Day 86 of My 4th Bible Study Journey - 26 March 2024 reflections
Day 86, 26 March 2024
1) Joshua 16 , Joshua 17, Joshua 18
JOSHUA 16
Allotment for Ephraim and Manasseh
1 (Jos 8:15; 18:12) The allotment of land for the descendants of Joseph
was from the Jordan by Jericho then east into the wilderness,
rising from Jericho to the hill country of Bethel.
2 (Jos 18:13; Ge 28:19) It goes out from Bethel to Luz and passes
to the border of Arkite territory at Ataroth.
3 (Jos 10:33; 18:13) It goes down westward to the territory
of the Japhletites, to the border of lower Beth Horon and Gezer,
and then goes out to the sea.
4 (Jos 17:14) So the descendants of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim,
took their inheritance.
5 (Jos 18:13) The territory of the Ephraimites, according to their clans,
was as follows. The border of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth
Addar as far as upper Beth Horon.
6 (Jos 17:7) The border goes out toward the sea with Mikmethath
on the north. It turns eastward toward Taanath Shiloh and passes it
on the east toward Janoah.
7 (1Ch 7:28) It descends from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah,
touches Jericho, and extends to the Jordan.
8 (Jos 17:8-9) From Tappuah the border goes west to the Kanah Ravine
and out to the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites
according to their clans.
9 The other cities for the Ephraimites were in the middle of the inheritance
of the descendants of Manasseh, all the cities and their villages.
10 (Jdg 1:29; 1Ki 9:16) They did not drive out the Canaanites who lived
in Gezer, so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim until this day
performing heavy labor as slaves.
Joshua 16
[1] And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto
the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from
Jericho throughout mount Bethel,
[2] And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of
Archi to Ataroth,
[3] And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of
Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the
sea.
[4] So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.
[5] And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families
was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was
Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;
[6] And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side;
and the border went about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed by it on
the east to Janohah;
[7] And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to
Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
[8] The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the
goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of
the children of Ephraim by their families.
[9] And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the
inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
[10] And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the
Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under
tribute.
JOSHUA 17
1 (Ge 41:51; Nu 26:29) Then allotment was made to the tribe of Manasseh,
for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Makir the firstborn of Manasseh,
the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan,
because he was a warrior.
2 (Nu 26:29-32; 1Ch 7:18) And allotments were made
to the rest of the tribe of Manasseh, according to their families:
Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida;
these were the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, according
to their families.
3 (Nu 26:33; 27:1) Yet Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead,
son of Makir, son of Manasseh had no sons, only daughters.
These were his daughters' names: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah.
4 (Jos 14:1) They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun,
and the leaders, saying, "The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance
among our relatives." So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their fathers'
relatives according to the word of the Lord.
5 Therefore Manasseh received ten regions, apart from the lands of Gilead
and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan,
6 because the daughters of Manasseh
received an inheritance among his sons, and the rest of the people of Manasseh
received the land of Gilead.
7 (Jos 21:21) The boundary of Manasseh was from Asher to Mikmethath
east of Shechem, and it runs south toward the inhabitants of En Tappuah.
8 (Jos 16:8) Now Manasseh owned the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah
on the border of Manasseh belonged to the Ephraimites.
9 Then the border descended to the Kanah Ravine, southward to the brook.
These cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh.
The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook,
and it ended at the sea.
10 The land belonging to Ephraim was to the south,
and the land belonging to Manasseh to the north.
The Mediterranean Sea was the boundary of this territory,
which bordered Asher in the north and Issachar in the east.
11 (1Ch 7:29; Jos 12:23) In Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was
assigned districts: Beth Shan, Ibleam, Dor, Endor, Taanach,
Megiddo, Naphoth, and their respective villages.
12 (Jdg 1:27-28) Yet the sons of Manasseh could not take possession
of those cities, because the Canaanites were determined to live in that land.
13 (Jos 16:10) But when the children of Israel became strong, they put
the Canaanites to hard labor as slaves,
but they did not actually drive them out.
14 (Ge 48:19; 48:22) The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua,
"Why have you assigned us a single allotment, a single portion?
We are a numerous people, as the Lord has blessed us."
15 (Ge 14:5) Joshua said to them, "If you are a numerous people,
go up to the forests and clear out a place there for yourselves
in the land of the Perizzites and the giants,
since the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you."
16 (Jdg 1:19; 4:3) The descendants of Joseph said,
"The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites
living in the plains have iron chariots, both those
in Beth Shan and the Jezreel Valley."
