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Day 250, 7 September 2025



Today at Calvary Communty Church

Guest PAstor Jeremiah Raible spoke on From the Tree to the Table.



Matthew 9:37



37 (Lk 10:2) Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful,

but the laborers are few.



[37] Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but

the labourers are few;



Peter's Declaration About Jesus

Mk 8:27-30; Lk 9:18-21



Matthew 16:13-20



13 (Lk 9:18-20; Mt 8:20) When Jesus came into the region of Caes­area

Philippi, He asked His disciples, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?"

14 (Mt 14:2; Mk 6:15) They said, "Some say that You are John the Baptist,

others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

16 (Ps 42:2; Jn 11:27) Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ,

the Son of the living God."

17 (Gal 1:16; Jn 1:42; 21:15-17) Jesus answered him,

"Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood

has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

18 (Jn 1:42; Job 38:17) And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock

I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

19 (Mt 18:18; Isa 22:22; Jn 20:23) I will give you the keys of the kingdom

of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven,

and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

20 (Mk 8:30; Lk 9:21) Then He commanded His disciples to tell no one

that He was Jesus the Christ.



[13] When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his

disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

[14] And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias;

and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

[15] He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

[16] And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the

living God.

[17] And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona:

for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is

in heaven.

[18] And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I

will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

[19] And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and

whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever

thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

[20] Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was

Jesus the Christ.



Church - People of believers and in movement



Matthew 28:19-20



The Commissioning of the Disciples

Mk 16:14-18; Lk 24:36-49; Jn 20:19-23; Ac 1:6-8



19 (Mk 16:15-16; Ac 1:8) Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father

and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20 (Mt 18:20; Ac 2:42) teaching them to observe all things I have commanded

you. And remember, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.



[19] Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of

the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

[20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:

and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.



Acts 20:24



24 (Ac 21:13; 2Co 4:1) But none of these things deter me. Nor do I count

my life of value to myself, so that I may joyfully finish my course

and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to testify

to the gospel of the grace of God.



[24] But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto

myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I

have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.\



Luke 19:9a



9 (Ro 4:16; Gal 3:7) Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this

house"



[9] And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house,



Imagine this coming to every person on Earth you meet?





Luke 19:1-5



Jesus and Zacchaeus



1 (Lk 18:35) Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

2 A man was there named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector,

and he was rich.

3 (Jn 12:21) He tried to see who Jesus was, but was not able

from the crowd, because he was little in stature.

4 (1Ki 10:27; 1Ch 27:28) So he ran ahead and climbed up into

a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was to pass that way.



[1] And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

[2] And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among

the publicans, and he was rich.

[3] And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press,

because he was little of stature.

[4] And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for

he was to pass that way.





Luke 19:5-6



5 When Jesus came to the vicinity, He looked up and saw him,

and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down,

for today I must remain at your house."

6 So he hurried and came down, and received Him joyfully



[5] And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said

unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at

thy house.

[6] And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.





Ephesians 2:10



10 (Eph 4:24; 2Co 5:17; Eph 1:4) For we are His workmanship, created

in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand,

so that we should walk in them.



[10] For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works,

which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.



Luke 19:5



5 When Jesus came to the vicinity, He looked up and saw him,

and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down,

for today I must remain at your house."



[5] And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said

unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at

thy house.



Luke 19:7



7 (Mt 9:11; Lk 15:2) When they saw it, they all murmured, saying,

"He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."



[7] And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be

guest with a man that is a sinner.



Why murmur when you are a sinner too?



1 Timomty 1:15



15 (1Ti 3:1; 2Ti 2:11) This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance,

that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.



[15] This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ

Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.



Revelation 3:20



20 Listen! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice

and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.



[20] Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and

open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.



Luke 19:8-10



8 (2Sa 12:6) But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give

half of my possessions to the poor. And if I have taken anything from anyone

by false accusation, I will repay him four times as much."

9 (Ro 4:16; Gal 3:7) Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this

house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

10 (Eze 34:16; Mt 10:6) For the Son of Man has come to seek

and to save that which was lost."



[8] And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of

my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by

false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

[9] And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house,

forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

[10] For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.



1) Daniel 4, Ezekiel 38, Ezekiel 39



Daniel 4

Nebuchadnezzar's Second Dream

1 (Da 6:25; 3:4) Nebuchadnezzar the king,

to all peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth:

Peace be multiplied to you.

2 (Da 3:26) I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that

the Most High God has done for me.

3 (Da 2:44; Ps 105:27) How great are His signs,

and how mighty are His wonders!

His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and His dominion is from generation to generation.

4 (Isa 47:7-8) I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house,

and flourishing in my palace.

5 (Da 2:1) I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed

and the visions of my head troubled me.

6 (Da 2:2) Therefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon

before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

7 (Isa 44:25; Jer 27:9-10) Then came in the magicians, the astrologers,

the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers, and I told the dream before them;

but they did not make known to me its interpretation.

8 (Da 1:7; 4:18) But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name

was Belteshazzar according to the name of my god and in whom is the Spirit

of the Holy God, and before him I told the dream, saying,

9 (Da 2:48; 5:11) "Belte­shazzar, master of the magicians, because I know

that the Spirit of the Holy God is in you and no secret troubles you,

tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.

10 (Da 4:5) Now these were the visions of my mind while on my bed:

I saw a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.

11 (Dt 9:1; Da 4:21-22) The tree grew and became strong, and its height

reached heaven, and it was visible to the end of all the earth.

12 (Eze 17:23; La 4:20) Its leaves were fair, and its fruit much,

and in it was food for all. The animals of the field had shadow under it,

and the fowl of the heavens lived in its boughs, and all flesh

was fed of it.

13 (Dt 33:2; Da 7:1) "I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed,

and there was a holy watcher coming down from heaven.

14 (Mt 3:10; Eze 31:12--3) He cried aloud and said thus:

'Hew down the tree and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves

and scatter its fruit. Let the animals get away from under it,

and the fowl from its branches.

15 (Job 14:7-9) Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth,

even with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field.

" 'And let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let its portion be

with the animals in the grass of the earth.

16 (Da 4:23; 4:25) Let its heart be changed from that of a man,

let him be given the heart of an animal. And let seven periods

of time pass over it.

17 (Da 4:25; 1Sa 2:8; Jer 27:5-7) " 'This matter is by the decree

of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones,

in order that the living may know that the Most High rules

over the kingdom of men and gives it to whomever He wills

and sets up over it the basest of men.'

18 (Ge 41:8; Da 5:8) "This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen.

Now you, Belteshazzar, tell its interpretation to me, because

all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known

to me the interpretation. But you are able, for the Spirit of the Holy God

is in you."



Daniel Interprets the Dream



19 (Da 7:28; 8:27) Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished

for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spoke and said,

"Belteshazzar, do not let the dream, or its interpretation, trouble you."

Belteshazzar answered and said, "My lord, if only the dream was for those

who hate you, and its interpretation for your enemies!

20 (Da 4:10-12) The tree that you saw, which grew and became strong,

whose height reached to the heavens, and was visible to all the earth,

21 and whose leaves were fair, and its fruit much, and in it was food

for all, under which the animals of the field lived,

and upon whose branches the fowl of the heavens had their habitation:

22 (2Sa 12:7; Da 2:37-38) It is you, O king, who have grown

and become strong. Your greatness has grown and reaches to heaven,

and your dominion to the ends of the earth.

23 (Da 5:21) "Whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down

from heaven and saying, 'Cut the tree down and destroy it, yet

leave the stump of its roots in the ground, even with a band of iron

and bronze, in the tender grass of the field. And let it be wet

with the dew of heaven, and let its portion be with the animals

of the field until seven periods of time pass over it'-

24 (Ps 107:40; Job 40:11-12) "This is the interpretation, O king,

and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon

my lord the king:

25 (Da 4:17; Ps 83:18; Jer 27:5) You shall be driven away from men,

and your dwelling shall be with the wild animals.

You shall be given grass to eat like oxen, and wet with the dew of heaven.

And seven times shall pass over you, until you have learned that

the Most High rules over the kingdom of men and gives it to whomever

He chooses.

26 (Da 4:15) Inasmuch as they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots,

your kingdom shall be assured to you after you acknowledge that Heaven rules.

27 (1Ki 21:29; Isa 55:6-7) Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable

to you, and break off your sins by righteousness and your iniquities

by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a lengthening

of your prosperity.



The Dream Is Fulfilled



28 (Nu 23:19; Zec 1:6) All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar.

29 At the end of twelve months he walked on the roof of the palace

of the kingdom of Babylon.

30 (Isa 37:24-25) The king spoke, saying, "Is this not Babylon the Great

that I myself have built as a royal residence by my mighty power

and for the honor of my majesty?"

31 (Lk 12:20) While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice

from heaven: "O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom

has departed from you!

32 (Da 5:21) And you shall be driven away from men, and your dwelling

shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be given grass

to eat as oxen, and seven periods of time shall pass over

you until you know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of men

and gives it to whomever He wills."

33 (Da 4:25; 4:32) Immediately the thing was fulfilled concerning

Nebuchadnezzar. And he was driven from men and ate grass as oxen,

and his body was wet with the dew of heaven until his hairs were grown

like eagles' feathers and his nails like birds' claws.



Nebuchadnezzar Praises God



34 (Jer 10:10; Da 12:7) But at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar,

lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me,

and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored Him who lives forever:

For His dominion is an everlasting dominion,

and whose kingdom endures from generation to generation.

35 (Ps 115:3; 135:6; Job 42:2) And all the inhabitants of the earth

are reputed as nothing;

and He does according to His will

in the army of heaven

and among the inhabitants of the earth.

And no one can stay His hand or say to Him,

"What have You done?"

36 (Pr 22:4; 2Ch 33:12-13) At the same time my reason returned to me.

And for the glory of my kingdom, my honor and splendor returned to me.

And my counselors and my lords sought me out. Then I was established

in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added to me.

37 (Dt 32:4; Ex 18:11) Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol

and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true

and His ways just, and those who walk in pride He is able to abase.



Daniel 4

[1] Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that

dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

[2] I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath

wrought toward me.

[3] How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is

an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

[4] I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:

[5] I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and

the visions of my head troubled me.

[6] Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before

me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.

[7] Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the

soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known

unto me the interpretation thereof.

[8] But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar,

according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods:

and before him I told the dream, saying,

[9] O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit

of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the

visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

[10] Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree

in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.

[11] The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto

heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:

[12] The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was

meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of

the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.

[13] I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and

an holy one came down from heaven;

[14] He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his

branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get

away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:

[15] Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a

band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet

with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass

of the earth:

[16] Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given

unto him; and let seven times pass over him.

[17] This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the

word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most

High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and

setteth up over it the basest of men.

[18] This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar,

declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my

kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art

able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

[19] Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour,

and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let

not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar

answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the

interpretation thereof to thine enemies.

[20] The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height

reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;

[21] Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat

for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches

the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:

[22] It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness

is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

[23] And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from

heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump

of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in

the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and

let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over

him;

[24] This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most

High, which is come upon my lord the king:

[25] That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the

beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they

shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee,

till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth

it to whomsoever he will.

[26] And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy

kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the

heavens do rule.

[27] Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break

off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the

poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

[28] All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.

[29] At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of

Babylon.

[30] The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built

for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of

my majesty?

[31] While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven,

saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed

from thee.

[32] And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the

beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven

times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the

kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

[33] The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was

driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the

dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his

nails like birds' claws.

[34] And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto

heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most

High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is

an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:

[35] And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he

doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the

inhabitants

of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

[36] At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my

kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellers and

my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent

majesty was added unto me.

[37] Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven,

all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in

pride he is able to abase.



Ezekiel 38



A Prophecy Against Gog



1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

2 (Eze 39:1; Ge 10:2; Eze 27:13) Son of man, set your face against Gog

of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshek and Tubal,

[mostly likely Russia, Moscow and Tbilisi]

and prophesy against him,

3 (Eze 13:8) and say: Thus says the Lord God: I am against you, O Gog,

the prince of Rosh, Meshek and Tubal.

4 (Eze 29:4; 38:15) And I will turn you back and put hooks into your jaws,

and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses, and horsemen,

all of them clothed with all sorts of armor, even a great company

with buckler and shield, all of them handling swords.

