Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 36, 5 Feb 2021



Exodus 19 - 21



EXODUS 19



EXODUS 19



Israel at Mount Sinai



1 (Ex 12:6; 16:1) In the third month after the children of Israel had gone

forth out of the land of Egypt, on the same day they came

into the Wilderness of Sinai.

2 (Ex 3:1; 17:1) When they set out from Rephidim, they came to the

Wilderness of Sinai and camped in the wilderness.

Israel camped there before the mountain.

3 (Ex 3:4; Ac 7:38) Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him

from the mountain, saying, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob

and tell the children of Israel:

4 (Isa 63:9; Dt 29:2; Rev 12:14) 'You have seen what I did to the Egyptians,

and how I lifted you up on eagles' wings, and brought you to Myself.

5 (Ex 9:29; Dt 10:14) Now therefore, if you will faithfully obey My voice

and keep My covenant, then you shall be My special possession out of all

the nations, for all the earth is Mine.

6 (Dt 7:6; 26:19) And you will be to Me a kingdom of priests

and a holy nation.' These are the words which you shall speak

to the children of Israel."

7 (Ex 4:29–30) So Moses came and called for the elders of the people

and laid before them all these words which the Lord commanded him.

8 (Ex 24:3; 24:7) Then all the people answered together and said,

"All that the Lord has spoken we will do."

And Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord.

9 (Dt 4:36; Ex 19:16) The Lord said to Moses, "Indeed, I am going to come

to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with

you and always believe in you." Then Moses told the words of the people

to the Lord.

10 (Ge 35:2; Lev 11:44–45) The Lord said to Moses, "Go to the people

and sanctify them today and tomorrow,

and have them wash their clothes,

11 (Ex 19:16; 34:5) and be ready for the third day, for on the third day

the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people on Mount Sinai.

12 You shall set boundaries for the people all around, saying,

'Take heed to yourselves so that you not go up onto the mountain

or touch its border.

Whoever touches the mountain will surely be put to death.

13 (Ex 19:16; 19:19) No hand will touch him, but he shall

surely be stoned or shot through, whether it be beast or man.

He shall not live.' When the trumpet sounds a long blast,

they shall come up to the mountain."

14 So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified

the people, and they washed their clothes.

15 (Ex 19:11; 1Sa 21:4–5) He said to the people,

"Be ready for the third day. Do not go near your wives."

16 (Heb 12:21; 12:18–19) So on the third day, in the morning,

there was thunder and lightning, and a thick cloud on the mountain,

and the sound of an exceedingly loud trumpet.

All the people who were in the camp trembled.

17 (Dt 4:10) Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet

with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.

18 (Ps 144:5; Ex 24:17; Jdg 5:5) Now Mount Sinai was completely covered

in smoke because the Lord had descended upon it in fire, and the smoke

ascended like the smoke of a furnace,

and the whole mountain shook violently.

19 (Ps 81:7; Ex 19:16) When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder,

Moses spoke, and God answered him with a voice.Or thunder.

20 (Ne 9:13) The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain.

And the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

21 (1Sa 6:19; Ex 3:5) Then the Lord said to Moses,

"Go down, warn the people, lest they force their way to the Lord to look,

and many of them perish.

22 (Ex 24:5) Let the priests also, which come near to the Lord,

sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break through against them."

23 (Ex 19:12) Moses said to the Lord, "The people cannot come

up to Mount Sinai, for You warned us, saying,

'Set boundaries around the mountain, and sanctify it.' "

24 Then the Lord said to him, "Go, get down, and come up,

you and Aaron with you, but do not let the priests

and the people force their way through to come up to the Lord,

lest He break through against them."

25 So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.



(A big event was about to happen)



EXODUS 20



The Ten Commandments



Dt 5:6–21



1 (Dt 5:22) Now God spoke all these words, saying:

2 (Ex 13:3; Lev 26:1) I am the Lord your God, who brought you

out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3 (Jer 35:15; Dt 6:14) You shall have no other gods before Me.

4 (Lev 26:1; Dt 27:15; Lev 19:4) You shall not make for yourself

any graven idol, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven

above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water

below the earth.

5 (Ex 34:14; Nu 14:18) You shall not bow down to them or serve them;

for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,

visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children

to the third and fourth generation of them who hate Me,

6 (Dt 7:9) and showing lovingkindness to thousands of them

who love Me and keep My commandments.



