Posted by DSY on Sunday, February 27. 2022
2) Our Daily Bread for 27 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/27/the-joy-of-good-news
entitled The Joy of Good News
Isaiah 61:1-7
The Lord's Favor
1 (Ps 45:7; Isa 42:7) The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me
because the Lord has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor;
He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 (Isa 34:8; 57:18) to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn,
3 (Ps 45:7; 23:5) to preserve those who mourn in Zion,
to give to them beauty
for ashes,
the oil of joy
for mourning,
the garment of praise
for the spirit of heaviness,
that they might be called trees of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord,
that He might be glorified.
4 (Isa 58:12) They shall build the old ruins;
they shall raise up the former desolations,
and they shall repair the waste cities,
the desolations of many generations.
5( Isa 14:1-2) Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,
and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
6 (Ex 19:6; Isa 66:21) But you shall be named the priests of the Lord;
men shall call you the ministers of our God.
You shall eat the riches of the nations,
and in their glory you shall boast.
7 (Isa 40:2; Zec 9:12) Instead of your shame
you shall have double honor,
and instead of humiliation
they shall rejoice over their portion.
Therefore, in their land they shall possess a double portion;
everlasting joy shall be theirs.
The Lord's Anointed
1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me
to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the
brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
2 to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD,
and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
3 to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes,
the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise
for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees
of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former
desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many
generations.
5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,
and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you
the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles,
and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
7 For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice
in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double:
everlasting joy shall be unto them.
One evening in 1964, the Great Alaska earthquake shocked and writhed for more
than four minutes, registering a 9.2 magnitude. In Anchorage, whole city
blocks disappeared, leaving only massive craters and rubble. Through the dark,
terrifying night, news reporter Genie Chance stood at her microphone, passing
along messages to desperate people sitting by their radios: a husband working
in the bush heard that his wife was alive; distraught families heard that
their sons on a Boy Scout camping trip were okay; a couple heard that their
children had been found. The radio crackled with line after line of good news-pure joy amid the ruin.
This must have been something like what Israel felt when they heard these
words from the prophet Isaiah: "The Lord has anointed me to proclaim good
news to the poor" (61:1). As they looked over the wasteland of their
wrecked lives and grim future, Isaiah's clear voice brought good news
at the very moment when all seemed lost. God intended to "bind up the
brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives. . . . [To] rebuild
the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated" (vv. 1, 4).
In the midst of their terror, the people heard God's assuring promise,
His good news.
For us today, it's in Jesus that we hear God's good news-this is what
the word gospel means. Into our fears, pains, and failures, He delivers
good news. And our distress gives way to joy.
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
Where do you need to experience good news?
When has God's good news replaced your fear and worry with joy?
God, I need some good news. I hear bad news all the time.
I need to hear what You say about things. I need the joy You bring.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 1 A circle of Light
John 8:12
12 (Jn 12:35; Job 33:28; Isa 49:6)Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying,
"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me
shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life."
12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world:
he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness,
but shall have the light of life.
When Judy Garland stepped onstage, she filled the spotlight. Nothing was
illuminated but her face, and as she sang, her listeners had a sense of being
transported beyond themselves into the meaning of her song. The focus of
reality, at that moment, was "Judy", and everything else faded into the dim
recesses of the shadowed room. The spotlight brought her into sharp focus
as the center of attention, and all around her was darkness.
When the scriptures speaks of Jesus as "the light," the image is not
of thousands of blazing bulbs lighting up a football field for a night game.
Rather, he is like a hand-help lamp that throws a circle of light in the
immediate vicinity. such a lamp lights the path that a traveler will walk,
but lights it only one step at a time.
Jesus is the center of that circle of light. As we follow him, we share the
light, but he is always at center. Jesus Christ is the focal point,
and everything else fades into dim gray by comparison.
If we are to keep our lives illuminated, to have his light falling upon the
road we walk, we must stay close to him. Jesus does not hand the lamp
to us and suggest that we go the way he wants; he , the Light, leads,
and if we want to stay in the light, we follow.
Application
a) Have I ever tried to go my own way, apart from the Light?
What was the result?
b) How can this verse help me remember the importance of staying close
to Jesus?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Deut 30:19-20
19 (Dt 4:26; 30:1) I call heaven and earth to witnesses against you this day,
that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse.
Therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
20 (Dt 10:20; Ps 27:1) that you may love the Lord your God,
that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him,
for He is your life and the length of your days;
and that you may dwell in the land that the Lord
swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you,
that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:
therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
20 that thou mayest love the LORD thy God,
and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him:
for he is thy life, and the length of thy days:
that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD
sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Freeing Forgiveness
Ps 103:1-14
PSALMS 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
who heals all your diseases,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord does righteousness
and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the people of Israel.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He will not always accuse,
neither will He keep his anger forever.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He does not treat us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord gives compassion to those who fear Him.
14 For He knows how we are formed;
He remembers that we are dust.
Psalm 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul:
And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
Who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment
For all that are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses,
His acts unto the children of Israel.
8 The LORD is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide:
Neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins;
Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth,
So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children,
So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14 For he knoweth our frame;
He remembereth that we are dust.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 27 of the Month
a) Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
(
2 Cor 10:4-5
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5casting down imaginations, and every high thing
that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
)
b) Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Day 28 of the Month
a) Pray for new Canadians, that they will have opportunity to hear
and respond to the Gospel and place their faith in Jesus Christ.
(
John 5:24
24 (Jn 3:18; 1Jn 3:14; Jn 3:36) "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever
hears My word and believes in Him who sent
Me has eternal life and shall not come into condemnation,
but has passed from death into life."
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word,
and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
)
b) Pray for God's kingdom to come in the life of someone you
know today . (
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. "
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to Guide us.
Pray to the Lord and trust and obrey Him.
Pray to the Lord
"God, I need some good news. I hear bad news all the time.
I need to hear what You say about things. I need the joy You bring."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him that He is our Light.
Pray to the Lord and pray never to denounce Him.
Pray to the Lord and remember He is love.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Pray for new citizens to your country, that they will have opportunity to hear
and respond to the Gospel and place their faith in Jesus Christ.
Pray for God's kingdom to come in the life of someone you know today .
Pray that efforts to reach out with the Gospel in Turkey to university
teachers and students will be fruitful .
Posted by DSY on Sunday, February 27. 2022
Day 58, 27 Feb 2022
At calvarycommunity.ca, Pastor Paul Eisentrager spoke on How Does God Guide US?
a) His Word The Bible
Eph 2:10
10 (Eph 4:24; 2Co 5:17; Eph 1:4) For we are His workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, so that we should walk
in them.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works,
which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Psalm 32:8
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will instruct you and
teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye on you.
8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go:
I will guide thee with mine eye.
Psalm 119:105
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And a light unto my path.
b) compelling spirit
Acts 20:22
22 "Now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem,
not knowing what shall befall me there, "
22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem,
not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
Acts 13:2
2 (Ac 9:15; 2Ti 1:11) As they worshipped the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit
said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which
I have called them."
Philippians 2:13
13 (Heb 13:21; Ezr 1:5) For God is the One working in you,
both to will and to do His good pleasure.
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will
and to do of his good pleasure.
c) Counsel of Saints
Proverbs 15:22
22 (Pr 11:14; 20:18) Without counsel, purposes are disappointed,
but in the multitude of counselors they are established.
22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed:
But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
Proverbs 12:15
15 (Pr 16:2; 16:25) The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but he who listens to counsel is wise.
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes:
But he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Proverbs 19:2
2 (Pr 21:5; 29:20) Also, it is not good for the soul to be without knowledge,
and he who hastens with his feet sins.
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good;
And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Proverbs 3:5-6
5 (Ps 37:3; 37:5) Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 (1Ch 28:9; Pr 16:3; Jer 10:23) in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will direct your paths.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;
And lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him,
And he shall direct thy paths.
Decisions - Bible based, loving, God's Peace
Colossians 3:15
15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God, to which also you are called
in one body, rule in your hearts. And be thankful.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are
called in one body; and be ye thankful.
D) Common Sense
1 Cor 7:17
17 (1Co 4:17; 2Co 11:28) But as God has given to every man and as the Lord
has called every man, so let him walk. This I command in all churches.
17 But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every
one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
E) Circumstantial Signs
Proverbs 16:9
9 (Jer 10:23; Ps 37:23) A man's heart devises his way,
but the Lord directs his steps.
9 A man's heart deviseth his way:
But the LORD directeth his steps.
Ps 37:5
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Commit your way to the Lord;
trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; Trust also in him;
And he shall bring it to pass.
1) Numbers 6-9
NUMBERS 6
The Nazirite Vow
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Jdg 13:5; Am 2:11-12) Speak to the children of Israel and say to them:
When either a man or woman will make a hard vow, the vow of a Nazirite,
to separate themselves to the Lord,
3 (Lk 1:15; Lev 10:9; Jdg 13:14) he will separate himself from wine
and strong drink and will drink no vinegar of wine,
or vinegar of strong drink. Neither shall he drink any juice of grapes,
nor eat fresh or dry grapes.
4 (Nu 6:5) All the days of his separation he will eat nothing
that is made of the grapevine, from the seed to the skin.
5 (1Sa 1:11; Jdg 13:5) All the days of the vow of his separation no razor
will come on his head until the days are fulfilled in which he separates
himself to the Lord. He will be holy and will let the locks
of the hair of his head grow.
6 (Lev 19:28) All the days that he separates himself to the Lord he will
not approach a dead body.
7 (Nu 9:6; Lev 21:1-2) He will not defile himself for his father
or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister if they die
because the separation of his God is on his head.
8 All the days of his separation he is holy to the Lord.
9 (Nu 6:18; Lev 14:9) If any man dies very suddenly beside him,
and he has defiled his consecrated head, then he will shave his
head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day will he shave it.
10 (Lev 15:14; 15:29) On the eighth day he will bring two turtledoves
or two young pigeons to the priest, to the door of the tent of meeting.
11 And the priest will offer one as a sin offering and the other
as a burnt offering and make an atonement for him,
since he sinned because of the dead,
and will sanctify his head that same day.
12 (Lev 5:6) He will consecrate to the Lord the days of his separation
and bring a male lamb in its first year as a guilt offering.
But the previous days will be lost because his separation was defiled.
13 (Ac 21:26) This is the law of the Nazirite.
When the days of his separation are fulfilled, he will be brought
to the door of the tent of meeting.
14 (Lev 3:6; 4:32) And he will offer his offering to the Lord,
one male lamb a year old without blemish as a burnt offering,
one ewe lamb a year old without blemish as a sin offering,
one ram without blemish as a peace offering,
15 (Ex 29:2; Lev 2:4) a basket of unleavened bread,
loaves of fine flour mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil,
and their grain offering with their drink offerings.
16 The priest will bring them before the Lord and
will offer his sin offering and his burnt offering.
17 And he will offer the ram as a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord
with the basket of unleavened bread. The priest will offer also his grain
offering and his drink offering.
18 (Ac 21:24; Nu 6:9) The Nazirite will shave his consecrated head
at the door of the tent of meeting, and will take the hair from
his consecrated head and put it in the fire which is
under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.
19 (Lev 7:30; 1Sa 2:15) The priest will take the cooked shoulder of the ram,
and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer and will
put them on the hands of the Nazirite,
after he has shaved his consecrated hair.
20 (Ecc 9:7; Ex 29:27-28) And the priest will wave them as a wave offering
before the Lord. This is holy for the priest, with the breast waved
and the shoulder offered. And after that the Nazirite may drink wine.
21 This is the law of the Nazirite who has vowed to the Lord,
his offering for his separation, besides whatever else his hand
is able to provide. According to the vow which he spoke,
so he must do, according to the law of his separation.
The Priestly Blessing
22 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
23 (1Ch 23:13; Dt 21:5) Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying,
This is how you will bless the children of Israel, saying to them,
24 (Ps 121:4-7; 134:3) The Lord bless you
and keep you;
25 (Ps 31:16; 80:7) the Lord make His face to shine upon you,
and be gracious unto you;
26 (Ps 4:6; 29:11) the Lord lift His countenance upon you,
and give you peace.
27 (2Ch 7:14; Dt 28:10) They will put My name upon the children
of Israel, and I will bless them.
Numbers 6
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or
woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate
themselves unto the LORD:
[3] He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no
vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any
liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
[4] All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the
vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.
[5] All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no rasor come upon
his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself
unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his
head grow.
[6] All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at
no dead body.
[7] He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for
his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of
his God is upon his head.
[8] All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD.
[9] And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of
his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing,
on the seventh day shall he shave it.
[10] And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons,
to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
[11] And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other
for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by
the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.
[12] And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and
shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days
that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.
[13] And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation
are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation:
[14] And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first
year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first
year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for
peace offerings,
[15] And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil,
and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering,
and their drink offerings.
[16] And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his
sin offering, and his burnt offering:
[17] And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the
LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his
meat offering, and his drink offering.
[18] And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of
his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the
peace offerings.
[19] And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one
unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put
them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is
shaven:
[20] And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:
this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and
after that the Nazarite may drink wine.
[21] This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering
unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get:
according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his
separation.
[22] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[23] Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless
the children of Israel, saying unto them,
[24] The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
[25] The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
[26] The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
[27] And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will
bless them.
(Take the Lord seriously. His Blessings are plentiful
and his punishment is merciless.)
NUMBERS 7
Offerings at the Tabernacle's Dedication
1 (Lev 8:10-11) And it was on the day that Moses had fully set up
the tabernacle and anointed it and sanctified it and all its instruments,
both the altar and all its vessels, and anointed them, and sanctified them,
2 (Nu 1:4-16; 2Ch 35:8) that the leaders of Israel, heads of their
fathers' houses, who were the leaders of the tribes, and were over
them who were counted, made an offering.
3 And they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered wagons,
and twelve oxen, a wagon for two of the leaders, and for each one an ox.
And they brought them before the tabernacle.
4 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
5 Accept these things from them, that they may be used in the service
of the tent of meeting. Give them to the Levites, to each man according
to his service.
6 Moses took the wagons and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.
7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon,
according to their service.
8 And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari,
according to their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron
the priest.
9 (Nu 3:31; 2Sa 6:13) But to the sons of Kohath he gave none because
the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that they should
carry on their shoulders.
10 (2Ch 7:9; Dt 20:5) The leaders brought their dedication offerings
when the altar was anointed, and offered their offerings before the
altar.
11 The Lord said to Moses: They will offer their offering, each leader
on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
12 He that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon
the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah.
13 (Ex 30:13; 25:29) And his offering was one silver charger,
the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels,
(About 3 1/4 pounds, or 1.5 kilograms; and throughout this chapter.)
one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
(About 1 3/4 pounds, or 800 grams; and throughout this chapter.)
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour
mixed with oil as a grain offering;
14 one spoon of ten shekels
(About 4 ounces, or 115 grams; and throughout this chapter.)
of gold, full of incense;
15 one young bull, one ram,
and one male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
16 (Lev 4:23) one goat kid as a sin offering;
17 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
18 (Nu 1:8) On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar,
leader of Issachar, presented an offering.
19 He offered as his offering one silver charger,
the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels,
one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary,
both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil as a grain offering;
20 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
21 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year as
a burnt offering;
22 one goat kid as a sin offering;
23 (Lev 7:11-13) and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen,
five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.
24 (Nu 1:9) On the third day Eliab the son of Helon,
leader of the children of Zebulun, presented an offering.
25 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which
was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed
with oil as a grain offering;
26 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
27 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year
as a burnt offering;
28 one goat kid as a sin offering;
29 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
30 (Nu 1:5) On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur,
leader of the children of Reuben, presented an offering.
31 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was
one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour
mixed with oil as a grain offering;
32 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
33 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year
as a burnt offering;
34 one goat kid as a sin offering;
35 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
36 (Nu 1:6) On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,
leader of the children of Simeon, presented an offering.
37 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was
one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed
with oil as a grain offering;
38 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
39 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year,
as a burnt offering:
40 one goat kid as a sin offering;
41 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
42 (Nu 1:14; 2:14) On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel,
leader of the children of Gad, presented an offering.
43 (Lev 2:5; 14:10) And his offering was one silver charger,
the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels,
one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary,
both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
44 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
45 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in
its first year as a burnt offering;
46 one goat kid as a sin offering;
47 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
48 (Nu 1:10; 2:18) On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud,
leader of the children of Ephraim, presented an offering.
49 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was
one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour
mixed with oil as a grain offering;
50 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
51 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year
as a burnt offering;
52 one goat kid as a sin offering;
53 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
54 (Nu 1:10; 2:20) On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,
leader of the children of Manasseh, presented an offering.
55 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which
was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed
with oil as a grain offering;
56 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
57 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb
in its first year as a burnt offering;
58 one goat kid as a sin offering;
59 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
60 (Nu 1:11; 2:22) On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni,
leader of the children of Benjamin, presented an offering.
61 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of
which was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with
oil as a grain offering;
62 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
63 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year as a burnt
offering;
64 one goat kid as a sin offering;
65 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats,
and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Abidan
the son of Gideoni.
66 (Nu 1:12; 2:25) On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,
leader of the children of Dan, presented an offering.
67 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was
one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour
mixed with oil as a grain offering;
68 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
69 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year as
a burnt offering;
70 one goat kid as a sin offering;
71 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
72 (Nu 1:13; 2:27) On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Okran,
leader of the children of Asher, presented an offering.
73 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which
was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed
with oil as a grain offering;
74 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
75 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year
as a burnt offering;
76 one goat kid as a sin offering;
77 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Okran.
78 (Nu 1:15; 2:29) On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan,
leader of the children of Naphtali, presented an offering.
79 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was
one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour
mixed with oil as a grain offering;
80 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
81 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year
as a burnt offering; 82one goat kid as a sin offering;
83 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
84 (Nu 7:10) This was the dedication of the altar,
in the day when it was anointed, by the leaders of Israel:
twelve silver plates, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold spoons,
85 each silver plate weighing one hundred and thirty shekels,
each bowl seventy. All the silver vessels weighed
two thousand four hundred shekels, (About 60 pounds, or 28 kilograms.)
according to the shekel of the sanctuary.
86 The gold spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels
apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. All the gold of the
spoons was one hundred and twenty shekels. (About 3 pounds, or 1.4 kilograms.)
87 All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bulls, twelve rams,
twelve male lambs in their first year, with their grain offering,
and twelve goat kids for a sin offering.
88 (Nu 7:1; 7:10) And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings
were 24 bulls, the rams sixty, the goats sixty, the one-year-old lambs sixty.
This was the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.
89 (Ps 80:1; Ex 33:9-11) And then Moses went into the tent of meeting
to speak with Him, and he heard the voice of One speaking to him from
the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony,
from between the two cherubim, and He spoke to him.
Numbers 7
[1] And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the
tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;
[2] That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who
were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered,
offered:
[3] And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and
twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and
they brought them before the tabernacle.
[4] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[5] Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of
the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man
according to his service.
[6] And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.
[7] Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to
their service:
[8] And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari,
according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the
priest.
[9] But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the
sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their
shoulders.
[10] And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it
was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.
[11] And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each
prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
[12] And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of
Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
[13] And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an
hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with
oil for a meat offering:
[14] One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense:
[15] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[16] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[17] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the
son of Amminadab.
[18] On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did
offer:
[19] He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was
an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil
for a meat offering:
[20] One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:
[21] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[22] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[23] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the
son of Zuar.
[24] On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of
Zebulun, did offer:
[25] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[26] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[27] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[28] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[29] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son
of Helon.
[30] On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of
Reuben, did offer:
[31] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and
thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[32] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[33] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[34] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[35] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son
of Shedeur.
[36] On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the
children of Simeon, did offer:
[37] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[38] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[39] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[40] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[41] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel the
son of Zurishaddai.
[42] On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of
Gad, offered:
[43] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and
thirty shekels, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[44] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[45] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[46] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[47] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the
son of Deuel.
[48] On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children
of Ephraim, offered:
[49] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[50] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[51] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[52] one kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[53] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the
son of Ammihud.
[54] On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the
children of Manasseh:
[55] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and
thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[56] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[57] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[58] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[59] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the
son of Pedahzur.
[60] On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of
Benjamin, offered:
[61] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[62] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[63] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[64] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[65] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son
of Gideoni.
[66] On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children
of Dan, offered:
[67] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[68] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[69] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[70] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[71] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer the
son of Ammishaddai.
[72] On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of
Asher, offered:
[73] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[74] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[75] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[76] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[77] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel the son
of Ocran.
[78] On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of
Naphtali, offered:
[79] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[80] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[81] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[82] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[83] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son
of Enan.
[84] This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed,
by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls,
twelve spoons of gold:
[85] Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each
bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred
shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
[86] The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels
apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an
hundred and twenty shekels.
[87] All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams
twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and
the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve.
[88] And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty
and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the
first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was
anointed.
[89] And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to
speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off
the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two
cherubims: and he spake unto him.
(Obedience is better than sacrifice)
NUMBERS 8
The Seven Lamps
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 25:37) Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you set up the lamps,
the seven lamps will give light before the lampstand.
3 Aaron did so. He lit the lamps before the lampstand,
as the Lord commanded Moses.
4 (Ex 25:9; 25:18) And this was the work of the lampstand:
hammered gold, to its shaft, to its flowers was beaten work.
According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses,
so he made the lampstand.
Consecrating the Levites
5 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them.
7 (Lev 8:6; Nu 19:13) Thus you will do to them to cleanse them: Splash
purifying water on them, and let them shave their whole body, and let
them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
8 (Lev 2:1) Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering,
also fine flour mixed with oil, and you will take another young bull
as a sin offering.
9 (Ex 40:12; Lev 8:3) You will bring the Levites
before the tent of meeting. And you will gather the whole assembly
of the children of Israel together.
10 (Lev 1:4; Ac 6:6) And you will bring the Levites before the Lord.
And the children of Israel will put their hands on the Levites.
11 (Lev 7:30) And Aaron will offer the Levites before the Lord as a
wave offering of the children of Israel, that they may do the service
of the Lord.
12 (Ex 29:10; Lev 1:4) The Levites will lay their hands on the heads
of the bulls, and you will offer one as a sin offering and the other
as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites.
13 (Nu 8:11; 8:21) You will set the Levites before Aaron and before his sons,
and offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.
14 (Nu 3:45) Thus will you separate the Levites
from among the children of Israel, and the Levites will be Mine.
15 (Nu 8:11; 8:13) And afterwards the Levites will go in to do
the service of the tent of meeting, and you will cleanse them
and offer them as a wave offering.
16 (Nu 3:12; 3:45) For they are completely set aside for Me
by the children of Israel. Instead of all who open the womb,
instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel,
I have taken them for Myself.
17 (Ex 13:2; Lk 2:23) For all the firstborn of the children of Israel
are Mine, both man and animal. On the day that I struck every firstborn
in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself.
18 I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn
of the children of Israel.
19 (Nu 1:53; 16:46) I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron
and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to serve
the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting
and to make an atonement for the children of Israel, so there
will be no plague among the children of Israel when the children
of Israel approach the sanctuary.
20 Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of
Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded
Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them.
21 (Nu 8:7; 8:11-13) The Levites cleansed themselves from sin,
and they washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave
offering before the Lord, and Aaron made an atonement
for them to cleanse them.
22 And after that the Levites went in to do their service
in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons.
As the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
23 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
24 (Nu 4:3; 1Ch 23:3) This is what belongs to the Levites:
From twenty-five years old and older they will go in to do their
duty concerning the service of the tent of meeting.
25 And from the age of fifty years they will cease doing their duty
concerning its service and will serve no more.
26 (Nu 1:53) But they will minister with their brothers
in the tent of meeting, to attend to their needs, but will not do the work.
Thus you will do to the Levites concerning their duties.
Numbers 8
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the
seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
[3] And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the
candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
[4] And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft
thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the
pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
[5] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[6] Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
[7] And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of
purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash
their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
[8] Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine
flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin
offering.
[9] And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the
congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of
Israel together:
[10] And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of
Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:
[11] And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of
the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD.
[12] And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks:
and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt
offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.
[13] And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and
offer them for an offering unto the LORD.
[14] Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel:
and the Levites shall be mine.
[15] And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the
tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them
for an offering.
[16] For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel;
instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the
children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
[17] For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and
beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I
sanctified them for myself.
[18] And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of
Israel.
[19] And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from
among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in
the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the
children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel,
when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
[20] And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of
Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses
concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
[21] And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron
offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for
them to cleanse them.
[22] And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the
tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the
LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
[23] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[24] This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years
old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle
of the congregation:
[25] And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the
service thereof, and shall serve no more:
[26] But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the
congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou
do unto the Levites touching their charge.
NUMBERS 9
The Passover at Sinai
1 (Nu 1:1; Ex 40:2) And the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai,
in the first month of the second year after they came out
of the land of Egypt, saying:
2 (Lev 23:5; Dt 16:1-2) Let the children of Israel also keep the Passover
at its appointed time.
3 (Ex 12:6-11) On the fourteenth day of this month, at
you will keep it at its appointed time. According to all
its rites and according to all its ceremonies, you will keep it.
4 Moses spoke to the children of Israel, that they should keep the Passover.
5 (Jos 5:10) They kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month
at evening in the Wilderness of Sinai. According to all that
the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did.
6 (Ex 18:15; Nu 27:2) There were men who were unclean by
the dead body of a man, so they could not keep the Passover on that day,
and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day.
7 And those men said to him, "We are defiled by the dead body of a man.
Why are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the Lord
at its appointed time among the children of Israel?"
8 (Nu 27:5; Ps 85:8) And Moses said to them, "Stand still, and I will hear
what the Lord will command concerning you."
9 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
10 Speak to the children of Israel, saying: If any man of you or
of your posterity is unclean because of a dead body, or is far off
on a journey, he will still keep the Passover to the Lord.
11 (2Ch 30:2-15) The fourteenth day of the second month at evening
they will keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
12 (Ex 12:10; 12:46; 12:43) They will leave none of it until the morning,
nor break any of its bones. According to all the ordinances of the Passover
they will keep it.
13 (Ge 17:14; Ex 12:15) But the man who is ceremonially clean,
and is not on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover,
even the same person will be cut off from his people.
Because he did not bring the offering of the Lord at its appointed time,
that man will bear his sin.
14 (Ex 12:48-49; Lev 24:22) If a stranger will sojourn among you
and will keep the Passover to the Lord, according to the ordinance
of the Passover, and according to the manner of it, so he will do.
You will have one ordinance both for the resident alien
and for the natural born citizen of the land.
The Cloud and the Fire
15 (Ex 13:21; 40:34) And on the day that the tabernacle was erected,
the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony,
and at evening there was over the tabernacle the appearance of fire
until the morning.
16 (Ne 9:12) So it was always. The cloud covered it by day,
and the appearance of fire by night.
17 (Ex 40:36–38; Jn 10:9) When the cloud was lifted up from
over the tabernacle, then after it the children of Israel journeyed,
and in the place where the cloud settled,
there the children of Israel camped.
18 (1Co 10:1) At the commandment of the Lord the children of Israel
journeyed, and at the commandment of the Lord they camped. As long as
the cloud dwelt over the tabernacle they camped.
19 When the cloud remained many days over the tabernacle,
then the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord and did not journey.
20 When the cloud remained a few days over the tabernacle,
according to the commandment of the Lord they dwelt in their tents,
and according to the commandment of the Lord they journeyed.
21 When the cloud dwelt from evening until morning
and the cloud was lifted up in the morning,
then they journeyed. Whether it was by day or by night
that the cloud was lifted up, they journeyed.
22 (Ex 40:36-37) Whether it was two days, or a month,
or a long time that the cloud dwelt over the tabernacle,
the children of Israel dwelt in their tents and did not journey.
But when it was lifted up they journeyed.
23 (Nu 9:19) At the command of the Lord they camped,
and at the command of the Lord they journeyed.
They kept the charge of the Lord at the command
of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
Numbers 9
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first
month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt,
saying,
[2] Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed
season.
[3] In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his
appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the
ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.
[4] And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the
passover.
[5] And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at
even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded
Moses, so did the children of Israel.
[6] And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man,
that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before
Moses and before Aaron on that day:
[7] And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man:
wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in
his appointed season among the children of Israel?
[8] And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD
will command concerning you.
[9] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[10] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your
posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar
off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.
[11] The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and
eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
[12] They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it:
according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
[13] But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to
keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his
people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed
season, that man shall bear his sin.
[14] And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover
unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to
the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for
the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.
[15] And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the
tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon
the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.
[16] So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of
fire by night.
[17] And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that
the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode,
there the children of Israel pitched their tents.
[18] At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at
the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon
the tabernacle they rested in their tents.
[19] And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the
children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.
[20] And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle;
according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and
according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed.
[21] And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and
that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it
was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
[22] Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud
tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode
in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.
[23] At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the
commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at
the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
Posted by DSY on Saturday, February 26. 2022
Day 57, 26 Feb 2022
1) Numbers 4-5
NUMBERS 4
Duties of the Kohathites
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:
2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi,
after their families, by the house of their fathers,
3 (Nu 4:23) from thirty years old and older, even to fifty years old,
all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
4 (Nu 4:19) This will be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent
of meeting, concerning the holiest things.
5 (Mt 27:51; Heb 9:3) And when the camp sets out, Aaron will come,
and his sons, and they will take down the covering curtain,
and cover the ark of the testimony with it,
6 (Ex 25:13-15) and will put on it the covering of porpoise skins,
and will spread over it a cloth completely of blue, and will put in its poles.
7 (Lev 24:5-8) Upon the table of showbread they will spread a cloth of blue,
and put the dishes on it, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover
it, and the showbread will be on it.
8 And they will spread on them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with
a covering of porpoise skins, and will put in its poles.
9 (Ex 25:31-39) They will take a cloth of blue, and cover the lampstand
of the light, and its lamps, and its tongs, and its snuff dishes,
and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it.
10 And they will put it and all its vessels within
a covering of porpoise skins and will put it on a carrying pole.
11 Upon the golden altar they will spread a cloth of blue,
and cover it with a covering of porpoise skins, and will put in its poles.
12 (1Ch 9:29) And they will take all the instruments of ministry,
with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue,
and cover them with a covering of porpoise skins, and will put
them on a carrying pole.
13 And they will take away the ashes from the altar
and spread a purple cloth on it.
14 They shall put on it all the instruments with which they minister there,
the censers, the flesh hooks, the shovels, the basins, all the utensils
of the altar. And they will spread on it a covering of porpoise skins
and insert its poles.
15 (2Sa 6:6-7; Nu 7:9) When Aaron and his sons have finished covering
the sanctuary, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, as the camp
is to set out, after that, the sons of Kohath will come to carry it.
But they will not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things
are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.
16 (Ex 25:6; Lev 24:2) To the office of Eleazar, Aaron the priest's son,
pertains the oil for the light, and the sweet incense,
and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil,
and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it,
in the sanctuary, and in the instruments thereof.
17 The Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:
18 Do not cut the tribe of the families of the Kohathites
from among the Levites.
19 But do this to them, that they may live and not die, when they approach
the most holy things. Aaron and his sons will go in, and appoint each one
to his service and to his burden.
20 (Ex 19:21; 1Sa 6:19) But they will not go in to see when the holy things
are covered, lest they die.
Duties of the Gershonites
21 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
22 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses
of their fathers, by their families.
23 (Nu 4:3) From thirty years old and older to fifty years old
you will number them, all that enter in to perform the service,
to do the work in the tent of meeting.
24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve,
and to work.
25 (Ex 26:14; Nu 3:25-26) And they will carry the curtains
of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering,
and the covering of the porpoise skins that is on it,
and the hanging for the door of the tent of meeting,
26 and the hangings of the courtyard,
and the hanging for the opening of the gate of the courtyard,
which is by the tabernacle and by the altar all around,
and their cords, and all the instruments of their service,
and all that is made for them. So they will serve.
27 At the appointment of Aaron and his sons will be all
the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens,
and in all their service. And you shall assign to them all their tasks as their duty.
28 (Nu 4:33) This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon
in the tent of meeting. And their charge will be under the hand of Ithamar
the son of Aaron the priest.
Duties of the Merarites
29 As for the sons of Merari, you will number them by their families,
by the house of their fathers.
30 (Nu 4:3; 4:23) From thirty years old and older, even to fifty years old,
you will number them, everyone who enters into the service, to do the work
of the tent of meeting.
31 (Nu 3:36-37) This is the charge of their burden, according to all their
service in the tent of meeting. The boards of the tabernacle, and its bars
thereof, and its pillars, and its sockets,
32 (Ex 38:21) and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets,
and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all
their service, and by name you will list the instruments of the charge of
their burden.
33 (Nu 4:28) This is the service of the families of the sons of
according to all their service, in the tent of meeting,
under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
Census of the Levites
34 Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered
the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by the house of
their fathers,
35 (Nu 4:23; 1Ch 23:24) from thirty years old and older to fifty years old,
everyone who entered into the service, for the work in the tent of meeting.
36 And those who were numbered by their families were 2750.
37 These were the ones listed of the families of the Kohathites,
all who might do service in the tent of meeting, which Moses and Aaron
numbered according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
38 Those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families,
and by the house of their fathers,
39 from thirty years old and older to fifty years old, everyone who entered
into the service, for the work in the tent of meeting,
40 even those who were numbered of them, throughout their families,
by the house of their fathers, were two thousand six hundred and thirty.
41 These were the ones listed by the families of the sons of Gershon,
of all who might do service in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron
numbered according to the commandment of the Lord.
42 Those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari,
throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
43 from thirty years old and older to fifty years old, everyone who entered
into the service, for the work in the tent of meeting,
44 even those who were numbered by their families, were 3200.
45 These were the ones listed of the families of the sons of Merari,
whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word
of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
46 All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron,
and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families, and by the
house of their fathers,
47 (Nu 4:3) from thirty years old and older to fifty years old,
everyone who came to do the service of the ministry, and the service
of the work in the tent of meeting,
48 (Nu 3:39) even those who were numbered were 8580.
49 (Nu 4:15; 4:21) According to the commandment of the Lord
they were numbered by the hand of Moses,
each according to his service, and according to his burden.
Thus they were numbered by him, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Numbers 4
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
[2] Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
[3] From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that
enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
[4] This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the
congregation, about the most holy things:
[5] And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and
they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with
it:
[6] And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread
over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
[7] And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and
put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover
withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
[8] And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same
with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.
[9] And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the
light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil
vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:
[10] And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of
badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar.
[11] And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover
it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:
[12] And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they
minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them
with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar:
[13] And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple
cloth thereon:
[14] And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they
minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and
the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a
covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it.
[15] And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary,
and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after
that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any
holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath
in the tabernacle of the congregation.
