Day 68 of My 4th Bible Study Journey - 8 March 2024 reflections
Day 67, 8 March 2024
1) Numbers 32-33
NUMBERS 32
The Tribes Settling in Gilead
1 (Nu 21:32; 32:3) Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad
had a very great number of livestock, and when they saw the land of Jazer
and the land of Gilead was a place for livestock,
2 the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses,
and to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the assembly, saying,
3 (Nu 32:34-38; Jos 13:17) "Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah,
and Hesh-bon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
4 (Nu 21:34; 21:24) the land which the Lord defeated before
the assembly of Israel is a land for livestock,
and your servants have livestock."
5 And they said, "If we have found mercy in your sight, let this land
be given to your servants for a possession,
and do not take us over the Jordan."
6 Moses said to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben,
"Will your brothers go to war, and you will dwell here?
7 And why would you discourage the hearts of the children of Israel
from going over into the land which the Lord has given to them?
8 Thus your fathers did, when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.
9 When they went up to the Valley of Eshkol and saw the land,
they discouraged the hearts of the children of Israel so they would not go
into the land which the Lord had given them.
10 (Nu 14:11) And the anger of the Lord was inflamed on that day,
and He swore, saying,
11 (Nu 14:28-30) 'Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt,
from twenty years old and older, will see the ground which I swore
to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they did not completely
follow Me,
12 (Dt 1:36; Nu 14:24) except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite,
and Joshua the son of Nun, because they completely followed the Lord.'
13 (Nu 14:33-35) The anger of the Lord was inflamed against Israel,
and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years,
until all the generation that did evil in the eyes of the Lord was finished.
14 "Behold, you have risen up in your fathers' place, an increase of sinful
men, to increase more the burning anger of the Lord toward Israel.
15 (2Ch 15:2) If you turn away from following Him, He will again abandon
them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all this people."
16 They approached him and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for
our livestock and cities for our children.
17 (Jos 4:12-13) But we ourselves will be armed, ready
before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place.
Our little ones will dwell in the fortified cities
because of the inhabitants of the land.
18 We will not return to our houses until all the children of Israel
have inherited their inheritance.
19 (Jos 13:8) We will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan
or beyond, because our inheritance
fell to us on this side of the Jordan to the east."
20 (Jos 4:12-13) Moses said to them, "If you will do this thing, if you will
be armed before the Lord for war,
21 and all of you, each armed, will go over the Jordan before the Lord
until He has driven out His enemies from before Him
22 (Jos 22:9; Dt 3:20) and the land is subdued before the Lord, then after
that you will return and be exempt before the Lord and before Israel,
and this land will be your possession before the Lord.
23 (Ge 44:16; Isa 59:12) "But if you will not do so, you have sinned
against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.
24 (Nu 32:16) Build for yourselves cities for your children
and folds for your sheep, and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth."
25 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying,
"Your servants will do as my lord commands.
26 (Jos 1:14) Our children, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock
will be there in the cities of Gilead,
27 (Jos 4:12) but your servants will cross over, each man armed for war,
before the Lord to battle, as my lord says."
28 (Jos 1:13) So Moses commanded Eleazar the priest,
and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes
of the children of Israel.
29 And Moses said to them, "If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben
will cross over the Jordan with you, each man armed for battle
before the Lord, and the land will be subdued before you, you are
to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.
30 But if they do not cross over with you armed, they will have possessions
among you in the land of Canaan."
31 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying,
"As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do.
32 We will cross over, armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan,
so the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan may be ours."
33 (Jos 12:6; Dt 3:12-17) Moses gave to the children of Gad,
to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh
the son of Joseph,
the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites
and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land with the cities
within the borders, the cities of the surrounding land.
34 (Dt 2:36; Nu 32:3) The children of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer,
35 (Nu 32:1; 32:3) Atroth Shophan and Jazer and Jogbehah,
36 (Nu 32:3) Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran, fortified cities,
and folds for sheep.
37 (Nu 21:27; 32:3) And the children of Reuben built Heshbon
and Elealeh and Kiriathaim,
38 (Nu 32:3; Isa 46:1) Nebo and Baal Meon (their names being changed)
and Sibmah; and they named the other cities which they built.
39 (Ge 50:23) The children of Makir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead
and captured it and drove out the Amorites who were in it.
40 (Jos 17:1) Moses gave Gilead to Makir the son of Manasseh,
and he lived in it.
41 (Dt 3:14; Jdg 10:4) Jair the son of Manasseh went
and captured its small towns and called them Havvoth Jair.
42 Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages
and called it Nobah, after his own name.
Numbers 32
[1] Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great
multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of
Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
[2] The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto
Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation,
saying,
[3] Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and
Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
[4] Even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel,
is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
[5] Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land
be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
[6] And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben,
Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
[7] And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from
going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?
