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Day 228, 16 August 2023



1) Jeremiah 38,39,40, Psalms 74,79



Jeremiah 38



Jeremiah Thrown Into a Cistern



1 Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur,

and Jukal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malkijah

heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, saying:

2 (Jer 34:17; 39:18) Thus says the Lord: He who remains in this city

will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. But he who goes

out to the Chaldeans shall live, for he shall have his life as plunder,

and shall live.

3 (Jer 21:10; 32:3-5) Thus says the Lord: This city shall surely be given

into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, and he will capture it.

4 (Jer 26:11; Ex 5:4) Therefore the officials said to the king, "We beseech

you, let this man be put to death, for he thus weakens the hands

of the men of war who remain in this city and the hands of all the people,

in speaking such words to them; for this man does not seek the welfare

of this people, but their harm."

5 (2Sa 3:39) Then Zedekiah the king said, "Here he is; he is in your hand;

for the king cannot do anything against you."

6 (Jer 37:16; 37:21) Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern

of Malkijah the son of Hamme­lech that was in the court of the prison,

and they let Jeremiah down with cords. And in the cistern there was

no water, only mud, so Jeremiah sank in the mud.

7 (Jer 29:2; 37:13) Now Ebed-Melek the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs

who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the cistern.

Now the king was sitting in the Gate of Benjamin.

8 Ebed-Melek went forth out of the king's house and spoke to the king, saying,

9 (Jer 52:6) "My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have

done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have cast into the cistern.

And he will die by hunger in the place where he is,

for there is no more bread in the city."

10 Then the king commanded Ebed-Melek the Ethiopian, saying,

"Take thirty men with you from here and take up Jeremiah the prophet

out of the cistern before he dies."

11 So Ebed-Melek took the men under his authority

and went into the house of the king under the storeroom

and took from there worn-out clothes and worn-out rags and let them down

by cords into the cistern to Jeremiah.

12 Then Ebed-Melek the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, "Now put these

worn-out clothes and worn-out rags under your armpits under the cords,"

so Jeremiah did accordingly.

13 (Jer 37:21; Ac 23:35) Then they drew Jeremiah up with cords and took him up

out of the cistern, and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.



Jeremiah Warns Zedekiah Again



14 (1Sa 3:17-18; 1Ki 22:16) Then Zedekiah the king sent and had Jeremiah

the prophet brought to him at the third entrance that is in the house

of the Lord. And the king said to Jeremiah, "I will ask you something; hide

nothing from me."

15 (Lk 22:67-68) Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I declare it to you,

shall you not surely put me to death? And if I give you counsel,

you will not listen to me."

16 (Isa 57:16; Jer 37:17) So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah,

saying, "As the Lord lives, who made our souls, I surely will not put you

to death, nor will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life."

17 (Jer 27:12; 38:2) Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "Thus says the Lord,

the God of Hosts, the God of Israel: If you will surrender to the officers

of the king of Babylon, then your soul will live and this city will not be

burned with fire. Thus you and your household will live.

18 (Jer 38:3; 2Ki 25:4-10) But if you do not surrender to the king

of Babylon's officials, then this city will be given into the hand

of the Chaldeans, and they will burn it with fire, and you will not escape

out of their hand."

19 (Jn 12:42; Isa 51:12-13) Then Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah,

"I am afraid of the Jews who have fallen over to the Chaldeans, l

est they deliver me into their hand and mock me."

20 (Isa 55:3; 2Ch 20:20) But Jeremiah said, "They will not deliver you.

Please obey the voice of the Lord which I speak to you, so it will be

well with you and your soul will live.

21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word

that the Lord has shown me:

22 (Jer 20:10; 43:6) Then all the women who are left in the house

of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officers of the king

of Babylon; and those women shall say:

'Your friends have misled

and prevailed against you;

while your feet were sunk in the mud,

they turned back.'

23 (Jer 41:10; 38:18) "So they will bring out all your wives

and your children to the Chaldeans. And you will not escape out of their hand,

but will be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon; and you will cause this

city to be burned with fire."

24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Let no man know of these words,

and you will not die.

25 (Jer 38:4-6; 38:27) But if the officials hear that I have talked with you

and they come to you and say to you, 'Declare to us now what you said

to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us

and we will not put you to death,'

26 (Jer 37:20; 37:15) then you will say to them, 'I presented my supplication

before the king, that he would not cause me to return to the house

of Jonathan, to die there.' "

27 Then all the officials came to Jeremiah and asked him.

And he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded;

so they stopped speaking with him, for the matter was not overheard.

28 (Jer 37:21; 39:14) So Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison

until the day that Jerusalem was captured.



Jeremiah 38

[1] Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and

Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words

that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,

[2] Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the

sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the

Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.

[3] Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of

the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.

[4] Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man

be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that

remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words

unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

[5] Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the

king is not he that can do any thing against you.

[6] Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the

son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down

Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so

Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

[7] Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the

king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then

sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

[8] Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king,

saying,

[9] My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to

Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like

to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in

the city.

[10] Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from

hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the

dungeon, before he die.

[11] So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the

king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten

rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

[12] And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old

cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And

Jeremiah did so.

[13] So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the

dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

[14] Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him

into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said

unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.

[15] Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou

not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not

hearken unto me?

[16] So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD

liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I

give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.

[17] Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of

hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of

Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be

burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:

[18] But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then

shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn

it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

[19] And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that

are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they

mock me.

[20] But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee,

the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto

thee, and thy soul shall live.