[Please note, the modern Russian army derived from the Soviet Era

is still powerful]

5 (Eze 27:10; Ge 10:6; Eze 30:5) Persia, Ethiopia, and Put with them,

all of them with shield and helmet. [Iran, Libya and Ethopia will be part

this alliance]

6 (Ge 10:2-3; Eze 27:14) I will do so to Gomer and all its troops,

Beth Togarmah of the north quarters and all its troops,

and many peoples with you. [Eastern Europe or most likely the

old Khazer kingdom]

7 (Isa 8:9-10) Be prepared and prepare yourself, you and all your companies

that are assembled to you, and be a guard to them.

8 (Isa 24:22; Eze 38:16) After many days you shall be called. In the latter

years you shall come into the land that is restored from the sword,

whose inhabitants have been gathered out of many peoples,

against the mountains of Israel which had been always a waste.

But its people were brought out of the nations, and they, all of them,

are dwelling safely.

9 (Isa 28:2; Jer 4:13) You shall ascend and come like a storm;

you shall be like a cloud to cover the land, you and all your troops,

and many peoples with you.

10 (Ps 36:4; Mic 2:1) Thus says the Lord God: It shall come to pass

on that day that things shall come into your mind and you shall think

an evil thought,

11 (Zec 2:4-5) and you shall say, "I will go up against the land

of unwalled villages. I will go against those who are at rest,

that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls

and having neither bars nor gates,"

12 (Isa 10:6; Eze 29:19) to take spoil and to seize prey,

to turn your hand against the desolate places that are now inhabited,

and against the people who are gathered out of the nations,

who have obtained livestock and goods, who dwell in the midst

of the world.

13 (Eze 27:15; 27:12) Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish

with all its villages shall say to you, "Have you come to take spoil?

Have you gathered your company to seize prey, to carry away silver

and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great spoil?"

14 (Eze 38:8; 38:11) Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog:

Thus says the Lord God: On that day when My people of Israel dwell safely,

shall you not know it?

15 (Eze 39:2; 38:6) And you shall come from your place out of the north parts,

you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company

and a mighty army.

16 (Eze 38:23; 36:23) And you shall come up against My people of Israel

as a cloud to cover the land. It shall come about in the latter days

that I will bring you against My land so that the nations

may know Me when I shall be sanctified in you, O Gog, before their eyes.



Ezekiel 38

[1] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

[2] Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief

prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,

[3] And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold I am against thee, O Gog, the

chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

[4] And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring

thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed

with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields,

all of them handling swords:

[5] Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and

helmet:

[6] Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters,

and all his bands: and many people with thee.

[7] Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company

that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.

[8] After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt

come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out

of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always

waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell

safely all of them.

[9] Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to

cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.

[10] Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same

time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

[11] And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I

will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling

without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

[12] To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the

desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are

gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell

in the midst of the land.

[13] Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young

lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou

gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take

away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

[14] Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord

GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not

know it?

[15] And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and

many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and

a mighty army:

[16] And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover

the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my

land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O

Gog, before their eyes.



Judgment on Gog



17 (Isa 34:1-6; 63:1-6) Thus says the Lord God: Are you he of whom

I have spoken in former days by My servants the prophets of Israel,

who prophesied in those days for many years that I would bring

you against them?

18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog comes against

the land of Israel, says the Lord God, that My fury shall come up in My anger.

19 (Hag 2:6-7; Eze 5:13) For in My jealousy and in the fire

of My wrath I have spoken: Surely in that day there shall be

a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

20 ( Hos 4:3; Na 1:4-6) The fish of the sea and the fowl of the heavens

and the beasts of the field and all creeping things that creep upon the earth

and all the men who are upon the face of the earth shall shake at My presence,

and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall,

and every wall shall fall to the ground.

21 (Jdg 7:22; 1Sa 14:20) I will call for a sword

against him on all My mountains,

says the Lord God. Every man's sword shall be against his brother.

22 (Ps 11:6; Isa 66:16) I will enter into judgment with him with pestilence

and with blood. And I will rain upon him and upon his troops

and upon the many peoples who are with him, an overflowing rain and hailstones,

fire and brimstone.

23 (Eze 36:23; 37:28) Thus I will magnify Myself, and sanctify Myself,

and I will be known in the eyes of many nations.

Then they shall know that I am the Lord.



[A nuclear punishment against Russia]





[17] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time

by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many

years that I would bring thee against them?

[18] And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against

the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.

[19] For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in

that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

[20] So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the

beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and

all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence,

and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall,

and every wall shall fall to the ground.

[21] And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains,

saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.

[22] And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I

will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with

him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

[23] Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in

the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.



Ezekiel 39



The Destruction of Gog's Armies



1 (Eze 38:2-3) Moreover you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say:

Thus says the Lord God: I am against you, O Gog,

prince of Rosh, Meshek, and Tubal.

2 (Eze 38:15) And I will turn you back, drive you on, and take you up

the north parts and bring you against the mountains of Israel.

3 (Ps 76:3; Hos 1:5) And I will strike your bow out of your left hand

and will cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand.

4 (Eze 33:27; 39:17-20) You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel,

you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you.

I will give you to the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts

of the field to be devoured.

5 You shall fall upon the open field. For I have spoken, says the Lord God.

6 (Eze 30:8; Jer 25:22) I will send a fire on Magog and among those who dwell

safely in the coastlands. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.

7 (Eze 38:16; 38:23) So I will make My holy name known in the midst

of My people Israel. And I will not let them pollute My holy name anymore.

And the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.

8 (Eze 38:17) It is coming and it shall be done, says the Lord God.

This is the day of which I have spoken.

9 (Ps 46:9; Jos 11:6) Those who dwell in the cities of Israel shall go

and make fires with the weapons and burn them, both the shields

and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the war clubs

and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire for seven years.

[ a long burn]

10 (Isa 33:1; 14:2) They shall take no wood out of the field,

or cut down any out of the forests, for they shall make fires

with the weapons. And they shall despoil those who despoiled them,

and plunder those who plundered them, says the Lord God.



Ezekiel 39

[1] Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith

the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech

and Tubal:

[2] And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and

will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon

the mountains of Israel:

[3] And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine

arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

[4] Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands,

and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds

of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.

[5] Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord

GOD.

[6] And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in

the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

[7] So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and

I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall

know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.

[8] Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day

whereof I have spoken.

[9] And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall

set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the

bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn

them with fire seven years:

[10] So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any

out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they

shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith

the Lord GOD.



The Burial of Gog



11 It shall come to pass in that day that I will give to Gog a place

of graves there in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east

of the sea, and it shall stop the passengers. And there they shall bury Gog

and all his multitude, and they shall call it the Valley of Hamon Gog.

12 (Dt 21:23; Eze 39:14) For seven months the house of Israel shall be burying

them so that they may cleanse the land.

[If the elimination of the army is nuclear, it will a

big mess to clean up]

13 (Eze 28:22; Jer 33:9) Indeed, all the people of the land shall bury them.

And it shall be their renown on the day that I shall be glorified,

says the Lord God.

14 They shall separate men who continually pass through the land

to bury the passengers, even those who remain upon the face of the earth,

to cleanse it.

After the end of seven months they shall search.

15 As the passengers pass through the land and anyone sees a man's bone,

then he shall set up a sign by it until the buriers have buried it

in the Valley of Hamon Gog.

16 Also the name of the city shall be Hamonah.

Thus they shall cleanse the land.

17 (Zep 1:7; Jer 12:9; Eze 39:4) As for you, son of man, thus says the Lord

God: Speak to every kind of fowl and to every beast of the field:

Assemble and come. Gather on every side to My sacrifice that I sacrifice

for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that you may

eat flesh and drink blood.

18 (Ps 22:12; Jer 51:40) You shall eat the flesh of the mighty

and drink the blood of the officials of the earth as though of rams,

of lambs, and of goats, of bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan.

19 You shall eat fat until you are full and drink blood until you are drunk

from My sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.

20 (Rev 19:18; Ps 76:5-6) Thus you shall be filled at My table with horses

and chariots, with mighty men, and with all the men of war, says the Lord God.

21 (Ex 9:16; Isa 37:20) I will set My glory among the nations,

and all the nations shall see My judgment that I have executed,

and My hand that I have laid upon them.

22 (Jer 24:7; Eze 39:28) So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord

their God from that day and forward.

23 (Isa 1:15; 59:2) The nations shall know that the house of Israel

went into captivity for their iniquity because they trespassed against Me,

and I hid My face from them. And I gave them into the hand of their enemies,

and all of them fell by the sword.

24 (Jer 2:17; 2:19) According to their uncleanness and according

to their transgressions, I have done to them and hid My face from them.



[11] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a

place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of

the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they

bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of

Hamon-gog.

[12] And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that

they may cleanse the land.

[13] Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to

them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.

[14] And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through

the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the

earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.

[15] And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's

bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in

the valley of Hamon-gog.

[16] And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse

the land.

[17] And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every

feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and

come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice

for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may

eat flesh, and drink blood.

[18] Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the

princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of

them fatlings of Bashan.

[19] And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be

drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.

[20] Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with

mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.

[21] And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall

see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.

[22] So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from

that day and forward.

[23] And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity

for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my

face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they

all by the sword.

[24] According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions

have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.



The Restoration of Israel



25 (Isa 27:12-13; Eze 34:13) Therefore thus says the Lord God:

Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy

on the whole house of Israel and will be jealous for My holy name.

26 (1Ki 4:25; Mic 4:4) They shall forget their shame and all their trespasses

by which they have trespassed against Me when they lived safely in their land

and no one made them afraid.

27 (Eze 36:23-24; 38:16) When I have brought them back from the peoples

and gathered them out of the lands of their enemies, then I shall be

sanctified in them in the sight of many nations.

28 (Eze 39:22) Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God

who caused them to be led into captivity among the nations,

and then gathered them again to their own land and have left none of them

there anymore.

29 (Joel 2:28; Isa 32:15) Nor will I hide My face from them anymore.

For I will have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel,

says the Lord God.



[25] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity

of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous

for my holy name;

[26] After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses

whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their

land, and none made them afraid.

[27] When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out

of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many

nations;

[28] Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which cause them to

be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto

their

own land, and have left none of them any more there.

[29] Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out

my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.



2) Our Daily Bread for 7 September 2025 Titled

Dependence on God



Mark 10:13-16



Little Children Blessed

Mt 19:13-18; Lk 18:15-17



13 (Mt 19:13-15; Mk 10:48) They brought young children to Him,

that He might touch them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

14 But when Jesus saw it, He was very displeased and said to them,

"Allow the little children to come to Me, and do not forbid them,

for of such is the kingdom of God.

15 (Mt 18:3; Lk 18:17) Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive

the kingdom of God as a little child shall not enter it."

16 (Mk 9:36) And He took them up in His arms, put His hands on them,

and blessed them.



[13] Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put

his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

[14] But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come

unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

[15] And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

[16] And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing

shall I do, that I may have eternal life?



"Oh, you look so serious!" I said to my ten-week-old granddaughter Leilani.

She was studying my face with a knitted brow as I talked to her. "I'd be

serious too," I continued, "looking at this world. But you know what?

Mama loves you, Daddy loves you, and Baba and Papa [our nicknames

as grandparents] love you too. But best of all, Jesus loves you!

And that means everything!"



Then it happened. Like a cloud letting the sun through, the furrow left her

brow and her little face lit up with a smile that melted my heart. Like most

grandparents, I'd like to believe she understood me, though that may be

a stretch. But perhaps she caught some of the joy behind my words. The simple,

innocent joy that shone on her face brought to mind Jesus' words that we must

"receive the kingdom of God like a little child" (Mark 10:15).



Jesus said those words as "people were bringing little children" to Him so

He might "place his hands on them" and bless them (vv. 13, 16).

But "the disciples rebuked them," thinking Jesus too busy or important.

That troubled Him (vv. 14-15).



Children are naturally humble and dependent. To receive God's kindness

to us in Christ, we too must turn from pride and admit our need for Him

in everything. As we do, He exchanges this world's hopelessness with

the promise of life with God forever. And that should make us smile.



Reflect & Pray



In what ways do you need God?

How can you declare your dependence on Him today?



Abba Father, please help me to humbly live

in Your kindness today and also share it with others.





Learn more about having a personal relationship with God.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 1 A circle of Light



John 8:12



12 (Jn 12:35; Job 33:28; Isa 49:6)Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying,

"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me

shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life."



12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world:

he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness,

but shall have the light of life.



