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Psalms 115

Ps 135:15-20

1 Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Your name give glory,

for the sake of Your mercy, and for the sake of Your truth.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Why should the nations say,

"Where now is their God?"

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) But our God is in the heavens;

He does whatever He pleases.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Their idols are silver and gold,

the work of men's hands.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) They have mouths, but they cannot speak;

eyes, but they cannot see;

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) they have ears, but they cannot hear;

noses, but they cannot smell;

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) they have hands, but they cannot feel;

feet, but they cannot walk; neither can they speak with their throat.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Those who make them are like them;

so is everyone who trusts in them.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) O Israel, trust in the Lord;

He is their help and their shield.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord;

He is their help and their shield.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord;

He is their help and their shield.

12 The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless us;

He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.

13 He will bless those who fear the Lord,

both the small and great ones.

14 The Lord shall increase you more and more,

you and your children.

15 You are blessed of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

16 The heavens belong to the Lord,

but the earth He has given to the children of men.

17 The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into silence.

18 But we will bless the Lord from this time and for evermore.

Praise the Lord!



Psalms 115

[1] Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy

mercy, and for thy truth's sake.

[2] Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?

[3] But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

[4] Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

[5] They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

[6] They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:

[7] They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not:

neither speak they through their throat.

[8] They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in

them.

[9] O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

[10] O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

[11] Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their

shield.

[12] The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the

house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.

[13] He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.

[14] The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

[15] Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.

[16] The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's: but the earth hath he

given to the children of men.

[17] The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

[18] But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.

Praise the LORD.



Psalm 116



1 I love the Lord, because He has heard my voice

and my supplications.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Because He has inclined His ear to me,

therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) The cords of death encircled me,

and the pains of Sheol took hold ofme;

I found trouble and sorrow.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Then called I upon the name of the Lord:

"O Lord, I plead with You, deliver my soul."

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;

indeed, our God is merciful.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord protects the simple;

I was brought low, and He helped me.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Return to your rest, O my soul;

for the Lord has vindicated you.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) For You have delivered my soul from death,

my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) I will walk before the Lord

in the land of the living.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) I believed, indeed I have spoken:

"I am greatly afflicted."

11Ps 42:5; 43:5 I said in my haste, "All men are liars."

12 What shall I render unto the Lord

for all His benefits toward me?

13 I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord.

14 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all His people.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His godly ones.

16 O Lord, I am Your servant;

I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant; You have loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving

and will call upon the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows unto the Lord

now in the presence of all His people,

19 in the courts of the house of the Lord,

in your midst, O Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!



Psalms 116

[1] I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

[2] Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him

as long as I live.

[3] The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon

me: I found trouble and sorrow.

[4] Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver

my soul.

[5] Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

[6] The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

[7] Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully

with thee.

[8] For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my

feet from falling.

[9] I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

[10] I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

[11] I said in my haste, All men are liars.

[12] What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?

[13] I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

[14] I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.

[15] Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

[16] O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine

handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

[17] I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon

the name of the LORD.

[18] I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,

[19] In the courts of the LORD's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.

Praise ye the LORD.



Psalm 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 towardus,

and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.

Praise the Lord!



Psalms 117

[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.



Psalms 118

1 Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,

because His mercy endures forever.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Let Israel say,

"His mercy endures forever."

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Let the house of Aaron say,

"His mercy endures forever."

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Let those who fear the Lord say,

"His mercy endures forever."

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I called upon the Lord from my distress;

the Lord answered me and set me in an open place.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.

What can people do to me?

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) The Lord is on my side to help me;

I shall look in triumph upon those who hate me.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) It is better to trust in the Lord

than to put confidence in man.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) It is better to trust in the Lord

than to put confidence in princes.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) All nations encircled me,

but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) They circled me; indeed, they surrounded me,

but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

12 They circled me like bees; they went forth as a fire over thorns,

but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

13 You have pushed against me, that I was falling,

but the Lord helped me.

14 The Lord is my strength and song;

He has become my salvation.

15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation

is in the tents of the righteous:

"The right hand of the Lord is valiant.

16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted;

the right hand of the Lord is valiant."

17 I shall not die, but I shall live

and declare the works of the Lord.

18 The Lord has severely chastened me,

but He has not given me over unto death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness;

I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord;

the righteous shall enter through.

21 I will thank You that You have heard me

and have become my deliverance.

22 The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.

23 This is what the Lord has done;

it is marvelous in our eyes.

24 This is the day that the Lord has made;

we will rejoice and be glad in it.

25 Save us, we ask You, O Lord; O Lord, we ask You, send now success.

26 Blessed be he that comes in the name of the Lord:

we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

27 The Lord is God, and He has shown us His light;

bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.

28 You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You.

29 Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,

for His mercy endures forever.

Psalm 118

[1] O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good:

Because his mercy endureth for ever.

[2] Let Israel now say,

That his mercy endureth for ever.

[3] Let the house of Aaron now say,

That his mercy endureth for ever.

[4] Let them now that fear the LORD say,

That his mercy endureth for ever.

[5] I called upon the LORD in distress:

The LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.

[6] The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?

[7] The LORD taketh my part with them that help me:

Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

[8] It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man.

[9] It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in princes.

[10] All nations compassed me about:

But in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.

[11] They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about:

But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

[12] They compassed me about like bees;

they are quenched as the fire of thorns:

For in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

[13] Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: But the LORD helped me.

[14] The LORD is my strength and song, And is become my salvation.

[15] The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles

of the righteous: The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

[16] The right hand of the LORD is exalted:

The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

[17] I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the LORD.

[18] The LORD hath chastened me sore:

But he hath not given me over unto death.

[19] Open to me the gates of righteousness:

I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:

[20] This gate of the LORD, Into which the righteous shall enter.

[21] I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, And art become my salvation.

[22] The stone which the builders refused

Is become the head stone of the corner.

[23] This is the LORD's doing;

It is marvellous in our eyes.

[24] This is the day which the LORD hath made;

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

[25] Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD:

O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

[26] Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD:

We have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.

[27] God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light:

Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.

[28] Thou art my God, and I will praise thee:

Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

[29] O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good:

For his mercy endureth for ever.



2) Our Daily Bread for 26 May 2025 titled Acting with Integrity

by Marvin Williams



Proverbs 12:13-23



13 (2Pe 2:9; Ps 64:8) The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips,

but the just will come out of trouble.

14 (Pr 13:2; Isa 3:10-11) A man will be satisfied with good

by the fruit of his mouth,

and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

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.

16 (Pr 29:11) A fool's wrath is presently known,

but a prudent man covers shame.

17 (Pr 14:5; 6:19) He who speaks truth shows forth righteousness,

but a false witness deceit.

18 (Ps 57:4; Pr 16:24) There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,

but the tongue of the wise is health.

19 (Pr 19:9) The truthful lip will be established forever,

but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

20 Deceit is in the heart of those who imagine evil,

but to the counselors of peace is joy.

21 (Ps 91:10) There will no evil happen to the just,

but the wicked will be filled with mischief.

22 (Rev 22:15; Pr 11:20) Lying lips are abomination to the Lord,

but those who deal truly are His delight.

23 (Pr 13:16; 15:2) A prudent man conceals knowledge,

but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.



13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips:

But the just shall come out of trouble.

14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth:

And the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes:

But he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

16 A fool's wrath is presently known:

But a prudent man covereth shame.

17 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness:

But a false witness deceit.

18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword:

But the tongue of the wise is health.

19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever:

But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil:

But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

21 There shall no evil happen to the just:

But the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD:

But they that deal truly are his delight.

23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge:

But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.



In a moment of distraction, Sarah unknowingly dropped her diamond engagement

ring into a homeless man's cup. Billy Ray, the panhandler who was given the

ring, had it appraised and considered selling it. But he chose honesty and

returned it to Sarah when she came back a few days later. Sarah and her

husband set up a fund so donations could be made to help Billy Ray, which led

to an outpouring of generosity from others. Billy Ray received financial and

legal counsel and was eventually able to buy a home. He was also reunited

with his long-lost family.



When we practice integrity, we please God and inspire others. Solomon says God

delighted in his integrity: "The Lord detests lying lips, but He delights in

people who are trustworthy" (Proverbs 12:22). He uses strong language to

describe God's view of dishonesty - He detests it. When God’s people lie or

"deceit is in [their] hearts" (v. 20), it defies Him and goes against His

character. In contrast, when His people have "truthful lips" (v. 19) and deal

faithfully, it brings Him joy. So treating others well is more than just

telling the truth - it reflects God's own character. And in a world where

deception can seem profitable,

our integrity is something He "delights in" (v. 22).



Let's commit to act with integrity as God helps us. Even if the world doesn't

notice, He's delighted when we walk in His ways.



Reflect & Pray



How does being trustworthy reflect God’s character?

How will you live out integrity today?



Dear God, please teach me to live out integrity before You and others.





Discover more about managing God's trust.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 3 The song of Exaltation



Exodus 15:2



2 The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.

He is my God, and I will praise Him; my father's God, and I will exalt Him.



2 The LORD is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation:

He is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation;

My father's God, and I will exalt him.



The world is full of music that communicates human emotion:

love, joy, sadness, separation.

A love song makes us misty-eyed; a song of protest arouses anger; a song

describing loss stimulates feelings of hurt and abandonment.

Music is a powerful force to sway the human spirit.

Exodus 15:2 indicates that God should be the source of the songs in our hearts.

Human emotions vacillate; human relationships disappoint,

but God is our "strength" and our "song".

To exalt the Lord includes many different type of "songs".

"I can't carry a tune in a bucket," one woman complained.

"How can I sing to the Lord anything that will be pleasing to him?"

But the Lord does not delight in the professionalism of our songs,

but in the motivation of our hearts. We can "sing to the Lord"

when we enjoy a Bach organ piece played for his glory.

We can exalt him in the words of Scripture - either remembered or sung.

