Day 78 of the 3rd Bible Study Journey - 19 March 2023 reflections
Day 78, 19 Mar 2023
Today at Calvary Community Church
, Pastor Nathan Zieber Started the now series called Where is God?
entitled Who is God?
Genesis 3
6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasing to
the eyes and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit
and ate; and she gave to her husband with her, and he ate.
7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked.
So they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
8 Then they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool
of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence
of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 The Lord God called to the
man and said to him, "Where are you?"
10 He said, "I heard Your voice in the garden and was afraid because I
was naked, so I hid myself."
11 And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from
the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?"
12 The man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of
the tree, and I ate."
13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What have you done?"
And the woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
(Blame game - IT is not my fault, it is someone else)
14 The Lord God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this,
You are cursed above all livestock, and above every beast of the field;
you will go on your belly, and you will eat dust
all the days of your life.
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring
and her offspring; he will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel."
(This is the foreshadowing of the Crucifixion of
Jesus The Lamb for Sinners Slain)
[6] And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of
the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and
he did eat.
[7] And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were
naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
[8] And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the
cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of
the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
[9] And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
[10] And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because
I was naked; and I hid myself.
[11] And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the
tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
[12] And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me
of the tree, and I did eat.
[13] And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done?
And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
[14] And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this,
thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon
thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
[15] And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed
and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
To even skip chapter 3 of Genesis would throw the Holy Bible out of context.
A) The choice to separate from God? Please refer to Genesis 3:6
B) Who is the God we chose to seperate from? Please refer to Genesis 3:8-10
Please note the fottstep of The Lord are so distinct that His presence
is sensed!
C) The loss as a result of Separation of God / Sin .
Refer to Genesis 3:11- 15
1) Deuteronomy 28,29
DEUTERONOMY 28
Blessings for Obedience
1 (Ex 15:26; Lev 26:3-13) Now it will be, if you will diligently
obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all
His commandments which I am commanding you today, t
hen the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
2 (Zec 1:6; Dt 28:15) And all these blessings will come on you and overtake
you if you listen to the voice of the Lord your God.
3 (Ge 39:5) You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the field.
4 (Ge 49:25; Dt 7:13) Your offspring will be blessed, and the produce
of your ground, and the offspring of your livestock, the increase
of your herd and the flocks of your sheep.
5 Your basket and your kneading bowl will be blessed.
6 (Ps 121:8) You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
7 (Lev 26:7-8; Dt 28:25) The Lord will cause your enemies who rise up against
you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way and
flee before you seven ways.
8 (Lev 25:21; Dt 15:10) The Lord will command the blessing on you in your
barns and in all that you set your hand to do, and He will bless you in the
land which the Lord your God is giving you.
9 (Ex 19:5-6; Dt 7:6; 13:17) The Lord will establish you as a holy people
to Himself, just as He swore to you, if you will keep the commandments
of the Lord your God and walk in His ways.
10 (2Ch 7:14; Nu 6:27) All people of the earth shall see that you are called
by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you.
11 (Dt 28:4; 30:9) The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity,
in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock,
and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord
swore to your fathers to give you.
12 (Lev 26:4; Dt 15:6) The Lord will open up to you His good treasure,
the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season and to bless all
the work of your hand. You will lend to many nations, but you will
not borrow.
13 (Dt 28:1; Isa 9:14-15) The Lord will make you the head and not the tail;
you will only be above and you will not be beneath, if you listen to the
commandments of the Lord your God, which I am commanding you today,
to observe and to do them.
14 (Dt 5:32) Also, you shall not turn aside from any of the words which
I am commanding you today, to the right hand or to the left, to go after
other gods to serve them.
Warnings Against Disobedience
15 (Mal 2:2; Dt 28:2) But it will happen, if you will not listen to the voice
of the Lord your God, by being careful to do all His commandments and
His statutes which I am commanding you today, that all these curses will
come upon you and overtake you.
16 You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the field.
17 (Dt 28:5) Your basket and your kneading bowl will be cursed.
18 (Dt 28:4) Your offspring will be cursed along with the fruit of your land,
the produce of your herd, and the flocks of your sheep.
19 (Dt 28:6) You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out.
20 (Isa 51:20; 66:15) The Lord will send cursing, vexation, and rebuke on you
in all that you set your hand to do, until you are destroyed and until
you perish quickly because of the wickedness of your doings, by which you
have forsaken Me.
21 (Lev 26:25; Jer 24:10) The Lord will make pestilence cling to you until
it has consumed you from the land, which you are going to possess.
22 (Lev 26:16; Am 4:9) The Lord will strike you with a wasting disease,
with a fever, with an inflammation, with an extreme heat, with the sword,
with blight, and with mildew, and they shall pursue you until you perish.
23 (Lev 26:19) The heavens which are over your head will be bronze,
and the earth that is under you will be iron.
24 (Dt 28:12) The Lord will make the rain of your land powder and dust.
It will come from heaven down on you until you are destroyed.
25 (Isa 30:17; Eze 23:46) The Lord will cause you to be defeated
before your enemies, and you will go out one way against them
and flee seven ways before them, and will be become an object
of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
26 (Jer 7:33; 16:4) Your carcass will be meat for all the fowls of the air
and beasts of the earth, and no man will frighten them away.
27 (1Sa 5:6; Ex 9:9) The Lord will strike you with the boils of Egypt
and with tumors, eczema, and with the itch, from which you cannot be healed.
28 The Lord will strike you with madness, and blindness,
and bewilderment of heart.
29 (Job 5:14; Isa 59:10) You will grope at noon, as the blind man gropes
in darkness, and you will not prosper in your ways. You will only be
oppressed and continually robbed, and no man will save you.
30 (Am 5:11; Jer 8:10; Job 31:10) You will be engaged to a woman
and another man shall rape her. You will build a house,
but you will not dwell in it. You will plant a vineyard,
but you will not gather its grapes.
31 Your ox will be killed before your eyes, and you will not eat of it.
Your donkey will be violently taken away from before you
and will not be returned to you. Your sheep will be given to your enemies,
and you will have no one to rescue them.
32 (Dt 28:41; 2Ch 29:9) Your sons and your daughters will be given to another
people. Your eyes will look and fail with longing for them all day long,
but there will be nothing you can do.
33 (Jer 5:17) A nation that you do not know will consume the produce
of your land and all your labors, and you will be nothing
but oppressed and crushed all the time.
34 You will go insane because of what your eyes will see.
35 (Dt 28:27) The Lord will strike you in the knees and legs with sore boils
that cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the top of your head.
