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7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
11th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in Canada.
(
Ps 86:12
12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
and I will glorify Your name forever.
12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart:
And I will glorify thy name for evermore.
John 12:28
28 "Father, glorify Your name."
Then a voice came from heaven, saying,
"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."
28 Father, glorify thy name.
Then came there a voice from heaven, saying,
I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
)
b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick
I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick, that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of
God our Savior, 4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses beaming forth
the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding
the Hope Campaign and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray that your work is reflected in the Goodness
of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, the lives of other
believers in Jesus inspire me to love You more.
Please help me to see ways to share my love for You."
Pray to the Lord and pray to understand there is no formula for forgiveness.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who receives your tides and offerings.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who is your strength.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,
city or community, and in your country.
Pray for the protection of Christian converts in Sierra Leone
who have been threatened because of their newfound faith.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 4 "Formula" for Forgiveness
Luke 17:3 - 4
3 (Lev 19:17; Mt 18:21)"Take heed to yourselves."
"If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. And if he repents,
forgive him.
4 (Mt 18:21-22) If he sins against you seven times in a day,
and seven times in a day turns to you, saying,
'I repent,' you must forgive him."
3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him;
and if he repent, forgive him.
4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day,
and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent;
thou shalt forgive him.
The context of these verses give us an interesting perspective of Jesus'
disciples. In a corollary passage in Matthew 18, the disciples (through
Peter, the designated mouthpiece) ask Jesus,
21 (Mt 18:15; Lk 17:3-4) Then Peter came to Him and said,
"Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother who sins against me?
Up to seven times?" (Matthew 18:21)
The disciples wanted a "formula" for forgiveness: they wanted to be able to
develop a checklist. Once, twice, maybe three times a brother could be
forgiven, but after that, you could write him off. After all, if
he keeps on offending over and over again, he doesn't deserve to be forgiven!
But Jesus says, " Rebuke him - let him know his fault; if he repents,
forgive him - even seven times in the same day!"
And the disciplines' response is predictable: "Lord, increase our faith!" They
were more comfortable with their own formula for forgiveness than with the
outrageous demands of the love that Christ imposed upon them.
We are so like the disciples. We want to draw a line and say. "This far
- no more. I'll forgive you once, but don't do it again. Now that you're
forgiven, you'd better shape up!". Yet God's love doesn't recognise "again".
He forgives, and no matter how often we come to him in repentance
for repeated offenses, his arms of forgiveness are open to us.
That is the way God wants us to forgive. He wants us to lay aside our
checklists, put away our suspicions, abandon our scoreboards, and forgive.
Seven times, or seventy times seven, as often as we have sinned against God
and been forgiven, we are to forgive.
Application
a) Have I ever kept a "scorecard" of performance on someone I
have forgiven ? Why?
b) Why do I need "increased faith" to be able to forgive as
Jesus calls me to?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Hebrews 7:8
8 In the one case mortal men receive tithes,
but in the other he of whom it is witnessed
that he is alive receives them.
8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them,
of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
2 Cor 12:7-10
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance
of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan,
to torment me, lest I be exalted above measure.
8 I asked the Lord three times that this thing might depart from me.
9 But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made
perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will boast in my weaknesses,
that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 So I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in hardships,
in persecutions, and in distresses for Christ's sake.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of
the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh,
the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is
made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my
infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities,
in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak,
then am I strong.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
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EXODUS 37
Making the Ark of the Covenant
Ex 25:10-20
1 Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood.
Its length was two and a half cubits,
and its width a cubit and a half,
and its height a cubit and a half.
(About 3 3/4 feet long and 2 1/4 feet wide and high,
or 1.1 meters long and 68 centimeters wide and high; similarly in v. 6.)
2 He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and out,
and made a gold molding for it all around.
3 He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet,
with two rings on one side and two rings on the other side of it.
4 He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.
6 (Heb 9:5) He made the mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long
and one and a half cubits wide.
7 He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered metal
on the two ends of the mercy seat:
8 one cherub on one end, and one cherub on the other end.
Of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends.
9 The cherubim spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat
with their wings, with their faces toward each other.
The faces of the cherubim were looking toward the mercy seat.
[1] And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the
length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a
half the height of it:
[2] And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown
of gold to it round about.
[3] And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of
it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other
side of it.
[4] And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
[5] And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear
the ark.
[6] And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the
length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
[7] And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them,
on the two ends of the mercy seat;
[8] One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end
on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends
thereof.
[9] And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their
wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the
mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.
Making the Table for the Showbread
Ex 25:23-29
10 He made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long and a cubit wide
and a cubit and a half high. (About 3 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide,
and 2 1/4 feet high, or 90 centimeters long, 45 centimeters wide,
and 68 centimeters high.
11 And he overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding for
it all around.
12 Also he made a rim for it of a handbreadth
(About 75 feet, or 23 meters.) all around, and he made a gold molding
for the rim all around.
13 He cast four rings of gold for it and put the rings on the four corners
that were on its four feet.
14 Close by the rim were the rings,
the holders for the poles to carry the table.
15 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold,
to carry the table.
16 He made the utensils which were on the table,
its dishes and its pans and its bowls and its jars,
to be used in pouring out offerings, of pure gold.
[10] And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length
thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height
thereof:
[11] And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold
round about.
[12] Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made
a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.
[13] And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four
corners that were in the four feet thereof.
[14] Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to
bear the table.
[15] And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to
bear the table.
[16] And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his
spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.
Making the Lampstand
Ex 25:31-39
17 (Ex 25:31-39; Heb 9:2) Then he made the lampstand of pure gold.
He made it of hammered work, its base and its shaft.
Its cups, its buds, and its blossoms were of the same piece.
18 Six branches were extending from its sides,
three branches of the lampstand from one side of it,
and three branches of the lampstand from the other side of it.
19 Three cups shaped like almond flowers,
a bulb and a flower were on the first branch,
and three cups shaped like almond flowers,
a bulb and a flower were on the next branch,
and the same for the six branches going out of the lampstand.
20 In the lampstand there were four cups made like almond flowers,
its bulbs and its flowers.
21 And a bulb was under the first two branches from it,
and a bulb under the next two branches from it,
and a bulb under the third two branches from it,
according to the six branches coming out of it.
22 Their bulbs and their branches were of the same piece.
All of it was one hammered work of pure gold.
23 He made its seven lamps with its snuffers and its trays of pure gold.
24 He made it and all of its utensils from a talent (About 75 pounds,
or 34 kilograms.) of pure gold.
[17] And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the
candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his
flowers, were of the same:
[18] And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the
candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the
candlestick out of the other side thereof:
[19] Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and
a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a
flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.
[20] And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops,
and his flowers:
[21] And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two
branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according
to the six branches going out of it.
[22] Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one
beaten work of pure gold.
[23] And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of
pure gold.
[24] Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
Making the Altar of Incense
Ex 30:1-5
25 (Ex 30:1-5) He made the incense altar of acacia wood.
Its length was a cubit, and the width a cubit, a square,
and two cubits high. (About 1 1/2 feet long and wide and 3 feet high,
or 45 centimeters long and wide and 90 centimeters high.)
Its horns were of the same piece.
26 He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides all around,
and its horns. He also made a gold molding for it all around.
27 He also made two rings of gold for it under its molding,
on its two sides, on opposite sides, to be places for the poles to carry it.
28 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29 He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices,
according to the work of a perfumer.
[25] And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a
cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was
the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
[26] And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides
thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of
gold round about.
[27] And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the
two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves
to bear it withal.
[28] And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
[29] And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet
spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
EXODUS 38
Making the Altar of Burnt Offering
Ex 27:1-8
1 (Ex 27:1-8) He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood.
It was five cubits (About 71/2 feet, or 2.3 meters long and wide.)
long and five cubits wide. It was square, and it was three cubits high.
(About 4 1/2 feet, or 1.4 meters.)
2 He made its horns on its four corners.
The horns were part of the same piece,
and he overlaid it with bronze.