[8] Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the
land.
[9] For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they
discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go
into the land which the LORD had given them.
[10] And the LORD's anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,
[11] Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old
and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and
unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
[12] Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of
Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.
[13] And the LORD's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them
wander in the wilderness fourty years, until all the generation, that had
done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.
[14] And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of
sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.
[15] For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the
wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
[16] And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here
for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
[17] But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel,
until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell
in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
[18] We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have
inherited every man his inheritance.
[19] For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward;
because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.
[20] And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed
before the LORD to war,
[21] And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath
driven out his enemies from before him,
[22] And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall
return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land
shall be your possession before the LORD.
[23] But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and
be sure your sin will find you out.
[24] Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do
that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
[25] And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses,
saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
[26] Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be
there in the cities of Gilead:
[27] But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the
LORD to battle, as my lord saith.
[28] So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the
son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:
[29] And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of
Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the
LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the
land of Gilead for a possession:
[30] But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have
possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
[31] And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As
the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
[32] We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that
the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.
[33] And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the
children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph,
the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of
Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of
the country round about.
[34] And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
[35] And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,
[36] And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.
[37] And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
[38] And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and
gave other names unto the cities which they builded.
[39] And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took
it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
[40] And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt
therein.
[41] And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and
called them Havoth-jair.
[42] And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it
Nobah, after his own name.
(The Battle belongs to the Lord)
NUMBERS 33
Recounting Israel's Journey
1 (Ps 77:20; Mic 6:4) These are the journeys of the children of Israel,
who went out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand
of Moses and Aaron.
2 (Nu 9:17-23) Moses recorded the starting points of their journeys
at the command of the Lord. These are their journeys according
to their starting points.
3 (Ex 14:8; 12:37) They set out from Rameses in the first month,
on the fifteenth day of the first month. On the day after the Passover
the children of Israel went out with a high hand
in the sight of all the Egyptians,
4 (Ex 12:12; Isa 19:1) because the Egyptians buried all their firstborn,
whom the Lord had killed among them. Upon their gods the Lord
executed judgments.
5 (Ex 12:37) The children of Israel set out from Rameses
and camped in Sukkoth.
6 (Ex 13:20) They set out from Sukkoth and camped in Etham,
which is on the edge of the wilderness.
7 (Ex 14:2; 14:9) They set out from Etham and turned to Pi Hahiroth,
which is before Baal Zephon, and they camped before Migdol.
8 They set out from before Pi Hahiroth, and passed through the midst
of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey
in the Wilderness of Etham, and camped in Marah.
9 (Ex 15:27) They set out from Marah, and came to Elim, and in Elim
were twelve fountains of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
10 They set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.
11 (Ex 16:1) They set out from the Red Sea and camped
in the Wilderness of Sin.
12 They set out from the Wilderness of Sin and camped in Dophkah.
13 They set out from Dophkah and camped in Alush.
14 They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim,
where there was no water for the people to drink.
15 (Ex 19:1-2) They set out from Rephidim and camped
in the Wilderness of Sinai.
16 (Nu 11:34) They set out from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped
at Kibroth Hattaavah.
17 (Nu 11:35) They set out from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.
18 (Nu 12:16) They set out from Hazeroth and camped in Rithmah.
19 They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez.
20 They set out from Rimmon Perez and camped in Libnah.
21 They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah.
22 They set out from Rissah and camped in Kehelathah.
23 They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.
24 They set out from Mount Shepher and camped in Haradah.
25 They set out from Haradah and camped in Makheloth.
26 They set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.
27 They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah.
28 They set out from Terah and camped in Mithkah.
29 They went from Mithkah and camped in Hashmonah.
30 They set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.
31 (Dt 10:6) They set out from Moseroth and camped in Bene Jaakan.
32 (Dt 10:7) They set out from Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad.
33 (Dt 10:7) They set out from Hor Haggidgad and camped in Jotbathah.
34 They set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.
35 (Dt 2:8; 1Ki 9:26) They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.
36 (Nu 20:1; 27:14) They set out from Ezion Geber and camped
in the Wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.
37 (Nu 21:4; 20:22-23) They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor,
at the edge of the land of Edom.
38 (Dt 10:6; 32:50) Aaron the priest went up onto Mount Hor at the word
of the Lord and died there in the fortieth year after the children of Israel
came out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.
39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.
40 King Arad the Canaanite, who lived in the south in the land of Canaan,
heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
41 They set out from Mount Hor and camped in Zalmonah.
42 They set out from Zalmonah and camped in Punon.
43 (Nu 21:10) They set out from Punon and camped in Oboth.