[16] And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the
oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and
the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that
therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
[17] And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
[18] Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among
the Levites:
[19] But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they
approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and
appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:
[20] But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest
they die.
[21] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[22] Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of
their fathers, by their families;
[23] From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou
number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the
tabernacle of the congregation.
[24] This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and
for burdens:
[25] And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle
of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins
that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation,
[26] And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate
of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and
their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made
for them: so shall they serve.
[27] At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of
the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service:
and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
[28] This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the
tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of
Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
[29] As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families,
by the house of their fathers;
[30] From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou
number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the
tabernacle of the congregation.
[31] And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service
in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the
bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,
[32] And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their
pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their
service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their
burden.
[33] This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to
all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of
Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
[34] And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons
of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their
fathers,
[35] From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one
that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the
congregation:
[36] And those that were numbered of them by their families were two
thousand seven hundred and fifty.
[37] These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites,
all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses
and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of
Moses.
[38] And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their
families, and by the house of their fathers,
[39] From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one
that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the
congregation,
[40] Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by
the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
[41] These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of
Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation,
whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD.
[42] And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari,
throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
[43] From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one
that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the
congregation,
[44] Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three
thousand and two hundred.
[45] These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of
Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by
the hand of Moses.
[46] All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and
the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of
their fathers,
[47] From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one
that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden
in the tabernacle of the congregation,
[48] Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five
hundred and fourscore.
[49] According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand
of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden:
thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.
(THat is a large priesthood. Remember Christians belong
to a huge priesthood)
NUMBERS 5
The Unclean
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lev 13:46; 21:1) Command the children of Israel that they put out
of the camp every leper, and everyone who has a discharge, and whoever
is defiled by the dead.
3 (Lev 26:11-12; Dt 23:14) Both male and female you will put out.
You will put them outside the camp, so they do not defile their
camps in the midst of which I dwell.
4 The children of Israel did so, and put them outside the camp.
As the Lord spoke to Moses, so the children of Israel did.
Restitution for Wrongs
5 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
6 Tell the children of Israel: When a man or woman commits
any sin against another, acting unfaithfully against the Lord,
that person is guilty,
7 (Lev 5:5; 26:40; Jos 7:19) and shall confess his sin which
he has committed, and he will repay his offense with its principal,
and add to it one-fifth, and give it to him who was wronged.
8 (Lev 6:6-7; 7:7) But if the man has no relative to repay the offense to,
let the offense be repaid to the Lord, even to the priest, beside the ram
of the atonement, whereby an atonement will be made for him.
9 (Ex 29:28; Lev 6:17-18) Every offering of all the holy things
of the children of Israel, which they bring to the priest, will be his.
10 Every man's holy things will be his. Whatever any man gives the priest,
it will be his.
The Test for Adultery
11 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
12 (Nu 5:19-20) Speak to the children of Israel and say to them:
If any man's wife goes astray, and acts treacherously against him,
13 (Lev 18:20; 20:10) and a man lies with her carnally,
and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband,
and it is concealed though she has defiled herself,
and there is no witness against her, nor is she caught in the act,
14 (Pr 6:34; SS 8:6) and if the spirit of jealousy comes on him,
and he is jealous of his wife who has defiled herself, or if the spirit
of jealousy comes on him and he is jealous of his wife, though she has not
defiled herself,
15 (Eze 29:16; Lev 5:11) then the man shall bring his wife to the priest
and he shall bring her offering for her, a tenth of an ephah
(Likely about 3 1/2 pounds, or 1.6 kilograms.) of barley flour.
He shall pour no oil on it nor put frankincense on it,
for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembrance,
bringing iniquity to remembrance.
16 The priest will bring her near, and set her before the Lord.
17 And the priest will take holy water in an earthen vessel,
and the priest will take some of the dust that is on the floor
of the tabernacle and put it into the water.
18 And the priest will set the woman before the Lord,
and uncover the woman's head, and put the memorial offering in her hands,
which is the grain offering of jealousy, and the priest will have in his
hand the bitter water that causes the curse.
19 And the priest will charge her by an oath, and say to the woman,
"If no man has lain with you, and if you have not gone astray to
impurity with another instead of your husband,
be free from this bitter water that causes the curse.
20 But if you have gone astray to another instead of your husband,
and if you are defiled, and a man besides your husband has lain with you"-
21 (Jos 6:26; 1Sa 14:24) then the priest will charge the woman with
an oath of cursing, and the priest will say to the woman,
"The Lord make you a curse and an oath among your people,
when the Lord makes your thigh rot and your belly swell.
22 (Ps 109:18; Dt 27:15-26) And this water that causes
the curse will go into your bowels,
to make your belly swell and your thigh rot."
And the woman will say, "Amen, amen."
23 The priest will write these curses in a book,
and he will wash them out with the bitter water.
24 And he will cause the woman to drink the bitter water
that causes the curse. And the water that causes the curse
will enter into her and become bitter.
25 (Lev 8:27) Then the priest will take the grain offering
of jealousy out of the woman's hand and will wave the offering
before the Lord and offer it on the altar.
26 (Lev 2:2; 2:9) And the priest will take a handful of the offering,
the memorial portion, and burn it on the altar, and afterward will
cause the woman to drink the water.
27 (Jer 29:18; 42:18) When he has made her to drink the water,
then it will be that, if she is defiled and has acted treacherously
against her husband, the water that causes the curse will enter into her,
and become bitter, and her belly will swell, and her thigh will rot,
and the woman will be a curse among her people.
28 If the woman is not defiled, but is clean,
then she will be free and will conceive offspring.
29 (Nu 5:19; 5:12) This is the law of jealousies,
when a wife goes astray to another instead of her husband,
and is defiled,
30 or when the spirit of jealousy comes on him,
and he is jealous over his wife,
and will set the woman before the Lord,
and the priest will perform on her all this law.
31 Then the man will be guiltless from iniquity,
and this woman will bear her iniquity.
Numbers 5
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every
leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the
dead:
[3] Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put
them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.
[4] And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as
the LORD spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.
[5] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[6] Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any
sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be
guilty;
[7] Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall
recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the
fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed.
[8] But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the
trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, even to the priest; beside the ram of
the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him.
[9] And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel,
which they bring unto the priest, shall be his.
[10] And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth
the priest, it shall be his.
[11] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[12] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife
go aside, and commit a trespass against him,
[13] And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her
husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness
against her, neither she be taken with the manner;
[14] And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his
wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he
be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:
[15] Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring
her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall
pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of
jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
[16] And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD:
[17] And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the
dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put
it into the water:
[18] And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the
woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the
jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water
that causeth the curse:
[19] And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If
no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness
with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water
that causeth the curse:
[20] But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if
thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband:
[21] Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the
priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath
among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to
swell;
[22] And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make
thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen,
amen.
[23] And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot
them out with the bitter water:
[24] And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the
curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become
bitter.
[25] Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman's
hand, and shall wave the offering before the LORD, and offer it upon the
altar:
[26] And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial
thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to
drink the water.
[27] And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to
pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband,
that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become
bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman
shall be a curse among her people.
[28] And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free,
and shall conceive seed.
[29] This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another
instead of her husband, and is defiled;
[30] Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over
his wife, and shall set the woman before the LORD, and the priest shall
execute upon her all this law.
[31] Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall
bear her iniquity.
2) Our Daily Bread for 26 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/26/part-of-the-family-2
entitled Part of the Family
Ephesians 2:19-22
19 (Gal 6:10; Php 3:20) Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers
and foreigners, but are fellow citizens with the saints and members
of the household of God,
20 (Mt 16:18; Isa 28:16; Rev 21:14) having been built upon
the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself
being the chief cornerstone,
21 (1Co 3:16-17) in whom the entire building, tightly framed together,
grows into a holy temple in the Lord,
22 (1Co 3:16) in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling
place of God through the Spirit.
[19] Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but
fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
[20] And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus
Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
[21] In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy
temple in the Lord:
[22] In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through
the Spirit.
Downton Abbey was a popular British television drama that followed the
fictional Crawley family as they navigated a changing social structure
in early 1900s England. One of the key characters, Tom Branson, initially
worked as the family's chauffeur before shocking everyone by marrying the
youngest Crawley daughter. Following a period of exile, the young couple
returned to Downton Abbey and Tom became part of the family, gaining access
to rights and privileges he had been denied as an employee.
We were once considered "foreigners and strangers" (Ephesians 2:19) and
excluded from the rights given to those who are part of God's family. But
because of Jesus, all believers, regardless of their background,
are reconciled to God and called “members of his household” (v. 19).
Being a member of God's family brings incredible rights and privileges.
We can "approach God with freedom and confidence" (3:12) and enjoy unlimited,
unhindered access to God. We become part of a larger family, a community of
faith to support and encourage us (2:19-22). Members of God’s family have the
privilege of helping each other grasp the enormity
of God's lavish love (3:18).
Fear or doubt could easily make us feel like an outsider, keeping us from
fully accessing the benefits of being part of God’s family. But hear and
embrace once more the reality of God's free and generous
gifts of love (2:8-10) and bask in the wonder of being His.
By: Lisa M. Samra
Reflect & Pray
What are some other benefits of belonging to the household of God?
How might you approach God in confidence today?
Heavenly Father, thank You for welcoming me into
Your family as a child of God.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 7 Support System
Deut 33:27
27 (Ge 49:24; Ps 90:1-2) The eternal God is your refuge,
and underneath you are the everlasting arms;
He will drive out the enemy before you,
and will say, "Destroy them."
27 The eternal God is thy refuge,
And underneath are the everlasting arms:
And he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee;
And shall say, Destroy them.
Misty was only 4 when her parents divorced. Her dad moved away,
and the following summer she went with her grandparents to visit him
in his new apartment. In the swimming pool one afternoon, Grandpa stood
Misty on the side of the pool, held out his arm, and called, "Jump!"
But Misty, normally a little fish, suddenly seemed afraid of the water,
and stood trembling on the sidewalk shaking her head.
"Jump, Misty - I'll catch you!"
"Are you sure, Grandpa?"
"Of course I'm sure! Jump!"
But Misty wouldn't jump. Finally Grandpa, a bit irritated, said, "Misty, do
you think I Won't catch you? Do you think I'll just walk away?"
The tears spilled over, and Misty sobbed. "Daddy did!"
Human support systems often fail us. We disappoint those we love, and
are disappointed by them. People simply aren't there for us
when we need them most.
But God promises that with him things are different. He's always there,
always listening, always caring, always ready to support us.
"Underneath his everlasting arms".
Sometimes those arms reach out clothed in flesh, in the warm embrace
of a loved one. Sometimes they support us through the Word, sometimes through
the quiet peace that comes in prayer. Sometimes we are not aware of them
at all, but they still hold us up, supporting, surrounding, loving.
Underneath us are the everlasting arms.
Application
a) Have I ever felt abandoned by someone I loved and depended upon?
b) How have I experienced the faithfulness of God's "Everlasting arms"?
c) Now can this verse help me in times when I feel my supports have given way?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Is 48:15,17
15 I, even I, have spoken,
and I have called him;
I have brought him,
and his way will prosper.
17 (Ps 32:8; Isa 43:14) Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you to profit,
who leads you in the way you should go.
15 I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him:
I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel;
I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit,
which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Protection in Times of Trouble
Ps 91
PSALMS 91
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God in whom I trust."
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the hunter
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) He shall cover you with His feathers,
and under His wings you shall find protection;
His faithfulness shall be your shield and wall.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
nor of the arrow that flies by day;
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) nor of the pestilence that pursues in darkness,
nor of the destruction that strikes at noonday.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) A thousand may fall at your side
and ten thousand at your right hand,
but it shall not come near you.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Only with your eyes shall you behold
and see the reward of the wicked.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,
even the Most High, your dwelling,
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) there shall be no evil befall you,
neither shall any plague come near your tent;
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) for He shall give His angels charge over you
to guard you in all your ways.
12 They shall bear you up in their hands,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and adder;
the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
14 Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
and I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him
and show him My salvation.
Psalm 91
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress:
My God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
And from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust:
His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;
Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness;
Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand;
But it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold
And see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge,
Even the most High, thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee,
Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee,
To keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands,
Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder:
The young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:
I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him:
I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him,
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 26 of the Month
a) Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ (Matt 5:16
16 Let your light so shine before men that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
I) Pray for the leaders of Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut,
that God's Spirit would influence then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and ask Him how to make restitution.
Pray to the Lord
"Heavenly Father, thank You for welcoming me into
Your family as a child of God."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for being in His Everlasting arms.
Pray to the Lord and ask Him to lead you.
Pray to the Lord and pray to trust in Him always.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ
Pray for Ghaleb from Bahrain, who is ostracised by his family and harassed
at work for placing his faith in Christ .
Posted by DSY on Friday, February 25. 2022
Day 56, 25 Feb 2022
1) Numbers 2-3
NUMBERS 2
Tribes and Leaders by Armies
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:
2Every man of the children of Israel will camp by his own standard,
with the ensign of his father's house.
Facing the tent of meeting they will camp.
3 (Ru 4:20; 1Ch 2:10) On the east side toward the rising of the sun
the standard of the camp of Judah will camp throughout their armies,
and Nahshon the son of Amminadab will be captain of the children of Judah.
4 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 74600 .
5 (Nu 1:8; 7:18) Those who camp next to him will be the tribe of Issachar,
and Nethanel the son of Zuar will be captain of the children of Issachar.
6 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 54400 .
7 (Nu 1:9) Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon
will be captain of the children of Zebulun.
8 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 57400.
9 (Nu 10:14) All who were numbered throughout the armies
in the camp of Judah were one hundred and 86400. They will march out first.
10 (Nu 1:5) On the south side will be the standard of the camp of Reuben
according to their armies, and the captain of the children of Reuben
will be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
11 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 46500 .
12 (Nu 1:6) Those who camp by him will be the tribe of Simeon,
and the captain of the children of Simeon will be Shelumiel
the son of Zurishaddai.
13 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 59300 .
14 (Nu 1:14; 7:42) Then comes the tribe of Gad,
and the captain of the sons of Gad will be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
15 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 45650.
16 (Nu 10:18) All who were numbered in the camp of Reuben
were 151450, throughout their armies.
And they will set out in the second rank.
17 (Nu 10:21; 10:17) Then the tent of meeting will set out
with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camp.
As they camp, so they will set out, every man in his place by their standards.
18 (Nu 1:10; 10:22) On the west side will be the standard
of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies,
and the captain of the sons of Ephraim will be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
19 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 40500.
20 (Nu 1:10) By him will be the tribe of Manasseh,
and the captain of the children of Manasseh will be
Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
21 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 32200.
22 (Nu 1:11) Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the captain
of the sons of Benjamin will be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
23 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 35400.
24 (Nu 10:22) All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were 108100,
throughout their armies. And they will go out in the third rank.
25 (Nu 1:12) The standard of the camp of Dan will be on the north side
by their armies, and the captain of the children of Dan will be Ahiezer
the son of Ammishaddai.
26His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 62700.
27 (Nu 1:13) Those who camp by him will be the tribe of Asher,
and the captain of the children of Asher will be Pagiel the son of Okran.
28 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 41500.
29 (Nu 1:15) Then the tribe of Naphtali,
and the captain of the children of Naphtali will be Ahira the son of Enan.
30 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 53400 .
31 (Nu 10:25) All they who were numbered in the camp of Dan were 157600.
They will set out in the back with their standards.
32 (Nu 1:46; Ex 38:26) These are those who were numbered of the children
of Israel by the house of their fathers. All those who were numbered
of the camps throughout their hosts were 603550.
33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel,
as the Lord commanded Moses.
34 (Nu 24:2; 24:5-6) The children of Israel did according to all
that the Lord commanded Moses. So they camped by their standards,
and so they set out, each one after his family,
according to their fathers' houses.
Numbers 2
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
[2] Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard,
with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the
congregation shall they pitch.
[3] And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the
standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the
son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
[4] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and
fourteen thousand and six hundred.
[5] And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar:
and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
[6] And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four
thousand and four hundred.
[7] Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain
of the children of Zebulun.
[8] And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven
thousand and four hundred.
[9] All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and
fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their
armies. These shall first set forth.
[10] On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according
to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur
the son of Shedeur.
[11] And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six
thousand and five hundred.
[12] And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the
captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
[13] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine
thousand and three hundred.
[14] Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be
Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
[15] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five
thousand and six hundred and fifty.
[16] All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand
and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their
armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.
[17] Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp
of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set
forward, every man in his place by their standards.
[18] On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according
to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama
the son of Ammihud.
[19] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand
and five hundred.
[20] And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the
children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
[21] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two
thousand and two hundred.
[22] Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin
shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
[23] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and
five thousand and four hundred.
[24] All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand
and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall
go forward in the third rank.
[25] The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their
armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of
Ammishaddai.
[26] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and
two thousand and seven hundred.
[27] And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the
captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
[28] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one
thousand and five hundred.
[29] Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali
shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
[30] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and
three thousand and four hundred.
[31] All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand
and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with
their standards.
[32] These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the
house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout
their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred
and fifty.
[33] But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the
LORD commanded Moses.
[34] And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded
Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every
one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.
(600000 + a nation, no wonder Egypt felt overran)
NUMBERS 3
The Sons of Aaron
1 (Ex 6:20) These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses
in the day that the Lord spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.
2 (Ex 6:23; Nu 26:60) These are the names of the sons of Aaron:
Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3 (Ex 28:41; Lev 8:1-9) These are the names of the sons of Aaron,
the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister as priests.
4 (Lev 10:1-2; Nu 26:61) Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when
they brought strange fire before the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai,
and they had no children, and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered
as priests in the sight of Aaron their father.
Duties of the Levites
5 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest,
and they will minister to him.
7 (Nu 1:50; 8:11)nThey will keep his directives, and serve the whole
congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
8 They will keep all the instruments of the tent of meeting,
and attend to the needs of the children of Israel,
to do the service of the tabernacle.
9 (Nu 8:19) You will give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons.
They are wholly given to him from the children of Israel.
10 (Nu 1:51; 3:38) You will appoint Aaron and his sons,
and they will attend to their priesthood,
and the foreigner that approaches will be put to death.
11 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
12 (Nu 3:41; 8:16) I Myself have taken the Levites from among
the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that open
the womb among the children of Israel. Therefore the Levites will be Mine
13 (Ex 13:2; 13:12) because all the firstborn are Mine, for on the day
that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I set apart to Me
all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They will be Mine.
I am the Lord.
A Census of the Levites
14 The Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying:
15 (Nu 26:62) Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers,
by their families. You will number every male from a month old and older.
16 Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.
17 (Ge 46:11; Ex 6:16-19) These were the sons of Levi by their names:
Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
18 (1Ch 6:17) These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families:
Libni and Shimei;
19 (Ex 6:18; 1Ch 6:18) the sons of Kohath by their families:
Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel;
20 (Ex 6:19; 1Ch 6:19) the sons of Merari by their families:
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
21 From Gershon was the family of the Libnites
and the family of the Shimeites. These are the families of the Gershonites.
22 Those who were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males,
from a month old and older, those who were numbered of them were 7500.
23 (Nu 1:53) The families of the Gershonites were to camp
behind the west side of the tabernacle.
24 The chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites was Eliasaph
the son of Lael.
25 (Ex 25:9) The charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting
included the tabernacle, and the tent, its covering, and the hanging
for the door of the tent of meeting,
26 (Ex 35:18) the hangings of the court, the curtain for the opening
of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar,
and its cords-all the service pertaining to these.
27 (1Ch 26:23) Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites,
and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites,
and the family of the Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites.
28 The number of all the males, from a month old and older, were 8600,
keeping the guard of the sanctuary.
29 (Nu 1:53) The families of the sons of Kohath
were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.
30 The chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites
was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
31 Their duty included the ark, and the table, and the lampstand,
and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary they minister with,
and the hanging, and all its service.
32 Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders
of the Levites and to have the oversight of those who kept the guard
of the sanctuary.
33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites.
These are the families of Merari. 34Those who were numbered of them,
according to the number of all the males from a month old and older,
were 6200.
35 (Nu 1:53; 2:25) The chief of the house of the father of the families
of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail.
These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
36 (Ex 26:32; 26:37) Under the oversight and guard of the sons of Merari
were the frames of the tabernacle, the bars, the pillars, the sockets,
all their accessories, all the service pertaining to these,
37 and the pillars of the court all around, with their sockets,
and pins, and cords.
38 (Nu 1:53; 3:10) But those who were to camp before the tabernacle
toward the east, even before the tent of meeting on the east side,
were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the guard
of the sanctuary for the guard of the children of Israel,
and the foreigner who approached was to be put to death.
39 (Nu 26:62) All who were numbered of the Levites,
which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the Lord,
throughout their families, all the males from a month old and older,
were twenty-two thousand.
The Redemption of the Firstborn
40 (Nu 3:15) The Lord said to Moses: Number all the firstborn of the males
of the children of Israel from a month old and older
and take the number of their names.
41 (Nu 3:12; 3:45) You will take the Levites for Me (I am the Lord)
instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel,
and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn
among the livestock of the children of Israel.
42 Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him,
all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
43 All the firstborn males, by the number of names,
from a month old and upward, of those who were numbered of them,
were 22273.
44 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
45 (Nu 3:12) Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children
of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock,
and the Levites will be Mine. I am the Lord.
46 (Ex 13:13) For those who are to be redeemed of the 273 of the firstborn
of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites,
47 (Ex 30:13; Lev 27:6) you will take five shekels
(About 2 ounces, or 58 grams.) apiece by the poll;
according to the shekel of the sanctuary you will
take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs).
48 And you will give the money, by which the number of them is to be redeemed,
to Aaron and to his sons.
49 Moses took the redemption money of those who were over
and above those who were redeemed by the Levites.
50 (Nu 3:46-47) Of the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money,
1356 shekels, (About 35 pounds, or 16 kilograms.)
after the shekel of the sanctuary.
51 (Nu 3:48) And Moses gave the money of those who were redeemed to Aaron
and to his sons, according to the word of the Lord,
as the Lord commanded Moses.
Numbers 3
[1] These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the
LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai.
[2] And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and
Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
[3] These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were
anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
[4] And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire
before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and
Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron
their father.
[5] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[6] Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest,
that they may minister unto him.
[7] And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation
before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the
tabernacle.
[8] And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the
congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of
the tabernacle.
[9] And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are
wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
[10] And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their
priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
[11] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[12] And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of
Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the
children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;
[13] Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the
firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in
Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD.
[14] And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
[15] Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their
families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
[16] And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was
commanded.
[17] And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath,
and Merari.
[18] And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families;
Libni, and Shimei.
[19] And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron,
and Uzziel.
[20] And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are
the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
[21] Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the
Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
[22] Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the
males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them
were seven thousand and five hundred.
[23] The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle
westward.
[24] And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be
Eliasaph the son of Lael.
[25] And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the
congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof,
and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
[26] And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the
court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the
cords of it for all the service thereof.
[27] And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the
Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the
Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.
[28] In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight
thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.
[29] The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the
tabernacle southward.
[30] And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the
Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
[31] And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick,
and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister,
and the hanging, and all the service thereof.
[32] And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief
of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the
sanctuary.
[33] Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the
Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
[34] And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all
the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.
[35] And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was
Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle
northward.
[36] And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the
boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and
the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth
thereto,
[37] And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their
pins, and their cords.
[38] But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even
before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and
Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of
the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to
death.
[39] All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered
at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males
from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.
[40] And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of
the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of
their names.
[41] And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all
the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites
instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.
[42] And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among
the children of Israel.
[43] And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old
and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two
thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.
[44] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[45] Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of
Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the
Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.
[46] And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore
and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than
the Levites;
[47] Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel
of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)
[48] And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to
be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.
[49] And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above
them that were redeemed by the Levites:
[50] Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a
thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary:
[51] And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to
his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
2) Our Daily Bread for 25 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/25/avoid-the-door
entitled Avoid the Door
Proverbs 5:1-14
Proverbs 5
Warning Against Adultery
1 (Pr 4:20; 22:17) My son, attend to my wisdom,
and bow your ear to my understanding,
2 that you may regard discretion,
and that your lips may keep knowledge.
3 (Ps 55:21; Pr 2:16) For the lips of an immoral woman drip as a honeycomb,
and her mouth is smoother than oil.
4 (Ecc 7:26; Ps 55:21) But her end is bitter as wormwood,
sharp as a two-edged sword.
5 (Pr 7:27) Her feet go down to death,
her steps take hold of Sheol.
6 (Pr 4:26) She does not ponder the path of life;
her ways are unstable, and she does not know it.
7 (Pr 4:1) Hear me now therefore, O children,
and do not depart from the words of my mouth.
8 Remove your way far from her,
and do not go near the door of her house,
9 lest you give your honor to others,
and your years to the cruel;
10 lest strangers be filled with your wealth,
and your labors go to the house of a stranger;
11 and you mourn at the last,
when your flesh and your body are consumed,
12 (Pr 12:1; 1:22) and say, "How I have hated instruction,
and my heart despised reproof!
13 And I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,
nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!
14 I was almost in utter ruin
in the midst of the congregation and assembly."
Proverbs 5
1 My son, attend unto my wisdom,
And bow thine ear to my understanding:
2 That thou mayest regard discretion,
And that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb,
And her mouth is smoother than oil:
4 But her end is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a twoedged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death;
Her steps take hold on hell.
6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life,
Her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children,
And depart not from the words of my mouth.
8 Remove thy way far from her,
And come not nigh the door of her house:
9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others,
And thy years unto the cruel:
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth;
And thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
11 And thou mourn at the last,
When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12 And say, How have I hated instruction,
And my heart despised reproof;
13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,
Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14 I was almost in all evil
In the midst of the congregation and assembly.
The dormouse's nose twitched. Something tasty was nearby. Sure enough,
the scent led to a birdfeeder full of delicious seed. The dormouse climbed
down the chain to the feeder, slipped through the door, and ate and ate all
night. Only in the morning did he realize the trouble he was in. Birds now
pecked at him through the feeder's door, but having gorged on the seed,
he was now twice his size and unable to escape.
Doors can lead us to wonderful places-or dangerous ones. A door features
prominently in Solomon's advice in Proverbs 5 on avoiding sexual temptation.
While sexual sin may be enticing, he says, trouble awaits if
it's pursued (5:3–6). Best to stay far from it, for if you walk through
that door you'll be trapped, your honour lost, your wealth pecked away
by strangers (vv. 7-11). Solomon counsels us to enjoy the intimacy
of our own spouse instead (vv. 15-20). His advice can apply to sin
more broadly too (vv. 21-23). Whether it's the temptation to overeat,
overspend, or something else, God can help us to avoid the door
that leads to entrapment.
The dormouse must've been happy when the homeowner found him in her garden
birdfeeder and freed him. Thankfully, God's hand is also ready to free us
when we're trapped. But let's call on His strength to avoid the door of entrapment in the first place.
By: Sheridan Voysey
Reflect & Pray
What "door" leads to your greatest temptation?
How will you avoid that door today?
Almighty God, help me avoid the door that leads to entrapment.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 6 Humility and Exaltation
1 Peter 5:6-7
6 (Jas 4:10; Mt 23:12) Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
that He may exalt you in due time.
7 (Ps 55:22; 37:5) Cast all your care upon Him, because He cares for you.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time:
7 casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
"I was so humble I was given an award for humility," the pastor quipped.
"They gave me a humility plaque - but they had to take it back when I hung it
on my office wall."
Humility is rare among 20th Century Christians. Our pride takes two
seemingly contradictory forms: Self-exaltation and self-denial. But both
focus on self, not on God.
Francois Fenelon, 17th century French archbishop, From his
"Letters of Spiritual Counsel" wrote:
"He who so completely forget himself that he never thinks of self ... is
truly humble. If we had the light to discern it, we should see clearly that
when we think we are humbling ourselves we are exalting ourselves;
when we think we are annihilating ourselves we are seeking out own life."
True humility, as Fenelon implies, means recognising who we are in the light
of who God is. Excess of self-importance and low self-esteem are both
self-centered perspectives; true humility is God-centered.
When we humble ourselves, we become intensely aware of God and less
aware of ourselves. We can focus on his face and get our eyes off our own
image. We can stop worrying about how others perceive us. Such humbling
is difficult - as one 70-year-old saint joked, "It ain't the heat that gets
you, it's the humility." But when we submit to him and fell the weight of the
"Mighty hand of God" upon us, we can forget ourselves, abandon
ourselves to his presence, and cast our cares upon him.
Application
a) What form does my pride usually take - self-exaltation or self-degradation?
b) Why must I humble myself in order for the Lord to lift me up?
c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Chr 26:5
5 (2 Ch 24:2; Da 1:17) And he sought after God in the days of Zechariah,
the one who instructed him in the fear of the Lord. And in the days
that he sought after the Lord, God caused him to succeed.
5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding
in the visions of God: and as long as he sought
the LORD, God made him to prosper.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 40:1-3,9-11
PSALMS 40
1 I waited patiently for the Lord,
and He turned to me, and heard my cry.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
out of the miry clay,
and set my feet on a rock,
and established my steps.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He has put a new song in my mouth,
even praise to our God;
many will see it, and fear,
and will trust in the Lord.
...
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) I have proclaimed righteousness
in the great congregation;
I have not held back my lips,
O Lord, You know.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) I have not hidden Your righteousness
within my heart;
I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth
from the great congregation.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not withhold Your compassion from me, O Lord;
may Your lovingkindness and Your truth always guard me.
1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay,
And set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even
praise unto our God:
Many shall see it, and fear,
And shall trust in the LORD.
...
9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation:
Lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart;
I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation:
I have not concealed thy lovingkindness,
And thy truth from the great congregation.
11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD:
Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 25 of the Month
a) Pray that there will be a growing number of people in your city or
community trusting in Christ as Saviour and Lord.
(Acts 2: 41,47b
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized,
and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
47 ... And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:
and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
47 ... And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
)
b) Pray that those who serve in the justice system will be agents of true
justice for all.
( Prov 11:1
1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is His delight.
1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD:
But a just weight is his delight.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and seek Him about being part of the Royal Priesthood.
Pray to the Lord
"Almighty God, help me avoid the door that leads to entrapment."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be humble in His site.
Pray to the Lord and seek Him daily.
Pray to the Lord and decalre Him as your Salvation.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray that there will be a growing number of people in your city or
community trusting in Christ as Saviour and Lord.
Pray that those who serve in the justice system will be agents of true
justice for all.
Pray that house churches will be established throughout Uzbekistan.
Posted by DSY on Thursday, February 24. 2022
Day 55, 24 Feb 2022
1)
Leviticus 27
Numbers 1
LEVITICUS 27
Laws About Vows
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Nu 6:2; Dt 23:21-23) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
When a man makes a special vow to the Lord based on the equivalent value
(Shorthand for the formula in Lev 5:15.) of persons,
3 (Ex 30:13; Lev 27:25) then the equivalent value of a male
from twenty to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels
(About 11/4 pounds, or 575 grams; and in v. 16.) of silver,
according to the sanctuary shekel. (About 2/5 ounce, or 12 grams;
and in v. 25.)
4 If the person is a female, then the equivalent value shall be
thirty shekels. (About 12 ounces, or 345 grams.)
5 If the person is five to twenty years old, then the equivalent value
shall be twenty shekels (About 8 ounces, or 230 grams.) for a male
and ten shekels (About 4 ounces, or 115 grams; and in v. 7.) for a female.
6 If the person is one month to five years old,
then the equivalent value shall be five shekels
(About 2 ounces, or 58 grams.)
for a male and three shekels (About 1 1/4 ounces, or 35 grams.)
of silver for a female.
7 If the person is sixty years old or older, then the equivalent
value shall be fifteen shekels (About 6 ounces, or 175 grams.)
for a male and ten shekels for a female.
8 (Lev 14:21-22) But if he is too poor to afford the equivalent value,
then he shall present himself before the priest and the priest shall
set his value. According to what the person making the vow can afford,
so the priest shall set his value.
9 And if it be an animal, of which men bring an offering to the Lord,
all that any man gives of such to the Lord shall be holy.
10 He shall not exchange it nor substitute it, good for bad or bad for good.
If he in fact substitutes an animal for another, then both it
and its substitute shall be holy.
11 If it is any sort of unclean animal that is not permitted as an offering
to the Lord, then he shall present the animal before the priest.
12 And the priest shall set its value, whether good or bad;
according to the equivalent value set by the priest, so shall it be.
13 (Lev 27:15; 27:19) But if he plans on redeeming it,
then he shall add one-fifth to the equivalent value.
14 When a man consecrates his house as holy to the Lord, then the priest
shall set its value, whether good or bad, according to the equivalent value
set by the priest, so shall it be established.
15 (Lev 27:13) If he who consecrates the house should redeem it,
then he shall add one-fifth to its equivalent value, and it shall be his.
16 If a man shall consecrate to the Lord some of his land,
then the equivalent value shall be according to the seed
needed to sow it: fifty shekels of silver per homer
(Likely about 300 pounds, or 135 kilograms. of barley seed.
17 If he consecrates his field from the Year of Jubilee,
the equivalent value shall stay fixed,
18 (Lev 25:15-16) but if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee,
then the priest shall calculate for him the price according to the years
that remain until the next Year of Jubilee, and the equivalent value
shall be reduced.
19 And if he who consecrated the field plans on redeeming it,
then he shall add one-fifth to the equivalent value,
and it will be established as his.
20 If he does not redeem the field,
but rather sells the field to another man,
it may not be redeemed again.
21 (Eze 44:29; Nu 18:14; Lev 25:10) But when the field is released
in the Jubilee, it shall be holy to the Lord as a devoted field;
it shall become the possession of the priest.
22 (Lev 25:10; 25:25) If a man consecrates to the Lord a field
that he purchased, which is not part of his land property,
23 (Lev 27:18) then the priest shall calculate for him
the amount of the valuation, up to the Year of Jubilee,
and he shall give your valuation on that day as a holy thing to the Lord.
24 (Lev 25:28) In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return
to the one from whom it was bought,
to him to whom the property of land belongs.
25 (Ex 30:13; Nu 3:47) All your estimations shall be according to the shekel
of the sanctuary: Twenty gerahs (About 1/50 ounce or 0.6 gram.)
shall be one shekel.
26 (Ex 13:2; 13:12-13) A firstborn of animals, which as firstborn belongs
to the Lord, no man may consecrate; whether ox or sheep, it is the Lord's.
27 If it is among the unclean animals, then he shall ransom it
at the equivalent value and shall add one-fifth to it,
but if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold at the equivalent value.
28 (Jos 6:17-19; Ex 22:20) Anything that a man shall devote to the Lord
from all that he has, whether human, animal, or land, shall not be sold
or redeemed. Every devoted thing is most holy to the Lord.
29 No one devoted of men, who shall be doomed to death,
shall be redeemed; he shall surely be put to death.