We can worship him by enjoying the songs of others.

The key to making the Lord our song is exaltation. When our thoughts

lift him up in praise, we are singing a song of exaltation to the Lord.

When God is exalted in our songs, in our hearts, and in our thoughts,

that focus gives strength to our lives. We can face the difficulties

that are an inevitable part of experience,

because God is our "strength and our song".



Application



a) What is the difference between a song that is professionally performed

and one that exalts the Lord?



b) What practical steps can I take to

make my daily life a "song of praise" to God?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Mark 4:20-25



20 (Mk 4:8; Jn 15:4-5) "Still others are seed sown on good ground,

those who hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruit:

thirty, sixty, or a hundred times as much."



A Light Under a Basket



Lk 8:16-18



21 (Mt 5:15; Lk 8:16) He said to them, "Is a candle brought to be put

under a basket or under a bed and not to be set on a candlestick?

22 (Lk 8:17) For there is nothing hidden except to be revealed;

neither is anything kept secret except to be proclaimed.

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."



20 And these are they which are sown on good ground;

such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit,

some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put

under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested;

neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

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.

Day 132, 12 May 2026



1)Psalms 32, 86, 122



PSALMS 32

A Psalm of David. A Contemplative Maskil.

1 Blessed is he

whose transgression is forgiven,

whose sin is covered.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Blessed is the man

against whom the Lord does not count iniquity,

and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) When I kept silent,

my bones wasted away

through my groaning all day long.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For day and night

Your hand was heavy on me;

my strength was changed

into the drought of summer. Selah

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I acknowledged my sin to You,

and my iniquity I did not conceal.

I said, "I will confess

my transgressions to the Lord,"

and You forgave

the iniquity of my sin. Selah

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For this cause everyone who is godly will pray to You

in a time when You may be found;

surely in the floods of great waters

they will not reach him.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You are my hiding place;

You will preserve me from trouble;

You will surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah

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.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Do not be as the horse or as the mule

that are without understanding,

that must be restrained with bit and bridle,

or they will not come near you.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Many sorrows come to the wicked,

but lovingkindness will surround

the man who trusts in the Lord.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, you righteous one;

and shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!



Psalm 32

[1] Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

[2] Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in

whose spirit there is no guile.

[3] When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day

long.

[4] For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into

the drought of summer. Selah.

[5] I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I

said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the

iniquity of my sin. Selah.

[6] For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when

thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not

come nigh unto him.

[7] Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou

shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

[8] I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I

will guide thee with mine eye.

[9] Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding:

whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto

thee.

[10] Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD,

mercy shall compass him about.

[11] Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all

ye that are upright in heart.



Psalms 86



A Prayer of David.

1 Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me,

for I am oppressed and needy.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Preserve my soul, for I am godly;

You are my God; save Your servant

who trusts in You.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Have mercy on me, O Lord,

for to You I cry all day long.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Gladden the soul of Your servant,

for to You, O Lord,

I lift my soul.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For You, Lord, are good, and forgiving,

abounding in kindness to all who call on You.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer,

and attend to my plea for mercy.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,

for You will answer me.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord;

neither are there any works like Your works.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) All nations whom You have made

shall come and worship before You, O Lord,

and shall glorify Your name.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) For You are great and do wondrous deeds;

You are God alone.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Teach me Your way, O Lord,

that I will walk in Your truth;

bind my heart

to fear Your name.

12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,

and I will glorify Your name forever.

13 For great is Your mercy toward me,

and You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

14 O God, insolent men have risen against me,

and bands of violent men have sought my life;

they have not set You before them.

15 But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion and gracious,

slow to anger, and abundant in mercy and truth.

16 Turn to me and have mercy on me;

give Your strength to Your servant,

and save the humble son of Your female servant.

17 Show me a sign of Your favor,

that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed

because You, Lord, have helped and comforted me.



Psalms 86

[1] Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

[2] Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that

trusteth in thee.

[3] Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

[4] Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my

soul.

[5] For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy

unto all them that call upon thee.

[6] Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my

supplications.

[7] In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

[8] Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there

any works like unto thy works.

[9] All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O

Lord; and shall glorify thy name.

[10] For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

[11] Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to

fear thy name.

[12] I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will

glorify thy name for evermore.

[13] For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from

the lowest hell.

[14] O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent

men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

[15] But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious,

longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

[16] O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy

servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

[17] Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be

ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.



PSALMS 122

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

1 I was glad when they said to me,

"Let us go into the house of the Lord."

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Our feet shall stand

within your gates, O Jerusalem.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Jerusalem is built as a city

that is designed for a multitude,

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 )where the tribes go up,

the tribes of the Lord,

as a decree of Israel,

to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) There are set thrones of judgment,

the thrones of the house of David.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

"May they prosper who love you!

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Peace be within your walls

and security within your towers!"

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) For my brothers and companions' sake,

I will now say, "Peace be within you."

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Because of the house of the Lord our God,

I will seek your good.



Psalm 122

[1] I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

[2] Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

[3] Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:

[4] Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of

Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.

[5] For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of

David.

[6] Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

[7] Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

[8] For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within

thee.

[9] Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

2) Our Daily Bread for 3 May 2023 titled

Love That Goes the Distance by James Banks



Deuteronomy 11:13-21



13 (Dt 4:29; 6:17) It will be, if you will diligently obey My commandments

which I am commanding you today, to love the Lord your God,

and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,

14 (Lev 26:4; Dt 28:12) then I will give you the rain of your land

in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather

in your grain and your wine and your oil.

15 (Dt 6:11; Ps 104:14) I will provide grass in your fields for your

livestock, that you may eat and be full.

16 (Job 31:27; Dt 8:19) Take heed to yourselves that your heart

be not deceived, and you turn away and serve other gods and worship them.

17 (Dt 4:26; 6:15) Then the Lord's wrath will be inflamed against you,

and He will shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain

and the land will not yield its fruit, and you will quickly perish

from the good land which the Lord is giving you.

18 (Ex 13:9; 13:16) Therefore you must fix these words of mine

in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand,

so that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

19 (Dt 4:9-10; 6:7) You shall teach them to your children, speaking

of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way,

when you lie down, and when you rise up.

20 (Dt 6:9) You shall write them on the doorposts of your house

and on your gates,

21 (Ps 72:5; Pr 3:2) so that your days and the days of your children

may be multiplied in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers

to give them, as long as the days of heaven on the earth.



[13] And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my

commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to

serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,

[14] That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first

rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine,

and thine oil.

[15] And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest

eat and be full.

[16] Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn

aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

[17] And then the LORD's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the

heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and

lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.

[18] Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your

soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets

between your eyes.

[19] And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou

sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest

down, and when thou risest up.

[20] And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon

thy gates:

[21] That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the

land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of

heaven upon the earth.



"We wave until they're out of sight. It's a way of showing that we love them."

Those words from my mother when I was a boy explained a habit she and my

father had when a family member left our home after a visit. Mom and Dad stood

outside and waved to the ones leaving until they disappeared in the distance.

Sometimes they stood there for a long time, but that didn't matter.

When I left home myself, I understood why.



Seeing them waving in the rearview mirror touched my heart, and I felt loved

and cared for. I still say goodbye to our family visitors that way to show

love for them. It's a habit I hope my children will continue.



Another way we can express love for our families is to communicate God's love

shared in Scripture. As the Israelites prepared to cross the Jordan into the

promised land, God taught them with these instructions for life:

"Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds. . . . Teach them to your

children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the

road, when you lie down and when you get up" (Deuteronomy 11:18-19).



These are words that would one day find fulfillment in the perfect love of

Jesus, who promised, "I am with you always" (Matthew 28:20). As we share His

truth and kindness, we can trust that His love is able to overcome

every distance.



Reflect & Pray



Whom can you encourage with God's wisdom and truth today?

In what ways will you show them His love?



Please help me, dear Father, to share Your

love and truth with others today so they may

believe and walk with You always.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 1 - Sin Universal



Romans 3:23-24



23 (Ro 3:9) For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,

24 (Ro 4:16; Col 1:14) being justified freely by His grace

through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,



23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption

that is in Christ Jesus:



A distinguished middle-aged man stood trembling before his church

to give his testimony. Years before, in the grip of a mental illness

that nearly destroyed his life, he had taken the life of his own daughter

and tried to kill himself. But he did not die; tried and convicted, he

spent years in prison, and even longer in the prison of his own guilt.

After the service, a young woman walked up to him and simply said,

"Thank you for sharing. I've sinned, too."

We've all sinned, too - lest we forget or rationalise, the Bible reminds

us in no uncertain terms. And the writer of these verses was no stranger

to sin: he was the Pharisee, the holier-than-thou religious leader

who officiated at the stoning death of Stephen. He was the Jew who had

scattered and killed the followers of this heretic called Christ. He

thought he was righteous while he murdered God's people.

Christians tends to establish a "hierarchy" of sin - sexual sin is "worse"

than pride: murder is "more horrible" than slander. Yet the Bible gives

no indication that god acknowledges our hierarchy. Sin is sin; all have

sinned, and if we are guilty at one point, we are guilty of all.

Rather than rationalise our individual sins as being "less bad"

than someone else's, we need to openly confess our dilemma as sinners

and turn to God for his remedy. We cannot and do not need to earn or

deserve that grace - it is a gift from God.



Application



a) Have I ever compared my sin with someone else's in order

to make myself fell like a better person? Why is such

comparison not a valid remedy for sin?



b) Why do I need to acknowledge my sin honestly before I can

receive justification?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



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.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are Burdened by Doubt



Proverbs 30:5



5 Every word of God is pure;

He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.



5 Every word of God is pure:

He is a shield unto them that put their trust in 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."



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.

Day 94, 4 Apr 2025



1) Judges 16, Judges 17, Judges 18



JUDGES 16



Samson and Delilah

1 (Jos 15:47) Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute

and spent the night with her.

