Day 245 of My Second Bible Study Journey - 2 September reflections
Day 245, 2 September 2022
1)Ezekiel 40:38-43
Ezekiel 40:38-49
Chambers for Washing the Sacrifice
38 (2Ch 4:6) The chambers and its entrance were by the posts
of the gates where they washed the burnt offering.
39 (Lev 1:3-17; 4:2-3) In the vestibule of the gate were two tables
on this side and two tables on that side, to slay on it the burnt offering
and the sin offering and the trespass offering.
40 On the outside of the vestibule, as one goes up to the entrance
of the north gate, were two tables. And on the other side of the vestibule
of the gate were two tables.
41 Four tables were on this side and four tables on that side by the side
of the gate, eight tables on which they slaughtered their sacrifices.
42 (Eze 40:39; Ex 20:25) The four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt
offering, of a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half wide,
and one cubit high.
[About 2 2/3 feet long and wide and 21 inches high,
or 80 centimeters long and wide and 53 centimeters high.]
On which also they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered
the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
43 Within were hooks, a handbreadth wide,
[About 3 1/2 inches, or 9 centimeters.] fastened all around.
And on the tables was the flesh of the offering.
Chambers for the Singers and Priests
44 (1Ch 6:31-32; 16:41-43) Outside the inner gate were the chambers
for the singers in the inner court, one at the side of the north gate
facing south, the other at the side of the east gate facing north.
45 (1Ch 9:23; Lev 8:35) He said to me, "This chamber that faces south
is for the priests who have charge of the temple.
46 (Eze 44:15; 1Ki 2:35; Eze 43:19) The chamber that faces north is
for the priests who have charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok
among the sons of Levi, who come near to the Lord to minister to Him."
47 (Eze 40:19; 40:23) So he measured the court, a hundred cubits long,
and a hundred cubits wide, foursquare. And the altar was before the temple.
The Vestibule of the Temple
48 (1Ki 6:3; 2Ch 3:4) Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple
and measured each post of the vestibule, five cubits
[About 8.75 feet, or 2.7 meters.] on this side, and five cubits on that side.
And the width of the gate was three cubits [About 5 1/4 feet, or 1.6 meters.]
on this side and three cubits on that side.
49 (1Ki 7:15-21; 2Ch 3:17) The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits
[About 35 feet, or 11 meters.] and the width eleven cubits.
[About 19.25 feet, or 5.9 meters. And he brought me by the steps whereby
they went up to it. And there were pillars by the posts,
one on this side and another on that side.
[38] And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the
gates, where they washed the burnt offering.
[39] And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two
tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin
offering and the trespass offering.
[40] And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north
gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the
gate, were two tables.
[41] Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the
side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.
[42] And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a
cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high:
whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt
offering and the sacrifice.
[43] And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon
the tables was the flesh of the offering.
[44] And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the
inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was
toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect
toward the north.
[45] And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south,
is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
[46] And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests,
the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among
the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.
[47] So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits
broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.
[48] And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of
the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the
breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that
side.
[49] The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven
cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there
were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.
Ezekiel 41
The Inner Temple
1 (Eze 40:2-3; 40:17) Afterward he brought me to the temple
and measured the posts, six cubits
[About 11 feet, or 3.2 meters; and in vv. 3, 5, and 8.]
wide on the one side and six cubits wide on the other side,
which was the width of the tabernacle.
2 (1Ki 6:2; 6:17) The width of the door was ten cubits.
[About 18 feet, or 5.3 meters.] And the sides of the door were five cubits
[About 8 3/4 feet, or 2.7 meters; and in vv. 9, 11, and 12.] on the one side
and five cubits on the other side. And he measured its length, forty cubits,
and the width, twenty cubits. [About 70 feet long and 35 feet wide,
or 21 meters long and 11 meters wide.]
3 Then he went inward and measured the post of the door, two cubits,
[About 3 1/2 feet, or 1.1 meters; and in v. 22.] and the door, six cubits,
and the width of the door, seven cubits. [About 12 feet, or 3.7 meters.]
4 (1Ki 6:20; Heb 9:3-8) So he measured its length, twenty cubits.
And before the temple, the width was twenty cubits. And he said to me,
"This is the Most Holy Place."
5 Afterward he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits,
and the width of every side chamber, four cubits,
[About 7 feet, or 2.1 meters.] all around the temple on every side.
6 (1Ki 6:10) The side chambers were in three stories, one above the other,
thirty in each story. There were offsets all around to serve as supports
for the side chambers, so that they should not be supported by the wall
of the temple.
7 (1Ki 6:8) The side chambers became wider with each successive story
going up because the structures went up all around the temple.
Therefore the width of the temple increased going upwards
and thus one went up from the lowest to the highest level
through the middle level.
8 (Eze 40:5) I saw also the height all around the temple. The foundations
of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
9 (Eze 41:11) The thickness of the wall of the side chambers was five cubits.
And that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within.
10 Between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits
all around the temple on every side.
11 (Eze 41:9) The doors of the side chambers opened onto the open place,
one door toward the north and another door toward the south.
And the width of the open place was five cubits all around.
12 (Eze 41:13-15; 42:1) Now the building that was facing the separate yard
on the west side was seventy cubits [About 123 feet, or 37 meters.] wide.
And the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around,
and its length ninety cubits. [About 158 feet, or 48 meters.]
13 (Eze 40:47) So he measured the temple, a hundred cubits long;
and the separate yard and the building with its walls, a hundred cubits long;
[About 21 inches, or 53 centimeters; and in vv. 14 and 17.]
14 also the width of the eastern face of the temple and the separate yard
was a hundred cubits.
15 (Eze 42:3; 42:1) Then he measured the length of the building facing
the yard at the west, together with its galleries on either side,
one hundred cubits with the nave of the temple and the porches of the court,
16 (1Ki 6:4; 6:15) the doorposts and the narrow windows. The galleries
all around their three stories opposite the threshold were paneled with wood
from the ground to the windows (the windows were covered),
17 from the space above the door, even to the inner room, as well as outside,
and on every wall all around, inside and outside, by measure.
18 (1Ki 7:36; Eze 40:16) It was made with cherubim and palm trees,
so that a palm tree was between cherub and cherub.
