Day 77 of the 3rd Bible Study Journey - 18 March 2023 reflections
Day 77, 18 Mar 2023
1) Detueronomy 24 - 27
DEUTERONOMY 24
Laws About Marriage and Divorce
1 (Mt 19:7-9; Dt 22:13) When a man takes a wife and marries her,
and it happens that she finds no favour in his eyes
because he has found some indecency in her, then let him write
her a bill of divorce and put it in her hand and send her out of his house.
2 When she departs out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.
3 If the second husband rejects her and writes her a bill of divorce
and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house,
or if the second husband who took her to be his wife dies,
4 (Jer 3:1) her first husband, who sent her away, may not
take her again to be his wife, since she is defiled, for that
is abomination before the Lord, and you must not bring sin
on the land, which the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance.
5 (Dt 20:7; Pr 5:18) When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go
out to war or be charged with any business; he is to be free at home one year,
and must bring joy to his wife which he has taken.
Various Laws
6 (Dt 20:19) No man shall take a lower or upper millstone as a pledge,
for he would be taking a man's life as a pledge.
7 (Ex 21:16; 1Ti 1:10) If a man is found kidnapping any of his brothers
of the children of Israel, and makes property of him or sells him,
then that kidnapper must die, and you must remove the evil from among you.
8 (Lev 14:2) Be careful with an outbreak of leprosy, that you diligently
observe and do according to all that the Levitical priests instruct you.
As I have commanded them, so you must carefully do.
9 (Nu 12:10-15) Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam
on the way, after you came out of Egypt.
10 (Dt 15:8) When you do lend your brother anything, you may not go
into his house to take his pledge.
11 You must stand outside, and the man to whom you lend must bring
the pledge outside to you.
12 (Dt 24:17) If the man is poor, you may not sleep with his pledge.
13 (Dt 6:25; Da 4:27) In any case, you must return the pledge to him
when the sun goes down, so that he may sleep in his own cloak
and bless you, and it will be righteousness to you before the Lord your God.
14 (Pr 14:31; Am 4:1) You may not oppress a hired servant that is poor
and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of your foreigners
who are in your land within your towns.
15 (Jas 5:4; Lev 19:13; Dt 15:9) You must give him his wages on that very day
before the sun sets, for he is poor, and sets his heart on it, lest he cry
against you to the Lord, and it be a sin to you.
16 (Eze 18:20; 2Ch 25:4; Jer 31:29-30) Fathers may not be put to death
for the sons, nor shall sons be put to death for their fathers.
Every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
17 (Dt 16:19; Ex 22:21-22) You must not pervert the justice of the foreigner
or of the fatherless, nor take a widow's cloak as a pledge.
18 (Dt 5:15) On the contrary, you must remember that you were a slave
in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you there.
Therefore, I command you to do this.
19 (Lev 23:22; 19:9-10) Whenever you reap your harvest in your field
and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you may not go back to get it.
It will be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow,
so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
20 When you beat your olive tree, you may not go over the boughs again.
It will be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it again.
It will be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
22 (Dt 24:18) You must remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt.
Therefore I command you to do this thing.
Deuteronomy 24
[1] When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that
she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in
her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand,
and send her out of his house.
[2] And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another
man's wife.
[3] And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement,
and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the
latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;
[4] Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be
his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the
LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God
giveth thee for an inheritance.
[5] When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither
shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one
year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.
[6] No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he
taketh a man's life to pledge.
[7] If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of
Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall
die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.
[8] Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do
according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I
commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
[9] Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye
were come forth out of Egypt.
[10] When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his
house to fetch his pledge.
[11] Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring
out the pledge abroad unto thee.
[12] And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
[13] In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth
down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be
righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.
[14] Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether
he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy
gates:
[15] At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down
upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against
thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
[16] The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall
the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to
death for his own sin.
[17] Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the
fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
[18] But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD
thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
[19] When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a
sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the
stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may
bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
[20] When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs
again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
[21] When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it
afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the
widow.
[22] And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt:
therefore I command thee to do this thing.
DEUTERONOMY 25
1 (Dt 17:8-9; Pr 17:15) If there is a controversy between men,
they are to go to court for judgment, so that the judges may judge them.
Then they shall justify the righteous and condemn the wicked.
2 (Lk 12:47-48) It must be, if the wicked man is worthy to be beaten,
then the judge must make him lie down and be beaten in his presence,
with the number of strikes his guilt deserves.
3 (Job 18:3)He may give him forty stripes, but no more, lest,
if he should exceed and beat him more with numerous stripes,
then your brother may appear contemptible to you.
4 (Pr 12:10) You must not muzzle the ox when he treads out the grain.
Levirate Marriage
5 (Mt 22:24; Mk 12:19) If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies
without having had a child, the wife of the deceased may not marry
outside the family to a stranger. Her husband's brother must go to her
and take her to himself as a wife and perform the duty of a husband's
brother to her.
6 It shall be, that the firstborn whom she bears shall continue in the name
of his brother who is deceased, so that his name will not be blotted
out of Israel.
7 If the man does not want to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's
wife go up to the gate to the elders and say, "My husband's brother refuses
to raise up his brother's name in Israel. He will not perform the duty
of my husband's brother."
8 (Ru 4:6) Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak to him,
and if he persists and says, "I do not want to take her,"
9 (Nu 12:14; Ru 4:7-8) then his brother's wife must come to him in
the presence of the elders and remove his sandal from his foot,
and spit in his face, and answer and say,
"So shall it be done to that man who will not build up his brother's house."