( No idols, Love the Lord Your God as yourself,

what idols are there in your life?)



7 (Lev 19:12; Jas 5:12) You shall not take the name of the Lord your God

in vain, for the Lord will not hold guiltless anyone

who takes His name in vain.



( NO swearing. REmember all good thinngs come from above.

Swaer at Satan, the enemy of your soul)



8 (Lev 19:3; Ge 2:3) Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.

9 (Lk 13:14; Ex 23:12) Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

10 (Ex 34:21; Nu 15:32–36) but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the

Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son,

or your daughter, or your male servant, or your female servant,

or your livestock, or your sojourner who is within your gates.

11 (Ge 2:2–3; Ex 31:17) For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day.

Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

12 (Lev 19:3; Lk 18:20) Honor your father and your mother,

that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.



(THe Egyptians forced the Hebrews to work without rest.

A Day of rest is good for the soul)



13 (Ro 13:9; Ge 9:5–6; Ex 21:20) You shall not murder.



(No killing , and do not call your brother Raca)





14 (Lev 18:20; 20:10)You shall not commit adultery.



( A big one. Adultery - Pornography is and adultery industry,

same with Prostitution - Recall Judah. Cheating on spuse is not allowed)



15 (Lev 19:11; 19:13) You shall not steal.



(Never be a thief)



16 (Ex 23:1; Mt 19:18) You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.



( Never tell a lie)



17 (Ro 7:7; Mt 5:28) You shall not covet your neighbor's house;

you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant,

or his maidservant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.



(Never envy - pride in involved . Be humble)



18 (Ex 19:16–18) All the people witnessed the thunder

and the lightning and the sound of the trumpet

and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it,

they trembled and stood at a distance.

19 (Dt 18:16; Gal 3:19) They said to Moses, "You speak to us,

and we will listen, but do not let God speak to us, lest we die."

20 (Dt 13:3; Isa 8:13) Moses said to the people, "Do not fear,

for God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be

before you so that you do not sin."

21 (1Ki 8:12; Ps 18:9) The people stood a distance away as Moses

drew near to the thick darkness where God was.



(The Power of the Creator is on display)



The Law About the Altar



22 (Ne 9:13; Dt 4:36) Then the Lord said to Moses:

Thus you shall say to the children of Israel,

"You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.

23 (Ex 20:3–5; 2Ki 17:33) You shall not make gods of silver alongside

Me or make gods of gold for yourselves.

24 (Dt 12:5; 16:11; 26:2) "You shall make an altar of earth for Me

and on it you shall sacrifice your burnt offerings and your peace offerings,

your sheep, and your oxen.

In every place where I cause My name to be honored,

I will come to you and bless you.

25 (Dt 27:5–6; Jos 8:31) If you will make Me an altar of stone,

you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you use your tool on it,

you will have polluted it.

26 And you shall not go up by steps to My altar,

so that your nakedness will not be exposed on it."



EXODUS 21



The Law About Servants



Dt 15:12–18; Lev 25:39–55



1 (Dt 4:14; 6:20) Now these are the judgments which you will set before them.

2 (Dt 15:12–15; 15:18) If you buy a Hebrew servant, he will serve

for six years, but in the seventh he shall go out free

without paying anything.

3 If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself.

If he is married, then his wife will go out with him.

4 If his master gives him a wife, and she bears him sons or daughters,

the wife and her children shall belong to her master,

and he will go out by himself.

5 (Dt 15:16–17) However, if the servant plainly says,

"I love my master, my wife, and my children. I will not go out free,"

6 (Ex 22:8–9) then his master will bring him to the judges,

then he shall also bring him to the door or to the doorpost,

and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl,

and he shall serve him forever.

7 (Ne 5:5; Ex 21:2–3) If a man sells his daughter to be a female servant,

she shall not go out as the male servants do.

8 If she does not please her master, who has betrothed her to himself,

then he shall let her be redeemed.

He has no authority to sell her to a foreign nation,

because he has dealt deceitfully with her.

9 If he has designated her for his son, then he shall deal with

her according to the customary rights of daughters.

10 If he marries another wife,

then he must not diminish the first one's food,

her clothing, or her marital rights.

11 If he does not provide these three for her,

then she shall go out free, without paying money.



The Law About Violence



12 (Ge 9:6; Lev 24:17; Mt 26:52) He that strikes a man

so that he dies shall surely be put to death.

