Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and ask to understand his will in cleanliness

and Holy celebrations.



Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, I realise that I'm a sinner - I do

things that are wrong in Your eyes. I also realise that You sent

Jesus to earth to die on the cross for my sins. Please forgive me

for my sins and redeem me. Thank You for the salvation You've provided!"



Pray to the Lord and pray to learn about true humility from the Jesus Christ .



Pray to the Lord and pray He who provides your needs.



Pray to the Lord and pray Him as righteousness and peace.



Please join us in praying for:

- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.

- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to

Muslim-background believers.

- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially

in their faith and the Church.

- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their

not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.

- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.

- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim

in these growing Muslim population centres.



Pray that Canadian churches would reach out with intercession

and love to Muslims in their neighbourhoods.



Ask that Christians would open their homes and show hospitality

to Muslim neighbours.



Ask God to draw the families and friends

of Muslim background Believers to Himself.





Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know

Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.



Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not

against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.



Pray for the encouragement of Christians in MAURITANIA

who have been harassed for sharing their faith.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God

The Feast of Tabernacles

Nu 29:12-39; Dt 16:13-17



33 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

34 (Ezr 3:4; Ne 8:14) Speak to the children of Israel, saying:

The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be

the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord.

35 (Lev 23:7-8; 23:24-25) On the first day shall be a holy convocation.

You shall do no regular work.

36 (Ne 8:18; Jn 7:37) For seven days you shall offer food offerings

made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day it shall be a holy convocation

to you, and you shall offer a food offering made by fire to the Lord.

It is a solemn assembly, and you shall do no regular work.

37 (Lev 23:2; 23:4) These are the appointed feasts of the Lord,

which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer a food offering

made by fire to the Lord, burnt offerings and grain offerings,

sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its proper day,

38 (Nu 29:39) besides the Sabbaths of the Lord, besides your gifts,

besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill offerings

which you give to the Lord,

39 (Ex 23:16; Dt 16:13) On the fifteenth day of the seventh month,

when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall keep

a feast to the Lord for seven days. On the first day shall be a sabbath,

and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

40 (Dt 16:14-15) You shall take on the first day the branches of majestic

trees-branches of palm trees, branches of leafy trees,

and willows from a brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God

for seven days.

41 (Nu 29:12) You shall keep it as a feast to the Lord for seven days

in the year. It shall be a perpetual statute in your generations.

You shall celebrate it in the seventh month.

42 (Ne 8:14-17) You shall dwell in booths for seven days.

All who are native children of Israel shall dwell in booths,

43 (Dt 31:10-13) that your generations may know that I made the children

of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt:

I am the Lord your God.

44 Moses declared to the children of Israel the feasts of the Lord.



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

[34] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this

seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the

LORD.

[35] On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile

work therein.

[36] Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on

the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an

offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall

do no servile work therein.

[37] These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy

convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt

offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing

upon his day:

[38] Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all

your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the

LORD.

[39] Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered

in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on

the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

[40] And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees,

branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the

brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.

[41] And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It

shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in

the seventh month.

[42] Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall

dwell in booths:

[43] That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to

dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD

your God.

[44] And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.



2) Our Daily Bread for 20 February 2025 titled



https://www.pray30days.org/2022/pray-for-the-shabak-of-iraq

by Monica La Rose



1 Thessalonians 5:10-23



10 (2Co 5:15) who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep,

we should live together with Him.

11 (Eph 4:29; Heb 10:25) So comfort yourselves together,

and edify one another, just as you are doing.



[10] Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live

together with him.

[11] Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as

also ye do.



Final Exhortations and Greetings



12 (Heb 13:17; 1Co 16:16; 16:18) We ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those

who labor among you, and are appointed over you in the Lord, and instruct you.

13 (Mk 9:50) Esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.

And be at peace among yourselves.

14 (Ro 14:1; Ac 20:35) Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those who are unruly,

comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, and be patient toward everyone.

15 (1Pe 3:9; Gal 6:10) See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone.

But always seek to do good to one another and to all.

16 (Php 4:4) Rejoice always.

17 (Eph 6:18; Lk 18:1) Pray without ceasing.

18 (Eph 5:20; Heb 13:15) In everything give thanks,

for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

19 (Eph 4:30; 1Co 14:30; 1Ti 4:14) Do not quench the Spirit.

20 (1Co 11:4; 14:1) Do not despise prophecies.

21 (1Jn 4:1; Lk 12:57; Ac 17:11) Examine all things.

Firmly hold onto what is good.

22 Abstain from all appearances of evil.

23 (Ro 15:33; Heb 4:12) May the very God of peace sanctify you completely.

And I pray to God that your whole spirit, soul,

and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.



[12] And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and

are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

[13] And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at

peace among yourselves.

[14] Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the

feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

[15] See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that

which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

[16] Rejoice evermore.

[17] Pray without ceasing.

[18] In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus

concerning you.

[19] Quench not the Spirit.

[20] Despise not prophesyings.

[21] Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

[22] Abstain from all appearance of evil.

[23] And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your

whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our

Lord Jesus Christ.



In 2023, Kenyan police intervened to end what's being called the

"Shakahola Massacre" - in which hundreds died after following a cult leader's

directions to starve themselves to meet Jesus. The leader had allegedly

promised he too would leave earth in this way after his followers did.

After his arrest, he denied ever teaching this.



The tragedy is a troubling example of how dangerous it is to blindly trust

those claiming to be spiritual leaders. Cult members were so deceived that

they resisted those who came to save them from starvation. One survivor

described getting "addicted" to the leader's teachings.



Jesus Christ is the true leader of those who trust in Him. He loved us so much

He was willing to die for us to have life (1 Thessalonians 5:10). He calls us

to live for Him, "awake and sober" (v. 6) and to test any teaching of others

against His teaching (vv. 20-22).



We respond to Christ's love not by harming ourselves or others but by

"encourag[ing] . . . and build[ing] each other up" (v. 11).

By living "in peace with each other" (v. 13) and striving "to do what is good

for each other and for everyone else" (v. 15). Through daily reliance on

and trust in Christ's Spirit (v. 19), we can live a life of love as we eagerly

await Christ's coming (v. 23).



Reflect & Pray



When have you seen damage done through false teaching?

How can Christ's example of love help us recognize untrustworthy leaders?



Loving God, please help me never replace Jesus in my heart

with any other leader and help me live for You.





For further study, read Living Right Among Pagans.



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) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Philip 4:19



19 (Ro 2:4) But my God shall supply your every need according

to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.



19 But my God shall supply all your need according

to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.



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



God's Reconciling Peace



Ps 85:8-13



8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will hear what God the Lord will speak,

for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints,

but let them not turn again to folly.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Surely His salvation is near to them who fear Him,

that glory may dwell in our land.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Mercy and truth have met together;

righteousness and peace have kissed.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Truth springs from the ground,

and righteousness looks down from the sky.

12 Yes, the Lord gives that which is good,

and our land shall yield its increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before Him

and prepare a way for His footsteps.



8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak:

For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints:

But let them not turn again to folly.

9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him;

That glory may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth are met together;

Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

11 Truth shall spring out of the earth;

And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

12 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good;

And our land shall yield her increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before him;

And shall set us in the way of his steps.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



Alberta



Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta



Alberta 2015 population 4121700



est Muslim Population 195240



CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton



It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .

Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.

Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's

become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.

Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group

coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries

such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.

Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,

emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still

continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our

Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom

they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.



Please join us in praying for:

- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.

- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to

Muslim-background believers.

- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially

in their faith and the Church.

- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their

not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.

- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.

- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim

in these growing Muslim population centres.



Adding further





Pray for Muslims in Canada



Nadine was born into a devout Muslim family in Canada. Her parents were both

well educated and, on the surface, provided a good life for their two

daughters. But underneath the outward appearances, it was a home full of fear

and domestic violence.



Nadine turned to Islam for comfort, performing not only what was required, but

completing additional acts of devotion. In her senior year of high school, she

travelled to Iraq to take part in a pilgrimage with more than 15 million other

people, walking 80 kilometers to commemorate the martyrdom of the grandson of

the Prophet Mohammed.



