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7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 28 of the Month
a) Pray for new Canadians, that they will have opportunity to hear
and respond to the Gospel and place their faith in Jesus Christ.
(
John 5:24
24 (Jn 3:18; 1Jn 3:14; Jn 3:36) "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever
hears My word and believes in Him who sent
Me has eternal life and shall not come into condemnation,
but has passed from death into life."
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word,
and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
)
b) Pray for God's kingdom to come in the life of someone you
know today . (
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.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to serve the Lord and Keep His covenant.
Pray to the Lord: "Father in heaven, I easily get overwhelmed
with the busyness of life. Please help me to remember Your promises to me. "
Pray to the Lord and pray for the Lord to do work the areas of Life
the He deems you need to be fixed.
Pray to the Lord and pray that your work is reflected in the Lord's will.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know The Lord as light and salvation.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray for new Canadians, that they will have opportunity to hear
and respond to the Gospel and place their faith in Jesus Christ.
Pray for God's kingdom to come in the life of someone you
know today .
Iran
Pray that Iranians who have become disillusioned
with Islam will discover the truth of Christ's deity.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Chr 31:21
21 And in every deed that he undertook in the service of the house
of God and with the law and commandment to seek out his God,
he did this with all his heart, and he found success.
21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house
of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God,
he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Protection in Times of Trouble
Ps 27:1-6
PSALMS 27
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom will I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
of whom will I be afraid?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) When the wicked came against me
to eat my flesh -
my enemies and my foes -
they stumbled and fell.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Though an army should encamp against me,
my heart will not fear;
though war should rise against me,
in this will I be confident.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) One thing I have asked from the Lord,
that will I seek after -
for me to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to see the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in His temple.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For in the time of trouble
He will hide me in His pavilion;
in the shelter of His tabernacle He will hide me;
He will set me up on a rock.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8 - 9) Now my head will be lifted up
above my enemies encircling me;
therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes,
came upon me to eat up my flesh,
They stumbled and fell.
3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear:
Though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after;
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion:
In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me;
he shall set me up upon a rock.
6 And now shall mine head be lifted up,
Above mine enemies round about me:
Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy;
I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
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Joshua 24
[1] And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for
the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for
their officers; and they presented themselves before God.
[2] And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel,
Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah,
the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.
[3] And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led
him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him
Isaac.
[4] And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir,
to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
[5] I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that
which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out.
[6] And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and
the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the
Red sea.
[7] And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the
Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes
have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long
season.
[8] And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the
other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand,
that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.
[9] Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against
Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
[10] But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so
I delivered you out of his hand.
[11] And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho
fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites,
and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I
delivered them into your hand.
[12] And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you,
even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy
bow.
[13] And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities
which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards
which ye planted not do ye eat.
[14] Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth:
and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the
flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
[15] And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day
whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on
the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye
dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
[16] And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the
LORD, to serve other gods;
[17] For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out
of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great
signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and
among all the people through whom we passed:
[18] And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites
which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is
our God.
[19] And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an
holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor
your sins.
[20] If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and
do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
[21] And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.
[22] And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves
that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are
witnesses.
[23] Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you,
and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
[24] And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and
his voice will we obey.
[25] So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a
statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
[26] And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a
great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of
the LORD.
[27] And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a
witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake
unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
[28] So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance.
Joshua's Death and Burial
29 (Jdg 2:8) After these events took place, Joshua son of Nun,
the servant of the Lord, died at the age of one hundred and ten.
30 (Jos 19:50) They buried him in the territory of his inheritance
in Timnath Serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim
north of Mount Gaash.
31 (Jdg 2:7; Dt 11:2) Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua
and of the elders who outlived Joshua and had known
all the deeds that the Lord had done for Israel.
32 (Ge 33:19; 50:25) They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children
of Israel had brought out of Egypt, in Shechem in the part of the field
that Jacob bought from the descendants of Hamor the father of Shechem
for one hundred pieces of silver.Heb. a hundred kesitahs;
a kesitah was a coin of unknown weight and value.
It became an inheritance of the descendants of Joseph.
33 (Ex 6:25; Jos 22:13) Eleazar son of Aaron died, and they buried him
at Gibeah, the town of Phinehas his son,
which was in the hill country of Ephraim.
[29] And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the
servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
[30] And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah,
which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.
[31] And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of
the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the
LORD, that he had done for Israel.
[32] And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of
Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of
the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and
it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
[33] And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that
pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.
2) Our Daily Bread for 28 March 2026 titled
Praying God's Promises by Matt Lucas
Psalm 119:49-56
Zayin
49 Remember Your word to Your servant,
on which You have caused me to hope.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction,
for Your word revives me.
51 The proud ones have derided me,
yet I have not forsaken Your law.
52 I remembered Your judgments of old, OLord,
and I have comforted myself.
53 Fury has taken hold of me because of the wicked
who forsake Your law.
54 Your statutes have been my songs
in the house of my temporary dwelling.
55 I have remembered Your name, O Lord, in the night,
and have kept Your law.
56 This is my blessing,
because I have kept Your precepts.
[49] Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to
hope.
[50] This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
[51] The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from
thy law.
[52] I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
[53] Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy
law.
[54] Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
[55] I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy
law.
[56] This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
"No, you can't go to the lake," I said to my daughter with my head tucked
under the sink as I fixed a broken pipe. "Dad, you promised that after I had
finished my chores, I could go," she reminded me. I'd forgotten what I had
said because I was preoccupied. My problem blinded me to my promise.
As my daughter did with me, the psalmist reminded God of His promises.
"Remember your word to your servant," he wrote, "for you have given me hope"
(119:49). Thankfully we don't have a heavenly Father who's distracted
and forgetful. We can come to Him not only with our hurts, problems,
and disappointments but also in confidence knowing He’s a good Father:
"My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life" (v. 50).
God invites us to meditate on the Scriptures so we can remind Him of His
promises - not because He forgets but because He desires that we know Him
well. That's why the psalmist says, "I remember, Lord, your ancient laws,
and I find comfort in them. . . . Your decrees are the theme of my song"
(vv. 52, 54).
Because of my distractions, my daughter needed to remind me of my promise.
When she did, I gladly let her go to the lake. We can be thankful that our
heavenly Father is never preoccupied or too busy. He loves to hear us pray
His words back to Him.
Reflect & Pray
What's one of your favourite promises from God?
How will you thank Him for faithfully keeping it?
Father in heaven, I easily get overwhelmed
with the busyness of life. Please help me to remember Your promises to me.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 7 God's Bulldozer - Luke 3:5-6
5 (Isa 40:4; 42:16) Every valley shall be filled
and every mountain and hill shall be brought low;
and the crooked shall be made straight
and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
6 (Isa 40:5; 52:10) and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
5 Every valley shall be filled,
And every mountain and hill shall be brought low;
And the crooked shall be made straight,
And the rough ways shall be made smooth;
6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
When a new highway is being constructed, the roads crew work hard
in preparing for the new surface to be laid. Giant bulldozers cut through
the hillsides, moving earth, leveling, filling, evening the path out where
the roadway will run. When the work is first begun, if often looks like chaos:
and even after the highway begins to take shape, the land is still ugly,
scarred by the unsightly gashes cut through the landscape. Yet after
the work is completed and the grass and trees are replanted, we forget
the temporary upheaval and see only the
beauty of the land and the convenience of the new roadway.