13 (Jos 20:2–9; 1Sa 24:4) However, if it was not premeditated,

but God let him fall into his hand, then I will appoint you

a place where he may flee.

14 (1Ki 2:28–34; Heb 10:26) But if a man willfully comes upon his neighbour

in order to kill him cunningly, then you must take him from My altar,

that he may die.



(Capital Punishment)



15 He who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.



(Honour your father and mother comes to mind)



16 (Dt 24:7; Ex 22:4) He who kidnaps a man and sells him,

or if he is found in his possession, shall surely be put to death.



(Extortion punishable by death)



17 (Pr 20:20; Dt 27:16) He who curses his father or his mother shall

surely be put to death.

18 (Ex 21:20) If men fight and one strikes the other with a stone

or with his fist, and he does not die, but must remain in bed,

19 and then if he gets up and walks around on his staff,

then he who struck him shall go unpunished.

Only he must pay for his loss of time

and shall see to it that he is thoroughly healed.

20 If a man strikes his male servant or his female servant

with a rod so that he or she dies at his hand, then he shall surely be punished.

21 Nevertheless, if he survives for a day or two,

then he shall not be punished, for it is his money.



(Treat those who serve you correctly)



22 (Dt 22:18–19; Ex 21:30) If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that

her child is born prematurely,Or she has a miscarriage.

yet there is no serious injury,

then he shall be surely punished in accordance with

what the woman's husband demands of him,

and he shall pay as the judges determine.

23 (Dt 19:21) But if there is any serious injury,

then you shall give life for life,

24 (Dt 19:21) eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.



(That is rather strong)



26 If a man strikes the eye of his male servant

or the eye of his female servant so that it is destroyed,

then he must let him go free on account of his eye.

27 If he knocks out his male servant's tooth

or his female servant's tooth,

then he shall let him or her go free on account of the tooth.



Laws About Property



28 (Ex 21:32) If an ox gores a man or a woman to death,

then the ox must surely be stoned and its flesh must not be eaten,

but the owner of the ox will be acquitted.

29 But if the ox has had the habit of goring,

and the owner has been made aware of it,

and he has not kept it in, and it has killed a man or a woman,

then the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death.

30 (Ex 21:22; 30:12) If a ransom is set for him, then he shall give

for the ransom of his life whatever is demanded of him.

31 Whether it gored a son or gored a daughter,

it will be done to him according to this rule.

32 (Mt 26:15; Zec 11:12–13) If the ox gores a male servant

or a female servant, then its owner shall give thirty shekels

(About 12 ounces, or 345 grams. ) of silver to their master,

and the ox must be stoned.

33 If a man opens a pit or if a man digs a pit

and does not cover it, and an ox

or a donkey falls into it,

34 the owner of the pit must make restitution.

He must give money to their owner, and the dead animal will be his.

35 If one man's ox hurts another's so that it dies,

then they shall sell the live ox

and divide its proceeds and divide the dead ox also.

36 Or if it be known that the ox has had the habit of goring

and its owner has not kept it in,

then he shall surely pay ox for ox

and the dead animal will become his own.



(Careful about the strength of an animal)



2) Our Daily Bread for 2 Feb 2021

https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/02/05/hold-steady

entitled Hold Steady



Isaiah 41:10–13



10 (Jos 1:9; Isa 41:13–14) Do not fear, for I am with you;

do not be dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you, I will help you,

yes, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

11 (Isa 45:24; Ex 23:22) Certainly all those who were incensed against you

shall be ashamed and humiliated;

they shall be as nothing,

and those who strive with you shall perish.

12 (Ps 37:35–36; Job 20:7–9) You shall seek them

and shall not find them, even those who contended with you.

Those who war against you

shall be as nothing, as a thing of nonexistence.

13 (Isa 45:1) For I, the Lord your God,

will hold your right hand,

saying to you, "Do not fear;

I will help you."



Harriet Tubman was one of the great American heroes of the 19th century.

Showing remarkable courage, she guided more than three hundred fellow

slaves to freedom after she first escaped slavery by crossing into

free territory in the United States North.

Not content to simply enjoy her own freedom,

she ventured back into slave states nineteen times to lead

friends, family, and strangers to freedom, sometimes guiding

people on foot all the way to Canada.



What drove Tubman to such brave action?

A woman of deep faith, she at one time said this:

"I always told God, I’m going to hold steady on you,

and you've got to see me through."