10 His name will be called in Israel,
"The house of him who has his sandal removed."
Various Laws
11 When a man and his brother fight one another, and the wife of the one draws
near in order to deliver her husband out of the hand of him who fights him,
and reaches out her hand and seizes him by the private parts,
12 (Dt 19:13) then you must cut off her hand. You must not pity her.
13 (Pr 11:1; 16:11) You must not have in your bag different weights,
a large and a small.
14 You must not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small.
15 (Ex 20:12; Dt 4:40) But you must have a perfect and just weight-a perfect
and just measure you must have, so that your days may be lengthened
in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
16 (Pr 11:1; Dt 18:12) For all who do such things and all who act unjustly
are an abomination to the Lord your God.
17 (Ex 17:8-16) Remember what Amalek did to you by the road
when you were coming out of Egypt,
18 (Ps 36:1; Ro 3:18) how he met you by the way and attacked
at your rear all that were stragglers behind you,
when you were exhausted and weary. He did not fear God.
19 (Ex 17:14) Therefore it shall be, when the Lord your God has given you
rest from all your surrounding enemies, in the land which the Lord your
God is giving you for an inheritance to possess, that you must blot out
the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. You must not forget it.
Deuteronomy 25
[1] If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that
the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and
condemn the wicked.
[2] And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the
judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face,
according to his fault, by a certain number.
[3] Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should
exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should
seem vile unto thee.
[4] Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
[5] If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the
wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's
brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the
duty of an husband's brother unto her.
[6] And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in
the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of
Israel.
[7] And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his
brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's
brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not
perform the duty of my husband's brother.
[8] Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if
he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;
[9] Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the
elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and
shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build
up his brother's house.
[10] And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his
shoe loosed.
[11] When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one
draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth
him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:
[12] Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.
[13] Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
[14] Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a
small.
[15] But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just
measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which
the LORD thy God giveth thee.
[16] For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an
abomination unto the LORD thy God.
[17] Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth
out of Egypt;
[18] How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all
that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared
not God.
[19] Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from
all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth
thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the
remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.
DEUTERONOMY 26
First Fruits and Tithes
1 And it must be, when you come into the land which the Lord your God
is giving you for an inheritance, and you possess it, and dwell in it,
2 (Ex 23:19; 23:16) that you shall take from the first of all the produce
of the ground which you shall bring from your land that the Lord your God
is giving you, and put it in a basket and go to the place where the Lord
your God chooses to make His name abide.
3 You shall go to the priest in office at that time and say to him,
"I profess this day to the Lord your God that I have come into the land
which the Lord promised to our fathers to give us."
4 The priest will take the basket out of your hand and set it down
before the altar of the Lord your God.
5 (Ge 43:1-2; 46:27) Then you must answer and say before the Lord your God,
"A wandering ArameanRebekah, Jacob’s mother, was an Aramean.
was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with
only a few in number, but there he became a great, mighty,
and populous nation.
6 (Ex 1:11; 1:14) However, the Egyptians mistreated
and afflicted us, and laid upon us harsh labor.
7 (Ex 3:9) And when we cried to the Lord God of our fathers,
the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction,
our labor, and our oppression.
8 (Dt 4:34; Ex 12:37; 12:51) And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt
with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror,
and with signs and wonders.
9 (Ex 3:8) Then He brought us into this place, and has given us this land,
a land that flows with milk and honey.
10 Now, indeed, I have brought the first fruits of the land, which you,
O Lord, have given me." Then you must set it before the Lord your God
and worship before the Lord your God.
11 (Dt 12:7; 16:11) You must rejoice in every good thing which the Lord
your God has given to you and your house, you, and the Levite,
as well as the foreigner who is among you.
12 (Lev 27:30; Nu 18:24) When you have finished tithing all the tithes
of your income the third year, which is the year of tithing,
and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the orphan, and the widow,
that they may eat within your towns and be satisfied,
13 (Ps 119:141; 119:153) then you shall say before the Lord your God,
"I have removed the sacred things out of my house and also have
given them to the Levite, and to the foreigner, to the orphan,
and to the widow, according to all Your commandments
which You have commanded me. I have not transgressed
Your commandments or forgotten them.
14 (Lev 7:20; 21:1) I have not eaten anything when in mourning,
nor have I removed anything while unclean, nor offered anything to the dead.
I have listened to the voice of the Lord my God and have done according
to all that You have commanded me.
15 (Isa 63:15; Zec 2:13) Look down from Your holy habitation,
from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which
You have given us, as You swore to our fathers,
a land flowing with milk and honey."
An Exhortation to Obey
16 Today the Lord your God has commanded you to do these statutes
and judgments. You must therefore keep and do them with all your
heart and with all your soul.
17 (Ex 24:7) You have affirmed today that the Lord is your God
and vowed to walk in His ways, and to keep His statutes,
and His commandments, and His judgments, and to listen to His voice.
18 (Dt 7:6; 14:2) And the Lord has affirmed today that you are His special
people, just as He has promised you, and that you should keep
all His commandments.
19 (Dt 7:6; 28:1) He will exalt you above all nations which He has made,
in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that you may be a holy people
to the Lord your God, just as He has spoken.
Deuteronomy 26
[1] And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy
God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;
[2] That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which
thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt
put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall
choose to place his name there.
[3] And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say
unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the
country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.
[4] And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down
before the altar of the LORD thy God.