In Luke 3:5-6, John the Baptist presents a prophecy of the coming of Christ,
a prophecy quoted from Isaiah 40:3-5 . The prophecy speaks of the preparation
of the world for the coming Messiah, but is also applies to the preparation
of the individual heart to receive him.
Sometimes, the Holy Spirit must do major work in our hearts to prepare us for
the coming of Christ into our live. Like a bulldozer, he brings down the
mountains of pride in our lives. He fill the empty places , corrects
the crooked, grades down the rough edges of our hearts.
Often this is not pleasant work. We prefer to maintain the rugged landscape
of Self, and we do not like the ugly scars that are left after the bulldozer
has done its job.
But if we submit to the Spirit's "Construction work" in us, the way will be
paved for the Lord to enter into our lives, and others will see in us,
the way be paved for the Lord to enter into our lives, and other will see
in us the glory and salvation of our God.
Application
a) What "construction work" has to Holy Spirit done in me?
b) What restoration has taken place because of that work?
c) How do today's verses help me put in perspective the work
God still want to do in me?
Day 87, 28 March 2026
1) Joshua 22, Joshua 23, Joshua 24
JOSHUA 22
The Eastern Tribes Return Home
1 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
2 (Jos 1:12-18) He said to them, "You have done everything that Moses
the servant of the Lord commanded you and have obeyed me in everything
that I have commanded you.
3 You have not left your brothers these many days down to this day,
and you have observed the obligations
of the commandment of the Lord your God.
4 (Jos 13:8) Now the Lord your God has given rest to your brothers,
as He had said to them. So now, turn and go to your homes,
to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord
gave you on the other side of the Jordan.
5 (Dt 6:17; 11:22) Only carefully obey the commandment
and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you:
to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to obey
His commandments, to cling to Him, and to serve Him
with all your heart and soul."
6 (Jos 14:13; Ge 47:7) Joshua blessed them and sent them off,
and they went to their tents.
7 (Jos 17:1-12) Moses had assigned land in Bashan
to half the tribe of Manasseh, and to the other half Joshua
assigned land among their brothers on the west side of the Jordan.
When Joshua sent them also to their homes and blessed them,
8 (Nu 31:27; 1Sa 30:24) he said, "Return home with great wealth,
much livestock, silver, gold, copper, iron, and great quantities of clothing.
Divide the spoil of your enemies among your brothers."
9 (Nu 32:26; 32:29) So the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
left the children of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to go
to the land of Gilead, the land of their possession, according to the word
of the Lord through Moses.
10 The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh came
near the Jordan in the land of Canaan and built a very large altar
by the Jordan.
11 (Dt 13:12-14) The children of Israel heard someone say,
"The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
have built an altar by the land of Canaan by the Jordan
on the Israelite side."
12 When the children of Israel heard this, they assembled
the whole congregation of the children of Israel at Shiloh
to go up against them in war.
13 (Nu 25:7; Ex 6:25) Then the children of Israel sent Phinehas,
son of Eleazar the priest, to the sons of Reuben, to the sons of Gad,
and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead,
14 (Nu 1:4) and with him ten chiefs, one chief each for each father's
household of every tribe of Israel; and each one of them was the head
of his father's house among the thousands of Israel.
15 They came to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
in the land of Gilead and said to them,
16 "The whole congregation of the Lord says,
'What is this trespass you have committed against the God of Israel?
Today you have turned from following the Lord
by building yourselves an altar to rebel against Him!
17 Is the sin of Peor, from which we have still not purified
ourselves even today, not enough for us, which brought a plague upon
the congregation of the Lord
18 (Nu 16:22; Jos 22:16) that today you have turned away
from following the Lord?
" 'If today you are rebelling against the Lord, then tomorrow
He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel!
19 (Jos 18:1) If indeed your own land is unclean, then cross over
to the land of the Lord where the tabernacle of the Lord stands
and take land among us. Yet do not rebel against the Lord or rebel
against us by building an altar other than the altar of the Lord our God.
20 (Jos 7:1; 7:5) Did not Achan son of Zerah commit a trespass in the things
under the ban, and wrath fall on all the congregation of Israel?
And that man did not perish alone in his iniquity.' "
21 Then the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered
and said to the heads of the Israelite clans,
22 (Dt 10:17; 1Ki 8:39) "The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods,
He knows, and may Israel know-if we have acted in rebellion
or disloyalty against the Lord, do not spare us today.
23 (Dt 18:19; 1Sa 20:16) If we have built an altar to turn away
from following the Lord, to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings
or make peace offerings upon it, may the Lord Himself demand an account.
24 (Jos 4:6) "We did this deed because we were worried that in the future
your descendants might say, 'What have you to do with the Lord God of Israel?
25 The Lord made the Jordan a boundary between us and you,
the descendants of Reuben and Gad. You have no share in the Lord!'
In this way your descendants might make our descendants
to stop worshipping the Lord.
26 "So we said to each other, 'Let us build this altar, not for burnt
offering or sacrifice,
27 (Jos 24:27; Ge 31:48) but as a witness for us, for you,
and for the generations after us, that we may perform
the service of the Lord before Him with our burnt offerings,
sacrifices, and peace offerings, and in the future your descendants
will not be able to say to our descendants,
"You have no share in the Lord!" '
28 "Therefore we said, 'In the future, if they say this to us or to our
descendants, we will say, "Look at the replica of the altar of the Lord
that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices,
but as a witness between you and us." '
29 (Dt 12:13-14; Jos 24:16) "God forbid that we should rebel against
the Lord by turning from following the Lord today by building
an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrifices
other than the altar of the Lord God that stands before His tabernacle!"
30 (Jos 22:33) When Phinehas the priest, the leaders of the congregation,
and the heads of the Israelite clans who were with him heard
what the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh said, it pleased them.
31 (Lev 26:11-12; 2Ch 15:2) Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said
to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, "Today we know
that the Lord is in our midst because you did not violate your obligations
to the Lord in this matter. Indeed, you have delivered the children of Israel
from the judgment of the Lord."
32 Then Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest and the leaders returned
from meeting the descendants of Reuben and Gad in the land of Gilead
to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. They brought back a report.
33 (1Ch 29:20; Da 2:19) This report was good in the eyes of the children
of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God.
They decided not to make war against the descendants
of Reuben and Gad to ruin the land in which they lived.
34 (Jos 22:27) The descendants of Reuben and Gad named the altar Witness,
"For it is a witness between us that the Lord is God."
Joshua 22
[1] Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe
of Manasseh,
[2] And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD
commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:
[3] Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have
kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.
[4] And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he
promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and
unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave
you on the other side Jordan.
[5] But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses
the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk
in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and
to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
[6] So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their
tents.
[7] Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession
in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren
on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their
tents, then he blessed them,
[8] And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents,
and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and
with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with
your brethren.
[9] And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of
Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh,
which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the
land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word
of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
[10] And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of
Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of
Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.
[11] And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben
and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar
over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of
the children of Israel.
[12] And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of
the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to
war against them.
[13] And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the
children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead,
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,
[14] And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all
the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head of the house of their fathers
among the thousands of Israel.
[15] And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad,
and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake
with them, saying,
[16] Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass is this
that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from
following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might
rebel this day against the LORD?
[17] Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not
cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of
the LORD,
[18] But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it
will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be
wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.
[19] Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass
ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD's
tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the
LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the
LORD our God.
[20] Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing,
and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not
alone in his iniquity.