3 He made all the utensils of the altar, the pots, and the shovels,
and the basins, the flesh hooks, and the fire pans.
He made all its utensils of bronze.
4 He made for the altar a bronze grating, a network beneath,
under its ledge, reaching halfway up.
5 He cast four rings for the four ends of the bronze grating
to provide places for the poles.
6 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
7 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar with
which to carry it. He made the altar hollow, out of boards.
[1] And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was
the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare;
and three cubits the height thereof.
[2] And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns
thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
[3] And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and
the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof
made he of brass.
[4] And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass
thereof beneath unto the midst of it.
[5] And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be
places for the staves.
[6] And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
[7] And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear
it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
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Exodus 38
Making the Bronze Basin
8 (Ex 40:7) He made the basin of bronze with its base of bronze
from the mirrors of the women who served
at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
[8] And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the
lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation.
Making the Court of the Tabernacle
Ex 27:9-19
9 (Ex 27:9-19) He made the courtyard: On the south side southward
the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen,
one hundred cubits; (About 9 inches, or 23 centimeters.)
10 their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze.
The hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver.
11 For the north side the hangings were one hundred cubits;
their twenty pillars and their twenty sockets were of bronze.
The hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver.
12 For the west side the hangings were fifty cubits
(About 75 feet, or 23 meters.) with their ten pillars
and their ten sockets.
The hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver.
13 For the east side eastward, fifty cubits.
14 The hangings of one side of the gate were fifteen cubits
(About 22 feet, or 6.8 meters.) with their three pillars
and their three sockets,
15 and also for the other side of the court gate.
On both sides of the gate of the courtyard the hangings
were fifteen cubits with their three pillars and their three sockets.
16 All the hangings of the courtyard all around were of fine twisted linen.
17 The sockets for the pillars were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars
and their bands were of silver, and the overlaying of their tops of silver,
and all the pillars of the courtyard were furnished with silver bands.
18 The screen for the gate of the courtyard was embroidered of
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.
Its length was twenty cubits, (About 30 feet, or 9 meters.)
and its height was five cubits, (About 7 1/2 feet, or 2.3 meters.)
corresponding to the hangings of the courtyard.
19 Their four pillars and their four sockets were of bronze.
Their hooks and their bands were of silver,
and the overlaying of their tops and their bands were of silver.
20 All the tent pegs of the tabernacle
and of the courtyard all around were bronze.
[9] And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the
court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
[10] Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks
of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.
[11] And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their
pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the
pillars and their fillets of silver.
[12] And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten,
and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
[13] And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.
[14] The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their
pillars three, and their sockets three.
[15] And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand,
were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets
three.
[16] All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.
[17] And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars
and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of
silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.
[18] And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the
length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the
hangings of the court.
[19] And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their
hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of
silver.
[20] And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were
of brass.
The Inventory of the Tabernacle
21 (Nu 1:50; 1:53) This is the inventory of the tabernacle,
the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted according
to the commandment of Moses for the service of the Levites
by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.
22 Bezalel, the son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Judah,
made all that the Lord commanded Moses.
23 (Ex 35:34) With him was Oholiab the son of Ahisamak,
of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and designer,
an embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine linen.
24 (Lev 27:25; Nu 3:47) All the gold that was used for the work,
in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the wave offering,
was twenty-nine talents,
and seven hundred and thirty shekels, (A little over a ton, or 1 metric ton.)
according to the shekel of the sanctuary.
25 The silver of those who were numbered of the congregation was
one hundred talents, (About 3 3/4 tons, or 3.4 metric tons; and in v. 27.)
and a thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five shekels,
(About 44 pounds, or 20 kilograms; and in v. 28.)
according to the shekel of the sanctuary;
26 (Nu 1:46; Ex 12:37; 30:13) a bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel,
(About 1/5 ounce, or 5.7 grams.) according to the shekel of the sanctuary,
for everyone who was numbered, from twenty years old and upward,
for six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men.
27 (Ex 26:19; 26:21) The hundred talents of silver were for casting
the sockets of the sanctuary and the sockets of the veil — a hundred
sockets ofthe hundred talents, a talent for a socket.
28 Of the one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels,
he made hooks for the pillars and overlaid their tops
and made bands for them.
29 The bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents
and two thousand four hundred shekels.
(About 2 1/2 tons, or 2.4 metric tons.)
30 (Ex 26:37) With it he made the sockets
for the door of the tent of meeting,
and the bronze altar and its bronze grating,
and all theutensils of the altar,
31 and the sockets of the courtyard all around,
and the sockets of the courtyard gate,
and all the tent pegs of the tabernacle,
and all the tent pegs of the courtyard all around.
[21] This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony,
as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of
the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.
[22] And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
[23] And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an
engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple,
and in scarlet, and fine linen.
[24] All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy
place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven
hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
[25] And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an
hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen
shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
[26] A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the
sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and
upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and
fifty men.
[27] And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the
sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail; an hundred sockets of the hundred
talents, a talent for a socket.
[28] And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made
hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.
[29] And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and
four hundred shekels.
[30] And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the
vessels of the altar,
[31] And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court
gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court
round about.
2) Our Daily Bread for 11 February 2026 titled
Honouring Jesus by Arthur Jackson
Matthew 26:6-13
The Anointing at Bethany
Mk 14:3-9; Jn 12:1-8
6 (Mt 21:17) When Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,
7 a woman came to Him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment
and poured it on His head as He sat at supper.
8 When His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "For what purpose
is this waste?
9 This ointment might have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor."
10 When Jesus perceived it, He said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman?
She has done a good work for Me.
11 (Dt 15:11; Mk 14:7) For you have the poor always with you,
but you do not always have Me.
12 In pouring this ointment on My body, she did it for My burial.
13 (Mt 24:14; Mk 14:9) Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel shall
be preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will be told
in memory of her."
[6] Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
[7] There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious
ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
[8] But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what
purpose is this waste?
[9] For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
[10] When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman?
for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
[11] For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
[12] For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my
burial.
[13] Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the
whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a
memorial of her.
A twenty-dollar bill and two leaflets with messages about Jesus. That's what
was inside an envelope labeled "John Daniels Sr, Random Act of Kindness Day."
A woman gave it to me while I was on my walk at the community college campus.
A year earlier, John had been fatally struck by a car after helping a
homeless man and sharing words about Christ's love with him. John's legacy of
witnessing through words and deeds lives on through the woman I met that day,
along with John's other family members.
In Matthew 26:13, one woman was memorialised by Jesus with these words:
"Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel shall
be preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will be told
in memory of her." The woman's tender heart for Christ compelled her to anoint
Him with expensive ointment (v. 7). What was misunderstood and criticised by
others as wasteful (vv. 8-9) was commended by Jesus as "a beautiful thing"
(v. 10). The woman's costly devotion was used by God in a unique way,
just as He uses our deeds today for His purposes.
The envelope I received reinforced my desire to distribute resources
to those on the street corners in my city, but honoring Jesus can happen in a
variety of ways. Let's tell others about Him and demonstrate His love
practically.
Reflect & Pray
Who has inspired you to honour Jesus in practical ways?
What acts of kindness might your love for Him compel you to do?
Heavenly Father, the lives of other
believers in Jesus inspire me to love You more.
Please help me to see ways to share my love for You.
Jesus teaches us how to be in
right relationship with Him. Check out Joy to the Full to learn more.
Day 42, 11 February 2026
1) Exodus 36, Exodus 37, Exodus 38
EXODUS 36
1 (Ex 28:3; 25:8) So Bezalel and Oholiab, and every skilled person,
in whom the Lord has put skill and understanding to know how to do
all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, are to do the work
according to all that the Lord has commanded.
2 (Ex 31:6; 1Ch 29:5 ) Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled
person in whom the Lord had put wisdom, everyone whose heart stirred him
to come to the work to do it.
3 (Ex 35:29) They received from Moses all the offerings which the children
of Israel had brought to do the work of the service of the sanctuary,
and they continued to bring to him freewill offerings every morning.