36 (Dt 4:28; 2Ki 25:11) The Lord will bring you and your king, which you
will set over you, to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known,
and there you will serve other gods, wood and stone.
37 (Jer 24:9; 1Ki 9:7-8) You will become a horror, a proverb, and an object of
ridicule among all nations where the Lord shall lead you.
38 (Joel 1:4; Mic 6:15) You will carry a lot of seed out into the field
but will gather but little in, for the locust will consume it.
39 You will plant vineyards and dress them, but will neither drink
of the wine nor gather the grapes, for worms will eat them.
40 (Mic 6:15) You will have olive trees throughout all your coasts,
but you will not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olive will drop off.
41 (Dt 28:32; La 1:5) You will give birth to sons and daughters, but you will
not enjoy them, for they will go into captivity.
42 The locust will consume all of your trees and fruit of your land.
43 (Dt 28:13) The foreigner who resides with you will get up higher
and higher, and you will go down lower and lower.
44 (Dt 28:12-13) He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him.
He will be the head, but you will be the tail.
45 (Dt 28:15) Moreover, all of these curses will come on you
and will pursue you and overtake you, until you are destroyed,
because you did not obey the voice of the Lord your God,
by keeping His commandments and His statutes which He commanded you.
46 (Isa 8:18; Eze 14:8) They will be a perpetual sign and wonder
in regard to you and your descendants,
47 because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy
and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things.
48 (Jer 28:13-14) Therefore, you will serve your enemies
whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger, thirst, nakedness,
and need of all things, and He will put a yoke of iron on your neck
until He has destroyed you.
49 (La 4:19; Hos 8:1) The Lord will bring a nation against you from
far away, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies,
a nation whose language you will not understand,
50 (Isa 47:6; 2Ch 36:17) a nation with a fierce countenance,
which will not respect the old or show favor to the young.
51 (Dt 28:33; Isa 62:8) They will eat the offspring of your livestock
and the produce of your land, until you are destroyed.
They will leave you no grain, wine, or oil, or the offspring of your herd
or the offspring of your sheep, until they have destroyed you.
52 He will lay siege on you in all your towns until your high
and fortified walls in which you trusted come down throughout
all your land, and he will lay siege on you in all your towns
throughout all your land which the Lord your God has given you.
53 (La 2:20; Lev 26:29; 2Ki 6:28-29) You will eat the offspring of your
own body, the flesh of your sons and of your daughters, which the
Lord your God has given you, during the siege and distress
in which your enemies will persecute you.
54 (Dt 13:6; 15:9) The man who is tender among you, and very delicate,
his eye shall be hostile toward his brother and toward his beloved wife
and toward the rest of his children who remain,
55 so that he will not give to any of them any of the flesh of his children
which he will eat, because he has nothing left to him because of the siege
and the distress by which your enemies will persecute you in all your towns.
56 The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not venture
to set the sole of her foot on the ground because of her delicateness
and tenderness, will be hostile toward her beloved husband,
and toward her son and her daughter,
57 and toward her afterbirth that comes out from between her legs,
and toward her children whom she will bear. For she will secretly
eat them because of lack during the siege and distress in which
your enemy will persecute you in your towns.
58 (Isa 42:8) If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law
that are written in this book so that you may fear this glorious
and fearful name, the Lord your God,
59 then the Lord will bring extraordinary plagues on you
and your descendants, even great long-lasting plagues,
and severe and long-lasting sicknesses.
60 (Dt 7:15) Moreover, He will bring all the diseases of Egypt upon you,
which you were afraid of, and they will cling to you.
61 Also every sickness and every plague which is not written in the Book
of the Law will the Lord bring upon you until you are destroyed.
62 (Dt 4:27; 10:22) You will be left few in number, whereas you were
as numerous as the stars of heaven, because you would not obey
the voice of the Lord your God.
63 (Pr 1:26; Jer 32:41) It will be that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do
you good and to multiply you, so the Lord will take pleasure over you
to destroy you and to bring you to nothing. You will be plucked from
off the land which you go to possess.
64 (Lev 26:33; Dt 4:27-28) The Lord will scatter you among all the peoples,
from the one end of the earth to the other, and there you will serve
other gods, wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
65 (Lev 26:36; 26:16) Among these nations you will find no ease, nor will
the sole of your foot have rest. But there the Lord will give you
a trembling heart, failing of eyes, and despair of soul.
66 Your life shall hang in doubt before you. You will be in dread day
and night and will have no assurance of your life.
67 (Dt 28:34; Job 7:3-4) In the morning you will say,
"Would to God it were evening!" And at evening you will say,
"Would to God it were morning!" because of the fear of your heart
and because of the sights your eyes will see.
68 (Dt 17:16; Jer 43:7) The Lord will bring you into Egypt again with ships,
by the way by which I spoke to you, "You will not see it ever again."
And there you will be sold to your enemies as male and female slaves,
but no one will buy you.
Deuteronomy 28
[1] And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the
voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I
command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all
nations of the earth:
[2] And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou
shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
[3] Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the
field.
[4] Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and
the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy
sheep.
[5] Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
[6] Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be
when thou goest out.
[7] The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be
smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee
before thee seven ways.
[8] The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in
all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land
which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
[9] The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath
sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God,
and walk in his ways.
[10] And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name
of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
[11] And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy
body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the
land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
[12] The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the
rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand:
and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
[13] And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt
be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the
commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe
and to do them:
[14] And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee
this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve
them.
[15] But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of
the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes
which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee,
and overtake thee:
[16] Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the
field.
[17] Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
[18] Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the
increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
[19] Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when
thou goest out.
[20] The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all
that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and
until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby
thou hast forsaken me.
[21] The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have
consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.
[22] The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and
with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and
with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou
perish.
[23] And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that
is under thee shall be iron.
[24] The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven
shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
[25] The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou
shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and
shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
[26] And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the
beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.
[27] The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods,
and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
[28] The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment
of heart:
[29] And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and
thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and
spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.
[30] Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou
shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a
vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.
[31] Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat
thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and
shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies,
and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
[32] Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and
thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and
there shall be no might in thine hand.
[33] The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou
knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:
[34] So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt
see.
[35] The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore
botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy
head.
[36] The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee,
unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt
thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
[37] And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among
all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
[38] Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but
little in; for the locust shall consume it.
[39] Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of
the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.
[40] Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt
not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
[41] Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for
they shall go into captivity.
[42] All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.
[43] The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and
thou shalt come down very low.
[44] He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the
head, and thou shalt be the tail.
[45] Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee,
and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto
the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes
which he commanded thee:
[46] And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy
seed for ever.
[47] Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with
gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
[48] Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send
against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all
things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have
destroyed thee.
