Day 45 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 14 Feb 2022 reflections
Day 45, 14 Feb 2022
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Numbers 8:1-9:14
Leviticus 1-3
Day 45, 14 Feb 2022
NUMBERS 8
The Seven Lamps
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 25:37) Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you set up the lamps,
the seven lamps will give light before the lampstand.
3 Aaron did so. He lit the lamps before the lampstand,
as the Lord commanded Moses.
4 (Ex 25:9; 25:18) And this was the work of the lampstand:
hammered gold, to its shaft, to its flowers was beaten work.
According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses,
so he made the lampstand.
Consecrating the Levites
5 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them.
7 (Lev 8:6; Nu 19:13) Thus you will do to them to cleanse them: Splash
purifying water on them, and let them shave their whole body, and let
them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
8 (Lev 2:1) Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering,
also fine flour mixed with oil, and you will take another young bull
as a sin offering.
9 (Ex 40:12; Lev 8:3) You will bring the Levites
before the tent of meeting. And you will gather the whole assembly
of the children of Israel together.
10 (Lev 1:4; Ac 6:6) And you will bring the Levites before the Lord.
And the children of Israel will put their hands on the Levites.
11 (Lev 7:30) And Aaron will offer the Levites before the Lord as a
wave offering of the children of Israel, that they may do the service
of the Lord.
12 (Ex 29:10; Lev 1:4) The Levites will lay their hands on the heads
of the bulls, and you will offer one as a sin offering and the other
as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites.
13 (Nu 8:11; 8:21) You will set the Levites before Aaron and before his sons,
and offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.
14 (Nu 3:45) Thus will you separate the Levites
from among the children of Israel, and the Levites will be Mine.
15 (Nu 8:11; 8:13) And afterwards the Levites will go in to do
the service of the tent of meeting, and you will cleanse them
and offer them as a wave offering.
16 (Nu 3:12; 3:45) For they are completely set aside for Me
by the children of Israel. Instead of all who open the womb,
instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel,
I have taken them for Myself.
17 (Ex 13:2; Lk 2:23) For all the firstborn of the children of Israel
are Mine, both man and animal. On the day that I struck every firstborn
in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself.
18 I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn
of the children of Israel.
19 (Nu 1:53; 16:46) I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron
and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to serve
the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting
and to make an atonement for the children of Israel, so there
will be no plague among the children of Israel when the children
of Israel approach the sanctuary.
20 Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of
Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded
Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them.
21 (Nu 8:7; 8:11-13) The Levites cleansed themselves from sin,
and they washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave
offering before the Lord, and Aaron made an atonement
for them to cleanse them.
22 And after that the Levites went in to do their service
in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons.
As the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
23 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
24 (Nu 4:3; 1Ch 23:3) This is what belongs to the Levites:
From twenty-five years old and older they will go in to do their
duty concerning the service of the tent of meeting.
25 And from the age of fifty years they will cease doing their duty
concerning its service and will serve no more.
26 (Nu 1:53) But they will minister with their brothers
in the tent of meeting, to attend to their needs, but will not do the work.
Thus you will do to the Levites concerning their duties.
Numbers 8
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the
seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
[3] And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the
candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
[4] And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft
thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the
pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
[5] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[6] Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
[7] And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of
purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash
their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
[8] Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine
flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin
offering.
[9] And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the
congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of
Israel together:
[10] And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of
Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:
[11] And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of
the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD.
[12] And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks:
and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt
offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.
[13] And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and
offer them for an offering unto the LORD.
[14] Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel:
and the Levites shall be mine.
[15] And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the
tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them
for an offering.
[16] For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel;
instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the
children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
[17] For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and
beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I
sanctified them for myself.
[18] And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of
Israel.
[19] And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from
among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in
the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the
children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel,
when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
[20] And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of
Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses
concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
[21] And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron
offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for
them to cleanse them.
[22] And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the
tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the
LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
[23] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[24] This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years
old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle
of the congregation:
[25] And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the
service thereof, and shall serve no more:
[26] But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the
congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou
do unto the Levites touching their charge.
NUMBERS 9
The Passover at Sinai
1 (Nu 1:1; Ex 40:2) And the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai,
in the first month of the second year after they came out
of the land of Egypt, saying:
2 (Lev 23:5; Dt 16:1-2) Let the children of Israel also keep the Passover
at its appointed time.
3 (Ex 12:6-11) On the fourteenth day of this month, at
you will keep it at its appointed time. According to all
its rites and according to all its ceremonies, you will keep it.
4 Moses spoke to the children of Israel, that they should keep the Passover.
5 (Jos 5:10) They kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month
at evening in the Wilderness of Sinai. According to all that
the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did.
6 (Ex 18:15; Nu 27:2) There were men who were unclean by
the dead body of a man, so they could not keep the Passover on that day,
and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day.
7 And those men said to him, "We are defiled by the dead body of a man.
Why are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the Lord
at its appointed time among the children of Israel?"