[21] Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe
of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,
[22] The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he
shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD,
(save us not this day,)
[23] That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if
to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace
offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;
[24] And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In
time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have
ye to do with the LORD God of Israel?
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Joshua 22
[25] For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children
of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your
children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.
[26] Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for
burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
[27] But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations
after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt
offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your
children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the
LORD.
[28] Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or
to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the
pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt
offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.
[29] God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day
from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat
offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is
before his tabernacle.
[30] And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and
heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that
the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh
spake, it pleased them.
[31] And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of
Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This
day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed
this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel
out of the hand of the LORD.
[32] And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned
from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land
of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought
them word again.
[33] And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of
Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to
destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.
[34] And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed:
for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.
JOSHUA 23
Joshua's Charge to the Leaders
1 (Jos 13:1; 21:44) A long time later, after the Lord had given Israel rest
from all their enemies around them, Joshua was old and advanced in years.
2 (Jos 24:1; Dt 31:28) Joshua called for all Israel, their elders,
clan heads, judges, and officials, and said to them,
"I am old and advanced in years.
3 (Ex 14:14; Jos 10:14) You have seen all that the Lord your God did to
all these peoples before you, for it is the Lord your God who has waged
war for you.
4 (Jos 13:2; 13:6-7) See, I have allotted to you as an inheritance the land
of these peoples who remain, along with the land of the peoples
whom I defeated, from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
5 (Ex 33:2; 34:11) The Lord your God will drive them out and dispossess
them from before you, and you will inherit their land,
as the Lord your God told you.
6 (Dt 5:32; 28:14) "Now be very strong to observe and enact all that is
written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so that you do not deviate
from it to the right or the left.
7 (Ex 23:13; Ps 16:4) Do not assimilate with these peoples remaining
among you. Do not invoke the names of their gods, nor swear by, serve,
or worship them.
8 (Dt 10:20; 11:22) Instead, cling to the Lord your God, as you have done
until today.
9 (Dt 11:23; Jos 1:5) "For the Lord has dispossessed before you great
and mighty peoples, and as for you, not a single man has been able
to stand against you until today.
10 (Lev 26:8; Dt 3:22) One man from among you can make a thousand flee,
for it is the Lord your God who wages war for you, as He told you.
11 (Jos 22:5) Now be careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God!
12 (Dt 7:3) "For if you should turn and cling to the remainder
of these peoples who are left with you, and you intermarry
and assimilate with them, and they with you,
13 (Dt 7:16; Ex 23:33; Nu 33:55) know for certain that the Lord your God
will no longer drive out these nations from before you. But they shall
be snares and traps to you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes,
until you perish from off this good ground that the Lord your
God has given you.
14 (1Ki 2:2) "Now, I am going the way of all the earth. You know
in all your hearts and souls that not a single word has failed out
of all the good things that the Lord your God has said concerning
you. All came true for you. Not a single word among them failed.
15 (Dt 28:15-68) So just as every good thing that the Lord your God
said to you came to be, even so the Lord can bring every bad thing
upon you until He has destroyed you from this good land that
the Lord your God gave you.
16 If you break the covenant of the Lord your God that He commanded you,
and go and serve other gods and worship them, the anger of the Lord
will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from
the good land that He gave you."
Joshua 23
[1] And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto
Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and
stricken in age.
[2] And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their
heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I
am old and stricken in age:
[3] And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these
nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought for
you.
[4] Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be
an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I
have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.
[5] And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive
them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD
your God hath promised unto you.
[6] Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in
the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right
hand or to the left;
[7] That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you;
neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them,
neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:
[8] But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.
[9] For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong:
but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
[10] One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is
that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.
[11] Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your
God.
[12] Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these
nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with
them, and go in unto them, and they to you:
[13] Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any
of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto
you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish
from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.
[14] And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know
in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of
all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are
come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
[15] Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon
you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you
all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which
the LORD your God hath given you.
[16] When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he
commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to
them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall
perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
JOSHUA 24
Covenant Renewed at Shechem
1 (Jos 23:2; 1Sa 10:19) Joshua called for all the Israelite tribes
at Shechem and summoned the elders, clan heads, judges,
and officials of Israel. They presented themselves before God.
2 (Ge 31:53; 31:30) Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the Lord
God of Israel: Long ago your fathers-Terah father of Abraham and Nahor
-lived beyond the Euphrates (Euphrates River). and served other gods.
3 (Ge 12:1-4; 21:2-3) I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates,
(Euphrates River). brought him through all the land of Canaan,
and gave him many descendants. To him I gave Isaac.
4 (Dt 2:5; Ge 36:8) To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau,
and to Esau I gave Mount Seir for his inheritance,
but Jacob and his descendants went down into Egypt.
5 (Ex 3:10; 7:1-12) "I sent Moses and Aaron, I struck Egypt down
with all I did in their midst, and afterward I brought you out.
6 I brought your fathers out of Egypt, then you came to the sea.
The Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.
7 (Ex 14:20; 14:10) Your fathers cried out to the Lord, and He placed darkness
between you and the Egyptians. He made the sea come upon them and cover them.
Your own eyes saw what I did to Egypt, and you lived in the wilderness
a long time.
8 (Nu 21:21-35) "I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived
on the other side of the Jordan. They waged war against you,
but I gave them into your hand so that you might inherit their land,
and I destroyed them before you.
9 (Jdg 11:25) Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and waged
war against Israel. He called for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,
10 but I refused to listen to Balaam. Therefore he blessed you still,
and I delivered you out of his hand.
11 (Jos 3:14-17; 4:10-12) "You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho.
The leaders of Jericho, along with the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites,
Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, waged war against you,
but I gave them into your hand.
12 (Ex 23:28; Dt 7:20) I sent the hornet and drove out the two Amorite kings
from before you, but not with your sword or your bow.
13 (Jos 11:13'0 I gave you a land for which you did not work,
and cities that you did not build. You live in them, and you are eating
from the produce of vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.
14 (Jos 24:23; Dt 10:12; 1Sa 12:24) "Now fear the Lord, and serve Him
with sincerity and faithfulness. Put away the gods your fathers
served beyond the River (Euphrates River.) and in Egypt. Serve the Lord.
15 (Jdg 6:10; 1Ki 18:21) If it is displeasing to you to serve the Lord,
then choose today whom you will serve, if it should be the gods
your fathers served beyond the River (Euphrates River.)
or the gods of the Amorites' land where you are now living.
Yet as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
16 The people answered and said, "God forbid that we forsake
the Lord and serve other gods!
17 For it is the Lord our God who brought us and our fathers out from slavery
in the land of Egypt and performed these great signs in our sight and guarded
us all the way that we went and among all the peoples through whom we passed.
18 The Lord drove out before us all the people, even the Amorites,
who lived in the land. So we will indeed serve the Lord, for He is our God."
19 (Ex 20:5; 23:21) Then Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve
the Lord, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God, and He will not forgive
your transgressions nor your sins.
20 (1Ch 28:9; Ac 7:42) If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods,
then He will turn, bring disaster upon you, and finish you off,
after having been good to you."
21 The people said to Joshua, "No, we will serve the Lord!"
22 (Ps 119:173) Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses a
gainst yourselves, that you have chosen the Lord, to serve Him."
Then they said, "We are witnesses."
23 (Jos 24:14) "Now then," he said, "put away the foreign gods
in your midst, and stretch out your hearts to the Lord God of Israel!"
