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6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)



Manitoba



Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba



Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000



est Muslim Population 21 349



CNMM Networks: Winnipeg



The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very

diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethinic backgrounds.

Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting

it might be twice that size.

Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size

of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.

Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth

of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.

We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers

among Muslims in Winnipeg.



Let us intercede in unity for:



- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population

- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim

communities around them, as well as training new workers

- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipiling new Muslim

background believers and for effectiveness in outreach

- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground

in the face of opposition to her new faith.

- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged

with great support



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



1st Day of the month



1) Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on Canada



(

Joel 2:28 And it will be that, afterwards,

I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream

dreams, and your young men will see visions.



28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon

all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men

shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:



Acts 2:17 "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.



17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,

I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:

And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

And your young men shall see visions,

And your old men shall dream dreams:



)



2) Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister

would be directed to do that which pleases God



(Prov 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord,

as the rivers of water; He turns it to any place He will.



1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD,

As the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to the Lord for leadership and wisdom.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, please give me the wisdom

to show integrity, love, and respect for others each day so Your name will be

glorified in all I say and do."



Pray to the Lord and pray to experience the Lord's mercies.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be rich in the Lord.



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who is merciful throughout generations.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population

- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim

communities around them, as well as training new workers

- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim

background believers and for effectiveness in outreach

- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground

in the face of opposition to her new faith.

- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged

with great support



Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on Canada



Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister

would be directed to do that which pleases God



Pray that Christians within the Berber community

in Algeria

will persevere and remain steadfast in their faith.



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

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



1 Tim 6:17-19



17 (Ro 11:20; 1Ti 4:10) Command those who are rich in this world that they

not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,

who richly gives us all things to enjoy.

18 (Ro 12:8; 12:13) Command that they do good, that they be rich

in good works, generous, willing to share,

19 (Lk 16:9; 1Ti 6:12) and laying up in store for themselves a good

foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.



17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded,

nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly

all things to enjoy;

18 that they do good, that they be rich in good works,

ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

19 laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time

to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Eternal Faithfulness



Ps 89:1-8



PSALMS 89



A Contemplative Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.



1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;

with my mouth I will make known

Your faithfulness to all generations.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For I have said,

"Mercy shall be built up forever;

Your faithfulness shall be

established in the heavens."

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have said,

"I have made a covenant with my chosen one;

I have sworn to David my servant:

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) 'Your offspring I will establish forever,

and build up your throne for all generations.' " Selah

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;

Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For who in the skies can

be compared to the Lord?

Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) God is greatly to be feared

in the assembly of the holy ones

and awesome to all those who surround Him.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts,

who is a mighty Lord like You,

with Your faithfulness all around You?



1 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever:

With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever:

Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

3 I have made a covenant with my chosen,

I have sworn unto David my servant,

4 Thy seed will I establish for ever,

And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD:

Thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

6 For who in the heaven

Can be compared unto the LORD?

Who among the sons of the mighty

Can be likened unto the LORD?

7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,

And to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee?

Or to thy faithfulness round about thee?



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13





9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Judges 9



[22] When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,

[23] Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem;

and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

[24] That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might

come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them;

and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

[25] And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the

mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was

told Abimelech.

[26] And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to

Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

[27] And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and

trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and

did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

[28] And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem,

that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his

officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we

serve him?

[29] And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove

Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.

[30] And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of

Ebed, his anger was kindled.

[31] And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the

son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify

the city against thee.

[32] Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and

lie in wait in the field:

[33] And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou

shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people

that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou

shalt find occasion.

[34] And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night,

and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

[35] And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the

gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him,

from lying in wait.

[36] And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come

people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou

seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

[37] And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle

of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.

[38] Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou

saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people

that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

[39] And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

[40] And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were

overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.

[41] And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his

brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

[42] And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the

field; and they told Abimelech.

[43] And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid

wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out

of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.

[44] And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and

stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies

ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.

[45] And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the

city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and

sowed it with salt.

[46] And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered

into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

[47] And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem

were gathered together.

[48] And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that

were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough

from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the

people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I

have done.

[49] And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed

Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so

that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and

women.

[50] Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took

it.

[51] But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the

men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them

up to the top of the tower.

[52] And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard

unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

[53] And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head,

and all to brake his skull.

[54] Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said

unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew

him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

[55] And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed

every man unto his place.

[56] Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his

father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

[57] And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads:

and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.



2) Our Daily Bread for 1 April 2026 titled
href="https://www.odbm.org/en/devotionals/devotional-category/true-integrity">

True Integrity by Leslie Koh



1 Peter 2:11-21



Live as Servants of God



11 (Jas 4:1; Lev 25:23) Dearly beloved, I implore you as aliens and refugees,

abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul.

12 (Mt 5:16; 1Pe 3:16) Live your lives honorably among the Gentiles, so that

though they speak against you as evildoers, they shall see your good works

and thereby glorify God in the day of visitation.

13 (Titus 3:1) Submit yourselves to every human authority for the Lord's sake,

whether it be to the king, as supreme,

14 (Ro 13:3-4) or to governors, as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers

and to praise those who do right.

15 (1Pe 2:12) For it is the will of God that by doing right you may put to

silence the ignorance of foolish men.

16 (Ro 6:22; 1Co 7:22) As free people, do not use your liberty as a covering

for evil, but live as servants of God.

17 (Ro 13:7; Pr 24:21; Ro 12:10) Honor all people. Love the brotherhood.

Fear God. Honor the king.



[11] Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from

fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

[12] Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they

speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they

shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

[13] Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake:

whether it be to the king, as supreme;

[14] Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment

of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

[15] For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence

the ignorance of foolish men:

[16] As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but

as the servants of God.

[17] Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.



The Example of Christ's Suffering



18 (Jas 3:17) Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only

to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.

19 (Ro 13:5) For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God

a person endures grief, suffering unjustly.

20 (1Pe 2:19; 3:17) For what credit is it if when you are being beaten

for your sins you patiently endure? But if when doing good and suffering

for it, you patiently endure, this is favorable before God.

21 (Ac 14:22; Mt 16:24) For to this you were called, because Christ suffered

for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:



[18] Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the

good and gentle, but also to the froward.

[19] For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure

grief, suffering wrongfully.

[20] For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall

take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it

patiently, this is acceptable with God.

[21] For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ a



At a job interview, Carol was asked repeatedly, "Why did you leave your

previous job?" The interviewer had an inkling of the conflict she'd had with

her former employer and wanted to know what had happened.



While acknowledging "differences in working style," Carol refused to divulge

her opinion of her former boss, believing that it would be wrong to speak ill

of him. Later, after she was hired, her new boss revealed that the hiring

personnel liked her response: "We were impressed by your integrity. We

wouldn't want you to bad-mouth your boss - or us next time - either."



As a new believer in Jesus, Carol had always wondered how to live in a "godly"

and "right" way, practically. She realized the answer could be simple: Show

integrity and be honourable, honest, and ethical.



First Peter 2:12 points to the importance of integrity in everything: "Live

such good lives among the pagans that . . . they may see your good deeds

and glorify God on the day he visits us." This includes practical things like

submitting to lawful authorities (vv. 13-14); doing good (v. 15); showing an

attitude of humility and service (v. 16); and respecting

and loving others (v. 17). As God helps us, let's serve Him in a way

that brings honor to His name.



Reflect & Pray



In what simple and practical ways can you live out your faith?

What words and actions would you use or avoid?



Dear Father, please give me the wisdom

to show integrity, love, and respect for others each day so Your name will be

glorified in all I say and do.

JUDGES 9



Abimelek



1 (Jdg 8:31) Abimelek son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem,

to his mother's brothers. He spoke to them and to the house

of his mother's father saying,

2 (Ge 29:14; Jdg 8:30) "Please say in the hearing of all of the leaders of Shechem,

'Which is better for you, to have all seventy sons of Jerub-Baal rule

over you, or for one man to rule over you?

Remember that I am your own flesh and bone.' "

3 (Ge 29:15) So his mother's brothers spoke all these things about him

in the hearing of all the leaders of Shechem, and their hearts inclined

toward Abimelek, for they said, "He is our brother."

