Day 70 of My 4th Bible Study Journey - 10 March 2024 reflections
Day 70, 10 March 2024
Today at
Calvary Community Church Pastor Doug Zeiber spoke
on Countering the Enemy - Obedience and Sacrifice
Acts 6:5-15
5 (Ac 11:24; 6:3) And what was said pleased the whole multitude,
and they chose Stephen, who was a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit,
and Philip, and Procorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas,
a proselyte from Antioch,
6 (Ac 1:24; 8:17) whom they presented before the apostles. And when they had
prayed, they placed their hands on them.
7 (Ac 12:24; 19:20) So the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples
grew rapidly in Jerusalem, and a great number of the priests
were obedient to the faith.
[5] And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a
man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and
Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
[6] Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid
their hands on them.
[7] And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples
multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were
obedient to the faith.
The Arrest of Stephen
8 Now Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders
and miracles among the people.
9 (Mt 27:32; Ac 15:23) Then some men rose up from what is called
the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians,
and those from Cilicia and of Asia), disputing with Stephen.
10 (Lk 21:15) But they were not able to withstand the wisdom
and the Spirit by which he spoke.
11 (Mt 26:59-60) Then they secretly instigated men who said, "We have
heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."
12 So they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes,
and came upon him and seized him and led him to the Sanhedrin,
13 (Ac 6:11; 21:28) and set up false witnesses who said,
"This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place
and the law.
14 (Da 9:26; Ac 15:1) For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth
will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses handed down
to us."
15 (Ecc 8:1) All who sat in the Sanhedrin, gazing at him,
saw his face as the face of an angel.
[8] And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles
among the people.
[9] Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue
of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia
and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
[10] And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he
spake.
[11] Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous
words against Moses, and against God.
[12] And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and
came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
[13] And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak
blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
[14] For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy
this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
[15] And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his
face as it had been the face of an angel.
2 Timothy 2:20
20 (1Ti 3:15) In a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels,
but also those of wood and clay; some are for honor, and some for dishonour.
[20] But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver,
but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
Are we at that place in our reltionship with God that no matter what happens
to us we are at peace and completely trusting Him with our lives and our
future?
Where is our faith and trust in God at?
Luke 21:12-15
12 (Ac 8:3) "But before all these things, they will seize you
and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons,
and you will be brought before kings and governors for My name's sake.
13 It will turn out as a testimony for you.
14 Therefore resolve in your hearts beforehand not to practice your defense.
15 (Jer 1:9; Ac 6:10) For I will give you a mouth and wisdom,
which all your opponents will be able to neither refute nor resist.
[12] But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute
you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought
before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
[13] And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
[14] Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye
shall answer:
[15] For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries
shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Acts 7:1-53
Stephen's Speech
1 Then the high priest said, "Are these things so?"
2 (Ge 11:31; Ps 29:3) He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen! The God of glory
appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia,
before he lived in Harran,
3 (Ge 12:1) and said to him, 'Leave your country and your relatives,
and come to the land which I will show you.' (Ge 12:1.)
4 (Ge 12:4-5; 11:31-32) "Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans
and lived in Harran. When his father died, He removed him from there
to this land in which you now live.
5 (Ge 12:7; 17:8) He gave him no inheritance in it, nor a foothold,
and promised to give it to him as a possession and to his descendants
after him while he had no child.
6 (Ge 15:13) God spoke in this way, 'Your descendants shall be sojourners
in a land belonging to others, who will enslave them and mistreat them
four hundred years. (Ge 15:13.)
7 (Ex 3:12) And I will judge the nation to whom they will be enslaved,'
(Ge 15:14.) said God. 'After that they shall come out and worship Me
in this place.' (Ex 3:12.)
8 (Ge 17:9-14; 35:23-26) Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision.
And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day.
And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
9 (Ge 39:2; 45:4) "The patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt.
But God was with him,
10 (Ge 42:6) and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour
and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt,
who appointed him governor over Egypt
and all his house.
11 (Ps 105:16) "Then a famine came over all Egypt
and Canaan with great affliction,
and our fathers found no sustenance.
12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers
the first time.
13 During the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers,
and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
14 (Dt 10:22; Ge 46:26-27) Then Joseph sent and called for his father Jacob
and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
15 (Ge 49:33; Ex 1:6) Then Jacob went down into Egypt.
And he and our fathers died,
16 (Jos 24:32; Ge 23:16; Ex 13:19) and were carried to Shechem
and put in the tomb that Abraham had bought
for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
17 (Ac 7:6; 13:17) "When the time of the promise drew near,
which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt
18 (Ex 1:8) until another king rose up who did not know Joseph.(Ex 1:8.)
19 (Ex 1:9-22; Ps 105:25) He dealt deceitfully with our people and mistreated
our fathers, forcing them to put out their young children,
that they might not live.
20 (Heb 11:23) "At that time Moses was born,
and was fair in the sight of God. And he was reared for three months
in his father's house.
21 When he was put out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up
and reared him as her own son.
22 (Isa 19:11; Da 1:4) Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians
and was powerful in words and in deeds.
23 (Ex 2:11-12; Heb 11:24-26) "When he was forty years old, it came
to his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
24 But seeing one being wronged, he defended him, and avenged him
who was oppressed, and struck the Egyptian.
25 He supposed that his brothers would understand that God would deliver
them by his hand, but they did not understand.
26 On the next day he appeared to them as they fought and tried to reconcile
them in peace, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?'
(Ex 2:13.)
27 (Ac 7:35; Lk 12:14) "But the one wronging his neighbor pushed him away,
saying, 'Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?
28 Will you kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'
(Gk. 15 orguias, about 27 meters.)
29 Moses fled at this word and became a sojourner in the land of Midian,
(Ex 2:11-15.) where he became the father of two sons.
30 (Ac 7:35; Ex 3:1-2) "When fourty years had passed, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai,
in a flame of fire in a bush. (Ex 3:1-4. )
31 (Ex 3:3-4) When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight.
As he drew near to look at it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying,
32 (Ex 3:6; Mt 22:32) 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham
and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.'Ex 3:6.
Moses trembled and dared not look.
33 (Ex 3:5; Jos 5:15) "Then the Lord said to him,
'Take off the shoes from your feet, for the place where you are standing
is holy ground.(Ex 3:5.)
34 (Ex 3:7-10) I have indeed seen the oppression of My people who are
in Egypt. I have heard their groaning,
and I have come down to deliver them. Now come,
I will send you to Egypt.'(Ex 3:7, 10.)
35 (Ex 14:19; Nu 20:16) "This Moses, whom they rejected, saying,
'Who appointed you a ruler and a judge?' (Ex 2:14.) God sent as both ruler
and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36 (Ex 12:41; 14:21; 33:1) He led them out after he had shown wonders
and signs in the land of Egypt, and at the Red Sea,
and for forty years in the wilderness.
37 "This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, The Lord your God will
raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.
Him you shall hear.'(Dt 18:15.)
38 (Ro 3:2; Ac 7:53; Heb 5:12) This is he who was in the congregation
in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai,
and with our fathers, who received living oracles to give to us,
39 (Nu 14:3-4; Ex 16:3) whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust away.
And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt,
40 (Ex 32:1; 32:23) saying to Aaron, 'Make for us gods to go before us.
For we do not know what has become of this Moses,
who led us out of the land of Egypt.('Ex 32:1,) 23.
41 So they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol,
and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
42 (Jer 19:13; Eze 20:39 ) But God turned and gave them up to worship
the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets:
'O House of Israel, have you offered to Me slain animals and sacrifices
for forty years in the wilderness?
43 Yes, you even raised the shrine of Moloch,
and the star of your god Remphan,
idols which you made to worship;
therefore I will exile you beyond Babylon.'
44 (Ex 25:40; 38:21) "Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness
in the wilderness, telling Moses to make it as He had commanded,
according to the pattern that he had seen,
45 (Ps 44:2; Jos 18:1) which our fathers, having received it,
brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles,
whom God drove out in front of our fathers until the days of David,
46 (Ps 132:1-5; Ac 13:22) who found favor in the presence of God
and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47 (1Ki 8:20; 2Sa 7:13) But Solomon built Him a house.
48 (1Ki 8:27) "However, the Most High does not dwell
in houses made with hands. As the prophet says:
49 (Mt 5:34-35; Ps 11:4) 'Heaven is My throne,
and the earth is My footstool.
What house will you build for Me? says the Lord,
or what is the place of My rest?
50 Has not My hand made all these things?'
51 (Ex 32:9; Lev 26:41) "You stiff-necked people,
uncircumcised in heart and ears!