30 (Ge 28:22; 14:20) Any tithe of the land, whether seed of the land
or fruit of the trees, belongs to the Lord. It is holy to the Lord.
31 If a man plans on redeeming some of his tithe,
he shall add one-fifth to it.
32 (Jer 33:13; Eze 20:37) Any tithe of herd or flock, all that passes
under the counting staff, the tenth one shall be holy to the Lord.
33 (Lev 27:10) A person shall not differentiate between good or bad,
nor shall he make a substitute for it, but if he does,
then both it and its substitute shall be holy. It shall not be redeemed.
34 (Lev 26:46) These are the commandments that the Lord commanded
Moses for the children of Israel on Mount Sinai.
Leviticus 27
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall
make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation.
[3] And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto
sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after
the shekel of the sanctuary.
[4] And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.
[5] And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy
estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten
shekels.
[6] And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy
estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female
thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver.
[7] And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy
estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
[8] But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself
before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability
that vowed shall the priest value him.
[9] And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all
that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy.
[10] He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a
good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the
exchange thereof shall be holy.
[11] And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice
unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest:
[12] And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou
valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.
[13] But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof
unto thy estimation.
[14] And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then
the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall
estimate it, so shall it stand.
[15] And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add
the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.
[16] And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his
possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an
homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
[17] If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy
estimation it shall stand.
[18] But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall
reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the
year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation.
[19] And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he
shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it
shall be assured to him.
[20] And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to
another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.
[21] But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the
LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's.
[22] And if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which
is not of the fields of his possession;
[23] Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even
unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day,
as a holy thing unto the LORD.
[24] In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it
was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.
[25] And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the
sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.
[26] Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD's firstling,
no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD's.
[27] And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to
thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not
redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation.
[28] Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD
of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his
possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto
the LORD.
[29] None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but
shall surely be put to death.
[30] And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of
the fruit of the tree, is the LORD's: it is holy unto the LORD.
[31] And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add
thereto the fifth part thereof.
[32] And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of
whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
[33] He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change
it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be
holy; it shall not be redeemed.
[34] These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the
children of Israel in mount Sinai.
NUMBERS 1
Israel's First Census
1 (Ex 19:1; 40:17) And the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai
in the tent of meeting on the first day of the second month in the second
year after they went out from the land of Egypt, saying:
2 (Ex 30:12; 38:26) Take the sum of all the congregation of the children
of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the
number of their names, every male by their polls,
3 (Ex 30:14; Nu 14:29) from twenty years old and upward, all who are able
to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron will number them by their armies.
4 (Nu 1:16; Ex 18:25) With you there will be a man of every tribe, each
one the head of his father's house.
5 (Nu 7:30) These are the names of the men who will stand with you:
of the tribe of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;
6 (Nu 7:36) of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zuri-shaddai;
7 (Lk 3:32) of Judah, Nahshon the son of Ammin-adab;
8 (Nu 7:18) of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;
9 (Nu 7:24) of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;
10Nu 7:48; 7:54of the children of Joseph:
of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud;
of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
11 (Nu 7:60) of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;
12 (Nu 7:66) of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishad-dai;
13 (Nu 7:72) of Asher, Pagiel the son of Okran;
14 (Nu 2:14; 7:42) of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;
15 (Nu 7:78) of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.
16 (Ex 18:21; 18:25) These were the renowned of the congregation,
leaders of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
17 Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned by name,
18 (Ezr 2:59; Heb 7:3) and they assembled all the congregation
on the first day of the second month, and they declared their
pedigrees according to their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
by their polls.
19 As the Lord commanded Moses,
so he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.
20 (Nu 26:5-7; 2:10-11) The children of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male
from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war,
21 (Nu 26:7) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben,
were 46500.
22 (Nu 26:12-14) Of the children of Simeon,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
those who were numbered of them, according to the number of the names,
by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
23 (Nu 26:14) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon,
were 59300.
24 (Nu 26:15-18) Of the children of Gad,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
25 (Nu 26:18) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad,
were 45650 .
26 (Ge 29:35; Nu 26:19-22) Of the children of Judah,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
27 (Nu 26:22; 2Sa 24:9) those who were numbered of them,
even of the tribe of Judah, were 74600.
28 Of the children of Issachar,
by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,
from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war,
29 (Nu 26:25) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar,
were 54400.
30 (Nu 26:26-27) Of the children of Zebulun,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward
all who were able to go out to war,
31 (Nu 26:27) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun,
were 57400.
32 (Nu 26:35–37; Dt 33:17) Of the children of Joseph,
namely, of the children of Ephraim,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war, 33Nu 26:37those who were numbered of them,
even of the tribe of Ephraim, were 40500 .
34 Of the children of Manasseh,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
35 (Nu 26:34) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh,
were 32200 .
36 (Ge 49:27) Of the children of Benjamin,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
37 (Nu 26:41) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin,
were 35400 .
38 (Ge 46:23) Of the children of Dan,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
39 (Nu 26:43) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan,
were 62700 .
40 Of the children of Asher,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
41 (Nu 26:47) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher,
were 41500 .
42 Of the children of Naphtali,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
43 (Nu 26:50) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali,
were 53400 .
44 (Nu 26:64) These are those who were numbered,
which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the leaders of Israel,
being twelve men. Each one was for the house of his fathers.
45 So were all those who were numbered of the children of Israel,
by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war in Israel.
46 (Ex 12:37; 38:26) Even all they who were numbered
were 603550 .
47 (Nu 2:33; 3:1-4:49) But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers
were not numbered among them.
48 For the Lord had spoken to Moses, saying:
49 (Nu 26:62) Only you will not number the tribe of Levi,
nor take the census of them among the children of Israel,
50 (Ex 38:21; 31:18; Nu 4:15) but you will appoint the Levites over the tent
of the testimony, and over all its vessels,
and over all things that belong to it. They will carry the tabernacle,
and all its vessels, and they will minister to it,
and will camp around the tabernacle.
51 (Nu 3:38; 3:10) When the tabernacle sets out, the Levites will take it down,
and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites will set it up,
and the foreigner that approaches will be put to death.
52 (Nu 2:2; 2:34) The children of Israel will pitch their tents,
every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard,
throughout their armies.
53 (Nu 16:46; Lev 10:6) But the Levites will camp around the tabernacle
of the testimony, so there will be no wrath on the congregation
of the children of Israel. And the Levites will keep the charge
of the tabernacle of the testimony.
54 Thus the children of Israel did according
to all that the Lord commanded Moses.
Numbers 1
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the
tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the
second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
[2] Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after
their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their
names, every male by their polls;
[3] From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war
in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
[4] And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the
house of his fathers.
[5] And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the
tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
[6] Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
[7] Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
[8] Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
[9] Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.
[10] Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of
Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
[11] Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.
[12] Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
[13] Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.
[14] Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
[15] Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
[16] These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of
their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
[17] And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:
[18] And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of
the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by
the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, by their polls.
[19] As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of
Sinai.
[20] And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations,
after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number
of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward,
all that were able to go forth to war;
[21] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were
forty and six thousand and five hundred.
[22] Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according
to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[23] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were
fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
[24] Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by
the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[25] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty
and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
[26] Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[27] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were
threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
[28] Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war;
[29] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were
fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
[30] Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[31] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were
fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
[32] Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their
generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according
to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were
able to go forth to war;
[33] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were
forty thousand and five hundred.
[34] Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war;
[35] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were
thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
[36] Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war;
[37] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were
thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
[38] Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by
the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[39] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were
threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
[40] Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[41] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were
forty and one thousand and five hundred.
[42] Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war;
[43] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were
fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
[44] These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and
the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his
fathers.
[45] So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the
house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able
to go forth to war in Israel;
[46] Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three
thousand and five hundred and fifty.
[47] But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered
among them.
[48] For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,
[49] Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of
them among the children of Israel:
[50] But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony,
and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it:
they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall
minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
[51] And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it
down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up:
and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
[52] And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his
own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.
[53] But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony,
that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and
the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.
[54] And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded
Moses, so did they.
2) Our Daily Bread for 24 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/24/follow-the-leader
entitled Follow the Leader
1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1
Do All to the Glory of God
23 (1Co 6:12; 8:9) "All things are lawful for me," but not all things are
helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but not all things edify.
24 (1Co 10:33; 13:5) Let no one seek his own, but each one the other's
well-being.
25 (1Co 8:7) Eat whatever is sold in the meat market,
asking no question for the sake of conscience,
26 (Ps 24:1; 50:12) for "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it."
(Ps 24:1.)
27 If any of those who do not believe invite you to a feast,
and you desire to go, eat whatever is set before you,
asking no question for the sake of conscience.
28 But if anyone says to you, "This was offered in sacrifice to idols,"
do not eat it for the sake of him that mentioned it and for the sake
of conscience, for "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it." (Ps 24:1.)
29 (1Co 9:19) Conscience, I say, not your own, but that of the other.
For why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience?
30 (Ro 14:6; 1Ti 4:3-4) If I partake with thankfulness,
why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?
31 (Col 3:17; 1Pe 4:11) Therefore, whether you eat, or drink,
or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
32 (Ac 20:28; 1Co 8:13; Ro 14:13) Give no offense, neither to the Jews,
nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God,
33 (1Co 10:24) just as I try to please all men in all things,
not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
1 Corinthians 11
1 (1Co 4:16; Php 3:17) Follow me as I follow Christ.
23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient:
all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question
for conscience sake:
26 for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.
27 If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed
to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question
for conscience sake.
28 But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols,
eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake:
for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:
29 conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty
judged of another man's conscience?
30 For if I by grace be a partaker,
why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do,
do all to the glory of God.
32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews,
nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
33 even as I please all men in all things,
not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many,
that they may be saved.
1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
No words. Just music and moving. During a twenty-four-hour Zumba marathon
amid the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people from around the globe worked
out together and virtually followed instructors from India, China, Mexico,
America, South Africa, parts of Europe, and several other places. These
diverse individuals were able to move together without any language barriers.
Why? Because instructors of the exercise craze Zumba, created in the mid-1990s
by a Colombian aerobics instructor, utilize nonverbal cues to communicate.
Class instructors move, and students follow their lead.
They follow with no words uttered or shouted.
Words can sometimes get in the way and create barriers. They may cause
confusion such as the Corinthians experienced, as noted in Paul's first
letter to them. It was confusion brought about by differing views of
disputable matters pertaining to the eating of particular foods
(1 Corinthians 10:27-30). But our actions can transcend barriers
and even confusion. As Paul says in today's passage, we should show people
how to follow Jesus through our actions-seeking "the good of many" (10:32–33).
We invite the world to believe in Him as we “follow the example of Christ" (11:1).
As someone once said, "Preach the gospel at all times. Use words when
necessary." As we follow Jesus' lead, may He guide our actions to cue others
to the reality of our faith. And may our words and actions be done
"all for the glory of God" (10:31).
By: Katara Patton
Reflect & Pray
What nonverbal faith cues are you showing others through your actions?
How are people able to see Christ in your words and actions?
Father God, thank You for the example of Jesus.
Show me how to follow Him in actions and in words every day.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 5 The Way Out
1 Cor 10:13
13 (1Co 1:9; 2Pe 2:9) No temptation has taken
you except what is common to man. God is faithful,
and He will not permit you to be tempted above
what you can endure, but will with the temptation
also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common
to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be
tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation
also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Becky had experienced some hard knocks in the past few weeks; the stress
was beginning to show, and she wasn't sure she should handle anything else.
"Why me?" Becky wept, covering her face. "I just can't stand it any more!
I can't pay my bills; I just lost my job, and now my car broke down
on the highway. How much more of this can I take?"
Some people seem to have more than their share of trouble and temptation.
Within six months, one family faced financial trouble, cancer, quadruple
bypass surgery, and leukemia; their trials brought them face to face with
anger, bitterness, and despair as well. Other people seem to go through
life with relatively minor stresses and few real temptations to sin.
But whether our problems are great or small, they are part of the common
thread that ties humanity together. All of us face temptation; it is ,
Paul says, "Common to man." But Paul assures us that
"God ... will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear."
Often what we can bear is more that what we think we can bear. God will use
the troubled times in our lives for our maturity in him, but he promises
as well that he will not let temptation break us. He will provide "a way out,"
"a way of escape".
Sometimes the "way out" is true escape, being removed from what caused the
trouble. At other times, rather than being removed from it, we must
withstand the stress, face the temptation, enure the pain. Whether we escape
or endure, God is faithful to provide what we need; we can trust him
not to give us more than we can bear.
Application
a) Have I ever faced more stress or temptation than I thought I could bear?
b) Under what circumstances has God provided an "escape" for me?
When have I had to walk "through" my difficulties?
c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Chr 31:21
21 And in every deed that he undertook in the service of the house
of God and with the law and commandment to seek out his God,
he did this with all his heart, and he found success.
21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house
of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God,
he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Protection in Times of Trouble
Ps 27:1-6
PSALMS 27
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom will I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
of whom will I be afraid?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) When the wicked came against me
to eat my flesh—
my enemies and my foes—
they stumbled and fell.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Though an army should encamp against me,
my heart will not fear;
though war should rise against me,
in this will I be confident.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) One thing I have asked from the Lord,
that will I seek after—
for me to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to see the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in His temple.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For in the time of trouble
He will hide me in His pavilion;
in the shelter of His tabernacle He will hide me;
He will set me up on a rock.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) Now my head will be lifted up
above my enemies encircling me;
therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes,
came upon me to eat up my flesh,
They stumbled and fell.
3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear:
Though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after;
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion:
In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me;
he shall set me up upon a rock.
6 And now shall mine head be lifted up,
Above mine enemies round about me:
Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy;
I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 24 of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Canadian Society. (
Col 4:3
3 while praying also for us, that God would open to
us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in chains,
3 withal praying also for us, that God would open unto
us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in bonds:
)
b) Pray for the Province of Saskatchewan
I) Pray for the leaders of Saskatchewan,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and vow to the Lord to follow Him.
Pray to the Lord
"Father God, thank You for the example of Jesus.
Show me how to follow Him in actions and in words every day."
Pray to the Lord and pray to give Him every temptation.
Pray to the Lord and seek Him daily.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him that He is protector.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Society.
Pray that churches in the North of Mali will shine the light of Christ,
even while being marginalised and mistreated.
Posted by DSY on Wednesday, February 23. 2022
Day 54, 23 Feb 2022
1)
Leviticus 25:14-55
Leviticus 26
LEVITICUS 25
14 (Lev 19:13; 25:17) If you sell anything to your neighbor or buy anything
from your neighbor, you shall not oppress one another.
15 According to the number of years after the Jubilee you shall pay your
neighbor, and according to the number of years of the crops
he shall sell to you.
16 According to the increase of years you shall increase the price,
and according to the decrease of years you shall diminish the price of it.
For he shall sell to you according to the number of years of crops.
17 (Lev 19:14; 19:32) You shall not therefore oppress one another,
but you shall fear your God. For I am the Lord your God.
18 (Dt 12:10; Jer 23:6) Therefore you shall do My statutes,
and keep My decrees, and do them, and you shall dwell securely in the land.
19 (Lev 26:5; Ps 85:12) The land shall yield its fruit, and you shall eat
your fill and live securely in it.
20 (Lev 25:4; Lk 12:29) If you shall say, "What shall we eat in the seventh
year, if we shall not sow nor gather in our crop?"
21 (Dt 28:8) then I will command My blessing upon
22 (Lev 26:10; 2Ki 19:29) You shall sow in the eighth year,
and eat yet of old crops until the ninth year until its crops come in for you.
Redemption of Property
23 (1Ch 29:15; Ps 39:12) The land shall not be permanently sold,
for the land is Mine. For you are foreigners and sojourners with
24 In all the land of your possession
you shall grant a redemption for the land.
25 (Ru 2:20; 3:9) If your brother becomes poor and has sold
some of his possession, then his nearest redeemer will come
to redeem it, and buy back that which his brother sold.
26 If the man has none to redeem it, but he himself is able to redeem it,
27 then let him count the years since the sale and pay back the balance
to the man to whom he sold it, so that he may return to his property.
28 But if he is not able to restore it to himself,
then that which he sold shall remain in the hand of him who has bought it
until the Year of Jubilee, and in the Jubilee it shall be released,
and he shall return to his possession.
29 If a man sells a house in a walled city, then he may redeem
it within a year after it is sold, within a full year he may have
the right to buy it back.
30 If it is not redeemed within the time of a full year,
then the house that is in the walled city shall be given
permanently to him who bought it throughout his generations.
It shall not be returned in the Jubilee.
31 But the houses of the villages that have no wall around them
shall be counted as the fields of the land. They may be redeemed,
and they shall be returned in the Jubilee.
32 For the cities of the Levites, they may redeem at any time
the houses in the cities that they possess.
33 If a Levite purchases back the house that was sold in the city
of his possession, then it shall be returned in the Jubilee.
For the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession
among the children of Israel.
34 (Lev 25:23; Ac 4:36-37) But the fields of the land of their
cities may not be sold, for they are their perpetual possession.
Helping the Poor
35 (Dt 15:7-8; Ps 37:26) If your brother becomes poor
and cannot maintain himself with you,
then you shall support him as if he were a foreigner or a sojourner,
so that he may live with you.
36 (Ex 22:25; Dt 23:19-20) Take no usury or interest from him;
but fear your God, so that your brother may live with you.
37 You shall not lend him your money at interest,
nor lend him your food for profit.
38 (Lev 11:45; 22:32-33) I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of the land of Egypt,
to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
The Law About Slavery
39 (Ex 21:2; 1Ki 9:22; Lev 25:46) If your brother who dwells near you
becomes poor and sells himself to you, you shall not compel him to serve
as a bondservant.
40 But as a hired servant and as a sojourner he shall be with you.
He shall serve you until the Year of Jubilee.
41 (Lev 25:28; Ex 21:3) And then he shall depart from you,
both he and his children with him,
and he shall return to his own family
and to the possession of his fathers.
42 (Lev 25:55; Ro 6:22) For they are My servants,
whom I brought out of the land of Egypt.
They shall not be sold as slaves.
43 (Col 4:1; Ex 1:13-14) You shall not rule over him with harshness,
but you shall fear your God.
44 Both your male and female slaves, whom you may have,
they shall be bought from the nations that are around you.
45 Moreover of the foreigners who sojourn among you
and of their families who are with you, who were born in your land,
you may also buy from them, and they may be your possession.
46 You may take them as an inheritance for your children after you,
for their possession. They shall be your slaves forever.
But over your brothers, the children of Israel,
you shall not rule over one another with rigor.
47 If a sojourner or foreigner becomes rich by you,
and your brother who dwells beside him becomes poor
and sells himself to the foreigner or sojourner with you,
or to a member of the stranger's family,
48 (Ne 5:5) then after he is sold he may be redeemed
One of his brothers may redeem him,
49 (Lev 25:26) or either his uncle or his cousin may redeem him,
or any who is near of kin to him of his family may redeem him.
Or if he is able, he may redeem himself.
50 (Isa 16:14; 21:16) He shall calculate with him who bought him
from the year that he was sold to the Year of Jubilee,
and the price of his sale shall be accordi
51 If there are still many years left until the Jubilee,
he shall pay the price proportionately for his redemption
as some of the price that he was bought for.
52 If there remain but a few years until the Year of Jubilee,
then he shall calculate and pay the price proportionately
for his redemption according to his years of service.
53 As a yearly hired servant he shall be treated,
and the other shall not rule harshly over him in your sight.
54 (Ex 21:2-3) If he is not redeemed in these years,
then he shall go out in the Year of Jubilee,
both he and his children with him.
55 (Lev 25:42) For to Me the children of Israel are servants.
They are My servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt:
I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 25
[14] And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy
neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
[15] According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy
neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall
sell unto thee:
[16] According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price
thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price
of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell
unto thee.
[17] Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy
God: for I am the LORD your God.
[18] Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;
and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
[19] And the land shall yield her fruit, and he shall eat your fill, and
dwell therein in safety.
[20] And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we
shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:
[21] Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it
shall bring forth fruit for three years.
[22] And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the
ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.
[23] The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are
strangers and sojourners with me.
[24] And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for
the land.
[25] If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his
possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem
that which his brother sold.
[26] And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem
it;
[27] Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the
overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his
possession.
[28] But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold
shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of
jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his
possession.
[29] And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem
it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem
it.
[30] And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the
house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that
bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.
[31] But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them
shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and
they shall go out in the jubile.
[32] Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities
of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.
[33] And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and
the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the
houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children
of Israel.
[34] But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is
their perpetual possession.
[35] And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then
thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that
he may live with thee.
[36] Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy
brother may live with thee.
[37] Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals
for increase.
[38] I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of
Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
[39] And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold
unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
[40] But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and
shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:
[41] And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him,
and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers
shall he return.
[42] For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of
Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.
[43] Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
[44] Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of
the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and
bondmaids.
[45] Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of
them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat
in your land: and they shall be your possession.
[46] And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you,
to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but
over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over
another with rigour.
[47] And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that
dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by
thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:
[48] After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may
redeem him:
[49] Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is
nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may
redeem himself.
[50] And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was
sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be
according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired
servant shall it be with him.
[51] If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give
again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.
[52] And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he
shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again
the price of his redemption.
[53] And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall
not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.
[54] And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the
year of jubile, both he, and his children with him.
[55] For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants
whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
LEVITICUS 26
Rewards for Obedience
1 (Lev 19:4; Ex 23:24; 20:4 - 5) You shall not make for yourselves idols;
neither set up a carved image nor a standing stone, nor shall you set up
any sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God.
2 (Lev 19:30) You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary:
I am the Lord.
3 (Dt 28:1-14; 11:13-15) If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments
and do them,
4 (Ps 67:6; 85:12) then I will give you rain in due season,
and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield
their fruit.
5 (Am 9:13; Lev 25:18-19) Your threshing shall last till the grape harvest,
and the grape harvest shall last till the time for sowing, and you shall eat
your bread till you are full and dwell in your land safely.
6 (Isa 35:9; Jer 30:10) I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down
for sleep, and none shall make you afraid; I will remove harmful beasts from
the land, and the sword shall not go through your land.
7 You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
8 (Dt 32:30; Jos 23:10) Five of you shall chase a hundred,
and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight,
and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
9 (Ge 17:6-7; Ne 9:23) I will turn toward you and make you fruitful
and multiply you, and I will confirm My covenant with you.
10 (Lev 25:22) You shall eat the old harvest long stored,
and clear out the old to make way for the new.
11 (Ex 25:8; 29:45) I will set My tabernacle among you,
and I shall not abhor you.
12 (2Co 6:16; Ge 3:8) I will walk among you, and I will be your God,
and you shall be My people.
13 (Eze 34:27; Ex 20:2) I am the Lord your God, who brought you
out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves,
and I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you walk upright.
Punishment for Disobedience
14 (Dt 28:15-68; Mal 2:2) But if you will not listen to Me,
and will not do all these commandments,
15 (2Ki 17:15) if you despise My statutes, or if you abhor My judgments,
so that you will not do all My commandments, but you break My covenant,
16 (Job 31:8; 1Sa 2:33) then I will do this to you: I will visit you
with terror, with wasting disease, and with a fever that shall consume
the eyes and cause sorrow of heart, and you shall sow your seed in vain,
for your enemies shall eat it.
17 (Ps 53:5; Lev 17:10) I will set My face against you, and you shall be
slain before your enemies. They that hate you shall reign over you,
and you shall flee when none pursues you.
18 (Lev 26:21; 26:24) If you will not yet listen to Me after all this,
then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
19 (Dt 28:23; Isa 25:11) I will break the pride of your power,
and I will make your heaven as iron and your land as bronze.
20 (Ps 127:1; Isa 49:4) Your strength shall be spent in vain,
for your land shall not yield her increase,
nor shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
21 If you continue to walk contrary to Me and will not listen to Me,
I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
22 (Dt 32:24; Jdg 5:6) I will also send wild beasts among you,
which shall rob you of your children, destroy your livestock,
and make you few in number. And your roads shall be desolate.
23 (Jer 5:3; 2:30) And if by these things you are not turned to Me,
but walk contrary to Me,
24 (2Sa 22:27; Ps 18:26) then I will also walk contrary to you
and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
25 (Nu 14:12; Eze 5:17) I will bring a sword upon you that shall
extract vengeance for My covenant. And when you are gathered together
within your cities, I will send pestilence among you, and you shall
be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
26 (Isa 3:1; Mic 6:14) When I have broken the supply of your bread,
ten women shall bake your bread in one oven,
and they shall ration your bread again by weight,
and you shall eat and not be satisfied.
27 (Lev 26:21; 26:24) If you will not listen to Me for all this,
but walk contrary to Me,
28 (Isa 59:18; 63:3) then I will walk contrary to you also in fury,
and I Myself will chastise you seven times for your sins.
29 (La 4:10; Eze 5:10) You shall eat the flesh of your sons
and the flesh of your daughters.
30 (2Ki 23:20; Isa 27:9) I will destroy your high places,
and cut down your images, and cast your funeral offerings
on the lifeless forms of your idols, and I shall abhor you.
31 (Ne 2:3; 2Ki 25:4-10) I will make your cities a waste
and bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell
the savor of your fragrant offerings.
32 (Jer 9:11; 18:16) I will bring the land into desolation,
and your enemies that dwell there shall be astonished at it.
33 (Dt 4:27; Eze 20:23) I will scatter you among the nations
and I will draw out a sword after you. And your land shall
be desolate and your cities a waste.
34 (2Ch 36:21) Then the land shall enjoy its sabbaths
as long as it lies desolate, while you are in your enemies' land;
then the land shall rest and enjoy its sabbaths.
35 As long as it lies desolate it shall rest
because it did not rest during your sabbaths when you lived upon it.
36 (Eze 21:7; Lev 26:17) And on those who are left alive of you
I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies;
and the sound of a shaken leaf shall make them flee,
and they shall flee as from a sword, and they shall fall when no one pursues.
37 (Jos 7:12-13; Jdg 2:14) They shall fall one upon one another,
as to escape before the sword,
though no one pursues,
and you shall have no power to stand before your enemies.
38 You shall perish among the nations,
and the land of your enemies shall consume you.
39 (Eze 4:17; 33:10) And those who are left of you shall rot away
in their iniquity in your enemies' lands, and also because of the
iniquities of their fathers, they shall rot away with them.
40 (1Ki 8:33-36; Pr 28:13) But if they confess their iniquity,
and the iniquity of their fathers, with their treachery that
they committed against Me, and also that they have walked contrary to Me,
41 (Eze 44:7; Ac 7:51) and that I also have walked contrary to them
and have brought them into the land of their enemies;
if then their uncircumcised hearts are humbled,
and they then accept the punishment of their iniquity,
42 (Ex 2:24; 6:5) then will I remember My covenant with Jacob,
and also My covenant with Isaac, and also My covenant with Abraham,
and I will remember the land.
43 (Lev 26:15) But the land shall be abandoned by them, and enjoy
its sabbaths while it lies desolate without them. They shall make amends
for their iniquity, because they despised My
and because they abhorred My statutes.
44 (Ro 11:2; 2Ki 13:23) Yet for all that, when they are in the land of
their enemies, I will not cast them away, nor will I abhor them
to destroy them utterly and to break My covenant with them,
for I am the Lord their God.
45 (Lev 22:33; 25:38) But for their sake I will remember the covenant
with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight
of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the Lord.
46 (Lev 27:34; 25:1) These are the statutes and judgments
and laws that the Lord made between Himself
and the children of Israel on Mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.
Leviticus 26
[1] Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a
standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to
bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
[2] Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
[3] If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;
[4] Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her
increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
[5] And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall
reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and
dwell in your land safely.
[6] And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall
make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall
the sword go through your land.
[7] And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the
sword.
[8] And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put
ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
[9] For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply
you, and establish my covenant with you.
[10] And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new.
[11] And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor
you.
[12] And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my
people.
[13] I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of
Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of
your yoke, and made you go upright.
[14] But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these
commandments;
[15] And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my
judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my
covenant:
[16] I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror,
consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause
sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall
eat it.
[17] And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your
enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when
none pursueth you.
[18] And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish
you seven times more for your sins.
[19] And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven
as iron, and your earth as brass:
[20] And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield
her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
[21] And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will
bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
[22] I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your
children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your
highways shall be desolate.
[23] And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk
contrary unto me;
[24] Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven
times for your sins.
[25] And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my
covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send
the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the
enemy.
[26] And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake
your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by
weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
[27] And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto
me;
[28] Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will
chastise you seven times for your sins.
[29] And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your
daughters shall ye eat.
[30] And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast
your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
[31] And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto
desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.
[32] And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell
therein shall be astonished at it.
[33] And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword
after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
[34] Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate,
and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy
her sabbaths.
[35] As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in
your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.
[36] And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into
their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf
shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they
shall fall when none pursueth.
[37] And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when
none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.
[38] And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies
shall eat you up.
[39] And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your
enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine
away with them.
[40] If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their
fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also
they have walked contrary unto me;
[41] And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them
into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be
humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:
[42] Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with
Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will
remember the land.
[43] The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths,
while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the
punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my
judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.
[44] And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will
not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and
to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God.
[45] But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors,
whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen,
that I might be their God: I am the LORD.
[46] These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made
between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.
2) Our Daily Bread for 22 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/22/love-your-loved-ones
entitled Love Your Loved Ones
Psalm 8
Psalms 8
For the Music Director. According to The Gittith. A Psalm of David.
1 O Lord, our Lord,
how excellent is Your name in all the earth!
You have set Your glory
above the heavens.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have ordained strength
because of Your enemies,
to silence the enemy and the avenger.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) When I consider Your heavens,
the work of Your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which You have established,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) what is man that You are mindful of him,
and the son of man that You attend to him?
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For You have made him a little lower than the angels,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) You have given him dominion over
the works of Your hands;
You have put all things under his feet,
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) the birds of the air,
and the fish of the sea,
and whatever travels the paths of the seas.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) O Lord, our Lord,
how excellent is Your name in all the earth!
Psalm 8
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.
1 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained
strength because of thine enemies,
That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,
The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
And the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels,
And hast crowned him with glory and honour.
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;
Thou hast put all things under his feet:
7 All sheep and oxen,
Yea, and the beasts of the field;
8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea,
And whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
9 O LORD our Lord,
How excellent is thy name in all the earth!
In the early twentieth century, Italian poet F. T. Marinetti
launched Futurism, an artistic movement that rejected the past,
scoffed at traditional ideas of beauty, and glorified machinery instead.
In 1909, Marinetti wrote his Manifesto of Futurism, in which he declared
"contempt for women," praised "the blow with the fist," and asserted,
"We want to glorify war." The manifesto concludes: "Standing on the world's
summit we launch once again our insolent challenge to the stars!"
Five years after Marinetti's manifesto, modern warfare began in earnest.
World War I did not bring glory. Marinetti himself died in 1944.
The stars, still in place, took no notice.
King David sang poetically of the stars but with a dramatically different
outlook. He wrote, "When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that
you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?" (Psalm 8:3-4).
David's question isn't one of disbelief but of amazed humility. He knew that
the God who made this vast cosmos is indeed mindful of us. He notices every
detail about us-the good, the bad, the humble, the insolent-even the absurd.
It's pointless to challenge the stars.
Rather, they challenge us to praise our Creator.
By: Tim Gustafson
Reflect & Pray
What current philosophies or movements can you think
of that leave no room for God? What reminds you of your Creator,
and how does that prompt you to praise Him?
Heavenly Father, I acknowledge Your love for me with
feelings of amazement, awe, and humility. Who am I?
Thank You for loving me!
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 4 - Giving and Receiving
Luke 6:38
38 "Give, and it will be given to you: Good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, and running over will men give unto you.
For with the measure you use, it will be measured unto you."
38 give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down,
and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.
For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured
to you again.
"Just give the Lord", the voice on the radio declared. "Give, and he will
give back to you, a hundredfold." The preacher went on to explain how
an old woman on social security had sent her last $10 to support his
ministry, and the next day she got an anonymous money order for
a $1000 . "The Lord will be faithful to his Word," the preacher
concluded. "You give, and you'll receive."
The Lord is, of course, faithful to his Word. But many well-meaning Christians
have interpreted Luke 6:38 as a "payment in kind" bargain with God:
if I give God my dollar, he's obliged to return it to me with interest.
This "seed-sowing" fallacy, where $20 supposedly becomes $2000 by
an act of divine, multiplication, has caused much
disappointment and frustration.
The "giving and receiving" principle is a valid one; the Lord does, indeed say
"Give, and it will be given to you," but he does not specify what the "return"
will be. The verse appears in the context of forgiveness, of not judging; the
principle is not investment, in any material sense, but generosity.
As we give, as few are compassionate with others, we take on the
character of the Lord himself. He is generous and giving, and he gives
to us as we give ourselves in love to others.
Application
a) Have I ever "given" to God to others as a bribe, to get something
in return?
b) What is God's concept of giving, as demonstrated
in the gift of Jesus Christ?
c) How can this verse help me to give more selflessly?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Chr 26:5
5 (2 Ch 24:2; Da 1:17) And he sought after God in the days of Zechariah,
the one who instructed him in the fear of the Lord. And in the days
that he sought after the Lord, God caused him to succeed.
5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah,
who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long
as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 40:1-3,9-11
PSALMS 40
1 I waited patiently for the Lord,
and He turned to me, and heard my cry.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
out of the miry clay,
and set my feet on a rock,
and established my steps.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He has put a new song in my mouth,
even praise to our God;
many will see it, and fear,
and will trust in the Lord.
...
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) I have proclaimed righteousness
in the great congregation;
I have not held back my lips,
O Lord, You know.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) I have not hidden Your righteousness
within my heart;
I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth
from the great congregation.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not withhold Your compassion from me, O Lord;
may Your lovingkindness and Your truth always guard me.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay,
And set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even
praise unto our God:
Many shall see it, and fear,
And shall trust in the LORD.
...
9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation:
Lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart;
I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation:
I have not concealed thy lovingkindness,
And thy truth from the great congregation.
11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD:
Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 23 of the Month
a) Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those
who have committed crimes.
b) Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ
across Canada.
(
John 13:34-35
34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another,
even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples,
if you have love for one another."
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another;
as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,
if ye have love one to another.
Rom 12:10
10 Be devoted to one another with brotherly love; prefer one another in honour
10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love;
in honour preferring one another;
Heb 10:24
24 And let us consider how to spur one another to love and to good works.
24 and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
1 Peter 3:8
8 Finally, be all of one mind, be loving toward one another, be gracious,
and be kind.
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another,
love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
1 John 3:23
23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name
of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another as He commanded us.
23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name
of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and remember His Rewards for obedience.
Pray to the Lord
"Heavenly Father, I acknowledge Your love for me with
feelings of amazement, awe, and humility. Who am I?
Thank You for loving me!"