[21] But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath

shewed me:

[22] And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house

shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women

shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee:

thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.

[23] So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the

Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken

by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be

burned with fire.

[24] Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and

thou shalt not die.

[25] But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come

unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto

the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what

the king said unto thee:

[26] Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the

king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.

[27] Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told

them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left

off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.

[28] So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that

Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.



Jeremiah 39:1



1 (Jer 52:4-7; Eze 24:1-2) In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah,

in the tenth month, Neb­uchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army

came against Jerusalem and besieged it.



[1] In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came

Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they

beseiged it.



2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day

of the month, the city wall was broken up.

3 (Jer 21:4; 38:17) All the officials of the king of Babylon entered

and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-Sharezer, Samgar-Nebo,

Sarsekim the Rabsaris,[Possibly Chief of Staff.]

Nergal-Sharezer the Rabmag,[Possibly the high official.]

and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.

4 (2Ch 32:5; Am 2:14) When Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them

and all the men of war, then they fled and went out of the city

by night, by way of the king's garden, by the gate between the two walls.

And he went out the way of the Arabah.

5 (2Ki 23:33; Jos 5:10) But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them

and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And when they had taken

him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah

in the land of Hamath, where he passed sentence on him.

6 (Jer 52:10; Dt 28:34) Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah

in Riblah before his eyes. Moreover, the king of Babylon slew all the nobles

of Judah.

7 (Eze 12:13; Jdg 16:21) He also put out Zedekiah's eyes

and bound him with chains to carry him to Babylon.

8 (Ne 1:3; Jer 21:10) The Chaldeans burned the king's house

and the houses of the people with fire and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

9 (Jer 40:1; Ge 37:36) Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard

carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people

who remained in the city, and those who fell away, who fell to him,

with the rest of the people who remained.

10 (2Ki 25:12; Jer 40:7) But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left

behind in the land of Judah the poor people who had nothing,

and gave them vineyards and fields at that time.



[2] And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day

of the month, the city was broken up.

[3] And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the

middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris,

Nergal-sharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of

Babylon.

[4] And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and

all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night,

by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he

went out the way of the plain.

[5] But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the

plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to

Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he

gave judgment upon him.

[6] Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his

eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.

[7] Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry

him to Babylon.

[8] And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people,

with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.

[9] Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive into

Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that

fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.

[10] But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the

people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and

fields at the same time.



Jeremiah 39:11-18

he Lord Delivers Jeremiah



11 (Jer 15:21; Ac 24:23) Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave charge

concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,

12 (Pr 16:7; Ps 105:14-15) "Take him and look after him, and do not harm him.

But do to him just as he says to you."

13 (Jer 39:3) So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, Nebushazban the

Rabsaris, Nergal-Sharezer the Rabmag, and all the chief officers of

the king of Babylon

14 (Jer 38:28; 2Ki 22:12) sent and took Jeremiah out of the court

of the prison and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam,

the son of Shaphan, that he should take him home.

So he lived among the people.

15 Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was shut up

in the court of the prison, saying:

16 (Da 9:12; Zec 1:6) Go and speak to Ebed-Melek the Ethiopian,

saying: Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

I will bring My words upon this city for harm and not for good.

And they shall be accomplished in that day before you.

17 (Ps 41:1-2; 50:15) But I will deliver you in that day, says the Lord,

and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom

you are afraid.

18 (Jer 21:9; 38:2) For I will surely deliver you, and you will not fall

by the sword; but your life will be as plunder to you,

because you have put your trust in Me, says the Lord.



[11] Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to

Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying,

[12] Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him

even as he shall say unto thee.

[13] So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban,

Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's

princes;

[14] Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and

committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he

should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.

[15] Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in

the court of the prison, saying,

[16] Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD

of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city

for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day

before thee.

[17] But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not

be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.

[18] For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword,

but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust

in me, saith the LORD.



Jeremiah 40



Jeremiah 40:1-6



Jeremiah With Gedaliah the Governor



1 (Jer 31:15; Jos 18:25) The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after

Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had

taken him bound in chains among all who were carried away captive of Jerusalem

and Judah who were being carried away captive to Babylon.

2 (Dt 29:24-28; Jer 22:8-9) The captain of the guard had taken Jeremiah,

and said to him: "The Lord your God has pronounced this disaster

upon this place.

3 (Ro 2:5; Jer 50:7) And the Lord has brought it and done according as He

has said. Because you have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed

His voice, therefore this thing has come upon you.

4 Now look, I am loosening you this day from the chains which are

on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon,

come and I will look well after you. But if it seems bad to you to come

with me into Babylon, never mind. See, all the land is before you.

Go wherever it seems good and right for you to go."

5 (Jer 39:14; 2Ki 8:7-9) Now while he was not yet going back, he said,

"Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,

whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah,

and dwell with him among the people. Or go wherever it seems right

for you to go."

So the captain of the guard gave him rations and a gift and let him go.

6 (Jdg 20:1; Jer 39:14) Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam

to Mizpah and lived with him among the people who were left in the land.



[1] The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzar-adan

the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him

being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem

and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon.

[2] And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD

thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

[3] Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath said:

because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice,

therefore this thing is come upon you.

[4] And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon

thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come;

and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come

with me

into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it

seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.

[5] Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah

the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made

governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or

go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the

guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.

[6] Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt

with him among the people that were left in the land.



