Day 62 - 3 March 2021
Day 62, 3 Mar 2021
NUMBERS 18 - 20
NUMBERS 18
Duties of Priests and Levites
1 (Ex 28:38) And the Lord said to Aaron: You and your sons and your father's
house with you will bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, and you and your sons
with you will bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
2 (Ge 29:34; Nu 18:4) Your brothers also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of
your father, bring with you, and let them be joined with you, and minister
to you. But you and your sons with you will minister before the tent of
witness.
3 (Nu 4:15; 3:25) They will perform duties for you and for the whole tent;
but they will not come near the vessels of the sanctuary or the altar,
so that neither they nor you die.
4 They will be joined to you and perform the duties of the tent of meeting,
for all the service of the tent; no foreigner will come near you.
5 (Ex 27:21; Lev 24:3) You yourselves will perform the duties
of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, so that wrath may never come
upon the children of Israel again.
6 (Nu 3:9; 3:12) I Myself have taken your brothers, the Levites, from among
the children of Israel; they are given to you as a gift from the Lord to perform
the service of the tent of meeting.
7 (Nu 3:10_ And you and your sons with you will attend to your priesthood
for everything at the altar, and within the veil, and you will serve. I have
given your priesthood to you as a gift service, and the foreigner that
comes near will be put to death.
Offerings for Priests and Levites
8 (Lev 6:16; Ex 29:29) The Lord spoke to Aaron: I have certainly given you
the charge of the offerings made to Me, all the hallowed gifts of
the children of Israel. To you and to your sons have I given them
as a portion, as an ordinance forever.
9 (Lev 7:7; 4:22) This will be yours of the most holy things,
reserved from the fire: All of their offerings, all of their grain offerings
and all of their sin offerings, and all of their guilt offerings,
which they render to Me, will be most holy for you and for your sons.
10 (Lev 6:29; 7:6) In a most holy place shall you eat it; every male
shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.
11 (Dt 18:3; Ex 29:27-28) This is yours: the offering of their gift,
with all the wave offerings
of the children of Israel. I have given them to you and to your
sons and to your daughters with you, as an eternal statute.
Everyone who is clean in your house will eat of it.
12 (Ex 23:19; Dt 18:4) All the best of the oil,
and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the first fruits of what
they will offer to the Lord, those have I given to you.
13 (Ex 22:29) The first ripe fruit of all which is in their land, which they
will bring to the Lord, will be yours. Everyone who is clean in your
house will eat of it.
14 (Lev 27:28) Everything devoted in Israel will be yours.
15 (Ex 34:20; 13:2) Everything that opens the womb of all flesh,
which they bring to the Lord, whether it is of men or animals,
will be yours. However, you will surely redeem the firstborn of man,
and the firstborn of unclean beasts you will redeem.
16 (Ex 30:13; Nu 3:47) Their redemption price, reckoned
from one month of age, is five shekels,
[About 2 ounces, or 58 grams. ] after the shekel of the sanctuary,
which is twenty gerahs.
17 But the firstborn of a herd animal, or the firstborn of a sheep,
or the firstborn of a goat, you will not redeem. They are holy.
You will splash their blood on the altar and will burn their fat
as a fire offering, as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
18 Their flesh will be yours, as the wave breast
and as the right shoulder are yours.
19 (2Ch 13:5; Lev 2:13) All the offerings of the holy things which
the children of Israel offer to the Lord I have given to you,
and to your sons and your daughters with you, as an eternal statute.
It is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord, to you
and to your seed with you.
20 (Dt 10:9; 12:12) The Lord said to Aaron: You will not have an inheritance
in their land, nor will you have any territory among them. I am your
territory and your inheritance among the children of Israel.
Tithes for Supporting the Levites
21 (Dt 14:22–29; Ne 10:37) I have given the children of Levi all the tithes
in Israel for an inheritance, for their service, which they serve,
even the service of the tent of meeting.
22 (Lev 22:9) Hereafter, the children of Israel shall not come
near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.