Her dependence on God's guidance

as she led people out of slavery was a hallmark of her success.



What does it mean to "hold steady" to God?

A verse in the prophecy of Isaiah might help us see that in reality

it's He who holds us as we grab His hand.

Isaiah quotes God, who said, "I am the Lord your God who takes

hold of your right hand and says to you,

Do not fear; I will help you" (41:13).



Harriet held tightly to God, and He saw her through.

What challenges are you facing?

Hold steady to God as He "takes hold" of your hand and your life.

"Do not fear." He will help you.



By: Dave Branon





Reflect & Pray



What’s your biggest challenge right now?

What can you do or say to let God know you trust Him?



Father in heaven, life is hard when I try to do it alone,

so I need Your help. Please come alongside me in

my greatest challenges and help me know I’m not alone.



Learn to face life's challenges

through your study of Soul Care at

https://www.ChristianUniversity.org/CC201.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 6 - Through The Fire



Is 43:2



2 (Ps 66:12; Da 3:25–27) When you pass through waters,

I will be with you.

And through the rivers,

they shall not overflow you.

When you walk through the fire,

you shall not be burned,

nor shall the flame kindle on you.



In the Book of Daniel, 3 young men provide one of the world's best-known

Bible stories. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, three of the finest young

men of Israel, were taken into capitivity to Babylon. There King

Nebuchadnezzar, filled with his own importance, commanded that

everyone bow down and worship his image.

When shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to worship anyone

except the One True god, they were cast into Nebuchadnezzar's

furnace of fire.

Is 43:2 brings their experience into focus for us. There the Lord says,

"When you pass throught the fire ... when you walk through the water ..."

Not if, but when. If we are committed to serving and honouring the Lord,

at some point we will be faced with "passing through the fire" for hm.

We may not face a physical frunace, but we may face the fires of

persecution, anger, hostility or suffering. And God says:

"I will be with you."

When the three young Israelites stepped into the king's furnace, all

the people looked and saw, not three, but four men in the fire, their

bonds burned away, walking freely among the flames. They did not

escape the fate decreed for them. But the Lord was with them in

the fire, as surely as he has promised to be with us in the flood

and the fire, as surely as he has promised to be with us in the

flood and fire tht life brings to us. The promise of god remains:

"I will be with you; the waters will not overflow, nor will the

flames burn you."



Application



a) What kinds of "fires" and "Floods" have I experienced?



b) How was I aware of the Lord's presence with me?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Philip 4:19



19Ro 2:4But my God shall supply your every need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.





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





God's Reconciling Peace



Ps 85:8-13



8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will hear what God the Lord will speak,

for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints,

but let them not turn again to folly.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Surely His salvation is near to them who fear Him,

that glory may dwell in our land.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Mercy and truth have met together;

righteousness and peace have kissed.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Truth springs from the ground,

and righteousness looks down from the sky.

12 Yes, the Lord gives that which is good,

and our land shall yield its increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before Him

and prepare a way for His footsteps.





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 maoy have a total as hihg 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 legrest 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 discpleship. They often fell lost in our

Western congreations, and euqally 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





5th Day of the Month







a) Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples, that the Lord will draw them to Himself



(PS 145:13-18



13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,



and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.



14 The Lord upholds all who fall,



and raises up all who are bowed down.



15 The eyes of all wait upon You,



and You give them their food in due season.



16 You open Your hand



and satisfy the desire of every living thing.



17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways



and loving in all His works.



18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,



to all who call upon Him in truth.



)











b) Pray for the Lord to search your life , reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness



( ps 139:24 and see if there is any rebellious way in me,



and lead me in the ancient way.







1: John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.







Conclusion:



Pray to seek the Lord's will about why the 10 commandments were set up



Pray to seek the Lord's will in your challenges today.



Pray to seek the Lord's during troubled times



Pray to seek the Lord in what your needs are.



Pray to seek the Righteousness of the Lord.



Pray for Muslims in Alberta to receive Christ as Saviour .



Pray for Godly values in Canada and that the politicans will realise

that they are stewart of power.



Pray for forgiveness of sins and repentance.



Pray to accept Jesus in your life.

Day 37, 6 Feb 2021



Exodus 22 - 24



EXODUS 22



Laws About Restitution



1 (2Sa 12:6; Lk 19:8) If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it

or sells it, then he shall repay five oxen for an ox,

and four sheep for a sheep.