Pray to the Lord and pray to be generous in His eyes.
Pray to the Lord and seek Him daily.
Pray to the Lord and declare His Faithfulness and thanksgiving.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those
who have committed crimes.
Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ
across Canada.
Pray for the encouragement and growth of those who receive Bibles throughout
Egypt
Posted by DSY on Tuesday, February 22. 2022
Day 53, 22 Feb 2022
1)
Leviticus 23:1 - 25:23
Leviticus 23
The Appointed Feasts
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lev 23:4; 23:37) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
Concerning the feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim to be holy
convocations, these are My appointed feasts.
The Sabbath
3 (Lev 19:3; Ex 23:12) For six days work shall be done,
but the seventh day is the Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation.
You shall do no work. It is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.
The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Ex 12:14-20; Nu 28:16-25; Dt 16:1-8
4 (Lev 23:2; Ex 23:14) These are the appointed feasts of the Lord,
holy convocations which you shall proclaim in their appointed times.
5 (Dt 16:1-8; Jos 5:10) On the fourteenth day of the first month
at evening is the Lord's Passover.
6 (Ex 12:15-16; 34:18) On the fifteenth day of the same month
is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord.
For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.
7 (Lev 23:8) On the first day you shall have a holy convocation.
You shall do no regular work.
8 But you shall offer a food offering made by fire to the Lord
for seven days. On the seventh day is a holy convocation.
You shall do no regular work.
Offering the First Fruits
9 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
10 (Ex 23:19; 34:26; Nu 28:26) Speak to the children of Israel,
and say to them: When you have come into the land that I am giving
to you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf bundle
of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest.
11 (Ex 29:24) And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord
so that you may be accepted. On the day after the Sabbath
the priest shall wave it.
12 (Lev 1:10) You shall offer that day when you wave the sheaf
a year-old male lamb without blemish for a burnt offering to the Lord.
13 (Lev 2:14-16) The grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah
(Likely about 7 pounds, or 3.2 kilograms; and in v. 17.)
of wheat flour mixed with oil, a food offering made by fire
to the Lord for a pleasing aroma; its drink offering shall
be of wine, a fourth of a hin. (About 1 quart, or 1 liter.)
14 (Ex 34:26) You shall eat neither bread nor grain, parched or fresh,
until the same day that you have brought an offering to your God.
It shall be a perpetual statute throughout
your generations in all your dwellings.
The Feast of Weeks
Nu 28:26-31; Dt 16:9-12
15 (Ex 34:22; Lev 23:10-11) You shall count seven full weeks
from the next day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought
the sheaf bundle of the wave offering.
16 (Ac 2:1; Nu 28:26) You shall count fifty days to the day after
the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the Lord.
17 (Lev 23:10; Ex 23:19) You shall bring out of your habitations
two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah.
They shall be of wheat flour, baked with leaven.
They are the first fruits to the Lord.
18 You shall offer with the bread seven lambs
without blemish of the first year, one bull, and two rams.
They shall be for a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering
and their drink offerings, that is, a food offering made by fire,
of a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
19 (Nu 28:30) Then you shall sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering,
and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
20 (Dt 18:4) The priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits
for a wave offering before the Lord with the two lambs. They shall be holy
to the Lord for the priest.
21 (Lev 23:2; 23:4) You shall make a proclamation on the same day and shall
hold a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work. It shall be
a perpetual statute in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
22 (Lev 19:9-10; Dt 24:19-21) When you reap the harvest of your land,
you shall not reap your field up to the edge, nor shall you gather
any gleaning of your harvest. You shall leave them to the poor
and to the foreigner: I am the Lord your God.
The Feast of Trumpets
Nu 29:1-6
23 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
24 (Lev 25:9; Nu 10:9-10) Speak to the children of Israel, saying:
In the seventh month, on the first day of the month,
you shall have a sabbath, a memorial with the blowing of trumpets,
a holy convocation.
25 (Lev 23:21) You shall do no regular work, and you shall offer
a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
The Day of Atonement
Lev 16:2-34; Nu 29:7-11
26 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
27 (Lev 25:9; Nu 29:7-11) Also on the tenth day of this seventh month
there shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation
to you, and you shall humble yourselves, and offer a food offering
made by fire to the Lord.
28 (Lev 16:34) You shall do no work on that same day,
for it is the Day of Atonement to make atonement
for you before the Lord your God.
29 (Ge 17:14; Lev 23:32)nFor whoever is not humbled
on that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.
30 (Lev 20:3)nAnd whoever does any work in that same day,
that person I will destroy from among his people.
31 You shall do no manner of work. It shall be a perpetual
statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
32 It shall be to you a sabbath of complete rest,
and you shall afflict your souls.
On the ninth day of the month starting at the evening,
from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath.
The Feast of Tabernacles
Nu 29:12-39; Dt 16:13-17
33 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
34 (Ezr 3:4; Ne 8:14) Speak to the children of Israel, saying:
The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be
the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord.
35 (Lev 23:7-8; 23:24-25) On the first day shall be a holy convocation.
You shall do no regular work.
36 (Ne 8:18; Jn 7:37) For seven days you shall offer food offerings
made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day it shall be a holy convocation
to you, and you shall offer a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
It is a solemn assembly, and you shall do no regular work.
37 (Lev 23:2; 23:4) These are the appointed feasts of the Lord,
which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer a food offering
made by fire to the Lord, burnt offerings and grain offerings,
sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its proper day,
38 (Nu 29:39) besides the Sabbaths of the Lord, besides your gifts,
besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill offerings
which you give to the Lord,
39 (Ex 23:16; Dt 16:13) On the fifteenth day of the seventh month,
when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall keep
a feast to the Lord for seven days. On the first day shall be a sabbath,
and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
40 (Dt 16:14-15) You shall take on the first day the branches of majestic
trees-branches of palm trees, branches of leafy trees,
and willows from a brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God
for seven days.
41 (Nu 29:12) You shall keep it as a feast to the Lord for seven days
in the year. It shall be a perpetual statute in your generations.
You shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
42 (Ne 8:14-17) You shall dwell in booths for seven days.
All who are native children of Israel shall dwell in booths,
43 (Dt 31:10-13) that your generations may know that I made the children
of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt:
I am the Lord your God.
44 Moses declared to the children of Israel the feasts of the Lord.
Leviticus 23
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the
feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even
these are my feasts.
[3] Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest,
an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the
LORD in all your dwellings.
[4] These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall
proclaim in their seasons.
[5] In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD's passover.
[6] And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened
bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
[7] In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no
servile work therein.
[8] But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in
the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
[9] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[10] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come
into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof,
then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the
priest:
[11] And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on
the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
[12] And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without
blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
[13] And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour
mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour:
and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.
[14] And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until
the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be
a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
[15] And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the
day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be
complete:
[16] Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty
days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.
[17] Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth
deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they
are the firstfruits unto the LORD.
[18] And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the
first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt
offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings,
even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.
[19] Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and
two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
[20] And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a
wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the
LORD for the priest.
[21] And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy
convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a
statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
[22] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean
riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou
gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and
to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.
[23] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[24] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the
first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of
trumpets, an holy convocation.
[25] Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering
made by fire unto the LORD.
[26] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[27] Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of
atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict
your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[28] And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement,
to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.
[29] For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day,
he shall be cut off from among his people.
[30] And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the
same soul will I destroy from among his people.
[31] Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever
throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
[32] It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your
souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye
celebrate your sabbath.
[33] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[34] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this
seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the
LORD.
[35] On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile
work therein.
[36] Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on
the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an
offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall
do no servile work therein.
[37] These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy
convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt
offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing
upon his day:
[38] Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all
your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the
LORD.
[39] Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered
in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on
the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
[40] And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees,
branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the
brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
[41] And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It
shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in
the seventh month.
[42] Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall
dwell in booths:
[43] That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to
dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD
your God.
[44] And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.
LEVITICUS 24
The Tabernacle Lamps
Ex 27:20-21
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 27:20-21) Command the children of Israel that they bring
to you pure olive oil beaten for the lamp, to cause the lamps
to burn continually.
3 Outside the veil of the sanctuary,
in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall arrange it continually,
from the evening until the morning before the Lord.
It shall be a perpetual statute in your generations.
4 (Ex 31:8; 39:37) He shall arrange the lamps continually
on the pure gold lampstand before the Lord.
The Bread of the Tabernacle
5 (Ex 25:30; 40:23) You shall take wheat flour and bake twelve cakes.
Two-tenths of an ephah (Likely about 7 pounds, or 3.2 kilograms.)
shall be in each cake.
6 (1Ki 7:48; Ex 25:23–24) You shall set them in two rows, six in a row,
on the pure gold table before the Lord.
7 (Lev 2:2) You shall put pure frankincense on each row,
so that it may be on the bread for a memorial,
a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
8 (Nu 4:7; 2Ch 2:4) Every Sabbath he shall set it in order continually
before the Lord, with the portion taken from the children of Israel
by a perpetual covenant.
9 (Lev 8:31; Mt 12:4; Mk 2:26) It shall be for Aaron and his sons,
and they shall eat it in a holy place, for it is most holy to him
of the food offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute.
The Punishment for Blasphemy
10 The son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian,
went out among the children of Israel, and this son of the Israelite woman
and a man of Israel fought together in the camp.
11 (Ex 3:15; 18:22) And the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the name
of the Lord and cursed. And they brought him to Moses.
(His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)
12 (Ex 18:15-16; Nu 15:34) And they put him in custody,
so that the words of the Lord might be shown to them.
13 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
14 (Dt 17:7; Lev 20:27) Bring outside the camp him who has cursed,
and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head,
and let the entire congregation stone him.
15 (Lev 5:1; Nu 9:13) You shall speak to the children of Israel,
saying: Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.
16 (Mt 12:31) Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord,
he shall surely be put to
and the entire congregation shall certainly stone him.
The foreigner as well as the native in the land,
when he blasphemes the name, then he shall be put to death.
17 (Ge 9:5-6; Dt 19:11-12) Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death.
18 (Lev 24:21)Whoever kills an animal shall make restitution, animal for animal.
19 (Dt 19:21; Mt 5:38) If anyone causes injury to his neighbor,
as he has done, so shall it be done to him,
20 (Dt 19:21; Mt 5:38) fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth;
as he has caused an injury to another, so shall it be done to him.
21 (Lev 24:17-18) Whoever kills an animal shall make restitution.
And whoever kills a man shall be put to death.
22 (Ex 12:49; Nu 9:14) You shall have one manner of law for the foreigner
as for the native, for I am the Lord your God.
23 So Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and they brought outside
the camp him who had cursed, and stoned him.
And the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Leviticus 24
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive
beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
[3] Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the
congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before
the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.
[4] He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD
continually.
[5] And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth
deals shall be in one cake.
[6] And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table
before the LORD.
[7] And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on
the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[8] Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually,
being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
[9] And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy
place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by
fire by a perpetual statute.
[10] And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went
out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and
a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
[11] And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and
cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was
Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
[12] And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed
them.
[13] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[14] Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that
heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone
him.
[15] And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever
curseth his God shall bear his sin.
[16] And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to
death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the
stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of
the LORD, shall be put to death.
[17] And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
[18] And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
[19] And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so
shall it be done to him;
[20] Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a
blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
[21] And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a
man, he shall be put to death.
[22] Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one
of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.
[23] And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth
him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the
children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
LEVITICUS 25
The Sabbath Year
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying:
2 (Ex 23:10; Lev 26:34-35) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a sabbath
to the Lord.
3 For six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune
your vineyard and gather in its fruit, 4but in the seventh year there
be a sabbath of complete rest for the land, a sabbath for the Lord.
You shall neither sow your field nor prune your vineyard.
5 (2Ki 19:29; Isa 37:30) That which grows by itself from your harvest
you shall not reap, nor gather the grapes of your unpruned vines,
for it is a year of complete rest for the land.
6 The sabbath produce of the land shall be food for you:
for you, and for your male and female servants, and for your hired servant,
and for your stranger who sojourns with you,
7 and for your livestock, and for the wild animals in your land, shall all
its increase be food.
The Year of Jubilee
Dt 15:1-11; Ex 21:2-11; Dt 15:12-18
8 (Lev 23:15) You shall count seven sabbath weeks of years, seven times
seven years, and the time of the seven sabbaths of years shall be to you
forty-nine years.
9 (Lev 23:24; 23:27) Then you shall sound the horn blasts on the tenth day
of the seventh month. On the Day of Atonement you shall make
the sound of the horn throughout all your land.
10 (Jer 34:8; Ex 20:2) You shall consecrate the fiftieth year,
and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all the inhabitants.
It shall be a Jubilee to you, and each of you shall return to his possession,
and every person shall return to his family.
11 That fiftieth year will be
a Jubilee for you. You shall neither sow nor reap that which grows by itself,
nor gather the grapes of your unpruned vines.
12 (Lev 25:6-7) For it is the Jubilee. It shall be holy to you.
You shall eat the produce of the field.
13 (Lev 25:10) In the Year of Jubilee you shall return to your property.
Leviticus 25
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into
the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.
[3] Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy
vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
[4] But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a
sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy
vineyard.
[5] That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap,
neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest
unto the land.
[6] And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy
servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger
that sojourneth with thee,
[7] And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all
the increase thereof be meat.
[8] And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times
seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee
forty and nine years.
[9] Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth
day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet
sound throughout all your land.
[10] And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout
all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto
you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return
every man unto his family.
[11] A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow,
neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it
of thy vine undressed.
[12] For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the
increase thereof out of the field.
[13] In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his
possession.
2) Our Daily Bread for 22 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/22/love-your-loved-ones
entitled Love Your Loved Ones
Colossians 4:7-10
7 (Ac 20:4; Col 4:9) Tychicus, who is a beloved brother and a faithful
minister and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.
8 (Eph 6:22; Col 2:2) I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that he
might know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,
9 with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you.
They will make known to you everything which is happening here.
10 (Ac 19:29; 27:2) Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark,
the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received instructions:
If he comes to you, receive him),
7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother,
and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
8 whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your
estate, and comfort your hearts;
9 with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you.
They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.
10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son
to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments:
if he come unto you, receive him;)
Amos was an overbearing extrovert, and Danny was a loner wracked
with self-doubt. Somehow these eccentric geniuses became best friends.
They spent a decade laughing and learning together. One day their work
would receive a Nobel Prize. But Danny tired of Amos' self-centered ways
and told him they were no longer friends.
Three days later, Amos called with terrible news. Doctors had found cancer
and given him six months to live. Danny's heart broke.
"We're friends," he said, "whatever you think we are."
Paul was a hard-nosed visionary and Barnabas a soft-hearted encourager.
The Spirit put them together and sent them on a missionary journey
(Acts 13:2-3). They preached and started churches, until their disagreement
over Mark's desertion. Barnabas wanted to give Mark a second chance.
Paul said he could no longer be trusted. So they split up (15:36-41).
Paul eventually forgave Mark. He closed three letters with greetings from
or commendations for him (Colossians 4:10; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 1:24).
We don't know what happened with Barnabas.
Did he live long enough to be reconciled with Paul in this life? I hope so.
Whatever your situation today, try to reach out to those with whom you may
have had a falling out. Now is the time to show and tell them how much
you love them.
By: Mike Wittmer
Reflect & Pray
With whom do you need to reconcile?
What can you do with your pain if that person is no longer living?
Father, help me to see that one primary purpose
of life is to show love to those around me.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 3 - All I need
Phil 4:19
19 But my God shall supply your every need according
to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
19 But my God shall supply all your need according
to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
"But Mom, I really need these!" The strident voice of a teenage girl
rose above the hum of voices in the department store. The item in question
was a pair of $80 blue Jeans, faded, bleached, and torn in the right knee.
Style . Fashion. Self-Image. The girl may not have needed the jeans to
enhance her wardrobe, but she obviously felt she needed then to
enhance her acceptability among her peers.
Phillippains 4:19 promises that God "shall supply your every need according
to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." But just what needs does this
promise cover? My need for a bigger house? A better job?
An $80 pair of Calvin Kleins?
Certainly God knows and cares about the physical, superficial need of our
lives, and he provides what we need to sustain life. But God's priority
goes much deeper than the kind of radial tires we buy or the brand name on
our back pockets. God is interested in eternal values, in spiritual needs, and
he knows what we need in our lives to draw us closer to him.
"Out of his glorious riches in Christ Jesus," God will enrich us spiritually.
The application of Phil 4:19 involves trusting God to know and care about our
real needs, the deep needs of our souls, and allowing him the freedom to
order our circumstances so that those needs are met. When we are bold
enough to pray, "Lord, do whatever is necessary to make me more like
Jesus Christ," our Father delights to answer that prayer and supply our needs.
Application
a) What is the difference between my "Needs" and my "wants"?
b) What spiritual needs can I identify in my life?
c) How can this verse help me keep my own priorities
in line with God's value system?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:23-29
23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15) "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.
The measure you give will be measured for you,
and to you who hear will more be given.
25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.
And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 (Mt 13:24) He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man
who scatters seed on the ground.
27 (Ecc 11:5) He sleeps and rises night and day,
and the seed sprouts and grows; he does not know how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade,
then the head, then the full seed in the head.
29 (Joel 3:13) But when the grain is ripe,
immediately he applies the sickle because the harvest has come."
23 "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. "
24 And he said unto them, "Take heed what ye hear:
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you:
and unto you that hear shall more be given.
25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not,
from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should
cast seed into the ground;
27 and should sleep, and rise night and day,
and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade,
then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
29 But when the fruit is brought forth,
immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come."
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 51:1-13
PSALMS 51
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David,
when Nathan the Prophet came to him,
after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Your lovingkindness;
according to the abundance of Your compassion,
blot out my transgressions.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For I acknowledge my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Against You, You only, have I sinned,
and done this evil in Your sight,
so that You are justified when You speak,
and You are blameless when You judge.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) You desire truth in the inward parts,
and in the hidden part You make me to know wisdom.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 ) Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Make me to hear joy and gladness,
that the bones that You have broken may rejoice.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Hide Your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not cast me away from Your presence,
and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
and uphold me with Your willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
and sinners will return to You.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet
came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.
1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:
According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions:
And my sin is ever before me.
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight:
That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest,
and be clear when thou judgest.
5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity;
And in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts:
And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness;
That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins,
And blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God;
And renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence;
And take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
And uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
And sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
22 Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Province of Quebec
I) Pray for the leaders of Quebec,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
b) Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
(
2 Cor 10: 3 - 5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every
high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every
thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ;
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to honur him in all you do.
Pray to the Lord
"Father, help me to see that one primary purpose
of life is to show love to those around me."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him that He is your provider.
Pray to the Lord and pray to sow a great spiritual harvest.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for His Gift of Salvation.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
Pray that Kuwaitis who hear the Good News of Jesus Christ
will put their faith in Him.
Posted by DSY on Monday, February 21. 2022
Day 52, 21 Feb 2022
1)
Leviticus 20 -22
Leviticus 20
Penalties for Violating the Law
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lev 18:21; 20:27) Again, you shall say to the children of Israel:
Whoever from the children of Israel or from the foreigners who sojourn
in Israel who gives any of his children to Molek,
he shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him.
3 (Lev 18:21; 17:10) I will set My face against that man
and will cut him off from among his people,
because he has given some of his descendants to Molek to defile
My sanctuary and to defile My holy name.
4(Dt 17:2-5) If the people of the land in any way hide their eyes
from the man when he gives of his children to Molek and do not put
him to death,
5 then I will set My face against that man and against his family;
and I will cut them off from their people, both him
and those who follow after him as whores after Molek.
6 (Lev 19:31; 20:27; Isa 8:19) The person who turns to spirits
through mediums and necromancers in order to whore after them,
I will even set My face against that person
and will cut him off from among his people.
7 (Eph 1:4; Lev 11:44) Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy,
for I am the Lord your God.
8 (Ex 31:13; Lev 21:8) You shall keep My statutes, and do them;
I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
9 (Ex 21:17; Dt 27:16; 2Sa 1:16) For anyone who curses his father
or his mother shall be surely put to death.
He has cursed his father or his mother, and his blood guilt shall
be upon him.
10 (Ex 20:14; Lev 18:20) If a man commits adultery with another
man's wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife,
the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
11 (Dt 27:20; 27:23) If a man lies with his father's wife,
he has exposed his father's nakedness.
Both of them shall surely be put to death.
Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
12 (Lev 18:15; 18:23) If a man lies with his daughter-in-law,
both of them shall surely be put to death.
They have committed a perversion. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
13 (Lev 18:22; Dt 23:17; 1Co 6:9) If a man lies with another man
as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination.
They shall surely be put to death. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
14 (Lev 18:17; Dt 27:23) If a man lies with a woman and also her mother,
it is wickedness. Both he and they shall be burned with fire,
so that there is no wickedness among you.
15 (Lev 18:23; Dt 27:21) If a man lies with an animal,
he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.
16 If a woman approaches an animal and lies with it,
you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death.
Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
17 (Lev 18:9; Dt 27:22) If a man lies with his sister,
whether the daughter of his father or mother,
they have exposed each other's nakedness;
it is a wicked thing and they shall be cut off from the sight
of their people. He has exposed his sister's nakedness,
and he shall bear his iniquity.
18 (Lev 15:24; 18:19) If a man lies with a woman during her menstrual
period and exposes her nakedness, her fountain of blood is then exposed.
Both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
19 (Lev 18:6) You shall not have relations
with your mother's sister or your father's sister, for this is to expose
the nakedness of one's relative. They shall bear their iniquity.
20 (Lev 18:14) If a man lies with his uncle's wife,
he has exposed his uncle's nakedness.
They shall bear their sin. They shall die childless.
21 (Lev 18:16) If a man lies with his brother's wife,
it is impurity. He has exposed his brother's nakedness.
They shall be childless.
22 (Lev 18:25-28) You shall therefore keep all My statutes
and all My decrees and do them, so that the land to where
I am bringing you will not vomit you out.
23 (Lev 18:3; 18:24) You shall not walk in the customs of the nation
that I am driving out before you, for they committed all these things,
and therefore I abhorred them.
24 (Ex 33:16; 3:8) But I have said to you: You shall inherit their land,
and I will give it to you to possess it, a land that
flows with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God, who has separated you
from other peoples.
25 (Lev 11:1-47; Dt 14:3-21) You shall therefore make distinction
between the clean animal from the unclean,
and the unclean fowl from the clean,
and you shall not make yourselves detestable by animal, or by fowl,
or by any manner of living thing that crawls on the ground,
which I have separated from you as unclean.
26 (Lev 19:2; 20:7) You shall be holy unto Me;
for I the Lord am holy and have separated you
from other peoples, that you should be Mine.
27 (Lev 19:31; 20:6) A man or woman who speaks
to spirits as a medium or necromancer shall surely be put to death.
They shall stone them. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
Leviticus 20
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the
children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth
any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of
the land shall stone him with stones.
[3] And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among
his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my
sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
[4] And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man,
when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:
[5] Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and
will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom
with Molech, from among their people.
[6] And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after
wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that
soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
[7] Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your
God.
[8] And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify
you.
[9] For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put
to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon
him.
[10] And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he
that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the
adulteress shall surely be put to death.
[11] And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his
father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood
shall be upon them.
[12] And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be
put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
[13] If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them
have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their
blood shall be upon them.
[14] And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall
be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
[15] And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye
shall slay the beast.
[16] And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou
shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death;
their blood shall be upon them.
[17] And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his
mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a
wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he
hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
[18] And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall
uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath
uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from
among their people.
[19] And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of
thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their
iniquity.
[20] And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his
uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
[21] And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he
hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
[22] Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do
them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
[23] And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out
before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred
them.
[24] But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give
it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the
LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.
[25] Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and
between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable
by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the
ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
[26] And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed
you from other people, that ye should be mine.
[27] A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard,
shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood
shall be upon them.
Leviticus 21
Rules for Priestly Conduct
1 (Eze 44:25; Lev 10:6-7) Then the Lord said to Moses: Speak to the priests,
the sons of Aaron, and say to them: None shall make himself unclean
for the dead among his people,
2 but for his closest relatives, that is, for his mother, his father,
his son, his daughter, his brother,
3 and his virgin sister (who is near him because she has not had a husband),
for her he may be made unclean.
4 And he shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people
because of the dead and so defile himself.
5 (Dt 14:1; Eze 44:20; Lev 19:27-28) They shall not make bald areas
on their heads, nor shall they shave off the edges of their beards,
nor make any cuts in their flesh.
6 (Lev 3:11; 18:21) They shall be holy unto their God,
and not profane the name of their God;
for they offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire,
and the food of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.
7 (Lev 21:13-14; Eze 44:22) They shall not take a wife
who is a whore or has been defiled, nor shall they take
a woman divorced from her husband, for he is holy unto his God.
8 (Lev 21:6) You shall sanctify him, for he offers the food
of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the Lord,
who sanctifies you, am holy.
9 (Ge 38:24) The daughter of any priest,
if she defiles herself by being a whore, she also defiles her father.
She shall be burned with fire.
10 (Lev 10:6-7; 16:32) He who is the high priest among his brothers,
on whose head the anointing oil was poured
and who is consecrated to wear the garments,
shall not dishevel his hair, nor tear his clothes;
11 (Nu 19:14; Lev 19:28; 21:1-2) nor shall he approach any dead body,
nor make himself unclean, even for his father or his mother;
12 (Lev 10:7; Ex 29:6-7) nor shall he go out of the sanctuary,
so as not to defile the sanctuary of his God,
for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him:
I am the Lord.
13 (Lev 21:7; Eze 44:22) He shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 (Lev 21:7_ A widow, or a divorced woman, or a defiled woman,
or a prostitute, these he shall not marry. But he shall take
for a wife a virgin of his own people,
15 so that he does not defile his offspring among his people,
for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.
16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
17 (Lev 10:3; Nu 16:5) Speak to Aaron, saying:
None of your offspring in their generations
who has any blemish may approach to offer the food of his God.
18 (Lev 22:19-25) For whoever has a blemish, he shall not approach,
whether a blind or lame man, or one who has a physical flaw
on his face or a limb that is too long,
19 or a man who has a broken foot or broken hand,
20 (Dt 23:1) or a hunchback, or a dwarf, or who has a defect in his eye,
or eczema or scabs, or is a eunuch.
21 (Lev 21:6) No man who has a blemish from the offspring of Aaron
the priest shall come near to offer the food offerings of the Lord
made by fire. He has a blemish; he shall not come near to offer
the bread of his God.
22 (Lev 2:3; 2:10) He shall eat the food of his God,
both of the most holy and of the holy.
23 (Lev 21:12) Only he shall not go in through the veil
or come to the altar, because he has a blemish, so that
he does not defile My sanctuaries, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
24 Moses spoke this to Aaron, and to his sons,
and to all the children of Israel.
Leviticus 21
[1] And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron,
and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his
people:
[2] But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for
his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
[3] And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no
husband; for her may he be defiled.
[4] But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to
profane himself.
[5] They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave
off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
[6] They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their
God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God,
they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
[7] They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall
they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
[8] Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God:
he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.
[9] And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the
whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
[10] And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the
anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments,
shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
[11] Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his
father, or for his mother;
[12] Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of
his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the
LORD.
[13] And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
[14] A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he
not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
[15] Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do
sanctify him.
[16] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[17] Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their
generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread
of his God.
[18] For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a
blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
[19] Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
[20] Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be
scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
[21] No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come
nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he
shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
[22] He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the
holy.
[23] Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar,
because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the
LORD do sanctify them.
[24] And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the
children of Israel.
Leviticus 22
Holy Offerings
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lev 18:21; Dt 15:19) Speak to Aaron and to his sons that
they should be very respectful with the holy things of the
children of Israel, and that they do not defile My holy name
with those things which the people have consecrated to Me: I am the Lord.
3 (Lev 7:20-21) Say to them: Whoever from your offspring through
your generations approaches the holy things, which the children
of Israel have dedicated to the Lord, while he has uncleanness,
that person shall be cut off from My presence: I am the Lord.
4 (Lev 11:39; 15:2-3) If a man of the offspring of Aaron
is a leper or has a discharge, he shall not eat of the
holy offerings until he is clean. And whoever touches
anything that is unclean by contact with the dead
or a man who had an emission of semen,
5 (Lev 15:7; 11:43-44) or whoever touches
any crawling thing whereby he may be made unclean,
or a man from whom he may receive uncleanness,
whatever uncleanness he has,
6 (Lev 15:5; Heb 10:22) the person who has touched
any such thing shall be unclean until evening,
and shall not eat of the holy things unless
he washes his body with water.
7 (Lev 21:22) When the sun goes down, he shall be clean,
and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his food.
8 (Lev 17:15; Ex 22:31) That which dies of itself
or is torn by animals he shall not eat,
becoming unclean by it: I am the Lord.
9 (Ex 28:43; Nu 18:22) They shall therefore keep My ordinance,
lest they bear sin from it and therefore die if they defile it:
I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
10 (1Sa 21:6; Mt 12:4) There shall be no outsider (Or stranger.)
who eats of a holy thing, whether a foreign guest of the priest
or a hired servant, he shall not eat of a holy offering.
11 (Ge 17:13) But if a priest buys a person with his money,
the person acquired shall eat of it, and he that is born
in his house shall eat of his food.
12 If the priest's daughter marries an outsider,
she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.
13 (Ge 38:11; Lev 10:14) But if the priest's daughter
is a widow or divorced, and has no child and has returned to her
father's house as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food;
but no outsider may eat of it.
14 (Lev 27:13; 27:15) If a man eats the holy thing unwittingly,
then he shall add a fifth of the value to it
and shall give the holy thing to the priest.
15 (Nu 18:32; Lev 19:8) They shall not defile the holy things
of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord,
16 (Lev 22:9) and cause them to suffer
and to bear the iniquity of guilt when they eat their holy things,
for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
Acceptable Offerings
17 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
18 (Lev 1:2; Nu 15:3) Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all
the children of Israel, and say to them: Whoever from the house of Israel
or from the foreigners in Israel who offers his burnt offering
for any vows or freewill offerings that he offers to the Lord,
19 (Lev 1:3; 1:10) then if it is to be accepted for you,
the offering shall be a male without blemish, a bull, sheep, or goat.
20 (Dt 17:1; 15:21; Mal 1:8) But whatever has a blemish you shall not
offer, for it shall not be acceptable for you.
21 (Nu 15:3; 15:8) Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings
to the Lord to fulfill his vow or a freewill offering,
whether from the herd or flock, to be accepted it shall be perfect,
with no blemish on it.
22 (Lev 22:20; 1:9) Blind, or disabled, or maimed, or having
an ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer these to the Lord,
nor make a food offering by fire on the altar to the Lord.
23 (Lev 21:18) A herd animal or a flock animal that has a limb
that is too long or short you may offer for a freewill offering,
but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
24 (Lev 22:20) You shall not offer to the Lord an animal
that is bruised or crushed or torn or cut;
nor shall you make any offering of them in your land.
25 (Lev 21:6; 21:8) Nor from a foreigner shall you
offer an animal as the food of your God, because a blemish is in them
from their mutilation. They shall not be accepted for you.
26 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
27 (Ex 22:30; Lev 12:2-3; 19:23-24) When an ox, or a sheep, or a goat
is born, then it shall be seven days with its mother,
and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted
for a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
28 (Dt 22:6-7; Ex 23:19) But you shall not slaughter on the same day
an ox or a sheep and her young.
29 (Ps 107:22; 116:17) When you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving
to the Lord, offer it so that it may be accepted.
30 On the same day it shall be eaten. You shall leave none of it
until the next day: I am the Lord.
31 (Dt 4:40; Lev 19:37) Therefore you shall keep My commandments
and do them: I am the Lord.
32 (Lev 18:21; 10:3) You shall not defile My holy name,
but I will be sanctified among the children of Israel:
I am the Lord who sanctifies you,
33 (Lev 11:45; Ex 6:7) who brought you out of the land of Egypt,
to be your God: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 22
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the
holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy
name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.
[3] Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations,
that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto
the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from
my presence: I am the LORD.
[4] What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running
issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso
toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth
from him;
[5] Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made
unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he
hath;
[6] The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and
shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.
[7] And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of
the holy things; because it is his food.
[8] That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to
defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
[9] They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and
die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
[10] There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the
priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
[11] But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and
he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.
[12] If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not
eat of an offering of the holy things.
[13] But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no
child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall
eat of her father's meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.
[14] And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the
fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy
thing.
[15] And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel,
which they offer unto the LORD;
[16] Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their
holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
[17] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[18] Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel,
and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the
strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for
all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt
offering;
[19] Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves,
of the sheep, or of the goats.
[20] But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall
not be acceptable for you.
[21] And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to
accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be
perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
[22] Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye
shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them
upon the altar unto the LORD.
[23] Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking
in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow
it shall not be accepted.
[24] Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or
broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
[25] Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of
any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them:
they shall not be accepted for you.
[26] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[27] When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall
be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it
shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[28] And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both
in one day.
[29] And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer
it at your own will.
[30] On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until
the morrow: I am the LORD.
[31] Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.
[32] Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the
children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,
[33] That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the
LORD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 21 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/21/never-say-cant
entitled Never Say "Can't"
Exodus 3:7-10, 4:10-15
7 (Ps 106:44; Ex 2:23-25) The Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction
of My people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry on account
of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
8 (Ge 50:24; 15:18-21; Ex 13:5) Therefore, I have come down to deliver
them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that
land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey,
to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites,
the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 (Ex 2:23; 3:7) Now therefore,
the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me. Moreover,
I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.
10 (Mic 6:4; Ps 105:26) Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh
so that you may bring forth My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt."
[7] And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which
are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I
know their sorrows;
[8] And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and
to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land
flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the
Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the
Jebusites.
[9] Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto
me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress
them.
[10] Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest
bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
10 Then Moses said to the Lord, "O my Lord, I am not eloquent,
neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant.
But I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."
11 The Lord said to him, "Who has made man's mouth?
Or who made the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind?
Have not I, the Lord?
12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you
what you must say."
13 He said, "O my Lord, send, I pray, by the hand of whomever else
You will send."
14 The anger of the Lord was inflamed against Moses, and He said,
"Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well.
And also, he comes out to meet you, and when he sees you,
he will be glad in his heart.
15 You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth,
and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth,
and will teach you what you must do.
[10] And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither
heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of
speech, and of a slow tongue.
[11] And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh
the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
[12] Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what
thou shalt say.
[13] And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou
wilt send.
[14] And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is
not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also,
behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be
glad in his heart.
[15] And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will
be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
Jen was born without legs and abandoned at the hospital. Yet she says being
put up for adoption was a blessing. "I am here because of the people who
poured into me." Her adoptive family helped her to see she was "born like
this for a reason." They raised her to "never say 'can't' " and encouraged
her in all her pursuits-including becoming an accomplished acrobat
and aerialist! She meets challenges with an attitude of "How can I tackle
this?" and motivates others to do the same.
