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“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS SEPTEMBER 2024

TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006

Date Hymns Reading Comments
09/02/24 TLH 26/LSB 797 Isaiah 30 The Lord judges His people for their reliance on Egypt for deliverance. This trust in human power is yet another act of rebellion against the Lord. The Lord Himself will deliver His people in His own good time.
09/03/24 TLH 25 Isaiah 31 Trust not in horses and in chariots, but trust in the Lord. Trust not in idols made with human hands, but trust in the Lord.
09/04/24 TLH 345 Isaiah 32 The Lord will deliver His people by sending them a just and righteous King. Jerusalem will be destroyed, but later the Lord will redeem His people and they will live in peace and security.
09/05/24 TLH 469/LSB 648 Isaiah 33 At the appointed time, Assyria will face the judgment of the Lord. The Lord will save His people.
09/06/24 TLH 172/LSB 450 Isaiah 34 The Lord will judge the nations. We would have every reason to be terrified of the judgment of the Lord, but Jesus Christ has accomplished our redemption.
09/07/24 TLH 188 Isaiah 35 The Lord will save His exiled people and will lead them back to their homeland with joy. The Lord will fulfill these joyful promises primarily through the redemption accomplished by the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
09/09/24 LSB 616 1 Samuel 13 Saul leads the Israelites in battle against the Philistines, who vastly outnumber the Israelites. Since Samuel is delayed, Saul takes it upon himself to offer an unlawful sacrifice. Samuel rebukes Saul for disobeying the Lord and informs him that because of his unfaithfulness, his reign over Israel will not continue.
09/10/24 TLH 658/LSB 662 1 Samuel 14 Jonathan, the son of Saul, defeats the Philistines. Saul swears a reckless oath, nearly resulting in the death of Jonathan. Saul fights against the various enemies of Israel throughout his life.
09/11/24 TLH 552/LSB 878 1 Samuel 15 Saul disobeys the instructions of the Lord, and Samuel rebukes him. The Lord rejects Saul, promising through Samuel to give the kingdom of Israel to a different king.
09/12/24 WS 747/LSB 817 1 Samuel 16 The Lord sends Samuel to Jesse of Bethlehem to anoint one of his sons as the new king of Israel. Contrary to the expectation of Samuel, the Lord selects David, the youngest son of Jesse, to be king. When an evil spirit afflicts Saul, Saul appoints David to play the lyre, thereby driving the spirit away from him.
09/13/24 TLH 451/LSB 660 1 Samuel 17 The giant Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, challenges the Israelites to send any man to fight him in order to settle the conflict between the Philistines and the Israelites. David volunteers to fight Goliath, trusting in the Lord to deliver him.
09/14/24 TLH 371/LSB 563 Isaiah 50 The Lord invites His chosen people to believe His promises of deliverance. The suffering Servant, Jesus Christ, appears in order to accomplish salvation for all people.
09/16/24 TLH 659/LSB 774 Genesis 42 Ten of the brothers of Joseph travel to Egypt in order to buy grain during the famine. Joseph tests his brothers.
09/17/24 TLH 14/LSB 791 Genesis 43 Joseph’s brothers, including Benjamin, travel to Egypt in order to buy more grain. Joseph feasts with his brothers.
09/18/24 TLH 383/LSB 557 Genesis 44 Joseph tests his brothers. Judah sacrifices himself to protect Benjamin.
09/19/24 TLH 660/LSB 748 Genesis 45 Joseph reveals himself to his brothers. Pharaoh invites the brothers of Joseph to bring their households and to settle in Egypt.
09/20/24 WS 767/LSB 646 Genesis 46 Israel and all of his descendants travel to Egypt. Joseph and his father Israel are reunited.
09/21/24 LSB 813 Genesis 47 Israel and his children settle in the land of Goshen. On behalf of Pharaoh, Joseph sells food to the Egyptians. Joseph promises to have Israel buried in the land of Canaan.
09/23/24 WS 800/LSB 922 Genesis 48 Before his death, Israel blesses Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph.
09/24/24 TLH 105/LSB 389 Genesis 49 Israel blesses his sons. Israel commands his sons to bury him in the cave of Machpelah. Israel dies.
09/25/24 TLH 425/LSB 732 1 Samuel 18 Jonathan, the son of Saul, makes a covenant with David. The Lord blesses the leadership of David, and David becomes popular among the people. Saul becomes jealous of the popularity of David, attempting to kill David. David marries Michal, the daughter of Saul.
09/26/24 LSB 735 1 Samuel 19 Saul plots to kill David. Jonathan and Michal protect David.
09/27/24 TLH 590/LSB 755 1 Samuel 20 David and Jonathan arrange a signal by which Jonathan lets David know whether or not his life is in danger.
09/28/24 TLH 527/LSB 757 Numbers 11 The children of Israel complain about the food that the Lord has provided. Moses complains about the burden of leading a rebellious people. The Lord appoints elders to assist Moses. The Lord punishes the children of Israel with a plague.
09/30/24 TLH 29 1 Samuel 21 In a case of necessity, Ahimelech the priest gives holy bread to David and to his companions to eat. David flees to Gath and pretends to be insane.

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