And every cherub had two faces,
19 (Eze 10:14; 1:10) so that the face of a man was toward the palm tree
on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree
on the other side. It was made throughout the temple all round.
20 From the ground to the top of the door and on the wall of the nave,
cherubim and palm trees were carved.
21 (Eze 41:1; 1Ki 6:33) The posts of the temple and the face of the sanctuary
were squared. The appearance of the one was as the appearance of the other.
22 (Eze 23:41; 44:16) The altar of wood was three cubits
[About 5 1/4 feet, or 1.5 meters.] high, and its length two cubits.
And its corners and its length and its walls were of wood.
And he said to me, "This is the table that is before the Lord."
23 (1Ki 6:31-35) The temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
24 (1Ki 6:34) The doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves.
Two leaves were for the one door, and two leaves for the other door.
25 (Eze 41:18) There were made on them, on the doors of the temple,
cherubim and palm trees like those made on the walls.
And there were thick planks on the front of the vestibule outside.
26 (Eze 41:16; 40:16) There were beveled windows and palm trees on both sides,
on the sides of the vestibule; thus were the side chambers of the temple
and the thresholds.
Ezekiel 41
[1] Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six
cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which
was the breadth of the tabernacle.
[2] And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door
were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he
measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits.
[3] Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and
the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.
[4] So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth,
twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy
place.
[5] After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of
every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.
[6] And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order;
and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers
round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of
the house.
[7] And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side
chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about
the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so
increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.
[8] I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the
side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
[9] The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without, was
five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that
were within.
[10] And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about
the house on every side.
[11] And the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left,
one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the
breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.
[12] Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward
the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five
cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.
[13] So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate
place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long;
[14] Also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place
toward the east, an hundred cubits.
[15] And he measured the length of the building over against the separate
place which was behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on
the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of
the court;
[16] The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about
on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about,
and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered;
[17] To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by
all the wall round about within and without, by measure.
[18] And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was
between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;
[19] So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and
the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made
through all the house round about.
[20] From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made,
and on the wall of the temple.
[21] The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary;
the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.
[22] The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two
cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls
thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before
the LORD.
[23] And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
[24] And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for
the one door, and two leaves for the other door.
[25] And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and
palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks
upon the face of the porch without.
[26] And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the
other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the
house, and thick planks.
Ezekiel 42
The Chambers for the Priests
1 (Eze 40:17; 40:20) Then he brought me out into the outer court,
toward the north; and he brought me into the chamber
that was opposite the separate yard and which was opposite
the building on the north.
2 Before the length of a hundred cubits was the north door,
and the width was fifty cubits. [About 175 feet long and 88 feet wide,
or 53 meters long and 27 meters wide.]
3 (Eze 41:15-16; 41:10) Opposite the twenty cubits
[About 35 feet, or 11 meters.] that belonged to the inner court,
and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court,
was gallery against gallery in three stories.
4 (Eze 46:19) In front of the chambers was a passage on the inner side,
ten cubits wide and one hundred cubits
[About 18 feet wide and 175 feet long, or 5.3 meters wide and 53 meters long.]
deep; and their doors faced north.
5 Now the upper chambers were shorter. For the galleries were higher
than these, than the lower and the middle ones of the building.
6 (Eze 41:6) For they were in three stories, but had no pillars as the pillars
of the courts. Therefore the building was set back more than the lowest
and the middle ones from the ground.
7 And a wall that was outside was parallel to the chambers, toward the outer
court, opposite the chambers; its length was fifty cubits.
8 For the length of the chambers that were
in the outer court was fifty cubits.
And the length of those before the temple was a hundred cubits.
9 (Eze 46:19; 44:5) From under these chambers was the entrance
on the east side as one goes into them from the outer court.
10 (Eze 42:1; 42:13) The chambers were in the thickness of the wall
of the court toward the east, opposite the separate yard
and opposite the building,
11 with a passage in front of them; they were like the appearance
of the chambers which were toward the north, of the same length and width.
And all their exits and arrangements were according to plan.
12 Corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south
was a door at the head of the passage way, the passage way directly
in front of the wall toward the east.
13 (Lev 7:6; 10:17; Eze 40:46) Then he said to me, "The north chambers
and the south chambers, which are before the separate place,
are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the Lord shall eat
the most holy offerings. There they shall lay the most holy offerings
-the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering-
for the place is holy.
14 (Eze 44:19; Lev 8:7) When the priests enter it, then they shall not go
out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay
their garments in which they minister, for they are holy.
And they shall put on other garments, and shall approach those things
which are for the people."
15 (Eze 43:1) Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner temple,
he brought me out by the gate that faces east, and measured it all around.
16 (Eze 40:3) He measured the east side with the measuring reed, 500 cubits
[500 cubits equal about 875 feet, or 265 meters; and in vv. 17, 18, and 19.]
with the measuring reed all around.
17 He measured the north side with the measuring reed round about, 500 reeds.
18 He measured the south side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds.
19 He turned about to the west side
and measured 500 reeds with the measuring reed.
20 (Eze 45:2; 22:26; 40:5) He measured it by the four sides. It had a wall
all around, five hundred reeds long and five hundred wide,
[Five hundred cubits equal about 875 feet, or 265 meters.]
to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.
Ezekiel 42
[1] Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north:
and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place,
and which was before the building toward the north.
[2] Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the
breadth was fifty cubits.
[3] Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over
against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against
gallery in three stories.
[4] And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way
of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.
[5] Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than
these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
[6] For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of
the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and
the middlemost from the ground.
[7] And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the
utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty
cubits.
[8] For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty
cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits.
[9] And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one
goeth into them from the utter court.
[10] The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the
east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.
[11] And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which
were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all their
goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their
doors.
[12] And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south
was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall
toward the east, as one entereth into them.
[13] Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which
are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that
approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay
the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the
trespass offering; for the place is holy.
[14] When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy
place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein
they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall
approach to those things which are for the people.
[15] Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me
forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it
round about.
[16] He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds,
with the measuring reed round about.
[17] He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed
round about.
[18] He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.
[19] He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with
the measuring reed.
[20] He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five
hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the
sanctuary and the profane place.