4 (Jdg 8:33; 11:3) They gave him seventy silver coins

[About 1 3/4 pounds, or 800 grams.]

from the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelek hired unprincipled

and undisciplined men, and they followed him.

5 (2Ki 11:1-2; Jdg 6:24) He went to his father's house at Ophrah

and killed his brothers, the seventy sons of Jerub-Baal, on a single stone.

Yet Jotham, the youngest son of Jerub-Baal, survived because he hid himself.

6 (2Sa 5:9) All the leaders of Shechem and everyone from Beth Millo

gathered together by the oak near the pillar in Shechem to make Abimelek king.

7 (Dt 11:29; 27:12) When Jotham heard this, he went

and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim.

He raised his voice and called out, saying to them,

"Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

8 (Jdg 8:22-23; 2Ki 14:9) The trees once went out to anoint a king over them.

They said to the olive tree, 'Rule over us!'

9 "Yet the olive tree said to them, 'Should I stop making oil,

by which God and men are honored, to go and sway over the trees?'

10 "So the trees said to the fig tree, 'You come and rule over us.'

11 "Yet the fig tree said to them, 'Should I stop making my sweet aroma

and my fruit, to go and sway over the trees?'

12 "So the trees said to the grapevine, 'You come and rule over us.'

13 (Ps 104:15) "Yet the grapevine said to them, 'Should I stop making

my fresh wine, which cheers God and men, to go and sway over the trees?'

14 "So the trees said to the thorn bush, 'You come and rule over us.'

15 (Jdg 9:20; Isa 2:13) "The thorn bush said to the trees,

'If you really want to anoint me king over you,

then come and take refuge in my shade. If not, let fire come out

from the thorn bush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!'

16 (Jdg 8:35) "Now then, did you show good faith and integrity

when you made Abimelek king? Did you deal well with Jerub-Baal

and his family? Did you do to him as his actions deserved,

17 considering that my father waged war for you, risked his life for you,

and delivered you from the hands of Midian?

18 (Jdg 9:5-6) Yet you have taken a stand against my father's family today.

You killed his seventy sons, each on a single stone.

You made Abimelek, son of his slave woman, king over the leaders of Shechem

because he is your brother.

19 (Isa 8:6) So if you did show good faith and integrity in what you did with

Jerub-Baal and his family today, then rejoice in Abimelek,

and may he also rejoice in you.

20 (Jdg 9:15; 9:56-57) If not, let fire come out from Abimelek

and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo,

and let fire come out from the leaders of Shechem

and from Beth Millo and consume Abimelek!"

21 (Nu 21:16) Then Jotham ran away and fled. He went to Beer

and lived there because of Abimelek his brother.



Judges 9

[1] And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's

brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of

his mother's father, saying,

[2] Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is

better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore

and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also

that I am your bone and your flesh.

[3] And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of

Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for

they said, He is our brother.

[4] And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house

of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which

followed him.

[5] And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the

sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone:

notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he

hid himself.

[6] And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of

Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that

was in Shechem.

[7] And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount

Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken

unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

[8] The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said

unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.

[9] But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith

by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

[10] And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

[11] But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my

good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?

[12] Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

[13] And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God

and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

[14] Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

[15] And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over

you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come

out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

[16] Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have

made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house,

and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;

[17] (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and

delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

[18] And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain

his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made

Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because

he is your brother;)

[19] If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his

house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in

you:

[20] But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of

Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of

Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

[21] And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for

fear of Abimelech his brother.



The Downfall of Abimelek



22 After Abimelek ruled over Israel for three years,

23 (Isa 33:1; 19:14) God sent an evil spirit between Abimelek

and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem

dealt treacherously with Abimelek,

24 (1Ki 2:32; Est 9:25) so that the violence done to the seventy

sons of Jerub-Baal and their blood might come back upon

Abimelek their brother, who killed them, and upon the leaders of Shechem,

who empowered him to kill his brothers.

25 The leaders of Shechem set ambushes against him on the hilltops

and robbed all who passed by them on the road. This was told to Abimelek.

26 Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers came to Shechem,

and the leaders of Shechem trusted him.

27 (Jdg 9:4) They went out to the field, gathered

and trod their grapes, and had a celebration.

They went to the temple of their god and ate, drank,

and cursed Abimelek.

28 (Ge 34:2; 34:6) Gaal son of Ebed said, "Who is Abimelek,

and who is Shechem, that we should serve him?

Is he not the son of Jerub-Baal, and is not Zebul his officer?

Serve the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.

Why should we serve Abimelek?

29 (2Sa 15:4) If only this people were under my command,

I would get rid of Abimelek." So he said to Abimelek, "Muster your army

and come out!"

30 Then Zebul the city ruler heard the words of Gaal

son of Ebed and he burned with anger.

31 He secretly sent messengers to Abimelek, saying, "Gaal, the son of Ebed,

and his brothers have come to Shechem and are fortifying the city against you.

32 So now, get up at night, you and the people with you,

and lie in wait in the field.

33 (1Sa 10:7; Ecc 9:10) In the morning at sunrise, get up early and attack

the city. He and the people with him will come out to you,

then you can do to them as you find opportunity."

34 So Abimelek and all the people who were with him got up at night

and lay in wait by Shechem in four companies.

35 When Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate

then Abimelek and the people who were with him

got up from their hiding places.

36 Gaal saw these people and said to Zebul,

"Look, people are coming down from the hilltops."

Zebul said to him, "The shadows of the hills look like men to you."

37 Gaal spoke again and said, "Look, people are coming down the middle

of the land, and a company is coming by way of the Diviner's Oak."

38 (Jdg 9:28-29) Then Zebul said to him, "Where is your mouth now,

which said, 'Who is Abimelek, that we should serve him?'

Are not these the people you dismissed out of hand?

Go now, I pray, and fight against them."

39 So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought Abimelek.

40 Abimelek chased him, and Gaal fled from him. Many fell wounded

at the entrance of the gate.

41 Abimelek stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal

and his brothers from living in Shechem.

42 The next day the people went out into

the field, and this was told to Abimelek.

43 So he took the people and divided them into three companies,

and they laid in wait in the field. When the people came out from the city,

he rose up against them and struck them down.

44 Abimelek and the company that was with him rushed forward and stood

at the entrance of the city gate. The two other combat units attacked everyone

in the field and struck them down.

45 (2Ki 3:25; Dt 29:23) Abimelek fought against the city all that day.

He captured the city and killed the people inside it;

he tore down the city and spread salt over it.

46 (Jdg 8:33; 9:4) When the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard this,

they entered the fortified temple of El-Berith.

47 Abimelek was told that all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem

had gathered together.

48 (Ps 68:14) So Abimelek and all the people who were with him went

up Mount Zalmon. He took an axe in his hand and cut off a tree branch,

lifted it, and carried it on his shoulder. Then he said to the men

who were with him, "What you have seen me do, hurry and do the same."

49 So everyone likewise cut off a branch and followed Abimelek.

They placed them on the fortification and set the fortification

on fire over them. So all the people of the Tower of Shechem died,

about 1000 men and women.

50 Then Abimelek went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez and captured it.

51 But there was a fortified tower within the city,

so all of the men and women and the leaders of the city fled there.

They shut themselves in and went up to the top of the tower.

52 Abimelek came to the tower and fought against it. But as he drew near

to the tower entrance to burn it with fire,

53 (2Sa 11:21) a certain woman dropped an upper millstone

on the head of Abimelek, and it crushed his skull.

54 Urgently he called to the young man who carried his gear and said to him,

"Draw your sword and kill me, so that people may not say about me,

'A woman killed him.' "

So the young man pierced him through, and he died.

55 Then the men of Israel saw that Abimelek was dead, so everyone went home.

56 (Ps 94:23; Jdg 9:24) Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelek,

which he committed against his father by killing his seventy brothers.

57 (Jdg 9:20) God also repaid the evil deeds of the men of Shechem,

and the curse of Jotham son of Jerub-Baal came upon them.

Day 91, 1 April 2025



1) Judges 8, Judges 9



JUDGES 8



Zebah and Zalmunna



1 (2Sa 19:41) Then the men of Ephraim said to him,

"What have you done to us by not calling us to go

and wage war against Midian?" They argued heatedly with him.