24 The people said to Joshua, "It is the Lord our God we will serve,
and His voice that we will obey."
25 (Ex 15:25; 2Ki 11:17) So that day Joshua made a covenant
for the people and established regulations and laws for them at Shechem.
26 (Jdg 9:6; Ge 35:4) Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God.
He took a large stone and set it up
under the oak by the sanctuary of the Lord.
27 (Jos 22:34; Dt 31:19) Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone
will be a witness for us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord
that He spoke to us. It will be a witness for us, lest you deny your God."
28 (Jdg 2:6) Then Joshua sent the people away, each man to his inheritance.
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Matthew 21:1-11
The Triumphant Entry Into Jerusalem
Mk 11:1-11; Lk 19:28-38; Jn 12:12-19
1 (Mt 24:3; 26:30) When they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage,
on the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
2 saying to them, "Go over into the village opposite you,
and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her.
Untie them and bring them to Me.
3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them.'
And he will send them immediately."
4 (Mt 1:22; Jn 12:15) All this was done to fulfill
what was spoken by the prophet, saying:
5 (Isa 62:11; Ge 49:10) "Tell the daughter of Zion,
'Look, your King is coming to you,
humble, and sitting on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'Zec 9:9."
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them.
7 They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their garments on them,
and He sat on them.
8 (2Ki 9:13) A very large crowd spread their garments on the road.
Others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9 (Lk 2:14; Mt 23:39) The crowds that went before Him
and that followed Him cried out:
"Hosanna to the Son of David!
'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' (Ps 118:26.)
Hosanna in the highest!"
10 When He entered Jerusalem, the entire city was moved,
saying, "Who is He?"
11 (Lk 7:16; Jn 6:14) The crowds said, "This is Jesus,
the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee."
In Jerusalem
Triumphal Entry
1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto
the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
2 saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway
ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them
unto me.
3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of
them; and straightway he will send them.
4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken
by the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion,
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee,
Meek, and sitting upon an ass,
And a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes,
and they set him thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way;
others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the
Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying,
Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
Luke 19:28-40
The Triumphant Entry in Jerusalem
Mt 21:1-11; Mk 11:1-11; Jn 12:12-19
28 (Lk 9:51) When He had said this, He went before them,
ascending up to Jerusalem.
29 (Ac 1:12; Zec 14:4) When He came near to Bethphage and Bethany,
at the mountain called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,
30 saying, "Go over into the village opposite you, where, as you enter,
you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat.
Untie it and bring it here.
31 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say to him,
'Because the Lord has need of it.' "
32 Those who were sent went and found it just as He had told them.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them,
"Why are you untying the colt?"
34 They said, "The Lord has need of it."
35 (Mt 21:7; Mk 11:7-8) They brought it to Jesus. And they threw
their garments on the colt, and they set Jesus on it.
36 As He went, they spread their clothes in the street.
37 When He was coming near the descent of the Mount of Olives,
the whole crowd of the disciples began to rejoice
and praise God with loud voices for all the mighty works that they had seen,
38 (Lk 13:35; Mt 21:9) saying:
'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!'(Ps 118:26.)
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
39 Some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to Him,
"Teacher, rebuke Your disciples."
40 (Hab 2:11) He answered them, "I tell you, if these should be silent,
the stones would immediately cry out."
[28] And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
[29] And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at
the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
[30] Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your
entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him,
and bring him hither.
[31] And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto
him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
[32] And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said
unto them.
[33] And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them,
Why loose ye the colt?
[34] And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
[35] And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the
colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
[36] And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
[37] And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of
Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God
with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
[38] Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace
in heaven, and glory in the highest.
[39] And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him,
Master, rebuke thy disciples.
[40] And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should
hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
John 12:12-19
The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem
Mt 21:1-11; Mk 11:1-11; Lk 19:28-40
12 On the next day a great crowd that had come to the feast heard
that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
13 (Jn 1:49; Ps 118:25-26) They took branches of palm trees,
and went out to meet Him, and cried out:
"Hosanna!
'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!(Ps 118:25-26.)
The King of Israel!"
14 Then Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat on it. As it is written:
15 (Zec 9:9) “Fear not, daughter of Zion;
see, your King is coming,
sitting on a donkey's colt." (Zec 9:9).
16 (Jn 2:22; 7:39) His disciples did not understand these things at first.
But when Jesus was glorified, they remembered that these things
were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.
17 Now the crowd that was with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb
and raised him from the dead bore witness.
18 (Jn 12:11) The crowd went and met Him for this reason: They heard that
He had performed this sign.
19 (Jn 3:26) So the Pharisees said among themselves, "See, you are gaining
nothing! Look, the world has followed Him!"
[12] On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they
heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
[13] Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried,
Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
[14] And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is
written,
[15] Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an
ass's colt.
[16] These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus
was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him,
and that they had done these things unto him.
[17] The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of
his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
[18] For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had
done this miracle.
[19] The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye
prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
Luke 19:41-44
41 (Lk 13:34-35; Jn 11:35) When He came near, He beheld the city
and wept over it,
42 (Dt 32:29) saying, "If you, even you, had known even today what things
would bring you peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
43 (Eze 4:2; 26:8) For the days will come upon you when your enemies
will build an embankment around you and surround you,
and press you in on every side.
44 (Lk 21:6; 1Pe 2:12) They will dash you, and your children within you,
to the ground. They will not leave one stone upon another within you,
because you did not know the time of your visitation."
[41] And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
[42] Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the
things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
[43] For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a
trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
[44] And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee;
and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou
knewest not the time of thy visitation.
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John 12:20-36
Some Greeks Seek Jesus
20 (Jn 7:35; 1Ki 8:41-43) Now there were some Greeks among those who went
up to worship at the feast.
21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him,
"Sir, we want to see Jesus."
22 Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
23 (Jn 13:31-32) Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man
to be glorified.
24 Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground
and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
25 (Mt 10:39; Lk 14:26) He who loves his life will lose it.
And he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
26 (Jn 14:3; 17:24) If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am,
there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
[20] And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the
feast:
[21] The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee,
and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
[22] Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell
Jesus.
[23] And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man
should be glorified.
[24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the
ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much
fruit.
[25] He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in
this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
[26] If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall
also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up
27 (Lk 22:53; Jn 13:21) "Now My soul is troubled. What shall I say?
'Father, save Me from this hour'? Instead, for this reason I came
to this hour.
28 (Mt 3:17; 17:5) Father, glorify Your name."
Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "I have glorified it, and will glorify
it again."
29 The crowd that stood by and heard it said that it had thundered.
Others said, "An angel has spoken to Him."
30 (Jn 11:42) Jesus answered, "This voice came not for My sake,
but for your sakes.
31 (Jn 14:30; 2Co 4:4; Eph 6:12) Now judgment is upon this world.
Now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
32 (Jn 6:44; 3:14; 8:28) And if I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw
all men to Myself."
33 (Jn 18:32; 21:19) He said this to signify by what kind of death
He would die.
34 (Ps 110:4; Isa 9:7) The crowd answered Him, "We have heard from the law
that the Christ remains forever. Why do You say, 'The Son of Man must be
lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?"
35 (Jn 12:46; Eph 5:8) Then Jesus said to them, "Yet a little while the light
is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you.
He who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
36 (Lk 16:8; Jn 8:59) While you have light, believe in the light that
you may become sons of light." Jesus said these things, and departed
and hid Himself from them.