2 (1Sa 23:26; Ps 118:10-12) The people of Gaza were told,

"Samson has come here!" So they surrounded him and laid in wait

for him all night at the city gate. They kept quiet all night, thinking,

"In the morning light we will kill him."

3 Samson lay until midnight, then at midnight he got up.

He grabbed the doors of the city gate and the two gateposts

and pulled them out along with the bar. He put them on his shoulder

and brought them to the top of the mountain near Hebron.

4 After this Samson loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek,

whose name was Delilah.

5 (Jos 13:3; Jdg 14:15) The Philistine rulers came up to her and said,

"Trick him! Find out about how his strength is so great

and how we can overcome him, bind him, and humiliate him.

Each one of us will give you eleven hundred silver coins."

[About 28 pounds, or 13 kilograms.]

6 So Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me how your strength is so great

and how you could be bound in order to be subdued."

7 Samson said to her, "If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that

have not been dried, then I will become weak and be like an ordinary man."

8 So the Philistine rulers brought her seven fresh bowstrings

that had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

9 They lay in wait in her inner room. She said to him,

"The Philistines are upon you, Samson." Then he split apart the bowstrings

like a single thread is split apart at the touch of fire.

So the source of his strength did not become known.

10 (Jdg 16:13) Delilah said to Samson, "You have deceived me.

You have told me lies. Now, please tell me how you can be bound."

11 He said to her, "If they bind me with new ropes that have never

been used, then I will become weak and be like an ordinary man."

12 So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them.

Then she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson."

For men were lying in wait, remaining in the room.

But he split apart the ropes on his arms like a thread.

13 Delilah said to Samson, "Up to now you have deceived me.

You have told me lies. Tell how you can be bound."

He said to her, "If you weave seven locks of my hair into the fabric

on the loom and fasten it with the pin, then I will become weak

and be like an ordinary man."

14 So Delilah lulled him to sleep and wove seven locks of his hair

into the fabric on the loom. She fastened it with the pin and said to him,

"The Philistines are upon you, Samson." He awakened from his sleep

and tore away from the loom pin and the fabric.

15 (Jdg 14:16) She said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,'

when your heart is not with me? You have deceived me these

three times and have not told me how your strength is so great."

16 Every day she nagged him with her words and pleaded with him

until he was tired to death.

17 (Jdg 13:5; Nu 6:5) So he told her all his secrets and said to her,

"No razor has touched my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God

from my mother's womb. If I were shaven, my strength would leave me,

and I would become weak and be like all other men."

18 (Jdg 16:5) Delilah saw that he had told her all his secrets,

so she sent for the Philistine rulers, saying, "Come up this time,

for he has told me all his secrets." So the Philistine rulers came up to her

and brought the money in their hands.

19 (Pr 7:26-27) Delilah lulled Samson to sleep on her knees

and called for a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair.

Then she began to humiliate him, and his strength left him.

20 (Jos 7:12; 1Sa 16:14) She said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson."

Then he awakened from his sleep and thought,

"I will go out as before and shake myself free of them."

He did not know that the Lord had left him.

21 (Ex 11:5; Isa 47:2) The Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes.

They took him down to Gaza, bound him with bronze chains,

and he ground grain in prison.

22 Yet after it had been shaven, the hair on his head began to grow back.



Judges 16

[1] Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.

[2] And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they

compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city,

and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we

shall kill him.

[3] And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors

of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and

all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an

hill that is before Hebron.

[4] And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of

Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

[5] And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her,

Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we

may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will

give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

[6] And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great

strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

[7] And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that

were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

[8] Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs

which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

[9] Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And

she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the

withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his

strength was not known.

[10] And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me

lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

[11] And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never

were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

[12] Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said

unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait

abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.

[13] And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me

lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If

thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.

[14] And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be

upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the

pin of the beam, and with the web.

[15] And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine

heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not

told me wherein thy great strength lieth.

[16] And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and

urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;

[17] That he told her all his heart, and said unto her. There hath not come

a rasor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's

womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become

weak, and be like any other man.

[18] And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and

called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he

hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto

her, and brought money in their hand.

[19] And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and

she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to

afflict him, and his strength went from him.

[20] And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of

his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake

myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.

[21] But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him

down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the

prison house.

[22] Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.



The Death of Samson



23 (1Sa 5:2-5) The Philistine rulers gathered to offer a great sacrifice

to Dagon their god and to celebrate.

They said, "Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands."

24 (Da 5:4) The people saw him and praised their god, for they said,

"Our god has given into our hands

our enemy,

the one who ruined our land

and killed many of us."

25 (Jdg 9:27; 19:6) When their hearts were merry, they said,

"Call for Samson, so he can entertain us." So they called for Samson

from the prison, and he entertained them.

They placed him between the pillars.

26 Samson said to the young man who held his hand,

"Let me rest and touch the pillars on which the temple is set,

then I can lean against them."

27 (Dt 22:8; Jos 2:8) The temple was full of men and women,

and all the Philistine rulers were there. There were about 3000 men and women

on the roof watching Samson entertain.

28 (Jer 15:15) Samson called out to the Lord, "Lord God, remember me, I pray!

Please strengthen me just this once, God, so that I may get full revenge

on the Philistines for my two eyes!"

29 Then Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the temple was set

and leaned against them, one with his right hand and one with his left.

30 Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" He pushed with all

his strength, and the temple fell upon the rulers

and all the people who were in it.

At his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.

31 (Jdg 15:20; 13:2) Then his brothers and all his family came down,

carried him, brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol

in the grave of his father Manoah. He had judged Israel for twenty years.



[23] Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a

great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god

hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

[24] And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our

god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our

country, which slew many of us.

[25] And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call

for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the

prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.

[26] And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that

I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon

them.

[27] Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the

Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand

men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.

[28] And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I

pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may

be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.

[29] And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house

stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of

the other with his left.

[30] And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself

with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the

people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more

than they which he slew in his life.

[31] Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took

him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the

burying place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.

Judges 14

[1] And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the

daughters of the Philistines.

[2] And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have

seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore

get her for me to wife.

[3] Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman

among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest

to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his

father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

[4] But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he

sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines

had dominion over Israel.

[5] Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and

came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against

him.

[6] And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he

would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his

father or his mother what he had done.

[7] And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

[8] And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the

carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the

carcase of the lion.

[9] And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his

father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them

that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.

[10] So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast;

for so used the young men to do.

[11] And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty

companions to be with him.

[12] And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if

ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find

it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

[13] But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and

thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle,

that we may hear it.

[14] And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the

strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the

riddle.

[15] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's

wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we

burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that

we have? is it not so?

[16] And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and

lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people,

and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my

father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?

[17] And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and

it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore

upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

[18] And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun

went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And

he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out

my riddle.

[19] And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon,

and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of

garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled,

and he went up to his father's house.

[20] But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his

friend.



JUDGES 15



Samson's Revenge



1 (Ge 38:17) After a while, during the wheat harvest, Samson went to

visit his wife, taking a young goat. He said, "I'm going in to my wife

in her bedroom," but her father would not let him go in.

2 (Jdg 14:20) Her father said, "I thought that you thoroughly hated her,

so I gave her to your best man. Is not her younger sister better than she?

Please, let her be your wife instead."

3 Samson said to them, "This time I cannot be blamed by the Philistines

when I do them harm."

4 Samson went and caught three hundred foxes. He took torches

and turned the foxes tail to tail and put a torch between each pair of tails.

5 He set fire to the torches and sent the foxes into standing grain

of the Philistines. He burned the harvested grain, standing grain,

vineyards, and olive trees.

6 (Jdg 14:15) The Philistines asked, "Who did this?" They said,

"Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because the Timnite

took the bride of Samson and gave her to his best man."

So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father with fire.

7 Samson said to them, "Because you have done this, I will take revenge

on you, and afterwards I will stop."

8 He struck them down with a mighty blow,

then went to live in a cave in Etam Rock.

9 (Jdg 15:17; 15:19) Then the Philistines went up and set up camp in Judah.

They deployed against Lehi.

10 The men of Judah said, "Why have you come up against us?"

They said, "It is to take Samson prisoner that we have come up,

to do to him what he did to us."

11 (Jdg 13:1; 14:4) So three thousand men from Judah went to the cave

in Etam Rock and said to Samson, "Do you not know that the Philistines

are ruling us? Why have you done this to us?"

He said to them, "As they did to me, so I have done to them."

12 They said to him, "We have come to take you prisoner,

to give you into the hands of the Philistines."

Samson said to them, "Swear to me that you will not attack me."

13 They said to him, "No, we will bind you securely and give

you into their hands, but we will not kill you." They bound him

with two new ropes and took him away from the rock.

14 (Jdg 14:19; 3:10) He came to Lehi, and the Philistines shouted

as they approached him. Then the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him.

The ropes on his arms became like burned flax and the ties

on his hands dissolved.

15 (Lev 26:8; Jos 23:10) Then he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey,

reached out his hand and took it, and with it struck down a thousand men.

16Samson said,

"With a jawbone of a donkey,

heaps upon heaps.

With a jawbone of a donkey

I have slain a thousand men."

17 When he finished speaking, he threw the jawbone away

and called that place Ramath Lehi.

18 He was very thirsty, and he called out to the Lord,

"You gave this great deliverance through Your servant,

but now may I die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"

19 (Ge 45:27) So God split open the basin at Lehi, and water flowed out

of it. He drank, was refreshed, and revived. Because of this he called

the place En Hakkore, which is in Lehi to this day.

20 (Jdg 13:1; 16:31) Samson judged Israel for twenty years

in the days of the Philistines.



Judges 15

[1] But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest,

that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my

wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.

[2] And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her;

therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than

she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

[3] And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the

Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.

[4] And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and

turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.

[5] And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing

corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing

corn, with the vineyards and olives.

[6] Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered,

Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and

given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and

her father with fire.

[7] And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be

avenged of you, and after that I will cease.

[8] And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down

and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

[9] Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread

themselves in Lehi.