[5] And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to
perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with
a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
[6] And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us
hard bondage:
[7] And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our
voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:
[8] And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with
an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with
wonders:
[9] And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land,
even a land that floweth with milk and honey.
[10] And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which
thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God,
and worship before the LORD thy God:
[11] And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath
given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the
stranger that is among you.
[12] When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase
the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the
Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat
within thy gates, and be filled;
[13] Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the
hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite,
and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all
thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy
commandments, neither have I forgotten them:
[14] I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away
ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but
I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to
all that thou hast commanded me.
[15] Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people
Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our
fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
[16] This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and
judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and
with all thy soul.
[17] Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his
ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and
to hearken unto his voice:
[18] And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as
he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
[19] And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise,
and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the
LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.
DEUTERONOMY 27
The Altar on Mount Ebal
1 Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying:
Keep all the commandments which I am commanding you today.
2 (Jos 4:1) On the day when you cross over the Jordan into the land
which the Lord your God is giving you, you must set up for yourself
great stones, and cover them with plaster.
3 (Dt 26:9; Jos 8:32) Then you must write all the words of this law on them,
when you cross over, so that you may enter into the land which the Lord
your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey,
just as the Lord God of your fathers promised you.
4 Therefore, when you cross over the Jordan, you shall set up these stones,
which I am commanding you today, on Mount Ebal,
and you shall cover them with plaster.
5 (Ex 20:25) There you must build an altar to the Lord your God,
an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them.
6 You must build the altar of the Lord your God with whole stones,
and you must offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God.
7 (Dt 12:7) You must offer peace offerings and eat there,
and rejoice before the Lord your God.
8 (Hab 2:2) You must write all the words of this law
very clearly on the stones.
9 Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel, saying:
Be silent and listen, O Israel. Today you have become the people
of the Lord your God.
10 Therefore, you must obey the voice of the Lord your God
and do His commandments and His statutes, which I am commanding you today.
11 Moses commanded the people the same day, saying:
12 (Jdg 9:7) These shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people
when you cross over the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph,
and Benjamin.
13 And these must stand on Mount Ebal for the curse:
Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
14 (Da 9:11) The Levites will answer and say to all the men of Israel
with a loud voice:
15 (Ex 20:4; 34:17) "Cursed is the man who makes any graven or molded image,
an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and
puts it in a secret place" And all the people shall answer and say, "Amen."
16 (Ex 20:12; 21:17) "Cursed is he who disrespects his father or his mother."
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
17 (Dt 19:14; Pr 22:28) "Cursed is he who removes his neighbor's landmark."
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
18 (Lev 19:14) "Cursed is he who misleads the blind man on the road."
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
19 (Dt 10:18; 24:17) "Cursed is he who perverts justice for the foreigner,
orphan, and widow." And all the people shall say, "Amen."
20 (Dt 22:30; Lev 18:8) "Cursed is he who lies with his father's wife,
for he dishonors his father." And all the people shall say, "Amen."
21 (Lev 18:23; Ex 22:19) "Cursed is he who lies with any kind of beast."
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
22 (Lev 18:9; 20:17) "Cursed is he who lies with his sister, the daughter
of his father, or the daughter of his mother."
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
23 (Lev 20:14; 18:17) "Cursed is he who lies with his mother-in-law."
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
24 (Lev 24:17; Nu 35:31) "Cursed is he who strikes down
his neighbor secretly." And all the people shall say, "Amen."
25 (Ex 23:7-8; Dt 10:17) "Cursed is he who receives pay to slay
an innocent person." And all the people shall say, "Amen."
26 (Gal 3:10; Ps 119:21) "Cursed is he who does not confirm
all the words of this law by doing them."
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
Deuteronomy 27
[1] And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep
all the commandments which I command you this day.
[2] And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land
which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great
stones, and plaister them with plaister:
[3] And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art
passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God
giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy
fathers hath promised thee.
[4] Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up
these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt
plaister them with plaister.
[5] And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of
stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.
[6] Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou
shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:
[7] And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice
before the LORD thy God.
[8] And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very
plainly.
[9] And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying,
Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the
LORD thy God.
[10] Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his
commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
[11] And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
[12] These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are
come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and
Benjamin:
[13] And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher,
and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
[14] And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a
loud voice,
[15] Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an
abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and
putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
[16] Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all
the people shall say, Amen.
[17] Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people
shall say, Amen.
[18] Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all
the people shall say, Amen.
[19] Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless,
and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[20] Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth
his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[21] Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people
shall say, Amen.
[22] Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or
the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[23] Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people
shall say, Amen.
[24] Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people
shall say, Amen.
[25] Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the
people shall say, Amen.
[26] Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them.
And all the people shall say, Amen.
2) Our Daily Bread for 18 March 2023 titled
Weeding Out Sins
1 John 1:5-2:2
God Is Light
5 (1Jn 3:11; Jas 1:17) This then is the message which we have heard from Him
and declare to you: God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.
6 (1Jn 4:20; 1:10) If we say that we have fellowship with Him, yet walk
in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
7 (Isa 2:5; Eph 1:7) But if we walk in the light as He is in the light,
we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ
His Son cleanses us from all sin.
8 (Jas 3:2; 1Jn 2:4) If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
and the truth is not in us.
9 (Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13) If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 (1Jn 5:10; 1:8) If we say that we have not sinned,
we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.
[5] This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto
you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
[6] If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we
lie, and do not the truth:
[7] But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship
one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from
all sin.
[8] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us.
[9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
[10] If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is
not in us.
