Day 98 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 8 April 2022 reflections
Day 98, 8 Apr 2022
1) 1 Samuel 4:12 - 8
1 Samuel 4
12 (Jos 7:6; 2Sa 1:2) There ran a man of Benjamin from the battle line,
and he came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes torn
and with dust upon his head.
13 (1Sa 1:9; 4:18) When he came, Eli was sitting on a seat by the wayside
watching. For his heart feared for the ark of God. Now the man came
to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out.
14 When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said,
"What does the noise of this tumult mean?"
And the man hurriedly came and told Eli.
15 (1Sa 3:2) Now Eli was 98 years old, and his eyes were dim,
so that he could not see.
16 (2Sa 1:4) The man said to Eli, "I am he that came out of the army,
and I fled today out of the battle line."
And he said, "What is the word, my son?"
17 The messenger answered and said, "Israel has fled before the Philistines,
and there also has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons
also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead. And the ark of God is taken."
18 (1Sa 4:13) When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell from off the seat
backward by the side of the gate. And his neck broke and he died,
for he was an old and heavy man. And he had judged Israel forty years.
19 His daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was pregnant, about to give birth.
And when she heard the news that the ark of God was taken,
and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead,
she kneeled down and gave birth, for her pains came upon her.
20 (Ge 35:17-18) About the time of her death the women that stood
by her said to her, "Do not fear, for you have borne a son."
But she did not answer or regard it.
21 (Ps 26:8; Jer 2:11) She named the child Ichabod, saying,
"The glory is departed from Israel," because the ark of God was taken,
and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
22 She said, "The glory is departed from Israel, for the ark of God is taken."
[12] And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the
same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
[13] And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for
his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city,
and told it, all the city cried out.
[14] And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the
noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
[15] Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he
could not see.
[16] And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I
fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
[17] And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the
Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people,
and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is
taken.
[18] And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he
fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake,
and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel
forty years.
[19] And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be
delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and
that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and
travailed; for her pains came upon her.
[20] And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto
her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did
she regard it.
[21] And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from
Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law
and her husband.
[22] And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is
taken.
[Remember not to leave an evil legacy]
1 SAMUEL 5
The Philistines and the Ark
1 (1Sa 4:1; 7:12) Now the Philistines took the ark of God,
and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
2 (Jdg 16:23; 1Ch 10:10) When the Philistines took the ark of God,
they brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.
3 (Isa 19:1; 46:1-2; 46:7) When the Ashdodites arose early in the morning,
Dagon had fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord.
And they took Dagon and set him in his place again.
4 (Mic 1:7; Jer 50:2) When they arose early on the next morning, again
Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord,
and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off
upon the threshold. Only the torso of Dagon was left to him.
5 (Zep 1:9) Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any coming
into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
6 (1Sa 5:11; Ex 9:3; Ps 32:4) But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon
the Ashdodites. He desolated them and struck them with tumors,
even Ashdod and its territories.
7 When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, "The ark of the God
of Israel cannot remain with us. For His hand is heavy upon us and upon
Dagon our god."
8 So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them,
and said, "What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?"
And they answered, "Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried around
to Gath." And they carried the ark of the God of Israel there.
9 (1Sa 5:6; Dt 2:15; 1Sa 7:13) It happened that after they had carried it
about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great
destruction. And He struck the men of the city, both small and great.
And tumors broke out on them.
10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron.
And it came about that as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites
cried out, saying, "They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel
to slay us and our people."
11 (1Sa 5:6; 5:8-9) So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the
Philistines, and said, "Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go
again to His own place that He might not kill me and my people,"
for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city.
The hand of God was very heavy there.
12 (Ex 12:30) The men that did not die were plagued with the tumors.
And the cry of the city went up to heaven.
1 Samuel 5
[1] And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer
unto Ashdod.
[2] When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house
of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
[3] And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was
fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took
Dagon, and set him in his place again.
[4] And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was
fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head
of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold;
only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
[5] Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's
house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
[6] But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed
them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
[7] And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the
God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and
upon Dagon our god.
[8] They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto
them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they
answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And
they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.
[9] And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the
LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the
men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret
parts.
[10] Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as
the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They
have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our
people.
[11] So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines,
and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his
own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly
destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
[12] And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of
the city went up to heaven.
[Only Yahweh is the True God]
1 SAMUEL 6
The Ark Returned to Israel
1 Now the ark of the Lord had been in the country
of the Philistines seven months.
2 (Ge 41:8; Ex 7:11) The Philistines called for the priests and the diviners,
saying, "What shall we do with the ark of the Lord?
Tell us how we should send it to its place."
3 (Ex 23:15; Dt 16:16) They said, "If you send away the ark of the God
of Israel, do not send it empty. But return to Him a guilt offering.
Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why His hand
is not removed from you."
4 (Jos 13:3; Jdg 3:3) Then said they, "What will be the guilt offering
which we will return to Him?"
They answered, "Five golden tumors and five golden mice according
to the number of the lords of the Philistines. For one plague was on
you all, and on your lords.
5 (Jos 7:19; 1Sa 5:6-7; 5:11) Therefore you will make images of your tumors
and images of your mice that ravage the land. And you will give glory
to the God of Israel. Perhaps He will lighten His hand from off you,
even from off your gods and from off your land.
6 (Ex 7:13; 8:15) Why then do you harden your hearts, as the Egyptians
and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When He dealt severely with them,
did they not let the people go, and they departed?
7 (Nu 19:2; 2Sa 6:3) "Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milk
cows on which there has never been a yoke. Then tie the cows to the cart
and bring their calves home, away from them.