8 (Nu 27:5; Ps 85:8) And Moses said to them, "Stand still, and I will hear
what the Lord will command concerning you."
9 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
10 Speak to the children of Israel, saying: If any man of you or
of your posterity is unclean because of a dead body, or is far off
on a journey, he will still keep the Passover to the Lord.
11 (2Ch 30:2-15) The fourteenth day of the second month at evening
they will keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
12 (Ex 12:10; 12:46; 12:43) They will leave none of it until the morning,
nor break any of its bones. According to all the ordinances of the Passover
they will keep it.
13 (Ge 17:14; Ex 12:15) But the man who is ceremonially clean,
and is not on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover,
even the same person will be cut off from his people.
Because he did not bring the offering of the Lord at its appointed time,
that man will bear his sin.
14 (Ex 12:48-49; Lev 24:22) If a stranger will sojourn among you
and will keep the Passover to the Lord, according to the ordinance
of the Passover, and according to the manner of it, so he will do.
You will have one ordinance both for the resident alien
and for the natural born citizen of the land.
Numbers 9
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first
month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt,
saying,
[2] Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed
season.
[3] In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his
appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the
ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.
[4] And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the
passover.
[5] And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at
even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded
Moses, so did the children of Israel.
[6] And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man,
that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before
Moses and before Aaron on that day:
[7] And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man:
wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in
his appointed season among the children of Israel?
[8] And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD
will command concerning you.
[9] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[10] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your
posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar
off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.
[11] The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and
eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
[12] They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it:
according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
[13] But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to
keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his
people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed
season, that man shall bear his sin.
[14] And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover
unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to
the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for
the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.
LEVITICUS 1
The Burnt Offering
1 (Ex 19:3; 25:22) And the Lord called Moses and spoke to him
from the tent of meeting, saying:
2 (Lev 22:18-19) Speak to the children of Israel and say to them:
When an individual among you brings an offering to the Lord,
you shall bring your offering from the livestock, either from
the herd or from the flock.
3 (Ex 12:5; Dt 15:21) If his offering is a burnt sacrifice,
and it is from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish.
At the door of the tent of meeting, he shall offer it
of his own free will before the Lord.
4 (Ex 29:10; 29:15) Then he shall lay his hand on the head
of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him
to make atonementTo appease wrath, remove sin,
and reconcile with God. for him.
5 (Lev 1:11; 3:8; 3:2) And he shall slaughter the bull before the Lord,
and the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall bring the blood and sprinkle
the blood on all the sides of the altar that is at the door of
he tent of meeting.
6 (Lev 7:8) Then he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it up into parts.
7 (Ge 22:9; Lev 6:12-13) The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire
on the altar and arrange the wood on the fire.
8 Then the priests, the sons of Aaron, shall arrange the parts,
with the head and the fat, on the wood that is on the fire
that is on the altar.
9 (Lev 1:13; Ge 8:21; Eph 5:2) But he shall wash its entrails
and its legs in water, and the priest shall burn everything
on the altar. It is a burnt sacrifice, a food offering made
by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
10 If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flocks,
whether from the sheep or from the goats,
he shall bring a male without blemish.
11 (Lev 1:5) He shall slaughter it
at the north side of the altar before the Lord.
And the sons of Aaron, the priests,
shall sprinkle its blood on all the sides of the altar.
12 He shall cut it up into parts, with its head and its fat,
and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is
on the fire that is on the altar.
13 But he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water.
The priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar.
It is a burnt sacrifice, a food offering made by fire,
which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
14 (Lev 5:7; Lk 2:24)If his offering to the Lord is
a burnt sacrifice of birds, then he shall bring his offering
from turtledoves or from young pigeons.
15 The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off its head,
and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained
out on the side of the altar.
16 He shall remove its entrails with its feathers
and throw it to the east side of the altar to the place of the ashes.
17 (Ge 15:10) And he shall split it open by its wings,
but not tear it in two. The priest shall burn it on the altar
on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt sacrifice,
a food offering made by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
Leviticus 1
[1] And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle
of the congregation, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you
bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle,
even of the herd, and of the flock.
[3] If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male
without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
[4] And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it
shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
[5] And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's
sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the
altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[6] And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
[7] And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay
the wood in order upon the fire:
[8] And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the
fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
[9] But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest
shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by
fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[10] And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the
goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
[11] And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the
LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about
upon the altar.
[12] And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the
priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon
the altar:
[13] But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest
shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an
offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[14] And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls,
then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
[15] And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head,
and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the
side of the altar:
[16] And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside
the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:
[17] And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it
asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is
upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet
savour unto the LORD.
LEVITICUS 2
The Grain Offering
1 (Lev 6:14-18; 9:17) When a person offers a grain offering to the Lord,
his offering shall be of wheat flour. He shall pour olive oil on it
and put frankincense on it.
