[Uucf-bible] From the Lectionary for Sept. 26, 2004

[RevRonRobinson at aol.com]

Hi all. Readings for discussion from the lectionary for Sept. 26, 2004. 
blessings,Ron
Jeremiah 32:1-15
32
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of King 
Zedekiah of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar. 2At that time 
the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and the prophet 
Jeremiah was confined in the court of the guard that was in the palace of the king of 
Judah, 3where King Zedekiah of Judah had confined him. Zedekiah had said, 
"Why do you prophesy and say: Thus says the LORD: I am going to give this city 
into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 4King Zedekiah of 
Judah shall not escape out of the hands of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be 
given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to 
face and see him eye to eye; 5and he shall take Zedekiah to Babylon, and there 
he shall remain until I attend to him, says the LORD; though you fight against 
the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed?" 6Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD 
came to me: 7Hanamel son of your uncle Shallum is going to come to you and say, 
"Buy my field that is at Anathoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is 
yours." 8Then my cousin Hanamel came to me in the court of the guard, in 
accordance with the word of the LORD, and said to me, "Buy my field that is at 
Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is 
yours; buy it for yourself." Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. 
9And I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and weighed out the 
money to him, seventeen shekels of silver. 10I signed the deed, sealed it, got 
witnesses, and weighed the money on scales. 11Then I took the sealed deed of 
purchase, containing the terms and conditions, and the open copy; 12and I gave 
the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, in the presence 
of my cousin Hanamel, in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of 
purchase, and in the presence of all the Judeans who were sitting in the court 
of the guard. 13In their presence I charged Baruch, saying, 14Thus says the 
LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, both this sealed deed of 
purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware jar, in order that 
they may last for a long time. 15For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of 
Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land. 
Luke 16:19-31
19 ‘There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who 
feasted sumptuously every day. 20And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, 
covered with sores, 21who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the 
rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores. 22The poor man 
died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also 
died and was buried. 23In Hades, where he was being tormented, he looked up and 
saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side. 24He called out, “Father 
Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water 
and cool my tongue; for I am in agony in these flames.” 25But Abraham said, “
Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, and 
Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in 
agony. 26Besides all this, between you and us a great chasm has been fixed, 
so that those who might want to pass from here to you cannot do so, and no one 
can cross from there to us.” 27He said, “Then, father, I beg you to send him 
to my father’s house— 28for I have five brothers—that he may warn them, so 
that they will not also come into this place of torment.” 29Abraham replied, “
They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.” 30He said, “No, 
father Abraham; but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.” 
31He said to him, “If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither 
will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.”’