Day 208 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 27 July 2022 reflections
Day 208, 27 July 2022
1) 2 Kings 21:1-9
2 Chronicles 33:1-9
2 Kings 21:10-17
2 Chronicles 33:10-19
2 Kings 21:18
2 Chronicles 33:20
2 Kings 21:19-26
2 Chronicles 33:21-25
2 Kings 22:1-2
2 Chronicles 34:1-7
Jeremiah 1
Jeremiah 2:1-22
2 Kings 21:1-9
1 (Isa 62:4) Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king,
and he reigned 55 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah.
2 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations
of the nations whom the Lord dispossessed before the children of Israel.
3 (2Ki 17:16; 18:4) He went back and rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah
his father had destroyed. He erected altars for Baal, made an Asherah pole
as Ahab king of Israel had done, and worshipped all the host of heaven
and served them.
4 (2Sa 7:13; 1Ki 8:29) He built altars in the house of the Lord,
of which the Lord had said, "In Jerusalem I will put My name."
5 (1Ki 7:12; 6:36) He built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts
of the house of the Lord.
6 (Lev 18:21; 19:31) He made his son pass through the fire,
was conjuring and seeking omens, and dealt with mediums and soothsayers.
He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.
7 (1Ki 8:29; 9:3) He put a carved image of Asherah that he had made
in the house of which the Lord said to David and to Solomon his son,
"In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes
of Israel, I will put My name forever.
8 (2Sa 7:10) I will not make the feet of Israel to wander homeless
from the land that I gave to their fathers, if only they will be careful
to do according to all that I have commanded them and according
to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them."
9 (Pr 29:12) But they did not listen. Manasseh led them to do more evil
than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.
[1] Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty
and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzi-bah.
[2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the
abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of
Israel.
[3] For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had
destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab
king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
[4] And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD
said, In
Jerusalem will I put my name.
[5] And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the
house of the LORD.
[6] And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used
enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much
wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
[7] And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the
house, of
which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in
Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my
name for ever:
[8] Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land
which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to
all
that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant
Moses commanded them.
[9] But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than
did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.
2 Chronicles 33:1-9
Manasseh, King of Judah
2Ki 21:1-18
1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king,
and he was king in Jerusalem for fifty-five years.
2 But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations
of the nations whom the Lord previously cast out before the sons of Israel.
3 And he turned again to build the high places that his father Hezekiah
had torn down, and he set up altars to the Baals, and made Asherah poles,
and worshipped the starry assembly of heaven and served them.
4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord where the Lord said,
"In Jerusalem My name will be perpetual."
5 And he built altars for the starry assembly of heaven in the two courtyards
of the house of the Lord.
6 He even made his sons pass through the fire in the
Valley of Ben Hinnom; and he had conjurers, and practitioners of divination
and sorcery, and necromancers, and mediums. So he did a great amount of evil
in the eyes of the Lord, so that God was provoked.
7 And he set the carved image of a statue that he made and put in the house
of God where God said to David and to Solomon his son,
"In this house and in Jerusalem where I have chosen from among all the tribes
of Israel, there I have set My name perpetually.
8 And I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the ground that I have
designated to your fathers, if only they will keep on doing everything that
I have commanded them, the whole law, statutes, and judgments from
the hand of Moses."
9 So Manasseh made Judah and those living in Jerusalem to wander
and to perform more evil than the nations that the Lord destroyed
from before Israel.
[1] Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
fifty and five years in Jerusalem:
[2] But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the
abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children
of Israel.
[3] For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken
down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped
all the host of heaven, and served them.
[4] Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had
said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
[5] And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the
house of the LORD.
[6] And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of
the
son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used
witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought
much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
[7] And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of
God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house,
and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will
I put my name for ever:
[8] Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land
which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do
all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes
and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.
[9] So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to
do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children
of Israel.
2 Kings 21:10-17
10 The Lord spoke by His servants the prophets, saying,
11 (1Ki 21:26; 2Ki 24:3-4)"Because Manasseh king of Judah
has done these abominations, things more evil than all that the Amorites did,
and has also caused Judah to sin with his idols,
12 (1Sa 3:11; Jer 19:3) therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel:
I am bringing evil on Jerusalem and Judah, such evil that the ears
of whoever hears about it will tingle.
13 (Isa 34:11; Am 7:7-8) I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring
line of Samaria and the level of the house of Ahab,
and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl,
wiping it and turning it upside down.
14 (Jer 23:33; 2Ki 19:4) I will disregard the remnant of My inheritance
and give them into the hand of their enemies.
They shall become plunder and spoil for all their enemies,
15 because they have done evil in My sight and have provoked Me
to anger, since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day."
16 (2Ki 21:11) Moreover, Manasseh shed innocent blood very much,
until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to the other;
besides his sin he caused Judah to sin by doing evil in the sight of the Lord.
17 Now the rest of the deeds of Manasseh, all that he did, and his sin
that he committed, are they not written in the book
of the annals of the kings of Judah?
[10] And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying,
[11] Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath
done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and
hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:
[12] Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing
such
evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears
shall tingle.
[13] And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet
of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish,
wiping it, and turning it upside down.
[14] And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them
into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to
all their enemies;
[15] Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have
provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt,
even unto this day.
[16] Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled
Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made
Judah to
sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
[17] Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin
that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Judah?
2 Chronicles 33:10-19
Manasseh's Repentance
10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not pay attention.
11 So the Lord brought on them the officials
of the army of the king of Assyria. They captured Manasseh with hooks,
and they bound him in bronze chains and led him to Babylon.
12 And when he was distressed, he entreated the face of the Lord his God,
and he greatly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
13 And he prayed to God, and He was moved and responded
to his plea and returned him to Jerusalem to his kingdom.
Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.
14 After this he built an outer wall for the City of David, west of Gihon,
in the valley and toward the entrance of the Fish Gate, where it went
around Ophel, and raised it to a very great height. Then he positioned
military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.
15 And he removed the foreign gods and statues from the house of the Lord,
and all the altars that he built on the hill of the house of the Lord
and Jerusalem, and he cast them outside the city.
16 He also restored the altar of the Lord, and he sacrificed fellowship and
thanksgiving offerings, and he ordered Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.
17 However, the people continued to sacrifice at the high places,
but only to the Lord their God.
The Death of Manasseh
18 And the remainder of the acts of Manasseh and his prayer to God
and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord God
of Israel are written in the annals of the kings of Israel.
19 And his prayer and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin
and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and where he set
up the Asherah poles and images before he humbled himself,
indeed they are written in the sayings of Hozai.
[10] And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not
hearken.
[11] Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the
king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with
fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
[12] And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and
humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
[13] And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his
supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then
Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.
[14] Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west
side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and
compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put
captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
[15] And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the
LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the
LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
[16] And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace
offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of
Israel.
[17] Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet
unto the LORD their God only.
[18] Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and
the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of
Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.
[19] His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and
his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves
and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the
sayings of the seers.
2 Kings 21:18
18 (2Ch 33:20; 2Ki 21:26) Manasseh slept with his fathers,
and was buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza.
Amon his son reigned in his place.
[18] And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of
his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his
stead.
2 Chronicles 33:20
20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his palace,
and Amon his son reigned in his place.
[20] So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own
house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 21:19-26
Amon, King of Judah
2Ch 33:21-25
19 (2Ch 33:21-23) Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king.
He reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth,
daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
20 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done.
21 He walked in all the ways that his father walked,
served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them.
22 (1Ki 11:33; 2Ki 22:17) He abandoned the Lord God of his fathers,
and he did not walk in the way of the Lord.
23 (2Ki 12:20; 14:19) The servants of Amon conspired against him
and killed the king in his house.
24 (2Ki 14:5) But the people of the land struck all those who conspired
against King Amon, and the people of the land made
Josiah his son king in his place.
25 Now the rest of the deeds of Amon that he did,
are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
26 (2Ki 21:18) And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza,
and Josiah his son reigned in his place.
[19] Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he
reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the
daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
[20] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father
Manasseh did.
[21] And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the
idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
[22] And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way
of the LORD.
[23] And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in
his own house.
[24] And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against
king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his
stead.
[25] Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in
the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[26] And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah
his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 33:21-25
Amon, King of Judah
2Ki 21:19-24
21 And Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign,
and he was king for two years in Jerusalem.
22 And he did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord as his father Manasseh
had done. And Amon sacrificed to and served all the idols that Manasseh
his father had made.
23 He did not humble himself before the Lord as his father humbled himself.
But he increased his guilt all the more.
24 And his servants plotted against him, and they killed him in his palace.
25 Then the people of the land struck down all those who conspired against
King Amon. The people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
[21] Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned
two years in Jerusalem.
[22] But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did
Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which
Manasseh his father had made, and served them;
[23] And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had
humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
[24] And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.
[25] But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against
king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his
stead.
2 Kings 22:1-2
Josiah, King of Judah
2Ch 34:1-28
1 (Jos 15:39) Josiah was eight years old when he became king,
and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name
was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath.
2 (Dt 5:32; Jos 1:7) He did what was right in the sight of the Lord
and walked in all the ways of David his father.
He did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
[1] Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty
and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter
of Adaiah of Boscath.
[2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in
all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or
to the left.
2 Chronicles 34:1-7
Josiah, King of Judah
2Ki 22:1-7; 23:4-20
1 (Jer 1:2; Zep 1:1) And Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign,
and he was king for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
2 (2Ch 29:2) And he did what was correct in the eyes of the Lord,
and he walked in the ways of David his father
and did not turn either to the right or left.
3 (2Ch 15:2; 33:22) And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still
a young boy, he began to seek out the God of David his father;
and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem
from high places, Asherah poles, idols, and carved and cast images.
4 (Ex 32:20; Lev 26:30) So they tore down the altars for the Baals,
and he cut down the incense altars that were above them
and smashed the Asherah poles and carved and cast images.
And he crushed them to dust and scattered them before the graves
of those who sacrificed to them.
5 (1Ki 13:2) Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars
and so cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
6 In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali,
in their ruins all around,
7 (2Ch 31:1; Dt 9:21) he broke down the altars, beat Asherah poles
and the images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars
throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
[1] Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in
Jerusalem one and thirty years.
[2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in
the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to
the left.
[3] For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to
seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to
purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the
carved images, and the molten images.
[4] And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the
images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the
carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of
them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.
[5] And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed
Judah and Jerusalem.
[6] And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even
unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.
[7] And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten
the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the
land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 1
The Commission of Jeremiah
1 (1Ch 6:60; 2Ch 36:21) The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah,
of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,
2 to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah
the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
3 (2Ki 23:34; 2Ch 36:5-8) It came also in the days of Jehoiakim
the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah
the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem
in the fifth month.
4 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
5 (Isa 49:1; Ps 71:5-6) "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;
and before you were born I sanctified you,
and I ordained you a prophet to the nations."
6 (Ex 6:12) Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Truly, I cannot speak,
for I am a youth."
7 (Nu 22:20) But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am a youth.'
For you shall go everywhere that I send you,
and whatever I command you, you shall speak.
8 (Ex 3:12; Jos 1:5) Do not be afraid of their faces.
For I am with you to deliver you," says the Lord.
9 (Ex 4:11-12; 4:15-16) Then the Lord put forth His hand
and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me,
"Now, I have put My words in your mouth.