44 (Nu 21:11) They set out from Oboth and camped in Iye Abarim,
on the border of Moab.
45 They set out from Iye Abarim and camped in Dibon Gad.
46 They set out from Dibon Gad and camped in Almon Diblathaim.
47 (Dt 32:49) They set out from Almon Diblathaim
and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
48 (Nu 22:1) They set out from the mountains of Abarim
and camped in the plains of Moab near Jordan of Jericho.
49 They camped by Jordan, from Beth Jeshimoth
to Abel Shittim in the plains of Moab.
Instructions for Conquering Canaan
50 The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho,
saying:
51 (Jos 3:17; Dt 9:1) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
When you are crossing over Jordan into the land of Canaan,
52 (Ex 23:24; Lev 26:1) then you will drive out all the inhabitants
of the land from before you, and destroy all their carved images,
and destroy all their molded images, and destroy all their high places,
53 and you will drive out the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it,
because I have given you the land to inherit it.
54 (Nu 26:53-56) You will possess the land by lot for an inheritance
among your families, and to the larger you will give the larger inheritance,
and to the smaller you will give the smaller inheritance. Every man's
inheritance will be in the place where his lot falls. By the tribes of your
fathers you will inherit.
55 (Jdg 2:3) But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from
before you, then those whom you let remain will be like thorns in your
eyes and thorns in your sides. They will show hostility to you in the land
in which you live.
56 (Dt 28:63) And what I had planned to do to them, I will do to you.
Numbers 33
[1] These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out
of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.
[2] And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the
commandment of the LORD: and these are their journeys according to their
goings out.
[3] And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day
of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel
went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.
[4] For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten
among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.
[5] And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.
[6] And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the
edge of the wilderness.
[7] And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth, which is
before Baal-zephon: and they pitched before Migdol.
[8] And they departed from before Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the midst
of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the
wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.
[9] And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve
fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched
there.
[10] And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea.
[11] And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of
Sin.
[12] And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped
in Dophkah.
[13] And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.
[14] And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no
water for the people to drink.
[15] And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of
Sinai.
[16] And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at
Kibroth-hattaavah.
[17] And they departed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth.
[18] And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.
[19] And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmon-parez.
[20] And they departed from Rimmon-parez, and pitched in Libnah.
[21] And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah.
[22] And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah.
[23] And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher.
[24] And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in Haradah.
[25] And they removed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth.
[26] And they removed from Makheloth, and encamped at Tahath.
[27] And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah.
[28] And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah.
[29] And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah.
[30] And they departed from Hashmonah, and encamped at Moseroth.
[31] And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan.
[32] And they removed from Bene-jaakan, and encamped at Hor-hagidgad.
[33] And they went from Hor-hagidgad, and pitched in Jotbathah.
[34] And they removed from Jotbathah, and encamped at Ebronah.
[35] And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion-gaber.
[36] And they removed from Ezion-gaber, and pitched in the wilderness of
Zin, which is Kadesh.
[37] And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of
the land of Edom.
[38] And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the
LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were
come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.
[39] And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in
mount Hor.
[40] And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of
Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
[41] And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
[42] And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon.
[43] And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth.
[44] And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ije-abarim, in the border
of Moab.
[45] And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibon-gad.
[46] And they removed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim.
[47] And they removed from Almon-diblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of
Abarim, before Nebo.
[48] And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the
plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
[49] And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jesimoth even unto Abel-shittim
in the plains of Moab.
[50] And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near
Jericho, saying,
[51] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are
passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
[52] Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before
you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images,
and quite pluck down all their high places:
[53] And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein:
for I have given you the land to possess it.
[54] And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your
families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the
fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be
in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers
ye shall inherit.
[55] But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before
you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them
shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in
the land wherein ye dwell.
[56] Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought
to do unto them.
2) Our Daily Bread for 8 March 2024 titled
Using What God Provides
Exodus 4:1-5
Moses' Miraculous Signs
1 And Moses answered and said, "But they will not believe me,
nor listen to my voice. For they will say,
'The Lord has not appeared to you.' "
2 The Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?" And he said, "A rod."
3 He said, "Throw it on the ground." And he threw it on the ground,
and it became a serpent. Then Moses fled from it.
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Put forth your hand and take it by the tail."
And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand.
5 "This is so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers,
the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,
has appeared to you."
[1] And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor
hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto
thee.
[2] And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A
rod.
[3] And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it
became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
[4] And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the
tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his
hand:
[5] That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of
Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
The Brisbane City Hall in Australia was a dazzling 1920s project. White stairs
boasted marble from the same quarry Michelangelo used for his David sculpture.