2 He said to them, "What have I done now compared to you?

Are not the gleanings of the grapes of Ephraim better

than the harvest of Abiezer?

3 (Pr 15:1; Jdg 7:24-25) It was into your hands that God gave t

he Midianite commanders, Oreb and Zeeb. What was I able to do compared

to you?" When Gideon said this, their anger against him cooled down.

4 Then Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over,

he and the three hundred men who were with him, exhausted but still pursuing.

5 (Ge 33:17; Ps 60:6) He said to the men of Sukkoth, "Please give some

loaves of bread to the people who are following me, for they are exhausted,

and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian."

6 (1Ki 20:11) The officials of Sukkoth said, "Are the hands of Zebah

and Zalmunna already in your hands that we should give bread to your army?"

7 So Gideon said, "Because of this, when the Lord gives Zebah and Zalmunna

into my hands, I will tear your bodies with desert thorns and briers."

8 (Ge 32:30-31; 1Ki 12:25) He went up from there to Peniel

and spoke to them in the same way. The men of Peniel answered him

just as the men of Sukkoth had.

9 (Jdg 8:17; 1Ki 22:27-28) So he also said to the men of Peniel,

"When I return safely, I will tear down this tower."

10 (Jdg 7:12; 20:2) Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their armies,

about 15000 survivors; they were all who were left of all the army

of the Kedemites, for 120000 arms-bearing men had fallen.

11 (Nu 32:35; 32:42) Gideon went up on the route of the tent dwellers

east of Nobah and Jogbehah and attacked the camp while the army

was off guard.

12 (Ps 83:11) Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and Gideon chased after them.

He captured Zebah and Zalmunna, the two kings of Midian,

and the entire army was terrified.

13 Gideon son of Joash returned from battle by the Pass of Heres.

14 He captured a young man from among the men of Sukkoth

and asked him to write the names of the leaders and elders of Sukkoth, 77 men.

15 Then he came to the men of Sukkoth and said, "Here are Zebah and Zalmunna,

about whom you taunted me. You said, 'Have you subjugated

Zebah and Zalmunna that we should give bread to your weary army?' "

16 (Jdg 8:7) He took the city elders and disciplined the men of Sukkoth

with thorns and briers of the wilderness.

17 (Jdg 8:9; 1Ki 12:25) He tore down the tower of Peniel

and killed the men of the city.

18 (Jdg 4:6) Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna,

"What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?"

They said, "They were like you. Each one looked like the son of a king."

19 He said, "They were my brothers, the sons of my mother.

As the Lord lives, if you had allowed them to live, I would not kill you."

20 Gideon said to his firstborn Jether, "Rise and kill them!"

Yet the young man did not draw his sword because he was afraid,

for he was still a young man.

21 (Jdg 8:26; Ps 83:11) Then Zebah and Zalmunna said,

"You get up and attack us, for a man is judged by his strength."

So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna

and took the crescent-shaped ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.



Judges 8

[1] And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that

thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And

they did chide with him sharply.

[2] And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not

the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?

[3] God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb:

and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated

toward him, when he had said that.

[4] And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred

men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.

[5] And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread

unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after

Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

[6] And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now

in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?

[7] And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and

Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the

wilderness and with briers.

[8] And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the

men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.

[9] And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in

peace, I will break down this tower.

[10] Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about

fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of

the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.

[11] And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east

of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.

[12] And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the

two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.

[13] And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,

[14] And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and

he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even

threescore and seventeen men.

[15] And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and

Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and

Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are

weary?

[16] And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and

briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

[17] And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

[18] Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom

ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one

resembled the children of a king.

[19] And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the

LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.

[20] And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth

drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

[21] Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the

man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna,

and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.



Gideon's Ephod



22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, "Rule over us, you, and your son,

and your grandson, for you have saved us from the hands of Midian."

23 (1Sa 10:19; 12:12) Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you,

and my son will not rule over you. The Lord will rule over you."

24 (Ge 25:13; 37:25) Gideon continued, "I have a request to make of you,

that each man would give me an earring from his spoils."

(Their enemy had golden earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

25 They said, "We will certainly give them."

So they spread out a cloak, and each man threw a ring of his spoils there.

26 The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was 1700 gold shekels.

[About 43 pounds, or 20 kilograms.]

This was in addition to the crescent-shaped ornaments, jewelry,

and purple clothing worn by the kings of Midian, as well as the chains

hanging on the necks of their camels.

27 (Jdg 17:5; 18:14) Gideon used these things to make an ephod.

He put it in his city, in Ophrah, and all Israel prostituted themselves

to it there. It became a snare to Gideon and his family.

28 (Jdg 5:31; 3:11) The Midianites were humbled before the children of Israel

and did not lift their heads high again. The land had peace

for 40 years in the days of Gideon.



[22] Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou,

and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the

hand of Midian.

[23] And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my

son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

[24] And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye

would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden

earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

[25] And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a

garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.

[26] And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand

and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple

raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were

about their camels' necks.

[27] And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in

Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a

snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

[28] Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they

lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years

in the days of Gideon.



The Death of Gideon



29 (Jdg 6:32; 7:1) Jerub-Baal son of Joash went to his house and lived there.

30 (Jdg 9:2; 9:5) Gideon had seventy sons, for he had many wives.

31 His concubine who lived in Shechem also bore him a son,

and he named him Abimelek.

32 (Ge 25:8; 15:15) Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age,

and he was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

33 (Jdg 9:4; 9:46) After Gideon died, the children of Israel turned again

to prostitute themselves with the Baals. They made Baal-Berith their god.

34 (Ps 78:11; 78:42) The children of Israel did not remember the Lord

their God, who had delivered them from the hands of their enemies around them,

35 and they did not keep faith with the family of Jerub-Baal

(that is, Gideon), for all the good he had done for Israel.



[29] And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

[30] And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had

many wives.

[31] And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose

name he called Abimelech.

[32] And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in

the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.

[33] And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of

Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith

their god.

[34] And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had

delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:

[35] Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon,

according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)



Saskatchewan



Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan



Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400



est Muslim Population 17279



CNMM Networks: Saskatoon



Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past

5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have

focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts

of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres

of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a

Christian school.

Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up

in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young

women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.

Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart

and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing

Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.

- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the

spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into

converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.

- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more

to be raised up into effective witness.

- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon

to spread and grow to other cities.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to the Lord for godly people to rise in all nations.



Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, please help me rest

in Your perfect plans for my life."



Pray to the Lord and pray to give Him a SONG FROM YouR HEART.



Pray to the Lord and pray to have love and charity.



Pray to the Lord and pray to lean on His strength and integrity.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart

and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing

Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.

- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the

spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into

converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.

- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more

to be raised up into effective witness.

- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon

to spread and grow to other cities.



Pray for remaining Christians in Afghanistan who are serving as the Lord's

witnesses despite great dangers.



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

Judges 7



Gideon Defeats the Midianites



1 Then Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with

him got up early and set up camp at Harod Spring.

There was a camp of Midianites to the north of them in the valley

near the hill of Moreh.

2 The Lord said to Gideon, "You have too many people with you for Me

to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves

over Me, saying, 'Our own power saved us.'

3 So now, call out so the people can hear, 'Whoever is afraid or anxious

may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.' "

So 20000 from among the people turned back, and 10000 were left.

4 But the Lord said to Gideon, "There are still too many people.

Bring them down to the water, and I will test them for you there.

When I say to you, "This one will go with you,' he will go with you.

Everyone about whom I will say,' 'This one will not go with you,'

will not go."

5 So he brought the people down to the water, and the Lord said to Gideon,

"You shall set apart by himself everyone who laps the water with his tongue

like dogs; likewise, everyone who kneels down to drink."

6 The number of those who lapped, putting their hands to their mouths,

was three hundred. The rest of the people had knelt to drink water.

7 The Lord said to Gideon, "With three hundred men who lapped to drink,

I will save you and give the Midianites into your hands.

All the rest of the people should go home."

8 So the three hundred men took provisions and ram's horn trumpets

in their hands. Gideon sent all the other Israelite men to their tents,

but he kept the three hundred men.