Escalating violence in the home caused Nadine to run away when she was 18. In

her despair, she abandoned the faith that had given her no comfort, though she

remained convinced of its truth. When a friend invited her to attend a church,

the experience left her confused and angry, wondering if her entire life had

been a lie.



Covid and its subsequent lockdown, shortly afterwards, meant that Nadine had

time to read and do research. She was impressed by Nabeel Qureshi's book,

No God But One. She reached out to a

Christian online who met with her and challenged her, explaining that since

she had already abandoned her family and Muslim friends, who was left to

abandon her?



See also Pray for the Shabak of Iraq



When Nadine was out alone on a run one night, she fell to her knees

and confessed Jesus as her Lord and Saviour.



At her baptism, Nadine explained: "I went from being a slave of God to being a

child of God! I have so much joy, that I want to share that joy with the

entire world!"



Now, Nadine is using social media to share Jesus with others, working to reach

some of the 1.8 million Muslims who make up nearly 5% of Canada's population.



How to Pray



Pray that Canadian churches would reach out with intercession

and love to Muslims in their neighbourhoods.



Ask that Christians would open their homes and show hospitality

to Muslim neighbours.



Ask God to draw the families and friends of Muslim background

Believers to Himself.



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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



20th Day of the Month



a) Pray for the children of Canada, that they would come to know

Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.



( Matthew 19:14



14 (Mt 18:3; Lk 18:16-17)

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me,

and do not forbid them. For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."



14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not,

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



)



b) Pray that Christians will recognise that our struggle is not

against the natural world but against invisible spiritual forces.



(



Eph 6:12



12 (Eph 1:3; 1:21) For our fight is not against flesh and blood,

but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers

of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces

of evil in the heavenly places.



12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,

against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against

spiritual wickedness in high places.



)

Leviticus 23



The Appointed Feasts



1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 (Lev 23:4; 23:37) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:

Concerning the feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim to be holy

convocations, these are My appointed feasts.



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

[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the

feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even

these are my feasts.



The Sabbath



3 (Lev 19:3; Ex 23:12) For six days work shall be done,

but the seventh day is the Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation.

You shall do no work. It is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.



[3] Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest,

an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the

LORD in all your dwellings.



The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread

Ex 12:14-20; Nu 28:16-25; Dt 16:1-8



4 (Lev 23:2; Ex 23:14) These are the appointed feasts of the Lord,

holy convocations which you shall proclaim in their appointed times.

5 (Dt 16:1-8; Jos 5:10) On the fourteenth day of the first month

at evening is the Lord's Passover.

6 (Ex 12:15-16; 34:18) On the fifteenth day of the same month

is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord.

For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.

7 (Lev 23:8) On the first day you shall have a holy convocation.

You shall do no regular work.

8 But you shall offer a food offering made by fire to the Lord

for seven days. On the seventh day is a holy convocation.

You shall do no regular work.



[4] These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall

proclaim in their seasons.

[5] In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD's passover.

[6] And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened

bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

[7] In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no

servile work therein.

[8] But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in

the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.



Offering the First Fruits



9 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

10 (Ex 23:19; 34:26; Nu 28:26) Speak to the children of Israel,

and say to them: When you have come into the land that I am giving

to you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf bundle

of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest.

11 (Ex 29:24) And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord

so that you may be accepted. On the day after the Sabbath

the priest shall wave it.

12 (Lev 1:10) You shall offer that day when you wave the sheaf

a year-old male lamb without blemish for a burnt offering to the Lord.

13 (Lev 2:14-16) The grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah

(Likely about 7 pounds, or 3.2 kilograms; and in v. 17.)

of wheat flour mixed with oil, a food offering made by fire

to the Lord for a pleasing aroma; its drink offering shall

be of wine, a fourth of a hin. (About 1 quart, or 1 liter.)

14 (Ex 34:26) You shall eat neither bread nor grain, parched or fresh,

until the same day that you have brought an offering to your God.

It shall be a perpetual statute throughout

your generations in all your dwellings.



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

[10] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come

into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof,

then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the

priest:

[11] And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on

the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.

[12] And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without

blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.

[13] And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour

mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour:

and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.

[14] And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until

the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be

a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.



The Feast of Weeks

Nu 28:26-31; Dt 16:9-12



15 (Ex 34:22; Lev 23:10-11) You shall count seven full weeks

from the next day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought

the sheaf bundle of the wave offering.

16 (Ac 2:1; Nu 28:26) You shall count fifty days to the day after

the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the Lord.

17 (Lev 23:10; Ex 23:19) You shall bring out of your habitations

two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah.

They shall be of wheat flour, baked with leaven.

They are the first fruits to the Lord.

18 You shall offer with the bread seven lambs

without blemish of the first year, one bull, and two rams.

They shall be for a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering

and their drink offerings, that is, a food offering made by fire,

of a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

19 (Nu 28:30) Then you shall sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering,

and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

20 (Dt 18:4) The priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits

for a wave offering before the Lord with the two lambs. They shall be holy

to the Lord for the priest.

21 (Lev 23:2; 23:4) You shall make a proclamation on the same day and shall

hold a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work. It shall be

a perpetual statute in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

22 (Lev 19:9-10; Dt 24:19-21) When you reap the harvest of your land,

you shall not reap your field up to the edge, nor shall you gather

any gleaning of your harvest. You shall leave them to the poor

and to the foreigner: I am the Lord your God.



[15] And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the

day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be

complete:

[16] Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty

days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.

[17] Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth

deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they

are the firstfruits unto the LORD.

[18] And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the

first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt

offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings,

even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.

[19] Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and

two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

[20] And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a

wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the

LORD for the priest.

[21] And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy

convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a

statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

[22] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean

riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou

gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and

to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.



The Feast of Trumpets

Nu 29:1-6



23 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

24 (Lev 25:9; Nu 10:9-10) Speak to the children of Israel, saying:

In the seventh month, on the first day of the month,

you shall have a sabbath, a memorial with the blowing of trumpets,

a holy convocation.

25 (Lev 23:21) You shall do no regular work, and you shall offer

a food offering made by fire to the Lord.



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

[24] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the

first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of

trumpets, an holy convocation.

[25] Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering

made by fire unto the LORD.



The Day of Atonement

Lev 16:2-34; Nu 29:7-11



26 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

27 (Lev 25:9; Nu 29:7-11) Also on the tenth day of this seventh month

there shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation

to you, and you shall humble yourselves, and offer a food offering

made by fire to the Lord.

28 (Lev 16:34) You shall do no work on that same day,

for it is the Day of Atonement to make atonement

for you before the Lord your God.

29 (Ge 17:14; Lev 23:32)nFor whoever is not humbled

on that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.

30 (Lev 20:3)nAnd whoever does any work in that same day,

that person I will destroy from among his people.

31 You shall do no manner of work. It shall be a perpetual

statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

32 It shall be to you a sabbath of complete rest,

and you shall afflict your souls.

On the ninth day of the month starting at the evening,

from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath.



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

[27] Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of

atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict

your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

[28] And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement,

to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.

[29] For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day,

he shall be cut off from among his people.

[30] And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the

same soul will I destroy from among his people.

[31] Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever

throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

[32] It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your

souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye

celebrate your sabbath.

Day 51, 20 February 2026



1) Leviticus 22, Leviticus 23



Leviticus 22



Holy Offerings



1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 (Lev 18:21; Dt 15:19) Speak to Aaron and to his sons that

they should be very respectful with the holy things of the

children of Israel, and that they do not defile My holy name

with those things which the people have consecrated to Me: I am the Lord.

3 (Lev 7:20-21) Say to them: Whoever from your offspring through

your generations approaches the holy things, which the children

of Israel have dedicated to the Lord, while he has uncleanness,

that person shall be cut off from My presence: I am the Lord.

4 (Lev 11:39; 15:2-3) If a man of the offspring of Aaron

is a leper or has a discharge, he shall not eat of the

holy offerings until he is clean. And whoever touches

anything that is unclean by contact with the dead

or a man who had an emission of semen,

5 (Lev 15:7; 11:43-44) or whoever touches

any crawling thing whereby he may be made unclean,

or a man from whom he may receive uncleanness,

whatever uncleanness he has,

6 (Lev 15:5; Heb 10:22) the person who has touched

any such thing shall be unclean until evening,

and shall not eat of the holy things unless

he washes his body with water.

