Read Scripture In A Year: July 7

Passage 1: 1 Samuel 19

(1Sa 19:1) Then Saul spake to Ionathan his sonne, and to all his seruantes, that they shoulde kill Dauid: but Ionathan Sauls sonne had a great fauour to Dauid.

(Notes Reference) And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should (a) kill David.

(a) Before Saul sought David's life secretly, but now his hypocrisy grows to open cruelty.

(1Sa 19:2) And Ionathan told Dauid, saying, Saul my father goeth about to slay thee: nowe therefore, I pray thee, take heede vnto thy selfe vnto the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thy selfe.

(1Sa 19:3) And I will go out, and stand by my father in the fielde where thou art, and will commune with my father of thee, and I will see what he sayth, and will tell thee.

(Notes Reference) And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou (b) [art], and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.

(b) That I may warn you what to do.

(1Sa 19:4) And Ionathan spake good of Dauid vnto Saul his father, and said vnto him, Let not the King sinne against his seruat, against Dauid: for he hath not sinned against thee, but his works haue bene to thee very good.

(1Sa 19:5) For he did put his life in daunger, and slew the Philistim, and the Lord wrought a great saluation for al Israel: thou sawest it, and thou reioycedst: wherefore then wilt thou sinne against innocent blood, and slay Dauid without a cause?

(1Sa 19:6) Then Saul hearkened vnto the voyce of Ionathan, and Saul sware, As the Lord liueth, he shall not dye.

(Notes Reference) And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul (c) sware, [As] the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.

(1Sa 19:7) So Ionathan called Dauid, and Ionathan shewed him all those words, and Ionathan brought Dauid to Saul, and hee was in his presence as in times past.

(1Sa 19:8) Againe the warre began, and Dauid went out and fought with the Philistims, and slew them with a great slaughter, and they fled from him.

(1Sa 19:9) And the euill spirit of the Lord was vpon Saul, as hee sate in his house hauing his speare in his hand, and Dauid played with his hand.

(Notes Reference) And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David (d) played with [his] hand.

(d) He played on his harp to appease the rage of the evil spirit, (1Sa 16:23).

(1Sa 19:10) And Saul intended to smite Dauid to the wall with the speare: but hee turned aside out of Sauls presence, and he smote the speare against the wall: but Dauid fled, and escaped the same night.

(1Sa 19:11) Saul also sent messengers vnto Dauids house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal Dauids wife told it him, saying, If thou saue not thy selfe this night, to morowe thou shalt be slayne.

(1Sa 19:12) So Michal let Dauid downe through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

(Notes Reference) So Michal (e) let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

(e) Thus God moved both the son and daughter of this tyrant to favour David against their father.

(1Sa 19:13) Then Michal tooke an image, and layde it in the bed, and put a pillow stuffed with goates heare vnder the head of it, and couered it with a cloth.

(1Sa 19:14) And when Saul sent messengers to take Dauid, she sayd, He is sicke.

(1Sa 19:15) And Saul sent the messengers againe to see Dauid, saying, Bring him to me in the bed, that I may slay him.

(Notes Reference) And Saul sent the messengers [again] to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the (f) bed, that I may slay him.

(f) Behold, how the tyrants to accomplish their rage, neither regard oath nor friendship, God nor man.

(1Sa 19:16) And when the messengers were come in, behold, an image was in the bed, with a pillow of goates heare vnder the head of it.

(1Sa 19:17) And Saul said vnto Michal, Why hast thou mocked me so, and sent away mine enemie, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said vnto me, Let me go, or els I will kill thee.

(1Sa 19:18) So Dauid fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him: and he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.

(Notes Reference) So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in (g) Naioth.

(g) Naioth was a school where the word of God was studied, near Ramah.

(1Sa 19:19) But one tolde Saul, saying, Beholde, Dauid is at Naioth in Ramah.

(1Sa 19:20) And Saul sent messengers to take Dauid: and when they sawe a company of Prophets prophecying, and Samuel standing as appoynted ouer them, the Spirit of God fell vpon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophecied.

(Notes Reference) And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing (h) [as] appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also (i) prophesied.

(h) Being their chief instructor.

(i) Changed their minds and praised God.

(1Sa 19:21) And when it was tolde Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophecied likewise: againe Saul sent the third messengers, and they prophecied also.

(1Sa 19:22) Then went he himselfe to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu, and he asked, and sayd, Where are Samuel and Dauid? and one sayd, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.