17 Joshua said to Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph,
"You are a numerous people who have great strength. There will not
be only one allotment for you.
18 The hill country shall be yours. Although it is a forest you shall
clear it and own it to its borders. You shall drive out the Canaanites,
even though they have iron chariots and are strong."
Joshua 17
[1] There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn
of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of
Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
[2] There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their
families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and
for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the
children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male
children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
[3] But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir,
the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of
his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
[4] And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son
of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us
an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of
the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
[5] And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and
Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;
[6] Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and
the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.
[7] And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth
before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the
inhabitants of En-tappuah.
[8] Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of
Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;
[9] And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river:
these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of
Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it
were at the sea:
[10] Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the
sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in
Issachar on the east.
[11] And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and
Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the
inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her
towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
[12] Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of
those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
[13] Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong,
that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.
[14] And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou
given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people,
forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?
[15] And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up
to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the
Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
[16] And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all
the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron,
both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the
valley of Jezreel.
[17] And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to
Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt
not have one lot only:
[18] But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut
it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out
the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.
JOSHUA 18
Dividing the Rest of the Land
1 (Jos 19:51; 21:2) The whole congregation of the children of Israel
assembled at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there.
The land was subdued before them.
2 Yet seven tribes among the children of Israel remained
who had not yet received their inheritance.
3 (Jdg 18:9) So Joshua said to the children of Israel, "How long will you
delay going in to possess the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers,
has given you?
4 Select three men from each tribe, and I will send them out;
and they will rise and go throughout the land, and describe it
according to their inheritance, and they will come back to me.
5 They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah will stay in their
territory in the south, and the house of Joseph will stay in their
territory in the north.
6 (Jos 14:2; 18:10) So describe the land in seven portions and return to me.
Then I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
7 (Jos 13:33; Nu 18:20) Yet there is no portion for the Levites among you,
for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh have acquired their inheritance
on the east side of the Jordan,
which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them."
8 So the men got up and left. Joshua commanded those who were
leaving to survey the land, saying, "Go and walk back and forth
throughout the land. Write a description of it, then return to me.
Here in Shiloh I will cast lots for you before the Lord."
9 The men went and passed through the land. In a book they wrote
a description of it by cities in seven portions, and they came back to Joshua
at the Shiloh settlement.
10 (Jos 18:6) Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord.
There Joshua apportioned the land for the children of Israel
according to their divisions.
[1] And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together
at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land
was subdued before them.
[2] And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had
not yet received their inheritance.
[3] And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go
to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?
[4] Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them,
and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to
the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.
[5] And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their
coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on
the north.
[6] Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the
description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD
our God.
[7] But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD
is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh,
have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the
servant of the LORD gave them.
[8] And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to
describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it,
and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in
Shiloh.
[9] And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities
into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.
[10] And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there
Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their
divisions.
The Allotment for Benjamin
11 The lot of the tribe of Benjamin, according to their clans, came up.
The territory allotted to it fell between Judah and Joseph.
12 (Jos 16:1; 7:2) Their northern border goes from the Jordan up
the northern slope of Jericho. It runs westward into the hill country
and extends to the wilderness of Beth Aven.
13 (Ge 28:19; Jos 16:2-3) The border passes from there southward
toward Luz, to the slope of Luz (that is, Bethel), and descends to Ataroth
Addar on the hill south of lower Beth Horon.
14 (Jos 15:9) On the western side, the border turns south from the hill
that lies to the south near Beth Horon, and it extends to Kiriath Baal
(that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to Judah.
This is the western border.
15 (Jos 15:9) The southern border starts from Kiriath Jearim
and goes out westward to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.
16 (2Ki 23:10; Jos 15:7-8) The border then descends to the foot
of the mountain that lies by the Valley of Ben Hinnom, which is
at the north end of the Valley of Rephaim. It descends from
the Hinnom Valley to the slope of the Jebusites, then down to En Rogel.
17 (Jos 15:6) The border runs north and goes out to En Shemesh and Geliloth,
which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim,
and descends to the Stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
18 (Jos 15:6) It passes toward the slope north of the Beth Arabah
and descends to the Arabah.
19 (Ge 14:3; Jos 15:2) The border passes north of the slope of Beth Hoglah,
and it runs out to the northern tip of the Dead Sea at the southern
end of the Jordan. This is the southern border.
20 The Jordan forms the eastern boundary.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin,
according to their clans, by its boundaries all around.