4 And all the skilled men who were doing all the work of the sanctuary
came from the work they were doing,
5 (2Ch 24:14; 2Co 8:2-3) and they said to Moses,
"The people are bringing much more than is needed
for the service of the work which the Lord commanded us to do."
6 So Moses issued a command, and they circulated a proclamation
throughout the camp, saying, "Let no man or woman do any more work
for the offering of the sanctuary.- So the people were restrained
from bringing any more.
7 For the material they had was sufficient for all the work
and more than enough to do it.
[1] Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom
the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work
for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had
commanded.
[2] And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in
whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him
up to come unto the work to do it:
[3] And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of
Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it
withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.
[4] And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came
every man from his work which they made;
[5] And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than
enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.
[6] And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed
throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work
for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from
bringing.
[7] For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and
too much.
Construction of the Tabernacle
Ex 26:1-37
8 Every skilled man among those who were doing the work made
the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen,
and blue, and purple, and scarlet,
with cherubim that were the work of skillful workmen.
9 The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits,
and the width of each curtain four cubits.
(About 9 inches, or 23 centimeters.)
All of the curtains were the same size.
10 He joined the five curtains to one another,
and the other five curtains he joined to one to another.
11 He made loops of blue on the edge of the outermost
curtain in the first set. He did likewise along the edge
of the outermost curtain in the second set.
12 (Ex 26:5) He made fifty loops in the one curtain
and made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain
which was in the second set. The loops were opposite one another.
13 He made fifty gold clasps and joined the curtains
to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle was a unit.
14 (Ex 26:7-13) He made curtains of goats' hair for a tent
over the tabernacle. He made eleven curtains in all.
15 The length of each curtain was thirty cubits,
and the width of each curtain was four cubits.
(About 45 feet long and 6 feet wide, or 14 meters long and 1.8 meters wide.)
The eleven curtains were all the same size.
16 He joined five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves.
17 He made fifty loops on the outermost edge of the curtain in the first
set, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which joined
the second set.
18 He made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together,
so that it would be one unit.
19 He made a covering for the tent out of rams' skins
dyed red and a covering of porpoise skins above.
20 (Ex 25:5) Then he made boards for the tabernacle out of acacia wood,
standing upright.
21 The length of each board was ten cubits, and the width of each board
was one and a half cubits.
(About 15 feet long and 2 1/4 feet wide, or 4.5 meters long
and 68 centimeters wide.)
22 Each board had two tenons, equally distant from each other.
He did this for all the boards of the tabernacle.
23 He made boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side.
24 He made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards;
two sockets under one board for its two tenons
and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.
25 For the other side of the tabernacle,
which is toward the north corner,
he made twenty boards,
26 and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under one board,
and two sockets under another board.
27 For the back of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.
28 He made two boards for the corners of the tabernacle at the back.
29 They were doubled beneath and joined together at the top in one ring.
He did this with both of them in both the corners.
30 There were eight boards with their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets,
two under every board.
31 (Ex 26:26-29) He made bars of acacia wood,
five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle,
32 and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle,
and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the back to the west.
33 He made the middle bar to pass through
the boards from the one end to the other.
34 He overlaid the boards with gold,
and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars,
and overlaid the bars with gold.
35 (Mt 27:51) He made a veil of blue, and purple,
and scarlet, and fine twined linen. He made cherubim,
the work of a skillful designer.
36 He made four pillars of acacia wood and overlaid them
with gold with their hooks of gold,
and he cast four sockets of silver for them.
37 He made a hanging for the tabernacle
entrance of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen,
the work of an embroiderer.
38 And he made its five pillars with their hooks,
and he overlaid their tops and their bands with gold,
but their five sockets were of bronze.
[8] And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the
tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and
scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.
[9] The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth
of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size.
[10] And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five
curtains he coupled one unto another.
[11] And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge
in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain,
in the coupling of the second.
[12] Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge
of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one
curtain to another.
[13] And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto
another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle.
[14] And he made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle:
eleven curtains he made them.
[15] The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the
breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size.
[16] And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by
themselves.
[17] And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the
coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which
coupleth the second.
[18] And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it
might be one.
[19] And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a
covering of badgers' skins above that.
[20] And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.
[21] The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one
cubit and a half.
[22] One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he
make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
[23] And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side
southward:
[24] And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two
sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another
board for his two tenons.
[25] And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north
corner, he made twenty boards,
[26] And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two
sockets under another board.
[27] And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.
[28] And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two
sides.
[29] And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head
thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners.
[30] And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of
silver, under every board two sockets.
[31] And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side
of the tabernacle,
[32] And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and
five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward.
[33] And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end
to the other.
[34] And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to
be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
[35] And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined
linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.
[36] And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them
with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of
silver.
[37] And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and
scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;
[38] And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their
chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.
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2) Our Daily Bread for 10 February 2026 Titled
The Exchange by Jasmine Goh
Romans 6:4-12
Dead to Sin but Alive in Christ
4 (Ro 7:6; 2Co 5:17) Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death,
that just as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father,
even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 (Php 3:10-11; 2Co 4:10) For if we have been united with Him
in the likeness of His death, so shall we also be united with Him
in the likeness of His resurrection,
6 (Gal 2:20; Eph 4:22) knowing this, that our old man has been crucified
with Him, so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we should
no longer be slaves to sin.
7 (1Pe 4:1) For the one who has died is freed from sin.
8 (2Co 13:4) Now if we died with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live with Him,
9 (Rev 1:18; Ro 5:14) knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead,
will never die again; death has no further dominion over Him.
10 For the death He died, He died to sin once for all,
but the life He lives, He lives to God.
11 (Ro 6:2; 6:13) Likewise, you also consider yourselves to be dead to sin,
but alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
12 (Ro 6:16; Ps 19:13) Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body,
that you should obey it in its lusts.
Romans 6
[4] Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as
Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we
also should walk in newness of life.
[5] For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we
shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
[6] Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of
sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
[7] For he that is dead is freed from sin.
[8] Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with
him:
[9] Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath
no more dominion over him.
[10] For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he
liveth unto God.
[11] Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but
alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
[12] Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it
in the lusts thereof.
Elijah had accidentally ripped a ten-dollar bill while playing with his
friends. But instead of admonishing him, his father offered to exchange
the torn bill with a fresh one from his wallet.
"Why would you do that?" Elijah asked, confused. "For one, you're my son,"
his father explained. "It's also a reminder of what Jesus did for us. Because
Jesus came and gave His life in exchange for ours, we can now live new lives."
Every human life is valuable to God because He created each of us. But our
sinful nature-"the body ruled by sin" (Romans 6:6)-keeps us from living a life
worthy of God's holiness. So God, in His great love for us, willingly gave up
His Son to pay the price of our sin. Our old self was put to death, and in
exchange, He offers us a new one-"no longer . . . slaves to sin" (v. 6).
When we accept God's offer of new life, we can be assured that even though
our old self was sinful and broken-"corrupted by its deceitful desires"
(Ephesians 4:22), we are now being perfected "to be like God in true
righteousness and holiness" (v. 24).
Elijah's father was willing to offer him something of his own because he loves
him. But the even better offer is the one God extends to us: the redemption of
our lives. When we accept His offer of new life,
we aren't the same as we were before.
Reflect & Pray
What was your life like before you received Jesus as your redeemer?
How would you describe it now?
Dear God, thank You for offering me new life,
set free from sin, through faith in Christ.
Get to know the basics of the doctrine of salvation.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 3 The Kind Heart of Forgiveness
Ephesians 4:32
32 (2Co 2:10; Col 3:12-13; Mt 6:12) And be kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.
32 and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Don had lost his job because he stood against his boss and refused to
compromise his Christian principles. Certain friends in the company had
turned against him, choosing to save their own jobs at any cost,
and he felt very alone, abandoned when he most needed the support
of those who cared.
But Don showed no signs of bitterness or unforgiveness. He refused to
recite the details of his firing to those around him, saying simply and
honestly, " I believe my boss was wrong in what he did. But God can show
him." The kindness of Don's heart, and the tenderness with which he
extended forgiveness, became a testimony to all who knew him. Don's
boss never "saw the light", never repented, but Don lived in the freedom of
forgiving.