[20] And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the
feast:
[21] The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee,
and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
[22] Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell
Jesus.
[23] And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man
should be glorified.
[24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the
ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much
fruit.
[25] He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in
this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
[26] If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall
also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
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Mark 14:3-9, Matthew 26:6-13, John 12:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Matthew 21:1-11,
Luke 19:28-40, John 12:12-19, Luke 19:41-44, John 12:20-36
Mark 14:3-9
The Anointing at Bethany
Mt 26:6-13; Jn 12:1-8
3 (Mt 21:17; Lk 7:37-39) While He was in Bethany in the house of Simon
the leper, as He sat at supper, a woman came with an alabaster jar
of ointment, a very costly spikenard. She broke the jar and poured
the ointment on His head.
4 There were some with indignation within themselves, saying,
"Why was this ointment wasted?
5 (Jn 13:29) It might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii
(A year's wages.) and given to the poor." And they grumbled against her.
6 Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done
a good work for Me.
7 (Dt 15:11; Mt 26:11) You always have the poor with you, and whenever
you wish, you may do good to them. But you will not always have Me.
8 (2Co 8:12) She has done what she could. She has come beforehand
to anoint My body for burial.
9 (Mk 16:15) Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel will be preached
throughout the whole world, what she has done will also be spoken of
as a memorial to her."
[3] And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat,
there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very
precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
[4] And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said,
Why was this waste of the ointment made?
[5] For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have
been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
[6] And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a
good work on me.
[7] For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do
them good: but me ye have not always.
[8] She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to
the burying.
[9] Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached
throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of
for a memorial of her.
Matthew 26:6-13
The Anointing at Bethany
Mk 14:3-9; Jn 12:1-8
6 (Mt 21:17) When Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,
7 a woman came to Him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment
and poured it on His head as He sat at supper.
8 When His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "For what purpose
is this waste?
9 This ointment might have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor."
10 When Jesus perceived it, He said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman?
She has done a good work for Me.
11 (Dt 15:11; Mk 14:7) For you have the poor always with you,
but you do not always have Me.
12 In pouring this ointment on My body, she did it for My burial.
13 (Mt 24:14; Mk 14:9) Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel shall
be preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will be told
in memory of her."
[6] Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
[7] There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious
ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
[8] But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what
purpose is this waste?
[9] For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
[10] When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman?
for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
[11] For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
[12] For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my
burial.
[13] Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the
whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a
memorial of her.
John 12:1-11
John 12
The Anointing at Bethany
Mt 26:6-13; Mk 14:3-9
1 (Jn 11:55; Mt 21:17) Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany,
where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.
2 (Lk 10:38-42) They prepared a supper for Him there. Martha served,
but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.
3 (Jn 11:2; Lk 7:37-38) Then Mary took a pint
(Gk. a litra, or half a liter.) of very costly ointment made
from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet
with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
4 (Mt 10:4) But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son,
who would betray Him, said,
5 "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii
(About a year's wages.) and given to the poor?"
6 (Jn 13:29) He said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because
he was a thief. And having the money box, he used to steal what was put in it.
7 But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of My
burial.
8 (Dt 15:11; Mt 26:11) For you always have the poor with you,
but you do not always have Me."
[1] Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus
was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
[2] There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of
them that sat at the table with him.
[3] Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and
anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house
was filled with the odour of the ointment.
[4] Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which
should betray him,
[5] Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the
poor?
[6] This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a
thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
[7] Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she
kept this.
[8] For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
The Plot Against Lazarus
9 When many of the Jews learned that He was there, they came, not for Jesus'
sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from
the dead.
10 (Lk 16:31) So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also,
11 (Jn 11:45; 12:18) because on account of him many of the Jews went away
and believed in Jesus.
[9] Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came
not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had
raised from the dead.
[10] But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to
death;
[11] Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed
on Jesus.
Mark 11:1-11
Mark 11
The Triumphant Entry Into Jerusalem
Mt 21:1-11; Lk 19:28-40; Jn 12:12-19
1 (Zec 14:4; Mt 21:17) When they drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage
and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples
2 and said to them, "Go into the village opposite you. As soon as you enter
it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it
and bring it here.
3 If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say 'The Lord has need
of it,' and immediately he will send it here."
4 They went their way and found the colt tied by the door outside
on the street. And they untied it.
5 Some of those who stood there said to them,
"What are you doing untying the colt?"
6 They answered just as Jesus had commanded. And they let them go.
7 (Mt 21:4-5; 21:7-8) They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments
on it. And He sat upon it.
8 Many spread their garments on the street. And others cut down branches off
the trees and scattered them on the street.
9 (Ps 118:25-26; Mt 23:39) Those who went before
and those who followed cried out, saying:
"Hosanna!
'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!'(Ps 118:26.)
10 (Lk 2:14; Ps 148:1) Blessed is the kingdom of our father David
that is coming in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!"
11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. When He had looked
around at everything, as the hour was now late,
He went out to Bethany with the twelve.
[1] And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the
mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
[2] And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and
as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never
man sat; loose him, and bring him.
[3] And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath
need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
[4] And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in
a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
[5] And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing
the colt?
[6] And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them
go.
[7] And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and
he sat upon him.
[8] And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches
off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
[9] And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
[10] Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of
the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
[11] And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had
looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went
out unto Bethany with the twelve.
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5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
Ps 9:9-12
9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.
10 Those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.
11 Sing praises to the Lord who dwells in Zion;
declare His deeds among the people.
12 He who avenges deaths remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the humble.
Waw
9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed,
A refuge in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee:
For thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Zain
11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion:
Declare among the people his doings.
12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:
He forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 27 of the Month
a) Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
(
2 Cor 10:4-5
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5casting down imaginations, and every high thing
that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
)
b) Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and ask Him how you can be used for His glory.
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for He is order.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, thank You for Your enduring love."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Jesus the Forgiver of sins.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Blessings of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord
who hears the voice of the oppressed.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Pray for those ministering to the 700000 people in
MOZAMBIQUE
who have been displaced by militant Islamic violence.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
1 Chron 6:54-81
54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their
coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for their's
was the lot.
55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof
round about it.
56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb
the son of Jephunneh.
57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron,
the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,
with their suburbs,
58 and Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
59 and Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:
60 and out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth
with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs.
All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
61 And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe,
were cities given out of the half tribe, namely,
out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
62 And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe
of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali,
and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
63 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families,
out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the
tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities
with their suburbs.
65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah,
and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of
the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.
66 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of
their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
67 And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount
Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
68 and Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,
69 and Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:
70 and out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs,
and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant
of the sons of Kohath.
71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe
of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
72 and out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs,
Daberath with her suburbs,
73 and Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:
74 and out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs,
and Abdon with her suburbs,
75 and Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:
76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,
and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe
of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
78 and on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan,
were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with
her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
80 and out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs,
and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
81 and Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.
[The preistly line of Israel]
2) Our Daily Bread for 27 March 2026 titled
God in the Details
Deuteronomy 29:5
5 (Dt 8:4; 1:3) I have led you forty years in the wilderness.
Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandal
has not worn out on your foot.
[5] And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not
waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
Nehemiah 9:19-21
19 (Ne 9:12; 9:27) yet You in Your great mercy did not forsake them
in the wilderness: The pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day,
to lead them in the way, nor the pillar of fire by night, to light for them
the way they should go.
[19] Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness:
the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the
way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way
wherein they should go.