21 (Jos 18:12) The cities belonging to the tribe of Benjamin,
according to their clans, were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,
22 Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
24 (Ezr 2:26) Kephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba: twelve cities
with their villages.
25 (Jos 9:17) Also there were Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
26 Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,
27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
28 (Jos 15:8; 2Sa 21:14) Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city
(that is, Jerusalem),
Gibeah, and Kiriath: fourteen cities with their villages.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin
according to their clans.
[11] And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according
to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the
children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
[12] And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went
up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the
mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of
Beth-aven.
[13] And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz,
which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near
the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth-horon.
[14] And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea
southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the
goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of
the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
[15] And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the
border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:
[16] And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before
the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on
the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on
the south, and descended to En-rogel,
[17] And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went
forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and
descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
[18] And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and
went down unto Arabah:
[19] And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward: and
the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the
south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.
[20] And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the
inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about,
according to their families.
[21] Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to
their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,
[22] And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,
[23] And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
[24] And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their
villages:
[25] Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
[26] And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
[27] And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
[28] And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath;
fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children
of Benjamin according to their families.
2) Our Daily Bread for 26 March 2024 titled
Missing the Basics
Matthew 22:23-33
The Question About the Resurrection
Mk 12:18-27; Lk 20:27-40
23 (Mt 3:7; Ac 4:1) The same day the Sadducees, who say that there
is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him,
24 "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies having no children,
his brother must marry his wife and raise up children for his brother.'
(Dt 25:5.)
25 Now there were seven brothers with us. The first died after he married
and, having no children, left his wife to his brother.
26 Likewise the second and third, on to the seventh.
27 Last of all, the woman died also.
28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven?
For they all had her."
29 (Jn 20:9) Jesus answered, "You err, not knowing the Scriptures
nor the power of God.
30 (Ps 103:20; Mt 18:10) For in the resurrection they neither marry
nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels of God in heaven.
31 (Mt 21:16) But concerning the resurrection of the dead,
have you not read what was spoken to you by God,
32 (Ex 3:6; Ac 7:32) 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob' (Ex 3:6.) ?
God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."
33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.
[23] The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no
resurrection, and asked him,
[24] Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his
brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
[25] Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had
married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his
brother:
[26] Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
[27] And last of all the woman died also.
[28] Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for
they all had her.
[29] Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the
scriptures, nor the power of God.
[30] For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage,
but are as the angels of God in heaven.
[31] But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that
which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
[32] I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
[33] And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his
doctrine.
For decades, McDonald's ruled fast food with their Quarter Pounder burger.
In the 1980s, a rival chain cooked up an idea to dethrone the company
with the golden arches. A&W offered the Third Pound Burger-larger than
McDonald's-and sold it for the same price. Even more, A&W's burger won
numerous blind taste tests. But the burger bombed. Nobody bought it.
Eventually, they dropped it from the menu. Research revealed that
consumers misunderstood the math and thought the Third Pound Burger
was smaller than the Quarter Pounder. A grand idea failed
because people missed the basics.
Jesus warned of how easy it is to miss the basics. Religious leaders,
scheming to trap and discredit Him during the week He was crucified,
posed a strange, hypothetical scenario about a woman who was widowed
seven times (Matthew 22:23-28). Jesus responded, insisting that this
knotty dilemma wasn't a problem at all. Rather, their problem was
how they didn't "know the Scriptures or the power of God" (v. 29).
The Scriptures, Jesus insisted, aren't first intended to answer logical
or philosophical puzzles. Rather, their primary aim is to lead us to know
and love Jesus and to "have eternal life" in Him (John 5:39).
These are the basics the leaders missed.
We often miss the basics too. The Bible's main aim is an encounter
with the living Jesus. It would be heartbreaking to miss it.
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
How do you miss Scripture's basics?
How can you return to the basics . . . to Jesus?
Dear God, sometimes I get lost even amid good things. Please help me.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 3 - From Darkness to Light
Col 1:13-14
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has transferred us
into the kingdom of His dear Son,
14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
[13] Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
[14] In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of
sins:
Most of us have no real concept of darkness. We live in a world illuminated
not only by sun, moon and start, bit by streetlights and electric lamps and,
when the power goes off, flashlights and candles. We resist the darkness
For the sighted, being in absolute darkness is a frightening experience.
The dark blots out everything; we can see nothing, not even our own bodies,
and we may become disoriented. The dark seems to press in upon us,
with an almost physical weight that oppresses.
