Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 63, 4 Mar 2021



NUMBERS 21 - 22



NUMBERS 21



Arad Destroyed



1 (Nu 33:40; Jdg 1:16) When King Arad the Canaanite, who lived in the Negev,

heard that Israel came by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel and

took some of them captive.

2 (Ge 28:20; Jdg 11:30) Israel vowed a vow to the Lord and said,

"If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand,

then I will utterly destroy their cities."

3 (Nu 14:45; Dt 1:44) The Lord listened to the voice of Israel and delivered

up the Canaanites, and they utterly destroyed them and their cities,

and he called the name of the place Hormah.



The Bronze Serpent



4 (Ex 6:9; Jdg 11:18) They journeyed from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea,

to go around the land of Edom, and the soul of the people was

very discouraged because of the way.

5 (Ps 78:19) The people spoke against God and against Moses,

"Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness?

For there is no bread or water, and our soul loathes this worthless manna."

6 (Dt 8:15; Jer 8:17) So the Lord sent poisonous serpents among the people,

and they bit the people, and many children of Israel died.

7 (Ex 8:8; Nu 11:2) So the people came to Moses and said,

"We have sinned for we have spoken against the Lord and against you.

Pray to the Lord, and He will take away the serpents from us."

And Moses prayed for the people.

8 The Lord said to Moses, "Make a poisonous serpent, and put it on a pole,

and it will be, that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, will live."

9 (2Ki 18:4; Jn 3:14-15) Moses made a bronze serpent and put it on a pole,

and if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked at the bronze serpent he lived.



The Journey to Moab



10 The children of Israel set out and camped in Oboth.

11 They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim in the wilderness,

which is before Moab toward the sunrise.

12 (Dt 2:13-14) From there they journeyed and camped in the Valley of Zered.

13 (Nu 22:36; Jdg 11:18) From there they journeyed and camped

on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes

out of the borders of the Amorites, for Arnon is the border of Moab,

between Moab and the Amorites.

14 Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord:

"Zahab in Suphah, and in the brooks

of Arnon,

15 (Nu 21:28; Dt 2:9) and at the stream of the brooks

that goes down to the dwelling of Ar,

and lies on the border of Moab."

16 (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:8) From there they went to Beer.

That is the well of which the Lord spoke to Moses,

"Gather the people together, and I will give them water."

17 (Ps 105:2) Then Israel sang this song:

"Spring up, O well!

sing to it—

18 the leaders dug the well;

the nobles of the people dug,

by the lawgiver, with their staffs."

And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah,

19 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,

20 (Nu 23:28) and from Bamoth in the valley that is in the country

of Moab to the top of Pisgah, which looks toward Jeshimon.



King Sihon Defeated



21 (Dt 2:26-28; Jdg 11:19-21) Israel sent messengers to Sihon

king of the Amorites, saying,

22 (Nu 20:17) "Let me pass through your land.

We will not turn into the fields nor into the vineyards.

We will not drink of the waters of the well.

But we will go along by the king's highway

until we are past your borders."

23 (Jdg 11:20) Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border.

But Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel

into the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel.

24 (Am 2:9; Ge 32:22) Israel defeated him with the edge of the sword

and possessed his land from Arnon to Jabbok,

all the way to the children of Ammon, because the border of the children

of Ammon was strong.

25 Israel took all these cities, and Israel lived in

all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.

26 Because Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites,

who had fought against the former king of Moab

and taken all his land out of his hand, to Arnon.

27 Therefore they that speak in proverbs say:

"Come into Heshbon; let it be built,

and let the city of Sihon be established,

28 (Nu 21:15; Jer 48:45-46) because a fire went out of Heshbon,

a flame from the city of Sihon;

it has devoured Ar of Moab

and the masters of the high places of Arnon.

29 (Jdg 11:24; 2Ki 23:13) Woe to you, Moab!

You have perished, O people of Chemosh!

He has made his sons fugitives,

and his daughters captives,

to Sihon king of the Amorites.