20 (Nu 11:17; Ex 16:15) You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them,
did not withhold Your manna from their mouth, and gave them water
for their thirst.
21 (Dt 2:7; 8:4) Forty years You sustained them in the wilderness,
so that they lacked nothing-their clothing did not wear out
nor did their feet swell.
[20] Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not
thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
[21] Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that
they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
My niece, a college freshman, was busy with schoolwork and adjusting to a new
residence. Because of recent security issues, her school required a vehicle
pass. Since applying for this would be one more task on her long to-do list, I
offered to do it. "Thanks!" she later said, surprised it had taken me only
minutes in the campus office.
What she didn't know was that the otherwise simple task had taken half a day
of coordinating with the office, fixing a glitch in her application, and
gathering unexpected documents. But I didn't tell her this. "Anytime!" I said.
Love is in the details. Here, it was in taking care of details my niece was
unaware of. Scripture tells us of God’s love as seen in two seemingly small
details of the Israelites' life in the wilderness: their clothes and shoes.
Throughout forty years of walking, their "clothes did not wear out, nor did
the sandals on [their] fee" (Deuteronomy 29:5). In fact, their feet didn't
even swell! (8:4).
God's people had been unfaithful, but He showed "great compassion," not
abandoning them (Nehemiah 9:19). "They lacked nothing" (v. 21). God provided
the "big" things, such as His presence, the counsel of His Spirit, and food
and water (vv. 19-20); and the "smaller" but necessary things,
such as clothes and shoes.
God shows His love in ways we may overlook or be unaware of.
Such is His love, that He sees every detail of our life.
Reflect & Pray
What details in your life show God's love? How do they help you trust Him?
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your enduring love.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 -The Blessings of Grace Day 6 - A Reasonable Alternative
Isaiah 1:18
18 (Ps 51:7; Rev 7:14) "Come now, and let us reason together, "
says the Lord. Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:
though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
"Is Christianity Reasonable?" Linda Wanted to Know. "I've heard all my life
that faith is a crutch, an invention of weak minds to assure them
of some order in the world."
Linda was not alone in her objection; thinking people for generations
have been asking themselves the same question.
God is not intimidated by our questions; in fact, he confronts the issue
head-on in the Scriptures. "Let us reason together," the Lord invites.
Even according to the most basic of human reasoning,
faith is a reasonable alternative , a rational choice for a thinking person.
God indicates in his Word that confession and forgiveness are "reasonable".
"Think!" God says. "You sin, and you know it. You are not even able to be
true to your own principles. You cannot deal with your sin by will power
or effort. But I can deal with it! I can forgive it - and I will"
We cannot come to faith in God through Christ by intellect alone, of course.
Our spirits much reach out in faith, beyond what we can see. But intellect
supports faith; trusting in Christ is an eminently rational decision.
In Deut 30:1-20 , God set before the people a choice: Life or Death, blessing
or cursing. "Choose Life!" he tells them. We have the same choice.
The ultimate decision is thus simplified, the 'rational' alternative becomes
clear. We can choose death, by attempting to control our own destinies ,
or life, by giving ourselves fully into the hand of the Master.
Application
a) Why is the choice to acknowledge my sin and receive forgiveness a
'Rational choice'?
b) What are the alternatives to such a decision?
c) What other aspects of God's word
and work in my life seem 'reasonable' to me?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Cor 9:8,11
8 God is able to make all grace abound toward you,
so that you, always having enough of everything,
may abound to every good work.
11 So you will be enriched in everything to all bountifulness,
which makes us give thanks to God.
8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having
all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
11 being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through
us thanksgiving to God.
Joshua 21
[1] Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the
priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of
the tribes of the children of Israel;
[2] And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The
LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the
suburbs thereof for our cattle.
[3] And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their
inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
[4] And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the
children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of
the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of
Benjamin, thirteen cities.
[5] And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of
the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe
of Manasseh, ten cities.
[6] And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe
of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of
Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
[7] The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben,
and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
[8] And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities
with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
[9] And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the
tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by
name,
[10] Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites,
who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
[11] And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is
Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about
it.
[12] But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to
Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
[13] Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
[14] And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
[15] And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
[16] And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh
with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
[17] And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with
her suburbs,
[18] Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
[19] All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen
cities with their suburbs.
[20] And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained
of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the
tribe of Ephraim.
[21] For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a
city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
[22] And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four
cities.
[23] And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with
her suburbs,
[24] Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
[25] And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and
Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
[26] All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the
children of Kohath that remained.
[27] And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out
of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her
suburbs; two cities.
[28] And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with
her suburbs,
[29] Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities.
[30] And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her
suburbs,
[31] Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
[32] And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,
to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and
Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
[33] All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were
thirteen cities with their suburbs.
[34] And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the
Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah
with her suburbs,
[35] Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
[36] And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah
with her suburbs,
[37] Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
[38] And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a
city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
[39] Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
[40] So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which
were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve
cities.
[41] All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of
Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
[42] These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus
were all these cities.
[43] And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto
their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
[44] And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware
unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before
them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
[45] There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto
the house of Israel; all came to pass.
1 Chron 6:54-81
54 (Ge 25:16) And these are their dwelling places according to their walled
settlements in their territory, for they were given to them, namely
to the sons of Aaron and to the families of the Kohathites, by lot.
55 (Jos 14:13) They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah,
and its surrounding outlands.
56 (Jos 15:13) But the open fields of the city, and its villages,
they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
57 (Jos 15:48; 21:13-14) To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah
with the cities of refuge: Hebron and Libnah with its outlands,
Jattir and Esh-temoa with their outlands,
58 (Jos 10:3) Hilen with its outlands, Debir with its outlands,
59 (Jos 21:16; 15:42) Ashan with its outlands, and Beth Shemesh
with its outlands.
60 (Jer 1:1) From the tribe of Benjamin, they gave Geba with its outlands,
Alemeth with its outlands, and Anathoth with its outlands.
All their cities throughout their families were thirteen.
61 To the sons of Kohath, those remaining from the family of that tribe,
they gave ten cities by lot from half the tribe of Manasseh.
62 To the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave
from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe
of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities in all.
63 (Jos 21:7; 21:34-40) To the sons of Merari, throughout their families,
they gave by lot from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad,
and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities in all.
64 (Jos 21:41-42; 21:3) Thus, the sons of Israel gave cities with their
outlands to the Levites.
65 They gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah,
and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon,
and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin,
these cities, which are called by their names.
66 Then some from the families of the sons of Kohath
received cities for their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.
67 (Jos 21:21) They gave to them with the cities of refuge:
Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim with its outlands,
Gezer with its outlands,
68 Jokmeam with its outlands, Beth Horon with its outlands,
69 (Jos 10:12) Aijalon with its outlands, and Gath Rimmon with its outlands.
70 Also the half-tribe of Manasseh gave Aner with its outlands
and Bileam with its outlands for the remaining family of the sons of Kohath.
71 (Jos 21:27; 9:10) To the sons of Gershom, the family of the half-tribe
of Manasseh gave Golan in Bashan with its outlands and Ashtaroth
with its outlands.
72 From the tribe of Issachar, they received Kedesh
with its outlands, Daberath with its outlands,
73 Ramoth with its outlands, and Anem with its outlands.
74 From the tribe of Asher, they received Mashal with its outlands,
Abdon with its outlands,
75 Hukok with its outlands, and Rehob with its outlands.
76 (Jos 21:32) From the tribe of Naphtali, they received Kedesh in Galilee
with its outlands, Hammon with its outlands, and Kiriathaim with its outlands.