[49] The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of
the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt
not understand;
[50] A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of
the old, nor shew favour to the young:
[51] And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land,
until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine,
or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have
destroyed thee.
[52] And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced
walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he
shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD
thy God hath given thee.
[53] And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons
and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege,
and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
[54] So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye
shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and
toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
[55] So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children
whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the
straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
[56] The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to
set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness,
her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son,
and toward her daughter,
[57] And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and
toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of
all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall
distress thee in thy gates.
[58] If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are
written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name,
THE LORD THY GOD;
[59] Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy
seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and
of long continuance.
[60] Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou
wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee.
[61] Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book
of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
[62] And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of
heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD
thy God.
[63] And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you
good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you,
and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land
whither thou goest to possess it.
[64] And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of
the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which
neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.
[65] And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole
of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart,
and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
[66] And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day
and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:
[67] In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou
shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith
thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
[68] And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way
whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye
shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall
buy you.
DEUTERONOMY 29
Renewal of the Covenant
1 (Dt 5:2-3) These are the words of the covenant which the Lord commanded
Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab,
besides the covenant which He made with them in Horeb.
[1] These are the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded Moses
to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside
the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
2 (Ex 19:4) Moses proclaimed to all Israel, and said to them:
You have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt,
to Pharaoh and all his servants and to all his land-
3 the great temptations which your eyes have seen,
those signs and great wonders.
4 (Ac 28:26-27; Isa 6:9-10) Yet to this day the Lord has not given you
a heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear.
5 (Dt 8:4; 1:3) I have led you forty years in the wilderness.
Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandal
has not worn out on your foot.
6 (Dt 8:3; Eph 5:18) You have not eaten bread, nor have you drunk wine
or strong drink, so that you might know that I am the Lord your God.
7 When you came to this place, Sihon, the king of Heshbon,
and Og, the king of Bashan, came out against us to battle,
and we defeated them.
8 (Nu 32:33; Dt 3:12-13) We took their land and gave it as an inheritance
to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and to half of the tribe of Manasseh.
9 (Dt 4:6; Jos 1:7) Therefore, keep the words of this covenant and do them,
so that you may prosper in all you do.
10 Today all of you stand before the Lord your God, the heads of your tribes,
your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,
11 (Ex 12:38) your little ones, your wives, and your foreigners who are
in your camp, from the one who chops your wood to the one who draws
your water-
12 (2Ch 15:12-15) so that you should enter into a covenant with the Lord
your God, and into His oath, which the Lord your God is making with you today.
13 (Ge 17:7; Ex 6:7) Today He will establish that you are His people
and that He is your God, just as He has said to you and He has sworn
to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
14 It is not with you alone that I am making this covenant and this oath,
15 (Ac 2:39) but with him who stands here with us today before the Lord
our God, and with him who is not here with us today
16 (for you know that we lived in the land of Egypt and how we came
through the nations which you passed by,
17 and you have seen their abominations and their idols of wood
and stone, of silver and gold, which were among them);
18 (Heb 12:15) lest there be among you a man or woman
or family or tribe whose heart turns away today from the Lord our God
to go and serve the gods of these nations, and lest there be among you
a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit;
19 (Nu 15:30) and it happens that, when he hears the words of this covenant,
he blesses himself in his heart, saying,
"I shall have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart,-
thus destroying the watered ground with the dry.
20 (Ps 74:1; Dt 9:14; Ps 79:5) The Lord will not spare him;
rather the anger of the Lord and His jealousy will smolder
against that man. All the curses that are written in this book
will rest on him, and the Lord will blot out his name from under heaven.
21 The Lord will single him out for disaster out of all the tribes of Israel,
according to all the curses of the covenant that are written
in this Book of the Law.
22 The generation to come, your children who will rise up after you
and the foreigner who will come from a far land, when they see
the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses
which the Lord has laid on it, will say,
23 (Jer 17:6; Zep 2:9) "The whole land is brimstone and salt,
a burning waste, unsown and unproductive, and no grass grows there,
like the overthrow of SodÂom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim,
which the Lord overthrew in His anger and wrath."
24 (Jer 22:8-9; 1Ki 9:8-9) All nations will say,
"Why has the Lord done such to this land?
What does the heatedness of this great anger mean?"
25 Then men will say, "Because they have forsaken the covenant
of the Lord God of their fathers, which He made with them when
He brought them out of the land of Egypt.
26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them,
gods which they did not know and which He had not given to them.
27 (Dt 28:15-68; Da 9:11-14) The anger of the Lord burned against this land,
bringing on it all the curses that are written in this book.
28 (2Ch 7:20; 1Ki 14:15) The Lord rooted them out of their land in anger
and in wrath and in great indignation, and threw them into another land,
as it is today."
29 (Ac 1:7; 2Ti 3:16) The secret things belong to the Lord our God,
but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children
forever, so that we may keep all the words of this law.
Deuteronomy 29
[2] And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land;
[3] The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles:
[4] Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
[5] And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
[6] Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink:
that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.
[7] And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them:
[8] And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the
Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.
[9] Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may
prosper in all that ye do.
[10] Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,
[11] Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp,
from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:
[12] That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into
his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:
[13] That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and that
he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn
unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
[14] Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;
[15] But with him that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our
God, and also with him that is not here with us this day:
[16] (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came
through the nations which ye passed by;
[17] And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone,
silver and gold, which were among them:)
[18] Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe,
whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the
gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth
gall and wormwood;
[19] And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he
bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the
imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
[20] The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his
jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written
in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from
under heaven.
[21] And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of
Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this
book of the law:
[22] So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up
after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when
they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath
laid upon it;
[23] And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning,
that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the
overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD
overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
[24] Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this
land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
[25] Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD
God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out
of the land of Egypt:
[26] For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom
they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:
[27] And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon
it all the curses that are written in this book:
[28] And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and
in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.
[29] The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which
are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all
the words of this law.
2) Our Daily Bread for 19 March 2023 titled
Brother Saul
Acts 9:10-19
10 (Ac 10:3; 22:12) A disciple named Ananias was in Damascus.
The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias."
He said, "Here I am, Lord."
11 (Ac 21:39; 22:3) The Lord said to him, "Rise and go to Straight Street,
and inquire at Judas' house for someone named Saul of Tarsus,
for he is praying,
12 (Mk 5:23) and has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in
and putting his hand on him, so that he may see again."
13 (Ac 8:3; 9:1) Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about
this man, how many evil things he has done to Your saints at Jerusalem.
14 (Ac 9:21; 7:59) And here he has authority from the chief priests
to bind all who call on Your name."