30 (Isa 15:2; Jer 48:18) "We have overthrown them;

Heshbon is perished to Dibon,

and we have desolated them to Nophah,

which reaches to Medeba."

31Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.



King Og Defeated



32 (Nu 32:1; Jer 48:32) Moses sent to spy out Jazer,

and they took its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.

33 (Jos 13:12; Dt 1:4) They turned and went up by the way of Bashan,

and Og the king of Bashan went out against them,

he and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.

34 The Lord said to Moses, "Do not fear him because

into your hand I have given him, and all his people,

and his land, and you will do to him as you did to Sihon

king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon."

35 So they killed him, and his sons, and all his people,

until there was not a survivor left to him alive,

and they possessed his land.



(The Lord will give you Victory in every battle)



NUMBERS 22



Balak Summons Balaam



1 (Nu 33:48-50; 36:13) Then the children of Israel set out

and camped in the plains of Moab on the other side of the Jordan from Jericho.

2 (Jdg 11:25) Balak the son of Zippor saw

all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

3 (Ex 15:15) Moab was very afraid of the people because they were many,

and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

4 (Nu 25:15-18; 31:8) Moab said to the elders of Midian,

"Now this company will lick up all that are around us,

as the ox licks up the grass of the field."

And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

5 (Dt 23:4; Jos 24:9; Mic 6:5) He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor

at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of the sons of his people,

to call him, saying,

"A people went out from Egypt. They cover the face of the earth,

and they dwell next to me.

6 (Nu 23:7-8; 24:9) And now, please come curse this people for me

because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I will prevail, a

nd we will defeat them, and I will drive them out of the land

because I know that he whom you bless is blessed,

and he whom you curse is cursed."

7 (1Sa 9:7-8; Mic 3:11) The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian

went with the divination payments in their hand, and they came to

Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.

8 He said to them, "Lodge here tonight,

and I will bring you word again, as the Lord will speak to me."

And the leaders of Moab dwelt with Balaam.

9 (Ge 20:3; Nu 22:20) God came to Balaam and said,

"Who are these men with you?"

10 And Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor,

king of Moab, has sent word to me, saying,

11 'A people went out of Egypt who covers the face of the earth.

Now come, curse them for me.

Perhaps I will be able to battle them and drive them out.'"

12 (Ge 12:2) God said to Balaam, "You will not go with them.

You will not curse the people because they are blessed."

13 So Balaam rose up in the morning and said to the princes of Balak,

"Go to your land because the Lord refuses to let me to go with you."

14 The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak and said,

"Balaam refuses to come with us."

15 Again Balak sent officials, more numerous and more honorable than they.

16 They came to Balaam and said to him,

"Thus says Balak the son of Zippor,

'Please, let nothing hold you back from coming to me,

17 (Nu 24:11) because I will promote you to very great honor,

and anything you say to me I will do. Come please, curse this people for me.'"

18 (Nu 24:13; 1Ki 22:14; 2Ch 18:13) Balaam answered the servants of Balak,

"If Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, I am not able to go

beyond the command of the Lord my God, to do less or more.

19Now please remain here tonight, that I may know what

more the Lord will say to me."

20 (Nu 22:35; 23:12) God came to Balaam at night and said to him,

"If the men come to call you, rise up and go with them.

But surely the word which I will say to you, that will you do."



Balaam, the Donkey, and the Angel



21 Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey,

and went with the princes of Moab.

22 (Ex 4:24; Nu 22:32_ The anger of God was inflamed because he went,

and the angel At times the Lord speaks directly through an angel

(cf. the story of the burning bush in Ex 3:2–4).

of the Lord stood in the way as an adversary against him.

Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

23 The donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way,

and His sword was drawn in His hand, so the donkey turned out of the way

and went into the field. Balaam struck the donkey to turn her onto the road.

24 But the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path of the vineyards,

a wall on this side and a wall on that side.

25 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she threw herself

into the wall and crushed the foot of Balaam against the wall,

and he struck her again.

26 The angel of the Lord went further and stood in a narrow place

where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

27 When the donkey saw the angel of theLord, she fell down under Balaam,

and the anger of Balaam was inflamed, and he struck the donkey with a staff.