Jeremiah 40:7-16



Gedaliah Is Assassinated



2Ki 25:22-26

7 (Jer 39:10) Now all the captains of the forces which were in the fields,

they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah

the son of Ahikam governor in the land and had committed men to him,

and women, and children, and some of the poorest of the land who were not

carried away captive to Bab­ylon.

8 (Jer 42:1; Dt 3:14; Jos 12:5) Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,

even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan

the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth,

and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite,

and Jezaniah the son of a Maakathite, they and their men.

9 (Jer 27:11; 1Sa 20:16-17) Then Gedaliah the son of Ahikam,

the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying,

"Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land

and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.

10 (Jer 40:12; Dt 1:38) As for me, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve

the Chaldeans who will come to us. But you, gather wine

and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels

and dwell in your cities that you have taken."

11 (Isa 16:4) Likewise, also all the Jews who were in Moab,

and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and who were

in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left

a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them

Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan.

12 (Jer 43:5) Then all the Jews returned out of all places

wherever they were driven and came to the land of Judah,

to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and gathered very much wine

and summer fruits.

13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains

of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah at Mizpah,

14 (Jer 41:10; 2Sa 10:1-6; Jer 25:21) and said to him,

"Do you certainly know that Baalis, the king of the Ammonites,

has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay you?"

But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe them.

15 (1Sa 26:8; 2Sa 21:17) Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke

to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, "Let me go, please,

and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and no man shall know it.

Why should he slay you so that all the Jews who are gathered to you

should be scattered and the remnant in Judah perish?"

16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah,

"You shall not do this thing, for you speak falsely of Ishmael."



[7] Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even

they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son

of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women,

and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried

away captive to Babylon;

[8] Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah,

and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of

Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a

Maachathite, they and their men.

[9] And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to

their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and

serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

[10] As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which

will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and

put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.

[11] Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites,

and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of

Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah

the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;

[12] Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven,

and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine

and summer fruits very much.

[13] Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces

that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,

[14] And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the

Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah

the son of Ahikam believed them not.

[15] Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly,

saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of

Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all

the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant

in Judah perish?

[16] But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah,

Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.



Psalms 74



A Contemplative Maskil of Asaph.



1 O God, why have You cast us off forever?

Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Remember Your congregation, which You have

purchased of old, the rod of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed,

this Mount Zion, where You have lived.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Move Your footsteps to the perpetual desolations,

to all the harm the enemy has done in the sanctuary.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place;

they set up their miracles for signs.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) They seem like men who lift up axes on a thicket of trees.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) But now they strike down its carved work altogether

with axes and hammers.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) They have cast fire into Your sanctuary;

they have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) They said in their hearts,

"Let us destroy them together."

They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) We do not see our signs;

there is no longer any prophet,

nor is there among us any who knows how long.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) O God, how long will the adversary scorn?

Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Why do You withdraw Your hand, Your right hand?

Draw it out of Your bosom and destroy them!

12 For God is my King of old,

working salvation in the midst of the earth.

13 You divided the sea by Your strength;

You broke the heads of the dragons on the waters.

14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan in pieces,

and gave him for food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

15 You split the fountain and the flood;

You dried up ever-flowing rivers.

16 The day is Yours, the night also is Yours;

You have prepared the light and the sun.

17 You have established all the borders of the earth;

You have made summer and winter.

18 Remember this, that the enemy has scorned, O Lord,

and that the foolish people have blasphemed Your name.

19 Do not give the life of Your turtledove to a wild animal;

do not forget the life of Your poor forever.

20 Have regard for the covenant;

for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.

21 May the oppressed not return ashamed;

may the poor and needy praise Your name.

22 Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;

remember how the fool insults You daily.

23 Do not forget the voice of Your enemies,

the tumult of those who rise up against You continually.



Psalm 74

[1] O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke

against the sheep of thy pasture?

[2] Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of

thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou

hast dwelt.

[3] Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy

hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.

[4] Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their

ensigns for signs.

[5] A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick

trees.

[6] But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and

hammers.

[7] They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting

down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

[8] They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have

burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

[9] We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there

among us any that knoweth how long.

[10] O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme

thy name for ever?

[11] Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy

bosom.

[12] For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

[13] Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of

the dragons in the waters.

[14] Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be

meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

[15] Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty

rivers.

[16] The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light

and the sun.

[17] Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and

winter.

[18] Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the

foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

[19] O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the

wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

[20] Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are

full of the habitations of cruelty.

[21] O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise

thy name.

[22] Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man

reproacheth thee daily.

[23] Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up

against thee increaseth continually.



Psalms 79

A Psalm of Asaph.

1 O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance;

Your holy temple they have defiled;

they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) The dead bodies of Your servants

they have given to the birds of the sky for food

and the flesh of Your faithful to the animals of the land.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Their blood they have poured out like water

all around Jerusalem,

and there was no one to bury them.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) We have become a reproach to our neighbors,

a scorn and derision to those who are around us.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) How long, O Lord? Will You be angry forever?

Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Pour out Your wrath

upon the nations who do not know You,

and upon the kingdoms

who have not called upon Your name.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) For they have devoured Jacob,

and laid waste his dwelling place.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Do not choose to remember our former iniquities;

let Your tender mercies come swiftly to us,

for we are brought very low.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Help us, O God of our salvation,

for the glory of Your name;

deliver us, and purge away our sins,

for Your name's sake.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Why should the nations say,

"Where is their God?"

May the avenging of the shed blood of Your servants

be known among the nations before our eyes.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Let the groans of the prisoners come before You;

according to the greatness of Your power

preserve those who are appointed to die.