1 John 2
Christ Our Advocate
1 (Ro 8:34; 1Ti 2:5; Jn 13:33) My little children, I am writing these things
to you, so that you do not sin. But if anyone does sin,
we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One.
2 (1Jn 4:10; Jn 4:42) He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins,
and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
[1] My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And
if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the
righteous:
[2] And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also
for the sins of the whole world.
When I noticed a sprig budding next to the garden hose by our porch, I
ignored the seemingly harmless eyesore. How could a little weed possibly
hurt our lawn? But as the weeks passed, that nuisance grew to be the size
of a small bush and began taking over our yard. Its stray stalks arched
over a portion of our walkway and sprouted up in other areas. Admitting its
destructive existence, I asked my husband to help me dig out the wild weeds
by the roots and then protect our yard with weed killer.
When we ignore or deny its presence, sin can invade our lives like unwanted
overgrowth and darken our personal space. Our sinless God has no darkness in
Him . . . at all. As His children, we're equipped and charged to face sins
head-on so we can “ ... walk in the light, as he is in the light,” (1 John 1:7).
Through confession and repentance, we experience forgiveness and
freedom from sin (vv. 8-10) because we have a great advocate-Jesus (2:1).
He willingly paid the ultimate price for our sins-His lifeblood-and
"and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world" (v. 2).
When our sin is brought to our attention by God, we can choose denial,
avoidance, or deflection of responsibility. But when we confess and repent,
He weeds out sins that harm our relationships with Him and others.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
How does knowing your sins are offenses against God change your view
about repentance? What sins have taken root and need
to be weeded out of your life?
Loving Father, please uproot the sins
from my life so I can grow closer to You and others.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 7 Our God reigns!
Is 52:7
7 How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who proclaims peace,
who brings good news of happiness,
who proclaims salvation,
who says to Zion,
"Your God reigns!"
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good
tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that
publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
A messenger has a single duty: to carry information. During World War II, many
parents dreaded the arrival of the Western Union messenger, believing that
delivery of a telegram meant that their son has been wounded or killed.
Isaiah 52:7, however, indicates that a messenger's word is not always
unwelcome. "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring
good news ..." the prophet says. The "Good news"? Peace , salvation,
and the resultant message: "Your God reigns!"
Our God reigns - in forgiveness, in reconciliation, bringing peace and freedom
and joy. Our God reigns, controlling our lives with a loving hand, ordering
our experiences for our good, and his glory. Our God reigns in relationships,
in professional circumstances, in families, in churches. The good news is
proclaimed: Life is not unmanageable. Our God Reigns!
When we know that God reigns in our lives, we can relax, let go of the reins
of control, and live in peace. We can forgive those who have hurt us, knowing
that God will reveal to them what they need to know. We can live
with good times and bad, recognising that God uses every circumstance
of our lives to conform us to the image of his Son. We can rejoice in his
grace, free from the compulsion to earn his love and acceptance, and
we can live in the peace that comes only through his lordship in our lives.
Our God reigns - that is , indeed "Good news".
Application
a) Have I ever felt that life was "out of control"? Why?
b) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 28:13
13 He who covers his sins will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper:
But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Angry or Vengeful
Prov 15:1
1 A soft answer turns away wrath,
but grievous words stir up anger.
1 A soft answer turneth away wrath:
But grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs 25:28
28 He who has no rule over his own spirit
is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit
Is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 18 March to 18 April 2023
Beirut having been inhabited for over 5 000 years, is one of the oldest
cities in the world and the capital of Lebanon. Until a brutal civil
war broke out in the 1970s, Beirut was the intellectual capital of the
Arab world. After decades of reconstructing the nation and capital,
the city regained its status as "the Paris of the East".
Despite such progress,
an influx of 1.5 million Syrian refugees over the past ten years has put
tremendous strain on the economy. This--coupled with the Covid pandemic,
the devastating "Beirut blast" on August 4, 2020, a severe food crisis,
gasoline shortages, and a worthless Lebanese pound
--is leading many to identify the nation as a failed state.
As things go from bad to worse in Beirut, the opportunity has never
been greater for the church to rise up and let its light
shine before others.
Beirut is one of the oldest cities
In the world
People Group Focus
Bedouin Arab https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10758/LE
Syrian Arab https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15152/LE
Palestinian Arab https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14276/LE
Prayer Emphasis
Pray for the Prince of Peace to saturate
His love and mercy among thousands
of Christ-exciting, multiplying house
churches in the 18 languages spoken in
this city.
Pray for a mighty movement of prayer to
sweep over the house churches.
Pray for a move of God to break through
the violence and destruction with hope
and peace.
Pray for the Kingdom of God to advance
through dreams and visions, as well as
through evangelists sharing the Good News.
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
18th Day of the Month
a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
( Jer 31:25
25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.
25 For I have satiated the weary soul,
and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
( Ps 34:7
7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him,
And delivereth them.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to remember to walk honourable in His ways.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving Father, please uproot the sins
from my life so I can grow closer to You and others."
Pray to the Lord and pray to remember He reigns in everything.
Pray to the Lord and pray to confess all your sins.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be less angry.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray for the Prince of Peace to saturate
His love and mercy among thousands
of Christ-exciting, multiplying house
churches in the 18 languages spoken in
Beirut.
Pray for a mighty movement of prayer to
sweep over the house churches.
Pray for a move of God to break through
the violence and destruction with hope
and peace.
Pray for the Kingdom of God to advance
through dreams and visions, as well as
through evangelists sharing the Good News.
Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
Pray for the perseverance of Christians in Sri Lanka who are rejected
by members of their community.