The tower reflected Venice's St. Mark's Basilica, and the copper dome was the
largest in the Southern Hemisphere. The builders intended for a massive Angel
of Peace to adorn the pinnacle, but there was a problem: no money left.
Plumber Fred Johnson came to the rescue. He used a toilet cistern, an old lamp
post, and bits of scrap metal to craft the iconic orb that's
crowned the tower for nearly one hundred years.
Much like Fred Johnson and his use of what he had, we can join God's work
with whatever we have-large or small. When He asked Moses to lead Israel
out of Egypt, Moses balked: "What if they do not . . . listen to me?"
(Exodus 4:1) God answered with a simple question: "What is that in your hand?"
(v. 2). Moses held a staff, a simple stick. God told him to throw the staff
on the ground, "and it became a snake" (v. 3). Then He instructed Moses
to pick up the snake, and it turned back into a staff. All Moses needed
to do, God explained, was carry the staff and trust Him to do the rest.
Remarkably, He would use that stick in Moses' hand
to rescue Israel from the Egyptians (7:10-12; 17:5-7).
What we have might not seem like much to us, but with God,
whatever we have will be enough. He takes our ordinary resources
and uses them for His work.
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
What small thing can you use for God?
Why is it vital that you trust Him with it?
Dear God, I surrender what I have to You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 6 - Shielded by the Word
Proverbs 30:5
5 (Ps 12:6; 18:30) Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
5 Every word of God is pure:
He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
A wife of ten years, betrayed by her husband's infidelity, declares that
she will never trust a man again. A teenage son says of his father, "I
can't depend on him anymore! Dad always talk big and makes promises,
but he never does what he says." A career woman, her reputation
undermined by gossip, leaves the church broken, and never returns.
Human beings are weak, volatile, unfaithful creatures; often we
break our word and hurt others in the process. But the Scripture
clearly assures us that God's Word is not like the word of man.
God always remains faithful to his Word, always fulfills his promises,
always does what he says he will do.
God's word is pure (or flawless), Proverbs 30:5 says. His Word
is not distorted with mixed motives or flawed by untruth. God's Word
is dependable, able to support and lift us up, able to speak
encouragement to us. His Word is a "shield" a protection for us
against the onslaughts of the Enemy, a place of refuge from the struggle
and confusion of daily life.
We live in a world that recognises no absolute truth. Morality,
values, relationships, ethics - every decision of life, it seems,
"depends on the situation." But in the midst of the confusion,
God interjects his Word - timeless, pure, trustworthy, reliable.
We can depend upon God's Word. We can turn to him to verify who we are
and the purposes for which we were created. We can find refuge in his truth,
and rest in the knowledge that whatever he says, he will do.
Application
a) In my own experience, how have I found God's Word
to be different from the word of men and women?
b) In what areas of my life do I need the assurance of the validity
and dependability of God's Word?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 10:22
22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich ,and He adds no sorrow with it.
22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich,
And he addeth no sorrow with it.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Saddened by Loss
1 Cor 15:35-38,51-57
35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up?
With what body do they come?"
36 You fool! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies.
37 When you sow, you do not sow the body that shall be, but a bare kernel,
perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.
38 Then God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.
51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed.
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet,
for the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
53 For tis corruptible will put on incorruption,
and this mortal will put on immortality.
54 When this corruptible will have put on incorruption,
and this mortal will have put on immortality,
then the saying that is written shall come to pass:
"Death is swallowed up in victory."
55 "O death, where is your sting?
O grave, where is your victory?"
56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ!
35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up?
and with what body do they come?
36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
37 and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be,
but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
38 but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him,
and to every seed his own body.
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed,
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:
for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption,
and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption,
and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought
to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 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 "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.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
8th Day of the Month
a) Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment to prayer
and never cease to call upon God
(
Is 62:6
6 (Isa 52:8; Ps 74:2) I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem,
who shall never hold their peace day nor night.
You who remind the Lord, do not keep silent;
6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold
their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
Ps 5:3
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) O Lord, in the morning You will hear my voice;
in the morning I will direct my prayer to You, and I will watch expectantly.
3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD;
In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Ps 55:17
17 Evening and morning and at noon, I will make my complaint and murmur,
and He will hear my voice.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud:
And he shall hear my voice.
)
b) Pray for the province of Manitoba
I) Pray for the leaders of Manitoba, 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.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to for His help in battle and travel.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, I surrender what I have to You."
Pray to the Lord and pray to your trust in Him whose Word is Pure.
Pray to the Lord and pray to fell His Blessing.