Comparison is a rare commodity among Christains today. We seem to be
overstocked with judgment and crammed full of condemnation, but we have
little space in the corners of our lives for tenderheartedness. We are quick
to assume that we know another person's heart and have the remedy for
the problem, rather then giving that person the benefit of the doubt,
the room to grow, the freedom to make a mistake and seek forgiveness.
Jesus demonstrated the king compassion necessary in forgiveness when he
looked down at the soldiers who has crucified him, gambling at his feet
for his cloak, and said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what
are doing."
When others hurt and betray us, they often "do not know what they are
doing." we can, in Christ, offer compassionate forgiveness to them -
not condoning their actions or excusing their wrong, but forgiving ,
in the simplicity and purity of God's love.
Application
a) What is the difference between excusing a wrong and forgiving?
b) How has God forgiven me for Christ's sake?
c) What does today's verse tell me about my attitude in forgiveness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Malachi 3:10-12
10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in
My house, and test Me now in this, says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not
open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing,
that there will not be room enough to receive it.
11 I will rebuke the devourer
for your sakes, so that it will not destroy the fruit of your ground,
and the vines in your field will not fail to bear fruit,
says the Lord of Hosts.
12 Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be
a delightful land, says the Lord of Hosts.
10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in
mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not
open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall
not be room enough to receive it.
11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy
the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit
before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be
a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Worried Over Money
Matt 6:19-21
Treasures in Heaven
Lk 12:33-34
19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth
and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
20 But store up
for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroy
and where thieves do not break in nor steal,
21 for where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also.
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth
and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth
nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
10th Day of the Month
a) Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
(
John 3:16
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18)
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
)
b) Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to seek His will in your work e His Glory in your
life.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, thank You for offering me new life,
set free from sin, through faith in Christ."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a kind and hnest forgiver.
Pray to the Lord and pray to understand you givings to the church.
Pray to the Lord and pray to lay treasure in Heaven.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for your fellow country person
from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.
Though Islamic education is mandatory in Brunei,
may Christian youth receive discipleship at home and church.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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EXODUS 35
Sabbath Regulations
1 (Ex 34:32 )Moses gathered all the congregation of the children
of Israel together, and said to them: These are the things
the Lord has commanded you to do.
2 (Ex 20:9-10; 34:21) Six days shall work be done,
but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day,
a Sabbath of rest to the Lord.
Whoever does any work on it must be put to death.
3 (Ex 16:23; 12:16)You must not kindle fire in any
of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.
[1] And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel
together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath
commanded, that ye should do them.
[2] Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to
you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein
shall be put to death.
[3] Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath
day.
Offerings for the Tabernacle
Ex 25:1-7; 39:32-41
4 Moses said to all the congregation of the children of Israel:
This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying:
5 (Ex 25:2-7) Take from among you an offering to the Lord.
Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering
to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze,
6 and blue, purple, and scarlet, fine linen, goats' hair,
7 rams' skins dyed red, and porpoise skins, and acacia wood,
8 oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil,
and for the fragrant incense,
9 onyx stones, and gemstones to be set for the ephod
and for the breastplate.
10 Every skilled craftsman among you shall come
and make all that the Lord has commanded:
11 (Ex 26:1-37) the tabernacle with its tent and its covering,
its hooks and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;
12 (Ex 25:10-22) the ark with its poles, the mercy seat,
and the veil that conceals it;
13 (Ex 25:23-30; Lev 24:5-6) the table with its poles,
and all its utensils, and the showbread;
14 (Ex 25:31-39) the lampstand also for the light
and its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light;
15 (Ex 30:1-10) and the incense altar with its poles,
and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense,
and the hanging for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle;
16 (Ex 27:1-8; 30:18-21) the altar of burnt offering
with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils,
the basin and its stand;
17 the hangings of the court, its pillars and their sockets,
and the curtain for the gate of the court;
18 (Ex 27:19) the pegs of the tabernacle
and the pegs of the court and their cords;
19 (Ex 31:10) the woven garments for serving
in the holy place,
the holy garments for Aaron the priest
and the garments of his sons,
to minister as priests.
20 Then all the congregation of the children of Israel
departed from the presence of Moses.
21 (Ex 25:2; 35:5) Everyone whose heart stirred him
and everyone whose spirit was willing came
and brought the Lord's offering for the work of the tent of meeting
and for all its service and for the holy garments.
22 They came, both men and women, as many as had willing hearts,
and brought brooches, earrings, rings and bracelets,
all kinds of gold jewelry, and everyone that offered
an offering of gold to the Lord.
23 (1Ch 29:8) Everyone who had blue, purple, and scarlet,
and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams,
and porpoise skins, brought them.
24 Everyone who was making a contribution of silver and bronze
brought the Lord's offering, and everyone who had acacia wood
for any work of the service brought it.
25 (Ex 28:3) All the women that were skilled spun with their hands
and brought what they had spun, both of blue, purple, and scarlet,
and of fine linen.
26 (Ex 35:21) All the women whose hearts stirred them to action
and were skilled spun goats' hair.
27 (1Ch 29:6; Ezr 2:68) The leaders brought onyx stones
and gemstones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate,
28 (Ex 30:23-38) and spice and oil for the light,
and for the anointing oil,
and for the fragrant incense.
29 (Ex 35:4) The children of Israel brought
a willing offering to the Lord,
every man and woman whose heart was willing
to bring material for all the work
which the Lord had commanded through Moses to be made.
[4] And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel,
saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,
[5] Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a
willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver,
and brass,
[6] And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,
[7] And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
[8] And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet
incense,
[9] And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the
breastplate.
[10] And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD
hath commanded;
[11] The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards,
his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,
[12] The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of
the covering,
[13] The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread,
[14] The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps,
with the oil for the light,
[15] And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the
sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the
tabernacle,
[16] The altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all
his vessels, the laver and his foot,
[17] The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the
hanging for the door of the court,
[18] The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,
[19] The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy
garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in
the priest's office.
[20] And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the
presence of Moses.
[21] And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom
his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD's offering to the work of
the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the
holy garments.
[22] And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and
brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold:
and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.
[23] And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and
fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins,
brought them.
[24] Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the
LORD's offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any
work of the service, brought it.
[25] And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and
brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of
scarlet, and of fine linen.
[26] And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats'
hair.
[27] And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the
ephod, and for the breastplate;
[28] And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for
the sweet incense.
[29] The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every
man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of
work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.
Bezalel and Oholiab
Ex 31:2-6
30 Moses said to the children of Israel:
See, the Lord has called by name
Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
31 And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom,
in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of craftsmanship,
32 to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, and in bronze,
33 and in the cutting of stones for settings and in the carving of wood
in order to make every manner of artistic work.
34 (Ex 31:6; 2Ch 2:14) He also has put in his heart to teach,
both he and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan.
35 (Ex 35:31; 31:3) He has filled them with skill to do
all manner of work as craftsmen; as designers; as embroiderers
in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen;
and as weavers: as craftsmen of every work and artistic designers.
[30] And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called
by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
[31] And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in
understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
[32] And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in
brass,
[33] And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to
make any manner of cunning work.
[34] And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab,
the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
[35] Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work,
of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in
blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even
of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
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Exodus 34
[1] And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the
first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first
tables, which thou brakest.
[2] And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount
Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount.
[3] And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen
throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that
mount.
[4] And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up
early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had
commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.
[5] And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and
proclaimed the name of the LORD.
[6] And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD
God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and
truth,
[7] Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and
sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of
the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the
third and to the fourth generation.
[8] And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and
worshipped.
[9] And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my
Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon
our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.
The Covenant Renewed
10 (Dt 5:2-3; 10:21) Then He said: Indeed, I am going to make
a covenant before all your people. I will do wonders such as
have not been done in all the earth nor in any nation.
And all the people among whom you live will see the work
of the Lord, for it is a fearful thing that I will do with you.
11 (Ex 33:2) Obey what I command you this day.