2 (Lev 5:12; 6:15; 2:9) And he shall bring it to the sons of Aaron,
the priests, and he shall scoop out a handful of the flour and its oil,
along with all its frankincense. And the priest shall burn
this memorial portion on the altar, a food offering made by fire,
which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
3 (Lev 10:12-13; 6:16-17) And the remainder of the grain offering
shall belong to Aaron and to his sons, which is a most holy part
of the food offerings to the Lord made by fire.
4 (Ex 29:2) When you bring an oven-baked grain offering, it shall be
unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers
spread with oil.
5 If your offering is grain on a griddle, it shall be of unleavened
wheat flour mixed with olive oil.
6 Break it into pieces and pour oil on it. It is a grain offering.
7 If your offering is grain in a skillet, it shall be made of wheat flour
in olive oil.
8 You shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things
to the Lord, and when it is presented to the priest,
he shall take it to the altar.
9 (Lev 2:2; Ex 29:18; Lev 6:15) The priest shall remove a memorial
portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar, a food offering
made by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
10 (Lev 2:3) The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron
and to his sons, which is a most holy part of the food offerings
to the Lord made by fire.
11 (Ex 12:19-20; 23:18) No grain offering that you bring to the Lord
shall be made with leaven, for you shall not burn leaven nor any honey
as a food offering by fire to the Lord.
12 (Ex 23:19) As an offering of first fruits,
you may offer them to the Lord,
but they shall not be offered on the altar for a pleasing aroma.
13 (Eze 43:24; Nu 18:19; 2Ch 13:5) You shall season all your grain offerings
with salt. You shall not fail to use the salt of the covenant of your God
on your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.
14 (Lev 23:10) If you offer a grain offering of your first fruits
to the Lord, you shall offer for the grain offering of your first fruits
fresh ripe grain roasted by fire, coarsely ground new grain.
15 You shall put olive oil on it and frankincense on it.
It is a grain offering
16 The priest shall burn its memorial portion
and some of its coarsely ground new grain and oil,
along with all its frankincense as a food
offering made by fire to the Lord.
Leviticus 1
[1] And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle
of the congregation, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you
bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle,
even of the herd, and of the flock.
[3] If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male
without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
[4] And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it
shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
[5] And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's
sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the
altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[6] And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
[7] And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay
the wood in order upon the fire:
[8] And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the
fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
[9] But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest
shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by
fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[10] And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the
goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
[11] And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the
LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about
upon the altar.
[12] And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the
priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon
the altar:
[13] But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest
shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an
offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[14] And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls,
then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
[15] And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head,
and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the
side of the altar:
[16] And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside
the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:
[17] And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it
asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is
upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet
savour unto the LORD.
LEVITICUS 3
The Peace Offering
1 (Lev 1:3; Nu 6:14) If his offering is a peace sacrifice,
and if he is offering from the herd,
whether male or female, then he shall offer it
without blemish before the Lord.
2 (Ex 29:10; Lev 1:4-5) He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering
and slaughter it at the door of the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron,
the priests, shall sprinkle the blood on the sides of the altar.
3 (Ex 29:13; 29:22) He shall offer from the peace sacrifice,
as a food offering made by fire to the Lord, the fat that covers
the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails,
4 (Lev 3:10) and the two kidneys with the fat that is above them,
which is on the loins, and the appendage on the liver
which he shall remove with the kidneys.
5 (Lev 6:12; Ex 29:13) Then the sons of Aaron shall burn it on the altar
on the burnt sacrifice that is on the wood that is on the fire,
as a food offering made by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
6 If his offering for a peace sacrifice to the Lord is from the flock,
male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
7 (1Ki 8:62) If he is offering a sheep for his offering,
he shall offer it before the Lord.
8 (Lev 1:5) He shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering
and slaughter it before the tent of meeting,
and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood on the sides of the altar.
9 (Ex 29:22; Lev 9:19) He shall offer from the peace sacrifice,
a food offering made by fire for the Lord, its fat,
and the whole fatty tail which he shall remove close to the backbone,
and the fat that covers the entrails,
and all the fat that is on the entrails,
10 and the two kidneys with the fat that is above them,
which is on the loins, and the appendage on the liver which he shall
remove with the kidneys.
11 (Lev 21:6; 21:17) The priest shall burn it on the altar
as a food offering made by fire for the Lord.
12 If his offering is a goat, he shall offer it before the Lord.
13 (Lev 3:8) He shall lay his hand on its head and slaughter it
before the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle
its blood on the sides of the altar.
14 He shall offer from it as his offering,
an offering made by fire for the Lord, the fat that covers the entrails
and all the fat that is on the entrails,
15 and the two kidneys with the fat that is above them,
which is on the loins, and the appendage on the liver
which he shall remove with the kidneys.
16 (Lev 7:23-25; 1Sa 2:15-16) The priest shall burn them
on the altar as a food offering made by fire for a pleasing aroma.
All the fat belongs to the Lord.
17 (Ge 9:4; Lev 6:18) As a continual statute for your generations
in all your settlements, you shall not eat any fat or any blood..