2 (Mt 24:43; Nu 35:27) If a thief is caught breaking in

and is struck so that he dies, then there will be no blood guilt for him.

3 (Ex 21:2) If the sun has risen on him, then there is blood guilt for him.

He must make full restitution. If he has nothing,

then he will be sold for his theft.

4 (Ex 21:16; 22:1) If the stolen item is in fact found alive

in his possession, whether it be an ox, or donkey, or sheep,

then he shall repay double.

5 If a man causes a field or vineyard to be eaten

and puts out his beast so that it feeds in another man's field,

he must make restitution of the best of his own field

and of the best of his own vineyard.

6 (Ex 22:9) If fire breaks out and catches in thorn bushes,

so that stacked grain or the standing grain or the field are consumed,

then he who started the fire must surely make restitution.

7 If a man gives his neighbor money or items to be kept for him,

and it is stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is caught,

he must repay double.

8 (Ex 21:6; 22:28) If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house

will be brought before the judges to determine

if he has laid his hand on his neighbor's goods.

9 (Dt 25:1; Ex 22:4) For any kind of trespass, whether it be for an ox,

for a donkey, for a sheep, for clothing, or for any type of lost thing,

where another says it is his, the case of both parties shall come

before the judges. And whoever the judges find guilty will pay double

to his neighbor.

10 If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, or an ox, or a sheep,

or any beast to keep for him, and it dies, or is injured,

or is driven away while no one sees it,

11 (Heb 6:16) then there will be an oath before the Lord between

both of them that he has not laid his hand upon his neighbor's property.

And its owner must accept this, and he will not have to make restitution.

12 (Ge 31:39) However, if it was stolen from him, he shall

make restitution to its owner.

13 If it is torn in pieces, then let him bring it as evidence,

and he will not have to repay for that which was torn.

14 If a man borrows anything from his neighbor,

and it is hurt or dies when the owner was not with it,

then he shall surely make restitution.

15 But if the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution.

If it was a hired thing, it came with his hire.



Moral and Ceremonial Laws



16 (Dt 22:28–29) If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged

and has relations with her, he must surely endow her to be his wife.

17 (Ge 34:12; 1Sa 18:25) If her father absolutely refuses to give her

to him, he must pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

18 (Lev 20:27; 1Sa 28:3) You must not allow a sorceress to live.

19 (Lev 18:23; Dt 27:21) Whoever has relations with

a beast must surely be put to death.

20 (Dt 17:2–5; Nu 25:7–8) He who sacrifices to any god

other than the Lord alone shall be utterly destroyed.

21 (Dt 10:19; Ex 23:9; Lev 19:33) You must neither wrong a foreigner

nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

22 (Dt 24:17; 27:19) You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.

23 (Ps 18:6; Lk 18:7) If you afflict them in any way

and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry.

24 (Ps 109:9; 69:24) And My anger will burn,

and I will kill you with the sword,

and your wives will become widows,

and your children fatherless.

25 (Ps 15:5; Lev 25:35–37; Dt 23:19–20) If you lend money to any

of My people who is poor among you, do not be a creditor to him,

and do not charge him interest.

26 (Dt 24:6; Pr 20:16) If you take your neighbor's garment as a pledge,

you shall return it to him before the sun goes down,

27 (Ex 34:6; 2Ch 30:9) for that is his only covering;

it is his garment for his body. In what else will he sleep?

And when he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious.

28 (Ecc 10:20; Ac 23:5) You shall not curse

God or curse the ruler of your people.

29 (Ex 13:2; 23:16) You must not delay to offer the first

of your harvest and of your vats.

You must give to Me the firstborn of your sons.

30 (Lev 22:27; Dt 15:19) Likewise you must do the same

with your oxen and with your sheep. Seven days it shall

remain with its mother, but on the eighth day you must give it to Me.

31 (Eze 4:14; Lev 19:2) You will be holy men to Me;

therefore you must not eat any flesh that is torn

by beasts in the field. You must throw it to the dogs.



EXODUS 23



Laws of Justice and Mercy



1 (Ps 35:11; 101:5) You must not give a false report.

Do not join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

2 (Ex 23:6–7; Lev 19:15) You must not follow the masses to do evil,

and do not testify in a dispute that agrees

with the crowd to pervert justice.