Spiritual darkness is like that. Spiritual darkness,
the absence of light in Christ, is oppressive, weighing us down,
distorting our perceptions of realty.
We cannot judge clearly, for we cannot see at all.
Yet God breaks into our darkness, bringing his light - Jesus Christ,
The Light of the World. When the awareness of Christ invades our lives,
our eyes are opened and we can see for the first time. We see our sin,
God's grace, and the Way he has provided for escape from the dark.
And as we continue to walk in his light, we see even more - the need
for changes in our lives, and God's power to work those changes.
Discernment and wisdom come through his light,
and we understand spiritual truths we could never see before.
Paul says that God has 'rescued' us from darkness and brought us
into the light. We cannot, on our own, accomplish this rescue,
but god through Christ's sacrifice brings it about in us.
He is the light who illuminates our darkness.
Application
a) Many different kinds of spiritual darkness invade our lives
and keep us blind to the truth - sin, lack of understanding,
resistance to the Holy Spirit. What kinds of spiritual darkness
have I experienced?
b) What changes took place in me when I first 'came into the light'?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 10:22
22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich ,and He adds no sorrow with it.
22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, And he addeth no sorrow with it.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Saddened by Loss
1 Cor 15:35-38,51-57
35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up?
With what body do they come?"
36 You fool! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies.
37 When you sow, you do not sow the body that shall be, but a bare kernel,
perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.
38 Then God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.
51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed.
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet,
for the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
53 For tis corruptible will put on incorruption,
and this mortal will put on immortality.
54 When this corruptible will have put on incorruption,
and this mortal will have put on immortality,
then the saying that is written shall come to pass:
"Death is swallowed up in victory."
55 "O death, where is your sting?
O grave, where is your victory?"
56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ!
35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up?
and with what body do they come?
36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
37 and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be,
but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
38 but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him,
and to every seed his own body.
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed,
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:
for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption,
and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption,
and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought
to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
Pray for Bosniaks
John 3:16-17
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.
17 (1Jn 4:14; Lk 19:10) For God did not send His Son into
the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through Him might be saved."
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.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through him might be saved.
During a meal in the living room of a Muslim family in central Bosnia,
someone asks five-year-old Namik why his father does not pray in the mosque
like others. The little boy replies, innocently, that he doesn't go to
the mosque because his dad is a Christian. This causes an uproar with many
questions being asked of Namik's father. They are outraged but also intrigued
by Namik's faith.
Bosniaks are an unreached ethnic group living in the southeastern part of
Europe whose members identify themselves with Bosnia and Herzegovina as their
ethnic state. Ethnic cleansing during the last war has changed their ethnic
structure and geographic distribution. Of the 3 million Bosniaks,
about 1 million live outside Bosnia and Herzegovina; the largest number is
found in the Sandzak region of Montenegro and Serbia, particularly
in the city of Novi Pazar in Serbia. Many have also settled in countries
such as Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Sweden, Turkey,
and the United States, with more are arriving every year.
Even though in Serbia most people are orthodox Christians, the Bosniaks
hardly know anything about the Gospel. Most Bosniaks are Sunni Muslims,
although Sufism has historically played an important role among them.
Only about 0.03% are evangelical Christians. For many Bosniaks, Islamic
identity has more to do with cultural roots than religious beliefs.
They see Islam as the foundation of their culture.
How to Pray
Pray for healing of the wounds inflicted by the war in the 1990s
and for reconciliation with other ethnic groups in the region.
Pray that Bosniaks who work and live in Western Europe
and know Jesus, will have a concern for the area.
Pray that God would soften the hearts of Bosniaks toward Christians
so that they would be receptive to the Gospel.
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
Day 26 of the Month
a) Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ (Matt 5:16
16 Let your light so shine before men that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
I) Pray for the leaders of Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut,
that God's Spirit would influence then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be good stewards in what the Lord gives you.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, sometimes I get lost even amid good things.
Please help me."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a transformer from darkness to light.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know his Blessings.
Pray to the Lord and pray to the coming of the Rapture.
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 healing of the wounds inflicted by the war in the 1990s
and for reconciliation with other ethnic groups in the region.
Pray that Bosniaks who work and live in Western Europe
and know Jesus, will have a concern for the area.
Pray that God would soften the hearts of Bosniaks toward Christians
so that they would be receptive to the Gospel.
Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ.