Leviticus 3
[1] And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of
the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish
before the LORD.
[2] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests
shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
[3] And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering
made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the
fat that is upon the inwards,
[4] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the
flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take
away.
[5] And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice,
which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire,
of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[6] And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be
of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
[7] If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the
LORD.
[8] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it
before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle
the blood thereof round about upon the altar.
[9] And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering
made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he
take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and
all the fat that is upon the inwards,
[10] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the
flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take
away.
[11] And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the
offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[12] And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.
[13] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the
tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the
blood thereof upon the altar round about.
[14] And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire
unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is
upon the inwards,
[15] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the
flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take
away.
[16] And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the
offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD's.
[17] It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all
your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
2) Our Daily Bread for 14 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/14/the-power-of-love-4
entitled The Power of Love
Song of Songs 8:6-7
6 (Isa 49:16; Jer 22:24) Set me as a seal upon your heart,
as a seal upon your arm;
for love is strong as death,
passion fierce as the grave.
Its fires of desire are as ardent flames,
a most intense flame.
7 (Pr 6:35) Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can floods drown it.
If a man offered for love
all the wealth of his house,
it would be utterly condemned.
6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart,
As a seal upon thine arm:
For love is strong as death;
Jealousy is cruel as the grave:
The coals thereof are coals of fire,
Which hath a most vehement flame.
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
Neither can the floods drown it:
If a man would give all the substance of his house for love,
It would utterly be contemned.
Two octogenarians, one from Germany and the other from Denmark, were an
unlikely couple. They had each enjoyed sixty years of marriage before being
widowed. Though living only fifteen minutes apart, their homes were in
separate countries. Still, they fell in love, regularly cooking meals and
spending time together. Sadly, in 2020, due to the coronavirus, the Danish
government closed the border crossing. Undeterred, every day at 3:00 p.m.,
the two met at the border on a quiet country lane and, seated on their
respective sides, shared a picnic. "We're here because of love," the man
explained. Their love was stronger than borders, more powerful than
a pandemic.
The Song of Songs offers an impressive display of love's invincible power.
"Love is as strong as death," Solomon insisted (8:6). None of us escapes
death; it arrives with a steely finality we can't break. And yet love, the
writer said, is every bit as strong. What's more, love "burns like a blazing
fire, like a mighty flame" (v. 6). Have you ever watched a fire exploding in
feverish rage? Love-like fire-is impossible to contain. "Many waters cannot
quench love." Not even a raging river can sweep love away (v. 7).
Human love, whenever it's selfless and true, offers reflections of these
characteristics. However, only God's love offers such potency, such limitless
depths, such tenacious power. And here’s the stunner: God loves each of us
with this unquenchable love.
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
How does love in this life reflect the love shared by God the Father,
Jesus, and the Holy Spirit? How do you sense God loving you now?
God, I need Your powerful, deep love. I need Your love that
won't be extinguished and won't let me go.
Will You show me this love today?
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell
Matt 6:14-15
14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,
neither will your Father forgive your sins.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you: 15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger
and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying
support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw
her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was
"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought
back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of
unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to
forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered
and her bitterness grew worse.
Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers
of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her friend again, she was
able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own
healing and forgiveness.
"If you do not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on
unforgiving hearts, "Neither will you be forgiven." In one sense, God's
forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is
always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has
extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls
of bitterness in our hearts.
When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do
not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an
awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of
revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;
the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts
cleansed and purified.
Application
a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness
in my own life?
b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness
to forgive others?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
3 John 2
2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be
in good health, even as your soul is well.
2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health,
even as thy soul prospereth.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Inexhaustible Strength
Is 40:27-31
27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
and assert, O Israel,
"My way is hidden from the Lord,
and my justice escapes the notice of my God"?
28 (Ps 147:5; Ge 21:33; Isa 57:15) Have you not known?
Have you not heard,
that the everlasting God, the Lord,
the Creator of the ends of the earth,
does not faint, nor is He weary?
His understanding is inscrutable.
29 (Isa 41:10) He gives power to the faint,
and to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 (Isa 9:17) Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
and the young men shall utterly fall,
31 (2Co 4:16; Ps 103:5; Ex 19:4) but those who wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
and they shall walk and not faint.
27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid
from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God,
the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not,
neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might
he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall
utterly fall:
31 but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall
mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint.
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."
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?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
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
14th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation ( Matt 6:10
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for those who serve with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to consecrate yourself to Him.
Pray to the Lord
"God, I need Your powerful, deep love. I need Your love that
won't be extinguished and won't let me go.
Will You show me this love today?"
Pray to the Lord and pray show true forgiveness.
Pray to the Lord and pray that your soul may prosper.
Pray to the Lord and pray for Him to give you strength.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation
Pray for those who serve with
denominations and Christian organisations
- that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Pray that Christians in the Central African Republic who have been
in refugee camps for 6 years will not lose heart.