3 You must not show partiality to a poor man in his dispute.

4 (Dt 22:1–4; Pr 25:21) If you meet your enemy's ox

or his donkey going astray, you shall surely return it to him.

5 (Dt 22:4) If you see the donkey of someone who hates

you lying under its burden, you must not ignore it;

you must surely help with him.

6 (Ex 23:2–3; Dt 27:19) You shall not turn justice away

from your poor in his dispute.

7 (Ex 34:7; 23:1) Keep far away from a false charge,

and do not kill the innocent and the righteous,

for I will not justify the wicked.

8 (Dt 16:19; Pr 15:27) You shall not take a bribe,

for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts

the words of the righteous.

9 (Ex 22:21; Dt 27:19) Also you shall not oppress a foreigner,

for you know the life of a foreigner, seeing you were foreigners

in the land of Egypt.



The Laws of Sabbaths



10 You shall sow your land for six years and shall gather in its produce,

11 but in the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow,

so that the poor of your people may eat,

and what they leave the beasts of the field may eat.

You shall do likewise with your vineyard and with your olive grove.

12 (Ex 20:8–11) For six days you are to do your work,

but on the seventh day you must cease,

so that your ox and your donkey may rest,

and the son of your female servant

and the foreigner may refresh themselves.

13 (Dt 4:9; Jos 23:7) In all things that I have said to you,

watch yourselves, and do not mention the name of other gods,

nor let them be heard from your mouth.



The Three Annual Feasts



14 (Dt 16:16) Three times in the year you must celebrate a feast to Me.

15 (Ex 34:20; Nu 28:16–25) You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you,

in the appointed time of the month Aviv, for in it you came out from Egypt.

No one shall appear before Me empty-­handed.

16 (Ex 34:22; Lev 23:9–21; 23:34–44) You shall observe the Feast of Harvest,

the first fruits of your labors, which you have sown in the field.

You shall observe the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year,

when you have gathered in the fruit of your labors from the field.

17 (Dt 16:16; Ex 34:23) Three times in the year all your males

shall appear before the Lord God.

18 (Ex 34:25; Lev 2:11) You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice

with leavened bread, nor shall the fat of My sacrifice remain

until the morning.

19 (Ex 34:26; Dt 14:21; 26:10) The first of the first fruits of your land

you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God.

You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.



The Angel Prepares the Way



20 (Ex 14:19; 32:34) Indeed, I am going to send an angel before you to guard

you along the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.

21 (Ps 78:40; 78:56) Be on guard before him and obey his voice.

Do not provoke him, for he will not pardon your transgressions,

for My name is in him.

22 (Ge 12:3; Dt 30:7) But if you diligently obey his voice

and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies

and an adversary to your adversaries.

23 (Ex 23:20) For My angel will go before you and bring you to

the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites,

and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites,

and I will completely destroy them.

24 (Ex 20:5; Nu 33:52) You must not bow down to their gods,

or serve them, or do according to their practices,

but you shall utterly overthrow them

and break down their images in pieces.

25 (Ex 15:26; Dt 6:13) You shall serve the Lord your God,

and He shall bless your bread and your water,

and I will remove sickness from your midst.

26 (Dt 7:14; Job 5:26) No one shall be miscarrying

or be barren in your land.

I will fulfill the number of your days.

27 (Dt 2:25; 7:23) I will send My fear before you,

and I will throw into panic all the people to whom you shall come.

I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.

28 (Dt 7:20) I will send hornets before you which shall

drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before you.

29 (Dt 7:22) I will not drive them out before you in one year,

lest the land become desolate

and the beasts of the field multiply against you.

30 Little by little I will drive them out before you,

until you become fruitful and inherit the land.

31 (Ge 15:18; Jos 21:44) I will set your boundaries from the Red Sea

to the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the River;

Euphrates River. for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land

into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.

32 (Ex 34:12; Dt 7:2) You must not make a covenant with them

or with their gods.

33 (Dt 7:16; Ps 106:36) They shall not live in your land,

lest they cause you to sin against Me,

for if you serve their gods,

it will surely be a snare to you.



EXODUS 24



The Covenant Confirmed



1 (Ex 6:23; Nu 11:16) Then He said to Moses, "Come up to the Lord, you,

and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,

and you shall worship from a distance.

2 (Ex 24:13; 24:15) Moses alone shall come near the Lord,

but they shall not come near, nor may the people go up with him."