When Judy Garland stepped onstage, she filled the spotlight. Nothing was

illuminated but her face, and as she sang, her listeners had a sense of being

transported beyond themselves into the meaning of her song. The focus of

reality, at that moment, was "Judy", and everything else faded into the dim

recesses of the shadowed room. The spotlight brought her into sharp focus

as the center of attention, and all around her was darkness.

When the scriptures speaks of Jesus as "the light," the image is not

of thousands of blazing bulbs lighting up a football field for a night game.

Rather, he is like a hand-help lamp that throws a circle of light in the

immediate vicinity. such a lamp lights the path that a traveler will walk,

but lights it only one step at a time.

Jesus is the center of that circle of light. As we follow him, we share the

light, but he is always at center. Jesus Christ is the focal point,

and everything else fades into dim gray by comparison.

If we are to keep our lives illuminated, to have his light falling upon the

road we walk, we must stay close to him. Jesus does not hand the lamp

to us and suggest that we go the way he wants; he , the Light, leads,

and if we want to stay in the light, we follow.



Application



a) Have I ever tried to go my own way, apart from the Light?

What was the result?



b) How can this verse help me remember the importance of staying close

to Jesus?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Deut 30:19-20



19 (Dt 4:26; 30:1) I call heaven and earth to witnesses against you this day,

that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse.

Therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;

20 (Dt 10:20; Ps 27:1) that you may love the Lord your God,

that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him,

for He is your life and the length of your days;

and that you may dwell in the land that the Lord

swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.



19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you,

that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:

therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

20 that thou mayest love the LORD thy God,

and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him:

for he is thy life, and the length of thy days:

that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD

sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.



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



God's Freeing Forgiveness



Ps 103:1-14



PSALMS 103



A Psalm of David.



1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and forget not all His benefits,

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,

who heals all your diseases,

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,

who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,

so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9) The Lord does righteousness

and justice for all who are oppressed.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) He made known His ways to Moses,

His acts to the people of Israel.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord is merciful and gracious,

slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He will not always accuse,

neither will He keep his anger forever.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He does not treat us according to our sins,

nor repay us according to our iniquities.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) For as the heavens are high above the earth,

so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

12 as far as the east is from the west,

so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

13 Like a father shows compassion to his children,

so the Lord gives compassion to those who fear Him.

14 For He knows how we are formed;

He remembers that we are dust.



Psalm 103



A Psalm of David.



1 Bless the LORD, O my soul:

And all that is within me, bless his holy name.

2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,

And forget not all his benefits:

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;

Who healeth all thy diseases;

4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;

Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;

So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment

For all that are oppressed.

7 He made known his ways unto Moses,

His acts unto the children of Israel.

8 The LORD is merciful and gracious,

Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

9 He will not always chide:

Neither will he keep his anger for ever.

10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins;

Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

11 For as the heaven is high above the earth,

So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

12 As far as the east is from the west,

So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

13 Like as a father pitieth his children,

So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

14 For he knoweth our frame;

He remembereth that we are dust.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



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



Nova Scotia



Total population 942700

Muslim population (est.) 14629



With 6 of the Nova Scotia's 10 universities located in Halifax, there is

a high concentration of Muslin international students in the area,

a harvest field in itself.

Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Halifax is the centre of Muslim activity for the Province of Nova Scotia

with at least 10 Islamic centres (mosques) and musallas

(prayer locations, especially for Friday prayer). And there are other mosques

in Chebucto, Kearney Lake, Dartmouth, Bedford and Truro.



Though the original community of Muslims was primarily composed of

newcomers from Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, continued immigration

has further diversified this community. Anf it is said thay Arabic

is the second most spoken language in Halifax.



while conservative estimates place the number of Muslims at almost 15000

in 2014, the Imama of a primary Halifax mosque estimates their population

somewhere between 25000 to 30000.



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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'



- 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, atheists, secular humanists, ...)



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



http://www.ehc.ca



7th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted in our society

and be their help



(

Ps 34:18 - The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,

and saves the contrite of spirit.



18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;

And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.



Ps 145: 14 - 16



14 The Lord upholds all who fall,

and raises up all who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon You,

and You give them their food in due season.

16 You open Your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.



Samek

14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,

And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

Ain

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;

And thou givest them their meat in due season.

Pe

16 Thou openest thine hand,

And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.



)



b) Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your

city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.

(



Romans 12:4-8



4 (1Co 12:12-14)For just as we have many parts in one body,

and not all parts have the same function,

5(1Co 10:17; 12:20)so we, being many, are one body in Christ,

and all are parts of one another.

6(Ac 13:1; 1Co 13:2)We have diverse gifts according to the grace that

is given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;

7 (Ac 13:1; Eph 4:11)if service, in serving; he who teaches, in teaching;

8 (2Co 9:7; 1Co 12:28) he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with

generosity; he who rules, with diligence;

he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.



4 For as we have many members in one body,

and all members have not the same office:

5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ,

and every one members one of another.

6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that

is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according

to the proportion of faith;

7 or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth,

on teaching;

8 or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let

him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence;

he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.



Col 3:17



17(1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20)And whatever you do in word or deed,

do all in the name

of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.



17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name

of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.



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Conclusion:



Jesus, I beleive You are the Son if God who died for my sins and rose again.

I ask You to forgive me, change me, and be the Lord of my life. From this

day forward, I choose to follow you.



Pray to the Lord and pray to understand the Prophecies of God, fulfilled

and unfulfilled.



Pray to the Lord: "Abba Father, please help me to humbly live

in Your kindness today and also share it with others."



Pray to the Lord and pray to stay close to Jesus.



Pray to the Lord and pray to honour His Covenant.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him as creator.



Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted in our society

and be their help



Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your

city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.



Pray that media outreach ministries will increasingly make God's word

accesible in Yemen.



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.

Day 249, 6 September 2025



1) 1 Chronicles 7, 1 Chronicles 8, 1 Chronicles 9



1 CHRONICLES 7



Sons of Issachar

1 (Ge 46:13) Now the sons of Issachar were

Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four in all.

2 (2Sa 24:1-9) The sons of Tola were

Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel. They were heads

of their father's house. The sons of Tola were mighty men of valor

in their generations. Their number in the days of David was 22600.

3 The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah, and the sons of Izrahiah were

Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishiah, five chiefs in all.

4 With them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers,

were 36000 troops of war, battle-ready, for they had many wives and sons.

5 Now their brothers from all the families of Issachar were mighty

men of valor, in all eighty-seven thousand registered by genealogy.



[1] Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron,

four.

[2] And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and

Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they

were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days

of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.

[3] And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and

Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men.

[4] And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers,

were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had

many wives and sons.

[5] And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men

of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.



Sons of Benjamin



6 (Ge 46:21; 1Ch 8:1-40) Benjamin had Bela, Beker, and Jediael,

three sons in all.

7 The sons of Bela were five:

Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were heads

of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, and registered

by their genealogies, 22034 in number.

8 The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri,

Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these are the sons of Beker.

9 Now their registration according to their generations,

heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor,

was 20200.

10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan, along with the sons of Bilhan:

Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

11All these sons of Jediael were heads of their fathers' houses,

mighty men of valor, numbering 17200 soldiers,

ready to go out to war for battle.

12 And the Shuppites and Huppites were the sons of Ir;

the Hushites the sons of Aher.



[6] The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

[7] And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and

Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and

were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and

four.

[8] And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai,

and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are

the sons of Becher.

[9] And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations,

heads of the house of the fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand

and two hundred.

[10] The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and

Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

[11] All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty

men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go

out for war and battle.

[12] Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of

Aher.



Sons of Naphtali



13 (Nu 26:48-49) The sons of Naphtali were

Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, descendants of Bilhah.



[13] The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the

sons of Bilhah.



Sons of Manasseh



14 The sons of Manasseh were

Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore. She also bore Makir

the father of Gilead.

15 (Nu 26:33; 36:1-12) Now Makir took a wife for Huppim and Shuppim,

whose sister's name was Maakah.

The name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters.

16 Maakah the wife of Makir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh.

His brother's name was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17 (1Sa 12:11)The son of Ulam was Bedan.

These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh.

18 His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

19 The sons of Shemida were

Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.



[14] The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the

Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:

[15] And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose

sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and

Zelophehad had daughters.

[16] And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name

Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and

Rakem.

[17] And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of

Machir, the son of Manasseh.

[18] And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.

[19] And the sons of Shemida were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

Sons of Ephraim



20 (Nu 26:35-36) The sons of Ephraim were

Shuthelah, Bered his son,

Tahath his son, Eleadah his son,

Tahath his son,

21 Zabad his son,

Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath

born in that land killed because they came down to take their livestock.

22 ()Ge 37:34; Job 2:11) Ephraim their father mourned many days,

and his brothers came to comfort him.

23 Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son,

so he called his name Beriah, because evil had been in his house

24 (Jos 16:3; 16:5) (his daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower

and Upper Beth Horon as well as Uzzen Sheerah).

25 Rephah was also his son, as were Resheph, Telah his son, Tahan his son,

26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

27 (Ex 17:9-14; 24:13) Nun his son, and Joshua his son.

28 Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns,

and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer with its towns,

Shechem and its towns, and Ayyah and its towns;

29 (Jdg 1:22-29) also along the borders of the Manassites,

Beth Shan and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns,

and Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.



[20] And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his

son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,

[21] And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the

men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take

away their cattle.

[22] And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to

comfort him.

[23] And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he

called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.

[24] (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the nether, and the

upper, and Uzzen-sherah.)

[25] And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his

son,

[26] Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

[27] Non his son, Jehoshua his son.

[28] And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns

thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof;

Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:

[29] And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her

towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In

these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.



Sons of Asher



30 (Ge 46:17; Nu 26:44-46) Now the children of Asher were

Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.

31 The sons of Beriah were

Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

32 Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.

33 The sons of Japhlet were

Pasak, Bimhal, and Ashvath.

These were the children of Japhlet.

34 The sons of Shomer were

Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

35 The sons of his brother Helem were

Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

36 The sons of Zophah were

Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,

37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.

38 The sons of Jether were

Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.

39 The sons of Ulla were

Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of their fathers' houses,

choice men, mighty men of valor, and heads of the leaders. They were

registered by their genealogy among the army fit for war.

Their number was 26000 men.



[30] The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah

their sister.

[31] And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of

Birzavith.

[32] And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.

[33] And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the

children of Japhlet.

[34] And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

[35] And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and

Amal.

[36] The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and

Imrah,

[37] Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.

[38] And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.

[39] And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia.

[40] All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house,

choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number

throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was

twenty and six thousand men.



1 Chronicles 8:1-28



1 (Ge 46:21; Nu 26:38) Now Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn,

Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

3 (Ge 46:21) The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,

4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

5 (1Ch 7:12) Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

6 (Jdg 3:20-30; 1Ch 2:54) These are the sons of Ehud,

who were the heads of the fathers' houses to those dwelling in Geba,

and who exiled them to Manahath.

7 So he exiled Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera and

then became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

8 Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab

after he had sent away his wives Hushim and Baara.

9 He had sons with his wife Hodesh, namely Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam,

10 Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of the fathers' houses.

11 He also had sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.

12 (Ezr 2:33; Ne 6:2) The sons of Elpaal were

Eber, Misham, Shemed (he built Ono and Lod with its towns),

13 Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers' houses

to those dwelling in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath,

14 as well as Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,

15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah.

17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

19 Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi,

20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

23 Abdon, Zikri, Hanan,

24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.

28 These were heads of the fathers' houses according to their generations,

chief men who dwelt in Jerusalem.



[1] Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the

third,

[2] Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

[3] And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

[4] And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

[5] And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

[6] And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of

the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:

[7] And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and

Ahihud.

[8] And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent

them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

[9] And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and

Malcham,

[10] And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the

fathers.

[11] And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.

[12] The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and

Lod, with the towns thereof:

[13] Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the

inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:

[14] And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

[15] And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

[16] And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;

[17] And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,

[18] Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

[19] And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

[20] And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,

[21] And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;

[22] And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,

[23] And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

[24] And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

[25] And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

[26] And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

[27] And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

[28] These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These

dwelt in Jerusalem.



1 Chronicles 8:29-40



29 The father of Gibeon dwelt in Gibeon, and Maakah was his wife's name.

30 His firstborn son was Abdon, along with Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

31 Gedor, Ahio, and Zeker.

32 Mikloth also became the father of Shimeah. Now these also dwelt

in Jerusalem with their own families near their brothers.