[10] And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they

answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.

[11] Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and

said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us?

what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did

unto me, so have I done unto them.

[12] And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may

deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them,

Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.

[13] And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and

deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they

bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.

[14] And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and

the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon

his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from

off his hands.

[15] And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took

it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

[16] And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the

jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.

[17] And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast

away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi.

[18] And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast

given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I

die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?

[19] But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water

thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived:

wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this

day.

[20] And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

Joshua Takes Command



10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people,

11 (Jos 3:2; Dt 9:1) "Pass through the midst of the camp

and command the people, 'Prepare food, for in three days you

will cross the Jordan to go to take possession of the land

that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.'"

12 To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh,

Joshua said,

13 (Nu 32:20-28) "Remember the word that Moses the servant of the Lord

commanded you: 'The Lord your God has given you a place for rest

and will give this land.'

14 Your wives, your children, and your livestock may live in the land

that Moses gave you on the east side of the Jordan. But you must cross

over with your brothers fully armed, your mighty men of valor, and help them,

15 until the Lord has given your brothers rest, as He has given you, and they

also have possessed the land that the Lord your God is giving to them.

Then you may return to your own land and possess what Moses the servant

of the Lord gave you on the east side of the Jordan where the sun rises."

16 They answered Joshua, "All that you command us we will do,

and wherever you send us we will go.

17 (Jos 1:5) Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, we will obey you.

May the Lord your God be with you, as He was with Moses!

18 (Jos 1:6-7; 1:9) Whoever rebels against your command

and disobeys your words, in all that you command him,

shall be put to death. Only be strong and courageous."





[10] Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

[11] Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you

victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to

possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.

[12] And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of

Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,

[13] Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you,

saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.

[14] Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land

which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your

brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;

[15] Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and

they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then

ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses

the LORD's servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.

[16] And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will

do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.

[17] According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken

unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.

[18] Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not

hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to

death: only be strong and of a good courage.



[Remember 40 years in the desert and Joshua and one other spy was loyal]



JOSHUA 2



Rahab and the Spies



1 (Heb 11:31; Jas 2:25; Nu 25:1) Then Joshua son of Nun sent two men out

from Shittim to spy, saying, "Go see the land, especially Jericho."

So they went, and they came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab.

They spent the night there.

2 The king of Jericho was told, "Israelite men came here tonight to spy

out the land."

3 So the king of Jericho sent orders to Rahab, "Bring out the men who

came to you, who have entered your house, for they came to spy out

the whole land."

4 (2Sa 17:19-20) Now the woman had taken the two men and had hidden

them. She said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they

were from.

5 The men went out when it was time to shut the gate at dark.

I do not know where the men went. Chase after them quickly,

for you can overtake them."

6 (2Sa 17:19) Yet she had brought them up to the roof. She hid them

in the stalks of flax that she had spread out on the roof.

7 (Jdg 3:28) So the men chased after them on the road to the Jordan

as far as the fords. They shut the gate as soon as the pursuers went

out after them.

8 Before the spies went to sleep, Rahab went up to them on the roof.

9 (Ex 23:27; Dt 2:25) She said to the men, "I know that the Lord has given

you the land, for dread from you has fallen upon us, and all the inhabitants

of the land melt in terror before you.

10 (Nu 21:21-35) For we heard how the Lord dried up the waters of the

Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon

and Og, the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of

the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed.

11 (Dt 4:39; Jos 5:1) Our hearts melted when we heard these things,

and no man had any breath in him because of you, for the Lord your God

is God in heaven above and on earth below.

12 (Jos 2:18) "So now, since I have acted faithfully toward you,

please swear to me by the Lord that you will also act faithfully

toward my father's house. Please give me a firm pledge

13 that you will spare my father, my mother, my brothers, my sisters,

and all whom they own, and that you will deliver our lives from death."

14 (Ge 24:49; Jdg 1:24-25) The men said to her, "Our lives for yours;

if you do not report us, then when the Lord gives us the land,

we will act faithfully and kindly with you."

15 (Ac 9:25; 2Co 11:33) Then Rahab lowered them by a rope

through the window, for her home was set into the wall where she lived.

16 She said to them, "Go to the hill country so that the pursuers do not

find you. Hide there three days until the pursuers return.

After that, you can go on your way."

17 The men said to her, "We will be free from this oath that you have

made us swear,

18 (Jos 6:23) unless, when we come into the land, you tie this red cord

to the window through which you let us down. You must bring your

father, your mother, your brothers, and all who belong

to your father's household into your home.

19 Anyone who comes out of the doors of your house into the street

is responsible for his own blood, and we will be innocent.

Yet for anyone who stays with you inside the house,

we are responsible for his blood if someone should lay a hand on him.

20 But if you tell about this business of ours, then we will be released

from the oath that you have made us swear."

21 She said, "Let it be so, according to your words."

Then she sent them off, and they departed.

Then she tied the red cord in the window.

22 They went and came to the hill country. They stayed there three days,

until the pursuers returned. The pursuers had sought them all along

the way but had not found them.

23 So the two men returned. They descended from the hill country.

They crossed the river, came to Joshua son of Nun,

and told him all that they had discovered.

24 (Ex 23:31) They said to Joshua, "The Lord has surely given

the whole land into our hands! Indeed, all the inhabitants of the land

melt in terror before us."



Joshua 2

[1] And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly,

saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an

harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

[2] And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in

hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.

[3] And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men

that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come

to search out all the country.

[4] And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came

men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

[5] And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was

dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after

them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

[6] But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with

the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.

[7] And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as

soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

[8] And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

[9] And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land,

and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the

land faint because of you.

[10] For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for

you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the

Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly

destroyed.

[11] And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither

did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD

your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.

[12] Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have

shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house,

and give me a true token:

[13] And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren,

and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

[14] And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our

business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we

will deal kindly and truly with thee.

[15] Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was

upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

[16] And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet

you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned:

and afterward may ye go your way.

[17] And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath

which thou hast made us swear.

[18] Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of

scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt

bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's

household, home unto thee.

[19] And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house

into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless:

and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our

head, if any hand be upon him.

[20] And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath

which thou hast made us to swear.

[21] And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them

away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

[22] And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days,

until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout

all the way, but found them not.

[23] So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed

over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell

them:

[24] And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands

all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because

of us.



[Even in Pagan Jericho, they feared the Lord]

Day 74, 15 March 2026



Tooady a Calvary Community

Church Pastor Nathan Zieber spoke on Living Counter Culturally -

servants and masters (employess and employers)



Peter is going to show us 3 things in this passage:



a) How Christians respond to unjust suffering,

b) Why Jesus is our example in suffering

c) And how the cross makes that kind of life possible



1 Peter 2:18-25



The Example of Christ's Suffering



18 (Jas 3:17) Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only

to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.

19 (Ro 13:5) For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God

a person endures grief, suffering unjustly.

20 (1Pe 2:19; 3:17) For what credit is it if when you are being beaten

for your sins you patiently endure? But if when doing good and suffering

for it, you patiently endure, this is favorable before God.

21 (Ac 14:22; Mt 16:24) For to this you were called, because Christ suffered

for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:

22 (Isa 53:9; 2Co 5:21) "He committed no sin,

nor was deceit found in His mouth."(Isa 53:9.)

23 (Isa 53:7; Lk 23:46) When He was reviled, He did not revile back; when He

suffered, He did not threaten, but He entrusted Himself to Him who judges

righteously.

24 (Ro 6:2; 6:11) He Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree,

that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness.

"By His wounds you were healed."(Isa 53:5).

25 (Isa 53:6; Ps 119:176)

For you were as sheep going astray, but now have been returned

to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.



[18] Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the

good and gentle, but also to the froward.

[19] For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure

grief, suffering wrongfully.

[20] For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall

take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it

patiently, this is acceptable with God.

[21] For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us,

leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

[22] Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

[23] Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he

threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

[24] Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we,

being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were

healed.

[25] For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the

Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.



1) Deuteronomy 14, Deuteronomy 15, Deuteronomy 16



DEUTERONOMY 14



Clean and Unclean Food



Lev 11:1-23



1 (Ro 9:8; Gal 3:26) You are the sons of the Lord your God.

You shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness

between your eyes for the dead.

2 (Dt 7:6; Lev 20:26) For you are a holy people to the Lord your God,

and the Lord has chosen you to be a peculiar people to Himself,

treasured above all the nations that are on the earth.

3 (Eze 4:14; Lev 11:43) You must not eat any detestable thing.

4 These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,

5 the deer, the gazelle, the fallow deer, the wild goat, and the ibex,

and the antelope, and the mountain sheep.

6 You may eat every animal with divided hooves,

with the hoof divided into two parts, and that chews the cud.

7 Nevertheless, you may not eat of these that chew the cud,

or of them that divide the hoof: the camel, the rabbit, and the coney.

For they chew the cud, but their hoof is not divided,

therefore they are unclean to you.

8 (Lev 11:26-27) The pig is unclean to you because it divides the hoof,

yet it does not chew the cud. You must not eat of their flesh or touch

their dead carcass.

9 These you shall eat of all that are in the water:

All that have fins and scales you may eat.

10 Whatever does not have fins and scales you may not eat.

It is unclean to you.

11 You may eat of all clean birds.

12 However, these are the ones which you cannot eat:

the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard,

13 the red kite, the falcon, and the kite after its kind,

14 every raven after its kind,

15 and the ostrich, the owl, the seagull,

and the hawk after its kind,

16 the little owl, and the great owl, and the white owl,

17 the pelican, the carrion vulture, and the cormorant,

18 the stork, and the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.

19 Every creeping thing that flies is unclean to you. They must not be eaten.

20 You may eat all the clean birds.

21 (Ex 23:19; 34:26; Lev 17:15) You must not eat of anything that dies of

itself, but you may give it to the foreigner that is in your gates, so that

he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner, for you are a holy people

to the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.