23 (Nu 3:7) But the Levites will do the service of the tent of meeting,
and they will bear their iniquity. It will be an eternal statute throughout
your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
24 (Nu 18:26 )But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer
as an offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit.
Therefore I have said to them, among the children of Israel
they will have no inheritance.
The Tithe of the Levites
25 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
26 (Ne 10:38) You will speak to the Levites, and say to them:
When you take from the children of Israel the tithes that I have given you
from them for your inheritance, then you will offer up an offering of
it to the Lord, even one-tenth of the tithe.
27 (Nu 18:30) And this offering will be counted to you, as though it was
the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the winepress.
28 Thus you also will set apart an offering to the Lord from all the tithes
which you receive from the children of Israel. Out of them you will give
the offering of the Lord to Aaron the priest.
29 Out of all your gifts you shall present every offering due to the Lord,
from all the best of them, the consecrated part of them.
30 You will say to them: When you have offered the best from it,
then it will be counted to the Levites as the increase of the threshing
floor, and as the increase of the winepress.
31 (Mt 10:10; Lk 10:7) You will eat it in every place,
you and your households, because it is your reward
for your service in the tent of meeting.
32 (Lev 19:8; 22:2) You will bear no sin because of it,
when you have offered the best of it. The holy things of the children
of Israel you will not pollute, and you will not die.
NUMBERS 19
Laws of Purification
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:
2 (Dt 21:3; Lev 22:20-25) This is the statute of the law which the Lord has
commanded, saying: Tell the children of Israel that they will bring you
a healthy red heifer, which has no blemish,
and on which a yoke has never gone,
3 (Lev 4:12; 4:21) and you will give it to Eleazar the priest,
and he will bring it outside the camp, and it will be slaughtered before him.
4 (Lev 4:17; 4:6) And Eleazar the priest will take from its blood
with his finger and sprinkle some of its blood directly
before the tent of meeting seven times.
5 (Ex 29:14; Lev 4:11-12) Then it will be burned in his sight.
Its hide and its flesh and its blood, with her dung, will be burned.
6 (Lev 14:4; 14:6) And the priest will take cedar wood, and hyssop,
and scarlet and throw it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
7 (Lev 11:25) Then the priest will wash his clothes, and he will bathe
his body in water, and afterward he will come into the camp, and
the priest will be unclean until evening.
8 He who burns it will wash his clothes in water, and bathe his body
in water, and will be unclean until evening.
9 (Nu 19:13; Heb 9:13) A man who is clean will gather the ashes of the heifer
and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place, and it will be guarded
for the assembly of the children of Israel for water of purification.
It is for purifying from sin.
10 He that gathers the ashes of the heifer will wash his clothes
and be unclean until evening, and it will be for the children of Israel
and for the foreigner that lives among them, for an eternal statute.
11 (Nu 5:2; Lev 21:1) He that touches the dead body of any man will
be unclean seven days.
12 (Nu 31:19) He will make himself clean on the third day,
and on the seventh day he will be clean. But if he does not make himself
clean on the third day, then the seventh day he will not be clean.
13 (Lev 15:31; 22:3) Whoever touches the body of any man that is dead
and does not purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the Lord,
and that person will be cut off from Israel.
Because the water of purification was not sprinkled on him,
he will be unclean. His uncleanness is still on him.
14 This is the law, when a man dies in a tent. Each person who comes
into the tent and all that is in the tent will be unclean seven days.
15 (Lev 11:32; Nu 31:20) Every open vessel which has no covering
fastened on it is unclean.
16 (Nu 31:19; Mt 23:27) Whoever in the field touches one that is slain
with a sword, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave will
be unclean seven days.
17 For an unclean person they will take from the ashes of the burnt
sin offering, and running water will be on it in a vessel.
18 A clean person will take hyssop, and dip it in the water,
and splash it on the tent, and on all the vessels, and on the people who
were there, and on him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead,
or a grave.
19 (Lev 14:9; Nu 19:12) The clean person will splash on the unclean person
on the third day and on the seventh day. And on the seventh day he shall
purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe in water; and he will be clean
at evening.
