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Day 226, 14 August 2026



1) Jeremiah 26, Jeremiah 27, Jeremiah 28, Jeremiah 29



Jeremiah 26



Jeremiah Threatened With Death



1 (2Ch 36:4-5; Jer 27:1) In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim

the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying:

2 (Dt 4:2; Jer 19:14) Thus says the Lord: Stand in the court of the house

of the Lord, and speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship

in the house of the Lord all the words that I command you to speak to them.

Do not diminish a word.

3 (Jer 18:7-10; 36:3) Perhaps they will listen and turn every man

from his evil way, that I may repent of the calamity which I purpose to do

to them because of the evil of their deeds.

4 (1Ki 9:6; Isa 1:20) You will say to them: Thus says the Lord:

If you will not listen to Me, to walk in My law which I have set before you,

5 (Jer 25:3-4; 2Ki 9:7) to listen to the words of My servants the prophets,

whom I sent to you, both rising up early and sending them,

but you have not listened,

6 (2Ki 22:19; Jer 24:9) then I will make this house like Shiloh

and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

7 (Jer 5:31; Mic 3:11) So the priests and the prophets and all the people

heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord.

8 (La 4:13-14) And when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking

all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people,

the priests and the prophets and all the people took hold of him,

saying, "You shall surely die.

9 Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying,

'This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate

without an inhabitant'?" And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah

in the house of the Lord.

10 (Jer 36:10) When the officials of Judah heard these things,

then they came up from the king's house to the house of the Lord

and sat down in the entry of the New Gate of the house of the Lord.

11 (Jer 38:4; Dt 18:20) Then the priests and the prophets spoke

to the officials and to all the people, saying,

"This man deserves to die! For he has prophesied against this city,

as you have heard with your ears."

12 (Jer 26:15; Ac 4:19) Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials

and to all the people, saying, "The Lord sent me to prophesy

against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.

13 (Jer 26:3; Joel 2:14) Therefore now amend your ways and your deeds,

and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will repent

of the disaster that He has pronounced against you.

14 (Jer 38:5; Jos 9:25) As for me, here I am in your hand.

Do with me as seems good and right to you.

15 (Nu 35:33; Pr 6:17) But know for certain that if you put me to death,

you will surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city

and upon the inhabitants. For truly the Lord has sent me to you to speak

all these words in your ears."



[1] In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of

Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,

[2] Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak

unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, all

the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:

[3] If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I

may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the

evil of their doings.

[4] And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; If ye will not

hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,

[5] To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto

you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;

[6] Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse

to all the nations of the earth.

[7] So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah

speaking these words in the house of the LORD.

[8] Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that

the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests

and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.

[9] Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house

shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant?

And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.

[10] When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from

the king's house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry of

the new gate of the LORD's house.

[11] Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the

people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against

this city, as ye have heard with your ears.

[12] Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying,

The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all

the words that ye have heard.

[13] Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of

the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath

pronounced against you.

[14] As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and

meet unto you.

[15] But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely

bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the

inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak

all these words in your ears.



Jeremiah Spared From Death



16 (Ac 5:34-39; 23:9) Then the officials and all the people said

to the priests and to the prophets, "This man is not worthy of death.

For he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God."

17 (Ac 5:34) Then certain of the elders of the land rose up

and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying:

18 (Ne 4:2; Jer 9:11) "Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah

king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying,

'Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

Zion shall be plowed like a field,

and Jerusalem shall become heaps,

and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.'

19 (Ex 32:14; 2Sa 24:16) Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him

to death? Did he not fear the Lord and entreat the Lord, and the Lord relented

of the disaster which He had pronounced against them?

Thus we might procure great evil against ourselves."

20 (1Sa 7:2; Jos 9:17) There was also a man that prophesied in the name

of the Lord, Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath Jearim,

who prophesied against this city and against this land

according to all the words of Jeremiah.

21 (Mt 10:23; 2Ch 16:10) And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men

and all the officials, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death.

But when Uriah heard it, he was afraid and fled and went into Egypt.

22 (2Ki 22:12; 22:14) And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt: namely,

Elnathan the son of Akbor and certain men with him into Egypt.

23 (Jer 2:30) They brought Uriah out of Egypt and led him to Jehoiakim

the king, who slew him with the sword and cast his dead body

into the graves of the common people.

24 (1Ki 18:4; 2Ki 22:12-14) Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam

the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, with the result that

he was not given into the hands of the people to put him to death.



[16] Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the

prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the

name of the LORD our God.

[17] Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the

assembly of the people, saying,

[18] Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah,

and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts;

Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the

mountains of the house as the high places of a forest.

[19] Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did

he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of

the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great

evil against our souls.

[20] And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD,

Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim, who prophesied against this

city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:

[21] And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the

princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when

Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;

[22] And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of

Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.

[23] And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto

Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into

the graves of the common people.

[24] Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah,

that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to

death.



Jeremiah 27



Judah to Serve Nebuchadnezzar



1 In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah,

this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:

2 Thus says the Lord to me: Make bonds and yokes and put them on your neck,

3 and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab,

and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyre,

and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem

to Zedekiah king of Judah.

4 And command them to go to their masters, saying:

Thus says the Lord of Hosts,

the God of Israel: Thus you shall say to your masters:

5 (Ps 115:15-16; Isa 45:12) I have made the earth, the men, and the beasts

which are on the ground by My great power and by My outstretched arm,

and have given it to whom it seemed good to Me.

6 (Jer 28:14; 25:9; Eze 29:18-20) Now I have given all these lands

into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant.

And also I have given to him the beasts of the field to serve him.

7 (Isa 14:4-6; Jer 52:31) All nations shall serve him and his son

and his son's son until the time of his own land comes;

and then many nations and great kings will make him their servant.

8 (Jer 24:10; 38:17-19) It shall come to pass that I will punish the nation

and kingdom which will not serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon,

and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon,

says the Lord. I will punish that nation with the sword, and with famine,

and with pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

9 (Isa 8:19; Jer 14:14) Therefore do not listen to your prophets,

or to your diviners, or to your dreamers, or to your enchanters,

or to your sorcerers who speak to you, saying, "You shall not serve

the king of Babylon."

10 (Jer 32:31) For they prophesy a lie to you in order to remove you far

from your land. And I will drive you out, and you shall perish.

11 (Jer 21:9; 27:2) But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke

of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those I will let remain still

in their own land, says the Lord, and they shall till it and dwell in it.

12 (Jer 28:1; 38:17) I spoke also to Zedekiah king of Judah according

to all these words, saying: Bring your necks under the yoke of the

king of Babylon and serve him and his people, and live.

13 (Eze 18:31; Jer 27:8) Why will you die, you and your people,

by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord has spoken

against the nation that will not serve the king of Bab­ylon?

14 (Jer 14:14; 23:21) Therefore do not listen to the words of the prophets

who speak to you, saying, "You will not serve the king of Babylon,"

because they prophesy a lie to you.

15 (Jer 27:10; 2Ch 25:16) For I have not sent them, says the Lord,

yet they prophesy a lie in My name, so that I might drive you out

and that you might perish, you and the prophets that prophesy to you.

16 (2Ki 24:13; Jer 28:3) I also spoke to the priests and to all this people:

Thus says the Lord: Do not listen to the words of your prophets that prophesy

to you, saying, "The vessels of the house of the Lord will now soon be brought

again from Babylon." For they prophesy a lie to you.

17 Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live.

Why should this city be laid waste?

18 (1Sa 7:8; 12:19) But if they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord

is with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of Hosts, that

the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord

and in the house of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem not go to Babylon.

19 (2Ki 25:13; Jer 52:17-23) For thus says the Lord of Hosts concerning

the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases,

and concerning the rest of the vessels that remain in this city,

20 (Jer 24:1; 2Ch 36:10) which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

did not take when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim,

king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon,

and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.

21 Indeed, thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, concerning

the vessels that remain in the house of the Lord and in the house

of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem:

22 (Jer 29:10; Ezr 7:19; Jer 32:5) They will be carried to Babylon

and they will be there until the day that I visit them, says the Lord.

Then I will bring them up and restore them to this place.



[1] In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of

Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

[2] Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon

thy neck,

[3] And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the

king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon,

by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of

Judah;

[4] And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of

hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;

[5] I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground,

by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto

whom it seemed meet unto me.

[6] And now have I given all these lands unto the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the

king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him

also to serve him.

[7] And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until

the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall

serve themselves of him.

[8] And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not

serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put

their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish,

saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the

pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

[9] Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to

your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak

unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:

[10] For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and

that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.

[11] But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of

Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land,

saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.

[12] I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words,

saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve

him and his people, and live.

[13] Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and

by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not

serve the king of Babylon?

[14] Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto

you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie

unto you.

[15] For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my

name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the

prophets that prophesy unto you.

[16] Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith

the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you,

saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD's house shall now shortly be brought

again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.

[17] Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore

should this city be laid waste?

[18] But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let

them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are

left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah,

and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.

[19] For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning

the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels

that remain in this city,

[20] Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away

captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to

Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;

[21] Yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the

vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king

of Judah and of Jerusalem;

[22] They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day

that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore

them to this place.



Jeremiah 28



The False Prophet Hananiah



1 (Jer 27:1; Jos 9:3) In that same year, at the beginning

of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year

and in the fifth month, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet,

who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord

in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,

2 "Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

3 (2Ki 24:13; 2Ch 36:10) Within two full years I will bring back into

this place all the vessels of the house of the Lord that Nebuchadnezzar

king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon.

4 (Jer 22:24; 24:1) And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah

the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah

who went into Babylon, says the Lord, for I will break the yoke

of the king of Babylon."

5 (Jer 28:1) Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah

in the presence of the priests and in the presence of all the people

that stood in the house of the Lord,

6 (1Ki 1:36; Ps 41:13) even the prophet Jeremiah said, "Amen. May the Lord

do so; may the Lord perform your words which you have prophesied,

to bring back the vessels of the house of the Lord and all that was carried

away captive, from Babylon into this place.

7 (1Ki 22:28) Nevertheless hear now this word that I speak in your ears

and in the ears of all the people.

8 (1Ki 17:1; Am 1:2) The prophets of old who have been before me

and before you prophesied both against many countries

and against great kingdoms, of war and disaster and pestilence.

9 (Dt 18:22; Jer 6:14) As for the prophet who prophesies of peace,

when the word of the prophet comes to pass, then that prophet shall be

known as one whom the Lord has truly sent."

10 (Jer 27:2) Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the neck

of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it.

11 Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying,

"Thus says the Lord: Even so I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar

king of Babylon from the neck of all the nations within the space

of two full years." Then the prophet Jeremiah went his way.

12 (Jer 1:2) Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet,

after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck

of the prophet Jeremiah, saying:

13 Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus says the Lord: You have broken

the yokes of wood, but you have made instead of them yokes of iron.

14 (Dt 28:48; Jer 27:6-7) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations,

that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon;

and they shall serve him. And I have given him the beasts of the field also.

15 (La 2:14; Eze 13:22) Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah

the prophet, "Listen now, Hananiah. The Lord has not sent you,

and you make this people trust in a lie.

16 (Jer 29:32; Ge 7:4) Therefore thus says the Lord: I am about to cast you

from off the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have

taught rebellion against the Lord."

17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.



Jeremiah 28

[1] And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of

Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that

Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in

the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people,

saying,

[2] Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have

broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

[3] Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels

of the LORD's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this

place, and carried them to Babylon:

[4] And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king

of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the

LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.

[5] Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence

of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the

house of the LORD,

[6] Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform

thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the

LORD's house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this

place.

[7] Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in

the ears of all the people;

[8] The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied

both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of

evil, and of pestilence.

[9] The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet

shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath

truly sent him.

[10] Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's

neck, and brake it.

[11] And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus

saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of

Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years.

And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.

[12] Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that

Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet

Jeremiah, saying,

[13] Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken

the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.

[14] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke

of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve

Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given

him the beasts of the field also.

[15] Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now,

Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust

in a lie.

[16] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the

face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught

rebellion against the LORD.

[17] So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.



Jeremiah 29



Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles



1 (Est 9:20) Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah

the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the rest of the elders of the captivity,

and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people

whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon.

2 (Jer 22:24-28; 2Ki 24:12-16) (This was after Jeconiah the king,

and the queen, and the eunuchs, and the officials of Judah and Jerusalem,

and the carpenters, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.)

3 It was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah

the son of Hilkiah (whom Zedekiah, king of Judah, sent to Babylon

to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), saying:

4 (Jer 24:5) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,

to all who have been carried away captive whom I have caused

to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon:

5 (Jer 29:28) Build houses and dwell in them; and plant gardens

and eat their fruit.