7 (Lev 21:22) When the sun goes down, he shall be clean,

and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his food.

8 (Lev 17:15; Ex 22:31) That which dies of itself

or is torn by animals he shall not eat,

becoming unclean by it: I am the Lord.

9 (Ex 28:43; Nu 18:22) They shall therefore keep My ordinance,

lest they bear sin from it and therefore die if they defile it:

I am the Lord who sanctifies them.

10 (1Sa 21:6; Mt 12:4) There shall be no outsider (Or stranger.)

who eats of a holy thing, whether a foreign guest of the priest

or a hired servant, he shall not eat of a holy offering.

11 (Ge 17:13) But if a priest buys a person with his money,

the person acquired shall eat of it, and he that is born

in his house shall eat of his food.

12 If the priest's daughter marries an outsider,

she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.

13 (Ge 38:11; Lev 10:14) But if the priest's daughter

is a widow or divorced, and has no child and has returned to her

father's house as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food;

but no outsider may eat of it.

14 (Lev 27:13; 27:15) If a man eats the holy thing unwittingly,

then he shall add a fifth of the value to it

and shall give the holy thing to the priest.

15 (Nu 18:32; Lev 19:8) They shall not defile the holy things

of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord,

16 (Lev 22:9) and cause them to suffer

and to bear the iniquity of guilt when they eat their holy things,

for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.



Leviticus 22

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

[2] Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the

holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy

name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.

[3] Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations,

that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto

the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from

my presence: I am the LORD.

[4] What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running

issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso

toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth

from him;

[5] Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made

unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he

hath;

[6] The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and

shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.

[7] And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of

the holy things; because it is his food.

[8] That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to

defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.

[9] They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and

die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.

[10] There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the

priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

[11] But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and

he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.

[12] If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not

eat of an offering of the holy things.

[13] But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no

child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall

eat of her father's meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.

[14] And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the

fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy

thing.

[15] And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel,

which they offer unto the LORD;

[16] Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their

holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.



Acceptable Offerings



17 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

18 (Lev 1:2; Nu 15:3) Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all

the children of Israel, and say to them: Whoever from the house of Israel

or from the foreigners in Israel who offers his burnt offering

for any vows or freewill offerings that he offers to the Lord,

19 (Lev 1:3; 1:10) then if it is to be accepted for you,

the offering shall be a male without ­blemish, a bull, sheep, or goat.

20 (Dt 17:1; 15:21; Mal 1:8) But whatever has a blemish you shall not

offer, for it shall not be acceptable for you.

21 (Nu 15:3; 15:8) Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings

to the Lord to fulfill his vow or a freewill offering,

whether from the herd or flock, to be accepted it shall be perfect,

with no blemish on it.

22 (Lev 22:20; 1:9) Blind, or disabled, or maimed, or having

an ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer these to the Lord,

nor make a food offering by fire on the altar to the Lord.

23 (Lev 21:18) A herd animal or a flock animal that has a limb

that is too long or short you may offer for a freewill offering,

but for a vow it shall not be accepted.

24 (Lev 22:20) You shall not offer to the Lord an animal

that is bruised or crushed or torn or cut;

nor shall you make any offering of them in your land.

25 (Lev 21:6; 21:8) Nor from a foreigner shall you

offer an animal as the food of your God, because a blemish is in them

from their mutilation. They shall not be accepted for you.

26 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

27 (Ex 22:30; Lev 12:2-3; 19:23-24) When an ox, or a sheep, or a goat

is born, then it shall be seven days with its mother,

and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted

for a food offering made by fire to the Lord.

28 (Dt 22:6-7; Ex 23:19) But you shall not slaughter on the same day

an ox or a sheep and her young.

29 (Ps 107:22; 116:17) When you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving

to the Lord, offer it so that it may be accepted.

30 On the same day it shall be eaten. You shall leave none of it

until the next day: I am the Lord.

31 (Dt 4:40; Lev 19:37) Therefore you shall keep My commandments

and do them: I am the Lord.

32 (Lev 18:21; 10:3) You shall not defile My holy name,

but I will be sanctified among the children of Israel:

I am the Lord who sanctifies you,

33 (Lev 11:45; Ex 6:7) who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

to be your God: I am the Lord.



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

[18] Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel,

and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the

strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for

all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt

offering;

[19] Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves,

of the sheep, or of the goats.

[20] But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall

not be acceptable for you.

[21] And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to

accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be

perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.

[22] Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye

shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them

upon the altar unto the LORD.

[23] Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking

in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow

it shall not be accepted.

[24] Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or

broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.

[25] Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of

any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them:

they shall not be accepted for you.

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

[27] When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall

be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it

shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

[28] And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both

in one day.

[29] And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer

it at your own will.

[30] On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until

the morrow: I am the LORD.

[31] Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.

[32] Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the

children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,

[33] That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the

LORD.

Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to Love your neighbour as yourself.



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

pour out Your amazing, lavish love on others."



Pray to the Lord and pray to give all your Trials and Tempations to the Lord.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be faithful in all that you do.



Pray to the Lord and pray the peace of God rule in your hearts.



Please join us in praying for:

- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.

- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to

Muslim-background believers.

- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially

in their faith and the Church.

- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their

not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.

- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.

- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim

in these growing Muslim population centres.



Pray for the audio Bible to be made available in the Afrini dialect.



Ask that Afrin’s infrastructure would be repaired; many believers are eager

to return and see churches planted among Afrin's 366 villages.



Ask God to quickly mature existing believers to shepherd the multitudes

coming to faith.



Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders

as they make vital decisions that shape Society



Pray for the continuance of the Gospel among displaced

Afghans, so many more can receive salvation.



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

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Luke 16:10-12



10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful

also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also

in much.

11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who will give you that which is your own?"



10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:

and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who shall give you that which is your own?



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



God's Reconciling Peace



Col 3:12-17



12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,

a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.

13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another

and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,

even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.

14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,

which is the bond of perfection.

15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,

to which also you are called in one body,

rule in your hearts. And be thankful.

16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell

in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing

one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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

do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God the Father through Him.



12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,

kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have

a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

14 And above all these things put on charity,

which is the bond of perfectness.

15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye

are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;

teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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

giving thanks to God and the Father by him.



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."





6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



Alberta



Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta



Alberta 2015 population 4121700



est Muslim Population 195240



CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton



It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .

Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.

Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's

become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.

Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group

coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries

such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.

Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,

emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still

continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our

Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom

they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.



Please join us in praying for:

- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.

- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to

Muslim-background believers.

- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially

in their faith and the Church.

- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their

not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.

- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.

- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim

in these growing Muslim population centres.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 2026





Pray for Afrini Kurds



Paul, like many Kurds from Afrin, fled war and became a refugee in a nearby

country. His life was defined by pride, brokenness and violence. One by one,

the women in his family came to faith in Christ, but despite their prayers and

witnessing inexplicable miracles, Paul's heart remained hard. Then, in a

vision one night, he was faced with the fearful power and tender love

of Christ.



Paul repented; saved and forever changed to be used among his people.

Previously he carried knives, but now Paul carries audio Bibles with him

wherever he goes, insisting that neither his nor any other Kurd's illiteracy

be a barrier to hearing God's Word.



In an effort to reach the whole diaspora of his people, Paul runs several

popular social media accounts in the Afrini Kurdish language. He posts videos

about the gospel, stories of Christ, and other heart-changing scriptures. His

family hosts a house-church and tries to encourage other Afrini believers like

Raban, a young and lonely disciple who lives about 90 minutes away.



One day, a man named Barzan found Paul's Facebook page and messaged him:



"I'm disenchanted with Islam and have questions about the Bible.

Do you know any Christians who can visit me?"



Paul eagerly responded, "Where do you live?"



See also Pray for the Shabaks of Iraq



Of all the places in the world where Afrini Kurds are found, Barzan lived only

a few blocks from Raban! Paul met with Raban and that very day led Barzan to

faith. Three years later, many families in Raban and Barzan's neighborhood

also follow Christ and together have their own house-church. They share over

the phone with relatives west in Europe and east in their home country,

where dozens are longing to be discipled.