You always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.
52 (Mt 5:12; 2Ch 36:16) Which of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted?
They have even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One,
of whom you have now become the betrayers and murderers,
53 (Gal 3:19; Heb 2:2; Dt 33:2) who have received the law by the disposition
of angels, but have not kept it."
[1] Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
[2] And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory
appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he
dwelt in Charran,
[3] And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred,
and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
[4] Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran:
and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land,
wherein ye now dwell.
[5] And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his
foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and
to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
[6] And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange
land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil
four hundred years.
[7] And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God:
and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
[8] And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat
Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob
begat the twelve patriarchs.
[9] And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was
with him,
[10] And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and
wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over
Egypt and all his house.
[11] Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and
great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
[12] But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our
fathers first.
[13] And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and
Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
[14] Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his
kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
[15] So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
[16] And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that
Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
[17] But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to
Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
[18] Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
[19] The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our
fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might
not live.
[20] In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up
in his father's house three months:
[21] And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished
him for her own son.
[22] And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was
mighty in words and in deeds.
[23] And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit
his brethren the children of Israel.
[24] And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him
that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
[25] For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his
hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
[26] And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would
have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong
one to another?
[27] But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made
thee a ruler and a judge over us?
[28] Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
[29] Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of
Madian, where he begat two sons.
[30] And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the
wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
[31] When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to
behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,
[32] Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abrham, and the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
[33] Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the
place where thou standest is holy ground.
[34] I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt,
and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now
come, I will send thee into Egypt.
[35] This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a
judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of
the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
[36] He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the
land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
[37] This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet
shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me;
him shall ye hear.
[38] This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel
which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the
lively oracles to give unto us:
[39] To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in
their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
[40] Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses,
which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
[41] And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the
idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
[42] Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it
is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye
offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the
wilderness?
[43] Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god
Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away
beyond Babylon.
[44] Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had
appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the
fashion that he had seen.
[45] Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the
possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our
fathers, unto the days of David;
[46] Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the
God of Jacob.
[47] But Solomon built him an house.
[48] Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith
the prophet,
[49] Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye
build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
[50] Hath not my hand made all these things?
[51] Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist
the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
[52] Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have
slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye
have been now the betrayers and murderers:
[53] Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not
kept it.
God, please show me if and where chosen to only hear what I wanted to hear
for your Word and ignored the rest.
A) The presence of God has never been limited to a physical building or
location but rather it is intended to be among his people.
B) God's people throughtout their history had a habit of not seeing the
deliverer that God had placed in front of them and that is why they
crucified Christ.
The Stoning of Stephen
54 (Ac 5:33; Job 16:9) When they heard these things,
they were cut to the heart,
and they gnashed their teeth at him.
55 (Mk 16:19; Jn 12:41) But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed into
heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
56 (Mt 3:16) and said, "Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man
standing at the right hand of God."
57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, closed their ears,
and rushed at him in unison.
58 (Ac 22:20; Lk 4:29; Ac 8:1) And they threw him out of the city
and stoned him. The witnesses laid down their garments at the feet
of a young man named Saul.
59 (Ps 31:5; Lk 23:46) They stoned Stephen as he was calling on God,
praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
60 (Mt 5:44; Lk 22:41) Then he knelt down and cried with a loud voice,
"Lord, do not hold this sin against them."
Having said this, he fell asleep.
[54] When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they
gnashed on him with their teeth.
[55] But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven,
and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
[56] And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing
on the right hand of God.
[57] Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran
upon him with one accord,
[58] And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid
down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
[59] And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus,
receive my spirit.
[60] And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this
sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
1) Detueronmy 1, 2
DEUTERONOMY 1
The Command to Leave Horeb
1 (1Sa 25:1) These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel
on the other side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain
opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel and Laban
and Hazeroth and Dizahab.
2 (Nu 13:26; 32:8) (It is an eleven-day journey from
Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea.)
3 (Nu 33:38) In the fortieth year, in the eleventh month,
on the first day of the month, Moses spoke to the children of Israel,
according to all that the Lord had commanded him to give to them.
4 (Nu 21:21-35; Ne 9:22) It was after he had slain
Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon,
and Og the king of Bashan, who lived at Ashtaroth in Edrei.
5 Across the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses began to declare
this law, saying:
6 (Ex 3:1; Nu 10:11-13) The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying,
"You have dwelt long enough at this mountain.
7 (Dt 11:24; Jos 10:40) Turn, and take your journey, and go to the mountains
of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors, in the plain, in the mountains
and in the lowland, in the Negev and by the seacoast, to the land of the
Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates.
8 (Ge 12:7; 15:18) See, I have set the land before you. Go in and possess
the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them."
[1] These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan
in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and
Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
[2] (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto
Kadesh-barnea.)
[3] And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the
first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel,
according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;
[4] After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in
Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
[5] On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this
law, saying,
[6] The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long
enough in this mount:
[7] Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites,
and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in
the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the
Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
[8] Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which
the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto
them and to their seed after them.
Leaders Appointed
9 (Ex 18:18) I spoke to you at that time, saying,
"I am not able to bear you by myself.
10 (Ge 15:5; Dt 10:22) The Lord your God has multiplied you, and surely
you are this day as numerous as the stars of heaven.
11 (Ge 22:17; Ex 32:13) May the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you
a thousand times more numerous and bless you, just as He has promised you!
12 How can I myself bear your load and your burden and your strife?
13 (Ex 18:21; Nu 11:16-17) Choose wise, discerning, and knowing men,
among your tribes, and I will appoint them as leaders over you."
14 You answered me, and said,
"The thing which you have said is good for us to do."
15 So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and well-known men,
and appointed them as leaders over you, leaders over thousands,
and leaders over hundreds, and leaders over fifties,
and leaders over tens, and officers among your tribes.
16 (Jn 7:24; Lev 24:22) I charged your judges at that time, saying,
"Hear the issues between your countrymen, and judge righteously
between every man and his fellow countryman, and the foreigner
that is with him.
17 (Ex 18:26; Lev 19:15) You shall not show partiality in judgment,
but you shallhear the small as well as the great. You shall not be afraid
in any man's presence, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too
hard for you, you shall bring it to me, and I will hear it."
18 At that time, I commanded you all the things you should do.
[9] And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you
myself alone:
[10] The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as
the stars of heaven for multitude.
[11] (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as
ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
[12] How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your
strife?
[13] Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and
I will make them rulers over you.
[14] And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good
for us to do.
[15] So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them
heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and
captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your
tribes.
[16] And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between
your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and
the stranger that is with him.
[17] Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small
as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the
judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me,
and I will hear it.
[18] And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
Israel Sends Spies
19 (Dt 1:2; 8:15; Jer 2:6) When we departed from Horeb, we went through
all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw by the way of the
mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us,
and we came to Kadesh Barnea.
20 I said to you, "You have come to the mountains of the Amorites,
which the Lord our God is giving to us.
21 (Jos 1:9) See, the Lord your God has set the land before you.
Go up and possess it, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers,
spoke to you. Do not fear or be discouraged."
22 So all of you came near to me and said,
"Let us send men before us, so that they shall scout out the land,
and bring back to us word concerning what way we should go up
and into what cities we shall come."
23 The thing pleased me, and I took twelve men from you,
one out of each tribe.
24 (Nu 13:21-27) They turned and went up into the hill country
and came to the Valley of Eshkol and scouted it out.
25 They took the fruit of the land in their hands,
and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said,
"It is a good land which the Lord our God is giving us."
[19] And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and
terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the
Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.
[20] And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites,
which the LORD our God doth give unto us.
[21] Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and
possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not,
neither be discouraged.
[22] And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men
before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by
what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
[23] And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a
tribe:
[24] And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley
of Eshcol, and searched it out.
[25] And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it
down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which
the LORD our God doth give us.
Israel Rebels
26 (Nu 14:1-4) Yet you were not willing to go up,
but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God.
27 (Dt 9:28; Nu 14:3) You murmured in your tents, and said,
"Because the Lord hates us, He has brought us out of the land
of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.
28 (Dt 9:1-2; Nu 13:28-33) Where shall we go up? Our brothers have
discouraged our hearts, saying, "The people are greater and taller than we.
The cities are great and walled up to heaven.
And moreover, we have seen the sons of the Anakites there.' "
29 Then I said to you, "Do not be terrified, or afraid of them.
30 (Ex 14:14; Ne 4:20) The Lord your God who goes before you,
He shall fight for you, just as all that He did for you
in Egypt before your eyes,
31 (Isa 46:3-4; 63:9) and in the wilderness, where you saw how
the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all
the way that you went, until you came to this place.-
32 (Ps 106:24; Jude 1:5) Yet in this thing you did not believe
the Lord your God,
33 (Nu 10:33; Ps 78:14) who went in the way before you,
to find you a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night
and in a cloud by day, to show you by what way you should go.