8 Then take the ark of the Lord and set it on the cart. And put the images
of gold, which you return to Him for a guilt offering, in a box by the side.
And send it away, that it may go.
9 (Jos 15:10; 21:16) See, if it goes up by the way of His own territory
to Beth Shemesh, then He has done us this great evil. But if not, then
we will know that it is not His hand that struck us; it was by chance
that it happened to us."
10 The men did so. And they took two milk cows, tied them to the cart,
and shut up their calves at home.
11 And they set the ark of the Lord on the cart, as well as the box
with the mice of gold and the images of their tumors.
12 Then the cows took the straight way to the way of Beth Shemesh,
and went along the highway, lowing as they went. They did not turn aside
to the right hand or to the left with the lords of the Philistines walking
after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.
13 Now Beth Shemesh was reaping their wheat harvest in the valley.
And they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, and they rejoiced to see it.
14 (2Sa 24:22) The cart came into the field of Joshua, the Beth Shemite,
and stood there where there was a great stone. And they split the wood
of the cart, and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord.
15 The Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the box that was with it,
where the articles of gold were, and put them on the great stone.
And the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices
the same day to the Lord.
16 (Jos 13:3; Jdg 3:3) When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it,
they returned to Ekron the same day.
17 These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for
a guilt offering to the Lord: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one,
for Gath one, for Ekron one.
18 And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities
of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities,
and of country villages. And the great stone, where they set the ark
of the Lord, is a witness to this day in the field of Joshua,
the Beth Shemite.
19 (Ex 19:21; Nu 4:15) Then He struck the men of Beth Shemesh,
because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck 50070 men.
And the people lamented, because the Lord had struck the people
with a great slaughter.
20 (2Sa 6:9; Mal 3:2) The men of Beth Shemesh said, "Who is able to stand
before the Lord, this holy God? And to whom will He go up from us?"
21 (1Ch 13:5-6; Jos 9:17) And they sent messengers to the inhabitants
of Kiriath Jearim, saying, "The Philistines have brought back the ark
of the Lord. Come down, and take it up to you."
1 Samuel 6
[1] And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven
months.
[2] And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying,
What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it
to his place.
[3] And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not
empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be
healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.
[4] Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall
return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice,
according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was
on you all, and on your lords.
[5] Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice
that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel:
peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods,
and from off your land.
[6] Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharoah
hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they
not let the people go, and they departed?
[7] Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there
hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home
from them:
[8] And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the
jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by
the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.
[9] And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh,
then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that is
not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.
[10] And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart,
and shut up their calves at home:
[11] And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with
the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.
[12] And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went
along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right
hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto
the border of Beth-shemesh.
[13] And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the
valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see
it.
[14] And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood
there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart,
and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.
[15] And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was
with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone:
and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed
sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.
[16] And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned
to Ekron the same day.
[17] And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a
trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon
one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
[18] And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the
Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of
country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down
the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of
Joshua, the Beth-shemite.
[19] And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the
ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore
and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of
the people with a great slaughter.
[20] And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy
LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
[21] And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying,
The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and
fetch it up to you.
1 SAMUEL 7
1 So the men of Kiriath Jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord.
And they brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill,
and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.
2 And from the day the ark resided in Kiriath Jearim,
the days increased to twenty years.
Samuel Judges Israel
And all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.
3 (Jos 24:14; Ge 35:2; Dt 6:13) Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel,
saying, "If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart,
then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths from your midst.
And make firm your hearts unto the Lord, and serve Him only.
Then He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."
4 So the children of Israel put away the Baals and Ashtoreths
and served the Lord only.
5 (Jdg 20:1) Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah,
and I will pray to the Lord for you."
6 (Jdg 10:10; Ps 106:6) They gathered together to Mizpah.
And they drew water and poured it out before the Lord.
And they fasted on that day, and said there,
"We have sinned against the Lord."
So Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.
7 (1Sa 17:11; 13:6) When the Philistines heard that the children
of Israel were gathered together to Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines
went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it,
they were afraid of the Philistines.
8 (Isa 37:4; 1Sa 12:19-24) The children of Israel said to Samuel,
"Do not stop crying unto the Lord our God for us, that He might save us
out of the hand of the Philistines."
9 (Ps 99:6; Jer 15:1) Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a burnt
offering unto the Lord. And Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel and the Lord
heard him.
10 (1Sa 2:10; Jos 10:10) As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering,
the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel, but the Lord thundered
with a great thunder on that day against the Philistines, and confused them.
So they were beaten before Israel.
11 Israel's fighting men went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines,
and struck them, as far as below Beth Kar.
12 (Ge 35:14; Jos 4:9) Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah
and Shen. And he called its name EbenezerLit.
Stone of help. saying, "Thus far the Lord has helped us."
13 (Jdg 13:1) So the Philistines were subdued, and they did not again
come into the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against
the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
14 The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored
to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath. And Israel rescued their territory
out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel
and the Amorites.
15 (1Sa 7:6; Jdg 2:16) So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16 He went annually in a circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah.
And he judged Israel in all those places.
17 (1Sa 1:19; 1:1) But his return was to Ramah, for his house was there
and there he judged Israel. And there he built an altar to the Lord.
1 Samuel 7
[1] And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD,
and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified
Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
[2] And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the
time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented
after the LORD.
[3] And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return
unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and
Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve
him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
[4] Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and
served the LORD only.
[5] And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you
unto the LORD.
[6] And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out
before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned
against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
[7] And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered
together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And
when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
[8] And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the
LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the
Philistines.