[1] Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves,

nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

[2] for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath

chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that

are upon the earth.

[3] Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.

[4] These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the

goat,

[5] The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and

the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.

[6] And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two

claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.

[7] Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of

them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney:

for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean

unto you.

[8] And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it

is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead

carcase.

[9] These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and

scales shall ye eat:

[10] And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean

unto you.

[11] Of all clean birds ye shall eat.

[12] But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and ossifrage,

and the ospray,

[13] And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,

[14] And every raven after his kind,

[15] And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his

kind,

[16] The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,

[17] And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,

[18] And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the

bat.

[19] And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall

not be eaten.

[20] But of all clean fowls ye may eat.

[21] Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it

unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest

sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God.

Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.



Tithes



22 (Dt 12:17; 12:6) You must be certain to tithe all the produce of your seed,

so that the field produces year by year.

23 (Dt 4:10; 12:5-7) You must eat before the Lord your God,

in the place in which He shall choose to place His name,

the tithe of your grain, of your wine, of your oil,

and of the firstborn of your herds and of your flocks so that

you may learn to always fear the Lord your God.

24 (Dt 12:21; 12:5) If the distance is too long for you, so that you are

not able to carry it, because the place is too far from you, where

the Lord your God shall choose to set His name, when the Lord

your God blesses you,

25 then you shall exchange it for money and bind up the money

in your hand and go to the place which the Lord your God shall choose.

26 (Dt 12:7; Ecc 9:7) Then you may spend that money for whatever

your heart desires, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink,

or for whatever your heart desires, and you may eat there before the Lord

your God, and you shall rejoice, you, and your household,

27 (Nu 18:20; Dt 14:29) and the Levite that is within your gates.

You must not forsake him, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.

28 (Dt 14:22; Am 4:4) At the end of three years you must bring forth

all the tithe of your produce the same year and lay it up within your gates.

29 (Dt 15:10; 14:27) Then the Levite (because he has no portion

or inheritance with you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow,

who are within your gates, shall come and shall eat and be satisfied,

so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand

which you do.



[22] Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field

bringeth forth year by year.

[23] And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall

choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of

thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou

mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.

[24] And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry

it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall

choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:

[25] Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine

hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose:

[26] And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after,

for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever

thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and

thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

[27] And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him;

for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.

[28] At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine

increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:

[29] And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,)

and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy

gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may

bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

Day 73, 14 March 2026



1) Deuteronomy 11, Deuteronomy 12, Deuteronomy 13



DEUTERONOMY 11



Love and Obey



1 (Dt 6:5; 10:12) You must love the Lord your God and keep His charge,

His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments always.

2 (Dt 5:24) Know this day that I am not speaking with your children

who have not known and who have not seen the discipline of the Lord

your God, His greatness, His mighty hand, and His outstretched arm,

3 (Dt 7:19) and His signs and His works which He did in the midst of

Egypt to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to all his land,

4 (Ex 15:9-10; Ps 106:11) and what He did to the army of Egypt,

to their horses, and to their chariots, when He made the water

of the Red Sea to flow over them as they pursued after you,

and how the Lord utterly destroyed them,

5 and what He did to you in the wilderness until you came to this place,

6 (Ps 106:17; Nu 27:3) and what He did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of

Eliab, the son of Reuben, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed

them up, their households, their tents, and everything that was in their

possession, in the midst of all Israel.

7 But your eyes have seen all the great deeds of the Lord which He did.

8 (Jos 1:6-7; Dt 31:23) Therefore you must keep all the commandments

which I am commanding you today, so that you may be strong and go

in and possess the land which you are going to possess;

9 (Ex 3:8; Dt 4:40) and that you may prolong your days in the land

which the Lord swore to your fathers to give to them

and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.

10 For the land which you are entering to possess

is not like the land of Egypt from where you came,

where you sowed your seed and watered it with your foot

like a vegetable garden,

11 but the land, which you are entering to possess, is a land of hills

and valleys and drinks water from the rain of heaven,

12 (1Ki 9:3; Jer 24:6) a land for which the Lord your God cares.

The eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning

of the year even to the end of the year.

13 (Dt 4:29; 6:17) It will be, if you will diligently obey My commandments

which I am commanding you today, to love the Lord your God,

and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,

14 (Lev 26:4; Dt 28:12) then I will give you the rain of your land

in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather

in your grain and your wine and your oil.

15 (Dt 6:11; Ps 104:14) I will provide grass in your fields for your

livestock, that you may eat and be full.

16 (Job 31:27; Dt 8:19) Take heed to yourselves that your heart

be not deceived, and you turn away and serve other gods and worship them.

17 (Dt 4:26; 6:15) Then the Lord's wrath will be inflamed against you,

and He will shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain

and the land will not yield its fruit, and you will quickly perish

from the good land which the Lord is giving you.

18 (Ex 13:9; 13:16) Therefore you must fix these words of mine

in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand,

so that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

19 (Dt 4:9-10; 6:7) You shall teach them to your children, speaking

of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way,

when you lie down, and when you rise up.

20 (Dt 6:9) You shall write them on the doorposts of your house

and on your gates,

21 (Ps 72:5; Pr 3:2) so that your days and the days of your children

may be multiplied in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers

to give them, as long as the days of heaven on the earth.

22 (Dt 6:17; 10:20) For if you diligently keep all these commandments

which I am commanding you to do-to love the Lord your God, to walk in

all His ways, and to hold fast to Him-

23 (Dt 4:38; 9:1) then the Lord will drive out all these nations from

before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and mightier than you.

24 (Ex 23:31; Jos 14:9) Every place where the soles of your feet tread

will be yours. Your border will be from the wilderness to Lebanon,

from the river, the River Euphrates, as far as the Mediterranean Sea.

25 (Ex 23:27; Dt 7:24) No man will be able to resist you, for the Lord

your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you on all the land

where you shall tread, just as He has spoken to you.

26 (Dt 30:1) See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:

27 (Dt 28:1-14) the blessing if you obey the commandments of the

Lord your God, which I am commanding you today,

28 (Dt 28:15-68) and the curse, if you will not obey the commandments

of the Lord your God, but turn from the way which I am commanding

you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.

29 Now it shall be, when the Lord your God has brought you into the land

which you are entering to possess, that you shall put the blessing

on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.

30 (Ge 12:6; Jdg 7:1) Are they not on the other side of the Jordan,

west where the sun goes down, in the land of the Canaanites,

who dwell in the plain opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?

31 (Dt 9:1; Jos 1:11) For you will cross over the Jordan to go in to possess

the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you will possess it,

and dwell in it.

32 (Dt 12:32) You must be careful to do all the statutes and judgments

which I am setting before you today.



Deuteronomy 11

[1] Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his

statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.

[2] And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not

known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his

greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,

[3] And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto

Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land;

[4] And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their

chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they

pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;

[5] And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came into this

place;

[6] And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of

Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their

households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their

possession, in the midst of all Israel:

[7] But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did.

[8] Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this

day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to

possess it;

[9] And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto

your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with

milk and honey.

[10] For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land

of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and

wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:

[11] But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and

valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:

[12] A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God

are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the

year.

[13] And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my

commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to

serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,

[14] That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first

rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine,

and thine oil.

[15] And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest

eat and be full.

[16] Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn

aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

[17] And then the LORD's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the

heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and

lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.

[18] Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your

soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets

between your eyes.

[19] And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou

sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest

down, and when thou risest up.

[20] And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon

thy gates:

[21] That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the

land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of

heaven upon the earth.

[22] For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command

you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to

cleave unto him;

[23] Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye

shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.

[24] Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours:

from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even

unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.

[25] There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God

shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye

shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.

[26] Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;

[27] A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I

command you this day:

[28] And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God,

but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after

other gods, which ye have not known.

[29] And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in

unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the

blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.

[30] Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth

down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over

against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?

[31] For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the

LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.

[32] And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set

before you this day.

DEUTERONOMY 6



The Greatest Commandment



1 (Dt 4:1; 5:31) Now these are the commandments, the statutes,

and the ordinances which the Lord your God commanded to

teach you, so that you may observe them in the land which

you are crossing over to possess,

2 (Ex 20:20; Ps 128:1) so that you might fear the Lord your God

in order to keep all His statutes and His commandments which

I command you-you, and your son, and your grandson-all the

days of your life, so that your days may be prolonged.

3 (Ex 3:8; Ge 15:5) Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do it,

so that it may be well with you and so that you may multiply greatly,

as the Lord the God of your fathers has promised you in the land that

flows with milk and honey.

4 (Jn 17:3; Isa 42:8) Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God. The Lord is one!

5 (Mt 22:37; Mk 12:30) And you shall love the Lord your God with all

your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

6 (Dt 11:18; 32:46) These words, which I am commanding you today,

shall be in your heart.

7 (Dt 11:19; Eph 6:4) You shall teach them diligently to your children

and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk

by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.

8 (Ex 13:9; Dt 11:18) You shall bind them as a sign on your hand,

and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

9 (Dt 11:20; Isa 57:8) You shall write them on the doorposts

of your house and on your gates.

10 (Jos 24:13; Ps 105:44) Then it shall be when the Lord your God

brings you into the land which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham,

Isaac, and Jacob, to give you great and fine cities,

which you did not build,

11 and houses full of all good things which you did not fill,

and hewn cisterns which you did not dig, vineyards

and olive trees which you did not plant, and you eat and are full,

12 then beware lest you forget the Lord who brought you

out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

13 (Dt 10:20; Mt 4:10) You shall fear the Lord your God

and serve Him and shall swear by His name.

14 (Jer 25:6; Dt 8:19) You shall not go after other gods,

the gods of the people which surround you

15 (Dt 4:24; Ex 20:5) (for the Lord your God is a jealous God among you).

Otherwise the anger of the Lord your God will be inflamed against you

and destroy you from off the face of the earth.