Ezekiel 43
God's Glory Returns to the Temple
1 (Eze 42:15; 44:1) Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate facing east.
2 (Eze 11:23; Rev 1:15) And the glory of the God of Israel came from the way
of the east. And His voice was like a noise of many waters. And the earth
shone with His glory.
3 (Eze 9:1; 9:5) It was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw,
even according to the vision that I saw, when He came to destroy the city.
And the visions were like the vision that I saw by the River Kebar.
And I fell upon my face.
4 (Eze 44:2) The glory of the Lord came into the temple
by the way of the gate facing east.
5 (Eze 8:3; 11:24) So the Spirit took me up and brought me
into the inner court. And the glory of the Lord filled the temple.
6 (Eze 40:3) Then I heard one speaking to me out of the temple. And a man
stood by me.
7 (Lev 26:30; Eze 43:9) He said to me: Son of man, this is the place
of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell
in the midst of the sons of Israel forever. And My holy name shall
the house of Israel defile no more, nor they nor their kings
by their harlotry, nor by the corpses of their kings when they die.
8 By setting their threshold by My threshold and their post by My posts
and the wall between Me and them, they have even defiled My holy name
by their abominations that they have committed.
Therefore I have consumed them in My anger.
9 (Eze 43:7; 37:26-28; 18:30-31) Now let them put away their harlotry
and the corpses of their kings far from Me, and I will dwell
in their midst forever.
10 (Eze 16:61; 40:4) As for you, son of man, describe the temple
to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities.
And let them measure the pattern.
11 (Eze 11:20; 36:27) If they are ashamed of all that they have done,
show them the design of the temple and its fashion and exits
and its entrances and all its forms and all its ordinances
and all its laws. And write it in their sight so that they may keep
its whole form and all its ordinances and do them.
12 (Eze 40:2; 42:20) This is the law of the temple: The whole territory
on the top of the mountain all around shall be most holy.
This is the law of the temple.
The Altar Restored
13 (Ex 27:1-8; 2Ch 4:1) These are the measurements of the altar by cubits
[About 21 inches, or 53 centimeters; and in vv. 14 and 17.]
(the cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth): The base shall be a cubit,
and the width a cubit, and its border by its edge all around shall be a span.
[About 11 inches, or 27 centimeters.]
And this shall be the height of the altar:
14 From the bottom on the ground even to the lower ledge shall be two cubits,
and the width one cubit. [About 3 1/2 feet high and 13/4 feet wide,
or 105 centimeters high and 53 centimeters wide.]
And from the lesser ledge even to the greater ledge shall be four cubits,
and the width one cubit.[Likely about 6 pounds, or 2.7 kilograms.]
15 (Ex 27:2; Lev 9:9) So the altar shall be four cubits. And from the altar
and upward shall be four horns.
16 (Ex 27:1) The altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide,
[About 21 feet, or 6.4 meters.] square in its four corners.
17 (Ex 20:26; Eze 40:6) The ledge shall be fourteen cubits
[About 25 feet, or 7.4 meters.] long and fourteen wide in the four squares.
And the border about it shall be half a cubit.
[About 11 inches, or 27 centimeters.] And its bottom shall be a cubit
all around. And its stairs shall face east.
18 (Ex 40:29) He said to me: Son of man, thus says the Lord God:
These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it
to offer burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it.
19 (Eze 40:46; 44:15) You shall give to the priests the Levites that are
of the seed of Zadok who approach Me to minister to Me, says the Lord God,
a young bull as a sin offering.
20 (Lev 8:15; 16:19) You shall take of its blood and put it on its four horns,
and on the four corners of the ledge and on the rim all around.
Thus you shall cleanse and purge it.
21 (Ex 29:14; Lev 4:12) You shall take the bull also of the sin offering,
and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the temple,
outside the sanctuary.
22 (Eze 43:20; 43:25-26) On the second day you shall offer a male goat
without blemish as a sin offering. And they shall cleanse the altar
as they cleansed it with the bull.
23 (Ex 29:1) When you have made an end of cleansing it, you shall offer
a young bull without blemish and a ram out of the flock without blemish.
24 (Lev 2:13; Mk 9:49-50) You shall offer them before the Lord,
and the priests shall cast salt on them,
and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord.
25 (Lev 8:33; Ex 29:35-37) For seven days you shall prepare every day
a goat as a sin offering. They shall also prepare a young bull
and a ram out of the flock, without blemish.
26 For seven days they shall purge the altar and purify it.
So they shall consecrate it.
27 (Lev 9:1) When they have completed the days, it shall be that
on the eighth day and forward, the priests shall present
your burnt offerings and your peace offerings upon the altar.
And I will accept you, says the Lord God.
Ezekiel 43
[1] Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward
the east:
[2] And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the
east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined
with his glory.
[3] And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even
according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the
visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon
my face.
[4] And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate
whose prospect is toward the east.
[5] So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and,
behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.
[6] And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by
me.
[7] And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place
of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of
Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile,
neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of
their kings in their high places.
[8] In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by
my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy
name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have
consumed them in mine anger.
[9] Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings,
far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
[10] Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may
be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.
[11] And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form
of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the
comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances
thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it
in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the
ordinances thereof, and do them.
[12] This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole
limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of
the house.
[13] And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is
a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the
breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about
shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.
[14] And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be
two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to
the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
[15] So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall
be four horns.
[16] And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the
four squares thereof.
[17] And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the
four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the
bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the
east.
[18] And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These are the
ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt
offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
[19] And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of
Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a
young bullock for a sin offering.
[20] And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns
of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round
about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it.
[21] Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn
it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.
[22] And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without
blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did
cleanse it with the bullock.
[23] When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young
bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.
[24] And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast
salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the
LORD.
[25] Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they
shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without
blemish.
[26] Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall
consecrate themselves.
[27] And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day,
and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar,
and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord GOD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 2 September 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/09/02/lighting-candles
Entitled "Lighting Candles"
Luke 12:35-40
Watchful Servants
Mt 24:45-51
35 (Eph 6:14; 1Pe 1:13) "Let your waist be girded and your lights be burning,
36 (Rev 3:20) and you be like men waiting for their master to return from
the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door immediately for him
when he comes and knocks.