77 (Jos 21:34-35) To the remaining sons of Merari, the tribe of Zebulun gave
Rimmono with its outlands and Tabor with its outlands.
78 (Jos 20:8) Then on the other side of the Jordan opposite Jericho,
to the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer
in the wilderness with its outlands, Jahzah with its outlands,
79 Kedemoth with its outlands, and Mephaath with its outlands.
80 (Ge 32:2; 2Ki 9:1) And from the tribe of Gad, they received Ramoth
in Gilead with its outlands, Mahanaim with its outlands,
81 (Jos 21:39) Heshbon with its outlands, and Jazer with its outlands.
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Joshua 19
The Allotment for Joshua
49 When they had finished allotting the land according to its boundaries,
the children of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua son of Nun.
50 (Jos 24:30; Jdg 2:9) According to the word of the Lord, they gave him
the city for which he asked: Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim.
He built up the city and lived in it.
51 (Jos 14:1; 18:10) These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest,
Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite tribes assigned
by lot in Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
So they completed dividing the land.
[49] When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their
coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun
among them:
[50] According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he
asked, even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt
therein.
[51] These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son
of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of
Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the
door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing
the country.
JOSHUA 20
Cities of Refuge
Nu 35:9-34; Dt 4:41-43; 19:1-14
1 Then the Lord said to Joshua,
2 (Nu 35:6; Dt 4:41-43) "Say to the children of Israel,
'Choose refuge cities, as I told you through Moses,
3 so that anyone who kills a person without intent
and unknowingly may flee there. They shall be your refuge
from the avenger of blood.
4 (Jer 38:7; Ru 4:1-2) " 'The refugee can flee to one of these cities
then stand at the entrance of the city gate and tell his case
to the city elders. They will take him into the city
and give him a place to stay, and he will live with them.
5 (Nu 35:12) When the avenger of blood comes after him,
they shall not hand over the manslayer to him,
for he struck down his neighbor unintentionally
with no premeditated malice.
6 (Nu 35:12; 35:24-25) He shall live in that city
until he stands before the congregation for judgment,
until the death of the high priest serving at that time.
Then the manslayer may return to his home
and to his city from which he had fled.'"
7 (Jos 21:11; 21:32; 1Ch 6:76) They selected Kedesh in Galilee in the hill
country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim,
and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
8 (Jos 21:36; 1Ch 6:78) Across the Jordan east of Jericho, theyselected
Bezer in the wilderness plain from the tribe of Reuben,
Ramoth in Gilead from thetribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan
from the tribe of Manasseh.
9 (Nu 35:15) These were the cities designated for all the children
of Israel and resident foreigners living among them,
to which anyone who killed someone inadvertently could flee
and not die at the hand of the avenger of blood
until he stood before the congregation.
Joshua 20
[1] The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
[2] Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of
refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
[3] That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may
flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
[4] And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the
entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of
the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and
give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
[5] And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not
deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour
unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
[6] And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation
for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those
days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his
own house, unto the city from whence he fled.
[7] And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in
mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
[8] And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in
the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in
Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of
Manasseh.
[9] These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for
the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person
at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of
blood, until he stood before the congregation.
JOSHUA 21
Cities for the Levites
(1Ch 6:54-80)
1 (Jos 14:1; 17:4) The family leaders of the Levites approached Eleazar
the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite tribes.
2 (Jos 18:1) At Shiloh in the land of Canaan they said to them,
"Through Moses the Lord commanded that we be given cities
in which to live and grazing lands for our livestock."
3 So according to the word of the Lord, out of their inheritance
the children of Israel gave the Levites these cities and their grazing lands.
4 The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites,
so the Levites who were descendants of Aaron received an allotment
of thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 (Jos 21:20-26) The remaining descendants of Kohath received an allotment
of ten cities from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 (Jos 21:27-33) The descendants of Gershon received an allotment of thirteen
cities from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 (Jos 21:34-40) Descendants of Merari by their clans received an allotment
of twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 (Jos 21:3) The children of Israel allotted the Levites these cities
and their grazing lands, as the Lord commanded through Moses.
9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they assigned
the following cities with these names.
10 (Jos 21:4) They were assigned to the descendants of Aaron,
to the clans of the Kohathites of the tribe of Levi,
for theirs was the first lot.
11 (1Ch 6:55; Lk 1:39) They assigned them Kiriath Arba
(Arba was the father of Anak), which is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah,
and the grazing lands around it.
12(Now they had assigned the city's fields and its surrounding villages
to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.)
13 (Jos 15:42; 10:29) So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned
Hebron (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter),
Libnah with its pastures,
14 (Jos 15:48; 15:50) Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 (Jos 15:49; 15:51) Holon, Debir,
16 (Jos 15:10; 15:55) Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, together with the grazing
lands of each: nine cities from these two tribes.
17 (Jos 9:3; 18:24-25) From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth, and Almon, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
19 Altogether the descendants of Aaron received thirteen cities
and their grazing lands.
20 (1Ch 6:66) The rest of the Levites from the clans of the descendants
of Kohath received cities allotted from the tribe of Ephraim.
21 (Jos 20:7) They assigned them Shechem (a refuge city for people
who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,
22 Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
23 From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
24 Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon,
together with the grazing lands of each: two cities.
26 Altogether the rest of the clans of the descendants of Kohath
received ten cities and their grazing lands.
27 (1Ch 6:71) From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned
to the descendants of Gershon (one of the Levite clans):
Golan in Bashan (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter)
and Be Eshterah, together with the grazing lands of each: two cities.
28 From the tribe of Issachar they assigned Kishion, Daberath,
29 Jarmuth, and En Gannim, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
30 From the tribe of Asher they assigned Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkath, and Rehob, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
32 (Jos 20:7; 1Ch 6:76) From the tribe of Naphtali they assigned Kedesh
in Galilee (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter),
Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, together with the grazing lands
of each: three cities.
33 Altogether the Gershonites according to their clans received
thirteen cities and their grazing lands.
34 (1Ch 6:77) From the tribe of Zebulun they assigned to the descendants
of Merari (the remaining Levites): Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
36 (Jos 20:8; Dt 4:43) From the tribe of Reuben they assigned Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
38 (Ge 32:2) From the tribe of Gad they assigned Ramoth in Gilead
(a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon, and Jazer, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities in all.
40 So twelve cities were allotted for the descendants of Merari
according to their clans (the remaining Levite clans).
41 Altogether the Levites received 48 cities and their grazing lands
within the possessions of the children of Israel.
42 Each of these cities had grazing lands surrounding them.
It was this way with all these cities.
43 (Ge 13:15; 28:4) The Lord gave Israel all the land that He swore
to give to their fathers. They took possession of it and lived in it.
44 (Jos 11:23) The Lord gave them rest all around, according to all
that He swore to their fathers. Not a man among their enemies stood
before them, and the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.
45 (Jos 23:14-15; 1Ki 8:56) Not a single word of all the good things
that the Lord had spoken to the children of Israel failed.
They all came to pass.
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Day 86, 27 March 2026
1) Joshua 19, Joshua 20, Joshua 21 , 1 Chron 6:54-81
JOSHUA 19
Allotment for Simeon
1 Ch 4:28-33
1 (Jos 19:9) The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of Simeon
according to their clans. Their inheritance was within the inheritance
of the tribe of Judah.