[9] And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering
wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the
LORD heard him.
[10] And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew
near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder
on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were
smitten before Israel.
[11] And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines,
and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.
[12] Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and
called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
[13] So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast
of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days
of Samuel.
[14] And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were
restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did
Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace
between Israel and the Amorites.
[15] And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
[16] And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and
Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
[17] And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he
judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
1 SAMUEL 8
Israel Demands a King
1 (Dt 16:18-19) And it came about when Samuel was old, that he installed
his sons as judges for Israel.
2 Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second
son was Abijah. They were judging in Beersheba.
3 (Dt 16:19; Ps 15:5) But his sons did not walk in his way, for they followed
after unlawful gain, and they took bribes, and they perverted justice.
4 (1Sa 7:17) And all the elders of Israel gathered together and they came
to Samuel at Ramah.
5 (Dt 17:14-15; 1Sa 8:19-20) They said to him, "You are old and your sons
do not walk in your ways. Now, install for us a king to govern us like
all the nations."
6 (1Sa 15:11; 12:17) But the thing was evil in the eyes of Samuel,
because they said, "Give us a king to govern us."
And Samuel prayed to the Lord.
7 (Ex 16:8; 1Sa 10:19) The Lord said to Samuel, "Obey the voice of the people
in relation to all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected,
but Me they have rejected from reigning over them.
8 Just as all the deeds which they have done to Me, from the day I brought
them up from Egypt even to this day, in that they have forsaken Me
and have served other gods, so they are doing also to you now.
9 (1Sa 8:11-18; 10:25) Now then, obey their voice. Only you will testify
against them and proclaim to them the judgment concerning the king
who will reign over them."
10 So Samuel said all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking
from him a king.
11 (1Sa 10:25; 14:52) And he said, "This will be the judgment concerning
the king who will reign over you: Your sons he will take in order to place
them for himself in his chariots and as his horsemen, and they will run
before his chariot,
12 and in order to assign for himself captains of thousands and captains
of fifties, and to plow his ground, and to gather in his harvest,
and to make his weapons of war and the equipment of his chariots.
13 And your daughters he will take for perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.
14 (1Ki 21:7; Eze 46:18) And your choicest fields, and vineyards,
and olive groves he will take and give them to his servants.
15 And of your seed fields and your vineyards he will take a tenth
of their harvest and will give it to his high officials and to his servants.
16 And your menservants and your maidservants, and the best of your
young men and asses he will take and make do his work.
17 Your flocks he will take a tenth of, but you will be his for slaves.
18 (Isa 1:15; Mic 3:4) And you will cry out in that day because of your king,
whom you have chosen for yourselves,
but the Lord will not answer you in that day."
19 (Jer 44:16_ But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel.
And they said, "No! But surely a king will be over us!
20 (1Sa 8:5) So that we also will be like all the nations!
And so that our king will govern us, and will go out before us,
and will fight our battles."
21 (Jdg 11:11) And after Samuel heard all the words of the people,
he spoke them in the hearing of the Lord.
22 (1Sa 8:7; Hos 13:11) And the Lord said to Samuel,
"Obey their voice, and make for them a king."
So Samuel said to Israel's fighting men,
"Go every man to his city."
1 Samuel 8
[1] And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges
over Israel.
[2] Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second,
Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
[3] And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and
took bribes, and perverted judgment.
[4] Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to
Samuel unto Ramah,
[5] And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy
ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
[6] But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge
us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
[7] And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in
all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have
rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
[8] According to all the works which they have done since the day that I
brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have
forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
[9] Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly
unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
[10] And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of
him a king.
[11] And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over
you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots,
and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
[12] And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over
fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and
to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
[13] And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks,
and to be bakers.
[14] And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards,
even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
[15] And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and
give to his officers, and to his servants.
[16] And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your
goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
[17] He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
[18] And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall
have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
[19] Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they
said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
[20] That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge
us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
[21] And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in
the ears of the LORD.
[22] And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a
king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
2) Our Daily Bread for 8 April 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/04/08/permanent-address
entitled Permanent Address
Psalm 27:1-6
PSALMS 27
A Psalm of David.
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?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) When the wicked came against me
to eat my flesh-
my enemies and my foes-
they stumbled and fell.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Though an army should encamp against me,
my heart will not fear;
though war should rise against me,
in this will I be confident.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) One thing I have asked from the Lord,
that will I seek after-
for me to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to see the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in His temple.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For in the time of trouble
He will hide me in His pavilion;
in the shelter of His tabernacle He will hide me;
He will set me up on a rock.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Now my head will be lifted up
above my enemies encircling me;
therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
Psalms 27
[1] The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is
the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
[2] When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up
my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
[3] Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though
war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
[4] One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may
dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty
of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
[5] For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the
secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
[6] And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me:
therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing,
yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
Not long ago we moved to a new home just a short distance from our old one.
Despite the close proximity, we still needed to load all of our belongings
onto a moving truck because of the timing of the financial transactions.
Between the sale and purchase, our furnishings stayed on the truck and our
family found temporary lodging. During that time, I was surprised to discover
how "at home" I felt despite the displacement from our physical home-simply
because I was with those I love most: my family.
For part of his life, David lacked a physical home. He lived life on the run
from King Saul. As David was God's appointed successor to the throne, Saul
perceived him as a threat and sought to kill him. David fled his home
and slept wherever he found shelter. Though he had companions with him,
David's most earnest desire was to "dwell in the house of the Lord"-to enjoy
permanent fellowship with Him (Psalm 27:4).