15 (Ac 13:2; Eph 3:7-8) But the Lord said to him, "Go your way.
For this man is a chosen vessel of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles
and their kings, and before the sons of Israel.
16 (Ac 21:11; 2Co 11:23-27) For I will show him how much he must suffer
for My name's sake."
17 (Ac 2:4; 6:6) Then Ananias went his way and entered the house.
Putting his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus,
who appeared to you on the way as you came, has sent me so that
you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
18 (Ac 22:16) Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes,
and he could see again. And he rose up and was baptized.
19 (Ac 26:20) When he had eaten, he was strengthened.
[10] And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him
said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
[11] And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is
called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of
Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
[12] And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting
his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
[13] Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much
evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
[14] And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call
on thy name.
[15] But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto
me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of
Israel:
[16] For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
[17] And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his
hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto
thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy
sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
[18] And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he
received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
[19] And when he had received meat, he was strengthened.
"Lord, please send me anywhere but there." That was my prayer as a teenager
before embarking on a year as a foreign exchange student. I didn't know
where I would be going, but I knew where I didn't want to go. I didn't
speak that country's language, and my mind was filled with prejudices
against its customs and people. So I asked God to send me elsewhere.
But God in His infinite wisdom sent me precisely where I asked not to go.
I'm so glad He did! 40 years later, I still have dear friends in that land.
When I got married, my best man Stefan came from there. When he got married,
I flew there to return the favour. And we're planning another visit soon.
Beautiful things happen when God causes a change of heart! Such a
transformation is illustrated by just two words: "Brother Saul" (Acts 9:17).
Those words were from Ananias, a believer God called to heal Saul's sight
immediately after his conversion (vv. 10-12). Ananias resisted at first
because of Saul's violent past, praying: "I have heard many reports about
this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people" (v. 13).
But Ananias was obedient and went. And because he had a change of heart,
Ananias gained a new brother in faith, Saul became known as Paul, and the
good news of Jesus spread with power.
True change is always possible through Him!
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
How have you sensed God calling you to have a change of heart?
How can you encourage a new believer today?
Jesus, thank You for changing my heart
with Your love. Help me to extend it to others.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 1 Hard Bargain
Mark 11:24
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray,
believe that you will receive them, and you will have them.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
"I've been praying." Jennifer declared confidently. " I told God I'd give him
a tithe of that $5000000 when I win the sweepstakes."
Her friend Cindi laughed. "Well, then, you don't have a chance. I told him
I'd give him half!"
Can we, as in Mark 11:24 seems to imply , pray for anything, absolutely
anything, and expect that the Lord will come through? Can we pray with
assurance for new cars, mink coats, or trips to the Caribbean? The verse
seems to be a troublesome one, especially when we try it and our prayers
aren't answered in the way we expected.
But seen in context, Mark 11:24 gives us a much broader picture of the
kind of prayer Jesus meant. The verse appears in the framework of
Jesus' ministry - cleansing the temple, correcting the Pharisees,
commanding forgiveness, discussing his authority. The condition for
the fulfillment of Mark 11:24, if Jesus' actions are any indication,
is fulfilling the will and purpose of God.
Such a condition for powerful prayers involves much more than attaching
am "If it be Thy will" clause onto the end of our prayers. We need to know
God's will and walk in it, seeking his kingdom first, and drawing close to
him. Then , as our hearts are right with him, what we ask in prayer
is likely to be congruent with the mind and purposes of Christ. We are
less likely to pray selfishly, and more likely to share God's priorities,
as we get to know him. And as we deepen in our knowledge of him,
as his will becomes our will, his promise for answered prayer takes
on new dimensions.
Application
a) What is the connection betweeen know God's will and praying effectively?
b) What changes need to take place in my life
so that I might pray with greater power?
c) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ps 1:3
He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
that brings forth its fruit in its season;
its leaf will not wither,
and whatever he does will prosper.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
That bringeth forth his fruit in his season;
His leaf also shall not wither;
And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Angry of Vengeful
James 1:19-25
Hearing and Doing the Word
19 Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, and slow to anger,
20 for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God.
21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and remaining
wickedness and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able
to save your souls.
22 Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man
viewing his natural face in a mirror.
24 He views himself, and goes his way,
and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
25 But whoever looks into
the perfect law of liberty, and continues in it,
and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work,
this man will be blessed in his deeds.
19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20 for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness,
and receive with meekness the engrafted word,
which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer,
he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway
forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty,
and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer,
but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
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
DAY 2 MARCH 19
Muscat, the capital of Oman, is located on the Gulf of Oman coast. The
country's interior is a sandy, treeless, waterless desert, while the
coast remains the center for culture and trade. Oman was originally named
"Muscat and Oman", due to the importance of the capital in steering the
nation's well-being. In recent years, the Omani government has intensified
its monitoring of Jesus followers and their activities.
Due to the Sultan's edict, Omani Jesus-followers have faced harsh
persecution. Nevertheless, as the country was renowned in ancient
times for its metalworking and frankincense, Omani Jesus-followers
will continue in this legacy as they stand firm, sharpen one another
as iron sharpens iron, and bring a fragrant offering to the King of Kings.
People Group Foucus
Omani Arab
Bedouin Arab
Prayer emphasis
- Pray for the Christ-exalting, multiplying
house churches to multiply throughout all
29 languages spoken in Muscat, especially
among the Omani Arabs and the Bedouin Arabs.
- Pray fora mighty movement of healing and
peace to come over mothers and children.
- Pray for training bases to be equipped,
for leaders to be multiplied, and for the
revelation of Jesus to be spread over the
city.
- Pray for the Kingdom of God to came in
signs, wonders, and power over the elite,
the royal family, and the poor.
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
19th Day of the Month
a) Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society
(
1 Tim 2:1-2
)
b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island
I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet
and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to accept His presence in your life.
Pray to the Lord and pray to walk with Him in Obedience.
Pray to the Lord: "Jesus, thank You for changing my heart
with Your love. Help me to extend it to others."
Pray to the Lord and pray Him to be an effective prayer warrior.
Pray to the Lord and pray to leave a strong holy legacy.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be slow to anger.
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 Christ-exalting, multiplying
house churches to multiply throughout all
29 languages spoken in Muscat, especially
among the Omani Arabs and the Bedouin Arabs.
- Pray fora mighty movement of healing and
peace to come over mothers and children.
- Pray for training bases to be equipped,
for leaders to be multiplied, and for the
revelation of Jesus to be spread over the
city.
- Pray for the Kingdom of God to came in
signs, wonders, and power over the elite,
the royal family, and the poor.
Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society
Pray for the wisdom if Christians in Israel introducing Jewish people
to their promised Messiah - Jesus.
Today at Calvary Community Church
, Pastor Nathan Zieber Started the now series called Where is God?
entitled Who is God?
Genesis 3
6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasing to
the eyes and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit
and ate; and she gave to her husband with her, and he ate.
7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked.
So they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
8 Then they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool
of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence
of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 The Lord God called to the
man and said to him, "Where are you?"
10 He said, "I heard Your voice in the garden and was afraid because I
was naked, so I hid myself."
11 And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from
the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?"
12 The man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of
the tree, and I ate."
13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What have you done?"
And the woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
(Blame game - IT is not my fault, it is someone else)
14 The Lord God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this,
You are cursed above all livestock, and above every beast of the field;
you will go on your belly, and you will eat dust
all the days of your life.
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring
and her offspring; he will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel."
(This is the foreshadowing of the Crucifixion of
Jesus The Lamb for Sinners Slain)
[6] And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of
the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and
he did eat.
[7] And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were
naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
[8] And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the
cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of
the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
[9] And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
[10] And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because
I was naked; and I hid myself.
[11] And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the
tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
[12] And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me
of the tree, and I did eat.
[13] And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done?
And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
[14] And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this,
thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon
thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
[15] And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed
and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
To even skip chapter 3 of Genesis would throw the Holy Bible out of context.
A) The choice to separate from God? Please refer to Genesis 3:6
B) Who is the God we chose to seperate from? Please refer to Genesis 3:8-10
Please note the fottstep of The Lord are so distinct that His presence
is sensed!
C) The loss as a result of Separation of God / Sin .
Refer to Genesis 3:11- 15
1) Deuteronomy 28,29
DEUTERONOMY 28
Blessings for Obedience
1 (Ex 15:26; Lev 26:3-13) Now it will be, if you will diligently
obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all
His commandments which I am commanding you today, t
hen the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
2 (Zec 1:6; Dt 28:15) And all these blessings will come on you and overtake
you if you listen to the voice of the Lord your God.
3 (Ge 39:5) You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the field.
4 (Ge 49:25; Dt 7:13) Your offspring will be blessed, and the produce
of your ground, and the offspring of your livestock, the increase
of your herd and the flocks of your sheep.
5 Your basket and your kneading bowl will be blessed.
6 (Ps 121:8) You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
7 (Lev 26:7-8; Dt 28:25) The Lord will cause your enemies who rise up against
you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way and
flee before you seven ways.
8 (Lev 25:21; Dt 15:10) The Lord will command the blessing on you in your
barns and in all that you set your hand to do, and He will bless you in the
land which the Lord your God is giving you.
9 (Ex 19:5-6; Dt 7:6; 13:17) The Lord will establish you as a holy people
to Himself, just as He swore to you, if you will keep the commandments
of the Lord your God and walk in His ways.
10 (2Ch 7:14; Nu 6:27) All people of the earth shall see that you are called
by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you.
11 (Dt 28:4; 30:9) The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity,
in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock,
and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord
swore to your fathers to give you.
12 (Lev 26:4; Dt 15:6) The Lord will open up to you His good treasure,
the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season and to bless all
the work of your hand. You will lend to many nations, but you will
not borrow.
13 (Dt 28:1; Isa 9:14-15) The Lord will make you the head and not the tail;
you will only be above and you will not be beneath, if you listen to the
commandments of the Lord your God, which I am commanding you today,
to observe and to do them.
14 (Dt 5:32) Also, you shall not turn aside from any of the words which
I am commanding you today, to the right hand or to the left, to go after
other gods to serve them.
Warnings Against Disobedience
15 (Mal 2:2; Dt 28:2) But it will happen, if you will not listen to the voice
of the Lord your God, by being careful to do all His commandments and
His statutes which I am commanding you today, that all these curses will
come upon you and overtake you.
16 You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the field.
17 (Dt 28:5) Your basket and your kneading bowl will be cursed.
18 (Dt 28:4) Your offspring will be cursed along with the fruit of your land,
the produce of your herd, and the flocks of your sheep.
19 (Dt 28:6) You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out.
20 (Isa 51:20; 66:15) The Lord will send cursing, vexation, and rebuke on you
in all that you set your hand to do, until you are destroyed and until
you perish quickly because of the wickedness of your doings, by which you
have forsaken Me.
21 (Lev 26:25; Jer 24:10) The Lord will make pestilence cling to you until
it has consumed you from the land, which you are going to possess.
22 (Lev 26:16; Am 4:9) The Lord will strike you with a wasting disease,
with a fever, with an inflammation, with an extreme heat, with the sword,
with blight, and with mildew, and they shall pursue you until you perish.
23 (Lev 26:19) The heavens which are over your head will be bronze,
and the earth that is under you will be iron.
24 (Dt 28:12) The Lord will make the rain of your land powder and dust.
It will come from heaven down on you until you are destroyed.
25 (Isa 30:17; Eze 23:46) The Lord will cause you to be defeated
before your enemies, and you will go out one way against them
and flee seven ways before them, and will be become an object
of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
26 (Jer 7:33; 16:4) Your carcass will be meat for all the fowls of the air
and beasts of the earth, and no man will frighten them away.
27 (1Sa 5:6; Ex 9:9) The Lord will strike you with the boils of Egypt
and with tumors, eczema, and with the itch, from which you cannot be healed.
28 The Lord will strike you with madness, and blindness,
and bewilderment of heart.
29 (Job 5:14; Isa 59:10) You will grope at noon, as the blind man gropes
in darkness, and you will not prosper in your ways. You will only be
oppressed and continually robbed, and no man will save you.
30 (Am 5:11; Jer 8:10; Job 31:10) You will be engaged to a woman
and another man shall rape her. You will build a house,
but you will not dwell in it. You will plant a vineyard,
but you will not gather its grapes.
31 Your ox will be killed before your eyes, and you will not eat of it.
Your donkey will be violently taken away from before you
and will not be returned to you. Your sheep will be given to your enemies,
and you will have no one to rescue them.
32 (Dt 28:41; 2Ch 29:9) Your sons and your daughters will be given to another
people. Your eyes will look and fail with longing for them all day long,
but there will be nothing you can do.
33 (Jer 5:17) A nation that you do not know will consume the produce
of your land and all your labors, and you will be nothing
but oppressed and crushed all the time.
34 You will go insane because of what your eyes will see.
35 (Dt 28:27) The Lord will strike you in the knees and legs with sore boils
that cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the top of your head.
36 (Dt 4:28; 2Ki 25:11) The Lord will bring you and your king, which you
will set over you, to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known,
and there you will serve other gods, wood and stone.