How to Pray

Pray for the audio Bible to be made available in the Afrini dialect.



Ask that Afrin’s infrastructure would be repaired; many believers are eager

to return and see churches planted among Afrin's 366 villages.



Ask God to quickly mature existing believers to shepherd the multitudes

coming to faith.



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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



19th Day of the Month



a) Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders

as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society



(



1 Tim 2:1-2



)



b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island



I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,

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.

3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge

of the truth.



)



II) Pray for the churches of the province,

that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use

the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus

Leviticus 21

[1] And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron,

and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his

people:

[2] But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for

his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,

[3] And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no

husband; for her may he be defiled.

[4] But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to

profane himself.

[5] They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave

off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

[6] They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their

God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God,

they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

[7] They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall

they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.

[8] Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God:

he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.

[9] And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the

whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.

[10] And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the

anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments,

shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;

[11] Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his

father, or for his mother;

[12] Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of

his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the

LORD.

[13] And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

[14] A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he

not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.

[15] Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do

sanctify him.

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

[17] Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their

generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread

of his God.

[18] For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a

blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,

[19] Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,

[20] Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be

scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;

[21] No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come

nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he

shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

[22] He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the

holy.

[23] Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar,

because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the

LORD do sanctify them.

[24] And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the

children of Israel.



2) Our Daily Bread for 19 February 2025 titled



Finding Love in God by Tom Felten



Leviticus 25:35-43



Helping the Poor



35 (Dt 15:7-8; Ps 37:26) If your brother becomes poor

and cannot maintain himself with you,

then you shall support him as if he were a foreigner or a sojourner,

so that he may live with you.

36 (Ex 22:25; Dt 23:19-20) Take no usury or interest from him;

but fear your God, so that your brother may live with you.

37 You shall not lend him your money at interest,

nor lend him your food for profit.

38 (Lev 11:45; 22:32-33) I am the Lord your God,

who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.



[35] And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then

thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that

he may live with thee.

[36] Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy

brother may live with thee.

[37] Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals

for increase.

[38] I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of

Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.



The Law About Slavery



39 (Ex 21:2; 1Ki 9:22; Lev 25:46) If your brother who dwells near you

becomes poor and sells himself to you, you shall not compel him to serve

as a bondservant.

40 But as a hired servant and as a sojourner he shall be with you.

He shall serve you until the Year of Jubilee.

41 (Lev 25:28; Ex 21:3) And then he shall depart from you,

both he and his children with him,

and he shall return to his own family

and to the possession of his fathers.

42 (Lev 25:55; Ro 6:22) For they are My servants,

whom I brought out of the land of Egypt.

They shall not be sold as slaves.

43 (Col 4:1; Ex 1:13-14) You shall not rule over him with harshness,

but you shall fear your God.



[39] And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold

unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

[40] But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and

shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:

[41] And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him,

and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers

shall he return.

[42] For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of

Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

[43] Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.



Todd invited his younger brother Alex, a recent college graduate, to come live

with him in the house he'd built. He wanted to help his sibling gain some

financial footing by allowing him to live rent-free for a while. After six

months, Todd asked Alex to begin paying rent. Years later, Alex made an offer

on his own home. When the offer was accepted, Todd surprised him by telling

him that he'd deposited Alex's rent payments in a savings account over the

years and that the substantial sum of money was now his! Alex wept as he

received the lavish gift.



In Leviticus 25, God gave Moses commands for the Israelites that included

allowing those in need "to live with you" (v. 35 nlt). This command was part

of God enacting "a jubilee year" (v. 10 nlt) - when debts were forgiven, those

in poverty were helped, and the enslaved were freed (vv. 23-55). He declared

that He'd lovingly led His people "out of Egypt to give [them] the land of

Canaan and to be [their] God" (v. 38). He'd provided a new homeland,

and now they were to imitate Him by showing love and opening their homes

to others.



The apostle John would later write, "See what great love the Father has

lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!" (1 John 3:1).

By Jesus' sacrifice we can receive the fullness of that lavish love (v. 16).

And as He helps us, we can lavish it on others.



Reflect & Pray



How have you experienced God's lavish love? How can you extend it to others?



Loving God, please help me pour out Your amazing, lavish love on others.





God's very nature is love.

Learn more by reading this piece by Oswald Chambers.



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?

Leviticus 20



Penalties for Violating the Law



1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 (Lev 18:21; 20:27) Again, you shall say to the children of Israel:

Whoever from the children of Israel or from the foreigners who sojourn

in Israel who gives any of his children to Molek,

he shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him.

3 (Lev 18:21; 17:10) I will set My face against that man

and will cut him off from among his people,

because he has given some of his descendants to Molek to defile

My sanctuary and to defile My holy name.

4(Dt 17:2-5) If the people of the land in any way hide their eyes

from the man when he gives of his children to Molek and do not put

him to death,

5 then I will set My face against that man and against his family;

and I will cut them off from their people, both him

and those who follow after him as whores after Molek.

6 (Lev 19:31; 20:27; Isa 8:19) The person who turns to spirits

through mediums and necromancers in order to whore after them,

I will even set My face against that person

and will cut him off from among his people.

7 (Eph 1:4; Lev 11:44) Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy,

for I am the Lord your God.

8 (Ex 31:13; Lev 21:8) You shall keep My statutes, and do them;

I am the Lord who sanctifies you.

9 (Ex 21:17; Dt 27:16; 2Sa 1:16) For anyone who curses his father

or his mother shall be surely put to death.

He has cursed his father or his mother, and his blood guilt shall

be upon him.

10 (Ex 20:14; Lev 18:20) If a man commits adultery with another

man's wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife,

the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

11 (Dt 27:20; 27:23) If a man lies with his father's wife,

he has exposed his father's nakedness.

Both of them shall surely be put to death.

Their blood guilt shall be upon them.

12 (Lev 18:15; 18:23) If a man lies with his daughter-in-law,

both of them shall surely be put to death.

They have committed a perversion. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.

13 (Lev 18:22; Dt 23:17; 1Co 6:9) If a man lies with another man

as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination.

They shall surely be put to death. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.

14 (Lev 18:17; Dt 27:23) If a man lies with a woman and also her mother,

it is wickedness. Both he and they shall be burned with fire,

so that there is no wickedness among you.

15 (Lev 18:23; Dt 27:21) If a man lies with an animal,

he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.

16 If a woman approaches an animal and lies with it,

you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death.

Their blood guilt shall be upon them.

17 (Lev 18:9; Dt 27:22) If a man lies with his sister,

whether the daughter of his father or mother,

they have exposed each other's nakedness;

it is a wicked thing and they shall be cut off from the sight

of their people. He has exposed his sister's nakedness,

and he shall bear his iniquity.

18 (Lev 15:24; 18:19) If a man lies with a woman during her menstrual

period and exposes her nakedness, her fountain of blood is then exposed.

Both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

19 (Lev 18:6) You shall not have relations

with your mother's sister or your father's sister, for this is to expose

the nakedness of one's relative. They shall bear their iniquity.

20 (Lev 18:14) If a man lies with his uncle's wife,

he has exposed his uncle's nakedness.

They shall bear their sin. They shall die childless.

21 (Lev 18:16) If a man lies with his brother's wife,

it is impurity. He has exposed his brother's nakedness.

They shall be childless.

22 (Lev 18:25-28) You shall therefore keep all My statutes

and all My decrees and do them, so that the land to where

I am bringing you will not vomit you out.

23 (Lev 18:3; 18:24) You shall not walk in the customs of the nation

that I am driving out before you, for they committed all these things,

and therefore I abhorred them.

24 (Ex 33:16; 3:8) But I have said to you: You shall inherit their land,

and I will give it to you to possess it, a land that

flows with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God, who has separated you

from other peoples.

25 (Lev 11:1-47; Dt 14:3-21) You shall therefore make distinction

between the clean animal from the unclean,

and the unclean fowl from the clean,

and you shall not make yourselves detestable by animal, or by fowl,

or by any manner of living thing that crawls on the ground,

which I have separated from you as unclean.