10 (Jer 31:28; 24:6) See, I have this day set you over the nations
and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down,
to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant."
The Almond Rod and Boiling Pot
11 (Am 7:8) Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
"Jeremiah, what do you see?"
And I said, "I see a branch of an almond tree."
12 Then the Lord said to me, "You have seen well. For I will hasten
My word to perform it."
13 (Eze 11:3; 11:7) The word of the Lord came to me the second time,
saying, "What do you see?"
And I said, "I see a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north."
14 (Isa 41:25; Jer 4:6) Then the Lord said to me: Out of the north calamity
will break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.
15 (Jer 4:16; 9:11) For I will call all the families of the kingdoms
of the north, says the Lord.
And they will come and they will set each one his throne
at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem,
and against all the walls all around,
and against all the cities of Judah.
16 (Jer 7:9; 19:4) I will utter My judgments against them
concerning all their wickedness, whereby they have forsaken Me
and have burned incense to other gods,
and have worshipped the works of their own hands.
17 (1Ki 18:46; Job 38:3) You therefore gird up your loins
and arise, and speak to them all that I command you.
Do not be dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them.
18 (Isa 50:7; Jer 6:27) For indeed, I have made you this day a fortified city
and an iron pillar and bronze walls against the whole land,
against the kings of Judah, against the officials, against the priests,
and against the people of the land.
19 (Jer 1:8) They will fight against you, but they will not prevail
against you, for I am with you, says the Lord, to deliver you.
[1] The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in
Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
[2] To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon
king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
[3] It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah,
unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of
Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
[4] Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[5] Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest
forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto
the nations.
[6] Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
[7] But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to
all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
[8] Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith
the LORD.
[9] Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD
said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
[10] See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms,
to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build,
and to plant.
[11] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what
seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
[12] Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my
word to perform it.
[13] And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What
seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is
toward
the north.
[14] Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth
upon all the inhabitants of the land.
[15] For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north,
saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his
throne
at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls
thereof
round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
[16] And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their
wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods,
and worshipped the works of their own hands.
[17] Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all
that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee
before them.
[18] For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron
pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of
Judah,
against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the
people of the land.
[19] And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against
thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
Jeremiah 2:1-22
Jeremiah 2
God Pleads With Israel to Repent
1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 (Dt 2:7; Eze 16:8) Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying,
Thus says the Lord:
I remember you, the kindness of your youth,
the love of your espousals,
when you followed Me in the wilderness,
in a land that was not sown.
3 (Jas 1:18; Ex 19:5-6) Israel is holy to the Lord,
and the first fruits of His harvest.
All who eat of it will become guilty;
disaster will come upon them,
says the Lord.
4 Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob
and all the families of the house of Israel.
5 (2Ki 17:15; Jer 2:31) Thus says the Lord:
What iniquity have your fathers found inMe,
that they have gone far from Me,
and have walked after vanity
and have become vain?
6 (Dt 32:10; Hos 13:4) They did not say, "Where is the Lord
who brought us up out of the land of Egypt,
who led us through the wilderness,
through a land of deserts and of pits,
through a land of drought and of the shadow of death,
through a land that no man passed through and where no man lived?"
7 (Dt 8:7-9; Jer 16:18) And I brought you into a plentiful country
to eat its fruit and its goodness.
But when you entered, you defiled My land
and made My heritage an abomination.
8 (Hab 2:18; Jer 5:31) The priests did not say,
"Where is the Lord?"
And those who handle the law did not know Me;
the shepherds also transgressed against Me,
and the prophets prophesied by Baal
and walked after things that do not profit.
9 (Eze 20:35-36; Jer 2:35) Therefore I will yet contend with you,
says the Lord,
and with your sons' sons I will contend.
10 (Ps 120:5) For pass over the coastlands of Cyprus and see,
and send to Kedar and consider diligently,
and see if there is such a thing.
11 (Ps 106:20; Isa 37:19) Has a nation changed their gods,
though they are not gods?
But My people have changed their glory
for that which does not profit.
12 (Isa 1:2) Be astonished at this, O heavens,
and be horribly afraid, be very desolate,
says the Lord.
13 (Ps 36:9; Jer 17:13) For My people have committed two evils.
They have forsaken Me,
the fountain of living waters,
and hewed out for themselves cisterns,
broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
14 (Ex 4:22) Is Israel a servant? Is he a homeborn slave?
Why has he been plundered?
15 (Jer 4:7; 50:17) The young lions roared at him
and roared loudly,
and they made his land a waste;
his cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant.
16 (Jer 46:14; Dt 33:20) Also the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes
have shaved the crown of your head.
17 (Jer 4:18) Have you not brought this on yourself,
in that you have forsaken the Lord your God
when He led you in the way?
18 (Jos 13:3; Isa 31:1) And now what are you doing in the way of Egypt,
to drink the waters of the Nile?
Or what are you doing in the way of Assyria,
to drink the waters of the River?
19 (Isa 3:9; Hos 5:5) Your own wickedness will correct you,
and your backslidings will reprove you.
Know therefore and see
that it is an evil thing and bitter for you
to have forsaken the Lord your God,
and the fear of Me is not in you,
says the Lord God of Hosts.
20 (Dt 12:2; Lev 26:13; Isa 1:21) For long ago I have broken your yoke
and burst your bonds;
and you said, "I will not serve."
For upon every high hill
and under every green tree
you wander, playing the harlot.
21 (Ex 15:17; Ps 80:8) Yet I had planted you a noble vine,
a wholly faithful seed.
How then have you turned
into the degenerate plant of a strange vine to Me?
22 (Job 14:17; Jer 17:1) For though you wash yourself with lye,
and take much soap,
yet your iniquity is marked before Me,
says the Lord God.