The Bible tells the stories of many people God used who seemed incapable
or unsuited for their calling-but God used them anyway. Moses is a classic
example. When God called him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, he balked
(Exodus 3:11; 4:1) and protested, "I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."
God replied, "Who has made man's mouth?
Or who made the dumb, or deaf, . . . Have not I, the Lord?
Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you
what you must say.” (4:10–12). When Moses still protested, God provided Aaron
to speak for him and assured him He would help them (vv. 13–15).
Like Jen and like Moses, all of us are here for a reason-and God graciously
helps us along the way. He supplies people to help us and provides what we
need to live for Him.
By: Alyson Kieda
Reflect & Pray
When have you felt incapable or ill-equipped for a task
or role you felt God calling you to fill? How did God help you?
God, I'm so glad you didn't leave me here
on this earth to do it all on my own.
Thank You for Your love and guidance and the people You've placed in my life.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 2 - Due Season
Gal 6:9
9 And let us not grow weary in doing good,
for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.
9 And let us not be weary in well doing:
for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Jackie's preschool class took on an exciting project: they were going to grow
flowers from seeds, Each child took the seed, planted it carefully in the
bedding soil, watered, and waited. But Jackie couldn't wait. Every day
for a week he ran to the window box, looked for his plants, poked, prodded,
unplanted the seeds and then planted them again. "It's no use,"
he pouted after the first week. "Nothing's gonna grow in there."
We live in an instant society - microwave dinners, quick fixes, easy answers.
We are conditioned by our environment to expect - even to demand -
immediate response, and when we have to wait,
we become impatient and irritable.
Paul's exhortation to the Galatians, "Let us not become weary in doing good,"
is as appropriate for twentieth-century believers as it was for the new church
at Galatia. We lose motivation when we don't see results, and weariness sets in.
If our work does not seem to be producing as we hope, we want to abandon it
and move on to a new project.
But God says, "You will reap a harvest if you don't give up." We give up too
soon in our prayers for a loved one's salvation. We abandon hope too readily
when we don't see spiritual growth in our own lives, when our investment in
another's spiritual maturity seems to have no return. The Lord says,
"The harvest is coming; be patient; trust me."
In due season the harvest comes; when it's the right time. When the seed has
had time to germinate, when the roots are string enough, when the conditions
are right, the reaping time will come. But we must be willing to wait for
the due season, the moment of ripeness, when our labor brings its return.
Application
a) Have I ever felt that my spiritual labors have produced no harvest at all?
b) What does it mean to my own spiritual growth that there is a "due season"
for reaping the harvest?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Philip 4:19
19 (Ro 2:4) But my God shall supply your every need according
to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
19 But my God shall supply all your need according
to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Reconciling Peace
Ps 85:8-13
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will hear what God the Lord will speak,
for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints,
but let them not turn again to folly.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Surely His salvation is near to them who fear Him,
that glory may dwell in our land.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Mercy and truth have met together;
righteousness and peace have kissed.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Truth springs from the ground,
and righteousness looks down from the sky.
12 Yes, the Lord gives that which is good,
and our land shall yield its increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before Him
and prepare a way for His footsteps.
8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak:
For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints:
But let them not turn again to folly.
9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him;
That glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth are met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth shall spring out of the earth;
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good;
And our land shall yield her increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before him;
And shall set us in the way of his steps.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
21st Day of the Month
a) Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make God honouring decisions
(
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions,
and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
in all godliness and honesty,
)
b) Pray that those who serve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to walk in purity.
Pray to the Lord
"God, I'm so glad you didn't leave me here
on this earth to do it all on my own.
Thank You for Your love and guidance and the people You've placed in my life."
Pray to the Lord and pray to endure and never give up.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him that He is your provider.
Pray to the Lord and pray for the Righteousness of the Lord over your country.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for the leaders our educational system, that they would
have wisdom and make God honouring decisions
Pray that those who serve in law enforcement will have the resources
they need and the vigilance their work requires.
Pray for the protection of young Christian women in Pakistan
against kidnappings and forceful marriages.
Posted by DSY on Sunday, February 20. 2022
Day 51, 20 Feb 2022
At https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ today
we addressed Why and How I read the bible?
2 Tim 3:16-17
16 (Ro 15:4) All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching,
for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,
17 (1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:21) that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly
equipped for every good work.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 that the man of God may be perfect,
throughly furnished unto all good works.
Hebr 4:12-13
12 (Eph 6:17; Isa 49:2; Jer 23:29) For the word of God is alive, and active,
and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul
and spirit, of joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts
and intents of the heart.
13 (Ps 33:13-15; Job 26:6) There is no creature that is not revealed in His
sight, for all things are bare and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must
give account.
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged
sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the
joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents
of the heart.
13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all
things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
1)
Leviticus 17 - 19
LEVITICUS 17
The Law About Eating Blood
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel,
and say to them: This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying:
3 If anyone of the house of Israel ritually slaughters an ox, a lamb,
or goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside of the camp,
4 (Ge 17:14) and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting
to offer it as a gift to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord,
then blood guilt shall be accounted to that man. He has shed blood,
and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
5 This is so that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices
which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them
to the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting, to the priest,
and offer them for peace offerings to the Lord.
6 (Nu 18:17; Lev 3:2) The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar
of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting,
and burn the fat for a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
7 (Ex 34:15; Dt 32:17) They shall no more offer their sacrifices
to goat demons, after whom they have acted like whores.
This shall be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations.
8 (Lev 1:2-3) You shall say to them: Any man from the house of Israel,
or from the foreigners who sojourn among you, who offers a burnt offering
or sacrifice,
9 (Lev 17:4) and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting
to offer it to the Lord, even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
10 (Lev 3:17; Ge 9:4) Whoever from the house of Israel,
or from the strangers who sojourn among you, who eats any manner of blood,
I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off
from among his people.
11 (Heb 9:22; Mt 26:28; 1Jn 1:7) For the life of the flesh is in the blood,
and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives;
for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
12 Therefore I said to the children of Israel:
No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who sojourns
among you eat blood.
13 (Dt 12:16; Lev 7:26) Whoever from the children of Israel,
or from the foreigners who sojourn among you, who hunts and catches
any wild animal or fowl that may be eaten, he shall even pour out the blood
and cover it with dirt.
14 (Ge 9:4) For the life of every creature is its blood;
in its blood is its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel:
You shall not eat the blood of any creature,
for the life of every creature is its blood.
Whoever eats it shall be cut off.
15 (Ex 22:31; Lev 22:8) Every person who eats that which died of itself,
or that which was torn by animals, whether he is a native citizen
or a foreigner, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the evening. Then he shall be clean.
16 (Lev 5:1) But if he does not wash them or bathe his body,
then he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 17
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of
Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded,
saying,
[3] What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or
lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
[4] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood
shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be
cut off from among his people:
[5] To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which
they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD,
unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and
offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
[6] And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet
savour unto the LORD.
[7] And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom
they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them
throughout their generations.
[8] And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of
Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt
offering of sacrifice,
[9] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his
people.
[10] And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers
that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my
face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among
his people.
[11] For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you
upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that
maketh an atonement for the soul.
[12] Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat
blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
[13] And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the
strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or
fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover
it with dust.
[14] For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life
thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the
blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof:
whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
[15] And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was
torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he
shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean
until the even: then shall he be clean.
[16] But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his
iniquity.
LEVITICUS 18
Laws on Immoral Relations
1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 6:7; Lev 11:44) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
I am the Lord your God.
3 (Ex 23:24; Lev 20:23) After the practices of the land of Egypt,
from where you lived, you shall not follow, and after the practices
of the land of Canaan, to where I will bring you, you shall not follow;
nor shall you walk in their ordinances.
4 (Lev 18:2; 18:26) You shall follow My decrees
and keep My ordinances to walk in them: I am the Lord your God.
5 (Eze 20:11; Ro 10:5) You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments,
which if a man does them, then he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
6 (Lev 18:7-19) None of you shall approach any of his near relatives
to have relations: I am the Lord.
7 (Lev 20:11; Eze 22:10) You shall not have relations with your father
or have relations with your mother. She is your mother.
You shall not have relations with her.
8 (Lev 20:11; 1Co 5:1) You shall not have relations with your father's wife,
for this exposes your father's nakedness.
9 (Lev 20:17; Dt 27:22) You shall not have relations with your sister,
whether your father's or mother's daughter,
whether raised in the family or another home.
10 You shall not have relations with your son's daughter
or your daughter's daughter,
for this exposes your own nakedness.
11 You shall not have relations with your father's wife's daughter
who is raised in your father's family, for she is your sister.
12 (Lev 20:19) You shall not have relations with your father's sister,
for she is your father's relative.
13 You shall not have relations with your mother's sister,
for she is your mother's relative.
14 (Lev 20:20) You shall not expose the nakedness of your father's brother.
You shall not approach his wife for relations; she is your aunt.
15 (Lev 20:12; Ge 38:26) You shall not have relations
with your daughter-in-law, for she is your son's wife
-you shall not have relations with her.
16 (Lev 20:21; Dt 25:5) You shall not have relations
with your brother's wife, for this exposes your brother's nakedness.
17 (Lev 20:14) You shall not have relations with a woman and her daughter,
nor shall you have her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter,
for this exposes the woman's nakedness. They are all near relatives.
It is depravity.
18 And you shall not have a woman as a rival wife,
who is the sister of your other wife,
for this is to expose her nakedness while her sister,
your other wife, is still alive.
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your
God.
[3] After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not
do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall
ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
[4] Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I
am the LORD your God.
[5] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man
do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
[6] None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover
their nakedness: I am the LORD.
[7] The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou
not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[8] The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy
father's nakedness.
[9] The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of
thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their
nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
[10] The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter,
even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own
nakedness.
[11] The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father,
she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[12] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy
father's near kinswoman.
[13] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is
thy mother's near kinswoman.
[14] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou
shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
[15] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy
son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[16] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy
brother's nakedness.
[17] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter,
neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to
uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
[18] Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover
her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
[Incest is illegal]
19 (Lev 15:24; 20:18) Also you shall not approach a woman
to have relations as long as she is in her menstrual uncleanness.
[19] Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as
long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
[Very unhealthy]
20 (Ex 20:14; Lev 20:10) Moreover, you shall not have relations
with your neighbor's wife to defile yourself with her.
21 (Lev 19:12; 20:2-5; 21:6) You shall not let any of your children
be offered through the fire to Molek,
and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
[20] Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to
defile thyself with her.
[21] And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech,
neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
[Only one creator]
22 (Lev 20:13; 1Co 6:9; 1Ti 1:100 You shall not lie with a man
as one does with a woman. It is an abomination.
[22] Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
[homosexual is not in biblical accordance]
23 (Ex 22:19; Lev 20:15-16) You shall not lie with an animal
to defile yourself, nor shall any woman lie with an animal.
It is a perversion.
[23] Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith:
neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is
confusion.
[beastility is not in biblical accordance]
24 (Dt 18:12; Lev 18:30) Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways,
for in these practices the nations I am casting out
before you have defiled themselves.
[24] Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the
nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
[Notice from the Lord]
25 (Lev 18:28; Jer 2:7) And the land has become defiled;
therefore I have punished its iniquity,
and the land has vomited out her inhabitants.
26 (Lev 18:5) But you shall therefore keep My statutes
and My decrees, and you shall not commit any of these abominations,
either the native citizen or any foreigner who sojourns among you
27 (for the people of the land, who were before you,
committed all of these abominations, and the land became defiled),
28 lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it,
as it vomited out the nations that were before you.
29 For whoever shall commit any of these abominations,
those persons who commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
30 (Lev 20:23) Therefore you shall keep My ordinances,
that you do not commit any one of these abominable customs
which were committed before you, so that you do not defile
yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.
[25] And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon
it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
[26] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not
commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any
stranger that sojourneth among you:
[27] (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were
before you, and the land is defiled;)
[28] That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out
the nations that were before you.
[29] For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls
that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
[30] Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of
these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye
defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
[Yahweh dictates this in the strongest of terms]
Leviticus 19
Moral and Ceremonial Laws
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 19:6; Lev 11:44-45) Speak to all the congregation of the
children of Israel, and say to them: You shall be holy, for I
the Lord your God am holy.
3 (Ex 20:12; 20:8; 16:29) Every one of you shall revere
his mother and his father, and you will keep My Sabbaths:
I am the Lord your God.
4 (Lev 26:1; Ex 20:23; 34:17) Do not turn to idols,
nor make for yourselves cast metal gods: I am the Lord your God.
5 (Lev 1:3; 7:16) When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings
to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you might be accepted.
6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the next day,
and if any remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire.
7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, then it is contaminated.
It shall not be accepted.
8 Therefore everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity,
because he has defiled what is holy of the Lord,
and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
9 (Lev 23:22; 23:29) When you reap the harvest of your land,
you shall not reap up to the edge of your field,
nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
10 You shall not glean bare your vineyard,
nor shall you gather every fallen grape of your vineyard.
You shall leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.
11 (Ex 20:15; Eph 4:25) You shall not steal, nor deal falsely,
nor lie to one another.
12 (Ex 20:7; Lev 18:21; 6:3) You shall not swear falsely by My name,
and so defile the name of your God: I am the Lord.
13 (Jas 5:4; Dt 24:14-15) You shall not defraud your neighbor or rob him.
The wages of him who is hired shall not stay with you all night
until the morning.
14 (Dt 27:18; Lev 19:32) You shall not curse the deaf,
nor put a stumbling block before the blind,
but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
15 (Dt 1:17; Ex 23:2-3; Dt 16:19) You shall do no unrighteousness
in a court. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor
the person who is great, but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.
16 (Ex 23:1; 23:7; Ps 15:3) You shall not go around as a slanderer
among your people, nor shall you stand by while the life of your
neighbor is in danger: I am the Lord.
17 (Lk 17:3; 1Jn 2:9) You shall not hate your brother in your heart.
You shall surely reason honestly with your neighbor,
and not suffer sin because of him.
18 (Ro 12:19; 13:9; Gal 5:14) You shall not take vengeance,
nor bear any grudge against the children of your people,
but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto
them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
[3] Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my
sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
[4] Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the
LORD your God.
[5] And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall
offer it at your own will.
[6] It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if
ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
[7] And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall
not be accepted.
[8] Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he
hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off
from among his people.
[9] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap
the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy
harvest.
[10] And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every
grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am
the LORD your God.
[11] Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
[12] And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane
the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
[13] Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him
that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
[14] Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the
blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
[15] Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the
person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in
righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
[16] Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither
shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
[17] Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise
rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
[18] Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy
people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
[The Great commandment]
19 (Dt 22:9–11) You shall keep My statutes.
You shall not let your livestock breed with a different kind.
You shall not sow your field with mixed seed, nor shall your garment
be mixed from two types of fabric.
20 (Dt 22:23–24) Whoever lies with a slave woman who is betrothed
to another man and not yet ransomed or given freedom,
compensation will be made. They shall not be put to death,
because she was not free.
21 He shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord at the entrance
of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering.
22 The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt
offering before the Lord for his sin which he has done,
and he will be forgiven for the sin that he has committed.
23 (Lev 12:3; 22:27) When you come into the land
and plant any kind of tree for food,
then you shall count the fruit as forbidden.Or uncircumcised.
Three years it shall be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten.
24 (Dt 18:4; Pr 3:9) But in the fourth year all the fruit shall
be holy and an offering of praise to the Lord.
25 And in the fifth year you shall eat of the fruit that it may yield
an increase to you: I am the Lord your God.
26 (Dt 12:23; 2Ki 17:17) You shall not eat anything with the blood in it,
nor shall you practice divination or fortune-telling.
27 (Lev 21:5; Isa 15:2) You shall not round the corners of the hair on your
head, nor shall you mar the edges of your beard.
28 (Dt 14:1; Lev 21:5) You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh
for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord.
29 Do not prostitute your daughter and cause her to be defiled,
lest the land fall into whoredom and become full of wickedness.
30 (Lev 19:3; 26:2) You shall keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary:
I am the Lord.
31 (Isa 8:19; Lev 20:27; 1Sa 28:3) Do not turn to spirits through
mediums or necromancers. Do not seek after them to be defiled by them:
I am the Lord your God.
32 (Lev 19:14; La 5:12) You shall rise up before a gray head,
and honor the face of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord.
33 (Ex 22:21; 23:9) When a foreigner sojourns with you in your land,
you shall not do him wrong.
34 (Lev 19:18; Dt 10:19) The foreigner who dwells with you shall be
to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself
for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
35 (Dt 25:13; 25:15) You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment
regarding measures in length, weight, or quantity.
36 (Ex 20:2; Pr 11:1) You shall have honest balances, honest weights,
an honest ephah,(A dry measure of about 3/5 of a bushel, or 22 liters.)
and an honest hin:(A liquid measure of about 1 gallon, or 3.8 liters.)
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
37 (Lev 18:4-5) Therefore you shall observe all My statutes
and all My judgments and do them: I am the Lord.
[19] Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a
diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall
a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
[20] And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid,
betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she
shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
[21] And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door
of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.
[22] And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the
trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the
sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.
[23] And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner
of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised:
three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.
[24] But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise
the LORD withal.
[25] And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may
yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.
[26] Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use
enchantment, nor observe times.
[27] Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar
the corners of thy beard.
[28] Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print
any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
[29] Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the
land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
[30] Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
[31] Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards,
to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
[32] Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the
old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
[33] And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
[34] But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born
among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the
land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
[35] Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or
in measure.
[36] Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye
have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
[37] Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and
do them: I am the LORD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 20 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/20/
entitled Leaning into God
1 Thessalonians 5:12-24
Final Exhortations and Greetings
12 (Heb 13:17; 1Co 16:16; 16:18) We ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those
who labor among you, and are appointed over you in the Lord, and instruct you.
13 (Mk 9:50) Esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.
And be at peace among yourselves.
14 (Ro 14:1; Ac 20:35) Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those who are unruly,
comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, and be patient toward everyone.
15 (1Pe 3:9; Gal 6:10) See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone.
But always seek to do good to one another and to all.
16 (Php 4:4) Rejoice always.
17 (Eph 6:18; Lk 18:1) Pray without ceasing.
18 (Eph 5:20; Heb 13:15) In everything give thanks,
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
19 (Eph 4:30; 1Co 14:30; 1Ti 4:14) Do not quench the Spirit.
20 (1Co 11:4; 14:1) Do not despise prophecies.
21 (1Jn 4:1; Lk 12:57; Ac 17:11) Examine all things.
Firmly hold onto what is good.
22 Abstain from all appearances of evil.
23 (Ro 15:33; Heb 4:12) May the very God of peace sanctify you completely.
And I pray to God that your whole spirit, soul,
and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 (1Co 1:9; 1Th 2:12 5:26 Ro 16:16 5:27 Col 4:16 5:28 Ro 16:20; 2Th 3:18)
Faithful is He who calls you, who also will do it.
12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are
over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
13 and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at
peace among yourselves.
14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the
feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which
is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ
Jesus concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spirit.
20 Despise not prophesyings.
21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole
spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
Harriet Tubman couldn't read or write. As an adolescent, she suffered a head
injury at the hands of a cruel slave master. That injury caused her to have
seizures and lapses of consciousness for the rest of her life. But once she
escaped slavery, God used her to rescue as many as three hundred others.
Nicknamed "Moses" by those she freed, Harriet bravely made nineteen trips back
to the pre-Civil War South to rescue others. She continued even when there was
a price on her head and her life was in constant danger. A devoted believer in
Jesus, she carried a hymnal and a Bible on every trip and had others read her
verses, which she committed to memory and quoted often. "I prayed all the
time," she said, "about my work, everywhere; I was always talking
to the Lord." She also gave God credit for the smallest successes.
Her life was a powerful expression of the apostle Paul's instruction
to the earliest Christians: "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing.
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ
Jesus concerning you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18).
When we lean into God in the moment and live dependently in prayer, praising
Him despite our difficulties, He gives us the strength to accomplish even the
most challenging tasks. Our Savior is greater than anything we face, and He
will lead us as we look to Him.
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
How does spending time in God's presence make you stronger?
In what ways will you "lean into Him" today?
Loving and Almighty God, please help me to live every moment
with You today and to receive the strength You alone can give.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 1 Hard Bargain
Mark 11:24
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray,
believe that you will receive them, and you will have them.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
"I've been praying." Jennifer declared confidently. " I told God I'd give him
a tithe of that $5000000 when I win the sweepstakes."
Her friend Cindi laughed. "Well, then, you don't have a chance. I told him
I'd give him half!"
Can we, as in Mark 11:24 seems to imply , pray for anything, absolutely
anything, and expect that the Lord will come through? Can we pray with
assurance for new cars, mink coats, or trips to the Caribbean? The verse
seems to be a troublesome one, especially when we try it and our prayers
aren't answered in the way we expected.
But seen in context, Mark 11:24 gives us a much broader picture of the
kind of prayer Jesus meant. The verse appears in the framework of
Jesus' ministry - cleansing the temple, correcting the Pharisees,
commanding forgiveness, discussing his authority. The condition for
the fulfillment of Mark 11:24, if Jesus' actions are any indication,
is fulfilling the will and purpose of God.
Such a condition for powerful prayers involves much more than attaching
am "If it be Thy will" clause onto the end of our prayers. We need to know
God's will and walk in it, seeking his kingdom first, and drawing close to
him. Then , as our hearts are right with him, what we ask in prayer
is likely to be congruent with the mind and purposes of Christ. We are
less likely to pray selfishly, and more likely to share God's priorities,
as we get to know him. And as we deepen in our knowledge of him,
as his will becomes our will, his promise for answered prayer takes
on new dimensions.
Application
a) What is the connection betweeen know God's will and praying effectively?
b) What changes need to take place in my life
so that I might pray with greater power?
c) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 16:10-12
10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful
also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also
in much.
11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who will give you that which is your own?"
10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:
and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who shall give you that which is your own?
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Reconciling Peace
Col 3:12-17
12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.
13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another
and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,
even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.
14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,
which is the bond of perfection.
15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,
to which also you are called in one body,
rule in your hearts. And be thankful.
16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel
against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these things put on charity,
which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye
are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;
teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
20th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
( Matthew 19:14
14 (Mt 18:3; Lk 18:16-17)
But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me,
and do not forbid them. For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."
14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not,
to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
)
b) Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
(
Eph 6:12
12 (Eph 1:3; 1:21) For our fight is not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers
of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces
of evil in the heavenly places.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to understand that Lord's word with His help!
Pray to the Lord and ask to understand his will in relations/ sexuality.
Pray to the Lord
"Loving and Almighty God, please help me to live every moment
with You today and to receive the strength You alone can give."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Will of Lord for effective prayer.
Pray to the Lord and pray to faithful in the little you have.
Pray to the Lord and pray for the Peace of the Lord to rule your heart.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know
Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not
against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.
Pray that cross-cultural Christians workers will reach out fearlessly to those
in dangerous, unreached areas of the Phillipines
Posted by DSY on Saturday, February 19. 2022
Day 50, 19 Feb 2022
1)
Leviticus 14:33 - 16
The Law About Leprous Houses
33 The Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:
34 (Ge 17:8; Dt 32:49) When you have come into the land of Canaan,
which I am giving to you for a possession, and I put a leprous disease
in a house of the land of your possession,
35 (Ps 91:10; Zec 5:4) then he who owns the house shall come
and tell the priest, "It seems to me there is some disease in the house."
36 Then the priest shall command that they empty the house
before the priest goes into it to examine the disease,
so that all that is in the house is not made unclean.
Afterwards, the priest shall go in to examine the house.
37 He shall examine the disease and see if the disease is in the walls
of the house with greenish or reddish spots, which appear to go deeper
than the wall.
38 Then the priest shall go out to the door of the house and close off
the house seven days.
39 The priest shall return on the seventh day
and shall examine and see if the disease has spread in the walls of the house.
40 Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which
the disease appears and throw them into an unclean place outside the city.
41 And he shall cause the house to be scraped all around, and they shall
pour out the plaster that they scrape off
outside the city into an unclean place.
42 And they shall take other stones and put them in the place of those stones,
and he shall take other plaster and shall plaster the house.
43 If the disease comes again and breaks out in the house after he has taken
away the stones and after he has scraped the house and after it is plastered,
44 (Lev 13:51-52) then the priest shall come and examine and see if the
disease has spread in the house. If the disease has spread in the house,
it is a persistent leprosy in the house; it is unclean.
45He shall break down the house, the stones and the timber,
and all the plaster of the house, and he shall carry them
out of the city into an unclean place.
46 (Nu 19:21-22) Moreover, he who goes into the house
while it is closed off shall be unclean until the evening.
47 And he who sleeps in the house shall wash his clothes,
and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.
48 If the priest comes in and examines it and sees the disease
has not spread in the house after the house was plastered,
then the priest shall pronounce the house clean,
because the disease is healed.
49 (Lev 14:4) He shall take two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet,
and hyssop to cleanse the house.
50 Then he shall kill one of the birds in a clay vessel over running water.
51 He shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet,
and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird,
and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
52 Then he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird,
and with the running water, and with the living bird,
and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet.
53 But he shall let the living bird loose outside the city
into the open fields and make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.
54 This is the law for all manner of leprous sore and scale,
55 and for the disease of a garment, or of a house,
56 (Lev 13:2) and for a swelling, or for a scab, or for a spot,
57 (Lev 10:10) to discern when it is unclean and when it is clean.
This is the law of leprosy.
[33] And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
[34] When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a
possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your
possession;
[35] And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It
seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:
[36] Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the
priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not
made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house:
[37] And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the
walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight
are lower than the wall;
[38] Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and
shut up the house seven days:
[39] And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and,
behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;
[40] Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which
the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the
city:
[41] And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they
shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an
unclean place:
[42] And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those
stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house.
[43] And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he
hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after
it is plaistered;
[44] Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be
spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean.
[45] And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber
thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out
of the city into an unclean place.
[46] Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up
shall be unclean until the even.
[47] And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that
eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
[48] And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the
plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then
the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed.
[49] And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and
scarlet, and hyssop:
[50] And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over
running water:
[51] And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and
the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the
running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:
[52] And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the
running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with
the hyssop, and with the scarlet:
[53] But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open
fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean.
[54] This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,
[55] And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house,
[56] And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot:
[57] To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of
leprosy.
LEVITICUS 15
The Law About Bodily Discharges
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:
2 (Lev 22:4; Nu 5:2) Speak to the children of Israel,
and say to them: When any man has a discharge out of his body,
his discharge is unclean.
3 This is the instruction for his uncleanness in his discharge,
whether the discharge from his body flows or his body is
stopped up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness.
4 Every bed on which the man with the discharge lies shall be unclean,
and everything on which he sits shall be unclean.
5 (Lev 11:25; 16:26) Whoever touches the bed shall wash his clothes,
and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
6 And whoever sits on anything where the man sat who has the discharge
shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the evening.
7 And whoever touches the body of him who has the discharge shall
wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the evening.
8 If the man with the discharge spits on someone who is clean,
then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the evening.
9 Any saddle on which the man with a discharge rides shall be unclean.
10 Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean
until the evening, and he who carries any of those things shall
wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the evening.
11 Whomever he who has the discharge touches,
and has not rinsed his hands in water,
he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water,
and be unclean until evening.
12 (Lev 6:28; 11:32-33) The earthen vessel that he who has the discharge
touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
13 (Lev 8:33; 14:8) When he who has a discharge is cleansed of his issue,
then he shall count to himself seven days for his cleansing,
and wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water, and shall be clean.
14 (Lev 12:8) On the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons
and come before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting
and give them to the priest.
15 (Lev 4:26; 14:30-31) And the priest shall offer them,
one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering,
and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord for his discharge.
16 (Lev 22:4; Dt 23:10-11; Lev 15:5) If any man has a seminal emission,
then he shall wash all his body in water and be unclean until the evening.
17 Every garment and all leather on which there is seminal emission
shall be washed with water and be unclean until the evening.
18 If a man lies with a woman, and there is an emission of semen,
they shall both bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening.
19 (Lev 12:2) If a woman has a discharge, and the discharge from her body
is blood, she shall be set apart for seven days; and whoever touches
her shall be unclean until the evening.
20 (Lev 15:4-9) Everything that she lies on in her menstrual impurity
shall be unclean. Also, everything that she sits on shall be unclean.
21 Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself
in water, and be unclean until the evening.
22 Whoever touches anything on which she sits shall wash his clothes
and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
23 Whether it is the bed or anything on which she sits,
when he touches it he shall be unclean until the evening.
24 (Lev 20:18; 18:19) If any man lies with her,
and her menstrual impurity is on him,
he shall be unclean seven days,
and every bed where he lies shall be unclean.
25 (Mt 9:20; Mk 5:25) If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days,
not at the time of her menstrual impurity, or if she has a discharge
beyond the time of her impurity, all the days of the discharge
she shall be in uncleanness, as in the days of her impurity.
She shall be unclean.
26 Every bed that she lies on all the days of her discharge shall be
for impurity, and whatever she sits on shall be unclean,
as the uncleanness of her menstrual impurity.
27 Whoever touches those things shall be unclean
and shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water
and be unclean until the evening.
28 (Lev 15:13-15) But if she is cleansed of her discharge,
then she shall count to herself seven days,
and after that she shall be clean.
29 On the eighth day she shall take two turtledoves
or two pigeons and bring them to the priest
at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
30 The priest shall offer one for a sin offering
and the other for a burnt offering,
and the priest shall make atonement for her before the Lord
for her unclean discharge.
31 (Nu 5:3; 19:13; 19:20) Thus you shall separate
the children of Israel from their uncleanness,
so that they do not die in their uncleanness by defiling
My tabernacle that is among them.
32 This is the law for him who has a discharge and for him
who has a seminal emission and thus becomes unclean,
33 and for her who is sick from her menstruation,
and for him who has a discharge, for anyone male or female,
and for the man who lies with a woman who is unclean.
Leviticus 15
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath
a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean.
[3] And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run
with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his
uncleanness.
[4] Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every
thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.
[5] And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself
in water, and be unclean until the even.
[6] And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue
shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the
even.
[7] And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[8] And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall
wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[9] And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be
unclean.
[10] And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean
until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[11] And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his
hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and
be unclean until the even.
[12] And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall
be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
[13] And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall
number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and
bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
[14] And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two
young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of
the congregation, and give them unto the priest:
[15] And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the
other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him
before the LORD for his issue.
[16] And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash
all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
[17] And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation,
shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
[18] The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they
shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
[19] And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she
shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean
until the even.
[20] And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean:
every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
[21] And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe
himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[22] And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[23] And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he
toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
[24] And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he
shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be
unclean.
[25] And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of
her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days
of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she
shall be unclean.
[26] Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her
as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be
unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.
[27] And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash
his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[28] But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself
seven days, and after that she shall be clean.
[29] And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young
pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of
the congregation.
[30] And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other
for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before
the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness.
[31] Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness;
that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that
is among them.
[32] This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth
from him, and is defiled therewith;
[33] And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue,
of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is
unclean.
(Masterbation is sinful)
LEVITICUS 16
The Day of Atonement
Lev 23:26-32; Nu 29:7-11
1 (Lev 10:1-2) The Lord spoke to Moses after the death
of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near
to the Lord and died.
2 (Ex 30:10; 1Ki 8:10-12) The Lord said to Moses:
Speak to Aaron your brother so that he does not come
at any time into the Holy Place within the veil
before the mercy seat, which is on the ark, so that he will not die,
for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.
3 (Lev 4:3; 1:10) Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place
with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
4 (Ex 30:20; 28:39-43)mHe shall put on the holy linen tunic,
and he shall have the linen undergarment on his body,
and shall be girded with a linen sash,
and shall be wearing the linen turban.
These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water
and then put them on.
5 (2Ch 29:21; Nu 29:11) He shall take from the congregation
of the children of Israel two male goats for a sin offering
and one ram for a burnt offering.
6 (Lev 9:7; Heb 9:7) Aaron shall offer his bull for the sin offering,
which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.
7 Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord
at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
8 Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats:
one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat.
9 Aaron shall bring the goat on which the lot of the Lord falls
and offer him for a sin offering.
10 (1Jn 2:2) But the goat on which the lot falls to be the scapegoat
shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement with it,
that it may be sent away as a scapegoat into the wilderness.
11 (Lev 16:6) Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering,
which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself,
and for his house, and shall kill
the bull of the sin offering for himself.
12 (Lev 10:1; Ex 30:34-38) And he shall take a censer full
of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord,
and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small,
and bring it within the veil.
13 (Ex 25:21; 30:1) And he shall put the incense on the fire
before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover
the mercy seat that is over the testimony, so that he does not die.
14 (Heb 9:25; Lev 4:5-6) And he shall take of the blood of the bull,
and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the eastern side,
and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle from the blood with
his finger seven times.
15 (Heb 9:7; 9:3; 9:12) Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering,
which is for the people, and bring its blood within the veil,
and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull,
and sprinkle it over and in front of the mercy seat.
16 (Ex 29:36-37; Lev 16:18) And he shall make atonement
for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children
of Israel and because of their transgressions in all their sins,
and so he shall do for the tent of meeting that remains
among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
17 (Lk 1:10) There shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goes
in to make atonement in the Holy Place,
until he comes out and has made atonement for himself,
and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.
18 (Lev 4:7; Ex 30:10) Then he shall go out to the altar
that is before the Lord and make atonement for it,
and he shall take some of the blood of the bull
and some of the blood of the goat,
and put it on the horns of the altar all around.
19 He shall sprinkle from the blood on it with
his finger seven times, and cleanse it,
and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
20 (Lev 16:16; Eze 45:20) When he has made an end of atonement
for the Holy Place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar,
then he shall bring the live goat.
21 (Isa 53:6; 2Co 5:21) And Aaron shall lay both his hands
on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities
of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins,
putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away
by the hand of a designated man into the wilderness.
22 (Isa 53:11-12; Jn 1:29) And the goat shall bear on it all their iniquities
to a desolate land, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.
23 (Eze 42:14; 44:19) Then Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting,
and shall take off the linen garments which he put on when he went
into the Holy Place, and shall leave them there.
24 (Lev 16:3-5) And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place,
and put on his garments, and come out, and offer his burnt offering,
and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself
and for the people.
25 (Ex 29:13; Lev 4:8-10) The fat of the sin offering he shall burn
on the altar.
26 (Lev 16:10) He who releases the goat as the scapegoat shall wash
his clothes, and bathe his body in water, and afterward come into the camp.
27 (Lev 4:21; 6:30) The bull for the sin offering and the goat
for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement
in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp.
They shall burn in the fire their hides, their flesh, and their refuse.