34 The Lord heard the sound of your words, and was angry, and vowed, saying,
35 "Not one of these men of this evil generation will see the good
land which I swore to give to your fathers.
36 (Nu 14:24) The exception will be Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
He shall see it, and to him I will give the land upon which he has walked,
and to his children, because he has wholly followed the Lord."
37 (Nu 20:12; Dt 4:21) Also the Lord was angry with me on your account,
saying, "You also shall not go in.
38 (Nu 14:30; Dt 3:28) But Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you,
he shall go in. Encourage him, for he will cause Israel to inherit it.
39 (Nu 14:3; Isa 7:15-16) Moreover, your little ones, who you said would
be a prey, and your children, who in that day had no knowledge
between good and evil, they shall go in, and to them will I give it,
and they shall possess it.
40 (Nu 14:25) But as for you, turn around, and take your journey
into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea."
41 Then you answered and said to me,
"We have sinned against the Lord. We will go up and fight,
just as the Lord our God commanded us."
So each of you girded on his weapons of war and you thought
it easy to go up into the hill country.
42 Then the Lord said to me, "Tell them,
'Do not go up nor fight, for I am not among you;
lest you be defeated before your enemies.' "
43 (Nu 14:44) So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. Instead,
you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord
and went presumptuously up into the hill country.
44 (Ps 118:12; Nu 14:45) The Amorites, who lived in the hill country,
came out against you, and chased you as bees do,
and destroyed you in Seir as far as Hormah.
45 Then you returned and wept before the Lord,
but the Lord would neither listen to your voice nor give ear to you.
46 (Nu 20:1; 20:22) So you dwelt in Kadesh many days,
according to the days you dwelt there.
[26] Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the
commandment of the LORD your God:
[27] And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he
hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand
of the Amorites, to destroy us.
[28] Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart,
saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and
walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims
there.
[29] Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
[30] The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you,
according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
[31] And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God
bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye
came into this place.
[32] Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,
[33] Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your
tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a
cloud by day.
[34] And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware,
saying,
[35] Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see
that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
[36] Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I
give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he
hath wholly followed the LORD.
[37] Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt
not go in thither.
[38] But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in
thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
[39] Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your
children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they
shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess
it.
[40] But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by
the way of the Red sea.
[41] Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we
will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us.
And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go
up into the hill.
[42] And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for
I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
[43] So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the
commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
[44] And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you,
and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
[45] And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not
hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
[46] So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode
there.
DEUTERONOMY 2
The Wilderness Years
1 (Nu 21:4; 14:25) Then we turned, and set out toward the wilderness
by the way of the Red Sea, as the Lord spoke to me, and we circled
Mount Seir for many days.
2 Then the Lord spoke to me, saying,
3 (Dt 1:6) "You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north.
4 (Nu 20:14-21; Ex 15:15) Command the people, saying: You are to pass
through the territory of your brothers the children of Esau, who dwell
in Seir, and they shall be afraid of you. So carefully watch yourselves.
5 (Ge 36:8; Jos 24:4) Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any
of their land, no, not so much as a footprint, because I have given
Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.
6 You may buy food from them with money so that you may eat,
and you may also buy water from them with money so that you may drink.
7 (Dt 8:2-4; Job 23:10) "For the Lord your God has blessed you in all
the works of your hands. He knows your wanderings through this
great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you.
You have lacked nothing."
8 (1Ki 9:26; Jdg 11:18) So we passed by our brothers, the children of Esau,
who lived in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath and from
Ezion Geber, and we turned and passed by the way of the Wilderness of Moab.
9 (Ge 19:36-37; Nu 21:15) The Lord said to me, "Do not harass the Moabites,
nor contend with them in battle, for I will not give you any of their land
for a possession, because I have given Ar
to the children of Lot as a possession."
10 (Ge 14:5) (The Emites lived there in times past, a people as great
and as many and as tall as the Anakites.
11 These people, as well as the Anakites, also were regarded as giants,
(About 14 feet long and 6 feet wide, or 4 meters long and 1.8 meters wide.)
but the Moabites call them Emites.
12 (Dt 2:22; Ge 14:6) The Horites also formerly lived in Seir,
but the children of Esau dispossessed and destroyed them,
and settled there in their place, just as Israel did to the land
of its possession, which the Lord gave to them.)
13 (Nu 21:12) "Cross over the Zered Valley." So we went over the Zered Valley.
14 (Dt 1:34-35; Nu 13:26) Now the length of time it took for us to come to
Kadesh Barnea until we crossed over the brook Zered was 38 years,
until all the generation of the men of war perished from among
the army, just as the Lord swore to them.
15 (Ps 106:26) For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them,
to destroy them from among their midst, until they were gone.
16 So it came to pass, when all the men of war were gone
and dead from among the people,
17 then the Lord spoke to me, saying,
18 "Today, you are to pass over through Ar, the border of Moab.
19 (Dt 2:9) When you come close to the Ammonites,
do not harass them or provoke them,
for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites
as a possession, because I have given it
to the children of Lot for a possession."
20 (Ge 14:5) (That also is considered the land of giants.
Giants formerly lived there, but the Ammonites
call them Zamzummites.
21 They were a great people, as numerous and tall as the Anakites.
But the Lord destroyed them before the Ammonites.
Then they dispossessed them and lived in their place,
22 (Ge 36:8; 14:6) just as He had done for the children
of Esau, who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites
from before them, and they dispossessed them,
and lived in their place even to this day.
23 (Ge 10:14; Jos 13:3) And the Avvites, who lived in villages
as far as Gaza, the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor,
destroyed them, and lived in their place.)
[1] Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of
the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many
days.
[2] And the LORD spake unto me, saying,
[3] Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
[4] And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of
your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be
afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
[5] Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so
much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a
possession.
[6] Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also
buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
[7] For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he
knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the
LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
[8] And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which
dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from
Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
[9] And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend
with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a
possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a
possession.
[10] The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and
tall, as the Anakims;
[11] Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call
them Emims.
[12] The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau
succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in
their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD
gave unto them.
[13] Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over
the brook Zered.
[14] And the space in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come
over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation
of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the LORD sware
unto them.
[15] For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from
among the host, until they were consumed.
[16] So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from
among the people,
[17] That the LORD spake unto me, saying,
[18] Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
[19] And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress
them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the
children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children
of Lot for a possession.
[20] (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old
time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
[21] A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD
destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their
stead:
[22] As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he
destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in
their stead even unto this day:
[23] And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims,
which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
King Sihon Defeated
24 "Arise, set out, and cross the River Arnon.
See, I have given Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon,
and his land into your hand. Begin to possess it
and contend with him in battle.
25 (Ex 15:14-16; Dt 11:25) This day I will begin to put
the dread of you and the fear of you on the nations
that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear
the report of you, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of you."
26 (Jos 13:18) I sent messengers out of the Wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon,
king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying,
27 (Jdg 11:19) "Let me pass through your land. I will only go
on the main road. I will not turn aside to the right or the left.
28 (Nu 20:19) You shall sell me food for money so that I may eat,
and give me water for money so that I may drink,
only allow me to pass through on foot,
29 (Nu 20:18; Dt 23:3-4) just as the children of Esau who dwell in Seir
and the Moabites who dwell in Ar did for me, until I pass over
the Jordan into the land which the Lord our God is giving us."
30 (Ex 4:21; Nu 21:23) But Sihon, king of Heshbon,
would not let us pass by him, for the Lord your God hardened
his spirit and made his heart obstinate, so that He might deliver
him into your hand as he is to this day.
31 (Dt 1:8) The Lord said to me, "See, I have begun to give Sihon
and his land to you. Begin to possess it, so that you may inherit his land."
32 (Nu 21:23-30) Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people,
to fight at Jahaz.
33 (Dt 7:2) Then the Lord our God delivered him over to us, and we struck
him down with his sons and all his people.
34 (Dt 7:2; 3:6) We took all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed
the men, the women, and the children of every city. We left no survivors.
35 We took only the livestock for plunder
and the spoils of the cities which we took.
36 (Jos 13:9; Dt 3:12; 4:48) From Aroer, which is on the bank
of the River Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley,
all the way to Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us.
The Lord our God delivered all to us.
37 (Ge 32:22; Nu 21:24) Only you did not come near the land of the Ammonites,
nor to any place on the River Jabbok, nor to the cities in the hill country,
nor to any place the Lord our God had forbidden us.