Now the Midianite camp was below him in the valley.

9 That night the Lord said to him, "Get up and go down into the camp,

for I have given it into your hands.

10 Yet if you are afraid to go down, then go down to the camp with Purah

your servant.

11 Listen to what they say, and afterward you will be emboldened to go down

to the camp.." So he and Purah his servant went down near the edge

of the camp.

12 Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and the Kedemites covered the valley

like locusts; and their camels could not be counted, for they were

as numerous as grains of sand on the seashore.

13 Gideon came and overheard one man who was telling his dream to another.

The man said, "Listen to a dream I had. I saw a dry cake of barley bread

rolling into the Midianite camp. It rolled up to a tent and struck it.

It fell, turned upside down, and collapsed."

14 The other man responded, "This is none other than the sword of Gideon

son of Joash the Israelite. God has given Midian and the whole camp into

his hands."

15 When Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation,

he worshipped, returned to the camp of Israel, and said, "Get up, for the Lord

has given the Midianite camp into your hands."

16 He divided the three hundred men into three combat units.

He gave all of them ram's horn trumpets, empty jars,

and torches within the jars.

17 He said to them, "Look at me and do likewise. Watch, and when I come

to the perimeter of the camp, do as I do.

18 When I and all who are with me blow the horn, then you will blow the horns

all around the camp and shout, 'For the Lord and for Gideon!' "

19 So Gideon and a hundred men with him went to the edge of the camp

at the start of the middle night watch, just as they were setting the watch.

Then they blew the horns and smashed the jars in their hands.

20 The three combat units blew the horns and broke the jars.

They held the torches in their left hands and the horns for

blowing in their right hands. They called out,

"A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!"

21 Every man stood in his place all around the camp,

but the men in the camp ran, shouted, and fled.

22 When they blew the three hundred horns, the Lord turned every man's

sword against his fellow man throughout the camp. The Midianite camp

fled to Beth Shittah in the direction of Zererah, up to the border

of Abel Meholah, near Tabbath.

23 The men of Israel from Naphtali, Asher, and all of Manasseh

were summoned, and they chased after the Midianites.

24 Now Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying,

"Come down to engage Midian in battle.

Take control of the water ways as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan."

All the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they took control of the water

ways as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan.

25 They captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two Midianite commanders.

They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and killed Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb.

They chased after the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb

and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.



Judges 7



[1] Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him,

rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the

Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the

valley.

[2] And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too

many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt

themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

[3] Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying,

Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount

Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there

remained ten thousand.

[4] And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them

down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be,

that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go

with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee,

the same shall not go.

[5] So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto

Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog

lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down

upon his knees to drink.

[6] And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth,

were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their

knees to drink water.

[7] And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will

I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the

other people go every man unto his place.

[8] So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he

sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those

three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

[9] And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise,

get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand.

[10] But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to

the host:

[11] And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be

strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his

servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.

[12] And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east

lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels

were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.

[13] And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream

unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of

barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and

smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.

[14] And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword

of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God

delivered Midian, and all the host.

[15] And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the

interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of

Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host

of Midian.

[16] And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a

trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the

pitchers.

[17] And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I

come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.

[18] When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye

the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the

LORD, and of Gideon.

[19] So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the

outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but

newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that

were in their hands.

[20] And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and

held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to

blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.

[21] And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the

host ran, and cried, and fled.

[22] And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's

sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to

Beth-shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath.

[23] And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and

out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.

[24] And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come

down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah

and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and

took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan.

[25] And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they

slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb,

and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the

other side Jordan.

2) Our Daily Bread for 31 March 2026 Titled



God's View by Tom Felten



Exodus 14:1-4,8,10-14





Crossing the Red Sea



1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 (Jer 44:1; Nu 33:7-8) Speak to the children of Israel, so that they turn

and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea,

before Baal Zephon. Opposite it you shall camp by the sea.

3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel,

"They are confused in the land. The wilderness has shut them in."

4 (Ex 7:5; Ro 9:17) So I will harden Pharaoh's heart,

so that he shall pursue them.

And I will be honored because of Pharaoh

and because of all his army,

so that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.

8 (Nu 33:3; Ac 13:17) The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt,

and he pursued after the children of Israel. However, the children of Israel

went out with confidence.

10 (Jos 24:7; Ne 9:9) When Pharaoh drew near,

the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and indeed,

the Egyptians were marching after them,

and they were extremely terrified,

so the children of Israel cried out to the Lord.

11 (Ps 106:7-8) Then they said to Moses,

"Is it because there were no graves in Egypt

that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness?

Why have you dealt with us in this way, bringing us out of Egypt?

12 (Ex 5:21) Is not this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt,

saying, 'Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians'?

For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians

than to die in the wilderness."

(Oh how courage can melt away in the greatness of aversity)

13 (Ex 14:30; 2Ch 20:17; 20:15) But Moses said to the people,

"Fear not! Stand firm! And see the salvation of the Lord,

which He will show you today. For the Egyptians

whom you have seen today, you shall never see again.

14 (Ex 14:25; Dt 1:30) The Lord shall fight for you,

while you hold your peace."





[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before

Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon: before it

shall ye encamp by the sea.

[3] For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in

the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

[4] And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and

I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians

may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.

[8] And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued

after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an

high hand.

[10] And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their

eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore

afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.

[11] And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast

thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus

with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?

[12] Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us

alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to

serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

[13] And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the

salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians

whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

[14] The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.



Hudson Taylor was troubled. He'd left England to share the gospel about Christ

in China, and ministry - though challenging - had gone well. But in 1865, as

he considered sending more people to minister to a more dangerous part of the

country, without protection, he felt "intense conflict." After wrestling with

God in prayer, he wrote, "The Lord conquered my unbelief, and I surrendered

myself to God . . . [recognizing] that all responsibility . . . and

consequences must rest with him."



Moses received a call from God that likely left him troubled. As he was

leading the Israelites out of Egypt, God said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites

to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea"

(Exodus 14:2). This meant they were trapped between Pharaoh and a vast body

of water! The Israelites trembled as “Pharaoh approached” (v. 10).

Panic-stricken, they told Moses, "It would have been better for us to serve

the Egyptians than to die in the desert!" (v. 12). But Moses replied,

"Do not be afraid" (v. 13). And he was right. God provided rescue

and victory for His people as they rested in Him (vv. 15-31).



At times, we won't understand what God's doing in our lives because we don't

have His view. It was during such a moment that Hudson Taylor wrote, "As his

servant it was [my responsibility] to obey and to follow him."

We too can rest in God's view and plans.



Reflect & Pray



Why is it vital for you to surrender to God's plans for you?

How can you rest in Him?



Loving God, please help me rest in Your perfect plans for my life.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 3 The song of Exaltation



Exodus 15:2



2 The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.

He is my God, and I will praise Him; my father's God, and I will exalt Him.



2 The LORD is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation:

He is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation;

My father's God, and I will exalt him.



The world is full of music that communicates human emotion:

love, joy, sadness, separation.

A love song makes us misty-eyed; a song of protest arouses anger; a song

describing loss stimulates feelings of hurt and abandonment.

Music is a powerful force to sway the human spirit.

Exodus 15:2 indicates that God should be the source of the songs in our hearts.

Human emotions vacillate; human relationships disappoint,

but God is our "strength" and our "song".

To exalt the Lord includes many different type of "songs".

"I can't carry a tune in a bucket," one woman complained.

"How can I sing to the Lord anything that will be pleasing to him?"

But the Lord does not delight in the professionalism of our songs,

but in the motivation of our hearts. We can "sing to the Lord"

when we enjoy a Bach organ piece played for his glory.

We can exalt him in the words of Scripture - either remembered or sung.

We can worship him by enjoying the songs of others.

The key to making the Lord our song is exaltation. When our thoughts

lift him up in praise, we are singing a song of exaltation to the Lord.

When God is exalted in our songs, in our hearts, and in our thoughts,

that focus gives strength to our lives. We can face the difficulties

that are an inevitable part of experience,

because God is our "strength and our song".