33 (1Sa 9:1; 31:2; 2Sa 2:8) Ner became the father of Kish;

Kish the father of Saul; Saul the father of Jonathan,

Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.

34 (2Sa 9:12; 4:4) Jonathan's son was

Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal became the father of Micah.

35 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melek, Tarea, and Ahaz.

36 Ahaz became the father of Jehoad­dah, and Jehoaddah

became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth,

and Zimri. Zimri became the father of Moza,

37 and Moza became the father of Binea.

Now Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

38 Azel had six sons, and their names were

Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.

All these were the sons of Azel.

39 The sons of his brother Eshek were

Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, even archers,

and had many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty in all.

These were all the sons of Benjamin.



[28] These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men.

These

dwelt in Jerusalem.

[29] And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was

Maachah:

[30] And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

[31] And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.

[32] And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in

Jerusalem, over against them.

[33] And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and

Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

[34] And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah.

[35] And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.

[36] And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and

Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

[37] And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his

son:

[38] And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and

Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of

Azel.

[39] And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the

second, and Eliphelet the third.

[40] And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many

sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of

Benjamin.



1 Chronicles 9:1



1 CHRONICLES 9



1 So all Israel was registered by genealogies, and these were written

in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was led into exile

to Babylon for their unfaithfulness.



[1] So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were

written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away

to Babylon for their transgression.



2 (Ne 7:73; Ezr 2:43; 2:58) Now the first ones to dwell in their possessions

in their cities were children of Israel, priests, Levites, and temple servants.



A Post-Exilic Genealogy



Ne 11:3-19



3 (Ne 11:1) Some of the sons of Judah dwelt in Jerusalem alongside

some of the sons of Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh:

4 (Ge 46:12; Nu 26:20) Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri,

the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the sons of Perez the son of Judah;

5 of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons;

6of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brothers, six hundred and ninety.

7 Those of the sons of Benjamin were

Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

8 Ibneiah the son of Jeroham; Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Mikri;

Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

9 and their brothers according to their generations, 956.

All these men were heads of families according to their fathers' houses.

10 Those of the priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin;

11 (Ne 11:11) Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam,

the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub,

the head official of the house of God;

12 Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah;

Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam,

the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

13 and their brothers, heads of the houses of their fathers, 1760

very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

14 Those of the Levites were Shemaiah the son of Hasshub,

the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

15 (Ne 11:22) Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mika,

the son of Zikri, the son of Asaph;

16 Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun;

Berekiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah,

who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

17 Now the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman,

and their brothers (Shallum was the head officer

18 (Eze 46:1-2) who until then had served at the king's eastern gate).

They were the gatekeepers for the camps of the Levites.

19 Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

and his brothers from his father's house, the Korahites,

were over the work of the service, gatekeepers of the tabernacle.

Their fathers had been over the camp of the Lord, guards at the entrance.

20 Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the official over them in previous times,

and the Lord was with him.

21 (1Ch 26:14; 26:2) Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper

at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

22 (1Sa 9:9) All those chosen as gatekeepers were two hundred and twelve.

They were registered by their genealogy in their villages. Now David

and Samuel the seer established them in their trusted offices.

23 So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house

of the Lord, that is, the house of the tabernacle, as guards.

24 The gatekeepers were on four sides: east, west, north, and south.

25 (2Ki 11:5; 2Ch 23:8) Their brothers in their villages were to come

for seven days from time to time to serve with them.

26 For in their trusted offices the four main gatekeepers who were

Levites had charge over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

27 They spent the night around the house of God, for the watch

was entrusted to them, and they were responsible for opening it every morning.

28 Some of them were in charge of the vessels of service, that they should

bring them in and out by number.

29 (1Ch 23:29) Some others were appointed over the furnishings

and all the implements of the sanctuary as well as the fine flour, the wine,

the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.

30 (Ex 30:23-25) And some of the sons of the priests mixed the ointment

of the spices.

31 (1Ch 9:19; 9:22) Mattithiah, one of the Levites (he was the firstborn of

Shallum the Korahite), was entrusted with making the flat cakes.

32 (Lev 24:5-8) Others of the sons of the Kohathites and from their brothers

were given charge over the showbread to prepare it every Sabbath.

33 (1Ch 6:31-33; 25:1-31) Now these are the singers, heads of the fathers'

houses of the Levites, who stayed in the temple chambers, free from

other service, because they were occupied with the work day and night.

34 These were the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites according

to their generations, leaders, who dwelt in Jerusalem.



[2] Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their

cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.

[3] And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of

Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;

[4] Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of

Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.

[5] And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.

[6] And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and

ninety.

[7] And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of

Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,

[8] And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of

Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of

Ibnijah;

[9] And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and

fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their

fathers.

[10] And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,

[11] And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok,

the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;

[12] And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of

Malchijah,

and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam,

the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

[13] And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and

seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of

the house of God.

[14] And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam,

the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

[15] And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the

son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

[16] And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun,

and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages

of the Netophathites.

[17] And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and

their brethren: Shallum was the chief;

[18] Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in

the companies of the children of Levi.

[19] And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and

his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work

of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers,

being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.

[20] And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past,

and the Lord was with him.

[21] And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the

tabernacle of the congregation.

[22] All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred

and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom

David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.

[23] So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house

of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

[24] In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and

south.

[25] And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after

seven days from time to time with them.

[26] For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office,

and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

[27] And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was

upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

[28] And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that

they should bring them in and out by tale.

[29] Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the

instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil,

and the frankincense, and the spices.

[30] And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

[31] And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum

the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the

pans.

[32] And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over

the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.

[33] And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who

remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work

day and night.

[34] These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their

generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.



The Genealogy of Saul



1Ch 8:28-38



35 Now Jeiel the father of Gibeon,

whose wife's name was Maakah, dwelt in Gibeon.

36 His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.

38 Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. These also dwelt in Jerusalem

with their own families near their brothers.

39 (1Sa 13:22) Ner became the father of Kish; Kish the father of Saul;

Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.

40The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal

became the father of Micah.

41 (1Ch 8:35) The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melek, Tahrea, and Ahaz.

42 () 1Ch 8:36Ahaz became the father of Jarah,

and Jarah the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri.

Zimri became the father of Moza,

43 (1Ch 8:37) and Moza became the father of Binea, Rephaiah his son,

Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

44 Azel had six sons, and these were their names:

Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.

These were the sons of Azel.



[35] And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was

Maachah:

[36] And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and

Nadab,

[37] And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.

[38] And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at

Jerusalem, over against their brethren.

[39] And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and

Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

[40] And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah.

[41] And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.

[42] And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri;

and Zimri begat Moza;

[43] And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his

son.

[44] And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and

Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.



2) Our Daily Bread for 6 September 2025 Titled

A Sense of God's Justice by Leslie Koh



Psalm 109:6-9, 20, 26-29



The Old Life and New Life





6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Set a wicked man against him,

and let an accuser stand at his right hand.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 ) When he shall be judged, let him be condemned,

and let his prayer be reckoned as sin.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Let his days be few,

and let another take his office.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Let his children be fatherless

and his wife a widow.

20 Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the Lord,

and of those who speak evil against my soul.

26 Help me, O Lord my God!

Save me according to Your mercy,

27 that they may know that this is by Your hand,

that You, O Lord, have done it.

28 Let them curse, but You will bless;

when they arise, let them be ashamed,

but let Your servant rejoice.

29 Let my adversaries be clothed with shame,

and let them cover themselves with their own disgrace like a cloak.



[6] Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

[7] When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become

sin.

[8] Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

[9] Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

[20] Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them

that speak evil against my soul.

[26] Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:

[27] That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done

it.

[28] Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed;

but let thy servant rejoice.

[29] Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover

themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.



The news was horrific. A live-in foreign domestic helper had been so

ill-treated by the family she worked for that she died. The employers

were eventually jailed, but I felt it wasn't enough. They should have suffered

the same horrors they put that poor girl through, I thought, and then put

to death. Then I wondered if my anger had crossed the line.

Was I wrong to think such things?



Reading Psalm 109 gave me an insight into our natural sense of justice. David,

for one, wrestled with anger toward those who wronged the poor and needy.

"May his days be few . . . . May his children be fatherless

and his wife a widow," he charged (vv. 8-9).



But King David didn't take revenge on these men - even though he had the power

to. Instead, he turned to God as the true source of justice and deliverance.

"May this be the Lord's payment to my accusers, to those who speak evil

of me," he said. "Save me according to your unfailing love" (vv. 20, 26).



I believe God made us with an inherent sense of justice, for it reflects His

own character. And we can express our feelings honestly. But ultimately we're

to leave judgment and punishment to Him - trusting Him to bring justice in His

time and way. The apostle Paul states things clearly:

"Do not take revenge . . . but leave room for God's wrath" (Romans 12:19).



Reflect & Pray



What news or events disturb you?

How can you pray for those in need and for victims of injustice?



Dear God, You are the all-seeing, righteous God.

May Your justice prevail so that all may come to fear and worship You.





Read more about Hunting for Resurrection Hope.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 7 Support System



Deut 33:27



27 (Ge 49:24; Ps 90:1-2) The eternal God is your refuge,

and underneath you are the everlasting arms;

He will drive out the enemy before you,

and will say, "Destroy them."



27 The eternal God is thy refuge,

And underneath are the everlasting arms:

And he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee;

And shall say, Destroy them.



Misty was only 4 when her parents divorced. Her dad moved away,

and the following summer she went with her grandparents to visit him

in his new apartment. In the swimming pool one afternoon, Grandpa stood

Misty on the side of the pool, held out his arm, and called, "Jump!"

But Misty, normally a little fish, suddenly seemed afraid of the water,

and stood trembling on the sidewalk shaking her head.

"Jump, Misty - I'll catch you!"

"Are you sure, Grandpa?"

"Of course I'm sure! Jump!"

But Misty wouldn't jump. Finally Grandpa, a bit irritated, said, "Misty, do

you think I Won't catch you? Do you think I'll just walk away?"

The tears spilled over, and Misty sobbed. "Daddy did!"

Human support systems often fail us. We disappoint those we love, and

are disappointed by them. People simply aren't there for us

when we need them most.

But God promises that with him things are different. He's always there,

always listening, always caring, always ready to support us.

"Underneath his everlasting arms".

Sometimes those arms reach out clothed in flesh, in the warm embrace

of a loved one. Sometimes they support us through the Word, sometimes through

the quiet peace that comes in prayer. Sometimes we are not aware of them

at all, but they still hold us up, supporting, surrounding, loving.

Underneath us are the everlasting arms.



Application



a) Have I ever felt abandoned by someone I loved and depended upon?



b) How have I experienced the faithfulness of God's "Everlasting arms"?



c) Now can this verse help me in times when I feel my supports have given way?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Proverbs 10:22



22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich ,and He adds no sorrow with it.



22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich,

And he addeth no sorrow with it.



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



When you are Saddened by Loss



1 Cor 15:35-38,51-57



35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up?

With what body do they come?"

36 You fool! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies.

37 When you sow, you do not sow the body that shall be, but a bare kernel,

perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.

38 Then God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.



51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall

all be changed.

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet,

for the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible,

and we shall be changed.

53 For tis corruptible will put on incorruption,

and this mortal will put on immortality.

54 When this corruptible will have put on incorruption,

and this mortal will have put on immortality,

then the saying that is written shall come to pass:

"Death is swallowed up in victory."

55 "O death, where is your sting?

O grave, where is your victory?"

56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through

our Lord Jesus Christ!



35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up?

and with what body do they come?

36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

37 and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be,

but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

38 but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him,

and to every seed his own body.



51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall

all be changed,

52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:

for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,

and we shall be changed.

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption,

and this mortal must put on immortality.

54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption,

and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought

to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through

our Lord Jesus Christ.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



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



Nova Scotia



Total population 942700

Muslim population (est.) 14629



With 6 of the Nova Scotia's 10 universities located in Halifax, there is

a high concentration of Muslin international students in the area,

a harvest field in itself.

Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Halifax is the centre of Muslim activity for the Province of Nova Scotia

with at least 10 Islamic centres (mosques) and musallas

(prayer locations, especially for Friday prayer). And there are other mosques

in Chebucto, Kearney Lake, Dartmouth, Bedford and Truro.



Though the original community of Muslims was primarily composed of

newcomers from Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, continued immigration

has further diversified this community. Anf it is said thay Arabic

is the second most spoken language in Halifax.



while conservative estimates place the number of Muslims at almost 15000

in 2014, the Imama of a primary Halifax mosque estimates their population

somewhere between 25000 to 30000.