26 (Lev 19:2; 20:7) You shall be holy unto Me;

for I the Lord am holy and have separated you

from other peoples, that you should be Mine.

27 (Lev 19:31; 20:6) A man or woman who speaks

to spirits as a medium or necromancer shall surely be put to death.

They shall stone them. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.



Leviticus 20

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

[2] Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the

children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth

any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of

the land shall stone him with stones.

[3] And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among

his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my

sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

[4] And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man,

when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:

[5] Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and

will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom

with Molech, from among their people.

[6] And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after

wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that

soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

[7] Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.

[8] And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify

you.

[9] For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put

to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon

him.

[10] And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he

that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the

adulteress shall surely be put to death.

[11] And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his

father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood

shall be upon them.

[12] And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be

put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.

[13] If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them

have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their

blood shall be upon them.

[14] And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall

be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.

[15] And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye

shall slay the beast.

[16] And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou

shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death;

their blood shall be upon them.

[17] And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his

mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a

wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he

hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

[18] And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall

uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath

uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from

among their people.

[19] And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of

thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their

iniquity.

[20] And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his

uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

[21] And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he

hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

[22] Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do

them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.

[23] And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out

before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred

them.

[24] But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give

it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the

LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.

[25] Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and

between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable

by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the

ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.

[26] And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed

you from other people, that ye should be mine.

[27] A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard,

shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood

shall be upon them.



Leviticus 21



Rules for Priestly Conduct



1 (Eze 44:25; Lev 10:6-7) Then the Lord said to Moses: Speak to the priests,

the sons of Aaron, and say to them: None shall make himself unclean

for the dead among his people,

2 but for his closest relatives, that is, for his mother, his father,

his son, his daughter, his brother,

3 and his virgin sister (who is near him because she has not had a husband),

for her he may be made unclean.

4 And he shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people

because of the dead and so defile himself.

5 (Dt 14:1; Eze 44:20; Lev 19:27-28) They shall not make bald areas

on their heads, nor shall they shave off the edges of their beards,

nor make any cuts in their flesh.

6 (Lev 3:11; 18:21) They shall be holy unto their God,

and not profane the name of their God;

for they offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire,

and the food of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.

7 (Lev 21:13-14; Eze 44:22) They shall not take a wife

who is a whore or has been defiled, nor shall they take

a woman divorced from her husband, for he is holy unto his God.

8 (Lev 21:6) You shall sanctify him, for he offers the food

of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the Lord,

who sanctifies you, am holy.

9 (Ge 38:24) The daughter of any priest,

if she defiles herself by being a whore, she also defiles her father.

She shall be burned with fire.

10 (Lev 10:6-7; 16:32) He who is the high priest among his brothers,

on whose head the anointing oil was poured

and who is consecrated to wear the garments,

shall not dishevel his hair, nor tear his clothes;

11 (Nu 19:14; Lev 19:28; 21:1-2) nor shall he approach any dead body,

nor make himself unclean, even for his father or his mother;

12 (Lev 10:7; Ex 29:6-7) nor shall he go out of the sanctuary,

so as not to defile the sanctuary of his God,

for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him:

I am the Lord.

13 (Lev 21:7; Eze 44:22) He shall take a wife in her virginity.

14 (Lev 21:7_ A widow, or a divorced woman, or a defiled woman,

or a prostitute, these he shall not marry. But he shall take

for a wife a virgin of his own people,

15 so that he does not defile his offspring among his people,

for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.

16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

17 (Lev 10:3; Nu 16:5) Speak to Aaron, saying:

None of your offspring in their generations

who has any blemish may approach to offer the food of his God.

18 (Lev 22:19-25) For whoever has a blemish, he shall not approach,

whether a blind or lame man, or one who has a physical flaw

on his face or a limb that is too long,

19 or a man who has a broken foot or broken hand,

20 (Dt 23:1) or a hunchback, or a dwarf, or who has a defect in his eye,

or eczema or scabs, or is a eunuch.

21 (Lev 21:6) No man who has a blemish from the offspring of Aaron

the priest shall come near to offer the food offerings of the Lord

made by fire. He has a blemish; he shall not come near to offer

the bread of his God.

22 (Lev 2:3; 2:10) He shall eat the food of his God,

both of the most holy and of the holy.

23 (Lev 21:12) Only he shall not go in through the veil

or come to the altar, because he has a blemish, so that

he does not defile My sanctuaries, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.

24 Moses spoke this to Aaron, and to his sons,

and to all the children of Israel.

Day 50, 19 February 2026



1) Leviticus 19, Leviticus 20, Leviticus 21



Leviticus 19



Moral and Ceremonial Laws



1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 (Ex 19:6; Lev 11:44-45) Speak to all the congregation of the

children of Israel, and say to them: You shall be holy, for I

the Lord your God am holy.

3 (Ex 20:12; 20:8; 16:29) Every one of you shall revere

his mother and his father, and you will keep My Sabbaths:

I am the Lord your God.

4 (Lev 26:1; Ex 20:23; 34:17) Do not turn to idols,

nor make for yourselves cast metal gods: I am the Lord your God.

5 (Lev 1:3; 7:16) When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings

to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you might be accepted.

6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the next day,

and if any remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire.

7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, then it is contaminated.

It shall not be accepted.

8 Therefore everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity,

because he has defiled what is holy of the Lord,

and that person shall be cut off from among his people.

9 (Lev 23:22; 23:29) When you reap the harvest of your land,

you shall not reap up to the edge of your field,

nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

10 You shall not glean bare your vineyard,

nor shall you gather every fallen grape of your vineyard.

You shall leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.

11 (Ex 20:15; Eph 4:25) You shall not steal, nor deal falsely,

nor lie to one another.

12 (Ex 20:7; Lev 18:21; 6:3) You shall not swear falsely by My name,

and so defile the name of your God: I am the Lord.

13 (Jas 5:4; Dt 24:14-15) You shall not defraud your neighbor or rob him.

The wages of him who is hired shall not stay with you all night

until the morning.

14 (Dt 27:18; Lev 19:32) You shall not curse the deaf,

nor put a stumbling block before the blind,

but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.

15 (Dt 1:17; Ex 23:2-3; Dt 16:19) You shall do no unrighteousness

in a court. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor

the person who is great, but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.

16 (Ex 23:1; 23:7; Ps 15:3) You shall not go around as a slanderer

among your people, nor shall you stand by while the life of your

neighbor is in danger: I am the Lord.

17 (Lk 17:3; 1Jn 2:9) You shall not hate your brother in your heart.

You shall surely reason honestly with your neighbor,

and not suffer sin because of him.

18 (Ro 12:19; 13:9; Gal 5:14) You shall not take vengeance,

nor bear any grudge against the children of your people,

but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.



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

[2] Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto

them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.

[3] Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my

sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

[4] Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the

LORD your God.

[5] And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall

offer it at your own will.

[6] It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if

ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.

[7] And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall

not be accepted.

[8] Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he

hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off

from among his people.

[9] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap

the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy

harvest.

[10] And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every

grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am

the LORD your God.

[11] Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

[12] And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane

the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

[13] Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him

that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

[14] Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the

blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.

[15] Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the

person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in

righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

[16] Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither

shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

[17] Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise

rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

[18] Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy

people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.



[The Great commandment]



19 (Dt 22:9-11) You shall keep My statutes.

You shall not let your livestock breed with a different kind.

You shall not sow your field with mixed seed, nor shall your garment

be mixed from two types of fabric.

20 (Dt 22:23-24) Whoever lies with a slave woman who is betrothed

to another man and not yet ransomed or given freedom,

compensation will be made. They shall not be put to death,

because she was not free.

21 He shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord at the entrance

of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering.

22 The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt

offering before the Lord for his sin which he has done,

and he will be forgiven for the sin that he has committed.

23 (Lev 12:3; 22:27) When you come into the land

and plant any kind of tree for food,

then you shall count the fruit as forbidden.Or uncircumcised.

Three years it shall be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten.

24 (Dt 18:4; Pr 3:9) But in the fourth year all the fruit shall

be holy and an offering of praise to the Lord.

25 And in the fifth year you shall eat of the fruit that it may yield

an increase to you: I am the Lord your God.