Pray that Bahraini Christians will receive God's wisdom and anointing
when sharing the "good News" of the Gospel.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
1) Joshua 16 , Joshua 17, Joshua 18
JOSHUA 16
Allotment for Ephraim and Manasseh
1 (Jos 8:15; 18:12) The allotment of land for the descendants of Joseph
was from the Jordan by Jericho then east into the wilderness,
rising from Jericho to the hill country of Bethel.
2 (Jos 18:13; Ge 28:19) It goes out from Bethel to Luz and passes
to the border of Arkite territory at Ataroth.
3 (Jos 10:33; 18:13) It goes down westward to the territory
of the Japhletites, to the border of lower Beth Horon and Gezer,
and then goes out to the sea.
4 (Jos 17:14) So the descendants of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim,
took their inheritance.
5 (Jos 18:13) The territory of the Ephraimites, according to their clans,
was as follows. The border of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth
Addar as far as upper Beth Horon.
6 (Jos 17:7) The border goes out toward the sea with Mikmethath
on the north. It turns eastward toward Taanath Shiloh and passes it
on the east toward Janoah.
7 (1Ch 7:28) It descends from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah,
touches Jericho, and extends to the Jordan.
8 (Jos 17:8-9) From Tappuah the border goes west to the Kanah Ravine
and out to the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites
according to their clans.
9 The other cities for the Ephraimites were in the middle of the inheritance
of the descendants of Manasseh, all the cities and their villages.
10 (Jdg 1:29; 1Ki 9:16) They did not drive out the Canaanites who lived
in Gezer, so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim until this day
performing heavy labor as slaves.
Joshua 16
[1] And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto
the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from
Jericho throughout mount Bethel,
[2] And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of
Archi to Ataroth,
[3] And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of
Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the
sea.
[4] So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.
[5] And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families
was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was
Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;
[6] And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side;
and the border went about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed by it on
the east to Janohah;
[7] And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to
Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
[8] The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the
goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of
the children of Ephraim by their families.
[9] And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the
inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
[10] And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the
Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under
tribute.
JOSHUA 17
1 (Ge 41:51; Nu 26:29) Then allotment was made to the tribe of Manasseh,
for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Makir the firstborn of Manasseh,
the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan,
because he was a warrior.
2 (Nu 26:29-32; 1Ch 7:18) And allotments were made
to the rest of the tribe of Manasseh, according to their families:
Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida;
these were the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, according
to their families.
3 (Nu 26:33; 27:1) Yet Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead,
son of Makir, son of Manasseh had no sons, only daughters.
These were his daughters' names: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah.
4 (Jos 14:1) They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun,
and the leaders, saying, "The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance
among our relatives." So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their fathers'
relatives according to the word of the Lord.
5 Therefore Manasseh received ten regions, apart from the lands of Gilead
and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan,
6 because the daughters of Manasseh
received an inheritance among his sons, and the rest of the people of Manasseh
received the land of Gilead.
7 (Jos 21:21) The boundary of Manasseh was from Asher to Mikmethath
east of Shechem, and it runs south toward the inhabitants of En Tappuah.
8 (Jos 16:8) Now Manasseh owned the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah
on the border of Manasseh belonged to the Ephraimites.
9 Then the border descended to the Kanah Ravine, southward to the brook.
These cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh.
The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook,
and it ended at the sea.
10 The land belonging to Ephraim was to the south,
and the land belonging to Manasseh to the north.
The Mediterranean Sea was the boundary of this territory,
which bordered Asher in the north and Issachar in the east.
11 (1Ch 7:29; Jos 12:23) In Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was
assigned districts: Beth Shan, Ibleam, Dor, Endor, Taanach,
Megiddo, Naphoth, and their respective villages.
12 (Jdg 1:27-28) Yet the sons of Manasseh could not take possession
of those cities, because the Canaanites were determined to live in that land.
13 (Jos 16:10) But when the children of Israel became strong, they put
the Canaanites to hard labor as slaves,
but they did not actually drive them out.
14 (Ge 48:19; 48:22) The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua,
"Why have you assigned us a single allotment, a single portion?
We are a numerous people, as the Lord has blessed us."
15 (Ge 14:5) Joshua said to them, "If you are a numerous people,
go up to the forests and clear out a place there for yourselves
in the land of the Perizzites and the giants,
since the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you."
16 (Jdg 1:19; 4:3) The descendants of Joseph said,
"The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites
living in the plains have iron chariots, both those
in Beth Shan and the Jezreel Valley."