[24] Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I
have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land:
begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
[25] This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee
upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of
thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
[26] And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king
of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
[27] Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will
neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
[28] Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water
for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
[29] (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which
dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land
which the LORD our God giveth us.
[30] But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD
thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might
deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
[31] And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his
land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.
[32] Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at
Jahaz.
[33] And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his
sons, and all his people.
[34] And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men,
and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
[35] Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the
cities which we took.
[36] From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the
city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too
strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
[37] Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto
any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor
unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us.
(The Lord is always just)
2) Our Daily Bread for 10 March 2024 Titled
God Made Them All
Psalm 104:24-25
24 O Lord, how manifold are Your works!
With wisdom You have made them all;
the earth is full of Your creatures-
25 so is this great and wide sea,
which is full of innumerable creatures,
living animals both small and great.
26 There go the ships,
and there is Leviathan, which You have made to play in it.
27 These all wait upon You,
that You may give them their food in due season.
28 When You give it to them,
they gather it;
when You open Your hand,
they are filled with good food.
29 When You hide Your face,
they are troubled;
You take away their breath,
and they die and return to their dust.
30 When You send forth Your Spirit,
they are created,
and You renew the surface of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in His works.
32 He looks on the earth, and it trembles;
He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 May my meditation be sweet to Him,
for I will be glad in the Lord.
35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
and let the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Praise the Lord!
[24] O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all:
the earth is full of thy riches.
[25] So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable,
both small and great beasts.
[26] There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to
play therein.
[27] These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due
season.
[28] That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are
filled with good.
[29] Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath,
they die, and return to their dust.
[30] Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the
face of the earth.
[31] The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in
his works.
[32] He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and
they smoke.
[33] I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my
God while I have my being.
[34] My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
[35] Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no
more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
My three-year old son, Xavier, squeezed my hand as we entered the Monterey Bay
Aquarium in California. Pointing to a life-size sculpture of a humpback whale
suspended from the ceiling, he said, "Enormous!" His wide-eyed joy continued
as we explored each exhibit. We laughed as the otters splish-splashed during
feeding time. We stood in silence in front of a large glass aquarium window,
mesmerised by the golden-brown jellyfish dancing in the electric blue water.
"God made every creature in the ocean," I said, "just like He made you
and me." Xavier whispered, "Wow."
In Psalm 104, the psalmist acknowledged God's abounding creation and sang,
"in wisdom hast thou made them all:
the earth is full of thy riches." (v. 24). He declared, "So is this great
and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable,
both small and great beasts." (v. 25). He proclaimed God's generous
and satisfying provision for all He created (vv. 27-28). He also affirmed
that God has determined the days of each one’s existence (vv. 29-30).
We can join the psalmist in singing this declaration of devotion:
"I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my
God while I have my being." (v. 33). Every creature that exists,
from the big to the small, can lead us to praise because God made them all.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
When has exploring the wonderful world God made led you to praise Him?
How has He used His creation to deepen your faith in His power and provision?
All-powerful Creator and Sustainer of all, You're so worthy of all my praise!
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 1 - Sin Universal
Romans 3:23-24
23 (Ro 3:9) For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,
24 (Ro 4:16; Col 1:14) being justified freely by His grace
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption
that is in Christ Jesus:
A distinguished middle-aged man stood trembling before his church
to give his testimony. Years before, in the grip of a mental illness
that nearly destroyed his life, he had taken the life of his own daughter
and tried to kill himself. But he did not die; tried and convicted, he
spent years in prison, and even longer in the prison of his own guilt.
After the service, a young woman walked up to him and simply said,
"Thank you for sharing. I've sinned, too."
We've all sinned, too - lest we forget or rationalise, the Bible reminds
us in no uncertain terms. And the writer of these verses was no stranger
to sin: he was the Pharisee, the holier-than-thou religious leader
who officiated at the stoning death of Stephen. He was the Jew who had
scattered and killed the followers of this heretic called Christ. He
thought he was righteous while he murdered God's people.
Christians tends to establish a "hierarchy" of sin - sexual sin is "worse"
than pride: murder is "more horrible" than slander. Yet the Bible gives
no indication that god acknowledges our hierarchy. Sin is sin; all have
sinned, and if we are guilty at one point, we are guilty of all.
Rather than rationalise our individual sins as being "less bad"
than someone else's, we need to openly confess our dilemma as sinners
and turn to God for his remedy. We cannot and do not need to earn or
deserve that grace - it is a gift from God.
Application
a) Have I ever compared my sin with someone else's in order
to make myself fell like a better person? Why is such
comparison not a valid remedy for sin?
b) Why do I need to acknowledge my sin honestly before I can
receive justification?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Haggai 2:7-9
7 (1Ki 8:11; Isa 60:7) And I will shake all the nations,
and they will come with the wealth of all nations,
and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of Hosts.
8 (Isa 60:17) The silver is mine, and the gold is Mine,
says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Isa 9:6-7) The glory of this latter house will be greater
than the former, says the Lord of Hosts. And in this place
I will give peace, says the Lord of Hosts.
7 and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations
shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater
than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place
will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Help in Times of Temptation
James 1:12-18
Trial and Temptation
12 (Jas 2:5; 1Co 9:25; 2Ti 4:8) Blessed is the man who endures temptation,
for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life,
which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God,"
for God cannot be tempted with evil; neither does He tempt anyone.
14 But each man is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.
15 (Job 15:35; Ps 7:14) Then, when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin;
and when sin is finished, it brings forth death.
16 (Jas 1:19; 2:5) Do not err, my beloved brothers.
17 (Mal 3:6; Nu 23:19; Jn 3:27) Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above and comes down from the Father of lights,
with whom is no change or shadow of turning.
18 (1Pe 1:23; Jn 1:13; Rev 14:4) Of His own will He brought us forth with
the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of His creatures.
12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried,
he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised
to them that love him.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God:
for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
14 but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust,
and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin:
and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness,
neither shadow of turning.
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth,
that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
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
1st Day of Ramadam - 10 March 2024 Pray for Peace in Yemen
Psalm 2:10-11
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Now then, you kings, be wise;
be admonished, you judges of the earth.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Serve the Lord with fear; tremble with trepidation!
[10]Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
[11] Serve the LORD with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
About 3,000 years ago, the Queen of Sheba came to visit King Solomon from
her country, which is known as Yemen today. She brought gifts of Yemeni
spices and gold. When she left she was in a dilemma, because she was
fascinated by what she had heard about Solomon's God.
Today, the land of Yemen is incredibly impoverished and the leaders of Yemen
face far worse dilemmas. Their country's essential water table has been
drying up. The literacy rate for women is a mere 25%. Since 2014, the country
has been torn in two by civil war, leaving 82% of the 31 million people
dependent on outside aid to survive. Sickness and starvation have taken
a great toll on this once beautiful country.
Yemen is 99% Muslim. It is led by Houthi leaders in the north,
the Presidential Leadership Council in the south, and multiple other
political, military, and tribal leaders who need God's wisdom and salvation.
It is very challenging for Yemeni leaders to accept Christ, especially since
conversion from Islam is punishable by the death penalty in Yemen.
But with God, nothing is impossible.
David prayed that his son Solomon-and ultimately his descendant Christ-would
receive gifts from the Kings of Sheba (Psalms 72:10).
10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles
bring presents;
the kings of Sheba and Seba offer a gift.
[10] The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings
of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
God answered-at least
in part. Let us pray for an even greater fulfillment of his prayer today
by God bringing the Muslim rulers of Yemen to acknowledge Christ as Lord.
How to Pray
Pray for the gospel to spread throughout Yemen until
it reaches the very highest levels of government.
Pray for national and local leaders to put their
trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Pray for the leaders of Yemen to permit their people to live peaceful,
godly lives, with freedom to follow Christ.
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
10th Day of the Month
a) Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
(
John 3:16
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18)
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
)
b) Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to serve him in obedience and sacrifice.
Pray to the Lord and pray that the Lord will give your victory and justice.
Pray to the Lord: "All-powerful Creator and Sustainer of all,
You're so worthy of all my praise!"
Pray to the Lord and pray to know that We are all sinner
needs the Grace of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know who can help you escape temptation.
Pray to the Lord and pray to experience His forgiveness and Lovingkindness.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray for the gospel to spread throughout Yemen until
it reaches the very highest levels of government.
Pray for Yemeni national and local leaders to put their
trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Pray for the leaders of Yemen to permit their people to live peaceful,
godly lives, with freedom to follow Christ.
Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.
Pray that online ministries and Christian broadcasts will reach many
with the Gospel and disciple new believers in Iran.