26 (Dt 12:23; 2Ki 17:17) You shall not eat anything with the blood in it,

nor shall you practice divination or fortune-telling.

27 (Lev 21:5; Isa 15:2) You shall not round the corners of the hair on your

head, nor shall you mar the edges of your beard.

28 (Dt 14:1; Lev 21:5) You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh

for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord.

29 Do not prostitute your daughter and cause her to be defiled,

lest the land fall into whoredom and become full of wickedness.

30 (Lev 19:3; 26:2) You shall keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary:

I am the Lord.

31 (Isa 8:19; Lev 20:27; 1Sa 28:3) Do not turn to spirits through

mediums or necromancers. Do not seek after them to be defiled by them:

I am the Lord your God.

32 (Lev 19:14; La 5:12) You shall rise up before a gray head,

and honor the face of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord.

33 (Ex 22:21; 23:9) When a foreigner sojourns with you in your land,

you shall not do him wrong.

34 (Lev 19:18; Dt 10:19) The foreigner who dwells with you shall be

to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself

for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

35 (Dt 25:13; 25:15) You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment

regarding measures in length, weight, or quantity.

36 (Ex 20:2; Pr 11:1) You shall have honest balances, honest weights,

an honest ephah,(A dry measure of about 3/5 of a bushel, or 22 liters.)

and an honest hin:(A liquid measure of about 1 gallon, or 3.8 liters.)

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

37 (Lev 18:4-5) Therefore you shall observe all My statutes

and all My judgments and do them: I am the Lord.



[19] Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a

diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall

a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.

[20] And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid,

betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she

shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

[21] And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door

of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.

[22] And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the

trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the

sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.

[23] And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner

of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised:

three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.

[24] But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise

the LORD withal.

[25] And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may

yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.

[26] Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use

enchantment, nor observe times.

[27] Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar

the corners of thy beard.

[28] Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print

any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

[29] Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the

land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

[30] Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

[31] Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards,

to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

[32] Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the

old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.

[33] And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.

[34] But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born

among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the

land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

[35] Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or

in measure.

[36] Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye

have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

[37] Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and

do them: I am the LORD.

2) Our Daily Bread for 18 February 2025 titled

Divine Restoration



Joel 2:21-27



Rescue and Restitution



21 (Isa 54:4; Zep 3:16-17) Do not be afraid, land;

exult and rejoice,

for the Lord has done great things!

22 (Ps 65:12; Joel 1:18-20) Do not be afraid, beasts of the field,

because the wild pastures flourish,

because the tree bears its fruit;

the fig tree and the vine yield their abundance.

23 (Zec 10:7; Lev 26:4) And children of Zion, exult

and rejoice in the Lord your God,

because He has given to you

the early rain for vindication.

He showers down rains for you,

the early rain and the latter rain, as before.

24 (Lev 26:10; Am 9:13) Then the threshing floors will be filled with grain,

and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

25 (Joel 1:4-7; 2:2-11) And I will compensate you for the years the locusts

have eaten-the larval locust, the hopper locust,

and the fledging locust-

My great army which I sent against you.

26 (Lev 26:5; Isa 25:1) You will eat abundantly and be satisfied,

and you will praise the name of the Lord your God,

who has worked wonders for you;

and My people will never again be shamed.

27 (Joel 3:17; Lev 26:11-12) Then you will know that I am in the midst

of Israel, that I am the Lord your God,

and that there is no other.

And My people will never again be shamed.



[21] Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great

things.

[22] Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the

wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the

vine do yield their strength.

[23] Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God:

for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come

down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first

month.

[24] And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with

wine and oil.

[25] And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the

cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I

sent among you.

[26] And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of

the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall

never be ashamed.

[27] And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the

LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.



My heart sank. My mind started to swirl. A friend who'd been helping set up my

new laptop accidentally deleted all the photos and videos I'd transferred to

it. Years of precious memories with family and friends were all gone in an

instant. Panic set in. I'd never be able to recreate those cherished moments

from past holidays, travels, and special occasions. Before sentimental me

could have a complete meltdown, my friend said he was hopeful he could recover

my files. Thankfully, a few agonising hours later I was overjoyed to see my

special media files reappear.



I waited anxiously for only a few hours, but the fear was real. Loss can be

scary and painful. In Joel 2, the prophet called the people of Judah to

repentance after devastation by a horde of locusts that destroyed the grain

fields, vineyards, gardens, and trees. The prophet had warned the people of

the impending consequences of their rebellion against God. But God hadn't

abandoned them. He would help and bring restoration if they placed their trust

in God: "I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten" (2:25).



God restored Judah when they turned to Him. God wants to restore you as well.



Whatever circumstances you're in, you can turn to God and trust Him - knowing

that He's "the Lord your God, and that there is no other" (v. 27). He is

faithful to help you recover from what was lost and bring you into

a relationship with Him.



Reflect & Pray



How has God helped you during loss?

How can you turn to God in your current situation?



Dear God, thank You for restoring me.

Do you trust God to look after you?

Learn more by reading The Lord is My Shepherd.



3) Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 4 - Giving and Receiving



Luke 6:38



38 "Give, and it will be given to you: Good measure, pressed down,

shaken together, and running over will men give unto you.

For with the measure you use, it will be measured unto you."



38 give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down,

and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.

For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured

to you again.



"Just give the Lord", the voice on the radio declared. "Give, and he will

give back to you, a hundredfold." The preacher went on to explain how

an old woman on social security had sent her last $10 to support his

ministry, and the next day she got an anonymous money order for

a $1000 . "The Lord will be faithful to his Word," the preacher

concluded. "You give, and you'll receive."

The Lord is, of course, faithful to his Word. But many well-meaning Christians

have interpreted Luke 6:38 as a "payment in kind" bargain with God:

if I give God my dollar, he's obliged to return it to me with interest.

This "seed-sowing" fallacy, where $20 supposedly becomes $2000 by

an act of divine, multiplication, has caused much

disappointment and frustration.

The "giving and receiving" principle is a valid one; the Lord does, indeed say

"Give, and it will be given to you," but he does not specify what the "return"

will be. The verse appears in the context of forgiveness, of not judging; the

principle is not investment, in any material sense, but generosity.

As we give, as few are compassionate with others, we take on the

character of the Lord himself. He is generous and giving, and he gives

to us as we give ourselves in love to others.



Application



a) Have I ever "given" to God to others as a bribe, to get something

in return?



b) What is God's concept of giving, as demonstrated

in the gift of Jesus Christ?



c) How can this verse help me to give more selflessly?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Matthew 6:19-21



Treasures in Heaven



Lk 12:33-34



19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth

where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21) But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,

where neither moth nor rust destroy

and where thieves do not break in nor steal,

21 (Lk 12:34) for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."



19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth

corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust

doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.



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



God's Eternal Faithfulness



2 Tim 2:8-13



8 (Mt 1:1; Ro 2:16) Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead,

descended from David, according to my gospel,

9 (Php 1:7; 2Ti 1:8) in which I suffer trouble like a criminal,

even with chains. But the word of God is not bound.

10 (Col 1:24; 2Co 1:6; 4:17) Therefore I endure all things

for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain

the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

11 (Ro 6:8; 1Th 5:10) This is a faithful saying:

If we die with Him, we shall also live with Him.

12 (Mt 10:33; Ro 8:17 ) If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.

If we deny Him, He also will deny us.

13 (Nu 23:19; Ro 3:3 )If we are faithless,

He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.



8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead

according to my gospel:

9 wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of

God is not bound.

10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also

obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him,

we shall also live with him:

12 if we suffer, we shall also reign with him:

if we deny him, he also will deny us:

13 if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



Alberta



Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta



Alberta 2015 population 4121700



est Muslim Population 195240



CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton



It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .

Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.

Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's

become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.

Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group

coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries

such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.

Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,

emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still

continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our

Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom

they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.



Please join us in praying for:

- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.

- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to

Muslim-background believers.

- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially

in their faith and the Church.

- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their

not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.

- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.

- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim

in these growing Muslim population centres.



Adding further



From

Pray for Jordan



Roa, as a teacher, was convinced she knew everything about Christians: they

worship three gods, their book has been changed, and they live immoral

lives. But she was searching for answers to her inner emptiness.