28 He who burns them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his body in water,
and afterward he shall come into the camp.
29 (Nu 29:7; Isa 58:3) This shall be a perpetual statute for you so that
in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble
yourselves, and do no work of any kind, whether it is the native
citizen or the stranger who sojourns among you.
30 (Jer 33:8; Ps 51:2) For on that day the priest shall make atonement
for you to cleanse you, so that you may be clean from all your sins
before the Lord.
31 (Lev 23:32) It shall be a sabbath, a solemn rest for you,
and you shall humble yourselves. It is a perpetual statute.
32 (Ex 29:29-30; Lev 16:4) The priest, who is anointed
and consecrated to minister as a priest in the place of his father,
shall make atonement, and shall put on the linen garments,
the holy garments.
33 (Lev 16:16; 16:6) And he shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary,
for the tent of meeting, and for the altar, and he shall make atonement
for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.
34 (Heb 9:7; 9:25) This shall be a perpetual statute for you to make
atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year.
And Moses did as the Lord commanded him.
Leviticus 16
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron,
when they offered before the LORD, and died;
[2] And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come
not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat,
which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon
the mercy seat.
[3] Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a
sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
[4] He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen
breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with
the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore
shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
[5] And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids
of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
[6] And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for
himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
[7] And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the
door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[8] And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and
the other lot for the scapegoat.
[9] And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD's lot fell, and offer
him for a sin offering.
[10] But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be
presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let
him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
[11] And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for
himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and
shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:
[12] And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the
altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and
bring it within the vail:
[13] And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the
cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony,
that he die not:
[14] And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his
finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he
sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
[15] Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the
people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he
did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and
before the mercy seat:
[16] And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the
uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions
in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the
congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
[17] And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he
goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have
made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the
congregation of Israel.
[18] And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an
atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the
blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
[19] And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times,
and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of
Israel.
[20] And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the
tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
[21] And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and
confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their
transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat,
and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
[22] And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not
inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
[23] And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall
put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy
place, and shall leave them there:
[24] And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on
his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt
offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the
people.
[25] And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.
[26] And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes,
and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
[27] And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin
offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place,
shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire
their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
[28] And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in
water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
[29] And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh
month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no
work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that
sojourneth among you:
[30] For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse
you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.
[31] It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your
souls, by a statute for ever.
[32] And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to
minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the
atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
[33] And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall
make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar,
and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of
the congregation.
[34] And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement
for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the
LORD commanded Moses.
2) Our Daily Bread for 19 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/19/spotting-god
entitled Spotting God
Isaiah 26:3-4
3 You will keep him in perfect peace,
whose mind is stayed on You,
because he trusts in You.
4 (Isa 12:2; 50:10) Trust in the Lord forever,
for in God the Lord we have an everlasting rock.
3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:
because he trusteth in thee.
4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever:
for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
A pirouette is a graceful spin that's executed by ballerinas and contemporary
dancers alike. As a child, I loved to do pirouettes in my modern dance class,
whirling round and round until I was dizzy in the head and fell to the ground.
As I got older, a trick I learned to help me maintain my balance and control
was "spotting"-identifying a single point for my eyes to return to each time
I made a full circle spin. Having a single focal point was all I needed to
master my pirouette with a graceful finish.
We all face many twists and turns in life. When we focus on our problems,
however, the things we encounter seem unmanageable, leaving us dizzy and
heading toward a disastrous fall. The Bible reminds us that if we keep our
minds steadfast, or focused, on God, He'll keep us in "perfect peace" (Isaiah
26:3). Perfect peace means that no matter how many turns life takes, we can
remain calm, assured that God will be with us through our problems and trials.
He's the "Rock eternal" (v. 4)-the ultimate "spot" to fix our eyes on-because
His promises never change.
May we keep our eyes on Him as we go through each day, going to Him in prayer
and studying His promises in the Scriptures. May we rely on God, our eternal
Rock, to help us move gracefully through all of life.
By: Kimya Loder
Reflect & Pray
What problems have you been focused on lately?
What has God revealed in Scripture about the trials you face?
Dear heavenly Father, forgive me for focusing on the problems
I face each day. I know You've conquered the world and remain
bigger than my trials. Help me turn my eyes and heart
to You in every circumstance.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 7 Our God reigns!
Is 52:7
7 How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who proclaims peace,
who brings good news of happiness,
who proclaims salvation,
who says to Zion,
"Your God reigns!"
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good
tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that
publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
A messenger has a single duty: to carry information. During World War II, many
parents dreaded the arrival of the Western Union messenger, believing that
delivery of a telegram meant that their son has been wounded or killed.
Isaiah 52:7, however, indicates that a messenger's word is not always
unwelcome. "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring
good news ..." the prophet says. The "Good news"? Peace , salvation,
and the resultant message: "Your God reigns!"
Our God reigns - in forgiveness, in reconciliation, bringing peace and freedom
and joy. Our God reigns, controlling our lives with a loving hand, ordering
our experiences for our good, and his glory. Our God reigns in relationships,
in professional circumstances, in families, in churches. The good news is
proclaimed: Life is not unmanageable. Our God Reigns!
When we know that God reigns in our lives, we can relax, let go of the reins
of control, and live in peace. We can forgive those who have hurt us, knowing
that God will reveal to them what they need to know. We can live
with good times and bad, recognising that God uses every circumstance
of our lives to conform us to the image of his Son. We can rejoice in his
grace, free from the compulsion to earn his love and acceptance, and
we can live in the peace that comes only through his lordship in our lives.
Our God reigns - that is , indeed "Good news".
Application
a) Have I ever felt that life was "out of control"? Why?
b) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Matthew 6:19-21
Treasures in Heaven
Lk 12:33-34
19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth
where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21) But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust destroy
and where thieves do not break in nor steal,
21 (Lk 12:34) for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
2 Tim 2:8-13
8 (Mt 1:1; Ro 2:16) Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead,
descended from David, according to my gospel,
9 (Php 1:7; 2Ti 1:8) in which I suffer trouble like a criminal,
even with chains. But the word of God is not bound.
10 (Col 1:24; 2Co 1:6; 4:17) Therefore I endure all things
for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain
the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 (Ro 6:8; 1Th 5:10) This is a faithful saying:
If we die with Him,
we shall also live with Him.
12 (Mt 10:33; Ro 8:17 ) If we endure,
we shall also reign with Him.
If we deny Him,
He also will deny us.
13 (Nu 23:19; Ro 3:3 )If we are faithless,
He remains faithful;
He cannot deny Himself.
8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead
according to my gospel:
9 wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of
God is not bound.
10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also
obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him,
we shall also live with him:
12 if we suffer, we shall also reign with him:
if we deny him, he also will deny us:
13 if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
19th Day of the Month
a) Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society
(
1 Tim 2:1-2
)
b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island
I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet
and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and ask to be purified in His name.
Pray to the Lord
"Dear heavenly Father, forgive me for focusing on the problems
I face each day. I know You've conquered the world and remain
bigger than my trials. Help me turn my eyes and heart
to You in every circumstance."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for He reigns.
Pray to the Lord and pray to put treasure in Heaven.
Pray to the Lord and pray to suffer with Him.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Society
Pray for believers in Somalia who are isolated and unable
to fellowship with other Christians.
Posted by DSY on Friday, February 18. 2022
Day 49, 18 Feb 2022
1)
Leviticus 12:1 - 14:32
LEVITICUS 12
Purification After Childbirth
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lev 15:19; Ge 1:28; Lev 18:19) Speak to the children of Israel, saying:
If a woman has conceived and bears a male child,
then she shall be unclean seven days,
as in the days of her monthly menstruation she shall be unclean.
3 (Lk 1:59; 2:2) 1On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin
shall be circumcised.
4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying
for thirty-three days. She shall not touch anything holy,
nor come into the sanctuary until the days of her purifying are fulfilled.
5 But if she gives birth to a female child,
then she shall be unclean for two weeks as in her monthly menstruation,
and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying for sixty-six days.
6 (Lk 2:22) When the days of her purifying are fulfilled,
whether for a son or for a daughter,
she shall bring a year-old lamb for a burnt offering,
and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering,
to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting,
7 who shall offer it before the Lord and make atonement for her.
Then she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood.
This is the law for the woman who has given birth to a male or a female child.
8 (Lev 4:26; 5:7) If she cannot afford a lamb,
then she shall bring two turtledoves or two pigeons,
one for the burnt offering and the other for a sin offering,
and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
Leviticus 12
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived
seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according
to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
[3] And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
[4] And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and
thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary,
until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
[5] But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in
her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying
threescore and six days.
[6] And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a
daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and
a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
[7] Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and
she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her
that hath born a male or a female.
[8] And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two
turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other
for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she
shall be clean.
(Biology in the name of the Lord)
LEVITICUS 13
The Law Concerning Leprosy
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
2 (Dt 24:8; Lev 14:56; 14:3) When a man has on the skin of his body
a swelling, a scab, or spot, and it turns on the skin of his body
like a mark of a leprous sore, then he shall be brought to Aaron
the priest or to one of his sons the priests.
3 (Ro 3:19-20) And the priest shall examine the mark on the skin
of the body, and when the hair on the diseased area is white,
and the mark appears to be deeper than the skin of his body,
then it is a leprous sore. So the priest shall look on him
and pronounce him unclean.
4 (Nu 12:15) If the spot is white on the skin of his body,
and it appears to be no deeper than the skin, and the hair is not white,
then the priest shall isolate the person who has the mark for seven days.
5 Then the priest shall examine him on the seventh day,
and if the mark is still visible,
and the mark has not spread into the skin,
then the priest shall isolate him for seven days more.
6 (Lev 11:25; 14:8) And the priest shall examine him again
on the seventh day, and if the mark has faded and not spread
into the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean;
it is only a scab, and he shall wash his clothes and be clean.
7 But if the scab spreads in the skin after he has been seen
by the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen by the priest again.
8 And if the priest sees that the scab has spread in the skin,
then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is leprosy.
9 When a person has leprosy, then it shall be reported to the priest.
10 (2Ki 5:27; 2Ch 26:19–20) And the priest shall examine him,
and if there is a white swelling in the skin,
and it has turned the hair white,
and there is raw flesh in the swelling,
11 it is a recurring leprosy in the skin of his body,
and the priest shall pronounce him unclean,
but he shall not isolate him, for he is unclean.
12 If the leprosy breaks out all over the skin,
and the disease covers all the skin of the person
who has the disease from his head to his feet,
wherever the priest looks,
13 then the priest shall examine,
and if the leprosy has covered all his body,
he shall pronounce him clean from the disease.
It has all turned white, and he is clean.
14 But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean.
15 The priest shall see the raw flesh and pronounce him to be unclean,
for the raw flesh is unclean. It is leprosy.
16 Or if the raw flesh turns again, and it is changed to white,
then he shall come to the priest.
17 And the priest shall see him, and if the disease is changed to white,
then the priest shall pronounce him clean who has the disease. He is clean.
18 (Ex 9:9) And when the skin has a boil, and it is healed,
19 and in the place of the boil there is a white swelling
or a reddish-white spot, then it will be shown to the priest.
20 And if the priest sees it, and it is deeper than the skin,
and the hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean.
It is a leprous sore that has broken out in the boil.
21 But if the priest looks at it, and there are no white hairs in it,
and if it is not deeper than the skin but has faded,
then the priest shall isolate the person for seven days.
22 If it spreads around the skin,
then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore.
23 But if the spot stays in its place and does not spread,
then it is the scar of a boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
24 Or if there is some of the skin on the body where there is a burn,
and the raw flesh that has a burn becomes a reddish or white spot,
25 then the priest shall examine it, and if the hair in the spot
has turned white, and it is deeper than the skin, then it is
a leprous disease broken out from the burn.
Therefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore.
26 But if the priest looks at it, and there is no white hair in the spot,
and it is no deeper than the other skin and is faded, then the priest shall
isolate him for seven days.
27 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day,
and if it has spread around the skin,
then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore.
28 If the spot stays in its place and it does not spread in the skin,
but is faded, then it is a swelling from the burn,
and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is a scar from the burn.
29 If a man or woman has a sore on the head or in the beard,
30 then the priest shall examine the sore, and if it is deeper than the skin
and there is in it a yellow thin hair, then the priest
shall pronounce him unclean. It is a scaly leprosy of the head or beard.
31 If the priest examines the scaly sore, and it is no deeper than the skin,
and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall isolate the person
with the scale for seven days.
32 And on the seventh day the priest shall examine the sore,
and if the scale has not spread, and there is no yellow hair in it,
and the scale is not deeper than the skin,
33 then he shall shave, but the scale he shall not shave,
and the priest shall isolate the person with the scale another seven days.
34 And on the seventh day the priest shall examine the scale.
If the scale has not spread in the skin and is no deeper than the skin,
the priest shall pronounce him clean. He shall wash his clothes and be clean.
35 But if the scale spreads over the skin after his cleansing,
36 then the priest shall examine him. If the scale has spread over the skin,
the priest shall not look for yellow hair. He is unclean.
37 But if the scale appears not to have changed
and there is black hair growing in it, then the scale is healed.
He is clean and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
38 If a man or a woman has spots on the skin of the body,
even white bright spots,
39 then the priest shall examine, and if the bright spots
on the skin of the body are a faded white,
then it is just a rash that has broken out on the skin. He is clean.
40 When a man has lost hair from his head, then he is bald.
He is still clean.
41 And when a man has lost hair from his forehead, then he is bald
on the forehead. He is still clean.
42 But if there is on the bald head or bald forehead a reddish-white sore,
it is a leprous disease breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead.
43Then the priest shall examine it. If the diseased swelling is reddish-white
on his bald head or on his bald forehead, resembling a leprous disease
in the skin of the body,
44 he is leprous. He is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him unclean.
His disease is on his head.
45 (Lev 10:6; La 4:15; Eze 24:17) The man who has the leprous disease
shall have torn clothes and disheveled hair; and he shall cover his mustache
and shall cry, "Unclean, unclean."
46 (2Ki 7:3; 15:5) All the days that he has the disease,
he shall be defiled. He is unclean. He shall dwell alone,
and he shall live outside the camp.
The Law About Leprous Garments
47 (Jude 1:23) If a garment has a leprous disease,
whether it is a wool or a linen garment,
48 whether it is in the warp or woof of the linen or wool fabric,
or in the leather or anything made of leather,
49 and if the disease is greenish or reddish in the garment,
or in the leather, or in the warp or woof, or in anything made of leather,
it is a leprous disease and shall be shown to the priest.
50 And the priest shall examine the disease, and isolate the infected
article for seven days.
51 (Lev 14:44) And he shall examine the disease on the seventh day.
If the disease has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof,
or in the leather, or in any work that is made of leather,
this is a spreading leprous disease. It is unclean.
52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof,
wool or linen, or anything of leather that has the disease,
for it is a spreading leprous disease. It shall be burned in the fire.
53 If the priest examines it, and the disease has not spread in the garment,
either in the warp or the woof, or in anything of leather,
54 then the priest shall command that they wash the article
in which the disease appears, and he shall isolate it for seven days more.
55 The priest shall examine the infected article after it has been washed.
If the infected spot has not changed its color,
even if the disease has not spread, it is unclean.
You shall burn it in the fire, whether the leprous spot is on the inside
or on the outside of the article.
56 If the priest examines and the disease has faded after washing it,
he shall tear the spot out of the garment, or out of the leather,
or out of the warp or the woof.
57 If it still appears in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof,
or in anything of leather, it is spreading. You shall burn in the fire
that in which the disease appears.
58 The garment that you have washed, either in the warp or woof,
or anything of leather, if the disease is gone from it, then
it shall be washed a second time and shall be clean.
59 This is the law of the leprous disease in a garment of wool or linen,
either in the warp or woof, or anything of leather to determine if
it is clean or unclean.
Leviticus 13
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,
[2] When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or a
bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy;
then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the
priests:
[3] And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and
when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be
deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest
shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.
[4] If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be
not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the
priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:
[5] And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the
plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin;
then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:
[6] And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if
the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the
priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his
clothes, and be clean.
[7] But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been
seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again:
[8] And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then
the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.
[9] When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto
the priest;
[10] And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in
the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in
the rising;
[11] It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall
pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.
[12] And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover
all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot,
wheresoever the priest looketh;
[13] Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have
covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it
is all turned white: he is clean.
[14] But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.
[15] And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be
unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy.
[16] Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall
come unto the priest;
[17] And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into
white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is
clean.
[18] The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is
healed,
[19] And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot,
white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest;
[20] And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the
skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him
unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
[21] But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs
therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then
the priest shall shut him up seven days:
[22] And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall
pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.
[23] But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a
burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
[24] Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning,
and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish,
or white;
[25] Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the
bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is
a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce
him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
[26] But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in
the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat
dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
[27] And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread
much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is
the plague of leprosy.
[28] And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin,
but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall
pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning.
[29] If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard;
[30] Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight
deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest
shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head
or beard.
[31] And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be
not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it;
then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven
days:
[32] And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and,
behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the
scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;
[33] He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest
shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:
[34] And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold,
if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the
skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his
clothes, and be clean.
[35] But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing;
[36] Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread
in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.
[37] But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black
hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest
shall pronounce him clean.
[38] If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots,
even white bright spots;
[39] Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the
skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in
the skin; he is clean.
[40] And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he
clean.
[41] And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward
his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean.
[42] And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish
sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.
[43] Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the
sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the
leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh;
[44] He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him
utterly unclean; his plague is in his head.
[45] And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his
head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry,
Unclean, unclean.
[46] All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he
is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.
[47] The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a
woollen garment, or a linen garment;
[48] Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in
a skin, or in any thing made of skin;
[49] And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the
skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a
plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest:
[50] And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the
plague seven days:
[51] And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be
spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or
in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is
unclean.
[52] He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen
or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a
fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.
[53] And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in
the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin;
[54] Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the
plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
[55] And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and,
behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not
spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward,
whether it be bare within or without.
[56] And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after
the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the
skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof:
[57] And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the
woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn
that wherein the plague is with fire.
[58] And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it
be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it
shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.
[59] This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or
linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it
clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
LEVITICUS 14
The Law for Cleansing Lepers
1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lk 17:14; Nu 6:9) This shall be the law of the leper in the day
of his cleansing: It shall be reported to the priest,
3 (Lev 13:46) and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest
shall examine him and see if the disease is healed in the leprous person.
4 (Nu 19:6; Lev 14:6) Then the priest shall command that two live clean birds
and cedar wood and scarlet fabric and hyssop be brought for him
who is to be cleansed.
5 The priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered
in a clay vessel over running water.
6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, the cedar wood,
the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird
in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water.
7 (2Ki 5:10; 5:14) Then he shall sprinkle it seven times on him
who is to be cleansed from leprosy, and he shall pronounce him
clean and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.
8 (Lev 11:25; Nu 8:7) He that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes,
and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water,
so that he may be clean. After that he shall come into the camp
and shall stay outside of his tent seven days.
9 (Nu 6:9) But it shall be on the seventh day that he shall shave
all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows,
all his hair he shall shave off, and he shall wash his clothes.
Also he shall wash his body in water, and he shall be clean.
10 (Lev 2:1; 14:12) On the eighth day he shall take two male lambs
without blemish, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish,
and three-tenths of an ephah (Or stranger.) of wheat flour mixed
with oil for a grain offering, and one log of oil.
(About 1/3 quart, or 0.3 liter; and in vv. 12, 15, 21, and 24.)
11 The priest who makes him clean shall present the man
who is to be made clean and those things before the Lord
at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
12 (Ex 29:24; Lev 6:6-7) Then the priest shall take one male lamb
and offer it for a guilt offering, along with the log of oil,
and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord.
13 (Ex 29:11; Lev 1:11) Then he shall slaughter the lamb in the place
where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering in the holy
sanctuary. For as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the guilt offering.
It is most holy.
14 (Ex 29:20; Lev 8:23-24) And the priest shall take some of the blood
of the guilt offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right
ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand,
and on the big toe of his right foot.
15 And the priest shall take some of the log of oil and pour it into the palm
of his own left hand.
16 Then the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is
in his left hand, and shall sprinkle from the oil with his finger
seven times before the Lord.
17 And some of the rest of the oil that is in his hand the priest
shall put on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed,
and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot,
and on the blood of the guilt offering.
18 (Lev 4:26) And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand
he shall pour upon the head of him who is to be cleansed,
and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord.
19 (Lev 14:12) The priest shall offer the sin offering,
and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed
from his ceremonial uncleanness,
and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering.
20 (Lev 14:10) Then the priest shall offer the burnt offering
and the grain offering on the altar, and the priest shall
make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.
21 (Lev 12:8; 5:7) But if he is poor and cannot afford so much,
then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering to be waved
to make atonement for him, and one-tenth of an ephah
(Likely about 3 1/2 pounds, or 1.6 kilograms.)
of wheat flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil,
22 and two turtledoves or two pigeons, such as he is able to afford.
The one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
23 (Lev 14:10-11) He shall bring them on the eighth day
for his cleansing to the priest at the entrance
of the tent of meeting before the Lord.
24 The priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering,
along with the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them
for a wave offering before the Lord.
25 Then he shall kill the lamb of the guilt offering;
and the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering
and put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed
and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.
26 Next the priest shall pour some of the oil into the palm
of his own left hand,
27 and the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger
some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord.
28 Then the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand
on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed,
and on the thumb of his right hand,
and on the big toe of his right foot on the place of the blood
of the guilt offering.
29 (Lev 14:18) The rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand
he shall pour on the head of him who is to be cleansed to make
atonement for him before the Lord.
30 (Lev 14:22) He shall offer one of the turtledoves or the pigeons,
such as he can afford,
31 even such as he is able to get, one for a sin offering
and the other for a burnt offering, along with the grain offering,
and the priest shall make atonement for him who is to be cleansed
before the Lord.
32 (Lev 14:10; 14:21)This is the law for a person who has a leprous
sore who cannot afford the offerings for his cleansing.
Leviticus 14
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall
be brought unto the priest:
[3] And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall
look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;
[4] Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two
birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
[5] And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an
earthen vessel over running water:
[6] As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the
scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood
of the bird that was killed over the running water:
[7] And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy
seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird
loose into the open field.
[8] And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all
his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he
shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.
[9] But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off
his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave
off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water,
and he shall be clean.
[10] And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and
one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of
fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
[11] And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to
be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation:
[12] And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass
offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the
LORD:
[13] And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin
offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering
is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:
[14] And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering,
and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to
be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of
his right foot:
[15] And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the
palm of his own left hand:
[16] And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his
left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before
the LORD:
[17] And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put
upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the
thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the
blood of the trespass offering:
[18] And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall pour
upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an
atonement for him before the LORD.
[19] And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for
him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill
the burnt offering:
[20] And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering
upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall
be clean.
[21] And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb
for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one
tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of
oil;
[22] And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get;
and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.
[23] And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the
priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the
LORD.
[24] And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the
log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the
LORD:
[25] And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest
shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the
tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of
his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:
[26] And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left
hand:
[27] And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil
that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD:
[28] And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of
the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right
hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood
of the trespass offering:
[29] And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon
the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before
the LORD.
[30] And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons,
such as he can get;
[31] Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the
other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall
make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD.
[32] This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is
not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing.
2) Our Daily Bread for 18 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/18/lift
entitled Lift
Joshua 1:1-9
JOSHUA 1
The Lord Commissions Joshua
1 (Ex 24:13; Dt 1:38) Now after the death of Moses
the servant of the Lord, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun,
the assistant of Moses:
2 "Moses My servant is dead, so now get up and cross over the Jordan
-you and all this people-to the land that I am giving
to the children of Israel.
3 (Dt 11:24; Jos 14:9) I have given you every place
that the sole of your foot shall tread, as I said to Moses.
4 (Ex 23:31) From the wilderness and this Lebanon,
as far as the great river, the River Euphrates,
all the land of the Hittites,
and to the Mediterranean Sea toward the setting of the sun
will be your territory.
5 (Dt 7:24; 31:6-8) No man will be able to stand against you
all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, I will be with you.
I will not abandon you. I will not leave you.
6 (Jos 1:7; 1:9) "Be strong and courageous, for you shall provide
the land that I swore to their fathers to give them as an inheritance
for this people.
7 (Dt 5:32; 28:14) Be strong and very courageous, in order to act
carefully in accordance with all the law that My servant Moses
commanded you. Do not turn aside from it to the right or the left,
so that you may succeed wherever you go.
8 (Ps 19:14; 119:15) This Book of the Law must not depart
from your mouth. Meditate on it day and night so that you may act
carefully according to all that is written in it. For then you will make
your way successful, and you will be wise.
9 (Ge 28:15; Dt 31:7-8) Have not I commanded you?
Be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid or dismayed, for the Lord
your God is with you wherever you go."
Joshua 1
[1] Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
[2] Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan,
thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
[3] Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I
given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
[4] From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the
river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
[5] There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
[6] Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
[7] Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
[8] This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous,
and then thou shalt have good success.
[9] Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not
afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee
whithersoever thou goest.
During our tour of an aircraft carrier, a jet fighter pilot explained that
planes need a 56-kilometer-per-hour wind to take off on such a short runway.
To reach this steady breeze, the captain turns his ship into the wind.
"Shouldn't the wind come from the plane's back?" I asked. The pilot answered,
"No. The jets must fly into the wind. That's the only way to achieve lift."
God called Joshua to lead His people into the "winds" that awaited them in
the promised land. Joshua required two things. Internally, he needed to
"be thou strong and very courageous" (Joshua 1:7); and externally, he needed
challenges. This included the daily task of leading thousands of Israelites,
facing walled cities (6:1-5), demoralizing defeats (7:3-5),
Achan's theft (vv. 16-26), and continual battles (chs. 10-11).
The wind that blew in Joshua's face would lift his life as long as his
thrust came from God's instructions. God said he must "be careful to obey
all the law . . . do not turn from it to the right or to the left . . .
meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything
written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful" (1:7-8).
Are you resolved to follow God's ways, no matter what?
Then look for challenges. Fly boldly into the wind and see
your spirit soar.
By: Mike Wittmer
Reflect & Pray
Why are challenges necessary for a successful life?
How might God use a present problem to lift you?
Father, life is hard, and it often hurts.
May my problems lift me closer to You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 6 Reconciliation
2 Cor 5:18-19
18 All this is from God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ
and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation,
19 that is, that God was
in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their sins
against them, and has entrusted to us the message of reconciliation.
18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus
Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself,
not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us
the word of reconciliation.
When Paul writes in 2 Cor 5:17 that we become a "new creation" in Christ
Jesus, the story does not end there. The verses following give us direction
for tht new life in Christ. "All This", Paul says, referring to the miracle of
new life in Christ, "is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ
and gave us the ministry of reconciliation."
Reconciliation means to bring back together what was once separated. Man was
separated from God by sin, and God took the initiative to reconcile man to
himself. Our "ministry of reconciliation" as Christians is twofold: to draw
others to the Lord and to work for reconciliation between individuals.
Reconciliation is the ultimate goal of forgiveness. God, through his grace ,
extends forgiveness to us when we are still sinners, unrepentant,
undeserving. When we respond, we come into reconciliation with him
and are brought back into oneness. Likewise, when we extend the grace
of forgiveness to another, we are set free by the act of forgiving, but we
hope that the ultimate outcome will be reconciliation.
God shows us the pattern: he is the wronged party, yet he does not wait for
the offender to come to him, hat in hand. He takes a bold initiative, offering
forgiveness freely with out regard to merit. The pattern applies to us;
as the new life in Christ takes hold of us, we must reach out, and reach,
and keep on reaching, breaking down the barriers, taking the risk of
rejection so that we may come to reconciliation.
Application
a) What barriers stand between me and reconciliation with another person?
b) How can I take a risk and reach out to offer forgiveness and
reconciliation to them?
c) What kind of attitude do I need to be a "minister of reconciliation"?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
1 Tim 6:17-19
17 (Ro 11:20; 1Ti 4:10) Command those who are rich in this world that they
not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,
who richly gives us all things to enjoy.
18 (Ro 12:8; 12:13) Command that they do good, that they be rich
in good works, generous, willing to share,
19 (Lk 16:9; 1Ti 6:12) and laying up in store for themselves a good
foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.
17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded,
nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly
all things to enjoy;
18 that they do good, that they be rich in good works,
ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
19 laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time
to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 89:1 -8
PSALMS 89
A Contemplative Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
with my mouth I will make known
Your faithfulness to all generations.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For I have said,
"Mercy shall be built up forever;
Your faithfulness shall be
established in the heavens."
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have said,
"I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to David my servant:
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) 'Your offspring I will establish forever,
and build up your throne for all generations.' " Selah
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) For who in the skies can
be compared to the Lord?
Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) God is greatly to be feared
in the assembly of the holy ones
and awesome to all those who surround Him.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts,
who is a mighty Lord like You,
with Your faithfulness all around You?
1 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever:
With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever:
Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen,
I have sworn unto David my servant,
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever,
And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD:
Thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
6 For who in the heaven
Can be compared unto the LORD?
Who among the sons of the mighty
Can be likened unto the LORD?
7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,
And to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee?
Or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
18th Day of the Month
a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
( Jer 31:25
25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.
25 For I have satiated the weary soul,
and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
( Ps 34:7
7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him,
And delivereth them.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to seek his true science, in biology and in diseases.
Pray to the Lord
"Father, life is hard, and it often hurts.
May my problems lift me closer to You."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a minister of reconciliation.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be rich in Heaven.
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for his faithfulnes.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
Thank God that the church in Myanmar continues to stand strong.
Posted by DSY on Thursday, February 17. 2022
Day 48, 18 Feb 2022
1)
Leviticus 9 - 11
LEVITICUS 9
The Priestly Ministry Begins
1 And it came to pass on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron
and his sons and the elders of Israel.
2 (Lev 4:3; Ex 29:1) Then he said to Aaron, "
Take a young calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering,
without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.
3 (Lev 4:23; Ezr 6:17) To the children of Israel you shall speak, saying,
'Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb-both a year old
without blemish-for a burnt offering,
4 (Ex 29:43; Lev 9:6) also an ox and a ram for peace offerings to sacrifice
before the Lord, and a grain offering mixed with oil.
For today the Lord will appear to you.' "
5 They brought that which Moses commanded before the tent of meeting,
and the entire congregation drew near and stood before the Lord.
6 (Ex 24:16; Lev 9:23) Moses said, "This is the thing which the Lord
commanded that you should do; then the glory of the Lord shall appear to you."
7 (Heb 5:3; 5:1) Then Moses said to Aaron, "Go to the altar,
and offer your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement
for yourself and for the people, and offer the sacrifice of the people,
and make atonement for them, as the Lord commanded."
8 Aaron therefore went to the altar and slaughtered the calf
of the sin offering which was for himself.
9 (Lev 4:6-7; 8:15) The sons of Aaron brought the blood to him,
and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar,
and poured out the blood at the base of the altar.
10 But the fat, the kidneys, and the appendage
above the liver of the sin offering he burned on the altar,
as the Lord commanded Moses.
11 (Lev 4:11-12; 8:17) The flesh and the hide he burned
with fire outside the camp.
12 He slaughtered the burnt offering,
and the sons of Aaron presented the blood to him,
which he sprinkled on the sides of the altar.
13 They presented the burnt offering to him,
with its pieces, and the head, and he burned them on the altar.
14 (Lev 8:21) He then washed the entrails and the legs
and burned them with the burnt offering on the altar.
15 (Lev 4:27-31; 9:3) He brought the people's offering,
and took the goat which was the sin offering for the people,
and slaughtered it, and offered it for sin as the first offering.
16 And he brought the burnt offering
and offered it according to its regulation.
17 (Lev 2:1-2) Then he brought the grain offering,
took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar,
besides the burnt sacrifice of the morning.
18 He slaughtered the ox and the ram as a sacrifice of peace offerings
for the people, and the sons of Aaron presented the blood to him,
which he sprinkled on the sides of the altar,
19 and the fat of the ox and of the ram, the fatty tail,
and that which covers the entrails, and the kidneys,
and the appendage above the liver.
20 They put the fat pieces on the breasts,
and he burned the fat on the altar.
21 (Lev 7:30-34) But the breasts and the right thigh
Aaron waved for a wave offering before the Lord just
as Moses commanded.
22 (Dt 21:5; Lk 24:50) Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people,
and blessed them, and came down from offering the sin offering,
the burnt offering, and peace offerings.
23 (Lev 9:6; Nu 16:19) Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting,
and when they came out they blessed the people,
and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people.
24 (Jdg 6:21; 1Ki 18:38-39) A fire came out from before the Lord,
and it consumed the burnt offering and the fat that were on the altar.
When all the people saw this, they shouted and fell on their faces.
Leviticus 9
[1] And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his
sons, and the elders of Israel;
[2] And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a
ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
[3] And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid
of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first
year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;
[4] Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the
LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear
unto you.
[5] And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the
congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.
[6] And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye
should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you.
[7] And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin
offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for
the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for
them; as the LORD commanded.
[8] Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin
offering, which was for himself.
[9] And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his
finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out
the blood at the bottom of the altar:
[10] But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin
offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.
[11] And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp.
[12] And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the
blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.
[13] And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces
thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar.
[14] And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt
offering on the altar.
[15] And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the
sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the
first.
[16] And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the
manner.
[17] And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and
burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.
[18] He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace
offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the
blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,
[19] And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which
covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:
[20] And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the
altar:
[21] And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering
before the LORD; as Moses commanded.
[22] And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and
came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and
peace offerings.
[23] And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and
came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto
all the people.
[24] And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the
altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they
shouted, and fell on their faces.
LEVITICUS 10
The Death of Nadab and Abihu
1 (Lev 16:12; Nu 26:61; Ex 24:1) Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron,
each took his censer and put fire in it, and put incense on it,
and offered strange fire before the Lord,
which He did not command them to do.
2 (Nu 26:61; Lev 9:24; Nu 16:35) Then a fire came out from the Lord
and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.
3 (Eze 28:22; Ex 19:22) Then Moses said to Aaron,
"This is what the Lord spoke, saying:
'I will be sanctified
by those who come near Me;
and before all the people
I will be glorified.' "
And Aaron held his peace.
4 (Ex 6:22; 6:18) Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel
the uncle of Aaron, and said to them,
"Come near, and carry your brothers
from before the sanctuary out of the camp."
5 So they went near, and carried them in their tunics
out of the camp as Moses had said.
6 (Nu 16:22; Jos 7:1) Moses said to Aaron,
and to Eleazar and Ithamar his sons,
"Do not let your hair be loosely disheveled,
nor rend your clothes, lest you die,
and lest wrath come upon all the people.