(1Sa 19:23) And he went thither, euen to Naioth in Ramah, and the Spirit of God came vpon him also, and he went prophecying vntill hee came to Naioth in Ramah.

(Notes Reference) And he (k) went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

(k) With a mind to persecute them.

(1Sa 19:24) And he stript off his clothes, and he prophesied also before Samuel, and fell downe naked all that day and all that night: therefore they say, Is Saul also among the Prophets?

(Notes Reference) And he stripped off his (l) clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay (m) down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, [Is] Saul also among the prophets?

(l) His kingly apparel.

(m) He humbled himself as others did.

Passage 2: Isaiah 63

(Isa 63:1) Who is this that commeth from Edom, with red garments from Bozrah? hee is glorious in his apparel and walketh in his great strength: I speake in righteousnesse, and am mightie to saue.

(Notes Reference) Who [is] this that cometh (a) from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this [that is] glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? (b) I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

(a) This prophecy is against the Idumeans and enemies who persecuted the Church, on whom God will take vengeance, and is here set forth all bloody after he has destroyed them in Bozrah, the chief city of the Idumeans: for these were their greatest enemies,and under the title of circumcision and the kindred of Abraham.

(b) God answers them that asked this question, "Who is this?" etc. and says "You see now performed in deed the vengeance which my prophets threatened."

(Isa 63:2) Wherefore is thine apparel red, and thy garments like him that treadeth in ye wine presse?

(Notes Reference) (c) Why [art thou] red in thy apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the wine press?

(Isa 63:3) I haue troden the wine presse alone, and of all people there was none with mee: for I will treade them in mine anger, and tread them vnder foote in my wrath, and their blood shalbe sprinkled vpon my garments, and I will staine all my raiment.

(Isa 63:4) For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the yeere of my redeemed is come.

(Notes Reference) For the day of vengeance [is] in my heart, and the (d) year of my redeemed is come.

(d) Showing that when God punishes his enemies, it is for the profit and deliverance of his Church.

(Isa 63:5) And I looked, and there was none to helpe, and I wondered that there was none to vpholde: therefore mine owne arme helped me, and my wrath it selfe sustained me.

(Notes Reference) And I looked, and [there was] none to help; and I wondered that [there was] none to uphold: therefore my own (e) arm brought salvation to me; and my fury, it upheld me.

(e) God shows that he has no need of man's help for the deliverance of his, and though men refuse to do their duty through negligence and ingratitude, yet he himself will deliver his Church, and punish the enemies, (Isa 59:16).

(Isa 63:6) Therefore I wil tread downe the people in my wrath, and make them drunken in mine indignation, and wil bring downe their strength to the earth.

(Notes Reference) And I will tread down the people in my anger, and make them (f) drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.

(f) I will so astonish them and make them so giddy that they will not know which way to go.

(Isa 63:7) I wil remember the mercies of the Lord and the prayses of the Lord according vnto all that the Lord hath giuen vs, and for the great goodnesse toward the house of Israel, which hee hath giuen them according to his tender loue, and according to his great mercies.

(Notes Reference) I will (g) mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, [and] the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

(g) The prophet speaks this to move the people to remember God's benefits in times past, that they may be confirmed in their troubles.

(Isa 63:8) For he saide, Surely they are my people, children that wil not lie: so he was their Sauiour.

(Notes Reference) For he said, Surely they [are] my (h) people, children [that] will not lie: so he was their Saviour.

(h) For I chose them to be mine, that they should be holy, and not deceive my expectation.

(Isa 63:9) In all their troubles he was troubled, and the Angel of his presence saued them: in his loue and in his mercie he redeemed them, and he bare them and caried them alwayes continually.

(Notes Reference) In all their affliction he was (i) afflicted, and the angel (k) of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of old.

(i) He bore their afflictions and griefs as though they had been his own.

(k) Which was a witness of God's presence, and this may be referred to Christ, to whom belongs the office of salvation.

(Isa 63:10) But they rebelled and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore was hee turned to be their enemie and he fought against them.

(Isa 63:11) Then he remembred the olde time of Moses and his people, saying, Where is hee that brought them vp out of the Sea with the shepheard of his sheepe? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?

(Notes Reference) Then he (l) remembered the days of old, Moses, [and] his people, [saying], Where [is] he that brought them out of the sea with the (m) shepherd of his flock? where [is] he that put his Holy Spirit within (n) him?

(l) That is, the people of Israel being afflicted, called to mind God's benefits, which he had bestowed on their fathers in times past.