37 (Mt 24:42) Blessed are those servants whom the master will find
watching when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will dress himself
and have them sit down to dine, and he will come and serve them.
38 If he comes in the second watch, or comes in the third watch,
and finds them so, blessed are those servants.
39 (Mt 24:43-44; 2Pe 3:10) But know this: If the owner of the house
had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched
and not have allowed his house to be broken into.
40 Therefore be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at
an hour you do not expect."
[35] Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
[36] And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will
return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open
unto him immediately.
[37] Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find
watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them
to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
[38] And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch,
and find them so, blessed are those servants.
[39] And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the
thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to
be broken through.
[40] Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when
ye think not.
It was noon, but the sun wasn't visible. New England's Dark Day began the
morning of May 19, 1780, and lasted for hours. The cause of the surreal
darkness was likely heavy clouds of smoke from massive wildfires in Canada,
but many wondered if it might be judgment day.
The Connecticut governor's council (senate) was in session, and when some
considered adjourning because of the darkness, Abraham Davenport responded,
"I am against adjournment. The day of judgment is either approaching, or it is
not. If it is not, there is no cause for an adjournment; if it is, I choose to
be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought."
Davenport's desire to be found faithfully performing the work God had given
him to do on the day He returns is illustrative of Jesus' words: "Be dressed
ready for service and keep your lamps burning, like servants waiting for their
master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they
can immediately open the door for him. It will be good for those servants
whose master finds them watching when he comes" (Luke 12:35-37).
Day or night, it's always good to serve our Saviour. Even when darkness
encroaches, His promises for all who look forward to Him will stand. Like
candles in the darkness, may our "light shine before others, that they may
see" (Matthew 5:16) and love and serve Him too.
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
What would you do differently if you knew Jesus was coming tomorrow?
How will you shine His light today?
Come soon, Jesus! I pray You'll find me ready on that day,
and that the way I live now will draw others to You.
Learn more about
walking daily in the Spirit.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 6 - It is Finished
John 5:24
24 (Jn 3:18; 1Jn 3:14; Jn 3:36) "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever hears
My word and believes in Him who sent Me has eternal life
and shall not come into condemnation, but has passed from death into life. "
[24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth
on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into
condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
"PLEASE BE PATIENT - GOD IS NOT FINISHED WITH ME YET,"
the sweatshirt read. In this case, the message was an ironic one,
for the occupant of the shirt was a snaggle-toothed, freckle-faced six year
old!
In one sense, God is not finished with the work he has to do in each of us.
Life in Christ is an ongoing process of change and growth as we become
more like him. Certainly, the more we see of ourselves, the more we hope
he isn't finished with us!
Yet whatever plans God has for making us into the men and women he created
us to be, certain aspects of our life in Christ are finished, finalised.
Jesus declares with absolute assurance, "whoever hears
My word and believes in Him who sent Me has eternal life
and shall not come into condemnation, but has passed from death into life. "
Because we do not have to earn or deserve God's grace, because we are not
called to prove ourselves worthy of Salvation, we can have immediate
and total assurance of the security of life in Jesus Christ. The one who
put his trust in the Lord has eternal life; he will not be condemned;
he has crossed over from death to life.
This "crossing over" into life happens in the split second when we acknowledge
our dependence upon Christ alone. And the rest of our lives is given over to
the development of his image in us.
God is not finished with us yet.
But his work of salvation is finished - complete,
fully dependable an accomplished fact.
Application
a) Have I ever doubted the "accomplished fact" of my own salvation? Why?
b) How can today's verse help me realise that, although I may have a lot of
growing yet to do, my salvation in Jesus Christ is secure?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:19
19 But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
and the desires for other things entering in choke the word,
and it proves unfruitful.
19 and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word,
and it becometh unfruitful.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Burdened by Doubt
James 1:2 to 8
Faith and Wisdom
2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations,
3 knowing that the trying of your faith develops patience.
4 But let patience perfect its work, that you may be perfect and complete,
lacking nothing.
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men
liberally and without criticism, and it will be given to him.
6 But let him ask in faith, without wavering. For he who wavers
is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed with the wind.
7 Let not that man think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect
and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men
liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth
is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
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 2022 edition?)
Nova Scotia
Total population 942700
Muslim population (est.) 14629
With 6 of the Nova Scotia's 10 universities located in Halifax, there is
a high concentration of Muslin international students in the area,
a harvest field in itself.
Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations
- in and around Halifax and other cities
- on university campuses
- for new workers among Muslims
- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach
to Muslims in their areas.
- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend
to share Jesus with and disciple them
- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their
new faith in Jesus with other Muslims
Halifax is the centre of Muslim activity for the Province of Nova Scotia
with at least 10 Islamic centres (mosques) and musallas
(prayer locations, especially for Friday prayer). And there are other mosques
in Chebucto, Kearney Lake, Dartmouth, Bedford and Truro.
Though the original community of Muslims was primarily composed of
newcomers from Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, continued immigration
has further diversified this community. Anf it is said thay Arabic
is the second most spoken language in Halifax.
while conservative estimates place the number of Muslims at almost 15000
in 2014, the Imama of a primary Halifax mosque estimates their population
somewhere between 25000 to 30000.
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!
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
2nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians (
Rom 10:14-15 -
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not
believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?
And how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 I And how shall they preach
unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of
those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring good news of good
things!"
[14] How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how
shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they
hear without a preacher?
[15] And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How
beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring
glad tidings of good things!
)
b) Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,wisdom
and direction. (
Jer 33:3
- Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you
great and mighty things which you do not know.
3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee
great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for establishing worship.
Pray to the Lord: "Come soon, Jesus! I pray You'll find me ready on that day,
and that the way I live now will draw others to You. "
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him a prayer of Thanks for His plan of Salvation.
Pray to the Lord and pray that the world does not crowd your view.
Pray to the Lord and pray the Lord to seek His wisdom.
Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations
- in and around Halifax and other cities
- on university campuses
- for new workers among Muslims
- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach
to Muslims in their areas.
- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend
to share Jesus with and disciple them
- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their
new faith in Jesus with other Muslims
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 the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians
Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,wisdom
and direction.