Application



a) What is the difference between a song that is professionally performed

and one that exalts the Lord?



b) What practical steps can I take to

make my daily life a "song of praise" to God?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



1 Cor 13:3



3 If I give all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned,

and have not love, it profits me nothing.



3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,

and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity,

it profiteth me nothing.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Inexhaustible Strength



Ps 18:30-34



30 As for God, His way has integrity;

the word of the Lord is proven;

He is a shield to all those who take refuge in Him.

31 For who is God except the Lord?

Or who is a rock besides our God?

32 It is God who clothes me with strength,

and gives my way integrity.

33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

and causes me to stand on my high places.

34 He trains my hands for war,

so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.



30 As for God, his way is perfect:

The word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

31 For who is God save the LORD?

Or who is a rock save our God?

32 It is God that girdeth me with strength,

And maketh my way perfect.

33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet,

And setteth me upon my high places.

34 He teacheth my hands to war,

So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Day 90, 31 March 2026



1) Judges 6, Judges 7



Judges 6



Gideon



1 The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord,

so the Lord gave them into the hands of Midian for seven years.

2 The hands of Midian dominated Israel, and because of Midian

the children of Israel made hiding places for themselves in the mountains,

caves, and strongholds. 3 Whenever Israel would plant crops, the Midianites,

Amalekites, and the people from the east would come up against them.

4 Then they would make camp by them and ruin crops of the land all the way

to Gaza. They did not leave any provisions behind in Israel-neither sheep,

nor cattle, nor donkeys.

5 For they came with their livestock and tents like a swarm of locusts.

They and their camels were too numerous to count, and they came into

the land to destroy it.

6 Israel was made weak before Midian and cried out to the Lord.

7 When the children of Israel cried out to the Lord because of Midian,

8 the Lord sent them a prophet who said, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel:

I brought you up from Egypt and out of that place of slavery.

9 I delivered you from the hands of Egypt and all your oppressors.

I drove them out from before you and gave you their land.

10 I said to you, 'I am the Lord your God. Do not worship the gods of

the Amorites in whose land you are living.' But you have disobeyed Me."

11 Now the angel of the Lord came and sat under the oak tree in Ophrah

belonging to Joash the Abiezrite. Gideon his son was threshing wheat

in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.

12 The angel of the Lord appeared and said to him,

"The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor."

13 Then Gideon said to him, "O my lord, if the Lord is with us,

then why has all this happened to us? Where are all His miracles

that our fathers told us about? They said, 'Did not the Lord bring

us out of Egypt?' Yet now the Lord has forsaken us and delivered

us into the hands of the Midianites."

14 Then the Lord turned to him and said, "Go in this strength of yours.

Save Israel from the control of Midian. Have I not sent you?"

15 And he said to Him, "O my Lord, how can I save Israel?

Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest

in my father's house."

16 Then the Lord said to him, "But I will be with you, and you will strike

the Midianites as one man."

17 And he said to Him, "If I have found favor in Your sight,

give me a sign that it is You who are speaking with me.

18 Please do not depart from here until I come to You

and bring out my gift and set it before You."

And He said, "I will stay until you return."

19 So Gideon went and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread

from an ephah of flour. He put the meat in a basket, and he put

the broth in a pot, and brought them out and offered them to Him

under the oak.

20 And the angel of God said to him,"Take the meat and the unleavened bread,

lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth." And so he did.

21 The angel of the Lord reached out the tip of the staff that was

in His hand and touched the meat and unleavened flatbread.

Fire rose out of the rock and consumed the meat and unleavened bread.

Then the angel of the Lord departed from his sight.

22 Then Gideon perceived that it was indeed the angel of the Lord.

So Gideon said, "Alas, O Lord God! I have seen

the angel of the Lord face to face."

23 Then the Lord said to him, "Peace be with you. Do not be afraid.

You will not die."

24 Then Gideon built an altar for the Lord there and called it

The Lord Is Peace.

Even to this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

25 That night the Lord said to him, "Take a bull from your father's herd

and a second bull seven years old. Tear down your father's Baal altar

and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.

26 Then build an altar to the Lord your God on top of this stronghold

in an orderly way. Take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering

with the wood of the Asherah pole that you will cut down."

27 So Gideon took ten men from among his slaves

and did as the Lord had told him, but because he was too afraid of the rest

of his father's household and the men of the city to do it by day,

he did it at night.

28 When the men of the city got up early in the morning,

the altar of Baal was torn down, the Asherah pole beside it was cut down,

and the second bull had been offered on the new altar that had been built.

29 They said to each other, "Who has done this?"

When they had inquired and asked, they responded,

"Gideon son of Joash has done this."

30 Then the men of the city said to Joash,

"Bring out your son so that he may die, for he tore down the altar of Baal

and cut down the Asherah pole beside it."

31 Joash then said to all who stood against him, "Would you plead for Baal?

Would you save him? Whoever fights for him will be killed by morning.

If Baal is a god, let him fight for himself,

for someone has torn down his altar."

32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerub-Baal, saying,

"Let Baal fight him, for he tore down the altar of Baal."

33 All the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east gathered

together, and they crossed over, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.

34 The Spirit of the Lord enveloped Gideon. He blew a ram's horn trumpet,

and the Abiezrites assembled behind him.

35 He sent messengers throughout all of Manasseh and they assembled

behind him as well. He also sent messengers to Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali,

so these tribes came up to meet them.

36 Gideon said to God, "If You will use my hands to save Israel,

as You have said-

37 I am placing a fleece of wool on the threshing floor.

If there is dew on the fleece only and all of the ground remains dry,

then I will know that You will save Israel with my hands, as You have said."

38 So it happened. He got up early the next morning and squeezed the fleece.

Enough dew poured out of the fleece to fill a bowlful of water.

39 Then Gideon said to God, "Do not let Your anger burn against me

as I speak only one more time. Please let me perform a test with the fleece

one more time. Please, let the fleece be the only thing dry,

and let there be dew on all of the ground."

40 So God did this during that night. Only the fleece was dry,

and the dew was on all the ground.



Judges 6

[1] And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the

LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

[2] And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the

Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the

mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

[3] And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and

the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against

them;

[4] And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth,

till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep,

nor ox, nor ass.

[5] For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as

grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without

number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.

[6] And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the

children of Israel cried unto the LORD.

[7] And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD

because of the Midianites,

[8] That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said

unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt,

and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

[9] And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the

hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave

you their land;

[10] And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the

Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.

[11] And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in

Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon

threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

[12] And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The

LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

[13] And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then

is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers

told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the

LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

[14] And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou

shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?

[15] And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel?

behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's

house.

[16] And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt

smite the Midianites as one man.

[17] And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew

me a sign that thou talkest with me.

[18] Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth

my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou

come again.

[19] And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an

ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot,

and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.

[20] And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened

cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.

[21] Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in

his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up

fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then

the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.

[22] And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said,

Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.

[23] And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt

not die.

[24] Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it

Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.

[25] And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take

thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and

throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove

that is by it:

[26] And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in

the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice

with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.

[27] Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said

unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the

men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

[28] And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the

altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and

the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.

[29] And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they

inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.

[30] Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he

may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath

cut down the grove that was by it.

[31] And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal?

will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst

it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one

hath cast down his altar.

[32] Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead

against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.

[33] Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east

were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

[34] But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and

Abi-ezer was gathered after him.

[35] And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered

after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto

Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

[36] And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as

thou hast said,

[37] Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on

the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know

that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.

[38] And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the

fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of

water.

[39] And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I

will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the

fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let

there be dew.

[40] And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and

there was dew on all the ground.

2) Our Daily Bread for 30 March 2026 titled

Keep Going by Faith by Patricia Rayborn



Hebrews 12:1-3



The Discipline of the Lord



1 Therefore, since we are encompassed with such a great cloud of witnesses,

let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles us,

and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.

2 (Heb 1:3; Lk 24:26) Let us look to Jesus, the author and finisher of our

faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising

the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

3 (Gal 6:9; Heb 12:5) For consider Him who endured such hostility

from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and your hearts give up.



[1] Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of

witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily

beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

[2] Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy

that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set

down at the right hand of the throne of God.

[3] For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against

himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.