1) Detueronomy 24 - 27
DEUTERONOMY 24
Laws About Marriage and Divorce
1 (Mt 19:7-9; Dt 22:13) When a man takes a wife and marries her,
and it happens that she finds no favour in his eyes
because he has found some indecency in her, then let him write
her a bill of divorce and put it in her hand and send her out of his house.
2 When she departs out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.
3 If the second husband rejects her and writes her a bill of divorce
and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house,
or if the second husband who took her to be his wife dies,
4 (Jer 3:1) her first husband, who sent her away, may not
take her again to be his wife, since she is defiled, for that
is abomination before the Lord, and you must not bring sin
on the land, which the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance.
5 (Dt 20:7; Pr 5:18) When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go
out to war or be charged with any business; he is to be free at home one year,
and must bring joy to his wife which he has taken.
Various Laws
6 (Dt 20:19) No man shall take a lower or upper millstone as a pledge,
for he would be taking a man's life as a pledge.
7 (Ex 21:16; 1Ti 1:10) If a man is found kidnapping any of his brothers
of the children of Israel, and makes property of him or sells him,
then that kidnapper must die, and you must remove the evil from among you.
8 (Lev 14:2) Be careful with an outbreak of leprosy, that you diligently
observe and do according to all that the Levitical priests instruct you.
As I have commanded them, so you must carefully do.
9 (Nu 12:10-15) Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam
on the way, after you came out of Egypt.
10 (Dt 15:8) When you do lend your brother anything, you may not go
into his house to take his pledge.
11 You must stand outside, and the man to whom you lend must bring
the pledge outside to you.
12 (Dt 24:17) If the man is poor, you may not sleep with his pledge.
13 (Dt 6:25; Da 4:27) In any case, you must return the pledge to him
when the sun goes down, so that he may sleep in his own cloak
and bless you, and it will be righteousness to you before the Lord your God.
14 (Pr 14:31; Am 4:1) You may not oppress a hired servant that is poor
and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of your foreigners
who are in your land within your towns.
15 (Jas 5:4; Lev 19:13; Dt 15:9) You must give him his wages on that very day
before the sun sets, for he is poor, and sets his heart on it, lest he cry
against you to the Lord, and it be a sin to you.
16 (Eze 18:20; 2Ch 25:4; Jer 31:29-30) Fathers may not be put to death
for the sons, nor shall sons be put to death for their fathers.
Every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
17 (Dt 16:19; Ex 22:21-22) You must not pervert the justice of the foreigner
or of the fatherless, nor take a widow's cloak as a pledge.
18 (Dt 5:15) On the contrary, you must remember that you were a slave
in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you there.
Therefore, I command you to do this.
19 (Lev 23:22; 19:9-10) Whenever you reap your harvest in your field
and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you may not go back to get it.
It will be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow,
so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
20 When you beat your olive tree, you may not go over the boughs again.
It will be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it again.
It will be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
22 (Dt 24:18) You must remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt.
Therefore I command you to do this thing.
Deuteronomy 24
[1] When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that
she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in
her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand,
and send her out of his house.
[2] And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another
man's wife.
[3] And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement,
and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the
latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;
[4] Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be
his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the
LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God
giveth thee for an inheritance.
[5] When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither
shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one
year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.
[6] No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he
taketh a man's life to pledge.
[7] If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of
Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall
die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.
[8] Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do
according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I
commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
[9] Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye
were come forth out of Egypt.
[10] When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his
house to fetch his pledge.
[11] Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring
out the pledge abroad unto thee.
[12] And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
[13] In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth
down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be
righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.
[14] Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether
he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy
gates:
[15] At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down
upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against
thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
[16] The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall
the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to
death for his own sin.
[17] Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the
fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
[18] But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD
thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
[19] When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a
sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the
stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may
bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
[20] When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs
again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
[21] When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it
afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the
widow.
[22] And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt:
therefore I command thee to do this thing.
DEUTERONOMY 25
1 (Dt 17:8-9; Pr 17:15) If there is a controversy between men,
they are to go to court for judgment, so that the judges may judge them.
Then they shall justify the righteous and condemn the wicked.
2 (Lk 12:47-48) It must be, if the wicked man is worthy to be beaten,
then the judge must make him lie down and be beaten in his presence,
with the number of strikes his guilt deserves.
3 (Job 18:3)He may give him forty stripes, but no more, lest,
if he should exceed and beat him more with numerous stripes,
then your brother may appear contemptible to you.
4 (Pr 12:10) You must not muzzle the ox when he treads out the grain.
Levirate Marriage
5 (Mt 22:24; Mk 12:19) If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies
without having had a child, the wife of the deceased may not marry
outside the family to a stranger. Her husband's brother must go to her
and take her to himself as a wife and perform the duty of a husband's
brother to her.
6 It shall be, that the firstborn whom she bears shall continue in the name
of his brother who is deceased, so that his name will not be blotted
out of Israel.
7 If the man does not want to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's
wife go up to the gate to the elders and say, "My husband's brother refuses
to raise up his brother's name in Israel. He will not perform the duty
of my husband's brother."
8 (Ru 4:6) Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak to him,
and if he persists and says, "I do not want to take her,"
9 (Nu 12:14; Ru 4:7-8) then his brother's wife must come to him in
the presence of the elders and remove his sandal from his foot,
and spit in his face, and answer and say,
"So shall it be done to that man who will not build up his brother's house."