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
Today at
Calvary Community Church Pastor Doug Zeiber spoke
on Countering the Enemy - Obedience and Sacrifice
Acts 6:5-15
5 (Ac 11:24; 6:3) And what was said pleased the whole multitude,
and they chose Stephen, who was a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit,
and Philip, and Procorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas,
a proselyte from Antioch,
6 (Ac 1:24; 8:17) whom they presented before the apostles. And when they had
prayed, they placed their hands on them.
7 (Ac 12:24; 19:20) So the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples
grew rapidly in Jerusalem, and a great number of the priests
were obedient to the faith.
[5] And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a
man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and
Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
[6] Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid
their hands on them.
[7] And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples
multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were
obedient to the faith.
The Arrest of Stephen
8 Now Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders
and miracles among the people.
9 (Mt 27:32; Ac 15:23) Then some men rose up from what is called
the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians,
and those from Cilicia and of Asia), disputing with Stephen.
10 (Lk 21:15) But they were not able to withstand the wisdom
and the Spirit by which he spoke.
11 (Mt 26:59-60) Then they secretly instigated men who said, "We have
heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."
12 So they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes,
and came upon him and seized him and led him to the Sanhedrin,
13 (Ac 6:11; 21:28) and set up false witnesses who said,
"This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place
and the law.
14 (Da 9:26; Ac 15:1) For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth
will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses handed down
to us."
15 (Ecc 8:1) All who sat in the Sanhedrin, gazing at him,
saw his face as the face of an angel.
[8] And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles
among the people.
[9] Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue
of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia
and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
[10] And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he
spake.
[11] Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous
words against Moses, and against God.
[12] And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and
came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
[13] And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak
blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
[14] For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy
this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
[15] And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his
face as it had been the face of an angel.
2 Timothy 2:20
20 (1Ti 3:15) In a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels,
but also those of wood and clay; some are for honor, and some for dishonour.
[20] But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver,
but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
Are we at that place in our reltionship with God that no matter what happens
to us we are at peace and completely trusting Him with our lives and our
future?
Where is our faith and trust in God at?
Luke 21:12-15
12 (Ac 8:3) "But before all these things, they will seize you
and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons,
and you will be brought before kings and governors for My name's sake.
13 It will turn out as a testimony for you.
14 Therefore resolve in your hearts beforehand not to practice your defense.
15 (Jer 1:9; Ac 6:10) For I will give you a mouth and wisdom,
which all your opponents will be able to neither refute nor resist.
[12] But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute
you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought
before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
[13] And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
[14] Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye
shall answer:
[15] For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries
shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Acts 7:1-53
Stephen's Speech
1 Then the high priest said, "Are these things so?"
2 (Ge 11:31; Ps 29:3) He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen! The God of glory
appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia,
before he lived in Harran,
3 (Ge 12:1) and said to him, 'Leave your country and your relatives,
and come to the land which I will show you.' (Ge 12:1.)
4 (Ge 12:4-5; 11:31-32) "Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans
and lived in Harran. When his father died, He removed him from there
to this land in which you now live.
5 (Ge 12:7; 17:8) He gave him no inheritance in it, nor a foothold,
and promised to give it to him as a possession and to his descendants
after him while he had no child.
6 (Ge 15:13) God spoke in this way, 'Your descendants shall be sojourners
in a land belonging to others, who will enslave them and mistreat them
four hundred years. (Ge 15:13.)
7 (Ex 3:12) And I will judge the nation to whom they will be enslaved,'
(Ge 15:14.) said God. 'After that they shall come out and worship Me
in this place.' (Ex 3:12.)
8 (Ge 17:9-14; 35:23-26) Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision.
And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day.
And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
9 (Ge 39:2; 45:4) "The patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt.
But God was with him,
10 (Ge 42:6) and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour
and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt,
who appointed him governor over Egypt
and all his house.
11 (Ps 105:16) "Then a famine came over all Egypt
and Canaan with great affliction,
and our fathers found no sustenance.
12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers
the first time.
13 During the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers,
and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
14 (Dt 10:22; Ge 46:26-27) Then Joseph sent and called for his father Jacob
and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
15 (Ge 49:33; Ex 1:6) Then Jacob went down into Egypt.
And he and our fathers died,
16 (Jos 24:32; Ge 23:16; Ex 13:19) and were carried to Shechem
and put in the tomb that Abraham had bought
for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
17 (Ac 7:6; 13:17) "When the time of the promise drew near,
which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt
18 (Ex 1:8) until another king rose up who did not know Joseph.(Ex 1:8.)
19 (Ex 1:9-22; Ps 105:25) He dealt deceitfully with our people and mistreated
our fathers, forcing them to put out their young children,
that they might not live.
20 (Heb 11:23) "At that time Moses was born,
and was fair in the sight of God. And he was reared for three months
in his father's house.
21 When he was put out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up
and reared him as her own son.
22 (Isa 19:11; Da 1:4) Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians
and was powerful in words and in deeds.
23 (Ex 2:11-12; Heb 11:24-26) "When he was forty years old, it came
to his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
24 But seeing one being wronged, he defended him, and avenged him
who was oppressed, and struck the Egyptian.
25 He supposed that his brothers would understand that God would deliver
them by his hand, but they did not understand.
26 On the next day he appeared to them as they fought and tried to reconcile
them in peace, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?'
(Ex 2:13.)
27 (Ac 7:35; Lk 12:14) "But the one wronging his neighbor pushed him away,
saying, 'Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?
28 Will you kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'
(Gk. 15 orguias, about 27 meters.)
29 Moses fled at this word and became a sojourner in the land of Midian,
(Ex 2:11-15.) where he became the father of two sons.
30 (Ac 7:35; Ex 3:1-2) "When fourty years had passed, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai,
in a flame of fire in a bush. (Ex 3:1-4. )
31 (Ex 3:3-4) When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight.
As he drew near to look at it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying,
32 (Ex 3:6; Mt 22:32) 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham
and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.'Ex 3:6.
Moses trembled and dared not look.
33 (Ex 3:5; Jos 5:15) "Then the Lord said to him,
'Take off the shoes from your feet, for the place where you are standing
is holy ground.(Ex 3:5.)
34 (Ex 3:7-10) I have indeed seen the oppression of My people who are
in Egypt. I have heard their groaning,
and I have come down to deliver them. Now come,
I will send you to Egypt.'(Ex 3:7, 10.)
35 (Ex 14:19; Nu 20:16) "This Moses, whom they rejected, saying,
'Who appointed you a ruler and a judge?' (Ex 2:14.) God sent as both ruler
and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36 (Ex 12:41; 14:21; 33:1) He led them out after he had shown wonders
and signs in the land of Egypt, and at the Red Sea,
and for forty years in the wilderness.
37 "This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, The Lord your God will
raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.
Him you shall hear.'(Dt 18:15.)
38 (Ro 3:2; Ac 7:53; Heb 5:12) This is he who was in the congregation
in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai,
and with our fathers, who received living oracles to give to us,
39 (Nu 14:3-4; Ex 16:3) whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust away.
And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt,
40 (Ex 32:1; 32:23) saying to Aaron, 'Make for us gods to go before us.
For we do not know what has become of this Moses,
who led us out of the land of Egypt.('Ex 32:1,) 23.
41 So they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol,
and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
42 (Jer 19:13; Eze 20:39 ) But God turned and gave them up to worship
the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets:
'O House of Israel, have you offered to Me slain animals and sacrifices
for forty years in the wilderness?
43 Yes, you even raised the shrine of Moloch,
and the star of your god Remphan,
idols which you made to worship;
therefore I will exile you beyond Babylon.'
44 (Ex 25:40; 38:21) "Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness
in the wilderness, telling Moses to make it as He had commanded,
according to the pattern that he had seen,
45 (Ps 44:2; Jos 18:1) which our fathers, having received it,
brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles,
whom God drove out in front of our fathers until the days of David,
46 (Ps 132:1-5; Ac 13:22) who found favor in the presence of God
and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47 (1Ki 8:20; 2Sa 7:13) But Solomon built Him a house.
48 (1Ki 8:27) "However, the Most High does not dwell
in houses made with hands. As the prophet says:
49 (Mt 5:34-35; Ps 11:4) 'Heaven is My throne,
and the earth is My footstool.
What house will you build for Me? says the Lord,
or what is the place of My rest?
50 Has not My hand made all these things?'
51 (Ex 32:9; Lev 26:41) "You stiff-necked people,
uncircumcised in heart and ears!
You always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.