6 (Jer 16:2-4) Take wives and beget sons and daughters;

and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands,

so that they may bear sons and daughters; so that you may increase

there and not diminish.

7 (Ezr 6:10; 1Ti 2:1-2) Seek the peace of the city where I have caused

you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it;

for in its peace you will have peace.

8 (Jer 5:31; 14:14) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you,

and do not listen to the dreams which they dream.

9 (Jer 27:15; 29:31) For they prophesy falsely to you in My name. I have not

sent them, says the Lord.

10 (Jer 25:12; 27:22) For thus says the Lord: When seventy years have been

completed for Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you,

in causing you to return to this place.

11 (Ps 40:5; Jer 30:18-22) For I know the plans that I have for you,

says the Lord, plans for peace and not for evil, to give you a future

and a hope.

12 (Jer 33:3; Ps 50:15) Then you shall call upon Me, and you shall come

and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

13 (Jer 24:7; 2Ch 22:9) You shall seek Me and find Me, when you shall search

for Me with all your heart.

14 (Jer 30:3; Ps 32:6) I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will turn

away your captivity and gather you from all the nations

and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord,

and I will bring you back into the place from

where I caused you to be carried away captive.

15 Because you have said, "The Lord has raised up prophets for us

in Bab­ylon,"

16 (Jer 38:2-3; 38:17-23) thus says the Lord concerning the king

who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people

who dwell in this city, your brothers who did not go out with you into exile,

17 (Jer 24:8-10; 29:18) thus says the Lord of Hosts:

I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence,

and will make them like vile figs that cannot be eaten, they are so rotten.

18 (2Ch 29:8; Jer 15:4) I will pursue them with the sword, with famine,

and with pestilence; and will make them a terror to all the kingdoms

of the earth, to be a curse and an astonishment,

a hissing and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them,

19 (Jer 6:19; 26:5) because they have not listened to My words, says the Lord,

which I sent to them by My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending

them. But you would not listen, says the Lord.

20 (Jer 24:5; Mic 4:10) Therefore hear the word of the Lord,

all you in captivity

whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.

21 (Jer 14:14-15; 29:8-9) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,

concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah the son

of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie to you in My name:

I will deliver them into the hand of Neb­uchadnezzar king of Babylon,

and he shall slay them before your eyes.

22 (Da 3:6; Isa 65:15) And because of them a curse shall be taken up

by all the captives of Judah who are in Babylon, saying,

"May the Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab,

whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire,"

23 (Jer 23:14; Mal 3:5) because they have committed folly in Israel,

and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives,

and have spoken lying words in My name, which I have not commanded them.

Indeed, I know and am a witness, says the Lord.



[1] Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent

from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away

captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people

whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;

[2] (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the

princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were

departed from Jerusalem;)

[3] By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of

Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar

king of Babylon) saying,

[4] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are

carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem

unto Babylon;

[5] Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the

fruit of them;

[6] Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your

sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and

daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.

[7] And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried

away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof

shall ye have peace.

[8] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your

prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you,

neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.

[9] For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them,

saith the LORD.

[10] For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at

Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing

you to return to this place.

[11] For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD,

thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

[12] Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I

will hearken unto you.

[13] And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with

all your heart.

[14] And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your

captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the

places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again

into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.

[15] Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;

[16] Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne

of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your

brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;

[17] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword,

the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that

cannot be eaten, they are so evil.

[18] And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the

pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the

earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach,

among all the nations whither I have driven them:

[19] Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I

sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending

them; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD.

[20] Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity,

whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:

[21] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of

Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you

in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar

king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;

[22] And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah

which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like

Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

[23] Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed

adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my

name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith

the LORD.



A Message to Shemaiah



24 (Jer 29:31-32) Thus you shall also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite,

saying:

25 (Jer 29:29; 37:3) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

Because you have sent letters in your name to all the people

who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest,

and to all the priests, saying,

26 (Jer 20:1-2; 2Ki 9:11; Hos 9:7) The Lord has made you priest instead

of Jehoiada the priest, that you should be officers in the house of the Lord,

for every man that is mad and makes himself a prophet, that you should

put him in the stocks and in prison.

27 Now therefore why have you not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth

who prophesies to you?

28 (Jer 29:5) For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying,

"This captivity will be long; build houses and dwell in them,

and plant gardens and eat their fruit."

29 Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

30 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:

31 (Jer 29:9; 14:14-15)Send to all the captives, saying, Thus says the Lord

concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied

to you though I did not send, and he caused you to trust in a lie,

32 (Jer 28:16; 17:6) therefore thus says the Lord: I will punish Shemaiah

the Nehelamite and his seed. He will not have a man to dwell among t

his people, nor will he see the good that I will do for My people,

says the Lord, because he has taught rebellion against the Lord.



[24] Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,

[25] Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because

thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at

Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the

priests, saying,

[26] The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest,

that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is

mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison,

and in the stocks.

[27] Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which

maketh himself a prophet to you?

[28] For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is

long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the

fruit of them.

[29] And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the

prophet.

[30] Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,

[31] Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD

concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied

unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:

[32] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the

Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this

people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people,

saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD.



2) Our Daily Bread for 14 August 2026 titled One Worthy of Worship

By: Elisa Morgan



Luke 23:44-49



The Death of Jesus

Mt 27:45-56; Mk 15:33-41; Jn 19:28-30



44 (Am 8:9; Mt 27:45) It was now about the sixth hour,

and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour,

45 (Ex 26:31-33; 2Ch 3:14) while the sun was darkened.

And the veil of the temple was torn in the middle.

46 (Jn 19:30; Ps 31:5; Ac 7:59) And Jesus cried out with a loud voice,

"Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit."

Having said this, He gave up the spirit.

47 (Mt 27:54; Mk 15:39) When the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified

God and said, :Certainly, this was a righteous Man."

48 (Lk 18:13) All the crowds who came together to that sight,

witnessing what occurred, struck their chests and ­returned.

49 (Lk 8:2; Ps 38:11; Mt 27:55-56) But all those who knew Him

and the women accompanying Him from Galilee stood at a distance,

seeing these things.



[44] And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the

earth until the ninth hour.

[45] And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the

midst.

[46] And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy

hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

[47] Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying,

Certainly this was a righteous man.

[48] And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the

things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

[49] And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee,

stood afar off, beholding these things.



Psalm 19:1



1 The heavens declare the glory of God,

and the firmament shows His handiwork.



Psalms 19

[1] The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his

handywork.



One April afternoon, millions gathered along a mapped arc across Mexico and

the United States to witness a rare total solar eclipse. Schools released

children, small towns blossomed to receive travelers, and neighbors set up

lawn chairs in driveways donning protective glasses to take in the wonder.

As television crews documented the countdown to "totality,"

the crowd grew silent except for one repeated phrase: "Oh my God!"



That struck me. I don't know for certain why those observers chose that phrase

in the moment, but I suspect that as mortals encountered the rare and the

astonishing, they seemed to need Someone to acknowledge. Someone to thank.

Someone to worship. When we look heavenward, our response is awe. As David

wrote, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work

of his hands" (Psalm 19:1).



The gospel writer Luke reports Jesus' last minutes on the cross. "It was now

about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the

afternoon, for the sun stopped shining" (23:44-45). Matthew shares a response

to this revelation: "When the centurion and those with him who were guarding

Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and

exclaimed, 'Surely he was the Son of God!' " (Matthew 27:54).

They couldn't help but acknowledge God as the Someone worthy of worship.



In humble awe, I worship You - my God.



Reflect & Pray



Where have you seen God's glory and found yourself awed?

In what ways can you worship Him in all His awesomeness?



Dear God, You are holy. I worship You in awe!



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 6 - Through The Fire



Is 43:2



2 (Ps 66:12; Da 3:25-27) When you pass through waters,

I will be with you. And through the rivers,they shall not overflow you.

When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,

nor shall the flame kindle on you.



2 When thou passest through the waters,

I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee:

when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned;

neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.



In the Book of Daniel, 3 young men provide one of the world's best-known

Bible stories. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, three of the finest young

men of Israel, were taken into capitivity to Babylon. There King

Nebuchadnezzar, filled with his own importance, commanded that

everyone bow down and worship his image.

When Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to worship anyone

except the One True god, they were cast into Nebuchadnezzar's

furnace of fire.

Is 43:2 brings their experience into focus for us. There the Lord says,

"When you pass through the fire ... when you walk through the water ..."

Not if, but when. If we are committed to serving and honouring the Lord,

at some point we will be faced with "passing through the fire" for hm.

We may not face a physical furnace, but we may face the fires of

persecution, anger, hostility or suffering. And God says:

"I will be with you."

When the three young Israelites stepped into the king's furnace, all

the people looked and saw, not three, but four men in the fire, their

bonds burned away, walking freely among the flames. They did not

escape the fate decreed for them. But the Lord was with them in

the fire, as surely as he has promised to be with us in the flood

and the fire, as surely as he has promised to be with us in the

flood and fire tht life brings to us. The promise of god remains:

"I will be with you; the waters will not overflow, nor will the

flames burn you."



Application



a) What kinds of "fires" and "Floods" have I experienced?



b) How was I aware of the Lord's presence with me?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Deut 30:19-20



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

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

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

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

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

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

and that you may dwell in the land that the Lord

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



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

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

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

20 that thou mayest love the LORD thy God,

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

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

that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD

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



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



God's Freeing Forgiveness



Ps 103:1-14



PSALMS 103



A Psalm of David.



1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits,

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

who heals all your diseases,

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

who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

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

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

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

and justice for all who are oppressed.

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

His acts to the people of Israel.

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

slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.

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

neither will He keep his anger forever.

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

nor repay us according to our iniquities.

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

so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

12 as far as the east is from the west,

so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

13 Like a father shows compassion to his children,

so the Lord gives compassion to those who fear Him.

14 For He knows how we are formed;

He remembers that we are dust.



Psalm 103



A Psalm of David.



1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: And all that is within me, bless his holy name.

2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;

4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;

Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;

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

6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment

For all that are oppressed.

7 He made known his ways unto Moses,

His acts unto the children of Israel.

8 The LORD is merciful and gracious,

Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

9 He will not always chide:

Neither will he keep his anger for ever.

10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins;

Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

11 For as the heaven is high above the earth,

So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

12 As far as the east is from the west,

So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

13 Like as a father pitieth his children,

So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

14 For he knoweth our frame;

He remembereth that we are dust.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



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



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.

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

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

Islam.

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

which means Blessed Eid!"

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

know, and Muslims around the world:

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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

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



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



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

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

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

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

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

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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



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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -



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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



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

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



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .



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



http://www.ehc.ca



14th Day of the Month



a) Pray for God's kingdom to comein your home, neighbourhood, city

or community, and in our nation ( Matt 6:10



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

Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.



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



)



b) Pray for those who serve with

denominations and Christian organisations

in Canada - that God will bless their ministry

and anoint them for effective service.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to speak the Word of the Lord with boldness!



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, You are holy. I worship You in awe!"



Pray to the Lord and pray to Jesus Christ who will help you

through the fires of Life.



Pray to the Lord and pray to cleave to the Lord.



Pray to the Lord and give Him praise



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray for God's kingdom to come in your home, neighbourhood, city

or community, and in our nation



Pray for those who serve with denominations and Christian organisations

in Canada - that God will bless their ministry and anoint them

for effective service.



Pray for creative ways to share the love of Jesus in

MALAYSIA that

legally prohibits Christianity.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

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

Day 225, 13 August 2026



1) Jeremiah 23,24,25



Jeremiah 23:1-32



Jeremiah 23



The Righteous Branch



1 (Jer 10:21; 2:8) Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep

of My pasture! says the Lord.

2 (Ex 32:34) Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds

that feed My people: You have scattered My flock and driven them away

and have not visited them. I am about to punish you

for the evil of your deeds, says the Lord.

3 (Jer 32:37; 29:14) I will gather the remnant of My flock

out of all countries wherever I have driven them and bring them again

to their folds, and they shall be fruitful and increase.

4 (1Pe 1:5) I will also set up shepherds over them who will feed them;

and they will fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor will they be missing,

says the Lord.

5 (Isa 4:2; 9:7; 11:1-5) The days are coming, says the Lord,

that I will raise up for David a righteous Branch,

and he shall reign as king and deal wisely,

and shall execute justice and righteousness in the earth.