Pray that new believers in the Maldives will have a good support network
to further encourage their spiritual growth.
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)Ezekiel 40:38-43
Ezekiel 40:38-49
Chambers for Washing the Sacrifice
38 (2Ch 4:6) The chambers and its entrance were by the posts
of the gates where they washed the burnt offering.
39 (Lev 1:3-17; 4:2-3) In the vestibule of the gate were two tables
on this side and two tables on that side, to slay on it the burnt offering
and the sin offering and the trespass offering.
40 On the outside of the vestibule, as one goes up to the entrance
of the north gate, were two tables. And on the other side of the vestibule
of the gate were two tables.
41 Four tables were on this side and four tables on that side by the side
of the gate, eight tables on which they slaughtered their sacrifices.
42 (Eze 40:39; Ex 20:25) The four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt
offering, of a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half wide,
and one cubit high.
[About 2 2/3 feet long and wide and 21 inches high,
or 80 centimeters long and wide and 53 centimeters high.]
On which also they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered
the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
43 Within were hooks, a handbreadth wide,
[About 3 1/2 inches, or 9 centimeters.] fastened all around.
And on the tables was the flesh of the offering.
Chambers for the Singers and Priests
44 (1Ch 6:31-32; 16:41-43) Outside the inner gate were the chambers
for the singers in the inner court, one at the side of the north gate
facing south, the other at the side of the east gate facing north.
45 (1Ch 9:23; Lev 8:35) He said to me, "This chamber that faces south
is for the priests who have charge of the temple.
46 (Eze 44:15; 1Ki 2:35; Eze 43:19) The chamber that faces north is
for the priests who have charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok
among the sons of Levi, who come near to the Lord to minister to Him."
47 (Eze 40:19; 40:23) So he measured the court, a hundred cubits long,
and a hundred cubits wide, foursquare. And the altar was before the temple.
The Vestibule of the Temple
48 (1Ki 6:3; 2Ch 3:4) Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple
and measured each post of the vestibule, five cubits
[About 8.75 feet, or 2.7 meters.] on this side, and five cubits on that side.
And the width of the gate was three cubits [About 5 1/4 feet, or 1.6 meters.]
on this side and three cubits on that side.
49 (1Ki 7:15-21; 2Ch 3:17) The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits
[About 35 feet, or 11 meters.] and the width eleven cubits.
[About 19.25 feet, or 5.9 meters. And he brought me by the steps whereby
they went up to it. And there were pillars by the posts,
one on this side and another on that side.
[38] And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the
gates, where they washed the burnt offering.
[39] And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two
tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin
offering and the trespass offering.
[40] And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north
gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the
gate, were two tables.
[41] Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the
side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.
[42] And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a
cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high:
whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt
offering and the sacrifice.
[43] And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon
the tables was the flesh of the offering.
[44] And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the
inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was
toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect
toward the north.
[45] And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south,
is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
[46] And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests,
the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among
the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.
[47] So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits
broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.
[48] And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of
the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the
breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that
side.
[49] The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven
cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there
were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.
Ezekiel 41
The Inner Temple
1 (Eze 40:2-3; 40:17) Afterward he brought me to the temple
and measured the posts, six cubits
[About 11 feet, or 3.2 meters; and in vv. 3, 5, and 8.]
wide on the one side and six cubits wide on the other side,
which was the width of the tabernacle.
2 (1Ki 6:2; 6:17) The width of the door was ten cubits.
[About 18 feet, or 5.3 meters.] And the sides of the door were five cubits
[About 8 3/4 feet, or 2.7 meters; and in vv. 9, 11, and 12.] on the one side
and five cubits on the other side. And he measured its length, forty cubits,
and the width, twenty cubits. [About 70 feet long and 35 feet wide,
or 21 meters long and 11 meters wide.]
3 Then he went inward and measured the post of the door, two cubits,
[About 3 1/2 feet, or 1.1 meters; and in v. 22.] and the door, six cubits,
and the width of the door, seven cubits. [About 12 feet, or 3.7 meters.]
4 (1Ki 6:20; Heb 9:3-8) So he measured its length, twenty cubits.
And before the temple, the width was twenty cubits. And he said to me,
"This is the Most Holy Place."
5 Afterward he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits,
and the width of every side chamber, four cubits,
[About 7 feet, or 2.1 meters.] all around the temple on every side.
6 (1Ki 6:10) The side chambers were in three stories, one above the other,
thirty in each story. There were offsets all around to serve as supports
for the side chambers, so that they should not be supported by the wall
of the temple.
7 (1Ki 6:8) The side chambers became wider with each successive story
going up because the structures went up all around the temple.
Therefore the width of the temple increased going upwards
and thus one went up from the lowest to the highest level
through the middle level.
8 (Eze 40:5) I saw also the height all around the temple. The foundations
of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
9 (Eze 41:11) The thickness of the wall of the side chambers was five cubits.
And that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within.
10 Between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits
all around the temple on every side.
11 (Eze 41:9) The doors of the side chambers opened onto the open place,
one door toward the north and another door toward the south.
And the width of the open place was five cubits all around.
12 (Eze 41:13-15; 42:1) Now the building that was facing the separate yard
on the west side was seventy cubits [About 123 feet, or 37 meters.] wide.
And the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around,
and its length ninety cubits. [About 158 feet, or 48 meters.]
13 (Eze 40:47) So he measured the temple, a hundred cubits long;
and the separate yard and the building with its walls, a hundred cubits long;
[About 21 inches, or 53 centimeters; and in vv. 14 and 17.]
14 also the width of the eastern face of the temple and the separate yard
was a hundred cubits.
15 (Eze 42:3; 42:1) Then he measured the length of the building facing
the yard at the west, together with its galleries on either side,
one hundred cubits with the nave of the temple and the porches of the court,
16 (1Ki 6:4; 6:15) the doorposts and the narrow windows. The galleries
all around their three stories opposite the threshold were paneled with wood
from the ground to the windows (the windows were covered),
17 from the space above the door, even to the inner room, as well as outside,
and on every wall all around, inside and outside, by measure.
18 (1Ki 7:36; Eze 40:16) It was made with cherubim and palm trees,
so that a palm tree was between cherub and cherub.