Pray to the Lord and pray to remember He will take you away from
Great Tribulation if you accept His of Salvation.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment to prayer
and never cease to call upon God
Continue to pray for Pauline Ayyad (whose husband was martyred in 2007)
and her children in Israel including the West Bank and Gaza.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
1) Numbers 32-33
NUMBERS 32
The Tribes Settling in Gilead
1 (Nu 21:32; 32:3) Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad
had a very great number of livestock, and when they saw the land of Jazer
and the land of Gilead was a place for livestock,
2 the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses,
and to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the assembly, saying,
3 (Nu 32:34-38; Jos 13:17) "Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah,
and Hesh-bon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
4 (Nu 21:34; 21:24) the land which the Lord defeated before
the assembly of Israel is a land for livestock,
and your servants have livestock."
5 And they said, "If we have found mercy in your sight, let this land
be given to your servants for a possession,
and do not take us over the Jordan."
6 Moses said to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben,
"Will your brothers go to war, and you will dwell here?
7 And why would you discourage the hearts of the children of Israel
from going over into the land which the Lord has given to them?
8 Thus your fathers did, when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.
9 When they went up to the Valley of Eshkol and saw the land,
they discouraged the hearts of the children of Israel so they would not go
into the land which the Lord had given them.
10 (Nu 14:11) And the anger of the Lord was inflamed on that day,
and He swore, saying,
11 (Nu 14:28-30) 'Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt,
from twenty years old and older, will see the ground which I swore
to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they did not completely
follow Me,
12 (Dt 1:36; Nu 14:24) except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite,
and Joshua the son of Nun, because they completely followed the Lord.'
13 (Nu 14:33-35) The anger of the Lord was inflamed against Israel,
and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years,
until all the generation that did evil in the eyes of the Lord was finished.
14 "Behold, you have risen up in your fathers' place, an increase of sinful
men, to increase more the burning anger of the Lord toward Israel.
15 (2Ch 15:2) If you turn away from following Him, He will again abandon
them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all this people."
16 They approached him and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for
our livestock and cities for our children.
17 (Jos 4:12-13) But we ourselves will be armed, ready
before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place.
Our little ones will dwell in the fortified cities
because of the inhabitants of the land.
18 We will not return to our houses until all the children of Israel
have inherited their inheritance.
19 (Jos 13:8) We will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan
or beyond, because our inheritance
fell to us on this side of the Jordan to the east."
20 (Jos 4:12-13) Moses said to them, "If you will do this thing, if you will
be armed before the Lord for war,
21 and all of you, each armed, will go over the Jordan before the Lord
until He has driven out His enemies from before Him
22 (Jos 22:9; Dt 3:20) and the land is subdued before the Lord, then after
that you will return and be exempt before the Lord and before Israel,
and this land will be your possession before the Lord.
23 (Ge 44:16; Isa 59:12) "But if you will not do so, you have sinned
against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.
24 (Nu 32:16) Build for yourselves cities for your children
and folds for your sheep, and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth."
25 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying,
"Your servants will do as my lord commands.
26 (Jos 1:14) Our children, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock
will be there in the cities of Gilead,
27 (Jos 4:12) but your servants will cross over, each man armed for war,
before the Lord to battle, as my lord says."
28 (Jos 1:13) So Moses commanded Eleazar the priest,
and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes
of the children of Israel.
29 And Moses said to them, "If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben
will cross over the Jordan with you, each man armed for battle
before the Lord, and the land will be subdued before you, you are
to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.
30 But if they do not cross over with you armed, they will have possessions
among you in the land of Canaan."
31 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying,
"As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do.
32 We will cross over, armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan,
so the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan may be ours."
33 (Jos 12:6; Dt 3:12-17) Moses gave to the children of Gad,
to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh
the son of Joseph,
the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites
and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land with the cities
within the borders, the cities of the surrounding land.
34 (Dt 2:36; Nu 32:3) The children of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer,
35 (Nu 32:1; 32:3) Atroth Shophan and Jazer and Jogbehah,
36 (Nu 32:3) Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran, fortified cities,
and folds for sheep.
37 (Nu 21:27; 32:3) And the children of Reuben built Heshbon
and Elealeh and Kiriathaim,
38 (Nu 32:3; Isa 46:1) Nebo and Baal Meon (their names being changed)
and Sibmah; and they named the other cities which they built.
39 (Ge 50:23) The children of Makir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead
and captured it and drove out the Amorites who were in it.
40 (Jos 17:1) Moses gave Gilead to Makir the son of Manasseh,
and he lived in it.
41 (Dt 3:14; Jdg 10:4) Jair the son of Manasseh went
and captured its small towns and called them Havvoth Jair.
42 Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages
and called it Nobah, after his own name.
Numbers 32
[1] Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great
multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of
Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
[2] The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto
Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation,
saying,
[3] Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and
Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
[4] Even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel,
is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
[5] Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land
be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
[6] And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben,
Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
[7] And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from
going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?