52 (Mt 5:12; 2Ch 36:16) Which of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted?
They have even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One,
of whom you have now become the betrayers and murderers,
53 (Gal 3:19; Heb 2:2; Dt 33:2) who have received the law by the disposition
of angels, but have not kept it."
[1] Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
[2] And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory
appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he
dwelt in Charran,
[3] And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred,
and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
[4] Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran:
and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land,
wherein ye now dwell.
[5] And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his
foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and
to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
[6] And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange
land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil
four hundred years.
[7] And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God:
and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
[8] And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat
Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob
begat the twelve patriarchs.
[9] And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was
with him,
[10] And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and
wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over
Egypt and all his house.
[11] Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and
great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
[12] But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our
fathers first.
[13] And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and
Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
[14] Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his
kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
[15] So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
[16] And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that
Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
[17] But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to
Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
[18] Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
[19] The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our
fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might
not live.
[20] In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up
in his father's house three months:
[21] And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished
him for her own son.
[22] And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was
mighty in words and in deeds.
[23] And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit
his brethren the children of Israel.
[24] And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him
that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
[25] For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his
hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
[26] And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would
have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong
one to another?
[27] But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made
thee a ruler and a judge over us?
[28] Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
[29] Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of
Madian, where he begat two sons.
[30] And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the
wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
[31] When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to
behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,
[32] Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abrham, and the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
[33] Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the
place where thou standest is holy ground.
[34] I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt,
and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now
come, I will send thee into Egypt.
[35] This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a
judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of
the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
[36] He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the
land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
[37] This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet
shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me;
him shall ye hear.
[38] This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel
which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the
lively oracles to give unto us:
[39] To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in
their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
[40] Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses,
which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
[41] And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the
idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
[42] Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it
is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye
offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the
wilderness?
[43] Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god
Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away
beyond Babylon.
[44] Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had
appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the
fashion that he had seen.
[45] Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the
possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our
fathers, unto the days of David;
[46] Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the
God of Jacob.
[47] But Solomon built him an house.
[48] Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith
the prophet,
[49] Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye
build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
[50] Hath not my hand made all these things?
[51] Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist
the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
[52] Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have
slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye
have been now the betrayers and murderers:
[53] Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not
kept it.
God, please show me if and where chosen to only hear what I wanted to hear
for your Word and ignored the rest.
A) The presence of God has never been limited to a physical building or
location but rather it is intended to be among his people.
B) God's people throughtout their history had a habit of not seeing the
deliverer that God had placed in front of them and that is why they
crucified Christ.
The Stoning of Stephen
54 (Ac 5:33; Job 16:9) When they heard these things,
they were cut to the heart,
and they gnashed their teeth at him.
55 (Mk 16:19; Jn 12:41) But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed into
heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
56 (Mt 3:16) and said, "Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man
standing at the right hand of God."
57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, closed their ears,
and rushed at him in unison.
58 (Ac 22:20; Lk 4:29; Ac 8:1) And they threw him out of the city
and stoned him. The witnesses laid down their garments at the feet
of a young man named Saul.
59 (Ps 31:5; Lk 23:46) They stoned Stephen as he was calling on God,
praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
60 (Mt 5:44; Lk 22:41) Then he knelt down and cried with a loud voice,
"Lord, do not hold this sin against them."
Having said this, he fell asleep.
[54] When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they
gnashed on him with their teeth.
[55] But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven,
and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
[56] And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing
on the right hand of God.
[57] Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran
upon him with one accord,
[58] And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid
down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
[59] And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus,
receive my spirit.
[60] And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this
sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
1) Detueronmy 1, 2
DEUTERONOMY 1
The Command to Leave Horeb
1 (1Sa 25:1) These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel
on the other side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain
opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel and Laban
and Hazeroth and Dizahab.
2 (Nu 13:26; 32:8) (It is an eleven-day journey from
Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea.)
3 (Nu 33:38) In the fortieth year, in the eleventh month,
on the first day of the month, Moses spoke to the children of Israel,
according to all that the Lord had commanded him to give to them.
4 (Nu 21:21-35; Ne 9:22) It was after he had slain
Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon,
and Og the king of Bashan, who lived at Ashtaroth in Edrei.
5 Across the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses began to declare
this law, saying:
6 (Ex 3:1; Nu 10:11-13) The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying,
"You have dwelt long enough at this mountain.
7 (Dt 11:24; Jos 10:40) Turn, and take your journey, and go to the mountains
of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors, in the plain, in the mountains
and in the lowland, in the Negev and by the seacoast, to the land of the
Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates.
8 (Ge 12:7; 15:18) See, I have set the land before you. Go in and possess
the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them."
[1] These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan
in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and
Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
[2] (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto
Kadesh-barnea.)
[3] And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the
first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel,
according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;
[4] After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in
Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
[5] On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this
law, saying,
[6] The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long
enough in this mount:
[7] Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites,
and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in
the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the
Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
[8] Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which
the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto
them and to their seed after them.
Leaders Appointed
9 (Ex 18:18) I spoke to you at that time, saying,
"I am not able to bear you by myself.
10 (Ge 15:5; Dt 10:22) The Lord your God has multiplied you, and surely
you are this day as numerous as the stars of heaven.
11 (Ge 22:17; Ex 32:13) May the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you
a thousand times more numerous and bless you, just as He has promised you!
12 How can I myself bear your load and your burden and your strife?
13 (Ex 18:21; Nu 11:16-17) Choose wise, discerning, and knowing men,
among your tribes, and I will appoint them as leaders over you."
14 You answered me, and said,
"The thing which you have said is good for us to do."
15 So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and well-known men,
and appointed them as leaders over you, leaders over thousands,
and leaders over hundreds, and leaders over fifties,
and leaders over tens, and officers among your tribes.
16 (Jn 7:24; Lev 24:22) I charged your judges at that time, saying,
"Hear the issues between your countrymen, and judge righteously
between every man and his fellow countryman, and the foreigner
that is with him.
17 (Ex 18:26; Lev 19:15) You shall not show partiality in judgment,
but you shallhear the small as well as the great. You shall not be afraid
in any man's presence, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too
hard for you, you shall bring it to me, and I will hear it."
18 At that time, I commanded you all the things you should do.
[9] And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you
myself alone:
[10] The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as
the stars of heaven for multitude.
[11] (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as
ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
[12] How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your
strife?
[13] Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and
I will make them rulers over you.
[14] And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good
for us to do.
[15] So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them
heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and
captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your
tribes.
[16] And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between
your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and
the stranger that is with him.
[17] Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small
as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the
judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me,
and I will hear it.
[18] And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
Israel Sends Spies
19 (Dt 1:2; 8:15; Jer 2:6) When we departed from Horeb, we went through
all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw by the way of the
mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us,
and we came to Kadesh Barnea.
20 I said to you, "You have come to the mountains of the Amorites,
which the Lord our God is giving to us.
21 (Jos 1:9) See, the Lord your God has set the land before you.
Go up and possess it, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers,
spoke to you. Do not fear or be discouraged."
22 So all of you came near to me and said,
"Let us send men before us, so that they shall scout out the land,
and bring back to us word concerning what way we should go up
and into what cities we shall come."
23 The thing pleased me, and I took twelve men from you,
one out of each tribe.
24 (Nu 13:21-27) They turned and went up into the hill country
and came to the Valley of Eshkol and scouted it out.
25 They took the fruit of the land in their hands,
and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said,
"It is a good land which the Lord our God is giving us."
[19] And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and
terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the
Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.
[20] And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites,
which the LORD our God doth give unto us.
[21] Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and
possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not,
neither be discouraged.
[22] And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men
before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by
what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
[23] And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a
tribe:
[24] And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley
of Eshcol, and searched it out.
[25] And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it
down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which
the LORD our God doth give us.
Israel Rebels
26 (Nu 14:1-4) Yet you were not willing to go up,
but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God.
27 (Dt 9:28; Nu 14:3) You murmured in your tents, and said,
"Because the Lord hates us, He has brought us out of the land
of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.
28 (Dt 9:1-2; Nu 13:28-33) Where shall we go up? Our brothers have
discouraged our hearts, saying, "The people are greater and taller than we.
The cities are great and walled up to heaven.
And moreover, we have seen the sons of the Anakites there.' "
29 Then I said to you, "Do not be terrified, or afraid of them.
30 (Ex 14:14; Ne 4:20) The Lord your God who goes before you,
He shall fight for you, just as all that He did for you
in Egypt before your eyes,
31 (Isa 46:3-4; 63:9) and in the wilderness, where you saw how
the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all
the way that you went, until you came to this place.-
32 (Ps 106:24; Jude 1:5) Yet in this thing you did not believe
the Lord your God,
33 (Nu 10:33; Ps 78:14) who went in the way before you,
to find you a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night
and in a cloud by day, to show you by what way you should go.