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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'



- 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, atheists, secular humanists, ...)





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



http://www.ehc.ca



6th Day of the Month



a) Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community



(

Deut 4:6-7



6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7 ) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom and

your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear all these

statutes, and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise and

understanding people."

7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god so near

to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?



6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and

your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these

statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and

understanding people.

7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them,

as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?



Matt 5:13-16



13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt

loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty? It is from then on good for

nothing but to be thrown out and to be trampled underfoot by men.

14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18) "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden.

15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16) 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.

16 (1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8) Let your light so shine before men that they

may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.



13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,

wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing,

but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set

on an hill cannot be hid.

15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on

a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,

and glorify your Father which is in heaven.



Acts 1:8



8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15) "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes

upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and

Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."



8 "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:

and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem,

and in all Juda, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."



b) Pray for the province of British Columbia



I) Pray for the leaders of BC, that God's Spirit would influence then to

act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.

( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4) 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone, 2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings

and for all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life

in all godliness and honesty, 3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and

acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all

men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,

intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 for kings,

and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable

life in all godliness and honesty. 3For this is good and acceptable

in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 who will have all men to be saved,

and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.



II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign and booklet

to turn many hearts to Jesus



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to the Lord for your nation not to go into

spiritual exile.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, You are the all-seeing, righteous God.

May Your justice prevail so that all may come to fear and worship You."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know Jesus Christ as your Support System.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord's Blessings.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the upcoming Rapture of the Church.



Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community



Pray thart Bible translation work in Tanzania will continue in languages

spoken by unreached people groups.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.

Day 248, 5 September 2025



1)Psalm 137, 1 Chronicles 4, 1 Chronicles 5, 1 Chronicles 6



Psalms 137



1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down and wept

when we remembered Zion.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) We hung our harps

upon the poplars.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For there our captors made us sing

and our tormentors made us entertain,

saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion."

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) How shall we sing the song of the Lord

in a foreign land?

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) If I forget you, O Jerusalem,

let my right hand forget its skill.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) If I do not remember you,

let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,

if I do not have Jerusalem

as my highest joy.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Remember, O Lord, the people of Edom

in the day of Jerusalem,

who said, "Raze it, raze it,

down to its foundations."

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O daughter of Babylon, who is to be destroyed,

blessed is the one who rewards you

as you have done to us.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Blessed is the one who takes

and dashes your little ones against the rocks.



Psalms 137

[1] By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we

remembered Zion.

[2] We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

[3] For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and

they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs

of Zion.

[4] How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?

[5] If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

[6] If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth;

if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

[7] Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who

said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

[8] O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that

rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

[9] Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the

stones.



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Other Sons of Judah



1 (Ge 46:12; 38:29) The sons of Judah were

Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur, and Shobal.

2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath,

and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad.

These are the families of the Zorathites.

3 These were the sons of the father of Etam:

Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

4 (1Ch 2:50; 4:18) Penuel was the father of Gedor,

and Ezer was the father of Hushah.

These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah,

the father of Bethlehem.

5 (1Ch 2:24) Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives: Helah and Naarah.

6Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.

hese were the sons of Naarah.

7 The sons of Helah were

Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.

8 Koz became the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and the families of Aharhel

the son of Harum.

9 (Ge 34:19) Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers,

and his mother called his name Jabez, saying,

"Because I bore him in hardship."

10 Then Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh, that You would indeed

bless me and enlarge my territory, that Your hand might be with me,

and that You would keep me from evil, that it may not bring me hardship!"

So God granted what he asked.

11 Kelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir,

who was the father of Eshton.

12 Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah,

and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Rekah.

13 (Jos 15:17; Jdg 1:13) The sons of Kenaz were

Othniel and Seraiah,

and the sons of Othniel were

Hathath and Meonothai.

14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah,

and Seraiah became the father of Joab,

the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.

15 (Nu 13:6) The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were

Iru, Elah, and Naam,

and the son of Elah was

Kenaz.

16 The sons of Jehallelel were

Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

17 The sons of Ezrah were

Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon, and Mered's wife bore Miriam,

Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

18 (1Ch 4:4) His Judean wife bore Jered the father of Gedor,

Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.

So these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

19 (Jos 15:44) The sons of his wife Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were

the father of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maakathite.

20 The sons of Shimon were

Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon.

And the sons of Ishi were

Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

21 (Ge 38:5; 46:12) The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were

Er the father of Lekah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families

of the house of workers of fine linen at Beth Ashbea;

22 Jokim, the men of Kozeba, Joash, Saraph, who was lord in Moab,

and Jashubi Lehem (these records are ancient).

23 They were the potters, those dwelling at Netaim and Gederah

(they dwelt there with the king for his work).



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[1] The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

[2] And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai and

Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

[3] And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash:

and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:

[4] And Penuel the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are

the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.

[5] And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

[6] And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari.

These were the sons of Naarah.

[7] And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.

[8] And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of

Harum.

[9] And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called

his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

[10] And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest

bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me,

and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And

God granted him that which he requested.

[11] And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of

Eshton.

[12] And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of

Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah.

[13] And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel;

Hathath.

[14] And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the

valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

[15] And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and

the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

[16] And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

[17] And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon:

and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

[18] And his wife Jehudiajah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the

father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons

of Bithiah the daughter of Pharoah, which Mered took.

[19] And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of

Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

[20] And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon.

And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.

[21] The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and

Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that

wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

[22] And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the

dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.

[23] These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges:

there they dwelt with the king for his work.



Sons of Simeon



Jos 19:2-10



24 (Ge 46:10) The sons of Simeon were

Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul,

25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.

26 The sons of Mishma were

Hammuel his son, Zakkur his son, and Shimei his son.

27 (Nu 2:4; 2:13) Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters,

but his brothers did not have many sons, nor did all their family

multiply as much as the sons of Judah.

28 (Jos 19:2-3) Now they dwelt in Beersheba, Moladah, and Hazar Shual

29 (Jos 19:3,4) as well as in Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, 30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

31 (Jos 19:5-6) Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim.

These were their cities until the reign of David.

32 Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan,

five cities in all,

33 (Jos 19:8) and all the villages that were around these cities

as far as Baal.

Such are their inhabited cities, and those registered to them were

34 Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah;

35 Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel;

36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah;

37 Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah,

the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.

38 These mentioned by name were leaders in their families,

and their fathers' houses increased greatly.

39 (Jos 15:58; 1Ch 4:4) They went to the entrance of Gedor,

as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks

40 (Jdg 18:7-10) There they found rich, good pasture,

and the land was wide, quiet, and peaceful;

for former inhabitants there belonged to Ham.

41 In the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, those written by name came

and attacked their tents, along with the Meunites who were found there,

and utterly destroyed them until this day. Then they dwelt there

in their place because there was pasture for their flocks there.

42 (Ge 36:8-9) Now some of them, namely five hundred men

from the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir with Pelatiah,

Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their captains.

43 (1Sa 30:17; 15:7-8) Then they struck down the rest of the Amalekites

who had escaped. So they have dwelt there until this day.



[24] The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:

[25] Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

[26] And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zachur his son, Shimei his son.

[27] And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not

many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children

of Judah.

[28] And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,

[29] And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

[30] And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

[31] And at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at

Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

[32] And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan,

five cities:

[33] And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto

Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.

[34] And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

[35] And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of

Asiel,

[36] And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and

Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

[37] And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the

son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

[38] These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the

house of their fathers increased greatly.

[39] And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the

valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

[40] And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet,

and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

[41] And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah,

and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and

destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because

there was pasture there for their flocks.

[42] And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to

mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah,

and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

[43] And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt

there unto this day.



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Sons of Reuben



1 (Ge 29:32; 35:22) Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel

(for he was the firstborn, but since he defiled his father's bed,

his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel,

so that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright;

2 (Mic 5:2; Mt 2:6; Ge 49:8-10 ) though Judah prevailed

over his brothers and a ruler came from him,

yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),

3 (Ge 46:9; Ex 6:14; Nu 26:5-9) the sons of Reuben the firstborn

of Israel were Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi.

4 The sons of Joel were

Shemaiah his son, Gog his son,

Shimei his son,

5 Micah his son,

Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

6 (1Ch 5:26) and Beerah his son, whom

Tiglath--Pileser the king of Assyria led into exile.

He was a leader of the Reubenites.

7 (1Ch 5:1) 7His brothers according to their families

by the registration of their generations were

Jeiel, the first, and Zechariah;

8 (Nu 32:34; 32:38) Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel,

who dwelt in Aroer, even as far as Nebo and Baal Meon.

9 (Jos 22:8-9) And he dwelt toward the east as far as the entrance

to the wilderness from the Euphrates,

for their cattle were abundant in the land of Gilead.

10 Now in the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites,

who fell by their hand, and they dwelt in their tents over

all the eastern plains of Gilead.



[1] Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the

firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was

given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to

be reckoned after the birthright.

[2] For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief

ruler;

but the birthright was Joseph's:)

[3] The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hannoch, and

Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

[4] The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

[5] Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,

[6] Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away

captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

[7] And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their

generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

[8] And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt

in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:

[9] And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from

the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of

Gilead.

[10] And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by

their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of

Gilead.



Sons of Gad



11 (Jos 13:11; 13:24-28) The sons of Gad dwelt opposite

them in the land of Bashan as far as Salekah.

12 Joel was the first, Shapham the second,

with Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.

13 Their brothers of their father's house were

Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia, and Eber, seven in all.

14 These are the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah,

the sonof Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai,

the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;

15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni,

was the head of their father's house.

16 (1Ch 27:29; SS 2:1) They dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns,

and in all the outlands of Sharon to the edge of their borders.

17 (2Ki 14:16; 14:28) All of them were registered by genealogy in the days

of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 (Nu 1:3) The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites,

and the half-tribe of Manasseh numbered 44760 valiant men,

men able to bear shield and sword, to shoot with a bow,

and who were skillful in battle, who went to war.

19 (Ge 25:15; 1Ch 1:31) They made war with the Hagrites, namely Jetur,

Naphish, and Nodab.

20 (2Ch 18:31; Ps 20:7-8) They were helped against them,

and the Hagrites and all who were with them were delivered into their hand,

for they cried to God in the battle, and He heard their prayer

because they trusted in Him.

21 They captured their livestock: fifty thousand of their camels,

two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys,

and one hundred thousand men.

22 (2Ki 15:29; 17:6) So many fell slain, because the war was of God.

And they dwelt in their place until the exile.



[11] And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan

unto Salchah:

[12] Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in

Bashan.

[13] And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and

Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.

[14] These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah,

the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of

Jahdo, the son of Buz;

[15] Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their

fathers.

[16] And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the

suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.

[17] All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of

Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

[18] The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of

valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and

skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore,

that went out to the war.

[19] And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and

Nodab.

[20] And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered

into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the

battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.

[21] And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of

sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men

an hundred thousand.

[22] For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they

dwelt in their steads until the captivity.



The Half-Tribe of Manasseh



23 (Dt 3:8-9; SS 4:8) The children of the half-tribe of Manasseh also dwelt

in the land. They increased from Bashan as far as Baal Hermon and Senir,

even to Mount Hermon.

24 These were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel,

Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, men of reputation,

and heads of their fathers' houses.

25 (Ex 34:15) They were unfaithful to the God of their fathers

and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land,

whom God had wiped out before them.

26 (2Ki 15:19; 17:6) So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul

the king of Assyria, even the spirit of Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria,

and he led the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh

into exile and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan

to this day.



[23] And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they

increased from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.

[24] And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and

Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty

men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.

[25] And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a

whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before

them.

[26] And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and

the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away,

even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and

brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto

this day.



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Sons of Levi

1 (Ge 46:11; Ex 6:16) The sons of Levi were

Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2 (Ex 6:18) The sons of Kohath were

Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 (Lev 10:1; Ex 6:20) The children of Amram were

Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.

The sons of Aaron were

Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 (Ex 6:25; 1Ch 6:50) Eleazar became the father of Phinehas,

Phinehas the father of Abishua,

5 Abishua the father of Bukki, and Bukki the father of Uzzi.

6 Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah the father of Meraioth.

7 Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah father of Ahitub.

8 (2Sa 8:17; 15:27) Ahitub became the father of Zadok,

and Zadok father of Ahimaaz.

9 Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah father of Johanan.

10 (1Ki 6:1-7; 2Ch 3:1) Johanan became the father of Azariah

(he was the one who ministered as a priest in the temple

that Solomon built in Jerusalem).