12 And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their lap

the reproach that they have reproached You, O Lord.

13 But we are Your people, the sheep of Your pasture,

and will give You thanks forever;

we will declare Your praise

to all generations.



Psalm 79

A Psalm of Asaph.

[1] O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance;

Thy holy temple have they defiled; They have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

[2] The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto

the fowls of the heaven,

The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

[3] Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem;

And there was none to bury them.

[4] We are become a reproach to our neighbours,

A scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

[5] How long, LORD? Wilt thou be angry for ever?

Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

[6] Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee,

And upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

[7] For they have devoured Jacob,

And laid waste his dwelling place.

[8] O remember not against us former iniquities: Let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us:

For we are brought very low.

[9] Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name:

And deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.

[10] Wherefore should the heathen say,

Where is their God?

Let him be known among the heathen in our sight

By the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.

[11] Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee;

According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

[12] And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom

Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

[13] So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever:

We will shew forth thy praise to all generations.



2) Our Daily Bread for 16 August 2023 titled

The Power of Persistence



Luke 18:1-8



Luke 18

The Parable of the Widow and the Judge



1 (Col 4:2; Ro 12:12) He told them a parable to illustrate

that it is necessary always to pray and not lose heart.

2 (Lk 18:4) He said: "In a city there was a judge who did not

fear God or regard man.

3 (Isa 1:17) And a widow was in that city. She came to him, saying,

'Avenge me against my adversary.'

4 "He would not for a while. Yet afterward he said to himself,

'Though I do not fear God or respect man,

5 (Lk 11:8) yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her,

lest by her continual coming she will weary me.' "

6 And the Lord said, "Hear what the unjust judge says.

7 (Rev 6:10; Ps 88:1) And shall not God avenge His own elect

and be patient with them, who cry day and night to Him?

8 I tell you, He will avenge them speedily.

Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?"



[1] And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to

pray, and not to faint;

[2] Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither

regarded man:

[3] And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying,

Avenge me of mine adversary.

[4] And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself,

Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

[5] Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her

continual coming she weary me.

[6] And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

[7] And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto

him, though he bear long with them?

[8] I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son

of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?



In 1917, a young seamstress was thrilled to get admitted to one of New York

City's most renowned fashion design schools. But when Ann Lowe Cone arrived

from Florida to register for classes, the school director told her she wasn't

welcome. "To be blunt, Mrs. Cone, we didn't know that you were a Negro," he

said. Refusing to leave, she whispered a prayer: Please let me stay here.

Seeing her persistence, the director let Ann stay, but segregated her from

the whites-only classroom leaving the back door open "for [her] to hear."



Undeniably talented, Ann still graduated six months early and attracted

high-society clients including former First Lady of the United States

Jacqueline Kennedy, whose world-famous wedding gown she designed. She made

the gown twice, seeking God's help after a pipe burst above her sewing

studio, ruining the first dress.



Persistence like that is powerful, especially in prayer. In Jesus' parable

of the persistent widow, a widow pleads repeatedly for justice from a corrupt

judge. At first, he refused her, but "because this widow keeps bothering me,

I will see that she gets justice" (Luke 18:5).



With far more love, "will not God bring about justice for His chosen ones,

who cry out to him day and night?" (v. 7). He will, said Jesus (v. . As He

inspires us, let's seek to persistently pray and never give up. In His time

and perfect way, God will answer.



By: Patricia Raybon



Reflect & Pray



What helps you to be persistent in prayer?

What request will you keep pleading?



Dear Jesus, I thank You for answering my persistent prayers.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



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



Psalms 27:1



The Lord is my light and my salvation;

whom will I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life;

of whom will I be afraid?



The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and in him we are safe.

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

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

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

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

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

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



Application



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

What was the result of that trust?



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



c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see

when I lived in darkness?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Luke 16:10-12



10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful

also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also

in much.

11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who will give you that which is your own?"



10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:

and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who shall give you that which is your own?



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



God's Reconciling Peace



Col 3:12-17



12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,

a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.

13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another

and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,

even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.

14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,

which is the bond of perfection.

15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,

to which also you are called in one body,

rule in your hearts. And be thankful.

16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell

in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing

one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,

do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God the Father through Him.



12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,

kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have

a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

14 And above all these things put on charity,

which is the bond of perfectness.

15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye

are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;

teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God and the Father by him.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



16th Day of the Month



a) Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false

idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences

( John 16:7-8



7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away.

For if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you.

But if I go, I will send Him to you.

8 When He comes, He will convict the world of sin

and of righteousness and of judgment"



7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away:

for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you;

but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,

and of righteousness, and of judgment:



)



b) Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly

of denying God's supremacy



(



John 14:6



6 Jesus said to him,

"I am the way, the truth, and the life.

No one comes to the Father except through Me."



6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:

no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.



Rom 3:19-20



19 Now we know that whatever the law says,

it says to those who are under the law,

so that every mouth may be silenced,

and all the world may become accountable to God.

20 Therefore by the works of the law

no flesh will be justified in His sight,

for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.



19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are

under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become

guilty before God.

20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified

in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.



2 Cor 5:10



10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,

that each one may receive his recompense in the body,

according to what he has done,

whether it was good or bad.



10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one

may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done,

whether it be good or bad.



2 Cor 10:5



5 casting down imaginations and every high thing

that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,

bringing every thought into

captivity to the obedience of Christ,



5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against

the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought

to the obedience of Christ;



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to ask Him for help under siege.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, I thank You for answering

my persistent prayers."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Thank Him from Freeing you from Fear.