[1] Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
[2] Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I
remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when
thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
[3] Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase:
all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the
LORD.
[4] Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of
the house of Israel:
[5] Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that
they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become
vain?
[6] Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land
of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and
of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a
land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?
[7] And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and
the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine
heritage an abomination.
[8] The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law
knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets
prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
[9] Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your
children's children will I plead.
[10] For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and
consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
[11] Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people
have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
[12] Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye
very desolate, saith the LORD.
[13] For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the
fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns,
that can hold no water.
[14] Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
[15] The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land
waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
[16] Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy
head.
[17] Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken
the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
[18] And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters
of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters
of the river?
[19] Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall
reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter,
that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee,
saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
[20] For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou
saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every
green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
[21] Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art
thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
[22] For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet
thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 27 July 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/07/27/the-key
Entitled The Key
Matthew 11:25-29
Come to Me and Rest
Lk 10:21-22
25 (Ps 8:2; Jn 11:41) At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things
from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.
26 Even so, Father, for it seemed good in Your sight.
27 (Jn 10:15; Mt 28:18; Jn 1:18) "All things are delivered to Me
by My Father, and no one knows the Son, except the Father.
And no one knows the Father, except the Son
and he to whom the Son will reveal Him.
28 (Jn 7:37; 6:37) "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened,
and I will give you rest.
29 (Jer 6:16; Jn 13:15) Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me.
For I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
[Jer 6:16. ]
[25] At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and
prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
[26] Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
[27] All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the
Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and
he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
[28] Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest.
[29] Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in
heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
In his classic book The Human Condition, Thomas Keating shares this memorable
tale. A teacher, having lost the key to his home, is on his hands and knees
searching through the grass. When his disciples see him searching, they join
the hunt, but with no success. Finally, "one of the more intelligent disciples"
asks, "Master, have you any idea where you might have lost the key?" Their
teacher replies, "Of course. I lost it in the house." When they exclaim,
"Then why are we looking for it out here?" he answers,
"Isn't it obvious? There is more light here."
We have lost the key to "intimacy with God, the experience of God's loving
presence," Keating concludes. "Without that experience, nothing else quite
works; with it, almost anything works."
How easy it is to forget that even in life's ups and downs, God remains the
key to our deepest longings. But when we're ready to stop looking in all
the wrong places, God is there, ready to show us true rest. In Matthew 11,
Jesus praises the Father for revealing His ways, not to the "wise and learned,"
but "to little children" (v. 25). Then He invites "all you who are weary and
burdened" (v. 28) to come to Him for rest.
Like little children, we can find true rest as we learn the ways of our
Teacher, who's "gentle and humble in heart" (v. 29). God is there, eager
to welcome us home.
By: Monica La Rose
Reflect & Pray
When are you tempted to look for satisfaction and joy in the wrong places?
What helps you remember to find peace, rest, and satisfaction in God instead?
Loving God, how easily I'm drawn to seek satisfaction
in whatever looks brightest. Help me turn to You to find true rest.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 4 Under the Mercy
Ps 13:5-6
5 I for my part confide in Your kindness;
may my heart exult in Your salvation!
6 I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me.
5 But I have trusted in thy mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
In Sheldon Vanauken's book "A Severe Mercy", Vanauken faced the "severe mercy"
of the untimely death of his wife. His friend C. S. Lewis , who had endured a
similar grief , comforted him through letters,
encouraging him with the exhotation, "Go under the Mercy".
While God's grace deals with sin and forgiveness,
God's mercy deals with the pain pf human existence. We all experience pain
- sometimes as a natural result of wrongs we have done, sometimes unfairly
as a consequence of living in a fallen world.
But for all who hurt, God provides
mercy - respite from pain, and the assurance of a Lord who cares.
David , in Psalm 13 says " I trust in your mercy, your unfailing love."
God's love never fail us, no matter how much we may have failed him.
David knew the consequences of sin; he knew what it meant to fail God,
to rebel against God's faithfulness. Yet David trusted in God's Goodness
rather than depending upon his own; he focused his attention upon the
mercy of the Lord.
We need, like David, to "Go under the mercy", even when it is a "severe mercy."
Even when circumstances seem bad; even when things seem out of control; even
when we think God has forsaken us, yet his mercy is at work to bring us
fulfillment and cause us to turn to him
with a song of praise on our lips.
Application
a) How have I experienced the mercy of God?
b) How can these verses help me focus on God's
merciful intervention in my life even when circumstances seem
out of control?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 16:10-12
10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful
also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also
in much.
11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who will give you that which is your own?"
10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:
and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who shall give you that which is your own?
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Reconciling Peace
Col 3:12-17
12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.
13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another
and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,
even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.
14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,
which is the bond of perfection.
15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,
to which also you are called in one body,
rule in your hearts. And be thankful.
16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have
a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these things put on charity,
which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye
are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;
teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
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?)
Where do Muslims live?
Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers
to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as
your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.
Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National
Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have
also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims
self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on
the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total
Canadian population, not provincial
BC - 136493 - 7.5%
AB - 195240 - 11%
SK - 17279 - 1%
MB - 21349 - 1.2%
ON - 1001542 - 55%
QC - 418946 - 23%
NB - 4543 - 0.003%
NS - 14629 - 0.1%
PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%
NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%
Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%
NWT - 473 - 0.0003%
NU - 86 - 0.00005%
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!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 27 of the Month
a) Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
(
2 Cor 10:4-5
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5casting down imaginations, and every high thing
that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
)
b) Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord for you nation's repentance
and heed His call.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, how easily I'm drawn to seek satisfaction
in whatever looks brightest. Help me turn to You to find true rest."
Pray to the Lord and pray to for Mercy.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be faithful in every little thing you do.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be in Community.
Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- 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!
Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Pray for peace and stability in the Tigray region of Ethiopia
and between different ethnic groups.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
1) 2 Kings 21:1-9
2 Chronicles 33:1-9
2 Kings 21:10-17
2 Chronicles 33:10-19
2 Kings 21:18
2 Chronicles 33:20
2 Kings 21:19-26
2 Chronicles 33:21-25
2 Kings 22:1-2
2 Chronicles 34:1-7
Jeremiah 1
Jeremiah 2:1-22
2 Kings 21:1-9
1 (Isa 62:4) Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king,
and he reigned 55 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah.
2 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations
of the nations whom the Lord dispossessed before the children of Israel.
3 (2Ki 17:16; 18:4) He went back and rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah
his father had destroyed. He erected altars for Baal, made an Asherah pole
as Ahab king of Israel had done, and worshipped all the host of heaven
and served them.
4 (2Sa 7:13; 1Ki 8:29) He built altars in the house of the Lord,
of which the Lord had said, "In Jerusalem I will put My name."
5 (1Ki 7:12; 6:36) He built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts
of the house of the Lord.
6 (Lev 18:21; 19:31) He made his son pass through the fire,
was conjuring and seeking omens, and dealt with mediums and soothsayers.
He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.
7 (1Ki 8:29; 9:3) He put a carved image of Asherah that he had made
in the house of which the Lord said to David and to Solomon his son,
"In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes
of Israel, I will put My name forever.
8 (2Sa 7:10) I will not make the feet of Israel to wander homeless
from the land that I gave to their fathers, if only they will be careful
to do according to all that I have commanded them and according
to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them."
9 (Pr 29:12) But they did not listen. Manasseh led them to do more evil
than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.
[1] Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty
and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzi-bah.
[2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the
abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of
Israel.
[3] For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had
destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab
king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
[4] And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD
said, In
Jerusalem will I put my name.
[5] And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the
house of the LORD.
[6] And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used
enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much
wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
[7] And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the
house, of
which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in
Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my
name for ever:
[8] Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land
which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to
all
that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant
Moses commanded them.
[9] But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than
did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.
2 Chronicles 33:1-9
Manasseh, King of Judah
2Ki 21:1-18
1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king,
and he was king in Jerusalem for fifty-five years.
2 But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations
of the nations whom the Lord previously cast out before the sons of Israel.
3 And he turned again to build the high places that his father Hezekiah
had torn down, and he set up altars to the Baals, and made Asherah poles,
and worshipped the starry assembly of heaven and served them.
4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord where the Lord said,
"In Jerusalem My name will be perpetual."
5 And he built altars for the starry assembly of heaven in the two courtyards
of the house of the Lord.
6 He even made his sons pass through the fire in the
Valley of Ben Hinnom; and he had conjurers, and practitioners of divination
and sorcery, and necromancers, and mediums. So he did a great amount of evil
in the eyes of the Lord, so that God was provoked.
7 And he set the carved image of a statue that he made and put in the house
of God where God said to David and to Solomon his son,
"In this house and in Jerusalem where I have chosen from among all the tribes
of Israel, there I have set My name perpetually.
8 And I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the ground that I have
designated to your fathers, if only they will keep on doing everything that
I have commanded them, the whole law, statutes, and judgments from
the hand of Moses."
9 So Manasseh made Judah and those living in Jerusalem to wander
and to perform more evil than the nations that the Lord destroyed
from before Israel.
[1] Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
fifty and five years in Jerusalem:
[2] But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the
abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children
of Israel.
[3] For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken
down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped
all the host of heaven, and served them.
[4] Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had
said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
[5] And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the
house of the LORD.
[6] And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of
the
son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used
witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought
much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
[7] And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of
God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house,
and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will
I put my name for ever:
[8] Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land
which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do
all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes
and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.
[9] So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to
do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children
of Israel.
2 Kings 21:10-17
10 The Lord spoke by His servants the prophets, saying,
11 (1Ki 21:26; 2Ki 24:3-4)"Because Manasseh king of Judah
has done these abominations, things more evil than all that the Amorites did,
and has also caused Judah to sin with his idols,
12 (1Sa 3:11; Jer 19:3) therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel:
I am bringing evil on Jerusalem and Judah, such evil that the ears
of whoever hears about it will tingle.
13 (Isa 34:11; Am 7:7-8) I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring
line of Samaria and the level of the house of Ahab,
and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl,
wiping it and turning it upside down.
14 (Jer 23:33; 2Ki 19:4) I will disregard the remnant of My inheritance
and give them into the hand of their enemies.
They shall become plunder and spoil for all their enemies,
15 because they have done evil in My sight and have provoked Me
to anger, since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day."
16 (2Ki 21:11) Moreover, Manasseh shed innocent blood very much,
until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to the other;
besides his sin he caused Judah to sin by doing evil in the sight of the Lord.
17 Now the rest of the deeds of Manasseh, all that he did, and his sin
that he committed, are they not written in the book
of the annals of the kings of Judah?
[10] And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying,
[11] Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath
done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and
hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:
[12] Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing
such
evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears
shall tingle.
[13] And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet
of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish,
wiping it, and turning it upside down.
[14] And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them
into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to
all their enemies;
[15] Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have
provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt,
even unto this day.
[16] Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled
Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made
Judah to
sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
[17] Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin
that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Judah?
2 Chronicles 33:10-19
Manasseh's Repentance
10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not pay attention.
11 So the Lord brought on them the officials
of the army of the king of Assyria. They captured Manasseh with hooks,
and they bound him in bronze chains and led him to Babylon.
12 And when he was distressed, he entreated the face of the Lord his God,
and he greatly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
13 And he prayed to God, and He was moved and responded
to his plea and returned him to Jerusalem to his kingdom.
Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.