3 (Ex 19:8; 24:7) Moses came and told the people

all the words of the Lord and all the ordinances.

Then all the people answered with one voice and said,

"All the words which the Lord has said we will do."

4 (Dt 31:9; Ge 28:18) Moses wrote all the words of the Lord,

and rose up early in the morning,

and built an altar at the foot of the mountain

with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

5 (Ex 18:12) He sent young Israelite men who offered burnt offerings

and sacrificed peace offerings of young bulls to the Lord.

6 (Heb 9:18) Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins,

and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

7 (Ex 24:3-4)He took the Book of the Covenant

and read in the hearing of the people,

and they said, "All that the Lord has said we will do,

and we will be obedient."

8 (Mt 26:28; Heb 13:20) So Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it

on the people, and said, "This is the blood of the covenant,

which the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words."



Moses on Mount Sinai



9 (Ex 24:1) Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu,

and seventy of the elders of Israel,

10 (Jn 1:18; Eze 10:1) and they saw the God of Israel,

and under His feet there was something like

a paved work of sapphire stone as clear as the sky itself.

11 (Ge 16:13; 31:54) He did not lay His hand upon

the nobles of the children of Israel.

Also they saw God, and they ate and they drank.

12 (Ex 31:18; 32:15-16) The Lord said to Moses,

"Come up to Me to the mountain and stay there,

and I will give you the stone tablets with law

and the commandments which I have written,

so that you may teach them."

13 (Ex 33:11; 3:1) Moses rose up with Joshua his attendant,

and Moses went up to the mountain of God.

14 (Ex 17:10; 17:12) He said to the elders,

"Wait for us in this place until we return to you.

Aaron and Hur are with you.

Whoever has any matters of dispute let him come to them."

15 (Ex 19:9; 19:16) Moses went up to the mountain,

and the cloud covered the mountain.

16 (Ex 16:10; Nu 14:10) The glory of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai,

and the cloud covered it for six days.

And on the seventh day He called to Moses from the midst of the cloud.

17 (Ex 3:2; Heb 12:29) Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord

was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain to the eyes

of the children of Israel.

18 (Ex 34:28; Dt 9:9) Moses went into the midst of the cloud

and went up to the mountain.

And Moses was on the mountain for forty days and forty nights.







2) Our Daily Bread for 2 Feb 2021

https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/02/06/big-blue-light

entitled What's Your Reputation?



Ephesians 5:8–14



8 (Lk 16:8; Jn 12:36) For you were formerly darkness,

but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light-

9 (Ro 15:14) for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness

and righteousness and truth-

10 (1Th 5:21) proving what is pleasing to the Lord.

11 (Ro 13:12; 1Ti 5:20) And do not have fellowship

with the unfruitful works of darkness; instead, expose them.

12 (Eph 5:3) For it is shameful even to speak

of those things which are done by them in secret.

13 (Jn 3:20–21) But all things are exposed

when they are revealed by the light,

for everything that becomes visible is light.

14 (Isa 60:1; 26:19) Therefore He says:

"Awake, you who sleep,

arise from the dead,

and Christ will give you light."



At local high school sporting events,

Ted was the largest and loudest cheerleader in the stands.

Before a degenerative condition took its toll on him,

he stood six feet six inches tall and weighed 290 pounds.

Ted's crowd-stirring chants of "Blue!"

(the school's color) and candy-tossing at school events were legendary,

earning him the name "Big Blue."



But Ted's reputation in his community wasn't just for cheerleading.

Neither was it for the alcohol addiction he experienced as a younger man.

No, he will be remembered for his love for God and family,

for his generosity and kindness.

At a four-hour "home-going service" that celebrated his life,

person after person came forward to testify

about the vibrant Christlike ways of a man who'd

been rescued from darkness by the power of Jesus through the gospel.



In Ephesians 5:8, Paul reminded believers that they "were once darkness"

but quickly noted, "but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light."

Such is the call for every believer in Jesus. Children of light, like Ted,

have much to offer those engulfed in this world’s darkness.

"Fruitless deeds of darkness" are to be avoided (see vv. 3-4, 11).

Those in our communities and throughout the world need the brilliant,

distinctive witness of those upon whom Jesus has shined (v. 14).

How distinctive? As different as light is from darkness.



By: Arthur Jackson





Reflect & Pray



What are some reasons you hesitate to more intentionally

spread Christ's light in this world?

Where are the places around you that need His light?