Indeed, I am going to drive out before you the Amorite, the Canaanite,
the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
12 (Ex 23:32-33; Dt 7:2) Watch yourself so that you make
no covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going,
lest it become a snare in your midst.
13 (Ex 23:24; 2Ki 18:4) But you shall destroy their altars,
break their sacred pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles
Carved images of a female deity.
14 (Ex 20:3-5; Dt 4:24) for you shall not worship any other god,
for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),
15 (Nu 25:2; Jdg 2:17) lest you make a covenant with
the inhabitants of the land, and they prostitute
themselves with their gods, and sacrifice to their gods,
and someone invites you to eat of his sacrifice.
16 (Dt 7:3-4; 1Ki 11:2-4) And then you take of their
daughters for your sons,
and their daughters prostitute themselves after their gods.
They will make your sons prostitute themselves after their gods.
17 (Ex 32:8; Lev 19:4) You shall make no molded gods for yourselves.
18 (Ex 13:4; Lev 23:6) You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you,
in the month of Aviv, for in the month of Aviv you came out of Egypt.
19 (Ex 13:2; 22:29) Every firstborn of the womb belongs to Me,
and every firstborn male among your livestock,
whether ox or sheep.
20 (Ex 23:15; Dt 16:16) But you must redeem with a lamb
the firstborn of a donkey, and if you fail to redeem him,
then you must break his neck.
You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons.
No one may appear before Me empty-handed.
21 (Ex 23:12; 35:2) You shall work six days,
but on the seventh day you must rest.
Even at the time of plowing and harvest you must rest.
22 (Ex 23:16) You must observe the Feast of Weeks,
the first fruits of the wheat harvest,
and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year.
23 (Ex 23:14; 23:17) Three times in the year
all your males must appear before the Lord God,
the God of Israel.
24 (Ex 33:2; Ps 78:55) For I will drive out the nations
before you and enlarge your borders.
No man will covet your land when you go up
to appear before the Lord your God three times in the year.
25 (Ex 23:18; 12:10) You must not offer the blood of My sacrifice
with leaven, nor is the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover
to be left until the following morning.
26 (Ex 23:19; Dt 14:21; 26:2) The first of the first fruits
of your land you must bring to the house of the Lord your God.
You must not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.
27 (Ex 17:14; 24:4) Then the Lord said to Moses:
Write down these words,
for in accordance with these words
I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.
28 (Ex 24:18; 31:18) So he was there with the Lord forty days
and forty nights. He did not eat bread or drink water.
And He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant,
the Ten Commandments.
[10] And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do
marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and
all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD: for it
is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.
[11] Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out
before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the
Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
[12] Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of
the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:
[13] But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down
their groves:
[14] For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is
Jealous, is a jealous God:
[15] Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go
a whoring after their gods , and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call
thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;
[16] And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go
a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.
[17] Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.
[18] The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt
eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib:
for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.
[19] All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy
cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.
[20] But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou
redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy
sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.
[21] Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in
earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
[22] And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat
harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.
[23] Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord
GOD, the God of Israel.
[24] For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders:
neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear
before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.
[25] Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither
shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.
[26] The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the
house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
[27] And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the
tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
[28] And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did
neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words
of the covenant, the ten commandments.
Moses' Radiant Face
29 (Ex 32:15; Mt 17:2) When Moses came down from Mount Sinai
with the two tablets of testimony in the hands of Moses,
when he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that
the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him.
30 So when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses,
amazingly, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid
to come near him.
31 But Moses called to them, and Aaron
and all the rulers of the congregation returned to him,
and Moses spoke to them.
32 Afterward all the children of Israel drew near,
and he commanded them all that the Lord had spoken
to him on Mount Sinai.
33 When Moses finished speaking with them,
he put a veil over his face.
34 (2Co 3:16) But whenever Moses went in before the Lord to
speak with Him, he took the veil off until he came out.
Then he came out and spoke to the children of Israel
what he had been commanded.
35 The children of Israel saw the face of Moses,
that the skin of Moses' face shone,
and then Moses put the veil over his face again
until he went in to speak with Him.
[29] And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two
tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that
Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
[30] And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the
skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
[31] And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the
congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them.
[32] And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in
commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai.
[33] And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.
[34] But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the
vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of
Israel that which he was commanded.
[35] And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of
Moses' face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went
in to speak with him.
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Day 41, 10 February 2025
1) Exodus 33,34,35
EXODUS 33
The Command to Leave Sinai
1 (Ge 12:7; Ex 32:13) Then the Lord said to Moses, "Depart, go up from here,
you and the people whom you have brought up from the land of Egypt,
to the land which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying,
'To your descendants I will give it.'
2 (Ex 32:34; Jos 24:11) I will send an angel before you,
and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite,
the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
3 (Ex 3:8; 32:9-10) Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey.
However, I will not go up in your midst, for you are a stiff-necked
people, and I might destroy you on the way."
4 (Nu 14:39; 14:1 )When the people heard this disturbing word,
they mourned.
And no one put on his ornaments.
5 For the Lord had said to Moses, "Say to the children of Israel,
'You are a stiff-necked people. If I went up among you for one moment,
I might destroy you. Now therefore, take off your ornaments,
so that I may know what I will do to you.' "
6 (Ex 33:4) The children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments
by Mount Horeb.
[1] And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the
people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land
which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed
will I give it:
[2] And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the
Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and
the Jebusite:
[3] Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the
midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the
way.
[4] And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man
did put on him his ornaments.
[5] For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye
are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment,
and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may
know what to do unto thee.
[6] And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the
mount Horeb.
The Tent of Meeting
7 (Ex 29:42-43; Dt 4:29) Moses took the tent
and pitched it outside the camp,
a good distance from the camp,
and called it the tent of meeting.
And anyone who sought the Lord would
go out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp.
8 (Nu 16:27) So whenever Moses went out to the tent,
all the people would rise up and stand,
every man at the entrance of his tent,
and gaze after Moses until he entered the tent.
9 (Ps 99:7; Ex 31:18) And whenever Moses entered the tent,
the pillar of cloud descended and stood at the entrance of the tent,
and the Lord spoke with Moses.
10 When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance
of the tent, all the people rose up and worshipped, every man
at the entrance of his tent.
11 (Nu 12:8; Dt 34:10) The Lord spoke to Moses face to face,
just as a man speaks to his friend. When he returned to the camp,
his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man,
did not depart from the tent.
[7] And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off
from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came
to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle
of the congregation, which was without the camp.
[8] And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all
the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after
Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle.
[9] And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy
pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD
talked with Moses.
[10] And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door:
and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door.
[11] And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his
friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son
of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
The Glory of God
12 (Ex 33:17; 32:34) Moses said to the Lord,
"See, You say to me, 'Bring up this people,'
but You have not let me know whom You will send with me.
Yet You have said, 'I know you by name,
and you have also found grace in My sight.'
13 (Dt 9:29; Ps 25:4) Now therefore, I pray You,
if I have found favor in Your sight, show me now Your way,
that I may know You, and that I may find favor in Your sight.
Consider too that this nation is Your people."
14 (Jos 21:44; 22:4) And He said, "My Presence will go with you,
and I will give you rest."
15 (Ex 33:3) Then he said to Him, "If Your Presence does not go with us,
do not bring us up from here.
16 (Nu 14:14; Ex 19:5-6) For how will it be known that
I have found favor in Your sight, I and Your people?
Is it not by Your going with us, so that we will be distinguished,
I and Your people, from all the people who are on the face of the earth?"
17 (Ge 19:21; Ex 33:12) The Lord said to Moses, "I will do this thing of
which you have spoken, for you have found favor in My sight,
and I know you by name."
18 (Ex 33:20; 1Ti 6:16) Then Moses said, "I pray, show me Your glory."
19 (Ex 34:5-7; Isa 7:14) Then He said, "I will make all My goodness
pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you.
I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious
and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy."
20 (Isa 6:5; Ge 32:30; Ex 24:10) He said, "You cannot see My face,
for no man can see Me and live."