37 (Jer 24:9; 1Ki 9:7-8) You will become a horror, a proverb, and an object of
ridicule among all nations where the Lord shall lead you.
38 (Joel 1:4; Mic 6:15) You will carry a lot of seed out into the field
but will gather but little in, for the locust will consume it.
39 You will plant vineyards and dress them, but will neither drink
of the wine nor gather the grapes, for worms will eat them.
40 (Mic 6:15) You will have olive trees throughout all your coasts,
but you will not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olive will drop off.
41 (Dt 28:32; La 1:5) You will give birth to sons and daughters, but you will
not enjoy them, for they will go into captivity.
42 The locust will consume all of your trees and fruit of your land.
43 (Dt 28:13) The foreigner who resides with you will get up higher
and higher, and you will go down lower and lower.
44 (Dt 28:12-13) He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him.
He will be the head, but you will be the tail.
45 (Dt 28:15) Moreover, all of these curses will come on you
and will pursue you and overtake you, until you are destroyed,
because you did not obey the voice of the Lord your God,
by keeping His commandments and His statutes which He commanded you.
46 (Isa 8:18; Eze 14:8) They will be a perpetual sign and wonder
in regard to you and your descendants,
47 because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy
and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things.
48 (Jer 28:13-14) Therefore, you will serve your enemies
whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger, thirst, nakedness,
and need of all things, and He will put a yoke of iron on your neck
until He has destroyed you.
49 (La 4:19; Hos 8:1) The Lord will bring a nation against you from
far away, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies,
a nation whose language you will not understand,
50 (Isa 47:6; 2Ch 36:17) a nation with a fierce countenance,
which will not respect the old or show favor to the young.
51 (Dt 28:33; Isa 62:8) They will eat the offspring of your livestock
and the produce of your land, until you are destroyed.
They will leave you no grain, wine, or oil, or the offspring of your herd
or the offspring of your sheep, until they have destroyed you.
52 He will lay siege on you in all your towns until your high
and fortified walls in which you trusted come down throughout
all your land, and he will lay siege on you in all your towns
throughout all your land which the Lord your God has given you.
53 (La 2:20; Lev 26:29; 2Ki 6:28-29) You will eat the offspring of your
own body, the flesh of your sons and of your daughters, which the
Lord your God has given you, during the siege and distress
in which your enemies will persecute you.
54 (Dt 13:6; 15:9) The man who is tender among you, and very delicate,
his eye shall be hostile toward his brother and toward his beloved wife
and toward the rest of his children who remain,
55 so that he will not give to any of them any of the flesh of his children
which he will eat, because he has nothing left to him because of the siege
and the distress by which your enemies will persecute you in all your towns.
56 The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not venture
to set the sole of her foot on the ground because of her delicateness
and tenderness, will be hostile toward her beloved husband,
and toward her son and her daughter,
57 and toward her afterbirth that comes out from between her legs,
and toward her children whom she will bear. For she will secretly
eat them because of lack during the siege and distress in which
your enemy will persecute you in your towns.
58 (Isa 42:8) If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law
that are written in this book so that you may fear this glorious
and fearful name, the Lord your God,
59 then the Lord will bring extraordinary plagues on you
and your descendants, even great long-lasting plagues,
and severe and long-lasting sicknesses.
60 (Dt 7:15) Moreover, He will bring all the diseases of Egypt upon you,
which you were afraid of, and they will cling to you.
61 Also every sickness and every plague which is not written in the Book
of the Law will the Lord bring upon you until you are destroyed.
62 (Dt 4:27; 10:22) You will be left few in number, whereas you were
as numerous as the stars of heaven, because you would not obey
the voice of the Lord your God.
63 (Pr 1:26; Jer 32:41) It will be that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do
you good and to multiply you, so the Lord will take pleasure over you
to destroy you and to bring you to nothing. You will be plucked from
off the land which you go to possess.
64 (Lev 26:33; Dt 4:27-28) The Lord will scatter you among all the peoples,
from the one end of the earth to the other, and there you will serve
other gods, wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
65 (Lev 26:36; 26:16) Among these nations you will find no ease, nor will
the sole of your foot have rest. But there the Lord will give you
a trembling heart, failing of eyes, and despair of soul.
66 Your life shall hang in doubt before you. You will be in dread day
and night and will have no assurance of your life.
67 (Dt 28:34; Job 7:3-4) In the morning you will say,
"Would to God it were evening!" And at evening you will say,
"Would to God it were morning!" because of the fear of your heart
and because of the sights your eyes will see.
68 (Dt 17:16; Jer 43:7) The Lord will bring you into Egypt again with ships,
by the way by which I spoke to you, "You will not see it ever again."
And there you will be sold to your enemies as male and female slaves,
but no one will buy you.
Deuteronomy 28
[1] And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the
voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I
command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all
nations of the earth:
[2] And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou
shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
[3] Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the
field.
[4] Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and
the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy
sheep.
[5] Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
[6] Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be
when thou goest out.
[7] The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be
smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee
before thee seven ways.
[8] The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in
all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land
which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
[9] The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath
sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God,
and walk in his ways.
[10] And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name
of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
[11] And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy
body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the
land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
[12] The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the
rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand:
and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
[13] And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt
be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the
commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe
and to do them:
[14] And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee
this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve
them.
[15] But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of
the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes
which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee,
and overtake thee:
[16] Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the
field.
[17] Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
[18] Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the
increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
[19] Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when
thou goest out.
[20] The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all
that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and
until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby
thou hast forsaken me.
[21] The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have
consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.
[22] The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and
with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and
with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou
perish.
[23] And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that
is under thee shall be iron.
[24] The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven
shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
[25] The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou
shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and
shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
[26] And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the
beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.
[27] The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods,
and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
[28] The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment
of heart:
[29] And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and
thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and
spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.
[30] Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou
shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a
vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.
[31] Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat
thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and
shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies,
and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
[32] Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and
thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and
there shall be no might in thine hand.
[33] The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou
knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:
[34] So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt
see.
[35] The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore
botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy
head.
[36] The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee,
unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt
thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
[37] And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among
all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
[38] Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but
little in; for the locust shall consume it.
[39] Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of
the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.
[40] Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt
not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
[41] Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for
they shall go into captivity.
[42] All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.
[43] The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and
thou shalt come down very low.
[44] He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the
head, and thou shalt be the tail.
[45] Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee,
and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto
the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes
which he commanded thee:
[46] And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy
seed for ever.
[47] Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with
gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
[48] Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send
against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all
things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have
destroyed thee.