(m) Meaning, Moses.

(n) That is, in Moses that he might well govern the people: some refer this giving of the spirit to the people.

(Isa 63:12) He led them by the right hand of Moses with his owne glorious arme, deuiding the water before them, to make himselfe an euerlasting Name.

(Isa 63:13) Hee led them through the deepe, as an horse in the wildernesse, that they should not stumble,

(Notes Reference) That led them through the deep, as an (o) horse in the wilderness, [that] they should not stumble?

(o) Peaceably and gentle, as a horse is led to his pasture.

(Isa 63:14) As the beast goeth downe into the valley, the Spirite of the Lord gaue them rest: so diddest thou leade thy people, to make thy selfe a glorious Name.

(Isa 63:15) Looke downe from heauen, and beholde from the dwelling place of thine holines, and of thy glory. Where is thy zeale and thy strength, the multitude of thy mercies, and of thy compassions? they are restrained from me.

(Notes Reference) (p) Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where [is] thy (q) zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they (r) restrained?

(p) Having declared God's benefits showed to their forefathers, he turned himself to God by prayer, desiring him to continue the same graces toward them.

(q) Your great affection, which you bore for us.

(r) Meaning, from the whole body of the Church.

(Isa 63:16) Doutles thou art our Father: though Abraham be ignorant of vs, and Israel knowe vs not, yet thou, O Lord, art our Father, and our redeemer: thy Name is for euer.

(Notes Reference) Doubtless thou [art] our father, though (s) Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, [art] our father, our redeemer; thy name [is] from everlasting.

(s) Though Abraham would refuse us to be his children, yet you will not refuse to be our father.

(Isa 63:17) O Lord, why hast thou made vs to erre from thy wayes? and hardened our heart from thy feare? Returne for thy seruants sake, and for the tribes of thine inheritance.

(Notes Reference) O LORD, why hast (t) thou made us to err from thy ways, [and] hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy (u) servants' sake, the tribes of thy inheritance.

(t) By taking away the Holy Spirit from us, by whom we were governed, and so for our ingratitude delivered us up to our own concupiscence, and punished sin by sin according to your just judgment.

(u) Meaning, for the covenant's sake made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob his servants.

(Isa 63:18) The people of thine holinesse haue possessed it, but a litle while: for our aduersaries haue troden downe thy Sanctuarie.

(Notes Reference) The people of thy holiness have possessed [it] but a little (x) while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

(x) That is, in respect to the promise, which is perpetual: even though they had now possessed the land of Canaan for 1400 years: and thus they lament, to move God rather to remember his covenant, than to punish their sins.

(Isa 63:19) We haue bene as they, ouer whome thou neuer barest rule, and vpon whom thy Name was not called.

Passage 3: Matthew 8

(Mat 8:1) Nowe when he was come downe from the mountaine, great multitudes followed him.

(Mat 8:2) And loe, there came a Leper and worshipped him, saying, Master, if thou wilt, thou canst make me cleane.

(Notes Reference) (1) And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

(1) Christ in healing the leprous with the touch of his hand, shows that he abhors no sinners that come unto him, be they ever so unclean.

(Mat 8:3) And Iesus putting foorth his hand, touched him, saying, I will, be thou cleane: and immediatly his leprosie was clensed.

(Mat 8:4) Then Iesus saide vnto him, See thou tell no man, but goe, and shewe thy selfe vnto the Priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a witnesse to them.

(Mat 8:5) When Iesus was entred into Capernaum, there came vnto him a Centurion, beseeching him,

(Notes Reference) (2) And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

(2) Christ by setting before them the example of the uncircumcised centurion and yet of an excellent faith, provokes the Jews to jealousy, and together forewarns them of their being cast off and the calling of the Gentiles.

(Mat 8:6) And saide, Master, my seruant lieth sicke at home of the palsie, and is grieuously pained.

(Mat 8:7) And Iesus saide vnto him, I will come and heale him.

(Mat 8:8) But the Centurion answered, saying, Master, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come vnder my roofe: but speake the worde onely, and my seruant shall be healed.

(Mat 8:9) For I am a man also vnder the authoritie of an other, and haue souldiers vnder me: and I say to one, Goe, and he goeth: and to another, Come, and he commeth: and to my seruant, Doe this, and he doeth it.

(Mat 8:10) When Iesus heard that, he marueiled, and said to them that folowed him, Verely, I say vnto you, I haue not found so great faith, euen in Israel.