17 Joshua said to Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph,
"You are a numerous people who have great strength. There will not
be only one allotment for you.
18 The hill country shall be yours. Although it is a forest you shall
clear it and own it to its borders. You shall drive out the Canaanites,
even though they have iron chariots and are strong."
Joshua 17
[1] There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn
of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of
Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
[2] There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their
families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and
for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the
children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male
children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
[3] But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir,
the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of
his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
[4] And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son
of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us
an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of
the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
[5] And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and
Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;
[6] Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and
the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.
[7] And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth
before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the
inhabitants of En-tappuah.
[8] Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of
Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;
[9] And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river:
these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of
Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it
were at the sea:
[10] Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the
sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in
Issachar on the east.
[11] And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and
Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the
inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her
towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
[12] Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of
those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
[13] Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong,
that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.
[14] And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou
given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people,
forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?
[15] And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up
to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the
Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
[16] And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all
the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron,
both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the
valley of Jezreel.
[17] And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to
Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt
not have one lot only:
[18] But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut
it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out
the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.
JOSHUA 18
Dividing the Rest of the Land
1 (Jos 19:51; 21:2) The whole congregation of the children of Israel
assembled at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there.
The land was subdued before them.
2 Yet seven tribes among the children of Israel remained
who had not yet received their inheritance.
3 (Jdg 18:9) So Joshua said to the children of Israel, "How long will you
delay going in to possess the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers,
has given you?
4 Select three men from each tribe, and I will send them out;
and they will rise and go throughout the land, and describe it
according to their inheritance, and they will come back to me.
5 They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah will stay in their
territory in the south, and the house of Joseph will stay in their
territory in the north.
6 (Jos 14:2; 18:10) So describe the land in seven portions and return to me.
Then I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
7 (Jos 13:33; Nu 18:20) Yet there is no portion for the Levites among you,
for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh have acquired their inheritance
on the east side of the Jordan,
which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them."
8 So the men got up and left. Joshua commanded those who were
leaving to survey the land, saying, "Go and walk back and forth
throughout the land. Write a description of it, then return to me.
Here in Shiloh I will cast lots for you before the Lord."
9 The men went and passed through the land. In a book they wrote
a description of it by cities in seven portions, and they came back to Joshua
at the Shiloh settlement.
10 (Jos 18:6) Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord.
There Joshua apportioned the land for the children of Israel
according to their divisions.
[1] And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together
at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land
was subdued before them.
[2] And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had
not yet received their inheritance.
[3] And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go
to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?
[4] Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them,
and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to
the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.
[5] And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their
coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on
the north.
[6] Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the
description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD
our God.
[7] But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD
is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh,
have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the
servant of the LORD gave them.
[8] And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to
describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it,
and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in
Shiloh.
[9] And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities
into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.
[10] And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there
Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their
divisions.
The Allotment for Benjamin
11 The lot of the tribe of Benjamin, according to their clans, came up.
The territory allotted to it fell between Judah and Joseph.
12 (Jos 16:1; 7:2) Their northern border goes from the Jordan up
the northern slope of Jericho. It runs westward into the hill country
and extends to the wilderness of Beth Aven.
13 (Ge 28:19; Jos 16:2-3) The border passes from there southward
toward Luz, to the slope of Luz (that is, Bethel), and descends to Ataroth
Addar on the hill south of lower Beth Horon.
14 (Jos 15:9) On the western side, the border turns south from the hill
that lies to the south near Beth Horon, and it extends to Kiriath Baal
(that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to Judah.
This is the western border.
15 (Jos 15:9) The southern border starts from Kiriath Jearim
and goes out westward to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.
16 (2Ki 23:10; Jos 15:7-8) The border then descends to the foot
of the mountain that lies by the Valley of Ben Hinnom, which is
at the north end of the Valley of Rephaim. It descends from
the Hinnom Valley to the slope of the Jebusites, then down to En Rogel.
17 (Jos 15:6) The border runs north and goes out to En Shemesh and Geliloth,
which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim,
and descends to the Stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
18 (Jos 15:6) It passes toward the slope north of the Beth Arabah
and descends to the Arabah.
19 (Ge 14:3; Jos 15:2) The border passes north of the slope of Beth Hoglah,
and it runs out to the northern tip of the Dead Sea at the southern
end of the Jordan. This is the southern border.
20 The Jordan forms the eastern boundary.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin,
according to their clans, by its boundaries all around.