20 (Nu 19:13) But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself,
that person will be cut off from among the assembly
because he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord.
The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him. He is unclean.
21 It will be an eternal statute to them.
He that sprinkles the water of purification will wash his clothes,
and he that touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.
22 (Hag 2:13) Whatever the unclean person touches will be unclean,
and the person that touches it will be unclean until evening.
NUMBERS 20
Moses Strikes the Rock
1 (Nu 13:21; Ex 15:20) Then the children of Israel, the whole assembly,
came to the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people dwelt
in Kadesh, and Miriam died there and was buried there.
2 (Nu 16:19; 16:42) And there was no water for the assembly, and they
gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
3 (Ex 17:2; Nu 16:31-35) The people argued with Moses, and spoke, saying,
"O that we had died when our brothers died before the Lord!
4 (Ex 17:3) And why have you brought up the assembly of the Lord
into this wilderness, that we and our livestock should die here?
5 (Nu 16:14) And why have you brought us up from Egypt, to bring
us into this evil place? It is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines,
or of pomegranates. Nor is there any water to drink.â€
6 (Nu 14:5; 16:4) Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly
to the door of the tent of meeting, and they fell on their faces,
and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.
7 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
8 (Ex 4:17; 17:5–6) Take the rod, and gather the assembly together,
you and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes,
and it will give its water, and you will bring out to them water
from the rock; so you will give the assembly and their livestock drink.
9 (Nu 17:10) So Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as He commanded him.
10 (Ps 106:32–33) Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock,
and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels.
Will we bring out water from this rock for you?"
11 (1Co 10:4; Ex 17:6) And Moses lifted up his hand, and he struck the rock
twice with his rod, and plenty of water came out, and the assembly drank,
and their livestock.
12 (Nu 27:14; Dt 1:37) The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,
"Because you did not believe in Me, to sanctify Me in the eyes of
the children of Israel, therefore you will not bring this assembly
into the land which I have given them"
13 (Ex 17:7; Ps 95:8) This is the water of Meribah
because the children of Israel argued with the Lord,
and He was sanctified among them.
Edom Denies Israel Passage
14 (Jdg 11:16-17; Dt 23:7) Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom,
"Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that has found us,
15 (Ge 46:6; Ex 12:40) how our fathers went down into Egypt,
and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians distressed us
and our fathers.
16 (Ex 14:19; 23:20) And when we cried out to the Lord, He heard our voice
and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt.
"And here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
17 (Dt 2:27) Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through
the fields or the vineyards, or drink of the water of the wells.
We will travel the king's highway. We will not turn to the right hand
nor the left, until we have passed through your territory."
18 Edom said to him,
"You will not pass through me, lest with the sword I come out against you."
19 (Dt 2:6; 2:28) The children of Israel said to him,
"We will travel the highway, and if we and our livestock drink of your water,
then we will pay for it. I will only go through on my feet
without doing anything else.."
20 (Jdg 11:17; Am 1:11) He said,
"You will not go through."
And Edom came out against them with many people and with a strong hand.
21 (Jdg 11:18; Dt 2:29) Edom refused to give Israel passage through
his territory, so Israel turned away from him.
The Death of Aaron
22 (Nu 20:1; 20:14) They journeyed from Kadesh, and the children of Israel,
even the whole assembly, came to Mount Hor.
23 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor,
by the border of the land of Edom, saying,
24 (Ge 25:8; Dt 32:50) "Aaron will be gathered to his people because
he will not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel
because you rebelled against Me at the water of Meribah.
25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor,
26 (Nu 20:24) and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar
his son, and Aaron will be gathered to his people, and he will die there."
27 Moses did as the Lord commanded, and they went up onto Mount Hor
in the sight of all the assembly.
28 (Dt 10:6; Ex 29:29-30) Moses stripped Aaron of his garments
and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron died there
on the top of the mountain, and Moses and Eleazar
came down from the mountain.
29 (Dt 34:8) When all the assembly saw that Aaron was dead,
they wept for Aaron thirty days, all the house of Israel.