Jesus is our constant companion, our sense of "home" no matter where we are.
He's with us in our present troubles and even prepares a place for us to
live with Him forever (John 14:3). Despite the uncertainty and change we
might experience as citizens of this earth, we can dwell permanently in
our fellowship with Him every day and everywhere.
By: Kirsten Holmberg
Reflect & Pray
When have you felt most at home in God's presence? How can you know that
Jesus is your constant companion and that He's always with you regardless
of where you are and what you’re going through?
Loving God, I thank You for being my permanent address.
Help me to recognize You as my most faithful companion who's
with me wherever I go.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 6 God Works!
Phil 2:12-13
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence,
but so much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling.
13 For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure.
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence
only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will
and to do of his good pleasure.
"I just can't do it!" Marlys, a carrer woman in her 30s, was struggling to fit
her new Christian pricinples into the business world. Accustomed to the
cutthroat tactics of the corporate hierarchy, she has a hard time knowing
Jesus' examples of grace and mercy applied.
Marlys was right. She couldn't do it. In our own strength, none of us is able
to "live the Christian life." Someone has said, " The Christian life isn't
difficult -- it's impossible!" Only the power of the Holy Spirit is
effective to work the needed changes in our priorities and behaviour;
only God can accomplish what he calls us to do.
In Phillippians 2:12, Paul says "work it out." If we stop there,
we are likely to throw up our hands in despair.
But the good news appears in verse 13:
" For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure."
WE are not left on our own to figure out how to live the Christian life.
God gives us both the will and the ability to obey him, to live in a way
that will please him.
The key to a God-pleasing life is not performance, but obedience. God does not
expect us to "do great things" for him, to deserve his love and grace.
Our part in the process of salvation is to respond in obedience to the Lord,
to say "yes" to wht he asks of us. We cannot change ourselves;
we cannot even know ourselves apart from the Spirit's insight. But
as we cooperate with him, as we agree to be obedient, the Spirit changes us
within, and those changes are "worked out" into our lives.
Application
a) Have I ever tried to "Live the Christian life" on my own strengh?
What was the result?
b) In what practical ways is Paul's declaration that "God works in me"
good new in my life?
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."
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 2022 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/history-hinders-church-in-palestine/
April 08, 2022
History Hinders Church in Palestine
Palestine is where Jesus walked and ministered, but since the nation
of Israel was founded in 1948, Palestinians have become the most widely
distributed people on the planet.
Many fled during the initial armed struggles between Jews and Arabs,
only to see their homes claimed by Jewish settlers. Since Israeli law
does not uphold their rights to return, twice as many Palestinians now
live abroad than the number remaining between the Jordan River
and the Mediterranean Sea.
Those Palestinians who remained in Palestine had to adapt to new challenges
and pressures. Many families encourage their children to focus on academics
as a path to upward mobility in their society. But many graduates seek
freedom and security far away from their West Bank and Gaza homeland.
Palestine’s evangelical population is less than 0.5 percent, despite
the steady labors of native Christian leaders and Western mission agencies.
Establishing a church for Christians from a Muslim background
remains a distant hope.
Jesus is calling followers from every people group–even Palestinian
Arabs-who will one day gather before His throne in worship
(Revelation 7:9-10).
9 (Rev 5:9; Lev 23:40) Then I looked. And there was a great multitude
which no one could count, from all nations and tribes and peoples
and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
10 (Ps 3:8; Rev 19:1) They cried out with a loud voice:
"Salvation belongs to our God
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb!"
[9] After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could
number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before
the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in
their hands;
[10] And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth
upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
But the need for a faithful Gospel witness among Palestinians remains great.
Local Christians must be loving but careful and seek God’s power, wisdom, and protection.
Pray for diverse and continuing expressions of God’s love to the various
Arab groups in the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel.
Pray that Palestinian Christians will may remain faithful witnesses
in the land where Christ walked and ministered.
Pray that churches in Palestine will plant new churches among the unreached
Arabs in cities and villages surrounded by various Israeli checkpoints.
Pray for Palestinian believers to remain steadfast in the face of persecution.
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, ...) .
) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
8th Day of the Month
a) Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment to prayer
and never cease to call upon God
(
Is 62:6
6 (Isa 52:8; Ps 74:2) I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem,
who shall never hold their peace day nor night.
You who remind the Lord, do not keep silent;
6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold
their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
Ps 5:3
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) O Lord, in the morning You will hear my voice;
in the morning I will direct my prayer to You, and I will watch expectantly.
3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD;
In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Ps 55:17
17 Evening and morning and at noon, I will make my complaint and murmur,
and He will hear my voice.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud:
And he shall hear my voice.
)
b) Pray for the province of Manitoba
I) Pray for the leaders of Manitoba, that God's Spirit would influence them
to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings
and for all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
in all godliness and honesty,
3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and
acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved,
and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to leave a good legacy in His name.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, I thank You for being my permanent address.
Help me to recognize You as my most faithful companion who's
with me wherever I go."
Pray to the Lord and Ask Him to work in your life.
Pray to the Lord and pray that He will make you sould well.
Pray to the Lord and pray to seek Him in Faith.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Pray for diverse and continuing expressions of God’s love
to the various Arab groups in the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel.
Pray that Palestinian Christians will may remain faithful witnesses
in the land where Christ walked and ministered.
Pray that churches in Palestine will plant new churches among the unreached
Arabs in cities and villages surrounded by various Israeli checkpoints.
Pray for Palestinian believers to remain steadfast in the face of persecution.
Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment to prayer
and never cease to call upon God
Pray for Christian families in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip
who face continual pressure.