34 The Lord heard the sound of your words, and was angry, and vowed, saying,
35 "Not one of these men of this evil generation will see the good
land which I swore to give to your fathers.
36 (Nu 14:24) The exception will be Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
He shall see it, and to him I will give the land upon which he has walked,
and to his children, because he has wholly followed the Lord."
37 (Nu 20:12; Dt 4:21) Also the Lord was angry with me on your account,
saying, "You also shall not go in.
38 (Nu 14:30; Dt 3:28) But Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you,
he shall go in. Encourage him, for he will cause Israel to inherit it.
39 (Nu 14:3; Isa 7:15-16) Moreover, your little ones, who you said would
be a prey, and your children, who in that day had no knowledge
between good and evil, they shall go in, and to them will I give it,
and they shall possess it.
40 (Nu 14:25) But as for you, turn around, and take your journey
into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea."
41 Then you answered and said to me,
"We have sinned against the Lord. We will go up and fight,
just as the Lord our God commanded us."
So each of you girded on his weapons of war and you thought
it easy to go up into the hill country.
42 Then the Lord said to me, "Tell them,
'Do not go up nor fight, for I am not among you;
lest you be defeated before your enemies.' "
43 (Nu 14:44) So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. Instead,
you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord
and went presumptuously up into the hill country.
44 (Ps 118:12; Nu 14:45) The Amorites, who lived in the hill country,
came out against you, and chased you as bees do,
and destroyed you in Seir as far as Hormah.
45 Then you returned and wept before the Lord,
but the Lord would neither listen to your voice nor give ear to you.
46 (Nu 20:1; 20:22) So you dwelt in Kadesh many days,
according to the days you dwelt there.
[26] Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the
commandment of the LORD your God:
[27] And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he
hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand
of the Amorites, to destroy us.
[28] Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart,
saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and
walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims
there.
[29] Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
[30] The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you,
according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
[31] And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God
bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye
came into this place.
[32] Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,
[33] Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your
tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a
cloud by day.
[34] And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware,
saying,
[35] Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see
that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
[36] Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I
give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he
hath wholly followed the LORD.
[37] Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt
not go in thither.
[38] But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in
thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
[39] Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your
children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they
shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess
it.
[40] But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by
the way of the Red sea.
[41] Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we
will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us.
And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go
up into the hill.
[42] And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for
I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
[43] So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the
commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
[44] And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you,
and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
[45] And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not
hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
[46] So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode
there.
DEUTERONOMY 2
The Wilderness Years
1 (Nu 21:4; 14:25) Then we turned, and set out toward the wilderness
by the way of the Red Sea, as the Lord spoke to me, and we circled
Mount Seir for many days.
2 Then the Lord spoke to me, saying,
3 (Dt 1:6) "You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north.
4 (Nu 20:14-21; Ex 15:15) Command the people, saying: You are to pass
through the territory of your brothers the children of Esau, who dwell
in Seir, and they shall be afraid of you. So carefully watch yourselves.
5 (Ge 36:8; Jos 24:4) Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any
of their land, no, not so much as a footprint, because I have given
Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.
6 You may buy food from them with money so that you may eat,
and you may also buy water from them with money so that you may drink.
7 (Dt 8:2-4; Job 23:10) "For the Lord your God has blessed you in all
the works of your hands. He knows your wanderings through this
great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you.
You have lacked nothing."
8 (1Ki 9:26; Jdg 11:18) So we passed by our brothers, the children of Esau,
who lived in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath and from
Ezion Geber, and we turned and passed by the way of the Wilderness of Moab.
9 (Ge 19:36-37; Nu 21:15) The Lord said to me, "Do not harass the Moabites,
nor contend with them in battle, for I will not give you any of their land
for a possession, because I have given Ar
to the children of Lot as a possession."
10 (Ge 14:5) (The Emites lived there in times past, a people as great
and as many and as tall as the Anakites.
11 These people, as well as the Anakites, also were regarded as giants,
(About 14 feet long and 6 feet wide, or 4 meters long and 1.8 meters wide.)
but the Moabites call them Emites.
12 (Dt 2:22; Ge 14:6) The Horites also formerly lived in Seir,
but the children of Esau dispossessed and destroyed them,
and settled there in their place, just as Israel did to the land
of its possession, which the Lord gave to them.)
13 (Nu 21:12) "Cross over the Zered Valley." So we went over the Zered Valley.
14 (Dt 1:34-35; Nu 13:26) Now the length of time it took for us to come to
Kadesh Barnea until we crossed over the brook Zered was 38 years,
until all the generation of the men of war perished from among
the army, just as the Lord swore to them.
15 (Ps 106:26) For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them,
to destroy them from among their midst, until they were gone.
16 So it came to pass, when all the men of war were gone
and dead from among the people,
17 then the Lord spoke to me, saying,
18 "Today, you are to pass over through Ar, the border of Moab.
19 (Dt 2:9) When you come close to the Ammonites,
do not harass them or provoke them,
for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites
as a possession, because I have given it
to the children of Lot for a possession."
20 (Ge 14:5) (That also is considered the land of giants.
Giants formerly lived there, but the Ammonites
call them Zamzummites.
21 They were a great people, as numerous and tall as the Anakites.
But the Lord destroyed them before the Ammonites.
Then they dispossessed them and lived in their place,
22 (Ge 36:8; 14:6) just as He had done for the children
of Esau, who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites
from before them, and they dispossessed them,
and lived in their place even to this day.
23 (Ge 10:14; Jos 13:3) And the Avvites, who lived in villages
as far as Gaza, the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor,
destroyed them, and lived in their place.)
[1] Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of
the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many
days.
[2] And the LORD spake unto me, saying,
[3] Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
[4] And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of
your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be
afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
[5] Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so
much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a
possession.
[6] Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also
buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
[7] For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he
knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the
LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
[8] And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which
dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from
Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
[9] And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend
with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a
possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a
possession.
[10] The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and
tall, as the Anakims;
[11] Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call
them Emims.
[12] The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau
succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in
their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD
gave unto them.
[13] Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over
the brook Zered.
[14] And the space in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come
over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation
of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the LORD sware
unto them.
[15] For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from
among the host, until they were consumed.
[16] So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from
among the people,
[17] That the LORD spake unto me, saying,
[18] Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
[19] And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress
them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the
children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children
of Lot for a possession.
[20] (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old
time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
[21] A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD
destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their
stead:
[22] As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he
destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in
their stead even unto this day:
[23] And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims,
which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
King Sihon Defeated
24 "Arise, set out, and cross the River Arnon.
See, I have given Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon,
and his land into your hand. Begin to possess it
and contend with him in battle.
25 (Ex 15:14-16; Dt 11:25) This day I will begin to put
the dread of you and the fear of you on the nations
that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear
the report of you, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of you."
26 (Jos 13:18) I sent messengers out of the Wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon,
king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying,
27 (Jdg 11:19) "Let me pass through your land. I will only go
on the main road. I will not turn aside to the right or the left.
28 (Nu 20:19) You shall sell me food for money so that I may eat,
and give me water for money so that I may drink,
only allow me to pass through on foot,
29 (Nu 20:18; Dt 23:3-4) just as the children of Esau who dwell in Seir
and the Moabites who dwell in Ar did for me, until I pass over
the Jordan into the land which the Lord our God is giving us."
30 (Ex 4:21; Nu 21:23) But Sihon, king of Heshbon,
would not let us pass by him, for the Lord your God hardened
his spirit and made his heart obstinate, so that He might deliver
him into your hand as he is to this day.
31 (Dt 1:8) The Lord said to me, "See, I have begun to give Sihon
and his land to you. Begin to possess it, so that you may inherit his land."
32 (Nu 21:23-30) Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people,
to fight at Jahaz.
33 (Dt 7:2) Then the Lord our God delivered him over to us, and we struck
him down with his sons and all his people.
34 (Dt 7:2; 3:6) We took all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed
the men, the women, and the children of every city. We left no survivors.
35 We took only the livestock for plunder
and the spoils of the cities which we took.
36 (Jos 13:9; Dt 3:12; 4:48) From Aroer, which is on the bank
of the River Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley,
all the way to Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us.
The Lord our God delivered all to us.
37 (Ge 32:22; Nu 21:24) Only you did not come near the land of the Ammonites,
nor to any place on the River Jabbok, nor to the cities in the hill country,
nor to any place the Lord our God had forbidden us.