One day, while driving, she felt the urge to "read the Injil

(New Testament)"! Roa asked a nun who was studying with her for a copy of the

Injil and when Roa began reading in the book of Matthew, was greatly impressed

by Jesus. She began researching him in the Qur'an - and recognised him there

as God: "Jesus is described as the Word of God, and he creates things.

Only God can do that!"



After about a year of self-study and online conversations, Roa prayed to Jesus

for the first time. "I felt incredible peace and joy, I felt like a new

person," she recalls.



She immediately wanted to show her family and friends in the Qur'an what she

had realised. But they took it as criticism of Islam and wanted to make sure

that no one found out about Roa's thoughts. They were also convinced that she

would now lead an immoral life and take drugs. Nevertheless, Roa continues

to love and honor the more than twenty members of her immediate family

and shares her growing faith with them. She fights against the image of

'immoral' Christians and continues to wear the hijab. Roa emphasises that she

has not lost God, but has found Jesus. And she has a heart for her people,

the Jordanians, and uses a variety of ways to introduce them to Jesus.





See also Pray for Jordan



How to Pray



Ask God to sow a spiritual hunger

and a longing for the truth among Jordanians.



Pray that Jordanians would see the emptiness

of materialism and search for the truth.



Intercede for protection for Roa and other believers when they tell friends,

family and community members about Jesus.





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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



18th Day of the Month



a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical

refreshing for the presence of the Lord



( Jer 31:25



25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.



25 For I have satiated the weary soul,

and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

)



b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from

danger and adversity



( Ps 34:7



7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him, and delivers them.



7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him,

And delivereth them.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to seek his true sexuality and morality.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, thank You for restoring me."



Pray to the Lord and pray to be a selfless giver.



Pray to the Lord and pray to lay treasure in Heaven.



Pray to the Lord and pray to never deny Jesus as Lord and Saviour.



Please join us in praying for:

- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.

- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to

Muslim-background believers.

- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially

in their faith and the Church.

- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their

not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.

- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.

- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim

in these growing Muslim population centres.



Ask God to sow a spiritual hunger

and a longing for the truth among Jordanians.



Pray that Jordanians would see the emptiness

of materialism and search for the truth.



Intercede for protection for Roa and other believers when they tell friends,

family and community members about Jesus.



Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical

refreshing for the presence of the Lord



Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from

danger and adversity



Pray for churches in Türkiye, where Christians make up

less than one percent of the population.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God

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

[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your

God.

[3] After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not

do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall

ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

[4] Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I

am the LORD your God.

[5] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man

do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

[6] None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover

their nakedness: I am the LORD.

[7] The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou

not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

[8] The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy

father's nakedness.

[9] The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of

thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their

nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

[10] The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter,

even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own

nakedness.

[11] The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father,

she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

[12] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy

father's near kinswoman.

[13] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is

thy mother's near kinswoman.

[14] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou

shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

[15] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy

son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

[16] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy

brother's nakedness.

[17] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter,

neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to

uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

[18] Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover

her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.



[Incest is illegal]



19 (Lev 15:24; 20:18) Also you shall not approach a woman

to have relations as long as she is in her menstrual uncleanness.



[19] Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as

long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.



[Very unhealthy]



20 (Ex 20:14; Lev 20:10) Moreover, you shall not have relations

with your neighbor's wife to defile yourself with her.

21 (Lev 19:12; 20:2-5; 21:6) You shall not let any of your children

be offered through the fire to Molek,

and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.



[20] Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to

defile thyself with her.

[21] And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech,

neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.



[Only one creator]



22 (Lev 20:13; 1Co 6:9; 1Ti 1:100 You shall not lie with a man

as one does with a woman. It is an abomination.



[22] Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.



[homosexual is not in biblical accordance]



23 (Ex 22:19; Lev 20:15-16) You shall not lie with an animal

to defile yourself, nor shall any woman lie with an animal.

It is a perversion.



[23] Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith:

neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is

confusion.



[beastility is not in biblical accordance]



24 (Dt 18:12; Lev 18:30) Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways,

for in these practices the nations I am casting out

before you have defiled themselves.



[24] Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the

nations are defiled which I cast out before you:



[Notice from the Lord]



25 (Lev 18:28; Jer 2:7) And the land has become defiled;

therefore I have punished its iniquity,

and the land has vomited out her inhabitants.

26 (Lev 18:5) But you shall therefore keep My statutes

and My decrees, and you shall not commit any of these abominations,

either the native citizen or any foreigner who sojourns among you

27 (for the people of the land, who were before you,

committed all of these abominations, and the land became defiled),

28 lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it,

as it vomited out the nations that were before you.

29 For whoever shall commit any of these abominations,

those persons who commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

30 (Lev 20:23) Therefore you shall keep My ordinances,

that you do not commit any one of these abominable customs

which were committed before you, so that you do not defile

yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.



[25] And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon

it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.

[26] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not

commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any

stranger that sojourneth among you:

[27] (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were

before you, and the land is defiled;)

[28] That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out

the nations that were before you.

[29] For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls

that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

[30] Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of

these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye

defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.



[Yahweh dictates this in the strongest of terms]

LEVITICUS 17



The Law About Eating Blood



1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel,

and say to them: This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying:

3 If anyone of the house of Israel ritually slaughters an ox, a lamb,

or goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside of the camp,

4 (Ge 17:14) and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting

to offer it as a gift to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord,

then blood guilt shall be accounted to that man. He has shed blood,

and that man shall be cut off from among his people.

5 This is so that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices

which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them

to the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting, to the priest,

and offer them for peace offerings to the Lord.

6 (Nu 18:17; Lev 3:2) The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar

of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting,

and burn the fat for a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

7 (Ex 34:15; Dt 32:17) They shall no more offer their sacrifices

to goat demons, after whom they have acted like whores.

This shall be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations.

8 (Lev 1:2-3) You shall say to them: Any man from the house of Israel,

or from the foreigners who sojourn among you, who offers a burnt offering

or sacrifice,

9 (Lev 17:4) and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting

to offer it to the Lord, even that man shall be cut off from among his people.

10 (Lev 3:17; Ge 9:4) Whoever from the house of Israel,

or from the strangers who sojourn among you, who eats any manner of blood,

I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off

from among his people.

11 (Heb 9:22; Mt 26:28; 1Jn 1:7) For the life of the flesh is in the blood,

and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives;

for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.

12 Therefore I said to the children of Israel:

No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who sojourns

among you eat blood.

13 (Dt 12:16; Lev 7:26) Whoever from the children of Israel,

or from the foreigners who sojourn among you, who hunts and catches

any wild animal or fowl that may be eaten, he shall even pour out the blood

and cover it with dirt.

14 (Ge 9:4) For the life of every creature is its blood;

in its blood is its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel:

You shall not eat the blood of any creature,

for the life of every creature is its blood.

Whoever eats it shall be cut off.

15 (Ex 22:31; Lev 22:8) Every person who eats that which died of itself,

or that which was torn by animals, whether he is a native citizen

or a foreigner, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe himself in water,

and be unclean until the evening. Then he shall be clean.

16 (Lev 5:1) But if he does not wash them or bathe his body,

then he shall bear his iniquity.



Leviticus 17

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

[2] Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of

Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded,

saying,

[3] What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or

lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,

[4] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood

shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be

cut off from among his people:

[5] To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which

they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD,

unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and

offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.

[6] And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at

the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet

savour unto the LORD.

[7] And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom

they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them

throughout their generations.

[8] And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of

Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt

offering of sacrifice,

[9] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his

people.

[10] And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers

that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my

face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among

his people.

[11] For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you

upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that

maketh an atonement for the soul.

[12] Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat

blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.

[13] And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the

strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or

fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover

it with dust.

[14] For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life

thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the

blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof:

whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.

[15] And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was

torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he

shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean

until the even: then shall he be clean.

[16] But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his

iniquity.



LEVITICUS 18



Laws on Immoral Relations



1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 (Ex 6:7; Lev 11:44) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:

I am the Lord your God.

3 (Ex 23:24; Lev 20:23) After the practices of the land of Egypt,

from where you lived, you shall not follow, and after the practices

of the land of Canaan, to where I will bring you, you shall not follow;

nor shall you walk in their ordinances.