[49] The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of
the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt
not understand;
[50] A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of
the old, nor shew favour to the young:
[51] And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land,
until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine,
or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have
destroyed thee.
[52] And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced
walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he
shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD
thy God hath given thee.
[53] And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons
and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege,
and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
[54] So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye
shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and
toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
[55] So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children
whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the
straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
[56] The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to
set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness,
her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son,
and toward her daughter,
[57] And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and
toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of
all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall
distress thee in thy gates.
[58] If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are
written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name,
THE LORD THY GOD;
[59] Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy
seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and
of long continuance.
[60] Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou
wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee.
[61] Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book
of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
[62] And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of
heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD
thy God.
[63] And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you
good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you,
and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land
whither thou goest to possess it.
[64] And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of
the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which
neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.
[65] And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole
of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart,
and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
[66] And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day
and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:
[67] In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou
shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith
thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
[68] And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way
whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye
shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall
buy you.
DEUTERONOMY 29
Renewal of the Covenant
1 (Dt 5:2-3) These are the words of the covenant which the Lord commanded
Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab,
besides the covenant which He made with them in Horeb.
[1] These are the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded Moses
to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside
the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
2 (Ex 19:4) Moses proclaimed to all Israel, and said to them:
You have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt,
to Pharaoh and all his servants and to all his land-
3 the great temptations which your eyes have seen,
those signs and great wonders.
4 (Ac 28:26-27; Isa 6:9-10) Yet to this day the Lord has not given you
a heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear.
5 (Dt 8:4; 1:3) I have led you forty years in the wilderness.
Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandal
has not worn out on your foot.
6 (Dt 8:3; Eph 5:18) You have not eaten bread, nor have you drunk wine
or strong drink, so that you might know that I am the Lord your God.
7 When you came to this place, Sihon, the king of Heshbon,
and Og, the king of Bashan, came out against us to battle,
and we defeated them.
8 (Nu 32:33; Dt 3:12-13) We took their land and gave it as an inheritance
to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and to half of the tribe of Manasseh.
9 (Dt 4:6; Jos 1:7) Therefore, keep the words of this covenant and do them,
so that you may prosper in all you do.
10 Today all of you stand before the Lord your God, the heads of your tribes,
your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,
11 (Ex 12:38) your little ones, your wives, and your foreigners who are
in your camp, from the one who chops your wood to the one who draws
your water-
12 (2Ch 15:12-15) so that you should enter into a covenant with the Lord
your God, and into His oath, which the Lord your God is making with you today.
13 (Ge 17:7; Ex 6:7) Today He will establish that you are His people
and that He is your God, just as He has said to you and He has sworn
to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
14 It is not with you alone that I am making this covenant and this oath,
15 (Ac 2:39) but with him who stands here with us today before the Lord
our God, and with him who is not here with us today
16 (for you know that we lived in the land of Egypt and how we came
through the nations which you passed by,
17 and you have seen their abominations and their idols of wood
and stone, of silver and gold, which were among them);
18 (Heb 12:15) lest there be among you a man or woman
or family or tribe whose heart turns away today from the Lord our God
to go and serve the gods of these nations, and lest there be among you
a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit;
19 (Nu 15:30) and it happens that, when he hears the words of this covenant,
he blesses himself in his heart, saying,
"I shall have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart,-
thus destroying the watered ground with the dry.
20 (Ps 74:1; Dt 9:14; Ps 79:5) The Lord will not spare him;
rather the anger of the Lord and His jealousy will smolder
against that man. All the curses that are written in this book
will rest on him, and the Lord will blot out his name from under heaven.
21 The Lord will single him out for disaster out of all the tribes of Israel,
according to all the curses of the covenant that are written
in this Book of the Law.
22 The generation to come, your children who will rise up after you
and the foreigner who will come from a far land, when they see
the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses
which the Lord has laid on it, will say,
23 (Jer 17:6; Zep 2:9) "The whole land is brimstone and salt,
a burning waste, unsown and unproductive, and no grass grows there,
like the overthrow of SodÂom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim,
which the Lord overthrew in His anger and wrath."
24 (Jer 22:8-9; 1Ki 9:8-9) All nations will say,
"Why has the Lord done such to this land?
What does the heatedness of this great anger mean?"
25 Then men will say, "Because they have forsaken the covenant
of the Lord God of their fathers, which He made with them when
He brought them out of the land of Egypt.
26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them,
gods which they did not know and which He had not given to them.
27 (Dt 28:15-68; Da 9:11-14) The anger of the Lord burned against this land,
bringing on it all the curses that are written in this book.
28 (2Ch 7:20; 1Ki 14:15) The Lord rooted them out of their land in anger
and in wrath and in great indignation, and threw them into another land,
as it is today."
29 (Ac 1:7; 2Ti 3:16) The secret things belong to the Lord our God,
but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children
forever, so that we may keep all the words of this law.
Deuteronomy 29
[2] And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land;
[3] The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles:
[4] Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
[5] And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
[6] Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink:
that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.
[7] And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them:
[8] And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the
Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.
[9] Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may
prosper in all that ye do.
[10] Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,
[11] Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp,
from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:
[12] That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into
his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:
[13] That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and that
he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn
unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
[14] Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;
[15] But with him that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our
God, and also with him that is not here with us this day:
[16] (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came
through the nations which ye passed by;
[17] And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone,
silver and gold, which were among them:)
[18] Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe,
whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the
gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth
gall and wormwood;
[19] And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he
bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the
imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
[20] The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his
jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written
in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from
under heaven.
[21] And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of
Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this
book of the law:
[22] So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up
after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when
they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath
laid upon it;
[23] And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning,
that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the
overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD
overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
[24] Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this
land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
[25] Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD
God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out
of the land of Egypt:
[26] For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom
they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:
[27] And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon
it all the curses that are written in this book:
[28] And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and
in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.
[29] The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which
are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all
the words of this law.
2) Our Daily Bread for 19 March 2023 titled
Brother Saul
Acts 9:10-19
10 (Ac 10:3; 22:12) A disciple named Ananias was in Damascus.
The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias."
He said, "Here I am, Lord."
11 (Ac 21:39; 22:3) The Lord said to him, "Rise and go to Straight Street,
and inquire at Judas' house for someone named Saul of Tarsus,
for he is praying,
12 (Mk 5:23) and has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in
and putting his hand on him, so that he may see again."
13 (Ac 8:3; 9:1) Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about
this man, how many evil things he has done to Your saints at Jerusalem.
14 (Ac 9:21; 7:59) And here he has authority from the chief priests
to bind all who call on Your name."
15 (Ac 13:2; Eph 3:7-8) But the Lord said to him, "Go your way.
