Job 36 Psalm 27:1-6 Proverbs 27:10,14 Matthew 8:28-34 Mark 5:1-20 Luke 8:26-39 Audio Bible Reading

Elihu continues speaking, emphasizing God's greatness, justice, and omniscience. He asserts that God rewards the righteous, disciplines the wicked, and uses suffering to teach and restore people to righteousness. Elihu encourages Job to submit to God's discipline and repent, promising restoration and prosperity. He concludes by describing God's control over nature and His unparalleled wisdom and power.

Psalm 27:1-6
The Lord is my light and salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked advance against me, they will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, I will be confident. One thing I ask of the Lord: to dwell in His house all my life, to gaze on His beauty and seek Him in His temple. In trouble, He will keep me safe, hide me, and set me high upon a rock. My head will be exalted above enemies; I will offer joyful sacrifices and sing to the Lord.

Proverbs 27:10, 14
Proverbs 27:10: Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you—better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.

Proverbs 27:14: If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.

Matthew 8:28-34
Jesus arrives in the region of the Gadarenes and encounters two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. The demons recognize Jesus and beg Him to cast them into a herd of pigs. Jesus commands them to go, and the demons enter the pigs, which then rush into the lake and drown. The pig herders report this to the town, and the townspeople plead with Jesus to leave their region.

Mark 5:1-20
Jesus and His disciples cross the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. A man possessed by many demons meets Jesus. The demons, calling themselves Legion, beg not to be sent away but to enter a herd of pigs. Jesus permits this, and the pigs rush into the lake and drown. The townspeople, afraid and amazed, ask Jesus to leave. The healed man wants to follow Jesus, but Jesus instructs him to tell others about what the Lord has done for him.

Luke 8:26-39
Jesus and His disciples arrive in the region of the Gerasenes. A demon-possessed man meets them, and the demons, calling themselves Legion, beg Jesus not to send them into the Abyss but into a herd of pigs. Jesus consents, and the pigs rush into the lake and drown. The townspeople, frightened by these events, ask Jesus to leave. The healed man wants to accompany Jesus, but Jesus instructs him to return home and tell what God has done for him.