To become a lawyer in California, Maxcy Filer had to pass the state's

grueling, three-day bar exam. So he took it not once, not twice, but

forty-eight times before passing the tough test. His goal? To advocate for the

underprivileged in Compton, his beloved city. Between his first and last

attempts at passing the exam - across 25 years - Filer and his wife raised

seven children, all who went to college. When Filer was sworn in, the judge

said, "Three words about Maxcy Filer: perseverance, perseverance,

perseverance."



His story prompts me to think of people in the Bible who persevered.

The writer of Hebrews recognized some: Noah, who "by his faith . . . became

heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith" (11:7). Or Abraham,

Isaac, Jacob (vv. 8-21), Moses (vv. 23-28), and others. Such examples inspire

us.



The writer then exhorts believers in Christ: "Since we are surrounded by such

a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the

sin that so easily entangles" (12:1). We then read, "Let us run with

perseverance the race marked out for us" (v. 1). How will we do this?

By "fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith" (v. 2).

As we consider Christ's sacrifice for us, we "will not grow weary

and lose heart" (v. 3).



Challenges to our faith give us opportunity to endure in His name.

In His power, we persevere.



Reflect & Pray



What faith challenge is testing you? How can you persevere in Jesus?



As I persevere for You, please inspire me, dear Jesus, to keep going.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 2 The Wardrobe of Joy Isaiah 61:10



10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God;

for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,

He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,

as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.



10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God;

for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me

with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself

with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.



On her wedding day, the bride dresses carefully for the ceremony

that is about to take place. Never before has she spent so much

time in preparation for one relatively brief event. When she

looks in the mirror and rejoices in her happiness, she responds not

out of vanity, but for sheer joy as she anticipates the coming ceremony.

God wants his people, lie that bride to be joyful, to rejoice in the Lord,

the Bridegroom. And he gives, through his grace,

the garments of joy to his beloved ones.

He clothes us, Isaiah says, with salvation, and covers us with

the robe of righteousness. The wardrobe that God provides is not merely

a utility garment, a coverall that hides our sin from his eyes.

It is his own righteousness in Christ, given to us as a free gift, so that

we might be united with him. And God himself, Isaiah says,

is filled with joy, adorning himself like a bridegroom.

When we truly see God's immeasurable gift in accepting us as him own,

we also will "greatly rejoice" in the Lord. He, the eternal god,

Creator of the universe, desires to be united with us, as a husband

desires his wife! God does not simply accept us grudgingly,

reminding us of our unworthiness to be with him. Rather, he celebrates

with unrestrained joy his oneness in Spirit with those he calls his own.

And we, having been fully forgiven

and set free from sin, can rejoice unashamedly as well.



Application



a) Have I ever felt ashamed to draw close to God? Why?



b) What does this verse tell me about God's attitude towards me?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Romans 13:7-8



7 (Mt 17:25; 22:21) Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes

are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due,

and honor to whom honour is due.

8 (Ro 13:10; Mt 7:12) Owe no one anything, except to love one another,

for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.



7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;

custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth

another hath fulfilled the law.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Eternal Faithfulness



Ps 117



1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Exalt Him, all you peoples!

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For His merciful kindness is great toward us,

and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.



1 O praise the LORD,

All ye nations: Praise him, all ye people.

2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us:

And the truth of the LORD endureth for ever.

Praise ye the LORD.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



Saskatchewan



Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan



Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400



est Muslim Population 17279



CNMM Networks: Saskatoon



Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past

5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have

focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts

of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres

of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a

Christian school.

Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up

in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young

women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.

Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart

and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing

Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.

- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the

spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into

converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.

- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more

to be raised up into effective witness.

- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon

to spread and grow to other cities.

Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



Day 30 of the Month



a) Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout

Canadian society, as it is in Heaven



( Matt 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.



)



b) Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city

or community, and across our nation. (



Rom 2:4



4 (Ex 34:6; Isa 30:18) Do you despise the riches of His goodness,

tolerance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God

leads you to repentance?



4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance

and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth

thee to repentance?



)

Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray a prayer of Thank you for the abilities

He gives us.



Pray to the Lord: "As I persevere for You, please inspire me,

dear Jesus, to keep going."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know Lord Jesus covers your sins

with a robe of righteouness.



Pray to the Lord and pray to owe no person.



Pray to the Lord and pray to praise to the Merciful One.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart

and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing

Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.

- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the

spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into

converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.

- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more

to be raised up into effective witness.

- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon

to spread and grow to other cities.



- Pray for 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 for God's will to be done where you live and throughout

Canadian society, as it is in Heaven



Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city

or community, and across our nation.



Pray for believers in



Guinea who have been harmed or rejected by their families because

of their faith in Christ.



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

2) Our Daily Bread for 30 March 2026 titled

Keep Going by Faith by Patricia Rayborn



Hebrews 12:1-3



The Discipline of the Lord



1 Therefore, since we are encompassed with such a great cloud of witnesses,

let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles us,

and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.

2 (Heb 1:3; Lk 24:26) Let us look to Jesus, the author and finisher of our

faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising

the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

3 (Gal 6:9; Heb 12:5) For consider Him who endured such hostility

from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and your hearts give up.



[1] Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of

witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily

beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

[2] Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy

that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set

down at the right hand of the throne of God.

[3] For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against

himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.



To become a lawyer in California, Maxcy Filer had to pass the state's

grueling, three-day bar exam. So he took it not once, not twice, but

forty-eight times before passing the tough test. His goal? To advocate for the

underprivileged in Compton, his beloved city. Between his first and last

attempts at passing the exam - across 25 years - Filer and his wife raised

seven children, all who went to college. When Filer was sworn in, the judge

said, "Three words about Maxcy Filer: perseverance, perseverance,

perseverance."



His story prompts me to think of people in the Bible who persevered.

The writer of Hebrews recognized some: Noah, who "by his faith . . . became

heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith" (11:7). Or Abraham,

Isaac, Jacob (vv. 8-21), Moses (vv. 23-28), and others. Such examples inspire

us.



The writer then exhorts believers in Christ: "Since we are surrounded by such

a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the

sin that so easily entangles" (12:1). We then read, "Let us run with

perseverance the race marked out for us" (v. 1). How will we do this?

By "fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith" (v. 2).

As we consider Christ's sacrifice for us, we "will not grow weary

and lose heart" (v. 3).



Challenges to our faith give us opportunity to endure in His name.

In His power, we persevere.



Reflect & Pray



What faith challenge is testing you? How can you persevere in Jesus?



As I persevere for You, please inspire me, dear Jesus, to keep going.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 2 The Wardrobe of Joy Isaiah 61:10



10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God;

for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,

He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,

as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.



10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God;

for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me

with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself

with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.



On her wedding day, the bride dresses carefully for the ceremony

that is about to take place. Never before has she spent so much

time in preparation for one relatively brief event. When she

looks in the mirror and rejoices in her happiness, she responds not

out of vanity, but for sheer joy as she anticipates the coming ceremony.

God wants his people, lie that bride to be joyful, to rejoice in the Lord,

the Bridegroom. And he gives, through his grace,

the garments of joy to his beloved ones.

He clothes us, Isaiah says, with salvation, and covers us with

the robe of righteousness. The wardrobe that God provides is not merely

a utility garment, a coverall that hides our sin from his eyes.

It is his own righteousness in Christ, given to us as a free gift, so that

we might be united with him. And God himself, Isaiah says,

is filled with joy, adorning himself like a bridegroom.

When we truly see God's immeasurable gift in accepting us as him own,

we also will "greatly rejoice" in the Lord. He, the eternal god,

Creator of the universe, desires to be united with us, as a husband

desires his wife! God does not simply accept us grudgingly,

reminding us of our unworthiness to be with him. Rather, he celebrates

with unrestrained joy his oneness in Spirit with those he calls his own.

And we, having been fully forgiven

and set free from sin, can rejoice unashamedly as well.



Application



a) Have I ever felt ashamed to draw close to God? Why?



b) What does this verse tell me about God's attitude towards me?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Romans 13:7-8



7 (Mt 17:25; 22:21) Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes

are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due,

and honor to whom honour is due.