6 (1Co 1:30; Isa 9:6; Jer 33:16) In his days Judah will be saved,

and Israel will dwell safely.

And this is the name by which he will be called:

THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

7 (Jer 16:14-15; Isa 43:18-19) Therefore, surely the days are coming,

says the Lord, when they will no more say, "As the Lord lives

who brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,"

8 (Isa 43:5-6; Am 9:14-15) but, "As the Lord lives who brought up

and led the descendants of the house of Israel out of the north country

and from all countries where I had driven them."

Then they will dwell in their own land.



[1] Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my

pasture! saith the LORD.

[2] Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that

feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have

not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings,

saith the LORD.

[3] And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I

have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall

be fruitful and increase.

[4] And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they

shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith

the LORD.

[5] Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a

righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute

judgment and justice in the earth.

[6] In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and

this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

[7] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no

more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of

the land of Egypt;

[8] But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the

house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I

had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.



Lying Prophets



9 (Hab 3:16) My heart is broken within me,

because of the prophets;

all my bones shake;

I am like a drunken man,

like a man overcome by wine,

because of the Lord,

and because of His holy words.

10 (Ps 107:34; Jer 9:2) For the land is full of adulterers;

for the land mourns because of the curse.

The pleasant places of the wilderness have dried up.

And their course is evil

and their might is not right.

11 (Jer 6:13; Zep 3:4) For both prophet and priest are profane;

indeed, in My house I have found their wickedness,

says the Lord.

12 (Ps 35:6; Jer 11:23) Therefore their way will be as slippery ways to them;

they shall be driven into the darkness

and fall in it;

for I will bring disaster upon them,

even the year of their punishment,

says the Lord.

13 (Jer 2:8; Isa 9:16) In addition, I have seen folly

in the prophets of Samaria.

They prophesied by Baal

and caused My people Israel to err.

14 (Isa 1:9-10; Jer 29:23) I have seen also among the prophets of Jerusalem

a horrible thing.

They commit adultery and walk in lies.

They also strengthen the hands of evildoers,

so that no one repents from his wickedness.

All of them are as Sodom to Me

and her inhabitants as Gomorrah.

15 (Jer 8:14; 9:15) Therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts

concerning the prophets:

"I will feed them with wormwood

and make them drink the water of gall,

for from the prophets of Jerusalem

profaneness has gone out into all the land."

16 (Jer 14:14; 27:9-10) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you.

They lead you into vanity;

they speak a vision of their own heart

and not out of the mouth of the Lord.

17 (Mic 3:11; Jer 8:11; 13:10) They still say to those who despise Me,

"The Lord has said, 'You will have peace'";

and they say to everyone who walks after the imagination of his own heart,

"No evil will come upon you."

18 (Jer 23:22; 1Co 2:16) For who has stood in the counsel of the Lord

and has perceived and heard His word?

Who has given heed to His word and listened to it?

19 (Jer 25:32; 30:23) Look, a whirlwind of the Lord

has gone forth in fury,

a tempestuous whirlwind.

It will fall tempestuously upon the head of the wicked.

20 (Jer 30:24; Ge 49:1; Zec 1:6) The anger of the Lord will not turn back

until He has executed and performed

the thoughts of His heart.

In the latter days

you will understand it perfectly.

21 (Jer 14:14; 27:15) I have not sent these prophets,

yet they ran.

I have not spoken to them,

yet they prophesied.

22 (Jer 23:18; 25:5) But if they had stood in My counsel

and had caused My people to hear My words,

then they would have turned them from their evil way

and from the evil of their deeds.

23 (Ps 139:1-10) Am I a God who is near,

says the Lord,

and not a God far off?

24 (1Ki 8:27; Job 22:13-14) Can a man hide himself in secret places

so that I do not see him?

says the Lord.

Do I not fill heaven and earth?

says the Lord.

25 (Jer 23:28; 23:32) I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy

lies in My name, saying, "I had a dream, I had a dream!"

26 (1Ti 4:1-2) How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets who

prophesy lies? Indeed, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart,

27 (Jdg 3:7; 8:33-34) who plan to cause My people to forget My name

by their dreams, which they tell to their neighbor, as their fathers have

forgotten My name for Baal.

28 (1Co 3:12-13) The prophet who has a dream, let him tell his dream.

And he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully.

What is the chaff to the wheat? says the Lord.

29 (Jer 5:14; 20:9) Is not My word like fire, says the Lord,

and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?

30 (Dt 18:20; Ps 34:16) See, therefore I am against the prophets,

says the Lord, who steal My words, each from his neighbor.

31 (Jer 23:17) See, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who use

their tongues and say, "The Lord says."

32 (Jer 7:8; La 2:14) See, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,

says the Lord, and recount them and cause My people to err by their lies

and reckless boasting. Yet I sent them not nor commanded them.

Therefore they shall not profit this people at all, says the Lord.



[9] Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones

shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome,

because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness.

[10] For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land

mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their

course is evil, and their force is not right.

[11] For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found

their wickedness, saith the LORD.

[12] Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the

darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil

upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.

[13] And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in

Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

[14] I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they

commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of

evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them

unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.

[15] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold,

I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for

from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.

[16] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the

prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of

their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.

[17] They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall

have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination

of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.

[18] For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and

heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?

[19] Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous

whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.

[20] The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and

till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye

shall consider it perfectly.

[21] I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to

them, yet they prophesied.

[22] But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear

my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from

the evil of their doings.

[23] Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?

[24] Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith

the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.

[25] I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name,

saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.

[26] How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies?

yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;

[27] Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which

they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my

name for Baal.

[28] The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath

my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat?

saith the LORD.

[29] Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that

breaketh the rock in pieces?

[30] Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that

steal my words every one from his neighbour.

[31] Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their

tongues, and say, He saith.

[32] Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD,

and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their

lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not

profit this people at all, saith the LORD.



False Prophecy



33 (Mal 1:1; Isa 13:1) When this people or the prophet or a priest asks you,

saying, "What is the oracle of the Lord?" you shall then say to them,

"What oracle? I will forsake you, says the Lord."

34 As for the prophet and the priest and the people who say,

"The oracle of the Lord," I will punish that man and his house.

35 Thus each of you will say to his neighbor and to his brother,

"What has the Lord answered?" and, "What has the Lord spoken?"

36 (2Pe 3:16; 2Ki 19:4) And the oracle of the Lord you shall mention

no more, for every man's word will be his oracle.

For you have perverted the words of the living God,

of the Lord of Hosts our God.

37 Thus you will say to that prophet, "What has the Lord answered you?"

and, "What has the Lord spoken?"

38 But if you say, "The oracle of the Lord"; therefore thus says the Lord:

Because you say this word, "The oracle of the Lord," I have also sent to you,

saying, You shall not say, "The oracle of the Lord."

39 (Jer 23:33; Eze 8:18) Therefore, surely, I, even I, will utterly forget you

and cast you and the city that I gave you and your fathers out of My presence.

40 (Jer 20:11; Eze 5:14-15) And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you

and perpetual shame which shall not be forgotten.



[33] And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee,

saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What

burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.

[34] And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say,

The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house.

[35] Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his

brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken?

[36] And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's

word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God,

of the LORD of hosts our God.

[37] Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee?

and, What hath the LORD spoken?

[38] But since ye say, The burden of the LORD; therefore thus saith the

LORD; Because ye say this word, The burden of the LORD, and I have sent unto

you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the LORD;

[39] Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will

forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you

out of my presence:

[40] And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual

shame, which shall not be forgotten.



Jeremiah 24



The Good and Bad Figs



1 (Jer 29:2; 2Ch 36:10) The Lord showed me two baskets of figs that were

set before the temple of the Lord after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah,

and the officials of Judah with the carpenters and smiths from Jerusalem

and brought them to Babylon.

2 (Isa 5:4; 5:7) One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that

are first ripe, and the other basket had very rotten figs,

which were so rotten they could not be eaten.

3 (Am 8:2; Zec 4:2) Then the Lord said to me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?"

And I said, "Figs, the good figs, very good. And the rotten, very rotten,

that are so rotten they cannot be eaten."

4 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

5 (Na 1:7; Zec 13:9) Thus says the Lord the God of Israel:

Like these good figs, so I will acknowledge those who are carried away captive

of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans

for their good.

6 (Jer 29:10; 42:10) For I will set My eyes upon them for good,

and I will bring them again to this land. And I will build them up

and not pull them down. And I will plant them and not pluck them up.

7 (Jer 30:22; Heb 8:10) I will give them a heart to know Me,

that I am the Lord; and they will be My people, and I will be their God,

for they will return to Me with their whole heart.

8 (Jer 24:2; 43:1-44:1) But as the rotten figs, which cannot be eaten,

they are so rotten, says the Lord, so I will forsake Zedekiah

the king of Judah and his officials, and the rest of Jerusalem

who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt.

9 (Jer 15:4; 29:18) And I will make them a horror

and an evil to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a reproach

and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in all places wherever I shall drive them.

10 (Isa 51:19; Eze 5:12-17) I will send the sword, the famine,

and the pestilence among them until they are consumed from

off the land that I gave to them and to their fathers.



Jeremiah 24

[1] The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the

temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried

away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of

Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them

to Babylon.

[2] One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe:

and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they

were so bad.

[3] Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs;

the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten,

they are so evil.

[4] Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

[5] Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I

acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent

out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good.

[6] For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again

to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will

plant them, and not pluck them up.

[7] And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they

shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me

with their whole heart.

[8] And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely

thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his

princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them

that dwell in the land of Egypt:

[9] And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth

for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all

places whither I shall drive them.

[10] And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them,

till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their

fathers.



Jeremiah 25



Seventy Years of Captivity



1 (Jer 36:1; 2Ki 24:1-2) The word that came to Jeremiah concerning

all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,

king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,

2 (Jer 18:11) which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah

and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying:

3 (Jer 1:2; 11:7) From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon,

king of Judah, even to this day, these 23 years the word of the Lord

has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking,

but you have not listened.

4 (Jer 25:3; 26:5) The Lord has sent to you all His servants the prophets,

rising early and sending them, but you have not listened nor inclined

your ear to hear.

5 (Jer 7:7; Ge 17:8) They said, "Turn now again everyone from his evil way

and from the evil of your deeds, and dwell in the land that the Lord has

given to you and to your fathers forever and ever.

6 (Dt 8:19; 6:14) And do not go after other gods to serve them

and to worship them, and provoke Me not to anger

with the works of your hands; and I will do you no harm."

7 (2Ki 21:15; Dt 32:21) Yet you have not listened to Me, says the Lord,

that you might provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands

to your own harm.

8 Therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts: Because you have not obeyed My words,

9 (Jer 1:15; 18:16) I will send and take all the families of the north,

says the Lord, and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant,

and will bring them against this land and its inhabitants,

and against all these surrounding nations; I will utterly destroy them,

and make them an astonishment, a hissing, and perpetual desolations.

10 (Jer 7:34; Eze 26:13) Moreover I will take from them the voice of laughter

and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice

of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the candle.

11 (Da 9:2; 2Ch 36:21-22) This whole land shall be a desolation

and an astonishment, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon

seventy years.

12 (Isa 13:19; Jer 29:10) It shall come to pass when seventy years

are finished that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,

says the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans,

and will make it perpetual desolations.

13 (Jer 1:5; 1:10) I will bring upon that land all My words

which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book,

which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations.

14 (Jer 51:6; 27:7; 50:9) For many nations and great kings will make

slaves of them, even them. And I will recompense them according

to their deeds and according to the works of their hands.



[1] The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the

fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first

year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;

[2] The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and

to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,

[3] From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even

unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD

hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking;

but ye have not hearkened.

[4] And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising

early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to

hear.

[5] They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the

evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you

and to your fathers for ever and ever:

[6] And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and

provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no

hurt.

[7] Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke

me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.

[8] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my

words,

[9] Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the

LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring

them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all

these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an

astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

[10] Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of

gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound

of the millstones, and the light of the candle.

[11] And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and

these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

[12] And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I

will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their

iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual

desolations.

[13] And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced

against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath

prophesied against all the nations.

[14] For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also:

and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the

works of their own hands.



The Cup of God's Wrath



15 (Ps 75:8; Isa 51:17) For thus says the Lord God of Israel to me:

Take the wine cup of this fury at My hand and cause all the nations

to whom I send you to drink it.

16 (Na 3:11; Jer 51:7) They will drink, and totter, and be mad,

because of the sword that I will send among them.