1)
Numbers 8:1-9:14
Leviticus 1-3
Day 45, 14 Feb 2022
NUMBERS 8
The Seven Lamps
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 25:37) Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you set up the lamps,
the seven lamps will give light before the lampstand.
3 Aaron did so. He lit the lamps before the lampstand,
as the Lord commanded Moses.
4 (Ex 25:9; 25:18) And this was the work of the lampstand:
hammered gold, to its shaft, to its flowers was beaten work.
According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses,
so he made the lampstand.
Consecrating the Levites
5 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them.
7 (Lev 8:6; Nu 19:13) Thus you will do to them to cleanse them: Splash
purifying water on them, and let them shave their whole body, and let
them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
8 (Lev 2:1) Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering,
also fine flour mixed with oil, and you will take another young bull
as a sin offering.
9 (Ex 40:12; Lev 8:3) You will bring the Levites
before the tent of meeting. And you will gather the whole assembly
of the children of Israel together.
10 (Lev 1:4; Ac 6:6) And you will bring the Levites before the Lord.
And the children of Israel will put their hands on the Levites.
11 (Lev 7:30) And Aaron will offer the Levites before the Lord as a
wave offering of the children of Israel, that they may do the service
of the Lord.
12 (Ex 29:10; Lev 1:4) The Levites will lay their hands on the heads
of the bulls, and you will offer one as a sin offering and the other
as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites.
13 (Nu 8:11; 8:21) You will set the Levites before Aaron and before his sons,
and offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.
14 (Nu 3:45) Thus will you separate the Levites
from among the children of Israel, and the Levites will be Mine.
15 (Nu 8:11; 8:13) And afterwards the Levites will go in to do
the service of the tent of meeting, and you will cleanse them
and offer them as a wave offering.
16 (Nu 3:12; 3:45) For they are completely set aside for Me
by the children of Israel. Instead of all who open the womb,
instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel,
I have taken them for Myself.
17 (Ex 13:2; Lk 2:23) For all the firstborn of the children of Israel
are Mine, both man and animal. On the day that I struck every firstborn
in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself.
18 I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn
of the children of Israel.
19 (Nu 1:53; 16:46) I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron
and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to serve
the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting
and to make an atonement for the children of Israel, so there
will be no plague among the children of Israel when the children
of Israel approach the sanctuary.
20 Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of
Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded
Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them.
21 (Nu 8:7; 8:11-13) The Levites cleansed themselves from sin,
and they washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave
offering before the Lord, and Aaron made an atonement
for them to cleanse them.
22 And after that the Levites went in to do their service
in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons.
As the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
23 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
24 (Nu 4:3; 1Ch 23:3) This is what belongs to the Levites:
From twenty-five years old and older they will go in to do their
duty concerning the service of the tent of meeting.
25 And from the age of fifty years they will cease doing their duty
concerning its service and will serve no more.
26 (Nu 1:53) But they will minister with their brothers
in the tent of meeting, to attend to their needs, but will not do the work.
Thus you will do to the Levites concerning their duties.
Numbers 8
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the
seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
[3] And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the
candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
[4] And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft
thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the
pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
[5] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[6] Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
[7] And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of
purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash
their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
[8] Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine
flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin
offering.
[9] And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the
congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of
Israel together:
[10] And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of
Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:
[11] And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of
the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD.
[12] And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks:
and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt
offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.
[13] And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and
offer them for an offering unto the LORD.
[14] Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel:
and the Levites shall be mine.
[15] And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the
tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them
for an offering.
[16] For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel;
instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the
children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
[17] For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and
beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I
sanctified them for myself.
[18] And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of
Israel.
[19] And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from
among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in
the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the
children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel,
when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
[20] And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of
Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses
concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
[21] And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron
offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for
them to cleanse them.
[22] And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the
tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the
LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
[23] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[24] This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years
old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle
of the congregation:
[25] And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the
service thereof, and shall serve no more:
[26] But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the
congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou
do unto the Levites touching their charge.
NUMBERS 9
The Passover at Sinai
1 (Nu 1:1; Ex 40:2) And the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai,
in the first month of the second year after they came out
of the land of Egypt, saying:
2 (Lev 23:5; Dt 16:1-2) Let the children of Israel also keep the Passover
at its appointed time.
3 (Ex 12:6-11) On the fourteenth day of this month, at
you will keep it at its appointed time. According to all
its rites and according to all its ceremonies, you will keep it.
4 Moses spoke to the children of Israel, that they should keep the Passover.
5 (Jos 5:10) They kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month
at evening in the Wilderness of Sinai. According to all that
the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did.
6 (Ex 18:15; Nu 27:2) There were men who were unclean by
the dead body of a man, so they could not keep the Passover on that day,
and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day.
7 And those men said to him, "We are defiled by the dead body of a man.
Why are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the Lord
at its appointed time among the children of Israel?"
8 (Nu 27:5; Ps 85:8) And Moses said to them, "Stand still, and I will hear
what the Lord will command concerning you."