(Listen and Obey the Lord)
Our Daily Bread for 3 Mar 2021
https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/03/03/preserved
entitled Preserved
Deuteronomy 31:1–8
DEUTERONOMY 31
Joshua to Succeed Moses
1 Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.
2 (Dt 34:7; Nu 27:17; 1Ki 3:7) He said to them,
"I am a hundred and twenty years old today.
I can no longer come and go. Also, the Lord has said to me,
'You may not cross over the Jordan.'
3 (Dt 9:3; 3:28) The Lord your God will cross over before you.
He will destroy these nations before you, you will possess them,
and Joshua will cross over before you, just as the Lord has said.
4 (Dt 2:33) The Lord will do to them as He did to Sihon and to Og,
the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, which He destroyed.
5 (Dt 7:2) The Lord will give them up before you, so that you may
do to them according to all the commandments which I have commanded you.
6 (Jos 10:25; 1Ch 22:13) Be strong and of a good courage. Fear not, nor
be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, it is He who goes with you.
He will not fail you, nor forsake you."
7 (Dt 3:28; 1:38; 31:6) Moses called to Joshua, and said to him
in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and of good courage, for you must go
with this people to the land which the Lord has sworn to their fathers
to give them, and you will enable them to inherit it.
8 (Ex 33:14; Dt 31:6) The Lord, He goes before you.
He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.
Do not fear, nor be dismayed."
While I was clearing out the garden in preparation for spring planting,
I pulled up a large clump of winter weeds . . . and leapt into the air!
A venomous copperhead snake lay hidden in the undergrowth
just below my hand—an inch lower and I would have grabbed it by mistake.
I saw its colorful markings as soon as I lifted the clump;
the rest of it was coiled in the weeds between my feet.
When my feet hit the ground a few feet away, I thanked God
I hadn't been bitten. And I wondered how many other times
He had kept me from dangers I never knew were there.
God watches over His people. Moses told the Israelites as they prepared
to enter the promised land, "The Lord himself goes before you and will be
with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid;
do not be discouraged" (Deuteronomy 31:8). They couldn't see God,
but He was with them nonetheless.
Sometimes difficult things happen that we may not understand,
but we can also reflect on the number of times God has preserved us
without our ever being aware!
Scripture reminds us that His perfect, providential care remains
over His people every day. He's always with us (Matthew 28:20).
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
How does the biblical truth that God watches over His people comfort you?
Who can you tell about His faithfulness today?
Faithful Father, thank You for watching over me every day.
Please give me grace to walk closely with You in everything I do today.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear
Psalms 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom will I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
of whom will I be afraid?
Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,
and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.
When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on, a
nd a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.
The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"
David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".
God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.
He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.
When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,
afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may
say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.
He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,
and in him we are safe.
Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,
to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.
We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence
against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money l
oses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,
we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.
Application
a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?
What was the result of that trust?
b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Isaiah 1:19
19 (Dt 30:15-16) If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Discouraged or Depressed
Psalm 13
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me for good?
How long will you hide Your face from me?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) How long will I harbor cares in my soul
and sorrow in my heart by day?
How long will my enemy loom over me?
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Take note and answer me, O Lord my God!
Brighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) lest my enemy say, 'I have him,'
lest my foes exult when I stumble.
5(Ps 42:11; 43:5) I for my part confide in Your kindness;
may my heart exult in Your salvation!
6(2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) I will sing to the Lord,
because He has dealt bountifully with me.
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."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
3rd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:
I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence them
to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may lead
a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable
in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32) who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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
b) Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and Canadian to faith in Christ.
( John 16:8 - When He comes, He will convict the world
of sin and of righteousness and of judgment: ,
Matthew 9:36 - But when He saw the crowds,
He was moved with compassion for them,
because they fainted and were scattered, like sheep without a shepherd )
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to be fully obedient in His Will.
Pray to the Lord to seek him every day as he protects you.
Pray to the Lord to seek his protection and unfailing Security.
Pray to the Lord to seek Him when you are discouraged or depressed
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Repent of and turn away from your sins
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.