17 (Jer 1:10; 25:28) Then I took the cup from the hand of the Lord

and made all the nations, to whom the Lord had sent me, drink:

18 (Ps 60:3; Jer 24:9) Jerusalem and thecities of Judah and the kings

and the officials, to make them a desolation, an astonishment,

a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;

19 (Jer 46:2; 46:13-26) Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants,

and his officials, and all his people;

20 (Job 1:1; Isa 20:1) and all the foreign people, and all the kings

of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines

(even Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod);

21 (Jer 48:1-49:22; Ps 137:7)Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon;

22 (Jer 47:4) and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon,

and the kings of the coastlands which are beyond the sea;

23 (Jer 9:26; 49:8) Dedan, and Tema, and Buz,

and all who cut the corners of their hair;

24 (2Ch 9:14; Jer 25:20) and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings

of the foreign people who dwell in the desert;

25 (Ge 10:22; Isa 11:11) and all the kings of Zimri,

and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;

26 (Jer 51:41; 25:9) and all the kings of the north, far and near,

one with another; and all the kingdoms of the earth

which are upon the face of the earth,

and the king of Sheshak shall drink after them.

27 (Jer 25:16; Hab 2:16) Therefore you shall say to them,

Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

Drink and be drunk and spew and fall and rise no more because

of the sword which I will send among you.

28 (Job 34:33) It will be, if they refuse to take the cup

from your hand to drink, then you will say to them:

Thus says the Lord of Hosts: You shall certainly drink!

29 (Pr 11:31; Eze 38:21) For I am starting to bring calamity

on the city which is called by My name, and should you be utterly unpunished?

You shall not be unpunished. For I will call for a sword upon

all the inhabitants of the earth, says the Lord of Hosts.

30 (Joel 3:16; Am 1:2) Therefore prophesy against them all these words,

and say to them:

The Lord will roar from on high,

and utter His voice from His holy habitation;

He will mightily roar against His fold.

He will give a shout, as those who tread the grapes,

against all the inhabitants of the earth.

31 (Hos 4:1; Joel 3:2) A noise shall come even

to the remote parts of the earth,

for the Lord has a controversy with the nations;

He shall enter into judgment with all flesh.

He shall give those who are wicked to the sword,

says the Lord.

32 (Jer 23:19; Isa 34:2) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

See, disaster shall go forth

from nation to nation,

and a great whirlwind shall be raised up

from the remote parts of the earth.

33 (Isa 66:16; Ps 79:3) The slain of the Lord on that day will be

from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth.

They will not be lamented or gathered or buried.

They will be as dung on the ground.

34 (Jer 6:26) Howl, you shepherds, and cry;

and wallow in the ashes, you leaders of the flock.

For the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished;

and you will fall like a choice vessel.

35 (Job 11:20; Am 2:14) The shepherds will have no way to flee,

nor the leaders of the flock to escape.

36 (Jer 4:8) A voice of the cry of the shepherds

and a howling of the leaders of the flock shall be heard,

for the Lord has devastated their pasture.

37 (Isa 27:10-11) The peaceable habitations are cut down

because of the fierce anger of the Lord.

38 (Jer 4:7; 5:6) He has left His lair as the lion;

for their land is desolate

because of the fierceness of the oppressor

and because of His fierce anger.



[15] For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of

this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to

drink it.

[16] And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword

that I will send among them.

[17] Then took I the cup at the LORD's hand, and made all the nations to

drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:

[18] To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and

the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing,

and a curse; as it is this day;

[19] Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his

people;

[20] And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and

all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and

Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,

[21] Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,

[22] And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings

of the isles which are beyond the sea,

[23] Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,

[24] And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people

that dwell in the desert,

[25] And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the

kings of the Medes,

[26] And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all

the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the

king of Sheshach shall drink after them.

[27] Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the

God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no

more, because of the sword which I will send among you.

[28] And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink,

then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall

certainly drink.

[29] For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name,

and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will

call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of

hosts.

[30] Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto

them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy

habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a

shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the

earth.

[31] A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a

controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give

them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.

[32] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation

to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the

earth.

[33] And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the

earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented,

neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.

[34] Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye

principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your

dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.

[35] And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the

flock to escape.

[36] A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of

the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.

[37] And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger

of the LORD.

[38] He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate

because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce

anger.



2) Our Daily Bread for 13 August 2026 Titled

Jesus' Witness By: John Blase



Acts 22:12-16



12 (Ac 10:22; 6:3) "Ananias, a devout man according to the law,

who was well spoken of by all the Jews living there,

13 came and stood by me, and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.'

And at that moment I looked up at him.

14 (Ac 26:16; 1Co 9:1; 15:8) "Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has

appointed you to know His will and to see the Just One and to hear His

voice,

15 (Ac 23:11; 4:20) for you will be His witness to all men of what you

have seen and heard.

16 (Ac 2:38; Heb 10:22; 1Co 6:11) And now why do you wait? Rise, be

baptized and wash away your sins, and call on the name of the Lord.'



[12] And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good

report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

[13] Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy

sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

[14] And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou

shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice

of his mouth.

[15] For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and

heard.

[16] And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy

sins, calling on the name of the Lord.



I've heard it said, "We can't make our children believe. We can only give our

children reason to believe what we believe." That's a wise observation - but

how do we do it?



Of all people to take parenting advice from, the apostle Paul is seldom the

first choice. It's likely that he had no children. Parents often prefer to

hear from someone who's been there, done that, someone who knows about

sleepless infants, the storms of puberty, and how it feels to pray for a

prodigal. Yet Paul (or Saul) has something to teach us here.



Saul had been on his way to persecute Christians when Christ intervened. This

man fell to the ground, blinded (Acts 9:1-9). Soon he was visited by Ananias,

who restored his sight and explained his mission: "The God of our ancestors

has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words

from his mouth. You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen

and heard" (22:14-15). Saul, later called Paul, did witness, and God gave him

a quiverful of spiritual offspring. His "parenting approach" was to share what

he'd seen, and to pray.



Whether parenting our own children or interacting with others, we can't make

them believe. Rather, we witness with our words and lives as to what we've

seen and heard. And we pray. Our God, who sent Paul to the gentiles, sends us

with the same instruction: Witness so they may believe. Then entrust them to

our Father, who loves them.



Reflect & Pray



What children are in your sphere of influence?

How might you share your faith with them?



Heavenly Father, may our children believe in You.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 5 - Waiting for the Wind



Is 40:31



31 (2Co 4:16; Ps 103:5; Ex 19:4)

but those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary,

and they shall walk and not faint.



31 but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;

and they shall walk, and not faint.



High above civilisation, alone on his craggy peak, the eagle waits.

He watches, senses, and then, with effortless grace, he spreads

his wings and soars. He does not flap frantically to gain altitude,

he merely turns his wings into the wind and rises.

Is 40:31 promises that we, too, can be like the eagle,

mounting up on wings, soaring effortlessly,

without weariness. But this is not often our experience.

We usually flap around like invalid pigeons, scratching

for mere existence, flying only when our place in the park is disturbed.

We need to learn to wait on the Lord. Like the wind that raises the eagle

to the heights, the wind of the Spirit will lift us up as well - beyond

the weariness of daily life, beyond the struggle for existence, beyond

the plodding pace of normal interaction.

But the eagle does not rise without plunging for the cliff into the wind.

His ability to stay aloft is based on his understand of wind currents;

when the wind is against him, he rises. He waits on the cliff

until the right moment, then allows the contrary breezes to lift him up.

Most of us are grounded by the winds that are against us. We give up

and never take the first flight. We fear the plunge from the cliff into the

buoyant breath of God, and so we stand fixed, afraid to launch out.

But when we do take the risk, when we wait upon the Lord, and then

give ourselves in obedience to a free-fall from the cliffs of his will,

we discover that there is rest in soaring with him. We do not have to

struggle; we have only to fly, and in flying, to find new strength.



Application



a) Why is "waiting upon the Lord" essential

to "Mounting up with wings as the eagle"?



b) How can this verse help me be more willing to take risks in God's will?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Proverbs 10:22



22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich ,and He adds no sorrow with it.



22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, And he addeth no sorrow with it.



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



When you are Saddened by Loss



1 Cor 15:35-38,51-57



35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up?

With what body do they come?"

36 You fool! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies.

37 When you sow, you do not sow the body that shall be, but a bare kernel,

perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.

38 Then God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.



51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall

all be changed.

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet,

for the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible,

and we shall be changed.

53 For tis corruptible will put on incorruption,

and this mortal will put on immortality.

54 When this corruptible will have put on incorruption,

and this mortal will have put on immortality,

then the saying that is written shall come to pass:

"Death is swallowed up in victory."

55 "O death, where is your sting?

O grave, where is your victory?"

56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through

our Lord Jesus Christ!



35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up?

and with what body do they come?

36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

37 and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be,

but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

38 but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him,

and to every seed his own body.



51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall

all be changed,

52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:

for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,

and we shall be changed.

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption,

and this mortal must put on immortality.

54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption,

and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought

to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through

our Lord Jesus Christ.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



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



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.

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

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

Islam.

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

which means Blessed Eid!"

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

know, and Muslims around the world:

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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

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



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



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

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

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

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

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

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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



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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -



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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



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

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



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .





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



http://www.ehc.ca



13th Day of the Month



a) Pray that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them



b) Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador



I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador, 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.

)



II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray that your pastors and leaders are not deceived.



Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, may our children believe in You. "



Pray to the Lord and pray to wait upon Lord Jesus Christ.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Blessings of the Lord.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the upcoming Rapture.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them.



Pray for the efforts of ministry workers who are broadcasting the Gospel

to North Korea

via shortwave radio.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

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

Day 224, 12 August 2026



1) Daniel 1, Daniel 2, Daniel 3



Daniel 1



Daniel Taken to Babylon



1 (2Ki 24:1-2) In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah,

Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.

2 (2Ch 36:7; Zec 5:11; Ge 11:2) The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah

into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God,

and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god.

And he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

3 (Isa 39:7) The king spoke to Ashpenaz the master of his officials

that he should bring some of the sons of Israel and some of the king's

descendants and some of the nobles,

4 (2Sa 14:25; Da 5:11) youths in whom was no blemish, who were handsome

and skillful in every branch of wisdom and gifted with understanding

and discerning knowledge, and such as had ability in them to serve

in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning

and the language of the Chaldeans.

5 (Da 1:19; Ge 41:46) The king appointed them a daily provision

of the king's food and of the wine which he drank. They were to be educated

for three years, that at the end of it they might serve before the king.

6 (Eze 14:14; 14:20) Now among them were of the sons of Judah:

Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

7 (Da 2:49; 4:8; 5:12) to whom the commander of the officials gave names.

And he gave to Daniel the name of Belteshazzar;

to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

8 (Eze 4:13-14; Dt 32:38) But Daniel purposed in his heart

that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's food,

nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested of the master

of the officials that he might not defile himself.

9 (Ge 39:21; Ps 106:46) Now God had brought Daniel into favor

and compassion with the master of the officials.

10 The master of the officials said to Daniel,

"I fear my lord the king who has appointed your food and your drink.

For why should he see your faces worse-looking than the youths

who are your age? Then you would endanger my head before the king."

11 Then Daniel said to the steward, whom the master of the officials

had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

12 (Da 1:16) "Please test your servants for ten days,

and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink.

13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before you,

and the countenance of the youths who eat of the portion

of the king's food. And as you see, deal with your servants."

14 So he consented to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.

15 (Ex 23:25; Pr 10:22) At the end of ten days their countenances

appeared fairer and fatter than all the youths who ate the portion

of the king's food.

16 (Da 1:12) Thus the guard continued to take away the portion of their food

and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.

17 (Da 2:23; Jas 1:5) As for these four youths, God gave them knowledge

and skill in every branch of learning and wisdom.

And Daniel had understanding in all kinds of visions and dreams.

18 Now at the end of the days that the king had set for them to be brought in,

the master of the officials brought them in before Neb­uchadnezzar.

19 (Ge 41:46; Da 1:5) The king spoke with them, and, among them all,

none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

Therefore they served before the king.

20 (Ge 31:7; 41:8) In all matters of wisdom and understanding

which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better

than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

21 (Da 6:28; 10:1) Daniel continued even to the first year of King Cyrus.



Daniel 1

[1] In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came

Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

[2] And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of

the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to

the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of

his god.

[3] And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he

should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and

of the princes;

[4] Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all

wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had

ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the

learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

[5] And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of

the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end

thereof they might stand before the king.

[6] Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah,

Mishael, and Azariah:

[7] Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel

the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of

Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.