8 (Ro 13:10; Mt 7:12) Owe no one anything, except to love one another,

for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.



7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;

custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth

another hath fulfilled the law.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Eternal Faithfulness



Ps 117



1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Exalt Him, all you peoples!

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For His merciful kindness is great toward us,

and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.



1 O praise the LORD,

All ye nations: Praise him, all ye people.

2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us:

And the truth of the LORD endureth for ever.

Praise ye the LORD.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



Saskatchewan



Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan



Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400



est Muslim Population 17279



CNMM Networks: Saskatoon



Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past

5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have

focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts

of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres

of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a

Christian school.

Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up

in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young

women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.

Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart

and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing

Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.

- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the

spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into

converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.

- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more

to be raised up into effective witness.

- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon

to spread and grow to other cities.

JUDGES 5



The Song of Deborah



1 (Ex 15:1)On that day, Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang:

2 (Jdg 5:9; 2Ch 17:16) "When the leaders in Israel lead,

when the people freely volunteer,

bless the Lord!

3 "Hear, O kings! Listen, O rulers!

I will sing to the Lord;

I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.

4 (Dt 33:2; Ps 68:7-8) "Lord, when You went out from Seir,

when You marched from the land of Edom,

the ground shook and the skies poured,

indeed, the dense clouds poured water.

5 (Ex 19:18; Ps 97:5) The mountains quaked before the Lord,

this very Sinai, before the Lord God of Israel.

6 (Jdg 3:31; Isa 33:8) "In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,

in the days of Jael, main roads were abandoned

and travelers used roundabout paths.

7 Village life ceased. It ceased

until I, Deborah, arose;

I arose like a mother in Israel.

8 (Dt 32:16-17; Jdg 2:12) They were choosing new gods,

and warfare was at the city gates,

but not a shield or spear was to be seen

among forty thousand in Israel.

9 (Jdg 5:2) My heart is with the rulers of Israel

who offered themselves willingly among the people.

Bless the Lord!

10 (Jdg 10:4; 12:14) "You who ride on white donkeys,

you who sit in judges' attire,

you who walk on the road,

11 (1Sa 12:7; Mic 6:5) consider the voice of those who distribute water

among the watering places.

There they tell of the righteous deeds of the Lord,

the righteous deeds of villagers in Israel.

"Then the people of the Lord

go down to the gates.

12 (Ps 57:8; 68:18) Awake, awake, Deborah!

Awake, awake, sing a song!

Stand up, Barak,

and capture your prisoners, son of Abinoam!

13 "The survivors

came down to the nobles;

the people of the Lord

came down for me against the mighty.

14 (Nu 32:39-40; Jdg 3:13) Some came from Ephraim, whose roots were in Amalek,

following you, Benjamin, with your people.

From Makir rulers came down,

and from Zebulun those who carry the staff of a scribe.

15 (Jdg 4:14) The princes of Issachar were with Deborah,

and Issachar was with Barak;

they were sent into the valley on foot.

Among the clans of Reuben

there was great resolve of heart.

16 (Nu 32:24) Why do you sit among the sheepfolds

to hear playing of pipes for the flocks?

In the clans of Reuben

there was much searching of heart.

17 (Jos 13:25) Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan.

As for Dan, why did he stay with the ships?

Asher stayed by the seacoast

and settled by its bays.

18 (Jdg 4:10; 4:6) Zebulun is a people who risked their lives

to the point of death,

Naphtali also, on the heights of the battlefield.

19 (Jdg 1:27; 5:30) "Kings came to wage war.

The kings of Canaan waged war

in Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo;

they took no money as profit.

20 (Jos 10:11) From the heavens the stars fought,

from their courses they fought against Sisera.

21 (Jdg 4:7; Ps 44:5) The torrent of Kishon swept them away,

that ancient torrent, the torrent of Kishon.

My soul, march on in strength!

22 Then horses' hooves pounded,

the galloping, galloping of his steeds.

23 (Jdg 21:9-10) Curse Meroz, said the angel of the Lord,

curse its inhabitants,

for they did not come to the aid of the Lord,

to the aid of the Lord against the mighty warriors.

24 (Jdg 4:17) "Most blessed of women is Jael,

the wife of Heber the Kenite,

most blessed of tent-dwelling women.

25 He asked for water, she gave him milk.

In a magnificent bowl she brought cream.

26 Her hand on a tent peg,

her right hand on a workman’s hammer;

she struck Sisera, she crushed his skull,

she shattered and pierced his temple.

27 Between her feet he sank, he fell, he lay;

between her feet he sank, he fell;

where he sank, there he fell, overpowered.

28 "The mother of Sisera looked through the window,

and cried out through the lattice,

'Why is his chariot so late?

Why is the sound of his war chariots so delayed?'

29 Her wise attendants answered her,

indeed, she replied to herself,

30 (Ex 15:9) 'Are they not finding and dividing the spoils:

a girl or two for each man;

dyed garments as plunder for Sisera,

dyed and embroidered garments,

two pieces of dyed embroidery for the neck of the looter?"

31 (Jdg 3:11; 2Sa 23:4) "May all Your enemies perish like this, OLord!

But may those who love Him rise like the sun

when it rises in full strength."

Then the land was at peace for fourty years.



Judges 5

[1] Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

[2] Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly

offered themselves.

[3] Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the

LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.

[4] LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the

field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also

dropped water.

[5] The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before

the LORD God of Israel.

[6] In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the

highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.

[7] The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until

that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.

[8] They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or

spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

[9] My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves

willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.

[10] Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk

by the way.

[11] They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of

drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD,

even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel:

then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.

[12] Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and

lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

[13] Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the

people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.

[14] Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee,

Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of

Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.

[15] And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also

Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben

there were great thoughts of heart.

[16] Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the

flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

[17] Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher

continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.

[18] Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the

death in the high places of the field.

[19] The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach

by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

[20] They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against

Sisera.

[21] The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river

Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

[22] Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the

pransings of their mighty ones.

[23] Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the

inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the

help of the LORD against the mighty.

[24] Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed

shall she be above women in the tent.

[25] He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a

lordly dish.

[26] She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's

hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when

she had pierced and stricken through his temples.

[27] At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he

fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

[28] The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the

lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his

chariots?

[29] Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,

[30] Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a

damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours

of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the

necks of them that take the spoil?

[31] So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be

as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty

years.

Day 89, 30 March 2026



1) Judges 3, Judges 4, Judges 5

JUDGES 3



1 (Jdg 2:21-22) Now these are the nations that the Lord left to test

those in Israel who had not experienced war in Canaan

2 (so that later generations of the children of Israel who did not

know war before might know it, to teach them how to fight):

3 (Jos 13:3; 13:5) the five Philistine lords, all the Canaanites,

the Sidonians, and the Hivites living on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal

Hermon to Lebo Hamath.

4 (Jdg 2:22; 3:1) They were to test Israel, in order to know if they would

obey the commandments of the Lord, which He commanded their fathers

by the hand of Moses.

5 (Ex 3:8) The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, Hittites,

Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

6 (Ex 34:16; Dt 7:3-4) They took their daughters for themselves as wives,

and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.





Judges 3

[1] Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them,

even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

[2] Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach

them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

[3] Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the

Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount

Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.

[4] And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would

hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers

by the hand of Moses.

[5] And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and

Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:

[6] And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their

daughters to their sons, and served their gods.



Othniel



7 (Ex 34:13; Jdg 2:11-13) The children of Israel did what was evil

in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God and served

the Baals and the Asherahs.

8 (Jdg 2:14; Hab 3:7) The anger of the Lord burned against Israel,

and He sold them into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia.

The children of Israel served Cushan-Rishathaim for eight years.

9 (Jdg 1:13; 3:15) Then the children of Israel cried out to the Lord,

and the Lord raised up a deliverer in order to save the children of Israel

-Othniel son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb.

10 (Jdg 6:34; 11:29) The Spirit of the Lord came on him,

and he judged Israel. He went out to battle,

and the Lord gave Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia, into his hands,

so that Othniel overpowered Cushan-Rishathaim.

11 (Jos 11:23; Jdg 3:30) The land rested forty years, then Othniel

son of Kenaz died.