16 (Ex 17:7; Mt 4:7) You shall not tempt the Lord your God, as you tempted

Him in Massah.

17 (Dt 11:22; Ps 119:4) You shall diligently keep the commandments

of the Lord your God, and His testimonies and His statutes which

He has commanded you.

18 (Dt 4:40; 12:25) You shall do what is right and good in the sight

of the Lord that it may be well with you and that you may go in

and possess the good land which the Lord swore to your fathers,

19 (Ex 23:28-30; Nu 33:52-53) to drive out all your enemies

before you, just as the Lord has spoken.

20 (Ex 13:14; 12:26) When your son asks you in time to come, saying,

"What do the testimonies and the statutes and the judgments mean

which the Lord our God has commanded you?"

21 (Ex 20:2) then you shall say to your son, "We were slaves of Pharaoh

in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

22 (Dt 4:34; Ps 135:9) And the Lord showed great and devastating signs

and wonders upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household

before our eyes.

23 He brought us out from there, so that He might bring us in,

to give us the land which He swore to our fathers.

24 (Ps 41:2; Jer 32:39) The Lord commanded us to do all these statutes,

to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve

us, as He has to this day.

25 (Dt 24:13; Ro 10:3) It will be our righteousness if we are careful

to keep all these commandments before the Lord our God,

just as He has commanded us."



[1] Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which

the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land

whither ye go to possess it:

[2] That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and

his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's

son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

[3] Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with

thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath

promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.

[4] Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

[5] And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all

thy soul, and with all thy might.

[6] And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

[7] And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk

of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way,

and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

[8] And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be

as frontlets between thine eyes.

[9] And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

[10] And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the

land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to

give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

[11] And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells

digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou

plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

[12] Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of

the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

[13] Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his

name.

[14] Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are

round about you;

[15] (For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the

LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of

the earth.

[16] Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

[17] Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his

testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

[18] And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the

LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess

the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,

[19] To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath

spoken.

[20] And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the

testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God

hath commanded you?

[21] Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt;

and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:

[22] And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon

Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

[23] And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give

us the land which he sware unto our fathers.

[24] And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD

our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at

this day.

[25] And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these

commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.

Day 66, 7 March 2026



1) Numbers 30, Numbers 31



NUMBERS 30



The Law About Vows



1 (Nu 7:2) And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children

of Israel, saying: This is the thing that the Lord has commanded.

2 (Job 22:27; Ps 22:25) If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears

an oath to bind himself with a bond, he will not break his word.

He will do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

3 If a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by a bond,

while in her father's house in her youth,

4 and her father hears her vow and her bond with which she has bound

herself, and her father is silent to her, then all her vows will stand,

and every bond with which she has bound herself will stand.

5 But if her father restrains her in the day he hears, none of her vows

or her bonds with which she has bound herself will stand,

and the Lord will forgive her, because her father restrained her.

6 (Ps 56:12) If she had a husband when she vowed, or uttered anything

out of her lips with which she bound herself,

7 and her husband heard it and was silent to her in the day that he heard it,

then her vows will stand, and her bonds with which she bound herself will stand.

8 (Ge 3:16) But if her husband restrains her on the day that he heard it,

then he will make her vow which she vowed and that which she uttered

with her lips, with which she bound herself, of no effect,

and the Lord will forgive her.

9 But every vow of a widow and of her that is divorced,

with which she has bound herself, will stand against her.

10 If she vowed in her husband's house, or bound herself by a bond

with an oath,

11 and her husband heard it and was silent to her and did not restrain her,

then all her vows will stand, and every bond with

which she bound herself will stand.

12 (Nu 30:8) But if her husband has clearly voided them on the day

he heard them, then whatever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows,

or concerning the bond of herself, will not stand. Her husband

has voided them, and the Lord will forgive her.

13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict her soul,

her husband may establish, or her husband may nullify.

14 But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day,

then he confirms all her vows, or all her pledges, which bind her.

He confirms them because he said nothing to her on the day that he heard them.

15 (Lev 5:1) But if he clearly makes them void after he has heard them,

then he will bear her iniquity.

16 These are the statutes which the Lord commanded Moses,

between a man and his wife, and between the father and his daughter,

while she is still young and in her father's house.



Numbers 30

[1] And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of

Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.

[2] If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with

a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that

proceedeth out of his mouth.

[3] If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond,

being in her father's house in her youth;

[4] And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her

soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall

stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.

[5] But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of

her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand:

and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.

[6] And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out

of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;

[7] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he

heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her

soul shall stand.

[8] But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he

shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her

lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall

forgive her.

[9] But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they

have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

[10] And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond

with an oath;

[11] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her

not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her

soul shall stand.

[12] But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard

them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or

concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them

void; and the LORD shall forgive her.

[13] Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may

establish it, or her husband may make it void.

[14] But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day;

then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he

confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard

them.

[15] But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them;

then he shall bear her iniquity.

[16] These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man

and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in

her father's house.



NUMBERS 31



Vengeance on the Midianites



1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 (Nu 27:13) "Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites.

Afterward you will be gathered to your people."

3 (Lev 26:25) Moses spoke to the people, saying,

"Arm some of your men for war, and let them go against the Midianites

to give the vengeance of the Lord against Midian.

4 A thousand from each tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel,

you will send to the war."

5 So there were delivered from the thousands of Israel

1000 of each tribe, 12000 armed for war.

6 (Nu 14:44; 10:8-9) Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe,

with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy vessels

and the trumpets to sound the alarm in his hand.

7 (Jdg 21:11; 1Ki 11:15-16) They waged war against the Midianites,

as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

8 (Nu 25:15; Jos 13:21-22) They killed the kings of Midian,

in addition to the rest of those who were killed:

Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba,

five kings of Midian. Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword.

9 The children of Israel returned with the women of Midian and their children

and took their livestock, and all their flocks,

and all their wealth for plunder.

10 They burned with fire all their cities in which

they lived and all their camps.

11 (Dt 20:14; Jos 8:2) They took all the plunder and all the prey

of men and of beasts.

12 (Nu 22:1) They brought the captives, the prey, and the plunder to Moses,

to Eleazar the priest, to the assembly of the children of Israel,

and to the camp on the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan across from Jericho.

13 Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the assembly went

to meet them outside the camp.

14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains

over thousands, and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle.

15 (1Sa 15:3) Moses said to them, "Have you saved all the women alive?

16 (2Pe 2:15; Rev 2:14) These caused the children of Israel, through

the word of Balaam, to act unfaithfully against the Lord concerning

the thing of Peor, and there was a plague among the assembly of the Lord.

17 (Jdg 21:11-12) So now kill every male among the little ones,

and kill every woman who has known a man by lying with him.

18 (Dt 21:10-14) But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls

who have not known a man by lying with him.

19 (Nu 5:2; 19:11-22) "And you stay outside the camp seven days.

Whoever has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain,

purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day

and on the seventh day.

20 Purify all your clothes, and all that is made of skins,

and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood."

21 Eleazar the priest said to the fighting men of Israel who went

to the battle, "This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord

commanded Moses:

22 Only the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin,

and the lead,

23 (Nu 19:9; 19:17) everything that can go through the fire,

you will make it go through the fire, and it will be clean,

but some of it will be purified with the water of purification,

and all that cannot pass through the fire you will make go through the water.

24 (Lev 11:25) You will wash your clothes on the seventh day,

and you will be clean, and afterward you will come into the camp."



[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

[2] Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be

gathered unto thy people.

[3] And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the

war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.

[4] Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye

send to the war.

[5] So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of

every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

[6] And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and

Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy

instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.

[7] And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and

they slew all the males.

[8] And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were

slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of

Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

[9] And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and

their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their

flocks, and all their goods.

[10] And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their

goodly castles, with fire.

[11] And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of

beasts.

[12] And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses,

and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel,

unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

[13] And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the

congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

[14] And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains

over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

[15] And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

[16] Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of

Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there

was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.

[17] Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every

woman that hath known man by lying with him.

[18] But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with

him, keep alive for yourselves.

[19] And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any

person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and

your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.

[20] And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all

work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.

[21] And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the

battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;

[22] Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the

lead,

[23] Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the

fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the

water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go

through the water.

[24] And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be

clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

To implement Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) on FreeBSD using OpenSSL 3.5+, you are moving into the realm of Hybrid Key Exchange. This uses a combination of classical algorithms (like X25519) and PQ algorithms (like ML-KEM/Kyber) to ensure security even if one of the methods is later compromised.1. Generating Post-Quantum CertificatesOpenSSL 3.5/3.6 supports the OQS (Open Quantum Safe) provider logic. We will generate a ML-KEM (formerly Kyber) certificate.Bash# 1. Generate a Post-Quantum Private Key (using ML-KEM-768)

openssl genpkey -algorithm mlkem768 -out pq_server.key



# 2. Generate a CSR

openssl req -new -key pq_server.key -out pq_server.csr -subj "/CN=wayfinders.coop"



# 3. Sign the certificate (Self-signed for this example)

openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in pq_server.csr -signkey pq_server.key -out pq_server.crt

Note: Ensure your OpenSSL build has the oqs provider enabled in openssl.cnf.2. Nginx "Dual-Stack" ConfigurationNginx supports multiple certificate files. Browsers that support PQC (like Chromium 124+) will negotiate the PQ handshake, while older clients will fallback to the RSA/ECDSA certificate.Edit your Nginx site config:Nginxserver {

listen 443 ssl;

server_name wayfinders.coop;



# Classical Certificate (ECC)

ssl_certificate /usr/local/etc/nginx/ssl/classical.crt;

ssl_certificate_key /usr/local/etc/nginx/ssl/classical.key;



# Post-Quantum Certificate (ML-KEM)

ssl_certificate /usr/local/etc/nginx/ssl/pq_server.crt;

ssl_certificate_key /usr/local/etc/nginx/ssl/pq_server.key;