NUMBERS 18 - 20
NUMBERS 18
Duties of Priests and Levites
1 (Ex 28:38) And the Lord said to Aaron: You and your sons and your father's
house with you will bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, and you and your sons
with you will bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
2 (Ge 29:34; Nu 18:4) Your brothers also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of
your father, bring with you, and let them be joined with you, and minister
to you. But you and your sons with you will minister before the tent of
witness.
3 (Nu 4:15; 3:25) They will perform duties for you and for the whole tent;
but they will not come near the vessels of the sanctuary or the altar,
so that neither they nor you die.
4 They will be joined to you and perform the duties of the tent of meeting,
for all the service of the tent; no foreigner will come near you.
5 (Ex 27:21; Lev 24:3) You yourselves will perform the duties
of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, so that wrath may never come
upon the children of Israel again.
6 (Nu 3:9; 3:12) I Myself have taken your brothers, the Levites, from among
the children of Israel; they are given to you as a gift from the Lord to perform
the service of the tent of meeting.
7 (Nu 3:10_ And you and your sons with you will attend to your priesthood
for everything at the altar, and within the veil, and you will serve. I have
given your priesthood to you as a gift service, and the foreigner that
comes near will be put to death.
Offerings for Priests and Levites
8 (Lev 6:16; Ex 29:29) The Lord spoke to Aaron: I have certainly given you
the charge of the offerings made to Me, all the hallowed gifts of
the children of Israel. To you and to your sons have I given them
as a portion, as an ordinance forever.
9 (Lev 7:7; 4:22) This will be yours of the most holy things,
reserved from the fire: All of their offerings, all of their grain offerings
and all of their sin offerings, and all of their guilt offerings,
which they render to Me, will be most holy for you and for your sons.
10 (Lev 6:29; 7:6) In a most holy place shall you eat it; every male
shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.
11 (Dt 18:3; Ex 29:27-28) This is yours: the offering of their gift,
with all the wave offerings
of the children of Israel. I have given them to you and to your
sons and to your daughters with you, as an eternal statute.
Everyone who is clean in your house will eat of it.
12 (Ex 23:19; Dt 18:4) All the best of the oil,
and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the first fruits of what
they will offer to the Lord, those have I given to you.
13 (Ex 22:29) The first ripe fruit of all which is in their land, which they
will bring to the Lord, will be yours. Everyone who is clean in your
house will eat of it.
14 (Lev 27:28) Everything devoted in Israel will be yours.
15 (Ex 34:20; 13:2) Everything that opens the womb of all flesh,
which they bring to the Lord, whether it is of men or animals,
will be yours. However, you will surely redeem the firstborn of man,
and the firstborn of unclean beasts you will redeem.
16 (Ex 30:13; Nu 3:47) Their redemption price, reckoned
from one month of age, is five shekels,
[About 2 ounces, or 58 grams. ] after the shekel of the sanctuary,
which is twenty gerahs.
17 But the firstborn of a herd animal, or the firstborn of a sheep,
or the firstborn of a goat, you will not redeem. They are holy.
You will splash their blood on the altar and will burn their fat
as a fire offering, as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
18 Their flesh will be yours, as the wave breast
and as the right shoulder are yours.
19 (2Ch 13:5; Lev 2:13) All the offerings of the holy things which
the children of Israel offer to the Lord I have given to you,
and to your sons and your daughters with you, as an eternal statute.
It is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord, to you
and to your seed with you.
20 (Dt 10:9; 12:12) The Lord said to Aaron: You will not have an inheritance
in their land, nor will you have any territory among them. I am your
territory and your inheritance among the children of Israel.
Tithes for Supporting the Levites
21 (Dt 14:22–29; Ne 10:37) I have given the children of Levi all the tithes
in Israel for an inheritance, for their service, which they serve,
even the service of the tent of meeting.
22 (Lev 22:9) Hereafter, the children of Israel shall not come
near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.