28 (2Pe 2:16) Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey,

and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you,

that you have struck me these three times?"

29 (Pr 12:10) And Balaam said to the donkey,

"You have mocked me. O that there was a sword in my hand,

for now I would kill you."

30 The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey, whom you have ridden

since I became yours, to this day? Do I normally do this to you?"

And he said, "No."

31 (Ge 21:19; Lk 24:16) Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam,

and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way,

and His sword was drawn in His hand,

and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face.

32 (Nu 22:22) The angel of the Lord said to him,

"Why have you struck your donkey these three times?

I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perverse before Me.

33 And the donkey saw Me and turned from Me these three times.

If she had not turned from Me, surely by now I would have slain you

and saved her alive."

34 (Job 34:31-32; 1Sa 15:24) Balaam said to the angel of the Lord,

"'I have sinned because I did not know that You stood in the way against me.

Now therefore, if it displeases You, I will return."

35 The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men.

But only speak the word that I tell you to speak.”

So Balaam went with the leaders of Balak.

36 When Balak heard that Balaam had come,

he went out to meet him in a city of Moab

which is on the border of Arnon,

which is at the furthest end of the border.

37 (Nu 24:11) Balak said to Balaam,

“Did I not earnestly send to summon you?

Why did you not come to me? Indeed am I not able to honor you?”

38 (Nu 22:18; 23:16) And Balaam said to Balak, “I have come to you now.

But am I able to speak just anything? T

he word God puts in my mouth is what I will speak. ”

39 Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.

40 (Nu 23:14) Balak offered oxen and sheep and sent them to Balaam

and to the officials who were with him.



Balaam’s First Prophecy



41 (Nu 23:13) It came to pass on the next day that Balak took Balaam

and brought him up to Bamoth Baal, and from there he saw

the extent of the people.



(Never oppose the Will of God)



Our Daily Bread for 4 Mar 2021

https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/03/04/knowing-the-father

entitled Knowing the Father



John 14:8–11



8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father,

and that is sufficient for us.”

9 (Heb 1:3; Jn 12:45; Col 1:15) Jesus said to him,

"Have I been with you such a long time, and yet you have not known Me,

Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father. So how can you say,

'Show us the Father'?

10 (Jn 5:19; 10:38) Do you not believe that I am in the Father

and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak

on My own authority. But the Father who lives in Me does the works.

11 (Jn 5:36; 10:38) Believe Me that I am in the Father,

and the Father is in Me. Or else believe Me on account of the works themselves.



According to legend, British conductor Sir Thomas Beecham once saw

a distinguished-looking woman in a hotel foyer. Believing he knew her

but unable to remember her name, he paused to talk with her.

As the two chatted, he vaguely recollected that she had a brother.

Hoping for a clue, he asked how her brother was doing

and whether he was still working at the same job.

"Oh, he’s very well" she said, "And still king."



A case of mistaken identity can be embarrassing, as it was for Sir Beecham.

But at other times it may be more serious,

as it was for Jesus' disciple Philip.

The disciple knew Christ, of course, but he hadn't fully appreciated

who He was. He wanted Jesus to "show [them] the Father," and Jesus responded,

"Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father" (John 14:8-9).

As God's unique Son, Christ reveals the Father so perfectly that

to know one is to know the other (vv. 10-1).



If we ever wonder what God is like in His character, personality,

or concern for others, we only need to look to Jesus to find out.

Christ's character, kindness, love, and mercy reveal God's character.

And although our amazing, awesome God is beyond our complete

comprehension and understanding, we have a tremendous gift in

what He's revealed of Himself in Jesus.



By: Con Campbell



Reflect & Pray



How well do you know God’s character?

How does it match your perception of who Jesus is?



Dear God, help me to grow in my knowledge and appreciation of who You are.





3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 5 - 1 John 1:9



9 (Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13) If we confess our sins, He is faithful

and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.



"If God already knows everything about me, everything I've done,

then why do I need to confess it?" Grant struggled with a common

dilemma for many Christians. Indeed, God, knew all his sin - much

better than Grant did himself. But Grant needed to confess,

not for God's benefit, but for his own. Grant needed to agree with God

that his sin was wrong, and put himself in a position to receive God's

grace in forgiveness.



1 John 1:9 make the process quit clear. We confess,

and God forgives and cleanses. Many of us, however, want to take on

God's part as well. We confess, agreeing with God that our sin is wrong.

But then we proceed to try to 'clean up our act,'bargaining with God,

promising that if he will forgive us just this once,

we won't ever to it again.



The problem is, we can never keep such a promise.

We probably will do it again, and then we are back where we started,

begging for forgiveness, and trying once more to cleanse

ourselves for our unrighteousness.



God offers freedom from such futile performance. He says, "Just confess.

Agree that you sinned. Submit yourself to me. Then I'll take over from there."

God's grace does not give us freedom to keep on sinning, of course - we need

to cooperate with the work of his Spirit in our lives and do all we can

to avoid sin. But we do not have to beg God for forgiveness - forgiveness

is offered to us freely.



We do not have to clean up out act before God will accept us; God can make

the necessary changes in our lives. When we confess, submit ourselves to God,

and allow him to work within us, he is able both to forgive us and to cleanse

us from unrighteousness.



Application



a) In what ways have I bartered with God and tried to "Clean up my act"

in order to deserve his forgiveness?



b) What is my part in confession? What is God's response?

Why it is important for me to recognize God's part in my

confession and forgiveness?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Joshua 1:8



8 (Ps 19:14; 119:15) This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth.

Meditate on it day and night so that you may act carefully according to all

that is written in it. For then you will make your way successful,

and you will be wise.



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





When you are discouraged or Depressed



Matthew 11: 25-300



25 (Ps 8:2; Jn 11:41) At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, O Father,

Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things

from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.

26 Even so, Father, for it seemed good in Your sight.

27 (Jn 10:15; Mt 28:18; Jn 1:18) "All things are delivered to Me

by My Father, and no one knows the Son, except the Father.

And no one knows the Father, except the Son and he to whom

the Son will reveal Him.

28 (Jn 7:37; 6:37) "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily

burdened, and I will give you rest.

29 (Jer 6:16; Jn 13:15) Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me.

For I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(Jer 6:16).

30 (1Jn 5:3) For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."







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?)





Saskatchewan



Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan



Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400



est Muslim Population 17279



CNMM Networks: Saskatoon



Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past

5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have

focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts

of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres

of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a

Christian school.

Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up

in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young

women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.

Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart

and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing

Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.

- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the

spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into

converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.

- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more

to be raised up into effective witness.

- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon

to spread and grow to other cities.



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



4th Day of the Month



a) Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada



(Prov 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation,

but sin is a reproach to any people.)



b) Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right use of

power and the right stewardship of their positions.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to be fully trust His Will.



Pray to the Lord to seek him depite those who wants you to go

against his will.



Pray to the Lord to seek the Lord's character.



Pray to the Lord to seek Him when you are discouraged or depressed.



Pray to the Lord to forgive your Sins in humbleness and confession.



Pray to the Lord to medidate on his Word.



Pray to the the Lord for any burdens you have.



Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .



Pray for the Nation to preserve Godly Values.



Pray to Lord that all politicians will come to know

themselves are stewarts of the Lord.



Repent of and turn away from your sins



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.

Day 62, 3 Mar 2021



NUMBERS 18 - 20



NUMBERS 18



Duties of Priests and Levites



1 (Ex 28:38) And the Lord said to Aaron: You and your sons and your father's

house with you will bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, and you and your sons

with you will bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

2 (Ge 29:34; Nu 18:4) Your brothers also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of

your father, bring with you, and let them be joined with you, and minister

to you. But you and your sons with you will minister before the tent of

witness.

3 (Nu 4:15; 3:25) They will perform duties for you and for the whole tent;

but they will not come near the vessels of the sanctuary or the altar,

so that neither they nor you die.

4 They will be joined to you and perform the duties of the tent of meeting,

for all the service of the tent; no foreigner will come near you.

5 (Ex 27:21; Lev 24:3) You yourselves will perform the duties

of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, so that wrath may never come

upon the children of Israel again.

6 (Nu 3:9; 3:12) I Myself have taken your brothers, the Levites, from among

the children of Israel; they are given to you as a gift from the Lord to perform

the service of the tent of meeting.

7 (Nu 3:10_ And you and your sons with you will attend to your priesthood

for everything at the altar, and within the veil, and you will serve. I have

given your priesthood to you as a gift service, and the foreigner that

comes near will be put to death.



Offerings for Priests and Levites



8 (Lev 6:16; Ex 29:29) The Lord spoke to Aaron: I have certainly given you

the charge of the offerings made to Me, all the hallowed gifts of

the children of Israel. To you and to your sons have I given them

as a portion, as an ordinance forever.

9 (Lev 7:7; 4:22) This will be yours of the most holy things,

reserved from the fire: All of their offerings, all of their grain offerings

and all of their sin offerings, and all of their guilt offerings,

which they render to Me, will be most holy for you and for your sons.

10 (Lev 6:29; 7:6) In a most holy place shall you eat it; every male

shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.

11 (Dt 18:3; Ex 29:27-28) This is yours: the offering of their gift,

with all the wave offerings

of the children of Israel. I have given them to you and to your

sons and to your daughters with you, as an eternal statute.

Everyone who is clean in your house will eat of it.

12 (Ex 23:19; Dt 18:4) All the best of the oil,

and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the first fruits of what

they will offer to the Lord, those have I given to you.

13 (Ex 22:29) The first ripe fruit of all which is in their land, which they

will bring to the Lord, will be yours. Everyone who is clean in your

house will eat of it.

14 (Lev 27:28) Everything devoted in Israel will be yours.

15 (Ex 34:20; 13:2) Everything that opens the womb of all flesh,

which they bring to the Lord, whether it is of men or animals,

will be yours. However, you will surely redeem the firstborn of man,

and the firstborn of unclean beasts you will redeem.

16 (Ex 30:13; Nu 3:47) Their redemption price, reckoned

from one month of age, is five shekels,

[About 2 ounces, or 58 grams. ] after the shekel of the sanctuary,

which is twenty gerahs.

17 But the firstborn of a herd animal, or the firstborn of a sheep,

or the firstborn of a goat, you will not redeem. They are holy.

You will splash their blood on the altar and will burn their fat

as a fire offering, as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

18 Their flesh will be yours, as the wave breast

and as the right shoulder are yours.

19 (2Ch 13:5; Lev 2:13) All the offerings of the holy things which

the children of Israel offer to the Lord I have given to you,

and to your sons and your daughters with you, as an eternal statute.

It is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord, to you

and to your seed with you.

20 (Dt 10:9; 12:12) The Lord said to Aaron: You will not have an inheritance

in their land, nor will you have any territory among them. I am your

territory and your inheritance among the children of Israel.



Tithes for Supporting the Levites



21 (Dt 14:22–29; Ne 10:37) I have given the children of Levi all the tithes

in Israel for an inheritance, for their service, which they serve,

even the service of the tent of meeting.

22 (Lev 22:9) Hereafter, the children of Israel shall not come

near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.

23 (Nu 3:7) But the Levites will do the service of the tent of meeting,

and they will bear their iniquity. It will be an eternal statute throughout

your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.

24 (Nu 18:26 )But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer

as an offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit.

Therefore I have said to them, among the children of Israel

they will have no inheritance.



The Tithe of the Levites



25 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

26 (Ne 10:38) You will speak to the Levites, and say to them:

When you take from the children of Israel the tithes that I have given you

from them for your inheritance, then you will offer up an offering of

it to the Lord, even one-tenth of the tithe.

27 (Nu 18:30) And this offering will be counted to you, as though it was

the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the winepress.

28 Thus you also will set apart an offering to the Lord from all the tithes

which you receive from the children of Israel. Out of them you will give

the offering of the Lord to Aaron the priest.

29 Out of all your gifts you shall present every offering due to the Lord,

from all the best of them, the consecrated part of them.

30 You will say to them: When you have offered the best from it,

then it will be counted to the Levites as the increase of the threshing

floor, and as the increase of the winepress.

31 (Mt 10:10; Lk 10:7) You will eat it in every place,

you and your households, because it is your reward

for your service in the tent of meeting.

32 (Lev 19:8; 22:2) You will bear no sin because of it,

when you have offered the best of it. The holy things of the children

of Israel you will not pollute, and you will not die.



NUMBERS 19



Laws of Purification



1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:

2 (Dt 21:3; Lev 22:20-25) This is the statute of the law which the Lord has

commanded, saying: Tell the children of Israel that they will bring you

a healthy red heifer, which has no blemish,

and on which a yoke has never gone,

3 (Lev 4:12; 4:21) and you will give it to Eleazar the priest,

and he will bring it outside the camp, and it will be slaughtered before him.

4 (Lev 4:17; 4:6) And Eleazar the priest will take from its blood

with his finger and sprinkle some of its blood directly

before the tent of meeting seven times.

5 (Ex 29:14; Lev 4:11-12) Then it will be burned in his sight.

Its hide and its flesh and its blood, with her dung, will be burned.

6 (Lev 14:4; 14:6) And the priest will take cedar wood, and hyssop,

and scarlet and throw it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

7 (Lev 11:25) Then the priest will wash his clothes, and he will bathe

his body in water, and afterward he will come into the camp, and

the priest will be unclean until evening.

8 He who burns it will wash his clothes in water, and bathe his body

in water, and will be unclean until evening.

9 (Nu 19:13; Heb 9:13) A man who is clean will gather the ashes of the heifer

and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place, and it will be guarded

for the assembly of the children of Israel for water of purification.

It is for purifying from sin.

10 He that gathers the ashes of the heifer will wash his clothes

and be unclean until evening, and it will be for the children of Israel

and for the foreigner that lives among them, for an eternal statute.

11 (Nu 5:2; Lev 21:1) He that touches the dead body of any man will

be unclean seven days.

12 (Nu 31:19) He will make himself clean on the third day,

and on the seventh day he will be clean. But if he does not make himself

clean on the third day, then the seventh day he will not be clean.

13 (Lev 15:31; 22:3) Whoever touches the body of any man that is dead

and does not purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the Lord,

and that person will be cut off from Israel.

Because the water of purification was not sprinkled on him,

he will be unclean. His uncleanness is still on him.

14 This is the law, when a man dies in a tent. Each person who comes

into the tent and all that is in the tent will be unclean seven days.

15 (Lev 11:32; Nu 31:20) Every open vessel which has no covering

fastened on it is unclean.

16 (Nu 31:19; Mt 23:27) Whoever in the field touches one that is slain

with a sword, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave will

be unclean seven days.

17 For an unclean person they will take from the ashes of the burnt

sin offering, and running water will be on it in a vessel.

18 A clean person will take hyssop, and dip it in the water,

and splash it on the tent, and on all the vessels, and on the people who

were there, and on him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead,

or a grave.

19 (Lev 14:9; Nu 19:12) The clean person will splash on the unclean person

on the third day and on the seventh day. And on the seventh day he shall

purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe in water; and he will be clean

at evening.

20 (Nu 19:13) But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself,

that person will be cut off from among the assembly

because he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord.

The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him. He is unclean.

21 It will be an eternal statute to them.

He that sprinkles the water of purification will wash his clothes,

and he that touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.

22 (Hag 2:13) Whatever the unclean person touches will be unclean,

and the person that touches it will be unclean until evening.





NUMBERS 20



Moses Strikes the Rock



1 (Nu 13:21; Ex 15:20) Then the children of Israel, the whole assembly,

came to the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people dwelt

in Kadesh, and Miriam died there and was buried there.

2 (Nu 16:19; 16:42) And there was no water for the assembly, and they

gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

3 (Ex 17:2; Nu 16:31-35) The people argued with Moses, and spoke, saying,

"O that we had died when our brothers died before the Lord!

4 (Ex 17:3) And why have you brought up the assembly of the Lord

into this wilderness, that we and our livestock should die here?

5 (Nu 16:14) And why have you brought us up from Egypt, to bring

us into this evil place? It is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines,

or of pomegranates. Nor is there any water to drink.”

6 (Nu 14:5; 16:4) Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly

to the door of the tent of meeting, and they fell on their faces,

and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.

7 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

8 (Ex 4:17; 17:5–6) Take the rod, and gather the assembly together,

you and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes,

and it will give its water, and you will bring out to them water

from the rock; so you will give the assembly and their livestock drink.

9 (Nu 17:10) So Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as He commanded him.

10 (Ps 106:32–33) Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock,

and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels.

Will we bring out water from this rock for you?"

11 (1Co 10:4; Ex 17:6) And Moses lifted up his hand, and he struck the rock

twice with his rod, and plenty of water came out, and the assembly drank,

and their livestock.

12 (Nu 27:14; Dt 1:37) The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,

"Because you did not believe in Me, to sanctify Me in the eyes of

the children of Israel, therefore you will not bring this assembly

into the land which I have given them"

13 (Ex 17:7; Ps 95:8) This is the water of Meribah

because the children of Israel argued with the Lord,

and He was sanctified among them.



Edom Denies Israel Passage



14 (Jdg 11:16-17; Dt 23:7) Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom,

"Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that has found us,

15 (Ge 46:6; Ex 12:40) how our fathers went down into Egypt,

and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians distressed us

and our fathers.

16 (Ex 14:19; 23:20) And when we cried out to the Lord, He heard our voice

and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt.

"And here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.

17 (Dt 2:27) Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through

the fields or the vineyards, or drink of the water of the wells.

We will travel the king's highway. We will not turn to the right hand

nor the left, until we have passed through your territory."

18 Edom said to him,

"You will not pass through me, lest with the sword I come out against you."

19 (Dt 2:6; 2:28) The children of Israel said to him,

"We will travel the highway, and if we and our livestock drink of your water,

then we will pay for it. I will only go through on my feet

without doing anything else.."

20 (Jdg 11:17; Am 1:11) He said,

"You will not go through."

And Edom came out against them with many people and with a strong hand.

21 (Jdg 11:18; Dt 2:29) Edom refused to give Israel passage through

his territory, so Israel turned away from him.



The Death of Aaron



22 (Nu 20:1; 20:14) They journeyed from Kadesh, and the children of Israel,

even the whole assembly, came to Mount Hor.

23 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor,

by the border of the land of Edom, saying,

24 (Ge 25:8; Dt 32:50) "Aaron will be gathered to his people because

he will not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel

because you rebelled against Me at the water of Meribah.

25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor,

26 (Nu 20:24) and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar

his son, and Aaron will be gathered to his people, and he will die there."

27 Moses did as the Lord commanded, and they went up onto Mount Hor

in the sight of all the assembly.

28 (Dt 10:6; Ex 29:29-30) Moses stripped Aaron of his garments

and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron died there

on the top of the mountain, and Moses and Eleazar

came down from the mountain.

29 (Dt 34:8) When all the assembly saw that Aaron was dead,

they wept for Aaron thirty days, all the house of Israel.



(Listen and Obey the Lord)



Our Daily Bread for 3 Mar 2021

https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/03/03/preserved

entitled Preserved



Deuteronomy 31:1–8



DEUTERONOMY 31



Joshua to Succeed Moses



1 Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.

2 (Dt 34:7; Nu 27:17; 1Ki 3:7) He said to them,

"I am a hundred and twenty years old today.

I can no longer come and go. Also, the Lord has said to me,

'You may not cross over the Jordan.'

3 (Dt 9:3; 3:28) The Lord your God will cross over before you.

He will destroy these nations before you, you will possess them,

and Joshua will cross over before you, just as the Lord has said.

4 (Dt 2:33) The Lord will do to them as He did to Sihon and to Og,

the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, which He destroyed.

5 (Dt 7:2) The Lord will give them up before you, so that you may

do to them according to all the commandments which I have commanded you.

6 (Jos 10:25; 1Ch 22:13) Be strong and of a good courage. Fear not, nor

be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, it is He who goes with you.

He will not fail you, nor forsake you."

7 (Dt 3:28; 1:38; 31:6) Moses called to Joshua, and said to him

in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and of good courage, for you must go

with this people to the land which the Lord has sworn to their fathers

to give them, and you will enable them to inherit it.

8 (Ex 33:14; Dt 31:6) The Lord, He goes before you.

He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.

Do not fear, nor be dismayed."



While I was clearing out the garden in preparation for spring planting,

I pulled up a large clump of winter weeds . . . and leapt into the air!

A venomous copperhead snake lay hidden in the undergrowth

just below my hand—an inch lower and I would have grabbed it by mistake.

I saw its colorful markings as soon as I lifted the clump;

the rest of it was coiled in the weeds between my feet.



When my feet hit the ground a few feet away, I thanked God

I hadn't been bitten. And I wondered how many other times

He had kept me from dangers I never knew were there.



God watches over His people. Moses told the Israelites as they prepared

to enter the promised land, "The Lord himself goes before you and will be

with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid;

do not be discouraged" (Deuteronomy 31:8). They couldn't see God,

but He was with them nonetheless.



Sometimes difficult things happen that we may not understand,

but we can also reflect on the number of times God has preserved us

without our ever being aware!



Scripture reminds us that His perfect, providential care remains

over His people every day. He's always with us (Matthew 28:20).



By: James Banks



Reflect & Pray



How does the biblical truth that God watches over His people comfort you?

Who can you tell about His faithfulness today?



Faithful Father, thank You for watching over me every day.

Please give me grace to walk closely with You in everything I do today.





3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear







Psalms 27:1







The Lord is my light and my salvation;



whom will I fear?



The Lord is the strength of my life;



of whom will I be afraid?







Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,

and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.

When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on, a

nd a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.



The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says

"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"



David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".

God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.

He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.



When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,

afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may

say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.

He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,

and in him we are safe.



Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,

to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.

We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence

against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money l

oses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,

we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.



Application



a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?

What was the result of that trust?



b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Isaiah 1:19



19 (Dt 30:15-16) If you are willing and obedient,



you shall eat the good of the land;



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



When you are Discouraged or Depressed



Psalm 13







For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.



1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me for good?



How long will you hide Your face from me?



2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) How long will I harbor cares in my soul



and sorrow in my heart by day?



How long will my enemy loom over me?



3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Take note and answer me, O Lord my God!



Brighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,



4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) lest my enemy say, 'I have him,'



lest my foes exult when I stumble.



5(Ps 42:11; 43:5) I for my part confide in Your kindness;



may my heart exult in Your salvation!



6(2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) I will sing to the Lord,



because He has dealt bountifully with me.





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?)





Saskatchewan



Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan



Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400



est Muslim Population 17279



CNMM Networks: Saskatoon



Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past

5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have

focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts

of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres

of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a

Christian school.

Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up

in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young

women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.

Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart

and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing

Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.

- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the

spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into

converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.

- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more

to be raised up into effective witness.

- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon

to spread and grow to other cities.



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



3rd Day of the Month







a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:



I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence them

to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.

( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4

1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make

supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may lead

a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable

in the sight of God our Savior,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32) who desires all men to be saved

and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus







b) Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin

and Canadian to faith in Christ.

( John 16:8 - When He comes, He will convict the world

of sin and of righteousness and of judgment: ,

Matthew 9:36 - But when He saw the crowds,

He was moved with compassion for them,

because they fainted and were scattered, like sheep without a shepherd )



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to be fully obedient in His Will.



Pray to the Lord to seek him every day as he protects you.



Pray to the Lord to seek his protection and unfailing Security.







Pray to the Lord to seek Him when you are discouraged or depressed







Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .







Repent of and turn away from your sins



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.