9 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
10 Speak to the children of Israel, saying: If any man of you or
of your posterity is unclean because of a dead body, or is far off
on a journey, he will still keep the Passover to the Lord.
11 (2Ch 30:2-15) The fourteenth day of the second month at evening
they will keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
12 (Ex 12:10; 12:46; 12:43) They will leave none of it until the morning,
nor break any of its bones. According to all the ordinances of the Passover
they will keep it.
13 (Ge 17:14; Ex 12:15) But the man who is ceremonially clean,
and is not on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover,
even the same person will be cut off from his people.
Because he did not bring the offering of the Lord at its appointed time,
that man will bear his sin.
14 (Ex 12:48-49; Lev 24:22) If a stranger will sojourn among you
and will keep the Passover to the Lord, according to the ordinance
of the Passover, and according to the manner of it, so he will do.
You will have one ordinance both for the resident alien
and for the natural born citizen of the land.
Numbers 9
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first
month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt,
saying,
[2] Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed
season.
[3] In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his
appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the
ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.
[4] And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the
passover.
[5] And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at
even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded
Moses, so did the children of Israel.
[6] And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man,
that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before
Moses and before Aaron on that day:
[7] And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man:
wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in
his appointed season among the children of Israel?
[8] And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD
will command concerning you.
[9] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[10] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your
posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar
off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.
[11] The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and
eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
[12] They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it:
according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
[13] But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to
keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his
people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed
season, that man shall bear his sin.
[14] And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover
unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to
the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for
the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.
LEVITICUS 1
The Burnt Offering
1 (Ex 19:3; 25:22) And the Lord called Moses and spoke to him
from the tent of meeting, saying:
2 (Lev 22:18-19) Speak to the children of Israel and say to them:
When an individual among you brings an offering to the Lord,
you shall bring your offering from the livestock, either from
the herd or from the flock.
3 (Ex 12:5; Dt 15:21) If his offering is a burnt sacrifice,
and it is from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish.
At the door of the tent of meeting, he shall offer it
of his own free will before the Lord.
4 (Ex 29:10; 29:15) Then he shall lay his hand on the head
of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him
to make atonementTo appease wrath, remove sin,
and reconcile with God. for him.
5 (Lev 1:11; 3:8; 3:2) And he shall slaughter the bull before the Lord,
and the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall bring the blood and sprinkle
the blood on all the sides of the altar that is at the door of
he tent of meeting.
6 (Lev 7:8) Then he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it up into parts.
7 (Ge 22:9; Lev 6:12-13) The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire
on the altar and arrange the wood on the fire.
8 Then the priests, the sons of Aaron, shall arrange the parts,
with the head and the fat, on the wood that is on the fire
that is on the altar.
9 (Lev 1:13; Ge 8:21; Eph 5:2) But he shall wash its entrails
and its legs in water, and the priest shall burn everything
on the altar. It is a burnt sacrifice, a food offering made
by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
10 If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flocks,
whether from the sheep or from the goats,
he shall bring a male without blemish.
11 (Lev 1:5) He shall slaughter it
at the north side of the altar before the Lord.
And the sons of Aaron, the priests,
shall sprinkle its blood on all the sides of the altar.
12 He shall cut it up into parts, with its head and its fat,
and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is
on the fire that is on the altar.
13 But he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water.
The priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar.
It is a burnt sacrifice, a food offering made by fire,
which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
14 (Lev 5:7; Lk 2:24)If his offering to the Lord is
a burnt sacrifice of birds, then he shall bring his offering
from turtledoves or from young pigeons.
15 The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off its head,
and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained
out on the side of the altar.
16 He shall remove its entrails with its feathers
and throw it to the east side of the altar to the place of the ashes.
17 (Ge 15:10) And he shall split it open by its wings,
but not tear it in two. The priest shall burn it on the altar
on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt sacrifice,
a food offering made by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
Leviticus 1
[1] And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle
of the congregation, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you
bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle,
even of the herd, and of the flock.
[3] If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male
without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
[4] And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it
shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
[5] And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's
sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the
altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[6] And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
[7] And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay
the wood in order upon the fire:
[8] And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the
fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
[9] But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest
shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by
fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[10] And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the
goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
[11] And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the
LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about
upon the altar.
[12] And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the
priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon
the altar:
[13] But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest
shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an
offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[14] And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls,
then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
[15] And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head,
and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the
side of the altar:
[16] And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside
the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:
[17] And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it
asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is
upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet
savour unto the LORD.
LEVITICUS 2
The Grain Offering
1 (Lev 6:14-18; 9:17) When a person offers a grain offering to the Lord,
his offering shall be of wheat flour. He shall pour olive oil on it
and put frankincense on it.