[8] Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the
land.
[9] For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they
discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go
into the land which the LORD had given them.
[10] And the LORD's anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,
[11] Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old
and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and
unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
[12] Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of
Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.
[13] And the LORD's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them
wander in the wilderness fourty years, until all the generation, that had
done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.
[14] And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of
sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.
[15] For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the
wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
[16] And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here
for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
[17] But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel,
until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell
in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
[18] We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have
inherited every man his inheritance.
[19] For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward;
because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.
[20] And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed
before the LORD to war,
[21] And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath
driven out his enemies from before him,
[22] And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall
return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land
shall be your possession before the LORD.
[23] But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and
be sure your sin will find you out.
[24] Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do
that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
[25] And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses,
saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
[26] Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be
there in the cities of Gilead:
[27] But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the
LORD to battle, as my lord saith.
[28] So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the
son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:
[29] And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of
Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the
LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the
land of Gilead for a possession:
[30] But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have
possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
[31] And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As
the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
[32] We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that
the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.
[33] And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the
children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph,
the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of
Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of
the country round about.
[34] And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
[35] And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,
[36] And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.
[37] And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
[38] And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and
gave other names unto the cities which they builded.
[39] And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took
it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
[40] And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt
therein.
[41] And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and
called them Havoth-jair.
[42] And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it
Nobah, after his own name.
(The Battle belongs to the Lord)
NUMBERS 33
Recounting Israel's Journey
1 (Ps 77:20; Mic 6:4) These are the journeys of the children of Israel,
who went out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand
of Moses and Aaron.
2 (Nu 9:17-23) Moses recorded the starting points of their journeys
at the command of the Lord. These are their journeys according
to their starting points.
3 (Ex 14:8; 12:37) They set out from Rameses in the first month,
on the fifteenth day of the first month. On the day after the Passover
the children of Israel went out with a high hand
in the sight of all the Egyptians,
4 (Ex 12:12; Isa 19:1) because the Egyptians buried all their firstborn,
whom the Lord had killed among them. Upon their gods the Lord
executed judgments.
5 (Ex 12:37) The children of Israel set out from Rameses
and camped in Sukkoth.
6 (Ex 13:20) They set out from Sukkoth and camped in Etham,
which is on the edge of the wilderness.
7 (Ex 14:2; 14:9) They set out from Etham and turned to Pi Hahiroth,
which is before Baal Zephon, and they camped before Migdol.
8 They set out from before Pi Hahiroth, and passed through the midst
of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey
in the Wilderness of Etham, and camped in Marah.
9 (Ex 15:27) They set out from Marah, and came to Elim, and in Elim
were twelve fountains of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
10 They set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.
11 (Ex 16:1) They set out from the Red Sea and camped
in the Wilderness of Sin.
12 They set out from the Wilderness of Sin and camped in Dophkah.
13 They set out from Dophkah and camped in Alush.
14 They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim,
where there was no water for the people to drink.
15 (Ex 19:1-2) They set out from Rephidim and camped
in the Wilderness of Sinai.
16 (Nu 11:34) They set out from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped
at Kibroth Hattaavah.
17 (Nu 11:35) They set out from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.
18 (Nu 12:16) They set out from Hazeroth and camped in Rithmah.
19 They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez.
20 They set out from Rimmon Perez and camped in Libnah.
21 They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah.
22 They set out from Rissah and camped in Kehelathah.
23 They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.
24 They set out from Mount Shepher and camped in Haradah.
25 They set out from Haradah and camped in Makheloth.
26 They set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.
27 They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah.
28 They set out from Terah and camped in Mithkah.
29 They went from Mithkah and camped in Hashmonah.
30 They set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.
31 (Dt 10:6) They set out from Moseroth and camped in Bene Jaakan.
32 (Dt 10:7) They set out from Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad.
33 (Dt 10:7) They set out from Hor Haggidgad and camped in Jotbathah.
34 They set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.
35 (Dt 2:8; 1Ki 9:26) They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.
36 (Nu 20:1; 27:14) They set out from Ezion Geber and camped
in the Wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.
37 (Nu 21:4; 20:22-23) They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor,
at the edge of the land of Edom.
38 (Dt 10:6; 32:50) Aaron the priest went up onto Mount Hor at the word
of the Lord and died there in the fortieth year after the children of Israel
came out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.
39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.
40 King Arad the Canaanite, who lived in the south in the land of Canaan,
heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
41 They set out from Mount Hor and camped in Zalmonah.
42 They set out from Zalmonah and camped in Punon.
43 (Nu 21:10) They set out from Punon and camped in Oboth.
44 (Nu 21:11) They set out from Oboth and camped in Iye Abarim,
on the border of Moab.