11 (Ezr 7:3) Azariah became the father of Amariah,

and Amariah the father of Ahitub.

12 (Ne 11:11) Ahitub became the father of Zadok,

and Zadok the father of Shallum.

13 (2Ki 22:12-14; 2Ch 35:8) Shallum became the father of Hilkiah,

and Hilkiah the father of Azariah.

14 (2Ki 25:18; Ne 11:11) Azariah became the father of Seraiah,

and Seraiah of Jehozadak.

15 (2Ki 25:18; 25:21) Jehozadak went into exile when the Lord led Judah

and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 Ex 6:16The sons of Levi were

Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

17 (1Ch 23:7) These are the names of the sons of Gershom:

Libni and Shimei.

18 (1Ch 23:12) The sons of Kohath were

Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

19 (1Ch 23:21; 24:26) The sons of Merari were

Mahli and Mushi.

Now these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

20 Of Gershom were

Libni his son, Jahath his son,

Zimmah his son, 21Joah his son,

Iddo his son, Zerah his son,

and Jeatherai his son.

22 (Ex 6:24) The sons of Kohath were

Amminadab his son, Korah his son,

Assir his son, 23Elkanah his son,

Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son,

Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

25 The sons of Elkanah were

Amasai and Ahimoth.

26 (1Sa 1:1) As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah were Zophai his son,

Nahath his son,

27 (1Sa 1:1) Eliab his son,

Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.

28 (1Sa 8:2; 1Ch 6:33) The sons of Samuel were

the firstborn Joel and Abijah.

29 (1Ch 6:19)The sons of Merari were

Mahli, Libni his son,

Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son,

and Asaiah his son.



[1] The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

[2] And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

[3] And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also

of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

[4] Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

[5] And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

[6] And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

[7] Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

[8] And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

[9] And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

[10] And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office

in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)

[11] And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

[12] And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

[13] And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

[14] And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,

[15] And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and

Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

[16] The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

[17] And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.

[18] And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

[19] The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of

the Levites according to their fathers.

[20] Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

[21] Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.

[22] The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

[23] Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,

[24] Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

[25] And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.

[26] As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

[27] Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

[28] And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.

[29] The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,

[30] Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.



The Temple Musicians



Jos 21:4-39



31 (2Sa 6:17; 1Ch 15:16-22) These are the ones whom David appointed

over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after the ark rested there.

32 Now they were ministering before the dwelling place of the tabernacle

of meeting with singing until Solomon had built the house of the Lord

in Jerusalem, and they were arranged

by their order according to their service.

33 (1Ch 6:28; 15:17) These are the ones standing in order with their sons.

Of the sons of the Kohathites were

Heman the singer,

the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham,

the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah,

the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel,

the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir,

the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath,

the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

39 (2Ch 5:12; 29:13) His brother Asaph, the one standing at his right hand, was

Asaph the son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,

40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah,

the son of Malkijah,

41 the son of Ethni,

the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah,

the son of Shimei,

43 the son of Jahath,

the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

44 Of the sons of Merari, their brothers, standing on the left hand was

Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi,

the son of Malluk,

45 the son of Hashabiah,

the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani,

the son of Shemer,

47 the son of Mahli,

the son of Mushi, the son of Merari,

the son of Levi.

48 Their brothers the Levites also were appointed for

all kinds of service to the tabernacle of the house of God.

49 (Ex 27:1-8; 30:1-7) But Aaron and his sons were making sacrifices

on the altar of the burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all

the work of the Most Holy Place and to make atonement for Israel,

according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

50 Now these are the sons of Aaron:

Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son,

Abishua his son,

51 Bukki his son,

Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son,

Ahitub his son,

53 (2Sa 8:17) Zadok his son,

and Ahimaaz his son.

54 (Ge 25:16) And these are their dwelling places according to their walled

settlements in their territory, for they were given to them, namely

to the sons of Aaron and to the families of the Kohathites, by lot.

55 (Jos 14:13) They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah,

and its surrounding outlands.

56 (Jos 15:13) But the open fields of the city, and its villages,

they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

57 (Jos 15:48; 21:13-14) To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah

with the cities of refuge: Hebron and Libnah with its outlands,

Jattir and Esh-temoa with their outlands,

58 (Jos 10:3) Hilen with its outlands, Debir with its outlands,

59 (Jos 21:16; 15:42) Ashan with its outlands, and Beth Shemesh

with its outlands.

60 (Jer 1:1) From the tribe of Benjamin, they gave Geba with its outlands,

Alemeth with its outlands, and Anathoth with its outlands.

All their cities throughout their families were thirteen.

61 To the sons of Kohath, those remaining from the family of that tribe,

they gave ten cities by lot from half the tribe of Manasseh.

62 To the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave

from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe

of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities in all.

63 (Jos 21:7; 21:34-40) To the sons of Merari, throughout their families,

they gave by lot from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad,

and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities in all.

64 (Jos 21:41-42; 21:3) Thus, the sons of Israel gave cities with their

outlands to the Levites.

65 They gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah,

and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon,

and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin,

these cities, which are called by their names.

66 Then some from the families of the sons of Kohath

received cities for their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.

67 (Jos 21:21) They gave to them with the cities of refuge:

Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim with its outlands,

Gezer with its outlands,

68 Jokmeam with its outlands, Beth Horon with its outlands,

69 (Jos 10:12) Aijalon with its outlands, and Gath Rimmon with its outlands.

70 Also the half-tribe of Manasseh gave Aner with its outlands

and Bileam with its outlands for the remaining family of the sons of Kohath.

71 (Jos 21:27; 9:10) To the sons of Gershom, the family of the half-tribe

of Manasseh gave Golan in Bashan with its outlands and Ashtaroth

with its outlands.

72 From the tribe of Issachar, they received Kedesh

with its outlands, Daberath with its outlands,

73 Ramoth with its outlands, and Anem with its outlands.

74 From the tribe of Asher, they received Mashal with its outlands,

Abdon with its outlands,

75 Hukok with its outlands, and Rehob with its outlands.

76 (Jos 21:32) From the tribe of Naphtali, they received Kedesh in Galilee

with its outlands, Hammon with its outlands, and Kiriathaim with its outlands.

77 (Jos 21:34-35) To the remaining sons of Merari, the tribe of Zebulun gave

Rimmono with its outlands and Tabor with its outlands.

78 (Jos 20:8) Then on the other side of the Jordan opposite Jericho,

to the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer

in the wilderness with its outlands, Jahzah with its outlands,

79 Kedemoth with its outlands, and Mephaath with its outlands.

80 (Ge 32:2; 2Ki 9:1) And from the tribe of Gad, they received Ramoth

in Gilead with its outlands, Mahanaim with its outlands,

81 (Jos 21:39) Heshbon with its outlands, and Jazer with its outlands.



[31] And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the

house

of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.

[32] And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the

congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in

Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.

[33] And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the

Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,

[34] The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of

Toah,

[35] The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of

Amasai,

[36] The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of

Zephaniah,

[37] The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of

Korah,

[38] The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of

Israel.

[39] And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son

of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

[40] The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,

[41] The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

[42] The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

[43] The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

[44] And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan

the

son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

[45] The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

[46] The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,

[47] The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of

Levi.

[48] Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of

service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

[49] But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering,

and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the

place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that

Moses the servant of God had commanded.

[50] And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son,

Abishua his son,

[51] Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

[52] Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

[53] Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

[54] Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their

coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs

was the lot.

[55] And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs

thereof

round about it.

[56] But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to

Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

[57] And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely,

Hebron,

the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,

with their suburbs,

[58] And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,

[59] And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:

[60] And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth

with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities

throughout

their families were thirteen cities.

[61] And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that

tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half

tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.

[62] And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe

of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of

Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

[63] Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families,

out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the

tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

[64] And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their

suburbs.

[65] And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and

out

of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the

children

of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.

[66] And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of

their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

[67] And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount

Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,

[68] And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,

[69] And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:

[70] And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and

Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of

Kohath.

[71] Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half

tribe

of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her

suburbs:

[72] And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath

with her suburbs,

[73] And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:

[74] And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with

her suburbs,

[75] And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:

[76] And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,

and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.

[77] Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of

Zebulun. Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:

[78] And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan,

were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her

suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,

[79] Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:

[80] And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and

Mahanaim with her suburbs,

[81] And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.



2) Our Daily Bread for 5 September 2025 titled The Freedom God Provides by Elisa Morgan



Deuteronomy 5:28-29, 32-33



28 (Dt 18:17) The Lord heard the sound of your words when

you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me,

"I have heard the sound of the words of this people

which they have spoken to you.

They have done well in all that they have spoken.

29 (Isa 48:18; Dt 4:40) O that there were such a heart in them

that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments,

that it might be well with them and with their children forever!



32 (Dt 17:20; 28:14) Therefore, be careful to do as the Lord your God

has commanded you. You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

33 (Jer 7:23; Dt 4:40; 10:12) You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord

your God has commanded you, so that you may live and that it may be

well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which

you shall possess.



[28] And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and

the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people,

which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have

spoken.

[29] O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and

keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with

their children for ever!



[32] Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded

you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

[33] Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded

you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may

prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.



A team of landscape architects studied the effects of providing a fence around

a preschool playground. On playgrounds without fences, children tended to

gather close to the school building and their teacher and didn't stray away.

But on fenced-in playgrounds, they enjoyed the entire area. The researchers

concluded that boundaries can create a greater sense of freedom. This seems

counterintuitive to so many of us who think boundaries restrict enjoyment.

Yet fences can provide freedom!



God underlines the freedom His boundaries provide for us. In offering

the Ten Commandments to Israel, He promised that a "prosperous" life would

result from living within His divine boundaries. "Walk in obedience to all

that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper

and prolong your days in the land that you will possess" (Deuteronomy 5:33).

Here the concept of prosperity includes a life lived with good

results - a life of quality.



Jesus, who fulfilled the law with His death on the cross, proclaimed,

"If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know

the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:31-32). Indeed, God's

boundaries are for our good. "Fences" can free us to enjoy the life God

created us to experience with Him.



Reflect & Pray



In what ways do God's commands free you?

How can you better embrace the freedom such boundaries offer?



Dear God, thank You for the wise parameters You put in place for my good.





Explore five reasons why Christians should read the Old Testament.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 6 Humility and Exaltation



1 Peter 5:6-7



6 (Jas 4:10; Mt 23:12) Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,

that He may exalt you in due time.

7 (Ps 55:22; 37:5) Cast all your care upon Him, because He cares for you.



6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God,

that he may exalt you in due time:

7 casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.



"I was so humble I was given an award for humility," the pastor quipped.

"They gave me a humility plaque - but they had to take it back when I hung it

on my office wall."

Humility is rare among 20th Century Christians. Our pride takes two

seemingly contradictory forms: Self-exaltation and self-denial. But both

focus on self, not on God.

Francois Fenelon, 17th century French archbishop, From his

"Letters of Spiritual Counsel" wrote:

"He who so completely forget himself that he never thinks of self ... is

truly humble. If we had the light to discern it, we should see clearly that

when we think we are humbling ourselves we are exalting ourselves;

when we think we are annihilating ourselves we are seeking out own life."

True humility, as Fenelon implies, means recognising who we are in the light

of who God is. Excess of self-importance and low self-esteem are both

self-centered perspectives; true humility is God-centered.

When we humble ourselves, we become intensely aware of God and less

aware of ourselves. We can focus on his face and get our eyes off our own

image. We can stop worrying about how others perceive us. Such humbling

is difficult - as one 70-year-old saint joked, "It ain't the heat that gets

you, it's the humility." But when we submit to him and fell the weight of the

"Mighty hand of God" upon us, we can forget ourselves, abandon

ourselves to his presence, and cast our cares upon him.



Application



a) What form does my pride usually take - self-exaltation or self-degradation?



b) Why must I humble myself in order for the Lord to lift me up?



c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Deut 8:18



18 But you must remember the Lord your God,

for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,

so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,

as it is today.



18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth

thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant

which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.



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



God's Guiding Presence



Ps 119:105-112



Nun



105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,

that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

107 I am greatly afflicted;

revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.

108 Accept the freewill offerings of my praise, O Lord,

and teach me Your judgments.

109 My soul is continually in my hand,

yet I do not forget Your law.

110 The wicked have laid a trap for me,

yet I do not depart from Your precepts.

111 Your testimonies are my inheritance forever,

for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always,

even unto the end.