[24] Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I
have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land:
begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
[25] This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee
upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of
thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
[26] And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king
of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
[27] Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will
neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
[28] Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water
for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
[29] (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which
dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land
which the LORD our God giveth us.
[30] But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD
thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might
deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
[31] And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his
land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.
[32] Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at
Jahaz.
[33] And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his
sons, and all his people.
[34] And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men,
and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
[35] Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the
cities which we took.
[36] From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the
city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too
strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
[37] Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto
any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor
unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us.
(The Lord is always just)
2) Our Daily Bread for 10 March 2024 Titled
God Made Them All
Psalm 104:24-25
24 O Lord, how manifold are Your works!
With wisdom You have made them all;
the earth is full of Your creatures-
25 so is this great and wide sea,
which is full of innumerable creatures,
living animals both small and great.
26 There go the ships,
and there is Leviathan, which You have made to play in it.
27 These all wait upon You,
that You may give them their food in due season.
28 When You give it to them,
they gather it;
when You open Your hand,
they are filled with good food.
29 When You hide Your face,
they are troubled;
You take away their breath,
and they die and return to their dust.
30 When You send forth Your Spirit,
they are created,
and You renew the surface of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in His works.
32 He looks on the earth, and it trembles;
He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 May my meditation be sweet to Him,
for I will be glad in the Lord.
35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
and let the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Praise the Lord!
[24] O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all:
the earth is full of thy riches.
[25] So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable,
both small and great beasts.
[26] There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to
play therein.
[27] These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due
season.
[28] That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are
filled with good.
[29] Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath,
they die, and return to their dust.
[30] Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the
face of the earth.
[31] The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in
his works.
[32] He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and
they smoke.
[33] I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my
God while I have my being.
[34] My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
[35] Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no
more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
My three-year old son, Xavier, squeezed my hand as we entered the Monterey Bay
Aquarium in California. Pointing to a life-size sculpture of a humpback whale
suspended from the ceiling, he said, "Enormous!" His wide-eyed joy continued
as we explored each exhibit. We laughed as the otters splish-splashed during
feeding time. We stood in silence in front of a large glass aquarium window,
mesmerised by the golden-brown jellyfish dancing in the electric blue water.
"God made every creature in the ocean," I said, "just like He made you
and me." Xavier whispered, "Wow."
In Psalm 104, the psalmist acknowledged God's abounding creation and sang,
"in wisdom hast thou made them all:
the earth is full of thy riches." (v. 24). He declared, "So is this great
and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable,
both small and great beasts." (v. 25). He proclaimed God's generous
and satisfying provision for all He created (vv. 27-28). He also affirmed
that God has determined the days of each one’s existence (vv. 29-30).
We can join the psalmist in singing this declaration of devotion:
"I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my
God while I have my being." (v. 33). Every creature that exists,
from the big to the small, can lead us to praise because God made them all.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
When has exploring the wonderful world God made led you to praise Him?
How has He used His creation to deepen your faith in His power and provision?
All-powerful Creator and Sustainer of all, You're so worthy of all my praise!
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 1 - Sin Universal
Romans 3:23-24
23 (Ro 3:9) For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,
24 (Ro 4:16; Col 1:14) being justified freely by His grace
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption
that is in Christ Jesus:
A distinguished middle-aged man stood trembling before his church
to give his testimony. Years before, in the grip of a mental illness
that nearly destroyed his life, he had taken the life of his own daughter
and tried to kill himself. But he did not die; tried and convicted, he
spent years in prison, and even longer in the prison of his own guilt.
After the service, a young woman walked up to him and simply said,
"Thank you for sharing. I've sinned, too."
We've all sinned, too - lest we forget or rationalise, the Bible reminds
us in no uncertain terms. And the writer of these verses was no stranger
to sin: he was the Pharisee, the holier-than-thou religious leader
who officiated at the stoning death of Stephen. He was the Jew who had
scattered and killed the followers of this heretic called Christ. He
thought he was righteous while he murdered God's people.
Christians tends to establish a "hierarchy" of sin - sexual sin is "worse"
than pride: murder is "more horrible" than slander. Yet the Bible gives
no indication that god acknowledges our hierarchy. Sin is sin; all have
sinned, and if we are guilty at one point, we are guilty of all.
Rather than rationalise our individual sins as being "less bad"
than someone else's, we need to openly confess our dilemma as sinners
and turn to God for his remedy. We cannot and do not need to earn or
deserve that grace - it is a gift from God.
Application
a) Have I ever compared my sin with someone else's in order
to make myself fell like a better person? Why is such
comparison not a valid remedy for sin?
b) Why do I need to acknowledge my sin honestly before I can
receive justification?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Haggai 2:7-9
7 (1Ki 8:11; Isa 60:7) And I will shake all the nations,
and they will come with the wealth of all nations,
and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of Hosts.
8 (Isa 60:17) The silver is mine, and the gold is Mine,
says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Isa 9:6-7) The glory of this latter house will be greater
than the former, says the Lord of Hosts. And in this place
I will give peace, says the Lord of Hosts.
7 and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations
shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater
than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place
will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Help in Times of Temptation
James 1:12-18
Trial and Temptation
12 (Jas 2:5; 1Co 9:25; 2Ti 4:8) Blessed is the man who endures temptation,
for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life,
which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God,"
for God cannot be tempted with evil; neither does He tempt anyone.
14 But each man is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.
15 (Job 15:35; Ps 7:14) Then, when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin;
and when sin is finished, it brings forth death.
16 (Jas 1:19; 2:5) Do not err, my beloved brothers.
17 (Mal 3:6; Nu 23:19; Jn 3:27) Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above and comes down from the Father of lights,
with whom is no change or shadow of turning.
18 (1Pe 1:23; Jn 1:13; Rev 14:4) Of His own will He brought us forth with
the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of His creatures.
12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried,
he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised
to them that love him.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God:
for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
14 but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust,
and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin:
and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness,
neither shadow of turning.
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth,
that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
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
1st Day of Ramadam - 10 March 2024 Pray for Peace in Yemen
Psalm 2:10-11
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Now then, you kings, be wise;
be admonished, you judges of the earth.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Serve the Lord with fear; tremble with trepidation!
[10]Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
[11] Serve the LORD with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
About 3,000 years ago, the Queen of Sheba came to visit King Solomon from
her country, which is known as Yemen today. She brought gifts of Yemeni
spices and gold. When she left she was in a dilemma, because she was
fascinated by what she had heard about Solomon's God.
Today, the land of Yemen is incredibly impoverished and the leaders of Yemen
face far worse dilemmas. Their country's essential water table has been
drying up. The literacy rate for women is a mere 25%. Since 2014, the country
has been torn in two by civil war, leaving 82% of the 31 million people
dependent on outside aid to survive. Sickness and starvation have taken
a great toll on this once beautiful country.
Yemen is 99% Muslim. It is led by Houthi leaders in the north,
the Presidential Leadership Council in the south, and multiple other
political, military, and tribal leaders who need God's wisdom and salvation.
It is very challenging for Yemeni leaders to accept Christ, especially since
conversion from Islam is punishable by the death penalty in Yemen.
But with God, nothing is impossible.
David prayed that his son Solomon-and ultimately his descendant Christ-would
receive gifts from the Kings of Sheba (Psalms 72:10).
10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles
bring presents;
the kings of Sheba and Seba offer a gift.
[10] The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings
of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
God answered-at least
in part. Let us pray for an even greater fulfillment of his prayer today
by God bringing the Muslim rulers of Yemen to acknowledge Christ as Lord.
How to Pray
Pray for the gospel to spread throughout Yemen until
it reaches the very highest levels of government.
Pray for national and local leaders to put their
trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Pray for the leaders of Yemen to permit their people to live peaceful,
godly lives, with freedom to follow Christ.
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
10th Day of the Month
a) Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
(
John 3:16
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18)
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
)
b) Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to serve him in obedience and sacrifice.
Pray to the Lord and pray that the Lord will give your victory and justice.
Pray to the Lord: "All-powerful Creator and Sustainer of all,
You're so worthy of all my praise!"
Pray to the Lord and pray to know that We are all sinner
needs the Grace of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know who can help you escape temptation.
Pray to the Lord and pray to experience His forgiveness and Lovingkindness.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray for the gospel to spread throughout Yemen until
it reaches the very highest levels of government.
Pray for Yemeni national and local leaders to put their
trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Pray for the leaders of Yemen to permit their people to live peaceful,
godly lives, with freedom to follow Christ.
Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of
Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.
Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,
soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.
Pray that online ministries and Christian broadcasts will reach many
with the Gospel and disciple new believers in Iran.
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