Pray to the Lord and pray to bear with one another in community.



Pray to the Lord and rejoice in Him.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false

idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences



Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly

of denying God's supremacy



Pray that the Gospel will advance despite Libya's unstable political

situation.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.

Day 227, 15 August 2023



1) Jeremiah 35,36,37



Jeremiah 35

The Rekabites' Obedience

1 (2Ki 23:35; Jer 1:3) The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord

in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying:

2 (1Ch 2:55; 9:26) Go to the house of the Rekabites and speak to them,

and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers,

and give them wine to drink.

3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah,

and his brothers and all his sons and the whole house of the Rekabites,

4 (Dt 33:1; 2Ki 12:9) and I brought them into the house of the Lord,

into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God,

which was by the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber

of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door.

5 (Am 2:12) Then I set before the sons of the house of the Rekabites

pots full of wine and cups, and I said to them, "Drink wine."

6 (2Ki 10:15; Lev 10:9) But they said, "We will drink no wine. For Jonadab

the son of Rekab our father commanded us, saying,

'You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons forever.

7 (Ge 25:27; Ex 20:12) You shall not build a house, sow seed,

plant a vineyard, nor own one; but all your days you shall dwell in tents

so that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.'

8 (Col 3:20; Pr 1:8-9) Thus we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son

of Rekab, our father, in all that he has charged us, to drink no wine all

our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters,

9 (1Ti 6:6; Ps 37:16) nor to build houses for us to dwell in;

and we do not have vineyard, or field, or seed.

10 But we have lived in tents only and have obeyed and done according

to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

11 (Jer 8:14; 2Ki 24:1-2) But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

came up into the land, we said, 'Come, and let us go to Jerusalem

before the army of the Chaldeans and before the army of the Arameans.'

So we have dwelt in Jerusalem."

12 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:

13 (Jer 5:3; 32:33) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,

Will you not receive instruction by listening to My words? says the Lord.

14 (Isa 30:9; Jer 7:13) The words of Jona­dab the son of Rekab, that

he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed.

For to this day they drink none, but they obey their father's commandment.

However, I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking,

but you did not obey Me.

15 (Jer 18:11; 25:5-6) I also have sent to you all My servants the prophets,

rising up early and sending them, saying, "Return now every man

from his evil way and amend your deeds, and do not go after other gods

to serve them, and you will dwell in the land that I have given to you

and to your fathers." But you have not inclined your ear nor obeyed Me.

16 (Mal 1:6; Jer 35:14) Indeed, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rekab

have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded

them, but this people has not obeyed Me.

17 (Isa 65:12; 66:4) Therefore thus says the Lord God of Hosts, the God

of Israel: I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem

all the disaster that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken

to them but they have not listened, and I have called them

but they have not answered.

18 (Ex 20:12; Eph 6:1-3) Jeremiah said to the house of the Rek­abites:

Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed

the commandment of Jonadab your father and kept all his precepts

and done according to all that he has commanded you,

19 (Jer 15:19; 1Ch 2:55) therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God

of Israel, Jonadab the son of Rekab shall not lack a man to stand

before Me always.



Jeremiah 35

[1] The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of

Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

[2] Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them

into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to

drink.

[3] Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and

his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;

[4] And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the

sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber

of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum,

the keeper of the door:

[5] And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of

wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.

[6] But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our

father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your

sons for ever:

[7] Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have

any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days

in the land where ye be strangers.

[8] Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in

all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives,

our sons, nor our daughters;

[9] Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor

field, nor seed:

[10] But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all

that Jonadab our father commanded us.

[11] But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into

the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the

army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell

at Jerusalem.

[12] Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,

[13] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of

Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to

hearken to my words? saith the LORD.

[14] The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not

to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey

their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising

early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.

[15] I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early

and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and

amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall

dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have

not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.

[16] Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the

commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath

not hearkened unto me:

[17] Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold,

I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the

evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them,

but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not

answered.

[18] And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD

of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of

Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all

that he hath commanded you:

[19] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the

son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.



Jeremiah 36



Jeremiah's Scroll Is Burned



1 (Jer 25:1) In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,

king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:

2 (Jer 30:2; 25:3; Ex 17:14) Take a scroll of a book, and write in it

all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel

and against Judah and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you,

from the days of Josiah, even to this day.

3 (Jer 18:8; 26:3; Eze 12:3) It may be that the house of Judah will hear

all the disaster which I intend to do to them, so that every man

may turn from his evil way; then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.

4 (Jer 32:12; 36:32) Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah.

And Baruch wrote on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah

all the words of the Lord which He had spoken to him.

5 (Jer 32:2; 33:1) Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying,

"I am shut in. I cannot go into the house of the Lord.

6 (Jer 36:8-9) Therefore go and read from the scroll that you have written

at my dictation the words of the Lord in the hearing of the people

in the house of the Lord on a fast day. And also you shall read them

in the ears of all Judah who come out of their cities.

7 (Jer 36:3; 2Ki 22:13) Perhaps their supplication will come before the Lord,

and everyone will turn from his evil way, for great is the anger

and the fury that the Lord has pronounced against this people."

8 (Jer 1:17) Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah

the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the Lord

in the house of the Lord.

9 (2Ch 20:3; Est 4:16) In the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,

king of Judah, in the ninth month, they proclaimed a fast

before the Lord to all the people in Jerusalem and to all the people

who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem.