And every cherub had two faces,
19 (Eze 10:14; 1:10) so that the face of a man was toward the palm tree
on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree
on the other side. It was made throughout the temple all round.
20 From the ground to the top of the door and on the wall of the nave,
cherubim and palm trees were carved.
21 (Eze 41:1; 1Ki 6:33) The posts of the temple and the face of the sanctuary
were squared. The appearance of the one was as the appearance of the other.
22 (Eze 23:41; 44:16) The altar of wood was three cubits
[About 5 1/4 feet, or 1.5 meters.] high, and its length two cubits.
And its corners and its length and its walls were of wood.
And he said to me, "This is the table that is before the Lord."
23 (1Ki 6:31-35) The temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
24 (1Ki 6:34) The doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves.
Two leaves were for the one door, and two leaves for the other door.
25 (Eze 41:18) There were made on them, on the doors of the temple,
cherubim and palm trees like those made on the walls.
And there were thick planks on the front of the vestibule outside.
26 (Eze 41:16; 40:16) There were beveled windows and palm trees on both sides,
on the sides of the vestibule; thus were the side chambers of the temple
and the thresholds.
Ezekiel 41
[1] Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six
cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which
was the breadth of the tabernacle.
[2] And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door
were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he
measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits.
[3] Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and
the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.
[4] So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth,
twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy
place.
[5] After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of
every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.
[6] And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order;
and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers
round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of
the house.
[7] And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side
chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about
the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so
increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.
[8] I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the
side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
[9] The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without, was
five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that
were within.
[10] And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about
the house on every side.
[11] And the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left,
one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the
breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.
[12] Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward
the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five
cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.
[13] So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate
place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long;
[14] Also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place
toward the east, an hundred cubits.
[15] And he measured the length of the building over against the separate
place which was behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on
the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of
the court;
[16] The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about
on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about,
and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered;
[17] To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by
all the wall round about within and without, by measure.
[18] And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was
between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;
[19] So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and
the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made
through all the house round about.
[20] From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made,
and on the wall of the temple.
[21] The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary;
the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.
[22] The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two
cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls
thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before
the LORD.
[23] And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
[24] And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for
the one door, and two leaves for the other door.
[25] And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and
palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks
upon the face of the porch without.
[26] And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the
other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the
house, and thick planks.
Ezekiel 42
The Chambers for the Priests
1 (Eze 40:17; 40:20) Then he brought me out into the outer court,
toward the north; and he brought me into the chamber
that was opposite the separate yard and which was opposite
the building on the north.
2 Before the length of a hundred cubits was the north door,
and the width was fifty cubits. [About 175 feet long and 88 feet wide,
or 53 meters long and 27 meters wide.]
3 (Eze 41:15-16; 41:10) Opposite the twenty cubits
[About 35 feet, or 11 meters.] that belonged to the inner court,
and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court,
was gallery against gallery in three stories.
4 (Eze 46:19) In front of the chambers was a passage on the inner side,
ten cubits wide and one hundred cubits
[About 18 feet wide and 175 feet long, or 5.3 meters wide and 53 meters long.]
deep; and their doors faced north.
5 Now the upper chambers were shorter. For the galleries were higher
than these, than the lower and the middle ones of the building.
6 (Eze 41:6) For they were in three stories, but had no pillars as the pillars
of the courts. Therefore the building was set back more than the lowest
and the middle ones from the ground.
7 And a wall that was outside was parallel to the chambers, toward the outer
court, opposite the chambers; its length was fifty cubits.
8 For the length of the chambers that were
in the outer court was fifty cubits.
And the length of those before the temple was a hundred cubits.
9 (Eze 46:19; 44:5) From under these chambers was the entrance
on the east side as one goes into them from the outer court.
10 (Eze 42:1; 42:13) The chambers were in the thickness of the wall
of the court toward the east, opposite the separate yard
and opposite the building,
11 with a passage in front of them; they were like the appearance
of the chambers which were toward the north, of the same length and width.
And all their exits and arrangements were according to plan.
12 Corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south
was a door at the head of the passage way, the passage way directly
in front of the wall toward the east.
13 (Lev 7:6; 10:17; Eze 40:46) Then he said to me, "The north chambers
and the south chambers, which are before the separate place,
are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the Lord shall eat
the most holy offerings. There they shall lay the most holy offerings
-the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering-
for the place is holy.
14 (Eze 44:19; Lev 8:7) When the priests enter it, then they shall not go
out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay
their garments in which they minister, for they are holy.
And they shall put on other garments, and shall approach those things
which are for the people."
15 (Eze 43:1) Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner temple,
he brought me out by the gate that faces east, and measured it all around.
16 (Eze 40:3) He measured the east side with the measuring reed, 500 cubits
[500 cubits equal about 875 feet, or 265 meters; and in vv. 17, 18, and 19.]
with the measuring reed all around.
17 He measured the north side with the measuring reed round about, 500 reeds.
18 He measured the south side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds.
19 He turned about to the west side
and measured 500 reeds with the measuring reed.
20 (Eze 45:2; 22:26; 40:5) He measured it by the four sides. It had a wall
all around, five hundred reeds long and five hundred wide,
[Five hundred cubits equal about 875 feet, or 265 meters.]
to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.
Ezekiel 42
[1] Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north:
and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place,
and which was before the building toward the north.
[2] Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the
breadth was fifty cubits.
[3] Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over
against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against
gallery in three stories.
[4] And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way
of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.
[5] Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than
these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
[6] For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of
the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and
the middlemost from the ground.
[7] And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the
utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty
cubits.
[8] For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty
cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits.
[9] And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one
goeth into them from the utter court.
[10] The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the
east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.
[11] And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which
were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all their
goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their
doors.
[12] And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south
was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall
toward the east, as one entereth into them.
[13] Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which
are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that
approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay
the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the
trespass offering; for the place is holy.
[14] When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy
place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein
they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall
approach to those things which are for the people.
[15] Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me
forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it
round about.
[16] He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds,
with the measuring reed round about.
[17] He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed
round about.
[18] He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.
[19] He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with
the measuring reed.
[20] He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five
hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the
sanctuary and the profane place.
Ezekiel 43
God's Glory Returns to the Temple
1 (Eze 42:15; 44:1) Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate facing east.