45 They set out from Iye Abarim and camped in Dibon Gad.
46 They set out from Dibon Gad and camped in Almon Diblathaim.
47 (Dt 32:49) They set out from Almon Diblathaim
and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
48 (Nu 22:1) They set out from the mountains of Abarim
and camped in the plains of Moab near Jordan of Jericho.
49 They camped by Jordan, from Beth Jeshimoth
to Abel Shittim in the plains of Moab.
Instructions for Conquering Canaan
50 The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho,
saying:
51 (Jos 3:17; Dt 9:1) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
When you are crossing over Jordan into the land of Canaan,
52 (Ex 23:24; Lev 26:1) then you will drive out all the inhabitants
of the land from before you, and destroy all their carved images,
and destroy all their molded images, and destroy all their high places,
53 and you will drive out the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it,
because I have given you the land to inherit it.
54 (Nu 26:53-56) You will possess the land by lot for an inheritance
among your families, and to the larger you will give the larger inheritance,
and to the smaller you will give the smaller inheritance. Every man's
inheritance will be in the place where his lot falls. By the tribes of your
fathers you will inherit.
55 (Jdg 2:3) But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from
before you, then those whom you let remain will be like thorns in your
eyes and thorns in your sides. They will show hostility to you in the land
in which you live.
56 (Dt 28:63) And what I had planned to do to them, I will do to you.
Numbers 33
[1] These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out
of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.
[2] And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the
commandment of the LORD: and these are their journeys according to their
goings out.
[3] And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day
of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel
went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.
[4] For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten
among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.
[5] And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.
[6] And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the
edge of the wilderness.
[7] And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth, which is
before Baal-zephon: and they pitched before Migdol.
[8] And they departed from before Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the midst
of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the
wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.
[9] And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve
fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched
there.
[10] And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea.
[11] And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of
Sin.
[12] And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped
in Dophkah.
[13] And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.
[14] And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no
water for the people to drink.
[15] And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of
Sinai.
[16] And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at
Kibroth-hattaavah.
[17] And they departed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth.
[18] And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.
[19] And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmon-parez.
[20] And they departed from Rimmon-parez, and pitched in Libnah.
[21] And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah.
[22] And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah.
[23] And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher.
[24] And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in Haradah.
[25] And they removed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth.
[26] And they removed from Makheloth, and encamped at Tahath.
[27] And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah.
[28] And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah.
[29] And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah.
[30] And they departed from Hashmonah, and encamped at Moseroth.
[31] And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan.
[32] And they removed from Bene-jaakan, and encamped at Hor-hagidgad.
[33] And they went from Hor-hagidgad, and pitched in Jotbathah.
[34] And they removed from Jotbathah, and encamped at Ebronah.
[35] And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion-gaber.
[36] And they removed from Ezion-gaber, and pitched in the wilderness of
Zin, which is Kadesh.
[37] And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of
the land of Edom.
[38] And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the
LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were
come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.
[39] And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in
mount Hor.
[40] And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of
Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
[41] And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
[42] And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon.
[43] And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth.
[44] And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ije-abarim, in the border
of Moab.
[45] And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibon-gad.
[46] And they removed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim.
[47] And they removed from Almon-diblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of
Abarim, before Nebo.
[48] And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the
plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
[49] And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jesimoth even unto Abel-shittim
in the plains of Moab.
[50] And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near
Jericho, saying,
[51] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are
passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
[52] Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before
you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images,
and quite pluck down all their high places:
[53] And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein:
for I have given you the land to possess it.
[54] And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your
families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the
fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be
in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers
ye shall inherit.
[55] But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before
you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them
shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in
the land wherein ye dwell.
[56] Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought
to do unto them.
2) Our Daily Bread for 8 March 2024 titled
Using What God Provides
Exodus 4:1-5
Moses' Miraculous Signs
1 And Moses answered and said, "But they will not believe me,
nor listen to my voice. For they will say,
'The Lord has not appeared to you.' "
2 The Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?" And he said, "A rod."
3 He said, "Throw it on the ground." And he threw it on the ground,
and it became a serpent. Then Moses fled from it.
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Put forth your hand and take it by the tail."
And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand.
5 "This is so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers,
the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,
has appeared to you."
[1] And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor
hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto
thee.
[2] And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A
rod.
[3] And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it
became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
[4] And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the
tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his
hand:
[5] That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of
Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
The Brisbane City Hall in Australia was a dazzling 1920s project. White stairs
boasted marble from the same quarry Michelangelo used for his David sculpture.
The tower reflected Venice's St. Mark's Basilica, and the copper dome was the
largest in the Southern Hemisphere. The builders intended for a massive Angel
of Peace to adorn the pinnacle, but there was a problem: no money left.