14 After this he built an outer wall for the City of David, west of Gihon,
in the valley and toward the entrance of the Fish Gate, where it went
around Ophel, and raised it to a very great height. Then he positioned
military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.
15 And he removed the foreign gods and statues from the house of the Lord,
and all the altars that he built on the hill of the house of the Lord
and Jerusalem, and he cast them outside the city.
16 He also restored the altar of the Lord, and he sacrificed fellowship and
thanksgiving offerings, and he ordered Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.
17 However, the people continued to sacrifice at the high places,
but only to the Lord their God.
The Death of Manasseh
18 And the remainder of the acts of Manasseh and his prayer to God
and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord God
of Israel are written in the annals of the kings of Israel.
19 And his prayer and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin
and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and where he set
up the Asherah poles and images before he humbled himself,
indeed they are written in the sayings of Hozai.
[10] And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not
hearken.
[11] Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the
king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with
fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
[12] And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and
humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
[13] And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his
supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then
Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.
[14] Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west
side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and
compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put
captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
[15] And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the
LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the
LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
[16] And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace
offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of
Israel.
[17] Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet
unto the LORD their God only.
[18] Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and
the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of
Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.
[19] His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and
his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves
and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the
sayings of the seers.
2 Kings 21:18
18 (2Ch 33:20; 2Ki 21:26) Manasseh slept with his fathers,
and was buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza.
Amon his son reigned in his place.
[18] And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of
his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his
stead.
2 Chronicles 33:20
20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his palace,
and Amon his son reigned in his place.
[20] So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own
house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 21:19-26
Amon, King of Judah
2Ch 33:21-25
19 (2Ch 33:21-23) Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king.
He reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth,
daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
20 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done.
21 He walked in all the ways that his father walked,
served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them.
22 (1Ki 11:33; 2Ki 22:17) He abandoned the Lord God of his fathers,
and he did not walk in the way of the Lord.
23 (2Ki 12:20; 14:19) The servants of Amon conspired against him
and killed the king in his house.
24 (2Ki 14:5) But the people of the land struck all those who conspired
against King Amon, and the people of the land made
Josiah his son king in his place.
25 Now the rest of the deeds of Amon that he did,
are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
26 (2Ki 21:18) And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza,
and Josiah his son reigned in his place.
[19] Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he
reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the
daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
[20] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father
Manasseh did.
[21] And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the
idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
[22] And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way
of the LORD.
[23] And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in
his own house.
[24] And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against
king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his
stead.
[25] Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in
the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[26] And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah
his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 33:21-25
Amon, King of Judah
2Ki 21:19-24
21 And Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign,
and he was king for two years in Jerusalem.
22 And he did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord as his father Manasseh
had done. And Amon sacrificed to and served all the idols that Manasseh
his father had made.
23 He did not humble himself before the Lord as his father humbled himself.
But he increased his guilt all the more.
24 And his servants plotted against him, and they killed him in his palace.
25 Then the people of the land struck down all those who conspired against
King Amon. The people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
[21] Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned
two years in Jerusalem.
[22] But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did
Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which
Manasseh his father had made, and served them;
[23] And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had
humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
[24] And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.
[25] But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against
king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his
stead.
2 Kings 22:1-2
Josiah, King of Judah
2Ch 34:1-28
1 (Jos 15:39) Josiah was eight years old when he became king,
and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name
was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath.
2 (Dt 5:32; Jos 1:7) He did what was right in the sight of the Lord
and walked in all the ways of David his father.
He did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
[1] Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty
and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter
of Adaiah of Boscath.
[2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in
all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or
to the left.
2 Chronicles 34:1-7
Josiah, King of Judah
2Ki 22:1-7; 23:4-20
1 (Jer 1:2; Zep 1:1) And Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign,
and he was king for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
2 (2Ch 29:2) And he did what was correct in the eyes of the Lord,
and he walked in the ways of David his father
and did not turn either to the right or left.
3 (2Ch 15:2; 33:22) And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still
a young boy, he began to seek out the God of David his father;
and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem
from high places, Asherah poles, idols, and carved and cast images.
4 (Ex 32:20; Lev 26:30) So they tore down the altars for the Baals,
and he cut down the incense altars that were above them
and smashed the Asherah poles and carved and cast images.
And he crushed them to dust and scattered them before the graves
of those who sacrificed to them.
5 (1Ki 13:2) Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars
and so cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
6 In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali,
in their ruins all around,
7 (2Ch 31:1; Dt 9:21) he broke down the altars, beat Asherah poles
and the images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars
throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
[1] Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in
Jerusalem one and thirty years.
[2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in
the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to
the left.
[3] For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to
seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to
purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the
carved images, and the molten images.
[4] And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the
images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the
carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of
them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.
[5] And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed
Judah and Jerusalem.
[6] And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even
unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.
[7] And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten
the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the
land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 1
The Commission of Jeremiah
1 (1Ch 6:60; 2Ch 36:21) The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah,
of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,
2 to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah
the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
3 (2Ki 23:34; 2Ch 36:5-8) It came also in the days of Jehoiakim
the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah
the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem
in the fifth month.
4 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
5 (Isa 49:1; Ps 71:5-6) "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;
and before you were born I sanctified you,
and I ordained you a prophet to the nations."
6 (Ex 6:12) Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Truly, I cannot speak,
for I am a youth."
7 (Nu 22:20) But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am a youth.'
For you shall go everywhere that I send you,
and whatever I command you, you shall speak.
8 (Ex 3:12; Jos 1:5) Do not be afraid of their faces.
For I am with you to deliver you," says the Lord.
9 (Ex 4:11-12; 4:15-16) Then the Lord put forth His hand
and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me,
"Now, I have put My words in your mouth.
10 (Jer 31:28; 24:6) See, I have this day set you over the nations
and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down,
to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant."
