bwill give comfort to His slaves.¹⁵The ^aidols of the nations are silver and gold,The work of man’s hands.¹⁶They have mouths, but they do not speak;They have eyes, but they do not see;¹⁷They have ears, but they do not hear,Surely, there is not any breath in their mouths.¹⁸Those who make them will be like them,All who trust in them.¹⁹O house of ^aIsrael, bless Yahweh;O house of Aaron, bless Yahweh;²⁰O house of Levi, bless Yahweh;You ^awho fear Yahweh, bless Yahweh.²¹Blessed be Yahweh ^afrom Zion,Who ^bdwells in Jerusalem.¹Praise Yah!