10 His name will be called in Israel,
"The house of him who has his sandal removed."
Various Laws
11 When a man and his brother fight one another, and the wife of the one draws
near in order to deliver her husband out of the hand of him who fights him,
and reaches out her hand and seizes him by the private parts,
12 (Dt 19:13) then you must cut off her hand. You must not pity her.
13 (Pr 11:1; 16:11) You must not have in your bag different weights,
a large and a small.
14 You must not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small.
15 (Ex 20:12; Dt 4:40) But you must have a perfect and just weight-a perfect
and just measure you must have, so that your days may be lengthened
in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
16 (Pr 11:1; Dt 18:12) For all who do such things and all who act unjustly
are an abomination to the Lord your God.
17 (Ex 17:8-16) Remember what Amalek did to you by the road
when you were coming out of Egypt,
18 (Ps 36:1; Ro 3:18) how he met you by the way and attacked
at your rear all that were stragglers behind you,
when you were exhausted and weary. He did not fear God.
19 (Ex 17:14) Therefore it shall be, when the Lord your God has given you
rest from all your surrounding enemies, in the land which the Lord your
God is giving you for an inheritance to possess, that you must blot out
the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. You must not forget it.
Deuteronomy 25
[1] If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that
the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and
condemn the wicked.
[2] And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the
judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face,
according to his fault, by a certain number.
[3] Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should
exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should
seem vile unto thee.
[4] Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
[5] If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the
wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's
brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the
duty of an husband's brother unto her.
[6] And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in
the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of
Israel.
[7] And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his
brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's
brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not
perform the duty of my husband's brother.
[8] Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if
he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;
[9] Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the
elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and
shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build
up his brother's house.
[10] And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his
shoe loosed.
[11] When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one
draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth
him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:
[12] Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.
[13] Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
[14] Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a
small.
[15] But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just
measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which
the LORD thy God giveth thee.
[16] For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an
abomination unto the LORD thy God.
[17] Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth
out of Egypt;
[18] How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all
that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared
not God.
[19] Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from
all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth
thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the
remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.
DEUTERONOMY 26
First Fruits and Tithes
1 And it must be, when you come into the land which the Lord your God
is giving you for an inheritance, and you possess it, and dwell in it,
2 (Ex 23:19; 23:16) that you shall take from the first of all the produce
of the ground which you shall bring from your land that the Lord your God
is giving you, and put it in a basket and go to the place where the Lord
your God chooses to make His name abide.
3 You shall go to the priest in office at that time and say to him,
"I profess this day to the Lord your God that I have come into the land
which the Lord promised to our fathers to give us."
4 The priest will take the basket out of your hand and set it down
before the altar of the Lord your God.
5 (Ge 43:1-2; 46:27) Then you must answer and say before the Lord your God,
"A wandering ArameanRebekah, Jacob’s mother, was an Aramean.
was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with
only a few in number, but there he became a great, mighty,
and populous nation.
6 (Ex 1:11; 1:14) However, the Egyptians mistreated
and afflicted us, and laid upon us harsh labor.
7 (Ex 3:9) And when we cried to the Lord God of our fathers,
the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction,
our labor, and our oppression.
8 (Dt 4:34; Ex 12:37; 12:51) And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt
with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror,
and with signs and wonders.
9 (Ex 3:8) Then He brought us into this place, and has given us this land,
a land that flows with milk and honey.
10 Now, indeed, I have brought the first fruits of the land, which you,
O Lord, have given me." Then you must set it before the Lord your God
and worship before the Lord your God.
11 (Dt 12:7; 16:11) You must rejoice in every good thing which the Lord
your God has given to you and your house, you, and the Levite,
as well as the foreigner who is among you.
12 (Lev 27:30; Nu 18:24) When you have finished tithing all the tithes
of your income the third year, which is the year of tithing,
and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the orphan, and the widow,
that they may eat within your towns and be satisfied,
13 (Ps 119:141; 119:153) then you shall say before the Lord your God,
"I have removed the sacred things out of my house and also have
given them to the Levite, and to the foreigner, to the orphan,
and to the widow, according to all Your commandments
which You have commanded me. I have not transgressed
Your commandments or forgotten them.
14 (Lev 7:20; 21:1) I have not eaten anything when in mourning,
nor have I removed anything while unclean, nor offered anything to the dead.
I have listened to the voice of the Lord my God and have done according
to all that You have commanded me.
15 (Isa 63:15; Zec 2:13) Look down from Your holy habitation,
from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which
You have given us, as You swore to our fathers,
a land flowing with milk and honey."
An Exhortation to Obey
16 Today the Lord your God has commanded you to do these statutes
and judgments. You must therefore keep and do them with all your
heart and with all your soul.
17 (Ex 24:7) You have affirmed today that the Lord is your God
and vowed to walk in His ways, and to keep His statutes,
and His commandments, and His judgments, and to listen to His voice.
18 (Dt 7:6; 14:2) And the Lord has affirmed today that you are His special
people, just as He has promised you, and that you should keep
all His commandments.
19 (Dt 7:6; 28:1) He will exalt you above all nations which He has made,
in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that you may be a holy people
to the Lord your God, just as He has spoken.
Deuteronomy 26
[1] And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy
God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;
[2] That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which
thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt
put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall
choose to place his name there.
[3] And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say
unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the
country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.
[4] And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down
before the altar of the LORD thy God.
[5] And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to
perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with
a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
[6] And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us
hard bondage:
[7] And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our
voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:
[8] And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with
an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with
wonders:
[9] And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land,
even a land that floweth with milk and honey.