Nun

105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,

And a light unto my path.

106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,

That I will keep thy righteous judgments.

107 I am afflicted very much:

Quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.

108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,

And teach me thy judgments.

109 My soul is continually in my hand:

Yet do I not forget thy law.

110 The wicked have laid a snare for me:

Yet I erred not from thy precepts.

111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever:

For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes

Alway, even unto the end.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



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



Nova Scotia



Total population 942700

Muslim population (est.) 14629



With 6 of the Nova Scotia's 10 universities located in Halifax, there is

a high concentration of Muslin international students in the area,

a harvest field in itself.

Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Halifax is the centre of Muslim activity for the Province of Nova Scotia

with at least 10 Islamic centres (mosques) and musallas

(prayer locations, especially for Friday prayer). And there are other mosques

in Chebucto, Kearney Lake, Dartmouth, Bedford and Truro.



Though the original community of Muslims was primarily composed of

newcomers from Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, continued immigration

has further diversified this community. Anf it is said thay Arabic

is the second most spoken language in Halifax.



while conservative estimates place the number of Muslims at almost 15000

in 2014, the Imama of a primary Halifax mosque estimates their population

somewhere between 25000 to 30000.



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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'



- 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, atheists, secular humanists, ...)



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



http://www.ehc.ca



5th Day of the Month



a) Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,

that the Lord will draw them to Himself

(PS 145:13-18

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

14 The Lord upholds all who fall,

and raises up all who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon You,

and You give them their food in due season.

16 You open Your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways

and loving in all His works.

18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,

to all who call upon Him in truth.

)



Mem

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

Samek

14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,

And raiseth up all those that be bowed down. Ain

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;

And thou givest them their meat in due season.

Pe

16 Thou openest thine hand,

And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

Zade

17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways,

And holy in all his works.

Qoph

18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,

To all that call upon him in truth.



b) Pray for the Lord to search your life ,

reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness

( ps 139:24 " and see if there is any rebellious way in me,

and lead me in the ancient way. "



24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,

And lead me in the way everlasting.



1: John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us

our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. "



9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to give Him Glory.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, thank You for the wise parameters You put in

place for my good."



Pray to the Lord and pray for Jesus Christ to guide you in humbleness.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,

And a light unto my path.



Pray to the Lord and pray to give him all your temptations.



Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,

that the Lord will draw them to Himself



Pray for the Lord to search your life ,

reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness.



Pray that Christians in Pakistan who are forced to work menial jobs

will receive new opportunities and freedoms.



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.

Day 247, 4 September 2025



1)Ezekiel 35,36,37



Ezekiel 35



A Prophecy Against Edom



1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

2 (Ge 32:3; Eze 6:2) Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir

and prophesy against it,

3 (Jer 6:12; 15:6) and say to it, Thus says the Lord God: I am against you,

O Mount Seir, and I will stretch out My hand against you, and I will make

you a desolation and a waste.

4 (Eze 35:9; Mal 1:3-4) I will lay your cities waste, and you shall

become a desolation. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.

5 (Ps 137:7; Eze 21:25; 21:29) Because you have had a perpetual hatred

and have delivered the sons of Israel to the power of the sword

in the time of their calamity, in the time of the punishment of the end,

6 (Isa 63:2-6) therefore, as I live, says the Lord God, I will prepare you

for bloodshed, and bloodshed shall pursue you. Since you have not hated

bloodshed, therefore blood shall pursue you.

7 (Eze 29:11; 35:3) Thus I will make Mount Seir a desolation and a waste,

and cut off from it the one who passes through and the one who returns.

8 (Eze 31:12; 32:4-5) I will fill its mountains with its slain men.

On your hills and in your valleys and in all your rivers, they shall fall

who are slain with the sword.

9 (Eze 6:7; 25:13) I will make you a perpetual desolation,

and your cities shall not be inhabited. Then you shall know that

I am the Lord.

10 (Eze 36:5; 48:35) Because you have said, "These two nations

and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess them,"

whereas the Lord was there,

11 (Ps 9:16; Mt 7:2) therefore, as I live, says the Lord God,

I will treat you according to your anger and according to your envy,

which you have showed out of your hatred against them. And I will make

Myself known among them when I have judged you.

12 (Eze 36:2) Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have heard all

your blasphemies which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel,

saying, "They are laid desolate. They are given to us to consume."

13 (Da 11:36; 1Sa 2:3) Thus with your mouth you have boasted against Me

and have multiplied your words against Me. I have heard them.

14 Thus says the Lord God: When the whole earth rejoices,

I will make you a desolation.

15 (Isa 34:5-6; La 4:21) As you rejoiced at the inheritance

of the house of Israel because it was desolate, so I will do to you.

You shall be a desolation, O Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it.

Then they shall know that I am the Lord.



Ezekiel 35

[1] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

[2] Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

[3] And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am

against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make

thee most desolate.

[4] I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt

know that I am the LORD.

[5] Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the

children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity,

in the time that their iniquity had an end:

[6] Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto

blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even

blood shall pursue thee.

[7] Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that

passeth out and him that returneth.

[8] And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and in

thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the

sword.

[9] I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return:

and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

[10] Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall

be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there:

[11] Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to

thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy

hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have

judged thee.

[12] And thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all thy

blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying,

They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume.

[13] Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied

your words against me: I have heard them.

[14] Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make

thee desolate.

[15] As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel,

because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O

mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am

the LORD.



Ezekiel 36



A Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel



1 As for you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say:

O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord.

2 (Dt 32:13; Eze 25:3) Thus says the Lord God: Because theenemy has said

against you, "Aha! Even the ancient high places are our possession,"

3 (Ps 44:13-14; Jer 18:16) therefore, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord

God: For good reason they have made you desolate and swallowed you up

on every side so that you might become a possession to the rest

of the nations, and you have been taken up on the lips of talkers

and are an infamy of the people.

4 (Dt 11:11; Eze 34:28) Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word

of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and to the hills,

to the rivers and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes and to the cities

that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the rest

of the nations that are all around;

5 (Eze 36:3; Dt 4:24) therefore thus says the Lord God: Surely in the fire

of My jealousy I have spoken against the rest of the nations and against

all Edom, who have arrogated My land into their possession with the joy of all

their hearts and with a spiteful soul, to cast it out for a prey.

6 (Ps 123:3-4; Eze 34:29) Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel

and say to the mountains and to the hills, to the rivers and to the valleys:

Thus says the Lord God: I have spoken in My jealousy and in My fury, because

you have borne the shame of the nations.

7 (Eze 20:5) Therefore, thus says the Lord God: I have lifted up My hand

that surely the nations who are about you shall themselves bear

their invectives.

8 (Isa 27:6; 4:2) But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth

your branches and yield your fruit for My people Israel.

For they shall come soon.

9 For I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown.

10 (Eze 36:33; Isa 27:6) And I will multiply men upon you, all the house

of Israel, all of it. And the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places

shall be built.

11 (Mic 7:14; Jer 30:18) And I will multiply man and beast upon you. And they

shall increase and bring forth fruit. AndI will settle you as you were before

and do better to you than at the beginning. Thus you shall know that

I am the Lord.

12 (Jer 15:7) Indeed, I will cause men to walk upon you, My people Israel,

and they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance,

and you shall no longer bereave them of children.

13 (Nu 13:32) Thus says the Lord God: Because they say to you,

"You are a devourer of men and have bereaved your nation of children,"

14 therefore you shall devour men no more or bereave your nation of children

anymore, says the Lord God.

15 (Ps 89:50; Eze 34:29) Nor will I cause men to hear in you the invectives

of the nations anymore, nor shall you bear the reproach of the peoples

anymore, nor shall you cause your nation to fall anymore, says the Lord God.



[1] Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say,

Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:

[2] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha,

even the ancient high places are ours in possession:

[3] Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have

made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a

possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips

of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:

[4] Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus

saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to

the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken,

which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are

round about;

[5] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy

have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea,

which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their

heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.

[6] Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the

mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith

the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because

ye have borne the shame of the heathen:

[7] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely

the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.

[8] But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and

yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.

[9] For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be

tilled and sown:

[10] And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of

it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:

[11] And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and

bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do

better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

[12] Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they

shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no

more henceforth bereave them of men.

[13] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest

up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;

[14] Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations

any more, saith the Lord GOD.

[15] Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any

more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither

shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.



The Restoration of Israel



16 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

17 (Jer 2:7) Son of man, when the house of Israel lived in their own land,

they defiled it by their ways and their deeds. Their way was before Me

as the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity.

18 (2Ch 34:21; La 2:4) Therefore I poured My fury upon them for the blood

that they had shed upon the land and for their idols with which they

had polluted it.

19 (Dt 28:64; Eze 39:24) And I scattered them among the nations,

and they were dispersed throughout the countries. According to their ways

and according to their deeds, I judged them.

20 (Isa 52:5; Ro 2:24) When they entered the nations, where they went,

they profaned My holy name, because they said of them,

"These are the people of the Lord and have gone out of His land."

21 (Ps 74:18; Isa 48:9) But I had pity for My holy name, which the house

of Israel had profaned among the nations where they went.

22 (Eze 36:32; Dt 7:7-8) Therefore say to the house of Israel,

Thus says the Lord God: I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel,

but for My holy name's sake which you have profaned among the nations

where you went.

23 (Eze 20:41; Isa 5:16) I will vindicate the sanctity of My great name

which was profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst.

Then the nations shall know that I am the Lord, says the Lord God,

when I shall be sanctified among you before their eyes.

24 (Eze 37:21; 34:13) For I will take you from among the nations and gather

you out of all countries and will bring you into your own land.

25 (Heb 10:22; Ps 51:7) Then I will sprinkle clean water upon you,

and you shall be clean. From all your filthiness and from all your idols,

I will cleanse you.

26 (Ps 51:10; Eze 11:19-20) Also, I will give you a new heart,

and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will take away the stony heart

out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.

27 (Eze 37:14; Isa 59:21) I will put My Spirit within you and cause you

to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.

28 (Eze 37:27; 11:20) You will dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers.

And you will be My people, and I will be your God.

29 (Hos 2:21-23; Mt 1:21) I will also save you from all your uncleanness.

And I will call for the grain and increase it and lay no famine upon you.

30 (Eze 34:27) I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the increase

of the field so that you shall receive no more reproach of famine

among the nations.

31 (Eze 6:9; 20:43) Then you shall remember your evil ways and your deeds

that were not good, and shall loathe yourselves in your own sight

for your iniquities and your abominations.

32 (Dt 9:5; Eze 36:22) Not for your sake am I doing this, says the Lord God,

let it be known to you. Be ashamed and humiliated for your ways,

O house of Israel!

33 (Eze 36:10; Isa 58:12) Thus says the Lord God: On the day that I cleanse

you from all your iniquities, I will cause you to dwell in the cities,

and the waste places shall be built.

34 The desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight

of all who pass by.

35 (Isa 51:3; Joel 2:3) They shall say, "This land that was desolate

has become like the garden of Eden. And the waste and desolate

and ruined cities have become fenced and inhabited."

36 (Eze 17:24; 22:14) Then the nations that are left all around you shall

know that I the Lord have built the ruined places and planted that which

was desolate. I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it.

37 (Eze 14:3) Thus says the Lord God: This also I will let the house

of Israel ask Me to do for them: I will increase their men like a flock.

38 (Jn 10:16) As the flock for sacrifices, as the flock of Jerusalem in her

solemn feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men.

Then they shall know that I am the Lord.



[16] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

[17] Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they

defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as

the uncleanness of a removed woman.

[18] Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed

upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:

[19] And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through

the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged

them.

[20] And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they

profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the

LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.

[21] But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had

profaned among the heathen, whither they went.

[22] Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do

not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake,

which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.

[23] And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the

heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall

know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in

you before their eyes.

[24] For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all

countries, and will bring you into your own land.

[25] Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from

all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

[26] A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within

you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give

you an heart of flesh.

[27] And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my

statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

[28] And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye

shall be my people, and I will be your God.

[29] I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for

the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.

[30] And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the

field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.

[31] Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were

not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities

and for your abominations.

[32] Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you:

be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.

[33] Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from

all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the

wastes shall be builded.

[34] And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the

sight of all that passed by.

[35] And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the

garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become

fenced, and are inhabited.

[36] Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the

LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD

have spoken it, and I will do it.

[37] Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be inquired of by the

house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a

flock.

[38] As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so

shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know

that I am the LORD.