[7] And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat

the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

[8] Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them

into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of

Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.

[9] And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up

a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the

son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.

[10] And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and

went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of

Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against

Chushan-rishathaim.

[11] And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.



Ehud



12 (1Sa 12:9; Jdg 2:19) Then the children of Israel once more did

what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord strengthened

King Eglon of Moab against Israel because they had done

what was evil in the sight of the Lord.

13 (Jdg 1:16; Dt 34:3) Eglon joined forces with the Ammonites and Amalekites;

then he went and attacked Israel and took possession of the City of Palms.

14 The children of Israel served King Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.

15 (Jdg 3:9; Ps 78:34) Then the children of Israel cried out to the Lord,

and the Lord raised up a deliverer-Ehud son of Gera the Benjamite,

a left-handed man. The children of Israel sent a tribute payment by him

to King Eglon of Moab.

16 Ehud made a cubit-long (About 18 inches, or 45 centimeters.)

two-edged sword for himself and strapped it onto his right thigh

under his cloak.

17 He brought the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab.

Now Eglon was a very fat man.

18 When Ehud finished offering the tribute payment,

he sent away the people who carried it.

19 (Jos 4:20) But he himself turned back from the stone idols that

were at Gilgal, and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king."

And he said, "Keep silence!" And all who attended him departed from him.

20 (Am 3:15) Ehud approached him as he was sitting alone in his cool

upper chamber. Ehud said, "I have a message from God for you."

And Eglon rose from his seat.

21 Then Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh,

and plunged it into the belly of Eglon.

22 The hilt went in after the blade and the fat closed over the blade

and his entrails came out, for he did not pull the sword

out of the belly of Eglon.

23 Then Ehud went out to the entrance hall and closed the doors of

the upper chamber on him and locked them.

24 (1Sa 24:3) When he went out, the servants of Eglon came.

They looked and noticed the doors of the upper chamber were locked.

They thought, "Surely he is attending to his needs in the cool chamber."

25 They waited until they were embarrassed, but he still did not open

the doors of the upper chamber. So they took a key and opened it.

There, fallen dead on the floor, was their lord.

26 Yet Ehud escaped while they were waiting. He passed the sacred stones

and escaped to Seirah.

27 (Jdg 6:34; 1Sa 13:3) Upon his arrival, he blew a ram's horn trumpet

in the hill country of Ephraim. Then the children of Israel went down

with him from the hill country, and he led them.

28 (Jdg 12:5; Jos 2:7) He said to them, "Follow me, for the Lord has given

your enemies the Moabites into your hands." They followed him,

and they captured the Jordan fords leading to Moab.

They did not let anyone cross.

29 They struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all strong and valorous men,

and not a single man escaped.

30 (Jdg 3:11) So Moab was humbled under the hand of Israel that day,

and the land had peace for eighty years.



[12] And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and

the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they

had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

[13] And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and

smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

[14] So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

[15] But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised

them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded:

and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of

Moab.

[16] But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and

he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

[17] And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a

very fat man.

[18] And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the

people that bare the present.

[19] But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and

said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And

all that stood by him went out from him.

[20] And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which

he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto

thee. And he arose out of his seat.

[21] And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right

thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

[22] And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the

blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt

came out.

[23] Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the

parlour upon him, and locked them.

[24] When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that,

behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth

his feet in his summer chamber.

[25] And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the

doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and,

behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.

[26] And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries,

and escaped unto Seirath.

[27] And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the

mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the

mount, and he before them.

[28] And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered

your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and

took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

[29] And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty,

and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.

[30] So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had

rest fourscore years.



Shamgar



31 (Jdg 5:6; 2:16) After Ehud was Shamgar son of Anath.

He struck down six hundred Philistine men with an ox goad.

He also saved Israel.



[31] And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the

Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.

JUDGES 4



Deborah

1 When Ehud was dead, the children of Israel once more

did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.

2 (Jos 11:1; Jdg 4:13) The Lord sold them into the hands

of King Jabin of Canaan, who ruled in Hazor.

The commander of his army was Sisera. He lived in Harosheth Haggoyim.

3 (Jdg 1:19; 3:9) The children of Israel cried out to the Lord,

for Sisera had 900 iron chariots and had forcefully oppressed

the children of Israel for twenty years.

4 Now Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophetess.

She judged Israel at that time.

5 (Ge 35:8) She would sit under the palm tree of Deborah

between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim.

The children of Israel would go up to her for her to render judgment.

6 (Heb 11:32; Jos 19:37) She sent for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh

in Naphtali and said to him, "The Lord God of Israel commands you,

'Go and deploy troops at Mount Tabor, and take 10000 from the tribes

of Naphtali and Zebulun with you.

7 (Jdg 5:21; 1Ki 18:40) I will draw Sisera, the commander of the army

of Jabin, with his chariots and large army to you at the River Kishon

and give him into your hands.' "

8 Barak said to her, "If you will go with me, then I will go,

but if you will not go with me, then I will not go."

9 (Jdg 2:14) She said, "I will indeed go with you. However, the way

you are going will gain you no glory, for the Lord will deliver Sisera

into the hand of a woman." Then Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.

10 (Jdg 5:18; 5:15) Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh.

10000 men went up on foot with him, and Deborah went up with him also.

11 (Nu 10:29; Jos 19:33) Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites,

who were descendants of Hobab, Moses' father-in-law.

He pitched his tent at the oak in Zaanannim, near Kedesh.

12 Then they told Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor.

13 (Jdg 4:2-3) So Sisera summoned all his 900 iron chariots

and all the people with him, from Harosheth Haggoyim to the River Kishon.

14 (Dt 9:3; 2Sa 5:24) Then Deborah said to Barak,"Get up, for this is the day

that the Lord has given Sisera into your hands. Has not the Lord gone

out before you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with 10000 men

behind him.

15 (Jos 10:10; Ps 83:9-10) The Lord routed Sisera and all of his chariots

and all of his army with the edge of the sword in front of Barak.

Sisera dismounted his chariot and fled on foot.

16 Barak chased after the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth Haggoyim.

The whole army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword. Not a single man survived.

17 Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite,

for there was peace between King Jabin of Hazor

and the family of Heber the Kenite.

18 Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him,

"Turn aside, my lord. Turn aside to me. Do not be afraid."

So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.

19 (Jdg 5:25-26) He said to her, "Please give me a little water to drink,

for I am thirsty." So she opened a leather milk container, gave it to him to drink,

and covered him.

20 He said to her, "Stand in the entrance to the tent,

and if anyone comes and asks you, 'Is there a man here?' then you say, 'No.' "

21 Then Jael the wife of Heber took a tent peg and a hammer in her hand

and went quietly to him, for he was fast asleep and tired.

She drove the tent peg into his temple, and it went down into the ground,

so he died.

22 Now as Barak had been chasing Sisera, Jael came out to meet him and said,

"Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek."

When he came in, there was Sisera fallen dead with a tent peg in his temple.

23 (Ne 9:24; Ps 18:47) So God humbled King Jabin of Canaan

before the children of Israel that day.

24 The children of Israel grew more and more powerful

over King Jabin of Canaan until he was no more.



Judges 4

[1] And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when

Ehud was dead.

[2] And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that

reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in

Harosheth of the Gentiles.

[3] And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred

chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of

Israel.

[4] And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at

that time.

[5] And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in

mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

[6] And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali,

and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and

draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children

of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?

[7] And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of

Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him

into thine hand.

[8] And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if

thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.

[9] And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey

that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell

Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to

Kedesh.

[10] And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with

ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.

[11] Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in

law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent

unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.

[12] And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to

mount Tabor.

[13] And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred

chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of

the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.

[14] And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD

hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee?

So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.

[15] And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his

host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down

off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.

[16] But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto

Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of

the sword; and there was not a man left.

[17] Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of

Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and

the house of Heber the Kenite.

[18] And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord,

turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent,

she covered him with a mantle.

[19] And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink;

for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and

covered him.

[20] Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be,

when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here?

that thou shalt say, No.

[21] Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in

her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and

fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.

[22] And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and

said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And

when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his

temples.

[23] So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children

of Israel.

[24] And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against

Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.