[8] But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with

the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore

he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

[9] Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince

of the eunuchs.

[10] And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the

king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see

your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall

ye make me endanger my head to the king.

[11] Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over

Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

[12] Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us

pulse to eat, and water to drink.

[13] Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the

countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and

as thou seest, deal with thy servants.

[14] So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

[15] And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and

fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the

king's meat.

[16] Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they

should drink; and gave them pulse.

[17] As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all

learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and

dreams.

[18] Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them

in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

[19] And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like

Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the

king.

[20] And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired

of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and

astrologers that were in all his realm.

[21] And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.



Daniel 2



Nebuchadnezzar's Dream



1 (Est 6:1; Da 4:5) And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar,

Nebuchadnezzar had dreams, and his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him.

2 (Da 1:20; Ge 41:8) Then the king gave the command to call the magicians

and the astrologers and the sorcerers and the Chaldeans to tell the king

his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

3 (Ge 40:8; 41:15) The king said to them, "I have had a dream,

and my spirit is anxious to understand the dream."

4 (Da 3:9; 5:10) Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic,

[2:4-7:28 is originally from the Aramaic language.]

"O king, live forever. Tell your servants the dream,

and we will tell the interpretation."

5 (Ezr 6:11; Da 3:29) The king answered and said to the Chaldeans,

"The command from me is firm: If you will not make known to me the dream

with its interpretation, you shall be cut in pieces and your houses

shall be made a dunghill.

6 (Da 5:7; 2:48) But if you tell the dream and its interpretation,

you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor.

Therefore tell me the dream and its interpretation."

7 (Da 2:4) They answered again and said, "

Let the king tell his servants the dream,

and we will tell the interpretation."

8 (Eph 5:16; Col 4:5) The king answered and said,

"I know of certainty that you are bargaining for time,

because you see that the command from me is firm:

9 (Est 4:11; Isa 41:23) If you will not make known to me the dream,

there is but one decree for you. For you have agreed to speak lying

and corrupt words before me until the circumstance is changed.

Therefore tell me the dream so that I know that you can tell me

its interpretation."

10 The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, "There is not a man

on the earth who can tell the king’s matter, inasmuch as no great king

or ruler has ever asked such things of any magician or astrologer or Chaldean.

11 (Da 5:11; Ge 41:39) Also, it is a rare thing that the king requires,

and there is no one else who can tell it before the king,

except the gods whose dwelling is not with flesh."

12 (Da 3:13; Ps 76:10) For this cause the king was angry and very furious,

and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

13 (Da 1:19-20) Therefore the decree went out that the wise men should

be slain. And they sought for Daniel and his companions to be slain.

14 (Ge 37:36) Then Daniel answered with discretion and wisdom

to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to kill

the wise men of Babylon.

15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain,

"Why is the decree from the king so urgent?"

Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

16 Then Daniel went in and desired of the king that he would give him

time in order that he could tell the king the interpretation.

17 Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known

to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,

18 (Isa 37:4; Jer 33:3) so that they might ask for compassion

from the God of heaven concerning this secret,

so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest

of the wise men of Babylon.



[1] And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar

dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from

him.

[2] Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and

the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they

came and stood before the king.

[3] And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was

troubled to know the dream.

[4] Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever:

tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

[5] The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me:

if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation

thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

[6] But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall

receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the

dream, and the interpretation thereof.

[7] They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream,

and we will shew the interpretation of it.

[8] The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the

time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

[9] But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree

for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me,

till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that

ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.

[10] The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man

upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king,

lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or

Chaldean.

[11] And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other

that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not

with flesh.

[12] For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to

destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

[13] And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they

sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

[14] Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of

the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:

[15] He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so

hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

[16] Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him

time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

[17] Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah,

Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

[18] That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this

secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the

wise men of Babylon.



God Reveals Nebuchadnezzar's Dream



19 (Nu 12:6; Job 33:15-16) Then the secret was revealed to Daniel

in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

20 (Ps 113:2; 115:18) Daniel answered and said:

"Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,

for wisdom and might are His.

21 (Da 7:25; Job 12:18) It is He who changes the times and the seasons;

He removes kings and sets up kings;

He gives wisdom to the wise

and knowledge to those who know understanding.

22 (Job 12:22; Ps 25:14) He reveals the deep and secret things;

He knows what is in the darkness,

and the light dwells with Him.

23 (Ex 3:15; Da 2:18) I thank and praise You, O God of my fathers;

for You have given me wisdom and might,

and have made known to me now what we asked of You,

for You have made known to us the king's matter."



[19] Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel

blessed the God of heaven.

[20] Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever:

for wisdom and might are his:

[21] And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and

setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that

know understanding:

[22] He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the

darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

[23] I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given

me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of

thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.



Daniel Interprets the Dream



24 (Ac 27:24) Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king

had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon.

He went and said to him: "Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon.

Bring me in before the king, and I will tell the king the interpretation."

25 (Da 1:6; 6:13) Then in haste Arioch brought Daniel before the king

and said thus to him, "I have found a man of the captives of Judah

who can make known to the king the interpretation."

26 (Da 1:7; 4:8) The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name

was Belteshazzar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream

which I have seen, and its interpretation?"

27 (Da 2:2; 2:10-11) Daniel answered in the presence of the king

and said, "The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men,

the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot tell the king.

28 (Da 10:14; Ge 40:8) But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets

and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days.

Your dream and the visions of your head upon your bed are these:

29 (Da 2:47) "As for you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind upon

your bed about what would come to pass hereafter,

and He who reveals secrets makes known to you what shall come to pass.

30 (Ge 41:16; Ac 3:12) But as for me, this secret is not revealed

to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living man,

but for the purpose of making known the interpretation to the king,

and that you might understand the thoughts of your heart.

31 (Hab 1:7) "You, O king, were watching, and there was a great image.

This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before you.

And its form was awesome.

32 This image's head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver,

its belly and its thighs of bronze,

33 its legs of iron,

its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.

34 (Da 8:25; Isa 60:12) You watched until a stone was cut out without hands

which struck the image upon its feet, which were of iron and clay,

and broke them to pieces.

35 (Ps 37:10; 37:36) Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver,

and the gold were broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff

of the summer threshing floors. And the wind carried them away

so that not a trace of them was found.

But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain

and filled the whole earth.

36 "This was the dream. Now we will tell its interpretation before the king.

37 (Eze 26:7; Ezr 1:20 You, O king, are the king of kings. For the God

of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

38 (Da 4:21-22; Ps 50:10-11) Wherever the sons of men dwell,

or the animals of the field, or the fowl of the heavens,

He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all.

You are the head of gold.

39 (Da 2:32) "After you, another kingdom inferior to you shall arise,

and a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.

40 (Da 7:7) And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron,

for iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes,

it shall crush and shatter all these.

41 As you saw the feet and toes, partly of potters' clay and partly of iron,

the kingdom shall be divided. But there shall be in it some of the

strength of the iron, inasmuch as you saw the iron mixed with miry clay.

42 As the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay,

so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly broken.

43 Whereas you saw iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves

with the seed of men, but they shall not cleave to one another,

even as iron does not mix with clay.

44 (Isa 60:12; Da 4:34) "In the days of these kings the God of heaven

shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed.

And the kingdom shall not be left to another people,

but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms,

and it shall stand forever.

45 (Isa 28:16; Ge 41:28) Inasmuch as you saw that the stone

was cut out of the mountain without hands

and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay,

the silver, and the gold, the great God has made

known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter.

And the dream is certain, and its interpretation sure."



[24] Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to

destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not

the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto

the king the interpretation.

[25] Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus

unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known

unto the king the interpretation.

[26] The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art

thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the

interpretation thereof?

[27] Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which

the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians,

the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

[28] But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known

to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and

the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

[29] As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what

should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to

thee what shall come to pass.

[30] But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I

have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the

interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy

heart.

[31] Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose

brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was

terrible.

[32] This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver,

his belly and his thighs of brass,

[33] His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.

[34] Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote

the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to

pieces.

[35] Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold,

broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer

threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for

them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled

the whole earth.

[36] This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before

the king.

[37] Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given

thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

[38] And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and

the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee

ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

[39] And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and

another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

[40] And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron

breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all

these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

[41] And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and

part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the

strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry

clay.

[42] And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the

kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

[43] And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle

themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another,

even as iron is not mixed with clay.

[44] And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a

kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left

to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these

kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

[45] Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain

without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay,

the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what

shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the

interpretation thereof sure.



The Promotion of Daniel



46 (Ac 10:25; 14:13) Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face

and did homage to Daniel, and commanded that they should present

an offering and sweet incense to him.

47 (Dt 10:17; Da 11:36) The king answered Daniel and said,

"Truly your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings,

and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret."

48 (Da 2:6; 4:9) Then the king advanced Daniel and gave him many great gifts,

and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon

and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

49 (Est 2:19; 2:21) Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon.

But Daniel sat at the court of the king.



[46] Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel,

and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.

[47] The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your

God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing

thou couldest reveal this secret.

[48] Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts,

and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the

governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

[49] Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and

Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in

the gate of the king.



Daniel 3



The Image of Gold



1 (Isa 46:6; Jer 16:20) Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold,

whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits.

[About 90 feet high and 9 feet wide, or 27 meters high and 2.7 meters wide.]

He set it up in the plain of Dura in the province of Bab­ylon.

2 (Da 3:27) Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together

the officials, the governors, and the captains, the judges,

the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers

of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image

which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

3 Then the officials, the governors, and captains, the judges,

the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers

of the provinces were gathered together to the dedication of the image

that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up, and they stood before the image

that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

4 (Da 4:1; 6:25) Then a herald cried aloud:

"To you it is commanded, O peoples,

nations, and languages,

5 (Da 3:10; 3:15) that at the time you hear the sound of the cornet,

flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music,

you should fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar

the king has set up.

6 (Jer 29:22; Da 3:11) And whoever does not fall down and worship shall

the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace."

7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet,

flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples,

the nations, and the languages fell down and worshipped the golden image

that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.



[1] Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was

threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the

plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

[2] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the

governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers,

the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication

of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

[3] Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the

treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the

provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that

Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that

Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

[4] Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations,

and languages,

[5] That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,

psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the

golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:

[6] And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast

into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

[7] Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the

cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the

people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden

image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.



The Fiery Furnace



8 (Ezr 4:12-16; Est 3:8-9) Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near

and accused the Jews.

9 (Da 5:10; 6:6) They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, "O king,

live forever.

10 (Da 3:4-7; 6:12) You, O king, have made a decree, that every man

who hears the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery,

and dulcimer, and all kinds of music should fall down and worship

the golden image.

11 And whoever does not fall down and worship should be cast into

the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

12 (Da 2:49; 6:13) There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs

of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men,

O king, have not regarded you. They do not serve your gods

or worship the golden image which you have set up."

13 (Da 2:12; 3:19) Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then they brought these men

before the king.

14 (Isa 46:1; Jer 50:2) Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said to them, "Is it true,

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods

or worship the golden image which I have set up?

15 (Ex 5:2; 2Ki 18:35) Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound

of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer,

and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made,

very well. But if you do not worship, you shall be cast the same hour into

the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is that god who can deliver

you out of my hands?"

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king,

"O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to give you an answer in this matter.

17 (Job 5:19; Ps 27:1-2) If it be so, our God whom we serve is able

to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us

out of your hand, O king.

18 (Isa 51:12-13) But even if He does not, be it known to you,

O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image

which you have set up."



[8] Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

[9] They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.

[10] Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the

sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all

kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

[11] And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into

the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

[12] There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the

province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king,

have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden

image which thou hast set up.

[13] Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.

[14] Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden

image which I have set up?

[15] Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet,

flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye

fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship

not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery

furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

[16] Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O

Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

[17] If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the

burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

[18] But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy

gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.



Protection in the Fiery Furnace



19 (Da 3:13; Lev 26:18) Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury,

and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach,

and Abednego. Therefore he spoke, and commanded that they should heat

the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.

20 He commanded the most mighty men in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach,

and Abednego and cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

21 Then these men were bound in their trousers, their coats, and their hats,

and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning

fiery furnace.

22 (Ex 12:33) Therefore, because the king's commandment was urgent

and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire killed those men

who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

23 These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound

into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

24 (Da 6:7) Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished,

and rose up in haste, and spoke, and said to his counselors,

"Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?"

They answered and said to the king, "True, O king."

25 (Isa 43:2; Job 1:6) He answered and said, "But I see four men loose

and walking in the midst of the fire, and they are unharmed.