[10] And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which
thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God,
and worship before the LORD thy God:
[11] And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath
given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the
stranger that is among you.
[12] When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase
the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the
Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat
within thy gates, and be filled;
[13] Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the
hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite,
and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all
thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy
commandments, neither have I forgotten them:
[14] I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away
ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but
I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to
all that thou hast commanded me.
[15] Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people
Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our
fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
[16] This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and
judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and
with all thy soul.
[17] Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his
ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and
to hearken unto his voice:
[18] And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as
he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
[19] And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise,
and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the
LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.
DEUTERONOMY 27
The Altar on Mount Ebal
1 Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying:
Keep all the commandments which I am commanding you today.
2 (Jos 4:1) On the day when you cross over the Jordan into the land
which the Lord your God is giving you, you must set up for yourself
great stones, and cover them with plaster.
3 (Dt 26:9; Jos 8:32) Then you must write all the words of this law on them,
when you cross over, so that you may enter into the land which the Lord
your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey,
just as the Lord God of your fathers promised you.
4 Therefore, when you cross over the Jordan, you shall set up these stones,
which I am commanding you today, on Mount Ebal,
and you shall cover them with plaster.
5 (Ex 20:25) There you must build an altar to the Lord your God,
an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them.
6 You must build the altar of the Lord your God with whole stones,
and you must offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God.
7 (Dt 12:7) You must offer peace offerings and eat there,
and rejoice before the Lord your God.
8 (Hab 2:2) You must write all the words of this law
very clearly on the stones.
9 Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel, saying:
Be silent and listen, O Israel. Today you have become the people
of the Lord your God.
10 Therefore, you must obey the voice of the Lord your God
and do His commandments and His statutes, which I am commanding you today.
11 Moses commanded the people the same day, saying:
12 (Jdg 9:7) These shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people
when you cross over the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph,
and Benjamin.
13 And these must stand on Mount Ebal for the curse:
Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
14 (Da 9:11) The Levites will answer and say to all the men of Israel
with a loud voice:
15 (Ex 20:4; 34:17) "Cursed is the man who makes any graven or molded image,
an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and
puts it in a secret place" And all the people shall answer and say, "Amen."
16 (Ex 20:12; 21:17) "Cursed is he who disrespects his father or his mother."
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
17 (Dt 19:14; Pr 22:28) "Cursed is he who removes his neighbor's landmark."
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
18 (Lev 19:14) "Cursed is he who misleads the blind man on the road."
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
19 (Dt 10:18; 24:17) "Cursed is he who perverts justice for the foreigner,
orphan, and widow." And all the people shall say, "Amen."
20 (Dt 22:30; Lev 18:8) "Cursed is he who lies with his father's wife,
for he dishonors his father." And all the people shall say, "Amen."
21 (Lev 18:23; Ex 22:19) "Cursed is he who lies with any kind of beast."
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
22 (Lev 18:9; 20:17) "Cursed is he who lies with his sister, the daughter
of his father, or the daughter of his mother."
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
23 (Lev 20:14; 18:17) "Cursed is he who lies with his mother-in-law."
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
24 (Lev 24:17; Nu 35:31) "Cursed is he who strikes down
his neighbor secretly." And all the people shall say, "Amen."
25 (Ex 23:7-8; Dt 10:17) "Cursed is he who receives pay to slay
an innocent person." And all the people shall say, "Amen."
26 (Gal 3:10; Ps 119:21) "Cursed is he who does not confirm
all the words of this law by doing them."
And all the people shall say, "Amen."
Deuteronomy 27
[1] And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep
all the commandments which I command you this day.
[2] And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land
which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great
stones, and plaister them with plaister:
[3] And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art
passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God
giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy
fathers hath promised thee.
[4] Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up
these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt
plaister them with plaister.
[5] And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of
stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.
[6] Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou
shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:
[7] And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice
before the LORD thy God.
[8] And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very
plainly.
[9] And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying,
Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the
LORD thy God.
[10] Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his
commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
[11] And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
[12] These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are
come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and
Benjamin:
[13] And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher,
and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
[14] And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a
loud voice,
[15] Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an
abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and
putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
[16] Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all
the people shall say, Amen.
[17] Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people
shall say, Amen.
[18] Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all
the people shall say, Amen.
[19] Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless,
and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[20] Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth
his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[21] Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people
shall say, Amen.
[22] Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or
the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
[23] Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people
shall say, Amen.
[24] Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people
shall say, Amen.
[25] Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the
people shall say, Amen.
[26] Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them.
And all the people shall say, Amen.
2) Our Daily Bread for 18 March 2023 titled
Weeding Out Sins
1 John 1:5-2:2
God Is Light
5 (1Jn 3:11; Jas 1:17) This then is the message which we have heard from Him
and declare to you: God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.
6 (1Jn 4:20; 1:10) If we say that we have fellowship with Him, yet walk
in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
7 (Isa 2:5; Eph 1:7) But if we walk in the light as He is in the light,
we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ
His Son cleanses us from all sin.
8 (Jas 3:2; 1Jn 2:4) If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
and the truth is not in us.
9 (Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13) If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 (1Jn 5:10; 1:8) If we say that we have not sinned,
we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.
[5] This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto
you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
[6] If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we
lie, and do not the truth:
[7] But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship
one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from
all sin.
[8] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us.
[9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
[10] If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is
not in us.
1 John 2
Christ Our Advocate
1 (Ro 8:34; 1Ti 2:5; Jn 13:33) My little children, I am writing these things
to you, so that you do not sin. But if anyone does sin,
we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One.