23 (Nu 3:7) But the Levites will do the service of the tent of meeting,
and they will bear their iniquity. It will be an eternal statute throughout
your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
24 (Nu 18:26 )But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer
as an offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit.
Therefore I have said to them, among the children of Israel
they will have no inheritance.
The Tithe of the Levites
25 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
26 (Ne 10:38) You will speak to the Levites, and say to them:
When you take from the children of Israel the tithes that I have given you
from them for your inheritance, then you will offer up an offering of
it to the Lord, even one-tenth of the tithe.
27 (Nu 18:30) And this offering will be counted to you, as though it was
the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the winepress.
28 Thus you also will set apart an offering to the Lord from all the tithes
which you receive from the children of Israel. Out of them you will give
the offering of the Lord to Aaron the priest.
29 Out of all your gifts you shall present every offering due to the Lord,
from all the best of them, the consecrated part of them.
30 You will say to them: When you have offered the best from it,
then it will be counted to the Levites as the increase of the threshing
floor, and as the increase of the winepress.
31 (Mt 10:10; Lk 10:7) You will eat it in every place,
you and your households, because it is your reward
for your service in the tent of meeting.
32 (Lev 19:8; 22:2) You will bear no sin because of it,
when you have offered the best of it. The holy things of the children
of Israel you will not pollute, and you will not die.
NUMBERS 19
Laws of Purification
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:
2 (Dt 21:3; Lev 22:20-25) This is the statute of the law which the Lord has
commanded, saying: Tell the children of Israel that they will bring you
a healthy red heifer, which has no blemish,
and on which a yoke has never gone,
3 (Lev 4:12; 4:21) and you will give it to Eleazar the priest,
and he will bring it outside the camp, and it will be slaughtered before him.
4 (Lev 4:17; 4:6) And Eleazar the priest will take from its blood
with his finger and sprinkle some of its blood directly
before the tent of meeting seven times.
5 (Ex 29:14; Lev 4:11-12) Then it will be burned in his sight.
Its hide and its flesh and its blood, with her dung, will be burned.
6 (Lev 14:4; 14:6) And the priest will take cedar wood, and hyssop,
and scarlet and throw it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
7 (Lev 11:25) Then the priest will wash his clothes, and he will bathe
his body in water, and afterward he will come into the camp, and
the priest will be unclean until evening.
8 He who burns it will wash his clothes in water, and bathe his body
in water, and will be unclean until evening.
9 (Nu 19:13; Heb 9:13) A man who is clean will gather the ashes of the heifer
and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place, and it will be guarded
for the assembly of the children of Israel for water of purification.
It is for purifying from sin.
10 He that gathers the ashes of the heifer will wash his clothes
and be unclean until evening, and it will be for the children of Israel
and for the foreigner that lives among them, for an eternal statute.
11 (Nu 5:2; Lev 21:1) He that touches the dead body of any man will
be unclean seven days.
12 (Nu 31:19) He will make himself clean on the third day,
and on the seventh day he will be clean. But if he does not make himself
clean on the third day, then the seventh day he will not be clean.
13 (Lev 15:31; 22:3) Whoever touches the body of any man that is dead
and does not purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the Lord,
and that person will be cut off from Israel.
Because the water of purification was not sprinkled on him,
he will be unclean. His uncleanness is still on him.
14 This is the law, when a man dies in a tent. Each person who comes
into the tent and all that is in the tent will be unclean seven days.
15 (Lev 11:32; Nu 31:20) Every open vessel which has no covering
fastened on it is unclean.
16 (Nu 31:19; Mt 23:27) Whoever in the field touches one that is slain
with a sword, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave will
be unclean seven days.
17 For an unclean person they will take from the ashes of the burnt
sin offering, and running water will be on it in a vessel.
18 A clean person will take hyssop, and dip it in the water,
and splash it on the tent, and on all the vessels, and on the people who
were there, and on him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead,
or a grave.
19 (Lev 14:9; Nu 19:12) The clean person will splash on the unclean person
on the third day and on the seventh day. And on the seventh day he shall
purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe in water; and he will be clean
at evening.