For this man is a chosen vessel of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles
and their kings, and before the sons of Israel.
16 (Ac 21:11; 2Co 11:23-27) For I will show him how much he must suffer
for My name's sake."
17 (Ac 2:4; 6:6) Then Ananias went his way and entered the house.
Putting his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus,
who appeared to you on the way as you came, has sent me so that
you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
18 (Ac 22:16) Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes,
and he could see again. And he rose up and was baptized.
19 (Ac 26:20) When he had eaten, he was strengthened.
[10] And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him
said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
[11] And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is
called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of
Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
[12] And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting
his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
[13] Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much
evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
[14] And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call
on thy name.
[15] But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto
me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of
Israel:
[16] For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
[17] And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his
hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto
thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy
sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
[18] And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he
received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
[19] And when he had received meat, he was strengthened.
"Lord, please send me anywhere but there." That was my prayer as a teenager
before embarking on a year as a foreign exchange student. I didn't know
where I would be going, but I knew where I didn't want to go. I didn't
speak that country's language, and my mind was filled with prejudices
against its customs and people. So I asked God to send me elsewhere.
But God in His infinite wisdom sent me precisely where I asked not to go.
I'm so glad He did! 40 years later, I still have dear friends in that land.
When I got married, my best man Stefan came from there. When he got married,
I flew there to return the favour. And we're planning another visit soon.
Beautiful things happen when God causes a change of heart! Such a
transformation is illustrated by just two words: "Brother Saul" (Acts 9:17).
Those words were from Ananias, a believer God called to heal Saul's sight
immediately after his conversion (vv. 10-12). Ananias resisted at first
because of Saul's violent past, praying: "I have heard many reports about
this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people" (v. 13).
But Ananias was obedient and went. And because he had a change of heart,
Ananias gained a new brother in faith, Saul became known as Paul, and the
good news of Jesus spread with power.
True change is always possible through Him!
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
How have you sensed God calling you to have a change of heart?
How can you encourage a new believer today?
Jesus, thank You for changing my heart
with Your love. Help me to extend it to others.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 1 Hard Bargain
Mark 11:24
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray,
believe that you will receive them, and you will have them.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
"I've been praying." Jennifer declared confidently. " I told God I'd give him
a tithe of that $5000000 when I win the sweepstakes."
Her friend Cindi laughed. "Well, then, you don't have a chance. I told him
I'd give him half!"
Can we, as in Mark 11:24 seems to imply , pray for anything, absolutely
anything, and expect that the Lord will come through? Can we pray with
assurance for new cars, mink coats, or trips to the Caribbean? The verse
seems to be a troublesome one, especially when we try it and our prayers
aren't answered in the way we expected.
But seen in context, Mark 11:24 gives us a much broader picture of the
kind of prayer Jesus meant. The verse appears in the framework of
Jesus' ministry - cleansing the temple, correcting the Pharisees,
commanding forgiveness, discussing his authority. The condition for
the fulfillment of Mark 11:24, if Jesus' actions are any indication,
is fulfilling the will and purpose of God.
Such a condition for powerful prayers involves much more than attaching
am "If it be Thy will" clause onto the end of our prayers. We need to know
God's will and walk in it, seeking his kingdom first, and drawing close to
him. Then , as our hearts are right with him, what we ask in prayer
is likely to be congruent with the mind and purposes of Christ. We are
less likely to pray selfishly, and more likely to share God's priorities,
as we get to know him. And as we deepen in our knowledge of him,
as his will becomes our will, his promise for answered prayer takes
on new dimensions.
Application
a) What is the connection betweeen know God's will and praying effectively?
b) What changes need to take place in my life
so that I might pray with greater power?
c) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ps 1:3
He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
that brings forth its fruit in its season;
its leaf will not wither,
and whatever he does will prosper.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
That bringeth forth his fruit in his season;
His leaf also shall not wither;
And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Angry of Vengeful
James 1:19-25
Hearing and Doing the Word
19 Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, and slow to anger,
20 for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God.
21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and remaining
wickedness and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able
to save your souls.
22 Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man
viewing his natural face in a mirror.
24 He views himself, and goes his way,
and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
25 But whoever looks into
the perfect law of liberty, and continues in it,
and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work,
this man will be blessed in his deeds.
19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20 for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness,
and receive with meekness the engrafted word,
which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer,
he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway
forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty,
and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer,
but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
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
DAY 2 MARCH 19
Muscat, the capital of Oman, is located on the Gulf of Oman coast. The
country's interior is a sandy, treeless, waterless desert, while the
coast remains the center for culture and trade. Oman was originally named
"Muscat and Oman", due to the importance of the capital in steering the
nation's well-being. In recent years, the Omani government has intensified
its monitoring of Jesus followers and their activities.
Due to the Sultan's edict, Omani Jesus-followers have faced harsh
persecution. Nevertheless, as the country was renowned in ancient
times for its metalworking and frankincense, Omani Jesus-followers
will continue in this legacy as they stand firm, sharpen one another
as iron sharpens iron, and bring a fragrant offering to the King of Kings.
People Group Foucus
Omani Arab
Bedouin Arab
Prayer emphasis
- Pray for the Christ-exalting, multiplying
house churches to multiply throughout all
29 languages spoken in Muscat, especially
among the Omani Arabs and the Bedouin Arabs.
- Pray fora mighty movement of healing and
peace to come over mothers and children.
- Pray for training bases to be equipped,
for leaders to be multiplied, and for the
revelation of Jesus to be spread over the
city.
- Pray for the Kingdom of God to came in
signs, wonders, and power over the elite,
the royal family, and the poor.
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
19th Day of the Month
a) Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society
(
1 Tim 2:1-2
)
b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island
I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet
and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to accept His presence in your life.
Pray to the Lord and pray to walk with Him in Obedience.
Pray to the Lord: "Jesus, thank You for changing my heart
with Your love. Help me to extend it to others."
Pray to the Lord and pray Him to be an effective prayer warrior.
Pray to the Lord and pray to leave a strong holy legacy.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be slow to anger.
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 Christ-exalting, multiplying
house churches to multiply throughout all
29 languages spoken in Muscat, especially
among the Omani Arabs and the Bedouin Arabs.
- Pray fora mighty movement of healing and
peace to come over mothers and children.
- Pray for training bases to be equipped,
for leaders to be multiplied, and for the
revelation of Jesus to be spread over the
city.
- Pray for the Kingdom of God to came in
signs, wonders, and power over the elite,
the royal family, and the poor.
Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society
Pray for the wisdom if Christians in Israel introducing Jewish people
to their promised Messiah - Jesus.