2 (Eze 11:23; Rev 1:15) And the glory of the God of Israel came from the way
of the east. And His voice was like a noise of many waters. And the earth
shone with His glory.
3 (Eze 9:1; 9:5) It was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw,
even according to the vision that I saw, when He came to destroy the city.
And the visions were like the vision that I saw by the River Kebar.
And I fell upon my face.
4 (Eze 44:2) The glory of the Lord came into the temple
by the way of the gate facing east.
5 (Eze 8:3; 11:24) So the Spirit took me up and brought me
into the inner court. And the glory of the Lord filled the temple.
6 (Eze 40:3) Then I heard one speaking to me out of the temple. And a man
stood by me.
7 (Lev 26:30; Eze 43:9) He said to me: Son of man, this is the place
of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell
in the midst of the sons of Israel forever. And My holy name shall
the house of Israel defile no more, nor they nor their kings
by their harlotry, nor by the corpses of their kings when they die.
8 By setting their threshold by My threshold and their post by My posts
and the wall between Me and them, they have even defiled My holy name
by their abominations that they have committed.
Therefore I have consumed them in My anger.
9 (Eze 43:7; 37:26-28; 18:30-31) Now let them put away their harlotry
and the corpses of their kings far from Me, and I will dwell
in their midst forever.
10 (Eze 16:61; 40:4) As for you, son of man, describe the temple
to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities.
And let them measure the pattern.
11 (Eze 11:20; 36:27) If they are ashamed of all that they have done,
show them the design of the temple and its fashion and exits
and its entrances and all its forms and all its ordinances
and all its laws. And write it in their sight so that they may keep
its whole form and all its ordinances and do them.
12 (Eze 40:2; 42:20) This is the law of the temple: The whole territory
on the top of the mountain all around shall be most holy.
This is the law of the temple.
The Altar Restored
13 (Ex 27:1-8; 2Ch 4:1) These are the measurements of the altar by cubits
[About 21 inches, or 53 centimeters; and in vv. 14 and 17.]
(the cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth): The base shall be a cubit,
and the width a cubit, and its border by its edge all around shall be a span.
[About 11 inches, or 27 centimeters.]
And this shall be the height of the altar:
14 From the bottom on the ground even to the lower ledge shall be two cubits,
and the width one cubit. [About 3 1/2 feet high and 13/4 feet wide,
or 105 centimeters high and 53 centimeters wide.]
And from the lesser ledge even to the greater ledge shall be four cubits,
and the width one cubit.[Likely about 6 pounds, or 2.7 kilograms.]
15 (Ex 27:2; Lev 9:9) So the altar shall be four cubits. And from the altar
and upward shall be four horns.
16 (Ex 27:1) The altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide,
[About 21 feet, or 6.4 meters.] square in its four corners.
17 (Ex 20:26; Eze 40:6) The ledge shall be fourteen cubits
[About 25 feet, or 7.4 meters.] long and fourteen wide in the four squares.
And the border about it shall be half a cubit.
[About 11 inches, or 27 centimeters.] And its bottom shall be a cubit
all around. And its stairs shall face east.
18 (Ex 40:29) He said to me: Son of man, thus says the Lord God:
These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it
to offer burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it.
19 (Eze 40:46; 44:15) You shall give to the priests the Levites that are
of the seed of Zadok who approach Me to minister to Me, says the Lord God,
a young bull as a sin offering.
20 (Lev 8:15; 16:19) You shall take of its blood and put it on its four horns,
and on the four corners of the ledge and on the rim all around.
Thus you shall cleanse and purge it.
21 (Ex 29:14; Lev 4:12) You shall take the bull also of the sin offering,
and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the temple,
outside the sanctuary.
22 (Eze 43:20; 43:25-26) On the second day you shall offer a male goat
without blemish as a sin offering. And they shall cleanse the altar
as they cleansed it with the bull.
23 (Ex 29:1) When you have made an end of cleansing it, you shall offer
a young bull without blemish and a ram out of the flock without blemish.
24 (Lev 2:13; Mk 9:49-50) You shall offer them before the Lord,
and the priests shall cast salt on them,
and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord.
25 (Lev 8:33; Ex 29:35-37) For seven days you shall prepare every day
a goat as a sin offering. They shall also prepare a young bull
and a ram out of the flock, without blemish.
26 For seven days they shall purge the altar and purify it.
So they shall consecrate it.
27 (Lev 9:1) When they have completed the days, it shall be that
on the eighth day and forward, the priests shall present
your burnt offerings and your peace offerings upon the altar.
And I will accept you, says the Lord God.
Ezekiel 43
[1] Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward
the east:
[2] And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the
east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined
with his glory.
[3] And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even
according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the
visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon
my face.
[4] And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate
whose prospect is toward the east.
[5] So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and,
behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.
[6] And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by
me.
[7] And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place
of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of
Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile,
neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of
their kings in their high places.
[8] In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by
my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy
name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have
consumed them in mine anger.
[9] Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings,
far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
[10] Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may
be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.
[11] And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form
of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the
comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances
thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it
in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the
ordinances thereof, and do them.
[12] This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole
limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of
the house.
[13] And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is
a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the
breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about
shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.
[14] And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be
two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to
the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
[15] So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall
be four horns.
[16] And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the
four squares thereof.
[17] And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the
four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the
bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the
east.
[18] And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These are the
ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt
offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
[19] And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of
Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a
young bullock for a sin offering.
[20] And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns
of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round
about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it.
[21] Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn
it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.
[22] And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without
blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did
cleanse it with the bullock.
[23] When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young
bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.
[24] And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast
salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the
LORD.
[25] Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they
shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without
blemish.
[26] Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall
consecrate themselves.
[27] And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day,
and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar,
and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord GOD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 2 September 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/09/02/lighting-candles
Entitled "Lighting Candles"
Luke 12:35-40
Watchful Servants
Mt 24:45-51
35 (Eph 6:14; 1Pe 1:13) "Let your waist be girded and your lights be burning,
36 (Rev 3:20) and you be like men waiting for their master to return from
the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door immediately for him
when he comes and knocks.