4 (Lev 18:2; 18:26) You shall follow My decrees

and keep My ordinances to walk in them: I am the Lord your God.

5 (Eze 20:11; Ro 10:5) You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments,

which if a man does them, then he shall live by them: I am the Lord.

6 (Lev 18:7-19) None of you shall approach any of his near relatives

to have relations: I am the Lord.

7 (Lev 20:11; Eze 22:10) You shall not have relations with your father

or have relations with your mother. She is your mother.

You shall not have relations with her.

8 (Lev 20:11; 1Co 5:1) You shall not have relations with your father's wife,

for this exposes your father's nakedness.

9 (Lev 20:17; Dt 27:22) You shall not have relations with your sister,

whether your father's or mother's daughter,

whether raised in the family or another home.

10 You shall not have relations with your son's daughter

or your daughter's daughter,

for this exposes your own nakedness.

11 You shall not have relations with your father's wife's daughter

who is raised in your father's family, for she is your sister.

12 (Lev 20:19) You shall not have relations with your father's sister,

for she is your father's relative.

13 You shall not have relations with your mother's sister,

for she is your mother's relative.

14 (Lev 20:20) You shall not expose the nakedness of your father's brother.

You shall not approach his wife for relations; she is your aunt.

15 (Lev 20:12; Ge 38:26) You shall not have relations

with your daughter-in-law, for she is your son's wife

-you shall not have relations with her.

16 (Lev 20:21; Dt 25:5) You shall not have relations

with your brother's wife, for this exposes your brother's nakedness.

17 (Lev 20:14) You shall not have relations with a woman and her daughter,

nor shall you have her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter,

for this exposes the woman's nakedness. They are all near relatives.

It is depravity.

18 And you shall not have a woman as a rival wife,

who is the sister of your other wife,

for this is to expose her nakedness while her sister,

your other wife, is still alive.

Day 49, 18 February 2025



1) Leviticus 16, Leviticus 17, Leviticus 18



LEVITICUS 16



The Day of Atonement



Lev 23:26-32; Nu 29:7-11



1 (Lev 10:1-2) The Lord spoke to Moses after the death

of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near

to the Lord and died.

2 (Ex 30:10; 1Ki 8:10-12) The Lord said to Moses:

Speak to Aaron your brother so that he does not come

at any time into the Holy Place within the veil

before the mercy seat, which is on the ark, so that he will not die,

for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.

3 (Lev 4:3; 1:10) Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place

with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.

4 (Ex 30:20; 28:39-43)mHe shall put on the holy linen tunic,

and he shall have the linen undergarment on his body,

and shall be girded with a linen sash,

and shall be wearing the linen turban.

These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water

and then put them on.

5 (2Ch 29:21; Nu 29:11) He shall take from the congregation

of the children of Israel two male goats for a sin offering

and one ram for a burnt offering.

6 (Lev 9:7; Heb 9:7) Aaron shall offer his bull for the sin offering,

which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.

7 Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord

at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

8 Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats:

one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat.

9 Aaron shall bring the goat on which the lot of the Lord falls

and offer him for a sin offering.

10 (1Jn 2:2) But the goat on which the lot falls to be the scapegoat

shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement with it,

that it may be sent away as a scapegoat into the wilderness.

11 (Lev 16:6) Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering,

which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself,

and for his house, and shall kill

the bull of the sin offering for himself.

12 (Lev 10:1; Ex 30:34-38) And he shall take a censer full

of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord,

and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small,

and bring it within the veil.

13 (Ex 25:21; 30:1) And he shall put the incense on the fire

before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover

the mercy seat that is over the testimony, so that he does not die.

14 (Heb 9:25; Lev 4:5-6) And he shall take of the blood of the bull,

and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the eastern side,

and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle from the blood with

his finger seven times.

15 (Heb 9:7; 9:3; 9:12) Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering,

which is for the people, and bring its blood within the veil,

and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull,

and sprinkle it over and in front of the mercy seat.

16 (Ex 29:36-37; Lev 16:18) And he shall make atonement

for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children

of Israel and because of their transgressions in all their sins,

and so he shall do for the tent of meeting that remains

among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

17 (Lk 1:10) There shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goes

in to make atonement in the Holy Place,

until he comes out and has made atonement for himself,

and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

18 (Lev 4:7; Ex 30:10) Then he shall go out to the altar

that is before the Lord and make atonement for it,

and he shall take some of the blood of the bull

and some of the blood of the goat,

and put it on the horns of the altar all around.

19 He shall sprinkle from the blood on it with

his finger seven times, and cleanse it,

and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

20 (Lev 16:16; Eze 45:20) When he has made an end of atonement

for the Holy Place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar,

then he shall bring the live goat.

21 (Isa 53:6; 2Co 5:21) And Aaron shall lay both his hands

on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities

of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins,

putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away

by the hand of a designated man into the wilderness.

22 (Isa 53:11-12; Jn 1:29) And the goat shall bear on it all their iniquities

to a desolate land, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.

23 (Eze 42:14; 44:19) Then Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting,

and shall take off the linen garments which he put on when he went

into the Holy Place, and shall leave them there.

24 (Lev 16:3-5) And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place,

and put on his garments, and come out, and offer his burnt offering,

and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself

and for the people.

25 (Ex 29:13; Lev 4:8-10) The fat of the sin offering he shall burn

on the altar.

26 (Lev 16:10) He who releases the goat as the scapegoat shall wash

his clothes, and bathe his body in water, and afterward come into the camp.

27 (Lev 4:21; 6:30) The bull for the sin offering and the goat

for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement

in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp.

They shall burn in the fire their hides, their flesh, and their refuse.

28 He who burns them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his body in water,

and afterward he shall come into the camp.

29 (Nu 29:7; Isa 58:3) This shall be a perpetual statute for you so that

in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble

yourselves, and do no work of any kind, whether it is the native

citizen or the stranger who sojourns among you.

30 (Jer 33:8; Ps 51:2) For on that day the priest shall make atonement

for you to cleanse you, so that you may be clean from all your sins

before the Lord.

31 (Lev 23:32) It shall be a sabbath, a solemn rest for you,

and you shall humble yourselves. It is a perpetual statute.

32 (Ex 29:29-30; Lev 16:4) The priest, who is anointed

and consecrated to minister as a priest in the place of his father,

shall make atonement, and shall put on the linen garments,

the holy garments.

33 (Lev 16:16; 16:6) And he shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary,

for the tent of meeting, and for the altar, and he shall make atonement

for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.

34 (Heb 9:7; 9:25) This shall be a perpetual statute for you to make

atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year.

And Moses did as the Lord commanded him.



Leviticus 16

[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron,

when they offered before the LORD, and died;

[2] And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come

not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat,

which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon

the mercy seat.

[3] Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a

sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

[4] He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen

breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with

the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore

shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.

[5] And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids

of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

[6] And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for

himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.

[7] And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the

door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

[8] And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and

the other lot for the scapegoat.

[9] And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD's lot fell, and offer

him for a sin offering.

[10] But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be

presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let

him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.

[11] And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for

himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and

shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:

[12] And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the

altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and

bring it within the vail:

[13] And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the

cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony,

that he die not:

[14] And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his

finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he

sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.

[15] Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the

people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he

did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and

before the mercy seat:

[16] And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the

uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions

in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the

congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

[17] And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he

goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have

made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the

congregation of Israel.

[18] And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an

atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the

blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.

[19] And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times,

and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of

Israel.

[20] And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the

tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:

[21] And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and

confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their

transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat,

and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:

[22] And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not

inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

[23] And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall

put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy

place, and shall leave them there:

[24] And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on

his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt

offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the

people.

[25] And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.

[26] And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes,

and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.

[27] And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin

offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place,

shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire

their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.

[28] And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in

water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.

[29] And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh

month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no

work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that

sojourneth among you:

[30] For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse

you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.

[31] It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your

souls, by a statute for ever.

[32] And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to

minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the

atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:

[33] And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall

make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar,

and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of

the congregation.

[34] And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement

for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the

LORD commanded Moses.