2 (1Jn 4:10; Jn 4:42) He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins,
and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
[1] My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And
if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the
righteous:
[2] And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also
for the sins of the whole world.
When I noticed a sprig budding next to the garden hose by our porch, I
ignored the seemingly harmless eyesore. How could a little weed possibly
hurt our lawn? But as the weeks passed, that nuisance grew to be the size
of a small bush and began taking over our yard. Its stray stalks arched
over a portion of our walkway and sprouted up in other areas. Admitting its
destructive existence, I asked my husband to help me dig out the wild weeds
by the roots and then protect our yard with weed killer.
When we ignore or deny its presence, sin can invade our lives like unwanted
overgrowth and darken our personal space. Our sinless God has no darkness in
Him . . . at all. As His children, we're equipped and charged to face sins
head-on so we can “ ... walk in the light, as he is in the light,” (1 John 1:7).
Through confession and repentance, we experience forgiveness and
freedom from sin (vv. 8-10) because we have a great advocate-Jesus (2:1).
He willingly paid the ultimate price for our sins-His lifeblood-and
"and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world" (v. 2).
When our sin is brought to our attention by God, we can choose denial,
avoidance, or deflection of responsibility. But when we confess and repent,
He weeds out sins that harm our relationships with Him and others.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
How does knowing your sins are offenses against God change your view
about repentance? What sins have taken root and need
to be weeded out of your life?
Loving Father, please uproot the sins
from my life so I can grow closer to You and others.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 7 Our God reigns!
Is 52:7
7 How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who proclaims peace,
who brings good news of happiness,
who proclaims salvation,
who says to Zion,
"Your God reigns!"
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good
tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that
publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
A messenger has a single duty: to carry information. During World War II, many
parents dreaded the arrival of the Western Union messenger, believing that
delivery of a telegram meant that their son has been wounded or killed.
Isaiah 52:7, however, indicates that a messenger's word is not always
unwelcome. "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring
good news ..." the prophet says. The "Good news"? Peace , salvation,
and the resultant message: "Your God reigns!"
Our God reigns - in forgiveness, in reconciliation, bringing peace and freedom
and joy. Our God reigns, controlling our lives with a loving hand, ordering
our experiences for our good, and his glory. Our God reigns in relationships,
in professional circumstances, in families, in churches. The good news is
proclaimed: Life is not unmanageable. Our God Reigns!
When we know that God reigns in our lives, we can relax, let go of the reins
of control, and live in peace. We can forgive those who have hurt us, knowing
that God will reveal to them what they need to know. We can live
with good times and bad, recognising that God uses every circumstance
of our lives to conform us to the image of his Son. We can rejoice in his
grace, free from the compulsion to earn his love and acceptance, and
we can live in the peace that comes only through his lordship in our lives.
Our God reigns - that is , indeed "Good news".
Application
a) Have I ever felt that life was "out of control"? Why?
b) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 28:13
13 He who covers his sins will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper:
But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Angry or Vengeful
Prov 15:1
1 A soft answer turns away wrath,
but grievous words stir up anger.
1 A soft answer turneth away wrath:
But grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs 25:28
28 He who has no rule over his own spirit
is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit
Is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 18 March to 18 April 2023
Beirut having been inhabited for over 5 000 years, is one of the oldest
cities in the world and the capital of Lebanon. Until a brutal civil
war broke out in the 1970s, Beirut was the intellectual capital of the
Arab world. After decades of reconstructing the nation and capital,
the city regained its status as "the Paris of the East".
Despite such progress,
an influx of 1.5 million Syrian refugees over the past ten years has put
tremendous strain on the economy. This--coupled with the Covid pandemic,
the devastating "Beirut blast" on August 4, 2020, a severe food crisis,
gasoline shortages, and a worthless Lebanese pound
--is leading many to identify the nation as a failed state.
As things go from bad to worse in Beirut, the opportunity has never
been greater for the church to rise up and let its light
shine before others.
Beirut is one of the oldest cities
In the world
People Group Focus
Bedouin Arab https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10758/LE
Syrian Arab https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15152/LE
Palestinian Arab https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14276/LE
Prayer Emphasis
Pray for the Prince of Peace to saturate
His love and mercy among thousands
of Christ-exciting, multiplying house
churches in the 18 languages spoken in
this city.
Pray for a mighty movement of prayer to
sweep over the house churches.
Pray for a move of God to break through
the violence and destruction with hope
and peace.
Pray for the Kingdom of God to advance
through dreams and visions, as well as
through evangelists sharing the Good News.
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
18th Day of the Month
a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
( Jer 31:25
25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.
25 For I have satiated the weary soul,
and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
( Ps 34:7
7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him,
And delivereth them.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to remember to walk honourable in His ways.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving Father, please uproot the sins
from my life so I can grow closer to You and others."
Pray to the Lord and pray to remember He reigns in everything.
Pray to the Lord and pray to confess all your sins.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be less angry.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray for the Prince of Peace to saturate
His love and mercy among thousands
of Christ-exciting, multiplying house
churches in the 18 languages spoken in
Beirut.
Pray for a mighty movement of prayer to
sweep over the house churches.
Pray for a move of God to break through
the violence and destruction with hope
and peace.
Pray for the Kingdom of God to advance
through dreams and visions, as well as
through evangelists sharing the Good News.
Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
Pray for the perseverance of Christians in Sri Lanka who are rejected
by members of their community.