21 Then the Lord said, "Indeed, there is a place by Me.
You must stand on the rock.
22 (Ps 91:4; 91:1) While My glory passes by,
I will put you in a cleft of the rock
and will cover you with My hand while I pass by.
23 (Ex 33:20; Jn 1:18) Then I will take away My hand,
and you will see My back, but My face may not be seen."
[12] And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this
people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou
hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
[13] Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me
now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and
consider that this nation is thy people.
[14] And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
[15] And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up
hence.
[16] For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found
grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be
separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of
the earth.
[17] And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast
spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
[18] And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
[19] And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will
proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I
will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
[20] And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me,
and live.
[21] And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand
upon a rock:
[22] And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put
thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass
by:
[23] And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but
my face shall not be seen.
EXODUS 34
The New Stone Tablets
1 (Ex 32:19; 31:18; 32:16) Now the Lord said to Moses,
"Cut out for yourself two tablets of stone like the first,
and I will write on these tablets the words
that were on the first tablets, which you broke.
2 (Ex 19:20) Be ready in the morning,
and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai,
and present yourself there to Me on the top of the mountain.
3 (Ex 19:12-13; 19:21) No one is to come up with you.
Do not let anyone be seen anywhere on the mountain,
and the flocks or herds may not graze in front of the mountain."
4 So he cut out two tablets of stone like the first,
and Moses rose up early in the morning and went up to Mount Sinai,
just as the Lord had commanded him,
and took in his hand the two tablets of stone.
5 (Ex 33:19; 33:9) Then the Lord descended in the cloud,
and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
6 (Ro 2:4; Ne 9:17; Ps 86:15) The Lord passed by before him,
and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious,
slow to anger, and abounding in goodness and truth,
7 (Ex 20:5-6; Job 10:14) keeping mercy for thousands,
forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin,
but who will by no means clear the guilty,
visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children
and on the children's children,
to the third and the fourth generation."
8 (Ex 4:31) Moses made haste and bowed to the ground and worshipped.
9 (Ps 33:12; Ex 32:9) He said, "If now I have found favor in Your sight,
1O Lord, let my Lord, I pray, go among us, for we are a stiff-necked people.
Pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance."
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9th Day of the Month
a) Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout the day for God's unfailing
love, Mercy, compassion, faithfulness and provision.
(
Ps 100
A Psalm of thanksgiving.
1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before His presence with singing.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Know that the Lord, He is God;
it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
and into His courts with praise;
be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For the Lord is good; His mercy endures forever,
and His faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 100
A Psalm of praise.
1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
2 Serve the LORD with gladness: Come before his presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the LORD he is God:
It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise:
Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting;
And his truth endureth to all generations.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways
to wisely and effectively respond to pressing social issues
(
1 Chr 12:32
32 (Est 1:13) From the sons of Issachar,
those having understanding of times
and what Israel should do: two hundred of their captains
with all their brothers at their command.
32 And of the children of Issachar,
which were men that had understanding of the times,
to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred;
and all their brethren were at their commandment
)
Conclusion:
LORDSHIP PRAYER
Lord Jesus, I confess that I have sinned and I acknowledge my need for you. I
acknowledge my need for You. Thank You for dying on the cross for me and I
accept You as my Saviour, My Redeemer, my Deliverer and my Lord.
I choose to surrender to You and I invite You now to be Lord
of every area of my life:
- Lord of my spirit and my relationship with You
- Lord of my mind, my beliefs, and all my thoughts
- Lord of my emotions, my attitudes and my reactions.
- Lord of my spiritual awareness and worship
- Lord of my will and all my decisions
- Lord of my body, my health, and all my behavior
- Lord of my eyes and all upon that which I look.
- Lord of my ears and everything that I listen.
- Lord of my mouth and what I speak.
- Lord of my hands and all that I do.
- Lord of my feet and everywhere I go
- Lord of my sexuality, my pleasure and my recreation
- Lord of my time, my work, and my ministry.
- Lord of my home, my family, all my relationships
- Lord of my possessions, my finances and my future.
Thank You that your blood was shed that I might be set free. Thank you
for Your Holy Spirit who enables me to walk in Your Power. Please cleanse
me by Your shed blood and fill me with Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name, Amen
Pray to the Lord and pray to wait upon Him no matter how long.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, please give me a humble heart
and help me reject a haughty, arrogant spirit."
Pray to the Lord and pray to have an attitude of forgiveness.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be humble in all you do.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be trustworthy in all you do.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout
the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion, faithfulness and provision.
Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways
to wisely and effectively respond to pressing social issues
Pray that believers will faithfully continue to gather
for worship and fellowship despite restrictive laws in KYRGYZSTAN .
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell
Matt 6:14-15
14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,
neither will your Father forgive your sins.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you: 15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger
and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying
support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw
her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was
"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought
back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of
unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to
forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered
and her bitterness grew worse.
Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers
of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her friend again, she was
able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own
healing and forgiveness.
"If you do not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on
unforgiving hearts, "Neither will you be forgiven." In one sense, God's
forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is
always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has
extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls
of bitterness in our hearts.
When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do
not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an
awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of
revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;
the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts
cleansed and purified.
Application
a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness
in my own life?
b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness
to forgive others?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 16:10-12
10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful
also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also
in much.
11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who will give you that which is your own?"
10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:
and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who shall give you that which is your own?
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Reconciling Peace
Col 3:12-17
12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.
13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another
and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,
even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.
14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,
which is the bond of perfection.
15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,
to which also you are called in one body,
rule in your hearts. And be thankful.
16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have
a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these things put on charity,
which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye
are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;
teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
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Exodus 32
[1] And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the
mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto
him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the
man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become
of him.
[2] And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in
the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them
unto me.
[3] And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their
ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
[4] And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving
tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods,
O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
[5] And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made
proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.
[6] And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and
brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and
rose up to play.
[7] And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which
thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
[8] They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them:
they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have
sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have
brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
[9] And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it
is a stiffnecked people:
[10] Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and
that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
[11] And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath
wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of
Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
[12] Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he
bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the
face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil
against thy people.
[13] Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest
by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the
stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto
your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
[14] And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his
people.
[15] And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of
the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides;
on the one side and on the other were they written.
[16] And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of
God, graven upon the tables.
[17] And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said
unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
[18] And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery,
neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise
of them that sing do I hear.
[19] And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw
the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the
tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
[20] And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and
ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of
Israel drink of it.
[21] And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou
hast brought so great a sin upon them?
[22] And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the
people, that they are set on mischief.
[23] For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as
for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot
not what is become of him.
[24] And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off.
So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this
calf.
[25] And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them
naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
[26] Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the
LORD's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered
themselves together unto him.
[27] And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man
his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the
camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every
man his neighbour.
[28] And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there
fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
[29] For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even
every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a
blessing this day.
[30] And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye
have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I
shall make an atonement for your sin.
[31] And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned
a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
[32] Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray
thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
[33] And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him
will I blot out of my book.
[34] Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken
unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day
when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.
[35] And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which
Aaron made.
(Wait upon the Lord and do not be unfaithful)
2) Our Daily Bread for 9 February 2026 titled
How the Proud Fall by Winn Collier
Proverbs 18:1-12
1 (Jude 1:19) He who separates himself seeks his own desire;
he seeks and quarrels against all wisdom.
2 A fool has no delight in understanding,
but in expressing his own heart.
3 When the wicked comes, then comes also contempt,
and with dishonor reproach.
4 (Pr 20:5) The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters,
and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
5 (Lev 19:15; Pr 24:23) It is not good to favor the wicked,
or to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
6 A fool's lips enter into contention,
and his mouth calls for flogging.
7 (Pr 10:14; 12:13) A fool's mouth is his destruction,
and his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 (Pr 16:28) The words of a talebearer are as wounds,
and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
9 (Pr 28:24; 10:4) He also who is slothful in his work
is brother to him who is a great waster.
10 (2Sa 22:3; Ps 18:2) The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the righteous run into it and are safe.