2 (Lev 5:12; 6:15; 2:9) And he shall bring it to the sons of Aaron,
the priests, and he shall scoop out a handful of the flour and its oil,
along with all its frankincense. And the priest shall burn
this memorial portion on the altar, a food offering made by fire,
which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
3 (Lev 10:12-13; 6:16-17) And the remainder of the grain offering
shall belong to Aaron and to his sons, which is a most holy part
of the food offerings to the Lord made by fire.
4 (Ex 29:2) When you bring an oven-baked grain offering, it shall be
unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers
spread with oil.
5 If your offering is grain on a griddle, it shall be of unleavened
wheat flour mixed with olive oil.
6 Break it into pieces and pour oil on it. It is a grain offering.
7 If your offering is grain in a skillet, it shall be made of wheat flour
in olive oil.
8 You shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things
to the Lord, and when it is presented to the priest,
he shall take it to the altar.
9 (Lev 2:2; Ex 29:18; Lev 6:15) The priest shall remove a memorial
portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar, a food offering
made by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
10 (Lev 2:3) The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron
and to his sons, which is a most holy part of the food offerings
to the Lord made by fire.
11 (Ex 12:19-20; 23:18) No grain offering that you bring to the Lord
shall be made with leaven, for you shall not burn leaven nor any honey
as a food offering by fire to the Lord.
12 (Ex 23:19) As an offering of first fruits,
you may offer them to the Lord,
but they shall not be offered on the altar for a pleasing aroma.
13 (Eze 43:24; Nu 18:19; 2Ch 13:5) You shall season all your grain offerings
with salt. You shall not fail to use the salt of the covenant of your God
on your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.
14 (Lev 23:10) If you offer a grain offering of your first fruits
to the Lord, you shall offer for the grain offering of your first fruits
fresh ripe grain roasted by fire, coarsely ground new grain.
15 You shall put olive oil on it and frankincense on it.
It is a grain offering
16 The priest shall burn its memorial portion
and some of its coarsely ground new grain and oil,
along with all its frankincense as a food
offering made by fire to the Lord.
Leviticus 1
[1] And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle
of the congregation, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you
bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle,
even of the herd, and of the flock.
[3] If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male
without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
[4] And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it
shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
[5] And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's
sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the
altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[6] And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
[7] And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay
the wood in order upon the fire:
[8] And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the
fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
[9] But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest
shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by
fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[10] And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the
goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
[11] And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the
LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about
upon the altar.
[12] And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the
priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon
the altar:
[13] But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest
shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an
offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[14] And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls,
then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
[15] And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head,
and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the
side of the altar:
[16] And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside
the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:
[17] And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it
asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is
upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet
savour unto the LORD.
LEVITICUS 3
The Peace Offering
1 (Lev 1:3; Nu 6:14) If his offering is a peace sacrifice,
and if he is offering from the herd,
whether male or female, then he shall offer it
without blemish before the Lord.
2 (Ex 29:10; Lev 1:4-5) He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering
and slaughter it at the door of the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron,
the priests, shall sprinkle the blood on the sides of the altar.
3 (Ex 29:13; 29:22) He shall offer from the peace sacrifice,
as a food offering made by fire to the Lord, the fat that covers
the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails,
4 (Lev 3:10) and the two kidneys with the fat that is above them,
which is on the loins, and the appendage on the liver
which he shall remove with the kidneys.
5 (Lev 6:12; Ex 29:13) Then the sons of Aaron shall burn it on the altar
on the burnt sacrifice that is on the wood that is on the fire,
as a food offering made by fire, which is a pleasing aroma for the Lord.
6 If his offering for a peace sacrifice to the Lord is from the flock,
male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
7 (1Ki 8:62) If he is offering a sheep for his offering,
he shall offer it before the Lord.
8 (Lev 1:5) He shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering
and slaughter it before the tent of meeting,
and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood on the sides of the altar.
9 (Ex 29:22; Lev 9:19) He shall offer from the peace sacrifice,
a food offering made by fire for the Lord, its fat,
and the whole fatty tail which he shall remove close to the backbone,
and the fat that covers the entrails,
and all the fat that is on the entrails,
10 and the two kidneys with the fat that is above them,
which is on the loins, and the appendage on the liver which he shall
remove with the kidneys.
11 (Lev 21:6; 21:17) The priest shall burn it on the altar
as a food offering made by fire for the Lord.
12 If his offering is a goat, he shall offer it before the Lord.
13 (Lev 3:8) He shall lay his hand on its head and slaughter it
before the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle
its blood on the sides of the altar.
14 He shall offer from it as his offering,
an offering made by fire for the Lord, the fat that covers the entrails
and all the fat that is on the entrails,
15 and the two kidneys with the fat that is above them,
which is on the loins, and the appendage on the liver
which he shall remove with the kidneys.
16 (Lev 7:23-25; 1Sa 2:15-16) The priest shall burn them
on the altar as a food offering made by fire for a pleasing aroma.
All the fat belongs to the Lord.
17 (Ge 9:4; Lev 6:18) As a continual statute for your generations
in all your settlements, you shall not eat any fat or any blood..