Instead, let your brothers, the whole house of Israel,
mourn the burning which the Lord has caused.
7 (Lev 21:12; Ex 28:41) You shall not go out from the entrance
of the tent of meeting, lest you die, for the anointing oil
of the Lord is upon you." And they did according to the word of Moses.
8 The Lord spoke to Aaron, saying:
9 (Lk 1:15; 1Ti 3:3; Isa 28:7) Do not drink wine nor strong drink,
you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting,
lest you die. It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations,
10 (Lev 11:47; Eze 22:26) so that you may differentiate between what is
holy and common and between what is unclean and clean.
11 (Dt 24:8; Mal 2:7 ) And so you may teach the children of Israel
all the statutes that the Lord has spoken to them by the hand of Moses.
12 (Lev 21:22; Nu 18:9-10) Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar,
his sons who were left: Take the grain offering that remains of the food
offerings of the Lord made by fire
and eat it without leaven beside the altar. For it is most holy.
13 (Lev 2:3; 6:16) And you shall eat it in a holy place, because
it is your due and your sons' due from the food sacrifices of the Lord
made by fire. For so I have been commanded.
14 (Nu 18:11) The breast that is waved and the thigh that is contributed
you shall eat in a clean place, you, and your sons, and your daughters
with you, for they are your due and your sons' due which are given out
of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.
15 (Lev 7:34) The thigh that is contributed and the breast that
is waved they shall bring with the fat pieces of the food offerings
made by fire to wave them as a wave offering before the Lord,
and it shall be yours and your sons' with you as a perpetual statute,
as the Lord has commanded.
16 (Lev 9:3; 9:15) Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering
and saw it was burned up. And he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar,
the sons of Aaron who were left alive, saying,
17 (Ex 28:38; Lev 22:16) "Why have you not eaten the sin offering
in the sacred area, knowing that it is most holy and God has given
it to you to bear the iniquity of the congregation to make atonement
for them before the Lord?
18 (Lev 6:30; 6:26) Its blood was not brought into
the inner part of the sanctuary. Indeed you should have eaten
it in the sanctuary as I commanded."
19 (Lev 9:12; 9:8) Aaron said to Moses, "Today they have offered
their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord,
and such things have happened to me! If I had eaten the sin offering today,
should it have been accepted in the sight of the Lord?"
20 And when Moses heard that, he approved.
Leviticus 10
[1] And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer,
and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire
before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
[2] And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died
before the LORD.
[3] Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I
will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I
will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
[4] And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of
Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the
sanctuary out of the camp.
[5] So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as
Moses had said.
[6] And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons,
Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest
wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of
Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.
[7] And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you.
And they did according to the word of Moses.
[8] And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying,
[9] Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when
ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a
statute for ever throughout your generations:
[10] And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between
unclean and clean;
[11] And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the
LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
[12] And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons
that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of
the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is
most holy:
[13] And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy
sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am
commanded.
[14] And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place;
thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and
thy sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of
the children of Israel.
[15] The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the
offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the
LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever;
as the LORD hath commanded.
[16] And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold,
it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron
which were left alive, saying,
[17] Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing
it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the
congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?
[18] Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye
should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.
[19] And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin
offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have
befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been
accepted in the sight of the LORD?
[20] And when Moses heard that, he was content.
LEVITICUS 11
Clean and Unclean Foods
Dt 14:3-20
1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them:
2 (Mt 15:11; Heb 9:10) Speak to the children of Israel, saying:
These are the living things which you shall eat
among all the animals that are on the earth.
3 Whatever animal has a parted hoof (that is, split-hoofed),
and chews the cud among the animals, that one you shall eat.
4 Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud
or of those that have a divided hoof: The camel, because it chews
the cud but does not have a divided hoof, is unclean to you;
5 (Ps 104:18; Pr 30:26) the rock badger, because it chews
the cud but does not have a divided hoof, is unclean to you;
6 (Dt 14:7) the hare, because it chews the cud but does not
have a divided hoof, is unclean to you;
7 (Isa 65:4; 66:3) the pig, though it does have a divided hoof
(that is, split-hoofed), yet it does not chew the cud, is unclean to you;
8 (Isa 52:11; Heb 9:10) you shall not eat of their flesh,
and their carcasses you must not touch; they are unclean to you.
9 These you shall eat of all that are in the waters:
Whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas and in the rivers,
these you shall eat;
10 (Lev 7:18) all that do not have fins and scales in the seas
and in the rivers, from all that move in the waters
and from any living thing that is in the waters, they are detestable to you;
11 they shall be detestable to you. You shall not eat of their flesh,
and you shall detest their carcasses.
12 Whatever has no fins or scales in the waters is detestable to you.
13 These you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten;
they are detestable: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture,
and the black vulture,
14 the kite, and buzzard of any kind,
15 the raven of any kind,
16 and the eagle owl, the short-eared and long-eared owls,
and the hawk of any kind,
17 and the little owl, the cormorant, and the screech owl,
18 and the white owl, the scops owl, and the osprey,
19 and the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.
20 All flying insects that walk, moving on all fours,
shall be detestable to you.
21 Yet these you may eat of every flying insect that creeps
on all fours: those that have jointed legs above their feet
with which to hop on the ground.
22 (Mt 3:4; Mk 1:6) Even of these you may eat: the locust of any kind,
the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper
of any kind.
23 But all other flying insects that have four feet
shall be detestable to you.
24 And by these you shall be unclean. Whoever touches
the carcass of these shall be unclean until the evening.
Unclean Animals
25 (Lev 11:40; 14:8) Whoever carries any of the carcasses of these shall
wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
26 The carcass of every animal that divides the hoof but is not completely
split-hoofed nor chews the cud is unclean to you.
Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.
27 Whatever animal that walks on its paws,
among all manner of animals that go on all fours,
those are unclean to you.
Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
28 He who carries the carcass of these shall wash his clothes
and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.
29 (Lev 11:41-42) These also shall be unclean to you among
the crawling things that move on the ground: the mole rat,
the mouse, and the great lizard of any kind,
30 and the gecko, the lizard, the wall gecko, the sand lizard,
and the chameleon.
31These are unclean to you among all that crawl.
Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening.
32 (Lev 15:12) And anything on which any of them falls when they are dead
shall be unclean, whether it be an article of wood or clothing or a skin
or a sack, any article that is used for any purpose.
It must be put in water. And it shall be unclean until the evening;
then it shall be clean.
33 (Lev 6:28; 15:12) Every clay vessel into
which any of these falls, everything in
it shall be unclean, and you shall break it.
34 Any food in it that may be eaten on which water
is poured shall be unclean, and any drink that may be drunk
in every such vessel shall be unclean.
35 Everything on which any part of their carcass falls shall be unclean;
whether it is an oven or stove, it shall be broken to pieces.
They are unclean and shall be unclean to you.
36 Nevertheless a fountain or cistern where there is plenty of water
shall be clean, but whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean.
37If any part of their carcass falls on any grain seed that is to be sown,
it shall be clean.
38 But if any water is put on the seed,
and any part of their carcass fall on it, it shall be unclean to you.
39 If any animal from which you may eat dies,
whoever touches the carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
40 (Lev 22:8; Eze 44:31) And the person who eats of the carcass
shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
The person who carries the carcass shall wash his clothes
and be unclean until the evening.
41 (Lev 11:29) Every crawling thing that moves on the ground
shall be detestable. It shall not be eaten.
42 Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours,
or whatever has many feet from any crawling things that move on the earth,
you shall not eat them for they are detestable.
43 (Lev 20:25; 11:41-42) You shall not make yourselves detestable
with any crawling thing that moves,
nor shall you make yourselves unclean with them,
that you should thereby be defiled by them.
44 (Lev 19:2; Ex 19:6) For I am the Lord your God.
You shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy,
for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any manner
of crawling thing that moves on the ground.
45 (Ex 6:7; 20:2; Ps 105:43-45) For I am the Lord who brings you up
out of the land of Egypt to be your God. Therefore you shall be holy,
for I am holy.
46 This is the law for the animals, and the fowls, and every living
creature that moves in the waters, and every creature that crawls
on the ground,
47 (Lev 10:10; Eze 44:23) to differentiate
between the unclean and the clean,
and between the animal that may be eaten
and the animal that may not be eaten.
Leviticus 11
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye
shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
[3] Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud,
among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
[4] Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of
them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but
divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
[5] And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he
is unclean unto you.
[6] And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he
is unclean unto you.
[7] And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he
cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
[8] Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch;
they are unclean to you.
[9] These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins
and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
[10] And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers,
of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the
waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
[11] They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their
flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
[12] Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an
abomination unto you.
[13] And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls;
they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the
ossifrage, and the ospray,
[14] And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
[15] Every raven after his kind;
[16] And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his
kind,
[17] And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
[18] And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
[19] And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
[20] All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto
you.
[21] Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all
four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
[22] Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald
locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper
after his kind.
[23] But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an
abomination unto you.
[24] And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of
them shall be unclean until the even.
[25] And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his
clothes, and be unclean until the even.
[26] The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not
clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that
toucheth them shall be unclean.
[27] And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go
on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall
be unclean until the even.
[28] And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be
unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
[29] These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that
creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his
kind,
[30] And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and
the mole.
[31] These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch
them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
[32] And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it
shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or
sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into
water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
[33] And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is
in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
[34] Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall
be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be
unclean.
[35] And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be
unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down:
for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
[36] Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall
be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
[37] And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to
be sown, it shall be clean.
[38] But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase
fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
[39] And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the
carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
[40] And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be
unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash
his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
[41] And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an
abomination; it shall not be eaten.
[42] Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or
whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the
earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
[43] Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that
creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should
be defiled thereby.
[44] For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and
ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any
manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
[45] For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be
your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
[46] This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living
creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon
the earth:
[47] To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the
beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
(Science says scavengers are cancerous)
2) Our Daily Bread for 17 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/17/being-seen
entitled Being Seen
Acts 9:26-30
Saul in Jerusalem
26 (Ac 26:20) When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples.
But they all feared him, not believing he was a disciple.
27 (Ac 4:36; 4:29) But Barnabas took him, and led him to the apostles,
and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, and that He had
spoken to him, and how he had boldly preached in Damascus in the name
of Jesus.
28 (Ac 1:21) So he stayed with them
while coming in and going out of Jerusalem.
29 (Ac 6:1; 2Co 11:26) And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus
and disputed against the Hellenists. But they tried to kill him.
30 (Ac 8:40; 9:11) When the brothers learned this, they brought him down
to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.
26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself
to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not
that he was a disciple.
27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles,
and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way,
and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly
at Damascus in the name of Jesus.
28 And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.
29 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus,
and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.
30 Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Cæsarea,
and sent him forth to Tarsus.
In an article on mentoring, Hannah Schell explains that mentors need to
support, challenge, and inspire, but "first, and perhaps foremost, a good
mentor sees you. . . . Recognition, not in terms of awards or publicity but
in the sense of simply 'being seen,' is a basic human need."
People need to be recognised, known, and believed in.
In the New Testament, Barnabas, whose name means "Son of Encouragement,"
had a knack for "seeing" people around him. In Acts 9, he was willing to give
Saul a chance when the other disciples "were all afraid of him" (v. 26). Saul
(also called Paul; 13:9) had a history of persecuting believers
in Jesus (8:3), so they didn't think "he really was a disciple" (9:26).
Later, Paul and Barnabas had a disagreement over whether to take Mark
with them to "visit the believers in all the towns where [they'd]
preached" (15:36). Paul didn’t think it was wise to bring Mark along
because he'd deserted them earlier. Interestingly, Paul later asked for Mark's
assistance: "Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me
in my ministry" (2 Timothy 4:11).
Barnabas took time to "see" both Paul and Mark. Perhaps we're in Barnabas'
position to recognize potential in another person or we’re that individual in
need of a spiritual mentor. May we ask God to lead us to those we can
encourage and those who will encourage us.
By: Julie Schwab
Reflect & Pray
How have you been encouraged by someone who believed in you?
How can you help others who need encouragement?
Father, help me to see and encourage others.
Learn more about what it means to lead and encourage others.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 5 When you pray
Mark 11:25
25 And when you stand praying, forgive if you have anything
against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven may
also forgive you your sins.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any:
that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
"My prayer don't seem to be very effective," a man told his pastor." I try
to make contact with God, but my prayers seem to hit the ceiling and bounce
back."
The pastor thought for a moment, then gently suggested,
"Is there someone in your life you haven't forgiven?"
"What do you mean?" The man's face flushed; the pastor has obviuosly struck
a nerve. "Well, I guess I've had some struggles with my mother ... and then,
my wife, and I ... ." The hidden truth came to light: the man was bound in
unforgiving relationships with five of the closest people to him.
Forgiveness is an essential element in prayer. For a very good reason,
worship services in liturgical churches place the confession of sin and the
absolution near the beginning of the service, before the reading of God's
Word, prayer, and the sermon. Forgiveness - both the Lord's forgiveness
of us and our forgiveness of others - clears the way for unhindered
communication between God and his people.
When we carry anger and bitterness, or even deeply buried, well-subliminated
unforgiveness, into the presence of God, our prayers will be affected. We can,
however, free the Holy Spirit to work in our lives and the lives of others
through forgiveness. We can choose to forgive in light of God's forgiveness
of us. And when we do, the channels are re-established;
we can pray in power and open ourselves to an awareness of his activity
in our lives.
Application
a) Have my prayers ever been affected by unforgiveness in my life?
b) Is there someone in my life whom I need to forgive,
whether or not I can work toward
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Romans 13:7-8
7 (Mt 17:25; 22:21) Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes
are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due,
and honour to whom honour is due.
8 (Ro 13:10; Mt 7:12) Owe no one anything, except to love one another,
for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;
custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another:
for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 117
1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Exalt Him, all you peoples!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!
1 O praise the LORD, All ye nations: Praise him, all ye people.
2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us:
And the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
17th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the safety of those
who live in your community -
safety from conflict an crimes
( Ps 122:7 - 7 Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers!
7 Peace be within thy walls,
And prosperity within thy palaces.
)
b) Pray for the province of Ontario
I) Pray for the leaders of Ontario,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet
and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to understand His will for worship and Creation.
Pray to the Lord
"Father, help me to see and encourage others."
Pray to the Lord and pray to forgive others who have wronged you.
Pray to the Lord and pray to pay those you owe.
Pray to the Lord and give Him a praise of thanksgiving.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for the safety of those
who live in your community -
safety from conflict an crimes
Pray for local fellowships meeting in secret throughout Yemen.
Posted by DSY on Tuesday, February 15. 2022
Day 46, 15 Feb 2022
1)
Leviticus 4-6
LEVITICUS 4
The Sin Offering
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lev 4:27; Ps 19:12) Speak to the children of Israel, saying:
When a person sins unintentionally against any of the commandments
of the Lord that should not be done, and he violates one of them,
3 (Lev 4:14; 9:2) if the anointed priest sins, so as to bring guilt
on the people, he shall bring for his sin that he has committed
a bull without blemish to the Lord for a sin offering.
4 (Lev 1:3-4) He shall bring the bull to the opening of the tent
of meeting before the Lord, and he shall lay his hand on the bull's head
and slaughter the bull before the Lord.
5 (Lev 16:14; 4:16-17) The anointed priest shall take some
of the bull's blood and bring it into the tent of meeting.
6 The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle
some of the blood seven times before the Lord in front of the veil
of the sanctuary.
7 (Lev 8:15; 9:9; 16:18) Then the priest shall put some of the blood
on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense before the Lord
which is in the tent of meeting, and shall pour the rest of the blood
of the bull at the base of the altar of the burnt offering which is
at the door of the tent of meeting.
8 (Lev 3:3-5) Then he shall remove all the fat of the bull that is
for the sin offering - the fat that covers the entrails - and all the fat
that is on the entrails,
9 (Lev 3:4) and the two kidneys with the fat that is above them,
which is on the loins, and the appendage on the liver
which he shall remove with the kidneys,
10 just as these are removed from the bull of the peace sacrifice,
and the priest shall burn them on the altar of the burnt offering.
11 (Nu 19:5; Ex 29:14) The skin of the bull, and all its flesh,
with its head, its legs, its entrails, and its dung,
12 (Heb 13:11; Ex 29:14) all the rest of the bull,
he shall bring outside the camp to a ritually clean
("Clean: and "unclean" refer to ceremonial aspects of places,
objects, or people.) place at the ash pile and burn it on wood
with fire. It shall be burned on the ash heap.
13 (Lev 5:17; 5:2-5) If the whole congregation of Israel
commits an unintentional sin, and the matter is hidden
from the eyes of the assembly, and they do any one of the things
that by the commandments of the Lord should not be done,
and they are found guilty,
14 (Lev 4:3; 4:23) and the sin that they committed
against the commandment becomes known,
the congregation shall offer a bull for a sin offering,
and they will bring it before the tent of meeting.
15 (Lev 1:4) The elders of the congregation shall lay
their hands on the head of the bull before the Lord,
and the bull will be slaughtered before the Lord.
16 (Lev 4:5-12) The anointed priest shall bring
some of the bull's blood to the tent of meeting.
17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood
and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the veil.
18 He shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before
the Lord, which is in the tent of meeting, and he shall pour all the rest
of the blood at the base of the altar of the burnt offering that is
at the opening of the tent of meeting.
19 He shall remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar.
20 (Nu 15:25; Heb 10:10-12) He shall do to this bull just
as he did to the bull of the sin offering;
this is what he will do to it.
And the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven.
21 (Lev 16:15) He shall bring the bull outside the camp,
and he shall burn it just as he burned the first bull.
It is the sin offering of the congregation.
22 (Lev 4:2; 4:13) Whenever a leader sins,
and he does unintentionally any one of the things that
by the commandments of the Lord his God should not be done
and is found guilty,
23 (Lev 4:14) or his sin that he committed was made known to him,
he shall bring as his offering a male goat without blemish,
24 and he shall lay his hand on the head of the goat,
and he shall slaughter it in the place where they slaughter
the burnt offering before the Lord. It is a sin offering.
25 (Lev 4:7; 4:18) The priest shall take some of the blood
of the sin offering on his finger and put it on the horns
of the altar of the burnt offering, and he shall pour out its blood
at the base of the altar of the burnt offering.
26 (Lev 4:20; 3:5) And he shall burn all its fat on the altar,
like the fat of the peace sacrifice, and the priest shall make
atonement for him for his sin, and he shall be forgiven.
27 (Lev 4:2; Nu 15:27; Lev 4:13) If any one of the common people
should sin unintentionally by doing one of the things
that by the commandments of the Lord should not be done,
and is found guilty,
28 (Lev 4:23; 4:3; 4:32) or his sin that he committed
was made known to him, he shall bring as his offering
a female goat without blemish, for his sin that he committed.
29 (Lev 4:4; 4:24) He shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering,
and he shall slaughter the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.
30 (Lev 4:7; 4:25) The priest shall take some of its blood on his finger
and put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering,
and he shall pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.
31 (Lev 4:26; 4:35; 1:9) And he shall remove all its fat,
just as the fat is removed from the peace sacrifice,
and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a pleasing aroma to the Lord,
and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven.
32 (Lev 4:28; 1Pe 2:22; 3:18) And if he brings a sheep for a sin offering,
he shall bring a female without blemish,
33 and lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and he shall
slaughter it for a sin offering in the place where they slaughter
the burnt offering.
34 (Lev 4:7; 4:25) The priest shall take some of the blood
of the sin offering on his finger and put it on the horns
of the altar of the burnt offering, and all the rest of its blood
he shall pour out at the base of the altar.
35 (Lev 4:26; 4:20) And he shall remove all the fat, just as
the fat of the sheep is removed from the peace sacrifice,
and the priest shall burn it on the altar as a food offering
to the Lord made by fire. And the priest shall make atonement
for his sin that he committed, and he shall be forgiven.
Leviticus 4
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through
ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things
which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:
[3] If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the
people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young
bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering.
[4] And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's
head, and kill the bullock before the LORD.
[5] And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and
bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:
[6] And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the
blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary.
[7] And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar
of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the
congregation: and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of
the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of
the congregation.
[8] And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin
offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon
the inwards,
[9] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the
flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take
away,
[10] As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace
offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt
offering.
[11] And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with
his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,
[12] Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a
clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with
fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.
[13] And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the
thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat
against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should
not be done, and are guilty;
[14] When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the
congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before
the tabernacle of the congregation.
[15] And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head
of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the
LORD.
[16] And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to
the tabernacle of the congregation:
[17] And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle
it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail.
[18] And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is
before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall
pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering,
which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[19] And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar.
[20] And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin
offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement
for them, and it shall be forgiven them.
[21] And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as
he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.
[22] When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against
any of the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which should
not be done, and is guilty;
[23] Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall
bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:
[24] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the
place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin
offering.
[25] And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his
finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall
pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.
[26] And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the
sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him
as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.
[27] And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he
doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things
which ought not to be done, and be guilty;
[28] Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he
shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for
his sin which he hath sinned.
[29] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay
the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.
[30] And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put
it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the
blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.
[31] And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away
from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon
the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an
atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.
[32] And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female
without blemish.
[33] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay
it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering
[34] And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his
finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall
pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar:
[35] And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is
taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall
burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the
LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath
committed, and it shall be forgiven him.
LEVITICUS 5
The Guilt Offering
1 (Lev 5:17; Pr 29:24; Lev 7:18 )When a person sins in hearing the spoken
oath, and he is a witness, whether he saw or knew about the incident,
if he does not report it, he bears guilt.
2 (Lev 5:17; Dt 14:8) Or when a person touches any ceremonially unclean
thing, whether it is a carcass of unclean wildlife, or a carcass of
an unclean domesticated animal, or the carcass of an unclean crawling thing,
and he did not realize it, then he has become unclean and guilty.
3 (Lev 12:1-8; 15:1-33) Or when he touches human uncleanness,
any uncleanness by which he may become ceremonially unclean,
and he did not realize it, when he realizes it, then he shall be guilty.
4 (Jdg 11:31; 1Sa 25:22) Or when a person swears by speaking rashly
with his lips to do evil or to do good, anything that a man may speak
rashly by oath, and he did not realize it, but when he realizes it,
then he has become guilty of any of these things.
5 (Nu 5:7; Lev 16:21; 26:40) When he becomes guilty of one of these things,
he shall confess that he has sinned in that thing.
6 (Lev 4:28; 4:32) And he shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord
for his sin which he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or goat,
for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement
for him concerning his sin.
7 (Lev 12:8; 14:21-22) If he cannot afford an animal, then he shall
bring for his guilt offering, on account of the sin that he committed,
two turtledoves or two pigeons to the Lord, one for a sin offering
and one for a burnt offering.
8 (Lev 1:15; 1:17) He shall bring them to the priest who shall offer
the one for the sin offering first. He will wring off its head at
its neck, but he shall not sever it.
9 (Lev 4:7; 4:18) Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin
offering on the side of the altar, and the rest of the blood shall be
poured out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.
10 (Lev 1:14-17; 4:26; 4:20) But the second he shall treat as a burnt
offering according to the regulation. The priest shall make atonement
for him for his sin that he committed, and he shall be forgiven.
11 (Nu 5:15; Lev 2:1-2) But if he cannot afford to bring two turtledoves
or two pigeons, he shall bring for his offering for the sin that
he committed one-tenth of an ephah
(Likely about 3 1/2 pounds, or 1.6 kilograms.)
of wheat flour for a sin offering. He shall not place olive oil on it,
nor shall he put frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.
12 (Lev 2:9; 2:2) Then he shall bring it to the priest,
and the priest shall scoop out a handful from it as a memorial portion
and burn it on the altar as a food offering to the Lord made by fire.
It is a sin offering.
13 (Lev 2:3; 4:26) The priest shall make atonement for him concerning
his sin that he committed from any of these offenses, and he shall be
forgiven. The remainder will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.
Offerings With Restitution
14 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
15 (Ex 30:13; Lev 4:2) When a person acts unfaithfully and sins
unintentionally in regard to the holy things of the Lord,
then for his restitution offering to the Lord he shall bring a ram
without blemish from the flock - or its equivalent, in your estimation,
in silver shekels (using the sanctuary shekel
(About 2/5 ounce, or 12 grams.))
-for a guilt offering.
16 (Lev 22:14; Nu 5:7) And he shall repay the sin that he committed
with regard to the holy thing and shall add a fifth to it and give
it to the priest. The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram
of the guilt offering, and he shall be forgiven.
17 (Lev 4:13; 4:27) If a person sins unintentionally
and does any one of the things that by commandments
of the Lord should not be done and he is found guilty,
he shall bear his iniquity.
18 (Lev 5:15-16) He shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish
from the flock - or its equivalent value
(This is a shorthand version of the full formula found in Lev 5:15.)
-for a guilt offering. The priest shall make atonement for him concerning
his error that he made unintentionally, and he shall be forgiven.
19 It is a guilt offering: He has indeed incurred guilt before the Lord.
Leviticus 5
[1] And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness,
whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall
bear his iniquity.
[2] Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an
unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean
creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and
guilty.
[3] Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that
a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of
it, then he shall be guilty.
[4] Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good,
whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from
him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
[5] And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he
shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:
[6] And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which
he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a
sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his
sin.
[7] And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his
trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons,
unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.
[8] And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is
for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall
not divide it asunder:
[9] And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of
the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the
altar: it is a sin offering.
[10] And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the
manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he
hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.
[11] But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons,
then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah
of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall
he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.
[12] Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his
handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according
to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.
[13] And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that
he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the
remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering.
[14] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[15] If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy
things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram
without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:
[16] And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy
thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest:
and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass
offering, and it shall be forgiven him.
[17] And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden
to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he
guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
[18] And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy
estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall
make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist
it not, and it shall be forgiven him.
[19] It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the
LORD.
LEVITICUS 6
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 22:7 - 10; Lev 19:11) When a person sins and acts unfaithfully against
the Lord by lying to another concerning something left in storage,
or entrusted to him, or theft, or by extorting his neighbor,
3 (Ex 23:4; Lev 19:12) or by finding a lost item and lying about it,
and he swears falsely concerning one of all the things that a man
may do to sin in these things,
4 when he sins and he is found guilty, he shall return whatever he stole,
or whatever he extorted, or whatever was left in storage with him,
or the lost item which he found,
5 (Lev 5:16; Nu 5:7-8) or about which he swore falsely, then he shall
repay it in full and shall add one-fifth to it. He shall give it to
whom it belongs on the day that he is found guilty.
6 (Lev 5:15; 5:18) And he shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord,
a ram without blemish from the flock -
(or its equivalent value (Shorthand version of the
full formula found in Lev 5:15.))
- for a guilt offering to the priest.
7 (Lev 4:26) And the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and
he shall be forgiven for anything he may have done to incur guilt.
The Law of the Burnt Offering
8 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
9 (Nu 28:3; Ex 29:38-42) Command Aaron and his sons, saying:
This is the law for the burnt offering.
The burnt offering shall be on the hearth upon the altar all night
until the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it.
10 (Ex 28:39-43; Lev 16:4) The priest shall put on his linen robe,
and his linen undergarments on his body.
Then he shall remove the ashes from the fire
of the burnt offering on the altar,
and he shall put them beside the altar.
11 (Lev 4:12; Eze 44:19) Then he shall take off his garments
and put on other garments, and he shall bring the ashes outside
the camp to a clean place.
12 The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it. It shall not go out.
The priest shall feed it with wood every morning. He will arrange
the burnt offering on it, and he shall burn the fat of
the peace offerings on it.
13 A perpetual fire shall be kept burning on the altar.
It shall never go out.
The Law of the Grain Offering
14 (Nu 15:4) This is the law of the grain offering. The sons of Aaron
shall offer it before the Lord on the altar.
15 (Lev 2:2; 2:9) He shall take from it a handful of the flour
of the grain offering, and of the oil and all the frankincense
which is on the grain offering, and shall burn it on the altar
for a pleasing aroma as a memorial to the Lord.
16 (Lev 2:3; Eze 44:29) Aaron and his sons shall eat the remainder of it;
it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy place.
They shall eat it in the court of the tent of meeting.
17 (Lev 2:11; 6:25) It shall not be baked with leaven.
I have given it to them for their portion of My food offerings made by fire.
It is most holy, as is the sin offering and as is the guilt offering.
18 (Lev 6:29; Nu 18:10) All the males among the children of Aaron shall
eat of it. It shall be a perpetual statute in your generations concerning
the food offerings of the Lord made by fire.
Everyone who touches them shall become holy.
19 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
20 (Ex 16:36; 29:2) This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons which
they shall offer to the Lord in the day when he is anointed:
a tenth part of an ephah
(Likely about 3 1/2 pounds, or 1.6 kilograms.)
of wheat flour for a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning
and half at night.
21 (Lev 2:5; 7:9) It shall be made on a griddle with olive oil.
When it is well mixed, you shall bring it; and the baked pieces
of the grain offering you shall offer as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
22 The priest from among the sons of Aaron who is anointed to succeed
him shall offer it. It is a perpetual statute to the Lord.
It shall be completely burned up.
23 For every grain offering for the priest shall be completely burned up.
It shall not be eaten.
The Law of the Sin Offering
24 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
25 (Lev 4:24; 1:11; 1:3) Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying:
This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt
offering is killed shall the sin offering also be killed
before the Lord. It is most holy.
26 (Lev 10:17-18; Eze 44:28-29) The priest who offers it
for sin shall eat it. In a holy place it shall be eaten
in the court of the tent of meeting.
27 (Ex 29:37) Whatever touches its flesh shall be holy,
and when blood is sprinkled on any garment,
you shall wash it in a holy place.
28 (Lev 11:33; 15:12) And the clay vessel where it is boiled
shall be broken, and if it is boiled in a bronze pot,
it shall be both scoured and rinsed in water.
29 All the males among the priests shall eat from this offering.
It is most holy.
30 (Lev 4:3-21; 10:18) Any sin offering where blood is brought
into the tent of meeting to make atonement in the holy place
shall not be eaten. It shall be burned up in the fire.
Leviticus 6
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his
neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a
thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;
[3] Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth
falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:
[4] Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall
restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath
deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost
thing which he found,
[5] Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it
in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it
unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering.
[6] And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without
blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto
the priest:
[7] And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it
shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing
therein.
[8] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[9] Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt
offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar
all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in
it.
[10] And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches
shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath
consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside
the altar.
[11] And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry
forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place.
[12] And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put
out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt
offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace
offerings.
[13] The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.
[14] And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer
it before the LORD, before the altar.
[15] And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering,
and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat
offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the
memorial of it, unto the LORD.
[16] And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened
bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of
the congregation they shall eat it.
[17] It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their
portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin
offering, and as the trespass offering.
[18] All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be
a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD
made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.
[19] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[20] This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer
unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of
fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and
half thereof at night.
[21] In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt
bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for
a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[22] And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer
it: it is a statute for ever unto the LORD, it shall be wholly burnt.
[23] For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall
not be eaten.
[24] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[25] Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin
offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin
offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy.
[26] The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place
shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[27] Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there
is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that
whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place.
[28] But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it
be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.
[29] All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.
[30] And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the
tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall
be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire.
2) Our Daily Bread for 15 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/15/we-are-one
entitled We Are One
Romans 12:1-5
The New Life in Christ
1 (1Pe 2:5; Ro 6:13; 6:16) I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies
of God, that you present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy,
and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service of worship.
2 (Ro 12:1; 1Pe 1:14) Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed
by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good
and acceptable and perfect will of God.
3 (Ro 1:5; 11:20) For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone among
you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think
with sound judgment, according to the measure of faith God has distributed
to every man.
4 (1Co 12:12-14) For just as we have many parts in one body,
and not all parts have the same function,
5 (1Co 10:17; 12:20) so we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and all are parts of one another.
Christian Living
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing
of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,
and perfect, will of God.
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you,
not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think
soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
4 For as we have many members in one body,
and all members have not the same office:
5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members
one of another.
In a small farming community, news travels fast. Several years after the bank
sold the farm David's family had owned for decades, he learned the property
would be available for sale. After much sacrifice and saving, David arrived
at the auction and joined a crowd of nearly two hundred local farmers. Would
David's meager bid be enough? He placed the first bid, taking deep breaths as
the auctioneer called for higher bids. The crowd remained silent until they
heard the slam of the gavel. The fellow farmers placed the needs of David and
his family above their own financial advancement.
This story about the farmers' sacrificial act of kindness demonstrates the way
the apostle Paul urges followers of Christ to live. Paul warns us not to
conform to the "pattern of this world" (Romans 12:2), by placing our selfish
desires before the needs of others and scrambling for self-preservation.
Instead, we can trust God to meet our needs as we serve others. As the Holy
Spirit renews our minds, we can respond to situations with God-honoring love
and motives. Placing others first can help us avoid thinking too highly of
ourselves as God reminds us that we’re a part of something bigger-the church (vv. 3-4).
The Holy Spirit helps believers understand and obey the Scriptures. He
empowers us to give selflessly and love generously, so we can thrive
together as one.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
How can you place someone else’s needs before your own?
How has your faith been impacted by someone placing your needs
before their own?
Father God, please rid me of my selfishness
so I can love selflessly
and stand as one with my brothers and sisters in Christ.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 3 The Kind Heart of Forgiveness
Eph 4:32
32 (2Co 2:10; Col 3:12-13; Mt 6:12) And be kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.
32 and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Don had lost his job because he stood against his boss and refused to
compromise his Christian principles. Certain friends in the company had
turned against him, choosing to save their own jobs at any cost,
and he felt very alone, abandoned when he most needed the support
of those who cared.
But Don showed no signs of bitterness or unforgiveness. He refused to
recite the details of his firing to those around him, saying simply and
honestly, " I believe my boss was wrong in what he did. But God can show
him." The kindness of Don's heart ., and the tenderness with which he
extended forgiveness, became a testimony to all who knew him. Don's
boss never "saw the light", never repented, but Don lived in the freedom of
forgiving.
Comparison is a rare commodity among Christains today. We seem to be
overstocked with judgment and crammed full of condemnation, but we have
little space in the corners of our lives for tenderheartedness. We are quick
to assume that we know another person's heart and have the remedy for
the problem, rather then giving that person the benefit of the doubt,
the room to grow, the freedom to make a mistake and seek forgiveness.
Jesus demonstrated the king compassion necessary in forgiveness when he
looked down at the soldiers who has crucified him, gambling at his feet
for his cloak, and said, "Father , forgive them, for they do not know what
are doing."
When others hurt and betray us, they often "do not know what they are
doing." we can, in Christ, offer compassionate forgiveness to them -
not condoning their actions or excusing their wrong, but forgiving ,
in the simplicity and purity of God's love.