1) 1 Samuel 4:12 - 8
1 Samuel 4
12 (Jos 7:6; 2Sa 1:2) There ran a man of Benjamin from the battle line,
and he came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes torn
and with dust upon his head.
13 (1Sa 1:9; 4:18) When he came, Eli was sitting on a seat by the wayside
watching. For his heart feared for the ark of God. Now the man came
to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out.
14 When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said,
"What does the noise of this tumult mean?"
And the man hurriedly came and told Eli.
15 (1Sa 3:2) Now Eli was 98 years old, and his eyes were dim,
so that he could not see.
16 (2Sa 1:4) The man said to Eli, "I am he that came out of the army,
and I fled today out of the battle line."
And he said, "What is the word, my son?"
17 The messenger answered and said, "Israel has fled before the Philistines,
and there also has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons
also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead. And the ark of God is taken."
18 (1Sa 4:13) When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell from off the seat
backward by the side of the gate. And his neck broke and he died,
for he was an old and heavy man. And he had judged Israel forty years.
19 His daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was pregnant, about to give birth.
And when she heard the news that the ark of God was taken,
and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead,
she kneeled down and gave birth, for her pains came upon her.
20 (Ge 35:17-18) About the time of her death the women that stood
by her said to her, "Do not fear, for you have borne a son."
But she did not answer or regard it.
21 (Ps 26:8; Jer 2:11) She named the child Ichabod, saying,
"The glory is departed from Israel," because the ark of God was taken,
and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
22 She said, "The glory is departed from Israel, for the ark of God is taken."
[12] And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the
same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
[13] And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for
his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city,
and told it, all the city cried out.
[14] And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the
noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
[15] Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he
could not see.
[16] And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I
fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
[17] And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the
Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people,
and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is
taken.
[18] And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he
fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake,
and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel
forty years.
[19] And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be
delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and
that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and
travailed; for her pains came upon her.
[20] And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto
her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did
she regard it.
[21] And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from
Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law
and her husband.
[22] And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is
taken.
[Remember not to leave an evil legacy]
1 SAMUEL 5
The Philistines and the Ark
1 (1Sa 4:1; 7:12) Now the Philistines took the ark of God,
and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
2 (Jdg 16:23; 1Ch 10:10) When the Philistines took the ark of God,
they brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.
3 (Isa 19:1; 46:1-2; 46:7) When the Ashdodites arose early in the morning,
Dagon had fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord.
And they took Dagon and set him in his place again.
4 (Mic 1:7; Jer 50:2) When they arose early on the next morning, again
Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord,
and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off
upon the threshold. Only the torso of Dagon was left to him.
5 (Zep 1:9) Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any coming
into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
6 (1Sa 5:11; Ex 9:3; Ps 32:4) But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon
the Ashdodites. He desolated them and struck them with tumors,
even Ashdod and its territories.
7 When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, "The ark of the God
of Israel cannot remain with us. For His hand is heavy upon us and upon
Dagon our god."
8 So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them,
and said, "What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?"
And they answered, "Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried around
to Gath." And they carried the ark of the God of Israel there.
9 (1Sa 5:6; Dt 2:15; 1Sa 7:13) It happened that after they had carried it
about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great
destruction. And He struck the men of the city, both small and great.
And tumors broke out on them.
10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron.
And it came about that as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites
cried out, saying, "They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel
to slay us and our people."
11 (1Sa 5:6; 5:8-9) So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the
Philistines, and said, "Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go
again to His own place that He might not kill me and my people,"
for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city.
The hand of God was very heavy there.
12 (Ex 12:30) The men that did not die were plagued with the tumors.
And the cry of the city went up to heaven.
1 Samuel 5
[1] And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer
unto Ashdod.
[2] When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house
of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
[3] And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was
fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took
Dagon, and set him in his place again.
[4] And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was
fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head
of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold;
only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
[5] Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's
house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
[6] But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed
them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
[7] And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the
God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and
upon Dagon our god.
[8] They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto
them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they
answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And
they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.
[9] And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the
LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the
men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret
parts.
[10] Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as
the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They
have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our
people.
[11] So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines,
and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his
own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly
destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
[12] And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of
the city went up to heaven.
[Only Yahweh is the True God]
1 SAMUEL 6
The Ark Returned to Israel
1 Now the ark of the Lord had been in the country
of the Philistines seven months.
2 (Ge 41:8; Ex 7:11) The Philistines called for the priests and the diviners,
saying, "What shall we do with the ark of the Lord?
Tell us how we should send it to its place."
3 (Ex 23:15; Dt 16:16) They said, "If you send away the ark of the God
of Israel, do not send it empty. But return to Him a guilt offering.
Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why His hand
is not removed from you."
4 (Jos 13:3; Jdg 3:3) Then said they, "What will be the guilt offering
which we will return to Him?"
They answered, "Five golden tumors and five golden mice according
to the number of the lords of the Philistines. For one plague was on
you all, and on your lords.
5 (Jos 7:19; 1Sa 5:6-7; 5:11) Therefore you will make images of your tumors
and images of your mice that ravage the land. And you will give glory
to the God of Israel. Perhaps He will lighten His hand from off you,
even from off your gods and from off your land.
6 (Ex 7:13; 8:15) Why then do you harden your hearts, as the Egyptians
and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When He dealt severely with them,
did they not let the people go, and they departed?
7 (Nu 19:2; 2Sa 6:3) "Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milk
cows on which there has never been a yoke. Then tie the cows to the cart
and bring their calves home, away from them.