11 (Pr 10:15) The rich man's wealth is his strong city,
and as a high wall in his own conceit.
12 (Pr 11:2; 15:33) Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,
and before honor is humility.
1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh
And intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding,
But that his heart may discover itself.
3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt,
And with ignominy reproach.
4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters,
And the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked,
To overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6 A fool's lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calleth for strokes.
7 A fool's mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
9 He also that is slothful in his work
Is brother to him that is a great waster.
10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower:
The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city,
And as an high wall in his own conceit.
12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,
And before honour is humility.
John Taylor was a British eye surgeon in the 1700s who, driven by arrogance,
fabricated a prestigious reputation. He pursued celebrities and became the
personal eye doctor for King George II. Taylor traveled the country performing
medical shows that promised miracle cures, often escaping towns under the
cover of night carrying bags overflowing with villagers' cash. However,
records suggest Taylor was a charlatan and likely blinded hundreds
of patients. History remembers him not as a medical luminary but as the man
who destroyed the eyesight of two of the century's
greatest composers: Bach and Händel.
Taylor craved reputation and acclaim, but his legacy declares his lies, and
the embarrassment and hurt he caused. Proverbs explains how egotistical
addictions lead to devastation. "Before destruction," we read, "the heart of
man is haughty" (18:12). Taylor's disgrace warns us of how arrogance can
ruin our lives, but one's foolishness often harms others too (vv. 6-7).
The "downfall" is great indeed.
While a proud heart destroys us and others, a humble heart leads toward a life
of meaning and joy. "before honour is humility" the proverb says (v. 12).
If we selfishly pursue only self-interests (v. 1), we'll never find what we
crave. If we yield our heart to God and serve others,
however, we honour Him and reflect His goodness.
Reflect & Pray
How have you seen pride lead to a downfall?
How have you seen humility lead to honor?
Dear God, please give me a humble heart
and help me reject a haughty, arrogant spirit.
Sin keeps us from being in union with Christ.
Find out how to overcome sin by reading Walking Free.
EXODUS 31
The Tabernacle Artisans
Ex 35:30-35
1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 36:1; 35:30) See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri,
the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
3 (1Ki 7:14; Ex 35:31) I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom,
in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of craftsmanship
4 to devise artistic works for work with gold, with silver, and with bronze,
5 and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in carving of wood,
to work in all manner of craftsmanship.
6 (Ex 28:3; 35:10) I, indeed, I have given him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamak,
of the tribe of Dan, and I have given skill to all who are
specially skilled, that they may make everything that I have commanded you:
7 (Ex 36:8-37:9)the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony,
and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furniture of the tent,
8 (Ex 37:10-28) the table and its utensils, and the pure lampstand
with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,
9 (Ex 38:1-8) the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils,
and the basin and its stand,
10 the woven garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest
and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests,
11 (Ex 37:29) the anointing oil and sweet incense for the holy place.
They must make them according to all that I have commanded you.
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of
the tribe of Judah:
[3] And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in
understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
[4] To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
[5] And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work
in all manner of workmanship.
[6] And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of
the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put
wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
[7] The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and
the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,
[8] And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his
furniture, and the altar of incense,
[9] And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver
and his foot,
[10] And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest,
and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office,
[11] And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according
to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
The Sabbath Law
12 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
13 (Eze 20:12; 20:20) Speak also to the children of Israel, saying,
"You must surely keep My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me
and you throughout your generations, that you may know that
I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
14 "You shall keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you.
Everyone who defiles it will surely be put to death.
For whoever does any work on it, that person will be cut
off from among his people.
15 (Ex 16:23; Lev 23:3) Six days may work be done,
but on the seventh is the Sabbath of complete rest,
holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath
day will surely be put to death.
16 Therefore the children of Israel must keep the Sabbath,
to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations,
for a perpetual covenant.
17 (Ge 1:31; Ex 31:13; Ge 2:2-3) It is a sign between Me
and the children of Israel forever, for in six days
the Lord made heaven and earth,
but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed."
18 (Ex 24:12; 32:15-16) When He had made an end of
communing with him on Mount Sinai,
He gave Moses the two tablets of testimony,
tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.
[12] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[13] Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths
ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your
generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.
[14] Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one
that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work
therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
[15] Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest,
holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall
surely be put to death.
[16] Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the
sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
[17] It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six
days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and
was refreshed.
[18] And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him
upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the
finger of God.
EXODUS 32
The Golden Calf
1 (Ex 24:18; Ac 7:40) Now when the people saw that Moses delayed
coming down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves
together around Aaron and said to him,
"Come, make us gods which will go before us. As for this Moses,
the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt,
we do not know what has become of him."
2 (Ex 12:35-36; Jdg 8:24-27) Aaron said to them,
"Break off the gold earrings that are in the ears of your wives,
your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me."
3 So all the people broke off the gold earrings that were in their ears
and brought them to Aaron.
4 (Dt 9:16; Ne 9:18) He received them from their hand,
and fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it into a molded calf.
Then they said, "This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up
from the land of Egypt."
5 (2Ki 10:20; Lev 23:2) When Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it.
And Aaron made a proclamation and said, "Tomorrow will be
a feast to the Lord."
6 (1Co 10:7; Nu 25:2) So they rose up early on the next day,
and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings.
And the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
7 (Dt 9:12; Ex 32:11) The Lord spoke to Moses, "Go, and get down,
for your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt,
have corrupted themselves.
8 (Ex 20:3-4; 20:23) They have quickly turned aside from the way
which I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molded calf,
and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said,
'This is your god, O Israel, which has brought you up
from the land of Egypt.' "
9 (Ex 33:3; 33:5) Then the Lord said to Moses,
"I have seen this people, and certainly, it is a stiff-necked people.
10 (Dt 9:14; Nu 14:12; Dt 9:19) Now therefore let Me alone,
so that My wrath may burn against them and I may destroy them.
And I will make of you a great nation."
11 (Dt 9:18-20; 9:26-29) But Moses sought the favour of the Lord his God,
and said, "Lord, why does Your wrath burn against Your people,
whom You have brought forth from the land of Egypt with great power
and with a mighty hand?
12 (Nu 14:13-16; Dt 9:28) Why should the Egyptians speak, saying,
'With evil intent He brought them out, to kill them in the mountains
and to destroy them from the face of the earth'?
Turn from Your fierce wrath and relent of this harm against Your people.
13 (Ge 12:7; 22:16) Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants,
to whom You swore by Yourself, and said to them, 'I will multiply
your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land that
I have spoken of will I give to your descendants,
and they will inherit it forever.'"
14 (Ps 106:45; 2Sa 24:16) Then the Lord relented of the harm
which He said He would do to His people.
15 (Dt 9:15) Moses turned and went down from the mountain
with the two tablets of testimony in his hand.
The tablets were written on both their sides.
They were written on one side and on the other.
16 (Ex 31:18)bThe tablets were God's work,
and the writing was God's writing, engraved on the tablets.
17 (Ex 17:9; 24:13) When Joshua heard the noise of the people
as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is a sound of war in the camp."
18 But he said:
"It is not the sound of those who shout for victory,
nor is it the sound of those who cry because of being overcome,
but I hear the sound of singing."
19 (Dt 9:16-17) As soon as he came near the camp,
he saw the calf and the dancing, and Moses' anger burned,
so he threw the tablets from his hands
and shattered them at the bottom of the mountain.
20 (Dt 9:21) Then he took the calf which they had made
and burned it in the fire, ground it to powder,
and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink it.
21 (Ge 20:9) Moses said to Aaron, "What did this people do to you,
that you have brought so great a sin upon them?"
22 (Dt 9:24; Ex 14:11) Aaron said, "Do not let the anger of my lord burn.
You know that the people are set on evil.
23 (Ex 32:1-4) For they said to me, 'Make a god for us which will go
before us, for this Moses, the man that brought us up from
the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.'
24 (Ex 32:4) I said to them, 'Whoever has any gold, let them break it off.'
So they gave it to me, and then I threw it into the fire,
and this calf came out.'"