10 (Jer 36:11; 26:10) Then Baruch read from the book the words of Jeremiah

in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan

the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the New Gate of the house

of the Lord, in the ears of all the people.

11 When Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard

out of the book all the words of the Lord,

12 (Jer 26:22; 2Ki 22:12) then he went down to the king's house,

into the scribe's chamber. And all the officials sat there, even Elishama

the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Akbor,

and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zed­ekiah the son of Hananiah,

and all the other officials.

13 (2Ki 22:10) Then Micaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard

when Bar­uch read the book in the ears of the people.

14 (Jer 36:2) Then all the officials sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah,

the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying,

"Take in your hand the scroll from which you have read in the ears

of the people and come." So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll

in his hand and came to them.

15 They said to him, "Sit down now, and read it in our ears."

So Baruch read it in their ears.

16 (Jer 13:18; 36:24) When they heard all the words, they turned to

one another in fear and said to Baruch, "We will surely tell the king

of all these words."

17 (Jn 9:15) They also asked Baruch, saying, "Tell us now, how did you write

all these words? Was it at his mouth?"

18 (Jer 36:4) Then Baruch answered them, "He pronounced all these words

to me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book."

19 (1Ki 17:3; 18:4) Then the officials said to Baruch, "Go hide, you

and Jeremiah, and let no man know where you are."

20 (Jer 36:12) Then they went to the king in the court, but they laid up

the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words

in the ears of the king.

21 (2Ki 22:10; 2Ch 34:18) So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the scroll,

and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it

in the ears of the king and in the ears of all the officials who stood

beside the king.

22 (Am 3:15) Now the king sat in the winter house in the ninth month,

and there was a fire burning on the hearth before him.

23 (1Ki 22:8; 22:27) As Jehudi read three or four columns, the king cut it

with a scribe's knife and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth,

until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

24 (Ps 36:1; Jer 36:16) Yet they were not afraid, nor did they tear their

garments, neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words.

25 (Ge 37:22; Jer 36:12) Although Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah

entreated the king not to burn the scroll, yet he would not listen to them.

26 (1Ki 19:1-3; 19:10) But the king commanded Jerahmeel

the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah

the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet.

But the Lord hid them.



Jeremiah and Baruch Rewrite the Scroll



27 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah after the king had burned

the book and the words which Baruch had written at the mouth of Jeremiah,

saying:

28 (Zec 1:5-6) Take again another scroll and write in it all the former words

that were in the first book, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned.

29 (Isa 30:10; Jer 26:9) You shall say to Jehoiakim king of Judah:

Thus says the Lord: You have burned this book, saying,

Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come

and destroy this land, and will cause man and beast to cease from here?

30 (Jer 22:30; 2Ki 24:12-15) Therefore thus says the Lord concerning

Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have no one to sit on the throne of David.

And his dead body shall be cast out to the heat of the day

and the frost of the night.

31 (Pr 29:1; Jer 19:15) I will also punish him and his seed

and his servants for their iniquity. And I will bring upon them

and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem and upon the men of Judah

all the disaster that I have pronounced against them; but they did not listen.

32 (Jer 36:4; 36:18) Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it

to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah who wrote in it from the mouth

of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah

had burned in the fire. And there were added to them many like words.



Jeremiah 36

[1] And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah

king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

[2] Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have

spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the

nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto

this day.

[3] It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose

to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I

may forgive their iniquity and their sin.

[4] Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the

mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him,

upon a roll of a book.

[5] And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into

the house of the LORD:

[6] Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my

mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD's house

upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah

that come out of their cities.

[7] It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will

return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that

the LORD hath pronounced against this people.

[8] And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the

prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the

LORD's house.

[9] And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah

king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the

LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from

the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.

[10] Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the

LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the

higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house, in the ears

of all the people.

[11] When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of

the book all the words of the LORD,

[12] Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber:

and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah

the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of

Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

[13] Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when

Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.

[14] Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of

Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the

roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch

the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.

[15] And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So

Baruch read it in their ears.

[16] Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were

afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the

king of all these words.

[17] And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all

these words at his mouth?

[18] Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with

his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

[19] Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah;

and let no man know where ye be.

[20] And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll

in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of

the king.

[21] So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of

Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king,

and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.

[22] Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a

fire on the hearth burning before him.

[23] And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he

cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth,

until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

[24] Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king,

nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

[25] Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to

the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.

[26] But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the

son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe

and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.

[27] Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had

burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah,

saying,

[28] Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that

were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.

[29] And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim the king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD;

Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying,

The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall

cause to cease from thence man and beast?

[30] Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have

none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in

the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.

[31] And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity;

and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon

the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they

hearkened not.

[32] Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the

son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of

the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there

were added besides unto them many like words.



Jeremiah 37

Jeremiah Warns Zedekiah



1 (2Ki 24:17; Jer 22:24) And King Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned

instead of Koniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

made king in the land of Judah.

2 (Ki 24:19-20; 2Ch 36:12-16) But neither he nor his servants nor the people

of the land listened to the words of the Lord, which He spoke through

the prophet Jeremiah.

3 (Jer 21:1-2; 1Ki 13:6; Jer 29:25) But Zedekiah the king sent Jehukal

the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah,

the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

"Please pray to the Lord our God for us."

4 (Jer 37:15; 32:2-3) Now Jeremiah was still coming in and going

out among the people, for they had not yet put him into prison.