20 (Nu 19:13) But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself,
that person will be cut off from among the assembly
because he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord.
The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him. He is unclean.
21 It will be an eternal statute to them.
He that sprinkles the water of purification will wash his clothes,
and he that touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.
22 (Hag 2:13) Whatever the unclean person touches will be unclean,
and the person that touches it will be unclean until evening.
NUMBERS 20
Moses Strikes the Rock
1 (Nu 13:21; Ex 15:20) Then the children of Israel, the whole assembly,
came to the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people dwelt
in Kadesh, and Miriam died there and was buried there.
2 (Nu 16:19; 16:42) And there was no water for the assembly, and they
gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
3 (Ex 17:2; Nu 16:31-35) The people argued with Moses, and spoke, saying,
"O that we had died when our brothers died before the Lord!
4 (Ex 17:3) And why have you brought up the assembly of the Lord
into this wilderness, that we and our livestock should die here?
5 (Nu 16:14) And why have you brought us up from Egypt, to bring
us into this evil place? It is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines,
or of pomegranates. Nor is there any water to drink.â€
6 (Nu 14:5; 16:4) Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly
to the door of the tent of meeting, and they fell on their faces,
and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.
7 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
8 (Ex 4:17; 17:5–6) Take the rod, and gather the assembly together,
you and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes,
and it will give its water, and you will bring out to them water
from the rock; so you will give the assembly and their livestock drink.
9 (Nu 17:10) So Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as He commanded him.
10 (Ps 106:32–33) Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock,
and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels.
Will we bring out water from this rock for you?"
11 (1Co 10:4; Ex 17:6) And Moses lifted up his hand, and he struck the rock
twice with his rod, and plenty of water came out, and the assembly drank,
and their livestock.
12 (Nu 27:14; Dt 1:37) The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,
"Because you did not believe in Me, to sanctify Me in the eyes of
the children of Israel, therefore you will not bring this assembly
into the land which I have given them"
13 (Ex 17:7; Ps 95:8) This is the water of Meribah
because the children of Israel argued with the Lord,
and He was sanctified among them.
Edom Denies Israel Passage
14 (Jdg 11:16-17; Dt 23:7) Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom,
"Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that has found us,
15 (Ge 46:6; Ex 12:40) how our fathers went down into Egypt,
and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians distressed us
and our fathers.
16 (Ex 14:19; 23:20) And when we cried out to the Lord, He heard our voice
and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt.
"And here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
17 (Dt 2:27) Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through
the fields or the vineyards, or drink of the water of the wells.
We will travel the king's highway. We will not turn to the right hand
nor the left, until we have passed through your territory."
18 Edom said to him,
"You will not pass through me, lest with the sword I come out against you."
19 (Dt 2:6; 2:28) The children of Israel said to him,
"We will travel the highway, and if we and our livestock drink of your water,
then we will pay for it. I will only go through on my feet
without doing anything else.."
20 (Jdg 11:17; Am 1:11) He said,
"You will not go through."
And Edom came out against them with many people and with a strong hand.
21 (Jdg 11:18; Dt 2:29) Edom refused to give Israel passage through
his territory, so Israel turned away from him.
The Death of Aaron
22 (Nu 20:1; 20:14) They journeyed from Kadesh, and the children of Israel,
even the whole assembly, came to Mount Hor.
23 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor,
by the border of the land of Edom, saying,
24 (Ge 25:8; Dt 32:50) "Aaron will be gathered to his people because
he will not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel
because you rebelled against Me at the water of Meribah.
25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor,
26 (Nu 20:24) and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar
his son, and Aaron will be gathered to his people, and he will die there."
27 Moses did as the Lord commanded, and they went up onto Mount Hor
in the sight of all the assembly.
28 (Dt 10:6; Ex 29:29-30) Moses stripped Aaron of his garments
and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron died there
on the top of the mountain, and Moses and Eleazar
came down from the mountain.
29 (Dt 34:8) When all the assembly saw that Aaron was dead,
they wept for Aaron thirty days, all the house of Israel.