Father, forgive me for my passivity about being light.

Lead me and use me as light in the dark spaces of this world.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 7 - Upheld by His Hand



Is 41:10



10 (Jos 1:9; Isa 41:13–14) Do not fear, for I am with you;

do not be dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you, I will help you,

yes, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.



Beth had the same recurring nightmare: she was running along a cliff,

then she slipped, and fell headlong, into a bottomless ravine.

Falling, without control,without end, falling, falling, falling...

Beth's dream may be one many of us identify with. The sense

of losing control can be nightmarish, and we may fear falling

without end, without remedy. Financial failure may be the chasm

that we face, or professional disgrace. Personal relationships

may go out of control, and we look into a never-ending

ravine of pain and misunderstanding

But God says, "Don't be afraid; I am holding you up."

Like the father who helps his child learn to swim,

God holds us above the water. We may not feel his hands;

indeed, we may suspect that he lets us go just so we can

do it on our own. But he promises that he doesn't let go.

"I am with you." he declares. "I give you strength

and hold you up."

God's promise never to let go takes on new meaning

in a world where relationships are temporary and life is

uncertain. We do not need to fear, for he is with us.

We can relax and stop striving, for he is our God.

His strength becomes ours; amid all our sin and rebellion,

he undergrids us with his righteousness. We cannot fall,

for he holds us fiirm.



Application



a) Under what circumstances have I felt myself "falling"?



b) How does God's promise in Is 41:10 help me to have faith

in the midst of my fears?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Mark 10:29-30



29 (Mk 8:35) Jesus answered, "Truly I say to you,

there is no one who has left a house or brothers

or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields,

for My sake and for the gospel’s sake,

30 (Mt 12:32) who shall not receive a hundred times as

much now in this age, houses and brothers and sisters

and mothers and children and fields,

with persecution, and in the age to come, eternal life.





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





God's GIft of Salvation



Eph 2:1-10



EPHESIANS 2



From Death to Life



1 (Col 2:13; Lk 15:24) And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

2 (Jn 12:31; Eph 6:12; 2:3) in which you formerly walked according

to the age of this world and according to

the prince of the power of the air,

the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,

3 (Gal 2:15–16; Ps 51:5) among them we all also once

lived in the lusts of our flesh,

doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind,

and we were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

4 (Ro 2:4; Eph 1:7) But God, being rich in mercy,

because of His great love with which He loved us,

5 (Eph 2:1; Ac 15:11; Eph 2:8) even when we were dead in sins,

made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

6 (Eph 1:3) and He raised us up and seated us together

in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

7 (Titus 3:4; Eph 2:4) so that in the coming ages He might show

the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

8 (Eph 2:5; Mk 16:16) For by grace you have been saved through faith,

and this is not of yourselves. It is the gift of God,

9 (2Ti 1:9; Ro 3:20) not of works, so that no one should boast.

10 (Eph 4:24; 2Co 5:17; Eph 1:4) For we are His workmanship,

created in Christ Jesus for good works,

which God prepared beforehand,

so that we should walk in them.





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 maoy have a total as hihg 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 legrest 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 discpleship. They often fell lost in our

Western congreations, and euqally 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





6th Day of the Month







a) Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community







(



Deut 4:6-7







6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7) Therefore, keep and do them,

for this is your wisdom

and your understanding in the sight of the

nations which shall hear all these statutes,

and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise

and understanding people."



7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great,

who has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is

in all things whenever we call on Him?







Matt 5:13-16







13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth.

But if the salt loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty?

It is from then on good for nothing but to be thrown out

and to be trampled underfoot by men.



14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18)"You are the light of the world.

A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.



15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16)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.



16(1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8)Let your light so shine before

men that they may see your good works

and glorify your Father who is in heaven."







Acts 1:8







8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15)"But you shall receive power

when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you shall

be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,

and to the ends of the earth."







b) Pray for the province of British Columbia







I) Pray for the leaders of BC, 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 seek the Lord's will to be obedient to his will



Pray to seek the Lord's will in what your reputation is.



Pray to seek the Lord's to address your fears



Pray to seek the Lord to be a good witnes.



Pray to seek the Lord for Salvation.



Pray for Muslims in Alberta to receive Christ as Saviour .



Pray for Godly values in Canada and that the politicans will realise

that they are stewart of power.



Pray for forgiveness of sins and repentance.



Pray to accept Jesus in your life.