21 (Jos 18:12) The cities belonging to the tribe of Benjamin,
according to their clans, were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,
22 Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
24 (Ezr 2:26) Kephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba: twelve cities
with their villages.
25 (Jos 9:17) Also there were Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
26 Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,
27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
28 (Jos 15:8; 2Sa 21:14) Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city
(that is, Jerusalem),
Gibeah, and Kiriath: fourteen cities with their villages.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin
according to their clans.
[11] And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according
to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the
children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
[12] And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went
up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the
mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of
Beth-aven.
[13] And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz,
which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near
the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth-horon.
[14] And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea
southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the
goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of
the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
[15] And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the
border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:
[16] And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before
the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on
the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on
the south, and descended to En-rogel,
[17] And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went
forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and
descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
[18] And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and
went down unto Arabah:
[19] And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward: and
the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the
south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.
[20] And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the
inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about,
according to their families.
[21] Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to
their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,
[22] And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,
[23] And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
[24] And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their
villages:
[25] Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
[26] And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
[27] And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
[28] And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath;
fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children
of Benjamin according to their families.
2) Our Daily Bread for 26 March 2024 titled
Missing the Basics
Matthew 22:23-33
The Question About the Resurrection
Mk 12:18-27; Lk 20:27-40
23 (Mt 3:7; Ac 4:1) The same day the Sadducees, who say that there
is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him,
24 "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies having no children,
his brother must marry his wife and raise up children for his brother.'
(Dt 25:5.)
25 Now there were seven brothers with us. The first died after he married
and, having no children, left his wife to his brother.
26 Likewise the second and third, on to the seventh.
27 Last of all, the woman died also.
28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven?
For they all had her."
29 (Jn 20:9) Jesus answered, "You err, not knowing the Scriptures
nor the power of God.
30 (Ps 103:20; Mt 18:10) For in the resurrection they neither marry
nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels of God in heaven.
31 (Mt 21:16) But concerning the resurrection of the dead,
have you not read what was spoken to you by God,
32 (Ex 3:6; Ac 7:32) 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob' (Ex 3:6.) ?
God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."
33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.
[23] The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no
resurrection, and asked him,
[24] Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his
brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
[25] Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had
married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his
brother:
[26] Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
[27] And last of all the woman died also.
[28] Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for
they all had her.
[29] Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the
scriptures, nor the power of God.
[30] For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage,
but are as the angels of God in heaven.
[31] But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that
which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
[32] I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
[33] And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his
doctrine.
For decades, McDonald's ruled fast food with their Quarter Pounder burger.
In the 1980s, a rival chain cooked up an idea to dethrone the company
with the golden arches. A&W offered the Third Pound Burger-larger than
McDonald's-and sold it for the same price. Even more, A&W's burger won
numerous blind taste tests. But the burger bombed. Nobody bought it.
Eventually, they dropped it from the menu. Research revealed that
consumers misunderstood the math and thought the Third Pound Burger
was smaller than the Quarter Pounder. A grand idea failed
because people missed the basics.
Jesus warned of how easy it is to miss the basics. Religious leaders,
scheming to trap and discredit Him during the week He was crucified,
posed a strange, hypothetical scenario about a woman who was widowed
seven times (Matthew 22:23-28). Jesus responded, insisting that this
knotty dilemma wasn't a problem at all. Rather, their problem was
how they didn't "know the Scriptures or the power of God" (v. 29).
The Scriptures, Jesus insisted, aren't first intended to answer logical
or philosophical puzzles. Rather, their primary aim is to lead us to know
and love Jesus and to "have eternal life" in Him (John 5:39).
These are the basics the leaders missed.
We often miss the basics too. The Bible's main aim is an encounter
with the living Jesus. It would be heartbreaking to miss it.
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
How do you miss Scripture's basics?
How can you return to the basics . . . to Jesus?
Dear God, sometimes I get lost even amid good things. Please help me.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 3 - From Darkness to Light
Col 1:13-14
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has transferred us
into the kingdom of His dear Son,
14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
[13] Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
[14] In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of
sins:
Most of us have no real concept of darkness. We live in a world illuminated
not only by sun, moon and start, bit by streetlights and electric lamps and,
when the power goes off, flashlights and candles. We resist the darkness
For the sighted, being in absolute darkness is a frightening experience.
The dark blots out everything; we can see nothing, not even our own bodies,
and we may become disoriented. The dark seems to press in upon us,
with an almost physical weight that oppresses.