And the form of the fourth is like the Son of God!"



[19] Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was

changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and

commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it

was wont to be heated.

[20] And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery

furnace.

[21] Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats,

and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery

furnace.

[22] Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace

exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abed-nego.

[23] And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound

into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

[24] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and

spake, and said unto his counsellers, Did not we cast three men bound into

the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

[25] He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of

the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son

of God.



Nebuchadnezzar Praises God



26 (Da 3:17; 4:2) Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning

fiery furnace, and spoke, and said, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,

you servants of the Most High God, come out and come here!"

Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the midst of the fire.

27 (Heb 11:34; Isa 43:2) The officials, governors, and captains,

and the king's counselors, being gathered together, saw these men upon

whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was a hair of their head singed,

neither were their coats changed, nor had the smell of fire even come

upon them.

28 (Ac 5:19; Ps 22:4-5) Then Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said,

"Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,

who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him.

They have defied the king's word, and yielded their bodies,

that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

29 (Da 2:5; 6:26-27) Therefore I make a decree that every people, nation,

and language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall

be made a dunghill, because there is no other God

who can deliver in this way."

30 (Da 2:49) Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

in the province of Babylon.



[26] Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery

furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants

of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach,

and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

[27] And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellers,

being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no

power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats

changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

[28] Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants

that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their

bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own

God.

[29] Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language,

which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and

Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a

dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.

[30] Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the

province of Babylon.



2) Our Daily Bread for 12 August 2024

Precious Parting Words By Nancy Gavilanes



Matthew 28:16-20



The Commissioning of the Disciples

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



16 (Mt 28:7; 26:32) Then the eleven disciples went away to Galilee,

to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.

17 (Mt 28:9) When they saw Him, they worshipped Him. But some doubted.

18 (Mt 11:27; Ro 14:9) Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,

"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

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

baptizing them in the name of the Father

and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

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

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



[16] Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where

Jesus had appointed them.

[17] And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

[18] And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me

in heaven and in earth.

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

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

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

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



My friend José was in hospice care. He'd been alert and talkative during my

prior visit but a week later was now frail and speechless. I sat with José and

his family anyway, hoping my presence would mean something to them. At the end

of what would be my final visit, I was the last one in the room with him. I

finally stood and slowly headed to the door but stopped and turned around one

last time to say, "Love you," not expecting a response. There I saw José

moving his lips. He was mouthing the words "love you" in return.



A person's parting words can leave a lasting impression. As Jesus was getting

ready to return to His Father in heaven after His sacrificial death and

resurrection, He assured His disciples that all authority on heaven and earth

belonged to Him (Matthew 28:18). And He left them with this lasting charge or

Great Commission, "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the

name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to

obey everything I have commanded you" (vv. 19-20). Christ also assured His

followers that He would always be with them (v. 20).



Jesus' parting words are for us today too. May we embrace His call to tell

others about Him so they can experience His love and forgiveness, live for

Him, and enjoy eternal life with Him in heaven. His message is too good not to

share with people of all nations.





Reflect & Pray



How do Jesus' parting words touch you? Who can you share Him with today?



Dear Jesus, please help me to share Your good news with others.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 4 - Send for Help !



James 1:5



5 (Pr 2:3-6; Jn 15:7) If any of you lacks wisdom,

let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally

and without criticism, and it will be given to him.



5 If any of you lack wisdom,

let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally,

and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.



A new employee in an electronics plant had the responsibility

for overseeing one machine. The machine worked fine when the young man

came on duty, but soon it began to run a bit rough. The employee

tinkered with the machine, trying to "fix" it, until finally if stopped

working altogether

In fear and trembling the worker sent for the foreman, and stammered,

"I - I, well, sir, I did my best to fix it."

"Son", the foreman thundered, "you need to know only one thing. Around

here, doing you best means sending for me!"

Wisdom, James 1:5 says, has its source in God alone. And if we are

to attain wisdom, we need to learn doing our best means sending for God.

Often we spend time tinkering with our lives or the the lives of others.

We don't think to as God for his wisdom in the decisions we must take;

instead, we use our human reasoning and take our best guess.

But the path to wisdom does not lie in guesswork. The scriptures

give us clear indication of God's direction for his people, and through Bible

study, application, prayer, and meditation,

we can understand what God wants to reveal to us.

"If any of you lacks wisdom," James says, "he should ask God, who gives

generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him."

The first step to attaining wisdom is recognising that we are not wise.

The second step is to ask. And God, who is faithful to his Word

and His people, will respond.



Application



a) Under what circumstances have I tinkered with my life,

making it worse rather then fixing it?



b) What practical steps can I take to ask God for wisdom?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Deut 8:18



18 But you must remember the Lord your God,

for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,

so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,

as it is today.



18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth

thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant

which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.



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



God's Guiding Presence



Ps 119:105-112



Nun



105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,

that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

107 I am greatly afflicted;

revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.

108 Accept the freewill offerings of my praise, O Lord,

and teach me Your judgments.

109 My soul is continually in my hand,

yet I do not forget Your law.

110 The wicked have laid a trap for me,

yet I do not depart from Your precepts.

111 Your testimonies are my inheritance forever,

for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always,

even unto the end.



Nun

105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,

And a light unto my path.

106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,

That I will keep thy righteous judgments.

107 I am afflicted very much:

Quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.

108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,

And teach me thy judgments.

109 My soul is continually in my hand:

Yet do I not forget thy law.

110 The wicked have laid a snare for me:

Yet I erred not from thy precepts.

111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever:

For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes

Alway, even unto the end.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



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



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.

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

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

Islam.

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

which means Blessed Eid!"

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

know, and Muslims around the world:

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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

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



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



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

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

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

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

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

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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



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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -



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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



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

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



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .



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



http://www.ehc.ca



12th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business

to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically



(Proverb 11:1



1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,

but a just weight is His delight.



1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD:

But a just weight is his delight.



)



b) Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of

hatred and destruction against humanity across the world.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to the Lord to keep your integrity for He will

protect you.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, please help me to share

Your good news with others. "



Pray to the Lord and pray to see the Lord's wisdom in all.



Pray to the Lord and pray to Jesus who gives you power.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know that the

Holy Bible is a lamp unto your feet.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray that the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business

to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically



Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of

hatred and destruction against humanity across the world.



Pray for Christians who are typically denied jobs and other opportunities

merely for following Christ in

Cuba.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

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

Day 223, 11 August 2026



1) Jeremiah 18, Jeremiah 19, Jeremiah 20, Jeremiah 21, 2 Chronicles 36:1-4,

2 Kings 23:31-37, 2 Chronicles 36:5, Jeremiah 22:1-23, 2 Kings 24:1-4,

2 Kings 24:5-7, 2 Chronicles 36:6-8, 2 Kings 24:8-9, Jeremiah 22:24-30



Jeremiah 18



The Potter and the Clay



1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:

2 (Jer 19:1-2) "Arise and go down to the potter's house,

and there I will cause you to hear My words."

3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was making

something on the wheel.

4 Yet the vessel that he made of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter;

so he made it again into another vessel,

as seemed good to the potter to make it.

5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

6 (Isa 64:8; 45:9) O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?

says the Lord. As the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand,

O house of Israel.

7 (Jer 1:10) At one moment I may speak concerning a nation

and concerning a kingdom to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it.

8 (Jer 26:13; Eze 18:21) If that nation against which I have spoken turns

from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to do to it.

9 (Jer 1:10; 31:28) Or at another moment I may speak concerning a nation

and concerning a kingdom to build and to plant it.

10 (1Sa 2:30; Eze 33:18) If it does evil in My sight by not obeying My voice,

then I will relent of the good with which I said I would bless it.

11 (2Ki 17:13; Isa 1:16-19) Now therefore speak to the men of Judah

and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: Thus says the Lord:

Look, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you.

Repent now, everyone from his evil way, and make your ways

and your deeds good.

12 (Jer 2:25; Isa 57:10) But they say, "There is no hope! But we will walk

after our own devices, and each of us will do according

to the stubbornness of his evil heart."

13 (Jer 5:30; Isa 66:8) Therefore thus says the Lord:

Ask now among the nations,

who has heard such things?

The virgin of Israel

has done a very horrible thing.

14 Shall a man leave the snow of Lebanon,

which comes from the rock of the field?

Shall the cold flowing water that comes from another place

be forsaken?

15 (Isa 57:14; Jer 6:16) Because My people have forgotten Me,

they have burned incense to vain gods

and they have stumbled in their ways

from the ancient paths,

to walk in bypaths,

not on a highway,

16 (Ps 22:7; Jer 25:9 ) to make their land desolate,

and a perpetual hissing;

everyone who passes by shall be astonished

and shake his head.

17 (Jer 2:27; 13:24) I will scatter them before the enemy

as with an east wind;

I will show them the back and not the face

in the day of their calamity.



[1] The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

[2] Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause

thee to hear my words.

[3] Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work

on the wheels.

[4] And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the

potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to

make it.

[5] Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

[6] O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD.

Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O

house of Israel.

[7] At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a

kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

[8] If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I

will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

[9] And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a

kingdom, to build and to plant it;

[10] If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will

repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

[11] Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants

of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you,

and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way,

and make your ways and your doings good.

[12] And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own

devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

[13] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath

heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.

[14] Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the

field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be

forsaken?

[15] Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to

vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient

paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

[16] To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that

passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

[17] I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew

them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.



Jeremiah Persecuted



18 (Jer 11:19; Ps 52:2) Then they said, "Come and let us devise plans

against Jeremiah. For the law will not be lost from the priest, nor counsel

from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him

with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

19 Give heed to me, O Lord,

and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.

20 (Ps 35:7; 57:6 ) Shall evil be recompensed for good?

For they have dug a pit for my soul.

Remember that I stood before You

to speak good for them,

and to turn away Your wrath from them.

21 (Ps 109:9-20; Jer 9:21) Therefore, deliver up their children

to the famine

and pour out their blood by the power of the sword;

and let their wives be bereaved of their children and become widows

and let their men be put to death;

let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

22 (Ps 140:5; Jer 6:26) Let a cry be heard from their houses,

when You bring a troop suddenly upon them;

for they have dug a pit to take me

and hidden snares for my feet.

23 (Isa 2:9) Yet, Lord, You know

all their counsel against me to slay me.

Do not forgive their iniquity

nor blot out their sin from Your sight;

but let them be overthrown before You;

deal thus with them in the time of Your anger.



[18] Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for

the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the

word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let

us not give heed to any of his words.

[19] Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend

with me.

[20] Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my

soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn

away thy wrath from them.

[21] Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their

blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their

children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young

men be slain by the sword in battle.

[22] Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop

suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares

for my feet.

[23] Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me:

forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but

let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of

thine anger.



Jeremiah 19



The Broken Jar



1 (Nu 11:16) Thus says the Lord: Go and buy a potter's earthen bottle,

and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders

of the priests.

2 (Jos 15:8; 2Ki 23:10) Then go out to the Valley of Ben Hinnom,

which is by the entry of the Potsherd Gate, and proclaim there the words

that I will tell you,

3 (1Sa 3:11; Jer 17:20) and say: Hear the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah

and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

I will bring such disaster upon this place, at which whoever hears of it,

his ears shall tingle.

4 (Jer 2:34; 2Ki 21:16; Dt 28:20) Because they have forsaken Me

and have profaned this place by making offerings in it to other gods

whom neither they, their fathers, nor the kings of Judah have known,

and have filled this place with the blood of the innocent,

5 (Jer 32:35; Lev 18:21; Ps 106:37-38) and have built the high places

of Baal to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings to Baal,

which I did not command or decree, nor did it come into My mind-

6 (Jos 15:8; Isa 30:33) therefore, surely the days are coming,

says the Lord, when this place shall no more be called Topheth

or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.

7 (Lev 26:17; Jer 16:4) I will make void the counsel of Judah

and Jerusalem in this place, and I will cause them to fall by the sword

before their enemies, and by the hands of those who seek their lives.

And their corpses I will give to be food for the fowl of the heaven

and for the beasts of the earth.

8 (Jer 18:16; 1Ki 9:8) I will make this city desolate and a hissing.

Everyone who passes by will be astonished and hiss because

of all the wounds.

9 (Lev 26:29; Isa 9:20) I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons

and the flesh of their daughters, and everyone will eat the flesh

of his friend in the siege and distress, with which their enemies

and those who seek their lives will distress them.

10 (Jer 19:1; 51:63-64) Then you will break the bottle in the sight of the men

that go with you,

11 (Ps 2:9; Isa 30:14) and say to them: Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

Even so I will break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter's

vessel that cannot be made whole again; and they will bury them in Topheth

until there is no other place to bury.