# High-Priority Hybrid Groups

# X25519_MLKEM768 is the standard for 2025/2026

ssl_conf_command Groups x25519_mlkem768:x25519:secp384r1;



ssl_protocols TLSv1.3;

ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;

}

3. Service Configurations for FreeBSDMost services in FreeBSD rely on the system-wide OpenSSL. If OpenSSL 3.5+ is the base, they will inherit PQ capabilities, but you must explicitly point to the certificates.OpenSSH (/etc/ssh/sshd_config)OpenSSH 9.5+ already prefers hybrid key exchange (s2n-pq, mlkem).Code snippet# Support for Hybrid Key Exchange

KexAlgorithms s2n-pq-obsolete-v1,mlkem768x25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256

HostKey /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key

HostKey /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_host_mlkem768_key

Exim (/usr/local/etc/exim/configure)Exim handles dual-stack by using a colon-separated list for certificates.Code snippettls_certificate = /etc/ssl/classical.crt : /etc/ssl/pq_server.crt

tls_privatekey = /etc/ssl/classical.key : /etc/ssl/pq_server.key

# Force hybrid groups

tls_require_ciphers = TLS13-AES-256-GCM-SHA384

openssl_options = +no_sslv2 +no_sslv3

BIND (/usr/local/etc/namedb/named.conf)For DNS-over-TLS (DoT):DNS Zone filetls my-pq-tls {

cert-file "/etc/ssl/pq_server.crt";

key-file "/etc/ssl/pq_server.key";

# Dual stack is handled via multiple listeners or key-files if BIND version supports it

};

Dovecot (/usr/local/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-ssl.conf)Dovecot supports multiple ssl_cert entries similarly to Nginx.Code snippetssl = yes

ssl_cert = < /etc/ssl/classical.crt

ssl_key = < /etc/ssl/classical.key

ssl_cert = < /etc/ssl/pq_server.crt

ssl_key = < /etc/ssl/pq_server.key



ssl_min_protocol = TLSv1.2

ssl_prefer_server_ciphers = yes

ProFTPD (/usr/local/etc/proftpd.conf)ProFTPD's mod_tls is more limited. You usually have to choose one or rely on the OpenSSL provider to handle the hybrid negotiation.Apache

TLSEngine on

TLSLog /var/log/proftpd/tls.log

TLSProtocol TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3

# Use the PQ Cert as primary if clients support it

TLSRSACertificateFile /etc/ssl/pq_server.crt

TLSRSACertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/pq_server.key



Summary of Algorithm ChoicesLevelClassicalPQ HybridSecurity 128-bitX25519X25519 + ML-KEM-768Security 256-bitSecp384r1P384 + ML-KEM-1024Final VerificationAfter restarting Nginx, verify your hybrid handshake from a FreeBSD shell using:Bashopenssl s_client -connect localhost:443 -groups x25519_mlkem768

Look for Server Temp Key: ML-KEM-768 in the output.

Day 43, 12 Feb 2026



1) Exodus 39 , Exodus 40





EXODUS 39



Making the Priestly Garments



1 (Ex 31:10; 35:19; 35:23) Now from the blue, purple, and scarlet

they made woven garments for serving in the holy place and made

the holy garments for Aaron, just as the Lord commanded Moses.





[1] And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service,

to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as

the LORD commanded Moses.



Making the Ephod

Ex 28:6-14



2 (Ex 28:6-12 ) He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet,

and fine twisted linen.

3 Then they hammered the gold into thin sheets and cut it into threads

to work them into the blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen,

with skillful work.

4 They made shoulder pieces for it, in order to attach it together.

It was joined by the two edges together.

5 The skillfully woven waistband of his ephod that was on it was like it,

of the same material, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet,

and fine twisted linen, just as the Lord commanded Moses.

6 (Ex 28:9) They set the onyx stones enclosed in gold filigree settings;

they were engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names

of the children of Israel.

7 (Ex 28:12; Jos 4:7) And he put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod,

to be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel,

just as the Lord commanded Moses.



[2] And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine

twined linen.

[3] And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to

work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine

linen, with cunning work.

[4] They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges

was it coupled together.

[5] And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same,

according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and

fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses.

[6] And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as

signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.

[7] And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be

stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded

Moses.



Making the Breastplate

Ex 28:15-28



8 He made the breastplate, the work of a skillful workman,

like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet,

and fine twisted linen.

9 It was square. They made the breastplate folded double, a span

(About 9 inches, or 23 centimeters.)

long and a span wide when doubled.

10 They set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz,

and carbuncle was the first row;

11 the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;

12 the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

13 and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.

They were enclosed in settings of gold filigree.

14 (Rev 21:12) The stones were corresponding to

the names of the children of Israel, twelve,

corresponding to their names,

like the engravings of a signet,

each with its name,

corresponding to the twelve tribes.

(Reminders and Memorials)

15 They made on the breastplate braided chains like cords of pure gold.

16 They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings

and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.

17 They put the two braided chains of gold in

the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

18 The other two ends of the two braided chains they fastened

in the two filigree settings and put them on the shoulder pieces

of the ephod at the front of it.

19 They made two rings of gold and put them on

the two ends of the breastplate,

on the edge of it which was on the inner side of the ephod.

20 They made two other golden rings and put them on the two sides

of the ephod underneath, toward the front of it,

over against where it joined,

above the waistband of the ephod.

21 They bound the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod

with a blue cord, so that it might be above the waistband of the ephod,

and that the breastplate might not come loose from the ephod,

just as the Lord commanded Moses.



[8] And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod;

of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

[9] It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the

length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.

[10] And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a

topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

[11] And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

[12] And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

[13] And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed

in ouches of gold in their inclosings.

[14] And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel,

twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one

with his name, according to the twelve tribes.

[15] And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work

of pure gold.

[16] And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two

rings in the two ends of the breastplate.

[17] And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the

ends of the breastplate.

[18] And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two

ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.

[19] And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the

breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod

inward.

[20] And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of

the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other

coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

[21] And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the

ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the

ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the

LORD commanded Moses.



Making Other Priestly Garments

Ex 28:31 - 43



22 Then he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.

23 There was an opening in the middle of the robe,

like the opening of a coat of mail,

with a band all around the opening so that it should not be torn.

24 They made on the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, purple,

and scarlet, and twisted linen.

25 They made bells of pure gold and put the bells between

the pomegranates all around on the hem of the robe.

26 There was a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate,

all around about the hem of the robe to be used in service,

just as the Lord commanded Moses.

27 (Eze 44:18) They made tunics of finely woven linen

for Aaron and his sons,

28 (Ex 28:4) and the turban of fine linen,

and the decorated caps of fine linen,

and linen breeches of fine twisted linen.

29 The sash was of fine twisted linen and blue, purple, and scarlet,

the work of an embroiderer, just as the Lord commanded Moses.

30 They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold

and wrote on it an inscription, like the engravings of a signet:

HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

31 They attached to it a blue cord, to fasten it to the turban above,

just as the Lord commanded Moses.



[22] And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.

[23] And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an

habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.

[24] And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and

purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.

[25] And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the

pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates;

[26] A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem

of the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.

[27] And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his

sons,

[28] And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen

breeches of fine twined linen,

[29] And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet,

of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses.

[30] And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon

it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

[31] And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the

mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses.



The Work Completed

Ex 35:10-19



32 (Ex 39:42-43; 25:40) Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent

of meeting was finished, and the children of Israel did according to all

that the Lord commanded Moses - so they did.

33 They brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings:

its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets;

34 and the covering of rams' skins dyed red,

and the covering of porpoise skins, and the screening veil;

35 the ark of the testimony and its poles and the mercy seat;

36 the table, and all its utensils, and the showbread;

37 the pure gold lampstand, with its arrangement of lamps,

and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;

38 (Ex 30:7) and the gold altar, and the anointing oil,

and the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;

39 the bronze altar, and its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils,

the basin and its stand;

40 the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars, and its sockets,

and the curtain for the courtyard gate, its cords, and its pegs,

and all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle,

for the tent of meeting;

41 the woven garments of service to do service in the holy place,

and the holy garments for Aaron the priest and his sons' garments,

to minister as priests.

42 (Ex 35:10) The children of Israel did all the work according

to all that the Lord commanded Moses.

43 (Lev 9:22 - 23; Nu 6:23 - 27) Moses looked over all the work,

and indeed they had done it; as the Lord had commanded,

so they had done. Then Moses blessed them.

[15] And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work;

after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of

purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.

[16] Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length

thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.

[17] And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones:

the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be

the first row.

[18] And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

[19] And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

[20] And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be

set in gold in their inclosings.

[21] And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel,

twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one

with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.

[22] And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen

work of pure gold.

[23] And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt

put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

[24] And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings

which are on the ends of the breastplate.

[25] And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in

the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.

[26] And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the

two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of

the ephod inward.

[27] And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the

two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against

the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

[28] And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings

of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of

the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.

[29] And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the

breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy

place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.

[30] And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the

Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the

LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his

heart before the LORD continually.



Other Priestly Garments



Ex 39:22-31



31 You shall make the robe of the ephod completely blue.

32 There shall be a hole at the top of it, in the middle of it.

Around its opening it shall have a binding of woven work,

like the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will not be torn.

33 You shall make on its hem pomegranates of blue,

and of purple, and of scarlet, all around its hem,

and bells of gold between them all around:

34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate,

all around on the hem of the robe.

35 It shall be on Aaron when he ministers.

And its sound shall be heard when he goes

into the holy place before the Lord,

and when he comes out, so that he does not die.

36 (Zec 14:20; Lev 8:9) You shall make a plate of pure gold

and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet,

HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

37 You shall put it on a blue cord, so that it may be upon the turban.

It is to be on the front of the turban.

38 (Lev 10:17; Nu 18:1) It shall be on Aaron's forehead,

so that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things

which the children of Israel shall consecrate in regard

to all their holy gifts. And it shall always be on his forehead,

so that they may be accepted before the Lord.