8 Then take the ark of the Lord and set it on the cart. And put the images
of gold, which you return to Him for a guilt offering, in a box by the side.
And send it away, that it may go.
9 (Jos 15:10; 21:16) See, if it goes up by the way of His own territory
to Beth Shemesh, then He has done us this great evil. But if not, then
we will know that it is not His hand that struck us; it was by chance
that it happened to us."
10 The men did so. And they took two milk cows, tied them to the cart,
and shut up their calves at home.
11 And they set the ark of the Lord on the cart, as well as the box
with the mice of gold and the images of their tumors.
12 Then the cows took the straight way to the way of Beth Shemesh,
and went along the highway, lowing as they went. They did not turn aside
to the right hand or to the left with the lords of the Philistines walking
after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.
13 Now Beth Shemesh was reaping their wheat harvest in the valley.
And they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, and they rejoiced to see it.
14 (2Sa 24:22) The cart came into the field of Joshua, the Beth Shemite,
and stood there where there was a great stone. And they split the wood
of the cart, and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord.
15 The Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the box that was with it,
where the articles of gold were, and put them on the great stone.
And the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices
the same day to the Lord.
16 (Jos 13:3; Jdg 3:3) When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it,
they returned to Ekron the same day.
17 These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for
a guilt offering to the Lord: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one,
for Gath one, for Ekron one.
18 And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities
of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities,
and of country villages. And the great stone, where they set the ark
of the Lord, is a witness to this day in the field of Joshua,
the Beth Shemite.
19 (Ex 19:21; Nu 4:15) Then He struck the men of Beth Shemesh,
because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck 50070 men.
And the people lamented, because the Lord had struck the people
with a great slaughter.
20 (2Sa 6:9; Mal 3:2) The men of Beth Shemesh said, "Who is able to stand
before the Lord, this holy God? And to whom will He go up from us?"
21 (1Ch 13:5-6; Jos 9:17) And they sent messengers to the inhabitants
of Kiriath Jearim, saying, "The Philistines have brought back the ark
of the Lord. Come down, and take it up to you."
1 Samuel 6
[1] And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven
months.
[2] And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying,
What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it
to his place.
[3] And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not
empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be
healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.
[4] Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall
return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice,
according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was
on you all, and on your lords.
[5] Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice
that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel:
peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods,
and from off your land.
[6] Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharoah
hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they
not let the people go, and they departed?
[7] Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there
hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home
from them:
[8] And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the
jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by
the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.
[9] And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh,
then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that is
not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.
[10] And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart,
and shut up their calves at home:
[11] And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with
the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.
[12] And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went
along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right
hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto
the border of Beth-shemesh.
[13] And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the
valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see
it.
[14] And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood
there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart,
and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.
[15] And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was
with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone:
and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed
sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.
[16] And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned
to Ekron the same day.
[17] And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a
trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon
one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
[18] And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the
Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of
country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down
the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of
Joshua, the Beth-shemite.
[19] And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the
ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore
and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of
the people with a great slaughter.
[20] And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy
LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
[21] And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying,
The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and
fetch it up to you.
1 SAMUEL 7
1 So the men of Kiriath Jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord.
And they brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill,
and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.
2 And from the day the ark resided in Kiriath Jearim,
the days increased to twenty years.
Samuel Judges Israel
And all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.
3 (Jos 24:14; Ge 35:2; Dt 6:13) Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel,
saying, "If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart,
then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths from your midst.
And make firm your hearts unto the Lord, and serve Him only.
Then He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."
4 So the children of Israel put away the Baals and Ashtoreths
and served the Lord only.
5 (Jdg 20:1) Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah,
and I will pray to the Lord for you."
6 (Jdg 10:10; Ps 106:6) They gathered together to Mizpah.
And they drew water and poured it out before the Lord.
And they fasted on that day, and said there,
"We have sinned against the Lord."
So Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.
7 (1Sa 17:11; 13:6) When the Philistines heard that the children
of Israel were gathered together to Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines
went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it,
they were afraid of the Philistines.
8 (Isa 37:4; 1Sa 12:19-24) The children of Israel said to Samuel,
"Do not stop crying unto the Lord our God for us, that He might save us
out of the hand of the Philistines."
9 (Ps 99:6; Jer 15:1) Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a burnt
offering unto the Lord. And Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel and the Lord
heard him.
10 (1Sa 2:10; Jos 10:10) As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering,
the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel, but the Lord thundered
with a great thunder on that day against the Philistines, and confused them.
So they were beaten before Israel.
11 Israel's fighting men went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines,
and struck them, as far as below Beth Kar.
12 (Ge 35:14; Jos 4:9) Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah
and Shen. And he called its name EbenezerLit.
Stone of help. saying, "Thus far the Lord has helped us."
13 (Jdg 13:1) So the Philistines were subdued, and they did not again
come into the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against
the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
14 The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored
to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath. And Israel rescued their territory
out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel
and the Amorites.
15 (1Sa 7:6; Jdg 2:16) So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16 He went annually in a circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah.
And he judged Israel in all those places.
17 (1Sa 1:19; 1:1) But his return was to Ramah, for his house was there
and there he judged Israel. And there he built an altar to the Lord.
1 Samuel 7
[1] And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD,
and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified
Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
[2] And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the
time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented
after the LORD.
[3] And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return
unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and
Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve
him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
[4] Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and
served the LORD only.
[5] And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you
unto the LORD.
[6] And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out
before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned
against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
[7] And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered
together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And
when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
[8] And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the
LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the
Philistines.