Plumber Fred Johnson came to the rescue. He used a toilet cistern, an old lamp
post, and bits of scrap metal to craft the iconic orb that's
crowned the tower for nearly one hundred years.
Much like Fred Johnson and his use of what he had, we can join God's work
with whatever we have-large or small. When He asked Moses to lead Israel
out of Egypt, Moses balked: "What if they do not . . . listen to me?"
(Exodus 4:1) God answered with a simple question: "What is that in your hand?"
(v. 2). Moses held a staff, a simple stick. God told him to throw the staff
on the ground, "and it became a snake" (v. 3). Then He instructed Moses
to pick up the snake, and it turned back into a staff. All Moses needed
to do, God explained, was carry the staff and trust Him to do the rest.
Remarkably, He would use that stick in Moses' hand
to rescue Israel from the Egyptians (7:10-12; 17:5-7).
What we have might not seem like much to us, but with God,
whatever we have will be enough. He takes our ordinary resources
and uses them for His work.
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
What small thing can you use for God?
Why is it vital that you trust Him with it?
Dear God, I surrender what I have to You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 6 - Shielded by the Word
Proverbs 30:5
5 (Ps 12:6; 18:30) Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
5 Every word of God is pure:
He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
A wife of ten years, betrayed by her husband's infidelity, declares that
she will never trust a man again. A teenage son says of his father, "I
can't depend on him anymore! Dad always talk big and makes promises,
but he never does what he says." A career woman, her reputation
undermined by gossip, leaves the church broken, and never returns.
Human beings are weak, volatile, unfaithful creatures; often we
break our word and hurt others in the process. But the Scripture
clearly assures us that God's Word is not like the word of man.
God always remains faithful to his Word, always fulfills his promises,
always does what he says he will do.
God's word is pure (or flawless), Proverbs 30:5 says. His Word
is not distorted with mixed motives or flawed by untruth. God's Word
is dependable, able to support and lift us up, able to speak
encouragement to us. His Word is a "shield" a protection for us
against the onslaughts of the Enemy, a place of refuge from the struggle
and confusion of daily life.
We live in a world that recognises no absolute truth. Morality,
values, relationships, ethics - every decision of life, it seems,
"depends on the situation." But in the midst of the confusion,
God interjects his Word - timeless, pure, trustworthy, reliable.
We can depend upon God's Word. We can turn to him to verify who we are
and the purposes for which we were created. We can find refuge in his truth,
and rest in the knowledge that whatever he says, he will do.
Application
a) In my own experience, how have I found God's Word
to be different from the word of men and women?
b) In what areas of my life do I need the assurance of the validity
and dependability of God's Word?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 10:22
22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich ,and He adds no sorrow with it.
22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich,
And he addeth no sorrow with it.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Saddened by Loss
1 Cor 15:35-38,51-57
35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up?
With what body do they come?"
36 You fool! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies.
37 When you sow, you do not sow the body that shall be, but a bare kernel,
perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.
38 Then God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.
51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed.
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet,
for the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
53 For tis corruptible will put on incorruption,
and this mortal will put on immortality.
54 When this corruptible will have put on incorruption,
and this mortal will have put on immortality,
then the saying that is written shall come to pass:
"Death is swallowed up in victory."
55 "O death, where is your sting?
O grave, where is your victory?"
56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ!
35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up?
and with what body do they come?
36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
37 and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be,
but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
38 but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him,
and to every seed his own body.
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed,
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:
for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption,
and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption,
and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought
to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 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 "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.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
8th Day of the Month
a) Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment to prayer
and never cease to call upon God
(
Is 62:6
6 (Isa 52:8; Ps 74:2) I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem,
who shall never hold their peace day nor night.
You who remind the Lord, do not keep silent;
6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold
their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
Ps 5:3
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) O Lord, in the morning You will hear my voice;
in the morning I will direct my prayer to You, and I will watch expectantly.
3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD;
In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Ps 55:17
17 Evening and morning and at noon, I will make my complaint and murmur,
and He will hear my voice.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud:
And he shall hear my voice.
)
b) Pray for the province of Manitoba
I) Pray for the leaders of Manitoba, 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.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to for His help in battle and travel.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, I surrender what I have to You."
Pray to the Lord and pray to your trust in Him whose Word is Pure.
Pray to the Lord and pray to fell His Blessing.
Pray to the Lord and pray to remember He will take you away from
Great Tribulation if you accept His of Salvation.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment to prayer
and never cease to call upon God
Continue to pray for Pauline Ayyad (whose husband was martyred in 2007)
and her children in Israel including the West Bank and Gaza.
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