The Almond Rod and Boiling Pot
11 (Am 7:8) Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
"Jeremiah, what do you see?"
And I said, "I see a branch of an almond tree."
12 Then the Lord said to me, "You have seen well. For I will hasten
My word to perform it."
13 (Eze 11:3; 11:7) The word of the Lord came to me the second time,
saying, "What do you see?"
And I said, "I see a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north."
14 (Isa 41:25; Jer 4:6) Then the Lord said to me: Out of the north calamity
will break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.
15 (Jer 4:16; 9:11) For I will call all the families of the kingdoms
of the north, says the Lord.
And they will come and they will set each one his throne
at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem,
and against all the walls all around,
and against all the cities of Judah.
16 (Jer 7:9; 19:4) I will utter My judgments against them
concerning all their wickedness, whereby they have forsaken Me
and have burned incense to other gods,
and have worshipped the works of their own hands.
17 (1Ki 18:46; Job 38:3) You therefore gird up your loins
and arise, and speak to them all that I command you.
Do not be dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them.
18 (Isa 50:7; Jer 6:27) For indeed, I have made you this day a fortified city
and an iron pillar and bronze walls against the whole land,
against the kings of Judah, against the officials, against the priests,
and against the people of the land.
19 (Jer 1:8) They will fight against you, but they will not prevail
against you, for I am with you, says the Lord, to deliver you.
[1] The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in
Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
[2] To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon
king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
[3] It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah,
unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of
Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
[4] Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[5] Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest
forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto
the nations.
[6] Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
[7] But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to
all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
[8] Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith
the LORD.
[9] Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD
said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
[10] See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms,
to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build,
and to plant.
[11] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what
seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
[12] Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my
word to perform it.
[13] And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What
seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is
toward
the north.
[14] Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth
upon all the inhabitants of the land.
[15] For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north,
saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his
throne
at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls
thereof
round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
[16] And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their
wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods,
and worshipped the works of their own hands.
[17] Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all
that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee
before them.
[18] For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron
pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of
Judah,
against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the
people of the land.
[19] And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against
thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
Jeremiah 2:1-22
Jeremiah 2
God Pleads With Israel to Repent
1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 (Dt 2:7; Eze 16:8) Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying,
Thus says the Lord:
I remember you, the kindness of your youth,
the love of your espousals,
when you followed Me in the wilderness,
in a land that was not sown.
3 (Jas 1:18; Ex 19:5-6) Israel is holy to the Lord,
and the first fruits of His harvest.
All who eat of it will become guilty;
disaster will come upon them,
says the Lord.
4 Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob
and all the families of the house of Israel.
5 (2Ki 17:15; Jer 2:31) Thus says the Lord:
What iniquity have your fathers found inMe,
that they have gone far from Me,
and have walked after vanity
and have become vain?
6 (Dt 32:10; Hos 13:4) They did not say, "Where is the Lord
who brought us up out of the land of Egypt,
who led us through the wilderness,
through a land of deserts and of pits,
through a land of drought and of the shadow of death,
through a land that no man passed through and where no man lived?"
7 (Dt 8:7-9; Jer 16:18) And I brought you into a plentiful country
to eat its fruit and its goodness.
But when you entered, you defiled My land
and made My heritage an abomination.
8 (Hab 2:18; Jer 5:31) The priests did not say,
"Where is the Lord?"
And those who handle the law did not know Me;
the shepherds also transgressed against Me,
and the prophets prophesied by Baal
and walked after things that do not profit.
9 (Eze 20:35-36; Jer 2:35) Therefore I will yet contend with you,
says the Lord,
and with your sons' sons I will contend.
10 (Ps 120:5) For pass over the coastlands of Cyprus and see,
and send to Kedar and consider diligently,
and see if there is such a thing.
11 (Ps 106:20; Isa 37:19) Has a nation changed their gods,
though they are not gods?
But My people have changed their glory
for that which does not profit.
12 (Isa 1:2) Be astonished at this, O heavens,
and be horribly afraid, be very desolate,
says the Lord.
13 (Ps 36:9; Jer 17:13) For My people have committed two evils.
They have forsaken Me,
the fountain of living waters,
and hewed out for themselves cisterns,
broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
14 (Ex 4:22) Is Israel a servant? Is he a homeborn slave?
Why has he been plundered?
15 (Jer 4:7; 50:17) The young lions roared at him
and roared loudly,
and they made his land a waste;
his cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant.
16 (Jer 46:14; Dt 33:20) Also the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes
have shaved the crown of your head.
17 (Jer 4:18) Have you not brought this on yourself,
in that you have forsaken the Lord your God
when He led you in the way?
18 (Jos 13:3; Isa 31:1) And now what are you doing in the way of Egypt,
to drink the waters of the Nile?
Or what are you doing in the way of Assyria,
to drink the waters of the River?
19 (Isa 3:9; Hos 5:5) Your own wickedness will correct you,
and your backslidings will reprove you.
Know therefore and see
that it is an evil thing and bitter for you
to have forsaken the Lord your God,
and the fear of Me is not in you,
says the Lord God of Hosts.
20 (Dt 12:2; Lev 26:13; Isa 1:21) For long ago I have broken your yoke
and burst your bonds;
and you said, "I will not serve."
For upon every high hill
and under every green tree
you wander, playing the harlot.
21 (Ex 15:17; Ps 80:8) Yet I had planted you a noble vine,
a wholly faithful seed.
How then have you turned
into the degenerate plant of a strange vine to Me?
22 (Job 14:17; Jer 17:1) For though you wash yourself with lye,
and take much soap,
yet your iniquity is marked before Me,
says the Lord God.
[1] Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
[2] Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I
remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when
thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
[3] Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase:
all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the
LORD.