[9] And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering
wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the
LORD heard him.
[10] And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew
near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder
on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were
smitten before Israel.
[11] And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines,
and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.
[12] Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and
called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
[13] So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast
of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days
of Samuel.
[14] And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were
restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did
Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace
between Israel and the Amorites.
[15] And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
[16] And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and
Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
[17] And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he
judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
1 SAMUEL 8
Israel Demands a King
1 (Dt 16:18-19) And it came about when Samuel was old, that he installed
his sons as judges for Israel.
2 Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second
son was Abijah. They were judging in Beersheba.
3 (Dt 16:19; Ps 15:5) But his sons did not walk in his way, for they followed
after unlawful gain, and they took bribes, and they perverted justice.
4 (1Sa 7:17) And all the elders of Israel gathered together and they came
to Samuel at Ramah.
5 (Dt 17:14-15; 1Sa 8:19-20) They said to him, "You are old and your sons
do not walk in your ways. Now, install for us a king to govern us like
all the nations."
6 (1Sa 15:11; 12:17) But the thing was evil in the eyes of Samuel,
because they said, "Give us a king to govern us."
And Samuel prayed to the Lord.
7 (Ex 16:8; 1Sa 10:19) The Lord said to Samuel, "Obey the voice of the people
in relation to all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected,
but Me they have rejected from reigning over them.
8 Just as all the deeds which they have done to Me, from the day I brought
them up from Egypt even to this day, in that they have forsaken Me
and have served other gods, so they are doing also to you now.
9 (1Sa 8:11-18; 10:25) Now then, obey their voice. Only you will testify
against them and proclaim to them the judgment concerning the king
who will reign over them."
10 So Samuel said all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking
from him a king.
11 (1Sa 10:25; 14:52) And he said, "This will be the judgment concerning
the king who will reign over you: Your sons he will take in order to place
them for himself in his chariots and as his horsemen, and they will run
before his chariot,
12 and in order to assign for himself captains of thousands and captains
of fifties, and to plow his ground, and to gather in his harvest,
and to make his weapons of war and the equipment of his chariots.
13 And your daughters he will take for perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.
14 (1Ki 21:7; Eze 46:18) And your choicest fields, and vineyards,
and olive groves he will take and give them to his servants.
15 And of your seed fields and your vineyards he will take a tenth
of their harvest and will give it to his high officials and to his servants.
16 And your menservants and your maidservants, and the best of your
young men and asses he will take and make do his work.
17 Your flocks he will take a tenth of, but you will be his for slaves.
18 (Isa 1:15; Mic 3:4) And you will cry out in that day because of your king,
whom you have chosen for yourselves,
but the Lord will not answer you in that day."
19 (Jer 44:16_ But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel.
And they said, "No! But surely a king will be over us!
20 (1Sa 8:5) So that we also will be like all the nations!
And so that our king will govern us, and will go out before us,
and will fight our battles."
21 (Jdg 11:11) And after Samuel heard all the words of the people,
he spoke them in the hearing of the Lord.
22 (1Sa 8:7; Hos 13:11) And the Lord said to Samuel,
"Obey their voice, and make for them a king."
So Samuel said to Israel's fighting men,
"Go every man to his city."
1 Samuel 8
[1] And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges
over Israel.
[2] Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second,
Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
[3] And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and
took bribes, and perverted judgment.
[4] Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to
Samuel unto Ramah,
[5] And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy
ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
[6] But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge
us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
[7] And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in
all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have
rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
[8] According to all the works which they have done since the day that I
brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have
forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
[9] Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly
unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
[10] And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of
him a king.
[11] And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over
you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots,
and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
[12] And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over
fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and
to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
[13] And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks,
and to be bakers.
[14] And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards,
even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
[15] And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and
give to his officers, and to his servants.
[16] And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your
goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
[17] He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
[18] And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall
have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
[19] Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they
said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
[20] That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge
us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
[21] And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in
the ears of the LORD.
[22] And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a
king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
2) Our Daily Bread for 8 April 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/04/08/permanent-address
entitled Permanent Address
Psalm 27:1-6
PSALMS 27
A Psalm of David.
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?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) When the wicked came against me
to eat my flesh-
my enemies and my foes-
they stumbled and fell.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Though an army should encamp against me,
my heart will not fear;
though war should rise against me,
in this will I be confident.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) One thing I have asked from the Lord,
that will I seek after-
for me to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to see the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in His temple.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For in the time of trouble
He will hide me in His pavilion;
in the shelter of His tabernacle He will hide me;
He will set me up on a rock.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Now my head will be lifted up
above my enemies encircling me;
therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
Psalms 27
[1] The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is
the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
[2] When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up
my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
[3] Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though
war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
[4] One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may
dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty
of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
[5] For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the
secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
[6] And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me:
therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing,
yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
Not long ago we moved to a new home just a short distance from our old one.
Despite the close proximity, we still needed to load all of our belongings
onto a moving truck because of the timing of the financial transactions.
Between the sale and purchase, our furnishings stayed on the truck and our
family found temporary lodging. During that time, I was surprised to discover
how "at home" I felt despite the displacement from our physical home-simply
because I was with those I love most: my family.
For part of his life, David lacked a physical home. He lived life on the run
from King Saul. As David was God's appointed successor to the throne, Saul
perceived him as a threat and sought to kill him. David fled his home
and slept wherever he found shelter. Though he had companions with him,
David's most earnest desire was to "dwell in the house of the Lord"-to enjoy
permanent fellowship with Him (Psalm 27:4).
Jesus is our constant companion, our sense of "home" no matter where we are.