2 (1Ch 4:28-30) Their inheritance was Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,
4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
5 Ziklag, Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susah,
6 Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities and their villages;
7 (Jos 15:42) Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan: four cities
and their villages;
8 and all the villages that were around
these cities as far as Baalath Beer, Ramah of the Negev.
This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon according to their clans.
9 Simeon received a portion of the inheritance of Judah,
for the inheritance of Judah was too large for them,
so Simeon inherited land in the midst of the inheritance of Judah.
[1] And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the
children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was
within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
[2] And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,
[3] And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,
[4] And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
[5] And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,
[6] And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
[7] Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
[8] And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer,
Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Simeon according to their families.
[9] Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the
children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for
them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the
inheritance of them.
Allotment for Zebulun
10 The third lot came up for Zebulun according to their clans.
Their territory extended to Sarid,
11 (Jos 12:22) and their border ascended westward to Maralah,
reaching Dabbesheth and the valley east of Jokneam.
12 From Sarid the border turned east to the border of Kisloth Tabor,
out to Daberath, and up to Japhia.
13 From there it passes east to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin.
It turns out to Rimmon and turns toward Neah.
14 The boundary turns north to Hannathon
and extends to the Valley of Iphtah El;
15 (Jos 11:1) and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah,
and Bethlehem: twelve cities and their villages.
16 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Zebulun
according to their clans: these cities and their villages.
[10] And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to
their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
[11] And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to
Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;
[12] And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of
Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,
[13] And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to
Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah;
[14] And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the
outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el:
[15] And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem:
twelve cities with their villages.
[16] This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their
families, these cities with their villages.
Allotment for Issachar
17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the tribe of Issachar
according to their clans.
18 (1Sa 28:4; 2Ki 4:8) Their territory included Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
21 Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez.
22 (Jdg 4:6) The border touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh,
then extends to the Jordan: sixteen cities and their villages.
23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar according
to their clans: the cities and their villages.
[17] And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar
according to their families.
[18] And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
[19] And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,
[20] And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
[21] And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez;
[22] And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and
the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their
villages.
[23] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar
according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Allotment for Asher
24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher according to their clans.
25 Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph,
26 (1Ki 18:20; 18:42) Allammelek, Amad, and Mishal. On the west their
border touches Carmel and Shihor Libnath.
27 (1Ki 9:13) Then it turns eastward, goes to Beth Dagon, and touches
Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel;
then it continues in the north to Kabul,
28 (Jdg 1:31; Jos 11:8) Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
29 (Jdg 1:31; 2Sa 5:11) Then the border turned to Ramah, reaching
the fortified city of Tyre. Then the border turned to Hosah,
and ended at the Mediterranean Sea by the region of Akzib,
30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities and their villages.
31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Asher according
to their clans: these cities and their villages.
[24] And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher
according to their families.
[25] And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
[26] And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward,
and to Shihor-libnath;
[27] And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to
Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of
Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
[28] And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
[29] And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and
the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from
the coast to Achzib:
[30] Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their
villages.
[31] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according
to their families, these cities with their villages.
Allotment for Naphtali
32 The sixth lot came out for the tribe of Naphtali according to their clans.
33 (Jdg 4:11) Their border runs from Heleph, from the oak of Zaanannim,
to Adami Nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and extends to the Jordan.
34 (Dt 33:23) The border turns west to Aznoth Tabor, goes out from there
to Hukkok, and touches Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah
at the Jordan on the east.
35 (Jos 11:2; Ge 10:18) Their fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath,
Rakkath, Kinnereth,
36 (Jos 11:1) Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,
38 Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh:
nineteen cities and their villages.
39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali according
to their clans: the cities and their villages.
[32] The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the
children of Naphtali according to their families.
[33] And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami,
Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:
[34] And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from
thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to
Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.
[35] And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and
Chinnereth,
[36] And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
[37] And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
[38] And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh;
nineteen cities with their villages.
[39] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali
according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Allotment for Dan
40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan according to their clans.
41 The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
42 (Jdg 1:35) Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
43 (Ge 38:12) Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
45 (Jos 21:24) Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,
46 (Jnh 1:3) Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, along with the territory near Joppa.
47 (Jdg 1:34-35) Yet the tribe of Dan lost their territory, so they went up
to wage war against Leshem and captured it. They attacked it
with the edge of the sword, took possession of it, and settled there.
They called Leshem Dan after the name of Dan their father.
48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Dan according to their clans:
these cities and their villages.
[40] And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan
according to their families.
[41] And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and
Ir-shemesh,
[42] And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
[43] And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
[44] And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
[45] And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon,
[46] And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
[47] And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them:
therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it,
and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt
therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
[48] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according
to their families, these cities with their villages.
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7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 26 of the Month
a) Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ (Matt 5:16
16 Let your light so shine before men that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
I) Pray for the leaders of Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut,
that God's Spirit would influence then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be good stewards in what the Lord gives you.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, please help me resist the lie
that I am what I own, and live richly toward You and others instead."
Pray to the Lord and pray to ask for forgiveness for sins.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who receives your offerings.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who receives your strength.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
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, ...) .
Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ.
Pray for Christian women in
TAJIKISTAN who have
been pressured by their Muslim families to renounce Jesus.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 5 - 1 John 1:9
9 (Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13) If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive
us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
"If God already knows everything about me, everything I've done,
then why do I need to confess it?" Grant struggled with a common
dilemma for many Christians. Indeed, God, knew all his sin - much
better than Grant did himself. But Grant needed to confess,
not for God's benefit, but for his own. Grant needed to agree with God
that his sin was wrong, and put himself in a position to receive God's
grace in forgiveness.
1 John 1:9 make the process quit clear. We confess,
and God forgives and cleanses. Many of us, however, want to take on
God's part as well. We confess, agreeing with God that our sin is wrong.
But then we proceed to try to 'clean up our act,'bargaining with God,
promising that if he will forgive us just this once,
we won't ever to it again.
The problem is, we can never keep such a promise.
We probably will do it again, and then we are back where we started,
begging for forgiveness, and trying once more to cleanse
ourselves for our unrighteousness.
God offers freedom from such futile performance. He says, "Just confess.
Agree that you sinned. Submit yourself to me. Then I'll take over from there."
God's grace does not give us freedom to keep on sinning, of course - we need
to cooperate with the work of his Spirit in our lives and do all we can
to avoid sin. But we do not have to beg God for forgiveness - forgiveness
is offered to us freely.
We do not have to clean up out act before God will accept us; God can make
the necessary changes in our lives. When we confess, submit ourselves to God,
and allow him to work within us, he is able both to forgive us and to cleanse
us from unrighteousness.
Application
a) In what ways have I bartered with God and tried to "Clean up my act"
in order to deserve his forgiveness?
b) What is my part in confession? What is God's response?
Why it is important for me to recognize God's part in my
confession and forgiveness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Hebrews 7:8
8 In the one case mortal men receive tithes,
but in the other he of whom it is witnessed
that he is alive receives them.
8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them,
of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
2 Cor 12:7-10
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance
of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan,
to torment me, lest I be exalted above measure.
8 I asked the Lord three times that this thing might depart from me.
9 But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made
perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will boast in my weaknesses,
that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 So I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in hardships,
in persecutions, and in distresses for Christ's sake.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of
the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh,
the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is
made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my
infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities,
in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak,
then am I strong.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .