Day 213 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 1 August 2022 reflections
Day 213, 1 August 2022
1) Zephaniah 2:8-15,3 , 2 Chronicles 35:20-27 , 2 Kings 23:29-30
Jeremiah 47,48
Zephaniah 2:8-15
8 (Jer 49:1; Am 1:13) I have heard these taunts of Moab,
and the revilings of the Ammonites,
by which they have reproached My people,
and made boasts against their territory.
9 (Dt 29:23; Isa 11:14) Therefore, as I live,
says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,
surely Moab will be like Sodom,
and the Ammonites like Gomorrah-
a land of weeds and salt pits,
and a perpetual desolation.
The remnant of My people will plunder them,
and the survivors of My nation will possess them.
10 (Isa 16:6; Zep 2:8) This will they have for their pride,
because they taunted and boasted against
the people of the Lord of Hosts.
11 (Ge 10:5; Ps 72:8-11) The Lord will be dreadful to them,
for He will weaken all the gods of the earth;
men will worship Him, every one from his place,
all the lands of the nations.
12 (Isa 18:1-7; 20:4-5) You also, O Ethiopians,
will be slain by My sword.
13 (Na 3:7; Isa 10:12) And He will stretch out His hand against the north
and destroy Assyria;
and He will make Nineveh a desolation,
and dry like the desert.
14 (Jer 22:14) Herds will lie down in her midst,
beasts of every kind;
the cormorant and the bittern
will lodge on her pillars.
Their voice will sing in the windows;
desolation will be on the threshold;
for He will lay bare the cedar work.
15 (Eze 28:2; Na 3:19) This is the rejoicing city
that dwelt securely,
that said in her heart,
"I am, and there is no one besides me."
How has she become a desolation,
a place for beasts to lie down!
Everyone who passes by her will hiss
and shake his fist.
[8] I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of
Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves
against their border.
[9] Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely
Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the
breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue
of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess
them.
[10] This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and
magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
[11] The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of
the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the
isles of the heathen.
[12] Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
[13] And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy
Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.
[14] And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the
nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper
lintels
of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the
thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
[15] This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her
heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a
place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss,
and wag his hand.
Zephaniah 3
Woe to Jerusalem
1 (Jer 6:6) Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,
the oppressing city.
2 (Jer 5:3; Ps 78:22) She obeys no voice,
she receives no correction;
she does not trust in the Lord,
she does not draw near to her God.
3 (Hab 1:8; Jer 5:6) Her princes within her are roaring lions;
her judges are evening wolves
who leave nothing until the morning.
4 (Eze 22:26; Hos 9:7) Her prophets are reckless,
treacherous men;
her priests have profaned the sanctuary
and done violence to the law.
5 (Dt 32:4; Zep 3:15 ) The Lord is righteous in her midst;
He does no unrighteousness.
Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He does not fail,
but the unjust knows no shame.
6 I have cut off nations,
their strongholds are devastated;
I have made their streets desolate,
with no one passing by.
Their cities are destroyed;
there is no man, no inhabitant.
7 (Hos 9:9; Jer 7:7) I said,
"Surely you will fear Me;
and you will receive correction."
So her dwelling will not be cut off,
according to all that I have appointed against her.
But they were more eager
to corrupt all their deeds.
The Conversion of the Nations
8(Joel 3:2; Zep 1:18) Therefore wait for Me, declares the Lord,
until the day when I rise up to seize the plunder;
for My decision is to gather nations,
to assemble kingdoms,
to pour on them My indignation,
all My fierce anger;
for all the earth will be devoured
with the fire of My jealousy.
9 (Isa 19:18; Ps 22:27) For then I will restore to the peoples a pure speech
that all of them may call on the name of the Lord,
to serve Him with one accord.
10 (Ps 68:31; Isa 11:11) From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia
My worshippers, the daughter of My dispersed ones,
will bring My offering.
11 (Isa 54:4; Joel 2:26-27) On that day you will not be ashamed
for all your deeds by which you have transgressed against Me;
for then I will remove from your midst
those who rejoice in your pride,
and you will no longer be haughty
in My holy mountain.
12 (Isa 14:32; Na 1:7) But I will leave in your midst
a meek and humble people,
and they will trust in the name of the Lord.
13 (Zep 2:7; Rev 14:5) The remnant of Israel will do no unrighteousness,
nor speak lies;
nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;
for they will feed and lie down,
and no one will make them afraid.
Israel's Song of Joy
14 (Isa 12:6; 54:1) Sing, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 (Isa 51:22; Zep 3:5) The Lord has taken away your judgments,
He has cast out your enemies.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;
you will see evil no more.
16 (Heb 12:12; Isa 35:3-4) On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
Fear not, O Zion;
let not your hands be slack.
17 (Jer 32:41; Zep 3:15) The Lord your God is in your midst,
a Mighty One, who will save.
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will renew you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.
18 (Ps 42:2-4; La 1:4) I will gather those who grieve
for the appointed festival,
which is a reproach and burden on you.
19 (Isa 60:14; Eze 34:16) At that time I will deal
with all who oppress you;
I will save the lame
and gather the outcast;
I will give them praise and fame
in every land where they have been put to shame.
20 (Jer 29:14; Joel 3:1) At that time I will bring you in,
at the time when I gather you;
for I will make you renowned and praised
among all peoples of the earth,
when I restore your fortunes
before your eyes,
says the Lord.
Zephaniah 3
[1] Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
[2] She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not
in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
[3] Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves;
they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
[4] Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have
polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
[5] The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every
morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust
knoweth no shame.
[6] I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their
streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that
there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
[7] I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so
their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they
rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
[8] Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up
to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may
assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my
fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my
jealousy.
[9] For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all
call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
[10] From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of
my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
[11] In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou
hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of
thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty
because of my holy mountain.
[12] I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people,
and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
[13] The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither
shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and
lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
[14] Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all
the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
[15] The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy:
the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not
see evil any more.
[16] In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion,
Let not thine hands be slack.
[17] The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will
rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee
with singing.
[18] I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are
of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
[19] Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save
her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them
praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
[20] At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather
you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth,
when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
2 Chronicles 35:20-27
The Death of Josiah
2Ki 23:28-30
20 (2Ki 23:29-30; Isa 10:9) After all this when Josiah had prepared
the temple, Necho king of Egypt went up to war in Carchemish
on the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to meet him.
21 (2Ki 18:25; 2Ch 25:19) And Necho sent messengers to him saying,
"What is there between you and me, king of Judah?
I am not against you this day, but against the house with which I am at war.
And God has commanded that I hurry. Refrain from being against God
who is with me so that He does not destroy you."
22 (Jdg 5:19; 2Ch 18:29) But Josiah did not turn away from him for he went
to battle against him disguised. He did not listen to the words of Necho
that came from the mouth of God,
but he came to battle in the plain of Megiddo.
23 (1Ki 22:34) So the archers shot King Josiah, and the king said
to his servants, "Take me away for I am severely wounded."
24 (Zec 12:11) Then his servants took him from the chariot,
and they set him in a second chariot, and they brought him to Jerusalem.
He died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers.
And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
25 (Jer 22:10; La 4:20) And Jeremiah composed a dirge for Josiah,
and all the male and female singers speak of Josiah in their laments
to this day. They set them as a statute over Israel.
They are written in the Laments.
26 And the remainder of the acts of Josiah, his deeds and covenant
faithfulness, according to what is written in the Law of the Lord,
27 and his acts from beginning to end are written
in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
[20] After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of
Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out
against him.
[21] But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee,
thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house
wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from
meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
[22] Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised
himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of
Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
[23] And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants,
Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
[24] His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the
second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died,
and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and
Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
[25] And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the
singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made
them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the
lamentations.
[26] Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that
which was written in the law of the LORD,
[27] And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of
the kings of Israel and Judah.
2 Kings 23:29-30
29 (Jer 46:2; Jdg 5:19; 2Ch 35:20-24) In his days Pharaoh Necho,
king of Egypt, went up against the king of Assyria to the River Euphrates.
King Josiah went to meet him, but he killed him at Megiddo when he had seen him.
30 (2Ki 9:28; 2Ch 36:1-4) His servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb.
The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah,
anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.
[29] In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of
Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he
slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
[30] And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and
brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the
people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and
made him king in his father's stead.
Jeremiah 47
Judgment on the Philistines
1 (Jer 25:20; Ge 10:19) The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah
the prophet against the Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered Gaza.
2 (Isa 8:7-8; 15:2-5) Thus says the Lord:
See, waters rise up out of the north
and will be an overflowing flood,
and will overflow the land, and all that is in it,
the city and those who dwell in it.
Then the men shall cry out
and all the inhabitants of the land will howl
3 (Jdg 5:22; Jer 8:16) at the noise of the stamping of the hoofs
of his strong horses,
at the rushing of his chariots,
and at the rumbling of his wheels.
The fathers will not look back to their children
because of the feebleness of their hands,
4 (Am 9:7; Dt 2:23; Isa 20:6) because of the day that comes
to destroy all the Philistines
and to cut off from Tyre and Sidon
every helper that remains.
For the Lord will destroy the Philistines,
the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
5 (Jer 48:37; 25:20; 41:5) Baldness has come upon Gaza;
Ashkelon has been cut off.
O remnant of their valley,
how long shall you gash yourself?
6 (Jer 12:12; Eze 21:3-5 O sword of the Lord,
how long shall you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath,
rest, and be still.
7 (Eze 14:17; Mic 6:9) How can it be quiet,
seeing the Lord has given it a charge
against Ashkelon and against the sea shore?
There He has appointed it.
Jeremiah 47
[1] The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the
Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
[2] Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall
be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is
therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and
all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
[3] At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the
rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers
shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;
[4] Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut
off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will
spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
[5] Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of
their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
[6] O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up
thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
[7] How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against
Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
Jeremiah 48
Judgment on Moab
Isa 16:6-12
1 (Nu 32:3; 32:37-38) Concerning Moab:
Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
Woe to Nebo, for it is devastated.
Kiriathaim is humiliated and captured;
Misgab [Or the stronghold.] is humiliated and dismayed.
2 (Nu 32:37; Isa 16:14) There is no more praise for Moab;
in Heshbon they have devised evil against her:
"Come and let us cut it off from being a nation!"
Also you will be cut down, O Madmen.
The sword will pursue you.
3 (Isa 15:5; Jer 48:34) A sound of crying will be from Horonaim:
"Devastation and great destruction!"
4 "Moab is destroyed";
her little ones have caused a cry of distress to be heard;
5 (Isa 15:5) for by the Ascent of Luhith they will go up
with continual weeping;
for at the descent of Horonaim
they have heard a cry of destruction.
6 (Jer 17:6; 51:6) Flee, save your lives,
and be like the juniper in the wilderness.
7 (Nu 21:29; Jer 49:3) For because you have trusted in your works
and in your treasures, you will also be captured;
and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity
together with his priests and his officials.
8 (Jer 6:26) The destroyer will come upon every city,
and no city will escape.
The valley also will perish,
and the plain will be destroyed,
as the Lord has spoken.
9 (Ps 11:1; Isa 16:2) Give wings to Moab,
that she may flee and get away;
for the cities will become desolate,
without any to dwell in them.
10 (1Ki 20:42; Jdg 5:23) Cursed be he who does the work of the Lord
negligently, and cursed be he who keeps back his sword from blood.
11 (Zep 1:12; Zec 1:15) Moab has been at ease from his youth,
and he has also been undisturbed,
like wine on its dregs,
and he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
nor has he gone into captivity.
Therefore his taste remained in him,
and his scent has not changed.
12 Therefore, surely the days are coming,
says the Lord,
when I will send to him those who tip vessels,
and they will tip him over,
and will empty his vessels
and break his bottles.
13 (Jdg 11:24; Isa 45:16) Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh,
as the house of Israel was ashamed
of Bethel, their confidence.
14 (Ps 33:16; Isa 10:13) How do you say, "We are mighty
and strong men for the war"?
15 (Jer 46:18; 50:27) Moab has been devastated and gone up out of her cities,
and her chosen young men have also gone down to the slaughter,
says the King whose name is the Lord of Hosts.
16 (Isa 13:22) The calamity of Moab will come soon,
and his affliction hastens fast.
17 (Isa 9:4) All you who are about him, mourn for him.
And all you who know his name,
say, "How the strong staff has been broken,
the beautiful rod!"
18 (Nu 21:30; Isa 47:1) O daughter who inhabits Dibon,
come down from your glory
and sit on the parched ground,
for the destroyer of Moab
will come upon you,
and he will destroy your strongholds.
19 (Dt 2:36; 1Sa 4:16) O inhabitant of Aroer,
stand by the road and keep watch.
Ask him who flees and her who escapes,
and say, "What has happened?"
20 (Isa 16:2) Moab has been humiliated, for it has been broken down.
Howl and cry out.
Tell it in Arnon,
that Moab has been devastated.
21 (Jos 13:18; Isa 15:4) And judgment has come upon the plain country:
upon Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath,
22 (Nu 33:46; Jer 48:18) and Dibon and Nebo and Beth Diblathaim,
23 (Jos 13:17; Jer 48:1) and Kiriathaim and Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,
24 (Am 2:2; Jer 48:41) and Kerioth and Bozrah,
and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.
25 (Ps 75:10; 10:15) The horn of Moab has been cut off
and his arm has been broken,
says the Lord.
26 (Isa 19:14; 29:9) Make him drunk,
for he magnified himself against the Lord.
Moab also will wallow in his vomit,
and he also will be held in derision.
27 (Jer 2:26; Mic 7:8-10) For was not Israel a derision to you?
Or was he caught among thieves?
For each time you speak of him,
you shake your head in scorn.
28 (Jdg 6:2; Ps 55:6-7) O you who dwell in Moab,
leave the cities and dwell in the rock,
and be like the dove that makes her nest
in the sides of the hole's mouth.
29 (Isa 16:6; Ps 138:6) We have heard of the pride of Moab
(he is very proud),
of his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pride,
and the haughtiness of his heart.
30 (Jer 50:36) I know his wrath, says the Lord,
but it is futile. His lies have accomplished nothing.
31 (2Ki 3:25; Isa 15:5) Therefore I will howl for Moab,
and I will cry out for all Moab.
My heart shall mourn for the men of Kir Hareseth.
32 (Isa 16:8-9; Nu 21:32) O vine of Sibmah,
I will weep for you more than the weeping of Jazer.
Your plants have stretched over the sea,
they reach even to the sea of Jazer.
The destroyer has fallen upon your summer fruits
and upon your vintage.
33 (Isa 5:10; Hag 2:16) Joy and gladness are taken away
from the plentiful field, even from the land of Moab,
and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses;
no one will tread with shouting.
Their shouting will not be shouts of joy.
34 (Isa 15:4-6; Nu 32:3) From the outcry of Heshbon even to Elealeh,
and even to Jahaz, they have uttered their voice,
from Zoar even to Horonaim and to Eglath Shelishiyah;
for also the waters of Nimrim shall become desolate.
35 (Isa 15:2; 16:12) Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab,
says the Lord, him who offers sacrifice in the high place
and him who burns incense to his gods.
36 (Isa 15:7; 16:11) Therefore My heart will wail for Moab like pipes,
and My heart will wail like pipes for the men of Kir Hareseth,
because the riches that they have gotten have perished.
37 (Ge 37:34; Isa 15:2-3) For every head will be bald
and every beard clipped;
upon all the hands will be gashes,
and upon the loins sackcloth.
38 (Jer 22:28; Isa 22:1) There will be lamentation everywhere
upon all the housetops of Moab
and in the streets,
for I have broken Moab
like a vessel in which is no pleasure,
says the Lord.
39 How it is broken down! How they have wailed!
How Moab has turned his back with shame!
So Moab will be a derision
and a terror to all around him.
40 (Dt 28:49; Isa 8:8) For thus says the Lord:
Look, one will fly as an eagle
and spread his wings against Moab.
41 (Isa 13:8; 21:3) Kerioth has been captured,
and the strongholds have been seized,
and the mighty men's hearts in Moab in that day
will be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
42 (Jer 48:2; Isa 7:8) Moab will be destroyed from being a people
because he has magnified himself against the Lord.
43 (Isa 24:17-18; La 3:47) Fear and the pit
and the snare will be upon you,
O inhabitant of Moab,
says the Lord.
44 (1Ki 19:17; Jer 11:23) He who flees from the terror
shall fall into the pit,
and he who gets up out of the pit
will be taken in the snare;
for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab,
the year of their punishment,
says the Lord.
45 (Nu 24:17; 21:28) The fugitives stand without strength
under the shadow of Heshbon;
for a fire will come out of Heshbon
and a flame from the midst of Sihon,
and will devour the forehead of Moab
and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.
46 (Nu 21:29; Jdg 11:24) Woe to you, O Moab!
The people of Chemosh have perished;
for your sons have been taken away captive
and your daughters into captivity.
47 (Jer 49:39; 49:6) Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab
in the latter days,
says the Lord.
Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
Jeremiah 48
[1] Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto
Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is
confounded and dismayed.
[2] There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil
against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt
be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.
[3] A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great
destruction.
[4] Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
[5] For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the
going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
[6] Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.
[7] For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou
shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his
priests and his princes together.
[8] And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape:
the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD
hath spoken.
[9] Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities
thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
[10] Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be
he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
[11] Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees,
and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into
captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not
changed.
[12] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto
him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels,
and break their bottles.
[13] And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was
ashamed of Bethel their confidence.
[14] How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?
[15] Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young
men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD
of hosts.
[16] The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
[17] All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name,
say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!
[18] Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and
sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall
destroy thy strong holds.
[19] O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that
fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
[20] Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; and tell
ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
[21] And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon
Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
[22] And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,
[23] And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,
[24] And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land
of Moab, far or near.
[25] The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.
[26] Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab
also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
[27] For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves?
for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.
[28] O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and
be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth.
[29] We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his
loftiness,
and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
[30] I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies
shall not so effect it.
[31] Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine
heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres.
[32] O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy
plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the
spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
[33] And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the
land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none
shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.
[34] From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have
they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of
three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.
[35] Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that
offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
[36] Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart
shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: because the riches that he
hath gotten are perished.
[37] For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the
hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
[38] There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab,
and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is
no pleasure, saith the LORD.
[39] They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned
the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them
about him.
[40] For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall
spread his wings over Moab.
[41] Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty
men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her
pangs.
[42] And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath
magnified himself against the LORD.
[43] Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of
Moab, saith the LORD.
[44] He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that
getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon
it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
[45] They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force:
but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of
Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the
tumultuous ones.
[46] Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons
are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.
[47] Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith
the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
2) Our Daily Bread for 1 August 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/08/01/in-this-together
Entitled "In This Together"
2 Timothy 4:9-22
Personal Instructions
9 (2Ti 1:4; 4:21) Diligently try to come to me soon.
10 (Ac 16:6; 17:1) Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world,
and has departed to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
11 (Ac 12:12; Col 4:14) Only Luke is with me. Get Mark, and bring him with you,
for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
12 (Ac 20:4; Eph 6:21) I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
13 (Ac 16:8) When you come, bring with you the cloak that I left
at Troas with Carpus, and the books, but especially the parchments.
14 (1Ti 1:20; Ps 28:4) Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil.
May the Lord reward him according to his works.
15 Beware of him, for he has greatly opposed our words.
16 (Ac 7:60) At my first defense no one stood with me,
but everyone forsook me. May it not be charged against them.
17 (Ac 9:15; Ps 22:21) But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me,
so that through me the preaching might be fully known, and that
all the Gentiles might hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
18 (Ro 11:36; Ps 121:7) The Lord will deliver me from every evil work
and will preserve me for His heavenly kingdom, to whom be glory forever
and ever. Amen.
Final Greetings
19 (Ac 18:2) Greet Priscilla and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.
20 (Ac 20:4; 19:22) Erastus remained at Corinth, and I have left Trophimus
ill in Miletus.
21 (2Ti 4:9) Diligently try to come before winter. Eubulus greets you,
and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.
22 (Gal 6:18; Col 4:18) The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Grace be with you. Amen.
[9] Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
[10] For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is
departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
[11] Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is
profitable to me for the ministry.
[12] And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
[13] The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring
with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
[14] Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him
according to his works:
[15] Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
[16] At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray
God that it may not be laid to their charge.
[17] Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me
the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear:
and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
[18] And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve
me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[19] Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
[20] Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
[21] Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and
Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
[22] The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
Kelly was battling brain cancer when the COVID-19 crisis hit. Then fluid
developed around her heart and lungs, and she had to be hospitalized again.
Her family couldn't visit because of the pandemic. Her husband, Dave,
vowed to do something.
Gathering loved ones together, Dave asked them to make large signs with
messages. They did. Wearing masks, twenty people stood on the street outside
the hospital holding signs: "Best Mom!" "Love You." "We are with u." With the
help of a nurse, Kelly made her way to a fourth-floor window. "All we could
see was a facemask and a waving hand," her husband posted on social media,
"but it was a beautiful facemask and waving hand."
Late in his life, the apostle Paul felt alone as he languished in a Roman
prison. He wrote to Timothy, "Do your best to get here before winter"
(2 Timothy 4:21). Yet Paul wasn't totally alone. "The Lord stood at my side
and gave me strength," he said (v. 17). And it's also apparent that he had
some encouraging contact with other believers. "Eubulus greets you,"
he said to Timothy, "and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers
and sisters" (v. 21).
We're created for community, and we feel that most keenly when we're in
crisis. What might you do for someone who may feel entirely alone today?
By: Tim Gustafson
Reflect & Pray
When have you felt most alone? How have you sensed God's presence during
times of separation from loved ones?
Thank You, dear Father, for the gift of Your Spirit's comfort,
and for the community of believers You’ve brought into my life.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell
Matt 6:14-15
14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,
neither will your Father forgive your sins.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you: 15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger
and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying
support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw
her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was
"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought
back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of
unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to
forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered
and her bitterness grew worse.
Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers
of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her friend again, she was
able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own
healing and forgiveness.
"If you do not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on
unforgiving hearts, "Neither will you be forgiven." In one sense, God's
forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is
always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has
extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls
of bitterness in our hearts.
When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do
not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an
awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of
revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;
the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts
cleansed and purified.
Application
a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness
in my own life?
b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness
to forgive others?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Chr 26:5
5 (2 Ch 24:2; Da 1:17) And he sought after God in the days of Zechariah,
the one who instructed him in the fear of the Lord. And in the days
that he sought after the Lord, God caused him to succeed.
5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding
in the visions of God: and as long as he sought
the LORD, God made him to prosper.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 40:1-3,9-11
PSALMS 40
1 I waited patiently for the Lord,
and He turned to me, and heard my cry.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
out of the miry clay,
and set my feet on a rock,
and established my steps.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He has put a new song in my mouth,
even praise to our God;
many will see it, and fear,
and will trust in the Lord.
...
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) I have proclaimed righteousness
in the great congregation;
I have not held back my lips,
O Lord, You know.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) I have not hidden Your righteousness
within my heart;
I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth
from the great congregation.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not withhold Your compassion from me, O Lord;
may Your lovingkindness and Your truth always guard me.
1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay,
And set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even
praise unto our God:
Many shall see it, and fear,
And shall trust in the LORD.
...
9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation:
Lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart;
I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation:
I have not concealed thy lovingkindness,
And thy truth from the great congregation.
11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD:
Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
New Brunswick
Total population 753900
Muslim population (est.) 4543
Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim
population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist
church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton
also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship
getherings, and outreaches on campus.
Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the
campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.
Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,
and between 300 to 400 university students.
Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,
which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.
a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,
has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow
into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has
been primarily for university students moving into the area.
Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick
- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened
to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened
to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them
- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these
areas of concentration
- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,
and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.
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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter's Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'
- 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!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
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, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
1st Day of the month
1) Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on Canada
(
Joel 2:28 And it will be that, afterwards,
I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream
dreams, and your young men will see visions.
28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon
all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men
shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
Acts 2:17 "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.
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,
I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:
And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
And your young men shall see visions,
And your old men shall dream dreams:
)
2) Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister
would be directed to do that which pleases God
(Prov 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord,
as the rivers of water; He turns it to any place He will.
1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD,
As the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord that you will respect his judgment.
Pray to the Lord: "Thank You, dear Father, for the gift of Your
Spirit's comfort, and for the community of believers You’ve brought
into my life."
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to be a Forgiving person.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to seek after Him.
Pray to the Lord and pray to declare His righteousness.
Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick
- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened
to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened
to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them
- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these
areas of concentration
- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,
and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- 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!
Pray for a young mother in Jordan who was held hostage by relatives
for several weeks because of her Christian faith.
Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on The World
Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister
would be directed to do that which pleases God
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
1) Zephaniah 2:8-15,3 , 2 Chronicles 35:20-27 , 2 Kings 23:29-30
Jeremiah 47,48
Zephaniah 2:8-15
8 (Jer 49:1; Am 1:13) I have heard these taunts of Moab,
and the revilings of the Ammonites,
by which they have reproached My people,
and made boasts against their territory.
9 (Dt 29:23; Isa 11:14) Therefore, as I live,
says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,
surely Moab will be like Sodom,
and the Ammonites like Gomorrah-
a land of weeds and salt pits,
and a perpetual desolation.
The remnant of My people will plunder them,
and the survivors of My nation will possess them.
10 (Isa 16:6; Zep 2:8) This will they have for their pride,
because they taunted and boasted against
the people of the Lord of Hosts.
11 (Ge 10:5; Ps 72:8-11) The Lord will be dreadful to them,
for He will weaken all the gods of the earth;
men will worship Him, every one from his place,
all the lands of the nations.
12 (Isa 18:1-7; 20:4-5) You also, O Ethiopians,
will be slain by My sword.
13 (Na 3:7; Isa 10:12) And He will stretch out His hand against the north
and destroy Assyria;
and He will make Nineveh a desolation,
and dry like the desert.
14 (Jer 22:14) Herds will lie down in her midst,
beasts of every kind;
the cormorant and the bittern
will lodge on her pillars.
Their voice will sing in the windows;
desolation will be on the threshold;
for He will lay bare the cedar work.
15 (Eze 28:2; Na 3:19) This is the rejoicing city
that dwelt securely,
that said in her heart,
"I am, and there is no one besides me."
How has she become a desolation,
a place for beasts to lie down!
Everyone who passes by her will hiss
and shake his fist.
[8] I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of
Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves
against their border.
[9] Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely
Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the
breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue
of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess
them.
[10] This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and
magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
[11] The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of
the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the
isles of the heathen.
[12] Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
[13] And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy
Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.
[14] And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the
nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper
lintels
of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the
thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
[15] This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her
heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a
place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss,
and wag his hand.
Zephaniah 3
Woe to Jerusalem
1 (Jer 6:6) Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,
the oppressing city.
2 (Jer 5:3; Ps 78:22) She obeys no voice,
she receives no correction;
she does not trust in the Lord,
she does not draw near to her God.
3 (Hab 1:8; Jer 5:6) Her princes within her are roaring lions;
her judges are evening wolves
who leave nothing until the morning.
4 (Eze 22:26; Hos 9:7) Her prophets are reckless,
treacherous men;
her priests have profaned the sanctuary
and done violence to the law.
5 (Dt 32:4; Zep 3:15 ) The Lord is righteous in her midst;
He does no unrighteousness.
Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He does not fail,
but the unjust knows no shame.
6 I have cut off nations,
their strongholds are devastated;
I have made their streets desolate,
with no one passing by.
Their cities are destroyed;
there is no man, no inhabitant.
7 (Hos 9:9; Jer 7:7) I said,
"Surely you will fear Me;
and you will receive correction."
So her dwelling will not be cut off,
according to all that I have appointed against her.
But they were more eager
to corrupt all their deeds.
The Conversion of the Nations
8(Joel 3:2; Zep 1:18) Therefore wait for Me, declares the Lord,
until the day when I rise up to seize the plunder;
for My decision is to gather nations,
to assemble kingdoms,
to pour on them My indignation,
all My fierce anger;
for all the earth will be devoured
with the fire of My jealousy.
9 (Isa 19:18; Ps 22:27) For then I will restore to the peoples a pure speech
that all of them may call on the name of the Lord,
to serve Him with one accord.
10 (Ps 68:31; Isa 11:11) From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia
My worshippers, the daughter of My dispersed ones,
will bring My offering.
11 (Isa 54:4; Joel 2:26-27) On that day you will not be ashamed
for all your deeds by which you have transgressed against Me;
for then I will remove from your midst
those who rejoice in your pride,
and you will no longer be haughty
in My holy mountain.
12 (Isa 14:32; Na 1:7) But I will leave in your midst
a meek and humble people,
and they will trust in the name of the Lord.
13 (Zep 2:7; Rev 14:5) The remnant of Israel will do no unrighteousness,
nor speak lies;
nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;
for they will feed and lie down,
and no one will make them afraid.
Israel's Song of Joy
14 (Isa 12:6; 54:1) Sing, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 (Isa 51:22; Zep 3:5) The Lord has taken away your judgments,
He has cast out your enemies.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;
you will see evil no more.
16 (Heb 12:12; Isa 35:3-4) On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
Fear not, O Zion;
let not your hands be slack.
17 (Jer 32:41; Zep 3:15) The Lord your God is in your midst,
a Mighty One, who will save.
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will renew you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.
18 (Ps 42:2-4; La 1:4) I will gather those who grieve
for the appointed festival,
which is a reproach and burden on you.
19 (Isa 60:14; Eze 34:16) At that time I will deal
with all who oppress you;
I will save the lame
and gather the outcast;
I will give them praise and fame
in every land where they have been put to shame.
20 (Jer 29:14; Joel 3:1) At that time I will bring you in,
at the time when I gather you;
for I will make you renowned and praised
among all peoples of the earth,
when I restore your fortunes
before your eyes,
says the Lord.
Zephaniah 3
[1] Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
[2] She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not
in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
[3] Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves;
they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
[4] Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have
polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
[5] The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every
morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust
knoweth no shame.
[6] I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their
streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that
there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
[7] I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so
their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they
rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
[8] Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up
to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may
assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my
fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my
jealousy.
[9] For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all
call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
[10] From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of
my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
[11] In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou
hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of
thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty
because of my holy mountain.
[12] I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people,
and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
[13] The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither
shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and
lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
[14] Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all
the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
[15] The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy:
the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not
see evil any more.
[16] In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion,
Let not thine hands be slack.
[17] The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will
rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee
with singing.
[18] I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are
of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
[19] Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save
her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them
praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
[20] At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather
you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth,
when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
2 Chronicles 35:20-27
The Death of Josiah
2Ki 23:28-30
20 (2Ki 23:29-30; Isa 10:9) After all this when Josiah had prepared
the temple, Necho king of Egypt went up to war in Carchemish
on the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to meet him.
21 (2Ki 18:25; 2Ch 25:19) And Necho sent messengers to him saying,
"What is there between you and me, king of Judah?
I am not against you this day, but against the house with which I am at war.
And God has commanded that I hurry. Refrain from being against God
who is with me so that He does not destroy you."
22 (Jdg 5:19; 2Ch 18:29) But Josiah did not turn away from him for he went
to battle against him disguised. He did not listen to the words of Necho
that came from the mouth of God,
but he came to battle in the plain of Megiddo.
23 (1Ki 22:34) So the archers shot King Josiah, and the king said
to his servants, "Take me away for I am severely wounded."
24 (Zec 12:11) Then his servants took him from the chariot,
and they set him in a second chariot, and they brought him to Jerusalem.
He died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers.
And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
25 (Jer 22:10; La 4:20) And Jeremiah composed a dirge for Josiah,
and all the male and female singers speak of Josiah in their laments
to this day. They set them as a statute over Israel.
They are written in the Laments.
26 And the remainder of the acts of Josiah, his deeds and covenant
faithfulness, according to what is written in the Law of the Lord,
27 and his acts from beginning to end are written
in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
[20] After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of
Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out
against him.
[21] But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee,
thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house
wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from
meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
[22] Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised
himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of
Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
[23] And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants,
Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
[24] His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the
second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died,
and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and
Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
[25] And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the
singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made
them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the
lamentations.
[26] Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that
which was written in the law of the LORD,
[27] And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of
the kings of Israel and Judah.
2 Kings 23:29-30
29 (Jer 46:2; Jdg 5:19; 2Ch 35:20-24) In his days Pharaoh Necho,
king of Egypt, went up against the king of Assyria to the River Euphrates.
King Josiah went to meet him, but he killed him at Megiddo when he had seen him.
30 (2Ki 9:28; 2Ch 36:1-4) His servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb.
The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah,
anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.
[29] In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of
Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he
slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
[30] And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and
brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the
people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and
made him king in his father's stead.
Jeremiah 47
Judgment on the Philistines
1 (Jer 25:20; Ge 10:19) The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah
the prophet against the Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered Gaza.
2 (Isa 8:7-8; 15:2-5) Thus says the Lord:
See, waters rise up out of the north
and will be an overflowing flood,
and will overflow the land, and all that is in it,
the city and those who dwell in it.
Then the men shall cry out
and all the inhabitants of the land will howl
3 (Jdg 5:22; Jer 8:16) at the noise of the stamping of the hoofs
of his strong horses,
at the rushing of his chariots,
and at the rumbling of his wheels.
The fathers will not look back to their children
because of the feebleness of their hands,
4 (Am 9:7; Dt 2:23; Isa 20:6) because of the day that comes
to destroy all the Philistines
and to cut off from Tyre and Sidon
every helper that remains.
For the Lord will destroy the Philistines,
the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
5 (Jer 48:37; 25:20; 41:5) Baldness has come upon Gaza;
Ashkelon has been cut off.
O remnant of their valley,
how long shall you gash yourself?
6 (Jer 12:12; Eze 21:3-5 O sword of the Lord,
how long shall you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath,
rest, and be still.
7 (Eze 14:17; Mic 6:9) How can it be quiet,
seeing the Lord has given it a charge
against Ashkelon and against the sea shore?
There He has appointed it.
Jeremiah 47
[1] The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the
Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
[2] Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall
be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is
therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and
all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
[3] At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the
rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers
shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;
[4] Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut
off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will
spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
[5] Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of
their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
[6] O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up
thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
[7] How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against
Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
Jeremiah 48
Judgment on Moab
Isa 16:6-12
1 (Nu 32:3; 32:37-38) Concerning Moab:
Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
Woe to Nebo, for it is devastated.
Kiriathaim is humiliated and captured;
Misgab [Or the stronghold.] is humiliated and dismayed.
2 (Nu 32:37; Isa 16:14) There is no more praise for Moab;
in Heshbon they have devised evil against her:
"Come and let us cut it off from being a nation!"
Also you will be cut down, O Madmen.
The sword will pursue you.
3 (Isa 15:5; Jer 48:34) A sound of crying will be from Horonaim:
"Devastation and great destruction!"
4 "Moab is destroyed";
her little ones have caused a cry of distress to be heard;
5 (Isa 15:5) for by the Ascent of Luhith they will go up
with continual weeping;
for at the descent of Horonaim
they have heard a cry of destruction.
6 (Jer 17:6; 51:6) Flee, save your lives,
and be like the juniper in the wilderness.
7 (Nu 21:29; Jer 49:3) For because you have trusted in your works
and in your treasures, you will also be captured;
and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity
together with his priests and his officials.
8 (Jer 6:26) The destroyer will come upon every city,
and no city will escape.
The valley also will perish,
and the plain will be destroyed,
as the Lord has spoken.
9 (Ps 11:1; Isa 16:2) Give wings to Moab,
that she may flee and get away;
for the cities will become desolate,
without any to dwell in them.
10 (1Ki 20:42; Jdg 5:23) Cursed be he who does the work of the Lord
negligently, and cursed be he who keeps back his sword from blood.
11 (Zep 1:12; Zec 1:15) Moab has been at ease from his youth,
and he has also been undisturbed,
like wine on its dregs,
and he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
nor has he gone into captivity.
Therefore his taste remained in him,
and his scent has not changed.
12 Therefore, surely the days are coming,
says the Lord,
when I will send to him those who tip vessels,
and they will tip him over,
and will empty his vessels
and break his bottles.
13 (Jdg 11:24; Isa 45:16) Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh,
as the house of Israel was ashamed
of Bethel, their confidence.
14 (Ps 33:16; Isa 10:13) How do you say, "We are mighty
and strong men for the war"?
15 (Jer 46:18; 50:27) Moab has been devastated and gone up out of her cities,
and her chosen young men have also gone down to the slaughter,
says the King whose name is the Lord of Hosts.
16 (Isa 13:22) The calamity of Moab will come soon,
and his affliction hastens fast.
17 (Isa 9:4) All you who are about him, mourn for him.
And all you who know his name,
say, "How the strong staff has been broken,
the beautiful rod!"
18 (Nu 21:30; Isa 47:1) O daughter who inhabits Dibon,
come down from your glory
and sit on the parched ground,
for the destroyer of Moab
will come upon you,
and he will destroy your strongholds.
19 (Dt 2:36; 1Sa 4:16) O inhabitant of Aroer,
stand by the road and keep watch.
Ask him who flees and her who escapes,
and say, "What has happened?"
20 (Isa 16:2) Moab has been humiliated, for it has been broken down.
Howl and cry out.
Tell it in Arnon,
that Moab has been devastated.
21 (Jos 13:18; Isa 15:4) And judgment has come upon the plain country:
upon Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath,
22 (Nu 33:46; Jer 48:18) and Dibon and Nebo and Beth Diblathaim,
23 (Jos 13:17; Jer 48:1) and Kiriathaim and Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,
24 (Am 2:2; Jer 48:41) and Kerioth and Bozrah,
and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.
25 (Ps 75:10; 10:15) The horn of Moab has been cut off
and his arm has been broken,
says the Lord.
26 (Isa 19:14; 29:9) Make him drunk,
for he magnified himself against the Lord.
Moab also will wallow in his vomit,
and he also will be held in derision.
27 (Jer 2:26; Mic 7:8-10) For was not Israel a derision to you?
Or was he caught among thieves?
For each time you speak of him,
you shake your head in scorn.
28 (Jdg 6:2; Ps 55:6-7) O you who dwell in Moab,
leave the cities and dwell in the rock,
and be like the dove that makes her nest
in the sides of the hole's mouth.
29 (Isa 16:6; Ps 138:6) We have heard of the pride of Moab
(he is very proud),
of his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pride,
and the haughtiness of his heart.
30 (Jer 50:36) I know his wrath, says the Lord,
but it is futile. His lies have accomplished nothing.
31 (2Ki 3:25; Isa 15:5) Therefore I will howl for Moab,
and I will cry out for all Moab.
My heart shall mourn for the men of Kir Hareseth.
32 (Isa 16:8-9; Nu 21:32) O vine of Sibmah,
I will weep for you more than the weeping of Jazer.
Your plants have stretched over the sea,
they reach even to the sea of Jazer.
The destroyer has fallen upon your summer fruits
and upon your vintage.
33 (Isa 5:10; Hag 2:16) Joy and gladness are taken away
from the plentiful field, even from the land of Moab,
and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses;
no one will tread with shouting.
Their shouting will not be shouts of joy.
34 (Isa 15:4-6; Nu 32:3) From the outcry of Heshbon even to Elealeh,
and even to Jahaz, they have uttered their voice,
from Zoar even to Horonaim and to Eglath Shelishiyah;
for also the waters of Nimrim shall become desolate.
35 (Isa 15:2; 16:12) Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab,
says the Lord, him who offers sacrifice in the high place
and him who burns incense to his gods.
36 (Isa 15:7; 16:11) Therefore My heart will wail for Moab like pipes,
and My heart will wail like pipes for the men of Kir Hareseth,
because the riches that they have gotten have perished.
37 (Ge 37:34; Isa 15:2-3) For every head will be bald
and every beard clipped;
upon all the hands will be gashes,
and upon the loins sackcloth.
38 (Jer 22:28; Isa 22:1) There will be lamentation everywhere
upon all the housetops of Moab
and in the streets,
for I have broken Moab
like a vessel in which is no pleasure,
says the Lord.
39 How it is broken down! How they have wailed!
How Moab has turned his back with shame!
So Moab will be a derision
and a terror to all around him.
40 (Dt 28:49; Isa 8:8) For thus says the Lord:
Look, one will fly as an eagle
and spread his wings against Moab.
41 (Isa 13:8; 21:3) Kerioth has been captured,
and the strongholds have been seized,
and the mighty men's hearts in Moab in that day
will be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
42 (Jer 48:2; Isa 7:8) Moab will be destroyed from being a people
because he has magnified himself against the Lord.
43 (Isa 24:17-18; La 3:47) Fear and the pit
and the snare will be upon you,
O inhabitant of Moab,
says the Lord.
44 (1Ki 19:17; Jer 11:23) He who flees from the terror
shall fall into the pit,
and he who gets up out of the pit
will be taken in the snare;
for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab,
the year of their punishment,
says the Lord.
45 (Nu 24:17; 21:28) The fugitives stand without strength
under the shadow of Heshbon;
for a fire will come out of Heshbon
and a flame from the midst of Sihon,
and will devour the forehead of Moab
and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.
46 (Nu 21:29; Jdg 11:24) Woe to you, O Moab!
The people of Chemosh have perished;
for your sons have been taken away captive
and your daughters into captivity.
47 (Jer 49:39; 49:6) Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab
in the latter days,
says the Lord.
Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
Jeremiah 48
[1] Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto
Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is
confounded and dismayed.
[2] There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil
against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt
be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.
[3] A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great
destruction.
[4] Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
[5] For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the
going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
[6] Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.
[7] For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou
shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his
priests and his princes together.
[8] And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape:
the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD
hath spoken.
[9] Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities
thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
[10] Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be
he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
[11] Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees,
and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into
captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not
changed.
[12] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto
him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels,
and break their bottles.
[13] And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was
ashamed of Bethel their confidence.
[14] How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?
[15] Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young
men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD
of hosts.
[16] The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
[17] All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name,
say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!
[18] Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and
sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall
destroy thy strong holds.
[19] O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that
fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
[20] Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; and tell
ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
[21] And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon
Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
[22] And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,
[23] And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,
[24] And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land
of Moab, far or near.
[25] The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.
[26] Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab
also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
[27] For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves?
for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.
[28] O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and
be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth.
[29] We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his
loftiness,
and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
[30] I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies
shall not so effect it.
[31] Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine
heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres.
[32] O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy
plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the
spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
[33] And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the
land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none
shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.
[34] From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have
they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of
three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.
[35] Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that
offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
[36] Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart
shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: because the riches that he
hath gotten are perished.
[37] For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the
hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
[38] There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab,
and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is
no pleasure, saith the LORD.
[39] They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned
the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them
about him.
[40] For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall
spread his wings over Moab.
[41] Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty
men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her
pangs.
[42] And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath
magnified himself against the LORD.
[43] Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of
Moab, saith the LORD.
[44] He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that
getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon
it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
[45] They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force:
but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of
Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the
tumultuous ones.
[46] Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons
are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.
[47] Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith
the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
2) Our Daily Bread for 1 August 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/08/01/in-this-together
Entitled "In This Together"
2 Timothy 4:9-22
Personal Instructions
9 (2Ti 1:4; 4:21) Diligently try to come to me soon.
10 (Ac 16:6; 17:1) Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world,
and has departed to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
11 (Ac 12:12; Col 4:14) Only Luke is with me. Get Mark, and bring him with you,
for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
12 (Ac 20:4; Eph 6:21) I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
13 (Ac 16:8) When you come, bring with you the cloak that I left
at Troas with Carpus, and the books, but especially the parchments.
14 (1Ti 1:20; Ps 28:4) Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil.
May the Lord reward him according to his works.
15 Beware of him, for he has greatly opposed our words.
16 (Ac 7:60) At my first defense no one stood with me,
but everyone forsook me. May it not be charged against them.
17 (Ac 9:15; Ps 22:21) But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me,
so that through me the preaching might be fully known, and that
all the Gentiles might hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
18 (Ro 11:36; Ps 121:7) The Lord will deliver me from every evil work
and will preserve me for His heavenly kingdom, to whom be glory forever
and ever. Amen.
Final Greetings
19 (Ac 18:2) Greet Priscilla and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.
20 (Ac 20:4; 19:22) Erastus remained at Corinth, and I have left Trophimus
ill in Miletus.
21 (2Ti 4:9) Diligently try to come before winter. Eubulus greets you,
and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.
22 (Gal 6:18; Col 4:18) The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Grace be with you. Amen.
[9] Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
[10] For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is
departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
[11] Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is
profitable to me for the ministry.
[12] And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
[13] The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring
with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
[14] Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him
according to his works:
[15] Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
[16] At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray
God that it may not be laid to their charge.
[17] Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me
the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear:
and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
[18] And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve
me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[19] Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
[20] Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
[21] Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and
Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
[22] The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
Kelly was battling brain cancer when the COVID-19 crisis hit. Then fluid
developed around her heart and lungs, and she had to be hospitalized again.
Her family couldn't visit because of the pandemic. Her husband, Dave,
vowed to do something.
Gathering loved ones together, Dave asked them to make large signs with
messages. They did. Wearing masks, twenty people stood on the street outside
the hospital holding signs: "Best Mom!" "Love You." "We are with u." With the
help of a nurse, Kelly made her way to a fourth-floor window. "All we could
see was a facemask and a waving hand," her husband posted on social media,
"but it was a beautiful facemask and waving hand."
Late in his life, the apostle Paul felt alone as he languished in a Roman
prison. He wrote to Timothy, "Do your best to get here before winter"
(2 Timothy 4:21). Yet Paul wasn't totally alone. "The Lord stood at my side
and gave me strength," he said (v. 17). And it's also apparent that he had
some encouraging contact with other believers. "Eubulus greets you,"
he said to Timothy, "and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers
and sisters" (v. 21).
We're created for community, and we feel that most keenly when we're in
crisis. What might you do for someone who may feel entirely alone today?
By: Tim Gustafson
Reflect & Pray
When have you felt most alone? How have you sensed God's presence during
times of separation from loved ones?
Thank You, dear Father, for the gift of Your Spirit's comfort,
and for the community of believers You’ve brought into my life.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell
Matt 6:14-15
14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,
neither will your Father forgive your sins.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you: 15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger
and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying
support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw
her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was
"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought
back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of
unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to
forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered
and her bitterness grew worse.
Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers
of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her friend again, she was
able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own
healing and forgiveness.
"If you do not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on
unforgiving hearts, "Neither will you be forgiven." In one sense, God's
forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is
always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has
extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls
of bitterness in our hearts.
When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do
not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an
awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of
revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;
the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts
cleansed and purified.
Application
a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness
in my own life?
b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness
to forgive others?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Chr 26:5
5 (2 Ch 24:2; Da 1:17) And he sought after God in the days of Zechariah,
the one who instructed him in the fear of the Lord. And in the days
that he sought after the Lord, God caused him to succeed.
5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding
in the visions of God: and as long as he sought
the LORD, God made him to prosper.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 40:1-3,9-11
PSALMS 40
1 I waited patiently for the Lord,
and He turned to me, and heard my cry.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
out of the miry clay,
and set my feet on a rock,
and established my steps.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He has put a new song in my mouth,
even praise to our God;
many will see it, and fear,
and will trust in the Lord.
...
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) I have proclaimed righteousness
in the great congregation;
I have not held back my lips,
O Lord, You know.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) I have not hidden Your righteousness
within my heart;
I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth
from the great congregation.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not withhold Your compassion from me, O Lord;
may Your lovingkindness and Your truth always guard me.
1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay,
And set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even
praise unto our God:
Many shall see it, and fear,
And shall trust in the LORD.
...
9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation:
Lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart;
I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation:
I have not concealed thy lovingkindness,
And thy truth from the great congregation.
11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD:
Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
New Brunswick
Total population 753900
Muslim population (est.) 4543
Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim
population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist
church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton
also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship
getherings, and outreaches on campus.
Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the
campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.
Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,
and between 300 to 400 university students.
Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,
which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.
a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,
has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow
into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has
been primarily for university students moving into the area.
Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick
- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened
to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened
to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them
- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these
areas of concentration
- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,
and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.
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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter's Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'
- 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!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
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, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
1st Day of the month
1) Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on Canada
(
Joel 2:28 And it will be that, afterwards,
I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream
dreams, and your young men will see visions.
28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon
all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men
shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
Acts 2:17 "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.
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,
I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:
And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
And your young men shall see visions,
And your old men shall dream dreams:
)
2) Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister
would be directed to do that which pleases God
(Prov 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord,
as the rivers of water; He turns it to any place He will.
1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD,
As the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord that you will respect his judgment.
Pray to the Lord: "Thank You, dear Father, for the gift of Your
Spirit's comfort, and for the community of believers You’ve brought
into my life."
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to be a Forgiving person.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to seek after Him.
Pray to the Lord and pray to declare His righteousness.
Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick
- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened
to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened
to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them
- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these
areas of concentration
- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,
and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- 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!
Pray for a young mother in Jordan who was held hostage by relatives
for several weeks because of her Christian faith.
Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on The World
Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister
would be directed to do that which pleases God
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.