5 (Eze 17:15; 2Ki 24:7) At that time Pharaoh's army had come out of Egypt,

and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report

of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

6 Then the word of the Lord came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying:

7 (La 4:17; 2Ki 22:18) Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Thus you shall

say to the king of Judah who sent you to Me to inquire of Me:

Pharaoh's army which has come out to help you shall return to Egypt,

to its own land.

8 (Jer 38:23; 39:2-8) The Chaldeans will come again and fight against

this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

9 (Ob 1:3; Mt 24:4-5) Thus says the Lord: Do not deceive yourselves,

saying, "The Chaldeans will surely depart from us," for they will not depart.

10 (Lev 26:36-38; Isa 30:17) For though you had struck the whole army

of the Chaldeans who fight against you and there remained

but wounded men among them, yet every man would rise up in his tent

and burn this city with fire.



[1] And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of

Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of

Judah.

[2] But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did

hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.

[3] And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah

the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now

unto the LORD our God for us.

[4] Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not

put him into prison.

[5] Then Pharoah's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans

that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

[6] Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

[7] Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of

Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which

is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

[8] And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and

take it, and burn it with fire.

[9] Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall

surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.

[10] For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight

against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they

rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.



Jeremiah Imprisoned



11 Now when the army of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem

at the approach of Pharaoh's army,

12 (Jer 1:1) Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin

to take possession of his property there among the people.

13 (Jer 38:7; Zec 14:10) When he was in the Gate of Benjamin,

a captain of the guard was there whose name was Irijah

the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah.

And he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

"You are falling away to the Chaldeans!"

14 (Ps 27:12; 52:1-2) But Jeremiah said, "It is false! I am not falling away

to the Chaldeans," but he did not listen to him. So Irijah seized Jeremiah

and brought him to the officials.

15 (Jer 38:26; Ge 39:20) Therefore the officials were wrathful with Jeremiah,

and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe;

for they had made that the prison.

16 (Jer 38:6; 38:10-13) For Jeremiah had entered the dungeon, that is,

the vaulted cell, and Jeremiah had remained there many days.

17 (Jer 21:7; 1Ki 14:1-4) Then Zedekiah the king sent and took him out;

and the king asked him secretly in his house,

and said, "Is there any word from the Lord?"

And Jeremiah said, "There is!" Then he said,

"You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon."

18 (Jn 10:32; Ac 25:8) Moreover Jeremiah said to King Zed­ekiah,

"How have I sinned against you or against your servants

or against this people that you have put me in prison?

19 (2Ki 3:13; Jer 2:28) Where now are your prophets who prophesied

to you, saying, 'The king of Babylon will not come against you,

nor against this land'?

20 (Jer 36:7) Therefore now please listen, O my lord the king.

Please let my supplication be accepted before you, that you not cause me

to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there."

21 (Jer 38:13; 38:28; 32:2) Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they

should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison and give him daily

a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread

in the city was finished. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.



[11] And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up

from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,

[12] Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of

Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.

[13] And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was

there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and

he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.

[14] Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But

he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the

princes.

[15] Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put

him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that

the prison.

[16] When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and

Jeremiah had remained there many days;

[17] Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him

secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And

Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand

of the king of Babylon.

[18] Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against

thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me

in prison?

[19] Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king

of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

[20] Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my

supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not

to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

[21] Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into

the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of

bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent.

Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.



2) Our Daily Bread for 15 August 2023 Titled Jesus Our Brother



Hebrews 2:10-18



10 (Lk 24:26; Ro 11:36; Lk 24:46) For it was fitting for Him, for whom

and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make

the Author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

11 (Heb 10:10; Mt 25:40) For both He who sanctifies and those who are

sanctified are all of One. For this reason He is not ashamed to call

them brothers,

12 (Ps 22:22) saying:

"I will declare Your name to My brothers;

in the midst of the congregation I will sing praise to You."(Ps 22:22.)

13 (Ps 18:2; Isa 8:17-18) And again:

"I will put My trust in Him." (Isa 12:2.)

And again:

"Here am I and the children whom God has given Me."(Isa 8:18.)

14 (Jn 1:14; 2Ti 1:10; Ge 3:15) So then, as the children share in flesh

and blood, He likewise took part in these, so that through death He might

destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

15 (Ro 8:15; 2Ti 1:7) and deliver those who through fear of death were

throughout their lives subject to bondage.

16 For surely He does not help the angels, but He helps the seed of Abraham.

17 (Da 9:24; Heb 2:14) Therefore, in all things it was necessary for Him

to be made like His brothers, so that He might be a merciful

and faithful High Priest in the things pertaining to God,

to make atonement for the sins of the people.

18 For since He Himself suffered while being tempted, He is able to help

those who are being tempted.



[10] For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things,

in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation

perfect through sufferings.

[11] For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of

one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

[12] Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the

church will I sing praise unto thee.

[13] And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the

children which God hath given me.

[14] Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he

also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might

destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

[15] And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime

subject to bondage.

[16] For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him

the seed of Abraham.

[17] Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his

brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things

pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

[18] For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to

succour them that are tempted.



Bridger Walker was only six when a menacing dog lunged at his younger sister.

Instinctively, Bridger jumped in front of her, shielding her from the dog's

ferocious attack. After receiving emergency care and ninety stitches to his

face, Bridger explained his actions. "If someone had to die, I thought it

should be me." Thankfully, plastic surgeons have helped Bridger's face heal.

But his brotherly love, evidenced in recent pictures where he's seen hugging

his sister, remains strong as ever.