(Mat 8:11) But I say vnto you, that many shall come from the East and West, and shall sit downe with Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob, in the kingdome of heauen.

(Notes Reference) And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall (a) sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

(a) A metaphor taken of banqueters, for they that sit down together are fellows in the banquet.

(Mat 8:12) And the children of the kingdome shall be cast out into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnashing of teeth.

(Notes Reference) But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into (b) outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

(b) Who are outside the kingdom: For in the kingdom is light, and outside the kingdom is darkness.

(Mat 8:13) Then Iesus saide vnto the Centurion, Goe thy way, and as thou hast beleeued, so be it vnto thee, And his seruant was healed the same houre.

(Mat 8:14) And when Iesus came to Peters house, he sawe his wiues mother layed downe, and sicke of a feuer.

(Notes Reference) (3) And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.

(3) Christ, in healing many diseases, shows that he was sent by his Father, that in him only we should seek remedy in all our miseries.

(Mat 8:15) And he touched her hande, and the feuer left her: so she arose, and ministred vnto them.

(Mat 8:16) When the Euen was come, they brought vnto him many that were possessed with deuils: and he cast out the spirits with his worde, and healed all that were sicke,

(Notes Reference) When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with [his] word, and healed (c) all that were sick:

(Mat 8:17) That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, saying, He tooke our infirmities, and bare our sickenesses.

(Mat 8:18) And when Iesus sawe great multitudes of people about him, he commanded them to goe ouer the water.

(Notes Reference) Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the (d) other side.

(d) For Capernaum was situated upon the lake of Tiberias.

(Mat 8:19) Then came there a certaine Scribe, and said vnto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoeuer thou goest.

(Notes Reference) (4) And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

(4) The true disciples of Christ must prepare themselves for all kinds of miseries.

(Mat 8:20) But Iesus saide vnto him, The foxes haue holes, and the birdes of the heauen haue nestes, but the Sonne of man hath not whereon to rest his head.

(Notes Reference) And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] (e) nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.

(e) Literally, "shades made with boughs".

(Mat 8:21) And another of his disciples saide vnto him, Master, suffer me first to goe, and burie my father.

(Notes Reference) (5) And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

(5) When God requires our labour, we must cease all our duty to men.

(Mat 8:22) But Iesus said vnto him, Followe me, and let the dead burie their dead.

(Mat 8:23) And when he was entred into ye ship, his disciples followed him.

(Notes Reference) (6) And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

(6) Although Christ often seems to neglect his own, even in most extreme dangers, yet in due time he calms all tempests, and brings his own to the haven.

(Mat 8:24) And beholde, there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the ship was couered with waues: but he was a sleepe.

(Mat 8:25) Then his disciples came, and awoke him, saying, Master, saue vs: we perish.

(Mat 8:26) And he said vnto them, Why are ye fearefull, O ye of litle faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea: and so there was a great calme.

(Mat 8:27) And the men marueiled, saying, What man is this, that both the windes and the sea obey him!

(Mat 8:28) And when he was come to the other side into ye countrey of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with deuils, which came out of the graues very fierce, so that no man might goe by that way.

(Notes Reference) (7) And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

(7) Christ came to deliver men from the miserable enslavement of Satan: but the world would rather go without Christ, than the vilest and least of their conveniences.

(Mat 8:29) And beholde, they cryed out, saying, Iesus the sonne of God, what haue we to do with thee? Art thou come hither to tormet vs before ye time?

(Mat 8:30) Nowe there was, afarre off from them, a great heard of swine feeding.

(Notes Reference) And there was (f) a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

(f) On a hill, as Mark and Luke witness: Now Gederah, as Josephus records, book seventeen chapter thirteen, lived after the order of the Greeks and therefore we must not be surprised if there were swine there.

(Mat 8:31) And the deuils besought him, saying, If thou cast vs out, suffer vs to goe into the heard of swine.

(Mat 8:32) And he said vnto them, Go. So they went out and departed into the heard of swine: and beholde, the whole heard of swine ranne headlong into the sea, and died in the water.

(Mat 8:33) Then the heardmen fled: and when they were come into the citie, they tolde all things, and what was become of them that were possessed with the deuils.

(Mat 8:34) And beholde, all ye citie came out to meete Iesus: and when they sawe him, they besought him to depart out of their coastes.

(Notes Reference) And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would (g) depart out of their coasts.

(g) Where men live as swine, there Christ does not abide, but demons.