Leviticus 3
[1] And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of
the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish
before the LORD.
[2] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests
shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
[3] And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering
made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the
fat that is upon the inwards,
[4] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the
flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take
away.
[5] And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice,
which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire,
of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[6] And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be
of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
[7] If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the
LORD.
[8] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it
before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle
the blood thereof round about upon the altar.
[9] And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering
made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he
take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and
all the fat that is upon the inwards,
[10] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the
flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take
away.
[11] And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the
offering made by fire unto the LORD.
[12] And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.
[13] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the
tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the
blood thereof upon the altar round about.
[14] And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire
unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is
upon the inwards,
[15] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the
flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take
away.
[16] And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the
offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD's.
[17] It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all
your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
2) Our Daily Bread for 14 February 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/02/14/the-power-of-love-4
entitled The Power of Love
Song of Songs 8:6-7
6 (Isa 49:16; Jer 22:24) Set me as a seal upon your heart,
as a seal upon your arm;
for love is strong as death,
passion fierce as the grave.
Its fires of desire are as ardent flames,
a most intense flame.
7 (Pr 6:35) Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can floods drown it.
If a man offered for love
all the wealth of his house,
it would be utterly condemned.
6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart,
As a seal upon thine arm:
For love is strong as death;
Jealousy is cruel as the grave:
The coals thereof are coals of fire,
Which hath a most vehement flame.
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
Neither can the floods drown it:
If a man would give all the substance of his house for love,
It would utterly be contemned.
Two octogenarians, one from Germany and the other from Denmark, were an
unlikely couple. They had each enjoyed sixty years of marriage before being
widowed. Though living only fifteen minutes apart, their homes were in
separate countries. Still, they fell in love, regularly cooking meals and
spending time together. Sadly, in 2020, due to the coronavirus, the Danish
government closed the border crossing. Undeterred, every day at 3:00 p.m.,
the two met at the border on a quiet country lane and, seated on their
respective sides, shared a picnic. "We're here because of love," the man
explained. Their love was stronger than borders, more powerful than
a pandemic.
The Song of Songs offers an impressive display of love's invincible power.
"Love is as strong as death," Solomon insisted (8:6). None of us escapes
death; it arrives with a steely finality we can't break. And yet love, the
writer said, is every bit as strong. What's more, love "burns like a blazing
fire, like a mighty flame" (v. 6). Have you ever watched a fire exploding in
feverish rage? Love-like fire-is impossible to contain. "Many waters cannot
quench love." Not even a raging river can sweep love away (v. 7).
Human love, whenever it's selfless and true, offers reflections of these
characteristics. However, only God's love offers such potency, such limitless
depths, such tenacious power. And here’s the stunner: God loves each of us
with this unquenchable love.
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
How does love in this life reflect the love shared by God the Father,
Jesus, and the Holy Spirit? How do you sense God loving you now?
God, I need Your powerful, deep love. I need Your love that
won't be extinguished and won't let me go.
Will You show me this love today?
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell
Matt 6:14-15
14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,
neither will your Father forgive your sins.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you: 15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger
and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying
support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw
her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was
"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought
back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of
unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to
forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered
and her bitterness grew worse.
Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers
of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her friend again, she was
able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own
healing and forgiveness.
"If you do not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on
unforgiving hearts, "Neither will you be forgiven." In one sense, God's
forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is
always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has
extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls
of bitterness in our hearts.
When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do
not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an
awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of
revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;
the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts
cleansed and purified.
Application
a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness
in my own life?
b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness
to forgive others?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
3 John 2
2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be
in good health, even as your soul is well.
2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health,
even as thy soul prospereth.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Inexhaustible Strength
Is 40:27-31
27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
and assert, O Israel,
"My way is hidden from the Lord,
and my justice escapes the notice of my God"?
28 (Ps 147:5; Ge 21:33; Isa 57:15) Have you not known?
Have you not heard,
that the everlasting God, the Lord,
the Creator of the ends of the earth,
does not faint, nor is He weary?
His understanding is inscrutable.
29 (Isa 41:10) He gives power to the faint,
and to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 (Isa 9:17) Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
and the young men shall utterly fall,
31 (2Co 4:16; Ps 103:5; Ex 19:4) but those who wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
and they shall walk and not faint.
27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid
from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God,
the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not,
neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might
he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall
utterly fall:
31 but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall
mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint.
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."
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?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
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
14th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation ( Matt 6:10
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for those who serve with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to consecrate yourself to Him.
Pray to the Lord
"God, I need Your powerful, deep love. I need Your love that
won't be extinguished and won't let me go.
Will You show me this love today?"
Pray to the Lord and pray show true forgiveness.
Pray to the Lord and pray that your soul may prosper.
Pray to the Lord and pray for Him to give you strength.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation
Pray for those who serve with
denominations and Christian organisations
- that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Pray that Christians in the Central African Republic who have been
in refugee camps for 6 years will not lose heart.
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