Deu 31:19-29, Jos 24:24-29, 1Ch 29:1-20, Psa 71:18, 2Ti 2:2, Heb 11:4 | ESV | STEP | Now therefore write this song and teach it to the people of Israel . Put it in their mouths , that this song may be a witness for me against the people of Israel .

19 “Now therefore write ^athis song and ^bteach it to the people of Israel. Put it in their mouths, that this song may be ^ca witness for me against the people of Israel. 20 For when I have brought them into the land ^dflowing with milk and honey, which I swore to give to their fathers, and they have eaten and are full and ^egrown fat, ^fthey will turn to other gods and serve them, and ^gdespise me and ^hbreak my covenant. 21 And when many evils and troubles have come upon them, this song shall confront them as ⁱa witness (for it will live unforgotten in the mouths of their offspring). For ^jI know what they are inclined to do even today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore to give.” 22 So Moses wrote this song the same day and taught it to the people of Israel.

23 ^kAnd the Lord ^{▼▼Hebrew he} commissioned Joshua the son of Nun and said, ^m“Be strong and courageous, for you shall bring the people of Israel into the land that I swore to give them. ⁿI will be with you.”

24 When Moses had finished ^owriting the words of this law in a book to the very end, 25 Moses commanded ^pthe Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, 26 “Take this Book of the Law ^qand put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for ^ra witness against you. 27 For I know how rebellious and ^sstubborn you are. Behold, even today while I am yet alive with you, ^tyou have been rebellious against the Lord. How much more after my death! 28 Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak ^uthese words in their ears and ^vcall heaven and earth to witness against them. 29 For I know that after my death ^wyou will surely act corruptly and turn aside from the way that I have commanded you. And ^xin the days to come ^yevil will befall you, because you will do what is evil in the sight of the Lord, ^zprovoking him to anger through the work of your hands.”

Joshua 24:24-29

24 And the people said to Joshua, “The Lord our God we will serve, and his voice we will obey.” 25 So Joshua ^aamade a covenant with the people that day, and put in place ^abstatutes and rules for them at Shechem. 26 And Joshua ^acwrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And ^adhe took a large stone and set it up there ^aeunder the terebinth that was by the sanctuary of the Lord. 27 And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, ^afthis stone shall be a witness against us, for ^agit has heard all the words of the Lord that he spoke to us. Therefore it shall be a witness against you, lest you deal falsely with your God.” 28 So Joshua ^ahsent the people away, every man to his inheritance.

Joshua’s Death and Burial

29 ^aiAfter these things Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being 110 years old.

1 Chronicles 29:1-20

Offerings for the Temple

1 And David the king said to all the assembly, “Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is ^ajyoung and inexperienced, and the work is great, for ^akthe palace will not be for man but for the Lord God. 2 So I have provided for the house of my God, so far as I was able, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, and the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, besides great quantities of ^alonyx and stones for setting, antimony, colored stones, all sorts of precious stones and marble. 3 Moreover, in addition to all that I have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, and because of my devotion to the house of my God I give it to the house of my God: 4 ^am3,000 talents ^{▼▼A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms} of gold, of the gold of ^aoOphir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the house, ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew houses} 5 and for all the work to be done by craftsmen, gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of silver. Who then will offer willingly, consecrating himself ^{▼▼Or ordaining himself; Hebrew filling his hand} today to the Lord?”

6 Then ^arthe leaders of fathers’ houses made their freewill offerings, as did also the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and ^asthe officers over the king’s work. 7 They gave for the service of the house of God 5,000 talents and 10,000 ^atdarics ^{▼▼A daric was a coin weighing about 1/4 ounce or 8.5 grams} of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze and 100,000 talents of iron. 8 And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, in the care of ^avJehiel the Gershonite. 9 Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly, for with a ^awwhole heart they had offered freely to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.

David Prays in the Assembly

10 Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: ^ax“Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. 11 ^ayYours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. 12 ^azBoth riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. ^baIn your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. 13 And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.

14 “But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. 15 ^bbFor we are strangers before you and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are ^bclike a shadow, and there is no abiding. ^{▼▼Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew hope, or prospect} 16 O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a house for your holy name comes from your hand and is all your own. 17 I know, my God, ^bethat you test the heart and ^bfhave pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you. 18 O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts toward you. 19 ^bgGrant to Solomon my son a whole heart that he may keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, performing all, and that he may ^bhbuild the palace ^bifor which I have made provision.”

20 Then David said to all the assembly, ^bj“Bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, ^bkand bowed their heads and paid homage to the Lord and to the king.

Psalms 71:18

18 So even to ^blold age and gray hairs,
O God, ^bmdo not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might to another generation,
your power to all those to come.

2 Timothy 2:2

2 and ^bnwhat you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses ^boentrust to faithful men, ^{▼▼The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women, depending on the context} ^bqwho will be able to teach others also.

Hebrews 11:4

4 By faith ^brAbel offered to God ^bsa more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And ^btthrough his faith, though he died, he ^bustill speaks.