Ideally, family members watch over us and care for us. True brothers step in

when we're in trouble and come alongside us when we're afraid or alone. In

reality, even our best brothers are imperfect; some even wound us. We have

one brother, however, who's always on our side, Jesus. Hebrews tells us that

Christ, as an act of humble love, joined the human family, sharing our "flesh

and blood" and becoming like us, "fully human in every way" (2:14, 17). As a

result, Jesus is our truest brother, and He delights in calling us His

"brothers and sisters" (v. 11).



We refer to Jesus as our Savior, Friend, and King-and each of these are true.

However, Jesus is also our brother who has experienced every human fear and

temptation, every despair or sadness. Our brother stands alongside us-always.



By: Winn Collier



Reflect & Pray



What’s been your experience with human brothers?

How do you see Jesus as your true brother?



Dear Jesus, I'm astounded to think

of You as my brother. Walk with me. Love me. Teach me. Show me Your way.



For further study, read We Are His: Belonging to the Family of God.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 3 - From Darkness to Light



Col 1:13-14



13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has transferred us

into the kingdom of His dear Son,

14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.



[13] Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated

us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

[14] In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of

sins:



Most of us have no real concept of darkness. We live in a world illuminated

not only by sun, moon and start, bit by streetlights and electric lamps and,

when the power goes off, flashlights and candles. We resist the darkness

For the sighted, being in absolute darkness is a frightening experience.

The dark blots out everything; we can see nothing, not even our own bodies,

and we may become disoriented. The dark seems to press in upon us,

with an almost physical weight that oppresses.

Spiritual darkness is like that. Spiritual darkness,

the absence of light in Christ, is oppressive, weighing us down,

distorting our perceptions of realty.

We cannot judge clearly, for we cannot see at all.

Yet God breaks into our darkness, bringing his light - Jesus Christ,

The Light of the World. When the awareness of Christ invades our lives,

our eyes are opened and we can see for the first time. We see our sin,

God's grace, and the Way he has provided for escape from the dark.

And as we continue to walk in his light, we see even more - the need

for changes in our lives, and God's power to work those changes.

Discernment and wisdom come through his light,

and we understand spiritual truths we could never see before.

Paul says that God has 'rescued' us from darkness and brought us

into the light. We cannot, on our own, accomplish this rescue,

but god through Christ's sacrifice brings it about in us.

He is the light who illuminates our darkness.



Application



a) Many different kinds of spiritual darkness invade our lives

and keep us blind to the truth - sin, lack of understanding,

resistance to the Holy Spirit. What kinds of spiritual darkness

have I experienced?



b) What changes took place in me when I first 'came into the light'?



c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see

when I lived in darkness?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Cor 9:6



6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly,

and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.



6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly;

and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.



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



When you are Worried Over Money



1 Tim 6:6-10



6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain

that we can carry nothing out.

8 If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with these things.

9 But those who desire

to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish

and harmful lusts, which drown men in ruin and destruction.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil.

While coveting after money, some have strayed from the faith

and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.



6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain

we can carry nothing out.

8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

9 But they that will

be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish

and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil:

which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith,

and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



15th Day of the Month



a) Pray for the Lord to convict all Canadians of His Righteous

standards of living (John 16: 8 - 11



8 "When He comes, He will convict the world of sin

and of righteousness and of judgment:

9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me;

10 of righteousness, because I am going to My Father,

and you will see Me no more;

11 and of judgment, because the ruler of this world stands condemned."



8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,

and of righteousness, and of judgment:

9 of sin, because they believe not on me;

10 of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

11 of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

)



b) Pray for the province of Nova Scotia



I) Pray for the leaders of Nova Scotia, that God's Spirit would influence

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

( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4

1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,

intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

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

that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our

Savior,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)

who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



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.



)



Conclusion:



LORDSHIP PRAYER

Lord Jesus, I confess that I have sinned and I acknowledge my need for you. I

acknowledge my need for You. Thank You for dying on the cross for me and I

accept You as my Saviour, My Redeemer, my Deliverer and my Lord.



I choose to surrender to You and I invite You now to be Lord

of every area of my life:



- Lord of my spirit and my relationship with You

- Lord of my mind, my beliefs, and all my thoughts

- Lord of my emotions, my attitudes and my reactions.

- Lord of my spiritual awareness and worship

- Lord of my will and all my decisions

- Lord of my body, my health, and all my behavior

- Lord of my eyes and all upon that which I look.

- Lord of my ears and everything that I listen.

- Lord of my mouth and what I speak.

- Lord of my hands and all that I do.

- Lord of my feet and everywhere I go

- Lord of my sexuality, my pleasure and my recreation

- Lord of my time, my work, and my ministry.

- Lord of my home, my family, all my relationships

- Lord of my possessions, my finances and my future.



Thank You that your blood was shed that I might be set free. Thank you

for Your Holy Spirit who enables me to walk in Your Power. Please cleanse

me by Your shed blood and fill me with Your Holy Spirit.



In Jesus Name, Amen



Pray to the Lord and pray to Honour the Lord by keeping His Commandments

and His Covenant.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, I'm astounded to think

of You as my brother. Walk with me. Love me. Teach me. Show me Your way."



Pray to the Lord and pray to ask Him How you first came to see the Light of

Jesus.



Pray to the Lord and pray to reap bountifully.



Pray to the Lord and pray not to be snared by money.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for the Lord to convict all Canadians of His Righteous

standards of living



Pray for local evangelists in Tunisia who are following up on social media

contacts.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.