37 (Mt 24:42) Blessed are those servants whom the master will find
watching when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will dress himself
and have them sit down to dine, and he will come and serve them.
38 If he comes in the second watch, or comes in the third watch,
and finds them so, blessed are those servants.
39 (Mt 24:43-44; 2Pe 3:10) But know this: If the owner of the house
had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched
and not have allowed his house to be broken into.
40 Therefore be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at
an hour you do not expect."
[35] Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
[36] And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will
return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open
unto him immediately.
[37] Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find
watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them
to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
[38] And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch,
and find them so, blessed are those servants.
[39] And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the
thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to
be broken through.
[40] Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when
ye think not.
It was noon, but the sun wasn't visible. New England's Dark Day began the
morning of May 19, 1780, and lasted for hours. The cause of the surreal
darkness was likely heavy clouds of smoke from massive wildfires in Canada,
but many wondered if it might be judgment day.
The Connecticut governor's council (senate) was in session, and when some
considered adjourning because of the darkness, Abraham Davenport responded,
"I am against adjournment. The day of judgment is either approaching, or it is
not. If it is not, there is no cause for an adjournment; if it is, I choose to
be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought."
Davenport's desire to be found faithfully performing the work God had given
him to do on the day He returns is illustrative of Jesus' words: "Be dressed
ready for service and keep your lamps burning, like servants waiting for their
master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they
can immediately open the door for him. It will be good for those servants
whose master finds them watching when he comes" (Luke 12:35-37).
Day or night, it's always good to serve our Saviour. Even when darkness
encroaches, His promises for all who look forward to Him will stand. Like
candles in the darkness, may our "light shine before others, that they may
see" (Matthew 5:16) and love and serve Him too.
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
What would you do differently if you knew Jesus was coming tomorrow?
How will you shine His light today?
Come soon, Jesus! I pray You'll find me ready on that day,
and that the way I live now will draw others to You.
Learn more about
walking daily in the Spirit.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 6 - It is Finished
John 5:24
24 (Jn 3:18; 1Jn 3:14; Jn 3:36) "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever hears
My word and believes in Him who sent Me has eternal life
and shall not come into condemnation, but has passed from death into life. "
[24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth
on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into
condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
"PLEASE BE PATIENT - GOD IS NOT FINISHED WITH ME YET,"
the sweatshirt read. In this case, the message was an ironic one,
for the occupant of the shirt was a snaggle-toothed, freckle-faced six year
old!
In one sense, God is not finished with the work he has to do in each of us.
Life in Christ is an ongoing process of change and growth as we become
more like him. Certainly, the more we see of ourselves, the more we hope
he isn't finished with us!
Yet whatever plans God has for making us into the men and women he created
us to be, certain aspects of our life in Christ are finished, finalised.
Jesus declares with absolute assurance, "whoever hears
My word and believes in Him who sent Me has eternal life
and shall not come into condemnation, but has passed from death into life. "
Because we do not have to earn or deserve God's grace, because we are not
called to prove ourselves worthy of Salvation, we can have immediate
and total assurance of the security of life in Jesus Christ. The one who
put his trust in the Lord has eternal life; he will not be condemned;
he has crossed over from death to life.
This "crossing over" into life happens in the split second when we acknowledge
our dependence upon Christ alone. And the rest of our lives is given over to
the development of his image in us.
God is not finished with us yet.
But his work of salvation is finished - complete,
fully dependable an accomplished fact.
Application
a) Have I ever doubted the "accomplished fact" of my own salvation? Why?
b) How can today's verse help me realise that, although I may have a lot of
growing yet to do, my salvation in Jesus Christ is secure?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:19
19 But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
and the desires for other things entering in choke the word,
and it proves unfruitful.
19 and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word,
and it becometh unfruitful.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Burdened by Doubt
James 1:2 to 8
Faith and Wisdom
2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations,
3 knowing that the trying of your faith develops patience.
4 But let patience perfect its work, that you may be perfect and complete,
lacking nothing.
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men
liberally and without criticism, and it will be given to him.
6 But let him ask in faith, without wavering. For he who wavers
is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed with the wind.
7 Let not that man think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect
and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men
liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth
is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
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 2022 edition?)
Nova Scotia
Total population 942700
Muslim population (est.) 14629
With 6 of the Nova Scotia's 10 universities located in Halifax, there is
a high concentration of Muslin international students in the area,
a harvest field in itself.
Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations
- in and around Halifax and other cities
- on university campuses
- for new workers among Muslims
- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach
to Muslims in their areas.
- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend
to share Jesus with and disciple them
- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their
new faith in Jesus with other Muslims
Halifax is the centre of Muslim activity for the Province of Nova Scotia
with at least 10 Islamic centres (mosques) and musallas
(prayer locations, especially for Friday prayer). And there are other mosques
in Chebucto, Kearney Lake, Dartmouth, Bedford and Truro.
Though the original community of Muslims was primarily composed of
newcomers from Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, continued immigration
has further diversified this community. Anf it is said thay Arabic
is the second most spoken language in Halifax.
while conservative estimates place the number of Muslims at almost 15000
in 2014, the Imama of a primary Halifax mosque estimates their population
somewhere between 25000 to 30000.
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!
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
2nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians (
Rom 10:14-15 -
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not
believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?
And how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 I And how shall they preach
unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of
those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring good news of good
things!"
[14] How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how
shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they
hear without a preacher?
[15] And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How
beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring
glad tidings of good things!
)
b) Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,wisdom
and direction. (
Jer 33:3
- Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you
great and mighty things which you do not know.
3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee
great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for establishing worship.
Pray to the Lord: "Come soon, Jesus! I pray You'll find me ready on that day,
and that the way I live now will draw others to You. "
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him a prayer of Thanks for His plan of Salvation.
Pray to the Lord and pray that the world does not crowd your view.
Pray to the Lord and pray the Lord to seek His wisdom.
Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations
- in and around Halifax and other cities
- on university campuses
- for new workers among Muslims
- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach
to Muslims in their areas.
- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend
to share Jesus with and disciple them
- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their
new faith in Jesus with other Muslims
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 the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians
Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,wisdom
and direction.
Pray that new believers in the Maldives will have a good support network
to further encourage their spiritual growth.
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.