[4] Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of
the house of Israel:
[5] Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that
they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become
vain?
[6] Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land
of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and
of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a
land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?
[7] And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and
the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine
heritage an abomination.
[8] The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law
knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets
prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
[9] Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your
children's children will I plead.
[10] For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and
consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
[11] Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people
have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
[12] Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye
very desolate, saith the LORD.
[13] For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the
fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns,
that can hold no water.
[14] Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
[15] The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land
waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
[16] Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy
head.
[17] Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken
the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
[18] And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters
of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters
of the river?
[19] Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall
reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter,
that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee,
saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
[20] For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou
saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every
green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
[21] Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art
thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
[22] For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet
thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 27 July 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/07/27/the-key
Entitled The Key
Matthew 11:25-29
Come to Me and Rest
Lk 10:21-22
25 (Ps 8:2; Jn 11:41) At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things
from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.
26 Even so, Father, for it seemed good in Your sight.
27 (Jn 10:15; Mt 28:18; Jn 1:18) "All things are delivered to Me
by My Father, and no one knows the Son, except the Father.
And no one knows the Father, except the Son
and he to whom the Son will reveal Him.
28 (Jn 7:37; 6:37) "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened,
and I will give you rest.
29 (Jer 6:16; Jn 13:15) Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me.
For I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
[Jer 6:16. ]
[25] At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and
prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
[26] Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
[27] All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the
Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and
he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
[28] Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest.
[29] Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in
heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
In his classic book The Human Condition, Thomas Keating shares this memorable
tale. A teacher, having lost the key to his home, is on his hands and knees
searching through the grass. When his disciples see him searching, they join
the hunt, but with no success. Finally, "one of the more intelligent disciples"
asks, "Master, have you any idea where you might have lost the key?" Their
teacher replies, "Of course. I lost it in the house." When they exclaim,
"Then why are we looking for it out here?" he answers,
"Isn't it obvious? There is more light here."
We have lost the key to "intimacy with God, the experience of God's loving
presence," Keating concludes. "Without that experience, nothing else quite
works; with it, almost anything works."
How easy it is to forget that even in life's ups and downs, God remains the
key to our deepest longings. But when we're ready to stop looking in all
the wrong places, God is there, ready to show us true rest. In Matthew 11,
Jesus praises the Father for revealing His ways, not to the "wise and learned,"
but "to little children" (v. 25). Then He invites "all you who are weary and
burdened" (v. 28) to come to Him for rest.
Like little children, we can find true rest as we learn the ways of our
Teacher, who's "gentle and humble in heart" (v. 29). God is there, eager
to welcome us home.
By: Monica La Rose
Reflect & Pray
When are you tempted to look for satisfaction and joy in the wrong places?
What helps you remember to find peace, rest, and satisfaction in God instead?
Loving God, how easily I'm drawn to seek satisfaction
in whatever looks brightest. Help me turn to You to find true rest.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 4 Under the Mercy
Ps 13:5-6
5 I for my part confide in Your kindness;
may my heart exult in Your salvation!
6 I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me.
5 But I have trusted in thy mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
In Sheldon Vanauken's book "A Severe Mercy", Vanauken faced the "severe mercy"
of the untimely death of his wife. His friend C. S. Lewis , who had endured a
similar grief , comforted him through letters,
encouraging him with the exhotation, "Go under the Mercy".
While God's grace deals with sin and forgiveness,
God's mercy deals with the pain pf human existence. We all experience pain
- sometimes as a natural result of wrongs we have done, sometimes unfairly
as a consequence of living in a fallen world.
But for all who hurt, God provides
mercy - respite from pain, and the assurance of a Lord who cares.
David , in Psalm 13 says " I trust in your mercy, your unfailing love."
God's love never fail us, no matter how much we may have failed him.
David knew the consequences of sin; he knew what it meant to fail God,
to rebel against God's faithfulness. Yet David trusted in God's Goodness
rather than depending upon his own; he focused his attention upon the
mercy of the Lord.
We need, like David, to "Go under the mercy", even when it is a "severe mercy."
Even when circumstances seem bad; even when things seem out of control; even
when we think God has forsaken us, yet his mercy is at work to bring us
fulfillment and cause us to turn to him
with a song of praise on our lips.
Application
a) How have I experienced the mercy of God?
b) How can these verses help me focus on God's
merciful intervention in my life even when circumstances seem
out of control?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 16:10-12
10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful
also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also
in much.
11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who will give you that which is your own?"
10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:
and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who shall give you that which is your own?
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Reconciling Peace
Col 3:12-17
12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.
13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another
and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,
even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.
14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,
which is the bond of perfection.
15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,
to which also you are called in one body,
rule in your hearts. And be thankful.
16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have
a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these things put on charity,
which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye
are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;
teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
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?)
Where do Muslims live?
Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers
to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as
your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.
Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National
Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have
also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims
self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on
the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total
Canadian population, not provincial
BC - 136493 - 7.5%
AB - 195240 - 11%
SK - 17279 - 1%
MB - 21349 - 1.2%
ON - 1001542 - 55%
QC - 418946 - 23%
NB - 4543 - 0.003%
NS - 14629 - 0.1%
PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%
NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%
Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%
NWT - 473 - 0.0003%
NU - 86 - 0.00005%
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!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 27 of the Month
a) Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
(
2 Cor 10:4-5
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5casting down imaginations, and every high thing
that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
)
b) Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord for you nation's repentance
and heed His call.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, how easily I'm drawn to seek satisfaction
in whatever looks brightest. Help me turn to You to find true rest."
Pray to the Lord and pray to for Mercy.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be faithful in every little thing you do.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be in Community.
Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- 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!
Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Pray for peace and stability in the Tigray region of Ethiopia
and between different ethnic groups.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
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