He's with us in our present troubles and even prepares a place for us to
live with Him forever (John 14:3). Despite the uncertainty and change we
might experience as citizens of this earth, we can dwell permanently in
our fellowship with Him every day and everywhere.
By: Kirsten Holmberg
Reflect & Pray
When have you felt most at home in God's presence? How can you know that
Jesus is your constant companion and that He's always with you regardless
of where you are and what you’re going through?
Loving God, I thank You for being my permanent address.
Help me to recognize You as my most faithful companion who's
with me wherever I go.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 6 God Works!
Phil 2:12-13
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence,
but so much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling.
13 For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure.
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence
only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will
and to do of his good pleasure.
"I just can't do it!" Marlys, a carrer woman in her 30s, was struggling to fit
her new Christian pricinples into the business world. Accustomed to the
cutthroat tactics of the corporate hierarchy, she has a hard time knowing
Jesus' examples of grace and mercy applied.
Marlys was right. She couldn't do it. In our own strength, none of us is able
to "live the Christian life." Someone has said, " The Christian life isn't
difficult -- it's impossible!" Only the power of the Holy Spirit is
effective to work the needed changes in our priorities and behaviour;
only God can accomplish what he calls us to do.
In Phillippians 2:12, Paul says "work it out." If we stop there,
we are likely to throw up our hands in despair.
But the good news appears in verse 13:
" For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure."
WE are not left on our own to figure out how to live the Christian life.
God gives us both the will and the ability to obey him, to live in a way
that will please him.
The key to a God-pleasing life is not performance, but obedience. God does not
expect us to "do great things" for him, to deserve his love and grace.
Our part in the process of salvation is to respond in obedience to the Lord,
to say "yes" to wht he asks of us. We cannot change ourselves;
we cannot even know ourselves apart from the Spirit's insight. But
as we cooperate with him, as we agree to be obedient, the Spirit changes us
within, and those changes are "worked out" into our lives.
Application
a) Have I ever tried to "Live the Christian life" on my own strengh?
What was the result?
b) In what practical ways is Paul's declaration that "God works in me"
good new in my life?
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."
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 2022 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/history-hinders-church-in-palestine/
April 08, 2022
History Hinders Church in Palestine
Palestine is where Jesus walked and ministered, but since the nation
of Israel was founded in 1948, Palestinians have become the most widely
distributed people on the planet.
Many fled during the initial armed struggles between Jews and Arabs,
only to see their homes claimed by Jewish settlers. Since Israeli law
does not uphold their rights to return, twice as many Palestinians now
live abroad than the number remaining between the Jordan River
and the Mediterranean Sea.
Those Palestinians who remained in Palestine had to adapt to new challenges
and pressures. Many families encourage their children to focus on academics
as a path to upward mobility in their society. But many graduates seek
freedom and security far away from their West Bank and Gaza homeland.
Palestine’s evangelical population is less than 0.5 percent, despite
the steady labors of native Christian leaders and Western mission agencies.
Establishing a church for Christians from a Muslim background
remains a distant hope.
Jesus is calling followers from every people group–even Palestinian
Arabs-who will one day gather before His throne in worship
(Revelation 7:9-10).
9 (Rev 5:9; Lev 23:40) Then I looked. And there was a great multitude
which no one could count, from all nations and tribes and peoples
and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
10 (Ps 3:8; Rev 19:1) They cried out with a loud voice:
"Salvation belongs to our God
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb!"
[9] After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could
number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before
the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in
their hands;
[10] And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth
upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
But the need for a faithful Gospel witness among Palestinians remains great.
Local Christians must be loving but careful and seek God’s power, wisdom, and protection.
Pray for diverse and continuing expressions of God’s love to the various
Arab groups in the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel.
Pray that Palestinian Christians will may remain faithful witnesses
in the land where Christ walked and ministered.
Pray that churches in Palestine will plant new churches among the unreached
Arabs in cities and villages surrounded by various Israeli checkpoints.
Pray for Palestinian believers to remain steadfast in the face of persecution.
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, ...) .
) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
8th Day of the Month
a) Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment to prayer
and never cease to call upon God
(
Is 62:6
6 (Isa 52:8; Ps 74:2) I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem,
who shall never hold their peace day nor night.
You who remind the Lord, do not keep silent;
6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold
their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
Ps 5:3
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) O Lord, in the morning You will hear my voice;
in the morning I will direct my prayer to You, and I will watch expectantly.
3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD;
In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Ps 55:17
17 Evening and morning and at noon, I will make my complaint and murmur,
and He will hear my voice.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud:
And he shall hear my voice.
)
b) Pray for the province of Manitoba
I) Pray for the leaders of Manitoba, that God's Spirit would influence them
to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings
and for all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
in all godliness and honesty,
3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and
acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved,
and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to leave a good legacy in His name.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, I thank You for being my permanent address.
Help me to recognize You as my most faithful companion who's
with me wherever I go."
Pray to the Lord and Ask Him to work in your life.
Pray to the Lord and pray that He will make you sould well.
Pray to the Lord and pray to seek Him in Faith.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Pray for diverse and continuing expressions of God’s love
to the various Arab groups in the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel.
Pray that Palestinian Christians will may remain faithful witnesses
in the land where Christ walked and ministered.
Pray that churches in Palestine will plant new churches among the unreached
Arabs in cities and villages surrounded by various Israeli checkpoints.
Pray for Palestinian believers to remain steadfast in the face of persecution.
Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment to prayer
and never cease to call upon God
Pray for Christian families in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip
who face continual pressure.
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