25 Now when Moses saw the people were in a frenzy,
for Aaron had let them get completely out of control,
causing derision from their enemies,
26 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp and said,
"Whoever is on the Lord's side, come to me."
And all the Levites gathered themselves together around him.
27 (Nu 25:5) He said to them, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel,
'Every man fasten his sword on his side,
and go back and forth from gate to gate throughout the camp,
and let every man kill his brother, and every man his friend,
and every man his neighbour.'"
28 (Dt 33:9) The Levites did according to the word of Moses,
and about three thousand men of the people died that day.
29 (Nu 25:11-13; Zec 13:3) For Moses had said,
"Consecrate yourselves today to the Lord,
that He may bestow a blessing on you this day,
for every man opposes his son and his brother."
30 (1Sa 12:20; Nu 25:13) On the next day Moses said to the people,
"You have committed a great sin, and now I will go up to the Lord.
Perhaps I can make atonement for your sin."
31 (Ex 20:23; 32:30) Then Moses returned to the Lord and said,
"Oh, this people has committed a great sin and have made a god
of gold for themselves.
32 (Ps 69:28; Da 12:1) Yet now, if You will, forgive their sin,
but if not, I pray, blot me out of Your book which You have written."
33 (Eze 18:4) Then the Lord said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me,
I will blot him out of My book.
34 (Ex 23:20; Dt 32:35) So go now, lead the people to the place of which
I have spoken to you. Indeed, My angel will go before you.
Nevertheless in the day when I punish, I will indeed punish them
for their sin."
35 And the Lord plagued the people because they had made the calf,
the one that Aaron made.
Posted by DSY on
Day 40, 9 February 2026
1) Exodus 30, Exodus 31, Exodus 32
EXODUS 30
The Altar of Incense
Ex 37:25-28
1 (Ex 37:25-28; Rev 8:3) Also, you must make an altar for burning incense.
You must make it of acacia wood.
2 (Ex 27:2) It must be a cubit in length, and its width a cubit.
It will be square. Its height will be two cubits;
(About 1 1/2 feet long and wide and 3 feet high,
or 45 centimeters long and wide and 90 centimeters high.)
the horns shall be of one piece with it.
3You must overlay it with pure gold, its top, its sides all around,
and its horns; and you must make a molding of gold all around it.
4 (Ex 25:27) You must make two golden rings for it under its molding.
You must make them on its two sides, on opposite sides of it,
and they will be holders for the poles with which to carry it.
5 Then you must make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
6 (Ex 25:21-22) You must put it before the veil that is by the ark
of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony,
where I will meet with you.
7 (1Sa 2:28; Ex 27:20-21) Aaron must burn sweet incense on it.
Every morning, when he trims the lamps, he must burn incense.
8 When Aaron lights the lamps at sundown, he must burn incense on it.
It is to be a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.
9 (Lev 10:1)You must offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt sacrifice,
nor grain offering, and you must not pour out a drink offering on it.
10 (Lev 16:18; 23:27) Aaron must make atonement on its horns once a year
with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. Once a year he must make
atonement on it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.
[1] And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt
thou make it.
[2] A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof;
foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the
horns thereof shall be of the same.
[3] And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides
thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a
crown of gold round about.
[4] And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the
two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they
shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.
[5] And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with
gold.
[6] And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the
testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will
meet with thee.
[7] And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he
dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
[8] And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon
it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.
[9] Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat
offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.
[10] And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year
with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he
make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the
LORD.
The Atonement Money
11 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
12 (Nu 31:50; Ex 38:25-26) When you take the census of the children of
Israel according to their number, then each man is to pay a ransom for
his life to the Lord when you count them, so that there be no plague
among them when you number them.
13 (Lev 27:25; Nu 3:47) This is what everyone who is counted must give:
half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary
(About 1/5 ounce, or 5.8 grams; and in v. 15. (a shekel is twenty gerahs).)
The half shekel will be the offering to the Lord.
14 Everyone who is counted, from twenty years old and above,
must give an offering to the Lord.
15 (Pr 22:2; Eph 6:9) The rich must not give more and the poor must not
give less than half a shekel when they give the offering to the Lord,
to make atonement for your lives.
16 (Ex 38:25-31; Nu 16:40) You must take the atonement money of the
children of Israel and give it for the service of the tent of meeting,
so that it may be a memorial to the children of Israel before the Lord,
to make atonement for your lives.
[11] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[12] When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number,
then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when
thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest
them.
[13] This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are
numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is
twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.
[14] Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years
old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD.
[15] The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than
half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an
atonement for your souls.
[16] And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and
shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that
it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an
atonement for your souls.
The Bronze Basin
17 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
18 (Ex 38:8; 40:7) You must also make a basin of bronze,
with its base also of bronze, for washing,
and you must put it between the tent of meeting and the altar,
and you must put water in it.
19 (Isa 52:11; Ex 40:31-32) For Aaron and his sons must wash
their hands and their feet from it.
20 When they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near
the altar to minister by burning incense as an offering made
by fire to the Lord, they must wash with water so that they will not die.
21 (Ex 28:43) So they must wash their hands and their feet,
so that they will not die. And it will be a perpetual statute for them,
even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.
[17] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[18] Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to
wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the
congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.
[19] For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:
[20] When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash
with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to
minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:
[21] So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and
it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed
throughout their generations.
The Anointing Oil
22 Moreover the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
23 (SS 4:14; Eze 27:19) Take for yourself choice spices: five hundred shekels
(About 12 1/2 pounds, or 5.8 kilograms; and in v. 24. )
of pure myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon
(two hundred and fifty shekels About 6 1/4 pounds, or 2.9 kilograms.),
two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling cane,
24 (Ex 29:40; Ps 45:8) five hundred shekels of cassia,
according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin
(About 75 pounds, or 34 kilograms.) of olive oil.
25 (Ex 37:29; Nu 35:25; Ps 89:20) And you must make
with it a holy anointing oil, a perfumed compound,
the work of a perfumer. It will be a holy anointing oil.
26 (Nu 7:1) And you must anoint the tent of meeting with it,
along with the ark of the testimony,
27 and the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils,
and the altar of incense,
28 and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils,
and the basin and its stand.
29 (Ex 29:37) You must consecrate them, so that they may be most holy.
Whatever touches them must be holy.
30 (Lev 8:12; 8:30) You must anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them,
so that they may minister as priests to Me.
31 You must speak to the children of Israel, saying,
"This will be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations.
32 (Ex 30:25) It must not be poured out on anyone's body,
nor shall you make any other like it in composition.
It is holy, and it will be holy to you.
33 (Ex 30:38; Ge 17:14) Whoever makes anything like it
or whoever puts any of it on a layman
will be cut off from his people."
[22] Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[23] Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred
shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty
shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,
[24] And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary,
and of oil olive an hin:
[25] And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound
after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.
[26] And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and
the ark of the testimony,
[27] And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels,
and the altar of incense,
[28] And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and
his foot.
[29] And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever
toucheth them shall be holy.
[30] And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that
they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
[31] And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be
an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.
[32] Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any
other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy
unto you.
[33] Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon
a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people.
The Incense
34 (Ex 25:6; 37:29) Then the Lord said to Moses:
Take for yourself sweet spices,
stacte and onycha and galbanum,
sweet spices with pure frankincense of equal amounts.
35 (Ex 30:25; Lev 2:13) You shall make of these an incense,
a compound expertly blended, mingled with salt, pure and holy.
36 (Ex 25:22) You must beat some of it very fine and put
part of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting
where I will meet with you. It will be most holy to you.
37 As for the perfume which you will make, you may not
make it for yourselves using the same recipe.
It must be holy for the Lord to you.
38 (Ex 30:33) Whoever makes anything like it in order to use it
as perfume must be cut off from his people.
[34] And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and
onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each
shall there be a like weight:
[35] And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the
apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:
[36] And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the
testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with
thee: it shall be unto you most holy.
[37] And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to
yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy
for the LORD.
[38] Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be
cut off from his people.