39 You shall embroider the tunic of fine linen,

and you shall make the turban of fine linen,

and you shall make the sash, the work of an embroiderer.

40 (Ex 39:41; 28:4) For Aaron's sons you shall make tunics.

You shall make sashes for them, and you shall make caps for them,

for glory and for beauty.

41 (Ex 29:7; 29:9; 40:15) You shall put them on Aaron your brother,

and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and consecrate them,

and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests.

42 (Lev 6:10; 16:4) You shall make linen undergarments for them to

cover their naked skin. They shall reach from the waist to the thighs.

43 (Ex 27:21; 20:26) They shall be on Aaron and on his sons

when they come into the tent of meeting or when they come

near to the altar to minister in the holy place,

so that they may not bear iniquity and die.

It shall be a perpetual statute to him and his descendants after him.



[31] And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

[32] And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it

shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were

the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.

[33] And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue,

and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of

gold between them round about:

[34] A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon

the hem of the robe round about.

[35] And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard

when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh

out, that he die not.

[36] And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the

engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

[37] And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre;

upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.

[38] And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity

of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their

holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be

accepted before the LORD.

[39] And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make

the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.

[40] And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for

them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for

beauty.

[41] And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him;

and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may

minister unto me in the priest's office.

[42] And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from

the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:

[43] And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto

the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to

minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall

be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.



EXODUS 29



Consecration of the Priests



Lev 8:1-36



1 Now this is the thing that you shall do to them to consecrate them,

to minister as priests to Me:

Take one young bull and two rams without blemish,

2 (Nu 6:15) and unleavened bread, and unleavened cakes mixed with oil,

and unleavened wafers anointed with oil - you shall make them of wheat flour.

3 You shall put them into one basket and bring them in the basket

with the bull and the two rams.

4 (Ex 40:12; Heb 10:22) Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door

of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

5 You shall take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic

and the robe of the ephod and the ephod and the breastplate,

and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod.

6 (Lev 8:9) And you shall put the turban on his head

and put the holy crown on the turban.

7 (Lev 21:10; Nu 35:25) Then shall you take the anointing oil

and pour it on his head and anoint him.

8 (Lev 8:13; Ex 28:40) You shall bring his sons and put tunics on them.

9 (Nu 18:7; Lev 8:22-28) You shall gird them with sashes,

Aaron and his sons, and put the headbands on them,

and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute.

Thus you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.

10 (Lev 1:4; 8:14) Then you shall bring a bull before the tent of meeting,

and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the bull.

11 You shall kill the bull before the Lord

by the door of the tent of meeting.

12 (Ex 27:2; Lev 8:15) You shall take of the blood of the bull,

and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger,

and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.

13 (Lev 3:3-4) You shall take all the fat that covers the entrails,

and the lobe that is above the liver, and the two kidneys,

and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.

14 (Lev 4:11-12; 4:21) But the flesh of the bull, its skin,

and its dung, you shall burn with fire outside the camp.

It is a sin offering.

15 (Ex 29:19) You shall also take one ram, and Aaron

and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram.

16 You shall slay the ram, and you shall take its blood

and sprinkle it around on the altar.

17 Then you shall cut the ram in pieces,

and wash its entrails and its legs,

and put them with its pieces and its head.

18 (Ge 8:21) You shall burn the whole ram

on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord.

It is a soothing aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord.

19 (Ex 29:3) Then you shall take the other ram,

and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands

on the head of the ram.

20 You shall kill the ram and take some of its blood

and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron,

and on the tip of the right ear of his sons,

and on the thumb of their right hand,

and on the great toe of their right foot,

and sprinkle the blood around on the altar.

21 (Ex 29:1; 29:7) You shall take some of the blood

that is on the altar and some of the anointing

oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and on his garments,

and on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him.

So he and his garments shall be consecrated,

along with his sons and his sons' garments with him.

22 (Ex 29:13) Also you shall take the fat and the rump of the ram,

and the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe above the liver,

and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them

and the right shoulder (for it is a ram of consecration),

23 (Ex 29:2-3) and one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread,

and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread

that is before the Lord.

24 (Lev 7:30; 8:27) And you shall put all of these in the hands of Aaron

and in the hands of his sons, and shall wave them for a wave offering

before the Lord.

25 (Lev 8:28; Ex 29:41) Then you shall take them from their hands

and burn them on the altar for a burnt offering, for a soothing aroma

before the Lord. It is an offering made by fire to the Lord.

26 (Lev 8:29) You shall take the breast of Aaron's ram of consecration,

and wave it as a wave offering before the Lord,

and it shall be your portion.

Day 39, 8 February 2026



Today at Calvary Community Church

, Pastor NAthan Zieber spoke on Called into the Light



1 Peter 2:9-10



9 (Dt 7:6; 10:15) But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy

nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may declare the

goodness of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

10 (Hos 1:9-10; 2:23) In times past, you were not a people, but now you are

the people of God. You had not received mercy, but now you have received

mercy.



[9] But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a

peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath

called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

[10] Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God:

which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.



1 Peter 2:10 a



10 (Hos 1:9-10; 2:23) In times past, you were not a people, but now you are

the people of God.

[10] Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God:

.



1 Peter 2:10 b



10 (Hos 1:9-10; 2:23) You had not received mercy, but now you have received

mercy.

[10] which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.



Ephesians 2:8a,9b



8 (Eph 2:5; Mk 16:16) For by grace you have been saved through faith,



9 (2Ti 1:9; Ro 3:20)... so that no one should boast.



[8] For by grace are ye saved through faith;...

[9] lest any man should boast.



1 Peter 2:9a



9 (Dt 7:6; 10:15) But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy

nation, a people for God’s own possession,



[9] But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a

peculiar people;



1 Peter 2:9b



so that you may declare the

goodness of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.



that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath

called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:



1) Exodus 28, Exodos 29



EXODUS 28



The Priestly Garments



1 (Nu 18:7; Ex 6:23) And bring near to yourself Aaron, your brother,

and his sons with him from among the children of Israel,

so that they may minister to Me as priests - Aaron,

Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

2 (Ex 31:10; Lev 8:30) You shall make holy garments

for your brother Aaron, for glory and for beauty.

3 (Isa 11:2; 1Co 12:7-11) You shall speak to all

who are specially skilled, whom I have filled

with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make

Aaron's garments to consecrate him,

that he may minister to Me as a priest.

4 (Ex 28:39-40) These are the garments

which they shall make: a breastplate,

and an ephod, and a robe,

and an embroidered coat,

a turban, and a sash.

They shall make holy garments for Aaron

your brother and his sons,

that he may minister to Me as priest.

5 They shall take the gold, the blue,

the purple, and the scarlet, and fine linen.



[1] And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from

among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's

office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

[2] And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and

for beauty.

[3] And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled

with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate

him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

[4] And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an

ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they

shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may

minister unto me in the priest's office.

[5] And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine

linen.



The Ephod



Ex 39:2-7



6 They shall make the ephod of gold, of blue,

and of purple, of scarlet,

and fine twined linen,

the work of a skilled workman.

7 It shall have the two shoulder pieces attached

to its two corners, so it shall be joined together.

8 (Ex 28:27-28; 29:5) The skillfully woven waistband

of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same workmanship,

of the same material: of gold, of blue and purple,

and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.

9 You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names

of the children of Israel,

10 six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest

on the other stone, according to their birth.

11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet,

you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel.

You shall set them in filigree of gold.

12 (Ex 28:29; Jos 4:7) You shall put the two stones on the shoulders

of the ephod as stones of memorial for the children of Israel,

and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders

as a memorial.

13 You shall make filigree settings of gold,

14 and two chains of pure gold. You shall make them of twisted cord

and fasten the braided chains to the filigree settings.



[6] And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of

scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.

[7] It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges

thereof; and so it shall be joined together.

[8] And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the

same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and

scarlet, and fine twined linen.

[9] And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the

children of Israel:

[10] Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on

the other stone, according to their birth.

[11] With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet,

shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel:

thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.

[12] And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for

stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their

names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

[13] And thou shalt make ouches of gold;

[14] And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou

make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.



The Breastplate



Ex 39:8-21



15 You shall make the breastplate of judgment,

the work of a skillful workman.

You shall make it in the same manner as the ephod.

Of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet,

and of fine twisted linen you shall make it.

16 It is to be square when doubled: a span (About 9 inches,

or 23 centimeters.) in length and a span in width.

17 (Eze 28:13) You shall set in it four rows of stones.

The first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle;

18 the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;

19 the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

20 and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.

They shall be set in gold filigree.

21 (Rev 7:4-8; 21:12) The stones shall be according to the names

of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names,

each like the engravings of a signet,

every one according to his name for the twelve tribes.

22 You shall make for the breastplate braided chains of pure gold.

23 You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold and shall

put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

24 You shall put the two braided chains of gold on the two rings

which are on the ends of the breastplate.

25 You shall fasten the other two ends of the two braided chains

in the two filigree settings and put them

on the front of the shoulder pieces of the ephod.

26 You shall make two rings of gold and shall put them

on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it

which is toward the inner side of the ephod.

27 You shall make two other rings of gold and shall put them

on the two shoulder pieces of the ephod underneath toward the front,

close to the place where it is joined above the skillfully woven

waistband of the ephod.

28 (Nu 15:38) They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings

of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it may be above the skillfully

woven waistband of the ephod, and so that the breastplate will not

come loose from the ephod.

29 (Ex 28:12; 28:30) Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel

on the breastplate of judgment over his heart when he goes into

the holy place, as a memorial before the Lord continually.

30 (Lev 8:8; Nu 27:21) You shall put the Urim and the Thummim

in the breastplate of judgment, and they shall be over Aaron's heart

when he goes in before the Lord. And Aaron shall bear the judgment

of the children of Israel over his heart before the Lord continually.