Application
a) What is the difference between excusing a wrong and forgiving?
b) How has God forgiven me for Christ's sake?
c) What does today's verse tell me about my attitude in forgiveness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Romans 13:7-8
7 (Mt 17:25; 22:21) Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes
are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due,
and honor to whom honor is due.
8 (Ro 13:10; Mt 7:12) Owe no one anything, except to love one another,
for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;
custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth
another hath fulfilled the law.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 117
1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Exalt Him, all you peoples!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
1 O praise the LORD,
All ye nations: Praise him, all ye people.
2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us:
And the truth of the LORD endureth for ever.
Praise ye the LORD.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
15th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Lord to convict all Canadians of His Righteous
standards of living (John 16: 8 - 11
8 "When He comes, He will convict the world of sin
and of righteousness and of judgment:
9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me;
10 of righteousness, because I am going to My Father,
and you will see Me no more;
11 and of judgment, because the ruler of this world stands condemned."
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,
and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 of sin, because they believe not on me;
10 of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
11 of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
)
b) Pray for the province of Nova Scotia
I) Pray for the leaders of Nova Scotia, that God's Spirit would influence
them to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our
Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)
who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet
and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to give your best to Him.
Pray to the Lord
"Father God, please rid me of my selfishness
so I can love selflessly
and stand as one with my brothers and sisters in Christ."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be kind and forgiving.
Pray to the Lord and pray to pay off all who is due.
Pray to the Lord and pray for Thanksgiving every day.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for the Lord to convict all of His Righteous
standards of living.
Pray for the continued translation of Christian literature
in Lebanon which is needed throughout the region.
Posted by DSY on Monday, February 14. 2022
Day 45, 14 Feb 2022
1)
Numbers 8:1-9:14
Leviticus 1-3
Day 45, 14 Feb 2022
NUMBERS 8
The Seven Lamps
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 25:37) Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you set up the lamps,
the seven lamps will give light before the lampstand.
3 Aaron did so. He lit the lamps before the lampstand,
as the Lord commanded Moses.
4 (Ex 25:9; 25:18) And this was the work of the lampstand:
hammered gold, to its shaft, to its flowers was beaten work.
According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses,
so he made the lampstand.
Consecrating the Levites
5 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them.
7 (Lev 8:6; Nu 19:13) Thus you will do to them to cleanse them: Splash
purifying water on them, and let them shave their whole body, and let
them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
8 (Lev 2:1) Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering,
also fine flour mixed with oil, and you will take another young bull
as a sin offering.
9 (Ex 40:12; Lev 8:3) You will bring the Levites
before the tent of meeting. And you will gather the whole assembly
of the children of Israel together.
10 (Lev 1:4; Ac 6:6) And you will bring the Levites before the Lord.
And the children of Israel will put their hands on the Levites.
11 (Lev 7:30) And Aaron will offer the Levites before the Lord as a
wave offering of the children of Israel, that they may do the service
of the Lord.
12 (Ex 29:10; Lev 1:4) The Levites will lay their hands on the heads
of the bulls, and you will offer one as a sin offering and the other
as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites.
13 (Nu 8:11; 8:21) You will set the Levites before Aaron and before his sons,
and offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.
14 (Nu 3:45) Thus will you separate the Levites
from among the children of Israel, and the Levites will be Mine.
15 (Nu 8:11; 8:13) And afterwards the Levites will go in to do
the service of the tent of meeting, and you will cleanse them
and offer them as a wave offering.
16 (Nu 3:12; 3:45) For they are completely set aside for Me
by the children of Israel. Instead of all who open the womb,
instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel,
I have taken them for Myself.
17 (Ex 13:2; Lk 2:23) For all the firstborn of the children of Israel
are Mine, both man and animal. On the day that I struck every firstborn
in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself.
18 I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn
of the children of Israel.
19 (Nu 1:53; 16:46) I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron
and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to serve
the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting
and to make an atonement for the children of Israel, so there
will be no plague among the children of Israel when the children
of Israel approach the sanctuary.
20 Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of
Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded
Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them.
21 (Nu 8:7; 8:11-13) The Levites cleansed themselves from sin,
and they washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave
offering before the Lord, and Aaron made an atonement
for them to cleanse them.
22 And after that the Levites went in to do their service
in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons.
As the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
23 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
24 (Nu 4:3; 1Ch 23:3) This is what belongs to the Levites:
From twenty-five years old and older they will go in to do their
duty concerning the service of the tent of meeting.
25 And from the age of fifty years they will cease doing their duty
concerning its service and will serve no more.
26 (Nu 1:53) But they will minister with their brothers
in the tent of meeting, to attend to their needs, but will not do the work.
Thus you will do to the Levites concerning their duties.
Numbers 8
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the
seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
[3] And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the
candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
[4] And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft
thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the
pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
[5] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[6] Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
[7] And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of
purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash
their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
[8] Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine
flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin
offering.
[9] And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the
congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of
Israel together:
[10] And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of
Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:
[11] And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of
the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD.
[12] And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks:
and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt
offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.
[13] And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and
offer them for an offering unto the LORD.
[14] Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel:
and the Levites shall be mine.
[15] And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the
tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them
for an offering.
[16] For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel;
instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the
children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
[17] For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and
beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I
sanctified them for myself.
[18] And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of
Israel.
[19] And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from
among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in
the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the
children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel,
when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
[20] And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of
Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses
concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
[21] And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron
offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for
them to cleanse them.
[22] And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the
tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the
LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
[23] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[24] This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years
old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle
of the congregation:
[25] And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the
service thereof, and shall serve no more:
[26] But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the
congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou
do unto the Levites touching their charge.
NUMBERS 9
The Passover at Sinai
1 (Nu 1:1; Ex 40:2) And the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai,
in the first month of the second year after they came out
of the land of Egypt, saying:
2 (Lev 23:5; Dt 16:1-2) Let the children of Israel also keep the Passover
at its appointed time.
3 (Ex 12:6-11) On the fourteenth day of this month, at
you will keep it at its appointed time. According to all
its rites and according to all its ceremonies, you will keep it.
4 Moses spoke to the children of Israel, that they should keep the Passover.
5 (Jos 5:10) They kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month
at evening in the Wilderness of Sinai. According to all that
the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did.
6 (Ex 18:15; Nu 27:2) There were men who were unclean by
the dead body of a man, so they could not keep the Passover on that day,
and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day.
7 And those men said to him, "We are defiled by the dead body of a man.
Why are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the Lord
at its appointed time among the children of Israel?"
8 (Nu 27:5; Ps 85:8) And Moses said to them, "Stand still, and I will hear
what the Lord will command concerning you."
9 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
10 Speak to the children of Israel, saying: If any man of you or
of your posterity is unclean because of a dead body, or is far off
on a journey, he will still keep the Passover to the Lord.
11 (2Ch 30:2-15) The fourteenth day of the second month at evening
they will keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
12 (Ex 12:10; 12:46; 12:43) They will leave none of it until the morning,
nor break any of its bones. According to all the ordinances of the Passover
they will keep it.
13 (Ge 17:14; Ex 12:15) But the man who is ceremonially clean,
and is not on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover,
even the same person will be cut off from his people.
Because he did not bring the offering of the Lord at its appointed time,
that man will bear his sin.
14 (Ex 12:48-49; Lev 24:22) If a stranger will sojourn among you
and will keep the Passover to the Lord, according to the ordinance
of the Passover, and according to the manner of it, so he will do.
You will have one ordinance both for the resident alien
and for the natural born citizen of the land.
Numbers 9
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first
month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt,
saying,
[2] Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed
season.
[3] In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his
appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the
ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.
[4] And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the
passover.
[5] And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at
even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded
Moses, so did the children of Israel.
[6] And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man,
that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before
Moses and before Aaron on that day:
[7] And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man:
wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in
his appointed season among the children of Israel?
[8] And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD
will command concerning you.
[9] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[10] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your
posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar
off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.
[11] The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and
eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
[12] They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it:
according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
[13] But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to
keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his
people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed
season, that man shall bear his sin.
[14] And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover
unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to
the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for
the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.
LEVITICUS 1
The Burnt Offering
1 (Ex 19:3; 25:22) And the Lord called Moses and spoke to him
from the tent of meeting, saying:
2 (Lev 22:18-19) Speak to the children of Israel and say to them:
When an individual among you brings an offering to the Lord,
you shall bring your offering from the livestock, either from
the herd or from the flock.
3 (Ex 12:5; Dt 15:21) If his offering is a burnt sacrifice,
and it is from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish.
At the door of the tent of meeting, he shall offer it
of his own free will before the Lord.
4 (Ex 29:10; 29:15) Then he shall lay his hand on the head
of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him
to make atonementTo appease wrath, remove sin,
and reconcile with God. for him.
5 (Lev 1:11; 3:8; 3:2) And he shall slaughter the bull before the Lord,
and the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall bring the blood and sprinkle
the blood on all the sides of the altar that is at the door of
he tent of meeting.
6 (Lev 7:8) Then he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it up into parts.
7 (Ge 22:9; Lev 6:12-13) The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire
on the altar and arrange the wood on the fire.
8 Then the priests, the sons of Aaron, shall arrange the parts,
with the head and the fat, on the wood that is on the fire
that is on the altar.
9 (Lev 1:13; Ge 8:21; Eph 5:2) But he shall wash its entrails
and its legs in water, and the priest shall burn everything
on the altar. It is a burnt sacrifice, a food offering made
by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
10 If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flocks,
whether from the sheep or from the goats,
he shall bring a male without blemish.
11 (Lev 1:5) He shall slaughter it
at the north side of the altar before the Lord.
And the sons of Aaron, the priests,
shall sprinkle its blood on all the sides of the altar.
12 He shall cut it up into parts, with its head and its fat,
and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is
on the fire that is on the altar.
13 But he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water.
The priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar.
It is a burnt sacrifice, a food offering made by fire,
which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
14 (Lev 5:7; Lk 2:24)If his offering to the Lord is
a burnt sacrifice of birds, then he shall bring his offering
from turtledoves or from young pigeons.
15 The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off its head,
and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained
out on the side of the altar.
16 He shall remove its entrails with its feathers
and throw it to the east side of the altar to the place of the ashes.
17 (Ge 15:10) And he shall split it open by its wings,
but not tear it in two. The priest shall burn it on the altar
on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt sacrifice,
a food offering made by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
Leviticus 1
[1] And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle
of the congregation, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you
bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle,
even of the herd, and of the flock.
[3] If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male
without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
[4] And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it
shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
[5] And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's
sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the
altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[6] And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
[7] And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay
the wood in order upon the fire:
[8] And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the
fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
[9] But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest
shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by
fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[10] And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the
goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
[11] And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the
LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about
upon the altar.
[12] And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the
priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon
the altar:
[13] But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest
shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an
offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[14] And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls,
then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
[15] And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head,
and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the
side of the altar:
[16] And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside
the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:
[17] And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it
asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is
upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet
savour unto the LORD.
LEVITICUS 2
The Grain Offering
1 (Lev 6:14-18; 9:17) When a person offers a grain offering to the Lord,
his offering shall be of wheat flour. He shall pour olive oil on it
and put frankincense on it.
2 (Lev 5:12; 6:15; 2:9) And he shall bring it to the sons of Aaron,
the priests, and he shall scoop out a handful of the flour and its oil,
along with all its frankincense. And the priest shall burn
this memorial portion on the altar, a food offering made by fire,
which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
3 (Lev 10:12-13; 6:16-17) And the remainder of the grain offering
shall belong to Aaron and to his sons, which is a most holy part
of the food offerings to the Lord made by fire.
4 (Ex 29:2) When you bring an oven-baked grain offering, it shall be
unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers
spread with oil.
5 If your offering is grain on a griddle, it shall be of unleavened
wheat flour mixed with olive oil.
6 Break it into pieces and pour oil on it. It is a grain offering.
7 If your offering is grain in a skillet, it shall be made of wheat flour
in olive oil.
8 You shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things
to the Lord, and when it is presented to the priest,
he shall take it to the altar.
9 (Lev 2:2; Ex 29:18; Lev 6:15) The priest shall remove a memorial
portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar, a food offering
made by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
10 (Lev 2:3) The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron
and to his sons, which is a most holy part of the food offerings
to the Lord made by fire.
11 (Ex 12:19-20; 23:18) No grain offering that you bring to the Lord
shall be made with leaven, for you shall not burn leaven nor any honey
as a food offering by fire to the Lord.
12 (Ex 23:19) As an offering of first fruits,
you may offer them to the Lord,
but they shall not be offered on the altar for a pleasing aroma.
13 (Eze 43:24; Nu 18:19; 2Ch 13:5) You shall season all your grain offerings
with salt. You shall not fail to use the salt of the covenant of your God
on your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.
14 (Lev 23:10) If you offer a grain offering of your first fruits
to the Lord, you shall offer for the grain offering of your first fruits
fresh ripe grain roasted by fire, coarsely ground new grain.
15 You shall put olive oil on it and frankincense on it.
It is a grain offering
16 The priest shall burn its memorial portion
and some of its coarsely ground new grain and oil,
along with all its frankincense as a food
offering made by fire to the Lord.
Leviticus 1
[1] And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle
of the congregation, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you
bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle,
even of the herd, and of the flock.
[3] If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male
without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
[4] And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it
shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
[5] And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's
sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the
altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[6] And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
[7] And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay
the wood in order upon the fire:
[8] And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the
fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
[9] But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest
shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by
fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[10] And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the
goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
[11] And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the
LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about
upon the altar.
[12] And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the
priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon
the altar:
[13] But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest
shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an
offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[14] And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls,
then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
[15] And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head,
and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the
side of the altar:
[16] And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside
the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:
[17] And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it
asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is
upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet
savour unto the LORD.
LEVITICUS 3
The Peace Offering
1 (Lev 1:3; Nu 6:14) If his offering is a peace sacrifice,
and if he is offering from the herd,
whether male or female, then he shall offer it
without blemish before the Lord.
2 (Ex 29:10; Lev 1:4-5) He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering
and slaughter it at the door of the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron,
the priests, shall sprinkle the blood on the sides of the altar.
3 (Ex 29:13; 29:22) He shall offer from the peace sacrifice,
as a food offering made by fire to the Lord, the fat that covers
the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails,
4 (Lev 3:10) and the two kidneys with the fat that is above them,
which is on the loins, and the appendage on the liver
which he shall remove with the kidneys.
5 (Lev 6:12; Ex 29:13) Then the sons of Aaron shall burn it on the altar
on the burnt sacrifice that is on the wood that is on the fire,
as a food offering made by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
6 If his offering for a peace sacrifice to the Lord is from the flock,
male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
7 (1Ki 8:62) If he is offering a sheep for his offering,
he shall offer it before the Lord.
8 (Lev 1:5) He shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering
and slaughter it before the tent of meeting,
and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood on the sides of the altar.
9 (Ex 29:22; Lev 9:19) He shall offer from the peace sacrifice,
a food offering made by fire for the Lord, its fat,
and the whole fatty tail which he shall remove close to the backbone,
and the fat that covers the entrails,
and all the fat that is on the entrails,
10 and the two kidneys with the fat that is above them,
which is on the loins, and the appendage on the liver which he shall
remove with the kidneys.
11 (Lev 21:6; 21:17) The priest shall burn it on the altar
as a food offering made by fire for the Lord.
12 If his offering is a goat, he shall offer it before the Lord.
13 (Lev 3:8) He shall lay his hand on its head and slaughter it
before the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle
its blood on the sides of the altar.
14 He shall offer from it as his offering,
an offering made by fire for the Lord, the fat that covers the entrails
and all the fat that is on the entrails,
15 and the two kidneys with the fat that is above them,
which is on the loins, and the appendage on the liver
which he shall remove with the kidneys.
16 (Lev 7:23-25; 1Sa 2:15-16) The priest shall burn them
on the altar as a food offering made by fire for a pleasing aroma.
All the fat belongs to the Lord.
17 (Ge 9:4; Lev 6:18) As a continual statute for your generations
in all your settlements, you shall not eat any fat or any blood..
Leviticus 3
[1] And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of
the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish
before the LORD.
[2] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests
shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
[3] And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering
made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the
fat that is upon the inwards,
[4] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the
flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take
away.
[5] And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice,
which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire,
of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[6] And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be
of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
[7] If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the
LORD.
[8] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it
before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle
the blood thereof round about upon the altar.
[9] And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering
made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he
take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and
all the fat that is upon the inwards,
[10] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the
flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take
away.
[11] And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the
offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[12] And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.
[13] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the
tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the
blood thereof upon the altar round about.
[14] And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire
unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is
upon the inwards,
[15] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the
flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take
away.
[16] And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the
offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD's.
[17] It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all
your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
2) Our Daily Bread for 14 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/14/the-power-of-love-4
entitled The Power of Love
Song of Songs 8:6-7
6 (Isa 49:16; Jer 22:24) Set me as a seal upon your heart,
as a seal upon your arm;
for love is strong as death,
passion fierce as the grave.
Its fires of desire are as ardent flames,
a most intense flame.
7 (Pr 6:35) Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can floods drown it.
If a man offered for love
all the wealth of his house,
it would be utterly condemned.
6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart,
As a seal upon thine arm:
For love is strong as death;
Jealousy is cruel as the grave:
The coals thereof are coals of fire,
Which hath a most vehement flame.
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
Neither can the floods drown it:
If a man would give all the substance of his house for love,
It would utterly be contemned.
Two octogenarians, one from Germany and the other from Denmark, were an
unlikely couple. They had each enjoyed sixty years of marriage before being
widowed. Though living only fifteen minutes apart, their homes were in
separate countries. Still, they fell in love, regularly cooking meals and
spending time together. Sadly, in 2020, due to the coronavirus, the Danish
government closed the border crossing. Undeterred, every day at 3:00 p.m.,
the two met at the border on a quiet country lane and, seated on their
respective sides, shared a picnic. "We're here because of love," the man
explained. Their love was stronger than borders, more powerful than
a pandemic.
The Song of Songs offers an impressive display of love's invincible power.
"Love is as strong as death," Solomon insisted (8:6). None of us escapes
death; it arrives with a steely finality we can't break. And yet love, the
writer said, is every bit as strong. What's more, love "burns like a blazing
fire, like a mighty flame" (v. 6). Have you ever watched a fire exploding in
feverish rage? Love-like fire-is impossible to contain. "Many waters cannot
quench love." Not even a raging river can sweep love away (v. 7).
Human love, whenever it's selfless and true, offers reflections of these
characteristics. However, only God's love offers such potency, such limitless
depths, such tenacious power. And here’s the stunner: God loves each of us
with this unquenchable love.
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
How does love in this life reflect the love shared by God the Father,
Jesus, and the Holy Spirit? How do you sense God loving you now?
God, I need Your powerful, deep love. I need Your love that
won't be extinguished and won't let me go.
Will You show me this love today?
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell
Matt 6:14-15
14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,
neither will your Father forgive your sins.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you: 15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger
and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying
support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw
her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was
"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought
back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of
unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to
forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered
and her bitterness grew worse.
Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers
of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her friend again, she was
able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own
healing and forgiveness.
"If you do not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on
unforgiving hearts, "Neither will you be forgiven." In one sense, God's
forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is
always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has
extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls
of bitterness in our hearts.
When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do
not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an
awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of
revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;
the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts
cleansed and purified.
Application
a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness
in my own life?
b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness
to forgive others?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
3 John 2
2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be
in good health, even as your soul is well.
2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health,
even as thy soul prospereth.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Inexhaustible Strength
Is 40:27-31
27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
and assert, O Israel,
"My way is hidden from the Lord,
and my justice escapes the notice of my God"?
28 (Ps 147:5; Ge 21:33; Isa 57:15) Have you not known?
Have you not heard,
that the everlasting God, the Lord,
the Creator of the ends of the earth,
does not faint, nor is He weary?
His understanding is inscrutable.
29 (Isa 41:10) He gives power to the faint,
and to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 (Isa 9:17) Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
and the young men shall utterly fall,
31 (2Co 4:16; Ps 103:5; Ex 19:4) but those who wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
and they shall walk and not faint.
27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid
from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God,
the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not,
neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might
he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall
utterly fall:
31 but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall
mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
14th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation ( Matt 6:10
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for those who serve with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to consecrate yourself to Him.
Pray to the Lord
"God, I need Your powerful, deep love. I need Your love that
won't be extinguished and won't let me go.
Will You show me this love today?"
Pray to the Lord and pray show true forgiveness.
Pray to the Lord and pray that your soul may prosper.
Pray to the Lord and pray for Him to give you strength.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation
Pray for those who serve with
denominations and Christian organisations
- that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Pray that Christians in the Central African Republic who have been
in refugee camps for 6 years will not lose heart.
Posted by DSY on Monday, February 14. 2022
Day 44, 13 Feb 2022
At https://www.calvarycommunity.ca, the LEad anounced his intent of resignation
until a replacement is found.
1 Thes 5:13-18
13 (Mk 9:50) Esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.
And be at peace among yourselves.
14 (Ro 14:1; Ac 20:35) Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those who are unruly,
comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, and be patient toward everyone.
15 (1Pe 3:9; Gal 6:10) See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone.
But always seek to do good to one another and to all.
16 (Php 4:4) Rejoice always.
17 (Eph 6:18; Lk 18:1) Pray without ceasing.
18 (Eph 5:20; Heb 13:15) In everything give thanks,
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
[13] For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye
received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the
word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually
worketh also in you that believe.
[14] For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in
Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your
own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
[15] Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have
persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
[16] Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to
fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
[17] But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence,
not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great
desire.
[18] Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but
Satan hindered us.
1)
Numbers 7
Day 56, 25 Feb 2021
NUMBERS 7
Offerings at the Tabernacle's Dedication
1 (Lev 8:10-11) And it was on the day that Moses had fully set up
the tabernacle and anointed it and sanctified it and all its instruments,
both the altar and all its vessels, and anointed them, and sanctified them,
2 (Nu 1:4-16; 2Ch 35:8) that the leaders of Israel, heads of their
fathers' houses, who were the leaders of the tribes, and were over
them who were counted, made an offering.
3 And they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered wagons,
and twelve oxen, a wagon for two of the leaders, and for each one an ox.
And they brought them before the tabernacle.
4 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
5 Accept these things from them, that they may be used in the service
of the tent of meeting. Give them to the Levites, to each man according
to his service.
6 Moses took the wagons and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.
7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon,
according to their service.
8 And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari,
according to their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron
the priest.
9 (Nu 3:31; 2Sa 6:13) But to the sons of Kohath he gave none because
the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that they should
carry on their shoulders.
10 (2Ch 7:9; Dt 20:5) The leaders brought their dedication offerings
when the altar was anointed, and offered their offerings before the
altar.
11 The Lord said to Moses: They will offer their offering, each leader
on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
12 He that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon
the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah.
13 (Ex 30:13; 25:29) And his offering was one silver charger,
the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels,
(About 3 1/4 pounds, or 1.5 kilograms; and throughout this chapter.)
one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
(About 1 3/4 pounds, or 800 grams; and throughout this chapter.)
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour
mixed with oil as a grain offering;
14 one spoon of ten shekels
(About 4 ounces, or 115 grams; and throughout this chapter.)
of gold, full of incense;
15 one young bull, one ram,
and one male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
16 (Lev 4:23) one goat kid as a sin offering;
17 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
18 (Nu 1:8) On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar,
leader of Issachar, presented an offering.
19 He offered as his offering one silver charger,
the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels,
one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary,
both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil as a grain offering;
20 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
21 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year as
a burnt offering;
22 one goat kid as a sin offering;
23 (Lev 7:11-13) and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen,
five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.
24 (Nu 1:9) On the third day Eliab the son of Helon,
leader of the children of Zebulun, presented an offering.
25 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which
was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed
with oil as a grain offering;
26 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
27 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year
as a burnt offering;
28 one goat kid as a sin offering;
29 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
30 (Nu 1:5) On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur,
leader of the children of Reuben, presented an offering.
31 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was
one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour
mixed with oil as a grain offering;
32 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
33 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year
as a burnt offering;
34 one goat kid as a sin offering;
35 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
36 (Nu 1:6) On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,
leader of the children of Simeon, presented an offering.
37 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was
one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed
with oil as a grain offering;
38 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
39 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year,
as a burnt offering:
40 one goat kid as a sin offering;
41 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
42 (Nu 1:14; 2:14) On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel,
leader of the children of Gad, presented an offering.
43 (Lev 2:5; 14:10) And his offering was one silver charger,
the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels,
one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary,
both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
44 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
45 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in
its first year as a burnt offering;
46 one goat kid as a sin offering;
47 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
48 (Nu 1:10; 2:18) On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud,
leader of the children of Ephraim, presented an offering.
49 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was
one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour
mixed with oil as a grain offering;
50 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
51 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year
as a burnt offering;
52 one goat kid as a sin offering;
53 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
54 (Nu 1:10; 2:20) On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,
leader of the children of Manasseh, presented an offering.
55 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which
was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed
with oil as a grain offering;
56 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
57 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb
in its first year as a burnt offering;
58 one goat kid as a sin offering;
59 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
60 (Nu 1:11; 2:22) On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni,
leader of the children of Benjamin, presented an offering.
61 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of
which was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with
oil as a grain offering;
62 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
63 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year as a burnt
offering;
64 one goat kid as a sin offering;
65 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats,
and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Abidan
the son of Gideoni.
66 (Nu 1:12; 2:25) On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,
leader of the children of Dan, presented an offering.
67 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was
one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour
mixed with oil as a grain offering;
68 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
69 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year as
a burnt offering;
70 one goat kid as a sin offering;
71 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
72 (Nu 1:13; 2:27) On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Okran,
leader of the children of Asher, presented an offering.
73 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which
was one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed
with oil as a grain offering;
74 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
75 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year
as a burnt offering;
76 one goat kid as a sin offering;
77 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Okran.
78 (Nu 1:15; 2:29) On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan,
leader of the children of Naphtali, presented an offering.
79 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was
one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour
mixed with oil as a grain offering;
80 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
81 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year
as a burnt offering; 82one goat kid as a sin offering;
83 and as a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
84 (Nu 7:10) This was the dedication of the altar,
in the day when it was anointed, by the leaders of Israel:
twelve silver plates, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold spoons,
85 each silver plate weighing one hundred and thirty shekels,
each bowl seventy. All the silver vessels weighed
two thousand four hundred shekels, (About 60 pounds, or 28 kilograms.)
according to the shekel of the sanctuary.
86 The gold spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels
apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. All the gold of the
spoons was one hundred and twenty shekels. (About 3 pounds, or 1.4 kilograms.)
87 All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bulls, twelve rams,
twelve male lambs in their first year, with their grain offering,
and twelve goat kids for a sin offering.
88 (Nu 7:1; 7:10) And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings
were 24 bulls, the rams sixty, the goats sixty, the one-year-old lambs sixty.
This was the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.
89 (Ps 80:1; Ex 33:9-11) And then Moses went into the tent of meeting
to speak with Him, and he heard the voice of One speaking to him from
the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony,
from between the two cherubim, and He spoke to him.
Bible Reading for February 19
Numbers 7
[1] And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the
tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;
[2] That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who
were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered,
offered:
[3] And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and
twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and
they brought them before the tabernacle.
[4] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[5] Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of
the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man
according to his service.
[6] And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.
[7] Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to
their service:
[8] And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari,
according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the
priest.
[9] But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the
sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their
shoulders.
[10] And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it
was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.
[11] And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each
prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
[12] And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of
Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
[13] And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an
hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with
oil for a meat offering:
[14] One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense:
[15] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[16] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[17] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the
son of Amminadab.
[18] On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did
offer:
[19] He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was
an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil
for a meat offering:
[20] One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:
[21] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[22] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[23] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the
son of Zuar.
[24] On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of
Zebulun, did offer:
[25] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[26] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[27] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[28] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[29] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son
of Helon.
[30] On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of
Reuben, did offer:
[31] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and
thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[32] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[33] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[34] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[35] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son
of Shedeur.
[36] On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the
children of Simeon, did offer:
[37] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[38] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[39] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[40] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[41] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel the
son of Zurishaddai.
[42] On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of
Gad, offered:
[43] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and
thirty shekels, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[44] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[45] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[46] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[47] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the
son of Deuel.
[48] On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children
of Ephraim, offered:
[49] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[50] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[51] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[52] one kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[53] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the
son of Ammihud.
[54] On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the
children of Manasseh:
[55] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and
thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[56] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[57] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[58] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[59] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the
son of Pedahzur.
[60] On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of
Benjamin, offered:
[61] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[62] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[63] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[64] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[65] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son
of Gideoni.
[66] On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children
of Dan, offered:
[67] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[68] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[69] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[70] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[71] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer the
son of Ammishaddai.
[72] On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of
Asher, offered:
[73] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[74] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[75] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[76] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[77] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel the son
of Ocran.
[78] On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of
Naphtali, offered:
[79] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
offering:
[80] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
[81] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:
[82] One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
[83] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son
of Enan.
[84] This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed,
by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls,
twelve spoons of gold:
[85] Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each
bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred
shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
[86] The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels
apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an
hundred and twenty shekels.
[87] All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams
twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and
the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve.
[88] And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty
and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the
first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was
anointed.
[89] And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to
speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off
the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two
cherubims: and he spake unto him.
(Obedience is better than sacrifice)
2) Our Daily Bread for 13 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/13/not-forgotten-3
entitled Not Forgotten
Hebrews 6:9-12
9 But though we speak in this manner, we are persuaded of better things
for you, things that accompany salvation,
10 (Mt 10:42; 1Th 1:3; Pr 14:31) for God is not unjust so as to forget
your work and labour of love that you have shown for His name, in that
you have ministered to the saints and continue ministering.
11 (Heb 3:6; 3:14; Ro 5:2-5) We desire that every one of you show
the same diligence for the full assurance of hope to the end,
12 (Heb 10:36; 13:7; Rev 13:10) so that you may not be lazy, but imitators
of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
[9] But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that
accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
[10] For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love,
which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the
saints, and do minister.
[11] And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the
full assurance of hope unto the end:
[12] That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and
patience inherit the promises.
When we think of historic, trailblazing missionaries, the name of George Liele
(1750-1820) doesn't leap to mind. Perhaps it should. Born into slavery, Liele
came to Christ in Georgia and gained his freedom prior to the American
Revolutionary War. He took the message of Jesus to Jamaica, ministering to the
slaves in the plantations there, and served as the founding pastor of two
African American churches in Savannah, Georgia-one of which is considered the
"mother church of Black Baptists."
Liele’s remarkable life of kingdom service may have been forgotten by some,
but his spiritual service will never be forgotten by God. Neither will the
work you do for God. The letter to the Hebrews encourages us with these words,
"God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown
him as you have helped his people and continue to help them" (6:10). God's faithfulness can never be underestimated, for He truly knows and remembers
everything done in His name. And so Hebrews encourages us, "Imitate those who
through faith and patience inherit what has been promised" (v. 12).
If we serve behind the scenes in our church or community, it might be easy
to feel our labour is unappreciated. Take heart. Whether or not our work is
recognized or rewarded by the people around us, God is faithful.
He'll never forget us.
By: Bill Crowder
Reflect & Pray
What service do you do for God?
How does knowing He doesn't forget your service encourage you?
Loving God, my service to You is far from perfect, but I also know that as
I serve You, that service is remembered and valued by You. Thank You for
equipping me to serve.
To learn more about
serving others.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 1 - Forgiving as God Forgave
Col 3:13
13 Bear with one another and forgive one another. If anyone
has a quarrel against anyone, even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.
13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man
have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
"No!" Brett slammed his hand against the desk to punctuate his point.
"My wife's infidelity is completely unforgivable. She just wants to make things
look good, to have me condone her new relationship.
I won't do it. I won't forgive her."
Brett was a man in pain, and his perspective on forgiving
his wife is understandable. But unfortunately, many of us are
the victims of "unforgivable" offenses; many of us, as well,
are the perpetrators of such offenses, and we desperately need
to be forgiven.
Brett ultimately came to understand that forgiving and "unforgivable"
hurt is not based on the worthiness of the recipient of forgiveness,
but on the worthiness of Christ himself. The Bible teaches that we are bound
to forgiveness for one simple reason:
because God has forgiven us in Jesus Christ.
"Forgive as the Lord forgave", Paul commands in Col 3:13 . How did Christ
forgive? Freely, completely, without basing his forgiveness on our merit. He
forgave us unilaterally, offering forgiveness before we asked,
before we were aware of our sin and the pain it caused him,
before we came to him in repentance.
Forgiveness does more that release the perpetrator for the bondage of
his wrongdoing. It releases the victim as well. Forgiveness frees
the forgiver from the bondage of anger and bitterness that keeps him distant
from the love of God. We can forgive the most "unforgivable" of offenses
against us when we focus our attention not on the offender, but on Christ,
who forgave us.
Application
a) Have I ever harboured unforgiveness toward another person?
What was the result in my spiritual/emotional life?
b) Is there someone in my life who has hurt me, who I need to forgive?
How can this verse help me extend the forgiveness to that person?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ecclesiates 11:1
1 (Pr 19:17; Mt 10:42; Heb 6:10) Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
Romans 8:31-39
The Love of God
31 (Ps 118:6; Ro 4:1) What then shall we say to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
32 (Jn 3:16; Ro 4:25) He who did not spare His own Son,
but delivered Him up for us all, how shall
He not with Him also freely give us all things?
33 (Rev 12:10-11; Isa 50:8-9) Who shall bring a charge against God's elect?
It is God who justifies.
34 (Heb 7:25; Mk 16:19; Ro 8:1) Who is he who condemns?
It is Christ who died, yes, who is risen, who is also
at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
35 (1Co 4:11) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 (Ps 44:22; 1Co 15:30)As it is written:
"For Your sake we are killed all day long;
we are counted as sheep for the slaughter." (Ps 44:22.)
37 (1Co 15:57; Gal 2:20) No, in all these things we are more
than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present
nor things to come,
39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
More than Conquerors
31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us,
who can be against us?
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all,
how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect?
It is God that justifieth.
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather,
that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God,
who also maketh intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation,
or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written,
For thy sake we are killed all the day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate
us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
13th Day of the Month
a) Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
b) Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador, that God's Spirit
would influence then to act justly, serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may
lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God
our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray for all churches looking for a Godly pastor.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be obedient to Him.
Pray to the Lord
"Loving God, my service to You is far from perfect, but I also know that as
I serve You, that service is remembered and valued by You. Thank You for
equipping me to serve."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a person of forgiveness.
Pray to the Lord and pray to let the Lord help you in your enterprise.
Pray to the Lord and remember He wants to have fellowship with us.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
Pray that those opposed to the Gospel in Cuba will be powerless to stop
its advance.