Ezekiel 37



The Valley of Dry Bones



1 (Eze 1:3; 8:3) The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He carried me out

in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the midst of the valley which

was full of bones,

2 and He caused me to pass among them all around. And there were very many

in the open valley. And they were very dry.

3 (1Sa 2:6; Dt 32:39) He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?"

And I answered, "O Lord God, You know."

4 (Jer 22:29; Eze 36:1) Again He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones

and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.

5 (Ge 2:7; Ps 104:29-30) Thus says the Lord God to these bones:

I will cause breath to enter you so that you live.

6 (Eze 38:23; Joel 2:27) And I will lay sinews upon you and will grow back

flesh upon you and cover you with skin and put breath in you so that

you live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord."

7 (Jer 13:5-7) So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied,

there was a noise and a shaking. And the bones came together,

bone to its bone.

8 When I looked, the sinews and the flesh grew upon them,

and the skin covered them. But there was no breath in them.

9 Then He said to me, "Prophesy to the wind; prophesy, son of man,

and say to the wind: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds,

O breath, and breathe upon these slain so that they live."

10 (Rev 11:11) So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came

into them, and they lived and stood up upon their feet,

an exceeding great army.

11 (Ps 141:7; Isa 49:14) Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones

are the whole house of Israel. They say, 'Our bones are dried up,

and our hope is lost. We are cut off completely.'

12 (Isa 26:19; Hos 13:14) Therefore prophesy and say to them,

Thus says the Lord God: Pay attention, O My people, I will open your graves

and cause you to come up out of your graves and bring you into the land

of Israel.

13 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves,

O My people, and brought you up out of your graves.

14 (Eze 36:27; Joel 2:28-29) And I shall put My Spirit in you,

and you shall live, and I shall place you in your own land.

Then you shall know that I the Lord have spoken and performed it,

says the Lord."



[Future prophecy most likely a restored Kingdom of Israel post-tribulation]



[1] The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of

the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,

[2] And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very

many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.

[3] And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O

Lord GOD, thou knowest.

[4] Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O

ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.

[5] Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to

enter into you, and ye shall live:

[6] And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and

cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall

know that I am the LORD.

[7] So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a

noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.

[8] And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and

the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.

[9] Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and

say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O

breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

[10] So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and

they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

[11] Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of

Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are

cut off for our parts.

[12] Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold,

O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your

graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

[13] And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O

my people, and brought you up out of your graves,

[14] And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place

you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it,

and performed it, saith the LORD.



Israel and Judah Unite



15 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying:

16 (2Ch 15:9; Nu 17:2-3) Moreover, son of man, take one stick and write on it:

"For Judah and for the sons of Israel his companions." Then take another stick

and write on it, "For Joseph the stick of Ephraim and for all the house

of Israel his companions."

17 (Isa 11:13; Jer 50:4) Then join them to one another into one stick

so that they become one in your hand.

18 (Eze 12:9; 24:19) When the sons of your people speak to you, saying,

"Will you not show us what you mean by these things?"

19 (Eze 37:16-17; Zec 10:6) say to them, Thus says the Lord God:

I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim,

and the tribes of Israel his companions, and will put them with it,

with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick;

and they shall be one in My hand.

20 (Eze 12:3) The sticks on which you write shall be in your hand

before their eyes.

21 (Eze 36:24; Jer 29:14) Say to them, Thus says the Lord God:

I will take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone

and will gather them on every side and bring them into their own land.

22 (Jer 3:18; 50:4) And I will make them one nation in the land upon

the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all.

And they shall be two nations no more, nor shall they be divided

into two kingdoms anymore.

23 (Eze 36:28-29) Nor shall they defile themselves anymore with their idols,

nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions.

But I will save them out of all their dwelling places in which they have

sinned and will cleanse them. So they shall be My people, and I will be

their God.

24 (Isa 40:11; Hos 3:5) David My servant shall be king over them.

And they all shall have one shepherd. They shall also walk in My judgments,

and observe My statutes and do them.

25 (Eze 28:25; Am 9:15) They shall dwell in the land that I have given

to Jacob My servant, in which your fathers lived. And they shall dwell

in it, they and their sons and their son's sons forever. And My servant

David shall be their prince forever.

26 (Isa 55:3; Jer 30:19) Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them.

It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will place them

and multiply them and will set My sanctuary in their midst forevermore.

27 (Eze 37:23; Jn 1:14) My tabernacle also shall be with them.

Indeed, I will be their God and they shall be My people.

28 (Eze 20:12; Ex 31:13) The nations shall know that I the Lord do sanctify

Israel when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.



[15] The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

[16] Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For

Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another

stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the

house of Israel his companions:

[17] And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one

in thine hand.

[18] And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt

thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?

[19] Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick

of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his

fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make

them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.

[20] And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before

their eyes.

[21] And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the

children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will

gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:

[22] And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of

Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more

two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:

[23] Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor

with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I

will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned,

and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

[24] And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have

one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes,

and do them.

[25] And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my

servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even

they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my

servant David shall be their prince for ever.

[26] Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an

everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them,

and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

[27] My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and

they shall be my people.

[28] And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my

sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.



2) Our Daily Bread for 4 September 2025 Titles Our Calling in Christ

by Tom Felten



Ezra 7:6-11, 27-28





6 (Ezr 7:9; 7:11-12) this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled

in the Law of Moses, given by the Lord God of Israel. Because the hand

of the Lord his God was upon him, the king granted him all his requests.

7 (Ezr 8:1-20) Some of the children of Israel, along with some of the priests,

and the Levites, the singers, the porters, and the temple servants,

went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.

8 Ezra arrived at Jerusalem in the fifth month, during the king's seventh year.

9 (Ezr 7:6; Ne 2:8) From the first day of the first month when the journey

from Babylon began, until the first day of the fifth month when he arrived

at Jerusalem, the good hand of his God was upon him.

10 (Dt 33:10; Ezr 7:25) Because Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law

of the Lord, he was doing so and teaching the statutes and judgments in Israel.



11 Now this is the copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra

the priest, who was likewise the scribe, the one responsible for the words

of the commandments of the Lord and His statutes to Israel:

27 (Ezr 6:22) Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who has put such

a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the Lord

in Jerusalem,

28 (Ezr 9:9; 5:5) and has extended mercy to me before the king,

his counselors, and all the king's mighty princes. Thus I had been

strengthened, because the hand of the Lord my God was upon me.

As a result, I gathered together some of the chief men of Israel

to go up with me.



[6] This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of

Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all

his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

[7] And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests,

and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto

Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.

[8] And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh

year of the king.

[9] For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from

Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem,

according to the good hand of his God upon him.

[10] For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do

it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

[11] Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto

Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments

of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.

[27] Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as

this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in

Jerusalem:

[28] And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellers,

and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand

of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief

men to go up with me.



Ginnie Hislop received a standing ovation as she received her master's degree

in 2024. Why? It came eighty-four years after she'd completed her coursework!

In 1941, she needed only to submit her thesis. But her then boyfriend, George,

was suddenly called to serve during World War II. The two quickly married

and headed to his army outpost - leaving Ginnie's nearly realised degree

behind. But after a lengthy pause, she was finally able to complete

what she'd started.



Ezra was a student of Scripture - one who truly had an "advanced degree"

in God's law - who'd been waiting years to return to Jerusalem from exile

in Babylon. "Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law

of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees" (Ezra 7:10). Zerubbabel and a group

of Israelite exiles had been permitted to return from Babylon to rebuild the

temple in Jerusalem decades earlier (2:1-2). And now Ezra, who had

"the gracious hand of his God . . . on him" (7:9), was leading more exiles

to Jerusalem. God would use him to reform and restore the proper worship

of Him according to Scripture: "Ezra opened the book [of the Law].

All the people . . . bowed down and worshiped the Lord" (Nehemiah 8:5-6).



Ezra had to wait decades, but he completed his calling in God's strength.

In His power, let's persist in finishing the work He has for us.



Reflect & Pray



What can you do to press on in your calling from God?

How can you persist in His power and wisdom?



Dear God, please help me finish well what You've called me to do.



Learn how to find and follow your calling.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 5 The Way Out



1 Cor 10:13



13 (1Co 1:9; 2Pe 2:9) No temptation has taken

you except what is common to man. God is faithful,

and He will not permit you to be tempted above

what you can endure, but will with the temptation

also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.



13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common

to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be

tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation

also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.



Becky had experienced some hard knocks in the past few weeks; the stress

was beginning to show, and she wasn't sure she should handle anything else.

"Why me?" Becky wept, covering her face. "I just can't stand it any more!

I can't pay my bills; I just lost my job, and now my car broke down

on the highway. How much more of this can I take?"

Some people seem to have more than their share of trouble and temptation.

Within six months, one family faced financial trouble, cancer, quadruple

bypass surgery, and leukemia; their trials brought them face to face with

anger, bitterness, and despair as well. Other people seem to go through

life with relatively minor stresses and few real temptations to sin.

But whether our problems are great or small, they are part of the common

thread that ties humanity together. All of us face temptation; it is ,

Paul says, "Common to man." But Paul assures us that

"God ... will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear."

Often what we can bear is more that what we think we can bear. God will use

the troubled times in our lives for our maturity in him, but he promises

as well that he will not let temptation break us. He will provide "a way out,"

"a way of escape".

Sometimes the "way out" is true escape, being removed from what caused the

trouble. At other times, rather than being removed from it, we must

withstand the stress, face the temptation, enure the pain. Whether we escape

or endure, God is faithful to provide what we need; we can trust him

not to give us more than we can bear.



Application



a) Have I ever faced more stress or temptation than I thought I could bear?



b) Under what circumstances has God provided an "escape" for me?

When have I had to walk "through" my difficulties?



c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Cor 8:9



9 (Mt 20:28; 2Co 6:10; 13:14) For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor,

that through His poverty you might be rich.



9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich,

yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.



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



God's Freeing Forgiveness



Eph 1:3-8a



Spiritual Blessings in Christ



3 (2Co 1:3; Eph 6:12; 2:6) Blessed be the God and Father of

our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual

blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

4 (Eph 5:27; Col 1:22) just as He chose us in Him

before the foundation of the world, to be holy

and blameless before Him in love;

5 (Ro 8:29-30; Eph 1:11) He predestined us to adoption as sons

to Himself through Jesus Christ according to the good pleasure

of His will,

6 (Mt 3:17; Eph 1:12) to the praise of the glory of His grace

which He graciously bestowed on us in the Beloved.

7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood

and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace,

8 which He lavished



3 Blessed be the God and Father of

our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual

blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

4 according as he hath chosen us in him

before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy

and without blame before him in love:

5 having predestinated us unto the adoption of children

by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure

of his will,

6 to the praise of the glory of his grace,

wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

7 In whom we have redemption through his blood,

the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

8 wherein he hath abounded



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13





9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



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



Nova Scotia



Total population 942700

Muslim population (est.) 14629



With 6 of the Nova Scotia's 10 universities located in Halifax, there is

a high concentration of Muslin international students in the area,

a harvest field in itself.

Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Halifax is the centre of Muslim activity for the Province of Nova Scotia

with at least 10 Islamic centres (mosques) and musallas

(prayer locations, especially for Friday prayer). And there are other mosques

in Chebucto, Kearney Lake, Dartmouth, Bedford and Truro.



Though the original community of Muslims was primarily composed of

newcomers from Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, continued immigration

has further diversified this community. Anf it is said thay Arabic

is the second most spoken language in Halifax.



while conservative estimates place the number of Muslims at almost 15000

in 2014, the Imama of a primary Halifax mosque estimates their population

somewhere between 25000 to 30000.



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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.'



- 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, atheists, secular humanists, ...)





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



http://www.ehc.ca



4nd Day of the Month



a) Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada

(Prov 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation,

but sin is a reproach to any people.



34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:

But sin is a reproach to any people.



)



b) Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right

use of power and the right stewardship of their positions.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to know He has the Future in His hands.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, please help me finish well

what You've called me to do."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to help you out of temptation.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the proverty of the Lord.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the abundant forgiveness of the Lord.



Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada



Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right

use of power and the right stewardship of their positions.



Pray that God will use widowed Halima in Niger to demonstrate His love

and forgiveness to Islamic militants.



Pray that members of churches that have been close in Algeria can worship

together and share the Gospel.



Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit and great turning to Christ

throughout Russia and areas under its control.



Pray for an increased access to print and audio Bibles in the people's

local languages in Burkina Faso.



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.