12 Thus I will do to this place and to the inhabitants, says the Lord,

and even make this city as Topheth.

13 (2Ki 23:12; Jer 7:18) And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses

of the kings of Judah will be defiled as the place of Topheth,

because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned

incense to all the host of heaven and have poured out drink offerings

to other gods.

14 (2Ch 20:5; Jer 26:2) Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where the Lord

had sent him to prophesy. And he stood in the court of the house of the Lord

and said to all the people:

15 (Jer 7:26; 17:23) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

I am about to bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the disaster

that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their necks

so that they might not heed My words.



Jeremiah 19

[1] Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of

the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;

[2] And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry

of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,

[3] And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants

of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I

will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears

shall tingle.

[4] Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have

burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers

have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the

blood of innocents;

[5] They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with

fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it,

neither came it into my mind:

[6] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall

no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The

valley of slaughter.

[7] And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place;

and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the

hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be

meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

[8] And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that

passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues

thereof.

[9] And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of

their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the

siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their

lives, shall straiten them.

[10] Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with

thee,

[11] And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I

break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that

cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there

be no place to bury.

[12] Thus will I do unto this place, saith the LORD, and to the inhabitants

thereof, and even make this city as Tophet:

[13] And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah,

shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon

whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have

poured out drink offerings unto other gods.

[14] Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the LORD had sent him to

prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD's house; and said to all

the people,

[15] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring

upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced

against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not

hear my words.



Jeremiah 20



Pashhur Strikes Jeremiah



1 (1Ch 24:14; 2Ki 25:18) Now Pashhur the son of Immer the priest,

who was also chief officer in the house of the Lord,

heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.

2 (Jer 37:13; 1:19) Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet

and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Gate of Benjamin,

which was by the house of the Lord.

3 (Jer 20:10; Isa 8:3) On the next day Pashhur brought Jeremiah

out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, The Lord has not called

your name Pashhur, but "Magor-missabib."[Possibly Chief of Staff.[

4J (er 29:21; Job 18:11-21) For thus says the Lord: I will make you

a terror to yourself and to all your friends. And they will fall by the sword

of their enemies while your eyes will see it. Thus I will give all Judah

into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will carry them captive

into Babylon and will slay them with the sword.

5 (2Ki 20:17-18; 24:12-16) Moreover I will deliver all the wealth

of this city, and all its produce, and all the precious things;

and all the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give into the hand

of their enemies who will destroy them, and take them,

and carry them to Babylon.

6 (Jer 14:14-15; La 2:14) You, Pashhur, and all who dwell in your house

will go into captivity; and you will come to Babylon,

and there you will die and will be buried there,

you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied lies.



[1] Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in

the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.

[2] Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that

were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.

[3] And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah

out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy

name Pashur, but Magor-missabib.

[4] For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself,

and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies,

and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of

the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and

shall slay them with the sword.

[5] Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the

labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures

of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which

shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.

[6] And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into

captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and

shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast

prophesied lies.



Jeremiah Dejected



7 (La 3:14; Eze 3:14) O Lord, You have deceived me and I was deceived;

You are stronger than I and have prevailed.

I am held in derision daily;

everyone mocks me.

8 (Jer 6:10; 2Ch 36:16) For each time I speak, I cry out;

I cry out, "Violence and devastation,"

because to me the word of the Lord has resulted

in reproach and derision daily.

9 (Job 32:18-20; Ps 39:3) But if I say, "I will not make mention of Him

nor speak any more in His name,"

then His word was in my heart

as a burning fire shut up in my bones;

and I was weary of forbearing it,

and I could not endure it.

10 (Ps 31:13; 41:9) For I heard the defaming of many,

"Terror on every side!

Denounce him. Yes, denounce him!"

All my familiar friends

who watch for my fall, say,

"Perhaps he will be enticed

so that we can prevail against him,

and we will take our revenge on him."

11 (Jer 15:20; 23:40; 1:8) But the Lord is with me as a dread mighty One.

Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail.

They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper.

Their everlasting shame will never be forgotten.

12 (Jer 11:20; Ps 54:7; 59:10) But, O Lord of Hosts, who tests the righteous

and sees the mind and the heart,

let me see Your vengeance on them,

for to You I have presented my cause.

13 (Ps 34:6; 69:33) Sing to the Lord,

praise the Lord.

For He has delivered the soul of the poor

from the hand of evildoers.

14 (Jer 15:10) Cursed be the day in which I was born.

Let not the day be blessed in which my mother bore me.

15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father,

saying, "A baby boy has been born to you!"

and made him very glad.

16 (Jer 18:22; 48:3-4) Let that man be as the cities

which the Lord overthrew and did not relent,

and let him hear the cry in the morning

and the shout of alarm at noon,

17 (Job 3:10-11; 10:18-19) because he did not kill me from the womb,

so that my mother might have been my grave,

and her womb be always pregnant.

18 (Job 3:20; La 3:1) Why did I come forth from the womb

to see trouble and sorrow,

so that my days are spent in shame?



[7] O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger

than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.

[8] For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the

word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.

[9] Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his

name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones,

and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.

[10] For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they,

and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying,

Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we

shall take our revenge on him.

[11] But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my

persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be

greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall

never be forgotten.

[12] But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins

and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened

my cause.

[13] Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul

of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

[14] Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother

bare me be blessed.

[15] Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child

is born unto thee; making him very glad.

[16] And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and

repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at

noontide;

[17] Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been

my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.

[18] Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that

my days should be consumed with shame?



Jeremiah 21

Zedekiah's Request Denied

1 (Jer 29:25; 37:3) The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord

when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malkijah,

and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,

2 (Jer 37:3; 37:7) "Please inquire of the Lord for us.

For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war against us.

Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to all His wondrous works,

so that the enemy withdraws from us."

3 Then Jeremiah said to them: Thus you shall say to Zedekiah:

4 (Jer 32:5; Isa 13:4) Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Behold, I will turn

back the weapons of war that are in your hands with which you fight

against the king of Babylon and against the Chaldeans who besiege

you outside the walls; and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.

5 (Ex 6:6; Isa 5:25) I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched

hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

6 (Jer 32:24) I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast;

they will die of a great pestilence.

7 (Jer 37:17; Eze 7:9) Afterwards, says the Lord, I will deliver Zedekiah

king of Judah and his servants and the people and such as are left

in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine

into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and

into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those

who seek their life. And he will strike them with the edge of the sword.

He will not spare them or have pity or mercy.

8 (Dt 30:15; 30:19) To this people you shall say: Thus says the Lord:

See, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

9 (Jer 38:2; 39:18; 45:5) He who abides in this city will die by the sword

and by the famine and by the pestilence. But he who goes out and falls

away to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he will live, and he will have

his own life as booty.

10 (Jer 44:11; 52:13) For I have set My face against this city for disaster

and not for good, says the Lord. It will be given into the hand of

the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.



Jeremiah 21

[1] The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent

unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the

priest, saying,

[2] Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of

Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us

according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

[3] Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:

[4] Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons

of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of

Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and

I will assemble them into the midst of this city.

[5] And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a

strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

[6] And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they

shall die of a great pestilence.

[7] And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah,

and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the

pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of

Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into

the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the

edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

[8] And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set

before you the way of life, and the way of death.

[9] He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine,

and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans

that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.

[10] For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good,

saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and

he shall burn it with fire.

[11] And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of

the LORD;

[12] O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning,

and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my

fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil

of your doings.

[13] Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the

plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who

shall enter into our habitations?

[14] But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the

LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour

all things round about it.





2 Chronicles 36:1-4



2 Chronicles 36



Jehoahaz, King of Judah



2Ki 23:31-34

1 (Jer 22:11) Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah

and made him king in the place of his father in Jerusalem.

2 And Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he began to reign,

and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

3 Then the king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and imposed on the land

a tribute of a hundred talents [About 33/4 tons, or 3.4 metric tons.]

of silver and a talent [About 75 pounds, or 34 kilograms.] of gold.

4 (Jer 22:10-12) The king of Egypt made his brother Eliakim king over Judah

and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But Necho took his brother

Jehoahaz and carried him to Egypt.



[1] Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made

him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.

[2] Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he

reigned three months in Jerusalem.

[3] And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land

in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

[4] And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and

Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his

brother, and carried him to Egypt.



2 Kings 23:31-37



Jehoahaz, King of Judah

2Ch 36:2-4



31 (2Ki 24:18; 1Ch 3:15) Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king,

and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal

daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

32 (2Ki 21:2-7) He did evil in the sight of the Lord,

according to all that his fathers had done.

33 (1Ki 8:65; 2Ki 25:6) Pharaoh Necho imprisoned him at Riblah

in the land of Hamath, so that he might not reign in Jerusalem,

and imposed tribute on the land of a hundred talents

[About 3 3/4 tons, or 3.4 metric tons.] of silver and a talent

[About 75 pounds, or 34 kilograms.] of gold.

34 (Eze 19:3-4; 2Ki 24:17) Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim son of Josiah king

in place of Josiah his father and changed his name to Jehoiakim.

He took Jehoahaz away and went to Egypt, and he died there.

35 (2Ki 23:33) Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh,

but he taxed the land to give the money according to Pharaoh's demand.

According to an assessed amount, he exacted the silver

and gold from the people of the land to give to Pharaoh Necho.



[31] Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he

reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the

daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

[32] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to

all that his fathers had done.

[33] And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath,

that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an

hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

[34] And Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of

Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away:

and he came to Egypt, and died there.

[35] And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the

land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted

the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to

his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-nechoh.



Jehoiakim, King of Judah

2 Ch 36:5-8



36 (2Ch 36:5) Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king.

He reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebidah

daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

37 He did evil in the sight of the Lord,

according to all that his fathers had done.



[36] Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he

reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the

daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

[37] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to

all that his fathers had done.



2 Chronicles 36:5



Jehoiakim, King of Judah



2Ki 23:36-24:6

5 (2Ki 23:36-37; Jer 22:13-19) Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he began

to reign, and he was king in Jerusalem for 11 years. He did what was evil

in the eyes of the Lord his God.



[5] Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he

reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the

sight of the LORD his God.



Jeremiah 22:1-23



Jeremiah 22



Impending Judgment



1 Thus says the Lord: Go down to the house of the king of Judah,

and speak this word there,

2 (Lk 1:32; Isa 9:7a) nd say: Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah

who sits on the throne of David, you and your servants

and your people who enter by these gates.

3 (Jer 21:12; 22:17) Thus says the Lord: Execute justice and righteousness,

and deliver the robbed out of the hand of the oppressor.

And do no wrong or violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow,

neither shed innocent blood in this place.

4 (Jer 17:25) For if you indeed do these things, then kings sitting

on the throne of David will enter by the gates of this house,

riding in chariots and on horses, he and his servants and his people.

5 (Heb 6:13; Ge 22:16) But if you will not obey these words,

I swear by Myself, says the Lord, that this house will become a desolation.

6 (Ge 37:25; Ps 107:34) For thus says the Lord to the king's house of Judah:

You are Gilead to Me,

and the peak of Lebanon;

yet surely I will make you a wilderness

and cities which are not inhabited.

7 (Isa 37:24; 10:33-34) I will prepare destroyers against you,

everyone with his weapons;

and they shall cut down your choice cedars

and cast them into the fire.

8 (1Ki 9:8-9; 2Ch 7:20-22) Many nations will pass by this city,

and every man will say to his neighbour,

"Why has the Lord done thus to this great city?"

9 (2Ki 22:17; 2Ch 34:25) Then they will answer,

"Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God,

and worshipped other gods, and served them."

10 (Ecc 4:2; Isa 57:1) Do not weep for the dead nor bemoan him,

but weep constantly for him who goes away;

for he will return no more

nor see his native country.

11 (1Ch 3:15; 2Ch 36:1-4) For thus says the Lord concerning Shallum

the son of Josiah king of Judah, who became king instead of Josiah his father,

who went from this place: He will not return any more,

12 (2Ki 23:34; Jer 22:18) but will die in the place

where they have led him captive

and will see this land no more.

13 (Lev 19:13; Mic 3:10) Woe to him who builds his house with unrighteousness

and his chambers with injustice,

who uses his neighbor's services without wages,

and gives him nothing for his work,

14 (2Sa 7:2; Isa 5:8-9) who says, "I will build myself a roomy house

and large chambers,"

and cuts out its windows,

paneling it with cedar

and painting it with vermilion.