(Listen and Obey the Lord)
Our Daily Bread for 3 Mar 2021
https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/03/03/preserved
entitled Preserved
Deuteronomy 31:1–8
DEUTERONOMY 31
Joshua to Succeed Moses
1 Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.
2 (Dt 34:7; Nu 27:17; 1Ki 3:7) He said to them,
"I am a hundred and twenty years old today.
I can no longer come and go. Also, the Lord has said to me,
'You may not cross over the Jordan.'
3 (Dt 9:3; 3:28) The Lord your God will cross over before you.
He will destroy these nations before you, you will possess them,
and Joshua will cross over before you, just as the Lord has said.
4 (Dt 2:33) The Lord will do to them as He did to Sihon and to Og,
the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, which He destroyed.
5 (Dt 7:2) The Lord will give them up before you, so that you may
do to them according to all the commandments which I have commanded you.
6 (Jos 10:25; 1Ch 22:13) Be strong and of a good courage. Fear not, nor
be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, it is He who goes with you.
He will not fail you, nor forsake you."
7 (Dt 3:28; 1:38; 31:6) Moses called to Joshua, and said to him
in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and of good courage, for you must go
with this people to the land which the Lord has sworn to their fathers
to give them, and you will enable them to inherit it.
8 (Ex 33:14; Dt 31:6) The Lord, He goes before you.
He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.
Do not fear, nor be dismayed."
While I was clearing out the garden in preparation for spring planting,
I pulled up a large clump of winter weeds . . . and leapt into the air!
A venomous copperhead snake lay hidden in the undergrowth
just below my hand—an inch lower and I would have grabbed it by mistake.
I saw its colorful markings as soon as I lifted the clump;
the rest of it was coiled in the weeds between my feet.
When my feet hit the ground a few feet away, I thanked God
I hadn't been bitten. And I wondered how many other times
He had kept me from dangers I never knew were there.
God watches over His people. Moses told the Israelites as they prepared
to enter the promised land, "The Lord himself goes before you and will be
with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid;
do not be discouraged" (Deuteronomy 31:8). They couldn't see God,
but He was with them nonetheless.
Sometimes difficult things happen that we may not understand,
but we can also reflect on the number of times God has preserved us
without our ever being aware!
Scripture reminds us that His perfect, providential care remains
over His people every day. He's always with us (Matthew 28:20).
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
How does the biblical truth that God watches over His people comfort you?
Who can you tell about His faithfulness today?
Faithful Father, thank You for watching over me every day.
Please give me grace to walk closely with You in everything I do today.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear
Psalms 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom will I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
of whom will I be afraid?
Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,
and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.
When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on, a
nd a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.
The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"
David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".
God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.
He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.
When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,
afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may
say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.
He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,
and in him we are safe.
Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,
to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.
We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence
against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money l
oses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,
we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.
Application
a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?
What was the result of that trust?
b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Isaiah 1:19
19 (Dt 30:15-16) If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Discouraged or Depressed
Psalm 13
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me for good?
How long will you hide Your face from me?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) How long will I harbor cares in my soul
and sorrow in my heart by day?
How long will my enemy loom over me?
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Take note and answer me, O Lord my God!
Brighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) lest my enemy say, 'I have him,'
lest my foes exult when I stumble.
5(Ps 42:11; 43:5) I for my part confide in Your kindness;
may my heart exult in Your salvation!
6(2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) I will sing to the Lord,
because He has dealt bountifully with me.
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."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
3rd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:
I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence them
to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may lead
a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable
in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32) who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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
b) Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and Canadian to faith in Christ.
( John 16:8 - When He comes, He will convict the world
of sin and of righteousness and of judgment: ,
Matthew 9:36 - But when He saw the crowds,
He was moved with compassion for them,
because they fainted and were scattered, like sheep without a shepherd )
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to be fully obedient in His Will.
Pray to the Lord to seek him every day as he protects you.
Pray to the Lord to seek his protection and unfailing Security.
Pray to the Lord to seek Him when you are discouraged or depressed
Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .
Repent of and turn away from your sins
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.
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