Spiritual darkness is like that. Spiritual darkness,
the absence of light in Christ, is oppressive, weighing us down,
distorting our perceptions of realty.
We cannot judge clearly, for we cannot see at all.
Yet God breaks into our darkness, bringing his light - Jesus Christ,
The Light of the World. When the awareness of Christ invades our lives,
our eyes are opened and we can see for the first time. We see our sin,
God's grace, and the Way he has provided for escape from the dark.
And as we continue to walk in his light, we see even more - the need
for changes in our lives, and God's power to work those changes.
Discernment and wisdom come through his light,
and we understand spiritual truths we could never see before.
Paul says that God has 'rescued' us from darkness and brought us
into the light. We cannot, on our own, accomplish this rescue,
but god through Christ's sacrifice brings it about in us.
He is the light who illuminates our darkness.
Application
a) Many different kinds of spiritual darkness invade our lives
and keep us blind to the truth - sin, lack of understanding,
resistance to the Holy Spirit. What kinds of spiritual darkness
have I experienced?
b) What changes took place in me when I first 'came into the light'?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 10:22
22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich ,and He adds no sorrow with it.
22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, And he addeth no sorrow with it.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Saddened by Loss
1 Cor 15:35-38,51-57
35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up?
With what body do they come?"
36 You fool! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies.
37 When you sow, you do not sow the body that shall be, but a bare kernel,
perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.
38 Then God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.
51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed.
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet,
for the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
53 For tis corruptible will put on incorruption,
and this mortal will put on immortality.
54 When this corruptible will have put on incorruption,
and this mortal will have put on immortality,
then the saying that is written shall come to pass:
"Death is swallowed up in victory."
55 "O death, where is your sting?
O grave, where is your victory?"
56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ!
35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up?
and with what body do they come?
36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
37 and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be,
but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
38 but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him,
and to every seed his own body.
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed,
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:
for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption,
and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption,
and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought
to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
Pray for Bosniaks
John 3:16-17
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.
17 (1Jn 4:14; Lk 19:10) For God did not send His Son into
the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through Him might be saved."
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.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through him might be saved.
During a meal in the living room of a Muslim family in central Bosnia,
someone asks five-year-old Namik why his father does not pray in the mosque
like others. The little boy replies, innocently, that he doesn't go to
the mosque because his dad is a Christian. This causes an uproar with many
questions being asked of Namik's father. They are outraged but also intrigued
by Namik's faith.
Bosniaks are an unreached ethnic group living in the southeastern part of
Europe whose members identify themselves with Bosnia and Herzegovina as their
ethnic state. Ethnic cleansing during the last war has changed their ethnic
structure and geographic distribution. Of the 3 million Bosniaks,
about 1 million live outside Bosnia and Herzegovina; the largest number is
found in the Sandzak region of Montenegro and Serbia, particularly
in the city of Novi Pazar in Serbia. Many have also settled in countries
such as Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Sweden, Turkey,
and the United States, with more are arriving every year.
Even though in Serbia most people are orthodox Christians, the Bosniaks
hardly know anything about the Gospel. Most Bosniaks are Sunni Muslims,
although Sufism has historically played an important role among them.
Only about 0.03% are evangelical Christians. For many Bosniaks, Islamic
identity has more to do with cultural roots than religious beliefs.
They see Islam as the foundation of their culture.
How to Pray
Pray for healing of the wounds inflicted by the war in the 1990s
and for reconciliation with other ethnic groups in the region.
Pray that Bosniaks who work and live in Western Europe
and know Jesus, will have a concern for the area.
Pray that God would soften the hearts of Bosniaks toward Christians
so that they would be receptive to the Gospel.
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
Day 26 of the Month
a) Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ (Matt 5:16
16 Let your light so shine before men that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
I) Pray for the leaders of Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut,
that God's Spirit would influence then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be good stewards in what the Lord gives you.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, sometimes I get lost even amid good things.
Please help me."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a transformer from darkness to light.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know his Blessings.
Pray to the Lord and pray to the coming of the Rapture.
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 healing of the wounds inflicted by the war in the 1990s
and for reconciliation with other ethnic groups in the region.
Pray that Bosniaks who work and live in Western Europe
and know Jesus, will have a concern for the area.
Pray that God would soften the hearts of Bosniaks toward Christians
so that they would be receptive to the Gospel.
Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ.
Pray that Bahraini Christians will receive God's wisdom and anointing
when sharing the "good News" of the Gospel.
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