15 (2Ki 23:25; Isa 3:10; Jer 21:12) Do you reign

because you compete in cedar?

Did not your father eat and drink

and do justice and righteousness,

and then it was well with him?

16 (Ps 72:1-4; 72:12-13) He judged the cause of the poor and needy;

then it was well with him.

Is not this what it means to know Me?

says the Lord.

17 (2Ki 24:4; Jer 22:3) But your eyes and your heart

are intent only on your covetousness

and on shedding innocent blood

and on oppression and violence.

18 (1Ki 13:30; Jer 16:4) Therefore thus says the Lord concerning

Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

They will not lament for him, saying,

"Ah, my brother!" or, "Ah, sister!"

They will not lament for him, saying,

"Ah, lord!" or, "Ah, his glory!"

19 (Jer 36:30; 1Ki 21:23-24) He will be buried with the burial of a donkey,

drawn and cast out

beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

20 (Nu 27:12) Go up to Lebanon and cry out,

and lift up your voice in Bashan,

and cry out from Abarim,

for all your lovers are destroyed.

21 (Jer 3:25; 32:30) I spoke to you in your prosperity,

but you said, "I will not listen!"

This has been your manner from your youth,

that you have not obeyed My voice.

22 (Jer 20:11) The wind will sweep away all your shepherds,

and your lovers shall go into captivity;

surely then you will be ashamed and humiliated

for all your wickedness.

23 (Jer 6:24; 22:6) O inhabitant of Lebanon,

who makes your nest in the cedars,

how you will groan when pangs come upon you,

the pain as of a woman in labor!



Jeremiah 22

[1] Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and

speak there this word,

[2] And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon

the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by

these gates:

[3] Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver

the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no

violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed

innocent blood in this place.

[4] For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates

of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and

on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

[5] But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD,

that this house shall become a desolation.

[6] For thus saith the LORD unto the king's house of Judah; Thou art Gilead

unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness,

and cities which are not inhabited.

[7] And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons:

and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

[8] And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man

to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?

[9] Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the

LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

[10] Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him

that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

[11] For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of

Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of

this place; He shall not return thither any more:

[12] But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and

shall see this land no more.

[13] Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his

chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and

giveth him not for his work;

[14] That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and

cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with

vermilion.

[15] Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy

father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with

him?

[16] He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him:

was not this to know me? saith the LORD.

[17] But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and

for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

[18] Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah

king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah

sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

[19] He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth

beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

[20] Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry

from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.

[21] I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear.

This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.

[22] The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into

captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy

wickedness.

[23] O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how

gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in

travail!



2 Kings 24:1-4



2 Kings 24



Judah Overrun by Enemies



1 (Jer 25:1; Da 1:1) In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up,

and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then he turned

and rebelled against him.

2 (Jer 35:11; 2Ki 23:27; 6:23) The Lord sent against him bands of

Chaldeans, bands of Arameans, bands of Moabites, and bands of Ammonites.

He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word

of the Lord that He spoke by His servants the prophets.

3 (2Ki 18:25) Surely at the decree of the Lord this came upon Judah,

to remove them from before Him, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all

that he had done,

4 (2Ki 21:16) and also for the innocent blood that he had shed, for he

filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to pardon.



2 Kings 24

[1] In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became

his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.

[2] And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the

Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and

sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD,

which he spake by his servants the prophets.

[3] Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove

them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did;

[4] And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem

with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.



2 Kings 24:5-7



5 (2Ch 36:8) Now the rest of the deeds of Jehoiakim and all that he did,

are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

6 (Jer 22:18-19; 2Ch 36:6) So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers,

and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

7 (Jer 37:5-7; 46:2) The king of Egypt did not come again from his land,

for the king of Babylon had taken over from the Brook of Egypt to the River

Euphrates all that belonged to the king of Egypt.



[5] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they

not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

[6] So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in

his stead.

[7] And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the

king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates

all that pertained to the king of Egypt.



2 Chronicles 36:6-8



6 (2Ch 33:11) And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him

and bound him in bronze chains to lead him to Babylon.

7 (2Ki 24:13) Nebuchadnezzar also brought out some of the vessels

of the house of the Lord to Babylon and put them in his temple in Babylon.

8 (2Ki 24:5-6) And the remainder of the acts of Jehoiakim, the detestable

things that he did and were found against him, are written in the book

of the kings of Israel and Judah. Then Jehoiachin his son reigned

in his place.



[6] Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in

fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

[7] Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to

Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

[8] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he

did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book

of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his

stead.



2 Kings 24



8 (1Ch 3:16; 2Ch 36:9) Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king.

He reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother's name was Ne­hushta

daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

9 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father

had done.



[8] Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned

in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter

of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

[9] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to

all that his father had done.



2 Chronicles 36:9



9 Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he began to reign, and he was

king in Jerusalem for three months and ten days. He did what was evil

in the eyes of the Lord.



[9] Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned

three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in

the sight of the LORD.



Jeremiah 22:24-30



24 (SS 8:6; Jer 37:1) As I live, says the Lord, though Koniah

the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet on My right hand,

yet would I pluck you from there.

25 (2Ki 24:15-16; Jer 21:7) And I will give you into the hand of those

who seek your life and into the hand of those whose face you fear,

even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Bab­ylon

and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

26 (2Ki 24:15; 24:8) I will cast you and your mother that bore you out

into another country where you were not born, and there you shall die.

27 But to the land where they desire to return, they will not return there.

28 (Ps 31:12; Jer 48:38) Is this man Koniah a despised broken jar?

Is he a vessel in which is no desire?

Why are he and his seed cast out

and thrown into a land which they had not known?

29 (Jer 6:19; Mic 1:2) O land, land, land,

hear the word of the Lord!

30 (Ps 94:20; Jer 36:30) Thus says the Lord:

Write down this man childless,

a man who will not prosper in his days;

for no man of his seed shall prosper,

sitting on the throne of David

and ruling any more in Judah.



[24] As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of

Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;

[25] And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into

the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of

Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

[26] And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another

country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.

[27] But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not

return.

[28] Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no

pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a

land which they know not?

[29] O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.

[30] Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not

prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the

throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.



2) Our Daily Bread for 11 August 2026 Titled

What My Rental Car Taught Me By Adam R. Holz



1 Corinthians 6:12-20



Glorify God in Your Body



12 "All things are lawful to me," but not all things are helpful.

"All things are lawful for me," but I will not be brought

under the power of anything.

13 (Mt 15:17; 1Co 6:15) "Food is for the belly, and the belly is for food,"

but God will destroy both of them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality,

but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body.

14 (Ac 2:24; Eph 1:19-20) God has raised up the Lord and will also raise us

up by His own power.

15 (Ro 12:5; 1Co 12:27) Do you not know that your bodies are the parts

of Christ? Shall I then take the parts of Christ and make them the parts

of a harlot? God forbid!

16 (Ge 2:24; Eph 5:31) What? Do you not know that he who is joined

to a harlot is one body with her? For "the two," He says,

"shall become one flesh."(Ge 2:24.)

17 (Jn 17:21-23) But he who is joined to the Lord becomes

one spirit with Him.

18 (Heb 13:4; 2Co 12:21) Escape from sexual immorality.

Every sin that a man commits is outside the body.

But he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

19 (1Co 3:16; Jn 2:21) What? Do you not know that your body is the temple

of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God,

and that you are not your own?

20 (1Co 7:23; Ac 20:28; Ro 12:1) You were bought with a price.

Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.



[12] All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all

things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

[13] Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy

both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and

the Lord for the body.

[14] And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his

own power.

[15] Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then

take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God

forbid.

[16] What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for

two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

[17] But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

[18] Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but

he that commiteth fornication sinneth against his own body.

[19] What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which

is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

[20] For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and

in your spirit, which are God's.



I recently traveled to Los Angeles and had to rent a car. Soon, I was driving

through narrow downtown lanes, full of traffic and people. I found myself

driving very carefully, slower than normal. Why? Well, I didn't want to have

an accident. But I really didn't want to damage my rental car. It wasn't mine,

after all. I was just, well, borrowing it.



Most of the time, we'd rather be owners than renters. But as I drove, I

couldn't help but think that renting that car illustrated something important

about my relationship to God.



Scripture teaches that even our bodies - which we might think we own - don't

belong to us. In a larger conversation about sexual sin in 1 Corinthians 6,

Paul concludes, "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy

Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies" (vv. 19-20).



I'll admit, it's hard to completely comprehend that my body isn't my own.

Still, God calls us to honour Him with it. To care for our bodies. To realise

that we're stewards - renters, if you will - of these vessels He's given us,

that we might use them to honour and serve the one whose own broken body

and blood saves us.





Reflect & Pray



How do you respond to the idea that God wants us to honour Him with

our bodies? How could this truth change how you live?



Dear Father, thank You for the amazing gift of my body.

Please help me to honour You by using it to love and serve others today.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 3 - The Promise of Completion



Philippians 1:6



6 (1Co 1:8; Jn 6:29) I am confident of this very thing,

that He who began a good work in you will perfect it

until the day of Jesus Christ.



6 being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun

a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:



"Elizabeth is a good student", the note on the side of the report card read,

"but she doesn't finish what she starts. She has a lot of good ideas, but

rarely brings then to completion."

Many of us are like Elizabeth. We start into a new venture with high hopes

and great motivation. But somewhere along the way, we become discouraged.

Someone tells us that our ideas are stupid, or that we are not capable of

doing what we dream. We get a particularly difficult hurdle and give up.

Sometimes we fell the Christian like is like that, too. We start well, and

believe that in Christ we can accomplish anything. But then our prayers

become rote, our Bible reading ritual. We can't seem to regain that sense

of God's presence; we have, we conclude, "Lost our first love." (Rev 2)

But God has a different perspective. He began the work of salvation in us;

he leads and guides us in his will, and he will complete what he has begun.

Often we fail to see God's grace in the ongoing process of walking with him

because his agenda is different from ours. We know what we want to see

happen in our lives; God knows what needs to happen.

"When I first came into a relationship with Christ," one woman explained,

"I knew I had a lot of changing to do. But, strangely enough, the things God

changed weren't on my list at all!"

When God begins his work in our lives, he has a plan for our maturity.

He is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. And what God

has begun, he will finish.



Application



a) Have I ever tried to "decide" for God what problems in my life

needed dealing with?



b) Has God ever pointed out issues that were a surprise to me?



c) How can today's verse help me relax in God's will and

have confidence in the direction of my life?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Cor 8:9



9 (Mt 20:28; 2Co 6:10; 13:14) For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor,

that through His poverty you might be rich.



9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich,

yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.



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



God's Freeing Forgiveness



Eph 1:3-8a



Spiritual Blessings in Christ



3 (2Co 1:3; Eph 6:12; 2:6) Blessed be the God and Father of

our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual

blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

4 (Eph 5:27; Col 1:22) just as He chose us in Him

before the foundation of the world, to be holy

and blameless before Him in love;

5 (Ro 8:29-30; Eph 1:11) He predestined us to adoption as sons

to Himself through Jesus Christ according to the good pleasure

of His will,

6 (Mt 3:17; Eph 1:12) to the praise of the glory of His grace

which He graciously bestowed on us in the Beloved.

7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood

and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace,

8 which He lavished



3 Blessed be the God and Father of

our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual

blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

4 according as he hath chosen us in him

before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy

and without blame before him in love:

5 having predestinated us unto the adoption of children

by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure

of his will,

6 to the praise of the glory of his grace,

wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

7 In whom we have redemption through his blood,

the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

8 wherein he hath abounded



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



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



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.

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

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

Islam.

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

which means Blessed Eid!"

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

know, and Muslims around the world:

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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

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



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



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

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

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

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

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

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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



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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -



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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



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

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



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .



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



http://www.ehc.ca



11th Day of the Month



a) Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,

city or community, and in Canada.



(



Ps 86:12



12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,

and I will glorify Your name forever.



12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart:

And I will glorify thy name for evermore.



John 12:28



28 "Father, glorify Your name."

Then a voice came from heaven, saying,

"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."



28 Father, glorify thy name.

Then came there a voice from heaven, saying,

I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.



)



b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick



I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick, 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.



II) Pray for the churches of the province,

that they would be lighthouses beaming forth

the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding

the Hope Campaign and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray for your nation in intervention.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, thank You for the amazing gift of my body.

Please help me to honour You by using it to love and serve others today."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know Jesus Christ will always the work in you.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the blessings of Jesus Christ.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,

city or community, and in Canada.



Pray that churches and their congregants will be beacons of hope and sources

of peace in Syria.



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.